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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1926.

COAL STRUGGLE.

DECISION OF LABOUR CONFERENCE.

PLAIN SPEAKING RESENTED: "

London, October 12:

SOVIET MENACE.

ASSASSIN STANDING OVER BODY OF FREEDOM.

NO QUARTER TO BE GIVEN.

Detroit, Oct. 12.

LULL SETS IN

(Continued from Puge 1)

THE CHINA MAIL.

TRADE RESUMING.

FATAL FALL.

EUROPEAN'S DEATH IN

SINGAPORE.

VERDICT AT INQUEST.

[From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, October 12.

(Continued from page 1)

those of General Yang Sen who de tensification of the anti-imperialist marching on the southerners from struggle is not directed essentially the west, while the latter are en-against Hong Kong. kaged with Sun Chuan-fang in As was stated, the boycott has the cast. These going up from bean settled and certain views are In spite of the opposition of Mr.

The Convention of American Kiukiang can only be northerners. still held but Canton needs the A verdict of death by misadven- Kamsay MacDonald, and Mr. JH Federation Labour denounced "the and hints at another gesture trade for the rovonue.

ture was returned at the Inquest Thomus who pointed out the un-Soviet regime in the strongest, poe-along the river banks.

Now na. to the definite moves toon Mr. A. W. Robertson, who fall practicability, the Labour Party alble terms. It described it as an Sun Chuan-fang has a rumber wards resumption, further progress from the Europe Hotel window Conference at Margate carried by assassin standing over the prostrate

with facal results, This morning, a shipment of a majority of over three million a body of freedom and renewed the river gunboats which have as has been recorded.

sisted in bombarding southern. resolution recognising the magult pledge to give no quarter to Soviet outposts along the southern bank foreign blankets, in bales, went up. Story of Tragedy. cent resistance of the miners and Russia.

to Canten, most probably as a of the Yangtse.}

The news of the tragedy was arging the nationalisation of the

feelor." No anxiety is entertain- [cabled at the time by our Singapore In Other Zones. minus, condemning the coal mine

ed as to the cargo being cleared correspondent. Early on the mern- || which extend the working day and

Canton, Oct. 12:

from ship on arrival in Canton, anding of October 6. Mr. A ̈W. generally giving effect to the South

The resolution deemed the Soviet Fukien forces are assembling to the goods reaching the ultimate Robertson, the manager of Johore Wales drastle resolution adopted regime to be "most unscrupulous. on Pingwo, Wuping and Yungting, buyer,

Rubber Lands, Sungei Platong, foll at the Miners' 'Delegate Confer most anti-Social, and most menacing near the Kwangtung frontier, for enre.Reuter..

Institution in she world to-day."an offensive against the southern- Router's American Service.

ers."Wah Tez Yat Po"

Canton, Oct. 12. NO BRITISH CHANGE.

The Nationalist Government has received 4 telegram from Propaganda Against Our Interests General Tang, Sang-chee at Har-

Barred.

kow confirming the capture of Wuchang by troops of the 4th and 8th Nationalist Armies at 13.30 a.m of Oct. 10.

Lien.

ANIMATED SCENES.

Proposed: Levy Attacked

It endorsed President Coolidge's atandpoint that American principles rould not be bartered.

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Cargo from North, ". Owing to delay by the weather, the Indo-China Cola "Hopsang" did not leave for Canton this morning having only just arrived—but will salt to-morrow.

from the window of his room on the top floor of the Hotel, facing High Street, Singapore, and was killed.

In falling he struck the telephone wires, which were broken, and ass tained terrible injuries to his head

Another Jardine bout going up and body. to-morrow is the s.s. "Yatshing."

It is known that Mr. Robertson! Both these steamers are taking returned to the Hotel at about t cargo from Shanghai and North Am. and until 2 a.m. was with n China, thereby, resuming the round-friend in the Hotel.

Car- No one saw him fall, but a watch. Hong man found his body in the strect

of this line may go to Swatow next weck.

at five o'clcek. The watchman

Rugby, October 12. There were more animated seenes!

