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19221 TUESDAY: MARCH
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THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
Will Mr. Lloyd George Resign?
(Reuter's Service.)
London March 6. There was considerable activity in political eireles on Sunday aven- ing. Mr. Lloyd George returned in the afternoon from the country and lengthily conferred with Lord Birkenbead and Mr. Churchill. Subsequently Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Chamberlain, Sir Arthur Bal font, Lord Carz›n and others attended a dinner party at Lord fenbend's residence, at which the Premier discussed his position f the Conservativo leaders, who are continuing their efforts to anade him to remain in office, but his decision is still doubtful.
The Westminster Gazelle says there is a growing a sumption hất Mr. Lloyd Georgs will resign and that the Coalition Liberal Ministé will go with him, which would mean a number of ambar- Rassing by-elections if the Conservatives took office.
Premier Indisposed.
Loodon March 6.
THE SITUATION TO-DAY.
SEAMEN STILL · IN CANTON.
RELEASE OF ARRESTED MEN DESIRED.
KOWLOON DOCK WORKERS' STRANGE-
PROCEDURE.
Bfr. Chamberlain presisted at a' Cabinet meeting to-day in the unusual appearance. absence of Mr. Lloyd George, who is slightly indisposed.
Crisis Ended?
TRAFFIC CASE,
return to Hongkong la rasama Municipal Department to an -work-
that thure it,” no repetition The delegates are proceeding to of such an inci Hongkong - by "fraid to-day- to notice her andordingly been personally report upon the issued to this effectiv The Government Servant Fired,
matter.
RECEPTION FOR BEAMER -
Department.
An Interesting Report The varicos organisatione in Our Canton Correspondent Canton are arranging to hold a states that, on instruction from [reception on the Sth, inat in Sun Yat-sen; the State Depart-
irony of, the departars of the |ment will hold, an “extir
mide work. – It, to meeting fo-day for the na
the Crimin). Lam. Code
ence work on the, 2
of the peace by st
HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE
Mr Churchill Heckled. (Rester's Service.)
Mr. B. G. Spinks,' of the Forestry Department, who wAR" Charged th disregarding the of the traffin officer and * filing ha prodses his Hoshow lak unos to do sa, oä öne kaya “uaid that- há "Full" "Mlong" "Queen's Road ank fax cycle and had his Mod on the ci tất ware appmoking him in front and on the workmen from the Naval Dockyard who "were all over the roadway. Under these cironmstances be did noïparoesfes the signal to stop given him by. Sergeant Hallam, until actually a few pross past him.
A House of Commons Debate.
houseboys andő captured în à Pald- Although the strike is supposed furioters, both those employed in Point Hotel where, with others, to be over, there are wi! a lot of foreign and native printing officent they were engaged in a conferenc mea out, and the Cup this morn. A meeting of the Printers Guild i CoDnected with the strike, tar- ing presented a somewhat was held last night at when it minated yesterday, when the was decided that the men should] Capt«in Suierintendent gave the The most outstanding feature return to work, altbaugh at one order for their release, thus dis-
In this case, Inspector Garrod of the morning was the absence time there was a question as to|2osing of a point which formed a
said that the Department- was Later of any news from Canton, as the whether the med should nssjeubject for discussion at a con-
not preesing for a heavy penalty London, March 6. The evening papers are most conflicting on the subject of the seamen's-delegates were doe to batais from work until word hadference held at the Engineers
In the House of Commons, Mr. congested state of the streets an taking into consideration the political crisis, which some declare to be intensifed and others arrive there yesterday just before been recrived from Canton
Instituta yesterday afternoon. Churchill (Secretary of State for Race days. settled.
tiffa time and it was general-
The public demonstration which Tang Shing Cheung, the Harbour the Colonies) was heckled regard. Renter is informed that the crisis has been terminated by they expected that they would took place
outside the office Office clerk who had been detaining Proclamations issued by the charge, the defendant said tha:
With regard to the second- decisioa of the Prime Minister to continue in office in deferenca to have called a meeting of the of the Seamen's Guilt In Des for nearly week in connse-Governor of Hongkong.
