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HONGKONG'S CHILDREN.

Tho following remarks were prompted by a recent percent of the "Children's Charter" (Children Act, 1909), which led me to compare the law in force in tile Colony rointing to

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUȚSDAY, SEPTEMBER 201H 1911

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) -

London, September 1st. THE CHINESE SAILOR,

Tom Mann, after a chequered carODT, AS AD agitator in this country and Australia, zow setting out definitely to produce a revolution, and brazenly

sin. boasting of bla Ee Budo good second in Ben Til

Mayz S

CHINESE ON THE SHANGHAI

COUNCIL. 2

The N. C. Daily News of the 22nd inst.

In a letter published in yesterday'a Mual-

FRENCH TRAVELLER'S TRIBUTE TO

M.

THE ENGLISH:

ADVICE TO HIS COUNTRYMEN.

· Paris, August 29th. Jager-Schmit, the French journelist who

Not long ago we had a lively debate in Finlott, who distinguished himself steek-by cipal Gazette from the Chairman of the Counol has just returned to Paris after a voyage round Children with that which prevails in England, land as to why many shipowners proformed declaring from Trafalger Square that the troops to the Senior Consul, the Cousalar Body is the workliu less than forty days, has some very with certain results which can only be described Chinese to British sailors. Now Bir John employed in strike repression "enjoyed "shoot. taxed with being aware of "the lengths to which pleasant things to say of the manner in which

The result is that we are prastically under js-afiowed to stand, it seems to me there are seriously, the prospects are black enough. It we understand it right, would appear to require / fains on English' vassols and, the value |

of

the

own regular leaders.

order to secure the incorporation of the lands the foreign community is prepared to go in

Terions Englishmen, including Sir Clande Mao, between the Settlement and the railway lines dould, helped him daring his figing hip ron d within the limits to which the Land Regulations where, sud although he says he cannot go

the globe. He found the Englishman every and By-laws apply." In plain language this far as to admit that "at on one is always in that the community will pay for Settle. England," he remarks that one must render means that the Consular Body knows the pries

at extension:

Fod m

homage to the perfect organisation which ob- the statement, it

of the mon who command them. The dication. The community was indeed asked endoree extension the Council's request for Settlement optain of the Empress of India, to take

hold dag, from

to the cabins, goes over the the ratepayers passed on that kitchens, be salcons and even has a look at the solution when go as March, 1909, and the only one santuple, inspouts his steamer, every is on authorized the Council to maintain olethes of the Chinese employed on-board.

unrel rod, endeavours towards the end which they had in view. Mr Landale proposed the The result is that his steamer is as clean as a now pin, and, although it has boon on the resolution, and gave wany

agreeable.

to

ing strikers. It would not have been amiss to as startling.

Glover, who has had a very extensive experience have handed the gasoons Ben over to a company This Colony is governed by the law in force of the mercantile marine, has given bis of the troops who had been so employed for the in England in 1843 (as modified by the Ordin-impressiona

rest of the afternoon, with the comment that ances of the local legislatura) as far as such lawy

"Are you certain," he asked an interviewer they could do what they liked with him. I fancy is applicable to local eiroumstances,

"that, the ordinary British scoman is as in adequate as you saamo? Bat if the assumption they would have "enjoyed" that, anyway. But, the Common Law of England with regard to definite reasons. which induce

a certain works out something like this: Labour has got children, but without any Poor Law.

number of boys to furn back from 4-| By the Common Lawr a duty is cast on parents sea life, and which diminish the qualif. Wolled head and refuses to listen oven to its

cations

With даём.

If a labour leader is regard to protect and maintain their children, but there to the former, there are the ordinary anxions to effect a settlement of a dispute, he was practically no means of enforcing this duty physical discomforts which generally attach te In 1843 except through the action of the Guards Brst voyage, and which are a real element is pounced on as a weak man who has been the problem. And then there is the kind of quared by the capitalists. So in step the Tom ians of the Poor, (who compelled parents to monotony incident to 'sor life which the ener. Manns and the Ben Tillets, reckless and irres- why the Settlement should be agent reasons frunte for twenty years, & voyage on it is most support or contribute to the support of thei off gatie spirit of the adventurons English boy possible, ready for any racket that gives spring up to the ago of 15.) or by an indictment-sometimes revolts against Hot granted that then noterety, for it costs then nothing these initial drawbacks have been overcome, the service has the attraction of good wages, good and they are Ishmaels of Society anyway. The law of England since 1842 has been conditions, and continuous employment. I So they stir up the workers till the latter begin motified by many statutes providing for the pro- know it is a general impression that empley to prod the Labour party in the House of Com tection, amintenance and education stoltidron.inment is not continuous. The trade unions are the chief impediment there. They act upon

