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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JUNE 22 1910

RICKSHA STRIKE

HONGKONG.

IN

GOVERNMENT INFORMED,

COMMERCIAL

No sooner was the carliest information. received last evaning then it was transmitted to an exécutiva officer in the Government whose long and intimate acquaintance with by wise, are applied by Mosars. H. S. Kadooria

the Colony and the Chinese can be trusted that the situation by which we are to-day confmated will be tactially handled, "He at once desired. to make it known to the owners of the vehicles that if they had any real grievance to place

OVER A THOUSAND MEN ABANDON WORK. before the Government, they were at liberty

CAUSE OF THE DEADLOCK.

COOLIES EXPOSE THEIR GRIEVANCES.

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ABANDONED WORK

walk to the nearest tram station in that the inconvenience to the public is confined order to travel to town. It should be stated

to the combined action of the coolies plying the public vehicles only-some 1,150 in sumber in the City of Victoria and does not extend locwners of private vehicles whose pullers are not at all affected by the strike,

CONFERENCE AT THE R.G.O.

Early this forenoon the owners of the vehi- cle, who let them out on hire to the disfected Office and there laid a statement of the coolies' coolies, appealed at the Registrar: Gentral's- grievances before the Hon. Mr. A, W. Bowie,

to approach the Registrar General this morn- ing who, as always, would be prepared to giva the matter a patient hearing. In any event the owners were counsblied against resorting to extreme meatures and to endeavour to persuade the pollers against adopting a goneral strike to punctuate their grievanco. In spite of friendly When, roughly speaking, twelve hundred tion now arises, "Had they po remedy ? ringlenders among the ignorant gang of agita- counsels, the recalcitrant coolles, or rather, the men go on strike, and those men are Chin. To that there is a serious answer, an answer to thought they knew better and at seven ess in a British Colony, it needs no deep of import to every member of the communio'clock this morning nur informant received learning or wisdom, to infer that somebody ty. Yes, they hade easy, simple remedy. the first telephonic communication that the is committing an lojustice or an absurdity. The proper coune for them, to take was to twelve hundied coolieṛ had actually In the wretched laconvenience all of us here have petitioned their employers in the usual are enduring to-day our indignation ought | Chinese

and the rickshas were idle. This messago came manner, and faillag redress, from Salyingpin. Corroboration of the report not we think, to take its natural course, to have petitioned the Government through was also received at the Palice head-quarters and veut itself in abuse of the "Govern the usual channel. Disputes and grievances That the manage was not merely one of ment What is the Government in this innumerable have been settled by that douce intimidation was proved by the fact that ye troublesome business? It is, of course, man and tactful officer, the Registrar-Gederal,sidents in the outlying parts of the City who primarily the Plee, and behind and above and the person who cogineered and are have to rely upon vehicular means of com them those officials whose business it is to leading this strike know perfectly well that munication to reach their business placen bad. mediate between employers and employed any petition presented to or through him and to smooth with the oil of compromise could not fail to produce full redress of any the friction of junog interests. The obvious real grievance." question, therefore, when things go as wrong, But the truth is that the rickaha as they are to-day, is "What has the Govern coolies are inspired by a few agitators ment beep up to now, or not been up to?", who are cunning enough to remain in We'abswer that the Government has been the back ground. They run this strike, up to every duty it had to perform. The noi as, reasonable Chinese, suffering rickaha coolies are on strike. Ate the owners under palpable injustice, but in a secret of the rickshas, that is, the employers of underground manner, aiming at the labour, in fauli? No, they are not. Are Government, and piuting their forces against the ricksha cookies, that is, the employed, Law and Order. For Law and Order, in fault? To that we answer that there are Justice and Reason' are all on the sideRegistrar General, Os their explatation it some questions to which it is impossible of a Government which has for a long would appear that the whole to give a direct "Yes" or "No" as a time past proved singularly successful reply. For there is another element. That in redressing real wrongs and softening the element is the public-fe, you and we and harshness of despotic rule. This Colony all of us, and a lot of other people as well, has much to be grateful for, we think, in What are the bare facts? Whereas a few the tactful and fortunate administration days ago, only about the 2nd or 3rd instant, which controls within the King's Peace we noticed that rickalas had a printed no- and in harmony Europeana and Chinese lice on them, giving a table of legal fares for and such discordant elements as are ap the use of them and their pullers for certain inevitable part of such a population as lengths of time, and whereas we and our outs. The fat refusal of the ricksha friends have observed until this sorrowful coolics Lo