Ragby, Oct. 12. when she annual conference of the Labour Party was continued at The statement that M. Krassin, Margate to-day,

the new Soviet Charge d'Affaires, A council of war had decided trip trade of pre-strike days. Mr. Rhye Davies, Member of had some new plan to present that the historic city should tego is also being loaded at Parliament, mocad a resolution pro-when yesterday he was received captured at all costs on the anni-Kong for Canton. testing against the manner in which at the Foreign Office by Sir versary of the Revolution, that Had it not been for the misunder-called Mr. G. Goldsack, assistant the Government hat handled the Auster Chamberlain is not cor-great transaction having started standing at Swatow, the Douglas manager of the Europe Hotel, and cont crisis, and expressing the rect.

fat Wuchong on October, 10, 1911. Ca. may have resumed the call Dr. Rattray was subsequently called opinion that the deep-rooted and The occasion of his visio was to-Canton Information Bureau, there already. As it is, the boata and pronounced life extinct. Out! urgent problema of the mining in present his credentials, and the via Reuter."

side Mr. Robertson's room there dustry could only be settled by the conversation which followed, ahd

was a three-foot opening, and the Before the Debacle,

Macao-Canton Boals.

room was. 60 feet from the ground.j adoption of a scheme of nationalisa-which lasted for an hour, was of Developments prior to the "sur-

Mr. Robertson took pver the a purely general character. render of Wuchung are recorded in Another step forward is the re-

of Johore Rubber This resolation was strongly There is no indication of any the following, report to the "China sumption of communication be- managersity

Lands in June of this year. Hel attacked by a number of speakers[change of attitude on the part of Press—.

tween Matac and Canton, on the ground that it gave no practhe British Government "toward

Hankow, Oct. 8. The s. "Shing Cheong" left had had a wide planting experience Lical support to the miners.

Russin. Thu Ministerial state- Your correspondent was the first Macno for Canton this morning and and was a well-known planter. In Mr. David Kirkwood, a prominentments in the House of Commons person to enter Wuchang in 85 days the "Hang Cheong" sails to-morrow, 1911, he was assistant manager of member of the Labour Party's left mede before the Parliamentary (and he found a pitiful atate of taking up the day run-one each Chembong estate, and joined Sua at Betong estate in 1912 as manager. ving, wanted a resolution with Recess emphasised that the Brit-nfairs with the streets peopled only way per day--as martial law some "kick" in which would en fish Government regard the re-by compses lying anburied in the Bocca Tigris prevents aight Tae-He remained there until 1916 when he became manager of Pelepak courge the Brave men and women cognition of Rusca debt and a roadways..

"The tow-boat from Macao will Valley, which position he held until iar the coal Selis. What miner strict fulfilment of an undertak- Shops and dwellings were barred. now required, he said, was money, ing given in the trade agreement with hore and there a few gathored also leave for Kongmoen so soon 1924 when he became manager af Siginting Rubber Estate, Fort bie asked for a levy on all the not to engage in propaganda around a doorstep, their faces show.jas overhaul to the launch is com-Dickson. He left this estate to ge anted Unions.

Lugainst British interests asing the privations they had been pleted. Mr. Horner, delegate of the South essential measures toward an through, though strangely enough Wales miners, declared: "We don't improved understanding.

they were more hungry for news want your empty "resolution.

Na obstacles, however. are than for food. ya would help us, let us have placed by the Government in the

Prediction Fulfilled. money and an embargo

way of trade with Russia, and: The food situation has cased notonly Great Britain would somewhat during the past few days appear to be doing more business owing to the departure of the res with her than with any other fugees and to the decision of the

The "China Mail Has already re- country, in spite of the continued defenders to go over to the Kupported the resumption-as from unwillingness of Britist financial mintang, for it is now openly de- to-morrow-of the tow-boat from houses to give extended credits-clared that a peaze pact was sign-ong Kong to Shekk. The Taiping British. Wireless Service.

ed yestercuy and that biu: Yu-chan and Kowkeng tow-boats are with 4.000 of his troops will be in-going back. corporated in the southern army

When the China Nuvigation, Co.'s while the other 8,000 disarmed and Fatshan" returned yesterday, she had about 800 passengers. This is considerably more than the highest strike total.

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Why Levy is Impossible.

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Mr J. 11. Thomas, Railwaymen's Leader who was Colonial Secretary

Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P.

80,000 men in the Transport Workers' Union were unemployed and 100,000 were only partially employed

Situation Not Realised. "

disbanded.

The prevailing opinion is that the rates of Wuchang will be thrown open to the southernera on October

More About Methods.

the

Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald, 30; that being the "double--ten" day Leader of the Labour Party, ém-marking the inauguration of phasised the impossibility of a

Chinese Republic.

Trade Union levy. He said that the situation was. που adequately realised, There had been a con- sultation with the Union leaders as

Here is further intelligence about modern methods in China's war-

Shanghai, Oct. B.

It was the southern army which

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steam

to Jchore Lands.

