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STRIKE SETTLEMENTS.

RESUMPTION OF NORMAL ACTIVITIES EXPECTED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 18TH,

An agreement in the priating industry was also reached at midnight. It is provisional, pending the approval of two unions not represented at the negotia». tions, but will, doubtless, lead during

UNIONS SATISFIED WITH TERMS. the week to a general and final national

(THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 17th

settlement. Meanwhile, employees aro being re-engaged as and when required, on a day to day basis at wages in force hefore the dispute. The publication of

the resumption of the printing trade will take place to-morrow.

THE POLISH UPHEAVAL.

TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED AT WARSAW.

WARSAW, May 18th. Following an interview between Gen- oral Pilsudski and M. Hatay, Marshal of the Diet, who constitutionally tam porarily assumes the Presidency of the

It has been agreed between "the Brad-provincipal papers of normal sizes and/ Republic, a Government of experts, most- ford Dyers' Association and the Dyeing operatives that 4,000 strikers will regang as it becomes practicable. The Associn- tion will begin a legal action against the Amalgamated Society of Dyers for breaches of contract."

If that Chion comments in Court to a

binding on

declaration that the 1914 Agreement is the Association and the Union, then the Assocation will forgé all claims, except £100 damages, anil the costs the Association, and adds it is entitled to claim 1 penalty against in. divided strikers, but does not intend to

eu for this

A CRITICISAL,

LATER.

Mr. Varley, M.P.. leader of the Notts miners, speaking in his Constituency last night criticised the T.U.C. for the "dread. ful debacle of the general strike," He ever dreamed that the calling off of the strike would be assumed as a position of never been abject surrender. He had regarded as Red and he hoped the miners would now tell be to return to London to make the best ternus possible for them.

CUST OF STRIKE

Demobilisation of the emergency or ganisations to cope with the general strike is proceeding rapidly, but will take several days, owing to the huge accumulations of stores. For instance in Hyde Park, which has resembled an Army Headquarters, postal sorting office (where the congestion is officially described as equal to ten Christmas seasons rolled into one) 1,200 tons of parcels were transferred yester day from Mount Pleasant Office, London, to the railway termini, where they will lie till the train service is sufficient to clear them. Hundreds of goods trains are in congestion in sidings. All the big towns relling stocks must be over- hauled. One of the greatest burdens the striko has borne is the insurance firms which are inundated with work while other businesses are stagnated. The liabilities assumed by. underwriters are enormous, yet the cost of insurance re- mained most moderate.

"

Labour demonstrations in London und the provinces yesterday were curiously subdued Audiences in general were hostile to the speakers who moved re- solutions re-affirming confidence in the TU.C. The railwayman, Mr. Cramp, speaking at Plymouth, said the strike would probably cost the Union Railway- the companies £1,000,000 and.

*men

£3,500,000.

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[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE!

RUGBY, May 16th.

Late last night negotiations between the Port of London Authorities and the

SENIORITY TO APPLY.

AMUNDSEN'S "FLIGHT.

ALLİ SAFE · ON "THE NORGE,'

DANGERS OF THE NORTH.

Teller.

AMERICAN SERVICE.}

NOME, May 17th, The population who had donned pala dresses and prepared

a monster demon- ly officials, has beer formed until the National Assembly, composed of the Dietstration of welcome for the Norge were and Senate, elects a new Presidency disappointed to hear that Amundsen had The settlement reached between the Professor Bartel in Premier, General terminated the trans-Polar fight at London Underground Railwaye; the Gen-Pilsudski, Minister of the War Office, eral Omnibus Company, and allied tram- and M. Tialeski, ex-Ambassador to Rome. way companies and their employees Foreign Minister. Inions, follows the general lines of the *.- railway settlement. Men are being re-

The new Premier, Professor Casimir engaged as required and reinstated ac carding to seniority, the Trade Unions Bartel, who is also Minister of Railways, admitting having committed a wrongful obtained his engineering degree at nut against the companies which retain Munich. M. Bartel and M. Ratar' have their legal right to claim damages both made statements urging the neces against the strikers and others ressity of return to a constitutional position

as soon as possible. ponsible.

Normal Sunday traffic services were running everywhere to-day and full week- day services, are being resumed to-mor- row. In all places and occupations, with a few trivial and isolated excep- tions, reinstatement, problems created by the strikers have been settled in a friend- y spirit and the resumption of normal activities is expected to be almost every. where general to-morrow.

Special Constables enrolled in London and provinces during the strike have now all been released from duty.

