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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER

1921.

THE BOOKSHELF.

COAL FOUND ON JUNK. CHINA'S COMING LABOUR

PROBLEMS.

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Mistress Charged with Theft.

Need of Avoiding Mistakes of the West. ORGANISER AND AUTHOR. At the Magistracy yesterday of systematic eco omic and social The need for the organization Readers do not generally go to bost was charged before Mr. J. Rwards the betterment of her in- afternoon, the mistress of a curge research in China as a means to- the business man for litarature. Wood with having a secret com-dustrial conditions, was the theme There is something antipathetic

between the two. In many respects/partmant on the boal, contrary to of an address by Prof. P. Roxby,,

they are at the poles. This does

Iww.

A second charge of stealing at meeting of the Dr. H.T. and half tons of coal was also Hodgkins Lectures "Fellowship" referred against her and three at Shanghai on the 9th, inst.

Chinese who were found on board the junk at the time of the arrest.

Mr. W. B. Hind appeared for the defendants.

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After showing how industrial- ization, if it became a curse to China, would become a curse to the whole world, Prof. Roxbe TOWN GARAGE & SHOW ROOMS RUSSELL STREET GARAGE

said that China was on the verge of huge industrial development.

The social upheavals going on

not prevent members of the world of cammeres here and there from achieving notable success with the pen when used for other purposes than signing hills of exchange. There was Grote, there was Bagehot, and there was The Magistrate said he bad Lord Avebury, all of whom were inspected the boat and found concerned primarily with banking the secret compartment which interests. Now, we have

a connected with the bald. The ia England at the present time celebrated Lancastrian captain of compartment had no opening with were undoubtedly due to a mis- industry. Sir Charles Macars, the deck and that constituted an guided industrial revolution. The giving us a volume of remin-dence. He imposed a fine of people at home were suffer. iscences. Sir Charles is, of course, $50 on this charge and ordered the ing from the wrongful exploitation. best known as one of the cotton aman to caste the wall of thef of the workers 50 years ago. The kings and as a leader of the in. [hold salid.

Chinese ought to take the fullest dustrial arbitration movement. With regard to the other charge.advantage of the bitter experience but while his "Recollections Sergt. A. E. Carey said that of the West. (Cassell, 7s. 6d,) have to do with on December 15th he saw the juok The speaker then referred to "affairs rather than with books, lying at anebor in Belcser's Bay. two movements in England which he invests these with a which was an unusual plass for had had an important lesson for human element, as might hava cargo boats to lie She was carry. Chinx. The first was a movement been expected from one of hisfing regulation lights, Witness for the application of Christian broad vision

Want on board and found the bold ethica, economics and citizenship The author feels that as a "sonmpts. On searching the reasel to all the grasi social issues of of the Marse." with an ancestry be found six and a half tons of the day by means of conferences including several prominent coal.

He questioned the carge with group of workers and soldiers and administrators, heresa As to fram where emplorers. The second, was the came to the battles of the Man.she got the coal. She did Workers's Educational Associa

reply but chester cotton industry with Bo!

inting. By means of university qualities denied to colleagues of Cantonese Here is $10 to bus tutorial classes it brought th a narrower business outlook. He chow.

universities into direct contact took a leading part in forming) Wan Yeung, a representative of with artisan labour. Had it been

the

Amazin

asid

Manchester Cotton Em-the owners of the s.s. Phranang, in operation 50 years ago. the plagers' Association; he became sid his Company had bought 150 enormous gulf between capital in due course president of the of coal from the S.BK Coal and labour which developed in Master Cotton Spinners' Federa-Company for the vessel. The coal the 19th century would never tion, and si er the severe and another junk for tran-hipmec THE CHRISTIAN IDEAL IN CHISA

was loaded into defendxat's junk have existed. the cotton ward in 1901 4. brought about by

to the Phrana02.

Speaking on the relationship off speculation, he urged the Indera **

depee as to the the industrial problem to the pro tion to pull that International delivery of the road in to the pagation of Christianity among Congress at Zarieb in 1994 whieh Parapang Frocar the junks. The the Chinese, the speaker quoted) he describes as "the birth of a

bid of defendant's ok was Canon Barnes's words: that the international fea in ecoptied sol so far as he bow greatest problem in the world was industry." comparable to the birth one of that particular edes of how to present Christianity to the ofa League of Nations.

coa! west haGKAS Some sweeping-t'hinese. It must not be present- Is to Sir Charles's verk for

were given to the delendas: butted as an abstract proposition ech- the International (mor Fel-refying of coal

they were allowed to take any cerning the individual, but tion, the laternational Institute

defnite and concrete relation tr

1

of Agriculture, and sin,dar enters that be sold tons of coal to the of Chinese life, or it would not

