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THE NATIONALIST DOWN WITH EVERYTHING! THE POWER OF THOUGHT.

JUDICIARY.

NANKING'S DECISION.

NANKING, Oct. 13th. The Government Council, upon the petition of the Ministry of Jus- tice, will shortly issue a mandate ordering the abolition of the office. of Provincial Commissioner ` for

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SHANGHAI'S COTTON AND TOBACCO WORKERS.

TWO HOURS" STRIKE—FOR

SHOUTING SEOĞANS. „

AT THE

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

· LECTURE,

QUEEN'S

TO DAY ONLY

At Sunday's meeting of the Theosophical Society at the lounge of Lane Crawford's, Mr. H. E Ladepart gave an address on “The SHANURAT, October 20th.

Power of Thought," in the course Workers of the Japan China Cot of which he said that thought Mill, Pootung, numbering though possessed by all, is ingel- Justice and the adoption of the about 2,000, and employers in "the ligently used only by a few. Our Supreme Court system in its place, Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Com-thoughts not only affect ourselves The petition, which was submitted Pany Factory, Pootung, numbering but act upon others in the same by the Ministry of. Justice in the about 9,500 stopped work at 9.30 way aз a note struck on a piano)

a.m. yesterday but resumed again or a violin will set the correspond- unconditionally at 11.30.

form of a memorandum, recom-

The

While the strike lasted, about one hundred representatives of the

mending reforms in the organiza

ing note sounding on another in- tion of the courts in the provinces

strument tuned to the same pitch. Thoughts are automatically conver under Nationalist control, came up for discussion at the seventh meet-offices of the Nanyang Brothers ed to all persons around us and ing of the Government Council held Tobacco Company's Workers' Unig reproduced in those who are recep- yesterday morning.

when Sung King Sung, chairman tive to them. That means that The judicial system of the Na of the Nanying Brothers Tobacco thought is infectious. The greatest tionalist Government hitherto, has proved to be intricate and confus Company Workers' Union, who care must be exercised as to any ing, which, the memorandum points presided, stated that in spite of thought or emotion which a man out is not facilitating the efficient the fact that Shanghai has been un- administration of justice.

permita within himself. "Instead off judicial system adopted by the der the control of the revolutionary | allowing his emotions, his outbursts different provinces, for instance, is Government, the workers are still of anger. enmity and malevolent not uniform. In some provinces suffering under oppression. there are established offices for Proconclusion, Sung stated that the control them

In thought to flow from him, he must vincial Commissioners for Justice, while in others, where there are no workers can never attain full in- Another necessary point in the such offices, the so-called Judicial dependence unless they rise up training of thought is that the Preparatory Bureaux are installed

power of concentration should be. acquired. There is en active ten- dency in the mind to wander, the first effort to fix the mind on one subject for five minutes is likely to resolve itself in spending five minutes in bringing the mind back again and again from various side I-Overthrow ali reactionary issues which it has followed. When Governments at Nanking, Peking,

an evil thought enters the mind, it Wuhan and Caâton !'

is better not to fight with it direct- 2-Down with the old and newly, but to utilize the fact that the mlHtarists!

mind can think only of one thing at a time, let the mind he at once

in their places. The same confusion themselves and fight the oppressors also exists in the nomenclature of These views were endorsed by the tribunals Courts which in several others, who made speeches some provinces are called Courts of Trial and Procuratorates, are call-in a similar strain. ed differently in other provinces,

The Slogans,

At the conclusion of the meeting those present shouted the following slogans:-

3-Down with all Labour Unions

Appointment Of Judges, With regard to the ways of ap- pointments of judges, the memo further stated, the same lack of uniformity prevails. Some judges are appointed by the Provincial Government, some by Higher. Courts and one by the military authorities who happen to control the region. The grades of the Courts are likewise not definitely at present existing, and the Pea- demarcated. Some provinces adoptants' Union, which are the run ed the system of two courts and two trials; others have the system of four courts with three trials, but in either case there is lacking the Supreme Court as the final court of appeal. The lack of the highest court has anused extreme "con- fusion; many cases which could have otherwise been "settled in a court of such authority are now left pending.

