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HORSE HAWKINS.”.
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tures which take him to New York, where he wins fame and a bride 10 Horse Hawkins is a Univer al picture.
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BYFLEET MURDER. VAQUIER CONVICTED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
GIRLS AND ADVENTURE.
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round every visitor to China. would have spoken of the construc- tive work which is being done had he come into contact with it. Showing at the Star Theatre for
True, na the Daily Telegraph" the last time this evening is Curl
editorial says, the authority of London, Juae 29. The Rev. Laomelie's great Western romance,
SCENE IN DOCK. SEA CARRIAGE LOSSES,
Poking in sono respects does not H. R. L. Sheppard, of St Martin- "40, Horse Hawkins, featuring
extend over all China. But it is in the Fields, in the current num- - reckless Toot Gibson. 10 Horse
Guildford, July 5.-After 40 London, June 30,-At the con-
also true that not even the most bar of the St. Martin's Review," In the "Daily Telegraph" of Hawkins, shows the popular out absence of close upon two hours ference of club, social, and welfare The following telegram received independent of the provincial makes a plea for a drastic reform June 30, the following appears door hems is a role that tends the jury, which for the past four workers imaged by the National from Peking has been sent to the leaders--not even Sun Yat Yat-sen of the Occasional Offices of the from the pea of Archibald through comedy and pathon into!
China Prayer Book. te is the nut of all days has been concerned with the Organisation of Girls' Clubs, which newspapers by the Chinese Legahas any desire to see Hurd;-
Nor does he have the trink of the Frenchman, Jean Pierre opened at Hoddesdon on Saturday, tion in London: Tandon's articles broken up
As they now stand in the Prayer If proof were needed that the work in a wayback lownship when Vaquier, on the charge of warder the Hon. Floor Planer proaided and Daily Telegraph" editorial ambition to ses himself up in any Book, they are, he says, "well-nigh conducted under many fags, is promptly falls in love with the ing Alfred George Poynter Joles, over an attendance of 130 delegnies, cabled over by you paint sweeping such independence as is possessed intolerable. There need be no shipping industry, though it is touring company arrives.
of the Blue Author of Yaquier bowed, as Hotel, Byfest, brought in a verdic Scotland. of guilty. though to the inevitable, and listened patiently while, through the interpreter, he was asked if he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon him:
From an inner pocket ho pro duced a sheet of blue paper, which ly opened and smoothed out on the age in front of him, but before could utter a syilable the judge
extremely superficial. Tell him I can only listen to
China cannot profit by the advice intervened. any reason in law why I should not pronounce sentence upon him," at the age of said the chairman, of an ignorant writer; although was Mr. Justice Avery's direction they had to realise that there was there are writers abroad who paint
ananense amount of work to be ter it less spectacular picture at all that has been accomplish It has been admitted that the to the interpreter.
tion but painted aright. And it is Vactier glanced up with a look done to make young women really picture showing China in evolu-
ht to nerrpt responsibility. as a result of the new Americanshipowners, in conceding higher
The important question of educa by these writers that China may law, and British shipping will pay to the seamen, are offering of surprise, and then, having foldad, certainly also be seriously affected. hostages 10 fortune," at a time up the statement which it had beention was discussed at some length. proat and by whose writings she The Peking Leader in an That is merely an example of the when, as the Chamber of Shipping is evident intention to read, spoke and the value of books in educating should be ganged. widespread influences flowing records, there are afoat under all quietly to the interpreter. I can
of the conference.for some time. Anbions nature is practically all that from a single piece of legislatlon flags 15,500,000 tons more than inly say that I an innocent," was young girls claimed the attention editorial says that information of a Some diversion was caused by foreign visitor to China gets. dictated by national policy. Other 1914 and far fewer cargoes to be what he said then, after a panse, examples, with less excuse, could carried. A great many of those he raised his voice, and, with Ms. Arnold (Inver, one
of the Tt is what he rends in foreign which contrasted
founders of the movement, whe language newspapers, picks up in be quoted to demonstrate how the vssels will probably never be seen vehemence
by the world-wide depression which now prevails. It is not only that the world is producing leas than it did, and that therefore there are fewer cargoes to carry. but various nations, by legislation and administrative action arc Interfering with the freedom of sheltered" and "unsheltered" their ports and thus restricting the
trades, But it is in the freedom of the seas. The reaction
trades. exposed
fierce foreign rivalry that the greatest international industry is illustrat- skill has to be displayed by the ed by the limitation of immigrants decided upon by the United States, workers, and it is those industriestad The prosperity of the Northwhich create the wealth on which Atlantic trade depends in the last the whole nation lives. analysis upon the emigrant. The German shipping lines have can celled upwards of a dozen sailings
