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SEDITION MONGER

CAPITAL AND

SENTENCED.

A CAMP FOLLOWER.

TEARS IN THE DOCK.

The Swatow Chinese, munied Chang Kong, who appeared on re mand, at the Central Magistracy on Saturday morning, broke down and cried in the dock when Major to four mouth hard lobur for possession

C. Willson sentenced his

of seditious literature.

Defendant was arrested by a Chi-

LABOUR.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,

INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS: A PLEA FOR YOUTH.

ERY HAROLD COx.]

Mr. Francis Lloyd and Mr. Ber tram Austin, whose book on The Secret of High Wages" attracted published a new book, which had much attention last year, have now call

Capital for Labour.” Their former work was based on what

munt

GERMANS ON ENGLISH RAILWAYS.

SMOOTH AND FAST, BUT STATIONS TOO DIRTY.

TOUR OF BRITAIN.

CASH BETTING SHOPS.

BILL IN THE LORDS.

GOVERNMENT'S CHILLY

to 23.

ATTITUDE.

JUNE

20th, 1927.

RED THEATRES.

SOVIETS AND A WEAPON OF AGITATION.

ONLY REVOLUTIONARY PLAYS.

"the

CHORUS OF 420 CONVICTS. | TURKEY THE BASE OF RED

PRISON CONCERT BY THREE WOMEN.

FLOWERS AND MUSIC,.

MAIDSTONE. From the chancel of the chapel The Soviets have decided to in Maidstone Convict Prison I German railwaymen who return- A bili designed to reduce the evils abolish the theatre as a source of watched the faces of 420 mion ed home after a tour in Britain of street betting by legalising amusement and to establish in its who were listening to a concert pre- vertising British resorts and beauty took away samples of posters ad-ready-money betting in offices, was place agitational theatre."

vided. Mr. John M. Carrington,

by given a second reading in the apocial conference was held at of London. to start what they called a "Go-peal by its author, Lord Newton, dressed by Lunacharsky, the Com-sunshine throw a glow of gold on spots to induce their own railways House of Lords by 44

votos Moscow to prepare a plan of cam- The doors of the chapel were wide In response to an appaign and the delegates were ad open, and the scented afternoon they had seen in the United States; leaders of the party, said before he to be tested on the principle of ed

to-Britain propaganda."

Dr. Glasel of Dresden, one of the to allow the feeling of the Heuss missne of Education, who said:

Fold and young. To-day we must do everything the present publication is a state-left that he would recommend the measure, the Government conceded

to make the theatre a part of of the reforms which the German railways to start a big free vote, without at the same

revolutionary society. ziose dolective at 6 am on fuels think necessary for the pro- Anglo-German tourist trafic.

Our aim must be achieved fully. The time unduly encouraging hopes of oth astside No. 231, Wing Lok hook has the advantage of being of one of our biggest tourist agen-stagrs of the well.

gress of industry in England. The

Before I came I asked the head further favours in the succeeding

theatre, or at least its basis, Streel. Carried under his right both concise and attractive in style, cies what I should look out for in

must become in the highest sense of the word a mighty agitational The authors evidently fool that they arom was a paper parcel, which on

weapon of the working class. aught to apply to their own out England, and he could not tell being opened was found to contain

The theatre can be greatly in put the principles of economy in the books complained at.

fluenced if the proposed plays are production which they urge on in

first of all examined by members dustrialists.

of the Union of Communist Youths, student groups and other similar organisations. These peo- ple would act as patrons and would help to alter and popularise the more socially useful plays.

posed to forbid the staging of all Members of the conference pro- pre-revolutionary plays, including Shakespeare,

Defendant was taken to the Cen- tral Police Station where he was asked where he got the books from, and he replied from When charged, he said: Lean' read. A friend told me to take the books."

