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THE HONG KONG »DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1929.

WOOSUNG PIRATES NICARAGUAN CANAL. TIN HATS FOR BOTH COMBATING DISEASE

CAPTURED.

SHARP SKIRMISH WITH WATER POLICE.

SURVEY TO START SOON.

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BOON TO SHIPPING.

[United Press.)

Shanghai-A fishing vessel, and an empty junk were captured last week by a band of pirates, at Washington. --With the Nicara Woosung. The pirate band num guan Canal project scheduled for bering 23 have been operating early survey, pursuant to the re along the coast of Wenchow and solution of Senator Edge, Republi Trichow. When the piracy beean, New Jersey, passed in the enme known to the Woosung police Authorities, a detachment of water policemen, under the command of Chief Inspector. Chiang Pino, was immediately dispatched in pursuit.

Seventieth Congress, sponsors of the proposed new route already are ne-- tively building up public opinion in its support.

The idea has become established, and never contradicted, that the inauguration of constraction of the new trans-continental waterway is one of the objections of the Hoover

SEXES."

AS PROTECTION AGAINST SCIENTIFIC RAYS.

WHAT PROF., A. M. LOW PREDICTS.

["D.P." Special Service.]

London-Ten thousand years from now-perhaps a few years more or a few years less-both men and women may be wearing steel hats to protect them from tele- pathic waves and from the waves of broadcast heat,"

Professor A. M. Low made this

remarkable prediction when asked what he thought of the latest

fashion in, women's hats.

This,

Disappearing Small-pox. "Small-pox has entirely disap peared as an epidemic in France, VALUE OF VACCINATION. although there are rare scattered

SCIENTIST'S BUSY CAMPAIGN,

(United Press.]

cases, especially in port towns," Professor Lereboulet said. Every year sees several hundred thousand persons vaccinated against small- pox in France, especially school. children, soldiers and people living Paris. The day is approaching in cities who are most subject to Our vaccination work when mankind can be made immune has been so successful" and the from all contagious maladies, and

public has accepted it so heartily causes of death can be reduced to that to-day it is safe to say France old age, the wearing out of organs, has go fears of small-pox,

or accidents, Science has already

the gravest diseases which have proven means of preventing four of caused serious ravages throughout history, and in France alone hun- dreds of scientists are continuing their studies to provide vaccines to other ills to which we have been immunize mankind against all the

heir."

contagion.

Similar campaigns to encourage had good results. A half million children are vaccinated against this vaccination against dyphtheria have

disease annually, with the result that it has almost disappeared in our hospitals. We will continue until the entire French youth, about 8,000,000 children, is inumune.

A battle between the police and the pirates ensued when the police caught up with the pirates near Yn Eu Bar. The police fired a shot and ordered the pirates to administration. The idea, derived heave to. The pirntes returned from President Hoover's well-known fire and the battle was on, con-personal interest in great engineer tinuing from three o'clock in the ing enterprises, gained strength - afternoon until after six o'clock from the realisation that both the hat made its appearance in public efforts on, finding vaccines, and at good results o

in the evening, resulting in the capture by the police of the pirate lender. King Siao Pao, aline King Fei Long, and five cthers of the band.

Leader, Five Others Captured. The pirate leader was wounded

in the foray, and one of his band was killed. Six of the band jump ed overboard and escaped in one of the captured vessels. Five "others were captured.

Three members of the police were wounded and were taken to the Lester Chiacse Hospital. They showed great courage, during the fight, firing more than 1,000 rifle shots and

detachment

about 80 gun shots. The pirates resisted stubbornly, standing by until the police closed in on them before the band broke up in an affort to escape.

Boatmen Rescued.

Two bokimen, Chang Dah Fa and Chang Lung, who had been captured by the pirates along with their boats, were rescued by the

police.

President and Secretary Stimson are personally familiar with the politicnt and diplomatic antecedents of the Nicaraguan Canal, for which the international situation is more zus- picuous than at any time in the past..

according to reports, consists in the wearing of a light feel helmet wodelled exactly on the lines of the German tinahat. At least one such

on the head of a member of the fair sex who recently embarked for

South America.

