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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1928.

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been previously convicted, some on one or two occasions only, though there are many against whòm any- thing from six to twenty barlier convictions were registered, Lar- conies accounted for the most numerous committals of both boys and girls.

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In the course of a leader on One of the greatest feats of Church Assembly met at Lambeth Press and public criticism of Gov. organisation attempted by the roll Some 1,164 lada.and sixty-seven Palace to resume the considerationernment the "Malay Mail" War companies of Great Britain as completed when the great change economy prevents this essential re- Boratal institutions, and the num the rejection of the New Prayer form. Is there no rich man who bera have been growing. So Book by the House of Commons on ever, so far as the Malayan Press Cares took place. will give me £100,000 and immor-self, Feltham, and Portland, that it terbury presided, and the only vitation leaves the situation quite long deliberation by the Rates Trheen two weeks in Java trying to numerous were those at Borstal it Dec. 15. The Archbishop of Can-is concerned; His Excellency's in- The new rates were fixed after Was very dificult, it is stated, for absentees were the Bishop of Liver unchanged. Whatever its other bunal, which had to deal with the find buyers for orange-growing This striking statement was made by the Home Secretary (Sir the governor and house-masters to pool, who was attending the faults, it always has been, for the conditions, including the permane states in South Africa, as bden maintain the personal touch with funeral of his mother, and the past quarter of a century at any ent doubling of, wages, which came asked by the Government, to leave William Joynson-Hicks) in the course of some comments which he

essential to Bishop of Manchester. It is ax rate, sturdily independent, sub-into existence during the war when the country as soon as possible.” offered on the annual report of the there was the difficulty in Anding to-morrow, the meeting

Boratal training. In addition, pected that both will be present servient neither to the Govern-tallways were under State control: Prison Commissioners.

having ment nor to vested interests and Tens of millions of new tickets

Mr. Robins Browne (the name is "Hospitals, yes; museums, ycalads, particularly at Feltham.

suitable occupations for all the been adjourned.

it has never waited for any in were installed in the ticket offices Jewish patronymic). figured, with

a free adaptation of The discussion of the changes to vitation to offer frank criticism of London's termins! stations one Stanley Grove Spiro as joint a Russian- sports grounds, yes," he proceeded. The need for a new Borstal in-be made in the Book by way of ex- whenever it has thought it desir- alone, and to complete this im- promoter, of Consolidated Cotton "All good. But a Borstal takes bad raw material and converts it into stitution is re-emphasised. "Aplanation and for removing mis-able and in the public interest to mense task augmental staffs were Fields, of Africa, Ltd., a bubble:in good, honest humanity; good for large part of the success of the appréhension occupied between do so, without ever considering working at full pressure until 6 which-as I related on December 21 the 'Indivdual and good for the Borstal system," declares the re-three and four hours. Their ob whether its comments were likely am. community."

port, "has been due to the indivi-ject is to meet the objections made to prove palatable to the person

Lancashire men interested.ln thê Rolls of 10,000 The report of the Commissioners dual attention given to the lads by in the House of Commons that the body criticised or not. And

Empire cotton-growing movement shows that there were 350 more the heads of the institutions, to the Book, and particularly the service there is no sign that we can dis-Paddington Station tickets for have dropped about £40,000 persons confined to prison in 1926 corporate spirit created, and to the of Holy Communion, shows a descern of any change in that atti- dealt with, and then we as dr to be article mentioned that while Spiro DODWELL & CO. LTD. on a daily average by comparison arrangements for active and inter. nite approach to Roman Catholic tude. At the same time, it hasna la 8,000 separate tubes in roils talents nsa share-hawker in Eng- and these were arrang had continued to exercise his The exclusive publica always managed and this is true varying from 50 to 10,000 tickets and Robins Browne had resumed the report is the return to the paths methods became less effective if the tion in "The Dally Telegraph" yes- of all the daily papers printed each. The farcs vary from: 1d..his previous employment as a sales- with 1925. A fact brought out in esting employment, and all these doctrine.

terday of Viscount Halifax's notes here-to avoid any appearance of the fare to Westbourne Park, to man for the African Realty Trust, on the Malines Conversations has being consistently again the

of criminality of those who have al-numbers are too larga. ready undergone imprisonment. In

Convict cells at Portland are bo- not, our Ecclesiastical Correspon-Government" and generally the16 68. Od., the first-class-return farr | Lid, one of the concerns which)

the case of men, 54 per cent., and ing converted into self-contained dent understands, been without relationship between the two Penzance in the case of women, not less than Borstal houses, and the interesting 87 per cent, had previous convic-fact is told that the work is being carried out by Borstal boys under

tions.

