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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1931.

E6 A WEEK AND ON FOUR HOUR FIGHT

THE DOLE."

DOCK LABOURERS METHODS,

WITHIN THE LAWA"

How dock workers axploit the dolo" is shown in the report, of the Port Labour Committee.

This Committee, presided over by Sir Donald Maclean, M.B., and in cluding three representatives of the dock workers-Mr. Ernest Bevin,

WITH REBELS.

TEN BURMESE KILLED.

MAIL TRAIN WRECKED

·BY... BRIDGE,

A large scale rebel attack in which the ordinary rehet forces were joined by many villagers, took place at Wettiga in the Prome district on May 31 says the fan goon Times.

For four hours the military and civil polico strove galitatly, to

Balls RemoveLI.

A still later message from the same oficial said that there were no killed and only six wounded nad they are being taken to the Pyu hospital. The accident in his opinion had been wilfully caused by unknown persons.net

A couple of hours later this was followed with a third message from the A.T.S., Toungoo, in which ha, slates that the cause of the accident was due to the removal of two

rails at bridge 170. No. 1 pier of the bridge had boon completely de- molishod which made them bus, picious that explosives had bcon used. Four persons only had been

the Pru hospital. The engine was did so, killing ten of them. Manying across the down line but it other, robols were known to be would probably be removed within wounded, but were taken away in 24 hours. Trans shipment was pos the retreat.

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Bir Jatnes Sexton, M.P., and Mr. drive off the rebels, and eventually injured and they had been sent to CALDBECK MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd.

Ben Tillett, M.Preport that from 1921 to 1999 inclusive £6,000,- 000 was paid into the Unemploy meat. Insurance Fund by employers, employers, and the State on account of the Dock, Harbour, River, and Canal Service" in Great Britain, During the same period the amount of bonet paid to workers in the Barvice was £22,000,000 1:

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were

The rebels, who were very deters mined, were armed with a variety of firearms besides the usual-dahs and apears. The object of the at- tack was the local police station. which was not damaged although houses in the vicinity were burnt, There were no casualties to the Crown forces. In another fight, however, one hoad constable was missing.

The evening mail from Rangoon to Mandalay was wrecked near Pyn by dynamiting part of bridge and by removing rails. Although the engine and some of the cánchcs capsized, it is reported that hono was killed, and that the total casualties were six injured. It is stated that there is no evidence that the wrecking of this train may be directly connected with the rebel movement.

A sample suolysis of the Condon workers showed that. 50.9 per cent. drew benefit at some time during the year, the average amount boing. for 97 days, but that only a small proportion

registered as wholly unemployed during any week in which benefit was drawn."

After examining the provisions of the Acts, the Committee were "not surprised to find cases of men earning £4, £, £0 or even more during two or three days' or nights' work, who had also received beneßt during the same week.” A desperate attack on the part "No witness before us," they add,of a force of rebels estimated at over 800 has been reported from the "attempted to defend this practice, headquarters of the Promo District except on the ground that it was as having taken place at Wettigan. within the law."

Suggested Remedy.

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Many Wounded.

The force is said to have been composed of villagers from Kwing- yi, Inya, Kyawtha, Kyaukponkwin, Pyinmaung Ywathitt, Waingg young and Paungnwegyon, and the object of their attack was the Wet- tigan police station...

The attack took place at eight o'clock in the morning and for four hours the military and civil police gallantly resisted the rebels and killed ten of them. Many others were wounded but were taken away. by their comrades.

On the question of the "dole," as applied to the industry, there are difference of opinion, Mr. Bevin, Sir James Sexton, Mr. Tillett, Mr D. W. Milford, Mr. T, W. Condon, and Mr. D. Hillman submit a scheme providing for a minimum weekly income, pensions, registra tion, and distribution of employ- The rebels were armed with "daha, ment under one statutory authomusketa, double-barrelled gunt, and revolvers. They carried rosaries rity. The, money, would be found.

and waved handkerchiefs. under the scheme by a levy on the goods handled.

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Inspector Kin Maung's party reached Wettigan three hours after the attack.

Houser round about the police station were set fire to and burnt with the dope that the polico station would catch fire. Corpsea of rebels killed in the attack have

been taken to Prome.

On the other hand, Sir Alfred Booth, Mr. C. Cullen, Mr. O, F. It appears that all the villagers Loach, Mr. C. S. Page, Mr. S. C. attack with the regular rebel forces

around Wettigan joined in the

Parkin, and Mr. James S. Spencer Another attack was expected the urge the principle of separating re-same night but did not come off. lief from insurance, and recom=" mend a scheme to ensure that essual workers who earn high wages in few days should not draw beneft immediately they are unem- ployed, and to remove the present inducement to evade employment in order to maintain continuity of The situation in the Pegu: Dis unemployment." They suggest fur-trict has taken a new and very dis ther, that transitional benefit at the direct charge of the Exchequer should be paid for a limited period only, on the basis of family needs, with strict conditions with regard

There were Do Government casualties.

· Mail Train Wrecked,

turbing turn as is manifest by the deliberato wrecking of the Not a up Mandalay mail train, near bridga 170, between Penwegon and Tawgywe-In, shortly after 11 p.m. proach to the bridge and by blow- by removing rails from the ́ap-"

to the acceptance of suitable working up one of the piers of the or training,

GANG CHIEF'S RICHES.

AL CAPONE REAPS $230,000 A YEAR.

Chicago-An annual income of £230,000 is enjoyed by Al Capone, according to Government officials at Chicago.

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As could be seen from messages from railway officials pear and at the scene of the capsizing of the engine and several coaches, the first figures as to the casultics wore con- flicting, several dead and injured being reported at first while later messages state that there were no killed and only four injured.

First Intimation.

The first intimation of anything wrong on the line was the message received at the Rangoon railway station by railway officials from Toungon which reads as follows:

3 up mail engine and three bogiv third-class carriages capsized near bridge 170 between Fenwegon and Tawgywe In Several killed and injured but details are lacking us communications are imperfect.

Capone has the heavy salary list of his gang to pay, but even allow ing for that, his revenue would be welcome, by many busiadas en terprises in those hard times. His

This was followed not very long wealth entitles him to rank with a afterward by a message from the Basistant Traffic Superintendent, select group of American pluto-Toungoo, to the effect that the de crats, for there are orly 500 per-railment as at first reported from sons in the country whose inccme Toungoo had taken place at Mile 000/0 on bridge 170 and that throa excords $200,000

had been killed and four or five in- During four years the Capone, jured. The engine bad crossed, tho gang's revenus was well over bridge and turned over. One bogie carriage was in a borrow pit by £1,000,000:

the side of the track and în falling These figures come from a Gov. had put the telegraph lines out of ernment official with a reputation commission. One bogie carriage for precision, and they suggest that was smashed on the track. Three bogle carriages of No. 6 down, were! a' close audit has been made with being detached and sent to the

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a view to tax prosecutions. Other one of the pccident to bring hacki Share the passengers of No. 3 (up to methods of dealing with gangsters Tawgywe-In. Trans-shipment was! haying proved ineffce are the Gov“ possible. The cause of the nocident- ernment is trusting to the opera was unichów The up and down

lize were blocked. Telsgraphie: tion of income tax laws to break!

communication below Tawgyne- was interrupted:

their powers

sible.

As soon as the information was received plans were at once put in hand for the departure of the com Bined wrecking special,"

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