CABLES.
LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENTŤ.} RAILWAY STRIKE IN
BRITAIN.
MEMBERS STRIKING SOLIDLY.
Los pos, January 20th.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22xd,
LATEST CABLES, ANOTHER ANGLO-FRENCH
CRISIS.
A FRENCH "REPRISAL"
LONDON, January 20th. Lord Crewe yesterday called on M. Poincare. It is understood that the Ambassador, conveyed the British Gov The early morning reports from allerûment's protest and requested on parts of the country confirm the Locomo, ître mou's claim that menibers are striking solidly. A few cases are also reported of men belonging to the National Union of Railway apathetically striking. Thus members of both unions have made common cay at Warrington, while number of XU.R., men at Crewe,are acting as strikë pickets.
The Landon, Midland and Scottish ruil- ways are promising sixty per cent, "of the norinal service, but the extent of the XLR. defection, on which everything depends
be determined until later in the day. STATES OF AFFAIRS IN LONDON. While Pullington is congested with derelict mainline trains, the situation at other London termini is not so bad.
An official at Waterloo Stated this morning that two or three inainline trains had in since midnight, and suburban trains were arriving very well
St. Pancras is comparatively busy. An official at Euston optimistically "de- clared that they could get passengers on their system anywhere today, with luck. TE underground railways, buses - and were crowded to their utmost capacity this morning, while thousands of motor cars were employed to bring workers to the city.
trams
AN, UR. MEN : ALREADY WITH STRIKERS,”
Mr. Bromley this morning stated that the response to the strike call exceeded expectations, and the position would strengthen in the next two or there daya He claimed that the National Union Railway men benotive crews were, in a great many cases, already with the strikers RAILWAY MANAGENS SAY NUH.
MEN ARE LOYAL
Contrary to Mr Bromley's claim. is stated at the offices of the railway Burgers that the vast unjority of XER, drivers and firetuen are loyal to their union.
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A few men here and there have struck apathy with air. Bromley's union,
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but minst of the N.U. R. fuen reported ford
this nigroing and more are expect
w
ed this evening...
BARLIER CABLES.
CONFERENCE PROVES ABORTIVE.
Losvos, Jendary 20.
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It how transpires that the representa Lites of the Trades Union Congre Council and the executive of the Locane tive Enginer Binian at midnight
eparaty
never jointly conferre), Although Mr. acouril, consulted the Excutive Fred Bramley, the secretary and reported the efforts of the Council to mert the grievances, of the Union, The Council presentative, while awaiting Mr. Ben Tillet.
from the Lion, ang songs, led by
Council
representative appeared very disappointed as
the failure of their very
fforts and the Executive mediation decision to proceed to in strike, Mr. Bramley stated that as far as the Council is conceived there will be no further com ference with the manages today.
The Union's derision rulered this unneces
Mr. John Bromley, said the position was exactly the same as before the Interven tion the Trades Chion Congress Council, whose efforts have been rendered abomive brithe attitude of the railway managers. The arrangements for a strike wouhl stand. He had every ranĥidency in the loyalty of the ramp to fight it to a seful i
explanation of Rhineland -régie's action" concerning which the London newspaper diplomatic correspondents comment Armsly and anticipate another Anglo- French crisis: They declare it to be action in the mature of repiisal for Britain's refusal to
hand over the Cologne railways to the regie,
NEW GOVERNOR GEN. OF
SOUTH AFRICA
ARRIVES AT CAPE TOWN,
2
CAPE TOWN, January 20th. The new Governor-General, the Earl of Athlone, and Princess Alice (the Countess of Athlone) were magnificently welcomed on their arrival aboard the
dier Castle.
The city was guily beflagged and docks and shipping were right with bunting.
The landing was made in briliant sun- shine. Large crowds assembled at the docks.
EARLIER CABLES.
THE POLITICAL · DRAMA
CLIMAX APPROACHES.
