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LOCAL AND GENERAL

Sin Kun, a painter was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital on Wednesday suffering from in-

The case for the workers' dele- gations was put by Mr. Arthur Shaw, workers adviser, British Empire. It was that the textile trade was the mest international from its raw materials to its finished products, and if there was a special industry that ought to be dealt with by a convention it was this one. The majority of persons employed in it were women and children, its opera-juries which he received when he tioms were purely mechanical, fell off a stage upon which he was and there were no technical standing while working on the obstacles to prevent their inter- Empress of Japan along side the ruption at will. It had been im- Kowloon Wharf. possible to secure any limitation

of hours by negotiations with the It was in chese circumstances employers, or by voluntary agree that the British Government were | ment, ' hence the appeal to asked to undertake to make com- Governments to arrive at some pulsory provision for the reduc- international regulation of hours tion of hours of work. "The through a convention Government would wish to be satisfied (Mr. Brown continued) that the obligation undertaken by Great Britain would be simcar to that undertaken by other count tries, and that the effects wou'd be similar. We should wish to be satisfied also that the effect would not be to cause unemployment by

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange have received a cable from Mesars. Derrick & Co, Local Secretaries in Singapore of the Raub Austrailan Gold Mining Co. Ltd. announcing the output for the four weeks end- In the course of a speech to-ing June 20, 1936 to be 2001 ounces, wards the close of the meeting

Jouhaux M.

(workers' delegate,

Two cases of Diphtheria were re- France) referred to the influence

ported to the Health Authorities for that the 40-hour week might have

the 24 hours ended on Wednesday. when France came to revise her commercial policy in respect of In an undefended suit heard be- tariffs and quotas. He appeared fore Judge P. Grant Jones in HM. to imply that favourable con- A reliable report from Hankow creating a wider margin between sideration would be given to those Supreme Court, Shanghai, on Fri- states the vanguard of the Kwangsi the conditions of British workers countries which put the 40-hour day, Mr. F. J. Brand sought the

HANKOW REPORT

Shanghai, June 25.

forces has reached Henchow and has fired on the Government troops stationed at the city gates. Inflict- ing minor casualties.

Later the Kwangsi troops with drew, but the situation is very tensé.-Reuter.

NANKING ADVANCE

Canton, June 25,

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week into practice.

PERSONAL

Notice has been given at the

dissolution of his marriage on the ground of his wife's misconduct, and claimed damages against Mr. A, V. White, whom he cited as co- respondent. Petitioner was repre- sented by Mr, Ranald McDonald. anslated by Mr. R. L. Stuart. The

sum up.

A concert was given at the Kow-

Chorál

and those in other countries, and. further, we should desire to be satisfied that the form of compul sion would be such as the work- people can accept and the «em- ployers

As operate. understand the meaning of the Supreme Court of the following marriage took place in Shanghál draft Convention adopted last

approaching marriages:- year, it gives sanction to compu!-

after petitioner's arrival bere in Arthur Wilfrid Hircock, prison February, 1908. After evidence in policy is clearly shown in his re- slaughter against two privates of

officer of Laichikok Prison, and support of the petition had been minder that "we can best help the the British Embassy guard. H.sha, Hunan, discloses that, in spit tion of this kind would not be "A reliable message from Chang-sory worksharing and it does not safeguard wages. Compulsory ac-

Madeline Frances Phelps, of Wong given, the case, which lasted all cause of peace. by undertaking Hunt and D. Cook, in connection of the complete withdrawal of the acceptable and would not be re-

nelchong Road, Happy Valley. nothing that we cannot fulfil.”

