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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, MARCH 2ND - 1920.
THE LABOUR PHOBLEM IN
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES OF CHINESE, COOLIES.
At a meeting of the Legislative Council at Singapore last week, the Hon. Mr. W.
LOWTHEE KEMP asked:-
(1.)Would Government farnish a statement for quarterly period from March 1st, 1919, to February 10th, 1920, abewing!-
(a)Total number of coolies entering the Colony from China;
PERING NOTES. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.].
Paixo, March 13th.
COMIC OPERA TOUCHEB.-
TRAGIC DEATHS AT BOURNE- MOUTH.
OLD SHANGHAI RESIDENTS.
MURDER AND SUICIDE. IN INSANITY.
Political and judicial matters in Peking this week suggest comic opera. By the last mail news arrived in Shang- Take the political aspect Brst. Only a hal of the death, in tragio circumstances, fortnight ago Premier Chin Yung-pong of two former Shanghai residents, in the resigned, and, to make sure that he woulds of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ground not be subjected to persuasions to retain water, both of whom were found dead at his position in the interests of the country, he went to Tientsin. Still be was followed by a representative from the (5)-Total number of Chinese coolics President, whose exhortations were very leaving the Colony."
(1)In view of the apparent prevail-effective, because General Chin did re ing labour shortage, what step do Goverturn to the capital and take up office, ment propose taking to recruit further Presumably on the strength of assurances labour for Government Departments and to assist in such recruiting for other em players.
The COLONIAL STORETARY replied; Owing to the short notice given to me in asking the question I have had some diffi culty in obtaining the information.
The number of Chinese mala deck pas sengers arriving from China during the year ending February 29th, 1920, was 43,687, via
March 1st to May 31st, 1919 ... 14,770 June 1st, to August 31st, 1910... 7,521. Sept. 1st, to Nov. 30th, 1919 18,883 Deg 1st, 1919 to Feb. 29th, 1990-- 8,523
13,697
Not all of these would be coolies The number of Chinese deck passengers leaving Singapore for China in the same period was 38,797 VIL.1-
March 1st. to May 31st, 1919 . 10,276 732 Wune 1st. to August 31st, 1919.
Bept, 1st, to Nov. 30th, 1919. 12,781 Dec. lat., 1919 to Feb. 29th, 1920 15,028
38,797
their residenco in Westbourne, near Bournemouth, Mrs. Groundwater dying as the result of injuries inflicted upon her by her husband, who subsequently took his own life. The evidence given at the inques showed that Mr. Groundwater was of unsound mind at the time of the coCKLY
rence.
On the morning of January 1st the tpport from the President and Marshal Tuan Chi-fui; but he was no bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Groundwater were sooner back in office than he was confront found in a bedroom of their house, the ed with fresh difficulties. The three lead atter having apparently been killed by Ministers, Li Shih-bao, blows from a hammer, while the former ing Anfa Minister of Finance; Cha Shen, had apparently died as the result of a Minister of Justice, and Tsang Yung self-indicted wound in the throat dana chun, Minister of Communications, ab-with a razor, and from the evidence it stained from attending the meetings of would seem that Mr. Groundwater attack- the Cabinet, with the object of making ited and killed his wife first and afterwards impossible to conduct business, and there cut his own throat by force the Premier to resign Chin stood it for a day or two, and then de lared his attention of carrying on without them. This sounded all right, but was, of course, impossible, as the men in charge of these Ministries are naturally charged with the national duties falling under their respective portfolios. Nego tiations were entered into on behalf of Marshal Tuan and others to induce the three offending ministers to discontinue their boycott policy, and it was announced on Wednesday that the crisis was ended. But it isn't so. They have not attended. the Cabinet meetings, and the dendiolk
Evidence given by friends of the de ceased showed that Mr. Groundwater had been in a very depressed and melancholy condition for some three weeks prior to his death and one friend stated that the day previous Mr. Groundwater had appeared to him a changed man and quite unable to think or discus business.
