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MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1911.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. Hooker Who Dock

[COPTANT.]

1,1

THE STRIKE

ENDED.

COMMISSION TO ENQUIRE.

LIVERPOOL'S DISTILIES.

LUTLE

Liverpool becomes worse hourly, and unless fresh sources of food are obtained the poor will suffer acutely.

SEEKING A SETTLEMENT.

Separata conferences between the Government, managers, and men' - are. CLOSING ACTS OF VIOLENCE. still sitting and keeping up constant

communication with each other.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, August 19.

A body of strikers attempted to hold up the Irish mail trains at Fishguard and had to be dispersed at the point of the bayonet.

The rews of the warships at Ports- mouth have been ordered to hold them- aelves in readiness for garrison duty..

An attempt was made to demil a train

near York,

TROOPS OCCUPY STATION,

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Marylebone station has been shut eince five o'clock yesterday afternoon. It is garrisoned by acldiers. An attack by strikers at night is feared. Engines are wained by Royal Engineers who patrol the line to Neasden (Willesden).

INSURANCE PRECAUTIONS.

A number of insurances against lose and damage from the strikes are being affected at Lloyd's.

DOCK DISPUTE SETTLED.”

LONDON. Aug. 20. A final settlement of the London dock dispute has been arranged.

Extraordinary scenes are witnessed at the London railway terminus. Soldiers are on guard with fixed bayonets and bivouacking on the platforms.

THE SITUATION.

HOW LONDON FARÈS.

The local services in London continue, though considerably reduced. The

termini at Cannon Street, Holborn and ten other stations are closed, besides the North London Railway, which is completely stopped. The southern suburbs, however, show some improve

meni,

THE CLASHING POINT.

The chief obstacle in the negotiations apparently is the companies' refusal to recognise the Unions,

Mr Ramsay Macdonald has arranged a meeting between Mr Lloyd George, Mr Buxton nad the railwaşıcı. He

believes that the difficulties are not insurpicantable.

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'NEITHER SIDE SUCCESSFUL.

To-day's general situation is summed ap in a leading article in the West- minster Caselte, which remarks that neither the companies nor the men hara made good their predictions and boasts. The companies have not prevented serious dislocation, and the me have not produced the general paralysis which they threatened.

The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants declares that 950,000 men are out but the managers characterise this

an enggeration.

There have been attacks, on signal boxes and cutting of telegnpha --in various districts, but the military report shows that the lines us a whole are wall controlled.

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A Home Office statement was issued last night. It stated that the strike had produced a widespread though partial | LONDON DOCK TROUBLE ENDS. dislocation of traffic, considerably more that two thirds of the men remaining at their posts. The companies are receiving Bumerous applications for employment.

The military authorities report that the situation is thoroughly under control.

Five thousand special constables have been enrolled.

Mr Lloyd George and Mr Sydney Buxton have been engaged with the -strikers and the companies' represents- tives with a view to an amicable settle

-ment on fair terms.

TRANQUILLITY IN LONDON.

LATER

The Home Office report issued yester. day afternoon states that imnquillity prevails in London. A reduced but effective service is maintained and acople provisiras are coming in. It adde that the Fort of London is working at almost full activity. No serious riots have taken place in the United Kingdom.

INFLUENCE OF TROOPS.

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LATER.

An agreement has been reached in the lighterman's dispute, thus complet- ing the settlement at the London Docks,

..

KOPEFUL SIGNS.

Central Station at Manchester has been opened and the London and Liverpool traína have arrived.

A two-hour service with Liverpool has been started. The public is enthusiastic at ita resumption.

A SETTLEMENT.

ILATER

LATER

The railway, strike has been settled. Both parties undertake to accept the Commission's findings, and nor ques tions arising out of the interpretation of the agrement are to be submitted to the Board of Trade. Sir Willian Gracet, general manager of the Midland Railway, and Mr Claughtoe, deputy Chairman of the North Western Railway, on behalf of the companies, and four Union representatives, on behalf of the man, signed the agréement.

Several attempte were made to-day to derail trains and many minor acts of Achange from pessimism to optimism violence are reported. Undoubtedly the set in during the evening on learning continual despatch of troops to the that Mr Asquith had suddenly returned | threatened areas is the most important to town and that Mr Lloyd George, had influence in securing peaceful methods. been summoned to a conference in the On the milways liberality is shown in middle of dianer. rewarding non-strikers and passengers are raising becriptions.

TERRIBLE SCENES AT LLANELLY.

LATER.

At Llanelly strikers, boarded a train and pulled off the engine-driver and fireman. The Worcestershires hurried up. They fred the first valley overhead and two others at a lower elevation.

LATE

Boards will deal forthwith with any quer- tions in dispute, while the Governmmt has assured the Railway Companies that it will introduce legislation, next session providing for any inonnes in charges which may be entailed by an increase in wages. The Commission of Enquiry, which is to consist of two representatises of the companies, two representatives of the men sad one impartial member, and which will report on the working of the Conciliation Boards, will be formats soon possible.

TRANQUILLITY AT LAST.

Loss August 21. There is tranquillity throughout the including Liverpool and Birkenhead

LLANELLY QUIET.