The confusion is still further ac

centuated by the irregular applica- tion of substantive and adjective laws in the different provinces, The whole thing the memorandum concluded,is literally a mes, that even experienced judges and judi- cial

at a loss to conduct the officials are a los conditions If this state of affairs should be allowed to continue further, the unity and uniformity in the ad- ministration of justice under the Nationalist Government will be- come ever the more difficult to achieve.

The Government Council, in- agreement with the memorandum, decided in the meeting to abolish the offices of Provincial Commie sioners for Justice, and adopt, in its place the Supreme Court system. With the present system, a Supreme Court will be established in Nan- king, as the final and highest judi- cial organ over and above all the district Courts and High Courts of the Nationalist provinces-

Afin.

BRIDESMAID PAWNS JEWELS.

ning dogs" of the Kuomintang, the executioners of the people!

4-Let us refuse to pay all illegal taxes levied by the reaction" ary Government!

5.-Let us refuse to pay the renta to the landlords!

Let the labourers, peasants and poor people start an uprising

turned to a good thought, and the

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in order to achieve the true revolu- ON THE WAY THROUGH TO tionary ends.

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During the course of the meeting,

US. FROM MANILA.

the workers of these two concerns remained outside the offer of the As briefly mentioned in the list "Union, shouting slogant No of arrivals, Brigadier General-Hal tempt was made to prevent this destead Dorey is among the passen monstration, although four soldiers gers who arrived here on the ́s.t. were on duty at the place. Shang President Taft, en route for the hai Mercury.

United States. General Dorey has been for the last three years assist ant to the P.I. Governor-General, and is now on his way to the United States accompanied by his wife and daughter.

FOREIGN DANCES 'IN JAPAN.

POLICE WATCH THROUGH

PEEPHOLES.---

SECTION FOR " CRIMINALLY

INCLINED YOUTH."'

TOKYO, October 11th. Kissing, dancing, embracing and hand-shaking are Western importa tions into Japan; of most doubtful value, states the bead of a social section of the Metropolitan Police of Tokyo, known as "the Criminally Inclined Youth Section," a section that jest now is busy in suppress

General Dorey went to the Philip- pines for the first time zoon after getting his commission in the United States Army, says the Bulletin. He came to the Philip- pincs at the beginning of the Spanish-American War and was on active service during the Philip- pine Insurrection from 1889 until 100. He also served in various fights with Morcs from 1903 until 1905.

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Vera Cruz expedition in 1908 and participated in the battle of Vera Cruz which was won with the loss of one man to the American troops. At the beginning of the World MANILA, Oct. 18th.

War General Dorey was made a Instead of using her borrowed

of the 4th United States Infantry. Colonel and was placed in command jewels at a wedding party, Magda, lena Lim pawned them to the pre-ing the last of the many public He led that regiment into France judice of Doña Gregoria Gutierrez, dance halls which aprang up in, the where he saw active service from the owner of the jewels, alleged Onpital after the great earthquake May until October in 1918. He complaint for estafa filed yesterday of four years ago. All dance halls participated in the battle of Aiane, THE VALUE OF A WARLORDI afternoon in the court of first in- in Osake and Kobe were closed by Aisne-Marne, Champagne-Marne, stance by the city fiscal's office. police orders a month ago.

There is quite another version of St. Mihiel and the Mense-Argonne. Lim, it is said, was to be a brides-

For his service during the World the developments at the Peking- Japanese youths are just as fond maid at wedding party. She of Charing those of any other -War Genersi Dorey was decorated Hankow and the Feking-Suiyuan needed jewellery. Dots Gregoria land and a majority of them are with a D.S.C. and D.S.M. by the Line frouts, says the Manchuria. generously played the role of a excellent dancers, but the autho- United States Government and with Daily News. fairy queen, to the accused, and lent ritics are determined to stamp out Guerre by the French Government the Legion of Honor and Croix de her jewels worth P.000, the com- the perniciousness that permita, the plaint, averred. However, Lim had mingling of sexes to music. To-day. On December 8th, 1922, he was pro- a different notion about the jewels police uniforms sit at the entrance moted to his present rank and once in possession of them, she of the few dance halls that remain went directly to a pawn shop and and carefully take down the names got P.261 out of them, the fiscal's of all who enter, while around the complaint also alleged.""

dancing floor, at varying intervals, are peepholes through which other

VATICAN ESTATE

ENLARGED.

