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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1948.
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PICTURE OF THE DAY TRADE UNIONS BILL
TREMORS SHAKE HONG KONG in Splints Peaceful Picketing Non-Paylag
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Earthquake Shocks Felt Over Wide Area
Bowrington Canal
Where Ignorance
Area Panic
Was Bliss? Earthquake tremors lasting two full minutes were
Bristol, Mar. 3.
Twenty members of the local chapter of the Bri- tish Soviet Society boarded the Russian ship yesterday wlih gifts
Setenga
of
flowers. They were prompt- ly ordered off.
The ship's navigator. who told the delegation he was acting on orders from the explain, said they were "absolutely forbidden to be on board."
The Rev. John Bliss and the other Society members left their Japonica Snow- drops and Pringle on the ship's deck. There misunderstanding," said the Rev: Mr. Bliss. -- United
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be
nome
Afternoon's Fun Ended In Tragedy
felt over a wide area in the Colony yesterday
afternoon.
In some districts the tremors were slight, in others, particularly in the Bowrington Canal district (Matheson Street, Sharp Street, Russell Street and Tang Lung Street) they were severe.
In the Bowringlon Canal area realdents thought the buildings were giving in. Many panicked and rushed out into the streets.
Several householders in the Brea, said their furniture and household fixtures were shaken One boy
was doing his home- work. The
table vibrated much that an ink bottle on it Why upset.
An official recording of the earthquiske could not be made in Hong Kong as the Royal Obser- vatory has no seismograph,
The tremors were felt mostly by people on upper
floors of buildings in the Central District, Wunchal, and in the vicinity of Sincere's and Wing On, between 5.11 p.m. and 5.13 p.m.
One
man, living on the Moir of Queen's Building, was bathing at the time. The water
Several offers reported swaying ceiling fans and electric lights and shaking furniture.
A senior official of the Royal Observakry told the "China Mail" that be felt the tromors between 3.12 p.m. and 6.13 p.m. They lasted from one-a-half two seconds with a slight sliding motions,
Without the necessary recura- ing instruments, however. he could not say from which direc- on the earthquake waves struck Hong Hong.
The Central News Agency. whose offices, are on the 6th floor of the Bank of East Asla Bulld ing, reported that small tables in The office vibrated during the | tremors.
Residenta top
in the tub rose and tell as if the
of the Penirsuta
General
Amnesty
Vienna, Mar. 2.
A general amnesty for all Austrians who hand in file- gal arms and ammunition before March 14 was · de- clared today by the. British military authorities in Aus- irla.
It was added that security conditions in the one had materially Improved,—Reu. Ler.
Crisis In Central America
San Jose, Costa Rica, Mar. 2. President Teodoro
Hotel and European "Y" told 4 Picardo ordered all Costa. "China Mall" reporter that plRica's banks to be closed lures and photographs on the
ab had been tilted. He thought wall "swung like a pendulum." on Tuesday and Wednes- the building was collapsing,
The quake was felt as far
was diso
anthe China Mail office,
felt In
due to some electrical :defect.
Previous 'Quake
In
They're doctoring up the Post Office as this picture › shows. What is really need- ed is, of course, not juvenation, but a bullding.
re- new
Soong Not
To Become
Permitted
An Ordinance to provide for the registration and control of trade unions in the Colony, and. machinery for settlement of trade disputes, had its first reading in Legislative · Council yesterday....
Introducing the Bill the Attorney-General (Mr.
