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RIDICULOUS!-

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 199,

The return of notifiable diseases FENG DISAPPEARS. for the 24 houre ended at midnight yesterday shows one Chinose caso of typhoid.

The monthly parade for, the Chi- nese and Indian Companies of the Police Reserve will take place on Wednesday next instead of to-day as previously notified.

SANITARY BOARD.

| CHRISTIAN GENERAL NOT "TO| OFFICIAL REPLIES TO QERIES

BE FOUND.

YEN'S DEPARTURE.

Tientsin, Sunday,

ON MALARIA.

GOVERI`MENT'S ATTITUDE.

For having unlawful possession

At the meeting of the Santary fined $10 or two week fall in the

Gonoral Chang Haueh-liang, Board, yesterday Dr. R. A do, of five gunny sacks, a Chinese was who arrived in Tientsin on Satur- Castro Basto, successor to the ton. Kowloon Magistracy this morning day, told Press men in the course Mr. J. P. Braga as a member ofthe He stated that he had just finished of an interview that he had to Board, was welcomed by the Char- carrying coal in them for his return to Liaoning immediately man (Mr. G. R. Sayer), who master, but on examination no instead of proceeding to Peking, marked that he did not realise at trace of coal dust was found in the and would not perhaps have time the last meeting that the Hon Mr. sacks.

to meet Yen Hsi-ahan." "The Braga was severing his connectin whereabouts of Feng Yu-hsiang with the Board, as he would have are not known," declared General desired to express appreciation of Chang," I have wired to General Mr. Braga's valuable services as a Shang Chen. inquiring where member. Feng has gone to."

CHINESE AIR SMASH.

the

WING OF 'PLANE HIT A JUNK MAST.

TURNED TURTLE.

d

-

Shanghai, Yesterday.

The principal matter of interest Dwelling on the north-western at the meeting were questions situation, General Chang was touching on anti-malarial work in confident of its early settlement [the Colony, which were put by Mr. since both Yen and Feng have de-M. K. Lo, who said: parted. The affairs of Shansi "With reference to my question The China Airways report on will be managed by General on malaria prevention put to the incident states that the Shang Chen, while matters re- Head of the Sanitary Department regular westbound (Nanking-lating to communications and at the meeting of the Board held on Hankow) plane left Lungbua at finance in the northern provinces February 18, 1930, when the Head 8.08 and took off downstream in will be under the direct control of the Sanitary Department answer- the usual manner.

I had risen of the Central Government. ed my question In the following about 50 feet above the water In the course of his remarks, terms:-"I am authorised to state when the right wing hit and General Chang was very pleased that in order to enable the Director broke off the mast of a junk. to state that the Central Govern-of Medical and Sanitary Services The right wing was torn complete- ment has decided to abolish likin to make recommendations to the ly off.

as from January 1 and that the Government as to what should be The amphibian which was Sino-Russian conference is still done, two experts in malariology travelling at 90 miles an hour in progress.

have been engaged from the turned turtle and telescoped in

Federated Malay States and are the mud of the north bank of the

will the Head of the Sanitary De- shortly due to arrive in the Colony' Whangpoo.

Yen's Departure: In response to an inquiry by

The air staff at Lunghua, ap- Press men, Yen Hel-shan who is partment be kind enough to find palled at the suddenness of the now in Tientsin, issued a written out from the Government and In catastrophe, rushed to the rescue statement that the date of his form this Beard" (The Chair thin departure from Tientsin for for man's answers are given after each

and pulled out the

the

Q. Whether the malarlologista

passengers from wreck and eign countries was not yet fixed:

ad that he had, however, deter- question.) "The National City Bank of brought them by boat to Lungmined to visit Japan first and have, or the malarlologist has, made

thence proceed to Europe and America. The statement con-

any reports as the result of their or tinties that he met Wang Shu- the Hon. the Director of Medical hia investigations In Hong Kong to shang, chairman of Hopei, yes and Sanitary Services, and if so,

were rushed to New York is one of the leading from where they

At Siccawel, The two banks of the United States of hospital America.

pilots and Mrs. Andrezva died "There is no truth in any after admission.

General Hsiung Shih-huf has rumour that it has closed or

B

that its President has commit- broken arm and leg and a terrible Herday, but did not discuss any ] what is the date of such report?

military and political affairs.—

ted suicide. On the contrary scalp wound but he is expected Canton News Agency.

the bank is doing business as usual

to recover.

His A.D.C.s., Captains Chen and Liu, are in a precarious condition.-CHUNGSHAN PORT.

Messrs. Arnholds and Yin Ven-lung are also in a serious condition.

