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JAPAN AND THE CONSORTIUM.

Shanghai, April

Mr. Lamont was the guest of the American Banks heads at tiffin to-day.Ro affirmed his belief that Japan would be a party to the siew Consortium on the same terms sa other nations.

QUEENS

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College ground afternoon and

respect a great sheess

feront races were koonly contested and the "compositors were in good form

-There is a good deal going on in Tanniséfrelen theno days. [Not only in the annual tour- nament of the Hongkong Cricket Club in fall swing, but the _Com- misión of the Hongkong Taanis registared at the Botanic Gardens | League are now busy consider- totalled 1.50-Inch, |ing the Axtares for the coming sasson. At the meeting bald on Wednesday evening it Wak His Excellency the Governor | gratifying to see so many repre- has appointed Lance Sergeant 123 sentatives of Gabs turn up and C Dorrington to be a Sanitary there will be this year a happy Inspector for Stanley. reversion to the two Divisions idoo, a' thing which has been mads possible by the fact that no fawer than 15 teams have been

His Excellency the Governor entered of whom nine will com has appointed Major Christophar

A message from Kuala Lumpur states that the F.M.S. Police awarded the championship op, the pose the "B" Division. For the Wilson, O.BE

asare dissatisfied with the result of the Salaries Commission and are runner up being Tech The Xng with frst time the Garrison and Navy Assistant Superintendent, Prison making a similar protest to have other grievances remedied. They one point less. - The junior chan- are entering composite teams, a Department, during the absence are dissatisfied over the prospects of promotion and consider them-pionship emp thing that we suggested should on leave of Mr. John William selves warse aff now in this respect than aver before. be considered some time ago. Franks.

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With regard to the Indian Recrea tion, Club which was asked to go: into the "A" Division it was felti His Excellency the Governor} thas the standard of play of mem-has appointed Mr. Philip Jacks act as Crown Solicitar. high to make the "B" Division 27th addition to his other duties, farce if they were competing in it during the absence on leave of An additional reason was that the Mr. George Herbert Wakeman ór [“A” ́Division could very wall do until further notice.

with another entry. But in a case the experience Playing in the "A" Division will

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be of some considerable value to have been granted licences to the Club concerned, which will trade under the Non-Ferrous no doubt look on the matter in fetal Industry Ordinancs, 1919. thoroughly sporting spirit. There-Tak Taon Bee Kee, Wing Tung has been a little criticism already Cheong, Yes Cheang Loong and of the action of the League Com-Mee Kee. $36mittee but if every Club that does

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1920. --

LOCAL LABOUR DISPUTE.

not get all that it wants meeta every decision with resentful criticism then there will be very [little hope of ever running a League with success. We believe that the League is going to have a the Club concerned will be one of

vary successful season and that

the keeness of contestants.

THE WORLD'S UNREST.

CADET CO.

Orders for Cadet Company by Lieut. A. O. Brawn stata

Strength-Drummer E. Jordan is permitted to resign on leaving the Colony, with affect from 7th April, 1920.

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Transfer.-C. S. M. Frost is transferred to the Volunteer Do- fence Company.

These are days of big events of the world trying to sort itself out. By almost every hour we are receiving fresh news from

Parades.--Church Parade OD Germany and how the revolution Easter Sunday. Assemble at there has been swaying back Headquarters at 3.10 p.m. Uniform wards and forwards, first in favour Caps and Belts, Band with in- of one party and then of another.struments.

GANG ROBBERY.

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From Russia too, we hear news F. C. D. Instruction Classės of import daily and in the case of will be resumed on Monday, 12th Ireland, whose destinies are now April 1920. very much in the making, there are violent outbreaks, contempor- aneous with an attempt in the House of Commons to evolve¬¤; satisfactory settlement. How far that attempt will be successfulis a matter of conjecture only. But look where one will, one finds an almost distracting conflict of opinions and proposals We had something to say on Thursday in this column with regard affecting the Home country of patives at No. 269, Des Foeux Road Central, the o the reticence of employers to make any definite statement almost as much as others. This

floor of which WAS especting the demands made by local fitters for increased wages. is worthy of a little reflection for second We wish to add a few commenta because of certain things which we are all so prone to concentrate rented by a flour firm. They held With their dave been said in high quarters dearing that there ever was a ou details that we soon seem to "P possibility of a strike, and suggesting that the publicity given to lose sight of the great actuating arms.

