"THE LABOUR MOVEMENT | LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
PAST AND PRESENT.”
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAT FEBRUARY 20, 1918.
SPOTTED FEVER,
Interesting Lecture by Col. Ward.
Business at To-morrow's Meeting.
Detalls of the Hongkong Quibreak.
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The Orders of the Day com- prise:
of cases had been 77 in sil Theas were divided as follows:] Distiot No. 4. 11 cases; No. 5, 11 CR90"} No. 6, 11 cases; N
B. 9, 9 ; No... casee; No. 2, 6 osis; No. 2, 4
The business at to-morrow's
to the ing of the Sanitary Board, A large number of gentlemen meeting of the Legislative Council. As yesterday afternoon's meel-
linaludes amendmenta
statement as to the incidence of were promat at the City Hall last
following by-law: Scavenging night to hear the lecture of and Conservancy, Disinfection of spotted fever (cerebre-spinal Lient-Cold Ward;M. P.,. on Infected Premises, Notification of meaingiles) was made by Mr. Gale, Medical Officer, of Health, "The Labour Movement, Past Infectious Diseases and the Re-who said that the total number and Present," which was given moval of Patiente under the auspices of the Church of England Men's Society. The Ber. Copley Hoyle presided, and among those present were Sir William Bees Davies, K. C., Hon. Mr. Claude Savers,, O. M. G., HAB. Hami, Professor Bon. Mr. E.. II. Sharp, K. U., Middleton Smith, Hoc. Mr. D. Ländale, His Honour Mr. Justice Gomperts, Mr. E V.D. Parr, Mr. 8. B. Dodwell and many other well-known residents. -
brief:
The chairman gaye a outline of the principles of this w CRMS, saying the first princi-
First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to repeal the Malay Sistas Extradition Ordinance, 1903, and
First reading of a Bill intituled case; No 7.2 No. Lo An Ordinance to prohibit exhibi-a. Total 62 for Victoria, plus 9 mente of an indecent, obscene, tions, poblication, and a ivertine in Kowloon, 2 in the lar revolting, or offensive nature.
The questions to be asked by the Hon. Mr. Pollock, E.; and the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, are set out elsewhere.
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bour District, 2 no fixed abode, 1 Aberdeen, 1 8bankiwan, Grand total 77. There have been 38 deaths out of the 77 osas of these 8 were imported. Most of the latter sufferers arrived either sick or diseased and died within a few hours of arrival.
The Ol airmsa (Mr. Garpmsel) said the messures they were tak
ple was one of service. The OE. of the working mad was not one of ļing were disinfecting and sending M&, so implied ec-operation toetility to the State. They had the osers to the hospital. They instead of competition. He seen that when the State was were carrying out more house thought that in Hongkong there in danger the working man had cleansing than usual, especi seined a danger that they might come forward to give his assist-ally the cleansing of blocks of follow on the lines which had ance. (Applause). It was safe to buildings in which cases had bon followed at Home, and assume that when the working cocurred. They were also having
stem z stomiser bring about similar, troubles peoples were more educated and constructed between capital and labour. It put forward definits, decent and These were being constructed by would be as well, therefore, if well-thought out proposals for the Kowloon Docks. The first they learned from the labour improvements, they could be sure would be ready to-day (Wednes movements at Home how such the country would always be day) and if it proved satisfactory difficulties could best be avoided. willing to listen to them. He they could have six in another two The labour difficulties bere would asked them to remember that the days so se to carry out the work present a somewhat different Trade Unions were always trying of disinfection more +ficiently. sapect becsass labour and ospital to improve trade. It was to their were of different racës.
adventage that a good volume of trade aboald be kept. He did not think they need over fear a democracy.
The Bon, Mr. Chatham asked if the outbreak was confined to Chipsee abildren.
The Chairman replied that there were no children affected. There seemed to be an idea that it was sa infentile disease, where as the incidence" was usually be tween 15 and 25 years. Very few children were affected.
Mr. Chatham asked if all the cases were Chinese,
The Medical Officer of Health replied that there was one Porta- guere case.
Replying to Mr. Chan Kai-ming the Medical Officer said the dis esse was on the increase.
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A short history of the labour movement was then given by Col, Ward, who impressed upon his
At the close of the address bearers the fact that changes bad been seen to take place in Orient number of questions were pak to al countries. The movement was the lecturer, amongst these being sometimes very sudden and was one from Mr. Jastics Gomperte sometimes accompanied by viol-who mentioned the oases of some sace. If the man at the bottom for seeing employers who had was to take a decent place in the antiegated the demands of their councils of his country, and men, mentioning se an example his race, he had to fight every Benry Ford who paid his men ■ stop of the way; he had to minimum daily wage of $5 (gold), contest all his progress with He asked if it could not be said those whose business it was that in such a case the interests to maintain the institutions of of the employer and employed
Lt. Col. Oriap anked if anything general position of the country were indentical ? for the time being. He might Ool, Waid in reply said that could be done with regard to con- mention the interesting fact that some employers were prepared to tacta and received the reply that only a hundred years ago it was a go further then the employed the steam atomizere were being criminal offence for two men to themselves. He would draw their obtained for the parpoes. Throst combine together to raise their attention to the fact that Lord waba had also been taken. wages, and another interesting Leverbalme suggested that the
The Week's Diseases.
