STRIKE CANCELLATION.
MINERS ANGRY AT NOT BEING CONSULTED BEFORE ACTION.
SERIOUS INCIDENT AT DONCASTER,
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K CABLE FROM HOME RECEIVED LAST NIGHT SURVEYING THE SITUATION SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN VERY LITTLE CHANGE. EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE STILL BEING OPERATED BY VOLUNTEERS, AND VERY FEW STRIKERS HAVE RETURNED TO WORK. SEVERAL DAYS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE NORMAL LIFE OF THE COUNTRY TO RECOVER FROM THE DISLOCATION OF THE LAST TEN DAYS,
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A survey of the situation in London reveals the smallest change. Very few strikers have returned. Emergency "sor- viers, trains and buses are still operating The scramble of workers to reach business
is proceeding
Newspapers are still appearing in at tenuated form. Apart from the dissatis faction of the miners regarding the can cellation of the general strike and the refusal of numeroas railwaymen and transportmen to resume, several days will be required for the, norinal life of the country to recover from the dislocation
the last ten days.
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LONDON, May 19th.
THE'. HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 14TH; 1926
FOREIGN VIEWS.
PARIS, May 19th.
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RELYING ON ASSURANCES. Mr. Pugh, of the TU.C.; replied, con
The calling off of the strike in Britain, curring that the Memorandum offered a basis for the renewal of negotiations, which was followed with intense interest a sensation and is the and stated that the necessary measures here has created were being taken to terminate the Gen-chief topic of conversation. The franc
fell alightly. eral Strike. He said he was relying on the Premier's published assurances garding the steps that would follow, and was assuming that during the resumed, negotiations, the subsidy would be renew: ed and the lock-out notices of the miners immediately withdrawn.
THE "SUGGESTIONS. Sir Herbert, Samuel's Memorandum, provided: firstly, that negotiations inta the conditions of the coal industry resumed and that the subsidy he renewed for a reasonable period; secondly, that the negotiations.were not likely to be pro- vided of settling the disputes of the in- His Majesty the King, in a messagedustry other than by conferences of From Buckingham Palace. miners and owners alone, and that conse
quently a National Wages Board should *"* To My People-The nation has just be established, including representatives of the two parties with a neutral element passed through a period of extreme anxiety, but it is to-day announced that and an independent Chairman; thirdly, that the parties to the Board should be the general strike has been brought to an end. At such a moment, it is supremely entitled to raise, any points they con important to bring together all my pro-sidered relevant; and fourthly, that there ple to confront the difficuli situation which still remains. This task requires the co-operation of all able and well-dia- posed men of the country. Even with such help, it will be difficult, but it will not be impossible.
"Let us forget whatever elements of bitterness the events of the past few days may have created, only remembering how steady and how urderly the country
of the railways is needed, and the in-remained, though severely tested. and portant question of the re-engagement of forthwith address ourselves to the task strikers is likewise fall of dificulties. At of bringing into being a peace which last one railway announces the number will be lasting herause, forgetting the of staff it will be able to employ will be past, it looks only to the future with
the hopefulness of a united people." materially reduced.
APPEAL TO COUNTRY.
A further problem will probably arisen appeal to the country to forget the regarding railwaymen's wages. The Con past quarrel and refrain from recrimina panies in October, 1925, asked the Rail tloo as regards who started it, is made way Rates' Tribunal to reduce the men's the Premier in a message to the conn- try which was wirelessly broadcast to- wages, but the Tribunal refused the ap- night.
Mr. Baldwin appealed to employers Lo of men already plication in the case
he generous, to workers to work cordial serving, but provided a lower scale forly, and to the whole country to co-operate in restoring the country's industrial wal- fr entrants. The point they are now
fare. The Premier took the opportunity of "discussing is whether the railway strikers expressing thanks to all who had co- by breaking, their contracts automatically operated in keeping the country going
under the difficulties. quitted the service, and therefore, may he re-engaged at a lower scale.
MEN DISINCLINED TO RESUME:
LATER.
The Trassport Workers Union has decided to respond to Mr. Baldwin's appeal, and has advised members to make satisfactory arrangements with em- plósers to secure a speedy resumption of public services and industries, but re- parts from London and the provinces indicate a general disinclination to re-
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The railwaymen who are still out, mass meetings in various centres passed resolutions declining to resume on the companies' conditions.
