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STRIKE MONEY.

WILL CANTON ASK FOR $5,000,0007

'CASH DEMAND" TALK.

Conflicting Reports And Arguments.

No. 19,823

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1926. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

ALLEGED DAMAGE.

MRS HIND CONDUCTS HER

CASE,

!!

BUT LOSES JUDGMENT.

The unusual precedure of a lady conducting her own case with out legal advice was witnessed in the Summary Court this morning.

Mrs. W. B. Hind claimed $400 from Mrs. Ogilvie, of 4 Victoria View..for alleged damage by water to furniture In her fat.

In the absence of official in- formation, t. a impossible to define the prospects of 4 conference with Canton.

The China-Mull-correspondents. L. D. Turnett Juted In Cantor-whose report is given | Mra, Ogilvie, who was not present below-gives an unpromising out owing to a trip to England having look, speaking on good authority. been undertaken in accordance On the other hand, there is the with medical advice."

Mrs. Hind entered the witness utterance by Mr. Li Yau-taun in" dicating that the official confer-box and said that she engaged two ence is near at hand.

FooMd. a bathroom and kitchen, both unfurnished, from Mrs. Ogilvie and entered into occupation on September 1 of last year. The alleged damage in question occur red between Ort. of last year and March of this year and was caused through some of the bathroom ceil ing falling and water entering from the roof. When an electric light

The difficulty of sorting cut rumours: from genuine news will be appreciated especially in a matter of this kind. Those qualis ned to speak are reticent. It is therefore necessary to draw one's conclusions.

LOAN NO GOOD?

Compensation," Authoritatively he

Stated.

(From Our Own Correspondent,).

Canton, June 8.

It is authoritatively stated to- day that the negotiations for set- tling the Hongkong-Canton bay- cott and strike will have to over- come the obstacle of large cash demands for "compensation" to

the strikers.

Merely arranging a loan for

harbour and road-improvements, the money to be expended under the supervision of the banking and mercantile interests contem pluting such an advance will not suffice. A very large sum-well above $5,000,000-is likely to be demanded concerning the distri bution of which there can be no supervision, for it is contended that this money must go to the strikers.

INDO-CHINA Co.

INTERESTING SPEECH AT

MEETING.

REVIEW IN DETAIL.

British Shipping Position In

The Far East. .,

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A long an interesting review of the activities of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. WRS given at the 46th ordinary general meeting held to-day at the offices of

the general managers, Mesars, Jar dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

the

Reference was made to the nego tiations with the dack and engine- room officers, and their Guilds, on, the proposed reduction of pay:

other matters mentioned were effect of the anti-British agitation, the "position being watched closely" and the changes in the company's fleet. A personal expression of opinion was given that the worst had been seen

of upheavals China.

In

Those present were:The Hon. Mr. D. G. M.. Bernard (chairman), Mr. II. P. White, the Hon. Mr. A. 0.

in the bathroom fell down and wit-Lang (directors), Mr. M. H. Turner got an electrician in he suid (solicitor), Mr. R. Sutherland and (Continued on Page 9)

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ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL

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A FRANK STATEMENT.

Liquidation To Benefit Depositors.

"Our assets exceed liabilitiès..

The summons for infringement of the Charlie Chaplin film "The Kid" brought by the Hongkong Amusements, Ltd. against the How Woo Company, of 66, Hollywood We are closing for the benefit of Road, who concluded before Mr. | depositoré....... Our deposits (n= Lindsall at the Central Magistracy Hongkong) only amount to about

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this afternoon. -

$170,000, local currency, ceedings, Mr. E. S. C. Brooks (for Mr. K. T. Cheung, assistant man- the-plos-of-yesterday e-pro-Such were the words used by

the prosecution) and Mr. J. A. agor of the Oriental Commercial Gordon Leask. (defending solicitor) Bank, Ltd. (whose head office is at wore naked to make investigations No. 26, Des Vœux Road Central), Alm, the censorship card, referred morning. as regards the censorship of the to a "China Majl", reporter this

to by Sergeant Kennedy in evidence at the Arst hearing being stated to Police Station. have been lost at the Taumati

The main gate was locked: Notices (In Chinese and English) outside said that the Bank was closed as from to-day, pending.

