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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
THE MUI TSAI" SYSTEM.
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Ma 13.313
三拜禮
八月三
WEDNESDAY MARCH 8, 1922.
END OF THE STRIKE,
WELCOME TO RETURNING
SEAMEN.
Hongkong Officials Kept Busy by the Strike.
(Reuter's Sercice, }
4.
London, March 7.
Shipowners
Again Meeting To-day.
In the House of Commons, replying to questions with regard to BRITISH CONSUL AT CANTON THREATENED the tai system in Hongkong. Mr. Churchill pointed out that the hands of the Governor of Hongkong had been exceptionally full, owing to the grave situation in connection with the strike, while the Secretary for Chinese Affairs had been working day and night. The Governor bad promised an answer to his (Mr. Churchill's) telegraphic enquiries at the earliest possible moment; therefore Mr. Churchill preferred to defer a statement.
THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
Where France and Germany Agree.
London, March 1.
The political crisis has excited intense interest abroad, and it is noteworthy that both French and German comments display anxiety test Mr. Lloyd George should resign. The former opine that his resignation would endanger the Anglo-French rapprochement and an eventual Alliance, whilst the latter regard Mr. Lloyd George as the protagonist of European reconciliation and reconstruction.
Sir Arthur Balfour Supports Coalition.
Londor. March 7.
RUSSIAN FAMINE RELIEF.
:
insofar as
The strike is now almost com- slement terms and negotiations pletely over.
she is to be prepared jointly by Mr. R. majarity of the strik-ts are Sutherland, the Chairman of the returning to work. Yesterday Shipowners' Committee and Mr. siternoon & special meeting of G. M. Fletcher, the Ass stant the Executive Council was held Colonial Secretary, and that when following which the following this has been completed it will be notifications were issued:- issued to the Press for publica-
tion. Seen to-day by a press rep resentative. Mr. Fletcher stated that no official statement would be ready for publication to-day.
The town has been full of rum
to-day regarding several strike result, all of which may be Government officials and the
taken as absolutely baseless.
No. 114-Decker male the Governor is to cook under the Seneties OnEmane N of tea the 5th day of Marel. 1929. The traders made by the Gover in Cushed under the above can
riv February, 1922, declining the Chap 5th day of
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British Consul Threatened. The Cantor Times of to-day
helped greatly in the settle ment o thanked Dr. Jamieson for the im- the strike. Governor Caen then
portant part Dr. Jamieson took in
no reasons, only remained at their work about balf an hour and iben all downed tools and cams; out again. This was apparently contains the following due to some misunderstanding. A most unfortunate incident the strike settlement. Had it not the mea not knowing that the has arisen because some irrespon-been for Dr. Jamieson's presence strike bad been definitely settled. ible parsons have presumed to in Hongkong and his skilful morning and to-day the Dock-General. Dr. Janticson was per-problem, and abe benefit of his They all remmed to work this threaten the British Gonsal rethods of disentangling knotty yard is carrying ba as usual.
sonally pressent in Hongkong taide experience, it is doubtful Cable Deliveries.
and it is generally recognised whether the Conference would that be assisted-in, the settle, hate ended in so happy a solution baen working as usual during the Chiung-ming congratulated Dr. seamen's delegates returned from
The Cable Companies have Excellency
ment of the strike His At the meeting which was held
Governor trike with the exception of the Jamieson on the success of his Hongkong Governor Chen ex- Chen in the Kwangi Club when the delivery of messagen, owing to mediation at Hongkong. the absence of messengers. The Jamieson is the Consul General that the strike was ended. He messengers have now returned to accredited to China from Great arged the seamen to return to work, and the delivery of mes-Britain. He is a guest here in work and said that he would take Dr. pressed his satisfaction and relief
sages bas been resumed.
Canton under the protection of the upon himself the amicable settle Canton Government. Governor ment of the Shatin incident which Chen Chiang-ming is'a who knows how to protect for-strike itself.
man must be kept separate from the rigner within his jarisdiction.
WELCOMING STRIKERS
BACK.
be
Bolshevism?
Toat most misguided persons Canton Councillor in Trouble. should attemps to intimidate Dr. Demonstration at Kowloon.
Jamieson, and challenge the Our Canton correspondant authority of the Governor of states that the Executive Depart- Between forty and fity seamen Canton is beyond audacity. These ment of the Seamen's Union has were expected to return to the methods will receive little sup-demanded that the Municipal Colony to-day from Sbom Chun port from the Chinese public. Councillor, Me, shall attend a A full meeting of local ship-by the mid-day train, and a large It may be added that the general meeting of the Union to Sir Arthur Baltour, at a luncheon in the city arranged by thej
So. Hier made by the owners Cariton Club, referring to Conservative diferences on the subject off the Tevelare Restriction proceeding as we go to press.
