1939-07-10 — Page 17

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July

10, 1939.

DONALD DUCK

UNCA DONALD, MAY I HAVE MY ALLOWANCE FOR THIS WEEK?

SURE, LOUIE-- HERE Y ARE!

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SURE, DEWEY ---- TAKE IT AND

WELCOME!

COLONY LABOUR PROBLEM

Report Presented:

New Industrial

Recommends Legislation

The result of a long study and enquiry into Inbour conditions

in Hongkong, a comprehensive report by the Government Labour Officer, Mr. IL R. Butters, was issued on Saturday.

The main recommendations made are the enacting of a Trade Union Ordinance, a Workmen's Compensation Ordinance, a Trade Boards Ordinance in place of the Minimum Wage Ordinance, which has never functioned, and an Ordinance in place of the Factories and Workshops Ordinance, dealing with Inbour conditions generally and providing for a labour inspecto- rate to consist of European and Chinese male and female Inspectors.

elders.

Company

By Walt Disney

HOW ABOUT MY ALLOWANCE, UNCA

DONALD?

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COLONY'S WATER

(Continued from Page 7.)

FRANCE HAS THE BIGGEST LIGHT CRUISER FORCE

filtered water-In Kowloon and New Kowloon came to 392.00 million gallons by an estimated population

(Continued from Page 6.) of 500,000 at the rate of 20.1 per head A per day, as against 309.23 million destroyer strength is made up of gallons by 380,000 people at 32.4 small vessels which would nor- Ballons per head per day in June last mally be used only for const de-

fence.

BORWICK'S

LEMON & BARLEY

POWDERM

75 per 1⁄2lb. tin. $2.00 per 11⁄2lb. tin.

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-RADIO-

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 3149 motres (9,520 kilo-cyclɑs)

"Up with the Curtain" A London Relay

BEETHOVEN TRIO

time been approximately equal, zow on a Frequency of 845 kc.c's.

Radio Programme Broadcast although Italy is now forging and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. head in the construction of this and 8-11 p.m. on 9452 m.e's, per

Baby....Essie Ackland (Contralto)." with Orchestra and Chorus.

5.30 Closing local Stocks Quota- tions.

6.32 Songs by Ruth Ellias.

There's Something In The Air (from Banjo on my Knee'); Good- It's Swell Of You (from Wake Up night, My Love (from 'Stowaway'); and Live'): There's & Lull In My Life (rom Wake Up and Live").

year,

Lai Chi Kok Water Boat Dock The submarine forces of consumed 0.13 million gallons, com France and Italy have for some pared with 10.18 million gallons, at Trun Wan and the while consumption of unflitered water Hongkong Drewery further along the in the villages (independent supplies) const, where the employees are ex-came to 11.31 milion gallons as cellently housed and provided with against 9.57 million gallons. hot and cold baths, to converted

As in June the previous year, A tenements in what are little better constant supply was provided with the organised into two main squad- 12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service A varicly entertainment with

for the

Conditions in printing establishments Mainland, excellent,

and in mony Chinese newspapers, most of which are concentrated In

Hongkong, are generally bad.

Hours of Work

class of vessel.

The French Navy is at present

Defending Trade Route

THE main naval strategy of France must always

second.

II. K. T.

Gertrude

6.46 London Relay-*Up With The Curtain".

་

Recent

than urban alums where few or no exception of one day on the Island

of Intercession from St.