ROME, Sept. 15th." An addition to the Pope's terri. tory has just been made. It is not a large one but it is nevertheless importanta!!

RESISTING SEARCH.

We hear from a Mukden source

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"THE WORLD'S RECORD BREAKER"

that, from the 12th inst, the tide has shown an unfavourable turn against the Mukden

both Peking-Hankow” and Peking-Sui- yuan Line fronts. To be more particular, on the Peking-Hankow Line front, the Mukden army has advanced only as far as Binio as police keep consorious watch over LOADED REVOLVERS FOUND. 40 miles from Peking and neither Chengting nor Shihkiachwang is all that takes place. This constant

yet in their hands. On the Peking Aurveillance has driven all but the

When four Chinese were charged Buiyuan Lánc front, truly mough most daring away, and the dance halls are shutting down one after before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kew Buanhwa was once recovered, but

loon Magistracy yesterday with re- the Mukden side has been advised! another for want of patronage

sisting search for arms, Sub-Inspec- to retreat to Pataling which is now Japanese houses are not built for tor Fallon told the Court that an held by a division. In case of this dancing even if a Japanese house Indian, constable, came across a line being burst through by the owner or tenant should have dared party of mine Chinese, four of whom enemy, Peking may yet be badly! of 8400,000 for the capture of The area comprised between the the indignation of reactionary were the defendante, on the pre- exposed again.

neighbours and the investigation of mixes of the Hong Kong Excavation Since a few days ago, effort is si Governor is understood to have. gate of the old Papal mint, where the police should he allow a dance and Pile Driving Co, at Ngau Shu being made to send out for the set a similar price on the lead of less than 20 years ago, all the money used in Rome was made, the to take place on his soft mat-cover Wan, Kowloon City. An attempt front from Makden the daily aver- Dictator Chang Teo Lin, but owing Hill, up till now the property ofed floors. Whatever dancing is done to search them was made, but the age consignments of about 20-ear the Commune of Rome, has been must be in public dance halls or the required by the Vatican after hotels, with police permission and party resisted. negotiations with the Governor of Rome, Prince Sada Potensiani. o'clock at night. Even at the Im The new piece of papal territory perial 1 Hotel, widely advertised as consists of a road or portion of a the road, some 100 feet long and 50 feet

wide.

This is the second acquisition of property near the Vatican by the Pope during the last few years, Some three years ago, the Knights of Columbus bought a playing field close to the Vatican Palace", and donated it to his Holiness,

General Yea Hai Shan. The Shen-

to the severe press censorship in/

never continuing dater. than ten Other Police constables had to loads of guns and small arm am-1 Peking news of the Shansi offer has

social centre of the Capital, transient tourists and resident for digners must be contented with dinner-dances that start at seven o'clock and close sharply at ten. The police permit no Japanese student, either youth or maiden, to dance at all in public,

Needless to say, Tokyo has no cabarets-Manila Times,

summoned, but before they arrived, the aine men had run off in dif- ferent directions. Chase was given and the four defendants were ar- rested, one of whom, had a loaded revolver. The police searched the spot with the result that another revolver was found.

Inspector Fallon asked for a re- mand intimating that two Magis trates would be required. The de- fendants were accordingly remand- ed until October 31st.

Fudition.

The above news winds up with a reminder that the reports of al round successes to the Mukden side hre grossly concocted.

WAR LORDS PRICED AT $400,000.

Chang Tso Lin And Yen Shi Shan,

The third and fourth Mukden army corps have offered a reward

(Continued on mezt, Column.).

not yet been allowed to appear in the vernacular press, stude

The reward for the capture of Shihchinchwang was originally fir- ed at 850,000 but later raised to $200,000 in order to rauso":"the" martial spirit of the Ankuochun soldiers. As the Mukden high com- mand claims that Shihchinchwang was taken by Mukder troops in co-operation with Chill forces un- der General Sun Taenying, the money will be probably split bot

tween the two armica.