$4 called for
crowd gathered in the vicinity of behaviour of the British Consulste explain why he declared a few [Novome in Cheryl muler serting o'clock this afternoon and four the Kowloon Railway Station during the period of suspense days ago that one or two of the the Coalition, said he would remain & Conservative till be weat to ordinance, 1945 edice S
this morning to welcome them, following the report of the massesmen should be shot, in orderto the land where political parties would no longer interest him-
The object of the meeting is to
The crowd began to collect at sacre of Chinese at Shatin was put a stop to unreasonable ac- laughter. Nevertheless, he emphatically asserted that the coun.
19 of 1915, as the 7th day of March, receive a report from the special
about a quarter to eleven and admirable. Though the Consalivities. It is doubtful whether try's interests would at present be beat served by the Coalition. The
He two-party system was admirable, but it was a fair weather system. Travelers Restraten niinance,
committee which was appointed Rrew in volume every minute. A General was in Hongkong, bis Ma will comply with the demand. The First Seleke and the Irish settlement illustrated the value of the Caslition. There is amended on the a Filten committee was
to meet the delegates and arrange side the station stating that only rex sined
notice in Chinese was posted our-able assistant. Mr.. E. 8. Sly. never was a time when co-operation between the parties was more the fullowing wani
settlement terms. The
catm and refused A few strikers were expected to to given power to necessary than now. It was impossible to think that the complex
stampeded, br the conduct the final negotiations retorn, those from Canton coming | panic-stricken
residents problems of unemployment. India, Egypt and Ireland could be.
of Another message from bar ard, as a matter of routine, ity water, and the crowd then Shameen. If he bad landedCanton correspondent is to the bandled more successfully by a Government drawn from a restrict-
The fleet of the above Order in el section of the population than by a Government of all shades of
any other #fect that a Labour and that, the police pass on what was decided and the opinions, working harmoniously. He paid a tribute to Mr. Lloydystem will not apply to persons of steps which led to the final ar
mid-day the vicinity
to be. George as one of the greatest Squres in the world's history and asked
(Chinese rat
of the the anger of the excited populace, in course of organisation and that rangement. An explanation of the
station presented • what was the use of abusing him.
similar there is no te ling what may have it will subscribe to the doctrines of This satisfied the last of the settlement will also tefider-di
spectacle to that outside the happened. As it was, Shsmeen sirikara' demands and today
the Russian Bolshevista. Seamen's Union wher the notice remains perfectly free from say there has been a return to work
Shipping More Active hoard was put back into place. demonstrations whatsoever the
Guild Activity, on the part of practically all The Chinese steamers. Chungs veral thousands.
The craft must have numbered servants remained at their work, Handbills in Chinese bare leen native labour. Owing to the facting and Pak Wu, which have Boys' bands were in atten.inconvenience.
nd nobody suffered the least freely circulated in Hongkong to that the seamen bare not bad been laid up doring the strike dance, similar to yesterday, and a time to get down from Caator: hase cleared, the former for Hoi-touch of colour was added to the the Cantos Times that the threat mediately and stating that if they (It is indicated in a heading in members to resume work. day by various guilds, advil ing Inadequacy of Transport to the Interior.
there has not been a great many men rejoining their ships, and
how and the latter for Tsingtao. scene by the numerous Chinese was made by letter from a secret are not reinstated in their old Washington, March 7.
The Chung ding arrived in and Guild flags which Mr. Hoover declares that during the past month a hundred seem to be dribbling back to
with regard to the houseboys these harbour on January 16th and the lavishly displayed, along with the
were society.}
positions they must, report to thousand tons of American seed, wheat, and foodstuffs were unload-work in twos and threes. In all
Pak Wo on September 19th. The usual Chinese banners. The bands
A Denial.
their guilds, which will redress er at Black Sea ports, but only 28.000 tons have been transported to other instances there is almost a
Pak Wo was laid up for several enlivened the proceedings duria
The following communication their grievances. the interior.
months total resumption, and the Colony | When these were completed the much excitement in the air.
undergoing r pairs. the waiting period and there was
from the Colonial Scretariat.
In this connection, it is report- is wearing a much more normal
-ent
DA for
ed that the guilds of the house- publication. aspect.
trike was in progress and she
reached us this afternoon:- Guild officials, wearing yellow.
boys and office staffs will requirs could not get away. The bays of the Hingkons these vessels has been out of were in full force and employed 8 March that the mea Robin-regularly for the benefit of those
Neither of blue or white button-hole badges the issue of the Daily Preas of the
Sir-statement appears in those of their number who remain Problem of the Political Refugees.
