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UNION CONTROL. WANHSIEN INCIDENT

SUMMARY OF CANTON REGULATIONS.

RECALLED.

DESPICABLE LIBEL ON THE NAVY.

A LYING PAMPHLET.

ELECTRICAL ERA.

BIG NEW BRITISH SCHEME.

LINKING UP CENTRES.

Rugby, Dec. 30.

DISASTROUS TRADE UNIONISM."

RAILWAY UNION BADLY BATTERED.”

LEVY ON MEMBERS.

Rugby, Dut. 30.

The Government's big now elec-

The disastrous consequences of now closing are the keynote of a Now Year message which Mr

No Motor Vehicle can pos-

sibly be any better than the SERVICE the DEALER position to render

the PURCHASER.:

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telophone Central 1246 or 1247, 1833, Wong Nei Chung Road........Happy Valley.

| A NEW ALLIANCE Bulls and Inners

GENERALS DESERTING

KUOMINTANG?

EYES ON THREE PROVINCES.

alliance.

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From the Office Butts.

The O. B. I. (avec ginger-nut), When opened to motor traffle, wo

is conferred upon the writer of presume they will call it Canduit "An open letter to the Right Road. Reverend the Lord Bishop of

advertise biscuits.

We have heard of cricketers

Cheung Chau aufler went obe better by fishing himadlf In—and then having to be shed out.

DEALING WITH COERCION,"

A report from Shanghai atates London" for his astounding Qur New Year resolution is to As has been already reported,

that General Tang Seng-chi and cleverness and profound know avoid making any. In the House of Commons On the Bureau of Labour and Agricul November 25th, Sir W. Joynson

General Fang Pun-ion, whose ledge of the English language, in ture in Canton was recently order. Hicks, Home Secretary replying to tricity schome, which was one of the Trade Union polley in the year, names, were added to the list of alcohol, climatic conditions, sloth.

that he did employ football, ed to draw up a cet of regulations Captain Foxcroft (Bath, U.), who most important measures passed by

Kuomintang Army Corps Com, fulness, spiritual activity, dancing, playing themselves th, but n to place all Labour Unions within asked whether he proposed to pro- Parliament during the last session,

manders some time ago, are now and Egyptologists in order to eeed against the authors ор the confines of the law, and publishers of a pamphlet recently comes into force on January 1st. J. H. Thomas, leader of the Na-reported to be plotting secretly in eliminate, if possible, the causes of printed in this country accusing Colonel Wilfrid Ashley, Ministor the troubles which have been the British gunboats Cockchafer of Transport, is now completing his tional! Unton of Railwaymen, is an effort to influence General Lau and Widgeon and the armoured task of selecting the Central Board sues to that organisation in the Chau-lung to make up a triangular occurring of late. These regula British merchantman Kiawo of which will be responsible for Railway Review.

the scheme. tions have now been drawn up wholesale and wanton destruction working

This Mr. Thomas declares, even the Chair- and submitted for consideration to of life and property at Wanhsion Board will consist of a the Committee

and of Provincial on Sept. 5, regretted that it man

other mem-National Union of. Railwaymen, seven

The sphere of influence of this Affairs. Summarised, they are as appeared not to be possible to take bers, and the selection of sult- which he had often prided himself trio, the reports state, will cover

any proceedings against the able men, who have no financial in-

A contemporary states that if printers publishers. The terest in electricity. undertakings, as "almost unbreakable," had three provinces--Hunan, Hupeh EMPLOYERS' OBLIGATIONS.

anthors were abroad.

hus proved difficult. It is under- only emerged from the ordeal of and Klangsiand therefore the you look a tiger in the cye it won't Applicable to Merchants or Captain Foxcraft asked whether stood that the post of Chairman' will the general strike "badly batter-three Generale claim the right to harm you. We'll try it the next finitely state whether caper sauce appoint & Government which shall time we face a man-cater in the should be served with monkey

flesh. Large Employers of Labour-the effect of taking no action in carry a salary of £10,000 per ed. He adds: "Although the represent the people of these 400. Whenever a strike occurs in this case would lead to a repetition annum.

Provinces. This is apparently a mercantile firm or factory, only of a despicable libel on sailors,

hint that Kuomintang military the proprietor is permitted to look who were unable to defend them- after the business, and no outside | selves.

follows:

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HUGE CABLE.

events of 1926 may have hit you very hard, you, are faced with a

ALLIANCE AIMS.

should be excluded.

"Among those disembarking here" says the S. C. M. Post

A headline in the Daily Preas "Missa missionary lady, referred to "A smooth tongued making a ty over in Hongkong." Bolshevist." The furred tongues Almost an error calling for a litter of to-morrow morning must not be confused with Bolshevism, how of apology.

