We publish a full page ad-\vertisement to-day entitled "Opposition of Chinese Commercial Bodies to the Proposed New Bylaws," which states the case against the by-laws fairly fully from the Chinese point of view.
view of the nearness of the ratepayers' meeting there can be no objection to our dealing with cept that the mob spirit was/a few of the points made in this already abroad, it must haveladvertisement relating to the been apparent even to the ady Child Labour by-law and the of students that none but con-press Law. "spicuous wrong-doers were de-The Child Labour By-law is tained.
When the attack on supported by the Chinee con-Louza began, the police had/ditionally only, because they absolutely no alternative but t"|"doubt the wisdom of introduc. "get promptly and drastically. ing a duplicate law hen a Had the mob succeeded in for-chinese provisional factory law ing its way into the station, it! (which has never been enforced, would have begun by seizing be it remarked) embodies a the arms and ammunition there!fairly complete set of regula-stored and then in all pro-tions and excels the proposed bability have burnt down the by-law If the Council: Duilding. After this, anything Pays due respect to China's might have happened. That it'sovereign rights, why not en-should have been necessary to\force the Chinese factory law whoof and that Chinese should); - 2" There are several have been wounded and killed, differences between the Counij, as already said, most de.cil's scheme and the Chinese Plorable, But the results would,!@W, which has never been have been far worse if the police Perative here or anywhere els had hesitated, and it is possible but the most important one is to hope that the deaths of Satur-that the latter states that day afternoon may serve to|"Factory owners should provide avert a greater calamity and Supplementary education for wider mourning. child workers not leis But it is plain that the Coun-)than 12 hours a_week." The all will have to; use very firm [objection then on the part of measures for some days to come,|th® -Chinese is principatiy hat "he temper not-only of. the the Council does not enforce a watudents but of the: lower closees Chinese. Jaw which -has., never: generally is not pleasant: ¥o|Deen enforced. this state a great many factors The Press Law, however, is a have contributed. That Bolshe-|herse of another colour accord.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.