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THE CHINA MAIL.
HOW THE SETTLEMENT
WAS REACHED.
Hongkong's anxious week-end is
calculated to convince strikers that THE AFTERMATH no reason remained for abstaining from returning to work.
GOVERNMENT'S ARRANGE-
MENTS.
able-bodied men will come forward to offer their services.
MECHANICS BACK TO-DA Y
SEAMEN EXPECTED TO MORROW.
TUESDAY
SHIPPING.
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EDIBLE OILS.
BLUE FUNNEL, STEAMER'S DANGO,›,
The last trip of the Blue Fuel liner "Titan" to London was note worthy as being the first case on record of a part cargo of peanut oil it bulk being brought to this country
account of
for
their
MARCH 7 · 1922.
MOTORISTS FINED:
The Captain Superintendent of Police Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe charged the driver of motor car No. before Magistrate Lindsell reckless
620
this
with morning driving in Garden Road, nid with failing to oby police orders, Mr. Wolfe said that had his driver not been watching the defendant's car
been inevitable. Defendant said that he was watching Mr. Wolfe's car and did not see the constable who motioned him to stop. He carried on because he saw Mr. Wolfe's car was stopping. A fine of $5 on each charge was imposed.
over and with it the strike. On The public are informed of the Friday night four delegates represent-following temporary strike arrange- Hongkong to-day was still obviously ing the Seamen's Union, accompanied {ments.
in the throcs of post-strik by Mr. Luk King Fo (deputy of the The organisation for the employ-reconstruction. The seamen's striks Commissioner for Foreign Affairs atment of all persons men and women was officially called off on Sunday says the Liverpool Journal of Com and pulled up a collision would have Canton) and six members of the other than Chinese is at the City night but there has not been enough merce. Formerly it has always been Canton Chamber of Commerce arrived Hall, under the Hon Mr. A. G. time even yet for the
news to the custom either to import it in Hongkong from Canton. On Stephen. It is requested that women
percolate through the ranks of the barrels which are a nightmare to the Saturday at 11 a.m. they met the will register their names. shipowners in conference at the City The organisation for the employ thousands of workers who ceased underwriter on Hall. The British Consul General atment of Chinese Volunteer helpers is work in sympathy.
leaking propensities or else for it to be Canton (Dr. J. W. Jamieson) presided. at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs Conditions were a good deal more partly manufactured into margarine The proceedings lasted until 4 p.m. It is hoped that a large number of normal to-day than they were yester on the Costinent and reshipped from Inspector Aria charged the driver of when it was announced that a com-
there. The "Titan," however, quite motor car No. 56 with speeding in day. The trams were running as successfully brought 650 tons of this Hunghom and failing to sound his plete understanding had been reached regarding all the economic questions The Captain Superintendent of usual and the mechanice employed in edible oil in her deep tank, which hocter when making a turning. The outstanding between the seamen and Police, Director of Public Works, and the electricity and gas works had come had been specially fitted with steam Inspector said that the defendant very the shipowners. The following scale Harbour Master are in charge of the back to work. Most of the dock heating coils its reception nearly knocked down a pedestrian, of increase was agreed upon. arrangements for supplying Chinese workers resumed this morning but at in the East Indies. It came across who jumped out of his way just in in perfect condition and there was time. Defendant was driving along Kowloon Docks they only remained st their jobs for an hour. After that out of the tank and into a number of did not slacken h's speed when turn- not the least difficulty in pumping it Taku Street at 20 miles an hour, and tools pending the
barges for its various destinations. ing into Wuhu Street. Fined $10 on they downed receipt of newe
Some of the Chinese jokis employed for their enterprise in seeing the each charge. in European business houses dribbled opportunities of the oil-pumping and back this morning but many of them carrying business on the London river with disregarding the signals of police the greatest credit is due to the Tower officers regulating traffic in Queen's have not mado, up their minds to:
Ship Repair Company, a small, but Road East during the races, all esume yet. The houseboys and amaks
very wide awake concern which is pleaded that the traffic was re showing no inclination to return being run by a former Engineer congested that it tuck all their and there are stroag ramours Commander of the Royal Naval attention looking after the wheels. making a demand for an increase in infinite expansion, especially now that charges and they were dismissed with Reserve. The business is capable of Inspector Garrod did not preas the the various port authorities are a caution. pay before they return to work. coolies and stevedoring guilds which oil danger really seriously, and, there Up to tithin time to-day the coal showing eigus uf taking the floating were outlawed had not been reinstated
fore, are presumably preparing to by the Government who, according to
Hongkong, Canton, and
Ltd. Other British Companies'
DER A. WING & 00.
