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first word, generally has the last, leaving the The confusion of thought here is

impression that although he may have been really astonishing in a gestion of TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

wrong in a few details his general statement is correct. It is something like combatting a elargs brought against wration Weinight accuse the British of obstinacy, the French of frivolity, the Germans of stolidity, and up-

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To-day's general situation is summed up a leading article in the Westminster Gazette, which remarks that neither the companies nor the men have unde "good their predictions and boasts.

The cour

STRIKE MOVEMENT, STRIKERS DISPERSED WITH THE in

BAYONET.

LONDON, August 18th." The strike among the motormen greatly interferes with the underground railway services, but the tahes are nearly all

working.

Mr. STONE's position. If, as Mr. STONE states, the United States took no part, thou she made no claim, and so the statement that "the foreign claims were upheld" is is not affected. Mr. STONE further confusos the charges against the most the matter. by speaking of "American weighty proof to the contrary, simply bo- | rights.” If she made no claim, then OUTRAGES ON RAILWAY PROPERTY. cause our charges were general ones, while prosumably she did not conceive herself the proofs to the contrary could only as having any "rights." To follow Mr. be individual. To SLY that all Far Stone through all his windings and Easterners are angels disguised as mer twistings would be tedious, however. He chants, that

they are all absolutely quite faile to see that his methods, so far irreproachable in conduct, and that their from allaying any racial prejudice that may sense of honour is in all cases so keen as toerist, are calculated in increase it by serve as a model to the nationals of the

arousing animosity. He would be a

In the House of Commons Mr. Winston countries where they reside, is, of course, to

very bold man who assorted that Churchill said there had been no disturb WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, claim the impossible. The Far East has racial prejudico did not exist, but ances in London, but there had been Saveral long boor the happy hunting ground of he would be a truthful man who asserted attempts in the provinces to commit outragos various types of swindlers, who not that it exists no more in Japan thom-iz. infrequently have imposed upon their fellow Western countries.

on railway property with a view to stopping Tha connotation:: nationals until a more or less hurried flight of the word foreignor" as used in Eng- the services. Such acts were punishable with has rent the veil. Yet the Far Eastern land and the treatment of Asiatics, negroes penal-servitude. He said it was yet too early critics make this claim, and when they find and oyon dagos in the United States to measure the extent of the strike, but the it impossible to snatuin it, consign the shows how much the West has yet to learn Government would make sure to maintain whole bunch to condemnation. It is as if.in this direction. Mr. STONE might also having seen beachcomber steal something have made inquiries as to race prejudice

the supplies of food, fuel and other essen- from a native shop, he were to stigmatise among the Japanese, where the epithet tials. the whole foreign community as showing an hairy barbarian" is by no means so extinct RAILAWY STRIKE UNSUCCESSFUL, utter disregard for law and morality so far as generally supposed. Racial prejudice

LONDON, August 19th. La natives were concerned. Lately one of is an inheritanca of the evil, times when The strike is the all-absorbing topic at these swooping critica visited Shanghai, warring tribos justified their hostility by present where he obtained access to the columns of allotting all the virtues to themselves and

The railway services in London are almost a local paper; and the foreign community in all the vices to their opponents. An Japan, which is particularly unfortunate in

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A body of strikera attempted to hold up the Irish mail traine at Fishguard and had (panies have not prevented serious dislocation. to be dispersed at the point of the bayonet.and tho men have not produced the general

The crows of the warships at Portsmouth paralysis which they threatened.

The Amalgamated Society of Railway have been ordered to bold themselves in

Servants declares that 260,000 mon any readiness for garrison duty.

out, but the managers characteriso this as an exaggeration.

An attempt was made to derail a train near York. Marylebone station has been shut since five o'clock this afternoon. It is garrisoned by soldiers. An attack by strikers at night is feared. Engines a manned by Royal Engineers who patrol the fine to Neasden (Willasdon).

INSURING AGAINST STRIKE

--DAMAGE.

damage, from the strikes are being offected A number of insurances against loss and

at Lloyd's.

