RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES.””
SEVERAL FATALITIES IN MEXICO.
MANILA STRIKE.
4.300 CIGAR MAKERS OUT.
Mexico City, Aug. 2.
A PRICE PROBLEM. A policeman was killed last
Behind a strike which started night, by a stone, thrown by a wo
Inst Thursday of approximately man among the crowd around a church, and another policeman 3,500 cigar makers in the city of
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AGAINST WATCHMAN.
A Chingas, who appeared before Mr. Justice Wood, at the con- cluston of the Criminal Sessional a the Supreme Court this morning on a charge of stealing, made serious allegations against a Chiu, eae watchman, who arrested him. Accused declared that the watch.
was wounded by a woman," who? Manila, is the sudden falluro of tian knew him for a bad char: subsequently died. The crowd the United States market for later collided with troops, who Philippine clears, which has found fired a volley wounding nino.
Crowds thronging the charches at Pachuca for the closing. Hervices yesterday were so dehse that six wohen and six children were suffocated.
actor, nnd trumped up the charge to add another conviction to his expression in demands by Ameri-
list of cases, to help promotion. He also alleged that the com- can importers for price reductions plainant had been forced to go to of from 20 to 30-per-cont: In the Police Station about the case | endeavouring to meet, those de- Becuase the watchman wanted him mands, local manufacturers tried. These assertions were denied.
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to reduce wages. Altogether, 4,300 workers are 'nów out. No agreement was in sight when the mail'left' Manila.
The accused was charged with stealing, from the breast, outside pocket of the head boy of a Macao' Fifty thousand people joined
Boarding House, $21 in Canton procession in Mexico City-to-day
bank notes, and $7 in Hongkong In support of the Government's
notes, on June 30th; He pleaded policy. The usual Sunday bull Many local tobacco factories,pot guilty. Mr. GK. Holmes pre- fight was crowded and everything including La Insular, La Flor de decuted for the Crown. fairly quiet, but there is a generala Isabela, La Alhambra, La Flor undercurrent of éxcitement
de Intal, and La Clementina, Reuter's American Service.
unable to fill orders from the United States at the prices offeret, recently reased manfacturing igars. La Flor de la Isabela, La Plor de Intal, La Alhambra, and a Clementina are the factories mort affected by the strike of approximately 3,500 workers. Eight hundred went on strike in La Insuine factory on July 13.
AN AMERICAN PROTEST,
“Mexico City, Aug, 2.
A protest on behalf of a church owned by the United States has been made by the American Con- sul Genelal to the State Depart munt Kt Washington again the Mexican Government's taking over at San of the Episcopal Church
Jose de Gracia, the doyds of which hold by the Episcopal heal are quarters in New York City.
The Mexican authorities at the property was taken over because the Rector failed to rekister give the required informatim us der the new regulations-Reader's American Serrive.
TRAM TROUBLES.
R.G.A. MAN FINED.
James Timoney, a gunner of the Royal Artillery, living at Lyeems Barracks, was charged befow Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy this morning, with a saulting a traffic regulator and a tram Inspector, both Chinese, of the Hongkong Tram Company.
JAMEKUĆAN MARKET FAILS.. Difficulties for Philippine cigar factories arose about a month ago,
Mr. Holmes said at about three o'clock on the afternoon of the day in question the complainant land- ed on the ferry whari on
the Hongkong side. Ilg was carrying the money mentioned in the charge in the outside breast pocket, and it could be seen as the material was made of transparent silk. He was about to get into a rickebo when the newused brishell against him, and at the time he,) (the accused) was carrying a sun helmet, (produced) in his hand. The complainant would say the accused used the hat to screen what- ever he was going to do. At any
when. American cigar manufar-rate he felt'n tug at his pocket, and- torers," aided by the reduced jwas about to seize the accused, bucco faria which took effect when a district, watchman who was March 28, mie sweeping redue- in plain clothes, and on duty there, ions in prices. As a result sales effected the arrest. of Philippine Cigars dropped, and orders practically ceased,
I so happened that the watch-- man had been watching the accused' Importers of Philippine cigars breuse he appeared to be peering in the United States them began to about laying to see what people had demand lower prices from local gut. When he was caught, some Factories. All orders received notes were actually taken from his here recently have been condition-hand One $5 Hongkong note was at upon cuts of from 20 to 30 per not found.. cent in the fermer prices,
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MUST REDUCE COSTS.
An Interpreter was called who gave evidence with regard to a statement made in answer to the Ofeials of the larger Manilation, which he said was signed by charge at the Central Police Sta- factories state that it is absolutely the accused. The English transla- impossible for them to sell at the tin was to the effect that the desired reductions unless they are able to make equal cuts in cost of production arier factories here inve maintained an agreement an wage scale, which has always een slightly higher than that of the smaller factories, where, with
Big fac-
watchman arrested him and ae cused him of having stolen the money from his friend's pocket.
