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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Union Signboard Replaced,

The Cargo Workers' Guikis.

Interviewed by 4. S.C.M.P. re«} presentative last evening, the sole seamen's delegate re- Scenes in the streets in the that officials of the Seamen's maining in Hongkong stated Jinese section were of a Union accompanied delegates holiday "nature, throughout of the Tallymen's Guild, the yesterday afternoon. There Tung Tak (Coolies) Guild were big crowds everywhere, and the Cargo Coolies' Guild one notable collection being to the Secretariat for Chi- n front of the Seamen's nese Affairs yesterday after- Union premises in Des Voeux

noon to apply for permission Road, where many thousands to reopen their guilds and al- were "rubber - necking, " so for the return of their watching for the first signs signboards, furniture, etc., of reopening. One of the The Secretary for Chinese atrol busses filled with Affairs said he could not roops waited among them anand over the signboards. ong time, and the Captain until the men of the three Superintendent of Police was guilds actually returned to here, but there was. Do work. When reference was fisorder.

made to the reported promise Most of the Chinese shops of the Government to rein- had closed their doors and state all the guilds which put their shutters up, in fear had been suppressed and the of the crowds starting some- re-opening of the Seamen's thing: but as it turned out Union before actual resump- the precaution was unneces-tion of work, Mr. Hallifax said that if the three guilds

sary.

The crowd waited patient-could produce ten men each ly the Seamen's Union hav-who were willing to work he ng sent out big placards at his office this morning asking the multitude to would consider it as proof of sehave itself. It compli-the willingness of all the men d, jostling good humouredly, of the guilds to return and The ubiquitous small boy would permit the re-opening was much in evidence, climb of the guilds. The repre- ng up the electric standards sentatives of the three guilds to get a good view.

promised to do so.

Hali past two was said to be the fixed hour, and at that

Officials of the Seamen's) Union enquired at the Secre

ime Des Voeux Road from tariat for Chinese Affairs

Central Market to Sincere's yesterday as to when the re-

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vas densely packed. There ease of men detained in con-any bad feeling against them, eral resumption of all work

nection with the strike would vere premature bursts o

Įtake place. They were in- cheering, and then at 3 p.m. the signboard, with another formed that the men would bearing the Union's, motto| be set free early this morn-

Unity is Strength" appear- ing

special notification.

Foreigners Servants.

this morning. A representa- tive of the guild of Chinese. The following is a transla- the sudden strike of some of in foreign employ said that tion of a notification to mem- the Chinese elerks and cook- éd, carried by coolies from Immediately after the re-bers, issued yesterday after- the Police Station. The statement of the Tally-noon by the Foreigners' Ser- boys would be likely to have Phone 515. signboards were

strained the feelings of their receised mens, Cargo Coolies' and vants' Guild.

employers and he suggested

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with a great demonstration the Tung Tak (Coolies')) The present strike of us that the strikers postpone of cheering, clapping and Guilds and the release of the servants for foreigners is resumption of work until all vaving of hats. Crowds on men detained in connection solely to fight for therestora- the strikers had been rein- the verandahs and roofs with the strike, said the sea-tion of the prestige of us stated and those members foined in. It was a remark- men's delegate, a telegram workmen, and to uphold the and officials of the striking OTHERS take your photos,butable demonstration.

would be sent to Canton,just cause to urge an early guilds who had been detain- by our 30 years' experience we take yours in EXCELLENT

asking the strikers to resume settlement of the strike trou-ed by the Police had been re- CONDITION and NATURAL

ble Although the Seamen's leased. COMPLEXION instead of mere

Seamen's Notification. demands have now been The Seamen's Strike Head- settled, most of us servants its members the Engineers' At the request of some of expressions of satisfaction; quarters in Canton issued the to foreigners have had to Institute held a meeting and but the Union officials waved following notification in the join the

strike without the delegates of the other deprecatory

Canton hands, there

papers published mutual arrangements, as the guilds then left the premises. was a preliminary ceremony, yesterday morning:

result of righteous indigna- that of hoisting flags.

