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PACIFIC STRIKE

REFERENDUM TO BE PUT TO VOTE

MONDAY,

SHENSI REVOLT

NANKING ACCEPTS TERMS OF REBELS

San Francisco, Jan, 31., The Maritime Union leaders have ordered a vote to be taken on the question of settlement of the aca- men's strike on the Pacific coast.

They

150 recommended the strikers to accept the tentative agreements to end the stoppage.

Approval of a majority of the city. strikers is regarded on certain Reuter.

has

ended. Last

Final Obstacles

Shanghal, Jan.

1937.

FEBRUARY

SOLICITOR ADMITTED

SUPREME COURT

CEREMONY

THE JUBILEE RESERVOIR

GOVERNOR UNVEILS

TABLET

Advance To Prosperity

London, Jan. 31.

Beterring in a speech at Bridge- water, in Somerset, to the revival of British industry and trade, Mr. In boisterous weather which bore Walter Elliot, Secretary for Scotland. nsultable hint of impending rain, the and formerly. Minister for Agricul

the

This

As the outward and visible sign of the end of the Shensi revolt, General Ku Tru-lung, commander of the Government troops, is expect

A new soitelor, in the person of opening of the Jubilee Reservoir on ture, said that since 1801 the produc- ed to proceed shortly to Slanfu to establish the headquarters of the Mr. Alfred Slu-kay Lau, was ad- Saturday by 1is Excellency Military Affairs Commission in that mitted to practice by the Chlef Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, ion of British agriculture had gona

up nearly 20 per cent. Justice, Sir Athol MacGregor, at the successfully concluded three years

increased homa work on an eight million dollar pre- foodstuffs had been accompanied by noma production of Supreme Court this morning. Detalls of the events leading up

increased industrial production, moro to the settlement of the revolt are Moving the motion, the Attorney-ject. A

Mr. W.; J. E. Binnie, mainly General, Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster,

and an message on Friday stuted:

higher wages employment, The seamen's strike-on-the-Pacific now revealed.

1.C., said Mr. Lau was born in Hong, responsible fo, builder for the Shing all round advance, to prosperity.

Hull,

strong nation adequate de Coast

For a strong virtually

It appears that the Government kang and at the age of seven went to

British fence and

adequate sustenance were night, after a deadluck lusting 01 agreed to consider the rebels' grlev-America for his eduction. Subse-Mun Dam (highest in the days, the longshoremen reuched aances provided that discipline was quently he returned to the Colony Empire), and the Hon Mr. I. M. both necessary. Adequate defence

further his studies at St. Joseph's Henderson, Director of Public Works, was being to tentative

with ship restored first.

provided rapidly, and agreement owners on all points.

Cand in 1030 was articled to from whose origival Investigations the emciently in all

three services. This followed conferences which The Government gave the rebels

Te'o and Hodgson. On com-reservoir was born, were all present Orders had been placed which were the Mayors of San Francisco, Oak- until noon on Thursday to complypletion of his articles, he went foot the ceremony.

limited only

by power of the nation land and other centres attended. with this condition, and, in loken England where he studied with a frin Upwards of 500 guests explored the to deliver the goods without hurting of their submission, advance guards of solleltors and with Messrs. Gibson huge water works, travelled along industrial and agricultural emelency, of the Shensi forces began their and Weldon, and sat in the examina- the serial cable way and climbed the The Admiralty alone, up to the end withdrawal from Chihsul on Thurs- San Francisco, Jun. 31,

tion in November, which he duly nerve-lasting face of the rockfill durs of 1930, had placed contracts of over passed

ing the afternoon, which combined £30,000,000.--British Wireless. In efforts to remove final obstacles day afternoon to points 100 metres

to the west.

"Owing to the air mall," continued with the unvelling of the comme- to peace the shipowners conferred, firsity, with the radiomen regarding Further withdrawals to peints de Mr. Alabaster, "being faster that the monitive tablet, musical selections by

passengers, he the Royal Ulster Rifles Band and Do You Feel The Cold? revision of the tentolive agreement, signated by the Government, name-mail which carries after which Mr. Plant, the owners ly, Kansu for Chang Hauch-liang's returned to the Colony a month after open air teas served at different! representative, announced that they former troops, and north-west Shen- the certificate, but he was informed points along the Reservoir, to make! had rejected the major demands, st for General Yang Hu-cheng's of the resull at the end of November," an enjoyable programme.

The Attorney-General concluded including wages, elimination of army, are to be carried out gradual-

Was His Excellency sald: We stand purners duties, and increasing of ly. white the rebel grievances are by saying that the application this afternoon before a grent achieve taken to ensure immunity. personnel in certain classes of ships, discussed at a plenary session of the supported by the adinvits

Committee on petitioner himself and of Mr. Hodgment; before, in fact, the highest Mr. Plant said that the radiomen Central Executive

son. All the requirements had been dam that lins ever been

crected had decided to submit the unchang- February 15.

complied with and the only thing beneath the British flag. ed tentative agreement to an in- The settlement was the result of was that he could not arrive

as fast

With us are standing the man who format referendum,

conceived it, the man who designed it shipowners and radiumen would lie efforts of four separate parties, as his papers.

namely; General Chiang Kai-shek,

His Lordship: Mr. Lau, it gives meant 1

the man who has built it; we are meet again on Monday.

