Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
DONALD DUCK
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COLONY LABOUR PROBLEM
Report Presented: Recommends New Industrial Legislation
The result of a long study and enquiry into labour conditions in Hongkong, a comprehensive report by the Government Labour Officer, Mr. H. R. Hatters, was issued on Saturday.
The main recommendations made are the enacting of a Trade Union Ordinance, a Workmen's Compensation Ordinance, a Trade Boards Ordinance in place of the Minimum Wage Ordinance, which has never functioned, and an Ordinance In place of the Factories and Workshops Ordinance, dealing with labour conditions generally and providing for a labour inspecto- rate to consist of European and Chinese male and female inspectors.
In
elders,
general +
Mr. Butters points out that owing to the hilly nature of the Colony! land suitable for building factories is dear, charges being three times higher than on the outskirts of London.
to a head
lockout
of
Amenities workera.
arc provided
Hours of Work
July 10, 1939.
By Walt Disney
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DONALD?
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UNCA OH-OH!
COLONY'S WATER
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;
FRANCE HAS THE
BIGGEST LIGHT CRUISER FORCE
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Altered water in Kowloon and New Kowloon came to 302.00 millon gallons by an estimated population of 500,000 at the rate of 26.1 per head per day, us against 380.23 million destroyer strength is made up of gallons by 380,000 people at 32.4 small vessels which would nor- gallons per head per day in June last mally be used only for coast de
fence.
year.
Lai Chi Kok Water Bout Dock The submarino forces of consumed 0.13 million gallons, com France and Italy have for some pared with 10.18 million gallons,
the for
achieved.
Mauty France.
of
the
whole
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ZBW, 355 metros (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
"Up with the Curtain" Baby....Este Ackland (Contralto)
A London Relay
second.
BEETHOVEN. TRIO
H. K. T.
12.0-12.20 p.m. Helay of Service
from of Intercession
St. John's Cathedral.
and 12.30 Flanagan and Allen Carrol Gibbons and His Orchestes.
Big Broadcast of 1038-Film Selec- tion; Hitting A New High-Film.
with Orchestra and Chortis.
6.30 Closing local Stock Quala- tloris.
6.32 Songs by Ruth Etting. There's Something In The Air
jehestra Mascotte,
Press, Op.9, No.
Recent
Music
I
Radio Programme Broadest by (from Banin on my Knee'); Good- night, My Love (from 'Stowaway'); Company at Tsun Wan and the while consumption of unfiltered water time been approximately equal,
ZBW on a Frequency of 845 ko's, It's Swell Of You (from Wake Up Hongkong Brewery further along the in the vilinges (Independent supplies) although Italy is now forging and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and Live'); There's A Lull In My const, where the employees are ex-conto.57 millon tullon lions as ahead in the construction of this and 6-11 pm, on 942 me's. per Life (from Wake Up and Live'), cellently housed and provided with against gallons,
class of vessel.
6.45 London Relay 'Up With hot and cold baths, to converted
As in June the previous year, a The French Navy is at present
The Curtain". tenements in what are little belter constant supply was provided with the
A varicly entertainment - with than urban slums where few or no exception of one day on the Island organised into two main squad-
Tommy Trinder, various guest artists when the Jaining up of the new cross runs one in the Atlantic and
und Geraldo and His Orchestra; Pre- sented by Douglas Lawrence and One of these inspected, a tailoring harbour mains necessitated the cur-one in the Mediterranean, but tallment of supply to ten hours. these are so arranged that the
Vernon Harels. establishment, was So overcrowded
7.45 Concert Waltzes that one mile worker engaged in The reports of, the Government concentration
Broken Life (arr. Schwariz). ironing was found suspended from Bacteriologist and Analyst show that Franch naval forces in the Selection....Carroll Gibbons (Piano) Russian Novelty Orclicale; Castanet the roof of a beam with his ironing the quality of the water on, the Mediterranean can be rapidly and FUS Boy Friends; Digging (Richartz); Espana (Weidleufel) ........ Mr. Butters' report is a lengthy document covering all board suspended in front of him. Island was very good, and that of the
Holles (Flanagan and Curwen). Barnabas Von Geczy and His Orch.; Conditions in printing establishments Mainland, excellent.
The Atlantic Fleet is com- with
Flanagan and Ailen aspects of labour in the Colony, containing a mass of information
(Comedians) Ever Or Never (Waldteufel); Chil- and in many Chinese newspapers,
Dick Elgin and His *01" and statistics, a history of labour legislation and disputes, and
most of which are concentrated in:
The rainfall in inches recordedmanded by Vice-Admiral Gen-chestra; You Turned Your Head/dren Of Spring (Waldisufel)....Or- during the month were: Botanical i concluding with a long summary in which the Officer gives his old property in the central district of Gardens, 7.43; Tytam Tuk, 8.32; soul, and the Mediterranean Fox-Trot (from Streamline'); Kiss 8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather opinions on many points.
