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TSDAY, FEBRU RY 7, 1922.

SEAMEN'S

STRIKE.attitude adopted by them in the

A NEW MOVE.

DELEGATION T CANTON

FAINO KO

VIEW LOINE STATEC

matter.

During the earlier stages of the strike the accounts which appeared om time to time in the daily papers contained much that was inaccurate and misleading to the general public. This unfortunately unavoidable at tes when frding runs high and in

volunteered strictly

formanta b 1st IN

the IZA IM of a At te met the chalers of a Terogational negotiations between | puitisati order. Your Board, in com the striking seaten and the shipping on with the many other steamship ry largely upon cwners concerned, felt that nothing wompanies dep te

Parastite of surven Wheeli attends would be gained by contributing stato efforts of ad delegation of ments to the press which might be oogle hoarding he use keepers wlawom made subject of contr.versy during come to Conan be last night's tram. such time as there was a possibility of days the Recretary for an understanding, being reached by 你心 The Hon Mr F. R. frendly arbitration and, I think, when

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Parte 1 Fas been investigating the fit is possible to publish a full report the of the negotiations that have .aken tou Jaje existing between

boarding Touse place, it wil be recognised that the a. El recully catlawed Stamer's attitude of the various steamship ahui tentand them; ta noe owers has been in line with and Lligence with 150 matron in prompted by the general interests of Va cosa sa the duection of persuading the public and at the same time one T recognised which dil not debar them from giving tre open begotin the most sympathetic consideration at Hongkong Ms Hallitux, to the just demands of the seamen sing the matte with a thin themselves.

I am not at present in a position to a reported this an. roing, exid that tie koertement bad all adong promus. give you a full history of the negotin- ed at of weredited repr sigiatives tions which have taken place, but it ayton down too lăungkong they would will do no harm if I ask you to beur In givers a punctattes as sale roti uct in and that the attitude adopted

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del gate had day the Government of Hongkong|

has throughout been toe of stric: Jeen asked my acafequate tile assurance And what the poverion was us to and impartial monttality

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were not directly concerned, and

the callousness shown towards the hardship that might be suffered by their own nationals und fellow work- men through a needless prolongation of the strike, point to the fact that the Union's affairs were being farsely controlled by undesirable and possibly outside elements which could not be said to be representative of the main body of Chinese scomen,

It is to be earnestly hoped that before many more days have pasted the men will come to a better realisa tion of the facte governing tho situation and show themselves ready

THE CHINA MAIL.

STEAMER'S ROUGH TRIP.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

RACE WEEK

Normally the trip from Haiphong to Hongkong takes about five days. In the case of the Chincee Steamer Amherst" which arrived yesterday it took three weeks because the day after leaving Haiphong on January 16, she encountered a strong gale which forced her to anchor, starboard cable broke away and on January 22 her circulating and donkey pumps were damaged and one of ber boilers was found to be leaking-collected as the dol That day she managed to put into Name Bay for repaite and she remain

A FANCY DRESS BALL

in aid of the Society for tho Provention of Cruelty to Animals, MONDAY, Feb. 2011, 1992, at 9.15.

to abide by the findings of impartialed there until February 4. arbitratora in respect of any grievance they may have to put forward.

If any shareholders present would

like to have further information as to the efforts that have been made to bring aboot a settlement of the die pute i shall be glad to see them after the meeting and give them such in- formation as is at my disposal.

A HARBOUR SENSATION,

JAPANESE MERCHANT

ATTACKED.

MOTORKOAT CREW ARRESTED.

Her

In the course of an editorial nute

congratulating. The Quaints" on their Shanghai Buscass, the N.C. Daily Necos remarks that the risks of a theatrical venture out East can be imagined when one learns at a steamer passago from Singapore to Hongkong that used to cost $81 now costs $240-with hotels and salaries to match.

"I THINK THEM SPLENDID FOR CHILDREN.

A MOTHER'S PRAISE OF BABY'S OWN TABLETS.

For the sickly new born babe or growing child ruby's Owa Tablets. the Canadian hiliren's medicine, are a

at the

CITY HALL Tiskats $3. Booking nt Moatrie's. $1 fine for non fancy dress wil be,

2 Lucky number Prizes for there in

Fancy Dress.

Hougkong, February 7, 1923.

CITY

HALL

SIXTH PIANO RECITAL

(Russian Compo3018)

to be given by HARRY ORE,

on MONDAY, February 13th. ot 5:30 pm.

Booking at ANDERSON'S.

