1927-06-25 — Page 1

ESSEX won its great recognition on the issue of fast quality, performances and utility without asa- lean size, weight or cost. And with its low first cost and operating economies, you got qualities of long Lasting, reliable performance, smoothness and riding 40. ESSEX requires little attention to keep in top condition. Its maintenance cost, we believe, is the lowest of any car in the world, ESSEX is blo of

action.

It is cusily handled in crowded traffic, responsive to every call for power or speed. And with it you know all the satisfaction that comes with its distinction as a fine and beautiful car.

Touring......G$1,150 Coach....G$1,150 Sedan (4 Door) ..G$1,250 Including complete special equipment. THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.,

83, Wong Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley.

WHITEAWAYS

GREAT

DOLLAR

SALE

COMMENCING

ON

MONDAY

NEXT

AND WILL CONTINUE

THROUGHOUT

China" Mail

No. 25,596

ESTABLISHED 1845

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1927.

PROTECTION FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WORLD POWER.

Britain Sharing With America.

Arming Hong Kong Against Illegal Strikes.

SPECIAL LEGISLATION BEING INTRODUCED.] · HISTORY IN THE MAKING.

Colony Copying Home Trades Disputes Measure.

KEEPING THE UNIONS FREE FROM POLITICAL INFLUENCE.

Important Provisions To Prevent Victimisation And Intimidation.

Special measures to. den! with illegal strikes, suppress intimida- tion and keep the trade unions free from political influence are con- tained in a Bill to be introduced into the Hong Kong Legislative Council shortly along the lines of the Trades Disputes Bill which has just passed the third reading in the House of Commons.

TIE BILL IN DETAIL.

Where It Follows The Home Measure.

New York, June 24. The "World," in an editorial, "History in the Making," says that the Washington Conference and the present Geneva Confer- ence are phases of a great transl- tion in which Great Britain is sur- rendering her naval supremacy and sharing with the United States on a basis of naval parity her decisive influence in world politics.

The "World" adds that this redistribution of power is an ex- tension of the principles of states- manship which inspired Britain's dealings with the_self-governing Dominions of the Empire.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

N. LAZARUS.

- Hong Kong's Only European Optician-

Established Over Forty Years Manager:-Ralph A, Cooper, M.A.0.A.

Registered Optometriki (Canada).

CHINESE SOLDIERS' RECKLESS FIRING.

British Warrant Officer Slightly Wounded.

FURTHER DETAILS OF CHINKIANG AFFAIR.

Bluejackets Repel Invaders Without Effort.

Further details have been received from Chinklang regarding the attempt of a Chinese armed guard to board a British steamer.

When British Bluejackets approached the guard opened fire, slightly wounding a warrant officer.

HASTY RETREAT.

No Need For Sailors to Return Firing.

Chinkiang, June 24.

Nanking's Taxation.

Shanghai, June 24.

A semi-official report from Nan- king states that in view of the systemisation of the tobacco tax, the Nationalist Government has

A Chinese armed guard was "There is no tragedy in this observed by H.M.S. "Verity proclaimed a national tax of 50 and there need be none

per cent. ad valorem enforceable, in the yesterday boarding the Jar-in the first place, in Kiangau pro- dine's hulk alongside which for vince on July 10.-Reuter, eign vessels proceed for the ". discharge of cargo.

OUR $50 PRIZE.

Reminder to Cross-Word Puzzle Competitors.

The eighth cross-word puzzle of the "China Mail's" new series appears to-day for the last time, and competitors are reminded that their entries must reach the "China Mail" Once, No. 5 Wynd-

ham Street, not later than noon ол

Monday next. The ninth puzzle of the new series will be published on Monday,

The s.s. "Loongwo" (Jar- ding's) was about to go along- side the hulk at the time and it was the intention of the Chinese guard to board the ship and search for opium.

As the soldiers had no right to do this, and it was thought that an attempt was being made to commandeer the vessel, an armed guard was sent to the hulk from H.M.S. "Verity."

The Chinese opened fire on the Bluejackets who did not reply, but their presence was none the less successful in achieving their object, the soldiers beating a | hasty retreat on their approach,

A Warrant Officer of H.M.S. "Verity" was slightly wounded in the hand by a bullet from the soldiers.

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

How Chang Made Himself Dictator.

Peking, June 18. Peking is decked with flags to- day to celebrate the ceremony of Marshal Chang Tso-lin being intall- ed in the post of Tayuansui'or Gen-| eralissimo.

