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· STUDENTS' STRIKE AT
SHANGHAL
THURSDAY, APRIL
STRIKE NEWS AND NOTES.
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ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE SPORTS.
MES, HE POLLOCK DIB.......
TRIBUTES PRIKES.
position vis-a-vis the present crisis too, have their Guild") "They in which he can do barn ar good. adopted the usual, stand-offish We say, judging purely on the demeanour,They regarded the speech published yesterday, that he Secretary for Chinese Afairs as threatens to aggravate the trouble an, afficial who very conveniently
Unofficial, but convincing, reports. that he shows no sign of alleviat understoot the Chinese, and would
received from various sources and Fing it. We urge you, the Govern-be able to tell 'em what was good| ment. to take it out of his hunds for 'em-"All this and more (bat)
[China Mail SPECIAL]
pieced together by aus reporters, are now, and out of she hands of men we don't want to tire your patience,
to the effect that, the statement given
At the Race Course gesterday like him, who may be led by bini, Gentlemon) they da; and you
SHANGHAI, April 15, out by the Chinese Engineers" In-afternoon, a large gatherings of the or who may consider it business really must not let it be done that
stitute, that the workers of the Electric | Pupils of St. Paul's College and their like to endorse the policy of the way.
The student's strike is in full swing Light and Power Company quit their parents and friends attended the Eight thousand students. Including Firur be represents. Would you Give us compulsory arbitration girls, attended a mass meeting in the jos of their own volition, in College. Attended by ideal weather, annual athletic sports meeting of the bave it said with any shadow of yourselves providing the machinery native city on Wednesday, at which patty with the dockyard strikers, they proved to be a great success, as truth that Jardines are to govern therefor. Pass an urgent Ordi-banners were carried inscribed Kill against the advice of Institute officers, far as the various events were con thus Colony, usurping your funenance, if necessary, giving your the traitors. Down with government and that the Guild had no power to tions?
cerned. Some close finishes were tribunal indiciary powers, powers Struggle on bravely." The St. John's compel them to return, is latée,
witnessed. The management of the Ir. has been learned that many of meet however, which was left entirely In a matter, like this atrike, this to command evidence, powers to university faculty decided that the tetermined, growing. spreading. enforce its decision. If you don't,strikers must find quarters outside.
the men desired to re-enter the plant in the hands of a committee formed and undefeatable strike, the busi-this thing, as it is drifting now, is
but were driven away by threats of of the Chinese teachers of the College, ness becomes public busines-it going to get worse. Very much
bodily harm made by dockyard strikers was not all that could be desired, and reases to be the private business of worse.
who were posted near the gates of could have been improved upon. Jardines, or of any other firm or
the Electric Company a grounds as At the conclusion of the aftere. company involved. It becomes
pickets. We have reason to believe ndon's sport, Mrs. H. E. Pollack our business. At all times. Gentle
Two fatal cases of small pox are that the Electric Company's work distributed the prizes to the success- men, it is Your business, to govern,
recorded in to-day's return of actif men with the possible exception of fil competitors. In thanking Mrs. to safeguard the greatest good of
able disease.
Some who have worked for the com-Pollock for performing this duty, the the greatest number entrusted to
pany only for a short period, would Headmaster said they were in the You are not here to
A Chinese postman is on bail-return to work at their regular rates position of having two senior chaqi assume an attitude of benevolent
remand, charged with stealing a fof pay it permitted to do so by the pions; and as they Ead only got one Tetter from a Peak pillar-box neutrality, with one eye on the
Guilds.
Feup, Mrs. Pollock had kindly-offered vested interests.
The position of the one thousand to present a second one to the other odd working men, employed by the boy. He then asked Mra Pal Electric Company, is somewhat berlock to accept, as a memento of (ter than that of the dockyard workers, the meet, a bouquet of sowers in
and the same feature applies in the beautiful silver vase. Mrs. Pollock The Governor's annual incase of the Peak Tramway employes. thanked the school authorities for spection of the Police is dated for The men of the Electric Company are the honour given her in asking her Friday, 23rd Medala will be issued first engaged at the rate of $30 per to give away the prizes, and observed
Your care.
