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THE STRIKE SITUATION,

A STEAMER LEAVES WITH HER OLD

CANTONESE CREW.

Now that the Seamen's Linion has been put out of business by Government pro plamation, in consequence of its policy of bringing all workers connected in any way with shipping into the strike, is is -expected that the field will be open to some extent to individual bargaining be tween employers and employed. There are still a good many seamen left in Hongkong: when the raid of the Union offices took place a few nights ago many railway tickets were sequestrated and Some of the men who would otherwise have used them bare renained in the Colony.

Supported by the knowledge that the

·Government is not only willing but anxious to protect workers from moles tation, some of these, worker, will doubt- Isas bo ready to return to work, and Chinese intermediaries are busying then. solves to secure that, end. Already one

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREŠS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 428,

SEAMEN'S UNION RULES OF MEMBERSHIP,

A copy of the membership book issued by the Chinese Seamen's Union, has come into bus bands. It is in the usual form of such documente but one or two of the

Regulations may be worth quoting. Regulation 1 says:-

The object of the Union shall be strengthening of fellowship, promotion of common interests, amelioration of personal conditions, and increase of commercial knowledge. Regulation 5 says:-*,

Members shall love and help one ather. obey the local laws and avoid all misdemeanours. If proved to be lawless and disloyal to the Union, one will be deprived of all rights as a member of the Union, Reguation & says:—

All members shall have self-respect and mutual help. It is a matter of immorality to be jealous of one another or to be willing to lower the wages in order to secure work at the expense of follow workers. against such offence the Union will employ the severest penalty.

Other regulations" provide for an annual subscription of' 21.70. Life membership

BETTER FROM A RELUCTANT STRIKER.

[TO THE EDITOR OF "TUS KONGKONG" DAILY PAISS."]

Sin, I will thank you very much to insert the following in your valuable paper!

It would not be a bad idea for the Shipping Companies to ask or apply to the Government for help and to supply them with Army and Nayal men lo loud and discharge sargoes from their ships whilst the Coolies' and Seamen's strikes are on, the Shipping Companies to com pensate the men with pay for their help and trouble. I think this would be doing some good in breaking the atrikes,

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A law should be made that all labour

to pay an annual register fee of my, Į or any other Guilds should be made about 310,000 to $90,000, and all the heads and officials of these Guilds to pay an annual register fee of $3,000 each otherwise the Guilds should be prohibited and abolished and the officials banished and be severely punished if found in the Colony before the expiration of the term of banishment. I think this would stop strikes and the cargo boat and junk and launch masters and crews should have heavily for going on strike.

steamer, the Achillea (Blue Fannel Line), can be acquired for $35. The privileges their tickots s spended and be fined has been able to leave for Europe with of membership are not definitely indicated

These Guild officials are a bad lot::

SPORT.

FOOTBALL.

The following

matches have been arranged for to-day: HONGKONG SHIELD COMPETITION-167 ROUND

HE-PLAY.

H.M.S. Ambrose, South China, South China ground, at 4 p.m. Referee: Mr. Newton.

HONOKONG LEAGUE

Division L Kick-off 4.15 p. Hongkong Club e. R.G.A., Club ground.

Referee: Mr. Smith." 11.M.S. Tamar e. H.M.S. Curler, Navy

"B" ground. Referee: Mr. Williams. Kowloon 2. The King's Regt. Kowloon

ground, Happy Valley. Mr. Collins.

Division II.

Referço:

Kick-off 43 p..

aito. R.G.A. Reserves, Club ground.

Referee: Mr. Bolton.

St. Joseph's

Hongkong Club Reserves, St. Joseph's ground. Referee: Mel Sambella. Kowloon Reserves e. University, Navy South Chins "A" 2.

"B" ground. Refereo: Mr. Pearce.

Curlew Reserves. Navy "A ground. Referee: Mr. Collins.

ber old Cantonese crew. Reprsentative,xcept in Repulation 14' which ways that they are the real instigators of the strikes between Ambrose and South China No. 1

of shipping companies are naturally" reticent about similar movements in their Erms, bus it may be taken for grant.

n member's family may receive $5 from the Union on his death and he will also be honoured by the attendance of his

ed that, as they say in political circles" fellow members at his funeral Members intimidations of these officials so that the the asilors' goalkeeper. Extra time will

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FOOD SUPPLIES

for at least six months.

