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DIAMONDS LITTER

THE EARTH

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL

UNEMPLOYMENT IN ENGLAND.

FIGHT WITH PANTHER.

INDIAN WRESTLERS? FERRI-

WONDER FINDS IN SOUTH TO RELIEVE HOME UNEM. SOME CURIOUS STATISTICS |_

AFRICA

ALL SEQUESTERED BY THE STATE

THE FARMERS' RUIN!

[Y WILLIAM CXONS)

PLOYMENT,

PARIS AS A LONDON SUBURB,

FIO STRUGGLE..

The story of a terrifë fight bet NORTH IN A SORRY PLIGHT tween four young village wrestlers, Mabrattas by caste, and a female London, February 13th (U.P.)

panther comes from Purandhar, To-day, Channel Tunnel problem How unemployment is striking at about 15 miles from Poons.

It appears that early one morn- is still being discussed in London the very heart of British industry

ing in vividly illustrated by statistics

these four and Paris and has progressed to

young men, who Bwrestling the point of being raised again just published by the Ministry of Fere training for in Parliament, while an enterpris Labour which show unemploy match, decided to take a gross Capetown, Fab. 15th (UP)ing department store, American ment ronging up to 25 per cent. country run and started off. Into my office here in Capetown owned, has placed a model of th of the total of the insured workers they saw a female panther, which In passing through the folda this week entered a man burnt the proposed tunnel in one of its win-

in some counties and up to 57 per appeared to have been pursing her colour of mahogany by the fierce dows. It is considered quite posfeld-which has a working. pops nearest man, whom she bore to the cent, in the case of one town Dock-cub in Abpsh. The animal, with-- African sun He was

out any warning, sprang on the one of the sible that the present stage of the "War Correspondents" just back discussion may lead to some at The statistics also show how the savagely.

lation of 2,000 persons

ground and started mauling from Namaqualand and he had tion, although years would be re-southern part of England is faring come to tell me about. the "battis quired for the completion of the

Swung Clear of Alexander Bay which was to

strikingly botter than the north, The three other wrestlers, soning 'immense project. have been fought at the beginning Construction of the tunnel is bearing qut the recent contention seized the animal round the mid- of the week-but was not.

considered especially from theists that Great Britain die and swung it round, but the Namaqualand, as Thare pre-point of relieving unemployment perity from the "heavy Industries' bit the hand of one of them to he is witnessing a shifting of pros-panther in its efforts to Ires itself viously related is one of those sun-in England. Thousands of men

pulp and clawed him about the scorched sand-swept

such as iron, steel and coal, to the arms till he fell unconsciona wastes of would be required for several

luxury industries"!

10314 such equipment, phonographs etc., the motors, artificial silks, radio

manufacturers of which are prae tically all located in the southern part of the country,

Africa, which would have been little more than a name on a map but fat the discovery there, literally by the million, of diamonde finer thân any ever previously known so world.

"the

I am told that to-day the Ospe town banks are holding for the Government-in their strong rooms more than £15,000,000 worth of these wonder stones. Every one of them belongs to the State.

When diamonds were first dis covered and they were to be found on the surface literally littering the earth these drought-stricken farm- Are Aw a way out of their troubles and wealth beyond anything they

ind

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and

:

steel, machinery, cement, and other years on the job, while orders för.

materials would be aboom for British industry. The Channel Tunnel Company is still intact,

meets periodically. Sir Robert Ferks, who has been associated with the tunnel ideo since its inception, believes that the continued increase in traffic and the subsequent delay to chan pal shipping will eventually fores the issue.

France in Favour, channel tunnel they will get it

"When the people demand the

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London's Position.

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this, without a moment's besitation

The third map, by good luck,

on the back, when it sprang on found an axe nearby, with which be returned and struck the animal hint and tore open his chest, knock- ing him over.

The fourth man then getting the axe split the animal's skull, but not before it had clawed him across

is made are based on the numbers

The figures on which the analysis | the face

...

Found Ursousaions

gisters on December 17th, 18, at the site of the struggle and were of persons on the unemployed re All the four men were found by when the total unemployed was conveyed up Furandhar Hill to some cultivators lying unconscious

1,1,000, and is not an unfavour-the-military sanatorium, where able figure owing to the spurt in they were promptly attended to by business just before Christmas. Dique, who detained them in the

the assistant surgeon, Dr. J. &

this figure represented 11.1 per panther off Its first victim, suc Taking the country as a whole, hospital.

