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MORE MALARIA.
700 DEATHS LAST YEAR.
CAUSE OF INCREASE.
In his annual report for the year 1925, the Medical Officer of Health reports at some length on
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 3, 1926. 日五廿月六
CANTON STRIKES,
FINEDO'S NEXT BIG FLIGHT.
START FIXED FOR THIS MONTH:
HONGKONG INCLUDED.
Advices recived in Manila by the Associated Presy state that the incidence of malaria, remark-Commander Frisco de Pineda
POSTAL MEN STILL OUT.
VEGETABLE DISPUTE.
The strike of members of the Canton Postmen's Union, com- the coolies, and lotter of the outdoor staff in the
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HAPPY VALLEY.
PRESS DISPUTE.
CANTON TROUBLE
CONTINUES.
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM.
The newspaper dispute in Canton A question was asked kill remains oettled, and for thes the Gayur,
Wolfs moment the Kiteminfang Journa through any Sonit te been in are enjoying a monopoly in the negotiation duri present provision of news, and comments.
war er armament to the Turkish'
Klaugsi, has definitely decided to night after being ground for ing that as malaria is not a not the Italian aviator who made iste as well as in Canton City year for the sale or munitions of The non-party newspapers still ad- assist Marshal Wu Pel-fu, the three days at the entrance to ble disease.
Yawne War Lord, in his "anti-
Yokohama harbour, says the Recompaign against the Kuo- miatang forres, in Kwangtung, Manila Bulletin. The ship, one of Kwangsi, and Hunan. On July the best freighters on the Pacific, 26th, General Sun gave orders, to
was en route, to Manila' from Los his men in the five provinces to prepare against the "Reds in the Angeles and San Francisco and
South-West,
.
flight from Bome to Manila and
the figures and
tables he gives are compiled from the register of deaths.
return last year, will begin his proposed flight around the world He points out that owing to the some time in August. The hydro- constant flow of the Chinese popu-plane in which he will make the lation to and from the neighbourlight is much larger than the sible to say to what extent the in- fection of malaria causing deaths year, and is equipped with two within the Colony may have oc- curred here. In spite of many difficulties, however, it has been
prope while having caused much
inconvenience to the public, has Government or its Agents. here to their decision to suspend hot so far brought about any aurious disturbances.
The Government has instructed the police to prevent unauthorised
Sir Austen Chamberlain, the publication rather than accept the Foreign Secretary, replied that no demands of the Printers' and Com negotiations whatever had fakeb place by the Government or
positors' Unions, which include through any Agents during the partial control of editorial policy,
was due at Manjis on August 14ing Chinese territory it is impos-lane he used on his fight last.persons from, entering the Chinese Present year for the sale of munt as woll as higher wages..
Four brigades from Fukien are from Saigon. entering Kiangsi to assist the
The big freighter, which is 12,- "anti-Beds" there to march to- wards the Kwangtung-Kiangsi 000 tons dead weight, grounded on
motors of 12 cylinders each.
The plane which has just been
Post Office on the Bund, or its sub-
stations.
.
The Postal Commissioner is
Turkish Government or its Agents
tions of war or armaments to the
The only indirect overtures he could trace consisted of an in
A .CONCESSION,
The latest concession by the 'Kuo
"borders. Some six Chinese gun- Sunday evening through causes thought useful to compile tables completed by the Italian company; powerless to grant any, concessionquiry by private firms, but, so far mintang workers is that a news.
boats, including the Haichu, are
now meeting at Amoy and are not yet reported, though it is likely to proceed southwards thought probable that the sound-. against Kwangtunk, according to ings were defective. another report.
NAVAL TROUBLE. AT AMOY,
ii
Tupun, Chow Yùm-yan, and that
BRITAIN'S POLICY IN CHINA.
as he was aware, nothing had paper may publish gcheral news. During 1925, the total deaths
to the men on strike without materialised and no negotiations concerning workers and farmers, from malația were, 702, this being
authority from the Director- were now in progress... five less than in the previous year.
