""LEST WE FORGET"
NOV. 11, 1916.
N. LAZARUS.
By Ralph A. Coopor, Manager.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 103}
NO 22,013
四拜歳 號一十月一十英港香 THURSDAY,
THE COLONY'S TRIBUTE.
HOW HONGKONG OBSERVED ARMISTICE DAY.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
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The eighth anniversary of the calling of the Armistice which marked the close of the Great European War has been celebrated throughout the British Empire to-day, but nowhere more appropriately than in Hongkong.
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PLANS FOR KWANGTUNG.
LABOUR DISAGREEMENT. GOVERNMENT'S STAND. Rugby, Nov. 10. ..
A bulletin has been issued by the. Kuomintang Headquarters to the
Latest reports from Canton with The King and Queen this after-
effect that at the meeting of the
In the House of Lords, Lord
London, Nov. 10.
regard to the movement for Sa noon entertained about 500 Central Committee of Political Parmoor, in asking for informa-
The Miners" Conference
tonding the anti-British boycott. adjourned until to-morrow without show that the guests at a party given at Buck- Affairs on the 8th. Inst the decl- tion as regards the situation in ingham Palace in honour of the Government and the Central Party
sion to transfer the Nationalist China, urged Britain to exercising reached
committee of the any decision new organisation is embarking on Overseas representatives at the Organisation of the Kuomintang to a large measure of patience, and
to-day,
A campaign to secure financial Imperial Conference. All the DoWuchang was reached and that to endeavour to promote concilia-
There is some dissatisfaction in help from various classes, whilat these two important steps are to betion and to do the utmost not to attitude of the miners towards, the of a special Fair at which British minion Premiere were present.
Ministerial quarters with the taken with the lenst possible delay.
another scheme is the arranging The draft report bi the produc- and Cenotaph services, at the latter of which H. E. the Governortion and exhibition of cinemato- graph films within the Empire, which has been completed, will be placed before the Economic Com- mittee of the Imperial Conference on Friday,
Under the auspices of the local branch of the British Legion, a sule of poppies on behalf of Earl Haig's Toppy Day Fund has been held and this morning there have been impressive Cathedral
laid a memorial wreath on behalf of the Colony,
The day has been observed as a general holiday, many pri- vately organised functions of remembrance having been arrang- ed.
STREET SALE OF POPPIES.
From an early hour in the morning, ladies have been out con-
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falready, the Jockey Club has con- tributed $1,000, while the Boxing Association have given $100.
This evening the Cafe Parision are holding a carnival dance and are giving ten per cent. of the proceeds to the Fund.
Messrs. Lane. Crawford and Messrs. Powell
very
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COMMITTEE'S AIM.
It is said that the administration interfere with the commercial, in-
CHANG TSO-LIN MOVES.
Leaves Mukden For Tientsin.
Peking Nov. 10.
of the province of Kwangtung is to dustrial or economic situation be. C Mediation Committee. and Chinese goods will be die- be entrusted to General Li Chai- sum and Mosers, Sun Fo, T. V. cause of its importance to employ gestions and gave promises which to the origin of commodities on The latter apparently made sug played in order that these may be roferred to in case of dispute as Soong, Chan Shu yan and 'Kum mont in Britain... Nai-kwong for the purpose of com- Lord Balfour, replying, regret direct conversations between the
could not be fulfilled when the sale in the shopa, *** - pleting the reorganisation of the ted that Lord. Parmoor's speech
The Committee of this body has Provincial Government in order might convey the Impression that miners and the Government were the
also delegated the members of that the Provincial Government of Britain-was-pursuing a polley ir held.
Investigation Corps who have been distributing printeil ritating to the Chinese, whereas. It is understood that in the forms to embark.on peaceful work British policy was uniformly directed towards, removing every med between the Minera bay British goods. It is not in- event of negotiations" being rein inducing Chinese frms not to legitimate Chinese grievance and Executive and the Cabinet Coal tended, according to latest indica- meeting every legitimate domand Committee, the latter will insist tions, to actually seize such goods Chinese patriots might reasonably make. One of the main causes of on the miners putting into writing when found in shops.
what they are prepared to do in the present difficulties
difficulties was due to the matter of concessiona the fact that the recommendetions of the Washington Conference had not been carried out as speedily as ence assembled, some of the dele the Conference anticipated. The gates had received no mandate to delay in the ratification of the agree to an extension of hours.
