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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1928-12-20, Page 7hina's New Women By 'IdQ1%2AS FF MI fekRD Sbanehei.—It would .be lea exagger- !Atop to say that modern feminlem Ase alit China with full force, ,But beyond doubt it le already felt strong• 3y he the national life, • The Mt of forty-nine members of the Legislative 'Yuan of the national government (which correeponds to Rhe American Congress) contain women, Soong Meiling and Soteme, Two other women, Ching -ling and Ho i1ng-ting, are bars of Kuomintang Central"Co and Executive Yuan respectively latter corresponds to the Pres and Cabinet in America). Soong Mal -ling is Mme. Chian sheik and usually is called Id (pronounced Mayling) Soong by elgners, Soong' Citing -ling is Sun' Yat-sen. They are sisters both attended Georgia Wesleyan lege and were graduated from'le ley College 1n America, 'Mies So Chong is distinguished as China's woman judge and first accredite „, man diplomat. She vas educat France. Those who know women believe that their participa- tion in government will be more than perfunctory. A case tried recently inethe S 'hal Provisiona4 Court attracted attention, A daughter of Sheng Ii pao, a famous and wealthy man of the empire and one fo the progressive Chinese of his day, to compel her brothers to give an equal part in their father's es ley old 'Chinese custom daughters no legal rights in their deceased ents' 'estate, being dependent on 'generosity of their male relatives, Provisional Court decided in favo the feminine plaintiff in that suit thereby set a precedent that evil far toward establishing the 1 equality of women in China. The Chinese press lately is g attention to what is called an epide of girl suicides.' In one month s teen young Chinese girls ended t lives, a majority by throwing th selves into tee Whaugpoo River, appointment in iove is given as reason for most of those Acts It is probable that In bygone 1 many Chinese women committed tide, some of them for love But a new thing fpr Chinese society, the government to show concern a their fate. The head of the gre Shanghai municipality (Chinese) ministration has had signboards pia at prominent jeteys ' urging young women not to end their' lives hastily. Some. of these signs are vivid to a de- gree and depict a young girl about to cast herself into the river, while U1 the middle distance a corpse can be seen floating along. Pamphlets against suicide are distributed. One is not surprised that the movies and some other phases of up-to-date life in Shanghai are blamed for the so-called epidemic among young Chi- nese. Nowdays the movies, and Am- erican movies, are blamed for many new social developmetns that cannot be easily explained otherwise. Chinese, and particularly the younger genera- tion in Shanghai and other large. cities, are becoming movie addicts. In the movie theatres, for the first time in China's history, they see love and passion vividly .depicted, and un- der the emotional reflex thus stimu- lated they may vent their love desires and disappointments and frustrations in a fatal way. Modern Chinese feminists bave copied America rather than Europe in forming their: habits and ideas. That is plain. The American custom of almost complete social freedom for young people of both sexes has taken hold here. - One notes evidence of that on every side, Chinese boys and girls in their 'teens go to tea dances and to - cafes at night unchaperoned, usually, it is true, In parties, but often in couples. Hundreds of young Chinese girls work as paid dancing partners in the halls. These girls fail in love with the Young' men they meet and then, when paren- tal objection or other obstacles inter- vene, they are prone to act "on their own" and seek the easiest way out. FINANCI. L EWS Pewees of the Dairy industry' Jn Canada=City Dairy's Achieve menta The dairy industry in Canada has come' into greater prominence lately s two because of the increased number o Cheng organizations. In wbich the public in Soong vector has a direct interest, Som merit- statistics relating to the leading cone uncil pallial, the shares of which are trade (the ni the Canadian markets, are present 'cleat ed. These include City Dairy Co. Farmers' Dairy Co., Hamilton Dairies Chiang Kai• Ltd., and Eastern Dairies, Ltd. ei•ling 01tY Dairy's` dividend record has for- been enviable, It paid par value of