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THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE. -MONGKONG GOVERNMENT REPRE

SENTATIVE AT CANTON. CONFERENCE WITH THE CIVIL GOVERNOR.

Up to last night there was no change in the strike situation. The Union

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officials maintain that the trouble has apread to Shanghai and Swatow. being told that the Empress of Eyeria was nob held up in Shanghai but left that port för Manila on Sunday, the Union oficial who so eagerly imparted news of her Wetention at Shanghai on the previous

· THE ""HONGKONG" DishY PHINS,” TURSDAY, 'JANUARY LATRIÐI

The Bulletin says it is stated that the

Mr. Lewis (cross-aminining the de Civil Governon has agreed to appeal to | fendant). Your story is that you went the men in thig sonso. The British Vise Conqul, also, was assured that the seaman would not interfere seeing that the "The when would carry food for the people of Hongkong.

After two hours, the conference was adjourned without coming to any definite conclusion; it was felt that nothing more could be done pending a reply from the shipowners and the Government

UNION OFFICIAL ASSAULTS A SHIP'S OFFICER.

on board alone and that you quietly waited by the gangway until the chief officer came back to you?

Defendant: Yea.

-Lewis So that the interview was of the 'politest form †-Yes. **-

And you waited by the gangway for 20 minutes after the chief officer had seen you Yes

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Did be at anytime tell you to leave the ship-No, not at any time.

Did you have any conversation at any time with any member of the crew whilst

SUPREME COURT.

[UTORE THE CHIP JUSTICE (SIE WILLIAM RITS DAVIES, 1.0)).

HONGKONG ROPE COMPANY DESIRES TO BUILD. EXTENSION OF TITLE" REQUISITE?

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Mr. C. G. Alabaster appeared in sup port of a petition by the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd., for confirmation of a sparini resolution altering the Memorandum of Association of the 'Com pany.

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Counsel explained that the old Memo

day was singularly reticent, but said "we INCIDENTS ON THE S.S. '* NINGFO." [be board-Sonic members of the crew randum of Association was the original

have had no news from that quarter for a -day." He mentioned that locally there

came by the gangway and spoke to me. under which the Company was incor The case came up for hearing at the

Did you at any time go into the fore-borated in 1883. The petition was to was not a much doing 8 lnst week. The agistracy, yesterday morning, before castle -No, I did not put a foot inside change it to a modern form. The uiost

Mr. J. R. Wood, in which

the forecastle." Chines

1 . material alteration was to enable the number sent to Canton sesterday was

Two other-medbers' of the Seamen'r' about 150.

The meeting room of the named Chan Chouk Hing, an official of

Union corroborated the defendant's atory Company to build Chinese tenement Union was not crowded at it has been and the Seamen's Union was charged with and Tinted that they did not '300' the dehouses. The Company had racant land in assa hing the Chief Officer (Mr. L. Jindant leave the gangway during the Belcher Street and, having a reserve of Fulger) of the China Navigation Co.'s as whole time he was on board.

800,000, they thought it desirable to build. Ving and with being on board the Ningpe without permission."

there was far les excitement.

Moro vespie entered port during the week end. The total number of ships in port was yesterday was 145, exclusive of river steamers.. Not all of these, how- aver, are detained by the strike.

"The most interesting news of the day is contained in yesterday's issue of the trikers Bulletin." a paper published by the Seinen's Union in Canton.

Mr. D. J. Lewis, solicitor, represented the complainants, and Mr. W. B. Hind appeared for the defendant.

Mr. Lewis said that the s.8. “Xingpė arrived in port on Thursday and proceed

The Magistrate said that he believed the Chial Officer's evidence and that he was not prepared to accept the defendant's statement.

Mr. Hind pointed out that the assault was a very technical one.

The Magistrátó: You mean that it might have been worss!

ed to Wanchai to discharge & cargo off! Lewis said that no matter how

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The Judge remarked that the name of a company was supposed to have some| reference to its objects.

Mr. Alabaster said that there had been certain cases at home in which the same

changed. The most recent example in the of the coupony was not required to be

contains the news that Mr. A. E. Wood: enal. The crew worked en Thursday and small the assault was it was serious in so Colony was the Chins Fire case. Counsel

the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, on Friday morning. At noon on that day much that the acting master of the vessel. visited Canton on Saturday and together members of the Seamen's Union came had been assaulted.

proceeded to read the decision of Mr.

met the official representatives of the They were asked to leave the weasel and stopped by the watchmen. He had a that there a company described as fire

Beamen's Union at the house of Civil Governor Chen Chiung-ming.

