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mere permitte: to do so (sea para. 4 and 5 above).

There are now 6 B & C ateaING 1oB

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laid up with an average of 1 week's food and 2 we a lone *

mater for the Furopean personnel (6),

The conditions of living for the Chinese ore Wa

of these ships are reported to be uxceedingly bad.

The Godowi is dirty and unsanitary, causing

sickness.

The food is exceedinglƒ pour and the amily

wage has been reduced from dc er 50 cents to 10 £ sente

per day. (2wo of th Union officials have got away

with some of the strike funds).

Armed santries are posted at the exits and only

one or two men allowed out at a time.

After the demonstration of 3rd July is unfoly

past, it is proposed to encourage the c sws to come back

and make & combined effort to break the strike. It is

thought inadvisable to do this before as it might be

dangerous to give capes for the inflaming of any portion

of the populace just now."

GEN HAT STALO.

The General striks sppears to be taking the form

of a boycot← particularly against British and Japanese.

Food mprlies to "BID BALL" ceased on let July

and to Foreignert in General en End July.

11 House Boys,l«unch and gignan wore oiled out

at 1503 on 2nd July end most have complied, Egain unwill-

ingly.

LANDING ON 187 JULY.

About 2200 on July let a mob of coolies led by

students...