Hotel returned to work last even
in employment to subscribe ing and a visit to the Hotel this dates ant they are the irst crowd into some sort of order and Magistrate for unlawful board- later ask for more wages.
harbour since the above-mention their time in marshalling the son, sentenced by the Marine employed, and that they will London, March 7 The problem of the hundreds of thousands of Russian refugees in cleaning up and potting things to
morning found the staff busy Chinese vessels, held up by the keeping them from obstructingling, has been released Surope was raised in the House at Commons.
strike, to clear. Moving the Supplementary Foreign Office Estimate, Mr. Harms-establishment been run during Parthos have left for Singapore refrains of the bands, which con- I am at a loss to understand how
right. So admirably has this
the traffic. Everything was order-result of the strike negotiations. worth said that it included £300,000, making a total of £11,000,000, the strike days that the residents and the Mentor for Shanghai,sisted mainly of the beating of it came to be made, in view of the
The s. V. Koetie and theity, and, except for the martial for the maintenance in Egypt, Cyprus, and Malts of ex-officers of, and cuests are to show their ap
This statement is not true; and Denikin's force and their families. The number was originally ten preciation of the efforts of Mr
Other vessels to clear are the drams and the clashing of cym fact that the fall particulars thousand; it was now five thousand, as many joined Wrangel's and Mrs. Taggart. A notice in
Hoihow, for Amoy, and the Sbinu bals, there was little noise. movement. The League of Nations was considering the question of the central hall says:-"It is pro
Maru, for Keelong. taking over the whole problem of Russian refugees and placing them posed to present Mr. and Mrs
regarding this matter were known Amongst the vessels which sorted out the seamen from the on the afternoon of the 7th March When the train arrived, officials to the Editor of the Daily Prega in pro-Slav Balkan countries, the cost being met by the Powers Tazgart with a small but tangibl
arrived in port yesterday are the other passengers and got them to interested.
Pyrrhus from Kobe, with mails; stand to one side. There was dis-
I am, Sir, bag of mail; and the Bermuds for, instead of some forty or fifty Vector, from Liverpool with one appointment in store, however
Your obedient servsp', from Cardiff, with 2.000 tons of returned strikers, there appeared
M. FLETCHER, For Colonial Secretary general cargo. The Caddopeak, to be only half-a-dozen or so. The rora Calcutta, with two and a crowd's ardour was pot damped.
The Shatin Incident. Talf thousand tons of general car- however. The procession formed Canton Times of yesterday Hong Kheng, arrived this morning drum and cymbal banging and a
The following is from the ro, arrived this morning and the up two abreast and, with much
fish and wails. from Mauritius with a cargo of great waving of flags and banners, Consol General, returned from eastern and western entrancin The Examination Service at the
The Tai Lee and the San Ning the direction of Youmati.
the demonstration moved off in Hongkong on a British gunboat of the port has been withdrawn,— left last night for Kongmoya, and
yesterday morning. At three Page 4. the Sui Aa bas sailed for Macao been
The procession wust have o'clock in the alternoon, Dr. mile Jamieson called upon His Ex- The ships in which a number of in length and composed of many cellency General Chen Chivus strikers are said to be returning, thousands,
must now report to the full body collected again, however, and by action which might have aroused Student Caica is said
bezen to disperse. It 2000 Darines or taken
Over 120,000 tons will be unloaded next month, but there is no indication ofany increase in the capacity of the Russian fatwaye to headle them.
WOLVERHAMPTON BYE-ELECTION.
Unionists Retain Seat.
London, March 7.
The bye-election at Wolverhampton (West), caused by the death of Sir A. F. Bird, resulted as follows:-
Sir Robert Bird (Coalition Unionist) Mr.A. G. Walkden (Labour) .......
Unionist majority
16.790 13,799
2.991
(At the last election, the figures were:-Sir A.F. Bird (Coalition Unionist), 13.329; Mr. Walkden (Labour). 10,158; Unionist majority.
171)
THE PACIFIC TREATIES.
And the Lansing-Ishii Agreement.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT MUNITION WORKS.
mark of appreciation from th guests in this Hotel during the strike." There will doubtless be aananimous response.
well
over &
23. £
Dr. J. W. Jamieson, the British
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
and
The Dairy Farm will resuma deliveries of fresh milk cream 83 from to-morrow- Page 4.
"A. S. Watson and Company's annual shareholders' meeting is "eing held on the 14th instant- Page 4.
the Kwong Sai. Bai Sang and moved off in so orderly way, with unfortunate incident at Shatin
the procession steing and expressed regret for the | screened.—Page 12.
•The
At the King Edward Hotel matters this morning were not hack to normal. The boys of the hotel were expected back this alternoon and the cooks are due to return to-morrow morning. Al many, of the, private hotels the boys were still absent, but it is thought to be only a matter of a day or two before all are working
At the 9.15 session at the Hong- Virgin of Stamboul is being kong again.