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skilled workers,

Home Secretary's Plea. Sir William Joynton-Hicks was

bearing on the Bishops' discussion of the problem confronting them. deliberations will be published until No statement regarding their

the final conclusions have been reached. The printing of the "Black Rubric" in the alternative Prayer for the King compulsory, and Incorporating the rules respect ing the Reservations of the Blessed Sacrament in the rubrics are among the principal changes which are at present deemed advisable.

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Some idea of the vast task which the railways have carried through

during the preceding year. asked before he left for the South Communion Office, making the of the administration-whatever I can be gained from figures given gram that his vialt to the country

The Report. Some 850 more people were con- 'fined to prison in 1926 on a daily average, compared with the num- ber The average daily population was of France whether he could supple 10,860-approximately 115 per ment, In the light of the report 100,000 of the national population (which was then before him), the -whereas the number of cells views on prison. reform published available at the penal establish- two months ago, and he granted an

ments of all kinds exceed 20,000.

interview, in which he said: Such are the main facts reveal- "The report contains much sta- ed in the report, mainly statistical tistical information about the pri

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At a conference of the Fellow-papers which simply had to be ber nearly 20,000,000. In addition, Only last week I saw once more in ed by the Commissioners of Prisons year the number of receptions into message was sent to the Bishops their readers and live. Happily, tions have been compiled, checked, tion of that, advertisement of the

ship of Evangelical Churchmen anti-Government in order to keep 8,000,000 distances between

sta the "Evening: Standard”: a repeti and the Directors of Convict Pri- prisons on conviction was 45,240, at Lambeth, pointing out that: sons. Looking back, one finds that of which nearly 38,000, or 84 por

such conditions do not obtain in and entered at least four times. the "beat"

Trust..which is known to so many post-war year

Masaya and, while Lord, Elibank in the cont., were for sentences not ex-Deposited Book stand unaltered. criminal sense was that immediate-ceeding three months, and 12,765,

of the existing plotholders 25 a considered the local Government ly after the Armistice, for then the or 28 per cent., were for sentences tion of the satd Book by Parliament may justly concede that the ad- "2. We believe that the rejec- was. fortunate in its Press, we

snare andídelusion. prisons were accommodating 9,683 not exceeding two weeks. offenders a day. By 1922 the num-figures compare favourably with and should be regarded as final.

These was a definite answer to prayer, vantages are not confined to one ber had risen to 12,179, but there those for the pre-war periods, when

side. Not that all our Governors after it fell back gradually to 1925, the annual receptions ranged be-lines of the Irish or of the Cana- sought to consult public opinion dejectedly in the famous Club-row

#3. Whilst a revision on the and High Commissioners have' when it stood at 10,509. The up-tween 150,000 and 180,000.

Dozens of shivering dogs stood ward tendency

dian Prayer Book would be wel or welcomed newspaper criticism.dog, market, Bethnal Green; E., in now noted ja at- "But though the decrease of in-come, tributable mainly to male offenders, prisonments as compared with pre-Deposited Book,

a reintroduction of the Far from it, and we shall have two inches of alvah, surrounded by for the daily average of detentions

merely with more to say on that subject at a aristocratic puppies of all breeds. war figures is satisfactory, I be explanations' would necessitate our future date. But they have got They would not have been there amongst them. rose in the twelve lieve there is still room for a re- unabated opposition," months from 9,635 to 9,972, that auction in the number of short

it. whether they wanted it or not, but for the fact that dog-llcances in respect to women advancing

"Phantom of Reunion."

and Sir Hugh Clifford may rest merely from 874 to 888.

sentences, and in this direction Hea

had become: dua. "The pronouncement of the Pope of it as time goes on

assured that he too will get plenty In all 56,211 offenders were re- As I have often said, my abject reunion of the Church of England that in the main it will be friendly

my great hope of prison reform,

has dissolved the phantom of however, he can count upon is

What, coived at convict and local prisons to keep the prisons as empty with that of Rome, and the dream and constructive rather than during the year under review, an possible. I am aware of the diff of Lord Halifax has passed into the hostile and, carping criticism and Increase of 1,474. An analysis of quities often experienced by the limbo of exploded fallacies," stated that its object will be to assist. the rise and fall of the more re- courts. cognised offences is interesting. "Frequently a short term of im-Protestant Alliance, to the Press running of the administrative ma- house like a regiment of soldiers," from thirty to sixty years within Mr. Henry Fowler, secretary of the and make smooth the efficient an: a first-class house-dog for the university that the average It is stated by the principal of Fewer convictions occurred for drunkenness in the case

prisonment is

four shillings. He'll guard your span of life has been increased the only sentence representative. of men

He recalled that chinery and not to obstruct or im- the ideal these fell from 7,083 to 6,832, and practicable; but

to be at the time of the Malines. Conver-pede it.

