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MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1820
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
Restor's Service to the China Mfait.)
OUR PEACETINE WARS.
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FRENCH OVERSIGHT.
LONDON, June 4. The War Office weekly review of military operations in Siberia says the Japanese are conducting a converging movement from Castries Bay and down the Amur river against the Russians entrenched to north of Lake Kisi. Seaplanes based on the lake are reconnoirring the Russian positions. În Mesopotamia, raiding activity on the upper Euphrates has largely ceased as a result of the raiders' losses, but rays on May 24 wrecked a goods train south of Moral Cast causing teen casualties. In Syria French columns are operating near Tyre. This is against the Metwallis who re cently massacred seventy Christians and swept the country as far as the southern boundary of French territory: By an oversight a village in the British zone was bombarded and occupied. The French commander has undertaken that this will not recur. Westward of the sources of thei Jordan a French column met considerable opposition' and had not reached its objectives by May 25. Large numbers of refugees, have fed into the British zone and refuse to return.
THE FINANCIAL CONFERENCE,
NO OFFICIAL U. S. DELEGATES.
LONDON, June 5. The United States replying to the League of Nations' invitation to Bend a representation to the Brussels Financial Conference, announces that it is unable to appoint an official delegation, but is sending unofficial representatives for the purpose of giving information regarding financial and economic conditions ia America, and obtaining similar information with regard to other countries.
CONFUSING THE ISSUE,
LONDON, June 4.
THE CHINA MAH.
OUR HARBOUR AND
TYPHOONS.
COMMISSION'S 'KI PORT.
says.*
BASIL TAYLOUR,
Harbour Mastér, &c.
suggested to the Government by should pay double fees, as they are Captain Tayiq) to provide a refuge | not only heavier and more divident to for craft dnable to make head tow, but are more likely to founder, against an Easterly wind. Failing's and are hence rescued from diable tow (probably at very high rates if danger by being towed into safety. available at all) such craft have little An empty cargo, boat is, of course, The report of the Committee to to hope for: as the record of wrecks sise harder to tow, as she holds so consider the question of making previ at the West End of the Harbour much wind, but as the other point ',
(likelihood of foundering) does not sion for the protection of life and shows
(d)-Signals. In view of the apply, and she is not earning money, property in the harbour during
take I don't think she should be charged typhoon weather has been issued. It number of ships that
refuge in Junk Bay, - was | extra, expecially as the rest of the resolved to recommend that full craft foxning the tow would be apt Hangkang, 26th April.
typhoon signals, should be repeated to steady her. Sir,--We the Committee appointed fram some-point visible from the by His Excellency the Governor by whole of the Bay and the Battery
the Government notification in
OTI the Southern side of the Gazette dated 7th January, 1920, to Leeman Pass is suggested as consider and report upon the question suitable position, of making provision for the protection of life and property in the Harbour during typhoon weather have the honour accordingly to submit our report and recommendations.
2. The suggestions that have from time to time been put forward deal with
(a)-The provision of life boats easily handled but not adapted for towing. (b.)-The provision of tugs and Launches for towing and life saving. (c)--The provision of adequate
Typhoon Shelters.
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(d) The provision of suficient
Typhoon Signals. 3. Taking these proposals in their order
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
4. The appointment of a perman ent Board to deal with executive detail and such questions as will from time to time arise is recommended by the Committee as a matter of im portance. The Board suggested | FFHE Management of the "Churri Mars” would comprise only the Harbour L. desires to inform the public that
Master, the Commander Naval Yard, its tarif for advertisements received on and a third member who whould be and after this date will be increased by a resident civiliati with marine ex-†20 per cent, perience. To this Board would be This increase is rendered impers të ve entrusted the regulation of the tugs by the constantly growing cost of pro- | (and of the launches, far as any duction, the price of paper alone having regulation of the matter would be advanced by 700 per but during the possible) their control on duty past five years. from the Naval Yard (signatiers In order to meet these conditiona from among the volunteers already newspapers and magazine all over the
connection) and mentioned might be of value in this world have been obliged to raise their It could srbscription and advertising rates—in also, when called upon as a Board some cases by as much as 100 per cent (3)Lifeboats-The Committee of Arbitration as to the charges to and, at the same time, to cartail the (Captain Taylour dissenting) resolved of artisan They peed have size and number of pages. For the in the interests of the public generally power of summoning witnesses: it and of advertisers in particular, to leave to powers in this matter except the present, however, it has been decided, is better that at first they should not, the price of the Casa Man." - for fear of the possible effect on changed. Chinese launches which venture out on their own account:. but their expressed opinion would сапу weight and would no doubt have a practical effect on the Insurance Companies who might be called)
to make no recommendation in this respect as it was thought that there was no work within their scope that could not equally well be carried out by tugs and launches provided with life lines.
Captain Taylour in dissenting ex- pressed the view that there was ample justification for the provision of such lifeboats: though the pre vision of a shelter for small boats atį
Hongkong, May 17, 192).
