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The Giving of the Signal.
The Times," London, of the .16th ult. writes: ---
THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE. "Weekly Boats. The lowest |rate of wages to be domunded by,
men sailing by the wook to be not j Jess than 30s. per week; boi- swains, carpenters, donkeymen, gronsors to have a proportionate advanco. Overtime rates to bo per hour from 5 p.m. until 12 p.m. After 12 p., until U a.m. the rate to be la. per hour,
"Be mon and domand these
The concerted signal for the beginning of a strike of scumon was given yesterday at meetings hold in London, Liverpool, Man-| chester, Newcastle, Cardiff, Bris- tel, Southampton, Hull, and other ports. At the London demon- stration and at most of thuise hold
at porta in the country rockols were fired at a given point' and a bannor was unfurled announcing tirat." War is now declared" and inviting the scumen to "Strike hard and strike for liberty." as to how the movement will It is too early to form an opinion
no difficulty in engaging sommen
at the old ratos of wagos. The
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JULY 11 1911
LANGUAGE DIVIDES
CHINA
That China must first adopt-a universal language bi horown to obtain any salutary results from her proposed reform is the view of Dr. John Fryer, an ominent scholar of Far Eastorn affairs. In an interview with a "Shanghai Times" reporter the doctor was In the ports outside London the most emphatic in his declaration most important among the early that the only sure remedy for movomonts yesterday was in Liverpool. There the mon anti-existing national disorders is a cipated the announcement of their common medium of intercourse leaders, and during the morning that all can understand. 350 seamon and firomon began
Seamen Outside London.
Dr. Fryer
"That China must have un
claim for higher wages is proving share of peaceful pickoting, and a more popular appo, and the there was a ready response. At universal language of her own," concession of the mates ask-night they passed a long resolusaid the eminent scholar "strikes od for by the owners of the tion, which was despatched to the more forcibly now than over before. Three-fourths of the peo- King to explain the reason why now White Star liner Olympic they have struck work at the pro-ple of the Empire are conversant is boing hailed by the seamen sent moment.
the Mandarin tongue, while as a first victory, It ́should bo| At Southampton the immediate the other fourth is divided by pointed out, however, that thero intorest was centred in the Whits four hundred dialects, 1 am told, is no system of collectivo bargain- Star liner Olympic, which left on government should
her maiden trip to New York. At ing as between shipowners and their men, the members of the some doubt whether the vessel the last moment there seemed shipowners' ssociation being would sail, but the company con froo, to fix any rates they choose ceded the men's demands, in for their own ships.
The Strike in London.
The seamen in London have
The
Enforce the Teaching
schools and make it the language of the Mandarin language in the of the whole country. need of a common language
|tically comprised political ethics. If a man passed the osam untion in ture was eligible to || 14 gr publio office. Now, how-
over, they are
Establishing Schools, colleges and universities where every brauch of modern education. is taught. The various courses are now conducted in English, but they could justau woll botaught in the Mandarin tongue. A whi ago the Japanese thought it was necessary for every one to learn English, but now they have found it is a waste of time and instrue- tions in the schools are conducted in their own language."
great changes in China after his Asked if he had observed any fifteen years' absence, Dr. Fryor
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the strike by refusing to sign for first came to Chinn fifty years the Teutonic, which should sail on Saturday on the White Star ago and spout most of his time later 300 men also refused to sign he went to Berkeley, California, affairs since his arrival here to the fastest cross-Clunnel flight Canadian service. Half an hour hero antil fifteen years ago, when said that he had been to busy of thom reached London.