of a purely domestic event on this
to
HOSTAGES TO FORTUNE,
grave,
the
I can see
santment in Chinese Press. Pek Chinose remains Chinese. He may Mrs. Corby Ashby, president of ing Daily News" in an editorial, be willing to take orders from the National Women's Suffrage entitled "Ignorant Bombast," says Teking on affairs which concern Alliance, gave an address on sit Landon fell victim to purveyors of his own Province, but he stands zonship. Personally, she said, half-tenths in Treaty Ports on his solidly behind Peking when it she agred with the granting of the recent visit to China, ridicules his comes to international affairs of any issus involving the vote to women at the age of 21, statement that President Tsao Kun important partially for the reason that they was anti-foreign as contary to rights and interests of China as might overlook any responsibility facts, describes Landon as a re- against any Foreign Power. which they might be called on to netionary when advocating a dicta-Peking Government is recognised fave what they reached the age of for for China, and concludes that as the proper spokesman. The 30 by being engrossed in other Landon's knowledge of China was article concludes with
„8] forms of work,
If women were to have the vote
The
proper
perspective of what is going on in the country. Instead of being un duly distressed by the superficial disorganisation, the writer marvels
London papers have published ment in so short a time. this without comment.
about them.
"It is a grave symptom of in- humanity in Church affairs that for over 300 years the clergy have con sonted to use the Baptism, Marriage and Funeral Services which are prescribed in 'the present Book of Common Prayer. They simply do not represent the Ghristian simply faith. They are altogether unlovely. "Unseemly behaviour so con- They are often untrue to fact, spicuous at weddings is largely due to the unreality of the Marriage Service. Except that a church is a fitter setting for the latest fashions, there is little as things now are to recommend it for a marriage Almost from start to
ceremony.
fish the Prayer Book Service is unlovely. It is not merely that the vows are unequal, but the whole thing is peculiarly lacking in taste. Their Second Summer the
"The service suggests a much. HardestTM
'lower ideal of the relation of the Teething and bet, weather make their sexes than is held by most right- second summer s trying tins for little thinking people to-day, and it is bowels and infantile cholers may be married life the patriarchs who one Summer disorder of stomach and ludicrous to give as examples of
There is, further, a very low COM- Apparently Landon was Remedy. Easy to tako in a little sweet-
many unconscious end water. Always rolloves. For ale ception of women, and mother
hood." of conditions which But everywhere.
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present depression in the sea at sea again, because only ships strangely with his previous utter spoke of having read a book about lobbies of foreign hotele, hears in quickly controlled and auffarios relievedlived in a primitive state of society.. carrying trade is being, made of the highest efficiency can live are, declared, "I swear on my fan eagle by Ethel M, Dell."" foreign clubs and at foreign dinner by Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoes worse than it otherwise would with freights at their present level, father's and mother's
cited," she said. "I think girls one of tho of innocent be by attempts to ignore the and then only if their owners have which is still fresh, that I could not go to sleep; I was so exotic
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ought to be thrilled. I think it is victim physical unity of the seas on built up in past years reserves
The crime f "which I have been very nice to see girls in the Tubes which ships pass to and fro and for tiding over bad times. the interdependence of the ocean capitalistic system, with its long used."
their books even when they puss trade of all nations, if producers, views, is proving the salvation nut With a fixed stare he stool and trans who never look up from I think that is 50 merchants, and consumers are to only of British shipping, but of the motionless as the judge assumed the obtain the most efficient and cheap men associated directly with sea the black rap and listened to the much better than gossiping, or transport. Mr. Charles Tennyson, transport. If only to-day had no words which followed Jean making eyes, or that sort of thing.. the deputy director of the Federa. resources except the low freights Pierre Vaquier, you have been con- I went through a lot of awful trash
the jury of the most tion of British Industries, has which are being earned, ships victed. by
up not by the series evime known to the low of myself, and I really did thoroughly enjoy it. I think the girl has got recently dealt with this subject in would be laid an illuminating address, indicating hundred, but, by the thousand, any civilised country. that it is not only the shipping and this Labour-Socialist Govern- reason whatever to doubt the go through this before she finds read the very lighteest form of sen- industry that suffers from acts of ment would have to make heavy righteousness of that verdict. Yenerself. We want to let the girls flag discrimination, hut practically intoads, on the Exchequer in order fave been tried accusing to the Rational literature. I do not mean 10 provide subsidies for vessels tow and procedure of this country the murder stories or the stories of every industry.
