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public service. It is either efficient or inefficient; if the latter, the community has the right to know in what respect inefficiency exists, and to what it is attributable. In view of Dr. FAWCETT's blunt speak- ing on Tuesdiny, we are justified

The Shantung provincial govern. ment has ordered the confiscation of the properties of Pan Fu, former Premier and Minister of Finance, who was a leading member of the Anfu clique.

As the Mayor of Greater Shang bai has appointed a film and then-

in assuming he will be no less out-trical censorship committer, the committee appointed by the Dis spoken when he feels he is at liberty triat Kuomintang have been order to speak more freely and fully of edto wind up their, affairs. what he knows. So far as can be gathered from his tecent remarks the main point of his indictment of current official methods appear to be apathy, self-satisfied com. placency, and obstruction. These are serious charges which, if sub- stantiated, would place those res-

London Office: 1, Bride Lane, ponsible for such a state of affairs

in Fleet Street, E.C. L

unenviabie position. Members of the Sanitary Board

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Petitions have been addressed to the Ministry of Finance by the Greater Shanghai Commission for the Reorganization of Commercial Organizations for a reduction, or imposed on antive linen goods. the total abolition, of the taxes

Deaths in the United States from MR. SUN FO AT CANTON. alcoholism, aside from wood alcohol poisoning, have been steadily in

ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME. the prohibition, creasing since statistica) bureau of the Metropoli.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] tan Life Insurance Company "re- vealed recently. In a survey based only on the wage-earning class, and on approximately one-sixth of the men, women and children of the nation, it was pointed out that 3.4 of every 100,000 djed of alcoholism daring the first half of the year. This total is said to rival the pre- war toll from excessive alcoholic beverages,

use of

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Following passage of a resolution by the city council of San Fern- ando, California protesting against billboards that display girls hand- ling or lighting cigarettes, and the förwarding of a letter to a cigarette local authorities have company,

Capt. E. Fiori, Commissioner of French Police, has sent a letter to the Shanghai & Woosing Benevo been informed that the objection- lent Institution approving the pro-able advertising will be discontinu- ed. The manufacturers say that in posal to remove beggars and un-

the future cigarette advertisements employed persons from the Conces

who spoke at Tuesday's meetingsion to the Institution in Kinng will be designed differently with

were unanimous in their praise of wan

The Daily Press, the knowledge, will, seal, and

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HONG KONG, Octoren 3, "1929.

Movie War,

Chaos' has been crented in film

Chow Fa Za village, Peotung and, A score of armed robbers visited after looting a number of houses, circles throughout Germany by the kidnapped en sath kidnapped the exhibition of sound films, L wealthy farmer, sudden and complete cessation of man's friends, but the robbers open-Some of the leading cinema houses

CANTON, October S. Mr. Sun Fo, Minister of Com- munication of the Central Govern- ment arrived in Canton yestörday. afternoon from Chungshan Dis trich. Accompanying Mr. Sun were his wife, Mr. Wu Teh Shing, a member of the National Govern- ment, and Mr. Li Lu Chao, magis- trate of Chungahan.

The party came to Canton by the gunboat. Chung Yuen which had been seat to Chungshan to to meet them.

The party was given a rousing welcome, General Chen Ming Shu, General Chen Tsai Tong, Mayor Lin Wen Koi, Mr. Chen Hing Wen, Commander of Fort Bocca Tigris,

Mr. Tang Yin W. Commissioner of Reconstruction, Mr. Lau Kook Hou, Managing Director of the Canton-Kowloon Railway, and Po- lice Commissioner Au Yang Kui. being at the Government wharf to welcome Mr. Sun, and the station with was beautifully decorated flags, banners and foral designs,

The greatest precautions were taken, a large portion of the South Band and the Government wharf being lined with picked troops from Military Headquarters.

In an interview with the local Press Mr. Sun Fo, said that hia trip to Canton was merely to visit his friends and relatives here and to inspect the Canton-Kow.com, Canton Hankow and the Canton portant of these permanent ways. Samshui Railway. "The most im he said. is the uncompleted thing posible is being done to

ed fire on them, wounding one have been forced to close their doors | Canton-Hankow Railway. Every

seriously. Investigations are being made by the police though a no arrests have been made up to the present.

