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LONDON Feb-10-
that they should take the wise THE YMCA. CONFERENCE. course of cultivating new markets now, while the opportunity offers be cause the abnormal conditions-in-the home-marker cannoe continue for aver.
--YUNNAN REPRESENTATIVE-
IN BHANGHAI:
FULL UPS! Meanwhile there is certainly no doubt about the abnormal home de
Mr:-L-Chven-ben,æ. railroad here With the exchanges performing mand. It permeates everything that strangerunts, our business man is expensive and what is not? We gineer, passed through Shanghalon is in a more dubious frame of mind have record supplies of wine in the March 20 on his way to Flensin to than ever before. The only thing ports, but the record prices remain arrend the YMCA Convention. he is prepared to say for certain is in the wine list. We have our cold Me Listine of the kunders of the that prices of commodities generally stores, warehouses and docks choked
...
will 'rise still higher. The ordinary with tea and meat and grain and wool, Y.M.C.A. în Yunnanfu. He arrived consumer, on hearing that, puts ad but all these things are almokas on the steamer Nanking."
When, months ago, the annouric- vertisements in The Times asking for scarce as in wer time and at higher guidance as to the best place to go top lees; partly because the transportment of the coming onwention reach- on this world's surface to escape from machinery has gone to pieces buted --Yunnanta; «Mr. 413-desired very the new order of things" that thesis because people are exercising no much to go but failed to secure? His
relessé from pressing business d Prime Minister promised us with such
restraint: satisfaction a few months ago.
If you really want a shelter for your "Later she pointed-announcements of But seriously, we are going through head you pay the agent for a start.the convention were posted up on the bog holes of perplexity as worrying in order that he may be civil and YM.C.A. bulletin boards and other to most families is wore the experi-consider you at all. Then you pay parts of the city and the Tuchun of ences of five years when members of fifty or a hundred per cent. more shan the Province passing by one of them almost every household were nego the normal rent, plus a few hundred asked the question Who is to golo dating "No Man's Landat personal pounds premium for the privilege of represent Yunnan xr this 'great Con- risk."
getting in I asked a woman 'ownervention? He was told that the Pre of a house the other day what shesident of the Association, »ME, "LI wanted so many hundred pounds pre- Chuan-ben desired very much 204 go mium foc, Intalistian toy exordimeet but could not, and therefore it was rerit. *Because bave painted the quite likely that no one would repre- place and papered the walls she sent the only Young Men's Christian said, with a pronounced German Association in Yunnan. The Tuchum accent. Itaxed her with being Ger- discovered that the difficulty was only,
What is the situation? We have an enormous supply of paper money and high wages for labour with shorter day. The result is they are relatively better off, while others, ex cept the war-enriched profiteers, are infinitely worse of. Demand. con
According to the Ceylon Observer I sequently 'continues far in excess of man. She said she was Austrian and Fore securing a leave ofikbsènce and munity from feminine society. But of March 10. generally speaking supply. "The-multitude wants the "the English were all wrong in.the undertook to make satiščactory "az-|
If the woman novelist who addressed the Aldwych Club the other day has her way, men's clubs will be thrown open to women.
pay heavy . But why do men entrance fees and subscriptions for the purpose of congregating together in monastic-like establishments?
OPTIMISM.*
best and damn the expense."" war and now were getting their about 10,000 coolies are engaged in
Motor car salesmen tell me they punishment." I saw to it that she the shipping and coaling works in the used to be able to tell a likely buyes did not exact punishment from me.
on sight. Now the same man walks 'Colombo Harbour. All these men.. says our Colombo contemporary, and the unlikely looking visitor is the cept 100 or so shipping coolies are heaviest buyer. I heard of a miner's out on strike trem early this morning house where there are two sons as complaining of the high cost of living-well as the father in full work. The coal coolies alone amount to are taking 240 to £50 into that small What could 5.000 men, and nor one of them went dwelling every week.. to work after 6 a.m. to-day. The they get to show their luxury? They It is not for mere physical comfort. long row of coating jetties and the coal bought a piano, though no one They can probably be quite as com grounds at Kochchikadde look desert-1 play it. Rivalry began in the local- I thrash out their works' troubles face
fortable at home. It is not primarily : to meet their fellow men or to play get good food. All these things they can obtain, else
games or to
where.
The real reason why clubs were established was to escape from
women.
Ungallant as it may sound to say 90. there are times when every man
Even the society of the loveliest woman on earth would, in these moods, fail to attract him when set in the balance with a crist dinner at
the club in a favourite corner, efther
ed.
