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ALLEGED WRONGFUL DISMISSALS.
{FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, October 17th. Considerable indignation has been created in labour circles as a result of the Canton-Hankow Railway's | recent discharge of several hundred workmen. The men laid their case before the Kwangtung Mechanics Uninn, of which they are members. They declared they were faithful and conscientious workers, and that the railway authorities had right to deprive them of their work, They charged the Director-General. of the permanent way with prac ticing favoritism, "The Director Lieneral," they said, discliarged us in order to create jobs for his own
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The Union took up their cause, and is now demanding that the Pros vincial Government shall give a satisfactory explanation of its, au- tion. The Union has lodged a strong protest with the Provincial Ad migistration, requesting a thorough and impartial consideration of the *men's case. These workers inve been wrongly accused of belinging to an undesirable claureat, the Union declares, and their cases should be
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 1928.
THE ROSS INSTITUTE.
MRS. SOUTHORN ON INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP.
LARGE GATHERING AT HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.
MALARIA NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS.
Five new life members, a sum of 83,000 and a delightful tea-party and bridge and mah jong tournament, at the Helena Mag Institute last evening, represent the net result of the organising committee's efforts (with Mrs. W. T. Southor as Chairman) in aid of the funds of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases. Considering the quiet way in which the small committee of five members went about their business, the results achieved are an eloquent cestimony to the good "will exist. „- ing in the Colony towards an institution which takes upon itself the duty of humanitarian efforts in tropical countries.
Well' over 200 people were present, including well-known menu- bers of all nationalities representative of the Colony,
In a very gracious little speech at the close of the proceedings Mrs, Southern referred to the international goodwill which had done so much to make the gathering a success; and expressed special thanks to Sir Son Son and Lady Chow and to Dr. and Mrs. Kutewail, who, she said, were always ready to second her in any movement to bring the various nationalities of the Colony close to each other.
Buth the large halls on the ground and first floors of the Institute were filled
Generous Gift From Chinese.... Worthy of special meation is a generous gift received from Mr. Tang Shiu Kin (Chairman) `and the Directors of the Tung Wah Hospital of a cheque for 8330. This valuable contribution from a Chinese source is very greatly ap preciated.
In
Substantial, Link In Social
Intercoo
returning thanks, Mra Southon said that the basket of flowers wag's most charming gift. She was particularly happy to have
NIND SMITH'S CONTRACTS.
AMAZING ANTI-CLIMAX.
WILL FOOT ANY LOSSES
INCURRED "!
Nind Smith is a much misunder- It appears that Professor John
stood man-but he blames himself for some of the trouble which has arisen out the now notorious story about £15,000,000 worth of con- tracts for British firms undertaking. certain work in China,
was in Hong Kong some weeks ago, Mr. Smith admits that when he
and saw how the Daily Express had given publicity to his plans, he felt
*some
the ribbons of the national colours of the parious members of the organising committee, She would not use them but put them away in a special box in which she had stored previous mementoes of Hong Kong and Ceylon ra Sauthorn continued:-"I feel that it my tongue were once loosened on the subject that is uppermost to-day I should hold you, in bondage for a long while. But this is not the occasion, for lengthy speeches. Most of you have been playing, bridge and mah jong and are ready to hurry home. But I do just want to say how very heartily I thank all those who have helped to make this Lehden paper published a de dismay." He says the venture so great a success. Collect facto version calculated to call ed beneath this recf we see assem forth the maximum of opposition bled what almost corresponds to the and even suspicion of my personal Scriptural comparison great honour of the agreement made by multitude out of all - tribes and
me in London, with the full co- peoples and tongues. I want to thank especially my ever
operation of the Board of Overseas "friends, Sir Sou Son and Lady Trade and the Foreign Office, för
Chow, and Dr. and Mrs. Kotewall
the unification of British (especially | who are always ready to second me in any rapprochement between North British and Scottish) basic the various nationalities in Hong industry and London finance, with Kong.
