TELEGRAMS.
OUR LATE GOVERNOR.
ARRIVAL AT SINGAPORE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY MARCH 21 1012
THE MINIMUM WAGE aged and infirm from the
minimum wage arrangement.
What the Miners Demand;
In view of the Coal Mines Bill, it is useful to recall what the dormands of the miners aro.
Numbers of the Miners.
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Worki
CANTON NEWS.
We give below the estimated The Telegraph Correspondent.)
Canton, March 10. number of miners employed in the various coalfields in England The Provisional Council has and Wales and the output of coal submitted to the Governor-Gen- The present agitation had its for the year 1910, the last year eral three resolutions, passed by origin in the controversy about for which official returns are the members at a recent meeting, relative to the reorganization of (Our Own Correspondent.)
abnormal places. There are work- availablo :-
affairs after the recent revolt. Singapore, Mar. 21, 1.5 p.m..ings in many collieries in which, Sir Frederick Lugard has callowing to geological faults in the
"They recommend that the po ed on the Governor.
strati, iprushes of water, brokon
lico department should be direct- od by the Governor-General to ascertain the number of persons
estimates as to the axtont of accidentally killed, anil to furnish damages sustained by various buildings in order that compen sation may be granted. It is also suggested that revolutionary troops should now be drafted out of the city to ensure peace,
Lady Lugard is still ill, and roole, low seems, and other causes was unable to leave the ship.
men are unable to "got" suffie cient coal to bring them in an
'PLANTATION TRAGEDY. average wage. It is the custom of Scotland... 112,200
COOLIES KILL EUROPEAN.
ANKARA
262
triel
Nor.h Mid- lands ..... 190,200 North and East
Lanoshira. 89,246 GOR Ireland
47,608
620
10,880 107
207
26.667 509 nearly ovary coalfield for the col-Newcastle Dir
trist 96,48 23,089 240 liery officials to make allowances Durliam Dis for those conditions and to add
88,827 21,054 something by way of compon-Yorkshire and (Our Own Correspondent), sation to the weekly wage of tho Singapore, March 21, 1.5 p.m.men working under them. The At the Shameon Estalo at Pulau men condemn this procedure an Bulang a European named Bas-unsatisfactory, and contend thint tiaanse has been cut to pieces by the system should be regularized Javanese coolios.
by the establishment in each Another European named Bal-coalfield of a fixed minimum low was seriously injured. wage, to be paid to men in ab- Tho coolios objected to work normal places irrespective of the overtime. Fifty of them have amount of coul sent to the sur-
face. escaped to the jungle,
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BRITAIN'S Navy.
SQUADRON FOR MALTA,
The Individual Minimum. This was their original plan, but it has now been abandoned in favour of a much more com-
probonsivo one. The marango-
Chang Hoi-wan has made sug- 17 gestions for dealing with the question of soldiers whose servicos Liverpool and
North Wales 5,88 1,829 210 are no longer required and are. South Wales 181 281 81,991 689 unable to obtain civilian employ- moat. He thinks that they may by usefully employed in the do- velopment of Whampoa and 818,901 201,026 8,968 Pratas Islands, the pulling down of the City Walls, and the build- 1,040,407
ing of a further Bund.
Midland and Boutbord District
Total
81,-11 20,701 658
Funds of the Unions
The numbers of miners who
Dislijet.
Mon
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ment proposed with respect to are members of the various [Service to the "Telegraph."]
abnamal places is now sought to miners' unions together with the Bombay, Mar. 21, 7.30 o..
bo applied to all places in all estimated amount of the funds Speaking in the House of Coin-colltorios. In other words, on available for strick purposes, are mons, on the Navy Estimates, Mr. individual fixed minimum wage as follows:- Churchill, in reply to a question, is asked for every coal-gotter said that serviser squadron would whether he works in an abnormal be permanently baspil at Malta. place or not, and whatevor wages The dockyard there would be kept he may be entitled to receive at South Wales in a regular stato of officioneypieco-work (or tonnage) rates. Durban.
Tho latost schedule of proposed Yorkshire .... Reuter.
minimum wagos is the following:
Scotland which was adopted at the miners' conference in London on Feb. Juary 2 Yorkshire, 7. G. Lanensaire. 78.
