LANCASHIRE COTTON
PROBLEM..
AN EXPERTS EXAMINATION OF CAUSES.
FOLLY OF PRICE CUTTING,
were a
with the traditions of Lancashire,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TRAGEDY DURING A-]
YACHT RACE,
A CHINESE DROWNED AT
SINGAPORE,
CORONER'S FINDING.
who MAN.
about 10.30 am.
hard.
the
INDIA'S STRIFE.
THE VICEROY!S. PLEA FOR UNITY.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1927.
THE REEL CLUB.
A. SUCCESSFUL, OPENING.
A ¿TRAGEDY OF THE HILLS.
SUPERSTITION LEADS TO
MURDER.
TRIAL IN SHAN STATES:
Rangoon, Aug. 31.
At the Helena May Institute yesterday afternoon, some 50 out of approximately 80 members of A TERRIBLE RECORD.
the Reel Club attended the open- ing practice dance, an atmosphere of great keerness prevalling. Simla, Aug. 29. In view of the recent telegrams The Singapore Coroner's inquest
Everyone' entered into the dances The following Is His Excellency with much enthusiasm and "act telling of the cotton crisis in Lan- on the death of the Chinese boat-the Viceroy's speech, in part at to" to perfect their dancing with the belief of the people in Nats
A curious story illustrative of 3 cashire and the organisation of
a zeal that promises well for the (spirits) and possession" was re- drowned after the combined Legislatures to-day: Was a Statistical Bureau to keep a
"Gentlemen, Hittle more than a success of the Club. The Comcently the subject of judicial pro- check on price-cutting, the follow-what appears to have been a year ago I invited India to pause mittee is confident that the aims ceedings in the Shan States. ing article, by Mr. J. M. Keynes, collision between his kolech (native and consider seriously the com-and objects of the Club will be The ovents took place in the vil the well-known financial expert who has been interesting himself boat) and the yacht Ella, which munal situation and I then ap-fully realised, and any who may lago of Nat-ye-bu in the State of and the rank be wavering about joining are Yengan in the Myelat and on the was competing in a Royal Singa-pealed to leaders particularly in Lancashire's great
of Burma. The nat problem, will doubtless be read Pore Yacht Club race at the time, and file to pursue peace and cul- advised to join now-before the borders with much interest. It is taken was held on Tuesday last week, jitivate a spirit of toleration to- membership is full. All will be (spirit), or nats, of that very pro- Evidence was given by Mr. Lwards "one another. For several assured of a very enjoyable time.
minent feature of the landscape, from The Nation and Athenaeum | R. Blake, who said that on the months past I have had it in mind Last evening the Hon. Secretary the high' hill called Pyerkwedaung, of August 27th.
anveral
interesting in the south of Kyaukse District, Seven months ago the Laneath, instant he was racing in his again to speak to the conscience announced
Yacht, Ella. They started the and heart of India upon that suggestions for the consideration figures or figure, largely in the shire spinners of American cotton course from No. 17 beacon west question which still dwarfs all of the members. The first, which proceedings. came to the belated conclusion of the Yacht Club at approximate-gone doubt as to the most con- and members of the Committee is Buddhist, half-animistic form of re- others in her life, but I have felt has the support of the President A woman, Ma Ku, started à half that joint action and even somely 10.15 a.m.
venient means of doing it. I that a series of Subscription vival meeting in the village by be surrender of the individual right to cut prices might be better than They were proceeding in an finally came to the conclusion Dances might be held say once a coming passeased of a nat. The an indefinite continuance of fin- easterly direction to the man-o- that there was no more appro-month from 9 p.m. to 12 p.m. with villagers had set a trap for bears, ancial lose. It was not an andis war buoy and arrived there at priate way of reaching the car of 4 programme embodying the and a leopard had been caught in puted conclusion-there
Six boats re-the multitudes of India than by Scottish Cances as practised at the it. Ma Kb seized upon this leopard' good. many people, especially mained in competition at this addressing them through the re- Reel Club meetings, alternating as the starting point of her pro- Previous to this, Puteh presentatives of India in the con-with modern dances. These phesying. The leopard had either amongst other sections of the in- paint. dustry, who thought that a fair and Eve had capsized owing to the tral Legislatives. Accordingly dances would commence say at the been at or the mount of a net and dose of bankruptcy would clear heavy squalls, The surface of the decided, in exercise of the statu-end of October, and continue until expressed its displeasure at bring the air and be more in accordance sen was caim but it was blowing tory privilege conferred upon meheld to wind up the Season. The Kn. Ma Ku said she was possess
April, when a Gala night might be dislodged through the mouth of Ma by the Government of India Act and anyhow that an attempt on They rounded the man-o-war to ask the members of the Legisin-rangements for these Dances ed by the Asingyi Net, a female the part of the spinners to stop buoy and proceeded to the outer ture to meet me here to-day, and would have to be left in the hands at of the Natteik Hill. She made Josing money
would be incom-Club buoy passing it on the star-I am gratified that so large a possible, they should be made tants of her village and of the coun
of a Sub-Committee, and as far as a deep impression on the inhabl- patible with the prosperity of Lan-board hand. They then proceed-number of honourable members of
Members self-supporting,
who tryside for miles round. cashire as a whole. Neverthelessed to the inner Club buoy passing both Houses should have been possess such would attend in With threats and promises she 75 per cent of the mills were per- to the starboard and then in an able to attend.