A constant flow of rich, red blood of Secondly,

con who received the delegates from great pleasure to accede to the re-very

it and of them. Per-

the greatest resistances to weather ferred with the cooks and stewards Stanfu ot Fenghua; Marshal Yen quest of the Aitorney-General and ups indeed we may be pardoned for through the velns provides one of

Isl-shan, Pacification Commissioner

order your enrolment as a solleitora little jealousy of them; for to the changes, and to create such blood regarding hours,

ending her. H. Bridges, head of Shansi, who exerted considerable of this Court. You will allow me. I engineer and the architect it is given there is nothing better than Dr.

pressure from Talyunnfu; General

hope, to cap cas the hope that you of the International Longshoremen's

to other professions sce Association, said there would be nuntions with the north-eastern army and in your personal life in Hong-of thele labours; of them the words which is so essential to a rich Ku Teu-tung, who carried on nego-will be very happy in your profession in a greuter mensure than to men of wins Pink Pills. These excel- the results lent tonic pills supply the oxygen move to terminate finally the strike

leaders at Loyang and Tungkwan. kong. until all the unions

thas the author of the first chapter telthy, abundant blood stream and were satisfied and Chang Hsuch-lang, who made

of Genesis wrote of the Creator can they have proved of

the greatest with

the agreements, thus apparent- ly spiking the rumours that work

be truly spoken: They see every value to sufferers from anaemia. If might be resumed, leaving the agree-

weak you thing that they have made and your blood is thin and

same ments o! radiomen,

and cooks

behold, it is very good.

cannot expect to possess the stewards unfinished.

The full gauge of what this cat resistance to climatic variations and The Strike Policy Committee has

work means for us in Hongkong and you lay yourself open to all the ill- Mayora Joined the

andemic condition conterence.—

be taken from what i nesses which an Kowloon may United Press.

does not mean. It does not mean, portends. nlas, that we are at the end of our water difficulties. 1 will put the

the

after which the

shipowners

Joint Strike Committee

repeated appeals to his former fol- lowers.

09-

DI

TEXTILES TO BE SHOWN

London, Jan. 31. A displity of Lancashire productions will be a feature of the British tex-

some

restriction

Governor's Speech

iri

Chills and colds are so easy to catch at this time of year, coming out of steam-healed buildings into the open- air, that every precaution should be

you five in the tropics you are even more susceptible to a drop in temperature It is even more im portant for you to guard against the effects of sudden chills.

and

Start to-day, building up your blood stream and thus fortify your system against dangers of all kinds. 140 climatic or otherwise. Dr. Williamns Pink Pills are equally efficacious in

of 'water

From stalls-

there

While the Government was pre- pared at any moment to resort to force to suppress the revolt, extreme measures were frequently postponed in order to give the negotiations a chance to succeed.

Shensi Meanwhile reports from show that the, Communists are do- San Francisco, Jan. 31.

ing their utmost to upset the agreeilles exhibition at the White City sec- Position: to you in a nutsheli. Last

and exerting military The International Longshoremen's ment by

tion of next month's British Indus year we had 214 5 Association's local President, Mr. moral pressure on the rebels,

days of it in Hongkong and General Yang Hu-cheng, tries Fair, Schmidt, sald that the Joint Strike pecially

Forty Lancashire firms, including tics recorded during the unrestricted cases of nervous disorders, digestive Committee was meeting at noon to whose position may prove to be

weakness, back pains, rheumatism, day to prepare a referendum upon compromised.-Reuter.

of the largest cotton firms in the periods we calculate that, if

d sciatica, all of which originate in No unless the

mention of the Communist world, are taking part. A large al-

been clion, consumption an impoverished condition of the terminating the strike,

buyers is ex-would have shipowners agree, to further negotia-part in the settlement is made, the tendance of oversea

some 2212 blood. Women the world over know pected.

million gallons a

a day over the whole their especial value for the allments tions regarding

radiomen's, Unton News points out. the

United Kingdom exports of mana- yea Now that this dam is

is com-

their sex. Obtainable cooks' and stewards' disputes.

factured textiles in 1936 showed an pleted our sources of supply on the chemists everywhere. United Press.

advance of £5,000,000 compared with island and the mainland combined Nanking, Jan. 31.

small did not have four 1935. The home market hus also are

are belleved to be good for 23% thut

day. So, on an words added to the inscription. cir-in steady improvement.-Dri- milition gallons a

tish Wireless,

basis unrestricted

we have a margin They would have been Waste not, of only three quarters of u million want not" and I hope that all of you gallons a day against a demand that who live on the Island or in Kowloon is rapidly increasing both extensively will go back from this cen

ceremony with and intensively. You will readily them graven in your memories, and understand therefore what would so make good my omission.