A report of the conference is given in the bulletin of which the following is a brief outline:

"CNFERENCE AT CANTON COVELEMENT

"HOUSE."

tendant, stayed on board and made his éleven did so, The twelfth men, the do way to the seamen's quarters. The defendant eventually came along and saw the chief officer and asked to see the master. He produced a card, which stated that he was a member of the Seamen's Union. The chief officer in As the strike has now renched a dead-mediately ordered him off the vessel. At lock the Hongkong. Gövernment UN Saturday sent a special representative to Canton for the purpose of approaching Civil Governor Chea to arbitrato in the matter. Arising out of this Governor Chen held a conference at the Govern ment House on Saturday at 9 p.m. The

the third time of asking the defendant struck the officer on the chest and pushed his way past the officer. Shortly after wards police came on board and arrested the defendant.

letter to the Captain. perfect right to go on board to deliver a

Mr. Lewis: That does not mean any thing. The man was there on board without permission at all times.

Mfr Hind admitted that, his client was to blame immediately, he was ordered off the vessel

The ortidance was consulted and a dif ference of opinion was expressed by the solicitors as to whether or not the words going on board without permission" implied being on board without per mission." Mr. Lewis contended that both

Compertz on this case, explaining

insurance company undertook marine in- surance.

His Honour thought it desirable that the name of a company should communi- eate its objecs.

Mr. Alabaster submitted that the Com- pany was only proposing to make use of its own land and the building would be entirely subsidiary to the present business. There were no objectiors to: phrases meant the same thing, whilst Mr. the petition. With regard to the name, Vice-British Consul and Mr. A. E. Wood of the Ningpa, gave evidence in support. Hind argued that there was a difference the Company placed itself in the hands] in the meaning, and that he would like of the Court, but the Company's primary to address the Court on this point.

The Magistrate agreed and fixed tobject was the rope manufacturing busi morrow afternoon for the further hear,ness and the proposed building was only ing.

to utilise the reserve funds.

Mr. Lawrence John Fulger, chief oficer "When attended, and there were also present five of Mr. Lewis's opening statement. reprezentatives of the Seamen's Union witness ordered the defendant to leave the and two representatives of the Workers' ship ho refused to go" but continued to Union.

stand hear the gangway. Witness repeat The British Vice-Consul proposed thated the order. Defendant then said "I the Seamen's Union should send repre- will not leave the ship until the sailors, sentatives to Hongkong to negotiate with firemen, and stowards come with me." the ship-owners. Ed also invited the Witness got in front of him so that he could not get to the crew's quarters Civil Governor to be represented.

Mr. P. S. Chan, Chairman of the without passing him. After repeating Union, objected to this proposal, saying the order a third time defendant get that the ship-owners had, bean repeatedly excited and struck witness on the left naked to reply to the demands made by shoulden He then pushed past witness, the Union during the past two months, who did not attempt to stop him. Wit but without result. if their demandsness hoisted the police fing. Plain clothes were not complied with they would not policemen came on board. -end any representatives to Hongkong.

So Siu Ching, a rember of the Sea-

men's Union Commitee, gmphasised the

need for an increase in the wages of sca- men saying that the wages of seamen bad been only slightly increased during the past 10 years.

Mr. Lewis: The defendant was taken

The Magistrate then addressed the defend- ant and said that be believed the evidence of the Chief Offerr. He believed that the defendant pushed past the Chief Officer and that this was in the nature of an assault. On the first charge a fine of $20 would be imposed. Regarding the second charge there were certain legal matters that newded going into. The charge of being on board without permis sion would be held over until Wednesday afternoon.

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The Judge intimated that unless the Company was prepared to amend its game he would not give an order now. It seemed an extraordinary position to call a company by a name wholly outside the scope of its activities. He would' like to read through the other cases. His Honour thought that perhaps the Company would be prepared to extend its title

away by the police at 1.15 p.m., and THE "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA" AND Order on the general application, but he then what happened?

Witness: All the crew left the ship, but before they went the No. 1 freman

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THE STRIKE.

