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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
REMTICO
PARAGON
RIBBON
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1926.
to do or say anything, it becomes illegal and highly dangerous.
Wo would seriously recommend the strike pickets in Canton to ponder over this decision, because It has a special and direct interest
for them. Thousands of Hongkon workers left their jobs without
and
DAY BY DAY.
FRIENDSHIP IS THE WINE OF LIFE. Young."
The Empress of Russia is due here. from Shanghai on Thursday.
BRIEF SESSIONS.
COURT SITS FOR TWELVE
MINUTES:
One of the shortest Criminal Sessions in local history occupied exactly twelve minutes of the Having left Shanghal at 3 p.m.Court's time this morning, when yesterday, the Empress of Canada-
the May Sessions were opened is due at Kobe at 6 p.m. to-morrow. before the Puisne Judge, Mr.
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The 8.8. Tulping from Melbourne and Manila roports the death of a Chinese ateerago passenger.
A Chinese was badly shaken in failing when alighting from a moving tram in Des Voeux Road this morning.
economic or industria! grievance QUALITY & DURABILITY without giving their employers either time or opportunity to say anything, one way or the other, cases without the many elightest noticer Wo sald at the time that their act was wrongal and legal and that has now been borne out by the decisions aria-
The weather forecast up to noon ing out of the Honie strike. It is
to-morrow is-East or variable common knowledge that the leadwinds, moderate: generaliv, over- ers of these strikers (at least that cast, occasional rain. portion of the strikers who never returned because they found it paid them to stay away and share Mustard & Co., Ltd. spoils) have been trying to talk
are important factors in Typewriter Ribbons. Firms ard often judged by the appearance of their letters and where Romtion Ribrons are used the oleanout im- pressions are suon that kivo aletter the stamp of quality. Our Coupon sistem will cus your Hibbon Expenses by one third.
Incorporateil under the Companies Ordinances Hongkong, 16-17, Conpugnt Roal C.
The Telegraph.
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1925.
ILLEGAL STRIKES.
We employ only Europeans who various strike
have expert knowledge of piano tuning and experience of cli- matic conditions.
We undertake to care for your piano for a small annual fee.
Terms on application
S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.
CHATËR ROAD, HONGKONG,
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FOR THE HOT WEATHER, į
"KIA ORA" Orange Squash
$1.20
Decanter Bo: $1.00
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KIA ORA" Orange Squash $1.00 pea Bot $1.30
per
Decanter Bot
Concentrated Fruit Syrups
DELIGHTFUL with SODA WATER-
BLACKCURRANT
CHERRY
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BLACKBERRY
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2.00
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per Pint Bot
.95
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"terms in the sense of getting something substantial as
an in. ducement to return. Their lega
ily in this matter looks father threadbare, dosen't it?
A Warning.
It
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A billiard handicap will be helt at the Palace Hotel, for which entries close on the 23rd. Inst. Particulars will be found in our
advertising columns.
The trip of the s.s. Overstraten, which arrived from Singapore yės- terday was unusual in the respect that in the course of the voyage
Justice Wood. This was due as
much to the very light calender of cases as to the fact that all the accused pleaded guilty, and it only remained for his Lordship to pass the sentences, which aggregated fourteen years' imprisonment with hard labour.
RAIDED IN. HARBOUR.
JUNK MASTER'S WIFE SHOT
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While lying in the harbour, about five hundred foet from the Praya, apposita Suri Fat Street,
junk was raided by three men. The master and his wife who were asleep, were wakened, and they, with the crew, were told to keep.
quiet and were driven into the hold,
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Two men, armed with revolvers, searched the boat for over an hour, after which they left in a small boat lying alongside, taking money, clothing and jewellery worth $200. During these.opera-
As equally brief was the presentions a shot was fired, and the wife tation of the casos, which amount of the master was wounded. ed to 'n terae recital of the facts. JAPANESE BENTENCED.
In a case involving Indictments of larceny from the person "and armed robbery, both of which counts were taken simultaneously, in response to an application from the Crown Solicitor--more than i ordinary interest was evinced from the fact that the accused was Д Japanese, "named Koreyoshi Shimada.
Colony with a companion, the ac cused, who was a seaman out of
Five days after landing in the
ECONOMY BILL.
PASSES HOUSE OF LORDS.
London, May, 17. The House of Lords has dgreed to the third reading of the Economy Bill-Router.
GAOL AND BIRCH. The second and last case in the
two persons died and there were work, embarked upon a career of list concerned the doings of two
two births og beard.
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A report has been made to the police of the theft of a silver wrist watch,, valued at £9.10. from bathing matshed at North Point The owner's name is not given in
Mr. Abert Guetat, the proprietor of the Albert Cafe, has reported to the police that he entrusted an An
amite waiter with $290 to pay into the haak,, but the man has ab- sconded with the money...
