1925-06-26 — Page 12

BRIGHTER SIGNS IN LOCAL STRIKE.

MORE WORKERS COMING BACK TO ASK FOR REINSTATEMENT.

CHINESE COMMUNITY CHIEFLY AFFECTED

BY THE DEADLOCK..

While to all intents and purposes the strike position is unchanged, signs are not lacking that the deadlock will shortly come to its end. The kcellent preliminary organization mapped out by the authorities and put into effect by them immediately disaffection became apparent, has 'borge the best possible fruit. Life goes on as before in the Colopy, the social machine working, if perhaps not quite so quickly and smoothly, at any rate with thorough efficiency. The circumstance, reported below, that in many «cases workers are coming back, is a sure sign that the malcontents are beginning to realize the futility of their action. The latest developments of the "position yesterday were as under :-'

BUSES TO CAUSEWAY BAY.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH, 1925

"THE RIVER BOATS. Two river vessels left Hongkong for The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Canton yesterday afternoon, They were yesterday commenced, a motor bus service the Charles Hardonin and the "Awang from the Hongkong Hotel to Causeway Tung. Several hundred Chinese event Bay, returning vid Happy Valley. The mally boarded the bartex Hardouin, da

service will continue daily, starting at she lay anchored at a very a little ways in the morning and continuing until put, the people being conveyed thither about 10 pm, a half-hour service be in Bonians.

ing maintained. The fare will be, twenty cents for any part of the route.

BARBERS OCT.

closed down yesterday, a large number Several of the Chinese barber shops of barbers having consed work on Thurs day night

„PEAK STORE.

The as. Tung Da, which left. Canton yes- terday afternoon, was expected to reach Hoogkong late last night. Her passen gers, however, would not he landed antil bis morning, as in recordance with the regulations in fører, ati strumers now lave to proceed to Stonecutters and an- chor for police search. Following the search, the Treg f is expected to go

The Peak Store will be open to-morrow the wharf early this morning to discharge | from 5.a.m..to 10 am, ber passengers. In addition to Chinese, at is expected that the vessel will bring further refugees from Canton and Sha-

racea.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. On enquiry at the office of Jardine, Matheson & Co. yesterday a Daily Preas representative was informed that all the offier boys and coolies with the exception at four had left. The Compradore De. partment stad, however, have not struck. In all 3 boys and coolies have left the shipping offices

The Company despatched awn vessels yesterday and though several members of the crews have 18ft. the Company have not been much handicapped.

This opportuni has been taken to overhaul four of the vessels. Two other rests manned by, Northerners have their crews intact.

MORE COOLIES STRIKE.

KONGMOON VESSEL BUSH.

SITUATION IN CANTON

FURTHER PROTESTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

NO "MATERIAL CHANGE IN THE POSITION. There is the usual crop of rumours regarding Canton, but no authentic information has come to hand which indicates any material change in the position from that reposted yesterday. The British Consul General's reply to the protest from Wu Hon Man, the Governor of Canton, was published in the last issue of the Daily Press. Since then, according to the Canton Gazette, Dr. C. C. Wa has telegraphed, a " protest to M. Karakhan, of the Soviet Embassy, in Peking. It was hoped that Dr. Wu would range himself strongly on the side of order and good government but the wording of his protest, which is given below, does not inspire confidence. The Canlan Gusetté also published another protest which was stated to come from the American Staff members of Canton Christian College. It is said that the American Consul in Canton intends to take action in this matter The American Consulate in Hong- kong has no official kuowledge of the protest and, until further explana- tion is forthcoming, it would be advisable to treat it with reserva. The Canton Christian College, it should be remembered, is closed and all the responsible heads of the Institution are believed to be in Hongkong. The alleged protest is reproduced simply to show the form of pro- paganda the Canton Gazette is disseminating.

DR. WU'S PROTEST.

people from committing futile acts of The following is the taxt of the protestanti-foreignism, and to guida and teach which, according to the Danton Gazette, them that the struggle is rather with the has been telegraphed by Dr. Wu to 1 of foreign lomperialism, and that it should be conducted with means worthy Karakhan at Peking:-

of the cause.

