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THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1926.

RUPEE FIXED,”

THE CHINA MAIL.

اورا

EGYPT'S COTTON,

CHENGTU AFFAIRS.

MIXED RECEPTION. IN INDIA.

PROPOSAL TO LIMIT AREA OF CULTIVATION..

ATTACKS ON WOMEN BY

MARAUDERS...

SOME DISAPPOINTMENT.

BOLL WEEVIL» RAVAGES,

WRONG MAN STOOD TRIAL.

Bombay August 4.

The Currency Commission

Bas

In Calcutta the European mer- cantile communhy welcomes the stabilisation of the rupee as 19. 64.

Indian business men, interviewed:

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On the other build the leading POLICE DISGUISED. and bleeding on her neck.

Evidently the fellow meank serions business and regretted that

by Reuter, consider this to be the

RISE IN FRANC.

GOVERNMENT INSPIRES

CONFIDENCE."

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most disappointing feature of the 22 DESPERADOES ARRESTED IN he had no weapon with him with Belginn at 170-Reyter. repant--Reyter.

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SANITATION,

PLAGUE OUTBREAK CAUSES GREAT ALARM.

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Tokyo, July 15. The discovery of cases of plague in Yokohama and Osaka and of suspected cnner in the suburbs of Tokyo has caused alarm amongst the general public.

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Paris, August 4... The newspapers here are delight Cairo, August 4.

ed at the rise of the frang, which Chengtú, Sze., July 18,

they attribute to the confidence in The Ministry of Agriculture, Although the murderer of Mrs.spired by the Government. to na- port stabilising the rupee at Is. 6d. in a communique, states that W. E. Sibley was almost undoubt Lioral" union and the prestige tol The press in devoting a soud gold adversely affected the Bombay the ATCR devoted to the edly sane? that is such an easy, Premier Poincare.

proportion of its space to arousing Stock Exchange, particularly im-growing

Sakellaridis cot plea that almost any and every j The Echo de Paris" remark/zițizons to the necessity of proper perin Hanks fully paid shares).ton

is nine per cent. less than excess can be assigned to insanity, that there le no longer the question sanitation and to swakening them which dropped 30 rupes but sub-last year. The expansion of dower For instance, the day following) of foreign credits, and belleves from their faissez faire attitude. į sequently recovered slightly,

Is Inferior in most provinces in that tragedy one of the young at the price of breng will be|Japan is yet unfortunately afflicted "The report has had a mixed re- Lower Egypt to that of last year. Jadies of another Mission was ride shortly reduced

with contagious disenses that gould The Na The ravages of the Boll Weevil ing in a riesha and was suddenly ception by the Press,

The Manchester Guarding's" be easily eradicated, provided pre-| tionalist Bombay Chronicle de are morg extensive and more grasped by the throat by a student Paris correspondent says the re- per sanitation measures are resort-

as "defrauding India."shrubs have withered. Hourers it

and dragged out of the vehicle. By covery of the franc is due to the ed to. On the other hand the Times of

The inspectors have unanimously the help of a servant and the rlesh increase of the Bank of France's While the nation has made glant India says that the report is decided that it is necessary to pro-an she was released from his grip rade of discount, which has sudden-strides in many directions, sanita- cellent, but the report's proposal muigate a law miting the area for and she jumped into her riesha.lv restricted credit and compelled tons, however, has been woefully | to create a Reserve Bank in India the cultivation of cotton to one But again be set upon her, grup traders and manufacturers to rense neglected. is criticisedh

third of the present area-Retter, fed her tightly by the shot and the practice of usuring working which are dumped indiscriminately Open seyers, into: again polled her out, She was capital against loss, by retaining all manner of refuse, from street with great diffeülty released with pounds or dollars or holding in sweepings to night-soll carts, form torn clothes and the signaf marks creasing stocks and goods-Reuter festering sore in Japan's prin- Rates in London.

The outer mont of elpal cities. Tokyo London, August 1.

is really n veritable French france closed at 167 and cess-pool. especially when the the heat of the summer causes

and other! Details of BIL

stagnant vegetation offal in it to fester and rot.

