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THE FARM HAND.
Hard Life in Remote Districts:
CRIMINAL TRIALS.
The Question of the Last Word.
SEATS FOR LADIES.
Thoughts On An Old Courtesy.
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If this should
We take the following parti-
Some two years ago, writes a A story told in the Barrow It is not surprising that the culars of emergency houses County Court recently concern. publicity given to the Ilford trial correspondeat to the Manchester erected in Singapore for the ing the harsh treatment of a should have brought into questiontuardian, there was a discussion poorer-class people, from the young labourer on one of the the curious power of the Law in the papara on the habit of man | Singapore Free Press:
lonely fellside farms in the Officers in the matter of having giving their seats to ladies in tramears. I was interested, for Sir Frederick James calied a Coniston area does much to ex- the last word with the jury. conference at Government House plain the trend of the worker It is possible that resultant in-the babit is incurable with me, last June to consider prevention towards the towns. Away in the quiries in Parliament and eise-being either inheritel (my dear of possible hardship through remote vastness of the fella and where may lead at last to the father would always slked up till abolition of Rent Restriction the lonely valleys he is absolutely at removal of this remnant of the long after he was 70) or acquired Temporary Housing publicly the mercy of his employer, who once boundless advantage held by owing to the fact that my mother scalped any of advocated by the D. C. I. T. being is often harsh and tyrannical, and the Crown over a prisoner on trial, would have
It was the poor labourer has no one to Our old laws were not only savage her boys who had remained especially discussed.
lady stood. in the matter of punishment; sitting while thought that the clerical classes appeal to as the next house mas
I determined to keep a and tolk of about the same ranges be a mile or two awa's over rough they left to the person accused So of pay, were likeliest to feel the and stony roads. The young farm little opportunity to defend him record of my experiences. I now submit it to readers of the Mau, workers, boys or girls, who attend self. Sir Frederick immediately ap the hiring fairs a: Penrith or It wasthe scandal of the various [chester thuardian, for I recorded pointed a small Committee from Ulverston take courage in both treason trials of the seventeenth my hundredth effort yesterday. the conference. The Hon'ble hands, as they run the risk of century which throw the question Of the ladies concerned 24 bowed, murmured "Thank Park (Chairman), Mr.
The engaging for the long term of six into high relief. In those wials smiled, or Hon'ble Mr. Larnie, Mr. Farrer, manths with an employer who the lawyers employed by the you." Forty-seven ignored me as Mr. and Capi. Richards, with in- may abuse and ill-treat and bully Crown had every possible adran completely as if I were
tage on their side. A person Wells's Invisible Man. Twenty- the during all the half year. structions
The hiring fairs in May and accusal was not shown the in seven looked at me with cold matter forthwith on the cheapest
basis. The Colonial November are still the venue of dictment; he might find himself in loathing and contempt, as if ia possible Engineer, and the D. C. I. T. at engagements between master and the dock without even knowing offering them my seat I had bosn omze reported on the 13 sites, the servant throughout agricultural of what he was accused. Natur guilty of some low and base action C. L. R. allotted the land, the P.W. Westmorland and Cumberland.alls, then, he had no means of which they would bare denounced D. made the surveys, the D. C. I. T.A boy or girl fresh from school preparing a defence. The Crown in fitting terms but for their own. put up bis designs, estimates, and may engage with a fariter whose could compel the attendance of perfect refinement. Poor dear, no doubt it was merely shyness. a series of layouts for what beland may be in the loneliest and witnesses: the prisoner had no
No advocata was But it was discouraging for the called ten-year-life Emergency dresriest situation, where in the such power. Houses, the smallest, cheapest nature of things it is all work and allowed to plead for him; if mere male.
