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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

5

NOTE—Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the

words required.

ACROSS

L-A subject of conversation (5).

4-What was the name of "King

Arthur's sword? (9).

9. Seems to be a clumsy fellow

(7).

10-Straw for a hat, or name of

a fowl (7).

11. These old devices are not de-

spised by Germans (7).

12-It makes a swathe for "chesty" disorder (5).

15. Such things bear no resem-

blance to one another (6) 17-In this, Clue 10 could be

found (7).

21-De valera will never remove

this division of Ireland (7)

22. If you do this you will do well

17).

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23. A passage one might quote from a book by Sir John Ross (9)

24-One has to avoid a blow in the wind, or one may get a ducking (5).

DOWN

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1934.

CURRENT

FIFTH PLENARY SESSION

South-west Demands

(From Our Special Correspondent}

Canton, Nov. 28.

As the fifth plenary session of the Kuomintang Central Execu tive Committee will be held in Nanking on December 10. Mc. Hsiao Fu Chen, leading member of the South-west Political Coun- ell. told newspaper men to-day that the leader here, have no new resolutions to be submitted τα that session but adhere to their circular telegrams of September &

1-Marks a staff officer's dis- and 15-

tinction (4).

2-He scribbles at length with a

These two telegrams are mos journalist's kuack; a second-sweeping and demand the ever- sal of the present pro-Japanese rate writer. a newspaper hack (11).

policy, as well as the recovery of 3-Successor of Mohammed (5), 4.---Mistakes in printing or in art

are (6).

the lost provinces: The South

west leaders also insist that the six points in these two telegrams 5.-easy enough to pick out, by be formed part of the agenda as circulated to all Kuomintang or- gans at home and abroad on Aug- ust 15. This question is atill pending.

(4).

much under blindi".

(an-

6. correct reasoning (5), 7-Absorbing so pressure, "Pat igram) (1),、

8. A quolt that fails round the

pin (6). 13.-Cite (8).

14.-Is occupied in service, but

not every day (8).

16. Here we have not the one

master, but two (5).

After declaring that these points are intended for the salvation of the Kuomintang and the country. Mr. Hslao next admitted that De Wang Chung Wei, Judge of the Permament Court of International Justice, bad left for Nanking from Shanghai in an attempt to me-

18. There is sure to be a distur-diate Canton and Nanking. Mr. bance in a massed meeting Hsiao said no telegram had been like this (5).

received from Dr. Wang Chung 10-A capital thing to carve is a

Hui but belleves he will pay an- Allet! (4).

other visit to Canton, 20.-Is. exactly right-for the last

cluet (4),

K

.The following is the solution of yesterday's puzzle:-

Across-5, Poplar: 8. Buoyancy: 9. Esquimaux; 10. Trap-door; 14. Sharp; 15, Telling; 19, Bracken; 23, Mango; 26, Sentence; 28. Over- much; 29, Eloquent; 30, Unreal,

Down.-1. Ruhr; 2, Nymph; 3,

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GENERAL SMUTS

And South African Protectorates

·(Special Als-Mail Service).

Londen, Nov, 12.

General Smuts's speech caused some sensation and even left" Mr. Thomas a little tongue-tied. For, contrary to expectation, he re- ferred to the Native Protectorates and, contrary to his own custom, he used a threat. His argument was as follows:-Economic condi- tlons in the Protectorates were de- teriorating, but the Union gavė them freedom of trade. There was, however, an agitation grow- ingin the Union which demanded that Great Britain should cede the Protectorates. Moreover, in this restrictive world the freedom of trade which they were enjoying with the Union might one day end and the Protectorates might be treated as "foreign territories.” In brief, he threatened economic pres- sure,

Endor; 4. Dyer: 5, Pique: 6, Phial; 7. Again: 10, Tomb; 11, Asia; 12, Dank: 13, Open: 15. Time; 16, Lent; 17, Iron: 18. Gaze; 20, Raven: 21. Carre; 22, Equal; 24, Annoy: 25. Genus; 26, Shed: 27, Cant.

CHINESE SOLD BY CROOKS

Dwelling on the Communist bat- tles in Kwangsi, Mr. Hsiao said that the Kwangsi forces are fight- ing the Reds at Futhuen and Ho- hsten and that the Kwangs for

NEWS FROM

CHINA

PROMOTION OF GENERALISSIMO

TRADE

Mr. Ariyoshi Urged To Visit South

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, Nov. 28. Japanese merchants in Shang- hat have urged Mr. Akira Ariyo shi, Japanese Minister to China. to visit Kwangtung and Kwangsi apparently with the object of pro- moting Japanese trade In this part of the country. A spokesman of the Japanese legation at Shanghai sald that this sugges- tion has not been decided.

Sir Alexander Cadogan, British Minister to China, visited Canton last week to see things here on the spot. Exactly a year ago. Mr Nelson T. Johnson, American

Minister to Chiria, visited Canton In view of this precedent, Japan- ese merchants in Shanghal want Minister Ariyoshi to

tour Sout

Japanese interests. China in an attempt to promote

Japanese goods are coming in- to Canton in bigger volume than

Provincial

INTERVIEWED

China Already Unified

Nanking, Nov. 28.

The observance of mutual re- spect and confidence is the only problema. The key is in the hands solution to the Sino-Japanese

shek told the "Osaka Mainichi” în of Vapan. Marshal, Chiang Kai- an interview.

He declared that China was al- ready unified. The South-west presented no problem. China's day of international strife WAS over.

for a dictatorship in China. He There was, he said, no necessity

the question of assuming the Pre- had no time even to speculate on

deney if called upon.

in

America and Europe, he con- from extending their power tinued, had not only refrained

China, but were gradually relin- quishing some of their special concessions.

He emphasised that the Kuo- before. The anti-Japanese Boy-mintang was not departing from cott Association has ceased to the principles of its founder, Dr. function "pending reorganization" Sun Yat-sen. by the Kwangtung

The Communist question in Kuomintang.

Kiangsi had been liquidated. Rov- ing bands of Reds might create alight disturbances in other parts of the country, but these would be gradually crushed he added-- Reuter.

Air Defence Tax Police officers are going round the city to collect a half month rent tax for the serial defence of Canton. A novel feature of the collection is that while in the past the collection was derived from GRANARIES TO BE BUİLT

доче

the landlord, made by the tenant...

payment is

This works out more satisfac-

Nanchang, Nov, 21.

torily to the landlords. In the À sum of $280,000 has been re- ces are fighting the Rede at Fu-rent tax on behalf of the tenants, Coumell towards the building of past they were ordered to pay themitted by the National Economic chuen and chefen and that Gen- but in some cases tenants refused granaries in the rural districts of leader has no time eral Li Chung Jen, the Kwangsi to pay rent. The result was that Klangs. The Provincial Rural Co-

to come to the landlord not

only lost one operative Committee is entrusted Canton. Mr. Hsiao admitted that month's rent but had to pay the with the task of carrying out the the fighting is terrific but the rent tax on behalf of the tenant. project in this province Kwangsi troops are holding their

The second half of the rent tax Kuo Min. ground.

will be payable on January 1, 1935. A sum of about $2,800,000 will be realized from one month of rent tax. Oddly enough, the funds are to be kept and used by the Alt Defence Committeë, which is no connected with the Army Corps.

It is reported that Mr. Hsiao is planning to return to Bangkok owing to his fallng health. H's colleagues have urged him to re- main. In the meantime he' will stay here until after the fifth plenary session. If there is

no

"Slave" Smuggling political development, he will re-

In Sacks

Special Air Mail Service)

London, Nov. 8, A gruesome story of how a party of Chinese were smuggled into the United States from the British

West Indies by a gang of crooks, who "sold" them at large prices to their relatives, orto, laundry- men 2.5 slaves, was revealed to-day.

and found eighteen

turn to Slam. Mr. Hsiao was born and brought up in Bangkok. He came back to Canton, in 1930 ↑ start the National Government here, being a close follower of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen.

WIRELESS TELEPHONE

SERVICE

Wang Kam Affair

Mr. Leung Hung Kwang, Magis- trate of Chungshan Model County, has sent representatives to Wang Kam Island, which is off Chung- shan County, in order to find out whether it is true that the Portu- guese authorities in Macao have established police stations on that Island, which is within the juris- diction of Chungshan County,

TO DEVELOP HIGHWAYS

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Nanking, Nov. 21. Acting on a hint, State police,

Plans for the inauguration of headed by detectives from the domestic wireless telephone service Federal Narcotic Bureau, forced as well as with foreign countries

Nanking. Nov. 20. their way at dawn to day into an are under way, it is learnt at the

The Highway Bureau of the National old-fashioned "estate at Keywood, Ministry or Communications.

Economie Counc New Jersey.

Through the efforts of the Pur- planning to establish an Automo- In the cellars of the house their chasing Commission in London, bile Engineering Institute here to attention was attracted by low part of the machinery and equip train experts and technielang for groans. They battered in a door ment ordered from England, the development of highway com-

Chinese, totalling over 80 cases, have arrivmunications in the country. trussed like rabbits and scarcelyed in Shanghai and transported to The Institute will be located at able to speak from lack of food Chedju for athilation at the the Central Industrial' Experi- and water.

International Radio Station. The mental Station and will be opened Benfor middiy Most of the prisoners knew no rest of the consignment will arrive on January 1. logical enough in its conclusion, had attended an American college,

According to plans of the Bureau are eligible for employment, 50 proceeds from two false premises.

said that some weeks ago thirty-of International Telegraphs, wire- candidates will be selected for a eight Chinese had contracted with less telephone service will first be wo-year course. After graduation smugglers to be transported from "Instituted to link up the important they will be sent out to serve in Trinidad to America, where their cities in the country, such as the highway administrations of relatives would ransom each of Bhanghal, Nanking, Hankow, Tien- the three provinces of Kiangsu, them for £300.

tsin, and Peiping, and then extend- Chellang and Anhwel and the Herded like cattle in the holded to other countries in March Municipalities of Nanking

Greater Shanghal- Kua Min.

South Aficans here who are in- terested in the problem of the Pro-

tectorates say that his argument, English, but two of them, who in China by the end of this year. school gráduates of sound physique

Conditions in the Protectorates, they say, are, in point of fact, im- proving and will greatly improve If the financial and administrative reforms proposed by Sir Alan Pim, who in these last two years has toured the territories and reported to the Dominions Office, are car- ried out.

The Protectorates' Grievances

These South Africans also qués- tion "freedom of trade" between the Protectorates and the Union They admit that they are under the same Customs union, but hold that this is partly why the Protec- torates are poor. They have to pay

for the South African protective

ward

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of a small cargo-boat, the party set out and were landed at a small port in Virginia. Three of their number who fell sick. on the way were tossed "over- board.

On American soil the Chinese were sewed up in potato: sacks, loaded on a truck and taken to the mansion in New Jersey.

21d A Day In Wages

After lengthy

next Kuo Min.

LEATHER FACTORY

ESTABLISHED

Larichow, Nov. 16:

Handy Silver-Wrapped Tablets.

Peps

"The Remedy You Breathe

THESE wonderful Peps breatheable tablets

bring the valuable air-like medicine of the Pine Forests into direct contact with the throat and "bronchial tubes. When dissolved slowly in the mouth,

these valuable soothing and antiseptic fumes are liberated and carried with the breath deep into the chest and fung~- where liquid medicine cannot possibly penetrate,

Deep Into Chest and Lunge.

In this direct way, Pups allay soreness and inflammation inside the bronchial tubes,, Thay cut choking phlegm and quickly clear and strengthen all the breathing passages, Pepe have solved, the problem of ending throat and bronchial troubles without the aid of dangerous drugs like laudanum, chloral, morphia, etc.

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SORE THROAT & COLDS

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Hankow, Nov, 16.- \ In view of the urgent need of With the last section between developing the leather and woollen Tang-yang and ichang, in south, industry for the economic recon- Western Hupeh, completed, the policy. Bechuanaland is put for seventeen of them were redeemed Shena Provincial Department of was opened to trade yesterday.

negotiations struction of the province, the entire Hankow-Ichang Highway as suffering most, for her at the price agreed but the re- Reconstruction has chief export is native scrub cattlemaining eighteen could find no plans for the establishment of a Mr. Li Fan-i, Provindal Commis

completed In response to the sumimons of and the Union, to encourage white sponsors, and were farmers' production, bars the im cellar while the gang sought has been submitted to the Central Hupell, who has been Inspecting left in the leather factory here. The scheme stoner of Recoristraction for port of cattle under a certain Chinese laundrymen to whom they Authorities for approval. weight.

construction work on the last sec- could sell their victims.

In this connection, a technical tión, Messrs. Tan Halen-chimg It appears that there is a re-expert of the Petping Woollen and Chao Chia-Sheng, respectively gular traffic in such "slaves," who Factory arrived here yesterday in Director of the Highway Bureau, are made to work in underground accordance with an order of the and Chiel Engineer in charge, left laundries. for 10d a day, of which Ministry of War: He will confer here yesterday by motor-caf for 7id-1s kept by their owner until with the Provincial Authorities fchang to arrange for the esta the ransom has been paid off-a concerning the re-opening of the bishment of Stations along the matter of years. The police are Kansu Provincial Woollen: Factory, Wghway and the formal frangurs now searching for the leaders of which has been closed down tion of the omnibus servică –

Kuo Min.

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It is felt by these critics that the Union could do little more to worsen the position of the Protec torates, and that it. as the inter Parliamentary Committee of laat August hoped, a loan is given to the Protectorates they would have a fair chance of independent self- developemnt.

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