1925-06-23 — Page 1

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED. 1001

No 21:443

號三十月六英港香 二拜祖

TUESDAY

JUNE

23, 1925

日三月五 SINGLE::

CENTA

A ANTE

SITUATION

THE STRIKE

SPECIAL CONSTABLES BEING ENROLLED:

A general survey, of the strike situation to-day reveals no marked change from yesterday. The cargo and coal coolies are still working. Work at the decks and refineries is going on ny usualį

morning.

A rumour was given wide cur- rency yesterday that two Chinese schoolgirls were murdered for going back to school in Wanchai Investigations were undertaken by the police, but it was found that there was not a veslige of truth in the report.

THE FOOD SITUATION.

AMPLE STOCKS: GOVERN- "MENT MEASURES.

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CHINESE BANKS CLOSE.

LABOUR CONTROL.

BUTCHERS' AND BAKERS WANTED.

have enrolled.

SITUATION IN CANTON.

SHAMEEN SERVANTS ALL

OUT..

TO OUR READERS

Telegraph As must be perfect obvious to

SEDITIOUS PAMPHLETS. Tailors employed by European, the enquiry In Shanghai would Arms have absented themselves. cover the questions of the time FOUR MEN SENTENCED..

News from Canton last night allowed to elapse between the shows that the French cruiser warning of the crowd and the or- Two men who were arrested by Altair reached that place safely der to shoot, and the powers pos-readers of the Hong District Watchmen in the Western at about 2 p.m. yesterday and took sessed by the international district in possession of seditions up a position of Shameen. It was authorities in dealing with street and the public really, the strike literature were sonteced to ten feared that on account of her processions, but the British Charge altuation has Aterially fected months' hard labour each by Mr.length, some difficulty would be d'Affaires in Peking was being newspaper puction elghty-six vessels in. Harbour this morning, thirty-nine were British, Forrest at the Central Magistracy experienced in navigating her. Instructed to make sure that it did

thas The s.8. Honam at Cantonis 80-Router..

of labour in the and of thirteen vessels which clear this morning.

other sph ed yesterday, only the Hydrangen.

Another man, who was a house-being used as a store, and standby

London, June 22.

Colon) is fact explains the nt- and the Soochow ly the red ensign. oy in the employ of Captain Cook, ship. She is now manned by Bri- In the House of Commons, tenuat

character of this edition. was given nine months, whilst a tish, American, French and Pox-replying to Mr. Rennie Smith, Mr. wope and trust that, during CHINESE BÁNKS CLOSE, -

fourth man charged fore Mr. S. tugúcse sailors while the stores Baldwin rejected the suggestion B. B. McElderry Received six are in charge of the purser from that a Trade Union delegation be the

fesent situation, we shall be minths, and an order to pay a fine the U. S. S. Aphville. A naval appointed to investigate the in-a "SQUEEZE" BY MONEY-

te produce a sheet somewhat of $500 or to serve a further term tug arrived from Hongkong CHANGERS

at dustrial conditions in Shanghai, this style in order to keep the of three months in default of pay- about 3-p.m. and transferred Reuter.

public informed of the more im ment. He admitted hiring in his provisions to the Honam.

At Kennedy Town, men from: possession a bundle of seditious pamphlets, and a number of meal the Surrey Regiment are assisting ticket's issued by the Foreign ser- in the slaughter houses, and gen vice Guild to striking embers who erally carrying out the work of are going up to Cantos,

clients.

The

butchers..

THE HANKOW POSITION portant developments of the strike situation, as well as keep them Hankow, Jung or posted with local and world news. The situation is quiet. the rangementa by agitate fude a

Under the unusual circumsta

been the usual

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

YESTERDAY'S PLAY.

"BOXING:

BRITISH CHAMPION BEATEN,

London, June 22.

