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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

17333

鑒式三英賽 THURSDAY,

MARCH

2. · 1922. ANDREC

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THE POLITICAL SENSATION.

"Die Hards""* Quarrel with Premier.

(Reuter's Service, }

London March 1. The political sensation of the hour is Mr. Lloyd George's cóm- nunication to Mr. Chamberlain (see earlier telegrams). Though it is not confirmed that the Premier sent a letter to Mr. Chamberlain,{ the evening papers agree that he complained, at least verbally, off the disloyalty of a section of the Conservative Coalitionists and intimated that he does not intend longer to submit to language and tactics deliberately meant to humiliate him.

The quarrel dates back to the action of Sir George Younger. Chairman of the Conservative organisation, inthwarting the Premier's plans for a General Election early in the New Year. This has since been accentuated by speeches of Sir George Younger sneering at the Coalition Liberals, despite the assurances which Mr. Lloyd George has received of loyalty from Mr. Chamberlain and Lord A meeting of Conservative leaders was held to-day to discuss the position. Apart from the irreconcilable "Die-Hard" Con- servatives, who desire a rupture with Mr. Lloyd fieorge, a section of

Birkenhead

the Conservatives is dissatisfied at the Government's failure to reduce the Income Tax.

GEDDES' COMMITTEE'S PROPOSALS.

Economies Totalling £61,000,000 Approved.

London, March 1.

In the House of Commons, in the course of a survey of the Geddes' Committee proposals, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Robert Horne) Lonounced, amid Opposition cheers, that the Govern meat had rejected the recommendations regarding the reduction of teachers salaries and the exclusion of children under six years from school. He said healthy young children were immensely improved! by the medical attention and care given in school. The Govern- ment would adopt the recommendation favouring teachers con tribution to a Superannuation Fund.

Sir Robert Horne said as regards the Navy, the difference be tween the Admiralty and the Geddes' recommendations was almost entirely a question of personnel. The Admiralty now agreed to a reduction to 98,000, compared to Geddes 83,000, and the Govern ment accepted the personnel of 98,000 as a minimums. It was hoped that greater reductions in naval expenditure would be possible nex,

Fear.

THE STRIKE SITUATION.

NEWS FROM CANTON.

BOYS, COOKS AND AMAHS LEAVE WORK.

DAIRY FARM COOLIES JOIN MOVEMENT.

Office Staffs Threatened.

The general sympathetic strike of household servants is now in full swing, large numbers of boys and amabs leaving work to-day. Most houses are without any servants whatever.

Empress of Japan has made another secret trip there and that

Police Passes.

Framination Anchorages and fit was reported that she w|authorities ́to state that persons/be nowered by à pernit from the We are asked by the Palice anchor. Launchen going out will

sailing on March 1st, catrying thousand cargo colles and eight bundred seamen in an effort to break the strike.

Hr. P. A. Cox, General Agent of the Canadian Pacific Steam- ships Co. in Hongkong, this morning denied the statements contained in this message, saying they were absolutely notras.

Foreign Office-Employees To Go.

discussed topics in town

One of the most generally

possession of valid passporta do polics for any person other than. not need any further Pollos crew and a olgarance from the permit when leaving the Colony.

Harbour Office for the launch set- columns that pon-ChineGA "DEPIONS

It is notified to our advertising Beg out the destination,

who do not possess ralla Deputy Superintent GRENA shou'd soplynch, TË Police Headquartine for permits to leave the Colons.

Rush to be "Specials.”

wilt be covered by - [a clearance from the Harbour Office setting forth number of the crew, cargo permit and The Empire State" has had trouble with her Cantonese ore

Large numbers turned up at Special Police Permit for any at Shanghai. Being dismissed, they refused to leave the ship, and

Central Police Station this morn-passengers other than crew. In the U.S. Marshal of Police had to come aboard and put them ashore, the notice which has been varying to be sworn in as special any cases where there is any

widely Large numbers of special conatables continue to be enrolled.

circulated among the constables. Everybody was in a irregolarity of permit the junk Chinese endeavouring to walk to the British border to entrain foreign offices by some agency at cheery mood and the scene was or launch should be held and Cantos are being stopped by police and military guards and sent Present unknown in which all the greatly reminiscent of the days turned over to the police. cleris and office boys have been when men rushed to the The call for policn is back to Kowloon by rail,

The Dairy Farm coolies have joined the strike movement, and urged to leave work. We are en-recruiting offices at Home during Code Flax "S" or telephone supplies can be delivered; they must be fetched. The Kow.abled to give a copy of the notice the early part of the war. It is the through Battery to Water Police

which is as follows

sanie spirit now as them. Every-Station. The Strike has now reached body is anxious to do something These Regulations do not apply its serious phase. As every in the Government's time af to steamers except that steamETS guild bas followed its ax. need and the special constable leaving or entering from the ample, this Guild (the Clerks recruiting officials are having a westward must use the Sulphur and Office Boys' Guild) for the busy time. The man were sworn Channel.

for

no

loon branch is to be closed.

