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1925.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

"MODERN CHILD SLAVERY.”

London, February 13.

The Manchester Guardian, in an editorial hended "Modern Child | Slavery says that women and children are being exploited in China under conditions far worse than those against which English factory reformers agitated 's century ago. The problem of reform Child Labour is unhapplly peculiarly dimeult. The report of the

must Commission of the Municipal Council of Shanghai is one of the mont of the melancholy social documents of recent years. As foreign Powers with treaty rights are supported by the International Labour Legislation, they should no doubt withold their approval of the modest regniations proposed by the Commission, but all repre- sentations from England, such an that made by the China section of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, will exert timely pressure. Shanghai must be encouraged to press on; we must wait till China has effective Central Government before legislation can be enforced, on a national scale, but as was shown in Hongkong, a promising field for refum exists in areas under foreign influence--Renter.

PLEA FOR A SPIRIT OF REASONABLENESS.

New York, February 13, A plan for "a spirit of reasonableness" was the keynote of a an the speech delivered by the Secretary of State, Mr. Hughes occasion of the Lincoln banquet, in which, while reiterating America's determination to avold foreign entanglements, he de-f clared she could not be just to herself and refuse to co-operate. Mr. Ilughes in the interest of pence and mutual helpfulness.

whose Rim Reverely condemned the "turbulent spirits among seems to be to foment Bl-will, turn friends into enemics and erect between well-disposed peoples barriers of lying imputations of motive for action." He added that if Americans could sound a note, not of ignoble pacifism but of noble reasonableness, "we shall he thrice armed, secure in just influence to which no one could set aj bound."-Beater's American Service.

FRENCH BUDGET OF EXPENDITURE.

Paris, February B.

In the Chamber, discussing the re-adjustment of ex-reldiers' the Government had pensions, the Premier, (M. Herriot) snid decided to defend the national money as it was a task necessary for must be con- security. "The policy of drastic financial honesty tinued," stated the Premier, and the Government would not try to not performing its duty remain in power if it felt that it was towards the nation. The defense of the frane is the 'enly solution to the question of re-adjustments.

M. Herriot concluded by exhorting the Chamber to renounce the on the useless debate and to complete immediately the discussion Budget of expenditures, amounting to 34,187,000,000 francs, of which France's 18,000,000,000 faucs are for the payment of interest on debts, 13,777,000,000 francs for the expenditure of the Ministries, 1,400,000,000 to cope with the increases in the wages of officials, and 1,800,000,000 franes for the re-adjustment of pensions-Hares.

RESUMPTION OF GOLD STANDARD.

London, February 13. Although some newspapers regret that Mr. Churchill is unable to make a more precise statement in regard to the resumption of the gold standard, the principle of the Government's policy is almost unanimously endorsed.

The Daily News publishes the opinion at the matter should not rent entirely in the hands of the autorites and polata out that retained when Parliament passed tho, embarge on gold exports it

the right to say when it would terminate. It is still open to Parlia- ment to guard us from any undue haste.

The Times City Editor emphasises that the financial authorities. ngreed that the earlier the date that can be fixed with due regard to safety the better.

Sir Josiah Stamp's reservation that an agreement he reached in advance with Amerien finds general acceptance.—Router,

UNIVERSITY LAW SOCIETY.

INAUGURAL MEETING

YESTERDAY.

The igual meeting of the long- keng University Law Society was held in the Union building at the University last evening when a large number of students attended, and were addressed by Mr. Krating on ths subject of "Legal Opportunities Fin China"

Mr. M. A. Khan the Grachte Vice-President in introducing, the speaker said that he had hoped some more worthy person would have been able to take the chair on the occasion of this their first meeting. Vice-Chancellor would have been present were engagement elsewhere, for he had always been very sympathetic to

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preially the Chinese. tlas gatewas of the East provided an excellent opportunity for this where there was evidence on all sides of the grand mixing of the rners Taking the problem broadly, Mr. Keating showed how the Roma Inw, which in its earlier stages was essentially the law of a pastoral community. bad gradually altered As the nation became agricutural; The excellence of the Roman law as showed in the Twelve Tables, catue from Greece and the connee-. tion could be traced back through Babylonian influences to the old Mosaic Laws.

Exinvations had proved that the Rabylonim civilisation had a very

maplex system of laws, which werel either foent nor national, but which could, he passed on to aller nd vanced civilisations. The spread of the system was mainly due to the Phenicians, who, as traders went throughout Wealm Europe and founded a mumber of Colonies on the shores of the Mediterranean, taking with them the Customs, which bart come through their ancestors, of a Somitir race which was originally under Babylonino influenec

students. Me. Renting had been mainly instrumental in the form tion of the Society, and bis address would no doubt be of great value, but it was

to the members make themselves, individually, to the Society a sliecess.

Mr. Keating then commenced his address with reference to his title which, he sail, was somewhat am biguous. He did not intend to ge into the professional rispects of the law, on which subject there were many barristers and solicitors in the Cotany who could do much bet❘ject and these only dealt with com- paratively modern times. Although they had much of Chinese sociology they contained little of law.

ter nud who might Inter address them on the subject. Here was the difference in University and Profes. sional training. The firni wAR A prelude to the second and the object of the Society was to collate the logal work, which came before them in the University during the courss of their studies

Old Mosaic Laws.. The studies of Bociety would of a necessity he comparative, with the object of seeing exactly what the various systems had contributed to the gonorally accepted legal codes All systems would be examined, es

Traces of the system were also. fourávi in Hima law, but through] the lack of historical records on the subject, in China, it was very difficult to make any definito atatamont where evidence was little more than cireunstantial. There were very fow hooks of reference covering the sub-

In conclusion, the speaker maid that there was an opportunity for them at home here to study their Individual effort counted subject. greatly and if it was only the translation of one page of Chinaso law, or the analysis of any single element of Chiacao family life, that would be a contributing factor to the hocess of the Society.....

The meeting closed with a vote of Kinks and applause for the exx- colace of the initial address. .

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