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HONGKONG NOV 26 REUTER TWELVE CATHOLIC PRIESTS, MEMBERS OF A BELGIAN MISSION, ARRIVED HERE BY AIR FROM SHANGHAI TODAY.

THEY FORMERLY WORKED IN NORTH CHINA AND MONGOLIA, LEFT BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNIS T ADVANCE.

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DEMANDING HIGHER WAGES, 35 CHINESE DRAUGHTSMEN EMPLOYED AT THE KOWLOON DOCKS, ONE OF THE COLONY'S THREE MAIN DOCKYARDS, WENT ON STRIKE TODAY.

IT WAS LEARNED LHAT THE CLERICAL STAFF WERE EXPECTED TO WALK OUT ON MONDAY, AND THIS, IT WAS FEARED, MIGHT LEAD TO A GENERAL STRIKE AMONG THE MAJOR DOCKYARDS OF THE COLONY.

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