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MARINE COURT.

SECOND ENGINEER OF ' 5.9. "SUI SANG" PROSECUTED.

Commander C. W. Beckwith sitting

The finding of the Court was that it accepted the defendant's statement, and discharged the defendant.

Commander Beckwith gave Mr. Taachi a warning to be more careful as to the standing orders of the ship in future and considered that He had

SATURDAY APRI 12. 1919.

BAFFLED MAGICIANS.

MYSTERIES OF THE INDIAN ROPE TRICE,

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writer had mixed up the rope trick Obviously, Mr. Clarke, added, the and the decapitation trick which was

MOTORS AND CHILDREN,

The following letter ought to have come to the China Mail, but didn't., We think the point made. deserves wider publicity, so we annex it.

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maintaining the existent Industrial very gradually too, the view main. system, conscientiously believing that tained that the pubile control over a change from the present conditions matters relating to and affecting would tavolve an economic disaster. Iabour, wages, hours of work, indus Then there are others, and their trial conditions and organisation, numbers are steadily growing, who commerce and other forms of ecoso- assert that the competitive spirit of mic activity was contrary to the best Industry is of comparatively recent interests of the nation. Or in other origin, and therefore it must words it was believed, and honestly in the Marine Court yesterday heard and amateur debated that most vexed life and privileges of children at the

magicians of England, professional Assembled in solemn conclave, the necessarily lack the force of believed, that free and unham, the case of the prosecution by Captain of all questions, the Indian rope trick. Peak is manifested by our Legislative SIRI see a laudable zeal for the a law of nature. They want and pered competition was the sole H. Simpson of the 8.5. Sui Sang of and, as was only, to be expected, Council in providing them with a strongly urge certain modifications guarantee of social and industrial C. J. Taachi the second engineer of failed to come to any agreement on playground as a refuge from the which will do away with the features progress. Combined with the in the ship. The charge was that of the subject. Some there were who terror and fury of the new ricsha of the present system which create herent tendencies of the modern absenting himself from the ship with believed that such a trick had never traffic. strife and dissension, and which will capitalistic system, this philosophy, out permission from the Captain or been performed; others declared that re-establish the co-operative system of letting things alone, inevitably

The principle of competition, which worked to

officer in charge. the detriment of the

It does not sem, however, to can be described as the free action working classes.

Captain Simpson stated that on others urged the impossibility of for the kiddies, dozens of them hypnotism was at the root of it; occur to anybody to take thought of individual self interest, began to Recently, however, the failure of received a report from the Chief

the morning of the 10th April he hypnotizing a whole audience. For who find health and exercise in make its appearance as one of the unrestricted competition to yield the Engineer that the defendant had left once, in fact the mystifters admitted the shade and quiet of Kennedy factors in industrial life during the good results that were originally the ship on the previous evening 16th and 17th centuries. When anticipated, has led to a hotable repe without permission. There were four traced in most entertaining manner it that a score of ricshas endanger

themselves mystified.

Road, soon mechanical improvements began to tion towards public or Government engineers on board and it was one by Mr. S. W. Clarke, the editor of child-life more than some hundreds The history of the rope trick was don, developed by motor-traffic. Es to be ruinet-par- be developed, and the factory system regulation. Modernegulation, how of the rules of the ship that one of the Magic Circular, who described it of motors, or only that no mem was started during the later part of ever, does not stop with the protecthem had to remain on board. The as the most illusive trick in the world, ber of our village Parliament hap- the 18th Century, the individual tion of labour, by means of legislation, defendant knew this rule perfectly with the peculiarity that nobody who pens to live on Kennedy Road? system of industrial competition be but extends to the safeguarding of well. Nothing serious had occurred wanted to see it had ever seen itOne indeed is building there, but came an accomplished fact, Prior to the consumer and investor, through during his absence. that the whole system of industry pure food and anti-trust enactments and commerce was marked by an and other similar legislation.

