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THE STRIKE POSITION.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
No. 21,803
CANTON GERMANŠ.
三拜禮..
NO MORE WORKERS QUT. THE MERCHANT CLETTER.
SirA statement appeared" In your yesterday's issue, said to be reproduction from the Canton Gazette, a statement saying nothing and meaning much, in the writer's opinion, whoever the person, who signed himself or herself "German Merchants of Tungahan" may be.
To-day being Bank Holiday,tWe have received the following
been difficult to judge whether Letter for publication: There has been any extension of the local strike so far as the European offices of the refly are condorned, There were several instances re- ported yesterday afternoon in which office staffs who had received their pay as usual on the morning of the last day of the month failed to-re- turn to work in the afternoon. Whether this action was but a preli- inary to a general exodus of offer staffe is not yet known, bechuse most of the offices in the City are closed to-day. Meanwhile it is officially reported that no other
ofkers have come out to-day.
Helping Native.Banks.
It is a silly-piece of yerbiage and 1s certainly not coming from the German merchants of Tungshan.
An investigation is now being made by the proper authorities and the mystery of the mutter will soon be cleared up.
In order to tide the native banks of the Colony over the present ex-etc. traordinary state of business Saffairs, a loan of $6,000,000 has been arranged for on the part of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and the Chartered Bank of India, Aus-
A., SCHUBERT. Hongkong, June 30th, 1925.
CHINESE EMPLOYEES.
●一月七英港香
COLONIAL AFFAIRS.
Appointment Of Secretaries.
London, June 80. Brigadier General Sir Samuel Wilson, who has just returned from Jamaica, has been appointed Permanent Under Secretary for the Colonies.
Sir Gilbert Grindle wil bo, his deputy.
Sir Charles Davis has been made Permanent Under Secretary for Dominion Affairs.-Router,
tralia and China, the Hongkong A REGISTRATION SUGGESTION, times. Government being a consenting party to the arrangement, mo!
hist
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1925.
NEWS FROM SHAMEEN.
THE SITUATION QUIET.
(Our Own Correspondent).
fit and O. K
Shameer, June 30.
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our correspondant "Disgusted”. had been reasonably ma his choice of language when he London, June 30,
wrote complaining that a great Though rather on the warm side;.
many of our visitors from Canton weather, at Wimbledon to-day ta
The net profit of the P and :O) Banking Corporation for the year The situation here at present fa unded March 1st, 1928, is $136,- quiet. There is a big procession. It is proposed to pay a dividend was perfect, and this was reflected and other parts of China are just due to take place-to-day, but it is of five per cent and to carry in the pageant of colour on the lounging about here and doing doubted if it will Shaften forvita 1084 In connection grid All the most fashionable nothing to help, he might have seen Dr. C. C. Wü states that it will not with placing £20,000-to reserve dress styles of the season were to his letter in print. The gist ofy
The defences of the island are and writing off £5,000 from be seen passing from court to court. now complets, and everybody is the premises, it la noted Jean Borotre, the holder of the his complaint is that Hongkong is that these increases have Open Singles Championship, enter new housing and feeding numbers:
as a ed the semi-final stage by defeating of able-bodied men down from Ch doubtless
made. been General Sir Samuel Wilson,
attor of prudence, in view of the the young Oxonlan, Barclayton and up-country” KC.M.G., K.B.E., C.B., has been
unsettled conditions in the Far three sets to one. Besotra bsan and commercial) who-are-ke East-Reuter
very shakily, and potting frequently ing the hospitality of the Colo Captain General and Governor-in-
allowed Barclay to gain a 3-0 lead. without, presumably, contributing Chief of Jamaica since 1924, and is 62 years of age. After service
The champion improved considerite essential services, and while ably, however, and carried off the vauld hesitate to say that this Needless to say, every German in the Great. War, he held
next six games for get. Barclay, so it would be interesting to know takes strong exception to the first Colonial appointment.