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the town.

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"Gormand." We cannot do.

Some of these Kowloon flappers"According to the K.R.A. Report, dictators other than those who are lead one to bellove that they were a sub-committee "travelled so that they out- natives of these three provinces born and raised in the cutskirts of fast."

stripped the Government.” It is not true however that the Govern- An American doctor says that ment has requested that the sug

people pleurisy.

We can quite motion picture form understand it. Even a bottle of drinking bootleg whisky gives gestions he resubmitted in slow

cumshaw port made us see plural last week-end.'

CHEKIANG SITUATION.

To what extent the National According to Chinese reports, Union of Railwaymen has suffer- the Chekiang situation is still ed is shown by a statement made, tense, and Kuomintang flags are.

The first work to be undertaken heavy joint responsibility to per services aro permitted to be Mr. Lansbury (Bow and Brom-will be the laying of a cable linking form an Important public service. engaged: A firm or factory

If this report is reliable, the having cause to close businessley, Lab.),üsked whether the Home the electrical plants of London with This can only be executed satis-

Southern situation may short- shall give one

month's notice Secretary would make representa nine other big centres. Ten new factorily by team work in which beforehand and a half month's tions to the Foreign Secretary that, super-power stations are planned every grade pulls its full weight in

he should publish papers showing for various large towns, London a real spirit of co-operation. Lety take another startling turn In wages to the employees.. If u

this report. business has to close at once with what in his view wore the true loading the way with two costing us bend our energies to retrieve, Canton there is no confirmation of

£3,000,000 each.

ne far as possible, what has been facts. out notice, two months' wages

Sir W. Joynson-Hicks said he Exlating power stations will be lost and to get back on the road. shall be paid to all employees.

No employee shall be dismissed was quite sure that the Foreign enlarged. Big water-power schemes to progress." without cause; otherwise, the pro-Secretary would only desire that for Wales and Scotland are project- "prietor shall be liable to pay to the true facts should be known, ed.

lfe agreed that the statement in employée the dismissed

On the settle-question was a despicable libel on months wages, ∙ment of an economic atrike, the the British Navy, and, if possible, he would take proceedings. proprietor shall pay to the strikers

(Ministerial cheers). all wages due during the strike, on the newly-agreed scale, but no

In reply to a further question Union shall be permitted to make by Captain Foxcraft, he said there further demands

were many things to be taken ал the pro- prietors, such as penalties, com- into consideration before seeking powers to deal with the case. pensations, etc.

counter-Unions more harm than good, since the

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"Beware of the Bend" is sug- gested as a road sign it some of Hongkong's dangerous. corners. It would indeed be a thoughtful

bachelor meases to-night.

at its headquarters that £1,750,000 said to be flying in Ningpao city the headline in an American news act if the sign were loaned to

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Berets may be the yoguo at Home, but judging from examples which reached here during

there should be an ""f" before the

Merchants or proprietors shall Prosecution would probably dolopment is attributed to the recent twelve months. British Wireless, land, and water. While heavy send tim shillings now. Ady "A glass of milk taken before

establish

"Pie Trust Threatened," reads

paper. Had it read pie-crust" Experts predict a great increase has been paid ns strike and un-west of Hangehow.

It is said that Marshal Sun we could have understood them of the use of electricity, both for employed benefit during the last

This has cons- Chuan-fang has decided, after con-not wanting to mince matters.

*O 0 industrial and domestic purposes. (seven months.

Call a woman a kitten, and she Even during the last year, the do-iderably depleted the nion's resulting with General Chang use is stated to have ources and consequently the Chung chang, to despatch a fleet mestic increased by thirty per cent. Scores Executive, has decided to impose of cruisers to co-operate with his likes it. But just try calling a Christmas, we should say that of great factories are now being a levy of threepeace per week on land forces in order to effect a man a pup!

"If you like this splendid watch, electrified and much of this deve all members during the coming siege of the city named, both by reinforcing his troops now in

We suppose the watch is tin also alcoholic beverages counteracts contact with the Southerners near coal stoppage, industrialists seeking

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the effect of the alcohol" states a the Tsintang River valley, Marshal

There is no truth in the rumour writer in a contemporary. It-in Sun Chuan-fang is also, sending another force under his sub that a local gentleman who cele- not true however, that McWhirter ordinate General, Li Chun-ye, to brated his Silver Wedding yester has borrowed a cow for to-night ment are also reported to be coming JUDGMENT GIVEN FOR THE the Chakdang-Anhui border. The day, received a suitably Inscribed from the Dairy Farm.

city of Huichow, "southeast of silverfish from one of his Aber from many parts of the world. Ex-

Anhui, and near the Cheklangdonian friends. border, will be their objective and perts estimate that next year the

be used as a base of attack on the rear of the Southern Army.

which are, inimical to the interests statement had not been seen, by to make themselves as independent

of the Unions of the employees. many people.

