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三拜禮號堡月三英 · WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1922.
THE STRIKE SITUATION. “
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THE CONFERENCE TREATIES.
Hopes of Ratification.
(Bruter & Fervice.)
London, February 28 The progress made by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in considering and recommending the Conference Treaties appents "to have given much satisfaction in the United States. The Com. mittee, with the one exception already telegraphed, has made a -clean sweep of the nullifying and vexatious reservations, to the 'Pacific treaty.
President Harding, according to the Daily Telegraph's New 'York correspondent, does not believe that the reservation adopted i necessary and its only object is to conci iate the irreconcilables. It is uncertain whether the Senate will insist on the reservation, but if has been accepted by the Administration Sapators on the theory that it is in line with what the friends of the Treaty say the Treaty means, and in order to avoid a prolonged Senate fight which might jeopardise ratification. The correspondent adds that indication point to the entire work of the Conference being approved by the
Senate within a month or two.
debated, but he hopes to see it ratified unchanged, as it is reported
changes.
THE PRINCESS'S WEDDING.
Press Felicitations.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF SHIP-OWNERS,
HOPES OF RENEWED NEGOTIATIONS.
A Guild Chairman Stabbed.
More Hotel Servants Come Out.
to make do
aumber of lady
and spirit of the message that tiffin-Irish
stew.
and the stalls are being locked
lafter by their owners and thair
More “Specials * Enrolled. Hervice of traine
Soled rom from the strike
More special constables are Kowloon to stations on the British «The second defendant's sleta............ being enrolled and a number bavel section, and that trains are also ment was ---ås all the other been sworn in this morning, in-being run to Caritoo, but that the have gone 'on strike we could da cluding members of the Dutch only passengers allowed to book no thing except to join them. and Danish communities..
are those holding special par- After informing the defendants" mits. This morning, the empty that the law provided for fine coaches from yesterday's express of $50 for any servant who left
The Food Supply.
1 et na baaten to assure all our trains were returned from Canton his master's sarcice. Without readers that there is ample food to Kowloon.
pot over-stocked
the
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|notise, the lagistrate said to the defendants—It doesn't matter
STABBING AFFRAY.
|whether it isn strike or a¬mank affair. It doesn't matter what the reason was. Now, the Manager
www.
"Tas, if the Manager is pre-
stocks in thle Colony to last for} CANTON LEGALISES SYMPATHETIC STRIKES,
months. That is no exaggera= The most outstanding feature Europeans were busy preparing tion, but it seems necessary to [say so in view of the great' rush of the strike situation today was food.
At the King Edward Hotel bich has taken place on si A Guild Chairman Attacked. doesn't wish to be hard on you the receipt in the Colony of a telegram from hir. Frank Lee, matters were not quite so.com provision shops during yesterday Commissioner for Foreign Affairs fortable. The whole stafi left and to-day. Mesars. Lane Craw police that Sam In-chan, Chair fined if you reenme work. Are A report has been made to the and does not wish to have you Senator Lodge belieres the Pacific Treaty will be extensively in the Canton Government. This early his morning and residents ford's, all, the compradore shops, man of the Pork Butchers' Guild, you willing to go back to work?
with Sincere's and all the big Chi-was stabbed by an unknown meɑ telegram was received late last had from the Committee that Senators Borsh and Johnson will lead the xening by The Hongkony Tele- makeshift breakfast cooked by nese stores have been besieged, as he was entering his house, 42pared to protécs pa,” replied graph and printed in this morn themselves. For this purpose with customers and there must fight against the Treaty, offering various reservations or proposinging's South China Morning Post. many of them used chatties be few private houses which Lower Lascar Row, at 8 o'clock several of the defendants,
the verandahs. When » Telegraph ura
last night He was returning Inspector Blackman:-I can The Washington Post's political correspondent believes the it read as follows-
Canton, Feb. 28th, 6.30 p.m. representative called at the Hotel moment. The quantity of flour home from his Guild when be detall men to protect them. adoption of the reservation aforementioned insuns ratification, the
Seamen ready to send delegates during the morning he found Mr. in the Colony is more than the was accosted at the door of his Who will be responsible in the only danger he sees being "the wal'-meaning efforts which enthusias
can bold and with him to the left side of his cheat one of the defendants.
house by a man who stabbed arent of loss of lives** queried tie friends of the Treaty may make to eliminate the reservation to Hongkong to discuss cotland- and Mrs. Witchell busy the godowns
ing questions. Their attitude is kitchen and being assisted by the present Government restric-bit and force the Seaste to vote on the Pact as negotiated."
conciliatory.
