Bised on Hsinhun reports.
British Colonisl] Authorities rocantly errosted 50 people who opposed colonialism , Sccording to a Kuching report quoting the paper Sarawak Tribune on the 9th of Jan. The report said that the arrests were still contimiing. Before these arrests 48 local patriots had been detained. 4 commmigque issued by the Sarawak Govt on the 5th said that the British Govermor in Serawk had declared 8 orgenisations illegal, including the Party Reaayat of Brunei, the Sarawak Peais— ants' issociation and the National Aroy of North Falimnten.
On Jan 14th the nfttionnl railwsy strike in Malaya wos called off, after the Government and milweay sdainsstration ngreed to portly nest the reilvsy workers' demond for higher pry and better service conditions. Having strack for 22 days, tho 14,000 railwey workers forced the govt. ard the Ganngenent to miko "considefable concessions” during the rocent negotittions, Sccording ta press st te mente The stoppages ia cati:nted te haye cost the country 13m Mainyan. dollars, moiking it the costliest strike Malayn bns ever knowns :