THE Public is hereby notified fact was that the last batch of working day should be no more
that a train with accommo. Trades Unionists who were sent than air bours, He was one employers FRED
The return of communicable dation for 1st and 2nd class from England to Australis, tren of the best
leave bad, and he ventured diseases for the week ending Feb.passengets only, will sported for life, did not embark ever
like 16 showed 51 csses of cerebra Kowloon at 12 Noos, for Shum until 1824.
to say that if all were
peed spinal fever, 46 cocurring in the Chun calling at Taipo and Sheung Proceeding to deal with the bim there would be no Trade Union Aot, Col. Ward for Trade Unions. The general City of Victoria, with 25 deathe. Shui on 25th, 26th and 27th
2nd proximo. dren attention to the collier's rale wse for an employer to getOne patient was Indian and the instant, andals on SATURDAY 5th March. Copies of Rules and
striks
of 1893
and
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the much out of his workmen as rest Chinere. Savan caves of reilway strike of 1902, which he possibly could and he was not diphtheria (one Portuguese, rest had the effect of dislocating the always particular how be did it. Chinese) resulted in fire deaths, industry of Britain. Arising out (Laughter). The employers and and of eight overs of enteric fever of the latter was a claim for dam-workers must realise that they reported three-proved fatal ages by the Taff Vale Company were citizens of a country and Thres British people were report- against the men's Unico, in spite that one could not have his own ed suffering this dipenue, of the fact that for 40 years way without ir jaring someone Crious could not sus or be sued, elso. Until this was recognised
It seemed to be that ss soon as there would always be trouble,
KOWKOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
(British Section).
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG
HORTICULTORAL SOCIETY.
ANNUAL SHOW.
THE FLOWER and VEGE
TABLE SHOW will be held on the 14th and 15th March, in the City Hall.
Intencing Exhibitors should send their entry forms to the Hon. Secretary, not later than
Schedules may be obtained from the Hon. Fecretary.
H. B. L. DOWRIGGIN,
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By Order,
H. P. WINSLOW. Kowloon. 18th February, 1918-
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The Hon. Mr. Olend Bevern JUST ONE after dinner TO BE LET-In Kowloon, certain referring to the payment of ■
the Union made a nuisance of
itself, sorording to
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peoples way of thinking, stepe
minmum wage and profit sharing
were taken to put it down. question, said that some people
As a result of the action the seemed to think that where there will prevent that uncomfortable was a sharing of profits, there heavy feeling and aid digestion. Trades Union had to" pay $50,000 dimags. This was the should also be a sharing of Two taken at bed-lims dispel
Losses.
Constipation a gently as nature way traders had of dealing a blow
Col. Ward replied that if there next mwning. to the labour problem. If this had been allowed to go on it was to be a sharing of losses it would have sounded the death was safe to say that there would knell of the labour movement be a demand that there should be
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Liveriabness, olear the complexion would claim dámages" from A
In answer to a question if Col. and sweeten the breath. Of al Trade Union for calling a utrike the whole right of the working Ward viewed with misgiving or chemists, or post free for 60 cez's otherwise the problem of female the phial, from Dr. Willisms' Co., man to protect himself was gour. It meant that he had no right labour after the war, the lecturer 96 Sxeohuen Road, Shanghai.
an increase in said he did not think the pro- wages, it meant that he had blem would be so difficult as- no right to aek for better tome people would have them conditions of employment. A con believe. He thought that 50 ference resulted and the workmen per cent, of them would want to Ele eventually organised themselves got back to their homes. so that Tory or Liberal did not was a little old fashioned and con servative and believed that the Find a chance in a contest position of the women was in the with majority of working men unless he promised to pledge bome, (Hest, Bear). For the himself to reverse the tuw, Huge ober 50 pas cant he thought that fands were collected and the elbing else would be found movement took on a political form for them to do.
which was intense. They bed any other questioze, were either to do that or submit to the asked, and replied to at length ospitalists. Be ventured to say Col. Ward in answer to a requent that the enemy on the battlefield to give a lecture at some futur to-day knew now that the English date on the constructive policy of
kag men was not one to sub. the Trade Union movement, pro- tamaly, Applause). The policy mined that he would do so.
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