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TO-DAY'S SITUATION.

SOME STRIKERS DRIBBLING

BACK.

end, there has been a

развед.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

No. 1,059

CANTON INCIDENTS.

一拜禮 號三十月七英港香

A PASSENGER'S STORY."

1,

A NEW TONE.

FENG YU-HSIANG'S ADVICE.

differs.

A vital!

MONDAY, JULY 13, 1925.

CHINESE ON THE "ARAFURA.”

SERIOUS TROUBLE

and Workers' Union and the mis-

to

日三十二月五

SETTLEMENT DAY.

ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT.

SINGLE: COPY 10 CENTE $36 PER ANNUM

ROYAL ENFIELD MODEL 351,

Model [351.

.255.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD.

Telophone Central 1246 or 1247;

89, Wong Noi Chung Road... Happy Valley

SWATOW UNREST.

SITUATION MORE CRITICAL

SHIPPING CHANGES.

HONGKONG BASEBALL,

YANKS WIN HIGH-SCORING.

GAME.

fear of standing up to the ball and hitting it, and their felding general- ly cannot be bettered.

They lost to the Hongkong team. on Saturday in a practice game by eleven points to ten, but thel failure was due principally to their lack of tactical knowledge of the finer points of the game..

The June Settlement Day, which | Against Bolshevisma.

AVERTED,

had been postponed from. June

London, July 12. STRIKER'S BOLSHEVIK BADGE. Further Round-Up of Idler.

23rd. to July 14th (to-morrow) Foreign tolograma from Swatow

[BY "WANDERER.”]. Peking, July 12.

The Kobe Herald of June 29th; has again been postponed on ac-state that the situation there is A passenger who arrived here Whilst we are not able to re-

According to the Ching Pao, reports,

count of the inability to effect a daily becoming mora critical, If the Volunteer ball team could port, any instances in which any from Canton by the river steamer

Some ill-advised Chinese seem complete Settlement, owing to owing to the city being under two only educate a pitcher to keep their large number of strikers have re. Charles Hardouin on Friday Marahal Feng Yu-halang has issued

to be trying to make trouble here absence of many Chinese clients rival large number during the weeknight had an interesting story to an order to bid Bolshevist peons in connection with the deplorable from the Colorly, and also to the Hence there is no proper auth- would be one of the strongest sides military commanders. opponents down to bare facts, they. continua tell. From this wo gather that them to avoid propa- tion of that dribbling back which on Thursday, when the ship rogande, and to oppose it to the devolopments at Shanghai Hong-shortness of ready money and theority and no forces sufficient to in the League, for they have do kong, Canton and oleowhere. marked the closing days of Inst aobod Canton, the Chief Officer had utmost, pointing out that Kalgan owing to the situation brought unwillingness of the Banks to ad- cope with disorder.-Reuter. week. A few more household ser- occasion to intervene between is on the borders of Mongolia and about in China by the Studvance, the large sums involved.

A special meeting was held at vanta have reported for duty, the gang of strikers and an old man Russia, but there is building trade is becoming more on board whom they were in-difference between the habits and oblovous representations of a fow the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank timidating? As a result, some of eustoms of the Chinese people and Chinese agitators in Kobe the on Saturday which was attended normal and there are other minor the strikers even produced ro-those of these count:les; and, crew of the E. and A. liner Ar-by representatives of the Govern indications that the desire to workvolvers and made as if to attack moreover, the national spirit afura, whose agreement entered ment and by about 20 prominent is becoming stronger as each day the officer, who retaliated bý

The s.o. Gomma is due to arrive He concludes by urging in at Hongkong in December brokers. At this meeting it was from Europe on the 28th inst. tearing off the rad Bolshevik

postpone the June

The 8.8. Tilawa, is due here on There has been practically no badge which one of them was the Chinese to adhere to the teach-last and which expires to-morrow, decided to

tako

the vessel Settlement until July 21st and to of this badgeg and practices of their own refused to

the 15th inst. extension of the strike, the only ing. The loss

to Hongkong, demanding take the official share price quota-

The as. Tjiliwong will leave for official report regarding men going caused great chagrin amongst ancient sages. Reuter.

bo paid off here. Atitions on June 22nd. (the last day out being that some more em the strikers, and, promising to

Peaceful Means Counselled.

one time it appeared likely that on which the exchanges did busi-watow, Amoy and Shanghai on or about the 15th inst. and the s.s. ployees of the China Light and leave the ship if it was returned,

Peking, July 12. the steamer's departure for Aus-ness before the strike) as a flat Power Company, Hok Un, falled they hurriedly disappeared on its]

The Secretariat of the Chief tralian ports would have to be rate basis for the Settlement. Itjikang for the same ports about

the 19th inst. to report this morning. Arrange being restored.