L
Loxios, January 20th. The climax w the political brann is approaching, It isnticipated that the fateful division, which is pretically certain to result in the defeat of the Government, will occur at eleven o'clock on Monday night.
Meanwhile, it is understood that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald will take the Foreign Office in addition to the Premiership, and, according to the newspapers, he has made cerai provisional Cabinet appoint ments, heading. Mr. Philip Suurten as Chancellor of
Hald-
ane as Lord Chancellor; Mr. J. B. Clynes Lord Privy Seal and deputy leader in the Commons; Mr. Sidney Webh'as Min- ister of Labour; and Mr. Patrick Hust- ings as Attorney General.
It is stated that: Miss Margaret Bond- Beld will be an Under-Secretary, being the Brst woman to hold Ministerial office in Britain.
.DLI
ILLICIT DRUG EVIL.
* WORLD 'CONFERENCE. BEING
ARRANGED.
17th to seek measures to
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S JúrýcY.)
PEKING CABINET APPOINTMENTS,
HONGKONG RAINFALL.
STATISTICS FOR 1921
1923 was a year of surprises. Up, to the end af Inly the rainfall · was” as much as 8 inches below the average; then PERING, January 20th came aroril-breaking August-and to It is semi-officially reported that a break a record is very unusual when agreement was reached this afternoon that record is contained in 30 years between Sun Fao Chi and Wang Keh Ming, whereby the latter will assume the return; but the greatest surpriw camis Portfolio of finance to-morrow."
One other racaney "is also in the pro is a month of very variable rainfall: with the deluge of mat October October cess of being filled, as Sun Pao Chi has it has a minimum of 1 inch and a Minister of Education. decided to appoint Chang Kuo Kan maximum of 22,50 uches, the heavy rains A mandate accepting Fan Yaan Lin's the storm of October 30th-31st, 19, was being usually caused by typhoons, but resignation and appointing Changindependent of any typhoon and caused expected this evening
| a 24-hours' rainfall second only-but a poor second-to that of the "great storm of 1859. A comparison of the figures may be of interest.
ARMS FOR SUN »YAT SEN.
MANILA PLOT REVEALED.
MANILA, January 21st, The arrest of five American soldiers for the theft and "sale of army revolvers, reveals plot for the export of arms to Sun Yat Sen through local Chinese gym, pathizers.
The thefts have been of almost weekly.
than a month. occurrence for more
tity of dynamite constituting the loot several hundred pistols and also a quan
LAY OF THX ~ DÅRLY BULLETIN."| {ST COURTESY
IMPEACHMENT OF FINANCE
MINISTER..
PERING. Jaouary 20th, The House of Representatives forwarded a despatch from the Cabinet, requesting that facilities be given to eight delegates from the special investigation committee to examine the records and documents of the Waichiaopa and the Finnner Ministry respecting the issue of the $5.000.000 Tren-ury Bonds and the gold franc qime clon in connection" with” thẻ "propo-il- impeachment of Wang Keh-ming.
FIGHT ON DUTCH STEAMER.
SERIOUS AFFRAY AT SHANGHAI,
SHANGHA January 20th. One Chinese was killed and six seriously
wonded and lour German offiers were
rely beaten as the result of a fight on when 4 discharged firemen bonded the board the Dutch steamer Paul Brokelat,
attacked the then replacing
steamer
them..
d
The foreign officers, inaltempting to intervene, wore beaten with spanners, acr crowbars, The alicers fred revolvers, and what seven of the rioters.
The police arrived and arrester 16.
ALLEGED HOUSE BREAKER DISCHARGED.
POLICE WITNESS FAILS TO APPEAR IN-COURT.
A Chinese at the Magistries, yester- day, who was stated to be living at Woo sig Street, but without any apparent text of livelihood, was charged with breaking into the premises of the Mary knall Mission at Kowloon.
