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The Hongkong Telegraph.
September 23, 1913, Temperature a.m. 78, p.m. 81; Humidity...83, 82.
9,204 晚四廿月八年丑
TULEGRAMI.
X
TELEGRAMO.
THE ULSTER SITUATION. THE BUSMEN'S STRIKE.
CARSON BROTHERS."
Renter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
THE AGREEMENT.
Reuter's
(ESTABLISHED - 1881.) Copyright, 1913 by the Proprietor.
WEDNESDAY,
TELEGRAMS.
THE DUBLIN STRIKE,
HELP REFUSED.
Reuter's
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[Service to the "Telegraph."]
[Service to the "Telegraph,”] London. Received Sept. 23. London. Received Sept. 24. London, Received Sept. 23.
The National Workers' Federa The agreement between the The Daily News esys: "It is amusing to watch the efforts of busmen and the Companies, tion, at a meeting in London, the Opposition Press to swell the which averted an omnibus strike decided to inform the Dublin advertisement of the exhibition throughout London, provides for Trades Council that it regarde by the Carson Brothers' in the recognition of the Businen's as futile to afford any help to the Ulator. Only the simple expect the Union, besides giving permission Dublin strikers, except to place Government to choose the hour to the employes to wear the Union the machinery of the Fedoration and method to deal with the badge and granting the re-instate-at the disposal of those desiring offenders. The Government can went of the strikere. The busmen to terminate the disputs. The afford to wait, as there is already undertake to refrain from sym- Federation, however, is prepared to appeal for funda for the snя- a strong prospect of the Ulster pathetic strike 1.
tenance of tho sufferers. campaign eading in derision."
A Labour View.. London. Received Sept. 23, Mr. Fred Maddison, the Labour leader, in a letter to the Times, statos that the fact that Sir Ed- ward Carson is saying and doing what he admits is illegal without the condemnation of "the party of law and order" is having a serious effect on Labour opinion, It is playing into the bands of the disorderly element which is now giving such trouble to the respon- sible Trade Union leadere.
Carsonism & Tory Ghost.
The Conference wis of the friendliest nature, and the Com-} pany provided buses to convey the men home from the midnight mesting at which the rottlement was announced.
ADMIRALTY
ANNOUNCEMEN,
MEDITERRANEAN
MANOEUVRES ARRANGED.
BALKAN TROUBLE.
· MORE' FIGHTING,
at
captured the
fortifications at Dibra. The
AVIATION.
A FINE FLIGHT,
London. Received Sapt: 24, Later, An important Admiralty an The Westminster Gazette strong-nouncement states that it is deoid- ly endorses the sentiments ex-ad to send a detachinont of the pressed by Mr. Maddison, and first fleet consisting of 'our battle-
London. Received Sept. 24. says, "Suppose Carsonism is ehips, the Third Cruiser Squad- established as recognized ron, the first Light Cruiser M. Cirrosa has fiwn in an method of British politics, how Squadron, and the Third Flotilla, seroplane from Toulon to Tanis, would it fare with the Tories in Commanded by Vice Admiral a distince of five hundred miles, power, if they attempted to im Colville, to craise in the Mediter-overBE). pose a tariff, to repeal the Trade ranean, early in November, return- Disputes Act, or to pass other ing at Christmas.
#
M. Carros' time was
Legislation distasteful to n.power- The Fourth Battle Squadron hours. ful section of workers? Suppose will join the detachment at Gib-
Mr. Lloyd George and Sir John raltar, whereupon the minceuvres
Simon joined the forces of the will be carried out in the Western
Later.
seven
Miners and Transport Workers Mediterranean, with the Mediter- BRITAIN'S BIRTH-RATE. and Railway Unions, and drilled ranean Fleet. At the termination
and armed them, in preparation of these exercises the combined for a general strike backed by physical force. Such a dangerous hypothesis would be unthink
able."
The Westminster Gazete de
feet, consisting of eight battle. abipe, three battle cruisers, eight oruisers and eight light 'cruisers will proceed to oruise as far as Alexandria, visiting y rious ports The third flotilla and sixteen cla:es that Carsonism will in- evitably lead to a repetition of the modern destroyers, will remain in fate of the Unionists in 1909 and the Mediterranean, the destroyers 1910. "It is the business of the at present there returning Home,
"to stand it Enye, Government firm and fearless against threats, while renewing or repeating the offer of a Conference which has beea on record since the Con- ference of 1910."
