1926-05-10 — Page 7

MONDAY, MAY 10, 1926.

POSITION UNCHANGED.

(Continued from page 1.30.

THE CHINA MAIL

He points out that no revolution sequence of which it is impossible in Great Britain, however trium to foresee the famous plotareaque phant, is going to diminish competi-mounted sentries and horseguards tion in neutral markets, augment at Whitehall replaced by dismount- the demand for coal at Home, ed men in service dress bearing hasten the changes recommended.ifes, and similarly at Buckingham Keeping Docks Open. The chief task at the week-end by the Coni Commission, or compel Palace. has been to keep open the docks-the mine owner indefinitely to

process which began on Friday with the removal of, inter alia, over 100 lorry-loads of flour and 700 tons of sagar, the task being success- fully pursued...

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More Direct Action. The Intest reports show an in- tensification of the tendency for more direct action by the strikera, especially against food and parti cularly flour mills, but no appre ciabic effect is at present fult ex- cept in isolated districts like Smithfield and parts of the dock

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aritain, decided to offer the British

PARIS

OUTBREAK.

LATE SATURDAY CABLES.

London May. 7. Efforts were made yesterday

The "British, Gazetta" oficially carry on his industry at a loss "Re-to rush the London, Midland and volutionary methods would be com- Scottish Railway office at Crewe, notifies all workers that every man owing to the railway refusing to doing his duty by the country in plotely powerless except for evil"

pay strikers wages. The Folice the present crisis will be protected dispersed the crowdi No damage by the State from reprisals and loss was done.

of benefits or pension, and that legislation for that purpose will be proposed at an early date,

London May 7

Extremists' Minority,

Earl Balfour declares that if the revolution ware to succeed, the community thenceforth would be ruled by a relatively small body

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CLASH BETWEEN ROYALISTS.

AND POLICE

SEVERAL CASUALTIES.

(Reuter's Service;)

Parla May 9

There: wanna collision between Royalists and Police to-day, when overal Policemen and demonstra- tors were injured.

-Twenty' arrests were made.

The occasion of the celebration

A return to normal shipping con ditions is gradually being make was the fete day of Jeanne d'Arc both as Liverpool and Southampton. says the British Gazette."

Later Details

Paris, May 9,7 There were 118 gendarmes in- jured in the collision with the Royalists,

Thirty-one persons, have been taken into custody,

Sir John Simon's speech in the Commons at the close of the debate of extremists who regard the on Thursday night has received Trade Unions not as machinery much attention in political and for collective bargaining within Labour circles in view of Sir John's our industrial system, but as a position as a legal authority and political instrument, by means of his past championship of Trade

The position at Liverpool has which our industrial system may Unioniem. he utterly destroyed. He says that The Cardif "Western Mall (one improved to such an extent that such a policy must eventually be of the prominent provincial papers eighteen vessels were docked and Paper Supplies..

fatal to any country. On Great whose eight-page production is ten others undocked on Thursday Regarding the allegation that Britain it would bring ruin, swift, widely circulated in London) in Volunteer labour continues to the Government is holding, up the complete, and irresistible.

a oditorial says as the result of the pour in.. British Worker paper supplies the "We live on industry." Industry speechTrade Union officiale con- position appears to be that.. the lives on credit and enterprise.cerned in the general strike must strikers attempted to stop the What credit, financial and political, understand they are able any papermills and hold up supplies, what enterprise would remain to us moment to be sued in the Courts fend aincu supples are limited the were we driven by such methods by persons they have wronged and question has arisen of how to dia-to dispossess the people of their whose trade they are seeking to in-sign on in large numbers. tribute availabla'supplies. ".

Parliamentary libertles and hand aver our national heritage to be quandered amid incalculable suffering by violent and irreapen sible doctrinairast From such fute may the courage and rosoln. law will be accorded to them if they Columbus and the Cunardner after a chase in the water on

More "Special"

London May 9: Six thousand special constables are enrolling "dally..