Canton.

method of writing is that the The fortunate result of their reader can quickly get a grip of the writers proposals. As Mr. W. Foreword he has written to this Lichens says in the excellent book, some of thus proposals made may not stand the test of critical The Chinese translator of the examination, but the book will cer- 8.C.A., put in translations of ex-

tainly stimulate thought. Mr. lichens adds: It is undoubtedly tracts taken from the books found true that our industrial system in the accused's possession, the

needs overhauling. We have not as yet adjusted ourselves to the alter- nature of which was not revealed. ed conditions of the world follow

Defendant's story

was that being on the Great War." Coming went to Canion from Swatow to

Dom such an authority, this state- Mient, eau certainly be accepted. look for work. He stayed there wn We can also without hesitation ac anonths and not succeeding in find cepe many of the general proposals ing employment he decided to re-

made by these two young writers. In particular, they lay stress ou Aurn to Swalow. A friend handed the need for more personal contact. him the booky to give to his (the between implyers and employed. There can be little doubt that where friend's brother in Swatow. Ar

this personal contact is establish- used added that he did not attempted industrial troubles tend to to hide the books, but carried them | diminish.

openly. This, he said, showed hat u was ignorant of local regulations.

His Worship said that defend aut's statement amounted to an ad- mission of possession of the books,

BURIAL OF CHINESE

ILI

Democracy In Industry.

ne. he said.

places like York Minster, Durham We did not know you had

Cathedral, and all the Scottish castles.

Faster Express Trains, Before-they left the men frankly praised and blamed British ruil ways. Among their criticisms were the following

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PROPAGANDA..

CONSTANTINOPLE A HEAD.

QUARTERS AGAINST BALKAN STATES.

THIRD INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUES.

CONSTANTINOPLE. Although the Bolshevista are care- ful to refrain from indulging in

for their campaign in the Balkan too open propaganda in Turkey. ngainst Turkey, they do not hesi tate to use Constantinople as a bate

States.

On either side warders aat in high, pews watching reprieved murderers Russian embassy is Buyukdere, on Recently a congress at the old all of who come to Maidstone); the banks of the Bosporus, at which and other men who, for some ways and meats of furthering the offence against society, are isolated echemo of the Third Moscow Inter for awhile uebind the high prison national for promoting trouble in walls.

the Balkans were discussed. A cer- tain Grumatch, an important mem

Flower-Bedecked Workshops.

There are flowers in all the work-ber of the Third International, who shops in the prison. There was the recently arrived here from Vienna fragrance of lilae and irises in the supposedly official mission, chapel, and these flowers have been

presided. tended by Bottomley, who is now in charge of the prison.garden,

The governor of the prison be lieves in the uplifting influence of flowers, and in the uplifting influence of music, and he wel comed the concert party of three women who for an hour and a half sang and played to the wen.

Four Balkan States. All the four Balkan States- Jugo-Slavia, Rumania, Bulgaria and Greece were represented, the names of the two Greek delegates being 'Nicolas Dimitriou and Anas- tasios Vassilopoulos. Oother mem- beta of the Third International who live in Turkey and coal their poli

In moving the bill Lord Newton dealt with anomalies of the present Letting laws with his aual blaut- maker who kept within the law was wess and vivacity. While the book-

penalised, street betting was more prevalent than ever before. Hard- They are just the things to uply a family in London was frec peal to the holiday-making Ger- from the habit, he roundly asserted. nians."

But in Ireland, where the new bet- railway poster is the popular pic-n

Dr. Glasel's favourite British ting offices were well conducted— ture of a child speaking to the among their patrona-street betting govornesses seemed to be driver of a giant engine. Most of was at an end, and the total volume the other visiting railwaymen liked of betting had been actually reduc one of Ely Cathedral,

ed. The noble lord predicted a Sovere criticism

WAR directed similar experienes for this, country against the managers of the State if his bill became law.

