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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1927.

MR. CHU'S FAREWELL"

CONFIDENCE IN THE

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RECLAIMING THE DEPRAVED

IN MOSCOW.

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OCCUPANTS TAKEN BY

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"Pioneer Communes.” Another HOUSE COLLAPSES. experiment that is being tried is the establishment of night lodg- ings with workshops attached. In some districts this is working 80 well that. 95 per cent. of the children who come to the night: shelters are stated to have gone voluntarily into children's homes.

Mr. Demi Papani, a Greek re-

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PEARL-DIVERS.

FACING DEATH TO SATISFY WHIMS OF FASHION.

They were not deterred by dan-lishmen and Jews. It is a town- ger and worked in a suffocating ship typical of the East, and the atmosphere, while the ruins were languor that characterises East- constantly settling down. They ern ports pervades it. were cut and bruised by the ruins and some of them were often threatened by death.

Over 1,000 Japanese crowd Into space in the Japanese quarter that could house few more than a dozen Europeans and all the weird smells of the Orient assail the nostrils, and all the jargon offends the ears in this little Japan.

A Strange Picture.

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We are all familiar with the car- up his new post at Nanking. Mr. outside the Soviet Union of the

turning home to Beak Street, Lon- toon of the perspiring gentleman Chao-Hsin Chu, Chinese Represen-existence in its midst of large

don, after a month's holiday, in dress suit crawling under the tative on the Council of the League numbers of "bezprizorni" or

Number Increasing. of Nations, issued the following "shelterless" children. Much of

knocked at his son's bedroom, bed in search of an elusive pearl The opening of workshops has; But before the son reached the stud, and we have long become "farewell message":—

On the eve of my departure from this criticism is justified, but proved one of the most useful door, the walls bulged out, the used to the joke of the pearl but- the seat of the League of Natiope to much of it is based upon greatly measures so far adopted. At pre- ceiling caved in, and the house ton that left its owner stranded which I have been a representative exaggerated reports. The regis- sent there are 1,300 workshops crashed in ruins along with the at a social function. of the Republic of China, for vetration of these boys in the homes in R.S.F.S.R. with 46,000 youths house adjoining.

The common pearl button is so years, I cannot refrain from ex provided for them up and down employed in them. Unfortunate The houses were among the familiar to our daily life that we Dressing my well wishes of the the country serves as a fairly ac-ly, along with the new measures oldest in the West End, but it is little think of the dangers and League's activities towards world curate guide to their number, for there has been a tendency to cut suspected age alone was not re- hardships that are undergone to peace. I promise to be a continual in the winter time the majority down the number of children's sponsible for the collapse.

provide civilisation with this very keen supporter of the League, pro of these vagrants must needs homes."

The fight against As the excavations were.pro- necessary thing. "My Ladye" vided that it will fully recognise seck the shelter of a roof at least vagrancy has weakened during ceeding the lower floors used for when she adores her neck with a China's privileges to which she is entitled in view of her geographi for the night. Last year it was the past year, and the number of offices and workrooms, and the string of pearls gives no thought and estimated that there were about the children on the streets is in- upper floors used for residences, of the manner in which they were cal position and economic palitical importance.

300,000 "bézprizorni" in the whole creasing again. First of all, China's representa- Union of Soviet Republics.

The success or failure of an in-ped on the basement, carrying that Western Australia supplies

with the whole structure, drop won from the sea.

It may not be commonly known tion on the Council should not be in

From time to time an organis- stitution seems to depend as with them seventeen people, most any way interrupted. The reasoned sonrch is made by the police much on the personality of the of whom were extricated. Four three-quarters of the world's out- is obvious, and I have often

em- for

the "bezprizorni" in the teachers and those in charge as sustained broken bones, but the put of pearls, and that Broome, phasised this point in my public streets of the large towns: one on the financial situation. My injuries to the remainder were not lying high near Buccaneer Archi-

Seemly, the Lengus should urge took place in Moscow in April. visit to three different types of serious.

