1925-07-29 — Page 1

We

Tako

The

ION

Out

Lot

SER Vice!

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO. LTD.

+

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247 -

33 Wong Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley, A. J. AllisonSERVIce Manager,

JUST RECEIVED

A'

SPECIAL LINE

אן

MEN'S

Summer Underwear.

THE

TROPICMESH

་་་

This is of English Manufac-

tore,

open weave very similar to Aertex, Soft

Anish, good weaving, easy to wash, cool and comfor

able.

Vests with 4 or 1⁄4 Sleeves

Knicker Drawers

ALL SIZES

$1.95 each

BOYS' SIZES

$1.75 each

COMBINATIONS

ALL SIZES

$4.50 each

This is the finest value

China Mail

0000 No. 19,559

SEMD

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1925.

STRIKERS DEFEATED. STRIKE LEVIES.

ABORTIVE RETALIATION FOR REDUCTIONS."

STILL MORE RETURNS.

POSITION IN KONGMOON DESCRIBED.

FOREIGNERS SAFE,

An interesting letter from the "China Mail's" Kongmoon (Pak-

MERCHANTS' QUANDARY.

WHY JOE HAS GOT THROUGH TO CANTON

$1,000 SQUEEZE,

forced by

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

FAIRY TALES.

CHINESE AGITATOR

ARRESTED,

THE NERD FOR PROPAGANDA,

(From Our Own Correspondent.).

Singapore, July 28.

LAZARUS

Qualified Eyeright Tasting with Modern Equipament.

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL:

BRITAIN'S COAL

INDUSTRY'S PROBLEMS

REVIEWED.

CAUSES OF THE CHIBIA,

(Reuter's Service.)

London, July 28. The court of inquiry investigat ing the coal mining dispute has reported that the workers are justified in claiming the incor- poration of the minimum wage provision of any wages agree-

The firmness with which the returning strikers have been

Chinese merchants in Hongkong dealt, particularly those at the kai) correspondent, which took who although they are opposed Kowloon Dock and Naval Yard, several days to come down owing to the Bolshevik principles of

A Chinese, un alleged agiator, hao has resulted in a great deal of to a Post Office strike at that port, administration of the Government been urrented. heart burning among those affect-

of Canton have. Ten

It is stated that he was inform before and written

steamers ed and it is known to the authori-

circumstances to doing a crowd that British troops lad established communication be economic ties that strikers' meetings have tween. Macao and Kongmoon, business with them are being very been defeated in China and that taken place with the object of re-reads:-

severcly squeezed by them and, in warships had been sunk, taliation of some

This is the first case of the kindment. Bort but the

Thanks to Commander Li Yat fact, the temporary strike Govern lukewarmness among their own ngok preserving order, there has ments in force at other ports. -

in Singapore. A merchant informed a "Ulina ranks is defeating their own ends been no danger to foreign lives and according to the police re-

or property here.

A notification Mail" representade this morning by the Canton Government has that the Canton Government. port more workers have return-been posted up on the Customs was foreing merchants pay ed to the Whampou Dock Co., the wall, warning agitators against $1.000 for the privilege of discharg- Green Island Cement Co.'s, Hokun interfering with the Customs for- ing curge and at Swatow the squeeze" was.considerably higher, works and Messrs. W. S. Bailey eign staff.

The situation is not very seri- averaging something like $2,500, & Co.'s yard.

Our. There are tow-beats run-and in some ce, stated the ning here from Canton, and China Mail informant, as much Macao. Intimidators have tried as $4,000 lnd, bid to be paid.

The merchants were not doing to influence the Chinese employed

There is alleged to have been intimidation of Chinese who have been newly taken as tram drivers

As regarded the food situation in

OUR GLASS TRADE.

NO INTERFERENCE WITH

SUPPLIES.

The Court concurs with the view that wages at the agreed | 7. minimum rate should be a charge before the profits. It opines that there is considerable room for improving the coal industry's efficiency as a whole and thereby (Reuter's Service,)

afford aid to its economic posi tion. Improvement in the distri- London, July 28. In the House of Commons, reply, busion of coal might lower the Philip Cunliffe Lister said that there ing to Mr. Robert Morrison, Six price and stimulate the demand."

