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THE HONGKONG

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SATURDAY. MARCH 27. 1920..

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FATE OF SPIES.

HOW THEY MET DEATH,

- HARDSHIPS OF PEACE.

Rt. Hon. C. F. G. Masterrati

London, Feb 7-The Morning writes in the Daily News as Past publishes a series of, syy follows:-Just a year ago I called stories, one of which details the attention in these columps to the fate of George Breeckon, whol desperate plight of the Middle posed as an American, and was Classes. I received in response acrociated with Mrs: Wertheim, of letters making ex-in as an attempt to secure naval. ceedingly pitiful reading. During information. the gear their plight has since been described in other news-kon, who was placed in a lonely After he was arrested, Breec- papers. A similar mass of letters prison cell, lost his nerve, and has been received, and then became fearful of what the again silence. Occasionally

woman would say. Finally, he some charlatan has endeavour-himself wrote a roluminous con- ed to exploit their misery.fession, Concluding with a man- Meetings aze held at city seating appeal for mercy. hotels. The Middle Classes crowd

He was in a state of semi-col- these meetings. They hope to hear some plan lapse at the trial, and broke down of relief. They listen

to completely in the denunciation of Labour, end chambr. especially of the coal miners. Then they return to the difficult task of living.

..to

execution

An inquest, which was held afterwards, showed that he died of heart failure before the ballats: of the firing party struck him.

Nothing has been proposed, so far as I am aware, by any of The woman is serving a term these advertising Leagues and of ten years' imprisonment. Unions, which

Can remotely Buschman, who was a fine assist them in that task. Noth-violinist, was a spy of a more ing has been proposed by the manly type. He pcsed as a com- Government during twelve mercial traveller on behalf of months of office which can either Dierks' Company, and said he directly or indirectly bring them was selling ploric acid. The relief. Every day since the Arm-prosecution pointed out that istice has seen a steady worsen Dierks previously were cigar ing of their position. Apathy is in merchants. some cases replacing protest. Pre- parations for migration abroad accompany a despair of any help death, Buschman asked to be at home. A deep smouldering allowed to play his violin as a

solsce in resentment remains against the

his final hours, He Government. the triumphant

spent his last evening in the "workers." the triumphant Pro-Tower, playing to himself. fiteer.

STILL MOUNTING PRICES. These men and women have done everything that good citizens could do. They have made im- mense sacrifices to rear their children as good citizens. They acquiesced in national and local

When he was condemned to

When led forth to execution in the morning he picked up his violin and kissed it passionately. saying, "Good-bye: I shan't want you again"!

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£500,000 LOST TO MISSIONS.

EFFECT OF THE RATES OF

EXCHANGE.

The adverse rates of the exchanges in the East, particular- ly in China and India, are affect- ing the great missionary societies

obligations in peace time. They It is better financially to be ato a serious extent. Last sumraer responded 10 all patriotic boiler-maker than a doctor. It is the situation was bad, but since appeals during the war. After better to be a windo v cleaner then has grown rapidly worse. the war they had hoped than a clerk. Municipal Describing the position, one of for relief from anxiety and a scavengers and dustmen have the leading officials said that ther little repose. They find their soared far above the universe suffered just as if someone threw modest standard oflife threatened, where dwell the municipally-paid £40,000 of their subscriptions into falling, submerged. Half of the school-master and mistress. And the sea. There was nothing what- newspaper is full of the record every where these unfortunate lever to show for the increased of the new rich, getting and classes see around them evidence expenditure that was entailed. spending. The other half is full of a boundless and careless A Daily Ners representative in- of the record of the old poor, prosperity. They cannot go to quired at seven of the leading fighting furiously for improve the theatre, but the theatres in all missionary organisations con ment of their condition. Go-expensive seats Gre crammed. cerning the estimated extra cos vernment appears to he sub- They cannot buy clothes, but the 10 them of the present Enancia! servient to the one and afraid of great clothing emporiums are exchange, with the the other. Between the two, and crowded with the wives of the result. despised by both, the Middle | new rich fighting for in- Classes perish.

creasingly costly garments of Church Missionary Their position has worsened in class season ticket a strain on in- Baptist Missionary

They find a third Society twelve months. It has worsened

Society for more than one reason. For come while they read of huge

motor exhibitions where men are Wesleyan Methodist first the price of all their necess-competing for the right to pur-

Missionary Society ities of life has steadily risen-chase motors, months or years Society for the Propag- They were looking forward hope ahead, for fifteen hundred or fully, during the war, to a decline three thousand pounds.

ation of the Gospel London Missionary at the end. They were promised

Society by Government, last spring, 2 decline. The promise has vanish. ed. Mouating prices have affect ed the Middle Classes the Blackcoated brigade." Labour is tormented by the rise in food. So is the Middle Class. But the economic laws which have left the Friends' Foreign Missionary latter is also much harder hit by the Professional and Middle Association, from whom definite the rise in price of clothes and Classes stranded by the roadside. particulars could not be obtained, boots and house nen and laundry They are studying the accounts the Presbyterians and furniture. Each month has of these enorinous profits and Moravians, and probably when seen some biting away of an extravagances with an increasing the losses of these and the seven unworkable family budget. The fury.

institutions above are totalled a clothes of respectability, main-

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tained during the war, have To-day two attempts are being sum of not far less than £500,000 become impossibly shabby in the made to organise them into as- will be required next year to

balance the account. succeeding peace.

sociations to protect their interest.

The Rev. W. Y. Fullerton, The one desires, in effect, though

of nct in name, to identity their inte- Secretary

the

Baptist "You should cut your coat rests with the political Labour Missionary Society, was confident according to your cloth, I hear machine. The other desires to that, so far as his constituency some opulent economist say-in create a "third" party between was concerned, the extra money other words, economise. But in the employers on the one hand would be forthcoming... what? Can we find a cheaper and the unions of artisans and "It is a very serious matter to house? There are no houses to labourers on the other. One or us," he remarked to "The Daily News" representative, "but we be, got. Reduce service? My both is pretty sure of success.

a whole cannot withdraw from our mis- wife already does the work of the The Middle Class as house herself.

We have We live in one hates and fears organised Labour, sions immediately. room to save coal. We have not; and the Socialist leaders affect to large commitments in the East. been to a theatre for eighteen despise and condemn the Middle substantial properties, and it months: We never entertain. Class, But necessity makes

would be impossible to leave these We have reduced expenditure to strange bedfellows, and

In the whole history of bare necessities. And we

bination of the two against the Christian missions I do not think toid that the burdens will Profiteer and wealthy is not more serious financial crisis be increased." This published impossible. Politically this class has ever arisen." LONDON DIRECTORY. testimony of the one-vocal-i is forsaking its old allegiance.

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Shall we retreat?" So far the Middle Class are leaving answer has been unhesitatingly And secondly, these miseries Liberalism for Labour. That is No." In order to meet this and. are intensified by being set in a mistake. The Middle Class for other abnormal needs an appeal society spending extravagantly the last forty years at least has for at least £250,000 is being made, The post-war never voted for Liberalism. The and "The Daily News" was world was to be a poor world. idea that Liberalism is or has informed that already substantiul Where all are poor. poverty

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