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Investigation showed that while the complaint possibly had a foundation, it was not the cause of the strike. Agitation and intimidation (for which two convictions were secured) were found to be responsible: and the banishment of the two principal agitators (who were not workmen) made a final settlement an easy matter.
79. During August the system of keeping all funds administered by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs in the Colonial Treasury was introduced; the new system involves heavier work for the Office staff but has proved satisfactory.
80. During 1918, nine claims for balance of wages due by relatives of Chinese seamen who lost their lives in attacks by enemy submarines were investigated, and forwarded to the proper quarter for settlement.
81. In February of 1918 two events occurred which made a great sensation in the community. The first was the earthquake on the 14th, which caused much alarm; crackers and mock money were flung into the streets in great quantities to turn away the wrath of the spirits. The second was the burning of the matsheds on the Race Course on the 26th, where 670 persons, principally Chinese women and children, were suffocated or burnt to death. Measures were at once taken by the Tung Wa Hospital to form both a Relief Fund and a Memorial Fund. The claims for relief have been comparatively few, and it has been found possible to deal with them through the Brewin Fund. The matter of the Memorial is still under discussion.
STAFF
82. The Cadet office staff has been short-handed throughout the year, the complement of 4 being reduced to 2 for a great part of it. This fact, combined with the constant changes in the appointments, made organisation difficult and necessitated postponement of broader work in the effort to keep pace with current detail.
Chief Assistant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
83. Mr. E. V. Carpmael acted as Head of the Sanitary Department up to the 17th May and left the Colony for active service on the 18th May. Mr. R. E. Lindsell acted as Chief Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs up to the 12th June and Mr. A. E. Wood acted as Chief Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs from the 13th June to 31st December.
Second Assistant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
84. Mr. A. E. Wood returned from Japan, where he had been studying Japanese, and acted as Chief Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs from the 13th June to 31st December. Mr. W. Schofield acted as Second Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs up to the 7th July, when he was seconded for service in...
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Investigation showed that while the complaint possibly had a foundation, it was not the cause of the strike. Agitation and intimidation (for which two convictions were secured) were found to be responsible: and the banishment of the two principal agitators (who were not workmen) made a final settlement an easy matter.
79. During August the system of keeping all funds adminis- tered by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs in the Colonial Treasury was introduced; the new system involves heavier work for the Office staff but has proved satisfactory.
80. During 1918, nine claims for balance of wages due by relatives of Chinese seamen who lost their lives in attacks by enemy submarines were investigated, and forwarded to the proper quarter for settlement.
81. In February of 1918 two events occurred which made a great sensation in the community. The first was the earthquake on the 14th, which caused much alarm; crackers and mock money were flung into the streets in great quantities to turn away the wrath of the spirits. The second was the burning of the matsheds on the Race Course on the 26th, where 670 persons, principally Chinese women and children, were suffocated or burnt to death. Measures were at once taken by the Tung Wa Hospital to form both a Relief Fund and a Memorial Fund. The claims for relief have been comparatively few, and it has been found possible to deal with them through the Brewin Fund. The matter of the Memorial is still under discussion.
STAFF.
82. The Cadet office staff has been short-handed throughout the year the complement of 4 being reduced to 2 for a great part of it. This fact, combined with the constant changes in the appointments, made organisation difficult and necessitated postpone- ment of broader work in the effort to keep pace with current detail.
Chief Assistant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
83. Mr. E. V. Carpmael acted as Head of the Sanitary Depart- ment up to the 17th May and left the Colony for active service on the 18th May. Mr. R. E. Lindsell acted as Chief Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs up to the 12th June and Mr. A. E. Wood acted as Chief Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs from the 13th June to 31st December.
Second Assistant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
84. Mr. A, E. Wood returned from Japan, where he had been studying Japanese, and acted as Chief Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs from the 13th June to 31st December. Mr. W. Schofield acted as Second Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs up to the 7th July, when he was seconded for service in
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