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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND. 1919.

STRIKE SITUATION IMPROVING: GOVERNMENT BOLDLY MEETING

EMERGENCY:

GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE SECURITY FOR THE FUTURE THE VALUE OF THE FRANC VOLUNTEERS AND ACTIVE

SITUATION.

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RAILWAYMEN GRADUALLY RETURNING TO WORK.

NEED FOR FURTHER

GERMANY.

LONDON, September 30th

unexpectedly great; improvement in the railway services throughout the kingdour yesterday. More extended running is foreshadowed to day;

also the re-opening of some of the London DISARMING

D'ANNUNZIO WARRING AGAINST JUGO-SLAVIÄ.

THE NEED FOR FURTHER DISARMING GERMANY.

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GERMANY.

UNAUTHORISED SALE OF AIR

MATERIAL

ACTIVITY IN THE PARIS BOURSE.

PARIS September 18th. PARIS September 28th-

A Havas messaga väys:— A Havas izessage pays?-

A very marked improvement has taken The French papers believe that the place in the exchange value of the Frine Powers will consent to bickade of firent activity is prevailing in the Paris Germany-again entting off commerce,Beurse food supples of raw

material, and tubes owing to the manager of the electric j

finnace-if the people England.

in power station having been assisted by France, America and Italy can be made volunteers. This will largely relieve the to realize that there is the "danger of congestion of traffic which was encounter losing all the benefits obtained through ed yesterday cwing to" people having to winning the war by letting General von resort to the road vehicle traffic.

Der Geitz go nad ir building up a "te The milk distribution scheme isfactionary military machine, while the officially stated to be, working 'satisfac Allies, having demobilized, are disarming. The following metion has been intro- torily.

Road transport is improving both induced by the Peace Commission, in the Chamber of Deputies: --The Chamber in- Loudon and the Provinces, teer service have been overwhelming. The organisation at Hyde Park is run-vites the Government to engage in negotia They are being collated as rapidly nsning smoothly. All supplies landed there tions with the signatories of the Treaty possible, and calls for service will be up to six o'clock last night have been re- of Versailles for the adoption of an addi-

distributed. issued increasingly from to-day.

Flour and bread stocks tim to the Treaty, making the disarina" have been wel distributed. The arrangement of Germany and her Allies effective mwente for the distribution of Refrigerated by the prohibition of the manafncture of certain whe material, and all meïsures fresh meat are working well,

judged necessary.

AMERICA OPPOSED “TO BLOCKADE OF

BOLSHEVIST RUSSIA.

LATEST CABLES.

The railway horses and live-stock abandoned by the strikers are being cared for.

{THROCON REUTER'S AGENCT.]

LABOUR CRISIS AT HOME

GOVERNMENT MEETING EVERY FRESH EMERGENCY,

LONDON, September 10th.

OTHER STRIKESI General satisfaction is expressed at the Mr. J. H. Thomas, in a speech in manner in which the public stood'en the London, declared that he would not con-of nge to enrol as special constables, first day of the real strike, but nobody time to refuse offers" from "other Trade blinks at the fact that the Union lenders | Enions to strike sympathetically. have not yet played their last card.

On the other hand, the manner in which

It is uncertain at present what will be the effect of this statement.

The Commissioner of Police has issued un appeal to all citizens under 40 years

Special magistrates will attend at all Police Stations to day for the swearing in of volunteers.

Two ying-boats left Southampton jer

The French Premier told the Chamber of Deputies that, the Treaty, "particularly Article 148, syfficiently arms France against Germany, by preventing her from building farther munition factories."

He concluded his speech by making this point the basis of the demand which he

majority of the Commission approve the cpPercier's arguments.

the tavernment is meeting each freak #MPORTANT POINT MADE CLEAR. Havre this afternoon with passengers and wiff make for a vote of confideness. The

emergency has kiven an, undoubted feel- ing of confidence,

THE CHIEF CAUSE OF

· UNEASINESS.

The chief cause of uneasiness now, lies

in the industrial districts, In South

bances.

