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THE STRIKF. ALLEGATIONS OF GOVERNMENT

PRESSURE.""

GOVERNMENT REITERATES ITS

DENIAL

The Government Guelfe contains, the following:-

The Honourable "Mr. H. - Pollock. A.C., has given notice of the following

EASILY DAUNTED KASSEN,

THE HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 1STH, 1922.

We have been tempted in these recent days," continued, "to think somewhat meants, and perhaps sperk hardly of timid, sily-diunted masses of workers round about us, driven from their duty, in very many cases against their will and for no immediate interest of their own. In many respects we are not really in a position to estimate their motives and

CORRESPONDENCE. SHAMEEN AND THE STRIKE IT THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRES

THE LONDON HOSPITAL. SUCCESSFUL EFFORT AT CANTON

. TO RAISE FUNDS.

The handsome sum of $3,300 will acros Six-With reference to a leading para from the musical entertainment held in the Canton Club Theatre, Shameen graph appearing in the Cankun Times of recent date, representing the Shameen (Canton) on February 25th in aid of the residents as panic-striken, and that no London Hospital., As last year, Mrs. inconveniences over their Chinese servanta Fegge was the promoter of the entertain had been experienced; may, 1. as onment and culisted the help of mang conversed with its residents, deny ni

1. Is it the fact that the Hongkong feelings. It is easy to assert, that the acquainted with Shamten and who has friends. The theatre was very tastefully

Government recrived any, and if 80. what instructions from His Majesty's Gov emment that the geuron's strike must be Bettled!

is it the fact that the terms of the rettlement of the dispute between the shipowners and the seamen were due to pressure brought to bear upon the ship owners by the Hongkong Government i

1. No instructions of any kind were

panie was quite groundless, but thusa who know the Chinese are more cautions There is a strain of cruelly in the pruder types of Chinese character and there have been elements at work which would have stopped at nothing to gain their ends. Police protection might be guaranteed to workers here under the Union Jack-the

phatically that there have been any signs decurated was present. There were five of panic. Business, so far as there was stalls in all, vin, seri, refreshments, any to transact, was attended to: and the flowers tobacco, and tombola, which usual recreations, were indulged in. The usual River gunboat, sione represented were all generously patronised. The sweet authority

stall was attended to by Mesdames It is also a fact that the servants of Anett. Smith, and Pagot, and presented any foreigners received antion to be prea beautiful appearance under a festoon mared to leave their posis, and personal of ames Harris, Campbell, Hogg, ribbons. The flower stall directed violence was foreshadowed if the order by

To which the following are the replies.rrest dag that Boats-but who would when given was not complies with. This Riggenbach and Langston. was a feast was particularly the case when servants for the eyes, and a great attraction was guarantee the safety of wives, children from other ports and of many years the splendid mautenhair fern which was Fin' great demand." The tobacco depart all the tall talk of aggressive expeditions such orders.

The tribute to the British Consulate is Gadman and was well attended by the 2.-The Government has throughout re-northward. there is no security whatever quite in order, for so far from attaching gentlemen. Refreshments were given out mained eatirely neutral so far as the

for life or geoda. These poor people, any importance to the situation in Canby Mesdames Brown. Sutton, Reynolds, commercial aspects of the strike were con-

many of them at any rate, were underton, it is aid that the Senior Consul did Hotson and Forbes and the prizes exhibit not at any time eail a meeting of thyed at Tombola Stall were varied and cerned, merely tendering its good offices

noval; tickets were sold in the hall by with a view to settlement. Its efforts ry real apprehensions. These have not, Consular Body to discuss the position.

Mesdames Resell, Turihope, Christiansen, were confined to taking steps for the pre- servation of peace and order and fortaken another course it, is quite possible

and Manners, and a large sum

raised excuring the maintenance of food supplies we might have on something by way of "policy of frightfulness" janugurated. ** The time for clearing up the matter has not yet arrived, by a long way, and in the meantime it has in be recognised our authorities we face to face that

received from His Majesty's Government. aged parents up the province, where: for standing, showed a disinclination to acceptent was in the capable hands of fra.

and essential services.

HONGKONG

GOVERNMENT'S

THANKS TO MR. LUK.

"It has given me much pleasure to receive a report from the Secretary for Chin se Affairs regarding the valuable aleistance which you gave in the recent nezciations which have ulted in the

ttlement of the seamen's strike.

