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THE GREAT RAILWAY STRIKE SINISTER ATTACK ON THE LIFE

NOVEMBER 10ṛ8. 1819.

RECEPTION OF EX-SERVICE MEN BY # M MINISTER.

A CHANGED LIFE IN A CHANGED

#

LAND.

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPE

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MAJOR G

WAKEMAS, V.D.,"ACTINA ARMINIS. TRATIVE COMMANDANT

STRENGTH.

OF THE COMMUNITY.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDEval

LONDON. October 3rd. At the time of writing, the great rail way strike in barely a week old. There is talk of it lasting for, weeks: but it is to dance numbered close upon 200, including No.383 Pte. H. A. Nisbet, "B" Co., is

Officer and aer returned from active in the grounds of HM. Consulate. service were received by Sir John Jordan No. Shanghai, on November 9th. The atten

a few. Naun nen.

In addressing the Company Sir John

be devoutly hoped that before these lines reach you the struggle will be over nad done with. There are obvious disadvanJordan saidro, Pages in dealing with an upheaval of this! magnitude in a letter for cyrrsons, for the position is changing from day to day

But I will endeavour to give some impres- sions about the nature and character of the struggle, and of the forces which are at work.

Later it will be possible to discuss some things that have led up to the present calamity, the most serious that has ever occurred in the industrial history of the coystry.

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990 Lance Corp F Cullen, having returned from war leave, is posted to Machinegun Cu... to date from July 28th, 1919...

HONGKONG HOTEL

TEA DANCEST

will be held on the following Days

permitted to resign, one leaving the doring the month of NÓVEMBER. Colony from November 97th Ibis.

From "30 to 7 p.m...

2.3.+...

tions and all with honour, to pick up

You have returned, amans with decoraient, R. Lindell is granted 12

months leave, from December 2nd. again the threads of your civilian life. F. J. Knight," "to, is granted

1919.

and to continue to promote the intelysta i of your entry in China in the various professions to which you belong. But you have not returned quite the same the: nor have you returned to quite the

'on /

Monday, 17th, Friday,

Z150,

10 months leave, from November Monday, 24th, Thursday, 27th. 15th.. 1918

Members of the Corps purchasing -

Admission to Dance Room

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AMMUNITION.

munition are reminded that they Each Day $2 per head, including must return the charges and emp ties to the Defence Headquarters Tes. Store.

uRDERS WOR ARTILLERY COMPANY HY HÄJOR

country. The war has left its mark all who have been brought into con tact with it. Most of you doubtless r joiced when the time came to exchange A not find it so easy to take up again the your uniforms fer mufti, but you will same old life as before 101

Nor do I believe that any of you really wish No. You who have had the privilege

to do fighting in Europe, while the rest of us of have had to enrry on and keep the old flag flying out here is best we could with OL you help have proved yourselves true men of whom we are proud.

You fought and won, and many als British idents of liberty, justice and fair- their lives, for a high ideal for the true play. En doing so, you championed the cuse of humanity throughout the world, and it is as, victorious champions that you return to us and that we welcome your

In the first place, the strike caught us completely unawares. For some time the position in the world of Labour showed signs of improvement. Unreat was less widespread than at any period since the so Armistice was signed. As stated in recent articles, the moderate men who are acknowledged lenders of the working- classes had re-asserted their authority. The extremists were pushed on one side. The Traces Union Congress at Glasgow turned down direct action "* na men sure foreight the labour movement. which aspires one of these days to govern the entry through the Houses of Park-to-day. We therefore, feel confident that ment. In certain directions there was at

not only we British out here, but Chinese and all other nationalities asserabled in welcome tendency to increase production the busy ports of this rust country: can as the only "sure means of re-establishing in your civil occupations the fight for

look

to you returned soldiers to continue the financial stability of the nation, and honesty, fair-play and the square deal; of wetting home and oversens trade going and to cake the lead in solving on these again. Every newspaper, every informed confrunt as in this country, some of the

broad lines writer on Labour questions, exrry, des

all the many problems that ponsible public man held the view tint est urgent of which the Conference of we had weathered the worst of our indus

the British Chambers of Commerce haa so trial stormas. Strikes on any large scale

cale recently discussed. were considered highly improbable And then,.quite saddenly-like a bolt from the blue the railway strike was precipitated

THE WAGE QUESTION.

Ostensibly the strike is about wages. You are, of course, familiar with the main points but for clearness will briefly set out the isade here.