pelago, is the source of the main the Powers with whom China has The searchers looked; according to institution recently bears this out. Three were missing, and, conse supply, Broome boasts a popula- unequal treaties in the direction of one newspaper report, "in the In the two homes where the per- quently, that Fire Brigade worked tion of about 2,000, comprising Biberating her from the foreign tlust-boxes, in deep crevices. in the sonnel was sympathetic and heroically and unremittingly, hop-half-castes of varying hue, Eng- Japanese, Malays, Koepangers, yoke. At the fifth Assembly I put walls, in dark passages, in where food and equipment were ing to save their lives. forward a proposition based upon cellars." The result was that 450 good the results were very credit- the letter and spirit of Article 19 of were brought in. They were able. In the third institution, the Covenant of the League of lodged in prisons for a night, which is a "night shelter," it was Nations, that the treaty relations classified," and sent to different evident that very little of real between Chinti and the foreign homes and labour colonies. Of value was being achieved. Re- thoroughly revised on account of the 450 children brought in 2 per cently a workshop has been start

modern cent. were from 8 to 12 years of ed in connection with this night their inapplicability in times. A verommendation was un-Jage, 25 per cent, were 12-16, 45 per shelter. Shoemaking, basket-

"Water Please!” anipiously passed by that Assembly cent, were 16-18, and 28 per cent. making, and drawing are taught, At last they uncovered the head to This effect. Now two years have were 18-20 and older. The aid of If the boys wish to work they re- of a man who said, "Water, elapsed, and the Chinese people this search had been not only to main during the day, and some of please!" Water and stimulants have been rather disappointed that bring. in the homeless children them become interested, and are were poured through a pipe by a China's old treaties still remain up to 16 years of age, but more then sent to other institutions as fireman, while his comrades sup- It is a strange picture this, to tochnically unaltered. Of course, we would, unt be so unreasonable especially to get hold of those soon as vacancies occur, We were ported the mass of broken build-be found in Australia, for down to any the League for this, grown-up youth who gather told that about half of the boys ing and material, ignoring the the coast the sands look white, in The Lengue is still in its infancy. young boys round them, organise who come elect to stay and work, bulging wall of the third house. the tropical sun, and camel teams, However. I cannot but admire its them into gangs, and teach them Some of the boys were quiet and

They extricated him gently and with their turbaned Afghan fullment in many instances of its various crimes. Most of these orderly, but most had an untamed placed him in an ambulance, drivers, come rolling up with Bcope of qetivities, What we are young men have been sentenced | appearance,

where the rescuers were told that great bales of sandalwood for expective from the League is that to prison many times. On a re The second home I visited pro- he was not Papani, but Bill Nye, shipment to the East. It will, its best in giving timely cent visit to one of the receiving duced a much more favourable im- an elderly chimney-sweeper who The shop fronts are adorned Inspirations to the Powers concern homes for criminal boys I saw pression. This place had accom-lived on the top floor. He asked: with strange Japanese writings, ed in respect of international jus three boys brought in by the modation for 700 boys; there were Where is my wife?" tice. From my personal observa-

and.men come running up with tions; I have a great confidence in police, having been arrested for actually 674 there on the day of

They renewed the search and queer gait of the East, swinging) the League's impartiality and use-theft. The smallest, who looked my visit. The floors were scrub- at last, Papáni was found dead, baskets on a long pole, as they did fulness.

about nine years of age but was bed, the bed linen was clean, and seven hours after the collapse. in Japan hundreds of years ago. I am leaving the League with a probably older, had an impudent the boys themselves neat and Mrs. Nye was also found dead, Along the road a group of abori- good spirit, and shall continue to little face stained with blue dye, tidy. The young man the as- two hours later.

ginal prisoners is working, guard- advocate on my return to China the and he looked about him quite sistant director-who showed me A workman, engaged on the ed by a white policeman armed maidention of international condi-bold and unabashed. It will be no everything there was to be seen premises, portions of which were with a rifle. The prisoners are tions in my country which has long light task to "reclaim" such a de- was very pleasant and on the most shored up with props, says he shackled together with chains and Mouring under the unequals treaties, in order to avoit further praved piece of humanity. The friendly terms with the boys, who

