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cendants may have degenerated
physically, perhaps even improved rationally, but they have continued
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Mr.
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to rule largely beesuse of a certain SHANGHAI LEGAL, SCANDAL, inertia which, paradoxically, is also
quality of democracy. dar rating: class, it has been found, rales or tries to male in its own interests, or in what it supposes to be its own in- terests. Where Demos rules, know- ing not bis own interests, but allow- ing his thinking to be done for him, anything may happen, and queer things have happened, making trans parently absurd the suggestion that the Power of Righteousness speaks through the multitude. Rather it speaks through the little leavens that (on the authority of an Expert on such problems) are to leaven the Lump. 1 definition of Democracy is required, there it is. Democracy, at its present best. is the unleavened lump. That it may yet become leavened is at present a pious hope.
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One fatal case of plague, Chinese, and two imported cases et diphtheria, both British, were notified on Tues day.
A quantity of houseboid furniture, a piano and nice leopard skins are to be sold at Messrs. Hughes and
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O'DRISCOLL -On July 20, 1921, at Shanghai, to Dr. and Mrs. J. A O'Driscoll, a daughter.
STUBBINGS-On July 21, 1921, at Shanghai, to the wife of F. C Stubbings, a son.
BUSH.--On July 22, 1921, at Shang- hai, to Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Bush, a daughter,
morning-
A fine selection of genuine old curios, particulars of which are given in our advertisement columns, is to be put up for auction by Messrs. Lammert Bros. tomorrow afternoon.
A new monthly magazine, the China Feview, to be an organ of the South China group, made its initial appearence in New York on July 12. The office is in the Fortworth build
ink-
Mr. H. M. Silva, of Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, writes that he is in no way connected with the H. M. Silva concerned in the assault on a chair coclie reported in our Wednesday's issue.
News has been received in Pek- ing that the Rev. Mr. Stevens, of the
China Inland Mission, who was captured at Fengshien, in Shensi, early in May, during the troubles in that Province, and since held as bostage, has been released.
CHINESE SLAVERY.
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
SIX APPLICATIONS TO-DAY.
you.
SPECULATOR WHO LOST.
You have
THURSDAY, JULY, 28, 1921.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE,”
"COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT.”
THE PROSEDURE EXPLAINED.
was
COOLIE KILLED.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE:
LADY MOTORIST ACQUITTED.
A commercial man known to "I hope this will be a lesson to
possess rather more than a nodding
There are very few in Shanghai you and that you will not fall into acquaintance with the French law on who will not sympathize with the such foolish ways again," said the the subject was asked by a China lady motorist who was subjected to SHANGHAI, July 28. Chief Justice, Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz Mail reporter to-day if he could the distressing ordeal, of facing what Fleming, the American in the Bankruptcy Court this morning explain, for the benefit of anxious was interpreted as a charge of man- attorney, has been arrested a second to Mohamed R. Salleh who was Banque Industrielle depositors, just slapghter, and abo to some extent time. On this occasion he was given immediate discharge, on the how a "compromise settlement" with counsel for the prosecution, who was called in at the eleventh hour to charged with criminally libelling application of the Official receiver, brought about. Manuel Concepcion, assistant general Mr. H. A. Nisbet.
your best," continued the which provides for a
He replied that the French measure conduct the case, says the N.C.D. manager of the Philippine National done
compromise" News. The facts of the case were Bank. He was released on a further Chief Justice." and have paid or bail of $1,000 cash. Considerable in off 41 per cent. of the 50 per cent. enacted in July 1919 with the object per actively engaged in his work
transactional settlement was comparatively simple. A road-swee terest is manifested in the affair,“ you have got to pay off. I therefore of helping out of their financial was knocked down by 2 car have moch pleasure in discharging difficulties business organisations that driven by the defendant at a
The Official Receiver had explain object was to provide them with died.
were hard hit by the war. Its main reasonable speed. He subsequently
As to whether the bors” ed that the debtor had been paying facilities to enable them to meet their was sounded there was a conflict instalments regularly. His conduct abilities. In the case of an organisa of evidence the weight of which had been very satisfactory.
tion like the Banque a petition to have was in the defendant's favour, while the institution brought under the pro- the story of an impartial bystander visions of the law must be approved showed that the deceased, to a by a 75 per cent. majority at an ex- certain extent, contributed to the traordinary general meeting of share accident by walking into the car. The Lolders. The Court is then approach fact that while turning into Szechuan ed and the Judge, if he is satisfied, Road the car collided with a ricsha that the business has been carried on is indicative of little more than
driver's honestly and properly, may grant the the
nerves being upset benefit of the law. An official receiver | Dy the misfortune she had is then appointed by the Court to already encountered. An inquest was take over control of the business and held by the Mixed Court and a rider he in turn appoints representatives to added to the verdict which was ap assume control of the various bran-parently considered sufficient to war- ches. A important point is that when rant further investigation of the case application is made to the Court by the British Police Court.
