ORGANISING THE LABOUR ELEMENT.
THE CANTONESE LABOUR LEADED. The Canton Burrs ponilant of the V.C. Daily News in a letter dated February
17th writes as follows:-
There has been to the last year or two)
THE HONGKONG DAILY PR -88, THURSDAY, MARCH 9TH,--1929.
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CHINESE DOCTOR AND A RAILWAY OFFICIAL
INCIDENT AT KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION,
The Crown Solicitor (Mr. G. H. Wake
Mr. J. R. Wood for a considerable time.
OBITUARY,
MR. J. T. SHAW.
BANQUE INDUSTRIÈLLE DE
ORINE.
STATEMENT BY THE SINGAPORE MANAGER.
We regret to have to record the death of Mr. John Totton Shaw, tailor and out-{ Attar, of Pedder Street, which took place Mr. P. Durnoria, manager of the at the Government Civil Hospital during Singapore branch of the Banque Indus the early hours of yesterday morning. trielle de Chine, has addressed the
a prominent member of the Kwok Manman) prosecuted in a case which occupied after a brief illness of a few days' dura- following letter to the local Press:
Tong. party, who has interested himself in labour conditions in Japan, Honolulu, at the Magistracy yesterday morning. America and other places and he has or- or ganized many of the labour unions in
tion.
Not feeling well whi'st at busines on Mr. G. A. Walker, traffic superintendent Friday, the Inte Mr. Shaw sought medical the railway, summoned Dr. S. Tadvice on his return home that evening. Weng, medical practitioner, of No. 3On the Sunday his complaint was diag Canton. He is the moving spirit behind Caine Road, for obstructing a railway posed as malignant smallpox and he was this Seamen's Union. It is part of a servant and for using abusive language removed to hospital. labour morement and this man, though and behaving in a disorderly manner. he does not appear in public in the matter is I believe the power behind 'the l
Mr. Walker informed the Court that wees. He is working to create a labour whilst he was weing the 3 o'clock express party and probably he has succeeded in out on February 27th, the defendant Andling some of the funds to help to supeame up to him and the following conto port these men while on strike, "
STRENGTH OF THE MOVEMENT.
Mr. M. K. Lo defended.
versation took place:-
in
Born
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I understand that several loend eraditora
Reuter. telegram published in Singapore are greatly perturbed by the following newspapers of the 16th FebruaryAp Chamber, the Tribunal of Commerce, by plication has been made to the Fourth shareholders (not by the shareholders) in the Bunque Industrielle de Chins for its dissolution on the ground that thro lost," etc. fourths of the subscribed capital has been)
As a matter of fact there is every rea-
The deceased gentleman, who was 46 years of age. has been connected with the Colony for the last sixteen years.
Belfast he went to Australia as a child on to think that the meaning of the and when about 30 years of age be enne action taken by shareholders (certainly Hongkong, and for some years wis just the opposite of what uninformed very few of them) referred to by Reuter cutter to the firm of Cottam & Company persons are likely to inter from the said Defendant: "Are you in charge of On that firm going into liquidation he Reuter telegrain. Some explanation on)
started business on his own account, in the subject will I suppose be welcome to
local creditora. about the year 1008, his first business premises being in the building, now occupied by the French store. A consider able business was worked up and the deceased gentleman became well knownunded payment some shareholders looked locally.
Forces are at work, as I have said, this entringe{ " trying to organize the labour element
in the South into a compact body, so that ther may be a determined effort made to improve the conditions of the workers, It will be no good to gail at this as a Bolshevistic movement or to say that it should be put down by force. take all the mind and intelligence of those in authority to meet it.
Witness: "Yes."
Defendant: Open it." Witnews: ** What } **
Defendant: "I want it opened.” Witness: There's plenty of room in the conch in front. I cannot unlock this one,
Defendant: It will
"What is your damned name "
Through the increasing intercourse with the outside world the workers of China are learning that in other lands the people of their class have a larger life with fuller opportunities for enjoyment, and they are beginning to be discontented and to de-
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mand a share of what others have. all the big centres of population things are continually being exhibited before thein of which their fathers had never a
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Witness:
"I haven't Д 'damned' Aame. You must go to the conch in front."
Defendant: "You damned—”
Continuing, Mr. Walker said that the Chinese station master came up with the defendant and said "I nave offered this gentleman a seat in an empty compart
Mr. Shaw, who was of a retiring dis position, was unmarried. His father is still living and resides in Brisbane.
