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CHINESE GOVERNMENT RAIL LOSSES.

$7,200,000 MONTHLY.

EXCLUDING COST OF THE WHOLE- SALE. DESTRUCTION.

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PIXING, May 18th.......

IN WILDEST BURMA.

FIGHTING SLAVERY.

BLOW TO HUMAN SACRIFICES:

ALLAHABAD, April 9th Mr. J. TO Barnard and Captain Fraser have just arrived in India after The monthly loss in revenue of the months spent in the wilds of Burma on four Government Railways, namely, the a mission for the purpose of abolishing Kin-han, the Kin-feng, the Tsinpa and the slave trade among the Kachins, and Kinsui, during the recent war as a result of including the Nagas to give up their of the commandeering of cars and the centuries old custom of human sacrifice. ressation of passenger and freight trains,

The Special Correspondent of the was $7,900,000, according to a railway Pineer, who interviewed Mr. Barnard, authority, and this does not include the gives an account of the remarkable experi loss, arising from the destruction of rail- way bridges and rails caused by the rival,

armies.

ences of the mission, which required five hundred mules for their equipment. The party proceeded by rail to Magaung, and Ordinarily the annual earnings, of the thence by road to Kamaing. Here the four Government railways amount to

road ended, and for nine days the party 880,000,000 a year. That is to say, if proceeded through the most difficult there is no civil war, an income of

country to Maininghkwan, a big Shan 87,200,000 a month guaranteed to the settlement, where their headquarters were Government, but as a result of the recent made. Here the modern slave emancipa hostilities trafic was practically at a torg erected Wilberforce Lodge, a light complete standstill on all the four Government lines, and whatever money was made from the dealtory resumption of train service was detained by the mili. tary authorities.

Although the campaign against the Euominchun has been concluded in this part of the country, many of the cars are still held up by the military, and it will take some time for the four lines to resume normal traffic. The Peking Mukden Railway has shown considerable improvement since the Mukden autho rities assumed complete control of the fine. The through train service between Pering and -Mukden has been restored, although trains are still running behind schedule. This, however, will be remedied ļas time goes.

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With regard to the Feking-Hankow Railway, through traffic gas resumed about three weeks ago, but owing to the lack of sufficient rolling stock pas senger trains still take four days to reach Hankow or vice versa.

¦ structure of bamboo and grass, which was nearly blown down in a subsequent storm. The Kachins are situated in the Hukawng Valley, in the basin of the Tani River.

public

Here, in this land of continual blood feuds, which constituté another problem, Mr. Barnard essayed the task of tracing half of the population, this being the pro- portion of those in bondage. Over the alives the masters possessed powers of life and death. The solo protection of the unfortunate wretches was of the masters of children who, when opinion, which was haturally on the side. they arrived, were slaves of the house- hold. There was no avenue by which they might obtain freedom. The average prite for a comely female slave was about Rs. 200, and the trafic was general

From December 9th until March 31st the mission's work, conducted from Wil

berforce Lodge, went on, and at the con- clusion of it every slave was presented with a release certicate. The tribesmen were told that, unless lists were prepared and every assistance given, those demuri ring would lose compensation. The par- ties kept in touch with headquarters, with helio, which was a source of never- sometimes thirty-eight miles distant, ending amazement to the Kachins, and the field telephone was also much used, and was beyond their comprehension. Captain Fraser's gramophone was the crowning exhibition of the magic of the white man: but eventually the Kuchins became regular attendante at nightly

concerts.

"DOING THEIR OWN WORK."

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Part of the Proceeds to be given to the LONDON HOSPITAL, Advance "Tickats may to erchanged for Booking Tickets and Seats booked at

ANDERSON'S.

Dazas CIRCLE $3, STALLS $3. PIT STALLS and FIT 82 and 81. Children, Soldiers and Sailors-Hall Prize.

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The Kachins were generally glad to re- A SHARE TRANSFER ARGUMENT. | HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE

The famous blue cars of the Tientsin Pakow Railway have practically dis- appearid, and it is impossible to find out how many of them are still in the posses- sion of the railway. When through train service was, in operation between Peking and Shangbai, it took a traveller ceive compensation, and for the time

EWO -MILLS CERTIFICATES less than forty hours to reach Peking being seaned satished with the arrange

CLAIMED BY TWO PEOPLE. ment, but those looking ahead complain from Shanghai or vice versa, but now it bitterly that they will have to undertake. requires at least seven days to complete some of their own work. The real effects LAWYERS AND THEIR COSTS. the whole journey between Tientsin and of the emancipation will not be felt for

