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THE HONGKONG TELE PH. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 1924.
WOMAN'S PLIGHT.
FORCED TO COOK IN COURTYARD.
appropriated hor for his uso, had]
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
"Save
it
with Ice"
to do hor YOU WILL BE MORE THAN REPAID
க stove En tho cooking
Had Major Zanni arrived at] Hon. Mr. Fletcher and the Guilds.) 12.30 yesterday afternoon he next door and kept. a restaur That her landlord who Uvod Through the courtesy of Mr. T. liveliness" at Stonecutters, and kitchen.
would have observed" "a certain ant bad T.Laurenson, Assistant Becretary perhaps the sound of ride shots given hor of the China Coast Officers' Guild, would have further intrigued him. yard we are able to reprint the follow- But it was merely a big turnout on, and had unlawfully raised ing from the August number of (over fifty strong) of the Engineer her rent, were the complaints of The Dolphin, which is the oflotal Company, H. V. D, O., undergo the tenant of the ground floor organ of the Imperial Morobauting its annual qualification in of 36, Woo Service Ouild :-
Sung Street, Part I of the muskotry course. Yaumati, who, at the -In furtherance of the efforte This was a gratifying attendance, mary
Sum Court which have boon made to combat considering that number of claimed (1) return of rent at the this morning, plracy in Chinese waters, a meet-men from the Engineers were in rate of $10 per month for 28 ing was held at Downing Street, the H. M. S. Ambrose manthe; (2) possession of hor on the 10th ulto, between repro- manoeuvres. The shooting was kitchen; and (3) $500 damagos for sentatives of the Colonial Office, also of a good standard.
trespass. Foreign Office, Admiralty, Board
and
of Trado, Government of Hong-signalling
Organised thile your into fold, Mr. E. S. C. Brooks appeared on kong, and topresentatives of the sections the Euginoor Co.
soarohlight hor behalf, and Mr. C. A. 9. Russ, Imperial Merobant Service Guild, attruoting mon
is defended. of all tastes Marine Engineers' Association, and
Mr. Brooka sald that plaintiff and the China Const Navigating seventy strong, the Company in
Inclinations; Just on look possession of the floor And Engineere Offloare Gullde. still has room for a number mora, routal
1921 at A monthly "Thore
of $25. This presont on this and they will be welcomed at ralsod in April 1923 to $35. Dof Occasion:---
Bir. G. Grindle, K.C.M.G., C.B., with open armNS.
Headquarters by the R. 8. M. ondant kept a restaurant and and Mr. J. J. Paskin (Colonia) time yet, and to spare, to put in insufficient
There is ample when he found his own kitchan Ufoo),
for the present training sea501. the number of qualifying drills an
wero
Mr. A. G. M, Flolchor, C.M.G., C.D.E. (Assistant Colonial Secret- ary flongkong).
Mr. I. Waterlow,
C.B.E.
Mr. T. W.. Mooro, C.B.E.. F.R.G.S. (Secretary, The Imperial
Morchant Service Quild).
to
VER
cope with enlarging business bo soized plaintiff's kitchen, prevent
Of special interost to radio od her from ontering it, and por enthusiasts is the wiroloss section hape out of the kindness of his of the Engineer Co's signalling heart Tra allowed hor
to
For the little spent on Ice
BY THE FOOD YOU SAVE
DEPEND
ON
ICE
IN ALL WEATHER.
squad. The special sot ordered cook undor a covoring in The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage
courtyard.
WBB
(Foreign Ofice).
Captain W. Tomkinson, C.B.E some time buck in duo this tho M.V.O., R.N., and Commandor month, and the next camp should prevented by the P. W. D. Sho E. R. Carson, R. N. (Admiralty), so the apparatus installed in the
Mr. Rusa asid that the kitchon, Mr. A. Hoskin and H. Leake fold and forming a useful link was not included in the domies, (Mercantile Marine Department, with the outsidò world.
and, oven if it were, plaintiff Board of Trado.
surrendered it quito willingly. She didn't go to the police or to hor Guild, but if she had any abjection she would have stood in the doorway, her arms akimbo;| and lot them have it with hor tongue. No woman in the world could resist the After having lasted for some-temptation, he said. He admit thing just over three mouths, the tod the excoas rent to the extent partially settled. strike of local moulders bas been of $8.50. The rest the landlord was entitled to as tho ratos wore increased.
