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There is still no news of the Mr. C. G. Alabaster, counsel whereabouts of Captain Loriga, for the second accused, Lam the Spanish flier who, in company The feature of the latest news from Home regarding the strike

Fook-chu in the case in which the with Captain Gallarza, left Hanoi crisis is that, following a momentous meeting of tho House of latter and Au Kim-lai are charged at 7 am, on Saturday for the hop Commons, a further und final effort was made to secure a peaceful with coaspiring to defraud the to Macao in continuation of the seltlement, but that at 11.30 o'clock last night the negotiations Wing On Banking Department of light from again failed.

Manila. A general strike began at midnight, and in the telegrams below $50,000, by means of two forged His companion, as already report will he found full details of the grave situation which has arisen.deposit books, to-day opened his ed, reached Macao at 5.30 p.m.

London, May 3.

case for his client. Offers of services,

Complete-Saturday.

"They have failed, and the

was normal.

Madrid to

THE DIFFICULTIES IN

MALAYA

re-

BRITISH MASTER EXONERATED AT ENQUIRY.

ONLY SAW HER STERN.

Travelling through a thick fog near Cape Chilang, in the early morning of April 18th, the s.s. Yatshing, of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company's fleet, sustained serious damage to her bows as the result of a collision with the Japanese steamor, the Tacoma Maru.

The Japanese vessel is nearly twice the size of the Yatahing, and Captain Masson to-day said that his vessel was going astern when she was struck by a steamer which loomed up out of the fog at about ten knots per hour.

"She disappeared Into the fog sounding of the fog signal until other ateamer's signal which ap- peared to be about two points off the starboard bow.

SOME PROBLEMS. The visit of Sir Arthur Yapp has (says the Telegraph's Singapore correspondent) stimulated interest in a movement which has

made very little progress in Malaya, and when the Y. M. C. A. leader turns to London, and looks back upon the flourishing Associations of India, the new buildings In

general strike is on to-morrow." country. Foodatocka were mormal gery and uttering, by presentation last evening stated that Porta- ubiquitous Y. M. C. A's of North after the collision and all I saw about 5.19 a.m. when he heard an

were pouring in from all over the refuting the charges of for- A telegram received from Macao Hongkong and Shanghai, and the on the whole and in many cases of the forged books at the Bank, use gunboats were to go out America, he is likely to conclude above the average.

En search of the missing airman, that Malaya is one of the The Stock Exchange is

counsel stressed the point that it!

of her was the name and that the Hongkong naval as-

"Tacoma" ganised, with practically no bust was not his client's case to say thorities were prepared to lead aa-backward parts of his vast parish.

and her stern," said Captain J. S. news. Prices have been precau- whether "Emma" or, "Nina," the sistance..

Sir Arthur has devoted a month to

Masson, master of the British 3.5. tionarily marked down but there is two deposit no selling pressure. Home rails

OBSERVED LIGHT. On enquiry at the Naval Yard this country, and; since he rushed

Yatshing, giving evidence this are one or two points down.

to-day, we were informed that through ladla in ten days, it would tion, were genuine or forged, as H.M.S. Marazion and. Submarine

morning at a Marine Court of En-listening again, and at 5.20 am. He ascertained the position by he had nothing to do with the L-5 sailed at midnight in order to appear that he attaches great im-

quiry into the circumstances ONLY ONE NEWSPAPER

at he stopped the engines and order- liament Square, while Downing Beyond a solitary edition of one alleged forgery or with the acts search for Captain Loriga, and portance to this little counter; intending the collision between his ed the quartermaster to port his Street was impassable throughout paper, no evening newspapers ap-cited in the evidence against the they will cruise south until sun-point of fact, he left with an im

vessel and the O.S.K: steamer, the masthead light of an

helm. At 5.24 he observed the Dozens of extra peared to-day, and none will be first accused. Counsel further traces of the missing aviator.

set to-day in the hope of finding

oncoming Tacoma Maru. police, with much difficulty clear-printed to-morrow throughout the stated that it was part of his case

Vessel and her red-light at right ed a way for taxis and motor cars country: Fleet Street, usually that Tam Lay was never employed has also gone up to Macao, with A naval officer from Hongkong

angles on his starboard bow. He hive of industry in the evening, is

tern" and at 6.26, the vessels col- immediately telegraphed "fall as- A section of the crowd repeated at present desolate in appearance in the printing shop at Canton at two mechanics, to render any help

lided. ly sang "The Red Flag" and rais-with the exception of hundreds of the period mentioned in

thia they can in

repairing Captain ed cheers for the miners. Another empty vans. section sang "God Save the King"

In these words-the Miners' Secret- ary, Mr. H. Cook told Reuter of the fateful failure of the negoti ations between the Cabinet and Trade Unionists soon after clever o'clock last night.