Commander-in-
London June. 30.
by wonderful placing, won the just how these visitors of ours aro manner of this effusion.Yours; Governor and
Chief, Trinidad and Tobagó, from
second át 7-5, and lost the next set helping. It is true that at almost Speaking at the dinner of the 1921 to 1924. He served with Central Asian Society, Lord Bir-
London, June 30. after many hard-fought" rallios. any part of the day numbers "or distinction in the South African kenhead made a brief reference Playing on the Garrison Ground Borotra won the third 6-3 and had idle mon can be seen in the Hong campaign and in the late war, histo India and declared emphatical Colchester, Northamptonshire gained the advantage in the final kong Hotel and it must also be decorations including three French ly that Britain must continue to dulcated Essex by 168 runs. North-set when Barclay decided to come true that very many men wissionsry and one Belgian honour. He was sustain exclusive responsibilitats batted first and scored 141, up to the net and with excellent workers who would normally bu mentioned in despatches seven for the protection of India. W Jupp making 56, and Hipkin tuking smashing he drew level at three all inlay are now here with nothing
must never close cür eyes to the wickets for 28 runs. Essex re-Thereafter the Frenchman was to do. Far be it from tod Sir Gilbert Grindle K.C.M.G. realities of a situation, which acht ulio with 112, Clark, taking four Irresistible and he took the next any statuitous insuls to any of que C.B., has been Assistant Under easily be rendered dangerous wickets for 34 runs and Jupp five three games for set and match. visitors or to appear sther than Secretary of State at the Colonial The fundamental fact of the wiokota for 34 runs Nothants com 3. O. Anderson, the Australian, pleased that Hongkong ~provides Office since 1918, and is 56 years indian situation is that we went piled 320 in their second venture, bent H. Fisher rather casily in them with a safe sanctuary, but it of age. He was trained as a Bar- ristca, and entered the Colonial to India centuries ago, compo Jupp, scoring 70 and Bellamy 5 three straight sets. He allowed the is up to them, we think, to become ing with the sharp edge of the Essex could only respond with 181, Englishpiar to make mistakes with thoroughly a part of us for the time. Office in 1896.
sword differences which would of which Perrin nade 57. Jupp took his approach and how displayed being, to share in our burdens and Sir Charles Davis, K.C.M.G.,
rapier-like forehand drive which to contribute their quota to ter who is 52, entered the Colonial have submerged and destroyed oven wickets for 71 ruas
Playing at Birmingham, Warwick often had Fisher in-difficulties. Inquisite voluntary services, The Indian civilization. Wo went. In my opinion, the Chinese who Office in 1897, and has been Assis-there or that basis and we hold defeated Bussox by nine wickets the final stages his ball control was Labour Controllor, or the Poli have remained at work during these tant Under Secretary of State for it by that charter, and it is true Sussex batted first and made 240, of outstanding merit and his cross would, we are sure, be glad to he
Warwick wont in strike days should be given certif-the Colonice since 1921.
court driving was brilliant. He of any whose whole time could be to say to-day that if we left India Cox scoring 03. cates to that effect; they could thus
to-morrow it would be submerged
won 6-1, 6-1, 6-4
placed at the authorities disposal, be automatically registered. Here
by the same anarchical and nur
Lacoste beat Jacob, the Indian jug after, all Chinese employed in this
derous disturbances as in the days Colony-should be required to regis
of Cliye. No man was entitled to
task, but the only thien batsmen lain, and a momentary trustee of who went to the wicket ench scored and he stroked with beautiful as given officially in the London, June 30. India, whether Tour, Liberal over a century, so being cure for rhythm, while his forehand driving Gazette, has been the attemptedl Speaking at the annual dinner Conservative," who would find him the loss of only one' wicket. The to the cornera was most accurate. embroiling of agreed to advance, the native banks for any person to employ, or re- of the Central Asian Society, Lord self in a position in which it was batsmen were Pursorik, 121, Smith The Frenchman mastered him in nations in a disputo among them cash sutna up to six million dollars, employ any Chiruse unless he pro-Bikeliend referred to the past possible for him to liquidate the 139, not out, and Calthorpe 105, not the long rallies, his hitting being solves, by which, apparently, the more powerful, and he passed him Chinese montory hope to occlodo on approved securities. The nape a proper Government regis-tion in China, where it was found obligations of history with honour, out
that students were unaccountably (Cheers)-Reuter.
