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MR. IRELAND ON THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

CONCLUSIÓN.

Or

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 14TH, 1904.

under existing labour laws, to carry on the work from personal observation, and I have described of economie development; that only those it in detail elsewhere. It has worked excellently, countries which import labour from outside the but against the great advantages which it affords trapies or from densely populated tropical to the plauter, to the coolis, and to the colony countries have male any appreciable progress in generally there must be set the considerable ex- The colie One of the most important Bills laid before the agriculturul other industries; and that, ponse involved in its maintenance. Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements breadly speaking, the work of the tropica istands in British Gnians under a contract, signed daring 1903 was the Immigration Amendment being done to-day by the Chinaman, who is a before his departure from India, to luhour for a Ordinance, which it is hoped will so stimulate non-tropical man, and by the natives of British fixed period, and on arrival in the colony he is Indian migration as to relieve the Govern- India, both races being driven to the task by simply handed over by the Government to his ment and the planters from the difficulties into the severe economic pressure which exista in their employer. The latter is protected against the which they have fallen through the scarcity of respective countries. Up to the present tine loss of his coolin's labour by a provision in Jabcair. Before passing to a consideration of it has been found that whore education, other the law which imposes a tine of 48 gold dollars on any person who attempts to engage another the local aspects of the labour question it is

than industrial or technical, has boon most m-cassary to sketch briofly the general outlines liberally provided the natives to the least work, man's coolis. and an additional fine of two of existing labour conditions in tropical contand that when wages are doubled the few local dollars a day in respect of any success which In the tries, since there is no subject, outside the labourers adjust themselves to the now conditions may have attended his efforts. domain of theology, which has given birth to by werking half-time.

Straits Settle:nents the coolie is imported such an enormous controversial literature 45

The census of 1901 shows that there are in at the expense of the planter, under a promise have the rights and wrongs of tropical labour the Straits Settlements more than 200,000 that on arrival in the colony he will enter It is true that if he Since the abolition of slavery the constant Chinose and more flna 50,000 East Indian in into à labour contract, efforts of tropient employers to secure satisfac migrants resident in the colony as labourers. rofuses to keep his promiss he renders himself Lory labour conditions have proved that, except Little need be said of the Chinese. They lialde to fire or imprisonment; but to secure a in those countries in which there exists a pro-flock readily to any country where work may be conviction under the las requires time al ex satre of population, the natives of the tropics will had at fair wages; they will submit to any pense, and at the end the planter is loft without Provision is made for the punish- not lend themselves to steady labour of any sanitary regulations which the Government his labourer. kind, and this the effect of increasing wages cores to enforce; and they ara as a rule peaceful ïment of coolies who desert from an estate when is to reduce, and not to augmont, the local and law-abiding. All they ask is that in their under contract to remuiri on it, but the ponalties balone supply. If we exclude India, Java, Bar-

leisure hours they may be allowed to gamble fail entirely on the woolie and leavo untouched bados, Cala. Puertorico, and a few unimportant and anoke opium. There has probably never any person who may have enticed him away. It islands, the tropics may be described as an

been a Chinese riot in any European colony is clear, therefore, that. whereas in British immense forest in which the population is so

unless a fall in wages, a rise in opium, or the Gaians the planter incurs no expenses until the sumll in relation to the area and natural resour-

introduction of new gambling laws has inter cootie is actually on his estate, ander contrast, ces of the land that there exists no necessity for fored with the full enjoyment of the two the planter of the Straits may go to the trouble any native to work for hire. Up to the point Chinese recreations. The importation of native and cost of importing a coolie and may then fail Moreover, under the when he wishes to gratify somo acquired taste in food, drink, or clothing the tropical man is earious legislative history. In a colony which British Guian law the penalty for employing furnished by the sea, the rivers, and the jungle has been provided with Governors of exceptional quether man's coolie is heavy enough to operate with everything he needs at a very small ability, and which has always enjoyed the as a complete check, whilst in the Straits no penditure of energy—usually his wife's. If we advantage of an efficient and conscientioun Civil such security is afforded to the employer. It is grant for the moment that under these oircun Service, the very excellenes of the general perhaps superfluous to add that in the Straits, stances the tropical man has a perfect right to administration throws into shurp relief the as in Guiana, the interests of the coolies are live a life of idleness, even if we join ourselves satisfactory treatment which the labour carefully safeguarded by the Government, and with that section of the British and American question has received at the hands of the that they are effectively protected against ill- public which is constantly applaading his exer-

