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A department of the local public

London, August 4

To the Editor of the "China Mail"} M. Borodin.. the Russian high Canton Strike Has An Indirect The House of Commons, by 178

Sir. If there is anybody in adviser to the Canton Govern-

Effect. votes to 19 defonted a Labourite (proposal to adjourn for the Summer Hongkong or elsewhere who main ment, is once again in the lime-

this light. The question of what was a recess til August 17 instead of tains that landlords in

According to a Chinese report, reasonable amount for an archi-November 9 in view of the coal Colony do not take advantage of Wet to charge for preparing a stoppage. The Labourites contend-relaxations in the law, then I he is reported to have asked what service which receives little pub- sheten plan of a house it was pro-ed that the situation might change defy him to make out a case for is meant by the alleged, proposed licity except when the annual of alliance between General Chang report of its working is published posed to erect at Wanchai Gap in the next three weeks and the one owner who only sense' arose out of a case before Mr. House should be in session in order Public day is to rake in the Kai-shek (commander-in-chief of is that concerned with the Post

almighty dollars..

Kwangtung) and Marshal Sun Office administration. Yet, need- Justice Wood in the Summary to effect a peaceful settlement:

In Kowloon) will not sayChuan-fang (Tupan of Kiangsu, less to say, the work of sorting, Sir Austin Chamberlain said that!

delivery and transhipment and Court, this morning,

Marshal Sun is virtually war-the supervision and administra- Mr. H. H. Bourne, architecs, often days of Parliamentary time which part-there is a publie Chekiang and Fukien).

bad been devoted to cour disenssions dispensary which renders highly! Frince's "Building, claimed $990 without powerfully contributing to useful service that is appreciated lord of the lower Yangtze valley tion proceeds daily-sometimes from Mr. N. V. A. Croucher. a solution of the dispute, which by the hundreds. I have had re-and that part of the south China nightly-with demands on the broker, of Messrs. Benjamin could only be ended by the parties course to it before and so have const excepting Kwangtung. His time and labour of the whole de and Potts, for services rendered. thereto.

children. The "benefits, it domains adjoin the sphere of the partment particularly heavy at The claim was made up of items

unbounded. We Nationalist Government in Can- certain times. Thereafter pratically an empty 'deals out are

A correspondent to-day refers for "taking instructions, prepur House, on a motion for adjournment. have the Government to thank ton. He has been reported to be ing a sketch design and making debated the "British American debt for this.. I am not certain of the seeking an alliance with General rather" belatedly to delay in the may be Chang Kai-shek, while other delivery of newspapers arriving approximate estimate of cost by settlement, coal atoppage, and other facts as the institution rube measurement or otherwise matters,

partly maintained by a committee. sources emphasise his allegiance on Saturday morning and receiv

ed on Monday holding that if thei for house to be built at or near

nor there. to Wu Pei-fu. The House of Commons meet ut! That is neither here Manchơi Giap The claim was brief intervals

At a meeting of the General department is under-staffed stepe at. the end of: The crux of the, matter is that based on. 1% per cent, on the ap: August. September, and October to the landlord has trebled the rent. Council of the Kuomintang, Mshould be taken to make up the proximated -cost of house renew The emergency regulations Knowing fully-well that the Gov-Borodin, and a Chinese member, deficiency.

Week-End Rush, ($60,000).

the coal dispute is still in existence.ernment does not mind an in-are said to have alleged that Gen-

A China Mail" representative a Mr. H. Macnamara was for

in rent for such small eral Chang had secretly despatch- [crease Imported/Coal.

premises the owner merely put on ed emissaries to interview Mar- who made enquiries was informed plaintiff and Mr. M. M. Watson for

Colonel G. B. Lane-Fox Secre-the screw as soon as the Rents that Sun and the governor of that the delay referred to was on the defendant.

tary for Mines, in reply to a ques-Ordinance was rescinded. Had a Szechuan." Words attributed to account of the staff having to Mr. Macnamara in opening, tion, mentioned that the present Fair Rente Board been establish-M. Borodin and his Chinese col- prepare for an outward mail to said that defendant had paid $150 weekly rate of arrival of imported ed it would have been the implied league are that a cable was re- Europe on the day in question as |into court but plaintiff was unable cout in, Great Britain was about duty of the Government to appeal ceived from the Kuomintang well as two inward Europe mails

to accept it as it was totally in-000.000 tons.--Reuter. Ladequate.

In June of last year, said Mr. Macmimara, Mr. Croucher con- templated having a house built on an eminence near Wanchai Gap. He had been in negotiations with the Government to buy a certainį plot of larid and the land had sub- sequently been bought by him

A Sketch Plan,

they

طرم

VOTE AMONG MINERS.

Prospects of Acceptance Good.

It

smaller mails both against the landlord's increase, branch in Kiangsu that cadets and other

As it was the end of the but the Government may not from the Whampoa Military ways. have done so. This is another Academy had been sent North; month, some 200 men had had to side issue. But if a landlord is also that a similar message had be paid, this also leading to a cer- callous enough to push up the been sent from Szechuan pro-tain amount, of interruption.

