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WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1926,

LIQUOR LAWS.

BRITISH HELP FOR AMERICA.

A FRANK DISCUSSION.

Bugby, July 27,

OVERSEAS EMPIRE.

24 HOURS.

FLOW OF EMIGRANTS FROM 'OLD COUNTRY

CAPTAIN J. M. ANDERSON'S CASE.

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SHIPPING PAPER'S COMMENT.

A YEAR'S FIGURES.

women

The "Shipping and Engineering" Mr. commenting on the case in which Anderson. Master

I. M.

THE CHINA MAIL.

the

CITY MURDER.

OFFICE BOY COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

MEDICAL OPINION.

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SCEPTICS "CURED."

(Continued from Päge 1.)

second treatment would be ad- ministered later,

Stammerers.

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and after several minutes of con- tinued sleep on the part of the patient directed him to return to The evidence of a medical prascorsciousness. The patient obey Rugby, July 27. The Rt. Hon. L. S. M. Amery.

titioner of Hongkong was taken ated and in each instance appeared The discussions which havo

to speak perfectly normally at continued hearing, or been taking place between repre- Secretary for the

Dominions, Mariner, claimed from the Man charge of murder of a fellow that time. He was then directed sentatives of the United States stated in the House of Commons Wing Steamship Company 81.615 worker by an office boy of the China remain on the stage and a

that during the year ended May being damages for salary in Beu

Commercial Company, of Con- Government and of the British 31 last 8.536 men, 6.826

three months notice says

naught Road: Government Departments, con- and 1.136 children, making a total

Dr. Cheung Wai-tai said that in As we have the duty of recordune last year the defendant com cerned on the subject of the en-of 26,398 persons, were assisted

The administering of the second forcement of the liquor prohibi- under the Empire Settlement Acting and commenting on from time plained of a "crawling sensation" treatment was only possible in tion laws concluded at the Foreign to proceed to Australia.

to time, strange things, and occa-under the skin and was under the one instance owing to limitation Office to-day

The numbers of emigrants tonally as unpleasant as strange impression that he was suffering of time. All the stammerers, in Mr. G. Lecker-Lampson, Under New Zealand assisted during the sometimes happen at Hongkong from leprosy. Witness wits of the fact, were not treated and the Pro- period were 2,587 men, but one of the strangest of all opinion that defendant was suffer.fessor said that he would redeem, Secretary of State for Poreign same Affairs, mutle a statement in the 2,445 women, and 3.760 children must surely be the judgment a fewing from neurasthenia. Question his promise to cure them without days ago of Sir. Henry Gollan, "House of Commons this afternoon for a total of 8.797 persons,

ed by Mr. Hazlerigg as, to defen. Icharge at a later date. Chief Justice of the Colony, in the dant's mental condition at the time regarding them. He said shat

Importance to Austraila. vessels engaged in liquor smuggl-Co-incidentally, in a speech at a master mariner. brought

ease in which Mr. J. M. Anderson of examination. Witness thought he ing from his country frequently the annual meeting of the Empire action against his employers claim opinion on the general depression, He formed this -made itse of the Brnish dug and Parliamentary Association, the ing three months' salary in lieu of of the prisoner. proceeded from ports and places Prime Minister made a declara- notice of dismissul. The facts, as within British Jurisdiction. Question that: "By far the most im-recorded fully in another column. gave a description of the office and Chief Eetective Inspector Murphy tions had from time to time purtant thing for Australia, the

brieny that plaintiff. after the finding of the body and & arisen between the Government of pence of the world, the future of being for ten months in comerowbar or the bed. the United States and the British the world, and our own race ia mand of the 8,."Haitan, was sum- Govern mente regarding this prae-that there should grow up there marily dismissed with only.

After farther formal evidence, tire. It was decided that a meel la community larger than at pre-hours'

24 defendant was committed for trial notare. "He accordingly at the next Criminal Sessions, ing should take place in Fondonsent exists--a community of claimed three months full sulary between officials, of the two Gov-purebred stock from the British

in Heu of the customary three ernmends. who shouldh go fully isles."

'months' notice. It is unnecessary into the matter. As the discus-

Mr. Baldwin added that he for us here to go over the, evidence

forthcoming in full, which can be read else

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sion was one between officials.nthought that the question of pebies or politics visit of the delegation of the En-where, but one ironical fact that

arose.

First Object

impressed as was the suggestion by Mr. P. C. Jetkin, counsel for the defence, that it is the eastom on China coasters to employ mas

WILS insane.

