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THE CHINA MAIL
STRIKE
CRISIS.
MORE HOTEL BOYS OUT.
SEAMENS DEADLOCK.
RAY OF HOPE FROM CANTON.
GUILD CHAIRMAN KNIFED.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1922"
were
11 the accused that
was warning, 1772 attempt and they were consequently able to report
bread this mado yesterday evening by a number prepared to go back to work, be said, provide supplies of morning. In order to give as many of junks and launches to leave for he would under'ake to give them people as possible an opportunity of Canton without first obtaining the police protection, and withdraw the getting bread they were restricting police permission now necessary for charge against them, but he would
like the Magistrate to warM their sales to one pound at a time. Asail tavellers.
acrased that if they did not keep reported kelew they have now mude their banking
their promise, they woul I be dealt with arrangemente for
severely. employers
to
BLITT work
un ler protection. At Kowloon Do bread was available this non ng but in Wiseman's bakery keeps going in full swing the position, should be coo- siderably relieved.
SPECIAL CONSTABLES,
ABOUT THIRTY SWORN IN THIS
MORNIN
tho
The accus d all claimed that they had worked the whole day yesterday. Mr. Goodall then went into the About thirty ansis Lunts from
wtness box and repeated his state- shipping companies, mostly Dutch; ment on cath. He rad that there
with a few British and American were THE RUSH FOR GROCERIES. sworn in at the Central Police Stationre several other men besides the this morning for duty as special constables on their company's own ships.
To-day Mosers. Lane Crawford had Through the gathenog gloom of the strike situation a gleam of hape has to close down their grocery depart
through the large number of orders shot. A telegum was received in Hougkong last night from Mr. Frank Lee,t. This action was necessitated on hand, it being deemed advisable to Commissioner for Foreign Affairs at Caution, to the effect that the seamen were ready to send delegates to Hongkong to discuss outstanding questions clear these off before accepting new The department will reopen and that their attitude was conciliatory. The employers held a meeting alone. the City Hall this morning to discuss the telegram and to see whether it pre- to morrow at a,m. sented an op. ning for further negotiation.
The assistant Coloul Secretary HOPEFUL SIGNS
(Mr. A. 6. M. Fletcher) when ap SHIPOWNERS READY TO MEET Proached to day, said that arrange
SEAMEN'S DELEGATES.
AT THE CAFETERIA."
DELECTABLE MEAL FOR Å DOLLAR, Half of Hongkong must have had meate bad not yet reached the stage | when a dehoite anbouncement could its tiffin at the Hongkong Hotel's to-day and be made but he indicated that people improvised cafeteria Interviewed this afternoon Mr. R. Į might rest assured that there were very well it found itself dope too. Sutherland. chairman of the ship-jample supplies of prov sions in the Entering the new grill room, you handed over your dollar and got in owners' committee, said that the Colony
exchange a small blue chit which steamship companies' representatives
entitled you to go right through the had met this morning in consequence
Tuenu if you felt so disposed. The Ltd. of the telegram from Mr. Frank Lee.
dishes were get out upon a long and under the balcony members of the hotel office staff attended to the job of dishing out the portions Presiding over it all was the genial Mr. Taggart himself, his shirt sleeves rolled up in workmanlike fashion, a white handkerchief around his neck and an apron tacked under
נן פי
tell you
37
be said "All ! "is that the shipowners are ready, se they have been all along, to meet the seamen's delegates."
A
NO NEED FOR PANIC.
