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CHINA MAIL,

1987.

CHILD BEGGARS

NUISANCE IN CITY GROWING

The problem of child beggars was again discussed at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Society for the Protection of Children on Monday evening, when a member who has recently returned from Home leave stated that, from what he had observed recently, the evil was markedly increasing.

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BOOKS OF TO-DAY

WAR ON JAPAN DEMANDED

Kwangsi Proposals To Nanking

C.E.C. MEETING

Nanking, To-day.

The first meeting of the Kuomin- tang Third Plenary Session, pre- sided over by Mr. Yu Yujen, was held at Nanking yesterday.

After hearing the party and political reports of Mr. Chu Cheng

H. H.

and the written reports of the fiv Dr. HH Kung respectively,

BRUSSELS IN THE WAR and

The member said he wished to bring the matter to the notice of the Committee, both because of his own observations and because he.

Yuans, the chairmen and vice- had been approached on the sub- ject by many people. Small children

The Letters and Journal of Brand read straight throught. Opening chairmen of the five sub-commit- were obviously being exploited, Whitlock Edited by Allan Nevins, almost anywhere, we do not travel tees (party, political, economic, especially in the centre of the city, Appleton-Century Company. Two far before arriving at some pungent educational and military affairs)

literary or political criticism, or were appointed. notably outside the Gloucester Ho-vols. 425.

It is officially reported that a sec- tel. Europeans and Chinese alike This is so good a book that one some entertaining story, or some

a better one graphic description of an incidentfond plenary meeting will be held were subjected to constant pester- could wish it were ing, and if cumshaws were not It would have been immensely im- or scene. The frankness of many of this morning at 9 am, and the im given, insulting language was used. proved by more careful editing. In Whitlock's references to individuals portant proposals will be discussed. It is authoritatively learned that the letters, especially, there is far almost takes away one's breath. By Three Categories

too much trivial and local gossip, comparison, Mr. Lloyd George's com-the Kwangai war lords, Generals Li the ments on the generals are honeyed Chung jen and Pei Chung-hsi and The Hon. Secretary explained of no interest to anyone but

lack of compliments. Whitlock was evident-the Szechuen Governor, General Liu that the Society had previously original recipient. The

judicious excision has also resulted by a man of moods, and when he Shang, have presented three pro- grouped these child beggars in. three categories(a) the healthy, many irritating repetitions. We was in an angry mood he lashed posals to the Session for discus- They ask for an expedition to re- begging for their parents; (b) the chuckle at first over the remark of out, whether the object of his dission.

one of Whitlock's friends that "it like was a single person or a whole healthy who begged for themselves, pity that anything so serious nation. The Governments and peo-cover the lost provinces of Man- and (c) the diseased, blind or crippled who were being exploited as the war has to be conducted by ples of Germany, France, Belgium, churia and Jenol,

the The enforcement of conscription So me-Great Britain, Ireland, and military men," but even It was felt that the ordinary morable a saying begins to pall when United States are the victims in for the whole country, and

Freedom of speech for the people. healthy child begging for himself

we come upon it for the fourth or turn of scathing denunciations

say, These proposals were signed by was better off in the open-air th.

fifth time. If the editor had taken often modified, it is fair to he would be staying at home

his

admirable sixty-page by a subsequent recognition of a Generals Li, Pei and Liu, 2nd en- element in them, dorsed by Messrs. Huang Ko-tsai, cramped cubicles with others; biographical introduction, incorpor- praiseworthy

contrast with the Li Yan-yan, Mak Wan-chang and whilst the money he secured would ated in it well-chosen extracts from especially in aid the family exchequer. The bli the letters and journal, and com-iniquity or folly of some other coun-Huany Kwei-luk and Generals Li and the crippled were, however, depressed the whole into single try that provokes the writer's ire Pan-hsin and Chang Yam-men and finitely the concern of the Society manageable volume, the book might at the moment. Yet, with all the others.. and in many instances the Society have stood a good chance of had been able to secure the arrest coming a biographical classic. of some of these children and, As it is, what we have now is where their parents did not object, book to dip into rather than to arrange for their admission into. homes, where vacancies were avail-

to the vacancy pending the choice able. The police always acted of a successor. promptly when complaints were The resignation of Mr. J. P. Braga from the Committee was ac

made.

The meeting decided to draw the

attention of the police once again to the nuisance, and to suggest that, where possible, children should be sent to the Remand Home for long- er periods.

New Chairman

a very lengthy connection with the Society, and they all very much ap- preciated his willingness to take office.

Own

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to

be-vehemence of his tirades, the gen- It is also reported that Mr. Hsiao feral impression left is that he was Fu-chen the rightist Kuomintang man of an unusually attractive leader is proposing an alliance with personality and that his personal Russia against the aggression of friendship must, indeed, have been Japan Our Own Correspondent. an enviable privilege.

cepted with regret,

Mrs. M. K. Lo and Mrs. Crozier were co-opted members of the

mittee.

Ninety New Cases

One of these volumes consists of PLANE MISSING Whitlock's letters and the other af

his early days as a newspaper re porter, and carry us through the HMS. COURAGEOUS Com-whole of his career. The periods of which we learn most are those when

his journal. The letters start with FROM

London, To-day.

he was strenuously reforming the An aeroplane from the aircraft- "Courageons" " has been municipal life of Toledo, Ohio, when carrier

Mediterranean.

Trans-

The case report for January fe

he was representing the United missing since Monday. the Western and Kowloon distric

States as Minister to Belgium, and This is revealed in an official showed ninety new cases during when he had retired to the Riviera statement issued by the Air Min- Mr. J. T. Prior, the new Chair the month, making 768 cases under and was devoting his leisure en-istry to-day, which adds that there man of the Executive Committee, supervision on January 31. The tirely to literary work. From the was a crew of three on board. presided for the first time and was average income per head pe first he was ambitious of literary The "Courageous is at present armly welcomed by Mr S. V. Boxer, month of the cases dealt with rather than political distinction, int the who stated that Mr. Prior had had was $131 for Western and $1-45 per but the claims of public life in Ocean.

Kowloon. It was remarked that hustling American city absorbed so these figures were very low, and much of his time and energy that wa that the income had shown a steady he hailed with delight his appoint docline latterly fa all districts.ment in December, 1913, s Minis

port for January ter to Brussels. In the serenity of xpenditure over this diplomatic post he expected to 42271

find at last the opportunity for in-ren the meeting, indulging his literary tastes more to the ex

airman,

were and better novels. He had Miss Brasier,pleted twenty-five chapters of one Hon. Sir Shou of them when the war broke K. Lo, Rey, and left him scarcely a day's

Mrs. Bar freedom from anxiety He then be Mr. A. Hicks gan to keep a diary. The

The Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan was un animously appointed Vice-Chair

n of the Commi Regarding the

Mr. P. A. McKenny

post of Branch:

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Secretary), Mr. Afrom it, which constitute one of fully and wisely

Boxer, Mr. L. these volumes, are a contribution of

loon, and Mr. Loseby was appointed. D. Skinner, and Mr. Tang Shiu kin great value to the history of the ne

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