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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEFTEMBER 4ru, 1923,

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"By the force of my will Ishall subdue this disease

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THE WILL-TO-BE-WELL

“Almost anything can be accomplished by a resolute act of the will."-PROFESSOR JAMES,

"I must-I will-

get back my health!".

The man who says this to him- self-really meaning it is thereby helping and hastening. his own recovery-so much does will-power influence, bodily processes.

But in nerve weakness, unfor- tunately the will-power itself. is. enfeebled the patient is too limp and listless to make the recessary "effort of volition; and it is here that Sanatogen comes to his aid.

For Sanatogen," writes a physiclan in the Medical Press and Circular, “acta as a powerful nervine tonic, supplying stimulus to the higher centres of the brain and spinal cord, and exciting, the willpower to vigorous action."..

As another physician (Dr. Claude Wheeler) pats it: "Even the mental faculties share in the revivifying in@rence el Sanatogen, and there is rapid restora the of the ability to plan and execute."

That -why all who are attacked by such symptoms should promptly counter- act them by invigorating the brain and nervous system with a course of Samatogen.

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THE BOXER INDEMNITIES. CHINESE REPLY TO MR BLAND

LONDON, September 1st. The suggested remission of the Borer indemnities is discussed in a letter to the Times by Mr. Long-ling, chairman of the Chinese United Association for the League of Nations. The writer opines that the idea is viewed too much from the commer- cial standpoint of how it may benefit British trade, and thinks it should rather be considered as an accustomed. British derd of generosity,

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In connection with the advisability of the importation of new ideas and now knowledge into Chins the writer dwell on the necessity of carefully selecting only the most suitable graduates of the Chiness hame universities. He refutes the sugges tion that organisel propaganda is conducted by a semiofficial section of Young Chin for remission of the indemnities, and points out that such remissions were never -unt derstood to be unconditional, hat are to ha spent in Fondling schdents to England und elsewhere.

THE CHARGES AGAINST BEVAN,

FABRICATINO ASSETS AND "MINIMISING DEETS. “

LONDON. September 1st. Bevan reapparel at the Guildhall to day. Sir Richard Muirt opening the Crown case, mil that Bevan completely dominated

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THE NORTHCLIFFE PRESS.

REORGANISATION PRORABLE.

Lowboy, September. Ist.

• Mr. Campbell Stuart, hitherto regarded a linison officer between Lord Northcliffe's. newspapers, has resigned the managing. editorsbi of the Daily Mail, and the directorship on the Daily Mail and other Northcliffe newspapers. He is apparently devoting himself entirely to his incrensed responsibilities of managing directorship. of the Times. It is assumed, therefore, that the properties henceforth will be cou ducted as separate entities.

ALLEGATION AGAINST UNITED STATES CONSUL.

"AMERICA" ORDERS AN ENQUIRY.

LONDON, September 1st.

The United States Government has

ordered an enquiry into the Newcastle-on- True incident in which it was alleged that the American Consul put difficulties in the way of intruding travellers who had not Consul declares that he instructed his staff promised to suil ón American vessels. not to mention to intending travellers American shipping lines until the riet ques- tion was settled.

The

WASHINGTON. September 1st The Government is not convinced of the misconduct of its consular representa tives as Newcastle and will not reopen the Consulate until proper investigation has been made. The wish has been expressed by the White House, that Americans inter- est themselves more in the Americaa marine. This is regarded as indicating a tendency on the part of officials to ap- prove, rather than disapprove of the action of Newcastle Consuls. Officials of the State Department are surprised at the

the companies of which he was a director, | canepilation of exequaturs, as the British Deception and fraud were the essence of Foreign Office has been requested to defer the seven charges on which he asked for a | action pending investigation. committal.

As instances of the alleged fraud, Sir Richard asserted that in one halince-sheet a debt of £319,523 appeared as only £51,423 and a supposed investment of 2198,776 in. Treasury Bills was non- existent.

The hearing was adjourned till the 13th iost

BUSY THREE DAYS,

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U.S. TRADE COMMISSION IN THE NETHERLANDS.

THE HACTE, September 1st. The interactional trade emmission, er- ganised under the auspices of the Southern Commercial Congress of the United States, is paying a three days' visit to the Nether- lanis investigating with a view to direct true relations between the United States and the Netherlands.

CANADIAN STRIKE SETTLED,

- SYDNEY (Nova Scotiay, Sept. 1st. The miners have accepted the new wage aale by majority of five to one.

COUNTY CRICKET, KENT BOWLER'S WONDERFUL FEAT

LorDON, September 1st. *Bain interfered with cricket everywhere.

The matches Surrey . Warwickshire at the Oval and Essex r. Yorks at Leyton were left drawn, as in neither case could play proceed far enough for a first innings lead.

