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TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1925.
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REGISTRATION OF SERVANTS,
ARGUMENTS FOR A VOLUNTARY SCHEME.
We have received the following.
DAY BY DAY,
THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR A MAN OF FORCE, AND HE MAKES- ROOM FOR MANY-Emerson."-
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the collapse of the Hongkong ous measure than has been ad strike. Where now men, have vocated in regard to servants, bech engaged, they have refused merely requiring those roglafared to elgn on for any definito term, to state what essential services admitting that they dare not they could perform in the event of continue in place of the old work an emergenes, without recourse to era when the tatter return. They photographs, references as to char- declare that their guilds-and the acter or other measures which ad-letter for publication:
The rate of the dollar on de- The
notorious Seamen's Union seems vocates of servant-registration are
Sir-Having opened a Domes-mand to-day is 28. $3.15/16d. Portable' the most dreaded-would not so fond of urging. Yet it was gistration Bureau a short time be tic Servants' Employment and Ro- Typewriter allow it. The least these subs- turned down because those to be fore the strike began, I should like until Saturday....
Mac's Cafeteria will not reopen" with the titutes say they need fear is a affected rosented its provisions. We to lay my views before the public Standard merciless thrashing from the old commend a remembrance of those
with a view to improving, the-or- keyboard. hands, with full union approval. facts to those who profess to see That amounts to a form of Intimi- no valid objections to a much more "Nothing dation. Is the Government going rigid scheme of registration of to learn." to permit such interference with Chinese employees.
the proper development of its pro sent corrective measures? We t: unlearn.sincerely trust not. It is an op-
portune time to. Introduce legisla-we gave, publicity to some out.. tion which can ensure protection spoken remarks by a local broker to all honest workers, and nip in. on the question of the failure of necessity. the bud any usurpation of manda-the June Settlement, and we think tory powers by defiant: factions. that the views therein expressed It is incumbent on all who wish will have met with the general ap the Colony well to see that there Proval of our readers. When the be no repetition of the present
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he Telegraph
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1915.
THE FIRM HAND.
1922 affair was
Evading Obligations. In our news columns yesterday
ganisation as it stands at present: The Empress of Russia loft may say that the organisation is Shanghai at 11.30a.m. on Sunday only in an embryo stage, and, al-and was due at Nagasaki, at 5
o'clock this morning, though it is in working order, mod!- fications may bò necessary from time to time.. Rezistration cards As from August 1st, the fol- are alrondy available, these being lowing charges are to be made made to contain photo, thumb for meals at the Hongkong, Poak print, signature, etc of the aer-faat, 31; til, $1.50; dinner, $1.50. and Ropulse Bay Hotels Break- varts.
His Excellency the Governor has pointed out the difficulties likely to The twenty-ninth annual gen- be experienced by an attempt to en-eral moeting of the United As force compulsory registration; and bestos Oriental Agency, Ltd., ls it must be apparent to all that the advertised to be held in the offices danger of any measures taken in of Mesere. Dodwell & Co, Ltd., this direction becoming insuper on Tuesday, August 11, at 11.30 able would be very great. 8.00.
But whilst anything of a compulsory "midsummer madness." A half anything to do with the anomalous am of opinion that a system of vol subject of this week's pubilo lec- nature might be impracticable, I "Predestination" will be the victory would be worse than position which had been created untary registration would ultimate-ture of the Hongkong Lodge of useless. The agents of disorder by the closure of the local stock ly be of much value. The idea The Theosophical Society, 16, declare
exchanges just before the June of registration of servants generally Queen's Road Central, on Wod- openly, that what we are
has recently been strongly opposed uesday, July 29th, at 5.45 p.m. now passing through is merely
Settlement "Day, it was 'on the
in the press, some of the arguments The Public are cordially invited. a dress rehearsal for bigger events
basis of upholding the sanctity of against it being that photograph, -Advt. in the future. Presumably the contracts. It was generally felt are unreliable, and that thumb- 4 preliminary that the advent of the strike prints are associated solely with
Mr. John Fleming, of Messrs. the province of crime. As regards Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, test of the stage and the actors. through the schemings of the Bol-photographs, it is common know left by the R. & 9. Mantua n Let us make sure, so far at least heviks in Canton should not be ledge that most passports in use Saturday for a short holi ay in as the British Colony of Hong- allowed to disturb to any undue ex-rely to a great extent on them; England. During his absonce the which should be suflicient argument interests of the firm in Hongkong We have been making enquiries kong is concerned, that this is tent the equinamity of the "share in their favour.
