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BRITISH INTERESTS IN CHINA,

INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR

MIDDLETON SMITH.

A representative of the China Mall has secured an interesting interview with Professor C. A. Middleton Smith. Dean of the Faculty of Engineering of the Hongkong University, who has

TWO WIVES ON $16 A MONTH

The Chinese woman who some time. ago charged her husband and a con- cubine with assault; and received $25 as compensation, and two day's

ago summoned the husband for ma intenance, was again before Mr. N. L Smith this morning.

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Mr. Hall said his client was only earning $16 per month, and be thought that it was very fair of him to give her half of what he earned.

His Worship thought.so too, and despite the woman's protest that the

ey was insufficient, made an order for $8 per month, saying that was the best it was in his power to

Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the husband, who is at present in the country. He said lead been instruc "just returned to the Colony from leave.ted by his client to say that he was Prolessor Middleton Smith said: I prepared to give his wife $8 per arrived in England on the last day of month.

The woman said in view of the May and immediately had an uncompresent high cost of living, that was fortable experience of the difficulty of

not enough. Anding hotel accommodation in London for the first night as it was impossible to travel elsewhere. The difficulty of securing, accommodation was not exag- gerated by local friends who had re- turned and it is a most serious matter for people, with families. The most noticeable change in London was the employment of women as bus-conduc- tora, taxi-drivers, ticket collectors, lift girl, ere.. bur to some extent these have disappeared. On this subject the marating director of a works in Edin burgh said that the men would not work with the women in the shops now that the recessity was over, and on this question of the employment of women in industry a great deal might be said, as it is one of the problems to be faced.

co for her.

tour through the workshops of Great Britain which took place just after the moulders' strike had been in opera- tion for a few weeks. At the sugges ficn of one of the firms 1 jotted down my impressions of the effects of the st.ike and the very enterprising Dally Mad took the matter up with its usual vehemence, although I was drawn into it very unexpectedly. Every day gave me some insight into local conditions and that is the very big problem before Great Britain at present. There is no doubt that the country is sound at heart and the people will adjust them- selves to the new conditions. OF

Men like Mr. George Barnes gre a most valuable asset and although think it unlikely that there will be a`Labour, Government as many people suggest, Eves of labour now have very great there can be no doubt that representa- influence in Government circles and that influence will increase. The new workshops are organised for mass pro-

Asked as to his general impression of London. Professor Smith replied: The first thing that struck me was the amount of money in ovidence. course it was all paper money but there really was a spend-thrift atmos phere.

Places of amasement were

booked up weeks ahead, hotel accom- modation was almost impossible and the restaurants, especially, in Piccadilly, contained clients waiting for tables at lunch and dinner. Mest in evidence were young men, obviously officers with gratuities.

Another thing that struck me very much within the first few days was the change in the national attitude towards trade and industry. It is no longer "bad form " to think about these

things except among very ignorant and spobbish people. Its importance from the national point of view is thorough-

ly understood.

And what is the general attitude

towards China? asked the interviewer.

duction:

That is the lesson of the war. They discovered that you can turn out-a hundred shells at say 12s. each, but you can turn out a thousand shells at 3s. each. Quantity produc tion is the order of the day and fortu nately the old reputation for quality still holds good.

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Aralgamations of enormous inter- ests fave taken place not only in the banking world but in the engineering -world. . For example the English

At the Magistracy this morning, a Electric Company has been formed to Chinese woman and her son were consolidate under one direction and charged, before Mr. Smith with un- management the various heresas of lawfully harbouring a 19-year-old the following companies, the Coventry unmarried girl without the consent Everyone seemed to be interested Ordnance Works, Ltd., the Dick Herr of her parents. They denied the in China although the ignorance about Co., Ltd., the Phenix Dynamo Manu- charge. conditions out here is very great. As facturing Co., Ltd., the United Elco!

The Police said the girl's father soon as my friends knew of my return tric Car Co., Ltd., Wells and Robin-reported her missing at Central I was invited to address committees of trade organisations and to see the Works Stafford, Ltd.

Ltd. and Sieman's Dynamo Station at 2 p.m., on March 2. He The capital of then communicated to the Police his executive officers of new creations this new concern is about £6,000,000 suspicion that she had been kidnapped such as the Federation of Brissh In- and one of its workshops measures by the defendants and taken to the dustries. The Cina Society and the 500 feet in length, It is difficul: to Royal Colonial Institute invited me to realise win this means, but it is give lectures and the good attendances roughly ten times the length of the showed the interest taken in Far East great hall of the University. ern affairs. I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Professor Smith was next asked Morse's paper at the Society of Arts, about a book he has written, saying: in the discussion on which I was About three years before going on

son.

country.

Mr. A.-E. Hall who appeared watch the proceedings in the interest of the girl's parents, said the defendants kept the girl in their house for one night and sent her to the country on the following day.

His Worship: Are the defendants

any way?

Mr. Hall: No, except that the defendants were boarding with the, His Worship: Is the girl bere? complainant at one time.

Mr. Hall: No, she is still in the We have 50 far unable to find

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privileged to take part. I met the leave I collected such information and and the complainant connected in Chinese peace delegates and various impressions as possible and took the Britons who had been attending the M.S. home with me and Messrs. Con- Peace Conference, all of whom were stable have the book in the press. most favourably impressed by the it is entitled "The British in China" Chinese delegation. I had a long con- and deals to some extent with the work versation with the then Sir George that has already been accomplished in Isince Lord Riddell) who was present this part of the world by the British country." with the Big Three in Paris and he and contains some suggestions about teen explained that President Wilson's - the future development of the natural But ber parents and a friend of the Kowloon British School, that some 30 ness was largely due to the bad ver- resources of China. Publishers, like family are here, and I propose to of his pupils will take part in a Boxing tilation of the room in which the Big householders, seem to have their call them to give evidence to the Tournament at the School (Nathan Three sat. Lord Riddell controls troubles in England and I was disap-effect that the first defendant had Road), on Saturday next, at 5.45 pm. many newspapers and is the chief painted at having to leave the correc- told the missing girl's mother The weights for this meeting have spirit of George Newnes, Ltd.

