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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1931.
sess and strengthen our weakest ALL VILLAGE BLIND BLOW FOR CONGRESS
points.
It is unlikely that, at a time. GERMAN DOCTOR-DISCOVERS DEALERS SECRETLY TRADE IN
CAUSE. when the Labour Covernment at
FOREIGN CLOTH. COMMITTEL RESIGNS.
Kamichi, Yesterday. any attention whatever would be by the discovery that in the vii- Congress circles are fluttered paid by the Ministry of War to sand feet above sea level, in, the foreign cloth boycott committee, lage of Tiltepec, over four thou-by the resign.tion of the local such a metter as the defence of Mexican State of Oaxaca, all the due to the increasing number of Hong Kong. But it must be ad-Inhabitants were blind from at dealers engaged secretly in trad-
Tha ing in foreiga leth. mitted that our assertions and ease one year after birth. forebodings contain an element of village contained more than forty standing their pledge to abstain, dealers outwitted the picketeers. Gandhi Cheerful.
Home is fighting for its life, and Mr. H. G. Wells' famous tale! so soon after the postponement of of the Valley of the Blind has re the Singapore naval dock scheme, ceived remarkable"ĉoffirmation
households.
truth, and no harm could be done
That the general blindness has were the question to be reviewed now been aileviated is principally by the local military authorities due to the researches of a Ger man doctor, Max Weihmann. in conjunction with the local This village of the blind had been Government.
the object of several scientific in quiries since it was first recorded in 1927, and a report upon the curious action of its inhabit- ants was issued by a Mexican doctor.
News in Brief.
The
The lowest open air temperature yesterday was 55 degrees. humidity was 57.
Notwith-
New Delhi, Yesterday. The conversations between the Viceroy and Gandhi were continued to-day and lasted three hours and forty minutes.
Gandhi seemed cheerful, and will, now consult the other leaders, after which he will resume his talk with Lord Irwin.
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Bennies Riots. At first it was believed that thei
Bonaros, Yesterday. blindness was due to an infectious The casualties during last week's disease, or to abuse of methyl rioting are now given as 20 Moham- Twenty-threo Chineso pleaded alcohol. There was, however, no medans and six Hindus killed. Tha guilty to gambling at 225, Reclama- evidence to support these number of people fajùred numberi tion Street, and were fined $8 each theories. The inhabitants them 236.-Router.
at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day. selves attributed it to the wind. Two members of the "school" who blown pollen of a flower called falled to put in an appearance had verguenza, which has the pecu- their bail of $3 each estreated. liarity of blooming for half a day Chan Hung, who admitted running only. the house, was fined $75.
Infected by Midge. The researches of the German
WELL DONE!
BEST CAMP ATTENDANCE WINS CUP.
London, Dec, 28. For the first time. a unit in the the Scottish Command has wor Daily Telegraph Cup, which is Awarded to the Territorial Army nit recording the best attendanco
at the annual camp.
The 6th (Lanarkshire) Battalion f Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
A Chinese student aged 11 years, doctor, however, led to the dis living at 25 Tung Tau Village, covery of several other villages in Kowloon City; was yesterday taken the district in which blindness to the Kowloon Hospital, after he was also prevalent, and to the had been bitten in the left leg by supposition that it was connected a dog, which attacked him whilst in some way with an infection he was walking in the village. The carried by a midge. Upon ex. student, Leung la undergoing amination of the sufferers they treatment in the hospital.
were found in almost every case to have large bumps or wens or Whilst riding a push bicycle at their heads, in which the midge has won the trophy with an at- Now that our privileges of oc- Road and Nathan Road, a Chinese
the junction of Prince Edward laid its egge.
The correctness of Dr. Weit tendance of 580 and a percentage cupying Wel-hai-wei have been man, whose name and address are mann's supposition was borne outgure of nearly 96
Last year, this battalion, which when the surgical removal withdrawn, Hong Kong is also ex-unknown, was knocked down by a
a composed largely of miners, collently situated as
'bus, belonging to the Kowloon these bumps bestowed sight on base for the Far Eastern wing of Motor Bus Company, Ltd. He was the sufferers, sometimes after removed to the Kowloon Hospital in many years of blindness and the Fleet, lying as it does at the an unconscious and serious condi- within the space of a few daye. The carriers of the infection apex of A triangle of which tion.
having been found, the next ques Singapore, Borneo, and Port Dar-
a reserve
of
A COSTI Y BRIBE
“VOLUNTEER” PARADED WITH
**BLACKENED FACE.
was sixth in order of merit.