them opened' tha safe the matter has had the effect of stiffening the attitude of the men principle that lies at the back of oncerned. Now, it is just as well to recall what we actually said it all. The world or rather its with a key which they took from the person of the manager. in our first report on this trouble. On the 31st ult. we stated that millions of human beings is ever They abstracted agless an eleventh-hour settlement was reached, what promised to on the move forward, striving to be a strike of all the fitters in cerrain establishments would come improve-this-and-that, removing of $350 jo about on the following day. That statement was based on inform obstructions

improving

otbar valuables from the ation secured from a thoroughly reliable source, which cannot be facilities, breaking down con-

to amount divulged for good and sufficient reasons, the information being that ventional barriers and erecting house. estimated

The robbers informers employed by some of the concerns had, by secret enquiries, new ones....always in a state to another $350. gathered from the men themselves that unless the demands for of Dux that is always getting cot safely away. more pay were conceded they would "down tools" on Thursday. better and better. At least we It was true, as we took special care to point out, that there was no are all trying to make it that open threat of a strike, but that such a step was contemplated as a Our methods differ and our plan)

of actions may widely vary, but last resort, and that the men themselves had declared much, is a fact. Two other local papers besides ourselves the motive power behind the spoke of such a possibility, whilst amongst certain sections whole of it is always the same- of the Chinese community the danger was, freely commented upon. the improvement of the human If there were no such danger, why the anxiety to get the matter lot. settled before April 1st? Why the prolonged conferences between the representatives of the employers and the employees? And

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SANITARY BOARD ELECTION.

It is notified that, by command of His Excellency the Governor an election of a member to the Sanitary Board will take place at

these two interests, was the Secretary for Chinese Affairs brought The Sinn Feiner, the so-called the City Hall on Monday, the into it? Anyone impartially looking at the developments must Bolshevik, the Spartacist, the 12th day of April, 1920, commen- come to the conclusion that there was a very distinct dadger of Socialist, the Liberal. Conserva-cing at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. strike. We trust that danger bas passed now, for labour troubles tive. Progressive call them all

The name of every candidate

are the last thing that we want in Hongkong. As to the argument what you will, have the same has to be nominated in writing that our comment on the subject had the effect of making the men and in view, the same ideal by ons elector and seconded by more obstinate, the idea is, to express it mildly, sheer nonsense. principle of making the world or another and the nominations As if Chinese fitters were likely to look to the European Press, their own particular before deciding on a policy! Even if they could read the papers better. Some of them, we think Supreme Court not less than four spheres delivered to the Registrar of the they would have found nothing in our comment in any way urging are mistaken, and some of them clear days before the day fixed them to cease work quite the reverse, in fact. The whole ex-we think are right, whilst others for the election. "planation of talk of this sort, of course, is that certain interests we think are of great potential here are wedded to the "bush-busb" or "don't-say-anything-about- detriment because our own angle sonally banded to the Registrar Every nomination must be per- idea. They would completely muzzle the Press if they had of vision is so much out of their way, only allowing it to publish what they thought good and sympathy with their Bat in

by the candidate or bis nominator proper. One man even suggested that if there were talk of Labour all our criticisms and in all our

or seconder. N. unrest in Hongkong it might affect the sending of shipbuilding approvals we ought to try to keep

In the event of the elec orders to this Colony by people at Home contemplating such a step. in view the undeniable fact that tion being contested A more far-fetched fear we have seldom heard expressed.

voting immediate this conflict and struggling is the will commence Nothing that we have said, or ever shall say, we hope, could very thing that is going to reilly after the nominations have possibly encourage the strike babit, which we regard as & 10ost the better world that we all look been read and continue notil 6 pernicious one. It is always a double-edged weapons capable of forward to; it is all going P.., when the ballot box will be injuring the user as much as the one against whom it is employed. to build up the progressive his closed. There have been minor strikes in Hongkong before, but they have tory of civilisation. For our soon ended. Happily, this Colony can proudly bosstof im-selves we are only szercised munity from labour unrest during the war, and we hope that record regarding the point that in the will be maintained. We feel sare that the big employers of labour very operation of improvement action they are also days when only desire to treat their employees fairly and to give them a square we shall not go to such extremes discretion and caution are of deal. But the cost of living for everybody has gone up, and that as to endanger all that has been vital importance. If we all strive Inevitably means wage readjustments. The leading, spirits of the built up before, To build too to keep that fact before as we Chinase community have a big responsibility in this matter. It is quickly is to build badly and to shall soon find ourselves emerging for them to advice the heads of the trade organisations to refrain tinker with the foundation of an from out of the present chaos and from violent measures of any kind, and to endeavour to settle any half erected house is to endanger entering upon a more peaceful disputes that rawy arise by a frank and open interchange of ideas the whole of it. Whilst these and solid period of real_recon- with the employer, who, we know, have no wish whatever to take are essentially days of needed struction.

puresadnable stand on matters brought to their notice.

