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CANTON LABOUR
DISPUTES.
DISARMING UNION PICKETS IN SWATOW.
THE TROUBLE BETWEEN MECHANICS AND RAIL- WAY WORKERS.
[TEM QUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)
CORRESPONDENCE.
LOCAL HONOURS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11th, 1927.
{TO THE EDITOR OF THE KONG'O'o DAILY PRESS."]
ANOTHER PIRACY.
S.S. "WING WO" LOOTED OFF ST. JOHN'S ISLAND.
FOUR DESPERADOES HOLD UP CREW OF OVER
-HUNDRED.
IN
S-It has graciously pleased His Majesty the King signally to honour two of the Colony's most prominent residents, the Attorney- PIRATES MAKE GOOD HAUL THE AUTHORITIES' DILEMMA. General and the Hon. Mr. R. E. Kotewall. True, the local Press has paid glowing tribute to these well-plundering of a valuable cargo ind News of another piracy and the merited decorations, but is it not eash amounting to over $3,000, was The ricksha coolies in Cantonmunity should units in publicly morning by the master of the LL fitting that all members of the com- brought to Hong Kong yesterday have been warned that they may expressing their congratulations to Hydrangea. not organise a union without the these two gentlemen i - annction of the Kuomintang ad-The ancient City of London ha its own way of paying tribute to those whom it pleases his Majesty to honour. Is sivic apathy so great in Hong Kong that we cannot emulate the example of the City
Yours, etc.,
ministration.
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The authorities in Swatow bare been ordered by the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee to disarm within a week all labeur union pickets possessing weapons of London without a licence. This order is re- garded as an indication of the Com. mittee's desire to keep all workers, extremists and moderates alike, under control
The Workers Delegate. Conferozco in Canton, which is an organisa
DISPUTE OVER -GUILD FUNDS.
STRIKE RECALLED IN SUMMARY COURT
ACTION,
ALLEGATION THAT GUILD OFFICERS WERE PICKETS.
INDIAN FACES SERIOUS- CHARGE.
CHINESE BOY'S FALL FROM WHITEAWAY'S PREMISES.
A CASE OF ASSAULT?
As a sequel to a young Chinese falling from a window thirty feet The Hong Kong strike which above the ground at the hack of commented in July, 1995, was Messrs.
Whiteaway, Laidlaw
resterday, recalled at the Summary Court Co.'s premises on Saturday night before Mfr. Justice at about, eleven o'clock, an Indian Wood, when it was alleged that watchman, employed by Messrs. members of the Hong Kong Kwong Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., is now Yee Kong House Masons Guild under arrest et a serious charge. absconded with the money of the
sad took the funds to Canton where Guild on the outbreak of the strike,
they were said to have taken part as pickets, and in other ways in the anti-Hong Kong boycott.
The defendant was brought bo. Wing Wo, a Chinese owned vessel,
tral Magistracy yesterday morning. The pirated steamer was the aa.
foro Mr. R. E. Lädsell at the Cen-
playing between Hong Kong and
Chief Detective-Inspector Murphy Kwang Chow Wan. She left here
who prosecuted told his Worship | on Wednesday afternoon with about
that the Chinese boy was known to 131 tons of general cargo and 3,100 cases of kerosene belonging to the D. McCallum who was defending a that prisoner lured the boy to his This allegation was made by Mr. the watchman" and, it is alleged,
Asiatic Petroleum Co., and alter member of the Guild from whom quarters at the rear of the store. six hours' steaming from Hong the officials of the Guild (who were locked the door and made certain Kong, when the vessel had just the plaintiffs) claimed $250, which overtures which the boy resented. passed" St. John's Island, the they stated belonged to the Guild In order to escape, the boy climbed captain on the bridge, the chief funds.
on to a window, and thes, so the engineer and the compradore were The plaintifs were subjected to a police allege, the Indian pushed the -held-up-by YESTERDAY'S SALE OF WORK point of the revolver.
a-single-man-at-the-searching-cross-examination as to † boy through the window. --
the objects of the Guild and, the AT KOWLOON.
conduct of the officials following| the outbreak of the strike.
V. BUPCHAND.
CHURCH MISSIONARY
ASSOCIATION.
tion ünder the control of the Com- munist section of the Kuomintang, is going to the support of the boxing clubs which have been closed Association Week, organised by the The annual Church Missionary by the Police order. The clubs teachers of St. Andrew's Church, were closed on the ground that they Kowloon," was commenced on Sun- were in close alliance with the day, and was followed up yeater Labour Unions which have been
day with + successful sale of creating trouble.
Workers Delegate Conference contend that connection with the Week each day work. There will be a function in the clubs should be supervised by until Friday inclusive.
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the Police but that the Police have no power to suppress them.
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Leader a Discharged Cook. From the reports made to the Kwang Chow Wan, it appears that French Police Authorities at the Wing Wo, although carrying a crew of 101. Chinese, lost all her cargo under the threats of four armed men, and the compradore was made to part with over 83,000, The pirates made in copper coin.
their escape in a mall boat. Compradore to the French Police A strange story was told by the Authorities that the leader of the gang was a discharged cook, former-
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Objects of Guld.
Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared for was against the defendant by the the plaintiffs and said the claim Guild in respect of subscriptions, taking the form of a percentage of outracts entered into by the de- fendants prior to the strike. Mr. Loseby explained that the Guild
its membership numbered $3,000. was formed over 40 years ago and The Guild, continued Mr. Loseby, was confined to house masons who
Mr. Murphy added that the defen- dant went for Mr. Smith, the Gen eral Manager of the store, and told him that another burglary had been trated. The Indian was alleged to attempted, but that it was frus-
ing to escape, one of the burglars have further stated that in attempt jumped through the window and
was injured.
had been called in and when the Police officers, is the meantime,
injured Chiness was found to be in
a critical condition he was taken to the The youth's dying depositions were Government. Civil Hospital
Indian was later put under arrest. taken by the magistrate, and the
Defendant said that he did not
and the compradore agreed, and masons of Hong Kong together, like to have kail to be taken to Kwang Chow Wan Guild were to bring the house wish to make a statement, but would apparently he succeeded in sinug to perform acts of charity, and to gling three of his gang on board pay funeral expenses of any mers without the knowledge of the ship's ber who died.
officers.
Detalla Lacking.
On Sunday the lessons at both services were read by Chinese The railway workers are threaten- Christian workers-in the morning, ing to strike if the Canton autheby Mr. J. M. Wong, and in the rities do not side with them in their evening by Mr. S. F. Wong. They employed on board the Wing Fahad served an apprenticeship of dispute with the mechanics and girls choir from the Blind. Home The man, after his dismissal, asked three years. The objects of the force the Mechanics' Union to dis also attended and sang an anthem. solve. These two bodies of workers, The preacher at the morning ser- -it will be recalled, came to blows vice was the Rev. G. R. Lindsey during the New Year holidays and (the Vicar) and at the evening ser- the Mechanics were successful. The vice the Rev. We Walton Rogers oc- railway workers are generally recupied the pulpit garded as belonging to the ex Yesterday afternoon there waJ L tremist section of the Labour Party successful sale of work in the St. whereas the Mechanics Union ap- Andrew's Church Hall. The sale pears, to be on
the side of the comprised useful goods, such as pro- moderates. The Authorities would visions, utensils, etc, and it was ́be in a difficult position if they conducted under the American tea had to take sides for the Mechanics system by which friends" either control to some extent the electric bring or send a dollars worth of light plants and the waterworks goods to be sold during the after and might create a great deal of noon, and also undertake to buy trouble if the Kuomintang gave up to the same extent. This plan support to their opponents.. The worked very well and something Komintang, "in order to be fair like $300 was raised. Refreshments to all parties," have appointed a were served during the afternoon. special Commission to investigate and to settle the dispute.
NEGOTIATION RUMOURS,
CHANG TSO LIN AND KUOMINTANG LEADERS?
RECORD SURTAX COLLEC- TION.
The Fing Fo was attacked at about ten o'clock at night and details are still lacking up to the time of going to press. It is not known whether the pirates were assisted from outside in removing such a large quantity of cargo from the pirated vessel.
should not consider any bail as long His Worship: Certainly not I
as the boy is in hospital.
The injured boy, who is 17 years of age, is still in a critical condi
tion.
The acctised was remanded in cus-
The defendant in the case was a foreman and the members were divided into foremen and workers The plaintiffs in the case were the Chairman and Treasurer and four tody for a week. members of the Guild. The funds of the Guild were derived almost entirely from one source, viz, the subscriptions from members.
The Funds, Kee & Co., and when interviewed the proportion of their receipts
The local agents are. Messrs. Xiu
Members subscribed according to by our representative, they said from their work. The present rate that they had received
tele was 2 per cent., of which the fore "gram from the master of the man contributed 0.6 per cent. and The sale was opened by the Hon. Wing Ho on Saturday afternoon in the workers 1.4 per cent. The lat Mr. H. T. Creasy (Director of connection with the piracy. Public Works) who wished the cable confirms the details given paid the money to the Treasurer. Theter was payable to the foreman, who effort and the C.M.A. Week general above, but further states that the The system was that a foreman un- French Police, and that the pirates with the Guild, and paid the com- vessel is now in the hands of the certaking a contract registered it have also taken away a few bost mission when the contract was com
pleted,
ly every success.
This evening at six o'clock there is service for young people, which will be followed by a service for adults at the Vicarage at 6.30 p.m. To-morrow there will be the an qual devotional service in the [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] Church, at which the Rev. A. Da
Stewart will be the speaker. Is something going on between
On Thursday, at 6 pm, there certain Kuomintang leaders in will be lantern lecture on Canton and the more influential India; and the Week will be subordinates of the Chang Tso Lin? brought to a conclusion on Friday This question is being persistently with a musical evening in the asked in Canton. It is said that Chater Room of the Church Hall
Mr. Cheng Chien and General Yang
Eu Ting, close advisers to Marshal
PROBLEM
Chang Tso Lis have been having PEKING'S CABINET communication with Canton leaders through a representative who was in Canton up to January 2ad.
