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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY MARCH 21 1912

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distinguished British airman Gilmour, who was recently killed, will be found on page 8.

DISTURBANCE AT A MILL.

Question of Tiffin Time.

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on the 17th and that is the cause| FIGHTING AT CANTON. of the trouble?-Earlier than usual

But shut in five minutes ? — Yes.

And not opened again until later? — No.

The following was sont by our correspondent yesterday too late. for inclusion in our issue of last niglit

It is stated that Gonoral Badon Powell, who is now delivering lesturos on the Boy Scouta' move- At the Magistracy this morn- About twenty past twolyo? Ho Ching-kwong in command- of 400 troops of the regular forces ment in the United States, willing, before Mr. Melbourne, three They refused to come in.

Ah! but you-on't understand arrived at Whampoa early yes probably visit Bangkok in course mon appeared on a chargo of of his tour round the world. oranting a disturbance at the Chinese I know. But I opon terday morning to watch the Hongkong Mill, Causeway Bay, oned the gato for them to come in movements of the disaffooted the 17th inst.

and they shut it again and that troops of Wong Wo-ahun, Placards to the number of Mr. Walker appeared for the is a refusal in my opinion. It who were guarding the Yuohu 100,000. besring the words defenco, whilst Mr. Boaumont, an is a big loss to us to have delay forts. The regular forces took Beware Hatpins, have been official of the firm, appeared to of over an liour and you do not up their posts in a solloot-

know to what it might lead. at Tsing Ka villags. •Un- distributed broadoast in Mon-prosecute.

I agree with that,

fortunately the forts guarded H.M.S. Astrma is expected in real. This is the first stop Mr. Beaumont in the course of

in. a movement to abolish the his evidence said that he had been Mr. Walker then produced by Wong Wo-shun's Boldiers: port this afternoon.

modern feminine danger. The employed at the mill about eight-witnesses who stated that no commanded the posts of the rogu

threats were inade and that the lar troops who at first were rough- placards were posted on fences, con months, At the Magistracy this morn- telegraph poles, street cars, and Until October lost it was whole trouble was caused because ly handled by the revolutionary ing, two boys were remanded on everywhere it was possible to the custom at the mill to the gate was not opened to time. soldiers. A great number of a charge of attempting to alter stick ones.

stop the engines from twelve to There was no real trouble, simply shom were killed by sholle dis a forged order note with intent to

one o'clock, so that the employees confusion because the workmen charged from the forte. The news of the outbreak quickly defraud,

"Adypsis," or thirstlesanoss, is the time for meals and boon

could have tillin. Since that dato could not get their food.

Mr. Melbourne said that he could reached Canton and Commandor the name given by Professor altered to the period of 12.15 to not see where any violence was Li Fook-lam (Li Tang-tung) Schmidt, of Innsbruck University, to a now disease, or rather a newly 12.30, but caterers and others threatened and he would have to and his troops, with several Held discovored symptom. Boing led to the employees who were allowed

were permitted to bring food to dismiss this case. investigate the subject by achanco remark of a patient, he has found to dine at the mill. On the data in question when the that many persons either nover

A fine of $25 or one month's hard labour was imposed on a Chinese at the Magistracy this morning for assaulting L. 8. Wills in Canton Road, Kowloon, yesterday.

TROUBLE ON A MAIL

BOAT.

Serang's Heavy Sentence.

guns, hurried to the scene by express train. The regular troops were thus encouraged.

At this stage the tide of battlo turned. At a late hour news feel thirsty or abnormally seldom gate was opened to allow of

was sont by wiroless to thẻ. the men to get their food a dis-

Governor-General reporting the At the Supreme Court to-day, (oligodypaie). They consequently turbance took place outside and

victory of the regular forces. bofors Mr. Justice Gompertz, drink very little, they never pers the gate was closed. The disturb Liang Man-hin sued Chung piro even in a Turkish bath or

An interesting case was heard Several hundred evolutionary Cheuk-sang to recover $818.50 after taking aspirin. The condiance was meant to interfere with being principal and interest on tion is nearly always combined the working of the mill. It was at the Marine Court, whon Ma-soldiers wore killed.

really a protest against the din-hommed Sallum, serang of the Warning to Mariners. money lont on a promissory note. with neurasthenis.

ner time boing altered. There coal trimmers on board the On account of the possible Judgment for the full amount

was also a small gate, and through It.M.S. India, was charged, at danger from flying bullets to was entered for the plaintiff.

