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THE COAL PROBLEM.
A Distinct Advance, The Minors Executive's letter. constitutes A distinct advance PROSPECT OF SETTLEMENT: upon their previous attitude. The phrase "reduction in labour coste" is sufficiently comprehensive to
London, Sept. 4.
At length there is a prospect of permit discussion on hours as well
"new
CORRESPONDENCE.
PALACE HOTEL ROBBERY.
Telegraph:]
a settlement of the protracted coal as wages and a reorganisation of To the Editor of the Hongkong. trouble on lines which, it is hoped, the industry. At the moment; will bring enduring peace to Great however, the statement that the Britain's basic industry.
miners are prepared to nego-
Air-With reference to the report Although the owners are still late for
national published in your popor, of the 4th, irrevocably opposed to the Agreements of primary imperist. re a logs of money in the Palace principle of a national agreement, tance in view of the decision of otal, the management of the hotel holding that the freedom resumed the mine owners not to negotiate would like it to ho known that al- by the districts on the abandon-nationally and to take separate stayed in the hotel on the night in though the storekeeper mentioned ment of control by the Central agreements in districts as the only question, he did not malce any, re Council of the Mining Association basis for the settlement of the port to the hotel authorities of any should be maintained, it is dispute."
loss whatsoever.-Yours, etc., declared that the District Associn- A full conference of mine. tions of Coal Owners will rosiat owners will probably be called to a renewed abrogation of their consider the letter from thei powers of negotiation and waren Government suggesting a reopen- settlements. Therefore. ita ing of negotiations with the national wage basis is agreed to miners national body. between the Government and the Mr. Macdonald's Satisfaction, miners, It may be necessary to Owners will be invited and obtain legislative power to impose
it.
"Save Your Jobs"
THE MANAGEMENT,
PALACE HOTEL.
R. A. O..B. BENEFIT.
Sir- 'herowith enclose state- expected, not to impede a settlement of accounts in connection with ment by rigid adherence to this by the R.A.0.B. in aid of the de- the Concert held on Thursday last, Jattitude..
pendents of the late B.Q.S.M. The Government do not consider Jacobs.
You will notice that the cost of
On the other hand it is possible that divergences of view on this that such a situation may be aspect of the dispute should prove printing, posters, etc., has not been created that the coal owners irreconcilable and Mr. Churchill in included. Thanks to the efforts of negotiating Committee may bring the House of Commona on Tuesday Mr. Earnshaw, the money paid by influence to bear on the districts suggested as possible "A national the advertisers on the programmes to modify their attitude.
settlement within whose ambit dis- covered the whole cost of printing
It is noteworthy that the" War-triet conditions have been proper-and at the same time added $5.50 wickshire coal owners have ly considered and district arrange to the fund. All other expenses notified the miners that a national ments are properly embodied have been defrayed by the R.A.O.B. China, in accordance with an- wage scheme would put them on The next stop now line with the nouncements, a level with the lowest paid dis-mine owners.
"Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, leader medium of your widely read paper,
1 should like, through
trict and ask them if the reduction
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the
is worth fighting for. "Save your of the Labour Parliamentary to thank all those who responded jobs and let the other districts Party, who was in active consulta-so nobly to our appeal and to Mr. tion throughout yesterday with the Jack Grenham, who organzied the. do the same."
Miners Executive, has expressed entertainment, we have nothing great satisfaction at the decision but unstinted gratitude-Yours, of the Government to take action etc., on the communication from the
Another Conference.
The Mining. Association's re- presentatives will meet the Cabinet Coal Committee on Mon-miners, which he helped to prepare.
-British Wireless, day afternoon to discuss the call- ing of a joint conference of both parties to the dispute.---Reuter.
The Miners' Letter.
W. DOUGLAS GIBE,
Hon Sec., Institute,
Purchase of Fans
800.20
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49.62
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15.00
6.00
8,00
4.00
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Statement of Accounts. The Correspondence. From sale of tickets by
Members London, Sept. 5. Although the representatives of Cash taken at door the Mining Association and the Sale of Programmes,
Fars, etc. Cabinet Coal Committee are meet Surplus from advertise- Rugby, Sept. 4. Late last night the Minors, letters exchanged between the
ing on Monday, the text of the ments on Programme
Expenses. Executive sent a communication former and the Mines Department (Advanced from takings to Mr. Churchill, Chancoller of the reveal that the Association is at door, but defrayed by Exchequer, containing a formula decidedly against the miners' R.A.O.B., China), which has enabled the Govern- desire for a national settlement. Chocolates for Artistes ment to request the mine owners The secretary of the Association, Refreshments for Artistes
Sandwiches to resume negotiations. The raplying first to the latter of the letter to Mr. Churchill, which was Mines Department, which suggest- signed by Mr. A. J. Cook, the ed a conference of representatives miners' secretary states that of the Association, the Miners' the Executive Committee and a Federation and the Government. special delegate conference of the declared that the Association had
In addition to the sum resulting Miners Federation having again no authority to discuss or from Concert; over $500 has al- 'the pre-negotiate on behalf of the District ready been subscribed by the sent deadlock in the Owners Associations the questiona RA.OB. Lodges in Hongkong. ing dispute have resolved to relating to the terms of employ-
