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A correspondent of the N. C. D. News writes the following telling article from Kinting, in far-off Szechuan:-

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1926.

EARTH GETTING LESS

MYSTERIOUS,

SHOW FIXED FOR SECOND

WEEK IN MARCH.

ROYAL DUTCH-SHELL. CONTROL RESENTED:

risds of caser Thus one needs no SOLVING BIG RIDDLES. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OIL COMPANY HOLDINGS, te duplicate ose sited below. But the applice ton of the parable is of interest the reador at least. Embryow Administration: While it is true that possibly less than 6 per cent. of canes coming bore any Conaul, are those of Missionarios, it is none the less true that, if extrality wore abolished, we come under the law sadministered by those who

Chairman on the Decling in Membership.

Directors Resign.

London, Jan. 28.

The earth is getting less and less mysterious. Whether in Amurien or Europe in the tropic ones of the equator or the glacial aretie at the bottom of the sen Papers coming to hand recently i wish to take unto themselves, the Jon the heights of mountain, peaks, Hangkeng Horticultural Scelety tion by the announcement of the

The annual meeting of the

The City has been given a sensas are full of the Turf Conference2dministration of it, here in West planet, are known to the acien-Messrs Jardine, Matheson and Corectors of the Venezuelan oil con

crumbs, that go to make up our was held in the Board room of now being held Peking.

China.

resignation of five influential - One of the big questions to

tists nearly to the last detail, and1d.. yesterday, when it was Cessions holding company, Messy, * It is not bure to create a men-only billionth fractions of it are decided to hold the annual show Aranguren, Beatty, Call, Gulbenk come before that Conference stal pieture of one, who, for some still to be discovered. thejanestion of the abolition of petty enuse which has grieved a

on March 11, Extraterritoriality. "I have Jotte4|foval Major or Colonel, is brought This search hus proceeded Mr. J. A. Plummer, the Chair-an und Heyden, as a protest against down from time to Lime some to that officer for justice. The gain, and out of the 92 elements, pan, said that at the last meeting:

the control exercised over the. events which seem it me very per quality of the justice measured which according to the scientists, he told members that for various company's affairs by the Royal tinent to the question now before out depends than the state of the constitute the earth, two more reasons the Society experienced Dulch and Shell grouji-Reiter." as all who are aids in China, fofleer's spleen at the time. and have been fixed, leaving only a considerable difficulty in main- And here ou might venture to re-just how much he may get himself numbers 61, 85 and 87 still to betalning its membership, and he mark that if extrality meats any worked up in the pondering of the

was sorry to say that during the thing in anyone in China, it has e case before him. And it is be Dr. Ida Tacke and Dr. Walter past year the number of ordinary i very significant meaning to aliens enuse there are so many of these Nodduck, both, from the Berlin members had fallen from 237 to in the back of beyond, such as we embryo law, administrators in this Institute for physical and techni-175. who are 1500 miles west of Shang-part of the country, that one just cal research recently discovered.

He believed that one reason for hai, and to others further west. y has a fear, as to what, might be the elements, known as Nos. 43 this falling off was the fact that

dong wer he to get into the place and 75 and now they have the subscription was so smidl At the Marine Court yesterday, On Jay way to ehtreh the other of the hicklesempotty thier, were succeeded in exhibiting them innly $5 per annum--and, in con- before Licut, Conimdr. G. F. Hole,

The guilty norvinut....

almost pure form. It is only a sequence, people forgot or did not Chan, Tong, master of the steant morning, my attention was drawn

Now, even were a man willing question of time and money to her to pay." ile was asked by master of the motor boat San launch Sing Yaun, and Lo Yau, to'a doorway by crying, which

the Hon. Treasurer to ask mem-Wing Kee, were charged came from the courtyard which to take his chanto with such con- show the world the first bit of bers; particularly those in outly-failure to observe the rule of the

The First Pictures

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disclosed.

MARINE

COURT.