leas appeal to boys and girls. In the interest of "public health, pub- lie morals and for the sake of energy of the man whose services When Ignatius Trebitsch Lincoln future generations," prohibition of this Colony will lose at the end of arrived at Amsterdam in the Dutch cigarette advertisements which dia- steamer which brought him from play or picture women or girls in this month. That is all to the the Far East, the police visited aim any form, has been requested of the good. The Sanitary Board has had and decided that he could not re-beard of city directors by members ample opportunity of judging Dr.main in Holland. So he was pass of the Benson (Calif.) Woman's

ed on to Belgium, where he is stay: Christian Temperance Union, " FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH FAWCETT's work, and their testing at present.

mony to his ability and energy is WHEN a globetrotter with literary most valuable yet one of the things gifts passes through the Orient and Dr. Fawerrr particularly deplores subsequently publishes his impres is the fact that his association with sions, we who live in the places be that Board has produced so little describes are amazed, amused, an-

in progressive results! In other noyed-or unmoved, according to words, the Sanitary Board has had individual temperament. When a the assistance of a most able and brilliant writer like SOMERSET

energetic officer, but has done no Maronas passes caustic comment thing-an extraordinary state of

The Ministry of Communications on life as he saw it in various affairs which certainly calls for innt Shanghai is reported to be mak parts of China, we can-if so dis quiry.

B... ing an investigation into certain When he arrived here five years imported sugar powder which, it is believed, is used for the manufac- REO Dr. FAWCETT formed the ture of red pills, which many opinion that, berond scavenging, people take with the fallacious scarcely any consideration had idea of getting rid of the opium amaking habit. The Castoma and been given to important problems Posts are to be asked whether this of of public health and preventive stuff should be declared contraband.

medicine. This judgment appars

The Chiaotungpu is reported by to be very tardily confirmed by the Chinese papera to have received the Colonial Secretary'e admission & Note from HM. Legation draw- to the Legislative Council lasting attention to the fact that the pensions of British officers who month that these mattere had been have retired from the service of the seriously neglected in the past." China Merchants S. N. Co. have not been paid for some time and A few days later Sir HENRY asking that the matter should be POLLOCK, speaking in the Legis given prompt attention. The letter lative Chamber, reminded the Coun. has been referred to the director-

posed-airily dismiss his acid ob servations as being more imagina tive than real. But when a public official holding a position of con- siderable responsibility speaks in very definitely critical terms conditions as he sees them, we cannot afford to allow his comment to pass unheeded, nor lightly dis- regard it as a mere demonstration of ignorance or prejudice. HUGH A. FAWCETT has been in this

Dr.

Colony for five years, but is return- ing to England because he prefers to take the chance there of getting

a modest but responsible position eit that as a matter of fact Hone general of the company.

He

in authority to the enervating security of a nobody here." complains of not having had the

Kong has no Beard of Health what

Sanitary Board in regard to public ever, while the powers of the

arrange the completion of the por- tion between Shaikwan and Han- kow, so that direct communication may be had between these commer cial centers in Central and South China"

whilst others attempt to show these films as silent films. This action is the climax of a long and bitter struggle over patent rights between the Western Electric Co. of America and German electric firms. Both sides have attacked each other with injunctions and counter-injunctions and appeals till the German firms attained a final injunction against the use of the Western Electric Co.'s apparatus on the ground that constitutes an infringement uf German patents. The American Canton's welcome to the only son retaliate by refusing to permit the of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen was use of German patented apparatus, most cordial and he is being lavish even going to the length of stoppingly entertained at banquets given by the exhibition with them of Ameri- General Chen Ming Shu, Gonerni cap-made films,

Chen Tsai Tong and other high offi- .

ials.

British Battleships Redistributed.

Asked when he will go back to Nanking, Mr. Sun Fo bid that be would leave Canton for the North next Monday. You see, 1 has to get to back to Shangoat before the Double Tenth."

The Negro Vote in Ammerles.

Mr. Oscar de Priest, the negro- Congressman whose wife's presence recently created such a stir in the sununer at one of Mrs. Hoover's tea parties South, in an address delivered last. month in a Methodist church in New York, launched a campaign for the

A substantial reduction in the Mediterranean Battle Fleet will take place soon after the return of the Mediterranean Flect from the second portion of the cruise early in November, when the Queen Elizabeth. Barham, Vali- ant, and Malaya will be withdrawn and join the Atlantic Fleet, the Warspite becoming flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet. The change formation of an organisation of the will be made in order to give the prosperous coloured folks of the pointed out that Malta harbour is "egroca of the South. Declaring congested, and the recreational that he intend to quality be facilities are not adequate for the social equality, but for number of men stationed there. Ifore the law, Mr. de Priest ar- in officially emphasised that the ounced his intention of introducing. transfer of the ships is not due to political reasons.

power or opportunity to make more health are very ill-defined. All this by the Municipal Police of the men more home service. It is als North to rescue the disfranchised

practical use of his knowledge, and he regrets that his association with the Sanitary Board has produced so little in progressive results. Be yond a mass of words on paper and wealth of verbal argument." there seenis nothing to show."