W. DOUGLAS GIEB, ask you to convene and atment of workmen.
Hon. Séc., It therefore tend a conference of the Mining declined to attend a triparty
R.A.0.B. Institute. Association and Federation. We meeting. In reply to a further are prepared to enter into negotin letter from the Mines Department STRIKE IN COLUMBIA. tions for a new national agree the Association secretary agreed ment with a view to a reduction to meet the Cabinet Coal Com
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An official announcement states,
More Soviet Money.
Moscow, Sept. 5. The Central Council of the Soviet
The Government considers that this letter constitutes a basis sufl Labour Unions is transmitting to cient to justify them in request the British Miners' Federation all'
Total (To be handed to
Mrs. Jacoba)
PACIFIC COAST RAILWAY
MEN OUT.
Bogota, Columbia, Sept. Over 5,000 employees of the
ing the Mining Association to the available sums collected by Government Pacifle Coast Railway resume negotiations and they are means of a levy" on its members, in are striking. All traffic has ceas Oct. 4 communicating with them accord-addition to an advance on accounted and many factories have shut. Nov.ngly. The Prime Minister is of future levies. The total remit-The stevedores of Porta Buenven- Nov. 15 the course of events."
being kept fully informed of tance is three million roubles.tura have joined the strikers
Reuter.
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A DOUBLE MURDER.
SERIOUS CLAN · FIGHT' YESTERDAY.
What is believed to have been
Police Arrive.
An alarm was raised just before
8 a.m. at the Central Police Station, and officers were sent away at once to the scene.
On arrival they found that one
a clan fight occurred in the vicinity man had been detained after' some
of the Western Market yesterday dimculty. He was armed with a morning. It was a serious affair, į
tivo men being killed and two dugger and resisted all efforts to others, one applice searcher, arrest him until the police beat wounded.
him down with bamboos they bor-, The fight appears to have been rowed from "coolles.
between a body of men employed
a Triad society. About 20 to 80
The names of the two dead men
The Police scorchor who was in- jured is not seriously hurt, and,
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
as packers and some members of are unknown. They were about 27 Destination.
Stbamor. Sailings.
men were engaged, but the cir- and 32 years of age and dressed in .Mausang Tuos. 7th Sopt at noon. cumstances under which the trouble black pongee silk clothes, Their ......Fooshing Wed.. 8th Sept at
bodies noon. broke out are unknown. The fight
were removed to the KOBE via Amoy S'hai & Moji Laisang Thurs. 9th Sept at 7:a.m. began about 7.80, atleks, iron bars, mortuary. STRAITS & Calcutta Kutsang Mon. 13th Sept at 3 p.m. dargers and choppers being used! TIENTSIN
Cheongshing Wed. 15th Sopt at noon freely. ·.
Kwongsang Wed. 15th Sopt at noon. The two murdered men must have with the arrested man, was remov-
Fooksung Satur. 18th Sept at Mingsang Wud. 19th Sept at Hosang Tulos 21st Sept at Hopsang Wed. 22nd Sept.nt Hipaang Thurs. 25th Sept at ...Chipshing Mon. 27th Sept at For freight or passage apply to
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TSINGTAU via S'hai STRAITS & Calcutta HAIPHONG DSAKA via Kobe...... TSINGTAU via S'hai? BANDAKAN TIENTSIN
4
3 pm, been in the thick of the fight, for ed to the Government Civil, Hoa-
The
8 a.m. they sustained terrible injuries, pital during the morning. 7am. being very badly backed about with rest of the gang got safely away, noon, choppers in addition to having and up to a late hour last night 2 p.m. nasty stab wounds. It is believed there had been no more arrests. noon. that each faction had one man
During the day a Police reward
killed. The were found lying covered with, blood on the market of $250 for information leading to stops facing the harbour.
arrest was issued.
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