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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
yeon the Soviet and her inten- INSTITUTE DINNER Kong and wished to avail himself
tions toward her neighbours in the not vary distant future. Finally, the franc has fallen to a new low-level, owing to the finan- cial deadlock and the fears of M. Briand's Cabinet being wrecked..
UNDERSTANDING..
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GOVERNOR ON STRIKE.
AATTEMPTS.
"COMPLETE VICTORY,”
Future Of Shipping. And Engineering...
As:
of the opportunity and say a word of praise and thanks to the Chinese-, Engineering Guild
For several days before, Chinato New Year determined attempts" wore made by the Canton. Striko. Committee to persuade the mem- berg of the guild to down tools, They refused to do so and behaved, with sound common seņas, ga
Chinese labour, was deserving of special praise for their courage in spite of and in face of attempts. of threats and intimidation. Those responsible had been taught the worthlessness of Bolshevik propa- gande
Was
permanent
SHIPS OFFICERS. POSSIBLE BREACH WITH INDO-
The dinner arranged by the In- stitute of Engineers and Ship Much, if not all of life's worries builders Instaad of the usual dance and difficulties are due to mis- at the City Hall was given to a understandings. It is probable very large number of members and that the difficulties through which a few distinguished guests at the we are passing in the Far East Roof Garden of the Hongkong
The Guild had set a fine exame can be traced to some initial mis-Hotel last night.
ple "which others had followed.. understanding allowed to grow Mr. B. L. Frost presided and Chiese New Year had now well and become large in size by the among those supporting him were begun and the victory over the
Committee addition of matters outside the His Excellency the Governor, Com Canton Strike
He hoped that this original point at issue, In this modore A. B. Stirling, the Hon complete. way each side views the other as Mr. P. H. Holyoak, the Hon. Mr.marked the beginning of the end through coloured spectacles But H 7. Creasy, Captain Steele, of the trouble which through o recently two types of East and A.D.C. to the Governor, Capt, fault of ours we had been involved West have made utterances which Pallot, D.S.O, RN. Mr. S. in. It was only right, that the on- may be taken as indicative of Gingham, Mr. R. B. Forster, Mr.gineering and shipbuilding guilds opposite views. Rabindranath. Ormiston, Eng. Capt. Mckinley, should have shown the way.
Br J Ormiston proposed the Tagore, the Indian mystic, tells RN and Mr Allan Cameron us that "the view that Asia gets
The President, Mr. B. L. Frost, toast of the visitors and coupled of the West in their mutual deal Proposing the future prosperity of with it the name of Mr. Bald.
4 Great Future," Ings is that of a titanic power the Engineering & Shipbuilding with an endless curiosity to Industries of Hongkong, coupled The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak analyse and know, but without with it the name of Mr. James replying, said it had been stated sympathy to understand; with Reid, Manager of Talkoo Dockyard that the shipbuilding and engineer- numberless, arms, to coerce and
Engineering Co.
ng industrien were the, e blood" He referred to his early career 8 the Colony. From personal acquire, but no serenity of soul to and the great strides that had been observations during his time in, realise and enjoy." The mystic. made in all kinds of ships since the Colony he had seen, in 25 like the onlooker, may see most of then. He also referred to the ears ship after ship launched life. The West has seriously to early days of shipbuilding in Hong-which succeeded each other with consider it this is £
kong and to the enormous progrese improvement upon improvement. true picture. Some of us that had been made. Outside the Colony, pride of will dispute the statement either docks as Kowloon and Taikoo were equalled ships which could be made Such local until some of the recent ones had place may be given to the accept wholly or in part a few that part monuments to the untiring energy in any part of the world.
of it which states the absence of land foresight of the British, and ance by the House of Commons of serenity of soul to realise and were examples of what could be phesy that the greatest future of He would not hesitate to pro- the Treaty with Irak.. Great enjoy. This utterance may fit in done with 'Chinese labour properly the Colony was still to come, and Britain's case was ably presented with the fact that the evil that handled for without the Chinese that the present elreymstances by the Secretary of State for the men do lives after them; the good, these great undertakings could would quickly die away.. The pre- Dominions and the Colonies (Mr. tribute to a great orientalist. In conclusion, Mr. Frost asked over which we had no control way bunfed with their bones. In a never have been carried out. sent position due to circumstances L. M. S Amery). He literally scholar and diplomatist Sir Mr. J. Reid, on behalf of members merely a passing one. pulled to pieces the Labour Charles Eliot-it was said that he of the Institute, to accept an He believed. Hongkong, amendment, the adoption of which, was more interested in the dis address and Chinese giver saver destined to be greater in the next he declared, would mean that "we covery of some ancient eastern as a token of their esteem on his ten years than anyone could dreum should make ourselves ridiculous scientific discovery. In other member and past president, Mr. contracts, and this was due to the
manuscript than in the latest approaching retirement.
c. Ships were being built beyond in the eyes of the League of words, he had the serenity of soul Reid had always taken a keen in fact that the workmen devoted Nations, contemptible in the eyes to realise and enjoy: His type terest in the welfare of the In-theshelves to the defeat of the of the Turks, and odious in the may be few in numbers, but it is stitute, ever giving a helping hand conditions with which they had to eyes of the people of irak whomisation than any otherSir
the type that does more for civil when needed.
