THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1933.
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*SERIOUS WHITE ANT RAVAGES IN ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
A PUBLIC APPEAL
LAUNCHED
DANGEROUSLY DAMAGED
TIMBERS
REPAIRS LIKELY TO
COST $5,000
A view of the interior of St. John's Cathedral showing workmen preparing to change an ant-eaten beam.
GENERAL SUNG' MOVES AGAINST "REBEL"
TAXI-CAB APPEAL
GILMAN CASE TO
BE REVIVED
LOCAL LAW ON TRANSFERS
for
WAR ON FORD.
MOTOR MAGNATE OPPOSES CODE.
Washington, Aug. 30. A gigantic "Buy Now" cam- paign in the latest phase of the American recovery plan' which, in some quarters, is believed to require supplementary inengurus, the including Inflation untosa present supreme efforts work a miracle,
General Johnson's new proposals include one pledging customers to buy G$2,000,000,000 worth goods.
POMPEY'S FORM
GREAT WIN AT SUNDERLAND
LATEST HOME FOOTBALL
London, Aug 30.
A programme of ""twenty matches was played" "in "the, English football ... langue to day, teams in all four divisioun being engaged:
A auccessful application leave to appen against the decl- sion of the Pulsne Judge, in the recent claim against Messrs. Gil man & Co., Ltd., was made by Mr. F. C. Jonkin, Instructed by Mr. J. B. Prentls, of Mosera. Hastings General Johnson's estimate that & Co., this morning.
2,000,000 more men have been, re- The Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. employed since the inauguration There were naturally some un Wood, and the Pilsne Judge, Mr. of the administration's-recovery expected results. The fort por TIMBERS IN THE ROOF OF ST. JOHN'S in the cutting, ofther covering up CHARHAR TROUBLES. R. B. Lindgell, Bitting so Full drive, is below the general experformance in the First Divalon
BEEN CATHEDRAL HAVE
DANGEROUSLY the apertures or attempting to
Court of Appeal heard the appll-tation, although it is stated that was that of Portsmouth who vation.
this number adds G$30,000,000 to Journeyed to Sunderland and took DAMAGED BY THE RAVAGES OF WHITE ANTS, establish contact again. As the insects are the enemy or rather
Luk Hip-kes, the clalment, was the nation's weekly pay roll. Two away both points. «;Thip: :wn's REVEALS A HIGHLY INTERESTING REPORT BY the food of all other-ants and
awarded judgment for the full or three months must elapse Pompey's second away match of the amount of $900 which he deposit before the full benefit of the re-season and they have garnere. THE ARCHITECT WHO IS NOW ENGAGED IN AN[birds, also as they cannot live long In the sunlight, they have to con-
Peking, Aug. 30. ed with the Sun Taxi Cab Com-employment of these workers will three paints from the engagements.
be felt. INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE PESTS.
struct their tunnols in self- Chiang Po-chong returned from pany whose affairs wore later
Stoke, ono of the promoted tehnis Kalgan at noon to-day.
taken over by defendants. Mesara, General Johnson, meanwhile, is continued to show excellent forni. The extensive repairs and renewals which are ab-protection.
Interviewed, he Bald General Gilman's denied that there was at war with the mighty motor They followed up their home vie.. solutely essential will cost the Trustees at least five tunnel about nine inches below Fang Chen-wu had agreed to any transfer of the business magnato, Henry Ford. Johnson tory against Chelsea Ist Batur thousand dollars. It is pointed out that unless generous the ground level, and on the near give up his command without within the meaning of the Or has threatened, to withhold the day with a division of spoils on the and immediate support is forthcoming, the Cathedral side towards the tree were four waiting for the Government to dinance under which the claim coveted "Blue Eagle" from For Liverpool ground to day, each
the latter persists in his re-team scoring once death will be in a very serious position. A public appeal for or five soldier ants, all facing appoint a successor,
Chi Hung-chang is still re-
fusal to sign the suggested ware
WEST HAM FOUR. t The blind creatures, for funds has, therefore, been launched to-day.