Government. Beginning with Ordinaries 9 of treatment at the hunds of their employer. The cise of the right, as though it were a crowsing 1875, there were passed in the course of 15 other system under which Indian labour is virtus in him, we cannot close our minds against months four Immigration Acts, each repealing imported into the Malay Peninsula is moulded tw fast that the sloth and indolenes of the tro-its prodecessor. Another Bill was introduced pical races have yielded na abundant harvest of in 1881. but did not reach a second reading, political and economic consequences. In regard another in 1882 another in 1884, another in to the former it is sufficient to point out that 1889, another in 1892, another in 1897, another every tropical country of any present import ance is ander the control of men with European

or North American blood in their veins.

of India into the Straits Settlements has a

to secure his luboar.

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that in force in Ceylon. Its chief characteristic is that the pluuter deals with native "kangani." or recruiter and headman, and has no contract under the Immigration

in 1899, and finally there is the Bill of the pre-Ordinanes with the individual coolie. A sent year. All this legislation has been marked kangani is sent over to India with instructions

not only by an antire absence of definite aim on The circunstance which instantly attracts our.

the part of the Government, but, as far as the attention when making a survey of the tropies last three Bills are concerned, by an unaccount- from the economic standpoint is that only iuable failure to adopt any of the more important those countries which are colonies or dupendrecommendations of the Labour Commission of encies of the Great Powera does there exist u 1890 which presented a report of exceptional in- condition of development bearing any appreci- terest and value, recommendations which wors able relation to the resources of the land. Thus

in the main supported by the Labour Commis. the independent States of tropical America and

sion of 1890. the kingdons of Siam and Abyssinia-which are the only parts of the tropics which are not culouial dependencies-arepractically unreclaim- El spaces, slightly chipped at the edges by coffee or rubber estates or by timber concessions. Antirely inadequate for the purposes of agriculture and for the service of the public works of the examination of the economic position of all

municipalities. The chief importers of Indian

The necessity for special labour legislation in the Straits Settlements has arisen from the simple cause that the local labour supply is an

tropical colonies reveals a fact of the higliest hour have been the planters, and their diss. with employers of labour in the colony aud in '

SINGAPORE V. HONGKONG.

A COMPARISON,

A recent visitor to Hongkong writes to us from Singapore us follows:-

I was real lyginto shake Hongkong's de- The rich composed granite off my boots. vegetation here as compared with your more- or-less green, though comparatively speaking mungy hillside, is really refreshing. Boanliful tropical foliage contrasts favourably to jaded oyos with the scorched tufts of grass on Kowloca'a rugged slopes.

Moss things, though, have a black side to them. The bright reddish soft dust on the roads is nigh intolerable to the eyes, and very cumbersome to the pedestrian. Hongkong's roads when I left you, certainly, were in a filthy condition, Im apparently that was but a temporary inconvenience caused by the laying Rickshas hors are of the new tram-lines. horrible double affairs, covered with pictures of ghastly dragons or other creatures almost giving on D.T." to look at them. Hongkong single rickshas are much more comfortablo, and their plain black or grum paint looks evor 90

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Hongkong, 10th March, 1904.

FAR EASTERN TRADE.