As cargo boat No. 340V was sailing from West Point, the best became water-logged and sank in 500 feet of water on the western site of the Yaumati shelter. All the crew were saved,
"Through taxing the corner on the Tsin Wan Road, near Latchike Prison, too sharply motor truck No. 1866 overturned, and injured four men who were riding on it. They were taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital.
It is seldom that Europeans are accused of despoiling the natural beauties of the Colony, but a number of instances have recent-the report. ly occurred in which the Botanical and Forestry Department think We rather doubt whether people there is very just cause for com- out here have fully realized the plaint. During the past few great outstanding feature of the years, the Department has been, and still is, planting large num settlements at
bers of a very pretty flowering Home during the past few days, shrub known as Callistemon, or Brush," in It is that all the workers who went "Australian Bottle
various parts of the Colony. Of out without any previous negotia the localities which have been tions with their employers and selected for the planting of this without any ceonomic grievance shrub, mention may be made of hive realised the wrongfulness the banks adjoining the Taipo Road, where large numbers may of their act. The railwaymen at present be seen" in flower, than whom there are no keener has to be recorded, however, that trade unionists, were the first since the shrubs have commenced flowering any of them have acquiesce in the view that their been broken down and smashed strike was
cut the wrongful act and about by people who a
The that the Companies had every flowers for their own use.
opinion of the Department is that right of redress in the Courts. Europeans are the chief offenders,
Nine boatpeople, were severally Their view had since been shared particularly those who go for fined $5 at the Marine Court before by the newspaper printers (who motor trips in the Now Torri Lieat. Commdr. G.F. Hole this Two others summoned have also agreed, that they have tories. If that is the case, then morning.
we can only regret that Euro- for failing to carry regulation no right of interference in the peans,. who ought know lights whilst under way policy of the journals), by the better, should be guilty of auch nuleted in the sum of $15.
*** Dock workers and by many other conduct, and we find ourselves in full agreement with the Botani- workers, including the tube and cal end Forestry Department omnibus drivers and conductors. when it states that if a clear case will This formal recognition by the is established, prosecution
follow, no matter who the offen- Trade Unions of what is an im-ders are.. Often enough have portant fundamental governing Europeans complained the relationships of employers and 1uthless manner in which certain employed is a tremendous step and will constitute an invaluable No man would deny precedent.
means.
.
to
EXCHANGE RATES.
Rugby, May 17. 101/ 164
12.00
were
St. John's Ambulance Brigade
will parade on May 31st, when H.E. the Governor will present long service medals to Mr. E Ralphs. the Assistant Commis loner, and Dr. W. V. M. Koch: the District Surgeon, who com- pleted ten years' service last September!
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The following vessels are ex-, pected to be in wireless com munication with Hongkong, to- day:-Empress of Russia, Presi
Madison, Tango Maru, dent
Saarland, Winghong. Takada, Kaijo Maru, Azumasz Maru, Tyndareus, Tjiliwong. Meriones,
crime as a means of livelihood, being pressed thereto by hunger, according to a story, he told the police, and in one day, the 28th April, he held up a Chinese and later made off with a handbag be longing to a Chinese lady in the central district. In the first enter- prise he secured possession of 26 cents, and in the second, he was unfortunate enough to be chased and arrested. clasped. knife were found in his possession.
The bag and u
Mr. Hazelrigg, the Assistant Crown Solicitor, said that very little had been learned in regard to the man's antecedents beyond the story he told in an interview
ese Consulate. It might have been with the Chancellor of the Japan- expected that the accused would have applied to the Consulate for
Mr. Justice Wood passed sen- relief, but he did not do so..
tence of two years' imprisonment with hard labour on each count,
the two sentences to run concur rently.
Chinege who, in the early morning of the 14th of April, were found in a compromising situation within- the premises of the South China Restaurant, on the roof of China Building.
The accused having pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting with intent to rob, his Lordship recounted the facts of the caso."
rested in the China Building, These were that the men were ar-
where the second man was em- ployed. They found a man asleep and endeavoured to strangle" him. He woke up and very pluckily resisted. It appeared that there safe in the room, and the case was was a large sum of money in a
that the second accused had known of this.
The Crown. Solicitor said that
of the accused prior to this affair.. there was nothing known of either
The sentence of the Court was.
five years' imprisonment that each of the accused should with hard labour and in addition"
Berve
received twenty-four strokes the birch
The Very Idea!
Sandy McPherson proprietor of
of
The construction has started in
a corner confectionery, was the San Francisco's first, Chinese co- proud owner of a new cash register. uperative community apartment One day, when an old friend came house which will be a six-story,, re- into the shop and bought a quar- inforced concrete structure, divid-
noted that Sandy pocketed the apartments, with one of eight ter of acid drops the customer ed into three-rooni and four-room money instead of putting it into rooms. the drawer.
A point on all the other girls
The phone girl sure has.
scored.
Although she has to buy her
meals,
She always gets her board.
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The head of a large business
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of the
classes of Chinese unio the splendid work which is carried out
The marriage is announced to by the Department named, and take place at St. John's Cathedral, "Why not ring it up?" he asked.