Aima• 7 Per cent, in 1021 and 10 per cent, in and 1922, with a bonus of 3 per cent. in Col- 1922. Dividends of 10 per cent, were elles- distributed in 1923,, u -me In 1924, the stock was split 4 to 1 fleet and the par•, value changed from $100 d wo- to 525, and .73 per annum 'vas paid ed in in ilivklends, equal to 12 per cont, on these the old stoclt, The $3 divictencl was ST, VMS DANCE 4 trouble. That usually Attaolo$ Young Children St. Vitus dance is the name gener- ally given to a disease deserlbeti by medical mor, as chorea,. This trouble usually attacks young children, though older, people may be afflicted with .it. The moat common spit:tome are a twitching of the fees and limbs. As the:. disease progresses the twitching takes the corm of spaomo, to whieft the jerking motion may be ooafteed to the taco or all the limbs may be i effected. Frequently the patient is! d unable to hold' anything iu the hands 1. or walk steadily. Ai' severe cases the ' speech is often affected. The disease; is due to debility of the nerves and' 1 reliea comes through an enriched blood supply. Dee Williams' Pink Pills have been most successful . to !reaching this trouble_ through 'their specific action; on the blood, which it ;enriches and purities. The Renewing !stance ce proves the ,value of ler', ams' Pink Pills In this trouble, Mrs. Thomas Bowen, Bath, 'Ont, says:—"Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have been to use in my family for years and always with good resu I believe they saved the life of only son. At ten years of age grew very nervous and the trouble developed into St. Vitus, dance. IIis legs and arms would jerk and twitch, then his speech was affected, and iiie condition was pitiable. Just then there came to me • a little book telI- ing of Dr, Williams' Pink Pills and I decided to give then to him. 13y the time two boxes were. used there was an improvement in his condition and by the time six boxes mere were taken all traces of the trouble had disappeared, and he was well and strong. I have also given the pills to my growing girls, and I know of no better strengthening medicine. I may add that the same applies to grown- ups as well." You can get these pills through any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont, Fit Mq{ry•p .,. 'Test . to b,., Made continued in 1926 and 1928, with a bonne in each year of $1 per 'share. At. the end of 1927 the stock was hang- again split 4 for 1, the new stock be - much ing of no-par value, and ou the new ung stook dividends at the rate of $2 per darin annum have been paid since. most. By means of the two splits the num- sued ber of dhar'es Issued has Increased her from 5,775 to 92,400 shares,, the origin - tate, al shareholders who have maintained have their stock are now getting the egttiva- Par lent of $32 per annum in dividend re - the turns. This is in addition to the The bonuses that have been paid in recent r of years. During the years 1921-1927, In - and 1 go egal ,vine mit Public interest in Farmers' Dairy even- was created lees than three years ago, heir when stock carne on the market, em -Previously, the company bail been pri- Dis- vatety owned. In 1928 the company the paid 6 per cent in dh'itle:1de on its original 7,080 shares of 110 par value nes and In 1927 7 per mut was p't1d, Tile sue- stock was therrspit on a baei of 10 tt is for 1, the 70,000 new shares being of and. no-par valve. • On these shares 25 cents bout per share was paid last February and ater� 25 dents last August, indicating a rate , ad- of 50 cents per share ha a per annum, or ced equal to $5, or 10 per cent. on the original shares. elusive, original shareholders have re- ceived 580 per share on their holdings in dividends and bonuses. The Farmers' Dairy Elder Chinese are 'concerned abou all this, but they seem unable to diag wase and control these modern ten denotes. But the feminist movement here 1 by no means all emotional and erotic A bank managed`- by women fo women exclusively is opearting sue cessfully in Shanghai. Several of th large Chinese banks have women's departments. The Girl Scouts are getting recruits steadily. Thodsand of Chinese 'schoolgirls have ei thus, astically joined the student movement to build national military efficiency for defense. Chinese women are in medicine, in newspaper work, in mu- sic and u-sic-and art, in '&e movies, in educa- tion, in law -in sports, in almost every modern