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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23an, 1924,

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OUR LONDON LETTER.

GOVERNMENT ACTION AGAINST THE COMMUNISTS. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, June 19th. COMMUNISM IN THE LIGHT.

In the article which I wrote last week referring to the "Commanist attempt to. hold up the London tube and district railways I said it was at bottom inspired by an eager desire to smash, the trade unicas, and also to introduce Soviet rule in this country. Since then infor- mation has been placed in the possession of the unions proving that the tanker of Connuunisin bus saket hold to an extent that the Labour leaders are unaware of and the surprising thing to my mind is that the Government, which has known the facts. have not taken the country into their couidence long" ago in respect of this real danger to our national life,

AUSTRALIAN'S FATAL FALL.

TRAGIC DISCOVERY AT THE SAILORS HOME.

The body of a man who has been "identified as Erie Alexander Thompson, 45, a ship's offer, was found lying on the ground in front of the Des Vaux Road West entrance of the Sailors' Home, West Point," yesterday."

The dead man, who was a native of Sydney, Australia, had been an officer un the Derwent, which was put up for sale rently, and had been in the Home ten days.

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The police are of opinion that the deceased fell from the verandah, the legs being very badly injured.

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INTIMATONS

HONGKONG 'TRAMWAYS, LTD,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NASTERIM DIVIDEND of Serepty,

A five crna Per Share way to ere: Duclared am will i PAYABLE ON AND AFTER WEDNESDAY THE Bm AUGUST, when Diridend Warrauts mayla obtained.

apon o ut! Offices of the Company SHARE REGISTERS of the Company will by CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 6TH AUGUST, to TUESDAY, 19 AUGUST, 102, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board.

W. ROBERTS, Secretary, Hongkong. 21st July, 1924, -

$105k

STORY OF THE WRECK.

It seems that the heart of the Com Captain Mackinnon, on "landing at munist movement is in the Labour Chittagong, told the Calcutta Statesanza College in Baris Court, S. W., which was the story of the wreck of the, Cha the headquarters of the recent strike. Mucation Leaving Calcutts on the 18th The College is a veritable hot-bed of June, the Clan Macmillan ran into a rough anarchy, and its principal object is sea and between 0 and 10 o'clock on to train to become agitators Friday night struck a submerged rack in

the with a mission to air up strife in every | "a" she was taking "in water fant the Marine Ship “NEABCHUS" (late Lighthouse

neighbourhood of Preparis Island. out at 10 o'clock, and replies were received from the Leerder

comarivable manier inside the "trade

8. D. S. was

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ROYAL INDIAN MARINE.

FOR SALE: RI.M.S. NEARCHES."

NEALED TENDERS will be received in India by the Director of the ROTAL IN DAN MARINE, Bombay in England by the SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA, London and in the Far East

the Commotor by DOCKYARD, Hongkong, up to the 31st JULY, the Royal Indian 1924, for the Purchase of Tender to Persian Gulf Lights), with all Stores and Fittings that are on board at that Date, lying at her Moorings in Bombay Harbour.

PARTICULARS OF ABOVE VESSEL.

About 491 tona Gross, and 221 tous Register- Built nader supervision of Naval Architect, and Engineer in Secretary of Stale

INTIMATIONS

SHANGRAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

SUMER LOAN 1924

Issue or Digazstenes for Suanoval Paris 1,250,000,

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THE SHANGHAT MUNICIPAL COUN- CIL horehy Invites Applications for THE Debentures in the Suven Toan or 1924. RATE OF INTEREST-6 per cent. par sonum, Payable on June 30th and December 31st in Each Year. PRICE OF ISSUE-Shaì. Ths. 171 per cent. REDEMPTION on DECEMBER 31st, 1954, at " par, under the operation of a Sinking Fund. The Debentures may, however, be Redeemed by the Council in whole or in part on Dresch 31st, 1916, or on any Subsequent Sir Date, sabject to the Council giving, Calendar Months". Notice in the Gazette and Public Press of Shanghai. In the event of Partial Redemption of the Loan, the Numbers of Debentures to be Redeurmek will be decided by Drawing.