The young man who dragged the he said. Sir Robert once obtain-seat unemployed among Great cumbed to his injuries. The other- Britain's total of 11,406,750 workers three are making progress in the ployment. carrying Insurance against unem hospital.

Out of gratitude for the atten- workers live in areas where the un-villagers have since presented the "Yet gearly one quarter of these tion paid to the wounded men, the employment rate is only per panther's skin to Dr. Dique, cant. or under, and nearly another ployment amounts only to between quarter live in areas where the um. five and ten per cent. It is thus obvious that there must be an ex- ment in other areas to bring the traordinary amount of unemploy average for the country as a whole

The Song of the Digger. Namaqualand has seen no rain for something like three years. Once prosperous farms are desert ed, and in many cases in ruin. Farmers who before

the greed the sanction of the government drought were in comfortable circum of the day for the scheme, and ar- stances have sold their all to buy ranged for a channel tanpel bili food for themselves and their

to be moved and seconded in the family.

fell through at the vital moment. House of Commons, but the plan

France is said to be heartily in favour of the idea. Paris and London would be brought so close together that they would practi- cally he parts of the same city. dreamed about! The

From London to Paris by tube or tervened. The dig

omaibua would make a trip be gings were proclaimed State dig. gings, and a few of the farmers on the two cities an every-day were offered work at 7/6d. per day. occurrence. It would also open up For many months now these for new trade between England and turata Namaqualanders have been the Mediterranean, and make Lon- labouring under a sense of injustice. as accessibility is concerned.

don a continental capital, so far they have looked at other alluvial

Military and naval powers have diggings and baye watched men so far effectively blocked the pro- scratch wealth out of the soil un jest, and the Imperial Detene hindered.

Committee is apparently sticking They have felt that firmly to the view that strategic when wealth was discovered in their conditions" are not favourable to midst it was snatched away from the scheme. Yet to Marshal Foch, them by a grasping Government

is credited the statement that channel tunne might even have Into Namaqualand, at the first prevented the world war, and that hint of diamonds, flocked that miss tunnel, in possession of the cellaneous collection of men who in British and French, would have Africa are always looking for a shortened the war at least two short cut to wealth and are not too years. particular about the way by which they reach it. The simple Nama- been robbed. The assertion oft qualanders were told that they had repeated was at last believed

licit diamond buying began and theft of valuable stones from the diggings increased."

a

knowing what may happen in the next few months it a second threat

made to rush the diggings.

up to 11.1 per cent.

BEWARE. INFLUENZA! GUARD YOUR THROAT AND BRONCHIALS WITH PEPS.

Greater London with an insured

Influenza, colds, chills, and other working population of 2,091,000 chest and lung troubles are due to has less than half as many unem countless invisible disease derma 1,750,000 workers There is ployed as Lancashire with its These, breathed through the nose greater number of unemployed per-throat and bronchial tubes and and mouth, find lodgment in the son among the county of Dur-soon find out 897 yea ham's

working population of Unless you take the infection- 400,000 than there is in London killing Pepa tablets to destroy proper's 1,756,000 workers. In Walet, where the problem is almost these bad germs, there is no tell- ing what grave complications may purely that of coal, the relative develop. percentages are even worse.

Just as you breathe in the germa unemployed is the highest county. breathe in the soothing and germi

Glamorganshire's 25 par cent of of colds and influenza, so you average in Great Britain. Out of cidal Feps fames When stripped working population of 350,000, of its silver-preserving wrapper more than 50,000 are without and dissolved in the mouth, a ployment to-day and, bave been Peps tablet gives off potent medi- without employment for months, tinal essences which are carried and in some cases for years. Only one with the breath of the 35 centres of Glamorganshire has less than ten lungs. Sarences or irritation in the population in

into the per cent. unemployed; only five the throst is soon ended by Peps less than 16 per cent. The same Inflammation is allayed and all is roughly true of Monmouthshire the delicate membrane lining of Welsh coal mining districts. In thened Peps clear the branchials;" and Carmarthenshire, both great the air-tubes is healed and streng not one of the three counties is they cut and loosen, choking the anemployment rate less than phlegm and make the breathing 20 per cent.

easy. In this way, a sudden cold an influenza attack is ended once and for all.

respiratory system disbrough

or

years of travelling and doctoring, Herba and the girl has been ice bedfellows that this was but an eared to take a chance he could buy 5 per cent unemployed. Most of colds, sore throat, läryägitis, bron-

for

WOMAN CURED AFTER 25 YEARS' SUFFERING

* BY POO ON CHINESE HERBS. FIVE IN ONE FAMILY RESTORED TO HEALTH.

