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A NEW TYPE OF CARGO VESSEL.

SHANGHAI

SEAMEN'S STRIKE ENDED.

THE CHINA MAIL.“

LENOX SIMPSON'S VISIT TO MURDEN.

COMPLAINT AGAINST THE:

BRITISH AND CHINESE CORPORATION,

Poking, Aug. 19.-Reuter bas ro- ceived from Mr. Lenox Simpson, Adviser to the President's Office, the following additional particulara re- garding his recent visit to Mukden, which are interesting in view of the approach of negotiations between Russia and Japan, and (eupposedly) between China and Russia.

well preserved, provost-marshal pro- clamations in every car warning soldiers of the paverest penalties that will follow the slightest infractions.

BALT REVENUES AND DEN, WO.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

REBUILDING SCHEME.

In regard to the Salt Ravenues, scheme for the rebuilding of the Bank Although all the details of the General Chang Teo-lin bluntly stated that it would be political insanity on of England have not yet been settled, Peking so long as the relationship of his part to permit remittance to some of the main points of the plans for reconstruction bave been decided Fongtion to Paking remained as on. As has already been stated. entangled as at present, and "so long the Bank is to be rebuilt in order to as General Wu Fei-l interfered with provide, un the existing site, accom- modation for the whole ataif, the the whole Governmental machine in a manner which had never been at greater part of which is now working tempted before at any time during in various buildings in other parts of the life of the Republic,"

the City. The interior is to be recon- Ha constantly, repeated that Tle.structed entirely, though, in order to 4,700,000 of wait taxes had been preserve the character of the familiar remitted this year, whereas most building as far as possible, it is pro- other provinces, including those so posed to keep the prcecat outaide called "loyal," had sect nothing at wall, with as many of the old rooms all. He said that a general Salt Con- behind them as possible. A similar ference in Peking was the only way of site will be continued, and the build- series of top lighted offices round the settling this matter. He would per-

some four or five floors within the en- mit Fengtien representatives to at-ing will be raised to the height of locomotives, many of which were He declared that he was not ecinte thus formed.

He stated in regard to the sections of the Peking Mukdon railway beyond the Great Wall that there appeared to be some 1,200 cars belonging to all the railways north of the Yangtze INCREASED PAY GRANTED BY lying at the stations and some 90

CHINA MERCHANTS AFTER THREE WEEKS' STRUGGLE.

BIPORTANT CONCESSION,

tind.

girdle of lower buildings composed

Exports are agreed that the only bifrat out or derelict and urgently in unmindful of China's foreign obligo need of repair. He presented to tious, and that "in spite of British way of harmonising the artistic claims General Chang Tso-lin a memorandum hostility to him," he had withdrawn of the Bank with the duties required sbowing the harm this state of affairs his troops from the Tongaban area of it is to erect a central structure of the necessary height surrounded by a was working on the commercial com- after battle positions had been pre- The strike of seamen employed by auxity and the necessity to take ac-pared, simply to save the wrecking the China Merchants' 8. N. Co, bastion before the harvest-no goods of the Kailan mines. The animus of of the existing external wall, The ended says the N. C. Daily News of trains have moved for two months the Manchurian provinces aguiast diguified banking balls-the result of August 28.

north of the Great Wall, the whole line Britishers aud Americans was, how the inventive genius of Sir John Soane A settlement was brought about lying "dead except for two daily ever, vory marked, "owing to their will, it is understood, bo retained, late on Friday night. By noon on passenger expres-cs in each direction, unneutral attitude inside the Great and the proposal under cone'deration Saturday the crewe had returned to and the receipts of the railway having Wall." and only recently he had by the directors includes the retention their ships. All the men's demands, dropped to one-third of the normel. stoppedageneral boycott of their goods in its entirety of the outside blank of which the most important was that | Geaaral Chang Tso lin, while agree.which would have been ruinous to the wall, with such of John Soane's rooms the situation required British-American Tobacco Company, of similar rooms round the perimeter. they should be paid according to the ing that Hongkong Wages Aword of March 5 remedying, said that there were" which had an annual turnover of last, have been granted. The com- various other points to be considered, twenty million dollars in Fengtien and pany did, however, decline to agree notably internal politics and us. Kirin alone." to the increased wages-bringing the neatral foreign actions." He showed pay of fireisen up to $31,20 and sea- great irritation regarding what bo $28.80 per mouth--being pay.described as the unwise step of re- able as from January 1. At length moving the foreign railway staff north both parties consented to the proposal of the Great Wall, which lie attributed said that although they had now May 1.