The commission says that the but apparently it has been with- by foreign hongs without success, business with: Carton from chce was to reason to think that the represent crisis has been to a large i out avail for the Hongkong owing to the violence threatened go to banky, arge stocks of Harriman combine and the Soviet parties to the dispute, but is the

but the position was once critical but to prevent Hiraiselves having to

Agreement Between the extent, created by neither of the (lower levels) Tramway Co. an- A foki of Messrs. Shiu Fat, com- rice being at Bangkok, in

overment, would interfere with nounce further extensions to their pradores, was arrested by strikersation with what they had iner-upplies of manganese and peroxide upheaval due to the war. The inevitable sequel of the economic service.. As from to-morrow, for supplying bread to foreigners, red liability.

to British Glass-makers. He pointcommission glides over the ques- trams will run to Kennedy Town but was released the next day. as in normal times and the Happy Prices of rice and flour have come tanton there no scarcity of dont utsatisfactory supplies of tion of the royalty system, the Valley trams will not turn back down, but kerosene is very ex-re, adied, the freebas, sitboughaganese and peroxide were ob- decline in the demand attributed inhle from other sources for to the falling off of foreign sales, at the Post Office but proceed pensive, corting as much as $8 orj there was a mazet for it. The example India, also that other sub-oil-burning ships, the growth of | direct to Whitty Street.

$ (Canton subsidiary silver price had not soared up as had been Alleged to have in his posses-in) per in! Tinned provisions stated, but was as a matter of fact ware available for use as

gther decolourisere. In Traction lower than $8 a picul. sion seditious pamphlets, à Chin-are or expensive. ese was arrested at Wanchai Moser boats for up-country (Hongkong money) less than pre- yesterday. His excuse was that ports have stopped for several rike, times. The period during the papers had been handed to days on account of a shortage of which it bud risen to $12 odd a poon) (Hongitong money) was when him by another man, but the lat crude oil. The Sunning Railway the Tongkongkoly had gone ter, as expected, could not be runs only three trains a day; in-down. found. He has been charged and stead of four, because of a short- will be dealt with in due course.

age of coal, Shipping Position. ** Fifty-eight of the 97 going vessels at present harbour are British of departures yesterday 2 being Bri- tish and of 11 arrivals 5 being British.

of to

THEFT OF RECORDS.

EURASIAN PLEADS

CIULTY.

TIME IT TAKES.

SHANGHAI SHOOTING

ENQUIRY.

REACHING' AGREEMENT.

(Reuter's Service.)

There have been few develop“ ments on the Chinese side with ocean- the exception, of course

London," "July 26 in the students treating crowds

Ju the House of Commone reply the 6street-corner speeches. Strikers

ling to questions with reginde to the are making levies from merchants for their cause.

Micenery into the dusturis A large sum has been collected on the following

Through Mr. Girerdotnat Shanghai, Mr. R. NoNeill The Butterfield and Swire ship schedule: Rice mills $50 each; manager for Pathe Orient, plead-Foreign Office, pointed out that ever offered in Men's Summer Nanchang, which has been lying bankers $80 each; large shops $25 ing for leniency for an Eurasian communications must first pass be iwann a number of nations and idle at Swatow for some weeks, each: small establishments $5 or who had admitted stealing gramo- Underwear.

has been brought back to Hong- $10 each. Most of the money bas phone records from him, a pro-nothing could be done until agree kong by naval ratings from come from firms in Kongmoon or secution this morning was ment had been reached. H.M.S. Bluebell zad is at present Sanwal city. An attempt to co-adjourned till to-morrow for unchored in Kowloon Bay.

lect in Pakkai was nipped in the

Police inquiries. The Chinese naval transport bud, the Chinese commanding boat Kiangping has again passed officer pointing out that a false through on its way from Shang-impression would be created and hai to Pratas Shoal carrying a bad feeling would arise if permis- further 350 tons of building sion were given in Pakkai where material for the wireless station there is a that the Chinese Maritime Cus-residents, toms are erecting there..

CALL AND INSPECT

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW

& CO., LTD.

