MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1932.
STRIKES THREATENED DIOCESAN BOYS"
IN SHANGHAI
:
TELEPHONE WORKERS ARE ALREADY OUT
FRENCH TRAMS MAY STOP
SCHOOL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
New Headmaster Takes Charge.
MR. C. B. R. SARGENT.
S.R.CC COMMUNISTS TO BE SUPPRESSED
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CHIANG KAI-SHEK STARTS FOR HANKOW
Kuling, Saturday. Machinery for the biggest drive against Communists in the history of China, was set in motion when General Chiang Kai-shek, who is leaving here' to-night, arrives in Hankow to-morrow morn
The newly appointed Headmaster. of the Diocesan Boys' School, Mr. C. B. R. Sargent, M.A. (Cantad), arrived in the Colony on Thursday He was formally introduced to the staff and boys by the Dean (Very Ing. Rev. A. Swann, M.A., D.S.C.) at a gathering the following day.
DISSATISFACTION LIKELY TO SPREAD TO inst.
WATER & ELECTRIC SERVICES.
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, Saturday.
His mission is to overthrow the so-called Soviet Republic of Central China but this is likely to prove as difficult a nut to crack as the Yengfen Rebellion in 1930, when success was achieved only after a most strenuous and expensive campaign. — Reuter,
General Chiang Kai-shek, who is travelling in 'a gunboat toi Mr. Sargent, who is the son of Yungsui, accompanied by his wife, has broken the journey here the Rev. D. H. G. Sargent, Secretary for a few days' rest before proceeding to Hankow. to undertake of the Church of England Zenana The peace of mind of the Shanghailanders is Missionary Society, was an Assis what may prove to be one of the most strenuous campaigng since again threatened, this time by what appears to be tant Master at Wellington College, the establishment of the National Government.
England, prior to his appointment general dissatisfaction on the part of Chinese em here.
He was educated at St. ployed in several branches of essential services in Paul's College, London, and after the Settlement.
wards at St. Catherine's College Cambridge. He is a correspondent The telephone workers in the International of Toc H. and President of the Settlement have already gone on strike on account Christian Union at Wellington of grievances real or imaginary; while the com- plete stoppage of the French tramways service is threatened, and this latter dispute is likely to in- volve the waterworks and electricity workers, as these services are operated by the same Company.
Representatives of the telephone strikers have delegated messengers to transmit numerous de- mands to the Company, which the latter are con- sidering.
College.
CUSTOMS LAUNCH OPENS FIRE.
Smugglers Attacked in Hong Hoi Bay.
JUNKMAN INJURED.
MAN WHO WEIGHS 56 STONE.
"Fattest That Ever Lived."
America, which has so frequent- ly claimed possession of the biggest or the tallest this or that, now housts the fattest man.
To-day the Police rudely interrupted a mass
And not only the fattest in the meeting of the strikers near the Fokien Road Ex-
world, but the-fattest that ever change and arrested a speaker who was haran-
On Saturday, at about noon, the lived, so far as we know," states guing the crowd, and five strikers who were subse-Customs launch Pak Tau cruising "Current
Science" in Hong Hoi Bay, headed off a junk Ohio).
(Colombus, quently released.
which was endeavouring to make
man lives in Los
The great The grievances of the strikers include an alle- for shore with a cargo of dutiable Angeles, and weighs 787 lb. (56
sugar on board. Repeated warn stone 3 lb.) gation that the Company are replacing Chinese ings from the Pak Tau were dia- The great man lives in Los An- workers with White Russians; and it is also claim- regarded by the junk and shots geles, and weight 787 lb. (56 stone ed that the strikers never received any reward were fired.
3 lb.) The European officer-in-charge of after working in dangerous areas during the re- the pursuing launch fired a shot England and died in 1809, weighed Daniel Lambert, who lived in cent hostilities here.
which wounded a junkman in the only 739 lb. "Mias Ima' Whale," of thigh. On arrival here, the injur- the Ringling Circus, probably the. FRENCH TRAM SERVICE THREATENED. ed man was removed to hospital. world's fattest woman, tips the
What happened subsequently to scales at 630 lb. The complete stoppage of the French tram- the junk was not disclosed. The
What makes such people fat-or ways service was threatened to-day as the result activities of smugglers have been any fat persons, for that matter of agitation by the workers following the impri- giving a lot of trouble to the is thus explained by the paper sonment of the Leader of the Tramway Union who during the last holdup was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.
