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MONDAY, MAY 27, 1912.

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

[COPTRIGHT.] THE PORT OF LONDON STRIKE.

~TELU INQUIRY CLOSED.

"Bir Edward" Clarke's Advice.

"(Router's Servios to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 26:---- The Inquiry into the conditions under which the docko a work was resumed yesterday, the proceedings being some what breezy.

HEATED ARGUMENTS,

Mr Lambers, on behalf of the masters, vehemently denied Mr Gosling's state- ment that the masters desired to break up the trades unica and that Mr Thomas had been employed for that purposs, He had never heard of Mr Thomas until that dispute, and be proceeded to attack Mr Gosling, whereupon Sir Edward Clarke and Mr Gosling protested.

"KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE COOL"

Bir Edward Clarke requested Mr Lambert, to help keep the atmosphere cool. He thanked Mr Gosling for his moderation yesterday.

MEN NOT "SPOILING FOR A FIGHT"

Mr Goaling, the leader of the tran sport workers, denied that the men were spoiling for a fight. They insisted upon the non-unionist sexagenarian watchman Joining the Federation because he was the tool of the Masters' Association which was trying to Eullify the men's organimation.

1

THE INQUIRY CLOSED,

VESSELS UNABLE TO UNLOAD,

21–200. vessela ora lying in the Thames unable to discharge fruit, vegetables. and grain. Several jam and other factories have closed down-for-want of

raw material. The prices of food are rising.

A "FAR GREATER MINERS "STRIKE BEING ORGANISED.

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WILD SOENES AT LISBON:

THE CHINA MAIL

MANCHESTER WEEKLY

MARKET RIPORT

Messrs. Janida F. Hutton and Ca. Ibla

lu: their Manchester weekly slackeb ré-, port dated May 2, statę :--Liverpoo] Cotton-Mid-American spot," to-day 8,28, Last week 6.57. Mid-American current Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)anth; today 6:06) Jnet wook 6,35, FGF. LONDON, May 27, Exyptian spot, to-day lijd., last woek Syed

ROYALIST CONSFIRATORS' TRIAL,

lant week 38

A telegram from Lisbon says that New York Cotton spot cents, yesterday the trial of the Royalist conspirators 11.40, last week 11.86. London Bar was resumed, but was adjourned Silver to-day 28 d. last week (2778. amidst wild scenes. The mob ab-London Bank of Eng. Rate; to-day 34%, tacked the witnesses, and brake the At a Miners' Demonstration held at lines of the troops. They also over- Durham. Mr Lowther, of the Labour turned the vun conveying conspira College, declared that they wera organie-tors to prison, to which they were ing. before the end of the year, a far compelled to walk, surrounded by

Several were wounded. troops. greater strike than the last one.

EMPIRE DAY CUP

SHOOTING.

(Benter'a Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 26.

In the shooting for the Schumacher Empire Day Cup, seventy-opa provi. have been received. sional scores The final scores will be published at the beginning of July. Following are the highest scores:- 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers.

Jubulpore. 1st Lincolnshires, Aden HM Pembroke

"

3701 3219 $199

Carrison Artillery, Capetown... 3183

at King's Own Regiment,

Lucknow

-3080

1st Royal Warwicks, Eombay, 5066 3054 2nd Worcestershires, Jhansi 2nd Battalion" 1st Ghurkas,

Dharmsala

3006

2906

2nd Battalion King's Royal

Rifles

Royal Marine Artillery 2nd Hampshires," Mauritius 10th Hazara Pioneers, Quetta 20th Punjabis, Hongkong 25th Sikhs, Rawal Findi 1st Seaforths, Agra... 2nd Bufis, Singapore 15th Siths, Nawsher

THM. O'BRIENITES OFFER

READY TO "BURY THE

-HATCHET."

(Reuters Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 27. |

"

The Cotton Sgures from August 31sh bolest Friday "Are:-Liverpool

st

Socck-All kinds of Cotton, this year

ATKINS LIBDETEIX

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

HONGKONG NEW YORK

BRGULAR, SAILINGS VIR PORTE ASA BUET CARJIS

aber Goast and to proceed

NEW YORK:

further particulars, apply be.

(Wilk liberty to ɑall-

THE THIRTEENTH-ORDINARY 8.8.. MUNGLATER

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE SE HOLDERS will be held at the Company's

Rond Central, on the Slav MAY, 1912, sb. Office, WATKINS BUILDING NO. 31, Queen's Noor, for the purpoes of receiving the Report of the General Managers with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December,

1911.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from 20th May to the Slat May, both days inclovira.

CHAN A FOOR,

G. A. WATKINS,

General Manager

Hongkong, May 14, 1919

DODWELL & CO. LTD.