60 Dea Voir Road, CENTRAL.
BARTLEY-On February 23, 1922, at Shanghai, to Mr and Mrs H. S. Bartley, a son.
DEATH.
here. Enough to say that a fairly
demands
Terms
accepted
labour.
The Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Messer is Food Controller. He is assisted by Mr. N‚L.. Smith, Superintendent of Imports and 30 Exports, Mr. G. R. Sayer, Head of the Sanitary Department, Mr. J. H. Taggart, and Mc. A. E. Crapnell.
Mr. E. B. C. Hornell and Mr. W. C. Shiner are in charge of the food ar- rogements at the Peak, the depot being at the Peak Hotel.
.20
Chiness river steamers.. 321 Other Chinese river Bteamers up to 1,000 tons d.w.
321
30
Macao Steamboat Co's steamers
25
river steamers (taking the scale of Hongkong,
Canton and Macao
Steamboat Co. ав
base.)
+25
20
Coasting steamers.
2h
20
171
15
171
15
174 20
15
Java Lines.
Pacific Lines European Lines.. Australian Lines.
The rates referred to above as the men's demands represent the scale they submitted in
the course of
Bogotiations with the employers and represent, of course, a considerable reduction on their original request for an increase of 40 per cent for those
receiving less than $30 and 30 per cent for those receiving more than $30. Differences of opinion having arisen regarding the interpretation of clauses a second copterence was held. It was
The Kowloon Residents' AssĢMİU-
tion is in charge of the food »rrange ments at Kowloon, the depot being at the Dairy Farm premises. The Secretary of the Association is Br C A. da Roza, 7 Queen's Road Central, telephones 420 and K. 68.
from Canton.
that the hotel servants intend
Several motor car drivers charged
B0
Forestry Department who was charged Mr. Spinks of the Botanical and
Commander Beckwith, R. N., is the S.C.A., were waiting for a definite Tange some sort of a barge service with a similar offence and with having
Coal Controller.
Residents or the Island should apply for coal to the Union Insurance Society. Residents in Kowloon should apply to the Kow, loon Residents' Association.
assurance that the men would resume their occupations.
Inquiries made at the office of the Seamen's Union, which was re-established yesterday, disclosed The superintendent of Botanical
that some of the seamen's delegates and Forestry Department is in charge arrived back in Hongkong by the of supply and distribution of fire- mid day train. They had not yet wood.
reached the Union Office but would Commander Beckwith. R. N., is in be along later on. The seamen at Can- charge of arrangements for dis- ton, a China Mail reporter was told, charging ships. He is assisted by held a meeting yesterday and urged Captain Arthur and Captain Douglas.
release
for the reception of waste oil.
'YEAR'S NEW VESSELS.
The complete returns of the year's launches in the United Kingdom are not yet available, but some of them are, and it is obvious that the output has been small.
Returns received from shipbuilding
yards and marine engineering shops show that on the Clyde this, year 314 Union of
men vessels of all kinds, aggregating arrested in
514,549 tons, were launched, while connection with the strike. This was the machinery constructed
who havo been
failed to produce his driver's licence, said that be bad changed his clothes and had left his licence behind. He was fined $5 on the latter charge.