Executive is reported to have sent a postponed, but after long argu- is the differences between

The Empress of Australia, from ments made a fortnight go in an-

Early on Saturday morning, the ticipation of such a development Chinese crew of the vessel walked circular telegram to the provinces monts between Captain Gordon prices on June 22nd and the prices Vancouver, is due, here on the enable the generating station to be out, but at about eight o'clock, saying that the Government has and Mr. Waddell of the British at which shares were bought and 29th inst. carried on as usual, an emergency after the officers and engineers maintained a firm attitude from the Consulate-General on the one sold that has to be either paid service now being put into effect. had got up steam, five of the crew ginning with regard to the side and representative of the out or received, and in the event The officials of the Sanitary suddenly appeared from hiding Shanghai affair. A popular move crew on the other, the matter was of clients not being able to dis- Department report that every places about the ship With the mert based on patriotism is to be finally settled; and the crow agro-charge that difference they can thing is going on satisfactorily help of there, the steamer was commended, but actions by bad ed to remain in the ship for an- put up securities to cover, on pay- There are plenty of coolles to able to leave Canton about an characters such as the destruction other three months and to be ment of the usual 12 per cent. more turned bour later, And she arrived in the homes of foreigners are to paid off on their next arrival at "carry-over" rate of interest. The be avoided, and will be prejudicial Hongkong. It was further agreed Settlement Day has been post- were Hongkor shortly after 5 p.m. than

that if wages of seamen in Hong- heeded. The emergency arrange- The sage passenger informed to the progress of negotiations.

It concludes that henceforth the is ton last week were met by swarms popular agitation must be carried of sampans, and that boatmen jer by peaceful means only,-Reuter. from these were in the babit of leaping on to the vessels whilst

be had-in fact

up

morning

this

ments are now beoming much more accustomed to and there smoother working.

The Food Supply."

us that all ships arriving at Can-

under way, linking up the little H.M.S. CONCORD ARRIVES. craft to the steamers until the latter anchored, when they would take off as many passengers as SEVEN MEN-OF-WAR IN PORT. they could. Naturally, in such eircumstances, indescribable con-

to

The

the

MOTOR ACCIDENT.

.FRENCH POLITICIAN'S

WIFE INJURED.

Angers, July 12, Madame Caillaux has been

Ramsay and Burns scored runa y' for the Volunteers in the opening inning, and for Hongkong, Lane and Dome got home on hits. Owen- Hughes, whose return to the Volun teer side proved very welcome, crossed the plate in the second, and by his brilliant fielding of flies,

blanked the Yanks. The Volun« teers were quickly out in the third, while their opponents glowered at Jordon to score three runs through Hogan, Dome and Cutchins, and in the fourth after Owen-Hughes, who again hit safely, and Ralph, had levelled the scores. Zumwatt' got home somewhat easily.

The Volunteers took the lead. In

kong advance during that period poned for a further week In order

time to make all necessary ar-seriously hurt in a motor accident the first half of the fifth, Bowker the crew's wages will be raised to give brokers and their clients accordingly.

In the case of this morning. Her motor-car and Stewart scoring, the latter In consequence of the general rangements. strike at Hongkong the Arafura brokers whose Chinese clients are collided with a trae, Madame hitting Cutchins, who. failed for will not call there on her way still out of the Colony, the brokers Caillaux was thrown out, nor the time being to groove them pro will have to make their own thigh was fractured and she suf-perly, for a three-bagger over right down to Australia this time.

"carry-over" arrangements. fered other grave injuries, but her field. Then the Yankees glowered condition is not regarded as again, (though things had been dangerous. Reuter-

HONGKONG-BORN CHINESE.

