The new regime's Labour union workers are gradually becoming in-Auentiat among the various groups of workers "here and to replace tha former Shanghai General Labour Union. the Shanghai Labour Union Readjustment Comimittee has come! into existence. It is reported by the "Central China Daily News" that the commit ice, has certified many labour unions. forming 12 units. The third period of registration of labour! unions has been started.
"The new regime's union workers are connected with. practically all major strikes called recently in Shanghai. The tatest labour dispute in which they take sides. is the wage-increase deadlock between rice shop managers and their employees. The deadlock was supposed to have been. broken yesterday. as parties to the dispute were reported 10 be bulting inal touches toan 18-point agreement.
Tie Shanghai Municipal Couneit health report for the week ending midnight June 28, shows that the total number of "deaths from - all causes amongst the foreign and foreign and Chinese population in the Settlement was—Foreigners 18 snd Chinese 840, Deaths from not able diseases wore—Forelgners, Paratyphoid fever, bactary dysentery and beri-beri one each, Chinese, riber cculosis 57; typhoid fever 44:
dysentery 7; beri-beri typhoid fever 4; relapsing fever measles 2 and smallpox, diphtheria, influenza, malaria one each.
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