THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FERBUARY 23RD, 1926
CABLE AND WIRELESS
NEWS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
MISSING TRAWLER:
(THROUGH REXTER'S" AGENCY.] BOMBAY RECLAMATION.
AEROPLANES FRUITLESS SEARCH GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE WITH
FOR
CARDIGAN CASTLE."
RrGay, February glat. Acroplanes belonging to the Irish Free State flew 300 miles last evening over
SCHEME.
BOMBAY, February end. The Government has decided to continue the work on three blocks of Back Bay
FAR EASTERN
NEWS.
CABLE
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] WAR IN THE NORTH. CONFLICTING REPORTS, REGARD- ING FENG.
NEW MEDICAL COLLEGE AT SINGAPORE.
CHINA'S GREAT NEED. A STRONG MAN TO HANDLE THE SITUATION.
SALVATION ARMY OFFICER'S VIEWS.
| FORMALLY OPENED LAST WEEK. The new King Edward VIL College of Medicine at Singapore-which is dos-
Staff Captain Hal Beckett, a pioneer Acribed as "certainly the most successful
of the Salvation Army's eight years' architectual feature to be seen in any mission work in Northern China, who re Government building in the country "reatly returned to England, spoke of life was formally opened last week by Sir and conditions in China in an interview,
recently. Laurence Guillemard, the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
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LOCAL THEOSOPHISTS. SOCIAL IN HONOUR OF MR. M. MANUK.
An enjoyable social was held at the Hongkong Lodge of the Theosophical Society last night, in honour of the president, Mr. M. Manuk, who has been appointed President of the Theosophical Society for the whole of China. It also took the form of a farewell gathering prior to Mr. Manuk's departure for Aus-
tralia.
islands on the west coast of Ireland. Land Reclamation Scheme, and will outside Hsin Yang. The bombardment cfi speech said:-Two and a half years have many nationalities, but with ahrusi He also referred to the recent conference
searching for a trace of the crew of the missing Welsh fishing trawler, Cardiyan Castle which, with n sister ship the Tenby Custle disappeared in a terrific storm some days ago.
PERING, February 2nd. Mr. Chapin, the American Vice-Consul, reports that he has removed to a position of safety seventeen Americans who were
the city has continued since the 19th ist,
The position on the Shanhaikuan front is unchanged, although the Fenstion forces are being reinforced there and also A previous message sent on the 7th in the Jetol region. Meanwhile the First inst, concerning this scheme stated Kyominchun Army is reinforcing the Third
unsatisfactory progress
invite tenders for the earth filling of two blocks. The order must compare the economic possibilities hereof with dredg ing.
After all hope had been abandoned it The
ic the
"People talk of China," he said, "' as Mr. J. Russell presided..
Mr. N. P. Talati spoke of the gratitudo country of disorder, but it was always
chaotic country in many senses. and appreciation which the members of The Principal, Dr. Macalister, in a Christianity is represented by people of the Lodge folt for Mr. Manuk's services. elapsed since the day on which the wars, famines, and appalling conditions for Theosophists at Adyar, where there foundation stone of this building was of life in the vast interior, there is had been present a representative gather-
ing from all parts of the globe, well and truly laid, in the presence of always much to be done." the members and delegates of the Filth "Is Feng, the Christian General, Continuing, he said that Mr. Macuk
really Christian "Mr. Beckett was with his profound knowledge had en Congress of the Far Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine. The presence on naked, and he replied without hesitation, lightened them upon various vital and that occasion of representatives from Feng really a Christian." Con- finportant subjects so highly beneficial for "The General invited their daily conduct in life. Those who many countries gave proof of a sympa tinuing, he said: thetic interest in our activities. extend the Salvation Army to hold a service in bad heard his able lectures carried away ing far beyond the frontiers of Malaya. his camp once a month. Feng's Chief of with them the recollection of bis eminent portunities of making its aspirations oven
part in the meetings, singing hymns and realise the divine truth embodied in all more widely known, and in response,
religions of the world. beld in On behalf of himself and the other many expressions of becevolent interest joining in the prayers.
