CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE "REDS."
CHUNG WO TONG BRING
RALLIED..
MR. YAU LIT EMERGES.
A venerable old gentleman of 01 years, one of the originators of the movement to destroy the Man-
as
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1926.
STRIKE PEACE
HOPES.
(Continued from Page' 1.)
OPTIMISTIC 'CHANGE.
MORE BUSINESS: BETTER PRICES.
London, May 11.
SINGAPORE LETTER
Prince George Harvey Firestone
and Sarawak-Rubber Position.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Singapore, May 3. Malaya has been deeply interest-
The Stock Exchange is optimistled in the vleit of H.R.H. Prince and business to-day was increas-George, who, as an officer of H.M.S. ing with prices in practically al Hawkins, has been for some time sections improving Home rails in these waters. His Royal High- were decidedly bettor.
noss attended functions and visit
chu regime in Chips, and freely mentioned the successor of Dr. Sun Yat-sen on the latter's death, Mr. Yau Lit, leader of the Chip! The Shipping Advisory Com- We Tony, has announced his inmittee under the Chairmanship of ed places of interest in varicus Mr. Walter Runciman, appointed parts of the country, and submitted tention to emerge from retirement by Government request by the with good grace to the usual and to rally his tong in a move-Chamber of Shipping, states that lionising and photography. ment to cust the "Reds"-Chinese the shipowners, working with Port authorities and in conjunction with
HARVEY FIRESTONE, JUNIOR and Russian-from South Chilan.
other commercial interests concern-
Now that the Prince has gone— Mr. Yau Lit's re-entry into the ed, can maintain a sufficient flow the Hawkins je returning to Hong field of polities comes not wholly of all essential supplies through kong after visiting. Borneothe the ports, provided the preser country has settled down to con
unexpected, and, in conversation measures to protect willing work-centrated interest in the doings of
with a local Press representative this week, a friend of his was told that Mr. Yau had already despatch- ed circular telegrams to the mem- burs of the tong in the Straits; Settlements and F.M.S. urging the various leaders to prosecute a vi gorous campaign amongst the members (said to number nearly 200,000) with a view to raising funds to be applied to the eradica tion of Moscow, influence from South China.
ers are maintained and increnset as need arises.--Router,
OVERSEAS HELP.
FUNDS FOR STRIKERS.
London, May 1. The Trades Union
Congress General Council states that it has received messages from American, Canadian und French labour federations, and the Austro-German Unions promising financial assis
tance.
1
It adds that a report has reached them that the Government has put an embargo on funds from foreign countries coming to the Trades Union Congress-Reuter.
The ex-revolutionary leader is credited with the following state ment made at a meeting of his adherents "Now that thing in China have gone from bad to worse, and the country is fast falling un
AMERICAN COMMUNISTS BUSY. der the influence of Russia, 1 have decided once again to work; for the
New York, May 11. 'cause of good government. Three
distributing weeks ago I circularised leaders of circulars urging seamen, long the Ching Wo Tong in the Straits, sheen and marine workers, to
Communista
re
Mr. Harvey Firestone, juntor, of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co.,| whese descent on Singapore, was understood to presage some kind of ļ bad time for the rubber industry. The Firestone family, like, other good Americans interested in the manufacturing end of the rubber business, do not look with a kindly eye on the British policy of restric
tion and its excellent effect from
the price of the commodity. the producers's point of view-on
The visit of the son of the firm was said to be the forerunner of all kinds of new departures likely to Rumour was very busy a week ago, enhance Firestone profits.
when Mr. Harvey Firestone return- jed from a visit to Sarawak and evaded all the attempts of enter-
ising newspaper reporters to Interview him. It was stated that o had obtained a large concession
of land for planting rubber from the Rajah of Sarawak. This wa
in the F.M.S., and in Central Ching stand by the British miners, alle the tale told by residents off
ing that International financierz
Sarawak who arrived here, and the
urging them to start a propaganda are planning an extensive ship only detail that varied was as to campaign against the Bolsheviment of coal to Britain from the extent of the concession. tion of China."
America and from other countries.
It was forty-four years ago, when and calling on American workers'
.
ROMANTIC SARAWAK,
a young man of seventeen, that Mr. to join the workers of Germany, Now, though the title Rajah of Yau Lit adepted the cause of re.France, Mexico and Russia to Sarawak has all the sound of be volution. In 1887, he met Dr. Sun checkmate. stich A move.-longing to some Oriental potentats Yat-sen in Hongkong and persa-tenter.
aded him to join the Party. In 1894, Mr. Yau formed the · Hing
+ COMMUNISM RECTED..