Geneva, January 20th.-- The Secretary General of the League of Natious, has invited all the Governments belonging to the League, or who are parties to the Opium Convention of 1923, re
ovember a conference at Geneva litait the manufacture of morphine, eccaine, heroin and their respective salts to the nxis of doctory and reitists, as well as the production of raw opiunt and of the acessary for the manufacture Road.
The programme of the mittes of six members appointed by the conference will be drawn up by & com-
coca leaf
Detective Sergeant Dorling said the de- fendant was discovered by a servant in the net of breaking the lock of the door, and, in the subsequent hue-and-cry, he was intercepted by a European and arrested, whilst running along Austin
who receiver the prisoner into custody The Magistrate (Mr. J. R. Wond) was informed that the Buropean Police Officer
from the European was not present in
Mr. Wood ordered "the man, to be die
of Nations Commission for the
of the Opin
Trafic, includ- ing a the United States Court (though his evidence was explained and two European asessor of the Opina by Sergt. Dorling not to be vital in the Commission, In order to facilitate the case). drawing up of the programme, the Secret ary General has asked the States concerned charged, to transmit any proposal they wish to make to committee for preiajinary exane. ination..
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The rainfall of Angust nmounted to 34 inches, the previous maximum for that month being 30.06 inches. The total for the year was 100.74 inches: this has only been exceeded four times in the last. 40 years. There is considerable variation in the rainfall of different parts of the Colony, the Matilda Hospital recorded uly 21.00 inches, the Botanic Gardens 109.40 and the Tai Po Police Station 117.02 inches,
fall for 1993 with the corresponding means The tables below give the monthly rain- and extremes for 10 years, and the early miniall from the date of the open- ing of the Observatory (1894):-
Rainfall at Kowtown Ohaercalory.
1584-1023.
* 1623, Méan, Max. Min.
RECONSTRUCTION IN JAPAN January ...
HEAVY BRITISH SHIPMENTS.
February March....... April 8.37-
Shipments from the United Kingdom May
June
July
GERMANY AND BRITAIN.
NOT MUCH HOPE FROM LABOUR
of manufactures during November in GOVERNMENT" #
cluded several heavy purchases from Japan in connection with reconstruction August......34.21. BERLIN, January 90th,
of ruined areas. Among other items September.. 6.28 What is regarded as a most significant Japan took from the United Kingdom October 17.84 Britain was made by Herr Hoettle, Ministons last year; 9,531 tons of galvanised
relations with 7:37 tons of sinplates, compared with 3 November... 40.
December... 32 1,00 ter of Occupied Regions, whilst dressing sheets, compared with only 2 tons and a meeting of the Centre Party He declared that Germany must try to reach
and 23,407 tons of black sheets and an understanding with France, with a
plates, compared with 5,768 tone last year, and 2,610-tons in November, 1991, ૩૧ ઇ! y Leoni, riw to establishing a The Railway Managers have issued 200 large hopes on Great Britain and ber Germany should be careful not to place. Statement that the terms which were agreed upon between the Trade Union Labour Government. Congress and the Manager vesterday, but which were rejected by the Locomotive Society, were us strike notices
STATEMENT BY. RAILWAY: MANAGERS.
Follow: Provided the the Compay.
Mr. Bromley declared that he had ies will give an assurance that an immulceived a message threatening to shoot bin if strike occurred, but such a ale meeting with the tive Unis concern threat would not prevent their pronat, The General Managers only seemed to be He conten or groups of individual
duded that men paid on a mileage basis lose the findings which after
ed will be held with view to consis
consider
Jeg ang any hardships affect i Here in their pound of flesh.
108.
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PIRACY ON THE CHINA
·COAST.
{CONTRIBUTED, †
to
At last some of the pitutes said have been concerned in the recent piracies, have been arrested. It was about time:
Speaking from knowledge, I have no hesitation in' stating that Hongkong has from its early days been the headquar. ters of pirates who make attacks on foreign shipping and also many of the
have been patiently waiting for the attacks on native traders. only true remedy for piracy to be put into effect, viz., Catch the pirates. Men piracy when they know they will get of any nationality do not indulge in
caught.
h
Piracy was provalent in many parts of the world in the old sailing ship days, With the advent of steam, piracy soon became
game-and an improfitable ceased.-
many
...
