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NAVAL POWERS UNDER HOME RULE.
MR ASQUITH ON “TAKING ON KISKS"
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBLE 2)18. 1930
MURDERERS WHO MADE
- GOOD.
The Bishop of London's statement that two reprieved murderers are now churchwardens has occasioned some Comment.
But there is all the difference in the world
in
IMPRESSIONS OF ITALY.
GASPING FOR COAL ** INDUSTRIAL POSITION ANALYSED.
The officials of the Prisoners Aid Society could tell some strange stories of murderers who have made goodwen who have been convicted, reprieved, served many years de convicts, and then ander other names. come back to respectability again. -
The Inte General Booth once considerably in which they live, they have not yet shaken themselves down into their ultionte shape startled King Edward
with the or form. They are now in a ferment-ent-dele
His Majesty was chatting
ant sort of folk if at times somewhat
the volcanic
10.
wealth up to a limit of 75 per cent they have passed a law for what is called capital tax, and they are also pledged to levy special taxes on corporations (up to 18 per cont) and on stocks. But there is a prevalent feeling that, after all, these efforts to reach the new rich may not succeed. "I should say that this feeling of doubt is not altogether without foundation
be
calle
got England help Italy with raw materialafative of both sides, with a Government chair I explained our own difficulties to him, and man, to examine the industrial question with reminded him that England also had been a view to drawing up a scheme (for embodi- made poorer, by the war. But why he ment if necessary into law) on the basis of arged, does England combat the Russian mutuality of control. The workers glaim is I told him that if Russia for a voice in the determination of conditions Mr. Asquith discussed the Irish question,
(BY THE RIGHT KOY, GRÖZÜL, KERNES, MA)rulence.
our prisoners and let us alone we of work and full knowledge of profite par and Liberal policy in relation thereto, in a
Having just returned from some weeks had no desire to interfere, and might even chasca, sales, & In speech accone st whaus, and chace it who compasses the death of a person who la uixed impressions of our. Italian comrades 17 in England as the country which might nach on the same lines as our speech at Cardiff last month. He said that between the cinning and calculating criminal
in Italy
the Italian indus have brought with me some. { trade with her. But his hope and interest { trial situation is working itself out in the way and the crime that results from was likely to remain. The way of escape was
À CĂPITAD LETY, A do not put them halp and guide Italy. England combating "the Great War in his opinion, in seeking an den blaze of temper: er loss of control forward in any spirit of dogmatiam: ban the Russian Revolution was, he thought, a flutionary standpoint. Whether the conces miere shop-window-dressing, but Italy, like
approached more from the re to be found,
It is not that these promised reforms are agreed I settlement, under which Ireland might from a passing "brainstora
mads close inquiry in regard to the bad thing but that England was notaiona which have been made will be auffi- ourselves, gaves its war profiteers a long starty Italian standard of living in the industrial belping Italy was a matter that really burt cient to keep the panco or not is a matter and also like ourselves it will find it very obtain, no separation, bu
but self-government in nor less, in
areas, as in regard to present problems and him, which it had been granted to and accepted by
the Italian way of looking at them in the price as a thin crawled along that there is a good deal of smouldering the capital levy. Tem per cent. is to be which only time can tell. It is certain difficult to catch them up. Take, for instance our great Dominions. He believed that the
The Italians are a light-hearted and boy behind the engine laden with wood fuel, Milan and Turin, some understanding beally a tax on wealthy amounting to 50,000
the opposite direction, the first truck responsible for the reign of outrages
in the working class ranks and, in Assad nu a lower limit of fartanes (it ir rationa
both upon.
the were a small minority
so, the machine is feedled with wood de and the other. Let them have a truce
the turbulent sections of the cam we have no cost. Why does not Englanul and the workers on the public services lire and 60 per cent, an the largest fortune. In what had become the
form worst of civil
send us coal felt defending our limited exportable surplus because of some wrangle in the Socialist with a fortune of 30,000 lirà will
But payment is to be spread over 20 years some difficulty in munity. At the behest of the latter, and without any interest accruing. A person War. Let them seok an agreement. He had never believed that the bulk of the Irish
I tried to convey to his mind how other day on the tramways and railways, of also at present in trouble: This exchang which would differ in different countries; collected in the streets, which word lined at 50 lira to the pound is an index out in but I was on thin ice, and while I was
that trouble monetary measure of
Basuring him again of our good will he many ways. It is visible to hond ronds are broke in by asking me if I thought that out of pair, public vehicles are ramshackle, the English workman would send them Strikes are
aro rife, transport is bad, are
more coal it they had a revolution. and the main comes through the roofs of the him that the English workmen were string railway stations. There is no money to make goods more new building going on than in Great The late fr. Charles Bulloch, when services are run at a loss, Assistant Commissioner at New Scotland bread subsidy runs into milliards of line yard, went on one occasion to the reading year, the public debt into fabalous milliards, room of the British Museum.