Gattle. In reply. Mr. Reid said he felt There had been ships lanchet we should. Have, betrayed." No Austen Chamberlain in the debate his approaching department keen-from both yards which surpassed less interesting in this connection on the Iraq Treaty gave utterance When he came to the Colony ships ever quilt in the history of was Sir Austen Chamberlain's dis- to a fact which should make us in 1908 as a raw young shipbuilder, the Colony. He did not speak as reasonably proud, "As Manda-he thought Hongkong was an easy un expert. but he believed the closure of his refusal, at Turkishors and trustees, we cannot bar place to live in and that he had dimculties through which we were London OfficesThe Far Eastora bidding in March of last year, to gain away the rights and interests come to a "soft" job. He could passing, would be of a very short Advertising Agency (London), Lid, 24, Devonshire
and that. barter away Irak's welfare to Bri- of Iraq in exchange for a conces-assure them it had not been a soft duration, Street, Bloomsbury, W.C.1.
tish capitalists thus giving the ion to British capitalists." Here Job in Hongkong. It was one of progress had not been interfered lie to the Labourite allegations again is a statement which does the hardest jobs in the world. He with and that the principles which
not harmonise with Tagore's that
had received considerable assist had made the Colony great would Chat British policy in Irak had the West is "without sympathy to ance from engineers in Hongkong, make it greater still. been solely actuated by sordid oil understand." It is natural to say and many had helped him without Hongkong, Saturday, February 20, 1926. concessions.....
so, but it is a fact nevertheless, knowing it.
Since he arrived in Hongkong Statesmen and politicians of all that whatever may have been the the Colony had advanced by leaps
lack of sympathy in the past, the navions interested in the League West has shown a willingness to and 'ktrides which one could hard- have been freely expressing their understand and to help towards a that Hongkong could produce ships ly foresee. He was quite confident views during the week on the ex-complete understanding on both and engines second to none in the
eiles. Quiet and featureless may best tension or otherwise of the
world. They were sometimes an- describe the happenings of the League Council as soon
&s Ger
naye and tempted to swear at the labour, but he did not think they past week. Locally, the Chinese many's application for admission
would find better labour anywhere New Year celebrations have been is granted. The concensus of" indulged in, giving food for opinion is that, for the moment; at thought as to how many similar any rate, any extension of the
he had to leave, the Colony.
Co. and the officers of their fleet as Mr. R. M. Dyer, proposing "Our" festivals will dome and go before membership of the Council, be-
Honorary President," said H.E from Hongkong that the proposed. a result of information receivor chaos. yields place to order inyond Germany, would be inoppor-
the Governor had spent his life in reduction to the salaries of the China.
tune. The most reasoned pro- The holidays associated,
public service; a great portion of eating staff would probably come it in Hongkong.. He was a man into force on March 1. with the Chinese New Year passednouncement on the subject comes About $7.000 in cash and $700 who put his heart and mind into equally quietly, only the interport from that veteran South African In jewellery comprised the loot his work
No official statement is. obtain- as every honest manable from the agents of the. Com golf fixtures, and the Fanling statesman. General Smuts, who taken by an armed robber gang should do. He would like to assure pany, or the China Coast Officers at the Fook Chun Hang Bank, No. 4.bim that the shipping and engineer Guild, but the Secretary of the Hunt Club steeplechase meeting states that for Germany "Locarno Wing Wo Street (in the heart ofing industry in Hongkong had Marine Engineers' Guild admitted serving to break the motonony the means the voluntary, deliberate, the city, within a few paces of every confidence in him, and wish that there appear to be serious while our focal footballers were and final renunciation of Alsace. Sincera's main store), at 4.30 p.m.ec him the best of luck in his up possibilities."
yesterday. Is this nothing to
hill battle at the present time: losing the big interport game in. Lorraine.
