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Hongkong Daily Press.

MASON'S DELICIOUS

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SAUCE.

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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

WEEK DAYS

A.M. Noon -5

No. 21,204

Dep! 8,40

דאי

Kowloon... Ysumati... Shatin +41 Tripo

Fanling... Dep, 732 10.0311,18

Sheangahu...Dep, 7.36 10.07 11.0

„Art. 7,42 | 10.18! 11.2. 12,201 taks

| AM, | FAN

9.15 10.30 11.40 12,00

Dap ...Dep.V.02

6.50

934 10.39

12.00

9.36 10.51

18.21

Talpo Market

Dap. 7.16 Dep. 7.21

9.49 11,04

12.54

9.5911.08

12.89

12.48

12.52

Khamoted

Shamchas Bheangakal

日四拾月五年寅丙

ONLY

HOLIDATI

3.16 528 3.91 5.34

Dep. 731 Dep

A.M. P.M. 8,05 10.88 11.40 1.58 8.13 10.45 33,47

3,00 4.17

3.07 424 4.98 8.11

Dep. 7.43

Txipo

Dep. 7,48:

8.28 10.59121

201 4.38

3.25

Shatin

Dep 759

9.43 11.17 1391

3,88 56

9.50 $5,08

►

Kowloon,..

Arr. 8,20

-9.03 1137 12.41 2.37

618 8.53

Fanling

Talpa Karkot

Dap 731, 8,18 10,49 1131.

8.30 11.04

Yaumati.. Dep. 8.12 6,55 1129 12.38

SHA TAU KOK BRANCH.

WEEK DAYS,

2.16. R.M. AK, STATIONS Fanling...Dop, 7,45 11.00 2.20 6.25 Shatankol, Arr, 8.40 12,95 8,16 7.40

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIU HOLIDAYS,

4.K. P.M. J.M.

STAZIONI

P.M.

Fealing Dep. 7,45 11.30 8.20 6.25 Shataukot, 840 1225 415 7.20

5.18 6,09 5.20 6.15 48,19

•B2% 5.34 0.29

5.33 8.33 5,51 0,46 8.03 6.59 6.11 1.06

WEEK DAYS.

A.K. AM. I. P.M. STATIONS, Bhataukok...Dep. 6.80 10.18 1.05 5.00 Fanling Arr. 7.25 11,10 2.00 5.55

·SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,

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COLONIAL INSTITUTE. LABOUR LEADER AS VICE- PRESIDENT.

OPPOSITION (WITHDRAWN.

Whon the name of the Right Hon. J. I. Thomas, M.P., was read out at the annual meeting of the Royal Colorial Institute for confirmation as one of the vico-presi dents of the instituto appolated during. the year, Mr. De Little said that, con sidering what had happened in connec tion with the General Strike he objected

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SCOTS PRESS AND THE STRIKE. No aspect of the general strike has been more universally condemned than the attempt to stifle the press. The press of the country is the voice of the people: the main channel for the dissemination of news, and the expression of public opinion. Yet the T.U.C deliberately sought to stifle the freest and most res EDINBURGH, May 18th..

panable newspapers in the world, to The general strike is now an old store counsel and stifle criticism. ` It to your readers, thanks to the cables, and pleasing to state, however, that in it is unnecessary to retell it at any Scotland they only succeeded to a limit length. There are one or two points, extent and for a very short space of however, as they specially affected Brot-time In return also the Trade Union of the printers and machine men have land, to which reference may be made. I just received a staggering blow-the pro-