There was a temporary stoppage of work on Friday at the tramway workshops where 400 mechanics downed tools but later returned.
DISSATISFACTION MAY SPREAD,
Kwangtung Customs,
TYPEWRITING.
quoted:
"There is nothing dangerous about Harry R-, citizen of Cali- fornia, twenty-three years old 6 feet 1 inch in height, who weighs
he fell on him. Harry
WOMEN IN DARTMOOR SENSATION.
Secret Tour of
Prison Cells.
Princetown is humming with ex- citement over the revelation that for the first time since the grim walls of Dartmoor Prison Arose from their foundations a hundred years ago, a party of women visi- tors have been accorded the favour of a special tour of the famous pri-
The party included:
Bon.
Viscountess Finlay, wife of Mr. 'Justice Finlay, who is conducing the special assize now trying con- victs for alleged mutiny.
Lady Harrington, a friend of Mr. tenth Earl of Harrington, who was Justice Finlay, and wife of the killed in the hunting field in 1929. on-Avon, who is touring Dartmoor Mrs. D. R. Winter, of Stratford-
with her husband.
Major Pannall, the governor of the The party were received by prison, and spent nearly two hours in the course of their tour. Major Pannall said
after warde:---
visit.
"I cannot say anything about the Visitors are only admitted)
Thrikea
Results of Chun-Shingles would not harm any on high authority."
Graduation.
is the heaviest human being ever weighed.
"Why is Harry so fat, and at the The following were the results same time good-nafored?
Ox-
A vivid account was given by Mirs, Winter.
"We were thrilled by the perience." she said. "It was all the more interesting because we had understood that women. were never allowed to visit Dartmoor! Prison or to ses the convicts within
its precincta.
| "We were shown the solitary con- finement cells, which I thought most cosy.
It is feared that the disaffection may spread of the Graduation of the ninth "Right at the base of the brain, to the waterworks and electricity workers, which ing Academy.
term of the Chun-Shing Typewrit-in a tiny niche of the skull's floor, Graduation Day a soft gland is fitted. Blood cir- services are operated by the same Company that was held on Saturday, at Lane, culates through it, but no tube leads runs the tramways.
Crawford's Restaurant, the Hon.from it; hence, it is known as a Dr. S. W. Te'o, O.B.E., LL.D., dis- ductless gland. Its particular name tributing the certificates.
is the pituitary; the world is ap- Senior Examination.
plied because of the old idea that GIRL GUIDE
the saliva of the mouth was, dis-. Ho Ip-sang (65 words per tilled from this gland. A juice is HEADQUARTER HUT. minute,) Ho Kwok-cheong (83), Lok manufactured within ita tissues,
Pak-lau (60), W. S. Wong (60), after all, and influences the bodying from one of the separate cells. ang Yu-man (58), Yuen Tat-lau far more than any mere liquid upon It was a convict who was singing Mrs. J. B. Newill Is (57), Lai Hung-kan (57), Wong lu- the tongue could do."
Treasurer.
sun (56), Tang Yu-kan (56), Lee! Chuck-won' (54), Ko Sit-wa (54),
STUDENT AGITATION IN PEKING.
Police Stoned.
Peking, Yesterday,
Serious student agitation is developing here.
—
a body to Nanking to place their the Hut Fund should send con- demands before the Government. tributions to her..
The authorities sought to pre- vent trouble sending police to: surround the premises and pre- vent any student from leaving. The students thereupon stoned the police, three being seriously hurt.
LANG DEFEATED.
י'
"We were told that all the pri son is central heated.
"Once we heard a low hum com-
to himself in the solitude of the night.
