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LAUNCHMEN'S. STRIKE

SETTLED.

WORKERS LIKELY TO RESUME

TOMORROW."

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TULSDAY, MAY 30TH, 1922.,

GENERAL STRIKE AT MACAO. TROOPS FIRE ON A RIOTQUS MOR

A GRAVE SITUATION,

"LATEST NEWS FROM MACAO.

"L'UNION FAIT LA-FORCE." [ORGANISATION NEEDED TO CHECK

·

THE STRIKE HABIT.

HIGH CASUALTY ESTIMATES.

With the arrival of thờ ms – Sui An

[RY IN ONLOOK&N, Į from Macao at 7 p.m. last night came

During the last few months Hongkong. has been suffering rather badly from that The news filtered through to Hongkong further information of the day's sensI;

Whilst no official infectious and worldwide complaint, the early yesterday morning that a general tional happenings

rike had been declared throughout the details were available the accounts given Strike Habit. There are those who Portuguese Colony at Mieno early they those who came down on the vessel maintain that "We've got to get worke canes morning or during the previous peinted to a situation far genver than beforǝ we'll get better," and these pro- heavy struggle between Capital and mate of the cassialties incurved by the Labour in the Colony is inevitable. It is night. What exactly in the cause of the previous arts had suggested. Our esti-Phere believe that in the near fatury a

The launchmen's strike, came to an end yesterday after Having returned from Canton, the men's delegates attend. ed at the MCA offer in the morning ‚ and by half-past-twelve o'clock there was overy expretation of an inmaediate von clusion of the negotiations. The Segre tary for Chinese Affairs (Mr. Hallifax) trouble is nou quite clear at the time of firing on the mob was 40 Chinese killed sincerely to is hoped that they are wrong, had explained to the man that if they writing as events have happened with and 130 woanded, while amongst the but it is idle to deny that they can point soldiers and police pe to many sign which seem to presage the would abate. 30. certs of their demand dramatic suddenirss. In the short space | Portuguese,

African soldier is' reported to have been accuracy of their forecast. killed accidentally. Another passenger he would try and persuade the owners of a few hours the Colony was rendered to grant he eats more and on this basis practically helpless; amahs, house-boy had heard that the naaber of Chinese agreement was reached. Everything was blies and many other types of employes | killed was 11 and the number of wounded 15. In the absence of official information the casualty figures must obviously he ready for signing the usaa dertientering their employment.

accepted with great reserve, when the meu's delegates raised a further question and it was found necessary, to adjourn until the afternoon. Soon after the "resumption, however, fiunlity was - genched and an official announcement" in

the following terms was issued 2-

THE AGREEMENT.

THE CHINESE COXSWAINS AND ENGINEERAT ANSOCIATION.

Elaborate precautions appear to have been taken by the military and polier of Maers to deal with the situation.

Since they may be right, it is advis. able to look about us and consider the situation. Let us, in fact, assume that the Industrial typhoon signal has been hoisted, the centre of theater having been located in the vicinity of Canton.

There appear to be four factors which require semination.

Crowds of Chinese are said to have there were two occasions when the troops the type of the employer we have

It would appear from the somewhat confused accounts of what occurred that

fired on the crowd-once on Sunday night, and agaur yesterday morning when the on the water from was police station besieged by a crowd estimated at 2.000 it is said that on this second occasion. a machine gun" as well as rites was used!.

persons.

in

In the first place, the European com- munity-and, therefore, the majority of mind--are dependent on human labour of a direct kind to a far greater extent in Hongkong than they would be in in climatio and geographical conditions, Western society. This fact is due partly partly to the abundance of cheap labour which has been available in the past. Take, for example, the case of a sina Hong- kong household consisting of a man, his It was ascertained that when 'the Suwife and their child. Their domestic staff A left Macao at 3 o'clock the situation was easier. Quist had been restored, the nmob had been dispers and the authori- tirs were busy removing the dead, and The dend attending to the wounded.

gathered in the streets but these are pre vented from approaching the Water Frone and all street" trading thereto have Been `roped off and the whole of the Praya has bern Hard with soldiers. "

The Strike

originated has

in

industrial dispute but the

artion of oncertel

in the presence of the Secretary of Chines Affairs and the Harbour Master, the arrangement set ous, below ax best (any sinde 10-day with refer new to commercial | result

may kind from the Government,

ዶ

by

were being placed on a Government Har hour boat which was turned into a feat

aptérouts alons and without pressure of? möb whose intlignation led, bay aroused 1-Wages of coxswains, engineers, fire-by the alleged "impudence of one of the men and lock-hauds employed nu jaunches Portuguése African soldiers stationed and moter-boats to be increased on the in Macao" One story is that this soldiering mortuary. following : —