J. B. Griffin) said:
"The necessity has long been "The other and perhaps leasar seen in the United Kingdom and features of this Bill are tʊpro- elsewhere within the Empire for vide for trade disputes. As to legislation for the regulation and them there is provided in the guidance of trade unions, and Bill clause 33 allowing of percen also for legislation providing ful picketing in connection with machinery for the settlement of ande disputes.
trade disputes. In fact, in tha "It is desirable that I should Criony in the years unmediately emphasise the words "peaceful preceding the war this necomity | picketing." It must be peaceful was also fell, and a Bill was because there is a prohibition and drafted and in fact printed, an offence created by clause 32 rather similar to the Bill now picketing or any other action batore Council,
n furtherance of a trade dispate The necessity for such legisla were to involve violence of In- tlon, recognised sa oxlating pre-midation.
less today, and the Bbefore Council is designed to provide legislation for the cbjects which I have mentioned.
"The Bill in clause 2 defines trade dispute and trade union.
"The Bill
provides that an officer, to be known as Registrar of Trade Unions, may be appoint cd by the Governor.
war. a no
Arbitration
"However, on this aspect trade dispute settlement pravi- sion is made by clause' 3ỡ where. by the Governor may appoint, an i Arbitration Tribunal for settle ment of trade disputes, the award of Bitch Tribunal being given publicity,
Passengeri
Canton, Mar. 3. More than 300 non-par ing PAMongers, have bẹên
· arrested on 'the ̧ · Canton Kowloon railway.
As a result, authorities have pronounced this run "clear" of: such-' passentors andbaro : shifted “, their Hankow- campaign to the Canton line which is facing a similar problem.
Most of those taken into custody had 'dressed' na 'so?» diers in an effort to evade tloket payment. Bome will be sent to Hainan Island and Manchuris to work in labour groups. ~* Associated
Britain's Pact With Finland
London, Mar. 2. "At the same time there Britain hopes toan- "Thereafter clause requires reservation made which is de that no organisation, being a signed to encourage, and per nounce a satisfactory trade union as defined, may de petuate the practice of settlement trade agreement with no act in furtherance of its pury, pose us a trade union, unless it la registered with the Registrat of Trade Unions.
"The Bill empowers the Regis
if disputes by machinery exist
ng. within the industries con Finland "In a day or cerned, because it is stipulated two," Mr. Arthur Bot
hat the Arbitration Tribunal to
be appointed by the Governor tomley, Secretary for trar of Trade Unions either. te with the ognsent of the parties Overseas Trade, told the register or to refuse, registra, shall not be appointed unless the
in and again empowers him, rachinery in the affected Indus House of Commons to- after registration, to cancel it try has been tried and has fail: day. But both where there is refusal | ́ed.".. *
Britain hoped the Finns
to register and cancellation of -ro«. The motion was seconded by gistration, the reason for such the Celonial Secretary (Mr.Dwould relax their restrictions. and decision must be given to the M., MacDougall); and carried yn on some Imported goods parties concerned, and · such.|énimously.
she had agreed to take certain parties are given by the Bill the Second and third reading of classes of manufactured goods right of appeal to the Governor the bill be coming up on March from Finland, smalka Aust in Grunell.
10. On the ... suggestion, of .His
· He also beliévod satisfactory Excellency the Governor. If, war decided to rush the bill through agreements would he reached all stages so as to leave the deck with Belgium, Switzerland, Po- clear for consideration of the land and Yugoslavia. A vi purpose for which trade union Budget which is to commup on Britain wanted -- substantial Tunda may bas tilstand
adjournedo Belgium and a settlement
The Bill sets out the oblige. tians which are imposed on re gistered trade unions. They are serious obligations. They unft
Two Minutes aneld as Shatin,, Talps, and out day as tension heighten- Reports from Kal Tak and at Shatoukok (near the Border), ed over the nation's poli- other areas showed that the tre-but strangely enough, none of,
tical crisis.. Police Stations mors were feit London, Mar. 2.
at some places the Mainland
elec- The crisis sprang «froin, the for two
at noticed anything.. full minutes and A boy of 10 told the
The lift in the French Bank tion as President on Feb. & of Segor: a few seconds. coroner at an inquest at
People
an opposition level and Building, carrying on ground
a few offer Stilfo Ulate- Blanco, wer Hours of buildings feit the workers, vibrated on its descent leader. Ealing, Middlesex, today tremors only when sitting down after passing the third floor. The
Congress annulled the slection when the Government candidate al. how he had stripped off while those on upper floors were operator thought that this was
leged it was a fraud. On Saturday, his clothes except his ghtly shaken on their feet.
