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MONDAY JULY 23, 1923

RIVER PATROLS.

SHANGHAI PAPER'S COM-

MENT.

LEAGUE'S WORK.

FIGHTING THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.

CRIMINAL SLANG.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MASTERING THE CROOK'S

SLANG.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS AND Sept 30.-E. A.

Oct. 18.-E. A. Now. 16. —E A.

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The fifth session of the League

It is quite interesting to study the The suggestion by the Hongkong of Nations Opium Committee and Canton Chambers of Com- opened at Geneva. A strong various slang phrases used by the merce for increased naval patrols American delegation was present, criminal classes. There is some- Aug. in their riverine waters is only headed by Mr. Stephen Porter, what might have been expected in president of the Foreign Affairs thing distinctly smart about some the present state of Kuangtung, Committee of the House of Repre- of their expressions.

The Americans pur A policeman, to them, is known says the N.C. Daily News, For sentatives. months war has been the customary forward two proposals, first, to use as a "flatty," and a detective as a condition, and, accompanied by the opium and its derived products "split." The "Fly-paper" is their Aug. B. E usual degree of banditry, has only for legitimate medicinal and inflicted hardship on all sections of scientific purposes, and, secondly, name for the Prevention of Crimes the cranrunity. For instance not that

cultivation should Act. A burglary is termed a opiumi

allowed be

far "busting" and when the police are lung

of the only

for scientific suudler ports where foreigners as is reside was cut off from communica-and medicinal aims. The debate on the scent of it, in criminal siang, "the squeak is out." A pickpocket tion with the outer world for a showed full approval of the Ameri-

inth or more, and only the pre- can proposals by the delegates of is termed a "whizzor." sence of an escorting British gun- Germany and Portugal, and by the boat enabled a steamer at length to assessors, M. Brznier (France) and reach it with supplies and letters. Sir John Jordan (Great Britain Another sidelight on the state of The American proposals were op affairs was afforded recently by a posed by British India and Japan report in the Hongkong papers of The delegates of Great Britain, a threatened shortage of fresh food China, France, Holland, and Siam in the Colony because of the impos- made some reservations.

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To be "knocked-out" means to be arrested. To get off with a stretch "indicates that a sentence of twelve months has been given by the beak" (that is, the magis- trate). A sentence of three months is called "a drag A life sen-

sibility of maintaining communica-PHILIPPINES TRAFFIC DYING OUT.ence is sometimes alluded to as

with the districts from which

"Kathicen Mavourneén,” one line of this song being:

"It may be for years, or it may be for ever."

Some criminals-indead, most of them have quite a ready wit

"The rattler" is the term used for the underground railway, and a "blister" means a summons.

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The American Bishop Brent it customarily draws its supplies, made an interesting statement the opium situation ia and no doubt incidents could be in multiplied of a similar kind, the Philippines. The situation is Either it seems to be that the troops much improved. In 1900 the import to about stationed on the river have so great of opiuni amounted a suspicion of any foreign craft be- £250,000; last year no more than ing in a position to help the other £500 worth was imported. Bishop side that they fire it sight, or their Brent praised the influence of the nerves are such that they can take anti-opiuni propaganda schools, but watch goes by the name of the

clock. and a tiepin is called as to heed of the flag which guaran- the American representative co-prop." Amongst the criminal class ters the vessel's neutrality.. We plained of the immense difficulties a cheque is chiefly spoken of as a

'kite." have seen exactly the same sort of of preventing smuggling from

A gold chain is termed a "red | Ang, 17.—0,8.K. thing on the Yangtze, and many British Borneo, the Straits Settle- will remember how when the hosent, and the Portuguese colony of lot," whilst a silver one goes by the tilities of 1913 were in progress the Macao. Amazing amounts of opium name of a "white lot." A purse is BARCELONA & VALENCIA. forts almost made habit of blaz-were yearly seized.

termed a 'poke."

Cards are July 16.-N.Y.K. This observation induced the alluded to as

20.-B.B. ing away at passing merchantmen.