John's Tommy Trinder, various guest artists amenities

provided arc

when the Joining up of the new cross rons-one in the Atlantic and Cathedral.

and Geraldo and Ils Orchestra; Pre- workers.

harbour mains necessitated the cur-lone in the Mediterranean, but 12.30 Flanagan and Allen and sented by Douglas Lawrence and One of these inspected, a talloring tailment of supply to ten hours. these are so arranged that the Carrol Gibbons and His Orchestra, Vernon Harris. establishment, was so overcrowded

Big Broadcast of 1938-Flim Selec- of the The reports of the Government (concentration that one male worker engaged in

7.45 Concert Waltzes. whole tion; Hitting A New High-Film

Broken Life (arr. Schwartz).......... froning was found suspended from Bacteriologist and Analyst show that French naval forces in the Selection....Carroll Gibbons (Piano) Russian Novelty Orchestra; Castanet the roof of a beam with us Ironing the quality of the water on the Mediterranean can be rapisy Hoiles (Flanagan and Curwen)... Barnabas Von Geczy and His Orch.;

and His Boy Friends; Digging (Richartz): Espano (Waldteufel). Mr. Bulters report is a lengthy document covering all board suspended In front of him. Istand was very good, and that of the achieved.

the Colony, containing a mass of information aspects of labour

Flanagan and Allen The Atlantic Fleet is com- with Dick Elgin and His "01" dren of Spring (Waldtsufel)....Or- (Comedians) Ever Or Never (Waldteufel); Chil- and statistics, a history of labour legislation and disputes, and

The rainfall in inches recorded manded by Vice-Admiral Gen-chestra; You Turned Your Hend chestra Mascotte. concluding with a long summpry in which the Officer gives his old property in the central district of Gardens, 7.43; Tylam Tuk, 8.32 soul, and

during the month were:: Botanical

the Mediterranean

Fox-Trot (from "Streamline'); Kiss 8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather opinions on many points.

Me Dear-Fox-Trot (from 'Stream-Report and Announcements. The chief criticism that may be Tytam, 11.23, Wong Nel Chong, 0.54 Fleet by Vice-Admiral Abrial.

line')....Curroli Gibbons and the Pokfulam, 5.06; Aberdeen, 7.10; Royal Vice-Admiral Abrial and Vice- Savoy Hotel Orphens; Flanagan chestra, introduction Mr. Book Company, Kowloon, and in-against existing factories is that most Observatory, 8.645; Shing Mun No. In, a

8.03 New Light Symphony Or general Butters estimates the present popu-volved about fifteen hundred work of them were not designed as such 1 11.13; Shing Mun No. 2, 11.12: Admiral Darlan, who corres and Allen Memories; Intro: Wander- "Monsieur Braucaire"Selection lation of the Colony at 1,006,082, ex-ers.. There had bren unrest for bul have been converted from cluding some quarter to half several mails, the root cause of tenement floors built for housing pur-Shing Mun No. 3, 9.30; Kowloon No. ponds to the British Chief of the Dreaming; Where the Arches (Rose, arr. Bucaloust).

8.12 Studio Talk on A 4, 9.30; Shek Li Pul No. 5, 6.71; Taino, Naval Staff at the Admirally, to be: Can't We Meet Agali; A milion refugees. Basing figures on which was feeling of insecurity poses. In Hongkang there are 113 11.13: Fanling, 6.94: Un Long. 4.07 have recently had considerable Arches.

Million Tours; Underneath the visit to Canton, the 1831 census he reveals that of the among the workers, many of whom factory typo bulldings as against Tai Lam Chung, 0.60; Shing Mun experience in co-operation with Orchestra: Double Or Nothing--Film chestra.

Flanagan and Allen with 8.22 New Light Symphony Or- $48,751 population then, 479,794 were had left their familles in Shanghai, 1,011 converted tenement floors. In Catchwater No. 1, 0.05. engaged

the pursuit of gain, re- and who fell themselves strangers to converted tenements are situated in

the British naval forces, both as and lis Boy Friends,

Selection....Carroll Gibbons (Piano) "The Dubarry"-Selection. presenting 71 per cent of the male the Colony, where their future was Kowloon, eighty per cent. of the From the beginning of 'the year to:

8.30 U.D.C. Recording "D'Yo TWD trivial population and 27 per cent, of the obscure,

incidenta Shamshulpo, Talkoitsul and Mong the end of June, the total rainfall the result of measures which had 1.0 Local Time Signal and Ken John Peel?" femate. The majority of the gain brought matters to x head. The Koic areas. In sixteen instances the recorded by the Royal Observatory to be taken to localise the Span-Weather Report

A Programme in Honour of the fully occupied were engaged in management declared Jockout number of floors rented by certain was 50.090 Inches, os against 24.335ish Civil War and during an 1.03 Excerots from Musical Famous

Cumberland Huntsman; monuladure, transport and com-with pay, and dismissed sixty-nine factories excreds ten; in one cases in 1938.