Mr Groundwaten was well known in Shanghai an was also his wife. He was conaceted with the late firm of Mosers. 8. O Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ltd, pro- decessors of the Shanghai Dock & Engi- ncering Co., Ltd, as a marine engineer. He retired with his wife about 10 or 11 years ago and during the war both of To make matters more in-them were engaged in war work
wara described so the inquest as being a treating, the three Ministers had tender very devoted couple and at the time of The total leaving Singapore during theed their resignations to the President, their death Mr. Groundwater was 68 same period was 94,416, viz. :--
years of age and his wife 54. ~
I have received information from Penang that the number leaving Penang for the twelve months from non Malay ports was 18,456. I am unable to give the information asked for in respect of the quarters,
These figures include teen, women and
children.
March lat. to May 31st, 1819... 28,823 June 1st, to August 31st, 1919. 13,785 Sept. 1st to Nov. 30th., 1010 27,637 Dea. 1st, 1919 to Feb. 29th, 1920 26,268
·94,410
continues.
DEATH OF DE, EUECË,
They
who had persuaded them to remain in office, and it is alleged that they have News has also reached Shanghai of since submitted their resignations another former resident Dr. F. J. Burge second time. Such is not believed to be true, because it is understood that if they did tender their resignations again they would be taken at their word. And, of course, they are not risking that, If they would only resign the Premier could possibly got along with vice-Ministers in charge of these Ministries. He would not
The destinations they left for were India, Labuan, Sarawak, Dutch Ports, French Indo-China, Bangkok, Chins and the Unfederated Malay States for
Negotiations are proceeding with cer tain shipping companies se to the pos sibility of arranging assisted passages for Chinese labour; and a conference on the question of obtaining, men of this class subrais fresh names to Parliament, know- of labour is to be held at Kuala Lumpur ing full well that the Anfu majority on the 24th of this month when reprewould not accept any appointees but sentatives of the Government and. the Rubber Plantera' Association will be pre- sent and it is hoped that some scheme will be forthcoming to give an impetus to the increasing importation of Chinese labour, As regards Indian labour, a new con- tract has recently been signed with the British India Steam Navigation Company for the conveyance of coolies to the Malay Peninsula, a copy of which has been laid on the table as a Council Paper.
THE RICE SITUATION.
whose body was found by a postman on his rounds in Bournemouth on Baxing- Day. Dr. Barge bad apparently left his house at 6 pm, on Christmas Day to post a letter sad did not return. At the in- quest medical evidence was given to the afect this decessed died a natural death, Dr. Burgo, due to cerebral apoplexy who was 75 years of age, fermarly prac tied in Shanghai and on his retirement his practice was taken over by Dr. H. 0. Patrick—NO. Daily News.
MEXICAN SHORTAGE OF
SILVER
their own nominees. I understand that the President and Premier are determind to fight the matter out, and may even go Senor Luis Cabrora, Secretary of the as far as to dissolve Parliament. The MexicanTreasury, has agaured the Mexican militarists might reply with some mili. people, in an interview in the Excelsior, tary coup, but undoubtedly tha President that the Mexican Government do not at would be in a strong moral position. If present contemplate an issue of peper he were to break with the militarists in money. There has been some anxiety in this fashion, he would probably receive Mexican business circles regarding the the support of the great civil population Cabrera stated that other measures ware Benor possibility of such an issue. which, if not politically united, is at least unanimous on the large issues before the being studied by the Government country. Though no one can my what is the situation resulting from the scarcity likely to happen in the near future; it is of silver in most of the world markets:
relieve
FAVOURED with instructiublic Auction, BAD REPORT FROM THE INDIAN obvious that forces are being marshalled disclosed are of these measures was not
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ONE MACHINE driven by Electricity made by The Econonry Baler Co. Mich. USA In perfectly good condition. Suitable for press packing Raw Silk, Waste Silk, eta, etc. On
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GOVERNMENT.
against the Anfuites. These, unfortu nately, are militarist also, but it is be- The following was issued as a Press: lieved that they are more liberally minded communiqué from the Secretariat at than the reactionary Anfo party." Colombo on February 17th:-
ARREST OF A JUDGE.
· ABBORFTON' IN CHINA?
American statistics are quoted by the Excelsior to show that the shortage of the white metal is due to a monopoly obtained by India and China. Between 1913 and 1918 these two countries accumulated reo,000,000 troy ounces of silver--or soven
Plan of the machine may be seen at the tion in the estimate of their exportable opera touches this week also. A few days eights of the world's output, it is assorted.