Playing at Nottingham, Lancashire at the net whenever he came up. the real issues, and furnish further tive banks have most of their fundi ration certificate. In the same
neglecting the immortal" learning
gained & first innings win over Notte Lacoste, whose placing throughout material for their decoctions of with what glea the letter signed by 329, Makapence scoring 70,-Hallows 6-4. columns of English newspapers. The principal enemies of the Em-
It will be remembered, that just before the strike actually broke out here something like a run was made on the Chinese Barks and that the Government, eventually had to step in and save them by restricting withdrawals and permitting them to close if they sa desired. With the resumption of banking business generally and with Chinese mer chants trying to carry on as usual, the native banks are finding difficul- in furnishing enough, liquid moy for the requirements of their Folients. As a
Hongkong Government was again approached to assist and, as a re Sult of subsequent negotiations, the twa British banks named above have,
We have received the following letter for publication:
Sit would appear that the present is an opportune time in which to introduce the much discussed scheme re Registration of Chiness employees.,...,.
THE UNREST IN CHINA..
to make 222, Wyatt scuring 55. I their second innings Sussex mede 370, and
30 for tight wickets a declared, Davis Cup player, at his own game, One of the most interesting consequence, the ter and go through such formalities LORD BIRKENHEAD'S VIEWS.dak as a representative of Bri- not out. Warwick went-in with a big The Indian was a master of style features of the Canton
as seem necessary.
No Chinese should be allowed to d return to the Colony without regis. tering, and it would be unlawful
a long base-line duel materialising.
everal foreign
ted up either in shares or property manner, each Chinese would he re- of 'Confucius and reading the-FRANCE AND MOROCCO., Lancashire batted first, and made was magnificent, won 6-3, 6-8, 6-0, mind poison. We can understand
and to liquidate these securities.quired to produce his certificate, now in order to provide cash for when called upon, at his place of customers would be a proceeding at employment,
A tended with much loss. Hence, the Joan has been aranged for, the is being an advance of 40 per It on the worth of the securities leposited.
Only the purely Chinese banks affected, the more important re-. tered Chinese, banking institu- not needing such assistance.
TER TRAM SERVICE,
"The present seems to be most suitable for this purpose, as there can be no strike in protest, and it is most unlikely that the present trouble would be prolonged in con- sequence-yours. etc.,
1
TOLAND M. DAVISON. Hongkong, July 1, 1925.
CANTON CHRISTIAN
COLLEGE.
We have received the follow-
who
Cs and Ernest Tyldesley 114 Notts America's last hope went down members of the staff of the Canzon pire. whether in China, Egypt and BIG OFFENSIVE NECESSARY. replied with 242, Walker making 52 Before the imperturbable Cochet, Christian College must have been India were, the students,
and George Gann 6 In their though Hennessey took the first seized upov, and how much it must.. Puris, June 30. second innings Lanenshic made 251, two sets. Cechet led 5-2 in the have been turned to the advantage were most certain that the Empire
The Fez correspondent of the Watson scoring.62 and Barnes first, but Hennessey redeemed of the party which is directing was doomed and damned and that they were the proper instruments Temps estimates that Abd-el-Krim Notts iniled to make the required poor start and with accurate and operations. That document must of its immediate dissolution. lost a thousand killed and three number of rugs and when time was hard "driving squared at 7-7, have done a great deal of harm, but China was the happy hunting thousand wounded in the recent called their geore stood at 178 for Deuce was thrice called before the its possible effects need not be dis- ground of Bolshevists. China's offensive, in which he evidently three wickets, Carr being top scorer American secured the decisive cussed here. The letter alleged to
be a unanimous expression. development and the part to be
point. played in the extrication of Chian sought to strike a decisive blow with 102; not out
regardless of the cost.-
Playing at Derby, Kent defeated Twice in the second, Hennessey opinion by German merchant from her present dilemmas by. A Marseilles mossage states Derby by five wickets, Derhy batted was within a point of winning at resident at Tungshan, practical Britain, the United States, Japan that the Parliamentary mission of first and scored 1, B. Hillwood 63, but Cochet pulled up to 5-4, repudiated by all the responsibl and the European nations required investigation has returned from scoring 61, and Cornwallin taking only to see Hennessey carry off the people of German nationality he the most careful attention of We are informed by the General THE SHAMEEN RESOLUTION. everyone" who
Morocco. The leader, Interview five wickets for 50 runs. Kent could was familiar with ed. said the situation had been only reply with 120, Horsley thing next game for ect. In the third, some of whom were recently
In their
Hennessey lost his service game on Canton, is another instance of the Manager of the Hongkong Tram-
China's problems.--Reuter.
