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[CÂNTON'S DEMANDS.

CUSTOMS SURPLUS TO SETTLE THE STRIKE.

IRREDUCIRLE MINIMUM,

What the Censored" Reports Are Saying

[From Our Own Correspondent,]' : Canton, June 30,

TRUCK SMASH.

CARELESS ACT ON PRAYA "

BRIDGE.

PEDESTRIAN INJURED."

The cagelessness of a hand truck coolie led to a Chinese womл, being seriously injured on the Bowrington Canal Bridge about, 6.30pm. yesterday.

There is no room on the roadway of the bridge for a truck to pass when two tram cars are crossing over it, which probably was the reason which promoted the coolte, his track over the pavement, The truck crashed into the bridge rull- ing with such force that a part of it was taken away.

BLISH 1845

FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1926.

SEDITION.

A CHINESE EMIGRANTS

TROUBLES,

PAPERS SEIZED.

It was left to Mr. R. E. Lindselt. the Senior Magistrate, to determine this morning whether certain docu-. ments were suditions as alleged by the prosecuting police officer, Ser. geant Tyler. in a charge against a Chinese young mud who had spent the greater part of his life in America.

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Mr. D. McCallum, defending, sub-,

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Canton vernacular newspapers. which are rigorously censored by the Government, have published re- ports that Me Eugene Chen, For- eign Minister cabled to the Hong-in-attempting to get clear, to-run--mitted that owing to the defendant. kong Government that Canton's "Irreducible minimum demand""for geitling the strike is, to have the Customs surplus for Kwangtung province turned over to this Gov- orument annually. The sum le anid to be about $4,000,000 Mex.

The woman was wedged in he tween the truck and the railing. She received severe injuries to her legs.

The published accounts say that "Hongkong replied that Mr. Chen's request had been referred by cable to Londer and to Peking, and ally comment is reserved.

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aff the late, Dr. Sun Yat-sen was Head of the Government-the actual power then being in the Hands ni the Kwangsi militarist elique, who tolerated the Republicans--thery were neynliations which resulted in several millions of dollars being handed over to Camon, out of the Customs surplus,

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The truck driver and several

tramway employees" followed the police to the station for inquiry,

"MAILED FIST."

CANTON MUSSOLINI'S

POWER.

DICTATOR IN NAME,

From Our Own Correspondente} - . . .. . '. Canton, June 30. The Customs, of course, is made the last formal move which General Chang Kai-shek has

Inspector-assures him supreme dictatorial General in Peking, who is a ser-power in South Chipa. vant of the Chinese Governmenta To-day the Central Kuomintang but foreign Powers have to be con- bestowed upon him as comman- suked.

der-in-chiefy and in view of the There has been no official com-fact that a state of war exists munication to verify these vernacu- against, Wu Pei-fu's allies, lar reports quoted by aur cort

supreme power of veto and of of the Government except the Cen- tral Kuomintang itself.

.

TO END BOYCOTT.

NEGOTIATIONS TO BEGIN ON JULY 15.

OFFICIAL INTIMATION, ·

Colonial Secretary The writes to us under to-day's.... date:

In accordance with arrange. ments made between the Hongkong Government His Majesty's Consul-General at Canton, and the Acting For- eign Minister of the Canton. Government, it is hoped that negotiations with regard to the boycott. will be commeric- ed in Canton on July 15.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

COAL CRISIS.

FINAL STAGE OF EIGHT HOURS BILL'

SCENES IN THE COMMONS.

London, July 1.

In the House of Commons the final stage of the Coal Mines Hours Bill was opened menacingly..

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REFUSED TO STRIKE.

Murdered Men's Families to Benefit.

"

The Government is stil paying ut sums of $2,000 to the families

The Labourite, Mr. J. Buter (Spennymoor) asked the Speaker not to press the third reading of any person who loses his life n declaring that if he did no Minisgaged in currying out his customary a direct consequence of being en terialist would be allowed to speak.

The Speaker said that his duty -was-to-conduct the business of the

House and he intended to do so,

Mr W. C. Bridgeman (Eivat Lord of the Admiralty) then moved the third reading and was repeatedly interrupted by the Labouriten who accused him of provocation.

Mr. Bridgeman said that he was defending the leader or his Party when he was called a murderer and liar. .."

Mr. Jack Jones (Labourite, Slivertown) interrupted: "You are a murderer."

shouting:

work.

On February 8 this SyeRI; IWO. motor. drivers were murdered on the Shek O Road. Owing to the necessity of secrecy to facilitate Inquiries, little or no information was published at the time. All that was known was that these men had' who appeared to be patrons, who been enticed to a hillside by

turned on the drivers, murdered them, threw the bodies down in slope and then left the car stranded. The discovery of the car, then the bodies, led to careful investigation.

That "Second Strike".