The Paris, August 4. The Bill for stabilising theo-scourings that assail one's disgusting smells of decomposing Disguised as Bremen but hiding three Consuls were present as well franc which has been issued,

nostrils tell a dangerous tale of and automaticas ether foreigners. The trial is exempts the Banque de France pistols under their firemer's attire, described as a complete farce. No from the law forbidding the olfactory nerves of the Japanese. potential epidemics. but the party of Shanghai Municipal attempt was made to get, at the chase of national currencies at Police from Louza Station under facta, Detective-Inspector

Moreover, it seems almost Premium. The Banque le entitled their sense of civic pride, em Conduit

to be terribly at fiuit. Najune certain that the perpetrator of the to issue notes which are not in- duly 26 pulled off one of the clever deed has been released and a cluded in the legal limit in respect to be terribly at fauk. No one tips recorded in local police other vieme, a confreed opit of gold coinage and foreign curliceman will lazily watch, from history.

the shelter of his police-hex, al Not who could not live long, was rencies which it purchases on thecoolie dragging a cart full of dross Distracting attention in this way substitute for the original. This re

The Government main- and also by means of a fake fre The police railed a house in Chaoighteen

individual

and dump it into a disused well) WAN setroved Laing, that sterling and dollars can Toung Road and captured is notor, but he is not likely to live a long accretion

months' imprisonment thus be bought from a sort of the mont (which is most preferred)

1:0 the Koh

for any large-sized drain." - moto deve Poserve. terest in scientific earth, that rimes committed chiefly in Chin

wendibinga

the Thus the note issue will oľ

It is only when a major epidemic not bel

#hreatens that there is a certain! did not excuse a legare interest on

"modern" jose (Prritory, and not a single shot

prison as been in this inflation che pars of sneigties un indivicunl.was fred. Other raids carried out

part of China...

The Chamber's Finance Com-jamount of essays written anit Although, He did not claim insight in connection with this one re

mittee, after hearing M. Poincare's rations delivered on the supreme into pure sciener, he had travelfedited in the arrest of 22 members

exposition of the Government's necessity of sanitation in crowded about the world and Bad seen pract of the gang-of Zaoshing origin

Sinking Fund and the management not weather is definitely on, one proposals for the creation of alities. To Yokohama, now that del tial instances of science and the rehnse of a hey who was in the streeta in broad daylight.) ng National Befence Honds, adopt one can discern a distinct odour to the needs of eivilisation, which kidnapped at fangchi and held It is said that she was mistakened them be to votes to T-Reater generally to be found in grave- could maly progress abing a road for ransom by the gang in Shang for a Mission school student, bui| The foundations of which had been hai late by scientific thought.. だい

Terrorised For Months,

PRINCE'S TOURS.

PRACTICAL INSTANCES OF SCIENCE.

London, August AL

The Fringe of Wales, in his Presidential address to the British Antiation at Oxford dealt almost exclusigely with the development and the relationship of arienee to

the state While the State! assumed greater metising and in-g

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CLEVER COUP.

BANDIT GANG CAPTURED.

bulletproof vests

fous baudits wamed for numerous

which to kill. He was arreste 1.j and after inqubies by the Consei a date was fixed for trial, but this was postponed. When it was held

under

Mission School Girl Killed.

tacking of a young Chinese git) Another pont incident was the

this is uncertain. Nevertheless she yras attwoked and is sald to Bavel has ter died subseruently. This is just

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THE HOUSE OF COMMONS/

ADJOURNS.

London August 4. The House of Commons has ad journe8" to" November 9-Reuter.

| yurda, where the dead have noti

been interred deep enough.

Cities Badly Built.

search, he came realse, was the For months this gang solution of practically all theorised Shanghai, and although in line with all too frequent! SUMMER RECESS.

The cities of Japan are neur domestic and social difficulties to the police by consistent work ar-murders of Chinese in this city.

defenceless against infections dia- fahad. The position. Tone- j rested most "of the members, suit together with kidnapping of child.

cases, and organised bodies, such; shadowed by, the Priure Consert in eient excaped arrest

as the Health Department, seen to to maintain ren. 153, in his Presidential address 16 the gang's reputation...

be doubtful as to their ability to Following the British Association, had now bask

Recently tenant on the Unioni Information the Municipal University

eradicate these diseases. One heep attained when, by the graduallier aided by Chapel delectives seriously beaten by soldiers be property. WILS very

great drawback is that cities, here are badly built. They really were diffusion of serishee, the public Paided a house in Chapel on Sunday Fenuse he had given some evidence generally and the legislature of the and arrested two women.

Enter concerning

never conceived with any definite! State recognised that scieper was the day, another Chinese, visiting soitiers.

treatment by other

scheme in view, bat like Topsy in Instances might be the principal part of nur national the house, was arrested.