SAW a sudden cracking, The bars, like natives in the Congo, The dents, with foreigners, thereby third boy was better dressed than seemed to respect and like him. foreman went to the telephone to At the wharf are piled cases of endangering, not only the peace of the others and seemed anxious to On an average they stay from inform the manager, but before he pearl shell, and in the distance the Far East, but that of the world hide his face. He had been happy three to four months, after which got there, the house crashed. the pearling luggers can be seen 26 well. I sincerely hope that the here and had not wanted to go they go on to some school or fac-

combing the sea bed for its shell. Lengue will live up to its obligations luck to the streets, but he was (tory or enter a trade. In the

Strange trees and flowers grow In the case of China by virtue of sent to a labour colony which he summer months they all go to the purely through moral suasion, in this forgotten corner, great Article 19 of its Covenant,

My experience in foreign affairs did not like. The lure of the free country and take part in farm The boys are kept under, lock and baobab trees, like bottles, and might be more serviceable for the life had been too great for him and work. About fifteen boys are key except once a day, when they multi-coloured flowers. A butcher to the depth he was working at, lime being at home than abroad.

walk or work or play bird utters its tantalising call and then gradually "ataged" to he had made his escape.. I

brought in from the streets each go out for now part from the League not be The Soviet Government has day. Last year (October 1925-in the yard. On an average from a near by tree, white cocka- the surface, the process often cause of any disantisfaction, but tried various methods for dealing 1926) 23 per cent. of the boys twelve to fifteen escape each toos scream as they fly overhead. taking hours, because of my sincere desire to ren-with the problem of the "bezpri- who were brought in were illiter-month. They are kept here for On the mud-flats luggers lie on Quite a number recover from der my humble services on the spot. zorni." When it was found that ate.

several months and then sent on their sides, with sea birds resting the effects of the paralysis, but Now I am voluntarily giving up two the ordinary children's homes The third institution I visited to some labour colony or agricul-on their rotting planking, and an in Broome there is a cemetery

London, July 24. important posts in Europe from could not attract and hold the was a receiving home for 120 tural or other training institu- aboriginal “lubra" drags her where lie many hundreds of such the attention of the House of Mr. F. A. Marquisten is to draw which you will understand that I am no office secker... Believe

wilder elements, experiments criminal boys. I was also im- tíon

wenry feet along the bench with a victims-row upon row of them, Commons to the case of Norman. I will devote

There is certainly no doubt that string of fish that she has caught. mostly Japanese in their early Shaw, employed in a lighthouse at muy work sole were made in placing them out în pressed here by the friendly at- ly for ane principle, namely, to in- peasants' families or putting them mosphere between the personnel the Soviet Government recognises Yet pearling is one of the most twenties! case our national prestige and to work in trade schools and Gov-and the children, and by the sym- the "bezprizorni" as one of its important industries of the West.

Arggll, who was dismissed after The Compression Chamber. eliminate International intervention. ernment institutions. That these pathetic personality of the head most serious problems, and that There are two fishing grounds- The compression chamber ad- fused to accept instruction in the ten years' service because he re- I hope my intention will not be mis-new methods are giving some re- teacher who showed me round. it is making honest efforts to deal that of the north-west, extending joins the hospital at Broome, and use of wireless interpreted. Some people have mis-sult is shown by the fact that Here the task is a more difficult with it. In the last two years the from the vicinity of North-West divers are rushed thither when Sundays.

installation on taken the Chinese patriotic move during the past year 4,000 child- one, as it is a question of dealing Government has spent 3,100,000 Cape to beyond Admiralty Gulf, paralysis attacks them should ments as anti-foreign. Let ren passed from the children's with boys who have become al roubles (£329,128) on the fight and a smaller one at Shark Bay. they be near enough to port. house Commissioners, says "It is Shaw, in a letter to the Light- mute it clear that Chinese homes to factories, over 1,000 to most hardened criminals. No against child vagrancy. Corres- At the former the large white They are placed into the chamber, sad that the Commissioner should patriotism involves no anti-foreign- the higher and middle trade rules are enforced in this institu- pondent to Manchester Guar-mother-of-pearl ahell, known and air ia pumped in until it demand such a disregard of the against inequalities. It i unjust schools, and a large number to tion and the boys are controlled dian."

