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STRIKE AND TAXATION.
GHOSTS OF SING SING.
THE BASTILLE OF NEW YORK'S UNDER-WORLD.
WARDERS TERRIFIED.
America's tidal ware of crime has turned public attention to the grim Bastille of the Under-world known as
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LORD BIRKENHEAD'S STATEMENT.
That the British-coal-strike may result în increased taxation if it is not rapidly ended was the statement made by the Earl of Birkenhead, addressing. -Co Sing Sing Prison.
On one hand one. henrs. tales of the servative meeting at Luton recently. We luxury lives of the inmates, and on the avoided by the failure of the General other of the hair-raising adventures with Strike (Lord Birkenhead said) the threats, shost that roams inside the prison at night, terrifying warders and prisoners which ultimately succeeded in Soviet alike. Russia and reduced, a great country to the lovel which we can observe to-day We were not taken unawares by the strike, and we taught them that the spirit of old England was stronger than the spirit of new Moscow. (Cheers.)
According to the stories current, the Spook of Sing Sing is a tall, gaunt figure, with contracted features suggest ing the result of execution in the electric' chair. The ghost is alleged to walk the but when warders run to the spot it.. corridors of the prison almost nightly,
vanishes and leaves no trace.
Many would be wondering (proceeded There are prosaic folk who say that the Lord Birkenhead) why no settlement had whole thing is either a delusion of the been obtained of the coal dispute. The warders or the outcome of a clever difficulty has been this: We have had to practical joke, resulting from the laxity negotiate with a gentleman called Mr.in the prison that permiss almost un Cook, who, unless he has abandoned there is very little reason to suppose it every conviction he ever cherished in all bis life, does not wish to attain a settle
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restricted movement to some of the in- mates. But others see something more" than an illusion, for without knowing Where what the wardera have seen, prisoners in
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fidently hope for an adjustment-of-this the stranger-along the corridor-and-of- dispute until someone is able to conduct furtive peeps as he passed. the negotiations who is not thinking of All agree that he wears the prison garb, ing himself as a disciple of Lenin, but foreign political theories, not advertis- who is attempting to procure the best terms that are honestly obtainable in the existing economic conditions for British miners (Cheers.),
Referring to the money which the miners had received from Russia, Lord Birkenhead observed that no one with the slightest knowledge of the existing state of Russia would ever believe that these gifts had proceeded from anyone but the Government of Russia. "It is impos- sible to distinguish. between the Soviet of Trades Unions and the Government of Russia. They come on like the clown and the harlequin and the pantaloon" st the end of the old-fashioned pantomime They are united for the purpose of mis chief and crime. Let them understand we clearly know, this subvention came from the Russian Government, and what is the motive which led the Russian Gov- ernment to make it." (Cheers.)
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at least, rather than that of to-day from Europe all who sought Trade, Adventure or Gain. and that it is the garb of ten years ago has been since the 16th century, a Magnet attracting Men have heard the mystery man sighing outside their cells, and blood-curdling noises as he passed.
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moved to the infirmary, "suffering from
Many of the prisoners have been re-To-day it is rapidly becoming known as one of the Gems of the nerves, caused by the uncanny distur Pacific-The Pearl of the Orient-and attracts Tourists and Visitors bances during the right. One of the from all parts of the world. manifestations of the ghostly visitation is the regular ringing of the bell in the cell occupied by those destined for elec- trocution. Repeatedly this has happen- ed, and warders who have rushed to the spot have found no explanation.
Higher authorities treat the matter-so seriously that a commission of investiga tion has been sent to the prison to solve the mystery."
On the first night, when they took up their positions at the point agreed on as the most likely for the spock's appear- ance, it was suddenly reported from an- other part of the prison, and when the investigators hurried to the scene, the ghostly prowler turned up in yet another part of the building, and sa terrified a warder that he has since been off duty.
