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Hongkong Telegraph.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

PRESIDENT MILLERAND.

ELECTION CAUSES GENERAL SATISFACTION.

MAIL BANDITS.

Paris, September 22

(ESTABLISHED ~1881).

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.

THE UNIVERSITY.

MEDICAL SOCIETY

MEETING.

A large gathering was present at the first general meeting of the Hongkong University Medical Society or the present academie

WAR TROPHY THAT NOBODY WANTS.

TROUBLE OVER CAPTURED GERMAN GUNİ

Some time ago the Ewell (Surrey) Parish Council accepted

It was first placed in the recreation ground, but lads play- the The following were aleateded with it and injured it, and oas

of the wheels sank inta officers for Session 1920-1921 ---

ground. President-Prof. Digby. Vice Presidents-Prof. Earle, Prof Wang, Dr. Scott, Dr. Atienza and Dr. Thomas.

1930.

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PAKHOI NOTES.

From Our Own Carnespazia.it)

A story of the Impodent]

Pakhoi, Sept. 2. attempt of a thief to break into a Thate has been considerable Japanese godown at the Praya commotion here and in the sur East in broad daylight, and in rounding country, "saused by full view of passengers of tram-unpaid soldiers. The storion vary.

At the Versailles National Congress, M. Millerand, sa expected. year which took place in the captured German gün, and lowing further subscriptions to ears paming along the locality, bat it appears that trouble com- when he charged a Chinese with acidiara are stationed, they are was proclaimed President of the Republic, having obtained 695 votes School of Anatomy last Friday, now most of them are beartily the above Fund, saknowledgment | was related by Inspector Kent atįmenced at a place named Cheung

Atienza, Mr.writes the Daily Chronicle will make in your next issus

Mr. F. Smyth ......

the offence. ......$50.

paid from Pakhai by their out of 736. An immense shout of "Long Live the Repablia!"} Among those present wore Dia, / wishing they had never heard of of which I shall be glad if you the Police Cours this morning, Wong, where overal hundred

Sutton correspondant,

Hr. A. Findlay Smith 24 greeted the result, all the Congressmen, even the Socialists, standing Scott," Thomas,

It was stated that the godown commander who residea here. It Hon. Hà Lan Chu Pak... Đ up and soclaiming the new President. The newspapers, interpreting Barney, Professors Byrne, Wang,

keeper, named Mo, ama, happen is clear that the soldiers have Dr. O. Marriott ...... 95 pubilo opinion, are unanimous in expressing the deepest satisfaction. Earle and Digby (who took the

chair)

ed to be a passenger on a certain had co pay for a long time and Mr. G. A. Pentreath.... *25.

car that passed the godown after sending many messengers” which was never more general or more sincera--- Havas.

Mr. P. M. Hodgson

whilst the thief was at work on letters and telegrams to Pakboi Mr. F. Maitland

the lock with a piece of iron without result they made pre- Mr. W. Turner

which he used as a laver. Theparations to march to Pakhoi, a Mr. C. H. Blason

thief had his back on the door distance of between 40 and 50 Yours etc.

but his hands warn behind it ruiles. They set ont on the D. K. BLAIR, busy manipulating the lock with journey and wore timed to arrivo the instrument. The russ was al Pakhoi ak a certain time. This Hon. Treasurer.

the Many of

shope aasily detected from the fact canend

close their doors and Itral one end of the iron was to asposed to view. Jumping off the a

exit of people general cramcar when it was opposite the who had suitable places to go to. Police Station, Moriama went |Many of the wealthier people aj- inside, secured the services of a proached the foreign residents policeman, and made a dramatic and were given accommodation *ppearance at the godown, fairly for a few night's. The soldiers catching the, thief red-handed. on their way to Pakhol, It is said, Notwithstanding this, the thief were intercepted by tha. Ilm

BIG HAUL IS INDIANA.

South Bend (Indiana), beptember 24. Two bandits held up a United States mail motor lorry and caped in a motor car with mail vained at from $5,000 to $20,000.

ML CLEMENCEAU LEAVES FOR INDIA.

Marseilles, September 24.

M. Clarenceau has sailed for India.

Other Telegrums on Papes e mud 8.1

SCOTLAND'S

**DRY

CAMPAIGN,

BOTH SIDES ASSEMBLING BIG GUNS.

Bogiand will watch with keen terest the Scottish astionat dry "campaign which has open ed in earnest at Glasgow, and will continue till the end of the

roat.

Chairman of Committee.-Prof Digby.

Hon. Secretary - Treasurer- Mr. C. Y. Ng.

It was removed to another spot, but the occupier of a man- sion close by objected because his wife had lost a son in the war and every time she passed the gun it reminded ber of her loss,

It was then taken to the Grove,Hongkong, Sept. 25, 1930 where Mr. George Ross has taken a wheel from it.

In a letter to the council he referred to the guo being dump-

THE CAPITALISTIC WAY.

Mambers of Committee.—Mr. 5. W. Phoon. Mr. D.K. Samy. Mr. G. E. Yeob, Mr. K. W. Leeed near his cottage, but said it

Bir-We have all been grumbli add Mr. T. S. Khoo.

Was not so much the gun being at high prices for a long time Union complained about as the nuis Representatives

but we have generally consoled Council--Prof. Wang and Mr. M.ance caused by children banging ourselves with the thought that.

B. ('sman.

it about and throwing stones at

a

prices. would become lower.

remarked.

The Ho Kwong prizes for last. He had taken off a amali 150 sogn, as produerion Increased. this morning found courage to Chaw-fu soldiers and were pre- put in the plea before the Court vented reaching Pokbai. This Session were then distributed a wheel because, apparently. Surely we are all much wiser after that he was merely taking a rust ears became known bere, and

wanted alling and msde follows:-Ist Prize for paper an

having read in the telegrams that against the door of the godown, caused the unexpected to happen. "Some Anatomical Facts hideous noise.

rubber growers have bean urged 'Six weeks," the Magistrate and the people were in great મઢમક Concerning

Councillor Miller said they to restrict output because prices Aseump of the Erect Position" ought to be proud of the gun. have fallen? The Selangor Cham- Ition

day, whilst many men stopped at of the Rubber Growers' Associa home making fortunes, including tion have passed similar rasoio- some of the working classes, who tions. I am not a bit interested made three or four times as much is rubber or in shares of any money as ever they had before.

Women, tight womań's enemy. awarded Mr. 6. Y. captured by men fighting at 1s, aber of Commerce and the Council

THE

the

Vote no license

Colonel Kyle tells drys" sheet anchor is woman and the home.

We have also," he said. "the support of the Churches, many industrial msguates, and ome Labour Forces."

On a preliminary canvas 35 per cent. favoured a "dry" policy Opinions vary as to how far the drys will carry different parts

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Second Prize for skill displayed in the discussions on the papers read, awarded to Mr. A. P. Chen. Prof. Earle, who is going on lease next month, then delivered very interesting and instructive address.

of Scotland: bat Colonel Kyle iing for Matriculation. History concentrating his forces upon should not be on the restricted

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suspense-just as much in fear of the rowdies of the town as they were of the soldiers. The situation is much easier now two French men-of-war haring arriv- ed here yesterday, and Boma Chinese runboats, and the soldiers. ars being held up a good distance from here. It was decided to have the gankind, but as one of the general

The China Chambér and look pleasant" I cannot view School swimming sports under af Commerce here is advancing He deal: at length on moved to another spot, momate public whose lot it is to pay up the importance of the recent on a concrete base, and railed off capitalistic attempts to bolster op the auspices of the Hongkong money to the representative of the

protection againa

frices in this way without a deal Chinese Amateur Athletic Fe-Commander, who has gone to changes in the medical curriculum 19-1

of misgiving. If the earth and the deration are to be held at the Hongkong and recommended a good know-children.

English. Chinese,

efforts of man have combined to V. R C. to-morrow alternoon. edge of

the Governor History, Geography and Draw-

yield rubber in such quantities His Excellency

The authorities have posted up plantifal will distribute the prizes at 5 supply. there can be

piscards advising the shop people Doo'clock.

to open their doors, the danger the large industrial communities. lines so common in schools. What found log of a University Hospital, moral justification for lessening

being over, but the people appear Inverness Places like

and the medical studen: wanted was and Prof. Earls hoped that in production solely for the purpose

John Thomkins, a European. to have no faith even in the up- Barrhead are believed to be sound no: so much an account of the the near future the defect would of ensuring fat dividends for on the "dry" policy, and fiselises of Kings and Princes, but ate made good.

rubber stock bolders. This case was this morning charged before paid troops who are stationed in A batch of soldiers Ball with being Pakhot Coming to the work of the of rubber has epitoraised the Mr. Drer history such as H. G. Wells advocated in his Outlines. A fair Medical Society which has a whole capitalistic system under a vagabond. The accused decrib strived from Lim Chow-fu yas

Tell erabracing intimacy with Chinese was par membership

which the provision of life's ing himself as a carpenter, told tarday to assist the local author-

So far, nothing has hap ticularly desirable in the case of almost all the practitioners necessities is made subservient the kiagistrate that he was out of ities.

but had made peped in the way of fighting or medical students from Chins, as the Colony, as well as all the to pounds, shillings and peace. employment, the learned professor hoped that students and staff of the Medical If the harvest is plentiful, if endeavours to get a job with-loo!. the day would not be far distant Faculty, Prof. Earle advanced industrial output is big, if all men out success. His Worship gave

which be

Fows reached here on the 20th would possess səvǝral suggestions

can get enough, then Capital an order for accused's detention!

week during which the mst of a small coast town named their own medical literature along hoped the incoming Committee greedy for big returns) steps in for &

The The dry forces have pow-western lines. The forms must be returned

lecturer would sympathetically consider and says "We shall have to cut Police will make every effort to gan Shi King, about 20 miles to the eastward of Pakhoi, bav- not later than September 30, and erful oppositio in the Anti-emphasised the importance of He thought the scope of the production down, because only get the accused employed.

with a demand bigger than the

ing been ransacked and many after that

recognising the Society should be widened so objections to the prohibition Campaign Council,

men medical

each metober A gire

supply can we get big profits."

people killed and many others will be directed by Mr. Harry L. Earn high position they held by virtue to validity of signatures

And the active working producera of their profession. There should chance to play part

The West Point Police have held for ransom. The place was Heard

this con of the world-the workmen are received information of an partly barn Further confirm- ^ THREE ALTERNATIVES.

**WETS" WORKING HARD, be no profiteering, and the chief its activities. The "wels" are not going to jaim should be the prevention sud nection he suggested the holding the ones who have to want and attempt made by three seamen/ation of this affair is to band.

conferences especially on to pay. If they produce enough, to smuggle opium ashore, jo con- cure of disease. Textbooks must of of money are being spent by the be regarded as referance books clinical and pathological pro or perhaps even a little too mnob.sequence of which they kept a

wetland

A thousand voting areas all over Scotland are concerned, and at present 250 voting areas are already "dry." owing chiefly to the solion of the landed pro-wards of Glasgow's 37 are said to

be safe for "No license." pristors.

"In the test canvass," said the Requisition forms have been distributed as required by the colonel's assistant, we found one Temperance (Scotland) Act of Glasgow street of artisans polling 75 cent. dry, but the distillery 1918, but the present ballot is only a preliminary one to de- strongholds farther north are

difficult to taci te. Whisky dies when uide whether a vote should be taken on the three options.

bard in the Hig`lands.