mans and they in turn get rasty. It would not luding Factory Acts, Bustardy Acts, education the man ja suel a manner that the ship-owning be anrprising if the coalition Ministry breaks up Acts and Prevention of Crusity Acts, culminat companies which attempt to keep their men and very shortly and we have another election. No sort, I baliove, acorus to the sooman who sup- ports the unions in this respect. So while

many moite of

at Common Law.

this

F

extended. Bu:

ing in the Children Act, 1908. None of these it largely impossible to do so. Fees of some great loss, say you? Well, that depends what without courting epidemis and without reducing the governius. race has never manifested the

no other speeches, aud in this roanner-the-reso he said nothing about the price and there were lation was carried unanimously. Except upon tour, with the extreme tolerance shown by MJagor-Schmidt was struck, during his ecossion, the community has not Eglishmon towards the people over whom expressed itself on the subject of what it would they exercise dominion, although they do not useful word has been said on the subject of the Russia the contrast was all the greater, and the for what it requires. Certainly the last ebars their ideas. A ter travelling through imperative necessity for doing something to two methods appeared to be as opposite as pos improve the conditions outside the boundary, sible. Although one part of Canada sponks That is to say, it has been proved up to the hilt French, and has remained French at heart, that the present state of affairs cannot continue their papers sppeating in French, and, on ing goession, openly rejoicing at English defents, the processes of police work to a farce. On the Crewe wild Labour men, Font to Parliament in a spasm other hand, the gerament; both localle pload in French in the law courts, and all pablic is well aware slightest Impatience, but allows barristers to and in Peking, meets all foreign overtures signs are, in certain parts of the country, that the Chinese for Settlement extension on its merits with duplicated in Frequt. An Englishmas to blank negative. Therefore the price of whom the French journalist pointed thin out, Settlement extension is something which replied

quietly not only the Consular Body, but all re-

In the end, if we pat no wood on the fire, it idents interested in the subject may usefully will go out of itself.” conocive and consider, er if they cannot exofly estimats it,

Acts is in tores in this Colony.

In this Colony parenta may not exposowe want children ander the age of two, but when a child has attained that ripe ago the statutory protac.

No cruelty by parents to children ones within the purview of the law of Hongkong unless it is such as to seriously endanger life or health.

ui

to stand by the ships in dook and sign on again, this other indacace pulls against our

polioy continued employment and diminishes its effect, tion ceases, and the oumbrous machinery of an Eat it is not only the seamen's organisation indictment at Common Law is the only menes which operates in this repoct; the character of of punirbing the unnatural parent ·

the seamen themselves is a factor. They soom their life. After a five or nine months' voyage to prefor change and the spasmodic element in the monotony, perhaps, begins to tell on them. The port of anloading may offer them aftrao tions, and without any forethought they simply leave the vessel and the captain has to sign on soy bands he can pick up. Yet the conditions of the servies have improved continuocaly during my experience. If the conditionsare not good ynt, the action of the Board of Trade inspections and the namazons rules by which has, indood, been supertinons. Considering the the State controls the service, as well as the increasing expenditure to which owners havo been put by this policy, one wonid not expect to one instance at this complicated effect. Some thirty or forty years ago the mention of a sea life evoked thoughts of sourvy. Well, I wonder if you personally have ever met with

Parents may make their children slave for them either at home, in the streets, in a factory or in a theatre or munic ball for 24 hours a day including Sundays: they may dose their child ron with alcohol, spiam, or nicotine allow them to smoke, bet, frequent public-boases and

houses of ill-fame,

Parants in Hongkong are under no lega; liability to educate their children, or to teach them a trade or to take any steps to train them to become useful citizens, or anything other than miserable ontoasts, rogues and vagabonds, a danger to society and a disgrace to our boasted Western Civilization.

have to look far for some beneficial rosulis. Take

spired

comes next. If it is to be a great accession of

of democratic fever by the aid of paymont of other political Tobricante members and for glib-tongued and ambitious adventur.