"broads," and the There were places on the river Dutch delegate, M. Van Wettum, which actually could not be passed to ask whether the system in Dutchogues who practise the three-card Sept. 12.-B. B..

trick are the broadsman." The except under the protection of a India of a Government opiane crooks" are the man who earn gunsoat, and it says much for the monopoly, with the sale of opium their living in a dishonest manner. way these boats were handled that on a modest but sufficient scale to Those who specialise in snatch- the forts, generally with much the inhabitants, is not to be pre-ing satchels and handbags are heavier ordnance, showed such a ferred to the American system called shoefliers."

prohibiting the import of prepared profound respect for them.

opiam except for medicinal uses, and thus leading to smuggled im- pors of opium of the worst quality The Dutch delegate expressed the opinion that the immense quantity of opina seized in the Philippines makes it probable that much of the smuggled opians actually arrives at its destination.

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Such events happened in the hower reaches of the Yangtze,where appily there has been neace for considerable time past. Forstirring events in the upper reaches of the iver we have only to go back

in

{ The American proposal to limit

the for

non-medicinal

and

"The lumber" is the place where stolen jewellery and other valuables are disposed of. "To spruce means to pull the leg, or ex- aggerate. "To tell the tale," is to practise the confidence trick. False or counterfeit coin is always allud ed to as snide," and the owner of such coin goes by the name of the

Smasher."

ANCIENT MANUSCRIPT.

paratively short time, and we find a magnificent record of work ette by the gunboals. In turn the different contending factions there

"Nick" is the criminal's name the cultivation of opium in such a for prison, and "monkey" is the have rendered the passage of the riyez hazardous the manner that po surplus is available term used for a padlock. A stick extreme) and in addition

non-is always alluded to as a "jemmy." foreign communities have been scientific purposes will be discuss. There are a host a other terms be estanly placed in peril. In these ed in detail. Bishop Brent's visit sides these, as the criminal's circumstances the presence of the to Paris for one day is the reason vocabulary is very extensive. gunboats has been something more for the postponement of the discus- than a necessity. Not only have sion. It is to be hoped the they afforded the desired protec Americans will not press too ti, at their commanders have much their juridical conception ever and anon had to assume the of the Hague Opium Conven- mantle of the diplomat and preside tion, which may be interpreted as over acgotiations between the part- already containing obligations for eat feud. How successfully such limitation of production. The they have combined these fuc Hague Convention only stipulates tions is evidenced by the enomous gradual suppression of the use of respect in which certain nunes prepared opium, as the British There have been 50 many are to-day held by the peoples of delegate, Sir Malcolm Delevingne, different versions of the Bible on these areas, a tribute as much to clearly pointed out. The total im-record in the past and so many the moral qualities they displayed mediate suppression of opium new are forthcoming every now as to their own profession. There smoking was not foreseen by the and then that the whole thing was a time two or three years juridically the American stand liable.

Hague Convention, therefore disastrously falls down as unre ago when every post from up

They differ from each river spoke of what

point is weak. Much stronger was other in wordings, arrangement, other of the heats had been Bishop Brent's moral appeal to all volume, interpretation and what doing in the rapacities we have nations to join together to combat not. mentioned, and the fact that re-

the opium evil. cently such news has not been

one or

PROGRESSIVE SUPPRESSION.

ANOTHER VERSION OF THE BIBLE.