carry our food and raw materials. which are more favoinnble to the working giris marrying dukes, al And yet there was a time, not so interests of the accused than the though I often think I should read very long since, when there was aws of other countries, and you then it I were a working girl. It talk of nationalising shipping. We have had a very fortunately hat, frther, the advantage of is so thrilling, and the päris of escape, as is illustrated by the being defended by one of the most adventare in the giri must have th English Bar. Having been so con- isfortunes which have overtaken able and experienced counsel at the the State fleets-of-other-countries
the sentence which is which invaded this sphere of viled, it is my duty to pronounce activity, where expert know upon you ledge, individual initiative, and prescribed by law for this wicked arend detestable crime." Sentence economical management
of death was then passed. essential to success.
The merest inclination of the
-NO SIGN OF PROFITS,
If British shipowners were not confirmed optimists they might well abandon hope for the future on reading the annual report of the Chamber of Shipping, which has just been issued. This document, which contains a full review of the situation, and is accompanied by a mass statistical information, is sad read- į
the for everyone, since Ing
trade as
a
whole has
been
an
A survey of British shipping re»
onlief.**
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Many other matters affecting the cluding what one speaker culled welfare of girls were discussed in the insidiousness of gambling mongst girls.
PEOPLE WHO DEPRESS. The Bishop of St Albans
Social
There are
fortunes "of all of us are linked up veals some ground for confidencehend indicated that the full purport | with the prosperity of the shipping In the future. As the Chamber of the condemnation was under speaking on Religion in of our island country. Recalling records in its report," British ship- stood by the accused mun. For Work," when the conference re- the course of events down to lastning is still the most efficient moment he stood pale and tremmed yesterday, devoted himself,
Bgentle trp on the spring, it is stated that, although instrument of transport, whether bling, but
inly to the value of personality. There are Rome people who passenger ships have fared some-judged by the volume or quality shoulder by the warder who "was what better than general cargo of its tonnage." We possess, it standing by his side bonight have the mist distressing effect carriers, international ocean-borne is true, little more tonnage than to in the full realisation of his upon you;" he said. "It is not transported not only without profit ten years ago, and that is less position. Gesticulating wildly, and really what they say or what they is not always the to the shipowner, but at a heavy work for ships to do. There is speaking solubly in French, he look like, it
impression that an undue broke out in a tide of profes.lothes they were, it is their faces. loss." That matters have not proportion of the vessels under You have gives an iniquitas You feel it. They come into a improved since those words were the Red Ensign are old and there verdiet." he shouted to the jom where the stigosphere is written is suggested by a récent statement by Mr. F. C. Allen, the fore inefficient. That is not the fact. Buff the rest of the sentence was best cheery, and all of a sudden the
whole thing drops. chairman of the National Maritime About half the vessels of the Bri- in the confusion which followed.
Tell him I can listen to nothing some people who seem to dry up tish merchantile marine are less Board. He declared that "there than ten years old, it is noteworthy more, mid the judge. "Tet hin every spring you ever had of in- have been, as always happens, that of the 29,246 steam and motor be removed.**
terest of life, and make you like a fluctuations in freight rates, but vessels in the world when Lloyd's The warders closed in upon him map of dough, I have often felt temporary abatement of losses in Register prepared its last return but Vaquier, waxing them aside, like a lany of dough because of the certain trades; of profits in the 2,801, or 9.6 per cent, were again broke out in a torrent of incompany I have kept. (Laughter.) capable of maintaining a speed at vertive. He was seized round the often think some of our Church sea of twelve knots or over; and body, and half-pushed and half- say, of surplus of earnings after of these-and this is a consolatory carried towards the steps feuding gatherings are like that; but it is providing for depreciation and fact-53-7 per cent were under the from the dock to the cells below not always so, thank goodness,"
There were perfectly fattions interest on capital-there is as yet British hag According to the weking, in the meantime, to heat dots, who were also very pious, no sign."
figures given by the Chamber of off those who held him. Obviously Yet the shipowners have just Shipping, we have not so far held his only desire was to argue his and he was sure our Lord met a} conceded to the officers and men,
our own in the building of motor case new, and as he disappeared good try of them. When you with the excention of ordinary ships, which are the ships of the from view. his words, in broken are worried," he continued, "don't seamen, of worry, don't look worried, less there is an unexpected im- provement in the carrying trade, steamers only sustain losses. as they sat in the specially built or the whole thing becomes dither- That the proportion of the gallery above the dock. The witing, and you have worried yourself What is the must result in more ships being British fleet of vessels with hesses are all ars
they into a cocked hat. laid up and further seamen being the NEW. type of engine should have been in prisoning opposite to worry? Why, peace.
these have resulted merely in
true economic sense that is to
condemned to idleness. There is as low when these statistics before I was.