ery, then we may be a lot worse off than we are-

THE OLDHAM "WAKES" WEEK, But ap in Lancashire they are neither disturbed by that nor by the dreadful, infantile mortality of the last hot month. They Last week was "wekos" week up there, so no are not put out by smell things in Oldham.

less than three hundred comples hied them to church and registry office and got spliced as some as thick and fast on the registrar that he preliminary to a holiday at Blackpool. They called a temporary halt and thereafter married them in batches. La all about fifty thousand of clubs paid out fully £200,000 in holiday funds them went to Blackpool and the local holiday

THE CONSERVÄTIVE ORGANISATION,

a

The Gallie traveller's conclusion is as follows: "It is because the English voyage continually. that they have imposed their habits and their language on half of the world. It is because large numbers of them travel everywhere that they are everywhere of boned that England travel less quickly than I did but travel; is a powerful nation. From men, my brothers. The ideas that you bring back from your stay

develop in other lands the love of France." abroad will be riches to you, and those whom you leave there will certainly contribute to From the Faris correspondent, The Globe.

PROBLEM IN DIPLOMACY.

NAVAL CADETS' SOLUTION.

them in common-sense, and in tact than in or Elis idea was that it was letter to examina

rammar, This is the exerciso I set then," went on Mr. Hartog, "and I gave them two-

Ton are to write a letter in the following circumstances:

You are to suppose yourself the governor of a Tropical British colony, which has been devas.

this cannot reach you for some days.

ated by a barricane. the nearest British admiral for assistance, but You have telo raphed to

What he Chairman of the Council no doubt really had in his mit was the admission of the Chinese to participation in the control of the Settlement: the appointment, election, nomina. Chinese Bancial conocillors. Hints in this tion, or selection, of a certain number of direction may be treed in speeches of Mr. recent ratepayers' meetings, and have been Laudale, Mr. Anderson, and other speakers at

Bere it might be said that a general impression referred to in these columns. It fact we bo- exists that the question might be settled on

munity has given no tangible sign of ita feeling, those lines, that is, by means of a mutual quic Aro gun As yet, however, the foreign com

and we have yet to learn how frit would go In the next campaign the Conservative party in the direction indicated. There would, of

At the British Association's meeting a delite disso. Now tas disappearance of hope to do for better than last time, especially course, have to be restrictions, sash, for instance, mouth last month Mr. B. 1. eling at Ports. s definite disease marks the general improve in London. The metropolis will be in the haude a confining the sphere of the Chinese members oussing the place of examination in education, ment of marine conditions which I have watched

to anbjects which affect their nationals, and related his interesting experience when he was Maxfers and mistresses are under no legal and witnessed. Owners now carry by law of their best organiser, who has made a Imiting Chinese membership strictly to the askel on one occasion to examine a zauber of |

in the Midland Chinego marahant glasses resident tu thenarul cadets in English. Liability to do anything for their apprentices certain amounts and kinds of provisions, and science of his business

acurvy is thereby ruled out of the accidentsofases area and will introduce Birminghara, methods office under their own government. Most impor

Settlement, who hold no official rank and servasts excopt to provide food, clothing life. But in every way I have noted betterment. and lodging, and to refrain from doing thour There is probably not a tithe of the deaths in the to London.

As to the Conservative central tant of all, the foreign community would require bodily harm to such an extent as to endanger service which occurred when sailing ships were office, there has been a re-shuffle there. The that their foreign represent tires should

the common life or health, or inflict permanent injury.

mede of carrying carganud rassen- gers. Yet where does the orelit for the immost noticeable thing is that. Lord Farquhar retain a substantial majority in the Council hours in which to do it": Manufacturing Companies may employ provement go? It seems simply to evaporate

is to be treasurer. for that severs every link The whole question in one calling for the great- est skill and delicacy in its negotiatin, and is and to be lost, and disparagement of the good connecting · Lord St. Audries (ie Acland of sufficient importance to warrant children and young persons of both sexesonditions which owners have gradually con- Food with the party maskiners That monds Convention between China and the great special and of any age, however tender, and cons keep them at work all day and all night, of their own advantage, still continues. Yes, the Balfour indñears seems as strong as ever, the history of the Settlement. It would indicate to produes, not without being mulcted that Mr. Balfour's chief stalwart bas gone, but Powers concer sit. The move that we are con- aderize would ha en important landmark in wook days and Sundays, Feast days foreigners get employment is car ships for and holidays; in all sorts of dangerous and ons er we definite reasons. First, that their in spite of the criticisms that come from within the point where Shanghai osed to be a con- unhealthy occupations, subject only to certain labeur is cheaper. Fecondly, they can subsist and without the porty. It will be hard indeed cassion or place sat side for the residence