At present you don't know, we don't know (though we have a sus-
You can do it. You can BATE this community from the stupidity and the blundering of men who are bandling a business that is bigger than their capacity....
LOGAL AND GETERİL.
Today's dollar is worth 43, 78d.
The Chinese shipyards and re- picion) and the taigans don't seem pairing shops are reported as grant to care, how nearly the demand foring the 40 per cent. Increase asked a 40 per cent. increase approxi- | for. mates ibe men'a reasonable require- ments.
There is no suggestion in Mr. Johnstone's speech that the cost of Ltd living has been looked into. He
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this bang. Or would you jump in thee, grab the matches, and Kutter the children?
Mr. John Johnstone's speech to the tmur shareholders yesterday Bows that there are children in
Now is the chance for Capt. Ricou of Macao to introduce his aeroplane service here. Our Peak dwellers would patronize it.
asserts, baldly, that 40 per cent. is unreasonable, and that an in- crease of approximately 25 per rent." is reasonable. On what basis of facts and figures, and from what point of view? We don't on. know. Fou don't know.
Gentlemen, the committee with the powers we ask for would and that out for us. Then we would
all know..
LOGAL AND GENERAL.
A sanitary coolie is in the Civil Hospital with a stab wound He says he knows who did it.
is camouflage. The batteries are The body of a Chinese woman is distributed because there is a strafe in the Kowloon morgue. Her husband found her floating yesterday in the sea. Suicide is suggested. She had been confined as a lunatic.
Bricklayers and carpenters have given notice (June 28) that they will want a 20 per cent. rise. The but
for after life.
Lusty cheers were then accorded to Mrs. Pollock, after which the gathering dispersed,
THE RISULTS.A
The results were as follows:
Senior Long Jump-1, Tam Chuen. Foos 2, Ng Hao Sin; 3, Chung Yuk
Hing.
100 Yards (Small Boys)-1, Lam On Ning; 2, Eric Weng: 3, Chan Hau
•Leapg
A jumble sale in aid of the Nation.oth, on a month's trial If they that sports were a fine préparation al Orphan Homes of Scotland is to be show signs of being able, with" pro- held at the Union Church, Kennedy Per training, to become competent mechanics, they are kepton and their Road, on Tuesday next, commenc You will fed adversaria in to-ing at 2.30 p.m.
wages immediately rise to $32.50 per day's paper, if you look for it. This
month: They are not considered fully competent workers, as a rule, until they have undergone about eight months training under experienced guidance. It is claimed that only a very lew, when first employed, can be called skilled, or even semi-skill no more ability, than are the cones. ed, workers. They are, it is said, p
at the outset. Once in a while, Po Hon fairly apt filter comes in at $30 per month but this is the exception rather than the rples-**
It is stated that none of the higher High Jump (Senior)-1, Ng Lan paid employes wanted to strike, and Cheung 2, Fung Po Hon; 3, Ho that the agitation has been created Shan Hong. against the Electric Company em- High Jump Junior)-1, Eee Kames playes in order to force them to reham Hel; 2. Li Shu Kan; 3. Yung Nal from work as a trump card in the Cheung. hands of the dockard strikers.
chers are mentioned as discontented
and agitating, meta
As indicative of the typical, char- Acteristic, taipanic attitude in all
The coolies are as indispensable such affairs, we draw your attention as the fitters. If there is to be any to the fact that otherwise would scientific adjustment of wages in be overlooked that the Deck Com-relation to cost of living, they must pany has not offered a wage ad-not be overlooked, or it will all be to tance of approximately 25 per cent. do over again.
