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MONDAY, MAY 21, 1929.
LAUNCH STRIKE.
WAGES ISSUE SETTLED.
REIN STATEMENT NOW
· OUTSTANDING.
The Conference between the owners and striking launchmen was proceeded with all through this morning at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs and a arwelt settlement was reached with regard to the question of wages.
The morning session concluded at about 1.30 p.m., and
the negotiations continued this
NORTHERN GENERAL COMING TO KIANGSL
(Reuter's Pacific Servion)
**
ShangHAT; May 29. Renter's Peking correspondent on May 29 says a mandate issued the day before appoints General Taxi Chan San as commander-in-chief of the Kiangui | reinforcementa. General Trai
shortly going to Kiangui with his own; command, the Chibli first division, and a division from Ichun commanded by General Chan Tah Shang. After his arrival in Kiangai General Thai will take over and reorganise the Kangal troops on the border of Kiangai.
afternoon at 3 o'clock when the W. W. YEN RESIGNS. outstanding point for discussion was
that of reinstatement of strikers.
The delegates returned from Canton on Bunday aftemoon. They stated that the result of last Friday's negotiations was placed before the members of the Guild, who agreed to accept an all round increase of $5
and to make no discrimi-ations with regard to Chinese owners who had previously agreed upon a graduated scale of increase. With regard to the nine demanda presented to the owners, the delegates thought a modification of some of them might be possible A few of the demands, including the the reinstatement of strikere could
not be altered.
CROSSING THE HARBOUR."
(Reuter's Pacific Service)
THE CHINA MAIL.
P & 1 S. “LONGOLA” IN COLLISION,
STRUCK BY THE "KUMANO MARU" AND BEACHED AT WOOSUNG: BACK TO DOCK IN SHANG- HAL
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE.
reports: A collision
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The N. C. Daily-Nest of May 32 which was fortunately attended by no loss of life or serious damage to the vessels concerned, took place early on Satur day morning between the P. & 0. 5. "Dongala "
And the N.Y.K.S. "Kumano Mart."
Shortly after 6.30 am as both vessels were proceeding on identic-
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PUBLICLY DECORATED A GENERAL.
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A good-looking, alim, and dapper young Belgian ar soldier, known, imong many other aliason,
Viccate de Benny, stood in the dock at Westminster and "heard an amazing account of his exploits during and since the war. He was charged with returning to the country after being previously deported as an unde sizable shen. When he has served sentence of thres months' imprison- mant he will again be deported.
Army and Navy officers, professors, ed at an hotel in Knightsbridge by Stephane Otto de Benty was arrest- and teachers.
Business men and Stock Brchangeland Yard. Beplying to the sharge Detective inspecto: Kirshner, of Scot-
he said:-
men.
Authors and journalista. Artists.
si courses of Woceung breakwater, | the "Kumane," for some unknown: Mr. Nevinson, SHANGHAL, May 28, Peking reports that W. W. Thus, overtook the "Dongala resigned yesterday night and left for Shanghai to-day."
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the wi e of
an Mr. Q. B. W. Sevinson, the arti
described the statement "theek.
the starboard. The latter was struck amidships. the prow of the N.Y.E. steamer grating against her bull from the vicinity of the engine room to the stern With few exceptions the pas sengers on the "Dongola "were asleep in their banks, and the naise of the impact was the first intimation they bad of what had happened.
I am very foolish. I thought I Thould get into trouble. I am stil soldier and have a right to wear this uniform until I get my pension.
"Artists maka very good husbands I know I should not come into this indeed." she said. "I have known country, but I am trying to do busi- many artists' wives and they are very news and make some commission, I happy. Artists are gay, cheerful, and came over by seroplane from Le Bour jolly, and artists and their wives stick get, in France, by the Instone Air together in spite of poverty and other Line. handicap. That shows how happy they are. I think there are fewer un happy manages among artists than among many other people,”
The Taikoo Bowling Club enter- aired the Bowls section of the
The "Dongola was not seriously Craigengowder Club on Saturday, damaged. As the was making entertained them lavishly and then water in the engine room and in beat them on aggregate points, though one of the holds, her commander, two out of the three visiting teams Capt. C R. A. Newby, S As a result ofs fall while moun won their rink events. It was a deemed it advisable to run her ting sa Aberdeen motor-bus in motion thoroughly enjoyable afternoon's
aground. “She WAS accordingly in Des Voeux Road West on Saturday: sport in every way, and even the beached on the Listoore Flats. The afternoon, a Chinese injured his feet defes ed players sajoyed it!
