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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 1929.
FETTERS ON CHINESE INDUSTRY.
LABOUR CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH.
FEMALE "AND CHILD LABOUR.
SOCIAL BUREAU'S NEW REGULATIONS.
TRAGEDY OF THE HUNT.
AGED RIDER KILLED.
LORRY MYSTERY.
OFFICER'S TRIBUTE TO
DEAD TROOPER Hunting men and women, mem. He was absolutely ons of the bers of the Balvir Hant, rode into best," said Lieutenant Midwood, the ́ Nottinghamshire village of of the 17/91st Lancora, stationed at twenty two, a rooper in, the regi Colston Bassett to be present at Hounslow, at the inquest at Houn- on Frank Pitcher, aged
ment who was found lying injured with Miss Lily Carter, aged nine- tean, of Alexandra Road, Ealing, on the Great. West Road, near Hounslow.
the inquest on Mr. William Mas-
grove Wroughton, aged seventy- The definitely anti-capitalistic | should be paid to the employees eight, of Creston Lodge, Northamp trend which hai bean observed in
No dismissal of employes ton, and Clarehaven, Melton Mow. the actions of the Bureau of Social is allowed when the employer ro bray, one of the oldest riders to Affairs of the Shanghai (Chinesa sumes his business.
bounds in the country, who was Pitcher died on the way to hos Territory) Municipality in connec With the exception of those cases tion not only with the strike at the which cannot be forcecon, empley thrown and killed while out with pital, and Miss Carter, who is still in hospital with an injured arm, Sun Sun Co., but also in the interers should secure permission before the Belvoir.
said that she and her companion ference affored by the bureau in the hand from the Bureau of Social Brigadier-General Sir Edward were knocked down by a lorry settlement of the French Tramways Again before stopping their busi-Thomas Lee Harchant said that while they were returning from a strike and others, is clearly shown ness; they should notify their em- while the bounds were running Mr. | dance. in the labour regulations issued by plovens to this effect one month be Wroughton pushed his horse at a An appeal by the police for the the bureau at the beginning of the tore the atoppage and pay them a high bushy fence to jump into an driver of the lorry had so far year and which are now in force, retirement gratifying in accordance arable field, and it jumped the brought no response, and the in says the North-China Daily New with their financial condition.
fence in another part.
quer was adjourned.
In these regulations the employes is favoured at the expense of the employer, whether right or wrong and the Social Bureau is given the fast word in any dispute no matter how trivial:
Conditions upon which an em ployer may dismiss an employee are rigidly laid down, and even suspen sion of business by any industrial concern on account, sa3, of heavy leases, is only permitted after the bureau has given its sanction and be the workers who may thus thrown out of employment com- pensated, apparently whether the company forced to suspend can afford it or not.
Powerful Gallds.
Light Check On Workers, Turning to the treatment of om- ployees, we find that each one must be given an agreement outlining the nature of the work for which he is engaged, his hours, the term of his engagement, and his rate of wages. When there is a choice be- tween a union member and a non- union member: the regulations say that preference must be given to the union member, and on the expirs tion of the agreement, should the employer not desire to renew it, a report on the case must be made to the Social Bureau.
The workers may demand com- pensation from the employers for violation of the agreement, malie
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Horse Rolled On Hin. 3. Wroughton's horie rever bridled well at the fence," said Sir Edward. "It alipped and brushed through the fence, hardly rising, and felt on the other side into the field. Mr. Wroughton feil on his off-side on his head. The horse rolled over him and kicked him on the right side of the head as it got up.
"I went to Mr. Wroughton at once. He was unconscious, and I believe he was dead even before the
horse kicked him."
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When wird, 'pain and distress follow a good meat, it is a sure sign of too much acid in your stomach. Get rid of it now, for it is dangerous. Acid is the cause of vlcers. No matter how much acid there may be in your stomach, you can enjoy and relish your next meal without fear of any after- effects if you have Bisurated Magnesia handy to prevent the trouble before it starts. Try i Eat whatever you like, and then take a little. Bisurated Magnesia to neutralise the, acid, sweeter your
A book of regulations has been ions accusation, and ill-treatment. hunted with this horse, although stomach, and protect the stomach
issued by the governmental sanction And in addition the employer may of the Municipality of Greater not dismiss the worker (thereby vio Shanghai which, if enforced in its lating the agreement) except under entirety, creates under the Social the following conditions:- Bureau a vast and powerful body (a) For causing bodily harm to of labourers, among whom labour a fellow worker without cause; (b) for stealing property of the factory, unions are to have reference, and deprives the emplr of even dis etc.; (c) for suffering from venereal nissing the men he pays, without diseases; (d) for opium smoking: referring first to the Social Bureau. (e) for gambling during working Improvements in the conditions of hours; (f) for being unable to un- labour in Shanghai are made com- dertake work for three months pulsory by these regulations; which (those who sustain injurica while in are drawn up under four headings: the execution of duties are not in- those dealing with retirement pen-cluded); (g) for receiving nine do- sions of old labourers; those deal merits; or three grave demerita ing with the treatment of employees within the period of a year. while at work; the duty of em- ployees; and apprentices. Many of these improvements should be wel
comed, as for instance, those con- cerning the employment of children and "women.