They offer one and a half.cents per hour plus a bonus towards the present cost of living of not less than ten cents per day-the bonus to be temporary, and the increase and bonus together to be in no case 20 per cent. more than any man's at present getting..
The new School Board has had its first meeting. We suggest that the purpose for which it was called together would be well served by calling the masters and teachers into consultation. They know things.
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Boanas will be glad to hear that she is The many friends of Miss Rosie engaged to be married. Miss Boanas father was for some time in the employ of Messrs, A. S. Watson &
Co.
"The 3.9. Doylestown," one of "the "feeder" ships operated by the Pacific Mall S. S. Company, between Hongkong and Calcutta leaves, Fri- day, the 19th instant, for Madras via Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta. She carries
no passengers.
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Chan; 2, Tam Chuen Foo; 3, Fung
100 Yards (Senior)-1, Ue Wing.
-100 Yards (Junior)-1, Lee Kam Hei; 2, Mak Yun Chot: 3; Lai Ping
Kwa
English Staff Race-1, Tsoi Chi On; 2 A. Rowan : 3, Wo Shiu Pun.
300 Yards (Senior).-1, Us Wing Chan; 2, Ng Hau Sin; 3, Tam Chuen“ Food
- How many people have noticed Gentlemen who gavern-whom we invite to govern-we call your the full significance of the fact that attention to the conscious irony 25 per cent crease of pay is Mr John Johnstone admits that s
vouring, with your fre-engines of sulary. It is a good gift," in- the ariny and navy, to suppress a tended to placate men who chim conflagration which your Head, our that the cost of living is at least Governor, could have extinguished per cent. up. "Is that a proper at its outset with his font.
attitude to take up in face of indispensable labour
of that word bonus." It is not reasonable; End that this was pot res/waist. He was charged before even a week or two, unable to earn Leg Wong In; 2 Leung Sin Fai;
The conditions of labour at the Electric Company's plants seem to be quite different from those prevalent When searched whilst going on at the dockyards. The dockyard em board a ship, on the Hau Tak Wharf ployes are engaged on a daily basis, 150-Yards (Small Boys).-I. Lam yesterday, a Chinese was found to and, when work is slack, they are--On Ning: 3. Chun Ham Lening; 3 have ten taels of prepared noo- able to be turned away for days, or Eric Wong Government opfum tied round his
150 Yards (Yaumati School)-1," penny." The Electric Company, bri
Quarter Mile (Senior)-1, Ng Han playment, on a monthly basis, thus Sin; 2, Tam Chuen Foo; 3, Seto ensuring a full month's pay regularly wan to each man, aven il work is a bit
mere
THAN THAT.
Listen.
1J
on strike.?!!
the other hand, offers its men ready 3, Chan Peng In. this morning, and fined $500 or
offence.
220 Yards (Junior)-1, Mak Yun Chel; 1; Li Shu Kan; 3, Yung Nai Cheung
220 Yards (Small Boys)-1, Lama On Ning: 2, Chan Hau Leng: 3, Eric Woug
Old Boys' Race (220 Yards)-1, Chow Kam Woon; 2; A, Razack; 3, Chin Hoi Taun.
cognized until the men came out R. O. Hutchison, at the Magistracy three months hard labour. The Rumours of sabotage on the drug was confiscated. Peak Tramwayathinery: have It is aanmed right away we
-For the theft of a coll of cope dull, in which case the men are put reached us, apparently: Based "on quite understand thai-that we are
A white man here who finds the suspicion only, and or the queer from Hb M. Naval Yard, a Chinese on odd jobs, but are never inid of sensationalists,
alarmists. cost of living gone up, and applies tehaviour of the engines yesterday weeks' hard labour. The rope was given a month's notice in case of dis- was this morning sentenced to six The Electric Company workers are WARNING. TO THE
Be it so.
BCT IT IS YOUR DUTY TO for a 40 per cent increase on his We are applying in the proper quar found by a watchman in a basket charge, but no notice was served on GOVERNMENT.
