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DAY BY DAY.
1927,
THE SUFFICIENCY OF MY MERITS
partles temporarily forget the dia- IS TO KNOW THAT MY MERIT IS NOT puted agreement and negotiate on BUFFICIENT-Augustino. the wages issue without prejudice
to their rights or claims under here from Shanghai about 7-a.m. Tho P. and O. 3.8. Khiva is due that agreement, and the present next Friday. dispute could be amicably settled.
That is a course of action which
wo carnestly recommend,
We have heard it stated that the Guilds have been advised to Oght for the validity of the 1917 agreement on the ground that if they surrender their rights to arbitration they might, equally, be asked to surrender their other rights under it, relating to such things as pensions,,, leave condi- tions, passages
of wives and children, etc. If that is the advice which has been given in
here from Singapore vt daylight The P. and O. s.8. Novara is duo
next Monday.
MATCH FACTORY FOR MACAO.
A SWEDISH UNDERTAKING.
The Very Idea!
A convenient practice adopted by organisers of dog-shows, cattle shows, dower-shows, and similar displays is to stamp with Indellbló ink the back of the hands of ex ofhibitors and interested visitors.
(Our Own Correspondent.) The Swedish Match Company a large piece of ground and some those at the show to travel in and Stockholm, Sweden, has, purchased This checking system enables
buildings in Macao for the pur- out without going to the trouble of pose of establishing a match fac-showing their tickets every time. tory:
It is said that one man from the North, who visited the Caledonian This will undoubtedly be a Canine Society's Show in the valuable addition to Macao's in- Waverley Market yesterday, has ex- dustries. Colony, for yesterday, does not re-licence for the establishment of wearing gloves until next year,
The Government' The health return for the Macae has already granted the himself the benefits of boap, and of of pressed the intention of denying cord a single case of notifiable this industry and I understand the disease.
work will be commenced very
The weather forecast up to noon to-morrow is: S. W. winds, moder- ate; fair to showery.
The King of Siam has conferred shortly. the Order of the Grand Cross of This is the first European con- the White Elephant on Signor Mussolini.
Duller-witted Sassenachs are still in doubt as to the object of this self-sacrifice.
The Kong Ning, shortly resuming the Gulids, we cannot help think-duty on the Wuchow run, left her ing that it is very bad advice wharf at noon to-day on a trial trip, I Company, there is every reason to ter of a young woman. Mr. G. D.
after three years' suspension,
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Captain Steele, M.C., A.D.C. to His Excellency the Governor, is re- turning to England by the
8.5. Macedonia, sailing from Hongkong on July 23...
The High Commissioner of the Malay States has awarded
the
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long
Service Medal to Privates James Melville and Arthur Walter Max-} teer Regiment. well of the Malay States. Volun
cern of its kind in this Colony.
Sentence of nine months' impri There is an ample field for this sonment in the second division was industry in Macao and, consider passed by the Lord Chief Justice at ing the superior quality of the the Central Criminal Court on Mary products of the Swedish Match Cook, 36, a married woman, who
was found guilty of the manslaugh believe that "this concern has a Roberts and Mr. R. E. Senton prose very promising future before it.
cuted; Mr. G. St. John McDonald Not long ago
defended. a few Chinese.
After the Lord. Chief match factories were started in the prisoner said, "Can I take my Justice had passed sentence on her Macao. These are doing very baby with me?" wall and they produce sufficient said the prisoner had a baby s Mr. McDonald quantity of matches not only for month old. The Lord Chief Justice. local consumption but also for ex said he remembered once when ho port to the hinterland.
was the Judge at a Northern Assize he visited the prison and saw a young mother there working in the garden with her baby in a peram- bulator by her side: He thought it would be best for the baby to ba with the mother, and the prisoner's application would accordingly be granted.
FRACAS ON SHIP.
KNIFE ATTACK ON INDIAN.
GUARD.
44
because the Company would be neither so foolish nor so obviously
to break the long wrong as established terms under which its stuff is employed. The matter of pay is altogether different from
This morning's Harbour QMee such matters as pensions, leave reports gave eight arrivals and 11 conditions, etc., and although departures, of which two and one economic stress might very well 73 vessels in harbour, British 30.
respectively were British, leaving justify the Company in revising pay it would not justify it in breaking terms as to pensions, provident fund, etc. The men must surely know that very well, ua they must also know that so careful has the Company 'been to ensure that its staff shall in any conferred a friss of offer an His Majesty King Albert has circumstances get their pensions the Order of the Crown of Bel- when due, that all money under gium on Mr. John Mitchell, form- the pension scheme is, we
er member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements credibly informed, separately in-and former Belgian Consul in vested and kept apart from the Penting and Singapore. general monies of the Company.
