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432,500,000 COAL TAX

WHAT THE EIGHT HOUE MILL MRANE YO

THE PUBLIC.

Publio tuation has been roused by an article in the “Express" to the danger of the im. mense lose watch threstene all classes of the community if the Miners' Eight Hours Bill, promised for this session, becomes law.

The question was disonseed on the Conl Exobanyo, sul lading member told an *Express" representative that the trade was almost ananimous against the proposed Govern. mant restriction of the hours of labour,

"For years the Eight Hours Bill has besa a hardy santal," he said, " and no one has taken it seriously, in view of the opposition of the Durham minera.

|- you, they would be the beat people in the world." Bome one wondered how the padre could venture to say sneha thing, "Ah, Balfour's nature, mid this priest-his pot don't know how orgnisitely gentle is Mr site in religion and polities,

CHIENTAO BOUNDARY DISPUTE Colonel Salto, who is now described as the Superintendent of the Chiontao District Office, and whose pressure with Japanese troops on

· THE BONGKONG DAILY PERSS. SATURDAY, MARCH 31ST. 1908.

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Secuadas, an "Evening Nawa" reader has ION. WHICH ASTOUNER ANNONAUTS. Longing-to-y like the birds and Nulle stambled upon one of these brilliant Inventions wonder why he hadn't thought of it himself, whose audacious simplicity makes everyone

Addressing s memorial to the Thṛons on the 1 Chiantas quietion, Viceroy Hau and Movernor. General Chu, of Manchuria, point out that the oppo-Changpal bills in Manoharis, and historical present Chinese dynasty had its origin in the

records were clear on the point that Chientac was a part of Chinese territory. The memori

Hats the contradict the contention made on behalf of Koros. Referring to the Korean fare mers living in Chimtas, the memorialiata declare that a bureau was established in the 11th year of Kwangen for the reclamation of land thers, Koreans being allowed to settle on the same for Koren, was at that time under the returned home when, later on, they were reaalled settled at Chiantao, and only a few of them by the Korean Government. The Korean living on the territory of Clients had been deceived by enlsted, and they were experiencing considerable misgivings. But the memorialists plead that thom into the al Chinese Government, sating on the principle of Universal love, bas extended equal protection. to them without discrimination, and many of them bare even discarded their national dress for Chinese costume and bave applied for por mission to become naturalized Chinese subject

|that territory-which denotes the boundary basis anty of China. Those Korean | Wbut woŊbare to do is thin: "Don't build

Speaking strictly, his is not quite an in. balloons and eroplanes, and its sommendable Tention. It is an idean improvement on purpose is to enable anyone to walk in the air. The readar deplores the fying machine.

it out of a machine for men, to get into. Build one Fit suit of silk filled with gas or air on him. Something (adds the ambitions corres

at man in pantomime.

The osso has yow been entirely altered, for with regard to the problem, the question at inane! variona wild ramones which had lately been eit pondent in parentheses) after the style of the

the mark.

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between Karen and Manchuria-gave rise to the dispute which has arison between Joys. In the dispute which has arison between Japan and the course of an interview he agid that although there appear to be many rumours in circulation instord of private Bill we have mer. placed in an important position in the King at present is net in reality of such ■ very Speech, and we can rely on the Socialist-important nature, but there is a general tendency Labour party keeping the Government up to

on the part of the Chinese to be antagonistia to ang move made by the Japanese and to spread There is than a serious prospect of the evil reports concerning them. Ou xooount of Eight Hours Bill passing the Hine of Com the geographical proximity of the distrist to mcar. If the country woule the House of Kores the inhabitants of Northern Korea have Lords to rejost it, all classes of of coal

Immigrated in géant numbers to the Blatriot and sumer-privata and commeroisimust

Karemus forms about 70 per cent, of the popula The memorialiats next refer to the defence make it clear that they phjeet to having the

tion. The treatment accorded to them by the of Cbientao, pointing out that the Chiossa. price of coal raised by at of Parliament. Chinese has been very oppressive, and those garrison stationed there is not more than 500, That is what the Eight Hours Bill mesus. who are wealthy among them are in constant which in inadequate, and that it should be It generally agreed in the trade that the dread of the confiscation of their property. A gradually strengthened. Referring to the effect of each a restriction of output will be to.

