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CAR. STRIKE. ey C ' BLB- -PBWSB X SSOCT ATION — COPYRIGHT Received July 5 11.45 a.m. TOKIO, July 4. A street car strike at Osaka, not authorised by the labour union, occurred to-day. A few cars ivere run by overseers and men under tarining. The police raided the sheds early this morning and arrested the leaders. Recently there haA-e been se\’eral strikes affecting suburban tramcars, the Avorkers demanding higher wages and better treatment, on the grounds that the companies are maintaining high dhdfiends and high .tariffs despite the lower cost of coal. The hanshin strike between Osaka and Kobe has continued since June 28,. but oars are running in greatly reduced numbers. There are signs of the strike spreading to Kyoto.—Reuter.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 July 1924, Page 7
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121JAPAN Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 July 1924, Page 7
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