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FAR EASTER

NEWS.

CABLE

HONGKONG VOICES ITS OPINIONS.

(THROKOK" REUTER'S "SAGENCY.¡ UNREST IN THE NORTH

SEAMEN'S UNION RE-OPENED. SHANGHAI, July 9th. It appears that the Seamen's linion tas sealed on July 3rd owing to a threatening letter to the British Consul, which it was burned emanated from the Seamen's Union.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 28TH, 1925

(Continued from; pange,5%) ACCELERATED NEGOTIATIONS.

The next resolution was:-

Bir Henry Follock: In seconding this Then let us take another question, Mr., Blaker, whilst he was entirely in had not been found wanting. At the very leginning he took the population into motion. I want to make it absolutely namely, the opportunity for redress of agreement with the view this the Hong- the facts! The (kong Government should have a consider. bis confidence and said he was going to clear that I am not addressing you in grieynucer. What are

whilst antiforeign disturbances or and every disgrunted and Bolshevistic affect,na here in Hongkong...

ATTEMPT TO BLOCKADE AND- boycotts continue in nay part of element on which, it could lay its hands

BOYCOTT. China or Hongkong.

Chamber of Commerce, who also guaran-Unless something was done and done soUTI

This Government had not been establish

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te the behaviour of the Union officials, the situation would be very serious forthey told us they were establishing a new presented by them in regard to either cake great pains to ascertain the general the resolution, so amend, was carried

had the chirpel fret, and the Union them all.

was' reopened,

An hour afterwards a tender, with a nuber of Chinese hands aboard, was

Mr. Owen Hughes, hefur formally seconding the resolution," said he thought he would be expressing the opinion of

preparing to go tu the assistance of the the promoters for having given thera thefter) We are now waiting for the oth the term. In some respects it is far kong in

tion.

see it through. He relied on our co-any official capacity whatever, bup Chinese, front the highest to the lowest able voice in the settlement of problems operation to help him. (Applause) This merely as a resident of 37 years standing from the richest merchant to the hum-in South, China, thought the resolution, was not a strike in which the employed who has a genuine admiration for the blest.coolie, have a speciall office, the as worded might convey the impression at That in view of the extremely heavy section of the community sought to better many sterling qualities of the Chinese. Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, to which Home that the people of Hongkong had losses being suffered by all British their working conditions and left their and who is extremely sorry to see them they can send in requests for the removal Hittle confidence in Sir James Jamie. traders here and in China, present negotiations should be accelerated work in the hope that they would bring being misled by their Bolshevik instrac-of any supposed grievances or injustice, son, the Consul-General at Canton. In unforta- as much as possible consistently their ployers to a different point of tors. Time will not permit of my dealing Those requests, if in the Chinese langu his opinion that would be a mose u with retaining all Treaty rights, view. It was promoted by an external with the geneen? situation in China and Inge, are translated info English, and innate impression to convey, as doubted- but it is the unanimous opinion of this acting that no discussion con- Government seeking to establish its power shall, therefore, confine myself to dealing many cases finally reach the Governor by the work of Sir James Jamieson was cerning revised Customs Tariffs or by utilising, every anti-foreign element with those aspects of the matter which is Connell; and I can testify personally, highly apprented by them all.

as a Member of that Council, of many! extra-territoriality should be begun

The Chairmail agreed and suggested years standing, that the most careful and the insertion of the words at the begia- It is now elaines that the letter in a

impartial attention is paid to the reprenig of the resolution: "That this meet- forgory. When the seunen learned that the Union had been clord, they showed

In sabmitting this to the meeting the

In the first place it is very noticeable sentations of all Chinese, however buning, whilst having the greatest confidence ed very long, and while it was being

Furthermore the in Sir Jhines Jamieson to den! "with the tal very nasty mood, and threatened to Chairman said that they now came to

established, its principals sought the hos that although most of our Chinese emble their station. will but all age engaged on Chinese the serious part of the meeting's propitality of this Capitalistic and Im- ploges in every class of occupation have Hodgkong Government is in constant situation denies, etc." would meet the shaps. This threat, together with a game, which was that of dealing with

est by the Chairman of the Chinese the crisis with which they were facut perialistic Colony of Hongkong. Before been called ont from their work, not a consultation with the Chinese members case.

