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MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA

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DR. WU'S OPINION OF NORTH-WEST CHINA

What im

Peiping, Nov. pressed me most during my trip to Charhar and Saiyuan is the im- perative need of reclaiming and developing the rich virgin soil of the North-west," declared Dr. C. C., Wu, former Minister to Washing- ton, in an interview to-day,

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PACIFICATION IN SOUTH CHINA

KIANGSI'S MEASURES

AGAINST "REDS **

› staff members of the Governmental

CANTON BUILDERS

THREATENED STRIKE AVOIDED

(From Our Special Correspondent.)

Canton, November 7. Canton, Nov. 8 General Chen

A threatened suspension of all Tsai Tong was the principal speak-building activities in Canton, by the er at the memorial service held Building Contractors' Guild, as a yesterday morning at the Chung protest against the new building shan Memorial Hall, which was regulations in the city promulgated attended by over 2000 officials and by the Public Works Department, departments.

is bbing avoided as the result of a Provincial Council resolution re General Chen spoke on the vari-svinding the regulations in ques ous phases of the provincial ad- tion. ministration and the' noti." Red campaign launched by the Can- toperu expeditionary forces in Kiungsi pravince.

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At Kolgan, provincial capital of

The Canton Public Works Do Chorbar, Dr. Wu paid a friendly

partaient has recently passed ver- tain new regulations relating to ent on General Feng Yu Hsiang.

The following is a summary of building. The first set of these re- the former Kuominchus lender.

his speech:

gulations dends with the registration, While rich resources lio untapped The Southwest Political Council of architects of whom certain quali- in the North-west, virtually there has issued a mandate to encourage fications are required. A second set for the picking, their exploitation, the practice of thrift by all civil of the regulations sets forth the to be practicable and successful, servants. depends upon two factors, Dr. Yu severe punishment for smuggling the relations between the property An ordinance providing respectivo responsibilities of, and i said. First of all, there must be by Government officials has also owner, the architect and the build- stabla

government, capable of been passed to guard against cor-

ing contractor in a pises of com maintaining pence and order and ruption and the decrease of Govern-structional work. According to the secondly, communication facilities ment revenue.

Public Works Department, these must be improved and exorbitant

regulations are intended to protect taxes abolished The latter, he ex- plained, are interdependent, as the

the respective interests of all three parties. most modern transportation system would fail in effectiveness when the people лте burdened with heavy taxation.

Coal Deposits, Referring to the huge coal de posits in Suiyuan, Dr. Wu pointed out the anomalous situation pre- vailing in China to-day. While coal is so abundant in that province where it is sold for only $3 or $4 a ton, Kwangtung has been import- ing Japanese coal at nearly ten times that price.. Naphtha wella at Tatung are capable of a daily output of 3,000 tour, yet China is purchasing foreign gasoline and

kerogeno.--Kuo Min.

NEED OF NEW ROADS

IN THE NORTH

STRESSED AT HIGHWAY CONFERENCE

"Red "-Suppression Campaign. Commander of the 1st Army, has General Li Chan Kiu, Divisional reported that the blockade dried out by the Cantonese expedition ary forces in the Yinchar region in south-western Kiangsi, has been effective against the Rad remnants. Anti-"Red" unicas with a total of 60,000 members have been formed in that region to resist the Reds This is a manifestation of the deter- mination of the inhabitnata in Kiangs to exterminate outlawry.

hold the same view. They raised a But the building profession do not storm of protest against these

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REPAIRS TO TEMPLE OF CONFUCIUS

CANTON 'BUS COMPANIES

REPORT 2000. DAILY DEFICIT SINCE 1000.

Nanking, Nov. 3.-Repairs to the i Temple of Confucius at Kufow, Shantung, which was damaged in 1930 during the military operations against the Yon-Feng, rebels will being cost of imported gasoline, which is due to the ascending value of started soon.

Cautun.--On account of the ris

The four bus companies, Tuny

work are estimated at $1,000,000., companies has been adversely affect. Funds required for the repair gold, the business of the local bus regulations which, they state, far In compliance with the request of ed. from looking after their interests, General Han Fu Chu, Chairman of have placed them at the mercy of the Shantung Provincial Govern the architects, who alone have bora inent, the National Government, Hang, Kau Siang, Tak Kee and catered for, as the full control of his instructed the Ministry of Moy Fan, operating on a tolal the building operations is vested in Finance to contribute $300,000. capital of $400,000 cannot

Towards the balance of $700,000, their expenditures on account of a the architects.

Protests were submitted first to the various Provincial and Muni- total daily deficit of 8000 which then to the Municipal Government, tribute a portion-Kuo Min. the Public Works Department, and, cipal Governments will each con-

up to October has amounted to but in vain. The building contrac

$270,000 since the 10th year of the

Pacification work in the province have been in progress for some months and the north-eastern re- gion is now free from bandits. Re-tors were then said to be preparing |-- habilitation in the central region

a general strike as a final resort. and the east region is also progress ing as the result of the bandit sup Precautionary Corps.

pression.