Another Armed Convoy, Yesterday's prmed convoy of flour was repeated to-day, when 130 Torries with armed soldiers sitting on the flour. sacks, Ranked by armoured cars with a squadron of envalry in the rear passed through the inflammable dock area peace- fully, and dumped the cargo in Hyde Park.

Newcastle Disorders..

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Newcastle, May 9.

J Newcastle the police were hurriedly reinforced last night to deal with a disorderly crowd of 10,000 who were attacking the special constables.

ing missile..

"UNCHANGED."

Overcoming Obstruction by Pickels.

London, May 9 An official communique says that the general situation is changed.

un-

Obstruction by the pickets is belag more effectually overcome.

tion of our countrymen Save civilaation, of which they are trustees."

minor incidents

*...

Sixteen vassels were discharging: on Friday by three thousand men.

Many of the dock strikera "have now reported for duty,

Ship'a crews are continuing to.

A sufficient supply of volunteer

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ARMED ROBBERY.

INCIDENT AT CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST..

ANOTHER ARREST.

jure. Probably 75 per cent. of the strikers struck unwillingly and labour is available at Southamp these are new assured by Sir Johnton.

The Norddeutscher Lloyd liner

A Chinese arrested by a detective Simen that the protection of the

Ascania sailed sccording to sche-Saturday afternoon was brought dule.

before Major C, Willson at the Many ships are discharging Central Magistracy this morning

and formally charged with partici The Southern Railways cross-pation in an armed robbery at No.

have courage enough to disobey the unlawful and, tyrannous orders of the Trade Union officials, and re- turn to work.

Sir John Simon's speech evoked

menace

present

sinister

cargo

This makes the third arrest in The Union Castler Hner Ki-connection with this robbery, one

The driver noticed the level grossing gate foul of the line and slowed up.

Suddenly, a mob of 300 or 400 men appeared on both sides of the line and bombarded the train with heavy stones

A big stone amashed the gluse

driver's neck,, and hit the stoker. of the driver's cabin, grazed the

* Londony, May 7, 1 Regent's Park has been closed to the public, and the Police are guarding the entrances.

of the alleged robbers being. In hoe

pital with a bullet wound in the neck while an employee of the shop is also in police custody...!

One week's formal remand was granted. In the present case when. Det. Sub-Inspector Lana mentioned that the wounded, man's condition was reported to be dangerous.

A traveller-stopping near a small shack by the roadside in Kentucky said to the woman who came to the door

"Where is your husband?”” "Down yonder in the field," the woman replied

"Which one of those two men is: your husband ???

"They's only one man down yonder. Tother one is a scare crow."

“All right, I'll go down there and

him??

#

Dryly, the woman remarked: "Look and see which one moves.

the most, and tother one will be: Hank.

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE MAIL."

Entertainments.

EARLIER NEWS.

à reply from the "British Worker," Channel boats are running as 35, Connaught. Road West. the official Strike news bulletin: aranged.. London, May 8

which in a manifesto headed 18 is officially stated that the "Misleading the Nation". declares donan Castle is fully bunkered and situation all over the country is There is no attack on the com-stored, ready to sal satisfactory. There are ample supmunity, no attempt to set up a rival

· Lendon, May 7. plies of foodstuffs in practically

The Berwick-Newcastle train was government, no challenge to the district.. OVERY

The country le Constitution The workers, have attacked last night. quiet. There were no disturbances exercised their legal and long- in the last 24 hours, except a few established right to withhold their labour in order to protect the The Government appeals for re-miners against the degradation of The crowd was broken up, incrults for the "Civil Constabulary their standard life, which is

to the whole world of sections and dispersed with the aid Reserve," who will be paid as a

whole-time Porce Special con- Labour. If in exercise of that right of batons.

atables are being organised into contracts have been broken, that Attempt at Rescue.

units, wearing plain clothes, and Preston, May. 9

well be aware, cannot with any Four baser charges, were made at are supplied with armless steel dent as Sir John Simon must Preston agamat a crowd of 4.000 helmets and trancheons, and are show of reason be used to give the

struggle "the" who were trying to rescue a man formed from ex-Service men. the who had been arrested for throw-ago limit being fifty, and Terri character which he has chosen to

torials and Training Corps officers ascribe to it."

