1937-05-27 — Page 4

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THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

HOUSEHOLD COAL.

Revised prices effective from 1st. May, 1937, as follows:-

Peak District

$24.00

Bowen Road & Lower levels

$22.00

Kowloon

$21.00

Repulse Bay

$25.00

Pokfulum

$24.00

Shek-O & Stanley

$25.00

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

DODWELL & CO., LTD., AGENTS,

Telephone No. 28023.

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 27, 1937.

HARROWING TALE TOLD BY SURVIVORS OF SOUTH SEA SHIPWRECK

The trying experiences of be, a 7,000 ton freighter which operated ing, shipwrecked, adrift for 48 chiefly in the South Pacific. hours, on the verge of starvation

Fire Breaks Out

and wandering around for a With a load of petroleum, wood little over a month before reach-oil, provisions and machinery, the ing China were told by a party Fijian sailed from San Francisco of 20 Chinese seamen who have for Australia. While 24 days out just arrived in Shanghai aboard from the West Coast and only four a Japanese vessel.

The men are all members of the day's more to reach Australia, a fire was reported in the oil cargo. Ex- crew of the ss. Fijian, a tramp treme heat is said to have been re- freighter belonging to Flood Bros. sponsible for the ignition. Co., an American shipping coorn.

Fearing an explosion, the mem- According to Chow Yung-fù, one bers of the crew, including 10 Nor of the survivors who returned to wegian hands, took two lifeboats, Shanghai, 22 Chinese seamen were Shortly after they abandoned recruited by Flood Bros. Co. last ship, an explosion occurred. September to work on the Fijian,

First Gun In Labour War On

Henry Ford

Richmond (Cal.), To-day.

Work in the West Coast assembly plant of the Ford - Motor Company came to a standstill yesterday as result of a strike which Mr. Frank Slaby, local leader · of the United Automobile Workers' Union, describes as the “first gun in the war against Henry Ford.”

Blown 100 Feet:

the

100

was

One member of the crew, who did not get off in time, was blown feet away from the ship, but found alive when picked up later оп. Another Chinese seaman, who was hit by flying debris when the blast occurred; succumbed after- wards. Most of the members -suf- fered injuries.

Waiting around until nightfall, the members of the crew once more boarded the vessel with the hope of steering it to shore. However, the machinery was found to be out of order and water was rushing into the holds. The crew got into the lifeboats-again. Shortly after they left the vessel went under.

Starvation Faced

For two days and nights the sur- vivors went without food until they were picked up by a Japanese vessel and taken to a small island in the South Pacific: Because there was Over 1,800 workers are affected insufficient provisions on that is- and Mr. Henry Ford is reported as land the vessel was forced to take saying that if he had his way, "the-

the survivors away to another is- factory would be closed permanent-land, which has a population of ly."

Mr. Slaby, on the other hand,800 and is controlled by Japanese.

Chow revealed that the Japanese predicts the strike will spread to

there led a very orderly life, drink- other Ford factories until it is suc-

ing and gambling being strictly pro- cessful.

hibited. There were nine Chinese LABOUR LEADERS BEATEN UP

on the island who operated grocery In Detroit yesterday, two leaders stores. They clothed and fed the of the United Automobile Workers seamen and gave them passage Union were severely beaten up by back to China. a group of men dressed in work- ing clothes.

The leaders had begun for first time, distribution of literature outside the main works at River Rouge.

Taken To Japan

.

After remaining on the island 28 the days they were brought to Japan Union

whence they embarked on ja Ja- Ford

panese boat for China.

6-hour

As a result of the ordeal, the The leaflets "demanded "a day and a minimum daily wage of $8. and destitution, and a few of them members all showed signs of fatigue

Reuter.

Big Steel Strike

Threatened

Chicago, To-day..

still had bandages over their in- juries. The cremated ashes of the dead member were also brought back to Shanghai.

Employees of all plants of the ALL NIGHT TALK Republic Steel Company, the WITH MADMAN Youngstown Sheet and Tube Com-

pany and the Inland Steel Company, Sat talking all night with a mad- totalling 80,000, are ceasing work man-nine hours, hoping the man unless the firms sign a bargaining would go away. Then attacked, contract or hold a vote under the struck on the head with a bottle provisions of the Wagner Labour and a brick`. staggered to a Relations Act on the question. neighbour's house.

years.

This is according to Mr. van This ordeal of Alexander Grant Abitter, regional director of the Quantrill, of Balham-grove, S.W., steel workers organising committee was described in a statement by The strike will be the worst in him read at the Battersea in- the steel industry for nineteen quest on William Alfred Hitchings, thirty-eight, of Cavendish-road, Bal- In Detroit the United Automobile ham, who, his sister said, was cer- Workers Union has announced that tified in April, 1986. He left it is filing a formal complaint with mental hospital in January. the National Labour Relations Police Sergeant: W. Cox said that Board, accusing the Ford Company at Quantrill's house he found Hitch- of coercion and intimidation⠀⠀⠀and ings unconscious on a bed with otherwise interfering with workers safety razor blade by his side. in their constitutional rights to or- Suicide while of unsound mind ganise.

Iwas the verdict.

Reuter.