DOCK DISPUTE SETTLED.

LONDON, August 20th.

There have been attacks on signal boxes tricks, but the military report shows that and cutting of telegraphs in various tis the lines as a whole are well controlled.

DOCK STRIKE SETTLED.

LONDON, August 20th. An agreement has been reached the lightermen's dispute, thus completing – the settlement at the London Ducks.

RAILWAY STRIKE SETTLED.

LONDON, August 20th. The milway strike has been settled.

LATER. Both parties, undertake to accept the Cont A final settlement of the London dock | mission's findings, and any questions arising dispute has been arranged...

out of the interpretation of the agreement to Extraordinary scenes are witnessed at the be submitted to the Board of Trade. Sir Landon railway termini.Soldiers are ou William Granot. general manager of the'

In Quality and Price they are, unequalled. this respect, has of late been in the throes of attempt to allay it by reversing this protest/normal, while reporta from the provinces guard with fixed bayonets and bivoracking Midland Railway, and Mr. Claughton,

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The Frônal Mail of the 18th July was del livered in London on the 18th August.

cannot but be fraught with disastrousscom to indicate that the strike is not too successful. Most of the railways are work+ ing, though sometimes under difficulties.

Last evening's reports show that the strike is effective in the North of England and in South Wales, while it is partially effective in the Midlands and practically unsuccessful in the south of England.

The tenant of No. 427, Queen's Road West has notified the police that he has been robbed of $200.

The daily plagus return has been dis- continued, and a futurs a weekly return only will be issued.

DISTRIBUTING TEJ TROOPS:— Troops are moving in all directions. Fifty thousand have reached London and are

a similar controversy. The case in Japani is interesting. because--the-attack bas "developed into a getfernt charge of race: $16.80 $1.45 prejudice in the Far East, extending from

the Philippines to Manchuria, the author being Mr. MELVILLE E. STONE, the of the Associated Press of Manager America Mr. STONE's criticisms first ap- peared in the National Geographic Magazine, but apparently were rot written for that 2.55 organ, for in a subsequent statement, drawn from him by a protest raised against his inaccuracies, he states they were delivered in the form of a lecture to a small ecupany of American friends at a private dinner, and were reproduced, with emendations, entirely without his knowledge and, apparently, con- sent. The remarks were, to quote his own words, "the impressions left upon my mind by a hasty journey in Asia"; they were not offered as " final opinions"; he is not the fun who can "gallop over a costinferred against a Chinese woman was concluded reconsidering Mr. Asquith's suggestion for

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BIRTHS.

On July 24th at Terraughtie, Dualries, Scotland, the wife of DAVID LANDALE, of à daughter.

On August 9th, at Peitaiho, the wife of C, A. V. BOWRA, of a daughter.

On August 1 th, at Shangbai, to, Mr. and Mos. MAURICE MARSHALL, & SON.

DEATHS,

On August 19th, 1911, at the Peak Hospital, "EDWARD JONES IIVORES, aged 55 years.

Deeply regretted.

(105 On July 31st, at Shanghai, in her 80th your MARY, wilow of the late Capt. JoseeH MOONEY, of Dublin.

The schedulo has been issued for the 1912 flower and vagotable show under the auspices of the Hongkong Horticultural Society,

A telegram from the Observatory at Manila to the American Consulate General yesterday morning reported the typhoon. N.E. of Lazon to be filling up.

The hearing of a charge of kidnapping pro

ready to be dispersed to the threatened centres.

Soventeen thousand soldiers are encamped in the parka. PREMIER'S SUGGESTION REJECTED. The representatives of the men have had a prolonged mosting for the purpose of

on the platforms.

CONTROLLING THE SITUATION.

deputy Chairman of the North Western Railway, on behalf of the companies, rad A Home Office statement was issued last four union- representatives on behalf of the night. It stated that the strike had pro-men signed the agreement. duced a widespread but partial dislocation A change from pessimism to optimis

of traffic, considerably more that two-thirds set in during the evening on learning that of the ruen remaining at their posts. The Mr. Aaquith had suddenly returned to town companies are receiving numerous applica- and that. Mr. Lloyd George had sumtionel tions for employment:

a conference in the middle of dinner.