11
LOWEST ON RECORD.
London, Received Sapt. 23 The birth-at3 for 1911 was the lowest on record, being only 24.4 par thousand.
This is 28 below the average for the preceding ton years.
The marriage rate was 15.2, which shows a slight increnso.
WEATHER FORECAST
FINE
Barometer 29.97
September 28, 1912, Temperature a.m. 77, p.m. 81; Humidity...89, 72.
三拜禮 號四月九英潽香
SEPTEMBER
24,
1913.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMI.
PEARSONS CONCESSIONS
AND THE MONROE DOCTRINE,
SUFFRAGISTS AGAIN;
FIRE CHARITY HOUSE.
Reuter's (Service to the "Telegraph."]
Router's
TELEGHAFIN,
THE KONGO.
ARRIVES AT THE CAPE.
Router's [Service to the "Telegraph."
London. Received Sept. 23.5 Reuter's correspondent at
$36 PER ANNUM
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS,
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED,
The Japanese battle-oruiser Kongo has arrived at Simons
town.
[Service to the Telegraph."] London. Received Sept. 24. London, Received Sept. 23. "The suffragettos set fire, last; The Times Washington corres-
The mairinge-rate for 1011 is night, to a large house at Seaforth pondent saya that the concessions Capetown states that the Japanese given as 15.2, which shows a
"Kongo," has alight increase. (Liverpool), which was being in Colombia reported to have battle-cruiser reconstructed for imbeciles. The been obtained by Lord Murray, arrived at Simonstown on her
on behalf of Mears, Pearson, Ltd., way to Japan... fire did great danago.
ARMY MANŒUVRES.
THE KING PRESENT,
ALBERTA SECURITIES.
!
NEW SOUTH WALES.
OPENING NEW PORTS.
are exciting curiosity as to whe ther they are in conflict with the Monroe doctrine.
Mr Fred Maddison, the Labour leader criticises both Sir Edward Carson and the Government,'
Revised coales of pay are recom-
It is reported that 20,000 well mended for almost every branch armed Albaniana bave captured of the post office service. With the Servian fortifications
POST OFFICE SERVANTS. regard to the staff, transferred Dibra.
Report on the Conditions of "
Employment.
ention
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Your
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a conference on Home Rule.
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The agreement which has been arrived at by the busmen and the
whole omnibus companies has averted
na omnibus strike throughout London.
LOCAL.
from the National Telephone Company to the post office service,
The Exoning, Standard believes the committee state that they are that the, visits of Ministers and London. Received Sept. 24
of opinion that they have no Opposition leaders will result in His Majesty the King who is The report of the select com- the quest of Earl Spencer at mittee appointed to inquire into ground of complaint with regard to the transfer, and as they will Althorp Park, officially visited the wages and other conditions share in the advantage of any Sir William Lever has given Northampton amid great jubila. of employment of the principal London. Received Sept. 24 ions and then proceeded to classes of post officegervants, of the recommendations made by the e10,000 yearly for the erection committee for the whole body of and endowment of a new. Gram- Reater's corro pudent
witness the main operations of unestablished sab-postmasters, the post office servants, the commar School for boys and girls at Belgrado etatea that it is reported the manoeuvres which are being and of such of the smaller classe8
as the committee might think fit, mitte made no further separate Bolton that 20,000 woll-armed Albanians, carried on in the vicinity.
fecommendations as to this por-! has been issued, and in the light tion of the staff. led by Austrian and Balgarian
of Reuter's wires to the Telegraph ollicere, have
of the past two days should prove committee dislike the The report proceeds:
of Christmas boxes, Sarvian Government hastily INTEREST INCREASED interesting to Hongkong readers.