Chief Engineer Alexander Living quently discounted by the fact that Anyway, the

though this peculiarity was subseabsit amen--is erecting, a garage. extremely close co-operation amongst Whereas, the trend for nearly three lying near the Kowloon whart.

stone stated that the ship was at least two of the speakers had seen are to be dispossessed, and

soldiers' children the masters and workmen.

centuries from the 16th century on At 6.30 p.m The old fashioned Guilds werewas in the direction of placing greater question the defendant reported that it as far back as 1355, when Thu that it enjoys the favour of

a version of the rope triek performed.. Automobile voluntary associations entirely for and greater emphasis on individual the third and fourth engineers were

on the evening in Mr. Clarke had traced a reference to objects to a speed limit, boar

Association which mutual assistance. In a way they liberty and initiative at the expense absent. He then told the defendant Batuta, ar Arab from Tangier, wrote heads of the Government and chief were the old fashioned trade unions of a group unity. In other words to remain and left for Hongkong, that he had seen this trick performed of Police, and considerately under- of to-day, with this very striking we can no longer view with equan- where later he met the defendant on difference, the Guilds included the limity the aggrandisement of the the wharf He knew he was the his own house in a most splendid any of the rest of us has scored at Hang Chau. Batuta wrote takes to remonstrate with any masters as well as the workers..

I was entertained, by the Emir in of its members who individual at the expense of the com- only engineer who had been left on manner. At the banquet were pre-another triumph. Of all the permuta may, kil The members of the Guilds or-munity. There is emerging the need the ship, so he took him back. ganised themselves, framed their own of a co-operative ideal in industrial The defendant in giving evidence sent the Khan's jugglers, the chief rions and combinations in which a Ltd bylaws, regulated their own business enterprise in which all factors in in on his own behalf stated that he met or merchandise, and in some cases dustry shall co-operate to the mutual the chief engineer on the wharf and

of whom took a wooden sphere in small number of people manage to which there were' holes, and in run this Colony to sait themselves, took out letters of incorporation advantage of all including the general told him that there was no cagineer these long straps, and threw it up this body, surely, comes nearest to which are at present, existing in Lon-public-A.GS. don to-day. These guilds played an

on board and he was going back into the air till it went out of sight, the limit-Yours, etc.,-X- to the ship immediately. He had He then commanded one of his while the strap remained in his hand. important part in the commerce of

Hongkong, April 11th, 1919. England. They were empowered by

been absent from the ship for disciples to take hold of and to their letters of incorporation granted

about twenty minutes. There was ascend by this strap, which he did By the King and later by the Muni- Our Scottish Letter" is written able to look after the electric lights until he also went out of sight.

no cargo to work and anybody was cipal Authorities to control the con- in Scotland by a Scot. It quotes a ditions of labour, quality of the work story by the author of Midlothian and water pumps in case of fire. He times but no answer came: he then His master then called him three had told the third engineer to be took a knife in his hand, apparently turned out, the wages of those who was doubly a Scot. All the duty, but that officer was not on board.in anger, laid hold of the strap and engaged in any particular trade, the sarne, will any Scot, in this Colony He understood that he was on board also went quite out of sight. He conditions of apprenticeship and admit that an Edinburgh magistrate the 3.3. Cheung Sing and would be then threw the hand of the boy upon many other matters. There were, ever pronounced “ducks, and fowl"' consequently, definite rules laid down to sound like

back at coce. He waited for about the ground, then his foot then his dukes and fools"? ten minutes and went to the wharf governing the different manufacture Och. Fist sic as vir wud shuet with the intention of finding the other hand, then his other foot, then of goods, for the purpose of prevent docks an fool wi" is our idea of third engineer on the wharf. He his body, then his head. He then ing fraud and, of standardising the how they'd say it, which, of course, did not do so. He went back at his clothes stained with blood.

came down, panting for breath, and work put forth by the different guilds, would kill a pleasant story. Any violation of these rules or

once to go on duty. He did not think They do not say wild fowls, he would be summoned because the The juggler then took the limbs of "false" work as it was called wa but wildfowl, both singular and the Chief knew what he had done. the bay and applied them one to penalised by a fine, half of which plural. It is impossible, in our He had been dismissed by the Com another: he then stamped upon went to the municipality and the opinion, for a Scot to make duck pany as a result of this case, and them, and it stood up complete and other half to the guild itself. If any sound like duke. They might make stated that he had been working for erect. I was astonished, and was workman were to break the rules of his it dook, which is near the form they them for 18 months.

seized in consequence by a palpitat Guild more than three times he was use when speaking of an immersion. immediately expelled from his craft. We would like an authoritative word Court that the defendant had an some, drink and i recovered. The ion at the heart: but they gave me Captain Simpson informed the Among the many regulations were or two on this interesting point, excellent record.

