CANTON POLICE REFORM.
FIVE HUNDRED MEN PUT ON RETIRED LIST.
BIG SCHEME IN HAND.
Canton, Feb. 22, In an effort to increasing the efficiency of the Canton Police Force, General Auyang-kue, Com- missioner of Public Safety, has placed about 500 policemen on the retired list. These 500 men com- prise those who are too old physically unfit for their arduous duties.
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A scale of pensions for the dis- charged men has been arranged as follows:-Those who have served in the Canton Police force for 20 years and over, to receive two months' salary as bonus and a pen- sion amounting to 80% of their salary; those who have served 15 years and more to receive one- month's salary as bonus and a pen- sion amounting to 50% of their salary; those who have served un- der 16 years will receive a bonus of two months' salary and no pension. General Auyang-kue is to be very much congratulated on the immense improvements he has brought about in the Canton Police Force since he has been Commissioner. The Force at present has attained a degree of efficiency never before Heen in Canton, and still General Auyang-kue is bringing in numer- ous innovations aiming at further efficiency.
Nearly all the police stations in the city are being rebuilt and numerous sub-stations are being erected in the various districts of the city and the suburbs. A model station is in course of construction at Tung Shan.
Another innovation brought about by General Auyang-kae con- cerns the Water Police. Six motor boats are now on their way from Germany, and, as we reported some time ago, the present police water boats are to be fitted with outboard motors.
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MACAO NOTES.
VISIT OF VICE-ADMIRAL
WAISTELL
Macao, Feb. 22, A recent distinguished visitor to Macao was Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur K. Waistell, K.C.B, who, accompanied by Lady Waistell and by Lt. D. P. Evans, R.N., A.D.C., paid an official visit to the Governor of Macao on the 19th inst
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Sir Arthur Waistell made the trip to Macao from Hongkong in H.M.S. Petersfield, which entered the new port shortly after noon. Salutes were exchanged and after coming to anchor Commander Almeida Pinheiro, Harbour Cabral, of the Macao Air Force, Master, accompanied by Lt. Jose called on Sir Arthur Waistell, aboard H.M.S. Petersfield. In like manner Commander Correla Pereira, Commandant of the Portuguese gunboat Patria, visit ed Sir Arthur Waistel in the British warship.
port a guard of honour was drawn At the landing stage in the new
up to receive Sir Arthur Waistell and his party, and the visitors, accompanied by Almeida Pinheiro and Major Luis Commander Pinto Lello, Chief of Staff, called on Senhor Taimagnini, Governor of Macao, at Government House.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1930.
"DOUBTFUL TROOPS
* DISBANDED.
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sent to Tientsin for the relief of the garrison there.
has
officially been denied.
The truth of the rumour
General Fang Pen-jen, repre- senting Chiang Kai-shek, arrived Jp Mukden yesterday.-Reuter.
Revalt Plans Denied.
MR. SHAW BY “G.B.S.” A BOYCOTT OF U.S.
"I'INFLICT PAIN LIKE A DENTIST."
CIGARETTES.
FILIPINO GANGSTERS ON THE WARPATH
Dr. R. F. Rattray, Principal of the Leicester University College, has issued a syllabus of a series of lectures to the students on "Bernard Shaw, in Life and Letters," which SMOKERS ASSAULTED. will be given at the Leicester City Museum,
Manila, Feb. 20. Mr. H. A. Silverman, director of
Attempts to start a boycott of extramural studies at the Univer-f American-made cigarettes by gang- aity College, forwarded a copy of sters in San Nicolas, Tondo, and the syllabus to Mr. George Bernard San Lazaro, which were reported syllabus as follows: [Shaw, who commented
to have been in progress since Inst Saturday, wore discovered yester- day by the police."
on
the
several cases of assault in those The police have discovered that
been reported to the police, were districts, many of which have not due to smoking American cigaret- tes.
...
The police said that when a man is seen amoking cigarettes other gangsters politely approach the than those locally manufactured, man and request him to throw them away.