At Brighton, Kert beat: Susser by an innings and 28 ruins. The Kent bowler, Freeman, captured seventeen wickets for 67. No bowler has ever taken more than seventeen, wickets is n first-class game, and the feat has only been accomplished on eleven occasions,

RIOTING IN INDIA

MADA, September 1st. The newspaper Scarfy reports that the situation in the Godavery district is becoming most acute. Four police stations have been looted by tribesmen who form a band now, reported to number thousands. The special police are unable to ascertain the whereabouts of the hand.

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PLEASURES OF TOBACCO."

HOW A SMOKER CAN RENOUNCE

THEM."

Despite the fact that rearly all roen in all countries smoke (and many women too), smoking is still considered to be nothing. but a bad and not too clean habit. A writer says:

I have had this point of view forcibly laid before, me ou more than one occasion, especially once when, having obtained a hostess's permission to smoke a pipe. I absent-mindedly knocked it out upon her Persian carpet. I thought a lot about it and later deiled that I would· renounce all the pleasures of tobacco and cirre tagself of this bad add not 100 clean babit. So, on Friday, I began my renunciation, says a Smoker.

It was a convenient day. I found that my stock of smokeables and reduced itself to about ten cigars, half a tin of cigarettes and couple of fills of tobacco: I could combine moral reform with economy...

That moming I went to office without to mach as a cigarette on my person. About half

past fan, a man came to ree me ou busi- ness. Try these," he said. "I think you'll find them good." I did, and' it was not till I bad savoured the aroma of that cigar to almost the very end that I remem bered I had stopped smoking. For the rest of the day I borrowed from junior

members of the staff.

At Nottingham, the home team beat

When I had returned home, I'reflected Hauts by mine wickets. In their second that Friday was an unlucky day on which innings the losers were dismissed for. 73, to start carrying out a good resolution. Richmond taking wire wickets for 21, in practice. I would wait till Monday and At Bristol, Leicester beat Gloucester by start the week well and would use up my 74 runs. In their first ianings Gloucester existing stock during the week;ead. were dismissed for 72, Astill taking six On the Monday I read somewhere of wickets for 28 and Geary four for 43, while an occasion when M. Clemenceau gare

in their second innings they were all out up smoking, "The only way" to do for. 72, Astill taking four for 37 and Geary, the Tiger und declared, is to sit six for 26, including tlie hat-trick.

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FINAL POSITIONS OF THE

LEADING COUNTIES. -

Percentage.

73.79.. 71.53 - 66.95

1. Yorkshire

2. Notts

3. Surrey

4. Kent...

5. Lancashire

6. Hants

... 63.70

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461 50.90

7 Middlesex DAVIS CUP COMPETITION,

JOHNSON DEFEATS ANDERSON.

The American, Johnston, bent the Australian, Anderson, 6/1, 6/2; 6)3.

AUSTRALIANS BEAT AMERICANS IN THE DOUBLES,

with a box of cigara open at your elbow and overcome the temptation in its very teeth." Now wasn't that a

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nuisance!

I had gone and smoked my last cigar and nothing remained but the empty box Well, well. Having bought it I sat with it open at my elbow for an hour strongly resis. ting temptation. I sniffed the beautiful things and later, absorbed in work, caught my fingers straying towards the box My st visitor that morning had the first of them had the second.

To fortify myself that evening, I rend of how tobacco makes a man's lungs liko unto kippered herrings, hardens. the valves of his heart, reduces his stomach to a patch-werk quilt and does hany, other things wven more horrible. T had carried my temptation home with me and I faced it with bravery and success till. I went to aleej Unfortunately, next day 1 raal Mr. Leacock in tobacco. It is In the Davis Cup Challenge Bound evidently indispensible for turning out ripe Doubles, the Australians, Patterson and scholars. I do not turn out ripe scholars O'Hara Wood, beat the Americans, Tilden sor am I one. But who am I that I should and Richards 6/4, 6/0, 6/3. dat

FOREST HILL, September 1st..

Forest Hill, LONDON, September 1st. In the challenge round of the Davis Cup Competition, Tilden won his first set of singles with Patterson 7

EXTRAORDINARY HARBOUR INCIDENT AT BUENOS AIRES.

LINER" RAMS SHIPS AND THE QUAY

BUENOS AIRES, September 1st. The United States Shipping Board liner American Legion, while leaving harbour for Hio de Janeiro, collided with four moozed raisers, rummed and sank a transport and damaged the quay.

rum counteract the opinions of the world's ripest thinkers? That day I made a big hole in the box of cigars.

SANDY DEFIES HARLEY STREET.

Sandy, not feeling well, had consulted a 'doctor.

Doctor. Do you drink, Sandy? Sandy: Yes, BİZ,

Doctor Well, you must give that up. D'you amoke-

Sandy: Yes, sir,

Doctor. You must give that up, too. As Sandy went quickly through the office door the doctor exclaimed "You have not paid me for my advice, Sandy."

I'm not taking it," replied Sandy,

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