The and of the Ying Fong strike brought to an end a long and busy, particularly in the past year or so, period of labour disputes that at times Hnvolved "up to twenty thousand workers and cost business men mil-
Tions of dollars.
Certain elreles, however, retained pessimistic point of view yesterday and. predicted that other "disputes, particularly among Chinese macaroni shop employees who had asked their employers to review their working conditions, would break out to take {the place of all those settled.
Meanwhile," as already announced this journal several days ago, the stores of the Commercial Press, one China's largest printing establish ment, will reopen for business on July" 1," after having been closed since the end of April when a strike was declared by more than 1,100 The dispute was sellled ment. months to about $00 discharged em. ployees,
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