the basic interests and necessary On looking round this room
And legitimate to-day. I
reconstructional of very kind and very charm
not only a party
schemes of the Nationalist Govern- ing people, playing mah jong meat; desiring, as always, to secure and bridge in aid of the Ross above all the help, co-operation and Institute and thereby helping sub- stantially the cause of aering
mutual friendship of England and humanity throughout the tropics (though some persons seem obstin
British Empire-of but in addition I see a substantial ately determined to forget it, for luk in that pleasant social inter-
various reasons), Shang- course which is so valuable a factory in the interest of our lives, and hai and the Shanghai. mercnutife interests form an inseparable part." in the peace of our corner of the world and the wider bus for that matter so
The foregoing is rather involved; world outside.
the whole story. Mr. Smith goes on:-
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reached her from Mrs, C. Q Alabaster and Mrs. H. T. Creasy, to their full capacity, who "registered themselves as 3850- separately re-examined to see if they Thanks to the excellent arrange-elate. members. really should have been discharged.
Two acceptable It will be remembered that Mr.ruts carried out under the per- donations of 850 each had also been Tsai Tang Kee, Director-General fonal supervision of Mrs. H. T.received from Commodore J. the Railway, almost inmediately after his assumption of offre, dis Creasy, over twenty tables were Pearson, C. H., and Dr. and Mrs. charged what he termed all lazy lud wut tor mah jong on the first R. H. Kotewall. and superfluous workers, several oor; and out the ground floor there hundred in number. The Director- General's explanation then offered were a similar number of tables was that he wanted to put the rail where keen bridge players contest why on a firmer basis financially, for the prize offered to the and therefore he had to discharge
highest individual scorer. these people.
Simplified rules for both the This action, though falls support- ed by the Government, at once
tournaments had been previously aroused the indignation of the restchrvulated to contestants, and score of the workers, who could not see
steels were thoughtfully provided The Hon. Mr. Hallifax's Address. why fellow members of their Union "the committee for the conveni-
The extent of the Hon. Mr should be thus deprived of their mee of the players.
The gathering of over 200 ladies Halifax's kindly interest in the jobs." Opposition and serious fric- tion between the workers and Mr. and gentlemen included no less fact of the prominent part he took Ross Institute is evidenced by the Tsai followed; culminating in the than wine different nationalities,
and obsolete British interests, and former trying to oust the latter from and this was not the least delight in yesterday's proceedings.
must just make special men especially from the world-wide and fice by force. Mr. Tsai judicious. Ful teature of a most successful being invited, he promptly acceded ly went to Shanghai, where he still social meeting. It was only made to the committee's request to say
tion of those who have borne the deeply organized Communist or a few words when making the, au- is. This lessened the bitter feeling possible by the combined etiorts of
work of organising this successful ganization for Red war from Peking nouncement of new members from afternoon-3r. Braga, who sug dinong the workers somewhat, but Mesdames Southern and Creasy on
to Sugz and Cape Town; for the gested it to me in the first instance prevention of which I risked my did not solve the problem, for the behalf of the British, of Lady Hong Kong for the Institute, diharged workmen were not given Tang, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Leung Hallifax said:
thy Course of his remarks Mr.and proceeded to carry it to this fe freely more than many times and Mrs. Ho Ki on the part of the am asked by the Committee Mrs. Creasy and Mr. Ho Leung,
splendid conclusion, together with and 1 risked if treely to-day. The Chinese, Mesdames J. M. da Rochs responsible for this entertainment and the other members of the com- Northern group, known (cwing to first group formed by me was the and P. M. N, da Silva and Mr. J. to express their pleasure at the mitte. They have been indefatig Mesdames Parker and A. L. Shields response their efforts have elicited.able in doing all the work and Press) as the Anglo-Chinese Trading The return this afternoon will leaving me the pleasant task of Alliance,, but whose true name is for the American, Madam de la men.
