TRADE UNION POSITION,
“STRONGER NOT WEAKER,”
London, July 2,
That the Trade Union movemont
is not broken but even stronger
as the result of the general strike | and that all resources must be. mobilised to defeat the Govern ment's policy of "surrounding the miners with a cordon of famino and despair," generally incrossing hours and reducing wages, is the keynote of à declaration by the Trades Union Congress to diņ- Hatod Unions, urging the main- tenance of solidarity and the sus-. tained provision of funds for miners, their dependents, and all Victimised workers-cuter.
‚“VOTE OF CENBURE” DEFEATED.
London July 2..
The amendment to the address to the King, which was moved by Mr. J. R. Clynes, was described by Mr. Churchill as a vote of cansure and it was defeated by 256 votes to 95..
The address to the King WAS carried by 244 votes to 84.- Router..
GERMAN POLITICS.
THE COMPROMISE BILL WITHDRAWN.
Berlin, July 2. At President Hindenburg's "re- quest the Government has with drawn the Compromise Bill, The Governmönt will not resign "und the Reichstag will not be dissolved.
President Hindenburg has writ- ten a letter to the Chancellor pointing out that neither alterna tive would solve the problem of the ex-rulers' property.
The Reichstag has adopted a Bill prohibiting litigation regard- ing ex-Rulers, property till the end
of the year.
In the meantime it is hoped that the Government will elaborate scheme satisfactory to the adjourns to- Reichstag, which morrow till September-Reuter.
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EGYPTIAN EARTHQUAKE. :
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1926.
HONOURED BY KING.
Mr. Justice H. H. J. Gompertz, who has been made a Knight"
Bachelor in the King's list of Birthday Honours,
CORRESPONDENCE,
IN DEFENCE OF TRUTH.
To the Editor of the Hongkong
Telegraph.]
Sir-We feel intense regret that through the columns of your issue of Thursday there has been given publicity to a letter written anony
PICKETS FOILED.
LATEST CANTON INCIDENT.
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The story of how three pickets were folled in their attempt to divert a boatload of poultry and prevent it from being put aboard the Canton steamboat Lungshan has been brought down to Hong- kong.
It is stated that the night mously to the Della Chronicle, before last, as the Lungshan was which contains insinuations of some anchored in mid-stream at Canton of our great leaders. In defence a boat containing a large number of the truth we would thank you of crates of poultry was being to kindly give publicity to the fol-rowed towards the steamer, when lowing.
three pickets made their appear-:
1. The Right. Rev. Bishop C. W. Jance in a boat. The lighter was Leadbeater is, up to the present on the point of being overhauled time, a Member of the Theosophical, when the only occupant in the
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ERROR IN PREVIOUS FIGURES. greatest reverence and love of all The pickets gave up the pursuit those who know, him and his won-when they came near the Lung: Cairo, July 2.
derful work for humanity.
shan, but one of them was cap- 2. The truth is that after all the tured by the crew of the river An extraordinary mistake has been made by the newspapers here foul accusations had been made boat and taken on board. The in connection with the official against this great servant of captive was returned to Shameer statistics purporting to refer to humanity, he was fully cleared before the Lungshan returned to
The by a Cornmitttee in England, and Hongkong yesterday last Saturday's earthquake.
morning, statistics for the earthquake of the cleverly fabricated accusation having on board the poultry and August 8th 1846, were issued for levelled upon him by those who fear the dealer who was picked out of comparison with Saturday's, but the Light, the cruel lie that he had the water, owing to a translation error they committed an offence was utterly were accepted by the newspapera exposed. The attack, although dir- as figures for Saturday's shock. ected personally at him, was clearly levelled at the Theosophical Reuter.
Society. As it is always the case, truth alone prevails, and the suffer- ings of its Martyrs have been the AUTO-SUGGESTION EXPERT.
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REPORT OF HONGKONG. CAPITAL.
