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THE LOCAL STRIKE. CHINESE LABOUR OFFICES TO CLOSE: DOWN, SANITARY STAFF GROWING, Despite the effects of the strike, the fine weather of the week-end attracted the majority of residents in the Colony out of dears. Fall bases and cars were

THE HONGKONG

SHIPPING SITUATION,

1925 DAILY PRFRS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH,

THE BRITISH PASSION FOR

SILENCE.

On Sunday there were two arrivals and right departures and for the 21 hours A LESSON WE MIGHT LEARN FROM ended at 5 am. yesterday there were) ight arrivals. These included the .s..

SOLOMON.

OBITUARY,

MR. LORNE MURPHY.

The death occurred at the Government Civil Hospital yesterday of Mr. Lorne

St. Albans from Melbourne and Moji; INTERESTING SERMON BY THE REV. Murphy, chief-engineer of the 85. Har

President Monroe from San the s.3. Francisco and Shanghai; thể 8x. Taikeu Mere from. Keelung: the ss., Veli from

Mails were entered by the 8, St. Allens, the ss. President Monroe, the Taitre fara. the ss. Sun King and the ss. Sartistun

T. B. POWELL. An excellent lesson for the British people was drawn by the lev. T. B.

at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday morn-

ing.

Ching, owned by the Douglas Steamship Contipany. Deceased had been in hospital for a fortnight.

He was a native of New Zealand and

He was 47 years of age. He raves a wiow to mourn his loss.

THE FUNERAL

to be serval running to Remise Hay Canton; the ss. Sun Kong from Kwong Powell during the contar of his sermon had been in the Colony for five years only. on Saturday, Sunday and yesterday: Chow Wan; and the Sarvinna from while other parties and their way to swatow other holiday resorts on the Island and ka Cestle Prak on the mainland. By reason of the business hense, and other offers being closed for yesterday's Bank Holiday, it was difficult to gather infos- to the degree in which the mation as Strike situation had developed, but such „details as were Ävailnite word gathered dy, our representatives as under :-

CHINESE LABOUR OFFICE,4 The Chinese Labour Offices al- the City Mall will be closed as from tomorrow They were opened very soon after the comuerevment of the strike and Dr. S. W. Tan and his staf were responsible for

"the lessening of much of the difficulties which confronted the European and Chinese community. He and his staff 'were' responsible for the formation of the Chinese "Special Constalmiary and

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Taking as his text the words from 1.

The funeral took place yesterday even- King's x..." The half was not told me." the preacher pointed out that Solomon. the very paragon of knowledge, was ating at Happy Valley Cemetery. The Rev. Kroat pains to satisfy completely the enr-T. B. Powell officiute. There was The round-the-world liner Pécsident Meare borthed at the Kowloon Wariosity and questionings of the visiting large gathering present, cowprising yesterday morning. She had on board n full complement of passengers, the majoQueen of Sheba-with the result that officers of the Company's vessels and eity of whom were passing through either there was much closer contact between other friends. Amongst these perscat to Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Suez, the two great pations of Israel and Sheba.were Superintendent Engineer S F. Wi "We are concerned, continued the tiamson, Assistant Engineer A. J. Stock, Port Said Alexandria, Naples Mur-

L Young A. sitles or New York. Quite a number of preacher, "not so much with larnel and Mr. Middleton, çond engineer of the these passengers are making the round Sheba as with England and Chirs, and Hai Ching, Messrs. trip, having started their journey at Los everyone of us has realised the appalling Forsyth, Meredith and Cooper. Capt. P. ignorance that exists, as to our true rela J. Gill, Mr. J. E. Drumwond. Mr. R. Angeles.

H. White. E. President Wilspason Thursday. She is unship with the Chinese. On the one. Bailey, Capt. A. H. Stewart, Messrs. durtó sail for Manila on Friday, and hand we have a campaign of lies, care-¦ A. she will br the first of the President fully engineered by the enemies of civili-Farmer. Neil Lang, J. J. Edmundsen, Steamers" from San Francisco to Hong, Rong to make the trip from here to sution, who would have the Chinese bes| Capt. W. S. Turnbull, Capt. J. S.

tú oppose their many others Maxila nal back sines the strike began. [lieve that we are out to ferve Imperia Thomas, Mr. A. A. Dand together with in Hongkong have come here from Manila. hasing been diverted to that legitimate aims. port after leaving San Francisco

The next President, boat due is the s.3.

supplied eolies, houseinys and cooks to The previous vessels of this line arrivinghism upon them and

persus who applied for them. During The last work a large number of seamen registered for work and shipping com- pakice were forthwith informed, and

several of the en

HMS Furglare has been sent view of trouble that has been reported Amoy by the focal Naval authorities in

On the other we are faced with misrepresentation and untruth 10 Iat home, the result of insularity prejudice. And in both cases lack of knowledge. Lone of the root causes is the same-the The Macao stramers continue their sal truth of the matter has not been reveal is as Laual and although rumours are break out among the crews, this has not pressed; the half has not been told. prevalent as to trouble being likely toed, the facts of the case have been sup neurnal'so far.

were inmaliately from there. taken. Tribute should be paid to Dr.j The and the doyal Chinese with him, who did their utmost to mitigate the effects,

if the strike.