W

THROCH, REUTER'S AGENCY.] 31NERS' MESSAGE TO MOSCOW,

Moscow, May 18th.

"

BACK TO CONSTITUTIONALISMI.

LATKE

It is reported that General Sikorski,

has placed himself under the command Commanding an Army Corps at Lwow,

of Pilsudzki.

As the result of an appeat by M. Bartel, the railwaymen are this evening

f

on

terminating the strike, declared Wednesday, as

a protest against.' M. Wito's Government.

NEW YORK, May 16th..

The crew of the Farge is sale and the 'airship will be deflated and be shipped to the United States "From Toller immediately.

Amundson and Ellsworth and two others are proceeding to Nome by launch.

LATER."

Arandsen and Ellsworth have arrived at Omdahl aboard a launch.

DANGERS FROM COLD.

Nous, May 17th.

Biser Larsen has reported to Reuter that thin ice and open water was found at the Pole, and no land was discovered The Jorge ve in the Arctic wastes. mained, aloft for 72 hours and consider able time was spent at the Pole oberry "The details of General Pilsudski's coup de tit, after the Government had retireding for which purpose the Verge descend to the President's Palace are lacking.ed within 600 feet of the ice. Government troops, at four o'clock on Thursday morning attacked General Pil sudski which was the preliminary to two.

THE POLISH COUP.

WARSAW, Later.

4

Owing to the interse cold at Paint Barrow, icicles formed on the whirling

The Taxx agency states that Mr. A. J.days of bloodiest fighting until the cap-propellers, and suddenly flew out like

Cook has sent a message to the Soviel Miners' Congress:-Hearty and frater- nal greetings and assurances of solidarity on behalf of British miners, who are deeply grateful to Soviet for generous unterial assistance.

NEWSPAPER AGREEMENT.

LONDON, May 16th. Full agreement has been reached be tween the Newspaper Proprietors and the Typographical Unions and the London evening newspapers will appear on Mon- day and the morning papers on Tuesday.

THE TERMS.

LATER.

ture of the Fresidential Palace.

The President and Ministers then re tired to the Sobieski. Palace, six miles from Warsaw whence they requested the Marshal of the Diet to come and receive their resignations. Calm was forthwith restored and the President and Ministers were released the game evening.

stones, tearing the gasbag, the helium escaping. Fortunately Teller was reach ed before the loss of gas became fatal.

in was deflated The Norge

thirty minutes

BOMB THROWN.

1926

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS.

CONCLUDED JESTERDAY. The celebrations in honour of the Golden Jubilee of St. Joseph's College were concluded yesterday evening.

A largo gathering was present at the “At Home" at 4 p.m., most of whom attended the Thanksgiving Service in the College Chapel,

SCHOLARSKIPS.

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its extensive area stretching from Caine Road for its northern boundary to Robin- on Road as the southern. Within the spacious grounds of linealy" the Cathedral of the Tramaculate Conception was erected and plans, Inid for the now building of St. Joseph's College with the main entrance from Robinson Road. The Foundation stone of the new St. Joseph's College building was laid on November 3rd, 1881, by the Governor, the late Sir John Pope Hennessy, K.C.L.G. The Col lego building in Robinson Road was in augurated by Mr. Wm. Marsh, the Officer Administering the Government, in 1881 when the teaching staff consisted of At $30 pm. there was a gymnastic Brothers, with 3 1 Bishop

As a prize-giving display by Messrs. Charlie Dragon, Jauws' Khoa, Cheung Wing You, E. da Roza; and Raimondi stated that "it was only in 1879 that St. Joseph's College was re Tan Chin Hing. The lade had been in-ceived under the Grant-in-Aid Scheme. structed by Staff-Sorgeant R. J. Huat, St. Joseph's College, under Goverment who must have been highly gratified at inspection, prospered even more than it did before." The Grant-in-Aid, Scheme last evening's performance, which dead been in existence since 1972. servedly won continuous applause.

The display, accompanied by music by It was at this same prize-giving that the Band of the 1st Batt., The East Sarthe Governor, Sir George Bowen, address-

ing the pupils, declared his intention to. propose to the Colonial Legislature that" in this, as in other Colonics, a certain number of the most promising students from principal colleges should be sent to England, at the public expense, there to complete their education, as members of the legal or medical professions, or as engineers oc accountants.” Sir George Bowen was the founder of the Queen's Scholarship named after Queen Victoria the Good. Not long after, St. Joseph's College sent its pupils in competitive examination for the scholarship. On the second occasion the scholarship was won by a St. Josephinn--the late Mr. G. A Yvanovich, J. The first Queen's scholar was a brother of a prominent citizen and beacfactor of education-Sir Robert Ho eluded, Brother Aisar, on behalf of the dent of the Government Central When the prize distribution was conTung, LID. Sir Robert's brother was a

College, expressed his heartfelt apprecia.