At Holland Park Hall London,

There has been a very gratify- and the ferries are still in opera- ing response to the call for volun- tion. A big meeting of Chinese teers to enrol their names at the engineers and mechanics was office of the Labour Controller at hald at West Point last night the City Hall, and when a Tele with the idea of a date being fixed graph representative visited the One of the most important of for a strike by this section of offices this morning there

was to-day's strike developments has Hongkong labour. The precise decision is not known, and the quite a crowd of men filling in been the closing of all the Chin- enrolment forms. At the moment ese banks, due to the fact that atters were at work, as usual this only bakers and butchers are in they experienced something in the

real demand and any who possess nature of a run yesterday. Reports from the various dis- baking or butchering abilities Bonham Strand establishments,

The boys employed in the mese Dragon Bout Festival compris. Prevailing it has trict and outlying stations received should report themselves. A num- together with the important con-

CANTON CHRISTIAN and on other duties at the Hong-projected British boyall British found impossibl this morning at Police Headquarber of men have already been cerns such as the Bank of Canton,

COLLEGE

kong and Shanghai Bank left working firstly, the refusawal of all trade my advertisements, a ters state without exception that supplied to the Dairy Farm, and the Bank of China and the Ho

yesterday. conditions, are quiet and thereļ

bank notes and wah banks; we hope to be in a position as the demand arises there wil Hong Bank, all failed to open their now left the outlying districts of that they are well stocked in all secondly the tsh goods the

Practically all fordgners have The Magazin General advertise. money have been no disturbances,

from buying and to publish all notifications of an be a call made on others who doors this morning, notices being

Canton, posted outside stating that the

Mrs. Graves, who is in lines of French provisions which non-selling ofdly, all relations urgent character. In the mean banks were temporarily closed charge of a school for bind Chinese will be sold at the usual prices.

fature; andstitutions, whether time, we crave the Indulgence of par owing to the "state of emergency" girls, and Mr. and Mrs. Lake re- We learn that a special train fof with Erithigious, to be severed. We understand that it was with main at Tung Shan. At Paak Hok the transportation of workers business demonstration is also advertisers and the public generally the consent of the Hongkong Gov. Tung, representatives of the Stan- from Hongkong is being operated a montged for Thursday, with for any shortcomings which may ernment that the closing decision dard Oil are still on duty.

on the Chinese section of the beingon Friday and Speech result from the conditions under was arrived at.

At the Canton Christian College, Kowloon-Canton, Railway. The and June 28, as a grand finale. which the Telegraph is produced. (Our Own Correspondent;)

Of course, the closing of the children and the majority of the strikers are transferred on to this Dair the Topaz, Hsiao Yan-an Shameen, June 22,

banks has had a very far-reaching women staff left for longkong on train on leaving the British car-Winction these proceedings is There was a great exodus of effect, one of them being to bring Saturday as a food shortage was ringes at Sumchun..

es not known. Reuter. foreigners from Canton by the about the closing of the various feared. However, graduation exer- The Hongkong and Shanghair Tung On on Saturday evening share and stock exchanges. To cises were held in good order. The Hotels, Ltd., have been compelle The impression made on the people-day should have been Settlement Baccalaureate sermon was delivered to call upon Shanghai to supry hy this apparent fear of trouble Day and there had been previous by President Henry and diplomas ment the emergency stuffsf Interviewed by a Telegraph re was satisfactory.. The Cantonese arrangements made that the Chin were awarded on Monday morning. Hongkong, and a number of fos

assistants arrived this morn presentative this morning, the appreciate the use of common ese banks would accommodate General Li Fuk-lum dspatched

London, June 22. Food Controller, Mr. N. I. Smith, sense,

About $2,000,000 was special, deputy on Saturday to the

At Troon, sunshine, and a light in a twenty-rounds contest for the said that the emergency arrange-

The servants left their posts on involved in these arrangements, College, promising full protection. MISSIONARIES AP

northwesterly wind marked the British and European Lightweight Harry Mason ments for the supply of food to Shameen on Sunday morning and and when the Banks decided to and at a meeting of all the workmen

arrived qualifying round of the Open Golf Championship, was resolved not to strike. Europeans, such as the supply in there was not one left by 11 am close there was no alternative but it

The ss. Tal Ming, Wrought a Championship. Half of the com-

(European champion) beat Ernio the Peak district, were working The servants in foreign employ of to postpone the Settlement Day Domestic servants are still employ from Wuchow to-des, mainly petitors played eighteen holes on Izzard (British champion) in the satisfactorily.

the Concession have not left, no until such times as there is a ed at the College.