boarders, allions in force there is not the bis house came out on bearing life. You need not be afraid.
knife. The inmates of The Magistrase:-No loss of FRANK LEE.
peeling potatoes and onions in slightest fear of a food shortage his shouts for assistance and were So hopeful was the warding readiness for B one-contse At the Colonial Secretary's
Continuing, his Worship wald z A similar Offer last evening a meeting of just in time to prevent the Injured I am going to fix ball of $5 sach. the Hongkong ip-owners, Liod of arrangement will be kept the Colony's leging merchants an from collapsing. The police Inspector Blackman interposed through Mr. R. Sutherland, decid-going during the strike, and there was held at which was discussed sent for and Sam Io-chan that he understood the defendants ed to hold a meeting this morning is little for but that residents of ways and means for ensuring was removed to the Government would not be able to raise that to consider whether this opened hotels and boarding houses, will deliveries and supplies of coal, Civil Hospital in the motor am-moont
make their own provision for wood
bilance. His arsailant escaped.. any new channel of negotiation
201 other London, February 28.
Mr. Goodall said he would 'pat essentials the getting hot meal
When seen this morning the The Royal bride is greeted most cordially in this morning's This meeting took place in
The Mystery Ship."
Top the bail for defendants from and W 5 At the Peak Hotel a number Assistant Colonial Becretary (Mr. From Our Own Correspondent.)
their mazes. editorials, which unite in paying tributes to Princess Mary, Viscount City Hell at 11.30
The Magistrate (todefendants): Lascelles, and the Royal House, showering felicitations and pray attended by all the ship-owder of the men residents rose early.G.M. Fletcher) said that noth
Shanghai Feb. 28. —I am convicting you. Ths only ing for the couple's happiness. They dwell with particular pleasure bo bad for merig met to con-this morning and cooked breaking was definite enough yet to
sider the variousstrike develop-fast for the whole of the thers allow him to make a statement mystery ship has made anther I shogid punish you or goi. The Emprres of Japan, the question now remaining is whe- upon the fact that the Princess has chosen an English Commoner.
There was an atmosphere pic-nt adequate arrangements were The Daily Mail declares that no marriage of the Royal family ments.
this Teen
afternoon. Mr. nic and adventure about, and long made. Ha was inclined re
other secret trip here. The If you à s willing to go back to has been more completely in secord with national feeling, adding:
We all fel thankful that the Princess is mstrying for love. The Sales and indicated that another everybody was in good tumout a deprecate anything in the way of CineBuhtpfwork and sa-palico-peutection „I Westminster Gazette, going farther, says the fact that the Princess telegram had been received in the the plight in which th fand panicky" action on the part of ocials refuse information. There am willing to postpone decision 112's napart "fiat ybe wilt mail to:}an penalty. I am going to re- is marrying an Eazlishman encourages the hope that the Prince of Colony in addition to the are themselves. In many ways presidente-and was cool Wales will marry an Englishwoman. The Dula Express declares from Mr. Frank Lee. Regarding strike has already done much to the strike even though thermoFlakes that the whole country approves this love match. The news pages this morning's meeting he said make us all a little more buman
more general-would not entail thousand cargo coolies and eight Goodfi is going to deposit Kingsclere Hotel was all righ real bardsbip on anybody.
hundred seamen in an effort to the bail out of your wages are largely monopolised with the wedding, truthfully reflecting the that the outcome of it was that keenness of public interest.
the ship-owners were ready to to-day. but it was cefinitely koown
The Chinese workers them. Ideal a death blow to the strike. of las mouth. You will be rs- they that the staff would be leaving gelves are suffering, for among
manded on that bail natul Wednes always had been. The wheels of to-night after dinner.
the shops to close to-day barel
day, the 15th. of the month. been many Chinese eating houses|
You will be brought up thea and A hundred and seventy will participate in the wedding breakfast negotiation were ready to run so
of the Wyndham Hotel walked and restaurants at which so many the delegates card
if Mr. Goodall reports to me that a: Buckingham Palace, their Ma, ties, the bride, and the bride-soon
ar, and from all over the Colony of the people buy all their food.
you have worked in the interval groom occupying one table. There will be a special honeymoon to return to the Colony.
caine reports that boys in private This morning many workers-
I shall impose no pensity. - If on express to Shifail. Weston Halls described as an ideal honeymoon Sutherland also indicated that epot surrounded by a thousand acres of deer park.
the Secretary for Chinese Affairs houses, together with the coolies including some of our own were For Being Absent From Work the other hand, Mr. Goodall re- had & conference with His Ex-ad amabs had left work.