The current of international trade is drifting gradually to the Pacific Ocean, and it is in the ragions that two commercial nations both baving definite aima in view are disputing with cuch other the supremacy in the Far East, for whatever might be the pretext for the present struggle between Russia and Japan, there is no doubt that the real reason of the war is the commercial supremacy in regions where Great desire of both nations to secure the political and Britain bas such large interests, in regions that especially since the Siberian Railway brought || the Far East in closer contact with Europe must become more and more a fruitful field for Great the efforts of enterprising natione. Britain, with her extensive foreign and coloniai trade and navigation, her well-organised mone-

much better than third-rate Oriental ornarienta The coolies here, in spite of their tion. cumbersome vehicles, are the better runners.

If there is one thing more than another whore Singapore bents Hongkong all into a cocked hat" it is in the house line. Give me a thon.tary and backing systems, is still marebing at sand times one of the pretty Singapore tanga. the head of the great commercial nations of the lows, constructed of wood if you like, before work, but now that the struggle for commercial Hongkong'sand-and-plaster cross-bral masonry. supremacy tends to take every day larger pro. Shops here, from a critical point of view. portions, Great Britan mest neglect nothing to are a failure, prices for many articles being maintain her splendid position. just as expensive as at Hongkong. Living, however, is cheaper, and the spirit of “do” the stranger for all he is worth does not seem so strong as at Hongkong. Land-sharks, all the

same, are numerous.

Native streets here are full of Jervois Street smells. At first I thought they were stronger, but that impression is natural considering the time elapsed since my departare from Victoria's shores. Oatskirts of Singapore are very pretty. Chinatown by night is à maze of attractiveness,

saving feature.

which, however, by day devolves into dirt and choup tardiness without a The city itself is not worth a visit. No structures here can be compared with your Queen's, Prince's, or Alexandra Buildings.

The gardens here are more that beautifid, surpassing anything at Hongkong. Taken on

the whole that is, as a place to live in-this country does not seem so boxed-up as your

AS SOCIATION FOOTBALI..

ENGLAND V. SCOTLAND.

CHURCH SERVICES.

S. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. 16th May. Sanday after Ascension Day. Holy Communion (2.30 am)

Mating (11.0a.m.) Lesponses, Tallis; Venite, Stainer; Psalms, Bussell, Jones and Pyo: Benedictus, Soaper in Cocke, Woodward and Dupuis: To Deum, D; Hymns, 147 and 207,

Holy Communion (12 noon). Kyrie, Stainor in ; Offertory Hymn, 148 (Part I).

Evensong (5.15 p.m.). Responses, Tallis; Palms, Oakeley; Magni- ficat, Turle in A; Nuse Dimittis, Casaloy in Hymns, 150, 202 and 304; Vesper Hyun- Ward (No. 2).

S. PETER'S CHURCH. Queen's Road West. Sunday after Ascension Day, Matins 11 m.).

Venite, Smart; Te Deum. Gregory; Bene- diotus, Smart, Hymns, 145, 149, 594, and 229. Holy Communion, 12.15. Evensong (6.30 p.m.). Magnificat. Turle; Auuo, Jones; Hymns, 147,!

and 149.

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to recruit a certain number of labourers, the planter making the necessary money advances. On his return the kangani and his gang are employed by the planter on such tortus as may be arranged between them. It is a system of "free" labour as opposed to one of “contract” fabour; and the protection of the coolie, instead | Little hill. of resting. as it does under the Immigration Ordinance, in the special inspection and control

The Church launch Dayspring will call on of the Government, lies in the fact that no

ships carrying white crews to bring friends kangazi or planter can afford to be unpopular. either in the colony or on the recruiting-grouud

ashore to the services, between 9.15 and 10.30 | when a keen competitivu amongst employers

England, as our London correspondent basa, and between 5.15 and 6 p.m. (Kowloon affords the coolie an ample latitude of choice.

The Answoring Pennant is the call flag. All As far as I could gather from conversations already informed us by telegraph, for another Police Pier 19.30 and 6); returning afterwards. season holds the International championship at the sittings are free and unappropriated.