Hongkong, are generally bad,
Me Deur--Fox-Trot (from 'Stream The chief criticism that may beytam, 11.23, Wong Nel Chong, 0.54; Fleet by Vice-Admiral Abrial.
8.03 Now Light Symphony Or introduction Mr. Book Company, Kowloon and in-against existing factories is that most Pokfulam, 6.90; Aberdeen, 7.10; Royal
Vice-Admiral Abrial and Vice. lno')....Carroll Gibbons and the Report and Announcements. Observatory, 8.845: Shing Mun No: Admiral Darlan, whe
Savoy Hotel Orphens: Managan chestra. Butters estimates the present popu-jvalved about fifteen hundred work- of them were not designed as such 1, 11.33; Shing Mun No, 2, 11.12nonds to the British Chief of the er; Dreaming; Where the Arches (Rose, arr. Bucniossi).
corres and Allen Memories; Intro: Wander- "Monsieur Beaucaire" Selection tation of the Colony at 1,000,082, ex-ers. There had been unrest for but have been converted from Shing Hun No. 3, 0.30; Kowloon No. cluding some quarter to hall a severat months, the root cause
8.12 Stadlo-Talk on a tenement floors bulls for housing pur-4, 0.30; Shek Li Pul No. 6, 6.71; Tapo, Naval Staff at the Admiralty, Used to be; Can't We Meet Again; A million refugees. Basing figures on which was a feeling of insecurity poses. In Hongkong there are 11311.13: Fanling, 6.94; Un Long, 4.67 have recently had considerable Arches... Flanagan and Allen with
Million Tears; Underneath the visit to Canton. the 1931 census he reveals that of the among the workers, many of whom factory type buildings as against Tal Lam Chung, 0.68: Shing Mun experience in co-operation with Orchestra; Double Or Nothing chestra.
8.22 New Light Symphony Or 948,751 population then, 470,704 were had left their families in Shanghal, 1,041 converted tenement floors. In Catchwater No. 1, 9.05. conged in the pursult of gain, re- and who felt themselves strangers to converted tenements are situated in
the British naval forces, both as Selection....Carroll Gibbons (Plano)
"The Dubarry"--Selection. presenting 71 per cent, of the male the Colóny, where their future was Kowloon, eighty per cent. of the From the beginning of the year to
8.30 B.B.C.
Itecording "DYO population and 27 per cent. of the obscure. Twi trivial Incidents Shamshulpo, Talkokisu! and Mong the end of June, the total rainfall the result of measures which had and His Boy Friends.
1.0 Local Time Signol and Ken John Peel?" female, The majority of the gain-brought matters
The Kok areas. In sixteen instances the recorded by the Royal Observatory to be taken to localise the Span-Weather Report.
A Programmo in Honour of the fully
trem fusical Famous 1.03 Excerola occupled were engaged in management declared
Cumberland lluntsman: manufacture, transport and com-with pay, and dismissed sixty-nine number of floors rented by certain.was 50.000 inches, as against 24.335 ish Civil War and during an
factories exceeds ten; in cosesjin 1938.
Anglo-French Naval Conference Comedy.
Written and, Produced by William munication and commerce and men whom it regarded as ringleaders. as many as thirty floors have been
"Swing Atong"-Selection....De-Maclurk. finance. Plvo per cent, was engaged When the works were opened the converted into one factory.
held recently at Bizerta..
broy Somers Band with Vocal 0.0 The Band of K. M. Granadier in agriculture and four per cent, in other worfters returned and, adopt-
It may be possible in-time to pares favourably with wages paid by
Consideration of the forces at Chorus; "Nymph Errant" (Cole Par-Guards. private employers. In many cases fishery.
ing hi equally novel technique, segregate factories in certain areas as men stated quite frankly that they the disposal of the French Navy ter)-Experiment, The Physician..... Old Folks At Home And In Foreign Figures reveni that 5,753 childrenį seven hundred in one were employed, the majority being commenced a combined sit down and sive trades. The root of the difficulty cause they improved their position position which it would hold in selection (Noel Coward)....Debroy Turkish Patrol (Michaelis).
department is at present done in respect of offen had entered Government service be- and of the very strong strategic Gertrude Lawrence (Vocal) with Lands (C. J. Roberts); The Smithy Orchestra; Words And Music in The Wood (Michaells); The engaged us fhermen and in agricul-hunger strike.