In H: M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, Pukow. The whole line is divided into about two years, until the compensation money has been expended. The slaves

on May 27th, before Judge Grain, Mr. three sections. That between Pukow and themselves received the news of their im Hauchow is under the control of General pending freedom with great joy. Three E. N. Monie brought an action against Sun Chuan, Fang, while the section be. thousand four hundred and forty-five the Ewa Cotton Mills, Ltd., for a de slaves were released, and, the compensa tween Hsuchow and Tsinan is held by tion amounts to nearly Rs. 200,000, which claration that he is entitled to have the General Chang Tsung Chang Frem is much below the original estimate of transfer to him by Lan. Yik Cheuk of Tsinan to Tientsin the railway is under the cost, owing to the number of the 500 shares in the defendant company an

slaves being exaggerated. the joint control of the Shantung Tupan

The mission accomplished its task with. order that the defendants forthwith ro and General Li Ching Lin. Indeed, adut bloodshed, but & careful watch had gister the transfer: and an order that traveller has to change trains at least to be kept, over more than one village, the share register of the cpany be as there was a certain amount of feeling forthwith rectified by the insertion of three times if he wants to go south by between freed men and their former plaintiff's name in place of that of Lau the Tain-Fu Railway,

masters. Two bewildered Kachin chiefs Rail-accompanied Mr. Barnard to Calcutta, Yik Cheuk as holder of the shares. Mr. where he is showing them the sights." H. Lipson Ward appeared for the plain-

The work among the Kachina accom-

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Concerning the Peking-Shiyuan way, traffic is still at a standstill owing to the continuation of the allied cam- plished, Mr. Barnard and Capt. Fraser, til and Mr. G. H. Wright for defen paign against the Kuominchun, and it accompanied by twelve rifles, set out fordants. is difficult to prophesy when train ser-Ledo, in Assam, on the Debra Sadiya Mr. Ward said that on August 17th, Railway. The approach to this town of

duly executed vice can be restored. Of course, all de roughly 125 miles led through the country 1925, a certificate with a

sent to the defendants, with pends upon when the campaign will be of the Nagas, who are in both Burma transfer was

and Assam. Mr. Barnard was concerned a request to register the transfer De- concluded.

unly with those in the South Patka fendants replied that they had heard Aside from the losses of the railwaye, range, a population of about 25,000. The those suffered by the merchants and so-called road through their country was from the registered owner that the cer-Hau other classes as a result of the tie-up of impassable even for mules, and everything tificate had been lost or mislsid and they had been instructed that no trans the communications system are estimated was carried by porters.

Mr. Barnard found evidences on every at more than tenfold the direct monthly band of human sacrifices to spirits, not fer should be effected. Plaintiff waited loss of the railways so that the combined withstanding Bir Harcourt Butler's ex- until quite recently to see if anything losses amount to at least 8800,000,000. hortation last year that the practice must would be done, but nothing happened and cease. The custom was to purchase 4 These losses will multiply so long as the slave and keep him or her in a kind of so he was compelled to bring an action." stocks for perhaps two months, during which the slave was fed and watered like son & Grist, Lan Yik Cheuk's solicitors Humphreys Estates...

Mr. Wright said, that Messrs. Wilkin military lasta-Kuo Wen..

an animal. Eventually came the day devoted to dancing, following which the in Hongkong, had been communicated slave, with face disfigured, was dragged with and a day or two ago Messrs. White. Rural Lands to the slaughter, being beheaded with a sword, usually on the steps of the Front Cooper & Co., received a message from that firm, stating that they had been in Verandah."

structed to intervene, but no active steps ae yet had been taken. He (Mr. Wright) would endeavour to have Lan made a party to the action, probably as defer dant in place of the Ewo Cotton Mills.

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DIFFICULT PROBLEM. The main problem before the Govern ment is to stop the supply of victims, These come from the anadministered ter

Mr. M. B. Brown (who was in Court- ritory to the South, peopled by a parti clarly warlike class of Nagn, who sell in connection with another matter) and captives into slavery for sacrificial pur- he had not received instructions to ap poscs. It is certain that any attempt pear, but he could explain. His firm to survey this country between Assam on were instructed by cable from Hongkong the north, the Kohimar Hills on the west, of Lau's interest in the case and they and Upper Chindwin on the south would had sent a request for further particus Dairy Farms be met with the strongest opposition. lars. Lau must be a party in some way, Dar & Wing (f.p.) ....... Mr. Barnard was inclined to think that but until they received further parti Hongkong Electries presents might solve the difficulty, and he culars they did not know what to do. Miseso Electrics

As was the case with the Therefore he suggested an adjournment. A.K. Developments remarked, Kachin, it is largely a matter of paying Mr. Wright made formal application | SK Bopes (combined). one's way. He found that the tribal for an adjournment.

Some legal argument followed as to the custom of exchanging presents helped

Do. (now) him considerably. He entertained the rule under which the case could be ad Hongkong Trams

Urawlords. villagers with Capt. Fraser's gramo journed, in the course of which Mr. phone, and was particularly careful to Brown said he might eventually have Mackintoshs.....

Trams (old) ace that those selling chickens and eggs to contend that the proper course for the Fak Ir received due payment; and in the end company would have been to inform them. thirty-four villages expressed their readi- registered holder that he should take State action involving control, protec ness to abandon human sacrifices

action claiming an injunction, otherwise United Asbestos. tive duties, subsidies, doles, and such An ingenuous suggestion made by the they would transfer the shares. His idea | Watsons (old) pernicious Socialist nostrums, paralyses, Nagas was that there should be one grand at the moment was to safeguard the costs Wm. Powells. those qualities of individual self-help and sacrifice which would propitiate spirits in the present case. He added, "It never Sun, spore Traction initiative which are the mainspring of for all time, the Government to provide does for Counsel to forget costs. successful effort and the secret of the victims. Mr. Barnard is confident

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