To Draw Attention. The sole reason, why a woman would wear a steel hat nowadays, During his visits to Corinte and in my opinion," added Professor San Jose, Costa Rica, President Low, would be to draw attention elect Hoover conversed informally to hersell. For instance, it is like who carries one of with officials coacerong the canal, the woman and ocals of both Nicaraguan and those diminutive pets known as lap Costa Rican governments in talk- dogs. It is not really because she ing with newspaper correspondents is load of the animal. You know seemed entirely in favour of its early perfectly well a number of women simply use those little would-be construction.

dogs of theirs as foils...

But I do think it is quite pos-

The Pasteur Institute, the Curie Institute and the Academy of Medicine are all centering their present the greatest attention is being paid to the anti-tuberculosis

vaccine of Calmette.

The anti-typhoid vaccine has now been proven successful, and already hundreds of thousands of persons voluntarily seek immuniza. tion annually. The Calmette vac eine against tuberculosis can be said to be still in a stage of ob servation, but we have seen only children are vaccinated annually. immunize the public against epide

far and 200,000

"So far we have worked only to scientists mic diseases, but some see the day when the system will We Tuberculosis Vaccine."

be extended to all discuses, Already vaccination against small-bare far to go, or no one has yet..

succeeded in isolating the germ of pox, diphtheria" typhoid and para-

cancer and until we know the

germ typhoid fevers, has proven success we cannot successfully fight it." fai. Science is divided over the merits of the tuberculosis vaccine, which is now being widely used in France, and it will be necessary to wait for the results of the next ten years before science can say definitely whether the Calmette vaccine is a preventative or a dan:

ger.

EDGE BUOY IN TUNGCHOW CHANNEL TO BE MOVED

A Notice to Mariners states that on or about June 12, and without further notice, Edge Buoy will be moved about 5 canles 8. 671 E. its from its present position, characteristics remaining unchang

ed.

From the new position of the buoy, Plover Point Beacon will bear S. 21° E., distant 201 miles.

The recent small-pox sesre in Europe which followed the trans. port of the disease from India to England by passengers and crew

(magnetic). course visualize the type of heavy on liners caused a sudden increase helmet that Was used in the in vaccinations which almost taxed trenches during the war. Far from to its limit the production capacity it.

of the Pasteur Institute.

Political Cleavage. While legislative proposals for canal construction obviously would sible that in the far distant lutare, not be made before the board of both men and women may have to

gress two years hence, there_prob. engineers makes its report to Con-wear steel helmets, I don't, of ably will soon be a beginning of political cleavage for and against the early construction of the Canal, Those favouring the project will voice the following main argaments: 1That the Panama Canal will reach capacity in less than twenty years and that a new must be started soon:

Nowadays it is possible. to weave metal so finely that it can be made into clothes, in the same manner as glass can be weared waterway into shreds as fine as silk.

Who knows that women of the That the tremendous coast-to-future may even wear clothes made const traffic would be more econo-

out of woven metal in order to mically handled by the Nacaraguan keep electrically warm? And per route, and would warrant the ex- hapa. later on she may really need pense of construction;

to wear stee; helmets because she may have developed herself to

Mr. Ling Mei Ching, chairman of Pan Lai Association, who co- companied the police in the pur-

3-That defensive exigencies of suit of the pirate band, expressed the United States require second great extent. Thus, for instance, her skull would naturally grow thin. high praise of their courage and Atlantic-to-Pacific waterway.

Opponents of this project have inner and thinner making it neces has arranged a special meeting of mind the following considerations:sary to protect it from damage. the association to formulate & plan 1. That construction of the

More Radio" Marvels,

for adequately expressing the as-Nicaragua Canal, and establishment "And another thing. In a few sociation's appreciation of the of cheap transportation by barge. bravery of the police, and to com-lines up the Mississippi would create thousand years from now there mend those who took part in the intense competition for the trans may be some

continental railways, already handi capped by development of air-lines and low cost ocean coast-to-coast Treight rates;

conflict.

YOUNG WOMAN'S HOPE- LESS LOVE.

steel helmets.

sense in wearing Perhaps in those far distant days of the future, we poor human beings may require to protect our brains from the thought waves of our neighbours. No doubt also, when those days arrive, the scientists of the times will have inaugurated an era of broadcasted heat.

