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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH
Delightfully New!
A greatly varied range of attractive and exclusive
dress lengths in
Pure Silks
and Satins
French double side
CLOQUE'S
MATERIAL
Designed to meet the thrilling Fashions of 1938
See these lovely materials
at the well known House
of Novelties-
BOMBAY SILK STORE
VLASGOW
For
Prices
and
Further
2 D'AGUILAR STREET
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and for several years hence ! That's where Thornycroft Vehicles score-they can be relied upon to produce for thousands
many of miles their initial high standard of reliability and economy.
Here are a few examples of
THORNYCROFT
commercial vehicles. The top and bottom pictures show the class of motor bus adopted by the Kowloon Motor Bus Com- pany, Ltd. The centre illustrations are of the "HANDY" 2-TONNER Normal or forward control. Choice of 3 wheelbases Body space up to 14 ft. 4 ins.
Particulars Please Apply to
Tractor chassis for 4-ton loads with 2-whéal attachments also available.
JOHN I. THORNYCROFT & CO., LTD.
SOUTH CHINA OFFICE.
Ploncar Building, Nathan Road, Kowloon, Telephone 56752.
Trust A Thornycroft With Your TranSPORT
STRIKE AT END
Book Company Workers Accept Mediation
A strike by about 1,000 employées of the Chung Hwa Book Company, a large Chinese publishing concern) with its head offices in Shanghal, Look place at the Ma Tau Wal works, Kowloon, yesterday morning. but collapsed almost as quickly as it started.
The strikers, mostly Shanghai men, struck suddenly ni 9 a.m. yes- terday, when they barriended them- Belver inside the compound and re- fused to allow anyone in or out. Similar trouble occurred recently in Shanghai.
Trouble had been anticipated by the local management for some time, us the Secretary for Chinese Affairs had been consulted about six. weeks ago about certain disputés, which concerned the conditions of employ- ment, and whether certain should be employed on a daily or a monthly basis.
men
Among the police who were culled to the scene yesterday were Mr. R. H. E. Marks, Assistant Superinten- dent, and Divisional Inspector A. E. Carey.
Shortly after midday, however, the police were withdrawn from the scene, as no violence had occurred, and none of the machinery had been damaged in any way, although Mr. K. G. Chow, the manager, and Mr. W. Rawitz, who is believed to be connected with Siemena (China)! Limited, were prevented from leav- Ing the premises carller in the morn
ind
It is believed the strikers are put- ting the matter before the Secre
tariat for Chinese Affairs, who may
act as mediators to settle the dis- pute.
The strike was over by two o'clock in the afternoon.
SHANGHAI TROUBLE
The labour trouble in the Chung Hwa Book Company, Foochow Road,
Shanghai, involving the threatened
unemployment of several thousand workers, was referred to the First Special District Court recently by the management of the Company through several lawyers. Staing that labour unrest was most unfor- tunate at the present time, Judge Kwel offered mediation, postponing the hearing to March 21.
Trouble flared up in the company soon after the shifting of hostilities from Shanghal. On account of bad business resulting from the chang- ed situation, the company was al- most completely moved to Hongkong where several thousand workers of the company in Shanghal had gone! to work. More than 2,000 employees wee eft behind. The management threatened dismiss them all after paying several months' saturies.
Upon hearing the news the work- ers protested and at one time the aftuation looked tense dince several thousand workers refused to leave the two factories of the company in Macao and Amoy Roads unless the question of their livelihood was settled. The factorles are stil oc- cuplad... by the.. workers...and..the management has decided to pro- secute several alleged ringleaders in court,
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT FEVER
The reason why your stomach rejects solid foods when you have fever is because your wasted body tissues are crying out for moisture. This makes you desperately thirsty. weakened But very often your stomach cannot retain even the ordinary Quid fouds. Yet you must have nourishment to rebuild your exhausted body quickly.
Doctors find that Horlicks can not only be easily digested, but gives your body all the nourishment it needs in its weakened state. Hor- Hicks quickly builds up strength to resist renewed attacks. It is invalu- able during illness and convalescence, If taken regularly. Get Horlicks to-day.
In these difficult times of anxiety and worry, the task of carrying on and dolug work which must be done 16 n doubly difficult one which must tend to exhaust one's nervous energy. Horlicks builds up strength, vitality and prevents that listlessness and tiredness caused by constant nervous straln H. M. Hodges, Kayamally Building, Queen's Road, Hongkong.
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