An official statement says order has

been restored as Lismally. The military report says the railwaymen were not responsible for the rioting there.

STRIKERS RETURNING.

PERSIAN RAILWAY

AFFAIRS.

A BUSSO-GERMAN AGRII MENT.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, August 21,

COMPANY MELTING.

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harsholden, of the Hongkong and The ordinary half yearly meeting of Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. was held in the ofice of the Company Quoen's Build- in to-day.

Mr G. H. Medhurst presided and thara were prosent Mesars B. P. White, R. M. Dyer, chief Manger, W. D. Craddock, Hon. Mr O. E. Ross, G. Friesland, HA Sieb, F. Lish, A.V. Apcar, K. Sayes, W. Dunbar, Chow Shiu Kai, Ho Fook, Eo Is, Le Cheung Shiu, J., Manners, and the Secretary, Mr W. Jolly, V

The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting:

The Chairman said-The report of your

directus, the balance shoot, the account for the six months ending 30th June 1911, have been before you, for the past two weeks, and following our usual custom, I would ask your permission to consider them as "ros. During the six months we have carried a nest proât of $86,505.00. This sum is pearly equal bo our total brings for the year 1910, and

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DEATH OF FATHER SALICE.

Drowned at Kweishin.'

Within a month, the Italien Catholic Mr Keir Hardic, speaking at Dowlais, Mission in Hongkong has lost two of ita enid the men's leaders sent out the members by untimely death. On the 23rd telegrams calling an immediate strike ult., the Rev. F. A. Poletti died at the As tain was approaching Llanelly in reply to what was regarded as a Govenment Civil Hospital of appendicitis, at the matince at Causeway Bay on Eeturday the mob stoned the police and the threat by Mr Asquith that unless and te-day news comes by telegram from afternoon, which must have proved some soldiers guarding the line. The officer conciliation was accepted, soldiers and Watchow of the drowsing of the Rev. what dishartening to the clever artistes, warned the strikers, bus without avail, the machinery of the State would be Father Amasic Salice, Deceased was only who notwithstanding adrer conditions,

at bathing fatality occurred on Sun and the Riot Act was read. The crowd brought out to crnah the men into sub-4 years of age wher the and fatality termi gave a really brilliant performance, Ereatly

nated a career promising much usefulness. to their credit, be it said, there were no day afternoon near Police Pier, Kowloon. acutinued to laugh and jeer. The officer mission. So, be added, the re

The telegram was received in Hong visible signs of what they saurt lave felt when two little Chinese boys, aged 13 and fired a shot in the air, but the people sponsibility of the strike was really kong by Ris, Lordenie, Bishop Pozzoni in playing before a meagre company, but 15 respectively were seen to be in difficul WETO still unmoved. Then the troops Mr Asquith's.

and was despatched by a nativo calhacist given congenial weather, the public will ties It appears that they had been fired and four persons were wounded, it is

who was travelling with the young we hope, muster up in big nurzbers. winning shoot when the younger boy got foared fatally. The mob then dispersed.

priest when he met with the fatal give them the rousing reception they well into difficulties. The elder boy inmediate- ly went to his assistanco "bat being out of Three volleys were fired. It appears

accident yesterday,Without recording deserve, Without a doubt it is myof the their depth they be alarmed and sank. that none of the mob were hit, but four!

any particulars of the sal incident, the finest shows thathas exer yited Hongkong Chinese diver, who was in the vicinity, zoen in a garden in the vicinity, werd

despatch stated that Fator Salic war The many nobela utruded and the fumped into the water and recovered the wounded. Two are dead.

journeying from Wafchew to a place called skilful way in which the ortuted bodies. It was found that the younger Too Haung in Kwaishin prefecture, whither daglit to awaken enthusiasm and satisfy him w lud and honey and SOLE AGENTS TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT. | doceased was proceeding to take this place tanten of the most exacting

LATER.

The mob, incensed at the shooting. xesorted to pillaging and burning. Three were killed and many injured in

SPECIAL CONSTABLES DIS- BANDED.

the special constables this morning.

The Lord Mayor of Londondiebanded

· LATER,

Hy was dod sad hlthough we was not

succlimbed a few minutes afterwards.

ANTISEPTIC LINIMENT

rundered vacant, by the death of Father Theria Dirly good audieren onA Poletti last month. It is not yet known Saturday evening when the various acte

alice mot his death precisely under what circumstances Father were foudly applnaded, M. Burowsky,

with his magnificunt stud of hormer, is 3 (YUTS and bruises may be healed in Dermaid was a antise of the province of marvel The manner in whicbia com shout one third the time required by thelain's Pain Balm. It is an antinețitio and

extres euch lajurine to heal without matura Tas Ingment also tallaves apranas

an explosion of dynamite caused through provide that the strike is in terminate Tortona in Italy and had not been a year made are obeyed by the spin the waaltradnent by applying Chamber

The terms of the railway settlement

the burning of a goods shed at the rail forthwith. The men's leaden are doing way station.a

their best to induce the men to return. The troops made several bayonet All the strike, will be reinstated and Maarges, wounding many, some seriously, will not be penalised.” The Conciliation

in Chins, having rifred in Hongkong only in nothing altort of wonderfai in October of last year or other items are all of high excellence,

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