through the tropical voyages without loss of

of foreigners in

Chiva

under Treaty, very mild byelaws of the Sanitary Board pro-energy. And third, they are naturally sober. to oust him till bo is willing to be outed. An and took its rank as an important metropolitan viding for a minimum amount of air space and I dare say you are aware that the P. and O. Lord Farquhar is not on the side of the Die alty self governing in regard to its municipal lize is very largely manned by Lascara, and the Hards" nor is Sir George Younger, who le to affairs, as are Calentta, Bombay, Rangoon and Children are employed to carry leads ́as sOGA world. Those are funts that it is extremely dim. take the difficult job of working up his party in Singaporo Under the Leen! Self-Government wanting in judgment, and you are threatened

P. and O. is one of the finest rapning lines in the

1883 to 1884, the elective principle with as they can toddle and until the child can euit to circumvent, or to change into an Scotland. Sir George is one of the most popular regard to municipalities was extended all over tohlle the poor mother has to carry him cri indictment of the marino, Speaking men in the House, and it is probable he Indis, and the manicinal committe, in all the

personally,

DDA дення the stert can improve on the situation up there. As to larger and many of the smaller towns, contain nyaman, one instinctively feals that the ship is life. His father was member for Hertford, but Shanghai, with its population of over half

far off, if iuiced it has not already come, when well manned, and the reason for their employ ment reveals self. Do I think the Morcantile he made his own fortuns in the City and then million, will have to adopt a similar attitude Marine offers a good opening for the English advanced with marvellous rapidity in Society side by side with the cities boy? Well, there are of bourse different types of boys, but we who have carried boys of all till he became su honoured member of the types in increasing numbers believe that any Marlborough Houss set and a special crony of practical difficulty which may be found in the the late King Edward, then Prince of Wales, continuance of their sea career does not come He represented East Marylebone in the LC.C. from the organisers of the Merchant Navy. The recent strike is the result of an stillade of years ago and West Marylebone in Parliament, agitation, which note detrimentally on the whole till he was sucoroded by his step-son, Sir service, and gives the general public a false iden Samual Scott. He is in his sixty-eighth year, of the conditions that are prevalent."

and bis acceptance of the treasurership has more in it than meets the eye, for he was understood to be wanting a rest when he gave up his post as Master of the Honsehold. Perhaps ho han

cleanliness.

when

Lots

INTIMATIONS

BABY'S FACE LIKE PIECE OF RAW BEEF-

Smothered with Bad Pimples. Aw

ful to Look At. Scratched and...--- Cried Terribly. Feared He Would Always be Disfigured. Cuticuma. Remédios Quite Cured Him.

"My baby boy,;twelve monthi ogo, bad a jaga pimple coine on his forehead. It bumi

and spread all over bla face which soon takid lika plece of raw beef, ali smottered with bad bimples, it was awful to look at. The nor title thing used to actntchi and cry terribly. I took him to a doctor hut fonly got worma until 1 was quite frighten thes he moi nha tam Agured. Then 1 mens for soine Cuticurs Ointment and after using it i found tant baby te kongre seintehed his face. “So I

Ko tu all two-inge tinn

g

of Cuffeurs Chiligent, *Jezether With . Cutlerys Soap, and in two monthɛ the Cuticura Remedies bad gelte cured hin Now I always keep a 150 of Cuticurs Olst- ment by me in case of anything else coming. and of course I use Cubiega Soap for all my children.

*About fourteen years ago I had togething Ilke heas spots all over my momy and shoul ders. I scratclled and rubbed them, so auch that they bled at then I was envèred withi HILLO KOTA. A friend gave the n the of Cuti- cura Vistutent and before I had used it up

J my skin was completely pinse, and I was cured. I had fund the trouble for nine month And had tried everything to get rid of it. t tell all my felands about my baby's euro, Indeed they woke what I ́uard for the ETS hop's face, for they all saw how bad it, was before the Cuticurs Reimedles, cured '11, (Signed) Mrs. H. Perry, 89, Waterloo Rd.. Aldershot, Hauth., England. May 21, 1916 Cuticura Remedies are sold throughout the world. Depots: London, 27, Charterhouse Bq.: Calcutta. H. K. Paul; Ba. Atries. Lennon, Lid, Cape Town, etc. ;U. K. A., Paiter. Drug * Chem. Corp., Bala Props, Boston. Send for free Cutieurs book on skin diseases.