Reuter. Treaty was a technical cause, for
it was certainly not Britain. which if anybody were blameable
Nothing any foreign Power had the Conference have attracted so traordinary meeting was convened the state of chronic military and whether to authorise the Execu- Use peaceful methods and to
It is stated that this above ex-dane in China was responsible for at the request of General Chang civil war there. Kai-shek, and it is why the de- cision was reaches and announced Bo suddenly,
The Sub-Committee which haa been examining this complicated: question has had before it a mass of information collected during The past year. by the Board of Trade in discussions with various effectively sections of the cinema industry, decorated their windows with as well as full statements of the poppies and Miss Webster again position of the film industry.in undertook collections on behalf of each of the Dominions. The aim the. Fund,
of the Sub-Committee has been to suggest measures whereby the proportion of films of Empire Messrs. Stan Hill, Lieut. Hen-origin might be generally increas- slow, J. E. Hancock and R. S. W.ed and the exchange of auch films Paterson very kindly and skilfully among different parts of the Em-Kwangtung may serve as a model designed posters for the streets pire might be arranged. and to be auctioned.
The B.A.T. Tent their advertis- ing sites.
ducting the customary street sale of poppica, both on the island and in Kowloon. The result was that as the forenoon.wore on practicni- ly everybody wore one or more of the scarlet emblems, foreno di culty was experienced in disposing of the pretty artificial flowers. Not only were the streets well served in this respect, but ocen sion was also taken to visit private, residences, whilst arrangements were made to visit all ships in port, H. D. the Governor, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation having kind. ly lent launches for this purpose, The Poppy Day collection was organised by the following sub- More than usually impressive ing address to the Conference the committee of the British Legion, was the special Remembrance Ser-President of the Board of Trade all of whom put in a large amountvice at St. John's Cathedral this of work:-Messi's. A. Gordon morning. Lensk (Hon, Secretary and Treasurer), W. Brackenbridge, A. Pierey, J. E. Hancock and G. W. Sewell.
CATHEDRAL SERVICE.
Detachments from all the naval vessels in Harbour, and from the 2nd Batt. King's Own Scottish Borderers were amongst the early arrivals, and practically all lend- ing Hongkong residents were pre- sent.
Few subjects on the agenda of
much general discussion as that relating to films, and in his open
All the evening vernacular newspapers announce that Marshal Chang Tao-lin left Mukden this morning for Tien- tsin.--Reute.
to the other provinces.
A telegram received from Can- ton this morning states that the
voiced the general feeling of the delegates that something should be done to stimulate the industry so that more films should be availNationallet Government has made
the following appointments: able with a background of British Minister of Communications, customs, traditions and marners.
Mr, San Fo..
Minister of Justice. Mr. George
Hsu Chien.
Provincial Military Commission. -Gen. Li" Chai sum,
BRITAIN & RUSSIA.
PROPAGANDA MUST CEASE.
Rugby, Nov. 10.
either
DR. WELLINGTON KOO.
:
had
It transpired when the Confer-
PEACEFUL METHODS.
A few days ago, a certain Union sent à body of pickets to the foreign-gooda aclling centre to seize British goods if found being offered for sale, but the Committee. of the Boycott Extension Move- tment Intervened and forbade such The Miners Delegate Con- action. One of the officials of the ference assembled to-day to decide Committee said "We only wish to
MX,..COOK'S REPORT.
tive to continue riegotiations on prevail on the merchants by ar- the basis of district settlements gument rather than by the em without any reservation as to the ployment of uniformed armed length of the working day not ex-pickets" He added that some ceeding seven hours. The Ex-merchants might oppose the boy- ecutive made no recommendation cott, but he thought the plain- clothes pickets would be able to to the Conference.
with other firms. persuade them to come into line
- Mr. A. J. Cook, Secretary of the Federation, gave a lengthy report
on the interviews which had taken
place with the Government.
