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Chinese Crew Strike Causes Tie-Up Of

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TELEGRAPH:

A Hongkong ship, the as. Silk- worth, has been tied up at Newcastle, New South Wales, following a strike by the 30 Chinese members of the crew, who have refused to sail with Japanese cargo for Dairen.

The Silksworth is under the com- mand of Captain Gemmell. Aboard is a full cargo of Australian flour, ta. and gypsum. The Chinese crew iwo object to the carriage of the It.Lter commodities which, they state, would be used as war material against Chino. The crew also object | to pulling to sea because, as Chinese. they are not prepared to take the ↑ risk of going to a port controlled by Japan.

FRIDAY,

SIGNS OF SOLIDARITY

Hitler's Message

To Mussolini. Significant Parleys

Rome, Oct. 20. Many German officials and Nazi lenders attended to-day's celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Farelst March of Rome, and when Signor Denito Mussolini Introduced to the crowd Herr Adolf Hitler's Herr Rudolf-less, the crowd cheered enthusiastically.

deputy,

11 Duce addressed 200,000 Fascists in the Mussolini Forum, and con- eluded his speech with reference to his recent German visit, when he said that an ever closer solidarity was developing between the peoples of Italy and Germany. Bolshevism. he said, must be eliminated from Europe,

Reuter.

"COMMON EFFORTS FOR PEACE"

Berlin, Oct. 20.

Herr Hitler in a worm message of Two of the crew proceeded to congratulations to Signor Mussollal Sydney where, following an inter- to-day referred to the March on Rome view with the Chinese Consul as the turning point in the whole General, it was agreed to man the development of Europe. The message ship if the clearance papers were expressed warmest wishes "for your nitered to make Manila or Hongkong personal welfare, for your work in the the port of call instead of Dairen.servleç of italy and for our common Cabled confrmation is now awalted. efforts for European civilisation and

European peace."-Reuter.

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The steamer Silksworth affords an example of mixed nationality rare even in tramp steamers. She owned by Foreign Investments Ltd.. of Hongkong, flies the British Ang, is registered at Shanghai, and hoists the house flag of a Japanese shipping company.

She is under anve-year carter to the Yamashila Kisen Kalsha and, despite her British registry, only Captain Gemmell and three officers are Brilhone is a Parsee from Bombay and the others are Japanese, The Silksworth carries the funnet markings and bouse flag of the Japanese line. She recently arrived in Australia with phosphate from Nauru. The Sillsworth is a ship of 1,921 tons, built at Stockton in 1922 for Dalgleish Ltd.. of Newcastle-on- Tync.

LAST-MINUTE HITCH

There was, however, another last minute hitch when, after a meeting at the Newcastle Trades Hall, the crew decided not to accept the assur- ance given by the Captain and the Chinese Consul General, und de- manded that they be sent back to Hongkong by another ship.

The Trades Hall executive, at a subsequent special meeting, decided

Chinese to sunport the

and gove directions to British and Australian. unionists not to offer themselves for cimployment if an attempt was made to raise a new crew" for the Silks- worlli

There was a dramatié sequel to the fresh hitch when police arrested 29 members of the crew. Seven. who are in hiding, are still sought the by the police. The master of Silksworth is under a bond of £100 for each of the seven missing men, who would be shove in contraven- tion of Australian immigration laws "unless"he"eanTMstate their address

The 36 Chinese seamen have re- fused to take the Silksworth's carto of gypsum and flour to the Japanese port. of Dairen, Manchuktuin.

The agents for the owners said that the warrants were Issued as a preliminary to setting the men back on board.

The agents said that they nd done- everything possible for the Chinese, who had reached a state mind in which they did not know what to do. The men had sanctuary on a British

have ship that they would not Shanghai, Nanking or any Chinese city at present.

ather

24 AT TRADEŞ HALL While police were arresting tour of the Chinese in Steel Street, other police showed Trades Hall officials the warrants before arresting 25 of the crew, who were in a room set apart for them by the Trades Hall authorities.

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The Chinese gave no trouble, The charge on the warrants "Being absent without the leave of the inster."

The secretary of the Newcastle Labour Council (Mr. G. Bass) stayed at a Salvation Army hostel with the Chinese lest they should be seized and taken back abuard the vessel.