Mr. Jones refused to withdraw this statement and left the House. It has now been established by As he did so he turned toward the the Police that refusal to leave their Ministerialists,

"The ordinary work was the cause of both whole gang of you are murderers." murders and that both murders

Mr. Bridgemun proceeded with were directly, connected, with boy hla speech in compurative silence. cott agitation. The date was four

days before Mr. Bridgeraan's Innocence?

China New Year. Mr. Batey, failing to prevent Mr. Rumours were current then that Bridgeman speaking, left the agitators were at work, trying to start a "second strike" but they The Speaker was compelled to were prevented from getting any- rebuke a number of Labourites, where near success. The drivers of declaring that both sides should "tramp" public moter cars and taxis have heard Mr. Bridgeman, who re had remained at work when the

House.

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not know what all the fuss. is came in for specțil attention in lated to the passengers travelling about," (Load laughter). He con- February this year,

Reference eluded by asking the House to pass. The Government undertaking issued to the defendant his to free men. by train to Kowloon. was also made to accate the Bill, which gave a free choice therefore applied in both cases. It will be recalled that the an- nouncement of compensation' was made by Sir Edward Stubbe in the first days of the strike.

photograph

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# Kuojatang bureau at San Francisco help him to move about freely among his fellow countrymen. He asked Hia worship to hear the man personally

as he will be the more convinced..

To a statement that a anforest

A Dastardly Attack. The Labourite, Mr. Vernon Hartshorn, adid that the Bill was astardly attack" on the miners. Its passage would raise the most awful situation that had ever been

The deceased men's names are Chan Fo and Wu Sau-tak. Their families are to receive $2,000 each. Authority is now required and the

respondent but it should be borne initiative over every department story had been given to the police. in the mining industry and depres amount of $4,000 will come up as

in mind that a censorship was im posed and that Canton publications were ordered to use only contribu- tions from certain sources.

or

Mr. McCallum retorted that a man who fell into the hands of the police as in defendant's caseould have to find some excuse exactly when threats such as hanging him

fendant'e story which was that he His Worship decided to hear de- left for Americh in 1916, returned in 1924 to get married, and was now his way to America again. He said he took the documents thinking they were advertising-leaflets and was arrested by the police after he had left the train.

This means that henceforth, every Government department Only this week the Hongkong and official must obtain the sanchad been made. Government stated that a reply badtion of Chang Kai-shek, or of the been sent to the last letter, from cfficers of his military headquar Mr. Eugene Chen who asked as toters at the Cement works across whather Hongkong woold rend the river, formal approval for

British Imperial delegation

every act or new policy. Hongkong delegation and that word

Chang Kai-shek now controls is awaited from Canton as to when the Central Kuomintang, and had negotiations can be started.) only to ask for the grant of such power to have it conferred im- mediately. He is now in name, as he has been in fact for some weeks, the "mailed fist" man of South China.

CANTON-MACAO.

STEAMBOAT COMMUNICATION

AGAIN?

$ PER HEAD NEXT WEEK.

[From Our Own Carrespondent.] Canton, June 30. Steamboat communication be- tween Canton and Macao is like- Jy to be resumed next week with sailings of the Shing Cheong."

The vessel will carry passen- gers and baggage, but no freight, lest boycotted goods should leak in.

INVASION THREATS.

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DANGER. FOR, WAR-WEARY CANTON?

YUNNANESE ON MOVE..

"

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, June 30: Reports received yesterday from Nanning tell of the invasion All passengers rust first of Kwangsi by Yunnanese troops; secure passports from the Strike who are said to have already cap Executive. These pussports will tured Lungchow and · Pakshik.

Answering a question, defendant said he was not searched on the train. The police officer maintain- ed that all passengers are searched bn the train..

His Worship: That is a good .extuse. I have in mind the story of bombs coming to Hongkong through passengers by train.

Holding that the documents were seditious and remarking that he practice of bringing them to the Colony should be discouraged. His Worship imposed a fine of $20.

TWO MOTOR ACCIDENTS.

While Mr. Blakley, of No. 172, The Peak, was driving a private motor car along Jubilee Road on Wednesday, another car driven by a Chinese collided in erossing each

cost $1 per person per trip. - The former is an important trad-other near the Chinese cemetery,

[Note: Prior to the etrike,ing point, and several big oil com-

The latter slightly damaged a mud- the "Shing Cheung" and "Hong panies have men there, Bo the guard. Cheong" plied regularly between news has occasioned considerable

All the

an item before the Finance Com

this afternoon..

the standard of life of the miners throughout the world workers in the country considered mittee of the Legislative Council Mr. Baldwin to be the greatest. enemy of the workers that the inst generation had produced. (Prolong- ed Labourite cheers).

The Public's Money. There are 20 items to, supple ment estimates for 1925, totalling $17,849, made up mostly of small suma, some of which are put down

during the strike. to extra expense or additional use

Further details will given in to- morrow's issue.

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$2,000,000 'PHONES.

