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CHINESE CHAMBER OF THE POWERS AND CHINA.

COMMERCE..

QUESTION OF SETTLING THE STRIKE

Co-operation Sought.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SHAW ♥. BELLOC.

MR. CHAMBERLIAN CONSULTS Brilliant Cross Talk About

·AMBASSADORS.

Prompt Settlement Forescen

London; July 18.

Under the auspices of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, round It is understood that during the tabla sonference of the various Chin-course of a conference on July 16

Nothing,

Mr. Bernard Shaw and Mr. Hilaire Bolloc appeared at the Savoy Theat recently in a high- fly diverting comedy of wits. ---- ; oa commercial and labour guilds between Mr. Austen Chamberlain For an hour and a quarter they was held on Saturday at 240-pm and the French, Japanese and talked brilliantly about next toj at Chamber room in Connaught Road American ambassadors it WAS

the

for the purpose of discussing means intimated that a purely judicial nothing, and then the sport of in- to settle the strike trouble in Hong- enquiry will be instituted in contellectuals had to be brought to a kong

nection with the Shanghai inci-close in order that the stage could Mr. Li Yau-chuen and Mr. J. Mderits of May 31 and that Wong, Chairman and Vice Chairman British Government will act in be prepared for "The Sport of of the Chinese Chamber of Com accordance with Its findings. mordo proalded and there were pre rent about 120 representatives of the Commercial and labour guilda

Prior to the commencement of the Chamber business, Mr. Li Yau-chun referred to the very great loss the Chamber' had mustained through the death of its honourary member Mr.

Chau Siu-ki

Kings."

A general agreement was 'also' Both Shaw and Belloo are reached on the desirability of actors of no mean ability. Their convening the tariff conferepco provided by the Washington treaty cross-talk entertainment, at times but the date was left open. Also just a little above the heads of there was no difference of opinion the many, had nevertheless those Concerning the duty of the Powers touches of fun and easily compre signatory to the Washington hensible satire that earned the Treatles to undertake the earliest applause which is the just mode possible general enquiry into the of all performers. question of extraterritoriality in China.-Reuter.

Mr. Hon Man-wai President of the Chinese Engineers' Institute explain:

To see their "show" thousands od that as a majority of his members were opposed to the strike, the Ins

had gathered round the theatro, titute did not join it, with the excep- Japan And America In Accord." and before the chairman in- few individuala, hut Tokyo, July 18-A preliminary troduced them. it was a case of in the present situation hix Institute investigation of the Washington "standing room only."" Indeed, could not do much. He, however, Note on the Tariff Conferences and there were quouos, to which old hoped that the merchants would Extraterritoriality Commission, mon song in the approved thestre medinte in the trouble.

which had just been received, queus manner.

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Mission to Canton.

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Such had boon the demand for One of those present said that the shows that Japanese and Amer settlement the trouble depended jien's views on China are fully in tickets that the theatre could upon the resumption of work by the record, as both endorse the Wash-have been filled several times" Seamen's Union, as if the senenington Agreements, according to over. returned to work, communications in Foreign Office Spokesman, who 'would not be interrupted.

says, that aftur further examina- tion shortly a favourable reply. "Mr. Wong Kan-ying suggested will be sent,--Renter,

neighbourhood of 80, the upright, that commercial and labour répro-

Washington, July 18. venarablo Shaw and the weighty. sentatives be despatched to Canton · Sweden, Denmark, Spain and pugnacious Belloc spoke on a to call upon Wong Ching-wai, Chair Peru, besides the nine signatories subject about which neither knew man of the Labour Committee to exto the Washington Treaty have anything.What is coming ?** plain to him this uselessness of the been advised officially of the

and their clever quibblings and strike, which would merely rae American position on the Chin nebulous nothings were broadcast

tagnation of the production of ese question-Reuter's American throughout the land. Kwangtung and dislocate all kinds

Service. of trade. He would also be request- ed to change his foreign policy, in order to relieve distra as the

tion of the Canton Government.

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Speedy Settlement Anticipated. and their seats there was a burat

As the actors took the stage.

Paris, July 18-A. Note issued handed his hat to Mrs. Shaw. In of generous applause. Mr. Shaw Inbourers had acted under the direc.on, the subject of the disput be his eye was the glint of battle. It tween the Shanghai Municipality fall to his lot to speak first, and it Mr. Wong's suggestion was, how- and the Diplomatic Corps at Feking was his job to provoke the portly ever, opposed us it was stated that with reference to the enquiry into Mr. Belloc. Did he do so? No. this would mean interference in the Shanghai disorders, emphasises Mr. Belloc refused to be drawn, Conton political affairs; and that the loyalty of the French Minister and simply talked out time, say- the object of the Canton "Govern to China to his colleagues, and ing the same thing over and over ment was not only directed against recalls that the International Com-again in a variety of ways.. foreigners but also against capita- mission has failed to reconcile the Mr. Shaw contended that the lists. It would, therefore, bo dif-differences of the Chinese delega-world without a conception of cult to approach it

tion and the Shanghai Municipality, evolution would be a world in The representative of the Chinese and has reported accordingly to the which men of strong mind,could Seamon's Navigation Union who Diplomatic Corps at, Petting, which only despair. This was the bur was also requested to express his unanimously imposed certain sanc-den of his argument, carried on. views, said that so far hia Union tions to which the Municipality for over half an hour, during had not received any offcial orders, refused to submit...

which these Shavian flashes and that the members of the Union Moreover, the British Minister escaped:-- left work merely on account of being opposed the notification of the Mr. Bryan, an American states- intimidated Most of them were sanctions to the Chinese, Governman, a man with an extraord- still in the New Territory and had ment and the negotiations with the inary uplift and no discoverable aot left for Canton, Anyhow, tho

brains of any kind, is calling Beamen of his Union did not strike Chinese Government for the settle-himself a fundamentalist.

of their own free will

⠀ Me M. K. Lo said that the sea- men's last strike in demanding ingrosso of wages was quite proper, but the present one, was quito un

ment of the incidents thus became. impossible.

The Catholic Church is an obsolete thing and a perishing Discussion with the view to a thing as regards the type of in- settlement of the dispute between tellect represented on this plat- the Shanghai Municipality and the form and in this audience..

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the Shanghai incidents.-Reuter. nuelous of saints, but the great

Since the labour reprospritatives had just said that most of the

·labourers were Jurced to strike, the only way to settle it was to let the the

Order First,

Paris, July 18. The newspapers foresee that foreign powers will atl-

mass of what you call The Church'

is a church of people who are at snobbish, best very tiresome, stupid, and in some cases down-}, right scoundrels.

labourers and merchants come tomit a revision of agreements only. To this Mr Belloc played out their senses and mediate for after the restoration of order in time. You do not know what is.

settlement. Mr. Lo “nisu said that, since the strike the Chinese had) suffered a loss of from 820,006,000 to 20,000,000, and conditions would .bacome worse if the strike was pro-

longed.

Other

speakars followed and

It was finally decided that al Labourers and Merchaċts Mainten=" ance Association should be organisad.)

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coming," was the burden of his remarks, and referring to Mr. Shaw's allusions to Americo, ha: said: If you give up boor and wine, anything may happen." He was profoundly glad that bë had not the least idea of what was coming in any direction whatever.

ROUMANIAN ARRESTED.. Shanghai, July 18. The Police yesterday arrested Roumanian named Alex Gre-.. gorenko "in connection with the alleged attempted bribery of the.. policemas Kedre Livansky.

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