The native servants of the Astor House Hotel sad of Kingsclere have ceased work.

The Police are appealing for the loan of motor-cars and the services of drivers in connection with transport work.

LATE OFFICIAL NEWS.

We are officially informed by Mr. Hallifa x. Secretary for Chinese Affairs, that a telegram has been recaived from Canton iste this afternoon, stating that four seamen's delegates are arriving from Canton by the "morning train with fall powers to sette the saamen's strike. They will be accompanied by members of the Canton Cham- ber of Commerce.

to others.

sake of unity, humanity, and, by Mr. J. ® Wood, the By day the distinguishing flags for protection of lives of every in batches of about 20, the period will be a Special flag (White and magistrate. They were sworn in for Strike Examination Vessels individual should start Zo suspend duty from the night of of service being three months. Bei borizontal surrounded by a the 3rd, instant.

Each man

was issued with as Blau border) and a Blue Ensign. armlet, & whistle and trus- Also three red vertical balls if the cheon.

Port is closed.

Hongkong.

and the Indo- bina

steamer

Wood Supplies.

Ministries of Labour, Health and Hensions, Sir Robert Horne said from the main depot at Wyndham sidents were busy this morning) S.Y.K. Haruna Maru, which is in town may be deserted by its |

in view of urgent representations from powerful bodies of business unes, incluing cable grams from many parts of the Empire (notably the Australian Association of British Manufacturers) the Govern ment agreed that it would be a misfortune to abolish the Overseas Trade Department, as recommended by the Committee, but it would reduce the expenses of administration, saving £48,000, as compared with £94,000 under the Committee's recommen:lation.

Servants Go Out. To-day there is scarcely household in the Calong which is not minus at least on servant. In most instances the whole staffs have disappeared. When questioned on the matter, the

boys" and amahs generally say that they do not wish to leave, bet that they have been told that

"EMPIRE STATE" DELAYED,

Cantonese Crew Causes Trouble.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

"

"It is hereby notified that from the 3rd. instant all on duty in the foreign firms and

By night the Examination in foreigners private houses,}

Steamers will carry (1) Threa notwithstanding they belong to who brought up a number of (2) Three White Vertical lights . According to Inspector Watt vertical lightz If the Port is closed. this guild or no, should stop Chinese at the Police Court this if the Port is open. The above work altogether. otherwise their fature would, be very Government plantation, firewood the ordinary navigation lights, morning for cutting trees on lights will be carried in addition to dangerous indeed.

is not to be obtained for love or and will shg an unbroken light N.B. This guild is respon-money at the ordinary-hops. A de-all round the horizon. Among the latest workers to, already come out. This morning sible to get jobs for those, who pot, however, is in existence at tb"}

down Peak S were leave duty is the Dairy Farm the

owing to strike, cacnot resume Public Works Derstiment depot when entrance to the Port is pro When the Port is closed, i. e. coolies in consequence of which crowded with native Servants.

their former daties afterwards. at Wenchai, at which & picul of hibited, three Red vertical balls. the usual delivery of milk and who had left work

(Signed) strike Department, At the Hotels.

wood can be purchased fuc 3220 fry day or three vertical lights other goods could not take place Customers of the

The four men charged were each hy night will be hoisted at the this morning.

In addition to the staff-less

1st March, 1922. Dairy Farm have had to make

Ened $2. It is generally expected that

llowing places in addition to arrangements to get hotels of yesterday the A-tor!

House flated be to be include the office staff will leave work tree cutting on a large scale was steamers:-Eastern

Chinese who went in for being hosted in the Examination of £17,000,000 and 33,000 men, which was equivalent to cancllingstpplies, which are plentiful hom jin the list. the whole of the staff as requested. Even the comfined $10 by the Magistrate. It P.. Sha-wan Battery: Western

As regards the Army, the War Office had agreed to a reduction their own

Entrances, twenty-four line battalions and theequivalent of fiveravalry regiments in Hongkong and in Kowloon.

except the non-Chinese cooks pradore departments of the big and a forty per cent, reduction in Artillery. Sir Robert Horne said The Dairy Farm's head shearing this morning. Meals will arms are affected.

was mentioned that he was Entrance, Green Island. cutting down a big pine tree when | the Committea's recommendation of a reduction of 54,000 men bad besiged with people all the moro-

In the Harbour.

