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THE LYTTON
REPORT
·TANG · SHAO YI'S
VIEWS
Canton, Oct. 7-Interviewed in connection with the Lytton report, Mr. Tang Shao Yi, the veteran statesman, said that in his opinian the most objectionable feature of the report is the suggestion for the creation of the proposed special regime in Manchuria. He pointed out that this would result in in ternational control.
CONTROL OF CEREALS
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ISSUES INSTRUCTIONS
CONFERENCE ON LEPROSY
DISTINGUISHED GATHERING ÄT SHANGHAI
So far as I know, only one doc tor in China (Shanghai) devotes his full time to leprosy work.
Need for Active Ald.
It is unfortunate that owing to
tries like India, Burma, Siam, The known leprosaria are thus Malay Peninsula, China, Japan; located: one in Siao Kan, Hupch; the Philippines, South America, etc. one in Hanchow, Chekiang; two i Because leprosy is a chronic as well Shantung at Tsinan and Teug- as an ancient disease, people in-sion; one in Nanchang, Kianga); cluding medical practitioners' pos- one in Yunnan; five in Kuangtung boss rather conservative views and at Tungkun, Sheklung, Pakhoi, do not seem to realise the marked Taikam and Swatow; one dispens Under the auspices of the Chinese progress that has been made in its Miesion to Lepers the First Na treatment loading ofton to com-
ary at Shanghai. tional Conference on Leprosy inplete cure, especially in the early China opened in the new building, stages. Nanking, Oct. 7.
of the Lester Instituta, Avenuo Measures
So far as China is concerned, amounting to virtual Government Road, last week, with an attendance numerous health and public or control of the cereal market aty be of over one hundred registered de-ganisations still eling to precon- ing taken by the Ministry of In-legates. Among those who attendenceived notions as to its gross in- the urgency of more pressing henith terior for the relief of farmers, wero Dr. H. W. Wade, Chief | fectivity, refusing to have dealings matters, the claims of lepor work? who are at present suffering from Pathologist of Culion Leper Colony with sufferers and even to allow in China have not been more the low prices of staples brought (Filippine Islands) and Medical leper institutions to be established, about by over-abundant supplies, in Director of the Leonard Wood within the precincts of the city. certain areas where the harvests Memorial on the Eradication of have been plentiful this year.
Leprosy, Mr. W. H. P. Anderson, Mr. Tang said that, reliance on In identiq orders to the various general secretary of the Mission to the League of Nations is absolutely Provincial and Municipal Govern- Lepers (Londol), Dr. A. Oltians, futile as it would never be able to menta, the Ministry instructs that secretary of the American Mission settle the present controversy satis- the local authorities should pur. to Lepers for Japan, Mr. and Mrs factorily. He suggested that China chase cereal stocks to the limit of H. K. Konkle, secretary of the Mis should formally invoke the Nine- their resources, employing reliefsion to Lepers (London) for Canada, Power Treaty and urge the convoen- funds or securing loans from Dr. C. M. Hasselmaan of Manila, broken down tissue and filled with tion of a Nine-Power conference to banking institutions if necessary. Dr. J. F. Rock of U.S. Department consider the Sino-Japanese issue. These stocks are to be held in ster of Agriculture and Smithsonian In- The South-western Political Coun-age in order to bring up the mar-stitute, Harvard University, and cil is giving the report' its careful ket prices, and released when attention. While the official attitude normal prices have been reached. has not been disclosed, the majority of the leaders have however express ed strong disapproval of the re- pert, especially the concluding chapters, which contain the sugges- tions of the Commission,-Kup Min.
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MILITARY DISPUTE IN SZECHUAN
CONFERENCE DISCUSSES SETTLEMENT PLANS
This plan, which is claimed to be based on modern economic princi- ples, will incur no loss to the Government nor hardship to the farmers nor even to the people in general. On the other hand, it will incidentally serve to assist the transportation business when largo quantities of cereals have to be gatherod, stored, and later distri
buted.
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RECAPTURED"
FARMS
Breides this scheme, the Ministry has also ordered that investigations be started immediately by the local authorities as to whether illegal taxes are being levied on ataples in Nanking, Oct. 7-As a result of
arena within their respective juris conferences with the resident reprebe abolished upon discovery.-Kuo diction. Such illegal levies must sentatives of the various Szechuan.
Min. generals, concrete measures have been formulated for an amicable! settlement of the dispute in Sze- chuan. The Central Authorities will first issue orders strictly pro- hibiting any military activities, A high official will then be despatched | OWNERSHIP REGULATIONS to Szechuan to prevail upon the contending generals to sink their differences and maintain peace in Szechuan with the co-operation of Generals Yang Son and Teng Esi Hou, Commanders of the 20th and 28th Armies who are not involved in the imbroglio.
or.
