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THE LOCAL STRIKE.

PROBLEM OF UNDESIRABLE STUDENTS.

ANTI-STRIKE SPEAKER STONED,

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On Wednesday a large crowd of Chinese gathered in Hillier Street and listened to a speaker who was delivering an unti strike speech. The open air meeting was beld under the auspices of the Labour Maintenance Socisty.

QUESTION FOR THE SCHOOLS. Feeling is strong among the leaders in local educational circles that the ring

The orator was not long on the stand traders of the strike movement among the Chinese students in Hongkong schools before stones and other wrimiles were and colleges should not be "permitted to thrown at him. When this occurred the return to school when the Summer

Vacation ends next month.

The subject has already been consider

́ed by the head-masters of various schools. and though no decision" bas yet been

are

thes

special guards detailed by the Society to krep order son quieted the disturbers and two of the alleged culprits were

arrested.

Both men appeared before Mr. R. A. D. arrived at, it is generally felt that if Forrest at the Central Magistracy yester day. In addition to the charge of dis any action is taken it must be un-orderly conduct which was preferred mous between the Government Schools against both men, one of them, who was and the grant-in-aici institutions.

defended by Mr. C. A. S. Russ was also object of this being that students who charged with intimidation.

refund admittance to their old

Mr. Russ applied for "a" remand and schools should not be taken in by other this was granted. On the question of ¿chools of a similar type. The feeling,isail. Mr. T H. King (Director of that clow co-operation is necessary it

Criminal Intelligence) who prosecuted, undesirable students are to be kept out.

| said, that he desired it to be a heary THE SHIPPING SITUATION. .

owing the seriousness of the charges. At yesterday, there were vessels in the Harbor, of which were British, compared with a total of 201 vessels (British) the previous day.

For the 24 hours ended at 9 am, „Fes- terday there were six arcivals and "two departures, against seven arrivals and

""HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,

DOING IT YOURSELF.

A PHILOSOPHIC VIEW OF THE

PRESENT STRIKE.

part

of

The domestic phase of the local strike

the current Monthly Messenger of 8 is admirably dealt with by a writer in

Andrew's Church, Kowloon, whose article reads as under:--

There is nothing in the world to equal the experience of doing things yourself It puts you in the other man's place more completely than any amount of the orizing about the other man's job!!!

There will be many tired women in this Colony when the strike is over, but there will be fewer babies who will be heard to cry"No wantchee mummie, wanchee amah?”

By that time mother and daughter will be intimately acquainted So this wind is not such an ill wind that it is blowing nobody any good!"

AUGUST 137, 1995

CORRESPONDENCE.

A CHALLENGE TO DR. HENRY.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PH539."] 8-The President of the "Canton Christian College in a very belated ex planation (over a month after the in- cident occurred states that not one of the framers of the now notorious Re- solutions had "any idea whatever, of suggesting which side fired first.

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But the first Resolution states that "ou' the afternoon of the yard June, 1925, a Chinese patriotic parade marching along upon by Shameen troops." The second the Bund and Shaki, Canton, was fired Resolution state that The Parade was proceeding in an orderly manner. subsequent Resolution proclaims that its framers are "of opinion that the blame and responsibility for the merciless and unjustified assault rests upon those who directed the fire from the Shameen."

These statements were flung broadcast There is another discovery we are all about the world with all the authority making and that is how much better wof 17 American Professors of an Ameri do things for ourselves than our servants do them for us. The master of the house can College of standing. Bapping round in his kimona and bath- slippers, grins with the contentment of the Cheshire Cat as he makes the mor- ning tea with really boiling water, and "Mr. Russ replied that buil was fixed to pours it a deep golden brown into the taken as such? ensure that the defendant would not tea-cups. Then there are one's shoes, escaped. He failed to see to what place once in terribly thick with boot-polish and now a joy to behold, and the topees the man could escape at the moment.

formerly caked and powdery whitening- Mr. King: Where have they all gone now so discreetly whitened and so ten derly treated Oh, won't we have a few tui (Laughter.)

things to tell that house-enchie when he comes back.!

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niur departures for the corresponding Mr. He said that this was not con period. Of the arrivals, one was British.rivable, sewing that the bonts going to one America, cu Japanese and three Canton have stopped. Chines The arrivals were the .M.S.

Empers of Australia, from Yancouver; the ss. Prraient Puft iron Manifa; the 28. Musan Mame from Keelung, the s "Pun Shay From Kwang Chow Wan: the s. Tung xing from Shanghai and the

8.3. Tima frum. Maeno..

Mr. Kine said that there were still ample means of getting out of the Colony if one was so disp coed.