South China B 2. Punjabis. South China ground. Referee: Mr. Drayton. The replay in the Shield Competition and it is through them and their in-team should produce good football. Last timidation that the other guilds have werk these teams played a goalless draw,

The night soil coolies gone on strike. will be going on strike next through the mainly owing to the good work of Coysh,

be played to-day if necessary to decide which tenn is to meet the Hongkong Police in the second round. Fancy goes with the Chinese who will have their old Captala, Cheung Wing Shing, out this week. In passing it is worth mentioning. that the Police are taking a holiday from football as they have not appeared at the Valley this year.

in the League the game on the Club ground should be very fast and the Club wil be all out to take the points. As prospective League champions they can the Tamar are drawing clear of them not afford to drop any more points, for while the Club have yet some stiff matches to negotiate. The R.G.A. are going strong just now but they are too far down leaders although they may yet put some in the table to challenge the League of the teams out of their reckoning. win for the soldiers to-day would not come as a surprise for they will be out to avenge their defeat of 1 to nil when

disabled or wrecked" are excused pay-strike will cause a great deal of trouble all possible avenues are being explor-

ment of subscriptions.

and nuisance in Hongkong. The night soil ed," and fast is generally expected, n

coolies and other Inbourers have been drift of disillusioned seamen set in from

threatened by the officials of the Seamen's Guild that if they do not strike in Canton, the prodigals will be received

Enquirca at the Wing On Company and sympathy with them they will be tortured. and, though they can scarcely expect to

severely ill-treated' and killed. The the Sincere Company yesterday afternoon officials do not suffer; it is we poor be feasted, they will be set to work.

produced very reassuring replice from the labourers that will suffer. These officials "But they must not wait too long or provision departments in both these firms.e nothing but a bad grabbing lot they will find that all the plans of thir There is no shortage of food supplies and punished. What do we poor labourers get of rascals and they should be severely profession have fallen to others. As a there has been no increase in prices in the for going on strike! Only a paltry sum shipping man remarked, yesterday, Las provision line since the commencement of of 40 to 50 cents per day, and socit of

us get nothing. -cars can be got pretty readily and if the the strike. The Wing On Company's for our wives and families; we have to No provision is made shipping companies liked to follow, the godown at West Point contains suficient pay high house rent and high prices for example of the men and take a high band supplies to last their regular customers alloted to us to keep up the strike. food out of the above smail amount they could very quickly' engage a few

They contem whilst the heads and officials are enjoying thousand Lascars and man all the prin- Plate no difficulty in transporting the themselves at the West Point prostitutes bipal ships, leaving the Cantonese only goods from the godown to the counter. establishments and giving big diapers the local services which cannot be cooThe coolics engaged in this work had not are paying for the upkeep of the Guilds with the money which we poor labourers veniently worked by foreign labour and been interfered with in soy way. A sam- and officials. I know, for the truth, that whose suspension affects the Chinese pan woman engaged to take provision to when your reporters go to the heads and the firm's Yaumati branch had been officials for information they are told a themselves more than anyone else.

warned a few days ago by strike pickets Seamen's "Bulletin" is also a pack of these teams fast met on the Club ground. pack of lies and fabrications; and the to the affect that future consignments lies and fabrications. There are 10 per would not be allowed to land on the 'Kow-cent of our Seamen and Coolie labourera loon side. This difficulty had been' sur- mounted by sending the stores by the Yaumati ferry. The firm had experienced a shortage of a few minor commodities. These were of little importance, add there would be no difficulty in obtaining such articles from the compradore's shops. In

THE INTERRUPTION OF TRADE.

are willing to come back to work; but very much up against the strike; and all we are threatened that, if we were to break the strike we should be ill-treated and the authorities that are affected by the and killed. Something should be done, strike should approach the Government to see what can be done. What with the high house-rents and high prices for food and other commodities, something should