Referring to will be in the charge of Mr. E. the final performance. g
market, or result in the tumbling thumb-prints, 1 believe it is not. Frost Hardman. in certain quarters where people
down of share quotations, and the unknown in dealing with natives of are in the know" concerning
The Registration Question. recognition of the fact that share-in lieu of signatures (or in addi- LATE MR. F. G. BECKE.
the East, to accept thumb-prints, various aspects of the strike pro- It has been shid that the average dealing contracts have a sanctity tion to them); e.g. in the case of blem-where employers have come public meeting can be induced to like any other contracts was urged native pay-rolls in establishments directly in contact with men who vote in favour of almost any resolu-as being in the best interests of the army of India. In addition! have been intimidated, and where tion put before, it. That saying re-all. Then the Government thought firms here use them in connection I believe many important mercantile,
FUNERAL LAST EVENING. converse has been held with Chinese curs to us as we contemplate the that the best way was to have with pay-rolls, etc. Surely such F. G. Becke took place at Happy The funeral of the late Mr. who are in touch with the under-endorsement by the huge audience as little to do with the postponed recognised Иве of thumb-prints Valley yesterday afternoon, and currents of the present tide of un- at the Theatre Royal last night of Settlement as possible and it con-association with crime. It seems friends and former, colleagues. ought to be sufficient to dispel their there was a large attendence of rest. The unanimous opinion of all the motion requesting the Govern- tented itself by legallsing the post-to me that the two objections men- The Rev. G. R. Lindsay conducted is that one of the most potentment to co-operate in the establish- ponement, leaving brokers and tioned cannot be considered to be the graveside ceremony. Among factors in the gradual overcoming ment of a voluntary system of clients to settle up in the ordinary of a very grave nature.
those present were Mesars. A.. of the strike has been the firm hand registration of office employees and
On the other hand, I think volun- Morrison,, G. J. Harman, E. C. of the Government, and particular domestic servants. It would ap-of the situation to-day is that ad- tive of a much higher standard of Brown, D. S. Green, J. Owen tary registration would be produc-Tregilus, G. E. Watton, J. W ly the adoption of measures for pear that the original intention of vantage on the part of many has efficiency amongst servants." My Hughes, J. C. Saunders, W. A, rounding up and deporting idlers. the sponsors of the meeting was been taken of the peculiar cir-reasons are:-
Eustace, A. Ogilvie, D. Ogilvie, Many of the employees who have to ask the Government to legislate cumstances to refuse to honour better chance of knowing exactly W. H. Whiteley and many others.
(1) One would stand a much Capt. R. D. Thomas, E. J, Ainslie, returned, we are told, have confess for compulsory" registration, but their contracts. In the midst of who one's servants were, Record ed that they would still be "on that when it became apparent that much honest endeavour to effect cards would be difficult to "fake" from the following Mesara. A. Wreaths were laid on the grave atrike" in the Colony, eating the such a measure would not so a settlement all round, there is changed, but the same would hard- leon" Customis), M. Manuk, E. J. Photographs, of course, might be Morrison, and W. G.Jarvis (Kow- rice of idleness, and watching and through, the resolution was emasa mass of business immorality ly apply to thumb-prints. waiting, were it not for the fact culated to the point of worthless-which redounds but little to the
Ainslie, R. D. Thomas, G. E. Wet-
it
way. The disappointing feature
(2) Record cards would encour-ter, J. C. Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. that they ran the risk of, findingness, which fact, however, in no credit of operators and some of age servants to do better work, as S. E. Green and Douglas, Mr. and a military and police cordon round way deterred the meeting from ap- the brokers. There are some men would provide them with a greater Mrs. Frith and family, Mr. and Mrs. these certificates, if satisfactory, Mrs. T. Bolt and family, Mr. and their district some morning. This proving of its terms. We des emphasises the truth of the conten-cribe the motion as worthless, be- is known very well that they could and enhanced wages..
who say they cannot pay when it guarantee of future employment E. C. Tregilius, P. T. and Mies Farrell, Capt. and Mrs. Baylis, Mr. tion that the Chinese understand, cause it does not outline even the (the shortage of credit is being been suggested recently as a pos Mr. G. Harman, Mr. P. J. Austin, (B) Were a servant, as has end Mrs. Ogilvie, Don and Pearl, respect, and even look for firmness skeleton of a scheme by which exploited) and there are those who sibility, to receive an undeservedly Mr. G. W. Davis, The officers and in authority's dealings with them. this voluntary registration is to be made profitable contracts openly adverse conduct mark by an unrea-Companions of Victoria Chaptar, The misses have shown how much put into effect, because it does not stating that they are not prepared his card and thus place himself Lodge of Ark Mariners, the Officers. sonable employer, he could destroy the W. M. and Members of Ararat they are like timid children, easily indicate with whom the Govern- to compromise and will exact the in a position of not having regis- and Members of Victoria stampeded into foolish actions, and ment is expected to co-operate in full value of their contracts. The tered at all; though in a case of Preceptory and Priory, the W. M. they can just as easily be led back its establishment, and because its honest man involved is faced with this kind, the Registration Bureau and Members of Zetland Lodge, and by the strong hand of authority and success is obviously dependent on disaster just as are a good many the reinstatement-of-apparently Mark Lodge,
will take reasonable measures for the W. M. and Members of Bothen mado to see the error of their ways, the willingness of the specified of the brokers.