Japanese vessel sustained no damage. and had to receive treatment at the To even up the chances in the League After standing by to render any Government Civil Hospital Taikoo has very sportingly entered Though the naval men have now two teams, thus spreading their assistance, she was despatched on her i
strength. This match was with their "A" team. Scores:
FERILS OF TER JOURNEY.
!
become fairly adept at handling the ferries the harbour crossing still has its perils, due chiefly to the inconsis tencies of the ferry engines. This TABOO A morning, for instance, a big crowd of J. McCubbin Kowloonites, "congratulating them. Bateman selves on having judged it so well, D. Morrison... trooped cheerfully aboard the "Polar J. Ferguson....20 Star which pashed off just after T. Barker.... 8 o'clock. The engines sounded O. Amexy.....
ather "wonky," as one passenger R. Ferrie expressed it but the vessel made T. Drummond..19 fairly good progress until she got to the D. McIntosh central fairway. Then the engines | A. Holland .......... stopped dead and the "Polar Star W. Weir drifted around for half an hour or so W.Wotherspoon 27 until the "Evening Star" came across from Kowloon and towed her over to
the Ice House Street wharf.
Eren beze the voyager's troubles were not at an end for the landing stages (on the Eastern side of the wharf had mysteriously subsided so that the section used by the third
class passengers was several feet under water. Some of the coolies had almost to swim up the steps while the first class passengers had to clamber down from above as best they could.
CRAIGENGOWER,
G. Green W. E. Bose.. C. M. Omar.. R. Basa......21 A S. Alves'.. L. Rodriguez. F. Fisher F. Alien I. Pitt T. Wright
..21
C. C. Greener.
L. A. Rose ..11
66
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C.S.0.C. V. POLICE.
The Civil Service Cricket Club were
Scores -
1st FINE.
voyage to Japan.
Reports which appeared in the lying in bed. For some time I had press over the week end were to the noticed that the other vessel was affect that a dense fog hindered the overtaking ns. Then she remained navigation of the estuary. As out of sight for a few moments. On matter of fact the morning was fine. looking out of the porthole again 1 Although the sun was not shining, the was astounded to ree the bows of weather was fairly clear, with a light this ship within a few fect of the cab baze on the horizon. Looking towards in window, and an anchor keing hast Slanghai the masts and funnels of ly lowered. vessels in the river were visible.
Shortly after the collision, Mr.
A few seconds later and the "Dongola was hit, said this eyewitness P. C. Reilley, of the well known He fully expected that the bow of the firm of marine surveyors, left "Kamano" was about to enter the
to survey the Dongola." We under stand that in the opinion of the surveyors, she will only require to
I was in this country about two weeks ago then I arrived by bost at | Newhaver.
Producing a certificate of Del Benny's conviction and sentence an an undesirable alien at Bow-street on said at that time he was wearing the November 19, Inspector Kirchner giform of an officer of the British Royal Air Force. He was an accomp lished linguist and had forged papers made out to various influential people in the aviation world. He represented the Belgians and that he was deputed that he was air pilot to the King of to act on a special mission to Paris and London.
his favour?" asked the magistrate.
"Is there anything to be said in
"Yes," replied the inspector. “Un- doubtedly he has been a brave soldier, who fought against the Ger- mans. I believe ha is entitled to the Belgian decorations, the Medal Militaire, the Croix de Guerre, and the Commemoration Medal. He also
Shanghai on the tender "Gatzlaf," cabin. The "Dongols" shuddered states that he has the St George's through herwhole length. There was Cros of Busia. He was at one time also a disconcerting noise cansed employed as an interpreter at the through the plates of the two ships Commission of Reparations, Frank- be docked for three or four days. grinding against one another. Imfort, and having access to the official
After high tide (10.30 am) mediately after the collision paper and stamps,
at Wooeung yesterday the "Dongols" te stewards hastily în- "He provided himself with various WAS towed of
Lismore formed the Flats, and, under her own steam WAS DO
International Dock for
everyone that there letters of recommendation, describing Cause for lazım. The himself as a courier, promoted to
passagers were so taken by surprise to captain from hieu'snant in the many constituted the one excitement. Belgians having expressed regret that repairs that the appearance of the stewards to Belgian Army, the King of the For those in bed on the port aide at he could not prescnally congratulate the ship it was rather a prosaic affair. him.
