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THE STRIKE
"A WAR
AGAINST
ST CAPITAL."
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION = PASSED,
WAR-TIME POWERS VESTED IN THE GOVERNMENT.
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2.-Union is strength.
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BEGULATIONS BE THE We ramen cannot fail in our just do
mands, but we must not grow carolem. GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
The tools of capital are many: its apies" The following Regulations were made are everywhere: its false propaganda is by the Governor-in-Council yesterday skilfully pushed, to lead us astray. The under section 9 of the Ordinance and following four points dust, therefore, be passed by the Legislative Council in the carefully borne in mind:-. afternoon:-
1.-Hold out to the end." It shall be lawful for any person Our latest conditions put to the ship. aathorised for that purpose by the Gov-owners represent the minimum compatible ernor to censor," and to suspend the trans with modern society's requirements, for? mission of, any telegram to or from or the existence of the individual. We mast The community found itself confronted that is if the reasons given for the seÁL
l'on ne "account yield an inch to pressure with a new development of the strike men's strike are correct-a matter on in transic through the Colony.
3-No person shall transmit any er inducement. situation yesterday morning. The sym- which, there may be two opinions. Ata pathetic strike, so long threatened, which events it is essential for the safety of the telegram from or through the Colony
Foreigners are apt to sneer at the was to hold up the European population. Colony that steps should be taken, as without the permission of such person as had begun.
Cooks and waiters in hotels early as possible. to confer upon the may be authorised by the Governor to spasmodic nature of Chinese effort, and at our inability to unite. The proverb and restaurants were called out during Executive the most drastic powers for give such permission.
-It shall be lawful for the Post- says. "Many hands make light work." the night and rumour has it that house- dealing with a situation which may at boys and amahs will follow suit to-day any moment result in disorder owing to master-General, or any person authorised Labour's strong point, that which will. and clerks in offices on Friday; that is the misguided efforts of persons who are by him, by seize, open, censor, and sus give it the victory in its warfare with letter capital, lies in a superiority in numbers. unless they think better of it in view of under the influence of Bolabevist doctrine.pend the transmission of any
But if you do not act as one body, capital THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the Arst received by the Post Office, or by and Government action during yesterding.
The events of an exciting day began reading of the Bill saying: You have person, for delivery in the Colony, or quite carly in the morning. The first stated. Sir, the reasons for the intro-intended to be transmitted by any means expres train to Canton yesterday was action of this Bill and I do not think from the Colony to any place out of the crowded as no train has been crowded I can add anything to what you have Colony... even during the strike. The crowds of anid.
4.-It shall be lawful for the Captain passengers. which have become so great
Superintendent of Police, or any person since all other means of reaching Canton
authorised by nim, to take possession of, failed. w swollen by a considerable
use, and control, any premises, for any body of strikers.
purpose which he may consider a publii
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the first reading of the Bill was agreed to H.E. Tits GOVERNOR: Under standing rue No. 49 it is provided that in cases However, if any other workers decide to of emergency if the Governor' declares suspend operations they will have to re that anch "emergency exists, and the main in the Colony. At a meeting of grounds therefor and that in his opinion the Executive Council at noon it was it is necessary or desirable in the public decided to close the port and the three interest that any of the standing rules o'clock train was cancelled. The service relative to the ordinary procedure in to Canton is suspended until further respect to Bills be suspended, it may be notice. Meanwhile the Government is moved that the said rules be suspended, making arrangements to put to force and if the motion, be adopted by a the Travellers' Restriction Ordinance majority of the vores of the members pre- which requires all persons entering or sent the Bill may be carried through its leaving the Colony to have pass. When remaining stages at one sitting. I now in operation during the war this Ordin- declare that an emergency justifying the ance did not apply to the Chinese but on suspension of the Standing Orders exists this pecasion it will be extend d to them and the grounds of my statement are Ships will only leave harbour under those I have given to-day. I move that similar restrictions.
the Standing Orders be suspended to such an extent as to enable the remaining stages of this Bill to be taking at this sitting of the Council.
It may be mentioned that the course of closing the port was urged upon the Government some weeks ago but it was thoughs that the action would be too drastic at that time.
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"The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The Bill passid its second reading and CENTRAL CAFES CLOSED.
the Council went into Committee to con- sider the Bill clause by clause. It passed That the strike had developed in a cow through Committes without "ancadment, dirtetion was evident to everyone in the
And when Council resumed the Bill was central districts of Victoria the Arstead a third time and passed into law
in the morning. Wiseman's Child
accordingly.
tabited a notice that, owing to a strike!
of the Chicese staff, no meals could be served. A similar state of things pre- vailed at the Alexandra Café, the Victoria, the On Lok Yuen and elsewhere. These establishments closed entirely. The newly- opened Blue Bird Café mannged to keep going and was sold out of several com- modities by the only evening, so great was of business.
This was all the business transacted by the Council.
A meeting of the Executive Council was he'd immediately afterwards.
TEXT OF THE MEASURE.
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purpose.
will not find it difficult to break you.
