FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1926.
BABIES' DEATHS.
SALVAGE FEAT.
GERMAN HOPE.
CONFIDENT OF ENTRY INTO LEAGUE.
RATE DISCLOSES A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
EX-GERMAN CRUISER AGAIN FLOODED,
"CECH PLAN APPROVED.
cul situation.
Berlin. August 26.
I was learned that the Foreign Minister is on the whole confident
INTERESTING, COMPARISON.
Rugby, Aug. 26.
OPERATIONS RETARDED,
THE CHINA MAIL.
CORRESPONDENCE. DR. KOCH'S WARNING
MORE HONGKONG MEMBERS WANTED.
THIS YEAR'S “DAY."
Continued front page 1.) "
the ongineer went along in a pas- sive routine way he did not nec these things. He thought that if a committee was appointed and these matters were pointed out then something could be done in the way of protection,...
Governor's Views.
ror he
Rugby, Aug. 28.
[To the Editor of the "China Mall."] The Reichsing's Foreign Affairs The annual report of the Minis-
As the result of a savore gale Sir-I was very pleased to see Committee received Dr. Strese.try of Health records that rate man's report on the bereign polits of infant mortality per 1,000 which swept over the Orkneys the the leading article in your issue of
births last year was
75 which is ex-German battle-cruiser Hindon the 12th inst. calling attention to burg, which is boing raised in the fact that there is a branch of the same as the figure for 1924.
Commenting on the big im- An ox-German destroyer, which
Scapa Flow, has been reflooded, the Navy League in Hongkonr. His Excellency the Governor re- that the difficulties in the way of provement which has taken place is being used as a breakwater for that the membership and the acti- every sympathy with the object When, however, you mention marked that the Government had Germany's entrance into the League during the Inst. 30 years, there the Hindenburg, damaged the float-vities are much too limited in a of the resolution. The Govern- e Nations would eventually be report states that the effect of this ing dock, which is now under re-seaport like ours you have indeed ment could not agree. moved. He does not expect serious improvement can perhaps best be |hair,
hit the right nail on the head. thought could the Unofficial Mem- opposition hy Spuin, which he con-seen by applying the mortality
One of the large patches on the What we require are more bers agree, nor the seconder of aiders is folly occupied by the Tan-rates of 30 years ago to the Hindenburg also gave way, and members and our object at the the resolution with gler problem, in which Gorming is figures for the past year.
the remedy not interested.
some smaller patches also require present time, is to enroll as many which the Hon. Member suggest- In 1925 the actual number of attention before further progress 48 we possible can. deaths of infants under one year with pumping can be resumed.
ed. As you are aware the head He did not think a committee of age was 53,000, whereas, if the
The Times says that proper sal-office with its executive committee would be any help at all average infant mortality rate of vage operations will not be again are endeavouring to keep the ob- he did think was that the action The Committee. which approved 1891-1900 had been maintained, started until next week-British ject of the Navy League contin-of the D.F.W. and his officers and of the Government's attitude, finally the number would have been 108 Wireless Service.
ually before the eyes of the pub- the assistance of public spirited rejected a Communist motion de-780-British Wireless Service.
lie at home. To do this requires members of the community in! manding the withdrawal of "Ger-i
a considerable amount of money drawing attention many's application to enter the
to danger and head office hopes that each of which they might see would do League-Reuter,
its branches will contribute to-much to solve the problem. wards a permanent fund which] If that was done they would bej they are raising for propaganda doing a much as was humanly work,
possible. But there were many
Dr. Stresemann pointed out that Lord Cecil's plan will still be taken a the basis of negotiations.
GIGGLING GIRLS.
SCANDALOUS BREACHES OF
night
DECORUM.
Monument to Vilent|no.
Los Angeles, August.23.
ALLEGED SCHEME.
position.
-
Nature of the Task.
What
A Home paper recently stated: Scapa Flow will be the scene this summer of the biggest salvage feat, ever attempted, when the battle TROUBLE OVER TANGIER Jeruiser Hindenburg-sunk in the
CONTROL.
seuttling of the German fleet six years ago—is to be refloated.
