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deaths so far is impossible.
A United Press message of the 8th instant says:
Ninety two Chinese died of cho- Jera in Shanghat during the past week and all the medical resourcas of the city are mobilized to pre- vent the spread of the disease. During the week 4,500 persons were treated in the hospitals and in their homes suffering from stomach and intestinal diseases and, of this number, 890 were diagnosed as cholera,
The Infections Disease Hospital and the Tientsin Red Cross Hes pital are filed with cholera pat ients. Nurses and doctors are working 20 hours daily,
RUSSIAN GIRL DIES,
A Russian girl died of cholera after attempting to commit suicide by drowning herself in the Whang- poo River. She was pulled out of the water alive but died yesterday from swallowing the water which is infected with cholera germs.
Dr. W. S. New, and Dr. W. L. New, both graduates of American medicul colleges, have launched a campaign to educate the lower class Chinese in the city with re- ference to the danger of drinking impure water. The Ricsha' Mis. sion has placed wooden containers filled with boiled water at con- venient points so that the coolies can drink with safety.
MANILA CIGAR- MAKERS STRIKE.
MEN'S SAVINGS EXHAUSTED.
Unless financial help is extend- ed to the 4,000 striking cigar work- ers in Manila, they will be forced to return to work on any conditions, it was learned at labour headquar- ters, says the Munila Bulletin. Contributions already have been solicited from all possible sources by a relief committee of the union, and still the problem of feeding the families of the workers grows. Savings are exhausted.
Owners of factories, represent- ed by the secretary of the Manila Tobacco Association. Mr. Antonio G. Escamilla, and representatives of the strikers have met in confer- ence, with both sides striving to stand firm Owners are willing, however, to let the strikers return at the usual wages, providing working hours are extended ac cordingly.
Several days ago a relief com- mittee composed of Jose Ilagan, chairman, Felipe A. Denuido, secretary, and Isidro A. Divino, treasurer, was appointed by the strikers' union" to take charge of relief work. City councillors, re- presentatives and senators were called upon for contributions to the fund and did what they could. Other political leaders and gov- ernment officials when were ask ed for help. Money, rice, bread, and other things of material value were donated, but not enough was obtained,
Labour leaders and persons in close touch with the progress of the strike, admitted the serious ness of the situation and said an
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1926,
THE COAL STOPPAGE OUTLOOK.
REOPENING OTIATIONS SUGGESTED.
MINERS NOT. BEATEN,
Rugby, Aug. 12. The Prime Minister, who came to London from the country this
morning, was in consultation with the Minister for Labour and the Minister for Mines this afternoon, and heard the latest reports on the coal stoppage situation.
The general Impression is that no important development is like ly before the Miners Delegates Conference next Monday
Meanwhile, Mr. Cook. the Miners' Secretary, in speeches and articles, is urging the miners to give the Executive Committee ntenary powers, presumably with the object of enabling overtures to be made for a recpering of the negotiations.
Mr. Cook states that while the minors are as yet far from being boaten, it is vital they should secure an agreement enabling all- He to resume work together, appeals to the men to authorise a new move and to the Delegates' Conference to shoulder the full responsibility-British Wireless.
MUCH MORE HOPEFUL..
London, Aug. 12. A decidedly more hopeful coal outlook prevails."
TWO TYPHOONS.
ONE NEAR THE PARACELS
There are two typhoons referred to in to-day's Observatory report," one being near the Paracels and the other east of Luzon.
The Paracels typhoon is report ed to be nearly stationary whilst the other, which is about 200 miles east of Appari, is moving in A north-westerly direction.
There appears to be no pros- pect of bad weather to-morrow, for the Observatory forecast up to noon of that day is:North-east or variable winds, moderate; fine to cloudy.
It remained hot in Shanghai, yesterday, the 2 p.m. temperaturo being returned at 99,"
at 11.30 am, to-day, states that there is a depression In the northern part of the China Sea, advancing westward.
A warning from Manila, issued
The typhoon cast of Luzon is indicated to be in about Long. 126, Lat. 19, moving north-north-west.
MANILA INSURANCE
COMPANIES.
THE SENATE ORDERS ́INVESTIGATIONS.
Investigation of the practices and methods of operation of all insurance companies in the Philip- pines, as well as those of the asso-
ciation of insurance, companies in Maniin, to determine basis of alleg- be-ed irregularitles being reported to An agreement concluded) tween owners and the South Wales insular officials, has been decided and Crafts-upon by the Philippine Senate. Enginemen, Stokers men's Association specifically pro- In. à resolution sponsored by Sen vides for an eight-hour day for ator Juan B. Alegre, the senate coporations underground men and forty-eight committee on banks, hour week exclusive of meal times for surfacemen...
and franchises was directed to con duct the investigation and vested..
with the power to issue subpoenas to make the investigation effeċ- tive.