While on the subject of Scholarshipa tion of the good-will and generous co acknowledgment must be made of the gift

Fund. operation manifested by the pastors, pre-of two scholarships to the College by the

Trustees of the Balilios Scholarship sent and past pupils and the public of

The first of these scholarshipa was won by Hongkong on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the College.

rey Regiment, consisted of exercises on the mattress and parallel bars, including some very intricate hand and head bal sing, somersaults and tumbling tricks The troupe on mattress and bars staged to perfection three by no means easy set 5gures.

Next followed the distribution of prizes by Mr. AE Wood (Director of Educa tion), who was introduced by the Rev. Brother Aimar (Director of St. Joseph's College

DONORS THANKED.

School.

son of a Consul-General for Portugal in Hongkong. The successful student was Mr. J. W. Loureiro, who also won the Governor's prize for English Composition in 1881. Mr. Loureiro's success at school was but the forerunner of subsequent suc

cesses in

career that destined hirin

later years to attain to a Commissioner- ship in the Chinese Maritime Customs ser servire of the Salt Gabelle Administration vice. A brother of Mr. Laureico is in the

Ile thanked the kind friends, who had given prizes especially the Portuguese Staff of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the donors of the Challenge Cup and the three prizes for the Half-Mile Championship. Notable contributions, he continued, had also been received fromin Peking.

the Governor (Sir Cee! Clementi, K.C.ALO.), Sir Paul Chater, K., C.M.G.. and from the British-American Tobacco Company, for which the College was deeply grateful. Brother Aimar in thank- ing the Hongkong Football Club for the use of the ground for the sports, which had again been readily granted, jokingly

Troops have been confined to barracks and the general strike called off. Casual INCIDENT AT AMERICAN EMBASSY remarked that he regretted the arrange-

ties were mostly among curious civilians. 205 were killed and 966 wounded.

GERMAN CABINET.

The terms of the newspaper settlement DR. MARX BACK AS CHANCELLOR, provides for the non-interference with the

BERLIN, May 18th. The ex-Chancellor, Dr. Marx,-is form contents of the newspapers owned by the Proprietors Association, non-interfering a Cabinet, with policy and personnel ence with the management of the business identical with the late Luther Cabinet. and the right of the management to em- excepting that the Centre member, Dr. ploy, promote, or discharge any of the Bell, will take Dr. Marx's place as

Minister of Justice. stall, with no victimisation on either side.

NO INCREASED TAXATION.

LATER.

The papers express the opinion that the general strike will not necessitate in creased taxation owing to the great volume of free service by volunteers and the strike's, brief duration

How aviation rose to the occasion dur-

Dockers Transport Unions ached aning the past fortnight is indicated by the agreement and the men will resume work

fact that the Imperial airways average

After prolonged negotiations, Dr. Mary has reached an understanding with the German People's Party, and his Cabinet will aim to co-operate to the utmost with the Socialists.

The composition of the new Cabines is as follows:

Chanceller:-Dr. Märx. Foreign Affairs:-Dr. Stresemann. Minister of Interior: Herr Kulz

daily traffic amounted to 160 passengers (Democrat). and ten tony freight. There was not a single forced landing ur other mishap, | (Democrat). The Lympne serodrome became the con- ́ tre for the reception and distribution of

at the usual hour to-morrow morning.

The Agreement states that Labour will be re-engaged on terms of the national agreement, which the Unions admit hay ing broken, the employers to take on all men for whom work is available and re-newspapers which were flown thence to instate the men'in their former positions. Newcastle and the South Coast, etc. The Unions undertake not in the future for any strike locally to call a reason without exhausting the concilia tion machinery of national agreements, and not to support or encourage any of their members to take Individual action, contrary to this undertaking. After a general resumption of work any arrears of pay due to the men at the time of the stoppage will be paid.

- UKIONS SATISFIED..

CURIOSITY OF JOURNALISM." The Trades Union organ, the British Worker, scases with No. 11 to-day. An editorial expresses the opinion that com- plete sets will eventually fetch high price

as a curiosity of journalism."

(THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.] THE MOROCCAN WAR.Į

PARIS, May 17th... A message from Rabai in the Matin says the Rifle have given up Targuist, In the North and Lower Wergha the Freach have progressed more than twenty kilometers in the last few days.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] .FRENCH DEBT TO BRITAIN. FINANCE MINISTER ARRIVES IN

IN BUENOS AIRES.

Buenos Aiaza," May 17th. -

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ments had not pleased all present. In conclusion, be thanked Mr. Wood for his acceptance of the invitation to present the prizes..

such an

St.

To perpetuate the name of Sir Frederick Lugard in Hongkong in connection with his efforts towards the promotion of. education, Sir Hartansjee Mody allocated two scholarships to St. Joseph's College Hamed after Governor Lugard, each of these scholarships being tenable for two years. The funds donated by Sir Hor rasice Mody are vested in the Director kogg of Luncation for the time being in Hong

The Brother Peter Scholarship, as the is the gift of past pupils name implies,

as a memorial to Bro. Peter Chrysologus who was director of the College in 1914. He survived his appointment only one month and died in Hongkong on the 30th April of the same year.

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." SET FOR A CENTURY? A bonab exploded in front of the

Far the most valuable and important Mr. A. E. Wood, în reply, thanked

Scholarship however, continued M American Embassy late last night, and Brother. Aimar for giving him the Braga, is that gifted by the Portuguese auspicious occasion, on which he tender-Sociedade de Soccorros Mutuos. Through an endowment by Mr. A. M. L. Soares, was responsible for slight raaterialportunity to be present on

ed his heartiest congratulations.

A former pupil, the Society is enabled to damage.

Joseph's College, continued the Speaker, present a Scholarship for the College, the had a fiue record both on the playing successful holder of which enjoys the bent. fields and in the class-rooms. It way tot of education in the University of Hong- {THROUGH LECTER'S AGENCY.}

be hoped that the lessons learn at St. kong. At the present moment there are Joseph's would be remembered and used two students (who tied at the examina WALKER CUP GOLF.

as a guide in later life. They had learntions) pursuing their studies in the Facul to be true sportsmen at St. Joseph's ties of Commercial Arts and Engineering, AMERICAN TEAM WIN THE FIRST which signified standing fast when things respectively, as the holders of the "Ignez were going against one and being modest Soares Scholarship, which was thus in victory. To use a metaphor from the named after the wife of the donor of the cricket field, St. Joseph's had already Endowment. completed an innings of 50 not out and the College's friends earnestly desired to The American Walker Cup team, the see them reach the century without the

loss of a bataman.

MATCH.

Lostos, May 16th.

strongest amateur side to visit England, and headed by Bobby Jones, defeated the Oxford" and Cambridge Golfing Society by four matches to one on the Bye course to-day.

"

Seven members of the Society team are Walker Cup nominees, and the only win Minister of Finance: Herr Reinhold they secured was that in which Cyril Tolley partnered by J. B. Beck, defeated Minister of Public Economy:-Herr the American second string, Von Elm

and Jesse Guildford, by one hole. Curtius (Peoples).

The leading game, that between Bobby. Jones and Jesse Sweetzer, and Roger Wetbered and E. F. Storey, resulted in dictory for the Americans by three up

play

Minister of Labour:-Dr. Braun, (Centre)-

Minister of Justice:-Dr. Bell (Centre). Minister of the Reichswehr-Herr Gessler.

Minister of Posts:-Herr Sting), (Peoples).

OBITUARY.

EX-SULTAN OF TURKEY,

SAX REMO, May 16th. The death is announced of the ex- Sultan of Turkey, Mehmed the Sixth.

and two to

DAVIS CUP TENNIS.

-FRENCH SUCCESS AGAINST DENMARK

COPENHAGEN, May 18th. The French representatives have won

below

THE CONCERT.

PURCHASE OF KENNEDY ROAD PROPERTY.

extensive property in Kennedy Road Thanks to Bro. Aimar's unflinching coul age and determination to face all fin the Colonial Government, the erecti cial difficulties and to the aid grante the fine, apacious building opposite lower Peak Tramway Terminus be possible and is now an accomplished

1875-1025,

An earthquake in 1915 damaged the College building. The main walls of the annexes were badly cracked and it was. considered unsafe to remain in occupa. tion of the building. A rare opportunity -A move was then made to the new College Hall, which was packed to over-presented itself for the acquisition of the dowing by an audience, who applauded each item vociferously and were especially enthusiastic during the address by. Mr. J. P. Braga, i sunmary of which appears M. J. F. Braga, in the course of his address, said it was on November 13th, 1975, that the Christian Brothers, spoken of as "admirable teachers" arrived in

