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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1932.
MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA
"BLOODY GROUP
IN HANKOW
A BANDIT SUPPRESSION
FUND LEVY
Hankow, Sept. 7-Reports from the Has, and the districts around Bhasi show that the conditions are better, and that the troops of the 10th Army have cleaned up quita
PROSPECTS FOR C.E.R.
MME. SUN CALLS ON THE NOULENS.
INTERVIEW WITH MR. DI
SHAO KENG
DAMAGE CAUSED BY FLOOD.
Harbin, Sept. 2. Though the a lot of the places previously occu- Keng, is well occupied from early C.E.B. president, Mr. Li Shuo
pied by the bandits. This was ap-i
PROCEDURE FOR PARDON UNDER DISCUSSION.
Nanking, Sopt 10-Madan Sun Yat Sen visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ruegg (Noulens), under sentence of life imprisonment, this morning and was reported to have discussed
don the procedure of obtaining a par
parently made easier by the fact morning till late at night, he, yet A judgment in the Noulens cas that the majority of the "Red" finds time to receive members of is being prepared and it is under- forces had joined the concentration the press on questions concerning stood think it will be delivered outside Nanchang, only leaving the Railway,
hohind a skeleron force in occupa-j tion.
There is little or no change in the local situation, which is mainly connected with extortion of money from the people and minor activi- ties of the Bloody Group. As a further means of raising money ostensibly for bandit suppression the landlords are being asked to contribute 40 per cent. of one
month's rent which it is anticipat ed will yield about $250,000 to $300,000. The landlords are com- plaining against this tax but it is apparent that they will have to pay. The Bloody Group are con- tinuing their activities through the Post Office, and a lotter published in the Central China Post on the ard inst. is typical of the epistles being, sent out. This letter ad- dressed to the Editor read as fol-
lows:-
* It came
In
during the carecut month. It is re- ported to be extremely longthy,
reply to various questions put to him regarding the present Contrary to previous report, the j position of railway business, he time limit for filing an appeal will stated that finances were at a low not expire until 10 days after do- edd owing to the suspension of al- livery of the judgment. If no most all traffic on the railway appeal is filed within that time, lines, coupled with the extraordin. they will be taken to the Model ary expenses which are now being Prison to begin service of sentence. incurred in consequence of the great flood. This same flood has to such an enormous extant ruined or
of
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ing every possible assistance to the damaged the harvests of this sea flood relief organisations, carrying son that there can be little hope all supplies for the refugees entire- even average exports. At the ly free of charge, giving house same time it was noticeable that room to as many as possible, pro- no sooner was the southern line open, viding sanitary and medical assist,
auce, and in fact doing every CENTRAL RADIO SERVICE than enough export goods found to fill ten freight trains. '
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As regards future financial pro- spects, if the present export season Bives only an average return,this! will be quite satisfactory, as such enormous cuts in salaries and gen eral expenses have been made by
to my notice for the railway administration that many times that the editorial there can be no loss to the rail. note in the comments column of way, but at the same time 'no, pro-1 your newspaper is always withts can be expected. If the export out impartiality and the com ments are favourable the season turns out below the
to Japanese action towards China. nge, it will be necessary further to Japan is our enemy. Those reduce expenses. The stories that who are in favour of our enemies have been printed in some papers will be considered as our enemy.
aver-
The letter serves as the first and that salaries of railway servanta also the last warning to you. In would not be paid in full and the future if any comments which balance plated at their credit in are again appeared injustice and
favourable to our enemics side, the books of the company, are ab- punishment will follow immedisolutely false and have not the ately in the form of Iron and slightest foundation anywhere.
Blood."
This letter was signed by a mem-
ber of the "Ichang Iron and Bloody -Party."
Interport Cricket The cricketers are getting bury
3 points to 14 but the Navy men put up a fine show.
The Mulden Agreement.
At the present moment the rail- way is being worked on the basis of the Soviet-Mukden agreemnet of 1924, and no deviation has been
as at
their homes.
The prospects, for the coming winter are certainly not bright but i with good management and econo- mic principles the railway should be able to got through the winter season without getting into debt.
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CHILDREN'S
CORNER
BY
UNCLE JACK
THE GIRL GUIDES.
