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CHURCH NOTICES,
WHAT MR. CHURCHILL it tomorrow.
TOLD THE MINERS.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF DOWNING
STREET CONFERENCE.
INTERESTING BUT ACRIMONIOUS DISCUSSION.
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THE COUNTRY CARRYING ON.
I do not think the loan stands in the same category `us a subsidy,
Mr. Churchill: A Goyerament loan? A private loan't
Mr. Richards: As far as I know it | has never been mentioned to us, the idea of a Government loan. What was men- tioned was the Government guarantee for a.loan.
Mr. Churchill: That is the same thing. Mr. Richarda: Oh, no.
Mr. Churchill: It is the same thing. Mr Richarda: It is lent to the in- dustry and the industry will repay it. The Governmen: will always get sufficient control to see that the repayments are made.
Mr. Richards: We say you threw the 3 millions away.
Mr. Churchill: It gave nine months in which to think things over.
The verbatim report was issued on August 9th of speeches at the meeting be tween leaders of the miners and members Mr. Churchill: Have you anything in of the Government at 10, Downing-street your minds that alters the present. situa on August 25th. The Government was retion, anything that can be put forward presented by Mr. Churchill, Chancellor We feel it is up to you to tell us what of the Exchequer; Sir A. Steel-Maitland, is in your minds and what is the prae Minister of Labour; and Col. Lane-Fox, tical contribution you make to stop the Secretary for Mines, while the miners' prosent deadlock. Our contribution has representatives were Mr. Herbert Smith, been made, 23 milliens.
Thomas Richards, Mr. W. P. Richardson, and Mr. A. J. Cook.
from the The following are extracts, report-
Mr. Herbert Smith: We were very anxious after pur meeting with the owners to see what good offices the Gov- ernment could render in regard to seeing if a solution could be gos. We put before the owners the question of trying to open ap negotiations and seeing what could be done by way of a settlement. They did not hesitate to tell us their minds were already made up. They used their in- fluence with the Government and the House of Commons to get the Eight Hours Bill on the Statute Book, and they were going to utilise it to the fullest possible extent. In addition, they were going to have district'agreements. If we would have lower wages we could startsidy as well.
at once..
We are asking if there is any good. sérvice you can render to bring about negotiations to see if a settlement enn be arrived at and as to what amount of help can be given by the Government not only in negotiations but financially for a period.
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No More Subsidies.
Mr. Churchill: I think I had better at the very cutset clear cut of the field any proposition which we should not be in any circumstances likely to entertain, because the question of giving any finan cial help to the industry has long passed out of the sphere of practical politics
That was We gave 23 millions. the end, absolutely the end. Nothing in the nature of a subsidy, however small, however temporary, and nothing in the nature of a loan by the Government, which is after all exactly the same as a subsidy, would be possible to us now. It is not our money; we are answerable to the taxpayers of the coure try.ns a whole. and there are 730,000 men out of work who would now be working. apart from miners, but for this pro- longed stoppage."
Mr Cook: Do you not agree that an honourably negotiated settlement.ie far better than a termination of a struggle by victory or defeat on either side 1 Is there no hope that even at this atake the Government could get the two sides together so that we could negotiate a national agreement and see first whether there are not some points of agreement rather than getting right up against our disagreements?
Mr. Churchill: ... It would be very much better for you to terminate this matter if possible by a general act of your own volition than that. inally the force of circumstances and events prevails and there is no sort of agreement to which you are parties, but how will your position in the matter be benefited supposing we go on for another six weeks or two months? We have learned a good deal since this began. If you had asked me when the coal stoppage began what I thought the loas to the country would be after the twelfth
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September 26th, 1926, 17th Sunday after week I should have given you figures
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ten times as high as those I now know to be the case. As a matter of fact the country has shown a most extraordinary power of carrying on azcept in the great basic trades in which so many of your own people and your own friends and people who have suffered a great deal to help you are engaged.
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HONG DOUBLES FINAL
VICTORY FOR DODWELLS.
The Hors Doubles Tournament, con- ducted by the Hongkong Cricket Club, was concluded yesterday evening, when the Final was played off.
CRICKET LEAGUE.
FIRST MATCH NEXT SATURDAY:
According to the fixtures so far to hand, in all probability the first League match of the season will take place next Satur- day on the Civil Service Cricket Club ground between the Home team and the University. Both teams have done very well during the past few years, and the The finalists were J. D. Humphreys and match may be regarded as a fitting open- A W. Hayward, of Messrs. Dodwelling for the coming season.