SANITARY BOARD,

TEACHING OF HYGIENE IN SCHOOLS.

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The attendance at Yesterday's meeting of "the Sanitary Board -comprised--

af N L. Smith head of the

Whilst he had the stammerers

in a hypnotic state the Professor phases peculiar to that state. was able to "demonstrate-certain- In the case of one man, he placed his

other where he remained like a log head on one chair and feel on an-

of wood. "People sitting on- the chairs in the meantime, the Pro- fessor actually stood on the chest of the man as he lay thus. In another instance, the Professor atuck into the arm of a' patient in a knife of a a hypnotic state peculiar shape such as is some- times used in surgical operations. The knife was sticking into the patient when he was bidden to return to consciousness; the Pro-

to the testimony of others on the favor pulled it qut and according

stage there was no blood and no mark and the patient felt no pain.

pire Parliamentary Asspelation to Australia would be an immense The first object of those present amount of good. It had always was to ascertain all the facts, so seemed to him that there was i that both wides could know fully real difficulty in understanding

in mind Mr. Jenkia's prominent and exactly what was taking the problems that had to be faced on 24 hours' notice. Benring that even by men of our own bood livs! connection with the famous Kettle place" was felt

done with ing on the other ride-of-the world in which the customs of if this were

It was only by close personal con- goodwill and in ፡ sympathe tir manner is should it possible tact that we could really under-understood and accepted that Healthi. Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Dr.were reduced to inert rigidity.

stand and sympathise. British was hardly tunched upon by anhai

side, We

can only smile at the ways of lawyers It may be re- membered that in the same case, which may be said to have gone

to devise means of overcoming the difficulties encoimtered in the re- spective equntries in administer- ing the law. The discussion was of a free and frank nature. Every fuct or dificulty in the mind, of either side was brought forward and discussed without

reserve.

Budormation in the possession of each side supplemented that possessed by the other, and atten- tion was concentrated upon in- fringements of the law which had heen or were being committed by persons engaged in this traffic.

Wireless Service."

RUGBY WIRELESS.

ABELITY TO REACH, SHIPS. AT SEA.

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DIFFICULTIES IN PACIFIC,

Rugby, July 27.

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"Hygiene is taught in nearly all vernacular schools.

"There is a normal class for teachers at the Technical Insti- tute."

department and chairman). the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy (Director

The concluding experiments of Public Works), Dr. were on roostera-whish from a Severn (Medicul Offer

noisy shrieking state of terror S. Tan, Dr. S. C. Ho, Mr. Wong Their bodies were temporarily Kwonglin and Mr. R.

paralysed by mesmeric "passes of Forrest secretary),

the hupd, their heads being Relative to question at the last released" from the mermerism, messing arent the "teaching of in the words of the Professor. To hygiene in schools, a letter, from demonstrate that all power of against M. "Kettlewell

Wood (Director of feeling had left the bodies of the whole, judgment was entered him Mr. A. E. for three months' salary in lieu of Education; was read as follows-roosters, a revolver wa fired "Hygiene is taught in Govern resting on the body of one of the notice. Sir Henry Gollan was the jake.

Further proof if such pant Anglo-Chinese schools from roosters: The only part of its needed. were

the custom class. 8 to class 4, in the lower anatomy. which stirred was the classes In British schools and head, the body remaining on the of three months' notice

again for bigger girls under domes table until with more passes, the furnished in the

who tie hygiene. omeer → The Postmaster-General, the foreign

rooster. returned to normality, Rt. Hon. Sir W. L. Mitchell sued his former" Chinese

gave throat to usual rooster On Register legally.

Thompson,

noises and fled from the stage. was asked in the players in the International Mixed In many cases vessels had been House of Commers what were the Court at Shanghai, three months' |

Not Permaneat? ptured on the British Register geographical limitations to the salary, to cover diamissal, being

With a view to putting to the illegally, and in certain cases whility of the Rugby Wireless paid into court before the case was

"The President proposed and Dr. practical test the claim of Profes- where they used ports or places Station to reach ships at sea? heard. Rut the strongest argument in British Colonies there appeared The Postmaster-General stated of all in regard to the three months' | Tso seconded that Sanitary Inspec-sor Langsner that he, could "per- tors J. Hughes and E. M. Ponsford manently cure 99 per cent of to be a failure to comply with the that the most difficult localities custom or law) was furnished in definite provisions of the law re-for reception appeared to be in the Hongkong Court on October 9, be authorised to enter premises and stammerers," a "China Mail" re- lating to clearances and other the eastern part of the Pacific 1929, when His Honour Mr. Justice seize unwholesome food in accord presentative got into touch with anee with a stipulation of the the only one of the would-be-cured matters. The object of the officials Ocean. The power at Rugby had Gomperta (now Chief Justice of the

the complete written Public Health and Buildings Ordin-who underwent was to secure that these infra-been increased recently to facilit-F.34.8.) in delivering

treatment of the stage last night. tions of the law should be dealt ate reception in such localities, Ludgment in favour of Captain 1. ance.-Carried.