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A morning paper states that the official telegram further states that the Indian Government cannot state at what price will be able to sell this rice to the local
Government and reserves that for a further occasion."
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The
The Government of India has informed
The judiciary has supplied some comic this Government that owing to a reduc surplus, they think it improbable that 40 was heard the appen against the con- they will be able to supply more than a viction of a Chinese editor for reprodue- ing certain articles written by Prince further 150,000 tons of Burma rice or a Kropotkin, and it was understood then BIRTHPLACE OF PRIMITIVE total of 280,000 tons for the year 1920 that the appeal would be sustained and
Unless this is supplemented later by allotments from India proper, this will the editor released. This, however, did entail very strict rationing throughout the not meet with the approval of the mili BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA" tarista. Of course, they could not force the judge to reverse his own decision. That man has a common origin with the That would have been too palpable, bat monkey, the ape, and the gorilla was the they appealed against his decision, and thesis of Professor Elliott Smith's first to make him understand his position he lecture at the Royal Institution on" and several friends were arrested a night Evolution of Man and the Early History
two water who to her chemo poling at itilizare vision, "sparrow." & game to which most of the It was the sense of vision, touch, and The first allotment made this year was higher Chinese are addicted Thus the hearing, the lecturer said, which gave the AVOURED with instructions from 45,000 tons, later increased to 90,000 tons judge is made to understand that be mamma domination over all other
for the first three months, F
That gave the normal quantity 20.000 cannot be permitted to violate the law primitive creatures. The gradual develop- ment of these senses and other. Faculties tons a month The Indian Government which makes gambling illegal.
of the brain could be traced from the would then make no announcement as to THE INTERNAL PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. what supplies would be available for other Interest in the internal peace negotia and to man. Of all the mammal man had Miocene period to the anthropoid apes. quarters of the year.
tions has been revived this week. It is best preserved the primitive construction. understood that the representatives of of his remote ancestors. He represented North and South met informally the particular group of primates which Shanghai and agreed that the Northern had never been compelled to turn aside PLEASURES OF SNEEZING.
Parliament shall proceed to the election Everybody should sneeze on waking of the Vice-President of the Republic, from natural develonment. Others, like says Dr. Octavia Lewin, of the Women's who must be approved by the Boath that the gorilla and the gibbon, had developed the Southern Parliament shall meet at special characteristics of strength, of limb Hospital for Children, London in an ad Nenking and complete the drafting of the or agility to avoid extinction. It was dress to the Women's Freedom League. Constitution; and that when these two probably somewhere in the region of Asia, Sneering is followed by a sense of im- objects have been accomplished both between India and China, that primitive sure, she said. She attributed several Parliaments shall be dissolved and a new man came into existenen He was a diseases to the lack of mecting, and the Parliament elected. It is stated that the wanderer on the face of the earth. Until consequent congestion of the nose with Anfu members are ready to accept mich he became civilized and a cultivator there dust. As the result of super-civilisation a solution, balioring that they can secure was nothing to fix him in one spot sneezing had come to be regarded as a majority in the new assembly.
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30 Umbrellas.
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FLOODS IN EUROPE.
If the mouth were used for respiration made on March 90th A Presidential A meeting took place recently between it could not be used properly for feeding. mandate orders the Prime Minister to the French Under Secretary for Public Children who breathed through, the mouth conduct this service on behalf of the works the Director of the Navigation of became very lazy, with narrow chests and President. stooping backs. In some cases the absence
of sneezing caused deafness owing to the THE ASTI-OPIUM ABSOCIATION.
the Seine, and the official charged with cetimating in advance the level of the river. The object was to decide upon the
air tube between the ear and the nose Yesterday the annual meeting of the measures to be taken in the case of a becoming compted, Children unable to International Anti-Doium Association Seine, flood. From the fact that this anceze might be cured by placing tiny was held in the YMCA. There was a meeting was necessary it is deduced that pieces of cotton wool in their nostrils and good attendance, and interesting speeches the growing level of the river and the encouraging the children to blow them were delivered among others by Birrine in its tributaries are producing .out.
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