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THE SUDDEN END OF THE THE GERMANS AND CEYLON.

GREAT STRIEF.

...

THE FEAR ON WHICH EXTREMISTS WORKED

iraoM OUR OWN CornearooENT.

Loxoox. Oetober 8th.

MR. HAGENBECK TO "ÔPEN OUT IN THAT ISLAND,

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CANTON NEWS.

NOYKHORE 18th..

THE STUDENTS' AQITATION

INTIMATIONS

The eleven students who were CHARLES DICKENS

The following egy of a letter received

arress in the reformatory, were suddenly from Mr. John Hagenbeck by a Colonibo released, yesterday, after they had signed

resident has been handed to the Times of

a bond for good behaviour in the future Cegion for publication. The circum-

The Director of the Education Depart The great railway strike came to an

stances connected with Hagenbeck's de "end as suddenly as it began. In a sche

schools have been requested to prevent the ann anvenient that the deadlock in parture from the island, says our Colombo tent and the headmasters of the various

worth re-calling:

students from taking part in demonstra contemporary, are negotiation between the men's Union

Alone, among the Germans in Ceylon

tion The incident is regarded as closed and the Government, was at an end the tbreak of war Hakenlerk's parole The sudden release of the students came prised everybody. Both sides had been su determined not to

on

punish them

give an inch of a declined and he was told that has a surprise, as it was believed that Nea concession that it seemed inertible that must leave the island. Hagenbeck was Pong-ping had made up his mind to

Tacordingly sersal with autice to leave. they had really agreed upon termis. news was circulated at four o'clock on the island on August 7th, and left the Sunday afternošu, and it was wonderful same right for Batavia. There was con

siderable indignation that he should have! how quickly it prend It was read out

hy 1

of course, But

in churches, and in some places of worsen allowed to go instead of being in ship the congregations rose is if moved tered as his fellow countrymen were

cumun impulse and fang the subsequently. It was. Doxlogy. In the London, clubs, in the streets, wherever people met together there was unfeigned relief that the crisis was over. Everyone felt thu; they could breathe mate freely again

During the nine days the strike lasted we have looked over an abyss of social revolution. The grimly-tragic spectre of Civil War was abroad in the land. This is do more figure of speech; it does not

without good reason that a Government so amicably inclined to these honourable gentlemen, as the then overnor called the German residents, made an exception in the case of Hagenbeck, who, it will be seen, denies knowledge of why be was se treated. He would be aware, of course, that his letter would be perused by the authorities here before being given to the addressed; --

Wero

It is stated that the students released as a result of a protest by

The

ed Ngal's actions as too high-landed. of the military leaders who regard There was, in addition, the action taken by the "members of Parliament against

gai to be taken into accoup authorities also were of the opinion that the patice bad gone far enough in issing bayonets against unarmed, citizens regarde the journalists and publishers who were arrested, some have been releas ed, but Chan Cho-hing, the editor of the Krok Man Po. is being detained in the military gaol. The report that Chan

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The report, relating to the change"in. ing of the official document failed toto return to Ceylon. I do not care to THE TUCHINIHIP.

The live in Germany. You hare, to consider obscure the essentia meaning. authorities were giving the people the that I have been more than 25 years in the Tuchunship, is unconfirmed, but Mek opportunity to choose whom they would Ceylon and considered it my second

You cannot imagine how sorry I Wing-son has left for Kwangsi, although support in the struggle that, at the mohome. meat, seemed inevitable struggle bewas to leave Ceylon, and even up to how 40 oficial announcement has been made

of his departure.

The Tuchun's duties tweer constitutional Government as it do not know the reason why I was

"committee con exists, and the anarchy with which we sent to Java. Well, never mind, it was

to my advantage, and sincerely hope to are being carried out by a were threatened.

