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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER-

· 1919.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE RAILWAY STRIKE SETTLED.

London, Oct. 4°

The railwaymen's President, Mr.-Cramp, stated last even- in that members of the Executive were going to report to the various strike centres in the country with the exception of Mr. Thomas and Mr. Bromley who have to address an Albert Hall demonstration on October & Hence it is assumed that no more towards the resumption of negotiations by the rail- waymen is likely during the weekend. Nevertheless members of the Trade Union Mediation Committee, now numbering 14, have not abandoned hope of finding an acceptable basis to establish a truce prier to the conference on Oct. 7, to the latter of which the miners have been specially invited. It has now assumed the character of a National Labour Parliament and its scope and power were strengthened yesterday when instead of the two or three delegates hitherto representing the Unions Thus the Conference the full Executives were summoned.

will have authority immediately to decide the question of a strike and it is contended in Labour circles that the decision of such Conference must definitely influence both the Gor- ernment and the railwaymen. The Vehicle Workers Union held eleren branch meetings in London at midnight to coD- aider & sympathetic strike. The Executive recommended postponement of decision pending the conference on Oct. 7. Owing to the improvement of the train services the inland aerial mail has been discontinued. It is rumoured in the city that the Premier intends to go to the country immediately the strike has ended on the issue raised thereby.

Downing Street efficial: Plans are in active preparation to meet the situation caused by the refusal of the strike leaders to accept arbitration. The railway services are still growing and the number of goods trains is increasing. The food situation is unchanged. Retailers' stocks are well dis. tributed and are, if anything, more plentiful than on Sept. 26. The response to the call for volunteers shows the public determination.

An instantaneous response has been made to the Gov- "ernment's appeal for citizen guards and numerous organisa tion meetings are being held. The Lord Mayor of London has already appointed an organising committee representa tive of the city. Special constables bare also been called up Nevertheless there are signs that the outlook is not 55 gloomy as the breakdown of yesterday's conference might in- dicate. The Mediation Committee is still bard at work.

Downing Street official: The Government is satisfied that all necessary measures have been taken to deal with sny situation that may arise. A very limited passenger service will be run on Sunday in order that goods traffic may be Carried. The public is requested not to use the trains on Sunday except it is imperative. Thanks to offers of service still being received from all parts of the country the Govern- ment is confident that it will be possible to continue to safe- guard the community entirely through the civil arm with the voluntary co-operation of the civil population.

That the door to negotiations is still wide open is shown by the fact that the Mediation Committee after a prolonged conference with the Railwaymen's Executive interviewed the Premier at Downing Street this evening.

It is officially announced that the food position continues satisfactory. Heavy quantities are coming inty London and supplies of fish are good. Retail stocks are generally greater than on Sept. 1. Milk is 75 per cent off normal

The Northumberland Miners' Executive has passed a re- solution that the railwaymen are in the right and the time for the neutrality of other Trade Unions has passed.

The Mediation Committee left Downing Street shortly --cheerful An official state- after seven and appeared mu ment issued at 7.10 says the deputation at Mr. Bonar Law and the interview was adjourned until to-morrow. It is gen- erally opined that the Committee will again succeed in bringing the Government and the National Union of Rail- mec's Executive together.

Mr. Thomas announced last evening that the executive of the railwaymen had decided to proceed with another cou ference at Downing Stre

et at 11,30 on Sunday morning ac- companied by Mr.

Dromley of the Locomotive Engineers.

London, Oct. 5. The Citizens' Guard will be unarmed and without uni- forma Ther will wear only a brassard. Their principal duties will be to relieve the military in guard duties in ac cordance with the Government scheme of holding the troops strictly in reserve. Although the appeal was only issued at midnight on Friday, meetings were held throughout the co- try yesterday afternoon for the purpose of establishing the guards. The response of volunteers was such that consider- able progress is already made.. Thus the Mayor of Kensing ton announced yesterday that he had enrolled five hundred The conference of the Mediators and the Railwaymen's Executive with the Premier at Downing Street began at 11.50 this morning. A large crowd at Downing Street loudly cheer- ed the railway delegates. Prior to the conference the Pre- mier conferred with a number of ministers, including Mr. Bonar Law, Mr. Barnes, 31r. Horne, Sir Eric Geddes and Sir Auckland Geddes.

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London. Oct. 5.

Official: The railway strike is settled

The conference at Downing Street conchaded at 4.15 in the afternoon and the bare announcement "The railway strike is settled" was issued from No. 10. Immediately the large crowd, in Downing Street loudly cheered the announcement It is understood work will be resumed forthwith.