There have been, many sugges tions in Chinese political circles that the interests of Canton and certain sections of the Mukden war lord's following may come to an ar- rangement and effect a new order in Chinese affairs.
A Dispute Settled. The long dispute between the em playets and the employees of the Chinese Piece goods Guild in Can ton has come to a point where only formal acknowledgment of the agreement is needed for settle. ment. The employees are willing to accept an increase of waguì ráng:
POSTS GO BEGGING.
According to Dr. Koo, Marshall Chang Tao Lin is still backing the present Cabinet because no one has been willing to form a new one. The present Cabinet is also having difficulty in filling the vacancies, Dr. Koo has been consulting Mar ahal Chang but no selution is near.
Marshal Wa Pei. Fu hos wired Marshal Chang Tso Lin from Honan, suggesting the maintenance of the present Cabinet
ages.
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Wing Ho is under Chinese registry, She is command ed by Captain Lemos and is 503 tons register.
"HANOI" PIRACY
SUSPECT...
DEMANDED FOR A WEEK.
As a sequel to the piracy of the 5. Hanoi, a Chinese who was or- rested in the Colony, and was iden- tified by the Compradore of the "Hanoi, was brought before Mr. Lindsell yesterday morning.
that the defendant has received all His Lordship The allegation in
these contract paymenta
Mr. Loseby: I am not sure that I can put it as high as that.
The present Chairman of the Guild said he had been a member for forty years, and had held all the offices in turn in reply to Mr. Loseby, be said one rule was that if a foreman was not paid for his work, he must report it to the Society.
...
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In reply to his Lordship, witness said that five years ago the Guild was merged into a Union,
broke out, the Union had between $1,000 and 82,000 which was shown in the accounts. Sometimes the money was in the Bank of Canton, and sometimes in
the Bank of China. Before the strike," con- tinued witness," together with
Witness said that when the strike
others, I drew the money out, and when the strike occurred there was
no money in the bank.”... -
Mr McCallum: You' sent the money up to Canton ?
Witness: No.-05. the Treasurer went to Canton
Immediately the strike broke, oni
No; he remained in Hong Kong. When did he go to Canton 1-He remained in Hong Kong until the day before yesterday, when he went Away to his native 'country,
Noi & Striker.
I put it to you that he went to Canton strikers, and he has played a very as one of the earliest
active part up there since then as picket on the picket strike scheme There is no truth in that at all.
Mr. Loseby I must object. Is In reply to Mr. McCallumit it really part of the defence as to ress said the Guild was established at these plaintiffs have been forty years ago, but the Union
doing?
His Lordship: I must trust Mr. adopted the name five years ago,
McCallum. Witness admitted that there was a branch in Canton. After Mr. McCallum had quoted a rule, wit nese said it meant that unless former contractor had fully paid up, another man of the same Guild was not allowed to take a contract In reply to further questions, OWING TO ENGINE. BREAK-witness said when the strike broke
DOWN.
out the year before last, there was Go reserve fand There would have
Chief Detective-Lospettor Murphy applied for a week's remand in order to make further enquiries, and this was granted.
FATSHAN” DELAYED.
A little anxiety was caused yet been some money had all the mem- According to Dr. Koo, the Acting terday afternoon when thebers paid up. He denied that the Premier, the Mandate to impote Fatalan, one of the steamers en Guild had any property in the the two and one-half per cent. ployed on the Hong Kong Cantos Colony, Customs Bartax and the Note to The surtax on Customs in Kwang. the Powers to this effect have been service, failed to turn up at the
ing from 10 to 40 per cent only, and have waived their extreme demands a
ting
had a record collection in prepared and will be promulgated Steamboat Company's what at her December, according to figures just next week after a Cabinet meeting usuni time.
Mr. McCallum: You are trying to tell the Court that this Society with a membership of 2,000 men had
Witnels: There must have been a
ives out at Canton. Fer Decem- The surtax will be put into effect. The steamer, however, came in a no funds prior to the strike!. ber, 1926, some 8424,840 were col notwithstanding opposition. As to
witness whether the third plaintiff Continuing, Mr. McCallum asked
Left the Colony as soon as the strike started. Witness replied that he again. might have geoe and come back
I put it to you that plaintiffs, two, three, four, and five, all went out, and they took the funds of this to Canton when the strike broke Hong Kong Guild up to Canton went wedge and con sent-No.
Is "it within your knowledge that they went to Canton within the first three months of the strike 1-I don't. know
00
per
When the strike occurred, this Union censed to function alto- gether? Well, someone was looking
I put it to you that at least after the Union's affairs, MAR cent of these men went to Canton when the strike broke out and it ceased to function.-Witness denied this d
There are many members like the
tracts previon to the strike?—Tes The case was adjourned until Thursday afternoon.
lected from Canton and eight other the use to which the surtax is put, couple of hours or so behind her ports, including Nanning, Wuchas, military expenditure will not be time, the delay being due to sa little money or how could the defendant who owe money on con And others. The official name of the mentioned so is to 1áfford, "no til the domestic consumption ground for unfavourable foreign engine breakdown, which, it is Society be active 1 did production tai”
comments.
Wab: Tie Tat Po. understood, is not serious."
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