The funeral took place at Happy Valley last evening and was largely attended by many friends.
ASSOCIATION,
As yet only half of the subscribed capital of the Banque Industrielle de Chine has been entfed and paid up each bolder of a Fr. 300 share is still liable for Ft. 250. As soon as the Bank sus-
for mens to evade thas liability and on: the 2nd July last applied to the Paris capital of the Bank (of 1990) cancelled, Court to have the last inercase of the
which would have meant that shareholders would not be responsible for the amounta was, however, foiled by the fact that the they subscribed then. That first attempt Court did not sanction the applications.
It was later considered by some share- holders that the sazie object of evading seping way if the Bank were wound up immediately. They calculated that owing to the many claims and counter-claims that would be lodged in case of a wind- ingup. a very large proportion of their fellow shareholders would raise every kind
but he has refused it. He always YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN their liability might be renched in a more gives me trouble." Witness told the de- fendant he must go where directed and he replied, "You have no right to tell me where to go at the same time making further use of an offensive expression. He
ANNUAL MEETING.
was told that if he was not careful he The annual meeting of the Chinese
rejoined,
thought, and they are beginning to think would not be allowed to travel and he Young Women's Christian Association | of, objection to being called upon to pay
that they want these things. If a man ses the flaming advertisements of the cincasas, who can wonder if he thinks
that he would like to, see what is going on inside the picture palace, but his wages up to the present have left no margin for much of that. Then the shops are full of things from abroad and they look altmctive and he soon begins to think that these are arcpssities. [
BERTRAND RUSSELL'S INFLUENCE.
As things are at present a married man with any family in China with less than $90 a month is on the poverty line or beneath it and there are millions who do
The amount of attention that has been given to the reports of the lectures of
Why don't you strike mei”
was held at 39, Caine Road, yesterday the remaining Fr. 930 a share, at least That is something I am not allowed afternopa, and was presided over by the had not been properly cleared up: Thore so leg as all responsibilities involved to do," replied Mr. Walker.
No," said the defendant, "I will put Piu. There were also on
president of the branch, Mrs. Ma Yingare, I understand, about 6,000 individual you down here" (pointing below the Miss McKay (Secretary), Mrs. Ma Wing and lawsuits would become necessary in the platform shareholders and it is anticipated that it the Bank were wound up, several thou conch). defendant impeded him on the pladorm
Mr. Walker "said that, after this, the Chan (Treasurer), and Mr. Ho Leison order to enforce payment, the ultimate of the conch by twice wedging him in with late General Secretary of the Chinese result being that many of the sharehold
ers would in all probability manage. to suit-case. He, therefore, sent for the Y.M.CA). The annual report, which get off scot free." On the other hand policeman on duty and told him to re was read by Miss McKay, contained some if the Beak resumed business, collecting La reply to Mr. Lo, the witness said at the close of the past year was 233, an would be a comparatively easy matter, very interesting figures. The mengership the Reserve Liability of shareholders he did not speak to the defendant abruptly increase of 16 on that of the proceeding and those few persons who would then did he laugh or smile at him or give him ing were held, whilst six Bible classes, brought to book. when the interview first began, neither year. During the year 10 religions meet- try to evade their liability would soon be
move the defendant from the station.
duct hail astounded him.
any provocation. The defendant's con-th an enrolment of 60 members were There lies the explanation of the action Mr. Lo: You persistently try to herd there was a total enrolment of 130, and only Reuter's wire it is practically im-
organized.
In the educational classes related by Reuter. Of course, if we read not get that amount. Then too the agitaal Chinese together-although they are in this section the home nursing clasa bad possible to understand anything about tors are quick to suggest that some of the most numerous in order to give the largest attendance the capitalists of the West have been plenty of room for Europeans
The swimming the whole transaction, although the gene Mr. Walker denied this and said that, had learned to swim a little. The hostel Bat the confusion and uneasiness created class had a membership of 13, and all ral impression is distinctly disquieting, looking towards the unlimited supplies of cheap labour in the East
enable them view of the great crowds travelling which was opened a a year ago had 27 by Reuter wires are quite cleared up by to combat the persistent demand for in- during the strike, his instructions were visitors during the year, principally the subsequent Havas wire, (ie., French crease of wages in the Western lands, and to fill the train: eight to compartment Chinese. Among the visiters, who had official News Agency) dated Paris 13th the Chinese worker is thinking that he beginning with the coath nearest the stayed at the hostel, was Miss Zang Wei February and published in the local does not mean to be exploited to enrich engine, but if, just before the train start Zung on her return from the International papers of the 16th and 17th. We read in zuch people."
ed, it was found that it had not quite Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzer in that wire that, according to the state filied, the people in front were invited to land, where she had been sent by the ment made to the Senate's Financial Com spread out and some of them to move to Y.W.C.A to represent the women of mittee by the Premier. M. Poincare: such men as Bertrand Russell is not the vacant seats.