and fact, under all the rules of finance, bankrupte stares Italy in the face. But for abundance of fruit and grain in a sunny War has fallen with special severity on clime, Italy would be in a parlous state. country which has few essentials to access. fal modern industry and recovery from the blow has been retarded by the industrial onder if that idea of more coal by revniusion
for ulterior purposes,
Brent ex-partnership which they called the the occasion when he visited the headquar the hand as with the timque. They are difficult it would be for us to fix a pice Every anr and.coach was stopped, crowds 250 fire I fail to see any people desired to sever themselves from that "General" shout the work of the Army" on ahlo to the point of speaking as much with Row stopped altogether-and the price of ranks, there was a two hours' strike the upon; therefore, to pay por your one-twentieth
toraat Clapton:
elderly He particularly noticed an Salvationist with a massive lion-like head covered with a shock of white hai & good face, that, said the King. "A lifelong helper I suppose I
I take
· IMPS OF ANARCHY.
one-tenth of his
income-tax.
that between and an
ordinary increase In sơ far as it is intended other wealth-1 de put see ilma nay, other by this means to reach war wealth-or any
course could be followed. The wealth, in s far as it has not been spent, has been pat into material things, and to realize into fluid money for the tax-gatherer operation would be worth,
be a constant menace to our shores, and an and the refined gentleman who is assisting is these defects, although there is much tired of talk about ravolation, and that league with the Russian Bolgherists. They the perhaps cause more trouble than the
tial
*
GRIM ASSISTANT:
After
with Sseni autonomy, foreign the Arpy, Mr. Asquith con and that
he was absurdly represented as having proposed to allow Ireland to equip barself with what was called a Navy dotillas of submarines, and destroyers—which would "No mid the "General," "a murderer;
invaluable resource in time of war toa potea-him is another."
emerny.
He had never suggested or con- templated anything of the no motive which
of the kind He could conceive would lead the statesman of a self-governing Ireland to squander any part of her mengre resources on such a form of expenditure. To suppose that she would was to assume that from the first she was acting in bad faith, and preparing to undermine the settlement to which she had agreed.
IL
DOMINION SAFEGUARDS"
Secondly, in a matter of such gravity he
His attention was attracted by a scholar looking man seated at one of the tables Mr. Bulloch recognised him as a man who had He was engaged in translating some frock been sentenced to death for the murder of his wife, reprieved, and released after serving fiftoon years. While still on liceres he
Britain A
in
the only practical way by which Italy could got more coal was by an increase in the Italy's ability to pay for it on the other world's supply, on the one hand, and by I am afraid, however, that he took me for very unprofitable person, although we metingen in boot of terms in the hope of meeting again another day.
&
East
COAL AND KEVOLUTION. The question lingered in my mind. Would a revolution bring them more coal? It is a question which raises other questions:
the mind of a
by aimed soldiers; there was at least one Socialists-just outside the hall where we serimmage between Nationalists and were busy discussing the League of Nations.
Then there are the anarchist impa in are out in Italy, as elsewhere, for wreck- Ing everything and everybody. These half contribution to wisdom in the making, but witted creatures indulge in bombs as their they are not numerous, and nobody seems to take them soripasly. We hund a taste of their quality at our hotel at Milan, where they planted two bombs at the door of the breaking a quantity of glass. place and succeeded in smashing doors and
sented by D'Annunzio, who is in posses There is the Nationalist section repre- Fiume in defiance of the Gavernment,
hut
il
to cope with the difficulties of the situation The Government are making a real effort which has been bequeathed to them. The misfortune of the situation is that the medies to be appiled a necessarily complex and require time to mature. There are old formulas of valuation in regard to the
exchange, and there are the differences are the daily fluctuations in the rate of basis of assessment for proposed taxes, there
among experts as to the way out. The rome said, with the died
ed, therefore, must be slow in materialising
would take no risks, and leave nothing, to obtained work as'a transistor and joined a upheavals in the northern cities, and then is being instilled by outside agencies, assent, if not the condivance, of the But there is the ever-present shortage of other matters, nothing which was not given sidesman The vicar had not the sightest carcity and high price of coal, the partly formed and impressionable peopia. Two heads of the Army and Navy. Nobody seems coal and other material, and there are those.
to the Dominions. He should make it an Absolute condition that the Koval Na should at all times have free access to all Imah ports. He would stipulato further that,
ill-adviand-enough to start
a -NEW
of their own. It must be conditions as those which were agreed, tó
were
ant of those governing conditions were
Dominion Governments.
བ
by
had
face. Particularly the ad eyes of his assistant
being
der for a series of articles on crime. His as-is left to bear what ought to have been
suggestion But many things have happened vague expressions of consern as to what his in the last year or two Among them is the next more may be and what will be behind development of the science and art of propa.it Add to all this the shortage goods, the Banda ployers and employed-are fully seized with display of wealth by the new war rich and discontent of the workers, who having tasted I wonder if our mining community-eupower ars thirsting for more, the ostentatious the affect of dimishod coal supply upon the their reser ment at the efforts hoing made to end tios of Europe. Italy is gasping for coal tax them, and the result is a stato of acute. at any price. Going into the country one can public tension. The state of public feeling see the weal being.cat on all hands. Millions in it the elements of explosion. There are even many who would welcome any change moon prices.