AIR LINE TO CONNECT WITH CANTON.

NEW RAILWAY SCHEME.

Lyeemun and Talkoo.

A. The malariologist has made investigations and, reports

ON

Leman and Taikoo. He report-

ed to the Hon. Director of Medi-

cal and Sanitary Services on Tai koo on September 10, 1930, and on Lycemun on September 13, 1930.

Q. Whether, as the result of such report, the Hon. the Director The meeting of the Chungshan cf Medical and Sanitary Services Political Administrative Council has made any recommendations to was held last Friday, passing the the Government as to what should

be done, and If so, the date when.

In view of that very emphatic [statement issued by the Govern- ment of the United States, it is

The maila were salvaged from pleasing to see that the Canton the wrecked amphibian and sen News Agency in its latest refer- forward by another plane within

an hour of the catastrophe. ence to the matter published in

The American pilot, Paul Baer, both the Hong Kong and Canton had only been in China for newspapers yesterday states fortnight, and had an excellent war that in Shameen "the Bank record, being a member of the following resolutiona

famous Lafayette escadrile. officials remain

That Chung Yong-kwang, Tsai such recommendations were made. unperturbed." Опе

A. Thu Hòn. Director of Medi of the injured, Yin Ven-Chang and Chan Hing-wen be Worthy of equal commendation is lung, succumbed in hospital this commissioned to co-operate with cal and Sanitary Services for warded to Government the. Lyee- the same Agency's final para-afternoon, bringing the plane crash the Provincial Government's dele mun report with his recommenda- gates Hsu Haung-ching, Wong tions on October 4, 1930, and the Kue-so and Li Lap-man, in order Takeo report on October 14, to delimit the boundary of the Chungshan Port;

[1930.

Q-If the answer to the ques- That Chung Yung-kwang, Tsations be in the affirmative, what Chang and Ma Ying-piu be sent action the Government intends to

graph, namely:-

death roll up to four.-Reuter.

It is noteworthy that very SCHNEIDER TROPHY few of the Chinese merchants returned from America have

drawn out their deposits AIR MINISTRY NOT TO GIVE

SUPPORT ?

to consult with Chairman Chan

dations now in its hands.

Not Yet Considered.

They appear to have complete confidence in the Bank from

Ming-shu regarding the construc- take on such recommendations? their knowledge of the Bank's

Rugby, Yesterday..

tion of the Fatshan-Chungshan position to announce its inten A. Government is not yet in a great assets in the United No conclusion was renched

at Railway; States.

yesterday's conference between the

That with a view to facilitat-tions on the particular recommen Until the miniature run on the Air Council and the Schneidering the holding of meetings, the Bank comes to an automatic stop. Aero Club but the conferences tive Council be removed to Can- tions of the Hon. the Director of Trophy Committee of the Royal Chungshan Political Administra Q. Whether the recommenda- The credibility of the lower as it must, seeing that the to be resumed next week, and ton, making the Chungshan Guild Medical and Sanitary Services classes of Chinese is proverbial. scared depositors are confined hopes are entertained in the air as its quarters,

that the Air

Dutch Contract.

will be published for the informa- When it is seen how hundreds are only to the amah and house-boy craft Industry

Ministry

tion of the public, and if so, may reconsider its de-It is understood that the pro-when? swayed by rumours created by class, who stolidly refuse to be cision to take no share in next posed contract with the Nether- their compatriots it can be under-eatisfied by the most reassuring year's Schneider Trophy race. lands Harbour Works Company the recommendations has not yet A. The question of publishing Aero One of the stood how propagandists have an explanations of their employers,

Club's chief for the dredging of the Chung been considerad by Government.

easy task in making rapid head- [the Bank will be assured of the difficulties would be the assembly shan port was also taken up for Q-Will the Head of the Sani-

"GREATER CANTON."

for

soor operate. Officers have been to whether or not there is any do- sent by General Chang Walinite evidence that the area com- chang, head of the Aviation De-rising the Deep Water Bay, Re- partment, to Chungshan for the pulse Bay and Stanley districts, erection of an aerodrome.

in malarially infected?

CHINA'S IDLE.

A WEEK'S DISEASES,

way in disrupting the forces of sympathy of the whole mercantile and training of a team of civilian discussion.

pilots, whereas the Air Minetry An air passenger line connect-tory Department also state law and order. The most strik-community. Merely on account has its high speed Aight in training Canton and Chungshan will the information of the Board as

of ridiculous rumours they ing British Wireless Service. ing example within recent years, of course, was the strike and boy-are being put to a great deal of cott of 1925-27 when not only did inconvenience and strain in the busiest month of the whole year. household monials and office

NEARING COMPLETION FOR It is learned that the Lingnam A.There is no definito evi clerks leave for Canton by Moreover, even a minor run on

* LONG FLIGHT.