It is stated that the terms of settlement of the strike will be announced at the railwaymen's meeting at the Albert Hall - this evening

It is understood the settlement is eminently satisfactory to the Government. One of the delegates in an interview expressed the opinion that it was a fair settlement for both aides.

Later.

The meeting passed a resolution accepting the terms of settlement and undertaking to abide loyally thereby.

It is too soon to sum up all the lessons of the strike, but it is already clear that in so far as it was an attempt to hold up the Gigvernment, it has been a gigantic failure. The rail waymen have been out eight days and have spent £300,000 in sizike pay without result. They never succeeded at any time in imperilling the life of the nation. For this two factors were chiefly responsible, namely the admirable or ganisation of the emergency services by the Government and the courageous and cheerful acquiescence of whole public in the temporary inconvenience. From the first sudden stoppage of work food supplies were absolutely assured. Elaborate ar rangements were made for distributing milk and other parish. able to the large towns, and the mails were bat slightly re- tarded. The newspapers were delivered as usual. Necessary journeys throughout the country were performed by motor transport and the limited service of trains driven largely by amateurs. The attitude of the whole people has been beyond praise There was no question whatever.. of the universal determination to make the best of the discomfort, to preserve order and to form a strong yic guard with that object; above all not to allow the community be held to ransom by any one actions For the preservation of order a high tribute must also be paid to the Trade Unfinding the railwaymen who did their utmost to discourage abotage. It is a remarkable" Each that throughout the past week no rifle shot was fired and uthern, was not a single instance of death or serious injurj,

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PRESIDENT WILSON'S HEALTH.

Washington, Det. -4

The night bulletin on the President's condition says he is about the same, with a slight improvement.

New York, Oct. 1 Owing to President Wilson's illness H. M the King of the Belgians has cancelled all his engagements for a tour of the United States except the visit to Boston and Buffalo, alter which he proceeds to California.

Washington, Oct 1 President Wilson was able to take some nourishment yes- terday; also some sleep. Otherwise there is no change.

A BOLSHEVIK OUTRAGE.

London, Oct. 4 According to information from Warsaw it a reported « that Brigadier Jadwin of the American Army, who accompani- ed Senator Morgenthau on a mission to Poland, has been captured and executed by Bolsheviks while attempting to motor to Kieff from Luck. It is to be feared the British Lieutenant, Bowe, who was accompanying him, shared a similar fate.

THE PRINCE OF WALES

Regina, Saskatchewan, Oct. 4. The Prace of Wales had a fine reception here to-day from Jarge crowds outside the Parliament Bandings where addresses were presented and a number of veterans decorat- ed. Sub equently the Prince gave a reception to a big crowd.

ROYAL MOTOR RIDE.

London, Oct. 4

Their Majesties the King and Queen "arrived in London this evening. having motored from Balmoral.

TURKISH CABINET RESIGNS.

Constantinople, Oct. 5. Damaferid Pasha's Cabinet has resigned.

THE BALTIC PROVINCES.

Berlia, Oct. 3.

The German Government in a proclamation appeals for the last time to the consciences of the German troops in the Baltic provinces and says the entire nation will starve unless they withdraw this month.

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Copenhagen, Oct. 3.

The German Government, replying to the Allies' note of September 25 concerning the evacuation if the Baltic Pro- vinces, recalls the measures it has already taken, including stoppage of ammunition, pay and supplies for the refractory troops and the replacement of Von der Goltz by Vor Bernhard. It says it has no further military means of com- pulsion. It is firmly determined to the utmost to fulfil its obligations, but it protests at the threat of a renewed blockade. It suggests the immediate appointment of a fixed German- Entente Commission to investigate the facts and take the requisite measures.

THE FRENCH CHAMBER,

Paris; Oct. 4:

The Chamber bas passed a motion requesting the Goters- ment to reach an agreement with President Wilson on America's ratification of the Peace Treaty, to convoke an im- mediate meeting of the League of Nations and a Commis- sion of French delegates to propose meatures leading to general disarmament.

serious enough, but it assuredly offers to encouragement to those who imagined England was a fertile field for revolution.

A. Downing Street official message says: Representa tives of the Bailwaymen's Union, accompanied by represen tatives of the Transport Workers' and Associated Unions, called at 10 Downing Street at 11.20 this morning and inter- viewed the Prime Minister and Mr. Bonar Law. As the result the following agreement was resched:

Firstly: Work to be resumed forthwith

Secondly: On fall resumption of work negotiations shall be continued with the understanding that they be completed before Dec. 31.