Noffi Dr. FAWCETT is connected with a very important branch of

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cumulative evidence point in the direction-that there is something radically, wrong with the existing erstem, or lack of it. Dr. F. CETT's vigorous speech bringe the matter to the point when public opinion demands a thorough in- quiry into and early reform of a system which seems to be thorough

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News and Views.

On Tuesday one" British case

The Commissioner has been re-

with the Consular Body the remova! quested by the Mayor of Grenter, Shanghai to take up very strongly

number plates placed on the doors Chinese authorities, who claim that of houses in Hangjeo Rond by the this road is not part of the Inter- national Settlement but Chinese territory. Two representatives of the Bureau of Public Safety are said to have called on Capt. R. M. J. Martin and lodged a protest.

A band of brave members of Far lament has declared against tips

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The Whole Truth."

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Deforestation Department put their heads together over this knotty timber-question, they were not in

Bill to set up a Federal Election Board, which would prevent fur- ther disfranchisement of Southern negroes, and would create more storm than the White House tea- "I maintain that I have found party. Failing the enactment of the whole unconditioned truth. If this Bill, he would strive to reduce you would understand the whole Southern representation in Con- Mr. Jack Mills, Labour member for you must come with a mind un- KTCBs. CHRONICLE city service that of public ly unsatisfactory. Cre of the firet Dartford, Kent, is busily circulat burdened of fear and prejudice."

health. His spirited protest comes steps should be the establishmenting a petition asking that waiters Thus spoke Krishnamurti, very closely after the admission of a Board of Health, with power in the House of Commons restaur young Brahmin, head of the "Order in the Legislative Council by the to do things plus a desire andnt be paid enough to make them of the Star in the East," the Looking Back 25 Years.

independent of tips. Questions in world teacher," as he is called How often have the Unofficial Colonial Secretary that the preven-determination to get them done, in the Commons revealed that parlia by members of the Order, at the Members of the Legislative Council

in proximately 86.n weck. A waiter Order tive side of the Medical Depart place of a Sanitary Board which, meatary restaurant waiters get ap-opening of the annual camp of the been taxed with timidity, supine: Holland. To live, ness, et ceterae, and adjured to ment's work has been seriously for reason, is unable to make full must provide his own uniform. But Krishnaraurti went on, was far spent up and prove that they were neglected. "It has long been felt" use of the services of an officer the catering committee reported a more important than innumerable not ornamental dummies sitting theories. He was not concerned there to give a semblance of that this was the case, especially whose knowledge and zeal it recog-deficit of 82,000 on the operation of

the restaurant. Either the mem- with their beliefs or ceremonies or popular support to all official in regard to rural sanitation and nises and admires. Nothing to hers must pay more for their meals, with the worship of their gods, doings and misdoings! Now, when the prevention of malaria, and the show" after ave"years of earnest or they must grant a definite sub- which, from his point of view, were the Hon. Rt. Shewar has flung him- "absolutely uncssential. "Strong self into the breach, like a sarcastic effort is a most disheartening statesity from the public funds.

men aspiring to, freedom," he said, Beserker, and startled those that STRAITS

will cost $100,000 annually in in- of affairs for an individual, andĮ

"have no beliefs," which are mere lait in darkness with a few vivid SETTLEMENTS,

The Too Silent Navy.. MALAY

crutches. Do not accept me as an flashes of popular feeling, we are ereased personal emoluments. What no less disquieting for the com- STATES, NETHERLANDS

Soon after these lines appear in authority for truth in a pathless not pasished. We are high-toned in INDIA, BORNEU, THE connection there may be if any-munity whose most vital interests print, the St Destroyer Flotilla land. Destroy all toys and come Hong Kong, and Mr. Shewan's cue PHILIPPINES, Etc.

between this admittedly long and are concerned.

will be leaving Hong Kong for a into the world: af reality. If you should have been Japanesey like- cruise in order to give its new serious neglect of important work

want toys your place is the nur-this: Deign to honourably ex- ship's companies an opportunity of sery," This year's gathering was use such despicable comment, which and Dr. FAWCETT's dissatisfaction

shaking down into their places, the biggest, yet held, nearly 3,000 is expressed by desire of an with the way things are done-or

During their absence from the port persons being present at the first worthy community, but when the H.M.S. Caneard will leave on Sun- meeting. left undone-in the Colony we do

day for home with about 300 men not know, but the issue raised by

of c, board, and on subsequent days A Fine Lot of Fellows.