Apropos of the wave of crimi-is people. other than profession- the instance of the Master, George navigators of the West River, al caterers, such as the members W. Gordon, before Commander shipping men are warned by the unlity now sweeping, over Now Lieutenant Brandon's family York, it is interesting to note that of employees' families, who were C. W. Beakwith, with unlawfully authorities to use the back say that the reports of his exactly 3,000 persons were reported delivering food, were allowed to absenting himself from his ship reaches. We are unable to secure attempted escapofrom the fortress

pass in their supplies.. When he without leave on. Maroh 0, and confirmation of the statement Single Copies, Daily, ton conta. Weekly, twonty-five conta (for at Wesol are absolutely "fal missing to the New York police found that the caterers outside with inaligating and combining that a, captain on board one of during 1911, of whom 2,000 wore and malicious," and have caused found and restored by the date the main gato were excited he with all the soul trimmers under the river steamors was woundeil his friends the greatest possible tivo force. Approximately 1,000 thought it wise to close the gato, his orders to disoboy lawful in the hand by a stray shot,

Some of the workmen had gone commands, and to force their way pain and annoyance, It would of the missing persons were be interesting to know precisely women, most of them young girls out and those assembled outside out of the ship on the same dato. Defendant pleaded guilty to whether the lieutenant is on between the ages of 14 and 20. threatened him with violence. He parole, or whether he is co- The total number of persons who telephoned for the police and both counts,

George William Gordon, Mas- fined within the fortress. It is have disappoured from New York defendants were arrested. He was generally understood that the luring the five years 1006-11 and against two of the defendants be while they were lying in the instructed to ask that the charge ter of the India, said that withdrawn, as his firm only wished Shanghai river on the date in to punish one as a lesson to the question, the defondant, against 1 anent the rumoured consolida A committee formed in Tokyo others, and as a means of pre- the diroot orders of the chief tion of Far Eastern shipping in- ing, Lam Ho, a boatwoman, was in connection with the Great Ex-venting a recurrence of a previous engineer, left the ship and terests, wo learn on enquiry in on shore, taking all shipping oiroles, that suchi "a fined $15 for disobeying the hibition originally planned for disturbance which had been dealt went

effects with him. The change would have little effect on lawful orders of the Harbour 1917, which has been abandoned with by the Magistrates. On the his

order was given by Pacido lines. Master and refusing to stop when by the Government on account day, in question he opened the same called upon. For being on the of financial, considerations, held gato about ten minutes past the chief officer, but the defen- 9.8. Tjibodas without the master's a meeting on the 4th instant, twelve, five minutes earlier than dant went ashoro and stayed permission, Ip Tsun was fined when it decided to urge the Go-usual,

Mr. Walker: You cannot give $25, while three boatwomon vernment to reconsidor its deci- summoned for mooring their craft sion. The committee points out any explanation why the caterers within 100 yards of low water that if the original scheme is too refused to pass in the food ?No, mark in a prohibited place and costly, the building of the Ex don't understand Chinese. during prohibited hours, were hibition might be left to the They commenced to call out fined $5 each.

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UONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1912.

THE PRIME MINISTER'S TASK..

latter is the form of detention.

At the Marino Court before Commander Beckwith this morn-

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On successive days the House of Common has listened to speeches by Ministers dealing with subjects which havo something

A Distinguished Visitor. in common. Mr. Churchill doalt with war between nations, the

Among the passengers expected cost of preparing for it, the good for reducing that cost. Mr. Asquith by the N. D, L. s.s. Lutzow to-day dealt also with war, civil war, industrial war, the results of which was Professor Elliott, formerly aco not less-terrible though less immediately apparent.. In both President of Harvard University. speeches, too, a precedent was established; by Mr. Churchill in courageously dropping stupid references to "another Power" and boldly naming that Power; by Mr. Asquith in respect that the Bill ho introduced proposed to set up a legally established and acceptori minimum wago in the mining industry,

The "Yellow Dragon!"-

The Harbour Shooting Case,

have not boon traced is 4934.

Tokyo Exhibition.

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an order amounting to some Yen have seen him before. He

a

prisoner will spend five months

BILLIARDS.

Soldiers' Club Billlard Tournament.

RUMOURED SHIPPING CONSOLIDATION.

