DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH-WEST
Better Communications
Required
NOTED CHINESE SCHOLARS CONSIDERED OPINION.
Peiping.
BETTER communication facilities are the key to the deve
lopment of the North-west. This is the impression of Dr. Kiang Kang-bu. noted Chinese scholar and director of Chinese studies in McGill University, Canada, after a three- months tour. in the north-western provinces. “
Interviewed by local press men upon his return here from his inspection tour, Dr. Kiang stated that northern Shensi had........... at one time, been practically Sovietised but thanks to the wise administration of Mr. Shao Li-tze. Chairman of the Shensi Provincial Government, Communism has been wiped out. His efforts in rehabilitation and reconstruction work during the past few years are unprecedented, he said.
Dr. Kiang pointed out with] On account of better means of
regret that Shensi which has communication. Dr. Kiang said. to as the commerce is more developed in
THE CHINA MAIL,THERSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1935
GENE RAYMOND
This handsome blonde Ind is appearing with Barbara Sta wyck in First National's "Woman in Red, now at the Alhambra.
KUMSANG MEETS
DIRTY WEATHER ON LATEST TRIP
To-day's Short Stars
The Lady In The Forest
By Walter Jago
Tall depends on how you There was a musical air, a poetic
look at things
ineatness about the arrival of the That was the final verdict of coach--the collaboration of driver | Mrs. Hawtrey on all contested and horses was sympathetic yet matters.
precise, and on this occasion the A woman ought to be modest:!privilege of understanding reach- "Yes," she admitted that; a wo ed a high point of intelligence man was very much more a wo-when the horses swayed daringly man when she was modest-but to the side of the road and stop- being modest didn't mean beingped with rhythmical carelessness ineffectual, incapable, useless. (at the post-office..
In the far-away times of $50 There was only one passenger, years ago Mrs Hawtrey left Her- she was Mrs. Hawtrey; the coach- berto-on the tablelands of man offered her further service. North Queensland--when the tin mines were yielding poorly, to come to Mareeba
Cobb and Co's coach appeared on the long read. At first the įcoach was merely a huge ball of dust rolling out of the red cedzr forest. Soon it turned into five iprond lively horses; then into a
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Polly Pipper And The Policeman," by **N. D. ✨ Norton.
:
royal carriage swaying on great I'll be turning round as 8001 wheels. The enachman, big and Would it leather springs between fourias I unload the mail", he said. suit you to get out strong and royal himself, sat somewhere else?** jupon the box and managed the "No thanks," she replied; "here
reins as though they were streams ¦ will do me.” of life, delicate and precious in I
He helped her out and with jhis care, joining man and horses her two heavy swag-like bundles in the sweet performance of a she walked off laboriously around. vital dats.
the turntable of the railway ter- Down the forest road, into the minus into the forest
often been referred cradle of Chinese civilisation. Chahar than in Suiynen. has degenerated in its cultural -Route Of Trip importance. With the excep Since his returni to China tion of the tombs of the ancient from Canada last summer. Dr. Emperors and the treasures Kiang has been travelling buried underground. Shers various provinces He started could now boast of O great his inspection trip to the north- cultural achievement. Due west thres months ago in com attention. Dr. Kiang urged pany with Madame Kiang. The should be paid to the economic couple left Shanghai for Sian as well as the cultural develop-by train- ment of the province bereafter.
After visiting the various his-
Referring
-
ARRIVES 24 HOURS
LATE IN PORT
Captain Hook's New
Weather Experiencetownship of Mareeba they came
A story of treacherous wea-
ST. ANDREW'S
Braga Bromley HONEYMOON BEING SPENT IN JAPAN
"Queer--very queer!**
The coachman commented upon the unusual situation as he climb-
were
to. Kansu, Dr-toric and scenic spots in the ther. the most unusual he has PRETTY WEDDING AT ed stilly into his seat. Kiang said that the lack of ade- ancient city. and also quate communication facilities Chungnan and Taihua Mounas a seafarer, was told to a the experienced in his 20 odd years
"What can she be doing going off into the bush ?” he asked him has impeded the development of tains. they proceeded to Kansu Chine Mail representative by
self. "There are no houses there the province. The Kansu people and Shansi by automobile, mak-Captain W. Field Hook of the are among the poorest lot ining stops at Linfen. Taiyuan Indo-China S.N. Ca's Calcutta-
-no place to go to?" "And be watched the weary figure heaviy| the country.