HONGKONG!

SICEL

ASPHALT

ASALOTOS HEAVY WATERPROOFING CNVELOPE

KOBERTSON'S -

ASBESTOS

PROTECTED

"NO JUNE PAY.""

THE K. R. A. RESCINDS PREVIOUS RESOLUTION.

In order that a united front may be presented to returning servants, the Kowloon Residents' Association has rescinded a pre- vious resolution under which they recommended members to pay servants' wages up to the day on which they left service, and it has been decided that members now be recommended to pay no wages for June where servants left during that month. It was further recommended that rates

George Clayson, pleaded guilty before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest to the theft of seven records from Messrs. Pathe Orient, at the firm's premises, No. 12, Queen's Road

Central. number of foreign Pirates, however, have not been on strike but seem rather to be working overtime. Welcome appearances of H.M.S. Moorhen, and H.M. armed launches Kwong Lee and Don Juan have had a salutary effect, and the Tung On, flying the naval ensign, is just as much welcomed.

Politically there is little to re- port except that Chan. Wing-wai,

magistrate of Sanwai, has been replaced by Au Ling og member of the Kuomintang.

MERCHANTS MEET,

a

RICE EXPORT RESTRICTION

DISCUSSED..

DRUG EVIL.

FURTHER ADDITIONS TO LIBT.

hydro-electric power and the great increase in coal production in countries formerly our best customers. Foreign competition is also noted.

Cabinet And A Subsidy.

London, July 28.

It is learned that the Cabinet to-day considered the question of a temporary subsidy for the coal mining industry; also several othssible solutions of the dispute. but it has not yet reached final decision. It is understood that ut the Premier's request, the coal owners are likely to with draw the notices conditionally s

Later.

Sir Josiah Stamp, one of the commissioners in an addendum, partially attributes the worsening of the position during the past few months to the effects of the introduction of the Gold Standard- and the attendant deflation. He says that witnesses conveyed the impression that the resumption of the Gold Standard means a shill- ing a ton difference in the price of coal.

International's Decision.

Paris, July 29. France, Germany,

(Reuter's ServicojA Defendant made no reply when

London, July 28. The House of Lords has passed His Worship asked why he had done such a thing. Eub-Inspector the second reading of the danger- Richard Lanigan, prosecuting, ous drugs bill, the main object informed His Worship

Britain, that of which is to ratify the decision of Clayson went into. the shop and the international opium conference Belgium, Holland, and Czechc- inspected a number of records at Geneva, that coco leaves and Slovakia were represented at a when he suddenly dashed out with Indian hemp are to be added to the private meeting of the Executive a number of them. Defendant dangerous druge list, the importa Committee of the Miners' Inter- was chased by the manager, inter-tion of which were prohibited by national, presided over by Mr. cepted and arrested.

the 1920 Act.·

Herbert Smith, which examined the international position in re-

Clayson claimed to have been

born in Shanghai and that he had U.S. PREPAREDNESS:lation to the coal crisis. They

been here two years, having done "office "work" His employers were the Chung Wo Co., he said. Mr. Girardot submitted to His Worship that, in view of the little value attached to the records and seeing that defendant had been taught a lesson, the latter be dealt with leniently.

His Worship stated, however, that he preferred to put back the The restriction on export of case till tomorrow to enable the of pay for returning servants nice was again before the Trade Police to make enquiries of the should not be higher than those yesterday, and reasons were ad-

Maintenance Bureau meeting defendant's employers. prevailing before the strike.

that ....

GAVE NO NOTICE.

PLANS FOR AIR PORT BASE.

(Reuter's American Service.)

on

passed a resolution calling on Trade Unions to strive to achieve the nationalisation of coal mines; and international control of pro- duction. They promised inter- national retion in the event.of mines" stoppage in Britain San Diego July 28.

August 1. If a stoppage does not The secretary for the nary, Mr.

eventuate in the immediate Wilbur, announced a plan for makfuture, the committee demanded ing San Diego a home Air Port for that production be limited fa

Shenandoah, transferring the does not suffer. rigid dirigibles like the Los Angeles other countries so that Britain whole lighter than air activities

of the navy to an operating "base which would be constreted bere."