School 10-10.43 a.m. the Native States, a good deal of dissatisfaction Association football. For the first time since Visitors welcome. Books, &c., provided. Bunday tisfaction with past conditions has rested on two grounds-first, that the supply has been still exists in regard to the local labour condi- Liverpool in 1895 Scotland failed to ÷cuje a insufficient, and secondly, that under the exist. tions. There seems to be a general feeling goal. The English goal-keeper and backs this ing labour laws they have been unjustly depriv. that if the Government modertook to import season had been allowed to perfect a combination all the labour it needed for public works which procured success, for they and they only ed of their labourers, who have been taken from by the Governments of the Settlements and the the opon labour innrket the latter would be forwards, a trumps of brilliant eclectics, eculd States, or by the Government and municipal quite content to make their own arrange score only one goals rather fortunate one put | ♦ p.m. colonies and protectorates in which laboar sapply contractors. The question of initial supply is ments for the importation of such labour as through by Bleamer 20 minutes after the consists wholly or partially of importo almost entirely one of the system of recruiting they might require without the concurrence of interval. Tize, it was a winui ng goal, but that and of the rate of wages offered; and it is gene. the Government. In concluding this article I is less the merit of the Selestion Committee cannet refrain from making some reference to the rally admitted that the former is extremely un- Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States,tisfactory and that the latter is too low, in the controversial aspects of the labour problem accidents, were compelled to mix their attack in i British North Borneo, Natal. Sarawak. Saran-face of the intes paid in Ceylon and Burns,

in the tropics. Both in Englund and America the samo fashion as England elected to do. tra; and to these wa may add Queensland, which both of which countries draw their labour from there exists a considerable body of opinion which The result was gratifying. Most people who gets its labour from the Pacific Islands; New India. But the fact is that a supply of labour is opposed to the employment of contract labour was the match at Glasgow admit that the hama, report fine weather. Caledonia which imports Auummites; and which would be amply sufficient under a proper French Indo-Chinn, where arrangements are wow haing made to import Chinese labour.system of regulation after arrival would prove There remain the colonies in Equatorial Africs inadequate under the conditions which have | bo schicated to understand the dignity of labour, coulouded that either team, taking the game H.M.S. Humber reports having sighted a large

importance in regard to the labour conditions of those countries-namely, that, with the excep tion of Java, Barbados, Puertorico, Cuba, and India, where there is a pressure of population. there is not a single tropical colony of any com

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mercial importance in which the work is not them either by the planters of the Muluy States, and ceased to compete with the planters in have played in alt three Internationals; the Acts 2, 42, 11 a.m.; Gospel Address, 6 p.m.

being done by imported labourers. In order to make this point quite clear I give a list of the

Chinese or East Indians-British Guiana, Triaklad, Mauritius, Fiji, Ceylon,

a

in the tropics. The chief argument advanced

is

that there is no need for it, since the natives can

than the misfortune of Scotland, who, through

to

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SHIPPING NOTES.

WEATHER.

The Lothian from Moji, Haitan from Swatow. Eastern from Manila und Empire from Yoko- The Dymar contradicts the Heilan, report-

DERELICT REPORTED AT HONGKONG. The Harbour Mastor has issued a noties that

ing log.

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the bettor team. honours justly went And yet, though the match was won instead of ending in a harmless draw, it cannot be throughout, revealed the form to which we are jank apparently cut in two, floating bottom up, nepustored in these encounters, and though foot or so above water, about a mile off shore beiweon Fung Head and Caric Island. It is, of course, a danger to navigation. England put in excellent efforts in the second

INSURANCE RISKS ON JAPANESE STEAMERS. balf, and for the last half-hour had the Thistle

The N. Y. K. steamer Ali Maru, of 6,444 beaton, the excellencies of that work did not

rock on the Corean coast whilst wholly make one forget the opening indifference tons, built in 1903, which was recently damaged of the same side. Scotland's team, sadly chop- engaged in transport work. is insured for The British steamers Moyal and ped about as it had been by accident, was, Da a ↑ £123,000. matter of fact, not clever enough to accept the Afridi, which were recently purchased by the opsaings which English blunders offered, and Nippon Yusen Kaisha. have been insured for

£45,000 each against marine risks while on! in the second half, when Scotland had the wind transport service. Insurances have been placed apon them for three menths. These vessels behind them, those blunders did not arise,

were built in 1895 and purchased for £5,0.000 must be remembered that Scotland had been

each. The steamer Nanyo Maru, 3,700 tons, i built in 1884. which recently went ashore at Quelpart, with the bottom damaged, was intered to the extent of £7,500 only. She belonged to the Oro Coup@py.