It is true to say wrongfully discharged servants"
Thus it seems to me, that a
Thus has the series of raids and employees to register, of which at that the position is absolutely un- combings-out of our Colony had a the moment there is not the slight-paralleled in the history of share voluntary scheme of registration very big share in breaking the back est evidence. It is easy for Mr. broking here and that the position of:
is highly likely to avoid both evlis
But
Bird, or anyone else, to talk gilbly is being heightened by the light-
AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN.
EXTENSION OF STRIKE,
of the strike agitation.
(1) The possibility of becoming two are told, by these same of a Bureau, of registration cards hearted throwing away of In- E inoperative and, people we have questioned, that and of photographs of the registegrity on the part of those who vant's career being blighted by men's strike has been gradually (2) The possibility of a ser- Melbourne, July 26-The sea- even firmer measures might be con-tered persons, but it would have would be the first to deplore the any injustice on the part of an extending since the deregistration sidered. While the strike can be been very much more to the point loss of integrity in others if the employer, whilst the full benefits of the union on June 4. Over 70 overcome, the guilds and unions had some information bean forth shoe were on the other foot.of increasing the status and effl-vessels are now idle at Australian remain to wield their power-a coming as to by whom this ma- It has already been foreshadowed ciency of those servants who came ports including 46 at Sydney and power of life or death, according chinery is to be provided. As was by His Excellency the Governor tained and multiplied.
within ita scope would be main- 22 at Melbourne. Thousands of seamen and others are idle and to their own claim in some cases. rightly remarked, by a member of that the stock exchange business I may say that I have written to many industries are beginning to There are those who advocate entire the audience last evening, all Mr. of the Colony will be put on a the Government Department con- feel the effects of the strike- suppression of all labour unions in Bird's arguments were in support better basis, and if any argument Government supervise the Bureau,
cerned and have asked that the Reuter, Hongkong. That is probably im-of compulsory registration by law; were needed as to the desirability As yet, no reply has been received practicable, and could be made to yet he was the principat spokesman of that procedure then the present by me. Should the Government make possible the exploitation of appear unnecessarily harsh. How in favour of a voluntary scheme, debacle would provide argument agree to supervise it, all well servants through the administra- ever, there is evident need for con- Incidentally, was Mr. Bird not a enough. The whole of the present should they refuse, the various for or conniving at frequent and good. On the other hand, tion of that Bureau arranging trol of every such association, with trifle astray on facts when he stated dimeuities arise out of the uncon-Residents Associations might be changes of employment by those authority to dissolve any guild that there is at 1 present in force trolled dealings in forward shares willing to elect a representative servants, thereby bringing into which shows signs of departing compulsory registration of Euro-men making contracts beyond euch to form a supervisory Com-the Bureau increased fees. It
mittee."
should be fairly obvious that this,
from the legitimate path of foster-peans for essential services? After their means to meet and trusting Before proceeding any further, is a weak suggestion as there is ing industrial progress and adopt the 1922 strike, the Government to the fluctuations of the market I would like your readers to know no doubt at all, keeping in View ing political agitation, instead-as brought forward an Ordinance on to leave them in on the right side. that a copy of the above was the fact that such a Buroda to be practically every
one of these asso-those lines, which was, however, It is this aspect of the local share handed to the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holy successful must enjoy a full mea ark prior to last night's meeting, sure of confidence both from em ciations has done during the past strongly opposed by the Unofficial transactions that will have to but was apparently overlooked ployer and employee, such a policy: few weeks! Cases" have LADIES
been Members of the Council and, as a engage the most serious attention during the discussion on the sub- would be absolutely suicidal so brought to our notice where the result, withdrawn, Mr. Bird him of our legislators. The members feat.
far as the continued existence of SALON
power of the guilds is likely self speaking and voting in favour of the two principal share dealers The main and apparently the only the Bureau was concerned.
associations also have the ralaing
objection in the minds of the Yours etc.. to nullify much of the good of that course. The scheme then of their status largely in their own speakers at yesterday's meeting was that a private Bureau would which might otherwise come of contemplated was a far less rigor-hands,
Hongkong, July 28th, 1925.
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