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are always first quality

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Manager:-Ralph A. COOPER.

The

Hongkong Telegraph

No. 21,850

TRADE UNION ADMISSION.

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THE DRABON MOTONE

HAPPY VALLEY.

Bulls and Inners

FOUNDED 1681

六拜 號五十月五英港香 生 SATURDAY, MAY

15, 1926. 星四月四

SINGLE: COTY 10 OBRTA

931 TER ANNUM

UNEASY CANTON.

PIRACY IN GANTON WATERS.

DUAL TRAGEDY.

STRUGGLE FOR POWER CONTINUES.

CARGO BOAT CAST

ADRIET.

YET ANOTHER MANI LA

SENSATION.

RAILWAY STRIKE WRONGFUL ACT.

PREMIER'S COAL PROPOSALS.

The gradual rosumption of industry, the settlement of the dispute between the Railway Companies and the railway workers, and the publication of the Premier's proposals for the Bettlement of the coal mining dispute constitute the main items of nows received to-day regarding the home strike situation.

The outstanding feature of the settlement of the railway dispute, is the admission by the Unions that they committed a wrongful act in striking, and they give an undertaking not to strike again without previous negotiations.

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FEARS AND HOPES.

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From the Omoe Butts.

Letters of introduction to nice Have you ever noticed that i railway" porters at Home won't Hongkong small potatoes are SHOTS AND SEQUEL be needed now that the strike's frequently of the big I varioty

Less than an hour after the man

over.

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These Budget problems puzko 48. Franco is now trying to re-

They say that when a woman is getting her hair bobbed, she flance her floating debt with a. doesn't say a word. If such is sinking fund. the case, bobbing is the greatest A London man has not been discovery of the century.

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MASTER KIDNAPPED. A Canton correspondent, writing. Yet another piracy occurred in in regard to political condition Canton waters on the night of the he shot earlier in the evening had says it is apparent that since the 11th instant.

died on the operating table of the arrival of M. Barcilin and other The incident took place at Fong Philippine General Ilospital, Frank Russians the Labour and Farmers Chuen, where a hig cargo boat, D. Thompson, of 181, Cinco de Ju- Union have been showing extra-laden with peanuts discharged nio. Pasay, was found dead, says ordinary activity in canvassing from one of the poast steamers, the Manila Bulletin of Monday last. | for more members. On the other was waiting to have its cargo land- hand, the work of the Societyofed into the godown's. It is said that constabulary lieutenant found the who wants to buy cockroaches Sun Yat-senism is being carried on a launch came stealthily along- with greater zeal in an endeavour side the cargo bout in the night to frustrate the designs of the and slipped the anchor as a result, Communists. Consequently, there both the launch and the cargo boat is great activity in the movement noated with the tide to an out-of-

Robert Thompson, a son, and a

body 1h a back room of the house over which the dispute which led to the shooting had started.

Thompson's victim was Generoso Hernandez, a real estate agent liv-

Wo sell everything to be found in the kitchen," reads a newspaper advertisement. But

. . Many girls marry rich mon only to discover that they make. poor husbands.

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The Premier's coal mining proposals include the offor of a further £3,000,000 subsidy, the introduction of much legislation to give offect to the Coal Commission's recommendations, and the acceptance by the miners of lower wages temporarily.

decide the principle on which Mr. Stanley Baldwin was loudly district rates can be ascertained of troops, and at every important the-way place where pirates took ing at 14, San Agustin; Pasay grow up so that they can wear

The Board shall issue its decision point forces of General Chang Kal-possession of the cargo boat and Thompson shot him through the confined the crew in a cabin stomach just after saying "Good- Later, a fleet of sampans came

London, May 14.

cheered by Conservatives and to

within three weeks. some extent by Labour Members

Finally, the proposals stipulate when he gave the House of Com-that the provisional undertakings mons the latest authoritative in-of the government are conditional on the acceptance of the terms of the memorandum by all parties.

formation as regards the, indus- trial situation, before separation --Reuter. for the week-end. He said that

negotiation as regards the Docks

and certain

RAILWAY AGREEMENT,

shek are in evidence.

alongside and carried away the night" at the end of a few minutes peanuts.

conversation, according to a chn- stabulary report.

At daylight, the pirates kidnap ped the master of the cargo boat, but left the crew to look after the

OLD DISPUTE.

The ambition of all little giris in this present generation is to short dresses like their mothers.

Thoro are those who would like to quit drinking but their will

holds them to it. power

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seen since he went out to get hie hair eut two years ago. Suppose he's still waiting for his turn.

Wonder if "Vox" can tell t whether Jonah was educated by the whale that brought him upt 0.0

"The greatest masculine minds have been known to marry most shallow women," says a London, paper, Possibly they needed

rest.

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A young married couple in Shanghai named their first baby- "Gale." It probably commened. life with a squall.

doesn't Bogey Man."-It

the- necessarily follow that

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CONFIDENCE IN GEN. CHANG.

The general belief in Canton 1s that General Chang Kai-shek is

In America a woman can hold Funling enthusiast who adds up. quite capable of handling any convessel.

any office although it is im- his score before each drive is a The dispute between the two possible for her to be President. ten-totaller. tingency that may arise. The pes- It is also stated that a ransom ple show great confidence in Gen- of five thousand dollars is demand-men goes back over a period of Candidates for that office must one months. The property at 165 not be over thirty-five years of

Thompson was found, had been

forrus of transport UNIONS ADMIT WRONGFUL "ACTION. eral Chang, but their fear is that/ed by the pirates for the release Cinco de Junio, where the body of ago.

were pursuing a nominal. eoursu,

London, May 14. An agreement hall been reached The wilway strike is settled.

for the resumption of the bus, tramway and tube services to morrow, but the terms of the set- tlement, were not yet available.

tween

the

parties

noi

Renter.

Later.

FALLING REVENUE.

of the master of the cargo boat.

ARMED MEN INTERCEPT

HONGKONG ESSEL

Larned over to Thompson, who is A former groom is now the also a real estate agent, for him to crowned head of Persia. That

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About

THOMPSON'S FEARS.

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months .ago claimed to. have

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Most of these movie stars sOOK!?

to live happily ever after. being divorced.

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fow Our opinion is that a garden parties would be more:

fooling flapdoodle.

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Dressing sensibly makes a gir! look so conspicuous.

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Don't count your summer clothes before they're matched.

A local schoolboy said the other- day that he thought an Army: chaplain was a minister of war.

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the Communists, who comprise for the most part the rowdy elements, may overstep the bounds of pru; Yet another piracy was to be re-sell. He had the property for over should guarantee a stable 50- likely to bring rain than the fog: fence and that if an armed "out- corded, Hongkong police reports a year without being able to dis-vernment, The terms of the agreement be break occurs there may be loot-to-day showing that a trading junk pose of it.

has been boarded by aimed men tween the Railway Companies and

The owner, being anxious to dis We suppose they call in Chinese waters. the Unions provide for the strikers 1ng and incendiarism.

pose of it, gave it to Hernandez, Labour Day because nobody The next referred to the pros to be taken back as traffic offers

It appears that trading junk No. who sold the larger part of it works then. pects of an imminent railway and work can be found. The prin-

2535 left Hongkong with a cargo quickly. This led to ill feeling on agreement which was shortly after ciple to be followed in reinstate-

Great anxiety on the part of the of kerosene and cow hides on the part of Thompson. entered ints. The Premier, intent will be seniority in each Government is evident regarding April 7th, "bound for Tam Chau, conclusion. said there was

When of grade. The Trade Unions admit the falling off in, the collection of Yeung Sham district. possibility of

that in calling the strike they com- revenue lately. On this acccnu Lim Mui, a sampau came along- the mining, dispute agreeing bemitted a wrongful net against the it is reported that Mr. T. Vside containing eight men, who Thompson

themselves and he had Companies, and agree

that the Soong has tendered his resignation boarded the junk. The raiders overheard some men in a conversa- therefor prepared proposals, Companies do not, by reinstate but that it has been temporarily were armed with revolvers and tion in which they threatened which he thought would form a ment, surrender their legal rights, shelved until after the momentous rides.

He was very After driving the crew at to shoot him. reasonable and fair basis of settle to claim damages arising out of the meeting of the Central Party Cem- the point of their weapons into much alarmed and asked for pants used to be cut up for little ment and which would be handed strike from strikers and

protectión. cibers mittee.

the forehold, they locked them in police to them over the week-end for con responsible.

