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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WIDNESDAY, MAY 318r, 1992

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMBOATS

There

FROM MACAO.

ANOTHER STRIKE!

RICE COOLIES

ACTION.

LIGHTNING

GUILD PRESIDENT "OFF TO CANTON,"

THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE IN

HONGKONG.

A COMMENT FROM JAPAN.

THE MACAO SENSATION. KILLED AND ABOUT WOUNDED

There was more than the usual interest THE STORY OF THE TRAGEDY.

taken in the arrival of the an. Sui Tai

The following extract from a leading Faller details are now available of the from Macao yesterday at noon and on the

Yesterday morning the rice dealers of farticle in the Japan Chronicle illus sansational happenings at Macao. The wharf weco, a number of anxious people details we published yesterday appear to who had come to glean the latest news the Colony received notice that the Ricetrates how history can be distorted by in-

of the situation in the Portuguese Colony. be in the main correct. The contradictory Several were there to meet Portuguese Coolies Guild hul enlled a strike, and by equally informed historians:— „

From time to time this aloofness in reports which wers a circulation in Hong-relatives or friends who were expected the afternoon the men had all ceased Very few European passengers, however,

in the nse of the This was not primarily a wages rudely shattered, na kong regarding the casualties are recon

were on the vessel, the bulk of the dis work. ciled by the fact that there were two embarking crowd being Chines

dispute, it was learned; the men merely seamen's strike. Hongkong could not incident Waa one touching Occasions when the crowd was fired upon it Japanese gentleman who had just desired to cvitse work at 4 p.m. each day! [account for the strike at all, and after In the first instance, the firing was arrived in Hongkong from Japan that As a taipan in the rice tråde re-market groping about in the darkness came to evidently-high and doubtless intended as morning was in a great state of anxiety ruefully, We can't do that ourselves." the conclusion that the Chinese on the

concerning the welfare of bia

wife, who,

were being intimidated. They warning, for unly two persons are re-

for some time past, had been staying in Further enquiries in circles in touch with island ported to have been wounded.

Macao. He had just heard of the shoot The commented story is pretty much using and had come to the wharf in the China slicited, however, that the would never have defied British authority above statement of the position (which otherwise. A panic then are in, and just we pleend the confused information that she might have been able to

leave Macao, It now berthed than the lady he was so anxiouslyquarters) was sketchy and inadequateland, wire shot down when they attempt- No sooner had the Sai Tai was all that one heard in Europas to prevent the Chinese being intimidated, they were prohibited from leaving the together in our yesterday's issue.

awaiting. appeared on the top deck. Ho wering to have been definitely ascertained | did" not wait for the gangway to ba

ed to do so, and were generally marshal- that the tremble originated with lowered hot climbed over the side,, ran

This strika" affects principally the fed in a way that showed, if uninten menber of the African Garrison at Macao to his wife and affectionately embraced

her in the presence of all. who had assaulted or insulted a Chinese

Nui Tai had 520 passengers on wholesale per dealers and only "touches liqnally, thas if there was any intimida woman. There was a hullabaloo and the board, which is about four times as many those member of the European com-tion going on, the Hongkong Government munity who interested in the rio knew how to on it as well as anybody African wax mobbed and severely beate as she carries normally..

of the first pasBeugers" off was aļ One Great raciteruens prevailed and police Mr. Castro, who is in the muy export trade, They are rather concerned lar. Body Gilbert is of opinion that the atriks hook Hongkong's self. His beruse rice has been in better demand" | sufficiency. We doubt it. Since the rwnforcements were summoned. Two of 10g, picture business at Magn

business was urgent and he had to get lately and there are about 3,000 tons, to strike Hongkong has fallen back into the the ringleaders were arrested and marched the next but here as " borrible," be got away from Hongkong in the next little interest in China as of old. Nor]

buck, but he'

fold attitude and the Press exhibits as off to the poties station on the water tribes the said like shooting quails: few weeks. Even the Chinese public will on the Hongkong Government scope

