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FRENCH NATIONAL

CELEBRATION.

HOW SHAMEEN OBSERVED THE FOURTEENTHI.

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Shameen, July 14.

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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1929.

FOUR FISHERMEN

RESCUED.

SHANGHAI STRIKE

EPIDEMIC.

FOUND CLINGING TO JÙNK'S NEARLY 15,000 WORKERS NOW

WRECKAGE.

REPORTED IDLE.

:

AGITATORS ACTIVE.

factories still being on strike. The striking workers of silk flatures. in Shanghai, several of which are in the International Settlement,. nombor nearly 13,000. Efforts are heing made by the strikers. cu couraged by professional agitators to spread the strike to all silk flatures in Greater Shanghai. The strike started on July 4.

Sir-With the advent of rain! RISKY OPERATION. and the consequent diminution in importance of the water problem. An action, which was brought loss in public interest on such

Shanghai, July 12.

Shanghai, July 11. A particularly good, programme before the Puise Judge (Mr. Jus-matters as motor car taxes, or the under the most difficult circum- yesterday in the local labour

With heavy seas running and]

There was little change hoted was arranged by the French comice Wood) in the Summary Court efficiency of fire-fighting appli-stances, four Chinese fishermen situation, a total of nearly 15,000 anunity to-day on the occasion of this morning 'failed when his ances, may I bring to the notic Their National Day, the 140th Lordship decided, without bearing of our legislators a problem of were rescued from the wreckage workers of various shops and anniversary of the taking of the the defence, that the firm sued the greatest importance not only of a fishing junk in the afternoon was not responsible for the debt to the commercial community but of Tuesday last by a sampan At 9 am there was a parade which was contracted by a third to the Colony as a whale?

launched from the s.s. Suiwe en French military and meval party, the defendants neling only I refer to the abnormal state of route from Hankow to Shanghai. Torces, including delachments introducers to the plaintiff. the currency of Hongkong, due to

The seas running at the time from the French gunboats Argus The plaintiffs were the Nan the high premium of the notes rendered the rescue of the man 15218 Vigilante and from The Cheong Tai firm, No. 49, Spring issued by the three Banks operata hazardous task and it was only Detachment de Canton

de Garden Lane, and they aued the ing in the Colony. The premiun with the greatest difficulty that 'Infanterie Coloniale, under Tame Lok firm. No. 178, Wanchni is common to notes of all the men were taken on board the Lieutenant Laurin in the French Road, claiming $23.11 for goods denominations but as an example steamer which rolled and shipped Municipal Gardena, Shameen sold, and delivered.

take the ease of a $1 note which considerable water during tho Monsieur Laurent Bynard, Cheval-

The manager of the plaintiff promises to pay the bearer on de oporation. Her de la Legion d'Honneur, Confirm, who conducted his own case, mand $1 in the currency of the

When sighted by the Sulwo the sul for France in Canton, took said that in March, 1928, he re-island. The theoretical sterling Chinese were clinging to a quan- At 1 am. the French Consul Ceived a paper bearing the Tang value of this con based on its tity of wreckage and were almost held a reception at the Consulate Lok firm's chop instructing him to silver content and on the current exhausted when brought on board which was very well attended. supply goods to the Fook Chang price of this metal is hardly a. d., the steamer. They stated they Those present included His Excel-irm. He supplied the goods, two and in Shanghai tugis, the silver had been in the water for two leney General Chan Ming-shugs of rice and two catties of oil, content in the same dollar gives hours following the foundering of Civil Governor of the Kwangtung; to the Fook Chung who had a value of about 72 candareas, their junk whilst sailing to the My. 1. C. Tau; Commissioner formatshed on the Prayn East Re-showing an inflation In the value fishing grounds from Tungchpw.

The full report of Captain J. II. Foreign Affairs: Admiral than clamation. Plaintiff said the mat. of the local bank note of anything

Smith of the 8.8. Suiwo to the Chak, Cominutler-in-Chief of the shed was pulled down sometime between 12% and 15%.

