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THE STRIKE OUTLOOK.

́SOME FURTHER DEFECTIONS.

Kowloon Buses Stop.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED

ORO USILE MONDAY, JULY 6, 1925.

THE INTIMIDATORS.

CASES IN COURT.

Two Chinese appeared before, Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, at the. Central Magistracy this morning, on A

DESTRUCTION OF TREES.

SIXTEEN DEFENDANTS

FINED.

SHAMEEN AND CANTON.

SOME FACTS ON THE PRESENT SITUATION.

日六十月五

STRIKE PAY PROBLEM.

THE JUNE WAGES ISSUE,

BINGLY COPY 10 OINTS KAPER ANNUM

ROYAL ENFIELD MODEL

Model 351.

£55.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD. Telephone Control 1246 or 1247.

83, Wong Noi Chung Road... Happy Valley

CANTON CONDITIONS.

PROPAGANDA AGAINST

BRITAIN.

GOVERNMENT ACTION.

STRIKERS MAY BE DEPORTED,

Coal Exports Prohibited.." The following notification ap

• We have received the following

Canton, July 4th Anxious to learn of the actual letter for publication.-

Thoaituation here remains un S-With regard to the recom-' Of 18 men and women arrested conditions show prevailing in Sha- by the police, and charged before meen and Cantor city, a Hongkong mendation of the Hongkong Gen hangod, the city appearing to be The general trend of the strike charge of intimidating a tram Mrs. B. B. McElderry, at the Cen- merchant having an office at the feral Chamber of Commerce and quiet. The now Government hopears in a Government Gazette Ex- movement over the week-end has

tral Magistracy this morning, for former place has addressed a series the Committee of the Kowloon put a fifty per cent increase on bach towards an extension of the

there is already dissension amongst Mr. A. Millar, of Messrs. Leigh cutting down trees wholesale on the of queries to the manager thereof, Residents' Association that re- house taxes. It is rumoured that defection among the Colony's workers, and there are many obvi. and Orange, architects, who, was, hillside above the University; 16 and the replies he has received will turning strikers should receive nu the now Commissioners. Geñorble Eency Regulation Ordinance: ous indications that the further responsible for the arrest of the were fined $10 each, or two "weeks' no doubt be found of value to local strike pay and that any wages Li Fuk-lum and Hou Sung-chi-want

passenger

Meesra.

spread of the movement is inevit-men. stated in evidence that, he able. Among those who have noticed the men standing on the Jardine, joined the strike movement since pavement of we last published have been num Matheson's building and they were re of men at the Royal Naval still there when he passed them vard, the drivers and 'conque again at 2.15 p.m. They were then be the various motor bus speaking to a man who had jast es in Kowloon, a few more got out of a tram, and as witness Mary Department workers and could understand Cantonese, he made, a pretence of examining his trouser legs and shoes whilst within ear-shot of the group. The first of the defendants way threatening to' Injure the tram. passenger as he again used the tram and the second joined in with the hint: "You know us, too. Beware then! Thereupon witness had the men arrested. '

Mers.

Kowloon Buses Affected... The majority of the Kowloon bus drivers and conductors falled to report for duty as usual this morning and during the business hours of the day only a limited number of buses were put on the run between Mongkok and the Star Ferry. These were being driven in the case of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company by the Indian drivers of the company. With the other companies the older and more faithful employees returned

. Youth Sentenced.

on

hard labour, another (who is a small boy) was fined $5, or one week, while the other defendant forfeited her ball pearance in the Court. The Magis trate observed that the ball was in suficient, in view of the epidemic of tree-cutting which is prevalent as a result of the high prices of firewood...

- A

businese men.

to

In the city it is obvious that the Chinese agitators are singling out Britain for special condemation, as all their propaganda is directed against this British,

they may have earned during June With regard to postal facilities, should be withheld for a probn to go North and join up with the Northern forces A couple of days the reply states that the mail closes tionary or good conduct period, age an altercation is said to bays,

difference of non-ap-regularly every day, usually in the Lace there is a

taken place amongst the various opinion already expressed, I

Generals, in the course of which afternoon. From Hongkong Canton there is a certain delay, and think that difference is inevitable, donsial Yung, who is in charge of last Sunday three letters were re- Unanimity of thought and action the Whampoa Chidots, was shot in ly desirable, but it is unattain cerved at the same time, one being on such a matter might be high the art two days old.