Lispus, September 30th."

mails: No boats are yet sailing from the

Food is rotting in the sheds, SERVICES ASSURED UNTIL TUESDAY, LONDON, September 30th. meeting of the Transport

The Ministry of Labour states that. indocks view of the doubts expressed in regard to position of milwaymen "remaining at or resuming work, the Government desires to make it clear that they' undertaks nok

After

IMMEDIATE EFÈECT OF ALLIED

THREAT COPENHAGEN, September 30th. Berlin semi-officially states that Gen-

unsuccessfully endeavonging to persuade troops to withdraw.

Wales alone 120,000 miners are idle, but only to afford such men every protection Excentive yesterday, lasting for fourteeneral voa Ber Goltz has been finally re so far there have been no wrious disi... during the present crisis, but also to safe and a half hours, the bus, tram and called from the Baltic Provinces, after guard their interest as railwaymen taxi men visited the Headquarters of the against any measure of prejudice to which National Union of Railwayihen and they might be afterwards exposed owing consulted the Executive, after which the te such action.

men decisied to abide by the decision to THE AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF await" to-morrow's full meeting.

RAILWAYMEN RETURNING "TO

WORK.

of

Reports are continually. arriving more railwaymen returning to work, thes “expediting the resumption of the services, which have hitherto been mostly run by

volunteers,

The Companies' reports show that the Great Western. on Monday, an 200

trains, and the Great Eastern, 150.

NUMEROUS VOLUNTEERS,

REGISTERED Thirty thousand volunteers have been. registered in one recruiting centre in

· London alone for railway service, while it is seated that enough skilled volunteers are available to run every hus in London.

THE UNION'S FINANCIAL

POSITION. The papers are analysing the Enancial' of the position of the National Union of Railwaymen, and express the opinion that its funds art sufficient to carry on the cam-

ENGINEERS.

LONDON, September 30th." The Executive of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers has decided that the members shal! remain at work but not do any work previously performed by those railwaymen who are on strike.

ITALY AND FRANCE AFFECTED.

LONDON, September 30th. The strike is greatly affecting Italy and France owing to the smallness of the quantities of coal from Belgium. America and Germany,

EARLIER CABLES.

TRANSPORT WORKERS' DECISION POSTTONED.

LONDON, September 29th.

A. meeting of the Executive of the Transport Workers" Federation, to-night, paign for a month, but that will involve decided to postpone its decision until complete insolvency and destroy the sick to-morrow

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It is stated that Mr. . E. Thomas, has arged the bus and tram-workers to sus pend their action.

The services are apparently assured until Tuesday.

THE COMMENCEMENT OF VIOLENCE.

LONDON, September 29th. Two attempts to wreck the London- Brighton trains by placing boulders on the line have been reported.

The military now guard the line. The strikers in Scotland held up two

trains. One fireman was injured.

MORE HOPEFUL SIGNS..

LowDos. September 29th. The position with regard to the under ground railways is much more hopeful,

The power station at Chelsea is fully manned by volunteers, and trial trips are being run on the district railway and Hampstead tube. The renewal of power also enables the re-starting of the Surrey considerably relieving the position 'trams, of Sul

London. Southern Troops are being transported to import- ant centres by destroyers, which are also conveying some of the mails.

A sympathetic strike by the fish porters There is apparently a strong of Billingsgate has ended. Plentiful sup funds and pensions,

difference of opinion as regards support-plies of fish are arriving.

Despite these promising signs. Mr. THE NEWSPAPERS THREATENED.

Bromley, the Drivers and Firemen's ing the railway.strike. Interviewed last night, Mr. Thomas RAILWAY SITUATION BECOMING in Secretary, asserts that the struggle

will be most long and severe. warned the newspaper proprietors that

ALL SAILINGS FROM, AMERICA CANCELLED. unless the newspapers changed their attitude toward the railway strikers," the compositors would go on strike, SITUATION IMPROVING HOURLY,

LONDON, September 30th. The situation continues to improve. The suburban railway services are quite good, while the services to the great provincial centres are improving hourly

Practically ill the trains run in the day- time owing to signal dificulties at night, The London tubes are beginning to re

open.