Chas. J. Gaupp

& Co.

Havo Jast Received a Naw

Selection of Goods from

MAPPIN & WEBB,

LONDON,

Comprising

SILVER CUPS,

PRESENTATION PLATE,

TEA SERVICES

&c.,

Meanwhile, the admiral of a foreign end. friendly Power has entered the port, and has cored to land a party of bluejackets. jsekete have rendered admirable assistance. You have accepted this offer, and the blue. The officer in command has, however, been PRINCES PLATE, with trouble with the natives orer the ques- tion of divided authority.

You now feel in a position to deal with the

foreign sdmiral to that effect.

poor thing has no place in which the child her back in addition to the allotted load, as the appearance and fine physique of the Lascar Lord Farquhar, he came into polities late in Dative members; and the day is assuredly not matter, and you have conveyed a hint to the be cared for whilst she earns enough to both a pittance of rice.

buy

A putative father is under no legal liability to contribute towards the support of his reputed

child or its molhor.

C.MG, FINANCE.

not in a satisfactory state, no there is to be a Church Missionary Society finance, I hear, is crious reduction in the number of workers to

The children of Hong kong bave fallen between two stools they have lost the protection" of Chinese Family Law and Custom and have not been given the protection of the law of England, la China the duties of parents, as inculented by the teaching of Confucius, are enforced by the Kaifong (neighbours), the sliders of the village, or, as a last resort, by the District Magistrale. The latter, an autocratic official with the power of life and death, can sit te sort out this year. Last year saw 188 started come to the conclusion the party needs all the like a Cadi under * palm tree dealing out: this year there will be paly 124. Altogether help it can get just now. out substantial justice, unfettered by the the Society has 1,360 missionaries, aided by 440 technicalition of the English law of evidouce, native clergy, tonohers, catechists and Bible which, applied in its fullest rigidity in the women. In sil their schools and colleges they mediately for New Guines. The cost is to be Criminal Courts of this Colony, binds the hands have no less than 180,000 scholars. It is barns by Oxford University, and Mr. D. Jenness, of the local Magistrates and results probably explained by one commentator on the situation of Halliol College, Oxford, will be in charre of more frequently as a screen to the guilty than that "the fall in the society'e revenue as at it. The object will be mostly anthropological tribatable to the demands made upon the pursed of the benevolent for the purpose of combating beathenism at home.”

as a protection to the innocent.

In Hongkong the Magistrate has little or no discretion, he is tied band and foot by the latter of the law, and bus, as I have pointed out, no- jurisdictina in many cases in which a paternal

Á CHINHOE QUARTED IN FABIS.

A friend who has been living in Paris for

EXPLORATION IN NEW GUINEA,

Another expedition is to set ont almost in-

write a firma and tactful letter to the foreigo The hint has been ignored. You are now-to admiral requesting him to withdraw his man

at once.

"I asked myself." Mr. Hartog added, amid laughter, "how I should auswer that myself.

faravell banquet. About a quarter of those and I came to the conclusion that I should have neked the foreign admiral and his men to a boys, all under 16, reached the same solution an I did, and many of their letors would have done credit to an experienced diplomatist."

TRAGIC AFFAIR IN KOBE.

SUICIDE OF A FOREIGN RESIDENT.

TABLE WARE.

&c.

CUTLERY,

FISH KNIVES and FORKS

DRESSING CASES with

SILVER FITTINGS,

LEATHER HAND-BAGS,.

and WALLETS,

RAZORS.

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THE NEW PORTUGUESE CABINET.

SUICIDE'S MASONIC EMBLEMS.

salolde was discovered last month when the What is believed to be a determined ones of body of a well-dressed man was taken from the Fumber. Around his neck was tied a Gladstone bag containing four bricks. The tide was low, and be bad walked 50 yards to the water.