The man in question is an In- with and should cease. There Experience showed that messages Watson, formerly master of the sa

dian and

employee Of the Popular Silk Store. was no question of interfering were regularly received by ships Corgistan whe claimed damages for with legitimate trade which should (in all parts of the world."

wrongful. dfmissal aid, inter mately he returned to the vessel. Seen this morning be con- have na dieulty in distinguish- | Replying to a further question in:-

about 5.30 p.m. a Captain versed tolerably well in English ing itself from illicit truffe regarding telephonic transmission

This is a claim for wrongful dis- | Adam: came on board and inform with the newspaper man but with from Rugby Station, the Post missal. Pintiff who is a mastered the plaintiff that his (Adams) still a slight stammer." He had master-General said that there mariner, was in command of the name was on the register as been able to speak without a With the object of securing were still certain technical difficul Steamship Corgistan, of which the ter, instead of the plaintiffs. The bservance of the law. and redue-ties to be overcome before the defendant is the owner,

stammer on the stage, he said, but On Sep- plaintiff asked what this meant.did not feel that the effects were ing materially the causes of com-trans-Atlantic service would be

tember 4 last the defendant by his and Adams replied that the

Jasting. Hia condition no re- plaints and misunderstandings.

Mr. Pepresentative.

Mahomed office had told him that the opened. Experiments with this the officials had made definite service, were still

garded speech in the Indian Kemuzee, save the plaintiff oral plaintif knew all about tongue remained the same (the gestions of ap iministrative

proceeding.

then plaintiff Until definite results were obtain notice that he was dismissed. The The

converse between. Professor nature, and these were being co-ed it was not possible to make any under the contract in the Articles to him by a clerit in the office and in a hypnotic state on the stage defendant claims to be entitled letter which had been handed Langner and his patient whilst Sidered by the two Governments. Fuseful forecast as to the extension For obvious tensons ft was not de-

to discharge the plaintiffs at 24which had remained in his pocket was carried on in English). sirable that the text of these countries-British Wireless Ser-has no such right.

At the time of retiring for the gestions. house he published

This serid follows:Hongkong, September night, the gentleman in question until they had been fully consi-

contract in the Articles is made be 1928. To. Captain Watson.

told the newspaper man that he dered. There had been to ques-

tween the master as representating Gorgistan. " "Dear Sir, I am ir-

"had been able to talk without a tion at this meeting of any exteù.

the owl and the rest of the ship's structed by M. Nemazte to suspend stammer but with the morning his sion the right of search.—

company. There is no such on you from egmmand for the time be-condition remained very much as British Wireless Service. -

tract here between the master and ing. Yours faithfully, (sd.) "H.M.H. the owner. Then it is argued that Nemazee." Now, in my opinion, before with regard to articula

* Definite Suggestions;

HAPPY ISSUE.

British Fairness Applauded.

Landon, "July 27. General Lineola C. Andrews, interviewed by Reuter, said

he appreciated the British Gov-1

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of wireless telephony to other hours' notice. In my opinion he until then. That letter read as

vice.

PRINCE IN CAMP.

TAKES PART IN FIELD EXERCISES.

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express contract the plaintiff was entitled to a cetion. He realised, however, that tion althoug he spoke а there must be an implied contract anite reply to his question. Nei- ittle easier in English. Pro- Rugby, July 27.

to that effect between master gather on September 2 or 3 had he fessor Langsner had had mich IR.H. the Prince of Wales' is owner. Here again the argument heen told that suspension Wild to do that evening and he propos- among the Welsh Guards now en- fails. There. 34 #217 essential coming or what effect it would haver visiting him again when he camper in wooden hutmentA at difference in status between the Ter letter in silent on the question had more time. Pirbright Camp.."

master of a rhip and his ship's of pay. Suspension without pay The Prince, who is Colonel-in-company. Various duties are east would have put him in a serious

Unable to Wake.