Anglo-French Naval Conference Comedy.

.Written and Produced by Willarni munication and commerce and men whom it regarded as ringleaders as many as thirty floors have been

"Swing Alang"--Selection....De Maclurg. finance. Five per cent, was engaged When the works were opened the converted into one factory.

held recently at Bizerta.

broy Somera Band with Vocal pares favourably with wages paid by

0.0 The Band of XI. M. Granadler in agriculture and four per cent. In other workers returned and, adopt-

It may be possible in time to

Consideration of the forces at Chorus: "Nymph Errant" (Cole Par-Guard private employers, In many cases Ashery.

ing an equally novel

technique, segregate factories in certain areas as men stated quite frankly that they the disposal of the French Navyter)-Experiment, The Physician.... Figures reveal that 5,753 children seven hundred

Old Folks At Home And In Foreign department is at present done in respect of offen had entered Government service be- and of the very strong strategic orchestra; "Words And MusicIn The in one were employed, the majority being commenced a combined sit down and sive trades. The root of the dificulty cause they improved their position position which it would hold in Selection (Noel Coward)... Debroy Turkish Patrol (Michael).

Lawrence (Vocal) with Lands (C. J. Roberts); The Smithy Wood (Michaelis); The engaged as flhermen and in ogricul-hunger strike.

ot tenément faclories Is that by doing so, and they were fully tural occupations, family occupations The trouble was settled amicably tenements are generally available niive to the advaninge which great-the event of war in the Mediter- Somers Band with Chorus by Dan 9.15 London RelayThe News. in which children issisted their on the intervention of the Labour while factories have to be built, and er security of continued employment rancan leaves no doubt that it Donovan, Mad Dogs And Englishmen 9.30 London Relay-Empire Ex-

Offlce, whose offer to arbitrale the uncertainty as the future, and de- gave them."

is capable of carrying out the

(from 'Words and MusicCoward) change. Since 1031, says the report, there management had at Arst declined, Belency of capital, lead to the choice Mr. Bullers took statements from

..Noel Coward (Vocal) with Or- Points of View by Travellers from has been a great development in in-: The peculiar circumstances of this of the least financial risk though 20 people at randon and continues: task which would be allotted to chestra; Music In May (from Care the Dominions and Colonies. dustry and the number of registered company, however, contain the seeds greater inconvenience of converting It is not proposed to collate these it.

Jess Rapture-Ivor Novelio)..

9.45 London Relay-Sports NowE factories and workshops has in- of further trouble, as the contract existing property;

cases but to allow them to speak If war should break out in Dorothy Dickson (Soprano) with) and Market Notes. creased from 403 in 1933 to 829 in which afford employment for the

for themselves. It is interesting. Europe the British Navy would Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra. 9.50 Beethoven--Trio In G Major, 1938.

majority of the men will be com-

however, 10 note of the twenty)

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Op.2, No. 1. Mr. Buttcra points out that owing topicted in a few months.

The usual hours of work in fac-workers chosen at random only one, be concerned with the North Sea Weather Forecast, and Announce

The Pasquier Trio, the billy nature of the Colony, land; So far as in known, and for such tories are seven to twelve and one the New Territories furmer; is ajand the Eastern Mediterranean,ments.