NATA. LINE OF STEAMERS TAKING Cargo on through Bule of Lading to SOUTH AFRICAN FORI

"with" tramahlpassot, så CALUUTTA, in conjunction with the INDO-OHINA STEAM NAVIGATION 00. LTD,

UPCAR

Proposed: Exilings from: X

Sbaumer, from Hongkong.] On or abone | tanzsottog 'në Chiemita wink: ('de, die aboun

25th May 6th June

AAPOAR FOOKSANG Standesents

For Fesight and further particulars apply to

1,3 8,700 bales : last year 1,034,190. Liverpool Stock-Amena Cotton, this year 1,256,050 balos: lavt your 304,239. American Cotton into sight, this year 17,313,000 bales; ab year 11,150,000. – Receipts at American Parts, this your. 11,333,000 bales; lassycar8,097,000. Visbie Supply.-All kinds of Catton, &,029,000 bales; last year 3,366,000. Visible Supply.--- American Cotton, this year 3,330,000 balos; EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THE BEST

WATKINS, LIMITED.

the Company's Office, WATKINE BUILDING,

No. 51, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong,

At a Convention held in Cork in connection with the "All for ireland League, Mr O'Brien declared that beat year 2,432,000. Visible Supply-ING of Wars Lauren will be held at was ready to bury the hatchet" and Egyptian Cotton, this year 290,000 bales; join the Redmondites in an effort to last year 270,000. Visible Supply.--East force the Government to make the Home Indian Cotton, this year 93,000 bales; last Tale Bill acceptable to Ireland.

year 222,000. Visible Supply --Other kinds of Cotton, this year 77,000 balım; last year 74,000 (

-BRITAIN AND THE MEDITERRANEAN..

AN IMPORTANT MEETING. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, May 2. 2973A telegram from Alexandria states 2009 that. Lord Kitchener bas started for 2965 Malta to meet Mr Asquith and Mr 3030 Churchill.

3878 2841

2927 HOME CRICKET. 2818

1st Middlesex, Dinapore 2811. (Reuter's Service, to the China, Mail.) 2nd Battalion 30th Garhwal

Rifles, Lansdowne

Sir Edward Clarke has closed the in 2nd Somerset Light Infantry, quiry.

:SIR EDWARD CLARKE'S HOPE

IN LEGISLATION. After bearing further evidence from the masters, who ecimplained that the men were called out through apparantly no grievance, Sir Edward Clarke in bis concluding speech urged the necessity for averting an extended strike and en. phasised that no succession of strikes would ever campel non-unionista and masters in obey the vicious. He was hopeful, however, that legislation would greatly solve the industrial difficulties. Ee would do his best to make a fair re port in the earliest possible time, and complimented both sides on their con. ...duct.

SHIFOWNERS' MANIFESTO. "-

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The shipowners issued a manifesto" last night in which they accuse the men of breaking the agreements which per- titionists to work with non- arionista

The London Carmen's Union declared strike hat night.

THE STRIKERS' LATEST

DEMAND.

Tientsin Witwatersrand Rifles

LONDON, May 20,

2780 Tancashire beat Leicestershire by an innings and 273 runs at Man- chester.

1st Wiltshires, Maritzburg 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers, Pre-

2799 2659 2602

toria

-2577

2126 2049

Transvaal Cycle and Motor

Corps

Transvaal Scottish

THE COFFEE TRUST.

In the Sussex v. Derbyshire match, played at Brighton, the former won by eight wickets:

The Australians won against Ox- ford University at Oxford by ten wickets.

The movement of American cotton "in's sight" for the work e ding the 28th pit.. was 183,000 bales, and last year, for the

corresponding week it was 59,000 bales— the "out of sight" Egures Le, deliverios to the world's spinners, were 298,000 bales, and last year 173,000 bales.

The reports on the weather in the cotton growing States of America continued better

on FRIDAY, the Sist day of May, 1912, at 12.15 r.m., for the purpose of consider ing and, if thought, fit, passing as an Extraordinary Resolution, the following Resolution, that is to say -

That the Company be wound-op soluntarily, and that Exzest ALFRED MOUNTFORD WILLIUM, Incorporated Accountant of Vic toria, in the Colony of Hongkong be and he is hereby appointed Liquidator for the purpose of such winding-up.!

Should the above Resolution be passed

on the date.of.our Inst and two following | by-the-requisite majority, it will be. Axys, "bringing New York to 11.75 and submitted for confirmation as a Specia Liverpool spot to 6.43 on the 7th ult., a

Resolution to a Second Extraordinary

drop of 25 and 22 points respectively in

three days. Torns had good weather con- General Meeting which will be subsequente ditions all round last week. Yesterday ly convened. Liverpool was 6.41-spot after a previous 6.48, and New York to jump to 11.60 on the 13th ult, recovering to the following day,

while 1140 yesterday the figure was as quoted above.

Next month early we shall begin to receive the regalat monthly 'agricultural Bureau reports on the condition of the In the test trial match at Lords next American crop, but as a matter of Marylebone beat the Fest of Eng-fact, little rolintxility can be placed upon these reports for the next six months, and land by an innings and ten wickets.

South Africans won against Wor-te cotton markets will be manipulated cestershire at "Worcester by an inn and influenced by interested parties as usual la presions yours. Owing to the arcity last year, the, present biz Crop will not apparently be sufficient to prevent outside speculation.