SCRIP will be issued in Denominations of

Shai. T. 5,000, Shai. Th, 1,000, Shai. T. 500 and Shai. Th. 100 to suit the convenience of Applicants,

APPLICATION" FORMS an be obtained"

from the Local Office of the Hoxoxose AND SHANGHAI DISKING CORPORATION or from the TaxADUREN' Bad COMPTROLLER, SHANGWAT MUNICIPAL Conseil, Administra tion Building. Shanghai, to when all Ep-

-[1053 quiries should be addressed.

unions of the country. As at pet constituted the trade unions are no good";

shire, and from Madras. to the Communists. They are led by "trien

The boats conld not all be got out whose views on many questions may b extreme. but who are, nevertheless, pasible were launched, the Captain, Second to the list, but such as were pos owing to riotic and sound where the country is! concerned. It is the desire of the Com Engineer, and wireless operator remain- manists to incite the workers to unrest,ng on board while the rest of the certo for India. by Messrs. W. BLAKDMORE & CO. } to foment strikes to prevent things boats stood by all night. Later the ship Scotland, in 1914. Engines : Single ;

Screw, com-A settling down, and eventually by these righted and some of the officers and craw

prise one H.. Turbine, One LP. and Une another bott was boarded her again, and tactics to retard or prevent altogether got out. There was no time, however to Water Tube Boiler, design-

Astern Turli

'Trial I.H.P.

P. 7:23, Tris

Trial Speed 12 the restoration of the on which the launch No. 4 boat before the ship again

ed Water prosperity of Great Britain depends, liated over, and all again took to the Automatic Gear Thorny-crait

Pressure Text

fonuda; and If the country is unable to recover from boats except the Captain and his previs Capacity about 114 tons; Water Ballast about

boiler. Oil the shocka på, incessant industrial, unrest aus companion, who stood in the hope 15 tons; Fresh Water about 74 tous; 10 Officer's the Communists believe the break-down of saving the

ship il posible.

Cabins: Capacity of Hold about 6,235 cubic feel of the existing social system is inevitable.

Dimensions about 198 feet by 20 feet by 14 feet Then their chance would come, they

Six inches. The Vessel was in au Excellent imagine, and we should have a Bolshevist

State of Repair and Running Order when put Repiblic!..

out of Commission in July, 1923.

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Each Tender must accompanied by a Remittance of 10% of the amount of the Tender, which will be returned to Unsuccessful Ten. derers. If the 10% is not with the Tender, it will not be considers.

The vessel, however, was Anally aban doned at 5 a.m., the Captain being the last to leave. The ship sank at about 10 am. on the 21st June. Keeping together. "THE TRADE UNIONS WARNED.

the boats made for Preparis Island, but on account of the surf and currents they The Government have now warned th could not innd there. After drifting all trade ations of the danger which might the rudder of the Captain's boat threatens hem from Communism. It

Was broken. and for hours the boat had Katisfactory to know that steps are being to be steered with an oar. A steamer taken o "deal with the matter in was sighted at 6 am. on Monday morn- vigorous way. The poison of Communism ing, but apparently failed to see the fran

appeared over the horizon. About 4.30 in the afternoon the Shire Dagon hove remain at in sight, and ball-an-hour later the ship. wrecked sailors were on tar little the worse for their three days in an open

conduct of all the officers and men. boat.

The Captain paid a tribute to the fine along. If the Balance is Not Paid, and the

has been iusidiously instilled in the minds tie signals of the castaways and soon dis- Calender ding ich Remo haber..

of the workers in factories and work shops all over the country for some years, the agents of the fanatical zealots being dispersed among various unions for the purpose. The information in the hands as to the methode of the Communists, and of the Government is complete and exact gather that many of the facts have come as a revelation 'to the Labour lenders.

It is understood that the trade unions will begin almost at once a campaign against the enemies of organised Labour.. assisted by the Government. I have no doubt that the" results will be to smash this sinister conspiracy once for all. The astonishing thing is that the Co- munists are well supplied with money. and it is supposed that this comes from

Moscow.

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The Purchaser, or his Representative, murt Remove the Vessel from the Government Moor inga at his own expense and risk within Two from Date of Acceptance of Vowel will 4.30 Tender,

at risk of Moorings The Balance of the Purchase Money must be paid by the successful

Tenderer within One Calender Month from Date of Acceptance of his and before Vessel in Removed fram Vessel is Net Removed by Purchaser or ineid FIRST FLOORS, 5, DURDELL STAKIT.. Representative within the Time „à #pecified, the

The following is a summarized trausla tion of the detailed charge brought by the Police on the 2nd inst. in connection with the fire at the Yit Lee rice mill và April Sird-

