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COMMUNIST MEMBERSHIP ONLY 158,000.

"FIND THE GUILTY ONE."

MUI TSAI ABOLISHED IN CANTON.

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REGULATING STRIKES.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8th, 1927.

FOUR FUNERALS AT HAPPY A NOTORIOUS BURGLAR.

RULES FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED.

ATTEMPT TO FORM ONE LARGE LABOUR FEDERATION.

CORRESPONDENCE.

VALLEY,

BRITISH POLICY IN CHINA.

JMPRESSIVE SCENES AT THE CEMETERY.

INJURES CAPTOR WITH A RAZOR.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]

Sta-The leader in to-day's Daily Press hits the mail fairly and squarely on the head with refer

ence to the situation in which British people now and themselves in China Can it be doubted that the majority of the Chinese are of cpinion that the British have re-

MR. W. E. ROSE.

Rose took place yesterday at the The funeral of the late Mr. W. E. Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, and was attended by a large number of friends.

SHARP PUNISHMENT INFLICTED.

in which the miscreant succeeded ia Mr. Sirdar Khan after a struggle, The burglar who was caught by

causing injuries to his captor with a razor, was brought before Mr.

the Central Magistracy. E. Lindell, yesterday morning, at

Mr. Khan, fa the witness box,

The Peasants' Corps ("Reds"; } [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]|ceived a very serious set-back at the Rose, architect. The late Mr. W. said that at 2 na.m. on Thursday hel

of Tsingyun, North River Districts of Kwangtung, are again, having trouble with the Merchants Volun. teer Corps, and the conditions there must have been pretty serions, as the Magistrate of the District has wired to Canton for re-inforcements, Tsingyun, like many districts in Kwangtung, is a territory where the agents of the Communists Party have a strong hold on the people.

The numerical strength of the Communists in Kwangtung is not so strong as their induence, it appears; and according to their own statis- tica, they had a membership of only 158,088 at the end of 1926... Among them are 39,626 workers and 34.475 acudents...

"You better find out for me who was the guilty," or words to that effect, was the reply the other day

hands of the victorious Nation- alists ? And can anyone wonder? that they should so dolude them-

Wm. POWELL,

PHONE 4578.

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THE MOST CONVENIENT FURNISHING

ESTABLISHMENT IN HONG KONG.

GUARANTEED a poise, on the

was aroused by verandah of his house in 32, Russell. Street. He caught the defendant. who struggled violently and slashed

that the wounds were not accident- His Worship: You are satisfied

Al-Quite. He begged to be let go, but when I refused he slashed out.

In reply to bis Worship, defen- the purpose of removing the window dant admitted having the razor for panes.

The deceased was 37 years of age and was a brother to Mr. L. A.

E. Rose, who had not been well for Labour Strikes in South China are

the past two or three months was being legalised by the Kuomin-

admitted to the French Convent tang Complaint has been made selves: It will be a long time yet laspial on Tuesday, His death at him with a razor, p

before the potency of force can be took took place early yesterday that the new regulations forbid em- players to engage non-union assisteradicated from the minds of even

morning. aner when once a strik

strike is declared intelligent Orientals. We. British and render employers liable for the have had a convincing and probably payment of wages during the pro- very costly lesson meted out to kress of a strike. This seems harsh

US AJ to the value, which the but past experience has shown that Chinese, flusbed with the bendy the union have usually been strong ine of victory, attach to concilia cuongh to prevent the employment

tion. Quite evidently they value or other labour and most frequently the olive branch when they have the employers have had to pay nothing stronger to cling to and, strike wages when the dispute has with the true Oriental outlook no been settled, so possibly for all life, they regard those that speak practical purposes the new laws"

of conciliation as having no better will not make the position much weapon to lean upon or to use. worse than it is at present.

The regulations relative to econo

Surely, as you indicate in your leader, the time has now come for

us to point out unmistakably to the

Deceased was widely known in Hongkong, and was a well-known figure at the Craigengower Cricket Club and haul looked after the Club's grounds for a number of years. The late Mr. Rose wis popularly known as the "Cluck Tower, for he was generally to be seen near that foriner landmark, where he was a cheery gossiper with younger days, the decessed was a wide circle of friends. In his prominent runner having captured any trophies on the local course, and latterly he had taken much interest in lawn bowls

which General Chien Ta Churmie disputes as promulgated by the Chinese that we can and will adopt to the Cemetery by a large number

Chief of the Canton Police, gave. to a delegation of detectives under bis service who called on him com- plaining that one of their squad was

Kimintang on January 5th, are aclodowy 2-

Merchants.

different methods--British-warships are not ornament and, happily, there are quite enough at hand to in a labour dispute, merchants demonstrate even to the Nationalists killed hy a worker during the New Are expected to observe the follow that their legitimate use might now Night and A. W. Lee.

ing rules:-

1. During the strike of a guild or be seriously considered. No Briton

Year fight between two rival labour unions and suggesting that the cul- prit should be brought to justice in Canton. Besides the detectiva several non-cambatants who had the misfortune to be caught in the street fighting during the holidays.