scientifically as Margeretifera, is reaches the pressure at which Lord's Day as neither masters nor taken by divers using modern div-they were working. Then the servants can escape the righteous ing equipment; but at Shark Bay pressure is gradually eased, until judgments of the Lord, nor the the smaller and less valuable the men can survive normal prey-terrors of an awakened conscience. mother-of-pearl shell oysters, sure. During the time they are in Those despising the Sabbath shall known as M. Imbricata, is gather- the chamber food is passed in not find eternity long enough to ed by dredgers, or taken by hand through an air-tight door, and lament their folly."

me

me.

jam, but simply a demonstration

of the Foreign Powers concerned

to fetter us by still insisting upon)

those treaties which were entered;

into under compulsion by our ignor-1

ant officials of the old regime. Wel are confident that our cause is right; n fighting for tariff autonomy and opposing extra-territoriality- fairly employed by the foreigners in China.

un-

The International Press in Geneva! s no doubt aware of the Chinese Nationalist Government's policy re- ently adopted in respect of further ncrinsing the tarill for the purpose balancing its biniget. Such! policy commands my hearty, support, st only for re-organisation of na- ional finance, but also for restore- ion of sovereignty. My support is ustified in that I know it is back- by public opinion at home. May he League of Nations prosper and row. Fare thee well!!

COLOGNE SENSATION

MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF IN CATHEDRAL.

A sensation was caused in ologne by a young man, an un- mployed gardener, from Stettin, hooting himself in the great thedral there.·'

Whilst all official information is ithheld and the man is various- reported as dead, dying, and riously injured, it is learned at he lies in a precarious condi on in the Cologne Burger Hos tal.

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The cathedral was immediately bsed to the public, and remains the present closed. If the man dead, then the building is un- nsecrated by his act, and cannot used again for divine service til it has been; consecrated ew. As Cologne is the seat of a rdinal Archbishop, there will be delay in the formality, which, necessary, will take place The Kolnische Volkszeitung" ve that there is no record of ch an event having taken place eviously within memory.TGA

Upper Gardens and fountain at Kenora Station, Lower-Woodstock Station grounds.

lowers are among the nasets of the Canadian Pacific Rallway. It is the polley of the Company to ostablish permanent flower gardens at overy atation along the long line of track stretched across the con tinent.

dence of the G. P. R. gardens bas materially assisted in In the very early days of the rallroad the plonsere the inauguration of floral societies, all over the coun- were too busy attending to the task of opening up now try, many of the officials of the Company being mem- roads to give much attention to finwara,, yat even Backborn of these societies.” It is pleasing to remember in: the early days one of the C. P. R. employees pro- that the work in connection with the gardens is cre- duced a few varieties of flower arods in his own plot dited directly to the agente and employees of the sta- and distributed them amongst his friends 'nt soms of tion, for it is carried out mostly in their own' time, the stations with the object of starting flower gardens through their enthusiasm in beautifying the stations along the line. This took place over 20 years ago, of which they are in charge.", The C. F. „k, recognizes and to.day, the Company spends a considerable amount this effort and much interest is aroused by the annua! producing, and distributing seeds" and, "shrubs of all competitions on both eastern and westery Iines of the kinds to station agents along the lines,). The Company Company for the fast station gardens. Extensive maintains a floral department with headquarters al layouts do not enter into the contest, but the gardens. The Windsor Street Etailon in Montreal via that have shown the most improvement during the *In carrying out this work in great number of trees, year are the ones that carry off the honors. Repre-› seeds and perennial plants are used annually. Bufte sentatives from the floral department tour the lines able trees such as aali, sim and maple are supplied, each year, sizing up the gardens and deciding the and shrubbery such as honey-suckle, Ullac, barberra, winner, Substantial money prize awarded each

der spiren waigells and many other varletion toge year. AW ME YANM

ther with a long list of bed flowers, Vines are iso, The floral department of the Canadian supplied to cover buildings, and Fenoes, surrounding, constantly in touch with horticultural institutions, in- wincions. © For this purpose "Virginis, creepers and citslag agricultural colleges and societies, so that no. - Japanese lry, are considered bestyrelsene stone is left unturned to keep up to the very latent:

During the past thirty years the encouraging Indu, standard,

from the shallower banks.

Declining Industry.

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REFUSED TO DO EXPERI- MENTAL WORK.

Church Supports Mr. Shaw. Norman Shaw is a member of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland which has the strictest

Shaw says he never refused to

Sunday duty, but he objected to Sunday experiments saying, "It is not a work of necessity nor mercy according to the Mosaic law.

The Scottish Sabbath.

"I believe that the Scottish

The industry dates back to the

The cemetery at Broome is early fifties" and during the past quaint, for on the graves are hun- ten years pearls with a stated dreds of sticks of incense, and value of over £500,000 have been saucers that once contained food. Sabbatarian views. The Church won, while the pearl shell fished Soine of the graves bear the has taken up the matter vigorous- was worth over £2,000,000. photograph of the unfortunately and are holding meetings in

Just now the industry is de-diver while others may have a support of Shaw. clining, and many of the pearlers photograph of the lugger on which have literally abandoned their he worked. All are adorned with utilise wireless performance as luggers, owing to the falling off in quaint characters of the East, and the demand (writes Bernard Currounding the graves are usual- Ryder, F.R.G.S., in the "Sydney ly hundreds of bottles. Sun"). The price of mother-of-

One grave in Broome was erect pearl has dropped to about £100 ed to the memory of over 200 a ton, which acarcely covers the divers who lost their lives during a cost of raising it, while the high big blow some years ago. At one cost of production, including the period of the year all the Japan- Sabbath is responsible for much higher wages for divers and crew, ese gather together and fashion of the fine quality of the Scottish leaves no margin of profit. little boats out of wood and paper, character which is attributed to The boats used are luggers which they light with Japanese the old education system and averaging from 10 to 15 tons, and lanterns. They are then sent other causes, says Mr. Macquis- are ketch rigged. The diving gear adrift at night, and make a won- ten the leading Scottish Conser- comprises two complete dresses,derful picture as the hundreds of vative Back-bencher, referring to piping and air compressor driven tiny craft sail away, the lights Norman Shaw's dismissal for re by a kerosene engine,

burning for some time. It is a fusing to do experimental wireless The life of a pearler is hard, pretty ceremony.

work on Sundays, and he is often at sea in his lug- There is occasionally a pleasan-His dismissal is a disgraceful ger for weeks at a time, his only ter side to pearling Luggera piece of oppression. On Sundays companions being the Japanese often sail into a friendly bay, we went to church three times, we divers and the aboriginal native allowing the divers and others to did not whistle and did not walk labour. Sailing along the coast land and replenish their larder out to admire God's handiwork. one may see the divers at work with turtles and eggs. At the "We cannot return to the cen They are dragged along the sea same time they may indulge in a tury-old Sabbath when allenco bed until they reach a patch of little beachcombing. The vessels was observed behind drawn blinds shell. Then the boat is signalled, will often travel hundreds of miles and there was compulsory Church and the "haul" raised, et

along the coast in search of trocas going, but I am convinced that The shallow waters have been and beche-de-mer (sea slug); the greater part of Sectland is be worked bare, naturally, and the which are greatly prized. But it hind Shaw." divers at times have to go to great is mostly a hard life, with an un- depths for their hauls. There are certain reward.

dangers connected with deep working, and divers are often aflicted with paralysis, and some times brought to the surface in a state of collapse

(cure.

If the diver is working at a dis- tant spot the "com cannot be applé mentis

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