So far as telegrams are concern-able, for the simple reason that éd, the writer says that the cable there has been a vast difference office on Shameen was definitely in the conduct of Chinese em closed on the afternoon of June ployees and there must be a differ

Some house. 24th. Telegrams received from ence of treatment..

have never Home are usually four or five days and office servants old and are sent to Shamen from gone out on strike; others worked the native city by post. On Sha-up to the last moment before they go meen it is not known whether the were obviously compelled to service from Canton city to Hong- either by a real or imaginary fear

whereas others left as soon as kong is working:

As to contact between Shameen they could on the slightest pretext and Canton city, there is none at and didn't care in what state of present. The British and French uncleanliness or inconvenience bridges are closed and barricaded they left things.

THE INTIMIDATION. EXCUSE.

strike"

to.

raordinary issued this morning, For-in-Council under the Emer- befits a relation by the Gover

The Captain Superintendent of Police and any officer authorised by him, either generally or spe cially, shall have power to arrest and detain any person who a pears to him to have no regalar employment in the Colony, any the Captain Superintendent of Police shall have power to order any such person to leave the Colony forth- with

"Any person failing to, comply with any such order may be de ported by order of the Governor.**. The Gazette also contains the It would appear that before long" there will be a shortage of cont in following regulation by the Gover- Canton, as there are no ships at all nor-in-Council under the Importa

Exportation Ording: coming from Japan. If the Chinese tion and really boycott the Japanese, one pance:"Except under licenco wonders witore they will got their from the Colonial Secretary the coal supplies

export of coal is prohibited.”

Shameen is still peaceful Food supplies are coming in regularly and everyone is keeping fit Today all

And when the the Americans are to be at home at

4TH OF JULY DISASTER.

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT!

BOSTON.

to their employment and manned Magistrate instructing Sergeant some of the vehicles. Traffic Ser-Murphy to make further enquiries geant Hallam rendered assistance

The case in which a Chinese youth by driving one of the buses.

was charged, with intimidating a It is hoped that a number of boy at the Soldiers' Club in an Indian drivers will be engaged during the day and additional attempt to force him out of his thicker than water" dictum be special protection from the Gov. eliminate the human element in is not ac busy as in normal times, were participating in the Fourth

To-

buses will be put on the run. morrow a number of Europe drivers will probably be engaged and as far as is possible the Kow, Icon Motor Bus Company will

Usual maintain their There are a number of the old drivers at work but the difficulty is that conductors are not avail

able.

service.

on

ernment.

end

AN EXPLANATION.

Boston, July 6n, While over one hundred persons

silent

later-Retler's

IS IT A REAL FACTOR!

Strike Causes. Analysed. Defendants, in pleading not' guilty to the charge, said they were

What is the true explanation of the Hongkong #trike-a strike there to meet a man who had pro-in which the workers have not the mised to give them employment. in an American hotel run by Chinese.lent shadow of grievance either against their employers or the The case was remanded, the authorities? On the face of it, this and all communication with the city strikers return there will be just tho Canton Clubs to their friends, withholding of labour appears to be for purpose of posting letters, etc.. the same difference in the per- and in the afternoon the U. S. S in the nature of a "sympathetic is via the river. The only Eur-sonal factor; some will start as Asheville is to play the U. 6. S

demonstrate to the

The Customs House-is now fully Chinese of Shanghai the moral peans from Shameen who have soon and as wholeheartedly as Helena on the Fati ground.

It is impossible to opened and doing business, but it support of their brethren in the gone into Canton proper are mem possible, whereas others will delay

bern of the Customs staff, who enjoy and hinder. South. But can the blood is

this matter, and it is, therefore, as both imports and exports have of July celebrations at the Pickwick

Club Barly in the morning and" employment, was concluded before applied in this instance? Seemingly.

of

while the orchestra was playing Mr. S. B. B. McElderry on Saturnot, for the simple reason that in Asked if all foreign, and princi-impossible to hope for a complete declined, day, when the defendant was sen-language, outlook

"IN CANTON NOW.” life and Pally German, offices in Canton unanimity in the treatment

though it were

dance music, the wall of a five- have possible to assume an equal sensé

storey building weakened by Germans "merchants who tenced to one month's hard labour clannishness the Chinose of the city are closed, the writer says that strikers, even

adjacent excavations crashed down and twelve strokes with the birch. North and South are almost as wide offices on the Canton side have, it of justice or firmness among en

