SHAR
OTATION
YEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1927.
BIAS BAY.
ON PAPERS COMMENT
ON RAID.
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES' SUCCESS IN MALAYA,
THE CHINA MAIL.
EARTHQUAKES.
BIG CONVULSIONS OF THE EARTH.
THRIFT MOVEMENT, that the peasantry were paying such as the Co-operative Union usuriously high rates of interest on with headquarters in Manchester loans.
Moreover the co-operative and the Agricultural Organisation system had actually been started Societies in England, Scotland, and was satisfactorily progressing and Ireland as their among Mahomedans both in Egypt body, there is no alternative but to governing and in the Punjab.
leave the control of the movement Accordingly in 1821 the Post-to a bureaucracy. master-General of Egypt was But the control of the Registrar the year 577 A.D. to
1/114 Times of Ceylon" of The annual reports for 1926 on
1/11
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1220
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$1135 $20K
£20%
$31
$133
£9%-
$68
$670
Cors.. $1% urance T148
$291
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jurance $210 ance $600
$33
21
mber 3 etates:
the working of Co-operative. So-
LARGEST TUNNEL.
COMMENCED UNDER CASCADE MOUNTAINS.
11
· CHINA'S CHAOS.
CAN GREAT BRITAIN MEDIATE?
1
more striking proof of the [cieties In the Federated Malay approached for an account of the In India is gradually being relaxed | of the old adage that States and the Straite Settlements, means which had been adopted to and surrendered to Co-operativesions of the earth (only thirty-one/ range was considered a formid- akes thieves and Peace just to hand, must provide gratify- | overcome Mahomedan objections Uniona hem" can be furnisheding, reading to the original spon- to interest in respect of the Post would be reduced practically to all being listed) a destructionable undertaking, and, in the China of the Manchus has passed
ground in face of
imtes, who for centuries obstacles which might well have depositors had pladered shipping on the daunted them
China, Bias Bay is an rated less than 50 miles
and Institutions,
of
and
Place
No.
The New York "Tribune" lists the
In the early days of railway- Writing to the "Morning Post," most destructive earthquakes from construction, the piercing of a Sir C. Hanbury, M.P. for North
1923, and
tunnel through a mountain Dorset, says: shows in these outstanding convul-
There is no doubt that the old history of the Blas held their grower ent, who steadily Office Savings Banks. The answer the limits of the Registrar of Com- This does not include, what has elapsed before the work was of quelling an outbreak against a of human lives totalling 1,328,000, majority of cases, many years on" could to-day work the miracle away, and that no "Chinese Gor-
was that the interest allotted to panies in the case A well- come to be considered the most completed. The Mont Cenis tun-Central Government which he no-
been rendered managed society. Similarly in Broadly stated, the system works to Moslem investors by means of officially stated in the year of the 1928, in which about 300,000 lives in 1887 and was not opened to
legally acceptable by Islamic Law Malaya Government control, as was Japanese upheaval of September 1, miles in length, was commenced ciplined force in 1863.
destructive of all earthquakea, the nel, for instance, which is 74 complished with a small, well-dis- as follows: Small-holders, men of a special "Fatwa" issued by the scheme's inception, will be with were lost. The list is as follows: Hong Kong and, from good
The spirit of progress on the memorial, has been the disposition, belonging to the same since this
character and Industrious Grand Mufti of Egypt, and that drawn at the earliest possible_op-
traffic until 1871; the average lines of Western civilisation is arters of the most blood-village, form a society in order to Imams and Sheikhs of the Mos of the local societies can furnish Constantinople
pronouncement theportunity, so soon as the members
progress was 2.67 lineal yards a gaining ground, and it seems to me Year Killed a marauders of China. pay off the old debts which they ques, and also the Omdas of the proof that they are capable of Catanfa
day. The St. Gotthard tunnel that the offices of the British 577 10,000 and has always been, have contracted at high interest to villages, had co-operated in en managing their own affairs on Syria
in 1872 and, Government might be well employ 1137 15,000 as commenced On the coast and the "chetties" and others, and to save couraging and fostering principles strictly Co-operative lines.