The committee express the system wonding reinforcemopis.
opinion that the recognition of which they would be glad to see vested interests in the post office that the public could not be in- abolished, but they are convinced should be confined to ensuring to duced to cease from offering amusing to watch the opposition The Daily News says:—It is saoh individual on the established
Christmas-boxes or to support the
press swell the advertisement of London. Received Sept. 24. staff that the rate of pay, hours of
by "Carson The Legislature of Alberta has work, and privileges-exclusive post office in the very stringent the exhibition
brothers" in Ulster. passed a bill increasing the in- of the prospects of promotion disciplinary steps which would
It is said that the concession terest on Government securities taken as a whole, shall be the fall have to be taken if the prohibition mas-boxez are so unevenly distri
obtained for Messre Pearson" in from four to four and abaif par equivalent of what was officially were to be made effective. Christ ent The Opposition supported hold out to him at the time of bited that no system of compon
appears feasible which Colombra are exciting curiosity the Bill, but urged that the bonds entering the grade in which he should not be gold at les than is serving. Subject to this would make good the loss to those, as to whether they conflict with
the
- committee think that par. The Premier did not accept
andonly to those, who have hither the Monroe doctrine. the department should not the suggestion.
be precluded from making to received Christmas-boxes. The
The birth-rate in Britain for ohanges of organisation which compensation of 2a. per week may be considered desirable in suggested by the witness for the 1911 is the lowest on record, Postmen's Federation would in- being 24.4 per thousand. This the public interest. In certain volve an immediate payment of 2.8 below the average registered quarters, adds the report, about £228,000 per annum, and in the preceding decade. impression appears to have been encouraged by the practics of the your committee cannot contem department that the post office plate the certain expenditure of has allowed established officers to great a aum for a benefit which
The last band night of the London. Received Ept. 24. regard conditions of service, such they do not anticipate would be
secured. Your committer:are of season was held at North Point The Minister of Lands, New 89 salary emoluments, and weekly opinion that if the practice of last night. South Wales, states that the hours of duty, once in force as Christmas-boxes is to be stopped Government is determine 1 tounalterable without the consent it must be done without compensa The Alaority, which was sold cheaper and facilitate transmis of the individual officers immedi
sation, by announcing a time the other day, is to be transform- sion to the coast and the export-ately concerned in each class limit covering the service of the ed into a carga boat.
tion of the wheat crop by opening administration of the post office receipt of Christmas boxes would
This has hampered both the
present postmen, after which the new ports and introducing the itself and also the committee, as be prohibited." bulk system of handling.
it did the Hobhouse Committee, in making recommendations for the better administration of the
The committee recommend that the hours of duty of postmen should be forty-eight net por A most cursory examination of |LABOURITES ALLEGED COUP, week. They recognise that the current text book, writes Mr E. adoption of the proposal for a C. Childs, will show what an London. Received Sept. 24. weekly half-holiday may involve enchanted land of vanity, sup- A story is circulated in both the performance of more than erstition and puzzle-headedness Radioal and other pagers, that's in the week on some days; but ample from a book much used in eight net hours, duty to postmenia thare contained. I take an ex- prominent Labour leader made in-no-case-should-the-scheduled both primary and secondary 212,000 through "bearing the duty exceed ten net hours in schools advance knowledge of the labour twenty-four hours, or eighteen "If & duoks are worth 4 net hours in forty-eight hours chickens, and 2 gease are worth and they recommend that when, 10 ducks, find the value of a these hours are exceeded in the goose, a pair of shickens being circumstances which, under the worth is. 8d.” present regulations, would en-
To anyone not hardened by title an offer to overtime pay, long usage the matter savours of the hours in excess should be Alice in Wonderland. Yet, for reckoned at time and a quarter seven precious years both boys for the purpose of the weekly and girle spend from half an5 overtime calculation. The com-Four to an hour a day on this London. Received Capt. 24, mittee recommended a coale of mad business.
for London postmen ranging pay The estate of the late Herr from 19a, a week at eighteen Bebel, the German ecoialist, has years of age, and rising by an- been estimated at £47,000 which nual increments to 43s, a week. Miss Maud Allan will open her included the £20,000 bequeathed. The wages of provincial poatmen Indian tour with a powerful com- to him by Lieutenant Kollmaon. would range from 153, to 185. por pany of concart artists at the
week at eighteen years of age. Royal Opera House on November Monday, September 29. according to the class, to 739.1, in Bombay The European Hongkong St. Andrewa Society; weekly.
Defence Association has address Annual General meating-5.15 Ta the course of their report the od a letter to the Commissioner p,m, committee state they are not of Police protesting against her satisfied that all post offios baild appearance in Calcutta, Several ings are kept up to the best London papers have published eral
dern standard of sanitation. interviews with Miss Maud Allan Thursday, October 2.5 TRAIN BLOWN UP.
