1935-12-30 — Page 9

STAMPING OUT OPIUM

Efforts Redoubled In Anhwei

ADDICTS BEING SENT

TO CLINICS

Wuhu, To-day. The Aahwei províncial authori ties are redoubling their forts for the suppression of opium in the province, in accordance with -the "Six Year Opium Suppression. Scheme" laid down by Generalis- simo Chiang Kai-shek

"Ia view of the expiration of the time limit for the registration of opium-smokers, which has been set as the end of 1955, the provincial! and district Governments are con dieting thorough investigations! about opium-smokers who have not

Gover yet registered with the ment organs concerned. In Waha alone, more than 100 such opium-

smokers have been arrested during They have the past three days. been made to register by compul-

have been

sion and clinics for treatment. `-

The latest. portrait of King George of Greece, who has been restored_to_his_throne_after 12 years in exic.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1935.

THE “EASTERN

MIRROR

New Bi-Lingual Magazine

To-day's Short Story

O'TOOLE'S

MIRACLE

By Nina Conarain

The first number of the Easters BENCOR and Benway against no lunch and was hungry.

and Benbaum wereywas late for tea," but he had had

the West

recently-established

He

The Protestant church and rec-

The hot day quickened his pact.

Mirror, monthly magazine, has just been a white sky. issued. It is a profusely illas-made them unreal 29 stage trated publication in English and mountains painted on a back-tory were hidden modestly in a vale Chinese, containing a number of cloth. Lough Inagh was white of rich trees. Their joint grounds articles and many photographs like the sky, its waters made a sloped down to the waters of the dealing with affairs in China and sleepy sound against the lime lake. It was a green and gracious

stone crags-

place on that August after.com. Along the lake road plodded a Mr. O'Toole reached it with a sense In the first issue the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga writes on the beauties all untidy clergyman. He had of thanksgiving.

¡wiped the trickles of sweat from The church door stood open. The of Kowloon and the New Terri his brow so vigorously that his hat vestry was a cool stone place where tories; the recently-appointed Siamese Trade Commissioner is was pushed to the back of his head his specimens might wait until he interviewed; and IMA. Macfad-n a rakish manner. His pockets had time to sort them. He went |bulged-with-little-plants-he had-in-and-spread them upon the deep writes entertainingly OF "People and Pictures," with spe- dug up from the bog, the brown window sill. Through the dusty earth from their roots stained his panes he saw a man climbing over trends in Chinese painting. There black-coat and his hands and face. the high wall of the churchyard. Catching sight of a grem shadow It was Gaffney, the sexton. Balanc is also an intensely amusing news-

in the crevice of a boulder he halt-ing precariously on the top of the paper akit disclosing how the tragedy of "Hamlet" would have led. In that rough but sheltered wall he dragged a large loaded sack been wired to his paper by a red-bed grew a perfect specimen of

yem

cial reference to the modera

maidenhair ferm. The Rev. Arthur.

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES Miss Viole: Capell informs us that the gross takings from the hot newsMAN. Dancing Display given at the

The photographs and other i-O'Toole drew a trowel from his sent to the King's Theatre on November 6 lustrations are many and varied,

waistcoat pocket and, talking to last amounted to $1,135. A draft and will no doubt be a most po

himself is an emited undertone, In various districts, large-scale for £5 (Five Pounds) has been pular part of the magazine.

procured this exown of his day's been started to forwarded to the London Hospital

tnil. publicity has

a cheque for $100 arouse the attention of the public and

the evils of opium-smoking. Hundred Dollars) to the The magistrates have personally Kong Benevolent Society. given lectures on the recessity of the scheme for opium suppression.

to

Hong

(One ROBBERS IN NEW

TERRITORIES

The local Sikh community will as laid down by the Generalissimo celebrate the birthday of Siri Meanwhile, while the investiga Guroo Govind Singh Ji at the Sikh tion among opium-smokers is betur Temple on Wednesday, January 1. conducted, addicts, when found Arrangements for meals to all are also being arrested and sent to comers both morning and evening, the clinics, while their smoking have been made by the committee

Central of the Temple. utensils are confiscated News Agency.

ELECTIONS IN GREECE

NOT LIKELY TO BE POSTPONED

*CHINA MAIL- SPECIAL

Athens, To-day.

Chinese Wounded

In Ankle

TO-MORROW'S STORY **

To-morrow's story will be "The Veiled Lady," by Agatha Christie.