Strikers are reported to be resuming in various centres, but apparently the num

ber is, up to the present, small,

MINOR ACTS OF SABOTAGE.

LONDON, "September 30th.-

It is officially stated that the railway services are "improving. Schedale pre- pared by the Companies yesterday were exceeded,

Yesterday, minor acts of sabotage were reported. In one case, during the night, the red danger lights of certain signals were altered to green.' Fortunately, there was no lose of life. The necessary steps have been taken.

NORMAL

LONDON, September 59th Except in certain. trunk lines to the North, trains are now running on nearly every Railway.

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It is stated that 75 per cent, of the Brighton Company'a drivers had 6remen have offered to return to work,

An official states that the Great Western service is almost normal,

Many up-river residents are travelling to and from the city by river

The London Electricians' Union, has de. cided to take so action at present.

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LATER

The London-Brighton Company deny that 5 per cent. of their drivers and firemen have resumed. LIVERY MEN DEMAND RE-]

ABBEMBLY OF PARLIAMENT,

LONDON, September 29th.

A meeting of the Liverymen of the City of London pledged itself to support the Government. The meeting demanded the immediate re-assembly of Parliament, ̧ EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF

VOLUNTEERS.

LONDON, September 29th.

It is officially stated that the traffic The distribution of food continues in a conditions are unchanged. ̈ ́ ́More trains satisfactory manner. Thanks are largely are running. An extraordinarily large, due to the admirable spirit, and efficient number of volunteers are coming for work of the volunteers.. Offers of volun- Į ward.

WASHINGTON, September 29th. The Shipping Board has cancelled all sailings to British porta, owing to the British railway strike.

The Shipping Board Cancellation of sailings was ordered with a desire to avoid congestion and burkering difficulties, and to be in line with "nction likely to be taken by British owners.

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"LATEST CABLES,

THE FIUME SITUATION. D'ANNUNZIO AT WAR WITH JUGOSLAVIA,

Roy, September 30th. A telegram from Fiume states that d'Annunzio has ordered the interruption communication with telegraphic Agram.

It is stated that he is warring against Juge Slavia.

of

THE BELGIAN MINERS.

LIKELY GENERAL STRIKE IN

NOVEMBER. v.

BRUSSELS, September 20th.

A congrims of Belgian miners vothit in. favour of a referendum for * general strike in November, in the event of nun- compliance, with the demand for a mini mum wage

"THE AUSTRIAN TREATY.

JUGO SLAVS WILL SIGN.

It is announced that the Yugo Slavs will sign the Austrian Peter Treaty.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

COMMENCES HIS RETURN JOURNEY.

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NEW WESTMINSTER (B.C.),

September 20th. The Prince of Wales arrived here to-day from Vancouver. He opened a provincial exhibition, planted memorial trees and presented a number of war decorations.

He reived a wonderful welcome from a dense crowd, in which the Japanese residents participated. "

Subsequently, the Prince began his re- turn journey through Canada prin the Southern Canadian Pacific Railway, Crowds waited for hours at stations to cheer the Prince.

· FRENCH PROPAGANDA.,

A WAR INNOVATION BEING CONTINUED.

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PARIS. September 28th: A Havas message says:- The French official propaganda ganization, established during the war, will benceforth be attached to the Foreign French art, science, thought and institu- Ministry, having the function of making tions better known abroad.

THE PEACE TREATY. FRENCH RATIFICATION ON OCTOBER 4TH.

PARIS, September 28th.

Losos, September 29th. The Supreme Counei' has decepted the resolution of Marshal Foch outlining the measures to prevent the thermans from unauthorisedly disposing of their air material.

The Council has decided to insist on her handing

the ALMONDTA already realised by such unauthorised disposal. and have accepted the military repre natives' report as regards the distribu

tion of air material among the Allies

HERR NOSKE DENOUNCES THE

EXTREMISTS,

BERLIS, September Mithr

SERVICE

JUDGMENT AGAINST THE M.S.V.E MAGISTRATES BINDINGS IN FIRE,

A Klang Police Court (FMS) va September 18th. Mr. W. Pryde (Magis trated gave judgment in the case in which Private Stephen" Winthrop, M.S.V.R., appeald against the decision of his Coras mandant, Lieut. Vol, J. P. Swettenham, reinking to grant hith his certifiente of fischarge from the Malay States Wolon- teer Rifles.