no caleftrant, being under the in-1
and working hour code. But mere wingless white ants can see, or Buence of his Communist fol- Mr. Jenkin sald:-This case In-serious is the threat to commencs
Hull, who lost on their own moured only over their massive towers.
volves a very important mattera popular boycott against Ford a ground last week gave a complete
The |heads were waving their mandibles'
products. General Sung Cheh-yum, who from a commercial point of view working hours are slightly longer ford City and winning. West Ham Ford plants' reversal of form by visiting Brad. A BATTLEGROUND and antennag in the air to prevent returned to Kalgan yesterday af- and if leave to appeal is given and the pay slightly higher than who rattled up four goals against any marauders or enemies from ter an inspection tour of North everything will turn on the ques-the suggested code for the motor Bolton on Saturday went to Ply approaching...
China, has already sent troops to tion of whether or not defendants industry-Reuter.
COMPOUND NOW
In one place at the entrance of
outwards.
On close investigation this was During the heavy rains of July
SOMETHING PRECIOUS. a namber of leaks appeared in the found to be a white ant track-a
ar-little tunnel formed of the materiał This was on indication the Cathedral, and
that roof of chitects tracing these leaks found upon which the ant is working, there was something precious to that the beams and rafters had black if in black soll. light red-guard, consequently the firat at-
lime been dangerously weakened by brown if in
mortar, in tack was to follow up this channel this case a darker brown be-and the trench led to the foot of the ravages of white ants.
A complete survey of all wood-ing composed of little particles the tree. Here right amongst the hard wood. roots the nest was found. It was work and the erection of scaffold-of chewed ing was immediately commenced. A hasty search was immediately left open and the little mud bul- and has just been completed. made and further tracks could be works erected by them daily were As a result of the examination discerned on the roof timbers over daily cleared away in the hope that
chancel and the It has been proved that heavy the
the difference in temperature and Transept.
exposure, would exterminate them. After which the nest was flooded; with termite polson. The Queen Ant was not discovered. .
Ficture shows a white ant nursery, about two-thirde full size, taken from an infected portion of the
Cathedral.
will
North
DANGEROUSLY DAMAGED.
Cathedral. Directly under
found
ANOTHER CLUE..
a
but General was made.
IMPORTANT MATTER.
mouth and helped themselves to the round up the remnants of General can be made Hablo under
another four. Plymouth, however, Chi Hung-chang's forces. Gener Fraudulent Transfer of Business
President's Interest. -
were just as effective in front of If they at Chi is trying to escape into Ordinance,
ara. not
New York, Aug. 30. goal and a drawn game resulted, Shane and Sulyuan.
within that Ordinance then there
President Roosevelt, has re- Chiang Po-chenit said that no can be no question at all of their quested General Johnson to re-
Chesterfield are making an int great difficulty was anticipated in non-ilability. rounding up General Chl's men, as Before I refer to the judgment port on the failure of Henry Ford pression. On Saturday they won to enrol under the motor code.thoir opening match by scoring the Shans and Suyuan authori-of the learned Judge, I would re-Reuter.
six geals and to-day they went ty. Your Lordships to the
Wrexham and pierced the ric Ordinance. tics had also sent troops to cut fer off their retreat-Reuter.
three times to win by the old goal In Ave.
FENG TEMPTED. May. Attend Fifth Kuomintang Parley.
NAZI OUTRAGE
RAID PRISON TO FREE LEADER
Munich, Aug. 30.
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ment.
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of
ROCKEFELLER ESTATE.
New York, Aug. 30. Mr. John D. Rockfeller's 3,000
SUCCEEDS MOLEY,
*The resulta as cabled by/Router
FIRST DIVISION.
underland
0 Manchester C
1 Everton A
1 Stoke
0 Portsmouth'.
SECOND DIVISION.
Bradford C -1 Hull Manchester.U. Notts F. Plymouth 4. West Ham
THIRD DIVISION
(Southern)
New York, Aug. 30, Mr. Sumner Welles, formerly Ambassador to Cuba, has been
Aldershot the named to succeed Professor Ray-
Bournemouth mond Moloy as assistant Secretary
Brighton of State in President Roosevelt's Bristol H. Government-Reuter.