GENERAL NOTES.

Anutice was posted outside the Chinese

A number of schools in Hongkong, Labone Offers yesterday, written in Eng-

·lísh and Chiunse to the fleet that drain, mostly Chinese, have announced their re age coolies were required by the P.W.D.sumption after the summer holidays,

Wages offered wer 40 ernts 'n day.

SANITARY COOLIES.

Mr. N. L. Smith, Head of the Sanitary Department, informed the Daily Press sexterday, that the number of scavenging coolies now employed permanently were 00. They were all signed up on Angust 1st and wages to be paid were annouuerd to

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Floral wreaths were sent by His Loving wit, Mr. and Mrs. J. Sanderson Smith, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Stock, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Williamson, Capt. and Mrs. J. S. Thomas, Capt. and Mrs. W. S. Turnbull, Mr. J. J. Edmundsen, p.8. Hui Yang,

Bell. A. H., White, H. P. White. Capt.) and Mrs. A. H. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Messrs. Neil Lang, C. L. Farmer, E. €.

SILNUE NOT THE BEST POLICY.

1. M. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs J. E. Drum- This in measure stirings from the na tural reticence of the Englishman to talk mond. Capt. and Mrs. F. J, Gill, Mr. either about himself or his country. This and Mrs A. A Dand, the Rev. G. F. Waldegrave, Captain, Officers and Engine-

Ction passion for stience seems to be peculiarly of the sa Hai Ching, Wing Hung, British, for suine other nationals have "Hai Hong. Hai Foong, Hai Ning, the habit of praising up their own country Marine Engiacers Guild of

Douglas s.s. Co, Ltd., the Mitsui Bussan The Chinese theatres which have been even when you put them under an aones-

Neither can it be said that Kaisha, Ltd.

But the fault is partly our own-the ball closed during the strike, are gradually thetic. re-opening The Tai Ping Theatre is silence under all circumstances is the best

It would appear then providing cinema shows nightly, and the policy. For if we are silent, at least we

a Christian duty to combat falsehood by some parts of the Far East there are per- well-known Li Yuen Lok theatrical com.

haps more cinemas in proportion to the

in suggestion made to me, it would he pany is expected from Canton this week supply the Chinese with cinemas, and in has not been told. 10 give a performance.

population than there are in London truth, and if I may venture to pass on And the film tells these people in langod thing it each one of us were to send uage which they can all understand the The filin Rupposed story of our life. flickers before the eyes of the East not only the epic of the 'Boat, Raee and the precocious emotions of Jackie Coogan, hit the race conflicts of prize boxers, and the sex stories of the West.

Mac's Cafeteria, with ix. Taggart in charge, reopened on Saturday, and was largely patronised.

CHINESE IN SOURABAYA. AIM TO BOYCOTT BRITISH GOODS.

The Suang Bugle states that much restlessness is felt in Chinese circles in Sourabaya in consequence of the trouble in China.

Dar

to our local Member of Parliment at home A copy of the resolutions passed at the recent public meeting in Hongkong.

MISSIONARY EDUCATION.

be similar to those paid prior to the Atrike. Strangely ribagh amongst this Dumber very few are old hands. Prior 4 August 1st these men were employed As asunt. labourers and were paid 70

There is one other aspect which I erats a day. Their monthly wags now is

should like to mention but which time 4. A number of new cleansing coolles

will forbid me to deal with in any detail. The launchmen

THE WRONG POINT OF VIEW.

This is the missionary question and in have also been taken on

All the Chinese Societies have combin-

particular missionary school education. who went on strike returned on Satur-

The Chinese sits and devours Meetings, at which day and pleaded, for re-instatement. They ed and devidel on one line of action in

the latest telegrams are discussed, are modern adulterous scenic, roinances, and here has been some legitimate criticism were told that there were un on the case of necessity,

kinds of degrading situations he natural-whose utterances have not been inspired On the other hand faunches bit if they returned for the held every evening by the principal Chiseeing the white woman portrayed in all and condemnation of isolated missionaries

There is nothing ciation of the facts. icimum rate of pay they would be re-nese residents,

Their feelings are anti-English and, ly thinks that he is being introduced into either by true judgment or a real appre.

They British home life. strangely enough, pro-Japanese. instated. They agreed and were there-

appear certain that Japan will eventually much on the screen to inform him that there has been some loose and ignorant "Fore Taken-back-

Mr. Smith said that it was anticipated side with them Arr-sin-to-bagcott Eng-no nation is better equipped by nature criticism cocktail eriticism would per- No effort-appeurs to be made almost amounted to missionary phobia. English. lish goods is unmistakable, although this with a facuity for sare idealism than thehaps adequately describe it-which has ibat there would be some show of reis not being done openly.