with his own privato business Gibert won the Dover prize for sproad, for while in certain ports pross of Ireland, scheduled to of Oriental languages in the Uni-Shanghai had changed in general Calais to London stage, and for the Canadian Pacific steamer where he now occupies the chair make observations, although Vedrines was the winner in the the men have already refused to sail to-morrow. Following the sign articles, in others there was mon's action, a hastily-summoned versity of California. During appearance, and the Chinese were Beaumont, in the Paris to London meeting was held at the Docks, his many years of residence in this nearly all wearing different attire, and Mr. Tom Munu and Mr. Joseph Country Dr. Fryor translated a especially the women, while a stage."N. O. D. News," Cottor declared, officially that, number of scientific works for the good many of the men had adopted President Taft at Indianapolis. donan for a National Concilia-
so far as Liverpool was concorned, Chinese Imperial Government. foreign dress. The city had
Indianapolis, Ind., July 5,— tion Bourd, which was the origin the strike had begun, and display-le has been hore during the past grown and there were a great President Taft delivered the al cause of difference with the ed a red postor, War Declared. few weeks on a visit and expects many moro largo buildings and shipowners, is not being put into Striko for Laborly!" The men to remain until the twelfth of foreign residonce than when he Fourth of July address here yes- torday. In the course of his the forefront of the agitation. A worerequested to attend the strike next month, when he will return was loro before.
committee rooms and to do their to the United States.
speech the President referred to the Reciprocity Bill, which is now |pending before the Senato. Ho madó a strong defence of his The Board of Visitors of the position in urging the measure Greenwich Observatory made against the judgment of many of their annual inspection recently the leaders of the Republican Tho roport is the first issued by the now Astronomer Royal, Mr. Party, particularly those in the F. W. Dyson, and, inter alia, Senato, states that it is hoped to determino The President discussed the! the parallaxes of all stare within principat of roviprocity from the proper motion exceeds 20 dog. United States, and declared that 26 dog. of the North Pole, whose time of its first adoption by the areas selected by Kaployn. The thore could be no moro appro- The per century, also of stars in the creasing the pay of deck hands throughout China has been 30in. reflector has been used for priate application of it than to the to £5 10. per month, greasers the cause of all the friction be-photography of comets (that relations existing between the and firemen to £30s, and tween the government and the of Halley. boing. photographed been slower in responding to the trimmers £5 10s. This further poople all along. An official goos on four nights), also of Saturn's United States and Canada. Ho incitemonts of the lenders than in increase of 10s, all round, however, into another provinco. He has to ninth satellito. Jupiter's eighth declared that it was in hurmony other ports of the country. The only applies to large bets of the employ an interpreter to makosatellite is now out of roach in this with the declaration that the peo-
Russian Train Time is 23 minutos alurad of the S.M.R. Tims. For instance, only grow who have so far acted Olympic type. The crews of the himself understood. Interpreters have been the men of the Atlan Union-Castle Line and the Royal are not always reliable, and what try; but is boing photo-ple of the United States desired
6 pan by the former is 5.87 p.in. by the inttor. tic Transport Company's steamer Mail Company refused to sign on the official says is often misuon pintes being sent to Greenwich a reduction of the tariff.
graphed at Helwan, Egypt, the
Supplementary Charges on DAIREN-CHANGCHUN Service. EXPRES EXTRA FREY,00 SLEEPING CAR SUPPLEMENT...... Y5.00 Minnewaska, who have given unless their demands were construed. A judge cannot ask for measurement. The ephemoris
TICKET AU ENCIES-The Company's railway sud steamer tickets are notice to cancel their engagemontscoded, and it is expected that prisoner a direct question.
Australian Defence.
obisianble at all the Agondies of the International Slooping Car & Express unless they revive the sumoto-day the movement will extend has to put it through an, inter about 20 sec. in error; the period noy dispatch says that in propara- and Reiseburenn der Hamburg-Amerika Linic.
