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The China Mail.

News in Brief.

Lowest open air temperature | yesterday was 71. Humidity at 10

a.m. was 87 and at pm. 79.

Two cases of small-pax, one of diphtheria and two of meningitis were notified yesterday.

Up to and including Thursday, March 31, the St. John Ambulance Brigade has vaccinated-froo` of charge-100,597 persons.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1932,

CIGARETTES

OR COFFIN

NAILS?

WHY CHRISTIANS SHOULD NOT

SMOKE."

(By R.B.I.)

For reasons of economy the Ad- As I was sitting after breakfast punishment for bumptioua priggish- miralty have decided to close the smoking a comfortable cigarette and ness. It is strange that some peo- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve opening the morning's letters, says ple should seriously imagine that sub-divisions at Manchester, New-B.B.I. in the Manchester Guardian, the clergy, to whom presumably this port and Eastbourne.

a folded leaflet fell out of one en-leaflet was sent broadcast, are of a velope, with the following sentence type to be specially moved by a pic- ture of such arrant self-righteous-

ranean.

Personal Pars.

After that there follow Fifty

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The new submarine Delficul hús uppermost:— been completed for Roumania at Dr. Waterhouse, Linnæus had neas. Trieste. At her trials she is said placed in his natural arrangement, to have shown herself to be the tobacco in the class luridae (sic). Bible and Medical Reasons why fastest submarine in the Mediter-which signifies pale, ghastly, Ilvid, Christians should not smoke. A diamal, and fatal. There, sir, think few of them are sound. That amok- of that definition would you like ing uses money which might be The tank motor-ship Pan Gothis, your own face to be pale, your better employed is certainly of 15,500 tons capacity, and bullt wife's ghastly, your son's livid, and argument. But that the Second for the Alse Shipping Company of your daughter's dismal? Besides, Coming is imminent does not seem Goteborg in that town, has accom-the same naturalist classes tobacco to affect the point. Here is another plished her test. She has two with foxglove, henbane, deadly possible reason. "Because in rail- Diesel motors of 4,800 h.p. and is nightshade, lobelia, and other pol-way carriages smokers waste pre- the largest vessel ever built

in sonous plants bearing the tremend- cious saliva, expectorating every- Sweden.

ous name "Atropa," one of the where" (but not all of us do that), furies. Look at that, air; one of "losing the blessing of digestion, The Broadcasting Committee's the furies pressing your lips, dis- creating at the same time a fog monthly report for March stated turbing your heart, deranging leaving germs behind." But when that the actual hours of transmis-digestion, untwisting your nerves, the writer goes on to claim that sion totalled 261.75, of which 152.25 and torturing your brains.

contrariwise "in non-smoking com- were devoted to European pro- In spite of its curious English, its partments the atmosphere is clear grammes and 109.50 to Chinese pro- meaning was plain enough, far too and the floor clean" one can only grammes. The number of new plain, indeed, for the purpose of its suppose that he has not travelled lcances issued during the month compiler. For, though certainly a much lately, nor has read the corres- was 31, and renewals numbered 80. horrid thing for a man to read who pondence on this point in this paper

was quietly smoking what the au- a few months ago. thor likes to call the "Noxious But there are other reasons why Weed," I could not conscientiously we should "away with the weed" Admiral the Hon. Sir Hubert any that my own face is pale, or my Did you know, for instance, that Brand, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., wife's ghastly, while my daughter's smoking is responsible "for men times exceeded all reason. The completes his three years in com- is certainly not dismal. Nor does having short daughters and short ruins of Chapai and the death-mand of the Plymouth station on a cigarette give me a sensation ariy- sons, as this happens where men roll of Chinese citizzens (includ-October 8.

thing like that of a fury pressing commence in early life?" Had you bear

my lips (I almost wish it did), I realised that "God promises more Hong Kong, Thursday, April 7, 1982. ing women and children)

witness to this fact.

The forthcoming marriage is an whilst if it untwisted my nerves I spiritual joy without the pipe?" I In Japan itself to-day conditions nounced of Captain Albert Frank should have imagined that that confess that I should like to see are upsettled and the business out Horden, of the C. P. S. Likin, and would have done them good, and look gloomy. Not all of this is to Eva Margaret Rogers, of the Muni- taught them a lesson to leave me be attributed to the aggressive cipal Hospital, Shanghai.

alone, especially when the dentist's drill gets busy on them. In spite of Japan's so-called foreign policy pursued in Man-