Chinese residents have been advised by to show him that we believe in chivalry We do well to remember that China after

type of

leapt from an ancient autocracy to a so-

A month. straner on August ist when the men were informed that their pay would be re-word of mouth and is writing to stacke and fair play and kiadness-these things staying still for a thousand years has duced. However, nothing happened and Japanese or Chinese cigarettes in pre-fire and foremost-and in a

ference to English makes, the former he government where justice many Bouriah called republic in all the casual workers signed off withouting cheap and, not harmful to health, and in which a nian may speak and think tionary ideas of communistic

whereas the latter, so they say, are ex-the things he wills. And as it has been coupled with the reaction of the world truly said, we do not believe in war and war, bave produced a feruient which has plaint

pensive and bad for the health

we do not believe in bullying, we do not upset the ancient Chinese philosophy of The Chinese mean to assimilate falter ourselves to be supermen, but we lite

PIGS MORE PLENTIFUL, Mr. Smith, who is also Food Con Luller, stated that supplies of pigs had arrived and cattle would arrive in a few

day. Last werk 50 pigs were slaughter: -d daily; this number has now been in-

crcused to 70.

$250 FINE.

Revolu- ntopias,

are convinced that the ideas which we modern education whether we like it or And let us not forget that the most stand for and which we on the whole have not. tried to carry out, are essential to the harmful result of education can be secu- YOUTHFUL MOTOR-CYCLIST'S BAD peacefal progress and happiness of hularism

licence.

RECORD..

manity.

OUR OWN FAULT.

OUR FUTURE IN CHINA.

The

'yester-

The real question is whether China is At the Central Magistracy

Moreover these high principles have in day, befors Mr. S.B.B. McElderry, Chung

was charged great mensure animated our conduct into receive a non-moral, non-religious Chai San, aged 2 years, SEDITIOUS PAMPHLET.

with the result that we yield to none in Bolsheviks-or one which is permeated by,

We can, the highest religion and morality. Before Mr. S. B, B. McElderry at the with driving a motor-cycle without a China and particularly in this, Colony, education which is the ideal of the

our commercial integrity. Central Magistracy yesterday a Chinese,

He was caught "riding" the machine on pamed Le Hang Chung, was charged the Shaukiwah Road on Sunday, despite think, without any presumption claim that whole purport of our Christian education legitimately point to the fact that there and the building up of a strong Christian with being in possession of a seditious the fact that his driving licence was re- we are China's best friends and we can is the dissemination of every form of truth; When the fall facts are known it will Inspector Alexander (Trae Depart-are no letter employers of labour in the character. pamphlet." Sub-Inspector Shannon procently suspended for two years,

inent) said that defendant, bad a very bad Far East than the British and that indus

Recently he was fined 8100 fol trial conditions in Hongkong are the best be realised that the mission sebools in this We can take a proper pride Calony have come out of a trying ordeal Following the hearing of formal evi-record.

lowing, convictions on several charges in-in China. dence, Mr. C. A. 8. Russ for the defcases cluding that of driving in a reckless man-in our educational work and record that with a praiseworthy measure of success. On and medical establishments. The govern employ every effort to make our christian said that defendant, was a broker to a ner and that of failing to report an e-we have spent great wealth on schools It is our privilege as church people to Chinese merchant who was at one time!cident in which he was involved.

the present occasion defendant as a tent of this Colony has always turned a educational institution, as absolutely

cuted.

a client of Mr. Buss, and for that reason served driving a motor cycle combination sympathetic car to appeals for the allevia, eficient as we possibly can; for the Fature

strong financial support of medical. in of the earth is at stakė.

Let us then face the whole problem in he (Mr. Russ) could assure His Worship with one passenger in the sidecar an tion of famine distress in China, and its of education in the most populous country * to defendant's position. The Chinese another on the pillion seat.

Defendant said that, his driving licence (atitutions not only here but in Canton,

recalling the words of Bishop Berkeley merchants of Hongkong, continued Mr. Buss, hated the strike "like poison had been suspended and added that he was has been in keeping with British tradi- the light of our Christian citizenship," Moreover we have watched with sym-"He who has not much meditated' upon and would naturally do all they could therefore anxious to sell his machine.tion. to stop it, but these seditious pamphlets With that end in view, he was taking out

but will most indubitably make a sorry wore forced on them. In this case, de a prespective purchaser. He had expathy and encouragement the growing na God, the human soul, the aumum bönüm fendant had been to Kongmoon, and the perienced carburettor trouble and had tional spirit of China and we have not may possibly make a thriving earth worm,

But our weakness is that we bave not patriot and a sorry statesman."

For the mills of God grind slowly, but circular served as a sort of passport in only heen driving for a few minutes after hindered it.

without which he putting it right. Chiness territory,

In the long run wis- would have been unable to return to His Worship Goed defendant $950 and talked of these things even though we

As a result we have been mis-lawless violence.

dom that comes from God will be justi- Hongkong, It was, as a reading of it in doing so, warned him that on further realise that the Chincae aro a nation of the future in China does not belong to

conviction he would be sent to prison talkers.

fied in her children. showed, very anti-British-

« (Continued on nézi Column). An endorsement to that effect was placed represented, maligued, condemned. on the defendant's recordi

Mr. McElderry fined defendant 225 and also issued a warning to him.

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