critical and remained serious. five wickets for 28 runs,
two successive occasions, the same form of inter-racial pro tay Company that, starting from
An immediate bold offensive was second innings, Derby made 314, morrow (Thursday) there will E a ten-minute service between the ing letter for publication: sider it an abuse of British hos-necessary in order to save French Jackson contributing . Freeman Frenchman outdriving him and paganda. The mischief,about it is General Post Office and Causeway Sir, I was most astounded to pitality to come here and have the prestige with the tribesmen. The took four wickets for 65 runs. Kent finding the side-lines consistently. that however much it might be con Biz, and also a ten-minute service rend in last night's Telegraph that hide to say they still condemn movement of troops would be im did "extremely well it their second Cochet played a careful base-line tradicted here, the Canton authori between the General Post Office the American signatories to the the Shameen authorities,Yours possible after the advent of the innings, scoring 319 for five wickets game and won at 6-1. In the ties, and their Soviet dictators, take
rains in October.---Reuter.
Hardinge nude 141 and Symour 110 fourth, Cochet carried the attack to care that the corrections over -Reuter. Canton Christian. College resolu- etc. and Happy Valley,
the net, and in the final set Hen get to Chinese ears, or boire nessey beat himself by overdriving. Chinese eyes. It may be that truth tion on the "Shameen affair are. adhering to the opinions express-
The Frenchman won 7-9, 4-6, 6-1, will usually prevail, but in the ed therein.
ense of the Canton le factory, the So far, it appears.
6-3, 6-0. the only member of the staff pf
In the semi-finals, Borotra meets truth will probably never have a that College who had the pluck It will be recalled that Dr. Alex EFFECT OF CHINA TROUBLE, University by 331 runs. The M. C. Cochet, and
Anderson meets chance of making itself apparent amid the choking weeds which the to alter his judgment after hear Baxter, Vice-President of
C. made 386 in their first in- Lacoste. ing both sides of the story is Dr. Collego, repudiated the resolutions.
nings, (Titchmarsh 110, Hendron The Frenchmen continued their propagandists have sown. Baxter, who had to bear the Dr. Baxter now forwards
London, June 30; whole brunt of the affair here. publication a letter which he has In the House of Commons, re- 68 and Franiclin 69) and declared march of conquest in the Doubles,
If it really is the attitude of received, as follows:
plying to Mr. P. J. Hannon, who their second innings after making Borotra and Lacoste defeating LA The following reports from the the American staff membera that Dear Mr. Baxter-May I say that drew attention to the serious 222 for 4 wickets, (Hendron 54). Godfree und J. H. P. Wheatley after.
they must defend the Chinese; your published statement implying effect of the disturbances in China Cambridge scored 188 (Bennet 51) a thrilling game. situution In the southern ports right or wrong, so that they may some measure of responsibility for upon the Lancashire cotton in- and 144.(Haig 5 wickets for 34)-6-2, 9-7, 10-8. Also in the third Presuming that nothing coure to
keep their jobs, all I can say is the resolutions passed by the dustry, Mr. A. M. Samuel said the Reuter
This, as will be seen, is cquiva- Tent to a five-minute service from the Post Office eastwards.
NEWS FROM THE PORTS.
CANTON SITUATION EASING,
Naval Authorities on the general
vère received to-day-
Canton
The situation is eading.
Swatow.
quiet., « All - women and on have left and there is no any need for a ship to stand.
Amoy
F
HONESTY,
Ju
Hongkong, July 1st, 1925.
Dr. Baxter Absolved.
the
for
COTTON INTERESTS.
London, June 30.
M: C. C. v. Cambridge.
London, June 30. The M. C., C. beat Cambridge.