Meanwhile, around the Houses of Parliament, there were scenes which recalled 1914. Thousands. of people completely blocked Par-

the evening.

leaving the Palace Yard.

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and there was rush in their direction. The police, however, controlled the crowd and there was

9,disorder.-Reuter.

FINAL BREAKDOWN.

disor-

The Churchill mobbing incident

is minimised by spectators, who declare that the crowd blacked the Chancellor's path through force of numbers, but there was little hos thits displayed-Reuter.

books in

witness' evidence, which

ques-

most

pression of formidable difficulties

bilities. and equally tremendous possi

He further stated that the order "Fall astern" had been given by him when the vessels collided, while the other vessel appeared to be travelling at ten knots.

At present, the YMCA. cannot be said to be a force in the land, even in Singapore, which is the only towa where it has properly aports grounds of its pus. Upcountry

After hearing the evidence of the movement is alive in several the Chief Officer, the Court decided towns, but there is a great shortage

described by Mr. Alabaster as "GE ERAL STRIKE EFFECTIVE equipped buildings and more figment of the imagination."

SEPARATE CASES.

In opening his case, Mr. C. G. AN ANXIOUS HOUSE. A menting has been arranged he

Alabaster, K.C., pointed out that tween members of the Cabinet and

Landon, May 3... although the charges of conspiracy The fateful House of Commons were jointly against both accused, the Trade Union Congress at the House of Commons to-night, meeting to-day opened with the

the evidence in the ease of ons customary questions. Reuter

The tent- Notwithstanding numerous 'con-ness of the atmosphere was appar must be separated from the other, versations between the Cabinet eat by the cheering, counter-cheer- as the case of the second accused i and Trade Unionista at the Com and laughter as the leaders en was not that he knew the two mons was announced at 11.30 tered.

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"STATE OF EMERGENCY."

London, May 3.

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that

to

Orderly and Deliberate.

London, May 4, In orderly and deliberate manner the general strike of workers in the transport, printing, building and various other industries bocamo effective at midnight.

The men whose shifts bogan before midnight finished their turns of duty, and thus the night omnibus and railway. services were concluded, and vehicles taken to dopote.

The men did not book on after midnight.-Reuter.

It is announced

NOT TO BLAME.

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The Tacoma Maru struck him. about ten feet abait the stem on the starboard bow with her port bow. She went ahead and dis- of her was her stern and the name appeared into the fog. "All he sat Tacoma. He did not catch sight of the Maru.

#

He adjudged her speed to be about ten knots, and she had 'port

of funds, and no clear and forceful that Captain Masson was in zo appeal has been made to the public, way to blame. " at least until Sir Arthur, arrived. The Court of Enquiry was pre-helm on. There is plenty of money in the sided over by Lieut. Commar. G. F. country now, and if trained men of

Mr. Hall the right kind were obtained for Hole, and

Brutton submitted the Members were: photographs showing the "damage these centres-men who could win Lieut. Commdr. C. H. R. Harvey, President declined to accept them, sustained by the Yatshing, but the the respect and affection of the R.N., Capt. J. R. Scott, master of as there was no proof as to the. Chinese-there is no doubt that

the Y. M. C. A., might develop to the ss. Tyndareus, Capt. A. G. Ing-date on which they were taken. almost any extent. In Singapore lis, master of the s.s. Seistan, and the difficulties are greater because Capt. R. Stephens, master of the

numerous social and sporting cluba serve the needs of the various com- munities, and some people believe

s.a. Kwongtung.

Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, instrunt- that the Y. M. C. A. has not made ed by the Marine and General In- headway simply because there issurance Company, appeared for tha

that negotiations had failed and In the main, the speeches were books were genuine or false, but that the strike would be proclaim listened to almost in unbroken that he did not conspire, nor did

TWO MILES AWAY. ed at midnight-Reuter!,

silence. There was a complete he utter the forgery complained of absence of

Continuing, witness stated that uncompromising.