About £11 was raised for them of

a Trades Hall rally attended by 1,000 people, Most of the Chinese popula- tion of the city was there.

The meeting pledged support for the crew in refusing to take the ship to a Japanese port and supported also a buycalf of Japanese goods.

Sydney Labour Council' and the Australnaian Council of Trade Unions had been asked to see that no action vas inter against the crew, pending a sellement of the dispute,

Later. Agreement, was reached in the dispute between the Chinese crew and the owners of the Hongkong stenmer Slksworth,

The Chinese Consul General In Sydney disclosed that a cablegram had been received from the owners in Hongkonit, complying with the request of the Chinese members of the crew that they should not be arked to take the vessel to Japan! with a cargo that could be used to asiat in the campaign against Chino, but should be paid off "ni a neutral port and repatrlated to Hongkong at the expense of the owners.

Capt, Gemmell, master of the Sillaworth, has given salistuctory guarantees to the Chinese Consul General that the vessel will proceed to Manila direct, and that the crew will be paid off there and provided with pasanges to Hongkong.

BERLIN CONFERENCE

Berlin, Oct, 28, The German Ambassador to Gen- eral Franco's Government came to and conferred with Herr Berlin Hitler for three hours yesterday. They had another tong conference to. duy.Reuter

“WATCHWORD

IS PEACE"

FASCISTS CELEBRATE MARCH ON ROME

"The watchword of the 18th Fas elst year beginning to-day is peace,"

Signor Benit. Mussolini declared when addressing 200,000 Fascists in the Mussolini Formm to-day on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Fascist march on Rome.

He said the word "pence," which

had been used and abused by renc tionary and so-called great demo- cracies, would resume its profound hunan meaning "when used by us to fight who fought and are ready again."

Mussolini reviewed the Faselst achievements during the past 15 years which, he said, culminated in Die rebirth of the Empire of. Rome without taking a single square metre from the Empire of other nations.

Without mentioning colunin! clauses by name. Mussolini 1621- nounced that the "absurd clauses of the peace treaties, musi he revised Germany and a great prople like must have its rightful place in the world."

OCTOBER 29, 1937.

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The British Legion needs funds, The Benevolent Department of the British Leglon during the past on- In £107,000 ancial year expended

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FORCED TO ABANDON HIS POST

Palestine's High Commissioner

To Resign

Fine Service

To State

London, Oct. 28. Sir Arthur Wauchope is retiring from his office as ligh Commissioner for Palestine early next year before completing his full second term of office.

The resignation was announced to- day by Mr. W. Ormsby-Gore, Slule for the of Secretary In honour of the anniversary the newspapers in Italy were allowed to Colonies. In the House of Com- issues eight pages from 10-day milions who explained that lic. Saturday. Six pages only were al lowed by the recent decree owing to scarcity of newsprint.--Reater,

STOP PRESS

decision was minde due to -heofth which Sir Arthur had suffered since he went to England last September.

Sir Arthur Wauchope will return to Palestine next month.

The Colonial Secretary paid a high tribute to Sir Arthur's services to the State, especially during the past six difleult years in Palestine-Reu-

ter.

Cabinet Moves To Barcelona

Move Designed To Speed Industry

Paris, Oct. 28. The next meeting of the Spanish, Cabinet will be held in Barcelona.

The Government's decision is re- ported from Valencia, and an official announcement of the Government's decision to prove to Barcelona is ex- pected to be made on Saturday,

It is stated that Catalonia will re- 1ain Home Rule under an Independent Government.

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The object of the transfer is tơ: enable the Central Government bet- exercise for lis constitutional functions, and more directly to control Catalan industry, with a view to speeding up production.-Reuter's Special.

CHIEF SCOUT COMING TO HONGKONG

Lord

The World Chief Scout, Baden-Powell is planning a world tour for 1038-39.

He will leave England in February for the Jamboree in Jamnlen. After this event he will tour the United States, and will visit Japan, the Far East and Hongkong at the end of the year,

From Hongkong, Lord Baden- Powell will go to Australia, where he will attend the New South Wales Seaqui-Centennial Jamboree in Janu- ury, 1030..

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