The quake
however, an election tribunal ruled that Ulate won, having gained 54,931 pants, went out on
The biggest earthquake in
votes fa 44,433 for his opponent, ice-frozen lake and
Hong Kong was recorded in Feby Former President a faol Caldosun Eruary, 1918 when seveni bjallau peker plunged into "the icy
Ings yere damaged. The most Guardi water in an attempt to
damaged severaly
St. Monday night two national
police Was Joseph's College
Runfight In :binson men were killed when
try in which the union la con- Road and the Hong Kong Club broke out at the home of Valverde on Connaught Road Central. Carlos, newly elected deputy and on
cerned, and there is prohibition The College
Canton, Mar. 3, hud to move to ardent supporter of Ulate
against the employment of trade- Governor T. V.Soong said union funds for payment of fines Its present site (formerly the Valverde is said to have been wound- German Club) in Kennedy Road. ed so seriously that he is not expect today he believed the Govern- and penalties imposed on indivi
iment troops could hold Man-duals. And there is restriction London, Mar. 2. The damaged building, the walls ed to live.
(churia and solve the Manchur- against the use, of trade union The Ist
crucked by the On Tuesday, the nation awaited Battalion, The of which were
2 İlan problems eventually. mirike order Действ
by Vic-earthquake, was later repaired.
funda for political Ulate
purposes, Greandier Guarda, left
He told a news The last earthquake
Guion was felt Blanco's
Nacional Party.
Aguin a trade uhlon must see th toria Barracks at Windsor to about 20 years age, causing a Picardo said he would suspend all he was not becoming Premier Its accounts. Accounts must be day for Palestine.
landslide in the Robinson Road civil rights and invoke martial law again.""unless you people want kept and a statement of account submitted-to-the-Registrar----of- district.
if the party proceeds with the strike, to get rid of"me:"
Trade Uniorts. -Associated Press. Manila, Too
Governor Soong announced a
rescue two chums who Guards For
had fallen in.
The lad, David Western. was) afterwards praised by the coronor, who said: "You are a brave little boy."
WEA оп
Palestine
The Inquest, described by the coroner as a "little story of five boys who went out for an afternoon's fun,
The battalion marched Leonard Edwards, 11, and through the town with their James William Samworth, nine, Colours and headed by the regi- both of Acton, who died last mental band. They are reliev Friday after being rescued from a lake in Osterley Park.
A verdict of accidental death
was recorded in each case, The boys were plasud' in iron lungs in an attempt to save them.
rescue
in the 3rd Battalion. The Grenadier Guards, who are re- turning to England.-Reuter.
Leave?
ANGLO
-
Blanc.
ITALIAN
Premier
conference
quire that no perion may be an |-· · Council accordingly. “änicer of a trade unich unless he | to 2.30 p.m. on Wedn
Is a person engaged in the indus-
Responsibility
Mar.
Truck Explodes, Kills 11
-dependet prfniarily upčn, get.. ting over some financial"HIM. 'culties. There had bean ́s con- aiderable drain of gold to Bel- glum and arrangements must be made to deal with that first.
-Reuter.
New Maritime Organisation
Geneva, Mar. 2. London was^today' chosen, as
Montla, Mar. 3.
big development programme
· Haifa, -Mar. 3, A moderately strong earth-
both military and industrially
dynamite-laden truck quake of "Intensity
shook
would gradually get under way "These are obligations imposed
the Follte "say “was which TREATY Manila and environs for three
In Kwangtung. This includes and allowing upon registration
They are deplanted by the Jewish under- as, a trade union. seconds at 5.13 p.m. the Philip-
London. Mar. 2. improvement' at Whampoa; pine Weather Bureau reported.