even consult the usual re- morning no diminution in our convenience presentatives of the Chinese about their in ricksha using, or in the usual impudence present grievance, and even wien-sought of their clats ja Oliver-Twist-like asking for out by them to listen to any suggess right for the breach (ncilly winked at by more than their due on the part of the tion whatever, polate to a deep and the authorities. coolies, and whereas they did, to our premeditated underlying spirit of mischief. amusement, some of them, obliterate the There' secret societies and bidden combines figures before the word "cents"

of coolies, are all of them black with the fare placards, or other some did place a apie foutness-the taint of the Triads. This figlus a before the same, so as to make it strike is not therefore a just and reasonable appears, these and other trifling matters in no way disturbed our philosophic serenity imposed by law. It is a deliberate attack protest against the harsh working of a tariff

until this morning that we call sorrowful

on lave" itself, and is made. an opportunity when we were obliged to walk farther than for a conflict of will between elements of we like in a June sun in latitude twenty-two disorder and the Government of the King odd degrees. Nobody told us this was

in this Colony. coming. Nobody warned us. Behold it is a bolt from the blue! Or rather is it a shaft of Apollo, and those who fear the sun may sacrifice to him now.

on the

The ricksha coolies have no grievance whatever against their employers, The owners declare that they can not help the strike and have no share in it beyond suffer ing by it financially. It is not directed againat

The deserted appearance of the streets in the business part of the City this morning led to the belief that the unusual calen forebode ill that invariably precedes the storm. True enough, whan the daily stream of people began to move about in the ordinary course of the day's doings, it dawned upon some that the absence of the ubiquitous sickabas and their yelling drivers os Q icon's Road and Des Voeux

CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE-

irto be found in the fare board which every ricksha has been required to have mailed on in a prominent position just under the seat. The stated that, when their vehicles were taken for the quarcily renewal of licences they upto the Police compound on the 2nd-3rd inst.

were asked by the Licensing Officer 10 bave this requirement-that is, the displaying of the tariff in a conspicuous part of the vehicle-complied with. The owners replied that that was no part of their duty and they had no power to enforce its compliance on vance in the pasi with the provision of the law the puffers who bad regarded the non-obser

THE COOLIES' ATTITUDE. When the matter was first urged upon the coolies by the Chinese proprietors, the fornser

did not demur and consented to the board be log ofixed at Was been seen on sick has

on made itself apparent. The resentment the public toads for the past two, or, three works, Latterly, however, ditiffec.

was first shows by- obliteration and sub. stitutions on the boards with á view to deceiving fares as to the authorized oficial scale of charge. When these devices failed. to secure their purpose the men began to exi press their displeasure in a diferent mander and complaints were loud and persistent to the ricksba owners that the coolies were find. ing it extremely difficult to earn a living by a strict literal adherence to the official scale exhibited andar comprision. They alleged that, in the past, they were allowed to relain their licences on their persous, and the question of the payment of fares has recaly- no necessity for the introduction of an isova tion which was calculated to inflict, and indeed halready brought, hardship upon thèmi

them. But why is it then that when we Road-the city's main ariaries-bespoke theed the sauction of usage, and they saw want a ricksba, and even actually see a going on strike of the Cology's native jchoos rickthis with a conlie comfortably squatting To most people the occairenca was wholly beside it, we are' tumble to induce" that unexpected and no apparent, reason could be yellow-bided being to get up and convey us assigned for the shindonment of work on the to our destination? Why does he answer part of so large à body of men as between "No can" or "you go that other side" and most part, lead a hand-to-mouth. existence. twelve and fifices hundred men who, for the dares not euphemistically to name that other But in certain high placed circles, those in fact side by a monosyllable once considered as who have the privilege of a hearing with the a synonym of Hongkong?