The chapel is the only room in tical activities under commercial It was not that Lord Newton plays and operas because they are the prisoners, and on the rate oc- regarded as one of the most influen- theatres who refuse to produce the prison large enough to hold all guises were also in attendance not. was appalled by the prospect of revolutionary To this the man-casions when concerts are given a tial Communiste here. This is the ably certain Goldatoin, who is seeing queues of punters waiting at

revolutionary piano is brought in and put at send congress of the kind to be agers replied that the counter with their half-orowns. operas are neither artistic nor pos- une side of the raised chancel Your railway stations are too For the gentleman who bad neversible of production," and that the

the first was At 2.30 the prisoners were machheld here this old, too dirty, and too confusing made a bet in his life he had no majority of revolutionary plays and ed into the chapel tecleus held early in February. to the traveller, who has to ask

admiration.

Formerly operas would never be understood the concort began with a piano solo

Vienna and later too many questions. All stations

This aggressive classification of by the public, since the authors by Miss Dorothy Holden.

Salonika were convenient points should be organised like Water-

poor-spirited people without the themselves do not understand their Nearly every man in the chapel from which to conduct Third Inter- loo, and fitted with directions courage of their opinions" had s like the London Underground.

own compositions." All pannagerial looked as if ho were hungry for national propagandn in the la surprising sequel. Earl Russell, explanations were, however, disre music.

kans. but now Constantinople The permanent-way 18 marvel-who moved the rejection of the billgarded."

Some of the convitts have been would appear to have become the Jous everywhere.

The idea of from the Labour front bench, was

in the prison so long that when real entre. There are several rea- resting rails in iron "chairs ie so eager to prove that the cap did

they first saw an aeroplane the sons why this should be. First, in very good.

not fit that he leaned over the table'

governor had to explain to them. Constantinople there are a con- and offered to bet the naver ten

siderable number of Federalist hillings that the bill did not pass

Macedonians, most of whom work -warily stipulating for suitable

for the Third International, and odds, No business resulted.

type of music, but when Miss Hobo

have first-hand knowledge of Bulgaria, Juge- Simpson sang Dvorak's Songs Slavin and Greece. Secondly, Con-. My Mother Taught Me," accom- stantinople is an excellent centro panying herself on the violin, for the four Balkan countries, there face. saw tears running down one young being frequent and quick communi- cations with thein by son and by Innd. Thirdly, the Austriad and Greek police at Vienna

Express speeds are 10 per cent, higher than in Germany, and the trains are more steady,

Everywhere the restaurant cars gave a roast beef and lamb. They should have veal and pork; also delicatessen, for those who. want only light meals.

Indeed

i

SLEEPY BRIDEGROOM.

WEDDING

groom

DELAY AND MARRIAGE FEAST INTERRUPTION.

fast

me

To a considerable extent the book may be regarded as an indictment or employers, not unly for failing.

Licensing Rogues: Jockey Club to get in touch with their work

Protest,

THE HAGUE, people. but also for showing insu

In a small village in the Dutch Perhaps the most striking inter- province of South Limburg a Defondant: No, another man was thods of production. That some etent enterprise in improving their

reation was that of Lord Hamilton young woman arrived at the church carrying them at the time.

The visitors were very thorough of Dalzell. As senior Steward of the other day to be married to a employers have certainly fuited in

in their investigations. In several the Jockey Club, ho appealed an- lad whose home was in a neighbour Remarking that he did not be bath respects is indisputable. But arens the principal railway snxiously to the Government to doing village. No bridegroom ap- whether it is true to say that gineers had to be interviewed be something to stop the indiscriminpeared, and, while the bride wept, lieve the defondant, Major Willson convicted him.

Throughout Great Britain ein- fore their queations could be satis ate issue of bolding licences. The members of her family set out to ployers as a body show lack of en-factorily answered.

