!
VIEWS ON YANG YU TING'S DEATH.
BLOW TO JAPANESE INTERESTS..
FRANK STATEMENT FROM
TOKYO.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
TOKYO, Jan. 14th Although no new facts appear to have emerged regarding Yang Yu Ting's death, official circles are less reticent than at first in voicing their opinions. Future developments will be watched very closely.
It is frankly admitted that the} death is regarded as a blow to Japanese intereals, as Yang was recently very well disposed to Japan and "showed understanding of their position.".
The spokesman seemed to think that the Nationalist control of Manchurian affairs would be ex tended gradually, thereby increas ing Japan's difficulties.”
JAPAN AND CHINA'S TARIFFS.
(Wah Ter Fat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Jan. 14th. Information from foreign authori ties at Nanking definitely confirms that Mr.
Yoshizawa's return to China indicates that the Japanese Government intends to conclude a new tariff agreement with China before the date of enforcement of the new tariff schedule.. Mr. Yoshizawa will be ready to pro- ceed to Nanking at the end of the month to sign a new Sino-Japanese tariff agreement
According to the most reliable report, the "apanese Government, will consent to China's new tariff rates as other Powers have done so. She will, however, insist that an annex be attached to the pact men- tioning that Japan. must get simi- lar treatment from China concert- ing tariff rates as other Powers. enjoy in the event that the year, during which the new tariff rates are effective, has expired, and the permanent tariff schedule has been enforced.
MANCHURIA REORGANISED.
(Wah To: Tai Pau)."
SHANGHAI, Jan. 14th. After the coup d'état in Mukden, General Chang Hauch Liang has! held important conferences. with! other leaders concerning political reform in Manchuria.
As a result, it has been decided that new provincial governments be formed in Fengtien, Kirin, Heilung kiang and Jehol provinces while the position left vacant by the execution of General Yang Yu Ting and his colleagues will be filled by new appointments.
WATERSIDE RIOTS IN AUSTRALIA.
VÕLUNTEERS INJURED,
FURTHER OUTBREAKS AT:
PORT ADELAIDE.
(THROUGH 'REUTER'S " AGENCY.]"
The violence that is attending the protracted waterfrous dispute "in Australia has again been instanced at Fort Adelaide whers volunteer stevedores who were loading the steamer Maresha were attacked by over a thousand trade unionists. The agitators later palted the police with stones and lumps of iron. The and made a truncheon charge, driv police them gathered reinforcements
ing the attackers from the wharf. Fifty of the volunteers were in- jured.
RUSSIAN GENERAL
MURDERED.
REVENGE FOR BROTHER'S EXECUTION.
(THROUGH REUYER'S AGENCY.)
Moscow, Jan. 14th. General Slasher, one of Deni- kin's chief lieutenants who conquer ed the Crimea for the White Russians in 1818, but afterwards quarrelled with General Wrangel, has been murdered in his flat. A young man named Kolenberg, who has been arrested, declared that he committed the murder to avenge has brother, who was excented by Slag chev's orders during the civil war in South RussİBL
After his quarrel with General Wrangel, Slaschev funt retired to Constantinople, but later became a lecturer at the Moscow military college.
ENGAGEMENT OF PRINCE
OLAV..
THE HONG KONG, DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15th, 1929.
ABDICATION OF AMANULLAH?
STRONG RUMOURS ON THE
FRONTIER.
ELDER BROTHER MADE
· KING.
[TEXQUON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PESHAWAK, Jan. 14th. It is strongly rumoured on the frontier that King Amanullah has abdicated in favour of his elder brother, Prince Inayatuliah.
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King Amanallah is stated to have taken refuge in Kandahar, travel ling there by aeroplane.
SEVERE WEATHER IN
BRITAIN,
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EXMOOR TOWN ISOLATED.
FIFTEEN FOOT SNOWDRIFTS.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SKRYICK)
MAKING A SLOW PROGRESS.
KING'S RESTFUL WEEK.
LESS FREQUENT BULLETINS.
ITHROUGH WILTER'S AGENCY.}.
LONDON, Jan. 14th. The bulletin issued at 11 am.. stated that the King is making slow progress. The next bulletin will be issued on Tuesday evening.