1188 20,000 nine years later, the first locomo with a view to forming a United ed at the right moment in mediating China, but the intro- money for a rainy day. If, for of thrift.
Sillela
1268 60,000 tive ran through it; the length of States of China. fast steamers and the example, ten men combine, they.
Co-operation in India, as is well- Simallar inquiries instituted in known, has progressed rapidly and Lisbon
1456 40,000 Naples of the British Navy agree to pay $10 a year for ten the Punjab ellcited the answer that has reached very large dimensions. Naples curtailed the
opera-years, thus acquiring $100 worth no special measures had been But the steady growth of the young- Vesuvius the Bias Bay hordes savings, can be used in the future interest difficulty. of shares. These shares,
or found necessary to overcome the er Malayan movement, though it has
"It sometimes not yet attained such proportions e and foreign shipping tion of a son, the dowry of a tive Societies of the United Pro-highly the coast of China be- daughter, or some similar purpose. vinces wrote, "that a Mahomedan when the
especially Yeddo Jong Kong, Swatow and They then wish to borrow collec- will not take interest on a deposit, native population is taken into
comparatively small Algiers was so well protected tively, say, $6,000, on the security but this is rare.
Peking All Mahomedans consideration. In 1923 there was Lima and Callao Biag Bay pirates were of all their joint property, lands, have to pay interest to the usurer, a total of 19 aocletica, with a mem-Cairo. urn their attention to houses, bullocks, and so forth, to and so they pay to the societies berahip of 2,961 and a
working Kashuc (Persin) parsuits. They possess pay off their debts, obtain cash for without objection."
capital of £8,570; in 1926 the so- Lisbon demers, and their old-working expenses, or buy cattle.
Armed with these incontrover. cieties numbered 115, their mem-:
Syrin junks were useless for The Registrar of Co-operative So- tible facts, the advocates of co. bers totalled 15,249 and the united against fast steamers. cletles registers their society and operation were able, with full con capital amounted to £118.188.
out in authorises it to borrow this sum.fidence, to ask the Native Rulers war broke
Many facts might be cited which Aleppo ne years ago, the for- rities found it desir- cencentrate their Naval
uy years the large volume for funeral expenses, the, educa- occurs," the Registrar of Co-opera- faa in India, is to be regarded as
and around Shanghai, result that the Bias ates were furnished with tunity to make raids on shipping. They confined dention mainly to vessels Chinese, but, em-
by their success, they ly raided British ves- methods adopted by iates were extremely Instead of sailing out in attempting to hold up
the pirates invariably yage to either Swatow Kong, perferably the
ud embarked as passen-
a coastal steamer.
essel put to sea, the
poduced weapons, over- officers, and forced proceed to Bias Bay. cargo had been re-
number of passengers, wealthy Chinese mer- were taken as hostages, deamer was allowed to
voyage.
her
Six
the British Naval
to decided
take
tion to prevent any re-
of these tactics. Al apedition was sent to and the headquartera Fales were destroyed.
from a British air-
ier flew over the set-
and dropped bombs.
no bloodshed, as
had been given in ad-
$13
the intention to make
$30
$1.40 Ad 58/- bined). T17 do) ... bration, S..
irves,
states ing
T81⁄2
T8.15
TS
•H.K. $4
19/3 5/
CHERRY WELLA, WARK I E
Hon. Charles G. Dawes, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate.
The freebooters, how-The committee is then empowered
teen Foochow
satisfactory.