Where Miners Failed.

said he hoped shortly to announce Mr-5 Baldwin, at the cutect the personnel of certain most im-

Twenty Items make up a total of portant committees to consider such $344,255 to supplement estimates subjects as selling agencies and for 1926. The biggest individual large trucka, which were dealt with amount is for $101,750 for public In the Coal Cominianion's report works extraordinary, Kowloon He declared that the Miners'

"drainage "works. Federation had refused to bridge" the gap between the selling price. of coal and the cost of production or produced à policy for the interim period.required for reorganisation. This had driven the Government to

[From Our Own Correspondent.] see if progress was possible by &

Canton, June 80. modification of the hours. ·He The Canton municipal govern→ pointed out that the coal industryment is negotiating with the had been in process of transition American Bell Telephone Co. for same time between old and

the for

installation of 器 modern working methods. Some $2,000,000 automatic telephone pits which had no stimulant that service in the city. It is expect they could make profitable would ed by both sides that the deal have to close down. In any settle will be closed next week. ment one of the problems would be the settlement of displaced men. and the present restriction of enlistment of men into mining who Commons lends additional interest had not previously been therein. to the coal owners' assurance that That would help but not meet the they will be able under the Bill to whole case:

offer 850,000 men the same wages as before the stoppage.

The question now is whether the

The owners declare their belief

Query For The Labourites.. Mr. Baldwin declared that unless i

endeavoured to arrange between i

Canton and Macao. As far as is uneasiness on Shameen and in | eceding in the same direction along the negotiations which he fruitless-miners will accept the offer.

WEATHER FORECAST.

A motor lorry and a car pro.

Queen's Road East, near the Grandy

Jeck

determined not to

I

known, the "Shing Chechg" es trade circles. the Portuguese flag.]

The Yunnanese troops are said Theatre, yesterday, touched each the contending parties, were poast- that many will accept, but Mr. A. J. to be making common cause with other In the middle of the road. I ble there appeared very little hope Cook continues to assert that the the Kwangsi troops which

are The car swerved to the left and of anything being done. He asked miners" are against the Canton Government, in doing so ran into a private ricahafif the Labourites were absolutely Accept an eight-hours day, and yes. and a drive into Kwangtung i8 in which were two Chinese passan-satisfied in their own hearts of the terday. évening he offered to have For the 24 hours ending at noon considered likely if General Chang gera. The zicsha was badly damag. wisdom of the Miners' Federation a ballot of the miners on the sub-. to-morrow, the Observatory fore- Kai-shek really goes to the North-ed, but the passengers escaped in- polley faome Labour cries of

Loss to Revenue. "yes"). custs Southerly winde, moderate; ern front. I such a drive is at-

If the Federation even jury.

Meanwhile the enormous Jass fair,

tempted, troops from Fukien will.

now could accept the report, and'alf Pressure has increased con-also attempt An invasion of

It implied, which is what they owing to the stoppage is exemplif siderably at Vladivostock and overKwangtung.

struggled for in April, he believeded by the facts that the national N.E. and céntral Japan, and

Foe, Now Friend.

that a mutually satisfactory settle avenue for the first quarter of the Onancial year declined by £22,340,- 'moderate over NE. China, S.W. General Chang Kai-shek is plan-

ment could be reached.

000 compared with the correspond. Japan and the Bonins. It has dening to leave General Li Chai-sum creased moderately at Shanghai and I in charge of Canton when he goes

ing period last year, whilst over 2,500,000 people are now unemploy alightly over the Loochoos, and is North. Six weeks ago, it was ex- preparing a formal protest to passed. The division resulting:-

od.-Reuter. nearly stationary elsewhere, Anpected that Li "Chai-sum would Cuba against new restrictive anticyclone appears to have formed turn against Chang Kai-shek at bass against Chinese immigra over S.E. Manchuria. A shallow the first opportunity, and invite tion and Chinese property own- depression covers S.W. Chiba.. A troops from Kwangsi to Canton,ers in Caba."

secondary depression is central 8.E, of Shanghai.

"O-DAY'S DOLLAR

for he has never before agreed with Chang Kai-shek, and is ex- tremely popular with the die affected elements in Kwangsi..

Of late, though, some political deal has been made, and LI Chal- sum is now ranked as one of The closing rate of the dollar, Chang Kai-shek's most ardent on demand to-day was 2/2 15/16. | zupporters.

CANTON PROTEST TO..

+ CUBA.

[From Our Own Correspondent.? Canton, June 30. The Central Kuomintang is

For the 48 hours ending July. 1, there was one case of diphtheria. reported. The patient is Chinese.

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Mr. R. Baldwin will give orgän selections from 6.85 p.m. to 8,65 p.m. on Sunday evenings during the summer.

Third Reading Passed. The third reading of the Bill was

For

Against

Majority

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147

185 -Reuter.

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Will the Miners Accept? -

London, July 1. The third reading of the Coal Hours Bill in the House of

GOVERNMENT DEFENDED.

Immediate Position To Confront.

Rugby, July 1, In the House of Commons. Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of tha; Admiralty, moved the third reading of the Bill permitting an elight- hours day in mines. He defended (Continued on Page 12.).

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