STRIKE
CHINA
LOCAL STRIKE ITEMS: --- The Hongkong Hotel has commenced a bus service for Europeans from the Hotol to Causeway Bay and back through Happy Valley Tho faro is 20 conta...if concert has boon arranged as a token of appreciation to the Hotol staff for the notablo public devices they aro rondoring during tho strike. This conoort will take place in the grill room after dinnon on Saturday night. No charge will be made for on- trance but any contributions. Trom the audienco will go to the bonofit of the fow Chinese who have remained at york and certain others who have helped ... Upon enquiry in official circles this morning tho "China Mail was informou that many chinoso had given invaluable assistance to the Govorn mont both by personal servico and the oxamplo set to others to provent a panic. The chinoso Cham bor of Commerce has approved the proposal to form a Merchant Self Protection Corps, and has docidod- that a circular shall be sent to all the shops in thor Colony requesting thom to detail two men oach for duty.
The Government is to be asked to supply badges and whistlos for thego mon. A Talkoo, ros- idont this morning had the unusual--and signifi- cant--experience of having a Chinese come to his house to gook work as a houseboy in placo of the abxont domestic. His application was granted and ho is now hard at work in the house 0thor residents report, that housoboys have come back to say that they oxpost to return to work shortly. The majority of sorvants howevorvaro still on striko. The highest praiso is due to Lano, Crawford, Ltd. for their enterprise in equipping Cafo Wiseman with machinery that has enabled the supply of broad to bo maintained, not only in
groator quantity, but as some residents avor, in oven anor quality than usual. The European "Endtrossos' are) proving very popular and will bo greatly missed when timos, return to no Yesterday evening, and again this mor
wator-front nos son crowded with dejected and Wosbogone throngs...
nessconsolato
whothom they would bo better off in Ganiton
doubtfull at the steamoms or Loant wharvoa...Most Colony are accepting the inconvor hardships of no strike without thoro aro a fow who do
a state of omorgency oxlats A Chinoso actually protested to a wo11-known cafo that ho had oup instead of a tea cup and crimce rectifiod Instantor panios are sti Scouts ara doti broa.ch.
moans
without do13 soul work large bate this afterno Eron Canton
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JUNE
26 :
DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL:
ed to be a turning point the better or for the wor Boat Festival appears to
on the trend of events. This
been due in some measure to the very showery weather of the past few days. Anyway fact remains that the general position today, apart from minor changes, appears to be very little altered, being neither more serious generally "speaking, nor greatly improved. The outlook in short is still somewhat obscure, and while some quarters confidently expect the trouble will ber over within a few days as one prominent resident put it) it is still too soon to hazard a prediction with any safety. Notwithstanding the shortage of money owing to the strike West Point last night was as gay as ever for the Dragon Boat Festival, all the restaurants, brilliantly illuminated, producing chow as if from nowhere as one reveller solemnly observes for the large numbers who made merry therer
HOTEL'S RECORD -- Yesterday the grill ruom of the Hongkong Hotel served 2,650 meals. Today it is expected that the figure will be exceeded by about 200....In spite of severe handicaps owing to the boys having gone on the Hongkong Club is "carrying on," the Bar being manned by Europeans. Ladies are also giving valuable help in the serving of meals, refresh- ments, &c........ Today it has been reported that one or two shipping offices have lost part of their Chinese staff. The Chinese newspaper workers are still on strike for some curious reason bast known ta themselves, since the anti-
oreign excuse cannot be sibly adva ed.
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