occupation. A. Ohineso won an's dentate' union and a Chinese woman's barbers' union have just ap• plied for recognition by the General Union of Werkers. Feminism 1s not new in China. Chi• Dose women at times have played tali portant parte in the politics and gov- es'htnent of this nation, Chinese wonien have been titled rulers of the country. But feministn in China - Is taking new forms and exhibiting new effects, If he is 80 ! ic' she is 18 and she calls him "erectile,' she realty means "Banta Claus," Eastern Dairies Limited Eastern ,Dairies, Ltd., is one of the newer companies to come into promi-' nence and established business in' Montreal, Ottawa, Hull, Toronto, Win-. nipeg and other smaller centres. It .- is capitalized at 52,500,000 7 per cent. preferred stock Jeered- and 69,099 t shares of no-par common stock, issued. t Net 'operating profits in 1927 amounted to $427,061, Preferred divi- dends per anuum amount to $175,000, e hence the residue left to apply to de- d predation and common stook was $262,061. This was equal to 53,66 on b the common, before depreciation. The management prudently made a Fele- c tively heavy appropriation for depreci- e ation of 5164,382, which, when sub w traded from profits, left an amount 't equal to $1.30 per share on the tom- d mon. its, my, he Civilian and Naval Board -Will 1 Witness Experiments With New Boat's Devices Washington. - Submarine rescue and escape tests will bo conducted off New London and off Key West dur- ing the Winter months by the sub- marine S-4 and the new submerging submarine rescue ship Defender, which bas been built by the Dennen• hover & Lake Company of Bridge- port, Conn., and assigned to the Con- rol Force of the fleet for exhaustive este, The 5-4 since it was refloated off Proviueetown bas been equipped for xperiments with submarine safety eviees and is now at the Ports- mouth Navy Yard. It will' be avail- s le not only for general escape and rescue experiments but for such spa - !al purposes as the board of civilian xperts and retired naval officers ish to utilize it in their survey of he entire field of submarine safety °vices. The Defender was recently Iaunch- d and has undergone submergence gists satisfactorily to a depth of 137 et Unique in many respects, 11 is quipped with devices which, it is be- eved ,represent a marked advance rescue operations. The vessel splaees 225 tons, is 92 feet 7 inches be • and has a beam of 11 feet 3 chase It is equipped with a diving mpartment from which rescue work an be carried out beneath the sur - ace. The 5-4 will be towed by the ten - ✓ Falcon from Portsmouth to New radon, where the escape and rescue its will be uonduct'ed until Jan. 5. e submarine will then be, towed to ew West by the tender Mallard for miler operations which will occupy until March 1. The 0-4 will then be returned to Portsmouth. "In general," the Navy Depart- ent announced, "the tests in the cinity of Now London will consist the ability of the Defender to em - y divers in simuls.ting rescue m a submerged pontoon in smooth d rough weather conditions, as 11 as in locating and attaching ntoons to the 8-4 submerged. The is In the vicinity of Key West will made with escape appartus, rescue rk and diving bells." Hamilton Dairies, Limited e This company has outstanding fe $760,000 7 per cent. preferred stock: of e $100 par value and 26,000 common a shares of no-par value. Profits in the in year ended January, 1928, amounted di to 5135,744, from which 552,500 was 1 absorbed for preferred dividend for in the year. The residue left applicable co to.. depreciation and common stock ° was 582,244, or equal to $3.20 per f share on the common. The company, however, made an extraordinary ea- de propriation for depreciation of 575,669, ae equal to more than half the net profits to beforedividends, so that the residue Tb actually Ieft in the balance sheet ap- plicable to common stock was Feta- si tively small. Expected That C.P.R. Will Make New Offering of Common Stock A further new issue of common in - stock by the Canadian Pacific Railway oP at a comparatively early date appears s probable, accorelll�g to advices from plc Montreal. It is suggested that an is- fro ✓ sue of 530,000;000' would be made, or au - on a basis of 1 new share for each 10 We e held, It is also suggested that the 00 new stock would be issued at $150 or tee $176, which would bring valuable be s rights to shareholders. Large