According to the Industrial and Commercial Daily News of Hong- kong, a Hongkong Chinese mer- chant has undertaken to furnish capital of $150,000 to the Kuomin- tang in Canton invorder to enable
seed of the Society, for every attack has been followed by a great acces- sion of members. Let those who
DR. COUE DEAD.
A
Nancy, July 2.
The death is announced of Dr. hate and defame us say what they Emile Coue, the expert in auto- will "They know not what they do." suggestion, at the age of 63 years. Thousands upon thousands all over-Reuter.
the world bless the T. S. and its [After a long study, the de- great Leaders, Dr. Annie Besant, ceased formulated theories as to the Right Rev. Bishop Leadbeater the cure of various allments by and others, for the Light they have auto-suggestion. He visited brought to them, for the knowledge England twice to expound his which has shown them how to live views on hypnotic therapeuties, the Kwangtung Cement Works at nobly and to go out of their mortal receiving in March, and April,
1922, a 'most cordial welcome.]
Honam to resume operations. The merchant concerned will have the privilege of managing the business and a Portuguese, en- gineer will be employed for the Works.
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Above is Ray Orton, à élever Scottish member of Brick Morse's Californian Collegians, who are to appear at the Theatre Royal on the 12th, 19th and 21st instant, and regarding whom some parti- culars are given elsewhere.
GERMANO-DUTCH
who make them and give utterance 3. The sex problem is every to them, and condemn them in the where in the air. The hygiente minds of all reasonable and up- condition of modern society in the right men. If they simply want West has become so terrible that to defame, as appears from their it is now publicly discussed lost line of action, no condemnation can Society itself should perish. It is be too strong for them, The hat- poisoned with a disease which is red and low vulgarity obvious the direct result of vice and all in these attacks, published in such are publicly appealed to, to help papers as the sectarian Truth show. medical men to fight the disease. very clearly their origin and ins- The non-Communists of the These sex questions have to be piration, for these qualities are not. Canton Labour Unions, it is 'ro-face, jest evil should spread un- the fruit of the Spirit. Yours dte... ported, are to agitate in favour of checked, and ductors and religious, THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, the accepting of Mr. Chan Kung- teachers are the proper persons to pok'a resignation as Commissioner face them. It is because some have of Labour and Agriculture, under tried to wean lads from evil prac whom all agricultural and labour ticea and thus to save the divine THE organisations are governed in the nature within them from degrada- Southern capital.,
tion that the enemies of humanity.[ have tried in vain to attach to their persons. the vilest crimes, even suc- ceeding by their false accusations to have the matter duly brought to investigation by the Authorities, which investigation has fully and of the attacks... definitely shown the truthlessness ROSARIO-EMERLINDA LEO- The Foreign Minister Van Kar- In order to encourage the cotton
NOR, aged 9 months, dearly' nebeek, stated that Germany industry in Australia, the Govern beloved daughter of Mr. and favoured the, Dutch export of coal
ment is uqking Parliament to grant Mrs. F. A. Rosario, died this provided the export figures were morning at her residence No not published, as Germany desired 25, Jordan Road, Kowloon, secrecy in view of certain negotia Funeral will pass the Monu- tions with another country ment this afternoon at 5.15. Rcutor.
The allegation is that Mr. Chan has been delaying and sometimes refusing to register Labour Unions which are not a part of the Kuomintang Workers' Conference.
Before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill and
· Major C. Willson, at the Kowloon 4. Such foul accusation of a Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese crime, unproven and unprovable, so ploaded guilty to possession of utterly Inconsistent with all to two revolvers and several rounds which the life of the Right Rey. of ammunition. He was sontenc Bishop Charles Webster Lendbeater ed to four years with hard labour.is devoted, can only recoil on those
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HERBERT E. LANEPART,
Hon. Sec. & Tr. ORDER OF THE STAR IN
THE EAST, HONGKONG GROUP,.
HERBERT E. LANEPART, Hon. Secretary.
DEATH.
TREATY.
SECRECY REGARDING COAL.
The Hague, July 2 The Second Chamber by 64 votes to 8 has ratified the Ger- mano-Dutch Commercial Treaty.
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