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ANTI-FOREIGN AGITATION:

AT SHANGHAI.

POLICE REPORT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 1925

THE MODERN GIRL IN CHINA.

SOME CURIOUS CONTRASTS, The life of Chinese girls and women' The Report for November by, the to-day presents the most amazing con- Acting Commissioner of Police of Shang-trasts. In the same city whers one may hai (Mr. E. I. M. Barrett) contains the see thousands of young girls hobbling following paragraphs :---

Autonomy

along on bound feet, other giris--the favoured few who are in school-are playing netball and learning country dancing. After a large sports meeting held recently in a provincial capital

some of the bays made the criticism that the girls had not been allowed an equal share in the proceedings, because they nad not played football. When it was suggested to them that football is not universally considered a suitable game for girls, they said with an air of finality

THE BEGUM" OF BHOPAL

HOMECRAFT LESSONS IN LONDON,

INDIAN WOMEN TO BE

INSTRUCTED: *.

The Begum of Bhopal, the veiled ruler from India who took Sir George and the Hon. Lady Lawson-Johnston's house Portman Square, London, for three months, is making the most of her stay in London, observes a London paper.

AN APT FUFIL.

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THE FRENCH TREATY WITH SIAM.

FRENCH VIEWS ON THE TREATY." Le Matin has this to say about the new French treaty with Siam:-

It is justified by the fidelity of the Count of Bangkok, and it will contribute to the prosperity and the security of

Indo-China.

Scarcely four months have elapsed since the French Parliament ratified the Treaty of friendship, commerce and navi gation which M. Fernand Pila, our Alinister in Bangkok, negotiated with Siam, and which M. Herriot and Prince Charoon signed in Paris on the 14th February last. . 1

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SHIP WHICH, CARRIED PASSEN IN COURSE OF COMPILATION

GERS BUT NO DOCTOR..

FRENCH CAPTAIN FINED.

Captain J. Fournier, pleaded guilty at Singapore last week to charges of fail- ing to produce a clearance and passenger list, as required under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, and that, being the master of the steamer Albert Sdrraut, he failed to carry a qualified medical practi tioner, and a certificate from the port of departure, as required by the Labour Ordinance.

Mr. R. Williamson, who appeared on behalf of the Crown, said that 13o pas. sengers arrived on the stenmer from Canton. There was no doctor on board and the necessary papers were not pro- duced. The importance of the matter, said. 'Mr. Williamson, was that the pas

were carried sengers on the steamer without any proper sanitary conditioria and without a doctor,

Mr. Everitt, for the defence, said that this was the first time the Captain had

vessel was the property of the French Government, but was chartered by a com- pany in Saigon. The Captain had been made to understand that the only clear. ance he required was a chis from the Customs, which was under. British ad- ministration.

ANTI-FOREIGN AGITATION. Anti-Foreign propaganda during the month included a revival of the campaign against Christianity. This doctrine was

The object of her visit was to endeavour denounced in a pamphlet emanating from

to secure the succession of her grandson, a Chinese University as the vanguard of

and, being here, she has set to work to the forces of the imperialistic Powers

learn all that she can of various crafts, in order that on her return to India she against weak races. Gross attacks on

may have the womenfolke of her country, and tapecially the widows, instructed in beliefs reversed by Christians were issued

According to the information which is about the same time. Various anti-

embroidery and other European crafta reaching us from Indo-China, this new But China is now a democracy."-

With this object in view the Begum Treaty, which is to replace the out-o foreign handbills and cartoons were also

intends to establish a school, and holds date arrangement of 1830. has been wel- la the same city where hospitals can direulated. Some of these, which adva-

One of our be found with all modern equipment and

the opinion that she cught to know how to comed by our nationals.

Ly us from the cated the overthrow of imperialism, mili-where Chinese doctors trained in Western

do herself the things be hopes to have compatriota writes tarism and capitalism, decried foreigners medical schools offer their services, thou-taught there. For some time past, there- Siamese frontier." Clearly it is only in sands of poor folks still use the age old fore, she has been having lessons in full security that we can do useful work; na imperialists and denounced the Lepy magic cures when their children falt leather work, barbola (the new ges that is to say labour for the prosperity called at a British Eastern port. The

Assuredly Siam tien Party as being their allies. Others sick, and ignore the most elementary work), euamelling on glass, and diamante of our grant colons. urged a boycott of British and Japanese laws of hygiena every day of their lives. work, the fashionable method of de was already a friendly country; the Court of Bangkok did not hesitato in the war Many a little boy still wears the earring corating evening frocks and scarves.