Thereafter be forgot the sun into position beside him. streaming down on his back, the

Then, in obvious haste, the man stinging horseflies and the long and sack came tumbling down upon miles between himself and Cor the green graves. Mr. O'Toole raghwee. In an ecstasy of creative watched in mild amazement. He meditation he composed the open-

ing sentences for a new chapter in could think of no reason why his book on the Anatomy of the Gaffney should want to enter the churchyard in so furtive a fashion Vegetative Organs of the Fhanero-while the wide gates stood open of ad-gams and Ferna

the other side of the church.

Gaffney "continued to behave strangely. When he caught sight

Li Kit-cheung, a Chinese from the Wai Chan district, was mitted to the Kwong Wah Hospi

The one street of Couraghwee lay tal yesterday suffering from #deserted in the best when, still bullet wound in the left ankle, re-murmuring to himself, Mr. O'Toole Owing to the late arrival of the cerved when he was held up by passed anseeingly through its dou- Mr. O'Toole at the window he started in terror. Dropping the troopship Neuralis, the Entertain-rubbers in Chinese territory. He bie line of small houses and shopsack abruptly among the tombs he ment Committee of the REO.CA]was dressed at the Shan Tax On the far side of the village the advanced to the vestry door and have been obliged to cancel the Dressing station before being sent shade and solitude of his study stood there, fidgeting, nervously whist drive and tombola arranged to the hospital.

-awaited him. Perhaps Bridget for to-day, The Dance aranyed

would make him a cup of tea. It with his cap. for Saturday, January & will not) be interfered with. It will be held in the China Fleet Club

Theatre and will begin at the usual time, 8:30 pm

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POLICE RESERVE

Orders For The Current Week

Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. E King, Inspector General of Police General There will be no parades

For the convenience of patrons The Government sees no cause why the elections should be post-attending the Carnival Dance at Repulse Bay Hotel to-morrow, ad- poned, declare the newspapers, which claim to have been inspir-ditional buses will run from the ed by an authoritative source. The Hong Kong Hotel at 8, 8.30 and 9 Government would only feel oblig-, and from Repulse Bay at 3.

3.15 and 3.30 12 ed to consent to delay if this were

Hong Kong. formally-moved -- at the "proper¦

To-morrow's meeting of the 20, 1935 of the two great Sanitary Board will consider car time by both parties. Mere suggestions or a formal petition from one politi-respondence relative to the dairy

General

of

or

CHRISTMAS PARTY

Alliance Children's Hostel Festivities

Mr. O'Toole was an unsuspect- ing. incurious soul Now he was only anxious to find someone to whom he might communicate the good news concerning his maiden- hair fern. He lifted it gently to jshow Gaffney. He talked for five minutes of the extraordinary inter (est of its vegetative"organ

Gaffney was a tall, shambling

classes during the week ending

A very pleasant time was spent young man with the physique of an by all at the Alliance Hostel for but he held himself with ex- January 4, 1936.

D. L. KING.

Missionaries, Mody treme humility before the little "D. S. P. (R) Children of

Kowloon, on

Christmas clergyman. He had less than the Monday, December Road

Day, when the annual Christmas (normal amount of sense usually Party was held The singing offend even in the most limited af Christmas carols, scripture read-human beings, and far less than licence for No. 49, Portland Street, mid-levels, and on Christmas Eveling and a visit by Father Christ- the usual amount of chin, but his cal party would not suffice.

Because of his true kindliness of The Alliance Children's Hostel The election campaign is al-round floor; and an application the Peak, the resulting collections as formed part of the festivities heart was large and kind

for a bake-borse licence at No. totalling $151. The grateful ready in full swing.

is a hostel for children of mis-nature rather than from any with 150, Prince Edward Road, ground thanks of the Committee are exsionaries of the Christian and curry favour, Gaffney tried to Kondylis gave an electioneering

floor.