•his forced
start without any
ports that you have been absent cellency the Governor after the merament among private servants breakfast and it was something bakery of Wiseman, Ltd., were punished.
Nine coolies employed at the you are liable to be arrested and owners' meeting and that bad, however, rot become anymore than an easy matter to get charged before Mr. J. R. Wood telegrams were drafted to be thing like goneral up to the time imfin.
One of the defendants We to-day with absenting themselves can't do other men's work. forwarded to Canton.
of going to pres There is wide-
from duty from 8 s.m. to 4 p.m. spread talk of all private servants-
The Magistrate:-Same work, eaving either to-morrow or by We learn that certain troops on Tuesday,
Sants pay. have been dispatched to the Mr. D. M. Goodall, Manager of Mr. Goodall said he would Friday.
In connection with the leaving border in the eventuality of any Wiseman's, informed bis Worship temporarily stop sending de of servante it is interesting to trouble there. Also that a big that the defendents left work fendants out early in the mom- note that the staff of the Hong-police raid was carried out at without a moment's notice. They ing to deliver bread becausO lived with others in the Com-they considered that a dangerous king Hotel has been given notice Wanchai this morning. to clear out of the quarters they In connection with the above pany's servants quarters, near part of their work. full Moslem rites, will be attendid to-day by members of the Gov. State Department took place in usually eccopy and all residents mentioned raid, it is reported that could not be found in their $5 bail each until the 15th.
the bakery. Yesterday they Defendants were remanded on the bead- would do well to ensure that if it took place at
Government Regulations. of the Erotian Khedive. also big representatives of nearly all the Judicial Deparment.proposed also cease to enjoy free lodging Asociation, a fede ation of guilde, defendants removed their e I cay the Governor in Council under
their servants cease work they quarters of the General Labour quarters.
The Megistrate asked if the. The following regulations made the Secretary & ad that At Wiseman's. '
arrested, the sale and documenis Mr. Goodall said that when belicetion 2 of the Emergency K Wiseman's shop
down. It is also said that a large found parcels lying about, but hedinance No. 6 of 1922, on the 23 well seized and the signboard taken visited defendants' quarer: '*gulations Ordinance, 1922, Or=-
crowd gathered outside and we could not say if they belonged to eventually dispersed betroops sert the defendants. Continuing Mr. February, 1922, are contained in down for the purpose.
A few people with campstools are kept all-night vigil in meet the delegates Whitehall in order to get a good place.
ISLAMIC WAR HEROES.
A French Memorial.
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It is to be hoped that this latest development will lead to the resumption of direct negotiations. Canton Legalises Sympathetic Strikes.
Paris, February 28. In grateful memory of the I-lam soldiers who so gallantly fought and died under the Franch flag during the great war, the French: Government has decided to erect a stately mosque and Islamic College on ground donated by the city of Paris and the Vicar of the Our Canton correspondent in- world-famed Sorbonne University. The dedicatory ceremony, wich forms us that a meeting of the ernment, field Marshal Letautey, the Governor General of Morocco, the President's Palace yesterday, Moroccan Sultans, & special envoy of the Turkish Ambassador and at which Chu Him. the chief of
Morlem peoples, notably Persia, Afghanistan, Khorassan, Msure that Parliament should be asked anis, and All Deputies and Senators representing Freach Mostem to abolish the new criminal tum Colonies. The mosque will be a fine example of Arabic architecture, which rules sympasbatic strikes and the College is to be devoted, to the highes: Islamic studies.illegal. This proposal was passed.
-o it would seem that some Can £bero.
JOHANNESBURG'S PLIGHT.
.
No Light or Trams.
Johannesburg, February 28.
The Industrial Federation, in declaring a strike, asked its staffe to join the men. The closing means depriving the city of light and the stoppage of trams and industries dependent on power.
During the morning the staff
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Late Items.
The Harbour Situation.
WISEMAN'S COOLIES
CHARGED.
Goodall aid he bore the coolies
a Government Gazette Extram no animosity and understood the crdiary issued yesterday:
1. Censorship · of telegrame... reasons for their actions; but by their leasing his Company in the shall be lawful for any person. authorised for that purpose by
However,
vised so as to make sympathetic 1 wida distribution When is now impossible for any fanlion protection for them and telegram to or from or in transit
(Continued on Page 6.)
crowded for the greater part of this morning by people in search ton officials are keen to legalise of bread. Although there was
!ittle difficulty found in keeping the strike even though it he bakery going last night, there develops i to a general on- In explanation of the above, it
was enough bread for all who should be painted out that on the came to buy Each spelicant The situation in the harbour to formation of the South China was given 1 lb. for it was felt the day is that are there 157 boats in lurch he felt hurt".
representing tor if defendants were willing to the Governor to censor, and to Government the laws were reould be better to give every port
body a little and so ensure nage at 247,080 toos.