It was stated that the defendant, apart as the Latin and Teuton is reported, opened again, their ployers--which it is not. All that

We have received the following dancers between the floor and the on the dance floor entrapping the Both are of the yellow who was only 17 years of age, racer

race, admittedly, but there the point staffs not being affected by the any Chamber or Association. can

Sir,-With reference to the fallen metal ceiling work. Rescue assaulted the boy after falling to

of contact begins and ends Let it strike, evidently because Germany usefully do is to give a lead on letter for publication: induce him to "come to reason." He was then arrested by the boy, be recalled that in the big seamen's does not enjoy extraterritorial broad and general lines-lines There are also one or two in-who, we are informed by the strike of 1922, frantic efforts were rights. It is not known whether sufficiently reasonoble to appeal news item entitled "In Canton was most difficult, necessitating the stances reported in which the authorities, will now receive a re-made to align North and South in a they are doing much (business, be-to the vast majority. And, so far Now," appearing in to-day's issue removal of the front wall which motor lorry drivers of individual ward of $250 for his share in solid front. But Shanghai remained cause shipments from Canton have as I can see, that is what has been of the South China Morning Post, threatened to collapse in addition securing the appréhension and con- aloof And in that case there was ceased but it is possible that they done. It has apparently been in the course of which my name to the debris. Up to the present of recognized that much injustice is freely mentioned, I should twelve dead have been brought out firms have left.

viction of an intimidator.

at hay rate some community of in-have done a certain amount

(legal though it might be would like it clearly to be understood after an all night and all day Through the efforts of represent-

terest from the fact that the strike forward business..

statements contained search. Voices, chiefly women's Arrested on the Peak.

Regarding contact between result If every Chinese who left that the

therein were made in the course were heard calling for help from tatives of the Kowloon Residents'

Yesterday morning two Chinese was essentially one to improve the Association, arrangements have been made to augment the modified were found wandering on the Peak ages and service conditions of Europeans on Shameen and mer- his or her work before the service with a special "big bus" by the police and were taken into Chinese seamen, whether they were chants living at Henam, the writer of June were mulcted of all the of a private conversation between the debris early in the morning but

Northerners or Southerners No such says there is no Chinese merchant pay they think they have earned myself and a friend who happen- became service for the convenience of custody, as it is believed that they factor operates in the present strike, who would dare to come to Sha- for the days they were a worked to be a member of the staff American Service.

sf of the newspaper named. came over from Yaumati to intimi Most of Hongkong's present strimeen, and no inclination on the during June, because many

Although the main facts are AMERICA'S NEW MINISTER. foreign residents. The three big

date Peak employees. Enquirieskers have been at pains, before go- part of the Chinese for contact with them don't deserve to lose that.

the public property in Shameen, and buses owned by the Companies, will,

is discernible. "We pay. A great many, on ing out to explain to their employers Shameen

LEAVES SHANGHAI FOR we understand, be commandetre-l

The day previous to this, two that they do not desire to strike think," the writer states, "that this other hand, do deserve to loss bear no official weight, it was and, together with three other buses

TIENTSIN. from the Hongkong Hotel, operate the Peak, but in the course

other men were also discovered on Thir explanation, almost invariably, is principally due to intimidation and I sincerely hope they will not expected that such a conver ing been fear that is, fear of and not so much because they feel It would be a little incongruous sation would have been given more from the Star Ferry wharf Argyle Street (Mongkok) and to Kowloosenquiries it was discovered that the consequences which might result that way. Even our own compra- and obviously unfair if a Chinese publicity than that given from

M MacMurray, the newly- Docks, The Government is taking they were soldiers from Canton if they remained on duty. In other dore has not given a sign of life who stayed at work until June time to time to ordinary minor

and were strangers to the place.

works, professional intimidators since he left Shameen. He has not 1st. and went out after getting items of information in the news-

papers of Hongkong.

appointed U. S. Minister to China, necessary steps to put this arrange-

have been busy, both by word of even telephoned."

his money were to lose pay o

1 should further like to explain left Shanghat this afternoon on an ment into effect.

month and through the medium of In reply to a further question, the for the days he is out a Farm Workers Needed.