Amsterdam, May 11.
who might be as ready to give con- cessions to Mr. Harvey Firestone us to anybody else, it is, of course, the designation of that very loyal Brooke, third of the White Rajabs
ruic that romantic land.
The tale of Sarawak and how
Chang Wei for the purpose of rid ding China of the Manchus, and A joint meeting of the Interna-British gentleman, Sir Charles some years later the Chung Wal Federation of Trade Unions and the International Socialist Tong was brought into being.
Mr. Yau Lit retired from active Labour Bureau has considered the politics after the success of the latest communication from Mos this Dyak country came under the
cow on the subject of a united sway of the first, redoubtabl 1911 Revolution.
front, and it has decided that the present moment is quite unsuited and then his uels is Qu for discussions with the Communist, party-Renter.
HUSBAND SUMMONED.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST WIFE
AMERICAN GIFT.
ently well known. It pursues the even tens of its way undisturb- .d, and if the Rajah chose to make capitalist presumably there a large, concession to a foreign
othing to prevent him. But Sara-
is
New York, May 11 The first financial assistance to aid the general strike in Britain wak is under British protection from an American labour organi-and the Rajah is a British Baronet, alleged that his Tin Fang wife, wasalion consists of an initial gift and this report of a 'concession to
It was stated that a Chinese had
a bad woman, during the hearing of a thousand dollars sent, to the the Firestone interests seemed
of a case before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, r.U.C. Strike Fund by the Unitedassing strange. at the Central Magistracy this Cloth Cap Makers Union. Mean-:
Like so many rumours, it proved Unable to obtain
morning, when Li Tat Sang, 275 while, the National Socialist Party to be unfounded. Queen's Road Central, was sum at Chleage is appealing for similar confirmation from Mr. Firestone moned for failing to provide rea-contributions-Reuter's American himself, the Straits Times cabled Bonable maintenance for his T Service. "
Fong wife. Tsui Kwan. Mr. M. K
Lo appeared for the complainan
and Mr. C. A. S. Russ defended,
Mr. Lo said the defendant had
threatened to close up his busineṣa and go to Capton. He had madel
BRITISH FILM:
overtures to his wife to accept $400 WELL RECEIVED AT QUEEN'S
and the two then to have nothing. 'more to do with each other. It
was a serious case, beenuse when.
THEATRE.
to the Chief Secretary of the Sara- wak Government seeking informa- tion. Promptly cume the reply,' "Report untrue," so if they wish to enter the producing side of the rubber basiness the Firestone foamily have to seek fresh fields.
IN LIDERIA. Presumably this will be, in There were large audiences at Liberia. Apparently, there is not the parties went before the Directhe Queen's Theatre yesterday,much hope of doing much in the torate of the Po Leung Kuk the defendant denied the marriage when the British film, "The Philippines, where the coot
labour is an important factor and and acelised his wife of being a Love Story of Alte Brunton, the land may not be suitable for bad woman..
rubber growing so
only the Mr. Russ suggested that the case was screened for the first time.. gould be seitled by getting the The story is well-known to all Liberian project remains.
Malayan interests await, the *parties together and discussing the who have read Gilbert Frankau's
outcome with equanimity. Pro- matter.
novel of the name, and it can be duction iy Mr. Lo replied that such al
cheap, here, and expérience has course would be of no use unless said that the screen version is an twenty years
taught the "planters a
the withdraw his allegatione.
Mr. Lindsell decided to adjourn
ed.
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New York, May 11, ing. It remains to be.seen what standards, the production of sete Mr. Firestone can do in a country that the announcement of a bet It may be of interest to record
The Baden-Baden Flettners, the these possible shortcomings by like Liberia, where the inhabitants tinig tax in Britain coincided with new ratorship, bas arrived from being in other regards notably have views of their own
the completion of the Singapore Hamburg. She successfully wea better. It is certainly most re- subject of manual work.
Turf Club's wonderful new totali- freshing to see a picture of this
antor, said to be the most elaboratethered a storm of Cape Hatteras. type set in purely English sur- THE LATEST QUOTATIONS. [roundings, in which regard the
Meanwhile the country goes on machine of its kind in the East, Reuter's American Service. countryside and
serenely, and the prices of tin and It is a highly ingenious electrical the hunting Messre. Carrell Bros. advise us scenes are especially attractive. rubber Indiente the measure of our contrivance, whereby the optimis that they are in receipt of h cable The Old Bailey trial scene is also absorbing interest, discussion here on with the very minimum of in- Friedlander, radio announcer for
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