THE PROBLEM OF CHINA-
ATTITUDE OF "JAPAN,
Writing on the position in: China, the Peking correspondent of the The Times enys that at the Washington Conference Japan, in effect, was hauled over tha coals for her aggression in China during the war.
She recognised the inevitabla and subscribed to the decision of the con ferring Powers to abstain from any inter ference in the internal affairs of China: The Japanese business interests haves come to realise that the forward China. policy of their military party has not paid. A boycott has been hurting their
putting up with shooting at their slyps trude, and they are now eager for the
and killing and kidnapping of their good will of the Chiune. They are.
people with a forbearance that is previous attitude, They will not he astonishing, when contrasted with their
party to any coercion in China, and they bave killed the railway police scheme pro- jreted in the Lingchen Nate.
If there is to be any netion in China let the ons of it be on the others. They intend to abide by the line of conduct The I have read during the past few months thrust upon them at Washington. columus of twaddle about the necessary nited States, on its part, having cu steps to take to prevent piracy; also, rened the Washington Conferents nud certain senseless regulations towards the ed in the campaign for recognition of sume end..
China as a State deserving of the fullest To catch the pirates is not a difficult that intervention of any kind in Chins
consideration, is apparently equally clear- matter; it is an easy matter when so is contrary to the Washington Agree"
are involved in these attacks. Trudy it is not so easy to catch them red: spirit of her own foreign policy. Between ment, as well as contrary to the whole handed, for they certainly do not adverthese two stools the British Government, tise their intentious, por select a time confronting the realities of the situation, when a gunboat is around, or a moment and compelled to think of means to pro- when officers and guards are all on duty teet her cianifold interests in this coun and on the alert. The easy part is after- wards when they have, as is their cus. toin, divided the loot, and each gone his own way to squander his share, and when it is gone took up the leaders and ar ringe, to be one of the next gang after
easy" money,
|
55, falls to the ground. So be it. But the facts are staring us all "in the face. Treaties are going by the board in China. Our ships are being bombarded, oor nationals killed and wounded and kid- napped by irresponsible soldiers and brigands. Thus sifferings of the Chinese people-am immeasurable. The material.. damage being done is enormous.
Political unity cannot be restored by foreign intervention, but by it foreign prestige can be re-established, as it was reestablished in 1900 and on other occasions. Probably thers will be no
I have observed a total omission of the first stop necessary for the capture of such "scattered bands, viz. the offer of anitable rewards for the capture of the ring-leaders or any of the members of the fraternity. The rewards. should | be graded, a large sum being offered for the leader, and smaller sums for those improvement until the Powers show their less guilty.
teeth by fading additional troops. For that step the unity is required which in now absent. Without unity of purpose it is useless to talk to the Chinese about anything. But if it were made clear that the Powers together meant business, no matter what means they proposed to use, Chinh would speedily provo amenable. Haring arrested one or morg (and
In certainly some will have given away the others for sake of the reward), the others are picked up easily, for some will criminate others in order to get free. However, I need not go into further particulars as to arrests as this is simple police matter.
This omission is the more noteworthy in view of the fact that large rewards buve been offered in far less serious matters not involving the danger of loss of life, as well na property, by the general public.
the meantime, until the Powers realise that it is to their interest to net. unitedly, it is superfluous, „to think of conferences relating to the tariff or any other subjects. The only kind of con ference worth holding is one which shan elicit the views of the Powers concerved and determine a line of action for all to, follow in common.
Having for three years worked under Sir John Jordan" and others in the suppression of piracy, when the former was British Vice Consul at Canton, 1 ought to know something about these POPULATION OF CHINA. matters; especially as all the detective INCREASING AT A TREMENDOUS, arrangements for locating and arresting the pirates fell tout lot as well as the actual work of making the captures.