The Magistrate made the following orders: That the Commandant. M.S.V.K.,

Privite forthwith strik, the ann Stephen Winthrop ans, of the master-ruff of the M1.8. V.R. This presupposes that

arms, clothing and appointments

gerd to Private Steph Winthrop, being the property of iövernment, hasg Jen delivered up in such unir, and that Private Winthrop has paid, og is ready ta pay, sufficient compensation for any " damage that such articles may have Sustain. In order against Lent. Fok Swettenham in respet n£ costs, which suggests that the appellant, ́i hò desters costs, requests the Exoputive By recuhim his expenses in ibis matter. COMFLEURY PARADES.

Ar- Klang Police Court Me. My Pyp slu (Alagistrate) also gave judgment in "the case in which tig. Adjutant, M.SNIE,

The Social Demperatic Party Confer ene passeil' a" unanimous vote of confd- rre în Herr, Noske, Minister of Defence, who vigorously denounced the Extremists as having outdone a thousand-fold the summoned Prisate (i. B. French for fails worst sins of the ld enters in the shaping to attend two compulsory paradies 19 of terrorium, vilainy and violeneš,"

Ee said: If we are to survive we must rather sacrifier a couple of thousand mad fools than A nation of sixty

millions,"

GERMAN-AUSTRIA.

which he had been summoned, as follows t In these two CISTA, the M.S.V.R. authorities complain to the art that Private French, member of the M.S.V.B. neglected to attend two com pulsory parades, and they ask the Court try" fire: bine. Mr. P. Barnard Ford appeared as counsel for the accused, and “ he declined to make any admissions respect of the charge brought against his client.

He called on the M.S.V.R. authorities to prove that Private French was ever summoned to these parades.

NATION'S ART TREASURES TO BE TMS.TR, authorities were invited by

SOLD.

VIENNA, September 29th.

The Council of Ministers has decided to sell the nation's winderful art treasures. valued at 1,000,000 crowns, "in' order to ohtain 'money to feed the people.

THE SILVER MARKET

LONDOS, September 29th. Silver is quoted at 821d. spot and sild. forward, with speculative selling.

EARLIER CABLES

THE WAR ON BOLSHEVISM

AMERICANS OBJECT TO A BLOCKADE.

PARIS, September 27th

The Drafting Committer has presented new proposals to the Council regarding & peaceful blockade of Bolshevist Russia,

Americas Delegates maintained their objections.

LORD MAYOR OF LONDNO LÍVERYMEN ELECT SIR EDWARD

COOPER

LONDON, September 29th. Sir Edward Couper, was elected Lord Mayor of Landon at a meeting of the Liverymen of London."

ITALIAN CHAMBER

DISSOLVED.

ELECTIONS ON NOVEMBER (67.

ROME, September 20th.

Tim The Chamber has been dissolved. elections have been fixed for November 15th. Parliament will meet again on December 1st.

RUSSIA.

"KOLTURAK TO CONVOKE A

NATIONAL CONGRESS.„

LONDON, September 20th. A telegram from: Omsk states that Admiral Koltebak has instructed the Premier to complete, as soon as possible. Congress. the formalities for convoking a National

POLAND.

PLANS TO ORGANISE A REVOLUTION.

none.

the Court to produce witness in support of their allegations, but they produced.

