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DAY BY DAY

LOST in the ARCTIC. By NORMAN R. COLLINS.

WAB

IS ANY MAN FREE EXCEPT THE different,

Is far too good. An-ONE WHO CAN PASS 1119 LIFE AS HE other point we have heard men- | FLEASES ?—Persius, tioned is that it is only courting trouble to permit short-term pri- The Bishop of Victoria (The Right soners to mingle in the gaol with Rev. C. R Duppay) will be the

TN a morbid moment à once cal-tent site. They showed up this preneher at the Il o'clock nervice at the old hands. Segregation may St. Peter's Church, West Point, on work compelled me to read in the and he expects to make a couple of culated how many books my morning after the snow had gone be difficult in the overcrowded con. Sonday,

course of a year The answer, 1 cigarettes out of them. ditions which prevall, but it is

was appalled to find, 'came out on Failing everything else, the men patent that so long as there is this. John's Cathedral Hall, on Monday,

A Whist Drive will be held at the the wrong side of a thousand. smoked moss and dried tea-leaves

Nine hundred and ninety are not and decided that the moss mixing of short-term and long-June 22, at 8.45 p.m., in aid of the worth reading. But it la that nine-bottor. Perhaps the mess WAR term meh, the task of the plotter Navy Leaguo "Poseidon Fund." Ad-nnd-ninety-first that makes the responsible for a piece, of crudo

mission $1..

time well lost.

surgery that had to be carried out, Is mado

than infinitely engler

Thus, I have just come upon a Bob put in a very poor night. "T" would otherwise be the case.

For having returned from batishthin, inconspicuous, privately-heard him get up several timea There is still another matter ment before the expiry of his term printed booklet that contains with with his sore jaw. I lanced it this which appeaTA

to deserve atten- of ten years which he received in 1928, in its 70 pages one of the great morning. We had nothing to do Leung Yim was sentenced to three epics of modern adventtire, the the deb with but a pen-knife, and tion, namely, the question of the months' imprisonment by Mr. Ham!!- account of a commercial argosy before using it I put rum on

ton, at the Kowloon Magistracy this that set out magnificently with blade (considered an awful waste the punishment of men resisting au-

morning.

wireless and an auxiliary acro- by some of the party) and burned thority. We have heard it sald

plane, all in the modern mannor, the rum. that, generally speaking, the men

Food grew scareer.

The party Amongst the police officers leaving and finally became simplified into who give the most trouble in this for Home by the P. & 0. Ranpura handful of starving men in the ant in their igless patiently waiting for the sea to freeze so that they regård are not the old hands, but to-morrow is Mr. T. II. King, the Arctic desperately struggling

Director of Criminal Intelligence, hundred miles a meal.

could trek over it to their base at the men who come in for short Inspector John Ogg, Detective Ser- The volume. which is probably Cambridge Bay on the Arctic I will quote more from the terms. They are stated to be the gene Lamont Sergeant Allen and the only one in existence that in Ocean.

Sergeant Fowlie.

to an Eskimo. Is the diary. "Diary of the MacAlpine Aorial Oct. 6-The Colonel has brought Expedition." The author is Mr. in his belt eight inches more. Two Richard Pearce, Editor of the meals a day, ench about a cupful of "Northern Miner," one of Colonel food is hardly enough. MacAlpine's party of eight mineral Oct. 8.—I couldn't eat the fish to-

mary punishment where a man's knit is obvious, there would be far less trouble encountered. We realise the danger of investing of ficials anywhere with undue au

chinf Tenistera of prison dis- cipline and the ones who indulga

Applying an acid, the properties of in such filthy acts us spitting at which were unknown to him, in the the warders. The trouble is that mistaken belief that it would rid him of a boil, a Chinese was admitted as a

prospectors who were lost in. when prisoners commit offences, result into the Government

Northern Alaska from September day because the first piece I wat was bad. The Eskimos apparently certain routine procedure has to Hospital yesterday suffering from 12 till November 2 in 1929.

burns to his thigh.

The author says, "Let anyone herrings are just plain rotten."

only wind-dry the fish. The little be gone through before they can

who may come into possession of be punished, and it is suggested

Electrocuted by contact with an a copy of this diary be warned that Tightened Belts. that if authority were given the exposed part while fitting an electric he will find no literary style." Do

Oct. 9.-Not a very cold day, but prison officiala tp mete out num-bulb to a socket, Chan Sun, an not believe him. That he posscases

apprenties living at the Chung Shan the incomparable style of saying Bob the Colonal and I went for a Foundry, at No. 17, Power Street, a vivid thing in a simple way I walk on the sen. We found the ice Taihang, was killed yesterday, his propose to show by quoting from little rubbery in places apparent- remains being subsequently tukeh to the jornal which he kept whitely where there is a current in the the Mortuary.

aven Life itself was doubtful. channels between the islands.