The first of the meetings was a hall large enough to hold four hun-members he wished Mr. Manuk a very have been received. I am permitted to read to you a message from Sir Humphry dred, but the Salvationists were sur-happy time during his short sojourn, and
was found Inst week list the crew of the scheme to reclaim 1,145 aeres at the back on the Chihli-Shantung Border and Second Since that day, the College has bad op Staff is an ardent Christian, and he took capacity and bis power to make them
Truby Castic were safe on a apmall rocky Island, having been saved by a few fisher folk inhabitants. One man from
trade-of the rest of the crew. The aero- plane search is being continued, but so! far without success.
bay, Bombay, is the subject of sensa tional reports of the Committee of In- vestigation. The majority report points out that the estimated cost of fillrag in the area was seriously at fault. It re
blocks: proposes that consideration of
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Reports regarda General Feng Yu Hsiang are conflicting, but the belief is
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A LEADER'S MESSAGE
the Cardigan Castle was also picked up. sommerds completing three out of eight growing that he has re-entered the fight-Rolleston which should give inspiration prised to see how small a number attend- hoped to see him again with renewed but the aeroplanes last night found no the completion of the scheme be postponing lines where his adherents have the to all whose work lies within these walls.ed until it was explained that there was vigour to continue his task in carrying out
ed to 1997-23; and considers that the Gov- great advantage of holding the interior ernment should have exercised, greater prudence in accepting the estimate of Sirlines, where their opponents are George Buchanan regarding the output widely scattered that co-operation is dif- of the dredger by Sir G. Buchanan's ficult. Tuan Chi Jul's countersignature expert adviser and the main respon sibility must reat with him. The mino to the punitive mandate has caused gene rity report characterises the action of the Government as a grave scandal and real surprise, but the explanation prob- commends the abolition of the developably lies in the mere fact that the Kuo- ment directorate.]
minchan dominates Peking
BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR. 23,000 VISITORS IN THE PAST WEEK.
LOSS TO SCIENCE, DEATH OF PROF. KAMERLINGH ONNES.
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BCGBY, February 21st. "The second and final week of the British Industries Fair, two sections of) which are being held simultaneously at the White City, London, and Birming ham, begins to-morrow, after the first! work which has produced very satisfac-Professor Kamerlingh Onnes. tory resnits.
Many thousands of trade buyers from over 40 different countries and from all parts of the United Kingdom have visit. d both sections and many large orders were placed. while a large number of new accounts have been opened. The value of goods already ordered at the
London section alone exceeds £1,000,000, and many enquiries have been received which it is expected will lead to busi- ness. During the past week ever 23,000 people have visited the London Fair an compared with 10,000 during the first week of the Fair held in London. in 1924.
The Prince of Wales is visiting the Birmingham Fair on Tuesday, where the attendance and business have also been very considerable.
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MOROCCAN TROUBLE.
AGAINST TRIBESMEN RISE
PEEING AND WU.
PERING, February 22nd.
A mandate ordering a punitive expedi- tion against Wu Pei Fu was issued yesterday afternoon.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] AUSTRALIAN BUSH FIRES. LINK UP ON 100 MILE FRONT.
A message
SYDNEY, February 21st
from
Wagga Wagga, N.S.W., says that five bash fires have now" linked up had are burning along a front of 100 miles, threatening a large area of valuable mountain timbers, and numbers of sheep and cattle in the Tum- barmuba Mountains.
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• TENNIS ON THE RIVIERA. MISS HELEN WILLS: SUCCESS IN SINGLES.
BEAULIEU, February 21st.