Before the District Officer South the depression has churia, but

So I unfolded the leaflet, and look- successes in Manchuria and in and

since that (Mr. J. S. Maclaren), yesterday ed at it. I had, it seemed, begun about Shanghai, Japanese lead-rolley was carried into the teld of afternoon, a Chinese youth, named at the wrong end, for the proper ers, the civil heads in particular, battle. To a country not yet fully Shing Yung-on, was charged with beginning was a picture. In it are cannot feel any too easy to-day recovered from the disaster of the rape and attempted rape of a 15-four clergymen seated at a table all when they review the events of 1923 earthquake (the interest alone year-old girl, named Wong Kiu, the immaculately dressed in frock coata. the past few months. The Man on the leans raised abroad, mainly daughter of an opium diven keeper Two are old and two young. Three churian campaign may have been in the United States, for the pur- in Hang Hau village, Salkung, New of them are paffag cigars, but the cleverly planned, but over-

Territories. pose of restoring the devastated

In the course of evi- fourth, one of the young ones, la confidence, misjudgment of

very high dence the girl admitted that she had standing with hand upraised. Be areas, amounts to a Chinese feelings, amazing under-figure) the expenses of the recent had previous relations with the fore him is an enormous open copy estimation of Chinese ability to campaigns constitute a very heavy used. Mr. P. H. Sin, for the of the Bible, and he has placed his offer strenuous opposition and to burden. And, after a harassed defence, suubmitted that the accus-cigar, burning, not on the ashtray. hit back, coupled with the per- Government had experienced difled had no case to answer, and but on the cloth. Standing there, petration of one blunder after cuity in floating the war loans, the his Worship agreeing, discharged he declaims, "Fellow-brethren, as an another gave to their subse-banks, already sorely preased, were the accused. quent activities a different com-called upon to back the expenses. plexion. There is little doubt

commercial now that Japan has been forced Bankers, financiers, into a position which is not at perturbed at the present situation leaders and politicians in Tokyo are all advantageous to her.

and at the many signs of forebod- As anticipated, the League of ing for the future. Trade returna Nations has been shown to be, reveal disturbing unfavourable] more or less, impotent to cope balances of imports over exports;) with an outbreak of war.

left local estate valued at $29,500. III. The Wanderer But, many foreign markets are almost what was not forseen was the closed to Japan; loans and bills are widow, who died at 59, Wickham younger brother, Un Shu-fan, de-VI. The Blind Ploughman Clarke

Elizabeth Wootton, In his will he appointed his

My Abode solid mass of public opinion, maturing for payment; the value of emanating from all parts of the the yen has decreased over thirty Road, Brockley, Kent, on November scribed as an assistant compradore, world, which has been voiced

per cent, since the abandonment of 25. 1931, left estate in the Colony of 112, Des Voeux Road Central, as against the warlike acts directed the gold standard in December valued at $21,000, with net his sole executor, and probate of to the will has accordingly been grant- from Tokyo. That this opinion, last; and local business is in a personalty at Home amounting

ed to the latter by the Supreme amounting, in some parts to in-serious way.

The invasion of 11,265.1.8.

Japan's Troubles.

been

aggravated

MONEY LEFT.

Four Large Local Estates.

MRS. J. E. WOOTTON.

Jemima

biblical evidence for this, but the author, though very profuse with his texts, gives no reference in this

cose.

worse,

The whole thing ends with a short poem comparing the two chief engines of man's destruction, guns and tobacco pipes. The pipe is the

However, both in effects accursed; For guna shoot fromward to their Tobacco pipes homeward to their

foes,

Own,

When for the touch-hola fring the

wrong end,

Into ourselves the poison's force we

send.

That is, presumably, eighteenth example to others, here and now I century, but though I have a great resolve to give up smoking." The admiration for that century, and fellow-brethren look at him with even a little for the pertinacity and blank astonishment, as well they the credulity of the compller of this might, and one hopes that they are leaffet, I think I shall continue to preparing to administer corporal smoke.

dignation and resentment, has Shanghai has seen the trade with The Supreme Court has granted Court. Widow Explains Delay. already taken effect in real form China-so important a part of re-scaling of a certified copy of pro- is now apparent to Japanese Japan's commerce come practical-bate of the will, with codicil Wong Yeung-ahl, widow, of 9, leaders, and there are many in ly to a standstill, and, while the annexed, to the Hon. Mr. W. E. L Staunton Street, has been granted Japanese commercial circles who proposed economic blockade was Shenton, solicitor, attorney for the letters of administration of re rue the aggressive policy pursued never adopted by any country,

testatrix's sister, Alice Chambers cstate, worth $5,400, of her late hus-

A Consul's Estate,

To Dalales Invictus Tally-Ho!

V. Violin Solo

Schubert Schubert

Quilter

Huhn

Leoni Selected

Less Than The Dust.. Finden Till I Awake

Finden Rolling Down To Bio. Germen

VI. Indian Love Errics:

Ten Years Ago,

[From the "China Mail” of.

April 7, 1922.1

To-day's dollar is worth 2/5 18/16.