I will de- is, therefore, peace you want to no mystery about this concession were prepared is shown by the fend myself again. These were think about..
Miss Irene Cos. general secre- of an uneconomic wage to the men following percentages of motor amongst the snatches of protesia- on board ship. It is the sequel to ships possessed by various coun- tion which came from below the tary of the Young Women's Chris- the disastrous settlement of the res, calculated by number and stairs. There followed the closing tian Association, dealing with the dock trouble three months ago. Seamen urged that if the dockers gross tonnage:
were
Per Cent.
entitled to inore pay so were they, and the initial mistake
By Number. By Tonnage. having beed committed, the
21.4...... ....26.1 further claim of the men who British......
American 89...... .109 Scandinavian...Jl.4.....
.357 Other flags.....38 3. .227.3
face discomforts and dangers to which the dockers are strangers could be resisted only probably st
Harne subject, referred to the many difficulties which had to be on- countered in getting girls to study religion.
of a door-and then quiet.
Earlier in the day "Vaquier had remained a passive listener to the closing speeches of counsel and the
One delegate asked how it was Scarcely judge's summing-up. word could he have understood, yet possible to get shop girls to tell the never for a moment did his gaze truth about the things they had to wander from the faces of the At-sall, when they knew that by tell- torney-General, Sir Henry Curtis- ing the truth they would probably
the risk of a strike. This higher The efficiency of the manage-Rennett, y Mr. Justice Avory, as lose their employment, wage represents a further handicap ments ashore; secondly, theach, in the order named." ad- Miss Cox replied that the best on the British shipping industry in physical condition of the fleets: aressed themselves to the jury. Tway to combat this was to educate Its unprotected competition with thirdly, the skill and resource of was a thugh he was endeavour people so that their commonsense the fleets under other flags, with, the officers and men; and fourthly, ing to follow a innginge he call was against this sort of thing. generally speaking, much lower the absence of any surplus of ships est grasp by the inflection of the One of the London delegates wages and running costs. It has above normal requirements are voice or the movements of the apoke of a novel idea put into been said, for instance, that all hopeful factors. The "most legs in emphasising particular operation at her club to stimulate. German ships are being operated hopeful sign is possibly the orders points.
study in religion. They started 10 day at about '50 per cent. less which have recently been given
Mr. Bruce Millar had previously with rig-tiuie music, she said, and cost than British ships. But for motor ships, indicating that given un plastic dental to the then advanced to the singing of nevertheless even the German the evolution from coal to all, with prisoner's statement that it was at songs Annie Laurio." shipping companies, It is reported, all its economic advantages in his instigation that the poison was At first, nothing appealed to the will pay no dividends this year. saving of costs, is now making hought, for the purpose of killing a girls from the religious point of The embarrassment of the shipmore rapid progress,
The high dog. ping Industry directs attention est interest of all concerned with more to the inequality of sea transport is to make the in- wages now prevailing in the dustry attractive us a field of invest
once
Will Wellare Mother's Fears
view, but they had now got to the point of singing hymns and read- ing partions of Scripture and prayers,
ment. "You know as well as I As the abolition of the means do," Mr. F. C.. Allen recently limit in connection with old-age observed in addressing the Nation-persions would cost £17,000,000 or
The Ministry of Labour is being al Maritime Board, "that it is vitel more, and the money is not avail-j A papio of for sizes mother who to your interest equally with ours able, Mr. Snowden's scheme to asked by the Workers' Union to sudden svoro crampa ngo ising intestinal pains and wankening diarrhoes that capital should be attracted to improve the position of the pen intervene with a view to an agree pratrate ame one of the family. Kop the industry. If capital fomake us, sioners will not come un to what ment being come to for a 48-hours Chambe lain's Colio and Disrrboos then we are lost. No industry the Labour-Socialist members week and the payment of a wage Remedy in the home and schem can flourish which is uneconomie: desire. The schonin, will be dis of £210s for men and 35s. for ergencies Lord caure neither for ror and by some means shipping in cursed at a prive meeting of the women employed in the cloak It esses pain almost instantly this country has to be restored to a party before the details are an rooms at the British Empire Ex
-profit-earning basis.
nounced in the House of Commons,hibition..
warm
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