judge of the Mohammedans" was the probibiting of moistening because, of course, it is a daring groceries to make them heavier, the thing to differ with Sir, Walter.

sitting by my side, who swore that putting of better wares on top of the

there was neither ascent, descent, basket, and the sale of second hard"

nor cutting away of limbs but the a pity that we should have to articles as "new ones. admire

whole was mere juggling. the piety, selfsacrifice, words the old fashioned guild.com

In other patience, and skill of the Pope's prising of both masters and workers missionaries in the same instant that regulated all the conditions relating 3 we must deplore their method of to any particular industry. encouraging the superstition and ignorance that help to ensure docility, guild prohibited, under very heavy The Authorities in charge of any The Americans have gone in for real penalties, any night work, because education there. It might almost be there was never, any Guild inspector said they have "squandered" money to inspect the work at night. There on Filipino education. One incidental was also a very well organised social, It is generally understood that in result of this has been à fiercer and charitable side to these Guilds. Chifuku minu to London and Antwerp

The Of S. K. are sending the JAPANESE COTTON MILLS: many American eyes the islas Filipinas Citicism by the beneficiaries in a A common sick fund was maintained instead of the Vancouver Maru She

MEN AT 1/- A DAY. as a colonial possession have seemed decade than they gave to the Spani for the benefit of members and pro- sails on April 27.

up in the air and his little horse sold the s.s. Kung Hong at his sales a white. elephant. Some there ards in a century. This is not to over vision was made for any of the de

would go up it. himself, taking hold rooms. After a description of the were who honestly felt it worth look the fact that Spanish conduct pendents of those members who died.

of the horse's tail; would follow him: vessel had been given, it was To-day's return of communic: Annual for 1918 gives details of the follow also, and a maid servant would start at $30,000. The first bid was Government's his wife taking hold of him would announced that the bidding would thing in the role of a civilizing agent, wealth of the islands became better worked with his men and apprentices plague and three of cerebrospinal have a special interest for Lancashire air, as it were linked together, the increased by bids of $500 until it

As a rule the master craftsman able disease shows three cases of cotton industry in that country that follow her, and sp mount up in the $50,500 which on record in his word riul satirical ed to his house, and this is the rea known in Spain. Jose Rizal has left and his workshop was usually attach-meningitis.

was very quickly the Philippines as a potential com-

just now. In 1916-the latest. year Writings, riot only an exact apprecia son for the spirit of co-operation that tion of the weaknesses and follies existed in those days. The master hare en informed by the the average number of spindles juggler go into an inn in the street.

Owners of mechorses in Tanthere were 240 cotton mills, and declared that he had just seen the purchaser was Mr. Wong Kan-war.

dealt with in this section of the book spectators standing in great admira- reached $37,000, at which figure it tion." Unfortunately an unbeliever was finally knocked down. The ha had, them, Uncle Sam has vivid picture of the grossness of the youth and had probably later, served sumed in May...

of the Filipinos, but a fairly had himself been an apprentice in his Turf Club that racing will be reworked daily was 5,043,676, as Therefore anding themselves delud. for self-government, and has seemed Spaniards and their ecclesiastics, some master as a journeyman. If The total cutput of the Kuilun whom 103,018 were women and

against 2,409,939 in 1914 to keep that objective more steadily specially the infamous friars. By a he had been frugal and saving he

number of employees was 129,650, of ed, the spectators went away. in view, than we have done in India. Series of accidents, one ought almost probably started business on his own Mining Administration's mines for girls. The number of daily working Clarke was from the memoirs of The third record quoted by Mr. It is also true that the Filipinos, like say, America had to intervene at account. As soon as he was able to the week ending March 20 center hours was 20, which, we take it, the Indians, are difficult material to last, with the results we all know, produce an article up to the stan- to 41 tons and the sales during means that there were double shifts. in length, and it my presence threw tribed

Emperor Jahangier. work on in that way. In fact, Uncle After the long rebellion of Aguinaldo's dard set by his particular guild the period to 51,045 tous.