A Japanese coal contractor said the economic and social condition prises that welcome of the the owners of these Thranang all 47pea! finally to such a practic

ostinteresting paces of his book. 18 10 cesta por tas He sted many countries and two kinds of coal delivered and he Chinese. If the Christian forces There were and democratic people as the took notes of many important becozcized i urut the six samples could offer some solution of that prople. At a time of so much produced in Court as the same as creat industrial problem then the Controversy over the milltary that he sold to the ship. He had also chances for the real Christ:aniza merits of Lord Kitchener it is s pleasant change to

examined the as and a bali tonotion of China were surely im-1 read Sir! Charles Marara's praise of his that about o per cent was similar

eual found is the junk and saidmensely increased. administrative talent, based on as tour in Ryp: to study the grow-

to that sold by the Company, b'ems, Prof. Roxbe said that i ing and bandling of the cotton,

the cs39 for the distnets like Yangtzepoo the crop there. Sir Charles

ought to be established social settlements, to exist not merely particularly impressed by Kit- chaner's syropathy with the hard- ships of the fallabeen

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This prosecution.

Mr. Hind said that there was no pract of larceny. The coal was to render service falthough he Demand not misard on the Phrasang.

hoped that they would take o 10 da Of the French statesmen whom of & certain type of coal has been primarily to collect, classify and

The Magistrate:

additional My per cent. this

work) but 30 d/s

4 m/s bebas me: Sir Charles seers to found on this junk. This coal is understand data concerning the Shanghai. bave been most struck by Msimilar to chassent to the Fbraneog. Poincare. * His hold

conditions. Without Toynbee T/T Singapore. This might be identified as evid Hall or Oxford House similar T/T Japan countrymen arises, in part, frumence of having takes the coal. work could never have the fact that he is ever and always!

been TT India. the essential Frenchman, the embat the coal has been stolen.

Mr Hind: There is no evidence accomplished in the East-end of Demand. India todiment of his countrymen's

London. At the social settle T/T San Francisco) paychology." In Berlin Sir evidence of fading.

The Magistrate: But there is ments there should be socialo & New York.f Charles had an interesting tale

gists who were students from TT Java...... with Frau Delbruck, who told sak for an adjournment.

Mr. Hod: If that is so I must pulleges and middle schools who T/T Marks

I will had been trained along the righ: him that the secret of the Eisar's saccess in better years of bis oils concerning the case. I wish

then clarify my mind on the points lines. reign was that he was "hand in to address the Court on this case, glove with the men who ran the i great industries of the country.

The Magistrate agreed and said that the case was a most interest- He sometimes showed

practical spirit:-

abe

ave: one.

For instance, he once said of be beard one day during the next Mr. Hind suggested that the case the wife of the chairman of

week. North German Llord Stearnship Company, whom the prisoners being in gaol for The Magistrate: That will mean knew:-"I understand

your acother week. wife has a most wonderful kitchen. Very well, I am going go to gaol for another week than g

Mr. Hind They would rather to bring the Kaiserin to stay for six months. with you for a few days so that

Further hearing of the case was

she may master the details of adjourned until next week.

that kitchen." The Kaiser in)

WHEN DO TWO PARISHES MAKE ONE?

Essex Rector Loses A Novell Rate Test Case.

A novel point affecting the Paymens of rates by clergymen who have charge of double parishes was decided by the Bill- ericay (Essex) justices.

2/8 1 m/s. D/P

2/834- 5 m/s. L/C ........... 2/9 10 dis. Sydney and 2/1016

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these days certainly did seem to have his hand on the lovers of German affairs.

at last. The real centre of the Among Sir Charles Macara's book is the uncomfortable youne war services was the part he woman with the breeches and the took in carrying out the Nations! pistols and the poisons, Mr. Registration. When

the coal Farmol's thousands will probably strike broke out this year Sir take this story to their adventur- Charles was to the fore with ous hearts. conciliatory counsel. The career. of this organiser is of more than common interest.

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7.30 mla Francs......... 7.50 Rev. H. Carpenter, who was Demand, New York 537%

Demand, Germany. summoned for the non-payment of TT Bombay

Nom. tates, amounting to £18 15s is Demand; Bombay ... 19334 rector of Laindon-cum-Basildon. T Calcutta ..................... If an incumbent's income is Demand, Calcutta ...

Nom. 1934 under he is free from then Yokohama......... 112 rate, and if his income is between Demand, Manila £300 and £500, one half only is Demand, Singapore. 11012 charged. Mr. Carpenter receives Demand, Batavis ... £290 as rector of Laindon and Haiphong

148 £290 for Basildon £380 in all.

Nom. Ja Saigon The point at issue was whether In Bangkok Laindon-cum-Basildon, is one or javereign

8172 Nom. 7.55 two parishes.

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forward and,

3436 therefore, Mr. Bank of England rates 5% may be in a

books by J. E. Carpenter was able to pay the Yew York/London Buckrose, she invariably tacks rate. The rector resisted this That genial exponent of the them on to an idea which touches contention, and said there were

4.205% robest, Jeffery Farnol, has given the depths. An example is "The separate registers, churches and

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