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STRIKE SITUATION.

FEELING LESS TENSE.

Emergency Work at Post Omce.

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A noticeable feature is that the number of incoming passengers

The Government is endeavouring to complete arrangements for put ting the refuse launches into com- mission once again. It is expected that to-morrow they will be running. Gs usual,

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 188

No, 21,858

三拜禮

VAALEAF WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1925.

EUROPEANS FROM PAKHOI.

PLENTY OF LABOUR.

VOLUNTEERS STILL COMING

ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG,

FORWARD..

an

res-

"An interesting phase of the Intimidation aspect of the pre- sent trouble," said Dr. Tso, "is the fact that Chinese families now becoming affected and losing their servants, and also that many.

The greater part of the European community of Pakhci arrived hero] yesterday on board the Japanes stanmor Amakusa Maru, having been advised by, consular authori ties to leave the district...

"SWATOW UNREST.

are OWING TO FOOD SHORTAGE.

race

SEDITIOUS LITERATURE.

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from

BIG GLASGOW FIRE.

QUARTER MILLION STERLING

DAMAGE.

CHURCH AND BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

London, July 1.

A great fire in Glasgow has com- pletely destroyed the extensive Exhibition building at Kelvin Park,

lost...

EXPORT OF MONEY.

FURTHER CASES BEFORE

'COURT.

日八十月五

HOME CRICKET.

LANCASHIRE'S EASY WIN.

London, July 7. 3.

Playing at Liverpool, Lancashire defeated Bussex by an nings and 144 runa Sussex, batted first and, mado 147, Watson-scoring 63, and MacDonald taking five wickets for Lucashire then went in

83 runa

and made 415 for nine wickets (declared), the principal scores be. ing Sallows 163 and Ernost Tydlesley 84 In their econd innings Sussex could only compile 121, Dick Tylea loy taking seven wickets for 43

runa

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SINGLY; COPY 10 DISTS 136 PER ANNUM

ROYAL ENFIELD MODEL 351.

Model 351.

255,

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD.

Tolophono Contral 1246 or 1247,

88, Wong Noi Chung Road... Happy Valloy

ALLEGED SOVIET AGENT.

MAN DEPORTED FROM HONGKONG..

To Organise Local Strike?

THE INDIAN PROBLEM.

LORD BIRKENHEAD'S STATEMENT,

No Truckling to Threats.

London, July 7.

A certificate, alloged by police to

The Earl of Birkenhead, in the have been found concealed in tho lining of a code book among the course of an important statement effects of Zinovii Dosser, delegating him to Canton to organise strike in the House of Lords' with regard committees, was presented at the to his conferences with the Vice- Shanghai Mixed Court yesterday when, on application of the police, roy Lord Reading on the Indian Russian was previously released would be taken before the Govern the Tis. 20,000 ball on which the problem, stated that no decision was cancelled, says the China Press

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HONGKONG'S STRIKERS.

MOSQUITO-NETTING · FOR

HUNGRY MEN

The Canton Garite is at great

On enquiry at the office of the Although there is little fresh to Controller of Labour this morn ing, we were informed that res- report to-day regarding the actual ponse is still being made in regard defection or return of Hongkong to various phases of voluntary strikers, there is a much less tenac labour. The large number of One of the passengers, in con- names registered and the work at versation with a Telegraph ro- feeling evident everywhere. This present being done indicates the presentative, stated that all manter is illustrated in some measure by determination of the forign com- of rumours of possible injury to by every foreigners had been in circulation. the fact that points policemen who munity to counteract

possible means the action of the in Pakhai for some time, and con wore taken off traffic duty to

etrikers.

sequently on June 20th all the Chinese members of the com Europeann were ordered to go augment the armed patrols of a

Playing at Nottingham, Notts few days ago have, now "resumed munity are still coming forward aboard the French gunboat In

Consul and the Kelvin Hall Church beddfoated Glamorgan' by 317 runa, of July 1st. Dosser was further ment of India and the Legislative to render all possible assistance, constant by the French

Batca and Magistrate Zau yesterday under Government would not be diverted their ordinary duties. The official and Dr. S. W. The stated that he These numbered adults and 20 longing to the Kelvingrove United Notts, batted first and made. 23 charged before Assessor Whitamore Assembly had been consulted. The

children. On the following morning, opinion is that the end of the Hong- is it present busy enrolling

took four wickets for 42 runa articles 127, 129 and 130 of the Chi-from its high obligations to India the mon Free Church; while the whole of George Gunn scoring 60 to everything being quiet, kong strike should not now be long ambulance corps which is

women anil Blantyre Street is involved.

