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PRIMITIVE METHODS

AT KOPU

Thief Shot Out of Hand

RAIDING AND KIDNAPPING

•

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Kopu, March 20. Since writing my last letter we have had three incidents which throw one light on the condition

country.

PAID IN OPIUM

CHINESE SOLDIERS IN THE

DOCK

Fight Chinese who claimed to be recruits joining the Second Ir- dependent Division of the Cantonese Army appeared before Mr. "Scho- fichi yesterday on, a charge of pos session of a quantity of raw opium

-about 80 taels.

when

DEPRESSION IN FUKIEN

HAZARD OF POPPY GROWING

March 31,-

Sianyu, Fukien, The "depression" is making itselt felt in this section of the country in that the retail merchants are be ing asked to pay cash for gooda| instead of being given "the usual

These men were said to be on their way from Pakkai to Swatow, and ciune under police notice 2 number of them had what appearing effect upon trade as merchants boarding a Douglas bont. Although credit. This is having a deaden- are only able to buy in small quantities and require cash frora their customers. Along with this is to be noted a drop in wages in the trades.

of the government in our part of theed to be military equipment, the police were scoptical as others of their type wearing the more elabor ate uniform of an officer or cadet and been arrested before them, com. ing in by train or on New Terri

There was an old Miao, who, with his wife and a daughter of middle age lived about one mile from Kapu.taries buss, and it had transpired A few weeks ago, about eight

that they wore opium smugglers.

On the other hand, the ten med a'clock one evening, some men, arm-

charged yesterday had only $1.50 ed with spears, knives had clubs en-

between them, and the opium found tered his house. They took the old on them is thought to have been dis men out in front of the house, splittributed in lieu of military pay. The poppy crops in the Chiuchow his head in two and left the body districts are reported to have fail- lying there. Then they returned, ed this season, there has been big heat the younger woman badly, took demand there for opium from Pak

kai and other Kwangsi districts.' Fall the cattle and corn out of the house and escaped. As far as we know, none of the officials have even taken the trouble to enquire into the mutter.

A few days later, two mon way- laid a third Miao and took the corn he was carrying. One of the two was caught and our local petty official had him taken to the market place and shot without any trial or bearing.

CYCLIST KILLED

FATAL ACCIDENT ON

ISLAND ROAD

A fatal accident was reported to the Police on Wednesday night, when a Chinese cyclist was killed following a collision with a motor lorry.

Some time ago our local official

According to the report, Wong and his men made an attempt to Chuen of 5, Hennessey Road, rob the market of a neighbouring Wanchai, was riding a bicycle along official. In the skirmish our man Island Road when he collided with was driven off, and lost five guns, motor lorry No. 679. The rider was im overcons and two horses. To re thrown on the road heavily and was taliate ho returned and captured injured, on his head and thigh. He ten odd men and some horses from died shortly after admission to the his enemy's district, and imprison.Government Civil Hospital. od them in his house. The following week some of the men of the neigh bouring official, accompanied by the civil official, went to one of the villages on the border line of the two districts. The Christians were, hay ing their Sunday service when the men arrived. At the conclusion of the service they carried off seven of the men, to he held hs hostages until their men were released. Among the seven men taken were two evangelists and one school ten- cher.

We make it a rule not to interfere with affaire pertaining to the gov- ernment but we made and excep tion in this case. Mr. Yorkston and I, accompanied by some of the leading men of the church had an interview with our neighbours and put the caso clearly before them. After much talking they agreed that if our evangelists would act wediators to get their men released they would free our church members the next day. The following day, after many refusals and much ex- horting, our men were released. After nearly two weeks of parlering the affair has finally been settled. The guns, etc., have at last been returned and the men released.

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Such are the methods of government

in this corner of China,

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A year ago this section harvest- ed one of the largest poppy crops in its history. This year there is not a poppy bloom to be seen anywhere Last year in the Sionya region. the local and Provincial govern ment used poppy as income to support the military. This year the government prohibits poppy planting with the results that the farmers did not plant. However in the adjoining country on the Pinghai peninsula a region where the villagers have resisted the local government, and where brigands flourish, it is reported that poppy has been planted quico extensively and that the crop is now being harvested. The magis trate of that country made one at tempt to deal with the situation but lost a number of soldiers in an encounter with the farmers and seems to have given up the under- taking as too much of a risk.

