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BRIBERY IN INDIA
Evidence Before the Whitley Commission
LABOUR PROBLEM
Have You Heard?-
A man rushed up to a crowd in a bar, and demanded excitedly to know who hit his father.
Rough Customer; I hit bim! Young Man: Was it in fun or in
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1930.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
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in India mus! Washington, Yesterday. Three months' stay Daylong blustering rain drench- have forced the Whitley Commission to ed the thousands who lined Benn-the unpleasant conviction that there no escape from the evils sylvania Avenue and
silently was littla
of bribery in sonte form or other in the watched the slow march of Mr.
Conse earnest? country's industrial system. Tuft's funeral cortege to All Souls quently it was with expressions of re
Rough Customer: It was in earn- Unitarian Church, of which Mr. lief, not uumixed with scepticism, tha!
est. Taft was a member, where a very they learned at their Inquiry in Cal
Young Man: That's all right, simple service was held.
uutta. That one big firm of contractors Mr. and Mrs. Hoover and mem- of labour, at least, had been able to then. I wouldn't like to sea anyone Bank of Asia ......$ (38) abolish the practice among its em-make fun of my father. ployees.
and his doubt was shared by Sir Victor Mr. Whitley was frankly sceptical Sassoon.
bers of the Taft family, and off. cial Government representatives, who awaited the arrival of the cortege at the Church, joined the procession to Arlington Cemetery, "Can you tell us why yours is appar. where a
brlof military service ently the only concern in India that has Three been able to stop extortion of the men's read at the grave. was volleys of musketry followed, and wages by sirdars?" he asked. bugles playing "Taps". closed the
зееле.
Mr. Taft is privileged to lie among the nation's great soldiers, by virtue of his service as War Secretary, and during his term of Presidency as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy.-Reuter's American Service.
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Insurances.
A traveller on an Atlantic liner Canton Ins.............$ 765 was interested in another passenger | Union Ina, ..... who was obviously a farmer.
$1307
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"Vory rough this morning," said the first passenger.
China Underwrites..S
China Fire Ins....... 40 "Yes," replied the farmer; "butt, K. Fire tar......5 898
"Largely because of the personal touch which we insist on in our deal it would not be nearly so bad if only ings with employees," Mr. Mitchell, the captain would keep in the one of the partners in Bird and Com-furrows," pany, told him. Sir George Godfrey and Mr. Benthall, co-partners, endorsed Mr. Mitchell's statement.
"You are satisfied that not a single pie is deducted by sirdars out of the pay of your workmen?" Sir Victor persisted. "I'm," was the reply.
Shipping.
Douglasen........
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Passenger (to officer of sinking. K. Steamboats... 26
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Wife (regular render of the son-
Stamping Out Bribery With the will on the part of the em-sational Press): It says: "The ployer and courago on the part of the prisoner, when arrested, struggled workers, bribery could be stamped out, to retain a small blue bottle 'e 'ad Mr. Mitchell told the Commission. lin is waistcoat pocket."
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Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.
WAR IN INDIA
(Continued from Page 1)..
reached Asali at 10.30 in the morn-
Unimaginative Husband: Lummo, of our on this side of India, em a bluebottle? What a queer pat!" ing, and were received by a
ploying roughly 12,000 workers, of hundred villagers with flags,
whom about 10,000 were employed in garlanda and music. Chand! halts Calcutta. About 7,000 were engaged At an agricultural show a man at Asali for the day, and ad-more or less permanently at the dock, who had come across the Pacific and dresses a meeting in the after- and coaling berths. All the labour was
was making himself conspicuous, at noor, when the villagers will pre-recruited through sirdars a system last broke out: "Call these prize sent him with a purse.
which the firm had found more econo- Operators of several film con-mical and efficient than recruitment of cattle? Why, they ain't nothin' to folks raise. My father panies, including
German labour direct. The Birdars engaged what our onе
men from their own villages, knew raised the biggest calf of any man the
every man personally and was thus around our parta.” able to get the best out of their gangs. "No doubt about it," remarked a After the death of three chil-
Being believers in the "personal bystander "and the noisiest !" dren from small-pox at Gandhi's touch" with labour, the firm, through its ashram last week, Gandhi, who is a supervising staff, exercised a real con. strong anti-vaccinationist, was trol over the sirdars, and if any em.
"Yes; we've been to see them urged by his friends to advise the ployee-be he the lowest paid coolie, felt. members of the nahram to be vac from a sirdar, he could take his cast me, I'd rather 'ave saved my money Ewa Cottons... Th. 16
that he was not getting fair treatment talking picture films, but if you ask cinated. Gandhi said he was as
to the head office, and to the partners and gone to the ordinary unspeak- atrong as ever against vaccination, if necessary.
able ones." which to him was like beef eating,
concern, party.
accompanying
but he would not prevent anyone BROKEN "ROMANCE" anxious to be vaccinated from taking the precaution.
"Fight to a Finish"
Bombay, Yesterday, Now that Gandhi's "war of In-
Girl Hears of Husband's' Other Wife
Eve: I ought to know her better than you do. I was bridesmaid at her wedding.
Betty: Not at all! I was witness at her divorce.
dependenco" has started, Con. A romance in which the principala greas organisations are doing their wore # young Italian girl named "Now, then, my brave lads!" cried utmost to speed up recruiting. AAntoinette Lomazzi and a Briton the gallant captain, as he addressed "war counel" of the Bombay Pro-named George Davies, stated to be
his company about to engage the vincial Congress Committee is call-jockey, which began at Geneva in ing for new money, exhorting Bom- November inst, ended ja dramatic mon enemy, "fight like heroes until your last shot is expended. Then run for bay to take the lead in "this fighter in Paris. to a finish."