NON-OBSERVANCE OF RULE OF ROAD.

with

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ditions, what about the many pure Rheinum and 'Masurium...». apened off the doorway. On look-

ing districts, to send in their sub-road in ng in I saw a man tied with his single lady workers who are here

Victoria Harbour Home Names Attached. - in West China? Anyone who has

scriptions.

January 19 Both hands behind his leck, to an or

defendants Jinary Chinese trestle, such as is anything to do with the present These elenients

By the time the shroff had been pleaded guilty and were severally were named

to the Peak to find Mrs. Jones, fined $5, with the alternative af ray of army officials in West after ased for sitting around a

Fraulein Tacke's home China, and it is out of this array country, the Rheineland, and asend Taipe to look for Mrs.

then to Taikoo to find Mrs. Brown, five days imprisonment with hard: table. The mine was stripped to

Habour. that Magistrates are chosen. antithesis, country in the East of The waist, and the wrists pinioned.

Robinson, there was little left At the sanie court, two lighter to the trestle with the seating would shudder to think of alten Germany, Masuria. They were

ladies falling into their hands for first prodted from 80 grammes travelling expenses had been craft outside five others, portion of the trestle running up the administration of justive,

out of the subscriptions when hemen were charged with securing

his back. He was kneeling. The

of platinim which gave about 1

longside pated.

... Tjikembang. i Further, the great majority of milljegamme of Rhenium immediate entire for the wailing Missionaries in Szechuan are as- Masuring

and

Victoria Harbour, on January 27, This milligramme

The Cost of the Show.

and, pleading guilty, were mileted which attracted me was the vigor-

rfed men with families, If these was still hidden in a gramme of

in a similar sum and alternative. aus blaws administered

the to

If they glanced at the accounts Tit scientific they would see how the Society victim by a man in gentleman's were willing under such in the platinum, clothing who was later said to being circumstances, to take a methods could prove that it was dealt with the money.

According chance for their justice from such here. It has now disappeared into their rules, the funds of the the Major of the soldiers tem-

officials as we sve around

the course of experiments and Society were to be expended on an porarily quartered in this home would these same men be willing the scientists had to produce new auntal exhibition of dowers and The man had been caught at petty take a chaner for the adminis Rhenium and Masurium to prove vegetables. hirving. He had bret punished rating of justee for their wives by spanking, a very common way and children? You say to me, but of punishment in West China, and there are very few cases that are able in Germany, they had re-criptions, and without subscrip

then tied to the trestle. Whit

BS:

y pounding the man with a piece any such potanity for ach af bambo about the size of nu ordinary broum-handle and the cases to be brought, hlows were delivered across the forehead and duwn over the

was

before

their claims to the discovery... I followed, therefore, that

As platinum was no more avail-without members they had no sub.

Fairness and Justice.

tions.

income

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RUSSIAN LANDING-PLACE

ARRANGED.

Moscow, Jan. 28

леар Lenia-

U.S. AND RUBBER.

although leg. House street might the Dutch East Indies be found to allow them 5 per cent plantations in the Philippines and

be permitted to tako stock in the corporation on the basis of their production in 1925.

so it, the officer was peristiral-brought for trial reply to that course to Columbites, wherein the ions there could be no show.

ene-millionth part, but which can that this is the time to forestall, new etuntents constitute less than the show itself did not pay, and

It is announced that as a rea exclusive of prizes, cost annually of negotiations with the Soviet al. be more easily secured than coatly (achoni S1500 against an If The Boards Were Here.

Platinum. Columbites were avail. Lot between $300 and $150,

administration. Capt. 'Amundsen's As each member received two Hallan dirigible" will visit. Ruggia able in large enough quantities. We have seen in the entrent shoulder and across the bare back, papers much about the attitude of and thus the scientists succeeded ickets for his or her subserip its forthcoming light to the With each blow, the officer way the Mission Boards on this ques elements to prove their existence to make much out of the

In producing enough of the new lion p 85, they could hardly ex-North Pole.. vent to the worst cursos inazin-tron. I make sa bold as shy the X-ray spectral analysis.