2-That the new freight traffic structure thus created will again tend to promote development of BROKEN FRIENDSHIP WITH Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf Coast

A DOCTOR.

cities at the expense of the great

"Think how different that would interior cities of the countries;

3-That Nicaraguan Canal would be from our present coal-fires, oil- entail vast expenditures by the lamps or even central heating or United States Government, without heating by electric light. Imagine corresponding economies to national how you would feel if the man at

heat broadcasting station commerce: and that the Panama route should be widened and profell asleep at his post and forget vided with additional locks before to respect the readings of his

'Bestometer.' 13

Miss Ivy Wise, aged twenty-one, of Linpefield-avenue, Thornton Heath, was found dead from the effects of coal-gas poisoning a few days after she learned that a man with whom she was on friendly terms was married.

It was stated at the inquest that a. fortnight before Mias Wise went home from her office in an hysteri- cal state. She had been keeping company with a doctor for a long period, and he used to call for her three times a week and take her

uut.

The father said that on the night when his daughter returned home upset she told him that the doctor had called at her office that day and informed her that he was o inarried man."

The deputy coroner said that ob- viously the girl was highly strung, and evidently being greatly in love the breaking off of the friend ship had deranged her mind. The doctor concerned was outside the court, and, if the jury wished, he could be called to give evdence.

The jury, without doing this, re- turned a verdict of "Suicide while

of unsound mind."

EAR LOBE BITTEN OFF.

a new route is contemplated.

Comparisons with Panama.

The relative merits of the Panama and Nicaragua routes were analysed and compared by R., Z. Kirkpatric, Chief Hydrographer of the Panama Canal in a statement submitted to Congress of Senator Edge.

The chief points in his comparison were as follows:-

1.-Panama-Two good harbours existing; Nicaragua-Two harbours to be created; one at Greytown pre- sents unusual difficulties.

the

Wouldn't you be delighted then to have your head protected from steel the sweltering rays by helmet and the rest of your body. isolated by steel underwear and outer coveringe ?**

8.-Panama-Cost $375,000,000 for actual construction; about 8500,000, jectural. 900 for everything; Nicaragua-Con- 9.-Panama-Time of transit, 8 to z-Panama - Railroa! already10 hours; Nicaragua-Not less than 10 Panama-Summit level, 80 to built; Nicaragua-Long ruilrond 36 hours. would have to be built along the whole line, except across the Nicar-85 feet; Nicaragua-Summit level,

110 to 118 feet. agua Lake, 120 miles long.

11-Panama-Double locka, six-in 3-Panama-Some of the actual French work could be used; Nicara.all, three flights to a side; Nacara- gua-Much to be done in getting gua-Double locks, eight in all, four date; practically nothing done in flights to a side. construction.

4-Panama-Rainfall from 70 to

· MAN ATTACKED BY WOMAN,country with favourable treaty for

12-Panama-Carvature gentle; sharpest curve at La Ulata; Nicara

13. Panamá - No troublesome winds nor river currents; Nicara gua-Heavy trade winds and river currents.

140 inches annually Nicaragua-gua-Curvature sharp; in 88 miles Half the work in region, with rain- traverse in San Juan Biver some- what circuitous; in 47 miles neces- fall from 140 to 300 inches,

6.-Panama-Region wholly in one sary to travel, 67. the United States; Nicaragua Leslie Williams, 41, of High Route on border or Costa Rica, with Holborn-street, Burry Hills, Byd- locar jealousies, and not completa

14.-Panama Deep water through ney, was treated at the Bydney control by United States.

8.-Panama-Distance to be light-Lake Gatun, 25 miles; Nicaragua- Hospital-for-a severe injury to his left ear.The lobe of the ear had ed and maintained, 40 milesDeep water through Lake Nicara

Nicaragua-Distance to be lighted gua, 4 to 70 miles. been bitten off by a woman,

15. Panama Not susceptible to Williams said that as he was and maintained, 181 miles, about walking along Elizabeth street he four times the length of the Panama much improvement as a country; Nicaragua-Eas great possibilities stopped to watch a fight on the Canal.

7-Panama-No-active volcanos agriculturally footpath. A woman who had been behaving in an offensive manner within 200 miles from canal and no-16-Panama-Coost fortifications assaulted him. He gave the woman serious earthquakes which have easily made on outlying islands; record; Nicaragua-Not so good on eastern in charge, and entered the front damaged buildings on

voleands near coast, t of the sac in which she was Nicaragua-Active, being taken to the police station, route nepe, Jesta Suddenly springing forward the gua, about 40 miles from a lock

common, buildings woman bit bis ear, and had to be Earthquakes wrenched away from him by a show sume.

(Continued on next Column),' police-ma

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