ot tenement factories is that by doing so, tural occupations, family occupations The trouble was settled amicably tenements
and they were fully are generally available niive to the advantage which great the event of war in the Mediter- Somers Band with Chorus by Dan 9.15 London Belay-The News in which children assisted their on the intervention of the Labour while factories have to be bullt, ander security of continued employment rancan leaves no doubt that it Donovan: Mad Dogs And Englishmen. 0.30 London Relay-Empire Ex-
Omee, whose offer to arbitrate the uncertainly as to the future, and de-gave them."
is capable of carrying out the (From Words and Music-Coward) change." Since 1931, saya the report, there management had at first declined. ficiency of capital, lead to the cholee Mr. Butters took statements from
....Noel Coward (Vocal) with Or Points of View by Travellers from has been a great development in in- The peculiar circumstances of this for the least Onancial risk though 20 people at random and continues: task which would be allotted to chestra: Music In May (from Care-the Dominions and Colonic dustry and the number of registered company, however, contain the seeds greater inconvenience of converting
It is not proposed to collate these it.
Josy Rapture-Ivor Novello).... 0.45 London Relay-Sports Nows factories and workshops has in of further trouble, the contract existing properly.
cases but to allow them to speak If war should break out in Dorothy Dickson (Soprano) with and Market Notes. creased from 403 in 1933 to 429 in which afford employment for the)
for themselves.
9.50 Beethoven--Trio In G Major, majority of the men will be com-
It is Interesting. Europe the British Navy would Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra, 1038.
however, to nole of the twenty
1.30. Reuter and Rugby pleted in a few months.
The usual hours of work in Inc-workers chosen at random only one, be concerned with the North Sea Weather Forecast and Announce
The Pasquier Trio, So far as is known, and for such
New Territories farmer, is a and the Eastern Mediterranean, ments.
10.15 Orchestral Selections. information as is available I am in- tories are seven to twelve and one the
of Hongkong. to Ave. Overtime 8 pm to 8 p.m.native
The Colony leaving the western basin of the 1.40 Tchaikovsky-Concerto Na. 1
"Prometheus"— Overture (Beat- Police Department, to normal in sitting, rubber shoe was described in an earlier para- Mediterranean, to the control of In B Flat Minor, Op. 23 debted to the
hoven)...Symphony Orchestra cond. there are at present about three and electric torch factories. In cer- graph as geographically but not
-Arthur-Rubinstein (Plano), and the by-Albert - Coates; - Preludo - la-E- After dealing with immigration, hundred associations in Hongkong tain factories (chiefly European man-politically a part of China.
London Symphony Orchestra con- Minor (from 8th Sonata for Violin- which normally Mr. Butters says is with a nominal membership of 111, aged) Sundays are holidays but the of the Inhabitants ignore this dis-
Defending Trade Route ducted by John Barbirolli.
Bach): Prelude (from Prelude and 8,000 dully, he makes a long review (400. These include twenty-eight worker in Chinese-owned undertakinction and that is the root trouble
2.15 Close down.
Fugue in D Minor for Organ-Boch) of labour conditions in Chind. de-merchants' Guild with a member-ings hus usually seven days off in a in respect of Hongkong trade unions. THE main naval strategy
G.0 "For the Children," claring that three quarters of the ship of 2,700; twenty-eight craft year. Overtime is generally paid at The population at the present
Nursery Rhymes. Sung by Uncle E.LAR. Symphony Orchestra,
Turin
Carnaval - Ballot population live a hand to mouth ex-mulda or guilds which include both time and a half or time and a third time is unnaturally swollen with re-
of France must always peter's Purty: Knightsbridge March (Schumann)....London Ballet Or istence. He covers the history and masters and men, with a member-and serves to eke out the low wages fugers and embusques. It is impos-be concerned with the defence of (Eric Contes) Philip Green and chestra cond. by Walter Goehr.; The growth of labour legislation in China ships of 12,000; four clan associations of certain pieceworkers.
sible
Bay how many of these will the North African trade route His Orchestra: Studio-Serial Story Twin Brothers-Overture (Schubert) following the revolutlen und re of societies of persons having the
1 endeavour to make The hours are long but not so in home in the Colony and how many gerian ports. Complete safety Lullaby (Mozart); Sweet and Low Overture "La Finta Giorda membership 3,000;
between Marseilles and the Al-At Mother's Knee (Some favourite ....The Berlin-Charlottenburg Opera views the social system, which ho, same surname,
Lullabies); Intro: Hush-a-bye-Baby: Orchestra cond. by Alola Melichar districts soya, accounts for the ability of the thirty-six
associations or comparison with China, and seven businesses transferred from Shunsof this, trade route, by which (Barnby); Cradle Song (Schubert); K.190 (Mozart)....Vienna Philhar- individum) both in China and Hong-socletles of persons from the same .m. to five p.m. a nine hour day, hat and elsewhere will take root.