If the request is refused, the police said, the man is assaulted.
Nanking, Feb. 22. Two more telegrams that have been exchanged between Chiang Kai-shek and Yen Hsi-shan were
"1. I never cultivated anything. issued here to-day. Yen He From a horribly shy and diffident. shan, replying to Marshal Chiang's young man, producing an impras emphatically denied that Shansi I suppose, the ability of which I telegram of the 19th instsion of brazen impudence, because, is making military preparations eas against the Central Government.
unconscious asserted itself through the disadvantages and the Yen admitted that that the Kuo- ignorances of which I was too con- mintang National Congress was acious. the country's highest authority and declared that the Integrity of of my powers any more than I was ". I repeat, I was not conscious the Congress was beyond reproach, conscious of the taste of the saliva but ho indirectly repudiated the that was always in my mouth. I Third Congress held in Nanking wanted to be a painter, and even an last March.
Lopera einger-not a writer. I While supporting disbandment wrote because I could do nothing military leaders should hand over Yen Hal-shan proposed that the else, and had to do something. their troops to the Government and I heard of his existence. I heard 3. Karl Marx died just before not utilise disbandment to Henry George speak, and was strengthen their personal power, shunted by him on to the economic patched to-day, declared that this Socialism, but I never made his ac- Chiang Kai-shek's messago, dis-track which led me to Marx and continued dispatch of telegrams quaintance." was futile and meaningless and 4. As to enjoying hammer- urged Yen Hsi-shan to carry out ings, I don't think this is true. the withdrawal of Yen's alleged he nearly killed his first oppon- his previous request, including Cashel Byron, when he said that decision to resign and to allow ent because he did not know his Feng Yu-hsiang to go abroad.
strength, explained Chiang Kai-shek declared that savagery of some he had in mind only the Govern-criticisms. It is true that I was,
of my early CAUSED BY INTENSE HEAT. ment and the Kuomintang. He and to some extent still am, very
Johannesburg. The French sloop Marne visited consequently the charges against I can stand up to, and even enjoy believed to have been due to the possessed no personal ambitions, sensitive; but on the other hand, bright star Nova Pictoris is now The sudden appearance of the the Macan port on Wednesday, himself 10th instant, and left on the same telegram
unfounded. The hammerings that drive other men splitting of the atom in its in- day, after the officers and men had bandment conference's decisions And I often fail to conceive how concluded "The dis to fury or reduce them to tears. noon. toured the city through the after-are Government orders and must they can be hurt by blows that
be obeyed."-Reuter.
On the same evening a dinner followed by a reception was given by H.E the Governor of Macao at Government House in honour of the visitors.
Lady Waistell entertained H. E. On Thursday, Sir Arthur and
Senhor Tamagnini and Mme. Tamagnini to lunch on board HLM.S. Petersfield. The British vessel left Mação later, on the same day.
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Jornal de Macau, is publishing some The Portuguese newspaper, the
references to the Macao Water- works Company. This concern was Over 700 police cadets are near-established some time ago to devo- ing the completion of their training and will shortly be drafted into the Force and posted to the various 'stations and sub-stations. Our Own Correspondent.
IN WASHINGTON'S MEMORY.
CELEBRATIONS HELD IN
CANTON,
com-
Canton, Feb. 23. Washington's Birthday WALN observed here with great en- thusiasm by the foreign munity yesterday. All the foreign gunboats in port dressed ship for the day, and at noon a salute was fired from the U.S.S. Helena,
lop the Colony's resources of potable water and a concession was granted to the Company for a number of years.
were
BOILER DISPUTE DECISION.
PLAINTIFF AWARDED LESS
THAN $100.
own
the
make me laugh when I nap them myself.
"I Hit Hard."