Mra. F. Meinhart, who resided at My boy Edward, aged 17, wa 15, H. Streat, Modesto Cal, troubled with a pain in his side U.S.A, #ys:—"For 25 long years which caused collapse when he did I anffered with acvero, pains in my hard work. We had to see that he left side that at times confined me was exempted from High School to bi for days. 7 was unable to exercises because the pain caused do my work or move about. Along him to drop out. The doctor said with these came dropsy and stomach that he had appendicitis and that trouble I was unable to eat very it would be necessary to operate if much without causing £25, pain he expected to be well again. We and distress. Words cannot express decided to try Poo On Chinese my suffering during these years. Herbs and after few treatments My husband spent thousands of the boy became well and is now dollars seeking relief for me. I able to do all kinds of hard work tiave been to scores of doctors, without any more pain. many of whom were rated as

Another of my boys, Fred, aged specialists of high standing, but 21, had suffered many years with none was able to tell me what was catarrh and became worse as time the trouble and relieve me. Almost went on. He tried many treat every time I went to a doctor Iments and remedies without result was advised to have my side operat- but we can any that after taking ed upon or a change of climate for some Foo On Chinese Herbs he was my dropsy and stomach trouble completely cured and has never Fortunately I was not operated been troubled since. upon but my family and I have

My daughter Blanch, a few years spent years seeking

s climate or ago, fell and hurt her side very medicine that would help me. We left our home at Kansas and severely and since that time she was troubled with pain in her side travelled to Alabama, Oregon and

and was unable to find sayons or California and there

New "Bootleg" Problem, consulted many specialists of these States, anything that would help her. The

Europe has its bootleg problem,

Where Conditions Are Batter. More armed police were sent by but it is diamonds not alcohol. but without avail. I have never had to quit work.

poor girl suffered so much that the

A few treat the Government to end the illicit Ever since this new Eldorado wa

As one goes to the mid-southern gotten any better during these ments with the Foo On Chinese diamond buying. The Namaqua discovered, Europe has been flood situation becomes distinctly better. cal men to be a powerful remedy

Pepe are acknowledged by med 'and southern counties however” the but becazue worse and more dis normal ever since.

landers were told by their stranged with uncut stones If anyone

Nine counties have no more than and safeguard against coughs, couraged 25 everything failed. Thinking a dry climate would help, press in words its gratitude from enjoying what belonged to hargain prices on almost any street Buckinghamshire,

My whole family cannot ex- other method of preventing them a pocketful of uncut diamonds at these are

chitis, asthma, catarrh, chest mainly we decided to try San Joaquin towards Poo On Chinese Herbs. them.

wheeziness, and children's and Valley and came to Modesto to re They have brought health and

corner in Montmartre, according to with no large town has only 3.2 per Peps to-day! Ottainable at all old-age coughs. Get a bottle of side. It was here after a time that happiness into our home and

Gradually they were persuaded United Press report. Most of the cent, unemployed, but the county I heard of the great benefit of the have stopped the seemingly endless Poo On Chinese Herbs and the doctors bills. We all heartily re-

that these agitators were right bootleg atones, however, merely is further remarkable for the fact dispensaries and medicine dealers: They demanded from the Govern-rass through the hands of commis that its largest town, High Agents:-Meurs. A. B. Moulder ment £1 a day and thee ened if sion men in Paris on their way to Wycombe, with a 12,000 working & Co, Ltd., F.C. Box 386, Hong great cures accrtical and doubtful commend Poo On Chinese Herbs they did not set it to ush the Antwerp and Amsterdam where population, has only 7 unemploy ong

accredited to them. At

and have sent many friends to the and thought that they were another Herbalist and every case they giga. Still more armed police they cause a boom in the diamond.ed on its registers Burrey, with panaces. But I decided to 80, have been benefited by Poo On correspondents began to arrive at

were sent by the Government war cutting industry.