Thirdly: Wages will be stabilized in the United Kingdom at the present level until Sept. 30, 1990. They may be re viewed at any time in the light of the then existing circum- stances.

Fourthly: No adult railwayman in Great Britain shall receive less than fifty-one shillings as long as the cost of living is not less than 110 per cent. shove the pre-war level.

Fifthly: Men to work harmoniously with those who re- mained at or returned to work. The Government and Bail waymen agree that no man shall be prejudiced in any way as the result of the strike.

Sixthly: Arrears of wages withheld in consequence of breach of contract will be paid after resumption of work.

Mr. Lloyd George loft Downing Street at 5.25 and motored to Buckingham Palace. A large crowd at. Whilhall Joudly cheered him. He smilingly acknowledged it.

The spacial Trade Union Conference for Oct. 7th. has been abandoned in consequenos of the fettlement.

LONDON-PARIS AIR SERVICE,

DAILY TRIPS AT TWENTY

GUINEAS.:

The official aerial trips between London and Paris during the Peace celebrations proved that daily seroplane servion between the two capitals is a commercial proposition, and private services. are about to be begun.

The Aircraft Transport and Travel, Ltd., announce that they will inaugurate a daily London -Paris service for passengers and parcels as soon as Continental flying is permitted, while the Handley Page Company expected to establisba daily service between London and Paris as well as between London and Brussels from September 1.

A Daily Chronisie" representa- tive learnt a number of interesting details from General Sir Sefton Brancker, a director, in reference to the former project.

"Yes," said the General, "we follow on from the Government service. Their squadron com- mander and some of their finest pilots are now with us. Instead of Hendon. we shall fly from Hounslow. We shall use convert- ed D. H. 4a's and D. H. 16's, the former carrying two and the latter four passengers.

"The fare will be 20 guineas for the single journey, 49 for the return Intending passengers need not do any extra clothing, as they will be in enclosed cabins, furnished with windows that afford unrestricted observation.

"We are going in for speed- 100 miles an hour (or two and a quarter hours for the journey), even against an adverse wind. To obviate the difficulty of fog we propose to develop a system of alterative aeodromes-that is to say, if fog prevails at Hounslow we shall start, say. from Folke- stone. Passengers and parcels will be carried there in a motor

car.

"We expect the parcels service (7s, 6. alb. for o dinary pack- ages, and considerably less for re- gular traffic) will prove more im- portant than the passenger. Par- cels can be left at various City and West-end depots up to 10 a.M. and 10.30 am., and up to 11.30 at the aerodrome.

Departing at 1000 from Hounslow (a sister machine simultaneously leaving on the other side), Paris will be reached ** 2. 15 p.10. Making * liberal allowance for Customs routine and the time occupied tn arriving at individual addresses, all the packages would be deliver- ed in central Paris by 4 p.m.-in outlying districts by 6 p.m

"These facilities will no doubt

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DINNER DANCE

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Saturday, Ilth October 1919.

DINNER $1.00 DANCE $1.00

Anyone entering the Dancing

Room whether they wish to dance

be greatly appreciated by bankers, or not, MUST purchase a dance

Stock Exchange people, and others. We also hope to be allowed to carry mails. At present there is a daily average of 2,000 messages cabled to Paris, and they are subject to some hours of delay. All those messages could

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Tables for DINNER may be

be sent much more cheaply by booked. Our dancing room may

sit.

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hired for private Dances,

will not carry all the traffic that Masonic Banquets, Evening par-

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A subsequent develop ties or any other Social Function.

ment will. no doubt, be a late

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London, transact business in Paris, and return to London the sam day."

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BREVITIES.

Paris is building "down" in- stead of up, to preserve beauty of city-underground earthscrap- ers" instead of skyscrapers.

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The Portugese government is still struggling to abolish the slave trade in West Africa.

Geopolis is the name suggested by the inter-Allied. Committee for a new city in Belgium, which shall commemorate the great war and become the seat of the League of Nations.

A Spokane, lawyer's plan to stamp out food hoardings:-Make the mayor a government repre- sentative and require all food dealers to file with him invoices of every scrap of foodstuffs brought into city, together with the price.

Two hundred years ago the purchasing power of the sovereign was twenty times more than it is to-day--Mr. Gordon Selfridge.

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