A report has been made to the the printed pamphlet, uttering all writer says he has not heard of any other Chinese, who went out dur-that I was in no way responsible American gunboat. He is expected A visit to the offices of the La Folice by Mr. Evan Jones, Captain manner of dire throats to those who telephonic communication between ing the last days of June, were for any of the headinge or sub- to arrive in Tientsin to-morrow bour Controller this morning re- of the ss. Philoctetes, to the effect remain in the service of foreign Shameen and Canton city. He adds to lose their pay for the whole of headings which appeared in the afternoon.-Reuter,

course of the article, nor for any sulted in the information that that his cabin boy, named Leung employers. And the Chinese intimi that even in ordinary times connec- June.

information regarding the alleged It is a reasonably sound pron attempt on the life of Mr. Wy Hea. there is services. There is, how-ding with 850 in American, monoy the "Black Hand" in picturing the the service is mostly used by the sition, however, to refuse to pay min, of which I had no knowledge there is plenty of labour, available Kai, absconded at 8.30 am, yeater- dator puts thoroughly in the shade tion with the city is very poor and

terrible fate which will befall the Chinese, because in the city there for days of idleness, and that is whatever, ever, an urgent call for the enrol and $0 Hongkong currency.

worker who pays no heed to-

a course of action the justice of As regards the Government, the ment of all who know anything!

That threats are are only Chinese operators.

Asked if all Chinese, including which will, or should, appeal to paper omits to mention that the about cattle or milking, in case ging of the City has also been these warrning the Dairy Farm Company's men accomplished and there is no dif-made, there is no shadow of doubt. come out. This is a highly essen-culty anticipated in keeping things Bat are they really the determining comprodore staff, have left. She the native mind. A general re- "anti-Red" official named was dis tinl need and volunteers would be going. Special dumps have been factor in inducing the workers to meen, the writer says household fusal on the part of the foreign cussed only as one of four names There are plenty of started at the east and west points strike? That is to be doubted servants left on Sunday, June 21, community here to pay wages for mentioned and did not refer to the Volunteers for motor car driving of the City and the burning Assuredly, the "too mucheo fear whilst office staffs, including com-June (irrespective of the differing whole Government. Yours, etc. but the names of those able and house refuse with kerosene has ezen is the stock argument put pradore staffs, left on the follow conduct on the part of individual willing to drive lorries are wanted. Leen started. The whole of the forward by the strikers. But doing day. It is not known whether strikers) would, I am sure, lest Department's coolies on the Hong-they, in their innermost hearts, there is a solitary Chinese now to antagonisms where none now exist and to an increase of bad kong side have left, with the excep- In the big seamen's strike, intimida

really take these threats seriously left on Shameen..

feeling on the part of those who, tion of two. On the Kowloon side, tion was just as rife, but the fact While washing clothes in a nal-foolishly, bear resentment. The however, only about 22 per cent. romains that nat one of the thou lah at Shaukiwan West Lum Foo, relationship between employer and of the Department's personnel have rands who remained at work suf- aged Chinese, slipped into the employee is essentially a personal gone out as yet and matters are ferai personal injury. almost as usual. Manholes have

The conclusion which is gaining water and was carried away by the one, and when all this bother is stream. His body has not been over there will inevitably be por been opened for the reception of

Isonal adjustmente, based on vary ground amongst foreigners, who recovered: nightsoil tan

ing facts and circumstances,

But, in the meantime, there will be lots said to the contrary, Yours, etc.,

welcomed.

The Food Supply.

As regards the food supply

are being made by the police.

of

want to get at the both of the strike motives in that thi imida-

-B. M. CROSSE, Hongkong, July 6th, 1925.

MOTOR ACCIDENT.

An alarming accident befel Mr. and Mrs. M. Hughes and Mr. K. S Robertson while motoring back from Repulse Bay at about 6.15 p.m. on Saturday. It appears that the car, an Easox, owned by Mr. Hughes, was being driven by an Indian chauffeur, and when a short distance front the Naval Yard sim Queen's Road, the driver swerved: out to avoid a cair in front which was apparently slowing up. What actually followed seems rather The P. and O. 5.s. Kashgar left vague, that the

JUDICIAL Hongkong, July 6th, 1925.

Shanghai, July 6.

WARNING TO RUSSIA.

