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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1926.

DAY BY DAY.

the right bank with a modern Eu«: ropean city, with big buildings and offices that would grace ovon the

THE BOUNDARY OF MAN 18 MO- present-day Band of Shanghal. ItDERATION. WHEN ONCE WE PASS THAT PALE OUR GUARDIAN ANGEL QUITO HIS OHARGE OF US-Feitham..

The health roturn for yesterday shows one Chinese case of typhoid fever,

For anchoring in the cablo re serve, off the Railway Pler, a boatman was fined $5 by the Marine Magistrate this morning.

FOOCHOW NOTES.

·GOVERNMENT CHANGES LIKELY

HOUSING SITUATION.

BRITAIN'S VASTLY IMPROVED POSITION:

Rugby, Sept. 9.

is a revolation, but in inter con- versation with Hankow folk one

(Our Own Correspondent.) Sir Kingsley, Wood, Parliamen- soon learns that. the pre-eminent

tary Secretary to the Ministry of position of Hankow, both commer

Foochow, Sept. 7..

Health, reviewing the housing cially and politically, has given

During the last week the long situation at the Sanitary 'spell of rainless weather has been Inspectors Conference, said that them faith in a great future. The"

Mr. and Mrs. E. Thursby-Pelham broken by thunder showers of last year's building constituted a natural confluence of tremendous were among the passengers who ar-more or less intensity. The first record for the country and that trade routes has made the citiesrived by the 8.5. Taiping from took place on the 2nd inst, and more houses were now being built

Australia posterday. of Hankow, Wuchang and Hanyang

everyone was rejoiced to hear the thun were required to meet the thunder and see the rain pouring needs of the annual growth of the inevitable, and there is not the

down. Already the fields of rice population. slightest doubt that to those who

on the Foochow plain look the bet

Since the war, 696,495 househ are in control of this important

ler for the fall, and a certain had been built and it. was signi- point la given an advantage of

amount of the rice harvest will ficant that of that great total no almost incalcuable magnitude.

now most likely be saved, though fewer than 488,606 were built. by private enterprise, He it will still be far below the nor Just how far it might be possible

mal, he believed that these figures were for anti-foreign propagandists to

Up-country and down the river, unequalled by any country. affect the foreign trade of China's

in the regions of Hinghwa and British Wireless. Stenyu, the drought seems to be greatest river is hard to guess, but

terrible, and the people have to It is not a comforting thought that

face the probability of a severe an off-shoot of the same power

famine in addition to all their In the north- other troubles. which

has permitted the strangu-

west, around Klenning, it is sald lation of Canton's trade is in con-

that the price of rice is already tral of Central China. Chang Kai-

prohibitive, mainly owing to the

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The master of trading junk T27748 has been arrested, and will be charged with possession of two rifles, 288 rounds of ammunition, two wooden bombs, and 163 detona-

tore.

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Sergeant Carpenter, who has been in charge of the polles station at Cheung Chow, has been transfer- red to Hongkong, and Sergent Chester Wood, of Kowloon, has

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The Telegraph

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1926..

THE HANKOW SITUATION.

After being bitten by two dogs, a Chinese, aged, twelve, has been taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital The dogs were captured by the polize and have been sent lu Kennedy Two for observation...

On the application of Inspector. Pincott, the deportee, who amok and killed another, on boardi

ran

the "Red" school of Canton and is aided by strong Russian influences, and is himself an anti-foreign Red." All that he tious must be viewed from that angle and must be met accordingly, and it will be

Mr. W. W. Hornell, CIE., M.A., most interesting to see of what

vice-chancellor of Hongkong Uni- nature will be the

"civil", adversity, was expected in Kuala ministration of the great, cities Lumpur on the 2nd inst.,, with Pro- now. in the hands of his auder- fessor Lai Chai Hee, Professor of

classical Chinose in the same, lings. We imagine there will be

University. The war situation in and around a very close watch kept by all the the Hankow district has been Treaty Powers and we shall hope subject to such unexpected and to see an active and virile policy violent changes that it is extreme- against, anything which might ly hazardous to presume what the conflict with Treaty rights. The manded by Mr. d. I. B.Nihill at position will be one day from free and unhampered passage of the Kowloon Magistracy, this another, but the great fact at the trade and the active protection of morning on a charge of murder. moment of writing is that the foreign property and interests southern forces appear to be in must be insisted upon, because we complete control of the three great are convinced that the position Wuhan cities of Hankow, Waehang here in the South would never and Hanyang. It was never, for have become so hopeless if the full one moment expected by com rights of foreigners had always Hongkong petent observers that the Southern been safe guarded. Expedition which set out from was allowed to be overlooked, but Canton some weeks ago. would so fortunately, the rights of foreign soon have achieved such remen-trading "Interests on the Yangtaze dous success, and whatever may be are better appraised.