Theatre to-night
Messra. Wiseman's and some The bakers and pastry-cooks of
Heucg Shan, left last night for no confusion, and it wa other of the bakeries were not on
where three Chiness were killed! The Coronet is showing "The duty to-day but the full staff o' Hongkong either to-night or to-dispersed.
Canton and should be bask in ly half an hour before all bad and eight wounded by British New York Idea" and "The the bakery and the cafes are ex-
soldiers when they attempted to
Stage Hand," whilst the attrac pected to put ia an appearance
morrow moring.
Male and On the Hongkong side, there return to Canton on foot. Dr. tion at Kowloon is On enquiry at Messrs. Jardine, was another large crowd as later in the day.
Jamieson said the Hongkong
Female."-Page 12. Matheson and Co., Ltd. this sembled by the Star Ferry, but as authorities will order a fali ia- The ordinary yearly meeting morning we were informed that no seamen landed off the ferry Vestigation of the incident and in of the Hongkong Hotel Company with regard to the boats which boats which brought across the the event of the facts proving the is to be held on March 15- left for Canton to bring back the ordinary travellers by the train, soldiers and Mr. King who under- Page 4 strikers, the vessels were expected the
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to clear this afternoon.
There was ment
Dear.
then e ires
The Hongkong Hotel Grill Room will be opened as from to-morrow at breakfast time-
The Houseboys. The position Washington, March 7.
regarding the The Senate has adopted a resolution submitted by Senator returned to work in anything like houseboys, who have so far no Borah asking President Harding bow the Lansing-Ishii Agreement general numbers, seems to be a
crowd lowly disperseded them to fire, acted ra chiy, they Tea and dinner dansants at the will be affected by ratification of the Four Power Pacific Treaty little obscure. According to one
obvious disappo.at would be punished. The Hong-Hongkong and Repulse By Senator Underwood, prior to its adoption, contended that the Agree-of the morning papers, the bous-
Market More Normal.
kong Government will give an Hotels are advertised on page 4. ment would be wiped out by the series of Conference Treaties, boys are supposed to be making de Central Marke: this morning
assurance that just be will be. There was more activity in the
Cafeteria Ended.
done. because a new arrangement had been substituted to define rights in mands for a higher rate of pay be than has been seen for some days Hongkong Hotel has discontinu-disobeying the orders to re ure
"Those
who *uffered rbrough tbe With the return of its staff, the gardless of whether they.. Page 4 zhe Pacific.
shooting. IS fore commencing work, but a visit past. Fruit and vegetables were ed its Cafeteria arrangements to Hongkong put to Mr. Hallifax, the Secretary for again pleatiful, and there was and, s Chinese Affairs, failed to bring to some fish. The poultry advertisement columns to-day. full compensation on
will be seen in our legally in the wrong, will begiesn light any confirmation of this stails were still bare and at about the ordinary Grill Room arrange scale", atated Dr. Jamies m report. Mr. Hallifax stated this half past ten, when a Telegraph ments will be in vogue after
liberal: morning that he knew of absolute reporter strolled through, there breakfast to-morrow,
This expression, which is an ly no reason why the houseboys was no meat exposed for sale.
evidence that the Hongkong Gov. should not now return to work.
cleaning up, getting ready to nection with membership of un-fied with the steps taken by the but all the fokie were back and everybody was busy scouring the
ernment means to see that justice! will be done to all concerned, will chopping blocks and generally release of persons held in con- Cantonese and make them salje In regard to the matter of the tend to calm the feeling of the
lawful societies, the Colonis} {C «ntooTM Government is regard to Kowloon Dock Men' Back. Secretary informs us that no per the matter.
sons who bate been actually Although the employs of all convicted in the Courts have been of the services rendered by x Dr. Jamieson spoke very highly the dockyards returned yesterday, set free. Only the who were Lok King-fohs who accompanied that au oficial report of the set-the men at Kowloon Dock, giving detained have been released, the the Stamen szepresentatives and.
Many Girl Sufferers.
London March 7. Thirteen girls have died and 11 were seriously injured in B3 Canton, that the houseboys will It is expected, now the seamen have begun to arrive back from explosion of cartridges at a factory at Tipton, Staffordshire.
The victims were trapped in a blazing room and denuded of cloth-gradually return to their duties. ing by the force of the explosion. Some escaped into a yard with burning skin Hanging from them. They were wrapped in sacks and sent to hospital, some unrecognisable.
(Continued on page 4)
An Official Statement
Awaited
We are given to understand
carry on as in normal times..
The Releases.
To-Day's Exchange." The closing rate of the do"se decal today was Zx. 4.13/16d.
The Weather.
to. Barometer: 30.14 Tam- perature=62 HucklityTM 66.
Lighting Up Tinte
Hime
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