An ancient Spanish manuscript known as the Codex Hunting: tonianus Palimpsestus to a few scholars who saw it before it was fucked up in the vaults of the His- panic Society of America, is the subject of a controversy which threatens to break out afresh among biblical scholars. Some affirm that the manuscript is one of the carliest versions of thelible and that it differs radically from the ac- cepted versions of the scriptures. It was brought to New York in 1907, having been stolen from a monas- tery in Spain.

equally common is entirely due to Sir John Jordan urged that the the happy accident of a particularly only way to arrive at a solution is able leader having secured the to strike at the root of the evil and upper hand in the region in ques-unit production. Not jurídical but tion. He is General Yang Sen, hunan and moral arguments plead and in spite of the attention he has n favour of the American had to give to his rivals he has pre principles and for an extension of served the peace better than the the Hague obligations. suajority of his predecessors. Only

The question remains, however, a few weeks ago, however, his whether the immediate prohibition position was sa severely attacked for any use of prepared opium is flat a chance might easily have advisable in countries like British Occurred which would in all like- India. Perhaps the system of lihood have brought back the old, the Hague Convention for gradual provisionally is bad conditions, and it cannot be suppression

Access to the ancient parchment suggested that his tenure of office still necessary, provided that pro was afforded to Dr. E. S. Buchanan, is at all secure to-day. Shouldgressive suppression is applied decipherer of many old Latin there be a change, our coluning without too great delays. In this manuscripts. Dr. Buchanan said would in all probability soon be connection the English proposal he discovered the biblical text was filled with the type of report regarding the Far East is very written on parchment from which nlready alluded to.

interesting. According to this pro more ancient writings has been Reference to these past condi-posal the interested Powers shall erased. He advanced the claim agree to fix a uniform maximum that the volume was a gemüne tions and the possibilities of to-day limit for the amount of prepared palimpsest. is useful in view of the suggestion opium to be placed on sale for con- emanating from Hongkong and

"The manuscripts of the western Canton for increased naval Batrols. al limit periodically with the aim to light have all been corrected sumption, and to revise the maxim-text (of the Bible) that have come We may assume that there they of further reducing it. The British into agreement with the Vulgate are an urgent necessity, and be delegate declared his country's Alexandrian texts," said cause of the unsettled state of the willingness to adopt such a system Buchanan. "The Codex Hunting- country it is pertinent on our part for Hongkong. The Dutch delegate, tonianus contains in its first coples

Dr.

to inquire whether the boats M. Van Wettuni said, "Holland is a text altogether Independent of patrolling the Yangtze, in which ready to accept the British sugges the Vulgate. This constitutes its we are naturally much more tion." interested, are adequate to any

supreme value." The Committee is going to hold emergency. Fifteen months

According to Dr. Buchanan, the great obliterated text was inscribed pro- ago two of that very fine "insect public meetings, to the

satisfaction of the British assessor, bably in the sixth century. From class were laid up, not because they Sir John Jordan, who for two years certain peculiarities of the older were superfluous but by reason of has in vain insisted, together with text he explained that he was able the Government's desire to cut the American assessor, Mr. Hamile to trace the source of the text to a down expenditure. They are still ton Wright, on publicity. Unless biblical version of the first or

laid up, or has any suggestion public opinion was roused, Sir John second century. been heard that they should be said, success was unattainable, and Such a version would antedate put into commission again. But therefore he now congratulated the by two or three centuries the what ought to be impressed on Committee.on accepting

the Home authorities is

that

the Yangtze is a very consider

publicity proposal at last.

able waterway to patrol, that

distances, are very great and that speedy change for the

the Vulgate, which was a translation

better,

made by St. Jerome in the fourth century from the Hebrew text. So. Dr. Buchanan has concluded

in times of unrest nothing has so While people and Governments that the text furnishing the source steadying an effect upon any are talking about protective mea- of the old script was in close touch section with a tendency to be unsures in China the neods of such with the very source of the Bible.

3 The text, Dr. Buchanan asserts, ruly as the presence of one of these great trade artery as the Yangtre craft. So much was evident the ought to be considered just as much differs from the accepted versions other day at Changsha when the selline and the like, and that of the Bible in that it furnishes no boycott affair was at its height and consideration should concern itself basis, among other things, for the the populace might easily have got with the position before the belief in the day of judgment, the out of hand. It was then that strength of the squadron was re-end of the world, baptism, and hell, Britlah gunboat made its duced and its effect in a case of and it does not assign to woman

such an inferior status. appearance and brought about a need.

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