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Bucharest. Three men were drowned on the occasion of the opening of a large swimming pool at Bucharest,

Paris-Pierre Auditert, one of the accused in the Gazette du Frane case, has been set at liberty pending trial, owing to ill-health.

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Suez. A party of Australian ex A General Post Office petification, acldiers and relatives of men she issued on Saturday, gives the. died in the War, have arrived at

Was following particulars with regard Suez Gr a pilgrimage to gravel

to unclaimed correspondence, etc.. waiting at the Post Office, and also unclaimed radio telegrams at the Radio Telegraph Office:-

Montreal At Rosemount Golf Club, Montreal, lightning struck the tip of an umbrella sheltering A woman player and twp caddies, and killed all three.

Zagreb-Eight members of the Archeological Society of London have arrived in Zagreb, where they will be the guests of the Yugoslav Society of Archeologists.

New York-A new air and rail service across the United States was opened by the Pennsylvania Rail road, in alliance with the Trans continental Air Transport Corporn tion.*

Belfast. Considerable damage was caused by fire at Mesra James Clow's maize mills, Princes Dock, Belfast The fra started in the kilns in which the flour is dried and spread rapidly.

THE CHINESE ARMY.

BADLY OFF FOR EQUIP MENT

STATEMENTS IN YEAR BOOK.

The Chinese army has no indivi- dual equipment beyond clothing: which is distinctly Chinese. All and the like are either of foreign arms, ammunition, accoutrements,

make For

manufactured

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Chinese arsenals aftar foreign mo- dels, usually Japanne or German.

According to the China Year Book of last year, the best authori ties agree that the number of riñes is inadequate to the number of Posts Restanta Dorrespondence.

infantrymen, and that out of per- Bakhtawar Singh, E., Burzip, hapa a million rifes in servies in C. Barreda, Mile. T. L Bingelii, China, 80 per cent. are antiquated, Miss M. A. D. Baker, W. J. Chap-badly kept, and generally in poor man, China Indenting Co. H. A. condition. The stock and condi G. Clark, T. J. Dwyer, Dr. and tion of the ammunition, it is stated, Mrs. J. G. Hill, G. Houston, O. A are in keeping with the condition Herbert, R. Hartman, B. Italiener, of the rifles. R. M. Jameson, C. C. L. Euo" (Nat, Fast. Research Academy), Mrs E. 1. Martin, J. J. Mantier (Dir. Gen. of Rail Road), Miss M. M, Mon- inger, F. D. Norman. A. E. Nark,

Namias, W. E. Priestley, Pic- torial House, K. H. Rohnson, Rev. J. F. Rey, A. W. Sanderson, Oakley Warren.

Wapaid Correspondence. J. A. da Costa.

Margate.At the Margate Quar

Registered. Articles. ter Sessions Stanley Alfred Me

Matias Ayon, Mons. Abonnel, J. Lelaud, 21, Corporation clerk, was sentenced to four months' imprison. Aksenoff. R. 8. Moore, W. E. ment on charges of embezzling Ese Mckenney, Messrs. L. Pingamall, and falsifying accounts.

J. M. Rowan (8.5. Baron Minto), I. Roban, Ad. Thibaud, General Wu Chung Dok, General Wu Kam Yu.

London. The Air Ministry has announced that an earth tremor which was felt in Gloucestershire was recorded at Kew Onervatory as an extremely small disturbance, which lasted about 30 seconds.

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Streatham.-Mr. Stenton Coving. ton, of Streatham Common, reports that during the last month over £150 has been subscribed in London on wachen towards the £860 still required to save the Glebe Cliff at Tintagel from building.

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The German Luger automatic pistol is the most popular weapon of its kind in the Chinese army. Few Brownings are to be found in China!

Machine guns have become po- though in many cases models long pular weapons in the Chinese army,

since discarded by Occidental armies as "impracticable, or even dangerous are used as patterns. In 1927 it was estimated that there were 1384 machine guns in service in China, but since then the num- bers have increased greatly.

Since 1925, trench mortars have become a favourite weapon with the Mukden array, and one com- pany is said to be attached to each regiment. The most popular big gua model is the Krupp 75m.m., which can be turned out in appre ciable quantities by the Shanghai, Hanyang, Honan, and Canton arschula-

Inefficient Transport, According to authorities, the Chinese armies are everywhere par- Yunnanfu, ticularly weak and inefficient in the Chungking matter of transport. Where motor roads exist, or where it is possible to build temporary roads, the Nor- thern armies have wholly inadquate fleets of staff cars, motor ambulan- ces, and motor trucks. Those that do exist are invariably in the worst possible condition.

Electsup.- Hotel Konang Tebao, Rue Urgent 0899

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Kwangchowan, Aix-les-Bains.The search for the 0130 bodies of M. Sautan, of Aix-les- Matline

..... Shanghai. Makasser. Bains, and M. Emilo Jarrier, who Kanning, 2, Upper Deb died of cold during a snowstorm on Street

Locke Calif. Mont Blane has had to be post poned as the snow is still too soft, and deep.

