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Stories have recently come bo The existence of this focus acomin | Peking to suspend work at the hand of the outbreak of pneumonis | confirmed. It appears that "the" Arsenal and at the new factory con- plagua in Mongolia and two daya Mongolian, authorities took strict structed by General Sutton, Bays age we reprinted a serious account measures, including a cordon round, the Monchuria Daily News of of the state of affairs in that coun- this area; to byman | January 7th. Not unaturally this try from the Peking and Tientsin News about the spread of plague has caused a little consternation Timer.

to Uzgaja not condrused; Sanpeitzu in official and business circles, from the cum apt especially as all payments are sus- December 1st, 1923. The plague peaded. Consequently fangpiso has had already subsided towards mid taken another beadlong plunge, die of December in the focus near opening this morning at 86.40 to Che Chen, Han sing part of the the yen and closing at $6.49. medical personnel departed at that time. į

According to the N.-C. Daily Ner the following communication was, issued from the North Man churian Plague Prevention Service, dated Harbin, January 8th:

So much sensational news has been published in newspapers about the present pneumonis plague epidemic in Mongolia that the fo lowing bulletin may proze-useful

(1) Towards the end of Novem, ber, 1828, naïs reached us in an indirect way regarding the

Danger Never Sartoux

Disturbing influences are at work. Their first evidence may be traced to the report which emanat-

A distance of 200 E. miles roughlyed from Tientsin some ten days ago separates each of the stations Man to the effect that Marshal Chang chouli, Sanpeitz, Che Chen Han Tao Lin had given orders for dis and Urga.

ciplinary measures to be instituted against General Yang Yn Ting and

The danger of Manchuris was

probable existence of plague Rever particularly great even i Mr. Cheng Chien....

the worst reports turned out true.

in Outer Mongolia. In spite

Yang Tu Ting Summonsd To Peking.

Then General Yang Yu Ting was sumaioned by his chief to proceed to Peking in order to advise in respect of the new situation which

of our efforts no confirmation | Fortin addition to our précautions. could be obtained until the there is not much traffic between beginning of December when

Manchuria and Mongolia Cara reports began to appear: 1 the Harbin newspapers ap vans take, auidsat a week to reach parcatly substantiating the Matchouli from Sanpeits so that newa These published de

individuals infected at the latter tailed information about the would be ill already, when arriving had arisen by reason of the elimina- plague, supplied by travellers in Chinese territory and would betion of General Chin Tun Fong sa and chauffeurs returning from therefore detected. Motor-cars take prospective Premier. On the sur Mongolia to Manchoul. Most only a couple of days, but these of them spoke at first of ex- tensive outbreaks threatening to invade Manchuria.

This

are few in number and easily.com face it seemed as il General Yang trolled; moreover the passengers and Marshal Chang Tso Lin had must be well-off in order to afford come the intelligence of the arrest such travelling while the chauffeurs and execution at Harbin of General are all Russians. Consequently

they are not likely to be in close, Yang Chao, a close friend of Yang contact with the poor Chinese in. Ya Ting, while it was also reported where the disease may their

crowded winter quarters that Cheng Chien was under sur- epidemic proportions.

veillance in Peking.

High Ofisials "Uncomfortable.", "At the same time a apecial de- legate, Li Shao Po, sent by Marshal Chang, appears in Mukden vested with full power. This representa tive examines the accounts of the military clothing factory and of (1) Stopping all ingress except the commissariat department both at. two points where all arof which are in charge of Generel rivals are medically examin

(a) At Manchoul:

(2) The news contained in the newspapers may be suMINAT- ized as follows: From spring, 1928, onwards a high mortal ity was said to have been served among the tarabagan in Outer Mongolia. was at the time ascribed to On the other hand the presum- the prevailing dry weather. able existence of plague in Outer But it might have been partly Mongolia, perhaps even as near a due to plague, since during fanpeitza (as seemed to be the case the, autumn (hunting season)

at the time) made it necessary for suspicious cases were observed our Service to adopt the strictest among marmot hunters, These preventive measures in Marchuria. were at first only isolated These include

being confined to the Later on October- the epidemia seems to have invaded more popu lous regiona. The Erst dia- tributing centre seems to have been between Banpeitzu (or Sanbese, commercial centre on the Kerulen River, 200 E. miles South-west of Manchou- li on the route to Urga), and Che Chen Han (also on, the Kerulen River halfway bo- tween Sanpeitzü and Urgo). Here the disease was said to have claimed 500 victims. in two days (!). It was further

maintained that the panic stricken "inhabitants fed and that the refugees were prob ably responsible for infecting two new foci, namely:

(a) Sanpeitru, where pneumonic plague was said to prevail, .. (b) A locality 60 E. miles south

of Urga.

ed:

(2) Refusing permita to motor cars and caravans to Mon- golia;

(3) House to house inspection;

Wang Tai Chun, another friend of Yang Yu Tinga, collects all docu- ments and papers and places them under seal. General Wang resigns.

(4) Examination of passengers Mr. Li then proceeds to the

arriving by rail from Siberia;

Arsenal, the accounts of which are

quently men in high places are not feeling at all comfortable.

(5) Examination of Chiness. Enat- | dealt with in like manner. Conse

ern Railway passengers. These measures came in full force on December 15th, to be enforced for one month at least..

(b)

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At Hajlar:-- Similar measures were started at Hailar where Dr. Liu of the Government Hospital is at tioned as Senior Medical

Executive

(e) At Dalaio (Coal Mines.)

Here similariprecautions are car ried out the Chinese East- ern Railway with a special doctor la charge.

It would seem that the critical

This spread of the 'discuss "to Sanpeitzu and westwards, was con-time has passed for no further Armed by a wire we received on plague cases have been reported from the infected centre in Mon- December 13th from a supposedly golis since December 18th. Qur reliable source at Munchouli which anti-plague measures are still being spoke of serious outbreaks both at enforced on the border between

Manchuris and Mongolia. ... Sanpeitzu and near Urga.

WU LIE TER. Director and O..O.

PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY

CONFUSION.

The suspension of arsenal activity is not interpreted as an indication that the projected Ankuochun cam paign against the Cantonese bas been abandoned. It is regarded the enemies of General Yang Yu a successful effort on the part of Ting to have this administration investigated in the hope that it will lead to less of his high position and emoluments.

It is understood that General Yang Cho's third wife and family. who resided in the International Settlement of Mukden, escaped to Daires

CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S CHALLENGE?

ده پارچه

HANKOW CONCESSION WILL NOT BE HANDED BACK.

BRITISH ALLIES WARNED,

Messages from Hankow .received BANKRUPTCY EXPECTED IN to-day state, says a Shanghai paper

HORMOO DATE

of January 15th that at the wel come meeting, holduju : his honour General Chiang Kai Shek, deliver- of which casperch, in the hé declared.

will handle without gloves" any Power which

A True Picture. Senior Medical Officer Chun with a medical contingent proceeded to Hailer and Manchouli on December 16th to investigate and adopt all necessary precautions. Neither we nor the Medical Department of the Chinese Eastern Railway, have so far received direct official news from Mongolia; it is also doubtful if the

The Peking Hankaw Railway would assist the British by the same Plague Prevention Bureau at Chita line is divided into several sections method as they had adopted (Transbaikalia) has any official in and is under many different against the British, and emphasised formation. Luckily we are able to authorities at present, it is report that, at any sacrifice, they will not obtain reliable news from various native newsagency return the British Concession to the

message of January 10th

sources, which supplement. and con- firm one another and thus provide a more or less true picture of the aituation. This information may now be summarized:

BACKTOWAGONS AND

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Southern and northern sections guard their own interests without interfering with the middle por

they

British, since it is already taken back by their hands.

Russian Eyes On Manchuria. At the same meeting, M. Borodin, With reference to the southern the Russian adviser, also spoke to part, trains are only travelling as a large audience to the effect that far as Liulin. Business has been our enemy is in the North. We, There is no doubt that exceeding-affected by military transportation therefore, must hang together, to ly dry weather prevailed in Outer to such an extent that at present overthrow Chang Tso Lin, Wu Pei Mongolis in the summer of 1928: received no.prysfor four months, means".

railway officials and employees have Fu, and Sun Chuan Fang by all

As past experience has taught, ag, At the « Ndwillearn they. were given

a close connection: exists between 40 per cent dations thonthem Hajda Sikh's: Hangeng.

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Littoirun the trains, and some 15 Bikhs, formerly employees)

dry weather and spread of the m plague among the tarabagane

- neports of suspicious human cases

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