This morning's bulletin was the first for thirty-eight hours, none having been issued yesterday. The doctors decision not to issue a bul- letin on Sunday the first day without one since the illness began....... was dictated by the belief that no change of any importance was like ly in the interim.
Last week the King had a series of quiet and restful days and nights which have been helpful and sailsfactory, but improvement is
still so slow at this stage that it can hardly be measured over B period of twenty-four hours. This morning's satisfactory bulletin con- tained the first-mention of progress since that of last Wednesday.
Uneventful Day.
Rüger, Jan. 14th. While over the greater part of No bulletin regarding His Ma Britain the severe frest has been jesty was issued from Buckingham followed by a gradual thaw, Exmoor Palace on Sunday, but it was learn- has experienced during the last forted on, good authority during the night the severest weather known afternoon that the King had had a for some years Gales followed restful night and that there was no heavy snow, and drifts were formed change in his condition. in some places fifteen feet deep. The moorland town of Simonalath was cut off from the outside world for five days, but a path has now been made from Dulverton. The frost has been so hard that saws had to be | used to cut the surface before spades
could be employed.
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Reuter was officially informed in the evening that His Majesty had passed a quiet and uneventful day, which was marked by slow improve ment, without any definite change in his condition.
It is understood that the doctors
are fully satisfied with the course of
events.
This is the first day that there has PROFESSOR'S WORK FOR been no bulletin, either morning or evening, since His Majesty's illness began, but it is expressly stated that no undue significance must be at tached to this circumstance/«
ASTRONOMY.
GOLD MEDAL AWARDED.
[BAITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rcony, Jan. 16th.
Queen's Slight Cold.
The Queen became indisposed on Friday. She has not left the Palace The gold medal of the Royal As-ince Thursday. It was stated, how KING OF SWEDEN'S NIECE,
tronomical Society has been awarded ever, on Monday that Her Majesty's to Prof. Ejnar Hertzsprung of the cold was better, though she is still (THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.}
Leiden Observatory, Holland, or keeping to her rooms. his determination of the distance of It is a very rare occurrence for Magellanic STOCKHOLM, Jan. 14th.
clouds, and other the Queen to be indisposed as she engagement
stellar of Princesa pioneering work Martha, niece of the King of tronomy.
Benjoys excellent health. Her a
jesty, however, has had a long Sweden, to Prines Olav. Crown
period of great anxiety, though she Prince of Norway, has been official| FRENCH SKIING TRAGEDY. ons stood with great fortitude the strain imposed upon her by the pro- ly announced.
tracted illness of the King.
The
BOXER INDEMNITY SERVICE.
THROUGH: REUTER'S AGENCY.}
in
THREE KILLED BY AVALANCHE.
{THROUGH REUTLE'S" AGENCY.]
CHAMBERT, Jan. 14th. Twelve French skiers on an excur- SHANGHAI, Jan. '14th, sion from Annecy to Montjovet were The Finance Minister, Mr. T. V. overwhelmed by an avalanche and Soong. has informed Reuter's carried eight hundred yards. Eight Agency that the retirement of Mr.managed to dig themselves out, A. H. F. Edwardes and the appoint- though some were slightly injured, ment of Mr. F. W. Maze is a mere but three of the remaining ones wera change in personnel.
killed."
He adds that as far as the service of the Boxer Indemnity and foreiga It has also been decided to or loans is concerned, it will remain ganise Kuomintang branches in in charge of the Inspector-General Manchuria in accordance with in-, of Customs.. structions from Nanking,
MILITARY EXPENDITURE
IN CHINA.
THROUGH BECTER'S AGENCY.)
...SHANGHAI, Jan. 14th,
It is learned that in a lengthy memorandum submitted to the Disbandment Conference on Friday.
YANG SEN'S TROOPS DESERTING.
CORRESPONDENCE.
JESUITS AND RATION.
PALISTS.
A naval wireless message received (70 TEZ EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG from Wanhsien reports "quiet; con- ditions.
(Wah Tez Tat Pan). Decisive Victory.
complete approval of the proposalaan, northern Szechuan.
It is noteworthy that the Confer-
DAILY PRESS."
It is believed to be this atrain, coupled with the trying weather which made her liable to contract a cold.