Atter some further argument, His Honour said ho-was prepared to maske 'on

* present advised he would require alterations in the name of the Company, to give some indication of its activities. He would like to read through the cases alon

It was represented by Mr. Wood the said they were very sorry, but they would being circulated and appearing in the on the point and would reserve his decî-

the Hongkong Government knew nothing of the repeated demands of the men dur- Sng the past two months.

Mr. So contradicted this statement, and maid the solicitors to the Union, Messrs Hastings & Hastings, had referred the whale matter to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and that the English newspapers had published the matter in detail

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Witness did not lay hands on the defendant.

Cross-examined by Mr. Hind, witness said that no letter was handed to him by defendant

Hind, witness said the ship's guard. nm Replying to a further question from Mr.

policeman and two of Butterfield and Swire's Indian watchmen

With reference to the varions reports newspapers evidently emanating from the Chinesa Seamen's Union-that the

Mr. Alabaster asked permission to file Empress of Russia has been held up in another affidavit stating what effect it Shanghai, Mr. Cox, the General Agent would have on the Company if its names | 10-

Hongkody,

acks us to contradict the had to be changed." This request was The Empress of Buasaarived at

granted.

21st intant, and, after discharging her Shanghai at 5.30 pm, on Saturday, the

Hongkong at 2.30 pay or Sunday.

reporti

There was no excuse, he said, for notbered four, a Chinese detective, a Chinese Bhanghai cargo, sailed for Manila and TINION DELEGATE SENT TO

knowing the true facts of the case.

The Vice-Consul then suggested that perhaps a mutual concession on both rides would get over the difficulty, and --auggested that if the demand was for an increase of $15 and the ship-ownere offér ed $10, both parties would probably be matisfied by & splitting of the difference.

To this the representatives of the Sea. men's Union would not agree. Thay stated that their demands were not un reasonable.

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Mr. Hind: The defendant's story is that he came on board alone. Is that

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Witness: No; he came on board with

the others.

Do you recognise him as one of the 18-I cannot say that I do.

Did you see him come out of the fore castle before became to you with the

card Yes, I did.

The strike position, Mr. Cox says, has already been fully explained to the Chin- ce Heads of Departments and Chinese Crew on board the Empress of Russia, they have no, grievance of any kind any they have unanimously stated that against the officers, ship or Company, and they desire to remain with the Com- pany, nor have they made any demand for increase of pay.

union:

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PRISON.

BOARDING A SHIP WITHOUT PERMISSION.

mander Beckwith, K.N., sent Union At the Harbour Office yesterday Char delegate to prison for two months with hard labous for going on board the Kwong Tung on Saturday without the permission of the Master För officer in charge.

The Lame of the man was Cheung. Tize Chai who was described as unemployed" He gave his address as 137, Dea Your Boad (the Seamen's Union haidquarters),

Mr. Wood repeated his proposal for

SHANGHAI WATCHING EVENTS. sending representatives, both of the Can- ton Government and the Seamen's Union,

Were you not sent for by the quarter The N.-C..Daily News saya:- to Hongkong to meet representatives of master to came and see this man 1-No, I

The strike a Hongkong has brought the Hongkong Government in conference. was not; he came up to me and, acting into the limelight a seamen's union in The Union representatives said they under instructions from the China Steam Shanghai, the existence of which has not were only prepared to discuss the matter Navigation Co., I ordered him off the hitherto attracted much antice. This in Canton. If the ship owners agreed to vessel.

Defendant, for whom Mr.. W. B. Hind ja apparently merely watch- their demands they would be only too

appeared, pleaded not guilty. Sergt. J. S. Dick said that on the 20thing events, although there is news pleased to sign the agreement there. ingt, at about 1.10 p.m. he had scension the Hongkong strikers have felegraphed Mr. Francis Boath, second officer of the Mr. P. B. Chan intimated that the to visit the as Jinggo to cxamine the asking it for support to the effect, at reel, stated that ship was lying at beadquarters of the Union were in Canton ship's guard. Whilst there he was a toprocted to the solith Up to the pre day, about 11 am.. when four people in- least, that no scamen should be allowed anchor off the Central Fairway on Satur- and that the power of settlement was informed that the chief officer had been Canton,

Mr. Wood asked for time to go into defendant was on board without permiswitch the progress of events, though no see him and witness ordered all four to assaulted by the defendant and that the sent the union in Shanghai has not chiding the defendant; came on board royed, and is apparently content to without permission. Defendant came to matter minutely.