I
Hiro
Mcasre.
Exoter Gillingham Swindon
1 Northampton
3 Watford
3 Torquay.
→ Crystal P.
1 Coventry
0 Bouthend
3 Q. P. Rangers
THIRD DIVISION.
(Northern)
B York
2 Darlington
Itochdale
1 Chester
Gateshead Halifax New Brighton 2 Walsall Hurtlepools..
Wrexham
2 Chesterfeld
AMATEUR PHOTO COMPETITION
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340103.
It will be within your resollee. tion how, having seen it, that if u person as a transferee of a busi- ness or any portion of a business, acre estate in Pocantino Hills, were: hus not given the requisite notice where 290 men, exclusive of TILE MOVEMENT.
in the Government Gazette, he is domestic staff, are employed, is
Birmingham The Inspection of the roof from
Ilable for all the liabilities of the now worked to a code.
Derby the outside showed normal condi- The other tracks from the
Nanking, Aug, 30. transforor.
The employees are receiving the Liverpool tions except that in one place the original trench were found to lead The possibility of General Feng,
If the judgment stands it will same pay for a 40-hour week as roll tiles or the circular high to curious pale green balls about Yu-hsiang coming to Nanking to mean, on an examination of the they proviously did for a 50-hour ridgea bad definitely slid n frac-five inches across, the colouring attend the Fifth Kuomintang No-facts, that a person who under a work, while 25 new men have been tion of an inch over the pan tiles was mould which had developed tinnal Congress on November 12, Hire Purchase Agreement lets out given employment. Reuter.
con-is indicated by Chen Kung-po, goods and re-takes them under the or concave ones. This indlented after the disturbance and some form of settlement under- acquent similar structures found Minister of Industries, who arriv-Agreement, may be held liable as aed from Peking this morning.. a transferee for all the Habilities neath and was the first definite on the initial disturbance of
nest were of a clean brown colour. Mr. Chen broke his journey at of the person who, under the reason for n' closer inspection.
For this purpose a bamboo tower The substance of these is like thick Taian to visit General Feng, but Agreement, is the hirer.
I am prepared to accept most was constructed and pulled up into crumbly paper and honey-combed explained to-day that he did so in position under the affected parts,at like a sponge. They contain a private capacity and did not dis- Icyally the facts set out in From this the suspected timbers the young which are very white cuss political matters with the judgment. could be tested, and it was found and almost transluscent. A verit- Christian General-Reuter.
HIRE PURCHASE. of the brackets andable nursery. that some renovations must be faced and purlins were dangerously damaged,
Messrs. Gilman & Co. let out a these together with other exten-1so without more ado permission
dozen motor cars under a aive repairs and renewals which are was obtained to inspect the whole For a week following this, prac-
Purchase Agreement to the Sun CRUELTY. TO CHICKENS necessary to the Cathedral, cs-of the roof.
leally no fresh signs wore seen.
Taxi Cab Company. Under that pecially to the electric light øya-
This was worrying for it was
Agreement the cars remained the tem which has just been condemn-
known that other nesta existed.
absolute property Messrs. THEY CROWDED THEMSELVES | Crewe ed during an examination made
The cobweb like bamboo struc- Then one morning a new run
Gilman's and they would resumo.
SAYS OLD WOMAN by the Hongkong Electric Co., ture that now covers the internal several yards long was found in
passion if the hirers fell into 1 a recent ordinance, under
Immediately outside roof is of course to permit access the garden
dr- A bald-headed Chinese widow, amount to at least $5,000.
to every plece of timber in the the Choir vestry, and on the other The whole of the Tyrol is in a arrears. They did fall Into
the side of the path new tracks still state of high consternation over a rears and accordingly HEAVY BLOW TO CATHEDRAL.
position of the shear or slide in being built were acen on a young prison-breaking episode at Inns- Gilman's put an end to the Agree-aged 64 years, stood in the dock A meeting took place be-of the Centrai Police Court this has hit the the This bombshell
tiles, was
of bruck penitentiary in which Bame badly tree. The
procedure
band of Nazis allegedly partici- teen representatives of the com-morning, charged with cruelty to Cathedral at a time when those damaged batten. These battens trench digging here exposed pated.
pantes on January 24-and it was chickens. It was stated that responsible for its running had would at home be called common very deep hole more than an inch hoped to get finances in a better rafters, but as they in this ease in diameter, running almost versie, druty nurs of meeting the position would be for a small basket.