As regards the Colony's food supply, a visit to the Central Market early this morning showed that there was any amount of beef for sale. There was but little fruit, but most of the incoming fruit,

The usual gun salate heralded vegetables and fish are being sold fusion prevailed, the boat people the initial visit to Hongkong of in the streets outside. There is

fighting to get close the H.M.S. Concord yesterday. plenty of fish, many boats coming steamers and several sampans Concord, which is to relieve in early this morning with good being damaged in the pro-ILM.S. Diomede on the China catches. And it is being sold at cess: On Wednesday, several Station, until the arrival from "very reasonable prices. The long- Chinese were knocked into the Home of H.M.S. Vindletive, is a kong side is well provided for in water, but all were rescued., The British light cruiser of the Cairo every respect, but at Yaumati strikers' sampana are marked class which is on loan to the and Kowloon the supplies have not with white flags, and men aboard Australian navy. Whilst on been so plentiful.

them wave white banners with China Station she will be enm- black characters, many of them manded by Capt. Kennedy Purves It is reported by the police that swarming on to the incoming of the Durban, they have carried out an extensive steamers and taking off newly- H.M.S. Concord officially takes campaign during the week-end as Arrived strikers, who are given over from the Diomede on Wednes- regards intimidators and idlers, free rides to headquarters in the day and she will then leave for Shanghai H.M.S. Diomede sails under the new powers recently city,

Over 100 In the city there is no violence for Home on Sunday morning next. conferred upon them. men have been taken into custody app: rent. A few foreigners from

The warships in Harbour to-day Brisbane, H.M.S. including quite a number of in- Honam and Tung Shan are to be

are H.MA.S. coming steamers, an investigation area riding along the Bund un Titania, H.M.S. Concord, H.M.S of whose affalis revealed that they molested. Some of the boatpeople Diomede, H.M.S. Foxglove U.S.S. had no regular employment in the are willing to carry foreigners Simpson, and French boat Argol. Colony. The idea of this action but they refuse to land at Sha is to prevent the influx of undest meen. There is no communica- ton is expected to-morrow and the A DESERTED APPEARANCE.red. Mr. W. E. Hollands, land rables and agitators. The arrested tion between Shameen and the US.S. Chermont is due on Wednes men have been deported.

More Idlers Arrested.

peared on Saturday, but would ex-.

plain that the information then appearing was supplied by the po line authorities, who have since been notified that the crews have not come out on strike.

city, but foreign launches movo up and down the river unmolest- ed. It is reported that all the! stores, at Pank Hok. Tung are closed to foreignore.

Last week, Dr. C. C. Wu is said to have sent two of his soldiers to escort an American lady (Miss Brigham) from Tung

MOTOR ACCIDENT.

SEQUEL IN COURT, ALL REQUESTED TO

Police Sergeant Nicol, of the REGISTER.

Traffic Department at Police Head- Attention is directed to the an-quarters, was injured in an accident the nouncement requesting all British occurring on Friday afternoon at subjects of Chinese race to report Lower Albert Road. In rounding themselves to Dr. 8. W. Teo, a blind corner outside the Dairy Assistant Controller of Labour, Farm premises, a motor cycle com on or before the 15th instant. bination he was driving came into This notice is intended to apply collision with a P.W.D. lorry and to all Hongkong-bon Chinese, he was rather severely injured whether they hold British-sub-about the legs. ject certificates or not, and it is The Indian driver of the lorry, hoped that there will be a large Chanan Singh, was charged before response to the request.

Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, at the Central Magistrney this morning, it being alleged that the defendant did not keep to his own side of the road, and that in consequence of this negligence the accident occur

The U.S.S. Asheville from Can-

day."

BUS SERVICES.

to

big demand for transport Repulse Bay and also to the fact that the other Kowloon bus services are now running more or less us normal,

THE WATERFRONT.

and hor

sarios for Shameen. She, sails,

und third-class $5.

PEAK SUBSCRIBERS.

bailiff of the P.W.D., had passed

DAVIS CUP.

HOLLAND ENTERS FINAL

Noordwyk, July 12.