Highland evening dress.
induced them to build several Nat- suaded to join the newly founded tasterly direction towards
Let me recall the salient inci-
Another suggestion was that sins (altars) and a mendat (ball Cotton Yaru Association, binding cast end of the break-water.dents of India's recent history while the Club was not directly of audience) for herself and her themselves to conform to its rules Their speed was about six knots. I am not exaggerating when I say concerned in the mission of en-disciples and bring gifts of food, and practices.
On reaching the eastern end of that during the 17 months that I couraging the wearing of the flowers, fruits, cloth etc., for her The Association has been the break-water. June was lead-have been in India the whole Highland Evening Dress at St. subsistence and greater honour managed with great energy and ing by one minute. She had landscape has been overshadowed Andrew's Ball and other Scottish and glory. ability. The first step was to gybed round the cast end of the by the lowering clouds of com- occasions, the Committee express- Her "star" feature was the pro- grade what is in fact a highly breakwater about one and a half munal tension which have repeated the earnest hope that those phesy of the
appearance of રી diversified industry into separate minutes ahead of Ella, which was edly discharged their thunderbolts Scottish male members who were paya" (Buddha) to come sections which could be treated second boat. There was no ques-apreading far, throughout the land dancing the Reels would see their in a uniform manner without seri-tion of any lack of sea room. At their devastating havoc. From way to adopt the wearing of High-through the sky. One by one seven men joined her, became ous inconsistency, and to organize the moment of putting over their April to July last year Calcutta land Evening Dress..as full justice possessed of nats, and began to proper statistics. The next step helm to xybe round the east end seemed to be under the mastery cannot be done to the picturesque was to prescribe standard work-f, the breakwater they had a of some evil spirit which so dances of Scotland unless the prophesy with her. They followed Ma Kus lead and took the names ing per week'
It front. They gripped the minds of men that, in dancers are suitably attired. for each section clear which should conform to the buy-bed without hauling in the their insanity they held themselves was hoped also that the ladies of nats which did not compete
with her's. slack
or main sheet. Witness absolved from the most sacred would grace the Ball this year ing power of the market in the
An Interloper. light of the statistics, and to fix maintained that this was necessary restraints of haraan conduct. wearing their tartan sashes and
Then came on the scene an un The suggestion was fortunate man named Nga Lun. in a stormy breeze with their Honest citizens went abroad in brooches minimum prices for the several grades of yarn which would, aim class of boats. the main sheet peril of their lives from fanatical left entirely, to the members. He had pretensions to join in these was hauled in, as was usual in attack and the paralysis that over- A request was also made that orgies, as he had a former history at protecting the spinner from uc- tual loss. The short-time
an average breeze, the boat was took the commercial life of a great any lady members who felt of possession But for various. rules differed from "the arrangements
liable to swing excessively on the metropolla was only less serious they had the time, and knowledge, reasons he was regarded by Ma in force prior to the existence of new tack. If this happened there than the civic loss that followed to come forward and assist in or- Ka's gang as an interloper and an was a likelihood of the boat cap from a naked and unashamedganising lessons for children of opponent. He was contemptuous. the Yarn Association in that the
sizing. statistical basis was securer, the
voliation of the law which per- Scottish parents or others inter- and abusivo. He proudly claimed force had to be reasserted by ested in Highland Dancing would to be no less than Mindon. Min, hours to be worked were not uni- Rounding the Breakwater.
methods drastic and severe.
do so.