Mr.Varley Mansfield M.P., ad- dressing, the Notts miners sald "that there is no hope of anyth-
Reports furnished, to the ing happening nationally let's see Senate
by Senator Alegro what the Notts and Derby owners and Senator Laŭrel Jast have to offer, and if its anything night indicated that insurance. good let's tell the Miners' Federa-companies, acting as a body," are tion to make it the basis of a na- practicing methods of operation tional demand and let the men re-which are believed to constitute turn where the owners are prea menopoly and a restraint of The former referred pared to pay the original demand." free trade. The statement was applauded especially to the reported under- Reuter.
standing among members of the association of insurance companies of Manila establishing regulations and definite scales which they are all compelled to observe in their operations.
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CROWDS RESTRAINED.
Mexico City, Aug. 6.The police -roserves with drawn pistols_res
trained the crowds In the streets who were endeavouring to-day to force their way into a packed then- tre where Secretary of Agriculture Leon and Herrera Lasso, & Catho lic leader, were debating the ques tion of the government's relations and policy toward the church. The audience seemed to be much divid ed in sentiment.
The government is investigating a report that the gorgeous gold and jewelled crown of the Virgin of Guadalupe, estimated to be valued at 800,000 pesos, is missing from the church in Guadalupe."
The Archbishoprie never will approve of an armed uprising, but the church will "go to Calvary" in the present religious strug gle in Mexico, Monsignor Pascual Diaz, bishop of Tabasco, and secretary of the National Episco pate, told the Associated Press to day in a general statement from the Episcopate. He declared that a settlement of the religious aitus- tion can be accepted only if it In-
laid down in the informal letter.
Senator Laurel told the Senate that at present-existing legislation discriminates against Filipino in- or foreign firms. While Filipino surance companies and in favour
sent laws to incorporate with the companies are compelled by pre- bureau of commerce and industry, the foreign companies are not, he. said.
The Senate committee on banks," corporations and franchises will be called upon to propose reforme in existing insurance laws as soon as the investigation has been com- peted. Senator Hermenegido Vi- lanueva, chairman of the commit tee, is expected to start, the in- vestigation during the next day or
60.
Approximately 80 insurance companies are affected by the in- vestigation. Of this number less than 10 are Filipino.
The Académie des Sports has awarded the Grand Prix of 10,000 to Captain and Mme. Delingette, who crossed Africa from Algeria to the Cape by motor-tar... It has also awarded the Grand Prix for Women's Athletics to Mme. Alexandra
Lhas
agreement must be reached soon cludes recognition of the principles Davidnell,, who crossed Tibet with or the strikers will be desperate.from the Episcopate, demanding only one companion and visited Strikers, are now down to two that the government withdraw the meals a day, and many of them religious regulations and that the have had to give up their resid- rights of Catholic priests as citi- ences, it is said.
zens be acknowledged.
The death is announced, at the age of 82, of Judge J. J. Maclaren, who was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario from 1902 until his retirement in 1928. He was prominent for many years in the legal, educational, and benevolent life of Canada. He was president of the World's Sunday School Convention held in Tokyo in 1920.
MORE DISTURBANCES. The following vessels are ex-
Newspaper dispatches from out pected to be in wireless communi lying points received to-day show cation with Hongkong to-day that greater disturbances than Empress of Asia, President Mc- heretofore recorded have occurred Kinley, Robert Dollar, Autolycus, during the transfer of the church Talma, Tilliwong, Namsang, Hong-property to municipal committees. hwa, Takada, Suwu Maru, Haining, Six persons are reported to have
In reply to a question in the Chinhua, Takasgo Mary, Sai On, been killed and fourteen wounded Egyptian Chamber of Deputies, Hakodate Maru, Lungshan, Cay-in a clash at Guadalajara One Sarwat Pasha, the Minister for lon Maru, Tjisondari, and Seangis dead and eight were wounded Foreign Affairs, stated that the at Torreon, and one was killed and text of the Anglo-Italian Agree-
Bee.
The Japanese steampship Alps Maru, which ran eground in the Scheldt, broke-up during salvage operations and Bank in the fair way. Two workmen fell from the" bridge Into the hold and were killed. A diver working under the hull, whose: oxygen-pipe was broken, succeeded in reaching the surface.
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a number wounded at Guernavacament about Abyssinia had been A Protestant woman was report communicated to him, and con- ed to have been beheaded to-day tained nothing which could be at Irapuato by a crowd that be interpreted as meaning that Great came frenzied by the suspension Britain was protector of Egypt about to negotiate a new Franco- the production of aluminium has of Catholic services, NECA Father Dimas Anguinao! TẾ, priest of Alvarado, State of Vera Cruz, who accepted the réligious regulations of President Calles was excommunicated and suspend- ed from the priesthood today..
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