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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
Public Meeting Of Hong- kong Depositors.
SATURDAY.
A TRIAD SOCIETY,
Manager and Members Fired.
DECEMBER 3, 1921.
CHINESE SKAMEN'S
DEMANDS.
Views of Shipping Agent.
At a meeting of depusitors of the Seran Chinese were charged at, That he demands'tur an increase list que lndustrielle de Chine held the Magistracy azaterday afternoon of wages presented to the various in the Old Chamber of Commerce with being members of an unlawful shipping companies in Hongkong by rum x1 spe Cuy Hall last evening, society.
A further charge of being the Caine Seamen's Linion it was decided to form an Associa- managers
preferredbehalf of seafarers were
contained
除
نقله
high
tion of Hongkong Depositors and against the first three delaudants,
was the view expressed by the agent send a telegram to the French It appeared from the evidence of one of the biggest shipping com. Premier urging the French Govern of the prosecution that at 8.80p.mpanies, whom our representative ment to redeem its pledged ward on the 19th. ult. Sargeant Kelly interviewed yesterday. As reported and issue as soon as possible an aided the third floor of previously, the Seamen's F'sion official statement as to when it may | Queen's Food East, on the
demand an increase of 50 per cent be expected that the Banque will verandah of which all defendants for those who earn more than $50 re-open or pay depositors in full. were congregated. The art and -10 per cent for members who At the matance of Mr. C. Gerkin, cod was writing at a table, on receive less than $50, the increase Mr. G. P. Lammert was voted to which was found, a small bundle to be reckoned from the lat. the chair. There were about 70 of documents, including one which November.
a phrase "Fong-ms,' depositors present.
The shipping agent considered Mr. Lammert explained that the Pouliar to a Triad Society. Be
bind sa opium-smoking bed that the Chinese Seamen's Union meeting was called for the purpose on which two of the other de should have allowed the companio of discussing the suggestion made fendants were lying, the Police tice to investigate conditions, sod at the last meeting of forming an found a locked basket, the key of extended the date on which they Association of Banque Industrielle which was supplied to the law desired the increases to be granted Depositors. The meeting appeared officers by the third defendant., say, sometime in January, it to be a thoroughly representative: In the basket the Polica discovered nut wing within the province of an one and he thought the suggestion book, the pictures and writing in agent to reply to the detonada was a good ous and well worth which related to a Trisd Society, without reference to the bead seling upon.
There were also found papers pur-office. However, if it bould be On the proposition of Mr. Shroff, parting to be regulations for a found impossible to acceds to the Poconded by Mr. Garraway, it was society (not a Triad Society). The Chinese crews' demands, the decided to form an Association and first defendant's wife was the prin company would have to resort to after a short discussion the follow-cipal tenant of the house.
the only alternativa, viz., to “aign" ing were elected to serve on the Mr. Lao d'Almada, defending, on men at other porta.” Committee Rer. Father Robert, said his case was that defendanc Capt. Bigg, Messes G. P. Lammert, were in the house that might draft. C. Gerkin, D. M. Goodall, Hing the regulations of a lawful Ching, Max Remedios, F. P. Shrot, society, the objects of which were Mavran, Garraway, Silva and Luito protect and help each other. Fook Sang.
Mr. d'Almada suggested that
The Chairman having invited | certain members having fallen outf suggestions. Fist. Fr. Robert said of the society had given {slse! (he thought the Association should information to the Police, which;
cet into communication with the led to the raid. Associations at Shanghai, Saigon At the conclusion of the evidence, and Amoy, with the via to pressing the charges against the second and the Fresch Government to keep its third defendants of being managers word.
were withdrawn.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS THE ONLY HOPE.
Lord Lansdowne On Disarmament.
Business men largely compos- the meeting called by the League of Nations Union at the Mansion House, iss: mostb, orer) which Lord Rober: Cecil pre-
Mr. Silva stated that be bad al-
All defendanta said they had no ready written Shanghai and was knowledge of the existence of the sided. expecting a reply say time.
Triad Society document. With re-
Lord Lansdowne, in a letter to
Rev. Father Robert said the Bard to the Triad Society book, the the chairman, regretted that bel were quite in the dark as to whit/third defendnat said he picked it UP! was not well enough to take parti the Directora in Paris, bad on a train as be was returning to in the campaign to raise funds; (during the Isat five months. They
Hongkong freza bis village!
The Magistrate held that under for the work of the l'aion. bad received on news regarding the
Writing a "no recent convert true irustion of the Banque. Of the Ordinance, the presence of the
ID! course they know that the Banquead Society paper in the house to the cause." he said:
to threw the onus on defendants to regard disarmament, the1 bad suspended payment, but just
United States have given us a wha: the fancial situation was prove they were not members.
Mr. d'almada argued that the valuable opening.. With the they had not been told. It would
Dever legislature
intended to creation of a wholesome inter-
to
be interesting to depositors lo make a man guilty just because he national atmosphore, the furifizy learn exactly what schemes the Banque had in view. He would was found in possession of a Triad of vast armaments will become very much like to know whether Society paper, unless there was obvious; and those who have to some evidence to connect him with hear the burden of them will not there #83 LOY possible way it. In this case there were no allow their industries to be para- of getting the British Government interest themselves in the
insignia of bancers which one lysed and, their domestic com- would expect to find in a Triad torts
order destroyed in siter. He thought the Asociaciety: and besides there was no promote coady
ivalries and tion might approach the Hongkong proo! of the existence of a Triad military adventures. There will Chamber of Commerce with B view to the position of the deu the Triad Society book, the third armaments, and atrophy will Society in the house. With regard be a growing impatience of huge positors of Hongkong being brought defendant was an ignorant fool, overtake the Esseas of the
Government. He did not know how to read and future."
before the British He did not know of anybody
merce.
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be would be more likely to Basist write, and fading the book in a Lord Robert Cecil, who recent them than the Chamber of Comtra, he picked it up and kept itly returned from the second on secouc o! the intereating assembly of the League at pictures contained therein.
Were Geneva, said that they The Chairman thought the His Worship found the charges asking for the practical assis- suggestion a very good one. proved against the first defendant. tance of men and women lo Great Os the question of membership whom he fined $100 for being the Britain. The record of the League of the Asacciation, the Charms manager and S1 for being a mem pointed out that in Shanghai a fee ber. The other defecdacta noe and he was satisfied that its of $5 per head, plus 81 for very of whom was A Chinese Rapper $10,000 deposited. was charged to were fined $50 each. (cover the expenses of the Associa
tion. It was decided to adopt a similaracale.
A depositor basing mised the question of obtaining a list of all depositors in Eoczkoog. Mr. Silva said there would be no dificulty about that. I could easily be Arranged.
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FORMING PUBLIC OPINION,
Viscount Grey, president of the
union, said they could not have the meetings of the League of Nations without there growing up in the world public opinion which, when international dif- Allegations of demanding monesficulties arose, would say. The sad impersonating a police con- League of Nations is not to be Another depositor suggested that stable, against a Chinese ex-coo the Bank stat salaries cught to be stable, were heard at the Magis passed over, but must be used." reduced by one third, as bad been trang pesterday.
He believed the Sopreme done elsewhere,
Toe evidence of the prosecution Council had not made the use of Discussing the resolution to be showed that on Thursday night de- the League which it might have. seat to the French Premier, a defendant visited a coolies' lodging done. When however, the French positor porated out that a pledge house in West Print and demanded and British Governments got to had been given by the French Coo-money from the occupsats whom be an absolute deadlock over sul in Hongkong that the Basque accused of being oprim smugglers, Upper Silesia our Prime Minis was quite alngbt.
Be threatened to decouase them to fter-and be gave him all credit✦ The Chairman did not thick his superiors if they refused to pay. for it—(hear, bear)—was the firet they ought to lay the blame on the The coolies pot only did not bamour to remember the League, and it "poor unfortunate Consul."
the alleged impersonator, but seiz was refreshing and touching to
The depositor: The poor un-ed and truased him to a bunk until see that the French Prime Minis- fortunate Consul was the means of the return of one of their number, ter was equally glad to have the A good many leaving their money who went out to fetch a detective. League of Nations called in to in and also of putting more money Defendant was alleged to have ad.help the Supreme Council out af
mitted to the coolies in the lodging the deadlock.
iot
+totement.
The Chairman: The Consul is house that he was not a constable. The League of Nations would the representative of the French Defendant said the charge was be able, with comparative ease, to Govercment and he was bound to brought out of spita because, when solve questions which have some grounds for making the in the Police Force, he arrested a Governments
two were unable to friend of Ab Wai, the men who in-solve with one another. Unless After further discussion theviteri bim to the coulie bouse and the League of Nations policy waS following resolution way un there assaulted him. He leat twenty pursued he did not believe that animously passed on the proposi cents to Ah Wai sad he went to the we could recover from the con- tion of Mr. A. B. Allao, seconded coolies' house on Thursday night to sequences of the last war. by Mr. Bolt: "Pablic meeting collect payment is pursuance of so Hongkong depositors, all nationali-arrangement which Ab War made ies, Banque Industrielle de Chine with "bim. trongly urge French Government The Magistrate (Mr. J. R. Wond) upon the League as the only redeem its pledged word and issue temaaded defendent until blooday salvation of Europe's future. The as soon as possible official state to enable him to pod Ab Wai, who, League had shown itself to be... of meat when
we may expect reho said, left the lodging house after such great value that the world: opasing of Banque or payment of hitting him.
could not do without it. depositors in full" The telegram will be sent in French and a copy to the Consul General for France
in Hongkong.
After a number of further sugges- tions bad been put forward," the meeting terminated.
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