Wutaishan, Tatung, and other Japan passenger and cargo ves
laden, as the horses swang the Industrial Progress places. Later. they proceeded sel Kumsang, as she came into
coach around in the big open raï- Turning to Shansi, Dr. Kiang to Suiyuan and Mongolia by the port 24 hours late at 8 o'clock asserted that as a result of the Peiping-Suiyuan Railway, visit-last night from Moji.
way yard and trotted away from -efforts of General Yen Hsi-shan, ing Kweisui, Paotou. the Teghe
the post-office smartly to the Cobb "Never have I experienced
A very pretty wedding took and Co. stables at the end of the Director of Peace Preservation Jo League the for Taiyuan. noticeable indns-League. and Khakha Banner.
Olanchab such curious weather as I did place at St. Andrew's Church, town
this trip, and I have been at Kowloon, at 1030 this morning, In the bush was Mrs. Hawtrey, trial progress has been made.
Dr. Kiang will spend the sum-sea and sailed in most parts of when Mr. Hugh Braga, the son with her two bundles open upon More than 20 new
factories mer in Peiping after which he the world for a long time now of the Hon Mr. J. P. Braga, the ground Spread out have now been established in will take a trip to Szechwan said Captain Hook in relating OBE, and Mrs. Braga, led to blankets, sheets, boots, dresses, the province. Dr. Kiang also Central News Agency. paid a high tribute to General|
his experience.
the altar as his bride Miss Nora and numerous little household, The Kamsang was on a voyage Bromley, of Beckenham, Kent, articles knick-knacks, mementos leaving Shanghai she from Japan to Hong Kong, and on who arrived in the Colony last-many, many things which seem- Thursday from Haiphong by the led not at all necessary or suitable received word that there was a typhoon in steamer Canton
for her own requirements. There A very large gathering of was their path, moving in
2. worth-1
a best dress for a little friends of the bride and bride-girl, a suit of clothes for a boy. westerly direction.
Suddenly the barometer bekan to room was present at the church, and a cost and a pair of trousers fall rapidly and the vessel ran into among them being many of Mr. belonging to a man all neatly Two women air passengers very bad weather. The captain the Hong Kong Engineering and articles were visible about the Braza's colleagues on the staff of folded and cared for. These were each fined £100 at Croydon turned his ship about and cruised recently for attempting to avoid around to await developments. the payment of Customs duties.
Construction Co., Ltd. The bride tops of her two open buzidles, bet! Enid M. G. Gunther. Halewell with no change in the condition of carried a huge bouquet of roses ground, side by side, were a pis After some eight hours of this looked radiant is a beautiful what strange things were beneath
white satin gown with veil, anaone
could
say. On shire, pleaded guilty. The duty south again and proceed. Close. Withington. Gloucester-the weather. he decided to tura
There were two bridesmaids, the ftol and a stockwhip, lying in a iavolved was £13 15s4d on silkjcourse in the hope of finding some оп his
Misses Caroline and Mary Braga, big tin dish, which also contained organdie. Miss Harriet Betchil butt end of a small bag of flour. On top of the flour bag was a broad, very sharp tomahawk.
Yen for his recent efforts in the
financial readjustment in Shan- SMUGGLING BY AIR
si.
י
With fertile soil and rich
natural resources Suiynan pro vince. Dr. Kiang pointed out, has great potentialities for -economic development. But as a preliminary step toward this end, communications should be developed, and a comprehensive scheme for reclamation should be worked out, he thought.
Dr. Kiang praised highly the conscientiousness of
General
Two Women Canght:
Fined $100 Each
Bot
the
-Fu Tso-ri, Chairman of the Sur articles and glassware, valued sheltered bay in which they could who were dressed in pink and bine baking powder and salt and the} Yuan Provincial Government, in at £33, brought from Paris anchor until the worst was over pushing reconstruction work in
Kate C. Knowles: Cheyne On reaching the Tang Yung the province, and the sincere House, Cheyne Walk, co-operation of Prince Teh, the pleaded not guilty.
SW, Lighthouse.
迓 point about 400 driving and guiding force of the involved was $12 2s. on ladies' ther became worse instead of im- was Best Man
The duty miles from Hong Kong, the wea Mongolian Loca! Autonomy hats, dresses and corsets, valued proving, the seas reaching moun Political Council" with the Cen-at £32 24.8d tral Government in strengthen- According to the prosecution, meter falling to its lowest level ing national defence the she denied that she had any northern border.
thing to declare beyond per- fumery.
on
tainons dimensions, and the baro
was the trainbesrer.