In the Davis Cup semi-final of the European zone, Holland de- feated India by 3 matches to one and thus will play in the final against the winners of Britain vs. France.-Reuter

ร

M. CAILLAUX'S

ELECTION.

Paris, July 12. M. Caillaux has been elected Senator for the Sarthe.-Reuter.

RUBBER MARKET.

A RISE REPORTED.

Glencalies .74% Interim Malakoff's 7% Interim

.12% Final Punggors

looking rosy for the Volunteers with two Hongkong men down) and while Jordon was thinking how hơ was to word the postcard he intend ed to send home telling them what he had done to the Yanks, the last mentioned side proceeded to scorg four straight runs through Zum- watt, Drought, Lane and Hogan, Froulx having arrived previously,"

With the score standing at 11-7, both sides were blanked in the sixth. The Volunteers made a great last inning rally, Owen-Hughes scoring.

his third run of the afternoon, Mackenzie and Ramsay also getting. home. Jordon reached first on an error and Burns stood up with a point needed to tie the score. Ho put up a fly to second, which ended the inning and game.

The Baseball League matches will be resumed on Saturday next, and those scheduled matches un played owing to the strike will be played off on convenient dates.

OBITUARY.

Yesterday evening, however, when coming off duty he again com plained of illness and passed away a very short time after.

importance to the matter."

The water-front this morning Sergeant Nicol on his machine a few presents as unprecedentedly de-seconds before the accident occur. The Ferry Services,

serted appearance. All river red, and, in evidence this morning, with regard to the reported

steamers have stopped running he stated that he heard the Ser- - Messrs. Carroll Bros. havo just

MR. WILLIAM PRITCHARD, strike of the crews of the Chinese

for the time belag. H.M.S. Tung geant sound his horn.

cable from Singapore Then came received, a On (sho now flies the white en the crash, and on returning to the advising that the price of rubber It is with regret that we heyq ferry-boats. the Eastern Ferry Company writes us under date of

sign) is being manned and con- corner witness found that the police has risen to Straits $1,51 per lb. and to record the death of Mr. William CHANGES ON WEDNESDAY. yesterday stating that the services

trolled by naval ratings and machine and its side-car was giving quotations on various stocks, Pritchard, the "principal warder of 'between Hongkong, Shaukiwah and Kowloon City have not been

We are informed that the service officers,

purpose wedged in between the lorry and compared with the rates ruling on the Lai Chi Kok prison. Mr. Prit interrupted, the crews turning up Shan to Honam island. There of big buses now being maintained is mainly that of keeping into the retaining wall below St. Paul's the 3rd July, this list shows that shard complained of feeling un College. Sergeant Nicol was in the prices of all shares have risen well a few days ago but did not go as usual. We gladly make this cor- are not many soldiers to be seen in Kowloon by the garage depart-touch with and providing neces-

about the streets in Canton city, rection of the statement which ap but bugles from a large detachment of the Hongkong and Shang-to-morrow morning at 8 a.m. and Jured in the knee and was taken considerably. The cable also in-off duty and apparently attached no ment encamped near Tang Shanhai Hotels will be discontinued as her passenger fares areFirst to hospital where he is still being timates that the following dividends can be heard sounding the ro-from Wednesday next, owing to the class, $10; second-class, $7.50; detained. The front wheel of the have been declared:

cycle had crashed into the right veille overy morning.

front wheel of the lorry.

An Indian Sergeant who was seated in the side-car also gave evidence.. He suld that the At the time the Hotel buses were

machine was being driven at about

Two Chinese were fined $5 and 10 miles an hour.

another $10 for cutting down taken over to Kowloon there was practically a total cessation of the

Defendant, in the witness box, trees at Stanley village, by Mr. CENTRAL DISTRICT.

said he had six months' experience 9.B.B. McElderry at the Central on having

as a motor driver in Macao before Magistracy this morning. be congratulated

Owing to depletion of staff, we engagement af driver of the P.W.D. achieved its object, namely, the stiffening of the employees of the regret that, until further notice, lorry. By reason of the size of the To carry out patrol work during other companies and the conse-we are unable to deliver the machine he thought that it took up the prosant situation, residents

or-Telegraph to the following ad- quentia maintenance of the

dresses-Peak Nos:-13, 27, 112, too much space on this narrow road of Caine Road have formed a dinary schedules.