Le effected_savarał chances of an urgent appeal by his Unionist colleagues made. to him at Lord seamen, communicated to them oeux Road Central yesterday!tion with the laso ng of circulars
Lieut Commander Kenworthy clothing .freepood.
the into the clerks to strike, was also (Liberal MP for Central Hull) inadvertently left his licence in when Birkenhead's dianer party last evening, chiefly on account of the the decisions arrived at here
that day and international position. The question of giving definite guarantees on Sunday and recommended »
ward of the Union was re-alized även his release, yesterday. As saked whether this policy of con-another jor et. of loyalty by the Unionist rank and file is temporarily waired, but general resumption of work. All its old position, also inspired stated previously, he is the Vice- scripting labour had the Govern Unionist members of the Cabinet have assured Mr. Lloyd George this morning there were anxious
onfidence in all the chair and President of the Chinese Clerks menta approval. →of their anxiety to do their utmost to support the Coali ion.
enquiries being made regarding ricksha coolies, for there was Union, and in that capacity was Mr. Lloyd George, whenever his doctors permit him to travel, he rec.ipt af-news, but fairly
generat return to work on the detained by the polica immediate go to Wales on a long holiday.and then return to town, after extensive enquiries on our park
satt of these men this morningly after the circulam mentioned do proceeding to Genoa,
failed to bring to lightany definite
A feature of the day. bas were distributed. information. As has been usual) wen the bolding of pro- during "the strike period, thre cessions were rumours in plenty, not a few. lof them of a rather alarming
THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
the Bank of France.
character...
by
Claim by Bank of-France Against Peking Syndicate.
Just before going to press W Paris, March 6. learn that one of the seamen The Commerce Tribunal beard the action by the Bank of Franca delegates arrived back against the Peking Syndicate and the Societe Maritime du Pacifique)the mid-day train.. H. in regard to payment of 1214 million francs, representing bills drawn informed a press re resentative by the Societe Maritime in favour of the Peking Syndicate, which that a meeting was bed in Can- were andorsed by them and handed over by them to the Baoqueton yesterday at which was de Industrielle de Chine. The bills were subsequently discounted by manded that all men who had been arrested simply because The dispute is really between the Bank of France and the Pek-they belonged to the Union or ing Syndicate, which endeavoured to free itself from the obligation guild should be released and contracted by its responsible director M. Andre Barthelot.
that other Unions which had The Syndicate pleaded that the transaction is null because been closed down should be re- notice had not been regularly delivered at its registered address in opened. The men in Canton are London through diplomatic channels.
now waiting to see if these other The Trixinal's judgment declares that the Peking Syndicate Union are opened. As soon as was duly sorred with notice, and that in view of the importance of soch word is received in Canton ity Paris Branch and the position held by its responsible director, the men will begin to com› down M. Andre Barthelot, the securities had not the apparent character of and go ba k to work..
commodation bills.. The signature of M. Andre Berthelot validly The .s. Fatshan, Kwongsi, and ized the Syndicate in the terms provided in the statutes, and the Bink of France, so the regular third holder was entitled to exact
kument.
NEW EPOCH IN WIRELESS TELEPHONY. Lengthy Conversation with Distant Steamer,
New York, March 6.
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Hoisan are said to be sailing for Canton to-night to bring back. strikers, according to "what a press representative was told as
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A fine of $5 was indicted on let off with a cantion on the this charge, the defendant being. other coust.
News in To-day's New Advertisements
Mr. Churchill replied that he should have thought, iniging by Commander Kenworthy a views In other directions, that the policy| The Other Guilds. of the canscription of Isboug £50 Prof The Hon. Mr. E R. Hallifax would have excited his enthusiast he unemployed seamen, a boja” sugle band if one can be gens morning, said those arrested and Russia.
soon by s Telegraph reporter this Hongkong as much as it did in ous with such a term-heading detained in conection with the
Commander Kenworthy later) the men, some of whom carried strike were released lust night, remarked that if Mr. Churchill small banners bearing the Unton's The guilds (excepting the Sea paraved of a measure of forced Messrs. Struthers and Barry fonen's Guild) had not yet been fabour, would he sand bis advise consigunes of cargo par A rong-office staff there given pezraission to re-open bas aplogies to Moscow nly a partial return to work sanse, they had not show that
Ks. Apus thatall Hongkong CEITO Mr. Churchill thought that if will be finded at Shanghai-
adge.
into thousanda.
It the botels are still without (chy intended to rexoma by each any apologies had to be tendered Page 4. ative servants. Tos barang oddan tan men will ng toto Moscow, we might find a vOŻY pastry 20 ka ars slá not a colorous work. The Goverde suitabir ambasador,
tikat si dongkong cargo par s
Mtoare Dodwell @"Co. safe umber of idle men mas sti'i ranfienkware awaiting that proof of Replying to Catonal Jobo. Ward, Fathan has been carried on to foreigners' servante, & notification had been received from Camboat to skek with an end all Hongkong cargo per Li-
the striker brand fider before re-Mr. Churchill said they would the North-Page 4 Regarding cnak-boys
Lasking the "Suíons. No word osturally leave is to the "men 66 *ss issued yesterday "by their
emergency, bas it in no whic bon Haru has been carried on to Guild saying that the dite of aj
abrogated the deciding functions Shanghai. Page 4. ister. It wood appear that in retorn to work will be announced
bis case also it is definite word tom Canton which is awaited.
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NEWS FROM CANTON,
Settlement Formally Announced.
Government Controls Peak-Tramway,
the
Poak
Tramway
The Hongkong share register of the Tramway Coy, will be closed from March 15 to April 12-Fage. 4.
To-night the big picture at the Hongkong Theatre is entitled "Wild Youth."Page 12.
holders in the Hongkong and The annual meeting of share- Whampoa Dock Coy. will be held on March 20-Paza
The Heart of Maryland i the fasture at the Coronet to day. There is a Roulette Dande at the Kowloon Theatre to-night. —Page 12.
A Wait and a Procession.
witnessed outside the Kowloon added that any question of re-Hongkong cargo per Alzaka ́ A remarkable scene was to be of the Imperial Government. “Be The O.SK. advertise that all Railway Station this morning.ducing the British troops in Marn has been carried on to Some time before the Canton ex-Hongkong to half a battalion Shanghai Page 4. press was due to arrive, a large would not be considered by the Hary Pickford in "Johanna crowd began to gather, this being Government without full regard Enlists" is the film feature to- later swelled by the arrival from to existing conditions in Hong-night at the World Theatre Hongkong of several boys' banda kong and its neighbourhood.
Paze 12. 1. and many followers carrying banners. It was expected that the Seamen's Union Officar. This |(From Our Own Correspondent) numbers of the serman would be will be done only on condition
Canton, March 7, returning to Hongkong by the
We are saked to state that the that the signboards, etc. of the On the 6th inst, a mass meeting
train, and the crowd assembled Director of Public Works, Iclosed Gallds are returned. of the seamen was held in a: the give them a welcome. When seting under instructions from A meeting of the Executive wongsi Club for the purpcss of the train steamed into the station, the Government, bas taken Council is being held at the time receiving the report of the dele-owever, it was found that only over A new epoch in the development of wireless telephony has been we write (3.30 p.m.) and seen before rates regarding the settlement between 30 and 40 persons were for the time being and has di pit Canada give an instance
The Sun Life Assurance Co. of marked by a two-hour conversation on an ordinary telephone this meeting commenced, Mr. A. reached with the shipowners and board and only a few of these el Mr. Butterfield to set a prompt payment on Fags 4.
lween New York and the steamer America, which was four bun-G. M. Fletcher, the Assistant be Hongkong Government. Lo were seamen, One man, bow-Manager. dred miles out at sea
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon Colonial Secretary, stated that be thin-ching, President of the Bea-was determined that the It may be necessary, in orj 'rio Day of Help is postponed until The steamer was called up over land wires from New York to a was awaiting word of what son's Union, presided and there crowd should not be disappointed transport coal, stores, etc. to further notice. Page 4 wireless station off the New Jersey coast, when messages were sufo- and transpired from Mr. Hall fax, an a tendance of saveza and he openly proclaimed himself curtail the hours during which matically transmitted through a radiophone apparatus to the steamer, who was detained at his office. hogaand people, mostly strikers. returned sea-nen, whereat the public may use the tramway, whence a newspaper representative telephoned to the listening It was not possible for us, there The Civil Governor, Chan Kwing there was much cheering and Notices concerning the hour reporters at New York the story of the doings of a band of Americana fore, to verify the above position ming, was also present.
blowing of hugles. With nothing during which the trains will cesse aboard, who served in the Foreign Legion in Morocco, which was if on any official sources. published in all the morning newspapers.