Government and departmental chiefs, to-day's The tariff placards did not seem unjust. If strike has not come as ons took a ricksha at siy 11.37 and drove from the clock tower to the Club, and there Indeed our information is indisputable having observed the usual Gallic-caudal ritual, that as early as yesterday evenings, the swiftly returned, no, ricksha coolic greatly first intimation that a strike of ricksha poll objected to being paid so cents, but if given er would be on this morning bad beco only 15. he loudly clamoured for a cumshaw, colved. The gentleman who received If wa went the same distance, but without an place unreservedly all the available luforma- the secret intelligence was kind enough to interval long enough for the broker's (and ton concerning the strike in the course of a other's) ritual, 5 cents were enough. What look conversation with a member of the staff in the world is he growling for then, this of the Hengkeng Telegraph this moming, unconscionable ricksha coolie? The truth

STRIKE HATCHED AT WANCIAL,

A BOLT FROM THR. BLUE,

THE FIRST WORD

June 22nd, 150 p.m. following quotations for rubber shares,

fem

Allagari mesi7- Anglo-Javas, ani wauwunnalle 18 Anglo-Malays..

Batu Tigas Bertame

Bakit Kajangs (pp.); Bakit Rajabs Carey Uniteds........ Castlefields.......... Changkat Sørdunga Cheras A Demansias Seminee Eastern Internationals. Fed. Selangore Glenoalyt map SEORA Glansbiels

Golcondas versus eobiatze Golden Hope.tenan Highlands and Lowlands Indzaglutasororitats Inch Kenneths in severim quNI Jequies OVIDESET AUTOREBREIDDA Jonglanders....jaz Hans Kemunings 8/6 prem. Kuala Lumpor.... ........ 199.19 Lanadrozs (fully paid), Lanadrass(ppd.) ...... Labus

Ledbury.......

Liuggis

London Asiatics....... London Ventures... MerlimanÐUNAR

90/-

.60/3

5/9

..$43

Pajama ........................ Pogobs „.......... Rubber Trusts .45) prem. Saggaa amesakentamaad - vyžia Sandycrolls........................>ą iš:540 Sapongs (39.82×49 990 kr

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SonGoldacciaca Sakongeugnises **** 35/- prem Shelfords.......... 7116 Singapore & Johores ................$20 Sumatra Peras.....IJ. Sungei Chabt...1357- Sungei Kapars18/3 Tandjangs... Tangkabi....... Toerangie....

Ulu Kantu

55/prem, ....................... 22/6 pramı, ti- pram Dom.

United Serdangt131/6 United Singapores

53 Vaised Sumatras das au??/ United Langkais

Ne

1

Para Rubbernummy mai

..grib par lb.

Singapore and Johores have declared an interim dividend of 25% payable 30th June, 1910,

Sandycroft have declared a Interim dividend of 50% payable 31st July, 1910.

XUBBER PRICES,

Kuala Lumpur, 1¡ib Jube." The Planters Stores bave received a wire. from London giving the price of fine her? Para at ten shillings.

Messrs. Basper and Company's telegram states the average plantation rubber is at 9/7

NERVOUS RUBBER,

A FULL MANKET, At the rubber auctions large supplies were offered of plaatation variety.

The sales are proceeding slowly and with extreme irregularity.

They are now above the worst average. The decline is threepence to sixpence.

Kuala Lumpur, June 16.

The London cable of the Planton Stores

Agency' says that Plantation sheet and bi.cuit is at of, Crepe 95, Best Scrap 8/3, Dark Scrap 6/10, Scrap untreated 6/8, Rambang r/o, Fine Hard Para in si 10/1.

Penang,

ANOTHER COMPLAINT, They advanced, as another argument in sup-

alious, they have been hardly dealt by recent part of their protest against the Police require ment, the allegation that, contrary to populas The local share market is unsettled, Daval visitors to Hongkong, instancing is par

LINGGI PLANTATIONS, ticular the large numbers of American and Mesara, Guthrie and Co. have received a Japanese Jacks share lately. They riste, cable from the Secretaries of the above Com with what truth it is difficult to abow, that since the posting up of the scale board, many pany, that the Directors have declared an instances bays occurred when the foreign interim dividend of

of 50% payable in London on illors have engaged richshes and gone on long 12th July, Causeway Bay-reloraleg to Blake Pier within drives to the city environs-Happy Valley and the half or one-hour limit and paying the pullers just the regulation fares and no mare. The ickshameo contend that the journeys, besides depriving them of earning rapid fares by short suns within City limits, are extremely fatiguing and should be paid for on a more liberal scale, Central district This, in short, is their prio eta different from that obtaining within the

cipal complaint.

