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FIVE MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS.

SEVERAL IMMEDIATE MODIFICATIONS ADVOCATED.

ATTITUDE OF CHINESE MEMBERS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PaxING, November 29th. The Foreign Offee has this evening issued Part Four of the Extra-Ter ritoriality Commission's - report consist- ing of the Commissioners' recommenda tions. The Commissioners express the opinion that when these recommendations have been reasonably complied with, the several Powers would be warranted in relinquishing their respective rights of; extra-territoriality. They declaro that it is understood, that upon the relinquish ment of extrality the nationals of the Powers concerned will enjoy freedom of residence and trade and civil rights in all parts of China in accordance with the general practice in intercourse among nations, and upon a fair and equitable

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Inviolata.

The first recommendation declares that the administration of justice with respect to the civilian population of Chica must be entrusted to judiciary, which will be effectively protected against any inter- ference by the Executive or other branches of government, whether civil or military.

Chinese judicial system. Lawyers who are nationals of extra-territorial Powers and who are qualified to appear before should be permitted, subject to the laws Extra-territorial or Consular Courts and regulations governing Chinese law- Fers, to represent client, foreign or Chinese in all mixed cases. No examina- tion should be required as a qualification for practice in such cases.

Correcting "Abuzos,

Thirdly, extra-territorial Powers should correct certain abuses which have arisen through the extension of foreign protec tion to Chinese as well as to business and shipping interests, the actual ownership of which is wholly or mainly Chinese and also the extra-territorial Powers which do not now require the com- pulsory periodical regist"ation of their national in China should make pro- vision therefor at definite intervals;

Mutual Assistance. ̈ should be made with regard to judicial Fourthly, necessary arrangements assistance (including Commissions and rogatories) between the Chiness autho rities and the authorities of extra- territorial Powers and between the Improved Courts and Priscus. authorities of the Powers themselves, as The second recommendation urges the for example (a) all agreements between adoption of a programme for the im- foreigners and persons under Chinese provement of the existing legal, judicial jurisdiction which provide for the settle- and prison systèmns, and suggests that the ment of civil matters by arbitration Chinese Government should consider should be recognized, and all awards Parts One and Three of the Report with made in pursuance thereof should be en- a view to making such amendments and forced by extra-territorial or Consular taking such action as may be necessary Courts in the case of persons under their to meet the observations there made. jurisdiction, except when in the opinion After enumerating a number of laws of the competent Court the decision is which it is recommended should be com- contrary to public order or good morals, pleted and enforced, the Commissioners and (b) satisfactory arrangements should rge the Government to extend the sys-be made between the Chinese Government tem of modern courts, prisons and deten- and the Powers concefred for the prompt tion houses with a view to the elimina execution judgments summonses and tion of the old-style magistrates courts,

warrants for arrest or search concerning prisons and detention houses and to persons under Chinese jurisdiction duly make adequate financial provision issued by Chinese Courts and certified by competent Chinese authorities, and vice

therefor

The third recommendation suggests vera. that prior to the reasonable compliance with all the recommendations above-men- tioned but after the principal items thereof have been carried out, the Pewers concerned, if so desired by the Chinese Government, might consider the abolition of extrality" according to such progressive scheme as may be agreed upon.

Interim Modifications.

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CHINESE COMMENT. Declaration by Dr. Wang. Extrality Report, Dr. Wang Chung In attaching his signature to the Hui, on behalf of China, stated that" By signing this report my approval of all the statements contained in Parts One, Two and Three is not implied."

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BRITISH BETS TAX AT WORK.

SOME INITIAL COMEDIES.

SYSTEM WORÈS SMOOTHLY AT BIRMINGHAM · AND · WYE.

The Daily Mail of November 2nd gives an interesting and amusing account of the first day's working of the Bets Tax--at Birmingham (dat) and Wye (jumping) races,

The collection of the tax in Tattersall's was comparatively simple, buy in the cheaper enclosures bookmakers and backers were at first puzzled by the fractional deductions on small transactions and the necessity for using coppers,

Oclour-Blind Clerk.

As racing progressed the system operated smoothly. Shy and nervous, bookmakers were in charge of chartered accountants at Bir- mingham Races, when the bets tax was enforced on * racecourse for the first time.

"Just before the first race there was an the Suver Ring. Nobdy was shouting the unnatural quiet both in Tattersalls and cdds, only the persistent voice of the optimistic tipster broke the silence

LAUSTEL

Orange, 108. White, £1.