For some time past there has been Towkay Churc is a British subject, and an agitation to induce the Foreign Office Nai Cheng, the second defendant, is a to agree to abolish the passport system French protégé. The first defendant is so far as this country is concerned, the the owner of the Yit Lee Chin Kee rive argument being that it is an unnecessary mill at the mouth of Klong Rajabarna on and irritating legacy of the war period. the West bank in Bangkok. He had in- But the movement Las had no apparent sured the mill against fire with three cons effect upon the Department. On the con-panies for which the Borago Company, trary, announcement is made this week Ltd., are agents for Tes. 125,000, with the that a new form of passports will be company, for which the flombay Burmah ready for issar next August. believe Trading Corporation. Ltd are the agents, that the official view in Whitehall is that also for Tex. 125,000, and with eight Chi- the retentice of passports, even in the uese companies for Tes. 10,000, making case of people who go abroad for a brief a total of Tes. 100,000. On the 3rd Apr Continental, holiday, has materially last, this mill was burned down, the less fightened the work of the police

being put at about Tes. 200,000. At the

Be this as may the agitation is to time the mill was closed as it could not go on until the happy day arrives when be run at a proat. The accused ure restrictions on travel will be removed. charged with setting the mill on fire in It is pointed out that the undesirables | order to obtain the insurance money. At in whom the police are specially inter the time of the fire the first accused buf ested are always careful to see that their an overdraft of Tes, 200.000 with the Sinu passports are perfectly in order. They | Commercial Bank, Ltd.-Bangkok Times. muke sure that no questions will be asked. It follows." therefore, that is safeguard passports are practically use less. The business community are firmly persuaded that they lose business and money because of the delay and red tape connected with getting a passport; and I am informed that this aspect of the matter is to be pressed upon the Prime Minister. -1

Manawhile. by way of a sop to appon ents of the system the new pussports 47 to be made available for five years stead, of two years as at present, and the cost will be only 7/8 in the first intance with an annual payment of B/- a year in addition.

PÁLTY AT DOWNING STREET.

rang, the estate of the late Mr. Gei Tiong According to the Hundesblad of Sama- flam is estimated at about 110 million guilders. This includes sugar plantations valued at 40 million guilders Capital invested in mortgages in Singapore is estimated at 35 million guilders, deposits in England at 12 million guilders .and. cash20 million guilders. The late Mr. Dei Tiong Ham was the father-in-law of Dr. Wellington, Koo; the Chinese Minister of

Foreign Affaires.

There are so many historical amociations We are a curioux rack, as witness the with No. II and also with the house next door, No. 10, the official residence of preenations which have to be taken to the Prime Minister, that nobody cares make No. 1 Downing Street safe to suggest that the site should be clear- strictarally when the official pepanted and modern houss preeted? thereon. gives a large party. A few nights ago

Mrs. Lines was the hostess, at a recep. THE MASTER BURGLAR

Lion prior to the re-assembling of Parlia “A, jewel "robbery which has never been mets after the Whitsun holidays. Acequifled for the daring with which it cordings notice had to be given before was carried out, and also on account of hand to the Office of Works, add in due the value of the loot, in engaging, the course a small arty, of workmen arriv- [attention of Scotland Yard. It was per ed with oaken beams, and struts, and petrated at the London house of Lady they proceeded to prop up the undulat, Ludlow, 82. Picadilly, and the articles ing ceilings and floors of the house at taken Cina antiques of the rarest kind, those spots where they are known to he amounting, ští value in terms of money— wrakent, Spezial precautions were taken i they are unique, for the most part, and with the library as ïtumediately above is therofore, priceless-lo a quarter of a the drawing room where the guests were million pounds sterlinge received..

Lady Ludlow is the widow of Sir No. 11, Downing Stret, is the official | Julius "Wernher, multi-millionaire and home of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, | diamond king, in his lifetime, he kot and these arrangements, to fortify the together jewellery and ornaments worn house have always to be made when a big, by kinga and querna inf other great oues crowd is expected. Mri Clynes in hostess of the earth of the "Gfteenth and six- there during the Labour Government's teenth centuries. bis purchases totalling reigu in office, us Mrx, Snowden, wife of £1,000,000. It is said that "tax collection the Chancellor, did not like to leave her is without equal in any country. The flat for the great rambling" old house remarkable thing is that the thief, mast among the high Government buildings of have been in connoisseur of no requ Whitehall in what is Tahbel Mac order, for only the most valuable, anti- Donafil calls " Dingy Downing Street."ques were taken. The police ara, satisfied

(Continised on urat, column.).

that the robber was not a professional,"

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