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SHIPBUILDING IN FAR EAST.
LONDON, August 13th.
UNREST IN IRELAND.
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the Pope.
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ANFU PARTY "JUSTICE.”. remember which paper it taken the world's enlightened and highly from. But if you will look up the civilised nations, which represents Faking Jik Pao, the Yik Shik Pao and the world's fairness and justice, such the Chum Pao, you will find it in one horrible practices went on every night." of them. They are the papers to And that was the department under, which I subscribe". Thus ended my, the administration of Wu Ping-hsiang, cross examination and I was retaken for many years, the Captain Superin to the place with the twenty police tendent of Police, and who is now men. At about eight o'clock p.m. reported by the local papers as hav I was again called up and appeared ing been arrested by the Government." before the same sectional chief, whe But this is not the occasion for me admitted that he found the item of to disclose what I saw and heard news in the Yik Shik Pao, but pro- during my thirteen days detention duced a private code book and in the Police Headquarters. The letter, which had been taken from next day and the days following. my house.
METHODS OF THE MIDDLE AGES.
The following account, by a Chinese journalist, of the treatment meted out to him when he fell foul of the Anfu Party is interesting. Mr. Li Som-ling had committed no other crime than to attempt to transmit to his paper in Hongkong some news that a Fek ing Editor, had had the temerity to publish. For this offence, in utter
defiance of the legal rights supposed
to be held by every citizen of the
How do you account for this private code book and the letter,
which is unintelligible to me?" was
the first question. (The letter was
written in pure Cantonese dialect and
was more worried about my own health than anything else. Although my fever went down considerably, protested that a doctor must be sent
for, and in the morning of the third
day, a Chinese accompanied by a sec.
tional police officer came in. He repre
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Republic of China, he was treated-or rather maltreated like a common the Chinese characters were therefor criminal," and ́ suffered physically unintelligible to the northerner.) sented himself to me to be a doctor only less than mentally. The "I have many private code books from a Japanese medical college. mental torment of a man imprisoned in my house", I replied, "and this is I showed him a record of my tem in the circumstances which Mr. Li only one of them. Perhaps, you are,perature, which usually went up in Sum-ling so graphically describes, can aware that since the war in Europe, no, the morning, touching the highest THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd well be imagined. He was in the one is allowed to send any telegram point of 100.2) at two o'clock in the power of a clique that was un-in cypher without the official seal afternoon and remaining at 100 in principled as it was powerful and as of some department The code book the evening. I complained of "the" callous as it was corrupt.
in your hand was in use between me bad food. I complained that there But his illegal incarceration has and the government many years ago was no fresh air in my_room. not been without its compensations. when I was superintendent of I said I had a very weak con- He has been enabled to let light into Government banks at Canton. When stitution and that if I were one of the many dark places in I relinquished office, I returned my confined in sach a place for any which the Anfu Party did its sinister official seal to the government and length of time, I would develop other work, and has supplied material with the code book has since not been in diseases. The doctor, evidently which a Committee of Investigation use."
believing that I was doubting his And the letter?" I was asked..
capability as a doctor, began to dis charged with the discovery of the working of the Ministry of Justice. That," I replied, "has nothing course medical science. Ha It starts with the story. This is very under the Apfu regime, might whatever to do with the present affirmed that there were twenty
case. It was addressed to often based on a novel, but even if advantageously begin its labours.
me different kinds of quinine, that one in connection kind is manufactured from bark,
THE FILM.
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HOW IT REACHES THE PUBLIC.
The way in which a film reaches the kinema audiences is rather like a varia- on on the theme of the House that Jack Built
it is an original plot it must be turned STORY OF MY ARREST AND IMPRISON into a "scenario," which may be call-MENT BY THE ANFU LEADERS.
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The trade show has now been Archbishop Mannix has been censured by reached. The theory of a trade show is that a picture will be shown to the best advantage to the exhibitors who are. thinking of booking it.
FRANCO-BELGIAN AGREEMENT.
LONDON, August 12th. In practice in London the indiscrim- Franco-Belgian miktary chiefs have sign-inate issuing of invitations usually ed an agreement settling the general lines rings together a number of people
of a defensive alliance between the two coupent on a free entertainment who tries. Pelitical ed economic questions re main to be consideri,"
LIBOUR TROUBLES IN ENGLAND.