In view of the situation none of the while walking along, one of the main (4.)--On wages up to $10.00, an increase

streets in the Sunday night, at about nine Sui An's crew went ashore during the three hours the ship remained in harbour, of 30 per cent,

o'clock, molested' a respetable Chinese it when passengers cabarked for the girl. Another version is that the soklier return journey reports came drifting in that the markets were closed; no food bargaining at a fruit shop could be obtained in the hotels; shops after for sora bananas refused to pay for them.were shut and armed soldiers were Whatever was the cause of the trouble. It patrolling the streets. / is quite correct to say that the soldier

(b.)-On all other wages a flat increase

of $5.00 a month. Cc.-The basis of the increase to be the wage current on March 31st, 1022 -The new arrangement to date, as 'from April 10. 1992,

3-The representatives of the owners anderinke that all possible steps will be saken to reinstate the old crews at the was seized by, the crowd and give aarliest posable date, and for this parenting. He was so roughly handled that pose the services of new crews recently

including three chair-coolics-will aften amount to a dozen "perions. In England it would be three or four.. The result is that the Penk district-and, to a lessor extent, Kowloon-depend for their com fort, health and ordered existence upon

the good-will of a multitude of coolies.

The second factor to be emphasized is that all the lower forms of labour in the Colony are ucited to each other and divided front their European employers by ties of race and language is this fac which makes it so easy for tools on both sides to introduce the. racial issu into what should never be more than in- duarial disputes,

Thirdly, recent eventshave forced us to the conclusion that, in addition to the fouls mentioned above, there are rognes who for patien) resong are only tea anxious to raise the cry of Chinese v. European."

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Lastly there is the fourth side to the square within which we have framed our picture of local afters. This side we will call European Dis-organization. Of the four factors mentioned, the last the most important, and, fortunately, it most userptible to is als that

Regarding the actual rioting very little authoritative news is available, but the story gleaned from the Sui An was to the effet that during the rioting of engaged shall be dispensed with, as 3000 is was thought that the man's life would the previous night (caused, so it is alleged "Ak, reasonably possibile,

benken and soldiers and police were orier molesting a Chinese | amendment.

Alle

M II. P. White and Mr. G. M. You called out in large force to cope with /Kirl) two Chinese wore artestsa anu magru - ropean Politianity' is a HM: templa

to nct only to guraine labour, which is naturally out for as much as it can get, but also to the evilly-disposed persons

The parties to the agreement are:- representing the Hongkong tieneral the situation. The mob refused to give Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Chow Tu up its victim and, as a last resource, Ting and Mr. lp Lan Tsun-representing the, widiers are said to have fired into the Native Guilde With banners flvin- tho are anxious to twist the Lion's tail;

Sz and Kwok Fuk te representing Chinese owners of over 200 launches and motor boats; and Lu Pun, engiacer, Tsau Hap Mann, gineer, Wong To Leuk, Sham Yung Song, and Tang Kat On, coxswains, representing the Chinese Coxswaing and Enginers Association.

Mr. M. K. L. solicitor, signed as a "witness

MEN'S NINE DEMANDS DROPPED. The settlement, it is understood, was conditional on the men dropping the "nine demands they put forward last

nige demands were;-

with only a very few passengers on board. The story as above was related by one of the ship's offiwers.

as

whenever that long-suffering beast", ape pears to be growing effete

6th Police Station. Early yesterday morning." mob of about 2.000 collected and were organised into a procession by they marched to the police station and

In the ordinary affairs of life, if a man The Police the Chinese Chamber of Commerce; Chan the crowd and four are believed to have there became very hostile.

a single foot hold he usually turns his at been killed and three wounded. The and soldiers withstood their taunts for finds that be is directly dependent upon crowd scattered and a number of arreste some considerable time and calmly went tention to the provision of an emergency communications; no mannger of a power- were made. The arrested men were take on eating their food for it is said that support. So offer commanding troops to the Wuser Police Station where a large the incident occurred during the break-willingly depends upon a single line of crowd gathered demanding their release. fast hour. Then stones were thrown and station like to rely on a single dynamo; there were cries from the mob of tanil leaping actors have understudios; the This was refused and then it was suggest (strike!) and more missiles were thrown. whole den of insuring springs from & the normal should fail. But et a that a general strike should be called. Some say that the order to fire was given: desire for an alternative supply in casa cerrain class of coulies fail to perform Apparently this was agreed upon for others say that the troops got out of enn. early in the morning when the European trol and fired indiscriminately into the their Nightly tof upon th' Olympiao community arose they found that their crowd. But whatever happened, the fir heights and where are we Thoroughly The remedy, for this ridiculous state of poolie had ng occurred and pandemonium ensured, distressed in mind, body and taste, amahs, house-boys and

In a few moments there were large affairs is smple. We must profit by the vanished.

which have taken place in England dar What little news reached Hongkong yes number of casualties and in the stampedal legson to he learnt from the great strikes werk. These opened up much fresh terday morning of this grave state of affairs which followed it is believed that some Ling the last few years. It was there dis ground for controversy and to Une of

was brought by the Sur Tai, which left were either crushed to death or fored covered that no one class in the com "ther, particularly, the owners were

The mob"scattered in all directions, provided the latter were prepared to join together in an targunited effort to avosedly uppered, viz, the demand for Macae for Hongkong at 8 alu., yesterday.ver the water edge into the harbour. munity could hold ap their fellows payinent of wages during the strike. The She arrived here shortly after 11 am leaving behind their dead and wounded. save their own skins.