Prade (French) Mme. Abe (Japan-ke a welcome addition to the saying thank you to all the gener-the White Sun Syndicate, er), Mr. W. d. Quist (Dutch), total it will be possible to remit Mine. Bolsiug (Belgium), and Mrs. Pope Berg (Norwegian). The Hon. Mr. II. 1. Creasy, C.B.E., and Messrs. Ho Leang and J. P. Braga officited as M.. through
back their jobs.
The petition of the Kwangtung
Mechanics Union laid all the blame on Mr. Tani, maintaining that he Brags for the selfishly discharged faithful workers to create jobs for his own
He oppressed the labourers, and went contrary to the principles of the Kuomintang."
HEAVY FINES, IN OPIUM CASES.
SMUGGLERS' METHODS
EXPOSED
Be the evening.
Portuguese,
The Tournaments.
On
to the Ross Institute and it is
announce that the. pleasure to appeal issued has already received
promising response in the follow subscriptions which are grate Bully acknowledged: Life Members-
Lady Pollock £10.10.0d. Sir Robert & Lady Bo Tung Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kon Tong
*10.
$210.
"To all of you my warmest thanks. Good wine needs no bush, the old saying goes, and the Ross Institute needs no words of mine usefulness in all countries and to extol its far-reaching sphere of among all nations.
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uns danors whose contributions Mr. Halifax has handed to me.
"Once again I thank you each and every one who have helped to further most deserving interna.. tional cause and to promote there by international friendship in this beautiful island." (Loud applause.)
London's Thanks.
A cable has been received by Mra Southorn from her sister-in-law, Mrs. Edgar Sidney Woolf, Honor
The tournaments commenced at Two instances in which opium 130 p.m. and were entered into would have been smuggled ashore with eqnsiderable enthusiasm by but for the watchfulness of the the participants. Four prizes were searchers at the wharves were pltered för mah jong and also for and a subscription from the Chair-ary Secretary of the Ladies' Com- brought to notice at the Central Bridge. The highest individual man and Directors of the Tung mittee of the Ross Institute, warm- Magistracy yesterday, and thescores in each gaine were declared Wah Hospital (through Mr. Tangly thanking all those in Hong offenders found their attempts very une winners, and booby prizes were Shiu Kin) of 8230; and 950 from Kong who were so kindly assisting. custly. Several men were also arno presented. At 6.20 p.m. a bell the Commodore and $50 from Mr.the funds of the Institute. rested on shore for, possession of was rung as a signal for the col Kotewalk and further the cost of the drug.
were all tabulated and the highest jong tournaments to-day has been fretion of the score sheets, which the prizes for the bridge and mah suures ascertained. The winners defrayed by His Excellency, the were subsequently announced as Officer Administering the Govern- follows:-
On the Yaen On Wharf revenue officers found 100 taels of illicit opium hidden in the false bottom- of a rattan basket, a quantity being also found tied round thu waist of the man who was carrying the basket. In answer to a charge of unlawful possession of the opium, the defenduat said that he was given the basket at Swatow "and was not aware of the contents, When it was pointed out that part. of the opium was tied round his waist, defendant admitted that he had agreed to smuggle the opium in return for L. free passage.
Defendant was fined 82,500 or six months' hard labour.
Another man from Swatow-was fined $750, or four months' bard labour, in respecs of leh taels of illicit opium. The drug was hid- den in the centre of three taro (a species of yam) which had been hol- lowed out for the purpose.
A man arrested at a house in Second Street with seven taels of opium was fined $500, or, three months. A. boatman, who also carried a quantity of the drug, was fined 2000, or four months.
CLOCK THIEF SENTENCED.
ist
BRIDGE..
Cheung
Zim-
mment.
His Excellency's Prizes. bridge and mab jong party were The cost of the prizes for the defrayed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Guvern
Then.