George Waldron Chisham, of the day, was adjourned for counsel to shareholder of the company re- and that while our influence wiir with the death of Kisaku Basaki, troops of Kwangiung and Kwang" cognized in the tron and steel or.

a Japanese officer attached to thest from Hunan, Chlang Kai-shệ

any other industry

Great keeps on pouring his soldiers in Britain as constituting progress." In consequence of the absence of witnesses, the prosecutor an-"

said province. As the same time,

They could all Cgree that hours the Hunanese troops are now oг- of work should be reduced, and nounced that he was unable to

dered to move to Hupeh to partake leisure time increased The di continue the proceedings and ask-

in the bandit suppression cam-culty was to and the means by ed to be granted an adjournmentpaign. The people and the mill-which these things could be sc- until the afternoon.

tary leaders of Hunan at present complished for those, whose eon- harbour a strong grudge, against ditions were most depressed. the dictator in Nanking.

Conditions in the textile industries Another information divulges tended to be depressed, because a that one Nanking division, which large proportion of the buyers of was recently dispatched into Hu-textlies were among the poorest. Pelping. June 25.

nan, now rises in rebellion. The people on the globe. The time Japanese officials and witnesses troops of that division declare was overdue for the ILO, to attended court in the afternoon that they would

refrain from direct its attention to that side without offering an explanation Dartaking in the furtherance

industrial and social of of the for their absence, in the morning any civil war scheme.-.

problems.

to By attempting ". A Korean barmaid identified Gentral Press,

isolate the question of hours of Cook who was accompanied by

work Zrom wages and other vital considerations the Organization hunt as having struck a Japanese customer, Onishi, on the forehead. [ ....

could make no real progress in Witness and the victim ran out of

improving world conditions.

Solicitors for the company 1, Des Voeux Road Central

Victorla, Hong Kong.

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LOCAL MAPS

Peak District,

Kowloon,

Victoria, New Territories.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

If Sir Samuel Hoare will steadily pursue this policy he will win an immense following in the country, It is a mantle which he can wear with great dignity. Let him but persevere, and he will prevail,

DAIL DECISION

Dublin, June 24.

to-

Mr. Eamon de Valera, the Free State chief executive, when mov- ing the estimates for the Gover- nor-General's establishments uay, announced that the Dall in view of its new constitution woula abolish the office of Governor- General.

The elected representative would be the ceremontal head of the state, he said,-

Heater,

In addition to witnesses, Japanese officials and pressmen were also conspicuously absent. Reuter

BARMAID'S STORY

JOINT TELEGRAM

Canton, June 25. Generals Bung Che-yuan. and

urging the latter to stop its mili-

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China Maritime Customs, and Greta Rice, of Prince Edward Road, Kow- loon.

Antoine Jules Joseph Moreau, or loon Tong Club last night by Pro

fessor Gualdi and his Boulevard Gambetta, Hanol, and Group. The programme included" Winifred Mary Dempsey, of the solos by Messrs. Alec Greaves, and Morgan Hotel, Reno, Nevada, USA,

Gus Aquino, and a duet, by this pair was an outstanding item. Mr.. Alison Mackenzie rendered some compostions on the plaño. There were other Items by the Choral Group, and altogether it was quite e delightful entertainment.

SMALL ISLANDS "COLONISED"

American Action

Honolulu. June 24. These islands were formerly looked The small islands of Baker, Jarvis upon as being British, but since and Howland, which recently figür- they were not colonised, in fact had ed prominently as outposts of the no "living souf upon them, the proposed air-line from Honolulu to United States laid claim to them.

Twelve American schoolbors have New Zealand, have now been off- dially colonised" with "American bastily been taken from Honolulu citizens.

in a coastguard cutter and four are It is believed this move on the being left at each of the three 18- part of the United States is made lands, where they will plant the

forestalling American flag-

the bar, and later returned when Han Fu-chu jointly wired Nanking she had bandaged her wound.

Onisht who appeared in Court,tary preparations in the south.reads, and only unity and united displayed a scar an inch long over "The country is now in a precari-effort could save it from doom.with, the object of

the telegram| Central Press. ous predicament," the eye. Feuter.

claims by the, British Government! Reuter,