!
Two Glasses Of Demerits. What are demerits and grave de merita? Tas regulations define them
as follows:
A demerit be given employees for committing one of the following Some of the regulations are the offences three times: (a) Making same as those advocated by foreign fun or sleeping while at their work; investigators some years ago which (b) laziness and neglect of duty; were not made compulsory in for(e) damaging property to the value eign mills on account of their not of less than 50 cents. being applied in native mills. The opposition to the recommendations of these foreign investigators being made operative came from the Chinese chiefy, and if the new re gulations nullify this opposition they should assist very greatly in the betterment of admittedly pour conditions.
Some Examples, Examples of such regulations
are:-
Children under 42 years of age must not be employed and those under the age of 13 must be given light work only.
Employers should give female workers six weeks' leave with pay at time of childbirth.
Employers should provide for the education of apprentices and child labourers and pay their petty ex
penses.
And also several provisions for medical treatment and expenses for workers injured in the execution of their duty.
Presuming that the humanity of employers is insufficient to make them observe these rules without their being enforced by some out side body, then the regulations are needed. Regulation of child labour is to be found in every country the world.
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But there are other regulations for which no justification can be found by any standard except the communistić, by which the state controls all labour. The following are culled from the rules dealing with retirement gratuities, which provide for payments to shop assistants at the age of 60 and labourers at the age of 50, on a
ixed scale:-
Important Rules.
And for the following offences:- (a). Drinking while working; (b) absenting from work for a day; (c) fato, attendance and leaving work before time.
A grave demerit may be given for the following offences:-(a) Disobeying the orders of the officer in charge (b) assaulting fellow workers without cause; (c) causing disturbances under the influence of liquor; (d) using material belong- ing to the factory, etc., for private purposes; (e) absenting themselves from work for three days without first applying for leave of absence; (f) Love making between male and female workers resulting in neglect of duty; (g) damaging property of the factory, etc, to the value of from 50 ccata to $3; (h) spoiling the reputation or business of the factory, etc.
The Obvious Overlooked. It will be seen from the above allowed the that employees are widest possible scope in offences before they CL.D be dismissed. Fomenting trouble among the mer, urging them to strike, and other common enough offences for which men are dismissed, are not made causce on which the employer can act. Dismissal on such provocation is immediately made à violation of the agreement and the employes is entitled to demand compensation.
'One "would think that the em- player would be allowed a certain amount of latitude in ensuring dis cipline in his factory or shop. But no regulations are drawn up to deal with that side of his manage ment. Employers are allowed to deal with their employees for the following offences
(a) For neglect of duty resulting If an employee is found to have in inferior workmanship and loss violated the regulations of the to their employers the pay of the factory or shop concerned and evi-workers may be reduced; (b) em dence has been secured to warrant ployees may be made to pay for his dimissal, no gratuity will be damage done to the property of the given provided auch regulations of factory to the value of over 83; (c) the factory or shop have first been employees may be made to pay approved by the Bureau of Social medical expenses for causing trifling bodily harm to their fellow work- Affairs.
ers; (d) wages of employees who If an employer curtails his buss-overstay their leave may be deduct-
ed, ness or changes his business policy after having secured the approval of the Bureau of Social Affairs he must, when discharging employees. give them one month's notice and pay the gratuity in accordance with the terms of Article 2 (dealing with retiring age and the scale), but if the employer has suffered loss in his business for over three years, the said gratuity may be reduced.
If an employer temporarily ste pend his business after having acoured the permission of "the Employers are not allowed to Bureau of Social Affairs, the contract agreements with their em- period for such cessation of work ployees, the conditions of which are must be months. After the expira- to be better than those drawn up tion of this period, the suspension by the Social Affairs Bureau... will be treated as if the employer "Bo the Social Bureau sets itself had stopped his business. During up as the ultimate benefactor to the the period of suspension, at least working man! one-third of the monthly wages (Continued on next Column).
"Heads I Win, Tails You Lose." In all of the regulations the em ployer of labour is cramped and curbed and the employees given every freedom. The employer can do nothing without the consent of the Eecial Bureau the employes is given such a wide field for his offences that he is practically free from control altogether. And on the top of all the Bureau issue the following regulation:
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Sir Edward added that he had since been informed that this was the first time air. Wroughton had he had ridden it a little before.
Sir Edward, who was asked how lining Doctors recommend Bisur-
Magnesia-thousands use it i he would describe Mr. Wroughton,because it prevents
stómach said, "He was a private gentleman trouble or stops indigestion in less and land owner, but I should de than five minutes. Get a package scribe him as an ex-master of fox-of Bisurated Magnesia (in either bounds-that was what he lived powder or tablet form) from your chemist, use as directed, and your for."
Dr. Trevor Woolward of Colston | indigestion and stomach troubles Basset, stated that Mr. Wrough will vanish. ton's neck was broken.
A. verdict of "Accidental death" Was recorded.
The condition of employers of labour among the Chinese round Shanghai is now "such that they dare not haht a strike. The Sus Sun Co. have to climb down, though justice is all on their side. They cannot afford to go against the authorities and close down al- together. They must abide by the regulations. The same applies to other employers of labour.
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