This state of affairs hus existed owners of the vessel, the Indo- Kwangtung Provincial

last year and he did not know Fleef,

Plaintif | for some years, but never to the China' Steam Navigation Co. is ast General Au King-yau, Chief of where the firm now wak Polies; Mr. G. S. Moss, C.B.E., further said he had other dealings extent now obtaining, and certain follows: H.I.J.M. Consul General: Sabo Tung, Lok's introduction and those keenly felt by the commercial com- 11.B.M. Consul-General; Mr. Yano, with the Fook Chung after the the burden has never been more Joaquim de Barros Ferreira da necounts had not been settled, Silva, Consul-General for Portu- gal; Herr Wagner, Consul-General for Germany; Mr. Douglas Jen- kins, Consul-Gonerad Tor The United States of America; · Mr.

the salut,

Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Junr., who

munity of Hongkong.

"I have to report that, this

afternoon (July 8) I landed at Tungchow, four men who were rescued by this vessel from the wreck of a fishing junk near the Edge Buoy.

An important part of the export defended, replying to his Lardship,rade of South China, controlled from Hongkong, has been diverted said he did not want to say any to Eastern centres with foreign

"At 2.00 p.m. to-day the men thing.

exchange ruler approximating were observed clinging to floating Arcordingly his Lordship gave

turn has further restricted im

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POWELLS

10, Ice House Street.

You know when it is an

"ATLAS"

Cloth you are getting the best value in SHIRT Wear obtain- able. The colours are guaran-

teed fast to sun and washing,

.

New stocks have just been unpacked for

Day Shirts-with two collars to match White Shrits

of

Day, Evening and Sports Wear.

$8.75

$3.75 to $6.50 $8.75 to $5.76 $6.50

Nearly 1,500 employees Chinese second-hand clothing shops are still out. On Tuesday) the municipal police arrested a worker named Lob Shi-yung, who was detected distributing in- flammatory handbills outside of n clothing ahop at 811 Fokien Road. Questioned by the police, the man admitted having obtained, the handbills from other persona, re- vealing the names and address of the others.

I

Arrests Made.

Police repaired to 25 Yunnan' Road where they arrested three men and seized a large quantity

bear on the strike, urging the worker to hold out and not to give in unless the shop owners comply with all demands made.

Plans are being formulated by the Chinese Municipality of

of the handbills, quofwhich

dames F. McKenna, Comul for the judgment for the defendant with silver parity, and this diversion 1 wreckage and 1 sent away a sam- Greater Shunghui for the holding that the goods were supplied to the inty, as the result of the decreaseable difculty, owing to the very workers. This meeting is to be costs, saying it was quite clear ports, already a diminishing qutu Pan under Mr. Bernard Smith, of a meeting on July 10 of re Second Mate and with conelder-{ presentatives of the shops and the Fook Chang and the defendants in buying power of the inhabitants bad weather, they were all rescu. held at the offices of the Muni- had only geted in the capacity of of the neighbouring provinces. ed.

cipality, Nanto, with a view to introducera.

To the exporter, no less than toi

settling the dispute and ending

Spalinger, Consul for Switzerland; United States of Amerien: Mr. L. Mr... d. Wierink, Consul for the Netherlands; Mr. R. K. Batekelor, Consul for Norway and Chairman. +1 th Shameen Municipal Connell; Monsieur 1. de Frane- queville, Vire Cansal for France: Mr. G. E. Storkley, H.B.M. Vire- Consul; Mr. G. A. Sakowsky, Vice Fosal for Germany: Mr. Frederiek W linke. Vire-Consal for Whitel States of Americag. Mon- sieur A, C, E. Braud. Conimission-, gens

"CITY OF OTTAWA" DISASTER.

Continued from Page 1)

kept tibir seats, which er of the Chinese Maritime Cig was very desirable, or other toms; Monsieur 1. D. Homy, Com-wise it would have been much missioner of Posts; Mr. Tsu Aout more difficult for the pilot to a, Co-Commissioner of Past-; Į make a good landing. They put Me. R. D. Walenty, Conoruinsioner on their lifebelle, but they were of the Salt Gabelle; Mr. E, H. told not to inflate them." Hunter, Deputy Commissioner of Mr. Doughty said that a lifebet, the Chinese Maritimg Castorns; would be prohterd in court, and it Major G, W. D. Gliverron, FR.

Swed, C., Engineer-in-Chief to

of Kwangting; the Captain and

the strike.

the importer because of its re-l "They reported that their vessel percussive effect, the situation had foundered and they had been is serious in the extreme and in the, water for two hours, kept All Shops are Open. mortifying to 800 the Hittle affont by wreckage.They asked to Despite the efforts of the available trade being driven out he landed at Tungehow, from strikers to prevent it, all of the of the Colony to Shanghai where which port they were on their way shops affected have opened their the foreign buyer need part in the fishing ground.

doors for business and are carry- with a smaller amount of his cur

"During the operation of picking on with the assistance of ap- roney to meet the Chinese seller's Ing the men up and turning round prentices and relatives. demuml for any giveù quantity of to pick up the anmpan, this vegnol commodities, the silver prices of rolled very heardly and shipped which do not differ materially in large quantities of water, but no North and South China, at least damage could be discovered.” nowhere near the difference in the gold value of the Hongkong note and Mexican dollars which in their

The re-organization committeo of the wharf coolies' union has drawn up a demand for a flat in- crease in wages of 20 per cent, for all workers. This demand has been submitted to the incai Kuo- mintang headquarters,

odd be that it so badlion value are practically the THE BREAKING UP OF que ara a plea be madness to intape, a belt is the token. And this grave dis-

Of of the French Gunboats | for

advantage also affects industriali

ROADWAYS.

Kuomintang in bringing about the increase. The

re-organization committee uns moved its offices to

the Board of Conservancy Warks raliin of an aeroplane, brause concerns employing a large labdir

then it would be almost impossible force almost to the extent of put-WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL Great South Gate and is making

to get the smallest man through the cabin dor. The pasting them out of the competitive svigers were told how to inflates market; the business of ship re

Hairing is an excellent example. their lifebelts and when ta du 15.

The M

Emergency "Rig" Putled,

to- the

AND GAS CO'S ACTION. Argus and Virilante; the captain and Officers of B.MS, Tarantula,

London, June 19, Seamex and Moorhen; the Captain

The local. Dock Company Westminster Council will and Obeers IJMS. Vi: the

claimed to be the best technically {morrow disenan à report of Captain and Olléers of the TUNS.

Al Barnett (the mechanic), equipped yard in this part of the Works Committee, which states Mindana Lieutenant Lauri, said Mr. Doughty, almost in world, yet comnu reially it cannot that the newlypaved roadway of Commanding the Canbou Delach mediately pulled the rip which he compared to ita rival of Shang-Ebury-street had been broken up

of Pinfanterie Coloniales opened the two emergency exits indai which has earned handsome by the Gas Light and Coke Com Monsiegneur A. Pourquet, Bishop | Car, roof. There was no actant prents all through this perind of pany in order to repair a leakage of Canton; and may other Chin-ihysical difficulty in the way of depression in China, The secret of uns, use and foreign trims of the any of the pressetipirs getting cut, is, of course, partly in. cheaper, This was the second time the French Consul.

It was difficult to see why some did prices obtaining in Shanghaicompany had opened the road since Mondear Laurent Eynard made net get out, unless it was that they where the ware bill is not sub-the new pavement was lald in May a short speech welcoming the were in the front of the cabin as joet to inflation of anything on to last, the report points out, the first prints and proposing fine toast The nach dated nose down. 15, and in the circumstanees it having been before the street was "The President."

Major Cooper, Air Ministry not surprising that work is at-opened to traffic, but after the first From, 1230 pan. tilf 3 pm, the | Inspector "l

Accidents, gave tracted there.

paving material had been laid, French Pumnonity

It is suggested that the com- were "Aovidence of the examination of „Hoon" at the Canton Club to their the machine, It was found, he The cruses for the annualy of pany, should bave satisfied itself all foreign friends and their families, said, that the pair of studs on the "promise“ being superior in its works in the street were in There was a very large gathering tort side had fractured in fatigua. yalie to the "performance" in this proper order when the road was at the Club. Mr. J. Baad maid a That meant, that the fracture was issue are undoubtedly many, bat stripped for paving work, and have short, spoved proposing the togst of an abnormal nature. The metal the principle 'cause would appear thus obviated the Inconvenience to "La France*** after which there had no fault under an ordinary to be the inadequate supply of the public caused by the further

obstruction of the road. Tensile stress. The fatigue crack was dancing until # pan.

From 5 pm, till 60 p. there had developed across the area of

this 4320

Wis the were games in the French Muni- the metal.

