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MINERS IN FAVOUR OF A STRIKE.

RESULT OF BALLOT.

London, April 15.

(ESTABLISHED

SATURDAY, APRIL 17. 1920.

TOURIST TRAVEL.

THE LACK OF ACCOMMODATION,

during

With the withdrawal of restric- tions on foreign travol which The result of the Minors' ballot for acceptance of the Govarn-were found necessary ments terms was as follows—442,704 votes for a strike, and 377,569 the war, there is a vast number

of American tourists now com against.

THE IRISH QUESTION.

THE RELEASE OF HUNDER STRIKERS.

London; April 15.

· ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS.

SPEECH BY M. MILLERAND. ·

THE STRIKE

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`MANILA DEMOCRATS,

Bishop Lander has returned FULLERPHONE INVENTOR'S GOVERNOR HARRISON AS from his Jaat visit prior to learing

PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE. [for Home to the Chinese

CLAIM

platform of the lasular Convention held

Anglican Churches in Canton and the West River District Awards to Inventis, al Queen Democratio

The Royal Cominístion on He confirmed mangonandidatos Anne's Gate-buildings recently recently in the Manila Hotel and was presented with various dealt with the claim of Major endorses the As we forecasted in a previous gifts of Kackwood etc. To-morrow Majos A. Q. Faller for £31,699 in of Present Wilson, exprès:

administratina

the workman of the Telephone in the morning and to preach at

two

East unprepared, and as 'a result

hundred, ***ent

ontTM better-class hotels are reaping yesterday morning. It will be leasser profits than would have remembered that previous to come to them had they

more this a number of applications |sccommodation.

were addressed by the man

avantag».

Local realdents leaving for

ing to the Far East. This infimport, the strike has extandegh he is to confirm at Yaumsi | respect of the Fallarpbone." grafitude to Filipinos for) has found the Hotels of the Far Company, who, to the unmber of St. John's Cathedral in ther. Justice Sargent presided. during the war and

[logíalature Mr. C. Romer. for the claimant

Ar friendly said that the grounds for the upholds

generousTM action. It

the lamlar claim were that the invention of the party expressed was urgently required for the war its national platforms, censures and was the means of saving the attempt to Hongkong, as the terminus of to their employers making Home by the P. and O. Kiss a great many lives. There was United States income tax law la In the House of Commons, on the question of the release öf

apply tha Irish hunger-strickers, Mr. Boast Law emphasised that this was not the great passenger nas from for the 40 per cent. increase, and day inadade Police Inspector na dispute as to the merits of the Americans in ann,and come the Inspector invention, the only question Harrison administration, ge atriking was based on a decision with regard to amaliorative treat-cular from the want of adequate strike their action yesterday took ƒângus, and family; Sergt. and being as to the amount to be the establishment of closer 'com¬" to form a precedent. The whole action taken with regard to hunger-America, has anffered in parti-as these contained no threat of a Brazil and family, ment. He denied that there was any change in the Government's hotel accommodation. The con- the management completely by Mr Ingham, Hr. and Mr

varded.

mercial~and: shipping relationa attitude. The same course was followed as in the case of Mr. gestion has been particularly surprise. However the men made James Walker, Mr. T. L. Parkina. General Sir John Fowler, between the United Slater and - O'Brien. The Government would be only too glad to change it noticeable daring the last few sure that they had their pay Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, Mr. and Iriab policy if the conditions changed, but they must take every months. Visitors, for want of before they quitted, and on the Mrs. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Mr signal officer in chief to the the is anda, protests against the precaution to protect life.

accommodation ashore, have had previous day they quietly, poc. S. H. Dutton, Mrs. A. M.British Army, said that when attempt to exland the coast wi

many occasions to stay keted their wages and without Fletcher, Mr. A. M. Slark, Misaench warfare started it became shipping regulations tatha falMENTA known that our messages on the favours increasing the handed laboard steamers ar proceed fuss absented themselves yester-Filkins and Miss Bkinner.

wires ware being overheard by indebtedness-of the tatandroid to Bomer near-by port such day morning. Jas Canton or Macao.