Two movements which started in England have grown from very small beginnings into, world-wide
M
AT THE ZOO
KNUCKLE-WALKER.
PIDGIN ENGLISH:
Dear Kiddies,-
Most of you speak Pidgin English and thereiere know much more about it than I do. However, importance. These are the Boy A VERY queer beast has just come to the London Zoo. It is now in view at the visit of the made from it, but the Manchukuo here goes. Pidgin English is the Scouts and the Girl Guides, and Interport team from Shanghai. In
Chinese idea of business English, their activities now extend to fine young great ant-eater from A game with HIM.S. Suffolk last 5vernment are now going into and & Plugin mennu a job or busi almost every country. This year is South America, and it is one of the
this matter and probably some in-ness.
Some people do not like the 21st birthday of the English most fantastic-looking creatures in Saturday they won with the score structions regarding future action Pidgin English but it is really a very! Girl Guides' Association-the head. I the world, Suffolk 03, Club 200 for 6 wickets.
The new arrival is quite a young. of the Board will be received from which both peoples can understand, movement and, to mark the event, one, but when full grown it will On Friday right another swim-
good mix-up of English and Chinese quarters and parent of the girls' ming match was arranged with the Changchun. The parity question Besides that, you know how very a number of celebrations were held messute nearly four feet in length Suffolk and some very close events is almost entirely settled, funny, and at the same time how by the English Guides in the last from the tip of its tiny rounded were witnessed. The Club won with the present
imout to the end of its sweeping moment the Soviet
Very well, you can say what you week of May. want to say in Pidgin.
The Girl Guides began from a brush-like tail. members of the railway staff do A very learned old man who was trivial incident at a Boy Beouts'; It is a drabby-fawn colour, with In connection with the annual not exceed the Chinese by more Chief Justice of Hong Kong. Sir Rally in London in 1000, when a black rings on its legs, and it has swimming gala to be held on the than 300, but against this there ren's Party. He said to a little girl in imitation of the boys, and a little hanging from its flanks, which, to- Henry Gollan was puce at a Child-group of girle turned up dressed a thick fringe of long, coarse hair 17th inst., I understand that as the are considerably more Chinese la Will you have something more "girl of about eleven years of age gether with its brush-tail, makes a Interpert cricket teant will be here, bourers than Soviet. It may be The little girl replied: My tum proudly announced: We are the piss blanket for the owner when the programme will be drawn up to considered that in a very short tuin he de no enn, any more Girl Scouts." The keenness of the it carls itself up for sleeping; it enable the visitors to enter the vari-time the parity question will be
Sir Henry Gollan children impressed those responsible also makes a good umbrella when ous events, outside of the Cham- completely settled. pionships. This will make the
told this story when a clever young for the Scout movement, and it was it rains. As regards the question of pay man said that he thought people not long before an organization was evening all the more enjoyable, ment to discharged servants, on apoke Pidgin English much less formed to encourage the girls. walker-that is, it walks upon the This queer beast is a knuckle- the request of the Civil Administra now, than they used to. Sir Henry Those responsible for it concen- for General Chang Ching Kwei then said: "I think as long as thers trated upon the developracat of extreme outer edge and only upon a part of the upper side of the and owing to so many of them hay.
are British children and Chinese character and physique, and the in- LoBas, daughter of the Commis- the buffered very heavily through mahu in Hong Kong, we will hear culeation of a sense of friendliness front legs, the five toch, with their sioner of Curtains, became the the food, a sum of 100 gold roubles plenty of Pidgin English,"
and service towards all. No atten- long, powerful claws, being turned has been paid out to each person,
upwards and inwards. bride of Mr. W. H. King of the this requiring a total expenditure amusing little rhyme in Pidgin principal tenet is love of one's slender head draw ding in a tiny
In column three, you will, see an tion is paid to differences of re- Indoor Customs stall. There was a
ligion, race, or nationality, and the The great ant-eater has a long, large attendance of friends at the of 500,000 gold roubles. Every en English. Catholic Church, and afterwards at deavour will be made, to pay off
noighbour, which is acceptable by trunk-like muzzle, ending the discharged forvante at the frat the reception to wish them every happiness. "Bachelor" parties were opportunity, but the railway ad held at the Rico Club on Saturday ministrators cannot pay out mo when Miss LeBay was entertained than they base in their coffers.