1be whole cipal Gartions fur the French sal- 1 primary diers and sailors, which

damage. much enjoyed by participants and

The failure of, the starboard pair of studs was subsequent to. spectadors alike.

and consequent on the fracture of the port pair. In his view the frut tal on the port side was the first to fail ander the effect of fatigue. This was followed very rapidly by the failure of the buck port stud, and the two studa wit the starboard side partially developed fatigue cracks before: the final fracture occurred.

said

Wet

During the day all the forely gunboats in port dressed ship and at night the Frencharmboat Argus was illuminated.

men-

As the day fell on a Sunday, the Shameen Banks declared bank holiday for Saturday, and of Saturday evening værimus bers of the French community ens tertained their foreign friends to dinner parties which culminated in a lance at the residence of the Banque de l'Indo-Chine.— Our Vari 'Correspondent.

· MAURETANIA BEATS THE LEVIATHAN.

OUT-DISTANCED ON ATLANTIC CROSSING..

Cherbourg, June 18. The Cunarder Mauretania has set up a remarkable record against the United States liner Leviation on an Atlantic crossing.

Leaving New York two hours after the Leviathan, the Mauretania out-distanced her competitor in such a manner that she was able to

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1

"I found no evidence,”

Major Cooper, to suggest that the bolts had not been tightened up properly. All the intermi parts of engine were in excellent

edition and adequately lubrient

ed. There was no defert in the furt engine other than the damage anged by immersion in salt water."

“A Mystery"

Mr. Swinburne (one of the as- why four studs apparently per sessors) ——What we want la know fectly good and put into a place where they had very little work to de should suffer fatigue and break in the way they did

114,

Jr. Holmes-It is a mystery to

en at Plymouth and Cherbourg Mr. Swinburne-It is a mystery and to leave for Southampton be- not only to Messrs, Napier, but to fare the arrival of the Leviathan, everyone else. The question or which went straight from New fatigue is one which is very little York to Cherbourg:

understood, and anything we can do to throw light on it will be welcomed."

The Mauretania first crossed the Atlantic 21 years ago. Recently she was refitted with engines which in- creased her speed ta 28 knots..

Leviathan, formerly the German Vaterland, was built in 1914.

At the request of the Court Major Cooper undertook to make a microscopic examination of the studs..

(Cantinued on Page 8.)

کچھ

CIR

"All those are yours on that side and I get these on this.

sit e,"

plans for the registration of all wharf coolies who are members of the union.

Latent Strike.

:

The latest strike reported is that of the night shift workers of the gunny-bag department of the Tos Jute Mill, 64 Robison Rond. They are 300 in number and struck on Tuesday, demanding an in- crease of five cents per day for all workers. The strike had not been settled yesterday.

Striking employees of the China Soap Works, a British concern at 92 Yangtzepoo Road, who walked out on July 2, had not been settled yesterday. The workers of the Tuck Tal Iron Workers, 734 Point Road, are niso out. This strike atarted on June 27 and concerns a demand for an increase in wages. On Tuesday 11 butcher shops at Kiangsu suspended business, as a protest against the imposition of a fine of $2 by the Bureau of Public Health upon four of the shops for selling unstamped meat, The shops re-opened yesterday morning pending a settlement. of the matter.

Agilators Active.

It is generally known in police vircles that agitators and com. munists are sending men to mingle with factory and mill workers in the eastern and other districts of Shanghai for the purpose of in- citing them to go ou strike, Hand. bills and posters urging the workers to join a general strike are making their appearance with regularity in the dikirlets affected.

TWO BROTHERS SENT TO PRISON.

£15,000 NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN BANKRUPTCY.

For what the Common Serjeant called "serious, long-drawn-out frntul on the community," two brothers were at the Old Bailey, each ventenced to 20 months in the second division."

They were Jack Landen, 26, and Morris Landes, 28, furriers, of Beochstreet, Barbican, and they pleaded guilty to offences under the Bankruptcy Act.

Mr. J. D. Cassels, KC., prospeut- ing, said the brothers obtained n large quantity of furs on credit. In the autumn of 1928 they bought goods worth £12,000 compared with purchases of £3,000 in Lhu ituron

of 1027. In November 1928, when they were adjudicated bankrupt, a deficiency of £18.783 was disclosed, Over. £15,000 of this could not he proparly necointed for.

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