There still remain twɔ to ba possible. decent little bome-in no play, no amusements, and no witnesses offered themselves in
from his tile roof recreation of any kind-just toil bis defence they could not be accounted for adds our distinction
He might be. probably he respondent). 15-20 year Temporary Housing and sleep. If it happens that the sword. now on the stocks. Plans and farmer is also of the harsh, greedy. was, dazed by his situation, and meet the eye af" (as they say in estimates were approved and Sir type, the lot of the young worker he had against him all the legal advertisements) the first, I should like her to know that I still think resources of the Crown. Frederick gave the order to put must be miserable. up 50. The D. C. I. T. prepared Still, in the great majority of Nearly at the end of the seven of her with pleasure and gratitude. murmured sets of plans, specifications, cases the farm hand is well teenth century this abominable For she not only quantities, and contract docum-treated, and as proof of this it may state of affairs was altered in the thanks when she took the seat ents. The Colonial Engineer Rot be mentioned that servants often case of high treason, but it was but later, when leaving the car, in tenders fover 40 received) and re-engage term after term with remarked, in the discussions on she bowed and smiled again. Far let the contracts to Messrs. the same master. The life, under the subject, that no one seemed to different was the behaviour of
that there WAS any the other.
It was not, I am Hindnede and Co., and Mr. the best conditions, is hard and think
alter the law glad to say, in Manchester or Karudanan. Mr. Towner, Daputs monotonous for everyone on the necessity Colonial Engineer, ably farm, and in some places there is in the case of persons charged Salford. But it was in Lanca supervised the work and pushed scarcely any difference between with other offences. Gradually shire. Hardly bad she sat down reform has came; witnesses for when she dealt me a heavy, blow on, and the houses were ready the lives of masters and men.
They all sit down at the same the defence can be brought to on the back (administering what as promised, on December 31st.
Each house contains one table in the huge kitchen and est court and sworn: the best talent is. I believe, called the "kidney THE undersigned are prepared bedroom 15th tt. by 9 ft. one the same food, start and naishat the Bar is at the dispossl of punch") and said: "Don's stand quote prices for bea: living room 14 ft. by 10 ft. with work at the same time, and all prisoners. They may go into the right over me. I can't breathe. quality freshly mined Silimpapon windows, and one verandah 14 are sirtually members of the box and give evidence on path: Stand farther off." I should have they have the Cours of Criminal liked to bare pointed out that bat Coat, trimmed into Buakers a: ft. by 5 it, plus a verandah rail family.
gal the Appeal.
specist for
her my baring givea Sebattik or Sandakan British seat for sitting on, or for flower.
need not have stood North Borneo), and to contract pots. The kitchens are 8 ft. by i
privilege of the Law Officers seat I remains. though it is fair to anywhere at all. But I did not for regular Supplies of cargo ft., and bathroom 7 ft. by 4 ft., and
remember that to a Law Officer, dare. I was afraid she might are reached by covered access. lots at favourable rates.
Romilly, we owe much of the hit me again. I am afraid I don't Steamers calling at Sebattik The houses stand on brick plers.
reform of the criminal procedure, wonder that the habit of standing Sandakan exclusively for and are built strongly of substan-
up for a lady is dying out. A somewhat disturbing incident-Manchester Guardian. Bankers are exempt from partial biotangore rollars and joists, ment of ordinary Port Charges and seriah merah boarding. is reported as having occurred at The minimum draft of water Floors are of one-inch selected Tientsin East Railway Station, alongside the Company's Wharf boards. The doors are specially when a well-known resident of G. B, S." AND "G. K C."
Sebattik is 26 feet at low water arranzed to aid privacy and con- Tongshan was involved in a mix-
All exposed timber up. Spring Tides. Charts of Cowie (venience. Bay, Sabattik Harbour) and any
was crude oiled and the interiors According to the North Chine whitewashed make Daily News this gentleman arriv. required information concerning were the
Por: may
bad on the rooms lighter and more cheered by the Peking express, and on application to
ful Roofs are of thick well-cocing out of the station be got bound attap, and edges of eaves into a rizsha Seeing a foreign lady GIBB, LIVINGSTON &
It. projection all round) are cat close to bim he gave up his ricshx CO. LTD.
neatly level to aid appearance. to her, and was then immediately the
A brick dapor is a costly thing, surrounded by a struggling crowd and the cheap successful dapots of coolies. He was locked in by versy. in these houses are made of wood their vehicles, and in the disorder roughs on timber frames. The one of the coalies broke the shafts troughs are filled with sand or of bis ricsha. The coolie de earth, a steel piste lies on top, and with two dozen bricks and three seel bars are made three fire places. Ther work well.