Condl- The Colony could be made con- Icong to survive periods of distress in district with a membership of 40,000; is becoming standardised, the absence of poor relief, wiemploy-eighty-four labour unions, member-tions as to hours are ceriafaly worse siderably more self supporting than France's reserve of man-power Ma curly headed Boby (Clutsom); monic Orchestra.
ship 44,000; and eighty-nine clubs in the knitting factories which are it is. The development of the fish- must travel to reinforce forces Lullaby Reviewing the history of societies some of which are purely, sociul in direct competition with similar ing industry and agriculture should on her castern frontier, must help in this connexion. Market entail complete French domina- and trade unions in Hongkong, Mr. while others approximately closely to factories in China.
in recent No adequate survey has yet been gardening has developed Butters says it runs parallel with labour that in China. As early on 1845 it thirty-one seamen's clubs, lodging made of the cost of living of the years but there is still considerable tion of the Wastern Mediterran- was found necessary to pass an ordin-houses and employment agencies tabouring classes in Hongkong and scope for improvement and expan-can.
although Index numbers of wholesale slon. ance to curb
activities of the with a membership of 2,700, the
prices are published by the statistical Trind and other secret societies. I'
ofce of the Imports and Exports ordinance was necessarily scVerc.
I was recently approached for in- Mediterranean will run from Bl. Summary issued Saturday," says: Department, no Index numbers of formation branding being provided for and
As female labour is cheaper than retail prices or cost
regarding co-operative of living are drift nad loan societies, as develop-zerta, round the western side of the morning's short session and deal- causing much discussion. Brande male labour, female labour pre-prepared. This deficiency is at pre-ed in Malay, by the manages of an Sardinia to Corsica, thence to was Inter abolished.
ponderates in those trades where sent being remedied. Questionaires important pubile utility company in the French coast near the junc dexterity rather than physical regarding family budgets have aren The first general strike in Hong-strength is required. Chinese girls issued through the various associa Hongkong which treats its employees tion of the French and Italian
excellently but which finds money kong took place in 1922 following employed as packers in tobacco factions and the results are being col-tenders congregated round its gates Rivieras. dispute over seamen's rates of pay torics, etc., are quite up to European teeted by the Department of Com-
There appears to be The holding of this line would for which there was some economiej standardn of proficiency. On the
merce, Hongkong University, which jusfcation, Most of the men's de other hand male miners have not the hopes at an early date to be in a considerable room for development inevitably mean the blockade of mands were granted and the Chi- necessary physique and although position to produce Index figures of! nese Stamen's Unien obtained a con- their wages
Grent advances in respect of the Italy from the west. Morcover, are lower than those in cost of living in respect of the work-betterment of working conditions in the French forces would not re- siderable amount of power and glory Europe or Ameries, their output is ing class.
the Colony have been made in the main idle behind this defence which it lamediately set about 10 proportionately less, so that they The wages and cost of living oftast Afteen years. The regulation of line. exploit. The second general strike cannot be said to really cheaper than the working classes in Hongkong are the age of admission of childrer to took place in 1926. It had na econ- European Inbour.
subject not only to the effects of the industrial employment has eliminat-) The fnst French light cruisers omic justincation whatsoever and
the same may be said of trade cycle but also to the conditions cit most of the evils of the appren- would be ideal for raiding to the was merely an attempt at revolution: fomented by the General Labour Chinese riveters in shipyards where peculiar to China
proper organisation of trade Union und the Chinese Seamen's four men will be seen handling a tons In the value of the dollar which the system and it is submitted that eastwards from Bizerta and Union in nympathy with similar machine that would be worked by until 1995 was based on the price unions will eliminate the evils of the Causing constant interruption activides in Canton and Shunghal. one European. While in these in-of silver.
