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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1926.

BRITISH POLICY.

Recognising Nationalist

Aims.

HOME PRESS COMMENT.

London, Dec. 28.

Comment is published this morning' papers on the British

Memorandum to the Powera.

The Morning Post" declares the daeumont a both plain state- ment of British Policy towards China and a cordial invitation to other interested Powers to mani- fest equal consistency in their dealings with the Chinese people.

THYROXIN WONDERS

THE CHINA MAIL.

APPLE FIND.

02. MAINTAINS LIFE 74

YEARS.

FAMOUS ROSE. DIAMOND" DISCOVERED.

"

BRITISH CHEMISTS' SUCCESS:.

and dielous and says they can gland. be accepted as a fair statement of Synthetic thyroxin, tested on principles which should be follow-human subjects, found to com- en in Britain's dealings with China-pete successfully with the natural

Facing the Facts

product hitherto taken from the Referring to the seizures of slaughter house. tuxes it declares that it may

ROMANTIC INCIDENT.

K'LOON TRANSPORTNO DOGS OR-

THREE DENNIS BUSES ARRIVE.

LEYLANDS, TO COME.

SPITEFUL OLD SLANDER AGAIN.

WILL. IT NEVER DIET

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London, Dec. 20. Three of the new motor omni- Thus the "North China Daily London, Doc. 12.

The Faris correspondent of the buses which the three Companies News"-A correspondent calls our after years of research by two Roue Diamond, one of the

Thyroxin has been synthesized Daily Mail" states that the famous have to provide under the terms: attention to a letter appearing, in British chemlats..

most of renewal of their licence to con- the November-December issue of The natural}

famous gems in the world, which Ivey passengers to and from the the "Review of Reviews" of Lon- product has been extracted from was stolen along with other valu- ferry in Kowloon arrived yester- don from a Hong Kong Chinese the thyroid gland and taimmenseables from the treasure tower of the day by the s.s. "Hakozaki Maru." resident in London, in which "the ly potent. Half-an-ounce of it will keep a man without thyroid October 13, has been discovered in licences were renewed by the ha! Public Gardens "No dog" or historic Chateau of Chantilly on "It will be remembered that old lie of the notice in the Shang- gland normal for 75 years, while the entire human race carry about

dramatic efrqumstances:

Government on condition that by Chinese allowed' is again resurrect- Farik detectives had been keeping. January, 1927, each of the three led," Curiously enough; only a few fifteen tons in their bodies.

two Companies had on the road at|days before this letter reached us, Professor Harington, and Frowatch for two months on The British Government in its fessor Barger, working on the Aleutians living in the Hotel Boale- least three British made buses of we had received from Home

"The Revolution, in Memorandam frankly recognises coal tar products, of Todine, have word de Strasburg, suspecting them a type more suitable to the needs article on

by H. N. that the Cantonese Nationalist row succeeded in imitating the of being connected with the Chan- of the peninsula than the present China" contributed

The rest of these Brailsford to the "New Leador" of ains are inspired by a legitimate most complicated process going on tilly robbery. They searched their Ford buses.

The character desire for the independence of in the living cell, and have made coms but found no trace of the Ford buses were to be taken off November 19 last. Chipa, with which the Government a momentous step in the progress stolen treasures. On the mantel- the service as quickly as possible of the article may be imagined has always been in sympathy.". of bic-chemistry perhaps leading plece of one of the rooms, however, in the proportion of three for from the general reputation of this The "Daily Mail describes the to the synthesis of insulin, which was a red pippin apple of which a every new British made omnibus. writer for using his undoubted proposals on the whole as moderate is another secretion of the thyroja chambermaid took a bite and was

The three buses arriving yes talents chiefly to blacken the Fastonished to find her teeb grate on terday were of the Dennis 30 seat character of his fellow-countrymen :: er side and rear entrance type and und further, from his description of Fa hard object.

She opened the apple and found are being assembled by Alex Ross Colonel Malone's venomous and at the core a pink stone, which she and Co. for the Kai Tack. Motor lying attack on British policy in the thought might be a diamond. Sha Bus Company. Owing to the coal Far East, as "this readable and took the apple to the police and the strike having delayed shipment, judicious pamphlet But what stone was identified: The two it may not be possible to get the strikes one most la a "picture in the Alsatians were arrested and Both three of them on the roads by middle of the age representing a confessed to, having committed the New Year" but one, at any rate, Chinese being turned back from the robbery.Wireless through Reutor, will be ready.