Dr. Wang Chung Hai has also issued loads of copper change bookmakers While their clerks staggered under a Declaration expressing disappointment toyed nervously with backs of coloured The fourth recommendation suggests, that the Commission found it inex-1 tickets, or with hesitating fingers tapped that pending the abolition of expedient to recommend immediate aboli-out sums in mental arithmetic. Backers trality," the Powers concerned, with the tion owing to the present conditions of were more amused than concerned, and co-operation of the Chinese Government the country and says that in view of the they gathered round the harassed book Wherever necessary, should make certain sincere intentions and unremitting efforts modifications in the existing systems and of China during the past decade to im-makers asking perplexing questions. practice of extrality."

prove the laws, the judicial system and

The Revenue tickets were made up in The Bith recommendation deals with methods of judicial administration, bundles of fifty valued as follows: the question of taxation and is

China had hoped that the Powers would

Pink, 18.. follows: Feading the abolition of ex-recognise the advisability of relinquish Blue, 25. trality, the nationals of the Powers con- ing without delay all extra-territorial Green, 55. cerned should be required to pay auch privileges enjoyed by their nationals. It

The Deductions. is the tirra intention of the Chinese Gov- taxes as may be prescribed in the laws

Deductions on behalf of the tax were and regulations duly promulgated by ernment, on its own initiative, to persiat the competent authorities of the Chinese in the judicial reform programme, in- per cent on winning bets only, the Government

loser paying nothing on his stake. On and recognized by the cluding the points mentioned in the re-

bets up to is, one penny was deducted; Fowers concerned as being applicable to

commendations. China is confident that 35. to 55., three halfpence; 58. to 75, their nationala.".

when the judicial programme is carried" our the Powers will, on receipt of notice twopence 78. to 10s., threepence. to such an effect, open negotiations for For example, if the backer had 5s. on the final abolition of "extrality." He a horse that won at odds of four to one, appreciates as evidence of the Powers he would pay 6d. tax on the 209, he won. goodwill the recommendations respecting In the Silver Ring, the stake is usually the immediate discontinuance of prac so small that the bookmaker thought it tices which are not warranted by the would not pay him to reckon up parts of Treatics, and other improvements in the a penny. existing relations, which will promote better understanding between Chinese and foreigners.

Immediate Medications. The suggested modifications in the

fourth recommendation are:--

Firstly, that the Powers concerned should administer as far as practicable in, their Extra-territorial or Consular Courts such Chinese laws and regulations as they deem it proper to adopt;

Secondly, as a general rule, mixed cases as between nationals of the Powers concerned as plaintiffs and persons under The declaration emphasises that the Chinese juridiction as defendents should earnest hope of the Chinese people is to be tried before modern Chinese Courts see the extra-territorial régime abolished (Shen pan ting) without the presence of and replaced by a condition consonant a foreign assessor to watch the proceed with the sovereignty of their country, ings or otherwise to participate. With and this aspiration can be aided to Fúl- regard to the existing special Mixed filment by a sympathetic attitude on the Courts, their organisation and procedure part of the Powers. The Chinese people should, as far as the special conditions in confidently anticipate a further mani the Settlements and Concessions warrant, festation of that attitude and the be brought more in accord with the orlearly realisation of their legitimate ganisation and procedure of the modern aspiration...

COAL DISPUTE.

$1,000,000 CLAIM.

WHAT BRITISH MINERS CAN DO. | WINDING-UP OF GERMAN FIRM

AN OUTPUT RECORD.

A record for coal production in Britain since the beginning of the present century was established during the last week in October by the miners' in, Nottingham- shire and Derbyshire, who defied the Miners' Federation and went back to the pits.

Last week, says the Daily Mail of November 2nd, these men howed, raised, and loaded 454,000 tons of coal, or almost one-half of the total quantity which was available from British collieries during the week.

́ECHO OF BEHN, MEYER & CO.

LIQUIDATION.

The winding-up during the war of the German firm of Behn Meyer & Co., who were formerly one of the largest mer cantile houses in Singapore, is recalled by the departure for New York of Mr. HD Mundell, of Messrs. Biason and Delay, and Mr. J. A. Clarke, of Evatt & Co. in connection with litigation involving $1,000,000 (Straits) daily for every worker, underground or It will be recalled that, Behn Meyer & Co. were ordered to be wound up under Even in Germany and the United-the Alien Enemies Winding-Up Ordi- States, Bore since the war the produc-nances. tion per man has been very much higher The firm in Singapore was accordingly than that of the British mine-worker, liquidated, and when the United States this figura has never been exceeded. came into the war, the Philippines branch of the firm was also liquidated, and the proceeds of that liquidation are

present held in America

This output was at the rate of six tons

surface.

The Answer to Mr. Cook, Before the stoppage of the British wines six months ago one of the most emphalic claims of the Miners' Federa- tion was that the miners of this country could not produce more than they were doing. The men who have ignored Mr. AJ Cook are now proving that they can each raise 11 tons more a day than

The question to be tried in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, New York, is whether the Singapore liquida

tors are entitled to those assets, which are also being claimed by the directors of Behn Meyer & Co. at Hamburg. -

Mr. Clarke is one of the Singapore

Many of the larger bookmakers dis- pensed with tickets. They deducted the tax from the backers" winnings and paid 1 per cent to an insurance company, who guaranteed them to the Revenue authori ties, to whom their books are submitted every Friday.