"When, as a critic or debater, I have to inflict pain, I do it like a dentist, with great reluctanse and with all the anathesia I can produce. But note that, as noth ing is so maladroit as any show Some equipment for the Company
The Pusine Judge gave his of sparing the victim's feelings I arrived a few weeks ago, and a few decision this morning in the case always hit as excellently as I can, days ago the Company's engineers expert evidence as to the value I can. I have a horror of humi- concerning bean curd boilers, with an air of hitting as hard as began work on boring, hoping to being given on both sides. secure artesian supplies of water.
The liating or
discouraging people. Some interest is shown in the pro- plaintiff in the case was Lau like my man to feel that he has kreas of the Company's operations, and Co., of 10 Kwai Wah Lane, of my steel; and not that I have Kwong-noi, trading as Kwong Ah had a good fight, and been worthy and the football grounds at Monka, who claimed $579.95 from the been showing off my good taste where the work of boring is going Wing Loong Firm, bean curd at his expense. on, are the scene of some activity. manufacturers, of Kap Shui Mun,
Persons connected with the Com-New Territories. pany state that the public will soon
F. C. E. Rendall called a Chinese
in Honkong.
"That is the line that leaves
G. B. S.
or fairly
with
be given an opportunity of sub- On behalf of the defence, Mr.the least malice. scribing to a small portion of the
witness from an engineering firm "P.S.-Only a keen capital, which is believed to have been put
who said he had been engaged in erudite musician can deal principally up Hawaiian capitalists, after negotia-years
by the engineering business for 23 the artistic side of my career. I tions with Mr. Francisco Santos, inspected the bollers and found cally and graphically."
He had was quite well educated, musi- to whom the concession has been them to have a steam pressure of granted by the Camara Municipal 48 lbs.
Dr. Rattery states that he is delighted with Mr. Shaw's notes: of Macao.
Witness said he could make a on his syllabus. boiler from the same material) Business circles are awaiting the which would withstand a pressure outcome of negotiations regarding of 60 lbs. A boiler of the latter the agreement between the Govern-type would cost about $19, and one ment of Portugal and the Bance of 48 lbs, pressure about $17.
TEA RESTRICTION.
In the afternoon, the American Association of South China gave a party at the Y.M.C.A. to which they issued a general invitation to all American and European re- turned students and their friends. In the evening the Americani community gave a very successful ball to their foreign friends at the Canton Club Theatre, Shameen, at which over 200 guests were pre-
has been extending its operations in would be lower than to-day's price. sent, including many from long-
a remarkable manner, and has re- An expert witness was also call kong. Dancing went on almost cently established in France the ed by Mr. F. X. D'Almada on be till dawn and a general air of Banque Franco-Portugaise d'Outre-half of the plaintiff and said that extreme gaiety marked the cele-mer, capitalized at Fes. 50,000,000. the cost of the boilers would be bration. The theatre was beauti--Our Own Correspondent.
Nacional Ultramarino, and the In reply to his Lordship, witness 1930 CROP TO BE CURTAILED
fully decorated with green leaves and bamboos and a delightful lighting effect was obtained by hundreds of small red, blue ant white lamps woven into the leaves, giving jewel-like effects. Those to be particularly congratu-| lated on the decurations were Mrs. C. S. Paget, Mr. Wni. F. Gilman and Captain Bacon of the U.S.S. Helena, who were responsible for the decoration scheme and did practically all the work in con- nexion with it. An excellent sup- per was served in the Club about 2 a.m.
Mr. Douglas Jenkins. Consul General for the United States of America, made a short speech and with few well-chosen words welcomed the guests on behalf of the American community and con- gratulated those who had put so much hard work into making the ball the great success it was. Our Own Correspondent.
BOMB OUTRAGE.
EXPLOSION IN AN INDIAN COLLEGE.
A bomb filled with scrap-iron and glass exploded during the celebration of an anniversary in the Khalsa College here.
One student, Pratap Singh, who was presiding at the meeting was seriously injured and his leg had to be amputated. Ten other per- aons received slight injuries.
It is believed the bomb was in tended for the principal of the college, who was unhurt.