Public Gardens by an armed Sikh, The other two Companies have who is standing beside a large ordered Leyland buses, the ship placard inscribed “No Dogs ment of which has also been de-Chinese Admitted." The picture is Flayed. They have not yet arriv-purely imaghary in other respects, fed.

besides the supposed placard.

But is the old slander never to be buried? On October 5; 1925, Mr. J. E. Jacobs, American Consul in-charge at the time; wrote to the Chairman of the Municipal Council) saying that he had received an in- A fire broke out at Victoriaquiry from America as to the truth. An appalling story brought to Barracks yesterday afternoon of this slander and asking for any Peking in a consular dispatch resulting in the whole of the information the Council could sup from Kalgam tells how three hun contents of a store room, on the ply. To this letter the Secretary ing the breach which an unfor- Mr. Lewis fired as soon as the dred hapless coolies who had been ground floor of "B" block being of the Council was directed to write

animal was noticed, but though conscripted by the Fengtien sol destroyed. These consisted prin as follows: he hit it it charged at him, diery and were 'being transport-cipally of plans and records. In reply, I have the honour to knocked him down and killed himed to Pingtichuan froze to death

The alarm was given shortly inform you that no such notices are and disappeared.

to the last man in open railway before five o'clock and three en- posted in any parks or in any other gines from the Central fire places under the Council's jurisdic- The coolies. were recently station were quickly on the spot. tion: furthermore, careful investi- policy which has prevailed in Chion 10TS AT A GIRL. Kalgan and were being sent over Wanchai and the military also notice has ever appeared in the In- the streets of Another appliance was sent from fation reveals the fact that no such

wise to recognise the resition of the cake and abandon the con tractual privileges which, we ad- |

are indefensiblu, mis

Such a arrangement can be justified if it. „can form the basis of regularising

the position in Canton.

HUNTER KILLED.

WOUNDED TIGER'S FIERCE CHARGE.

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The Daily Telegraph" declares), thlet the "experience of the Peking

Calcutta, Dec. 18. Customs conference has been inten-i While out on shikar in the in- Bionally diaregarded in the memo terior of the Dhanbad district, randum and addg that so-far as the about 200 miles" from Calcutta, primary intention of the tariff con- Mr. Lewis, an 'official of the East ference is concerner it has al-Indian Railway, was killed by a ready been broken beyond repair. tiger.

Any rehash of the eternal tread-| His assistans, Mr Bathgate, mit of self interest and misunder-who followed unarmed, was standing will only result in widen-severely mauled..

l'anate conference dug between

friendly nation and the rest of the

,:4

world."

The "Daily Chronicle" hopes that the statement will help to dispel the false impression of British

causing anti-British feeling.

Moderation and Wisdom.

ASSAILANT'S REPORTED

TRAIN OF DEATH.

THREE HUNDRED COOLIES FROZEN.

cars.

AN APPALLING STORY.

Peking. Dec. 20.

rounded up in

RECORDS BURNT.

VICTORIA BARRACKS

The "Manchester Guardian” în án. editorial says if the British Gov-|

JEALOUSY. erument courageously persists in the spirit of its note to the Powers!

Madras, Dec. 18, in regard to China, the change of

The "Madrus Mail" Secundera coming to some honourable, satie- factory arrangement with China is bud Correspondent telegraphs that a shocking attempt on the better than for a long time pust.. life of a European girl of 18,

The whole note breathes the spirit of moderation and wisdom, named Miss Duckworth, which is as humane as politic, the made last night by Private Eaton,

of the Royal Regiment.. British Covrenment in efect yak-]

Canton ing the

Information gathered from the Government to come to sensible interim arrange- police shows that Miss Duckworth ment until some authority has de was employed as a governess by JOURNALISTS HOME day, the finitely established itself as the Gov. Mrs. Delvin. She was at dinner ernment of China. "

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with Mrs. Delvin and Mrs. McGill That is a fair offer, and if the at about 9.30 last night when Cantonese, "confident of their three shots rang out in quick sue. power, seize Shanghal and Peking, cession from the darkness cut- they may be willing to accept it; Ride, all the shots hitting the girl

bat the Nationalists are in a hurry

The shots were fired by Private Baton from a six-chambered re. volver:

FIRE.

or

the Peking Suiyang railway brought their own equipment to ternational Settlement. Little or no food was supplied to bear on the flames.