88. in London cost me in
ends. Altogether the Italians have just now a dificult row to hoe. That they may get through it without mishap is the ardent
for mnity. I believe they will win through, wish of one who knows something of their history and of the sacrifices they have made
-Times.
WATCH YOUR WILL. Execators nowadays (says a writer in
idea of his Carlisle's, golden wedding the diminished export from this country.
to the diminished production and therefore At Probendary there was a unique gift. It was purchased by, are reproved murderers and eighteen other
Italian ENGLAND,****
are rarely unstated, and are scared an honourable footing in business troubles of other peoples. There are some convicte
of the murderers
not disposed to make allowances for tin Bagain.
who regard their present plight
in a spirit of all the Dominions at the Imperial Conference
Georg
Augustas Sala once had an uncanny mingled self-pity and pride as a country held in London under his prendency in 1911 experience. He advertised for a man to help bearing burdens, which conditions which status of with some and engaged should
be borne or all the Dominion navies. The most import-felderly man with a thought rather worn dd-shouldered by her comrades înais,Then there is the effect of this
•has been "at war. She has been of olive trees have been out. down for faelhich would bring things to a head, just home paper) frequently find it very difficult (1) These zavies only existed for definits impressed him. He gave perfect satisfaction, her legitimate claims have been made subject Olireoil, which to Italians is a daily need, has its there are in our own country those who to carry through the intentions of would be purposes, on terris agreed upon between the Oneday Sala wrote up an account of a murto unjust and uninformed criticism, and she soared in price. A bottle which would have all wildly about Wighting it out" without benefactors, owing to the depreciation in peria dicipline and training were based sistant pointed out a trifling error in a case of common burdent This is the wors of thing fire. This lack of coal is a thin Maples Ge being very clear about whom they are to the value of securitics. Thus they find that on the King's regulations and the Admiralty/murder. Sals was positive that he was correct. I heard from various quarters and it has many troubles from which Italy is suffering will greatly tell in therul feature which wills made many year conditions
the fight. There is one hopeful said the assistant. "I know you special bearing on the existing industrial and
The whole of the factories at Milan and Bolshevists are at last baing painted in their A man with an estate
nest future: that the altarod to meet the (3) The offers wero niso officers in the are got,For, you see I happen to be the social unrest. In'a railway train I met an urinare again at work under the old condi- true colours. A delegátion of Bocialists ismed axecuting his testament was valued
acquaintance.whom I knew to be a person of tioris except for a substantial increase in report on Rasais a week or two ago. The £100,000, is probably only worth now £50,000 Royal Navy, serving only part of their time murderer. in the Dominion Navios
considerable influence with inquest at Whitechapel on a young woman dibengsed the, sitantion, espec, and we wages and, in some cases, a slight compens- delegation had found Russia a welter of or £80,000. He may have Sy betically portion- in regard ation for lack of overtime where work is by misery and starvation, under a brutal desposed out as much as this for certain beneficiaries mast obey
In all international matters their officers who was murdered hat reprieved. Twenty countries as well as to the industrieight hours, and the wages of mechanics / criticism of Bolshevism in such sa to put Mrs, residue should go to others, always having in
the instructions of the
to Italian labour in its attitude to other the shift. The working day, or shift, is of tism, and they have said so plainly. Their and then directed that the remainder or Imperial
afterwards convicted, but Government. Tom
(5) Ir tines of war the Dominion Govern-Tower of London when a man stopped him. France which country ha
years Inter Me Baxter was passing by the conditions at home. He was incensed against range from 2 to 28 lire per day, Inbourers Snowden and Bertrand Russell in the mind that this residuo would provide a sub- ments agreed to trader flects bodily to the "How do you do, Mr. Easter he said. specially imperialistic and chauvinistic.
regarded an
from 14 to 13 or 18. Women cara about 14 lire shade, and it has had wide circulation and station, however, executors come to realies control of the Admirality
by pieca work. The pay of clerks ranges from sobering effec
for *I don't know you I'm afraid,' wa
was the re But of England he spoke more in sarrow 100 to 600 lires month. These figures apply
·djetribution. Could anyone who knew and appreciated ponse. But twenty these facta seriously! believe that; to give, röturned a verdict of Wilful inueneg nggame) | attitude What, be said, is the only to the industrial centres. In the South I meet demands arising out of the war as well the testator are defeated. It should be tho.
When, years ago your jury than in
and have The Government gone a long way to
the estato, there is no residue, and the aims of Pagland towards Telaad the full status of a Dozier would. And now I'm in a good way of busi said that England's attitude was now, as it
Italy t be to create spew danger to the #ecurity of
duty of everyone who makes a will to review news in the next street to where the crime had always been, one of friendliness vor shipping and our shores f..
wae committed.”
towards Italy.
then, he said, does
instructions applicable to the Royal Navy.—“
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HABANA
DUTCH
CUBA
"Oh, no,
The late Mr. Baxter, the coroner, held an
by her lover.
Ha was
wages are less.
As a condition of the settlement of there are pledged to the measures of mutu
as those from the labour ranks. They cent dispute, the Government has set up a ality in the workshops already referred commission of 12 persons equally represent-to- They are also pledged to tax war
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