to make our cause its own. None the goods, including cigarettes and bank which is supposed to deceive the spirits She is now going to learn to make silk

less the negotiators have acted wisely notes, and exhorted the people not to into believing that he is the muc's less flowers.

in officially sanctioning the reciprocal travel on British buses and cars. The valuable member of the family, the girl,

guarantees of a common frontier of 2,400 or the silver ring round the neck which The Begum, who has been working kilometres. Thus with our Siamese propaganda, against the Judiciał "Inquiry

locks him into life." On the other very hard under the guidance of Mr friends and the British, our other neigh- and the Tarif Revision Conference was hand some modern educated fathers are Francis Lewis, of Soho Square has bours, we shall be able, should such be continued, and the demand for complete quite noticeably fonder of their daughters proved an apt pupil. Now that she has the case, to face the only danger which than of their sons and quite as anxious made herself personally acquainted with threatens us at present the danger of 'Customs

reiterated. Efforts were also made to sustain the

for them to have a career if they want it, the methods of working in the crafts aggression on the part of the Chinese animosities, aroused in connection with

It has beczi estimated (all statistics re indicated, the Begum is desirous of Communists. Bands from Canton re- - the May 30th incident. A semi-annual

lative to China are approximate) that obtaining a competent instructress to cently penetrated into, Yunnan, and we memorial service in honour of the victims still only one woman in eighty can read. accompany her to India and to teach had then to face the necessity of barring

their way into Indo-China by force." of the shooting on that day was held in The proportion in the cities is probably these things to her women subjects."

The Princess, her daughter-in-law, has

There is wisdom in the reasoning of the Public Recreation Ground on the higher, but in the country illiteracy is afternoon of November 20th. There were almost the rule. At the other end of the also been studying the same crafts, and

our correspondent, We do think it is about six hundred people present, and scale are the women who have taken has proved clever, especially at loather of great importance to all French citizens the principal feature of the proceedings degrees in English and American univer-work, of which she has created sora established near the Siamese frontier, was the shouting in chorus of the follow-sitica There are doctors, scientists, beautiful examples, and diamanté work that, by virtue of the 1995 Treaty, en ing slogans: Continue the patriotic philosophers, educators, and journalists

KING OF SPAIN'S SISTER. important part of the frontier which is common to the two countries has been movements arising out of the May 30th among them. The number of girls in

Among others Mrs. Brancis-Lewis has demilitarised. Further it is known that incident," "Demand the re-opening of school is constantly on the increase,

the two Governments have bound them all patriotic organization,"

though they still form a small fraction, taught these trails probably about one in ten, of China's deatrice, the King of Spain's sister, who selves to have recourse to the abitration during her residence at Esher, learn of The Hague Court whenever a dispate lacquer work; Lady Eustace Percy cannot be settled by the methods of diplo whinese lacquer work; the hoa. Lay Keppel, raua work; Lady Colwyn, ehcit. Bowers; the Countess of Normanton, Lady Bonsor, the Hon. Mrs. Barrington, the Hon. Mra. Graville, the Hon. Mrs gamat marriage on the part of the giri. Grenfell, Baroness de Sousa Deirs; and 1 ΓΟΥΣΗ of Dia, Marriage, în China La Lady Margaret Campbell, who is now meant for the woman subjection to the sa: acknowledged expert at making shell Ausband's family, and in particular to Bowers, of which she has created many his mother.. Crate are commos now of beautyul examples.

Iris Draking Lngagements made for them in "chudhood Dy their parent recently a girl of eighteen utrenard bor right to break an engagement in the Law Court in Peking and Wa successful. Other girls have been known to usż "the mangy lett them by their parents or money they had saved themselves to com- tract out of undesirable

engagementa

Oppose th Tariff Revision Conference and demand complete, Customs Autonomy and "Ab rogate all unequal treaties." Handbills and cartoons advocating these demands were also distributed. This was all done. in definate of an order from the Shang- bai Woosung Constabulary prohibiting the meeting, and the presence in the vicinity of a large party of police who had come to ensure that the order would no obeyed.

ANTI-MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

AGITATION.

In addition to attacks directed against the Municipal Council in connection with the general anti-foreign propaganda; handbills were distributed denouncing the Police in connection with setion taken at the Mixed Court which resulted in the closing of three bases maintained by ex- tremist agitators in the Wayside Dis- trict..

the month.

BOLSHEVISM.

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scholars.