At dawn to-day a party of then decided that the best way of seventeen chickens were placed in position than they have been for directly support the tiles they are tically downwards.
The woman-They wore not some time.
literally le batteus.
As the "Fah-wong" had given the Austrian Heimwehr, drove un Messrs. Gilman's to sell the car
and and, out of the proceeds, pay not crowded. They crowded them- to the gates of the prison The effect will be that, unless The Inspection showed that information that an old tree, now
also the creditors of the Cab generous and immediate pubite three principal trusses would have demolished had been very close to were allowed to enter on a false only what was owing to them but selves. support is forthcoming, the Cathe- to have major repairs, many of the here, the hole
was probably an pretext.
net They at once about the Company and then to hand
Mr. Wynne-Jones imposed a fine | dral will be in a very serious po-brackets supporting the ends of eaten out root. The holo Wa work of berating the Nazi leader, the balance to members of the of $5.
the tie beams, over a dozen pur-fooded with white ant poison and Hofer, and decamped after knock-latter firm.
For the beneft of amateur photo- An appeal is therefore made to lins or horizontal beams directly left for the time being.
ing senseless the guards who at On the face of it this does not
graphers and others, interested, wo all Church of England people of supporting the baltens, and more
lock like a fraudulent transfer and the cabs and these latter were the are arranging a free exhibition of the Colony to subscribe to a Res-than 30 battens, were suficiently IN WATER CHANNEL. tempted to intervene.
They drove away at a break it was evidently not held to be their property. They could not the entries in the Telegraph Ama· toration Fund.
The knowledge of the necessity neck speed, and vanished into the such,
Elbe nasets. The permit to occupy teur Photographie Competition, The Telegraph and South China damaged to need renewing. lu
a portion of a public street was which closes to-day and the results Morning Post are starting a sub-many places the ants have passed of moisture for the ants and the mountain passes,
The car was fired on by polica
[of no ure to them without the cars of which will be published on Mon- scription list, and donations will be right over one place of wood-to general inferred direction made
It followed that pending the land could only be obtained by per day. Was finally, abandoned. acknowledged in the columns of tack another mere succulent the excavation of a short run of and
piece,
Scracked surface water channel in- Bloodstains were discovered in sale of the cars the defendants mast..1 of the police and Messrs.
ahculd these papers.
carry on the running Gilman's could have got them The exhibition will open on ANTS' ALArm signals. evitable. Here again the speed the vehicle, showing that one or Donations should be sent either
for and size of new tracks built in more of the veelpants had been purpose It was arranged that hold that this was a transfer of Room of the Morning Post Bulld
this themselves. It is Impossible to Monday, 4th. Inst. in the Board. to the South China Morning Post Limited, cr to Mr. A. Brearley, of On two distinct ecensions, on one night after a cutting had been wounded.
The fugitives evidently proceed-the feences should be transferred a portion of a trade or occupationing, and will continue until Thurs Chartöred Bank, Cheques being disturbed, a definite alarm made showed the importance of
day, 7th. Inst. from 9 a.m. to B p.ni. - should be made out to St. John's is heard, the sound of this track, further soldier unts towards Haly afoot, carrying privilege of occupying stands In A point which interests me much All entries received will be on view, Cathedral Restoration Fund and hundreds of mandibles being were seen here and this line is their wounded.
clamped together, somewhat simi- now being followed up.
Seventy Tyrolean Nazis have certain streets by permission of more than that one is the point and the owners of pictures are re- be as to whether or not this is the guested to kindly refrain from col hostages. the police department should Donations alrendy received for lar to the noise of a clendi only It is fairly conclusive that the on
transferred to Megars. Gliman's. transfer of a business which comes lecting their entrice until Friday. ants In the Cathedral roof have Rentor. the Restoration Fund, Include: very 'pinnissimo.