It is my painful duty to bring to the

CHAO CHU YC, notice of Your Excellency, as the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, the following in-

Secretary for Foreign Affairs. cident. On the ward, a procession "con-

CANTON, CHRISTIAN COLLEGE. abourers, and peasants marched through sisting of merchants, students, cadets,

The rasolution which Khu Curton the streets of Cuptort as a demonstration Gazelle staten was passed by seventeen of sympathy for the victims of the Shang- American Staff members of Cantan hai outrage. Ferfect order was preserved. |Christian College is as under:— About 3.10 p.m. when it reached Shaki "Whereas on the afternoon of June Road which runs parallel to the Anglo-zard, 1925, Chinese patriotic parade French Concession of Shameen, but is marching along the Bund and Shaki Can- Beparated from it by a canal, and when don was fired upon by Shameen troops, the greater portion of the procession had ❘ and

There was 'n tremendous rush for the already passed, unexpectedly a murderous Whereas the parade was proceeding Kongmoon stramer, the Kung On yeater-fire from machines guns and rifles was in an orderly manner and was composed day morning, crowds attempting to opened from Shameen on the demonstra-largely of students and workmen unarmed board her almost before she had tied tors, particularly the students. The and defenceless, and up at thewharf. The gates had to be pandemonium among the boy and girl **Whereas in consequence of the shoot- closed in order to prevent a recurrenes stundents, the demonstrators and specta-ing, maoy were killed and wounded in- of the scene, as when it happened there tor can be better imagined than des- cluding members of our staff and student looked like being serious trouble. When cribed. The casualties, so far known body, the vessel left för Konguoon on the pre- total upwards of a hundred vicus ecension, it became necessary to force some of the passengers into the holds to safeguard the boat

The Kang the left Kongnoon last night, a vast crowd of Chinese com plete occupying all available.

GENERAL NOTES.

The Russian propagandist who was arrested by the Hongkong Police on

} Wednesday evening with a quantity of literature dealing in no anti foreign I vein, is still being detained pending his The fokis of the vegetables and fish deportation to Shanghai. The man, stalls erased work yesterday. The salt whose name is Doseer, hell a passport Esh stalls are still open but their sup- which was available for transit to -plies are very limited. The two cargo Canton only. He could not get to coolies guilds, the Tung Tack, and Chap Canton and he has to leave again for Yin Guilds, also struck yesterday Shanghai, where he came from,

A large number of the members of theer guilds are, however, not on strike. Over

On Thursday no less than 2.650 meals 1900 coolies who reported at the Central Police Station yesterday morning, as

were served in the Grill Room of the Available for employment, had to be turn. Hongkong Hotel and yesterday it was ed away as no work could be found for expected that the figure would be excred. them, "owing to the vicinity of the ed by 200.

syphoon.

It is stated that the Chinese chauffeurs

MECHANICS AND FITTERS. have been informed that if they leave I is stated that the mechanics and their employment without good reasons. Fitters do not intend to come out and their licences will be cancelled and will notier has been circulated by the not be renewed for driving in Hong Engineers Guild, and signed by the tong

President, asking employers to pay the A cancert has been arranged as a token men's wages weekly owing to the high of appreciation to the Hongkong Hotel prices prevailing, and also in view of staff for the notable public service they The demands being mail for cash when are rendering during the strike and the aaaking purchases.

concert is to be given this evening in the grill room following dinner: No charge is being made for entrance, `but any contributions from the audience will go the benefit of the few Chinese who have remained at work and certain others who have helped.

DOCKS.

Normal conditions prevailed at the Kowloon Docks, Taikoo Locks and W. S. Bailey & Co. Many of the tallymen, stevedores, and cargo workers who did net report themselves on Thursday turn-

dup, yesterday, their absence having without delivery coolies, and Bay Scouts Both telegraph companies are still ben due to their participation in the Dragon Boat Festival. The Kowloon Are Alling the breach, Godown colies, however, have joined the strikers.

The following notice has been received from the Sanitary Department.

"NIGHTSOIL.

In the event of a strike of nightsoil coulies the following information as to disposal of nightsoil when water closets are not available is issued to the Public.

