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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1926.

“PHOMENE” carrying out its undertakinge to

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combat efforts of intrigue in favour of the doposed Hapsburgs then the Great Powers will have to take action, and it would be

DAY BY DAY.

By CEASING TO TRY,Clare,

THERE IS NO FAILURE EXOGPT

The opening rate of the dollar

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. DELAY IN HOME MAIL.

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A EUROPEAN INJURED.

As a taxi cab was being driven along the Praya yesterday when

EXPLAINED BY POSTAL AUTHORITIES,

Many people are doubtless won-

A BRITISH Product Throughout, in the taking of that action that

Bo much of the rocoùt gains foron demand to-day was 2s. 4.9/16d. near the Naval Canteen, a tram dering why it is that they have just

The remarkable success of "PROMENE" has led to its adoption in protecting homes, buildings and in- dustrial plante.

Full particulars from

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to raise two thousand dollars for St. Peter's Church is proposing

urgent repair work.

from Hongkong for Canada at 6 The Empress of Canada sails

am. on the 22nd instant.

a

sent from

peace would be lost.

car-ran into the back.of it, Both It is difficult to hazard what

direction and both were damaged. were posted a week before letters vehicles were going in the same received letters from Home which form the punitive action of the

It appears that the taxi passed the Great Powers would take, but

tramear, when another tram was

which were received here on there exists, bolow the surface,

tion. Owing to the rond being un- the London mail of December 10th. approaching in the opposite diret-Thursday last-how it was that onough of the sorcnoss "left by

der repair, the taxi driver could should arrive before the London the Great War to embroil

not get out of the way of the fol- The P & O... Motsa, from lowing tram, and practically the whole of Europe. Hongkong, arrived at Marseilles, occurred.

mail of December S. The ex- collisio # The countries contigitous to and on the 8th January, at 7 a..

planation is interesting. As another taxi, in which were distrustful of Hungary would

A weekly mal la travelling Mr. and Mrs. O'Sulli probably want military action, and Lady Clementi are giving yesterday, the brakes falled, with week the letters come direct to His Excellency the Governor van, was going down Park Rand London by P. and O. steamer. One and it is, therefore, devoutly to garden party at Governmont the result that the cab rushed Hongkong all the way by steamur, he hoped that the Hungarian House on the 26th instant. down the steep incline, and collid- but on the alternate week the P Government will he found in-

ed with a wall in Bonham Road and O, steamer carrying the mail The .. Taiping, built by the Mrs. O'Sullivan escaped unhurt, only goes as far as Bombay and nocent of the many charges now Hongkong and Whampoa Dock but Mr. O'Sullivan was injured in then it is that the letters have to alleged against it. There is at Co., Ltd, to the order of the Au-his right knee and hand. He was be sent on by what is known as least one very bright spot, and tralian-Oriental Line, is to run admitted to the Government Civil the Negapabam route. They are that is the strong action taken or official trials to-morrow morn-Hospital, but was not detained.

taken across India by train 10 by the Premier when, according

A Chinese female has been reNegapatam, from which pact the moved to the Government Civit B. 1. Company run a steamer to to his own statement, he know

Hospital with injuries to her head Penang once a week, and matters first of the plot. There can be

and legs, caused through being are so timed that this route nor little doubt that the head of the

weston Street. knocked down by a motor ear near mally takes the mall to Penang Government knew nothing of the

Mustard &Co.,Ltd. matter, and that should go a

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Mr. & Mrs. S. Deacon, will be pleased to meet all friends, on board the S. S. Antenor sailing at noon Wednesday 13 inst.

The Telegraph.

MONDAY, JAN. 11, 1926.

EUROPEAN CLOUD.

long way to elcaring up the alleged complicity of others,

Promising Work. Although both Dr. W. E. Gye and Mr. J. E. Barnard continue to maintain the cautious scientific reserve that has characterised

ing.

'An appeal is made to residionts to send along to St. John's Cathe have finished with, so that they dral Hall any books which they may be supplied to the prison library.

The Mothers' Union, under the auspices of St. John's Cathedral, has sent a handsome eum of Union is under the leadership of money to Home charities. Thoj Mrs. Duppuy and Mrs. Noll.

their attitude since the announce-for whom some anxiety was felt,

Mlle. C. Dupuy, the French lady. ment, of their experiments returned to Hongkong on Satur-

with of inoculation

cancer day afternoon. She had been on germe

姓 cure of that

for

disease, the Medical Research Council attachos so much value to their experiments that it is. having a big laboratory built for their special use at Milhill, Middlesex. It is hoped to have this building completed by March.

It is understood that numerous experiments have been carried out with chickens and animals, whilst several laboratory workers under Dr. Gye and Mr. Barnard have undergone inocula- tion with cancer germs, and that

from

After being knocked down in Des Voeux Road West, near Kwal terday, a Chinese male was taken Heung Street, by a thum car, you- to hospital, auffering from in- juries to the head and free.

IN THE SOUTH.

NOTORIOUS BANDIT SHOT.

