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No. 18571. 三拜機
二廿三年二十二百九千一英
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MUI TAI MUST GO
CHURCHILL'S DECREE.
SCHEME FOR ABOLITION. -
ONE YEAR'S GRACE GRANTED.
LONDON, March 21.-
In the House of Commons, replying to a question, Mr. Winston Churchill, Secretary of State for Colonies, announced that the Governor of Hongkong has reported that his Government in consultation with the society for the protection and abolition of mui ts3i would draw up a scheme for abolition of the system (Cheers.) This would take time. Meanwhile he (Mr. Churchill had | directed the issue of a proclamation stating that the status of mui tai as existing in China would t be recognised in Hongkong in future, particularly no compulsion on girls over twelve to leave their hot would be allowed. The Governor had pointed out that this would involve the risk of girl baing exosed toe wiles of unscrupulous employers. He (Mr. Churchill kas consequently directed that mui tsais should be warn- ed. until protection could be afforded them that they should not leave their homes except in the case of ill treatment. He added that though obviously an old established custom must-not be altered at a moment's notice the Governor and he were determined to tir- minate the system at the earliest possible moment. He had intimated to the Governor that he expected the charge to be carried out within a year. (Chrers.)
ULSTER BORDER TENSION.
RAIDS PURELY LOCAL.
BELFAST'S CONDITION LAMENTABLE.
LONDON, March 21
In the House of Commons at question time, Mr. Winston Churchill admitted that there was serious ten- sion on the list frontier. Apparently the raids on Northern police barracks were organised by local mem- bers of the L.RA, as no Free State forces were particip ating. He had telegraphed the Provisional Government that there was no danger of raids into its territory "and. bad instructed Genera! Maérea ly to assist the Norbera Government for defensive purposes. M. Churchill said that the northerz Government had overwhelming forces at its disposal.
Replying to Mr. T. P. O'Conner, Mr. Charchill raid
There
that the condition of Belfast was lamentable. had been more Catholic casualties thar. Protestant but be was convinced that the Northern ministes were determined to restore order.
TREATY BILL SAFE..
THE DOLLAR.
To-day's closing rate 2/59/16.
To-day's opening into 575 19/16
PARIS SHOOTING STÆRR
CHINESE MINISTER ATTACKED.
ASSAILANT'S NAIVE EXPLANATIONE
PARIS, March 21.
A Chinese student named Lee Ho Ling find four revolver shots last night at a motor car in which Mr. Tschen Gloch, the Chinese Minister was travelling, wound- ing Mr. Tan Gou, an engineer accompanying the Minister, in the bead.
The assailant immediately surrendered. He state that he fired at the Minister because he showed little regard for Chinese residents in Paris.”
DINNER PARTY GUESTS.
LATER.
The wife of the Chinese Min'ster was also in the motor can returning from a dinner party at the house of shots were fired. The Minister stopped the car sed Chinese friends. They had hardly started when the ordered the chanfear to taks it back. Then with the. Chinese Coural-General who had also been at dinner party he had the woanded man taken to hospital before going home in another car. Me Than Gon was taken, home a ter the bulle: had been extracted.
ASSAILANT'S BOLSHEVIK LEANINGS.
PARIS, March 22, Photographs of Lenin and Trotsky have been dis- covered in Lee Ho Ling's belongings, also other indica- tions of Bolshevik leanings Le Ho Ling was secretary to Ma lemoiselle Tchang, who was entertaining the minister on the occasion of her birthday. Lee Ho Ling interrogated by the police denounced the Minister whom he declared was responsible for the expulsion of 150 destitute Chiese students at Lyocs.
Mr. Tsai Gon is Chinese delegate to the interna final transport conference in Rome.. His condition is not rations,
GENOA DATE STINDS..
BRITAIN'S DELEGATES.
COMMONS CONFIDENCE WANTED.
LONDON, March 21, In the House of Commons at question time, Mr. Austen Chamberlain anounced that the Genos confer ence was being held on April 10 as arranged. Mr. Lloyd George, Lord Curzon and Sir Robert Horne will repte sent Britain. He added that Mr. Lloyd George wil immediately take the opinion of the House on the Go- return to the House of Commons on April 3 and would
ernment's policy at Gear. The government's motion on the subject would clearly raise the question of con- fidence for it was imposible to ask Mr. Lloyd George to go to Genos if there was any doubt about his authority. RUSSIA'S DERTS.
LONDON, March 21. Fears that the Irish treaty bill would be wrecked by amendments in the committee stage of the House of Lords were removed by a statement from Lord The Pall Mall Gale reports that allied experts:
· LONDON, March. 21. Lansdowne early in the debate. He said that if it were a deliberating the Genoa programme in London yesterday choice between amendments and the bill he urged the considered the British proposal that existing Russian abandonment of the amendments when the bill was re-detta should be paid by a new series of bonds issued turned from the House of Commons. Lord Salisbury by the Soviet Government not bearing interest for the opening the debate, said he and otters who had put dowa rzt five years. It is stated that there is every reason amendments did not desire to wreck the bill but wished to believe that this plan would meet with acceptance it to pass in a reasonable form.
from Barais,
Loid Peel, ou behalf of the Government, announced very definitely that the Government would not accept the amendments.
Lord Lansdowne who followed, said that the Lords would have done its daty by recording the objections.
DRASTIC POWERS.
LONDON, March 21.
INDIA'S COTTON DUTIES.
LANCASHIRE FURTHER UPSET.
DELHI March 21,
With the object of rappressing the prevalent law-
The Assembly rejected the proposed increses in the lesantas in Ulster, the House of Commons passed, the cotton excise duty by 55 to 38 votes; thus rendering second reading of a bill conferring upon the local civil til more unpalatable to Lancashire the rise in impue authorities drastic powers, including flogging for pos duties from eleven to fifteen per cent. session of bomby and firearms or for robbery with violence.
Some members complained that the bill was not sufficiently drastic and urged liability to capital punish- ment for possession of bombs.
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