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nobody present under the rank of major the sacred mission be had so eincerely "It is a pleasant privilege to send in Feng's army. Immediately following undertaken for the bencät of his fellow a line cordial congratulation to the that meeting, there was another on the men. (Applause.) King Edward VII. College of Medi- drill ground, when five thousand soldiers Mr. Wei Tat, Mr. H. C. Lanepart (Hon. cing, Singapore, on the auspicious oc were present. To test whether or not Secretary of the Society, and the Chai-- casion of the opening of its new build the soldiers were Christians, a passage man also spoke highly of Mr. Manuk's ings and of the new era in its history, from the Scriptures was read, and the work,
Mr. Manuk, replying, said that he found Young in years, the College has now a men were asked to follow it. Thereupon
landations which had been given him fine future and prospect of increasing every soldier took out a copy of the Newit very difficult to speak, after all the usefulness and success in encouraging Testament.
China is in need of a strong man, If he had done anything worthy of their research and in maintaining a high
Yuan Shih appreciation. Le had done it, not as a standard of medical education. May said Captain Beckett.
Kai, their first President, who commit task, but willingly. He thanked them it prosper for over" (Applause) "Sir Humphry Rolleston occupies two ted suicide, was the only man since the most heartily for all the kind things they Solos were sung by Mrs. S. Minnie, of the highest offices in the medical world days of the Emperors who has really had said of him.
handled the situation in the country. of Britain. He is President of the Royal have had a letter from one of our leaders. Mrs. Thesiger, Capt. Thomson, and Mr. College of Physicians and Regius Pro- fessor of Physic at the University of who is still in China, and he writes: IJ. W. Blackley. Mr. Xavier gave a violiu still believe that. General Feng is per-solo, Mr. J. C. Razario, a pianoforte Cambridge. His message, therefore, brings to us a word of paternal approval fectly straight, and one, if not the chief, solo, and Mr. Silva recited. frora one of the largest Universities and of China's great bopes'."" from the proudest medical corporation in the world. I hope that I may be authorised to respond with no more formal courtesy of thanks, but with a promise to justify the hopes for the
College, future prospects of our felicitously conveyed to us.
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E.E. THE GOVERNOR, in the course of his address, said:-In its outward as qualities of strength and stability. pect, the College plainly shows the
Medicine and science stand apart from
Captain Beckett said that soldiers were
to-day the curse of China "The average RECONSTRUCTION IN FRANCE. Chinaman was a good fellow. but it spoiled him to put him into uniform.
TARIFF REVISIÓN. CONFERENCE STILL IN PERIL. Mr. Rodney Gilbert writing to the C. Daily News from Peking on the 17th inst, said:
NORWEGIAN ASSISTANCE. HONGKONG RESIDENT
GENEROSITY.
It was Marshal Foch who suggested to
The village of Bouchavesnes" in northern France was adopted by the city of Bergen after the war and is now I hope that the virtues displayed in
being reconstructed from the money pre- sented by friends of France in Bergen. the shell of its habitation may be re- flected by the organism that abides The Japanese authorities here are un- The municipality of Bergen contributed within. I hope that all you who work willing to make a statement concerning 50,000 francs but the chief donor to the in this place, in lecture room, laboratory, the fruits of Mr. Sahuri's visit to Tokyo, fund was Mr. H. J. Wallem, the senior
is now residing in Hongkong...... museum or library, may find in your but other delegations report that be re-partner of Messrs. Wallem & Co., who. environment an inspiration to strive turned with authority to co-operate with ABD EL KRIM.
after the highest ideals of your profes-them in fixing the interim increases 10 sion. I hope that the strength, solidity net China $60,000,000 per annum. It is Mr. Wallem that Bergen should adopt Pants, February 22nd.
and stability of the building will impress stated, therefore, that the Japanese. this town, north of Peronne, the place upon your entire corporation, Council American and British delegations are from which the Marshal personally led Er Jurnal learns from Tetuan that a
Senate, graduates and students the working now in close: harmony than ever the Last French offensive that resulted number of tribesmen in the area between
necessity of preserving unbroken a spirit before, though the results of their in-in victory, Before the, Boucharesnes
it was absolutely demolished., In the finals of the ladies' singles off loyalty and fidelity to one another and formal discussions are unlikely to be re- had a population of 500; during the war
Mr. Landmark, Shechauen and Camara, are refusing to
All parties believe that Japan's agree- pay taxes required by Abd el Krim, and the lawn tennis tournament, Miss Helen to your College as an indivisible whole. vealed at to-morrow's plenary session. are rising against him.
