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France To Tighten Up
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
THE VERY COMMON French Cabinet
need
COLD
(Continued from Page 0.)
Immigration arousing the public conscience.
No More Refugcos Can Bo Admitted
Paris, Oct. 24. Some details of the statute regu lating the position of foreigners in France which is now in preparation, la revealed by the press here.
The statute aims on the one hand at removing undesirable allens from the country, and on the other hand at preventing actual or apparent dis- crimination in favour of foreigners to the detriment of French citizens.
now is a campaign for There are few people, I hope, who would send a child with whooping cough or measles into the streets. But there is no one who hesitates to go about with a cold,
We must persuade people that It is a crime to cough and sneeze in public. The campaign against spitting in the streets and vehi- eies resulted in an enormous im- provement in health.
We have to persunde people that it is, to say the least, very to cough and
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Changes Seen
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER
25,
1938.
FRESH FIRES ENDANGERING THE SHAMEEN (Continued from Papa 1.)
Paris, Oct. 24. Political circles attach much im-red by portance to Premier Edouard Daladler hnd this
cleared or fired of their contents of
name and explosives, is A conversation which empty, and its rich shops have been
former Minister, M. niks and treasures morning with Louis Marin, who is leader of the Ropubilenn Federation, the strongest right-wing party.
Only strenuous work on the part of Japanese and Gorman fire-fighters saved the Post Office from total destruction.
This group greatly improved its
Explosions were still sporadically position on a result of Sunday's senatorial elections, and it is co-occurring yesterday, but the majority that that M. Marin of Uiem were caused by dynamite squads creating fire breaks by blow- dissolution aidered likely would not be adverse to
flames.
While le damage has
western bund occasioned cast of Taiping Road, Wongshin areas are totally ruined.
been
It. poiltical situation require the of the Cabinet next month should last up buildings in the path of the
Political circles generally regard Sunday's senatorial elections as seal Ing the fate of the Popular Front, and marking a return to the traditional
much of the
New immigration control similar selfish, and therefore exceedingly policy of financial stability, Trana-1been dynamited and dynamos in the
to that in the U.S.A. will be enforced, bad manners, health and mural classification of the sneeze in public places, that the would-be immigrant being taken into consideration, since France has no person who insists on going to desire to Bil her hospitals or prisons work in an office with a stream- jing cold is not a martyr but a with undesirable foreign elements,
tic Confot with her general trudt-Ipublic nuisance.
hospitality
to
will continue to extend Sentenced To Hospital I wish I could be more hopeful discrimination is incompatible with that we could be successful in
foreigners. It is stressed that
!
Ocean.
MAGINOT LINË SPIES CAUGHT
Metz, Oct. 24. A large number of people have charged before the been arrested and
Line. They military court for spying in
Maginot
μηνε been
the humane principles of the och bringing about a real change in sentenced to imprisonment; Rep The trend of homigration, less than ten years. But I am
Ocean.
as well as with
MEDAL FOR DOG
Thirty-two others are at present
AL
and
The Salchuen waterworks have power-station have been so com-
wrecked
at they will have) pletely to be replaced,
JAPANESE MEET BRITONS The Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces d
the
the Altunton with cussed British Consul General, Mr, A. G. Blunt, this morning. the Shameen Police
Superintendent also attending the conference, which was held at the gate on the British bridge.
The Japanese have made their the Chungshan headquarters University Hospital in Tungshan, which is just Inside the city,
or Canton's enc-time population it is ninted, will be controlled con-afraid that until we have legis-awalting trial-Reuter,
of over a million and a half, only formably with the requirements of lated and someone has been ven- no harm, and I suggest that you
a few looters and beggars nosy French economie life. Paris and the tenced to two weeks' preventive disinfect the places where infec-
remain-Our Own Correspondent. suburbs could no longer furnish em-
EARLIER REPORT
Cantort, Oct. 25. ployment to forchtners and no further detention in hospital for appear- tion can enter, by washing your
Canton, refugees could be admitted-Trans-ing in public with a cold, there throat, nose and eyes with
is still glow- will be no real improvement!