Deep

Yesterday

"three the launches from Nam Tan Bay, on the other side of the New Territory) brought 110 passengers to Hong Kong, a vast improvement on the handful of a week ago.

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After Old Jobs.

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MALL.”

Entertabmcrite.

October 13-Queen's Theatre; "Mekaalina."

October 18-World Theatre; John Barrymore in "Sherlock Holmes."

October 13-Star Theatre: Alice Lake in "The Lost Chord."

October 18-Theatre Royal; «A, Carpi's Italian Grand Opern a"La Tosca" 9. p.m.

The quantity of cargo was also

On board were encouraging. number of passengers who are be lieved to have been formerly am- ployed by the Tung On S.S. Co., who are now trying to regain their old" positioną,

Wharves Next Week?

The "Sai On" arrived in Canton yesterday without. incident. The company is engaged in dredging

October 14-Dance at Govern- ment> House.

October 21-Grand Concert un- der the auspices of the Navy League; Queen's Theatre. 9.30 p.m.. October 30-Repulse Bay Hotel Carnival.

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to the best means of helping the 1st used airplanes effectively in

Sports. miners, and he had been perfectly

October 13-Grand Charity Foot- appalled at the unemployment in the present civil war but this wea- each Union. The industrial situa-pon has now been turned against that part of the river where their ball match at Scokumpoo, 4:30 p.m. wharf lies and it is expected that: October 15-Third annual meet- tion had to be faced. The resolu- them.

The arrival at the front of recent the wharf will be used in anothering of Kowloon Chess Club in Kew- tion before the conference definitely | committed the Parliamentary La- reinforcements from the north three days.. The "Tung On" is 80-loon British School, 6.80 p.m.

October 16-Hong Kong"Police bour Party to nationalisation of equipped with steel helmets anding up on Sunday.

Several of the A.P.C. staff left hold aquatic sporta meeting at in the late Labour Government, mines, and he hoped that the con- several other innovations caused a Haid that he would tell the conferference would pass it and thus give

Hong Kong yesterday for Canton Vietoria Recreation Club. great sensation. ence why a levy on other Trades some encouragement to the miners.

Military observers say that hand business is to be resumed now October 30-Fanling Hunt Races, Unions to help the miners was im It was the best thing that the con- mets can be of little use in the pre. at that port and up the West River. Kwanti Race Course, Fanling.

October 30-Annual sport of the possible. At this moment there ference could do now. The miners sent mode of Chinese warfare be The B.AT. Co. has alan taken stepb were 45,000 railwaymen who had fight would only begin bn a

cause there is little or no shrapnel, to supply the Canton and up-coun-Scottish Company, Hong Kong never gone back to work since the plane when the present crisis was

The foreign business element in try market again with their pro- Volunteer Defence Corps, on Hong Kong Football Club ground, Happy general strike of last May. In ad- over. That new piane was the Shanghai is unanimously pleased at ducts.

Passengers by Railway to Can Valley, 2p.m. dition 200,000 railwaymen were only House of Commons and the new the prospect of defeat for the south- working three days a week. The

polley was nationalisation of indus-erners because they fear a repeti-ton yesterday were fewer owing to Engineers' Union was now taking try:

tion of the Hong Kong boycott in the competition of the "Sai On? Shanghal-"United Fress." statements

a levy for its own men. In the

Mr. MacDonald's Boilermakers' Union 46 per cent of evoked some booing. the men were unemployed;

section of the conference.

Ben Tillet's Facts.

new

Eventually the resolution was adopted by 起點 overwhelming majority of 3,315,000 votes against 210,000-British Wireless Service.

Safety Men Move.

Lendon. October. 12.

NOTES BY MAIL.

Northerners Were Too Tired to

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November 3-Sixth bi-annuali annual race for the "Trevesa Trophy from Channel Roeks, 4

SLAVERY IN NEPAL. P

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November 6-First boxing toarna- ment of the seson under H.K. Box- ing Aaen. at Theatre Royal

Auctiona

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As to an embargo on foreign coal,

COMPLETE ABOLITION. Mr. Thomas, declared that the re solution recently passed by the In-

Allahabad.The Ploneer's Nepal October 14-At 8, King's Terface, ternational Miners' Federation at Brussels favouring the prevention

correspondent states that an official Nathan Road, (1st floor) Kowloon,

issued: AH Katmandu household furniture,. 2:45 p:m/ of the export of coul to Great Bri-

Waile the miners of the respec-

The southern troopa in the dis-statement

October 19-Sale by Auction at -tain was only a piece of paper. Ittive districts are considering the tract of Kao-an have retreated of shows that the Maharaja's anti-

Those south-slavery campaign has triumphantly China Auction Rooms, the B-storey- was no use to deceive the miners proposals of the Miners Federu-their own accord. by talk about an embargo, which tion Conference to call out the erners, who have been holding their concluded with the manumission of ed Pedder Building, by order of the could not be realised.

safety men from the pits, the latter own on the shores of the Shiusui 57,889 sláves, and that slavery no mortgagee.