(Router's Service to the China Mail:)ings and 42 runs.

LONDON, May 26.

A Washington telegram reports that the State Department has in- formed the Brazilian Minister that the Department will not interfere in holding up coffee under the valorisa- tion scheuse pending the decision of

the Federal Court.

THE CUBAN INSUR

RECTION.

Caiobridge University beat York- shire at Cambridge by four wickets.

At Bristol Gloucestershire beat Hampshire by 76 runs.

THE ENTENTE

BRITISH CHILDREN IN PARIS.

Of course it is possible that the now crop, though late, may be found suficiently

CORDIALE.tute as regards weather conditions to help to keep prices down to a workable level. Oo the other hand we have already | sson how speculators sont up prices on lad weather, reports and, under similar con. (Beuter's Service to the China Mail.)ditions, they can do it again. The course LONDON, May 26. uf prices in the near future is therefore Eight hundred London Board facertain, and they will probably factasts School children left for Paris to according to crop conditions. participate in the internasional musi At Liverpool a rotresé to about sixpenny (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)cal festival. There was wild enthu-otton would be welcome, and with flucina.

GROWING RAPIDLY: WHITES PANIC-STRICKEN.

LONDON, May 26.

siust as they took their departure.

AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.

tions around that figure, there is no doubt.

a further large amount of business could be dono during the remainder of this year. Adrances – upwards with present rull ma-gine would no doubt "roduca business proportionately.

A New York message states that the latest reports say that the in surrection is growing rapidly. The revolutionaries have cut the railway and telegraph lines. The whites in the Oriente Province are panic The strikera, augmented by the car-stricken and have fled to the cities men, are demanding a sixty-bours' week for refuge. The American planters which 497, bands, orchestras and { probably now all running again after being | and an increase of pay. The total huve requested the protection of the choirs participate, including 66 who stopped for coal. The local carters' strike is

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number out on strike to-night o 120,000.

Everything is orderly, and the Port of London specini police precautions are Danecessary. The railways are suspend- ing their goods traffic with the port and the British continental steamship

United States bluejackets,

Washington telegrams state that the Third and Fourth Divisions of the Atlantic Fleet have been ordered to Key Wet in readiness to proceed.

Cuba.

An enthusiastic crowd in Paris welcomed the London school children on their arrival at the station. They take part in the musical festival in

Cur maket for piece goods and yaras continues quiet but steady. The mills are

are British. The festival was in- augurated in the evening by a milittled, and we hope to have a clear-course tary tattoo. Scenes of great enthu- for a while, free from the worries of strikes siasm were witnessed in the streets. sad lock-outs. The mails from bin to

EMPIRE DAY CELE- BRATIONS.

the IIth u, do not announce the handing over of even a portion of the big loan, but Shanghai was quiet, clearances locally were airly good, and no doubt when the Go- Furnment receive the Lasn business will

companies are enspording their sailings.legraphs that a decisiva egge (Reuter's Service to the China Maike resumed of former Rose and rapidly

HOME SECRETARY VISITS THE DOCKS.

Mr McKenna visited the docks and reported to His Majesty that the foreign produce market and Covent Garden were chiefly affected by the strike of porters, much continental fruit and vegetables going to waste.

TRAFALGAR SQUARE

DEMONSTRATION.

(Router's Service to the China Mail.)

Loudon, May 25

100,000 transport workers held a

LATER, Reuter's New York correspondent

ment between the Cuban Govern- ment troops and the rebels is expected shortly.

The latter are reported by Weilar me to be increasing in numbers rapidly..

~~DOZEN-U.S.-WARSHIPS NEAR ...

CUBASA

LATER,

A telegram from Washington states that altogether a dozenu wars ships will be in the vicinity of Cuba" in-a few days. Tha. United States are prepared with n Expeditionary Force if needed.

A. WATKINS, CHAN A FOOKJ

General Managers.

Hongkong, May 14, 1912.

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Crawford

& Co.

(TELEPHONE' No. 97).

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extended. Silver is high-just- now, LONDON, May 26. link wook over 28d. per az and this fact The London Stock Exchange Bung would have helped to book forward busiziona the National Anthem and decorated for Chins if other circumstances had been the memorial to those who fell in favourable. It appears the advance in South Africe, with a laurel wreath...

Gibraltar arranged for a week of India daticipations that further festivities. The Almeda Parado transformed Into a hair. A note-antities will be required for the currency FOR AFTERNOON WEAR. worthy feature is the participationers; the advance was also partly assisted of the band from a French warship probable early requirments for China. and Spanish military bands.

Silver is chiefly, owing to purchases for SMART DRESSES

NEGRO LYNCHED IN

* TEXAS.

demonstration as Trafalgar Square, FRANCE AND MOROCCO. (Reuter Service to the China Mail. )

London. A large contingent of police

were on duty, but the strikers were very (Heuter Service orderly They passed a resolution demanding a uniform rate of 10d: por hoor, and an overtime rate of

one of the mea, were to

General

play of force.

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