MAKE OCITS SURE THAT THERE IS pay of $300 per month, what is ters for facts.
which the defendant was attempting the company of the intention to cause NOTHING MORE IN THIS WARNING going to say to the employer Gentlemen! A word with you.
Make quite sure.
who offers him, $45 and a free Is there any good reason why to amuggle outside the gates. The shutdown on this public service, What are you waiting for? Food
lunch ticket at Wiseman's excel all the firms approached for better Police made things worse for the word having been received by the shortage, riots, and, such lawless- You recently appointed an
lent cafe? Would it be printable? wages should reply, that they will defendant by proving a previous company more by accident than de- Half Mile (Open)-1, Lee Kam Hei; Dess as will compel you to inter- Economic Resources Committee.
Whatever increase of pay is follow the lead of the Dock Company, conviction in January for a similar sign, at nine o'clock in the night, 2 Ng Lum Cheong; 3; Mak Yan
that the men would either quit, volan Chol fere? If you saw sotue children Forget how disrespectfully we found justifiable, be it 20 per cent.and give what they give? Circum
tarily, or else be compeBed to quir, 300 Yards (Junior)-1, LI Kan Hi: magazine, would you wait for the that is commenced its duties byling offer camouflaged as a cunreason, is it because the directorships | Mr. R. O. Hutchison, at the Magis- midnight. This short notice, how-Cheung. playing with matches in a powder spoke of that corumittee, and mark or 40, let it be pay, and not a hag-aas-alter cases. I there is a
Evidence was completed before and the new shih be barred out, at 2, Mak Yun Chol; 3, Lai-Kwong suspecting that the Guild are shaw. We anbruit that such an and management of the colony's
One Mile Bicycle Race-1 Chan unreasonable.". Question ten in offer is in itself a symptom of a Industries, are confined to so few tracy, yesterday afternoon, in the case ever, was sufficient to comble the
hands? Think this over
in which a Chinese was charged with management to meet the situation by Tit Wo; 2. Cheung Wat Sum; 3, its questionaire). It was curione frame of mind in which such a
the murder of another Chinese by arranging for the detail of men of the Lau Yue Fook. question eleven) to know how far problem should not be approached.
Compare the lets of directors of tabbing him in the abdomen with a Army and Navy to carry on the fee and Fung: Po Hon; 2. Tam Chuen
Three-Legged Rice1. Lt Shi Kan! the Guild ecntrol is effective. The impartial tribunal we ask for
That curiosity should now be would concede whatever increase it the various companies concerned in knife, in Praya Central in June last tures of the service necessary to the Foo and Leung Kwai Chik: 3, Ue
the strike. Note the recurrence of year, afterwards absconding, and was public interests. satisfied. Men who have reason adjudged proper sa pay, and as a certain names. Dçes it not look not arrested until a few weeks ago. It would seem that the strike of
Man Kei and Au Wing Lok. able employers, and who are satis right.
rather as if Hongkong is in the hands His Worship committed the prisoner employes who have cause," is being Leung Kwai Chik,
Sack Race-1, Ng Sau H.; Z Another remark that indicates of a sort, of Trust? Hongkong to the forthcoming Criminal Sessions. brought to bear upon companies whose the wrong-headedness we deprecate Limited" is a title that would cover
Consolation Race--1, Cheuk Shum The following is culled from employes have no grievances, but Chi; 2, Leung Kwai Chik; 3, Yip was the apology to European and most of them. No wonder we find If you leave things as they are other passengers who are not Foohbah in one company postponing an Australian journal Table Talk", on the other hand, are satisfied Man Pup
Team Race (Lower Classes) Form if you leave this crisis to men of concerned with the strike The action pending the decision of Pools The engagement is announced of with their present wager
It would seem that a great deal of Lower 4h. (2 Mr. John Johnstone's frame of trouble is that we are all concerned bab lo another. Think it over Miss Jessie E. Hobson, áixth daughter
of Mr. and Mrs E. Hobson." Wain what Americans would call passing
Team Race (Upper Classes). mind (as revealed at the Tram with this atrice, and are likely to shareholders' meeting) you will see feel it rouch more than we do now, The Secretary for Chinese Affairs fleet, Plenty-road Heidelberg, to Mr. the buck" is being done. If all the 36 much more. Very much more. Many workers at present earrying is reported as telling the men's Frank F. Hail, late Hongkong, the intricate wage problems of the Colony Tug-of-War (Lower Classes)
The China Mail was the very on may be ordered out, and satis representatives that a reduction of second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. are being shouldered off onto one Form Lower 4b.