London, June 27th. A Byd-Triox Ou, so Hippi Kusen Huisine, Olangkawi, Kaname Thu., Bail & Comp wages as have been granted to to the South-Western boats and proter. This all causes misunder- the crew of the Olympic. several departments of other standings and distrust. What is day longer than that calculated, tion for making Cockatoo Island Dairon, Port Arthur, Makdon, Fushan and Changchun, all under the Com appears to be about a quarter of a
RAILWAY HOTELS YAMATO Horzu (Tol. Add: "Yamato ") at- The formal beginning of the workers, The Southauption a parliament? A place where which was 738.9 rays, or just over a base for building other vessels pany's management. strike, however, was only appoint. Town Council have appointed a people parley-discuss. low can two years. A large model of the of the Australian Fleet a call will ed to take place last night, when a committed to try to bring about a China have a representative form
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY domonstration was held outside settlement. Yesterday the South-of government if her represonta-1908 to 1916 was prepared, and is tears from the compulsorily en-Tal Add." Mantelan." Codes: A.B.D. 6th. Ed. A. L. & Liaber's
course of this satellite from be made in July for 800 volun-
DAIREN. the gates of the West India Docks, ampton coal-porters' strike was tives cannot hold intercourse? About 2,000 persons, mostly son-bottled by the men agreeing to
now exhibited at the Shepherd's "The government has promised Bael Exhibition. Photographs rolled cadets to undergo naval farors, attended, and considerable return to work on the terms offer the people a constitutional govern-of noble are also being taken, training, unanimity was shown in response ed by Mossrs. Roa.
mont like Japan or any other several of them being nebule There are distinct gaps, so lo modorn government. She lus in Herschel's Catalogue which to the appeal not to sign articlos for a loss rate of wages than that speak, in the strike area. Thas promised new laws and
have not been recently observed. luid down by the Sailors and Fire at Ilull, where much of the trade, mon's Union, Mon who are ex-is in the nature of coasting, and by 1915. This is going about it available for every day in 1910, Photographs of the sun are pected to sail from London this of short foreign regular sailings backwards. I am firmly con- 171 boing taken at Greenwich, week were invited to join the with the ports of Northern Europe, vinced that China must first adopt 104 at the Cape, and 90 in India. as order and tranquillity hayo strikera, and it was pointed out many of the seamen are enrolled a common language before she Solar activity has greatly dimin been restored in Morocco, the that owing to the simultane in the Hull Seamen's and Marine can effect reforms, ous declaration in all British Firemen's Association, and none universal written language which proaching. The rainfall for the
She has a ished, and the minimum is ap- vossel will leave. purts, as well as in Holland of the members of this Association all can understand, and this is the year ended April 30, 1911, was the importance of the above lies Age to: MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD
The newspapers point out that and Belgium, it would be im are taking part in the movoment only thing that has held China 35.93 in, or 1.8 in. above the in the word "Morocco," implying possible to replace the crows Thioso all men receivo 30a, a by "blacklogs" from other ports. week, an amount in excess of whi together, but a Canton man can'tjavorage. The greatest daily fall that the length of the stay is not Mr. Havelock Wilson, who was is paid in other ports, and Mr. got along any more than a been exceeded on May 31, when in the South."N.C.). Nows."
go into any other province. and was 0.79 on April 2. This hassinco dependent upon local conditions the principal speaker, declared Butcher, the recreuiry of the German can get on in American inch fell in an hour. that no one could say how far the Association, said yesterday that without a knowledge of English, Ja view of the considerable strike would extend, for the die ho was bound to keep faith or an Englishman in Franco, magnetic disturbances of which New York City, N.Y1, July 5.-- content was spread among all the with the owners who had dealt if he expects to live thore, without chronometers on warships are sident commissioners from the Manuel Quezon, one of the re- dock labourers, and within 48 with them honourably. It is not being able to speak French. now liable, some interesting ex- hours there might be develop anticipated that there will be Every country should have a lan- periments are in progress for Philippine Islands, yesterday nu- ments which would involve all any difficulty with the sailing of guage of its own. the men in the transport trade. the Wilson liner Aaro to-day as take long for one quarter of the electro-magnet on the rate of many Hall 4th of July celebration, It would not testing the effect of a powerful dressed the audience at the Tam- those men who gave notice have people to learn the language of chronometers at various distancos. on the question of Philippine now withdrawn them.
the other thrao-quarters if it wore Considerable my-tery has sur-made compulsory by law. rounded the opening of comps in "The awakening of China is
AN ELECTRIC KITCHEN- loudly applauded by his audience. various places to collect prospec very perceptible. Whereas awhile tivo strikers. But this of the or
ago the people had an abhorrence
The following notice was issued on behalf of the International Seamen's movement:-
"Fellow Seamen.***
As our employers have refused
Entirely New System
He
prepared at Greedwich is now
OAL
FUSHUN A Cryptic Explanation. London, July 4.-The German
THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST, communication to the Powers,
Output 8,500 tons per day. the gunboat Panther to Agadir, notifying them of the despatch of and abo at Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore sud. l'enaug.
