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STRIKES IN JAPAN.

NEARLY POO LABOUR DISPUTES IN A YEAR.

Labour disputes"in Japan during last year, according to official figures, run- |bered 203, Sr nearly 25 per day. These figures must pu: Japan well in the running with Australia as the champion cuuairy in the matter of labour disputes, Accord ing to the latest investigations by the Home Department these 806 disputes inc volved 170,889 people. Of these troubles 650 cases, involving 112,681, were mottled before recourse was had te strikes, while the remaining 246 cases, involving $8,995, were mure serious disputes in which the issues were finally put to the arbitrament.

of the strike. The strikes occurring last yeaż am classified as follows according to the kinds of occupation the strikers followed:-

Strikes. Partigi..

pants.

כו.

Miwers

15 3,578

Spinning

M

3,30:

Dyeing and weaving

2,401

Machine and metal

30

-4.511

Shipyard

10

29,007

Ceramic

11

603

Chemics!

7,071

Carpenters and sawyers... B

Coolies and, stevedores

2,120

Salt-field workers

Seamen

Oiher.....

340 1,377

Total

246

58,223

087*

1.047

The causes of the strikes are given in the following table:--

Strikes, Partici

Demand For increase

of wages

............... 9T Opposition to reduction

in wage

"pants.

12,298

3,321

Demand for better treat;

ment

60

38,444

Hostility against over-

B+53

13

98.

. 791 0,360

Other cauYOR

Total

1216 58.245

Of these strikes the one at the Ishakawa jima Shipbuilding Yard in Tokyo which broke out in October insted the longest. It

"CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PROBLEM OF MACÃO. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."}

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Si-Mingled with astonishment and indignation. I saw in your well known paper a spesial article, fúli of barbarism, written by somebody who without the least consideration, overlocking the strong friendship and sacrifices that Portugal threw in a British paper, the biggest made to her oldest ally-Great Britalo- insult that can be imagined, hurting the feelings of a nation which, to my under- standing, brought light to the whole world. Notwithstanding the big-down

falls she has suffered, she is still in the same standard with all the leading and civilised countries; witness the recent transatlantic flight from Lisbon to Brazil. almost completed, which was done w

with. out any belp.

י

Масло this

Eis beautiful city, has been for 100 years in legal presession of the Portugues astion, and i hope that he will never be in any other nation's bandı. such as the writer seems to urge in the second hypothesis of his poor opinion.

If by chance, political emergencies force as to adopt the first hypothesis of the writer, be can be assured that every Portuguese in China will fight till his last cartridge is expended and the tast drop of their blood is shed. We will defend this small, but beloved Portugue Colony

if it were not for us, probably Hongkong would never have been in the possession of Great Britain.

To elucidate the point, the writer can kave. look at the files of Hongkong and Macao and then surely be ill change his which, I am sorry to say opinion

is very poor. Besides is it got extraordinary that such suggestions should be presented when the important harbour works are in a good stage of progress and work cu the shelter for ocean-going steamers is about

he started!

to

If we are wrong, as was considered a few years ago, to include in our revenue The commerce of opium, why does not British Indies cease to export it? It is known, that opium is not a product of Macao

Again, if the writer, so anxious for the protection and friendship of China (may be in gratitude for the latest strike) withes to protect them from this vice, why does he not suggest

that.

lasted 41 days, and in this strike 85.000 Netherlands Indies, Kwong-cho Persia..

workers participated. The strikes at the Kawasaki and the Mitsubishi Shipbuild- ing Yards in Kobe were also among those of a long duration. Both lasted 3 days

How these troubles were seitled is shown in the following table --

Case. Partici-:

pants. 140 24,529 13 2,166 Demands withdrawn 41 20,150

Total

Compromise

Demands accepted..

Demanda rejected

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BRITISH LEGATION AND SALT ADMINISTRATION, SIR RICHARD "GAMBLE'S

SUCCESSOR.

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In reply to enquiries at the British Legation regarding a press agency article of April 20th on the subject of the Salt Administration, Reuter was informed as follows:

-wan and

even Hongkong should not maintain such revenue! Or, does he wish that, follow- ing Macao, the two last of the above mentioned places be Treaty pores with the establishment therein of the Chinese Customs?

Thanking you earnestly for the pub. lieutign of this.--i remain, yours- faith- fully.

ARTHUR CARMONA.. Macao. May 3rd, 152.

ATTEMPTED SEIZURE OF FOREIGN GOODS.

AN INCIDENT. AT PEKING. An attempt was made by an officer of Chang Tso-lin's, stationed in the Peking Mukden Raiway Station (Chieuinen) at Peking on the 19th inst., to seize a carload of Dodge truck chassis consigned to E. W. Fruar & Co, Peking, by that firm's Tientsin office. Mr. McPherson, of the Peking Office, upon attempting to unload the trucks, upon which half-payment had been made when purchased at Tientsin by The attitude of the British Minister is a Chinese "merchant who plans to open based on the notes and minutes on recorda.. commercial motor service in Shaasi, in the Waichiopu at the time when the found his coolies stopped by the mili Salt Administration was reorganised in tary officer. After sunie hours of effort its present form in the Spring of 1913. Mr. McPherson got into touch' with The Acting Minister of Financy", having the man who told bin that since the overlooked the axistence of these docu-trucks were ultimately destined for n ments, obtained the consent of a certain point down the Peking-Hankow line gentleman to be appointed as Acting they must be going to Wa Pei-fu, and Associate Chief Inspector with reversion is the Feastien army would love to. "taj""a"substantive post in the event of ST

R Gamble's resignation, unbeknown to confiscate them. The officer paid no heed His Majesty's Minister. The latter has to the American manager's representations drawn the attention of the Waichiaopu to that the trucks were not yet paid for in the documents in question wherein its entirety, were still foreign property, and clearly shown that such appointments were consigned not to any Chinese or will be made in agreement with the any point upon the Peking-Hankow line Legation concerned.

but to the Peking office of the American The British Minister has never wished Arm. McPherson was ultimately compelled to advance the claims of any particular to resort to the threat, to make the) individual against the desire of the cise a diplomatic one. Naturally a Chinese Chinese Government. His only interest attempt to commandeer foreign goods upon is in friendly agreement with the Chinese the Peking-Mukden railway in particular, Government to assist in finding the most upon which foreign traffic is guaranteed suitable candidate for this very important unhampered transit by the Protocal, is a and responsible position.

It appears that the Chinese Govern-over treaty-breach. At five o'clook yes- ment had decided to appoint Mr. F. Uterday afternoon the officer, after cousulta Rowe, formerly of the fadian P.W.D., and tion with higher authorities, decided ibat latterly to the Chibli River Conservancy, it was wise to give in, and the coolies got with reversion to the substantive post in the trucks off and safely in Frazer's garage the event of Sir Reginald's resignation by dark. It is expected, however, that the This was done without the knowledge of Mukden agents will seize them the moment Sir Reginald, although at the time of the purchaser after having made the last the reorganization of the Gabelle" it was half-payment, takes them off the foreign quite clearly laid down that it is for the premises.--P. and T. Times. Inspector-General to.submit the name of an acting substitute, while a substantive appointment can only be made with the approval of the British Minister.]

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