ex$sn- Ivo ditures are contemplated by the com- pany for 1029, and it is logical to ex - Peet that the bfg road would provide a goodly proportion of new capital' re- quired through an issue of common stock. Vandals a Scourge Naval Competition Manitoba Free Press (Lib.) : It is said in all sincerity by ,Premier Bald- win and his colleagues that Britain has no desire not- intention of enter- ing into a competitive race with, the United States in the matter of naval amente. President Coolidge and advisers, with equal s1nceeity, reply that the United States nett intends nor desires to eon- uct a navy which will be. In any superior to the British; Navy. it'ever, the British Navy must essarily be the yardstick( for erlean naval construction; if the ted States is t ohave a navy rec- to none. Exact equality is out he question, but the. problem is. agree upon some llinitatlon of emulate which, will cur), the 02- ies of the Big Navy troupe in countries, '+ arm We hesitate to say that motor his va.ndalisn is more vicious than it is can thoughtless: Nevertheless, wanton net destruction 'goes on and something sty has to be 'done about it. Every farm- way er knows how city people swarm, over No farm woodlots and pastures in spring' nee and summer to pick flowers and to Am picnic. The flowers they pluck wilt Uni before they reach home. It is not end that these' people are vandals at of t heart, it is because they hunger for to the beautiful, They are thoughtless. arm I tivit Mtnard'e Liniment for Chapped Hands,' both • Monkey Shines t A sleliAN SEMAPHORE Many n;otrkevs, pori bed ou a Nlre ladder attached to a dead tree form a sort of semaphore railway 'signal tower at the Milwaukee Zoo. Spurs Bribe London "Bobby" is Corn - mended, His Would -Be Corrupter Fined For offering a bribe to a London "bobby" named Johnson, W, E. Mar- den was lined 5125 with 525 costs at Dow Street Police Court on Nov. 12. Tho prosecutor desevibed the case as one. of great gravity "in these very oensor'ioas and critical days as far as the police are concerned, And I think that the magistrate will agree that the constable involved is to ba very ar.uch commended for resisting the temptation which was undoubtedly thrown in his way.!' In passing sentence on the delin- quent the magistrate, dryly observed: "I should like to say that I entirely concur in the observations which have been made as to the extreme propriety with which Police Constable Johnson acted, IIe acted in a way 3n which one would expect a constable to act, and in which I am quite sure nearly every constable o -,,the force would act in similar circumstances." These circumstances as brought out in the evidence were as follows: The defendant blocked traffic in Coventry Street by selling cheap jewelry from al motor car. Johnson threatened to re -1 port hien for obstruction and was walking away when Murden followed him and said: "Won't this square it?" and slipped two half-crowns (71) into e his hand. Thereupon Johnson said he; would further report him for trying to "bribe justice," The defence was that the money was merely a tip' which was quite customary in such cases. istrableAr fawn 11SYRUP NIGHT COUGH ►AHiLv S1.ZE ,754 TRIAL SIZE 3S0fa.Y� �° �trt o HITIS CiNorees2 SLy• p A S TH MA LAfF fee o N WITH LAUGHTER) There is a new game in town tailed "lemons," When there 1e a party a young man catches the prettiest girl and squeezes her. That makes the other girls looie sour. An. immodest girl is one who is aware that you are aware that she's aware of her legs, and does not care. It isn't difficult to teach the hea- then to wear clothes, They don't see any news photographs. • The slogan, "No metal can touch you," probably originated with the in- stallment houses, who are now getting most of the contents of the pay euve- 1000 direct. TII USiNDS OF MOTHERS USE NO OTHER 11IEDIOIXE Baby's Own Tablets Are the Ideal Remedy. for Babies and Young Children Canadian mothers are noted for the we they gine their little ones— the health of the baby is most jeal- ously guarded and the mother is -clwaye on the lookout far a remedy which is oflln at t anti et the sane time abeolutela :ale, Thnusancls of. The marriage ceremony needs one Mothers have found suchn remedy more question: Will you love her ' in ,31by's Own Tablets :and many of when she's fat? them u, 9e nothing else for the ail- ments of their little ones. Among The words aren't