Glamorgan replied with 112, Lar-peso Criminal Code, which deals by tactics of restless, impatience. delayed as the workers are discover-operate "under the direction of Dr. went ashore, the

The Corporation Art Galleries wood taking four wickets for 14 runs with offence of disturbing friently The-door of acceleration of re

forma was not to menace; still legs. ing that they have been led to Thomas, of the Tung Wah Hos- children remaining on the gunboat! strike by the agitation of a few pital. Dr. Tsó pointed out how until the arrival of the Amakusa

were trans and Finnieston Church were ouly In their second knock, Notts com relations with foreign states.

Dosser and his wife, Ivgina would it be atormed hy violence, piled 388 for three wickets (declar students and politicians. Nowhere the Chinese voluntary labour had Maru, to which they

left for saved through the wind blowing ined), the highest scorers being Dosser or Filipova, were arrested but the date of Royal the

to review re in the world is age so much respect been directly instrumental inferred This boat later

of thu

a contrary direction. No lives were Georgo dunn 68, Whyall 85, Lilly on June 29th when they arrived Commission

might be accele- ed as in China and the elderly in breaking the strike of Kowloon Hongkong, taking most

Europeans of the port, although

03 and Walker 116, not out. Glamor from Hongkong on the P. and O. forms gan could respond with only 185, liner Mantua. They were depart-rated when responsible Indian people are now counselling a return motor bus drivers. In this to, work as a strike in Hongkong peet, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, the some disembarked at Haiphong

Practically the only Europeans The damage is estimated at Barratt taking four wickets for 48ed from the British colony for hav-leaders gave evidence of a genuine

́runa Reuter.

ing in their possession Bolshevik desire to co-operate, making the cannot possibly have any effect on manager of the Kal Tack Motor

now remaining at Pakhoi aro' Dr.

£250,000-Reuter.

best of the existing Constitution.. the settlement of the Shanghal, Bus Company, is to be congratu-Watson and the Rev. E T. Loader,

Playing at Tunbridge Wells, literature... Hunkow or Shameen incidents. lated upon his successful efforts

Mrs. Dosser did not appear before Any Constitution produced by the of the Church Missionary Society,

Kent defeated Warwickshire by

critica in India. in obtaining, immediately, volun-

tho Cus- the French Fathers and Thote will, doubtless, "be

eight wickets. Batting first, Kent the Court, although she was in the Government's will teer drivers and thus maintain-

toms staff, i

complied 812, the principal scorers courtroom during the proceedings. backed by a fair measure of gene-- "general return and there

being Collins 63, Ashdown 60, She was released on personal bond.ral agreement by the people of India, would be most carefully possibly yet be instances of other ing the Company's fleet of buses

in operation.

Johnstone 64 and Woolley 87 noti The Accused's Mission. workers adding themselves to the ranks of the Idle, but in the general

out. Cook took five wickets for The certificate produced by police examined-Router. 22 runs, performing the "hat was written on silk and was in Rus- comings and goings of individual

trick." Warwickshire's first in-aian. It was called certificate No. groups it is anticipated that there

A number of cases- of persons

nings produced 137, Freeman tak-43 and read: will be a daily gain in the number

charged with attempting to exporting five wickets for 46 runs and "The bearer of this, Comrade of the employed.

merchants are receiving threaten- Things generally are quiet in money from the Colony, in excess ing letters demanding that they Southern China according to re- of the sum permitted, were heard Woolley four for 59. Following Dosser (Communist party ticket No. various by Mr. W. Hamilton at the Kow-on, they made 209 runs, Wright 498) is sent by the agitation de- taking four wickets for 11 runs partment of the South Section 'of received from Canton

considerably clad their shops. has

This latest porte increased.

During the last 36 attitude emphasises that the strike districts by the local naval authori-toon Magistracy this morning.