By October 13, the Eakimas had No Ship Come.

¿killed a caribou and they had enten Private Alexander Pakdam, of the On the second page we read how again. "We went to bed," writes with " comfortable was yesterday found guilty at the nect a supply ship. No ship came. feeling and a 30-mile wind blowing Caimiant Sessions of common assault Two days later, the ship's boats outside” against a Chinese woman, the jury came into sight.

On October 16, we read: Kolding that he was not guilty of violence. Mr. Justice Lindsell 26th, while Gregury was starting time last night a earibou

The Captain told us that on the We found out to-day that some tenced neeused to nine months' hard the auxiliary engine, fire broke out within 200 feet of the shack. The in the engine room. An attempt discovery was made too late in the was made to subdue it, but even-day to follow it up. Another cari- tually the crew was forced to take hou would settle the food question. to the life-boats. A few minutes Oct. 18-Last night was an lator, dynamite in the hold blew up awful one. A real gale blew, up and the schooner sank.

That was the beginning of dis-to 60 miles an hour, driving the bullets. snow so that it felt like aster. Food was already scarce. Most of the Eskimos visited us So diving-birds were caught and this afternoon, and when they left

Hongkong Telegraph.thority, but, after all, a prison is Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, the parts set one by actoplane to the author,

FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1984.

PRISON UNREST.

a place where stern and effective discipline is an absolute necessity. Moreover, unusual conditions such as those prevailing in our garls at

present, would appene to call for ensual mensures if the mischief is to be nipped in the bud. дя we have already remarked, how- ever, the main necessity is new prison accommodation. But until that is provided, every possible step should be taken by the au-

labour.

WATER LEVELS.

DETAILS FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST KIVERS.

caten.

enme

The main thought which will oc eur to the average man on reading the reports of the continued un- rest in Vietoria Grof will be that the prison officials are faced with

Ja Hltle girl of five was caught by The following table, issued by

When I stewed them thick the wind and blown down the hill. an extremely difficult and trying thorities to back up the personnel the Kwangtung River Conservancy layer of grease cum formed. We took two or three minutes for task in attempting to preserve dia

Commission, shows in English feet all got sick and after we had re-the natives to find her. cipline in an institution which has of the goal staffs and to see that the water levels on the West River, covered, figured it was a good time) they and the public are not ex-North River and East River on the to have a rum ration from our amali supply. I put on water to June June heat and when Bob was mixing the

posed to undue risks.

dates named:

17

Weat River at Shlubing North River at Tsingyuen North River at Samshui

18.4

14.0 16.8

Travel Terrora. had its day and which is

alto-

Finally. fortified by caribou- gether inadequate for present-day purposes. There can be no doubt

14ration he picked up in the dark the steak, the party set out across the 14 pot that the greasy dishes had been frozen sea. that the overcrowded state of the

We found dou-team travelling is John Bull-Hotel-Keeper.

12.2 washed in. The rum tasted queer prison is the main factor in the

18.3 and the Colonel asked Bob for a not like it appears on the movies, Encouraging sign that the East River at Sheklung 7.7 7.4 drink of hut water. He got more with speeding loga carrying the situation, greatly facilitating, as

Labour Government have made a The highest levels recorded are:dishwater--and the result was dis- mushers along. The real stuff is It does, communication between genuinely close study of the uneni-Shining, 41 feet: Tsingyuen, gstrous.

Soon the men began the inmates, As Mr. Franks per-ployment problem in all its phases 29.2 feet; Samabul, 27.3 feet;

to lose when the snow is a little soft. The Sheklung, 11.6 feet.

weight:

Eskimos built enow igloos and put tinently observes, discipline must and that Britain is learning the

The lowest levels on record are of panes to-day. When we

Barway lent me an extra pair them up in no time. It is remark.. be jeopardised when men are lessons of adversity, sure to be found minus 5 feet at Samshui and here they wouldn't go round the snow blocks to get the right angles. -came able how the Eskimos can cut the thrown together to the extent that in evidences of a quiet revolution minus 2.7 feet at Sheklung they are in Victoria Guol. The now in progress in the British Isles. Mr. Tom Johnston; the Government,

money con

of course,

រង

that out

waist; now they are loose.

Eskimos visited them brought them precious strips

largely foot work, roal hard going

and when the job is

the and house is almost sound proof, and

or certainly wind-proof.