NEW
HEADQUARTERS.
do the work free of charge, and a further report says that the rail- way workers will all contribute. one day's wages, to the Rebuilding Fund.
able use, this resulting in the ex-
or goods carried by British ships. clusion of goods of British origin,
It was ascertained yesterday that
ANXIOUS TO BE FRIENDLY. "Britain was most anxious to be friendly with the great Chinese community but that community had no aingle representative with which we could deal. How, therefore, Mrs. D. G. R. Black organised
was it possible to carry out effec- WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION.
tively the policy of conciliation we the sale of poppies in Hongkong,
all so passionately desired to see
The Strike Committee has now the names of those assisting being
Another report which was prac-
Peking might
Mr. Herbert Smith the Presi- considered schemes for rebuilding as follows:-rs. Groen, Miss His Excellency the Governor tically concluded to-day was that
made effective. Bourchier, Mrs. Hornell, Miss (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.) and on workmen's compensation. A
promise redress for foreigners' dent, said that the Executive in the Headquarters recently destroy- grievances but it was entirely these interviews with the Governed by fire. The idea is to replace Holyoak. Mr. G. M. Hall, Mrs. Lady Clementi, accompanied by Committee has been engaged in
powerless to perform."
ment had gone as far as they be the buildings precisely as they Shenlon, Misa Dunn. Mrs. Capt. C. H. Steele,, A.D.C., attend- considering methods of overcom--
QUESTION OF EXTRA-TERRITORIALITY, lleved they had been authorised were before the conflagration. Raworth, the Misses Carothers, ed, as well as Admiral Sir Alex-ing difficulties in the distribution Master Hall, Mrs. Piercy, Mrs. ander Sinclair, the acting G.O:C. of money awarded under the Work-
to go by the last Conference of the It is reported that some of the As regards extra-territoriality Miners Delegates, and, the pre- Labour Unions, particularly the Nowers, Miss Birkett.. Miss (Col. Russell Brown), Rear-Ad-(men's Compensation Acts in one
Lord Balfour said that the report sent Conference had therefore Masons' Union and the Matsbed Stirling. Mrs. Haalari, Mrs. Red-miral A. J. B. Stirling, the Hon. part of the Empire to beneficiarios
of the Commission had not yet been convened for further In Builders' Union, will voluntarily mond, Miss Huzeland, Miss Stab- Mr. W. T. Southorn, and Mrs. resident in another part.
reached the Foreign Office but he Il bas
structions. bings, Miss Muriel Gubbay, Miss Southorn, the Hon. Sir Henry Pol- also considered the attitude in re-
believed that the arrangement the Majorie Stewart,
Enolock, Sir Henry Gollan, the Hon. gard to workmen's compensation Miss
Commission. recommended
The delegates naked a number. Hughes, Miss Janie Weller, Miss Mr. J. II. Kemp, the Hon. Mr. Cadopted in various parts of the
been unanimously recommended of questions, and explanations Sir Auston Chamberinin, For both by the Chinese and foreign-were given. B. Chon. Miss L. Choa, Miss M. Mc Messer, the Hon. Mr. H. T. Empire towards aliens, especially eign Secretary stated in the members. This seemed most antis. Ho, Miss E. Lo. Miss Stevenson, Creasy, the lion. Mr. D. W. Trat-in view of the Convention drawn House of Commons to-day that nu factory, but he was not willing to
MORE MEN WORKING. Mrs. Tod, Master Piercy, Missman. the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, up by the International Confer-progress had been towards the commit himself further till he
COERCIVE MEASURES. Dunnett, Miss. und Master the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird, the Hon. ence of 1925...