Jockey Club were doing everything, seek him in his home." Sub-Inspector Andrews said he trprise is a little doubtful. The believed accused was

he pleaded, to protect people who a camp fol- partienlar hobby of these two well-

On the way they saw a man lying lower of some of the troops..

attended the racecourses, intentioned and equally well-in-

but by the roadside-it was the bride livendes were being broadcast with formed critics is that younger men

it is certainly desirable.

astrop Let out inquiry, and as a result there. sleep," should be given a better chance of several prominent firms have al were people who had been reported roused him; but he soon realised he grumbled when they getting to the top. But are we ready established systems of the as defaulters and

warned off "

what was wanted and went will Justified in numing that younger same kind. But it is important to every course in the country who ingly, if slowly to the church mon would of necessity make a bet-

note that though these systems may were publicly soliciting custom by ter job of difficult industrial lead to better relationship between every advertising device.

pro-

Lord blems than experienced leaders have employer and employed they by Hamilton's protest against what succeeded FIL doing? IL 16

no means always lead to fresh had become a "erying scandal notorious that in

its. For example, the late Lord many cases

was reinforced. by the Earl of throughout England the

Leverhulmo established a co-part Derby. The Stewards of the Joc men's interest is far more concen aership system in Lever Brothers, key Club felt it very deeply, he

younger

Ltd, and it is still, according to declared, that while they were do- his son's recent speech, working ad- ing all they could to purify the mirably. But for two years in suc- Turf and to remove welshers and cession the company has paid no swindlers, the Government was dividend either on the ordinary whitewashing the very individuals shares or on the co-partnership cer- they wished to exclude, Lificates.

The Government should see that the bookmakers whom they nu thorised to act in the capacity collectors of taxes behaved honestly both by the Government and the people.

STUDENT.

ECHO-OF-STONECUTTERS TRAGEDY.

Bishop On Batting.

who, despite his willingness to risk On the moral issue, Earl, Russell, 10s. on the fate of the bill, bolds betting to be a grave social evil, had the support of the Bishop of Southwark.

During the wedding breakfast he made nu excuse to leave his bride for a few minutes. The few minutes stretched to an hour, and again a march party was instituted. This time he was found in his old home, elbows on the table, head in his hands, fast asleep!

feast, it is anid, was not so cordial The remainder of the wedding

as it might have been.,

they would be ninde thoroughly at- Iractive, and many people would then. Further than that, organi- have great difficulty fu passing. sations would spring up for the purpose of seeing that the law was brought into line with their in

terests.

The funeral of Yue Kwok Kau, the seventeen-year-old Chinese stud- trated on sport than on business," en of St. Stephen's College, who and these two writers themselves was drowned (as previously report when speaking of trade union fol ed) in tragic circumstances during lies expressly say more than once a bathing picnic at Stonecutter's that die follies are largely due to Island on Wednesday, took place the younger trade union leaders. on Saturday morning. The cortege If youth leads to fully nanong em- was followed by a large attendance, ployees, why should it necessarily

The truth is that profits in busi including the masters of St. lead to wisdom among employers feas dopend ant only on industrial Stephen's College, suany fellow Even more doubtful is the de efficiency, but also on world condi- students, relatives and friends.. Band for the establishment of de- tions, and it may early happen that The Chiness community was well cracy in industry," In the firm which is working with the represented, as the young man and

words of the writers: Every highest degree of efficiency, and his parents are well known and re- wage-carner feels that while the with absolute good understanding spected locally. The deceased was political system is democratic the between employers and employed,

ment Earl of Plymouth explained As the spokesman of the Govern. a grandson of the late Mr. Chau industrial system is not. He has yet be losing money because

that it was still unrendy, with so Siu Ki, being the only son of the

a say in the affairs of the country, satisfactory condition.

the world's markets are in an un-

little experience of the operation of late Mr. Chau Siu Ki's daughter.

because he has a vote, but he has Among

the betting tax, to make such a Like very

numerous vote in industry.'