A report from Kwang Chow Wan there longer than she had intend-that General Li Chai-sum held a a visit to Canton and had stayed is to hand from Canten stating ed.

very much quicker than would be the case if it went by sea route. From Penung the mails are sent are put on by train to Singapore where they steamer, for Hongkong. The one the Arst available

drawback to the Nagapatom route is that the weekly bont to Penang may leave before the mall arrives, owing either to the P.-and O, bot being late at Bombay or to train delay or any other cause. If this weekly boat to Penang is missed the mail lays at Negapatam for a week.

What happened in the present military, council with his officers, 8c, apparently, was that the regarding the re-culistment of London mail of December 3rd., Sanitary Board, Dr. WV. M. and suppression of brigandage route, missed the connecting boat. At to-morrow's meeting of the surrendered troops, the prevention which was by the "Negapatam Koch will ask:-"Will the Head and plans for attacking Hainan to Penang and had to wait a week. of the Sanitary Department as island. certain the source of the water rendered troops is being carried reached Singapore it was put on the The re-enlistment of sur- before being forwarded. When it used by the distillers to reduce out thoroughly and rigidly. Those Togoshima Maru for Hongkong. the alcoholic strongth of Chinese found fit for military service and Meanwhile, the P. and O. 8.5. wine; also the source of the water who have a clean record are re- Malta, which had left London on used in the manufacture of Chi- There is not the slightest doubt

aese vinegar."

enliated. Those unable to pass December 10th, had almost ar- the required, medical examination rived in Singapore and it so hap- but that the Hungarian banknote these germs, with which it is The alterations to, the Lady are given work in road construc-pened that she made &

much scandal will do much to endanger hoped to effect immunization, are Chapel at St. John's Cathedral tion or other employment, whilst quicker voyage to Hongkong than the peace of Europe and, at the not dead organisme but living.

separated ones

are expected to be completed by those who are proved to be ban- did the Japanese boat, with the vory least, undo some of the good chemical agents by the two Sanctuary will be raised on to a shot at once.

their the end of this month.

The dits, whether officers or men, are result that the mail of the 10th. S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd. workacemplished by the Locarno scientists.

was here on Thursday, and the Reports state that teak floor; and the altar refurnish- The work of prevention and sup- mail of the 3rd, did not get here treaties. Router tots us that the results of these inoculations ed and equipped after the English pression of Banditry is now in until Saturday.

have hoon so successful that in there is a welter of accusations in no case, either in lower-animals tradition. The ladies of the hand. It is stated that the most A Telegraph representative, who the European press against the or humans, has cancer developed, Cathedral havo kindly consented notorious bandit-the terror of learned of the above facts on Hungarian Government and that notwithstanding the fact that to obtain the additional money Luichow and Koachow has been enquiry this morning, understands the existence is alleged of a wide-subsequent inoculation was made required for these improvements. caught and shot and that his big that there is, normally, very much

in several instances with the

gang of confederates is scattered, to commend the Negapatam route 'spread plot to re-shape the map cancer germi, plus its chemical At the Contral Police Court, As to the campaign against Hai- for the inall of the week alternate- of Europe, and, in face of such agent. As is only to be expected this morning, before Mr. R. Enan it is not known when this will to

at this stage of the experiments, Lindsoll, two Chinese appeared take place, but it is expected that services, but it would seem that Information, it is not hard to im-both scientists say that it would on a charge of the larceny of some it will not be long as many trans- something ought to be done to agine the revival in intense form bo premature to assert that a leather. Mr. E. C. S. Brooks ap- ports have been commandeered at obviate the week's delay if the of European hatreds and distrust-successful method of immunizing peared for the prosecution, and Pakhoi and at Chui-man. From mail is a little late in arriving at fulness. Since the end of the human beings to cancor has been Mr. J. M. Hall for the defence. this it is surmised that Hainan Negapatam. The boat to Penang ovolved, but they declare that As it is intended to add a charge will be attacked from Chui-man, is held back for a maximum of 12 Great War, Hungary has been their recent work has been most of conspiracy to defraud against from Pakhoi and by sen, with the hours if the mail is late, but this

of the least favoured of promising. For the sake of suffer- both of the defendants, the case squadron of gunboats,

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ing humanity, it is hoped that was adjourned. these two investigators will soon attain the success towards which they are so patiently aiming.