"Uncle Tom's Cabin" "just grow- multiplied Indefinitely of the education and one of the country's

This man furnished Information justice (1) meted out to the Chi-

ed,"

. According to investigations; elements of strength and prosperity, which led to an unsuccessful rail nese, most of whom are defenes-

just made by the Home Office,, therel The Prince detailed the historical on a house if Bubbling Well and

Quite recently the Commener are no less than fourteen slum dis- sequence of events, which then to the raid in Chaofbong Road,!

ment Exercises of the West Chin!tricts in the six principal gitles of strengthened the inter-action be- wherein the resources of the Muni-:

Union University were held on the Japan. The population of these tween gienez and the State: com- [cipal Fire Department were

cons grounds of that institulum districts is estimated at about mencing with the establishment of jēruitud.

The past year has been a 100,000 and these districts house national physical laboratory. Preliminary reconnaitering showerupy this eity and control this very successful and a very hap nonly very variely of contagious]

While Mentioning inseln he said there ed that the house next to the section of the province. Recently he for the university. was no plainer duly for the State, andit lair was empty. With the one of them admitted to his arms meiitutions in other parts of China lack of sanitation in Japan, the than the promotion and search of landlord's confent, i elever plota large group of robbers and at- have had unhappy experiences the "Osaka Asahi," a paper with a eir-||

other Missionary colleges and other Commenting on the disgraceful

was enrried out. A bogus fire was tempted to bring them into the

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Bud Feeling Between Generals.

There is no love last between the two great ghiefs who at present]

tion.

Union University.

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disease.

Are

"His Royal Highness emphasised staged in the yarıl, oily rags maak-rity, The other great chief decis. Past was one of the most succes.- cancer research, which the State ed in napthalene being set on fired that since he holds the position ful in the history of the W.CU.Uculation that embraces nearly a million renders, declares..editorin)-! relations betwee was directly supporting..

Other arrangements for fighting f "robber-cleaning chieftain" Very happy distrist etween science and the the supposed fire were, alse under should do with these robbers,tudents and staff have obtained

throughout the entire year. The The sanitary organisation" in State was, therefore, now practi- taken by the police and as soon Accordingly, as they were about te callý removed. He urged personal" as the alarm was

*tudents have been loyal, and that cities of Japan is lamentably back- given an old jenter the north gate of the saying a great deal during these ward. Our cities glaringly rantart between scientists and an pump manned, by a dozen foreign to occapy one of the camps, hell

backward in sanitary measures to Empire-wide introduction, in the and Chinese detectives dressed as seized a number of their lenders troublous times in China,

The drainage prevent disease. Students registered very free y curriculum of theols; also facili-Bremen rushed up to the House. who were subsequently hastened tes for the training of youth for Sure enough, dense volumes of out this life according to pre last September and have remained vatam is imperfect and citizens Overseas g

smoke arose from the burning Vailing fashion. The rest of the with the university all, the year suffer from dificulties in the dis- Some of our In conclusion, the Friare appeal-Trags, and among the first people bunch, who had not yet arrived at without any indication of il-will position of Alth.

without causing any

un-countrymen are not better than the ed for public support for scientific turn out to extinguish the fire were the gape, took to their heela andand

some of the bandit gang, including escaped This action has increase pleasantness of any kindy resenryb-Reuter.

There natives of the South Sea istands ir the leader, who rushed out with the bad feeling prevailing between were not even as many cnusual this respect. The existence of un-1

and dirty the two chiefs.

tuses of discipline as formerly. A wholesome districts One result is the persistent anRoger number of students received houses huddled together is a shame! a certain amount of professional nouncement that there is in pre-rither diplomus or degrees in the to the country, and if things, be skill, the paedo-firemen got out paration a new politicni line-up in various grades and faculties than left as they are, the rational health will deteriorate. Citizens are in The hose, and jets and tackled the the province which will likely soon in any previous year, CONVICTS FORCED TO SURFACE

Are, at the same time taking the eventuate în a new group sitting! Another interesting and gratify terror every time the hot weather' BY HUNGER.

Such a defect in bandits by surprise. According to in the seats of the mighty in this fact is that, the many students comes around.

............. plan, the house was Lansing, Kansas, July 11

surrounded city. Such are the kaleidoscop who have attended this, institution their life. The 175 miner convicts from the ad the disguised detectives, who combination and permutations" and have gone out to teach, preach uprooted."-"N-C. Daily News." #

penetrated the bandits lair, sad-of the political wheel in this on beak or otherwise engage in the Kansas state penitentiary, whoị

and enigmatic and distressed country, affairs of life, are for the most part mutinied on Friday while at workdenly threw down the hose

produced pistols.

What next? is a legitimate ques- making good"" and are demon- tion always on the lips of folk.strating-Toyalty to the university

MUTINY IN PRISON.

en the 730 foot level below the sur- face, capitulated to-day and came to the

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bucket of water.

With cinema like realism andi

Effect Miraculous.

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should be radien

Shadows Before.

