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BEN TILLETT AND CHINESE.

ATTACK ON THE GOVERNMENT.

[THE STRAITS SHIPPING CON-

FERENCE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1911.

COUNT OKUMA ON SOCIAL EVILS IN JAPAN.

Count Okuma has boas lecturing on thể During the past forty years, sinon feudalism was overthrown in 1871, the community has under- The wonderful transformation, gone.

that metamorphosis has been worked so rapidly the people have scarcely had time to stop and studs the advantages and drawbacks of the oil

Mr. Ben Tillett, general secretary of the HOW AGREEMENT WAS ARRIVED AT jest of local improvement and education. Dook, Wharf, Riverside, and Genera! Workers" Union, issued a manifesto last month, in which he says:

Present:-Sir John Anderson.

What transpired at-tise Colonial Office discus. sion of the Shipping Conference by Sir John The dock and ship workers have, in their Anderson and the representatives of the Ship nwn interests, taken a stand against the Shipping Conference, on May 25 last, is set forth in customs. The result is that both good and evil ping Federation and the Free Labenrers' Amo- ciation, sa adjunct of the shipowners' combine. The Shipping Federation are now shipping Chinese opolies in greater numbers luto British ships tisa a Tory Government shipped into Atrics. Those coolies are being shipped with the connivance of the Liberal Government. The irony of the case is that the Liberals were returned to power to provent Chinere coollos outing British white labear. The most important members of the Government are shipowners, and the hessenting the Secretaries to the Conferences. of the Shipping Federation is an officer under the Crown.

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The Board of Tende have no power to move, On the Shipping Federation work through their Government agents, so that neither seamen nor deckers can expect protection from the Board Trade sa the leading financiers of the Liberals apparently demand their price elaiming the co-operation of a Government department in their effort to crush British labour. The proof is in the fact that there are at present 40,000 Asiation in the British Mor

ile Marine: these, added to the aliene, make it difBoult for the Britisher to be a seaman. Not only this, but white labour, even white foreigners, are being ousted to make room for the Chinese coolies,

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Mr. F. Ritobie (P. and O. 8. N. Co.), and Mr. R. D. Holt, M.P. (gre. Alfred Holt & Co), Mr. A. McGregor (Glon Lingh on behalf of the Homeward Conference.

Mr. J. H. Warrack (Mosers John Warrack & Co.), Mr. T. Royden (Messrs. T. B. Roydra & Co.), on behalf of the New York Conference.

Mr. G. Dadwell and Mr. J. Mortleman, repre- Mr. J. Hobinson, Colonial Office. Mr. Holt said that he understood the meeting to be private and confidential; and that neither side would be committed unless an agreement were arrived at.

Sir John Anderson agreed, and proceeded to state the reasons for which the Government of the Straite Settlements had passed the Freight and Steamship Ordinance, 1910. They wer

(1) The system by which a special rebate of 5 per cent. on all cargo shipped from the Stixits Settlements is paid to a limited number of firms for division among themselves.

of the

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paper laid on the table of the Legislative customs are eliminated without distinction. For

at one time so

so vehemently advocated that Council at Singapore last week. We reproduce instance, the abolition of Buddhist temples was

Bot

enly

the toxiple grounds were confiscated the document in its entirety:-

but many

Shinto shrines were destroyed. The devastation of the recincts of the Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines left causes of trouble

presont

As these which continne to tha temples and abrinos are closely associated with the development of the localities in which they are located their conservation

important bear- ing on the national character. Local improve menta are of a twofold character. One is to acople. mats the improvement of the present conditions, while the other is to conserve what is good and desirable among the old customs. Duo sideration most be paid to these two phases of local improvement. Agricultural profite show a tendency towards gradual decrease which is brought about a declian of the number of Impelled farming villages all over the world. by the necessity of protecting the pes mats, Germany has in recent years posed heavy protective duties on importad coresis, etc. The result is a general enhancement in the price of all articles, which makes the life passants harder than ever, and thus the (2) The system under which the ordinary end the customs tarifi had in view has bonk rabate is paid to shippers, which is, that so long defeated. In such a new country as the United as shipments are conned to steamera belonging States of America, small farms aro gradually to the Conference, a shipper receives arebate of being absorbed by bigger ones and the develop. 5 per cent. upon such freight as he contributes ment of farming villages is at a standstal. during the first half-year; and at the end of 12 The progress of the materini side of modera months a furthor 5 per cent. cn the smonat of civilization and of industrial development will freight contributed by hire doring the inevitably lead to a decline of the farming Brat six months of the year, together villages in this country. Moreover the local with 5 per cent. on the freight con- expenditure, which stood at 90 or so million tributed during the second six months. ren two decades ago, had now risen to 250 in This means that 5 per cent of a half-year's million yen, which means so much increase freight is always in the hands of the Conferones the burden et local taxation. Direct taxes have and that if the shipper cannot afford to lose also witnessed a considerable increase and the bis money he must continue to ship by Confor rise in the prion of commodities is a sort of in- ence steamere and pay Conference rates. direct tax on the people. Improvements in the mode of life consequent on the spread of educa tion to