Effect In the Pacific. Touching the telegram on page

As far as can be gathered the proposal to consolidate will only effect lines to the Far Eaat pass- ing through the Suez Canal," and will leave untouched the prin cipal Pacific lines.

THE GONDOLIERS.

A Bid for Success.

there until next morning.

Defendant in onewer to the magistrato averred that the chief engineer gave him leave to go.

This, however, was explained by that officer, who said he gave Tokyo Municipality and the pre-something I did not under- defendant leave to go ashore fectural governments, which in stand. The whole thing is at 1.30 p.m. but at 4.30 he re- turn might be assisted by private not over the food. The food turned and naked for an ex of the committee is to be held to in my opinion, business men. Another meeting has nothing to do with the case tension, which was, however, refused, Be thereupon said I put it to you that the large ho would go and take all bis

At the last annual general ascertain the financial require ments of such an undertaking. caterers were calling out about men with him, which he meeting of the Hongkong

the small men crowding round the subsequently did.

Amatour Dramatic Club, it was Japan and the Strike.

big gate instead of using the small Commander Bookwith in sen- indicated in unmistakeable terms The February number of the As showing the close connec one. At the time there were only toncing the man to 10 wooks that unless substantial support Yellow Dragon" is largely potion between nations which has a few people passing food through imprisonment with hard labour wore afforded them in their pro- cupied by a report of the prize come about as the result of the the small gate. I could not see on each count, said this caso was duction this season the Club distribution at Queen's College ramifications of commercial de-what was happening on the out serious one and he proposed to would have to corse its existence. on Feb. 8. As a frontispiece a velopment, and the far-reaching side from the inside.

make an example of the man asa Judging from the dress rehearsal Wo commented hero yesterday on the difficulty of Mr. Chur-group of scholarship winners is effect of modern national crises, But you state that they were warning to others. The sentences last night, there can be no doubt shill'is task. That of the Prime Minister was not more easy. He had given,

it is interesting to note that the thore ?Yes, I could see one or are to run consecutively, so the that the A.D.O. is at least making to frame a Bill which should settle, ut least for a time, a dispute

a very high bid to continue its indirect effect of the great coal two in closing the gate. strike has already been felt in Was the first defendant one?-in gaol.

career, and a "Telegraph" ro- which was not one between Twoodledum and Tweedledes. Tho dif- After hearing further evidence Japan. The" Japan Chronicle" I could not say. I was not tho

presentative who witnessed, with forences between the two parties liave not been reduced materially yesterday, Mr. Irving adjourned understands that a well-known man who arrested him.

many others, the performance though all the ordinary channels of modiation have been tapped. the hearing of the case wherein six British firm in Kobe has just lost Do you know first defendant?

realized the justice of the claims They are apparently irreconcilable, and the task of bringing them ing the police on the 88. Sui An 10,000 on account of not being had workers in the mill some time men were charged with assault-

that the Colony possessos quite a ovon approximately near to each other is a hard and thankless one. on Feb. 28 until Monday next able to guarantee delivery by a before.

fair amount of histrionio talent.

The Gondoliars" is by no Moreover, the Prime Minister had to satisfy not only both sides in The evidence was reported, fully certain date. It is probable that Is he in the habit of bringing

moa: s the easiest of Gilbert and the struggle, but also the public; which has been the chicfest sufferer in the "Telegraph" of yesterday, no little amount of business will food to the workmen ?Yes.

Sullivan's comic operas. The and has a strong right to be considered. Yet, muking all allowance Fodder in the Philippines. be lost in the Far East owing to And so far as you know that is The fifth and sixth games bo- lunofa! masio is such as con for the difficulty of the problem, one is bound to say that Mr. Quartermasters of the United firms being unable to guarantee his only means of a livelihood?tween the Sargeants of the K. O. only be undertaken by good

State Army in the Philippines execution of contracts and de- That is so. " Asquith does not appear to have beon courageous in his attempted to found it possible, to grow livery while the presont crisis How many people do you may were played last evening, the Ar- affords opportunities many of Y. L. I. and 83 Company R. G.A. vocalists while the book!!! solution. At bost he offers only a make-shift, and the matter is forage for their cavalry and the continues.