Its sterling value is now practical-contract system and give workers and serious losses to the Italian
sense of security, the absence of communications at Libya. After the failure of the general stances, the explanation of inadequate
of their main griev-je strike and boycolt and the proscrip- physique may be sufflelent, yet in slabiilsed. In 1835, as the result which is one tion of the Seamen's Union and many forms of work it is frequently of the trade depression, many labour-
ers returned to China and rents fell Mr. Butters concludes: General Labour Union conditions necessary to employ several men to accordingly. In 1938, trade boomed,
PEOPLE WHO LEAVE During the last five months I have rapidly returned to normal and the do the work of one.
rents soared and accommodation was visited and investigated the condi THE BRAKE OFF surviving Hongkong Unions becarne The plumber's mate
at times unattainable by many. Vittle more than friendly socfetles' literated into
of assistants No adequate statistics have been tons of work in the four mines and
(Continued from Page 6.) concerned more the provision of whose service is often only to stand kept but it would not appear that larger industrial undertakings and in
many of the smaller ones. As a result, instead of one rates of wages funeral expenses for the dead than and wait,
have ductuated to tions vary greatly both as to wages poutle treatment can be used to help the improvement of the conditions of man drawing a reasonable wage we anything like the same extent and hours. It is in the amnit, fac-those whose criminal tendencies are the. Hving.
And severil existing at subsistence cost of living with the result that tories competing with cheap labour too strong for their consclous control socleiies have been de-level, which may avoid unemploy- there must have, been considerable Twelve
Then the desire to bo ng good na, cr in China and Japan that' conditional clared unlawful under the Societies ment but debases the standard of disparity between real
Such competition
to excel, our fellows has its own way, worsh Fare
Berce and the local manufacturers
The hand-brake, so to speak, is taken Ordinance, 1920 and three organisa-living.
This diffusion of work is obviated!
Salaries Commission tlony proscribed under the emergency in many factories by the introduction
of bulbs for electric torches and of WHAT paychologists coll the otz, and there is no inhibiting factor. regulations,
The Salaries' Commission reporting thermos flasks have recently been
Punishment alone may act as a instinct" "self regarding Mr. Butters continues that since of the piecework system, In the
prompts us all to wish to appear as deterrent: but in the absence of treat- 1927 there has been no major labour large industrial undertakings, auch nan 1920 on the adequacy of the exist-eliminated.
It is such competition in countries well-off as our neighbours. But we ment the cause will remain, Cri- dispute In Hongkong. The boycott, the dockyards, one had no dimculty ng scales of salaries wrote "We left the unions impoverished and un-in distinguishing the departments in think after a careful consideration which have no social legislation, or are stopped short of thieving to ac-minologists hope that the unpleasant they have it, do not apply it, quire wealth by the full appreciation experience of gaal life will build up popular. The only dispute of any which piecework or time work pre-of the evidence of a large number
of witnesses of this class that the which has been used as an argument of the nature of such an act, by the the inhibitions. Psychologists hold Importance in the last 12 months vails.
lowest pald wage to a labourer in against improvement of conditions la realtention of its consequences, and that only a thorough mental spring. occurred among Shanchal workmen'
Government employ should be $12 a Hongkong. There is much, however, by the knowledge that if we steal wo cleaning can so alter the trends of a Hanger Strike
Conditions in factories vary con-month, although in most cases we that can be done without necessarily shall be committing an anti-social man's mind that he will leave prison with A thorough realisation of right It occurred in the banknote print-alderably from those approximating have recommended a commencement destroying trade, as the experience net. ing department of the Chung Hwaj to a garden elty as at the Fiume Pipel wage of $13 a month. This com-lot the last 15 years. shownL
Let us suppose that one or all thess and wrong.
ment beneft or old age pension.
Hongkong's First Strike
Much
unions
membership 7,000:
+
Female Labour Cheap
Conditions Vary
has
pro-
wages.
and the fluctua-
and money
Thrift Societles
on pay days.
in this connexion.
ances.
permanent
Condi-
isk
For this reason the main naval. defence line of France in the
Anti-Social
(Brahms); Hush-a-bye 10.45 London Belay-The Fourth
Stake.
A short story written for broad- casting by J. Wood Palner and read by the author.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange
Quiet conditions prevailed during
ings were only on a small scale.
Buyers
H.K. Bank, $1,330 Union Ins.. $410 Providents, $4.00 H.K. Lands, $35 H.K. Lands 4% Debentures, par. 1.K. Tramways, $16 China Lights (old), 30.15 H.K. Eleclries, $54 Cements, $12.60
Watsons, $8.20
Wing On (H.K.), $41 H.K. Govt. 4% Laan, 4% prem. H.K. Govt. 3% Loan, par,
Sellers
H.K. Bank, $1,350 Union Ins., $425 Humphreys, $14 H.K. Tramways, $10.00
Bales Big Wedge, Pa. 181⁄2 Consolidated Mines, Ps. 0025 Itogon Mining, Pa, 22 Masbate Consolidated 1's. 10. Mine Operation Ps. 12 Paracale Gumaus, Ps, 15 San Mauricio, 80 United Paracale, Ps. 39
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