For your information, I have them and exposed to the blasts Within an hour, the fire was pleasure in handing you herewith of zero weather with insufficient under control and the Brigade three photographic reproductions of clothing in the open cars all of was able to return to the station. notices posted in the various parks them perished. They were found The building itself was little and gardens. The Council' would dead when the train bearing them dainaged but the fire ate its way accordingly, greatly appreciate it, arrived at Fingtichuan where through a small part of the floor if when replying to the Dearborn upon order, were issued to train men to take the bodies back Officer.

the above, occupied by the Medical Publishing Company, you would em- phatically point out that such state- to Kalgan.

"No explanation is forthcoming ments as these are entirely false, as to the origin of the fire other unfounded and unwarrantable and than the suggestion that, as the that their publication is strongly store was used throughout, the objected to by the Council and the

blaze might have Foreign Commanity of Shanghai. originated by a cigarette end being carelessly thrown down. The electric wiring appeared to be in good order.

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EFFORT TO PROVIDE £50,000 FUND.

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London Dec. 13. Viscount Burnham presided, and Lord Birkenhead, Lord Riddell and Major Astor were among other dis tinguished persons present, ata luncheon in London to inaugurate

SANITARY BOARD..

I have the honour, etc. AD this correspondence is to be found in the Municipal Gazette öf October 9 last year. Since it ap peared, it is only just to say that we have not heard much repetition from Chinese in the Far East, of In reply to Mr. J. P. Braga's this false and spiteful slander. questions at the Sanitary Board One can only the more regret that The motive is said to be jealosuy

relating to the installation of some of our fellow countrymen are tish proposals will meet with de- on the part of Private Bator, who

water closets, the Chairman (Mr less scrupulous. lays owing to disagreements among the Fowers. If it proves impossi-had been engaged to be married the movement to form an endow L. Smith) replied as follows: I am not aware of any gen- to Miss Duckworth, but was sub. ment fund of £50,000 to maintain united front

Ja home for journalists given as a eral dissatisfaction at the time) among the Powers, one guine the sequently given up.

The girl is in a precarious con- gift to the Institute of Journalists taken in considering applications 10 dition in hospital and. Private by Councillor Parkington, of for water closets, though I am

and not always content with what is reasonable. Pornibly the Bri-

ble to maintain

impression that Britain will

longer be willing to abandon.

it:H

viewpoint simply for the sake of Eaton has been arrested and Ipswich, comprising a mansion at Occasionally asked to investigate recently alleged that the poison- i

unanimityRouter.

American Comment,

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New York, Dec. 28, The British memorandum „China has been well received in the United States, judging by news- paper comment.

handed over to the military police,

MORE LAST YEAR. LABOUR DISPUTES IN JAPAN.

Oakhill, East Anglia.

Viscount Burnham, in a speech. said the mansion would be, firstly, a convalescent home for journalists of small means; secondly, a rest

house"for those who had finished their labourg.

LIQUOR POISONING.

Washington, Dec. 28. New York City medical officers the causes of "alleged delays. ing of nearly a hundred persons, From an examination of a very arge number of such applica of whom sixteen have hitherto tions,, I am satisfied that no un died, is mostly due to the Federal at the Government's use of wood alcohol due delay ever occurs Secretariat of the Board

in denaturing grain alcohol for The

industrial purposes. Secretary has also a system of

Government chemists state that Viscount Burnham was not a aimed at the acceleration of periodical reminders which is

the Government is not respon- prehensive of the effect of newe- Tokyo, Dec. 23, paper amalgamations on the literary papers in process of circulationsible for such deaths, since only to members of the Board's Stand-which is not a fatal dose, is em- two per cent. of wood alcohol, The Social Affairs Bureau of staffs of newspapers...

Sir Worthington Evans -

ing Committee. enough to recognise the day when the Home Office has published in

In notifying applicants of the ployed by themReuter's Amer- the illiberal policy in the Far East teresting. figures relating to la-rested that the promoters of amal Board's refusal to allow an in- has gené forever.

bour disputes. during the current gamations should set aside a small

stallation, the Secretary is bound volving 100,000 workers as com working journalists.

Board's Standing Committee. Lord Riddell expressed the opin: There is no storeotyped letter of plete disavowal of force in setilinpared with last year's 820, Involv-

The "New York World" declares" the memorandum shows a boral policy, combined with geod sense, and states the British are realistic

loan. Service.

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The "New York Times" is of opin-year, showing a total of 1,060, in-packer of shares for the beneat of only by the instructions.of the MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

ion the document indicates

com-

the Chinese difficulty, and endang 90,000.

the grotesque picture painted by some ill-informed friends of China

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of predatory nations early awar ing a chance to pounce down (119). against lecrease of wages proprietors might be assessed.