The result of the investigations, ¡ liquidation, said: Mr. Brocks, way that the film The directors held a meeting had not been censored. He asked yesterday, when the decision was Captain H. F. Bloxham, who was come to. The application to Court record for May 1924. There was one of the censors, to produce the la in legal hands "and' announce

ments will be made in due course. no entry of this film on the re

Contributory Causes. cord:

After argument between counsel, Mr. Leask said that the question of the unfortunate card Was Arst [brought up by the prosecution.

Mr. Y. K. Lumi, the manager, is expected back from San Francisco in a few days and Mr. Cheung la acting in his absence.

The present position is attributed

the N. L. H. Railton, Capt. P. H. Rolfe, P. Tod, W. B. Cornaby, B. B. C. Hornell, GM. Shaw, D. McMurray,Sergeant Kennedy had given evite the failures of two concerns J. Baptiste, A. M. da Silva, R.dence that he saw the card with the Main Austin, R. E. Coxon, Ho Leung. John Fleming..

a native bank and a frm of California exporters." which materially affected the Bank.

Hr; Chống Chung Cheok, chair man of the board, is a Havana mor

chant, He took a great part in

good many of its shares. Tho Promoting the Bank and holde a ank, said the assistant manager, had transaction with the two firms which are now alleged to have fail- ed.

name of the How Woo Film Com pany, a copy of which was produced Sir Paul Chater's Death.

by the defence. The prosecution Mr. Bernard's address, began---

"now termed the copy to be a for- The Hongkong Government has It is with feelings of deep regret, gery. Mr. Leask thought it was received a formal despatch from Gentlemen, that I make reference inconceivable that anybody would the Canton Government, asking to the great loss the company has go to the extent of forging a card for an official conference between sustained in the recent death of He thought too much had been the two, with a view to arriving Sir Paul Chater, one of our direc-made of the non-production of the

tora.

Sir Paul joined the board card, and submitted that there was at a settlement of the boycott.

no evidence of guilty knowledge. This, said Mr. Li Yau-tsun yes-about eleven years ago, and during

He said the case was one for an

There has been a run on the terday, had been communicated to such time has taken a keen interest

injunction, in a civil court.

Bank during the last three months: him by Sit Shou-son Chow and in the company and its affairs.

Mr. Brooks said that-an-injunc-Large sums had been paid, out, the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall. Can- ton had appointed Mr. Eugene

tion can only be made after re there now remaining deposits com- prising: Current acccunts $3,000; Chen, Mr. T. V. Soong and Mr

gistering a conviction. The de- Chan Kung-pok as official dele

fence contested this and His Wor-savings accounts $20,000; fixed de

posits: $120,000; miscellaneous: The evidence of the defendant 27,000; all in round #gares gates... "Hongkong was asked to

ship agreed. Lame its representatives, said Mr.

Arm's manager was then takën dur- Li, and a start could then be

ing which he said that the film was sent back to Shanghai in conse- quence of a letter received from the coraplainant's solicitors.

Neither the Nationalist Gov-I made. ernment nor the Kuomintang Party will ask to be reimbursed for the large sums paid out as

strike compensation and for rice kitchens for the strikers during the last eleven and a half months; but a huge aum will be demanded

for the strikers themselves.

Canton's Argument

ex-

Mr. Li, who is chairman of the Hongkong Chinese General Cham- ber of Commerce, was entertain-

His knowledge of local conditions of trade was invaluable and the benefit of his personal Influence will be irreplaceable in this, and in other companies he was associated with.

"Freight Facts.