In contrast to the prevailing with a hatch cover, and com-granted for a few nights, but was sideration-Renter'

The Unions undertake, firstly, anxiety it is stated, that Mr. Sanmenced de rausack the vessel, later withdrawn and his nervous- He was very Rugby, May 14.

for three peas increased." Fot again to call a strike withoul To looks upon the situation with an After being aboard Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the La-previous negotiations; secondly, air of confidence. He is reported quarters of an hour, the pirates anxious to buy. a gun, but his con- hoir leader, expressed satisfaction to give no support of any kind to to be in close touch with General left, taking with them clothing, dition seemed so abnormal that his at the Premier's statement. He their members to take anautuoris- Chang Kai-shek. Furthermore, money, and cargo worth $540. The friends were warned not to help added that he was certain that the ed action; and thirdly, not to en- the Society of Sun Yat-senis junk returned to the Colony yes him procure one. How he got the pistol he used on Sunday night is Premier had come to the right co courage supervisory employees d clusion in regard to the mines dif-articipate in any strike.

not known. culty and he was very glad that The Companies intimate that in quarters the view is held that the Premier had taken the step of me be necessary, arising out of General Chung Kai-shek, Mr. Sun making his own proposal-British the strike, to remove certain per- Fo and Mr. Chang Ching-kong yill saps to other positions, but without have control of the convention of reduction of wages. Each Com- the Central Party Committee." pany will notify the Unions withing

Wirelcas.

COAL PROPOSALS. PREMIER'S CAREFULLY PLANNED SCHEME,

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a week of the names of the men

it is proposed to transfer and will

states that it has the Communistic terday.

activities well in hand. In roug

This

THE SHOOTING.

Wis

On Sunday evening, after cating his, dinner, he left his home in

In the olden days, father's

Willie...

We understand that à public spirited resident has placed a bag of salt at the disposul of the. KR. A. This, we can only pres.. sumo, is for the purpose of placing some on the tail of that: annoying rain-bird. ☐ ☐ Perhaps a pinch might also be spared for the tails of those in- terfering kites. drosses come in useful for mother.

An American tourist who thought dry gin a soft drink, spon Which reminds us that short discovered his mistake. dresses certainly prove that bow-

口 legged knees are few.........and far between in Hongkong.

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In these days, littlo Mary's

If this idea of taxing bachelors ever comes off, it'll most probably

If music really "music be tho be termed a sirtax. food of love" a certain Kowloonite should try making soup out of his A citizen of the U.S.A

Crippen- KOWLOON MATTERS.

trombone.

dicted the end of

sha world.. 口口

Suppose this will

stop quite a TWO FURTHER POINTS. company with another American We understand that the enter number of people, mm. buyinger

friend. Sometime later, alene, heprising representative of the motor cars. A RUSSIAN CRUISER.

Two further matters, in addition went to the home of Hernandez, Daily Press who extracted the

DE" Another report from Canton to those mentioned yesterday, were whom he found alone beneath the information from a Chinese tex

An Erglish provincial news- afford each man an opportunity or states that a Russian Man-of-war considered at the last meeting of house. He went up to bim, spoke house waitress that "removing paper ublished an advertisement..

short time, said shells from shrimps" stopped her for a narber of the name of Samson.. having an advocate to present his as arrived off Bocca Tigris fert, the Committee of the K. R. A. to him for a

"Good-night" and as he spoke the from flirting, is not particularly No doubt he's getting his revenge: London, May 14.

with a large quantity of arms and These were: ammunition. These munitions are A letter from the Captain Super-word, pulled out his gun and shot fond of shrimps." Mr. Baldwin's proposals, sub case to the General Manager.

not said to have been destined for the intendent of Police was rend, stat-him in the stomach.

of Kumminchun, but were prevented ing that the Mangkoktsui Polies Enmolested, he walked out of the Travel Hint: Take an old

Instead of asking your hostess: intimidation.-- from being landed at Tientsin, by Station was being connected with house and dianppeared, Hernan-ricksha Home with you. It will if she objects to smoking now-a

Chang Tso-lin. The defeat of the the public telephone. It will be dez was rushed to the Philippine be useful when pushing your days, you simply offor her

cigaretto. " Kurminchun has caused the supply remembered that a short time ago General Hospital, where he died luggage about,

Lo person's guilly

The Bettlement docs mitted to the owners and miners,| propose to introduce in the pre-apply sent Session a number of violence embodying the Coal Commission's Reuter. recommendations, the grant of af 1. E. C REPORT IMPROVEMENT temporary subsidy of £3,000,000,

London, May 14. to establish a Joint Board with an: The Trates Union Congréss re- independent Chairman' to frame ports considerable improvement wages conditions. pending perjin the stuation between the work- manent re-organisation.

jers and employers and declares! that firms and big companies are The legislation foreshadowed, more inclined to meet representa- would be most compréhensive. It lives of the workmen and make! deals with amalgamatiolis of arrangements for the resumption mines, the establishment of a 'Coal of work without raising the ques Advisory Committee,, a National tion of new agreements.--Renter. Wages Board' and National Fuel and Power Council, containing re- presentatives of Labour, and also a Commitee to investigate the

FULL DETAILS.

question of selling syndicates.