number of missi have found the Old Course and the other half

ninth round-Reuter. As for the supplies to Chinese, pressure having been employed in normal flow of money. A meet ADD News Brevitics.

from the interim their districts

Abandoping his usual tactics of a similar number on the Portland the pork butchers had gone on their case. They are expecting ning of the Exchanges was held At the Kowloon Magistracy this it necessary to le strong anti-Course,. This order will be re- fighting on retreat, Mason was most strike yesterday, but his informa convenience to-morrow, when the yesterday when it was decided to morning, the first of the three, on account which exists. versed to-morrow. The leaders

"He forced the fight aggressive. tion up to this morning was that procession of mourning is due to postpone the Settlement Day until Chinese arrested for trespassing foreign

Izzard was Biş fee Dr. Mewshaw, of to-day were:-Dick Mays (Benton inches taller and had longer reach,

from the start. all the other stalls were carrying, take place and the city will be July 7th. In the meantime, the on Holt's Wharf was discharged by Among thesBaptist Mission, who Park), 70; M. O'Neill (Robin on normally.

paraned by crowds of students win stock exchanges are closed, no Mr. E. W. Hamilto walle the other the Ameview with a Telegraph Hood), 71; J. Stuart (Brough), but he could not keep Mason, out There were big stocks of frozen wish to make the most of the quotations being issued.

two were each sentenced to two in an ine stated that students. J. Milner (Portchawl), and Percy! The latter had the better of the ment in the Colony held by the Shanghaj trouble,

The whole of the European months' hard labour. Platforms are

The dis-repressible for the present Allis (Wanstend), 72; George-opening rounds, but Izzard Dairy Farm, and the European being erected on the East Parade banking establistments are work charged defendant pleaded he had are rate of affairs. "So far," Gadd (Roehampton), 75. The improved in the fourth and fifth, and brend supply was being conducted Ground, where speeches will being as usual,

gone on the 9.9. Merimes, which serioDr. Mewshaw, Americans Americans, Jim Bames and Mac there was not much in the next two... eficiently, with ample supplies, delivered.

There has been an attempt to was berthed alongside the whari, to babated with respect, but we feel dounld Smith, tied at 77. The In the eighth, Mason focred. Izzard by Messrs. Wiseman's.

discredit the value of the notes of see a relative. The defendant's are, Rice and Vegetables.

The Banks only one is generally in abnormal demand was discharged.

There was a terrific uproar, and There was, however, a shortage from 10 at, to noon, and everyone by the Chinese and the money

which would include them 79.-Reuter.

Mason, thinking Izzard had taken le present unfortunate events." of vegetables, which were not, is in picnic attire.

The doctor stated that at Kweilin,

the full count, went to assist him coming in asther normally did. The feeling in the city is thatthangers in the native part of the General Herbert Bliss, General fiwhich is situated in the northern

to rise. The referee told them to He was trying to make some ar the strike will not last long. Money city are refusing to give the full A. Barker, Senator and Mrs. rangements for a supply from the is the great need of the Labsir only 80 cents are being given for on the s.. President Adams,

value for notes.

box on and Mason then attacked In some cases Pittman passed through the dy part of the Kwongst Province, and

fercely. He floored his staggering New Territories, but could not Guilds and of the student bodies $1 notes and it is reported that

where he has been stationed, the say whether the postion would be This morning the ringleaders of the some money changers will not give

students attacked the compound of

opponent several times before the

greatly relieved thereby.

the C.M.S. and compelled Mr. There was a large crowd at the bell sounded. When the bell went strike among students and work The price of rice, it was report people have been canvassing for

Bland, the English missionary in Wimbledon tennis tournaments to for the ninth round Lezard still ed to him this morning, was going funds.

charge, to remain in their custo ly day in spite of the chilly weather, remained seated at his corner and They have been to all

faked to up. There was no reason what foreign offices off Shameen an

Mason-Reuter. ever for this, as there were at have forced the clerks and other)

attend a meeting at Peak Club for a day and a night. The ralli-The courts were in perfect condi- the referee awarded the fight to

tary offered protection when the tion. Ladies are Icast six months' stocks in the employees to pay five per cent. of

at 6 p.m. to-morrow

affair was made known to them, The first prominent Britisher Colony and the export had been their pay, for June.