but that any reference to the Kuo-. All excepting ten were,
Replying to further questiona, Chin-
General of Posts at Peking, but, Sir Auster said there was nothing mintang Workers' Conference or ese. The M. O. H. points out
despite this fact, the Postmen's in international obligations or in any particular Union must be open that it is quite probable that if there had not been such a large Dificulty of Independent Action. lon is condemning the Commis our relations with the Turkish to Interference by the printers and exodus from the Colony during
sioner for his refusal to accede to Government that should cause us the demands of its members. The Government is still mediating on the issue, but what the results will be is not known. 4,
and after the "strike" in June the number of deaths from the dis-
ease would have been much higher. The ratio of deaths from malaria to the total deaths regis-
The West Kader, a smaller freighter due in Manila from Port- From another Amoy source it is land on August 13, went to her reported that all men-of-war in assistance and with the help of Fuxion have declared against the three tugs finally succeeded in ali vessels of the Fukien Squadron foaling the ship after part of the have prepared for action. It is cargo had been transferred to stated that the squadron, in delighters. The tugs towed the distered was the highest reached for claring its altitude in favour of abled freighter to Yokohama for Admiral San Chen Ping, has in-repairs. curred the displeasure of the Tupan, and as a result orders have been issued depriving the Captains of the two meu-of-war, Ying Sui and Hai Yung, of their command. These orders have aroused intense" rosentment throughout the squa- dron, and every ship has been or- deret to prepare, for action to -resist the carrying out of the
Tupan's order.
At the same time, it is further
reported, a special deputation of the Fukion Squadron is on its way
to Canton with overlures to the
Government. Chow Yun-yan, viewing the sudden change in the attitude of the Fukien Squadron as the work of the Kunmintang is said to have ordered summary agrests of all mumbers of that Party in Fashew nutd Amey,
KEANGSI INVADED. Kuomintang reports state that Canton Army details are entering Kiang by two routes, with Nan chang, the capital of Kingsi, a their objective..."
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TRAFFIC CASES.
TAXI-DRIVERS FINED"
"
many years, and the table for the past 12 years suggests that malaria fever has increased its incidence during recent years. The M.O.H. adds that "the increase is prob- ably due mostly to a very consi- derable increase in the prevalence of this disease in Kowloon."
BAD IN KOWLOON.
"During recent years in Kowloon there has been a great increase in building and houses have been built, in areas which were before given In the batch of motor prose oyer to cultivation. Owing to the eutions heard by Major C. Willson very large amount of engineering this morning, there were
work required for the training of cases against 'taxi-drivers, the de-nullahs and the abolition of mos fendant in one case being charged it-breeding places such preven- with passing a stationary tramcar tive measures have not kept pace and the other driver being prose cuted for speeding.
two
In the former cause it was stated that the defendant nearly ran over a number of passengers who were alighting from a tram- car, and amongst these passengers, were the Chief Inspector of the Tramway Company, lr. and two European ladies. A fine of $20 was imposed.
Clow,
From non-Kuomintang roures In the other case, it was stated is earned that General Chang Tant by the police that the defendant fu, a Divisional Commander, and was driving along the Praya Bast his men (from Kwangtung), and towards the Lee Gardens at an General Chang's whereabouts have estimated Speed of 24 miles an not been heard of for some days, hour. A fine of $25 was imposed Some reports states that he has in this case. been wounded.
There WILS I third cage in
Kuomintang journals in Canton which a lorry driver, in changing
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London, August 2. In the House of Commons, replying to a question sugges. ting Britain's acting in the Far East Independently or in co-operation with the Great Powers concerned only, Sir Austen Chamberlain said that while he recognised the difficulty which at some- times arise of securing un- Janimity among 1 Powers having Treaty relations with Chinn, there were obvious objections to his Majesty's Government taking any step which might impair the soli- darity of the diplomintic Body in.. Peking or which would be regarded as contrary to the, Washington Treaties.--Reuter.
a
with the interstun of the urotta Fraschini, is equipped for area. Opportunities for infection non-stop flight of about 4,000 kilo- with malaria have therefore much meters. Hongkong will be included inerensed in Kowloon."
**SOUTH SIDE CONDITIONS.
in the flight.
Commander Pinedo's route as tentatively mapped out would be Further on the officer reports from Rome Gibraltar, thence that "the fact that the south side across the Athatic to Pernambuco, of the island is more open to sum- Brazil, down the coast to Fuenos mer breezes than in the northern Aires and from there across the side on which stands the City of Andes to Che He then plans to Victoria, with the recent construc-
tion of motor roads which have
miny
made this side easily accessible from the city has induced persons to build houses there fort however, no reason to suppose
permanent rosidence. There is,
that this side of the island is now less dangerous, as regards. malarial infection than has been
do not think much of the military gear whilst going up an incline, in the past." strength of Kiangsi, saying that fumbled with his gear, with the that there are less than 20,000 well result that the vehicle ran back- armed men in the province.