If 10 per cent, of the citizens

declare for a ballot, that will be taken in due course on the three options:-

No licences. Fewer licences. So change.

shaw.

he obliterated easily. Big sums

trade in support of the

policy.

every available paganda.

Chinese

should not take

not

Prof. Earle

Terely

normal

as?

has

Berman's

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the blems. In order to encourage, they are interfered with by watch and yesterday made mo

TALI GIVES BACK A LIBRARY place of practical work. The individual practical work by Capital; thrown out of work 60 arrest. The prisoner was cErTY-

TO GERMANY. must regard members of the Society, Prof. that production shall be small They

have posters and medical student

Waiting the right of confisca as Barle said it would give him enough to demand big prices. Is lg 76 taels of the drug, which vertisements.

and Biology speaker-

to put up great pleasure to offer a prize of it fair burden? Can you wonder was concealed in an ordinary

kit bag tion, conferred upon it by the arrested; he Theme with in the first year and which $20 for the bes: histological at labour agitations, at Socialism, Whap Today I visited the headquar meetings, and are making use of Romething be lias

entered Treaty of Versailles, the Italian ters of the "dry" faction. centred

he can afford to forget the mo- specimen (either

Oat Bolshevism when we are treat into a desperate struggle to re- Government has intimated in in the National Citizens' Council.

ed to such a glaring example ofalo his liberty, but was at length Germany its readiness to yield up" Telephone belle were ringing alt One good point has been scored meat be has passed an examina-pathological) prepared by an un-

tion. He must be a biologist all dergraduate during the present capitalistic exploitation as the overpowered by the combined the valuable library which be day long. feverish excitment pre- by Colonel Kyle. The "wets

rubber growers bave now given efforts of a number of policemen. longed to the Prussian Archeo- The lecturer concluded his re- vailed, and stacks of literature advertised the case of a Canadian his life, for biology is really the session.

In view of this, a drastic sentence logical Institute in Rome, on against for basis of all rational medicine. and pamphlets were being poured doctor proceeded

We hear about falling prices in was indicted this morning by the condition that this collection, out on the countryside.

No real medical portance of carrying out research America, but do you imagine, Magistrate, an order to undergo which is the finest of its kind in issuing 1274 whisky prescrip. It is the same with Fhysics and marks by emphasizing the im Colonel H. Kyle, 16th Battalion.tions in eleven day. When he Chemistry. Highland Light Infantry. is Field-recovered from its staggering man can afford to neglect these work in China, so as to obtain Sir, for one moment that we six months hard labour, with Italy, remains in the capital, ever get back to BD additional four months for with the right of access for Italian Marshal of all the "dry" forces. statement of the wets" leader, two subjects, for without them he accurate standards for Chinese shall

possession of the opium, being students. Kale zat his head tends to degenerate into the He referred to the deliberations of real cheapness? Capital

the Coins Medical Missionary teated big dividends during the made. In the latter sentence. and in entersation with him and Colonel

to work it mere quack."

war, and suggested that Association which had already his aide-de-camp. Mr. Bennett. I statistician

I am wondering the option of a fine was given the| out, and found it would take the

even dope sach good work in China, whether i will learned the plan of operations.

#Ver get prisoner. Canadian 1816 hours per day at Chemistry, Physics and WORKING-MEN SPEAKERS.

the rate of one per minute, non-Biology could profitably be taught The following points were recomp back to the thankful acceptance & reasonable profit. Colon le bas got infan115

stop for meals, to prescribe this in school so that the freshman mended to be worked out:-1, of battalion-

might enter his course with rome Height, weight and chest mea- Capital must step and think working - med of

training. "It is a surements of the Chinese: tare it is landing itself. It is speakers, who are already ad-

On a challenge the actual num-scientific

only because I want to see the! dressing handreds of meetings aller was discovered to be 1,274, 80 mistake to regard a school-boy's Incidence of diverses