come back he did not want them.

men

to

DUTY OF A NATIVE BON,

he said that every district and every

as lie behind it, and the can truction

of the site.

scheme. Between this inner court

able progress in Italy until a short that the increment should date from to "hostile Legation action," and plored him to remain-that he had baking halls it is proposed to rear |

Motor shipbuilding made consider time ago, when the extreme depres- sion in Italian shipping caused a number of orders to be cancelled. Four or five large oil-engined ships are now under constraction, however,

NOTHING OFFICIAL,

As for the stories of the opposition him in the Three Eastern l'rovinces, organization in Manchuria bad im ample income and land to retire to but that he was a nativo son of Man churia whom his fellow provinciale Mr. Simpson was able to conviace trusted, which was more than could him that this move had nothing to be said of most native sons. He ad do with any Legation except indirect ded that the Three Eastern Provinces ly, the so-called unwise action having bad forty million dollars in hurd silver been initiated by railway officials and ¦ as a cash reserve, which placed them approved by others. General Chang in a very strong position, and that the Taolin asked why, if the matter con- harvest would be the greatest ever cerned so closely the interests of the known. British and Chinese Corporation, no representative of that Corporation bad come to see him. The move made,

The conversation having tarned on the future of government in China, Mr. Simpson suggested that there would

It is proposed that the amenities of the fine, open Garden Court shall bo preserved by building a larger open court in the centre of the site, where it will best fit in with the general and the outside sequence of Soane's the new inner building to the fullect height which may be thought advis able. It is thought that the retention of the Rotunda would involve too great a sacrifice of space and efficiency. The directors are at present in con- sultation with two leading architects Mr. Herbert Baker and Mr. T. W. Troup-and a satisfactory solution of the undoubtedly difficult probleme which lie in the way of reconstruction is confidently expected.

in his opinion, "only served to show he no peace in Peking until the WHAT TO EAT, AND HOW. the ignorance of all concerned regat example of the United States were

by

Easy to get, lurd to get rid of; that is Thoy aro astonishcl when their stomachs what most sufferers think of dyspop in begin le trouble them seriously. They can't think of any adequat cave.

Thoy have been eating hurriedly and irregularly for a long time to be sure, but they supposed their stomachs wore quito used to that. Why should their stomachs fail all at once and make them restless and sleepless and faint nad

dizay

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CLD. INSPECTOR'S MEMORIES.

But it was only momentary. In an instant he seemed to make up his line of defence, and became and war. until the end completely self. passage,"

An important concession made by the company is that it must, if requested, inquire into the circum- stances involving the dismissal of the member of the Union should the most of them similar to standard 8,100-ton cargo vessel of Union consider that he has been which numerous examples have been unjustly treated.

After a strike of over three weeks delivered within the past two or three years. An entirely cow the first move to end the conflict was type, however, is now being built for made on Widaceday, when one of the an Italian shipowning firm and it is directors of the China Merchants' S.N. understood that it will be standardised Co., Mr. Shong, called at the Union. if the results anticipated from it are Be requested that it should send a achieved. It is a product of the delegate to the company's offices. Ansaldo San Giorgio Fad at Spezia. For some reason when the vice where the majority of the Italian president of the Union called upou ding the true position which was copied and a special neutralized The Importance of the Digestion,

ships motor

bave been con- the directors he was not received, but that Manchuria was self-sufficient and, metropolitan ares, roughly like the When structed.

completed

it it was cralized that the eituation bad impreguablo, baving an isolated District of Columbia, created. Ho on the Italian evidently taken a promising turn, for geographical position in relation to the added that the matter would be casy will be placed American trade, and will have on the same day another interrast of China more or leas resembling to work out and incorporate in the accommodation for 80 passengers in mediary from the company ap Japan's geographical isolation in re-permanent constitution, if the first and third class ca'ius. The preached the Union. He told the gard to the rest of the world and provinces supported it. Goueral Chang cargo capacity will be about 8,000 men's representative that the comwhich allowed that region to contem-To-lin agreed. He endorsed the tons, and from the dimensions of the pany were this time in earnest.