(1) 'In private gardens nightsoil can

bo disposed of by burying at a depth of two feet. Caze should be taken to avoid polluting a catch- nest area and, to avoid the lines of rainstorm MOUTH.

(2) Sewer manholes at convenient posi- tions throughout the Colony will

The strike locally appears to have had a good affect as regards crime, for nearly all the cases heard at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday, were trafhe ebarges which were listed several weeks ago.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE RETURNING · SERVANTS.

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[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."] SIR,The last few days have seen the return of a number of house boys. They

As it is likely that others may be re turning to their work in the next few days it is a matter of some importance to the residents of this Colony that they act with unanimity in the matter of con payment of wages during the period that the boys have been on strike.

A commission' investigation, on which foreign consuls, judicial officials, mer chants, educators, and other representa tive.men are invited to sit, will commence immediately an impartial inquiry.

Meanwhile. I have the honour in the name of civilisation and humanity to re- gister with Your Excellency and through you the Diplomatic representatives of the Foreign Powers in Peking, the strongest protest against this fresh outrage of Imperialism.

The case is aggravated by the fact that the demonstrators were separated from Shameen by a wide canal spanned by two bridges at the heads of which were stout iron gates closed and barricaded, and these gates were unmolested throughout.

In the face of this atrocity, the indigna, tion of the people is naturally grest Nevertheless the Government is doing everything in its power to protect for ignors of all nationalities, to prevent the

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Be it therefore Treely and voluntarily (resolved that we, American members of the staff of Canton Christian College, ex- press our horror and regret that such an outrage, should have occurred, and

"That we are of opinion that the blame and responsibility for the merciless and unjustified assault rests upon those who directed the firing from Shameen, and

“That we express to our Chinese colleagues students and friends our deep- felt sympathy and our support, and

"That since we feel that the world has been inadequately informed of the Chinese viewpoint we are determined to co-operate with the Chinese in the presentation of their case, and

"That we make our position known directly to the American Government and to the American people with the hope that America will do all in her power to assist China in securing just treatment and in realising her aims to free herself from foreign Imperialism.

RETRACTION BY THE REV. A. BAXTER. THE TRUE FACTS or *Pene CANTON OHRISTIAN

COLLEGE PROTEST...

A MATTER THAT MIGHT WELL BE TAKEN UP BY THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

When the alleged protest from the Canton Christian College first came to our notice it was regarded as such an extraordinary document that we refused to give it credence, and, as will be seen from the com- ments above, we suggested that it should be treated by our readers with the greatest reserve. 4

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Since those comments wore written the Rev. Alexander Baxter, the Vice-President of the College, has, in, the presence of "the Colonial Secretary, the Assistant Colonial. Seretary and Mr. W. W. Hornell," Vice-Chancellor of the Hongkong University, signed the statement given. below.

Frum this statement it will be seen that the protest was based upon the reports of a few Chinese who were taking part in the pro- cession. In any case such evidence ought to have been aclepted with extreme caution. Now it is admitted that these Chinese were not in a position to see what happened.

Upon such totally discredited Chinese reports, however, a resolution was passed and handed to the Chinese Authorities which, in effect. accuses the Shameen garrison of shooting down unarmed and defenceless atulents and workmen. It may be taken for granted that the resolution has been cabled by the Canton Government to every country of the world. The Bev. A. Baxter confesses to an error of judgment. We think the matter is one which might well be taken up by the American com- munity bere. They would probably characterise the "error of judgment in much stronger language..