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But, to quote Dr. Henry. the Resolu opinion." Do they read like that and ions were personal expressions of under the circumstances could they be

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Dr. Henry says that before leaving the he suggested that the fee remaining campus on the morning of the 24th Juns members of the Foreign Staff (there wern obviously 17 still there) should frame tome Resolutions suitable to the occasion. When he returned to the campus that night he found that certain "Resolutions had been drafted and sent out. No copy Of course there are a few of us, whu was shown him: He was left to discover have been blessed with really good ser

the "Resolutions from a Hongkong.news- vants, and a good servant, like a poet, paper Is it usual in American Colleges is born not made. You can recognize

and the American people on matters in- him immediately by the way he takes for appeals to the American Government hold of his work. I came across such a volving the gravest international compli Eventually" bail was increased from the one lately. She was the rawest of cations to be issued by individual Mem-

material from the country.

bärs of the Staff, acting collectively as into a chair in the corner of the dining auch, without the Head of the College ariginal acumul of $250 to $500. case was remanded until it Wednes-room while she waited at meals, but she seeing the text of the document either noticed immediately if you, wanted any before or after it was promulgated. thing. And she sbraak from nothing. Whatever may have been the intention Even the geyser in the bathroom had no of the framers of the resolutions, the fact terrors, for her. Hot water was needed.

"Canton Christian College" to the and she must supply it, and it was only remains that there has gone out from the when the household was startled by a she didn't quite understand how to con-preted and will continue to be interpret trol this new thing called gas. Memed, as a responsible protest uttered by bers of the household-arrived on the spot People in authority against an act of.

wanton and anuecessary brutality com with blanched faces. For herself shemitted by the French and British defen- was unperturbed. She would under-ders of the Shameen. This charge which stand it hatter next time." She belongs can never now be overtaken, has done and to the class af born scrvants, but as I

i still doing incalculable damage to said before they are very rare. Just European prestige throughout China and This had a sequel at the Central Magis-as do things better for ourselves than the East generally. The Empress of Jaxtrudia arrived on

We had hoped that, faced by incon Thursday evening. but remained outside trucy yesterday when an intimidator anyone does them for us.

I have come to the conclusion that we trovertible evidence proving that this the Harbour" all night, berthing at the who was caught in possession of threaten.

serve ourselves so well because inr hearts Kowloon Wharf at daylight

Ming posters, was charged before rare in i. find it is the same with our charge cannot be substantiated, Dr. Henry would have issued on behalf of public services We serve at counters, The President Taft nis arrived at S. B. R. Meiderry.

we cut up ice and beef, we guard the his College an unconditional withdrawal.

The Express og Australia, entered n total of 152 bags of mails. 381 bags being

for Hongkong and as for Manila. The

the

GAOL FOR INTIMIDATOR: As reported in Daily Press, attempts have been made in the last

master of the Empresa of Australia also day or two to intimidate the new tram. I bombiike explosion, that she realised that world a statement which has been inter-i reported the death of a steerage passenger way employees and posters have been From heart disease. Wong King Him, a found stuck up in the third class com- passenger from Vancouver for Hongkong,partments of cars threatening the motor. who died on July 27th. The Hucer Mara men and conductors with all ranoner of brought in a hags of mail from Keelung dire penalties if they continue at their

and diwatown

at 3 o'clock

The two vessels leaving port for the 24 hours, ended at 6 a.m. yesterday were the Hydrangea for Swator and the 8.8.

werk.

"

day light. The President Mudiaan berth It was stated in evidence that of late Colony and run the trams and ferries Nothing short of this will satisfy his ed at the wharf later iu the morning. a large, number of posters had been with an enthusiasm and a doggedness of critics. Nothing short of this will enable Balb vessels sail for San Francisco to-day placed plierd on walls in the vicinity spirit aroused within us partly by love the British in Hongkong and elsewhere t of our Colony, partly by British pride, to decide whether Dr. Henry accepts or of the tramway works and that one of and partly because this thing touches our repudiates on behalf of the Canton.j these was on of which he is the with a quantity of paste, by two Chinese constables who arrested him in the early morning. His Worship was told that the poster in question, after setting out the reasons for the strike, threatened that th new motormen of the Tramway Company would be suitably dealt with" if they did not withdraw from employment.

Rakuyo Mars for Kering.

The 8.5.

Phromtng, Chinese owned, which has previously own the British flag cleared for Swatow yesterday, Aying the Chinese flaz.

are in our work, and we do it better than the paid hireling, who has departed reluctantly and mournfully to Canton,

ARROGANCE OF CHINESE STUDENTS.

ENTERPRISE.

responsible "Head," the position which the 24th proclaimed to the world en 17 Members of his Staff took up and June, and from which they have not yet receded.-Yours sincerely,

P. H. HOLYOAK, Hongkong, July 31st, 1995.

SHANGHAI

His Worship sentenced defendant to SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL'S SEAMEN'S DEMONSTRATION IN The China Štum Navigation Company eighteen months' hard labour under the managed to get one of their vessels, which new powers conferred on the Magistrates in passing zoo- has been laid up since the strike began to deal with such cases, for lack of a crew, away yesterday. This tence is Worship said that he did not.

was the ss. Talkol, which cleared for Newchwang

"

The ss. Tony Hring, flying the Chinese flag, and loaded with a general cargo of 1,200 tons and 2,400 tons of kerosene for Caton, could not leave the port before permission had been obtained from the

Harbour Master.