Starting with only 70 boys in 1875, Hongkong and took charge of the Euro- pean boys at St. Saviour's College. With Joseph's College has an enrolment to three Brothers there were seventy pupils of over 800 scholars. Thousands have As a matter of historical interest it would passed through its portal. The thou bo well to state that in September, 1960, sands who have thus gone forth into the the first Catholic School for European world from the de la Salle establishment boys was opened in a very small house ia in Hongkong are fulfilling their mission Staunton Street, two teachers.as useful members of Society. Some have Gradually these two schools-that and a found occupation in the liberal profes- girls school-developed themselves and signs; others in the distinguished service in time became, the latter, the large and of foreign Governments, while not a few important Italian Convent in Caine Road; are employed under their own Govern the former, first, St. Saviour's College mente in China in the diplomatic and con and, later, the present St. Joseph's Col sular services; and last, but not least, a lege. The late Mr. Arrutoon Seth und

whole host have filled more modest but, Mr. Alfredo Souza-names familiar in the nevertheless, equally useful and essential Civil Service List of Tongkong-were occupations as ascistante in the mercan- among the fret teachers of St. Saviour's. tile, banking and telegraph services of It was at this time that the Governor, Hongkong and the Far East. " Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, publicly TRIBUTE TO THE BROTHERS. made, acknowledgment of the fact that to the Roman Catholic Missionaries chiefly do we owe any earnest efforts 10. provide an adequate body of future inter preters of Europena parentage"

with

FIRST COLLEGE BUILDING.

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I cannot close this imperfect and far from complete review of the bistory of years, concluded Mr. Braga, without a tribute to the Directors and their army St. Joseph's College for the past fifty

of teachers who have come and gone, As soon as the Brothers took over Always sowing, yet leaving to others. charge of the European classes of St. the joy of reaping; spending their whole Saviour's, the name of the school under lives within the walls of a school, they went a change to that of St. Joseph's ever come and so, surrounded only by College. It moved into new prenases, tile children and youths The Brothers for fifty years the demolition mania of Christ, to lead little children to Him; The first building in Caine Road survived have responded to the call of Jess the land-jobber. It was, unfortunately, they understand the full importance of n unrecognisable in its original form, ex-good education in childhood, especially in cepting for its location. It stood at the those days when the powers of darkness corner of Caine Road at its junction with are doing their utmost to ruin youth; Aberdeen Street just above Queen's Col- and, always continuing to walk in the lege. Bishop Raimondi saw that the footsteps of their holy Founder, they fulfil

Mr. Ernest Bovin, Transport Union Irader, declared that the terms satisfy

He died during the night from apoplexy, the four matches played so far in the [It will be remembered that the ex-Davis Cup match with Denmark, and the men's Unions and that general re

Sultan fed from Constantinople to Malta have qualified for the second round. -sumption of work would follow similar

on a British warship in November, 1922. Brugnon and H. Cochet were taken following a resolution by the Grand terms in such other ports where agree.

National Assembly that the office of to five sets in their doubles match with ments have not yet been reached. Actual

Sultan had ceased to exist and that the Henriksen, and. Ulrich, and at one time office of Caliph, which had hitherto been ly few such ports remain, negotiations in" all places of importance having terminat

vested in the Sultan, should be filled by they were down 2-1. The French players election from the Princes of the House of lasted the game better than did their ed successfully, yesterday. Volunteers

Osman. After the fight of the ex-opponents, the final set being to love. Sultan, Abdul Majid Effendi succeeded, have continued to work until regular"

LONDON, Hay 10th,

but the office of Bultan was soon after The scores were: 4-6, 6-3, 40, 7-5, 6-0 labour has taken over and in all other

The French Finance Minister, M.

wards definitely abolished, Mustapha Petersen gave a game display against occupations, where volunteers have been Peret, accompanied by experts, has ar Kemel being elected President. In

March, 1924, the remainder of the ex Cochet in the singles and took 23 points.Caine Road building would soon be found their bumble, yet exalted, mission, with to be much too small for the constantly perseverance and courage, their eyes fixed engaged in addition to the docks, this rived in London to confer with represen- royal family, which for over four cen- from his famous opponent. The tally in increasing demands of scholars and be upon & reward greater than any this world transfer has been effected without the tatives of the British Government with turies had been in power, were expelled Cochet's favour was: 3-6, 62, 35, 7-5, 6-4 acquired the "Olenenly property with can give."",

regard to the French debt to Britain.

ghtest friction.

LONDON.

from the country.]