RÄTE"
In the course of an address after a Our field of operations embraced the Layman's dinner of the Kingston Con- whole coast of Kwangtang: that is from gregatiount Church Dr. Lavington Hart, Swatow to the Tonquin border, includ of Tientsin, told his audience that ing the Island of Hainan. On one though they had all heard about the cusion we captured a portion of a huge polation of China, few people band of pirates operating on the West were aware of the tremendous rate at coast of Hainan and in the Tonquin which that population was growing Gulf Seventeen of these men whom we In spite of the verse circumstances handed over were beheaded at Hoihow. against which the people had to fight, A boy of seventeen (son of the pirate four millions a year were added to the leader) we did not hand over. I gave population of Chign, and as medien him a seaman's ontal and listed him science was spreading before maby-years with the crew. Next day the Taotai instead of four millions there would he (Governor of Hainan) sent a demand for added to the population of China cight his rendition and Capt. Calder told me millions a year. It was not necessary to that we would have to surrender him.study economics to understand that when 3f reply was that having listed him such a big change took place, things were as one of my men with his consent. I going to happen. Bonaparte, referring 09 did not propose to give him up. I into China, said: There sleeps a giant
formed the Taotai's deputies that the let it. scop When China moves is wil boy was one of my seamen and that there shake the wori China, said Dr. Hart, was only one way for them to get him, was not sleep to-day; it was awaken- and that was to fight me for him. They ing. When China Began to move we 4.57 departed and failed to return. The should all know it, for it would affect leader of the pirate band and about sixty the rest of the world. The point is none 83 of his men, who were ashore when we of us knows when she is going to move
captured their junk and those on board The centre of gravity wa mwing 01 of it, raped into the mountains. Sub gradually from the shores of the Atlantie sequently, it was reported to me that to the whores of the Pugifie, and China they had taken refuge in Tonquin. was a centre from which there ay OLD TIMER spread storms which would affect the world în such a manner that even the late awful war would seem a small thing- The lack of stability in China was one! of the things to be taken into account. If that could be overcome and real unity secured, the might of China would "The
irresistible: Another well-nigh point referred to by Dr. Hart was the "Fat- growth of industrial conditions. tories were arising on every hard, and the hours of labour were such as to defy
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Yearly Rainfall at Kowloos
Observatory.
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1995-.....108.02
1905..
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1960. 63.17
1006
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1907
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1889.......119.72
1609.
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AN AMERICAN "WARNING.
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117.12
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WASHINGTOs, January 20th. The C.S.S. Richmond bas arrived at Vera Cruz. The presence of the "Rich and is intended to serve as a warning
Rebels must not
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1693.
99.00
1913.
83.73
1894.
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45.82
1915.
70.03
1806
73.78
1910..
10.88
1807
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1017...
81.40
boat.
1688.
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101.00
1800..... 72.70
1910..
76.40.
1900
73.73
1020:
107.98
1901:
55.78
1021.
407.33
-1902
87.50
1922...
LATEST CAZEN. {REUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE.]
MEXICAN REVOLT.
discussion, bola rides are rutinbich should twenty per cent, under the award. He that American vessels, in the attempted
be so alleviated. Any agreement reached
the never-ending slide down, into pre-war ↑ blockade of Tampigo... would be appiled immediately. Companoulitions. im also give an assurance that there will be no damals arising out of the application of the sleeisions,
UR. MEN MAY SUPPORT
LOCOMOTIVE MEN.
ment.
THE SURPRISE OF THEIR
LIVES"
EARLIER CABLES.