Lite Eisked Many Times. The details of these schemes fall into three parts. 1 made then merciless opposition from orthodox all myself, against organized and
a too officious triend in the British
of
Glasgow, London and Paris. This syndicate is pledged té trade direct with Chins, and has given to my- self, as Dr. Wang Chung Hur's trade agent (and no more, please note) for England with China, a half representation on its Board of Directors, with 30 per cent. of the proits on net sales-a sum divided equally by me with two. friendly es-operators in London, my own remaining 10 per cent. being now placed by me, though a poor man, unreservedly at the disposal of the Kuomintang Executive. This gift is my first contribution to Anglo- Chinese friendship. I have no other assets at the moment."
The firms included in this great combine for world peace, explained Mr. Smith, are:
Messrs. J. and P. Coates, of Liver- pool and Manchester,
Messrs. Cammell Laird' and John Brown of Glasgow.
Flo Leung thanked Mrs Southors Before the party dispersed Mr.
Scottish Textile, Limited. the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax and
Scottish Lustreen, Limited. Mrs. Hallifax, on behalf of the
and the whole organization of Committee, for the part they had Egyptian cotton so brilliantly cre- cuted only a fortnight ago by my taken in the proceedings.
Oll the platformi with Mrs. friend, Aris Aragnea, a Ureek by Southorn were:-The Hon. Mr. E race, a British citizen, and the B.. Hallifax, C.M.G., O.B.E, the greatest friend of Egyptian Nation- Hon. Mr. H. D. Creasy, C.B. E., and
alism."
This was the strain in which Mr. Lady Hu Tung, Mr. Ho Leung and John Nind Smith answered his M. J. P. Braga (members of the
critics less than a fortnight ago. organising committee), Mrs. P. M.
It is safe to hazard the state- Ladies:
ment that few, if any, here have Isi prize, Mrs. Hills 1,250 points. et Sir Ronald Ross, but equally Booby prize, Mrs. Koch-1,424 safe to say that many, have, met,
peints.
malaria, which is no respecter of age, creed or nationality and waits Gentlemen:-
for no introduction. Str.
It is quite Lo prize,
fitting therefore that we are all Sauf 1,452 points. Booby prize, Mr. E.
ombined against it. The composi auern-1,276 points,
tion of the Committee responsible for bringing to our notice the elting of the lnstitute and of this gathering, which is here to support 1st prize, Mrs. Ho Sa Man, 33 these gains, both fully representa da Silva, Mrs. J. M. Rocha and This statement displayed more heat
pointa.
tive of the whole Hong Kong com-little Miss Alicia Gatterres. Booby prize, Mrs. A. E. Wright,munity, show a correct apprecia
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Ladies:-
Gentlemen:-
MAH' JONG.
1st prize, Mr. Matsumaya, 19
points. Booby prize, Mr. It. Dormer,
points.
ment House and the Public Works
than light, and some of his argu- ments were very quickly seized upon and answered. Now comes the extraordinary sequel.
In
Temporary Irresponsibility
letter to the North-China
T. Southorn, C.M.G) and Mrs.and patriotism of his motives.
tion of the fact that common action
Thanks Of The Committee. is called for against the comnion The organising committee wish to enemy, and an uncommonly nasty record their thanks to the Commit- fellow he is. If we may take these tee of the Helena May Institute for beginnings as an indication of the the loan of the Hall; to the Club Common action that we are to Lasitano: for card tables, to Daily News, which was published the in that journal yesterday, Mr. expect from Hong Kong, they form British-American Tobacco Co. for Wind Smith is profusely apologetic, During the afternoon light re- freshments were served. Cigarettes a good augury for the support to the gift of cigarettes, to Governor bis sution. He frankly ex were sold at a small charge for the come for an Institute that has al- benefit of the fund by Mesdames ready done much for each and all Department for the loan of tables, plains that he has not always bech in full control of his own actions Wyutt und Berg, and the Misses of us and wants only sufficient re-
and the P.W.D. for free transport, and expressions, but has now com- Luard and Mary Ho, who sources to do much more.