After the customary reference to the report and accounts, Mr. Bernard continued:

It is with much regret that your

directore have to submit such

Big Sums Invested. By securing a controlling in terest in The Canton Bank, San Francisco (not to be confused with Bank of Canton, Ltd., whose head"

at San Francisco) a Sum of

Mr. Lindsell gave his decision as follows: "I am not altogether office is In Hongkong, with a branch. satisfied that guilty knowledge has been brought home in this case $900,000, was invested. chiefly because they (the defen-count

the Oriental dante) produced the card to

On ac

the of encumbrances,

Commercial Bank bad

ing to tiffin at the Hongkong Hotel. Mr. Leung Pui-kee and Mr. very unsatisfactory report on the Ma Pak-nin, the "unofficial mer-year's working, but all who have chant" delegates who represent been in touch with the chaotic con- the four Chambers of Commerce ditions prevailing in China cannot. in Canton.

I fear, have anticipated otherwing..police when called upon to do, so been negotiating to sell out. Some General Chang's Attitude. 'As mentioned in the report, the

and may have had every reason to outstanding drafts, drawn on the. Interviewed yesterday, Mr.

not been paid, An opinion is firmly

rates of freight even during the first think that this card was genuine Canton Bank, had pressed that the Canton Govern-Leung said that he and Mr. Ma, six months of the year were on an

and that the film had been censored. safd Mr. Cheung, but these amounts ment will maintain that there are had been delayed by a little extra unremunerative basis, with the ex-

I therefore dismiss the summons, could be covered. still more than 35,000 men out of work and, they would return to ception of a short spurt in the hut make an order for confiscation Canton to-day, instead of yester Bangkok/Hongkong trade during work, that the walk-out was not a

of any copies of the film which they day."

May, when, the berth quotations fór

may live in their possession trade disputé but an expression of

Asked as to whether General "inside the bar loading touched 56

may come into their posscssion. at a national impulse, and that there. fore the strikers must have Gov-Chang Kai-shek (Canton's mili cents per picul. This immediately later date

tary dictator in effect if not in led to Bangkok millers covering. ernment backing in their com-

name) favoured an early settle their requirements for some time pensction demands.

ment, Mr. Leung replied: There ahead by arranging, consecutive

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Effect of Boycot

It will be maintained that many of the strikers lost all their pos-is nobody in Canton who does not lump sum charters, which worked sessions except their clothes be favour a settlement and General out at about 30/40 cents per picul cause Hongkong landlords, when Chang certainly would not dis-These were mostly taken up by ves. JONDOEUROKANGthey abandoned rented quarters,

Cavour,

sels under the Norwegian Bag. 'Labour,' said Mr. Li must later attached their belongings for non-payment of rent. They will also be in favour, as it was one of also maintain that many of the the joint parties to petition the strikers lost the tools of their Canton Government to work for a trades, and that any settlement settlement. maade must put these people in a position to begin life over again. and to begin it without pauperisă- tion threatening them.

LEE KEE

Agent for HENRY RICHARD TILE CO'S.

We have a large stock of White Glazed Wall Tiles, Colour Glazed Wall Tiles Coramio Mosaic Tiles, Geometrical Enosutie Floor Tiles, Tile Firs Grates.

How far Hongkong can concur

in these contentions remains to

be seen, No doubt the Canton

tended that the Canton Govern-

OK

Another sum of $180,000. gold, had been advanced to the directors of the Canton Bank. Steps would be taken to secure its recovery...

Mr. Cheung also said that all the branches (viz, at Bangkok, Shang- hai, Tientsin and Havana), had The enough to pay all deposits.

cille were taken to safeguard the balance (of working capital) would interests of ahareholders.

be remitted back to Hongkong for Apart from Important connecthe benefit of shareholders. tious in the Calcutta trade our main source of revenue is, derived

"In Best Interests." The opinion was also expressed from through traffic, from ports on that after paying off depositors, the upper Yangtize such as Fehareholders were likely to get Chungking and Ichung to Hansomething as well kow, Shanghai, Swatow, Hongkong Mr. Cheung courteously remark and Canton; but with a boycotted that the present decision was rigorously imposed in southern come to in the best interests of ports, it is easy to perceive that everybody, and so as to have no there must be a severe drop in our ill-effect on Chinese banking.