Curative Discoveries.

several .curative

The third concert in aid of the

St. John's Cathedral Organ Fund

ASYLUM CASE,

the direct P. and 0. mail

might be extended to 24 hours, European powers, her, political

As regards sending the mails up to Hongkong from Singapore, power has been negligible, her

there are now fewer boats than poverty the cause of direct assist

normally on the run to Hongkong ance from the League of Nations,

will be given in tho Cathedral] DEFENDENT ONLY "A TOOL" and the vargaries of the weather and her people generally in an

Hell, on Wednesday, at 6 p.m.

makes time an uncertain factor, It is probable that within a few The artistes at this concert will

The adjourned case, in which This is proved by the fact that the economic and social plight as years mankind will be better off be Mrs. Stanley Collett, Mrs. Niel two Chinese are charged with eon-Singapore mail of December 28th., acute-if not more acute-than to the extent of having the use of Mathieson, Mrs. Gay Cuming, spiring to obtain the release of a by a Japanese bont, arrived only any other nationals of the Con-which were undiscovered up to Piercy. The programme will in-fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morn of January 4th. which came up by. treatments Mr. H. E. Gardner, Mr. G. E. patient from the Asylum was to one day before the Singapore mail. tinent. She has been the home of recent times. The preparation cludo duets and quartettes and ing.,

the Blue Fannel; s.a. Perseus. In an atmosphere highly conducive known as insulin, which at first songs by modern British com- Mr. M. K. La recalled that

was considered only a palliative posers.

athe monsoon season, especially, to the breeding of political plots, of diabetes, is now claimed to be

translation of remarks made to the are uncertain passages to be ex- first defendant by the, second. was: pected. (and it is not a highly imaginative an absolute cure under favourable

The meeting of members of the "If you are arrested for sneaking We think that the Hongkong. belief for the politicians of other circumstances. That has meant European countrics to see in this stubborn organic diseases

the conquering of one of the most Association of subscribers to the in here, don't say it was I brought postal authorities might, with ad- Kowloon Tong Building Scheme you in He thought the correct vanture, muke representations to colossa: banknote fraud. the which man is a victim. Much which was held on Saturday translation should be "If you come the British mall official in London. workings of a scheme having progress already been afternoon ay the Chinese General here and ask for me, you will be with a view to getting the Negapa. announced in the research work Chamber of Commerco, was pri-farrested." The question was ask-tam route made less liable to its, aim the re-shaping of connected with the perfecting of rate. At the meeting tho reported again and it was interpreted delay. It seems a bad arrange- European fortunes. The Lona manns of during cancer, as of the Executive Committee and "It won't do If you say you are ment that renders the Far Eastern don Times with very admirable referred to above, and it is the report of the Association's looking for me. The ward master mail susceptible to a whole week's interesting to note that two architect were presonted and the will call in the nglice and arrest delay in an out-of-the-way Indian restraint, urges patierice and care- British doctors reported the future activities of the Associa-you,"

seaport just because it was a few discovery apparently of a causation discussed.

Mr. Lo said his defence was that hours. behind time in getting so tive gorm, whilst another British

the second defendant used the far The transportation of the successful curative

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has

to

medical man has just announced Washington Dec: 29-Miss first defendant for a tool. The mail to Penang, once it has reach- with lead injections, Then, im-with Clara Barton of the Ameri-it was only after the first defendant weak link in the chain that needs treatment Artoinette Margot, co-founder prosecution evidence showed that ed Negagatam, seems to be the proved sanitary care and various can Red Cross; died today. Her arrived at the Asylum that he was strengthening, Alternatively, why methods of treatment are doing a death was ascribed to the in-asked to see a patient. great deal to conquer tuberculosis, firmitios of old age. Sho sarvod which already is not such in the Franco-Prussian war where monaco in western countries as she met Miss Barton.

it was a quarter of a century ago,, But the most remarkable results

Ja

The first defendant said he went to the Asylum because the second defendant had asked him to call and see him there,

The case la proceeding.

ANOTHER FIRE IN JAPAN.

not divide the mall contract be tween the P and O, Company and another Company maintaining a regular liner service to the Far East, so that the weekly mail from London could be seasborne all the way?

ful investigation of the matter before a widespread belief in the political accusations now levelled at the Hungarian Government and says that the scheme was probably a plot to fill the pockets of criminals who got the aid of certain eredulous royalists by giving the fraud the colour of a political intrigue in their favour. in modicine hayo so far been organisation is to rid the Empire If it is proved that the Hungarian reached with the curing of of the discase within a limited Government, as a Government, leprosy, for many centuries one poriod. Router to-day cables news of the most notorious afflictions of the demonstration of a vaccine had no knowledge and was not of human beings. Wonderful discovered by an Indian doctor, guilty of connivance, then the success has within the past few by which striking cures aftar sinks to the rank of a yeare attended the use of certain effected. If this proves to be criminal swindle, gigantic but moogra oil, and positive aures another instance of the genius of preparations made from chaul-substantiated, then it will be not politically harmful.

The have been reported from the Asia coming to the aid of the Tirs rightly points out that if it Philippines and elsewhere. Not world of medicine, and a further is proved that the Hungarian vory long ago a British Empire triumph for science in its tombstones, was destroyed by a ratified by the Executive of the

anti-leprosy campaign Government Was not loyally started, and the aim of this mankind.

Was ceaseless war on the diseases of

Aro

FAMOUS TEMPLE BURNED DOWN.

RUSSIA & TURKEY.

THE TREATY RATIFIED,

Tokyo, Jan. 10.

Moscow, Jan. 9. The famous Sengakuj! Temple

The Soviet-Turco Treaty, signed including forty-saven ronins in Paris on 17th December, was

Are last night-Reuter.

Central Committee-Indopacifi.

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