GENERAL CHANG'S MOVEMENTS.
wards and collided with A car following, this latter, belonging to a military offeer! The driver, who was charged with failing to report the necident to the police, was fined $26.
BRIGHTER TRAMS.
A telegram from the front says that the 2nd Division of the 1st Army Corps, one of the two crnck j divisions of General Chang Kai- shek, has arrived at Pun Chow, in Hunan, and is now bivouacking," pending further orders from the Commander-in-Chief, whose arrival at Lok-cheng is reported in nn- other communique. General Chang TESTING OUT NEW ENAMELS. Kai-shek has also telegraphically reported to the Canton Govern- mont that he expects to arrive at Pun Chow on the 3rd August,
IN THE MINES.
RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
YEAR'S TOLL IN HONGKONG. In the annual report of the Medi- cal Officer of Health, which has just been made public by the Gov- ernment, it is revealed that" re- spiratory diseases among the
year.
JAPANESE COAL STRIKE.
Miners Demand Minimum Wage.
Tokyo, Aug. 2. Thirteen hundred miners, workers at the Talatori coal mine, Kyushya, went on strike yesterday. Their many de- mands include, a minimum wage of two yen per day.
"Trouble is feared, and a hundred police, together with a detachment of gendarmes, have bec despatched to the 'scone. Reuter.
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In the meantime private couriers are transporting letters between Canton and the country aistelets.
.
VEGATABLE-WORKERS'. DISPUTE,
Trouble has now arisen between the owners of vegetable stalls in Canton and their employees, the | rosult being a strike of the latteik It seems that there are three Vegetable Stall Unions in Canton, and that at the present time many
to prevent British firms from aup compositors, who shall have the plying that Government with ar right of taking out matter from maments if they desired, There the formes before the paper goes to. must be permission from the Bri-press. tish Government for the export of
The Kuomintang workers
hot to be capriciously withhield. crease in wages. arms, but that permission ought are also insisting on a general in- Sir Austen Chamberlain added: The non-Kuomintang nowspaper We have just completed negotia-publishers and editors insist that. tions and placed our relationships with Turkey on 4 satisfactory they, and they alone, shall control basis, and these, I trust, we shall the editorial policy, declaring that maintain."-British Wireless.
POISON LIQUOR.
ROLL
New York, Aug. 2.
The chief chemist of the New
York Bureau of Internal Revenue, commenting on recent fatalities
of the members of these organisa- HEAVY NEW YORK DEATH. tions are out of work. In order to give the unemployed means of making a livelihood, the Uniona decided that the regular service men should work in the day time, while the unemployed be given the opportunity to work at night. On the occasion under notice, men were immediately required for night work, as the landing of the vegetables were an urgent matter. Outside coolies were engaged by the owners, of the stalls. To this the employees resented and caller upon other members to resist.
open fight then onsued, with the result that the Union men were beaten and two of their mem- bers
any violation of press law or unу" objectionable matter published may be dealt with in accordance with law. They say, they will not sub- ject themselves to being over-ruled by printers and compositors, who are claiming the privilege of des- troying "copy" or not setting it in type, if it is "unfair" to the workers.
The publishers, however, have agreed to an increase in the wages of the workers, but are opposed to the demand by newsboys that the in Western New York and Ontario wholesale price of newspapers must. from the drinking of alcohol, not be raised by more than two and
two-thirds cents per copy. "states that there have about 700 deaths in New York City alone during the past year from poison liquor.
ply
re-
COURSE OF DISPUTE.
The suspension of the non-party newspapers, whilst indirectly When Prohibition started, al caused by persecution of "anti- most all the samples submitted for Red" journalists, was made neces- sary on July 24th, as,. on the day seriously injured. The analysis were straight whisky, previous, the printers and thu marketing of the vegetables, whilst Intely, ду the.. sup-compositors of the Yin Chiang Pao. though a little delayed; was how:
left their work withuot notice," on. of whisky diminished, ever, carried on as usual, due to
the ground that the paper had more samples wer'e .of the retailers coming forward anil.
published a statement from the. buying direct from the junks. distilled and dentured alchol, Central Labour Union reflecting on This contention of the Vegetable but only during recent months had the officers of the Kuomintang Workers' Uniona adds another
the samples contained much wood workers' Dolegato Conference. burden on the task of the Bureau coho. Stills made in Buffalo The Yin Chiang Pao, thus forced of Labour and Agriculture,
to suspend publication, appealed to and sold for legitimate purposes the Canton Press Association, of had been used by rum-rünners to remove the poisonous compounds which it is a member; and as in- from their hichol, but re-distilling tereference with editorial comment did not remove wood alcohol- and news matter by printers and Reuter's American Service.