Mr. Lo said that before the strike he hostel Miss Zung addressed meetings at China. in the courss of her stay at the realized by many and on all hands one
"The Government is firmly resolved to gets evidence of the ferment of ideas that addressed a complaint to the railway the Y.W.C.A., V.M.C.A., and the Helens spare no exertions to ensure depsits being there is at present in the minds of the management as to the way the Chinese May Institute. The report concluded duly refunded. Bearers will have to pay working nien of China. The danger is were, herded together on the trains. that the mass is an uneducated mass, but This question was discussed with the lowing who had assisted with classes and owing on the shares subscribed for.”
with an expression of thanks to the fol two-fourths of the capital stock still that there are elements of restraint witness more fully by the Magistrate. lectures: amang, these workers is shown by the fact Mr. Walker explained that he referred the
la that declaration of Government that thing even in this long struggle, involving defendant to a composite coach which had Dr. Gladys Turner, Dr. Ho Bo, Mrs. J. pay the two-fourths of the subscribed Mrs. A. Hughes, Mrs. 1. E. Mitchell, Bearers (shareholders) will now have to so many, there have been so few attempts one undivided second-class compartment L. MacPherson, Miss L. Cheaalloy, Hon. capital for which they are still, liable in at anything that could be called violence. and some first class compartments, en Mr. S. B. C. Boss, Dev Cheung Chuk found the explanation of the application tirely cut off from the second-class and Ling, Rev. Wong Oi Tong. Rev. T. &de by some shareholders to have the In times past D. Sun Yat-sen had ex- entered from the other end of the coach Yung, Rev. H. R. Wells, Mr. K. Y. Nyan, Bank wound up. pressed himself in favour of some form The first-class accommodation in that Mr. Ho Tat Sung, Mr. Ng Kum Tong, of Socialism and this labour party are coach was actually better than in the Mr. S. K. Tso, Dr. S.C. Yeung, br solid in support of him as the proper coach to which the defendant was refused Claxton, Mr. Barney, Mr. T. S. Pao, Mr. President of China. If he should fail or access. It was true that witness admitted Ho Lei Sun. Mr. S. W. Tso, Mr. A. B. his movement be defeated then we might a Japanese passenger to the coach. but Purvis, Mr. Y. S. Lai, Mr. T. Y. Poon. see a reaction. At present the worker that was later on, when the East coach
The following ladies were elected to in Cantor has somewhat of the upper had filed up. The reason he did not the Board of Directors:-Mrs. K. "S. hand. He feels that in any dispute with admit the defendant to that coach with Wong; Mrs. T. S. Lee, Mra. Y. K. Wo the employer the government will be a the Japanese was that he had practically Miss Rosie Wong, and Wonk Wong Shi benevalent arbitrator and that he will decided, at that time, not to let him go Ku get some concession if he pushes his de on the train in view of the trouble he mand strongly enough. The day will had caused. Up to them, the coach to pursuits of the Y.W.C.A. and his address Mr. Ho Leisen spoke on the aims, and come when they will demand more than which the defendant was refused access the employers can grant and there will had been almost filled with Europeans Chineses was received with much apficult to enforce payment of the Reserve
LUUKING TO BUY YAT SEN.
"We put nationals to
fr as possible," added Mr.
be not a strike, but a lockout and then and Americans. the-test will come as to whether the gether as leaders will be able to hold their follow Walker. ETS. Now is the time for trying to The Magistrate: You are directed, as think out out some way of preparing to far as possible, to do so! meet such times. It is certain that an air of lofty indifference will be the worst posible attitude.
The witness: We have no direct orders not to allow different nationals to be together but we have instructions to direct persona of particular races to occupy particular seats. He added that passengers preferred to travel with their own Bationals; the arrangement was made entirely in the interests of the pas
plause.
