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A Japanese news agency at Feking reports:As pre-arranged, the "Powers" Delegates to the International Commis sion on Extraterritoriality mes as the Commission Offec at 10 o'clock on February 1st, and paid a visit the First and the Second Prisons of Peking, Among other Delegates, the presence of Sir Skinner Turner, the British Dole gate, Me. Strawn, the US. Delegate, and Mr. Hoiki, the Japanese Belegate, was noticed by a representative of Nippon Dempo (news agency) who was specially privileged to share their visit,

Dr. Wang Chung Bui, Mr. Chang Yao Tseng and several other Chinese Govern ment officials acted as guides

The first visit was made to the First Prison. Peking, at Yaochisching, but sido Changyi Gate, where it was obe served that the Prison covered an area of 100 mou and is capable of accomme- dating 1.000 prisoners. At present, there are 309 Chinese mala prisoners and 73 female prisoners, together with 23 Russian prisoners. All these prisoners are put under Jabour, in accordance with their abilities, the labour including type setting, wood-cut printing and litho graphy, the manufacture of Fattan, bamboo and iron wares, eleaning of rice and similar work. There is a separate factory for each department of labour which, to the pleasant surprise of the visitors, was perfect in every respect. It

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EDINBURGH, January 13th.. Glasgow Academicals and Kelso, both so far undefeated in the Rugby Cham

Kelso also bead the Border League. It must pionship, maintain their records.

be mentioned, however, that while the the Borderers have only taken part in Westem club have played eleven games, six. One detail of last week is worth trics, and in only 14 cares was the kick noting, senior Rugby players scored 41 zuccessful. Is the art of goal-kicking using out in Scotland?

Wanderers turned out a sketchy "sido against Glasgow" Academicals, and paid the penalty. The backs had one or two clever individual touches, but as a com- bined force did not exist, nor could they cope with the Glasgow scoring machine on the move. The game in which Kelso was engaged was fought out to the end muid great excitement, and Melrose, much better form than they have doze though they were defeated, displayed

of late. Hawick surprised Watsonians, men being under form and showing limp- and Weserved their victory, the Edinburgh

ness. Selkirk fought hard, but were no match for Heriot's, who, despite bungling at times, wore obviously much the superior side. The game between Glas- gow High School F.P. and Stewart's was close thing; the result was in doubt up to the last whistic.

Heriot's (F.F.), 13; Selkirk, 6. Watsonians, 5 Hawick, 15. Academicals, 38.

Edinburgh Wanderers, 0; Glasgow

Institution (F.P.); 11:'R.H.S. (F.F.), 8. Collegt, 8

Glasgow High School, 9; Stewart's

Kelviosido Academicals, 0; Edinburgh Academicals, 17.

West of Scotland, 15 Glasgow Chiver-

sity, 3

Greenock Wanderers, 11; Hillhead High School, 5.

Melrose, 12; Kelso, 15.. ASSOCIATION LEAGUE,

PRESSING was strongly build and kept clean, and in general was superior to ordinary Chinese AFTER DRY It was highly satisfactory, says the Japanese correspondant, to find that among others the Russian prisoners, to whom the visitors paid special attention, were observed as being satisfied with ference in points among the four clubs There is a considerable margin of dif their conditions. All the female prison-occupying the leading positions on the ers were required to labour at looms and at making match-boxes.

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The inspection was gone through in two hours and the visitors driving to the Second Prison outside Tesheng Gate made a similar inspection, the result of which was likewise satisfactory.

At 3 o'clock, the Delegates paid visit to the Supreme Court and cther Courts of Justice.

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A correspondent writing from Some where in China" to the Daily Yes gives a picture of prisons in China which present n' striking contrast to those over which the Extratertonality Commission was conducted.

First Division League table and those in the least favourable places at the other end of the list, but, judged on last week's results, the points are not exactly a true indication of the quality of the respec tive competitora. It was, of course, a coincidence that the aspirants for the championship Celtic, Heart of Mid- lethian, Airdrieonians, and Motherwell- bad as opponents the four clubs-Raith Hovers, Queen's Park, St. Johnstone, and Clydebank-who are in greatest danger of relegation, but the natural fears that the games would therefore be one-sided were belied. With the exception of the game at Perth, where Airdrieonians had.

runaway victory from St. Johnstone, the lower-placed clubs came out of the. proceedings with credit. At Celtic Park It accms wise to the writer, says this the leaders, opposed to Raith Rovers, correspondent, that the following facts only secured the winning goal late in the should remain unlocated. It is well to samo, and that through the agency of a be wise as the serpent and harmless penalty kick. But the most surprising as the dove" especially when light is exhibition of all was that provided by beginning to penetrate into the dark and Queen's Park against Ecarta; in the first filthy corners of the local prison and half, the Amateurs half-backs and for- the local amen; and the light bearer wards played in rare co-operation and is already a marked man, among those with extreme cleverness.