A church in a far western city has done away with organ music those who are now guilty of the Hongkong, on 29th May, of Mr. "You'll be forgetting it." practice referred to. are, to say William Kearly Reynolds, Acting
"Oh, I'll nae forget it," replied. at its services and installed, in its to any worker or body of workers the least, sting a very bad Registrar of the Hongkong Univer- the wary Scot. "Ye ken I keep place, a jazz band. Worse yet, the the right to withhold their labour example to the Chinese. It should sity, and Miss Lal Muriel Car- track in mai heid until I get a church officials seem proud of what if the terms upon which they were be the delight of everybody to ruthers Hutton, of Melbourne, shilling, an' then I ring it up. It they have done. They announce hein and assist rather than to Australia. The ceremony will saves the wearer and tear-r on the it with glee, allow photographs to rendering it were unfair and they obstruct the campaign on which take place at 3 p.m.
machine,"
be taken. How any truly intelli- could not get redress by any other. the Botanical and Forestry De-
gent worshippers could expect a strikeparkat is engaged in making The right to
jazz band to add to the dignity or beauty or meaning of a church ser- against iniquitous conditions has this Colony beautiful, and we trust that the observations now made on
vice is a little hard to understand. long since been conceded and it the subject will be duly noted by
But ther, some people don't seem cannot, at this stage of organised any who have, either thoughtlessly
to realize that a church service needs dignity or beauty. industry, be seriously challenged, or wantonly, been in the habit of
despulling the country-side. But industrial strikes have always followed unsuccessful, negotia. tions; there has never been any question of sanctioning a deli- berate
stoppage of work for some reason extraneous to the industry. Because the miners had a grie- vance, on which they were going to strike, was no justification for he stoppage of work by railway- men, dockers, tramwaymen, bus- men, printers, and thousands of others. Such a stoppage was'an, act of coercion, pure and simple," and as such possessed a grave political threat that had to be fought with all the resources of the State, And the State has won handsomely, because of the gift of Britishers generally to discern between right and wrong, justice: and injustice. It all boils down to this, that when a strike is not for the redress of some wrong in the industry of the strikers, and when it has been called with I out employers having had a chance
Kiangsu, Atauta Maru, Times, house bought a number of these When New Haven, Conna palice Maru, Elberfeld, Huichow. Ho-"Do it now" signs and hung then searched a prisoner recently they sang, Totori Maru and Talma. up around his offices, When, found he wore five auits of under- after the first few days of those wear, a pair of trousers, heavy Another effort is to be made by signs, the business man counted overalls and a thick overcoat.. Miss Violet Capell on behalf of up the results, he found that the
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the London Hospital, a cause cashier had skipped out with $20,- Miss Prudence Corley, 4331 which has benefited much from 000, the head bookkeeper cad eloped. Avondale, will entertain on Christ- past dancing displays which she with the stenographer and three maa Eve with a bullet dinner at the ..84.46%
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British Wireless.
Amongst forthcoming weddings announced are those of Mr. Robert John Redd, Chinese, Maritime Customs, Wuchow, and Mrs. Con- stance Charlotte Gearle; Mr. William Arthur, Nowers, mercan- tille assistant, residing at the Peak Hospital, and Miss Dorothy Alice King, No. 372, The Peak
Royal, the first being at 9.15 p.m. on June 6th and the second at 5.15 p.m. on June 9th. Thene displays will be on a much larger scale than hitherto, In all, there will- be some eighty pupils participat- ing, as compared with sixty on the last occasion, whilst the children's ages will range from four years and upwards.
"INDIAN ABDICATION.
BEGUM OF BHOPAL WITHDRAWS.
Dallas Country Club Society item in Texas paper.
A record price for an egg was
Two countrymen came up to Lon- paid recently when one was sold. don for the first time and stayed in in Germany for $500. It was the a west end hotel. After they had egg of the Great Auk
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changed for dinner they set forth
in search of the staircase and came If the same button is off of upon a dark lift shaft, the gate of man's shirt for several weeks in which had been left open by a succession he ought to get married careless attendant. Seeing lights
or divorced..
below him, the first man stepped down.
A well-organized white slave traffic system has been discovered
There wha a dull thud: "Are in the harbour of Latvia. Some you all right, Jarge?" shrieked his 1500 men emigrate a month from companion anxiously.
Russia to South America, the "Yes," came the feeble reply, Simla, May 17. emigrants being mostly slave tra- "but mind the first step: it's a deep" It is officially announced that the ders, accompanied by beautiful un!". Begum of Bhopal has abdicated in Russian, German, Caucasian and favour of her son, Hamidullah Polish. women whom they register The men without a country are Khan, whom His Majesty's Go-as their wives. The prices paid now sufficiently numerous to form vernment has recognised as the are said to be from $5,000 to an autonomous country of their ruler of Bhopal Reuter,"
$15,000 each.
own on some désert isle,
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