Nopal.. The

Meetings, Mr. Thomas's plain truths were themselves are taking action.

River have been defeated and are lenger exists in

emancipation started early last October 13-Committes moeting received with angry shouts and A deputation of the Federation, also beating retreat. much interruption by the extremist Colliery Deputies and Firemen's The allied troops having sustain-year. It was carefully planned and of the Hong Kong Baseball Asso- Associations representing 30,000 ed a great loss, apparently have no proceeded smoothly, the owners clation at the American Consulate safety men were received at the strength to pursue the southerners co-operating in a, notable, manner. General, 5.15 p.m.

October 15-Anfual meeting of Mr. Ben Tillett, leader of the Ministry of Labour, and discussed any further. With the exception of Out of a total of 15,719 owners the transport workers, reinforced." Mr. the aituation. with Sir Arthur battle fronts on the shores of the large majority favoured immediate H.K. Cricket Club, in the Pavilion,

Maitland to whom they submitted Shiusui River, no fierce fighting is release, and under 500 of them 6.30 p.m.

opposed abolition. Over 1,200 October 22-Twenty-second an- their position. The deputies were taking place in other sectors. refused unemployment benefit dur.

It's 'and' Ans.

offered liberation without compen-nual meeting of the Royal Hong

ing the stoppage.

Under these circumstances, un-sation, and actually freed 4.651 Kong Yacht Club at the Club

to the House, North Point, 5.80 p.m... SimultaneouZy the National less General Chang Kai-shek takes slaves without any cost

November 6Third annual meet- xecutive of this Federation met the offensive, It appears no decisive Government. and urged that the time had come battle will take place in the near: The Maharaja's humanitarian ing of the H.K. Realty & Trust Co., to reach a settlement. It is a future.

policy has cost the Nepalese Ltd., at Exchange Building. 11.30 derstood that the Federation It is true, however, that politi-Government over 86 jakhs of rupees a.m. adhares to its policy of advising cians are becoming more active than (about £240,000), the rate of com November 6-Twenty-third an- the safety men to remain at work. ever and the prospects are that an pensation averaging seventy rupees nual meeting of shareholders of the end will be put to the present war por slave. The scheduled rates Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lite, Ltd., Safety Men Remaining. Tare through political means ranged from fifteen rupees ten Exchange Building (2nd floor),

London, Oct. 12. Toho.

annas for a. male baby under 3. to Des Vaux Road, 'noom The délegato conference of}

Hankow, Oct. 5. a maximum of 100 rupees for an Miscellaneous.

October 14-Fire Demonstration safety men in London unanimously It is learned hore that Marshal able-bodied woman aged 19 to 40, adopted a resolution reaffirming Sun Chuan-fang's forces are re-the female price averaging over 80 at Kowloon Fire Brigade Compound their decision to remain at work-treating towards Nanchang and (per cent more than the male.(near Star Ferry Wharf) 5.30 p.m. Reuter.

Kiukiang.

With the object of providing a October 14-Farewell Trooping More Minors Resumo,

"As a consequence of shooting livelihood for the manumitted people of the Colour," Marray Parade London, Oct. 12. upon river ateamers by soldiers on cultivable lands have been thrown Ground, 4.30 p., in connection The acceleration of the drift back both banks of the river between open and reclamation and clearance with departure of B/Burrey Rgt. Thomas's arguments. He said that of miners to work is indicated by Ewangchow and Yochen, several work has been started in Teral from Hong Kong. the transport workers could do to-day's returns showing that steamers now are anchoring at Arrangements are in hand for the November B-Anana! Fete, or nothing. They had spent already £17,000 miners ard working-in in-Hwangshihkan, Wuru, and Chichow issue of suficient advances to en- ganjeed by HK W.G. & M.CL in the #1,000,000 in the miners interests crease of 19,474 compared with yes. Instead of running further riske,able the newly-freed people to earn arbunds of Government House, from

their living.

8.80 p.m They were £300,000 in debt, widist terdayRentet.

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