Legislative Council, wheThis was approved by meluation and its leaders left our hospitable shores single complaint has been formulated cr of the Government and asked us to wait and see their pay or their conditions of labour feeling of the Chinese Community in this unaniemusly.

so that although for the sake of con-

It was also decided, on the proposal Colony. what "they would accomplish in three

The periodical large infuxes of Mr. Hogg, to send a letter to Sir

James Jamieson, expressing the apprecia months. We have soon what they have valence we call the present unrest in done during the first half of that period Hongkong a strike, it is in reality not

n strike at all in the ordinary sense of Chinese with their families into Houstim of the meeting of the manner in times of distoriance in the which he had dealt with a difficult situa the meeting if he were to congratulate and are not greatly impressed. (taugh-

FOR THE HOME PRESS. (Laughter.) Their main policy are serious'than an ordinary strike of neighbouring "Republic of China afford

bidding of the de facto Government ed, of the confidence of the Chinese pe at a time of such importance and of such seemed to be to stir up anti-foreign feel-workmen pure and simple, because at the yet further proof, if any such be requir

He knowing. To cope with their intrigues the

le in the fairness and protection of our perfectly well that the promotors of the Hongkong Government had to introduce which is now in power in Canton "and moting had seriously considered the best emergency measures. But in introducing which is strongly under the "taffuence of Government.

Bolshevik advisers, who are said to have steamer in distress

us thought interests of the Colony--the interests of those measures, which some of

increased in Canton during the past 3 had mild, it

In short, Hongkong is a splendid and BRITISH CHAMBER SPEAKS OUT.

the British community and also the in perhaps too SHANGHAI July 27th.

wonderful example of the results of The British Chamber of Commerce has tests of the loyal and friendly Chinese criticism. At the beginning A.E. the months from 30 to 500, determined issued a statement that the Chinese They had considered how the Colony's Governor had said that he would stand effort has been made by enMing out our

arid see the thing through Chambers statement of July 25th is mis-brests might best, be served and at the shoulder to shoulder with the community senten, our industrial workers and our Anglo-Chinese co-operation, and of the Jeading in two respects, namely regar-me time how they have might assist tore, it was the duty of the community domestic servants to paralyse the ship harious working together of the ing the boycott against Britain and the Government in the difficult task to inform the Government at Home and ping, the trade and the supplies of pro-British and Chinese residents under the the people at Home that they were ready visions of this Colony; in short to reign of law and order, which has been for it. (Applause.) He very fully to stand side by side with His Excellency

maintained here during the past 83 years Japan and in regard to a speedy settle-larged what had been stated from the and his Government. (Applause.)

lockade and boycott Hongkong.

H. "Mr. W The Chinese Chamber declared

Bell, supporting the ATTACK ON BRITISH INTERESTS. by Civil Servants of the highest integrity astrike leoLL, and have so far support chair that, in this trouble we had no resolution, said that he had heard

Such a situation is, rightly described in and impartiality Are we going to allow ed it, and when asked officially today tri quarthed what server with the Chinese, on eriticism and one criticism only af state whether they were or were not in Thow who had traded for many years in he Emergency Regulations and that was this Resolution as violently anti-British; this splendid British Colony which has is also rightly described as due to been built up with such patience and favour of it, declined to reply definitely, Įthing know full well the worth of the that they should have been brought into feres earlier. (Applause.) No doubt the Chinese merchants. Their trouble arose members of the Government had these olshevik influence and intrigue and it labour and our commerge and credit not! Moreover, so far they have put very

also rightly described in this Resolu- only here at all over China to be this ohstacle in the way of a settlement alfræn soure's quite outside this Colony.measures in mind at the beginning, bat!

ion as amounting to an act of hostility troyed at the bidding of Bolshevists It crannuteed in 1918. He was one of they thought first it would be better to try to deal with the Situation with the those people who though that this was rdinary processes of the law. When the by the de furto government in Canton Are we going, ut Bolshevik diétation, le

Kainst the British Government.

ive up the results of the strenuous h one of the greatest attacks rank Bolshe- Emergency racasures were brought into force they were immediately sitesimaful.

ours of three generations of our coun vin had made on the British Empire

He thought the meeting (Applause.)

frymen in this Colony, and in Shanghai

daganese ship. Fairchi Marn, aground war Chiakiang, when intimisitors from

opportunity of expressing their views

the Enion stogjel the Chinese crews of conquance to the Colony.

the tender-fram going in the rescue of

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rafused to enterttin "addressed to then in the middle of J and their Chairman recently reigned his the middle of informal urgoria- tions with this and other Chambers, which;

Further, while -gave promise of success.

djscinining their intentions of doing anything illegal, they have done nothing, as far as the British Ghimber's know- midation which is preventing employers from returning to work."

be

half.

incurred

Now, there-

and British inforests, but while they de-would agree that the criticisms passed sired a settlement of this trouble as soon in the House of Commons and elsewhere auce of the situation out here. The re-

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It is

lso rightly described as an attack upor itish interests, because apart from the

ANGLO-CHIXÉSE CO-OPERATIOŃ.

