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MONDAY, MAY 12, 1930.

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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY. THE CURSE OF THE CASTE SYSTEM.

TIME TABLE.

On and after APRIL 778, 1930, until Further Notice (all previous

Time Tables cancelled).

IP TRAINS

STATIONS 0. ↑ No. +

No.10 No.9

No.11 No.14 No. 18,

1.3 7.1. P.M.

Not 18 Nosio,

F.. T. P.M. 7.M. T

Na.) 1

AMİAM. A.M. A.M.

Kowloon. Dep. 6.35 8.00 8.24 9.05 10,00 13,10 1.18,

Yaamati Dep. 6.44.

Shatin..Dep 8.56|

Taipo Dep 7,10

Taipo

Market. Dep. 7,15

Faaling Dep. 7.95

Sheang-

iwadays & Holidaya valj

-

9.15 10.08, 12,141,4

9.28 10.29 10,30 1,38 9 43 10.33 12.43 1.51

9.48 10.37 12.47 1.5.5

10.00 10.47 16,57 8,0,

* & Holidayé excepted

2.33 3.90 4,80 5,40; 7,35

4,385,48) 7,48 4.50 6.00 7.55

5.04 6.13 8.08

5,03 8.178,12 8.15 6,27 8.12

5.338.32 8.26

Shuim.

chu...A. 7,36 9.40 0.07 10.11 10.58 1.99 9.18 3.174.00 5.99 6.35 8,52

ahui...Dep. 7.30

Canton... Arr. - 11.58)

Cantos

9.01 10,05, 10.32; 1,03 2.159.11

1.52.181

DOWN TRAINS

7.18-

3.25

7,07 7.14

STATIONS

No, 7 AM.

No. 1 N». 17 No.19 · Ne.9) No. 11 No.23 สน. 3 Na. 1

P.L. P.M. 4.32. 4.X. AM.

P.M.P.M. A.M.

... Dog.

5.05

7.00 8.04

10.49

Dep.

70% 9,10 10.47

-7,83 9.2110.57

7,40 8.28 11,01

...Dop..

7.33 839 11,14

8.06 9.51 11.96

Shumchaa...Dop. Shengshui Dep. Fanling

Taipo Market. Dep.

Тыра

Shatin

...Dop.

7.13759 10.34 11.23, 11.49 9.33 4.39 5.47] 6.42

11.56 2.40 4.48 5.54

12.00 2.44 4.50 8.58

12.11 2.54 5.00 6.08

11.18 8.00

5.04 6.13

12.80 3.18 15,178.28 -12.42 3.27 5.99 6.38

Yaumati...Dep. Kowloon ... Arr. 8.12 8,57 11.32 19.01 12.48 3.33 5,35 6.44 7.22

7.49

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TRAGEDY OF INDIA'S DEPRESSED CLASSES.

WHAT GANDHI HAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THEIR BEHALF.

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or

The Indian women, although

Whatever be the outcome of his (They are a community who must have been deprived of their hus present campaign of Civil dis- spend their lives in menial and bands on account of some grave obedience, historians of the futuro polluting labour, and must live out- sins in previous life, and are con- will no doubt sit in judgment on side the main village.

sequently deprived of their beauti- Mr. Gandhi's political sagacity, but They are

allowed insideful clothing and jewellery and in appraising the merits of his work Hindu temples inas, and, generally develop into household few will differ on the incalculable especially in Southern India, the drudges without cither life or am- good he has done on behalf of In- parishs" have no access to the | bition. dia's millions of social outcasts. sources of drinking water used by¦ An a politician Mr. Gandhi's fame the higher castea,' and even some treated with honour and respect by and prestige may suffer in the years of the public roads are prohibited her own family, remains all her to come, but as a social reformer to them. Their children are not life subject to men, and Mr. Gandhi. his name will be handed down to allowed to attend the village once "said:" By shear force of a fature generations as the, man who, schools, and at every tarp their | vicious system even the most ignor. by teaching and precept, did much based social position has im-ant and worthless men have enjoyed to remove the stigma of untouch-poverished their economic life and a superiority over women which ability now applied to over 60 degraded their moral qualities. they do not deserve and ought not million Indians.

The depressed classes, have been so to have." Nearly 10,000,000 women Despite long years of contact conquered and brokea by centuries with Western civilization and the of depression that they have little humanizing work Christian self-respect and no ambition left. mission-both European and Ameri- [ can-India's life is still largely dominated by Hinduism, to which about sever out of every ten people ronder some degree of allegiance. Truc it is a great and ancient system, containing many elements

of

in India are estimated to be con- fined-in-zenanas (women's apart- menta) or behind the purdah, a custom which is largely responsible Marriage Customs. Perhaps the greatest curse of all cent. of women are literate.

for the fact that barely one per are the marriage customs which sc far have survived the attacks of the both-men-and-woman-have-in- In recent years educated Indians, Christian worker and social restituted a crusade to free girls and former. An act prohibiting early women from the custoras that en marriages has just horge Low in of high value, but also much that face of strong opposition from slave them, enabling them to re- is mediocre and degraded. Through sections of both: Hindus andy, muve freely in society-and- the hold of centaries of tradition Moslems. There has been a rush of

to take & share in the social and is slowly weakening, especially in

even the political life of their coun- village" marriages between children the large cities, the caste system of tender. years to avoid the act, The marriage of Hindu widowa is try, Progress, however,, is slow. which has condemned many millions and as the marriage "season" is now comparatively rare, and the purdah to perpetual degradation, scill

over, it will be impossible for some system remains fashionable and is governs Indian life, and when a

time to judge how successful legis-still a hallmark of respectability | decade ago Mr. Gandhi placed the

lation will be in dealing with the removal of untouchability in the

among all classes. problem. Education is regarded as

|· The greatest progress is being ac forefront of his non-co-operation

a more important factor thai legis-complished in the sphere of educa programme, he caused consternation

Iation: Early marriage is enjoined tion, and the changes in the cast in orthodox Hindu camps by his

by most of the higher castes, and system are particularly noticeable slashing denunciation of the in-

at the last census 8,500,000 wives among the English educated claasen, human treatment meted out to the

und the modern industrial and com- were under fifteen years of age mercial classes. Here are to be depressed classes. During his re

The bride and bridegroom do not found the first signs of the disinte cent march to the sea Mr. Gandhi see each other before the wedding,gration of Hinduism and the easte sat and took food with members of the selection being made by parents must go hand in hand with legis system, proving that education the depressed classes, still regarded and relatives who surupulously follation in the great work of eman as social parishs by the high-class low the dictates of custom, and the cipation, of

depressed Brahmin, and ever when engaged consummation of the marriage classes. in political mission he never fails takes place when the girl from to appeal for the removal of their grievances.

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