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AMERICAN DOCTOR.

ATTACKED BY CHINESE SOLDIERS.

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WEDNESDAY, "AUGUST 26, 1925.

written permit for carrying it. The officer refused to do either and compelled the doctor' to take the weapon with him.

· INJUSTICE DONE. 'Thus ho forced the doctor to do

FAR EAST POŠITIJN.

1.

China and the Next Phase.

We can say of the Chinoso the very thing for which he was chaos this week that at least it Kicked Down Streets Before arrested and so brutally treated is not worse confounded, writes This is the confused kind of Mr. J. L. Garvin in the Observer judiotal procedure that is meted in the middle of July. There is out to foreigners who get into off-fiereo intimidation by the strikers The Haichow (Kiangsu) cor-cial clutches. If this kind of at the ports, but their, funds are respondent of the Shanghai Tones thing can happen, right on the giving out. At Shanghai, Chang, gives the following account of an well travelled routes near Shang-through his lieutenants, has bo- attack by Chinese soldiers on an hal, what could not happen gun to restore order with a de- American doctor-

further in the interior?

cisive hand. At Hongkong our

An unoffending foreigner" was Dr. Corpron was finally releus-vigorous Governor has his busi- arrested by Chinese soldiers, his ed and sent off without apologies ness well in hand, while those hands tied behind his back and or explanations for this abomin who forced the mischief in that twisted tightly, threatened withable mistreatment, but Ptill quarter, the Cantonese "Rod," loaded rifles, and kicked and carrying his revolver, yet minus are riddled with dissension as driven down the street amongst some of his property and money. usual. jeering mobs. This was the amazing treatment meted out a few days ago to a foreign doctor travelling in this province of | Kiangau.

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"concert, this trouble will flame up

again sooner or later. The na-) tionalist resentment that emould- ered before this outbreak will be! stronger after-it.

Dr. D. S. Corpron of Luchowfu, Anhwai province on July 30 was travelling on the launch which runs on the Grand Canal from Chinkiang to Tsingchiangpu. This i route is frequently travelled by!

Mr. "Austen Chamberlain's de foreigners and on this occasion the According to a preliminary doctor was proceeding to the statement issued by the Bureau clarations on behalf of the Foreign coast for a few weeks vacation. Statistics, the 1,004 concerns in Office have been firm, but not narrow. We cannot yield an inch He had in his luggage a small Canada engaged in the manufac- revolver because the nothern ture of iron and steel and their to the attempts to convert anti- part of Kiangsu is noted for its products in 1924, had a combined foreign feeling in China into a bandits.

production valued at $368,476,650, concentrated anti-British move-

All went well until the launch showing a net wealth added by ment. In this respect we have rouched Gaishow on the grand manufacture of $173,346,947. Re-had less support from some of the canal. At this place some sold-presenting a total capital invest. Treaty Powers than might have fers bourded the launch to searchment of $535,539,833,. these in-been expected. Our business is the passengers luggage: Dr. dustries employed-77,240-persons not to shun investigation into the Corpron made no objection to this. during, the year and paid 89.6 origin of the Shanghai distur A soldier discovered the revolver million dollars in wages and ances, but to court it and to. in- Bist that it shall be full and im- und quickly raised a fuss, The salaries.

In 1924 the 11 automobile fac-partial. other soldiers rushed up and re-i

When all this is said, we have moved Dr. Corpron from the torics in Canada produced 98,245 Jaunch although the doctor had passenger cars, 18,043 trucks and still to prevent our whole com- dane nothing whatever to cause 16,172 chasis, a total of 132,460 morcial position and due influence suspicion They took him to the cars, with an aggregate selling from being weakened by popular misunderstanding. We have to launch company's office where value of $88,240,418, according to they discovered that he was an the proliminary report of the Prove conspicuously that "wo are American citizen.