What Miss Mary Macarthur des San has nothing whatever, to be men was over, American dollars he became a master craftsman, ashamed of, and the cynics who began their benevolent work on a and employed journeymen and ap

The average daily wage of the men one end of it towards the sky, where organised women of the country had as the greatest meeting are sure to say that he is making a truly American scale. A thousand prentices of his own. Inasmuch as Press representatives were

Here's a "Singpore complaint: e shilling, and that of the women 32 thing in the air. A dog was then Hall Miss Macarthur, who presided, was 50 sen, which is equal to about it remained as if fastened to some ever held took place at the Albert virtue of necessity. by getting rid school teachers were thrown in the shops in those days were small mitted aboard of the Nore of it incubus while appearing to set Order was established. Development and the organisation very simple the Noura and Alrens at Hongkong are now competing against in India mediately ran up and, reaching the unemployment problem "any more persen, or about 8d. That is the sort brought forward and being placed said the unemployment, donation and of thing which Lancashire operatives at the lower end of the chain, im scheme a good example will be very unjust. was undertaker. The freedom of differences in the relative positions privilege refused to the Press of and other Eastern markets.

Of course it is clear that in view the Press, beyond our wildest British of the various classes was slight. Singapore when the ships were not likely, however, that persons the same manner a hog, a panther, a the problem of labour unfeat. ME. could not solve the of the world's present political deve dream of freedom, followed, and still The relations between master, and here.

It is other end, disappeared in the air. In than machine-guns would solve lopment, with particular reference to half this body consisted of men who naturally, therefore, there developed. later the Philippine Assembly. About men were personal and present, and

paid at so low a rate can produce as lion, and a tiger were successively Fred Bramley, of, the Parliamentary the almost accomplished League of Nations and its principles, President Promised to work unceasingly for between them a community of interwar interped at the Tanglin Camp, moreover, that for weaving 616,077 down the chain and put it into a unemployed in this country." The

large a quantity of goods as opera- Peter Havenith, prisoner of tives here do, and it should be noted, set up the chain, and all disappeared Committee of the Trades Union Con- Wikin could not decently have made independence, but it is doubtful, fromests. There was very little room Singape, manged to evade the out of a total of 772,391 looms bag, no one ever discerning in whit Government grant would

at the upper end. At last they took grea, said there were 500,000 wom any other answer to the Filipino their subsequent attitude, if they for the growth of antagonism of guant and effect his escape on the engaged on silk or cotton goods were delegates who went to appeal for really wanted it. Like the Irish of the interests between master and man. night of March 27-28. A deuription worked by hand. The proportion of way the animals were made to vanish be exhausted, and if they did independence. When the Mission Popular impression, they would rather On the contrary each took a pride of the man has been published in power-looms is increasing year by into the air in the mysterious manner not persist in pased through Hongkong, they were have the grievance of not getting it in the success of their joint effort. the Straits paper. faughed at, very much as they were than the thing they asked for. Now Thus the Guilds secured the threefold

described.

demands year, and hand-looms will doubtless

thousands of women would have laughed at by the Americans in that they have got it, or rather, now efforts of attaining good quality of

disappear, but that will not happen tributions to the debate came from Subsequently resolutions were carried One of the most interesting con- to depend on charity or starve. Manila when they set forth. It was that they seem likely to get it, we workmanship, a fair price to the tennis tournaments will be played of progress is greatly accelerated.

Two finals in the Hongkong C.C. for a long time yet unless the rate Lieutenant F. W. Holmes, V.C., who remanding, among other reforms, believed that they were going on

shall see what we shall see. What consumer'; and good fair and reason next week N E. Kent and F. A fools errand. They had as much ever the future of the Philippines is able working conditions for the Redmond meet Capt. Murray and

said that he had seen a version of the the retention of the national factories" chance of getting independence, said going to be like, we may be worker. As a contrast to this, our J. S. Jennings in the open doubles

trick on two or three occasions. On as centres of production of a national one American to the China Mail at reasonably positive in the prophecy present competitive system

the last occasion, in 1917, he wis kind, and also as training and ex- that time, as

that it will have "ups and downs' asbestos mouse an would have of escaping a hellcat perhaps more conspicuous than any, the producer on the absurd assump open singles

Itended to sacrifice the welfare Mishima will meet N. E. Kent in the

championship on Monday, and T. | LONG MEMORIES.

able to take a snapshot of the trick, perimental centres; and the immediate which he produced. This showed introduction of a Right to Leisure in the central fires of Hades that have gone before.

tion that the worker can. flourish if Wednesday afternoon.

championship

the Fakir, with a taut rope or pole Bill, fixing a normal working week "I remember," said a veteran of and the boy balanced at the top of it. of 40 hours, with a maximum of the goods are produced cheaply.

