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ILLEGAL STRIKES.

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Attorney General on New Legislation.

THE WORKERS' INTERESTS.

those cases, the breaking of a con- IN NICK OF TIME. tract of service was made ilegal

and criminal, for the person who

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broke it must know or had reason- RESCUES FROM FOUNDERED able cause to believe that the prob- able consequences of his action would, failing the adoption of extraordinary measures, be to hinder the discharge of the func- tions of the Government or de- prive the inhabitants of the Colony of essential services.

THREE LIFEBOATS ADRIFT.

the

reef in the China Sea, between The ship which foundered on a

Cochin China and N.W. Borneo is Far-reaching alterations in the Clause of the Bill was intended local law regarding strikes and to prevent Hong Kong Trade (not the s.s. "Figuig," as previous- 8.8. "Saint Francoise Xavier" lock-outs were foreshadowed in the Unions from being dominated by course of the speech of the At-Trade Unions or other organisa-

ly reparted). torney-General, Sir Joseph Kemp, tlong outside the Colony. "Past ex- Navigation s..8 Kiangsu" and the

Prior

the arrival of the China K.C., at yesterday's meeting of the perience has taught us how neces- Blue Funnel s.5. "Dolius," certain Legislative Council.

sary this legislation a comment of the passengers had elected Sir Joseph moved the first read-ed the Attorney-Genial. The Bill ing of an Ordinance to declare and provided that no Trade Union in/ke to the libeboats owing to the amend the law relating to illegal the Colony should affiliate rapidity with which the distressed strikes and lock-outs, to amend the be. connected with law relating to intimidation and to isation outside the Colony

A naval wiraloss massage receiv breaches of contracts of service in such a manner as to place the Trade "Dolius" arrived in time to take the ined this morning states that the s.s. special cases, to promote the inde-Union within the Colony (or its remaining passengers and pendence of Trade Unions estab

or vessel was breaking up. organ-

to

crew

lished within the Colony and for/members) under the control of the from on board the ill-fated vesse}||

said purposes.

which it is thought will shortly go down.

purposes connected with the afore-organisation outside the Colony.

After the present Bill had been The Bill had three main objects, General, it was pointed out that the passengers who left earlier and drafted, continued the Attorney- Three lifeboats are adrift with said Sir Joseph, the first being to clear and slightly to amend the law certain time elapsed between the ships in the neighbourhood of 8.50 relating to certain illegal strikes coming into effect of the Ordinance N., 112.15 E. are asked to keep

and the consent which might be ap-a look-out for them. and lock-outs, the second to prevent plied for under sub-clause I and intimidation in the course of in-which might take some consider dustrial disputes, and the third to able time before it could be grant prevent Hong Kong Trade Unions ed. It had beer pointed out in from being under the dominance of cases of that kind, consent might be Trade Unions or other organisa tions outside the Colony.

a 'French steel steamer of 2017 The s.. "Francoise Xavier” is gross tonnage owned by the Com- pangie Naval de l'Orient and carry- ing passengers and cafgo between given almost at once, and Noumea, France (its port of regis- of the try) and Haiphong Indo-China). In attempting to enrry out the vet in the interval

of the Ort left France on the outwanvoy»! first object, the Bill followed very coming into effect

dinance and the granting of age at the end of May. closely the provisions of the Trades

consent, the Union in Disputes and Trade Unions Bill at would have been an illegal one and question

Later. present before Parliament in Eng-all the acts and contracts might be land. Regarding the second ob-

technically illegal. ject, the Bill was founded part-

ly

ly on English legislation dat-

Retrospective Powers. ing back to 1676 and

part- In consideration of this, a sub- some amendments of section had been introduced as that old legislation which were be- follows: "Any consent of the Gov- ing made in the Bill now before ernor in Council under the provi- Parliament.

Attorney-

sions of sub-section 1 may be made retrospective in effect to which

From further messages, it ap- pears that all passengers have been saved,

The ship has been abandoned.