On the bank was a topcoat and jacket, and near them was an envelope on which was writ ten: “August 21st, 4 p.m. Forward this to Α. T. Wood, 24, Mitobam-street. East Bem" Several Maconie emblem were found is his cost poekot, one shoving that George Waddingham A young German resident of Kobs, Walter Fatty Wood was a member of the Orient Ledge. von Bockuni Dolffs, died last week from self- Yokohama, Japan, In 1976 and another that he inflicted injuries. Deceased was a native of was raised to the third degree at the Harting- Sursendorf, near Sorst, Westphalia, and wased as follows:- ten Lodge, Barrow a Furness, October, 1907, horn on September 6th. 1885 He arrived in Senhor Chagas

Ha bad also a master mariner's ertificate Kobe on January 3rd last, and entered the granted by the Board of Trade in 1893. hisresi- employ of Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. The un- Dr. Mello Leotte dence then being 3, Orchard-place, Blackwall.

fortanate young man, who reached his birthday Dr. Daarte Leite Early in the day he had beeu begging food, only a few days before, was of a somewhat wo General Castro stating that he had walked from Lincoln, and rose temperament, and subject to frequent fits Senhor Menezes bad inquired for the forry to Hall.

WOMAN CHALLENGES MAN TO A DUEL.

LIST OF MINISTERS.

The new Cabinet of Portugal has been form-

of enrere depression. It appears that he had Dr. Celestino Almeida decided to return to Germany, and on Sunday, Dr. Vasconsalkos the 10th, after spending me hours with

friends, he returned to his lodgings in order | Dr. Paos

to prepare for the proposed journey. Suddenly

Premierend Minister of

the Interior Minister of Justica Minister of Finance Mipieler

War Minister of Marine Offrister for the Colonies Minister for Foreign

Affairs

Minieter

Works

of Public

be seme to have been overcome with another. Senhor Chagas, besides the portfolio of the

at least twelve months. From Now Zealand. and the explorer expects to be in New Guinea Mr. Jenness is to travel to the extreme goth- easterly corner of British New Guinas, and will

Mile. Arria Ly is a militant feminist and

Government ought to intervene to protect the some time tells me. the City of Light is develop. quarters will be on Goodenough Island, in the the social and political emancipation of women,

confine his work to that section. His bosd- editor of a fiery sheet st Toulouse which preschest of melancholia and resolved to end his life, Interier, will also take temporary charge of and picking up a knife he stabbed himself in Foreign Affairs until a new Portuguese Minlater children the power of the Kaifong is almost ing quite a Chinese quarter. They maintain extreme north of the D'Entrecastmax A robine: A récent editorial of bors brought her into sbarn the throat and sovered the arteries in both to Spain has been, appointed to succeed Dr.

epistolstery condist with the local newspaper,

wrist. He expired three days later in the entirely absent, then uro no village elders, and their own colony and are to be seen mostly lago. The habits and customs, art and religion which happens to be edited by M. Louis Cazale. hospital. The tragic affair caused a consider the powers of the Registrar, General (or about the Bue de l'Universite and the Chiness of thoustives will bestudied in order to see wheth He, in the scurte of his reply to the strictness able sensation in Kobe. Protector of Chinese) in respect of children are Legation. Shopkeepers, workinou, laundry, for the theory is correct that the people are a of the lady, wrote something which she deemed practically limited to the protection of young men, students, they preserve their own drese mixture of Melanesian and Papuan origin. derogatory to her honour. She bas, the Lion

girls from immorality.

4

The reason for the defective condition of the and apparently are flourishing, for afty workers

law relating to skildren is obvions: the popula- place one in the Rue de Babylono. tion of Hongkong, like that of all other young Colonies, was at first almost exclusively com-

sre soming to build a pagoda that is now to ro

AN BIPLOSER IN WESTERN CHINA.

Mr. Douglas Curruthers, the young explorer

pose of male adults. The child life of the who is making his way. neress: Contral Asia lands, brt nobody has ever explored the interior. letter for M Coxale, wblob reads as follows:- Colony is a later growth, which has increased by Mongolia, and Western China, to Peking, Mr. Jonness may have trouble in enlisting, the

imperceptible degrees from a negligible quantity sent home for the Natural History Museum a

Museum aflar

natives to help him when he arrives-in Novem-

CINEMATOGRAPUS FOR CHINA.

“WINTER DIVORCES."