The pivct of the spirit on, any side, and clearly the

case for the

the Yatshing made water in her The Proclamation of a State of minute accommodation, and not Fook-chu appeared to have rested Gallarza's machine, which was no room for it. Valuable work is master, and Mr. E. Davidson, re- two miles away at anchor, and he

House was anxious for a last-prosecution in the case of Lam

forepeak, and he remained where he had been struck until the fog Emergency, empowered the Go-disposed to abandon hope."

lifted at about 5.46 a.m. on the evidence of Tam Lay, the damaged whilst landing on Satur-being done, however, in the phy presented the Indo-China Steam went close, for the purpose of find- He then vernment to take all measures Colonel Ashley announced

sighted the Tacoma Maru some deemed necessary for the main-the Ministry of Transport which counsel claimed to be uncor

printer's apprentice, evidenca day. # tenance of public order and

that canged a service of motor cars to roborated either by other witnesses that the repairs to Captain Gal-provides all the comforts of a club called to the bridge about four message to Hongkong requesting

sical and junior departments, and Navigation Company.' from Macao the Y. M. C. A. buildings, which assurance of essential supplies, conver Members of the House, or by the facts, which were present-larza's machine are proceeding for those who cannot afford to be- o'clock on the morning of Surday, that a tug be asked to stand by.

ing out particulars of the vessel The master said that he was and to ask them to send a wireless transport, etc. under the 1920 Act, and from Parliament. which enacted that a declaration Mr. Stanley Baldwin, at the end

ed by Mr. Alabaster as follows: favourably, and that flying tests long to the leading European or April 18th, whilst at sea on the of a State of Emergency may be of the questions, presented a mes

It was a fact that in 1922 Lam will probably be carried out to Asiatic institutions, would pro-way from Shanghai to Hongkong, you went astern before the colli- proclaimed if any action is taken sage from the King declaring it the street named at Canton, and

Fook-chu did carry on a business day.

Lieut. Commdr. Harvey: When or immediately threatened calen-state of emergenzy, and he moved under the name of Chung Wah, hut

bably be very much better appreci- The vessel was steering a course ion, did you sound your syren? lated, by interfering with

ated if it ceased' to exist, the a humble address to be presented it had to do with only photo- supply or distribution of food, to His Majesty thanking him for engraving, as plainly set out in the water, fuel, light, and means of the message. locomotion, to deprive the munity of the essentials of life.

The Council of O. M. S. (Organi- sation for the Maintenance of Sup- plies) has angounced to-day that handede organisation has been

com-

handed over to the Government.

STRIKE ITEMS.

on

The Labourites insisted division on the Address, which was carried by 308 votes to 108.-

THE PREMIER'S SPEECH.

That

charactere inscribed after ahop's name on the signboard.

the

SOME DATES.

ARMS SEIZED.

RETURNING CHINESE HEAVILY FINED.

no

cosmo-

S. 74 W. (true) and the weather was thick and foggy. He tele- graphed to the Chief Engineer to! "Stand By" and explained that it indicated to the Engineer that hoj should stand by the atop valve.

Witness: No. You say you were still swinging to port? Yes, still swinging to port.

Mr. George Keir, chief officer of The signal did not convey any came down shortly after he went the Yatsang, said that the fog.

Master at about four o'clock and

on the bridge. He sent for the

PECULIAR DIFFICULTIES. - In theory, there is reason why the Y. M. C. A. should not be just as successful in Malaya as it is elsewhere, but in practice it Again, it was a fact that at a

works out differently. The nation- Commander B. M. Eyres-Morsell later date, in the middle of April,, Having heard of armed, robalist spirit which makes the Indians order to reduce speed, which was! moved the adjournment, whereupon of the following year, Lam Fook-beries occurring in Ching, to the Chinese take up with enthu- then about nine knots, the tide Mr. Baldwin, who was given

chu did negotiate for the trans-which place he decided to return assist their country

siasm any institution which will being against the steamer.

he had already given the engineer ovation, by Ministerialists, made fer into his proprietorship of a

is entirely A PREVIOUS INCIDENT.

the order to stand by. He corro-. Special constables have been or statement. He declared that the printing shop situated in Yan Chinese took the precaution of lacking in Malaya. A Malayar dered to report at London stations. occasion was one of the gravest was not effected until the 18th of vers and 929 rounds of ammunition. evolved, and all that exists at pre- fog signals, and about five minutes

borated the evidence of the master Chai, but the actual transfer arming himself with three revol, consciousness among our

He carried out the Board, of as to the incidents immediately The Broadcasting Company is which the House had ever met

politan population has yet to be Trade Regulations in respect of prior to and after the collision. functioning for the issue of official He reviewed the difficulties of the which the printing of the forged Au a result, he was charged with sent in the way of local patriotism after he had come on the bridge ho

May, ten days after the date at communications, which the Go- coal industry largely due to its books was stated

COURT FINDING. vernment decide to broadcast and own extraordinary machinery for

to have been possession of the arms before Mr. Is a sort of complaisant pride in heard a steamer's fog signal on the Government announce it is the adjustment of wages.

The Court adjourned, and, re- carried out.

R. E. Lindsell this morning, at the there is the inter-racial factor. points to the bow. He immo-ed their decision as follows: "We the progress of the country. Then the starboard side, about five turning soon afterwards, announc considering the important quies machinery required radical

When eventually, at a Ovir-

much Contral Magistracy. Mr. J. T. tion of supplying the public with hauling, which would be one of inter date, the two businesses were | Prior defended.