The following are the fixtures of the Co., Ltd. (rec. 15.1), and W... Nowors and L. M. S. Lloyd, of The Asiatic Petro Hongkong University Cricket Club:- leum Co. (rec, 1/8).
FIRST XI TEAM.
October. 2nd.. Civil Service C.., zway. inths. Indian 2.C., home.
November, 20th Royal Engineers, home! 27th. Hongkong C.C., home.
December. 18th. Kowloon Cricket Club, away.
The court, which was saft and heavy on account "of the shower in the morning. helped the winners, their cut strokes keeping unusually low. Humphreys'- ac curate volleying worried his opponents and often put them off their game.
Nowers and Lloyd (conceding bandicap) played the faster and more aggressive game and got in most of their shots in the third set, which they won in specta cular style Evidently they found con- trol of the ball more difficult than usual The defence of both pairs was exception- ally good.
The detailed scores in favour of Hum-
phreys and Hayward are :—8-3; 6-1; 2-6
and 6-3.
Mr. Richarda: There was no attempt by the other side to think things over, They simply got the money as one of them admitted at the inquiry. Sir Arthur Markham, who recently died. was asked by Mr. Smith: "In your group of collieries you never seat in any returns previously for the regulation of wages." KOWLOON FOOTBALL TRIAL. and he said: "No, we did not. We did not believe in them." But you sent then in after the subsidy." He said:
Oh, yes; that was simply getting some- thing for nought." That was the answer given at the Commission by a man who was making money.
NEW PLAYERS TRIED.
The Kowloon Football Club played a practice match against the RA.M.C. on Thursday evening and won by three goals Colonel Lane-Fox: But your people to two. The K.F.C. tried out several took advantage of the nine months' sub-new players. The scorers for the winning team were Wheeler (penalty), Hayes and Mason (penalty).
Government And Employers.
-While the shooting of -Kowloon was below par, the old players generally show ed that they require only a little practice to get into trim again
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January, 1927. 8th.-. Craigengower CC, Away. Sind.. Royal Artillery, home.
February.
2nd.-z. Royal Navy, home.
March
3th.. Chinese R.C., "away. 1th.. King's Own Scottish
Borderers, home. SECOND XI. TEAM.
October. 16th.--. Kowloon Cricket Club, away.. 3rd.. lndian Recreation Club, home
November.
sth-r. Civil Service CC., home. 20th-v... S. Tamar, away, 7th.. Hongkong C.C., away
December.
18th.r.-R.AU.C., home.
January, 1997. 20ch Club, de Recreio, bome.
February, 12th. Royal Navy, away.
March. 8th.. Police Recreation Club, "home."
FRIENDLY MATCHES.
Mr. Herbert Smith: After your state ment I do not think we need detain you long. You seem to me to be of the same mind as the employers. I am not here to
Of the new players, G. S. Bug-Jones make a petition. I am here to get an honourable settlement. I made a state-
at left hall worked hard and proved him-
There are two friendly matches to be ment when we first met that I am preseli & likely player. Pile also played a played this afternoon. pared to take that book and examine it
good game an
On the Indian Recreation- the right wing; while
Club's page by page and accept its findings, but files also did some useful work." ground, Sookunpoo, the I.R.U. play the
Hongkong Electric Recreation Club.
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was not prepared to come into a conference and agree to a reduction in wages before that inquiry took place: You people have shammed to accept this thing has got to be stopped; we know we Commission's Report. First you write have to give something here and there, to me on April 30th, and say the owners and this is what we can do if we can get a settlement." If that was a real ad- are prepared to come to a settlement on that Report with a reduction of 33 1-3vance, then our good offices would be and an hour's extension. That is not in used to explore and further the matter the Report. If what you say represents with the utmost desire that good might the views of your colleagues. I do not result, but we have heard nothing new think we need go any further into the this evening: the only thing we have question. We can carry this fight on a heard is a request. for financial assistance. Sit further yet. We have got to do it if Mr. Cook: Upon what terms; what do you force us to do it. We have been try-you mean by something new! Shall wC ing to avoid it. We have been doing all get down to brass tacks? we possibly could to avoid any pit flood- ing, but after that speech we have. to fight on you force us to do it, because we are not prepared to extend the hours. Mr. Churchill: It is for you to make some statement. Having come here you should make some statement. We all want to see it settled in an honourable
way.
Mr. Smith: There is no need to press it after your statement when you say this is it and that is it.
Jr. Cook: We feel that your reply was rather brutal to us.