Calabria Schamaki Sicily
1531 30,000 1626. '70,000' 1631 18,000 1638 10,000 1667 80,000
1692 100,000
1703 190,000)
1716 18.000
1731 96,000
1746 18,000
1754 40,000
1755 40,000 1755 50,000
1769 20,000
Centrul America
1797 40,000
1822 20,000
1857 10.000
1875 14,000
-1888 36,000
Calabria
would witness to the beneficial in- fluence the societies have come to
San Jose de Cucuta,
Colombia exercise, but one must suffice. The Krakatao (Strait of members of the Krian Co-operative
Sunda) Societies, who are rice-planters, Island of Hondo, have been enabled at last to abun- Japan don what is known as the "padi Sanriku, Japan ratus" system. This institution Martinique and St. was the bane of the rice-growing Vincent ...... industry in the district, and by it Messina and fifty-four growers were compelled to sell
towns in Italy their crops to creditors sometimes Central Italy Central Java
al na low a rate as six cents a
1831 10,000 1896 .27,000
1902 40,000
1908 164,000
1914 12,000
1919 10.000
1923 20,000
gantang (gallon). The societies. Persia supplying all the credit needs of The British Association. for the
their members, put them in a posi-
tion to sell their crops at their Advancement of Selence has issued pleasure and at full market rates, statistics on the number of earth- receiving prices as high as 18 and quakes taking place in each century 19 cents a gantang. It is est-of the Christian era. One of the mated that the Co-operators realis-outstanding features of this statis- ed $40 (£5) an acre more for their tical report is the remarkable in- crops than their neighbours whe crease of these upheavals, during had to borrow money outside to recent centuries. The statistics do cover the costs of cultivation-earthquakes, but only those which not include small and insignificant
| "London Times."
A SHANGHAI INCIDENT.
AS VIEWED IN AMERICA.
have caused widespread destruction
JA, UNDERWOOD & VROENEQUIN PO V.
Hia Royal Highness, Prince Nicholas, unele and one of the three regents of young King Michael of Roumania. Prince his accompanied
On her Nichols mother, Queen Marie, recent United States tour:
of life and property. Beginning this tannel is 01/3 miles, and with fifteen in the first century, the average progress was 6.01
yards a day.
As is almost in-
there is shown a gradual increase to 115 in the thirteenth century. From that time the list is as variably the case with engineer- ing work, the acquisition, of ex- follows:
perience led to great advances in speed and in economy of work-
137
174
Fourteenth century Fifteenth century Sixteenth century Seventeenth century Eighteenth century Nineteenth century
378 640
2,110
The incident at Shanghai arising out of the refusal of the Chinese to return the wings of a British aeroplane has not created much in- terest in America, public opinion in the last few months having lost) much of ils sentimentalism in re- FLAPPERS' SLANG.
gard to Chinese affairs.
Even if there is to be a revival] of anti-foreign propaganda and if this should complicate the problem and increase the danger to be an- ticipated as the retreating Nation- alist troops approach Shanghai,
un
CONDEMNED BY INTER- NATIONAL COUNCIL.
of
This
We stand well with both groups, and as our declared policy is non- territorial and entirely commercial, und all for a peaceful, prosperous, and progressive, China under its own rulers, suspicion of our motives would be minimised.
As the pioneers of the opening up of China in the nineteenth cen- tury, and as the nation with the greatest trade interests there to- day, it behoves us to assert our- selves in the interests of the Chinese people, whose well-being is the concern of the whole world.
LEAGUE COUNCIL.
CHINESE MINISTER WAITING FOR EXPENSES.
It is reported, writes the Geneva correspondent of the "Morning Post," that Wang King-ky, Minister in Brussels, has been designated by the Peking Government to fill thợt place vaented by Chuo Hain-chu, who departed for China. Wang King-yu, however, has made accent- ance conditional upon Peking for- warding £4,000 to defray expenses, An election is three new Coun- cil seats is one of the most impor tant subjects on the agenda of the China ageured a sent Assembly. last year despite the admonitions of Sir Austen Chamberlain. Either Finland or a member of the British |Dominion-group is expected to suc- ceed for a three-year term. The Roumanians have been picked to succeed Czecho-Slovakia, while the entitled to Latin Americans are Salvador's seat.