10.15 Orchestral Beleeflons suitable for building factories is dear, information as is avaliable 1 am in to five. Overtime & p.m. to 8 pm. native of Hongkong. The Colony leaving the western basin of the

1.40 Tchaikovsky-Concerto No. 1 "Prometheus" — Overture

(Beet- charges being three times higher than debted to the Police Department, is normal in knitting, rubber shoe was described in an earlier para Mediterranean, to the control of Flat Minor, Op. 23.

hoven)...Symphony Orchestra cond. pn.the outskirts of London,

there are at present about three and electric torch factories. In cer- graph as geographically but not

Arthur Rubinstein (Plana) and the by Albert Contes; Prelude In After dealing with immigration, hundred associations in Hongkong tala factories (chiefly European man-politically a part of China,

Many France.

["London" "Symphony "Orchestra con- Minac (from 6th Sonata for Violin which normally Mr. Butters says is with a nominal membership of 111, aged) Sundays are holidays but the of the inhabitants ignore this dis

ducted by John Barbirolll,

Bach); Prelude (from Prelude and 8,000 dully, he makes a long review 400. These include twenty-eight worker in Chinese-owned undertalc tinction and that is the root trouble

2.15 Close down.

Fugue in D Minor for Orgen-Bach) of labour conditions in China, de- merchants' Guild with a member-ings has usually seven days off in a in respect of Hongkong trade unicas.

6.0 "For the Children."

E.LAR. Symphony Orchestra, claring that three quarters of the ship of 2,700; twenty-eight Craft year. Overlime is generally pald ot The population at tho present

Nursery Rhymes....Sung by Uncle Turin; Carnaval Ballot Music population live in hand to mouth ex-guilds or guilds which include both time and a half of time and a third time is unnaturally swollen with re-

Peter's Party: Knightsbridge March (Schumann). .London Ballet Or istence.

covers the history and masters and men, with a member-and serves to eke out the low wages lugees and embusques. It is impos-be concerned with the defence of (Erie Contes)....Philip Green and chestra cond. by Walter Gochr.; The growth of labour legislation in Chinu ships of 12,000; four clan associations of certain pleceworkers.

sible to say how many of these will the North African trade route His Orchestra: Studio-Serial Story: Twin Brothers Overture (Schubert) following the revolution and re- of societies of persons having the

endeavour to make It The hours are long but not so in home in the Colony and how many between Marseilles and the Al-Lullabies): Intro: Hush-a-bye-Baby: Orchestra cond. by Alols Melichar;

permanent

At Mother's Knce (Some favourite... The Berlin-Charlottenburg Opera views the social system, which he, same surname, membership 3,000; saya, accounts for the ability of the thirty-six districts associations or comparison with China, and seven individual both in China and Hung-societies of persons from the same am. to five p.m. a nine hour day, but esses transferred from Shang-gerian ports. Complete safety Lullaby (Mozart): Sweet and Low Overture La Finta Giardiniera" hai and elsewhere will take root. of this trade route, by which | (Barnby); Cradic Song (Schubert); K.190 (Mozart),...Vienna Philhar- kong to survive periods of distress in district with a membership of 40,000:s becoming standardised,

The Calony could be made con- France's reserve of man-power Ma curly headed Baby (Clutsam); monic Orchestro the absence of poor relief, unempluy-eighty-four labour unions, member- tions as to hours are certainly worse siderably more self supporting than

(Brahma); Hush-n-byc ment benefi or old age pension. skip 44,000; and ciglity-nine clubs in the knitting factories which are It Is. The development of the fish-must travel to reinforce forces Lullaby

Reviewing the history of societies some

are purely social, in direct competition with simlining industry and agriculture should on her castern frontier, must Market entail, complete French domina- and trade unions in Hongkong, Mr. while others approximately closely to factories in China.

help Bulters says it runs parallel with labour unions membership 7,000; No adequate survey has yet been gardening has developed in recent that in China. As early as 1845 it thirty-one seamen's clubs, lodging made of the cost of living of the years but there is still considerable tion of the Western Mediterran- was found necessary to pass an ordin-houses and employment ngeneles labouring classes in Hongkong and teope for improvement and expan-can.