For normal times the present rent like this, he should know vince. better than to give a chance to was. resolved to hand the staff of the Post Office is suf- Rugby, August 4.

the Government to put a stop to matter over to general (military) ficient, he was further informed. Before Parlament adjourned such things again. No: that the headquarters and the Whampoa although the especial difficulties to-day for the Summer recess, Mr. Rents Ordinance will come again Academy for investigation and re-faced by men who were compara- tively new to the work had to be J. Ramsay MacDonald, the Labour even though Sir Edward Stubbs | por

taken into consideration. A Lender, asked what the Government first took the view that contrel was going to do in regard to the was necessary when some land-

large percentage of the clerical coal stoppage. He said that so far lord rashly increased the rent of

and outdoor staff consisted of men from the altuation being nearer premises at East Point for!

engaged since the strike and al- though they were doing their settlement to-day than it was

ascuvenging 'coolies. month ago, it was much further

best it stood to reason that they were not yet as conversant with the technicalities as men who had been engaged on the work for ten

My advice to the Government

MISSING PLANE.

..

CANTON WAR MACHINE VANISHED?

:

OFF TO FRONT. One of Canton's war aeroplanes

Mr. Macnamara detailed inter- views between the parties and Mr. Newhouse, of the P.W.D. would serve no good purpose, to call the latter, he remarked a Ma Newhouse had stated that

away from a settlement. Referring is to stop the dispensary alto- certain

which matters

to the suggestions put forward by gether. If a property owner can (plaintiffs) said had been referrepresentatives of the Churches, on be. so heartless the authorities) Fred to in his presence had slipped which a vote was now being taken have no option. The public must jis reported to have been posted years or more (as some of the men his mind., On July 28 of last year in various mining districts, he said forego auch & boon if it does not missing for some days, when en who left during the strike had Mr. Croucher gave. Mr. Bourne in-that he was informed that all the have enough spirit to kick, structions to draw up a prelimin-rusperta pointed to those sugges jary sketch plan which was toons being accepted by, the bulk

show the sort of house Mr. Croucher wanted. Mr. Croucher] · having detailed his requirements..

(Continued on Page 12.)

of

been). A great deal of extra route to the front in Hunan. But I have no sympathy for the This machine is said to have supervision work was required..

A Record July... Government. No response has been specially equipped for fight- been made to the many suging purposes, being one of the

Further interesting facts with mail gestions for a Fair Rents Board batch recently imported from regard to the amount of

handled by the department were If a declaration, is coming, on Russia.

When the parties met again on August 6, continued Mr. Mac-build but he preferred to see his namara. matters had so far pro-! gressed that Mr. L. C. P. Rees way clear first.

Mr. Bourne did not take further had actually put pegs on the land to show the boundaries, Mr. action, continued Mr. Macnamara, Bourne had drawn two plans and although he had done up to that i discussion took place on them.time considerable work at Mr. One was more elaborate showing Croucher's request. In designing estimated cost of erection as $60,- work of this nature there was a easy stages. 000. The other plan was for a great deal in the original design, house, estimated cost of erection in fact as regarded the architect $50,000. Although Mr. Croucher this was the major portion of his thought that $60,000 was ratherwork although there was a cer- Itain amount of supervision work! he more than he wished to pay preferred the first plan to the later. second and took it away with him

Matters were left for some time,

He had had it from that time to continued Mr. Macnamara, and it the present, said Mr. Macnamara was in February of this year that

CANTON'S STRIKES.

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policy, that a Fair Rents Board is The 'plane jumped off from given to the newspaper represen unnecessary, impracticable. or Shuikwan on July 28, for a basetative. Hongkong acts as a sort of "Clapham Junction" in regard unadvisable, I sincerely hope that nearer the scene of operations, the Government will use the case After a delay of over a day it had to transhipment of mail in the not not arrived there nor returned to Orient and tranehipment involves mention as an argument. for the poor tenant, but for the Shiukwan, and Canton head-a considerable and growing de- quarters have no inkling of what mand on the time of certain of the landlord.

employees owing to fewer ships Decontrol by all means, but in has happened to it."

going direct from Shanghai to Inquiries are proceeding.

Canton since the strike and the Yours, etc.,

growing use of the postal service DISGUSTED.

in regard to communications be- The strike of postmen" in Can-tween those ports and between ton has extended to other parts of Shanghai and Yunnan. the territory under the control of the Nationalist Government which has not announced any offi- cial action in the matter.

The newspapers are still sus- "out." A vernacular report states that the printers employed by the political administration have also

Hongkong. August 5.

DID NOT WORK.

This will be more fully appre- ciated when it is stated that dur-

ing July of this year over 21,000 bags of mail were received here, this number being a record for members of the staff who can go back over many years.