plats with equanimity hostile action." following definition:— On Friday a full consultation at In retaining the "meagre receipts" of | "A equaro demarcated vessel it will be seen that a high length-to-beam ratio has been adopt tended by the representatives of both the sections north of the Great Wall boundary-atones ten English miles or ed, with the object of obtaining good parties took place at the Buud offices he was only, he said, copying what thirty Chinero li from the walls of the Many people know by exparieneo that propulsivo efficiency and relatively of the company. All the directors General Wu Pei-fn was doing ou every Peking Inner and outer cities, within the stegth which the weak stanch low fuel consumption for a given were present with the exception of mile of railway he could get hold of, which area (roughly 700 square miles reds and for the lack of which the

whole body is

is suffering, can he found apred. The length is 428 it., the Mr. Fu Siao au. After a conference He declared that this system of loot. English measure or 6,000 squam li surely and quickly in Dr. Williatas pink beam 62 It. 6-in. and the draught lasting until 9 p.m. the terms of the ing the railways had been initiated by Chinese mensura) no troops of any pilis. In hundreds of casus of indiges- when fully laden 26 ft. 9 in.

men were agreed to with the excep. General Wu Pei-fu and apparently sort may enter, execpt when a formal ties ani dyspepsit these pills have declaration of war against a foreign has falled. Tim reason is that Dr. proved effective where other ramedies The machinery will be of a standard tion of the clause relating to the men approved by foreign interests. design, exactly similar to the engines receiving the new scale of wages as

Mr. Simpson said it was not so apencty has been made by the Williams' pink pills make now rich blu installed ia the 8,100-ton cargo ships from the beginning of the year. proved and that it had done more to Parliament of Chinn, the policing which strections the digesti o organ mentioned above. It will comprise compromise, as stated, was reached damage General Wu than anything being entirely confined to the Peking and enables them to perform their work.

The appelite returns, the not vos are of Gendarmeric and police two Diesel motora built by t'e Areal-over this point.

whose steadied and a whole system toned up.

"pat numbers shall be fixed by law, all Although there were no stormy do San Giorgio at their Turin works.

If what to eat is your problem, it 19 The total power is about 300 h.p, scnes, it is reported that two of the

barracks within this area being de-solved by the Diet bank to betained retired. He had been stationed influence of drink. He had received and it is anticipated that the directors maintained a firm attitude

fo.. 96 Schuen Head, Shanghai. Write duties had conducted the instructional roughs in the East End, a district maximum speed at sex will be in the to the end, fighting hard to wreck the cussion, General Chang Teo-lin iuti molished and aviation limited to for huruma Medicine there since 1913, and among other many a biding" at the hands of

for a capp to 167. neighbourhood of 11 knuts. The coolerance.

which he drily remarked was an ex- THAT FREIGHT AGREEMENT. Nw the time to begin Dr. William, classes for C.I.D. officers. The terms of the signed agreemen

pink pills From any dealer; or direct engines are of the four-cylinder tao-

Oo. the subject of the Chinese from ab we address, 861 per bottle, nare investigations in the recent case policemen.

He was responsible for the prelimi-cellent training ground for young oycle type built only in Italy, and are as follows:-

1. That wages of all scamen be in. for commercial uses, military seizure Eastern Railway and the reported $4 for six bottles, post freo. For sien of Mejor Armstrong, in which mare Speaking of the great number of they are, in fact, one of the

recent freight agreement with the and women too.

than usual tact and discretion were cares of robbery in which he had been few designs sot manufactured in

South Blanchuria Railway Company

required. "How was it done?" was concern-d, and in which et len pre- Great Britain. They have four cylin

regarding the prominn of Yen 3.55

therefore one of the first questions in perty was recovered, often all of it, a ders of 630 mm. diameter and 900

Porton frgainst which one million mm. stroko, and develop their power

a conversation an interviewer bad aid that the public, reldom realised with Mr. Crutchett on his experiences what this meant. gold roubles has been paid in advance) at about 100 rpm. Each engine to May 1, 1923,

"It meane," he for all tonnage handed over to the drives its own ec venging pump and