An Inter-Labour Dispute." To bring about an amicable settle- meht of the dispute between the two, leading labour federations in Canton, the Workers' Delegate Con- ference (Reds) and the Central Labour "Union' ("anti-Reds), a peace conference is now litting auder the chairmanship of the Kuo- alintang Commissioner of Labour and Agriculture,

Mui Tsai Abolished in Canton. The Kwangtung Provincial Ad ministration in Canton bas" just passed a bill prohibiting the farther practice of the Mui Tsai or servant girl ayatem. It is considered one of the most important social reforms in Canton.

The hotel servants' strike in Can- ton is not yet settled.

On January 5th in Canton a group of strike pickets belonging to the petroleum oil fukia' union tried to prevent a sea-union man from carrying a can of oit on the streets and arrested the supposed strike- breaker." but the Police refused to assist the petroleum strikers in en- forcing the union rule which should not now be operated oh non-union ment.

NEW SECRETARY OF CHINESE Y.M.C.A.

POST FOR MR. YIN HSIN TSAO

IN HONG KONG.

Mr. Yin Hsin Tsao, formerly secretary in charge of the educa tional department of the Chinese Y.NL.C.A. in Canton and who for the last few years has been making a special study of the Association' work in America, is to take up the post of geacral secretary of the Chinese Y.M.C.A in Hong Kong upon his arrival here "from Europe on Sunday or londay next. Mr. Taao has been touring Europe visit. ing various Y.M.C.A. organisations. Mr. Tsao has acted as Y.M.C.A. aecretary in Shanghai and Yunnanfu as well as in Canton. In addition to the Y.M.C.A. work, Mr. Tao was one of the early scoutmasters in the Canton Boy Scout Movement.

Among well-known, Chinese " in Hong Kong who have been nomin- ated as members of the Board of

are Dr. Arthur Woo, vice-president

of the China Medical Association

His Worship: Anything else? Defendant: It was unintentional If I had meant to harm him, I could easily have ripped his stomach open, His Worship imposed sentences aggregating & months hard labour. of returning from banishment, Sub In regard to yet another charge Insectos Vinceas produced inget defendant had been twice convicted print records which showed that the for larceny, and was banished on the last occasion for ten years,

posed an additional sentence of e On this charge Mr. Lindsell im.. months' and 20 strokes of the birch.

The cortege left the French Con- al Hospital at about quarter past five yesterday, and was accompanied of friends and relatives.

The chief mournera were; Mr. L

Rose, Miss Barros and Mr. T of age was no old Portuguese- resi The deceased who was 45 years Knight. Messrs. P. A Dixon, Geo. White, on the staff of the Great Eastern The pallbearers were dent of Hong Kong and had been Van der Lely, C. S. Rasselet, T. Extension Telegraph Co. for 99 years. He first joined as an opera. Among those present were Mr. A.tor at the age of 17 and rose to the union of workers covering his wishes to use, force while reason

Rumjaho, Mr. K. K. Mody, Mr. U. position of accountant, which te particular trade, the proprie may prevail; but the Chinese haver, Mr. Muskett, Mr. N. held up to the time of his death.

White, Mr. Y. Abbass, Mr. Rodri tor of a firm or a factors as convincingly. indicated that they ques, Mr. E. L. Steinfeld, Mr. H. perform the necessary labour pertaining to his line of busi are at present in no reasonable Stainfield, Mr. and Mrs. R. Sousa, ness or manufacture but shall mood.

Mr. Lionel Lammert, Mr. and Mrs C. B. Bennett, Mr D Clow, Mr. not engage other persons to

A Gillard, Mr. Nevas, Mr. Jack manufacture,

Swanson and many others.

business

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Rasist him in the business or! Sif, different methods from those brought forward must be adopted, otherwise, as you indicate, the situation will go from bad to worse. The Chinese are not fools, even though at times they appear to be singularly, obtuse. Once they realise

2-A firm or factory suspending operation shall notify its employees one month in advance and pay a month's extra wages. Any firm or fac. tory closing without good reason shall pay two months

extra wages.

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Father Spáca officiated.

loon in a launch and landed at the

The coffin was brought from Kow Arsenal Pier at 5 p.m. yesterday. where it was accompanied to the graveside by a large number of friends.

The funeral rites were performed by Father Sapa.

Floral tributes were sent by: Among those present were: Mr. The Craigengower Cricket Club, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Nielsen. Mr. Semmers and Mr. Ralph A. Cooper and Paterson, Mr. Allan, Mr. E. V. M.

