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ECHOES OF 1858
34.-Serious Charges by Attorney General Against Government Officials
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ANHWEI, July 21. The immense possibilities of bus triffic in the interior can be seen from the numbers who ride where Any service is offered. The road
July 28, 1858. also should the charge which the. from Anching to Luchowu ia now
We can hardly comprehend the Governor is said to have made in operation as is also the road functions of the Executive Council against Dr. Bridges of having had from Hochow to Luchowfu vis of this Colony. If common sense illicit connection with Chinese dur Chuchsien. These are only dirt is to be our guide, the Executive ing the time he was acting as At- coals which are absolutely impass should simply be the arm of the torney General come under the able with even a slight rain. The legislature, and is therefore, in-lash of the Executive Council, Yut buses are often only trucks without capacitated from taking the initia.all these circumstances, militating as they must have done if true with even geats provided, and yet people tive on its own account. If any
ften have to wait twenty-four member of Government should be the execution of the law, and hours before they can get a seat, guilty of malversation of office, or bringing it into contempt if other- These main routes would have a
of committing any act of such a wise, have been quito disregarded traffic tremendous
if properly nature as to impede the execution by
Executive, who have managed.
of the law, clearly he lays himself thought proper, however, to reserve The government now refuses to
open to the action of the Executive their functions to the unfavourable allow private companies to develop Council. But in transactions in consideration of the conduct of the the road and run the buses,' and
which the names of the members of vary two officers, who the public hence the development of road that Council are mixed up, they considers are entitled to their building is held up until the goare placing themselves in a very thanks, viz, the Attorney General ernment gets ready to" du it. This system holds up the development of the interior and allows the bandits to continue their sway it the roadless districts Good as a real system of mads under govern ment control would be, it would be better to have private controlled roads than none at all, as it is quite impossible for the govern ment to do it under the present condition.
delicate position when they take voluntary action and constitute themselves judges upon those who have animadverted on their acts It has the appearance of personal spite, and is not the way to purge the council of the strictures cast upon its members.
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and the Superintendent of Police. This we submit is neither more or less than out and out Star Cham- ber practice. Had the finding on the Caldwell inquiry been to effect that the charges were frivi- lous, then the officers who made them would have been open to Thus the charges made by the strong animadversion. The finding. Attorney General against Mr. Cald. however, is not only very different well were of such a nature, as, from that, but the whole inquiry should have brought them under the bears the overwhelming, impression legitimate functions of the Exe that the Committee had not the tive Council to inquire into, be power to command the evidence cause if substantiated they would which the nature of the case re- prove that the execution of the law quired. Furthermore DO motive had been tampered with. So also but a most purs one can be' nesign should the charge which the Aftored to the Attorney General and the Only the opening up of roads,ney General made against Dr. Superintendent of Police for mak- markets and new
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improve conditions in the bandit ridden sections. And still the ex cellent road-building materials on all the hills of this district remain undisturbed, and the roads are sticky mass of mud after every rain, alt for lack of leadership. China needs an apostle of good roads who will put her millions of country people to work sarrying reck from, the hills and paving the ronds that lead past their villages -Y.C.D.N
U.S. INFLUENCE IN CHINA
"STRANGE REPORT" FROM TOKYO DENIED.
SHANGHAI, July 26. The Shanghai Japanese news- papers yesterday published a re- port from Tokyo to the following
effect:
papers of which he was custos, for tions on which they were founded the purpose of screening his sub- had become notorious from having ordinates (against whom they were been reiterated in the press, and alleged to contain damning evidence had attached scandal and shame of guilt) be a matter for investiga- to the administration of law in the tion of the Executive Council. So Colony for years
THIRD HIGHEST MOUNTAIN
ADVENTURES IN CLIMBING
TIBETAN PEAK
snow line.
On October 26, the remaining three foreigners had concentrated at the highest camp and on Octo fber 27, all three rested as they meant to attempt to conquer the mountain on the following day.
The Peak Conquered.
It was on the night of the 37th that misfortune overtook Mr. Em- mons, who while attempting to cut a frozen loaf of bread, the knife After six months in hospital auf-slipped and cut his hand very bad- fering from frost bite which nely and so he was unable to attempt. cessitated eleven operations on his fo reach the summit on the fol feet, Mr. A. B. Emmons, of Bos-lowing day. ton, who was a member of the for foreigners who scaled the unknown,, Mount Konka in south- east Tibet, has returned to Shang- The other two, Mr. Burdsall and It is authoritatively learned hai on his way to the United States Mr. Moore, left camp very early that the Tokyo War Office is watch via India.
in, the morning on October 28 on The other three members of the their way to the summit, which ing, with the deepest concern, the expansion of American naval in expedition were Messrs.. R. Bard- they.. reached in the after- Haence in Fukien "Province This sall, J. T. Young and Terris noon. "The American and Chin- is reported to be progressing Moore. Interviewed by a NC steadily.