It front. The crowd gathered in forer and Chinese perched on the tops of the houses demanded the release of the arrested men, defying the soldiers and gesticulating out be affected as first and there seems censure in this matter of indifference Although surrounded by 400,000 Chinese They wers, hostile that the military had wildly were shot as and cnie toppling no reason why they should over have residents on the island, it prohibited the to be called out, and when the troops A ship's oficer said that when the Sapay much more for their rice aerly be- Chinese from making any demonstration appeared in the new avenue they were ai arrived at Mac on Monday night cause it is lying in a godown and is not in celebration of Sun Yat-sen's in pelted with stonds and revolver, chotnim o'clock everything was quiet.in the retail shops. It will not be beauguration as the head of the Canton Government, and it also forbade any Two corpse were noticed still lying in a wore Gred at them, whereupon the soldiers dark corner of the wharf awaiting reyond the wit of man with all the prae subscription to the war-chest of the returned the fire, but evidently with the moral to the improved Hosting mortutice Hongkong, bas had lately in dealing Canton President. These orders were pro

ary.

There was not a sign of a single

TH

down like shot birds.

EFFECT OF THE STRIKE

idea of frightening rather thun horung wharf, hand to be sun and the vessel with strikes-to devise a method of disumably issued under some nervous idea i

GUILDS SUPPRESSED.

tribution to the public if the strike lasts long enough to make that necessary.

in blissful ignorance a few yards away. their horizon entirely filled by the launch strike. However, the reader has the story now.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.

ANOTHER BIG ROBBERY,

OVER $6.000 STOLEN."

ef maintaining neutrality. The first was the crowd, and the reparted result, of this "lo pose her way in. Then two of the

order quite outside the police regula episode is that only two Chinese were deck hands jumped on to the wharf, took

tois, which do not prohibit the display [the mooring ropes and so the vessel was

ag of lanterns or the firing of crackers, wounded.

fræd up. A sámpa woman who was ask. AN APPEAL TO THE S.C.A. of which there was a profusion when the It was obviously necessary in the pre-ed to take a tine ashore rowed quickly

away from the steamer, saying that sho It may be remembered that the rice rings of Wales visited the island. The second was extraordinarily fatile because Brice of this hostile and evergrowing!

was afraid to do so.

coolies became restive during the Seamen's it could not be enforced. According to "crowd that the police station should be Macao, on Monday night, an officer Strike but they were

pacifed by Mr. Giflert the existence of these orders said, was a desolate place to move about strongly guarded. All night long ;ven the Fan-tan houses were closed, increases of jay. Since then, however, Sir Reginald Stubbs is absolved because on. the Government files is deplored, and excited crowd remained in the vicinity of whilst the streets were but half-lighted. negotiations have been going on between he was away from Hongkong at the time. the police station. Ofheers, tried to pacify Martial law had been declared early that them and their Chinese employers us to They are evidente of the working of the "Them with a promise that the arrowed volunterts and police were the only peoreement and appealed to the SecreWith regard t

evening with the result that soldiers, conditions of work. They would not reach oficial rind, however,

the strike many hen world be brought before the Courtple to be seen. Everything mained 25 soon as it opened on Monday morning. quiet throughout the night and with the Lariat for Chinese Affairs a few days ago, opinious are set forth, but Mr. Rodney approach of morning people again ven The Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax was spend Gbert does not touch on the main point, aid it mars that there was even an Cared into the streets and things were ing most of the working day with the which is that the demands of the mea offer to immediately ilberate on heavy bail beginning to wear a more normal aspect,aunchmen so Mr. A. E. Wood took these we finally in great measure conceded. The wharf itself was buay. Chiness arrive disputants in hand, at the other end of T's can mean nothing cle than that the man in whom the crowd appeared to ang in large numbers for embarkation, the building. The reporters were waiting thy were justîñed.” bly most interested. The bail was not and when the Sui Tui left shortly after forthouming, however, and the crowd re

right o'clock for Hongkong it was stated that the Government's latest action was ipained constantly insulting the guard who the issuing of an ultimatum crdering all eemed to have stood the ordeal with Chinese to re-open their shops and estab exemplary self-restraint. It was not untilishments for ordinary business at noon the same day. Owing to the absence of "she guard was changed about half past cargo.cooling to wargo tras Urtught down