Fortunately, the decision had not to be see you soon again in Colombo. Would sisting of Commander Ma Chai, Chan marie. The saner elements of Labour you kindly go and find out if my furni saw that the railwaymen in declaring ature is still available or has it been sold wan-pui, the Commander of the Ist. strike at a moment's notice, on an issue in auction I have started a new com Division of the Regalir Force, Lam Fu nar concluded and in a fundamental Inpany with American capital and hope to the Defence Commissioner of Shiuhing. dustry, had made capital blunder; and open out in Ceylon and India some fac Lau Chi-luk, the Defence Commissioner and they wisely-asserted themselves and tories which will be of great intereat and. squashed the extremists, who were reck advantage to you, and would pay better of Swalow, and Ngai Fong-ping, the than ship chandler or any other business Superintendent of Police. Thone 5 lead ely prepared to take the plunge.

I shall give you more details in the near

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"Future. Please write to me as often as possible. It will be to your drivintage. questions which come before it by : Please give my best regards to my friend, Mr. Kindest regards to you dear

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On A dispassionate review of the dis pute, and quite apart from any merits on one side or the other, it can be said was a very real belief that the Govern ment meant to reduce wages when the agreement with the Unien expired at the ent of 1910. In holding this belief the inen may have been wrong. But the belief existed, and it was upon this that the extremists were able to work.

majority at conferences which are to be held in the Tuchun's yamen daily at 3 p.m. Mok Wing-son himself is expected to return shortly to Canton, after his visit to General Lúk Wing-ting in Kwangsi. Commander Ma Chat has sent A gunboat and escort to Shiuhing to meet his return from Mök Wingsson 0 Kwangsi.

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The ex-American Senator, Mr. Burton, of this country are resolved it is that drama of the Great War that has bern there shall be reduction of the stand thrilling New York audiences since a arrived at Caaton on November 14th, and Philippines the “IMPERIO DEL are deset mind that year- last August and has not yet been was given a cordial reception by members they will not return to the econoraie con- allowed to go to any other city in the of Parliament in Canton at the new ditions of pre-war days. This is what West. The story of the production is building of the Treasury. is at the bottom of nearly all the Labdar that of a swift running and eventual was also entertained by the members of 10 Boda in Dormitories.

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But there was, in addition to any ques tion of wages, the further object of the strike-namely, its use as & powerful political weapon. It served as a very

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Business men of the Pacific North-west with it the general consent of the impartial public. Moreover, the apostles of direct the United States are working for the action in the Trade Union ranks have thing of a new trans-Pacific cable along

northern Great Circle Route.

or had it demonstrated that they can not us bill is now, pending in the United States the Labour movement as the medium for Senate Providing for the construction of good preext for those extremists who

a new cable across the Pacific along the are to be found in the ranks of the the expression. That is a distinct gain.

route that is found, after investigation, N.UR., as in that of every great Union, THE VICTORS.

As to the question as to who won at the to be most desirable. It is the hope to force & struggle on the country as a

Seattle exporters and importers that the time chosen by themselves. They hoped and of the strike the true answer is that Benate committee will be convinced that to win in the course of a few days, and the public gained the victory. And that then, on the Atrength of their succm, is an it, should be. If the railwaymen the northern route in the the Senate com prepare for much greater triumphade had won we should have had strikes al mittee that & cable laid from Seattle or Aigned ultimately to obtain complete con- a similar kind against the community at some point on Puget Sound to Yokohama trol of Government. I will not pursue vulnerable points, conducted on would traverse a route of 2.700 miles this aspect of the question further at lightning method. On the other hand a shorter than by way of San Francisco, present. It is sufficient to say that the decisive Government victory would have Midway, and Yokchama. By the north- extremiata an still here, and are sure to endangered the cause of Democracy andern route it would be possible to complete be heard of again.

ranged organised Labour in a camp hoe the cable in probably two years less time There are one or two considerations tile to everything except its own purely and would cost $20,000,000 less than if arising out of the strike that may be class interests,

aid over the southern route out of San noted A & result of the struggle it The settlement that was reached-en-Francisco. becomes fairly evident that the advisers suring the railwaymen their prosent With the immense volume of business of the Government did not fully apare standard of wages for 12 months has now being transacted aarcas the Pacific ciata that both in temper and in outlook restored peace without leaving any bitter- and the inadequate cable facilities, it is. Labour is different from what it was be.

Des anywhere. It is a fortunato end- the assertion of American busineminen fore the war. The world has changed. ing; an escape from an imminent and that better communication facilities mast

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