Mr. D. Bramah C.B. E. (General Secretary Marino Enginoers' Association),
Mr. J. Watson (Sacretary, Tho Marino Engineers' Guild of Chins, representing
also the China Coast Officers' Guild).
MOULDERS' STRIKE.
SETTLEMENT WITH CHINESE EMPLOYERS.
In opening the proceedings, Mr. Moore,Secretary of the Guild, oxpressed thanks of the Guilds they demanded an increase inf When the men wont on strike, for being given an opportunity to take advantage of Mr. Watson's Pay of 10 conte por day; one presence in this country to have our's lose work por day; double
waters.
ro-
Mr. Brooks suggested Mr. Ituss was partial to berrings-ho had boon pulling so many red herrings into the Court. The woman had
vory
a talk with representatives of the Pay for all work done on Sundays boon imposed upon; the landlord Departments concerned in the an increase of ten cents per showed her a plan and said that matter of piracy In Chinoso day in the pay of apprentice the P.W'D. had ordered it; and Nugotiations were started in tho For convenience. cortain carly daye of the strike, but as she was entitled to possession. wolutions which had been record. the men's demands were said to
His Lordship, giving judg- ed in previous letters were taken be irreducible and as the am fact that the landlord provided
mont, said that tho as the basis of the discussion, ployere oharacterised such other accommodation and various mattera in connection demands 118 bolog impos- the kitchen was included in the with them wore made clear. Biblo, thoes Mogotiations wore demise. Considerable attention was given broken off and for something liko to the subject of Indian guards three months a deadlock has as now provided aboard ship, and ensued.
showed
Ho would give pos- Bassion and defondants must DAY $25 damages": she admitted horeolf that she had Bufforod little inconvenience. He reserved decision on the first point.
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the necessity for provision of Recently, however, through the suitable patrol vussols was stress medium of the Chinese Engin ed by the representatives of the ears' Institute, negotiations with Guilds concerned. In the courso tuo Chinese employers have been of his speech, Mr. Moore read rosumed, and a settlement was extracts from latters bearing upon affected last ovoning after a pro- the working of the existing contracted meeting. The moulders voy system and behaviour of the consented to waive their demands Indian guards in certain casos relating to shorter working hours. of piracy.
double pay for Sunday work and The provision of wireless an increase for apparentices, thei telegraphy in vossola travorsing discussion contring around the the danger areas was discussed quostion of a general wagos in- A Chinese coolie, who had a at considerable length, and Sir croase. Finally, it was agreed previous conviction, was son- G. Grindle read an extract from that an increase of 20 cents peritonood to four months' hard a recont dispatch in which it man por pay, should be conceded, labour by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at was stated that experiments and this the workors decided to the Kowloon Magistracy. this were about to be carried out with accept. The
was morning, for unlawfully breaking. agroomont somi-atomatio wireless alarms, signed by the Guild and by all into No. 491 Nathan Road
In this connection, Mr. Bramah tho Chinose employers,
yesterday afternoon and stealing. gave account of some experiments The mon in the Chinoso shops clock and a blanket. with apparatus of the kind which are to return to work at once, ho had recently attended.
falthough lifleon days has boon Mr. Moore then epoka on the allowed for the full rosumption. We have received a copy of the stops which had been taken for About 1,000 men were out on report on the working of the the insurance of the ships strike, and fully half of those will Chinese Post Ofica for parsonnel and it was hoped that now return to work. So fa as Twelfth year of Chung-hua, Min-] there would be an extension of the European establishments are kuo (1923). It is a very encourag the system now in vogue.
concerned no frash negotiations ing publication, showing incroas- On the important subject of im- have as got taken place, but it is od transactions in practically MOTOR CYCLE TRIALS. can complimented on the modiato representation, Mr. expected, now that a sottlemont every department, Moore said it would give great has
with boon satisfaction if the Hongkong Chinese firms, that the European
roached with the satisfactory state of officiency. Government would appoint some employers will resume negotia- body on which the China Coast tions. Officers' Guilds would be repro- sented at which any matters affacting them could be discussod: with representativos, of "the Gov- arament and shipowners before they became route.