Losbos, August 19th.
sometimes crowd the exhibitor 'out.
The exhibitor finally books the him, usually for a date about a year ahead, and it eventually reaches the audience. Some American firms are themselves The National Miners Conference has renting the films they produce, in the decided by ballet the question of a strike United States direct to the exhibitor, connection with the demand for i-out this practice has not been followed cressed wages arising out of the Govern- ment's recent refusal to entertain their largely if this country. claims.
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A really accomplished reptile. hade just arrived in Leader in the-abapo
The Times publishes interesting impressed the "cook of the play," for it con- Ia justice to myself and in cena proof-reader in my newspaper etcetera, that (although he did not sions on shipbuilding conditions abroad of tains details of all the scenes neces-tradiction to the many wild rumours office. It being written in Cantoncie examine me, which he never did Mr. James French, Chief Surreyor of sary for the Elm. Lloyd's Register, & North American why is the scenaro writer, called in the actually been stated in the Treaty study that dialect to understand it." imaginary. He gave an illustration So the first step against me (I learn that it has dialect, it is necessary for you to afterwards) my illness was purely has returned to London from New York United States continuity writer, which Forts that I was serving ria the Pacific and the Far East,
term of That closed the cross-examination of that when two men were sentenced In the course of Mr. French's visis to is really' a more suitable term. imprisonment for embezzlement)ny case. Japanese shipyards he noted the adapta Then comes the producer. He is a have yielded to the persuasion and
to death, and carried to the execution An hour or so later, tion. to the changed conditions, and men-mightily important person in the msk request of many of my Chinese andreption room of the Police Head bullet to go through the body to kill the reground, it was not necessary for a tions the busyness at old-established entah- lishments where fac cargo Tessels
ing of a film, for he is the organiser foreign friends to give a statement,uarters was converted into my cell, them, that the men would be dead being built. He refers to other solent of the whole affair.
of my recent arrest and imprison where a beti made up of two or three when a gun was levelled at them and Saw Tards most of whom, however, were He selects his stars and other ment by the Anfu leaders.
pieces of wooden boards was ready a blank shot was fired. feeling a general falling of in the demand artists and tells them what they have
As the Peking Editor of the Hong for me, with a sheet and pillow which for sonnage He touches on the excellent to do. He is continually instructing kong Chinese Mail (Wah Tsz Yat Po), evidently had been used by previous all this theory; that I did not care. I told the doctor that I understood work of the Hongkong yards and the good and advising, and by the individual an independent paper of some filty prisoners of my class before. They about the manufacture of quinine, repairing facilities at Singapore.
work he puts into the picture to make years' standing, I have kept up a certainly had not been washed ever that I had fever before I came in, it une harmonious production, the Elm / daily telegraphic service to my Hong since they were in service, for,they only it was not so high. On previous kong paper for the past eleven years were thick with dirt and smelt badly occasions, I told him, I usually took will eventually be judged. He of In addition to this position, I also later, my meal was served. It con- a dose of quinine and I was alright LONDON. August 15th.
course has the assistance of a camera hold an appointment as Vice Presisted of some rice, some dry veget- the next morning. He then prescrit The military raced the Cork City Hallman, electrician, studio manager, and sident of the Publicity Bureau of the able and a bowl of soup. When the ed several things for me, but I said I last evening, daring a sitting of the Sinn many experts, but the picture stands Ministry of Finance. It was my duty cook brought the soup in he held the would rather have a dose of quinine, Fein court. Eleven persona were arrested for falls by him..
to give to the Press information bowl dipping his thumb right into the because I was very particular about including the Lord Mayor.
When the picture is completed the which I considered beneficial to the soup. His finger nails were black my medicine. The doctor left and manufacturing company for whom it country, as a whole. In this capacity with dirt! I could not eat and sleep sent has been made either sells it to always thought nationally, I myself that night. I thought to myself that Following further protestations, I Inc the česired medicine. teller or hands it over to him in ac not being a member of any political they had no right to keep me there was given an hour every morning Lordance with a contract elready made. party, Since the domination of the without "preferring The renter is at present, in this coun- Feking Government by the Anfuites against me.
any charge to do walking exercise outside of I thought of home my room, but was always follow.. the Keystone of the basiness; for I have entirely stopped giving out because when I left home I had myed by my guards. I continued thus, is he who deals with the exhibitor such information to the Press. safe key with me, and there was feeding on eggs sent to me by my who is going to show the film.