COLONY'S ESTIMATED.
POPULATION.
465,000
FROM MACASSAR.
ARMS POSSESSION CASE.
compositors was considered 21 act destroying the freedom of the Press and usurping the rights of editors, a principal not only in- volving the future working of the Yin Chiang Pas but ali newspapers similarly situated in Canton-the Association, being unable to get Whilst two men are still being the printing staff of the Yin Chiang held for preliminary examination, Pro to resume work, decided to the case against the remainder of order all papers under its influence a batch of six. Chinese emigrants, to close down. None of these 16,500 returned from Macassar, was pre-papers has since published.
sented before Major C. Willson this morning, on an indictment of possession of arms and ammuni- tion without a permit.
·FRENCH FINANCES.
THE LATEST FIGURES.
According to the annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, the estimated population of the Chinese exacted. a heavy toll lastly northward. to Pananin or San Colony at the middle of 1925 was
Francisco and from one of the as follows:- Excluding tubercular Infections, two points start his flight across Non-Chinese civil Enquiring whether it was part the number of deaths of the re- the Pacific...
population of a "Brighter Hongkong" move-spiratory system totalled 4,200—a
If he starts across the Pacific. Chinese population:-- ment, our morning contemporary, slight decrease as compared with from Panama his route probably the South China Morning Post this the previous year-of which only would be by way of the Samoan
City of Victoria morning asked what was the ob- 31 were non-Chinese. No fewer Islands anti Australia, but if San,
(including the ject of the different coloured tram than 2,182 of the above deaths Francisco is chosen as the starting
Peak) ears now to be seen...
Official answer has been soon of age. Lobar Pneumonia and the Hawailun Islands, the Mar
Villages of were of children under one year point he probably will fly, first to.
Hongkong.....
93,040 forthcoming, for we are informed broncho-pneumonia accounted for shall Islands, Guam by Mr. F. C. Bellary, the Manager the majority of the deaths,
und the Kowloon (includ- ing New Kow- of the Tramway Company, that
Philippines, Should the Panama Including tubercular infections,
Joon) ... .200,000 Questioned in the House of Com- green and only on maroon, The Chinese from respiratory disease same territory traversed from Aus- only one tram has been painted the number of deaths among the route be selected his entry into the Philippines would be over the
New Territories mons as to the number of wage-object is to test out two now was 6118an increase of over
(land) carners at work in the coal mines, enamels in these colours so as to 1,060 on the previous year. This trillo on his previous flight.
Population oxclusive of safety men, Colonel diacover whether either or both gave percentage of 416 of all to Japan, thence to China, In- From the Philippines he plans to
afloat Lane Fox, Secretary of Mines, aaid are suitable for Hongkong and Chinese deathe rogistered.
The police, said Inspector Moss, HANC IMPROVES. were not taking a serious view of
The franc on London improved that on July 24th there ware will stand up to the climate,The total number of deaths from
dia, Persia and back to Rome,
185-Reuter Total Chinese,
the case, as they believed that 90,870 wage earners employed, of Mr. Bellamy adds that there is all tubercular infections (Chinese whom 66,800 were employed in no intention of recolouring the and foreign) was 2,291, as compar-
population 857,920 857,920 these arms were intended for self- mines not producing any coal or trams at present, the two newly-ed with 2,358 in 1924, 2,071 in 1923, producing coal for colliery con- enamelled ones being solely by and 2,060 fa 1922. In 1914, there sumption only.—British Wireless..
way of experiment,
Wore only 1,053,
OVER 93,000 WORKERS./
Rugby, Aug, 2.
It is stated that Commander Pinodo will be accompanied by a mechanic and one other, his plane having been provided with space to three persons.
-Total civil popuł
lation
87,500
72,380
4,120
Evidence given by police search- ers was to the effect that a J.C.J.L.
elx launch landed
men at O. S. K. wharf on Sun- day morning, together with
the
SINKING FUND SCHEME
Paris, August 2.. The Cabinet has approved of M, their lugguage, which consisted of Poincare's sinking fund scheme, two trunks and bedding. Nothing
was found in the boxes, but in the and also the project for the com- bedding were found two pistola mercialisation of the tobacco and 100 rounds of ammunition.
monopoly. Router.
Paris, August 2. The Senate Finance Committee
protection in the country.
His Worship Imposed a fine of has adopted all articles of the $250, or three months' hard labour Government's financial proposals. on each defendant.
-Reuter.
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