Lord Stanley of Alderley, the chairman, The Art is that, except among the prictors of the principal nevepapers in said it was questionable whether all tho Lothian and Lanarkshire miners, there our four Leading Scottish cities have implications of what took plats at the end was no body of opinion in favour of an resolved that in the future they will em of a rather difficult emotional and soul- ploy only non-union men. In Edinburgh stirring time should be judged as Mr. do all-round hold-up. Even the railwaymen the Scotsman" has been manned by Little proposed to judge them. He very in the North were lukewarm. And as notunionists for the last fifty years,much doubted whether in the minds of for the higher class of tradesmen they and was the caly newspaper in the the ordinary rank and file of the striker entered the contest much against the United Kingdom to carry on during the there was any desire or intention to sub- grain. The letter press printers, fur strike. It issued its full new-sheet every vort the political conditions of England. instance, did not hesitate to protest, and day, along with an evening edition, the He felt it was the bounden duty of every pretty strongly, against the order of the Dispatch." The other Edinburgh paper, one who valued and respected our tradi, Trade Union Council. Evers although The Newr, which supported the unions tional Government to resist attempts HISTORIC

all through the present struggle, was, which were made to alter it. They must comparatively few workinen broke away

remember that circumstances had altered,TH from their Unions, it was notorious that it is interesting to record, strangled on & MACAO large-sumbers remained out, not from the very first day of the general strike. that there had been recognition not Any belief in the policy of shock tactics, Glasgow, as I have already written merely on the part of the people of Eng but simply from a sense of loyalty toy, all the papers were closed down, land, but on the part of the trade union but six of them joined forces and issued leaders, that the results which would have their own particular unions. This was the case all over Scotland, and the little four pago sheet, the Emergency followed, and which were about to fol. knowledge of such a stato of opinion News. Now the proprietors of the low, the consequences of their endeavour among their followers undoubtedly in Glasgow Herald, the Evening Times, the would have been far other than they in- fluenced their leaders. The great hody Bulletin, and the Citizen have intimated tended. He mu remind them that every of the unionists now think that the strike that in future they will only employ non- previous Secretary of State for the Domi- was a mistake, and not a low admit that union, labour, The Dandes Advertiter ions and Colonies had been invited to they have suffered a great defcat, frons and the Courier, along with the Abedeen be a vice-president of the institute Mr. which the trade organisations will not Press and Journal will also be con- Thomas was one of the first to see the duated on a non-unionist basis. This necessary result of the action into which recover for a very long me.

Many problems, of course, remain to means the beginning of a new struggle. natural sympatfly led him. They must be adjusted in connection with the resof more than usual interest, because it romster that this strike, dangerous, and sumption of work. There is the difficult is well known that a large proportion lawless as it was, was a strike inspired question in many public services of the of the printers objected strongly to being by not ignoble ideals, not entirely lacking employment of men who continued to give called out at the beginning of the general in sympathy with man whose caso was their work or who volunteered for work strike, and their attitude will now be admitted to have been a hard one. during the strike period. In one or two watched with amusement by the general instances difficulties have emerged in the public. public services of Edinburgh and Glas The distribution of the "Scotsman" gow Actively or passively, employees throughout the country was a difficult in civic departments have sought to ex-problem, it had all to be done by motora, press resentment against members of the and the story of some of their adven-brought on. The Prime Minister bad told staff who remained loyal. Heads of de-tures has quite a romantic tinge, as partments are determined, however, to specini strike pickets had been sent out see that the men who stood by them shall on many of the principal roads, to stop not be subjected to persecution, and the circulation of the newspaper. But effective measures will be taken with that there was sometimes a humorous side to

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EMPLOYERS' GRIEVANCES. Private employers also naturally har bour resentment against the sudden and peremptory manner in which their busi nesses were brought to a standstill by policy of their leaders as those engaged the men walking out without notice at in the production of newspapers. They the word of command from outsiders,

Major H. Hely-Pounda said he would second the amendment. He suggested that the Fellows in all parts of the youn try should be asked to vote on this mat ter

Sir Charles Lucas said he could not say how deeply he regretted this motion being

terness.

them to put away recriminations and bit- The mover and seconder, had make Mr. Thomas the ane proposed exception to, the rule that Secretaries of State for the Colonies should be in the list of vice-presidente. Ho suggested that the motion should be withdrawn.