It must be understood, in the Grat ce, Another big armed robbery has taken that the relations of masters and me in place in a house in one of the busiest en un Monday morning that this provo by the Sui, Tai

the wholesale rice trade in China tiday thoroughfares of the city. On this occa ation reached its olimax. As Lieut. ALL QUIET YESTERDAY.

are girdilar to those that existed beteen sign, as on the last (reported last week) Martins, who was apparently in command SHOPS COMPULSORILY OPENED AND employers and crattamen in Europ 150 when $10,000 was stolen from the office or more years ago. Rice coolies of of a Chinese firm on the Praya, the house of the new troops for guard duty ap-|-

two kinds the permanent and she (sual (No. 3, Des Voeux Rond Central, was proached the job, bands were laid apov Last night's news from Macao, brought and the permanent men are lodge and entered at 10 o'clock on Monday morning bim and an attempt was made to deprive by passingers on the .. Suite, was fed by their employers and receive any by four men, two of whom were armed him of his sword and his revolver. He action to restore quiet.

that the Government is taking rigorous little perquisites such as free tobaccfand with revolvers and two with daggers. They An order was ocasional tots of Chinese spirits: angst forced their way into the first floor flat thereupon fired, two shots from his reptesued to all business establishments to other little trifles the master pay for and there held up a Chinese widow and re-open within 24 hours. Simultaneously. their hair-cutting. In these respect of her staff GF female Servants. After volver, and the guard seeing their officer the immediate closing of all labour guilds course. The rice coolies is a similarposithatening to take the widow's life, the attacked in this way opened fire with within the Colony was ordered; those whorion to the fake in Chinese aboustene en carried out a systematic search of their rides with the result that over 30

the flat and stole jewellery to the value gave this information were not clear as rally.

of $5,000 and $1.166 in each. Chines were killed and about 80 wound to the period for which the closing "was ed. That quickly dispersed the crowd and in the stampede many are said to have gone over the seawall, and two or three are reported to have been drowned,

Wages 81 to 810, 40 per cent, in sameer though this depth of water at that point

$10 and upwards, as per cent, intense. would seem to be hardly sufficient to

They also wanted a fixed workf-dny, of from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m..with th con, aug death by drowning unless the

cession that, in certain circumistices, persons had been stunned by the fall. morning but by noga pedestrians were they would not mind working tili | p.m.

Dead, and wounded' were left lying on

to be seen

in rosnsiderable numbers. without rxtra remuneration.

they the road amidst a litter of guild banners. ing the streets. Just prior to the depar- he found employment until 10 and Soldiers, in amell parties, were patrol-worked after six o'clock, they deser to The polic• authorities with the aid of ture of the Sei dy a solitary hawker, to revive a full day's pay for four motor (cata conveyed the wounded to with an eye to business, ventured forth hours extra work.

and was doing a maring trade on the hospital for medical attention, while the wharf side. "Most of the shops, (the A POSSIBLE SETTLEMĚNÍ.

srid) dead wire placed upon s vessel in the 20engers

were spill closed,

The masters' difficulty about T was although

rived fan a message harbour which was converted for the time | Government of Macao states the contrary.

the chat day's work finishing a four

o'clock The Fantan horses being into a mortuary.

was impracticable: ev six still clasei. No difficulty was experienced in berth. 'lock was a little too early, by they A general strike of all Chinese labouring the Sui Anon arrival yesterday could not find work for, the men in the Colony Bad beus declared earlier Wharf coolies were available in large as 10 o'clock. A working dty ting in the day. The markets and all the numbers and worked under the protec unul or 5 o'clock was what the sters shops were closed and when the shooting away another large crowd of refugees; doctors any indicated."

tion of soldiers. The Si de brought desired. A settlement on the liars fover. time pay each hour after six h. is, took place a state of panic prevailed: nearly all women and children,

total number of presengers of board

ordered

Several arrests

is it was understood, bad been made during the iny, including that of a prominent official of the principal labour" guild in Macao; a man believed te have been one of the organisers of the procession of Guilds in which 2,000 mem- bers marched to the Police Station on Sunday night to demund the rplease of the man arrested by the police.

