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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

RIGHT TO WORK.

LABOUR M.P. TELLS HIS STORY.

WEDNESDAY,

GENERAL ANTI-"RED"

MOVEMENT.

(Continued from Page 1.) When the debate on the Trade

processions were held in the day Union Bill was resumed in the

and at night as a demonstration House of Commons in mall week,

against the Communists. Those Mr. G. A. Spencar, formerly were largely atended, the parti- Labour member for a mining dis-eipants including all classes of the trict, but "cast out" by that party population, of both sexes, The for his actions during the coal

parade of anti-Reds is estimated dispute, continued his spooch.

to have numbered over 2,000 per

Mr. Spencer spoke from the Liberal benches, amid some jeers from the Labour benches. Deal- ing particularly with intimidation, ho said that intolerance, bigotry, victimisation, and coercion were not conaned to periods of excite ment or of atrifo. They were as much rampant amongst those who were supposed to be atanding for the freedom and liberty of the individual associated with Trade Unions as anybody else.

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Mr. Spencer said he would make one or two remarks about himself and what transpired not

ago, many weeks

(Ministerial cheers.) I would like, he said, to preface my remarks by saying that the very people who loudest in their demand for Bri- 'tish justice and for fair play for every foreigner on God's earth have denied it to one of their own. (Loud Ministerial cheers.)

Prepared to Sacrifice Himself.

Are

sons.

It is reported that the anti- British feeling is not now so in- tense. The missionaries of Ger man nationality are still carrying on at their posts.

All Kwangtung soldiers are bo- ing moved their place being taken by troops from Kwangsi.

The local twenty-cent piège la evidently note composed of much allvory as.h Hongkong or Haiphong dollar is now only obtained at $2.40 in local currency.

dark or in a secret manner.

owners. That was not done in the

He told them what he was asking for so that it could not be said afterwards that he was seeking a bribe for some services he had. renderod.

The House could believe him or not when he told them that his A telephone bell yang in my

wife and himself considered the office, continued Mr. Spencer, and position and he told her what he I was enlled to a meeting several thought was the true economic miles away at a particular pit. That fact of the industry." He also told very day they had had a deputa-her what he thought it was his tion to ace the manager of mon duty to do, and said that he ex- wanting to start work. Seventy pected that he would have to get per cent were already at work, a fresh job. and 30 percent. wanted to go. The manager said, "You've been away so long that I am going 10 choose now who is going to re turn." The men got the wind up. They sent for me to come.

They agreed that he should go back to the pit again if necessary in order perhaps to get some job rather than that he should poison his fingers (loud Ministerial cheers in which the remainder of the sentence was lost.)

I wont and addressed the men, and, of all men, the man who moved the resolution in that meet-

If ever 2 man had been ing was a Communist whe after-victimised by his fellow men, and wards had to apologise for his convicted without a trial, and action. That man moved a re- without an opportunity of giving solution that I should be re-his own point of view, if over an quested next day to go to see the ex part verdict had been given manager to get these, men the against a man, that man was him- right to return to work.

self. But he could now look the Labour leaders in the face with I told them in that meeting-nothing to fear, for he had been am not making any bones about actuated by the highest possible it-that I was expecting to sacri- motives on behalf of the men he fice myself. I told them, dis-had tried to serve believing in the policy of Mr. cheers.) Cook and the Federation, that I was quite prepared to sacrifice myself. (Ministerial cheers,) I. went next day to the colllery at their request.

Union Funds,

(Ministerial

Something should be done to protect those men who were seek ing to serve their fellows in those At this point there wes

andimcult times, and he would like und Mr. Spencer said: Well, you They had built up their cause upon outburst of Labour interruption, to say this to his Liberal friends. might listen to my side. You great fundamental principles and have had a garbled account. But if, he added, the deddering hand 1 am telling you the truth for of dotage or the stealthy hand of once. (Ministerial cheers.): dissension seeks to steal the man- got these men, every one, the right to return to work.