tend

increase the expense of living. among the peasants. Inasmuch as their partly povog not show a corresponding increase, Inbour and social problems will iners- ably present themselves for solution in fature. While the material prosperity of Western conn- The sailors and the dockers are standing up

tries is to be envied, its attendant evils are far British citizenship and living rights, for

undesirable. It is all important to adopt a British ships to be manned by our own country

social poliny which will nip these evils in the bud. A few comments are necessary on the men, and to he worked by British labour. Evidently the Government is on the side of the

After some discussion, during which it was education of youths. The majority of people Chirose coolies as against their own country-made clear that while Sir John Anderson con- can ill afford to let their children receive a We ask the British public lowupport our sidored it essential that the shippers now college education. The youthy have therefore efforts in demanding decent oonditions for those enjoying the "secret" rebate should not bare to stop their school life after they emerge who toil and moil as transport workers."

their agents commission increased so as to the elementary schools. This state of things is compensate for the loss of the rebate, he had no very unsatisfactory from the point of view of desire to interfere with bona de commissions the national education. Conat Okuma propos MODERN MEN OF THE STONE AGE. to agents, the representatives of the Conferences ed to fill this gap by publishing a magazine con- agreed that the “secret rebate should be taining treatises on popular science with a view abolished at the end of the present year when to bringing it within the easy reach of students the existing agreement with the merchants at home and thus ensuring the universalization expires, it being understood that the Confer of the national education.-Japan Mail. ences should have the right to compensate the merchants for the abrogation of the agreement, say, by the payment of a lamp sum.

English sailors and firemen are forced to follow the docks for employment--an already evercrowded occupation. The shipowners, aided by the dook companies, whenever they have been able to establish free-labour agencies, have reduced the wages of the workers by as much ss 50 per cent, and have increased the work almost in proportion, besides which the shorten ing of the gaps, and the under-manning of the work, has faorossed in every federation and free labour area accidents by more than 50 per cent. an compared with the areas, with organised work ers, protecting their lives and wage interests. The Board of Trade and the Home Office deli verately Aliens Act in the interest of their supporters, and allow the Chinese to take ap habitation and agencies in this country for the supply of Chinese coolies.

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DISCOVERIES IN NEW GUINEA:

The following interesting letter appears in a recent issue of The Times:

many

to use stone

Sir John Anderson proposed as onditions of a settlement that the so-called "secret rebate should be abolished, and that the present control

abolished by the establishment of a list of articles which should be excluded from the operation of the rebate agat m. The list which he put forward comprised. Copra; coconut oil and cakes; gambier; popper (black and white); pine apples; sago (four and pearl); tapioca (take, pearl and dour).

it was

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The P. M. 88. Co. str. Korea is due to Mr 3. Anderson

The T.K.K. str. Nippos Mars, sailed from Mrs G, Bingha arrive at Hongkong to-day between and 8 a.m. Birs E. M. A. Apcar MR. C Julien end son San Francisco on the 12th ult., and is due to sir N, F. Bianch | Dr & Mrs Buisk arrive at Hongkong on about the 8th inst.

The P. M. 8.8. Co str. China sailed from Mr DE Clark San Francisco on the 26th ultimo, en route to Bir G. 8. Colman Hongkong, via Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Bir N K. Davidson

Bir C. Dawaon Nagasaki and Shanghai, and is due to arrive at

Mr W. C Draw Hongkong on the 22nd inst.

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The I.G.M. str. Coblenz lyft Sydney on the 29th ultimo, at 11 am and may be expected here on or about the 20th just.

Mr G. H; Evans

Mr. F. Fearon

Nr. H. G Finbar THE CANADIAN MAIL.

Mr & Mrs Frankis The C.P.R. Co.'s str. Empress of Ching left mr D. B. G. Grates Vancouver, B.C, for He gkong (ein usual perts sir of call) on the 14th altimo p..