Para
BY A CHINES H.
We are indebted to Mr. Wells of the Lendon Mission for a copy of a Shanghai students paper (St. Johns Echo) published in 1912, which con- tains an interesting article on Chinese Slavery. The author was 5. T. Kuo. The article is not worth entire re predection: we quote and paraphrase
it.
The next application for discharge heard was that of Leung Kin Hau who was represented by Mr. T. Rowan.
The Chief Justice inquired: Only 6 per cent. has been paid?
The Official Receiver: Yes.
The Chief Justice: What do the creditors want?
The Official Receiver: The credi ters do not come into it at all. They are not appearing.
Mr. Rowan: I have very little to
He points out that there are two ideographs for slavery, one meaning male slaves and the other female. say in this case because it is one "Concession of the rights by the in which the bankrupt went in for government to parents, driven by speculation and lost, necessity to sell their children, and to famine-stricken persons to sell themselves to be slaves, in order to have a livelihood from the rich, began with the Han dynasty."
males are
He very foolishly incurred these liabilites. some concrete scheme of reorganisa. He has paid only 6 per cent. There tion must be submitted with it are only four creditors, all friends of and this proposal must be agreed to by the whole of the creditors be the debtor, and they are not apfore it comes into force. Any credi- pearing.
The Official Receiver: I would ter who wishes to do so may lodge suggest that Mr. Rowan procure the an objection which the Court will written consent of these creditors. They are all stockbrokers.
The Chief Justice: Can you obtain that consent in writing, Mr. Rowan? Mr. Rowan thought he could and the Chief Justice remarking that in case discharge was suspended for some time, adjourned the application until next bankruptcy day.
Crimes were atoned by voluntary slavery. Gifts of beautiful girls as slaves began under Wen-ti. All subjects were slaves of the emperor.
Under Conscription, slaves of the State.)
Slave
of dealers, kidnappers children, naturally took advantage of the market. Inhabitants of the southern provinces, at the be ginning of the Sang dynasty, made it a calling. They hired out slaves, collecting their wages. The first record of debt slaves appears in the A later imperial same dynasty. rescript ordered those who had bought the children of famine-stricken people. to return them to their parents. The Ming dynasty made it criminal to keep children for sale.
The next case was an application by Leung Chin Cheong for the Court to decide whether the receiving order should be rescinded or an adjudication order made.
consider on its merits.
From inquiries made elsewhere it was gathered that so news in regard to the reorganization scheme has yet come to band locally but it is anti- cipated that an outline of it will be received in Hongkong before the bearing of the manager's winding-up petition is resumed on August 16.
JALANAN
POSITION IN SINGAPORE.
APPLICATION_THAT MIGHT HAVE GOOD RESULTS.
That rider is singular in two respects: firstly, it ought never to have been added to the verdict, and, secondly, the wording is peculiar in the extreme, considering the facts. The finding of the Court appears to have been in these terms
The deceased died as a result of being knocked down by car No. 577,- The driven by Mis A. Moses. evidence is conflicting, but in the opinion of this Court some blame attaches to the driver.
There was then a confict of evidence even at the Mixed Court and of the Miss Moses should have received the benefit. Instead of which the Court proceeds to find against her in a case in which there must have been every indication of a reasonable doubt. Assuming the evidence given in the Police Court on Wednesday to be the On July 18 before the Chief Justice, same as that adduced before the witnesses did the bor sounded- Sir Walter Shaw, the petition of the Mixed Court, two Overseas Chinese Bank, Ltd, for not hear
vastly different winding up the local branch of the which Bacque Industrielle de Chine came from evidence to the effect that no horn was sounded at all. Against on for bearing.
is
Mr. Rowan, who appeared for the opposing creditors, explained that there were five creditors against the debtor being adjudged bankrupt and Female slaves are
far more two in favour. He appeared for the (This was two who opposed the rescinding of numerous than males.