164,000 workers' huus only 3.4 per thinking in my distress, that there was a possible chance left: At the Dalia interview regarding this desolate spot find the singletions, most of them in Helland or its largest industrial centro hay The diamond buying organiza- cent, unemployed, with Croydon, time I went I weighed 123 pounds this story taken by a special repre-

(During this interview regarding telegraph line began to hum with Landon, are hard hit by the ing only 4 per cent. Even Greater and today. I weigh 175 pozada sentative of the newspaper, Mr. F.. hints of coming battle." must say that the result of taking. Meinhart, Br., was present and

Fortunately when the matter was ernment which seeks to prevent the workers has an, unemployment rate bootlegging as is the African Gov London with more than 2,000,000 Poo On Chinese Herbs must have said: "We are glad to tell anyone put to the test the simple Dutch-theft of the stones by the use of of only 5.5 per cent. been miraculous to me. After tak

men accepted wiser counsels and electric-wire fences, machine guns what Poo On Chinese Herbs have ing the Herbs I was first entirely done for my-family.")

agreed to approach the Govern and aeroplanes. eured of dropsy and stouiach

Thousands suffering from catarrh,

ment constitutionally. There the trouble and, after more treatment, bronchial and throat trouble would be, as a war correspondent

matter rests at the moment but it The Latest from the Diggings. ed by unfavourable Sgares. Five the pain in my side left and has asthma, hay fever, malaria, stomach friend assures me, mawise to under: $1,000,000 worth of diamonds are rate of 50 per cent. or more; two, In the Namaqualandands counties have an unemployment never returned. I have never felt trouble, indigestion, constipation, better all my life-than I do to-day and if own 39thing but thanks and gastritis, piles, fistula, heart and estimate the gravity of the situe found monthly. One-tenth, at least, between 15 and 20 per cent, 218 stolen gems. Sometimes they eleven, between 12.5 and 15 per gratitude towards Poo On Chinese skin disease, eczema, scrofula, ner-

Diamond Tevez.

are rushed across the border. to cent, and eight between 10 and 12.5 Herbs and Yee Foo Lun, the Hervousness, insomnia, obesity, kidney and bladder trouble, diabetes rhea-

ports, whence they travel to Europe per cent.. balist

matism, neuralgia, dropsy, pyorr- from diamond lover. Every tale of of coal-trimmers, oilers, cabin

The whole country is suffering in the pockets or around the belts What the solution of the problem. the enormous expense of travelling tumours, ulcers, pimples family those whose hearts are heavy with There is an organized traffic in plans on foot for the transference -After years of suffering and afterhes, epileptic fits, paralysis, rich hauls serves but to irritate and stowawaji mpaka 26 to be no one seems to know, The Government have a number of and the endless doctors' bills, there: trouble, dizziness, headaches, and

disappointment. General Hertzog gems, the carriers being paid for of the unemployed to the more is nothing that I can do but speak many other chronic diseases, have good for the Poo On Chinese Herbs been restored to health and happi- refusal of the £1 day demand and generally

has announced the Government safe delivery at a continental port, prosperous areas and to Great and heartily recommend them ness, without poisonous drugs, or

Portugal. Then the Britain's Dominions and Colonial Four other members of my family the knife by the Poo On Chinese ing that law and order must pre- there exists, outside the law, a sort making moderate progress, and un- at the same time has issued swan stones are carried to Paris where possessions but so far they are only have also been cured by the Foo On Herba

vall. Several hundred extra police of bootleg exchange which fixes employment since December 17th Chinese Herbs, which causes me to

THE POO ON HERBS CO, remain while representatives of the prices and somewhat controls the has been increasing at a for endorse them more strongly. My. Bustand was suffering from a sore Yaz Foo Lux, Chinese Herbalist, men are in Capetown endeavouring market.

to put their case before av elusive. on his lip that was painful and Managing Directors, Main Office:

So far there has not been rate than the government

Las been troublesome, and as he was a heavy Modesto, Calif, U.S.A. Hong. Minister smoker we believed that it was Kong Office: 06, Queen's Road The eyes of the Namaqualandarz turning to smoking cancer Be Central, Office Hours daily: 9am, are turned towards those 226,000,000 prices by controlling shipments, bit problem confronting Great Britain consulted the herbalist and was to 12.20 pm, 3 pm to 8 pm worth of stones in the Capetown, once the quantity of bootleg stones to-day and is certain to have as given some remedies and he was Evening Hours: 8.30 pm to 8 strong-rooms, and if the incitement rises to a serious proportion it important bearing, on the General sutiraly cured and the sore has p.m. by special appointment only of the agitators perists there is no undoubtedly, sway priore në Ant Election which will be held in

European Lady in Attendance,west (Continued on neiet Oolumn),

June of this year

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tion that still exists.

But as one turns northward the favourable statistics of southern area are more than counter-balanc

reaction on prices, the great buying theme and new jobs for

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