hundreds more will be leaving

a position to see wood for trees, The Kowloon Magistrate, Mr. T. S. Because he let his sense of humour Kong for England after nearly China Station. About 1,000 blue yesterday to the ricksha coolies of Ajax drew down upon himself, not. jackets have recently arrived from the Colony "The ricksha coolies" only the official lightnings, but the and a similar number are leaving fellows, law abiding and good cause he championed. I feel sorry home" for service on this station; he said are a very fine lot of chilly displeasure of those whose for the homeland. It seems a great natured. His Worship added that for him, for his only sin was that pity that matters could not have none of them had ever been before he didn't copy Dogberry and re- been arranged so that the new him for anything worse than gard the Legislative Assembly na a arrivals could give the homeward- trivial traffic offence. Mr Whyte nublic Dissembly-Hong Kong bounders a rousing cheer on their Smith quoted on Army Officer who Daily Press, October 3, 1904. departure. These little amenities had expressed the opinion that he count for a lot in the Navy, and would like to raise a regiment from Looking Back 50 'Tears. we feel sure the time-expired men these hardy and well behaved men. Our Macão correspondent writes: would have greatly appreciated This is high praise but the Com-The Macao opium farmers took send-off from their reliefs. Anunity will endorse it, and there over the farm here for three years. couple of weeks ago, when the could be no better testimony of certain, with the option of extend- Cumberland left Hong Kong for their worth than the confidence ing it for five years. This, as you one with time-expired wen, they with which ladies and children of may imagine, they did as soon as were given three rousing cheers all sections of the community, ute your farmers came to compete with from two destroyers which wore in the ricksha. "Law abiding and them in the export trade to San- Your port... A much more thrilling send good natured" describes them well. Francisco and Australia. off could have been given by the The magistrate also referred to the Governor has made a sad blunder, whole flotilla to the men now leav-hardships they endure and the keen and I am afraid he will never get. ing for home. To steal away silent-ness of bus competition. The only, the old farmer's back, as this Goy- of departure for a shipload of pensants are far too good fellows everything gossible to retain them anilors homeward bound. The Royal to be beasts of burden. However, here. If the Chief Justice meant. Navy is known as the Silent Ser-as long as they are still plying to carry out his Exeter Hall ideas vice, but while there are many oc- their trade is to be hoped that about slavery, you may be sure casions when modest reticence can there will be no more incidents of there will be an exodus from Hong be regarded as a virtue, there are kind for which a defendant was Kong of entire families, who would times when a little joyful noise na fined and made to look very small probably come here. So much the demonstration of goodwill is not in Kowloon magistracy yesterday better for Macao," Hong Kong only excusable, but proper.

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the Medical Officer of Health is enteric appears on the M.O.H.'s re- Fork, three years' service on the Whyte Smith, paid a warm tribute ket the upper hand, this oratorical

such a very serious ong that the

port of notifiable diseasc6. community should be informed very

fully of the actual circumstances, Herr. H. von Borch, the German Dr. FAWCETT, in addressing the Minister, is expected to visit Sanitary Board, said it was dif- Shanghai and Nanking in the near

ficult to know what, and how much, future. to say on the subject of his in-

minent departure. "I could say Park Cottage, Midhurst, and Basil- Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson, of a great deal, but am not yet at mansions, Knightsbridge, left liberty to do so," he declared. We £6,040, net perecnalty £4,887,

hope Dr. FAWCETT will not leave the Colony without expressing his opinion very fully and frankly re garding the service with which he

has been connected.

The Chinese police put up about seventy, relugees from Honan at Chapeis in the temple of Hsia Ka Kuan Ying. These refugees arrived,

in boats.

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As things are, the situation is

Sir Beilby Francis Alston, of the extremely obscure." The acting Foreign Office, British Ambassador Medical Officer of Health made no to Brazil since 1923, and formerly Minister to China, left £22,103, definite or specific charges in his with net personality £21,078. ly at daybreak seems a strange way comment is that there up-country ernment, very naturally, will do.

speech at the Sanitary Board meet-

The Spirit of Pechen, a biplane ing. Reading between the lines, belonging to the Central Aviation one could arrive at various conclu- Bureau, was brought to Lunghus sions, hut just as there are no half from Nanking and has been placed measures in science, there can be at the disposal of the Gendarmerie Commissioner. This is one of the ng half-measures in commenting so machines presented to the Govern eritically upon a branch of the ment by overseas Chineac...

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afternoon.