BULLFIGHTS TOO ROUGH.
Bull-fighting seems in a fair way
the year after year.
un-
WATER SUPPLY.
Tytam
7.6"R
1920
1927 4'11"B Level
Jio.
Level
Do.
No.
13. 7"B 2"B
253 ing. The Arlberg tunnel, for to kill itself in France.
The public putting-to-death of instance, which is well over 6
the animals in the "Corrida" at miles in length, was begun in Orleans recently stirred opposition. 1880 and was completed in just When one of the bulls mistook a over three years. Again, the dress rehearsal for the real thing cost per lineal yard of the Mont and gored the Spanish matador Cenis tunnel was 1226, whereas Chiquilo there was further indigna the corresponding figure for the tinn.
The real thing in bull-fighting is Arlberg tunnel was £108. Of more recent construction, the forbidden in France but it is saiti London, Sept. 2. Simplon and Loetschberg tun-that enforcement of the law in the south has often been very lax. The slang of the flapper and nels, the former upwards of 12 Many have thought bull-fighting there is, says the correspondent of the barbarisms of the cake-cater miles, and the latter 9 miles in would die a natural death, although notable achieve-at Nimes the amusement goes on to be condemned by an length, were of the Malay States and the Pre-The Times" at Washington, no are
and great ined to take warning to borrow the $6,000 from some sident of the Mahomedan Advisory lack of faith that the emergency International Council for Eng-ments accomplished in
be successfully ruct. lish. rich man or from a bank, and the Board to consider the proposal, could
It was indicated recently face
The Ex- ded to intensify their members agree to pay 15 per cent. The problem was fully discussed Generally speaking, there is such
gained in earlier A few days ago a for their various loans. The com- in June, 1922, at the Palace of the complete confidence here that they a published statement of Sir foreseen difficulties. be "Hainchi," travel-mittee obtains the money at 10 per Sultan of Perak in the presence determination to avoid intervention Israel Gollancz, Secretary of the perience
and cent., part of the balance of 5 per of several Ulama, and the Sultan in China but at the same time to British Academy and a member works, was undoubtedly largely was seized. As usual, cent. going to defray the expenses then gave it as his definite opinion afford full protection to foreign of the Council. A meeting of the responsible for the successful
Level and Storage of water in were disguised as of the society and the remainder that the payment and receipt of lives and property is finally and de organisation has already been manner in which these under-
held and plans are now being takings were completed.
A tunnel, at present under Reservoirs on September 1, 1927;' and during the voy-into reserve to meet unforeseen interest as required by the by-laws finitely a British as well as
of Co-operative Credit Societies American intention, that the fullest made for carrying on a campaign
construction, which présents CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER suddenly produced contingencies.
WORKS LEVEL nd cowed the crew.
The objections to the introduc- would not be contrary to the tenets Anglo-American co-operation in against corrupt English.
The United States, rich in many features of interest, is the pelled the sailors to tion of such a system of agricul- of the Mahommedan Law. Actually that sense is not only expected but the name of the vessel tural loans to villagers were based the position would seem to be that treated as certain. There would be newly coined expressions, will re- new Cascade tunnel of the Great of the the payment and receipt of interest less doubt about the immediate reive special attention from the Northern Railway Company of
tunnel, 7.78 Tytam Byewash chlefly upon the nature ther funnels, and Malay himself. When Sir Arthur in this connection, though really future if the same American con- Council which is composed of America.
viction as to identity of aims exist- both British and American miles in length, will be driven Tytam Intermediate were forced to take Young, inspired by favourable ex- Irregular when regarded from a Bias Bay.
This plan periences in Cyprus, attempted the strictly orthodox point of view, are ed in regard to Japan. Obviously,
Pokfulum.....
