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******* WenES FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1931.
LORD READING COUNCIL UPHELD
JOINS THE
MUI TSAI CLIQUE.
CHARGES SLAVERY IN HONGKONG.
ACCUSATIONS QUITE UNTRUE.
LORDS'
IN SHANGHAI,
MR. EDWARDS LOSES IN IMPORTANT SUIT.
COURT JUDGMENT.
(Our Own Correspondent).
ENGINEER HERO HONOURED.
HUMANE SOCIETY
AWARDS.
GALLANT RESCUE NEAR WOOSUNG.
Shanghal, Mar, 27. The Court of Consula yesterday damissed with costs the claim by Mr. S. M. Edwards, former Secre MR. iary of the Municipal Council, who claimed £5,000 as damages for
QUESTIONS. alleged breach of agreement, plus
(Our Own Correspondent).
London, Mar. 28. Hongkong problems were again to the fore in Parlia- ment to-day, on this occasion in the House of Lords, where the Earl of Kinnoull, a La- bour peer, asked the Secre tary of State for the Colonies, Lord Passfield, wother the statement made by the Earl of Reading, the ex-Viceroy of India, that slavery
condoned in
was
Hongkong, was true.. Lord Reading alleged, in a recent speech outside the House, that slavery not only existed in Hongkong, but that this state of affairs was condoned by the Government of Hongkong, there being at least ten thousand child slaves owned by Chinese residents.
pay to the end of his agreement, which expires in September, 1932, and passage money,
of the ratepayers,
WHYTE'S DEATH.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai. Mar. 27.
Liberal Party and Labour.
Co-operation in All Common Aims.
日九初月二
ANSP
MINOLE POPS 15 Ta
LOCAL BRANCH.
Padder Bldg
IRELAND MOURNS ANOTHER LABOUR TARIFF· UNION
LOSS OF A FAMOUS SON.
DEATH OF MR. T. M. HEALY.
RUNNING RISKS. MASTER OF IRONICAL
London, Mar. 26.
to the
can-
ORATORY.
M.P. PASSES.
CONDEMNED
DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN IN THE COMMONS.
RAILWAYMAN,
NEW BYE-ELECTION,
London, Mar, 26,
A bye-election le rendered necessary by the death to-night of Mr. Albert Bellamy, C.B.E, the Labour member for Ashton- under-Lyne, and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister
FIRST "VICEROY." Pensions, British Wireless.
London, Mar. 26.
Mr. Timothy Healy, the first Governor-General of the Irish
the British House of Commons. | Free State, and the most brilliant orator ever sent from Ireland to
Dublin at the age of 75 years.
A stormy petrel, by turns witty He read the declaration, which and passionate. whimsical and enunciates the complete indepen milicious, he electrified his fellow dence of the Liberal coupled with a policy of co-opera-almost terrified England, he was Party members, dinzzled Ireland and
CPPRİRAÇURONAL INNB
whom he became acquainted, even immensely liked by everyone with
thone among whom he distributed BODY DUMPING
dagger-thruste with his inimitable air of nonchalant im- SHANGHAI
partiality.
Expressing the view that if: the Labour Government were turned out of office at the present time the Conservative Protec. tienist Party would probably be In giving judgment, the Court The Bronze Medal and certi-George recommended
returned to power, Mr. Lloyd quoted Lant Regulation No. 24ficate of the Royal Humane Liberal holding that the Council cannot Society was presented yesterday didates, whom he addressed to
parliamentary give an appointment for more than to Mr. D. F. Stratton, formerly day, endorsement of the declara-died today at his home near three years without the permission supernumerary third engineer of tion which the Liberal "Shadow
-At the same time, the Court the ss. Hsin Peking, awarded Cabinet" has adopted. stated that the decision dismissing for an act of extreme bravery at the suit must not be considered Woosung in September last. prejudicial to the relations between The presentation was made at Mr. Edwards and the Connell the residence of Mr. J. P. Brenna, under the presert three-year con- the Britisk Consul-General. yes 1rnel.
terday morning. Mr. Brenau Neither is it the intention of the giving a resume of the incident, Court that the Council whose 'con- I which occurred outside Woosung. effistory attitude bisfore the suit just before darkness fell when the was brought was manifested in C.N.C. vessel was outward bound. their evident willingness to effect Mr.
F. Hudson. Second an amicable settlement, should be Engineer, was taken il suddenly direttraged from persisting in and rushed to the ralling of the this attitude row that judgment boat deck. The rail was not high hus been given.
and Mr. Hudson is very tall. He Muddenly went faint and fell Inte the water.
will be rerailed
that Me. Edwards contended that the Coun vil's London ugents, Messrs. Panks, had stated that the service is a permanent one and that agree- ments are renewed automatically, This was supported by the Chlef of the Fire Brigade and the Chief Sanitation Chemist. The Council,
suld that Lord Passfield
the allegation was absolutely untrue. He could only suppose that Lord Rending. In alleging slavery, was referring to the mui tsai system prevailing in the Colony, a number the other hand, denied that any af children being thus employed. such warranty was given. or. the Agents had though not to the extent alleged by was.
authority, the noble Lord.
Fur Removed From Slavery.
The mui tsai system, added Lord Pussfield, had been dealt with by *cial regulations.
protecting children from possible abuseN the system, which was very far re moved from conditions of slavery,
u1
The last report received from the Governor of Hongkong, regarding the working of the new regulations as to registration, and prohibiting the registration of new mui tsuis, showed that the number of girls registered totalled
4.117. represented a considerable
that
HONGKONG-CHINA PASSPORTS.
BRITISH CONSUL CALLS A MEETING,
Shanghai. Mar. 27. The British Consul is calling a meeting today of shipping com panics in discuss the passport visa which question-thur Own Correspondent,
A lending shipping man redue.
Ex-
نا
Great. Danger.
Mr. Stratton, who was standing on the autoon deck below, alimbed on to the rail and dived overboard second's hesitation. without
The ship was travelling, at 12 Stratton's dive was from 26 feet. knots at the time, And Mir. The danger, was extremely great, but both avoided contact with the propellor, and Mr. Stratton heid his unconscious colleagne up until: A boat had been lowered.
Whangpoo Tragedy.
While the ceremony was in pro- gress, efforts were being made tu) Fecover the body of Mr. David Strachan Whyle. the chief engineer of the A.P.C. oil-tanker, Tien wang, who fell overboard and disappeared at 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday.
It appears that Mr. Whyte was
IN
HONGKONG'S FAVOURABLE
COMPARISON.
Shanghai, Mar.-27. More than thirty-six thou- sand dead bodies were pick- ed up in Shanghai's streets during 1930, of which more than 34,000 were infants, states an official report.
Every day collectors are these sent out to bring in unclaimed bodies, which are usually cast away in seclud ed streets and alleyways, and to bury them before they constitute a menace to public health,
These figures cover the International Settlement, the French Concession and the Chinese city, the total population of which is C3 timated at 3,000,000,---Reuter. Hongkong's figure is less than 2,000.
un the deck talking to Captain Astr I. Thomson, and the Chief Officer.
Born at Bantry, Cork, In May, 1855, he married into the emerald, his wife being a daughter of that typical Irish M.P. of the Nation alist barracking days, Mr. T. D. Sullivan. Three sons and thres daughters were the well balanced
harvest of a happy marriage.
Brilliant Lawyer.
Mr. Healy was called to the Irish Bar in 1884, became a Q.C. in 1899, a Bencher of King's. Inn six years later, and, after being eulled to the Sassenach Bar seven years after that, a Bencher of Gray's Inn, and a K.C., in 1910.
Various Irish constituencies did themselves
the conspicuous honour of owning him as their M.P. from 1880 to 1910, with only one short break in the parliamen- tary continuity between 1886 and 1887.
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WANT OF TACT BY PARTIES.
HENDERSON POLICY
ENDORSED.
ALL-PARTY UNITY. Mr. Bellamy won Ashton-under- Lyne from the Conservatives at n bye-election in 1928 and has since
London, Mar. 20. represented the division. A rail of the line taken by Mr. Arthur A whole-hearted endorsement way engine-driver, he was educnted
at an elementary board school in Henderson in the matter of the Manchester.
proposed Austro-German Cus..
He was President of the Stock-toma Union was given by the port Trade Council for eleven Conservatives and the Liberals ramated Society of Railway Ser-The House also assured the years. President of the Amal in the House of Commons to-day.
vanta from 1911 to 1913, and First Foreign Secretary that he could President of the National Union go forward at the Disarmament of Railwaymen from 1933 to 1917. Conference in the knowledge of the Soldiers and Sailors' Pen-him.
Mr. Bellany was also a member that he had all parties behind
afon Appeal Tribunal, Chairman of
The discussion of the proposed the Employees' Side, London and Economic Union arose out of a de- N. W. Railway Loco. Dept. Con-bate on the forthcoming World ciliation Board, and a J.P. of the carmament Conference, which County Borough of Stockport.
I was rained by Sir Donald Maclean, In 1924, the Conservatives held the Liberal member for North the sent by a majority of 239, but Cornwall. in the 1928 bye-election Mr. Bel-
In the course of the lamy got in with a majority of
debate. 2,406. At the last General Eleegreat importance of reaching an many members emphasised the ton, Mr. Bellamy retained the seat international agreement and in a three-cornered contest by &sured the Government of support majority of 3,407 over his nearest in an active policy to enable them rival, the Conservative nominee to reach succons,
RAILWAY PEACE IN
BRITAIN.
N. U. R. ACCEPT AWARD OF WAGES BOARD.
Welcome Gesture.
-BU
Sir Donald Arst referred to the proposal of Germany and Austria to enter into a Customs Union and to the welcome gesture made by the Foreign Secretary at Paris, that the matter should be taken to and discussed in a friendly spirit by the League of Nations.
London, Mar. 26.
He hoped that we might see the Railway peace has been assured beginning of a cessation of the to. Great Britain for at least a year devastating, war in tariffs between In the Commons he rlways wore his shining "topper" well over his as a result of the decision of the uations which was more produc- National Union of Railwaymon 10tive of competition than arma- manner infinitely day, accepting the award of the menis, than the whole range of challenging and even slightly National Wages Board.
brow, in a
The award involves a reduction
of two and a half per cent. in wages
uational antipathies put together.
truculet, and his habit was, amidst the deliberately slow sombre
On disarmament, Sir Donald sparkle of his speeches, addressed
up to forty shillings weekly, and a said that a revival of trade and a to the House of Commous in
further reduction of two and a half mitigation of unemployment de rich deep baritone voice heavily per cent. in wages in excess
of pended very largely on getting charged with ironic humour, to forty shillings, no deduction to ex-rid of competitive armaments. A tremendous task was imposed top of his glasses and under the The award had already been ac-on next year's Conference and he brim of his hat. A secularly opted by the two other railway believed the whole country would deadly stance that made many afuniona.
be behind the British delegates. gallant Tory heart quake in its
if the Another important decision re- Victorian elastic-sided bunts.
Conference falled, warding the threat of a serious dis humanity would be placed on Vivid Legend.
pate and a possible' curly stoppage, descending scale, leading to the was made by the Joint Council of | destruction of civilisation. "Tine" was the deadliest blade the Milling Industry, which agreed- aver drawn out of the greento suspend for six months notice ernekled like a machine-gun, his ment, thus allowing time for the sheath of Old Ireland. His sative to terminate the exlating Agree irony cut like a fail. He now the new draft agreement. Reuter
tion upon the number of mui tsains in longkang the onerous and sat on a wire serving Government for carrying out prokaze across at his foes over the ceed six shilings.
Mr. R. Sergeant, when he walked tion and understanding with the in the Colony.
that the Chinese instruction that The statement that there were
the passports of fareigners enter
as a rail for part of the ship. Fressive measures common to both ten thousand child slaves to Honging Shanghai must be visned,
A Sugging Wire.
parties. kong ho characterised us untrue.
will, i adopted, ganse much un-
Every effort, the eclaration necessary trouble in Hongkong. The wire sagged under his reads, should be maile to effect a China does not maintain a con-weight and he overbalanced, fall-settlement of the problems of salate in the Colony, and it would ing into the Whougpoo. be necessary for residents pro
India, while the Free Trade policy A sampun search proved fruit- hitherto pursued by the Govern ceiling to Shanghai, to frst make less. It was unusually dark and ment should be suported. the trip to Canton in order to very strong tide was running. secure a visa.
Mr. Linyd George said that the But as Mr. Whyte was avers Liberals should be prepared to run strong swimmer it seems probable risks as a party for the sake of reciprocal arrangement exists bent he wanted in falling. He such great sima s page,
on 13.)
To Disappear in Time. The whole problem was still on gaging the active attention of the Government of Hongkong and the Colanial Office and he hoped that in time the whole system would dis- appear.
pointed out that this must be
the effect of the new regulation re- fusing the registration af new mui
tsuis.
Our informant stated that #
tween Japan and Hongkong unter was 47 years of age. which residents holding a pass- port Issued in Hongkong do not require a visa when travelling to Japan, and similarly, Japanese
Offences agnigst the Ordinances had been the subject of numerous visiting the Tolony do not require Arosecutions, and he had no doubt a visa by a British Consul in that the buses which had grown Jugaan. The opinion was strongly up with the system would soon be expressed that the same system eradicated.
Dumplug Evil.
Mention was made of the issue mised in the House of Commons Yesterday regarding the dumping
of the dead bodies of children
the streets of Hongkong.
in
Lord Passfield emphasised that
should be adopted between Hang- Fony and Chinn.
STABILISATION SCHEMES.
the finding of the corpses of in-SPAIN AND MEXICO TAKING
fants in the streets had nothing
whatever to do with the mul tsai
Aystem.
ACTION.
New York, Mar. 26.
It was impossible to make the J. P. Morgan's have arranged an poorer section of the very large 18 months' revolving credit of Chinese community bury their dend. G$38,000,000 for chlidren, though the Government of Government.
the Spanish Hongkong had been endeavouring The credit is to be devoted t
d to for many years to put n stop to the
regulating the pesota during the
of
the
{
practice of dumping. Where cases period of do facto stabilisation
dumping have been proved, offenders have been heavily fined, complated by the Spanish Go- He pointed out that the finding Moments # preliminary to the adoption of a gold stan-
of corpses in the streets of any big dard. city was not uncommon. The num It
is learned that
A
bor, found In the streets of London jcredit equivalent to Gspenn
from year to year could not be dois also being arranged for the same Harded as inconsiderable. "
WEATHER KEPORT.
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purpose. This follows the nouncement two days ago that British and French bankern were oxpected to
It is also AMADORESTE STIỀN
Oil Companies opecating in Mexico are landing the Mexican Govern-
The Royal Observatory reports ment 6310,000,000 for the purpose that the anticyclone has strengthen of stabilising the pean through the edalightly and is contrar nou purchase of aliyer peace on the New Tash monsoon along York market Retiter : American
WATERLOO ROAD MOTOR SMASH.
shows the
every turn of the same, and the
wenk joint in every British suit and British Wireless. of armour. His greatest debating ·
feat is still a vivid lugend in the
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Government's Reply."--
趨
Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hugh Dalton, The Under Secretary for replying for the Government, sald with regard to
proposed Austrian-German Customs agree. ment, that he had no more in- formation to give. He could only
Press Gallery. It will never again] DRUG MONOPOLY FOR Any the Foreign Secretary, Mr.
be equalled. Unless we get un-
other "Tim" Henly. He rose to deliver a heathing attack on his special beto noir-the British
TURKEY.
Henderson, was very anxious that no movement promising a reduc- tion in European tariffä should be
or mistake.
| Treasury--whom he accused FACTORIES ORDERED TO BE jeopardised by misunderstanding
always and everywhere of cheating
SHUT DOWN,
Constantinople, March. 20.
They were following a polley, which they had always pursued, that any question in which sua.. coptibilties might be aroused
at ears, londing the dice, using a double-headed penny, and robbing freind of an Irish King's runsam. The Parliamentary Committee every year, with a bit extra onut Angora has approved the pro- should be considered in a friendly feast days. The Speaker ruled posed State monopolisation, manu- atmosphere by the Council of the him out of order.
facture, import and exports nt League of Nations. The House is discussing at the drugs.
As to disarmament, he was very moment," said that omnipotent The Committee has ordered glad to notice the growing feeling authority, "not Ireland but the thres drug factories here to in all parties. In the need for a Uganda Railway 1" "Tim" never fiquitate their affairs within six check to the continual increasing turned a hair nor lost a heart beat,months.
af armaments, The Government "Vory well, Sir said he, in his
It is exported that the Drug could go forward in the knowledge resonant sepulchral tones, and Monopoliantion Law will he pass-that all parties were behind them. launched out Instantly on an Imed by the new Parliament ut a promptu parable, every word of meeting on May 5th.--Reuteri
which was ostensibly about Uganda
and its Railway, but every syllable"
of which was a mordant frontul|
Conservative Support.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, after" anying that the Conservativos fully shared the hope for the success of
attack on the British Treasury's SIR ARTHUR SALTER. the Disarmament Conferencee, re-
attitude towards "the most dis tressful country."
A Masterpiece.
INVESTIGATION IN CHINA
CONCLUDED.
(Our Own Correspondenti) –
Shanghai, Mar. 27.
forred to the Austrian-Germani Customs proposal and said that whatever view we took we and the other nations who had been engaged in the conferences. for a proposed tariff truce, or in conversations and the conferences which had taken place for nome closer union among European
The speech held a packed and hypnotised House of Commons In thraldom. Evon "Tim's" bitterest foos of all his own Nationalist compatriots, for "Tim" was ever a fissiparous politician, and usually It is disclosed that Sir Arthur States, had reason, toiscomptats belonged to a separate party of Salter, the Director of the Econo-when a project of that Hed wa ond were constrained to cheer misection of the League of secretly mature while thom són him to the echo amidst their ingi Nations, has concluded Yinginteati. Varsations were pr