Lack of phy

who grow rich on bribery and corrup-sical power in front of goal denied tion and that, it seems, is the system on

Queen's Park a merited advantage in which official life is run in this inland scoring. city. Without doubt it is not an isolat- ed case, or China would not be in such a distracted and chaotic condition,

A DISILLUSIONED GAOL BEFORMER. The informant is a lawyer and so is well qualifed to speak of the laws sup. posed to govern the Chinese people, and: is equally well informed as to their mal- administration, having suffered in, conse- quence of seeking to enforce prison re- gulations in another province. This, and similar experiences left him a disilluzion ̈ed and scrrowful man though still to the prime of his early manhood. His cous- try seemed in a hopeless condition

MONEY BUYS ANYTHING,

Heart of Midlothiae, 4: Queen's Park, 2. Partick Thistle, 2: Hiberians, 1. Cowdenbeath, 2; Aberdeen, 1. Celtic, 1 Raith Rovers, 0. Clydebank, 1 Motherwell, 1. Dundee, 1; St. Mirren, 1. Falkirk, 1 Dundee United, 1. Hamilton Academicals, 3; Rangers, 3- Morton, 1; Kilmarnock,

St. Johnstone, 3; Airdrieonians, 7. GERMANY AND ITS EX-KINGS.

PREPOSTEROUS, CLAIMS.

"NELL GWYNNES ". OF MECKLENBURG. -

Quite recently he has been given charge of the prison bere, and in spite-Both medieval records and English bis- of past failure to make any headway tory books are being ransacked, says a against existing evils, he has accepted Berlin 'correspondent, to find & paralel the position, full of hope that this time to the grotesque turn which events are. something will be attempted, something taking in the question of the "compensa done." In the meantime his whole out tion of Germany's dethroned Kings, Look has been transformed by embrac Princes, and Dukes, which is now being ing the Christian faith, and linked as he discussed in the Juridical Committee of now is with Omnipotence, he feels be the Reichstag..

will no longer be working single-handed. What would Bismarck do?" which is But the tale he tells of what exists, makes the usual demand made by some member it abundantly plain that it will take all of a committee when in difficulties, has his new found faith to face the situation. been, cited again in this instance. Bis In the first place money, will secure marck, at the time when he was confront- for the prisoners any form of vice whiched with paying out the Belgian Royal they may choose to indulge in there is house, based his strong arguments on the no attempt to better their condition precedent that the English did not com- either morally or physically though they pensate the Stuarts when they overthrew. may sin more comfortably if they expend that house. ».

more money. None of those in charge. But Bismarck himself, it is generally are adequately paid. They are expected accepted, would have been at a loss for to supplement their salary by the taking words to state his opinion of the claims of bribes. It requires no imagination to now put down in the Duchy of Mecklen picture the difficulties of possibia dan burg. Here the lighter ladies of that gers confronting any who discountenance petty. Court, the Nell Gwynnes of the this old-established but evil custom. Duchy, have put forward claims, for the equivalent of a thousand pounds & year Another side-light on the grave mis-ch. This State is celebrated in Ger- many as land flowing, if not with milk carriage of justice is the way in which and honey, at least with the fattest prisoners are kept, in “durance .vile '! | bacon, and sausages of the fairest famo, after they are nominally acquitted be but, even Mecklenburg's placid- citizens cause they cannot pay the price demand are aghast

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ed of them. I witnessed the righteous Aprotest is also made against the indignation of my informant as he told of demands of the late Duke's sister, who two pitiful cases held who ought to have, is the widowed. Princess Danilo of been released. Since then he has succeed. Montenegro, for a large sum besides that ed in effecting their release, and be as already paid to her. Whether Serbia other plans on foot for others in like paid her husband, Prince Danilo, hand- case. But because of the powers of evil, somely at the time of the confiscation of he feels he has to move slowly. Helpful his Montenegrin lands is unknown, but literature is being given to the prisonera it is gravely doubted:

And in other very practical ways re From all over the Reich claims nearly medic menures are being taken in order as preposterous are pouring in Unless to confer lasting beneft on the criminal some very strong action is taken by the class of this city and district.

nation, represented by its parties, the

I may say in closing that this gentle claimants are likely to win their cases, man appreciates fully all the objections as they generally have obsolete, but being raised by many against the aboli- never rescinded, legal deeds to support tion of extraterritoriality.

them.

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