COMMUNISTS SHOT IN HANKOW.
- DRASTIC MEASURES BY THE
MILITARY AUTHORITIES.
CHIANG'S TOOTHACHE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FORGERY TRIAL FEATURES.
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WORLD YOUTHS AS PEACEMAKERS.
REMARKABLE CLASH OF POLITICS.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1928.
EDUCATION IN HEALTH,
RUBBER YIELD FORECASTS.
Wm.
INFLUENCING THE CHILD MENTALLY.
MR. ASHPLANT DEFENDS HIS DISCOVERY.
Powell,
Ltd.
Cardiff, July 27. "There is no more important person in the rank of health REPLY TO HIS CRITICS.
GERMAN VISA PROTEST
workers to-day than the general Ommen, Aug. 21.
practitioner of medicine. He can
Singapore, Aug. 21. Shanghai, Aug. 21.
The World Youth Peace Con- do much to make or mar any Mr. Ashplant has vigorously re- After Mr. Jenkin had pointed Drastic measures have been out the part containing the part-gress which was opened at Ommen effort put forward by the more plied to the communique recently the yesterday, is the first ever held specialised Public Health Ser- issued by the Rubber Research adopted by the military in Hankownership, he questioned
This was the effective Institute of the Fedorated Malay in hunting down Communiat un-prisoner with regard to a clause it is being attended by over five vice."
giving a recital that he was going hundred young men and women opening made by Dr. W. W. Jame States asserting that there is debate that nothing new in his discovery of a to assign certain property to the from 31 different countries, and son in initiating s new company. Mr. Jenkin naked the object of the gathering is to lasted all the morning at the method of determining good and discuss how Youth can help to meeting here of the British Medi- bad yielders in rubber trees, in the prisoner what property it was
cal Association.
early stage, by moans of the proposed to assign and what pro- prevent war."
Fifty British delegates repre- purty he had to assign.
Dr. Jameson said that in spite of measurement of the latex tube sent a rather remarkable clash of political interests, the organisa-the recent, efforts of the Central bore.. tions represented ranging from Midwives' Board, British Training
desirables.
On Thursday, a large number of Chinese "Reds," together with two of their ringleaders, were arrested. They were shot on the following kay.
On Friday, four more alleged Communist leaders wore arrested and put into gaol. From the solzed documents. It is revealed that Communist bandits in Hupeh districts Intend to bring about a big revolution in the Autumn.
Marshal Chiang Kal-shek.
Shanghai, Aug. 21. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is still In hospital suffering from dental trouble. Both Marshals Feng Yu- halang and Yen Hai-shan have sent special delegates to see Chiang and to extend their sympathy to him.
Yesterday afternoon, General Chung Hauch-liang's personal on voy, Hsing Shib-llen, accompanied by Mr. Fung Pen-ju, paid a visit to Marshal Chiang and had a brief interview with him regarding the suggested rapprochement of Man- churla with the Nationalists. In the evening sing Shih-Ben was the guest of honour at a dinner party, given by Mr. Chang Chun, a Nanking politielan.
The Northern Remnants,
Pekinit. Aug. 21. At the Nationalist Military Headquarters in. Peking a big one ference was held yesterday, Gen- eral Pel Chung-hst being amongst those present.
The meething discussed at some length the question of dispersal of the Northern Army remnants. especially the forces of General Chang Chingehnan and Chu Yu-
Fok Chung-yuen,replied that he had read the document but he hnd no such property.
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Why He Signed. Counsel asked how he could assign property that he possesA.
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The Institute, in its communique, the League of Nations Union and Courses were stil much shorter stated that the theory had already the Y.M.C.A. to the Young Com-and perhaps less thorough than been fully Investigated by re- those of other European coun- search workers in the East Indies, munist luternational,
Eight Indian delegates Include tree, notably Holland and Den- and the results, so far from 'sup- of mark. When a child first went to porting Mr. Ashplant's claim, Л personal representative,
school at the age of five it was lended definitely in the opposite Glandi.
The United States have sent more caslly influenced by en-direction.
other "Why did you execute that
In his reply, now made public, document if you had no auch eighty delegates, the gatheringvironment than at any
The Mr. Ashplant maintains that the assign properly, to
was being headed by Kenneth Robin-period of its school life. merely because my younger brotherson,; of the Californian, Institute proper person to teach hygiene practical difficulties in the way of was the class teacher, and not a his discovery have been overcome.. As Sir Thomas He adds that the selection test brought this document over and of Technology.
The Congress to-day rejected a special teacher. accepted what he said and signed
resolution moved by a German Horder had pointed out, one must evolved was reasonably dependable You sigrast it with the full know-delegate, protesting against the avoid the creation in the public and sufficiently rapid for commercial ledge that in Clause Two you and netion of the German and Dutch mind of any idea that health was use, and that it would shortly be your brothers were undertaking to Governments in refusing visas to an extremely difficult thing to in operation on a large group of
secure, or that there were any estates.-Reuter. such things as the secrets of good sign to the new company property Soviet delegaten.-Renter,
health. watch you had not got and which was your father's, you knowing It
iL.
was your father's Of course my INTERNATIONAL LAW, younger brother had told me that he had obtained permission from my father to assign the properties.