ISSUED
Hankow, Oct. 7-Political and economic measures for the rehabi- litation of rural areas in Honan, Hupeh, and Anhwei which have been recovered from the "Red" With the second step satisfactori bandits have been drafted by the ly carried out, three Committees on Commander-in-Chief's Headquar Civil Affairs, Military Affairs and Reconstruction will then be
ters for the bandit-supression for ganized. All problems concerning ces of those provinces. the province will be decided upon The pao-chia" (mutual guar by the three committees and re: antee) system, according to an ferred to the Szechuan Provincial order of the Headquarters to the Government and the headquarters three Provincial Authorities, is to of the Rehabilitation Commissions be organized on October 15 and to for Szechuan for enforcement. be completed in 60 days.
Messages from Chengtu state that} Generals Yang Sen and Teng Ss1 Hou, pursuant to instructions from the Central Government, are
The-
readjustment.
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As to the ownership of farme which, under the "Ited" regime, have been confiscated, a set of re diating between Generals Liugulations has been drafted for their Hsiang and Liu Wen Hui. It is learned that General Liu Wen Hui has already accepted the propoul of the two generals for a confer- ence at a designated place for the settlement of the dispute,
Under these regulations, owner. ship of land will be restored when substantiated by documentary or other evidence. Where no proof is available, the land is to be placed The Szechuan residents at Nan- under the control of Rehabilitation king have petitioned the Ministry Committees for Agricultural Arças of War to stop issuing "huchaos which are to be organized, imme- (permits) for the transportation of diately as ammunition to Szechuan and to- questing the Central authorities to issue orders to check the military movements.-Kuo Min.
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CORRUPT CHINESE
OFFICIALS
IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT.
DEMANDED
an interim measure. They will be succeeded finally by Co-operative Societies, Renta col lected on the land are to be allowed to accumulate into a fund for the Resistance of the farmers themselves.
Cultivation by rotation may be resorted to in-case of disputes aris ing about the ownership of a piece. of land. Measures are also to be devised for the protection of tenant- farmers and wage-farmers.-Kuo Min.
single meeting! It has thus failed to establish the disciplinary com mittee for the adjudication of im peachment cases involving officinis: of high rank.
Nanking, Oct. 7.-Alleging that a total of nineteen important cases of impeachment involving high) officials of the Government has Continuing, the petition says. been held up owing to the failare that a total of nineteen such cases of the National Government to has already been held up, Should: appoint and organize & special such a temporizing policy be con- disciplinary committee to adjudi- tinued, officiala in the higher posts cats such cases, the entire member. may perpetrate-all kinds of offences; ship of the Control Yuan, har gainat law and discipline without Bubmitted through President Yu-Yu fear of punishment. The Control Jen n petition to the National Yuan would thus have been estab. Government, urging that immediate ished in vain. steps be taken for the formation of Moreover the Government has] this disciplinary committen in or issued repeated orders aiming at der that delinquent officials may the eradication of corruption in not go unpunished.
officialdom. If the higher officials, i The petition points out that since who ought to set the example to the reorganization of the National their subordinates, may infringe. Government in the early part of law and discipline with impunity, the year, the National Government the whole administration would be Committee has not convened a come polluted, the petition con (Continued at foot of next column.) cludes.-Kuo Min.
large number of foreign and Chinese mediest men and women from various parts of China, in terested in the leprosy problem.
Modern Treatment.
Dr. Wu Lien Teh's paper The Present Status of the Leprosy an
Question in China," follows:-
Leprosy in China, as in other from times immemorial. Whereas parts of the world, has been known the disease has been almost readi- cated from Europe and also from entrenched in many oriental corn. North America, it is still firmly
This erroneous idea is no doubt due to the obvious, though superficial, manifestations of the disease which are often of a repulsive nature. But if these misguided people could only look into the inside of a con- sumptive patient with lungs con- Įtaining massive cavities lined by
individual.
tively considered by the National a Government. I have seen Dr. J. Haug Liu, Director of the National Health Administration, 'upon this matter, and he authorises me to say that he views with the greatest sympathy the work of the Chinese Mission to Lepers and to add that if the Government have not hitherto taken the lead in this matter, it is because there are. more pressing needs -in health administration which the limited means at the dis posal of his Department has just sufficiently covered. As soon more funds become availabi, Dr. Liu will certainly give closer sup port to this deserving campaign.
purulent matter, they would feel more nervous about the latter than the external nedules of the leprous However, there is no doubt that one in this vast country. It is have as yet no high official suli- the question is a very much five Our work is an uphill one. Wa estimated that one third of the clently keen on the question like leper population of the world (num- the late General Leonard Wood in bering three millions) is located in whose honour the grent Memorial vinces come under the following been founded and endowed by his China. Roughly speaking, the pro- Fund known after his name has groups in order of severity:-1 numerous friends and admirers. Kuangtung and Fukien: 2 Yan But we must nevertheless prosecute Hupeh, Kiangai; 4. Kinngsu, Che and show by our initiative and re- nan, Kuangsi, Kueichow; 3. Anhui, our work to the best of our ability kiang; 5. Shantung, Stechven; 6-sults that we are worthy of Gov- Shensi, Shansi, Kansu; 7. Man arnment confidence if and when they churia. The remaining provinces decide to take the lead in this far are more or less free.
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