NOTICE TO CONSIONLES

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

AND

Mr Kunibiko Komura, a Japanese blessing. Tey are guaranteed cnt rely / CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA-

free from opiates and absolutely harm

and are a remedy for teething

Demag The mot da SDA curl | rerns the purely commercial side oi' Road, had an unpleasant experience which, wnstipation, diarrhea, colic

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1) rullate

merchant who lives at 59 Robinson

Monday night when he int from Blake Pier in a

motue hout the Steamer "Anashits

we wouki bean cut my fire, af 1 to the dispute that

nate estabalanítol wages, they could but guarante

the case of the Walla" was 19h Pluger bows a fair heating to

alegal men. It was only when the action, aboard

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in rigestion, simple fever and worms.CONSIGNEES of cargo for Hong- They promote enim natural sleep, good kong per sa PYRRAUS" are Bergerite, natural development

hereby notified that owing to the teething without

present state of affairs in Hongkong due to strike of seamen, etc. cargo for Hongkong will be landed at Shangbai and cousigners are recommended to make necessary arrangements as to insurance etc, accordingly. The cargo will be brought back to Hongkong immediately conditions at this por become normal.

of the Unum went beyond the law in Masu." When about half way across the (vernment the barbour he happened to get up berhare of Hongkong that

Jonced Era take petion to and walk towards the after p rs of las under was

could safeguand the public peace. Thus the motor boat when, it is alleged, again store the, he was set upon by the crew and gatio

The are buying, along to make perspective, and forms attention on severely injured about the head.

the ical poink at issue with the men struggled with his assailants and Their were hwhile to say shinea

then jumped overboard. Isoo of frem t

The wages in which maiter the two of work to say on

remains.

was running before, The engine meantime L vans slips in the Labour. The Governms ht ❤al coolies have put seamed vet hat prepared to guarantee an impartial tre with nobody attending to it and Mr. song hapes are held flad tla y will hearing of both sides and a fair thought considerably lazed

Komura had enough presence of mind back in a day my two.

left to bring be craft alongside H.M.S. "Carlisle" with the remaining member of the crew aboard,

Belore 11e Governants offer of padre protes that brought volunteers long shipping neem were hard put do Que a to gr cargo band dat all

aettlement.

steamers

In connection with the despatch of "Kinsltan" and the

Hengshan" to Cant n, manned by Naval ratings, I might mention that

Vessels were

went up by rm of agents, who were especially these koen to get a stranier loaded up and the Hongkong Government with awar gut busy and eceted a motley the object of anteguarding the cond of dapittiese, Arabs, Hudors, loud-upply of the population of the Malameluns wud CACI

a couple Colony, the vast majority of whom Americans from the lause of defen- it must be remembered, are Chinese. A member of the other staff The action appears to have been kept then at it but fifteen hours a day entirely . when the strikers threatened to strikers ouh all the loud supples which were beng conveyed to the men from the Sellor's Home he took loou across thu 1264 Tutor beat.

INTIMIDATION CHARGE.

SLAGISTRATE CHANGES BIN MAND.

In the Palice Cont this morning Mr. RE Lindsill announced his decision in connection with the case he heard yesterday in which a young Abinese named Tung long wes

misconstrued

in

Carbon.

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Mr. Komura was attended to by naval surgeon aboard the Carlisle but he was not well enough, to leave hospital and attend the Palice Court his morning when three youths, said toe the crew of the boat in were brought before question,

a charge of Magistrate Wood on

Mr. Macnamara who re resented Mr. Kemurs had the case remanded until Monday ard the ant used were released on bail.

by the assault.

It

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no attempt on the part of the Company to break the strike, the Company not being interested in the financial results of the sailings and the guards on board were only for the purpose of protecting the vessels against possible damage by irrespon- sible elements amongst the strikers.

I am personally convinced that the men have been very ill-advised by whose attitude all their leaders through must have done much to alienate the sympathies of the public, of Chinese and foreign nationality

alike.

changed with int mulating men to In the first place, taking into come out on strike and with disorder-account the present depressed state ly behaviour.

of the shipping industry the world Previously the Magistrate had in-over, with owners having to face the timated that the sling tion of die necessity of cutting down overhea? orderly behaviour was unsupported by charges in order to make both ends evidence but this in rang he told the meel, the time was inopportune to defendant that that charge would demand a general increase in wagen. staud with ugh he was not satisfied Reuter's telegram from Lun'on of that the evidener was sufficient to January

a striking justify conviction on the charge of contrast, when in it is stated that intimidation. He considered that the the shipowners' and employers' charge of disorderly conduct had been proved and the sentence would be two month's jail with hard labour.

• PRETTY LACK."

CANTON SITUATION.

26 affords

organisations in England had reached

the

a complete settlement on the question of wages, the men seeing the necessity for and agreeing to accept a substan

reduction tial wage

und negotiations being conducted in the friendliest spirit throughout,

Secendly, the demand for practi-

A Canton correspondent writes:cally a flat rate of increase on all The situation here is pretty black. I lines operating out of Hongkong was, think there is little doubt that on the face of it, not warranted by Bolshevik propaganda is busy here, condit ons, nor did it afford though the local government may not fair basis upon which

to con-

be involved in it. There has been a duct negotiations. The rutes strong nati-foreign feeling for many o! wages and conditions of service! months now, and unfortunately it has vary very considerably been muctly anti-British.