CREDITORS PAID,
within the Ordinance. The Cathedral Church Council A type of honey comb or sponge their headquarters in the ground. To many people the muggot-like; (Sir Honry & Lady Pollock, Mr. A. like structure was found in two or
At the date of judgment the ears Brearley, Mr. F. Mason, Mrs. J. f. three places which might be in-amber coloured ants that swarm The soldiers are twice as long and had not been sold but Messrs.
I argue that it cannot for this houses or about June are the normal and more robustly built altogether, Gilman had paid off some of the reason. The learned Judge has Woad, Mr. F. G. Maunder, Mr. T. terpreted H. King and Mr. W. C. Clark) colonies that had connections with only type of termito. The wings their armoured plated head and creditors during their period of himself cleared the defendants $370.00; The Hon. Mr. P. Lauder, their headquarters but were self- of these creatures drop off within mandibles being half their length, running the cars. That is very of any suggestion that this ar $100.00.
supporting. An interesting theory an hour of leaving the neat and One positively anow white and 58 important to the question of rangement of January 24 was at- in that they are store houses for they are then loft defenceless to of an inch long was found, whose whether there was fraud or not. tonded by any fraud of any kind food which in taken from here to crawl away to some dark cornor, function cannot yet be ascertain- That was all that took place on or description. supply the young, the soldier ants Their future is not being dealt ed. and the qucop, none of which is with kore. able to forage for itself.
sition.
tho
crcssed.
HIGHLY INTERESTING REPORT.
:
ns nest
TRACKING THEM DOWN.
arrested. វាង
THE BATTLEGROUND.
RUNNING OF CARS,
Cara of the
to
Mesara.
that date.
to
and
over
Gilman's and the
DEFENDANTS CLEARED.
ENTRY EXHIBITION NEXT WEEK
FLYING BOATS? MISHAP
FORCED DOWN; BY ENGINE TROUBLE
boon The question had been raised as Chief Justice. The words "in-
London, Aug. 30, 1, The highly intoresting repert of
One of the four Air Force flying" the Architect, Mr. Igglondon,, on
MYSTERY CREATURE. the search for and battle against
boata proceeding to Helsingfors The compound is getting the within, the meaning of the Ordin- in the Ordinance. the white ants at the Cathedral,
Soveral different types of white appearance of a stila ground, and ance. It was argued before the
Mr. Jenkin and bo would quote today for the Finland Britisu follows:--
No neat was found in the ants are to be found in one nost, the clumay instruments of man Pulsne Judge who hold-though
owing to alight mechanical, troublo The presence of live white ants Cathedral roof and so attention while onch nest seems to develop and his peironary pitted against, he confessed that he hold it with authorities to show that this was Week" alighted off the Dutch coast whether chat also desconce In the Cathedral was discovered was turned to the Compound. peculiarities of its own and have the mining currs whose speed some doubt that there was a the meaning of the Ordinance..
One said: soma tine last month during the Three trees were found to have strong variations. The "workors" of epnstruction comparatively transfer. I think you will agrou Continuing Mr. Jenkins a Inspection for leaks which appear live white ante in them. The found in the round around the colossal, whose potential creation with me that if the Puiano Judge The ille of the Ordinance was to stand by hut no help w ed following the heavy ralis method to discover if any of those Cathedral are generally.ca light of new workers runk Into thou still holds the doubt he held then not explicit and was at least open to quired. Both ar m
Helder to-night and will doubt, The tracks of these posts, were connected to the Cathedral was to brown in front, dark dream in the sande hour and who work and it is atlil arguables where close to soms discoloured This trench was then left of A of HomEATH
first found over the Clergy vestry, dig a transverse trench between middle and grey, for the last third thrive in the dark, and at times KARUNBARTONe
CEN OF NO USEADETE applicatio
*WRClizo/similar to an electric day,is Ther
"material" upon