synonymous. "Bo- logna" is pork; "bolaney" is bull. Fpr having the greatest pull of any- thing of its size we nominate the safety razor, A young chap has invented a ma- chine that ,rands out a lighted cigar- ette for a penny, Naturally he ex- pects many puffs from the newspa- pers. Nobody is ever pleased with the weather and the ueigllbor's new house. them is ]firs. Howard Iiing, of Truro, Don't Like Movies • Man -Eating Tigers Are Scared by Motion Pic- ture Camera -Man San Francisca—Man-eating tigers of Siam have been subdued by Amer- ican notion picture cameramen and the death toll frons the animals has decreased 95 per cent, in the last three years, Dr. Douglas R. Collier, medical missionary, said when he ar- rived here from the Siamese jungles. Dr. Collier, who has spent the last seven years in the "land of the ever - hungry tiger,' returned on the liner President Taft to spend Thanksgiving Day with relatives here. "Three years ago there were 100 deaths a year in my district of 20 square miles due to raids by tigers," Dr. Collier said. "The natives believe man-eating tigers are imbued with some holy spirit, and that anyone who kills them will be visited by evil, "Then the motion picture camera- men cane into the jungle and trapped some of the beasts to photograph them. The animals immediately be- came fearful and went into seclusion, There are ,only five persons killed by them a year in my territory now." Dr. Collier had- to travel five clays on horseback to the neatest railroad when he started his journey here. Minard's Liniment for Asthma, N.S., who says:—"I can strongly r commend Baby's Own Tablets mothers of yotmg children as I kno of nothing to equal them for lit ones. 0 Baby's Own Tablets are sold medicine dealers or by mill at cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont. Level Crossings Le Devoir (Ind.): (Mr. Deflate has announced that ten million dollar will be, spent during the next to years on the abolition of level cros Jags,) The Railway Commissione who represents the Province of (Zeebec in particular, Mr. Thomas Vien suggested most opportunely some tim ago that the Provincial Governmen might also contribute to this work o security. The suggestion is an excel lent one. The published figures she that the contribution of provincla governments, which is voluntary, ha not been much in excess of half a million in twenty years. It has jus been announced that the Government of our province will spend a sum large enough to keep open through the win- ter the "bootleggers' route" to the United States. It is just as important to set aside a decent sum for the sup- pression of level crossings. MAKES NO DIFF It makes no diff if it is made a- Of voile, georgette or thin pongee, to ! For when it's finished and put on w There's just as little dress to see. Ile Accidents will happen. And that is by why there are so many kinds of sal - 25 ads. g n s- r, No Substitutes Are as Good. Ask the Man With a Wooden Leg. He Knows." Did you ever notice that the less. e people know the more anxious they are to make it known. w A chicken fancier is a town man • who buys eggs and chicken feed from the same grocer. The work of a large number of peo- ple is like the slow moving pictures - Life would be a lot nicer if they'd only put those "Post No Bills signs on letter boxes. Safe At Last Singapore's Huge 1~`loafing Dock Tries Facilities of Suez Canal The first part of the new floating dock for the new British naval base .. at Singapore, which left England in June and reached its destination, ace cording to a brief' cable dispatch, op Oct, 12, had; not been expected to ar- rive until Oct, 31. It had reached Port Said on July 20 and there waited for the second part of thS dock, which arrived, a fortnight later. The two "arts then entered the Suez Canal, all traffic being stopped.