Three hundred and five passen-

Paris, May 7. The manifesto after emphasising gers Fanded at Southampton by the the origin and object of the The Press comments on the ...Leviathan." and procceded to struggle as purely industrial, says general strike in Great Britain London in charabanca. 2,800 bags the struggle will continue until the emphasise its political aspect as a of mail were also despatched.

Government are willing to resume step toward social revolution.ee Pickets of the Portsmouth Car-

negotiations for an: honourable They are of opinion that Great. poration Electricity Works who en-termination of the mining dispute. Britain's resistance to it will be vie

The Trade Union Congress, states.torious: devoured to persuade men not to go in. have them, themselves now that reports from the greater part. The Communist newspaper been Anally cajoled to work.

of the country to-day show that Humanite publishes & manifesto Amsterdam, May 8: solidarity is being maintained and from the General Confederation of The Netherlands Trade Unionsmen are still coming out in "Our Labour announcing its decision to There is complete confidence that Congress has voted £6,000 to the second line of defence." The open a national subscription list in order will be maintained in the British strikers, payable in three TU.C. is of the opinion that "the support of the British strikers. London dock area, where the load-weekly instalments.

argument of Sir John, Simon and

London, May 8. Zurich, May 8.

the Cabinet that the TU.C. are ing and unloading of vessels by

The issue now is not what wages. A joint sitting of the Interna- volunteers are proceeding and

attempting to overthrow the Con- increasing: It is intended to keep tional Socialist and Labour Bureau stitution and undermine Parliamen- the miners should be given but the Port of Londor regularly open Committee and the International tary institutions is a wilful and whether democratic Parliamentary ed. The situation in Scotland has Federation of Trades Unions will deliberate attempt to confuse the Government is to be overthrown," also improved. The food and fuel be held at Amsterdam on Tuesday issue and prejudice the position of says Viscount Grey In a message position everywhere is satisfactory.to discuss the international situa-the Trade Union movement by the to the "British Gazette" in which he Majesty in Council, tion in relation to the strike In allegation that we have received points out that the alternatives are

London, May 9...

money frem Moscow. This morn Fascism or Communism which are London, May 8. "His Majesty the King held a

ing a cheque arrived from the All-both hostile and fatal to liberty.

Meanwhile, he states, every day The "British Worker" states the Russian Central Council of Trade- Council at Buckingham Palace, the Earl Balfour, the Attorney-Council of the Trades Union Con Unions, Moscow, running to some of the strike is making the fature thousands. We fully considered worse for everybody. "Two things tieneral and the Home Secretary gross have declined the offer of hid

from: being present.

the Russian Trade Unions, the matter, and decided to send are clear-first, that the community and have returned their cheque. courteous reply expressing uppra-mast work together at all costs to At a meeting of the Miners'ciation, but inability to accept the avert a revolution and to preserve

constitutional method and Executive Mr. Cook declared there cheque which was returned." was no change, and no sign of any The TU.C. points out the Secre-second that the only counsel to save tary of the Free Church Council our industries and end the atrike Towards the close of the debate has refuted a statement that the is to get back to negotiations."

London, May B... on Emergency Regulations in the organisation has placed itself at the

Further disturbances occurred in The transport workers at the House of Commons on Thursday disposal of the Government. international Labour Conference evening, Sir John Simon made a

It also says the London pickets Glasgow last night. Forty-eight- did not enthuse over the proposal speech which led to a lively die report that 90 per cent, of the goods arrests had been made up to mid- of the Britlah delegate, Mr. Milford, cussion in political Labour circles coming to London are coming by night

Fickets stopped petrol lorries at that the loading and unloading of as regards the future of Trade road, and pot rail. The T.U.C. has

Stanfordlehope. Three Park every ship flying the British Bag Unioniam.. Sir John while not decided to instruct the Unions that East should be prohibited at all Con-denying the workman's right to all men working are Hable to 5 per arrest ware made as the result.

A number of telegraph wires tinental ports whatever her cargo. strike said the present geheral cent. of their wages as Strike Levy.