THE INVADERS REPULSED

DECIMATED BY ARTILLERY, ADRIAL BOMBS AND MACHINE GUNS

Several other minor accidents were also reported, in one of which Sanitary Inspector G. H. Miles stated that he was driving his car

The combined naval and military in Canton Road on Wednesday when operations carried out on the night he knocked down a woman, who of Wednesday-Thursday showed that received head injuries and was re-a small raiding force has little moved to the Kwong Wah Hospital chance of landing on the Island- provided that we have any idea of its approach.

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"nests" "soon played havoe among the attacker's forces. Singapore, March 20-If suffi cient landing grounds were avail- The defenders met the landing able in Malaya there would soon party about sixty minutes after they spring into existence a light plane had got ashore, at Wongneichong service, declared Mr. F. G. Lun Gap and troops were also rushed don, Wing Commodore of the Royal across the Harbour, while aero- Singapore Flying Club, at the an-lenes did their destructive work. nual meeting.

overhead, the attackers being com- He suggested that the club air-pletely overwhelmed. - ̈·

On Wednesday night at Laichi- craft might be used to assist the Police Department and Government kok, the Marines Innded and "blew Monopolies in the prevention of up the oil installation in the dis-,, smuggling for which the machines tricts As, however, the defence were admirably adapted..

picked them up with searchlights and had them under six-inch gun bombardment for half an hour be fore they landed, the attack was not, according to the rules of the game, in any way successful.

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IVAR KREUGER

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CIRCUMSTANCES? -

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So much for small raids! We can sleep content in our beds knowing that all is safe. "Of course, war it- self does not happen on the line of still scale manoeuvres, but as the arch-apostle of Imperialism once said, "That is another story,"

Kreit" constructive plan, and that the motives for many of his other Ivar Kreuger, the Swedish finan-wise incomprehensible actions ead

be definitely established.

quire dental attention, according to cier, whose suicido in Paris last Dr. Scott Williamson, one of the spring startled the world, appealed medical directors of the Peckham to all with whom he came in con Health Centre, which it is hoped to tact as a modest, retiring, and re- establish on a permanent basis beticent man. lore the end of the year.

Race Against Time.

The raising of the price of matches, for instance, by only a

Ele M. George Soloveytchik, the fraction of penny would have

The Centre is intended to be author of " Ivar Kreuger Finan-yielded many millions a year to self-supporting medical club, all cier" (Peter Davies, ba), asks the holder of a world monopoly of members of which will be periodi whether Kreuger's reticence, shy match production and distribution, eally overhauled.

ness, and reluctance to meet people and would have enabled Kronger to were natural parts of his charac make good the shameful irregulari- ter, or were merely precautionary ties in which he had so long in measures against being found out dulged.

Dr. Scott Williamson described some of the gaine which might be expected to medical research.

"What is lacking among those who are searching for the cause of such diseases as rheumatism, rheu- matid fever, and cancer," he said,

too.

Boon. Another explanation assured this pose to gain the con might be that, he deliberately idence of others, for nothing fae

like mystery." cinates

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is continuity of observation. All over the world Kronger was Continuous records of a large num-honoured. Prime Ministers sought

To secure this world monopoly must have been Kreuger's ambition. But he was engaged in a rece no method waN against time, so to be despised in building up his huge and outwardly solid construc tion."

ber of people will provide a vast his company; the Presidents of He failed. As M. Boloveytehik France and America received him

field for research.

ritiv The same thing apples to the in private audience, he was the says," the universality aimed hy problem of the extent to which bad guest of the King of Sweden. Yet, the world crisis since 1929 can teeth affect Kendhal health is all the time, says M. Solowaytchik, hardly have occurred even to ea life through poisoning. With all he was in contant danger of being dear, and prophetic & mind. our members receiving regülar kare som

found out. dental attention we shall, Be lá a

The well-amurahoe of the man, position to determine the statistical and his self-control during his vast decrease in the diseases associated financial operations must have been with bad teetit

colossal. For fen, Yeh or more he kopt up an amazing piece of seting, M. Bolovertehik believes that

The extent of Kruger whatever his whs had a (Continued at fast af ansi Judume) | soon revealød."

We found previously that there was room for a definite imprové- mont the general health of the community."

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