anok a state of affairs can ot be tolerated at the raise the price of coal, a ton. At the present time, since Kares has come under the that at first the mine was opened by the Governor

Temposan mine dispate, the memorialists state: present time the coal raised in Great Britain in protection of Japan, m'easures had to be adopted General of Kirip, who sent one Ting to work the year amounts to more than 250,000,000 tona,

to protect the Koreans. Toe question as to the it. This man was afterwards dismissed "It is estimated that there would be a boundary was initiated by the Chinure Governocoat of dishonest practices, and it is er dent reduction of about 10 per cent., or 23,000,000 ment and may rather be deemed as a side issue that the wine le not Ting's property. Thore- lous. The increase of P.

in relation to the question of the protection of fore the order issued to close the working of the remaining 225,000,000 tons would thus represregards as conclusive in proving the non-

Korean subjects hess" facts" Colonel Baite mine a total of £22,50,000-a colossal prica for a

is quite valid In conclusies, the messure of doubtful value to the miners them- aggressive attitude of Japan.

memorialists urge that the opening of the mises

of on the territory, the settlement selves, and to which many of them are opposed.

people there, the reclamation of waste land, the police "If the public makes is mind known now,

administration, and the encouragement of and witbont any hesitation, I think the

education must not be allowed to be naginoted Government may become more frightened or

even for publio resentment than of the Labour party's

immediata attention of the Government,

a day. These matters require the tbrenta.

The dead in which the foregoing appeared, contained in a telegram from Mukden, goes on to say that the Emperor of Chins has iranad instructions to the memorialiste, ordering them to give most careful attention to the administra. the territory of Russia and Korea, and it is said tion of Chientao, which is conterminous with that the Emperor's instructions are that the memorialinfa must see to it that China does not lose the right of jurisdiction over the territory,

à ton on the

The Eight Hours Bill is a Socialist device, puro and simple. The Eight Hours Micas) Bill is only a modest beginning. If it pazar, the Socialiste will endeavour to force it on alí trades.

A beginning in this direction was actually wade last year, when "A Hill to restrist the Hours of Labour in all Trados and Industries to Eight per Day" was introduced in the House of Commons by Mr. Will Thorne, MP, backed by Mr. Snowden, Mr. Barnes and otter Socialists.

The genesis of the promised Government Bill for Mines is mysterioan, and demonstratos the Socialist influence on the Government. I 1906, when an Fight Hour Bill was befors Parliament, the Home Secretary, Mr. Glad stone, threw cold water on it, in the following

worda:-

Ever since 1990 the debaten have sossarily Laken a somewhat academic turn, and the conomic side of the question. bas navor hosn sonaidered by any responsible or neutral

hority:

The Government was evidently afraid of the Bill at that time, and it appointed a departmental committes to investigate the question. This ommittee had a strong Radical element and it reported that the result of the Bill would be to

to devise

- (1.) An immediate advanos, of prices, wage, and demand for labour.

(2) An immediate reduction of output. The demand for labour" one of the realia sought by the Socialista, has the report of this committeo showed it is a delusion to imagine that if the Bill were passed an army dew miners would spring up at once to main.. tain the output of soal at the present level.

The following striking pamago, with the allusion to imported alien labour may be som manded to trade unigoists, among others—

of

On the whois, we come to the conclusion that, although a period of short anal supply ascom- panied by high priors and high wagon would be gradually relieved by an infer of, labour from

taide areas, and possibly to some extent from foreign austria, into the mines, yet the mobility of labor, like the mobility of capital, as regards this industry is not so great ne is other industries, and that the w would be slower, sad the inducem us in wages and con- ditions of labour nuossary tatimaista it would bave to be greater than in other loss specialized and Lesolated trades..

It is in face of this damning conelion by its owa committee that the Gowrament has now placed the Eight. Hours Bill in its pro gramme for this assion.