Here woman's the order. written in 1912).
Mr. John Laycock, appearing for this we have testimony that the horn value ranks low. Also, tradition The Chief Justice noted that the the petitioning creditors, stated that was sounded several times. As re- requires a father to save face by debtor bad paid only about 10 pe since the presentation of the petition gards the speed of the car the pre
the
and
well as to the bead offices in France.
giving the danghter ön marriage a cent, and observed that as possibly who for 24 years was active in the to sell their daughters Domestic might wish to come in he had better France to the courts there in order These two important ingredients of The Rev. Arthur Willis Stanford, large dowry. Poor fathers preferred there were some more creditors who an application had been made by the ponderance of evidence was that it Banque Industrielle de Calne in was proceeding at a proper rate. work of the foreign missions in Japan, į alaves are mostly bought adjourn the case for a month. died in Boston, Massachusetts of through brokers. His signature
Mr. D. H. Blake appeared for the to obtain the benefit of the law exist-negligence having gone by the board- apoplexy on July 8, according to a on
agreement Establishes Wo Tai Firm, creditors of the ing there providing for the granting it is hard to conceive any other
of a moratorium. .:)
grounda upon which it could be said delayed blegram received by meri the full authority of the buyer, In Cheung On Firm. Applying for a be said fbat
It appears that if such application that any blame could attach to the" bers of the mission in Karuizawa. her new home the girtis given a receiving order,
new name. She is henceforth a the partners of the Cheung On is granted there is a prospect that driver. Thus, supposing the Mixed Mr. David W. K. Au, Director of drudge until she marries. Marriage Firm, hoping to defeat or delay the Banque Industrielle may be able Court could properly have added to carry on its business and that it such a rider, it seems to have been This would, no arrived at against the weight of the Sincere Co., Ltd., and the third son restores her freedom. She usually the creditors, had departed from be solvent.
evidence. of Mr. A. O. Ben, managing director attends to the mistress or her daugh the Colory, leaving the shop closed doubt, apply to the local branch as of the same firm, left by the aster. dressing hair and applying It was therefore impossible to serve
As to whether the Mixed Court Szecheen" yesterday for Shanghai cosmetics. But she is also maid-of-personal service on them.
The Chief Justice, sald that the
On these grounds Mr. Dickinson, should add such a rider there can be where his wedding with Miss Lovey, all-work, with unlimited hours. She
who appeared for the Banque, applied only one opinion. The person driving not be slapped second daughter of Mr.Louey PoSang, may
beaten. debtors
appearing and the compradore of Messrs. Strurbers and In extreme cases she is cruelly Official Receiver having no objection, for an adjournment and there being the car was not and could not be would grant the application no objection taken by the petitioners brought within its jurisdiction. Had Dixen, Inc., of Hongkong, will take treated. "Her food is simple, dress be
the Chief Justice agreed to grant the she been called as a witness she would place on the 4th of next masth. mean, life miserable. The worst for a receiving order.
part of her lot is that she is within
application until August 3, when the have been entitled, ia view of her dence, having regard to the possibi the reach of the avarice, hatred, or
matter will come up before tim position, to have refased to give evi again. The following quaint story was last of the master. The latter some-
lity of such proceedings as were mocracy so far in operation is worthy wired to Madras by an Ootacamund times makes her his own concubine,
eventually taken. So that apart of such a definition as that. We correspondent: Two villagers were or that of his son.... If not, her
from any question of jurisdiction at all, the Mixed Court could not have ought to say, rather, of the plain walking in the jungle when a tiger owner is required by law to procure
had the whole story before, it implication of that definition, be knocked one of them over, and, seir her a husband at her marriageable
Therefore, the finding of the Mixed cause if read literally (which it willing blm, began, to carry him away. year, when she is relieved of ser The other map, to save his friend, vitude-and-to use a Chinese expres
LAST NIGHTS SWIMMING FETE. Court, that in its opinion some not be, especially by Democracy) fred at and killed the tiger, but slon sees the fina sky again." that definition conveys neither praise anfcckily mortally wounded the other Before, that stage, however, if ber or blame. It represents, verbally man. The police are now prosecuting master be unfortunate, he may sell analysed, democracy as a megaphone, the survivor for doing a rash and her, either to another household or through which serrons may be negligent act.
to a brothel.