After the notice convening the else to do but to improve upon the to take passenger will be posted To-day has witnessed a partial meeting had been read, Char occasion, the crowd formed itself at the top and lower tramway return to normality. The me Hon-ki, one of the four delegates, into a procesión and, headed by stations. chantes and fitters who went read the report of the proceedings to Yanmail. The processionists the bands and banners, marched.|
An Explanation. strike yesterday morning at the meeting with the ship walked two abresat and the With reference to the wag's have now returned to work, owners in Hongkong and of the with the result that the trains meeting with the Hongkong procession finally extended scale which has been published, and trams are running as vabal Government. He said that Practically the whole length of together with the other terms of - London, March 6. In the House of Commons, replying to questions, Mr. Bridgeman ou the cortailed striks schedule. Amited at after a conference of those taking part were large dispute, a rather unfortunate im
Kowloon. "Among the settlement of the seamen's) except that the railway service is complete settlement bad bean European that the only oil-producing well in Britsin at present was at The lower tram cars ran from an about ten bours.
number of Kowloon houseboys pression has been created - that early hour, but there was, domé
the men originally asked for The Civil Governor received an and smahs,a ton. The production for the six months ending December 31 was 78 little difficulty regarding the ovation on rising to speak. Hen the Hongkong side shoiber seals ranging from 321⁄2 per cent. on demand to day was 26.4.5/168. tons. No vil had been sold since October last as it was difficult to Peak Tramway, so that the first said that on account of the high end entered outside the Blar down to 175 per cent and that dispose of small quantities of crude oil. Hitherto the evidence had car did not rom natil well after cost of tiring the labourets were many wharf, but as few men the owners eventually gate. WIT been insufficient to form an opinion in regard to the commercial ten o'clock. Most of the business compelled to present their deman came on the ferry boat the crowd to the extent of a scale from 3? prospects of oil-baring in Britain.
men had to walk down..
for an increase in wages and an obviously disappointed and per cent, down to 15 per cent, 2pm Barometer:-30.02 Ten- The staffs of the three big allied strike resulted. As the soon dispersed
needs to be pointed out that theperature 62 Humidity-81. Dockyards Kowloon, Talkoo, seamen's strike lasted for ever s
Office Statis
original demand of the # EMAN and the Naval Dockyard-also mouth the merchants of Hongkong. We learn that the omne staff. Was not for à soule ut ails. They-
Lighting Up Time. returned to work this morning, but suffered enormous losses, while in most of the European Erms asked that all Chinese crOWE TE- in the case of the first-named those in Canton also suffered havé resumed, with the exception driving more than 833 per month
Lighting-up time to-day
• very nouxpected development considerably. He was now glud or life boys, and telephone boys should be given an increase of 30 p.m. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Lestrange and Lt-Col. took place after the men had only to hear that a complete settlemeal Some of the European firms have percent. sod that all err
been at work for half-an-hour had been reached Malone, Mr. Barmsworth emphasised that the conditions under which without giving any warning or The Gina Goremer elac Chinese, stating that as there are should receita en 1-crease of do received anonymous, letters, in eaming less than $30 per month loans might be made to Chins by the Consortium were not laid down reason, the whole of the men mentioned the shooting incident rumours of some of the afde per cent. That original degand by the British Government but were contained in the new Con downed tools and walked out in on the Tipo: Hond, concerning employees being dismissed, there very wide of the soils which
ortium agreement signed on Nov.15, 1920. The Government would body. Enquiries, on the part which he and he had instituted fe no present intention of resume has now been granted them.
support other banks and financiers wishing to make loans to Chins of the Dock management, failed negotiations with the Hongkong ing work. these conflicted with the spirit or policy of the Consortium agree to elicit any reason, but it to Government, an der De
Cantód Warning
datoft
OID PRODUCTION IN ENGLAND.
Only One Well Yielding at Present.
TERMS OF THE NEW CONSORTIUM.
British Government's Attitude.
London March 6.-
CONCEALED ARMAMENT.
German Government to Prosecute.
-London, Manch
The House of Commons, Mr.Chamberlain announced i irmzazi Government was criminally prosecuting the Rooks m, where concen Küng were foósntly diadóvar
surmised that the men are now
waiting word from Canton that RELEASE OF ARRESTED STRIKERS
the Teamen harsandopted. the decisioüs
„REQUESTED.
The Seamgi Strike, Hi
zarters in Can
the Bedretary7.
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To-Day's Exchange.
The closing rate of the doTir
The Weather.
The Silver St
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