to Messrs, Lane, Crawford & Co. pletely recovered from this tem very kindly assisted the committee The interest taken in our do for tumblers, etc, free of charge, porarily breakdown. Before Mr. W. Schofield, at the and for whose cheerful and efficient ings by headquarters at home is and to the Press. Kowloon Magistracy, a
He pathetically appeals to his Among, those present were:-Bis· Chinese services the committee are very shown by a cable received to-day youth was charged with the theft | grateful. It should be mentioned by Mrs. Southern from her sister- Excellency the Officer Administering fellow-countrymen in general, and of a clock from the residence of that the plentiful supply of eign-in-law, Mrs. Edgar Bidney Woolf, the Government (the Hon. Mr. W the Shanghai newspapers in parti- cular to have, faith in the honesty Mr. Wong Kwong Tin in Kowloon rettes available were the gift of the the Hon. Secretary of the Ladies City..
· British-American Tobacco Co., to Committee of the Floss Institute, Southern, Sir Sou Son and Lady.
He further states in this letter The defendant,, who pleaded whom the committee desire to ten warmly thanking all those in Hong Chow, Lady Ho Tung, the Hon. guilty,was stated to have been der their thanks.
that he is prepared, "when sol- Kong who are so kindly assisting Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., O.B.E. formerly employed by a Mr. Lee,
the funds of the Institute." Lite Members.
and Mrs. Hallifax, the Hon. Mr. vent," to foot any losses which may Was discharged owing to
I am sure it will give Mrs. A. C. and Mrs. Hynes, Mr. and have been incurred by innocent in- several thefts occurring in the Before the presentation of prizes Southory much pleasure to add to Mrs. S. G. Dujaure da la Prade,
vestors in the great reconstruction loan.' house. He then went to Canton An announcement, which was re her remittance the contents of this Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Kotewall, Mr.
It is understood that Professor for a time, and since his return ived with considerable satisfaction envelope, which represents the sub and Mrs. Ho Tung, Mr. and Mrs. he had made friends with the ser by the large gathering present, was scriptions to which I have already Ho Rom Tong, Mrs. E. D. Cshortly, where he will try to rectify Smith is returning to England vants at Field Cottage. One of the made by the Hon. Mr. E. R. Halli referred. It still remains for me Wolfe, Mrs, and Miss Luard, Mrs. the consequences of his stupidity; servants discovered that the clock fax; C.M.G., O.B.E. It was to the to ask her to present, the prizes J. H. Taggart, Mr. R. M. Dyer, In view of what has happened, and was missing, and found the defen- effect that the Ross Institute had for these tournaments."
Mr. and Mrs. Abe, Mr. Tung Shiu the fact that he had been repudiat: dant in the garden with parcel enlisted five new life members After Mr. Hallifax had concluded Kin, Mrs. Digby, Mrs. B. Wylie, ed by the very people he claimed ander his arm. Defendant was anong Hong Kong residents; they his remarks little Miss Alicia Mrs, and Miss Jesson, Mce and to represent it would seem advie caught alter a chase, in the course were Lady Pollock, Sir Robert and Gutterres, on behalf of the assern Miss Ho Kwong, Miss Jean Hoable that Mr. Smith should leave of which he threw the parcel, oon Lady Ho Tung, and Mr and Mrs. ly, presented Mrs. Southern with Tung, Mrs. Hogg, Mr. and Mrs. the problem of reconstructing war. taining the clock, into a paddy | Ho Kou: Tong, whose cheques of ten lovely bouquet of choice flowers, J. M. Rocha, Mrs. Silva Netto, field.
guineas each were presented that tied with silk streamers represent Mrs. R. Sutherland, Mrs. C. C. ravaged China to people not likely to, be affected with temporary break. Sentence of six weeks hard evening. The Erst response to Mrs. ing the national colours of the Wang, Mrs. Paul Lander, Mr. M.
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