Of course, a preached or blasphemies bawled. It
exceptions to thé ÜHot of generous and kind Yesterday afternoon, Mr. A. E bondage,
is neutral and morally colourless.
Hearing of a petition in connection with Leung Shin Hing was adjourned until next bankruptcy day.
Locas Leonardo da Silva, against whom a debt petition for a receiving order was presented in April 1st, was adjudged a bankrupt and the Official Receiver appointed trustee.
The Court then adjourned,
OBITUARY.
MRS. WM. NICHOLLS.
VICTORIA RECREATION
CLUB.
A SUCCESSFUL EVENT,
blame attached to the driver, was based on an incomplete knowledge of the facts, and against the weight of A swimming fete was held at the evidence so far as it went. Further Victoria Recreation Clab last night, more it was not within the province attracting a good attendance, loclad of that Court to add any such rider. We are not concerned with, the ing Lady Stubbe and Miss Stubbs ac- companied by Capt. A.R. NevillA.D.C. delay in bringing proceedings in the to H.E. the Governor, H.E. the G.O C. British Police Court: that was pro
The China Mail.democracy is the voice of circumst. the defence, the hearing was cop well fed and clothed and housed Jearn with regret the news of the Major General Sir George Kirkpatrick perly open to the criticism levelled
*FEDTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIO SERVICE,
Homozoma, TauIS JAY, JULY 29, 1381.
OF DEMOCRACY.
"Mawan." This is the case from
cance here in China."
was necessary,
It is first one thing, then another, Hall having received instructions for masters are found under whose
nothing long. The voice of protection and provision slaves are Old residents of the Colony will ances which alter cases. It is la- and O. Co., prosecuted two Chinese While admitting that the average death at Bromley, Kent, on July 25, and Lady Kirkpatrick. As usual the against it. The attitude of the police, mentably true, was remarked to men and a woman for the alleged lot of slaves is bad, the belot can of Mrs. Nicholls, wife of Mr. William Committee organised a very interesting however, seems to bave been correct us recently being local man, theft of 20 fathoms of rope worth eat a a spartan raw" loses its signia. Nicholls, formerly of the Hongkong programme, an entertaining feature in the matter. Here was a case of a
and Whampoa Dock Co's staff. A being a life saving competition for Chinese killed as the result of ant that many people prefer to have their $100 from the Company's lighter
The writer concluded that abolition familiar figure for many years in which some ladies entered. The Three accident in which a motor-car driven thinking done for them. The saying
"to
Colony display the the
where she took Leng the Scratch Race provided some by a foreigner was concerned, and seems reasonably true of democracy, which Mr. Leo d'Aloada, who was
active part in the social excitement. It was well won by the Chinese press who are mos which is (in a curiously restricted originally instructed for the deferce, equality before the law of human an
work of the Johnstone with Jack second. The insistent that justice shall be done" withdrew as already reported. The beings; to protect a large number of and charitable way) plastic to ideas, and behaves afternoon was entirely occupied with citizens hitherto almost unprotected community. Mrs. Nicholls left the Ladies Long Plunge proved a surprise when one of their nationality comes Vascount Bryce in his new book towards its mental surroundings very the bearing of evidence for the de in practice; to improve the morality Colony about 18 months ago with Mas Ramsey seemed likely to win to harm--although merely facetions: delines Democracy ng "that great much as a chameleon is said to do fence, after which the female accused of the slave owner; to raise the her husband, on his retirement, to with 39 ft. 10 ins. until Mrs. Clemo, when a Sikh policeman is killed by
altitude through whom speaks the to its chromatic background. The was discharged and the men remand. standard of morals; to check kid establish their home in Kent. To whose previous attempts had been Chinese would hardly have missed Voice of the Almighty Power that curious restriction is that democracy ed until tomorrow.
Mr. Nicholls, and to the members of short, came up with 43 ft. 10 ins. the opportunity of raising an outcry. napping." makes for righteousness.” That is less amenable to good counsel than
the family, Mrs. Bunje (at present at Hall had an eary victory in the Fancy had the authorities not done what. (home) and Mrs. A. Crapnell, much Diving Competition. He had much they did. The police put forward
sad bereavement.
ANONYMOUS HUMORISTS.