Has then

World Conditions. wreaths sent was one from H.E democracy in politics been such a

fundamental change in the law This is a point which is almost the Governor, who was a close per-brilliant success that we want to completely overlooked in this book. had no technical knowledge of the opinion moving, it was quite pos- The Bishop said that while bo as the bill implied. With public sonal friend of the late Mr. Chau extend it to industry? In almost The authors write again and again subject he had a good deal of know-sible the Government would have to Siu Ki, and others from Dr. S. W. every foreign country to-day there as if there were a possibility of ledge, both of the extent of betting take action some time or another, Teo, Mr. Mok Kong Sang and other are signs of the breakdown of de unlimited expansion in every kind and of some of the evils that fol- and the totalisator, he added mean- enembers of the College Council In our own country If of business. Indeed, they go so far lowed from it. He was not arguingly, was one of the things that personal friends of the family. democracy has not broken down it us to say: "The only justificationing that betting per ze was in-

The Rev. W. J. Halyard was

has, at ny rate, landed, us in an

would have to be seriously con- for the existence of a business is moral, but he did say that it was sidered. prosant, representing the Bishop cormous expense which is greatly that it should expand, make inore causing something that was becom of Victoria,

hampering our industries by the profits, and pay higher wages." The body was conducted from burden of taxes and rates. This is Buch a loose statement as this Since he had had experiance of the ing a real danger to the nation. Jardine's wharf at 10 am to the point by the way that these two seriously detracts from the general working classes he had observed Chinese Cometory at Aberdeen, writers apparently omit to notice. value of the look. Quite obviously that betting had increased in two whare the interment ceremony took understand how democracy in Eng work by steadily carrying on.

Nor do they appear fully to many businesses are doing useful ways. There had been a very large place.

laud is to-day organised.

increase of betting among women, They Quite obviously, too, the time must and during the last few years there The taxpayers elect their come in almost any industry when had also been a very large increase aw rulers; the same principle ap- limit of expansion is reached; of betting among boys and girls, plied to industry would make it even Ford will some day reach and even children. So great was equally democratic." As a matter limit. And as regards many arti- the mania for betting, that when of fact, in England the taxpapers, cles ruded by fashion, the limit is arrangements were being made for gire taxpayers, elect nobody at all. very quickly reached. Would any the summer camps they found it Fees for permits for the removal hut to persons, and many of the an unlimited production of ladies' from some of the boys until after Votes are given not to taxpayers industrial firm care to undertake impossible to get definite answers to the Imports and Exports Office persons now entitled to vote not hairpins? of dutiable tobacco which arrives only pay no direct taxes, but are

Derby Day. Whether the boys won. in the Coloby for transhipment and living on the taxes provided by vocacy of the extension of demo to their going to camp: That hap

Nor do these writers in their ad or lost made all the difference as export and cannot at once be placed other people. It is to be hoped tracy to industry make sufficient pened year after your in many of direct on board the are autonood in to dating verso that Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Austin allowance for the mentality of the thus clubs for poor boys, Boys wished Govern will presently write another book wage earner. By the very condi- for some kind of excitement, and mont Gazette as follows:-Permit dealing with the absurdity of this Lions of his employment, the wage they got it by betting. If he had for three days or under, 10 conts, system of government. or 2 cents per package per day or

earner is frequently bound to feel uny, ground for belloving that al- part of a day, whichever shaft bo

suspicion because they threaten the lowing cash betting in houses would security the greater second or continued

of his job. This book it lead to a reduction in street bet- Meanwhile, the scheme which self contains examples of sabotage ting he would certainly vote for permit, after the first three days, they propose for what they call de practised by employees in order to the bill for street batting was be mocracy in industry is much soundestroy machines which were likely coming nothing less than a corndal The Superintendent of Imports der than our present political sys to diminish employment. In many His chaplain, while going through and Exports la prepared

tem. approv

Their suggestion is that out cases a democratie vots would go the street the other day, was twice ed cases to issue permits for re

of the surplus profits of any in dead against improvements. Equal approached and asked if he wished noval to the Imports and Exports dustrial undertaking a certain Office of duitable tobasco Phich aingunt of money should be allotted important in the consideration to make a bot. There was a regu arrivée in the Colony for tranship to employees in the form of sharca, garner has no means of understand many districts where there were

in practice the

ordinary wage lar system of canvassing, and in nent and export and cannot at but would entitle the employee to often decide the question of pront Brat caller was the representative which would be, as such, unsticable, ing the world conditions which new housing schemes almost the be placed dirout on porting vessel,

a vote in the business. If be left or loss. These problema must Gaal-of bookmaker. There

TOBACCO REGULATIONS.