Hongkong Government, Mr. Fletcher replied that the Govern
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manner in which the trial war: norried out without a hitch. Mr. 10. Saunders gave his services By The day for the motor cycle tima-keeper at both the start and triuls in tho Now Territories on finish. A man alleged to have boon Saturday was all that could be Particulare, --- entrusted with a draft for £85, desired and the Automobile Associn-Machine. Rider, (the residue of the ostate of Yu tion members who competed spont Pak-you who died in Australia,) on exceptionally pleasant after Triumph W, Wood- which he was to hand to the next noon.
Time of Te Start. In,
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of kin, Yu Kung, was dofondant Fifteen competitora started and Douglas A. Broulis. Speaking on behalf of the OBJECTIONS BY PROPERTY in an action today for the of these thirteen finished the last.
paymont of the money. The only The humourous elendent was not Harley wilnoss onllod was the plaintiff, entirely absent, for in this test, mont. would be most willing to A Macao correspondent says it who said that defendant had for the Harley Davidson Cup, two Colton agrco that the Officers and would soom that the commonco- several times promlaod to pay Harley machines ontered nud Euginoore should be given full mont of the making of the now but had not done so. The case either of them finished. One hind D.S.A. opportunity of being represented race track is still vory for away, was adjournod.
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the misfortune to take the Castle Pesk road instead of the Talpo B.S.A. road and was thus disqualified, and Conib.
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in connection with the considera- trouble having arisen over the tion of a matter affecting their in-rosumption of the land on which torests or well-being, and it was it was intended to situate it.
The man who adapted and the other Harley had greater mis agrood that the Hongkong Gov- The proposed site is in the supervised The Huickback of fortune in getting a couple of pune-Harley ernment should be invited to give contro of the town and not on Notre Dame," one of the biggest turce. Ons occurred opportunely, an assurance to this offect. the outskirts, and the Government pictures in the history of the in that it was near the Castle P. and Sir G. Grindle also expressed offering. $3 per metre as the screen, is now a producer in his Peak stop, where an hour was M. the vlow that the Conference had resumption prica. Most of the own right. Following his signal allowed competitors, but the other
Ewen...... 2.12 0.7.50) proved a very useful purpose and land and house owners are asking success with the Hugo work, held up the machine on the Harley
A. A-Rum expressed the hope that are for a much higher price, nome PF Sheehan, the famous journey.home
jshy. 9.14 0.0.34) presentatives of the Guilds were stating that they refuse to give novelist, was retained at Un- We give below this particulars of Harloy "A.V. Curtis 2.15 0.10.40 satisfied that the Government up their houses and part with iversal City, as a directat. His the ovens, but the results are not Colton ware doing their best to deal with their land for such a purpose. first ploture, "The night Meas-available yet. Saturday's avont Solo H. 8. r.. a very complicated and difficult One woll-known family, whose age, adapted from "his own was the first half of the competi
gardon is to be taken away as story, is showing at the world bion and the other half will take Triumph H. W. Mr. Moore agreed and expres. part of the race track, is said to Theatre to-day. It is one of the place at a later date on the Hong-
· Chan oy...., 2.17 0.16.20. ned the thanks of the Guilds for have commenced legai praseod- most vivid lightning soenes ever kong side of the water.
B.8.A. CH. T.-. the opportunity of discussing then to restrain the promoters of put on the screen and is a power: Mr. J. Smith of the motor oyelo
Bun ... 2.18 0.17:18| matter with representatives of the heme from forcibly resum, ful drama of human emokon section of the Association was Triumph M. F: Koy 2.20-0.10.10 H. M. Government,
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