Tug of War (Upper Classes)- first paper to speak publicly of a fed though they are las in the ease their demand is necessary before the Hall Gloucester, Cheltenham, official the Secretary for Chinese
of Affairs, and thar the China Mail sug-Form 2a. strike at the Kowloon Docks. We of the Peak trams, the Dairy Farm, negotiations can proceed. Has ha England, late Superintendent
Senior Championship.--Tam Chilen spoke of it before it happened, and so on) they will come out when ascertained the correct living wage Great Western Railway It will be gestion that a Beard of Arbitration, when it was in the womb, so to ordered. Fair words and fair pro- yet? If facts should show that 40 remembered that Mr. Hall was vested with proper investigatory Foo and Ng Hau Sin.
Junior Championship speak. The China Mail has its mises to the workers (including the percent more is necessary (and no employed in the Dockyard Police powers, including the subperaing of
witnesses, who shall testify under oath Hei. ear to the ground, and sometimes promise of an impartial tribunal one knows yet that they will not) is
subject to penalty for proven perjury. spots the earthquake before your with powers) would send many of it wise to make the men abate their
We are not so unreasonable that be appointed, is a good one... official seismologist does.
those in, who are now out, and asking? See letter elsewhere in this
we cannot conceive of the possibility. We have been listening in again, would keep those in who are still paper, headed Straight Talk Here of two ways of regarding Mr John both employers and strikers to abide Agreements should be required of
There were many humorous Johnstone's speech to the tram share by the decisions of such Board Incidents on the Peak fram last night, holders. We have seen it one way With such a Bourd sitting, its every such as impatient men getting off and so (we happen to know) have a act subject to review by the public
the powder magazine. You really mast step in and save, us all from the menace of their innocent stupi-fed with their pay and promises, tities, their unconscions ignorance. are "coming out" on strike at the
This is your job.
bidding of the Guilds.
Appoint an Arbitration Com mittee, Don't put any of the aters interested on it. Use them witnesses. You have sufficient material for a mixed committee of Chinese and Europeane without including interested parties. Let Four Secretary for Chinese Affairs Be on it.
Let that committee investigate the conditions. Let it ascertain
if rice is 100 per cent. dearer, and
rent 300 per cent, denver. Let it
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Force.
CALL AGAIN NEXT
WEEKI
Oh, will you buy this bill of goods.
of which you stand in need? 1
Aare very good indeed, t
Be sure we'll treat you very fine—–—–
and considerable of the prejudice, bosh tain companies, would be quashed.
we do regard the reficence, the The prospect" pointed to a sign: European and Chinese, sgainst cer We want to introduce our line;
nousensical denials of labour troubles Call Aguin Next Week and the attempted camouflage of ser-I whispered in his mile-like car one tain companies, 6-the early singer of sweet and soothing words. the strike, as having been most une But sad to say I may as well have sold fortunate and ill-advised: Because of
it to the birds. that, the Press could do nanght else I'll pack my bags and the away. but supply the news from the only (Perhaps he may wake up some day) sources, then avaliable, the Guilds, and But no er again I'll hear him the unconfirmed reports and gossip of
see if local industry can hear more hbour cost, and how much. (An expert accountant or twe should Be on the Committee).