The draft The United States Navy at
Anglo-Italian construction of a steel and resigned to so impose, because it is around Stern Gang exploded in the world headquarters for the reasonable to ex-an Arab residential district to United Nations new maritime necessary and
day, killing 11 Arabs and treaty now being considered by plant on Hainan Island; and pect from a trade union duly rewounding 27. Lindon, Mar. 2.
organisation, now being form- Suble Day
Philippine and the Mr. S. Prescott.. C:huarvativu. | Weather Bureau at Batangas the Foreign Offices in London the erection of a huge hydro-gistered a high sense of respon Shortly after the blast, which ed by the United Nations Mari- The police inspector said that will ask the Wor Minister on were altempting to determine the and Rome is a treaty of com- electric plant at Yungkiang, Go ministrative regularity. Such. la Building tone of the city's tall-The conference, which is
sibility and B measure of ad-gutted the seven-tory Balameh time Conference, en after Western's
March 9 "whether any official epicentre of the quake, which merce and navigation, on which miles at-
north of Canton, to welcome was contemplated for caused no damage.
discussions have been going on electrify Kwangtung,
necessary and is so provided for eat), reporters received a med drafting tempts, his body, limbs and the Offrers and men of the Sixth
theorganisation's With many
In the Bill, because the Ell by sage, purportedly chaanating constitution, hopes to complete structures still
Bandit suppression is pro-clauses 28 and 20 reproduces pro-hom the Stem: Gang Tewich
the United Kingdom underground extremist group, its work next Saturday and funds for the provincial ther colonies which has follow explosion. legislation
have still to decide whether the forces are available from Naned the order whereby a mensur The king.
attack · · smashed two organisation will be a now body. of exemption is given to trade houses and ripped into the of the United Nations or sim- Smuggling is under control unions from actionary for ter roofs of several "others. - Many and the illegal export or rice tuous acts, and liability for, eri-windows, including all those at ply a commission of the Econo the back of the five-storey Cenmle and Social Council Reu- has been reduced from 4,000 to minal action for conspiracy.
tral Police.Station, about 100 tér, 1,000 piculs daily, he said, add-
yards away. were splintered.. ing that smugglers arrested would be sent to Manchuria Their ships will be confiscated. -Associated Press.
handa were covered with cute Airborne Division on their re-weakened by war damage, oficiale for some time, it was learned caused by ice and he was "ab-turn from service in Palestino." think that a sharp quake.could, from an authoritative source gressing satisfactorily and arms visionad of legislation in Jelaiming responsibility for the The 35 nations attending
solutely frozen."--Rautor.
Mr. J. Baker-While. Conserva-cause more than ordinary dam-tonight. uve, will ask the Secretory for age to this war-stricken city.
The treaty, it is understood, Colonies tomarow "whether on A quake of Intensity @" was would be in some respecta the occasion of the return of the felt here during the Japunest similar to the trado pact' re Manila, Mar. 2.
Pulestine police force to this occupation but the last damaging cently concluded between Italy Phlippine labour WIL today country His Majesty's Govern- tremor come In 1837, when one and the United States.
marshalling reported to be
a large business, structure was des- forces for a showdown on the ceremoniat parade and march introyed-Associated Press.
There is no question of work! Republle's policy that it will not London to enable the publle to
having been started on- :lerate strikes against the Gov. express appreciation of these
ANGLO – ALBANIAN crnment Reuter,
DISPUTE
its
ment will arrange for them
mon,”—Reuler,
Legal Argument At Court Martial
Hanover, Mar. 2.
i
The Judge Advocate announced at a court martial here today that the court-had decided, not to proceed with the case against Captain F. C. Edmunds, Intelligence Corps, who after his release from the Army was recalled in rela- tion to charges about the treatment of Gér- mans at a British, interrogation camp at Had · Nenndorf.