A suitable hangar has -beath gale receipts, but this did not ma-found at Gulchina, able, against his luckless victínu. | what would have been the nititude

It had taken. Tacke and Nod-of members.

Ler so long as they had a full Es: grad.-Router.. And all this for petty thieving. of these sume Boards had they

Nom, that the man deserved like trte men, asked the opinion of dark of the new elements, and Funishggut, we do not question, the men and womin trust vitally altogether they experimented for New Blood Wanted. This all happened within five enigurned, before they entered two and a half years until they Some youre they were fortunile, minutes of tho Magistrate's to rush into prominent print ou informed the world of their dis-in obtaining three or four life wamen, where there was an officbre question?. These same Boards covery.

membership subrcriptions, und, Appointed and quallied to ad-jencourage -us pó come to China The difigulies of the research this year he could promise one. minister Chinese justice. But married. They demand an exami- may be realized by the fact that One life membership fee was

ACTION BY MOTOR ris pompous Major was not al-nation of the missionary and his they must distit more than a kill to twenty ofdinary sub-1 lowing this administeration wife, before they sail to make of tantal or another element to criptions, and two

CAR MAKERS. "justice" to be handed out by the foure they are fit physically as įseguru milligramme. As they members made them feel very authorities. He

official well as, mentally. Ja it too need at least a gramine really tie for the time being.

New York, Jan. 13-The Nu- enough, himself. ...

t expect that, in the providence ascertain the properties of the seemed to him, however, to be tional Automobile Chamber of Where is there Thy justferli. [of God, they are to be blessed new elements, more than a ton

bad finante to spend life member-Commerce to-day authorized the such administeration of the law, with posterity? Itsch be the must pass through their hands: fers like ordinary subscrip.ppropriation of $10,000,000 m

assure the public and ontor the civil liv?

çage then, having come to Chia This shows also how costly the The Bespoiling Magistrate, with the messure of protection rescar is 'To obtain one grain from this quarter should be supplies of rubber at reasonable' He thought the mines received Vehicle manufacturers adequate which extratily gives one, even which will require several months, in a separate account, whie prices, and decided to apply for a Buring the month of July and

it be but a nomial cure or involves a cost of $25,000. also of August, the shy of Kait-protection, should he 'not be cen-

wild form a sort of reserve. dent in the rubber and rubber pro- charter to produce, purchase und ing had a Magistrate by the name sulted by these boards

some kind-heartel banker "coul!ducts, and Hsiong. This" official though they suggest that extrality beestion especially as it is affect

to acquire rubber, that there was no time like the taken away from him, his wife the Femote districts, they would to better still, each life member's "The plan "provides that all present to get rich. I sent Trans and their posterity?

have fairly seen that in these dis-subscription would produce o automobile, manufacturers shall business place to business plate,

Now, if the Chinese can show Tricts at lest extrality was a good diary subscription annually. and demanded large sums from to the nationais most vitally lothing, and did not interfere with the merchants. In not a few terested that they are capable of their administration of justice.

He thought last year's, show eases the demands were mich administering justice to all, for

vur generally rated a success, and more than the poor merchants all, if they can present a Judicial

the number of entries showed could, possibly pay When the system such

sitinfactory increase si acknowledged Would it be possible in the cor number of exhibitore YOU NEED FIRE PROTECTIONpeated he was reportest to say, by any nation to be adequate.sideration of extrality to conside

"well 2 cents worth of coal then no one would wish to retalaseme plan whereby it might will make a nice fire of your preestrility. But when the appoint abolished in certain scations "l mises, you had better pay me whating of a magistrate depends upon the country, at first, and as thetors and some new blood, I demand than have ane buy much the amount of money he can find. Chinese Judicial system, grew and coal oll to cause you do lése all" to purchase the lob; and when the cliciency of administration was Sach a threat made the casli conte chief duty of that official after boven, that other parts of the in- from somewhere but more this installed is, not to administer terior of China