In the majority of cases the and doing the "hat trick." Kent China to Hongkong and Canton for hours as many people came into the is not only anti-British, but anti-ties

Of the 3,000 capialistic, irrespective of

There is some little agitation at monoy in excess of the 85 allowed Went in a second time and scored the organisation of strike com Colony us left it.

Swatow, but this is due in the main by the Clovernment was forfeited. 35 for the loss of two wickets,mittees. All the members of the pains to pretend that the Hongkong At Kettering, Essex defeated Russian Commuunist party arc. to strikers who have left the Colony persons who returned within this or creed."". perjed, one-third ure women.

to the food shortage, which is more whilst in ono instance the accased

at Swatow than in most market foki, was fined $26, or Northamptonshire by 299 runs. In give him every assistance in his are suffering no hardships and think. acute

one month's hard latour in default, their first innings, Essex scored work. This is certified by the seal they can hold out indefinitely. In places. -

in addition to the confiscation of the 304, Russell.contributing 74 and of the agitation department 16th the course of a lengthy effusion in excess Delundant, who had pur. Perrin 102. Northampton's first June, 1926, Shanghai," Below the which it is declared that Canton chased a railway tickot for the venture yielded 190, Timms scoring text was the seal which road: must have its own seaport and be independent of Hongkong, it says border, was charged with export-74, Douglas taking five wickets for "Agitation Department, R.C.P."

that conditions.to-day pra far dif- ing $7.60 in Chinese currency. He 52-rus and. 'Nichols five for 69,

Other Documents.

forent from what they were in 1929

On the 1st July, police officers

travel to Taipo to buy some ich, knocked up 211 for six wickets In addition to the certificate, for the strikers, making mention of A visit to the Post Office his

but this ticket seller at the booking (declared), Russell scoring 78 and there were found in Dosser's be a strike fand of two million dollars morning revealed that, in spite of under the direction of the A.S.P.,

office had inadvertently handed him O'Connor 57. Northampton could only longings a memorandum suggest in the Shanghai barks, and, in re- compile 96 in their second venture, ing means whereby the Soviet forring to Bangkong press com ticket to Bhumchun". tremendous handicaps, the essential Mr. Booth, carried out a raid on

It is reported from Canton that work of the Department is being a floor at No. 15D

Asked why ho took Chinese Eastman taking four wickets for might obtain a monopoly on the ment, capeMoney there will. be naphtha and petroleum business in aplenty. And the rice crops are carried on in a cheerful and Street, and a"quantity of sedi sampana carrying passengers to the

at Kwangtung Province; a garbled good, the rivers are rich with fiah. energetic manner by the volunteer tous literature was seized, which river boats leaving for Hongkong currency to Taipo, where Hongkong 34 and Brown three for 16.

are required by the Kuomintang money was used, the man replied

Surrey Beat Hampshire the resulted in the charging of from helpers. Schoolboys

The that the only money hey had in his Portsmouth by 82 runs, The win history of the general strike in The rlimate in favourable, althansh Centrul British School, Kowloon, St. seamau, Tai Cheukman, before Government to carry a flag.

currency. was. loen)

ner's first innings produced 272, Shanghai during the general strike, a little mosquittony (sic) Let not Joseph's College, Diocesan Boys Mr. S.B.B. McElderry at the Cen-flag, it is presumed, signifies that possession

the passengers have been granted Sergeant Hallam, who effected the of which Sandham made 183. entitled, "The Heroic struggle of the swibbling fraternity worry School and others, including some tral Magistracy this morning.

No indis- arrest gave evidence that no Hong Kennedy, took four wickets for 68 the Chinese Nation" a passport about the poor workers who are so Defendant, who stated that he permission to leave.

kong money whatever was seized masters and also one student from the University.. were to be seen was a senman employed on one of criminate cxodus is being allowed.

on the train on the day of the man's and Boyes four for. 73, Hamp-issued at Moscow in July, 1924, unused to this pest: we are assured shire's first innings yielded 299, which showed that since that time that the merchants have promised engaged in the task of sorting the Admiral-Oriental liners, plead-

Mead scoring 115 not out. Going Dosser had travelled to Canton, to supply motting. It is clear that incoming and outgoing mails and ed not guilty to a charge of pos

Addressing the culprit, his War in a second time, Surrey knocked Manchuria, North China and Japan, are very far from flopping on aar the Superintendent had nothing but session of highly seditious papers.

ship said that as he had deliberately up 257, Sandham making 50, and These were not handed to the Courts to beg Hongkong for the

Dosser and his wife, Ivginia, alias former joba

We only need contrast the above terms of high praise in which to He was defended by Mr. Gordon

committed perjury several times, he Shepperd 70, to which Hampshire refer to the nature of the help Leask. Mr. Booth prosecuted.