DISMISSED SECRETARY.
Found Shot In Malabar Club.
Madras, Jan. 22. The Calicut correspondent of the Associated Press telegraphs
that Mr. G. H. Bull., a European, Secretary of the Malabar Club, Calicut, committed suicide last night by shooting himself in the
verandah of the Club. forehead with a revolver on the
The Chief and Petty Officers of tion was where did the midges win are the points of the base H.MS. Cumberland held a dance in pick it up. It is supposed that. line. Singapore is usually regard- the R.E. Theatre last night, a good the bats whic; hang in great ed as the arm of our sea power number of people being present, in quantities upon the beams of the in the East, as the seat of opera- cluding Captain Potter. R.N. P.0. village houses are the offenders Dempster, discharged the duties of tions for the defence of Australia, M.C. and an orchestra from the hut Hong Kong, so long overlook- Cumberland supplied the music. ed and neglected from any other Another of these popular dances will be held in the ILE. Theatre in point of view but that of her about a fortnight's time. value as a commercial port, and the venue of tourists, was made
The deceased, who was 60 years by Nature to guard the narrow daye, improve to-day, Mr. G. W.
The indignity of having hls of age, joined the service of the expanse of the China Sea, thus Brophy, the American pilot of the face blackened and a string of Club about two years ago. being able by virtue of her unique tale Co., may undertake the the punishment allotted a Con- notice of the termination of his shoes tied round his neck, Was It is stated that he was given simation to protect the east coast of Malaya and our valuable oil reserves in. British North Borneo.
If weather conditions, which have been unfavourable for some
Was
New Delhi. Jan. 9.
At the inquest to-day, a verdict of suicide was returned.
600 ates flight to Manila in his Wace Model "F" landplane, ingress volunteer" who was seen service a week ago.. which he flew to Hong Kong from
to take a bribe. Macao on Sunday after having ob
The "volunteer," it appears, tained permission to hop off for from a man who had purchased a
discovered taking a bribe RANGOON MERCHANT'S WILL.. Mandia from Kal Tack. Low cloud bottle of liquor. The "volunteer," On the other hand, Hong Kong banks and negligible visibility, how protesting volubly, was dragged
Handsome Bequest To City. Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 19, 1931. at the present moment is more ever, have so far, prevented him to the Congress office where hel
easily open to attack than almost making the flight.
hours.
UNPREPARED?
any of our Far Eastern posses- sions; not from the sea, for the
manoeuvres of 1929 showed how
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ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES.
Superfluous Railway Lines
Closing.
London, Jan. 2.
JANUARY SALES.
BARGAINS IN FUR COATS.
The excitement of buying Christmas presents has already heen forgotten in the still greater thrill of securing bargains at one
DOPE RING UNMASKED. Japanese Ard ladian Police Co-operating.
mer-
London, Jan, 28. The Daily Herald's Tokyo cor- respondent says that the work inga of a gigantic drug ring, which is alleged to have smuggled over £1,000,000 worth of cocaine into Japan in a year, are expect
was summarily "tried" and found
London, Jan. 21. "guilty."
A settlement has been reached string of shoes was tied round his wegian, Mr. John MacGregor, a His face was blackened and a regarding the estate of the Glas-
neck, and he was paraded through former Rangoon timber When Rudyard Kipling, writ-fficult it would be, for a landing
the streets of the city chant, who bequeathed everything ing of this Colony many years to be made on our shores with
As the crowd leading the man for the relief of the poor in ago, abjured our defenders to any permanent success. The
along reached the Hauz Kazi Rangoon, and Glasgow upon the "guard the open land," he was danger lies from the mainland
police station, the police came out death of his wife which has since The effect of the development of and rescued the victim, and, in occurred. showing himself to be an acutely and from the unguarded hilla be-road transport services on the rail-addition, arrested four "voolun- Relatives raised an action. THE BAKILLY CO., LTD. perceptive strategist. He was hind, from which Hong Kongways is shown in the announce teers."