"I Am a Victimised Man." For getting the men the right to return to their own jobs I myself have been victimised, Mr. Spencer proceeded. I am a victimised man for doing that "charitable act to my fellow-men. What happened? I was sent from London. I was ill in bed..

1 got out of bed, for I would have seen that man who is a dictator of the Miners' Federation in hell before I would let him say I would not dare to go. I went and was

suspended for doing my duty to my

fellow-men.

tle from liberty to cover the nudity of pretence they are going to fail. They will not win a single vote by diverting the fundament- al principles of individual liberty.

After a further appeal to his Liberal friends not to desert a cause of the working man when he was terrorised by sections who only wanted to use him for their own onds, Mr. Spencer went on to criticise the use of Trade Union general funds. for political pur- poses.. Ho particularly cited the case of the Miners' Federation and asserted that expenses of political activity were taken from industrial funds in that Union. (Labour

Interruption and dissent.)

Mr. Varley interjected that the balanco-sheet was put right eighteen months ago in this re- jspect.

..

Mr. Spencer said that after that there was a counell of action in Nottingham and they had the men out again. Some of those men had never returned to work again, and upon his shoulders they were pat- fing the blame when it should have as I know that at the annual con- Mr. Spencer-He knows as well been put upon those who compell-forence, which is more or less cil the men to come out again. three-quarters political, the ex- (Hear, hear.)

The Nottingham Association sus-taken from the political funds but penses of the delegates are not pended him before hearing what from the industrial funds.

JUNE 8, 1927.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS."

The following is the list of ladal. sharo quotations issued to-day:

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Banks.

n.

Hongkong Bank, $1,070 sa. Chartered Bank, £20 n. Morcantile A. & B., £301 n. Mercantile C., 413 P. and O., £9. East Asia, $68. n.

Marine Ins.

b.

Canton Ins, $620 n. China Underwriters, $80 n. North China, Tls. 143 b. Union Ins., $2777 b. Yangtaze Ins, $40 n.

Fire Ins.

Chipa Fires, $200 b. H. K. Fire Ins., 600 n.

Shipping.

Douglases, $31 n. Steamboats, $223 D. Tugs, $1.10 n. Indo-Chinus, (Prof.) $30 n. Shell Trans., 98/- n, Star Ferrios, $531 s Waterboats, $14 b.

Refineries.

China Sugars, $18 Malabons, $31 D. Mining.

Benguets, $1.70 b. Kallans, 40/ b.

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Entertainments

2.80,-5.10, 7.15, 9.20.

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Langkats, Tls. 201п, S'hai Exploration, Tls. 4 n. Shanghai Loans, Tls. 7 1. Raubs, $4.

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Tronohs, 217 n. Ural Caspians, 8/- .

Docks, etc....

n.

Kowloon Wharves, $1041 b. Whampoa Docka, $38 Hongkewa, Tls. 140 b. Now Engineerings, Tis. 515 b. Shanghai Docks Tls. 1061 b...

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $6.90 8, H. K. Lande, $54 b. Realtys, $68. Territorials, $1 n. Humphreys, $12 Princes Bldgs, $89 n. Rural Lands, $1 n.

Cottons.

n.

Ewo Cottons, Tis: 7.30. n. Orientals, Tla

2.10 n.

S'hai Cottons, Tis. 51 b.

Buses, Trame.

China Buses, Tis. 7 b Tramways, $21 វ

Peak Trams, (old) $15 n. Singapore Trams, $10/6 n. Taxis, $1

n.