Pulse, world get into a happy, prosper- over Scotland.

to-day the colonel comes out in mind as a pint-pot which can ductless glands; *1, Supporting them are a few big big type with "Have you noticed hold a piat and nothing more." respiration and temperature: 4ous and co-operative stride that

2 p.m. Barometer:20,77, Tem temperance guns, such as Mr.

the sudden slump in the Canadian The lecturer was of opinion that Blood; 5. Relation of den- I have written you, for I see

10 dostal caries: distinct danger abent unless The telegram quoted below was perature: -83. Humidity -6L Lelf Jones, United Temperance doctor's whisky prescriptions?" the minimum age for admission tition

there is a big modification in the received by the American Con Alliance; Dr. Henry, Anti-Saloon

Prof. Earle alad dealt with the ideas of those who are financing sulate General, "Hongkong. from League of America; and Miss Green, also from the States.

This, however, the colonel open bars and grocers" licenses ont that the svarage age of fresh-value of possessing a journal of and running the world's industries. the Manila Observatory at 9.10

18 r19.Physiology, help greatly to bring graduates semuret me, is not a "Passyfoot" will be practically wiped out next men at Oxford and Cambridge the Society which he said, would pharmacolog7 and of the University from all parts campaign. "Not one

pathology wra in turn discussed, of the world close together, and for the money or literature, Citizens' Council has come from

With regard to the clinical tighten the bonde betyven thêm America," he declared.

side of the curriculum, Prof and their Alma Mater." It would "Pussyfoot" Johnson, however, Mrs. Farnam, au American, Earle referred to the excellent also serve to bride the work of the obtained Hongkong mech al School Into is coming in October for a bigwho claims to have been nearer facilities at present demonstration, but otherwise the to the enemy lines than any other for clinical surgery, and this touch with that other medics! Scottish-drys, are fighting* women working for the Allies in state of affairs was mainly due to schools especially in China, and

lone band.“

penny.

FOR THE SAKE OF HOME" Special appeals are being made to bome life by the drya."

Posters are issued Ibelled- For the sake of the home. Have you ever thought what lurks behind the lure of drink

number.

And so is goes merrily on. If into the Medical Faculty should 6, Urine: 7, Blood pressure. Scotland votes with the "drys," be 18 instead of 16. He pointed

April.

CODMOTHER TO 5,500,

WI

anatomy.

The war, asiled for New York on the Professor of Clinical Surgery, alsewhere the Olympic. She was a Red Dr. K. H. Digby. A whole-time

of the

Yours, etc. AN OBSERVER.: Hongkong, September 27, 1920.

LOVER 30,000 BLIND PERSONS.

The Ministry of Health issued.

Advisory Committee on the Wel the second annual report of the

The meeting terminated with fare of the Blind recently. The

and to Prof. Earle register of individual bind per

reunog Hon; sons on April 1, 1920, totalled Cheam, on 30,785, as compared with 25.840 bind "rested, the 00 Jan 1, 1919. The increase 18- he Bar for the past Accounted for by more complet

recorde being obtained

) Cross worker attached to the professor to take charge of the a

Serbian army, was decorated medical department was needed, and eight times for bravery, and made and the lecturer hoped that one a sergeant. She was godmother would soon be appointed. One of to 5,000 Serbian children, and has the greatest and most preming needs of the Faculty was the adopted sixteen.

TO-DAY'S "EXCHANGE.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 4341.

THE WEATHER.

| a.m. to-day :——

Typhoon in about 125. des. Long, B, and 17 Lat, R, moving N. Typhoon, în about 131 deg. Long. E, and 20 Lat. N. moving N.W.

CYCLIST'S 60~TIZE FALL. Cycling at Cráll, Fifashire, :a Canadian lad named Murray fall

ver cliff, 10 foot hard, but Hi

Faced with slicht Lajaries |

DON'T FORGET.

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