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WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1926.

MARKET PRICES.

COMPETITION: "AS REDUCING: MEDIUM..

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MORE STALLS TÓ OPEN,

RUSSIA'S DEFEAT IN CHINA.

PROPOSED TUNNEL.

MOJI-SHIMONOSEKI

STRAFTA

OVERREACH THEMSELVES: AND LOSE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BRITAIN'S DRINK BILL.

14,000,000. FEWER GALLONS OF

SPIRIT LAST YEAR, A

British people drink far less f toxicating liquor than they did be. fore the War, and each year the consumption of alcohol is dealth-

COLONY'S HEALTH.

LAST WEEK'S RETURN OF DISEASEST

Last week's return of notifiable- diseases, for the whole Colony, was;-

Small-pox: 1 case from the city, 1 from Kowloon; 2 deaths

The defeat of the Kusminchun

Tokyo, April 23.. army In North China. by the com- The scheme of tunnelting the bined forces of Chang Tso-lin' and Moji-Shimonoseki Strait, which was The most effective method of We Pei-fu marks the end of Soviet relegated to the background on maintaining prices at their proper Rassin's influence in North China account of the great earthquaker. economic level said Mr. N. and gives strength to the anti will be taken an.again in view of Heru is a comparison of con-all Chinese.. Smith, Churman, at the Sanitary Communist movement throughout the busy traffic, no less than 400 sumption Between 1933 and Inst Board meeting yesterday appear China. Feng Yu-hsiang was carlonde of freight, amounting to year, lesued by the United Kingdom city: 1 from Kowloon; 1 death; cf. Diphtheria: 2 cases. from the ed to be by encouraging compellavowedly the ally of Soviet Russia. 5,000 tons being carried over be

Alliance

the total of three, one was Bri- This was in reply to the Koch's frondently necepted assistance tween the two cities on un average

Spirits Beur Wines tish, one Portuguese and one: (11 armaan money from the daily. The now plan provides forf questions for whether the Gov.

fin gallons. In barrels, in gallons. Chinese. the Inst being "Import- ernment would cosmiler unting Bolshevist Government, the success submerging in the channel two 1918 28.718.000 38.060,000 11,400,000 ed. this denoting that the sulpulaliens as 4o prizes chargestor fature of his enterprise depend-rows of semi-circular tubes, made 1926 14,010,000 £6,000,000 18,001,000 patient was not a resident but

ing to a great extent on this assist of reinforced concrete; 18 feet in For commodities when stella in the

The money spent on drink in came here from elsewhere.

Enteric fever: l'ease from the public markets were put up Trance Troff Russia. His British and diameter and measuring aboar Great Britain during 1926. was

and-Japanese orientation was to three mile in length; such as in-8216,263,000, 28 against $335.868-city, Chinese, vender, The Chairman also re- fernet to the diflculty of getting urge extent the result of Russian stalled in the bottom of the Hud 000 in 1924, The expenditure of Influenza (not necessarily noti- effective control when emergency

instigation In such elreum son River, New York, The cost of last year worka out at £7 43 per

fiable) 1 death. measures were introdied during stances, his defeat became na much construction is estimated roughly head of the population. The taxa

necessity..the channel bottom towards Shi-134.100,000 in the year: food during the past eleven monthaan internal politiea). bad been largely due to abnormal For the conduct of the Kuomin¡¡monoseki being"tocky, works are:

Drink and Other Items.. conditions, added the Chairman: chan Government in Peking was considered to be carried out easter With a view to larreasing competi-fast leading to a complete dis- shun 'on the opposite side which is What we spent on drink during tion the Board was pressing for the location of the relationship be- sandy.. On account of budgetary,1925, as; compared with the outlay opening of new markets

tween China and the Western reasons, the construction will not on various national services and Powers and further irritation of bo taken up until after 1928, for for other commoditiës, l'estimated the Powers by the Kuominchun the completion of which five or sixus follows:-- Government would undoubtedly years are thought to be consumed. Drink bill.... have led to some form of foreign "SJNS"

National Debt Interest intervention, which foreigners in

Rates". [China deprecate as much as do the

Education Chinese themselves.

Bread Mok

"the te wan The high, prices at an International necessity as it was fat 20 million yen... The section oftion paid out of the drink bilk was Chinese, ong from Kowloon and

Dr. Koch read from a st 03 | market prices showing what he termed the "enormous increase" in recent years. Something ought t be done to break the monopoly, he stated, as it was getting a serious matter: When during a time of emergency, the Government allow. ed pork to be hawked on the streets the price had come down to its economic level but the Government

hud since had to "come down ont the hawkers:

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ALBERT HALL..