"I regret that the prolonged confer ences and the pressure of my own work prevented me from having the pleasure of meeting you personally while you were in Hongkong, and I must accord- ingly content myself with conveying my thanks in this letter."

as we say. materialised.' but had matters

Was

The attitude and the actions of the strike leaders constituted a menace to the liberties and to the Treaty rights of the

A feature of the entertainment was residents of Treaty Powers, and it is on wise for the Chinese Authorities to en-the beautifully hand-painted programmes deavour to represent matters in any other which were much admired and which light. The Unien fried on a nasty

were being sold by Mesdaines Steensby, riend joke, and it succeeded. The Chinese Mei and Smeeden. Many of these re are naturally rejoicing: that it was, anti sald ever pad over again, and will bo the spirit of all Treaties with friendly kept by their purchasers as souvenirs of a Pawers was a matter of indifferener to the host enjoyable evening.

if unt

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A GIRL'S SUICIDE. -

"[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONA

DAILY PRESS."}

!! ".. The following says the 'ston Times,

The songs showed that Canton is by no is a letter from HE the Governor of with an unserupales prong! to dislexiera or to those who backed them."

The Chinese people possess great qualiments lacking in musical talent and the Hongkong, to Mr. Luk King In. Secretary organise and, if and be strangle the ties of reasonableness and moderation; it excellence of the programme delighted an Miss Stobart of the Bureau for Foreign Affairs, on entire commercial and commanity "life of is time that they reassert themves-appreciative audience.

I am, etc..

kindly consented, to come all the way March 8th, thanking him for his valuable the Colony. We may have our varying

EX-SHAMEEN ALLIED POWER from Hongkong to assist, and it is hardly

RESIDENT.

becessary in kay that her bontributions assistanes in the settlement of the sen.opinions as to whether the thing should have been allowed to go the"length is

evoked great applause. Mesdomes Tolli- men's. strike:-

day, Rotaste, and Pegge, and Messrs. Griggs, an! Fitzgerald gave selections the did, and bow or at what stage it might The beginning of

quality of which was clearly diriensfruted have been arrestind.

by the enthusiastic reception accorded strife," says Solethon, is like the letting

them. Grieg's At the Convens, Gate," STR+In your account of the lugnest | sung by Mesdames Tolliday and Peggo, as of water and it is vastly casier nt All times to start the weak than to keep held yesterday afternoon over the death accompanied by a chorus of ladies the dam from brusting. We shall do a girl, aged eighteen, who committed uns, was greatly enjoyed and made a

suicide at 31 Kennedy Road, the passage deep impression. Mr. Fitzgerald's hum well in future, everyone of us, to look to This Insurance Speisty (the Anti-ourous ditties were greeted by roars of the prevention which is better than care uitsai Society I) could have assisted if naphter. and Mr. Andersen's clever con- preessary requires elucidation. It jaring completely mystiâed the audience. came out in the evidence that the mistress

A sitting of age was auctionel H.M.'s and there is surely nothing that needs attention more than the hatefal system of the house rang up Mr. Li of a certain Consul General and bidding was fast and of intimidation which has been pursued. Insurance Society for assistance and this furious, finally reaching the sum of 865 Mr. Li arranged for the removal of the at which price it was knocked down to M. A DISGRACEFUL AND DANGEROUS FEATURE. Recensed in a "dead box” sent from the Baron, who very generously put them up

To many of us that presents itself as the Tung Wal. Hospital. In reply to the again when the fetched 855.

Coroner's question. Why didn't the in eloquent spech. Dr. J. W. in augadvertisement conveys his sincers really disgraceful and dangerous features do it (ie. atrange the funeral), Jamieson congratulated thou ladies to thanks all

owners of private cars and of the whole business. There need be the lady witness replied. Because are whose untiring efforts the success of the "Torries and tv garage proprietors who nothing disgrderful in a disputa about we were helpless and we were very entertainment was due. He particularly grieved." Thereupon, I submitted to his mentioned Mesdames Tolliday, Pegge and placed their vehicles at the disposal of the Motor Transport Sub-Department, and wages. even a sharp one, nor yet in a Worship that people from the same Inguz Reszel. A. Charity Football match was Mr Wolle further conveys his appreciatussle between Governments and trade and Society could have been asked toplared earlier in the day and resulted in tion of the services rendered by members unions. The open agitator may be given assist, if a burial consistent with the la via for H.M.S. Math against Shameen of the public who placed their services good deal of scope and no one the worse for it. But the secret intimidator de. at the disposal of the Department as

serves the shortest shrift. What can be drivers. It was due, he says, to their un tiring efforts that not only food supplies but Police palmis were successfully main Lained, the latter in increasing strength