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"Matter "shouted the troubled layer. "Matter enough. I've just found out my blinking clerk is colour blind, and he can't tell a pink ticket from a green one."

After the second race the problem of will be 18s. 4d.; no, 158. Bd.," said a change" became embarrassing...

"That puzzled clerk trying to work out 2 per cent, on an each-way bet....

"When you have done playing shop sarcastic backer in the queue. perhaps we shall get paid," observed

powder remarked a woman backer is. "The man must take me for seidlitz

she was handed a blue ticket.

crowd and the proverbial astuteness of Gradually the good humour of the

the layers overcame the experimental difficulties, and shafts of humour were discharged at the tax in the Silver Ring,

"Who will have a dip in Winston's lucky bag" invited a cheerful layer, rattling us money satchel. "Get your coppers ready," was a popular appeal after each race.

Oficials and Irregularities. Tax officials "visited the rings and there, but they were inclined to over dropped a hint here and A warning. look irregularities on this, the first day. Neither the crowd nor the betting was on the heavy side, and towards the end of the meeting seemed to have adapted themselves to the new conditions.

In Tattersall's, especially, the imposi tion of the tax, thanks to the insurance aystem, worked smoothly, only a simple sum in arithmetic being "needed to "de-, duct the tax from the sum actually won. If the bookmakers continue to pay the tax themselves and charge 2 per cent. on winnings only there should be no difficulty in collecting the tax on race-

courses.

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Bookies de Will at Wye. That is the theory of the system em Wye, says the Daily Mail correspon- ployed on the Birmingham racecourse dent, is never an attraction for the "big" to-day, "but in practice there was mazy backer, but a bookmaker in Tattersalls. lip twist the book and the tip. Smal told me frankly that he had taken more change was the chief obstacle. Until than £1,000 on the six races, and after racecourse, but this afternoon only the of which he had recovered from the to-day coppers were

paying the tax, amounting to 220, some penny-wise prevented the "pound looking backers, he was satisfied that he would foolish The wise bookmakers had pro- neither have to sell his motor-car nor vided themselves with 108, worth of smoke fewer cigars to keep in business. coppers, 10s, worth of threepenny bits, Most of the other bookmakers agreed and worth of sixpences, and although that their business had been

to business was not brisk they needed the normal for the meeting change.

Two of the new Customs officiais e Comedies and a Good-Tempered Crowd. Detective-Inspectors Bose and Wagstaff The fun began immediately after the the working of the tax, and at the end -were present in plain clothes to watch first race. "But, madam," said a polite of the meeting declared that everything. but weary bookmaker to a stern-looking had worked satisfactorily. Only are now taxed. You had 10s. on Bella paid deposits to Customs authorities, was woman, don't you understand that bets bookmaker, other than those who had Do. It won at 8 to 1 and there is £4 Bs. found working without the revenue for you and 28. for, the tax.”

tickets, and after explanations he quickly "I am not a fool; I want £4 108.," obtained some from the Customs office. declared the stern woman, taking up an uncompromising position

No Difenity in Working. When the bookmakers decide on "But, madam, think" persisted the uniform scheme for dealing with the tax. saddened layer. "If you had lost you it will work satisfactorily," said Cus would have paid nothing As it is, you toms official afterwards. There has pay 25, of your winnings to Winston been no appreciable falling off in the Churchill. It doesn't go into my pocket amount of betting" but into Little Winnie's money-box."

Not one bookmaker of any standing They led the stern woman away un- would admit that the tax is likely to comforted and unconvincod

imperil his business. Most of them de- sympathetic colleague of a bookmaker of collection surprisingly easy and that "What's the matter, Joe" inquiredclared that they had found the method. who was going purple ander some deep before the next fat racing season opens emotion

it would be a matter of routine.

DUCHESS OF YORK.

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HER PICCADILLY HOUSE BEING

REMODELLED."

November 2nd, passing crowds" peered through the open door at the unfinished pilared hall. The large conservatory at work of remodelling the stairs in the

the side of the house, which is to be altered considerably, is now in the hands. of the builders how the

After, the alterations have been com

they did last Anri) if given the oppo liquidators, and Mr. Mundell has been which is, to be the London residence of pleted, and they include the building of

tunity and freedom to do so.

As a result of higher production the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire mine owners have increased the wages rate in the district by 10 per cent.

asked to give evidence as to the laws of the Straits Settlements and the progress of the liquidation in Singapore.-Straits Timice.

Such extensive, structural alterations are being made to No. 145, Piccadilly, the Duke and Duchess of York, that it pursery and conversion of a first-floor will not be ready for them. until they conservatory into a boudoir, the building return from Australia next summer. will be redecorated throughout. The

Yesterday, says the Daily Mail of garden is to be replanned