AMPS. HE AND SERVICE ASSURED, table
Occasional collision, of course, were the unavoidable but everybody treated it
The danger now is not the "damp Following the weeting of the em
squib" of the sympathetic strikers, poyers the Secretary for Chinese represented by the certainly not in Affairs (the Hon. Mr. E. R Halifax) dispensable cooks and bunches of waited upo H.E. the Governor and cheeky waiters, but rather disorganiza- it is stated that official telegrams tion caused by "windy" and selfish have been despatched to Cantou COB
Europeans. The markets and stores his belt. veying the resuit the employers' are well stocked, and efficient arrange- meeting. This morning's proceedings ments (areatened only by
be regated us hopeful panicky boarders, who are to be dealt as n a rather enjoyable picnic and all indication that in spite of the appar-with) have been made to see that the were full of praise for the initative A European and hard work of the little band of eal statement reached yesterday the stuff is distributed. wheels of negotiation have not ceased inspector is on duty at every market, ladies and gentlemen who so willingly
to see that the stallholders play the stepped into the breach. game. Some people who ought to know better, and whose position made it a moral duty to set a good example, behaved disgracefully yesterday, buying far beyond their normal requirements. The desertion of a few not make a * ege, cooks dues
of what TOMORIS nor du foolish
bat won't. A happen. may
markets and
to revolve.
AROUND THE HOTELS
MAKING THE BEST OF THINGS.
lad
of
to
the
&getirance.
This was the tiffin meau-
1.--Oxtail Soup.
2- Lobster and Mayonnaise Sauce. 3-Corned Beef. 4.-Cold York Ham. 5.-Pineapple in Syrup. 6.-Fruit
7.- Coffer.
HOUSE BOYS.
19
Дежа
that
These up-
The police art linensing office has for permits ta carry arms. barn busy dealing with applicat ons! plications have come mostly from shipping men connected with the loading and unloading of vessoisin port.
TROOPS ON THE MOVE.
DETACHMENT FOR THE BORDER,
nused, but these bad disappeared altogether. The witness went to the bakery at Sa.m.. and all the fokis were absent.
Several the accused mate statements to the effec that di not ask M. Goodall
they
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for their wages, but for an advance to buy provisions. They were all work- ing yesterday morning delivering
real as usual.
One man said: All the others have gone on strike, and we have no option but to follow them.
Mr. Goodall admitted that the ac Considerable interest was aroused cused were out delivering bread pes- among pedestrians in the vicinity of terday morning. It was on their re- Garden Road about one o'clock when tur that they ceased work.
The Magistrate pointed out to the the law provided a detachment of the King's Regiment equipped with full field kit, including accused that their" tin hats," marched out of the that servants leaving the service barracka. It is understood that of their employere without giving detachment is leaving for the border notice were liable to fiuns of $50 to encamp there as a precautionary1t did not matter, he said, whelber measure.
LATEST OUTRAGE.
PORK HUTCHERS CHAIRMAN STABBED.
Another outcome of the serious
they ceased work because of a strike or for any other reason. However, in this case, Mr. Goodall did not wish to be hard on them, and would not press for a fine if they were willing to re- sume work.
"Are you willing?"
Accused; Yes, if we are protected, Ispactor Blackman said that he could send police along to give protec- tion to the men.
One of the accused: Who will
he responsible if there should be loss
turn the strike has taken is seen in the attack on the chairman of the pork butchers guild last night. Mr. Lun I was returning home about eight o'clock and had just reached the door: of his house, No. 4% Lower Lascar
Magistrate: There will be no loss Row when a man who had evidently of lives i been awaiting him stepped out of the shadow and without warning of lives. You need not be afraid. I stabbed him in the chest. As the am going to fix bail in the rum of 55 assailant made off, Mr. Sua In raised each. the alarm. In answer to his cries, a foki named Wong Fut Cho came down. The police were suramoned and the wounded man was removed to hospits! where he now lies in a serious condition.
A FALSE ALARM.
at once
To-day has been a day of rumours. Many stories have been in circulation
Inspector Blackman said that the accused were unable to raise the bail as they had not received their pay yet.
