STRIKE AT RANGOON.
STEVEDORES’ COOLIES DEMAND BIGGER PAY.
DELHI , May 6
Work at the docks at Rangoon is practically at a standstill, owing to a strike of stevedores’ coolies wh) demand increased pay. The stevedores agreed to an ncrease, but owing to their existing contracts asked for a postponement for two months, which tlio coolies rejected.—Reuter.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9799, 8 May 1924, Page 5
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56STRIKE AT RANGOON. Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9799, 8 May 1924, Page 5
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