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THE MOTOR TRANSPORT SERVICE. The Captain Superintendent of Police,

antil the termination of the Strike,

THE HATEFUL SYSTEM OF INTIMIDATION,

MINISTER OF UNION CHURCH ON THE STRIKE.

The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, preaching at Union Church on Sunday, found a word of comfort in Isaiah for the strike intimidated masses of the Chinese popula tion-it was a pity they were not there in

force to hear it...

.

worse for hver hanness, thin creeping about like a spake in the grass poisoning the social body with surreptitious stings? The creature is a coward of the first water who slinks here and there threatening knife and pistol in the ears of helpless and credulous men and women-who are but children, after all-if they refusestoj take part in some "sympathetic strike' with which they have no personal concern.

dignity of a daughter of a respectable F. C. by goal to nil.

A collection made on the ground by the household was dest

It occurs, to me that, from first to last, Misses Forbes, the charming little dingh the Police had no opportunity whatsoeverters of the Manager of the Hongkong and ef aging, the body of the deceased. Shanghai Bank, brought in the fine sum therefore, respectfully submit that the of 3140. The local Football League Cup was presented during the performance by suicide without the knowledge of the Mrs. Brown amidst enthusiastic applause, possibility of removing the body of a Patice is most unsatisfactory, if not a particularis from the sailors who were breach of the law-Yours faithfully, there in full force. A total of $1,115.13 was realised from the stalls and football match.

C. G. ANDERSON,

Hon. English Secretary,

The Anti-Muitsai Society. Hongkong, 11th March, 1992,

STRIKE NEWS. EXTRA EDITION OF HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS."

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"LADIES' HOCKEY, Sympathetic strike! The Seamen's "A" and "B" Teams of the Hong- Union is rejoicing loudly in what it rekong Ladies' Hockey Club met at Happy

The demand for copies of the Hong- Valley on Saturday afternoon in the final. gards as its triumph. None of us will for the Pollock Term Cups.

kaily Weekly Press on Saturday, con- The ground was in good order, and thetaining the week's news of the Strike. grudge the men the rise of wages which

far exceeded our expectations and the issue we had printed in anticipation of large demand was entirely exhausted before 10 a..

The continuing wide demand for copics

seems to have been their due and which, teams opened played with great keenaces, Who are thou, that thou art afraid if it wits their due, ought to have been as both had one game to their credit A"(two players short) was hard granted long ago. But so far as it may of man that shall die?" asked the preacher have been got by the unspeakably evil pressed in the first half, the ball being in the words of Isaiah, (Capter LI., policy of terrorising other workers' into. kept well within their lines, Miss Ramsay has made it necessary to print an extra | demonstrations of sympathy, no good shewing good form in this respect, and can come of it. The Seamen's Union in the centre half back of "A" (Miss Frost edition of the Hongkong Weekly Press,

Half-time ar

and copies are now obtainable said not to be responsible for this abuse. Captain) defending well. Let us hope it is not; but someone is rived with no score, but shortly after re-office and from local agents responsible, and in itself it is an anti- commencing. Miss Ramsay placed a goal This called forth further social offence of the gravest kind. The for "B

verse 12.). The whole passage from which

these words came, he remarked, sounded

a bold and bracing note in the atmosphere

and forced to retáre.

at the

M

of craven fear and coarse intimidation around us and one lenged that it might encouragement of it is the condemnation effort, and from this period onwards the The Toyo Kisen Kaisha advise us that have been communicated to the crowd of of the thing that calls itself Communism, ball travelled rapidly from end to end. they have opened a freight office at Kawa-

Miss Huby Young | Nishi-Ku, Osaka, Japan. frightened sheep ignominiously and in- and any commurity which cares for its One player of Awns incapacitated gushi Building, No. 8, Kawagushi-Oho, freedom and self-respect is bound to put drove home the ball for the second goal gloriously," terorised by they scarce knew it down with a frm band.