I tended to all concerned în

Missionary Alliance Mission, an please everybody with whom he speech at Salonika yesterday,

achieving this splendid result American mission, with head-came in contact. At times this setting forth the programme

The Sailors' and Soldiers' Home The amount collected is to be

quarters at New York City. The estimable quality indulged in indi his party. M.Theotokis--spoke are holding their animal party for devoted to the general funds of Hostel came into being in 1933, to criminately brought him to cot- yesterday afternoon at Corfu, and Servicemen this evening in the the Home.

meet the need of a home for mis-plicated and troublons, places. He the remaining party leaders, MM-form of a dinner, to be followed Tsaldaris. Metaras and others.

sionary children attending the was in trouble now, for he had not The EMS. Empress of Axis owloon Junior British School reckoned on the presence of MP are already actively at work in by a concert which is to be given

by the 1st B. The Lincolnshire left Nagasaki for Hong Kong, via and the Central British SchoolToole in the vestry at this hour their own constituencies.—Trans-

Regiment.

ports, on Saturday and is due here The parents of the children are the afternoon. It was diffent Ocean Service.

next Thursday morning.

to listen to the Ke history of the actively engaged in missionszy

fern with composure. work in Kwangsi Province, South The Time Signal given by China, and in the Philippine Is CHINESE PRIEST Day, next Wednesday, at 430 pa means of lights at 9p.m. from lands.

the Royal Observatory will be re- peated at midnight on December 31, the termination of the_pro_ HMS. Tarantula left for the graizme signifying the end of the West River this morning.

year 1935.

AS CURATE

Innovation At Church

In Folkestone

London, To-day.

A tea dance will be held at the Repulse Bay Hotel on New Year's

There will be a half-hourly bus service during the aftmoon.

The Hong Kong University

In connection with the New A large congregation at Chris: Medical Society will give a fare- Year's Eve Carnivals at the Hong Church, Folkestone, yesterday well tea party to Prof. and Mrs. Kong, Peninsula and Repulse Bay J. L. Shellshear, who will be leav-Hotels the managements desire to

· heard: the firest SUMAZON. ever preached by a Chinese clergyman ing for good, in the Union Assem advise patrons that the dress for as a curate in an English parish bly Room on Thursday, January 2the occasion may either be evening

it 10 am. Members and friends for fancy. The vicar, with the consent of are cordially invited..

church.

CAPITAL OF HOPET

Not To Be Moved To Peiping

Peiping, To-day.

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O'Toole paused for breath. "I ALL GOODS RECENTLY ARRIVED STOCK. AND GUARANTEED. know a place where you can get jhundreds of them. Thick as dzisies [they are. I'll go out and get you a

sack full any days ag

He said this to make Mr. O'Toole happy. He knew the ferns were rare and that it was doubtful if he would find even one, in a day's march, but that did not prevent

It is unlikely that the capitaljhim from ̈ promising something

of Ecpei Province will be re- that might please his employer, moved to Peiping from Paoting, however, linxively, for a few min- despite the petitions of the local jutes.

Sig. Roberts reports that while Chamber of Commerce, informa- "I don't want a sack full" said the Archbishop of Canterbury, in-

The Carol party of the Sailors' driving a military lorry in Islandtion from reliable sources indi- Mr. O'Toole ungraciously. “I've vited the Rev. Addison Hsu, of

gut one and that is enough for the Kwangsi. to act as temporary and Soldiers' Home mader the Road yesterday he knocked down a cates.

Mr. leadership of the Rev. E C. Chinese male, Lau Yam, who re General Sung Cheh-yuan has present--and talking of sacks, that enrate for a few months. Ban accepted, with the object of Tribbeck, was again active durceived slight injuries and was ad- not considered such proposals, it is surely a big one you have got

Yester-mitted to the Government Civil is further revealed-Central out there, Gaffney?" jezzning the methods and working the festive season.

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(Continued on Page 10.)

of an English parish before in-day evening the party visited the Hospital troducing similar methods in Chiria—Renter.

DEATH OF GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCH

Istanbul, to-day The Greek Orthodox Patriarch, Photios I died here yesterday, after a long inhess, aged 63. The deceased elected · supreme head of Orthodox Christianity in 1929, having resided since then at Con- stantinople-Trans-Ocean Ser-

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NEW GOVERNOR OF HUPEHĮ

Nanking. To-day. Mt. Tang Yung-tai, the newly appointed Governor of Hupeh, left here for Hankow aboard the gunboat Tang Sui at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. He will assume his new post on Central News

OUTLAWS IN NORTH

Being Pursued By Troops

eiping. To-day. oximately 1,000 outlaws, the notorious-bandit chief- taiu Lân Kwei-tang. fed to a

NATIVE EDUCATIONAL FILMS point near Changping, north of

here, on Saturday from the Nanicing, to-d

An exhibition militarised zone, after of native edur Social films will sued by the Proantai be held at the net annual conservation Corps.” In ventions of

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