Meetings of all the trades affected at Southamption and Liverpool have pass ed resolutions not to return without guarantees against victimisation,
The printers are still out, although the headquarters of the Printers' Union have told the proprietors of both new paper and the general printing trade that the men are ready to return.
When the railwaymen at Stratford Works" (London and North Eastern) ar -rived in great numbers this morning to restuar they were confronted with the matice
Arrangements are being made
to re-open the works at the earliest moment to man whose services are re quired. Such will be notified by post or other means."
FRENCH PRESS VIEWS.
PARIS, May 13th. Nearly all the newspapers comment on the termination of the strike. The Figaro congratulating the British .on "terrible crisis" passing through a without bloodshed.
The Echo de Paris says the British social order has emerged through the ordeal triumphant and subversive ele. ments in Europe have been setback. It apecially tulogises Mr. Baldwin. The British Government acted not as a strike- breaker, but as a destroyer of civil war, -and-if social prder in Britain had been unable to cope with the danger the whole Cause of law and order in Europe would have been jeopardised,
TENSE COMMONS MEETING. When the House of Commons assembled it was most crowded and there was an electrical atmosphere and a buzz of com- meats with outbreaks of cheering. Mr. on entering was given an Baldwin ovation. The Prince of Wales and Duke of York were seated in the Peers Gallery. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald asked whether Mr. Baldwin had any statement to make. VICTORY FOR COMMON-SENSE. Mr. Baldwin said that, the " Trades Union Congress called at Downing Strect and told him they had decided to call off the strike forthwith. Mr. Baldwin replied to them that it would be the im- mediate effort of himself and colleagues to secure the resumption of negotiations in the mining industry with a view to the earliest possible settlement. Baldwin said he would only add to the House that he believed peace had come and that the victory that had been won was a victory for common-sense-not for any one part of the country but for the best part of the whole United Kingdom.
Mr.
Mr. Baldwin added that it was of the utmost importance that the British peo- ple should look not backwards but for- wards and that we should resume work in a spirit of co-operation putting-be- hind us all malice and vindictiveness.
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The evening nowspapers comment briefly, whilst the Journal des Debats a success for the British says it is a
el order Government and the cause generally,"
The Liberte calls it a slashing defeat for Socialism." It adds that outsiders were chiefly struck by the resistance of the British people and the energy of the British Government.
DANISH OPINION.
COPENHAGEN, May 12th. The Danish newspapers are unanimous ly satisfed at the end of the strike. They are of the opinion that it was realised by the whole world that what was being destroyed was more valuable than any thing obtainable by either party.
ITALIAN VIEW:
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MORE THAN 30 PASSENGERS KILL ED ON PEKING-HANKOW LINE. HANKOW, May 13th. A shocking accident occurred on May 12th on the Peking Hankow Railway, goods train being derailed and more than fifty, Chinese travelling on the car tops were killed and a large number in- jured.
The wreck held up the express in which the Extrality Commissioners wer travelling, till a special was despatched from Hankow.
PEKING POLITICS.
DR. W. W. YEN ASSUMES PREMIERSHIP,
PEKING. MA 13th. Dr. W. W. Yen neially assured the
ROM, May 12th. The end of the British strike in no claimed by the Giornale d'Italia, which sys-"The red policy in Britain, with the Communist leaders and the philo post of Premier this afternoon." Communists in the Trade Unions have had to recognize their impotence to incite the British the masses and overturn political system."
"[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, May 12th. The Strike settlement is greeted in the should not be revision of previous wagea rates unless there were sufficient assur-United States with the greatest satis- ances that the measures of re-organisa-faction. It is generally opined that the tion which the Commission proposed British people behaved admirably. will effectively be adopted.
Further, thit a Committee should be. established as the Premier proposed, in- eluding men's representaives whose duty would be to 10-operate with the Govern tive and administrative measures, and ment in preparing the necessary legisla- that the same Committee or the National necessary steps, so far as they relate to Wage Board should assure itself that matters within the industry, were not being neglected or unduly postponed.
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CABINET NOT PLEDGED. Renter, learns that the cancellation of the strike was absolutely unenaditional and that the attitude of the miners or the effect apon them was not mentioned at this morning's meeting with the Pre
mier.
The T.U.C. and the Cabinct met thia: afternoon and adjourned till to-morrow. The Cabinet had not seen Sir Herbert Samuel's Memorandum, and will begin consideration of the matter to-morrow, not hampered by any pledge. There is an understanding, though that the con- sideration will doubtless include Sir Herbert Samuel's memorandum.