London-Mr. L M. O'Brien, pre- aiding at the annual meeting of governors of the Royal Eye BOB-

pital, Waterloo Road, said that was proposed to double the capacity of the hospital at the earliest, op- portunity.

Geneva-A letter from the Com- mission of the Straite, asking for a ruling on a paragraph in the Straits Convention relating to the entry of naval and air forces into the Black Sea, has been published in Geneva.

Brussels. The official commission established to investigate the con- struction of a tunnel to link up the two banks of the Scheldt at Antwerp has just met. It has been decided that the tunnel should be ready for service within a maximum of fair years,

London. Mr. G. M. Gillett. of Overseas Trade, has appointed MP Secretary to the Department Mr. O. M. Pickthall and Mr. G. S Bailey to be his private secretaries for Department of Overseas Trade and for Board of Trade duties res pectively.

Howden. The Cressington Court, a motor ship of 9,900 tons dead weight, built for the Court Line, London, was launched from the Northumberland Shipbuilding Com- pany's yard, Howdon-on-Tyne. She is the Bret motor-ship built by the

company.

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"PIGGILY WIGGILY" IN KAYAMALLY BUILDING.

DEATH OF MR. CHENG CHEUK HIN, IS.O.

A VALUED CIVIL SERVANT.

We regret to announce the death of Mr. Cheng Cheuk. Hin, 1.8.0, who has passed away after a long. "Piggly illness at his house, Russel

Street, Bowrington,

Carti, animals, and men are fre- quently transported hundreds of miles by rail for use in a campaign, no advance provision being made for adequate supplies of fodder, and then at the end of a campaign the carters and muleteers are ex- pected to find their own way home. Owing to the fact that the owners of conveyances" resort to every possible device to

escape military service, an army's move menta are invariably erratic and various lands. The enterprise is writer's

behind schedule. This disability for the moment on a small scale clone would ensure the defeat of

the share market are answer- ed on page 9 every Tuesday by Kufan:" Letters should be sent to this office, and must be accompanied by

name and address, not for publication. Letters should be addressed to "Kafan," care of the Editor,

London. Notice is given in the -London Gazette that à petition of of Great Britain and others, pray. the Association of Operatic Dancing

Incorporation to the association ing for the grant of a Charter of under the name of the Academy of Dancing, has been presented to the Privy Council.

Ottawa-The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has decided to apply for membership of the International Chamber. This new affiliation, fol. trade organizations in India, China, lowing upon recent adhesions of and Egypt, brings up to 45 the number of countries which support the International Chamber.

A very pleasant little tea mom has just been opened on the ground floor of Kayamally Building, under European management; Wiggily" is the quaint name which has been chosen, and the tables are

Mr. Cheng, who was only 40 years: adorned with aming paintings of of age, had been for 31 years in pig folk dancing in the costume of Government service. He was up-

Police Department in pointed an Interpreter in

any Chinese army which came into but the excellence of the refresh contact with a properly equipped ments to be found there will, we modern force.

ces

In the event of war, Chinese for. would have little assistance from the air. There are not more than 200 service seroplanes in the country, and from a military point of view the Chinese pilot of the type so far turned out is far from satisfactory.

the January 1890. In 1903 he was promoted to the Sanitary Department, and after

think, ensure a success which will going in 1919 to the General Post. necessitate larger premises within a Office, he returned to the Police short while. All the cakes are Department as Second Grade Clerk, home made,

"different" and deli- in 1913. In 1816 he was promoted cious."

First Grade Clerk and transferred to the Public Works Department,

In 1981 Mr. Cheng was further promoted to Clase 1 clerk and in 1925 he became one of the few higher class clerks in the Gavers meat, this being top rank in the jumior clerical service. Find a

In the same premises and under

Discipline among them is con- the same management is another spicuously lacking, sad their num- small business, caled "The Home bars are so few that they are able of Fashion," where very attractive to regard themselves as privileged persons and fly when and where little garments for children can be they like. Moreover, the Chinese found at reasonable prices. Orders show no inclination for aerial com- for children's frocks are under- bat or the use of armed planes against land forces, and are much taken. opposed to the introduction of such tactics.

CHEAP NIGHT CLUBS.

OLD RUSSLA IN CHINA,

Harbin, August 12-The night-

"NEW WATERWORKS

COMPLETED.

AT TUNGSEAN,

The Tungahan Waterworks it

Mr. Chengwa early this year appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order. He was too ill to attend the public Investi ture at the University by H.E the Governor, but in his absence Sir Cecil Clementi paid a warm tribute. to Mr. Cheng's services. Later His Excellency invested Mr. Cheng privately.

triet, Mr. Cheng spent nearly all A native of the Chungshan die- his life in Hong Kong. His son, Mr. Cheng Kun Hop, is an Assist Land Surveyor with the P.W.D. only Chinese member of the Direc Mr. Cheng Cheuk Ein was the torate of Widows and Orphans' Pensions, having been appointed as such in 1921. He was also the principal founder, some years ago, of the Hong Kong Chinese Civi Servants' Chib, of which he became the first Chairman. quietly yesterday. The interment The funeral took place very

is the Chinese Permanent Cemetery, Aberdeen.

