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HÒNGKONG TEAM SELECTED.

A CONFUSED SITUATION.

STATEMENT BY CONSEIS-GENERAL

At a meeting of the Hongkong Lawn OF GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE

Bowls Association, held on Wednesday The period elapsed since official state evening, the team to represent Hongkong ment No. 1 is covered by an official state in the Interpert Bowls Match at Shang- mont which was, at the riquest of the hai, was selected. Previous to the meet. Chinese Authorities, kept hack to allowing the various clubs supporting the Anao- of tree-negotiations. Most of the con.viation were asked to each submit the tents have, however, been published from names of threa representatives who would time to time in varying stages of inex be prepared to go to Shanghai if selected at the meeting In all thirteen names neticade, D

were submitted to the meeting and on a ballot being taken the following were selected in the order named:

The following statement gives facts of immediate interest. After protracted attempts to find a formula which should offer a lasting and amicable seṭṭlement just to both sides. the terms in enclosure "A" were arrived at, These were covered as regards. paragraphs, by an explanatory statement in the form of a " Gentlemen's Agreement"

as between the Chinese Government Authorities and the Consuls-General The terma of this clenely laid down the not-reinstatement of the police and the measures to he taken; being correspondmes, this is not attached.

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(in the 12th inst.. after humerous notes proncuncing in the aggregate the terms fair and just, Mr. Lak King of the Provincial Bureau of Foreign Affairs, called on Mr. Gilrs and informed him that he was sent to announce that the terms were accepted and the men could be expected to commence to return to work on the 13th. The strike was. there fore, settled, and an official notification would follow in the morning.

W. "Wotherspoon (Taikes R.C.). AS. MUI (Civil Service 0.0.). J. Clark (Police R.C.).

C. Atkinson (Kowloon Dock R.C.).

A Gourlay (Kowloon Dock R.C.). 1. Omur (Indian R.C.).

R Basa (Craigengower C.(.), ahdi, J. MacLachlan (Taikoo RC.) received an equal number of votes for the position of reserve man on the team. Mr. Basa withdrew in favour of Mr. MacLachlan.

Mr. Wotherspoon was elected Captain of the team on the proposition of Mr. P. Farrel, seconded by Mr. W. Kent.

During the course of the meeting it was announced that the Association, this year would be unable to pay the fares to Shanghai of the players and that those who were selected would have to pay their own expenses.

Prior to the commencement of business the Chairman (Mr. A. Hamilton) referred to the great loss sustained by the Asso- eiation in the death of the President of the Association (the Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe). The Association, he felt sure, had lost a very generous friend. He pro-

All parties of the Chinese Authorities had been informed that these terms could bear no altering or equivocation. Motor posed that a letter of condolence be sent

cars announcing the strike being settled were sent round the City on the evening of the 12th

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to the widow and family."

The resolution was carried in silence. Mr E Lindsell was elected as the new Prezident of the Association.

"Enclosure "4"]

1. The two Municipal Councils agree

Mr. Lok's meannige was conveyed to foreign residents in Sharden in the sense in which it was delivered and Mr. Giles told Mr. Lukthas no equivocation would be tolerated.

On the morning of the 13th. it was that the new Police Permit Regulations found that pickets were still on the gates shall not be brought into force, thus and workers seeking to return to work antomatically reverting to the d Pass in good faith were presented. In addi- Regulations hitherto in forer, with Ex-amendments us below; which shall be tion it was ascertained, from, an press" in Chinese, that the terms a caforced simultaneously and on equal per enclosure "A" were fairly accur-terms on all nationalities alike..

2-Panter, valid for one year, to enable ately represented. The Express" con- tinned that the Police would return to the bolders to enter and are Shameen their work on the 14th and the other after the gates are closed for the night workers on the 16th. The Canton Gazete shall be issued by the two Municipal not, it is known, divorced frem control Councils to residents of Shameen who by section of the Authorities, stated apply for them, and to other persons that Mr. C. C. Wa had addressed a mass who are known to the Municipal Author- meeting and conveyed the desire of Deities or who are vouched for by a respon- sible person. Such Pagree shall carry a Sun that the strike should be settled on Shameen's terms, which he considered photograph of the bearer. fair and reasonable, and that the strike 3.Teviporary Passes, without photo- should be rescinded and the strikers graphs, valid only for the night of tan turn to work. Dr. Wu is reported today of issue, shall be furnished by the have explained the terms, hur mention of the Municipal Councils for the use of cccnsional visitors to the Island who are the Gentleman's Agreement" is not known to the Municipal Authorities or

nade.

GROSS BREACH OF FAITH.

During the day it became abundantly elvar from evidences from many sources that. contrary to the Gentleman's Agreement.!! the strikers were deliberately led to believe that reinstatement of the Pole prior to retura to work of the strikers had been conceded by Shameen. This point has never been and cannot be conceded, it having been made abundant ly and openly clear that the Police have placed themselves in a position" where they could not be accepted in their old places, and the terms in enclosure "A" show this clearly. Correspondence, shows this is Tully accepted by the Chinese Authorities.

who are vouched for by a responsible person, and also to residents on the Island who have not provided themselves with a Yearly Pasa. The number of such Temporary Passes shall be limites to four in any one month for any che per- son, fave in eases of urgent necessity, the decision concerning which shall be within the discretion of the Council concerted-

4. The hour of nine, mentioned in the new Traffic Regulations will be altered to ten, in conformity with the old Pass Reguittions, and certain other altera- tions as agreed upon, shall also be in corporated.

5. The Council agrees in the special circumstances under which they left their work, to encourage the reinstatement of private employees and also the payment of their wages for the period of the strike.

8. Public employees will be reinstated' and their wages paid for the period of the strike, reservation bring made in the

In justice to all those who have endeath of the Police, on the question of disciplinary measures which shall be 6ually desit with according to the dia. cretion of the Councils.

youred to come to a reasonable solution in the matter of the strike and all it entails on the unwilling strikers, this statement is made public.

In addition to the chove, in this letters dealing with the terms we. the Consuls,

It is agreed that there are to be no reprisals on either side.

THE TERMS TO THE LUKONGS.

"The Daily Bulletin's correspondent

did not ask for the strikers to be forced states:--

to return to work, but that if and when The Shameen Municipal Councils will

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the terms were accepted the pickets parcept the resignations of the police and OFFICES venting willing workers should grant to each a gratuitỹ and re-employ drawn and the public left free to show such as the Councils may spiset, the rest their own views.

to be ritporated in the police force of TEL. No. 20. the city. Canton.

The non-withdrawal of the pickets, therefore, argues a gross breach of faith on the part of someone in the chain of the strike negotiations. The presence of

The above terms relating to the police were not published before the settlement

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is declared officially, and aétially settled becomes either an act of sample lawless ness, to be dealt with by the City Police, or the subject of grave import according to the section from which the fact

emanates.

P.S.At 2.15 p.m., 13th an official letter of even date was received enclosing copy of the terms as in enclosure "A" and stating that the amended proposals (copy attached) were put to the general meating of the strikers yesterday after. noon and was accepted

(Continued on next column.)'

Canton Government authorities and the French and British Coulois-General.

There in an apparent misconception hy the police and the Chinese "commidity generally 23 to the reinstatement, and the continued intimidation by the pickets argues misrepresentation in certain quar. ters.

The Councils have taken mensures to rectify this "misconception, and to make the situation clear.

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