buses 119, 124, 130, 132, Junior, Mess, way and was encroaching on the special guard, this body having If the Hongkong Hotel's

He boan organised by leading Chinese other half of the roadway.. can be got over in time, the normal Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, correspondent at Hongkong-Repulse Bay service will P. & O. Moss, Recreation Room, claimed to have blown his horn and merchants, including Mr. Ho Wo applied the brakes in an attempt to Mar-fai, Mr. Mok Kon-sang, Mr. J. M. Wong, Dr. S. Y. Kwan, Mr. Malta says it is understood that be instituted on Wednesday after Mount Austin Barracks. the aircraft carrier, H.M.S. noon, including the running of the have arranged, however, that prevent the accident.

theso coples may be collected The Court adjourned to enable Li Koon-chun, Mr. Mok Hok- Hormes, is leaving for China sext 4.30 pr. bus.

from the Peak Hotel, All other the Magistrate to make a visit or ming, Dr. Wan Man-kai and Mr. wook.

Peak districts will be served as inspection of the scene of the Mok Wotuan, with the threo

last named as chief guards. accident,

With regard to the Cheung Chau service, the ferry-boat Tung Yick.

is making one trip either way daily, under emergency arrange-

COMING EAST.

ments. Capt. Lossius is acting as AIRCRAFT CARRIER FROM other services, and the Company

coxswain and Mr. Edwards as en- gineer. The Aberdeen ferry ser- vice has been resumed, the Com- pany making its own arrangements for the maintenance of the service. The Yaumati, Mongkok and Samshyi ferry-boats are running as usual.

MALTA.

INDIAN REGIMENT FOR

HONGKONG.

Router's

London, July 12.

How Canton Treats Strikers. There are persistent and well- founded reports in the Colony to day that lots of Hongkong Strikers who are now in Canton have been forced to join up as soldiers and It is stated that a regiment will

can

J

Peking. July 12,

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS IN

usual.

A man of about 40 years of age, deceased had been in the prison service for about five years and re turned a few months ago from Eng.

and, where ho Had been on leave.. Previous to joining the service bo was in the Royal Navy and station- ed at one time on the China station. was unmarried. The Deceased funeral will pass the monument this evening at 6.80 p.m.

FOREIGN SECRETARY'S

APPROVAL.

His Majesty's Consul General at

Mr. Austen Chamberlain wherein the Canton has received a telegram from Foreign Secretary exprost are now being drilled near the bo sont from India to Hongkong, VISITING PEKING BY AIR.

With reference to the letter by pleasure that Bir James Jamieson City. It is said that many of the in which connection it has boon

Brother Sportsman, "which apesanped unhurt from the firing on man are those who tried to go arrangod that the 1st Borderers

Several Chinese ladies havo] With the kind permission of peared in our issue of Saturday, June 23, and also his ful approval. aboard Hongkong-bound steamers, will prooood to "Egypt at the

Bro the Food Controllor, arrange a correspondent signing bimself of the letter warning the Canton before they stopped plying and coming trooping season, instead The Russian aeroplanes are re kindly come forward and

Mr. Auston Chamberlain added who were turned back by the pic of two years hence, to relieve the ported to be arriving on July 18th. offering their services to Cafo monts have been made whereby "One Who Knows" states that Government. kets watching the boats. Since regiment in Egypt which is to The Finance Ministry has been Wiseman. This popular remont suitable for consumption as far as the Chinese Recreation

twenty staurant is now supplying break-by Mohammadans can now he Club is concerned, practically all that he hoped Sir James Jamieson") then they have been gathered to replace the regiment trom India requested to provide gother and are now being forced which is proceeding to Hong- thousand dollars for the reception facts from 8. a.m., tiffins from obtained. Particulars may "bo of the Committee and members would continue to handle the situa 12.30 p.m. and refreshments and secured from Mr. A. el Arpull, aro already doing useful publiation with his accustomed skill and kong-Reuter to drill as eldiors..

of the aviators-Router.

judgment. Barvico. ices continuously.

solicitor, on application: