The Archive · 1934

CANTON MOVES TO AID RICKSHAWS Exploitation of Pullers Being Combatted

Canton, July 25, "During the present heat" wave, please do not command your: rickshaw puller to run fast." "This one of the many slogans written fon posters appearing in the Canton street in connection with the campaign to improve the conditions Jot rickshaw men, Official action has been taken to stop the exploitation of rickshaw pullers by owners, who are strictly forbidden to mab further extortions" from the men, The rickshaw companies are required also to provide. the pullers with rain coats and hats, while 20 per cent. of the rickshaw tax is to be set aside for the construction of hostels for the coolies. These measures are designed to minimize [the "hardships of the unfortunate pullers. In addition, all. policemen fon duty in the streets must carry small medicine boxes in order render first aid to rickshaw men Shanghai, July 23, Four of his most. enthusiastic European followers may accompany. the Living Buddha of Tibet should the Panchen Lama finally decide to leave this country to make his way back {0 his own:

The four European Buddhists, ac~ cording to information just received from Peking, have all been in China for nearly ten years studying the principles of Mahayana Buddhism by coming into direct contact with petual conditions in Buddhist. countries In the Far East, The four intrepid followers of the Panchen Lama are:

Mr, Basil Crump, former editor of "The Law Times." London: former motor and aeronautical editor "The Field," and "The—Queen; London: being a pioneer expert. on geronauties, who joined the Buddhist Faith In the year 1893, and has been in China for the past eight years, travelling through "many provinces 13 this country, including Chinghai.

its, Gordon Cleather, the widow ut the late Colonel Gordon Cleather, and a pupil of the Into Madame H. P, Blavatsky (who studied many yeats in Tibet and was the great exponent in the West of Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism), through whom Mrs. Cleather became a Buddhist of the Tibetan Esoteric School nearly tly years ago.

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