A new

For China to is changing. spirit is spreading among the people. using unrest. Hut unrest need not be always a sign of disintegration, it can

so be a sign of growth. It is no UM that always come of pouring new wine denouncing the disastrous consequences into old bottles. Let us rather see that Before the war some 100,000 railway

the new victage is good: and that strong workers mainly platelagers and other

Dey bottles are provided to receive it. unskilled inen, were paid 18 to 20/- a

I have no doubt that the werk. During the war, under Govern- to exercise great influence in this country. have gained in this wperience you enable you ment control

of the railways, their wages and I an perfectly confident that that increased

by 33, maiting 51/- to 3/

a total influence will be for zood--not only for Shortly after the Armis- your own country but for China. It has tice the Union claimed, on behalf of these been a great honour and privilege to meet men that the war wage should be made you here to-day as the King's representa permanent; in other words, that the pre-five and I thank you must cordially.

of

War 18- man.sbauld become á 51/- min.) followed, and alter Sir

The Government could not

not accept this

a point of calling at the undermentioned by par cent. In any care a minimum

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store where you will get the pride of the Philippines the

the "IMPERIO DEL MUNDO

at the

&

REASON FOR STRIKING NOW,

Wages

J. H. W. ARMSTRONG, V.1.

IT

Musketry Competition will be held at Kings Park Range, Kowloon, an Sunday, November 23rd hoped that a large number will avail themselves of this opportu nity of practicing for the Musketry Course, which will be fired on Sunday, December 7th. Ammuni tion will provided. These intend ing to pete ate, requested to send their names tas the Sergeant-Major ng choker at É muspady... KDEAS FOR ENCINIER COMPANT BY

"CAPTAIN IL HALL DEL INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES. Candidates for higher ratings will parade for D.B.L instruction at Belcher's at € p.m., op Wednesday, Novamber 10th,

Officer on duty: Lieut. G. E. Marley.

.

ORDERS FOR INFÂNTRY BATTALION BY WOR G. W. WAKEMAS, V.D., OFFICER COMMANDING, PARADES. **D" COMPANY.

Saturday, November 22nd.

230 pm Nos. 5 and 6 Platoons. at King's Park Range, Annual Musketry Court, Part F The fol- lowing will attend:-'

Sergts Oxherry and Boavis, Corp.

Jackman. Ptes. J. L'aer Clark, W.

S. Glendinning, H. O. Holt, J. A Prummer, E. H. Ray, J. O Shep- pard, T. F. Claxton, and W. Jack. on. Lee. Corp. W. Wright, Ptes. J. Carr, A, G, Coppie, F. B, J. Adams, W. E. Ford, R. Baker, J. McCorquodale and S. Baker. Sergt. F. Made will attend. Dress, drill order (helmets).

G. E. STEWART, Capt

Adjutant, H.K.D.C.

NOTICES

HONGKONG RIFLE LEAGUE,

Members of the

Corps are reminded at the practice shoot at King's Park Range at 2.30 p.m.. on Saturday, 15th inat..

A

RIFLE COMPETITIONS.

meeting of unit representatives (as nominated by 0.0%) will be held at Headquarters on Wednesday, 19th. inst, at 6 pm, to discuss arrange- ments for Rifle Competitions, etc. Hongkong November 14th... 1818.

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proposal, but agreed that the war-time Jons had shake hands with rate should

1 remain unchanged till Decem

" Krent ber 31st. next when the whole position many of those present, three Eearty cheers would be reviewed in relation to the cost

were given for him. of living. Even then there was to be no "reduction. Wages were to continue at their present level till March, 1990. and for longer unless the cost of living fell

Seeing that the men's.agreement with Wage of 40 was guaranteed.

regard to wages does not expiry till On the other side, the Union claimed December 31st, and that there can be no a minimum wage of 2. They demanded ration in pay inside six months-if the standardisation

at all-why did the N.C.R.. executive of wages; so that call n strike now i Why did alad helping his father, at a remote sta- off negotiations with the Government and tion in the Highlands, with only a couple present their ultimatum

they break of trains a day, would receive the pay as married

Bame

The true explanation is that the fuss Eirston or Liverpool-street, where there

there are hundreds mary camouflage, designed to cover the 22nd Sazday after Trinity, November 16th of toxins daily. From the Union stand ulterior aims of the railway executive.

passion over

is

JOHN'S CATHEDRAL merely point it ought to make no diference whewhich are not industrial in this instance Servins (10 p.my

Hoogker ther a worker is in the

1910 Holy Communion (7.50 am. Cdren's living is donar Birmingham, where it is not their own fashioning. A short, while 2.20

comparatively cheap, or in Edn1·

country, where but

They want to supersede the "Matinafil Ke Faria Venito Hymna, 242, 69, 337. They stood out for a flat rate of noe dess

Government

Kempton; Palms, than £3 weekly for the lowest grade of executive, declared in public that he was Sarenfeld Amen. God Save the King B.E

ago Team, Fuss, Jores and

and Rimbault, wurker, whose case is in dispute.