**Coal Recklessly Drawn,”. Mr. Richards: We have been asked to make the whole of the sacrifice from our wages until these things are put right, and that very fact removes the pressure. from employers and they will go on in their old slipshod fashion.. been actively engaged in South Wales for 40 years, and for the whole of that time the best coal in the world has been reck- lessly drawn and sent away at nothing like its commereinl valne.
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On the Craigongower Cricket Club's ground, the .C. meet the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps. Match com mences at 2.13.
FOOTBALL.
MATCHES AT KOWLOON.
The following teams have been selected to represent Kowloon F.C. in the under-" mentioned matches to-day, Saturday, 25th
inst.:---
2. Club de Recreio Reserves. Kick-of at 3 p.m. on Kowloon ground :-Wood; Guest and Wilkerson; Ollier, Hedley and "Hugh-Jones; Taylor, Yickars, McBride,
Miles and Eastman.
. Club de Recreio. Kick-off at 4.30 p.m. on the Kowloon ground :-Ras- mussen; Wheeler and Young; Turner, Caveille and Baldwin Pile, Spary, Sims, Mason and Hayes.
H.K.F.C. v. ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.
Mr. Churchill: If you have some pro- To be played on the Club ground Sir A. Steel-Maitland: We are just as posala to make, to us in any way you to-day (Saturday). Kick-off at 5 o'clock.
H.K:F.C.-Rodger; for peace and for an like to make them-confidentially, open-
Howard and anxious both honourable settlement as anyone. Wely, or verbally-which will constitute a Wallington; Lyon, Stewart and Watson; always have been.. Our trouble new situation, we shall see that they are B. B. Bell, Valentine, Linaker, McBride
and Key. has been that we have never obtained any transmitted to the other side.
Reserves: Slipper, Cameron advance from you. An honourable set-
and Purves.” tlement can only look to the conditions of the industry. You have really not moved from refusing to consider ay extension of the -bours day.
Mr. Cook: We felt that there could be
some proposals, upon which you could call the two sides together, and be pre- pared as a "Government to lend your best offices to help towards a settlement. Mr. Churchill: Not proposals of sub- sidies," but something that alters the
situation.
Mr. Smith: When you say there has been no move at all I say there hus. That report puts in one section, what should be done-first royalties, secondly amalgamation, thirdly research. I may
feboat Has Bunk."" be wrong, but at any rate the sixth thing
Mr. Richards: Supposing we are pre- is wages, and every time you have put paced to give some proposals, are you (6) in the place of (1).... We have then prepared not to rule out the ques always objected to your reading Notion of some financial assistance ?. as No. 1. We say: Do these things
as provided (1) (2) (3) (4) and (5) and we will accept the results in No. 6 when they have been ascertained." I do not say we will give it. I say put the re- form into existence.
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Mr. Cook and Wages.
Mr. Churchill: We cannot give finan- cial assistance.; I mean Government financial assistance.
Mr. Rierardson: So your lifeboat is not going to be launched?
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ST. JOSEPH'S FOOTBALL CLUB.
OFFICERS FOR SEASON ELECTED
A meeting of the reorganised St. Joseph's College Football. Club was held at the College Inst evening, the Rev. Brother Aimar presiding.
After a discussion concerning domestic matters of the Club, the clection of others took place.
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It was decided to invite Mr. Wa Hai Tong to become the Patron of the Club. Officers were appointed as under:- President, Rev. Brother Aimar; Vice Presidents, Mr. C. A. Goldenburg and the Rev. Brother Cassian; Hon. Secre." Mr. Churchill: My lifeboat has already tory and Treasurer, Mr. R. M. Omar sunk. I do not understand why you con Captain 1st XI., Mr. J. Ward; Vice- Mr. Cook: Sacrifices ought to be sider the Act of Parliament we have pass Captain, Mr. T. Leonard; Captain 2nd shared as equally as possible. On hours ed is not in any way a means of carry-1. Mr. D. Delgado: Vice-Captain, Mr. we say "No." On national minimum we ing forward the reorganisation, I am. Cruz; Committee: Messrs. C. Gain. feel that some consideration can be given. only aware of one important point on gan A. Ward, A. Rahmin, C, Drayon, It is a question which can be discussed. which it departs from the recommends A. Zafra and B. A. Hyler.
Mr. Churchill: You mean considera tious of the Royal Commission, and that tion can be given to district variations is the peint about mining royalties.