In the finals of the men's singles, Von all questions of creed, race and caste, ment to the increases will be corcitional Davis Cup player Kingsley, 7-5, 3-0, 6-1, your College before all other considera- about the nature of the tarifs under tions, by sinking all partisan and sec-autonómy when it comes into force in EXPEDITION TO NEW GUINEA. Kehaling (Hungary) beat the English And it is only by placing the welfare of upon an understanding with China, now,
common 1929. 6-3. BATAVIA, February 22nd.
tional divergences in your
While the continuation of the Confer- labours for its advancement and for the The Dutch Captain Posthumus, has
welfare of mankind, that your prosperity ence is now assured by Japan's conces by insisting upon a new proposal con- been appointed military leader of Pro-
and advancement may be secured. (Aprions, the Chinese threaten to wreck it Rooay, February 21st
cerning the disposition of the increased The Food Council, which under the fessor Sterling's expedition to
surplus. They want unconditional con- Chairmanship of Lord Bradbury has Quines. been investigating the question of short.
trol of the prospective surplus, objecting "weight in regard to articles of food re-
to the stipulations that proportionate talled by shops, has issued its report,
amounts should be allotted to the service of the Consolidation Loan, the abolition which contains many recommendations. for the pretection of purchasers.
of likin and administrative expenses, to which demand the foreign delegates could not possibly agree.
MEASURE TO PROTECT BUYERS. FOOD COUNCIL'S REPORT ON SHORT WEIGHT.
NEW
New
Wills beat Mrs. Satterwaite 6-1, 6-1.
FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPION. NOT TO PLAY AGAIN TILL JUNE.
PARIS, February 21st. Malle. Lenglen, who it was reported had heart trouble, states definitely that she has decided, on her doctor's orders, FRENCH FINANCES.
not to play any more singles at the TAXATION APPROVED BY Riviera this season. SENATE COMMITTEE.
Inter in the Council recommenda that all packages containing foodstuffs should be clearly marked with "the net
PARIS, February 21st. weight at the time of packing or in-
The Finance Committe of the Senate portation, which ever is the later. War raatly clauses by persons resident out- side the United Kingdom should not be has adopted the tax on exports passed Available as a defence. The Council by the Chamber and rejected a motion specifies the number of articles which it
Her next meeting with Miss Helen Wills will be in June, when they may meet in the International Championships at the Bacing Club, Faria,,
[RECTER'S AMERICAN SKEVICE.]
AMERICAN GOLF: COMPSTON AND MASSY'S WIN. recommends shall be retailed exclusively to send back the Finance Bill to the
NEW YORK, February 2nd. by net weight, including jam, meat, and Chamber with a request for the Chamber cereals The Council does not suggest
Augustine, Florida, in At St. that the giving of short weight and measure is generally prevalent in the re- tail trade of the country but states that sums voted and those required by the eighteen bole golf match Compston and the local authorities are emphatically of Treasury. The Committee then, at the Maasy, conceding eight bisques, beat Miss the opinion that further protective legis request of the Government adopted by Collett and Miss Browne by one hole. twenty-two votes with eight abstentions, lation is called for.
to make up the difference between the
It is anticipated that legislation the tax payment which the Chamber had
giving effect to the Council's proposals will be introduced by the Government during present Parliamentary session.
·SHIPYARD DISPUTES. RESULT OF BALLOT ON NEW CONCILIATION MACHINERY.
rejected.