Mr. Cramp, the chairman of the N.U.Eus

Ouseley, 193rd morsing); Hymo, 474, 108 Jubilat TRADE UNION." ULTIMATEM."

out for an industrial revolution... and he made the insolent and ridiculous state

-Palm 79, vernes, 1, 9 and 14 in unison; Despite the fact that the present agree,

ment that

Peal, 80 the

Verses went has threw months yet to run and shifting from Purliament to the offices of

centre of

and 19 ja obison; Hym that wages could not be reduced for six the great Trade

Hymn months and then only if the cost of

108, vers" 4 (12 living full-the Executive Committee of text for the strike the political horse (2zi megoing); Nane Dimitis, Wicke- (2ard

Although the wages question the Co ne and Hred Magnibent Ferial; Faale the S.UR. suddenly

Tarl tions with

broke off negotia-sense

ceive what the issue really is. They s I not 8 in malson; Pes'm

of the people enables them to per- evening); llymus 374 the Government. sented an

bey

374 (383), 261 and ultimatum

see Veinntary 24 hours unless their demands were met.

that the railwaymen are

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tinen

of

gravity was † 474, vor 173 #54

to strike within dupes with the object of pulling hot chest

anison, Holy

anny Op.7M 2

(12).

verses 1,8 and 13 in anisen; Hymn 347, ve ne

In the result the workers.on every lizguts out of the fire for Messrs. Cramp 1 fu unison; Hymn 27, vers 4 od & ia

It was a

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Co., and they have not the least, inten

unison.

aod n

anare.

in the Kingdom came out at the appointtion of aiding and abetting that danger- ed hour. Trains were left on the metale, passengers found themselves stranded, ous pastime." goods trains conveying live-stock were centre of

They know that if the abandoned with callous indifferénce and

Government would be cypher and animals left unfed and unwatered

were changed the

en gravity

the

stoppage, like the crack of doom! Small wonder sudden and complete,

we have the country organising to are. on and defeat that stalwarts of the railway executives Beca to be

this menace, which puffed up

the the

nast serious

•sense of clared that they were

of power. de has confronted it. The outerie who the men had obeyed orders."

proud of the way Roered the strike affect to be seandalised engi But there is more than one kind of political, and are filling the papers with that the public believe their motives are pride. Every man who loves England page advertisements afirming that they has reason to be proud of the resolute are fighting the battle of all workers. way the situation

But the public are not deceived

Twith

The

Morning

Tenit Kempton;

Opening Voluntary;

81

3:B

82. ANDER'S Cauzon. Kowloon. 2nd Hoy Commune at 818 sm. Sodar after Trinity, 18th November, 19.9. Prayer at 11 am Besponses. Fezini;' Hiles, Kelway Te Deum, St. Jais; (15:k mornis); Eymas, 155, and 587, Courinding Vel

Voluntary Ben

Palma

ing Prayer at 6 pm. Eespaoses, Ferisi; of the 10th evezing Af set, 62 Tu Baroby 11th evening): Nato Dimittis, Wickes 83 Corke, 4 Heywood, 85, Hop ins; Madcat, (23rd erosing); Hymns, 388, 467, 25 and 814.

Choir Pinotice next Friday, at 6 p.in.

has been mot. Asated by the strike Prime Minister has branded the strike for Vesper Hymn. Colading Voluntary, N.B

recent letter, 41

strik

of

रा

Fogland

Fisher said

never

the

in

anarchist con-

CION CHURCH, Kannery Road, Sunday, November iste. Moralry Service at ilam. Hjmir, Dor God Var Help," The Church' no Fundation," "Twongbike Night of Doatt and Sorrow." Clant, Te Deum,

Al

1 the Powr ;,"Pien dat are Thy CosTIE

To the call

what it is namely, an Buccumbs. the Government for piracy." folunteers to

fight for the life of the OT IT OUT! community there was instant Those who precipitated that response.

At the stage reached in the struggle at calculated that the suddenness of will be the end

lightning the time I write no man can foresee what the attack would paralyse that food distribution would instantly with certainty is that outside organised All that can be said Dountry cease, and that in three days the Govery Trade Unionism (meaning tao official Anthem, "Break Forth into Joy," Bary ment would be comppailed to

yield before eat that pulls the strings) the country woefully mistaken Thousands of soup public temper is that, coms what may 11 solidly behind the Government. The teers came forward. A skeleton train

solub this thing service was immediately organised and is

to be seen through to the being maintained; food convoys were

So long as Trade Unions limited their started in all parte of the country activities to industrial matters nobody motor-lerries being used for the purpose they soak to dictate to the Government, anted to interfere with them, but when and so far as food is have suffered no inconvenience up to date whole by whota the Government is elected.

concerned the The effects of the

which, of course, means the nation s strike in other directions. Some hig industries

are, however,

• told the S

must be taken up brought us

responsible only

public

end

strike

-

at 8. Hyman,

by Dr, Ter, T. Kux Msconaubie Above We Love the Place O Lord Barby. Froscher, Rev. J. Kirs for abe Three-Quanter Centry Food. Communion after evening Service Collections

meday, 5.39 pm.

FILST CHURCH OF CHRIST, BOLENTIST McDonnell Bond. Bunday, 11.15 am.. Wed-

have closed down for a lack of coal, and Trade Union oligarply up against THE GOLDEN THRONE OF PERSIA

if the struggle continues for any length. of time it will mean a general. stoppage and consequent suffering and loss through unemployment

(Continued at foot of nest column:)

tional manner of despots, never to itself; for the NUR after the tradi

con

descended to ask their followers for a need of money and that the golden throne It is said that the Sultan is badly in mandate to declare a strike. They did it of Perain, which was captured by the on their own authority- A.B.

Tarks 400 years ago, is for sale,

ik

J... H. TAGGART, Manager.

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