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Bir my Times Weekly Edition of Mah

As to the question of u list of articles to be 10, I notice an article under the above heading. May be permitted to point out that at the exempted from the rebate systems, the Confer forward an alternative ence representatirea put present time in Northern Australia, from the

M. Gatchkoff, the former President of the proposal, viz. that at fixed periods, knows ba Queensland borders, through the N. Territory, forehand, shippers should receive in full the Dama, accompanied by a special correspondent into Western Australis, not only is there cure,bates due on the freight skipped up to the of the Noros Vremyz, has been visiting Asiatic but "a community of primitive people,

end of the period, and should then be free either Russia, and in particular bat investigated the wearing no clothes, unable to connt be

three, and to-day making and using the to remain in the Conference system or to leave it. conditions governing the employment of con The Conference representatives suggested victa in the construstion of the Amar Esilway. the Stone Age"? implements and

weapons of

The correspondent of the Nuses Vremya has that the period should be once in three years,

his What is more, I happen to be one of the fortunate while Sir John Anderson urged that it should from time to time telegraphed lo European

opean witnesses of the manufacture of such

newspaper the be annual.

result of the inquiries articles, experiences which I have published and

Some discussion took place on this point, and in general bus given a very favourable described with many

dozen illustrations in my

agreed that rebates account of the efficient and humane manner. North Queensland Ethnography," Bulletin bat finally

dus on all cargo shipped up to December 31, in which couriot stone is utilised. To-day No. 7, printed

Brisbane, 1904, by authority,

1911, should be paid then, or as soon after na the however, he sends a message from China de Not only celta" but also stone "sere pers." do the Australian blacks above referred

pers," accounting allows, and that thereafter, com- scribing and deploring the wretched fate of the

the Basdolny gin knives, “saws,'

Haws," "hand-picks," gonges, pounders macing from January 1,1912, triennial periods convicts working in hammers, and grinding stones, Sholl and teeth should be established at the end of each of ward of the station of Malotch. They are zudor are similarly utilized for "scrapers" and drilis, which the rebates due on cargo shipped up to the control of the former administration of the while bone is chiefly, employed for awls and the end of the period should be paid to shippers, Oral central prison, officials without any know

THE ENGLISH, MAIL. stilettos. My collections illustrative of all these who would then be free to leave or remain in ledge of the local conditions, whose only aint

The P. & O. &. N. Co.'s str. Deranha left the Conference system, It was explained that seems to be to continue the most rigorous articles, both finished and in process of manu- facture, are to be seen in the Australian during the first two years of each period the of prison treatment. The correspondent charges Singapore for this port on the 29th nltimo, at

with them

senseless cruelty towards 10.30 am, with the outward English Wails present" overlapping system would continue, Museum, Sydney.

convicts, wbo

and and is dus here to-morrow at about 2 p.m. - Ополе осса- but that at the end all rebates due would be the

forged without any ralid cause.

THE INDIAN MATU paid

The New York Conferenca's agzaaments with sion the superintendent Leonovitch fired with

A the merchants expire on October 31, but as it bis revolver point-blank at a man who answered would be more convenient that both Conferences him impertinently, killing him on the spot. Th should commence the new arrangements at the convicts are forced to work, however ill they same time Sir John Anderson agrees that the may be. Many of them are suffering from datas above mentioned should apply to the New scurvy in its worst form, and the prison doctor threatens the sourry patients with cellular con York Conference,

tirement if they ask to be relieved from work. The food given to tend the cereal, pusty. The bad, the meat rotten, and the cereals musty. cells, where several prisoners were confined after being cruelly beaten, could, says M. Gach- koff, only be called stinking nests of vermin. A.party of sick convicts on the Chasorinsky section were eight days without any warm food, the official in charge leaving them to their fate, and not giving the escort any money for the having found a convict literally dying of hunger and exànustion.

I

was much struck with the statement of your Correspondent that, In some instances they were only too roady to give up their stone axes when we gave them an iron AZO, which we sometimes did in exchange for a canoe. For, strange as it may appear, an iron ars is the price paid at the present time (certainly up to 1906) for the canoes brought over in barter from British New Gaines, vid tho Torres Strait Telande, into Cape York Peninsula.

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▲ BOCIAL AND POLITICAL NOTEL OF ABSORBING INTEREST, By CITAS. J HALCOMBE (Formerly of the Imperial Chinese Customs Service, Author of "The Mystic Flowery Land," eto.).

✔HE VOLUME which consists of 146 TH

Pages, and includes a Sketch Fion of bistorical interest showing the disposition of the Forces at the battle of Kweilin, is dedicates to Eir ROBBET HART, G.C.M.G., and Dr. & RENNIA

Its description of Chinese Social Customs and Superstitions, combined with the insight it gives into political conditions in China, meka

up,

In return, Sir John Anderson agreed that the Straits Settlemeate Freight and Steamship Ordinance should be repeslej.

BATTLESHIP DESIGN.

“DREADNOUGHT DOOMED."

The utmost caution should be observed, writes

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The Indo-Chins str. Feocksung left Calcuits for the Straits and Hongkong on the 20th ult, and is due here about the 5th inst

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The T.K.K. str. Kigo Maru arrived at Yoko bewo on the 13th ulting from South Americs, and is due to arrive at Hongkong today.

The N.Y.K. str. Tango Maru European Line) left Singapors for this port on the 27th

here to-morrow,

Mr Ajox alt. and is

The NY.K. str. Kumano Mare (Australisa Mr J. H. Bena Line) left Kobe for this port via Nagasaki on Mr W. Blus

Mr A. B. Crew the 27th alt, and is expected here to-morrow.