Mr. Goodall said that he was pre- pared to put up the bail and deduct the amount from the accused's wages,
Magistrate (to accused): I convict you, and the only question now is
I
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With the exception of the Astor House all of the hotels in town bad to carry on without their boys this morning and many were the shifts round made to get over the difficulty. The the stores this morning showed that
GENERAL STRIKE ON FRIDAY? Astor Houre hus Anuamite boys who that there was no need to get the
of attempted violence. The Wauchai whether to punish you or not. I will are disinterested in the strike and that, wind-up at all, though balanced minds
the police turned out in a hurry this postpone penalty if you are prepared scarcely needed such au
Following the was the only hotel bar open.
hotele
to have morning to the ringing of the genoral to go back to work. Mr. Goodall is from furnich bail private the usisal cheerful Not even serious inconvenience is boys in Hushed was
alarm bell. Information had been prepared strike come
wages
last monta, hum of the Hongkong Hetel lounge; threatened, if our own people will definitely gone on
Am going tu remand its windows were all closed up and it remain calm and control themselves. strong reports that all house boys on given to the police that the French your presented to passers by an aspect that But very silly sheep that jumps causes the island will stop work on Friday. bakery, situated in the Wanchai so
A of police was soon collected but on Then Mr. Goodall will report to me. was desolate and deserted The staff, a dozen others to follow, and that This it is alleged will also affect the district, was being attacked. A force you until the 15th of this month.
and
coolies. hou e right down to the lift boys and the makes it all the harder for those who mas
rumoured for arrival at the bakery found that If he reports that you have worked in the interval, there will be no fine who call the motor are very efficiently making arrange similar strike
up
imposed. But if he reports that you what out and the ments
minimise little Kowloon. Some boys and amahs everything was quiet and orderly, cleared
ов strike. Cars, bad
have already gone
have not kept your promise, then you A CALL TO PRAYER, European assistants had to turn to inconvenience is so far threatened,
Stories of threatened intimidation
will be re-arrested and pucisbed and get breakfast for the residents.
are plentiful. Some domestics state
intercession in severely. of service Down in the kitchen Mr. Taggart, the
that threats have been made that all managing director, with his sleeves
It may be true that man does not Loys who fail to comply with the connection with the strike is to be in St. Andrew's Church rolled up, was working hard with Mrs. | Taggart at his elbow. During the live by bread alone," but Hongkong strike order will be shot. Many held
wade people seemed very desperate to get amaliy believe that they will have tomorrow st 6 p.m. The Bishop of morning preparations were
the Grill it this morning. Wiseman's had their eare ent off! These and similar Victoria will take part. for itstalling 10 Room
where it is hustled and provided plenty of bread, reports, coming thick and fast, give cafeteria B anticipated that as many as care to but were not in a position to send it colour to the already strong rumour telve themselves the more come along can be provided with round to their customers as usual that a general strike has been planned
dollar. The non-arrival of the early morning for Friday. sur ly and quickly the lees meddling incale
But when the bottle of a Incidentally the Hongkong Hotel loal seems to have started something Djinn is uncorked, the case is differ Company provides quarters for ite like a panic, and the shop was of mems, et. The expense of a new and better staff and the employees have now besieged by a crowd
a considerable cork is nothing to the cost of coping heen given three days notice to vacate servants, and even
number o! menfolk. It took fou with the expanded monster. Here is them.
INSPECTION SOLICITED
DER
The China Mail.
KATE, JUSTICE,
PUBLI SYRVIOF.
NGSONG, WELNESDAY, Maccu. 1, 1922
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
"and in sight to the buddings of
reaches us.
1
A. WING & 00. 50 Des Voeux Road, CENTRAL..
soti
there is.
at
cost of one
no need.
man
BREAD!
come
Over
THE RUMOURISTS.
STRIKE NOT LIKELY,
A
Owing to the strike the Hongkong Football Club supper dance to take place at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday has been postponed.
Owing to the strike it is uncertain whether tea will be supplied by the Hongkong Hotel at the horticultural society's show to-morrow.
WISEMAN'S BAKERS.
ARKESTED MEN RETURN TO WORK.
Accused: We can only do our own work, we cannot du others.
Magistrate: Same work and same
pay.