Bureau of Statistics. This was not the particular and obstinate a decrease of 10 per cent from the antagonists of Chinese nation. alism If we are wise we shall 1923 production of 147;202 cars,

promptly accept and encourage They then boland his hands be-of the value of $96,614,176. hind his luck and, refused to lel Honey production in Canada the American suggestion of a him continue his journey, bat during 1924 is estimated by the Conference to provide for increas drove him up the street of the Bureau of Statistics at 15,804,000 enquire into the future of ox- ing China's tariff-revenue and to town to the soldier headquarters. lbs., of the value of $2,552,000, a territoriality. The latter part of After leaving the launch office, considerable increase over the it will be an elaborate and deli Dr. Corpron discovered they were previous year's figures. Ontario cate affair At the end of it not proceeding to another place for led all other provinces with an much will be done, but there will further investigation so he offered approximate output of from ba no excuse for blaming Britain to proceed peacefully. He asked 9,000,000 to 10,000,000 lbs... them to unlogsu the rapes so that! The 'could use his hands so as to fan himself and drive off the flies. For reply they maliciously screw

HANDS BOUND.

BUMPER CROPS.

alone..

When in 1894, under Lord Rose-

A wheat yield of 350,000,000 berry, this country took the meni-, bushels for Canada in 1925 is fore-orable initiative and abandoned casted in the second crop report our ex-territorial rights in Japan, ed the ropes so as to make them of the Bureau of Statistics. The that empire had become a cohe bind tightly...

One soldier kicked, the doctor figure is based on the acreage of rent State advancing in civilisa- last year, and, according to re-tion under efficient government so violently that his hout tore a porte received, the area sown this and settled law. Chine is still large hile in the strong cloth year is approximately the same far from that position, and cannot pants ho was wearing. The doctor This ustimate is considered very resume similar jurisdiction except remonstrated at such behaviour conservative in view of the ex-in return for similar guarantees. and then the soldier came at him ceptional growing weather which But soing present abuses of fur- with fixed bayonet as though to the Prairie Provinces have ex-sign privilegos in China might be run him through. This all seemed perienced in the past two weeks, pruned, and it ought to be done. to caused great amusement to the but even at that it is ten million One fortunate result of this trying crowds of curious spectators. bushels above the average for crisis has been to revive a lively

One wonders how any one the past five years. Chinese or foreign can have the Canada's so harvest increases Britain and Japan. Prince Chi- face to even suggest that, foreign-in value. In May, 1925, 87,264,000 chubn's reception in London has ors be subjected to Chinese juris-pounds of sea fish were landed had a happy effect in Tokyo. No- diction when this kind of violent un both coasts and the value of thing but steady understanding treatment is meted out to foreign- the catch, $2,832,165, is nearly a and. concord between the Treaty ers who happen to get into the million dollars, higher than in Powers can ensure the peace of clutches of Chinese officialdom.

One is amazed beyond measuro to think that this is the kind of treatment given foreigners who aro in China for the sole purpose of healing the sick and alleviating the suffering of the Chinese peo-: ple...

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE. Dr. Corprón during the short time he has been in China hasi

May, 1924.

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Real and Artificial Scars, An increase of that form-of duckling which stamps the owner's done distinguished sorvice by The first authenticated case of

face as belonging to the higher holding a daily clinic for sufferers lightning striking an indoor wire. cast of students is to bo noticed from ove, oar, nose, and throat less aerial is reported from York. everywhere in: Germany to-day diseases. On this trip he had Mr. B. Stainsby, who occupied asays a Berlin correspondent. even held clinics on the launches house in Ross Street, had fitted appears to be due less to a Na- as he travelled: Only five minutes his aerial under the roof of a top the "active" members of a atu->

tionalist movement distinguishing before being arrosted he had troat-

room. During a recent storm adnan for stomach trouble.

dents corps who prefer beer- This was all done by request when lightning seems to have penetrat-drinking and fencing to hard work ad a broken slate. The windows the people discovered that the, of the room were blown out and as the hallmark of breeding than foreigner was a doctor.

When it came to this brutal the woodwork set on fire, but the to a far more prosaic.

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