"GOVERNMENT GAZETTE "

NOTIFICATION.

double the abovo ice.

once

In ordinary circumstances the maximum period for which datiable tobacco covered by any permit as above may remain at the fanports and Exports Office will be three days; all such dutiable tobacco will be entirely at owner's risk. a.

say:

Employee Shareholders,

that

Was

the firm his shares would be trans-ly be left to the responsible heads nothing to lend them to believe that forred into another class which of the firm, who will give their if the bill wors passed, it would put would be saleable. Where there brains to the subject-even though a stop to street betting. Under the are sufficient surplus profits in any they may be spending much of their bill there would spring up a large business to render the establish- time in those long week-ends which number of houses licensed for bet- ment of such a scheme practicable these two critics so staraly con ting. They would advertise, and

(Continued on next column".. derm.

Vontinued on next colunin).

what it was.

The musicians had sensibly deter- mined to avoid a too sentimental

conditions first-

Spending Money,

and

Schubert Serenade, "Rose in the Bud" and "I Love the Moon" were cheered again and Salonika are said to have taken gain, but the convicts knew, too, stops against more notorious Com- how to appreciate The Lass with munist agents, rendering it advis the Delicate Air and a serenadeable for the latter to seek a new by Schubert. "Where My Cara- aphere for their activities. van has Rested," which Miss Ninn. Crispin gave, all knew and loved.

Money is still being spent ex- The concert party had been asked to give some music to which the International, although less freely tensively by agents of the Third 2002 could sing, and they chose than before.

Love's Old Sweet Song,

Official couriers of are My Honeysuckle,"

long long trail awinding, and carry instructions and money be whoin Russia has many in the Near East-business-men- -and--women, "Land of Hope nad Glory."

It needed but a note of the violin teen Constantinople and the Bal- and a chord on the piano to all ken States, while a Russian steam- the chapel with the voices of the Constantinople serves as a useful lipe trading between Odessa and link in the chain between Moscow and Constantinople.

Several well-known A few stood

420 men.

IF You There's

Some of the convicts wore gilant during the singing of "Land of Hope and Glory.

Communist

with tightly shut mouths when agents who were unable to enter the National Anthem was sung

the Balkans by other routes have But when it came to "Abide with

been brought in Russian boats as far as the Black sea entrance of. Me and All Hail the Power the Bosporus, whence, by means of of Jesu's Name" every voice was smail boats, they have gained the lifted.

shore and, it is supposed, taken refuge for a few days in the Soviet Embassy at Buyukdere, which is only a few miles from the entrance to the Bosporus.

The old doctor with his long white hair, the bent old man with heard, the young prisoner with the up as if standing to attention, and face of an ascetic, drew themselves soud.

Apparently the Constantinople headquarters of the Third Inter- Ju Maidstone Prison the convicts national is finding it increasingly have their hours of common recrea- difficult to accomplish anything in tion, the five minutes when cen- Bulgaria, as the present govern- soted news is read to them; the ment is strongly anti-Bolshevist, local prisoners have their games in while the Macedonian Autonomist gone to their cells, and from the strong intinence in Bulgarian poli- the yard, but when I left all had organization, which wields auch

saw face after face pressed betwean In Rumania also progress is diffi narrow slits in the prison walls I ties, is also opposed to Communism. the bars looking through the sun cult, as the Rumanian secret police to the wallflowers below.

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