• The passage of the whole dock through the canal, where there was only fifteen feet to spare on each side and where the dock was so high out of the water as to be liable to catch the wind,, was accomplished in four days. The parts, each towed by four Dutch tugs, then proceeded separate- ly, the second part reaching Singapore on Oct. 15. Into the 'entire . dock, which is capable of holding the largest battleship, went 20,000 tons of steel with 3,500,000 rivets. The net tonnage of the dock is 50,000; its cost,includ- ing transportation, $60;000,000. Advices from Port Said,ccnsider the transit of the dock the greatest feat ever accomplished by that waterway, although usually ships pass through the canal 1n fifteen hours, In 1870, the year after the canal was opened, the average time of passage was 48 hours, and the largest ship accommo- dated was one of 4.414 tons, Today ships of 27.000 tons rite,; through the canal. Last year 5.545 ships with a total net tonnage of 28,e62,0 -ie passed through with transit receipts amount- ing to $42,000,000. Xis 1870 the num- ber of vessels was 986 with a tonnage of 436.609. while tiro receipts amount- ed to 55,584,000. Unemployment London Sunday Tflnee (Cons): With the figures of unetnpleylnent. uge and mounting, with the heavy trades deeply depressed, the country faced with a state of emergency less spectacular but hardly less, real than that which inspired her to un- araileled endeavor fourteen years ago Ignorance, plus willingness to learn, plus ability to learn, is a far better basis on which to establish appropri- ate and satisfactory human relation- ships than is knowing a lot of things, even if all of them are So.—President Harvey N. Davis of Stevens Institute of Technology. "You lovely creature!" the sheik raved. "What would you do if I should steal just one Iittle kiss?" "I'd say you were mighty limb," returned the world-weary sleet*. p In a small town a garage man hung out this sign: "Use Genuine Parts. The alternative before us in Europe is very simple: we either keep faith with the spirit of the Pact that we have signed or, in time, we go down a steep. place altogether like Gadarine swine and perish eternally. Premier Stanley Baldwin. New Jobs For Girls FIRST RACE,FOR WOMEN JOCKEYS AT TANFORAN 11 was 17a I-ItlJsboro Town Plate. From left: Jockey Donna Omni, IsIaci I Deane, who presented the trophies; Lorena Trickey, winner of the race, and Paris '1Witliams, who rode third. Do Speed Limits Insure Safety ? "It is yet to be proved that restric- tions on speed limit have insured safety," says an editorial in the De- cember issue of "Successful Farming." "The smaller the town, the slower must autos run on its streets, with seldom a car or pedestrian to be hurt by a passing car. The larger the city, the greater the demand that cars speed up and get out of the way, with pedestrians safeguarded by traffic signals. A jay -walker 'is a menace in this age of swift travel. "Instead of speed limits there should be drivers' licenses issued only to those who can prove their skill at the wheel, and licenses should be revoked for careless driving at any speed, any- where, any time. Put the responsibil- ity where it belongs, on the driver and car, not upon some speed law. More attention needs to be given to brakes and headlights. They are the key- stone of safety." Man as Critic London Morning Past: Men leave grown accustomed to see women 'looking nine. They like to have neat, trim, pleasant maid -servants, empioyees, wife, daughters, friends, They like the women they take about with them to be well dressed. Yet they Wear an air of some disdain when women talk, "chiffons". They are completely ignorant of what it means in taste, skill and good man- agement - for a woman to be always suitably and becomingly dressed, yet they criticize searply such mistakes as the wrong shoes, hair not very well dressed, a frock that does not look fresh., Mlnard's ,Liniment for Grippe, Classified Advertisements STOCrtrae YARD to. PER POUND lila �'�, one samples free. Steak u„ el: far a it,,s, Dent. 1, Orlllla. Ont. T W> .List oP "Wanted ' inventions" and Trull lnfor..tution Sint free on Iteauest, TRE ZSAMSAY Oti., Dept, W. 273 Bank St.. Ottawa, Ont, is more thorn ire Rae .soap n is sanative, antiseptic and not only arenas., but Leah irritationsnd raptures thenorad , action of the pare.' For 50: earn the slot:dint? of:emli•„oo Cold 1'ie15•ywed or Mangey Black Everywhere men, women and children are finding- instant relief from Coughs and Colds of all kinds by taking Duck- ley's Mixture, Everywhere druggists aro eelling "Bucltley's” udder positive guar- antee. The first dose proves how dif- ferent it is -and there are 40 doses in • 7i -cent bottle 1 Never be without Wks proven conqueror of colds. W- It Buckley, Limited, 142 FhMutual Si,, Torontty 2 LCf4 "L s• 66 120 MIXTURE Ads likes flash- • Slagle sip proves 14 75c and 40c Foot IIIc -- For aching feet, for chilblains and bunions, rub with Mln- ard's, A sure relief. 1S UE No. O---'