In evidence, Sergeant Tyler

would not only forfeit the excess of replied with 143, Geary capturing Miss Filipova, left Shanghai on

June 20th on the steamer Porthos with the following comments made given. At the counters in the

$2.60 but also be fined $25, with the six wickets for 52 runs,

en route for Canton, where Dosser by a returned Hongkong striker:

"Some of us were billetted on the front office business was being stated that in the raid a number.

We have received the following alternative of the month's hard

Playing at Derby, Derbyshire

shops as arranged Others got, or carried on with a minimum of of documents, which appeared to

labour. letter for publication:

won on the first innings against intended to take over the agency of

were supposed to get twenty cente the Soviet Oil, Naphtha and delay, and the ladies in charge of have only recently been written,

Leicestershire.. Derby's first in-

day Myself, my twenty cente Sir,-As a resident of Hongkong "the counter at which Europeans were discovered in a desk belong-

nings yielded 294, Townsend mak- Petroleam Syndicate from Mr. having no post office boxes must ing to the defendant, who was ab-for 23 years, I claim to have a very

ing 59, Bowden 65, and Jackson Tarasoff, The search conducted by went se follows: Ten conte for .apply for their letters were very sent when the raid occurred, but fair knowledge of Chinese psycho-

110. Leicester replied with 284, the British authorities at Hongkong sung (meat and vegetables), five efficiently searching for and hand was arrested on his return some logy, and therefore cannot help

Fowke Smith taking five for 68 revealed that Dosser and his wife dents for a bowl of rice. thinking that an emergency provi- ing over any letters for applicants. hours later.

Going in a second time, Derby were in possession of documents of require two bowls per men, so There was more congestion and Mr. Leask, whilst admitting that sion in the nature of a curfew

scored 162 for the loss of pinea Bolshevik nature, and they were that meant another five cents delay at the Chinese counter than the documents in question were of order would greatly assist in still-

Ontment Others were less lucky. wickets (declared), Skelding tak accordingly deported to Shanghai Twenty cents all gone and only one taken into Bomo didn't get their twenty conta It does not appear at the momenting five for 4-and Bale three for aboard the steamer Mantua. elsewhere, but it is hoped that some "disgustingly seditious nature," ing much of the intimidation pro-

nntil 3 pm, until when they pro better arrangements will be made, said there was no evidence to con-paganda. Such an order should.

vided for themselves as best they possibly with the old postal hongs nect the defendant with the papers, be enacted chiefly againat house that the typhoon is likely to affect 12. Lefeester had scored 60 for arrival, they to undertake district deliveries. although they may

been servants and general employees!

stumps were drawn, Bestwick tak

could. Yes, I suppose como didn't There have been some heavy found in his desk.

He pointed out housed by their employers. It is Hongkong to any material extent the loss of nine wickets when custody.

On enquiring at the Royal Obing seven for 20-feuter. malls both in and out, and it would that the defendant was absent after 8 p.m. that these people wan-j be a kindness just now if the post-when these documents were seized. der from house to house, and servatory this afternoon, we were informed that the typhoon was ing of local letters and accounts He suggested that they may well have reason to believe that these were kept down to a minimum, have belonged to other tenants of impromptu gatherings are often first noticed on July 2nd, when it The temporary staff is working at the floor, or were merely pan- the origin of hostile and anti- high pressure and there ought to phlets circulated to many

per-foreign action in the present was in Lat. 9, N., Long, 146 E.

The Senate, by 17 votes..to 13, crisis. Much evil work is done in It passed to the north of Yap on pro- be some consideration exercised on sons in the Colony. the part of the general public.

His Worship remarked that the the dark, and in these times the the morning of July 4th and papers were drafts, and appeared Government cannot be too strict ceeded on a W. N. W. course until rejected the Mines Works Bill- to have been recently written.in regulating the moveront of cer- yesterday at 2 pm. The disturRenter.. He believed that they belonged to tain classes of Chinese by night.bance then curved to the north the defendant, Inasmuch as other Yours etc..