8' 4" Level successful that, en innovation in 1907, he was met not more so than tobacco-smoking however, and, tu palte or intely; scholars. It is explained, how under the Cascade Mountains, Tytam Tuk the pirates lair, the with the contentions
[Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow": assurances to the contrary, which ever, that the purpose of the in the State of Washington, be Wong Nei Chung that the or listening to band music."
Steady Progress..
would certainly be given if a blunt organisation is not to limit and tween Scenic, which is some 97 Fassed several unsus- Malay was in little baate to grow
Storage in millions and decimals of gallons. The upshot was the issue of a question were put, Japanese activi- cramp the confines of the English miles east of Seattle, and Berne, A denotes "Above Overflow.") tish and French gun-wealthy, was somewhat distrustful
1926 1927 steamer was looted of his neighbours (whether Malays "Fatwa" in favour of the projected ties in Shantung are being watch-language but to keep it pure and a town 51 miles west of Wenat
343.88 384.80
12.88 then allowed to pro- or others), still suffered from the Co-operative Societies so long as ed with some disquiet. It is felt free from slang and localism so chee. When finished, it will be
22.37 105.90 195,00 On Wed-recollections of past evil rule when their objects were the safeguard that they can be, as by some ob- that a more unified and atan- the longest tunnel in the Amer- Tylam
that the work will only occupy Tytam Intermedinte
Tytam Tuk
1,419,00 second punitive ex-nothing was worth while and saving of the intereste of the people servers they are interpreted, as a dardized English will be spoken ican Continent, and it is claimed Tylan Ryewash...
15,08 Wong Nei Chung Sir Israel explained that the three years to complete. And in entered into during and after the as despatched by the ing was merely inviting attack, was and their protection from the step away from the engagements throughout the world,
47.78 The contractors are Messrs. A. Pokfulum of stock, and was perhaps hands of moneylenders. Naval Commander-in-undergoing a rather painful dove-July, 1922, The Co-operative So- Washington Conference, and there Council will not attempt to
would be much relief if this sus- eliminate synonyms just because Guthrie and Company, Inc., and
Tola 2,034.32 2114.41 the headquarters at lopment from what has been called cieties Enactment became law.
A criticism which has been made picion should prove unwarranted.
two or more words may serve the cost of the undertaking will ere again destroyed. a self-sufficing domestic, economy,
Consumption of water in the City the same meaning, saying that be in the neighbourhood of 10 be no doubt that the Still more formidable appeared the against the law as it stands is that
synonyms give richness and add-million dollars. The new tunnel and Hill District in millions and de- rudescence of piracy objections on religious grounds, It invests the Registrar with ex-
August.
1926, -1927 rese coast is due in which a special Committee appoint cessive powers-in other words,
372.29 333.42 ure to the fact that ed in 1911 expressed in the follow makes him an autoerat. In reply Stuttgart (Wurtemberg) to tenated power of expression to a will shorten the present line becimals of gullons during the month of
it is urged that until the principles servitude for murders and bomb language. New words, legitim- tween Scenic and Berne by 7.68
per day..
21.7 28.0 "Although it has appeared in of Co-operation have been learnt throwing, the judge said those ately coined to meet a need miles, and the stretch of track. Consumption
Committee
Intermittent Supply in all Rider evidence before the
by the members, and until they really responsible were living in caused by new inventions and which will thus be eliminated, is Estimated population 401.180 414.500
scientific discoveries will not be very expensive to maintain and
The curves and Main Districts up to the lot and Full have established an organisation security in Russia.
discouraged by the Council. But operate. such expressions. slang and gradients are excessive, and, Supply in all Rider Malu Districts barbarisms which are out moreover, much of the road has from August 2 to 31. 1926.
Full Supply in,alf Rider Main Ilis- growths of different sections and to be protected by snow sheds. tricts during August 1927. localities, and which do not serve Incidentally, the new tunnel will for international usage among entail the abandonment of the the English speaking world, will present Caseade tunnel, which is 2.68, miles in length. The Great be discouraged.