Davies married Signorina Lomazz! your lives. I'm a bit lame to-day, Volunteers are divid-
at a register ofice in Genova, and the 80 I'll start right off." into three classes, namely couple occupied a luxurious hat in "Ironsides," prepared for im-fashionable quarter of the town. mediate civil resistance, "Reserves," January 21 they left to continue their
McAndrew, grasping for his ready to replace the Ironsides put honeymoon in Paris, The next day, change in the chemist's shop, smash. out of action, and "Irregular Terri- however, as Davies did not return to ed a bottle of iodine, which spilt torials," who will participate in their hotel, his wife went to the near mostly on his trousers. demonstrations.
ed
Or
est police station to make inquietos.
There she was informed that Davies
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China Light ............$19.05 19.20 19.20 H. K. Electrics..... 604 072.4.com He rushed Macao wildly from the shop, although the Sandakan Lights ...........$ 42 Gandhi, writing in his weekly
that no charge HLX. Telephones....$10.00 paper, Young India, says he is not had been arrested for alleged frauds chemist cried out surprised at the Viceroy's reply to ready had a wife living in Loydon.
She was further informed that he al would be made.
China Buses......7. |18) "It isna' that," he bawled back; "I his ultimatum. Lord Irwin re
S'poreTractions(Ord./ On her return to Geneva Signorina am going home to cut ma finger!" presents a nation which does not Lomazil petitioned for the annuïment yield and does not repent easily, of her marriage, and the extradition of but readily latons to physical Davies to Switzerland is now being de force. Dealing with the Viceroy's manded on a charge of bigamy. reference to the probability that was stated that a man giving the he will violate the law and en-name of George Davies had been ar danger public peace, Gandhi says rested by Paris detectives after having, it was alleged, cashed cheques in the the only law the nation knows is
Iname of Michael Beary, the the will of the British administra- jockey. tors, and the only peace the na- lon knows la the peace of a publici
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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
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On London- Bank, wire
The first customs office at a pri
1/5/4
prison. India is one vast prison vato aerodrome in Great Britain / Bank, on demand... 1/5 13/16
was opened at Heston, Middlesex, Bank, 4 months' sight 1/6
house..
"I repudiate this law, and re gard it as my sacred duty to break the mournful monotony of com- pulsory peace that is choking the nation's heart for want of a free vent."
Students Demonstrate
on March 1.
Bank, 30 days' aight
front of the municipal offices, jeer- Ing the decorations, especially the Union Jacks, in connection with a On demand Two thousand schoolboys who banquet to-night at which the were demonstrating, come into col- Governor of Bombay will be the llalon with the police, and several chief guest. boys were injured and sent to hos
pital.
Government Watchful
Bombay, Yesterday. This schoolboys" demonstration The Government of Bombay is On New York-- was one of a number organlaod by keeping in close contact with the
On demand Congress adherents in Bombay and Central Government as regards the
Credits, its suburbs.
present situation, which is regarded as more or less in the light of an all-India matter.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Destur, appeared on the scene and ordered the release of a boy who had been It is understood there are two Wire arrosted, on the deposit of seventy companies of British troops and On demand tupees. Mr. Dentur added that be one Indian regiment at Ahmeda On Calcutta.. had hitherto not ordered any bad.
Wire arrests, but he would be compelled
London, Testerday.
Industrials.
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to do so if the panic continued. The India Office states that the On demand
The demonstrations included a Bombay Grenadiers are, regulars, •On Singapore-- parade of national volunteers and and are being disbanded because On demand a procession through the main they are surplus to establishment, thoroughfares P
On Maafia..... and their replacement by a Sikh Unconscious Humour regiment la a matter of routine. On demand Anamusing incident occurred MAM Tokyo. Yesterday.
On Shanghai...
at the hoisting of the national The afternoon papers report that On demand flag on the Congress house. A Indian Nationalists in Japan, in-80 day's sight (privato Jaís communal band, borrowed for cluding the political refugee Rash; -; paper) ove the occasion, unconsciously struck behar! Bose, who fled to Japan after
On domand
up "God Save the King," An Im- an unsuccessful attempt on the life mediate outburst of hissing and of the former Viceroy Lord Gold Leaf, 100-150 shouting ellenced the band, after Hardinge, celebrated the com which the ceremony was carried out mentement of Gandhi's campaign (per tael)
dea of civil disobedience at a gathering Sovereigns without music.
buying rate) The schoolboys' collision with the in, Kamakura, where they holated poline was due to the arrest of one the Indian nationalist fag, and Silver (pez oz) of their number, whom they follow vowed to keep it flying till victory Bar Silver In Hong
Kon the police station shouting was won
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LABOUR DEFEAT
Not of "Excessive Importance"
London, Yesterday. Excessive importance is not attached to the Government's defeat in the House of Commons yesterday avening--the Arst eirce the Government took office last June-ar it occurred in Committee- on what is not more than an optional'; provision of the Coal Mines BEL
It was known before the division was. caled that the Government did not re- gard it as involving a question of con- Adaace The Premier, Mr. Ramsay HacDonald, skilfully extricated himself' from an awkward position by his reply ic. Mr. Baldwin as the vote of cen- sure on Thursday will be on the point of tariffs and the Government can rely upon fall Liberal supportin
The papara agree that the probable result of-the-Government's defeat on the Coal Bill will be a general election Immediately the Budget is disposed at.
the Government and its supporters kantig tred of the growing ten- dency of the two opposition parties to combiñs against ita legislation.—Benter.