The effect was miraculous. The The issues are certainly confused, and to the foreigners who have bad COMING EVENTS 'ANNOUNCED their demands. Governor Paulenndit gang were taken so complete confused that they cannot be a share in their education. Theat

surface without gaining

y by surprise that they had no time telligently followed. So it is im-tudents have not yet been infeët. !

IN THE MAIL."

Entertainments

August 5-Queen's Theatre;

refused to intervene and left to resist. Pursuing the advantage, possible to state, what changes red with the spirit prevailing in W. H. Mackay, warden of the the detectives searchell the house occur in this section of China dur some of the other educational in Norma Shearer and Conrad Nagel penitentiary, the policy to be pur-and arrested 13 men and women, ing the coming few months. sued in starving out the prisoners.

as well as releasing the captured

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stítutions in the elty.

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in "Excuse 31e.".

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In order to prevent the sixteen Hangehow by

Uncertain Fuctors,

Une Mission Hospitals.

August 5-Star Theatre: "The Not a shot was officers and guards who were in the red, although the detectives were broad, and

The forces of darkness

and. "Trumpet The Mission hospitals have for Empty Te

Crudie" ..mine from sending for help the ready for any emergency,

it is impossible, to the greater part of the past year island." convicts blocked the shaft engeleader of the gang was most abush-Quite apart from the disturbing time and

The forecast what may happen. next. been full or nearly ro most of the Aagust 5-World Theatre: Lilian Prison officialn

come the patients expressed

as Glah in "The White Sister" no ed of all. The only thing he could and confusing conditions, there are freely and as trustingly as ever.

August 5-Second demonstration unensiness for the safety of the do was to protest feebly that he other uncertain factors entering Indeed these hospitais are almost of "Occult Science by Prof. M. guards when they found the exit didn't cause the fire. had been blocked. They said the

into the general situation which certain to break all previous statis-Langaner M.L.L.C. at the Theatre Other raids bought the total of mutineers would end their re-prisoners to 25 and they will be a great deal of uncertainty Lical recorda by a big margin. Royal. City Hall, 6.03 p.m. postponed sistance when they became hungryuker before the Mized Court and, and even anxiety on the part of This seems to indicate that the de-on account of Professor's fllness.

Warden Mackay refused to

August -Mias Murn Shipoff& both Chinese and foreigners. Imonstration of ill-feeling towards dr-in all probability, handed over to refer chiefly to the persistent re- foreigners is not very widespread, her talented company will give a bitrate with the convicts who de- the Chinese authorities for most of ports of the activities of certain but in confined to a relatively few show at the Seamen's Institute, manded the release of four pri-their crimes were committed out- secret societies whose existence victims of some sinister agitation. 9.15 p.m. Boners from solitary confinement side the Settlement.

and plottings are causing the| Certainly the right-thinking] August --Fromenade Concert as a result of a riot on Thursday, A search of the house did not powers that temporarily They also demanded "three square reveal a single pistol, neither were.

be con-people of this city in groat num- on the Volunteer Parade Ground, alderable disquietude,

bera have expressed their deep 9.15 p.m. meals a day." The Warden also any guns found on the arrested!

This is illustrated, in the dischagrin and shame over the un-

"Auction. refused to give assurances to the men. convicts that he would not punish

inclination of these authorities to fortunate murder of Mrs, Sibley.

August 7-Lammert. Bros. will! the mutineers.

consent that foreigners should go Quite a number of better class sell the Steam Launch "Chinese] Londen, July 27-At Notting to the summer resorts for their Chinese friends who are not at all Prince" at their Sales Rooms, ham, Professor Rene Cruchet of sual recreation and recuperation. related to any Christian Church Duddeli Street, noon. the Faculty of Physics of Bor-The Consuls have had rather were brave enough and kind

Meetings. Tom. "Whit's wrang wi yer

deaux at the invitation of the Bri-anxious times trying to decide enough to come to foreign.. com- August 6-Meeting of general | tish Medical Association Con-whether consent should be given, poundson the occasion of the committee of the Hongkong Chinese] hold. Sandy7"

Sandy.I got it bobbed last gress gave an account of his re-anonymous letters have been sent murder to express their profound General Chamber of Commerce, ia nicht."

searches about blood transfusion to some of them threatening dire terrota and sympathy. It is auch the Chamber's premises, 65, Con- Tom. "Whit wey?"

from animal to man. In this con-fesults to venturesome foreigners. manifestations as these that enable naught Road Central, 2.30 p.m.

10-Fifth ordinary meeting of Sandy, "Juist for fa' in' on the nection Sir Humphry Rolleston Whether to take these and other foreigners to live and to work hope-

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