The watchman took the notes from the complainant's pocket, whn was sitting in risksha and said he
had taken them. He was then fewer" employees, the labour pro-faken to the Police Station. The The first-named complainant, in blem is not so great. evidence, said that the incident tries, with their hundreds of platinant did not know what was the matter, nor how much employees, have always had occurred at 11 o'clock last night,
money there was. In his state- much difficulty with labourera. following the defendant's appear- "ance in the tramway shelter at making the wage reductions it shed, the accused again denied Faced with the necessityofment he denied taking the money. After the case for the Crown Wan the Causeway Bay Lerminus.
they were to exist at all, however, There was an uiry into the 19-the factories attempted it, with his defence, that he bad been con- the recusation. He admitted, in speets at that hour of getting the result that their employeesvicted before and had been sent to, through to yeeman Baracks with
went on strike, Not only are. prison, but he had since been lend- out the necessity of a change-over, and, on being inforded that there employees refusing to aerept the ing a honest life. Jie then made were no more through cars, but how scale of wages, but they are the allegations stated above, but
only one that would go as far as Quarry Bay, Timoney became in-
now demanding increasen.
* CO-OPERATION IS ASKED."
furiated. He brought one clench- C Thursday, the Manila
ed fist within close proximity to witness' nose, and then suddenly Tobacco Association, through its
turned round, seized. the man secretary Antonin G. Escamilla, nearest him." (this was a trolley sent a "letter to Hilario Baragr, coolie) and pressed him to the president of the Cigar Makers Union, asking for cooperation. ground.
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Is was pointed out that the very Timoney next attacked the wit-ife of the cigar industry in the nesa, who eventually managed to scramble up on his legs and ran hilippines is at stake, and that out of the shelter. In his turn the the factories most affected by the strike pay higher wages than many defendant had to do likewise temaller factories in the city. escape from an
gry drowd! Before the strike was called, which bad collected:
however, a committee of live cigar The Chinese trant inspector de-makers, composed of Ildefonso K. posed that, on being called to in Honey, Hamon Castro, Gerardo J, vestigate the matter, he' received Ocampo, Rosendo Cortez, Modesto draatie troutment from the defen-Gonzales, and Gregorio Laina, sent dant and just managed to evade a letter to managers of La Flor de a kick directed at him. The Intak sd La Alhanibra, saying parties then all went to the Station, and with them Gumiers Bryan and Pepperell, the defens dant's companions.
In his statement, given on oath, Timoney and that for no reason whatever Bryan's "cap was knock-
ed off his hand, and, as he stoop- ed to pick the cap up, his own cap was also knocked off his head.
the two. witnesses, on being re- called denied them.
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"The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the accused was sen tenced to eighteen months' hard latus.
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THE "KASARA.”
DELIVERED TO NEW OWNERS.
The steamer Kasara, Captain T. R. Nicol, was delivered to her new owners last week-end, after ahe had been in the Kowloon dry. duck and had her bottom scraped. We understand that the new owners, some. of whom hail from Macao, are intending to put the steamer under the Portuguese flag, and that a Portuguese captain has already been, engaged. The vessel has therefore been under the British, Chinese, and Portuguese flags, following the same pro- cedere as many other coasters, as for instance, the steamer Helios, Hormenegildo Cruz, Director of of the Kwong Hang Hing Com- Labour, seca no possibility of pany, which, besides the three settling the strike until one or the above-named flags, also been flying other party gives way. "Labour, the Norwegian ensign.
that the workers refused to work at reduced, wares. They decinred that the regular scale must be maintained or all work would be stopped.
NO SETTLEMENT SEEN.
The weather forecast up till noon to-morrow la: "East or variable winds, moderate; fair."
Mr. Lindsell was informed by officials are doing all in their Sub-Inspector Goble that none of power, however, to bring about an the gunners mentioned a word
agreement.. about this when they wars being The strike thus far, apparently examined at the Wanchat Police is peaceful. "No acts of violence have been reported. Most of the strikers are waiting around in idleness, though some are out seeking temporary work. Should labour was
Station.
A sentence of six months' hard imposed yesterday
His Worship found the evidence of the prosecution to be substan- tially correct and at the same time
a Chinese who was that he found that the evidence of the strike last for any length of morning on Timoney and his companions was time, the strikers will be in grent convicted on a charge of snatch- contradictory in many points. Ife difficulty, it is predicted, as few ing a sum of $100 from a Chinese convicted Timoney on both of them have any money saved up girl in Wanchai as she was re- on. turning to her home from the charges, inflicted a fine of $6 on and the rainy season is each count, and ordered a like süm Elective officials in Manila, parti- money-changer'a. The defendant
strikers turn to them when in need. meter-reader at Li-Chit Street...
to be paid as compensation to thecularly, are worried, as the was chased and arrosted by a
complaint in each case.
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