In my opinion, this was regret- table. The Court is asked to assume that certain company orders were issued, that mention was made in these orders of certain campulsory parades, and that a copy of these orders, whe

by. apparently The M.S.V.R. authorities ask the Court to hold that Private French was thereby daly

summoned to

to ther parades.

post. to Privatched,

The words of the Enactment relevant to the question are:-Every inember of volunteer turps who shall neglect to attend

acupulsory parade to which be "Ang bern

duly sum

Dittoned

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shall be liable to , the Court has to strue the word "wed A few weeks ago Mr. Justice Bray laid down that the Brat rule ci construction was

My to see what was the ordinary and grau-

less sely a construc tion was

or repugnant to the pro- visions of the Enactment. (Bec. 35 Tiara Law Reports, pages 606 and 607). What, then, if the word summuned the ordinary and gram- tuatiful meaning, when such a word is used by Legislature! I think that when the word "Mummons" appears in an Enactinens we saturally think of L written

order to appear, addressed

person by nime, and topic ris the subject-atter of the urder. I da Bot think that in the sprech used by the Legislature any order tout faridentally among many other Company pics in a document headed Orders, and addressed to the members

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to

one

aakumponsring in,an Enactment

Bummers

company as such, or perhaps address- ed to nobody. by name. would be regarded I think that the word

If must be rex

a technical term regarded so, we may call to mind the late Professor Maitland's words: It is one of the

important

and nost unyielding

as 'a

rules of construction that technical words will be understood to have their technical meaning. Maitland's Equity, page 66). I think that, the word "summoned must he construed as meaning "service with

servics

"of a summons we

As regards" mag banish from cur minds for the followed in moment the procedure criminal or civil Courts respecting. service of summonses. Instead, we may look to one of our local Enactments dealing with military matters, viz. Enactment 27 if 1918, the

Military

Service Enactment, 1918

In section 10 of that Enactment we and it stated

any order.

xmmon natice issued for the purpose of carrying

at out the provi

provisions Enactment ma

this

delivered be served wither

by being sonally to the person to whom, such durc

by leaving ment is addressed, or hy" some adult at such person's Inst-known residence or place of business, or by send ing it by registered post to such person OVE at his last-known residence place

or no rash inference to hold that the Legislature must implicitly be taken to require actments dealing with similar service of surm- in other

business.

It

military matters, the more so as rach service would be in consonance with the LONDON. September 29th.

usual procedure of Courts. I understand It is stated, from a Polish source, that the M.8.V.R, authorities have issued an the Russian Bolshevist Government has order which in effect, declares that. for the purposes of Section 12 (iii) of the agreed with the Germans to organise a

Volunteer Enactment, revolution in Poland.

The famous agitator, M. Radek, bas receipt by

Orders Dall be service

LUXEMBURG,

THE RESULT OF THE PLEBISCITE.

A Havas message bays *-- The vote of ratification of the Peace LONDON, September 30th

Treaty is expected to be taken about Luxemburg's plebiscite resulted in October 4th. 30,345 voting in favour of the continuance of the power of Grand Duchess Charlotte INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION | gone to Russia from Berlin in this connec against 2,214 in favour of a republic; 6,378 voted for, an economic union with France, and 2117 for economic union with Belgium,

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. NORWAY TO JOIN.

An

CHRISTIANIA, September 30th. The Committee appointed to consider Norway's entry into the League of Nations has reported ananimously in favour of jäning.

Pl

AT, LILLE.

A VALUABLE TRADE OPPOR TUNITY.

PARIS, September 28th."

A Havas message anys; A scheme is on foot for organizing an international-exhibition-at Lille in 1990.. grouping together manufacturing, com mercial and technical elements,

It will be a good opportunity for Allied trace to come into, direct contact with French bayerL

Lion.

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AMERICAN STEEL STRIKE. BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT OF THE OUTCOME.

NEW YORK, September, 29th. The second work of the steel strike has opened. Both sides are confident of the oatcome. Forty thousand workers of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation strack to day. A number of wills have re-opened at Pittsburg and elsewhere.

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the

presumed

post of Company

equivalent to to compulsory ded mention is made in provided parades, pros

such Company Orders of the specific com- pulsory parades. The answer to the con- tantion of the M.S.V.R. authorities on that point is found in words uttered by Lord Justice Beratton, a few weeks ago,

In

my respectful opinion this is legislation, and not construction, and do not feel myself entitled to legislate." (35 Times Law reports, page 884). I di mim the present cases on the ground that there is no proof that Private French was ever summoned

in question.

to the paraden

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