JAPANESE ACCEPT RESFONSIBILITY,
at home on Saturday to the Police came up the Huangpu to the Pecreation Club. The CS.C.C. Won Here passengers were disembarked two rinks, and lost on the other shortly after noon. An hour sufficed winning the match by 23 points.
for the clearance of their baggage, while the passengers themselves were landed at the Customs Jetty. The The captain of the "Kumano" sc Dongola" was leaving for London cepted full responsibility for the calli with a full passenger list, which includson. A notice to this effect, in which ad 68 first-class; 26 second-class and the Japanese commander apologized it five deck passengers. Mr. C. Biron, he had been responsible for delaying night, had a very exciting experience Stanley (skip)..28 Grant (skip)..16 Shanghai agent for the P. & O. Com the journey, and expressed regret for
C.8.0.C.
FERRY HIM SHIP.
A. B. Allan... A boat-load of Kowloonites Roylance
Sack... crossing the harbour at 8u'clock last
58.
"Loong Laing
in midstream when a Star Ferry bumped into the sang" lying at anchor. Luckily the Sullivas.. висту was going elaw and the Seccombe
POLICE. Smith
D. Beid
A Reid....
2ad BINK.
Dick.... Cassin Robertson..
collision caused no serious damage. Bill (akip)......24 Grimmett(skip)11
The passengers had an anxious couple of minutes when the tower deck pas- sengers all rushed to one end of the launch, causing it to list dangerously: Order was soon restored however, and the launch was able to make the Hongkong wharf safely.
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King Yuan, (B. & S.) from Sings- pore.-Off Stonecutter.
Ying Chow, (B. & 8.) from Canton. -B.7.
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with fine powder.
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pany, and his family were among those on board. When the "Gatzlaff returned to Shanghai on Saturday she brought back about ten of those who had gone aboard the vessel..
▲ PASSENGER'S account. Mr. Julius Bradley, of H. H. Office of Works, who was leaving Shanghai for Bangkok on official business, must
saloons.
on
DECORATIU A SENKLAL
He had been deputed as a loading. figure in a public military ceremony
at Coblenz, where, sa Major De Beney,
of
the Belgian Army, he conferred the Belgian Military Medal on a distin the shock occasioned to thoss
guished American Gentral. board, was posted in the passenger He had called at Buckingham Palace with a view to introduction to the Duke of York, and had visited various aircraft works at Southamp ton and got about £21 by way of loan.
With that money he is said to have] damaged ship, he heard that secured some forgod paper upon
~ Kumano the
Another passenger acquainted with nautical technicalities, raid that although he did not see the Kdmano," being in a port cabin of the
言
dropped her which he was officially described as
have been in imminent danger of his starboard anchor, whereas had ahe Major De Beany of the Belgian Army. life had the weather-been rougher and lowered the port anchor the nose of With thess he went to Coblenz and the ships proceeding at a greater the ship would have been more likely | das received by General Allen, O.C.| speed. He told a North-Chind Desly to turn away from the "Dongola." U.S. Army in Coblenz News representative that the “Ku- The ships were pasỡng through a maze" crashed against the P. & 0 [fl-et of junks which necessitated a liner at the very spot where he was reduction in spoed. Had both been lying in his bunk.
going faster the collision would doubt- "I must have been one of the fawless hava praved more serions. passengers that were not taken an The damage included in addition to awares said Mr. Bradley. It was the stoving in of pistes above and daylight at the time. I had been the water line, the loss of a life boat, looking out of the porthole as I was which was smashed to pieces.
In the presence of a large body of American troops this adventurer sotusily conferred the Belgian Military Medal sa General Allen. Mr. Francis said he had been guilty of all sorts of fraud, and sentenced him, sa stated, to three mentba imprisonment, the old order of deportation being still affective.
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