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $204 b. "Canton Ices, $5 n

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Cements (Comb.) $7.20 b. China Lights, $14.20 b. China Prov.. $4.40 b. Constructions, $2.30 Dairy Farms, $15 b. Dor A. Wing, $6 2. " H'kong Electrics, $537 s. Macao Electrics, $35 b. Ropes (Old) $10. Lane Crawfords. $7 R. Mackintosh, $191. n. Sinceros, 8 n. United Asbestos, $20 n. Watsons $11 Powells, 6 n. Telephone 3.70

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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE,

From 9th to 18th June, 1017

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he had got to say. They con- Inside the Trade Union move- dorned him first and then heardment, he declared, politica should Thurs. what he had to say afterwards. be taboo. (Labour cries of dis- Peday10 All that he did was in the interests sent.) I do not expect you to ugree, gatur. of the men themselves.

he said, addressing his former Mr. Sutton inquired whether colleagues. That only shows what what the hon. member was saying a perverted mind you have got. had anything to do with the pre- Bent Bill. (Labour cheers.)

The Speaker I understand that

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VOR. At the conclusion of Mr. Spence's Trea. speech there was loud booing by the Labour members, which con-

the hon. member, was dealing with tinued for some time and Mr. J.

the clause which referred to in-Jones shouted, "Good old Judas timidation. (Ministerial cheers.)

The New Movement.

Mr. Spencer went on to say that the new movement with which he had become associated was not organised by himself. It was fomned spontaneously among the men who had been thrown out of the Council Chambor. (Loud Ministerial cheurs.) It was not alone intimidation. "Here among these men (pointing to the La- bour party)-there had been a vile diabolicul misrepresentation of himself. (Ministerial cheers.)

Iscariot."

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

The following are answers to to-day's questions.

1. Sir Walter Raleigh 2 On June 20, 1785. when the French National Assembly mat on

A remarkable incident marked the opening match of the season on Campbeltown Bowling Club's green at Stronvaar. Play was about to begin when an adder was, scen to glide from below a bush and wrig-

gle rapidly along the pathway in

the teals court of the Rue St. Franto. 3 front of the pavilion. Its objec- A pond, mually found on chalky downs, which

In fed only by dow, mist, and rain. 4. In 1910, tive seemed to be the hedges on the

8. The ametyst. (Gk, Amothustoa-not drun ken) 5. Suex Canal, faulto Ste. Marie opposite side of the ground, but be- (U.9.A.), Kiel and Janania Canals (0) 7.

Arine le.. Glastonbury, 0. The villain of fore it got there the greenkeeper Samusi Richardson's novel "Clarisso (usually, had overtaken it and killed it. The He pointed out that from the but erroneously, given na "Clariors Harlowo"). first when they organised they hadeenuse of an Inscription (moved in 1900) at- inches in length, has been identified 10. 204 feet, with the flames of fro, 244 feet reptile, which was some sixteen been able to get enough money to

tributing the firent Fire of London to a Fopishna a.female of last season's brood.. plot. It. In 1984, who Bworn's army Wis pay their way and they had now a polsoned by ale anid to have been dranged It must have come from the slopes bank balance of £9000. He point-

with deadly nightalade by the Scola. 12. Sald of Bengullion, a mile away, crossing ed out that he had obtained £10,000

to have been spies who Informed the authort- for the Nottingham miners who would not have had a penny if it had not been for the action of the

th of Atila of the exportation af Bus, which rough ground and several roadways

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Mrs. Alice Mary Pleydell Bou-1A. decree nisi was also pronounced voric (formerly Ingram), of High in favour of Mrs. Ada Margaret bury-grove, N., was granted a de- Frossard. Her husband,

Dr. creo nisl in mail week on the Philip Edward Frossard, did not ground of the undenied adultery of

was forbidden. The word meant a gde in its journey. The appearance of her husband, Mr. Phillip Hal/contest the charge, of adultery. At

"What Is the good of 11 Robert Burton. tector. 18. For whose advantage"† (Not

John Lyly, Euphulam 16. Segrates.

an adder within the town of Camp beltown is unprecedented.

Ploydell Bouverie, whose address one time the parties lived at De and occupation were not disclosed. Vare-gardens, London.