It is believod, that the events at Lluelly greatly impressed those attending the Conference.

The military authorities report that the situation is thoroughly under control. Five thousand special constables have been en rolled. Mr. Lloyd Goorge and Mr. Sydney The troops will return to their districts Buxton have been engaged with the strikers as soon as convenient. and the companies' representatives with a view to an amicable settlement on fair terms

LATER.

BATHING FATALITY.

Two Chinaza bogs wero drowned yesterday The Home Office report issued yesterday afternoon at Police Pier, Kowloon. They had afternoon states that tranquillity prevails in beau swimming for some little time, when the London. A reduced but effective service is younger, aged 13, was seen to be in dificulties maintained and ample provisions are coming The elder, a boy of 15. want to bis assistance, in. It adds that the Port of London is but both being out of their depths became working at full activity. No serious riots alarmed and sauk. A Chinese diver, who

eat and write a book about it." Under thean before Mr Wood at the Masirtmer":no Tefan-The meeti. decided to adhere to the Several attempts were made to-day to derail younger was dead, but thongh' the elder was,

| ciromukutanarpit ever round publicity at all; it is still mars a pity that the charges made in them, even though delivered at a private dinner, should not have been first

dant for trial at the Criminal Sessions.

There is no foundation for the ramour'wk ich has been current during the past week that His' Excellency the Governor of Mac has boon

been appointed to succeed Senhor Machado,

resolve to continue the strike,

· Frequent conferences were held between Ministers and others in the morning, and

kaynamad to be in the neighbourhand jumpol into the water and recovered the bodies. The trains and many minor acts of violence are alive he was too far gone to recover and expired reported. Undoubtedly the continual des- soon afterwards, most important influence in securing peace- patch of troops to the threatened areas is tha

investigated Most of Mr. Stove's charges recalled to Lisbon, and that Dr. Marsilho has afterwards the Cabinet met under the ful methods. On the railways liberality is!

against foreign residents in Japan are of purely local interest. They are that difficult mixture of truth and falsehood which is so hard to refute. Let us take one instance

Mr. Stonz regards as race prejudice the non-admission of Japanese to foreign clubs -clubs, be it observed, founded by foreigners only, for their own use. The statement is, of course, not correct, because the clubs at Yokohama admit all nationalities, and the names of many Japanese are to be found on the lists of members, Japanese have only to find a

proposer, and seconder and they stand as much chance of being elected as any other nationals. To say that Japanese have been blackballed in the past owing to their race is to make a state-

To Imperial Marina Association of Japan

bas contracted with the Kobe Kawasaki Deck Company to constract a third Volunteer craiser

presidency of Mr. Lloyd George.

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A Chinese passenger on the steamer Japanu, shown in rewarding non-strikers and passen- which arrived in port on faturday evening, In view of the critical situation the gors are raising subscriptions.

gave the people on board an anxious, and exsite. House of Commons will merely adjournment, managers and vien are still sitting and best to knock his brains out by doing his head Separate couferénces between the Governing time on the journey here. After doing his keeping up constant communicating with against the bahrarks, he managed to obtain a

of 3,500 tons with a speed of 25 knots, which will until Tuesday next instead of until October be used as a regular liner between Shanghai and Dairon.

A notification in the Gazette statos that the importation of Persian and Turkish and any other non-Indian foreign opium into China has beon prohibited by the Chinese Government, such prohibition to tako offest on and after the 1st of January, 1912.

Mr. Douman Fuller, organist of St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, gave an organ recital in the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. John, Manila, last week, and another recital will

for the beneft of University Hospital. probably be givou, this week. The recitals are

24th.

TELEPHONE OPERATORS JOIN THE MOVEMENT.

LATER. The London telephone night staff has struck.

COLLIERIES AND IRON-WORKS CLOSED.