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The game between the two Navy teama on the ground will also bave a bear. Car eu will do the Club a favour if they ring on the League championship and the

check the Tamar today and take tho points. Last week these teams met in a has been brought found from March 4th Postponed ixture while the catch to-day to give the King's Regt. & game as the Tamar were down to meet Kowloon this week while the soldiers should weet South China who are engaged with the Ambrose in the Shield, re-play. A win for tho

this connection there had been a slight be done to control food prices and house-uriem is expected. increase in prices but the retail price rents; otherwise we poor hand-to-month minor commodities was the same at which able to live or work in Hongkong. There asked by the Wing Oo Company for these working people and labourers will not be the firm parchased them from the com- will always be trouble, and strike after Pradores when necessary.

strike. I say, again, something should rents. The real reason of the strike is be done about the food prices and house

caused by the exorbitant prices. for all commodities and high house rents.

Commercially the tidal wave set in motion by this strike will still be travel. ling round the world; long after the matters at issue have been decided. Goods paid for by importers in Hong kong are being dumped at Shanghai or Singapore; the firms for whom they are intended have already sold them, and the retailer very often wants them for this winter's trade. Instead of reaching the -consumer, the goods will have to go into

stock until next season, so that, nine being no necessity to increase the prices la amplifying his remark as to there months or a year from now, orders will of food supplies the gentleman in charge be held back because of accumulations of the provision department of the Wing On Company said there was an indina- due to the present strike. Meanwhile re- tion to profiteer in certain quarters of kindness for inserting the above in your Thanking you in anticipation for your insurancca are being effected, extra load the Colony. He hoped that the Govern-valuable paper. Yours" faithfully, ing and unloading charges, an all sortament would step in and control the food -af unnecessary expenses are being in- curred. Seamen have lost their thousands of dollars in the last few weeïs, but com- merce has lost its hundreds of thousands.

ALONG THE PRAYA..

prices.

The

SUPPLIES BY RAIL.

amount of storee-vegetables, poultry, eg83, " etc.--brought into the Colony yesterday by rail was extremely small. A few piculs of vegetables and comprised the

several baskets of care bopes of

day's goods supply.

a resumption of goods traffic to-day and jast night the welcome news came through from Canton that several truckloads of firewood were already on the way.

water:

thres

A MEMBER OF THE SEAMENTS |

GUILDS. January 31st, 1999. P.S.I have omitted my name and ad- dress, fearing trouble and bodily barm from the officials of the Guilds.

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MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT.

Kowloon ground at Happy Valley to-day The King's Regt. are visitors to the and with the improved weather conditions. should win through. Kowloon should give

ected out, being on the injured list. them a good game, Weyman is not ex-

In the Junior matches a great game should be seen on Navy "A" ground be tween Curlew 2nd and South China "A." On the Club ground, the United meet the BOA. 2nd and a fast game is ex- Pected.

The Club 2nd visit St. Joseph'a ground to try conclusions with the College team who are due to meet the Club seniors next week in the second round, of the Shield Competition.

University meet Kowloon 2nd on Navy "H" ground.. The scholars won their previous match by 4 clear goals, a result which should be repeated to-day.

South China "B" should have an easy Cihna ground. victory over the Panjabis on the South

KOWLOON, UNIVERSITY,

certain live

car accident occurred yesterday afternoon. What might have been a serious motor- Yesterday there was " 1 neas along the Praya: a fair number

Work in the Kowloon Goods yards was followed by a motor-car, No, 232, belong

it appears that a motor lorry, closely of coolies were to be seen unloading at a standstill and several trucks of ing to the Nanyang Tobacco Company, junks but apparently they were the vegetables have been awaiting removal for were proceeding along the Prays from

two days A lighter load of these veget West to East. At Blake Pier the lorry, vity in the above League match to-day

The following will represent the Univer employees of private firms and not mem-ables was purchased by the Naval authori. which belonged to the Hongkong Hotel at 2.45 pm., on Navy "ground, bers of the Cargo Coolies' Guild. Those ties; this comprised the total carried by Company, turned up Fedder Street, and, Happy Valley-Messrs. Y E. Wong large concerns, which usually have deal-

During the evening two or

to avoid running into the back of the S. . M. Sepher (capt.) and Syd Omar; ings with members of the Guild still tied up alongside the railway's goods applied the brakes suddenly, with the re- K. Samy, T. L. Cheah, K. S. Cheah, M. jaks lorry, the Chinese driver of the motorcar D. Laing, H S. Teh, and J. Guzdar; D. found it impossible to get coolies. The yard and the occupants stated that they sult that the car skidded and swerved. S. Lee 8. C. Ting were prepared to load up in the morning eventually colliding with the Duke of Lim and B. J. Aw.