Merchants, having been granted pernilssion to join a Union, shall-

not be eligible to hold office | AUSTRALIA'S FUTURE. therein and shall have only the right of voting,

Merchants or proprietors shall not prevent employees from join- ing in demonstrations which are deomed proper and legal..

NO MINISTERS TO OTHER COUNTRIES.

Rugby, Dec. 30. LABOUR CONTROL:

Mr. 3. M. Bruce, the Australian Applicable to Labour Unions. Premier, in an interview in New No member of any Union, withou! York on his way homeward from the Government's order, shall be the Imperial Conference, declared permitted to arrest any workmen, merchant or proprietor, nor inter- that Australia had no intention of fere in any way in the liberty of appointing a Minister either in the person.

Washington or anywhere else at sucl

In case of a strike or a conflict between members of different present. She would make

prietors.

of coal as they can.

BIG-ORDERS.

Big orders for electrical equip

WAGE CLAIM.

PLAINTIFF,

CANTON POSTR.,

0.00 "Furnished bed-sitting room to let, hear trams, trains and buses." Advt. And the children up- stairs, the gramophone downstairs,

Worst thing about being dentist is that you lead a regular hand-to-month existence.

Poker has been declared illegal

orders in the electrical industry will In the Summary Court this amount to £80,000,000, of which morning, Mr. Justice Wood gave £60,000,000 will be for Home and judgment with costs in favour of £20,000,000 for export. British the plaintiff, in the case in which Wireless.

Mr. J. H. O'Brien, of the Adver- tising and

Publicity Bureau Alexandra Building, sued Messrs. A. G. Waller and Co. Ltd., Bank of Canton Building, for $500. - officials who when in Canton held

The plaintiff's case was that the concurrent posts both in the sentimental about dolls, Bays a dress designer. Quite a handy money was for extra accountancy National and Provincial, govern-Home paper. But what about the length. work done after he had been disments, the Kwangtung Provincial men?

Since the removal of the Nationa- the piano in the next room and in Manila. It's being promoted list Government to Wuchang and the dog over the fence. Must be other ways, 100.

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HANKOW UNION'S

DEMANDS.

PRESENTED TO BRITISH CONSUL.

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number

of

missed from the defendant firm Government has been at a loss to

Skirta should extend two fingers

A great many women are still below the knee, says a Parisien

through trade depression, and the find suitable right men to fill up The world may yet be safe for defendants contended that the some of the vacancies: Mr. Sun Democracy, but football is still plaintiff was engaged as

To has telegraphically resigned anybody's hospital risk. accountant, and the books should his post as Commissioner of the have been made up when he left. Canton Municipality and Mr. T. V.

Mr. Remedios: was for the

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Some of these Chinese bandits

Sir Harry Lauder is in America on a farewell tour. These annual excursions are becoming quite s pleasant custom.

taken on jobs as caddies. They probably want to hear man at his worst.

Unions, no member of a Labour appointment only, when the nut Union shall be permitted to take ber of questions ponding with any

Hankow, Dec. 30. away or damage anything which

Tho Hankow Servants' Union belongs to merchants or pro- country made. it desirable. Mean has presented to the British Consul,

During strikes,

the whils, she enjoyed for nothing, General the demands mentioned on Labour Unions shall not be per- the advantages of Great Britain's the 18th instant, and these are plaintiffind Mr. Gordon Leask/ Soong is unable to keep in touch seem to have a perfectly killing Several New York women have mitted to enforce a blockade of

now under the consideration of the inerchants', or proprietors' pre-

authoritles.--Router.

The demands referred to. gre In the following terms:

First-Members cannot be dis- missed or in any way oppressed. Should employers have cause for

world-wide diplomatic and con- mises or to prevent the proprietor sular services.-British Wireless.

THE UNEMPLOYED.

BETTER RETURNS FROM HOME.

for the defendant.

MOTOR THEFTS.

STAR FERRY WHARF CASE.

complaint they must inform the Union, who shall deal with, the

Car-thieves removed a battery matter.

and a generator from a motor must Second: Wages "

in cycle belonging to Mr. Souza, of creased yearly and a month's No. 39, Granville Road, Kowloon, wages given at Chinese New Year. whilst it was left parked at the

Third:he Union shall super-Kowloon Star Ferry Pier yester intend. members' behaviour, and day. On a report being made to that Union inspectors shall visit the police, enquiries were made, discretionally premises in which culminating in the arrest of a

Chinese members are employed.

from looking after his business.

No workmen's quarters shall be permitted to use the title of Union, unless it be registered by.