If the Harbour Master considers be was caught by the forest guard it desirable to close only one been reduced to 39,000, owing to the Indian Government's changing ing. and the same state of affairs supplied to residents, but no

Kowloon. The

The bar has led to bei

The situation is the harbour is

The scarcity of firewood and entrance by day the following their mind with regard to the number of British troops they needed. prevailed in

Io- closed and so there is not a Encop practically what it was yesterday. the price of necessities have siguals will be boisted astern 2,000 meo, compared to pre-war s'rength.. Instead of six Divisions/stead of goods being delivered ean bar open in the Cotony now. Arrivals and departures continue, forced the Chinese restuarants Entrance closed, 3 red balls at The Army, excluding India and the Colonies, would be reduced by milkers are still at work.

The Annamite cooks who re- Iwo interesting departures were and eating house to close their Pak Sba-wan Examination Bat sent oversex, at the beginning of the war, we would only be able they have to be fetched.

otice is now giren by the main have been the recipients of the D. and S. steamer Chinhas doors. The greater number of tery; Western Entrance closed, How to sord two Divisions in the first month of any emergency.

Chinese shops closed their dears 3 red balls at Green Island and Sir Rob. Horne said the Air Force was reducing its estimates Dairy Farm that their branch threatening letters and their atti frem 14 milions this year to 1052 millions next year. The Com-depot at Kowloon will be closed die watrik as a result. Cheongabing, both of which havearly last night and the darkened Harbour Office.

treets presented a deserted ap- mittee of Imperial Defence was enquiring into the question of the night as trouble is anticipated. The French Consal General left for Shanghai

Custom-rs are advised to pur.using is infigence. establishment of a Ministry of Defence.

A: the after hotels lady re-two interesting boats-the new

Amongst the arrivals there are pearance.

A well-known' milliner's shop

(Continued on Page 7) After mentioning the reductions that would be effected in the chase milk and other supplies

doing cleaning work and at the Street, which will be kept open.

Hongkong Floret volunteers have ican steamer Dixi Arrow, which received. It appears from this on ber maiden trip, and the Amer-tailors, according to information been found for the lifts. At the abingsclere Hotel this morning Ened oil.

brought here 11,300 tons of re-that those who have a mind to there were no servants and re-

join the movement are only wait ing to receive their monthly pay sidents had to light the boilers and coves and manage as best thes

before they leave.

The Matriculation and Senior The Chinese clerks of one Local Examinations in connec- could.

Freech firm that we know of, artion with Hongkong University The Attempted Exodus.

reported to have struck work commence on June 12.-Page 4. like a small army in zatreat. The

On the road to Shumchan it is i

already.

Cargo per m.s. Tongking is strikers cannot obtain permits to (From Our Quen Correspondent.}

Organising Transport. being carried on to Shanghai.-- if they do not cease work they are the Colony by train and so

Shanghai, March 2,

A large number of trucks and Page 5. will be either tortured or killed.hey are attempting to reach the

trollies-in fact all that may be A General Average notice. we heard one of case in which the frontier by road and then catch a delayed owing to trouble with essential supplies in the event of De found on Page 5.

The Empire State has been needed for the maintenance of rezarding the Alaska Meru will houseboy and coolie informed rain in Chinese territory to take her Cantonese crew. She asil the ordinary services being their mistress that they regretted them up to Canton. All day yes at noon-to-day. The crew took suspended-have ben requisi. the Hongkong Hotel to-night, Tes. dances are being held at having to go, but that she would terday and to-day they have been a strike vote at sea and there tioned by the Traffic Departmen Friday and Saturday. Page 4 find the sticks chopped up for the tramping the road: Carrying their were minor distrubances here which has also advertised for morning fire and everything "all luggage, the ususi baskets and The Company decided to dis voluntary workers.

A Hollander seeks a situation. ploppa" in the kitchen. In an-handles, with them, they stream mits the entire Cantonese crew

-Page 4. other case, the houseboy asked if along the road in small bands in here and to replace them with Station presented a busy appear let for the summer months.

The vicinity of the Central Police A house si Cheung Chan is to se might leave bis clothes and the direction of the boundary, halt Ningpo men. The Cantonese ro- once this morning as voluntary age 4. other belongings în the servants” ing now and then for rest sad food. fused to leave the ship and the U.S.motor cycle riders were enroil-d Mr. B. Tanner bas bad to quarters London, March 1. "

as long

Hundreds of them there are, but Marshal of Police was called and for the patrolling of the town postpone bis dance-Page 4. The Morning Posts Washington correspondent says a full-page ou, but he was promptly told none of them are reaching their the crew pat ashore. They will the police ask for, the names of Claims against the estate of the advertisement in the Washington Post, for which "The All-America

if he wanted to leave destination. Some hundreds at finally be sent to their homes.motor car owners who are willinglate Bir Ellis Kadoorie must be he would here to "National Conncil " is responsible, calls on the American people to

80 tempted to break through yester The steeraga passengers, mostly to lend care for transport pur sent to Descon, Looker, Deacon defeat the Washington Treaties, ass.denial of our ideals and a bag and bagzage. Many of the day and failed, and the party seen Cantonese, started sympathetic poses, and would also like to hear and Harston forthwith-Page 4 *urrender of our interests. The signatories to the advertisement houseboys are complaining that on the march this morning was demonstration but were finally of motor drivers who are willing A polics notice regarding per- are mostly hyphenateds". suggesting that Irish and Teutonic if they are forced to strike they estimated at about five hundred quietened.

to help in osse of need.

mits to leave the Colony sppears elements are endeavouring to wreck the Treaties out of hatred of will have nowhere to go, as they and they, too, are all being stopped At the Bakeries..