♫ green

Oct. 23. Our igloo caved in after breakfast, so we got up:

Oct. 26. Another day of blast- ed hopes. We got away in good time, and were making nice head- way over rough hummocks of Ice when we bumped into open water, To have this happen when we were all keyed up was a heart-

two Eskimos

Oct. 30.—Jack enticed me into cating a little seal blubber. Never again

unless there is nothing elso to cat.

Tobacco was as scarce as food. Don made a big. find of about a breaker. dozen cigarette stubs at the old

newly-appointed Lord Privy Scal, Jenal 200,000 tourists in the com-caribou fat. thoroughly well aware of the and, therefore, the "Minister in ing summer. Over 120,000 of them

The Colonel downed his all right short-comings of the local prison charge of Unemployment," recent will be from the United States, but said part of it was awful. The establishments, and of the neces-ly startled the House of Commons John Bull has long rejoiced in the part he didn't like was the outside

a calling designation of "shopkeeper"

edge that had turned sity of more adequate accommoda- by pointing

con colour. It was a year old. people ferred upon him by Napoleon. Smoker's Joy. tion being provided. These are already employing more days, however, when very little than the iron and steel industries remains to be seen whether he can or the wool trade is quite capable as adequately support the role of be spared for even of being developed. He was refer-hotel-keeper. such an obvious necessity as a ring to hotel and entering services. new prison. The pity is that the It is a rather eurious fact that the need, so long recognised, was not | Englishman in the past, busy sup met years ago, when hundreds of thousands of dollars were sunk in the ground on foundations for a gaol on the mainland which has never been built.

It is clear, however, that the problem will have to be faced, na the matter is one of extreme ur-

plying the world abroad with goods, has seen little value in taking steps try. In the course of time, the to profit from visitors to the coun-

bulk of hotel and catering services have found their way into the con- trol of immigrants from the Con- iden that the tinent. The manager of a hotel should naturally be a Swiss and that the waiters

con-

gency, Neither to the gaol staffs should be foreigners as a rule is nor to he public is it fair to exquite commonly accepted. The re- peet.

present

conditions to be sult, in the main, has been that pro- tolerated much longer. There is visions for the comfort and plenty of evidence to show that venience of visitors from overseas discipline has so broken down in have proved so unattractive that a great stream of Transatlantic our main gaol, due to the reasona

tourist traffic has passed by Bri we have quoted, that à serious or-

tain's shores. The Labour Govern- ganised outbreak may be staged ment la now taking steps to change at any time,

What that would in this state of affairs, and seeks to volve were it on a large scale, we persuntie business man to emulate: do not care to contemplate. ItFrance, who make an income four. has been suggested that, quite times as large as British war debt apart from the overcrowding, payments out of the entertainment

of tourists. · New and better hotels there are other faciora which con-

aro going up. The Government is} duce to the planning of plots, by doing its best to encourage convicis. One of these, to which the movement, particularly by we have previously alluded, is way of removing where that bad characters, knowing that possible unnecessarily irritat conditions in the gaol are by no ing passport formalities.

objectionable, do not movement Is having its hesitate to commit misdemeanours famous tourist agency a week or roward. It was announced by a for the express purpose of getting two ago that British hotela 'must a short sentence, in order that they make arangements to cater for at

means

The

own

“I know you and Bassle don't get along, Mrs. Potte, but

the doctor says she shouldn't get up today so, if you would

not mind along: about dinner time"

Oct. 27. The swapped wives.

·

Oct. 31. One of the boys is in bad

shape. His arm is numb and his fingers and eye muscles con- tracted. The Colonel felt that. atrain was at the bottom of the at- tack and that the boy was at break- ing point. He was given strong emergency dope.

Nov. 1The Eskimos switched their wives back again.

Nov. 2-What a tough day! We spent hour after hour trying to pick a course through a large Ice-floe, wandering this way and that to find the best going. More than once wo tumbled into holes between cakes.

| The Eskimo's Wife.

The wife of the Eskimo with whom I was travelling took her boy of thrco after he had beon tossed from the sled several times stripped him naked and tied him on her back under her clothing. This dil not stop her doing man's share of the work of urg- the ing the dogs and helping tug- sleds.

Once, while crossing weak ice, sho broke through to her knees." Instead of trying to scramble out. which would probably have: meant that she would sink dosper ehe lay flat until one of-the Eskimos rescued, bar.

At 4 p.m. wa struck thin ice. The Eskimos could find no way to cross it. It was then dy matter.. of parking on an tre foe, hoping.. that in the morning the going (Continued on Page 7)3.