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The ot, thaily News last week had the followigarticle on Sir Robert Ho Tung's activities in Shanghai:--
CHINESE BAŃKERS WELCOME
SOVIET ENVOY.
MINNER IN MR. KARAKHAN'S HONOUR,
SPORT.
POLO
HONGKONG POotó elek
MARRIES A SINGLE, MARRIED,-Gen Fowler. McMichael, Hickling and Royal.
Ste-Greig. Newbiggin, Barthol- new and Neville,
SERVICE PAST AND PERSENT P. "#wol Senys-McMichael, Greig, Judd and
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HOCKEY.
CAUSE OF EPIDEMIC DROPSY.
Calentta has suffered so much from the epidemie dropsy form of beri-beri that it will be surprised to learn' of its release
A dinner was given by the National The following games wit! he playsł from the grip of the disease, xays a cùr-}
Some menths have elapsed sings Sir Association of Chinese Banks in honour | toulay at Causeway Bay in order to give respondent of the Calcutta Englishmàn, Robert Ho Tung gave put in an interview of Mr. L. M. Karakhan, Envoy Extraonli. Iccal enthusiasts a further opportunity. ["As far as medical experts can see, the his project of a vinmultable conference of pary Plenipotentiary of the Union Aljog meing the Shanghai, players in
establishment of rice mills in the outskirts | the chief leaders in China, with repre- Soviet (Socialist Republics, in the great action:-- of the city has been the potent factar in sentative of the Powers attending, as the ball of the Peking Bank recently this emancipation from one of the mit unly way of salvation for China. More The Chairman of the Association and insidious diseaseg at ting homanity in artist that is always the case with] Director of the Bank of China, Mr. Wang There was recently an epidemie in Howral, the airy, myings of the interviewed. Sir Ken-wing, was unable to attend the party but Calenta itself was only very slightly Robert has since been working hard to for unforesem family reasons, and, in his affected, and Lieut.-Colonel J. W. IN{
realize his scheme, It this that has kept Place, Mr. Ch'ang Yung-ming, Vice- Megaw, 1.M.S., Director of the Calcut hint in Shanghai longer than he meant
Chairman of the Association, presided School of Tropirnis Medicine, who has
over the dinner party. Among those marea study of the disense, has been an-
to stay and he tells us that he will not
present were Dr. Wing Cheng-ting, inud A. N. Oth3r. able to account for the comparative in return samh until his feels reasonably sure
Director-General of Sino-Russian Nego, munity of Calcutta' from the disease excepe of success. Sa many proposals have been by attribating it to the difference in the launched for, the saving of China; with tiations, and Mr. Tehou flo-hsiang, Secre
The following team will represent the suuree of supply of rige. The new rieemneh lip service paid to each and nothing try of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
represent an assoription of Club in Whites En Thursday at 343 poni. milk near Calentin now make storage of more, that one might be forgiven for rien unnecessary and provide a steady despairing of remedy. But it cannat betwenty-two Chinese banks, and in their sharp at the Marina Ground, Kowloon, stream of fresh parboiled rice. Howrah, timid that Sir Robert's efforts have ne grest Mr. Karakhan," said Mr.ngainst the 24 Bonilay Grenadiers:A. in his welcoming Bower, T. G. Bennett, G. Murray, Hett. on the other hand, relies for its supplies of already met with a very fair measure of Chang Yung-ming.
F. J. 8. Mitchell (wpt), G. H. Pierey, rice on the rice godowns.
promis. He has twn points in his fav According to Colonel Megas, epidemie mur: he is well known as a man of contiguous and frontier, and mutual & Re-Mere, H. Owen Hughes.