The Shops.

Jon Page 4. England. The advertisement is part of the tactics of the Opposition, cannot get out of the Colony and and sent back to Hongkong,

There was the usual scene at

The Police call upon owners of who are playing for time and hoping to create public sentimens go. In this connection, we would strikers to get through to Canton. there was again plenty of bread. If the other provision shops are transport work-Page 4.

It is utterly impossible for the Wiseman's this morning where

Mears, Lane, Crawford's and motor vehicles to losh them for against the Treaties.

The debate on the Yap Treaty has seriously disturbed the sup-again impress on householders the Police and Indian troops are is only the delivers service sich unable to deliver goods although The annual general meeting of! porters of the Administration. If as much time is consumed on advisability of seeing that once stationed on the road and are is interrupted, residents baring all have plenty of supplies. the Hongkong Hotel Coy is past- each of the other Treaties as on the Yap Treaty, the debate will their servants cease work they are collecting the strikers, and when to get their own from the shop to direct shopping as to general Page 4.

Hongkong has been driven back poned until further notice.- drag along for many weeks, whereas the Administration hoped that not permitted to use servants' they have a batch, sending them direct. When the abop openad back to Hongkong by the first yoon after nine o'clock there was The intimidation of servants available train.

AtHome &mong the working) The entire furniture of two- Owing to the

classes. long queas of people waiting

And when one has roomed flat is for sale-Page 4. (Republican leader), who declared that Japan had got Yap and other has been done by means of person number attempting to ex-German possessione in the Pacific as the result of a secret Angio.al calls and letters, mostly by the Chinese territory by road increas. And the stream of customers pre nearly all there is to be said Kashima Mera is being landed at Įstated that fact one has explained All Hongkong Cargo per Japanese Agreement for a division of the spoils of war in the Pacific. former method, as many of them ing, & party of the King (Liver. vailed all the morning.

Notwithstanding the guarantee,

about the food supply. It is a Shanghai-Page 4, The opposition to the Yap treaty is Trivial compared to the cannot read. Yesterday in Kow-pool) Regiment went up

lood, *

this given by the police of adequate case of going to get what one pro-perons-looking morning to augment the fores of protection in fight which will be made on the Four Power Treaty..

Chinese in European clothes was law and order already guarding police guard, the baker of the

wants. the form of seen visiting servants quarters the way, and if the strikers the French Store, who is a nou. The Government has decided

Examination Service. with books under his arm, and be ceed is breaking through this Chinese, bas given way under the to institute the Examination is believed to have been busy in-barrier, there are still Europan threats of the strikers and has Service on all vessels, se was in ducing servants to join in the troops on the frontier whom they left his post, & party of six meu existence during the late war

visited the bakery at Wanchai Examination vessels - Bying on the railway having decreased,

Owing to the passenger traffic the other day and threatened to Blue Esign and Examination the time table is being curtailed shoot bim if he did not join the Ving will lay in these Ea

Summing up. Sir Robert Horne said out of £86,000,000 reductions recommended by the Committee, the Government accepted £54.0001.00, including £11,000.00 attributable to saving from Washington and £1,000,000 on oil. The Government intended 12 do its utmost to affect further savings. They would be able to reduce the provisional estimates by £54,000,000 in the next financial rear but it was anticipated that the Estimates during the next financial fear would be £181,000,000, compared with £653,000,000

shis year.

THE CONFERENCE TREATIES.

Big Campaign Against Ratification.

two or three weeks would be sufficient.

The attack on the Yap Treaty was led by Senator Johnson

TORPEDOING OF DUTCH STEAMER.

Claim Against German Government.

Amsterdam, March: 1.

In view of the result of the inquiry into the sinking of the Tubaris during the war, the Royal Dutch Lloyd is claiming, ten dillion guilders from the German Government sa compensation.

Ibat

83 be

have no homes here to which to

quarters.

strine.

It was after tiffin to-day that the strike of bouseboys became Cost apparent. In those houses where the servants lind remained

on duty up to that time, práctie ally all the boys informed their employer 6.1"""

have to pass, V

res ch

movement. The threat after be. ition Anchorages, |ing repasted sev yıl times had] west of the harbour. wo pablished a tale the desired eftest, and be more and launches

- this coming lold

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