LATEST WAR WEAPON,
MR. EDISON DESCRIBES HIS
SON'S INVENTION.
agreed that the wages increase should apply to the Rav. G.T. Waldegrave, done this morning and now all that equivalent to 588,791-horse power was designed to clear the German
a
be made retrospective to January 1, and that half pay should be allowed doring the period of the strike, but protracted discussion seemed inevita- bie on the question of paying men whose ships had sailed with Northern crews until Sir Robert Ho-tung under took to guarantee the last 4 months of the monthe suggested by Dr. Jamieson as the period in which sea men otherwise liable to strancing would be entitled to half pay until their ships returned.
The agreement was signed at five
by pressmen, Dr. Jamieson said that the terms would not be divulged until
they had been submitted to Canton.
was
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Edison says it proved a great success when tried by the Council of National Defence on an island of the Key West Group in Florida.
A strange device invented by his Persons desiring the services of Ca-
son during the war, but too late to be utilised, is described by Mr. Thomas dete or Boy and Sea Scouts should
Was A. Edison, the famous inventor. It Seamen's Institute. Tel., No. 2874.
remains to be accomplished before This shows a big drop from last year, trenches before an infantry charge. Hospitals or other Institutione re the seamen begin to come down is when the tonnage was 669,960 and quiring assistance from members of the reopening of the outlawed Unions. horse power 655 917. The highest the St. John's Ambulance Brigade, It is thought that if this is arranged tonnage is that of William Beardmore Overseas, should apply to Mr. E. to day the seamen will begin returning and Co., who launched three large Ralph's, Assistant Commissioner, at by to-morrow's trains from Canton.
liners, three oil tankers, and a cargo As he describes it, the invention is the Education Department or Peak
motor-ship. the total being 60,179
in the form of a wheel, 3ft. high, Gin. tons. Usually the highest total is to wide, filled with a bigh explosive, and the credit of a firm which specialises having a steel rim smooth and heavy. in cargo steamer; but this year the
à time fuso regulates the explosion demand has been so pour that three
of the charge. liner firms-Dalmuir, Clydeholm, and Clydebank-head the list. Not one
Hotel.
The Director of Public Works is in
charge of transport and of Miscellan Boue Services,
The Government calls upon all citizens to resume their ordinary occupations. It guarantees full prot
person thould lose his life as a direct at consequence of being engaged in car rying on his customary work, the Government will pay to his family
sum of two thousand dollare.
a
Appropriate payment will be made in the case of injury.
SEAMEN'S RETURN.
ARBESTED MEN RELEASED.
one
Attached to the shafting of o Enquiries made by a China Mail
highly-geared tractor. the wheel was o'clock amid applause. Interviewed ection to life and property, and if ny reporter at the Seamen'e Union office war vessel figures in the output of the set revolving as terrific speed and
230 this afternoon elicited river. The great majority of the then released as by catapult.
Describing the experiments made the information that all the members larger and faster vessels are driven by of the Union-thirty-nine in uam- geared turbines, but there is a notable with it Edison saya:
"When the speed developed $5.000- When the agreement had been sub-
ber-including Mr. Daniel Robinson, group of motor ships. Of these latter who had been imprisoned during the nine were launched, two by Harland mitted to the Union, immediate stej e
strike, were released last night. Some and Wolff, two by A. MeMillan and surface feet a second the wheel was automatically released from the will be taken to get all the machinery
of the seamen have already returned Son, and each by John shafting. In front was an inclined in motion for recuring the return of
If any body of workers desires spe. from Cantoh by train this after- Brown and Company, William Deany plane, down which it sped with the the men to work. The earliest cial protection, the Government will noon, and the others are due and Brothers, the Ardrossan Ship velocity of a bullet. It would some- possible date which the seamen's
house such body in a separate build-back by steamer to-zaorrow building Company, William Beardmore times go two miles, cutting like a delegates considered likely
for ing or buildings, will make arrange. morning. Arrangements have been and Co., and William Hamilton and knife through everything in its path. the general retum to
"It went through 200 feet of ments for meals, will escort the work made to despatch the "Fatahan," Co. There were no really big liners, as Wednesday, but
"Kwangi" and "Hoisan" to Can- the term was understood before the closely set wire entanglements as if they ers to and from their work, and will to pirees at the last moment. Work smoothly, it might be possible to get homed. complete issue of the China Mfail fell thought that if the machinery worked guard the buildings where they are ton to-night to bring back the war, but there were a few very they had been cobwebs. It would seamen, but the actual departure interesting mail and passenger vessels eat its way through a wall and shoot was resumed on Sunday, in prepara- the bulk of them back by Tuesday
the vessels will be of the intermediate type. The largest on until the time fuse exploded it, A proclamation has been issued by tion for Monday's paper, and we were alternoon. "You must clearly under- H.E. the Governor calling out the vol sabject to the return by the police vessel put into the water waste when it levelled everything within ford to expect the return of the men stand," he added, "that the meetings anteers "for actual military service of the tallymen and check clerks Union Castle liner "Windsor Onatie 160 feet." on Monday. The regrettable delay in which took place yesterday and to-day until further order."
