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六拜蕸
號七月五年一十二百九千一英
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1921.
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日十三月三酉辛大圖年十肅與苏中
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SIR JAMES CRAIG'S MEETING - WITH DE VALERA.
"A HOPEFUL AUGERY.
The official report of the conferenes between Sir James Craig and the Ulster loyalist party, candidates at Belfast states that Sir James Gral referring to his meeting with Mr. De Val ra, declared that Ulster by accept ing and undertaking to work the provisions of the Home Rule Act had reached the limit of concession. No further discussion could be entered into. When the parliaments had been established and the Council of Ireland constituted there would be a necessary constitutional link barween Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
LONDON, May 5.
Dying hopes of early peace in Ireland have been rekindled by the meeting between Sir James Craig and Mr. De Valera which both Unionis and Nationalist Irish newspapers welcome as a sign of approaching peace.
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Sir-No more important greation could, occupy the attention of the than that of Constitutional Reform community of Hongkong. The re- form of the constitution is a condition essential to every other reform of importance. Reform of the system of taxation is essential to any real improvement in local conditions: Taxation is at the bottom of the Public Health and the Education Housing Question, the question" of Question.. But, except in so far as it may promote knowledge, dis-
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the Ulster Unionist Party, conference at Belfast was due to Mr. De Valera's initiative."
Captain Dixon, M.P., in a speech at East Belfast, paid a tribute to Sir James Craig's pluck in going alone unarmed to meet De Valera in the Enemy camp far from Dublin. Ingential circles emphasise that the meeting was in no way an outcome of the so-called secret peace moves by the Government, but it is stated on good authority that if joint representations are made to the Cabinet on behalf of Ireland the suggestion of an amending bill based on proposals agreed by either side would be considered.
BRITISH SHIPPING.
STEWARDS REFUSE TO ACCEPT REDUCED WAGES.
A HOLD-UP THREATENED,
LONDON, May 7.
A hold-up of British shipping is being threatenedowing to ships' stewards and cooks at all ports refusing to sail on reduced wage terms equalling 50s. a month, in spite of the federated body's agreement.
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NEW BOAT FOR PACTÈC.
LONDON, May 6.
Britain has sold to the Canadian Pacific Railway the former German | liners "Koenigür Viktoria" and "Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm. The former will be renamed Empress of Scotland" and will ply between Quebec and Liverpool The latter will be renamed "Empress of China" and will ply between Vancouver and Yokohama.
ALLIED-COÛN DILS.
AMERICA AFPOINTS UNOFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES.
A WASHINGTON, May 7. The administration has decided to appoint an unofficial representative to the Supreme Council and the Ambassadors' Council. A farther message states that Mr. Roland Boyden, 'now American Commissioner in Paris, will represent America on the Reparations Commission.
the system of government that obtains in Hongkong. If every member of bow taxation should be levied, it the Legislative Council knew exactly would be of no avail at present. They could not impose such taxation. There is a conundrum Why are Governments like wheelbarrows ** ? to which the answer is "Because they go whichever way they are pushed." A very small number of people here have all the pushing power. The great mass have no power whatever. The few are pushing the Government, against the many all the time. What is required is that the many get power to resist and push the wheelbarrow" the other way. It is not good en ough to extend political power to a few extra specially selected peons who may represent the Chamber of Commerce or the Non-official Justices of the Peace or any other limited section of the community. All the un-official members of the Legislative Council should be elected on a fran chise, sucular to that which devides British Parliamentary elections. There should be votes for women as well as for men.
By far the most objectionable of the new taxes is that levied on houses. In face of existing housing conditions and present high renta conditions and Public Health it is a and the relationship between housing most iniquitous tax. It puts an intolerable burden on the very poorest It squeezes an already overcrowded population yet more closely together. And in a climate like that of Hongkong | the effects upon child life, if known, would be appalling. Yet so little do the representatives of the Chamber of
Justices of the Peace represent the Commerce and, the Non-Official
general community that when this tax was proposed in the Legislative Council they were as silent as if they were dumb, although afterwards they were eloquent enough in their opposi tion to far less obnoxious proposals. It may not be an easy matter to get the Constitution reformed but it can be reformed properly just as easily as it can be botched up with inadequata Regter learns that according to the latest advices received in London the and partial alterations. We require insurrection in Upper Silesia is spreading considerably. The Polish Legation atives of the whole British such a reform as will give us represent- in London states that the Polish Gavernment is doing its utmost to discourage Community-not of a particular the rising and has ordered the strict clasing of the Polish and Upper Silesian section. Let the leaders of the Con- frontiers in order to prevent communication. The insurgents have reached stitutional Reform Association drop a line from Glerwitz to Cosel Canal and occupied Oppeln, Gleiwitz, and tion and work for a really-democratic the proposals for special representa Beuthen. There are 3,000 rebels in Rybnik alone. The plébiscite com-reform, and they will deserve active mission has declined the German request for help to quell the disturbances, support from the public here. And
TURMOIL IN UPPER SILEÑIA.
FOLISH INSURRECTION SPREADING.
AEROPLANES FOR JAVA.
LONDON, May 7.
PROJECTED FLIGHT FROM HOLLAND IMPROBABLE.
LONDON, May 6. The aircraft disposals board has received an order for 40 aeroplanes for use in Java.
THE HAGUE, May 6.
It is almost certain that the Dutch naval, Lieutenant Goedhart will not
be able to carry out the projected fight to the East Indies in consequence of difficulties of flying across Mesopotamia.
COTTON. WAGES FALL.
SPINNING OPERATIVES TO LOSE 30 PER CENT.
LONDON, May 6
after a general election in Great Britain, with a more democratic government than the present one in power there is no reason why the constitution should, not be reformed an democratic lines. But the de mocratic element is sufficiently strong even in the present Parlament to prevent the attainment of such a one- sided alteration as that now proposed by the C. R. A
Yours respectfully,
J. F. MCGUIGAN. Hongkong, May 6, 1921:
Warrant-Engineer M. Crawford, from the home station, has been up- painted to the light cruiser Carfale," China Station.
The federation of master cotton spinners has decided to notify 150,000 operatives of a 30 per cent reduction in wages. An advance of 28 per cent was granted a year ago since when the cotton spinning trade has been very depressed. Cottop manufacturers are expected to serve similar notices C.MG., of Onslow-square on their 250,000 operatives.
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