Mr. Goodall said that he was prepared to relieve the men from the duty of delivering the bread to the compradore's shops, if they were afraid of going out. "They look upon that as the most dangerous art of their work, I think," he added.
Magistrate: Remanded until the 15th. Bail $5 each.
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE.
REGULATIONS BY GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
In connection with the Special Emergency Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council yesterday the following regulations have been made by the Governor in Council and approved :--
In connection with the bakers' strike nina workers employed at Messce Wis man's bakery at Wanchai
1.-It shall be lawful for any person were charged before M gistrate Wood this morning with having absented, authorised for that purpose by the Governor. to censor, and to suspend themselves from work from 8 a.m., to the transmission of, any telegram to 4 p.m.,. yesterday.
The usual crop of rumours, in- where we have been badly informed. The Peak Hotel was in a similar surgeants at one time to regulate the cluding stories of the wildest and Day after day we have been fed with
There was the usual "so re" in them, were to be had for
Messrs. Nam Hing Loong, 97 and tales of ships getting away with is and there a number of the men crash, for which there was absolutely most ridiculous, with an element of To wait for the Press just now any imported crews, and it seemed that in residents rose to the occasion and got
that case we had no need to feel breakfast for the rest. The ladies quantity of bread available, and noue the asking. The interesting thing to
was not being censured. It was, that they have a large stock of canned article discussing the Strike Situation
anxious. Give them a little time, a staying at the hotel have taken charge were turned away. By eleven o'clock note was that for once the Government 99 Queen's Road Central advertise sents a hopelessly disc.peerting lash
ment made that the "ration" of one indeed, quite a general opinion that meats, fish, soup, vegetables, and Between the writing and the printre reasonable time, and every striker will now and are providing the meals for all were supplied, and the announce
Residents at the King Edward bad pound per head would be available in in stopping the trains the Government fraits. there must be as interval or time, have been replaced, we thought. But the rest of the day. and in a very short interval it sees after six weeks the congestion is worse we may travel from the good news than ever. Why? Is it not possible to do the best they could for breakfast the afternoon. Before this stage was had been smart, and checked the to get enough crews, so as to leave this morning but Mr. and Mrs. reached the scene was either amusing "sympathetic strike" rot. "Tell those hopes dashed again." sansats all these striking Cantonese seamen Witchell, with the help of a number or discreditable, according to whether who are hesitating on the brink of of ladies, were busily engaged this the observer was a pbilosopher or a striking that, no matter what happens moralist. The latter saw human to the sailors they will be banished if nature at its worst, animated by fear they come out, and the mischief will that we cannot depend upon the to realize a traditional seafaring truth of much of the information that ambition, and become formere? I morning upon the task of making a
huge Irish stew for tillin.
Sume The muital forte of it is not possibly-that is to say.
of the private hotels and greed. But it was easy to mis-stop dead." harangued one man. STAR FERRY RUMOUR. interested propaganda and quidouneconomically possible--then we must
the rema nder it people could get nothing on their in regard to imaginations, with the operation conclude that these troublesome have already lost their staffs and judge. It appeared that the Kowinon
have side, sad some had after all Wee
that the bays
their familica. el sundry notions of pol: ie discretion, Union fellows
looked If they were that, oppeurs
ruefully produce a magma of e affetingumpre:- Indispensables.
Strong rumours were current this immediately after dinner is got out of One
The manager, Mr. D. M. Goodall, or from or in transit through the sions which is indizes ible It would then perhaps they were all along notified their intention of leaving to get food for
Colony. appear, however, fairly certain now entitled to more considerati a.