In the following month, con-Mr. Bourne, although willing to A MOTOR DRIVER'S SECRETpended as the workmen remain one month within the memory of

leave further drawing up of plane tinued Mr. Macnamara, Mr. Bourne had an interview with Mr until Mr. Croucher had decided to Croucher in which the latter said proceed with the house, endea- What he was not quite sure whe-Youret to come to arrangement ther he would authorise the build- whereby he might be paid for ing to go on at once yet he want work already done.

ed the working drawings of the plans made out. He gave Mr. Bourne instructions accordingly.

Correspondence.

Mr. Croucher's "Evasions."

PAST.

DETECTED BY POLICE.

A traffic officer's memory brought come out. The writer poignantly to earth a Chinese who was trying asks if their "strike" will be in- to obtain, a motor car driver's terpreted as an act contrary to licence by making a secret of his the interests of the Canton Gov-

[ernment?

The man had in the usual course

THE WEATHER.

For the 24 hours ending at noon

winds, fresh;

variable,

Considerable extra work has had to be undertaken as an in- direct outcome of the Canton strike, mails which have been On February 4, Mr. Bourne had

transhipped to boats for Canton häving to be brought back in cer- an interview with Mr. Croucher P.

tain cases, unloaded and trans-i ferred to other boats. "Although|| in the course of which the lutter

Shanghai has been cabled with was of opinion that in dealing informed Sergeant Baker that he Letters between the' parties were with professional work of this had not held a licence before and

regard to the impossibility of read, the first being that from Mr. kind very little had been done. was being tested as to his fitness

by the depleted, staff there, à con- Bourne to Mr. Croucher follow. All that he (Mr. Croucher) had when Sub-Inspector Alexander re- to-morrow, the weather forecast is parcels to Canton being handled

cognised him as a driver whose East ing the last finterview referred had was a "piece of paper." Mr. licence, had been cancelled in 1922 showery.

siderable number had had to be to. Mr. Bourne Raid he would Croucher did not at that, inter- for reckless driving.

The Observatory forenson restored here which had left there proceed at once with the draw. view seem to realise that the

When charged before Major C. port states that pressure has in prior to the notification. Siberian Roule. ing and specifications and would "piece of paper" represented the willson at the Central Magistracy creased considerably over N. E.

The Siberian route, it would ap- submit further sketch drawings devotion of a great deal of this morning with failing to inform Japan. Changes elsewhere are of plans and elevation before the thought in preparation, comment the police that his licence had been alight. Depressions lie over N.E. pear from further answers to the "China Mail" representative's en- work was too far advanced. On ad Mr. Macnamara.

cancelled when applying for a new China, to the north-east of Japan completion he would give" án

quiries, is being very extensively This brought them practically one, the man denied that he was and to the south of Hainan.

used at the present time parti- estimate of cost. The letter fur-to the end of the story, continued questioned on this point. This ther stated that the architect's Mr. Macnamara, the rest of the plea failed to satisfy His Worship,

cularly for the despatch of news- papers fees would be 5 per cent. of the negotiations, he was sorry to say, who imposed a fine of $25.....

and periodicals, from estimated cost of building and an being simply endeavours on the]

The sa. President Lincoln Europe here, although, naturally additional 2 per cent, when every part of Mr. Bourne to obtain what |

brought 203 bags of mail this enough, the quantity despatched thing was ready for the building he considered his rightful fees and

morning. An odd bag was from from here via that route is con- siderably less, The opening up to proceed.

{"various evasions" on Mr.

London via Canada, the re-

PROF. LANGSNER ILL.

HOME MAILS.

In his reply the following Croucher's part with regard to To-day's matinee demonstration mainder of the mail being from of the Tientsin Pochow, railway day, Mr. Croucher said that he paying. He practically said at in occult science, which was to the U.S.A, Honolulu, Japan and enabling mail for North China and Mrs, Croucher had been talk-first that he could pay nothing have been given at the Theatre Shanghai and Europe via Siberia to be for- ing the matter over and they but he afterwards offered $150 Royal at 5.88 p.m., has had to be Home letters and parcels are warded to Harbin by the rail. route" had enabled the loga? | cancelled.

due to arrive by the P. and authorities to make more regular ter, to wait a little longer before A letter subsequently written The "China Mail is informed 8.8. Kalyan" to-morrow morning a reliable connections in

Shanghai,

had decided that it would be bet-which was refused.

definitely committing themselves to Mr. Croucher by Mr. Bourne in that. Professor Langsper is ill with||||| to the building. Mr. Potts would, which he suggested Mr. Croucher malaria and fatigue and is there During a police raid at Wanchal be returning from England short-paying $100 a month until the fore unable to conduct the demon yesterday 28 Chinese were arrest. ly, and it was possible that any total charges were defrayed was stration. It is hoped to fix up an ad for gambling. They were all plans previously made might be referred to,

other data for the matinee, the present in court this morning and ppret. The letter stated that: It

date to be announced in due aned $2 each on pleadfig that they

we were playing for anisll' stakas.

was Mr. Croucher's Intention to

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