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CORRESPONDENCE SEAMEN'S STRIKY.

Lat once proceeded to see the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and laid the proposal before him, but, na the members of the Union afterwards declined to proceed to arbitration, the dutuils of this conver- Bation are now immaterial.

THE PRINCE'S VISIT TO JAPAN.

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OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

ANNOUNCED.

The programme for the Prince of After this I did nothing further pro-Wales's stay in Japan has been officially

published..

THE ABITOP OF "

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

SiR-Now that the strike has been settle (and, is hope. amicable rela-fessionally. tions between the disputants have been

On the 10th February I received a con- restored) and one can calmly and disfidential coramunication from an English passionately view in their due perspective

a position at im gentleman occupying the points at issue.esoiue useful purpose

portance and responsibility in the service may be served were 1 to seek publicity through the generous medium of your

Royal Highness will arrive at Yokohama On the morning of April 12th. His

and immediately enter the capital of Japan, proceeding to the Imperial Palace of the Chinese Government in Canton, and then to the detached palace at

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columns of the part I took. At the same wherein it was suggested to me the pon Akasaka, where he will stay until April house at Hagazine Gap, six rocEZE, HORT

sibility of the settlement of the strike on 18th. the following basis;-

In the meantime, His Royal Highness is intrare i unges based upon the oder given at the Imperial Palace, dinner Fisk Sase Olmos soutien

(a) The promise of a definite minimum expected to attend a dinner party to be

FOR SALE-Buick E-seater Car (wire made by the shipping companies pab parties by Prince Higashi Fushimi, the only run 7000 miles, no reasonable offer refused. lished in the Daily Press of the 19th

time it appears incumbent on me to do so in order to dissipate rumours that were turzent during the strike that I was the person who had instigated it and was "directly or indirectly responsible for its continuance.

A few days before the 11th January. 1999, I was present at a meeting of the Chinese General Chambers of Commerce, when the Chairman informed the meeting that the Chinese Seamen's Union had re- quested the Chamber to intercede and act as Arbitrators in the matter of their demand for increase of wages. pressed the view that the Chamber should assist in the settlement of the question and that with such a capable and tactful secretary as Mr. Ip La-chuen the Cham ber should be successful ia mediating and in terminating the trouble.

January to commence from day of To British Ambassador, Premier Takahashi, Bor K. AL" c/o Daily Press Ufice. sumption of work, and the appointment Coun; Uchida, Minister of Foreign of an arbitration board to decide upon Affairs, the maximum advance and the date:

Prince Tokugawa, Marquis from which all advances shall take Nabeshima, as well as the Military Re- effect.

view. the Imperial Cherry Party and the reception by the City of Tokio.

(b) Consent to the re-establishment of the Seamen's Union in Hongkong con- enrrently with resumption of work, it being further understood that regala tions to govern all Unions in Hongkong will be drawn up by the Government without delay.

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to state, the Committee formed at the Previous to this, it may be necessary meeting of the Tung Wah Hospital had offered to medinte, which fact precluded

me from acting on the suggestion originat

ing from Cantoй.

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On April 14th, however, His Royal Highness will have a read, the day being Good Friday.

On April 3rd, His Royal Highness will pay visit to Odawara to attend a dinner-party at the country villa of Prince Kanin, passing the night at the detached house of Baron Iwasaki at

Fmuoto, Hakone.

On April 25th, he attends a dinner- party at the detached palace and on April 28th after doing the sights of Lakes Kawaguchi, Seiko, and Shojin at the base of Mt. Fuji, puts up at the Shojin Hotel.

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On April 19th. the Prince will pay a

April 21st, and on April and proceed to visit "to Nikko," returning to Tokyo on

TO Yokohama, where he will attend the ceremony of unveiling a monument in honour of those, who laid down their lives On the 13th January (Thursday), thy;

in the Great War, and after doing the On the 11th February. I wrote officially sights in and around Kamakura and Chairman of the Seamen's Union called

to the Secretary of Chinese Affairs and Yenoshima, will attend the reception to and informed me that the Union desired

to retain me.

set out the proposals in detail. I was be given on board a Japanese warship He stated that another Lawyer had drafted the. "ultimatum "

Sent for by the Hon, Mr: "Hallifax and in the harbour of Yokohama and then at tend a ball by British people resident in for them, stating that if the matter was informed verbally, that the Government Yokohama where he will stay overnight. not settled by 9 o'clock next morning could not in any case accept the proposal (Friday) the strike would commerce, and

embodied in paragraph "h". and,, to that all the letters embodying this garding the proposals generally, he sug ultimatum had been' delivered two hoursgested that, ak" the mediation was in the earlier. I pointed out that if the strike hands of the Tang Wab Hospital. I was to be on next morning there would should do nothing further in the matter be no time for me to endeavour to bring