On Monday there were wo more cases of smallpox, both

one from the Territories:

ILE. HOTEL RESIDENTS.

May ..

Mr OH. Monat Mrs Niergorih

Mr P Anderas Mr and Mrs M. de £315,261,000 N. G. Boalo

Moar 805,000,000 Mr. A. Powern 200,000,000 M Drake Broak

Ok 86,800,000

Chauvis . 80,000,000 Mr W.. Downle 76,000,000 Me Mrs. Gould, Priestley

That there had been a loss of Furthermore, the advance of Soviet Russle into China by means | £340,000 in five years on the run, of a Chinese ally, was loading toning of the Albert Hall due to It is estimated that 1,500 proof situation which would require hopeless mismanagement, was the gallons of whisky were shippad at a meeting held in from England during the year into Japan to safeguard her position in assertion Manchuria and Mongolia. It is undon recently to consider the "dry"" America. The Scottlah dis- Dr. Tso supported Dr. Koch, and difficult even to imagine what in doubling of the annual charge tstillers received £2,000,000 for this thought it would have a wholerometernational complications might holders. Earl Howe, who pre-spirit. effect on prices if some sort of car- have résulted from this unfortunaided, said that practically every Bermondsey is one of the hardest Evol enuld be exercised

ate imperilling of the pence of the other means of ruling funds harl) drinking areas of London, Pacife by the Chinese whies of

been exhausted, and some; 230,000 | takings of the Hcensed premises in Soviet Russia, and the Toreizen was required to pay. Ser alterations the borough for the year were up- Powers have much cause for according to the requirements of gratitude in the defeat of the the . C C It was absurd, said Kuominchun by a Chinese nvmý..

one member of the Corporation of Be Royal Albert Hail, to call it a "ational institution. It was only in the way that the poor old Crystal Palace was. The proposal

The Chalomam said that as ve

gueded meat the prices, were not a great deal above the wholesale Triven, at the strughter houses. There was still a shortage of mend and would be gd jong as dificult times, in China remained. King there would be as long as there wene Chinese salesmen, so fine as Le coptill see.

A War of Revenge. It must not, however, he pre- sumed that Peng Yu-hsiang and The Soviet allieg are altogether out to promote an Act of Parlament.)

of the Seld. They have a vast area thrin Mongolia for continued pre-colders from 82 6 54, for six years. to radag the annual charge to seat-"

|paration, in a spamely populated was carried.

region where there are few

The Downration of 2 suh.

gommittee was suggested and

Chafermarne Mail "he would bring Horwned the next meeting.

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*Refuse Destruction.

abservers who en intelligently re- It is to be Speaking later on, "his motion foncord their conduct. the consideration of possible intre assumed that they will utilise duction of refuse destruction, Dr.the geographical suitability of this Koci quis that the experiment Badges to prepare for the day when been made with success in Malaya. they can swoop-down on Peking As regarded our present conditions, in an gffort to wrest from China alkhough refuse was supposed|| -tits

its government, while all the time he dumped at points where the tides giving to the world the impression could have no effert upon is that the Chinese themselves, are often happened that it was dump-conducting the quarrel. Again, it' ed over anywhere by the Barges is the Japanese who wild have to

with the result that Bathing be in constant vigilance against Benches were made offensive by the

* refuse coming back.

Soviet machinations. For whereas other foreign Powers may suffer it! The adoption of mechanical re-trade and in prestige from the fuse destruction would dispense Soviet propaganda and politics in with the necessity for the unsightly China, Japan is concerned with the Praya heaps and other uses such protection of vital interests, with as for fishing purposes could be the consideration of her supplies made of the power utilized. The expense would not be heavy and certain barges and Bghters could be done away with

1. food and raw materials, and with the knowledge that all Rus-. sian activities whether conducted by the old imperialist Russin or by Soviet Russia,, are designed for the | fighting a war of revenge for the defeat of Russia by the Japanese at the beginning of this century.

In Canton,

The Chairman said that Lefore the matter had been raised by Dr. Koch, instructions had been given as a result of which an officer at present at Home was making en- quiries as to the use of incineratora. In South China. Russian in- and his report would later be befluence is also on the wane. Bur- dore the Government.

ing the past year, the Soviet Gov- The chairman sked whether inernment has been able to afford the view of what had been said Dr. Cantonese Government consider- Koch still wished the Bourd to apable assistance inconnection. point a Committee.

with the reorganisation of the Dr. Roch said he did. Jap-Canton army. For a while the Beared they were working in closed Rassians. were able to have it all departments. The Board had never been informed of this matter. He did not see why the Board should not continue its enquiries and report. He didn't suggest they would do i better than the Government, but it was possible they could add some light on the matter.