The bride was given away by Mr. C. Wilson, while Mr. J. Braga
Leaning with her left hand or The Rev. Stott the hole of a huge cedar, an axe officiated at the ceremony.
in her right, Mrs. Hawtrey stared At the reception which was held up the tree as though making cal after the ceremory at the Clare culations of the quantity of tim mont Hotel, the healths
of the ber it would be likely to yield Captain Hook once more thought bride and bridegroom were en Walking around the bole she esti- this thusiastically toasted by the large ma dits diameter and, being once The defence was that a maid time in a north-easterly direction company
it expedient to, tum about, Chinese socialist leader, all is disobeyed instructions to put all This proved to be a wise decision usual time-honoured
present and all the satisfied" with her calculations, now quiet in Chahar. In spite dutiable articles in a trunk for the typhoon passed them at employed when the happy couple feet firmly, and commenced to rites were she stepped back a little, set her of the absence of General Chin which went by land from Paris-point 120 miles asters, and the left, confetti, rice, old shoes, etc chop the tree down.
- All Quiet In Chahar
According to. the
Teh-chun Acting-Chairman of
the Chahar Provincial Govern-
ment, who is now still in Pel- LONDON DOG SENT
issues
ping and Tientsin. conferring with the Japanese authorities on various outstanding affecting Chahar. peace and order are well-maintained in the province by his subordinates..
DATA FOR LABOUR CODE
TO DENTIST
Harley St. Patient
A
TEETH DRILLED UNDER NEW -ANAESTHETIC
WISE DECISION
and (380 miles from the Colony) Kumsang continued to Matsu Is being very much in evidence.
The Honeymoon is being and anchored there for the night Japan.
The following morning they
Night came. The tree was ly spenting on the ground and a large piece of bark which once had been on the trunk was leaning
were surprised to discover that FLY-WHEEL BLOWN against a sapling, forming a
four other vessels, including the China Navigation Co.'s steamer Shantung and the U.S.S. Nashville had also dropped anchor at Matsu. They left for Hong Kong early 00 Tuesday morning.
A dog suffering with badly decayed teeth was recently sent calm from then onwards the baro- Although the weather was quite to have his teeth drilled and meter did not rise again, and even Kwangtung Conditions filled, not to the local horse doc- though the ship is now in the
Investigated
tor, but to a prominent Harley harbour it remains very low, street dental surgeon.
A reporter was present at the Canton, To-day operation, and watched while
Mr. Wang Kwan-lun, member the dog was stretched out in of the Legislative Yuan, who the chair that has often held was sent here by Mr Sun Fo, the struggling forms of pro President of the Yuan, to inves-minent people tigate labour conditions prior to
the drafting of the Labour Code, with a special new anaesthetic He was put blissfully to sleep
arrived in the city on Tuesday. called nembutal
Immediately after his arrival,
·
POLICE SERVICES IN KWANGTUNG Special Training For Principal Officers
Canton, To-day.
TO PIECES
Children's Narrow Escape
HUGE PIECE PROJECTED, QUARTER-MILE
makeshift residence. All the sky
illuminated with the vividi brightness of tropie stars, but the ground of the forest was dark with impenetrable, blackness., Mrs. Hawtrey, as she lay under her! bark. lean-to, could not see a foot in front of her even the grey- white canvas covering her bed merged into the opaque velvety shadows of night, and the moist An explosion in an engine house bare butt of the cedar tree did at the works of Sankey Sagar not reflect the light of the staza. Ltd, Earlestown, Lancashire, Yet those stars- dancing in the burst a 15ft flywheel of an engine heavens were so bright that they and hurled pieces of metal in vari- seemed to burn up the darkness ous directions,
W overhead v
her
One piece of the flywheel, which Long into the night she turned weighed 6cwt., was blown for her thoughts over the range of quarter of a mile and after land- her life, from her hard existence ing in the works football field it as a child in the little township Unconscious Mr. Wang was takes by Mr. Lin
rebounded and then embedded it of Herberton, where all men were Four grains of nembutal were Chai-mei of the Reconstruction injected into a vein of his leg police services the Provincial De-piece of about the same weight hash school days. In order to improve the county self Sft. in the ground Another miners or timber Department and Mr. Liang Yo Thirty seconds later he was partment of Civil Affairs has de was hurled a further 200
and how she chuen of the Municipal Govern-unconscious and oblivious to all cided to continue to train county A workman who had
had studied and, tr ment to visit various factories, pain while his teeth were being public safety bureau directors duty had
on teacher in the or such as the cement works, the plugged as no dog's teeth had and sub-station heads in the Po just before
the engine-house ever attended, to, sulphuric acid plant, the caustic been plugged before lice Officers Training Scho
occurred of her life, soda plant, the spinning and This state of general. An order has been issued to
on the child weaving factory, and the electric anaesthesis," said the dentist, county Governments, instructi
football
black on the power station. He vil visit the lasted for an hour by which
had sugar refineries after his return time the teeth were drilled and
em to send their police from his tour of Krangri,
city for training acc
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