Mr. Gook: They can be discussed when we are discussing a national agreement. I am not committing anybody now. You know, quite well that it does not mean a uniform national wage.
Why the miners should feel it would be better psychologically because a hundred milliona in bard cash is handed over to the royalty owners I cannot understand. I should not feel psychologically improved in my mood
BOWLS.
YACHT CLUB v. SCOTTISH L. COMPANY.
We are not called upon to buy coal to any extent now. It is coming in freely, nearly one million tona a week. It could easily be increased, no doubt, if the cold weather came.
There is no doubt whatever that we are in a position where we have no difficulty in carrying on the life of the country, a large proportion of the trade of the country; and all the vital services. As to its prosperity, I agree there is suffering every day, but as far. as carrying on the thing for another six weeks or two months is concerned, there is not the slightest compulsion or
The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club will pressure on the Government such as
Mr. Richardson: While there may be
be the venue of a very pleasant bowls we should have imagined would have
a little defection, there is no weakening Mr. Smith: In not that looking at it a contest, this afternoon, when the Club be operating on us when we looked at it sixteen weeks ago.
as far as the organised body is concerned. bit flippantly, that it is going to be no will entertain three rinka representing the Scottish Company of the Hongkong You need not think we wish to.There is an impression in the coalfield benefit to the miners? humiliate you or the miners. There is that you are very much concerned about Mr. Churchill: Our sincero and honest Volunteer Defence Corps.. The game is nothing we should rejoice in more than finance. but what the men in the belief is that our Act, apart from the to start at 3.20 p.m. promptly and the that you should make a good working street cannot understand is that you can question of mining, royalties, which would teams are given as under.
During the afternoon a special Scottish- arrangement in the industry. Whether find money to fight the owners' battle far not be of any financial service to- the there should be national or district more easily than you can to put the in- miners the present time, does fully tea is to be served by the ladies of the settlements is not for us to decide-Idustry on its feet.
meet the proposals of the Commission, members of the Scottish Company, a real Mr. Churchill: We are not finding and we are determined to put them into home tes such as Scottish homes are cnonot see why the two cannot be recon- ciled; but that is for you. All I would money for 5ghting in this. The em- operation with the utmost vigour in our noted for. say is that we do not see how you benefit ployers and you are fighting each other, power. That is on this particular poistetuba J. Davics, D. J. An- your position by a further postponement and we and that owing to the fight going of re-organisation.
on between you the country is in such situation that we have to spend money to ensure that the people get their food and that businesses are carried on as far as possible.
of the settlement.
The as follows:-
Mr. Richards: Of course the royalties derton, the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang and A. would have paid off the loan, would they L. Shields (skip); N. Y. A Croucher, E W. Carpenter, Dr. J. L. Shellshear not 1
Mr. Churchill: Any settlement: yon and. G. E. Edwards (skip); G. G. Wood, can make with the owners will be better K. E. Grieg, T. H. G. Braydeld and W. than what is going on now from our point Bussell (skip), tak
Scottish Company:-Goodwin, Fletcher, of view, but we see no reason why dis- trict settlements and a national settle McKelvic and Duncan (skip); Craig, Me ment should not be combined in the same Keller, MeTavish and Drummond (skip);" Henderson and Bamsay way as you have a schedule to an Act of Harel, Shaw, Parliament.
To-morrow afternoon the Sanitary De- partment, who last week won the Inter Departmental Bowls Competition, will play a team chosen to represent the Rest." The match will take place on the Pelice green,
The Interport team is due back to-day.
Mr. Richards I regret very much that speech, which I interpret as saying to us this: You cannot hurt us, 'carry We felt a few weeks ago 00...
Mr. Cook: What about hours? that something ought to be done'.... and I think if we had had the support of Mr. Churchill: As far as the Eight the Government we should have settled Hours Bill was 'concerned, we have said and bean in work now. It may not be again and again that the miners ought as disastrous to the country as we think to have a choice in certain districts be it is, but I think you ought to appreciate tween an extra hour or half hour or a
Mr. Smith: Your saying you will help that this will go on for some time unless very low rate of wages. The law said 0.17 p.m. there is some effort on the part of the they should not have the choice, and we puts me in, mind of a man in the river, took steps to remove that restriction. I drowning, and a man on the bank saying, Government and oürselves to bring it to an end, and despite what you say about did not expect it, but I did hope that if you come in to the aide and drag your perhaps to-day you would have sald self out I will wipe your feet. We are straight out across this table: This not going to settle on any terms. I am
going to fight a bit yet. (Continues on next column.J
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