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tedge goes, to stap the unscrupulous inti. In possible they should not give away at Home had arisen entirely from ignor-Inckade and boycott of this Colons and other parts of China, the labours of

EARLIER CABLES (REUTER'S, AMERICAN SERVICES "BATTLING SIKI" STABBED. FOUND UNCONSCIOUS' IN NEW YORK STREET.

NEW YORK, July 26th.

The Senegalese pugilist Battling Siki, was found unconscious and stabbed in the! nuck in a street in the Hell's Kitchen" į

He was removed to hospital quarter.

Ta serious condition.

OBITUARY.

MR. W. J

BRYAN

New York, July 6th. The death is announced of Mr. William

Jennings Bryan, :

DAYTON, Tennessee, July 28th.

Mr. Bryan was found dead in bed hers

any of their rights by treaty, (Applause)solution did not go into details but it The Chairman" then put the resolution would show the people at Home what the to the mercing and it was carried #nani-People of Hongkong though about it and how enthusiastically they supported the Government (Applause.) mously.

GOVERNOR'S POLICY

UPHELD.

The Chairman then submitted the fourth resolution:-

to

That having regard to the recent criticisms in the House of Commens concerning Emergency Regulations enacted by the Governor-in-Council to deal with abnormal and threaten- ing conditions, this meeting desires express the approval of the Foreign community and all right- thinking Chinese of such Regula- tions as being absolutely necessary under the circumstances, and the entire confidence of the community in the actions of the Governor throughout this crisis and is of opinion that his firm attitude and strong mensures hare thus far pre- rented serious outbreak of violence. This resolution, he said, is n vote of

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at 5 o'clock this afternoon. He had reconfidence in the policy of the Governor. tired for a short rest after partaking of You will have noticed in the press that members of the Labour Party in their hearty dinner.

LASTER supreme ignorance of conditions out here

The resolution was passed with decla mation.

SITUATION IN SOUTH CHINA. The next resolution was as follows:

one Civil Servants, Municipal Council- lors Ministers, Consuls, Conumissioners

hich has been instituted by the present overnment in Canton, we have the un the 3rd of last rovoked attack on onth by Chinese cadets trained at the of Customs, merchants and others! the

AMERICA AND JÁPAN. "unpon Military Academy pon ritish and Freneb Concessions in Sha- Not thus did America deal with law ech which have been leased by the and disorder in Cuba when she resolved hinese authorities in perpetuity to the to put an end to it by occuping, that

ritish and French Governnacats.

If all

island. Not thus has Japan acted in

The Chairman then praposed that the following telegram should be sent fig the meeting to the Press in London:-

That this.meting of European re- sidents in Hongkong protests strongly against representations in many Hamas papers that troubles here and in China. are due to bad labour conditions in the Far East for which it is alleged the British are responsible and which nro admittedly far better than those ob tained in other factories. This Colony, has already undergone a general strike of dve weeks duration. Workers had

no grievance. They left most of them tunwillingly because they were in- timidated and terrorised with threats of murder by Communist agitators. "Some, having,sines been undecived häva voluntarily returned to their duties and there is no doubt many more would do so unless forcibly restrained. The whole unrest in China is dietly traceable to Bolshevik influence which is specially directed against 'British in terests; the aisplaced sympathy of section of the Home public is encourag ing the leaders of the aggressive moro- ment cut here and placing lives of British subjects in isolated districts in China in jeopardy. Agitators in Chin misrepresent such sympathy to the ignorant masses who are being led to believe that they can commit outrages with impunity owing to the unwilling- ness of the Powers to forcibly intervene." It urges strong and prompt action by Home Government on behalf of British communities throughout China ere the situation becomes hopelessly out of hand..