It

sadly unfortunate in the way of accidents to players, and the overwhelming preponderance of the Anglo-Scots in the team was cut down from nine to eight. The teams were:-

ENGLAND. Baddeley (Wolverhampton Wan- derers) tgoal); Crompton (Blackburn Rovers) and Burgess (Manchester City) (backs); Wol stenholme Everton), Wilkinson (Sheffield Uni-

Rutherford (Newcastle United), Bloomer ted), and Leake (Aston Vila) (half-backs); (Derby County), V. J. Woodyard (Tottenham Hotspur), 8. S. Earris (Cambridge University),

MISCELLANEOUS,

The 8.8. Lothian arrived from Portland.

Oregon. yesterday with 820 tons of cargo for Hongkong, including 40 cases of nitric acid.

The B. I, ss. Chupra arrived from Rangoon yesterday with 1,500 tons of case-cil, 700 tons

hitherto prevailed. The new law provides for or, failing that, can be taught new wants, the Dutch and French Guian, New Guines, the considerable increase in the minimum legal gratification of which will call for steady work Philippines, and a fow unimportant islands here

wage of contract labourers, and the business of When it is pointed out that universal experience and there, and there does not exist amongst recruiting is handed over to a commercial com has proved the utter falsity of these conclusions, recourse is had to the old cry that contract them our of which it can be said that in relation pany in Southern India on certain fixed terms to the rapabilities of the land economic develop and subject to the inspection of an official of the labour is simply a polite name for "slavery" mont has cally commenced. The following Straits Government, who will reside in India I um not concerned to deny that under a weak figures illustrate the degree of economie pro for six months each year. It is difficult to

Government, or where there isuot a conscientious Fress which has been reached in the various beliore that a permanent solution of the re- Civil Service, contract labour may, by the exist conatries to which reference has been made. Oferuiting problem will be found along these ence of abuses, bear some resemblance to slavery: whut I wish to maintain is that where there the independent tropical States, Brazil exportslines. As long as the supply of coolies is a per head of her population produce to the matter of commercial speculation it is certain exist a strong Government, a good Imigration annual value of £1 10s.; Venezuela.: £1 15s; that abuses will arise in the methods of recruit Law, and an officient stuff for the enforcement Guatemala, 15s., Siam, 10k; of the colonies in iug and further, when a number of employers of its provisions, the contract labourer is more which there is a pressure of population, Javu are competing in the same market a commer- secure in the enjoyment of all his rights and exports per kead of her population 1: Fuerte cial company will always take advantage of the privileges than he would be if he had not volun- rico, £ 158.; Barbados, £4 158, and of the competition thus created to alranco its own in tarily entered into un agreement with an colonies employing imported labour, Hawaii terests at the expense of its clients. The pro. employer. Perhaps the most violent attack which exports £28 per lead; Queensland. £18; babilities are that sooner or later the Govern. has ever been made on the contract labour sy the Federated Malay States, L8 10 Trini-ments of the Straits Settlements and the Mulaytem was that undertaken by Sir George Williamı fail. £8 10%: Mauritius, 48; British States will find it necessary to adopt the system Des Voeux when he was a magistrato in British Gina, and Fiji, 4 10s. The average for of recruiting which is used, with the most satis (utuna. It resulted in the appointment of a the seven countries not employing imported factory results, by Trinidad and British Guiana, Commission of Enquiry; and, if anyone is interested to observe how the most explicit and labour is 41 13. per head; of those employing The Governments of those colonies maintain an imported labour. £11 78. per head. I do not Emigration Department in India ander the detailed assault to which the system of contrect claim for these figures that they are more than control of an official whoss duties are confined labour in the tropics has been subjected ended approximately accurate; but the differences to the securing and forwarding of labourers in an utter failure to substantiate any of the and Blackburn (Elackburn Rovers) (forwards). day with 6.500 tons of coal. - which they disclose are far ton groat to be The Colonial Government makes all the arrange. materially affected by the sanall factor of error ments and pays all the expenses up to the time due to insufficient or faulty returns of trade and who the bourers are handed over to the plan- population. In order to emphasise the signite tor, and it secures itself against loss by making ance of those figures it may be noted that the the repayment of immigration charges the first valme of exports, which gives no trustworthy obligation on the planter's assets. Most of the measure of the economic development of non-planters in the Straits Settlements and the tropical countries, affords a very accurate in-Federated Malay States have lead their training