The electric lights went out be: fore the explosion, and the cries of the wounded added to the panic. Reuter.
effect of that agreement in the said that as the material came from Portuguese colonies. The Bank England, the price a year
Mile. Odette Darthys, prima donna of the Opera Comique, Paris, who is to appear at the
Theatre Royal to-night.
SIR ESME HOWARD.
LEAVES NEW YORK FOR HOME ON MAJESTIC,
New York, Feb. 22. England aboard the a.. Majestic. Sir Esme Howard has left for.
lawn tennis player Miss Helen His fellow passengers include the Jacobs, and Mr. G. L. Harrison, Bank of New Governor of the Federal Resorve
York,
who ja correspondent banka in Europe.- On A visit to the principal Reuters American Service.
ago
IN EAST INDIES.
Amsterdam, Feb. 22. At an extraordinary meeting of the Association of Tea Growers in the East Indies it was decided almost unanimously to take measures to reduce the crop of 1930 to 12,000,000 about $22.
lbs below the crop of 1920, which was Judgment was given
146,000,000 lbs, making the 1930 crop for the 133,000,000 lbs. plaintiff for $95.96 and costs, ex- It is understood that the manner of cluding the costs of to-day's hear-restriction will be left to the individual ing.
tea planters-Reuter:
KOLEZO HER İKOWICE INC
"Don't wake him up, Henry, I'll tell him to drop in at the office to see you before he goes back to school."
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While several assaults of this kind have been reported the police Ebon, residing at 1329 Alzal Ave have on record only two. Timoteo
nue, was assaulted when he was smoking an American cigarette. the Arranque Market.". The other case was registered at
BRILLIANCE OF NEW STAR.
terior.
Union Observatory, Johannesburg, About eighteen months ago, the noticed that a star, Nova Pictorie, had suddenly flared up and ap parently split into two portions. A similar flaring was noticed on Nova Aquillae. Since then, many of the world's 'observatories have made a study of the phenomenon and several theories have been advanced,
The first theory was that the explosions were caused by two second was that the star passed stars colliding in space. The at high speed through some other; mass, such as tar dust, and that heat that the star gave off vastly the friction generated so much increased brilliance
The first theory was dismissed when it was established how far distant the stars were, from each other and what enormous time spaces would be required for two to collide. The second gave way for similar and other reasons, and astromoners were forced to give credence to the theory of the split atom,
Atomic Activity.
The temperature at the centre; of the average star is approximate- ly 40,000,000 degrees of heat. The theory is that at this tremendous temperature atoms have been made to move" with such Intense rapidity that they have collided and split. It is thought that in the case of Nova Pictoria and Nova Aquillae the atomic activity in the centre of the star may suddenly have spread outwards until the rest of the atoms split, thus pro- ducing the sudden brilliance.
Peculiar resulta noted at the Union Observatory following on continued Pictoris have led them definitely observance of Nova
to adopt this latter theory.
The constellation of Pictoris is only visible in the Southern hemis- phere and is 500 light years dis- tant from the earth.
Opposing views are held by scientists as to the probable con- sequence of the distintegration of the atom. According to one school the attraction between the'i nucleus and the electrons of each atom is the cohesive force which welds the entire universe together, If one atom broke apart every other atom would do the same and the world would explode like a bomb. The other school main- tain that the disintegration of 'one atom would not affect others, and that in fact, atoms have frequently split.
TARIFF TRUCE.
SERIES OF CONFERENCES FORESHADOWED.
Geneva, Feb. 22. The Rt. Hon. William Graham, President of the Board of Trado, addressing the second committee of the Tariff Truce Conference, which is preparing the programme for the next gathering, foreshadowed s series of conferences during the
yas truco, when.
STOP
two of commodities are to be taken for consideration serialim, da
Mr. Graham suggested that the truce should begin between October 1. 1929 and February 17, 1030- Reuter
Boston, Feb. 28. Stanley Mortimer won the Amori- can racquets championship for the fourth time, defeating Cinrence Peel, 15-7, 1-15, 4-15, 15-8, 18-15-Router's American Service,
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