the enemy. This bad the very endorses and pledges the Indulae Those

The manager of the Telephone

serious effect of preventing the Democratic delegates・tó, ábe whose foresight has induced them to place themselves under Company told our representative

On the dissolution of the Hong-use of the telephone, and re-suppert of Governor Genera

were made by Francis Burton Harrison for the the care of Express Companies this morning that ba was not in Paris. April 13.

position to make any statement kong Defence Corpe, His Excell. Presentatious In the Chamber, M. Millerand, in a statement on the Franco-British are more fortunate in the matter.at the present moment as to the oncy the Governor desires to General Hòadquarters-for-some nomination for Frøskent of 156- situation, quoted Articles 42 and 44 of Treaty and said that the Allies auspices of Express Companies

Parties who travel under the intentions of the Company in replace on record his appreciation device to overcome the difficulty. United States.

with of the valuable services rendered With the invention of the Ful- to gard

its dealings attached great importance thereto for the security of France. He constitute a considerable propor-5

by the following officers in con.lerphone this hearing by the the Convention by Major Wm. recalled the fact that Germany, through her military circles, was tion of the tourists coming to the

strikers, Possibly. statement could be made on nection with the Corps in the enemy was overcome. Peace Treaty despite the fact that Germany bad not executed any Company is doing a large business left represented different grades period of the war Major George responsible for the coup d'etat and requested the derogation of the Colony. The American Express Monday. The men who had interests of which they worked unremittingly throughout the of the essentials of the Treaty. Therefore, be telegraphed to London in this direction as also un March 19, expressing the opinion that the Allies would commi. Ms Thos. Cook and Son lers and wire fitters. The strike

are of work, being telephone Instal Herbert Wakeman, V.D., Acting a grave and perhaps irreparable mistake in pot forearming them- ther companies, the Ras-would not effect the operation of Captain George Edward Stewart, Administrativa Commandant selves against the very evident dangers and firmly opposing the mou Whitcomb and the Colver the telephone service bat it entry of Germans into the Ruhr region. His Government's view was Millar, are also interested in that the possession of certain guarantees that the Treaty would not tourist traffic.

Major Fuller said that his in- would prevent say attention

vention was not the outcome of

"Shook the name of our being paid to the telephones” if be violated was necessary. Mr. Millerand eloquently tributed Bel As far as we are concerned, they got out of order, and make

the request made in France for greatest American, Woodrow gium's action as increasing affection and admiration for

such a system. He never heard Wilson, go before the Nationa France. Ho dismissed the question of Anglo-French during the war," said Mr. Wiggin, impossible of fulfilment any fresh

By mess of a stolen com-

of such a request. The invention Convention as a candidata for misunderstanding in a few phrases, declaring that after the manager of Cook's local office

pradore's book, a boy in the loyal exchange of views between the Cabinets in London and Paria to our representative yesterday. Interesting developments are employ of Mr. Sinclair, of No. 72ig bis own cottage in the country, give him sky support.”

was made about Novamber, 1915, re-election, I shall unqualifiedly both had agreed that if there was any divergence of opinion respect "This year the business is being exrected to issue from the [the Peak obtained for his- oŵn ing the best means of assuring the execution of the Treaty bot resumed by our offices in America.ference 10-day. between Ao use $1.10 worth of butter. BelGeneral Boyce to whom he took the following observations:

Ha was then staff officer to The platfoun métrage included should recognise more than ever the necessity of maintaining their in India we have bad togiva up employers and the yanketed the trick ones too often, his inventio 1. The only royalties intimate and cordial agreement for the settlement of the grave the idea of tourist business simply aves of me walld who relarned and **-yeugyday exught red-

UPRIL1800 from the rest of the Philippines Government the

́obtained were about questions still confronting them in Germany and throughout the because of the lack of hotel from Canton yesterday. As to banded in the

"We angs upon Congress and whether the conference, will be premises where he had gone toment for four instruments made importante VS UNICOSTURINN world.

accommodation.