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Arduous Duties. The burdens, both national and domestic, imposed on the Queen have been greatly increased during the King's illness
His Majesty bas presided over the innumerable documents. Much of State Council and has had to sign her time has been spent in the sick- roon, seeing that every detail that might add to the King's comfort WBA carried out and helping the
urses.
Her afternoon drives were taken mainly with a view to preserving her health and strength for her many duties.
SHANTUNG.CONSTABLE CHARGED.
ALLEGED DEMAND FOR A
BRIBE."<
A BUSY PRIME MINISTER.
NO TIME FOR
BRITAIN'S BID FOR KELLOGG PACT OR
SPEED RECORD."
CRUISERS?
THROUGH CAPT.
CAMPBELL'S ATTEMPT. OBSTRUCTION BY BIG NAVY
·JUGO-SLAVIA'S
AGENCY.}
BELGRADE, Jan. 14th. General Peter Zifkovitch, the new- ly appointed Prime Minister of
so-Slavia, received foreign press men to-day and bade them "Good morning." He regretted that, he had no time for an interview but said, "my secretary will distribute
a statement."
This statement turned out to be merely a paraphrase of the Govern ment's proclaimed programme. It stresses the transiency of the mentions that dictatorship and
foreign policy will be conducted along the lines of sxisting treaties
MOSQUITOS AND MALARIA.
STAMPING OUT THE
DISEASE,
BELIEF IN "BLUE BIRD,
{BAITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruosy, Jan. 24th. Captain Malcolm Campbell will leave shortly for South Africa to attempt to set up a new land speed record on his Blue Bird motor car. Captain Campbell established the
FANS."
RATIFICATION IN DOUBT.
[REUTEE'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
· WASHINGTON, "Jan. 18th. Considerable alarm is felt over the
legislative jam in which the Kellogg Pact for the renunciation of war, and the Bill" providing for the construction of fifteen new cruisers
The check follows the introduction appear to have been caught.........
or both measures to the Senate at the same time.
world record at Daytona Beach last February with a speed of 208.956 miles per hour, which was faster by three miles an hour than Major Segrave's record. A few days later Ray Keech beat Campbell's record President Coolidge's feeling in the by mere fraction, but as to the matter is reflected in a conference capabilities of the Blue Bird, Camp-between the leading supporters of bell stated that be was travelling the peace pact and the President, at 220 m.p.h. before he finished the after which Senator Borah an- measured course at Daytona."..
nounced that he will ask on Monday for an agreement to limit the debato
Wish For Clarity. In the meanwhile, the leaders of· the group which is seeking some sort of interpretation havo circulat clarified, at least by a. Committes ed a petition that the Treaty be
report embodying the views express- ed by Senator Borah on the foor of. the Senate.
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The new attempt on the record will be made at Verneuk Pan, an area of firm clay twenty miles long and ten miles broad, and about four hundred miles from Capetown. Capt. Campbell states that, if he fails, he will return and build an- other car, for which be already has designs, and make & further attempt.
The work which has been done in recent years for the prevention of malaria was described at a meeting held in connection with the Roas Institute for Tropical Diseases in the Council Room of the Rubber.p. car built for an attempt on the London. Growers Association in Eastcheap, record in March at Daytona.
Sir Malcolm Watson, who ad- dressed the meeting, said that the medical profession, in a resolution which was passed at the congress of Tropical Medicine held at Calcutta, the Far Eastern Association of in December 1927, had given s unanimous opinion and laid down a clear-cut policy on the subject of malaria control.
They considered, that for towns, mines, plantations, large public works and similar aggregations of people the control of the breeding places of the species of mosquitoes was a method malaria-carrying which should be employed whatever other anti-malarial measures were put into force. Also, wherever possible control should be effected by permanent works which entirely eliminated the source of mosquito breeding-
were
Not A Medical Question. this resolution certain very real Before effect could be given to difficulties would have to be faced. In the first place, malaria control was not primarily a medical ques- tion at all. Medical men trained principally in the diagnosis of disease and the treatment of the sick. The prevention of malaria was more a health problem, and in the tropics health officers were the forcing preventive measures. exception and not the rule in en-
The second difficulty had been that the control of mosquitoes was also" 23.