Pretending to deliver a letter,
It is interesting to note that a. The Governor's Speech, Shanghai by the narrow margin France? Is this to be lightly the robbers held up the staff with
combined meeting of members of of a goal and winning a secondary treated, and are others, then, to revolvers. The fokis were gagged, His Excellency, the Governor, in the China Coast Officers Guild their hands were tied behind their reply, said he thanked Mr. Dyer and Marine Engineers' Guild is to encounter by five goals to nil be
to guarantee the
backs, and their legs were, bound very cordially for the way he had take place in Hongkong to-morrow Socially, the interport golfers frontiers of France in the future? together so that one could not move proposed the toast, and also those (Sunday), morning.] dinner and a dancing display by Surely the situation between Ger- without the other. It was not till present for the way they had re- Misa Daisy O'Keefe's pupils many and France specially calls the gang had left that the alarmceived it aroused a certain amount of in-for honourable dealings and a was raisedi
He spoke warmly of the work Later: of engineers and shipbuilders and terest and enthusiasm, both func-scrupulous regard of all the pro-
said the engineers had made the tions being tempered by the re-prieties. Locarno began
Flevel land on the harbour front gret felt at the news of the pass-gentleman's busiest Let it be
where daily tasks They had developed the wonderful' ing away in London of Mr. D. K. completed in the spirit."
industry of cutting down hills and Blair, whose activities whilst in Another event worth recording
throwing them into the sea. This was very characteristic of Hong-
Tokyo, Feb. 19 the Colony earned for him univers the completion of the flight
kong:
The Java Arrow" from Yoko sal admiration and appreciation. from London to Capetown by Mr.
They had made the Pealt die-hama, bound for San Francisco, In other respects all that has oc- Alan Cobham an accomplish-
trict accessible by trame and roads, has wirelessed that she has picked curved to "mark the calendar" has ment that again brings British
and had built fine edifices in which up the Japanese freighter "Taishan we, lived in every nook and cranny Maru" 850 miles north-east of been another daring burglary in progress in the realm of aviation
in which they could be placed. Yokohama, which was drifting the heart of the city. Altogether, well to the fore. As a minor occur-
They had built walls and docks, helpless a month after & storm. the week, as indicated, would have rence may be mentioned the end fend at yesterday's hearing of graphs They had stored up the starving condition.
Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn appeared to de- railways, telephones and tele- Thirteen sailors were rescued in been more or less, flat, stale, and of the marine wireless operators the case in which three Chinese water in this island of fragrant · It is reported that nineteen of the profitless but for one redeeming strike at Home, which has been in merchants are charged with co-streama for the benefit of the crew who took to the lifeboats on feature the statement of His progress since last November spiracy to defroad the Wing On growing population. They had the 8th inst., are believed to be Excellency the Governor at the The employees have resumed duty, $50,000
Co.'s banking department of it up the hills by electricity so lost. Engineers dinner respecting the at a reduced rate of pay, but all. When Mr Zeitlyn suggested that lamps ended and the stars began. that one hardly knew where the determined attempts made by the their demands are to be made the ball of from 2000 to 35,000 would In word they had made the Canton Strike Committee to per-subject of negotiations and, fall at the cube, Mr. C. Jenkin Colony a healthy place to live in. suade the members of the Chinese ing these,riftration Next thing nearer $25,000 was nearer of Hongkong which had given it (prosecuting) replied that some- It was the shipbuilding industry Engineering Guild to "down there comes the rows of the Soviet the mark and he had perhaps not its wealth and importance He tools," As His Excellency re-negotiations with Austria for outlined the case sufficiently was very glad to find himself in marked, the Guild, in refusing to minitions and explosives, includ; sgainst the third défendent who the company of the men whose
the evidence would show to be the obey the behests of Canton, had ing the whole equipment of the master
craft had made Hongkong what set a fine example, which others Vienna arsenal" and the Danube
I was to day she to-be--their- "Mr. R. E. Lindsail fixed bail for
"Lord Willingdon arrived at -bönorary-president- hao followed, Chinese New Year boat building works, at Flacher each at 10,000 mad an approved
harna" this morning, on the Strike Intimidation.
"Empress of Russia," en route to security of $10,000,, Hearing will had well begun, and the victory mend If this report be correct commence next Tuesday afternoon;
With all his heart he wished China in connection with the dia” over the Canton Strike Committee and the negotiations succeed, the more than one sitting will be success to the engineering and posal of the British portion of the was complete.
3o máy well "keep their necessary.
liding" industries of Hong-|Boxer Indemnity,
A SATURDAY CAUSERIE,
naked
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$7,000. HAUL.
CITY ARMED ROBBERS" SUCCESS.
VICTIMS, TIED UP..
The Police report says that there were five robbers, four having re-
volvere The loot was $7,387 and entrance was affected at 4 p.m.
$50,000 CASE,
QUESTION OF BAIL" DECIDED.
CHINA SN, CO.
(Reuter's Service.).
Shanghai, Feb. 19.
There are serious possibilities of
in the world. He was only sorry a breach in the relations between that circumstances were such that the Indo-China Steam Navigation.
AJ
were done.
STARVING SAILORS.
JAPANESE FREIGHTER IN 'PEKİL,"
(Reuter's Service.)
BOXER INDEMNITY.
HEAD OF BRITISH MISSION
IN JAPAN, NA
(Reuter's Service,)
Tokyo, Feb. 19.
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