Reserves: P. H. azme state of affairs applied with regard if there were sufficient stores to work on. Connaught monument opposite to the coal coolies. Firms which wern There was abnormal passenger trafic Pier, able to command the necessary labour despatched to Canton. As the Seamen's his right, vye being cut with a piece of

Another 300 sailors were"

KOWLOON F.C. ». KINO'S REGT. The driver was very slightly injured, could remove goods from the large go Union has now been declared an illegal ginns from the screen which was sched toon F. C. The King's Regt. today, The following team will represent Kaw downs, otherwise the status quo was society, the Hallway system of insuing riding with the driver, was thrown Woodmas; Wheeler (rapt.) and Orwick;

by the A Chinese on the ground at 4.15 lightly tickata The seamon now have to pur against the screen and received a nasty Coupland Marrison and Jonce; Morley, for the purpose of checiding the exodus The car was considerably damaged, the Mason, Pasco. Duncan chase tickets in the ordinary way, but abrasion on the right check. of seamen a distinctive ticket has been whole body having been moved out of Reserves: Millard and Thompson. Red..

position on the chassis, whilst the guard in front of the car and the left-hand wheel were buckled.

maintained.

The Hon. Mr. Hallifex Secretary for Chinese Affairs, secu last night, said that soma coal coolics had worked during the day, but that there had not been a general resumption. He hoped that a number of volunteer stevedores would be working to-day."

authorities

DOCK WORKER KILLED.

plater eniployed at Taikoo Dock and working on the sa. Hutchou, at No. 19. sipway in the Dockyard, was attacked Mr. Ballifax had heard the rumbur on Thursday night. He received three wounds in the head 'and died soon after- that was very widespread in the Colony wards at the Government Civil Hospital. in the late afternoon that a reply hid it is stated that the attack had no been rechived from the strikers at Canton apparent connection with the strike as the man's duties did not bring him into (the rumour added that the message conflict with the strikers in any way. was tantamount to a settlement). Mr. It is thought that the affair may have Hallilaz, however said hat he had still been the outcome of a personal feud. received no word from Capton. It was a week ago last night that the ship-owners”

renewing the offer to meet them with new to arbitration.

CARGO FOR: "HONGKONG.

The attention of consignees of cargo is directed to the announcements made by shipping companies in our advertisement columna

THE ANNUAL TENNIS

* TOURNAMENT.

Blake

The annual tennis tournament is to be opened on Wednesday, March 1st, on the Hongkong Cricket Club ground. The usual annual competitions have been ar ranged, which include the Men's Chu

ionship-Singles and Doubles; the Club Championship and several handicap matélies..

Last year's winners of the two prin pinal events, wore

Opet Singles Championship-Mr. Ng Sze Kwong

Open Doubles Championship-Mera R. and H. Hancock.

CRICKET.

and Coombs.

K.C.C, Iar XI."», UNIVERSITY.

The following have been selected to represent Kowloon In this home league match to-day at

2.15 p.m.J, P. Robinson, B. D. Evans, C. J. Stapleton, E. L. Baga, Capt. E. G. Spinks, F, G. Thompson, O. Dauce, J. Stalker, K. R. Macall, E. J. James and T. M. Cochrane.

K.0.0, 2ND XL. POLICE R.C.

The following have been selected to represent Kowloon in this matchnt. Happy Valley to-day at 2.15 p.m.-A.0. Brawn. F. E. Lawrence, L. J. Black- bura. F. G. Hemidge, E. F8pinks, C. Hussall, W. B. Haslett, F. Evelyn, E. J. Edwards, H. Overy and L. Jack

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