The ceremony of installation took! place at 8 o'clock this afternoon at the Hunijentang (Hall of Cere- monies), in the Forbidden City. where Presidents of China In the past have been installed.

Standing in this hall which was draped with international, five- coloured, military and naval flaga and also a special Generalissimo flag used previously only by Yuan Shi-kai, Marshal Chang Tao-lin took the oath and then delivered a short Feng and Chinng,

address. The chief military lead- It is, reported here that Fengers then bowed to the Generalissimo three times, after which a salute Yu-hsiang has definitely joined of 108 guns was fired.

men, in that trade or industry, which is connected with the em-i ployment or non-employment or the terms of the employment, or with the conditions of labour, of The main object of the Bill is to persons in that trade or industry. arm the Colony against strikes, Preventing Victimisation. like the general strikes of 1922 No person shall declare, instig- and 1925, which are designed orate, incite others to take part in, calculated to coerce the Govern- or otherwise act in furtherance of ment by inflicting hardship upon a strike declared by the ordin- the community. It is also intendance to be illegal: provided that no ed to strength the law against in-person shall be deemed to have timidation, and to free Hong committed an offence under this Kong trade unions from the risk section or at a common law by of being dominated by organisa- reason only to his having ceased tions outside the Colony. It is work or refused to continue work based chiefly on the Trade Dis- or to accept employment. putes and Trade Union Bill, which Section 4, which is designed to! is at present being considered in protect persons refusing to take Parliament, and on certain see-part in illegal strikes, from expul- willingness to share world power tions in the Conspiracy and Pro- sion from their union or fine or with the United States." Reu- tection of Property Act, 1875. loss of benefits, is taken almost ter's American Service.

The definition of "strike" is word for word from clause 2 of Getting Down To Facts.

Geneva, June 24. THE WEEK. copied from clause 8 (2) of the the English bill, with the omis sion of the retrospective sub- English bill,

The Naval Conference has ap- (a) "Strike" means the cessation cause.

pointed Mr. Walter Bridgeman, of work by a body of persons No person refusing to take part First Lord of the British Ad- employed acting in combina- or to continue to take part in any miralty, Chairman of the Execu tion, or a concerted refusal, strike which is by the ordinance tive Committee or a refusal under a common declared to be illegal, shall be, by The Conferency has requested Chiang Kai-shek and the Nan- understanding, of any num-reason of such refusal or by rea- the naval advisers to form a king party against the Hankow ber of persons who are or son of any action taken by him group to study from a technical Communist party. have been employed, to con- under this section, subject to ex-viewpoint the question of limita-

A Steamer Fired On. tinue to work or to accept em-pulsion from any trade union ortion of cruisers, destroyers and

Hankow, June 24, ployment.

society, or to any fine or penalty, submarines.

A British steamer was fired on (b) Trade union" means any or to deprivation of any right or The executive committee then at Hangchow on Thursday, seven combination of persons cm-benefit to which he would other met for an hour and a half and shots being fired but causing no ployed, whether a temporary wise be entitled, or liable to be decided to appoint a sub-com-casualties. or a permanent combination. placed in any respect either direct-mittée to study limitation pro- Otherwise, the situation is and whether a branch assu-ly or indirectly under any dis blems concerning cruisers and

or not, which has ability or at any disadvantage as submarines. among its objects the regula-compared with other members of This marks an advance on the tion of the relations between the trade union or society, any-private conversations from the employers and employed. thing to the contrary in the rules viewpoint of expediting the busi

Local Conditions.

of the trade union or society not- neas. withstanding.

A Dominion delegate remarked Nothing in the rules of a trade that points of contact were being union or society requiring the re-established, but it is still too ference of disputes to arbitration early to anticipate the decisions.

The British Empire delegation shall apply to any proceeding for enforcing any right or exemption met for an hour in the morning. secured by this section, and in any Retter. such proceeding the court may, in lieu of ordering a person who has been expelled from membership of Interviewed by pressmen, Mr. Gibson expressed the n trade union or society to be re- Hugh stored to membership, order that opinion that it would not be prac- he be paid out of the funds of the ticable to attempt now to modify trade union or society such sum the Washington Convention with from his conference with Feng. "As to the war altuation, though of employers and to combinations by way of compensation or dam-out the concurrence of Italy and No orders have yet been given we have shortened the lines accord- for imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of any trade or ages as the court thinks just. business.

SEE SPECIAL

46

"DOLLAR"

WINDOW

WHITEAWAY,

LAIDLAW

& CO., LTD.,

HONG KONG.