Reports were dead on the posi- settlement of British Anancial new more. He agreed with Lord tion in the various coalfields, Hegarty, Mrs. J. Hall, Mrs. R. M. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, the Hon. All the Dominion Premiers will claims against Russia,
From the mass, of other reports Smith and children, Mrs. Butcher, Mr. A... Lang, Mr. J. R. Wood be present at the Armistice Day State or private
Parmoor that the existing tariffs which showed a considerable in reaching the Colony it is clear Mrs. Miskin, Mrs. Blackwell, Miss and Mr. R. E. Lindsell,
could not be maintained in their ercase in the number of men who that the boycott as an anti-British service at the Cenotaph to-morrow Answering further questions be integrity, but in view of the chao-had returned to work since the weapon is once again in consider- Jean Blackwell, Miss Weil, Miss The jesson WAS read by morning, and they have been sum said he had had a general state-tic condition of China the Tariff delegates last met. Robinson. Mrs. "Bloxham, Master the Rev. G. R. Lindsay, moned" to a meeting of the Comment from the representatives of Commission had been unable to Murdoch and Miss Fielding, Miss after which the Rev. H. Copley mittee of Imperial Defence which the Soviet in this country that they sit. All it could do in carrying out to-morrow, no decision having The Conference adjourned until Wilson, Mrs. Cornaby, the Misses Moyle led the congregation in will meet later in the day would welcome negotiations to put reforms was to await better times. been reached. Shaw, Mrs, Walker, Mrs. Fitzroy prayer.
British Wireless. Williams. Miss Bowley, Miss Mr. Rudyard Kipling's "Reces Harris Walker, Miss Alison Black sional" was sung, and buglers and Miss Thom, Mrs. R. Bell, Miss sounded "The Last Post" and Nora Lynch, Miss Margery Sim.p- { "Revėillo.” son, Miss Joyce Harria Walker, After the Blessing, the Choir and seven million men perished in Eu- Miss P. Choa, Miss H. Hunt, Miss Clergy, followed by H.E. the Gov-rope and we commemorate their S. Ho, Miss G. Lo, the Misses May, ernor, proceeded to the War sacrifice to-day. Not one of thos Miss Farrow, Miss Geoghan, Miss Memorial, where, after the Lord men but his death broke some tie Winnie Stephens, Miss Hunt, Miss Bishop of Victois had offered a of friendship, made a vacant place Moos, Miss Brookes, Mrs. Wilshire, short prayer, H.E. laid a wreath. in some home and the mourning Miss Rose Perry, Miss" Lily Elias,
for them will last with dur lives. Mrs. Remington, Miss Pearton,
All over the world memorials have Miss Daye, Miss Davis, Miss
The Bishop delivered an ap- been raised to them-memorials Barclay, Miss Vorner and Miss propriate and forceful address, in-brass-and-stone to recall to taking no his textAnd now our minds their sucrifice and to Mrs. Easterbrook organised the Lord what is my hope. Truly my tell the world and generations yet strect sales in Kowloon and a list hope is even in Thee."Pealm 39.7 unborn at how costly a price free- of lady helpers in that district He said:-Armistice Day is a Call dom must be brought. And the will be published in due course. to Remembrance-a call to remem-Silepce which again to-day goes. The Fund should be consider ber a stupendous sacrifice made on circling round the earth bears with ably augmented by the football our behalf. "I walked out into the it the same message. match which has been arran night a while ago," wrote Walter All those who died, died in this to take place at 4 p.m. at Happy Page, American Ambassador to belief, that somehow or other their Valley, when The Services" will Great Britain, on the evening of lives were being given to bring un play The Rest."
The ever popular auctions of August 2nd, 1914, when the mo- a better world, to build up a posters and rames which are con-mentous issue of peace or war was happier tample of human life.. ducted by the Kowloon Cricket even yet in the balanco. I walked And by the sacrifice that these Anglo-Russian relations on a bet Club will again take a prominent put into the night a while ago. men and women have made shall for footing, and he had indicated part in swelling the fund and The stars are bright, the night is the nations of the world be judged.. the conditions precedent to sue there should bo a large allent, the country is quiet, quiat As Armistice Day reminds us of a cessful negotiations. The Grat That was easily arrangeable be- was to raise money to assist the out with a declaration in favour attendance of members at the as peace itself. Millions of men stupendous sacrifice, so it reminds and foremost of these conditions tween the Chinese and ourselves, movement among the Chinese girls of cassation of further boycatt Club to-night for the occasion. are in camp or on warships. Will us of a great tragedy in human was that the one political but it was impossible to see how of the Colony, the majority of activities. A number of clashes;
The Committen of the. V. R. C. they all of them have to fight and life, . are also repeating their annual many to die that the world may Armistics Day is a Call to re- Agreement should henceforth be carried out either by ourselves or funds themselves fights of several weeks back, have
stipulation embodied in the Trade any satisfactory policy could be whom are too poor to provide, reminiscent of the labour faction, danca as their contribution.
