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LATEST PHASE OF HONGKONG · STRIKE.

SCAVENGING COOLIES AND POSTAL EMPLOYEES LEAVE THEIR WORK.

EFFICIENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EMERGENCY.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 47, 1925

The strike outlook darkened to-it certain extent yesterday, by reason of the defection of a large number of coelies employed by the Sanitary Department, as well as the remainder of the delivery and clearance workers of the Postal Department. These emergencies, however, were unt.unforeseen by the authorities, who have the situation well in bund. so that in one need feel any anxiety. The neerskry arrangements dealing representative of this paper yester with sanitation were explained to a day, and are set forth below. "With regard to the postal service, letters will. for the time being, have to be posted at the main offices on ench side of the Harbour, and incoming letters will have to be. fetched. ' Strike details gathered by our representatives yesterday were as under:

The NY.K. rendered valuable assist SUAVENGING COOLIES GO GÜT., About 900 coolies in the employ of the unce in the dispatch of the Home mail. Sanitary Department absented them in applying their launch, both for land- selves from work yesterday morning. Sixing the inward mails from the Kita hundred of these were scavenging cooties, Mari, and in conveying the Homo tails to the saas vessel. This was done br The absentees were wholly on the Hong-1

enu no substitute-crew had then been Ebox side, those in Kowloon having found to replace the G.P.O. taunet began work as usual,

Mr. N. 1. Smith. Head of the Sanitary Department, told a Daily Press repre- sentative yesterday that the coalies had made no demanda prior to leaving, but they has been paid their June wages as

the end of the month.

Residents, however, need not be disturb ed as an emergency service has been or ganised. Motor lorries, will replace the rofus arts and house and street refuse will be taken away twice a week. With regard to the disposal of nightsoil people will have to s to this according to the Some of the notic previously issued. street manholes have been painted red and these can be opened and need.

Owing to the launch crews having gone on strike, the refuse must he dumped at some place on the shore but these will be simath away from residences and be adequately protect. Mr. Smith, can- cluding, said that a satisfactory emer- zucy service of sanitation would be in- stitute hut residents should try to help

as much as possible.

THE POST OFFICE.

In addition to the indoor staff of postal workers, who left their work on Thursday, the postmen of the "G.P.Q. 'joing the ranks of the strikers yester, day. Other stafis havy iren slightly

affected also.

A Daily 'reas representative made an enquiry, at the General Post Office Yes terday regarding the position, and was

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CANTON SITUATION.

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The Kweng Fing also had on board six sisters of the Maryknoll Mission.

The boats arriving franı Canton yester. stationed at Tha Hing day brought down a few Europeans and They were whence they travelled to Wuchow where

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the British Authorities commanderrel each boat also, carried between 200 and the Kwong Ying in order to take them to 100 Chinese passengers.

Those arriving from Canton report that Hongkong. The missionaries have exi pressed their heartfelt gratitude for this Shameen is in a state of siege, and much like a fortress. "Business is at a stand- Letion.

No news could be gleaned yesterday still. Sanding barriers and barbed wire at Young entanglements have been erected and the about two priests who are Kong, but they are expected to arrive gates of the British and French Conces- to-day. A few days ago the priests,sions are covered with barbed wire. Only Brothers Walsh and Drought, went there the Harbour side of Shameen is unpro but did not "return to, the Government

tected and this is defended by the naval launch Stanley which had carried them a part of the way and waited them for og vessels there. At the moment everything is hours

It is thought that they have quiet and there is no sign of any fresh found some dificulty in procuring a junk outbreak. Demonstrations are still jak- | for the return voyage to where the ing place, but these are not allowed to pass Shameen, barricades in the streets Stanley was awaiting them.

preventing strikers from coming too close. Over 700 have now, registered at the There are no Chinese in Shamẹth now Chinese Labour Offices. Dr. Tsu, the Connd all women have left for Hongkong. troller, stated yesterday that the Police There are twelve warships now at Sha- Vigilante and "Argus (French), Muth. had from one to two thousand cooliesen, these being, the Algol, «Marinë, Tarantula, Vicala and Robia (British). ready for manual labour.

Helena and Asheville (American) and The French two Japanese destroyers. conveying food supplies from Hongkang. Communication between Shauneen and gunboat Alluir is engaged at present in

Canton is entirely cut off.

GENERAL NOTES.

On enquiry at the Food Controller's Mr. Hynes told our representative that Offices yesterday, our representative was provided the public assist the Post Office informed by Mr. N. L. Smith that there by posting early and affixing stampa pec-still a plontist supply of food, but perly all letters would be dispatched although there was sufficient pork, "shop-

by the fastest steamers available and by keepers were refusing to sell it. the quickest routes.

Despite the absence of the many Chinese workers who have struck, the far been kept G-P.. are carrying on exceedingly well and all work has so up-to-date.