CAMPBELL MOORE

LADIES' HAIR DRESSERS.

BOBBING

SHINGLING

WAVING

By Expert

Barbers.

ciation.

The

The definition of "trade union" gave rise to some difficulty, the English definitions being compli- ||cated by the legislative history of

trade unions in England. definition which has been adopted in the Ordinance is based on that in section 16 of the Trade Union Act Amendment Act, 1876, 39 and 40 Vict. c. 22. In the peculiar cir- cumstances of Hong Kong it has been considered unnecessary, at present to follow that definition in its application to combinations

Section 3, which deals with illegal strikes, is based on clause 1 of the English bill, altered in accordance with certain amend- ments which it was indicated that 19, Queen's Road C. Tel, C. 151 the Government proposed to make

In that clause.

Illegal Strikes. Any strike is illegal if it has HONGKONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. any object other than or in addi- tion to the furtherance of a trade dispute within the trade or indua try in which the strikers are en- gaged and is a strike designed or calculated to coerce the Govern- ment either directly or by inflict- ing hardship upon the community

Full particulars for the

1928 DIRECTORY

can be sent in Now,

UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS

Small 8-Bank Portable Model New 4-Bank Portable Model and

Standard Office Machines

Dealing With Intimidation.

France,

Size of Guns.

Geneva, June 24.

quiet.

Foreign Oll Supplies.

Changsha, Junie 24. The oil installation is intact and the evacuation of supplies by foreign oil Companies is pro- ceeding smoothly.

The general atmosphere is quiet, but there is no-one in charge locally.

General Tang Sheng-chi is ex- pected shortly from Hankow to take over affairs and consolidate the position of the Communists here.-British Naval Wireless.

Campaign Against North,

Nanking, June 24. Chiang Kai-shek has returned

The party then proceeded along heavily guarded streets to the Wai- chinopu, where the Generalissimo is giving a reception at 5 o'clock av which a large number of foreign diplomats will be present in a pri vate capacity. A number of other prominent residents of Peking have also been invited.

Generalissimo's Address,

Peking, June 18. Generalissime Chang Tao-lin de- livered an address at the tea-party at the Waichinopu this evening, which was attended by representa-

stated inter alia

tives of the Diplomatic Corps, and

I have been installed as Gen- eralissimo but I have not sufficient knowledge of politics or enough dignity to deserve such a high position. And yet I have a sincere! wish to devote myself to the adjust- ment of domestic affairs, renovat ing the diplomatic policy and pro- moting the welfare of the Chinese people. I hope that the Powera would be kind enough to teach us with a friendly attitude, instead of interfering with what we intend to do.

for a resumption of the cam-ing to the tactics we adopted re- Mr. Gibson said the United paign against the North.-Bri-cently, as we have still five or six Sub-section (1) of section 5 is States was not willing to reduce tish Naval Wireless. based on section 7 of the Conspiracy the calibre of the guns of cruisers and Protection of Property Act, to 6 inches but was prepared to 1875, 38 & 39 Viet. c 36, and sub-accept 5 inch guns for destroyers. sections (2) and (3) of section 5-Reuter. are based on clause & of the Eng-

lish bill. The section as a whole

Japan's Attitude.

Tokyo, June 24..

A General's Plans.

Ichang, June 24. General Liu Hsiang did not proceed to Ichang as originally reported and has sent very few troops down the river-British Naval Wireless.

is designed to prevent intimidation. Discounting reports that Vis

No person shall, with a view to count Salto has made a request [A June 19 message stated compel any other person to abstain for a 5-5-4 ratio instead of a that Liu Halang had arrived at from doing or to do any act which 6-5-3 ratio, naval officials sy ichang and was, reported to be such other person has a legal right that the Naval Minister never supporting Yang Sen, his troopa to do or to abstain from dari agreed to the establishment of a having been reported as moving

and wrongfully

definite ratio. A

down-river.] authority

himself clearly (a) use violence to or intimidate They also point out that Vis-

such other person or his wife count Saito or children, or injure his pro- stated that Japan was against perty; or,

an unchangeable ratio and em-

.

without legal

hundred thousand of troops under the command of Generals Sun Chuan-fan, Chang Tsung-chang, Wu Chun-sheng, and Chang Tac- ahang, we are determined to fight against the Southern troops until we can attain our object of exter- minating the Reds."

Borodin Dismissed.

Shanghai, June 20. Local Chinese were greatly in- in a telegraphic report

which was recaived over the week- end to the effect that the Wuhan Government has issued

an

order

for the dismissal of Comrade Boro- din, chief Soviet adviser to the so- called Nationalist administration there.