The annual dinner of the Eanma
start again. Within a few hours member a great tragedy in human hernandely, the cessation out any western Power or all of the The dance orchestra of HMS, occurred between these two Club takes place at the Volunteer the fateful decision was taken and life, a break in the world's brother-side Russian borders of official western Powers acting together, Carlisle was in attendance and parties with the question of the Headquarters at 8. p...
for four years and three months, hood. "The lamps are going out propaganda against the constitutiil Chind set her own house in or provided some sparkling music, anti-British boycott as the point Donations are being received by the most tense in the world's his all over Europe, and we shall not tion of the British Empire.- Der Reuter the Ponny Day committee, and tory, all day long, the noise of
The members of this orchestra in dispute, duke (Continued On Page 18). British Wireless,
gave their services free A (Continued On Fuse 18.)
Lacey.
DISHOP'S ADDRESS.
battle rolled. During those days and months and years of agony
Wants to Resign His Post.
Peking, Nov. 10. - Dr. Wellington Koo, the for- "eign Minister, issued a circular telegram following the Cabinet meeting, yesterday," addressed to the leading military leaders, " expressing a desire to resign. Ho stated that he had done his best to uphold the sovereign rights of China by announcing the abrogation of the Sino- Belgian Treaty and hoped-con- ditions throughout China would soon be restored to nor- mal, so that the Powers would have ng excted for rotraining" to treat China as an equal Reuter
It is stated in political circlee no lighters were sent out to steam- WASHINGTON «TREATY.
that before the negotiations. go boats arriving at Canton from There was nothing that Britain any further, the Goverment will Hongkong, and it then became ap- desired more than good feelings require a written guarantee from parent that coercive, measures between the two communities. the Miners' Executive that it is were behind this new develop The Chinese had just reason for empowered by the Conference of ment Business was necessarily disappointment at the delay in Delegates to agree to district confined to the taking on of pas carrying out the recommendations settlements without any reserva-sengers, who continued to come of the Washington Conference, and tion as to hours-British Wire-down to Hongkong yesterday in
fairly large numbers.. Britain also agreed that there res.
were reforms which might and should be carried out. The thing we desired to do was to suggest
i
that we held or desired to hold any illegitimate position of superiority"
GIRL GUIDES.-
In' connection with the affairs of KOWLOON DANCE SUCCESS. Chinn and If Sino-British repres sentatives could frankly converse"
it would be found that differences. of-principle did not exist.
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS."
by
Confirmation of the Feinstitution' of the anti-British boycott was also obtained from the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce în Hongkong yanterday, the Secret- aly of which has stated owing to the absence of lighter facilities at Canton, there are now no cargo movements of any note,
*LABOUR CLABI.
An enjoyable evening was spent some fifty couples at the Contral British School, Kowloon, last evening, when a dance was Chinese pasaengers, arriving on held in connection with the local the Sal On yesterday afternoon Temporarily, however, special Girl Guide movement. It was or spoke of considerable disorder arrangements might have to be ganised by the First Central. Bri- in the streets leading out on to the mado, not interfering with the tish School, Kowloon Company Girl Bund at Canton, between a fac- dignity of China or her autono-Guides, and no efforts were sparation given the brand designation. mous development of exterior ar by the committee responsible for of "Red Guild and certain sections rangements, but arrangments of the arrangements to makeita of labourers headed by Ho Wing- somewhat exceptional character. success. The object of the danca son, a Labour loader who has come
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