FIVE THOUSAND MILLION FRANCH
LATER
The Finance Committee of the Senate has passed the whole of the Finance Bill
The taxation voted by the Committee is as follows:-Firstly, 1,000,000,000 francs already voted by the Chamber, and secondly, 3,385,000,000 francs which the Government submittil to the Cham- ber and afterwards as'ced the Senate Committee to restore; thus making a total of 4.985,000,000 francs,
RUGBY, February 21st, The detailed result of the ballot of Unions affiliated to the Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades on the ratification of an agreement estab- lishing new conciliation machinery for the avoidands of disputes in the ship the Chamber to vote 400,000,000 from building industry, shows that there were the increase in the Customs duties, but 9,000 votes for the agreement and 2,778 he does not need to ask legislative sanc- votes against. In addition to the ballot tion to take over the 200,000,000 resulting
COUNTESS RELEASED.
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New York. February 22nd. The Countess of Catheart has been released from Ellis Island, and is for ten days under a personal bond of 3500. She landed at New York at midnight.
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IGNORANT SUPERSTITIONS."
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INTERNATIONAL INTEREST.
Modern medicine is international. The science and art of beating have girdled the carth. Science knows no frontiers, To the art of medicine, each race may contribute in accordance with the genius of its national temperament. Today the investigators of different countries are all working, in parallel lines towards the same end. I am told that during the month, of January there came to the College visitors from every continent,
very successful new hotel de Bergen architect, has been charged with ville on the hill in the vicinity. This edifice will be whitechalked, one-storied, with the central part adorned with o. the task of designing a
copper, tower and a portal of hewn stone, which resembles some of the fine old gathered schoolrooms for the village buildings of Bergen. Under its roof aze children, teacher's dwelling and two s sembly rooms.
For the money given by Mr. Wallet himself the village of Bouchavesnes- Bergen now has a fine modern water works and an electricity plant. A statné of Marshal Foch has also been presented
the near future. by Mr. Wallem and will be unveiled in
A church has been built in commemora tion of those who fell in the war, and & fine. Gothic
pilgrims from all corners of the earth; SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL the old village church,
from Brazil and Manchuria: from Sydney and New York from Gibraltar and Tokyo, I have no doubt that these visi tors will carry back to their homes a vivid impression of the promise of your enterprise.
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ELECTION.
WAYFOONG MAN TO STAND.
Interest in the election of Councillors for the Shanghai Municipal Council was heightened last week when the announce. ment was made that Mr. H. B. Roe, of, the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Cor- Foration, had consented to stand.
SIR TRAVERS HUMPHREYS.
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BRIEF FROM THE DOCK.
"I'LL HAVE THAT ONE”·
Sir Travers Humphreys, senior prose- cuting counsel to the Crown at the Old Bailey and Recorder of Chichester, re ceived an unexpected brief at London Sessions last month,
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belief that it The Hon. Dr. A. L. Hoors, P.C.M.O.. He accordingly brings to his candidature prisoner.
Prevention is better than cure. This is An ancient proverb. I have been told
This, says the NC. Daily News, that it is found inscribed upon cuneiform tables in the ruits in Babylon. It may sures that an election will take place, for have been a household ward in the caves in addition to the six retiring Councillors
A Man named Dorsett appeared of our distant progenitors. That pro who are again offering their services, four verb as a statement of policy, has now candidates have come forward ranking ten charged with motor car thefts and with received the official approval of the candidates for nine vacancies. These are the theft of accessaries. He asked if he Ministeries of Health throughout the Mr.. W. P. Lambe (formerly a member of could have a dock brief, for which world. And the establishment within this Council) Dr. H. Lovett Cumming, counsel receives £11. and his clerk 28. city of the Eastern Bureau of the W. R. McBain and Mr. Roe.