weak solution of salt (not table
Although the horizon is Careful experiments have salt) every morning.
ing red, the drouing sound of Bre shown that one anerza can infect
When-sorry-if, you should pumps has censed for the first time the air to a radius of over six catch a cold, drink hot water for 36 hours, Indicating that the fre yards, so it is quite possible that with a pinch of bicarbonate of situation is now under control.
wearing of gas soda in it, and should you be-mass of charred debris, while other the enforced maska might save lives as effec- come inclined to fever, then send huge areas present similar pletures tively as in air raids! The cold for your doctor, who will get of destruction.
opportunity germs are as deadly in their way the
restrict the effects of what is as poison gases.
undoubtedly one of the world's worst discases-I mean a cold.
For keeping at bay a bull which was attacking his master, Mr. Tam Sawdon, uf Drifeld, Yorkshire, Rough, a sheep dog, has been award- ed the bronze medal of the National
Conine Defence League.
Mr. Sawdon fractured an ankle, and received severe bruises on his chest and back before Rough arrived and enabled him to crawl to safety,
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The entire East Bund area is a
Several more looters and would-be incendiarists were shot dead on the Shakee front yesterday evening by Japanese troops on patrol duty, officers
cers informed Reuter Japanese that the main army is pushing north- ward, leaving only a small force in Wird occupation at Canton. Some of the omeers added that they came all the way from Blas Bay without firing a single shot, the only resistance being from the mosquitoes.
They stated that the supreme com- mand was at present at Tsengshing, where temporary headquarters had been established.
The Shameen banks opened from 10 a.m. to nuon yesterday, but closed again in the afternoon.
are
A party of Japanese war corres- pondents has arrived. Some remaining and others are pushing up to the Canton-Hankow railway with the Japanese army.
It is believed that the damage to the Canton-Kowloon rallway, ca- vecially with the blowing-up of the Sheklung bridge, wll prevent resumption of trafic for at least three months.
1
Meanwhile, Canton's greatest problems are shortage of water and lack of electric power.
It is understood that it will be an- other six months before the new waterworks can be put into com mission. Reuler.
CHIANG
LEAVES
WUHAN
(Continued from Pape 1.)
Mr. Quo Tal-chl, Chinese Ambarsa- dor. In London, told Reuter last night that both Mr. Wang Ching-wel and Mr. Wang Chung-hul were in Chung- king.
On the other hand, the "Telegraph" is authoritatively informed that Mr. Wang Chung-but is in Hongkong, ic- ceiving treatment for a nasal com- phunt.
There appears lednitely no founda- tion for the rumours that Genera Issimo Chiang Kai-shek is in the olong, although reports still persist that Madame Chiang is in residence al Polefular.
The mystery of a new Douglas plane, said to be owned by General- issimo Chiang Kai-shick and now at Kal Tack Airport, appears to be teared up by a statement to the "Telegraph" by one of the General- issimo's American pilots, now in Hongkong, that, the machine is a new one which is awaiting tranship- ment by air to the interior.
In London, Mr. Quo Tal-chi categorically denies rumours that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek will shortly resign
"The loss of Canton and Hankow
1 fear we must expect the latter does not affect our strategy," Mr. Quo told. Reuter,
decisive
"Our strategy has always been Japan's undeniable military advent-
ges in the coastal regions.
"But far from being factor, Japan's captures merely in- crease her difficulties by compelling her to scatter her forces.
"We still has
have plenty of ammuni- tion for months to come."
In Hongkong, the "Telegraph" is informed that an important confer-
attended ence.
by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Dr. II. IL Kung, Mr.
Wang Ching-wel and others, is now under way in Chungking. The nature of the subjects discussed has not beet
een revealed.
tours in certain Chinese circles Rumours in in Hongkong state that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, will resign after the conference and will be succeeded by Mr. Wang Ching-wel.
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