Russia and Chiun are united by a Meacock, E. Sim, W. J. Woodwärl. dropsy is due to the existence of a poison¦ siderable means who has nothing per
The theory commonly held sonally to make or loss by his enterprise; relations arose between theng with other
12.C. ANNUAL MEETING. that tri-beri is due uz a dietary deficielcy and he is entirely outside all parties. The countries, leading to close economic hous has now been assailed,, 'and Colonel sincerity and disinterested. nature of his and trade. However, owing to politeit
The anal meeting of the Indian Megaw's observations suggest a new changing has been extolled "by all the best complications, relations practically ceased!
was held on Sunday Chines newspapers. He has
Letween Russia and Chim during the last | Recreation Chah very;
years, from which both siles sufferal, evening at the Clubhouse, Sooŝumpoo since he has been in Shanghai Sir The Chinese people is eager, therefore, | Valley. Mr. U., Rumjahy presiding. drops in Caleutta in 19982 Colonel Megaw. Robert has had 'prolatged personal iuter to restore them, and we, the Chinese moving the adoption of the reject and and the diwase amung Europeans and views with the traders, of the Chinese bankers, wish it more eagerly than any rents, the Chairman remarked that it was very creditable to the Club'to have Anglo-Indians living en a mixed Europe Chamber of Commerce, the Bankers Axelse.**a
won the Hongkong Tomis League, Senior Division, for the spend time in suvers- in without inurring a defeat and al
in the rien.
uel of researth.
EPIDEMIC IN CMPÚTEA, During the griste outbreak of epidémie ¦-
gonil press,
speech.
i
Fr
det "under circunstances which pointed gintion the Native Bankers" Asteciation, You, M. Kansklubi” poncluded the stringly to ride intoxicatii, nod in and the Elteational Society, all highly speaker, cubbing himself to the ity. recent severe familly outbreak in Allahabad important organisations. They have resian Evay, "have built the new Russia
to have won the Hongkong Cricket the diet of the affected family was 'excayeved kis scheme enthusiastically and with our own hands and you took an timally satisfactory, and sne patient show. messages have been seat to all the Cham-active part in the Russian Revolution League," Second Division, in the sanc
year, An At Hume was held o e definite symptons within a few days bf
August 5th. The Commodore and Mrs. becoming exposed to the conditions ines of Commerce in China asking for it was you who issued your well-known their support. Mr. Chang Chien, the Declarations to China, which made a which the rest of the family suffered from
on Chinese public | 11. E. timce honoured the Clubs with their creator of the model city of Non-strong impression the disense. He had been in perfent health
tungehow, was at first disposed to be opinion. Your arrival is a 'cause of joy presence and Mrs. Grace erry kindly dis- for the Chinese people, who welcomed you as an old friend, and the Association of Chinese Banks also welcomes you. Long live the Soviet Government
up till then and had been living in a dis. tant place which was free from the disease, "Diet deficiency." Colonel Megna says, "was not even a possible explanation in
his cus
sceptical, int, after a personal conver
with
became Sir Robert, sation
na
enthusiastic as the representatives of the institutions mentioned above. As Our He is not willing to subscribe to the columns have shown from day to day, Dr. thewry that beriberi only occurs among the Sun Yat Sen, General Li Yna Hang, valers of over-milled rice. "The epidemic | General Lu Yung Hang of Chekiang, dropsy form," he contends, "occurs among | General Tang Chi Yan of Yunnan,, the caters of parboiled rice and the broad Marshal Tuan Chi Jui, the former Pre differences in the disease manifestations of mier, nad Marshal Chang The Lin, of that form as compared with other forms Manchuria, have all written expressing found in eaters of over-milled rice, may their cordial approval of the proposed be due to a difference in the composition of conferenë and promising their support. the poison, this difference being cause Nothing has yet been heard from Marshal either hy 1 netion of differ Tia Ku; the report that he had wration ent, microle or action of the
agreeing to the scheme, which we microbe may be different because the rics acted on is different in composition or in, physical
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nteessary, according to him, to accept Braddat's assumption. that the specific
organism which gives rise to the format of the poison must be present in the rig
tare.
OECH
live Mr. Kamkhan
tributed the shielis and prizes won dur in the year. He congratulated the Clai on having laid a new bowling green, well as some tornis courts, for which Longr. H. M. H. Nemazec, and the members thanks were due to Mr. J. H. N. Mody.
In his reply, the Russian Extraordinary Plenipotentiary Envoy said in part:
MR. KARAKHAN'S SPEECH.
who subscribed towards the cost of them. On the past year's working, a surplus of 8137.80 was shown, as against deficit of $315.00 in the previous year.