(88)nd discharge allowances (101).

It adds,]

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on that money for the Home might refusal, though I understand that from Hong Kong arrived Marseilles The P and O. 8.a. "Karmala”. The main causes are given as easily be raised by taxing Both the Standing Committee, fre- on Dec. 26, at 6. p.m. demand for increased wages of sewaspapers for the "benequently instructs the Secretary

All newspaper to refuse an application without Canada" arrived at Manila on Dec.

The C.PS. R.M.5. (271); standardisation of wages it f journalists.

giving specific reasons. If the 2 at 7 a.m.. left that port yester Board decides to modify the day at 4 pm and le duc at Hong terms of reference on the com-Kong to-morrow, at 8 ami position of this Standing Com-

The P. and O. a.s. "Mirzapore"" mittee; I consider that this left Shanghai for this port on Dec. should be the subject of a separ26, at 3 pm, and is due here to- ate motion.

Dr. Tso remarked that as mem-

morrow, at about 11 am. ber of the sub-committee he could Leith, Middlesbro, Antwerp, Lon The Ben Line s... "Benledi", from say that the Board frequently don, Straits and Philippines, is due

China and despoil her. "Would anyone imagine a more The chief industry affected was) patient or more forbearing policy. than that marked out by the Bri-the weaving industry (217), after tish Government."-Reuter's Ameri-which ros transport services can Service.

French Prese Views.

(79).

The disputes resulted in the fol-

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PLAGUE IN NORTH.

Mukden, Dec. 22. Telegraphic advices from. Har lowing settlements: →→→ Compro bin report that the Chinese aris, Dec. 28. According to the "Petit Parisien," mise (95 per cent.), strike fail-authorities have established a the Ministerini Council will examine ures (8 per cont.), strikers' vic- quarantine station at Manchuli. Examination of railway passen- forles (2 per cent,):

gere began yesterday.

Another station has been esta- COLONY'S HEALTH. blished at Juping for the examj- nation of other travellers enter- NOTIFIABLE DISEASE OF

LAST WEEK.

the British memorandum on China] this morning.

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The "Matin" "expresses the FRANCE'S FORTY MILLIONS. opinion that Britain has made very}·

definite concessions to the Can Paris, December 27-The re-ing Manchuria. tonese, and adds "Doubtless. Mr. turns of the recent census have Automobile services and vehi Miles Lampaan in his recent canver been published. They show that cular traffic at Manchull and in sations with Mr. Eugene Chen pro-France's total population in 1926 Mongolia have been stopped. An posed that Britain would recognise amounts to 40,748,861, including additional quarantine station: has the Canton Government provided 2.498,230 foreigners-Reuter.":

been established at Hallar. the Nationalists undertook to J abolish likin. The Cantonese re fused point blank and this the Bri-| -

Six deaths from plague have been reported from Hellungklang.

gave reasons for refusal.

to arrive here on Jan. 1:'...

The C.PS R.M.S. "Empress of Rusela" left Vancouver for Hong Kong, via Japan ports and Sheng- hat, on Dec. 26, and is dus here on January 13.RADA

The C.PS. R.M.S. "Empress of Last week the following notifiable of Asia" (Capt L D. Douglas, diseases were reported to the Modi- 8.N.R. Commander), wil leave here cal Officer of Health

for Victoria and Vancouver, BC, Diphtheria: 2 Chinese cages, 1 via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and from Kowloon and the other from Yokohama at hope on Thursday, Aberdeen; 1 death,

January 8 She will leave dry dock Enteric fever (typhoid): 2 cases for a buoy at 4 p.m. to-day and tish Government, finding teelf ua-tory spirit. The latest proposals

(Britiah, 1 Chinese), 1 being from will proceed alongside Pier No. 6, able to achieve anything alone has do not come too late, though the

the city and the other from Kow. Kowloon Wharf, on Jan. 8 or Jan. 4. urged the other Powers to lend "Figaro" expresses the opinion that There will be a Watch Night Joon, 2 deatha

The m.v. "Canton, (Swedish EaRE their support".

the Nationalists both in the north Service at St. Peter's Church on Rables 1 fats case, that of Gun- 'Aslatie Co, Ltd) "Antwarp on The "Figaro" says the British and south will probably reject New Years Eve, commencing at ner Patrick Murphy, RA report. December 18, 1926, and is due har policy shows a peaceful, concilia- them.-Router.

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