DR. SUN YAT-SEN,
Reception at Nanking.
Miland Fodoration, Derbyshire,
Gs, to 78.
A reception, notable in the Bocial life of the Naaking foreign community, was held on March 16, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
13d. to 78. Gd. A. A. Bullock, in honour of ex-Nottinghamshire, President Sun and his Cabinot, 78. 6d. by the Nanking Association. North Wales, Gs, The ex-Presidoat's party includeiecitershire, 74. ed the returned delegates from Poking, Yuan Shil-kai's ropre. sentativos, the Governor of Nanking and various Cabinet Ministers,
21.
Somersetshire, 1s
11.
Bristol, 4. 11d.
Onnsberlatal, Ekl.. Bootlon it, ie. Buth Wales, 78. 14d. to 7. Gd. Northumberland,
fis. to 7 2tl.
Durham, Gs. 114. Forest of Dean, South Derbyshire, 5, 101.
Choreland, 8.101. ม. tl.
Position of the Owner The owners at the joint aa-
the minimum wago
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bands of the police and not the soldiers. The inauguration of a force of citizen soldiery would, he thinks, be a means of affording any extra help that the police might need.
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The Canton Mint is now turning. out the newly designed coins, RC ...180,000 160,000 the rate of $10,000 per diem. Old ... 100,000 40,000-
coin is being recalled and re- 80,00 100,000 75,000 260,000 minted.
March 19,
Hiro
... b5 1100
89,000 On March 18, 130 members of No.Higinberland ... 85.500 80,000 the Canton Provincial Council Midland Federation 32,500 74,000 attended a meeting to consider Derbyshire... 30,000 400,000
what stops should be takon ... 80,000 220,000
1500 against Lim Kik-chun, who com- 0.500 0,500 16,000 menced the trouble in Swatow. 5,300 2,000 It was decided to ask for su on- of 5,500
20,000 quiry and the punishment 4,000 10,000 Lim.
15,000 10,000 6,000
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i.. 2,000
Total
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Dealing with the resignation of the Governor-General, the Coun- cil expressed the opinion that he 610,00 2,167,000 should still rotain his position, and ridiculed the idea of recalling Wu Han-man. If the Governor General persists in his rosigna- tion it is suggested that Wong Ching-wai bo asked to return.
"I came to sus you, of course,' The attractive home of Mr. and tional conference on February 7
March 20. Mra, Ballook was prettily decorat- made the following statemont,
he replied enthusiastically. "I've od with ferns, flowers and flags, setting forth their attitude to
A tolegrain reached here to-day finished my play and I'm going from Dr. Sun Yat-sen enquiring to soo some publishers about a the latter representing the Re- | words public of China, and the United demanda :
Washington, March 11, for particulars of the revolt of book of poems, and I want to talk States of Amerion, Gront Britain.
The owners are prepared to as Advices received from Mexico Wong Wo-shan and expressing it all over with you.'
"No," she said: "I can't ever and Germany. After the first seat to the proposition that cach City are most alarming. The regret at the occurrence. Dr. greetings, the children of the person in their employment American legation has applied to Sun thinks of visiting Canton to see you again.". community were presented to the should receive
day's the Washington Government for adjust matters.
"But why, why?" cried Kemp. ux-Prosidont, all receiving a work, but are convinced that the guards. Despitchos received at The Governor-General has "I thought we were going to live hand-shako and a kindly word. principle of payment in propor- the State Department from the given ordors for the arrest of the up to our ideals; oure was to be
There were present over twenty tion to the amount of work por-United States Ambassador in publisher of the "Chung Sheung a perfect romance." Chinese and 100 foreigners, in-formed is the only one which can Mexico contain the information Wui Po" (the organ of the The answer was a short laugh. eluding the British, American be applied successfully in the that a socrot conference of all the Chamber of Commerce.) The "Ideals, Harry,' she said, and Gorman Consule, the Rev. case of coal-gettera.