Major Segrave has had a 1,000
COMMUNIST TROUBLE IN
BERLIN:
DEMONSTRATORS CLASH WITH POLICE.
[THROUGH · REUTER'S AGENCY,]
the
on the Pact.
Twenty signature to the petition have been secured already, and there appears to be a good prospect of obtaining the additional thirteen, making the one-third of the Senate y necessary to defeat ratification ¡ly- as is regarded as unlikely, the signers hold out to the bitter end.
Extremists Stand Yast,
Pressure from the White House has failed to end the deadlock in the Senate over the Kellogg Peace Pact, to which its opponents want an interpretative clause annexed, explaining that the treaty does not impair the Monroe Doctrine.
BERLIN, Jan. 14th.' The tenth anniversary of the death of the communiste Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg of Ratification of the Pact can be day. Twelve thousand Communiste the extremists claim that they only Spartacist movement occurred to prevented by a one-third vote, and gathered at the graveside and at-require one more vote. The sup tempted, despite a prohibition, to porters of the Kellogg Pact allege march across Berlin with banners that the "Big Navy Fans! H flying. There were a few collisions adamant against the Pact, as they with the police, and thirty-eight fear that if it is ratified public arrests were made.
opinion will mot sanction the "Cruiser Bill
RAILWAY GROWTH IN MANCHURIA.
...............
RAPID PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN LAST FEW MONTHS..
Makden, January 4th:Railway construction has been making rapid progress during the past few months.
The Sushua-Hailun action (103 miles Tong) of the Hula Heilun Railway north of Harbin, was com
a traffic from the 13th. pieled on December 7th and opened
AZO
| AIR MAIL ROUTE TO INDIA.
SIX DAY JOURNEY.
FLYING BOATS AND PLANES.
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[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Jan. 13th... The Imperial Airways will open, in April, five-thousand-miles Em- pire mail route which will bring India within six days of London.
The flight across the desert from
Caim to Basra, vil Bagdad, will be made on the fearth day, while the journey down the Persian Gulf to Karachi will take the remaining two days
extend It is proposed to extend the route across India to Calcutta and then," via Singapore, to Australia.
A branch line from Capetown will altimately connect with the main For the line at Cairo.
The wife of the world-famous
Some mosquitoes lived in shade and entomological question.
The journey will be made in daily others required sunshine. The
stages. Passengers and mail, leny destruction of shade in certain sinn, 31 km. long, of the Taonan The Angangchi-Tsitsar exten
ing London on the morning of the places might introduce these dan-
first day by a Handley Page Napier gerous light loving insects and in- Argaagchi railway was completed air ner will By, to Baale. There on December 8th and traffic was they will take train under the Alps crease existing malaria..
The third difficulty was that for from Tahushan, on the Feking they will embark on all-metal flying- opened on the 11th. Through traffic to Genoa, where, on the second day, many forms of mosquito control a Mukden line, to Angangchi baring boats and cross the Mediterranean knowledge of drainage was neces- sary, and medical men were not been inaugurated on December 1st
to Cairo. That flight will take two trained in engineering schemes.
bid Tunglias-Chenguhistun-Taonan days. It is understood that General Yang Sen's troops are deserting
The Industrial Advisory Commit Taitaibar. has now direct through SIR-To those who have ever
tee hoped to be of assistance to communication with Tahushan. him.
engaged in or followed controversy
tropical industry in supplying ex-
Of the Kirin-Hailungcheng rail. The extra taxation recently in-between Roman Catholic and Mr. T. V. Soong, the Finance posed on the district has now been Rationalists, Father Joy's letter in
EARLY MORNING INCIDENT.pert advice which was necessary be way, the section between Chaoyang Minister, ably and frankly exposed, removed.
fore an employer could go ahead and Fanshih, nearly 25 miles in your issue to-day makes amusing A police sergeant belonging to on & scheme with confidence that length, was completed and opened "the realities of the critical financial
reading. Just what his grievance the local contingent of Weihaiwei the money expended would give the to traffic on November 11th. In situation with which China is con-
is. I cannot quite make out Hemen was charged before Major C. desired results...
addition, earthwork and three tun- fronted.
complains of anonymous correspond. Willson at the Central Magistracy
ngle (out of four) have been finished After some diséission, the Con-
SHANGHAI, Jan, 14th.
ence in the Preze, but admits there yesterday afternoon on two counts,
Expeditions Planned.
along the whole extent of the Eno ference fully endorsed Mr. Soong's !
