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Mail News from China
Bias Bay Pirates: Chengting-Taiyuan Railway: Yellow River Rising: Kailu in Ruins Modern Waterworks : Sir J. Simpson. at Shanghai: Municipal Law Revision Survey of Sian..
Nanking, Feb. 10. In order tu expedite the realization of the Nanking Berlin air service, Mr. Li Ching Sung, General Manager of the Eurasia Aviation Corporation, will shortly proceed to Soviet Ruş- sis to conduct negotiations per sonally with the Soviet authorities regarding through traffic arrange- ments between the Chinese, and Soviet airway systems.
In the meantime, radio engineers have been despatched to Kansu and Sinkinng for the installation of radio stations at Sucbow (Kansu), Hami and Tihua (Sinkiang), in anticipation of the early extension of the Northwestern Airway to the Sinkiang-Siberian border. Kuo
Min.
Blas Bay Pirates. Nanking, Feb. 10.-Reports hav- ing been received to the effect that pirates from the notorious Bias: Bay are pushing their activities to wards the Chekiang coast, the Ministry of the Navy has instruct- ed the Coastal Defence Bureau to institute extra vigilance against piracy. Kus Min.
SWATOW NOTES
C.N. Year Celebrations As Before
AEROPLANE CLASH
(From Our Own Correspondent)
'VARSITY NEWS
Following the resignation of Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, who has left the Colony for England, to study Law, Mr. R. Woolley has been elected as Editor of the University Union Magazine. Mr. Walter Hunt ia now business manager of the Magazine vice Mr. Lam Row Cheong,
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"Education Society.
Prof. L Forster and Prof, W. Brown have been elected Président and Vice-President, respectively, of the University Education Society for the year 1933-4. The following яго the Hon. "Vice-Presidents- Messrs. N. H. France, Li Ka Tang and Chow Koxik. Other new office bearers are-Chairman, Mr. S: T Cheung Hon. Secretary, Mr. K. 0. Tsang, and Hon. Treasurer, Mr. N. C. Chow.
'Debate,
That in the opinion of this house cabarets have a bad influence on the community." Thia-forms the subject of a debate that will be held on February 25 at 8.30 p.m. under the auspices of the 'Varsity Union. Mr. Lan How Choong will be the proposer, while Mr. Law Chin Fang will oppose the motion,
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Inter-Hostel Cricket,
Swatow, February 6. The Chinese New Year this year appeared to have been celebrated by the public in a very enthusiastic manner, and for days previously preparations were made. The day was cold and snappy and "joy- was the chief amusement. riding" The more old-fashioned people bore
The Inter-Hostel Cricket Tourna- up well to the old tradition of making a round of calls here and ment will commence on February. there. Everything suggested that 22, when the Arts students will meet the lunar calendar had not been the Medican, and on March 1, the abolished. Firing of crackers was Engineers will play against the Arts much in evidence, but the usual Team. "lion stunts" in the streeta wore prohibited, All, business was `sus- Chengting-Taiyuan Raliway. pended for about a week with the Nanking, Feb. 18.-The Cheng-shops, remaining closed for that ting-Taiyuan Railway Administra-period. tion has been instructed by the Ministry of Railways to appro- priate naum of 8100,000 monthly, for a period of eight months, to ward the construction of
the Huayin-Weinan section of the Lung-Hai Railway.. The appro- priations are to begin this month.
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A Union Anniversary.` The Mechanics Union has just celebrated its tenth anniversary, Preparations on a great scale have heen made for the occasion. The school, run under its auspices, has been closed for two days, giving the It is learnt that substantial aid school a holiday. An elaborato re- will, in addition, be obtained by ception was held at the headquar- the Ministry from the Tientsin-ters and the attendance was a very Pukow and Peiping-Hankow Rail- representative one. In the middle ways. Building operations on the of the main road a big flowery arch western extension of the Lung-Hai was erected, and music emanate Railway are at present proceeding from a loudspeaker to the great on the Tungkwan-Hwayin section, pleasure of the crowd. In the oven- in eastern Shensi With the raing a grand, dinner was attended by ceipt of the above-mentioned funds, the members. It was held in the work will begin on the roadbed of newly erected. Chung Yuen Hotel. the Huayin-Weinan section.
The Huayin-Weinan section covers about 40 miles; another 40 miles will take the Line to Sian, auxiliary national capital. Kuo
Min.
Yellow River Rising. Tsinan. Feb. 10-With the ap proach of spring and the thawing of the ice on the Yellow River, very precaution is being "taken at various points of the River against possible overflow. Already the water is reported to have risen some 60 or 70 centimetres at several places. Kuo Min.