THE TRAMWAY SERVICE. The traway reviers for to-day and to-morrow will be in operation from 8 a.m. to 7.13 p.m. Three serviers will be maintained, namely 15 minutes services Happy between Causeway Bay and Valley and the Post Offer, and a quarter of an hour service between Causeway Bay and Quarry, Bay.

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THE LAUNCHES

By the coxswain and engineers of the Kring tee, the launch of the Revenue Department, leaving tikir posts syster day, the strike of this section of the Harbould Office employees herame com plate.

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Much influence must have been brought to bear on these men to have made them go out on strike, as they will lose their employment and qualifications for pan

sions by their action,

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Over 1,000 cbolies were given employ- moat through the agency of the police:

yesterday. authorities at the Central Police Station

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H.V.D.C.

LIST OF PROMOTIONS.

The cooks, and coolies of the Govern

The following promotions and appoint ment Civil Hospital went out yesterday,ments are notified in H.V.D.C. Orders: but their places were taken by volunteers provided by the Labour Controller,

There was little meat available at the Kowloon, Yaumati and Mongkok markets yesterday.

ARTILLERY COMPANY.

To be Len Bdrs.: Grs. Staple, K.K.. and Roberts. A.W., M.M. To be Acting. Ice.-Bdr.: Gur. Concannon, „M.P.

ENGINEER COMPANY. To be Acting Co-Sergt.-Major: Sergt. Owing to the partial resumption of the trams the Government has notified the Tyler, R.J. To be Acting Sergeants: Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., Cpls. Cougland, M.D., Carr. T.W., Joan- that its emergency bus service to Cause soc, A. Lee.-Cpls. Best. H., nhú way Bay and Happy Valley must cease Platcott, J.F.W. To be Acting Corpis: W.H, Brett, F. To be Lange-Corporals from to-day. The buses, will, therefore, Sprs. Stephens. G.E., Prior, J.T., Owen, erase running after this afternoon.

Sprs. Easterbrook, "C.B.," Evans, "D.E., Leonard, F.D.

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Since the date of mobilisation, sowe 117 recruits have joined the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps. These hare all include among their number Portuguese been posted to the various companies and and Chinese volunteers. A Canadian Through volunteers having come for Section (Islantry Company) has. been ward from the Mercantile Marine, the organised, and Canadian Residents in D. 2 launch was in commission again Hongkong are invited to join. It is yesterday and performing her usual expected that Maple Leaf badges will be toh that in view of the reduced staff the!

duties. This launch is being manne! provided at a later date. by a European master and chief officer public are particularly requested to bel

It is ex very careful in addressing their letters, with Portuguese as stokers." These should be plainly and fully acted that further baunches will be in dressed" and all postage stamps should be ahsed to the upper right hand corner

Although the Post Office were without of the envelope. This will save the time the use of their two launches yesterday! of the staff in sorting and stamping for the landing and despatch of mails, correspondence.

they are practically certain to have one, The Superintendent of Mails (Mr. Til at both, available to-day, Hynes) informed our reporter that all The Revenue launch Kwong Lee is also

service to-day.

--Jetters should be posted as early as poss to be manned by Europeans.

ible, the need for this being that the G.P.O. are receiving in many insaners only an hour's notice of ships sailing.

SHIPPING POSITION. Yesterday's Harbour Ofce reports with mails. Therefore, for their own showed that there was baly può urrival benefit and to secure an early clearance for the twenty four hours ended § a.m. the public are advised to post their mail Yesterday, this being the Pewang "Maru promptly and as Frequently as possible, from Calcutta and Saigaa. There were twelve departures for the suae period,

The Wanchai, Shaukiwan and Sairing compared with é arrivals and 4 depar pun branch post offices on the Hongkong side and the Yaumati, Sham Shui Pctures for the previous twenty-four; hours branch post offices on the Kowloon side later yesterday, the as. Sardinia and the s.s. Kitana Maru arrived. The total are closed until further notice.

The motor boats, playitig in the Hur bout, to the number of about 80, the crews of which went on strike last week, are gradually resuming running and are catering for business at Blake Pier. They are charging $1.00 per hour.

ARMOURED CAR COMPANY. To be, Acting Qur.-Sergeant: Sergt. Kew, A.E. To be Lee.-Corporals: Pes Spradbery, E.J.J., Ho Leung, Hancock,

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No. 1 PLATOON (INFANTRY COMPANY). To be Acting Sergeants: Corpl. Foster,

Burns, H.G.B. To be Lec.-Cpls., Acting R.L, W. To be Acting Corporal: Lee-(pl.: Corporals: Act-Lee Cpl Clark, S.B.,

1.C. and Pte. Collis, J.R.

NO. 2. PLATOON (INFANTRY COMPANY). To be Platoon Sergeant: Lee.-Cpl. Branson, V.C, M.C. To be Corporal: Lee Cpl. Johnson, C.R.F., M.M. To be Lane Corporal: Pte. Howell, AC To be Asting Lance Corporal: Fte Dewhurst,

The exodus of strikers from the Colony trains on the Kowloon-Canton Railway E. increased in number yesterday, both and the West River bonts being full. Both the steamers leaving for Canton and coastal ports were absolutely packed also for Kongmoon, Macao and other yesterday.