University will establish a "Com- dance that Deep Water Bay or the thousand but the whole any reputable Bank; however

mercial Course" college in Chung-Stanley is malariously Infested. of Canton itself was domin-ridiculous and ill-inspired, cannot

Acting under the orders of Gen-shan, while various schools in Evidence regarding Repulse Bay ated by the Reds.

but indirectly affect the commer-eral Wong Kwong-yu of the Canton Canton will have branches in that is being collected now. During these years the Chinese both of cial life of the whole Colony. For Aviation Bureau relative to the port after its opening-Canton the middle and lower classes re- these reasons it is fortunate that construction of a powerful plane News Agency.

for the proposed long-distance maining here were gullible to an normality in the Bank's, local fight to the South Seas, Colonel business will be speedily restored. James Moy, Construction Chief of Inordinate degree ready to

It is a pity, however, that an the Bureau has started the con- believe the worst against the Bri- tish merely because they had example cannot be made of the struction of a plane which will be

known as the "Greater Canton." originators of senseless rumours; heard certain rumours-manufac but, as is always the case, these which will have powerful engines to According to the Colonel the plane tured for the purpose or had prefer to remain far away in the maintain its prolonged stay in the read certain items in the verna-background. They ought to be air for many hours will be ready cular Press. Their sole attitude aware by this time that their either at the end of this month or many; factories and workshop|Rables. (dog) ...................... (1.. was that what they had heard or machinations are absolutely futile General Wong expects to make have been greatly affected, and On December 8 there read from Chinese sources must and that they are as powerless to the flight to the South Seas Arat on most of them have declared notified three cases of typhoid be true! · And, that in spite of shake the stability of the National the "Greater Canton" where he will bankruptcy, thus throwing a fever, and case of typhus dever years and years of protection Bank of New York as they meet in conference the leading great number of overseas Chinese and three cases of diphtherin.

would be to affect the credit of Dutch Archipelago to be followed

Chinese subjects in the British and out of employment.

According to the Singapore On a minor scale the rumour- the Bank of England or the status by other fights which will em authorities, the total number of mongers in Canton have again of the British or United States brace French Indo-China, Stam, unemployed Chinese at that port amounts to: 700,000— been busy, resulting in an insig- Governmental

more than 800,000 of which nificant run on the branches of the

400,000 are natives of Kwang- tung, tegn

under the Union Jack!

National City Bank of New York

in Shameen and Hong Kong. The

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News in Brief.

The distribution of prizes in most authentic reassurances have the Victoria British School will been exclusively published in the take place on December 18 China Mall each day since Satur-

early next year."

TO BE SENT BACK TO HONG KONG.

SINGAPORE'S ACTION,

Canton, Sunday.

The following cases of discaBES and deaths were notified to the Medical Officer of Health during the past week:

Cases Deaths Diphtheria Enteric fever.. Cerobro-spinal tevor 1

2

5

0

As a result of the silver slump, Tuberculosis. 20′ 39

Philippines, Hawailan

Islands alone Europe via Siberia, and elsewhere

Canton Gazette.

BANKS MERGER.

NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN

day, there being capped by a 2 1/2 lb. of Chinese bob

For not having paid the duty on A IN U.S. statement published in our issue Chinese was to day Đài

statement Mr. E. H. WILE

Court He was authorised

tobacco in a big United States Government it. In inother case

by

Ten Years Ago.

December 10, 1920.) -

0 were

Back to Hong Kong? „To-day's dollar la worth 2/11/ The Singapore authorities have 11/16. taken steps to send the un-

employed Chinese back to Hong Af present in Hong Kong Is Mir. Kong, from which the Canton Frederick Stubbs, FR.G.S., a well

Government has been requested known Australian writer who A

to transport them to Canton, a tmaking- a turn, through, Asia, New York, Yesterday, It is learned that the various Africa and Europe. While here he -Negotiations for the merger of organs in Canton have requested will lecture to University wudents four, bank with resources of a |Admiral Chan Chak to send gun-and the YMCA. Mr. Stübba. In rrying the

Coverder thousand million dolars have boats to Hong Kong for the trans father of Professor C. M. Stubbs of And broken down Reuter's American portation of the unemployed to Chengtu University, and of the

Canton Canton News Agency, wife of Dr. E. W. Kirk of Cinton.

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