ITALY'S DEBT,
The score was
When the history of the strike- cones to be written, , and always
bring them out as well,two round, the Italo-Hungarian, pair, classes of our most humble todlers De Morpurgo and De Kehrling, will always be remembered for the that this reflects a code of honour Americans at the Canton Christian Government would of course take
eliminated the Americans, Rice and boon they have been to the harassed which is no credit to them.College, June 24th, and published in any steps in their power to safe
Garland, after losing the first set, community. We refer to the ricksha In any case, what call wag there the papers as such, must have been guard these and other British In-
[by 6-8, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2;181-12, 2
and chair coolies on the one händ is proposed to hold demon for these tuathers to pang judg- due to some confusion as to the terests.Reuter.
HEAVY INCOME TAX. In the fourth round of the antt the enmpan people on the other, lon, on July 3rd, The, shipment on an affair of which they various meetings held and docu-
Shorter Hours.
Women's Doubles, Malle. Suzanno It would indeed hot bigger burlon trike la extending insofar as vere admittedly not toy witments drawn up.
Washington, June 30.
Longlen and Miss Ryan entered the wore we to have to foot-slog it the shipping is concerned.
nesses? But if they felt that they These resolutions were those of
Further conferences for the semi-final by defeating the Austra-whole time and every time add Hoihew.
must say something, why did they the American staff and were drawn Over 84 per cent. of the spin- funding of the Italian War Debt lian pair, Miss Boyd and Mrs. Utz, with the present irregular" "forry not wait to hear both sides before up and passed at a meeting held ners of American cotton have has been indefinitely postponed. 60, 6-2,—–Router.
service across the harbour tho damning the Shameen authorities? Just after you had left the grounds, given the undertaking asked for Signor Alberti is immediately
absence of sampans would not Had they been in the line of fire, They should therefore in no way by the Federation of Cotton Spin- proceeding to Rome. An Italian
pormit the belated person to get instead of safely tucked away on involve you. Y
homo in the weŋ smd oore, as at ners Associations, to reduce their statement has been issued in Honam island, they would most I should like to add that the hours by 8% weekly,
which Bignor Alberti contends
present The average fare for n likely have taken up a very differ Americans in that meeting did not It is stated that the owners of that the fiscal pressure in Italy
boat across the harbour appeara to ont attitude from that of letting know that their own nationals, the two million spinners outside the is relatively higher than in other
bon dollar, which is not excessivo foreigners down in the eyes of the American marines, were not re-federation have also signified countries. Italy's national In-
when a whole family ja walked up, Chinese,
times
Paris, June 80. Bay, I am, and has to rów bats. sponsible for a fall shure of the their willingness to carry out the come le taxed sixteen Another point, sir.. If these fighting. At that time we supposed undertaking.
greater than the United State's Major Pelletier, Doisy (who last again. It is another proof of the Americans still stand by their that they most probably were, but
The new hours will operate and Italy's post-war expenditure
year flew from France to Tokyo) unpopularity of the strike that these published opinions, why have they we had no idea that the British from July 6th-Router.
on, the Army and Navy, reckoned
simple folk continue as beforo", the temerity to come to the British would afterwards he singled out as
in gold, to less than before the has won the Michelin Cup, having presumably accepting any changes. Colony of Hongkong and thrust the responsible partice. I still fee
war-Beuter's American Spryice valenciennes, a distance of 2,835 parcel of their existanco, in a land Imade a circuit of France from they seo about them as part and themselves upon our hospitality no reason for that development In the Garrison Tennie League, at a time like the present? If since other nationals wero involved. A Co. East Surreys have defeated they have so much faith in the Yours sincerely,
"D" Co, by '61 games to 38,"whilst Chinese, why do they not stay
the R. E. "B" beat Small Units by among them? Personally, I con-
70 games to 29,
monstrations passed our very Anaval ship is no required.
leut, CJ. Yeo, of the bast Surreys, left for Home by the 6.8. Malwa, for the purpose of attend fage, military course,
Captain B. S. Dicken, of the Dental Corps, has returned from temporary duty In North China.
(Sgd.) H. B. GRAYDILL Hongkong, June 27, 1925.
·FLIGHT ROUND FITANCE.
MAJOR, DOISY'S SUCCESS.
kilometres,
of contrasta It would be a pity Last week's health return shows one fatal Chinese case of cerebro Hia speed, counting Afteen com indeed were these toilors also drawn spinal faver, and one non-fatal pulsory landings, worked out at 187 into the vortex of an aimless and
inconclusive movement". Chinese case of typhold fever. Ellometres per hour Reuter