So long as the boys remain at diately reduced to slow, bring find that the British 5.8. Yatshing news in newspaper form. In the the first things that must be tack combined, the name board indicat- neantime, it will be broadcasting led when the atmosphere was ed the combination with the in-fendant arrived in the Colony of the larger secondary schools in master the order to starboard to weather in approximately Latitudo Mr. Prior explained that the de-school they take no notice of ra- ing his speed down to about four and the Japanese s.a. Tacoma Maru cial distinctions, and in nay. one knots, and he gave the quarter came into collision during foggy day at fixed calmer. Owners and miners must scription The Chung Wan Print- the President Taft on his way to Singapore you will find all the bring the sound on the beam or 22.87 N., Longitude, 116.63 E. Wo

find or have found for them some ing and Photo-engraving Shop." his own country. He had heard The Postmaster General notified way of managing their own busi When printing was started, it that armed robberies frequently races of the East, from Arabia to astern. At 4.12 am. he heard the find that James Stewart Masson that no foreign and colonial pares independently of Govern was carried out in the first floor, occurred in China, and therefore Japan, sitting side by side

signal on the stern, and he resum- took all precautions to avoid the the and not on cela will be accepted, while inland ment intervention, just like

ed full steaming. the ground floor as

brought the arms with him for his studying zealously for the Cam-

ollision and we are of opinion packages must be restricted to a other great industries.

alleged in Tan Lay's evidence. own safety. It was thirty years

bridge Local just as peacefully as

Throughout he maintained the that he is in no way to blame." maximum of eight

Mr. Baldwin dwelt on the risk

The case for the defence being Hongkong, and he had been away

since the defendant was last in though it were a grammar school. parcels will be delivered within the ran by negotiating to the last that Tam Lay was never employed from China for fifteen years. Ased after boys left school, Malaya Chinese X. M. C. A. here for years,

in England. If that spirit peralst- the London postal area.

minate under the threat of a Gene-in the shop at the period men the offence had been committed would be a perfect example of the but the idea has boen opposed by on the Wing Lok Street wharf, a As the result of opium being. bublic are urged to economise the The situation changed materially Lay's evidence as being a "mere Ane.

ral strike-(Ministerial cheers) tloned, counsel criticised Tam in ignorance, he asked for a small Geneva gospel-and maybe it is a

found concealed among, joss sticks se of telephones, telegraphs and on Sunday when certain overt actsigment of the imagination." bostal services.

better one than most tropical coun- earnest persons who hold tonaef- Chinese was charged before Mr. in. anticipation of a general strike, A Board of Trade order establi involving interference with the the evidence of the ex-solicitor's reason to doubt what Mr. Prior to their own communities as they however, gave the scheme his bless. The man disembarked from the

Mr. Alabaster then referred to had been made and they had no that the boys tend to return again hood of man. Sir Arthur Yapp, possession of fourteen taois

Sergt. McDonald said enquiries les but it inevitably happens ously to the ideal of the brother R. E. Lindsell this morning at the hes a milk pool for London and freedom of the press, occurred at clerk, Chan Sam, and discounted had said for the defence. J

Contrai Magistracy, with being fu he provision of un exchange. It 11.30pm-(Labourite Iaughter).its acceptability at points where

agreed that last Friday's market That made a continuance of the the name of Lam Fook-cha was the arms were conflacated.

grow up. It is therefore not an rices bemade the maximum prices negotiations impossible, for the brought in, as evidence of his

A fine of $600 was inposed, and til further notice.

Government found itself challenged client's implication in the other

news five times a hours.

ounces, No

The

Government spokesmen address with an alternative government charges of conspiracy,

F He did not believe there hal

ng preamen at noon, reported

Lam Fook-chu was then called

hat the news from the country wes been a thorough-gaing consultation and examined by Mr. C. G. Alábas- minently satisfactory. There with the rank and file before this ter

no excitement and everything

(Continued an Poge fel

TO-DAY.

Dollar on demand

and

easy matter for the Y. M. C. A. In ing; and, if the Chinese, who are 3.6. Kinshan from Macao, with Malaya to develop any sort of a rather lukewarm in their attitude packets appeared to be heavior four packets or Joss sticks. The corporate feeling among its mom-towards, the Y. M. C. A. at pre-than they ough to have been, and, bers, although its opportunities in sent, can be won over, an Associa- on a cloexamination being the physical and junior depart- tion serving the special needs of made, it was ou that the middle menta are unlimited, the latter their community, and provided with the sick being ani untouched field of sodal adequate and popular en