EMPLOYERS' VIEWPOINT.

BHIPPING COMPANY CHAIRMAN'S

IMPORTANT STATEMENT.

on the

different lines, and further, certain Companies, of which this was one, voluntarily granted increases to their crews in 1918 and again in 1920.

Thirdly, and this is a most important point for consideration, in relusing the original offer of arbitra- tion, a medium of settlement which The first considered statement of has been proved of late years

which have been boset the employers' st ndpoint in the pro-years

many sent strike was made by Mr. D. G. M. by labour troubles in Bernard, presiding this morning at countries-to be the faircat method of the ordinary annual meeting of the dealing with such disputes, the Union Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steatr impliedly admitted the waskross of boat Co., Ltd. After reviewing the their position. I would mention that the proposals pat Company's progress last year (na hers

Union on reported in another column) Mr. forward by the Bernard Bald:

27 which were pub January, Although not actually coming with lished in fall in the press and with in the period under review, certain which I take it you are acquainted, Avents have taken place since the endeavoured to introduce subjects for boginning of the year affecting the arbitration other than the wage quen. working and future prospects of your lion and requcated slipowaore accept Company which call for romark, 1 sass of conditions, which would have roler to the recent regrettable strika benn contrary to have,

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of Chinese sestren and I will wvail Lastly, the resort to intimidation, ayself of this opportunity of explain- the endesyout, to embroil other. ing the views of your Board and the workers is a dispute with which they

The local Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Asimals will hold a race week fancy dress ball in the City Hall on Monday, February 20 at 9.15 p.m.

On Friday night when the Engineers' Institute hold their annual bail in the City Hall the ordinary motor traffic regulations will be suspended until 330 a.m. the next

day.

According to an official report, the Japanese population in Tientsin totalled at the end of last year, 5,034, consisting of 2,635 mess and 2,399 women. The figure when compared with the total at the end of the previ-

ous mouth, showed an increase of 293.

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Soll by medicinu doulers, also, post free, cents the vial, from the Dr. Williams Medicine Co. 96 Ezeruen Road, Singhai,

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

GRILL ROOM.

with NOT be held on FRIDAY, THE USUAL DINNER DANSANT 10th Febary, 1922.

HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD).

Proposed New Issue of Shares to Members on the Register on

17th February, 1922.

THE

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLO-ED from the 18th to 26th February, 1922, both days inclusive.

Dated the 7th February, 1922.

By Order of the Board,

1. N. BEAUREPAIRE

Secretary, Hongkong, February 7, 1922.

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received to- atructions to tell by Public AuC-

(for account of the concerned)

tion

ON

MONDAY,

February 13, 1922, at 10 a.m., at 64, Nathan Road, Kowloon, Valuable Household Furniture,

&C

&c.,

therein contained. Comprising -

&c.

White Enamel Bedroom Fuites, Brass Double Bed, Large Teak Side- board with Bevel Mirror, Dinner Wag gon, Dining Chaire, Lacquer Dioner Waggon and Tables, Teak Bureau, Overmantle, Ruge, Household Linen, Curtains, &c.

Also

3/4 Convertible Dining and Billiard Tabic,

complete with Cuee, Rests, &c, &c. Polished Cabinet Masters Voica' Gramophone & Records

And

1 Enamelled Iron Bath and Lavatory

Teror

Fittings.

Cach on delivery,

On view day before colo. Gocds must be cleared in 2 days.

HUGHES & HOLGE, Auctioneers,

Hongkong, February 7, 1922.

WORLD

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agente.

6th February, 1922.

NOTICE ΤΟ

CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAYIGA- TION CO., LTD.

`ONSIGNEES of cargo for Hong- kung per ss, GLAUCUS" are hereby notified that owing to

the present state of affairs in Hongkong due to strike of seamen, etc. cargo for Hongkong will be landed at Shanghai and onsignees are recommended to make necessary arrangements as to insurance etc. accordingly. The cargo will be brought back to Hongkong. immediately conditions at this port become normal.

* BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agente. 6th February, 1922.

LLOYD TRIESTINO.

37

S. S.TRACIA From TRIESTE DUE 17th Feb.

are

ONSIGNEES of cargo for Hong-

kong per above steamer bereby notified that owing to the strike of cargo and wharf coolies, cargo for Hongkong will probably be carried on to Shanghai and landed at that port.

Consignees are therefore recommand- ed to make the necessary arrangements respecting insurance etc.

Any cargo so overcarried will be returned to Hongkong immediately conditions become normal.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Ageuts. Hongkong, February 7, 1922.

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

ALL

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