LATER. Already the Midlands are feeling the effects of the strike. Many collieries and iron works are closing, the former owing to the-inability to transport coal, and the latter Au extract of meteorological observations owing to the lack of coal. made at the Hongkong Observatory during the

HOSTILITIES AT BIRMINGHAM month of July shows that the average maximum

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the prime facie evidence of other Japause ment which cannot be proved, and which, on

being members of the clubs, seems certainly incorrect. The suggestion is that all other nationale, irrespective of character, are accepted and only Japanese rejected-a LONAKONG OFFITH: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD Czestion, again, shown to be false by the temperatum for that period was 86.7, the mech·

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, AUGUST 21ST, 1911,

hours of sunshine.

from the 15th instant.

There has also been a serious attack on

el ather..

shopper with which he attacked his friend aud | inflisted an ugly gash on his heal, Ultimately Liverpool become worse hourly, and un-

he was scoured, but he broke loose these times. less fresh sources of food are obtained then each occasion breaking the hondent's put on poor will suffer acutely,

his wrists. Before he was captured he had The Central Station at Manchester was thrown all his clothing overboard. He was ro-opened, and London and Liverpool trains handed over to the police jesterday morning arrived. A two-hour service with Liverpool bat while being taken to the asylum ho jumped startad. There is great public onthusiasm overboard. Lance-Sorgt. Fox, in whose austody at the resumption of the service.

| he was, went after him in a sampan, and with the aid of a boat hook took him out of the water.

RIOT AT LLANELLY."

INNOCENT MEN SHOT.

LATER.

LATER.

STEAMER IN DISTRESS.

TOWED TO HONGKONO.

FILLIS CIRCUS.

LATER. The local services in London continue. though considerably reduced. The terminí at Cannon Street. Holborn and ten other stations are closed, besides the North

The Apcar liner Jupan, which arrived in port London Railway, which is completely on Saturday from Calcutta had in tow the stopped. The southern suburbs, however, stoamer Bengloe of the Ben liao. At 8.45 p.D. show some improvement.

on 15th Augustin-Lat. 11.8N., Long. 111.13 E. 130 miles east of Cape Padoran the Jopa saw number of persons of all nationalities who fall registered 8.060 inches, and we had 249.9 strikers and the police is reported from 82, and the minimum 78.6 dogroes. The rain- The first encounter between the railway

signals of distress from the steamer Benglon whose tail-end shaft was broken, and słys are not members of the clubs. This is a

asked to be towed to Hongkong. The Japan Jo fair sample of Mr. Sroxe's methods. He

Birmingham. The strikers succeeded in

At Llanelly strikers boarded a train and stood by still daylight, when the Bengloc sant seizes upon matters where the personal His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, driving back six waggon loads of meat puller off the engine-driver and fireman. The

20rosH hawser which unfortunately parted element is a dominating factor and proceeds ander instructions from the Secretary of State which were leaving the goods yard escorted Worcestershires hurried up. They ared theas then used and the steamer was towel. after two hours steaming. A stool batera convert this personal element for the Colonies, to appoint Mr. H. A. Nisbet to

first velly overhead and two others at successfully to Hongkong. Mr. STONE's bo Registrar of the Supreme Court, Registrar by the police. From time to time some publicist of more into a racial prejudicə.

a lower elevation. er less importance, during the course of a argumentative methods are equally lacking of Companies, Official Administrator and Official more in less hurried visit to the Far East, in fairness. He selects the fagch-discussed Truston, and a fasting of the Ponge, with effect the goods yard of Derby.

As a train, was approaching Llanelly the which enables him to obtain more or less House-Tax question as a tag, on which to

SAFEGUARDING THE PEOPLE'S mob stoned the police and the soldiers written about Frank Fillis' Circus, now showing Much has been said and mnch has been correct information as 16 the conditions bring another charge of race-prejudice, and

Manila papers announce the-salo of the Wulf

FOOD.

guarding the line. The officer warned the at the Skating Rink, bat it eturns to his native land and launches-upon gives a garbled account of some story be interest in the well-known firm of Castle Bros.