ATTITUDE OF "WORKERS" ORGANISATIONS.

POLICE DISPERSE 500 STRIKERS,

Five hundred penniless sailors, quar termasters, firemen, boatswains, ships'

Azd cabin boy's, cooks

on

клуб

the

propose to inflict the further penalty of flogging allowed by the emergency regula-

The Shanghai Municipal Council a few tiops, as he was convinced that the de-

days ago tried to induce the Chinese to fendant was not a principal in the case

After the conclusion of the case, His lead the Truth, and us an incentive Shanghai Mercury of July 24th, to-day Worship called for the two Chinese con- inserted in two of the principal verna-violated Municipal regulations and stag stables, who had arrested the defendant cular papers-n translation of Mr. Cham-ed a procession in the heart of the Set- and said that he would see that their berisin's speech in the House of Com tlement necessitating the despatch of a action was brought to the attention of themons on the policy of the British Gov-couple of motor car loads of Central authorities.

ernment in regard to China. It was pub-Station Police to disperse them.

Ordinarily the procession would not lished as an advertisement. GENERAL NOTES,

The sequel was illuminating, The have been taken exception to, but, Bus News has been received by the loepl

Nuw-a-days the only vessel going to and students and the socalled workers, i-picion being aroused by police on patrol owners of the as. Sui Yick, which was am Caston is H.M.S. Tung Ur and mediately after publication, visited the duty along the line of route on account of werk uverdue and of which no news could she is now a warship Aying the White offices of the newspapers, told them that the absence of the usual police procession In obtained up to now, that this boat has Ensign. Passengers takch to Canton by whatever licence they themselves might escort, enquiries were made and it was been commandeered by the strikers at this vessel are the guests of the Govern cajoy, no liberty belonged to the papers discovered that among all those Eve bun Shahues. The firm has asked the reasonment and passages are therefore restrict even in the publication of advertising dred seamen it had not been possible to why and has received no reply to its to persons having special duties to matter, and ordered them to cease pub-raise the three dollars necessary to pro- cable. It is thought, however, that the perfora. Under the present circum.lication of such statements. Sanctions eure à Procession Permit without which were duly imposed. Both papers were performances of this nature are legal. A hurried call was sent in by reason the boat has been taken is becausa staness it is impossible for business men

policeman who Was on patrol it was bringing livestock to Hongkong. who are desirous of making the trip in required to publish a rebuttal of the

Hogan Road, informing The Tak Hing, a sister ship, is in the their business interests to obtain a pass Chamberlain dcclaration, to be prepared a

by the "Stadeats' and Labourers' Un-duty

assistance,

required Wits Harbour and the owners have decided not "ge.

ion." They were ordered to print free of that to send her to Shandiei for the present,

-At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday charge 100,000 copies of a propaganda break up the crowd which was headed The Hydrangea which left for Swatow before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, ten hawkers circular prepared by the Union, to tender by a banner-carrier. Inspector Selvey Thursday may bring back livestock was fined $4 each for hacking foodstuffs an apology to their readers for having assembled a squad of officers and pro- had the insolence to present for their ceeded in the direction indicated, finally and should be back either to-day or within market limits.

consideration natatement of policy by overtaking the procession on the south Bunday: "

From-to-day cash payment will not be the Foreign Minister of a Great Power, side of Honan Road bridge.

A buton charge was necessary to din compulsory to customers who obtain and to promise not to mishehave again. The Russian ship which was observed refreshments at the Café Wiseman. It And each of the papers must contribute perse the crowd and the standard-bearer by the Tung On outside British waters will still be required, however, for the it once the sum of 850,000 to the strike was taken into custody with his ag in the vicinity of Tongku, making her purchase of bread and cake, etc., across funds, the disbursement of which has ocQuestioned, the man stated that he was way to Canton, has been established as the counter, Customers signing, chits, casioned the most unsavoury scandals beading a procession for striking scamen being the Simferopol, of the Russian will very much oblige the management if Shanghai has known for a considerable to Chaper for the purpose of collecting strike pay. They had marched from the Volunteer Fleet. Sho has come from they do so legibly, preferably in block time.

The two papers, which boast a cir Seamen's Union on the Boulevard des Vladivostock and it is understood, from capitale.

culation running into six figures, submit Deux Republiques and into the Settle The the local authorities that the ship carried

The only units of the H.V.D.C. re-ted, says the Peking and Tientsin Times, meat at Honan Road entrance. arms and war histerials and also Russian passengers. The Simferopol was at one maining in uniform are now the members not only tamely, but precipitately. They French Police, however, failed to inform time engaged in the China trade and of the wireless section of the Engineer did not wait for the "official" rebuttals the Settlement authorities of the ap during the war she was commandeered Company; part of the Infantry Com from the schoolboys, but came out the prosch of the crowd which was obviously, by the British Government, and under pany, who are performing guard duties; following days with two entirely different composed of strikers, the British ran betweed Bombay, and and some of the Mounted Infantry, with articles to satisfy not their own con- Basra After the war she was banded a few members from the Armoured Car sciences, but the intolerance of the youth

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