With a large membership we dangers which no one could fore- Paris, Aug. 26. Twenty-one of the smaller ves- could undoubtedly help very con- see, and which could only be term- The Tangier question continues sels have been raised ready by siderably. May I ask, therefore, ed acts of God. So, that all they to occupy the attention of the means of floating docks and wires your co-operation in giving this could do was to repair the dam- New York. August 26... | Fresh.
but the Hindenburg, which has a letter the greatest publicity pos-age and take steps against a re- Many scandalous breaches of "Le Gaalois" emphasises the displacement of 37.000 tons, is too sible. decorum occurred yesterday
currence of the danger in the at danger of confusing the entirely unwieldly. The water, therefore, is
The objects of the Navy League same locality. fying-in-state for seperate questions of Tangier and to be pumped out of her, so that were so clearly set forth in your Valgatino's. example many girls approaching the reform of the Council of the she may automatically rise to the article referred to above that I the DP.W. who was fully alive to Such steps had been taken by the bier gigglel. plied powder League, and adds that the stua-urface. She lies on an even keel, cannot do better than reiterate the necessity of exercising great puffs and lipsticks; and one weeption is already sufficiently serious, said Mr. Cox. of Messrs. Cox and
your remarks.
care in the sale, of house lota, and ing girl was found to have secret- for Germany's opposition to an Danka, Ltd. the contractors, to a ed an onion in her handkerchief.increase in the Council has put eally only her superstructure show-
"The old traditional lines on they would not be sold in places Press representative, "with practi- which the squeezed in order to the League in a
which the Navy League were where they were likely to become: very dangerous facilitate tear drops.
founded were to insist upon ade-a public, danger. ing. Our main difficulty will be fo As the result of such incidents.
quate defence of the Empire, His officers were examining all "L'Avenind, "Echo.de Parist to up all the portholes and the
first of all, because Mr. Ulman. Valentino's manuger reject the suggestion that an eight seacocks under the engine,
it id be retaining walls, but most of the had the Chapel e Ardente. in which international regime should be room, by the opening of which she
lieved that it is the only retaining walls which, were suA- the body was lying, closed at mid-maintained, with a Spanish pre-inflowing of the water.
was sunk, and thus prevent the
method of really securing the pected were not owned by the. when at thousands of ponderance. The latter suggests
safety of the British Isles: Government but were private would-be sighters in
Stoel patches or concrete will be aque that France should openly declare placed over the holes, and when
secondly because it is believed ones and it was really for the half-a-mile long and four deep were in favour of the annexation of the this is completed she will be pump-i
that a strong Navy is the best owners to look after their own; disappointed. The crowd attempt-
pledge for peace that the world property and see that it was not a ed to break the doors, but were leaving to Britain the onus of be 40 pumps operating, and we ex international zone hy Spain, fed out from the top. There will
can have; and, thirdly, because, public canger. dispersed by the police-Reuter.
whatever the future may bring Government In Sympathy. refusing to consent to such pect that, going at full pressure
forth, whatever scientific inven- solution.
The Government could not ac- they will empty her in 12 hours,
tions bring to the fore, sea cept the resolution as it stood and While a filmdom mourned the Action Francaise." cites the re- 60.000 tons of water.
The extreme Nationalist organ, having removed from 50,000 to
power and the Navy, as repre- he hoped the Hon. Member would passing of Rudolph Valentine in
senting sea power, has no sub-not press it to a division. While New York to cay, his Italian coun-port in a leading British paper we epleulate that the whole stitute, either on the land or in the Government was in sympathy trymen, led by Cleto Parmi, editor that Spain will be satisfied with a operation will occupy about six
the air or even at Geneva with his wishes it did not sym- of 'tulo Americano, started League mandate over Tangier, as months.
#
The Tour Hoating dock« j
Therefore these fundamental pathise with the means by which monument to the dead movie star. evidence that Britain is scheming will be moved, lato position roand
things have to be kept in front he sought to accomplish them. A nationwide campaign will be to retain her share of control at the Hindenburg and will serve as when advocating adequate Dr. Koch said he was quite
solicit fund from Tan, 'er whilst giving Spain a working platforms for the divers
naval defence for the British satisfied with the explanation. Italians und other admirers purely, illusory satisfaction. The and men engaged in the task.
Isles and the Empire." paper calls on the Latin nations Twelve divers will be constantly at.
The subscription is $5 a year either the" P.W.D. or the D.P.W.. He did not put any blame on to rally to defeat this "plot" work, and they have already made and may be sent either to myself or any of his officers because he Bollywood, August 29.
Reuter.
a preliminary survey of the hull or to Mr. A. S. Exell. c/o the Char knew they were very hard work- Pola Negri, the motion picture
Spain's Cuse.
which is lying in sand and shingle, tered Bank of India. Australia ed. actress who was engaged, to marry
Madrid, August 26.