Yin YIE pointed out that unnecer sion. The police offer anked the defend, doubt ready to turn any Hongkong suc- leave the ship. They were delegates from delay meant, prolonging the strike ant why he did not lease the ship whence to its own advantage.

the Seamen's Union. Defendant refused complaized that the Unions in Hong naked to do so. The defendant, by way

Such being the case none of the services to leave the ship, but the other three left Kong were not protected by the Govern, which was produced in Court). Witness with, and it is interesting to note that hoisted the police flag and the ponco of reply, showed him a letter (copy of очн of Shanghai have been interfered by launch and went ashore. Witnes ment and that the police, oftes unlawfully not see the contents, but the envelope steamers are being despatched for Hong came on board and found defendant interfered with members of the Union. He instanced the arreat on the previous was addreased to the Captain of the 8.8. kong, vid ports. It is, of course, fully amongst the crew. day of a member of the Union who went Ningpo. The defendant was arrested and anticipated that on arrival there they the defendant and the crew left the ship. The police arrested agi baard a steamer to receive the crew of went to the police station without any will be held up unless the strike is over

Mr. Hind: uvessel just arrived in port. Although trouble.

by that time the teme of our I am perfectly certain I saw him talk- Do you think this man the man was released by: the kindnces of The defendant then gave evidence and

A paragraph in another.

actually did go and speak to the crew 1- an Inspector of Water Police it illus said that he was a seaman and that hui

Shanghai contemporary, says: wrated the fact that polios interference present address was No, 31, Des Varz

Upon receipt of "lelegram from the 108 to them was such that, the matter could not be Road Central On Thursday he went on Hongkong Seamen's Union, the local softled in Hongkong. As Canton on the other band a far as they observed the bount the sa. Mingpa by Inuneb, which he Labour Ascociation has ined was carrying one banner. There were a a notice to its members not to proceed law, they enjoyed, full liberty.

The Ditil Governoz, having an import number of members of the Union on board tongkong while the present strike and engagement alwhore, then left, and He had a letter and a card in his posses

the launch. He alone boarded the vealed a continued. the British Vice Consul drafted a tele Bram to be sent to the ship-owners on at the time, addressed to "the through the Governor of Hongkong: The Captain. Someone, belonging to the SLAVERY, UNDER THE UNION

Court, told him the purport of the telegram, apparently was ship; who was not

He told the kind merely to nak whether the owners agreed Captain was ashore. to the demands of the men. Asked if that he wanted to see the Chief Officer. they, on their part, could make any con He (defendant) then, showed the latter COMBÍODE

men's representatives re- to, the Chief Officer who asked him plied, fi No

to wait. About twenty minutes intar the The British Vice-Consul is reported to Water Folice one on board. He (do have said that the Navy in Hongkong fendant) was still standing by the gang enough provisions." "and" - that | way. Two. plain clothes men came on therefore the Government sent the as board. One stood by the defendant and Kinshon in order to convey food.

to Canton manned by naval men the other went to look for the chief

It was hoped officer. that the Civil Governor would urge the men "not to interfere with this, seding

In reply to the Magistrate defendant that there were 650,000 of their nationals said he did not go into the crew's quar in Hongkong for whom the men should ters. He was afraid to go there without Jare consideration.

permission.

had not

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Did you give the defendant leave to wait and see the master as a letter was addressed to him?-I gave him no per- mission. I gave him definite instructions to leave the abip at once, but he refused to do so. I then hoisted the police Eng,

Defendant said he went on board with a letter from the Union to the master. He found the second officer' on board and gave him the letter. The second officer told him to wait and he waited on deck for domestic service or a pes wholesome go ashore. He went on board alone and The buying and selling of human beings near the gangway. He was not told to late is pure slavery, however Government there was no one with him on the launch oficiais seek to camouflage the transie which he sent away. tion. Colonies stated in Parliament that the The Under-Secretary for the

Re-examined, Mr. Booth said he did not Governor of Hongkong has been request. see the launch come alongside, but when data report as to the advisibility of went on deck a letter was given him appointing a Commission of Inquiry into hon amongst the crew whom he sent by defendant and, be found three other the bartering of Chinese girls. There is down to the larnch. Defendant then abundant evidence already available to convince anybody but a Government weat amongst the crew. official of the imperative need of such an The defendant was sentenced to prison Iinquiry:-Zohn Buzi,

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