Daily News reporter Mr. Emmons According to reports reaching described the experiences. The ob the Japanese authorities, the U.S.jects of the expedition," he said, Government has given financial aid
were firstly to ascertain the correct to the Nineteenth Houte Army height of Mount Konks, which to the amount of 800,000,000 for some affirmed was even higher than the replenishment programme Mount Everest, secondly to climb the Chinese air force, which in- to the submit of the mountion and cludes the establishment of several thirdly Mr. Young had determined aerodromes at Amoy, Fukien 2nd to try and shoot a giant panda, a other places. It is reported that.rare animat found in this part of in exchange for the financial aid the world.. thus given, the US Navy has se cared the consent of the Chinese authorities to establish an Ameri-
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Six Weeks Surveying.
282 Algi were erected on the summit and photos were taken from the peak. Mount Konka was found to be 24,000 feet high and is the third highest mountain ever scaled by man."
Mr. Emmons stayed in camp during the assault, but that night when the two successful men had returned from their climb. Mr. Emmons found that his feet were frost bitten. On October 29, the three started down, the mountain, but owing to the exhausted condi tion of Mr. Burdeal and Mr. Moore, Mr. Emmons detached him- Can naval basm at Tungshan Bay, Mr. Burdsall and Mr. Emmons, self from the party and proceeded to the south of Amoy,
who were the surveyors of the par down on his own as he wanted to ""In this connection. it is report-"ty, spent six weeks surveying the reach the base camp as quickly na e that the American navy is to Minya Konka range of which possible and not stay above the supply the Chinese air force, with Konka is the highest peak. An snow line owing to the condition in the present year, twó sub- other month was spent in recon- of his feet.. marines, six aeroplanes (including noitring the route by which the At shout 17,000 feet when it was two heavy bombers) and fiftere assault on the peak should be made getting dark, Mr. Emmons found anti-aircraft guns."
and great care had to be taken as that he was unable to go on, and "That's the richest thing I've the country was very rugged and for the whole of the night he re heard for many a long day," said it was obvious that the climb was mained exposed on the bare rocks a high American official when in-going to be a stiff proposition. with no protection except for his terviewed by the N.-C. Daily Press Eventually on October 8, 1932, a clothes. Fortunately, Mr. Young with reference to the above. Star ing that he had heard nothing of this wonderful" report, he men- tioned that it was a ridiculous cock and ball story without the slightest foundation.
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from the base camp saw the three men returning from their assault on the peak and be dispatched two Tibetan porters to assist the party, and these two men found Mr. Em- mons on October 30. The Tibetang
base camp was established at 14,000 feet, besides the four foreigners there were ten Tibetan porters in cluded in the party. These por tefs, however, owing to supersti- tions fears would not go above the snow line, which was approx then carried him back to the base mately 17,000 feet, and so when camp...
The same report was issued to the foreign press by the Rango News Agency; but was withdrawn by them at a late hour last night after the comment which appeare own backs, stores for, the higher
on p. 8 had already been. printed. NO. Daily News.
| CHINESE NAVAL AVIATORS
this height was reached the fourt foreigners had to carry on their
camps. The highest camp estab Mr. lished wasnt 21,500 feet. Young then returned to the base camp to supervise, the carry up of stores to a camp which was at the
China by Chinese, Mr. Faber state GUESTS AT THE SHANGHAI ad, was an object lesson, to every
RA.F.A. TIFFIN.
们
FIGHT WITH LUNATIC
"ALL NIGHT STRUGGLE IN NEW YORK STATE.
Albany, July 12-State, county and city police all came into action here last night in a desperate night-long fight with a dangerous armed madman.
one regarding what could be done
The lunatio, Frank Stankiewiecz, by Chinese As regards the engine, a Cirrus which was used by Capt. only 2 years of age, escaped last Monday from the Oregon Etate. SHANGHAI, July 29.
Chen in the aeroplane in which Hospital for the Insane. When an Two Chinese naval aviators, Caps he flew to China from Europe in attempt was made to arrest him tains Chen Wen Lin and. Pan Ting 1928, the care which has enabled it Shin, were the guests of honour at to be used in the new aeroplane near here, he seized the sheriff's pistol, bolted upstairs and barri the weekly tiffin of the Royal Air over four years later was a point caded himself in the sheriffs apart Force Association of Shanghai yes greatly appreciated by those pre-menta from which he fired on all terday. Capt. Chen, the director sent, many of them older flying who attempted to approach, of naval aviation at Amoy, is flying men than Capt. Chen Mr. Faber's During the battle, a bystander the China-built aeroplane Kiang speech was received with applause. was wounded in the right knee Cheu around the "country, while The Kiang Cheu started its flight Capt. Pan was its designer. from Amoy last week, and it is in- Mr. S. E. Faber, president of tended to continue to show the the association, welcomed the two dag at various places in order to guests in a speech fa, which he con- arouse interest in Chinese aviation, gratulated theta on their activities. Capt. Chen is accompanied on the The building of an seroplane in fight by Capt Pan-NU- Daily
(Odlicensed as foot of fast col.) Xcur,
from a stray bullet.
Bomba, pistols, rifles and even machine-guns were brought into play before the madman finally fell, riddled with ballets, The sheriff's party entered the room to And him Iring dead, still clutching a pistol
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