At the Post Office.

CHINESE ARRESTED.

CHINESE SEAMAN

SENTENCED,

Wellington

have

الحه

SELLING TICKETS ON PEAK? blank notepaper, of the same size the documents, and texture as was found also in the defendant's

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LEAVING CANTON.

INDISCRIMINATE EXODUS NOT states funt only intended to Going in a second time, Essex

ALLOWED.

P CURFEW ORDER.

A SUGGESTION.

GEORGE CRETAN. Hongkong, July 7th, 1925.

ARMED ROBBERY,

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arrest.

THE TYPHOON,

NOW INCLINING NORTHWARDS.

AFRICAN MINES BILL.

Capetown, July 1.

JAPANESE PRINCE IN EUROPE.

ward, and at six o'clock this morn ing it was situate in the Bachi Channel, near Formosa. Its furt- her course is uncertain until the

Paris, July 7. receipt of information from For- mess this afternoon but at the mo- Prince Chichibu has arrived here ment it appears to be inclining Ho will continue his journey to Calais and England accompanied by Vinconunt Ishii-Havas. ·

were

MORE TREE DESTRUCTION. I get it all all

FURTHER OFFENDERS

-PUNISHED

But I

GARRISON TENNIS.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS. Police assistance is being extend ed to the guariling of trees and

Matches played last weeks in plantations in consequence of the the Garrison Tennis League re- wholesale inroads made by firesulted as follows Small Units wood huilera.. The hillside abové, Wongucichong is almost entirely bent B. E. "A" by 62 games to 47, denuded, as many as 400 natured E "B" beat I. AB. C. by 69 trees having been cut down during games to 30, and Headquarters the last few days. A watch kept Wing (East Surreys) beat R. E by the police resulted in the arrest "A" by 63 games to 46. The of two men yesterday, who wore in League table up to July 4th, is as od 823 or one month's hard labour at follows:

P. W. L Points, A tolegram received from the

the Central Magistrney this toor- Manila. Observatory by the Ameri-

ning It will be noticed that the TR.E. "B" can Consulate Gonerat at 11.45

penalty has been more than doubloil R.A.0.C. The Wah Sun tobacconist shop, this morning states that the The 8.8. Kwong Tung arrived at No. 181 Queen's Road West, was typhoon was in about Lat. 21. N.,

since the Inot offenders came before HQ Wing the Magistrates gate Smail Units

In the case of six women charged 4R.A.5.C. quiries, are proceeding as it is

before Mr. MaElderry at the Cen-R.E. "A" thought that he was distributing from Canton this morning with over raided by Armed robbers at 8.15 Long. 122 E., moving N. N. W.

five hundred Chinese passengers on last night. After going through

tral Magistracy this morning, with "A". or selling these tickets to coolice board. The officers say that they the usual procedure of binding

The only cases of notifiable disease

Major V. Coates is to be officist cutting down 333 cattics of wood "D" Coy,, on the Peak

heard no firing in or near the city and gagging the fokin, the gang reported last week were two fatal and as they are unable to go ashore, rifled the fille and eventually es- currences of carebro-apipal fovering Commandant of the 2nd Punon Mount Kellett the Court inflict Surreys The rate of the dollar on demand they have heard nothing of the civil caped with $390, and goods to the and one fatal case of typhoid All jab llegiment, whilst Major T. Med a fins of 85, or one week's hard “D”

Bmith is to be Becond in Command labour, on each of the defendanta R.AM.C. value of $30.

ware Chineno, today is 28: 3.9/16d.

A Chinese was arrested on the desk. His Worship registered a Peak yesterday, at the instance of conviction and sentenced defend- two Europeans, on suspicion of beant to alx months' hard labour. ing actively concerned in the Anathor Chinese arrested in the strike. When searched he W18 rald, was discharged, on the pro- found to have in his possession & secution offering no evidence, number of tickets for passages by junks to outside the Colony. En

war rumours.

TOBACCO SHOP VISITED.

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northwards.

Army Ordern state that, Q. M. 8 Charlesworth, of the East Burroya has buen awarded the Army Special Corticate of Education.

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