"During the next month we decisive, it is extremely doubt ald

a similar quantity of towards the close of the war. For closest commercial relations be learn that the butter. for wo

before have ten parties

Charged

the tourists ful travelling under our auspices me will inform the employers fagistrate this morning, be pleadwo years he had endeavoured to tween the United States and the get something from the American Far East. The ever increasing coming from America. Each through

representatives ed guilty, and was fined $10, or Government for their use of the commercial demandsinshadingthe party numbers anything from 18 that they are determined on the 14 days' hard labour in default of system, but without any saccess development of our shipping fleet to 12 people and is under the con-40 per cent, increase, and on no payment. ductorship of a Cook's guide. account will they reduce it, as They travel by the various anything less than that amount passenger liners, and the route would not meet the increased

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EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

From Our Chris Correspondents. A

WE TING FANG INTERVIEWED.

Shanghai, April 16.

we undertook no tourist business

Di

orders from customers.

their

Adjutant.

we have arrange for them, which cost of living. If the employers His Excellency the Governor

The platform was presented to

In reply to Mr. Trevor Watson Williams and Amxi. B. Tally" H. Anderson. Kra Catherins

witness said that secrecy applied committee. Governor Harrison counsed for the Treasury), the were the other members of the only to messages telegraphed addressed the Convention and telephoned. over the line, and not to those thanked the delegates for iltiz.

support, bat hald ;"

He had no other expectations, as and export trade as well as our there did not appear to be much political and diplomatic require- future for the invention, apartments in the Far East demand from its military use. He had the construction of an' additions) approached ope big, organization, all-American trans-Paciɓe cable In an interview; Dr. Wu Ting Fang, who arrived to-day, 93ys is the usual run of the bigjare as equally determined not to has apportated Mr. G. T. Edkins and they refused to take it up or line. We request the early attan-`

manufacture the instruments. tion of Congress to this vitally the dominant elements of the Northern and Southern Government passenger liners, is San Francisco, concede the 40 per cent. increase Mr. Donald Oscar Russell, and Yokohama, Kobe, the conference will necessarily Mr. James William Graham to will merge and upen a united Parliament, probably at Shanghai in Honolulu.

Mr. Trevor Watson said that important matter. the coming weeks to draft the constitution of a peace programme Nagasaki, Manila (we always result in a continioance of the be Members of the Committee to

enquire and report on the ques the Government's agreement with

"It is of unusual importance to thos ending the Canton Government which has ceased to func-jendeavour to have them visit deadlock.

Though much satisfaction is tion of the development of the Major Fuller gave the claimant American commercial interests tion Ninety out of 300 members of the Canton Parliament are Manil and Hongkong. They bere. Dr. Wu, Sun Yat Sen, Tang Shao Yi, with Tang Chi Yao's generally stap is Hongkong for expressed by the workmen at the economic resources of the Colony the full right of dealing with in the Far East that American cor prazy, constitute a majority of the Southern Government's Adminisone week, which time enables conciliato attitude of the em- of ilongkong, during the absence other nations for its nee and also porations operating to China be commercial use-given a definite legal status. To trative Council of seven and are carrying out these projects following them to visit Canton and Macao. ployers of the Chinese ship-from the Colony of Mr. Ross for its full

repairing yards Thomson, Mr. Andrew Beastie, Major Fuller had also received this end we recommend to Con- upon Sun Yat-Sen's negotiations with Tuan Chi Jui and other and sometimes Wachow. The building and Peking leaders. He supports the Consortium, saying peace is the return trip usually arranged by in intimating their willingness and Mr. R. M. Dyer respectively, his electrical training to some gress the enactment of legislation

give the 40 per He Cook's for these tourists is design-te

cent. and Mr. Harold Green to be extent in the Service. first easentis!.

by means of which corporations He favours foreign supervision of the loans.

and the men have not returned meiober of the said Committee. The Commission reserved its organized in the Philippines ander sympathises with the stude.ts. He calls the attempt to tie up his led to include Shanghai

resume their rice the late Mr. W. J. Tutcher.decision. Tiealsin, and from there they go from Cantos to to Mukden. Seoul, and arrive in duties, it being felt that to do so Japan."

before satisfaction is given to "These tourists." Mr. Wiggin their fellow workmen in the are generally of the European yards would daprive betterclass travelling for pleasure, the strike of some of ita effective- but many of them are businessess 3* united movement

funds at the Bank here

ar empty threat."

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE IRISH HUNGER STRIKERS.