Je was sure there were quite a last year, was sufficient, with the be free from humber of people who onec ruined the of lucky business justice as he has

could incoming subscriptions, to never been Extrality? 11 is no argument to exhibit. · but did not, simply at the expense of this year's trained to admister justice, and state that it is the last place, of bucanon tliey forgot to enter in show." But the authorhies who appoint-when his continuance in that nation to have such a condition of Line, did not think they hud any ed this Magistrate were defented position as "Magistrate depends affairs. Let us admit that itching good enough, or because and forced to leave the city. Upon the Fortunes of the military possibly the last nation needing was too much bother. fortunately for Hsion he stayed clique which plaget him there, the condition. As soon as 4.19 He would like to offer a special unanimously. He suggested that too long in the city and the citi-and when his chief atm while in evidenced that China has judi, prize this year for people who it should be the first business' or zens seized him. They took him fotice is to "make hay while the cial system commensurate with bed never exhibited before, if the the new committee de invite His to the Chamber of Compueren for sut shince" and all his own the situation, then automátically new committee could frame a rák Excellency Sir Cecil and Lady teidl, but the Chamber of Com-coffers then we feel that extrality extrality falls by the tindrd. Buthich would specially encourne Clementi, Vice Admiral Sir Edwin merce Wefused to deal with the is not to be withdrawn.

[to become over-inagnuuímoss he small gardener,

Alexander Sinelair, K. C, P., case. Those who had captured

this time because of some senti

Mr. R. A. Nicholson entried of M. V. D., Major General C, C.- mentality, is not the better pare Challenge Cup for cut flowers Luard, CB, C.M.G., and Com It must be rememberąd tmnt of statesmanship, Frankuess pen to all Inst year with an ex modore A. J. B, String, RN, no official would handle the ense.condidons near the coast may be fairness, and justice, not only to sellent exhibit of roses.. It was to become patrons, if they would At last in desperation, they pound much superior to these in tract and for Chinn, but for and to all well deserved win, upon which consent to do so. ad the lucktess Magistrate and beyond. It is quite possible that those who are vitally interested was sure they all congratulat killeri bin and threw his body into Magistrates appointed in Bastia Chim, who are freely giving

Mr. F. C. Hall

was elected the river.

China are men well qualified for their lives for China, but who do

Mr. Plummer, added that it gave President for the ensuing year, This you may say was just re-their positions, men uninfluence not see that there is advantarem great pleasure to announcer, E. B. G. Hornell, Hon. Secre- tribution for his grosserungstoly political and military activities accruing to anyone, by cunning that Mr. Nicholson had kindly tary, and Mr. G. H. Piercy, Hon. the people, justice reled gut But we boldly diver that such sunnessary risks, at this chaoticfered to present the Society with the people and for the people. Anot the case

new, Challenge. Cup to take the with us out here time, China's history, Wert question, but where in any court can be appointed to the cause of might be more light shed on the of law could this act of the people justice in West Chinn, we foul subject, but now the abolition jol | be justified?

that extrality should maintain. extrality, especially for the in- Now such instances as the alp We do China no injustice Wterior of China, work! be on hand exclusive of Challenge Robinson, Mr. F. A. Perry Me

The year closet with a balaige Tel. 0. 236. could be multiplied of the mal;) niver meddle. in her judicial create more heat than light, more Cup Fund) of $1,101.53, which C. E.. H. Beavis, Mr. J. A, Plum

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Following the directors' meet and thug, representatives," of the lead- wing automobile companies went however, like to see a further indefinite form for immediate action. He woullinto session to reduce the plan to, rease in the number of exhibi

more than in 1925

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He proposed the adoption of thu report and accounts. and Mr. Gibba seconding, this was carried

Treasurer.

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to his deservability, we have no And nutit competent and just men China's house in order, the place of the one he had won out-

The new Committee was elected" as follows: Mrs. Dyer, Mr. JI Green, Mr, H. B. L Dowbiggin. Sir Shou-son Chow, Mr. J. P.

The New Olleinks,

administration of justice in court fairs. We tee that, had the danger than good, and no advan-although, considerably less than in Szechuan where there are my Chuese looked Borlously at this tnge to China itself.

the balance brought forward from mer and Mr. Ho Kom-tung.