one's personal leanings there

must be much credit given

Supply of Produce.'

to the military commanders The question of making the the who so

well directed the Colony self-supporting in

the

Sun

it means is in the hands of southerners.

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or

the s.s. Talamba, was formally re-

Charged with snatching & gold. bungle from a small child whilst travelling on a bus to Kowloon City yesterday, a Chinese passen. ger, was sentenced to six week's hard labour by Mr. J.H.B. Nihil at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI UNIONS.

Reference at Trade Union. Congress,

London, Sept. 9.

The Trade Union Congress Secretary, Mr. Citrine, reply- ing to a criticism of the General Councils report on the Trade Union situation in Hong- kong and Shanghai, sald 'they had received information from various sources to the effect that there were approximately 300 soparate Trade Unions in- those areas, but they were un- able to authenticate that in- formation; and the suppres- sion of Unions in Shanghai was evidence that Trade Unionism. there was practically non-ex-. istent.Reuter.

depredations of the notorious bandit-turned-official, Lu Hing

as if a change 'were

bang.

It seems

MYSTERY MISSION.

MR. ANDREW MELLON, IN LONDON.

London, Sept. 9. "Mr. Andrew Mellon, "whose activities in Europe are shrouded in secrecy, has reached London. and has privately conversed with Mr. Winston Churchill It is re ported that he has also conferred with Mr. Montagu Norman and that he shortly returns to Americu. -Reuter.

Shanghai, the Central Government have made it clear that they are prepared to support Sha, with the result that the Provincial Treasur- er has been made scape-goat and dismissed, his place being, taken for the time being by a former. pupil of Foochow College, the American Board School in the City. Moreover, Chow has been. ordered to proceed up river to- warda Kiangai to forestall a pos- sible invasion of the Province, the intention being that during his absence from Foochow a succes- 3or be sent to take over command of the Province. Who that suc ceasor will be no one knows;, we can only hope hë will not be worEO than his predecessor.

The summer residents have

mostly left Kuliang, after enjoya ing the most consistently fine qumns - mer so Chinese say) for forty We regret that some of the about to take place in the govern years. Despite the fine weather, clues to our Cross Word Puzzlement of the Province. Since the there were not a few cases of yesterday were wrongly numbered spring, relations between the sickness, and the Sanitorium wis and others omitted. This was due Military Governor, Chow, and the nover quite empty of patients. to faulty copy supplied to us Civil Governor, Sha, have become The vast majority of those who from London. A new puzzle, as more and more strained, chiefly stayed at Kullang, however, are well as the solution of yesterday's, un necount of the Fuklen Bank, returning to their stations with a appears to-day..

which Chow insisted on setting up fresh supply of health and energy, again despite the protests of Sha.after the tennis and picnics that Now, through the influence of went on in uninterrupted succes-

B.

Amongst the Passengers who arriv- Mr and Mrs, E. Benson, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. W. Wadsworth, Miss Lapper, Mr. and Mrs. D. Robertson, M. Wadsworth, Mrs. B. Stirling, Mrs. D. Bone, Mr. and Mrs. T. Pelham, Mr. and Mrs. Olsen, Miss Nicholson, Mrs. Metcalf, Lieut. White, Mr. B. Jackson, Mrs. Brearley, Mr. McKinlay and Mr. R. Larague.

4.

The Canton authorities have

The

The Very Idee!

I once knew a man who was al-

One hears stories to the clatter ways cockhure, in spite of the fact of the croupiers' sticks, raking in that his judgment was poor. When the little ivory discs which mean he made up his mind he was ready breaking or making of a fortune. to fight with any good soul who'd What solid faces, these crouplers deny he was right.

wear uneventful faces! Faces of I wonder what fun he could get calm whether the banks, have won from his game, and what would you for the house, or a tower of chips call him? Sure, stubborn's the means money spilled from the 'yel- name. His iron bound-up mind, low gold coffers of the Casino'bank.. when it once had its fina, would never let anyone tell him a thing. Landlady"Your bottle of whis- To college? Well, maybe he did ky is finished, wir Shall I spend a term, and maybe he's buy you another?" really a heavy book-worm. His Boarder-Well; it's about your. knowledge, you might say, is really turn, isn't it?".. quite rare, but, now, is he treating his old thinker aquare?