I do not wish to appear wise after the about a settlement and to avert a strike.event," but I may mention that at this According. I stated that, as a condition interview I expressed strongly the view of my acting, he should authorise me to that the Government should permit the On April 27th, the Prince will visit inform the shipowners that, if the ship re-opening of the Union on the men re Kyoto, paying his respects to the Imperial owners."would formally zotify me in the turning to work,

Mausoleum at Momoya. On April 29th. course of that day that they were willing Feeling that some good could be he will go, boating on Lake Biwa, to negotiate, the strike would be called achieved, and no harm done, by pursuing making a stay in Kyoto antil May. off for a few days pending the result of the friendly tentative efforts at negotia End On May 3rd and 4th he will negotiation. To this he agreed and there-tions, I telegraphed to Canton and visit Nara, and on May 6th will attend upon I at opke went round-to Massrs. offered my personal services if they were the reception to be given by the City of Vardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., and saw | required.

Osaka, as well as the ball by foreigners Mr. Bernard.

Unfortunately, as the Canton gentle resident in Kobe where His Royal High- Mr. Bernard was good enough to inform man held to official status in relationness stays overnight. me that a meeting of the shipowners was to the Scamen both he and, I had re- On May 6th he will journey to Takamatsu E. O. Box 630, -- at that moment being held at the City luctantly to leave matters very much City. Shikoku, to attend the dinner- Hall, and suggested that I should go with where they were, but the altruistic party and reception by Count Matsudaira- someone in his office and convey the offer motive of the originator of the proposals On May 7th, he will see the sights of of supending the strike to Mr. Suther cannot be too highly commended, and I Itsukushima Island, one of the Three land. Accordingly, Mr Grimstone and only regret that respect for confidential Great Sights in Japan and on May 8th, I went to the City Hall and informed communications does not permit of my he will visit the Naval College at We Mr. Sutherland of this development. disclosing the same of one who had really Yedajima and the Arsenal at Kure, Mr. Sutherland told me that the matter exerted his best endeavours to bring the when he will travel down to Kagoshima, would be discussed at the meeting and parties at variance to an agreement" at at the south end of Kyushu, where His he would give me a definite reply in the a time of emergency.

Royal Highness is at attend the course of the afternoon.

What subsequently happened a dinner party and reception by Prince I waited anxiously for the reply during matter of recent history and no more need Shimidzu on May 9th, after which His the whole of that afternoon, bas I did be said beyond what has been placed on | Royal Highness sails for home.-Eastern not receive it until nearly 7 o'clock that fofficial record by the various parties con- Vews Agency, night, when a letter from him was decerned. That is not to my, however, that livered to me at my house na follows:-

CIETH.

"Thanking you for your kind of of assistance."

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„COMPANY REPORT.

GULA-KALUMPONG BUBBER

ESTATES, LTD. »"

in thus briefly dismissing, the subject I "Chinere Seamen's Wages.

must be taken to imply that I am in agreement.,with all that has been publish "With reference to your call of this ed in connection with the recent crisis. morning when you stated you were reAnd, in conclusion, I cannot help obter presenting the interests of the Chinese ing that had a more conciliatory attitude Seamen's Dnion, I have to inform you been displayed by the shipowners from that, at meeting of the principal the very beginning there might not have Mesars. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews Steamship Companies concerned,, it was been a strike at all, because it has been advise us that the annual general meet- unanimously decided that the Com: sincer

definitely established that the ing of the Gula-Kalampong Rubber panies should deal direct with their own Union's first letter of demand for an in- Estates, Ltd. will be held in London on crease dated the 25th November, 1921, 4th, the Register being closed their second letter dated 23rd December from March 24th to April 4th. both days 1921, and their third letter dated 19th inchisive. The balance at credit of proft The next morning, 13th January (Fri-January, 1999, have none of them been, and loss account is £53,673.138, from day). I replied to Mr. Sutherland as answered. And as we now know on the which the following dividends payable on follows::

very day I myself came on the scenes, and after April 11th to all shareholdern bearor share- the 19th January 2009, the shipowners registered on April 4th FDO still took up the attitude of a determined coupons, subject to confirmation at the

annual

have been allocated refusal to negotiate with the Union, and

deal direct with their own shares. 4.d. less income-tax at the rate

Fully

-up-shares, 1/6d.; partly-paid elected to crew!"--Yuars faithfully,

of 6. in the pound. It is proposed to place at reserve fund £1,176.38.48. and Hongkong, March 21st, 1922.

carry forward £19,405.23.6d. Forward sales of rubber for 18 are 145 tons at 2/3d. The board of directors do not intend making a call on partly-paid shares during 1922.