said he could exterminate form for the whole industry but
Since then we have scen
The Hon. Secretary said that a eight minor prophets with They had actually gybed, and were adapted to the state of de- mand in each section, and tho were rounding the cast end of the same sinister influences at work very hearty vote of thanks was hair from his body and that he President and could eat them and leave not so members of the Association were breakwater-the turn was sharp in Pabna, Rawalpindi and Lahore due to the Past bound, and net mgruly recommendly made owing to a sudden squal and many other places and have Committee of St. Andrew's Society much as would stick in his teeth,
forced to Icok upon
for their help in fostering this The predominance of the ed, to observe them. The mini- and some delay in sheeting in the been
Club and they were glad to feel original prophets was in danger. mum price policy approached dan- gybe-and as they were swinging abyss of unclaimed human pas they had such a keen supporter in They pursued and caught Nga gerous ground, and had been much they observed a small koleh.sions that lies too often beneath Mr. David Templeton, who made Lun, brought him on to the mandat They did not see this kolch until the surface of habit and of law. such happy reference to the Reel and beat him, procured a chain criticized in advance. It Was feared that the minimum would they bad rounded the south east
Club in his speech at In less than 18 month, so far Andrew's Society annual general He
the. St and ropes and tied him to a tree. rise to the level of spinners' hopea corner owing to the height of the
was left there all night, which breakwater, and desires rather than fall to a
completely as numbers are available, the toll meeting and to whom the Reel unrepentant. IIe Was beaten In fact broke the line of vision of those taken by, this bloody strife has Club extend their congratulations again during the night, told his merely protective level.
been between 250 and 300 killed on the Honcur conferred upon assailants that if they wanted to the prices have been fixed reas suiting low down, as they were. ably, and, whilst they leave room
The turn was so sharply made and over 2,500 injured. While him in being elected President of kill him, blows would not suffice, for small differences of opinion, that witness was unable to bear angry temper reigns we are not St. Andrew's Society, had con- but they must procure a woman's no one has pretended that ther away to give fair clearance to the always sensible to the tragedy sented to be Patron of the Reel wpri skirt. In the morning before represent more than the barest koleh. At this point the latter that lies behind figures such as Club. living wage for a typical firm. was about 4 feet from the edge of these. The appreciation of it is Finally the system of transfer the breakwater and 20 feet wes dulled in the poisoned atmosphere instituted of the point. The deceased was which for the time prevails, sug- able quotes has been
gasting that such things are in- whereby the concentration of pro- sitting in the koleh,
separable from the defence of duction in the bands of the Witness was unable to say principles jealously revered and strongest producers is facilitated, whether they actually struck the tempting men to forget how fre At present this system is in its in- | koleh or merely confused the quently, in history the attempt fancy. Nevertheless several occupant. The koleh was transfers have been already nege- small and of a dangerous type tiated, by which for a payment of Any sudden movement of the d. per spindle the right to work occupant would certainly have additional hours has been trans-capsized it. Witness did not ferred from firms short of orders actually see the koleh turn över að other firms better placed for his attention was fixed on holding securing them. Nor has the As the yacht off the breakwater. .sociation been ufraid to exercise
A point has been reached at which
course
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Toll" of the Strife.
But let U3 translate
the
that
PRISONER MISSING,
JUMPS HIS BAIL.
When the Criminal Sessions re crimes against society in honour-this morning, before the aeting has been made to cloak such commenced at the Supreme Court able guise.
Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. Wood, for thinks into terms of human sor-against Cha Kap, he was found to these the hearing of bribery charges raw and bereavement and let our be missing. The accused is on minds dwell in pity and in shame bail of $1,000 and did not answer upon the broken human lives that when his name was called. they represent.
The situation, as I see it to-
effort. A year ago an appeal was day, demands a more constructive
made to me by many men of in-
He is charged on six counts al-
different occasions to a Chinese together, three of which are of offering a bribe of $10 on three
detective. The remaining three
the
onc
dawn, four of the prophets untied Nga Lun and led him away. They actually brought with them woman's "Tamein" (skirt).
Nga Lun was led away stag- gering and after they had gone a short way he called out "Aungbaie. | khabyeban" (meaning "May it be victorious," "a sprig of the
victory) and dropped on engenia"-the opening words of a popular Burmese song. pf the ground."
The murderer then dragged the such as are.common among the unconscious man to a natural pit,
limestone of the Shan States, about 40 feet deep and about 400 cast yurds from the village and
that Nga Lun had gone to Toungoo him down into it. They then con- cocted a atory to tell the villagers
or Rangoon.
The guilty persons were how- ever brought to justice and sen- teneed to various imprisonment."
terms of
f
KNOW?.