The Ran Institute and hospital re- and the remaining work is being bribe and misconduct proposals, which included the cenly states that General Liu Hsiang, writer wishing to preserve his anony as a police officer.
A message from Hankow definite- may be legitimate grounds for a demanding
ceived sick men from the tropica, energetically pushed on. tralisation of the country's finances, the military dictator of Szechuan, mity. He complains of somebody tendent of Police) prosecuted, and come for advice or to work on the 817,500,000 are said to have been Mr. W. Kent (Assistant Superin- and it was open to medical men to construction of this railway and the proper budgetting of mill-i has gained a decisive victory over
who has written something some tary expenditure, which would be General Yang Sen in eastern Sze where, and after using up a column Mr. Leo d'Almada, sen., was for probleme in which they were parti- defrayed by the Kirin Provincial paid by the Finance Ministry from chuan. General Liu's army is ad
of your valuable space in replying the defence.
cularly interested. There would be Treasury, while 82,000,000 have been the antional revenue in accordance vancing to the district beyond Wan- to this anonymous writer says he
!
In outlining the case for the pro- established what he believed would obtained by private loans. The Telegrams in Brief. with the apportionments prescribed heien. General Liu has instructed does not wish to enter into consecution, it was alleged that the be a unique museum illustrating length of the whole line is about 124 by the Conferencë.
his army to take Wanhsien as their troversy with such people! More. defendant went to No. 5, Choung all the habits of the mosquito, and miles. Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang, in an final objective. General Yang Senver, he writes to you about some November 28th last. A fish stall-medical men as to how the insects Hing Street, at, 2:50 a.m. on information would be given to
Direct To Tsitsihar, interview with Reuter, expressed in reported to have fed to Kwang failed me has not appeared holder at the Western Market, who could be controlled.
thing which-unless my eyes have
The new railway from Hailin on your columns at all. I must say I lives there with his foki, was then Expeditions would be sent abroad the Chinese Eastern Railway baseball player" Babe "Ruth, was fail to follow Father Joy's reason- engaged in a game of mah
on the spot along with local medi-Tungchingcheng, vid Ninguta, a which destroyed a private house at distance of about 40 miles, was com Watertown, Mass. The body w15 into controversy, or he does not.
entered and asked for ten cents cal men, and to discuss with them Let me hasten to add that I have worth of opium. The defendant, what steps could taken to control pleted on October 16th. This line unidentified for two days.
was built for the main purpose of The death has occurred in tragio (Wah Tr Yat Pao).. no wish to enter the lists, anony-finished his duty at midnight, was ports about malaria in Africa, but who was in plain clothes, having the disease. He had read many re-
timber transportation. mouily or otherwise, so the good told that no opium was sold there. he had not beard say reports of
In addition to these works of celebrated sculptor and painter. circumstances of Emil Fuchs, the SHANGHAI, Jan. 14th. Father need not trouble you with
His dead body was discovered at The remains of the late Dr. Sun any comment on this brief chit. I then accused the joki of using the places in Africa that were actual construction, various new Yat Sen will be conveyed to Nau am one of those who like to sit back the floor for gambling, and, stating healthy, and yet these were the railway lines have also been pro- his home in New York by a servant
jected. One of these is the Mukden- and watch the other fellows fight for 83. This was refused, and be the solution of the African pro-intended to be extended further cently recovered from a long and
that he was king from Peping on March 6th.
a constable, he waked places which were to be the key to akuman line, which is probable to-day with a bullet wound in the General Chang Hauch Liang has ing. The Belloe v. Wella contest threatened to beat the complainant. blem.