The Chinese Seamen's Wayrs. "Your letter of yesterday's date was not delivered to our Mr. M. K. Lo until 7 o'clock last evening and we note that it was unanimously decided by the principal steamship companies concern ed, that the companies should deal with their own crew.

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matter of record, we desire to state that yesterday morning we stated not only that we were representing the interests of the Chinese Beamen's Union, but also that our clients under our advice and agreed to fatporo the strike if you and the other principal

would let steamship companies know, in the course of yesterday, that they

were willing to negotiate," in order to allow time for the matter to be decided by negotiation.”**

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The strike was now on, and, beyond writing a few Jotters on behalf of the Union to Captains of steamers relating to the Chigera crew, there was nothing for me to do that day.

The next, the 14th January (Saturday), one of the. Officials of the Union ended on me and we discussed the position I pointed out to him that the matter should

M. K. LO

MUNICIPAL ELECTION AT

SHANGHAI:

. RESULT OF THE POLL

Polling took place in Shanghai last week for the cloction of the new council- lurs. Out of ten candidates, the under- mentioned were elected:-

Successful Candidate. Mr. S. Sakuragi Mr. H. G. Simms

Mr. H. H Oirardet...

Yotes. 828

694

Mr. W. P. Lambe

Mr. A. B. Lowson.

539

630

Mr. V. G. Lyman ................................

490

Mr. H. W. Lester

419

Mr. G. N. Wilson

325

Mr. S. Fessendea

$73

meeting

| KIAOCHOU'S COST TO CHINA.

A JAPANESE ESTIMATE.

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LL preliminary solow of forthcoming Alarm, lectures and entertainmenta sent for tonertion in the nowE Hongkong Day Prem, are sharged for th the raio of și caob, (as announced in May and June of last your) providing that they do not occupy more than four lines. In future if this space is wzpeeded

urevailing valve

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Y.23,000,000 net for the construction of there is almost as much comfort and the Shantung Bailway. When Japan

Mr. A. J. Hughes, for whom 284 votes took possession of the railway, the locomo pleasure in wearing Pince-nes Eye

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be decided by arbitration and that the were cast, has already stood for election,tives numbered only 40, which numberGlasses, as there is in possessing · s refusal to arbitrate would be taken as but on this octasion was again unsuccess has been raised to 102, whilst the passen perfect pair of eyes for they fit so com An implication that the seamen werd ful. It will be noticed that the highest ger cars have been just doubled to 160. Sfraid to subject their demands to a number of votes are recorded against the Goods cars, too, have been increased in fortably and securely, that you forgok you impartial investigation and that such name of Mr. Bakurugi the Japanese number. Adding to this the extension of have them on the most important im demands would consequently be consider candidate. od unjustifiable. Alter a long discussion, he authorised me to tell the Secretary of those entitled to vote about 1,600 than double the 28,000,000.

It is estimated that about two-thirds the botal investiments will come to more provement in eye-glasses in the past

workshops, the laying of sidinga, etc,

Besides, twenty-five year. Pisco-nes Eye Glassce agree to leave the matter to be decided netive" part in the

| water-works, electricity, works, slaugh The total ter by two arbitrators, one to be appointed number of voting papers placed in the bebwece Y-50,000,000 and Y.60,000,000. Toric form are manufactured by the by each side, and, in case of disagree ballot box, was 752 and, in addition, Furthermore, the salt fields comprise ment, by an umpire to be appointed by eight were irregular With the exception about 72,000,000 tube, which have already Hongkong Optics Co., costsors to the arbitrators. But the Union Official of Messin. Lester and Wilson, the newly absorbed some Y.30,000,000. The salt in Clark & Co., Manufactoring and Be wanted me to stipulate the condition that elected councillors served during the last dustry is a private business, and the arbitration should proceed on the Municipal your principle that the award should go only. The next Chairman of the 8.M.O. will from the banks.

money invested therein has been borrowed fracting Opticians-the most competent as to quantum There were, besides, one be elected by the new councillors at their

optical manufacturing establishment in Chins will probably redeem the Sham or two subsidiary points which had no first meeting, to be held shortly after tung Railway, sto in treasury, bills South Chian-located in 53, Queen's importance.

the annual meeting of ratepayers. amounting to about 7.100,000,000,

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