In view of the fact that the paci fication campaign in the province is drawing to a close, the Gover ment has decided to reorganize, the precautionary corps which will pro- vide tection to people in the country districts after the disband. ing of the regular soldiers ar as to reduce military expenditure of the province.

Three-year Plan. Hankow, Nov. 3.-The Highway the three-year plan adopted by the Beginning from January next, Conference, couvened by the Com: Government will be put into oporo Tander-in-Chief's Headquarters of tion for reconstruction and adjust- the Honan-Hupeh-Anhwei Banditment of the provincial and dis- Buppression Forces, was opened trict administrations in the South- yesterday in the presence of over west. The plans provide for the 20 representatives from the Honan, improvement of Governmental ad- Hupeh, Anhwei, Kiangsi, Chekiang, ministration and general welfare of Kiangsu and Innan Provincial the people.

Governments, the General Staff Co-operation with the Govern Department, the National Economent in the enforcement of the ntic Council, and other interested plan is requested.-Canton Sun,

organa.

General Chu Shao Liang, Coun sellor to the Headquarters, who' presided over the ceremony, dwell

on the need of cooperation marong

CANTON CENSUS

the Government, the military and LAST PHASES OF COMPLETE

RECORD.

ineek

| Republic. 29,000 bus tickets are

excessive number of half-tickets. f sold daily among which there is a

At a recent shareholders meeting, it was decided that the Mou Fan

But they have apparently new municipal authorities. The action adopted more reasonable tactics, of the Provincial Council neces and the Provincial Government has sitates the preparation of a modified exercised its influence with the set of regulations to replace those! 'buses will be discontinued at the

¿Continued on nexa Column.) that have been cancelled,

THE

BULL-FIGHTING

DEAR KIDDIES,

I have just fish rending a

CHILDREN'S

end of the month. Canton Sun.

BY

UNCLE JACK:

CORNER

Make Your Own Farmyard

To boys who are clever at simple book on Bull Fighting, and it fair-carpentry, the planning and mak- ly made me gaap.

ing of an farm affords a pastime To give you only a slight idea of with a lasting interex. Such farms fights, I must tell you that in 1923 as you choose, and you can always the cruelty inflicted during these may be as simple or ne elaborate a law was passed in Spain making add more fields or stock. it necessary for all horses to be The first thing, of course, is to protected before entering the ring. plan and lay out the total area of your ground. To do this you will Theed about six trayshaped woodan boxes of various sizes, Sandpaper the rough surfaces, and nail them together as you please to form! fields, remembering that the largest one which holds the farm should be in the centre.

the cardboard. Treat the main sur face with cream paint.

The roof needs careful planning Take a piece of cardboard, to at over the house, folding it for the

ridge and fixing it to the sides of the house with clips Browd VAT-

the people in road construction. He sinagested that trunk roads be first, completed to demonstrate to The people the benefits of highways

Canton, Nov. 8.-The Municipal so that they would readily lend Census Commission is putting the nid in the completion of a regular finishing touches to its great task system of highways.

Turning to the task of the deletion. A careful sorting of the forms of ascertaining the city's populn. gates at the Conference General collected on the 23rd of last month Chu reminded them that they were to deliberate, on the highway will shortly be sent out to collect has been undertaken, and workers routes and on means of raising from houses which have been omit- funds for construction, bearing in tod in the initial collections. mind the intimate relations be tween good communication facilities pleted for the taking of the census Arrangements bave also been com- and national salvation and bandit-in the suburban villages close to the suppression.

In the three years that follow- city. The assistance of the Magis- General Tano Hao Sen. Chicl-of-trates of Namhoi and Punyu has that is from 1929 to 1032-it has wood together, across the top of Staff of the Headquarters, spoke been solicited, and forme will short been calculated that the lives of which fix a longer piece of wood, nished roffin, or straw, forms the on behalf of General Chiang Kai ly be distributed to the inhabitants some 18,000 horses have been saved. 3in.xin For the gate you will thatch, and this must be glued on Shek. Stressing the importance of of these villages through the elders Just try and imagine it, 0,000 need thin twigs of even lengths, in strips fitted closely together. Cut good roads, he declared that one of the villages in accordance with horses brutally gored by bulls each sufficiently pliable for you to twist away the uneven edges with a pair highway is better than ten thou the auggestion of the magistrates. year to provide so-called entertain the two upright supports and ha of Acissors. The small outhousee

sand soldiere," and asked for genuine co-operation so that this phase of reconstruction may be successful.