HEIRESS WEDS. RICHES AND NOBILITY

UNITE.

GREAT EFFORT.

RIFF MOVEMENTS CAUSE ANXIETY.

This was done by the Com-vanced why it was desirable ith mittee of the Association which The rice which merchants were held a meeting last night. It was having to hold would feed the An Indian lorry driver who left METAL ROOFING not thought necessary to call a Chinese population for at least the employ of the Kowloon Tong

meeting of Kowloon' residents to approve of the Committee's action three months, as there were in all, and New Territory Develop having regard to the unanimous could still be transacted and these notice at the Kowloon Magistracy. some 200,000 bags. Business ment Company without giving opinion of the very representative

(Reuter's American Service.) public meeting at the Theatre stocks not affected in any way. yesterday, was ordered to forfeit | Royal.

It was decided that the half a month's wages in Heu of Chinese members on the Legisla notice and further fined $20. Mrs, Guinevere Gould wikow of

New York, July 28, tive Council should be asked to His excuse to his employers at the late G. J. Gould, and heiress of | go into the matter,

the time he left was that he had a part of the Gould fortune, was, car of his own which he wanted married to-day At Montreal to The Raffs are reported to be pre to drive himself, and his Chinese Viscount Dunsford, son of the Earl employee had left him.

Sole Agents:

·DAVIE, BOAG & CO., LTD. Bank of Canton Balling.

Samples and particulars on application.

FOR REAL FINE MAJONG BETS HABE ĜE STORY AND BONE.

Possible Price

H.K.V.D.C.

The bureau is now endeavour ing to restore the steamship ser vices between Hongkong and

FURTHER DEMORILISATION Canton.

OF MEN

The abortive strike of Kowloon course of the bearing Sub- bus drivers way mentioned in the Inspector Alexander of the stating that

The following typhoon warn- Over a hundred officers and ing has been received from the men of the Hongkong Volunteer Manila Observatory by the Ameri- Traffic Departmen Defence Carpe have already hand-can Consulate General, Hongkong on the 6th inst he had met the

ed ha their equipment at Head 24 pm July 281 Cyclone or man and asked quarters and returned to civil ufe phoon, E. of Balintang Channel, pol And dress. (giant program proving N.N.W. on N

From to-night will take effect

the further demobileétion; pr. about fifty men from the Arı- oured Car section and the Field and Night sections of the Engineers, › also numbering

the

of Midleton

STINNES SHARES.

FINANCIAL SAFEGUARDS

ARRANGED

WATER FROM AKROPLANES."

(Router'e Service)

Paris, July 28.

Buring great effort before the arrival of French reinforcements, the news of which is causing them

Telegrams from Pez state that the Riffs, after a period of reorganiza tion are now resuming the offe sad re-appearing at various sek on

front. Apparentlyse Entaron Ber is the enemy's,

BATHING

COSTUMES

AT

HALF PRICE

THE WHOLE OF OUR STOCK OF YOUTH'S "a

-AND-

'MEN'S BATHING'C. STUMES

15 BEING OFFERED AT

HALF PRICE

Cotton Wool

from $1.75 from $4.25

·Pure Silk at $15.00

· SIZES 20 TO 42 INCHES ONE PIECE STYLE WITH SKIRT. VERY SMART COLOURINGS,

ONE WEEK ONLY

JULY 27th to AUGUST Ist

Open 8.30 to 5: Saturdays 8.30 to 1m

MACKINTOSH

A CO., LTD.

Men's Wear Specialista. Alexandra Bulding'

Des Voon Bond.

Lee Yee's:

Hair Dressing Baloon

and Bookstore.

open as usual

at

12 D'Aguilar Street,

Hongkong

FINE JEWELLERY Žarigmanni, rvéepar, & Wadding Rings

MANI ECIALTY, HOU (AD) of highwvgrade in the Colony. WINDSOR BROS.

Be G6 Nathan Road, Fireloom.

LEE KEE

Agent for

HENRY RICHARD TILE CO'S.

We have a large wach of White: Ginsed -Calour Gu

Intantiu

Invitad

Wellington B