The report and accounts were adapter. "I quite agree with the estermed President that it is a matter of regret the ensuing year President, Mr. J. H. The following were elected officers for that relations having existed so long were. Mady: Hon. Secretary and Treasurer. discontinued during such a long time. 3. A. el Arculli: Viro-Captain. Mr.
MF. D. Rajaba : 1st XI Cricket Captain. Much damage has thus been done both H. Ismail; 2nd XI Crieket Captain. Mr. to Russia and China. There is, however, D. Rumjahn Vice-Captain, Mr. A, FE, M. no ground for losing hope, for new an. Samy: Baseball Captia, Mr. A. A., Runi ditions will help & prompt renewal of Lawn Bowls Captain. Mr. U. M. Omar.
jahn: Vice-Contain, Mr. J. 8. Curreem ;
former mutual relations between the two Committee:Messrs F. Z. Abbusy. Juman Ali, A. et Arvuili, Bishen Singh. countries,
"I have un doubt but that very soon famil, Mohinder Singh, Nawids X. M. Rx, A. L. Fazuthboy. S. Ismail, the Chinese National Banka 1. stress the Khan, C. M. Onar, M. A. Razak, “.. word Chinese, and not foreign, for there. Rumjaho, U. mjabu and: A. A. are many foreign banks in China which Samy. are carrying on their business of sucking out the national resources of this country will get into contact with our economic
liessrs. . Semazce and Bamb Ou the proposition of Mr. S. 7. Jenuil
were elected Vice-Presidents of the Club As the constitution of the Committee provides for only one President, this re- Solution requires confirmation at an extra: ordinary meeting which will have to he callel for the purpose.
Mr. SE Ismail referred to the hou
Tennis in Shanghai.
so ably managing the affairs of the Clu during the past year.
THE LEGEND TRACED.
other day from the Chinese Prees, was misinformed. General Wa Pei F has It is also to giv; hi; consent, If support were preunişe Trota, Pantingfu and Loyang, it should possible to get to business at Nu other leaders would stand out, before matin ReLIFE. It is possible that if all these mentioned agreed to confer, al the rice may become infected afterwards, i That part of the scheme which might and the relative safety of parboiles, rice most easily excité criticism. has alrendy life. We, on our part, will be gind to may be due to the tough.protective edit of doar sa to some snall extent, is that dele work hand in hand with the leaders of thas form of ries rather than to the ster, gates from the Great Powers should; the financial and economie interests of
sation which it undergoes in matufne attend, on the obvious objection that the China. When I was leasing Moscow, y done to the Club by the Interport Selee. subject of discussion, being internal attention was drawn to the importare tion Committee in selecting threr of its WORK ON RICE, POISON. Laymen may well leave the new school politics, should be left to the decision of of economic relations, and I hope the members, namely, S. Omar and H. led by Colonel Megaw and the supporters the Chinese themselves. By all means, if Chinese National Ranks will play an all. Rumjahn, to represent the Colony at of the dietary defcency theory to settle they would decide. Bat there can be no important; if not the first. part in the the rightness or wrongness of their
Mr. A. H. Abbas thanked Mr. V. Raui- but the decljuč in epidemic-uggestion that the Powers would have economie rapprocheinent between Russia jahn for conducting the meeting, the out- dropsy since the establishment of the rice
any axe to grind in being represented : ns and China;">
"going Committer for the work they have milk in Caletta is unmistakable, and if
done, and the Hon. Secretary (r. D. Expressing nee again his sincere grati-Rumjaha) for his arduous duties and for therm is any action between the ont- Washington showed, they are wont to breaks of epidemic dropsy and the your prove themselves mest benevolent to China, tude for the welcome extended him. Mr, ditions of storage of trige in pinces where hoarding is necessary will be long when they come together on her affairs. Kamakhun declares he is glad to notice before the theory of a poison in the si. And there are sound reasons for wishing that the Chinese financial circles see' and being the cause of the disease is put to their assistance. Take for example the realize, themselves the necessity of a test. Experimental work is proceeding. on the isolation of ssible
poisons in rice.