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
the West end of the-Harbour might pay the fees demanded: and AS from today, all preliminary their existence would thus tend still notices of forthcoming meetings, lead him to modify his opinion.
to a lectures and entertainments, sent for (b)-Tugs and Lamches for tow. further to bring charges
insertion in, the news columns of the Mr. Thomas, the political secretary of the railwaymen's union, teleging.The provision and organisa reasonable level
It would be necessary moreover to the rate of $1 each, providing they do “Cansa Man,” will be charged for st raphed requesting the Irish strikers in Dublin to resume work pending tion of these was considered by the
pay the crews of the Government; a conference at Bristol on June 15. Mr. Thomas states that his executive Committee as a matter of urgency. tugs a special allowance of some not occupy more than fear lines. If met the Premier yesterday and decided to ask for special British and } readiness for the typhoon-season at of the weather: this again could placed in the advertising columns at the to be dealt with as far as possible in nature in proportion to the severity this space is exceeded they will be the the current year.
prevailing rates. referred to the Board for their recom mendation according to the circum- stances.
special Irish trade union congresses to try to bridge the gulf between Irish people and the government...
It was resolved to recommend that LONDON, June 5.
the Government should ultimately It is officially reported that Mr. Lloyd George's reply to the deputation provide at least two. tugs of about of railwaymen headed by Mr. Thomas in connection with refusal of Irish 100 ft. in length and 500 to 750 EL. P. whose first duty should be the pro- railway men to handle military munitions was of the most emphatic tection of life and property in- description.. Mr. Lioyd George pointed out that trades unicrism. now typhoon weather. In addition, that other sought to influence political decisions, not by the ordinary machinery of the Naval Authorities and state, but by threats of disorganising the industries of the country. That owners of, suitable tags be appro- was a serious issue which he took up at once. He would regard it as a ached to permit them to assist as soon 'complete dication by the government if it were in the least to counters they could be spared from their own proper duties: the provision of ance the demand. The issue raised was similar to the recent issue in France, which ended so disastrously for the trades union in France. That was why he regretted the action of the trades unionists in Ireland.
The position was that within a very short time there had been 48 murders of police and 120 attempted murders that failed. Meu had been shot down for carrying out the elementary duty of preserving order, yet when a box of revolvers was sent to these mes to enable them to defend their lives, the trade union threatens to stop the whole traffic, of Ireland, notwithstanding that the murderers, with revolvers in their pockets, are carried backwards and forwards on the railways. "We cannot have that whatever it costs, whatever."
The premier added the information that the railway men had refused to work trains carrying troops, adding most emphatically that the govern ment could not possibly agree to such action by any section discriminating against government traffic or accept any decree issued to any body, how ever powerful, denying to the government essential facilities for carrying
out its functions.
LONDON, June 5...
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servants, E. R. HALLIFAX, Chairman
BASIL TAYLOUR. P. V. KILGOUR, Lieut.-Commander, R.N.
C. H. P. H17.
·T. ARTHUR: CHAN CHEUK HING.
at least two Government tugs being essential as no others are likely to The Honourable be available for outside work for some little time after the recessity has arisen.
The Colonial Secretary.
PROPOSED SCALE OF CHARGES FOR TOWING.
The Government tugs while on other than typhoon duty could it 1 thought fit be manned entirely by While Red Signals
are hoisted. Chinese: but on typhoon duty they
1/20 of should be in charge of European Seamen with local knowledge of the Annual Licence Harbour, to be detailed from the Fee. qualified men (volunteers) in the regular service of the Government- the Harbour Office for example. Further European assistance would probably be desirable and for this purpose a roll of available volunteers
should be kept in readiness at some
convenient centre: preferably the Naval Yard as it is the qualified men
cularly indicated in this connection.
In other than typhoon weather the Committee anticipate that consider- able employment could be found for the launches; even by letting them out on hire, if their time could not be filled by such work as attending
Mr. Lloyd George declined to believe that the National Union of railin the Naval Service who are parti waymen would embark on a policy which the Trade Union Congress, absolutely refused to sanction in connection with another most important matter of public policy. An Irish member of the deputation suggested it might be possible to bring the Government and a section of the Irish people together through the Trade Union movement. Britain hoped that the National Union of Railwaymen would move in that direction. Mr. Thomas recognised that to support the strikes in Ireland meant a declaration of war upon the Government
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to lighthouses or towing the heavier Sanitary Board barges out to sea. and each other work as could be found for them by the Harbour Mas
fer.
2.
White Black Signals are hoisted. of Annual Licence Fee,
White Black Cross
is helsted.
of
Annual Licence Fee.
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Hongkong, May 17, 1990.
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NOTICE.
TT. IS HER BY. NOTIMED that on 1 and after MONDAY, the 7th inst. Trolleys running on rails will at inter- Tas cross the Shankiwan Road near the Asiatic Petroleum Cony my's Turks between the hours of 4 Lx. and i nx. When the tricks are in motion the following warning signshs will be ex hibited-
By day Semaphors Anus, painted red with the wand DANGER thereon.
By night:-Three red lights placed scross the road.
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WORK WANTED.