"Organization must come from above. It is the function of Government to produce a scheme; it is the duty of citizens to work the schemy. Some people appear imagine that the Government should both produce and work the scheme. This attitude is analogous to that of a man who desires to win a battle without Sght ing. With the occasional exeption of certain essential services technically dif cut to sperate, the proper employment of the armed forces of the Crown' is not the replacement of labour on strike but the giving of protection to volunteer. tion This was the policy, which in Eng workers in the Government's organiza and aroused that splendid exhibition of civis spirit, against which the rail strike, Allianc, sucesively broke in pieces. the coal strike, and giant Triple A heart there is no difference between individush, here and in Eagland, but our public reprit de corpe seems to be rather rusty perhaps, the damp climate is to blare, As a modest beginning-a bur nisher suggest the immediate pre paration of a card-index in which every resident's name should figure, together with a statement as to what he in pro pared to do (and what his qualifications are), la time of emergency. This might

HIS DEPARTURE.

state of affairs in which, as far as the day in two shifts and all overtime of Macao, who has been staying in Hong-

ordinary amenities of existence were con to be on the double raie basis.

kong at Government House, awaiting the

H.E. the Governor of Macao, yesterdag berned, the Colony could view with three months, holiday to Canton. It angage coxswaing and first engi- departure of the s.8. Dongala for Europe afternoon cancelled his arrangements inequanimity the prospect of labour taking neers ca a three months contract. An urgent letter for the Governor of sailing on the s. Dongola for Europe is practically certain that if that situa during which time no man shall Macao was brought down by the 6.8 and returned to Macao at six o'clock tion did exist labour never would go be dismissed without satisfactory Hi. Tai yesterday.

last night in the launch Stanley, belonu In conclusion, we trust that, if soma ilea such as we have outlined maters resen

A call at the Portuguese Consulate, ing to the Hongkong Governmentes, the card-index will contain a Launches touring lighters and cargo bonte outside the harbour, to engage late yesterday aftrimom elicieved the est fire Excctioney wanto bara bern unter eine action, so as to enable all well- a pilot so that the coxswain may formation that the situation was much tained at the Hongkong Hotel by a ruur disposed members of the community to be free from all responsibility.

operation between the two races, which It is expected that the men will resume asior" Apart from this the Consul ber of Portuguess gentlemen last night pa together, and assist in that c work on Wednesday. Mezt of them, their General had no further information for This arrangement, had, of course, been ofsential to the cominured stability and

cancelled.

prosperity of the Colony. representatives said, are in Canton.

publication.

1st,

the ground Bauneys were dropped on and the Chinese fled to their homes. -Pay to be given to the strikers

The whole thing quistened “ down from the day the atrike began to the day of resumption of work, on

During the afternoon a telegram was quickly as it bad arian, jusomuch that the new scale, and no deductions

received by the Manager of the Hong the Government's intention of deglazing are to be made. (2)—The increner to begin from April kong, "Canton and Stacao Steamship Co.,martial law was not carried cut.

from the Company's agents in Macao.. It is said that large numbers of Chinese

·(3)-All strikers to be re-instated and which stated:

"Police fired on the mob are leaving the Colony, Todustry is at 10 dismissal shall take place within three months without pro this morning, rumoured many casualties a standstill and a complete boycott on the

amongst the Chinese. Understand Gov-European community bas been declared.

rent going a deqare suspension of guarantees (martial law) unless there is better turn of events. Up to present no official news published."

per reason.

A call at the office of the Consul

The Sui An which was timed in juve Macao at 2 p.m. did not get away until early, three o'clock, the Harbour Master giving orders for the vessel to be held pending further instruction. When per mission to depart was received the Sui

(4-Men employed on motor-boats and stem launches to work from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and overtime work to be paid according to the wages paid. When the black typhoon signal is hoisted men working on launches to be given double pay, (8.)-From the date of signing the General for Portugal yesterday morning drew out of harbour with a large agreement European and Chinese confirined the fact that a very graveerd of Chinese passengers, but with employers to engage men through the Guild,

situation had arisen at Macáo but as na (8.)-Men werking ou launches to be afficial information was at that moment

given 24 hours' holiday

available nothing further could be ob month.

The Consul-General (Senhor 17:)-Men engaged on launches towing tained.

cach

very little cargo.

•

The African soldiers stationed at Macau, are said to number about 200. They are natives of Mozambique and are called

boats to Canton and on passenger Corveira de Albuquerque e Castro) said Landims. motor boats and on launches en- j gaged on towage work in the lur. that he had just been in communication bour to work sixteen heurs per on the matter with H.E. the Governor GOVERNOR OF MACAO CANCEL Well be the first step towards reaching a

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