A Wedding.
This afternoon Miss
Yvonne
something
Cheerio,
UNCLE JACK
A TEST OF HUMOUR.
"Do you see the joke in this ↑ It is said to test whether you bavo a sense of humour.
Ask your pals,
platform. There ho saw a cat A mãe went on to a railway.
without a tail. He pointed it out to a porter." Manx ?" be
9.30, Bir asked. "No" said the porter.
You will know at once when you have seen this.
all creeds. To day there are over a hole just big enough for its worra- million Girl Guides in forty different, like seventeen ifich long tongue to countries, and the numbers are come through,
steadily increasing. (In 1031 there This snaky tongue is covered with were 147,995 new members.) These, a glimmy substance, and it cal added to the two million active boy sweep up hundreds of ants at one Rcouts and the several millions of lick, for no abb din fall off once it ex-members-of-the-movements CBD has get on to this sticky tongus, hardly faila by Virtas of their timets: of good-will and friendship, to pro- duce a very strong public opinion against war.
WHY GOLF BALLS ARE. INDENTED.
It may not be generally known that years ago, golf balls, instend of being indented, were made per fectly smooth like cricket balla. When driving, these balls used 'in- | variably to get tapped, that is,
by her many spinster friends, and Mr. King handed over the keys "
Western Line. at the fat in Union Buildings to about 10 of his bachelor friends, of the western and eastern sections Questioped as to the condition afterwards adjdining to the Club, of the railway, Mr. Li Shao, Keng where the fun was carried on as a stated that the washout on the wes mixed party.
- རྩྭ',; The China Inland Motors have been successfully repaired, but that tern line not far from Harbin has now occupied their new premises in it would be some time before trains the 8.4.D. 3, where they have-nt will be able to run between Tai their disposal a large area for taihar and Fuliardi, so that pas showroons, repair shop and ser- rangers and maile would have to be vice station. The property belongs carried over this space by motor to Mesara, Mackenzio & Co., Ltd., launches. On the eastern line traf and was formerly need for the fit has been restored as for ne storage of. cotton, but in view of Imienpo and it is hoped that, by the depressed state of the market September 10 the line will be re-i for this commodity, the godowns store far as Shitoubefce. Be- are now put to a more useful pur-yond that point no trains will be POUR LES PETITS.hit on the top, being either dented pose, and the layout goes to prove run until it is quite certain that that at least the Chins Inland they are not likely to be attacked by Motors are optmistic for the future bandits. The moment that it be of Hankow.
comes sala. to run trojna over the The trade or the Port is still in far cast action of the line, com a very low state. Although the munication will be reopened, with stamp tax on wines, etc., has been the frontier and through trains rua It is six o'clock, little George is fed in this way, and every golfor raised, the duty still maken, the to Vladivostock. The southern line tired, ho has played all the after could not go scratching his halls. price of these much higher than has been completely restored and noon with his ball in the garden before playing. In consequence, horetofore, and if the local author both passenger and freight trains For his tea he drank wibig cup of makers moulded pieces on to the ties carry out the rumoured res are now running according to promilk and eat seven slices of bread balls, and no this was entirely placement of the 80 per cent, as gramme quality and butter. Now his mother is successful it resulted in the produc lopal tax, Haukow will certainly The railway authorities are give reading high a fairy story before puttion of the present type of golf" have to go dry.
(Continurd en wext Column.)el ting him to bed.
ball
SATURDAY'S
or having a piece taken out. It was then noticed that after the sur- face of the balls had become TRANSLATION, rough, they "flow" farther and | straighter. Of course, it took some! time before a ball become “season
LITTLE JACK HORNER,
Mukee sit inside corner,
Chow chow he clisme, pie
He put inside bust,
hab catcher. one plum, Ha yab! what one good.
chilo my!!
SATURDAY'S PUZZ
Here is the solution to Saturday Hidden River Puzzle,
1. SEVERND
2 MERSEY.
3. HUMBER
4. THAMES.
OUSE TRENT.