They
But in spite of all this we are really optimists whatever our enemies may say. We shall win through. Already there is a far better recognition of the sination in many quaters between masters and men. In some big works the directors and the spokesmen ol could the men hold monthly conferences and
The police and the Customs ry, so they bought another one. Then to face. It acts splendidly on both watchers were guarding the entrances a bright idea struck them. They took sides. Reasonable demands are cor- to the coal grounds. The coal cookies the inside out of one of them and ceded and conditions are ameliorated were seated near the Victoria Jubilee used the case as a coal box. This The men take a greater interest in Fountain opposite the Chalmers Gran smells of propagands.-Ed. C.M.) the avoidance of waSE aries along Reclamation Road and in large numbers in Kochchikade.
What are your grievances?" ask- ed a representative of this paper, who
SOLUTIONS?
From that we may get down pre- That twin cause-excess of cur-ames to spur the idea to a realisa
tion that we must work and produce rency and excess of extravagance tion of Europe. Nobody, speaking showing signs that they do realise this.
rangements himself, and to show his personal interest, offered to provide part of the travelling expense for such a long journey in order that the great Province of Yummen de represented at Tientsin.
ONE THOUSAND DELEGATES Telegraphic dispatches from the different parts of China received in Shanghai indicate that the number of delegates now on their way or about.
****
to start to Tientsin total 1,026.
Word has been received from Tien- sin that such a large number of dele- | gates plus the local constituency and. the hosts of the Convention would crowd the largest auditorium in the
city: There is every indication-ahat | the 8th Convention, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the Y.M.C.A. in China will be one of
had a chat with the men at Kochchi is mainly responsible for the candi-more. Responsible labour men the greatest gamberings" ever held.
kadde.
under an agreement to work under
agitators play continually. Given a tolerable unity, the signs are all in
favour of such world trade for us: thất,
we shall speedily regain our lead in the world's commerce.
The advantage of America has been great but the fall of the value of the in New York, along with the fall
TONG SHAO-YI'S LETTER.
has been received
We have seen the rise and fall of
tion established twemy-five years ago
The men replied: "The coal coolies broadly, wants to settle down to work. The task is to get it down to the mess. The following message from Tong wishes to get right away from the ate men come from Galle, Matars Loans, doles, subsidies, official sp-on whom the":poison gases at the shao-yi, addressed to the Convention,
Wattals, Peliyagoda, Kelaniya, Wana-pointments and breathing spells
The Young Men's Christian As- propinquity of women. The most wahals and several other places. The ave taken the calibre out of thou-
sands in this country, and in others. They are devoted of husbands, the most majority live in Colombo.
Governments are setting the evil
sociations of China are holding their eighth National Convention in Tien- ardent of lovers, has, if he is a independent coolies and they are not example by continuing to spend more normal man, this recurring desire.
anybody. They work under any coal than is coming in France and laly
in on April 1, 1920. 1, Shao-yi, contractor on any day they like and especially profligate and yet are
not being able to attend in person, take their wages in the evering. rather sore that additional credits are
am sending these few words or the The Near East of the Continental currencies, llccasion of this important gathering. Whenever they want, they work; and not owing to them
er countries are waiting to a large ing her export trade. We shall not many parties and societies in China: they can keep away any time they extent on the bounty of the Allies. be able to buy from America for the Few survive more than ten years, but like,"
Cultivation, has decreased in them all future anything but essentials nati) That was not your grievance," the but they say "What does it matter. the purchasing power of the im. the Young Men's Christian Associa alone or with one or two cronies Press man interrupted, when the England will see us through. But poves have seen for myself many. with whom he can be just himself, cooties said:" When good rice was as a matter of fact we have enough cables cancelling orders for American at Tientsin is still Bourishing and fo day has spread all over the country. without any effort on his part of en, 12 cents a measure, we earned Rs.2 difficulties of our own to handle, in goods.
The reason for this is because the as coal coolics. Now the price of addition to the heavy credits already THE SPORT ATTRACTION," " clubs of their rice alone, not to speak of other com- given for the prosecution of the war. Over half a million people winess Young Men's Christian Association is The main solutions are clear-stop ed last Saturday's leading football pot a political organization, but is one own very pleasant places, too,modities, has gone up to 40 cents a measure, but our wages remain the
of the draw" that sport has for good character. The builder of a wall many of them--but they have never same. Two coat contractors pay the burrowing and get to work with pro-matches. That will give some idea for moral uplift and the formation of
duction. to reproduce been able
AID WITH RAW MATERIALS. the coolies at R2 per day (6 a.m. to 6
the people to-day. With more leisure Lays, his foundation first; the grower true club idea. The atmosphere is p.m.) and others R1,25, R1.50 and
I have been mixing this last few for the workers this seems destined of a plant nurtures the mot. The lacking. It is too restless, too arti R1.75 so on. Out of the day's wag days with the leading men of industry to increase still further this summers work of the Association is of a similar 5 cents is deducted as church money and finance in this country. They are Many large firms are encouraging it nature. It aims to build up a firm, foundation upon which all the activi Ecial. The members are there to
and rice is given to them at cents 40 singularly alive to the face that the and their entrance passages are thick ties of society are to be based see and to be seen. The reception and 45 a measure by the contractor standard of living must be improved with notices of clubs for cricket and 1, Shao-yi, am advanced in years rooms, with their buzz of conversa For night work 25 cents extra is given on a lasting basis. They are symtennis in course of formation. There
but never a day passes without my tion and beautifully attired women, Working or. Sundays and holidays is have all the appearance of an after-the same as on ordinary days. No pathetic to the reasonable demands of seems to be some danger of it being hoping to see the morals and character i labour as rever, before. But they overdone, especially if it resolves of our people raised so that our 30- bonus or allowance is over given to contend that if there is to be higher itself into millions watching while a diely may be improved and our coun- A man's club is his sanctuary. In We get work for 10 to 12 days say there must be increased efficiency few professionals pay
REVELATIONS?