In the House of Commons Mr. Winston strikers, but without avail, and the Riot be seen to be thoroughly appreciated a sentimental if somewhat unintrospective beard from an "ex-Japanese Minister" and Wolf and Sons to Mr. M. F. Loewenstein,

Act was read. The crowd continued to merits of the many performers have beforg public a condemnation of his countrymen graduate of Harvard, as to the matter being manger of the company, and Mr. J. M. Switzer, Churchill said he believed the Govers- isigh and jeur. The oficer fired a shot been remarked upon. The principal attraction in those distant parts. If the stigma of referred to a foreign Conent, who decided an assistant manager. Stuce the death of Mr. mest's arrangements for working the in the air, but the people were unmoved.

George E. Wolf, one of the leading business mon railways would prove effective. snobbishness was the sum total of his against the Japanese. This, of course, g animadversions, then the Far Easterner sheer nonsense. The matter was referred to his interests in the company have been divided

of the Philippines and senior partner of the firm, even greater measures would be taken. wounded.

If not, Thou the troops fired and four persons wore could grin and bear it with equanimity. The Hague Tribunal by joint agreement of between his mother, a resident of San Francisco (Opposition cheers.) It must be clearly

The mob then dispersed... Three golleys Yet when this is and bis wife, who resides in Manila. Arrange understood, he added; that the people's food the mob were hit, but four men in garden But unfortunately the fatal modern habit the Powers interested.

were fired. It appears that none of which requires that the literary fars for the pointed out to Mr. Sroxg, ho can only meets for the purchase of the senior Mrs, supply and the safety of the country were in the vicinity were wounded. Two rodezd jaded pblic should be made a little more produce the following in reply

Wolf's interesta were completed some time ago, palatable by the use of the sauce of ex importance would not have been left to the fox-the sale of her interests in the company cheers.)

You say that a subject of this character and and Mrs. George E. Wolf signed the contrast

more important than anything else.. (Loud' geration leads him to make charges of an decision of a Consul, and that the question weat irritating, if pot foolish, character, which to The Hogue Tribunal, where the foreign shortly after her arrival from the United States aro swallowed implicitly by his readers history. It is trae that the claims of Great company are contemplated, but plans for con- claims were upheld. Permit me to correct your last week No changes in the polior of the

France and Germany

the of a house-tax were a siderable extension of its business are being arbitration at The Hague and a decision rendered considered. Mr. Loewenstein bas milen for deadlock. The managers still abide by Mr. meeting between Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. resposting them in 1905. But not trao Australia en route to the United States, and Asquith's proposal, but refuse to make con-Buxton and the railwaymen. He believes that American rights were passed upon at ull.

will be gone about ten months.

cesssions to the Unions.

that the difficulties. are not insurmountable.

What the Far Easterner is to do under such

circumstances is a moot question. He has no court to appeal to, able controversialist as be may be, his opponent, having had the

The United States took no part.

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A DEADLOCK.

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LATEE.

The strike conferences have resulted in a

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STILL NEGOTIATING. The chief obstacle in the negotiations apparently is the companies' refusal to recognise the unions.

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald has arranged

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at present is Dick Turpin and his doble steel Black Bess. Mr. Fillis' appears in the role of Dick Turpin, and with his wonderfully truivel

realiem. Black Bess gives a performance remarkable for

GOLF AT ROKKOSAN.

The Amateur Golf Championship of Japen (36 holes, medal play) was played on the 7th inst, on the Rokkossa Golf Links, and was won by E. G. Fradgley, of Yokohama, with a score. of 152. H. E. Dannt. (Kobe) was second, with 153 J. P. Warren (Kabe) and G. Brady (Yokohama) tied for third place with 161; 3. L Macpherson (Kobe) and B. Des Vieux (Kobe) Crockatt (Kobe) was fourth with 162; H tied for fifth place with 166,

In the Interport Singles E. G. Frigley (Yokohama) was hest scorer, with 74. G. G. Brady scored 75.

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