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued dication of the industry of tropical roses. The in British Guljun or in Ceylon, and in couse- the following report:--- altered application lies in this, that in countries quence the conditions under which Indian On the 13th at 11.45 am. The barometer bas where the standard of living is very high the labour is imported into the Malay Panings risen in China and Japan and fallan slightly in trade of this home market is infinitely greater resemble those prevailing in one or the other of the Philippines. than the export trade, whereas, in countrice those colonies. with a very low standard of living the con In British Guiana the system is one of inden- ditions are reversed. It is clear from what has ture. There is a latinite contract between the gone before that, with the few exceptions planter and such coolie, and the law sees thut numed, there is not a single tropical country each party fulfils its obligations towards the which possesses a local labour supply suficient, other. It is a system with which I am familiar

serious charges laid at the door of the planters, the magistrates, and the Government officials, I commend to him the report of the Des Voeux Commission of 1870, which contains some 1,600 ages of evidence on this very important object.-Times,

WEATHER REPORT.

The northern depression, still moving mast- ward, is now situate in the Pacific to the east of Kiusia.

Gradients are moderate upon the China Coost, and moderate NE winds may be expected in the Formoen Channel and moderate to light E. winds in the northern part of the Chins Sea.

Forecast:-Moderate E. winds, overcast, fair.

is the first time caso-vil luas been sent from of which is for this port. So far as we know this Rangoon to Hongkong. The consignees are

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The ss. Courtfield arrived from Barry yester-

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The ss. Man Sang arrived from Sundakan D. NEWELL WILSON, DE. WILLIAM DANBL yesterday with 2,000 tons of timber, 100 tons of general merchandise, and a few Chinese The Eastern & Australian s.s. Eastern arrived from Melbourne, and the 4.8. Empire (vame company) from Yokohama yesterday."

The ss Wuching arrived from Iloilo in ballast yesterday.

The season's tournament has resulted thus: SCOTLAND. McBride (Preston North End) (goul); Jackson (St. Mirren) and Watson (Sun-pussengers.] derland) (backs); Aitken (Newcastle Uniul, Raisbeck (Liverpool), and Robertson (Glasgow Rangers) (halt-hicks); Niblo (Aston Villa) and R. Walker (Heart of Midlothian) (right wing); A. Brown (Middlesbrough) (centre), R. Orr (Newmastle United) and Templeton (Newcastle United) (left wlug) (forwards),

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STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The Imperial German weil steamer Hamburg, which left here on the 15th ult., at noon, arrived, st Genoa ou Thursday at 11 am.

The Imperial German mail staawor Okien- burg, which left here on the 10th inst, arrived at Shanghai on Friday at 3 a.m.

The J.C.J. Laju steamer Tjemali left Macas- Bar for this port on the 10th inst., and may be expected here on the 18th inet.

The Boston Steamship Co.'s steamer Tremont sailed from Victoria (B.C.) on the 12th ins. for Japan and Hongkong.

The silk ex the Boston Steamship Co.'s steamer Tremont arrived in New York on the 4th inst,

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