pointing to a shivering creature the last 300 years, but that the in the case of women from 3,616 aimed at is-first, to avoid impri-sations in 1924 he wrote:

that looked as if it were more parman of 50 to-day can expect to to 3,554. Amongst men, however, Ronment whenever some alternative! "Were these conferences carried

tial to warm fres than burglars. there were higher figures in regard course, such for example as proba-to a conclusion the loss would be

live no longer than could the man Dogs that started at £1 18. were of 50 a century ago. Mr. and Mrs. to larceny, false pretences, burglary tion or fine. is practicable; and all on the side of the Arglicans, sole minority who are labouring reduced every half-hour until they Lasker's gift will provide an en- and house-breaking, sexual offences, secondly, if more lenient treatment Rome would be rigid in her dogma under this illusion of Romish re- wounding, and forgery.

were sold for five or six shillings. ix inappropriate to the offence or and unmoved in her attitude. union, would go over to Rome, Amongst

dowment for the prevention and women more offences were record has already been tried and proved Such a possibility would rend the while the Evangelicals would turning their noses out of their owner's life, notably the premature decay

Many shaggy little animals, pek-treatment of the diseases of later For Customs Revenue ed in respect to prostitution, beg, futile, then to impose a sharp term Established Church beyond repain. to the grent Nonconformist bodies, coats, might have been doomed to of the heart, blood vessels, and ging, and sleeping out, and less in of imprisonment.

Those Anglo-Catholics to whom One course would be open the end their day's roaming the streets kidneys, which is said to be the and trade Statistics "I am sure that the re-making the Archbishop has unwisely lis- disestablishment of the Church of had not sympathetic women, taking leading cause of the death of per- of a man depends on two factors tened, and who, after all; are the England." A noticeable feature was the de--discipline and work-and my ob-

pity on them, bought them. sons; above 50 years of age. cline of debtor prisoners. The ject in prison administration is to nuraber of these fell from 11,610 to see that my charges get both. 10.683. Committals under

"When a lad becomes used to maintenance and affiliation orders prison conditions the deterrent were in the big majority, but those effect of imprisonment is almost in respect to income-tax default, nil. The Borstal Institutions, on though small in the aggregate, were the contrary, with their courses of little more than half they had been vigorous training and discipline the preceding year.

for a year or two, offer hopeful The Return To Prison,

possibilities of changing a Ted's outlook and giving him a now start. One deplorable revelation .con- corns the return to criminal waye need for a new Borstal institutions. "The report calls attention to the of those who have been imprison. If there are too many lads in one ed. No fewer than 64 per cent. of institution it becomes increasingly the men and 87 per cent. of the difficult for the superior officers to women who were taken to the gaols maintain with

each of them the

respect to cruelty to children and breaches of police regulations.

wife

is

had been convicted previously. It personal touch which counts for so is shown, indeed, that 10,228 of the much in Borstal treatment. To men and 4,754 of the women had

start a incurred over five earlier convic

now institution on lines tions, though it is pointed out that such as I would like to see adopted means, I fear, considerable ex-

In 1913 there were 28,000 men and pense, but the problem will have 16,000 women in a similar category to be faced in the near future: Some. 2,845 men and 2,978. women had over, twenty earlier convictions "The groat hope of the future recorded against them, and the lies in cutting off the supply of number whose record was not a criminals at the source by provid bad, merely in a relative sense was ing a really reformativa system of alao.considerable.

training for young people who are Fewer short sentences were im- still at the plastic age. If a lad posed by the local courts. Those who is falling into habits of crime for one week or less, for instance, is merely sent to prison for a few had declined from 6,756 to 6970 weeks or a few months, the chances and those from between one to two of his becoming a regular gaol bird weeks from 7.845. to 8,786. In all are goal. If, however, he is sant there were 12,765 sentences of less for a prolonged course of training than a fortnight's duration, and under strict discipline, there is a these may be placed. in striking hope that he may be turned into a contrast with the corresponding useful citizen, and that if this total of 109,015 in 1900.

policy is consistently adopted in all Coming to the young prisoners suitable cases, the prison statistics. the report is hardly encouraging, may In' future years fall more and for. It is shown that the number more rapidly."

of lads received on conviction be

tween, the ages of 16 and 21, ex

clusive of Borstal cases, had risen

from 2,064 to 2,464, A. small de

crease was to be noted, on the Mr. Maurice Littleboy, profes other hand, in regard to girls. So sor at a Melbourne, Australia, cəl- far as the lads are concerned, the lege, arrived in Shanghai, on the most troublesome ages, are appar liner "President Lincoln es route ently. 10 and 20, for offenders of to German town, Pennsylvannia, these years accounted for 1,508 of where he will join the staff of an the total. It is shown that 50 per educational Institution there,

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