Macuo was very quiet throughout the

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OFFICIAL MESSAGES FROM MACAO.

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THE MEN'S. DEMANDS.

Bas the percentage increase mijote" has infected the the cooling the lately came out with a demand thi has the familiar ring:-

The robbers, who made good their escape, were evidently aware that ther was a large quantity of jewellery and money in the house. It had been well secreted but they searched industriously for it until they found the hiding place.

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MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED

W 750, Forty minutes out, on herable in the permanent men's demaĝof a return journey. the Sui An pussed full day's pay extra for working Martial day was declared at 6.45 p.in. British river gun-bons of the Meth Class, ten o'clock: this has heen genera, paid op. Mooday, Colonel Jnoquim Augusto pparently making for Macao..

in the past. The men's grievance that masters have tended to keep that dos Santos assuming charge of affairs as

work somewhat short of that tiny Military Commander. A Gazette Helia- The

8 o'clock and have given" them dextra ordinary - was published containing the Hungkong has courteously supplied copies an beard of in the four o'clock and Portuguese Consul-Generty in remuneration. Neither in there Abing proclamation. in Portuguese and Chinese of official messages received from the (which wouls so funny on first ring

THE CASUALS." of Marsal law and the regulations Government of Macao. The first, dated, expecially to the Pressman). The ual" rice coolics, now, only work till p.m.,

With the "casuals." as their working] brought into forte. All peaceful citizens May 29th, states:-

day has always been from 7 am to 4 are guaranteed protection, and disturb confider gravely anti-European. dently look enviously upon, thirst. nim.. there is no question of varying anco of the public pence is expressly pro-

After a whole night's continued pro-

that. Their demand, is for a minimum of vocation, on the part of the Chinese EMPLOYERS COUNTER ER. hibited. No vehicles are permitted to be

80 cents a day but, by consent, discussion in the streets between 7 p.in, and 7 a.m.

The masters are unwilling to doss any until the more knotty problem of the

of their requests have been postponed. aggressive attitude. The military force fixed limitition of working hother manent men's position has been solved. except by special licence of the Military

was called upon to maintain order, declare that the conditions of trade. Headquarters. People are permitted

This proved unsuccessful and they fired make it impossible, They say,wever, that, having brought their troubles It seems more than "a little unfortunate use firearms in self-defence. The

A few Chinese dropped that they will give increase wagesofficially to the Secretariat for Chinese authorities, take power to requisition food

to the men's satisfaction" andke his Affairs only as recently as inst week-end. The second message, dated May 30th, counter offer: or other essential requirements of the staten:

Wages under $10, 223 perent in(ultimatum and called out the workers. the Guild should have issued this sudden community on düe payment boing immed- Absolute tranquility reigns. At noon. crease; over $10, 173 per cent. Tease. The wual praction" houses had spened the.commergiaj

is apparently It may be asked, How mucime do being followed, for the President of the their doors to business thus terminating the men have to themselves ween Guild has gone to Centen intely made for the goods requisitioned The removal from the Colony of things Yesterday's grave situation.

am, and 4 pim, or whatever he Dlicy As the most recent morsage

received hynish work?

Yesterday the parties spent many indispensable to its life (e.g., provisions) the Consul is signed Governor" and the that the work is fairly, centus sad hours with Mr. Halifax, who seems no

It is agreed byth sides is prohibited. All foreigners leaving or previous ones have been signed "noting ma- bring very light sur from is awaiting him. No decision was reach -entering Macao are diable to samin Governor." it, arms probable that B.E. work, tion

Foreignir in this case of Senhor B. M. Carren da Silva hast orac, embraces the Chinese,

gamed charge of affairs in Maco.

(Continued at foot of next mn.) to-day

to

the mob at ncon took up an

a few shots.

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