The proclamation of a state of emer ger.cy remains in force at present.
OBJECTIONS BY MINERS. Mr. A. G. Cook announced that the Miners' Executive yesterday rejected the draft terms of settlement submitted by the T.U.C. after the meeting with Sir Herbert Samuel. The Miners' Feders.
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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] CONTINENTAL UPHEAVALS. GERMAN MONARCHIST PLOT "DISCOVERED BY POLICE.
POLISH TROOP IN REVOLT.
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BERLIS, May 19th. The overthrow of the Republican Government, a concentrated attack on Berlin, and the establishment of
Reich Administrator," with full au- thority to dissolve all Federal State Parliaments and political parties, are among the objects of a plot unearthed by the Berlin police after a diligent search of the private houses of the leaders of several so-called Patriotic Associations and Clubs.
AMAZING PLANS.
The police discoveries included a plan for the mobilisation of forces for an attack on the capital, and a "political programme which provided amongst other things for the voluntary resigna
[TRROTCH REUTER'S AGENCT.] THE SPANISH FLIGHT. AVIATORS SAFELY REACH MANILA.
MANILA, May 13th. The Spanish aviators. Capt. Gallarza and Capt. Loriga, left Aparri at 7.55 a.m., and arrived in Manila at 11,30,
TRADE FIGURES. LOSS OF BUSINESS IN APRIL
LONDON, May 19th.. The Board of Trade returns for April are as follows:-
Importa Exports
£100,718,000 32.18,000
The figures show a falling off of over six millions sterling in imports and thirteen millions sterling in exports as were: Imports, £108,461,000 and exports, compared with March when the figures
60,300,000.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. COUNCIL FAVOURS BRITISH.
PROPOSAL.
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GENEVA, May 12th..
CARGO BOAT RAIDED. OCCUPANTS VICTIMS OF ARMED ROBBERY. WOMAN AND CHILD PLACED IN SAMPAN..
A number of armed robbers boarded a Hongkong cargo boat near Ma Wan Island on Wednesday evening.
In a report made to the Water Falier yesterday evening, the master of the boat stated that with eight other persons on board, including his wife and little daughter, he was proceeding from Houg kong to Lung Ka Tan with a cargo al salt fish. When about half a mile west of Man Wan Island a sampan, in which were four men, came from, behind. They on their way back to Lung Ku Tan. H asked to be taken on board as they were topped his boat, and thres of the men me, on board, and immediately pro- duced resolvers. His wife and child were told to get into the sampan, and were moved away towards Hongkong. He and his companions were then bound, bundled into the bold, and searched. They were kept there overnight, and next morning the robbers departed. Event- ually, the master extricated himself from his bonds, and then released his com- paaions. They found that the boat was anchored near Tin Mun, and inmediate- ly returned to Hongkong.
A fish merchant, who was one of the passengers on the boat was robbed of 135 and a gold watch. The robbers total haul, was valued at $154.
The woman and child arrived in Hong. kong before the cargo boat returned.. The report did not state where or how they were landed. It is unlikely thas the man in the sampan brought them to Hongkong. He, apparently, put them on another craft before reaching the harbour.
"SMART PIECE OF DETECTIVE WORK."
MAGISTRATE COMPLIMENTS
EUROPEAN...
CHINESE SENTENCED FOR POSSES: SION OF OPIUM.
The Chinese opium smuggler, who was " arrested on Wednesday, through the vigilance displayed by Mr. W. Saunders of the Astrie Petroleum Company was charged with possession of 77 tools of opium, valued at $1,000, before Mr. R. E Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yester- day.
As reported is the Daily Press sea
The Committee for the Heorganisation (erday, Mr. Saunders attection was of the League of Nations Council has attracted to two schoolboys who were
as though they were heavily laden. After
stable, and captured a Chinese whori following them to Caine Boad, Mr. Sanders handed them over to a con- they were following.
on of President Von Hindenburg, and provisionally adopted the proposal of carrying schoolings, which they were the abolition of the Constitution. The Viscount Cecil that certain non-per-continually changing from hand to hand property of dissolved political parties, it manent members should be ciccted for was planned, would be confiscated; strikes three years, assuming office immediately
number should be electable yearly. and lock-outs were to have been prohibit-after election, while one-third of their ed under penalty of death, and the pro- It was also planned that all Repub party of all Jews in Germany consented.
ican lenders should be banished.