Mr. Dowley in sremmling wished that he had the means to cable the speeches made at the meeting verbatim to every

newspaper in the world,

Mr. Russell said, amid great appinuse, ese things which I have mentioned 'were

the when danger threatened her that the only way to meet propaganda

part

was with propaganda. He suggested that rasual ébul- erely the result of a

nationals and bez trade in China. Are great good might be done if prominent of

feeling anti-foreign

they those Powers going to treat the BolsheChinese would go among

their own

That this meeting desires to point out to the Home Government that the Shameen-Canton question will probably require to be dealt with separately and in consultation with ition the Horgkong Government whose would be serious enough in all convisation of one-fifth of the whole human people and tell them to truth of the interests are equally vital with cience and would probably amount to race-of the Chinese people who are present position.

The Chairman "said this suggestion those of the Foreign Ofice in all an act of war upon Britain, but we could naturally, patient, peace loving and hav South China questions, especially in that event have afforded to let them abidings a matter of purely British would be passed on to Government. (Ap- is the present Canton Government simme down til the nunmal good esscern instead of, as they surely aught place

to treat it, as an international calamity The resolution was then put to the meet will probably refuse to recognise sense of the Chinese people prevailed.

Unfortunately however, there is clear of the first magnitude, which requires to ing and carried unanimously any agreement reached with the

manifest the hidden hand of Bolshehe checked at the outset before it gets *Centrai Government in Peking.

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A FEW FACTS.

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FRUITS OF BOLSHEVISM.

CLAIM TO BARONY.

TITLE.

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After being extinct since 1471, when its

The last holder of the title was Johr 1 America going to let this canker of Bolaberiam spread till it reaches the Neville, Marquis of Montagu and Ear of Northumberland. the younger brother Philippinest

The situation in Hongkong and viam behind the outbreaks in Canton and wholly out of control, as it is rapidly South China has been entirely pro-in Shanghai because the notorious Mr.doing. Nor ean those Powers plead ignor ance of the results to the Chinese voked by Bolshevik influence and Zinovieff according to the Renter's tele-

gram quoted in, the Daily Preis of this people which must inevitably follow from MAN'S EFFORT TO REVIVE EXTINCT intrigues. is, aggressively munistic and violently anti-British. morning, frankly claims credit for the their non-intervention."

nti-foreign outbreaks in Morocco-and This meeting, therefore, urges His

Government to take China, and threatens after dealing with Majesty's

France add Britain, Japan, strong and immediate action

to Great

storm which will

The fruits of Bolshevism are plain for holder was killed at the battle of Barnet, protect British lives, property and America. Lo create a trade in Hongkong and China by at culminate in India and the East under all to see, disorder... destruction, the the Barony of Montagu may be revived

Soviet form of government,

organised disruption of all trade and in the near future..

Investigations now being made on the once increasing the strength of the Mr. Bryan after the conclusion of the lave seen fit to attack an emergency re-

Perhaps I had better. "quate his exact credit, licence of every sort, anarchy, China Squadron in river gun-boats

ords:- Scopes cas, drew attention to his pregulation which was passed in the Council

disease, and the starvation of millions claimant's behalf by genealogical experts and aircraft carriers and that, addi

The disturbances in *China and of innocent person. parations for printing the speech which and which was agreed to by the Chinese,

It is certain that if who hope to establish his claim havo tionally, a battalion of British troops :he was not allowed to deliver at the trial, meinbers as well as the British. The re-

at the earliest possible moment Morocco are only breezes preceding somebody does not tackle the Bolshevist already occupied 6 months, and it is like He appeared in the best of health, and solution asks you to endorse the policy

should be transferred to. Hongkong the storm, which will culminate in task in China now, there will be a much ly that another 6 months will elapse be alated that he was ready to carry on af H.E, the Governor in the general con

for use here or in any part of India and the East undef Soviet higger Bolshevist task to be tackled therefore the case is ready to be brought before campaign all over the country on behalf duct of the strike. He had been associat. ed with His Excellener, throughout the

China as emergency requires. Final form of Govequent. First, however, later on. One cannot get rid of Bolghe- the Committee of Privileges of the Hous of Fundamentalism.

ly, it respectfully urges that His it is necessary to conquer Japan, Great visim by pretending that, it does, not exist, of Lorda. Servants found his body. Death is strike and he felt that no one could have failed to have beep struck with the way

Majesty's Government should im- Britain, France and America. ascribed to heart failure.