žke. arves .. $114%
cka
$35
$142
inga
84%
1924
Bldg.
80%
$55% b
Ity
$134
$12% b
$95
$1
T7.65
(Old) (new)
T47
T25
mis, &c.
T5
(old)
(new)
actions
12/6
ments
ab.)
$19%
$5
$0.60
(comb.) (old) (DOW)
$9號
actions
$1%
$15
25
$6
es
#62%
tries'
$37
(old)
(now)
Lords
eatos
$12
$114
$5
hones obaccon
$814
$3.70
POLAR
CAKE
TS QUALITY PHAT COUNTS:
er voyage.
the British warships ing words: mally are used to coast are now in ser- that certain Malays are in the Yangtze River. If habit of letting out money on in- effort to wean the terest in an indirect manner, it is ates from their play is nevertheless entirely against s not prove success tenets of the true believer of drastic measures will Islam to take interest on money taken. Bins Bay is lent out. This being so at once purt in the gene-disposes of the system suggested the term, and to be considered so far as co-opera- the tension Intion among Mahomedans is, con- Brelaxed sufficiently cerned."
With one of its signatories A
the warships assigned prominent Malay, it might be sup
Station of the posed that such a degmatic pro- to resume their nor-nouncement would have been re- : es, a warship may be garded as final. And indeed this permanently in the dictum-"the 1911 ghost" it be- the inlet. The only carne familiarly tormed-did come to that is to land a up again when in subsequent years', , without warning, co-operation was advocated anew,
Fer to the pirates a
ir own: medicine.
THE STOMACH.
noying,
in one form or another.
Objections Overcome.
But Sir Arthur Young and other whole-hearted supporters of the scheme an outstanding example was Mr. (now Sir George) W. G. Maxwell-were all along frankly about "the ghost."
us well as dis sceptical
te troubled with pains in Against the academic argument of
d there is no need of
of Chamberlain's Colle
a
Mahomedan's inability to accept
Remedy will allay the interest on money loaned was to
muywhare.
be set the deplorable concrete fact
In sentencing Communists
The team of Los Angeles police force wins the American pistol shooting championship, making 1197, out of a possible 1250 points. Photo shows the members of the team-left to right!. Q. Buchanan,
.
Do.
1,419.00
26.34
60.00
KOWLOON WATER WORKS
LEVEL,
1026
*7027
Da
It is expected that: the deci-Northern Railway Company is Kowloon Reservoir.... Level Leval sions of the Council, which is to also electrifying that portion of Shek Lai Pui Reservoir Do. be composed of representative its system which passes through Reception Reservoir ..
Storage in millions and décimale scholars from all English speak-the Cascade Range. Eventually, 80 miles in
of gallons.
1920 1007 ing countries, when fully com- stretch of line, pleted, will receive the endorse-length, between Wenatchee in Kowloon Reservoir.... 352.50 R$250 ment and support of college the east and Skykomish in the Shek Lni Pui Reservoir 100.80 100.80
wesi, will be operated electrically. Reception Reservoir.. professors.-United Press.
"Engineering."
MURDER AT GRAVESIDE.
Paris, Aug. B. Just as a burial had poncluded, and the mourners were dispersing, the undertaker quarrelled with the gravedigger about a money matter. In a fit of frenzy, the undertaker atruck him with a spade, and the gravedigger fell dead across the open grave.
Total ........ 463.30 453.30 Consumption of water in Kowloon
in millions and decimals of gallows dur ing the month of August,
1926 8251
1027
109.13
POLAR CAKE
ITS QUALITY THAT COUNTG
Consumption Estimated population 166.460 163,500
17.1 21.8 nor day Full Supply in all districts during August, 1920 and 1927.
The Government Analyst's reports show that the quality of the water is satisfactory.
Total rainfall to August 31, 1928, 74.79; August 31, 1927, 93.00.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.