BANK DEPOSITS.

particularly request to be present, although, in order to save blood to be eliminated was the Davis In several prohibited.

In the local st market, the shed, Mr. Bland elected to stay, Cup player, Godfrée, who ཉིད་ད a notice to those concerned that cipals, so as to keep the staffs at

hos or just shed offices this was paid by the print- EMBARGO ON WITHDRAWALS, June settlement 4s been postponed His wife insisted upon accompany beaten by his fellow-countryman, if the price went on rising the work.

The run on the native banks has until July 7th, rilat the exchanges ing him, and, then later released, Sharpe, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2. Gilbert COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE, The only thanks, received] Government would step in and wis a promise that they would called theGovernment to issue an or have been sed until further they both made arrangements to defeated the Indian Davis Cup take over control of rice sales, ut again next month" for a

der by which withdrawals amount notier

leave for Hongkong.

player, Hadi, in three straight.

London, June 22. similar a reasonable price.

ing to over ten per cent. of the de-

A correpondent suggests the

Dr. Mewshaw, whose party was sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, while the The Committee of Civil Re- contribution! The Food Controller added that

To enable raval of the Police Reserve, and given an escort of 40 Chinese Frenchman, Cochet, defeated Cresearch, mentioned on May 20th, The sad part about the strike is posits are prohibited. he hoped to do something to relieve that the vast majority of the pec- extra police pickets to be placed thinks tis a splendid opportunity soldiers further stated that the cry gory, the Yorkshire champion, will be presided over by the the situation as regards the pork ple do not want it. The student on guard duty at the banks, men for the former Chinese members to be heard on every hand was 6-4, 6-2, 6-0, Hennessey, one of Prime Minister and, in his ab- "anti-Chris- the American" visitors, boot Van- sence, a Minister nominated by butchers, though the committee of body is now discredited in the eyes bera of the Defence Corps are being there to show their loyalty and anti-English" and Chinese gentlemen who were as of all thoughtful citizens.

almost exclusively detailed for .com/jon-sense.

tian!" When Dr. Mewshaw left, dezfeen, Holland, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, him. The Committee will con sisting him had advised him that

patrol duty each patrol being

At a meeting held in the Ameri-students were endeavouring to find 6-2.

sist of persons summoned by the pork did not, matter so long as the

placed under the command of a

Consulate last evening, Mr. A. the Chinese Postmaster who had The most interesting match was Premiier and will be an advisory authorities could keep down the

Police Officer.

M. Fletcher expressed thanks befriended Mr. Bland, and some that between J. O. Anderson, the body charged with giving centra price of rice, salt-fish, and salted

The regulation regarding Banks for the offer of help and sanounced apprehension was felt for this Australian, and Dr. Andreae; the flised attention to the development vegetables.

is issued to-day in a Government that it had boon decided that local official's safety should he be dis- Indian Davis Cup player, on the of economic, acientific and statistic Poultry Dealers Affected.

Gazette Extraordinary, and is. Americans be employed as civle covered.

centro court. The Indian all butical research. In relation to civil Later information obtained by

the following terms:-

guards.

won; his backhand, was superior, policy and administration, and will The strike is slowly spreading in a-Telegraph representative is to regard to occan-going steamers, ing schedule are prohibited from ly agreed that business for the

The Banks named in the follow the affect that the poultry dealers although the exact position as ye paying out to any depositor i sam present be on an entirely cash basis.

of uncertainty.. The

came out this morning, and it is

mutton butchers are expected to dowa choppers on Thursday.

Shameen is deserted by the the various banks. Silver money wife substantiated his story and hefte some little event might hap Australian, Joe Kirkwood, scored with a smashing left to the jaw.

Chinese.

THE SHIPPING POSITION.

EFFECT ON OCEAN-GOING VESSELS,

is опо

more than 60 cents. This is sheer "squeeze," for the notes are worth every bit as much as the silver er aubsidiary coin equivalent.

The Bank of Canton.

**

STRIKE ITEMS

Poak residents

are

J

WIMBLEDON TENNIS.

DAVIS CUP PLAYERS LOSE

London, June 22,

W29

CIVIL RESEARCH.