J
house, the carpenters shope, and "We were also shown the cook
a number of other sections of the
"Then we were shown the inside
Dieting Is Useless. In the account of the sub-Kwok Tsang-fu (53), Ip Yan-man which is absorbed into the blood "The secretion of the pituitary scriptions so generously contri- (52). In King-chung (52), controls the growth of the body in The trouble started in the Nor-buted to the Girl Guide Head Bogdataky (52), Kwong Cham-ming most definite fashion.. It regu-prison. mal University, the students re-quarter Hut, it was inadvertent (51), Fong Yip-hoo (51), S. Wong Intes. the amount of food that will fusing to continue their studies ly omitted to state that Mra. (51), E. Anderson (51), Lai Chuen- be assimilated after digestion, and of the recreation room of the con- and demanding the appointment. B. Newill, 12, "Leighton Hill, Chow Kim-ming (50), Chan Kit-yu about the right amount of fat to be
kup (50), Cheng Wa-shang (50), when acting properly it permits vict of a new Chancellor,
is kindly acting as Treasurer and they threatened to proceed in that anyone desirous of assisting (50), L. Chang (50), Tung Wing deposited under the skin to make Hung-yau (50), Sardar Khan (50), the gland is overactive the ki (50), Wong Man-tack (50) Tang us, plump, Wu Chi-fong. (50), Lo. Cheung-nin fat is burned up the body's heat (50).
Junior Examination.
and energy, and the person is slen- der. Such a one may eat eat, Cheah Pin-song (42) words per yet never graduate from the minute,) Lionel Silva (38), Wan. Lo-skinny class. kwan (88) Cheung Ying-sum (84), the gland is underactive the Cheung Gin-shan (84), Tsang Hing fat is not burned, but la deposit Lee Yuk-lun (82), A. Ho (82), Li is the matter with Harry Rhe wan (34), Tang Kwok-yin (88);ed beneath the skin. This is what Yuan-wa(82), Cheng Fo-ye (82), may deny himself food to the point Wong Of-chiu (82), Yao Wen-hul of weakness, yet what little he does Sydney, Yesterday(31), Lo Yau-ng (81), Ho Hee-chim take turns to fat and refuses to Mr. Jack Lang's party has (81), Fung Fai-keung (31), Chan leave his body. Exercise to the suffered a crushing defeat in the Kwok-pan (81), Chan Hung-wah limit of endurance and constant State elections, this being a se 180), Cheng King-chow (30) hunger would move but a few quel to his dismissal on May 18, Shak (30); Lod Yiu-ming (80) Tsol pounds of the 787 he possesses. by Sir Philip Game, the Goy- Mang-sten (80), Mak Shin-r! ernor of New South Wales, from (30), Young Po-hee (30), D. W the Premiership of the NSW (30) Chop Chi-tong (80) Y Government,
Fung (80) Cheling
The studente are also atoning passing motor-cars. — Reuter.
STEEL WORKS · PLANNED AT NANKING.
Nanking. Yesterday." Plans for the setablishment of an iron and steel works at Hala kwan, between Nanking and the Yangtze, have now been com- pleted. A sum of $128,000 from the returned British Boxer In demnity Fund is being used for.
the purpose.
A site has already been tho
and buliding will beź
while experts
Britain for the
Heavy Reverses at N.S.W. Elections.
QUEENSLAND RETURNS TO
LABOUR.
The present election returns (80), Ho Ping-pul" (80) show the United Australia party wan (80), with 66 members, whilst Labour hân, culy 24,
The new Steve
ISATION OF CHILE.
isoesterday,
"Of course wwere not allowed within it, but we looked t men inside playing at table games through a sort of trapdoor and we saw the and otherwise passing the time be- fore eight o'clock."
Convict's Shouts, "It was the most thrilling ex- perience of my life. Afterwards the judge met us at the gates. He was pleased that we had enjoyed our visit to the prison so much.
"Once when wo were passing from one part of the prison to angi other one of the convicts in his cell caught sight of us, and looking through Ma little widow he cried out to us, but we could not hear what it was that he said.
Lady Finlay said: "It was most interesting
Lady Harrington said, she would rather have missed her point-to- point greeting than her visit to the prison.
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