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The statement made by the Rev. A. the meantime left, and no member of the Baxter yesterday was as follows:- Foreign staff, other than Dr. Henry and I am the Vice-President of the Canton myself, knew what was in the document. Christian College. On Tuesday evening I left the College at 9 am, on the 24th the 23rd Jane, students and members of June, and I am not aware whether the the staff returned from the neighbourhood document was signed by others later. 1 of Shamees, carrying with them blood was not aware that the document was ad stained clothes They represented to me dressed to the American Government or that a procession in which they were tak the American people, nor that it purport- be opened: from 5.30 to 7.30 s.m. have come back, pécording to accounts, each day for the reception of night tired out and hungry and anxious to farm upon from Shancen without any American Staff Members of the Canton ed to have been adopted by seventeen part, whilst stationary near Shameen, ADil. Such manholes have been start work again. No doubt "the ma

Christian College. When I signed marked with red paint, No man jority will be taken back into their for firing from the Chinese side. This was corroborated by some twelve of our most

the document I had no information holes will be opened on the Peak mer employment,

responsible Chinese teachers who had whatever as to its correctness other than (3) Nightsoil may be dumped over sea

been present. In view of these state the statements of Chinese members of the walls except in Causeway Ray and

mente, Dr. J. M. Henry, who is President College who had been in the procession the Harbour of Befage. (4) In Happy Valley, owing to absence

of the Collego, and I, altempted to reach and the reports of the messengers' sent Shameen to find out for ourselves how out.. of suitable manholes, nightaoil

matters stood, but we were unable to get Since the time when I signed the docu- should be buried. With regard to

say launch or bout. The Council sentment I have personally gathered informa areas available for the purpose eh-

some five senior teachers, who had not tion from eyewitnesses which entirely quiry should be made at the Eastern At a largely attended Meeting of Peak been present in the procession, to make satisfies me that the ring started from District Sanitary Office, Wanchai, Desidents held on 25th inst. at the Peak Jurther investigation and to report as to the Chinese side. ⠀⠀ Telephone No. Central 3218. Club it was preposed that when servants the killed and wounded." Any person wishing for further in return to work wages should be paid up. When these returned, the President and opinion that the position which the

At the same time, I am of the t formation should apply to the nearest to time they left, but that an no account I called a meeting of the Council, cop: Chinese, teachers and students occupied Sanitary Department Office.

should they receive pay for the period sisting of some five Chinese, four Ameri in the procession did not enable thema MONEY "SQUEEZE" DECREASING. their absence. This proposal was re- cans and myself, and the messengers who

ceived with acclamation. Perhaps the had returned corroborated in every detail to note where the firing originally came" The extortionate squeeze which hus Kowloon Residents Association will re-the reports previously received. As a re- from, and that so far as they were con- recently been ozacted by money changers, commend all Kowloon Residents to act suit of further discussing in the Council, serned their statement represented their Chinese dealers and others, when Hong-in like manner. Last time, most boya Committee of Chinese, with the Presi honest conviction. Long paper money has been tendered, has were given their full wages and certain dent and myself, were requested to issue

I bould like to state frankly that an now been chocked..

influential botels on this side also added a statement. This statement was drafted error of judgment was made on my part Those who desire small money can get a bonus, sBO rumours have it. The in Chinese, the gist of it reported to Dr. in signing the document without in- all they want by applying to the servants have combined and treated their Henry and toyself, and signed by us and vestigating more fully the statements in Treasury. It is stated that as much as employers most disloyally on two on by the Chinese, as representing the it and without waiting for informa 50 cents on a dollar was being charged. casions. It is now up to the employers College. This matter was arranged at tion from Shameen. 4 by changers, but it was lowered when it to follow the lead the avants have been midnigut on the 2ard, June and I have Signed in the presence of the Colonial was known that the Government was given them and, whilst treating them not seen the document since. I am not Secretary, Assistant Colonial Secretary changing notes at par. The Treasury with scrupulous equity and justice com- able to say whether the translation sp. and Mr. W. W. Hornell, Vice-Chancellor haso big stocks of small coins and the bine to withhold from them strike pay pearing in the longlong Telegraph of of the Hongkong University. public can always get 100 cents for a and thus lessen the chances of another the 20th June is correct. The draftingh dollar by going there. Large quantities strike-Yours faithfully, |----

of small coin have already been supplied and thoro is plenty more available.

MARKET COOLY.

Hongkong, 20th June, 1925,

in Chinese was dono by the Chinese, who informed Dr. Henry and myself of the gist of it, the other Americans having in

(Signed) Axxx BAXTER. (Signed) CLAUD SEVERN.

W. W. HORNZLL. A. G. M. FIETEN EZ-

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