Chinese merchants have general- CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. he was stendler and retrieved define new orcas in which enquiry

the Education Office...

A BRITISH PRESIDENT..

magnificently on occasion. An- will be valuable-Reuter, → denson showed no glimpse of his true form until the second set Brussels, June 22. when he placed finely; then, fol- INDIAN GUARD SENTENCED. The British delegation of the lowing the loss of the third afiori

of Commerce has unanimously won the fourth. Dr. Andreas Congress of International Chambers a long struggle, he rallied and nominated Wr. Walter Leaf to the went to 8-1 in the fifth, but An

ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE;

An Indian guard was sentenced"

niso learned that the beef and Canadian Pacific Steamship officials farger than ten per centum of the

"The 'sensational rumours current amount standing to his credit with yesterday that Japan had declared say in reference to the rumours them, except under licence from the war on China have not lean con- concerning the Empress of Asia Colonial Secretary.

firmed. that they are working on the SPECIAL CONSTABLES.

Should any such Bank be unwill. Ladies and gentlemen willing to assumption that she will sail accord- ing to schedule on Thursday. The ing to comply with this regulation, it offer their services in V. A. D. and

la hereby permitted to suspend ambulance work are asked to Presidency thereof, it being derson volleyed spectacularly and to one month's hard labour, at the Chinese, members of the crew have business until the regulation is communicate with Mr. E. Ralphs at ENROLMENTS BEGIN TO-DAY. given no indication that they do withdrawn:-

Once again a Special. Constabu- not intend to again sign on, but lary Force is to come into being none have so far put in an appear- Enrolments

to-day, commence when recruits will be drawn from considered it advisable to divert the The Dollar Steamship Line has residents registered at the C President Cleveland to Manila, Hall, the Headquarters of the La allowing her to call at Hongkong bour Controller. We are asked by the C.S.P. to state that appli- on her return journey. The Presi cations for enrolment in the dent McKinley will not come South Special Constabulary should be at all. Her voyage will cease at sent in to the Labour Controller

Shanghai.

anco.

Other companies aro reticent

in the first instance, and not to with regard to their vessels, but the

E Police Headquarters.

Harbour Office reports show that of

The Bank of China.

The Bank of East Asia Ltd.` The Fu Tien Bank.

The Ho Hong Bank Ltd.

Britain's-turn to propose the next hit devastatingly winning the Marine Court this morning, for President. At a "meuting of the next five games for act and match, absenting himself from the 5.9. A gratifying note in the present transport group of the Chamber, Anderson won 2-6, 6-8, 6-8, 6-8, Mingaung without leave. situation is that the Chinese fitters

a Japanese resolution demanding 6-3, and is a strong favourite for The master explained that the and mechanics have decided not to uniformity in regulation and trans-the final with the Frenchmen, man left the vessel on the 9th May, strike,

was arrested and returned to thể The Kowloon dairy notes that portation of dangerous goods was Borotra and Lacoste.

adopted-Reuter.

R. Lycett defeated Latchford, vessel on June 5th. He again The Industrial and Commercial customers may got their milk

the ex-boy champion, rather east deserted on the following day. Bank Ltd.

supplies at the Empress Store.

ly in three straight gets 6-1, 6-1, The man pleaded guilty and said 6-1, while Lacoste defeated the he had acted very foolishly. Engilah Player Higgs 6-4, 6-2, 6-24 Three boatmasters were charged. Borotra played exceedingly well with being under way without ex-. to defeat the Australian Davis hibiting regulation lights, fino Cup player, Heath, 6-1, 6-3, G-L of $15, or two weeks In default,

The faint British hopes rest was imposed in each case... with Gilbert-Reuter

CHINA UNREST.

THE SHANGHAI ENQUIRY.

London, June 22, The Vien Vich Commercial Bank stod laat night by means of no-

In the House of Commons reply Ltd.

lices which were placed undering to Mr. Hayes, Mr. Chamberlain -neath the back doorg

Tanid that it might be assumed that

The National Commercial and Cash must be paid and customers

Savings Bank Ltd. /*

provide their own receptacles. The Oriental Commercial Bank Many Kowloon house boys who had not left work were intimid-

·Ltd. ·

All native Chinese banka,