SILVER WEDDING.
ill be extended in their larger variety than the other compet their case with complete honesty tors and the majority were gracefully of purpose. They presented the executed. The rich on the back facts with absolute fairness to the de- produced some excilent swimming. fendant and justice was done in that The Prizes were distributed by Mrs. she was completely vindicated. Up- Witchell, wife of the Hon. Secretary, fortunate as the case undoubtedly is, The results follow-
it is yet another indication that the Boys' Four Lengths Handicap-1, foreign authorities of the Internationi al Settlement are as careful of the in- A May; 2 B. Ogilvie
Ladies' Long Plange-1. Mraterests of the Chiness within their Clemo 143ft 10in); 2, Mise Ramsey borders as are the Chinese them-
Two Lengths Back Race (Open)‚----
Looks like a variant of "the voice of to bad, is easily led into unrighteous- A married woman living on the the people is the voice of God," in ness, but with difficulty into righteous second floor of No. 6, Arthur SFOOLING THE ADVERTISER. which case it means no more than do nesa. That *common experience has reported to the police that about few other conceited aphorismus makes the so-called definition a sug-7 a.m. yesterday, her flat was enter manating from the anthropomorphic gestio falsi. The venerable authored by three men one armed with a mchool of thought. For Democracy himself recognizes that no great revolver and the others with daggers, tje assuredly also a multitude through people in the world is equally pervaded under the pretext of delivering • One who advertised that, as an Eng arhom speaks the voice of the power by the wish to see peace maintained letter. Once of the floor, they lish bachelor, he wanted board re poweza of unrighteousness. The throughout the earth. The fact threatened the inmates, five women, sidence in a refined home not a
Mr. and Mr. Daniel dos Santos, amaltitude worshipe, but the multitude appears to be that democracy is and drove them into the kitchen where regular Boarding Homegot only very popular members of the so crucifies. The porcine multitude still instinctive. Human gregarious her locked them in. Then while one two replis, and one of them was a Portuguese community, cele hich produces the Learned Fig also ness, in the beginning, may have been of the intruders, stood guard out- hoax. Purporting to address the Brated the Silver Jubilee of their (391c, 10in) oduces the herd of Cladatene swine, an instinctive movement. Human raraacked the cubicles and writer (whose spelling is bad and sidence. Blue Buildings, Wanchal 1. A Noronha: 2, G. Jack.
side the kitchen door, the other letter from "Val Dor, Taino," the wedding on Tuesday, Their re that rushes down a steep place, society, now, calls-for reason, and
clothing, jewellery and writing unformed) claims to be an gaily decorated with fags and Fancy Diving Competition.-1, G. Democracy as a basis of government its few reasoners act sa shepherds money to the value of $111.70. Irish lady with one banditate on bunting was the scene of reach Ball: 2, G. Jack-
be the best possible basis-this toward sheep. Its reasoners being. The robbers. went very leisurely and eight girls-all
Me Joliscation when a dinner and dance 'Ladier' Three"` Lengths Händicap. sdicle is in no wise intended to deny naturally, of more than one kind, as about their work, end spent and she has a room for $201 were given in commemoration of the1, Mrs. D. Witchell; 2, Miss R.
but it is idle to give it such a right reasoners and wrong reasoners, about half an hour in the house. The rest of the letter Hyunfortunately, anniversary. Over 150 personis sat randiloquent and undeserved de- the kind that happens to appear They spoke in the Punti dialect, and too improper for reproduction.
c. Democracy has failed to most to instinct (ad captandum the complainant thinks she would be
stole
to the police. After the robbers bad.
down to a very enjoyable repast. The celebration was on a lavish scale and a very happy evening, was spent
ize any appreciable percentage valgus) is the most persuasive. able to identify at least one of the the hopes that attended ite begin. Moreover, we have to remember men whose description she has given A robin which built its nest in Before that they had a special sa a practical, political ideal. that although government calls for eft for some time. the women old, copper pot hanging on the wall cathedral They received many pre thanksgiving...mas 21 the Cathalle nght be easy to show that every reason, it probably did not begin a succeeded in attracting attention by of a black-smith's forge at Bend, neatents Mr. Santos ha overweer in box form of govemment is very reasoning class, so much as a phy- their cries, and were released by Guildford, "Buzzey, Itali ched six the waterworks department of our
wome, but not that any de Really dominating class.te des- nachbest
young birds,
Young, dala
selves.
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