I, however, continued my telegra little available cash with my wife people in the day and being subjected! phic service to Hongkong, but I told the two police officers, who to hearing people in agonies at night, refrained from using any official or were assigned to keep watch over me without any further information private information which might be and who stayed in my room by turns, about my case until I was liberated despatches solely contained news might deliver my safe key to her and fifth days, instinct told me that at my disposal. My Hongkong to send for my wife, in order that on the thirteenth day. On the fourth taken from the local papers.
On June 2, in my usual daily tele permitted to communicate with any addressed a memorandam to the personally. I was told that I was not my wife was extremely ill, and I included the following iter. taken took Lot to say a word, but only to the memorandom, I gave a state detection and punishment of crime of the American "Hognosed Snake,” xraphic despatch to Hengkong, I one outside of my room. I under Chief of the Police Department. In from the Yih Shih Pao: ...
Anfu clique arranging lean it was important that my family and out of the government, I stated official organ. On Nov. 17 last bank in a most disturbing way, fattening
deliver my key to my wife, because ment of my eleven year's service in is revealed in the Irish Bulletin, and When approached by men it $50,000,000 for purpose training should be provided with money for how on many occasions I assisted in officials at Ballydaly, Co. Cork, were eight brigades in order suppress south current expenses. Even this was not raising funds for the government; the robbed of £16,500. Subsequently, part of its body and inflating an also negotiate in case failure miilitary allowed. assistance of certain Pocer. ·
awesome hood like a cobre. Bever part I played in raising relief funds after investigations, warrants were Being worried over my sick wife during the recent food, and that issued from the Volunteer beadquar anything said "I am Death?? it is the came to the conclusion, in view of prison, with the knowledge of the upheaval, all responsible officials of men were arrested, and at the pre-
After writing out this telegram, 1 at home, without proper food in my during the Previou political ters at Millstreet, Co, Cork. Eight bog.cosed snake receiving a caller. the tremendous influence brought to working of the Chinese law courts the Bank of China having fled for liminary court where the prisoners menace increase, but, ose more step. As you get nearer its rage and bear upon the government by a under Anfu control, and for want of their lives, I alone remained at my were interrogated they denied any and there is an anti-climax. The certain Power, that the last part sleep and being the prey of the post to save the treasury and all the complicity in the affair. of the message should be deleted mosquitoes throughout the first wealth by removing the same Into
hood collapses, the enake "fops" to" It was then decided to hand them the ground, turts on its back and and therefore I struck out the words: night, I developed à bad fever the the Legation Quarter at the most over to the banks from which the appears perfectly lifeless. Stir it with Also negotiate in case of failure milf next morning. I was informed that critical moment, at my personal risk. money had been stolen and to place,
stick and it remains 25, limp & tary assistance of certain power. The I might-send letters home, but that I stated that even if I were guilty in the bankers in possession of the piece of giden hose, but turn your message was filled at the Peking all letters must first be submitted to the present instance, I ought to be evidence.
back and will crawl away.. Telegraph Office.
the Police court for approval, and allowed to go home to make arrange. Some witnesses, however, feared On June 3, at 2.15 o'clock in the that I was not allowed to say a word ments for my family and then to action by the British police against Yuan Tao, Hatamen, was, surround be too slow. I wanted to send for requested that police offers should upon to sign their statements. ed by a number of police officers a doctor at once. I wanted them to be assigned to follow me home to several in plain clothes and others in telephone to my people to send me enable me to make such arrange
A PRISONER'S CONFESSION. An envoy went to the directors of uniform. One in plain clothes and some food and some quinine tablets two or three others in uniform to keep down my fever. They rearrangements were made, my wife signed statements.