Sir Godfrey Lagden said that it was a well-known thing in Government cireles that Mr. Thomas was an excellent Sacre- tary of State for the Colonies. There was nothing unconstitutional, there was not a single thing which Mr. Thomas could look back upon with any regret for having

Probably no section of the strikers folt sa much resentment at the high-handed dove

While Queen Elizabeth is the only

they passed this motion they would arouse Mr. Sandeman Allon, M.P., said that if feeling throughout the country,

Soveral other speakers also asked the Mr. De Little then said that be would the motion should be withdrawn. withdraw the motion,

The meeting agreed to this course, and the original resolution was then passed.

A letter was sent to the Premier con gratulating him on his efforts to bring about industrial peace.

ROUND THE WORLD TRIP.

ATTEMPT TO BREAK RECORD.

and without any grievance of their own. are highly paid and intelligent men, well But the strikers, especially in the Redo to forma their own judgment as to the best means of helping the miners, and districts of the West of Scotland, not most of them would for rather have paid only expect that their breach of contract substantial proportion of their earn-

In the annual report it was stated that should be immediately and freely con- ings by way of levy than be thrown idle, doned, but expect also that places should as they have been for a fortnight, and the total number of Fellows, affiliated be found for all of them in their sccus thereby deprived of the power of helping members, and associates was 14,410, an either themselves or anybody else. They increase of 139 over the previous year tomed positions as soon as they care to had no quarrel with their employers, and The total income, exclusive of the new claim reinstatement. For the vast ma- the only effect of the stoppage has been promises and jubilee fund and repte, jority reinstatement will, in point of tightening of conditions which other amounted to £24,708

wise might never have been made. It fact, follow automatically upon personal is safe to predict that if ever there is application at their accustomed place of another general strike its leaders will work; but there is a residum who may not repeat what they realised almost at once was a blunder--the suppression of find themselves permanently displaced, news and opinion-and that if they make and the fault will be their own. A cer- the attempt it will not succeed. tain proportion of the voluntary workers OLD TIME ROYALTY AND COAL who came to the help of the employers during the general strike will be retain ruler known to have disliked coal (she Two Americans sailed in the Maure ed; it is their right, and the public would would not allow it in her palaca), her tenis last month on the first lap of a resent any other decision. But, apart immediate successor was more deeply in- globo ancircling journey, which they hopo Joha from that, there are circumstances which terested in the coal mining industry to complete in thirty-one days.

any monarch before or probably Glodstrom, an aviation writer, and for may cause substantial displacement. In since. In 1817 ho was taken by Sir ria Tittarington, a pilot, will use the ordi- many industries workers have been kept George Bruce, the proprietor, down anary commercial lines of travel and will recontly opened mine at Culross, which not engage any special facilities. The on through the industrial depresion had been bored under the Firth of Forth adventurers expect to reach Berlin by simply by the indulgence of employers, for a considerable distance, a. shaft ot aeropinae from London on the same day who did not care to throw their men on the other end loading up on to an island. as the Mauretania arrives at Plymouth. a labour market incapable of absorbing It was by this second shaft that he was 'The journey from Berlin to Moscow will brought up. The Firth was at high tide, be made by aeroplane, and they will and when King James emerged from this either By or use the Trans-Siberian Rail- substerranean adventure and saw water way to Harbin and Yokohama.. The Paci all around him he suspected a plot, and fic will be crossed on a fast steamer to in his alarm cried Treason!" It was Vancouver, and the last lap across the not until Sir George had explained the United States will be undertaken in-com- position that he calmed down suficiently mercial aeroplanes. In the journey east- to observe the pinnace waiting to carry ward the travellers will pick up one extra him back to the mainland. Even this sunrise. The present record round the fright, however, did not suppress his world is a few hours less than thirty-six

days, observes the Daily Telegraph. interest in the developing industry.

them. Now, however, the strikers have dismissed themselves. By breaking their contracts they have exonerated the em ployers from any obligation to engage them if they are redundant to actual needs. Moreover, it is impossible after the shock which the strike has given to industry.

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