The order is said to have been

or any substantial portion of the . (b) persistently follow such other phasise that Japan's attitude re./ the mainland and Kulangsu both handed to Borodin personally by

community; and it is further de- clared that it is illegal to com- mence, or to continue, or to apply any sums in furtherance or sup port of, any such illegal strike.

person about from place to mains unchanged.--Reuter. place; or,

fe) hide any tools, clothes, or

other property owned or used

by such other person, or de-attend at or near a house or place prive him of or hinder him in where a person resides or works or the use thereof; or,

happens to be, for the purpose of watch or beset the house or obtaining or communicating in- other place where such other formation or of persuading or in- person residea, works, or ducing any person to work or to carriea on business, or happens abstain from working, If they so to be, or the approach to such attend in such numbers or other- house or place; or,

wise in such manner ́a

to

be

accord-

Amoy Processions Quiet.

Amoy, June 24. Yesterday's processions on passed off quietly, that on the air. Eugene Chen, Minister of For mainland probably owing to the. eign Affairs, who informed him thet precautions taken. - British his presence in Hankow was no Naval Wireless.

longer wanted. Borodin, ing to the report, accepted the order very coolly and made a request that the Government should allow him to remain in Hanków until his wife, who is still a prisoner of the Ankuo- chun, is out of danger. This re- quest was subacquently granted.

(Continued on Page 12.) ·

EARLIER CABLES.

A Strange Incident at Chinklang.

Shanghai, June 24.

Sub-clause (2) of clause 1 in the English bill provides penalties of £10 or three months' imprison-(d) ment on summary conviction, and of two years' imprisonment on convletion on indictment, In the present Ordinance the penalties are all relegated to section 10 which provides simply for maxi mum penalties of $500 and/or six months' imprisonment, to be im posed In all cases on summary:

It is declared that it is unlawful at or near any house or place in Parently for the purpose of conviction...

sub-section for one or more persone (whether such numbers or in such manner searching passengers luggage. DODWELL & CO. LTD. For the purposes ofshall not be acting on their own behalf or on aus by this sub-section declared They fired on naval, sailors sent deemed to be within a trade or in behalf of a trade union or society to be unlawful shall be deemed to from H.MS. "Verity" to turn

or of an individual employer or be a watching or besetting of that them out. dustry uhloss it is a dispute be dem, and notwithstanding that they house or place within the meaning There were no casualties, and tween employers at workmen, may be acting in contemplation or absection (1) bag the sailors dispersed the soldiers or between workmen and work-furtherance of a trade dispute) to Continued on Page 12.) without firing-Reuter,

A message from Chinkiang e) follow such other person with calculated to intimidate any person says that the steamer "Loongwo"

two or more other persons in in that house of place, or to ob-came alongside yesterday evening n disorderly manner in or struct the approach therete or and 50. Chinese troops over-ran through any street or road. egress therefrom, or to lead to a Jardine, Matheson's hulk, ap-

Picketing Unlawful,

breath of the peace; and attending

Every Size always in stock Buitable for all requirements.

- SOLE AGENTS — Queen's Building,

Ground Floor. Opposite Ferry Wharf. Tel, 1080 Central.

BANK DIVIDEND.

The local branch of the

Nederlandsch Indische Handels-

the Amsterdam Head Office stat- bank has received a table from ing that the Bank has declared a dividend of 10 per cent, for the year 1926,

MOSQUITO NETS

3'0" 8'6' 5'00"

$14.50 $15.50 $20.00

SUMMER BLANKETS]

SINGLE DOUBLE

$4.25 $5.95

BATH SHEETS

64" 36"

$4.00

CAMP BEDS

WM.

COMPLETE

$21.00

POWELL LTD.

THE MOST CONVENIENT FURNISHING ESTABLISH- MENT IN HONG KONG.

F/4.5

To be sure of sharpness and crisp definition in your pictures,

-ase the

COOKE

AVIAR

LENS

for the perfected exacting needs of Aerial photography.

Still used by the R.A.F. because they give more brilliance and definition

than any other lens of equal aperture. Ask your dealer.

·TAFFORĮ Bonsos (OOKE JENSES

A. SEK & CO. 26A, Des Vœux Road Central, Tel. No. C. 3459.

PHOTO SUPPLIES

Kodaks, Cameras and Films &c.

LATEST STYLE. Developing, Printing and, Enlarging. ZIESS FIELD GLASSES.

Price Moderate.

A Trial Order la Solicited.