ments. I said that unless such the banks concerned on April 26 with entered my house and produced fused to send for the latter, but and my children would be starving. a warrant for my arrest. Be requested may
"After the envoy's réturn, tó Mill- people to send But they completely ignored my street it was learned that the British fore I left for Police Head-the former." They said they request.. quarters. some of the officers had their own doctor in the
police had visited the banks, and began to search my house. Know- police headquarters. That whole Meantime, my wife who was en- endeavoured to establish the identity iog that there was nothing incrimina- day I fed on eggs and biscuits sent ceinte and ill, became utterly dis of the envoy in order to take action Mr. Edward Nally, resident of the ting in the building. I ordered my to me from home. But my fever was tracted and called upon my friends against him.
servants to watch every officer for high. I also had a thermometer sent to find out what was the charge The prisoners werè again brought American Radio Corporation fear that they might leave documents me to take my temperature and it against me. A former Prime Minis before the court and told that Leicestershire beat Derby by an innings ounces, says a Central News New which might afterwards be held was 1001 and on the increase. Up ter, three Ministers of the Cabinet evidence ensuring their conviction York message, that the world's big against me, as such things have to 6 o'clock in the afternoon, it regis and many of my Chinese and foreign had been signed by several witnesses, The amphire-Essex and the Yorkshire-gest wireless plant is to be erected happened frequently in China, and tered 100.2. I again asked for the friends tried to find out what was and they were advised to disclose of a six thousand acre tract about particularly as I did not know dector, but he did not come that day, the charge against me, but the Anfu the whereabouts of the stolen money. seven miles from Fort Jefferson. Long the nature of the charge against me. The first sight, my mind presum leaders refused to give any informa They again refused to declare their tion. Island. The cost of the undertaking Here, I must mention that my wife ably was too much occupied to notion about my case. Worried about guilt, but subsequently, under lengthy will be ten million dollars, and the was unwell and had gone to see the tice anything. I heard nothing of my own safety, my wife was com examination, one of the men, named tion. installation will deal with five hus-doctor. I requested that I might be my case during the day, but in the pletely broken down and a prema Daniel Buckley, broke down and dred words in and give hundred out allowed to wait until my wife came evening when i wanted to take a rest, between life and death, my whole He disclosed the hiding-place, and
ture birth occurred. - Lying in a state confessed. in a' minute.
back. This request was not granted I was disturbed up to midnight by "We are going to crea," he says, me and I left for the Police Head the weeping and wailing of men and family was uncared for, and this a Republican officer went to the spot five units, each of which will have quarters.
the crying and agonies of women, is the result of the adminis and returned with 22,623, the amount a minimum capacity of sending one On arrival at the Police Head evidently the results of torture inflicted tration of justice of the Anfu left of Buckley's original share. hundred words a minute, and of re-quarters, a young man about thirty in order to secure evidence. Cases administration! Finally on the Buckley's admission unnerved his ceiving a like number. It is our plan years old came out and told me that were tried before the police officera thirteenth day, through the efforts confederates, and before midnight to transier the wireless signals direct was wanted in connection with in the presence of one or two police of my friends, I was told that four had admitted their guilt, and from the wireless apparatus, to land telegram that I had sent to Hong men up to midnight. Frequently at my case was over and that I might disclosed the hiding place of their wires, and send the right along into kong. His words were sharp and midnight I heard the screaming and return home on the understanding spoil. Altogether about £8,000 was New York City to headquarters with curt. After this, I was conducted to agonized wailing of men and women which was compelled under duress recovered. ou calling manual labour into the pro- a place where there were assembled as if something sharp had been to enter into that I was not to cess at any time. Each of the five some twenty policemen, I waited pierced through human desh and telegraph any news from the local units of the plant will serve a soper-my name was called up and I was shriek disturbed the night and fainted
until 6 o'clock in the afternoon, when bone. Ever and anon az awful paperă.
KING'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND POSTPONED.
LONDON, August 10th. Sectland in ecnsequenes of the seriousness of the political situation.
As this is the system at present in use in the British industry it is pre- sumably the most suitable, although it is a matter of wonder sometimes wheher there is a good chance of the audience's wishes reaching through all
The two specimens now in the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park,
His Majesty has postponed his visit to the steps of the organisation to those afternoon, my house at No. 40 Kao about my case. I said letters would come back and face my charge, Ithemselves, but were finally prevailed { N:W„, have gone through their “act"
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COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, August 13th.. Middlesex beat Notta by nine wickets.