And that is why, in spite of that. clause, you executed that agree- meat? Yes.
You were saved from going into bankruptcy by your fathise stopping into the breach and assigning very valuable properties was then in the hope, after what, my brother had told me, that he had obtained permission, that we could carry on the business and after a few years might be able to make immey and
save the position.
alr. Jenkin repunted bis question, to which witness replied that he would not say what was the inten- tion of his father.
CONGRESS OPENED AT STOCKHOLM.
The Consulting Room,
:
'SHOT MAJOR'S LAST LETTER.
PROMISE TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.
Dr. N. B. Brackenbury sald the two most effective methods of instruction in hygiene are first the school and accondly the consulting room of the private practitioner, Stockholm. Aug. 21.
He complained that In the The thirty-fourth session of the
secondary schools practically A verdict of Suicide while of un- Institute of International Law has nothing was being done in the way sound mind was recorded at the in- opened here, under the presidency of hygiene teaching, Remarking quest on Afajor Raymond John of M. Hammerskjold, Governor of that a number of children were Hago Purcell, aged 43, of Arthur'a mentally unstable and irritable, Club, St. James's-street, W., whose Upsala.
The seventy delegates. attending Dr. Brackenbury insisted on the body was found in the bracken in the Congress include representa-
hygiene. tires of Japan, China, North importance of teaching mental the depths of the New Forest near Amerien, and South America.--- | Reuters.
of
Rufus Stone a week after he had an hotel at Dr. Llewellyn Williams remark-disappeared from ed that it was better for a student Stony Cross, near Lyndhurst,
Dr. C. A. Dotteridge said there to staly prevention of medicine rather than the details of a com- was a bullet wound through the Stephen Alfred West, 27,
plicated operation that he would right temple, and death was in-
stantaneous, Dover, was sentenced to even
A brother-in-law, Major John Preventing Bankruptcy.
years' penal servitude as the Old probably never have to perform.
In the medical section alcohol.
Buttevant, Co. Cork, said, that pu. It is thewide, that it in a Str. Aeuking From what your Bailey for attempting to murder as a means of treating diphtheria Bowyer Bird, of Curragh Mount, week's time General Chang Hueb-younger brother told you, it was his wife by cutting her throat was attacked by Dr. J. D. Rolles Major Purcell was a retired major
on, Meilical Superintendent of the
of the Goth Rifles, and had a per- lang still fails to disperae these dear that goal father was stepping with a ruzoq.
For 26 years had mister of the Western Fever Hospital, London.manent has at Burton Park, troops or advise them to retreat into the beach and assipating his into the Three Eastern Provinces, † properties to the new company to
efforts the consumption of brandy was not married. the Nationalists will take acties to save you and the Fork Lee Com Highbury County School, High-le stated that as a result of, his Churchtown, Mallow, Co. Cork. He "He was very badly wounded in bury, N., Mr. W., Spragg, M.A., disarm them.
paay trua bankrafey and ruin-
don't think so, because I have retired recently and was prezept-in the hospital had fallen to nil,
in the death rate from the disease. of his shin having been shot away. Japanese Cansuls Confer,
more than twelve: many brothers and he would noted with a gramphone cabinet will an almost corresponding fall the war," said Major Bird, "a part
Be had had have put up all. his properties for and silver rose bowl.
A New Journal.
operations un that leg. He was Shanghai, Aug. 21.
my sake only.
During the morning session, Dr. despondent about his health and The first meeting of a series of i
Do you slami in the witness box
'announced that his wound, and often complained of conferences between Japanese Consuls in Manchuria was held to-day and swear that you were love that, although your father
anficted with tlac mere state had given over every stick of his Brackenbury
that property, you did not thank him or there would shortly be published being a physical wreek. He had a yesterday.
The aim of these meetings is to your father was assigning these even mention the matter at all?-week by week a page in a lay very serious operation for up- Lieutenant-Colonel Aulley Lionel discuss ways and means of preserve properties and you have never had said nothing to my father. I did journal for which the British pendicitis last January and there
responsible. None of the articles ing the Japanese rights in Man-any fea why your father did it? not say anything in him about it, Medical Association would be had been complications.
was the and he said nothing to me. churia and of facilitating the-My-younger brother
Mr. Jenkin: What a curious would be signed, and the associn-York Willis, of the 60th Rifles, sald polley of the Japanese Guvern-man who went to Cantia to seu my
he scheme as an experiment. ment.
father, and I was down here, pairt-Perhaps my younger bro-tion had. agreed to co-operate in he knew Major Purcell very well.
her thanked my father. did not see my father, Returning to Nanking.
Answering further questions, Mours of the Association are Commenting that the was, in fart, a vedusal to answer prisoner said he did not know naturally unwilling to discuss this Shanghai, Aug. 21.