The court, ruled, however, s
"that the ↑ Richard. Langham, Royal Armoured would * fcontinue" of. Ljeutenant | Corps, who was named on the chargs,
sheet with Captain, Edmunds.
re-
The Hague. Mur. 2. The International .Court fused here tonight's request by Albania to postpone the hearing
of the Corti case, in which Bri- tain claim reparations for the mining of the two destroyers. Volago and
the Saumarez, in Corfu Channel in 1848,
Professor Vochoc, the Albanian:
treaty which would bring Italy into the proposed Western Un- ion-Reuter.
Code Of Conduct
delegate, asked for a postpone A ment until Monday to give hân time to prepare a counter-plea to the British case,
The court decided to continue Its session next Friday, when Albania will make her counter- ples.--Router. ››
BRITISH SHIP DETAINED
For The Police
Liberty Ship Fire
Perth, Mar. 2. Afire which broke out in the U.S. Liberty.'ship, Cecil G.
Army bulldozers and rescue parked alongside a curb near Building. The stone and plaster it seeking | driver, gob out and a short time casualties, PRED KEMIA.
inter a terrific blast tocked Police said a truckloaded downtown Halfa - Associated down with "Dexplosives"was. Press, A. BASAMA
Sellers, in the Indian Ocean Lesson And Warning
was reported today to be under control The ship had been sending out 808 signals for 86 hours.
The John Gorrie is standing by to tow her to Singapore or a port in Java. Other ships which answered the 809 calls are proceeding courses, mus
on their
seven-point advice circular has been issued by the Commissioner of Police to all members of the Police Force in an attempt to improve the manner and demeanour of the Force in its dally contact with the general public..............
The fire, which broke out an The circular advisem
control can usually be exercised the ship was 200 millas off without such action... (1) The reputation of the
Press | Cocos. ? İsland, "Henre (6). Arrests, when necessary. Police Force depend, to a con- should be made firmly but with Australls to Franc siderable extent on the manner out roughness and if the arrest the vessel's engine; roomie De Batavia, Mar, 2
bind demeanour of all and every is resisted only such degree or soclated Frese, ( member of the force in their The British converted sufling daily contact with the general force sa le strictly: hobresary to continued and declared that it was ship Coorable, 298 tons, regis, publié reprend
resistance is at unconstitutional and unfunt intered at Singapore and under SAPPING DE Meis Hall Appeals Against Rent proceed with the card against one chartor to a Chinese, frm, was (2) Civility in omvential, and (3) Searches
should carry Police
should be conducted with as officer, and not against the other reported Tuesday by the News, duties
out thelk The "charge isgainst.: Lirutenant Agency Aneta to be under de m
mly but show pollienews suchɛ cone Haggle Over an Mere | fthgham alleggi cruelty to two Gir-tention at Bourabaya, bacause pati
com- beari the
Mr. Derek Curtle-Bennet, defend-
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Ing plended that the ente against. Lieutenant Langham should not be
*Decisioo.
panterness Referring to Captain of an alleged attempt" Edmunds Mes! Curit Bendet-declar-
that he had been legally the Republican ported
"and Ülegally, charged on on, the North coast:
disgraceful; conduct Assosiated Pre
In
Czechoslovakia
London, Mar. 2
The National Executive of the Labour Party to
night declared that "for Democratic Socialists still free to choose their future, the fall of Czechoslovakia is a warning and a lesson."..
The statement said that the Communist minority in the Czecho-Slaval Government, afraid cf, defeat in free elections "chae instead to impose a dictatorship. No cloarer demonstration could
The Weather
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be posible; thất: the? Cópiamuniste tekengraded from a Bin kylerdons which consider: as sneming all those, who lavatopdig over, Kosania" by a tronch
Co not surrender unconditionally or low pure manchus from 45" their alighilèst
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