Burrey beat Lancashire by 221 runs
and 14 runs,
Sussex matches were drawn.
DEAF AND DUMB PRIEST.
ANCIENT ROMAN CHURCH LAW RELATED.
The Erst deaf mute ever to be made a priest in the history of the Roman Catholic Church was ordained on a Sunday by the Bishop of Bordeaux.
The event hes caused a great deal of interest in theological quarters as it
is a disciplinary regulation of the first importance and antiquity in the Roman Church that no man not physically complete can be received into major -orders.
The case was judged at Rome for rob years where opponents cited the classic case of Origen, the early Father Owing to the fact that the postulge in question, La Fonts, had en edicated to speak by the system of lip reading, the Pope fically pro
inced in his favour. The result is of interest not only to the theologic-
ally-minded, but to all those engaged
- he the new bykacation bi deaf uanes,
who are responsible for the first con ception of a picture in any reasonable space of time.Daily Met.
WIRELESS WONDERS.
TRANSMITTING 1.000 WORDS A MINUTE.
LI SUM-LING.
On April 27 it was learned that the. locality of the prison was known to outsiders, and, fearing information ate field." One will be in touch pon-maken to the court, which was presid-away. My room, or rather my cell, Peking, August 4, 1920.
would reach the cars of the British tinuously with South America, another
police and that a rescue would be at will talk to Germany, a third will over by a sectional chief of the was about twenty feet from the place
tempted, the guards were reinforced serve France, another will go to Italy, cross-examined
police department. There I was where cases were tried, so that the
and at 1180 the prisoners were re and the fifth will serve Poland. Of
proceedings well within my
moved to a jail some miles distant. course we have other circuits for talk not the telegram referred to above of the work of the Law Codifica DEYSICIANS prescribe Chamberlain'
I was interrogated as to whether or Bearing. Then, I began to think SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS, COURT-MARTIAL, SENTENCES Hng to Japan and Great Britain.
Next day, no information having was sent by me. I replied in the tion Commissioners and the revi Colic and Diserboes Betedy been recélyed from the banks, it was affirmative. Then, the sectional sion of China's law Code Here because it relieves crampa in the stomach decided to court martial the prisoners chief said: "Even if the information in the Capital at the Republic of and intretinut piny quicker than any and farge bodies of Volunteers were Beginning Angust 15, WALLA was accurate, who could dare say so China, within the precincts of the Potion they can compound it can motilised
WALLA BOATS will call on now! Where did you get the informa- Metropolitan Police Headquarters, will keep for yous, and no home is be bought from any chemist. & bottle
The court was composed of officers all Ships flying the call Bag tion?" I said: It is reported in only five minutes walk from the complete out the Formal by All holding high rank and the trial lasted
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several of the focal papers. I do not Legation Quarter, which representa Chemists and Borekopere
five hours.
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so often that they are too, bored-to repeat it for the present.
The point of the joke is that the hagnosed snake is perfectly harmless.
The following sentences were im
posed:
Daniel Buckley, 15 years' transpor.
tation.
M. O'Connor, 15 years' transporta
tion.·
Patrick Carmody, 10 years' tran
{sportation.
M. Murphy, 8 years' transportation. James Cotter, 5 years' transporta- John Buckley, 1 year's transporta- Daniel Sullivan said to have FC* ordered to leave Millstreet within ceived a small sum of money was
24 hours, and C. Buckley was acquitted.
The men sentenced to banishment were subsequently removed to the coast and transported.
SENTENCE INCREASED,
Twelve days later Daniel Buckley returned and was rearrested.
a list was found of those he had It is alleged that in his possession. marked for execution. It contained 20 names of those engaged in the trial, judges or witnesses,
He was brought before a court martial, and his sentence was in creased to 20 years transportation. He was sent out of the country under an armed guard,
The evidence given at the 'trial revealed all the plane that had beca made for the robbery, and it also revealed how an even greater cond was projected in the form of a night raid on the Munster and Leinster Bank. Before this project was put
ilato Operation the gang wat WITH