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·HONGKONG'S CHILD LABOUR..
MORE QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
SEMI-SLAVERY DENIED.”
ALLEGED
LONDOR, April 21.
In the House of Commons, Major I. D. Birahalli asked whether Chinese children in Hongkong under fourteen years of age were permitted to, wek upwards of seventy hours a week.
Sir Kingsley Wood replied that the Governor has been asked to report on the subject of child labour. There appeared at present to be no legala tion. He would very carefully consider the matter when the Governor's report was received.
Further replying to Major Birchall with regard to the wi jai system, Sir Kingsley Wood referred to the reply given on April 13. He said that he was advised that "semi-slavery" was not a correct description of the position of these girls.
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REPARATION DEMANDS.
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MAKDING'S MEDIATION SOUGHT.
BERLIN, April 21. Germany has petitioned the President of the United States to mediate on the reparations question and undertakes to pay the allied pawers is reparations such sum as the President, after investigation, may find just and right.
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In spite of the admitted existence of a theoretical state of war, Germany has announced complete willingness to agree unconditionally and without reservations to pay the Allies any sum President Harding determines and guarantees fo carry out to the letter and spirit any decisions President Harding 1sys, down and "thus avoid the incalculable consequences of the imminent measures of coercion and advance the peace of the world."
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LONDON, April 21.
"At the conclusion of a meeting of the miners' exécutive it was stated that reports from various districts indicated that the miners firmly adhered to the principle of a national wages board and a national pool of profits. No farther communications have been received from the Government and coal-owners. A conference of miners is being held to-morrow morning in order to consider the situation.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
REPRESENTATIVE.
MEA. LANG NOMINATED.
The nomination of a representative to act on the Legislative Council during the temporary: absence from the Colony of the Hon. Mr. P Holyoak occupied the attentica of members of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce at the meeting of that body held yesterday afternoon.
Outlining the purpose of the greet- ing. Mr. A. O. Lang (Vice-Chairman), who presided stated-Gentlemen, This meeting has been called at the request of the Hongkong Govern- ment to nominate a member of this Chamber to serve on the Legislative Council during the absence from the Calony of the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak. As you are aware, Mr. Holyoak left the Colony, yesterday, and the chair at this meeting. therefore, devolves upon me as Vice-Chairman of the Chamber. The requisite notice has been advertised in the papers calling for nominations, and the only name- put forward is my own, proposed
by Mr. G T. Edkins, seconded by the Hon Mr. A. G. Stephen, and supported by the Hon. Mr. Holyoak and members of this Committee."
As you are aware, the proposed Stamp Ordinance comes up for second reading on Monday, the 25th, and in order that this Chamber and the commercial community of Hongkong should be represented at the next meeting of the Legislative Council, and the views of members of the Chamber, regarding which a meeting will be held immediately after this meeting is over, should be laid before the Government, it is necessary that the Chamber daw nominates its t representative for the Comcit. I will now call upon the proposer and seconder to support the nomination.
Mr. G. T. Edkins: I have mach pleasure in proposing Mr. Lang 45 representative of this, Chamber on the Legislative Council Mr. Lang is well-known to the community as senior in a firm loag associated with the business of the Colony. He is on many of the boards of companies in the Colony, Vice-Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, and he has had long experience in maiters de- bated by the Committee of the Cham ber of Commerce. I have no hesita-
A sensation has been caused in trade union circles owing to the rank tion, therefore, 'in commending bîm and file of the united vehicle workers' najon seizing the union's headquarto you, and I believe you will accept ters and turning out the officials whom they alleged had secretly discussed him as entirely fitted for this nomina- matters affecting reduction of wages.
LATER
The Secretary of the transport workers has made a statement that the raiders who took possession of the headquarters were extremists who were also incensed at the non-support of the miners' strike. Meanwhile the raiders, declare they will remain there day and night,
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In the House of Commons, in introducing the air estimates and dealia with £167,000 for air services in Egypt, mostly for housing the personnel, Capt. the Hon. F. T. Guest déclared that Egypt would be the central flying depot in the East. With regard to civil aviation, Capt. Guest explained that the subsidised London-Paris service was running for seven months experiment ally, the Air Council guaranteeing a profit of ten per cent. to each of the two firms concerned. The Air Ministry would pay £75, for each single flight provided that the maximum total did not exceed £25,000 to each firm. This arrangement provided one fight each way daily.
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The Chairman Gentlemen,-I thank you exceedingly for the great honour you have done me, and although I cannot hope to emplate Mr. Holyoak in his wonderful powers I shall do my very best to protect of oratory, you may rest assured that
this Chamber's interests, as well as the interests of the commercial com munity of this Colony during the short time which I expect to serve on the Council (Applause.) No one deplores Mr. Holyoak's enforced absence from the Colony at this particular time more than I do, and I am sure we all hope that his change to Japan 'will result in com- plete restoration to health. I thank you.
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TOT LONDON," April 21.
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In the House of Commons, the Rt. Hon Mr. G. Lambert asked whether RESTRICTIONS ON THE MOVEMENT the Government had made representations to the United States and Japan with regard to cessation of warahip buildák“ i He declared that the cost of armaments to Britain was a ruinous burden of industry. Mr. Lloyd George agreed that the cost of armaments throughout the worki was very terrifying, but such questions must be approached with a good deal of tact and judg ment. If they attempted to rush it the object in view was not likely to be achieved.
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