At the same time unless covered with barnacles and thick and China. Rudolph Valentino as soon
Spain's attitude on Tangier is seaweed. us he
The other members of the com- to notice they might slip from at- these things were brought vividly returned from the east, collapsed officially stated to be concerned "Part of their task will be to tan-mittee consist of Sir Henry Etention. when told that her hance had died. with three aspects territorial, nel under the wreck in order to Pollock, K.C. (President); Mr. At first she refused to believe it maritime, and local.
facilitate the patching of the sea-W. A. Dowley (vice-president) thought he had achieved his pur- After what had been said he cocks, which are 24in. in diameter. Rear-Admiral A. J. B. Stirling, pose and asked permission to It was true, she went inte seclusion not complete the "civilising mis- They will use shovels. and have C.B.: Messrs. R. Sutherland. withdraw his resolution. and refused to see anyone. Thesion of an international character" compressed air scrapers for cleah J. H. R. Hance and F A. Perry; whole nim colony is in mourning begun in North Africa whilst ing the ship's bottom."
any of whom would be pleased to United Press, 1
Tangier remains a refuge for If this operation is successful the give fuller particulars-if requir- rebels and an open door for con-arm anticipate that it will be posed-to any British subject desir-all'important and the co-operation traband of war.
sible to raise the remaining bigous of joining. Secondly, the collective interest ships by the same means at the rate
of every part of the British j I might mention that Nelson Empire was essential to renk of all the Powers is to ensure of two a summer, but with the ex- Day (October 21) will be cele-isation of the project, essentially neutrality of the Straits.
ception of the Hindenburg, which brated this year by a grand con-an Empire, advertisement to the Thirdly, the international
remained upright owing to the com-cert to be given at the Queen's rest of the world. Serious gaps gime has been demonstrated as parative shallowness of the water. Theatre when the Alm would have been regrettable and the others' are tilted over. The "Zeebrugge" will be shown to the it is to be hoped that Hongkong is The statement calls attention to broken up into scrap. "the natural connection of the
Hindenburg will be beached and public for the first time in Hong-not regretting any expenditure Tangier problem with the ques-f..
incurred on account of its partici- Fuller particulars will be given pation. Geneva," and urges otion of Spain's position
Yours, etc., the nations concerned to examine the situa
ALL FOR EMPIRE. tion.--Reuter..
Hongkong, August 27.
started to
Ascociated Press.
A
Pola Negri Inconsolable.
and when she was convinced that As regards the first Spain could
MORE "SEQUEEZE.”.
ARBITRARY TAX IN
41
TSINGTAO.
Tsingtao, August 26. The port authorities arbitrarily commended an Monday to levy tax han foreign importore Aleen per cent. ad valorem Wines and spirits and of three cents per bottle on beer.
The firms at frst refused, but the Chinese merely declared that the tax had been operative since August 1. but had not been put into effect; previously.
Owing to diminishing stocks several of the Aims have
been
forced to pay for release from the wharf and gedowns,
by the British." American. Japanese Consula against illegal procedure and have warded them to their respective | Legations—Reuter,
Flacking in durability.
GREEK REVOLT. PANGALOS SENT TO CRETE.
re-
Athens, August 26"
in
NO UNITY, '
BRITONS AND RUSSIANS DISAGREE.
Berlin. August 26. The British-Russian Committee i have concluded four days meetings here.
The utmost secrecy has been
kong.
at a later period.
Yours, etc.,
L. M. WHYTE,
Hon. Secretary,
THE NAVY LEAGUE.. Hongkong, August 26.
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THE WEMBLEY QUESTION.
KOWLOON HOSPITAL
ITo the Editor of the "China Mail.") To the Editor of the "CHina: Mail"]
Sir,If the Government had Sir,If the questions asked in with regard to the Kowloon never made a definite promise, Strong protests have been lodged, Pungalos has been transferred beerved as regards the delibera-Council yesterday are to be taken Hospital and treatment by private and from the Island of Asginia to Crete, tions but the fact that the meetings as an indication of regret that medical practitioners, how is t such where he is being detained in the were protracted until nearly mid- Hongkong participated in the that they did not deny the very for-Izzedin prison-Reuter.
night daily indicated differences on Wembly Exhibition, I would draw clear statement by the K.R.A. that | New Cabinet,
the querion of uniting the Trude attention to the statement made they had done so and also the Athens, August 26.