SEIZED ON ROAD.

date the Governor in Council shali BRICK WORKS FOKI HELD UP

think fit."

of or in the name of

If the

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yesterday

Striking Out New Line. Regarding the third object, the Bill struck out on a new line. Vari-

It had also been pointed out that ous amendments had been pro-

28 5 posed in the Bill and it was intend-sub-clauses now appearing

and 6 should in the same way be

An earth coolie foreman em-j ed to move some of them in Com-defined so na not to apply to cases played at the Brick Factory at mittee next week. It was hoped to where consent had heen aivom Aberdeen was the intim publish Bill showing these pre was therefore proposed to add the highway robbery posed amendments in the "Gazette"

He was returning appearing this week, but he would of sub-sections 6 and 7 shall not from the brick works to Aberdeen

following clause: "The provisions afternoon. refer to the nature of the amend-

notice village at 5.40 p.m., when he was ments in the course of his present apply to any direction or

issued or given on behalf

seized by three men who sudden- remarks, indicated the General.

anyly rushed out from behind some) Trade Union established out-bushes 20 yards from the main Sir Joseph referred to the section declaring any atrike illegal which side the Colony to the members of id as its object the furtherance of any Trade Union which is estabroad. The highwaymen carried,

victim their

yards up a trade dispute other than the trade ished in the Colony

and Union which is

hillside, estab the

there or industry in which the strikers Trade

Hshed in the Colony is, with searched his person and re- were engaged, or any strike dethe consent of the Governor in lieved him of $89.10. Before signed or calculated to coerce the Council, affiliated or connected running away, one of the robbers Government or inflict hardship on

with Trade Unions or organisa- produced a "penknife with which, the community.

With regard to a similar declara- tions outside the Colony."

he ripped one of the foreman's Clause 8 carried out another sub-coat sleeves, slightly wounding the Macao Radio Station will remain open, for the exchange of view taken by the Government in sidiary service of the Bill in pro- the wrist. Of the stolen money?

During the interruption of the Hong Kong-Macao cable service tion dealing with lock-outs, the

England was that this section was hibiting the use of Trade Unions telegrams with Hong Kong from 8 am. to 20 p.m. The Hong Kong declaratory, ie, it did not amend finds for political purposes outside $64.10 was money entrusted to Station is always open and messages are accepted at any time through the inw or impose any liabilities the Colony. It was proposed to add the foreman to pay some earth

that did not exist before. What in Committee the words "no pro-coolies. was declared to be an offence in secution of any offence under sec- this section was already an offence tions 3, 7 or 8 shall be commenced

without the sanction of the in common law.

This declaratory section did not torney-General." make sympathetic strikes as such illegal. It was quite possible at present to have a perfectly legal sympathetic strike and would still be after this Bill became law. There

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on the foreshore at by a mongrel dog belonging to an Bookbinders.

were two requiremente necessary picked up for a strike to be illegal under the Cheung Chau Island yesterday Indian. He went to the Govern- proposed declamation-firstly, the and taken to the public mortuary.ment Civil Hospital for treat- strike must have some object other They were in too advanced a stage ment. The dog was than or in addition to the further- of decomposition to be identified, Kennedy Town for observation. ance of a trade dispute in the trade but are believed to be the remains

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While Mr. G. A. Walker of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Was backing his motor car yesterday afternoon, a Chinese who happen- It could safely be said, added Sir Lieut. Comdr. Cross of H.M.S.ed to pass behind the car was Joseph, that no genuine industrial "Marazion" had a gold watch and knocked down. One of the back or trade dispute yet experienced in chain worth $250 stolen from his wheels of the car passed over the Hong Kong would come within this cabin yesterday. The property coolie's right foot. The injured section. Strikes which would have was in the usual place at 8 a.m., man was taken to the hospital for come within it were strikes not and was missed at 1 p.m. treatment. genuinely industrial at all but strikes which were influenced by political, anti-Imperialistic and Communistic motives and ideals.

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