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April 9, 191, Temperature 54.

日一十月二申庚大碟年九國光奉中

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1920.

April 9, 1920, Temperature 62

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(Reuter's Service to the China Meil}

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LONDON, April 7, " The report of the Imperial conference has been issued. It recommends the early formation of an Empire Bureau of statistics, and suggests that the money necessary for the maintenance of the bureau be provided by a joint contribution from the various countries concerned, la proportions to be agreed upon. For example, one basis of apportionment before the con- ference was as follows: the United Kingdom, sixteen; India four; Canada. three and a quarter; Australia two; New Zealand one; South Africa one and three quarters: the colonies and protectorates two All these figures represent thousands sterling.

THERE ARE MANY BRANDS OF LABOUR

HOLDING OUT FOR 40 PER *CENT.

LONDON, April 6, The independent labour conference at Glasgow decided to withdraw from the international Socialist conference at Geneva, and rejected a pro-ing of a man and wife, and one posal immediately to affiliate with the Moscow International.

TRÁNCE AND GERMANY.

LONDON, April 7.

The morning papers commenting on the French advance in Germany wholeheartedly support the French action which is described as a dis- ciplinary measure to secure the execution of the treaty

The Daily Telegraph`saya: "In as far as British opinion is concerned we are convinced it is nearly unanimous in approving the French, action.”

The Morning Posi says there should be little fear now of any disastrous developments if the allies are true to themselves and the treaty.

The Daily Mail says the coterie that is always disposed to scold France

is entirely negligible. Germany had inexcusably tern up Articles 43 and |44, and had not punished the militarists' recent exploit

The Times says the French step was wholly precautionary and when no longer necessary would be discontinued. Our French friends were assured of the fullest and heartiest support of their British comrades in

arms.

BERLIN, April 7,

Officers of the Chinese Engineers" Institute state that they have gotten into communication with the strikers, who, after quitting their Hongkong. joba, departed for Canton, on the matter of a.3 cents per hour flat Incressé, as offered in arbitration by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. They say that the proposal of the Hon. Mr. Hallifax was discussed for a long time at a meeting held at the Canton Engineers Institute. All claimed that the cost of living in Hongkong is extraordinarily high; that only 10lbs, of med'um quality rice could be obtained for one dollar: that the cheapest rate of living for a single man is $13; and that the living ex- penses of a small family, consist

child would-be about $39 per month. (We believe this amount to be too high, as the living expense of each member of a household should never proportionately equal that of a single man, whose meals and rent: are a matter of profit to a landlord- Ed. C.M.) The fitters at Canton also stated that the above amounts do not include expense for education, clothes and medicine. They say that, in Hongkong the average mechanic cannot make wages at the rate of one dollar a day for the entire month. Paid as they are on the per diem of labour basis, they get no money for Sundays and holidays off, although they can earn more money in rush seasons by working overtime far into the night.

The strikers state that, in most cases, the families of the working men had to leave. Hongkong long before a strike was contemplat The German government in a note to France protests at the action ofed, in order to get the advantage of the French army, in the name of justice, reason, and hontanity. It declares cheaper cost of living in Canton. They that had the German government not intervened quickly in Ruhr, the Redsay, We really cannot mention movement would have shaken the German republic to its foundations. the poverty and "hardships of It

the

have idea that scouts

the despatch

old parents of troops involves those who any menace to France and declares it is imposible for any an outrageous thing in the European and a number of children. There is

government of Germany to restore and maintain gede if it meets with factories in Hongkong, which is un unjustified suspicion from ex-enemles at every step.

satisfactory to those workmen. Many workmen have been told to rest in an basiness is dull, so as not to be ex alternative term when the factories'

The German Government in a proclamation issued in the occupied towns declares that France is a hard-hearted opponent carrying out a Shylock policy and monstrously playing with the world's peace. It propensive. Owing to this some mises to do its utmost to shorten the period of suffering.

***S PARIS, April 7. Mayence reports that in the French advance the only incident was that a German armoured car fired twd shells at a cavalry patrol.

A German communique pretests at the French actipo, which it says. was not la accordance with the peace treaty or the insignificance of the German measures in Rubr.

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of those workmen can only get two or three weeks' wages in a month, ard it is really a great handicap to a man's daily living."

By the above remarks, is meant that, due to being laid off because of lack of work, as a measure of economy on the part of employers, they draw pay at the rate of say many of the workers do not make, if $1.00 per diem, the sum of $30.00 per month, but, lose $1.00 dollar per month for each Sunday and holiday off, as well as $1.00 for each day on which they are laid off.

Reuter learns authoritatively from "a French source that they have reason to believe the Germans will evacuate the neutralzone in a few days. whereupon the French troops will be withdrawn, so closing the incident, which has served the purpose of conclusively proving to the Germans that the terms of the treaty must be carried out.

LONDON, April 7. The French advance beyond the Mayence bridgehead is practically complete.

Besides Frankfort, Darmstadt, and Hanau, the towns of Offenbach, Somburg, and Wiesbaden were occupied without incident, except that in north Frankfort a German armoured cas fired on a French cavalry patrol. This was attributed to the action of excited soldiers, and is disregarded.

Long columns of Reds with- motor lorries were

Many of them are finding employ. afoot yesterday. They passed Elberfeld, where they mostly surren ment in Canton concerns, as busi dered their arms. Other portions of the Red army marched into occupied. Ass in that section is picking up. Although the number of machines

At the Canton meeting, all were unanimous in declaring that they could not support their families un less they received an increase of 40 to Hongkong for anything less." per cent, and they refused to return

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Other Reds are still armed, and wandering among the mountains. The a great deal of manual labour used, Reds arrested at Duisburg were sent for trial to Vossel at en extraordinary and some of the companies newly Court Martial. It is stated in Berlin that work has been fully resumed at started up in Canton are offering. the Bochum mines. The general council of the Reds is transferred to opportunities for employment. In Barmen from Essen.

Canton, it is claimed, the workmen can get wages of from 80 to 90 cents per diem, and a man can make about $25.00 per month, and the factories are working day and night. -Up to 9.00 p.m., they they can make an extra half day's wages. Against the Hongkong price of 10 the. of rice for a dollar, they can

PROGRESS OF BOLSHEVISM.

HARBIN, VIA SHANGHAL, April 7.

All is quiet at Vladivostok. The Japanese have returned the public buildings and the railway station, seized during the fighting, and yesterday

they hauled down the Japanese flag. The affair was attributed to retalia-Lobtain 19 lbs. of rice in Canton for tion arising out of a patrol incident.

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 7.

the same sum. $6.00, they say, is enough for a man's -living, and a place which costs $15.00 in rest in Hongkong, can be hired in Canton at the rate of $4.00-to $5.00 per month. Therefore, the workers claim, a man can support a family of three or minis-four persone, and still have enough (money left to provide for the educa

tion of his children, instead of putting them to work at an early age an is the custom in Hongkong.

The new Turkish Cabinet has Damad Ferid as grand vizier Reschid Bey as minister for the interior, and Medmed Vid as marine and war ter ad interim.

RELIGIOUS FIGHTS AT JERUSALIM.

At present there exists a deadlock CAIRO, April 7..

on the matter of Hongkong wages, Travellers from Jerusalem report that conflict has resumed and that Workmen who have been employed Arab feeling against the Jewa is most acute. Collisions between religious by private concerns, in Hongkong, it processions celebrating the Moslem Nebimoussa and the Jewish passover Those working in the public service. is said, will all leave for Canton soon. took place. Knives were used and huge stones from the roadway rear organizations are restless and wish Jaffa gate were wrenched up. Ten corpses were collected by British to jola in the strike movement, but soldiers who appeared at the height of the

Everything calmed are being advised by their Institute down immediately they appeared.

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BERLIN," April 7, has reminded the foreign office of ty necessity for carrying out the undertaking, to daband the Reichswehr by Aprill 10. It points out that the Reichewehr on t mobilisatory basis frequently engages in military exercises.

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