Union movement in Europe, which by the Hongkong Commissioner statement made at Council by the In accordance with the decision reult of the discussions embodied year, also to the Chamber of Com-the Colonial Secretary referred to have in no way been overcome by the on his return at the end of last late Mr. Holyoak on the very date of the party leaders to form a by the liquor tax, as they have no civilians headed by General Kondy-not be published. The five British diate financial loss for the Asso- Holyoak referred with regret to in the protocol for submission to
yesterday. "such imports. The American Con- lis as head of the National Demo- delegates travelled to London by ciation and for the Dominions and the decision of the. Government Although there had been imme 'On that occasion the late Mr. Mul, however, has notised the Minie-cratic Party, General Kondylis ter of the action of the Chinese has formed a Cabinet with him-aeroplane and declined to
Tobacco Affected.
Tsingtau, August -27.
it
American firms are not affected Cabinet of service consisting of the respective executives and w/merce's opinion on the matter.
authorities.
SOVIET " DOVE.”
DESIRES ONLY PEACEFUL
RELATIONS!
Pressmen.-Reuter
SECURITY PACTS.
NEGOTIATIONS USED THE
SOVIET,
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pre
see Colonies participating, said the "In view of the assurance
Hongkong Commisioner, the tone viously given" and no-one chai among the overseas represent-lenged the statement then that an atives was one of optimisin as to assurance had been given the the ultimate outcome. It seemed K.R.A.
30lf as Minister, of War and Marine; The new taxation scheme also Professor Petmezas ás Minister of applies to tobacco by a transit tax the Interior and Justice; M. Argyro through Tsingtau of 95 cents 4 Poulos, ex-Minister at Angora, as pical. Consequently the British. Minister for Foreign Affaira; Pro- American, and Nanyang and mov-fessor Triandafilo Poulos, Minister
to be agreed that value would in The Government admitted on ing 'no tobacco from the plantations of Communications; Dr. Papae,
due time be shewn for the money that occasion that it had first in- "in Central Shantung.-Repter...
expended, large as the sum con-tended setting aside a part of thej who is a distinguished surgeon, as Minister for Public Instruction; M.
Moscow, August 26.
cerned. was so large indeed that Kowloon Hospital as a Nursing The Foreign Commissariat has a repetition of the Exhibition on Home to be run on the lines of the Drosso Poulos, co-Governor of the published & memorandum from the the same scale is hardly to be Peak Hospital but stated that on National Bank of Greece, Minister Latvian and Esthonian Govern looked for. It was, however, consideration they had. come to of Finance; and M. Nakos, who is ments declaring their willingness opportune and succeeded in the the conclusion that the difficulties a lawyer, as Minister for Agricul- to negotiate directly with the Soviet object of laying foundations for of management and discipline, ture-Router.
for a security pact.
sound Imperial building in the rendered such an arrangement The Soviet Government has in-future.
impracticable.. structed its representatives in Riga Although, as stated in the We have this alight crumb of and Reval to start negotiations in Chamber of Commerce report, comfort that a private practi mediately. Reuter.
Hongkong as a non-producing tioner can inform the Medical Colony, an entrepot on one of the Officer in charge, of any circum great trade routes and the store stances in connection with a case A FAMILY NECESSITY.
house of South China, entirely and if the Medical Officer or the family should be provided dependent for its degree of pro- patient so desires, hs can be call EVERY
with Chamberlain's Pain Bald sperity or adversity upon con- ed in consultation."
Sprains" may be cured Inditions in the vast country on Presumably we are to be con
Y
Peking, August 26. Speaking to Pressmen this after- noon the Soviet Chargé d'Affaires declared that rumours of a loan to Feng Yu-halang were unfound- od. He also denied that either financial or military ald had been given er was intended to be given.
TAINTED MONEY,
ARREST OF A BANK PRESIDENT.
Peking, August 26,- Chow Tso-ming. President of the Corporation,
to any Chinese faction. The Soviet Kincheng Banking
added the Chargé d'Affaires, did was arrested this morning, Int times. not intend to engage in railway accordance with General Chang much less time when promptly tested whose borders she stands could tent with sasall mercies. construction either in Mongolia or Trung-chang's orders,
Lame back, lame shoulders, pains is have dereived slight benefit for Manchuria and only desired ponct ground that the Bank bed received are some of
on the the side and cost and rheumatic paina herself from partizipation in an ful relations with Japan and deposits from Kuomirchun sources, in speciily mimbles 23 ear Hapur Empire demonstration of this
diseases. You wiách. It China-Reuter.
chaerd everywhere.
kind, Imperial considerations are
Reptor.
Yours, etc.,
KOWLOONITE.
August 27
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