Acting on complaints from the coolie who was walking about the Mesars. Butterfield and Swire have Military Authorities, a raid was deck in an unclothed state. The very enviable reputation for curried out at No. 173, Woosung man objected to this disciplining uprightness and strict dealing Chinese woman was arrested for
Street, Yaumati, and
and called a number of his com- .rades. During the altercation At the time of writing, there and would be the last kind of firm keeping an illegal house. Or ad- which ensued, it is alleged that. would appear to be no immediate to break an agreement regarding mitting the charge before Mr. W. the original offender drew a knife, prospect of an end to the dead-their staff's pensions or leave Schofield at the g, she was son-guard, he fell through an open cargo and when pushed aside by the lock which is causing the pro- rights. And so, If the Guilds tenced to two months' hard labour,
tracy this morning, longation of the strike of fleets have been advised not to treat as with the option of a fine of $100. Invalid the 1917 agreement so far
The
Hongkong Gelegraph.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 1927,
THE C. N. C: STRIKE: A SUGGESTION.
and engineers of
the China
Navigation Company, and this is a feature of the dispute which is to be much regretted. It is an
↓
are
arbitration is concerned on the ground that such will endanger the men's other rights under that
a young
The Singapore agency of
the
old and true saying that once agreement, we think they have two months illness and an opera-
contact has been established between the parties to a dispute,
been very badly advised indeed.
London of representatives of the smaller Colonies, Protericrates and Dependencies, has been the
decision to appoint several com- mittees, composed in all cases of representative men, including those who have resided in the!
coin-
On the arrival of the Kwong
Old soldier, accused of begging, Fook Cheong from the West River at Marylebone. I was just selling was possible to gather farther de-automatically, and legally speaking.. at an early hour this morning, it postcards to people systematically, tails of the outbreak on board that in straightforward manner. necessitated her returning to har commented on the fact that a man vessel on Monday evening, which
A barrister at Bow County Court bour and the placing of an Indian remembered the date of his mar- Guard under arrest.
riage after nineteen years.
It is learned that the guard found cause to remonstrate with a carge
He was rescued by a passing launch in the Capsulman Channel, and the ship was turned back, the master deciding that it was a case made and the offending Indian The signal was guard taken to headquarters.
for Police action.
munt
The
A man remembers the date of his sentence.
ere artificial
Midland woman: My false teath.
A woman complained at Willes- den that her landlady would not let her use the garden because a hen was setting there.
Man .at Clerkenwell County
Court, when asked to bring hist wife do ns you like. Mr. Registrar to court: You cannot make your Friend: I never try. I don't want to cause any domestic trouble, but you have to bring your wife here.
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Fire in its various applications should be harnessed to superaedo the dustbin-Mr. A, Moore Hogarth.
Sun Life Assurance Cosy Canada have received a cable from Mon- treal announcing the death there on Saturday last week; following
It is learned that there will ba Unlike Byron, who woke up to tion, of Mr. W. A. Higinbotham, no prosecution, and a decision will find himself famous, Captain Lind- the Superintendent of the
be arrived at by departmental enburgh kept awake 61 hours to make pany's agencies, and one of the quiry. Meanwhile the Indian himself famous.-Lord Thomson. most prominent officials ot the guard has been replaced by another company. Mr. Higinbotham, who
which he had been travelling on was about 65 years of age, was known all over the East through gunrd, and Lau Won, a cargo coolie, Shin Mahommed, à Indian
the company's business for very was adjourned this morning and are the principals in the case, which many years. the Straits about four years ago.
He wae
last in will be re-opened on the return of
the Kweng Fook Cheong. proceedings will be private.
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places in question and know their subject thoroughly, to examine matters of research Thus the agricultural problems of the small Paris colonies, the medical, veterinary, Brasscis aand eventually forestry aspects, Amsterdam
are to be thoroughly examined and Berlin sible quarters. The spirit of co- Vienna recommendations made to respon-Copenhagen
ordination is abroad
Holsingfors in the Colonial Office, and the first step Rio-
Lisbon has been to carry out some of the suggestions made several years Bombay ago, but not yet acted upon, by Hongkong
York the then Secretary of State for the Geneva Colonies. One of the reforms Milan which were then projected was the Stockholm reorganisation of research with a
Onlo duction, co-operation, with a view view to increased economic pro- Prague Madrid to elimination of waste, and inter-Buenos Aires
Buchtarast change of staffs wherever possible.
Shanghai
London, July 5.
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18.162
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man.
KOWLOON FIGHT.
The
SEQUEL TO YESTERDAY'S COMMOTION.
In England we can produce mort perfect work, more finished work, nation. Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P. more honest work than in any
ous replies:
Examination question with curi-
What are rabies and what would you do for them?
Rabies are Jow pricats and I would be very glad to do anything I could for them.
To what extent may an.officer use force in affecting an arrest?
Use good commonsense, and, if not capable, summon help.
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A man complained at Wood Green
In connexion with the arrests of Police Court that. dog was farocl- three coelies, who were alleged to qua. The owner of the animal have participated in a street fight denied this and displayed to the 2:7/10 5.26/32 at the junction of Canton and Bench photographs of the dog play.. 1/6.65/01 Salisbury Roads, shortly after 1 ing with his youngest child, bog- .2/0.5/16 o'clock yesterday afternoon, it was ging, and acting as nurse" to a 4.86 19/32 stated at the Kowloon Magistracy baby in a cradle. The case was
dismissed.