PRINTING DISPUTE

UNSETTLED).

FURTHER ABORTIVE MEETINGS,

London, May 14. There is still no settlement of the printing strike.

o be diverted to Whampoa.

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POLISH REVOLT.

GEN. PILSUDSKI IN TIE ASCENDANT.

Berlin, May 14. It is reported from the Pollab frontier that Gen. Pilsudski has gained possession of the Belve- dere Palace and the members. of! M. Wito's Covernment have been taken prisoners or are fleeing.

ALL NIGHT FIGHTING.

Warsaw, May 14.

the Association asked that this should be done; as it was felt that

it was most necessary in cusca

on the operating table at 9.50. Ho leaves a wife and three children.

on the modern Delilah.

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"Clinging gowns are back into good dinner when their better fashion," says a ladies' periodical. The Pasay police were unable halvos invite a few friends to Husbands will hope they'll cling of emergency that residents in that neighbourhood should be able to flnd Thompson, and the affair

ghance pot luck."

for several seasons before now to telephone direct to the station, was turned over to" the constabu-

ones are asked for. A letter from the Colonial Secre-lary. A constabulary lieutenant

Some motor cars are like radio

งา tary was also received stating that went to the Thompson home and sets. You can't tell what distance the work of staightening Nathan persuaded the son, Robert, to take you're going by looking at last, An astronomer declares Road near the Po Hing Theatre him to the usual places frequented them. was nearing completion.

TWELVE HOURS OVERDUE.

THEORIES FOR NORGE SILENCE.

New York, Muy 14.

by his father.

FOUND DEAD.

They want to the house at 165 Cinco de Junio which is vacant, and in a back room, without marks of any find on his body, was found the father. A doctor who later examined the body believed that his heart, wenkened by his ab rormal condition reacted from the excitement of the shooting. The Thompson leaves a wife and five

The proposals require that the miners accept a reduction of mini- mum wages, other thun subsistence rates, for a short undefined period, A conference in London between At night long and to-day fight- The Alrahip Norge is twelve while the owners will bour wages the Master Printers, the News- ing has been going on between hours overdue, but Amundsen's body was found at 10.50:- equivalent to 100 per cent of the paper Society and the Printing Gen. Pilsudski's troops and Go-friends are little concerned, being net proceeds based on the January Tade Unions discussed re-starting vernment troops, the former gain-of opinion that he is exploring children. 4 March quarter. As far as it is the general printing trade in Lon- ing the ascendency. At present further afield than originally In-

The platol with which he shot necessary to maintain those wages, don and the providing for ten they hold practically the whole of tended in the hope of finding land Hernandez has not been discover- the Government fill the gap with a hours to-day, but it adjourned. the Capital except the Belvedere suitable to serve as a re-fuelling. ed." subsidy not exceeding £3,000,000. Similarly, further meetings be- Palace. Regiments arriving from station when trans-Polar flight In the meantime n Board will be tween the Newspaper Proprietors the provinces are mostly joining becomes a normal method of established consisting of three re- Association, representing the Lon-Gen. Pilsudski's forces for whom traval. presentatives each of the owners don newspapers, and the printing numerous volunteers are being The theory is that atmospherica and miners with an Independent Union were abortive and were ad. onrolled. The Sociallata have are preventing a wireless message Chairman to frame a national journed-Router,

called a general strike to assist from Amundsen reaching America. wages and hours agreement, and Continued on Page D,) Pilsudski's causo-Reuter.

-Reuter's American Servico.

TO-DAY.

Dollar on demand 2.2/13/16d: Lighting an

DO Home Note-Sour cream will not be noticed in coffou if you throw it out of the window.

A gentlemen should always precede his lady friend throughtho windshield.

Sono mochanice think the car was sent to the garage to have the tool box removed,

One thing about Hongkong weather, it never rains but it stopa.

The end of ware is in sight at

that the world will come to. stop in one million years.

A woman forgets many of hor birthdays, but takes jolly good caro her husband doesn't

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Never judge

man by his alothes. A dingy garage may house a Rolls-Royce.

ជ ធ Appropriately enough, it was a Byrd who flow over the North Pole.

According to the Daily Press, at the conclusion of the V. R. O Nothing seems to surprise local was sceptical, but at the same Bports, Mr. W Logan stated “ho anglers more than catching time his congratulations went to fish,

the man who could win the 100 yards in 10 seconds and the 120 Thero saving daylight in yards in 23 rounde We don't Americs now, but at the same know whether this racord was time there's a considerabid