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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1927.
TRADES UNIONS,
Labour Strongly Opposes Legislation.
ATTITUDE OF LIBERALS,
Rugby, April 5. The Labour leaders to-day were united in strongly denouncing the Government's Trade Union Bill The Parliamentary Labour Party all but decided not to discuss the El pending a detailed explanation by the Executive.
measure.
400 PER CENT?
MONEY LENDER LOSES CASE
EUROPEAN WARDER SUED.
An Indian money-lender who, it was alleged, had made a European for four times the amount actually warder in dire need of money sigh received, Becovered neither the amount signed for, nor the amount actually lent, in his suit against the warder in question at the Summary Court this morning.
TO-DAY'S WEDDING.
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St. John's Cathedral was the scene of an interesting wedding this P. C. Perfect, 2nd Battalion, King's afternoon, the parties being Capt..
Own Scottish Borderers; and Miss
A Hog, the daughter of Mr. Hog. writer to the Signet Edinburgh, and Mrs. Hog, of Edinburgh. The bride arrived in the Colony on the
"Malwa.""
Was Misa
The suit turned on the local Or The General Council of
the finance under which raney-lenders. Trade Union Congress is launching so debarred from sung for money
The wedding was very largely national campaign against the tent to local civil servants unless attended by military and naval such servants are in receipt of offsets and their wives and many The Liberals, who are meeting lealary, in excess of $200 a month.. other prominent members of the this evening to consider their The money-lender did not sue community. attitude towards the Bill are reti-for the amount signed for but for
The ceremony was performed by cent about expressing any opinion, $340, the amount alleged to have the Rev. G. F. Stopford, Chaplain. beyond saying that clarißention of been actually paid the warder. This to the Forces.
daesto The bridesmaid the trade union law, particularly in was claimed as damages [regard to a general strike, is neces-alleged fraudulent misrepresenta- 'Mahoney and the bride was also sary and desirable.-British Wire-tion by the warder as to the amount attended by Miss Cumming and Hens Service. "
of his salary,
Master Cumming, Mr. o Arculli, for the money | The bride was given away by lender (plaintiff), indicated that, in Commander C. H. Phillips, RN, view of the warder's salary being. M. Dockyard less than $200 a month, the suit for The best man, was Liout, the Hon damages was the only remedy the w. F. C. J. H. Napier (Master of Mr. Ramray MacDonald: "It is plaintiff had for getting his money Napier). one of the most dangerous expres-back aions of class war I have ever known."
Labour Leaders' Views.
London, April 5. To-day's views on the Trade Enion Bil are as follows:-
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"Dire Need" of "Money.
Mr. J. R. Clynes: "It fa vindictive. The defendant admitted having partisan legialation; a gift to the put on the promissory note that he Communists."
was in receipt of $220 a month but Mr. Bowen, Secretary for the said that he told the money-lender postal workers: "This Mussolinic that he was not receiving $200 and legislation will arouse the whole the money lender replied that un- Civil Service against the Govern-less he put that on the note the money would not be forthcoming.. Needing the money badly, the fendant put that sum on the note although it was a false sum,
ment."
Mr. A. J. Cook: "This dechration of war will create a greater conflict than last year."
Mr. Coppock Secretary of the Operative Buliders' Union: If the Bill is passed every trade unionist will be in jail"-Reuter..
THE DIVIDING LINE.
BEFORE AND AFTER LORD LISTER
TRIBUTES TO A PIONEER.
Rugby, April 5.
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The groomsmen were Lieut. R. P. Reid, Lieut. H. A. Kelly, Lieut. J. G. Shillington and Lieut. J. D. Welch.
A reception is to be held at the Officers' Mess Murray Barracks, after which the bride and bride- groom leave for their honeymoon ať Fanting.
BRAWLERS IGNORE: WARNING.
Defendant also said that. started by borrowing $50 from the money-lender and, not having paid
Major, Willson, this morning it back and still being in debt else Aned two Chinese $5 each for where, he asked for another $40, fighting in Stanley Street. In- which he got on signing promis- spector Cotton said a constable sory note for $400, the understand-who saw the accused engaged in ing being that the $50 lean would be a heated argument warned them merged in it. He had paid cer to go away, but the dispute was: tain amount of Interest on this note regumed Immediately after the and had alec borrowed further suma policeman departed. Eventually In respect of which he had been made to sign for amounts far in words led to blows and both men
were taken into custody. excess of what he received and in respect of which he was required to pay interest.
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The plaintiff went into the wit- The centenary is being celebrat-ness box and denied that it was at Antenor, Bentench. President Pierce, Hellas, Anhui, Linald, Tied of the birthday of Lord Liater, his instigation the amount "3220 a karang. Tillehnet. Beeletrix, Lorenzo. Unda, Havre, Kidderpore, Sze-pioneer of antiseptis treatment in month" had been inserted on the chaen, Haihong. Tonkin, Kashima Maru. Tenyo Marü, Kotac Muru.
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surgery,
Delegates from the leading for the defendant had told him that was promissory note. He alleged that eign countries and Dominions, and his salary and that it was on this from British, Universities and learn- false statement be had received the ed societies were received. by the loan. King at Buckingham Palace..
Examined by Mr. P. Jacks At a reception given by the Royal (Pulsne Judge), plaintiff admitted Society of Medicine, Sir St. Clair having lent money to other warders Thomson, paying a tribute to Lord and that he knew of the Ordinance Lister's work, said that only fifty prohibiting recovery of money in years ago the results of surgical respect of such receiving not more wounds were hardly better than in than: $200. the dark ages,
and yet Liste. His Bonour remarked that, know- lived to see his work and teaching ing this, he should have made en- result in the saving of more lives quiries as to whether the defendant that all the military heroes of all was in receipt of such salary. ages, had destroyed. The history
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Moderate monsoon may be ex- pected along the S.E.. coast, of, China....
Only one Court was held at the Central Magistracy this morning on account of Mr. R. E. Lindsell being, indisposed. In the absenco. of the First Magistrate, Major Willson sat in the big court.
of surgery would always be divided into the times before and after Plaintif: I trusted him. Lister. ".
Re-called and examined by Mr. el This morning the Premier receiv-Arculli, defendant admitted that he ed: the delegates and members of had borrowed money from another the Lister family. To-morrow moneylender and that in this case there will be a memorial service also the promissory note was made tion that the defendant had in each 4.30 p.m. at Westminster Abbey-British out with the words "aalary $220 a case stated this to be his salary,
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Defendant denied this, Defendant denied, however, that His Honour found that plaintif; It was his instance that this amount. had not proved fraudulent mis- had been put on
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