guilde' signboards and other pro- of 19,000 tons which was launched by producing official confirmation of the between the shipowners and seamen's
perty seized. Representatives of the Prince of Wales at Clydebank in the guilds, our reporter was informed, March. There were also the Italian were actually at that moment at the liner "Conte Ross," of 18,500 tons. at Central Station making the necessary Dalmuir, the Anchor liner Tuscania," arrangements for the immediate of 17,000 tons, at Fairfield; Canadian re-opening of the guilds.
Pacific liner "Montclare," of 16,420 tons. at Clydebank; the Australian liners "Larga Bay" and Esperance Day, each of 18,851 tons, at Dalınuir; and the P. and O. liner "Balranald," of 13,140 tons, at Greenook.
CREW-At the French Convent Rossettlement kept them away until this delegates discussed only the economic pital ou March 3 Archibald morning, and all we could manage points. There are certain questione Hibbard Crew beloved eldest yesterday was to post up outside our which the seamen have to discuss with son of the late Edwin George office, at the Hongkong Hotel and at the Government but that is a totally Crew and Mrs. Crew of Clifton the Hongkong Club, a conspectus of Bristol, England, aged 36.
the news to date, including Reuter's separate thing."
The Chin: Mil.
"TBUTE, ZUSTION, POWE
Arvine."
É maxoNG, TUESDAY. MARCH.
1989.
APOLOGIES AND EXPLANA- TIONS.
We might perhaps banken for granted, without undue promption, that our readers would understand that the interruption of the Chino
CORRESPONDENCE,
PROHIBITION.
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The seamen's delegates then met messages from outside. In re-appear the government representatives, the ing today, it is not advisable that Assistant Colonial Secretary, Mr. A. To the Editor of the "* China Mall."] we should comment upon recent G. M. Fletcher, the Attorney general, events with the freedom that we us Mr. J. H. Kemp, and the Secretary Dally claim. Although the situation for Chinese Affairs, Mr E. R. Hallilax.
other quarters.
Sir, I see in your paper and
others Irom time to time what purports
of
SHANGHAI RELIEVED.
[China Mail SPECIAL.]
SHANGHAI,
March 6. Announcement of the settlement of
GENERAL NOTES. ·
Launched on Saturday at Birken
is now hopeful, the rupture still has Meses A. O. Lang, G. T. Edkins and to be news items from America telling ragged edges which loyalty to society D. G. M. Bernard were present but of the failure of prohibition, the great requires should not be exacerbated. took no active part in the proceed loss to the government etc. This is the strike has been welcomed in Shang- We propose to exercise the helpful ingo. At the conclusion of the con-all propaganda on the part of the hai. Anxiety prevailed here owing head by Mesers, Cammell, Laird, & patience eo adm rably exhibited inference over two hours later, it was lignos interats. In January the U. to the growing uneasiness of Chinese Co., the Patin," built for the banane
announced that the Government had g, Commissioner of Prohibition re workers during the week-end... agreed to rescind the order in council forted that two years of prohibition declaring the Seamen's Union an un- had caused 17 500,000 former con- lawiul society and to hold a public sumers to abandon drinking and that fudicial inquiry into the Shatin shoo the entire drink bill of the nation had ting ineldent. The seamen's delegates decreased $2,000,000,000 a year. This on their part undertook to issue 10,000 is the report of a government official. notices that evening, recalling all atrikers to work, :
LOCAL AND OENERAL.