*MEETING LAST, NIGHT, Instead of giving effect to, secure a redress of what they conceive to be their just and fair grievances by legitimate meaps of representa- tions to the proper authorities the coolies, who are, almost without exception, members of some secret society or other, discussed their affairs la private yesterday and took the law fo totheir own hands by proclaiming a strike yea terday and actually laid down the abuftu of their vehicles tha moroing. They have kept off the rests for the whole day sad up to the hour of going to press there is no sign of the men returning to .rk.

·NÖ LISTURBANCE ANTICIPATED,: Meanwhile the Police officials interviewad

is that there are plenty of people who don't | As in the case of the serious strike in Janu- really understand "ola custom." Hongary, 1909, the present deadlock was batched kong residents, who, of course, are all of simultaneously in the two centres of the rickih pullers' rendezvous at Wanchai in the them generous and wise, understand to a hair the right distance for which a scent district of the City

Calero God and Saiyiugpon in the western

fare suffices, and the length of time which having been spent in a morningcocktail or otherwise, necessitates the payment of an that trouble was biewing was telephoned to our courteous leformant between 7.30 and 8 CXÍTA 5 or 10 cents. But globe trotters

p.m. on Tuesday, zat inst. "The message and worse, or newcomers, take the

was sent over the wire from the district placards too literally. One thrifty indivi-watchhouse of the District Watchman duud runs his human draft-animal, at a Committes, in Nullah Lane, at the top of Ship this morning anticipate no trouble as a result of the present deadlock. The fomentors of fast pace to any distance towardt, say the Street. It was to the effect that the ricksha pul- the passive resistance against the law, havs Happy Valicy, and back again, and timing lers contemplated going on strike early bean cara ut to keep themselves well in the him exactly, pays him exactly his fifteenth morning. To disguise the resolution background, bet 'If the agitators show any minutes, fare, five cents. If the coolie is that had been arrived at the rich com doubt but that theylli be promptly appra

evidence of impending trouble there is no disgusted, should be be blamed? Of course tinced to ply for hite up to

alatehended and dealt with as the circumianças. | beur · fast "night, so much 10 that Chi of the case require. So long as the Triads are Hongkong residente do not so severely stick asse gentlemen, who were supposed to be able to feed their self-imposed idlestis. It to the letter of the law. There would, in a position of securing early information on is not expected that any trouble will arise. hoverer, seem to be a prima facie case Chinese affairs, when seen by our representa to give out and the black-legs STS compelled It is only when thale resources begin, against a section of the public, who, inter-lesthis morning expressed astonishment at the to ply again for hire in order to earn the day's pritlug, too severely the provisions of the fact that the stritt had been tacitly proclaimed || living requirement that the recalcitranid máy. tarifs placards have caused dissatisfaction and an in actual force, since there appeared intimidate the former into a strict obserance among those very poor and hardly worked not the faintest indication that such had been of the guilds mandats. (In "hich cast & cold the latention of the organisation controlling the Gudyat human bosste of bur

The quer

méramenta of the pullars d'e

Usion" between the contending partijs mARY, maults of auch a contingency the Police aze figlly and adequately prepare

SANDYCROFT RUBBER COMPANY, The Sandscraft Rubber Company announce the payment of a fifty percent, interim dividend. MAY RUBBER RETURNE Agents Derrick and Co.

PORT DICKSON RUBBER CO.:-630 lbs.

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" AFTER THE BOOM?

They say I have made a "" tidy hivi,”"

They say I should bang out basners, dod chortle with glon and sing withal--- (They probably think I am musical,

Because of my Moody Manners!)

· But my head ặt swims, and my leadea limbs.

They can dance no gay fandangos). I've as many complaints as G R Sims- The outcome of strenuous market " scrima!

And the rish to arrange contangoes.

!

One's life in vain when for golden gain All other delights you'sa scorning..... To travel betimes by the workman's trais, With the chance of arriving bòmt again” With the milk in the early morning? Bat Witsurtide's coming along space, Bringing plenty of sleep per diam Yes, “ wits untied" just file my caso For mine are tangled in this mad race,

And I want a chance to uniisam

Batnow I un weary of toil and moil,

Though far from's lazy lubber And while I am watching the lape anc I wish I could bathe my limbs la öll, And all of my joints were rubber.

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