EDUCATION AND MARRIAGE. The demand for educated girls no wives is enormous Educated young, meu

naturally want educated" wives

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This is a tremendous change from the time when betrothal arranged by the The schools established for the dia. parents was regarded as being just as semination of extremist ideals have en-binding sa marriage itself. There are countered considerable difficulties during instances of love-matches and or happy One situated at No. 115, homey founded on them, but these are an Ichang Road was obliged to close tem porarily for lack pupils. The furnituri in another located at No. 4847, Robison Road, was wrecked by an angry crowd of Recently a whole issue of one of the Workers. These complained that they mest popular magazines for women was been duped by the teachers into sacrife devoted to the subject of divorce, and in ing their positions and taking service in

general the question of marriage receives the army at Canton where they had been a great deal of attention and is discussed subjected to terrible hardships, Liu Hua, from every point of view. The same anotorious Communist partisan and ex- magazine frequently publishes photo tremist agitator, was arrested on Novem- graphs of newly married couples after ber 29th by a member of the C.I.D., who the best fashion of Western society was heting on the authority of a warrant papers. Young schoolgirls read nove- Issued at the request of the Chinese jettes of the most sentimental type, or Anthorities. On November, 20th Lin Huz

worse. They get their idens of Western was taken to the Mixed Court which

sex relations from the least desirable kind Authorities.

Beports reaching Shanghai indicati that Bolsheviks are also active in other

social intercourse between Russians

are the inranta

macy,

In concluding this Security Pact wish the Court of Bangkok, it is well known that we have freed modern Siam from its former international servitudes- proof of our confidence which is justified by the wisdom of the Siamese adminis tration.

More than that, France has only follow- ed the example of the United States and of Japan. Siam accordingly gains her autonomy not only in matters of A GOOD STORY.

jurisdiction, but also in the matter of her Customs tarif. Our policy in this matter Few French wits can resist telling is justified by the services which this good tale, even though it be against them." country has rendered to us and by those

cives M. Caillaux, now treed from toe which it is still called on to render.

Monsieur Fernard Pils has been entire- responsibilities and discretions or omed,

aatatesmanly successful in the mission with which & wit as well BA ane following is a conueased version of the was entrusted during his stay in Siam, mis friends account of what happened He will now return to Bangkok for the when he met President Coolidge, arter

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Exchange of the ratifications of the treaty, and for the conclusion of the special Convention with Indo-China. Thereafter he will be called to fill an important position at the Quai d'Orsay,

arriving in Washington to discuss the reach debt to the United States. Pro perly to appreciate the tale, you must too few as yet, and far too many young to that lat Biteen years there Chinese know nothing of day ideal ol marrings or home life

was a political vendetta of the most bitter between MM. Clemenceau and Clemenceau, Da Calliaux; that M.

MAILS TEMPERED WITH. France's "Father Victory" instigated

Although no definite details are avail- the arraignment, the trial, the execration, and the banishment from Paris of Mable, the authorities, says the Singapore Caillaux for alleged defatism;" and Free Press, have discovered that a mail that not until after eight years of en- bag which was deposited at Penang from forced retirement, following this charge, on board the British steamer Teesia bad was M. Caillaux able to propel himself been tampered with. It is believed that back into office, and then only, because the tampering must have been done be nobody else seemed able to straighten fore the bag was landed at Penang, where it was put in a sealed waggon, and seat out France's tangled financa,

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figure M. Caillaux down to Singapore. The tampering was ordered that he be sent to the Chinese of kinema fim. As they know nothing. Washington-morning-coated, top-hatted, done in a clever manner, the seals being

of the normal equal kind of social inter-yellow-gloved, monocle

in waiscont left intact, course that takes place between men and pocket, just driven to the White House Enquiries are being made into the women in Western countries they have He sheds the top-hat and the yellow affair. At present it is believed that re- parts of the country. A Club to promote | nothing to counterbalance the impression gloves, and is lod by the President'sgistered articles for the Hongkong and been interfered made by the books and pictures It is Secretary into the President's study. Shanghai Bank have disturbing to think what their ideas of The President advances with right hand Western customs must be. The girls of outstretched... China deserve to be offered a sharo ia the best that Western women have achieved, and not only the less desirable elements. At this difficult period of adjustment to new conditions they need all the understanding and practical sympathy that Western women can give them.-C.M. in the Manchester Guardian,

and

Chinese has been opened at Kalgan and

an establishment called the Sun Wen University has been opened in Moscow, It has been found necessary to close girls' school at Ningpo because of the Bolshevik proclivities of the pupils, and the propaganda of the same party is also said to be in evidence in such remote parts as Bzechuan,

OPIUM SMUGGLING (AT. SINGAPORE.