It is now arranged that Glasgow not, as so many of us are, be- could be bombarded without re-ments by various companies that Later, on the complaint of the and Eangoon shall each receive guiled by a sense of false security spite, making as she does, by day see the closing of forty-five stationed the Congress office in Chandni the estate. This will approximate the first week of the new year will aggrieved "volunteer" they raidcne-third instead of one-half of that this Island was impregnable and by night, an easily accessible and over 100 miles of rallway lines Chowk and arrested six more per: 270,000 each. Like the keen observer that he is, and always visible target. Be-in different parts of the country one, including the Congress he realised at once that Hong hind the hills not only lies an because they have become super- secretary, Anwarul Haq Kong could be reduced to smould-ficient railway system, but a connecting lines which have long Rs. 200 each
fluous. These Unes are branch or released on furnishing: bail for "All the arrestir persons were ering fragments within a few vast area of land not entirely in-since ceased to be profitable. One accessible to modern methods of of the most interesting. Is the With the exception, perhaps, of transport.
hundred-year-old nine miles Canter bury Whitstable line which used to Gibraltar, the Peninsula of Kow-
Whatever attitude China should bring seaborne coal as well as pat loon occupies a unique place in adopt in a future conflict in the sengers from Whitstable harbour to the political geography of the Far East, the present strength of the Cathedral city. Two buses are British Empire. Because of the her armies' could, do little or no- Railway and now run vehicles 20
co-operating with the Souther intimacy it enjoys with Hong thing to resist wholesale Inva. Ehis route: Motor services wil Kong, it is the more likely to ben of Kwangtung by a superior also replace other usremunerative tray it; its flat, plain-like expanse. Fower which had as its object,
railway lines closing elsewhere. backed by hills which overshadow not the conquest of China, but the whole Colony, is a potential the destruction of Hong Kong as danger to our security. The very dangerous base of British naval place to be guarded, it is as open operations. Any artillery expert to invasion and bombardment as will agree with the contention that
that there are far greater baring with the Japanese authorities are the plains of Waterloo, the Kowloon hills provide an ex-
mains and varit in colours and Jn unearthing the plot. London, Dec. 22. material to be 'had than had been Alarmist doctrines are not part cellent position from which to Mr. John Gilbert Simon, son of iced for years. Furs were never of the editorial policy of this shell the city below and Hong Sir John Simon, was married at so cheap. Ecal fur coats are ob Ten Years Ago. paper, but we deem it our duty Kong itself an attack against Kensington register office. to Misstainable at anything from £7 to to notice the signs of the times, which the heaviest guns of our bridegroom, with two masquerading under die of his £250 while the ubiquitous cones, Manda ("Jiminie" Hunt, p and according to these sa are fed battle cruisers, or long-range at-riends, arrives quarter of an hour many pseudonyms, is an cheap at to predict that at some future Ullery emplaced on the Peak, before the bride, who came, as a cloth cont. time, possibly during our own could do little before the essential in a motor car with Sir John and Lady Simon. Before the bride, lifetimes, the fate of our Colony, damage was
Christle, Brown, and Co., I and Lady Simon alighted, Sir John has cured an satire Block of as well, perhaps, as that of other By the grace of God thers may jumped out, approached the walt party at the weat and g parts of the Empire, may hang by never be another war in which ing photɔgraphers and asked them on Notre Dame Avenue, as tão site
Blander thread,
we are laroved, and the Colony got to face photographs until after for a large factory. The building is, opium, valued at over $50,000
the ceremony, saying—I always to be 462 feet long and 125 feet wide) This placed Hong Kong in an may thus never find itself in such keep a bargain myself, and pro and will post about $750,000. Nearn
point of an unenviable por
in the miss you I will get them to Hill-you is much sa you
you will find it a good idea always to have some NESTLE'S CHOCOLATE to enjoy between the sets. Perfect refreshment awaits you in * every packet.
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London, Jan. 2.
ed to be uncovered as a result of the recent arrest of Walter Beck,
He adds that practically all the German importer at Tokyo.
or other of the bis January sales rugs smuggled in were subse- which have started all over the quently exported, chiefly to China country: Central and suburban and Indial London seem generally agreed
ly all the material- going info the structure Is being: parchaand though time machinery is sont from Bojininka building wil be of red bilck and
screte, construction.
The Indian police are co-opérat
[From the "China Mall""
February 10, 1921.3
To-day's dollar is worth 2/5 5/8.
Yesterday a Chizze Reventa parded a Fargo Junk in the discovered $900 tools non-Government prépared
morning when the case was
st the Magistracytha ition asked for permission t⠀
the case. No reason, för. was given except that the tion, was made on instruc The accused was discharged