MUST STOP ANTI-BRITISH ATTACKS.

London, July 5.

The ex-Gabinet Minister, the Earl of Crawford, speaking at GII- lingham, said that the time had come for the British Government to give a clear and unmistakable- warning to Russia that the con tinued organisation of anti-British attacks in China, India and else where would result in the broalding

these underhand and underground of Anglo-Russian diplomatic relations. Britain was tiring of attacks and was determined to ond them-Reuter

NEW WORLD'S RECORD.

visit to the Central Market at 11.30 this morning revealed but two meat stalls doing business with decidedly limited stock Fruit and vegetable vendors had little to offer and there was prac tically nothing in the poultry sec- Mechanics Join Strikers. tipn. But this is not to mean that

Despite the assurance given by tion talk is little other t a con- circumstances obtaining, a mono ther is any real shortage of the President of the Mechanics venient excuse by the worker to pelist in manual labour; let him food. There is no shortage but the Guild in his recent manifesto to coure a gloried holiday. Previous see thousands of his fellow-workers supplies at the markets have been the effect that the members will experience has shown him that so jauntily leaving their posts, with

440 YARDS HURDLES. gomewhat disorganised mainly on not join in the strike, a good long na he is one of hundreds of the full prospect of being able to account of the street sales new number have ceased work. It is thousands of other strikers he is return without lone, but with possi

#SanFrancisdo, July 5. going

on. Fish, pork and vere learned, to-day that most of the likely to suffer very little loss by ble gain; let him have at band a

FH.Taylor, of the Illinois being sold in the streets Naval Dockyard workers have coming out. He recalls that after redly made oxcuse, in the threats almost everyiyliere and there is no downed topls, whilst other establ; the nicht 1995 Cory may ta et terrible physical injury altogether Singapore at noon on the 5th in vast, but it would see that the Athletic Club, Chicago, brete the world's record for the 440 yards setual shortage. The price of shments are similarly affected ployers were glad to pay their men beyond the comprehension of an stant and is due here at about noon the car up, was taken too sharply, hurdle race in the time of 53.4/5

with the result that the machine fice still keeps down and this is though not to such an extent is for the periods, they were out, su employer belonging to another and on the 9th Instant. the biggest factor in the food seriously to interfere with the long as they could get them back a stranger race-let these conditions

turned a complete somersault, seconds, at the National American Five Chinese appeared before None of the occupants were serious Athletic Union' serdor, championship Sanitary Department. far as the essential duty of Balloy's Yard at Hok Un has lost that the torms of soy strike settle would not feel a strong inclination Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon ly injured, Mr. Robertson being the meeting-Reuter's American Ser looking after the sanitary needs of Chinese Barbers Cense. slons on demands which can easily angle, there is no need to attempt Magistracy this morning, on charges only one to receive a few cuts. the Colony are concerned, we are

After a spasmodle attempt to be manufactured prior to the com the fathoming of the inscrutable of participation in an armed rob- Mrs. Hughes suffered considerably informed tha

that the collection or carry on business within closed mencement of negotiations Past Oriental, mind to account for a bery committed at a house in Tung from shock and is still indisposed house refuse in Hongkong has doors, the Chinese barbers' shors agitators ansure them on that point development which is becoming all Hing Road on Saturday. When Mr. as a consequence. The car, which

The Temps understands that been well performed over the again closed entirely this morning, happenings and the promises of too comunion in the Far East. Is it J, Q. Gonzales de Bernedo who was was badly damaged, the body being week-end by specially-engaged la diverting their large clientele to Place the European worker in not, after all, to be explained by visiting a friend, had stolen from nearly torn off the chassis, was bour. Lorries are being used Japanese and Filipino shops, like conditions, and would be not the common frailties of ordinary, bim $114 and a quantity of jewel covered by insurance. It was later Parliament will debate the ratifica nature Con lery. All the defendants were re removed by the Dragon Motor Car tion of the Washington Treaties in

Co

the early part of the week-Havas. manded. and in some cases these are driven which are reporting prosperous follow a similar course! Let him everyday human

teslim that he is in the peculiar tributed.. by European drivers. The scaven times.

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its mechanical staff."

work As previously reported again. More than that, he believes exist, and then ask whether he ment will inevitably include concesto "down tools" Viewed from thie

vice

WASHINGTON TREATIES.

Paris, July 5.