́at about 4 p.m. On tior of proofs, etc. in other hands that it was useless to look for her, been arranged as follows:-Fiy. Management-WILFRED CUTTON.Philippine Island--Per PROMETHEUS, & Co. R.B. Sana 1Mb both occasions when we discussed Far than my own because of unfortunate as she was in a certain house in the under 60 lbs. Bantam, 70 lbs.; Eastern affairs he seemed to think it delays.

country. Of course, said coupsel. Feather, under 80 lbs.; Light, under

China

ain witnesses for the prosecution, bs.

Professor Smith replied: In con- they

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a great pity that the British public did It is good to go "home" to see the if that is true, then the case against 90 lbs. Welter, and 100 lbs. not know more about China. Lord. changed conditions but you must not

the first defendant is proved on her Middle, under 115 lbs; Light-Heavy, Burnham, who has travelled in the expect to be too comfortable. Of own statement. She also told cert under 130 lbs.; and Heavy, over 130 Far East, invited me to address a num course, it is also good to get back fo ber of people who have some influence the Colony, although it is difficult to

that the second defendant had pawn It is expected that His Excellency on public opinion and we had a very secure a passage.

It is also very fine ed some clothing to buy the girl's interesting discussion of a more or to discover after two or three days that passage to the country. Counsel the Governor will attend. We under MITSUBISHI SHOJI

stand that His Excellency, when in less public nature. I was also fortu everyone seems to be flourishing and said this evidence was important, Ceylon, took great interest in School nate in having a lengthy conversation that despire the usual critical sug defendant had something to do with responsible for the formation and as it proved that the second Boxing, and that he was mainly with Colonel Amery, who is acting as gestions there is evidence of plenty of the affair.- Secretary of State for the Colonies. local enterprise.

As soon as the girl's mother heard success of the Ceylon Schools Boxing GOAL, GENERAL IMPORTS and and he appeared to be as interested i

Association But what about your work in con- this, said Counsel, she, the father and as the engineer managing director in nection with the University? was some friends went to the country, have promised to present small tro The Hongkong Boxing Association the problems of the development of asked..

but could not find her. There pbles for the winners of the different

met an uncle of the classes. I think the most convincing speaker nection with the University most of second defendant, who admitted that fit I listened to was Sir George Ellis, my time was occupied in securing the girl was in the country, but said who is, of course, well known in this candidates for the new appointments, she had gone to see the second defend-⠀⠀ part of the world, and who would although, of course, there is a London ant's" maternal grandmother. He not return. He searched everywhere casily hold his own in the House of committee of which Sir Charles Eliot (the uncle) promised to take the for her, and then when he heard the Commons. Of course, he did not is chairman, which recommends can- girl back to Hongkong in a couple of defendants had sent her to the agree with some of my remarks before; didates for appointment. On all occa- days time. That promise, was, of country, he informed the Police and the China Society, but I think when sions when I have interviewed trade course never kept, and the girl is still later the S.C.A. and the Po Leung Branches and I have been here a good many more organisations with regard to the em in the country. Kok.

DAS Representatives years I may find myself rather more ployment of our graduates there have Proceeding, Counsel said the par- By His Worship: He had had no Surasak Kamatan, Wakamatsu, Mall, been free discussions and invariably ents came back to Hongkong and quarrel with his daughter, and knew Kure Robe, Oaks, Thorage, Zingoya, In your own profession, great strides they have raised the question of the reported the matter to the S.C.A. who of no reason why she thould run Tokohama Tokys, Hakodate, Matoran Otaru Vladivostock, Paking, Tiantain, have been made at home, I suppose boxer indemnity. These organisations sent a messenger with the girl's away from home. He was convinced Dairen. Tsingtao, Tsinanty Hankow you must have found, much to interest of course took the matter up on their father to the country to look for her, she was kidnapped by the defendants.ingapore, Bocrabaya London, Faria,

Hle Worship Would you be New York and Seattle. own initiative as I had not been re. Although, on the strength of a letter quested by the University authorities from the S.CA, they were given surprised if you learned that she left to do anything in this matter, but I authorities, they failed to locate her. cannot say, she might have had some

every assistance by the Chinese home of her own accord? That 1 Doble Address:-1WASAKIBAL: know there is a very strong feeling is

The girl's father was then called personal reasona for doing so.. I am. Codes -ÀL, A., B. O. KI Ed,** the minds of British manufacturers and gave evidence bearing out what not able to read her mind and cannot that this money should be employed Me. Hall had said. He further depos say why she should run away if she for educational purposes in China.ed that his daughter was engaged, in fact did so of her own accord, in a way I had to report progress to to a man surnamed Tam and was - Answering another question, the W. despondent. When this is the many firms who have presented ap- to 27 married him some two witness said his daughter was not of to constipation, it is easily corrected by paratus, and, trade, organisations parti- weeks ago, but a few days before an independent maire She was taking an occasimal dess of Chamber cularly were surprised to hear of the the wedding ceremony was to very good girl and very obedient. Jain's Tablets. Then siete aze ónsvale take sad pleasant in effect-Por sale by high standard of degrees, maintained bave taken place on February 1. The case la proceeding as we go All Charmints and Storekeepers. ({ by the University.

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