Medienl Association orthodoxy the question, and expressing the where Fok Tat-ful was. He last new development of the British
under their names. Mr. Meyrick Hewitt is leaving termination to obtain a satis.saw him in 1923 in Hongkong,
Mr. Jenkin-If I be true that this Evening to take up his post as factory answer, Mr. Jokin repeat-
The new journal will be called British Consul-General in Ninkind his question.
you never mentioned. this affair to
"Kritannia."
him by the Nationalist Government
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brother
answer
Quarters are being provided for Exentually his Lordship asked your father at all, the only reason because the Consulate, which bascund for an answer, when he for that extraordinary ennduct in. been closed for seventeen months,eplied that perhaps his father this, that you knew he knew. will not be ready for another two wanted to help him and his brother nothing about it and you did not
so that day might be able to make, want him to know anything about sion for International Co-opera-
months, pending repairs neces- by its occupation by sitated Nationalist. troops-Renter,
TWO NEW BOATS.“
"ROYAL PRINCE" AND
money.
Me. JenkinYou presume that? --Yes.
Did you presume that at the time that you, in fact, executed that deed?-You.
Did you leave il in that state of mere presumption, or did you ask Fok Tat-fui as to whether you
"RHEINLAND" IN HONGKONG.were right in your presumption?
Two new vessels registered their first appearance in. Hongkong to- day, both being recently built ships, replacing casualties.
No, I did not do that.
J
"A Ruined Man."
Did you know that your father was nanigning every stick of pro- The a... Royal Prince, of the perty he had got and that if any Furness Far East Round the World thing went wrong he would be a service, takes the place of the ruined man?- knew that, Asiatic Prined, lost at sea.
She is Aftor a good deal of pressure, a vessel of 7,880 tons gross and prisoner agreed that the basis of 4,934 tons nett, built as the a.. his knowledge lay in the fact that London Commerce in 1923 by the the deeds were in a safe at the Furness 8. B. Company at Haver-Fook Lee shop, of which he was ton-on-Tees. Her dimensions are: the manager, -Length, 150.4 feet; beam, 58.0 Replying to other questions, pri- foot; depth, 383 feet. She was soner said that when the deeds engined by Richardsen, Westgarth, were signed his father of Middlesborough, with two steam Hongkong. He lived turbines coupled to a single shaft, Fook Lee shop in Hillor Street. to 1,010 n.bs ..
They saw each other quite often Commanded by Captain W. de R. and had meals together. Hall, with a crew of 42, she on- tered from New York and Keelung
was in over the
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Prisoner did not reply for moment and Mr. Jenkin comment- ed "If you did not, you are most remarkable son that has ever been born."
Mr. Jenkin! Did you thank your father for executing a deed of as- with a cargo of 100 tons for local signment whereby he assigned the discharge and 320 for ports be-whole of his properly for the bene fit, as you thought, of yourself and yond.
The Rheinland, of the Hamburg your brother? America Line, was renamed on the slips, to replace a vessal of the same name which was sunk at Hankow last year. She is a motor vessel of 3,201 tona nett and was built in 1927. Commanded by Captain Metzenthin, she has crew of 46 Europeans, and she entered from Europe with 1,400 tons of cargo for local discharge and 7,500 tons for ports beyond. Messrs. Jebsen are the local agents.
Prisoner said that his younger brother told him the deed had been. put through, and that was all.
"A Curious Pair:"
Mr. JenkinDo you stand in that box and ask this Court to be-
LY
Accused: That is not true.
The case is proceeding.
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"I received a letter from him ou Tuesday," he said. "It came to
latives to be posted on from there. Arthur's Club with a number of
My letter said: "Would you mind other letters addressed to his re- ringing up my lato secretary with reference to a letter and a cigarette case for you."
"I did not know what it meant, but I was rather suspicious," he Colonel Willis said that he motor-
The League of Nations Commis-said."
tion at Geneva has elected Pro-ed to Stony Cross, with Major Pur- fessor Gilbert Murray as presleell's secretary on the night of July 17, and found' the Major usleep In bed at the hotel,
dent.
25 Tota By NWA SERVICE'IND, TO PAY. OFF.
"I still can't remember if I turned off the gas under the
hot water tank"
"I tried to persuade him to come with me to town," he said. "Ile seemed rather depressed, but be canie, more cheerful afterwards. He would not come back with me, but eventually he gave his word of honour to come by train the next day,"
A letter found on Major Purcell, addressed to Colonel Willls, read: "My Dear Tiny,-I am sorry you 'mado me promise to do something that is impossible. Forgive me, and thank you both for the trouble you have taken."
A FINE CLIMB.
ENGLISH COUPLE CONQUER DENT BLANCHE CLIFFS,
Geneva, July 26. Admiration is expressed in Alpins circles for the ascent of the Dent Blanche (14,818ft.), near Zermatt, via the north ridge, by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Richards, of Cambridge.
It is the first time this mass of perpendicular cliffa has been climb- od Central News,
Mr. Richards, until recently an Oxford undergraduate, is a member of the Alpino Club, Mrs. Richards belongs to the Ladies' Alpine Club Before her marriage she was Miss Dorothy Pilloy, well known in mountaineering circles. She is the daughter of a Camberwell doctor,
At the largest gladiola show ever opened at the Royal Ilor- ticultural Hall on August 10; between 40,000 and 50,000 spikes. were on view.
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