This Bank was started only a tów years ago, in new and impos- ing premises. Its business has

revenue.

The difficulty consignees ex perienced in disposing of timber in

The improvement was short. lived, as shipping business WOB thrown into chaos by the anti-Eri- tish agitation and boycott which MACAO RUMOURS.

began in June. The nature and extent of this movement. is a familiar to those resident in the Agitators Threaten General

Far East and in fact to the world Strike.

generally, that it is unnecessary for During the last few days, the me to enlarge upon it; auffice it uninformed Chinese classes in to say that while it has very terms will be subject to modifica Macso have been eagerly dis seriously affected our company's Carton, occasioned a partial lay been almost entirely restricted to a Chinese ciontelle, some with tion on parley, but it will be concussing the possibility of a gen-earnings, it must have also result-up of our Bornes steamers,

Attempt to Raise Rates

oversea interests. As a set off against loss of trade

In addition to the officers named, ment has gone as far as it can go eral strike there to start on about ed in heavy losses to many of our loyal native supporters. I trust this Sunday.

in boycott areas, persistent efforts Jr. Leung Chak-teun te given in when it waives claim to re. From the best sources it is that this mere passing refrence

were made to raise rates on Hines the Dollar Directory as managing imbursement for moneys spent

authorities are well alive to the sufficient to indicate the difficulties lesser degree by the political situa The Company, registered in since late last June.

situation. Agitators have been and complications which during the thon, but the volume of tonnage Hongkong. has an authorised. Signs of Hopefulness. trying to make their influence period under review beast shining seeking employment eventually capital of $5,000,000 of which necessitated a reversion to rates of $1,700,000 ls stated to have been" June 14 will witness the Dragon felt, within Macao's boundaries, in these ports.

The disabilities under which freight which in many cases show-ssued and paid-up. Boat Festival. Undoubtedly the but they have met with little suc

conducted a smart loss. However, any In addition to the branches,, the enthusiasta with which prepara tess Macao is not such a big sur operations were

unfortunately not con- basless outside of our regular Bank has correspondents at Lon DUNDONDONÓNtions are being made is due to place after all, and suspicious were.

the hopefulness that the boycott characters can easily be rounded ned to Swatow and Canton lines was only considered when the non. New York and San Francisco,

where vessels under the result of the contemplated voyage will be declared off. Every effort up. (2

The apprehension felt by the British fing have not been able to showed up better than a temporary will be made to show goodwill to

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chants expected here for the festival.

An immense parade is being organised, to be headed as grand marshal by So Shiu-ching, the strike leader.

It is announced that railway travel to Canton, even from Hong kong, will be thrown open to all who pay a special $10 entry tax, and that personal baggage will not be molested by the pickets. The payment of the special tax will permit of free-going and coming from June 11 to 17. The tax goes Into the strikers fund.

time, people were not told what as the trail of malicious and un-

would be done to them. The new just propaganda was in evidence The important question of over- form of intimidation was that in ports at the extreme limit of head charges, has been referred to "patriots", outside the boundary the navigable rivers of China. (in other words, strike pickets)

Strictest Economy

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on several occasions at our annual general meetings when it has been were incensed at the differential As may be anticipated therefore, pointed out that the scale of pay treatment meted out to Chinese conditions prevailing during the and concessions to floating staff residents in Macao. They accord last half of the year called for most are out of proportion to the earn ingly ordered patriotic Chinese careful deliberation in the manageing power of the company, espe

The body of a child aged about. to leave Macao and return to their ment of the feet and every effort cially during the present time of

was directed to strictasb economy, general shipping depression one year was found on a busy off own fertile soil.

Apparently, rumours had The uncertainty of tare, bow Pay in vessels running out of the the Naval Camber at Kowloon yes- and dried" UK. has been very materially deterday. It is believed that the body originated from a system of land ever made aby

uistas ergised to meet the position but was placed there to avoid the cont resumption at or nean Mong Ha scheme

of burial. So far the identity of and the agitators had played on with

the child has not been established the ignorance of those concerned. I would

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