GOVERNMENT DECREE
tion was not consulted as regards the As a consequence of the disclosures proposals which imply reductions of contained in the documents seized, the The Prussian Government has issued a decrec for many mineworkers. Federation did not participate in yester-ordering the dissolution of the extremist day'a discussions and Mr. Cook added sporting clubs, the Warwolf Viking, and that the T.U.C.'s decision to-day to call the Olympia. The President of the off the general strike was taken without Olympia Sporting Club, cx-Colonel Von consulting the Federation: The matter Luck, has been arrested. must be referred to the" miners and. meanwhile, the miners! stoppage would continue indefinitely.
THE JUSTIFICATION? In announcing the termination of the strike, the British Worker says that the) workers came out, to ensure a fair deal for the miners, and they were satisfied that can now be achieved.
LORD ASQUITHS' WARNING.
LATEX.
In the House of Lords, in announcing the "Great News" Lord Salisbury anid there would be no note of triumph in his note of sriumph elsewhere. The British voice and he hoped. there would be ro people had asserted themselves and re- turned to the path of legality. The Government would resume the role of mediator in the efforts to produce peace in the coal industry without the least. delay.
"The" confiscated documents also show that the lender of the Pan-German League has been in touch with various Bavarian Monarchist leaders, and that he has also written to the ex-Kaiser Wilhelm.
LATER.
The Spanish and Brazilian delegates were the sole opposers and made reser vations."
Viscount Cecil said that Britain was opposed to any extension of the number of permanent members, with the excep tion of the admission of Germany.
CRICKET AT HOME. CAMBRIDGE . SUSSEX MATCH ABANDONED.
CAMBRIDGE, May 12th. To-day's match between the University and Sussex was abandoned.
Unless matters improve by the end of tralians for May 19th will be cancelled. the week, the fixture against the Aus
AUSTRALIANS V. AMPHIRE.'
thousand
SOUTHAMPTON, May 12th "Collins won the toss once again when the Australians opened their match with
Four Hante here to-day. spectators were present.
When stumps were drawn, the visitors had made 384 for nine wickets, Bardsley having scored 43, Taylor 73 and Gregory
ROYAL - DUTCH DIVIDEND.
It appears that he communicated to the restoration of the Hohenzollern Empire ex-Kaiser the efforts being made for the in a liberated and a purified Fatherland. him The Doorn exile replied thanking the writer and sending a photograph of Beif.
TROUBLE IN REICH:STAU.. Considerable controversy has arisens not out. over the recent action of the Government in respect of the national flag and it led finally to the Reichstag passing a vote of MORE INFORMATION WANTED.
non-confidence in Dr. Luther, Chancellor, three members abstained from voting. Mr. MacDonald said he was naxious
by 176 votes to 148. One hundred and Criticism of Dr. Luther is due to not to commit any breach of good feeling for which Mr. Baldwin had appealed.
Lord Asquith agreed that it was not President Von Hindenburg, with the but the matter of practical details had
the moment for recrimination or exulte-approval of the Government, decreeing to be considered and this necessitated
in European and overseas ports, should to be marching on the capital with troops to overthrow the benceforth hoist, together with the Re-
new Government under General Witos. discussion. He hoped that Mr. Baldtion. He declared that all classes of the the German Embassies and Consulates win would make a fuller statement,
publican flag, the merchant flag in the
Martial law has been proclaimed and the form of the old Monarchist colours with
Government in taking energetic measures the Republican colours in the corner,
in defence.
Mr. Baldwin replied that he recognised the necessity of a fuller statement as soon as possible but it was impossible to-day. He would keep in touch with Mr. Mac- Donald.
There was no demonstration either at Mr. MacDonald's question or Mr. Bald- win's statement after..which Mr. Bald- win, Mr. MacDonald and other leaders departed.
The House proceeded to debate the Merchandise Marke Bill.
TENTATIVE TERMS.
community felt gratitude and satisfac tion at constancy, patience, good temper and self-ancribe exhibited in all quarters But he uttered a warning that we were not yet at the end of our troubles and in this matter the exercise of those quali ties would still be required in full measure in the weeks ahead.
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CABINET BESIONS. · The German Cabinet has resigned.
THE NEW LEADERA.
LATER.
AMSTERDAM, May 18th. The Royal Dutch Petroleum Oil Com puny has declared a dividend of 23 per
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The schoolboys stated in Court that the man offered them twenty cents to buy sweets if they would carry the packages. They acceded to his request.