The "Ben" Line str. Bendoran from Ant- Mr F. Dres werp, Middlesbro' and London, left Bingapore Mr. & Mrs Donnelly

The Olof Wijk & Co. str. Yeddo left Port Mr L. N. Evans pathe 27th ultime for this port

(Tich) and shild Said on the 29th ultimo, and is expected here Mr & Mrs Fairley Mr Euchwaldy Hug? on or about the 4th inst

Mr K. Fisher The str. Ischia left Singapore for this part Mr H, Henka The correspondent adds that the régime on the 28th ult.. and may be expected here Mr C. C Renson

on or about the 4th instant, practised recalls. Dostoicffsky's "House of

The N.Y.K. str. dwa Maru (American Line) Mr. B. James Death," and has lod to many attempts at escape. Only last month 22 men made off in a body, and during the last six months out of a total of 2,000 left Kobe for this port vis Meji and Shanghai Mr Kally 6th inst

KINGSCLERK PRIVATE HOTEL. 130- sought flight. Testimony is produced on the 28th alt, and is expected here on the

The str. Glenturret passed the Snez Canal on Comdr. F. Acton, B.N. even from the military guards-that the great majority of the convicts are obediant, good-the 4th ult., and is due here on the 7th inst. Mrs F. Acton and Waid

The O.S.K. str. Panama Maru left Tacos Mr El Adam tempered, and quite willing to work

for this port via Japan and Shangbai on the Mr. E. Arudt eth ult, and is due here on or about the 10th & Mra Aucott inst.

Mr. H. Bennett The Barber Line str. Salsuma Jett New York Mr. F. Bavington

M. Gnetikoff bas telegraphed a long ropert on the above-mentioned abuses to the Minister of Justice.

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From a comparison with what Mr. Good. fellow tells us of the people met with in the unknown interior of Dutch New Guinea, and what we know of the North Australian abori- gines, the latter are undoubtedly the more primitive, in that they are nomadio and igner. certainly on a level with regard to the treatment of their women and in their eating humes the Naval Correspondent of the Daily Tele-purchase of provisions. One doctor reported fesh: this, however, can hardly be regarded graph, towards the stories which are now in cir. as tres cannibalism, In that all the cases that I eulation regarding the Admiralty's intentions met with in North Quensland were due rether as to battleship design. The authorities are to sentiment and affection, nor. Indeed, did I credited with the project of building ships of come across a single instance where the in- 18,000 tons, with six 15in, gana, besides anti divinaman, woman, or child-was par torpedo armament, which shall travel at thirty. posely killed to be eaten.

five to thirty-six knots, and be provided with The article alan says,

"They seemed to be adequate armour protection. It is also reported extremely stupid people. We used to strike that such a vessel would be exceedingly cheap matches in front of them and do other things in contrast with the ships now being built. which we thought might interest them, but Only very slight consideration is necessary to they would not look; they turned their heads show that this story rests ou no solid foundation. away." With all due deferenss and respect, I Such a ship would be of about the same as would suggest that the Foot is on the other foot. placement as the criginal Dreadnought, which From my own experience of upwards of ton for a speed of 21.88 knots on trial required years' intimacy with the North Queensland 27,500 indicated horse power. The battleship Savatelligence

I learnt to have a very high opinion of oruiser Tion, fox 28 knots, is gradited with be The savage only appears 70,000 indicated horse power; may stupid because the cursery traveller does not imagined what energy would have to be dovo- understand him. I also have been guilty of leped to drive a ship of 18,000 tons at thirty-five striking matches to excite the curiosity of the or thirty-six knots, what an amount of space untutored Australian black, until I learned, would be occupied by koilers, stokeholds, and what I now know, that it is not natural for engines, and what the cost would bo, since the eavage man to express sarprise or curiosity masminery alone for the Lion will consideratly by outward physical signs, Farthermore, al- exceed half a million sterling. The mechanical though it is a story against myself, I might equipment of a thirty-fire or thirty-six knot mind Mr. Goodfellow of the circumstances battleship-if such a vessel were possible under which I ceased to perform this match would probably involve an outlay of about three. English Mails from the Year of the Clesing stribing trick. Having struck match after quarters of million sterling, apart from the

of the Indian Minta to the Free, Coinage of match before a crowd of natives who showed cost of armament, arthur, hall, and fittings.

notwith- It may also be added that it was only com- Silver standing that a lucifer-box was an novelty to them, I asked the interpreter to and tested, with satisfactory results, the 13.5in. discover what these primitive children of nature weapon which will be carried by six of the thought of the performance. He informed me twenty Dreadnoughts we shall possess next RATES FOR SOVEREIGNS, GOLT

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