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Aeroplane Crash.
Hockey.
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The Varsity Hockey Eleven met H.M.S. Medway in a friendly hockey match at the former's ground yesterday afternoon. The undergrads won by 2-0, the scorera being K. S. Ng (in the first half) and T. W. Gob (in the second half). The match was fast and interesting throughout. The Medway goal- keeper was injured during the game.
DENTAL EXPERIMENTS ON DOGS
NONE IN PROGRESS, AND NO ENTRITS FOR COMPETITION.
It has recently been widely as- serted in the press of various coun tries, that the experiments upon the A sad disaster occurred here re-teeth of dogs, forming a part of cently when the plane Swatow the proposed competition of the No. 1" crashed on the ten-mile at International Dental Federation, owing to engine defects. Both were in progress both in Switzer wings were broken and the pilot had land and in France. one of his legs broken. The plane had just arrived from Canton and was said to be a new one purchased by subscriptions from the local mer-
chants.
Communists.
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In a communication received by the Tail-Wagger Owners' Associa tion, which, with the Tail-Waggers Club, organised petitions against the competition that were circulat- ed to all European Governments, the secretary-general of the Inter national Dental Federation writing
The authorities continue to pay strict attention to the matter of Communistic propaganda and many Communist suspects
being Are rounded up..
The other day all buses were stopped and the pas sengers searched, but "pedestrians were not stopped.
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Kallu in Ruins, Peiping, Feb. 10-According to Mr. Chi Liang, reserve member of the Central Executive Committee;
Ban on Gambling. who has returned here from an in- spection tour of the various fronts Mahjoong is, after all, to be in Jchol, more than 300 bombs have allowed to the general public, but been dropped by the Japanese air- the ban is still enforced against planes on the walled city of Kailu, officials, civil and military. It is north-eastern Johal. The whole whispered, however, that these city is practically in ruins. The people continue to play the game in number of deaths is so far esti the sly. Gambling clubs are still mated to be 380,-Kuo Min.
close up and a card playing is por mitted in the hotels after 2 am.
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Political.
Modern Waterworks, Foochow, Feb. 10.--The Fukien
The vernacular Press is optimistic Provincial Government has decid- as to the Soviet support of China ed to install a modern waterworks in the dispute with Japan. Chinese system for Foochow and has apfeelings are running high against the pointed committee to make the Japanese and as a result the boy- necessary preparations. The comcott is getting more stringent every mittee consists of Messrs. Sun Hsi day. Wen, Fan Chi Wu and Lin, Chin isän stag Yuan, respectively Commissioners
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Famous Picture Sold: Germany's Unemployed: Death of An Austrian Cardinal: Karenski on His Trade: Richard Wagner's Portrait,
periments are in from The Hague, states that no ex any: progress where, and that so far no request has been received from any would- be competitor, to conduct these ex- PARIS periments. The Federation's se cretary continues by suggesting that the rumours as to the present con- duct of the experiments have been purposely circulated by those who desire to keep alive the agitation which has been evoked throughout the world, with a view to -etopping the competition
RAILWAY BRIDGE BLOWN UP
TAHUSAN-TUNGLIÃO LINE BADLY DAMAGED
the total of the unemployed is now 6,420,000, constituting an increase
Richard Wagner's Portrait. Paris, February --The well-since January 15 of 78,000 and being known portrait of Richard Wagner, by 28,000 less than on the corres- executed by the famous French guding date of last year. painter Renoir at Palermo in 1862, COLOCNE has been acquired at an auction sale of a valuable collection of works of French impressionists, by the French pianist Alfred Cortot, who paid 270,000, Franes for it.
The picture had hitherto been exhibited in the Museum of the Grand Opera here.
Halted Debates,
No Dividend. “ Cologne, February 8.-The great department store firm of Leonhard Titz, which has branches in all the bigger cities of Germany, will, it bite any dividend for the past finan- was announced to-day, not distri
cial year. This is the first time in the history of this company that no | dividend has been,
Paris, February 9.-The fate of the Daladier Government will re main in suspense until the end of to 4 per cent., while in the preced-
this week when the budget debate opens in the Chamber.
The financial bills of the Govern ment were passed to-day by the Chinchow, February 7-Railway Chamber's financial committee after bridge No. 49 between Kuokintien a heated debate in the course of and Paotze on the Tungling-Tahu which the socialists opposed a part member of the Fukien Provincial relf governing unite, etc. were dissan Railway was blown up early. n the project, including the con- by Chinate templated reduction of the civil cussed; it was decided finally to re- yesterday morning
of Reconstruction and Finance and
Government.Kus Min.""