foreign diplomats in the city was publication of this journal will "have to be nurtured by whole- J. Loighton Stuart, President of They ate aware that there are held and that as a result of the niso be permanently suppressed some food and warm clothing. MEE CHEUNG. the Nanking Association, to whom oases in which, owing to difficulties conference guards have boon ask-It appears that on the pighteenth and a house that keeps out the ART PHOTOGRAPHER in large mensure was due the arising in consequence of oxcbp-ed for all the foreign legations, and nineteenth articles rain. But I want to part in love, success of the occasion, and other tional conditions in the working This action was taken in view of denouncing Chon Kwang-ming not in anger. You told me that members of the foreign com place, a man, while doing his the chaotic conditious in the and the heads of the military and if I ever found a man I loved munity, bosidea several visitors best, is unable to earn what he country and city. The armies of naval departments Weropublished more than you, you would not who happened to be in Nanking. would under ordinary circum- the revolutionists nra approach in this journal. These articles keep me from going to him. You DATALOG, PRINTING & Extázarna.
There were no formal speeches, stances. In such cases the owners ing Mexico City and the worst dealt with the recent revolt of said Upton was inconsistent when but conversation, music and re-recognize the necessity for special sort of anarchy prevails. Wong Wo-shun and held Chan he objected to my leaving him a V6 Wan, 1911. freshments made the time pass consideration, and aro wlling
March 14. Kwang-ming and the heads of for you. You and Upton and I swiftly. The ex-President by his to discuss with the workmen the All the papers in the case of these two departments responsible believe the same things regard- dignity, simplicity and evident means by which this shall be General Ainsworth have been for the loss of lives and the ing marriage. I am simply fol- force of character. Won tho ascertained.
turned over to the House of Re-destruction of properties. The lowing those things. I am truly .admiration of all who mot him.
As a matter of fact the coal presentatives by the President. Governor-General considered these sorry, for I thought I loved you.
"Then there is another man?". owners in the areas of four of the The papors were not demanded articles seditious and capable Mr. U. S, Surya Prakas Rao,five conciliation boards-South by the House but simply request-of creating a breach of public Komp asked. writing in the "Hindoo Spiritual Wales, Durham, Scotland, and ed and the President readily ex-peace. Besides the arrest of the publisher and the suppression or Magazine," says that the impos-Northumberland-have hitherto tended this courtesy. sible beconios possible to the taken up the position that on The United States is still do man who has practised steady individual minimum wage is an ing everything possible to pre- gaze! A French peasant, he asinpracticable proposal, and that serve the striciest neutrality serts, was able to kill small birds its adoption would seriously inter- between the warring factions in by steadily looking at them. But fere with the working of the Mexico and especially to prevent the most striking story is that of colliories and would affect the the war of the insurgents from being carried on over the Amer. an opera singer who, under the coal trade disastrously. Second Empire, was a great fo- In the area of the English ican border as there is an effort vourito with the public. Although Conciliation. Board, however being made to do.. Yesterday he was a man of small intellect, roughly the whole of England, following a conference with the
and President the Foreign Relations A New York message dated he had a wonderful voice and an except Northumberland oyo which slew. One of his Durliom, with the addition of Committee of the flouse intro Feb, 10 says Mrs. Upton Sin- he groaned. "Now I know bow greatest succossos was his render-North Wales-the conlowners duced in the House a messure clair has ended hor romance with he felt when Meta went away ing of the "Curse" aris in an hays formulated the terms upon intended to prevent the shipment Harry Kemp. The Kansas poet with me." opera called "King Charles VI." which they would be willing of arms into Mexico from the doesn't make enough money to During the singing, of this aria, to accept the principle of the United States, The bill-is de-support her in comfort she told if his sye foll accidentally upon minimum wago. The English signed to stop the gun running him over the telephone yesterday, any one in the audience or on the coatowners propose, with regard of the filibusterers and anti- and, besides, she said abo has met stage, that person diel: After to coalgetters, that (where no Madero forces,
"Yes,"
"All right, all right," he said. the paper, the offices of this paper "Of course, that's what we be- lieved that you should be free up. were sealed
to go whenever you chose, but! the tears streamed down his chooks "I didn't think you ever would choose to go.
UPTON SINCLAIR'S BETTER HALF.
Finds Another- Affinity.
a man she loves more than sho does Harry. She was very sorry sho said, but her ideale had
92,
The painful conversation and- od. Kemp, who was telephon- ing from a friend's room, sank into a chair.
"Poor Upton Poor Upton!"
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