1926-07-06 — Page 2

THE SMOKE NUISANCE.

(Extract from Loading Article in 8.0.M. Post) "Occupants of the higher Building have much reason for complaint of their neighbours. A pall of smoke can be seen lying over Hongkong, pre- vented by the Peak from dispersing, Public buildings are dirty. The Harbour is polluted. Offices and dwellings have a fine, smoký deposit. One finds evidence of smoke and soot on all hands.”

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TEST TRANSMISSIONS YESTERDAY.

TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1926.

OBITUARY

COMMANDER BUTTER

WORTH, R. NAG

A radio transmission test made

Commander Henry Butterworth, yesterday by the Hongkong Radio RN-diod on May 28 at Beech- "Society, the first since the scheme wood, Queen's-road, Gnormsey, aged for providing amateurs with trans00. On retiring from the Navy with missions has been revised, may the rank of commander in May, mark the beginning of a new era Buperintendent of the training ship

1911, he was appointed Captain in wireless In the Colony,

Indofatigable in the Mersey. He The transmitter has been instal- began his sex carner in the led in the S. C. M. Post Building Royal Naval Reservo, became sub- Mercantile Marine and joining the and members of the Society carriliantenant in August, 1800. Tive ed out the first test yesterday q3 475 metres, the wavelength which has been decided" on.

No previous announcement of the test had been given, but it was arranged that one receiver should be in operation in the event of a test taking place. This receiver reported late yesterday afternoon that the first transmission had been heard at good strength.

It is impossible to say when fur ther tests will be made, but all those with radio sets should listen during the latter part of this after.. noon when an announcement will be made,

All those receiving the transmis sions on 475 metres are asked to communicate with Mr. J. R. Way of the Hongkong Electric C

P. & O. Building, giving details of strength, modulation, position of receiver etc.

· RELIGION IN MEXICO.

DRASTIC PRESIDENTIAL

DECREE.

Mexico City, July 5. President Calles has published a decree, effective on July 31, pro- hibiting organised religion in Mexico,

Thirty-three articles stipulate, inter alia, that all ministers of

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years later he transforred to the Loyal Navy as a supplementary lioutonant, and joined the cruizer. Immortalite, under "Captain Sir Edward Chichester, in China. Afterwards he was navigator in various ship aluding the battle- ship Conqueror and Nilo, and from 1006 to 1910 served at Hongkong.

INFANTS IN THE FAR EAST need especially careful watching, for native servants are often care- less, and inattention to one small detail or another may result in serious consequences.

Most of the ailments of bables and little children arise from disordered stomach or bowels, and it is to speedily act auch troubles right that Baby's · Own Tablets have been devised.

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religion must be of Mexican birth, The first action of the Tablets is all school education must "bageritly cleansing. Then they set secular, establishments of monks the digestion right, stop colic and check diarrhoea if nuns are prohibited, a vomiting, churches are to become national present,, relieve croup or colds. property, religious bodies are for Almost as if by magic they Worma bidden to acquire or possess pro- alleviate teething pains.

are quickly expelled by their use. perty or capital.

And they are guaranteed absolute ly pure and safe.

Criticism of this decree' by any publication is not allowed..

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Of chemists everywhere, or post The penalties for violating the free, 60 cents the vial, from the decree range.

from fines of five Dr. Williams" Medicine Co., 60. hundred to several thousands of Kiangae Road, Shanghai. pesos, with or without imprison-. ment of from fifteen days to six years-Reuter's American Service.

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CHINA'S TARIFFS.

JAPANESE COMMENTS ON

BREAKDOWN.

Tokyo, July 5,

This morning's papers devote much space in commenting, on the adjournment of the Peking Tariff Conference, which is interpreted as a failure.

Three causes are mainly blam- ed, firstly the Chinese chaos, 'se- condly the Powers attempting to uphold their own claims too stub- bornly, and thirdly Japan's tempt to exceed the scopa origin- ally contemplated, instead of co-

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