The match resulted in "B" Team de! The death is recorded, with much re POLICIES OF FRIGHTFULNESS.

"A" by 2 goals to mil. feating what

Mr. gret, of Rev. Ng Mon Hing, father of "I like the Bible's bold way of putting One thing to the credit of our old Booten referred, assisted by Messrs. Prit. Judge Peter Hing, which took place at the Canton Hospital at 7 p.m. on March the point said Mr. Maconachie; for sa world is that, in the end, policies of chard and Ramsay as lines-men.

frightfulness do not succeed The Ger Mrs. H. E. Pollock (President) and oth: The deceased, who was 65 years of often we get the very opposite: Who mag tried the method in the late war, Mrs. Gompertz (Vice-President), also age, was a retired Minister of the Presby

He returned am 1, insignificant, unimportant, one no- ruthlessly, persistently, and in vain. The Mr. Justice Gompertz were interested terian Mission of Canada.

Russian Communists are trying is still, spectatators, and at the conclusion satto China two years ago. The late Eav. body among millions. In this passage and the longer they get their way the down, in tea with the Club Members and Ng Nou Hing was connected with the Jehovah is in controversy with His people, deeper is their country plunged in sorrow their friends,

Presbyterian Mission of Canada for 43 "recalling them to a sense of their own and themselves in everinating shame. In Misa Jennings (Secretary) mentioned years..

the end, civilised men prefer-liberty-to-how much the Glah was indebted to the dignity and of His vigilant power and life, and having once tasted it refuse to President for the great interest, she had providence. Lite under threat, is not let it go at any price. That is one great taken in the welfare of the Clab,

FIEUZAL GLASSES. worth living: better go down fighting, i! fact of history which should be taken to especially in presenting Team Cups, As need be; better still assure your soul that heart by those who are in panic leat the Mrs. Pollock intimated last year, she is Out of doors there is nothing so rosifal earth be on the road to a new tyranny. prepared to put up a Challenge Cup, and there is one who is apt to baulk oppres Freedom may have to struggle its price it was hoped this would have been com and comfortable for the eyen us the light is still eternal vigilance-but it will peted for this season. This, unfortunate reflected from green folds and trees, the Bora their prey."

not go under, and no man need fear, if ly, could not be arranged as there in at After quoting some of the "heartening his heart is not set on maintaining mere present only one ladies hockey club in the absorption of the ultra-violet, and orange affirmatione" of the Bible on this sub-selfish, privilege. For out of all the con- Colony, The Challenge Cup competition rays by the chlorophyll of the leaves) Joch, the preacher touched interestingly tention and confusion will emerge the oft mist, therefore, stand over for the time hence the introduction of Ficual Glass, on the meaning of the word "panic." } proved though oft-doubted truth that being, but it is hoped that next season yellowish green in colour, which is pro According to students of language it in His chargo and carea for all who seek Captain Wheeler said, what pleasure it duced in several shades, and lenses made. had given certain gentlemen to present of this may be worn as protection by meant the spirit that so easily spread its good together with Him

The old motto,. Be just and frer the Menten Cups, and wished the Club srar-sensitive eyes where it is desirable throughout pan, the great inass, the not is a good stand by in, panicky every success in the future, pe generality; tha runour of terror that flew times; Trust in God and do the right Mrs. Follock then presented the Pollock to tone down excessive light and glare. from mouth to mouth communicating itself is a proverb with long experience behind Cups to "B" Team, and also handed to Fieuzal lenses of say prescription" in it. Let us labour, each in his place, to the same Team the Menten Oaps, the Like an infectious disease-which, indeed undo whatever class or racial alienation matches for which concluded in a win for either regular or Toric formas, are cabe it was growing worse as it progressed, may have been stirred up around us, sure"B" by 4 goals to 1. Muster Herridge factored by the Hongkong Optical Co., until, many a time out of nothing or very that the way to preserve a quiot mind is presented Hra Pollock with a bouquet sucocesors to Clark & Co., Manufacturing little, & first rate scuro was fabricated to keep a good conscience, confident that of roses, and the proceedings were brought and the multitude, unmanned, parted no harm can really come to him who will to a close with cheers to the President, and Refracting Opticians, 59, Queen's "with all dignity and self-control,

but trust in God and do the right" Vice-President and "A" Team.

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