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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1935
EFFECT OF TRADE ON
BIRTH-RATE
Better Figures For Last Year
FIRST DEFINITE RISE FOR 14 YEARS
The effect of industrial condi tions on the nation's birth-rate is to be inferred from official re-t turns issued last month.
For the first time since 1920, the rate for 1934 shows. a defin- ité increase over the previous year. The figure for England and Wales (14.8 per thousand) is up by 0.4.
Return Of Prosperity
The Increase in the returns for 1928 compared with 1927 was 80 small (0.1 per thousand) that it did not rank officially as a "de- finite" increase.. The rise that year was due to the abnormally low total of the preceding year. caused by disturbed industrial conditions. The increase re- corded last year is regarded as
James Cagney has the spotlight in "Here Comes The Navy,^, which is coming to the Albamb ra Theatre in the near future.
CIVILISATION
(Continued From
Page 10)
the first real rise in Britain's ceremony is spared to conduct pro-"Well, that's a bit of all-right, I birth rate for the past 14 years. ceedings to successful issue. For should say, sir," said Constable 1984 murked the return of in-three days important matters of the Jenkins, lighting bis pipe with a dustrial prosperity.
The crude death rate is 0.5 bebe a week..
country are discussed, Or it may spill,
The Chiefs and their | low that for 1933, and only 0.4 headmen sit in serious conclave. But I again fear that this gentle- "A most charitable latter, indeed. 6,500 15th Mar. S'pore., Penang, Columbo, Bombay above that for 1930, which is the The young men sit in outer circles, man speaks in ignorance of my
lowest recorded. The infant learning precept upon precept, but people. 15,000 23rd Mar. | Marseilles & London.
mortality rate is five per thou-uttering no opinion.
A sheep is
"ALIPORE
CARTHAGE
**BHUTAN
CATHAY
**BEHAR
0.100 30th Mar.
16,200 6th Apr. 0,100 13th Apr.
CORFU
+*SOUDAN
RANCHI
NALDERA
*BURDWAN
RANPURA
RAJPUTANA..
15,000 20th Apr.
7,000 2711 Apr.
217,000 14th May |
18th May 10,000
0,090 26th May 17,000 1st June 17.000 15th June
"We are nine hundred miles from
Mareilles, Havre, London, Hamburg sand below that for 1933, and is killed, even an ox. At night much Uganda Howbelt I felt that it was
the lowest recorded, the previous
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Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London lambug, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull Marseilles & London.
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DO
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Antwerp & Hull. Rombay, Marseilles & London.
DO
lowest being that for 1980 (60). merriment."
The War Period
a friend if I only could wait to sea him. In meantime I had letters
The total number of births re- fselt away those pictures of home. from friends of Mr. Hilary and. Re-
Mundasi finds it hard to tear him-|
corded annually in Great Bri-
"To return with the subject...
verend Macdonald. They also wrote tain fell. from 1.003,000 in 1914 arrive in London with letters,
A to other gentlemen as they were too to 761,000 in 1918. There was à
gentleman meets me. He says be busy themselves to tend an ear, as Sharp rise to. 1,094,000 in 1920, will convey letters to proper des Shakespeare saya, at the moment." but since then, with the excep-
tination. I go to lodgings recom-
As the mention of Shakespeare tion of the slight increase in mend by him. I expect reply to my 1928, there has been an almost letters very quickly. On advice of Indicated, Mundani was getting into continual decline to 668,000 in a Zulu gentleman staying in
thehla stride. same house I do much shopping. 1. "So, I wait till after the Election
1933..
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A fall in the birth-rate has oc-buy umbrella, notebooks, pencils, when all should be nice and quiet curred in almost all the princi. etc. Every day I-study my address again. Nobody to hurry. All caim. pal European nations since 1910 for redress of the disabilities auf But instead of going honourably In 1981 only one other country fered by my tribe. I read it aloud with petition into the House of Par- -Australia-had a lower birth many times that the words do not liament, I get short angry letters rate than England and Wales. seem strange to me. Then I wait from the gentlemen saying there la Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con of England and Wales was. 32-pounds ten shillings per week, with following an election, but they could In 1901, when the population one, two, three, four weeks at two great stress of work immediately tantinople, Piraeus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the
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526,075, the number of births batfi sixpence extra. Then one was 929,807. In 1931, when the ter appears. It informs me population had increased to 39,- Mundasi felt in his pockets 947,931, the number of births produced a handsome leather note decreased to 648,811,
AS WE SEE EACH OTHER
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shot answers from recent no véle by women writer:
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Elisabeth Stancy Payne in "Hearth-stones.".
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"It informs me: "Dear Sir.
and
p.m. at an 'office where those In- terested could meet and hear my petition. They urge upon me to be punctual as, time is short. "I am dleappointed.
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I am in receipt of the letters many months, even years." But at of Introduction from the Gover- last 1 go. The alleged rendezvous nor of B and from Mr. Robert was in a dull and dirty street, Hilary. I am sorry to say, how- "At first I sin kept waiting for ever, that this is a most unfor-half an hour by my new watch. A tunate time in which to gain a young lady tellà me there is a corn- hearing for your petition. Had mittee meeting. She say my peti- you arrived a fortnight earlier it tion come next..I wait. 1 pull would have been comparatively myself together. All is not lost 1"1. begin to read. My voice "Then they speak to the telephone. easy to arrange meetings with the say to myself, even if I am not in shakes, it sounds so very quiet, Miss Smith please show Mr. Mun- various members of the group the House of Parliament, yet some cannot see very well. When--when dasi out... Miss Smith! In that will be most useful to you 1 of these gentlemen are headmen have read only two pages, one of grandson of the Chief, to be anid I will, however, do my best to get how do you say it? Members, the gentlemen snatches my petition farewell after important mission by you a hearing 'even if it should Yes, Members, of Parliament. from me and counts the pages a woman! The gentlemen are all have to be after the-election.