the way to night. At many of these at his pound of bread-it looks very
2.--No potson shall transmit any that the striking scaneath meelves they were indispensable it was establishments the lady residents have little for a full sized family and sent morning that the Star Ferry men had no longer know the coarse. A child scarcely wise to make criminals of volunteered to do what they can his wife in to try her lukt.. To his made no secret of their intention to said that the accused went. away the towards keeping the culinary depart delight she got a pound without any et ike and it was even stated that the without giving notice. They lived in
Company near the bakery, and when without the permission of such person trouble. Here," aid he, handing management in accepting this &espacial quartars provided by the telegram from or through the Colony mont in full awing. A meuso can disturb & pebble that streeta The Tudieponsable AS
Altogether it seems that the hotel her his loaf "they've probably inevitable had declared it would run
3.It shall be lawful for the Post- can start an avalanche, It is some testified to in war time before tribunals
the afternoon they presented themsel
person times casier to take a ball by the was a grim joke. "You say he is residents are making the heet they forgotten my face by this time; and the farries itself but for Europeans the witness went there yesterday as may be authorised by the Governor authorised by him, to salze, open, horus than to let go. The seamen indispensable to the carrying on of can of a bad job and doing what thor cannot get over again in the after only. Three reports wese discounted morning, the men were absent. In to give auou permission.
Yu dan to help those in shaige to tide (noon. I'll try again." He was served by the Secretary of the Compaves and asked for their wages. The master General, or any
with another pound without demur, koy industry? appear to have started something zour
There really was plenty for all..
witness had them arrested.
The Magistrate enquired if the censor, and suspend the transmission which they can now neither control How much do you pay him over an embarrassing situation.
accured had taken away their belong-of, any letter received by the Fot Office, or by any person, for delivery nor stop. We are watching something er 35s, n wook." Is history repost-
ings, dina
Mr. Goodall said that when ho went in the Colony, or intended to be like on analogue of a story by Mr.ingitselt. If these postilent strikera Wells, called "The Food of the are not indispensable, why have
to the coolio' quart in the morning, transmitted by any means from the Gods," only we must call it "The they not been more largely
4-It shall be lawful for the Food of the Devils." The seven replaced by now, why are our
there wire many parcels lying about, Colony to any place out of the Colony. but he could not say whether or rob
Captain-Superintendent of Police, or wooks old 'obild is alteady a greedy godowns choked, why is our shipping
With the object of discussing ways
The compound at the Central Police they belonged to the accused. Gargnata. In the beginning, when not performing ita function, why aru
Station was crowded t.is afternoon Mr. Goodall pido cald that he bore no any person authorised by him, to tako t'e noles of it ser med like.nu jufast wo losing so much wealth, why should and means of maintaining the Colony's
with hundreds of Chinso anxiously animosity towards the bound. He possession of, use, and control, trying for the right, and with no the strike worry us so much 1 - Il, on oneratial services a meeting was ho'd
ublic. waiting with their luggage to receive understood why they went away, any promiade, for any
but at the same time he could which he may consider purpose language but a cry," we understand the other land, they are indispensable at the Colonial Secretary's office
hart ab being purpose, that wiracres advised that bo➡conomically in lupensable-why yesterday of Government officials
Jurch without notice
be taken in many have she muddlers been allowed to and lead of big business house
permits to leave for Uantone human affaire that la feally cellent poil the ship for the sake of A standing, committes of five was
It was learned the afternoon that not help fouling there were good grounds for the "Il în kerako, nada appointed, with power to not. advide, many problems belog of "el porth of tart
can start a conflagration that many them strong firebrigades cannot extinguish. of
and to flourish platoons
in fixed bayon t
ESSENTIAL BERVICES.
PLENTY OF SUPPLIES,
Mr. W. S. Brown, who informed a China Mail reporter this afternoon A Chinu Mall reporter Being a that he had received no intimation bunch of broker on the Rialto that the men intended to step work. thought to be funny, by asking for a quotation on Bread Forward. A lend. ing broker promptly offered any quantity at five cents per pound up, for delivery March 4.
BAKERY STILL BUSY.
Messrs. Latio Crawford's request for volunteers to help run the Wife- man bakery was readily responded to
EXODUS TO CANTON. JUNES ATTEMPT TO LEAVE AT NIGHT.
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