The second day of the Prince's

by the warlords who exercise blockade of sorts is now in effect Biden, of 74, Hayes Road, Bromley, band, Wong Kit-ting, merchant, to-day an peculiar a dominance consequent upon the hardening of Kent, who is the sole executrix who died on September 4, 1929, at in Japan. In the eyes of the public opinion. Many people, par named in the will

25, Chiu Lang Street, second floor, world Japan has forfeited much ticularly pacifists in the United

Hong Kong. In addition to his of that prestige which was her's States, are deliberately, abstaiping Estate in Hong Kong valued at lawful widow and relict, the deceas- formerly, and it will be long be-froze buying Japanese goods. $7,400, with undeclared personalty ed is survived by two sons, both of fore some countries grow leas

Japan's export trade will be affect elsewhere, was left by Sinebaldo whom are now of age. suspicious when attention is

Francisco Wenceslau

The widow, in her petition to the Gracias, ed for some time to come, and in focussed on Japan's policy in the the long struggle to stabilize her otherwise Symy Garcias, Chovalier Supreme Court, stated that the rea- Orient,

financial position which is before of the Legion of Honour, merchant son why she did not apply sooner In view of the presence in the her Japan will have ample oppor for Portugal in that City, who died because her husband's property in visit has been favoured with better.

of Hanoi, Indo-China, and Consul for letters of administration was Far East of the League of Na-tunity to reflect upon the wisdom tions Commission of Enquiry, of warring, in the face of world dis- Intestate on August 28, 1929, at Hong Kong consisted of 25 shares of weather, an occasional gleam of headed by Lord Lytton, the approval and outspoken opposition. Avenue Van Vollenhoven, Hanoi the Kwong Sang Hong, Ltd, and it sunshine breaking through the question of apportioning blame

office W&B at 34, was only recently, when making an clouds. Yesterday our Apart, but not dissociated from Qual Clemenceau.

Royal for what has occurred in Man-

attempt to deal with the shares, that visitor had a very busy day play- churia and in Shanghai in sub financial troubles, Japan is passing

He was a bachelor and surviving she became aware of the necessity ing in a polo match in the after- judice..

The correct attitude through a period of internal dis-him are a sister, Helena Maria de of letters of administration.

Strikes have taken place Conceicao Gracias, and three bro- has been adopted by the Powera ordera. representatives in Shanghal, in the industrial cities of Osaki thers, Joao Jacques Lima Gracias, MR. THOMAS LOWE who, acting ne mediators, are not and Tokyo, the assassinations of Miguel Querubino Gracias, and concerning themselves with the two of the nation's outstanding Eduardo Augusto Gracias, all of rights and wrongs of the case financial figures have shocked the Macao. The sister and M.Q.; and

where his

Song Recital Next Thursday.

THE PROGRAMME.

zoon and attending a banquet at Government House in the evening, while, the illuminations and fish lantern procession were both ...... too "good to miss. His Royal Highness spent a quiet time in the morning until about 11 o'clock, when he met the school children on the cricket ground. Thereafter he proceeded to the Pavilion where he received the University's honor-

but are concentrating on accom- pacple to a realization of the don-E.A. Gracias have renounced their plishing something practical ger existing from the activities of rights to administer the estate in the conclusion of an agreement fanatical patriotic bands of youthai favour of J... Gracias. which will ensure a permanent the depression is increasing the Letters of administration have, cessation of hostilities in and ranks of the unemployed daily; therefore, been granted by the about Shanghai, But, without and, in the midst of all this stress Supreme Court to Mr. C. A. de Below is the programme of the ary degree, laid the founda-.. probing into the subject in all the radical movement is making Rozs, local exchange broker, who is Song Recital to be given by Mr. tion stone of St. Stephen's Girls' ite aspects, it is evident that alarming progress.

the lawful ~ attorney of JJL Thomas Lowe at the Helena May College," and received a Masonic whatever the provocation (If Predictions are, at the moment, Gracias.

wwwInstitute (this evening timber dafs addrem. Having luriched with the provocation, there was), many of problematical rather than sure, bui|:: 25. Chinesa Merchant's $29,000)~ LViolette S ***** Bearfatti, Admiral în board the "Alacrity!" he Japan's actions cannot be con- Japan will need an extraordinary Un Shustong," alias Up: Shu, alias Disporiente "Faust". Grunód | proceeded, to Happy Valley for the doned. The ardour and zeal of spirit of optimism to find cause for Un Shal-shilg who died at Fan Un Prologue of "Pagliacci".05 |Races: This evening'g engagements many of the Japanese troops and congratulation in the events of the Lane; Kongmoon,” Sanwal district, an

Leonciváltó include a Chinese banquet and the their undisciplined roning at past eight months,

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