POLITICS AND FRIENDSHIP

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A debate abroad marked by the vigour which oharacterises the onrrent discussion of the Irish estion the Commons would mesa duels and flights to the kills innumerable. Yet if we ould take a peep into that holy of helias, the Commons smoke-room, we should withem s anek. of suity among the protagonists like that.which. Mr. Lloyd-G orge described the other day. We do our legi-latige work well, nadcabtedly, but we pretend to be very much more angry than we are. The Opposition are very crost with “Mr. Birrill, but there is not, one of them who would not jump at the chance of martying him off to dinner. This sort of thing ankara and outrages gobutry cousins feelings. ! But the broad affect of it is this than) one of the foremost men in the Clover. mend-of-- South Africa is tas redoubtabl.. Boér enemy of the other year; that the new Premier of the Cape is a man who during the war was ansthema to hot of Englishmen fist Lord Minto, diametrically, oppos d to the politics of Mr. Morley, is Mr. Morley's staunchest ally in the government of India, while Lord Salborne and Lod Elvin work in perfect harmony for South Africa. The Empire is rea to day by Liberal politiciana, at ́h mạ, while the men stroad are almost exclusively the nominces of the Unionist Party: We hate coalitions at home, but cali ions always control the Empire.

Mr. Chamberlain, in the days when. Lord Rando ph Charn ill was dreaming of a Cabinet in which he might sit with Lord "Resebery and hia redonbtable find from Birmi gham, told that volatile Chancellor of the Exshequer that private friendship could not long Kurvivo political animosity. It was "one of the few wrong

estimates of human nature to which Mr. Chamberlain has committeed himself. It applies to the relations of Continental politicinas," but uot to those of our own" e oren." Once down,

The line of policy adopted for the protection of the Korean has been very satisfactory, ha continues, and the village of Tatani-mura Rokadek, which had only 90 houses ben the Residency-General first eatablished the district office, ban-increased-to-209, and not-only- the Koreans but also the Chiasse ara enjoying the protection accorded. by the Japanese

authorities.

The Chien so distrist being the origin of the present Li dynasty of Korea, the sphere of influence when the dynasty was at the height of its power extended as far as the borders of the river Ifang. When the founder of the pressat Tung dicasty of China ross from Hau charis, he sarolled the Korenos of the Chientao district among his bodyguard, the result of which the whole distriat was almost emptied of inhabitants, Snce that time, during the reign of Emperor Koki of the Tang dynasty of China, Chinese merchants frequently cam, to Chients to make purchase of ginseng, many Agis and disturbances taking place between then and the Keresus, Taking advantage of the safeebled con tition of Korea, the Chinese authorities arbitrarily delimited the border. Subsequently immigration was forbidden in order to avoid the antagonism between the two proper, and the Chientao distriot became a sort of buffer State, the outside world being under the impression that Chienten was nothing more than an uninhabited mountain fastness covered. with dense forest. The mops published have also been quite vague concerning the topography. of the district, Chientao being imply mared sa mountain range or dense forest and the boundary. Line being indefnite.. While the norther a portion of Korea in quite sterile the Chiento district is, on the contrary, very fertile, being in feet the granary of North Korea. The Chieatao district and North Kores are separated by a single river, Tameko, which, though.considered as large river by the outside world, is nothing but a shallow stream from 30 metres to 100 metres wide and easily fordable. The Korosus, attracted there by the wealth of the district, had been smigrating thither for some time past, while even the oldest Chinese resident has only been there for some eighteen-years-or-5. Whatever may be the outcome of the

diplomatic negotiations at present pending between the Chinese and Japanese Governments with regard to the status of Chientan, Colonel Balto believes it is not to be doubled that the com- mercial relations of the place with North Korea must become more promising with the further. development of transportation facilities, the distance from the prinsipal town in the diririct 10 Kirin being about double that of Jening, the nearest available port in North Korea...

leader of Contiuantal political thought is done for and damned. For a while, as with Count Witte, it is rosen. roses all the way. Onos the

thusiasm on which he rose is exhaustedt

w the stone toned him! In spite of Ire..

d, Mr. Long and Mr. Wyndham and Me

yes and Loris Aberdeen and Dadley may ell long in the lähd which gave them birti. you think," Mr. Balfour, in his Dahlin tle days, asked Father Honly, “that the le really believe I am everything that lym. empted to be by their leaders and by the *" "Well, to ball you the truth, Mr. ur" was the reply, "if the Irish people hated the devil half as much as they hate

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