mediately inform the "de facto"" (Mr. William Jennings Bryan, former in which he had sacrificed his home leave

Government, in Canton that unless American Secretary of State, was born and the meeting with his wife and the

it withdraws its support of the at- Is it possible to have a clearer form Is France going to let this canker of Warwick, who was also killed in the. at Salem, I., in 1880. Admitted to the way he had guided, the administration of

tack upon British interests it will .confession is to the complicity of the spread till it rats into Indo-China? battle of Barnet Bar in 1883, he entered politics as the Colony during the last few weeks.

be regarded as having entered into Bolsheviks with recent anti-foreign dials Japan, which has lately witnessed Democrat in 1891, but was unsuccessful When His Excellency realized that "soft"? useless be immediately

a State of Hostility with the British rbances in Shanghai and Canton and Chinese crews leaving British ships in in his early campaign for a scat in the measures were.

.Government.

in the attempted internal disorganiza Japance ports going to wait for the Senate. He edited the Omaha Worl switched off to firmer dealings. I think

The Chairman aid in bringing for-tion of this Colony. That attempt has Bolshevist mischief to spread yet further

Mr. Alfred Edwin Leslie, professions- Herald, from 1894 to 1896, and was later we should give effect to this resolution nominated for the Presidency, losing to because he deserves all the support we ward this resolution the promoters had roused the greatest indignation amongst and to attack her within her own borders

ally known na Alfred Lester, the come- felt that it was the only way to solve the the British residents of this Colony, and amongst her own people? Mr. Wm. McKinley. He lectured on can, give him (Applause.).

Whilst, however, it is clear that it is dian, of 2.- Ladbroke-terrace, Notting bi-metallism in 1897-8; and afterwards The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster in situation in South China which was very when we come to consider the fairness raised a Volunteer unit for the Spanish- seconding the resolution said the different from that which existed in the and impartiality of our rule here: We desirable that the three Powers which I Hill, W., who died at Madrid on May eevry Government Was North. The Home Government must re are sometimes accused by our critica of have mentioned should take Mz Zino- 8th, left estate of the gross value of American war; was again nominated for function of President in 1900, and agaiu defeated by to maintain and order. That cognise, that the problems of Canton and having grabbed Hongkong from the vieff's warning to heart, and jointly in-237,779, with net personalty £37,501.

tervene with Great Britain for the extir He left £500 to the Actors' Orphanaga Mr. McKinley. He travelled round the was its first function and it was a very Hongkong could not be divorced and if Chinese. What are the facts?

Many years ago a former Land Officer pation of Bolshevism from China, it Fand, £500 to the Actors Benevolent world in 1906, nad a year after his re- dificult one if it did not receive the cothe Canton problem was referred to turu bad a third nomination for the operation of the community. A Govern Peking without consulting Hongkong, it of this Colony computed that Chinese seems clear that, in default of joint Find, 2200 to the Music Hall Benevo Presidency, being defeated in 1908 by Mr.ment should remove all evils in the State, would be ludicrous and farcical (Apwere registered na the owners of no less action by the other powers concerned, lent Institute, £200 to the Royal Society Taft His publications included The social, moral, or business. It was respon- planse.) The people at Home must realise than 15/10ths of the landed properly in, the duty rests upon Great Britain, in the for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Menace of Darwinism and The Bible aible for the maintenance of the peace, that though the Shanghai dispute might this City of Victoria; and it is probable interests of civilization and of the £200 to Our Dumb Friends' League, and He left his properly on trust for his and Its Enemies, in 1921; and he was and this was not possible for the ordinary be settled, the Bolshevik Government of that the proportion is much the same, national reconstruction of China upen 100 to the Canine Defence League. "the prosecuting counsel in the recently machinery of Government without the Canton would probable refuse to recogat the present day. Can such a state correct lines to take action by herself, concluded action against a teacher named co-operation of the law abiding popula nise anything done in Peking. In the of affairs be described as either land if necessity arises. It is, therefore, rister. Kate Evelyn Toplis, his nie

the part of earnestly hoped that this meeting will Winifred Toplis, and his nephew, Leslie

George Toplis Scopes for imparting what were consider. tion, In the present situation, Bir settlement Hongkong could not be left grabbing oz spoliation on

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support the present Resolution. treasonable theories of evolution.] Reginald Stubbe had been tried and he at..(Cheers.)

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