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SOCIAL INSURANCE
IN PERSIA
THE ROAD FUND'S BIRTH,
The International Labour Office of the League of Nations an. nounces an interesting piece of information from Persia. ~
THE MANCHURIAN COMMISSION.
Elaborate Welcome in Nanking.
SCHOOL CHILDREN PRESENT.
(Reuter's Pacific Service.)
Nanking, To-day.
A Provident Fund has been established by the Pèrsian Minis- ter of Communications for workers employed on the construction
The persons covered by insurance include not only tional Government, returned to-day Mr. Lin-sen, Chairman of the Na- of reads. navvies, but masons, carpenters, blacksmiths, miners, etc.; employ-from Loyang in order to meet Lord ed on road construction,
are
Lytton and the League Commission. Three hundred and nine civic or- an elaborate programme of welcome ganisations here are taking part in to the Manchurian Commission.
meet them.
Special sub-committees have been
The resources of the Fund, enough but it marks a beginning derived exclusively from of what may prove to be much contributions by the insured greater things. Hitherto there When the Commission lands at workers, amounting to about has been no social, insurance in the Hsiakwan wharves a crowd of 2 per cent, of their pay.
Persia of any kind whatever and more than 7,000 boys and girls The benefits include assistance her social legislation as a whole from the elementary schools will to insured persons suffering is practically non-existent. from sickness or injury caused Everyone interested in inter- by the performance of their national working conditions will formed to attend to the Commis duties. This assistance includes remember the scandal which be sion's entertainment and comfort. a medical treatment and the pro- came known some 10 years ago vision of medicines, food and regarding the conditions of em other necessary factors in the ployment of children carpet weavers in Kerman. The Inter- Benefit also includes payment national Labour Organisation at of daily allowances in the event that time sent out a special of sickness or injury resulting Mission to Persia which resulted
cure.
from work these allowances in the adoption of new regula amount to half the wage, and tions. In the absence, however, are payable for a maximum of of a proper factory inspectorate, two years.
it is doubtful whether even these A lump sum is paid to insured regulations are being properly persons who are permanently enforced. It must, however, be disabled.
remembered that the case of
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Approval by Executive Yuan.
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(Renter's Pacific, Service.)
Nanking, To-day. In the event of total incapa- Persia is not an exception.
The general principles of the city the amount of the compen- Up to a few years ago every proposed Inland postal increase sation is equal to the amount Eastern country was in the same have been approved by the Exeru- of the contributions paid by the position. One after another is tive Yuan.
to
victim in the last two years up now undertaking a programme It is learned that the Ministry to a maximum of 2,000 tomans of reform. India and Japan have of Communications intends to in- (£300). In the event of partial a quite modern factory legisla-crease the ordinary inland rate of incapacity the amount of the tion.
postage from four to five or six compensation paid varies from China recently organised, with cents: Router. 21⁄2 per cent. of the total contri- the help of the Labour Office,, an butions paid in the previous two even more detailed system. The years to 50 per cent., according Egyptlad Government has re- ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
the degree of invalidity. cently set up a Labour Depart Finally, in case of death resulting ment and it was only last week) The number vaccinated; free of from work, a lump sum is paid that the Deputy Director of the charge, by members of the Ambul- either to the legal heirs or to the Labour Office sailed for Egypt to ance Brigade up to and including dependants of the deceased advise on how the new pro- Thursday, March 17 was:— worker, the amount of this com-gramme of social reform, could Chinese Y.M.C.A...'(HK) pensation being equal to the be put into force.
Division! total contributions paid by the It may well be that the Road King's College (Old) Division, 1,657 deceased in the two years pre- Fund in Persia, crude though it!King's ceding his death.
is, marks the beginning of ya
Division This system seems crude change in yet another country.
Railway Division Indian Division Kowloon Division Mongkok Division Shaukiwan Division Chinese Y.M.C.A. (Kowloon)
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least 25 of them will start.
The Fanling Hunt and Race Club have only one more meeting to go as racing will conclude with the Spring Meeting which is down for decision on April 17.
A very big crowd is expected to-morrow as steeplechase fana are expecting a bumper meeting with plenty of fast and enter taining sport.
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[By."Wombat.”] The feature. of to-morrow afternoon's racing will be the local Grand National and Pierce Conveyances will meet the Grove. Memorial Cup over a train at Fanling station to con- distance of 21 miles. The win-vey visitors to the course for a ner may hold the Cup with Re- nominal sum and as the return plica presented for a period of train does not leave until 5.58 one year. Some good class ponies p.m. racegoers have plenty of have been entered and a good time to catch the train after the finish should be seen between last race. -
Christmas Frolic, Royal Flush, Don't forget a special train Marquis Hall and Vasylock, leaves the Kowloon Railway Sta-
A good field will probably action at 1.05 pm. for Fanling. cept for the last race on the pro- gramme which is almost as im- portant as the feature event.
The Governor has presented a Cup which will only be eligible to bona fide "Hunters" and is for ponies which have not won an official hurdle or steeplechase this Over 81 entries have been received and I am sure at
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