Lily and Toan," Deliy," inmily, Mr. Lionel E. Lammert, R. de Sousa, M. A. Silva Netto. Mr. and Mr. A. A. Alves, Mr. A. E. S. Alves, Mrs. Montalto de Jesus and family, Mr. J. Lee, Mr. H. Sequiera, afr. Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Barrett, Mr. and E. M. Rocha, Mr. M. Figuerido, Mr. support of our rightar. E. L. Stainfield, Mr. E. C. J. Lee, Mr. H. Sequiera, Mr. M. 3-Employees returning to work we can and will use other methods Rock, Mr. and Mrs. MF. Billi Figuerido, Mr. J. d'Almeida, M

after a strike shall be entitled than those of conciliation, it will goria, Mr. P. A. Dixon, Dr. J. WA J. Rodriques, Mr. M. A Gomes, to wages during the period of the strike reckoned according speedily be found that the Nation Mr. Geo. White, The Servants

Kew, Mr. and Mrs. H. Stainfield, Mr. D. J. Lopes, Mr. A. Pina and to the increased scale, but alists are fully alive to realities.

many others. Inbour unions concerned may

of Craigengower Cricket Club, Mr. Wreaths were sent by the follow- we Meantime, not advance any further claim

have lingered and Mrs. Y. Abhass, Cap. and Mrs. Ing: Chinese Counter Stad and for losses incurred during the ough along the primrose path of de Figueredo and family, Mr. G. Mr. and Mrs. E. A Leggatt

GF Spink, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Compradore of G. E. E. Tel Co., period under negotiation.

The dalliance, have found that concilia. Rapp, Mr. G. C. White, ir, CA Electrical Staf," Mr. J. C. de Sousa -Merchants shall not organizetion, in theory all right, in prac Dixer, Mr. and Mrs. Gonsalves, Mr. A. A. Bothek, Mr. and Mrs. C. Rodriques, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Botelho, Mr. Carlos d'Assumpcao, to enjoy the privileges of tice is all wrong so far as the Mr. A.Khijeuman, Mr. J. R. Swan . O. Remedios, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. labour and undermine the in Chinese Nationalists are concerned stone, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gillard, Bothelo, "Club Lusitano," "Asson. fluence of the existing unions We know that we have right as well Mr. B. Muoketts, Mr. and Mrs. ciaco Portuguesa da Socorros of their particular trades. 3-Regular "T" or, "big" mer. a might en our side. It is high chants may not join a union, time we adopted tess altruistic and Siuor "small" mer. chants (hawkers, etc.). while methods. Yours sincerely;

themselves na workers in order

Unions.

BRITON.

Hong Kong, January 7th, 1927.

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MA. R. Souza, Emily," Sarah Mutuos," Mr. Francisco da Rocha, and Louisa," Mrs. M. I. Williams Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Luz, Mr. Ng and family, Mr. and Mrs. L L da Kai Ning,, Mr. and Mr. F. A Silva, Mr. C. F. Rapp,Louis, Sue Rosario, The Supervising Staff." and Elsie,' Mr. Ricardo Baga. Mr. and Mra J. A Rodriques, Mr. E. J. Paterson, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Silva, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Castro, and many others.

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being permitted to join a union with the consent and approval of its authorities,

LANÇE-SERGT, HERBERT. may speak and cast votes for. officers. at meetings but shall

The funeral of the late Police. shall have no right to vote on

Bergt. Herbert took place in the resolutions or be elected to There is also a series of regula- afternoon, the Rev. C. H. Copley Protestant Cemetery yesterday offer. 6. In time of dispute, a mer-

jons covering the class of journey. Hoyle officiating. There was Hospital on Thursday, of Stoker chant shall not bribe members nien who work and trade at the large number of the deceased's late Richard Freeborn of I.M.S. F of another union or engage same time--a shoe-maker, for in- riage upon which the coin was finement in hospital, the deceased

colleagues, escorting the gun car-dictive, after several weeks' assistants. for unlawful pur-stance, who makes to order and placed.. pose under penalty of severe

succumbing to tubercolosis at the punishment upon, detection of has a few pairs of shoes in stock Among those present were: 311. age of 22 years. guil.

At the interment yesterday after- for sale.. Independent workers or pity Superintendent of Police), noon in the Protestant Cemetery,

Wodehouse, C.LE. (De. amall traders include those who Inspector W. Kent (Chief Inspec- the service was conducted by the Labour unions are expected to may have less than three paid as tor), Inspector J., Ogg (Officer in Rev. J. C. Knight Anstey and observe the following:-

sistant The journeymen within Inspector Bond (Officer in charge mourners and a firing party.

charge of the Water Police Station), | H. M.S. Ilawkine provided the 1.-No individual worker or a this classification need not join a of the Harbour Police), Inspector From the hospital the coffin was

labour union may exercise the power of arrest of merchants union, unless they wish to do so. Spear, Sub-Inspectors Logan, J.borne to the cemetery by members or other workers or deprive During a strike in his particular and others, including a number of while the Royal Marines Band play. Murphy, Dick, Mr. C. Greenwood of the crew of H... Hawkins, any person of his personal line, he may continue to work at sergeants and lance-sergeants. ed Beethoven's Funeral March on liberty.