Unions the Government.

in course of formation are permitted to use a signboard with the words "preparatory offices" only, and are not permitted to collect members'

Rugby, Dec. 30. fees, nor to form searching parties

The latest return of unemploy or defence guards, nor to force

December od, completed up to workmen to become members by 20th, indicates that the country is compulsion.

No Union shall be permitted to rapidly recovering from the effects of the coal stoppage. The total collect from members as fees more than the amount fixed in the bye-number of unemployed was 1,309,- laws of the Union, nor shall it be 700, which was 100,678 less than permitted to make demands on any the week previous. It was 207,300 year ago-British firm of factory in the way of amore than a commission on the buying and selling of commodities.

No Union, whether registered or

Wircleon.

Fourth: Employers must pro- Regarding the antecedents of vide medical attention, with the the arrested man, it is alleged that exception of that for venereal he is a motor mechanic. He was discaso.

charged at the Kowloon Magis Fifth Three weeks holiday tracy this morning and sentenced must be given yearly or a month's to six weeks' hard labour. pay instond, possessing Sixth: Vacancies as they occur

not, shall be permitted to employ handicrafts. masters force in canvassing for member permits to engage less than five must be filled by the Union. FLYING TO INDIA. ship. No member of Union men shall be termed potty pro- A limit of seven days is given shall be permitted, in processions prietors. All such are at liberty for accedente to the demands. or demonstrations, to carry arms to join a Union but shall not be. The increases demanded range

or other weapons. A breach of forced to do so. Whether mem from about 10 per cent, in the case this regulation would be sufficient bors of a Unión or not, in the of highly paid men to 100 per cause for the police on duty to event of a strike called by that cont. for the lowly paid mon. interfere and break up the pro- union, they shall be permitted to cassion.

SMALL EMPLOYERS.

continue their work as petty" pro- priotora.These regulations do not apply to masters who merely

TO -DAY

1/11/9/16 5.49 p.m.

Applicable to Master Handiwork with their own familles at Dollar on demand

Lighting-up crafts and Potty Proprietors-Allhome.

AIRLINER'S PROGRESS.

London, Dec. 30. A message from Benghazi (Libya) says that Sir Samuel and Lady Hoare, who are flying to India in one of the new Empire air liners, have arrived there safely Router

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These birth-control enthusiasts don't seem to be making much headway. Our neighbour's cat

with the Department of Finance time of Kwangtung,

Young Nationalista, of the It is now reported that the Can- ton Provincial Executive Com-Philippines, is a flyweight boxer mittee has appointed Mr. Kac At first glance, we thought he was Ying-fun as Commissioner of Can-a typographical error.. ton Municipality and Kam Nal-

Now that the Fascists have had nine kittens a couple of days kong as the Provincial Commis-

But these revived capital punishment, we ago." sioner of Finance. appointments require the consent imagine there'll be plenty of noose of the Executive Committee of the in Italy. Provincial Kuomintang.

H.M.S. RENOWN'S WIRELESS.

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Staying on late at the office need to be a sign of hard work; nowa

A New York trombone player days, it's merely a convenient has been divorced by his wife, alibi. Probably he showed too great-n tendency to let things slide.

Senhor Paoloėno Uzcudum, the Spanish heavyweight, is anxious Lots of women are now reported to make a name for himself. He to be giving up smoking, on the seems to have done it. ground that it looks so effeminate.

Faith may move mountains, but The worst thing about Bolshevik it takes more then that to budge propaganda is that it's Red. British propagandists,

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SHORT-WAVE SET INSTALLED:

London, Dec. 80. In conformity with Admiralty practice for the past two years of using short-wave wireless to com- A-Shanghai man who recently novelist who has failed to municate with distant warships, got the sack has the consolation make good is to try his hand at whereby daily communication has of knowlug that he was one of the

been maintained with warships best men his firm had ever turned poetry. Going from bad to verse. proceeding to and from the Far out

A Christmas roveller who

East H.M.S. Renown has been fit-

ted with a standard Admiralty set. An effusion advertising, biscuits thought a straight line was the It is hoped to, maintain daily contains the sentence "Your Lord shortest distance between two communication with London during ship will it is hoped succeed in pinta, now has his doubts on the the Duke and Duchess of York's gently opening some of the com- matter. trip to Australia and back, and, the partments in our minds. It is an Admiralty appeals to short-wave operation requiring much de Henry Ford is now wondering amateura not to attempt to call the licacy." We suggest that a candle whether synthetic milk can be Renown, as such calls will not be be held against some of the invented. If it can, it may be answered and will only cause inter-minds in order to ensure that easier to crank a cow than milk' a

livver. ference-Reuter.

they are not addled.