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F.MS. POLICE DISSATISFIED.

Singapore, April 1.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE HOME RULE DEBATE.

London, March 30. The Irish debate was resumed in the House of Com DDS. Mr. Asquith disagreed with the view that order must be restored before constitutional changes could be considered "Ha expressed the opinion that the root of the mischief workt not be touched until, by a wide reform in the system, al Government, the general co-operation of Irishmen was 'enlat-. ed in the enforcement of law. He recalled his pledge that a vast majority of the people of Ireland should have an Irish Legislature and Irish Executive subject to the necessarY.... safeguards of Imperial supremacy and the protection of the Irish minority. On the contrary this Bill proposed to repeat the Home Rule Act

Replying to an interruption by Mr. Bonar Law Mr. Asquith said his pledge involved the grant of Parliament for the whole of Ireland. The Bill was cumbrous; costly and unworkable: It was not demanded "nor supported by any section. Ireland wholly discarded the Home Rule principle that there should be a single Legislature and a single Executive. Mr. Asquith suggested that the Home Bule Bill should be retained bat amended in some of its most vital particulars. For example the powers of the Irish Parliament and the Executive under the Act should be enlarged so as to give them practically dominien status though he admitted that the geographical rbatiguity of Ireland importantly differentiated her position, particularly militarily, from the position of the dominions. He also suggested extensive financial, adjustments and county option in Ulster in order to give time to see the 'operation of the new administration.

Replying to Sir Edward Carion, Mr. Asquith said be would shu give county option to the South of Ireland if der sired. He urged a bold and generous policy.

Mr. Bonar Law emphasised that the Government was competed to introduce the Bill, at the present time because otherwise the Home Rule Art would satomatically come into operation, and also that Ulster must not be brought under the Dublin Parliament except on her own free will The Bill was intended to give Ituland the largest measure of Howe Rule compatible with national security and the pledges given. Mr. "Asquith's anggestion did not mean Dominion Home Rale, the essence of which was the dominions' control of their fighting forces, whereas Mr. Asquith proposed 's reserve of armed forces –He pointed out, that "Nose could fail to com cognise that the connection of the Dominions with the Empire depended upon the Dominions and il anyone chose to-morrow to say they will no longer remain part of the Empire we abould' not try to force them." Dominion Home Rule meant the right to decide their own destiny. This was demanded by the legal representatives of the Irish people and for Mr. Asquith to say he was prepared to give Dominion Home Rule must mean nothing less than he was prepared to give and an Irish Republic (Loud cheers). There was no difference between honestly- granting Dominion Home Rale and openly giving self-deter: mination to the elected representatives of Southern Ireland. · He challenged the Labourites to say whether they meant _that_if_the_elected representatives of Ireland, wanted. ■ 'Republic they would give a Republic. That was what self-

determination meant.

Mr. Devlin strongly attacked the Bill which, he said, bad, been conceived in bediam. An Ulster Parliament would be merely an enlarged edition of the Belfast Town Council They might send the whole army and navy to Ireland but might was right only for a time. A nation's heart's desire could only be satisfed by recognition of the spirit of justice, cop- cession and freedom

Sir. Maurice Dockrell said the only Irish Unionist. Com- moner outside Ulster described the Bill as merely a beautiful dream and not a practical measure.

IF GERMANY TRANSGRESSES,

Faris, March 30,

.M. Millerand in an interview declared that in the event of the Germans sending troops to the Ruhr arss in excess of the number fixed by Marahal Foch in his

note of August, 8th 1919, France would order her troops. to advance with or without the Allies consent.