The wreath included tributes approaching the his trade, but his "paid assistants

gates of the from Fred and Jack, Chief Detec Cemetery, tive-Inspector T. Murphy, Inspector There were several officers, and and Mrs. J. Ogg, Inspectors Grant rating of the Hawkins, present and Logan, Inspector and Mrs. and wreaths from his loving wife" Dick, Sab-Inspector and Mrs. K. and his loving mother' W. Andrew, Sub-Inspector Perkins on the grave.

were laid

and Sergt. Joy, Mr. and Mrs. H. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Carey, Mr. and Mrs. E. Bloor, Messrs. Paterson Mr. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, Mr. and McLellan, Sub-Inspector and and Mrs. Chester Woods, Serats Munro and Duncan, Condor and

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Charman, Carson and Johnson, The funeral also took place Head and O'Connell, Kelly; P. yesterday, attended by many Ser Barnicle, Harrison and Sabey, Mr. vice colleagues, of Chinese Senior Revenue Officer. Kwan Fuk of the Mea, No. 7 Police Station, Ward-

Room Mates, Lance-Sergeants' Imports and Exports Department.

Mr. Kwan Fuk died on Wednes era Mess, Laichikok, Lance-Ser- day, 43 years of age, at his home gcants, Praya East Police Station, at No. 44, D'Aguilar Street. King Edward Hotel, Sergeants' Wreaths were sent by Mr. J. D. Mess No. 2 Police Station, Lance Lloyd, Superintendent of Imports Bergeanta Mess, Central Police and Exports, Chief Preventive Station

Officer S. J. Clarke, the European Revenue Officers, Chinese Revenge targ in Canton to bring all Labour

Officers and the clerical staff of the Department.

Deceased had 114 years' service! The late Mr. M. P. Remedion, who with the Colony's preventive, corps Unions within Kwangtung Province into our federation. The Com- passed away at his residence, No. and had previously served in the munists are calling for a conference 8, Humphrey's Avenue, Kowloon, of all unions for January 15th for on Thursday afternoon, was laid to Royal Navy on the West River the purpose of forming the "Generest yesterday at the Roman Catho- ral Labour Union of Kwangtunglie Cemetery, Happy Valley. Province."

2.-No individual worker or a

labour union may, during may not do so. Small manufactur- labour dispute, appropriate ers or journeymen without ordinary the goods of any firm or fac place of business but doing work in their own homes will be free tory for his own use, 3-No individual worker or labour from the rules just promulgated

union may blockade a shop or Ly, the Kuomintang. factory and prevent its owners from personally working in connection with their trade or manufacture.

of

Public Utilities.

Disputes between employers and employees touching certain lines of Directors of the Chinese Y.M.C.A.-No labour organization may trade are subject to strict Kuomin collect, dues or enroll members tang command, and the decisions without first being registered of the Board of Arbitration con with the proper authorities, cerning these shall have the power and an organization, during of judicial orders or court judg. the process of registration, eat which everybody must obey Greenwood. may only use the name

These trades include all public "Committee on Organization." utilities, arma manufacture financial In no case is a union per organizations such as banking and mitted to use armed force to exchange, and all necessities."

The specification of "necessities,' compel a person to become f member.

However, has not yet been agreed -No union is permitted to take upon.

more dues from its members than the amount fixed by re- gulation or to exact a com- mission or a bonus from firms or factories.

Mr. Chang Po Sha, of Yu Lee Yuan Company; M. Au Chiu, Sincere Company; Mr. Wong Sam Kun, of Standard Oil Company; Mr. K L Chau, of the Hong Kong Depart ment of Education; and Mr. Wong Shia Poor, of St. Paul's College. Those retiring from the Board but are eligible for election include Dr.- Chan Wei Cheung, president of the Uhinese Medical ́ ́Association of Hong Kong; Dr. Fork King Kun of Tung Wah Hospital; Mr. Sun Chi Hing of Wing On Company, and Mr. Chak Tai Kwong, a well-known figure in the Hong Kong boy scout movement and St. John's Ambul- anca Brigade,

The Chinese YMCA.; will hold its general meeting of members next Friday avening, January 14th, at six o'clock.

6.-No armed labour parado shall take place, and persons meet- ing under arms for purpose

of fighting shall be subject to arrest and punishment. (Continued on next Golumn),

Federation of Labour Unions. An attempt is being made by the Bolshevik section of the Koomin-

MR. M. P. REMEDIOS..

(Continued on next Column).

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