Fice question of disbandment of troops, which rapprochement with Russia. It is with T.IE TIDAL WAVE IN JAPAN In certain samples of rice examined by cannot be achieved without a. loan. for these feelings that I raise my glass für Leheedo and Actów":
active pipiton has been. found, and Acion has shown recently that the poisons when injected into the veins of experimental animals produce effects which are such as would he expected if they were the cause of epidemic dropsy, How far Acton's experiments have gone
be known shortly Willateral, as anfeguard against the disease, strees should be faid on the delegates are present. To induce on to Cano Kurs had yet, given up hope of buwag and drowned very distinguished. necessity for storing rice in the live and
cene in person, there could be no stronger coming. President: it is tertain that his ple, but refugees nun maged condition rather than in the
mutilated conditions which exists motive than that the Great Powers were followers have net.
pahpond dend
And if their in ware at Hayat after manufacture,
It rather were to to take part, they in turn choosing, for schemes materialize, war seems inevit H. L. Warrener, support Colonel Megaw's theory that the purpose, the most distinguished, men able! The great ostace that ever blocks beri-beri is unknown among the rice-eaters traditional moths they adhere, to the available. It is possible that such a con- the way of peace in China is, not the were spending a lazy morning, and when of Bengal so
of staring the grain inference might be conducted concurrently leaders, but their subordinates' greedy rock near the share. With the quake, the form of
with the one arranged for at Washington ambition. That is the mainspring of a rete elling then off, threatened to crush
ship in a storm, to consider the forging of a surtax. misgovernment and civil war and when after More than one suggestion has been thrown we remember how intimately patron is them. After the first quakes were over. out at Home that this meting when it bound up with client in Chips and clins the wave c
making for their hope, when wave cnine. Mr. Warrener just man- takes place should have a wider scope with patron, the outlook is clouded with aged to grab his wife, and, getting ar The Arbitration Treaty between the than was originally intended for it. The doubt.
arm on mach
Հեւ mach side of her, clung to hig To counteract this, the only vis monumeratal atone just outside a small United States and Japan. which had only drawback to this method of procesible power lies with the mercantile guilds temple. The wave fortunately did not go expired, was rewed on August 23rd for a period of five years with modification, dure is that it might make the proposal and chazabors Twice in recent times basecks. Mr. Warreuer hung ou like a lercb. over their heads, but was right up to their The treaty was originaliv signed in 1903, for a conference of Chinese leaders op: public opinion proved its force, in the and resisted the back-tow successfully when and was renewed in 1913 and 1018. The Notes exchanged to-day between Mr. pear to come from abroad and it certainly matter of the Kiangsu Chekiang Peace the
the wave retreated. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hughes and the Japanes Ambassador at should come from themselves.
were little further ahead when the wave Washington, Mr. Hngibara, contained the
Treaty, and less visibly, but none the less came and only got waist deep in it. A nravision that if the Bite assented to But there is still a long way to go before surely, in the baulking of the Tientsin forced bath at this time of year is no hard- Harding's proposal for American the conference meets, whoever calls it elique's intrigue to make their chieftain ship, en when there is no shelter to re-
World Court the United
tura to afterwards, so none of them were States and Japan would consider an agree. Nothing definite can be expected until the President. Certainly there could be no any the worse for the adventure, but pro- ment by which sputes of the nature des situation in the north has taken clearer worthier came for which public optalon from a House reduced to matchwood, while creded to extract what comfort they evuld cribed in the fronty would be referred to shape. We do, not suppose that Marshal might rouse itself than the round-table they waited for help-which came eventue
(Continund at foot of next columa.)
ally in the form of as American destroyer
paddy.
JAPAN AND AMERICA.
TREATY RENEWED,
narticipation
the Court of International-Justice.— Heuter
which again help from the Powers is in the prosperity of Chinese industry and dispensable. Further, if the conference finance; and the future" economię co- is to sued, it must be composed of the operations of our two great Republics, Chines: lenders themselves who have ex- concluded the Russian Envoy pressed their approval of it. Nothing| will come of a meeting at which culy theif,
•
conference.
We have traced the tidal wave legend a good way round the coast, and have run it to earth at last, ways The Japan Chronicle. The lower Tokyo wards were reported to:" have been swept by the wave, and so was Yokohama. But there was no wave. At Kamakum there was much talk about it. and it was even said to have washed
it.
Mr
Mr. and Mrs. there really a 5 Mr. and of the earthqua minds
shout a
the shock came were sitting on an immense
have a canged their,
the
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