MEXICAN TROOPS PASS THROUGH W. S. TERRITORY: Mr. Bromley said they would wat object to any Government running the
NACO, ARIZONA, January 20th. Labour circles now regard a railway mails or carrying food for the people, but
About two thousand Mexican Federal strike an inevitable. 14 is warned that the
any Government, even a Labour Govern-
the International which helped to run private rail. troops began crossing decision of the Locomotive Society's Ex gative not to postpone the strike is due ways during the strike would be blackleg boundary this morning on a nineteen-mile to the railway companies refusal to defur ging They would stop nine tenths of the trip through American territory, intending patting the wags award into operation passenger and goods trains. The can to re-chter Mexics via El Paso Authority to allow this movement WILI received panies had been told that the Union Thero is considerable uncertainty with
the attitude of the N.U.. roes,bluffing, but at midnight they wodd has a he the immigration inspectors from the regard to It is believed that many of them will
He intended State Department. to go calmly to bed, knowing that their, support the Locomotive Society
then would cease work at midnight from
end of the country to the other. STRIKE OFFICIALLY STARTED.
LATER
The determination to odbere to the strike decision was marked try a a crowd fun! Leong of London members of the
Society held at the South London Pale, this evening. The Secret- Ary, Mr. Bronity, was warmly received
and greeted with cries of Honest John and “We are going to strike back."link
(Continued at fool of next column).
the surprise of their lives.
WID
The Locomotive Society's headquarters shortly after midnight anmpeed that the
„strike had officially started) and the men had obeyed the call throughout the country.
M.KA"
30.43 1903 03-85
1023. ..106.74 (40-years' average 84.79 inches.
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Although an old Chinese, who lived ju an old brick kiln at Wo Hop Chak in
the New Territories, was found dead with a rope round his neck the police are of the opinion that there has been foul play LATEST CABLES. and that the man did not take his own
life.
It appears that the man, left bis ANGLO AMERICAN GOLF.
home on the 17th inst. to go to Taipo to collect debts. Two days later he had SAX FLANCISCO, January 20th. · not returned ("^nd his relatives sent out The English ⠀⠀ prafcasional golfers, search parties look for him. His body Havers and Ockenden defeated the was found athengst some trees about Americans Samzen Yprofessional) and twenty-five yards from the pathway lead- John Black (amateur)* enn" bola spying to the house to which he was over a course of thirty-six boles,
apparently going.
HARBOUR ROBBERY. ROBBERS USE MOTOR-BOAT TO APPROACH VICTIME.
come
The circumstances surrounding a rob. bery on a bum-bont." which occurred in the Causeway Bay Typhoon "shelter late on Sunday night, are interesting in competition. The only thing to be doge was to raise the status of labour in China, that the robbers used a motor-boat to
and that was what the missionarien und board, their quarry and that they also made their escape in the same materther educational institutions were help
ing to do, three robbers were appar.
The gang of
ently aware that the mistress of the
bum-boat kept a lot of money on YAUMATI SHOOTING AFFRAY board. They were armed with fire-arms
and after holding up the Trople on board ONE OF THE ALLEGED ROUBERS they made off with 4021 in cash.
A ̈ ̈ JAPANESE STOWAWAY, WANTS TO GO BACK TO JAPAN.
BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.
In connection with the sensational battle between a gang of armed robbery and the police which occurred at Youmat, just over three weeks ago, when four police and three of the alleged robbers were wounded, a Chinese war yesterday, A Japanese, named Takecho Kaga, was brought before Mr. J. R. Wool on re- charged before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the mard on a charge of having been con Magistracy, yesterday with stowing away cerned in the robbery, on the sa. Chip Shing from Hongay. jark
It was stated for the police that Seat In reply to his Worship the defendant Robertson, who was seriously wounded said he had been in the employ of in the fair, would not be out ¿L Bom Japans coal merchant at Hongay and pital for "a long, long time, 1 va that he wanted to go back to Japan.⠀⠀⠀ ako stated that one of the detectives According to the prosecution, the man (Sergt. Feader) had been discharged from was found on board the ss, Chip Shing hospital but that the rest of the woundra when the ship was one day out from including the robbery, were still Hongay.
hospital. A sentence of one month's hard labour. The case was ruanded for huother was ordered.
week.
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