"I support myself by thoughts of quickly with angry looks, wetting talking about some new election Have you met Mr. Gordon- my people, I think of Mr. Hilary his fingers. He say he had no idea matters. I feel forgotten. Only Hillsworthy? I think he is like-and the Reverend Macdonald, those there would be such a lot of it. He one little gentleman comes and hold ly to be sympathetic with the good men and true. I think of the says to compress it to save time me tight by the hand. He say, in "She was ... far from stu-
grievances of an important. people Chief, of my father, and the other "My hand shakes. I do not know my own tongue, "They mean no In- versation alertly. How many pid; she was following the con-
headmen. I think of the young men what to do, I forget what compress sult, Murdasi, they know no better, like me. I think they are safe in 15. And just as I am going to ask poor fellows. I'll do the best I can modern girls would sit content-
the bright sun.
Perhaps they are what compress is another gentleman for you over here. I love your coun menfolk with never a lively in edly like that and listen to their]
hunting, or perhaps they are in the swiftly takes my petition away and try wish, I was there again out mission school learning to be carpen Your Bagah terruption to call attention to
says that he will get at the jiss of of this damn chicken-coop "Nicely put, sir, if I may say so," tors. At night the bright fire for it. To save time, he said. What is "It-It was that little gentleman Sun Deck Swimming their presence?"
Isaid Constable Jenkins. "Seema all.
fiss, I say to myself. Then they made me cry. His voice. He lpyo Jane England in "No Ending." kindly meant
"At last the door opens. One of say thank you to that gentleman, my country! He know It "I can't bear managing wo- Ah Cunsbel, so I too think until I the gentlemen say, 'Ready? There's but not to me. They look at their could I see the steps for my weeping who do it for my own' good."
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With all good wishes.
I am, dear Sir,
Cordially your.
Richard Sheldrake."
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1935.
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10,000 21st Mar,
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EXISTENCE"
Love Versus Trade Unionism
ss to forget the name of my tribe, ness before you took a wretched long out very quickly, I do not see them most unpleasant perfume." Forget the Xemandas, whose. Chlef time. You've got a quarter of an again. The gentleman turns my
is paramount in a very large area?" hour if you can be quick pages very quick, crumpling the
To-day Mundasi.is a headman AN Mandasi felt again for the beauti-Quick! We know not the world paper. He says very quick words. I his father, now Chief, and been be ful pocketbook and produced an- What is this quick? Is the sun cannot understand. He make my fore him. To-day Mundsel finds other letter.play
quick which keeps the time for us? petition to sound of no matter....sartorial self-expression in the clay To proceed. I then wait an-Does the moon hasten through the of no importance.
dyed blanket and the leopard's skin. other fortnight before I am dell-sky? Assuredly not. All goes with "Of no importance that our His notebook is a wallet of mon vered with this letter of Mr. Gor-propriety in my country. Very nice, women are made to work on the koya talla. Mundasi alta round the don-Hillsworthy. I will read it to no quickness. Time for everything roads when they are far gone in fire, he smoker in the sun, he hunts. when no clocks. Yes, pregnancy 7, ..Our land and cattle? He drinks beer, he speaks in the “S. Hundasi, Esq.
I follow the gentleman Vary
five minutes that gentleman Council, gravely and at great length, bastily with my gorge In my throat. fold it up and return it to me. Mr. Hilary's BCDERED BAYS OF Dear Sir,
you.
S'hai, Kobe, Yokohama,,
The suggestion was made by woman speaker at a conference in Amey, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. London that women's lack of interest in trade unionism was due to the Shal, Kobe, Yokohama.
truth of the quotation: "Love is of man's life a thing apart Tis woman's whole existence, declared the speaker, Miss Richmond. Thesion in England at the present office. All is crowded. I nannot see knowing not what to do to save the Mabel and Jenki annual report stated: "With = the moment. "I have been extremely their faces; all have their backs to importance of my patiti prospect of marriage girls do not interested in your people ever the light. I am told to sit down, money nearly gone. I returnTM regard wages, conditions, and trade since I paid a visit song years Two gentlemen look at their unioniam in general of being of lasting importance to them."
I have been most interested to There are several other gentlemen begin again to read. They stop me, Mündaal, 41 can't understand why bear from my friend Mr. Richard in the room, but that room is how saying they know all that is in it, an unprogressive heathen like Man- Sheldrake of your important mis-small! Not so big as Mr. Hilary's I am bewildered
fon, dast thould call his oldest picannins
Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
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always gives mo the being completely diagraceful failure. Two hundred can't get at him, somehow or other
In gold!
And you
Your a shame, sir, Didn't church
follow of
they would help you or
And
says sadly
ago to Uganda. I sincerely hope and say they hope it won't be long. nove I may be able to meet you. Un-1 begin fort
am-ver
tioneering
you may have borin to read the petition
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MEN OF NO NATIONALITY: hea * 70,000 IN POLAND
According