The T. K. K. s.s. "Sbinyo Maru" Mail service was not want a or will sail (to-morrow) March 8, at voluntary. We have at been on p.m. strike. We have be stricken.
With a
EVOD
kabanata
5
Yours, sto.
AMERICAN.
Major E.D, Matthews, RG.A Takada" on February 26, and 12 arrived in the Colony by the attached to the China Command, He was accompanied by its Matthews and two children.
and that in our most sensitive Two fatal cases of plogue, Yesterday morning the Colony was Tegione.
contented and Chinese, were reported on Saturday, surprised to find that far from Hongkong, March G. we believe a loyal prating, staff, also a non-fatal case of relapsing sympathy strikers already out we expected at one time to tep in fever, Indian, and one of paratyphoid suming, the engineering gulds had touch with our rendera, nfd give them fever, Chinese,
struck, paralysing the Poak and street at least the essential, facts,
trans and bringing dock work to a when our plating staff was drawn.in] Mr. Jacob G. Schurman, the standstill. The Electric and Gas by the whirlpool of the general strike. American Minister at Poking, and Mrs. Companies were also affected we were so organized, as the Schurman who are at present visiting while fow ricehas and chaire were European staff, with the Invaluable Manus, are expected to arrive in the about. Misgivings were allayed when help of two vointers, that Colony on Saturday morning on the it became known that the men had we will counted on carrying United States Cruiser " Albany, "It stopped work solely because the All day on Saturday, I understood that he, Schurman, who strike had been previously planned. from an ently hour, ten publu as is making a tour of Southern China, and there was no time to call it of cher Street house much work as should love sufleed will leave for Cauton on Monday before the settlement became known and wo mory for
boograming, Marth, 15, returning to long. La bit in the morning, the Government were defented by a bruak down too: kong on the 18th, and sailing the same pabllabed a gasatts extraordin Michalcal, to be conveniently explained, pleas for Swatow,
Confirming the settlement. “This
ROMANTIC CAREER.
SMUGGLER KING.
HUGE LIQUOR HAUL BY POLICE.
A wealthy. Negro residing in luxuri- ous apartments in a fashionable quar- ter has been discovered to be the "king of the Washington liquor smugglers. This was after a raid by the prohibition authorities on the smugglera, haunts. Thirty-one smug- spirits were captured by the raiders, glera and thousands of gallons of who were 180 strong
trade between the West Indies; and One of the largest hauls was made Europe, has a capacity for at least in an underground vault protected by 100,000 bunchies of bananas.
shot guns which discharged automa tically on the approach of the intru- dera. One of the smugglers had £10,000 hidden in a fiat which ho would not entrust to the bank for fear of its being attached.
The Netherlands India Shipbuild- ing and Coasting Co. at Sourabaya Sir Jeste Boot, who has just pre-have built for their own use a small sented a new park to his native town pontoon dry douk of 40 metre length of Nottingham at a total cost of a and 12 metros width, this being the quarter of a million sterling, has had firet dry dock built in India. one of the most romantic catedra of + any man living. He was born in very humble circumstances, and asu boy assisted his mother in a small barbalist business in Nottingham. was from this shop that the vast And draggists business that
PASSENGERS.
DEPARTURES,
A severe denunciation of the present situation in connection with the enforcement of the probibition lawa was made at Denver, Colorado, by Judge Ben Lindsey, a magis trate, who discharged overal young mèn obarged with supplying liquor to women. He declared that he frould Hot continue to punith the pobr
ere allowed to go free by
the