Some might ask why the British Gov. ernment still maintained diplomatic relations with such a country. I need not say more than this," he went on, that on an evenly balanced argument the Government decided that since they were here and since we perfectly under- stood them, their methods, and their par poses and their aims, they could, per haps, do no more mischief here than they could do elsewhere." I cannot doubt that unless we observe signs of a change though none at present is apparent it will be necessary to re-examine the whole question and to decide whether or not we are well advised in retaining bay degree of association with a country who to terrify them, they have pleasanter. But if Sing Sing prisoners have ghosts avowed purpose in every part of the diversions night and day. It is possible world is to undermine the historical for those with means to have food sup- greatness of this country. (Cheers.)plied from the outside, and even under
According to this, man, he was at the
A GHOSTLY VISITOR. end of one of the corridors leading from the condemned cell when he saw the figure appear at the opposite end and move towards him, beckoning as it came. Half-way along the corridor the figure into one of the cells, but when the cell seemed to disappear through the door was visited the inmate was fast asleep..
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on the proceeds of their crimes much next year, and, perhaps, even for this year, if there is no end to its ilomened progress." Lord Birkenhead added that, while he was not in a position to make a pronouncement on behalf of the Govern- ment, he could not doubt that, in some form or other, legislation would be re quired to protect society against any re" crudescence of this mischief caused by the General Strike, nor could he doubt that the great and unprecedented pri vileges which were given. in 1906 to the trade unions of this country would re quire some measure of reconsideration and even of correction. (Loud cheers.)
STRAITS SECRET SOCIETIES.
BIG INCREASE IN USE OF FIREARMS.
ALE-TASTER OF MITTON."
CANON APPOINTED.
Mitton, Clitheroe, Lancashire, has just The Rev. Canon Ackerley, vicar of taken or a job which comes as something of a shock to precise churchmen. He has been appointed the official "Ale-Taster" of the Manor of Mitton and Carke.
The eanon, however, will not be re- quired to do much beer drinking, for the job is largely nominal and is a relic of centuries. old feudalism,
The appointment was made at the an- nual meeting of the Court Leet" of the shanor of Mitton and Carkey-a-body; which has only nominal powers nowa days, but, which is, retained to insure the recognition of ancient manorial and public rights. Three hundred years ago Society activity was not abnormal dur-the court was the administrator of local ing 1925, states the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. H. Marriott, in his report. Mass fighting, characteristic of the tactics adopted by the Hokkien and Tin Chiu societies in 1922 and 1922 has been abandoned for the time being at any
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government and had very wide powers within its own jurisdiction.
The court was assembled by the Ballin of the Manor, who stood on the steps of the village inn--the likeliest gathering place of the population, according to an- cient ideas and that official commenced with the historic formula" Oyez, Oyer,
yes, summoning all good villagers and others to attend. Absentees were liable to a fine of two pence, under the ancient law; formerly a considerable aum. There were no absentees and no Encs were ea-
"In its place all dialects of Chinesa have taken to newer and more deadly methods. Throughout the year are "-arms have been used with consider: able frequency and audacity and so indiscriminately that on several oc casions innocent persons have been forced injured or killed..
When it came to the selection of an official Ale Taster," the steward of the
At intervals during the year Cantonese Manor explained that centuries ago, gangs attacked their enemies viciously before tea, coffee and cocos were intro- and treacherously. Most cases were the duced, and before the great breweries outcome.of.amall disputes. In one cass they murdered an informer and in an-keeper brewed his own, beer, but was not arose to supply rural districts, each in- other, case a detective
permitted to sell it before the court off- cial Taster" bad. passed it as it for consumption.
THE TWAKON, TROUBLE, May Hokkien and Tiu Chiu trouble over some small dispute led to a number of individual attacks with the result that twakow, traffic in the Singapore river was obliged to cease.
In these days when the officials of the Ministry of Health, and the Customs and Excise authorities keep very close pcrutiny on the activities of brewers, it is In December friction between Tia Chiu Milton would attempt to brew bin own unlikely that the local innkeeper at parties resulted in a fierce outbreak bear, but one never could tell, said the which lasted for several weeks. The steward amid laughter. It was essential, tactics adopted made preventive work, he said, that a proper tastes of beer be extremely difficult. New and unknown fighting men were employed for isolated appointed. He could think of no better attacks on individuals merely suspected tensor than the vicar, and this with of belonging to the opposing faction. gentleman's bear-drinking tastes, pro- out any insinuations as to the reverend clivities or qualifications. He was sure that Uanon Ackerley would see to it that his parishioners did not get bad beer.
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