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The Seamen's Union, intion. Some who had fric- The Chairman of the En- red ensign, the Union flag, the matter of information, tion with their foreign mas- gineers Institute presider. and the Chinese flag, with a notifies that as the various ters before leaving are hard-He said that the object of the mechanics' strike was to en- string of small Bags, were delegates have not returned fly, able to return to work. run up, then dipped three from Hongkong, the settle- Under the circumstances, the seamen's strike which sure a speedy settlement of times, following which the ment cannot be recognised as in order to maintain the em had caused great hardship signboard was pulled up and cfective until a formal ployment of us members, it put into position, to the ac-notice has been issued by the has been resolved that mem-The object having been ai- the labouring classes. companiment of a roar of Strike Headquarters. Any-bers cannot resume their restained as was shown by the applause, mingled with someone who secretly leaves Can-pective duties at liberty. Mrs. USUKOYE cla MATOUBARA laughter when the signboard ton for Hongkong will be

They must wait for the Union, the question now to re-opening of the Seamen's dislodged some plaster on the arrested and taken back to decision of the strike depart-be decided

was whether spectators' heads. But there the Headquarters

be ment of this guild when a members should return to was something missing, severely dealt with.

date will be fixed ordering the work to-day or wait for the which a nearby flat supplied Protection For Foreigners. general resumption of work-other guilds. Delegates of -a small packet of crackers. The following is a transla-It is hoped that none of us the other strikers had men- This renewed the demonstration of a notification issued] members will break this tioned a desire to apply for tion-and thus encouraged by the Civil Governor of rule, but hold out to the end. the release of fellow men!- shopkeepers went and got Canton: crackers, and soon there was

bers detained by the Police, I, the Civil Governor, in

and what not before they atremendousdin, thick smoke the matter of information, Following the re-opening would return to work. The covering the scene. A school notify that the case in winch of the Seamen's Union, re- Engineers Institute knew bugle band from Yaumati the British soldiers killed the presentatives of most of the nothing about the cause of added to the jubilation workmen of our country has guilds which went out on the detention of these men. and the crowd stayed a long come to my knowledge and strike yesterday morning time giving vent to its feel- telegraphic instructions have the guilds of electricians, three other men, emphasis- Speeches were made by ings, those who had compos-been sent to the Magistrate moulders, pattern makers, ing the importance of carry- ed it being obviously delight of Po On (late Sun On) dis-boilermakers, tramway moing out the arrangement ed that opportunity had been trict ordering him to make a tormen and conductors), as-made with Mr. Hallifax with given them to participate in a detailed report of the matter sembled on the premises of regard to spectacular end of the strike, in order to institute nego- the Chinese Engineers In-work because non-fulfilment resumption of Nothing could have been tiations with the British Gov-stitute and conferred with of promises, would under- more calculated to create the ernment. impression of the strike's end

the Institute's officials as to mine the Government's con- than this public demonstra-workmen, that I, the Civi

This is also to notify you.[resuming work.

fidence in the Engineers' In- tion of the Union's re-in-Governor, shall be wholly re-the meeting at the Engin-chanics participated in the Among those present at stitute in future. →→The 'me-

sponsible for the negotiations eers' Institute yesterday af-strike because the Goven- The scene was reproduced to be instituted with the ternoon were delegates of men: had issued no proclama fat Kowloon, Yaumati, Wan-British Government in the the guild of servants in the tion announcing the settle- chai and in all Chinese quar-case in which the British service of foreigners and ment of the seamen's strike ters of the Colony. Motor soldiers killed the workmen the clerks union. cars had to run the gauntlet, of our country, and that all as to the date for resumption vernment proclamation was Opinion within 48 hours. But a Go- and with crackers drowning westerners residing in this of work differed, officials issued that day and the Sea- the sound of the hors, there province, who are entitled to and members of the Engin men's Union was resuscitated were some narrow shaves, protection under our law, cers Institute insisting onre- under its original, designa

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