London, April 1 There has been a general strike in Nationa.ist Ireland since 19th inst, in support of the demand for release of the Sinn Fein prisoners who are hunger striking at Mountjoy. Gaol, Doblin The Lord Mayor announced to crowds outside the gaol that Lord French had stated that all prisoners whose lives were endangered would be released. The general strike was declared of to-night. A plain clothes policemen was shot dead in a Doblin street to-day.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. T. P. O'Connor, Mr. Bonar Law anpoanced that the Irish Govern- ment had decided that persons arrested or detained by order of the military authority would in fatare be given ameliorative treatment From the date of arrest until convicted they would be treated entirely differently from convicted and patried prisoners.

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A Downing Street communique saga the Irish Government does not intend to release prisoners anconditionally. Any requiring medical treatment outside prison will be released on parole for a specified period in each case. Another police- man and sergeant of constabulary have been found shot dead at the police depot at Phoenix Park to-day.

London, April 15.

Last evening fifty-six hunger strikers were released and conveyed to hospital Twenty-four will be released to day."

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DIYORCE REFORMS.

London, April 15. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bendall moved a resolution in favour of legislation embodying the majority report of the Divorce Commissioners, recommending five new grounds for divorce, desertion, persistent cruelty, drankenness, incurable insanity, and life imprisonmbeni. Mr. Ronald McNeil's

smmadment, favouring sexual equality in divorce and opposing changes in the law impairing the permanence of marriage

i strried by las to 91.- Lady Astor opposed the remiation... ·

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continued.

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men going to India and Singapore They will all return to the Colony who for the sake of conrebience when the increase of 40 per cent. put themselves under the guid-is general throughout the Colony. ance of the Company."

"How do you arrange for the accommodation of your customers in Hongkong seeing that the Hotels often have no rooms to) spare? "our representative on- quired.

"In the case of the Hongkong Hotel," replied Mr. Wiggin, the management always endeavours fo provide accommodation for our customers though it cannot gïve, & guarantee that it will always be able to do so. We always jendeavour to secure accommoda.

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tion for them, if not in the bigger D.. hotels, then in the boarding! bouses. Quite a number are isent by as to Canton."

O. representative mentioned

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popular time for tourists visit the Far East.

congestion would

an instance when a party had to a stay in Canton pending the vacat to ing of the rooms which another The party had in the Hongkong Hotel doubt decrease during the next] | Mr. Wiggin said that the present month because by that time was the only occasion that they it will begin to get hot and had two parties coming under the American tourists ́ avoid travail- care of the local office at the same ing to the Far East during this time. This was the exception, as period. Cook's offices in Amerios the Company always endeavoured, always arrange to have intending to avoid having two parties excursions to the Orient, carried arriving in Hongkong at the same out in the Spring, unless the time, in view of the lack of tourists desired to travel af other | adequate quarters.

| sarsons of, the your." Congestion Asked when the present con- in Hongkong would always be gestion will come to an end, Mr. greatest Beberbenz. the Wiggins said that the present is | Führuary and May,”

LADY DROGHEDA.

COMING TO HONGKONG.

The Countess of Drogheda, who, according to our Singapors correspondent, has arrived there on the way from Southampton to Hongkong on-board the British acht Sapphire, in company with Viscount sad Viscountess Furunos, Lady Barai, Wilson and party,

rules prescribed accordingly, at the Americaa Legation in Peking be made subject states court for China and given the Time protec- tion that is accorded natural citizens of the United States.

"We protest against the p clication of the United States: coastwise shipping laws to the Philippine Islands. Such action, while resul inz in no appreciable or legitimate advantage to Ameri- Lean shipping, would be most osfair to the people of the Phil- ippines and highly detrimental to the development of their com merce, industries and oatural re sources."

In the course of his spesoh. Governor General Harrison

said

"It has been said that the coming election is a 'sure thing," but I want to say that there is no such thing as a sure thing' in a presidential election.........

"Our friends, the Republicans, are like the small boy who keeps | his courage up by whistling as he passes a graveyard. It is all very well to speak of sure things sight months before visation time, but I tell you that the next President of the United States in- going to be a ̈Damòcrat:""

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