Some to whom I am now

w speaking 1s. 2.29/32d. have been our predicament but for

not dwellers amongst us but pre of engineering. Js. 2.29/31d, this great triumph of

Catchment Arra,

our distinguished guests from neigh

can .627% Nor do we see it to-day in the full bouring Territories to them 100% scope of its utility. Its

Congress Action

'Settlement In Danger

EXCHANGE

Selling

The situation in Shensi continues Washington, Jan. 31. to be most obscure, and official Members of Congress have husten- cles maintain that the rebels have ed committee consideration of House only withdrawn from Chilishui. and Senate bills nullifying the dis- Meanwhile Government. troops puted provisions of the Copeland have clashed with Chang Hsuch- mesure, due to the Pacific threat of flang's 105th. Division under Liu To-

strike in the middle of chan. February in the event of their being It is not clear whether the clash | T.T.

was accidental or whether peace Demand brought into effect.

Siro-negotiations have again broken down, T.T. Shanghai Representative William vich's (New York) resolution repeal-or whether the Reds interfered with TT. Singapore ing the discharge provisions of the settlement,—Reuter. Copeland measure have been re-

ferred to the Marine Committee.

Representative Schwelleback's re- solution providing for a month's postponement of bringing into effect

.The

Rebels Retreating

Shonghai, Jan. 30. Central Government

the outskirts

van-

of the Copeland measure has been guards have reached referred to the Commerce Com- of Slantu, following the withdrawal of General Yang Hu-cheng's troops mitter.United Press.

from Chlhsul.-United Press.

Referendum by Balloi

Acroplaues Descri

T.T. Japan

T.T. India

T.T. U.S.A.

定 Manila

T.T. Batavia

T.T. Bangkok

TT. France

T. Saigon

TT. Germany TT. Switzerland.

TT. Australla

Buying

do

102

catchment

ol

from

say on behalf of this Colony that, 82 urea is now roughly 3,000 acres, but however short we may find ourselves 30% we can double that by constructing a again in material waters, there is one

contour .004

dyke,

which will debouch spring that we will never allow to deep well of 55% near the smaller dam which was on full and that is the

our. neighbours. .140% your left as you come up here at friendship

carfs

to

45 Pineapple Pass. From what I have thank our visitors very cordially for 6.52 told you, you will understand that honouring us with their presence this 75% the addition of this catchwater will afternoon atel I hope that they will 132be

necessity

bear away with them the pleasantest "On the stone which I am about to memories of this ceremony 1/0

unvell are inscribed the Latin words And ladies and gentlemen,

now, Nini Dominus Frustra which mean will proceed to unveil the tablet that that however well and strongly we will commemorate the completion of .1/3.3/32

have built this dam we humbly de- this.great work; may Heaven bless it .1/3

3012 pend upon Heaven's bounteous rain to our use and health. .0.70 to it. It is proverbial that. Amidst applause, His Excellency helps those who help pulled the cord which drew aside .63% Heaven

San Francisco, Jan. 31.

Shanghai, Jan. 31. Mr. Melnikow announced that the

Messages from Loyang stale that Polley-Committee of

the

seven striking unions find passed a motion deserted the Shenst Government and 4 m/s. D/P

forty Government aeroplanes have 4 m/s. L/C London asking that the membership of the have arrived at Loyang in different 4 m/s. L/C. U.S.A, unions should submit to an imme-groups, desplie the most vigilant 4 m/s. France diate referendum ballot to decide precaution taken by the rebel "com-30 d/s: Indin upon returning to work "under the anders against such development. U.S. Cross rate in London...4.80% themselves and I am sorry now the Bags and revealed the tablet. agreements reached with the shipowners," re

etc

and

understandings

ns to

turning voles by Wednesday, Referring to the doubt

return to work by the middle of the whether the time was sufficient to week. However, the shipowners and the union leaders drew attention permit

of printing ballot papers, Mr. Melnikow said that it was that it will be several weeks before likely that the strikers would return shipping activities are normal, due

to the necessity of solving the The to work without awaiting the com various mechanicul problems and pletion of the vote, "In the event . of early balloting showing an over-working schedules-United Press whelming sentiment in favour of Labour Department's Oplaton acceptance of the agreements."

Mr. Melnikow said the ballots

Washington, Jan. 31.

would be

be very simple, covering only Labour Department officials hold approval or disapproval of the the opinion that the Pacifle maritime tentative agreements.

strike will

end by the officially Meanwhile the strikers'

and that the Joint middle of the week Polley Committee was convened to strikers will return to their jobs. arrange for the bailouing procedure. It is said that the Department

Mr. Bridges predicted thint the understands that the 'ballois

have unlons' vote would be "favourable" been distributed all along the coast despite several points

of variance and it is believed that there can remaining

be no doubt that the referendum

to work, It is generally anticipated that will result in return some of the maritime strikers will United Press.

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