London.-The new Reliance Ex. Wycombe. Charles Norman. change in the Walworth Road-the Perry, 1, carpenter, of Cirencester, 12th automatic telephone exchange was sentenced at the High Wycombe clubs of Harbin are the cheapest in practically completed, the machin in the London area has been open Quarter Sessions to three months the world, and among the most in-ery has been installed and tested to cd. It is expected that 16 more imprisonment with hard labour for teresting. For here are gathered the satisfaction of the oficiais. The automatic exchanges will be opened fraud, having posed as a scout hundreds of gifted White Russian work should have started but due in the London area before the end master and hired coaches for a artists who might make more money of the year.

picnic. It was stated that com elsewhere, but cling to the city to the delay of the arrival of sand Barrow. A further remand was from all parts of the country. Old Rain

plaints about him had been received which preserves an atmosphere of and pebbles for the purpose of ordered at Barrow-in-Furness in

filtration the formal opening will the case of Fanny Bentley, a mari New York-James E. Fraser has

In Russian Harbin there are. ried woman, of Walton Lane, just heen commissioned by the board dozen tiny night clubs, with reaza be delayed for at least a month. Barrow, who is charged with at- of trustees of New York State dozen artists who would win ap- throwing a dam across the Shaho for only fifty guests, but with a A reserver has been formed by murder her, "child, Roosevelt Memorial to execute, an tempting to Derathy, aged five, by cutting her equestrian state of Theodore Roose plause on the variety stages of River. From this reservoir the water throat with a razor..

velt. The completed work will rise France or America. Sometimes they Becontree. At the Sussex Assizes 30 feet above the sidewalk on ang and dance for only a dozen is piped to filtration beds near Tung. was William Arthur Shedd, 29, motor granite pedestal in front of the guests, but their enthusiasm does shan. At this

point arrangement driver, of Becontree, Essex, who was memorial arch daigned by John got appear to wane. They give the has been made for water to be charged with the manslaughter of Russell Pope to be constructed near impression of doing their best rather. Willisim Thomas Laker, at Finden the American Museum of Natural to please each other than the drawn from the Pearl River as well. ROC TS FOR PROPULSION by knocking him down with a History. The statue will have two audience.

After passing through the filtration motor-van was found Not Guilty, accompanying figures on foot, one It is possible for a party of four beds the water is pumped up to a and was discharged.

representing the American Indian to spend three or four hours in steel tank, which has a capacity of MORE GERMAN ENTERPRISE a night club in Harbin, with a con- 05,000 American gallons, and which

SHOWN. and the other the primitive African. tinuous variety performance and an is mounted on a steel tower 120 feet Wokingham Thomas King, of Bracknell, was fined £1 at Woking Chicago-Proud pickle producers opportunity to dance with the high.. ted on a steel tower 10 feet. Dessu-The Junkers Airplane ham recently for making a fire with proclaim to the pickle public that artists, for an astonishingly low The plant comprises two Diesel | and Motár Works at Dessau sa- in soft. of the highway. He was the cucumber has become comely. For cost. One such party had liquers, engines of 40 horsepower each, belted nounce the result of experiments alleged to have burat refuse near years the pickle people have been coffee, and a continuous supply of to two high and low pressure pumps carried on quietly on the river Elbe a wooden bungalow where children probing the posibility of pickle Harbin beer for three hours, and with a capacity of 500 gallons per with rocket power as the propelling were sleeping with their mother, pulchritude. Now comes Professor their total bill, including cover minute. The cost of the plant in force these pho who was afraid to go to bed.

George Starr of Michigan State charge and tips, was only seren about $140,000 Hong Kong our

bude prate, rency Andersen, Meyer & Co. Bagnor. Mr. William King, the College to pronounce the pickle per dollars gold.

fect. 75-year-old Naval pensioner of He so told the National ⠀ The explanation is simple. Artista supplied the steel tank, Siemsen & Bugar who was received by the Pickle Manufacturers Association, are at a heavy discount in Rusian Company supplied the engines, and King during his stay at Craig fessorial pronouncement. The per willing to appear, three or four times The rates to be charged for the

which poured, plaudits on the pro- Harbin. A good singer or dancer is Carlowitz & Company the pipes. House, has died. Mr. King served from July, 1879, to August, 1882, tent progresion of public presa night for one Harbin dollar, water have not yet been fixed. in the Baschante, in which the Kingue for pickles was produced, prob which is about thirty cents gold. This Tangshan Waterworks will ably, by the preference of plenty of They may work in the daytime as (when Prince George) was a mid people for prettier pickles, which chauffeurs or porters, but at night ment of the Burean of Public

be under the control and manage shipman. The

the professor proclaimed now pre-in the club they come once again Utilities, of which Mr. Fung Wai (Continued on next Column,)

ponderant.

into their own.

is the head un

The Works have succeeded in pro- pelling within a few seconds high into air a heavy freight airplane of the Bremen type with a rockets ignited by electric current. maximum load by the explosion of The Junkers Works declare it possible to start an airplane with a maximum load of 5000 kilogrammes in this way, a feat which cannot. be. accomplished if only the plane's motors are used. An