Licence Fee $12, would have, to DOUBLE ENTRY BOOK-KEEPING. take charge of Fize Insurance Department. Al references. Bar 1205, c/o "Censa Mat.”
pay-
1-$0.60 2-$3.00. 3.—$6.00.
A Cargo Boat of 600 to 700 pimls. Fee $30.00, would have to pay
1---§1.50. 2—$7.50, 3.—$15.00, Any other boat," Fee $5.00, would have to pay
1-$0.25. 2-$1.25. 3-$2.50. from Eastern basia of Harbour inte The above charges are for towing the Causeway Bay Shelter, or inte Yamati Shelter, or from Western basin of the Harbour into Yaumati Shelter.
REVENGE FOR SINKING A marine were rescued. There had Chinese launches and others not From the Western basin into
MERCHANT VESSEL. been 43 on board.
under Government control should be Causeway Bay Shelter, double these The monetary award for this feat subjected to no special regulation: it | charges are payable when the wind RESCUES OKEW AND 'DOWNS was £215. Frize bounty was also is considered that any attempt to is from the Eastward and the Black awarded Major Basil Deacon Hobbe, regulate them would probably result Signals are hoisted (including the of the Royal Air Force, for destroyin making their unwilling to come Black Cross).
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SÁTURDAY, June 12, 1839,- Commencing as 11 sm.
A tale of swift vengeance wreaked the UCS by bombs of the S.W. forward when needed. The only corner of Thornton Ridge on Sept complaint concerning them is that at upon a German U Boat for torpedo-28, 1917, when he was in command times exorbitant charges are made Ing a British merchantman off the
of a large American seaplane, Na for towage and it is suggested that north coast of Ireland was told to 8678. The submarine had 18 on these would be tempered by drawing the president, Sir Henry Duke, in the board, and the prize bounty given to up and publishing a scale of charge think Bat I should like to give The draft report covers everythlog. Prize. Court, when prize bounty was the airman was £90.
for the tags controlled by Govern my reasons for dissenting from (a). awarded for the feat.
ment: A suggested scale is attached: There is no doubt that many native The details of what happened were The story of the downing" of but it is probable that the charges craft founder during typhoons out in related by Lient. Commander John another submarine which Alan Pennington Legh, D.SO, who menacing merchant traffic was told itself will need greater particularias rendered to them, and the crew me given are too low, and that the scale the harbour before assistance can be ald he was cruising off the north by Commander Gen. Francis Lyon tion in the light of experience yet to generally drowned The tags pro- coast of Ireland on March 15, Labourerie Page, D.SO. On Jan. 9. be gathered. The consideration and rosed to be used for towing purposes He was in command of last year, he was in command of adjustment as necessary of this are not suitable for picking up men of. H. M. Ship: "Moresby and HMS. Cyclamen, cruising 12 miles matter would best be left to the in the water; they are not sufficiently astrolling, with HMS. Michael N.E. from Cape Bos. He was in Board referred to in paragraph 4 handy, are of too high freeboard to (feat. Cyril W. Bower, D.SO. RN., formed of the suspected presence of commanding). A wireless message German submarine in the neigh
make it easy to reach man in the at sheir Balow Booms, Daddell Street, was received that a merchant ship bourhood, and gran out his two (c) (1) Stelter. It was resolved water and get him on board, they had been torpedoed and was sinking, paravanes, which were so constructed to recommend the sub-division of the could not lower boats to pick them and Commander Legh proceeded to as to explode or contact. Both Taumati Shelter into three sections, up, as no ordinary boat could exist the position and found the merchant paravanes exploded, the second ex-As it stands at present it is wide in the heavy sea, and they would be ship abandoned and in a sinking plosion being so extremely violent enough for quite a serious apt to do more harm than good in condition, her crew having got away that it appeared to be the detonating sea, and offers no opportunity this direction, by injuring the men in the boats. HMS. "Michael" of the explosives in the submarines. for ・・・ smaller - boats to be they want to save, with the propellers patrolled around at high speed while In 30 seconds the bows of the sub interlocked, as they are unable to fill and rubbing streaks, The same the" Moresby picked up the beats, marine emerged in a perpendicular any one section of the shelter. The objections apply to the Chinese Que of the rescued crew reported direction above the surface, and after division would break the sea, and inches which are big enough to be the submarine 21 cables of on a few seconds the submarine sank would give the smaller boats the of use for towing. The motor life the, portbow, and the Moresby and was destroyed. She was opportunity they require. We find boats I propose are specially fittel proceeded at speed to the position, apparently the UB69, with 35 officers opinion on the necessity of, sub for lifearing work, and that by rea where, in a swart of the submerging and men and fire supernumeraries. dividing, the shelter very strongly son of their not being suitable for submarine, he dropped depth charges None were rescued.
held among the floating population towing, while the tugs, by reason of
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charges.
100 yards away and fired his two About £200 was awarded. The in the Harbour. They anticipate them being designed for towing, are charge throwers one on each beam cases were conducted by Mr. "Wilfrid that a really serious: boon will not adapted for life sangeneh
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