The Belgian delegate pointed strike, which disregarded all con- The Council is appealing to the between Newcastle and Hexham out the impossibility of complying truets of employment, was not a Trade Unions and sympathisers were cut..

The strikers at the Yarmouth with this proposal, especially in lawful act and from this, viewpoi abroad for financial help. connection with the unloading of the future of Trade Unionism was

Ostend, May 9.

Corporation Electricity Power Station have resumed work. Labour tragic situation.

Britain. France, cargoes destined for local consump-in a

Germany,

The city of London to-day was leaders were abusing the power Belgium, Holland, Spain, Luxem Eventually it was agreed that given to them by the Trade Dispute burg and Czecho-Slovakia were almost like Sunday. Many of the. coal consignments for Great Act. and unless they were careful represented at a meeting of the offices and shops closed in order Britain would be prevented at all there might be a terrible reaction. International Miners Committee. to give a rest, to their employees, Numerous factories are begin. The British representatives, Messra, many of whom had to walk The International Miners Com-ning to feel the lack of raw Richardson and Frank Hodges, long distances. mittee announced their solidarity materials.

arrived by aeroplane, and expose. The improvement in the railway situation is further indicated by with the British workers, declar A destroyer was sent to Man the situation in Britain, ing their readinose to take still chester where two food ships were It was announced that the de- the fact that the numbers of trains further stepe to assist them, and unloaded by patrol naval motor cision of the recent Brussels con running yesterday were: London, expressing the conviction that last-

ference that no coal be exported Midland, and Scottish Railway, 760 to Britain had been fully carried London and North-Eastern, 760;

tion.

NO ENTHUSIASM.

Cold Water On Delegate's..

Proposal.

scontinental “ports.

Ostend. May 9.

ing peace in the intning industry

Britain

pence moves.

boats..

Three hundred combine omni

is only possible through the bases are running in London, and out by either country. establishment of co-operation with International control.:

the

May 10-Queen's Theatre: "The Perfect. Elapper."

May 10-Star Theatre: "The Streets of New York"

May 10-World Theatre: "Sere-

May 19 Star Theatre, "The Quainte" 9:15, p.m.

May 17 Plano recital by the Pupils of Mr. Harry Ore in the

nade."

Hall.

May 22 Whitsuntide Eve. Em- pire Celebration at Repulse Bay Hotel.

Sports.

May 15 Formal opening of the H.K.R.FC new ground. King's

May 22-24-Royal Hongkong Golf Club holiday matches at Thaling of this season between South China May 29 Opening Baseball match. champions) and Japanese Base- Ball Club.

Company Meetings. May 18-Forty-fifth meeting of

shareholders of the Canton Insur ance Office, Ltd., at Messrs. Tar

May 28-Fifty-third Meeting of= dine, Matheson's offices, Boon Union Insurancs Society eng of Ltd in Union Building, 11 am.

May 28 Sixtieth Meeting of British Trader's Insurance Co. In Union Building, 11.15 am

May 28-Fifty-seventh Meeting of and Great Western 479 Ching Fire Insurance Co, In Union

The Ulster Government has Building 11.20 am

declaring

Welsh and Yorkshire newspapers

Berne, May 9, are selling in London. At a meeting at Olten the Come issued proclam

The Trade Unions Council have mittee of the Swiss Union of that a state of emergency exists in Informed Trade Unions that ship-Syndicates decided to appeal to North Ireland. ment from Ireland to Britain Swiss workers to support the should cease Isolated hooligan strike in Britain. The Unions have iam fa, proceeding. The Miners undertaken to contributs at least a conduct le exemplary, the transport franc for each of their members for man only being troublesome. the British strikers,

Dous May 0

DIFFERENT REVOLUTION.

Earl Balfour's Plain Warning.

London, May 9 Earl Balfour, in an article in the "British Gazette," says that 238 years have passed since a revolu munist of Doncaster, who recently

Mr. Brown, the prominent Com

At a meeting with delegates of tion in this country, the object of returned from Moscow was sen- the miners at Nord Pas de which was to secure the supremacy tenced to three years imprisonment the representatives of the

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