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CORRESPONDENCE. REGISTRATIONS AND PASSPORTS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG

· DAILY PRESS."]

ta 500 that the Sin-1 am glad Registration of the Chinese Domestic Bervants is being asked for by the lead- aced the Bervants Registration very badly is Hongkong. Why do not the bave this Registration passed right away Government make it a law; they should and not wait until the strike is over and all the strikers are back again ja Hong- kong and at their work. Then it will be

All pillar boxes have been closed and number of vessels in the Harbour yestering European papers. I must say we the public should post all letters at the day at 9 am. was 20, of which 48 were the Hongkong British, against 101 (50 British) for the General Post Office on aide, and in Kowloon at the Kowloon previous twenty-four hours. Post Office.

Letters for Peak residents are now ling sent to the Peak Store in the Peak Hotel where they will be handed to callers. Letters for all other districts on the Hongkong side will be handed to callers at the inquiry office in the public hall of the G.P.O. Letters for residents on the Kowloon side will be given to them at the Kowloon Post Office.

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NO. 3 HATOUS (INFANTRY COMPANY). To he Platoon Sergeant; Pre. Milling-

To be ton, H.J., M.M. To be Corporals: Lec- Cpl. Summers, V.H. Corporal: Pte. Mason, K.A.

Lance

No. 4 PLATOON (INFANTRY COMPANY), " To be Platoon Sergeant: Pte. Green, SIE. To be Corporal: Pte. Green, D.S. No. 3 PLATOON (SCOTTISH COMPANY). To his Corporal: Pte. Young, C.

NO. 8 PLATOON (RESERVE COMPANY). To be Acting Co.-Sergt.-Major: Sergt. Lee Jones, R.W. To be Acting Sergt. Pe. Falkner, G.E.

'OBITUARY..

MR. ARCHIBALD MNTYRE. The death occurred at Abbey Wood, Kent, on June 28th, of Mr. Archibald Melatyre at the age of 79 years. Deceas Hai Tan, a vessel owned by the Douglas. ed was formerly chief engineer of the Steamship Company.

While office staffs have remained almost unaffected in most cases, the clerks of the

I know very well that some of the

The ship used to ply between Hongkong Bank Line have now left on account, it

Europeans do not like it, particularly. is stated, of threatening letters received.

The .a. Birthbank bad already been the European Peak ladies. When the and Foochow. Mr. McIntyre was in the strike in 1999, some of the ladies welcom-having joined in 1871 and retired on leared and proceeded on its way and the servants returned to work after the last employ of the Company for 48 years, Aignant has been diverted to Dairened them back effusively. That is the very pension in 1919, when he returned hoiae.

way to spoil these servants.

direct The Bank Line will adopt this procedure in all other cases while the

strike lasta.

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REFUGEE MISSIONARIES.

A number of missionaries including

An instance of the short notice that is being received by the G.P.O. of maill boots aniling is shown by the sailing of some ladies arrived in the Colony from the . Kilano Mars yesterday before Wuchow late on Thursday night on Alu schuduled time. The Home mail is board the as Awong Ting. The vessel timed for registration and clearance this was brought into port with the aasist morning, but the Kitano Maru, which ance of nasal men. sent by the Comman- arrived yesterday morning with the der of H.M.S. Moorhen," the Kwong Japan and Shanghai mail, sailed again Xing's crew having been intimidated by the same afternoon. The Home mail was Wuchow strikers and forced to leave the closed at 2,30 p.m. and any letters posted skip. The vessel was escorted by the Inter than that time will have to wait Moorhen for the greater part of the

journey. for the next boat for England.

The last years of his life were spent in I would like to suggest that not only Kent. the domestic servants should be register-

LOCAL SPORT:

GOLT.

Such a long term of service as Mr. In. ed but also all rickahn coolies, all tram- Intyre saw in Chinees watere would sceni way men, both the lower and upper to be something in the nature of a record teams, all office clerks and coolics, mea-nongat British scamen senger boys, all Chinese "No. 1's and Toremen, in dockyards, contractors and godown men, market stall-bolders, and

come down from Canton and from other shopkeepers and their Tokia Passports

In spite of the strike it has been decid- should be required from all Chinese that Coast ports, the passports to be ob tained from the British Consulates of will be fower rogues, vagabonds and harm. Deep Water Bay Club House, these ports. If this is carried out there ed that a little golf will not do Ray robbers in Hongkong. It will put a stop therefore, will be opened this (Saturday) to the troubles, and it is the only way afternoon, and to-morrow (Sunday) from restriction on the influx of bad charac-ice and drinks will be available. Mem bers, however, are asked to go prepared

at the bar. that will do it. There should be some to 8.50. No meals will be served but -SUNG YUK MAN. to sexist, if necessary," terwinto the Colony Yours faithfully,

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