THE SEANG BEE" "CASE.

At Singapore last week, Captain Cotton of the steamer Seang Bee, was ined 8600 and costs in consequence of the seizure on board the vessel a short while ago of a considerable quantity of non-Government chandu (opium). The chandu was found behind the panelling of one of the cabins and behind an elec

UNDUE ECONOMY” IN

THE ARMY,

A REMARKABLE SPEECH BY LORD DERBY.

how

in!.

the Hepublican Party prides itself on Let me hers proffer the reminder that

American isolation from European poli- tics, that Mr. Coolidge has not crossed

the Atlantic since before the war, and that in any case it is the American secretary of State who has to deal with the niceties of foreign relations. The sam total of all this may explain in part why the President chanced to put his foot into more than the rug beneath him.

Delighted to meet you," ho welcomed. He talked bricßy of M. Caillaux's long journey and of his own regrets at not having visited France for so long, and then

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Lord Derby, speaking in Liverpool on

And how is the admirable M. December 1st, forecasted that the next Clemencen keeping these days 1.“ Budget would show economies in various M. Caillaux tagged at the black ribbon departments "He expressed the hope attached to the monocle, which alipped that in the Department with which he out of the pocket. Perhaps to gain time tiic lan In connection with the saino

was connected for so many years—the | while choosing his words, he carefully Caso two members of the crew of the

Waz Office there would not be auch an placed the monocle in his eye atanmer were prosecuted in the same undo ranomy as would affect the Quite well, Mr. President, I believe," court later in the day, one of them being safety of Great Britain. In a speech he he answered Sned $1,000 or in default six months'

in his precise English rigorous imprisonment while the other made when Secretary for War under "Ah, he and I do not hunt in the same

Mr. Baldwin, whose Cabinet was virtual pack, you know, was discharged, ~

Mr. Taylor informed the Court that in ly the same as the present one, he (Lon connection with the same case he pro- Derby) aid with the full approval e posed to withdraw a further charge re- the Government of that day that in got down to garding another drug which was found their opinion they had " on the ship as they were unable to say the bono," and no further reduction of whether it was a deleterious drug or not. any substantial amount could be made Entering a ples of guilty, Mr. Everitt if the army were to be left able to do who appeared for the Captain said that that which the country expected of it. Captain Cotton had just taken over com- That was his opinion then, and it was mand of the ship. On his doing so he his opinion now had discharged the entire engine room "I should deeply regret if a Govern-ry Vive Clemenceau!" The Gazette-

crow which probably accounted for the fact that no opium was found in that part of the ship. The vessel was searched while she was still at sea and the search had been entered in the log.

Mr. Taylor told His Honour that the Seang Bee had been under their notice previously.

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ment having authorised me to make that statement with its full approval almost the same Government-did not give effect to my words. I fool this gathering will not misunderstand my attempt to justify the Secretary of State for War, if in his wisdom ho feels no further soonomy can

be made."

with.

AND A FOOT NOTE. A Paris correspondent writes:- Senator Jose, who is a colonel, be lieves in Clemenceau. Seven little years 480 we all did. Last week Colonel Joster beard Painlevé appeal for unity among all parties in the one cause of saving France. Carried back seven years, he emitted under the same pressure the same Officiel, mindful of the proeent state of things, omitted the exclamation from its account of the proceedings, Colonel Joss protests against the omission; his protest will also be omitted. So wags the world away. The party is always greater than the whole; and thinking so is called loyalty,

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The passengers were all deck passen.

Not only in the Directory as full and complets дега The Labour Ordinance was the most important, matter. With regard to caso as it can be made, but each Colony, this, the Captain had obtained a cortif Fort or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP

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revised each year, the' ente of health from the French Consul in Canton. Doubts arose and the agent in GUIDES FOR THE TOURIST, giving every detail will serve as an accurate Canton wired the Singapore agents, within connection with the places, their History the result that enquiries were made and Topography, etc. the agents informed that it was necessary, The Information in these Descriptions, consist that the certificate be endorsed by thing of hundred interesting articles, packed British Consul. Unfortunately, the ship with facts concisely set out. and containing had sailed. The Master Attendant knew statistics of the TBAD of each Country and that the certificate was not endorsed by port, would alone suffice to fill a large volume the British Consul. There was no con- The Book is printed from New Type specially cealment of the fact. The Captain had reserved for the purpose, and uniformity in also asked for a doctor to be signed on, story arrangement greatly facilitates reference.. but was told that it was unnecessary. ship had a certificate for carrying 400 deck passengers. If offences had been committed they had been committed in ignorance.

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