although Index numbers of wholesale sion. ance to curb

activities, of the with a membership of 2,700,

For this reason the main navai Tried and other secret societies.. Fl

prices are published by the statistical

defence line of France in the Hongkong Stock Exchange Official ordinance

office of the Imports and Exports) Female Labour Cheap was necessarily severe.

index numbers of Department, no

I was recently approached for in- Mediterranean will run from Bi. Summary issued Saturday, says: branding being provided for Bef As female labour is cheaper than retail prices or cost

formation regarding co-operative

Quiet "conditions pruvalled during discussion. causing much

male labour,

of living are thrift and loan societies, as develop zerta, round the western side of the morning's short cession and deal- prepared. ponderates in those trades where sent belog remedied. Questionaires important public utility company in the French coast near the junc-

This deficiency is at pre-ed in Malaya, by the manager of an Sardinia to Corsica, thence to ings were only on a small scale, physical regarding family budgets have been kong took place in 1032 following employed as packers in tobacco factions and the results are being col- lenders congregated round its gates

The first general strike in Itong strength is required. Chinese giris issued through the various associa-gong which treats its employees tion of the French and Italian

excellently but which finds money dispute over seamen's rates of pay tories, etc., are quite up to European tected by the Department

Rivieras. for which there was some economic standards of proficiency. On the merce, longkang University, which

on pay days. There appears to be The holling of this line would justinention. Most of the men's de- other hand male miners have not the hopes at an early date to be in a cur.siderable room, for development inevitably mean the blockade of manits were granted and the Chi-necessary physique

in this connexion. and although position to produce index figures of nese Seamen's Union obtained a co their wages are lower than those in cost of living in respect of the work-betterment of working conditions in the French forces would not re- Great advances in respect of the Italy from the west. Moreover, siderable amount of power and glory Europe or America, their outputing class, which it. Immediately set about to proportionately less, so that they

the Colony have been made in the main idle behind this defence The wages and cost of living of last ofteen years. The regulation of line. exploit. The second general strike cannot be said to really cheaper than the working classes in Hongkong are the age of admission of children to took place in 1925. It had no econ- European labour.

subject not only to the effects of the industrial employment has eliminat-1 The fast French light cruisers orale justification whatsoever and

Muelt the same may be said of trade cycle but also to the conditions ed most of the evils of the appren-would be ideal for raiding to the was merely attempt at revolution! fomented by the General Labour Chinese riveters in shipyards where peculiar to China Union

and the Chinese Seamen's four men will be seen handling a tous in the value of the dollar which the system and it is submitted that eastwards from Bizerta and

the proper organisation of trade with similar machine that would be worked by until 1935 was based on the price unions will, eliminate the evils of the causing constant interruption Union in sympathy activities in Canton and Shunghal. ano European. While in these in of silver,

Its clerting value is now practient-contract system and give workers aand serious losses to the Italian

of communications at Libya. of the general stances the explanation of inadequate' After the failure

of thele mnia. griev- strike and boycott and the proscrip- Physique may be sufficient, yet in stabilised. In 1930, as the resultse of security, the absence

of the Seamen's Union and many forms of work it is frequently of the trade depression, many labour. Which is one

Mr. Butlers concludes: General Labour

conditions necessary to employ several men foers returned to China and rents fell necordingly. In 1938, trade boomed,

PEOPLE WHO LEAVE During the last five months I have: rapidly returned to normal and Liede the work of one.

rents soared and accommodation was visited and investigated the condi THE BRAKE OFF The plumber's mate hos pro-at times unattainable by many, surviving Hongkong Unions became.

lans of work in the four mines and little more than friendly societies ilferated into a gang of assistants No adequate statistics have been larger industrial undertakings and in

the provision of whose service is often only to stand kept but it would not appear that many of the smaller ones.