tertaining or being entertained.
Women have
noon party.
it he can do as he likes. If he wants
with or he can sit silent without be
US.
a month, or the most 14 days. With Otherwise they see a fall into depres
our families and live."
try strengthened. May all China's to talk he can find a friend to chat these wages we are unable to support sion alter the present horne demand. The loss of so many, brave sons has? Young men shoulder this responsibility naturally made thousands of families with a determination and a purpose to the altitude already reached... more interested in the question of unsurpassed."Shanghai Mercury.
ing considered unmannerly or dull. The men said that they want the
He can relax in the true serse of the
word.
is exhausted proportionate in severity
The spectacle of the plight of Ger many and Austria and the danger of
whether the dead can communicate with the fiving Sir Arthur Conan
price of rice and currystuffs to be re- duced to the prices that prevailed in The presence of women destroys
pre-war time.
If this could not be the exchanges gradually affecting Doyle, Sin Oliver Lodge and others the whole thing. It introduces a new done. they want their wages to be in France and Italy in the same way have long been strongly on the affirma- parson the use of his papers for the and unnatural standard. From the creased by 50 per cent, and double with the risk of internal disturbances tive side. Now comes a Lancashire publication of the "revelations" and earliest times men have banded rates for night and Sunday work. They that would react to some extent on parson named Vale-Oven with a long so the interest is being wrought up themselves together into clubs from have demanded high wages from their this country-move them to try and series of "ferelations," describing the witty much dexterity. which women were rigidly excluded.
MILD WINTER In the Stone Age men met together employers, who have refused to give devise some means of stopping the scenes and experiences in the world
beyond. They certainly are beautiful seldom do I remember such a mild in a convenient cave to eat an ictby, them on the ground that they did not deterioration.
Accordingly they are in favour of in parts, with some literary skill, and winter. We have hardly had any without their women-folk. If women The men said they struck work owing supplying to countries that are in as one great man said of them the frost at all, but we have had much osaures steak in peace and amity get anything extra for their contracts. are wise, they will not try to eradicate to the high cost of living and not in extremity raw materials for their other day, they will doubtless give moisture and wind. Passengers this age-long, essentially masculine sympathy with the railway workmen manufactures... The labour. on these consolation to thousands. But they across the Atlantic have had unexam- They would resume work when their should be paid for and the finished don't satisfy the analytical mind. pled rough times and several great trait.
A, sub products taken back and used by the They tell us of trees, and music and ships have been delayed by the hur Much as we love them, there are demands are attended to:
Payment should so forth, of men at work and at play ricanes. As I write there is a touch times when we like to escape them. séquent message from Ceylon states lenders as exports. Whatever they take let them leave that the strike is finished and the men be made to the assisted nation with They also describe how the owner of almost of Spring in the air, and the
have resumed work.-Pinang Gazette. more raw material.
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a dog is reunited with her pet, which buds are showing in the gardens, died previous to herself. But the That gives the pessimis another Sir Arthur Steel Maitland who was sceptical say the parson has merely chance, for he promptly predicts that at the head of the Overseas Trade written down what his sub-conscious Dept. at the outset, in a survey of self dictated, according to what his the potential markets of the world, own conception of Heaven is Sko makes a fleeting reference to the hazy He himself says he wrote under in possibilities in China and the great spiration, without any effort of his field of South Russia, provided a de- own at all. Sir Oliver Lodge says he foretella declaration of experience cem government were available, but sometimes thinks those who have died that may be applied bout to the we- for the immediate present recom- see this world from another angles them, and our conditions generally. mends concentration or Brazil, be and this he thinks may account for the cause of the fact that its resources earth like descriptions of scenery the have only just been scratched and it Rev. Vaie Owen says he was irresist will be a great supplier of raw ably-compelled to write. Anyway, material in the future. The bur Lord Northcliffe, with his accustom den of his advice to manufacturers is ed eye for sensation, has given the
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