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS. ledge paper has been taken from The following general knowę, the Daily Bapress.
authority over its members--u Yachtsmen Dive to the Rescue. firm has recently been fined £300 for selling below the prescrived told him that the koleh had turn
The other members of his crew inimum price and it has beened over. They immediately bore pported, on the whole, with away and went back on to the port fluence and distinction that are alternative charges of bribery. ich more loyalty than the criticstack in order to assist the deceased should take the initiative and con- the scheme anticipated.
whom they saw struggling in the vene a conference to examine any .When the case was heard at the Nevertheless, in spite of so water. At that time the holeh means that might hold out a Central Magistracy it was alleged uch energy, loyalty, and ap was very close to the deceased promise of amelioration. For by the Crown that the bribes were parent success, the Association is who was only about four feet from reasons which seemed to me con- offered on behalf of a lottery firm HOW MUCH DO YOU how at a crisis of its fortunes the breakwater. As they apvincing I thought it inadvisable to in Macao to influence
the con- proached the struggling man he take that step, and I have not stable's conduct when carrying out the opportunities of the spinners disappeared beneath the surface. wavered in my conviction that my lottery raids in Hongkong. outside the Association to obtain Mr. Haines (one of the crew of decision was well-founded, but all its benefits without paying any the yacht) dived in but owing to the
Answering His Lordship. Mr. part of the price are becoming in the disturbed water at the end of that time and this has compelled that enquiries had been made, and passage of events between H.K. Holmes, for the Crown, said tolerable. In present conditions the breakwater and the overcast me to review the judgment, information they had received was a membership of 6 per cent of the sky it was impossible to see below had hoped that in answer to my that the prisoner had gone to Siam. industry is doubtfully sufficient the surface. Also there was appeal to the communities it He could not, however, vouch for for effective operation.
slight current. Witness also dived might not have been impossible the truth of that information. The main reason for this is--I into the water and together they that they themselves freely taking am sorry to say--that the pessi-tried several times but failed to counsel together might have reach- His Lordship adjourned the case mists, amongst whom I have been reach the deceased. Witness and ed an agreement that would until after the hearing of the trial numbered, have so far proved Mr. Haines then went back on have brought much desired and the two Chinese charged with right. That is to say, in spite of board the yacht and just then the long sought relief from these dis-the murder of Mrs. Mackay, at some months of very cheap cotton sun broke through. They then tractions. In this respect my Chaiwan, which is to be com (not so cheap now), and a record saw something which looked like hopes have been disappointed. menced on Monday next. world production, of gooda spuna body lying on the son bottom One condition_remains con- from American, cotton, the Lanca-at a depth of about twelve feet. stant which is, as I said last year,. shire spinners have never been Mr. Halnes being the strongest that no conference can offer any From a correspondent in Tur-. within sight of being able to em-swimmer, they tored a rope round hope of success unless those par-bridge Wells comes this protest: ploy all their machinery. During his body and Haines dived in ticipating in it are truely inspired "In past years London used in a a short spurt in the spring of the again. He reached the body and with a will to peace.. It was with way to be empty during August, year demand brought up, average brought it up.
real pleasure that I observed but not so to-day. Thousands
Answers, for those who pesd them, will be found on Pago:14 of this issue. -
1. What two great compоEPT8 WCTE born in the same year and -be- came blind towards the end of ..their lives.
3. There are two classes of organ
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pipce. Name them,
Who is known as the "Father of
the Modern Symphony'?
4 Who developed the scherzo and
from what musical form?
6 To what scale is the harp`tunodł 0 Who invented the nocturno!
Who composed "Old Folke at Home," "Old Black Joe," "Camp- toum Racor," "Swanco River"
8. What is the difference in pitch between a viola and a violoncello? What are 'harmonics? ·
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output to nearly 85 per cent. of After recording the evidence statements recently in the press visit it from the country and capacity. Since then the falling the Coroner, said that he had which indicated that frosh efforts abroad to find the Royal Academy away has been so serious that a considered the case carefully and might be made to bring together closed for the greater part of the figure of 50 to 60 per cent, is had decided to bring in a verdict Hindus and Moslems for the dis month and its attractions denied bearer the mark, and for some im-of death by misadventure. He cussion of these matters. Any them. Is there any necessity for 10 portant descriptions of yarn the thought that the yacht's crew had such attitude deserves the active this? If not, since times are 11 figure is between 10 and 50 per done everything possible to ren- goodwill and support, of all who changed, should it not follow the 1 cent. Now so long as average der assfatance and bring the man care for India's welfare and good example of the theatres and ro
main open? Many would be Continued on Page 11.) round.
thankful if this could be done."
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