"that a good detective 3. That no deduction of salary or following as the position: The railway Japanese company originating from WOULD BE SUICIDE'S FATAL during nearly thirty years of service declared. Bir compressor in addition to the imposition of penalties be undertaken beyond the Great Wall is absolutely, the Harbin and Western districts, ho

in the Metropolita. Force. There was officer restor.e more than the amount no truth be said, in the story which of his pay every year to members of circulating water and lubricating oil on any striker or strikers after resump-clear of troops, nu signs of soldiers be

ing seen anywhere. The nearest strict enquiry into the allegation that professed ignorange. bat promised a

got about at the time that he and his the public who have suffered loss.” pumps. As is the case with nearly all tion of work.

4. The China Merchants' 8. N. Ce. divisi nal head quarters ia fifty li from it was designed to kill Via livestock tempting to commit suicide by hanging tramps. That sort of thing is all right chett which led to the exposure of the

"Death from heart failure in at assistant disguised themselves It was the activities of Mr. Or modera two-cyclu Diesel engines, no

the Koupangiza junction, where scavenging valvre are provided in the bas full power to discharge any en-i

commercially and givs Dairen while of uprouod mind" was the in detective 6 tion, though I will not astorique army clothing frauds in ovlinder cover, and the air is, td man er fireman who is a member of Gnatal Li Ching ling la antive of virtual export monopoly for the whole verdict at the inqueet at Shoreditch way I have cover used such a disguise 1916. The amount of moary returned mitted in the cylinder

the Union employed on its ships if his Chilli) is stationed with the tot Feng

of Manchuria. through ports

in the conduct warrants such action but the tien Division. A general retrganiza- bottom of the cylinder walls, opposite company must agree to review the tion and weeding-out is going on-for the exhaust porte. be entry of the case should the Union find. on ex-purposes of defence, not offence,

General Chang Tao lis declared. -scavenging air, lowever, is controlled amination, that the dismissal was un-

by piston valves which are operated just

RUSSIAN MILITARY INSTRUCTOLS,

ent

Dover,

A

elsc.

creased by 30 per cent on river steamers and by 20 per cent on ecast-

og vessels.

2. That the increase be, retroactive

Union.

FOR COMMERCE ONLY. Finally, after a great deal of dis

mated that he would return all-rolling- letuck en une condition-that the railway inita entire length be reserved

being forbid. n.

The Government is considering this proposal.

As regards the general situation in Manchuria, Mr. Simpson gives the

civilian aviation."

He had heard of the secret purchase

DEATH BY AUTO- SUGGESTION.

THOUGHT.

THE TRACKING OF ARMSTRONG.

EAST END AS TRAINING GROUND, Recalling some of his ewlier ex- Mr. Alfred Crutchett who was one periences Mr. Crutchett said that his the four Chief Inspectors first" case" was the arrest of an aged New Scotland. Yard, has but extremely lively lady under the

on Alfred Manning, 04, boot repairer, mycelf. But in this case it was in these cases was over £8,000.

It was stated that he was found essential that we should not even by Mr. Crutchett holds strong views on Detectivo our modern prison system, and quoted

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of Russian. camera on the Sungari dead in a kareling posture on the door freen at all at Hag. by the South Manchuria Railway as at the foot of his bed. Hia chin was Sergeant Sharp and I therefore the words of a remarkabla criminal. another move in the same direction, resting in a looped black-edged hard. 'quartered ourselves over three weeks Conrad Harms, a Russian, for whom, He had also heard of the proposed kerchief, the upper part of which had before Armstrong's arrest in a comin association with Inspector Dew (the from the cam haft. the object being 5. Any agreement arrival at shall The army reorganization com creatio of a Japanese mortgage bank, been tied over the knob of a bed post. marcial hotel at Hereford, twenty-ose tracker of Crippet) some yours ago ka to obtain a super charge of air, after be tiyard by duly accredited repre-mittee, which the adviser visited, is, by the chairman of the South Man Dr. Henry Bird said there was a miles away from Hay, and made all secured a term of penal servitude for the nabaust ports have been covered sentatives of the Chinese Seamen's sitting under the chairmanship of churia Railway, which wou'd have a very slight mark on the front of the our inquities with the help of a motor forguy on Parr's Bank, When General Charge son, General Chang capital if fifty million yea and neck extending from ear to ear. There car, travelling and interviewing our Harms came out, he cams to ma bear- by the piston in the course of its up- ward stroke. It is found that this The negotia loss were followed by Hauch-liang, a popular young officer authorized debentu p issues up to was no appearance of death by strang witness after dark. We pos d as ing no malice stall sad we had a long system is necessary in order to obtain mueting of the strikers at 10a.m.with a very good knowledge of English, C00,000,000 yes, the institution being plation.