25. 22 this morning, where the men were 87.85 charged with disorderly conduct 18.12 by fighting, that all vehicular 18.77 traffic was held up while ricksha
coolies abandoned their vehicles the master to the small boy.
.100% 28.354
726 to join in the fracas.
class, have you my little man? sald "You haven't learned much in this
"I admire you, sir," replied the boy, for taking the blame in that broadminded fashion.".
a long way has been traversod
Colonial Committees, towards finding a solution of the. trouble, and with the very worthy results of the recent conference in One of the most gratifying object of bringing the parties together-of finding a point of contacta resident has suggested to us the following points for consideration, The Company take up the stand that in this matter of a ten per cent. reduction in salaries it is prepared to meet its staff, in company with the Guilds, and discuss the matter with view to a settlement, without prejudice to its stand, an prin- ciple, that it is no longer bound compulsory to arbitrate under the 1917 agreement, from which it says it withdrew ten years ago, On the contrary, the Guilds are holding out for the recognition of the 1917 agreement, but it is suggested that on this matter of the ten per cent. reduction in pay they could offer to meet the Com-
It was also emphasised that thera Yokohama pany and discuss it, without pre should be greater use of exisitng Silver (Spot and forward) judice to what they consider their facilities, and cultivation of new rights under the aforesaid agree- ones, for the opening up of un- developed areas, particularly in ment. In other words, both the tropics, where much potential sides could get together and wealth lay. The proposals now in consider the merits and demerits hand are an echo of those schemes, and in outline they suggest de- of the wages reduction which finite improvements in administra has, primarily, given rise to alltion wherever farther development: the trouble, and leave aside en-new crops, in places where they is possible. Thus questions,. of: tirely (for the time being) the have not hitherto been grown question of the validity of a conservation, of forest argas. and Discussing a possible trade re vehicles and joined in the fight.
re-afforestation, raising of cattlevival, the Chinese Chamber of ten-year-old agreement. After in suitable regions hitherto giving Commerce committoe yesterday the dispute about wages has been scant attention, to stock farming afternoon considered a number of one of the street coolies (the first the value of twopence to be wasted" The coolles were dispersed but A summons against Cox for #fraudulently causing electricity to settled, it would then be left open looks forward to certain achieve anelations in the Colony.
and so forth, are included. One letters from Chinese business as defendant) shouted to his faction was withdrawn.
to rally round and attack the to the parties to get the positionment within the near future; then these latters saveral sugges opposition. From the vicinity of clear regarding that part of the Indications are more promising, tions were put before the Chamber the Rallway Station, where the 1917 agreement which the Guild is than they were at the last discus regarding the general depression street coolies generally loiter, one The anniversary of American
alon some years ago. how making its primary case.
In local trade. Later in the meet-of their number gathered together Independence was celebrated by ing it was decided to electra com- all the bamboo poles available and the American community in Can- The suggestion strikes us as bélag
tee to devote attention to this was rushing to the scene to proton with the usual receptions at a very sound one, well worthy of
The tender of Mesare. James matter. A committee of eight vide weapons for those who were the Consulate and Club. A vaude- being followed by the Gulla. Craig, Ltd, of Klung, for the members was duly elected, and it unarmed.
execution and completion of works is believed, says the vernacular The leader of the street coolice So long as the Company adamant-in connexion with the strength proan, that they will consider the was arrested, together with two ly Bays "No Agreement," and the 'oning of the lighthouse on One suggestions of the different busi- others. Guild as adamantly says "Agree- 500, has been accepted by the cases individually, giving them the Fathom Bank, Malicen, for $74 ness organisations and study their
ment or nothing," there can Straits Settlements Government.
required assistance if It is within the power of the Chamber to do so,
47, 23/02
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CHINESE TRADE DEPRESSION.
CHAMBER CONSIDERS
SUGGESTIONS.
The three coolies, one of whom was a ricksha puller, the other two being street coolies, pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct.
峁料
George Walter Cox.. of Whitcher-
Sub. Inspector Dogling ox-street, New Cross, was fined forty plained
that some remark, shillinge at Greenwich Police Court made by 战 member of one for wilfully obstructing Elsio Alice of the two
concern- Hines, a post office official, in the gangs ed, led to words between the execution of her duty. rickaha and street coolies with the It was stated that for a period of result that a general fight ensued. two months Cox went from time to Bamboos poles were freely used time to a public telephone call box, while ricksha coolies who had just and when the girl operator answer- collected their passengers from the ed did not disl for a number, but inward ferry abandoned their addressed objectionable remarks to
Cher.
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ville performance arranged by the officers on the U. 6. S. Helena, which was pronounced an entire success, took place in the evening.
ship imposed a fine of $15, while of the members of which were pre- Sosts were specially resorved for On the first defendant his Wor-the-Canton.consular body, most the other two were fined $3 each.
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