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THE CHINA MAIL,

PUBLIC OWNERSHIP DODGING HIGH COST 150 - YEAR LIFE SPAN

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SCHEME FOR UNIFICATION OF ALL SERVICES

FAR-REACHING MEASURE

PREDICTED

OF LIVING

LAW AGAINST BORDER "JUMPERS"

GLAND GRAFTING ON CHILDREN AS SOLUTION

SCIENTISTS ASSERTION

Paris, Nov. 28.

U.S. HIT AT ALIENS

Rugby, Yesterday.

Washington, Nov. 27. Great interest has been aroused The department of labour, charg Gland-grafting operations, such by the announcement made in the led with enforcement of United (as have been successfully perform House of Commons by the Trans-States Immigration laws, contem-jed on monkeys, rams and bulls, port Minister, Mr. Morrison, that plates preventing aliens lawfully will eventually, enable man to at- the Government is to draft a scheme admitted to the United States from (tain a normal life of a century and for the unification of all London working here and living in otherja half, it is predicted in a press traffic services, under public owner-countries at the same time, it was interview by Dr. Serge Voronoff, ship. Detalls of proposals

nated Russian scientist. aro announced to-day. keenly awaited. but they are not The department's action is aim- He declared that by theuns of Hikely to be available for some time, Jed especially at the Canadian and glandular operations during in- as the subject la to be explored at Mexican borders,

fancy, children at the age of nine

once by the Transport Ministry, It is proposed to compel all would be endowed with the force with all the interests concerned in Mexican and Canadian aliens to and vigour of the average person London traffic services, including obtain passports at a cost of $10 of twenty-five. Those living to be the municipalities.

before they can enter the United 150 years old or more would stil ns at thirty.-

This

Mr. Morrison, in his statement, States. Further, the Mexicans and be as youthful said that the Government agreed Canadians will be forced to pay a United Press. with the conclusions reached by the head tax of $8.00 each time they Traffic Advisory Committee that jenter the United States. uneconomic and unnecessary, com- would mean that the workers would petition should be eliminated, and have to pay $8.00 a day for the that a far-reaching measure

of privilege of working in the United

States. unification under public control is essential to progress.

The plan of the department of labour was formulated following a The Difficulties The Government believed, he add-survey which revealed that there ed, that the "ends in view could are about 6,000 aliens working in be fully achieved and public in- Detroit but who live in Canada terest fully safeguarded only if the where living costs are considerably points in sectional financial In- lower than in the United States- terests were consolidated by a sub- stitution of a single and simple form of public ownership for a complicated network of separate interests, private and which now add. so greatly to the difficulties of the situation."

United Press.

municipal, REGIMENT MUTINIES

In some political quarters vinys are taken that the Government contemplate creating a public body on the lines of the Port of London

Serious Looting At Pukow

Nanking, Yesterday.

Authority to co-ordinate and A regiment under the command control various passenger services. of Shih-Yu-san,

the Governor of

In others it is assumed that the Anhui, mutinied last night at creation of a public body that would Pukow, and commenced looting.

Communication between Nanking buy out the existing passenger tram- } way, omnibus, and tube railway and Pukow is interrupted, but Non- king remains calm. It is not, be- services is intended. Comment in

lieved that a serious situation will develop.

the Press and by traffic experts is reserved, pending further details.— British Wireless Service.

POLAR MIRACLES

Famous Explorer Criticised

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The mutinous troops were under orders for Canton, to take part in the campaign against the "Iron- |siden." Government troops are stationed on the Nanking side of the river to prevent any mutineers crossing over,

Later.

It now appears that two regi- New York, Yesterday. Commander Byrd's South Polements were involved in the mutiny

at Pukow, [Right is described as "a speculation Government, troops are purayingį in sensations", by Major Gran (a the mutineers, who have com- member of the Scott's expedition of mandeered rolling stock and are 1910), who writes to a Coponhagen going northward-Reuter newspaper. He says that "only money is now required to become

h Polar explorer," and suggests that Byrd's report does not inspire confidence. It would be a miracle, he adds, if Scott's and Amundsen's cairns, to which Byrd's report re- ferred, are still visible from the air, while Byrd's "terrible mountains”, are fantastic.

A TIGHT CORNER

Government Nearly Defeated

London, Yesterday.

The "New York Times" replying The House of Commons sitting: to Major Gran's criticisms, says that was prolonged till early this morn. none of its despatches mentioned jing, after the most exciting session Commander Byrd seeing traces of the Government has yet known. cairns or mountains mentioned be- The Majority in the closure divi- fore as being between degrees 86 gion on the first clause of the Un- and 87 South. Byrd speaks of this employment Insurance Bill fell to district as an "almost limitless thirteen, with nine Labour members plateau." Thus Major Gran is cor-joining the Conservatives and anti- rect in assuming that there are no Government Opposition. Cheers ranges south of 88 degrees.

Washington, Yesterday. reeted the figures of 209 to 196.

Mr. Wheatley followed up a re- The House of Representatives volt of the Left Wing party by bit- have passed a resolution directing terly attacking the Government for the Speaker to telegraph on behalf political dishonesty."

of the House congratulating Com-

Only the slackness of the Conser-

mander Byrd on the South Pole vatives, of whom one hundred were

flight.-Reuter's American Service.

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absent saved the Government from defeat. Forty Liberals voted against the Government-Reuter.

NOTED COMPOSER DIES

London; Nov. 27.

French aviators, Larre Duvergne Henry Bernard, noted Borges and M. Challe, visited composer, died here to-day after a Colonel Kindelan, chief of the short illness-United Press.

Spanish military air force to-day.

and conferred with him about the projected flight from Seville- to Montevideo. The date of the flight has not been decided upon.- Associated Press,

NEW NAVAL POST

London, Yesterday.-The Admiral- ty announces that Mr. A. W. John, Deputy-Director of Naval Construc tion, has been appointed Director of Naval Construction, in succession to Sir William Berry, on the retire ment of that officer-Router.

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