Fresh stocks always on hand at Dairen, Newchwang and Ticatsin Depola concludos by saying that as soon
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Quezon In New York.
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,
DAIRIN.
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Independence. Mr. Quezon was
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Peking, Juno 20.-~The French a reasonable request for a Con-ganization does not seem to have of anything foreign they are now bing the floor, an electric cabinet Dr. Broyust, will establish p ciliation Board and the establish beon very extensive or exceptional-anxious to adopt any new ideas described in the Jane "Popular
With the exception of scrub-delegate to the Plague Conference, ment of a minimum wage, wo have ly successful. It was reported, for that appear good. Just at present Mechanica Magazine" is design-
branch of the Pastour Institute at decided to fix our own wages in instance, that a camp and carnival they have a yearning to be the ed ia do practically every kitchen The Currency Loan Agreement. THE
Tientsin. future and other conditions until in connexion with the strike was to language in their schools. Buch time as the shipowners are be uponed yesterday at Boldon,
chore requiring that commodity Poking, June 20-Thoro is a "elbow rumour that Japan and Itussia
willing to agree to a National botweon Sunderland and South Engilsh is the Medium commonly known
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ger bonts apart from mail-carry in a tug-of-war which was got up and the Mandarin dialet is the woro run two hours a day the cost New York, June 26.The Per- "The Beer That's Brewed to Suit The Climate? -
Board being established to fix and Shields, but there were through which the Chinese people grense." In a special compart will make a joint protest against regulato wages and employment, few signs of preparation. Several speaking different dialects comment, out of harm's way and pro- Article 10 of the Currency Loan You are, therefore, requested to showmon arrived. The only municato, but this is only a passing tocted from dust and damp, is a Agreement. refuse to sign for less than £510s.ropresentatives of the Union, how fancy and they will soongive it up. little electric motor somewhat Persia to Enllat More Foreign per mouth sailors and firemen over, were three ordinary mom-They should adopt a language more powerful than an average aliko on all cargo vessels, passon-bors who attend as spectators, and that they can all acquire readily, man, and so economical that if it vessels-10a. above the cargo the Press representatives had to host suited for all, because the for electric curront would be only sian Govornmont has decided to boat wagon.
Mail boats now | join to make up a team. paying £5 10, for firemon pay :
smallor proportion who do not about 13 cents a week, at the ongago more financial advisors Union officials, as at Sunder apeak it can readily pick it up.
average city rate for electric from the United Blaton 20 por month in future, unlossland, complain of a lack of inter- owners come to an agreement est in the movement and that the in the Chinese language that cannected to run a large number of tom House in the Philippines, and Everything can be expressed power. This motor can be con-huster, former official of the Cus with the ion; boatswains, seamen appoar to take no notice be expressed in English. Its to ordinary kitchen utensils.
three othera will be appointed to carpenters, donkoymon, greasers of the Union's action. At other vocabulary is as complete as any
the now posts.
to have a proportionate advance contros, on the other hand, mass other. New words aro continually
Paris lus a muscum of phone-
Mr.
to that obtained by sailors and meetings of the mon have passed boing added to every language tica.
German Colonies.
firomon.
Berlin, June 27.-Here von resolutions of confidence in their and the Chinese can coin now Noarly twice as many women Lindequist, the German Secretary "Ovorlime. Overtime to bed. loaders and plodged themselves words as well as the rest. per hour from knocking-off time to "sland firm in the stuggle";
as mon are ongogod in the in- of State for the Colonios, will "Years ago the Chinese educa-dustries of Japan.... until 12 midnight. After that le. and soveral firms have agreed to tion consisted in a course in
proceed to South-West Africa in hour until 6 a.m.
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receive deputations,
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