London. Received Sept. 24. They recommend that these regarding her proposed visit to Ordinary annaal General meet- President Poincare his con- buildings be tande subject to in India. She believes that the ing; Hongkong, Cotton Spinning London. Received Sept. 24, ferred on M. E. Venizelos, the spection by the Home Office, who opposition of Calcutta is b.sed wearing and Dyeing Co., Ltd. Mexican rebels have dynamited Greek Prime Minister and the should report to the Postmaster- on a misconception. The Pall 1.80 a.m. timated a probable amalgamation thur. Douglas has resulted in as train at Saltillo, killing forty Minister of War and Marine, the General any osas where the Mallasette strongly endorses Saturday, October 4. of the two Abdobiations, eventually verdict of manslaughter against Federal soldiers and ten pass Grand Cross of the Legion of sanitary requirements of Factories, the objections to Miss Maud
Acts are not complied with, Allan's visit to India, including all the postal servants, the driver of the second trainengers,
MR BY. TT LEAVES.
London. Received Sept. 24, Commissioner Horace Arober Byatt, C.M.G. Administrator of Somaliland, sails to-morrow.
MAYOR GAYNOR.
FUNERAL SCENES. A Hopeful Sign. London. Received 2opt. 24.
London. Received Capf. 23. Rauter's New York corespond- The Evening Standard says the
[ia 1911 Mr Bratt was appoint-ent states that over 100,000 per biles that the visits of Ministers ed H.M. Commissioner and Com-sslined to streets at the funeral
is growing in political and Opposition-leaders-to-Bal-mander-in-chief of the Somaliland of the late buyer payar, and moral will result in a conference protectorate. He was born on March there were 20,000 people in the on Home Rale. "There has, it 22, 1875 and is the eldest son of procession, says, undoubtedly be on a friendly the late Horace Bratt, M.A., of exchange of views.
Prospects Improved.
Midhurst, Sussex. He was educat- ed at Lincoln College, Oxford, and ecured BA, Olassical The Pall Mall Gazette esys that Honours in 1803. 1'e was assist. important communications or ant Coll; Stor, Nyasaland Protec. conversations have informally torate, from 1890 to 1005; assist- passed between Ministers and ant Political Officer, Somaliland Opposition leaders regarding the from 1905 to 1908; Ecretary to Irish question. The prospects of the Administration from 1900 to an attempt to reach a compromise 1910: gained the African General have sensibly improved.
POSTMEN'S DEMANDS.
'RECOMMENDATIONS REJECTED,
London. Received Sept. 23. joint Conference of the
SIR WILLIAM-LEVER.
A SPLENDID GIFT.
Londan. Received Sept. 23. Eir Williams Lever, Bart, has given £10,000 yearly to bull and Service medal with clasps, B.O.A. eadow a new Grammar School for 1899-1900, Somaliland 1908-boys and girls at Bolton. [1910]"
AISGILL DISASTER
VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER.
London. Received Sept. 24. Telegraph Clerks and Postal In contrast with the verdict re Clerks Associations at Liverpool turned at the inquest on the other has rejected the Holt Committee's victims of the Aisgill railway. recommendations. Speakers in diesster, the inquest on Sir Ar
POLITICAL GAMBLING,service.
stock market on the basis of
crisis.
SOCIALIST'S ESTATE.
ESTIMATED AT £47,000..
JUSTICE BUCKNILL.
IMPENDING RETIREMENT.
London. Received Sept. 24. FRANce and greECE: Justice Buckmill has announced his intending retirement.
PREMIER HONOURED.
Honour.
modern
The result of the examination held at the Pitman's Institute in June last are given to-day.
The annual general meeting of A FAMILIAR PROBLEM. the shareholders in the Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd. was field to-day at noon.
Miss Maud Allan on Tour.
DON'T FORGET,
TO-DAY, Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scents Theatre, 9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Aanual General meeting Kow loon C. C.-5 30 p.m.
V.B.C. Annual Aquatic Sports.
p.m.
Friday September 26.
V. R. C. Annual Aquatic Sports -5. p.m..
Saturday, Esptember 27, Turkish Egyptian Vaudeville Co. Theatre Royal-8.15 p.m.
V. R.C. Annual Aquatio Sports 4. p.m.
Tuesday September 30. U. S. K. C. Extraordinary Gen-
meeting-5. p.m.
Extraordinary General Meetin Hongkong Hotel Co Lidoca