commer'al travellers. Our "line" talk. He war's cultured man, and could the maximum efficiency with two on Saturday, when the terms of the fand one of its most prominent memsigned to absorb the Manchuria In his opinion, Manning thought he was watches and jewelry, stroke motors. The arrangem nt of settlement were made known It was bers is Tuchon Sun of Kirin, who is business of the Yokohama Specie was being banged and died from heart

speak woven languages Hè rai 4. 'Your His first night at Hereford, however, prisons ara admirable, in a way. But suxiliary machinery differs from that arranged that the seamen rhould re-temporarily domiciled in Mukden.

Bank, the Bank of Chosen and the failure-dying by auto suggestion, in i was spent not at the hotel but in a long term of panal servitude ip one of the recent British motorships, sino turn at noon to the slips. During tha

Many officers guilty of cowardice or Oriental Development Company. He fact, after placing his had in the police cell. After engaging roca at will inevitably make a vagrant of a teneo seary 1umps are for the main morning demonstrations were held in peculation have been summarily admitted that, all these mattere handkerobjef,

the hat be left in his motor car, armag, even if he was not that way in- part driven off the propelling enginee, the French Conessina and the Native shot, and all men without military demanded the most careful treatment

anging with bis colleague to let bis clined before. There is not enough No electrically driven suxiliaries are City.

education bave been dismissed. Ons in the forthcoming negotiations. therefore r quired when the ship is

A WASTE OF GOOD FOOD. in, but when he returned he was un-work to keep prisoners. I was not The Hain Kingteen left the same hundred military students have been He declared categorically that

able to make anyone hear, and even allowed to work a quarter as tard mà, under way, and the winches are evening for Nicapo, while the Kiang recalled from Europ and offered negotiations with Bus in would be is wares than stad Not only will you tually went to the police station, as wanted to work.

Food that you eat and d anat iligent coupled to steam engines so that the teen (Hankow) Hala Chang (Tientsin), appointments..

binding on Manchuria only if pasti- gat go beneAt from it. by it will terment where the best accommodation that "That," remarked the ex Chief electric generating plant is on a small Hein Ming (Tientsial, Kangping (New A certain number of unita in Central | cipated in by representatives from the and give you stomach pains. To get could be given him was one of the fospector, is the crux of the matter. scale. The new vessel will probably chwan,). Kwaughah (Canton) and and Northern Matchuria have been Three Eastern Provinces, as the comtrongth and nou ish root fom your cells. be completed during the course of the Tungwah (Poochow) sailed yesterday. given Rossinn military instractors, then frontier necessitated that the mike rich red blond the is nothing to

Men in prison should be decently food your blod must be pure and to Dirouring the extraordinary dual treated, and decently, though nat purent year, while it in hoped that The strike flented

planos fave-been-bought and no Michurin viewpoint be spreially con tegust the Wittany pina A comme prisonality of Armstrong Mr Joxt arogantly fed but they should--- serodroma is to be established, while eldered and the conclusi na reached of these pilla will elrengthen the dige. Oratolistt said that the man's self be made to work her and produs the Makden arsenal has been imbe so framed as to have meaning and to and enable you to aptrol was amazing. When I ar tivily There is too little nal work i proved. It is

nnurahmont from the food you eat. noticeable on reality to those in daily touch with fear the article, What to Eat and rested him" he said, "he changed and too little dirgipline in our prizon passenger tralow that disciplius is Russian life and Busulan interests, How" on this page

velour and trembled from head to foot; I'ventres to day *

wo other cargo motor ships now and the numb of ships fald i under construction at the rate yard in Shanglini was 24. It is under will be placed in sommiulon before stood at the cumpary_baye sali (the beginning of 1933,:')

fared losses amounting to $240,000.