Min.
fer the matter to the Legislative Volunteers under General Fong vant salaries over 20,000 francs, and District Autonomy Commit- Chan Hai. The damage was so ex with the Socialiste proposing to levy tees for further examination Kue tensive that there is little possibi- crisis tax on all incomes amount
lity of immediate repair, The tele-ing to more than 25,00 francs.
It will be remembered that the graph and telephone lines in that
Budget was duly carried. area were also severed.
BERLIN According to Japanone circles
Survey of Bian,
Last year the dividend amounted
| ing seats pace 8 per cent, and three
times 10 per cent. were paid. ROME
- Death of a Cardinal.
Rome, February -The death is announced of Cardinal Andreas Frachwirth, member of the Sacred College and bead of the Supreme Penitentiary at the ripe age of 87. The Cardinal was born in 1845 10 Styria, Austria, became member of the Order of St. Dominicus in 1863, and in 1891 General of this order. Ho who, raised to the Purple by Pope Benedict XV., in 1918, was
Sir J. Simpson at Shanghai. Hankow, Feb. 10,-Bir
John Hope Simpson, Director-General of the National Flood Relief Commis sion, arrived here from Shanghai Sinn, Feb. 11-Steps prelimin to-day. It is stated. that he will ary to the creation of a municipal here, Chinese troops under, General. Berlin, February 9.-Big increases from 1907/18 Papal Nuncio and since remain here for a couple of days ity in Sian, auxiliary capital of Ho Chu Kuc are preparing a drive in the customs tariff were decreed that time lived in Rome devoting before proceeding to Hons to in the National Government, are bean Chiumen Pries where Japanese to-day by the Government in par- great part of his time to editing spect the flood relief work still in ing taken by the Preparatory Com troops are stationed. Since Sunday suance of the policy always insisted the works of St. Thomae Aquines. progress in certain parts of the mittee for the Constraction of the night, every Chinese position on upon by the National People'a | RICA province. Kup Min.
Auxiliary National Capital, in ao- the cast side of the Shih Ho has and its head, the present Latvia Stunts Out Karenaki. cordance with fastructions from been showing extreme
Minister of Economy and Agricul- tension. ture Dr. Hugenberg, to protect. Riga, February. §.—Alexandre Municipal Law Revision. the Central Authorities. A survey Several attempts to recapture Chiu. German agriculture and to prevent Karenski, who in March, 1917, be- Nanking, Feb. 11. The propos of Sian has already been complet men Pass, the only pass open from foreign countries from sending their came the head of the revolutionary. government in Russia until he was ed revision of the Municipality ed; plans are being made for large China Proper to Jehal, have been
products to Germany, e
These increases include a 500 per defeated by the Bolshevik, 28 Law formed the subject of an ani- engineering works and the valua-made by the Chinese during the cout. rise in the duty on lard and been refused permission to enter mated debate at yesterday's meet tion of land-Kuo Min.
past fortnight. The Daro-to-die."! a doubling of the duties on chill-Latvia where he intended to give ed meat while tho rato on cattle on a series of lectures on Bussin, dur corps was sent by Marshal Chang hoof is also substantially increased. ing the time of his administration. Hsueh Liang, and launched a sud--The new rates become operative and on the political and economio situation in the Soviet Umon. The den attack on Japanese
Governight rejected his application The Unemployed for visa because it was afraid of the pass at night...
Berlin, February B.That the objections on the part of the Mon number of the German employed coy authorities, as Kerenski - was bas during the second half of expected to use his lectures for January still further increased was political propaganda against Mós- announced to-day when the official, con and for trying to strengthen the half-monthly statistics were pub organisation of the White-Russians lished. According to these figures | living in Latvia,
ing of the Legislative Yuan Mr.
Sua Fo, President of the Yuan, advocated that the revision shall
be drawn up in the light of re Batavia, Feb. 8—An impressive solutions adopted at the National demonstration of loyalty to the Civil Affairs Conforèpre." Questions regarding various aspects of muni Dutch Government was given by bipal aqu istration, suoli, „for ex- members of all political parties and member of municipal of all classes of the population when
fiostign
speech made by the Governor
ed with unusual
Finding it, useless to attack the pass with small detachments Mar- shal Chang ordered General Ho Chu Kuo yesterday to send stronger
forces.