The Chinese admitted the charge and said that he had found the opium among
zoma rubbish in a back long. He was fined $8,000, or nine months' imprison- ment, and a further three months without the option of a fine.
The boys were cautioned. The Magistrate described Mr. Saunders', action as a smart piece of detective work, and as highly creditable.
SENTENCE TO RUN. ECHO OF SENSATIONAL BOMB CASE.
When Lo Wai Fong, a Chinese woman, was recently sentenced at the Central Magistracy to four years' imprisonment in connection with a sensational boml case, Mr. H.. J. Armstrong (of Messrs. Deacons) asked the Magistrate to state a case for appeal on a point of law.
When such an application is matte, recognisances, usually 750, have to be put up. The woman is stated to have some means, and when she was sentenced, a male relative of hers went to Canton to: raise funds for the subscquent proceed." time limit for the application to stand ings. He has failed to return, and as the without payment of recognisances, has now expired, the woman's sentence must run its course.
It will be recalled that the bombs were discovered in a Chinese boarding house, and it was alleged that a plot was afoot. to use them in Hongkong. The woman was found in the company of a man, who was sentenced to five years' imprison- ment on the same charge.
A PITIFUL CASE:
COUNTRY. RUSSIAN DRIVEN FROM HIS OWN
As the result of recent agitation some detachments of troops from the region of Rembertow have refused to obey the NEWSPAPER OWNERS ACTION.
Government's orders. The new Govern- The names of those who were to assume .. LATER. The Newspaper Proprietars Associa control when the Nationalist Dictator-ment has taken all possible steps to ship was established in Germany were protect the capital and have called on the insurgents to submit. The Govern tion has decided that, it will not re- engage any of the staff who were on found among correspondence sized.
Before Bajor C Willson at the Con- Dr. Neumana, Burgomaster of Laubeck, rent claims to be master of the situation.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. strike at noon to-day until the: Associa
tral Magistracy yesterday, Alexis Fiat- tion has considered the terms of such reas to be Chancellor Herr Hagenberg. Germany's newspaper ring, was to be
WARSAW, May 12th.nitsky, a Russian, was sent to the House Precautionary measures of all kinds of Detention on a charge of being engagement. .
In consequence of the foregoing it is Finance Minister and General von
vagrant in the Colony. problematical whether the newspapers in Moehl was to be Minister of Defence.
The Death penalty was to be imposed have been taken.
overy Dilence against the new régime London will publish to-morrow.
and martial law to be declared through- out the country,
The Nationalist journals ridicule the alleged plot.
SERIOUS INCIDENT.
LATER. Apparently, the miners' disappoint- ment at the calling off of the general strike was the cause of serious disturb ances at Doncaster, za the result of which over 80 mipera were arrested."..
"LATER. The cancellation of the strike was largely due to the intervention of Sir Herbert Samuel, who, following on con- versations with the Trades Union Con- gress, wrote a letter today formulating the conclusions reached, and emphasizing that he was acting entirely on his own initiative and had not received any
POLISH REVOLT. authority from the Government and was unable to give assurances on their be
TROOPS MARCHING ON THE CAPITAL. hall. He was of opinion that the pro
WARSAW, May 12th. posals embodied in the Mormorandum A mois of 200 held up road traffic,
ore nuitable for adoption and likely to wrecked a newspaper van, tore up the menace From Werner states that A military revolt is reported to have promote a settlement of the differences newspapers and looted motor lorries in the coal industry. He promised A strong force of police was sent up in strongly to recommend the Government motor buses and they charged the crowd broken out in Poland. Officers support with batona. Mounted men reinforced ing the ex-President Pilsudski are said acceptance when the negotiations were
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the police who dispersed the crowd
The Cabinet is sitting continously Government buildings, bridges, tele phone stations, etc.,nte guarded by troops with machine-guns.
STEZET PIGHTING,
Sergeant Elston said that the defen- dant was a respectable man and came of a good family. He had been turned out of Russia by political parties, and hat Inter drifted about Chins. He bad secured employment as an overseer in the There was heavy street fighting in Hongkong Engineering & Construction Warsaw in the afternoot, many being Company, but had to relinquish his post owing to ill-health. It was hoped to send killed and grounded.
Anti-Government forces have occupied him back to Shanghai, the Castle, the Prime Minister's, re- sidence and the Foreign Office
The Government has resigned and the
to follow suit. President of the Hepublic is expected
he could be sent back to Shanghai, the Magistrate said that he would be able to of Detention. get proper medical treatment at the Hourg
In committing him until such time as