that Chief of the Regiment, is taking upon him by law-hu has respon position, which might fast inde A curious fact with regard to the ernment's spirit of fairness "and This morning the Prince, riding shared by his officers. It is impos- he should acquiesce in such an un-gentleman in question is that this Bart in ordinary field training, sibilities, and powers which are not finitely. There was no reason why effects of the hypnotism on the sportsmanship. He referred to his charger, placed himself at the sible to imply against him a power satisfactory situation. I am not morning it took the combined the happy issue of the conference, head of the Guards and led them of summary dismissal reserved to surprised that ultimately he raised efforts of three people to wake which remedial provisions over Chobham Ridges as a pre- the owner by express contract with his voice and insisted on a definite him. Usually, he informed the against smugglers were concemliminary to extensive field opera-well settled that some notice that | quite frankly that he believed him fail at six to proceed to the shop: the rest of the crew. It is thinkt, decision. Mr. Nemazec hus stated "China Mail," he rises without

eth-Retter."

· INDO-CHINA.

M. VARENNE'S APPOINTMENT

CONTINUED.

tions-British Wireless Service.

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is reasonable notice is to be im-self entitled to dismiss the plain- but this morning he was fast plied as a term of such contract or tiff at any time on 24 hours' notice asleep at seven o'clock and when, hiring as this. The case of Green ......I am clear that nothing that as a result of three people shak- The efforts of the Chinese

F. Wright RC.P.D., 601 shows how took place on September 4 justified ing him, he awoke, it was some thorities of Shanghai to improve the absence of a clear contract summary dismissal, and I give considerable time before he had the living conditions of the people to that effect the Courts lean judgment, therefore, in plaintiff's full control of his capacities. He by destroying habitations unfit for against a power of summary dis-favour for claim and costs...... added that although he was un- humans to live in have been seized missal. This case has been fol

Judges, and especially British able

to open his eyes whilst upon by agitatorn as a pretext to lowed more than once in this Court, judges, of course know their work hypnotised on the stage he was Paris, July, 27.

accuse the authorities of wantonly and judges sitting as a jury have and the law better than any poor fully aware of what Prof. Langs- M. Varenne has been confirm turning the people out of their held 3 months to be a reasonable layman like ourselves, but there is ner was doing.. ed in the appointment of Gov- homes. At the instigation of Gen-notice in the case of the master of such an inseparable similarity in ernor-General-cf Indo-China for aerul Yen Chun-yang, a number of ship. The real. determining the points we have quoted in con- The death of Lord Carnarvon further six years.--Reuter. the leading local gentry have con cause of the dismissal is to benection with the previous cases and a number of others concerned tributed funds towards the erce found in what took place on and the one under discussion, and in the excavations around the tion of hundreds of small houses. Soptember 4. It appears that on such a glaring contradiction in the tomb of King Tutankhamen" has off the Pingliung Road, which wil❘ September 2 the ship. came into principle and ethics of the judg been traced to the poisonous coat- Dr. G. Bryce, formerly of the be rented to poor Chinese, at harbour, Mr. Mohammed Nemazeements, that we unashamedly con- ing on the casket, according to Department of Agriculture, nominal rent. It is hoped thus to came on board. On September 3 feas to being completely mystified..Dr. Frederick Knowles, a noted Ceylon, has been appointed Dirce- offast malicious Bolshevik pro; the plaintiff went to the office and Perhaps someone better versed in British Egyptologist. He thinks tor of the Rubber Research. In- paganda.

presented for signature a cheque the intricacies of the Law and all that the nature of the poison, has stitute which is abopt to be ex-

for the pay of the crew. Mr that goes and who go with it will not been determined, "The poi- tablished in Malaya. Dr. Bryce

Namazes told him to wait. "I may be so good an to enlighten us. Un-on coating of the casliet.crumbled came out to Ceylon in 1918 a

say that in this judgment through-less and until someone does that, inte dust and the inhalation of Assistant Botanist and Mycolog-

out when I refer to anything done we shall have no alternative to this dust was fatal to Lord Car- ist; and resigned from the Ceylon

by the defendant I mean done by falling back for consolation on that narvon and several labourers, ond Service in 1928, having accepted

Mr. Mohammed Namisee, who has hoary and famous dictum of Mr. caused the illness of Howard Car- the post of Director of Agrical-

apparently represented the defen- Punch, whose description of the ter, and several others who con ture in the mandated territory of

The plaintif Law would appear atill hold tinued the excavation," said. Dr.. dant throughout.

Knowles, New Guinea.

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