(Continued from Page G.) concerned more funeral expenses for the dead than and wait. As a result, instead of one rales of wages have Auctuated to

tions vary greatly both as to wages peutic treatment can be used to help! the Improvement of the conditions of man drawing a reasonable woge we anything like the same extent

and hours. It is in the small fac those whose criminal tendencies are the Hving.

And several exlasing at subsistence cast of living with the result that tories competing with cheap labour too strong for their conscious control. Inhibitions are lacking. Twelve societies have been de-level, which may avold unemploy there must have been considerable In China and Japan that, conditional

Then the desire to bo as good as, er clared unlawfut under the Societies ment but debases the standard of disparity between real and money

Anti-Social worst. аге

Such competition is

to excel, our fellows has its own way, Ordinance 1020 and three organian-living.

flerco and the local manufacturers

The hand-brake, so to speak, is taken tlana proscribed under the emergency This diffusion of work in obviated

Balaries Commission

of bulbs for electric torches and of In many factories by the introduction

WHAT psychologists call the off, and there is no inhibiting factor. 20, Queen's Road, Hongkong. regulations,

regarding instinct" The Salaries Commission reporting thermos flasks have recently been

Punishment alone may set as a system. In the

prompte us all to wish to appear as deterrent: but in the absence of treat-; Mr. Butters continues that since of the piecework 1827 there has been no major labour the dockyards, one had no dificulty ing scales of salaries wrote. "We

large industrial undertakings, such as in 1929 on the adequacy of the exist-climinated.

It is such competition In countries well-off as our neighbours. But we ment the cause will remain. Crl- after a careful consideration which have no social legislation, or are stopped short of thieving to ac-minologists hope that the unpleasant

the

Brand

was later abolished.

Hongkong's First Strike

tion

Union

of which

female Inbaur pre-

dexterity rather than

wages.

think

Condl-

of Com-

and the fluctun-

ances,

this connexion.

Thrift Societies

Condi-

STOCK

MARKET REPORT

Buyers H.K. Bunk, $1,930 Union Ins., $410 Providents, $4.00 H.K. Lands, $35% IK. Lands 4% Debentures, par. HK Tramways, $18

China Lights (old), 58,15 H.K. Electrics. $34 Cements, $12.00 Watsons, $8.20 Wing On (LK.), $41 H.K. Gov. 4% Loan, 4% prem. II.K. Govt. 3% Loan, por.

Sellers

H.K. Bank, $1,300 Union Ins., $425 Humphreys, $8

II.K. Tramways, $16.00

Sales Big Wedge, Pa. 18 Consolidated Mines, Pa. 0025 Ilogon Mining, Pa. 22 Masbate Consolidated Pn. 10 Mine Operation Ps. 12 Paracale Gumaus, Pa. 15 San Mauricio, 89 United Paracale, Ps. 39

'dispute In Hongkong The boycottin distinguishing the departments in of the evidence of a large number if they have it, do not apply it,quire wealth by the full appreciation experience of faol We will build up | left the unlons impoverished and unwhich plecework or time work preof witnesses of this class that the which has been used as an argument of the nature of such an act, by the the inhibitions. Psychologists hold popular. The only dispute of any volis. Importance in the Inst 12 months occurred among Shanghal workmen.

Banger Strike

Conditions Vaty

lowest paid wage to a labourer in against Improvement of conditions in realisation of its consequences, and that only a thorough mental spring- alter the trends of a Government employ should be $12 a Hongkong. There is much, however, by the knowledge that if we steal we cleaning can Conditions in factories vary con-month, although in most cases we that can be done without necessarily shall be committing an anti-socinian's mind that he will leave prison It occurred in the banknote printsiderably from those approximating have recommended a commencoment destroying, trade, as the experience act.

with a thorough realisation of right! ing department of the Chung Hwa to a garden city as at the Hume Pipe wage of $13' a' month, This com- of the last 15 years shows.

Let us suppose that one or all these and wrong.

10.45 London Relay"The Fourth Stake

short story written for broad- casting by J. Wood Palner and read by the author.

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