The motion was put, and carried unanimously.

AMERICA-JAPAN WAR.

JEREMIAH SHEEHAN When arrested for placing his three-year-old daughter Nora on a hot stora, causing acrious. Burns, Jeremiah Sheehan, of Brooklyn, broke down and cried with shame, bluming some bootleg liquor.

BIRTH CONTROL DEBATE IN LORDS'

London, April 29.-There was their own way in Canton. Becausemlor Government reverse in the of the strike and boycott against House of Lords on the motion of Great Britain and the popular Lord Buckmaster requesting the objection to all unequal treaties withdrawal of the present instrue- and the antagoniam to imperialist. iions under which welfare Centra powers, Russia stood out as are forbidden to dispense informa- exceptionally friendly power. Rua- tion as to the best means to limit stap ways and Russian idea be the size of families, came popular in Canton and the presence of a big," unemployed,

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Lord Buckmaster argued that in- formation "possessed by the rich

angry body of strikers from Hong-ought not to be withheld from the kong gave the Russians the oppor- poor, and declared that limitation

tunity to conduct a strong Bolahe was prompted by the desire to give vist propaganda and to increase the children a better start in life. -- power of the Communist Party in Lord Salisbury, speaking for the South China.

Government, declined to accept the The Russians, however, over-motion, and upheld the policy of talked themselves. They gave the welfare contres not giving adviec Moscow, April 14-Commenting appearance of bossing the show, unless considerations of health re on an America-Japan war at a de- They tried to manage affairs in Equired it. Nevertheless the motion. liberative meeting of disarmament Canton. as though" It were their was carried by 57 votes to 44, Mr. Pavlovitch stated that both government and not the govern Japan and America were vyingment of the people of the province

with one another in their increase of Kuangtung Although the Canetill, employing western ideas sht of preparedness. America had the conese dislike giving the appear assistance but Home Westerner. potentiality of expanding her arma- ance of ingratitude to the people hold that the Eastern peoples can ment to a limitless extent, but who had been of, such assistance do nothing at all without foreign Japan lucked it, though it would to them, they nevertheless were supervision. The Russians appar- be possible for her to follow forced to remove many of the, Rus ently believe that the Chinese Anterica to some extent. Japanese alans from their high positions.ould not conduct en anti-British militarista said that Japan could. At the present moment a powerful movement without their assistanca. stand this competition till 1927, but anti-communist tendency is de They boasted of their great accom not afterwards. because there was veloping in Canton, and its toplishment in Canton, they spoke of something which was contradictory be expected that the days of the the Kuomintang party almost as to the economic interests between Communist Party in Canton, are being their own property. They the two Powers. According to numbered.

have even attempted a coup d'état them, Japan would fight with America in 1927, or she must re- main contented in a defeated post- tion. Some other Japanese mill tarists conceive, that Japan could stand this competition till olther 1030 or 1931 At any rate a colossal war between the two coun- tries was inevitable, sooner or later

Osaka Mainichi,”.

Soviet Russin suffered in China against the existing Government in from a lack of comprehension of Canton, Therein lies their weak- the Oriental character. Nothingness, and their mistake. They offends the Oriental more than the over-reached themselves" and lost suggestion that he le dependent out. Their failure in Canton is upon western assistance for his even more important than thefr development. The Oriental does fatture in North China, and it la not mind employing western ways doubtful if they will ever recover and vestern ideas Both Japanese the opportunities they have lost. aud Chinese have at times and are Far Eastern Review O

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proximately 21,835,000, whereas the amount paid in rents was £742,000. Fach family in Bermondsey spends on an average 16s. a week an in- toxicanta.

WHEN JUDGES COOL DOWN.

They have been one or two in- stances of judges deliberately post- Thoning sentence so that they might not be carried away by emotion, says the "Manchester Gaurdian.” Mr. Justice Wright (not the pre- hens Judge of that name) once tolli prisoner that he would postpone sentence the next morning 80 that the detestation he entertained [or the offënce might subalde, The sentence, was six months, seem- ingly light ong, but really quite jadequate. On another crosston a wife-beater engerly thanked M- Fustice Stephen when that Judge [said he could not trust himself to pass sentence at the moment

That night the prisoner doubtless chatt happy visions of a "local"" sea- tenee: But next morning the Judge, addressing him, said that We had now had time to get over

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