I resume work be would ob sin suspend the transmission of, any- strikes illegal. It is this decision The city is in a most serious plight to-night owing to the that has now been repealed, the seen by Telegraph repres boat to clear without a permit withdraw the charge.
He would arough the Colony, Technical staffs leaving work, declaring their protection insufficient. effect being that sympathetic entative today, MA Brom the Captain Surerintendent like his Worship to tell the de thus leading to the closing of the power station.
Crapnell; the head of Messrs of Police and this morning fendants that if they did not atrikes 879 DOW 10 longer
Lane, Crawford and Company un-least one applicant for cearance fulfil their promise after their contrary to law.
der who Mears. Wiseman's now papers was referred to the Central discharge they would be rearrested The Hongkong Fituation. some, stated that there was plen-Police Station.
and severe punishment would be News in-To-day's The situation bere in Hongkong | of volunteer help to keep the There is very open talk to-day applied for by him.
New Advertisements. regarding the strike of other tha ery going and there was no of all the launch employees in The Magistrati (to defen guild workers has by no means fear of anybody going short for the harbour joining in the strike dants)-Were -390 st work improved today. Although a bread. If a family found that movement before the week is out. yesterday 7
The strike prevents the Hong- large number of the Hote
b. was not enough for its needs In fact, it was almost impossible DefendantsYes. Waworked kong Hotel from supplying tas at workers Buisbed work yesterday, t was a simple matter to send to to walk round town, this morning the whole day. We only movde the Flower Show-Page 4.3. there were still one or two left to the shop for a further pound.
Cantīguess, of cargo per 8. E without bearing rumours of in'e new quarters on Tuesday.. further striker, and pending
The Magistrate (to Mr. Amita Marn are referred to Goodali)They are not prepared Dotice on Page 5. strikes.
Strike Humour,
admit that they left Osn you Hongkong cargo pér m, T... pove it?
Die Glenariffs will be carried, on ta With all the room, boys of the Mr. Goodell then gave etidence" Shanghai, Page 5, lay. Yesterday the markers hotels having left, the more He said that when he want to the The Hongkong Football Club thronged with people bachelor has found himself king hakery at 8 ́auh, yesterday he Suppye Dance has been postponed. inzious not to be left in the lurch of his own bedroom-generally found defendants absent., Defens -Page &
The Civic Guard has been called out. Twenty-seven arrests fol- lowed a collision between police and the strikers. Two policemen were injured. Many arrests were make in another affray on the East Rand Proprietary.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE AFFAIR.
Statement by M. Pernotte's Counsel
Paris, February 28.
on, but the remainder carry
The Markets. cleared out this morning and al the down-town hotels presented a
The score in and around the forsaken appearance this mornarketa lo-day was very differ- M. Pardotte's counsel has drafted ten-page argument that hie ing. Even the lift boys had int one to that presented yefier, client's arrest is not justified and that be should be provisionally gone, and the bar boys alim released. As regards the sale of shares in the Societe Alsacienne, į At the Hongkong Hotel fhi- The argues that the Banque Industrielle, with the Banque Hollando-morning breakfast was served » Americaine, sol- them at an average price of three hundred franes ander some little difica ties, bur „to a third party who actually marketed them. The subsequent rise Mr. and Mrs. Teggart
was therefore in no wiss attributable to the Banque Industrielle.
DUTCH LOAN.
Eagerly Taken Up in New
York.
New York February 2 The entire Dutch Loan was subscribed In a few min
ber: 12 500 guilders. The bond issue mais
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Their staff-even' the Pilipin. bandsmen-turned to and prepas. fed breakfast to which residents. and guests had to help themselfṛ from a long table fixed up m th. New Grill Boom. - The","está? teria arrangements were folt
Vere
s the event of food scarcity, without an idea how to rule li dants absented themselves from 8: The Transfer Bo oday the markets are doing properly. In the lounge of the D. to 4.v.m. without permissiman, Limits are ractically * no busfugge at all. Hongkong-Hotel this morning in the afternoon they presented and to-morros Most of the meat all sold one kind lady was offering to themselves and applied for their
at yesterday and today only make the beds of the single men wages. He did not pay them, in Lfew scraps of beef gemain, and he ka an offer very promptly has handed them over to the his at forty centers, pound.
Dalice. [Jaro" Jappiam 4433, bet no
In reply to the Magistrate, ME Today but only
strike promises
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