-Strict preservation of order. Our grievance lies against our enemies, the capitalists. We must be careful not to offend those who are helping us. Our. words and actions must be kept within due limite. We must scrupulously abide by enlightened methods in soliciting the help of our friends against our enemies.
4-The importance of self-control.
There are several thousands of us in Canton, and we are deeply grateful for all the help and kindness shown to us by
sympathisera.
But we must remember that, the enemy's
-It shall be lawful for the Captain Superintendent of Police, or any person autherised by him, to take possession of any vehicle and, to use any such vehicle for any purpose, which he, or such person, spies are skilled in misrepresentation. Masquerading as seamen, they deliberately may consider a public parpose.
6.(i.) It shall be lawful for the do all sorts of discreditable things with Director of Public Works, the Captain- the object of weakening our cohesion. Superintendent of Police, and any public officer authorised thereto by either of the said cfficers," to require any person to do any work which such officer may consider to be work which such person can reason, constantly reflect whether anything in ably be required to do, and which such our conduct may give rise to unfavour offer may consider desirable in the public interest.
(2.) Such work shall be paid for, at the discretion of the Director of Public Works or Captain Superintendent of Police as the case may be, at rates not lower than those prevailing on the 1st January, 1922.
(3.). No person who is called upon under this regulation to do any werk shall re fuse or neglect to do such work, but shall do such work with reasonable diligence and skill.
It shall be lawful for any person empowered by zay regulation made under Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong- the Emergency Regulations Ordinance,
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-1925, to do anything, to effect, and enable This Ordinance may be cited as the which, he may consider necessary to enable Emergency Regulations Ordinance, 1999,
91.) On any becaaion which the Governor-in-Council may consider to be an occasion of emergency or public danger he may make any regulations whatsoever which he may consider desirable in the public interest.
It behoves us, therefore, to take the. utmost care in our most trival actions: otherwise we may give cause to sneer at We must the lowcess of our standard.
able comment.
Beloved Brahen and sympathisors, we kuow that capital is drawing its lost breath. But we must also remember the
and redouble our efforts, and be on our convu sive finre of an expiring lantern, guard against some great blow of such ai convulsive nature,
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Our Association regards the camen 8. the first line flung forward in the war of classes that has begun, and it is our duty to reinforce you with all our might...
Raly "Rally! and fight with your eye. to a glorious victory." on our banner, and we shall look forward
MAINTENANCE OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES. COMMITTEE OF BUSINESS MEN APPOINTED.
An impurtant meeting was held at the Colonial Secretary's Olhos last evening to discuss ways and means of maintaining. the essential services of the Colony. The meeting, was attended by representatives tril heads of large business houses. of important Government Departments engaged in the supply of public acces+
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Arrangements to secure equitable dis
HOTELS SHORT-HANDED.
him to exercise such power. The hotels were also affected by the
8.--No person shall obstruct any person strike. The bakers and pastry cooks left
in the exercise of any power conferred on the Hongkong Hotel and the cooks and boys have given notice that they will leave
him by day regulation made under the to-day. Repulse Bay and the Peak Hotel
Emergency Regulations Ordinance, 1922
9. It shall be lawful for any public are similarly affected. All three hotels
(2)Without prejudice to the geo: officer to arrest any person whom he may sities. are quite tail and in the Hongkong Hotel,
erality of the provisions of sub-section (1) suspect of having contravened any r alone, 1,000 mew's a day are being served.es section such regulations may be gulation made under the Emergency Retribution of food, coal and firewood werd
the Arrangements are have been made on lines of American cafeterias for visitors to go to counters and take their meals to their tables. By this means the short nge of labour will be met to some extent.
The King Edward Hotel has lost al but it bar boys. Ladies staying at the hotel have volunteered to help in pre- paring meals. Other hotels in the Colony are dealing with the situation in like
minnner.
THE STRIKE SITUATION;
As to the seamer's strike, which has been rather overshadowed by the events of the last 24 hours, the position is that the seamen in Canton, bave rejected the efforts to mediate of the latest committee appointed. They have refused the ship- owners' offer of an addition of 21 per cent, to the proposed inercased wage and asked for the restoration of the Union and a settlement of the wages question before they resume work.
GOVERNMENT MEASURES.
The moneures adopted by the Govern ment to deal with the situation that has arison, are related in the succeeding columis.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
MEETING.
made with regard to any matters coming gulations Ordinance, 1929. within the classes of subjects hereinafter
numerated, that is to say:
CHINESE TRAVEL RESTRICTED.
discussed and plans were made for their regular supply and distribution. Full de tails of the scheme will probably be pub ished by the Government to-day,
At this meeting a standing committes of
(a) Censorship, and the control and The following Order was made by the in Couned yesterday under suppression of publications, writ Governor itgs, maps. plans, photographaction 10 of the Travellers' Restriction five, including prominent business men communications, and cans of Ordinance, 1915, Ordinance No. 19 of 'was appointed with, power to act. communication.
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(6.) Arrest. detention, exclusion, and
deportation;
(e.) Control of the harbours, ports, and territorial waters of the Colony, and the movements of vessela
(d) Transportation by land, air, or
water, and the control of the trans port of persons and things:
exportation, importation.
(c) Trading, and manufacture?