This Guild system of co-operative

nineteen," when there was a han som Lieutenant Holmes declared emphatight hours per day. It was also industry gradually disappeared on system (to which Captain Spencer's

The restoration of the Guild at the stand at the corner!".

cally that the boy never disappeared decided to appoint representatives to "Oh, that's nothing," said from sight and his own theory was wait upon the Prime Minister and to account of several factors working article on Co-operation" rofers) has venerable spinster of twenty-one, that the Fakir substituted for the put before him the Charter" whicin. mconjunction with one another been ably advocated by the New Age I've been to dances with a femal: coil of rope a telescopic bamboo pole. had been adopted, and that, failing a the part of the speaker that the sides industrial competition for pure- these was the expansion fo the the chief living authority on the on the stairs, and some people dance that as a boy of seven he saw the be called to formulate a policy to Everywhere we look, we see on all Perhaps the most important of for years. Editor Orage is probably chaperon when there was no smokingM. A. Yurif All, C.B.E. declared satisfactory realy, a further meeting Filipinos themselves were not yet fit ly selfish ends, and we are inclined to scale of industry which ultimately subject, and is certainly its most a thing they called a tango." rope trick performed, but never since, secure the adoption of the principles

That, naturally would at lock upon it as an ancient institution, culminated in the factory system plausible advocate. His writings are any time, and applied to any people, which has been handed down to us Furthermore the mediaeval form joy to read, even when one does land," resumed the first speaker, own tongue out, chop it up and sund, and cheers given for the

"When I was working on the and he also saw the conjurer cut his laid down. The "Red Flag" wi be a matter of opinion.

for centuries. Having been reared in of association was not compatible Items there is something of the an atmosphere which permeates our with the new ideas of individual not happen to be a Socialist..

had a day off and went to lunch with replace it. In the rope trick he is revolution.” Irishman in the Filipino. If we have whole system with tac spirit of com.liberty and free competition which

en to be a Socialist people close by. The man who sat convinced that the boy, disappeared read history aright, the Spaniards petition, we find that we are looking arose in the 18th century. During

... The Supply Officer at Rangoon next me was a judge and asked me entirely treated them much more con upon the competitive spirit of industry the spell of the economic philosophy day, to each soldier, de sume, is

is authorised to issue 1b, of ie per what an old bean meant fuga Major Branson, with 20 years' siderately than the early Americans as one of the fundamentary laws of which was very prevalent during this able to the families of soliera, aged matron who had not hitherto he had offered a reward of 205 some extraordinary feats which had Oh, cut it out!" interposed an service in the Indian Army, said that Mr. Chris Van Bern varrated tread the Red Indians. They aimed nature. There are many people who, century, a great reaction occurred They are not inhed with any intaken any part in the conversation could give him the name of anybody pool, including his ability to throw a more at civilizing them than at believing their cramped and poor away from the restricting policies Hooghton birt are just as well off. When I was born there was no

rupees to any native soldier who been performed by a Yogi in Liver- exploiting them. They succeeded existence due to the pitiless law of which were handed down from the those la Rangoon when we imagine Daily Mail, when I went to school I had aber benda but the rope into the air, where it remained wonderfully, if we compare the pro competition, seek to throw off such middle ages. It began to be felt that whist be of fee for in soldier, and was taught to play the piano with reward had never been claimed. In absolutely rigid only as lone as the gipss of other colonial powers with yoke by an attempt to violently government regulation, was an inter- his wife would be like her bang my fingers, and when I married all his travels in Persie, India, China, Yogi held his breath, while Captaind natives, of a similar type. And yet, overthrow the same. Others, no less ference with the natural individual sued and safely landed in the People hadn't begun to faze and Arabia he had never seen a trick Leon Berreley gare an explanation at the same time they failed. It is sincere and determined insist on right of the subject. Gradually, and

done by a native which he could not of the trick which be believed to be

absolutely feasible.

"TTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE,"

BONGKONG, SATERDAY, APRIL 13, 1910.

FILIPINO INDEPENDENCE.'

wille for Uncle Sam

worsened as time went on and the

sacrifice some.

and some there were who regarded

mercial asset. It has to be recogniz.

ed that in the two decades since he

do more to prepare the Filipinos

Allowing some discount for the

customary exaggeration of such

American speech, there was al

positive assurance that the time had

not yet come for Filipino indepén-

dent. There was the conviction on

for it.

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