chest. The dead man had only re- cabled to Nanking stating that be I thoroughly enjoyed, as, no doubt, will despatch three seroplanes and
rions illness. The Special Committee ter the an artilery corps of eighty men to that the Editor of the Universe, fendant, and fetching a rope he he hoped there would be a sta#munication with Teitsihar without study of military reorganisation Nanking to participate in the cere- while allowing Belloc all the pubot three others who were with him expert research officers and
Mr. Lloyd George accompanied by en- having to use the roundabout way Dame Margaret, Lloyd George and problems under the Military Re-mony of welcoming the arrival of licity he wanted, refused to permit to seize and tie the man up. The gincers, organisation and Disbandment Con- the late Chief of the Kuomintang,
for which over Tahushan. It is reported that his daughters, Miss Megan Lloyd. the need Wells to defend himself in that defendant was found in this un- was stressed by the Calcutta Con- $30,000,000 is to be raised for the George, and Lady Carey Evans, left ference yesterday afternoon met under the auspices of Marshal Feng
dignified position when a detective great. In his lifetime thers had purpose, one third each, by the Gor London this morning by the con Ya Hsiang. It was agreed that in
that Rationalists when cornered in report made to the police.
As for Father Joy complaining was sent to the house following a been a revolution in tropical medi-ernment, by the principal banks, tiental boat train express for cine as a result of Sir Ronald and by public subscription An- Cannes From Cannes, they will go order to enforce the general scheme,
controversy, shift their ground, thin of military reorganisation and dis
Port wettenham, other railway is being planned from for a Mediterranean cruise. Mr. Evidence was given by the com- Boss's work. is indeed a rich joke, seeing that plainant foki and his master bear stricken by malaria, was saved by Hailungcheng east-south-east- to Lloyd George stated that he was bandment it was advisable to divide
defenders of the faith in England ing out the facts alleged by the the work of Ross great malarial already been sent out by the this trip for the purpose of re Fusung and a surveying party has very much better, and was taking the whole nation into several quar
have abandoned position after posi-prosecution. In cross-examination In Singapore a "ters, in each of which a detailed.
tion until it is possible now-a-days they both denied that they had wave swept the city year after Mukden-Hailongchang Railway concuperating his strength. He hoped- plan could be applied.
to find professing (and professional) female visitors in the floor except year, killing between three and struction office. A third new rail to return to London in about a It was also decided, that in order
Christians whose views about most woman thousand
Since way scheme is said to aim at nothing month's to render the centralization of all Thero is very httle change in the of the Bible are those expounded or to win who was the principat fourria hul been controlled by the less than traversing the whole of military powers under the Central situation here, but the boycott if Ingersoll and Bradlaugh fifty years the defendant went there to see a corporation that wave had almost eastern Kirin by a railway extend- Government more practicable, each anything is tightening. The Chiago! But I am getting on to con certain woman, but this was also entirely disappeared. In two yearsing from Kirin north-north-east, division of the national armies nese pickets have now commission troversial ground myself" now, so denied by all the witnesses. the whole of the work would have across the Chinese Eastern Railway must be brought under the directed two launches to prevent Chinese must stop. Yours, etc.,
There being several more wit been finished, and he did not be- to Fangcheng on the Amur River, _control of the Central Military bootmen carrying supplies to the
ANON. nesses to call, the case was adjourn-lieve it would be possible to con- for which purpose 350,000,000, is to Department:
Japanese Concession
Hong Kong, January 16th, 1029, ed until Friday afternoon..
tract malaria there
brained-Reuter
epice is proceeding with unexpected
amoothness, and there appears to be MANCHURIA'S TRIBUTE" TO ing. Either he does want to enter with two others when the defeng from time to time to study problems Eastern section towards south to burned to death on Friday in a fire:
every likelihood that the result will
be important and binding decisions, which when reached will tend to -strengthen the prerogatives of the
Central Government at Nanking.
MILITARY REFORMS.
(Wah Taz Tat. Pac).
SHANGHAI, Jan. 14th.
SUN YAT SEN.
HANKOW BOYCOTT.
LAUNCHES PRESSED INTO SERVICE
[THEOUGH ZKUYER'S AGENCY.] ̧
14th.
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did Father Joy. Probably he knowsed about the bona fides of the de anti-malarial work grew greater, affording Mukden
The complainant was not, satisfi- Ultimately, the demand for north-west to Chengchiatun, thus
direct com-
of
paper.
.
time
The well-known racing cyclist, Blekemolen, set up a new world re- cord at Melbourne to-day when ne challenged the motor-paced time for five miles. Blekemolen covered the distance in 4 minutes 39 seconds.