(f) Appropriation, control, forfeiture * and disposition of property, and
of the use thereof.
(4) Conferring nowers un public officers
and others;
(h)
Requiring persons, to do work "or render services; and
(4) Providing for compensation, if any, to be paid for work done or services rendered, or in respect of rights affected. in consequence of the provisions of any regulations made under this Ordinance, and for the determination of such com pensation.
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(3.)-Ay regulations made under the provisions of this section, shall continue in force until repealed by order of the Glovemor-in-Council.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was convened at 3,45 p.m. yesterday for the purpose of passing & Bill to confer on the Governor in Council power to
3-Every person who contravenes any make regulations on occasions of urgency regulation made under this Ordinance or public danger.
There were present HIE. the Governor, shall be liable upon summary conviction fine not exceeding one thousand the Colonial Secretary, the Attorneys and to imprisonment for any General the Colonial Treasurer, the Secretary for Chiness Affairs, the Director peried not exceeding bue year.
Objects and Reasons,
1915-
The First Schedule to the Travellers! Regalition Ordinance, 1915, is amended" by the deletion of the following words:-
(b). Persons of Chinese race.
THE RAILWAY SERVICE, On the instructions of the Hongkong Government yesterday afternoon's passen
The effect of this Order in Council is ger express train for Canton was not that in future all persons intending to run. This does not imply that a general
service to Can passenger have the Colony must first obtain a stoppage of the Police pase, except members of His ton has been ordered. We learn that the regular service is to be continued and that Majesty's regular Naval or Military trains will run to schedule to-day. All Forces travelling on duty."
BOLSHEVIST PROPAGANDA
AT CANTON,
COMMUNIST MANIFESTO.
OUR LATEST CONDITIONS TO THE
SHIPOWNERS."
passengers, both European and Chinese will, however, in future be compelled to have a special permit before they will be allowed to travel. Pending arrangements. being made to enforce these new regula tions we are given to understand thas persons known to the Government, wha of urgency, will matters must travel on be
allowed to proceed.
Yesterday morning passenger traffic for
Canton
was reminiscent of the first few
way authorities were hard put to it. in.
finding accom for the exodus of
scrmen.
The
The following is a translation of a days of the seamen's strike, when the rail Manifesto issued by the Canton branch of the Communist Association:- **To the seamen on strike.
express WAS 'OVER- We have struck for our existence. crowded and it is estimated that zone All right thinking and peaceful people thing like 3,000 passengers were booked all who are not capitalists or members of through. At the time it was not realized the official oligarchy that backs them that the most of these passengers were sympathise with us
cooks and boys who had gone on striką the previous night.
We have come to a sense of our human
Large crowds invaded the station dur value, and refuse to allow our labour to
ing the early afternoon only to be turned be sold like merchandise.
We demand for everyone a life with away when they learned that the after meaning and an interest and will not be noon expreza for Canton had beop can exploited by a minority, like slaves or called. cattle.
Last night under the supervision of of Education, the Hon. Mr. E. V. D.
Therefore, we have declared war on the Mr. T. H. King, Assistant Superintendent Parr, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak, the Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen, the Hon Mr. 1.-The object of this bill is to give the capitalists and have started a class war of Polies, a large body of European and Chinese detectives searched all passengers A. O. Lang, the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-Governor in Council power, in cases of fare.
This tremendous, agd heroic action of arriving from Canton About 2,000 people and
Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher (Clerk emergency or public danger, to make any of Councils).
regulations which he may think desirable ours has brought us honour, and will end were searched and out of this number some hof-a-dozen were detained, includ HE. THE GOVERNOR maid: The Council the public intorest. The occasion might in our victory,
Capital, under the present system of ing three men who were suspected of being has been called to-day for a special pur-be so urgent that legislation by Ordinance
production, haa battened securely on the members of the Teung Tai Coolies Guild, pose, which is to pass a Bill to confer would entail too great delay. upon the Governor in Council power to 2-The bill is based mainly on His blood of the toiling masses till it has be which was recently proclaimed illegal. the search a number of illegal
son
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make.regulations in cases.of.ctpergency or.). Majesty. Order in Council of the 28th come bloated and inert, like a mosquin edges were found on the plate public danger. The necessity for passing October, 1886, which was proclaimed ingorged with human bloot
the late Therefore, it has fenced itself round form- These had apparently been haus
Legislation at this time is that the the Colony upon the outbreak of
examined.
thir realt of the men's strike has been to war, and upon the amogding Order in with the rampart of class distinction. But doned by passengers, when it became generally unsettle popular feeling here Council of the 21st March, 1916. Pare sensibly it has been digging its cwn known that they were going to be and in Cantor, and efforts have been and graphs (a) to (f) of clause 2 (2) are taken grave. Throughout the world labour is are still being made to bring out other word for word from the latter Order, and arising and recovering its rights Nover- classes of labour who are not concerned in paragraph (b) of the same sub-section is more will it be trampled to death by the matter which originated the strike based on clauss III, 5 of the earlier Order.' capital.
A quantity of opium, wrapped in a newspaper, and roughly valued at $300 to $400 were also found
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