SPORT.
ANNUAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
After some days delay, owing to the strike, it was found possible to resume the Hongkong Cricket Club annual tennis tournament on the Club ground yester day. One match was played during the afternoon when M. K. Lo beat C. Chon in the first round of the open champion ship singles by 0-4, 0·1; 0-3.
BILLIARDS.
SHANGHAI COMMENT. The N-U. Daily News of the 2nd inst. No one will venture to prophesy, what will be the outcome, of a conflict which i sengers. has now involved domestic servants, bak- Mr. John Mark Spracher, civil engineer, ers and printers and caused the closing residing in Canton, gave evidence con- of the Kowloon frontier. It would indeed firming Mr Walker's account of the in- srem that if the Hongkong Government cident. He expressed the opinion that gives way now, there is an end of its Mr. Walker spoke, throughout the incid The games in the Billiard Champion authority. What, however, we would ement, in very polite tones. He remembership of the Colony antler the auspices of phasize is that the Canton Government ed the defendant calling Mr. Walker the V.RO. will be resumed tomorrow is really in the same boat with Hong You damned Englishman," in addition when W. E. Now will play E. Antonio kong.
If this strike is controlled by to the other expressions complained of ai p.m. and E. La Barros, P. A. agents of the Soviet, or men who have As it wae past the tiffin hour the ques Yvanovitch at 8.30 p.m. imbibed Soviet teaching, their enmity tion of a date. for the next, hearing was the other matches have been altered and Owing to the strike dates of play for can be counted upon against all forms organized government. If they succeed
The Magistrate remarked that the only competitors are requested to consult the question was as to the extent of provo- Club fixture list. cation. No doubt Dr. Wong used lang- unge which should not have been fised.
-OF
in boating Hongkong to-day, they will farn and rend Canton to-morrow. Nation ality, whether their own or another's,
mentioned.
means nothing to them, as the suffering Mr. Lo: The defendant would be the
BOXING.
of Companies provides for on the subject, I have looked up, what the French Law and, after taking all circumstances into consideration, my opinion is that the Paris Court will not panction the appli cation.
ereditors to know what the results of a I may be of interest to Singapore Winding-up Order would probably be. They may be summarised thus:-
(1) I would become exceedingly di Liability of shareholders the amount of which is approximately Fr. 75,000,000.
(2) The 3 to 400,000,000 francs which the French Government insists on putting in for the purpose of reconstruction might be withdrawn if reconstruction were made impossible
(3) In case of a winding up Singapore creditors would not be entitled to any thing more than a share in the general pool of assets and any chance of obtaining special, consideration would be gone for ever.
(4) There would be innumerable law- suits, claims and counter claims in about ten different countries leading to the most hopeless waste of assets and practically be made to creditors. indefinite delay before any payment could
The Manager of the Singapore branch of the Banque Industrielle do, Chine wrote to the local papers last week:--- "Mr. Fernette, the ex-general manager of Banque Industrielle de Chine, who, according to Reuter's wires, has now been arrested, resigned bis position in the Bank over a year ago, in January, 1821_ His successor was Mr. Dapples, a retired general manager of the Banque Francaise et Italienne pour l'Amerique du Sud, who in his turn resigned in August, 1931. Since that time and pending reconstruc 2nd Bn. The King's Begt. (one unit).appointed and the affairs of the Bank in tion there has been no general, manager Rest of garrison (one unit). ship, light cruisers, submarines, H.M.Smittee of four departmental managers The flag-Paria have been managed by a com Tamar (each will be one unit). Warders of the Gaol and Government trator, who is an official appointed by Police under the control of a legal adminit- Civil servants combined (to be one unit). Court?!
Units to be 'na follows:-
of the Russian bourgeoise at the hands first to admit that, but he thinks he will The Hongong Boxing Association has of Russian comamnists eloquently testi- have done some good if this case leads offered a Challenge Cup for the Unit Bes. The prosperity of Canton, has the railway management to stop this per-winning most marks at the forthcoming always been closely bound up with that nicious practice of harding passengers novices tournament. of Hongkong, and it is as much the in- together. Mr. Lo intimated that the de- terest of the Cantonese Government ne it fendant admitted using the language. is of the Colony to see that agitators de complained of but said he did so under not abuse its hospitality and injure: ita provocation. citizing in the name of doctrines high- The hearing sounding but deadly.
Friday.
was adjourned until
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