heuce our plain speaking of the last working, and whose work is 90 vit- Give your committee power to few days. We warn you, this ally important to us as a com- abpoena secretaries, and account-thing has big roots. Don't wait unity. ante and costing-clerks from the with the idea of lopping off It is nothing extraordinary or and starting to walk up a few good fe people outside. The by means of full accounts of the pro various works concerned. Let it branches.
anconstitutional that we ask you moments before the tram started. capitalar press seen it another way, ceedings published in the Press, much take notes of the evidence that will How long do you expect to run for, Gentlemen. It is done at One man said he had hitherto sym The Morning Fod this morning, for be offered by both sides. Let its the industries, of this Colony with Home. You have the power pathized with the workers, but that example, in a tone that makes us of the harmful and misleading rumour, The goods are right and terms of mid sword be binding on both sides..
soldiers and sailors? Are they by Power! You have more power this sort of thing changed his mind, murmur boot licking under our both sides, that a square deal is cer- nese? You know they are not times, and now; when we are glad but no dhibt others have felt that community as due to the speaker Meanwhile, make that plain to any chance cheaper than Chi than we like to reflect on some. In his case he was speaking Jocularly, breath, (enders the thanks, of the for the speech, and', says it must and see if the Guilds will You know they are not even cheap of if, and would welcome your use way in all veriqusness. This logical. have the endorsement of pubile senti then not allow the men to carry enough to defeat the Guilds. of it, you are inactive. You do Personal Inconveniences may be cou
We are not anticipating the dee- nothing. You wait. For what do sequent, but they are relevant, if ment. So far as cm Anger is on, Above all, et quickly. This sion of the Arbitration Committee your wait; Gentlemen? For the there a principle involved the pulse of the publler it hasn't See * editoral -* Warning to the Govern thing has gone far enough that we ask you to establish and conflagration we spoke of? Don't It was tactics. The street car Let us tell you what we see empower, when we proceed to Stamp it out now, while it is yet company figured that as 95 per cent. oming-it things are allowed to analyse the speech of Mr. John only a little blaze.
of its patrons are Chinese, the in the present toulish way Johnstone to the Tram share. Don't copy the taipan methods convenience to them would cause see the strike spreading and holders. We are not in any way Instead of discussing the propos them to bring pressure to bear on toc We see the food in cold influenced either, as some mean tinn as with colleagues (the proper strikers. This would operate even it ge going rotten; and no more persons are sure to suspect and and reasonable way they treated the demands of the uriners were ships will avoid or suggest, by thoughts of previous labour as an enemy to be cucum-right and fast. You see that? Manicco
ant dying for duels with that gentleman What vented, as foolish, silly fallows right or wrong, but win by tactics. The following will represent the
ick dying for does be matter? What do we mat- who didn't know the meaning of 10. We still await evidence in support of R. C. in a friendly match against the We tert. It is only what is said, pro- per cents. You remember? They the claim that the men's demands GSCC on the former's ground prises, shat- vocative or helpful, in such a crisis, leent detectives among them to find are unreasonable and utenable. It on Saturday at 2.15 DID..
furred by anybody of inficence, that can dot what was afoot. They got to should be shown (1) that the cost of Arculli, G. Earde, S. H. Isma
hting, possibly matter
gether, they laid, their deary fat, living has pot risen to that extent. D. Tsmall, N. M. Br. 5 you, It so happens that by reason of billet-heads together, and agreed and (2) that the companies really R. Nizards, AIR. M. 320 des his business position he is in a concerted action (For they cannot afford it
Jahn, O.Ismail, and R. A
ment
CRICKETA
ERC70S, C. C.
the streets and officesCall Again Next Week
Thoses postpanies who abandon the
Dock management's aloof policy, and issue fall and accurate accounts of the progress of the strike, and of action fair and being taken to bring about a satislac And
will get the sympathy which must In the final
Crying
tory
foot