were outside the gale?--I can't, tillerymen again proving vic- which are lost to the average surely not one to tinkered with. The Bill contains no penal pro-transportation animals in the Zulu Cause Celebre,

say because I was inside the torious in both games. Bugle amateur. To say that the t mom- visions either upon one side or upon the other. It does not compel islande instead of bringing hay

compound. After the gates were Major Johnson and Gunner Good-bers have gripped most of these the mine-owner to open his pits nor the miner to descend into the and timothy and cats across the A caso curiously illustrative of opened there were two or three man were first to play, the latter is, in its way, the fullest praise

Pacific at great expense. The the intermingling of East and hundred.

beating his opponent by 18. Ha possible, while some of the pit. It is a Bill chiefly notable for what it does not do and we must problem apparently has been West in the South African Courts Then you don't know much made breaks of 14 (twice), 13, artistes have already olearly in- solved by the cultivation of was heard recently by the Native about what happened at all?-11, 15 and 23, the Bugle Major dicated that they are out to do The chief weakness of the Bill is that, while it is designed to guinea grass at Jolo, and it is High Court, in which Mgidhlana, Why?

moking 11, 16 and 13..... big things to-night and onwards. You told mo ao.I did not, I. The second game was between Only words of praise can be end the present dispute and get the men back to work as early as estimated that by the use of the the son of the Zulu King Mpande,

Sergt. Holliday, 83 Coy, R. G. A., spoken of the staging and the possible, it has not been framed with an eye to preventing a reour-native graes the cost of forage half brother of Cotowayo, thelast have my own business inside.

can be reduced to one-fourth or Zulu King, appoaled against the How many workmen do you and Sergt. Darwin, K. O. Y. L. I. Boenery. The dresses are admir- rence of the present trouble. Mr. Claude Lowther, again, put his less of its present cont.

judgment of the magistrate, who employ 7-Over 1,100.

Holliday won by 107. His best able, and together with good finger on a fatal weakness when he remarked the absence of any

ordered him to repay 16 head of Wore they inside or outside ? breaks wore 12, 11, 28 and 22 scenic settings afford many line. A Gambling Case. provision for compulsory arbitration. Tho blunt truth is that Mr.

eattle to his son-in-law, this being When the engine stopped at 12.15 against Sergt. Darwin's 10 and pictures in the course of "the Asquith, not for the first time, has been hampered by thoughts and ing, before Mr. Irving, fifteen on his daughter's marriage, owing to the gate to get their food.

At the Magistrancy this morn- portion of the lobole paid to him some went outside and some came 13. Soores:

play 83 Coy R. G. A. fears of his allics. He dared not offend the Labour Party seriously, men were charged with gambling to the fact that she died six You don't understand Chinese? Ganner Goodman 260 for their support is necessary to him. He dared not go too far with in a house in High Street, West months after the wedding. —No,

Bergt: Holliday. 250 this Bill lost they should follow it up with demande for a general Point, yesterday. According to Mgidblana admitted the general And for all

Bergts. R..O, Y. LI. Bugle Major Johnson ... 232 minimum wage Bill, with demands for a right-to-work Bill, from the evidence of the police packs native law for repayment of lobolo know the men were calling the

of card wore strewn all, over the in these circunstances, but claim-

Bergt. Darwin, 143 which it is but a stop to a right-to-feed Bill. Difficult in itself, Mr. e. One of the defendants had ed exemption as a member of the others for their food. If I say Asquith's task was made doubly so by reason of past coquetting been previously convicted and Royal House. The appeal was they were you cannot deny it? with the labourists. His solution meets the needs of the moment, heavily fined for keeping a dismissed, the Judge remarking,

In order to encourage the study last night. A treat in promised however, that he agreed that the Has there been, a disturbance of human flight a prize of £500 to-night in "Two Men - from and that is a matter for satisfaction, but the country would doubt gambling house.

The man who had been pre-claim would not have been en- before-Yes, I have been here has been offered in Paris for the Japan, which is described as an have much preferred to see him grapple boldly with the pro-viously convicted was Aned $25 forced in the old days, as the before, pots

first person who succeeds in fly eminent mirth produợ blem, not alone in its presont phase, but, as it may present itself in or six weeks and each of the re-displeasure of a member of the I put it to you that the large ing. thirty foot with apparatus special roquest the

mainder 82 or seven days, Royal household masnt death, gata was opened later than usual! propelled only by muscular force, my Danco, will be

apoak of it mainly in negation.

less have

No.

that, you

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