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TIENTBIN INCIDENT.
Foreigner's Experience with Coolie and Policeman.
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Views on Censored Dickens Film.
The British Film Centor's BC- tion in excising from the new Dickens film the scene in which Fagin instructs Oliver Twist i
"nice trade" of picking pockets has led to some contro
After a private view of the un- censored film the members of the Dickens Fellowship openly ex- manded "recompense from the pressed their bewilderment at the gentleman who naturally enough Censor's action. The excision answered that he had nothing to is absurd," said do with it, the breakage occorring through the coolie's fault.
In the ensuing disturbance a policeman was called in by the coolis. The policeman took the native's side and without any enquiry demanded that the for.
IF YOU WEAR GLASSES there is almost as much comfort and pleasure in wearing Pince-nez
These little houses are built Eyeglasses, as there is in passers- ing a perfect pair of years-for mostly as single dwellings, al they fit so comfortably and securely ways so desirable, and where in that you forget you have them pairs the partitions have been on the most important improve. thoughtfully filled with clean ments on eyeglasses in the past ammed sawdust to deaden sound twenty-five years. Pinca-nez Ege-between the houses. Each pair eigner go with him to the police glasses of any prescription in of houses is provided with an station. He did in fact seize the either regular or Toric form are easy working, self-closing water foreigner br the sleeve, and when manufactured by The Hongkong tap, that rouses no wish to knock the latter disengaged himself he Optical Co. successors to Clark & it off, for it gives a quick supply partly drew his sword from the Co., manufacturing and refract Eich house has its own bit of | scabbard. iug opticians, the most compatent optical manufacturing establish- ment in South China-located in 53, Queen's Road Central.
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FRENCH WARSHIPS' CRUISE.. Two French battle-cruisers were expected to arrive at Yokohama on January 25th.onboard of which, are officials of the Commercial and the Calonisl Departments of the French Government who are on a mission of enlightening the Far East as well as Australis by means of pamphlets, lectures, moving pictures and all other available means, with regard to Freuch industry, .fine atis, literature and French life in
general. The Government author-
ities
are expected to render every possible facility to the fiest, while several industrial and other public bodies and associations in
this country arealready preparing bave for its reception.
Dexter, one of the Fellows, and the scene most harmless. seen many films mach more de- moralising. The deleted scace. followed as it is by one depicting Oliver's horror at the sight of the Artful Dodger and Charley Bates robbing the innocent Mr. Brown- low, is more a moral lesson than an incentive to crime."
Mr. G. K. Chesterton considers the official action a place of "ludicrous nonsense.' lofact,'
contains. a word
front garden and a back, space The coolie then found that his be said. "I doubt if the human for drying clothes, and when the finger was bleeding, a fact which vocabulary low bedges are up there will be casad
further
protest,
Mr. Bernard Shaw takes a differ- ent attitude. "If the Oliver Twist scenes have been banned because the story makes a hero of a pick- pocket," he said, "our film people have themselves to thank after the infamous crime serials they ebild have been presenting to audiences throughout the prov vinces."
To this Mr. Chesterton has re-
bu: sufficiently strong to characterise plied that he does not know much sease of one's own little home & police officer who came up its idiocy. I cannot see what parti-about crime serials, but that be that is also so desirable and con- was mora cautious than his cular danger attends the spectacle has very little belief in the power- ducive to order. And it has been subordinate. He accepted a card of a wretched old Jew picking of any artistic presentation to proposed by the D.C.I.T, to offer from the gentleman, who proceed-pockets or teaching the bay Oliver make criminals of people. "If prizes once a year for the best ed on his way, followed by the to do so! What I should like to there is any growth of crime eee would be the film revealing among the young," he said, "I am front gardens.
The verage cost of each house
the means adopted by richer Jews quite sure that it is dua less to was $750, and they are let at a
for emptying pockets. But doubtcrime serials than to the break- monthly rent of $13.59, including
less such & film, however popular, down of family authority and of
the religious atmosphere. would also be forbidden." water supply...
OA, GE, YOU OUGHTA BEEN WHERE WE MUZ, MONA
coolie.
On arriving at the French Con- cession a threat of calling the French police achieved the desired effect, and the coolie made off.
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