Permission was granted by Sir. Health Section of the League of Nations
The latest aspirant to Municipal honours Robert Wallace, K.C., the Chairman. At cannot fail to act as an incentive to the has an acquaintance with Shanghai and that time there were only four counsel in study of hygiene at this College. It is the Far East covering over 20 years, He court, and Sir Travers, who was standing to be hoped that in the devising of the joined the Bank in 1904, and in the usual at the time busily examining a motor- curriculum and in the direction of post routine of service was in Shanghai up to clock, did not notice what was going on. An amazing story of belief in witch graduate study and research, due atten- eight or nine years ago. In 1915 he went Dorsett, walked from the dock to the well craft was told at Tipton, Staffs, last tion will be given to the development Home, returning to the Far East in the of the court and scanned the faces of year he was again appointed to Shanghai. hawed, was almost hidden from the The Minister of Finance will now ask month when two men were bound over and expansion of the means for protect following year, and in January of last counse!, Sir Travers, whose head was
ing the people health. the in the course of a speech said: This an intimate knowledge of financial and for threatening a woman van dweller,
The evidence showed a named Haddington. and that the had cast a spell over the upon everyone-Malay, Chinese, Indian, woman poxaessed supernatural powers, is a Malayan College, and it has a claim other conditions in the Far East. wife of one of the defendants and the Furadan or British who has prospered in sister of the other. This woman became Malaya I should like to see every un demested, and was removed to a lunatic endowed professorship that now exists, medicine in this College and in the as- asylum. Several witnesses said the men or that may be created in future, sup-sociated hospitals and public health were afraid that Haddington would put corted by foundations contributed by divisions now exceed in some respects a curse on them, and they would not goMalayan residents. There can be no those provided at some of the Home betur object for a tbankoffering than the medical schopis. Confidence may be felt The chairman said there was a surprispevention and relief of human disease. therefore that money bestowed on the Ruay, February Zist.
ing and deplorable amount of ignorant. Provision for the training of medical men College will be put to good use. Re goes to the very root of such prevention member too that the medical future of auperstititions in the district which he
The College has lately been visited and Malaya will depend more and more on His Majesty the King opened on
MELBOURNE, February 21st.
thought was eradicated forty years ago. Saturday a large new sport ground at
The Reverend Patton, who has been a He hoped these poor misguided people inspected by a very distinguished Eng our College graduates. Chiswick, London, for the use of civil
Diplomas were presented to screants. The ground consists of thirty Missionary in the New Hebrides for 34 would get it out of their heads that this lish Burgeon and teacher, Sir Mayo acres, to be devoted to football,, cricket, years, anys the French are importing woman had any supernatural powers over Robson, and by Bir Robert Woods a tennis hockey, and other games. Its Asiatica wholesale to their Pacific posses the "For God's sake," he added, leading Irish surgeon, ex-President of the eminent medical men who deserved well ten porne entirely by the civil ser- sions Australians must protest against get rid of much filly ideas with educu Irish College of furgeons. It is their of the State-Sir David James Gallo vants, and without any aid from public this or they will be forced to abandon tion and improved intelligence. It is opinion that the facilities for teaching way, Dr. Lim Boon Keng, and Sir
(Omtinued at foot of next Column.) Malcolm Watson, the White Australia policy.
amazing they should exist at all."
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which returns, ten Unions intimated their actrom the sale of old stocks
Thus, the 5,585,000,000 ceptance of the agreement and did not
Doumer regarda ne necessary to balance take a ballot vote...
the Budget for 1996, should be assured. "WHITE AUSTRALIA !!- POLICY. THREATENED BY IMPORTATION OF ASIATICS TO PACÍFIC.
C.S. SPORTS GROUND. OPENED BY H.M. THE KING
money.
near her.
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
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To the evident amusement of the court, Dorseti, pointing his finger at Sir Travers, said:"I'll have that one."
Six Travers continued with his inspec tion of the clock, apparently not realis
Bir Robert Wallace remarked," Sir ing what had happened.
fence." Travers, you are briefed for the de- Bir Travers Pardon, my lord, really? Realising the position, Sir Travere joined with the three counsel and the Chairman in the laughter.
Rising again, Sir Travers said he hoped. that the case would come before Sir. Robert Wallace, as he was appearing in the first case on the list. He was told that matters would be arranged so that Later in the day the case was put back he could appear in the case.
to the next. Bessions.