The Conference will be in session for five days. It is expected that General Chiang Kai Shek will re- turn from Hunan in time to parti cipato. Kuo Min.

SALT INSPECTORATE IN

...NANKING

MOVE INTO NEW QUARTERS COMPLETED

The Floating Population. population of the city, which was The counting of the floating

satisfactory progross with the nasist begun on the 2nd instant, is making. ance rendered to the members of the Commission by such bodies as the shipping guilds and unions. It is expected that this difficult part of the job will be completed by, tho 12th of the month. A rough esti- mate of the floating population in the city has been placed at 150,000 persona

HONAM ELECTRIC.

COMPANY

TO BE FORMED. NEXT MONTH.

ment.

Cheerio.

DO YOU KNOW!

UNCLE JACK

CHAUVINISM

During Napoleon's Empire there were many old soldiers who regarded him as so leas than a god. Far beyond all theso in extravagant praise was a much-wounded veteran called Chauvin,,

In his eyes the Emperor could do no wrong, the matter what folly, he committed. His blustering, ridiculous hero- worship became a national nlisurdity.

In England, any obstinate attitude of extreme military patriotism was and is, so called Chauvinism.

The Frouch retaliate and call our Chauvinists "Jin- goes," which means the same -thing:

Nanking. Nov. 3-Removal of the Chic Inspectorate of Balt Revenue to Nanking from Bhang hai has been completed with the Canton,In order to supply ele arrival of the members of the staff. tricity to the fullest extent to see. The offices aro situated in the tion in Honam Island and Sai new Customs Administration build-kwan, the Canton Electric Improve ing A special office, however, willment Committee directed the eatab be maintained in Bhanghat for con-lishment of sub-stations in the venience in the handling of warious | above two regions. It is reported matters...

that the new electrio company on The Anti-Smuggling Forces under Honam will be inaugurated in the the Chief Inspectorate, it is learnt, early part of next month while the will hereafter be known as the one in Baikwan is under constructon Cunarder on the stocks to keep Revenue Guards and will be dasign. tion and will be completed before ed to various salt-producing areas, the now, "YesT,TA

At present the total number of Electric current will be adjusted Guards stationed along the Year for a permanent scale when the 1st lero River and tho* Kiangat and and 4th electric wires of the main Chekinng consta is over 20,000. machines transfer to the respective Kuo Min.

now stations-Canton: Sumu

up the tradition

The house flag bears, the com- pany's orest in gold on a red field: crowned lion rampant on a wreath, supporting by its forepaws Kinglobas komp

Make pencil marks where you want the gates, or gaps in the hed- ges, and cut them out carefully. These gaps can be fitted with tiny stiles or wooden gates.

To make a atile, nail two rules of

cross bar in and out of the horizon-aro made in exactly the same way, tal bar.

except that the roofs take off to The next step is to paint the in-allow the animals to be put away. ner sides of the boxes green and

the outer sides dark brown to give

the appearance of a fence Make

an inth wide bed of brown plasti?

cine or play wax at the base of

THE CUNARD

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each painted fence, and stick it ABOUT a century ago. thickly with thin twigs to form a Samuel Cunard, a Canadian,

hedgerow.

Where you want green fields, was an agent of the Honourable spread the bottom of the box with Nova Scotia. Even as a young man East India Company, at Hailifax, a thin layer of mold. Sow grase he cherished the idea of a fine, of Leeds thickly, and sprinkle lightly

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with mold, Keep this slightly mois steamére: heross the Atlantic, tened, and in a fow days you will the appearance of an Admiralty see the choots beginning which soon advertisement in a newspaper in- makce & fine crop of gram. Clip viting benders for a small steam- this when it grows too tall. It is ship service between England and a good plan to keep the other felds America fired him to immediate ne sanded, and planted here and there tion. Coming to this country ho with clumps of grass mixed with interested Robert Napier, George hay and straw. An uneven bank Burna, and David MacIver in the molded out of plasticine and cover project, and a company was form

ed with artificial moss-breaks theed and the mail contract scoured- flat surface of the farm land and gives a good position for the plant ing of tiny toy trace

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Called the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, it became the Cupard Steamship Company later, and the The farmhouse itself, and the first ship of the line, the 1,300-ton smaller outhouses form the biggest wooden paddle-steamer Britannia, I problem. There are best made from sailed from Liverpool for Halifax

long and two short pieces, and join the 4th July, 1840. strong cardboard. Mensure off two and Boston on Independence Day,

them together with clips Mark 1. Since then, up to the world To- and out out the windows, and paint mous Mauretania and Aquitania of in the frames with gream or red to-day, it has brought out a succes paint, backing them with narrow sion of record-breaking and epoch- lace for curtains. Do not cut out making vessels, and there is a 73,000 the door, but-paint it direct onto (Contdbat:foot of column one-