IRISH OUTRAGES,

London, March 80.-- Replying to Lord Robert Cecil-Mr-Macpherson said the magistrate, Mr. Alan Bell was not under police pro taction at the actual time of assassination. He had. repeatedly refused to avail himself of the axer of tha.. Chief Police Commissioner which was particularly press- ed-after the Dublin press attacks as he felt that ostar-- tations protection would detest his own object. - Mr. Macpherson proceeded to-pay, a warm tribute to -Mr. Bell's long and distinguished services to the Crowns -

Replying as to whether adgusts protection was afforded to other oficiale Mr Macpherson said that host–– of the officials had to have accommodation provided for - them in Dublin Caitis,

In action to the pro- Framme there, WIL a race for members of the St. John's “Ambul ance Brigads of Queen's College. Hung Kam Sang, a promising r nor, obtained the highest aggregats number of puinta viz. 14, and wis

was" "awardog) so` Ishimatan who did exceedingly Well He bad 15 points

At the conclusion of the sporta Mr. B. Tanner, headruaster," thank- ed Mr. A IL Crook for having consented to distribute the prizes. Mrs. Crook had taken a great deal of interest in Queen's College, Mr. Tanner thanked Mr. Laing, father of Docglas and Cyril Laing for having presented a cup and four gold medal to the winners of the Senior Classen Team Race which was won by Class R. The present was made to the College, 34 ** perpetual remembrance of the long connection of Douglas and Cyril Laing with the College. He also thanked prize donors and rubscribers.. to the prized fund and to the official especially Mr. Fletcher for their Services

Mrs. Crook then presented the prizes to the successful competitors at the conclusion of which sho yas the recipient of beautiful bouquet.

The following are the results:- Long Jump (Senior): 1. Hong Kam Sang (distance 18 ft. 11): 2. Kwok V Leung: 3; Mok Ying Kwai

Long Jump Junior): I. Wong Chi Leung (distance 14 ft. 34 in.); 2. Louie The Yu; 3, S. Nahida. “

100 Yards Race (Senior) Tsai Tre Yui: 3, Hung Kam Sang; 8, G. A. Flyder tire 11 secs.)

100 Yard see (Junior)1. Ishimatan; 2. S. Nizhida; 9, Chan Ping Fai

High Jump Senior 1. For Fre Yui (height 5 ft. 1 in.): 2. Yung Wing Fai; 3. Kwok U Leung.

High Jump (Janine): Lonie Tse Yua (height 4 ft. 2 in.); 2. Wong. Chi Leung: 3, Tong Wing Wong.

120 yil Hurdle Race. (Senior): - Ko King Fan: Kwok U Leung: 8. Mak Ying Kwai. (time 18,4/5 sec.). 120 yds. Hurdle Race, (Junior): 1. Ishimatsu; 2. Chan Ping Fai; 9, Lu Pon Chun (time 25 sees.).

Half-mile Handicap: 1. D. Laing: 2. Ismail; 8,. Wong Cho Chan (time 29-245 secs.)

800 Yards Race. (Senior); 1, Hung Kam Sang; 2, Tsoi Tus Toe: 3,0. A. Byder (time 87-2,5 secs.).

300 yards Race. (Junior): 3. Ishimatan: 2. Wong Tu Leung: Chao Piny Fai.

Sack Race: 1. D. Laing; 2, Ko King Fan: Ko Sik On.

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Pupil Teachers' Race:

1. Chan Chi. Foon: 3, Wong Tae-tuoz: Ng Kam Man.

Pick-a-bone Race: 1,Lam Tor Ying and Chan Kam Tung2, D. Laing and Ko King Fan: 8, Leung Tit Song and Seung Si Kai

Three-legged Race: 1, Douglas Loing and Ko King Fan; 2. Leun Tht Sang and Leung Shiu Mian.

Ambulance Race: 1, Chan Tuk Yin: 2, Ng Pei Kwan;

3, Chan King Ching.

One mile Race: 1, 0. A. Byder, 2. Leong Tit Sang; 8, Wong Cho Chan.

Obstacle Race: 1, Slezsaka; 2, Ko King Fan: 2. Bouis The Tue,

Invitation Relay Race: 1. SL Pau's College; 3, St, Stephen's College.

Old Boys' Race: 1, Ko Kin p

" Leung Hoi Sang; 8, Lau Hoa

Chik.

Senior Classes Team Race: lie Class F. 8 B.

Junior Classes Team Race: 1 Class A

Consolation Race: 1, Tauf-la Woon; 2. Y. Mohomed: 8 Leung Bik Kai.

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