A PROFITABLE INDUSTRY,

perity of Hano, where candidates for divorce According to the New York World. he pros. are nominally compelled to live a few months in order to avail themselves of Nevada's decrees, is envied by the town of Las Vegas, also in Nevada. It is declared that life at Rens is only pleasant during the summer months, and for that reason Las Vegas, a southern town, will make a speciality of winter divorces. The Nevada lawyers chiefly o ncerned in securing deorsen, believe that there is enough grist in the United States to keep Nevada's divorce raills running all the year round.

mort

Vasconcellos, the present Minister there. Some of the above Ministers, and especially Sexhor Chagas and Dr. Daarte Leite, ara among the aminent members of the Republican Party. As regards the future policy of the Government, Senhor Chugus assured the Times correspond- ent that his mission would be to endeavour to anite and conciliato all RepublicanL His first

administration of the country, and to the con attention will be given to finance and the- solidation of the new régime.

PAYMENT OF MEMBERS.

The following letter appears in The Times of September 1st-

Sif I have to-day received a draft for. £94 3s. 44., which indescribed as the payment for my services as member of Parliament for the quarter ending June 30, 1911, less income-tax at

21. in the pound.

sent a cartel to 11. Cazale don • Ironicle says, Though that region is the most accessible of all

demanding reparation a recourse to armas, for such an enterprise, it has never been tousbed pistols preferred. The challenge was conreyed before in anything like a complete way. Therelle Marin Pugibot, who invaded AL 1'azale's two of her assistants, Mile, Anna Load and is one mission station on Goodenough Laland. office wearing hobble skirt and picture hats. and once in a long while a Government official Their principal bad entrusted them with a In principle I am opposed to duelling, but on this occasion I am compelled to have recourse to it brosus in these days it is still to the enormous figure (in 1901) of over 75,000 pe collection of birds obtained by him ini ber, for many of them are known to be cannibala. the only means of satisfactorily settling chiliron under 15, including 30,000 in the New Turkestan, and he hopes to be able to send the

questions of honour. I have therefore saut Territory.

my seconds to demand reparation by arma, * I hear that the whole of Chins is to bave ita collections from When the detailed returns of the Carsus other parts of Asia to be

and I hope that this, the first shot to be ex- the

cinematogrph thestros, since au arrangement obanged for the cause of outraged feminism, covered by of 1911 are published this figure will probably be him. He is not a

zot be without result.

No effort will be spared to make Las Vegas "I have never received a payment which has much greater.

novice to the work, has been come to between a London firm of

When the

the editor had recovered somewhat an attractive resort for diverse colonists, and been so repugnant to me as this, for he was a member of the expedition that ex-film makers and the Chinese government. Local from his astonishment, he pointed that ander with that object a big hotel is now being con- It The proverbial dilatoriness of the low has plore Mount Ruwenzeri, and crossed Africa

represents.

I calculate, a tax of about 83.. mandarina Bre to put up the capital that code of honour ho, as the challenged party, atructed, with all modern improvements. It is on each of the electors in my constituency. I failed to keep pace with this wonderfal increase from east to west in search of zoological speci and the Chinese

will ran

the theatres had the right of choice of weapons. He there not expected that Las Vegas will be ablo ime not take this money from them, of course, so in the jovanile population,

In a subsequent letter I propose to point out to have a paper from him Ister on giving an

mens. The Royal Geographical Society hope themselves. On the other hand, the cinematograph före, informed the lady's seconds that he was diately to rival Beno as a divorce market, but I sbell divide the money among the hospitals in

company is to be at liberty to take films all over prepared to fight her with fountain-pens in by a judicious advertising of its climate, the borough.

their what voluntary agencies ext to mellify the outline of his observations in Asia,

respective editorial offices, OT,

This cannot, however, wipe ont the humilia. if that was and the provision of healthy recreation, much Chins and to be protected from harm when not acceptable, with hat pina, at a distance of it is believed, way be done.

tion I feel at having this money formed on me defective state of the law, and what remedial

ceremonies of various kinda are photographed-fe paces. Mile, Ly has become more angry "The winter ditores project," says the New to please not more than at the outside 100 out measures should be introduced to remedy the

The outlook in England is far from rosy, even

a wise provision," for some, operators who have still. She has bought a horse whip, and yowa York World, "is believed to have the backing of the 650 members of the House of Commons existing alata of affaire.

that she will use it or her rival if he persists in of the Salt Lake Railroad, which would prot I am, your obedient servant, If the great slike was got over without actual tried it without official protection kave, I under-ridionling her invitation to a meeting with by having a thriving industry of that kind in

August 31. famine conditions. There is that firebrand, stand, barely managed to`get home to London. pistols,

Las Vagus."

F. B. L. BOWLEY,

THE LABOVE TROUBLES.

will

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ARTHUR FELL.

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