"Half of Broadway and most of No matter how much you may the rest of New York now wears

southern armies. The northern matter of market produce, especial-ed yesterday by the 's.s. Taiping were Foochow residents in Peking and sion.

ly vegetables, is one which has forces under Wu Pei-fu have been again and again been raised, but, badly beaten; they have also unhappily, little appears to have proved other than solidly loyal to been done towards so desirable an end. Ever since the troubles bo- their leader. "Whether, with its gan more than a year ago, Hong lengthening lines of communica-kong has experienced a partial tion and with its increasing num-shortage of certain vegetables formerly imported a considerable her of "fronts" and also in face of quantities from adjacent territory, again called the attention of ves- new opposition of Marshal and in some respects the situation sela entering Canton to the fact Chuan-fang of Shanghai, is still far from hormal. In face that the display of the five colour the southern army will be able to of these faets, it does seem soms-Republican flag is against Kuomin what anomalous that some really tang regulations, which lay down hold its gains, is a matter of con-organised effort is not made to that flags must be red with the jecture, but the outstanding fact induce the villagers in the, New usual Kuomintang insignia at the

in for market-upper left-hand corner.. to-day is that Hankow and all that Territories to go

gardening on a large scale. In

Some time ago the Hongkong the

Economic report of the Rescurces Committee, made some Government experimented with the The tremendous importance of years ago, there was considerable method of indicating street names reference to certain possibilities by inlaying block letters at Hankow is instantly realised by a in this direction, but we fear that corners, principally at Queen's glance at the map. Practically the recommendations made. Ilke Road and Pedder Street, the whole trade of western China, those of so many other Committees, lettering, however, was black, and 800n became obscured. ̧· Now including that rich province of have not been greatly, heeded.

Frivate enterprise has made one white lettering is being put in, and Szechuan, comes down the Yang- two attempts to take the close to the wall so as to avoid tsze Klang, a tremendous volume matter up, but lack of capital and the trafic. of inwards and outwards cargo other circumstances have causer! coming and going up to Chungking these efforts to be held up. It The sequel to the seizure of arms store in your brain, there's still those strapped Helen Wills eye- and chang. The great Ilan River seems to us that the Government on board, the s.s. Haihong yester- lots of learning a fellow can gain. shades... The 5 and 10-cent stores heard before Major C. He'll pass this all up, in the years report the sale running into the might very well go thoroughly into which run north-westwards from this question and see what can be Willson, at the Central Magistracy still to come. You may call him hundreds of thousands. The Hankow for hundreds of miles taps done. Whilst it is true that there this morning, when two men were wise, but to me he's just dumb. a very large commerce flow and to are places in the New Territories charged with possession of two-nu- tomatics, one revolver, and forty- hot suitable for the growing of this must also be added the trade fruit or vegetables, on the other three rounds of ammunition. Sub- of south-central China from the hand there are big tracts of land Inspector Lance applied for a three district of Changsha. All these which could well be put to this days remand in police custody, and

this was granted. purpose. It might not be feasible streams of trade come into the for the Government itself to go in

The wedding of Captain C. D. Yangtze at Hankow, which is a for. cultivation, but if a bigger Armstrong, M.C., East Surrey Re-

ter the marble portals of the One of the anecdotes In “Stories. tremendous mart at which cargoes vote were granted the Botanical giment, and Miss Dorothy Muriel Casino at Monte Carlo, the greatest told by Sir James Tuggurt are either finally prepared for and Forestry Department in the Holyoak lins been fixed for October gambling spot on earth. When war broke out the King coming Budget, it should be 16th. The wedding will take place Fifteen cents to enter the world took the pledge, and as Lord Pro- ocean shipment or just transhipped possible to start experimental from Government House where of True Seivas. Fifteen cents for vest of Aberdeen, I did likewise, down the river to Shanghai. When efforts, whilst lator on special there will be a reception after the a view of what people really are. I never thought the war would Inst one seas Hankow for the first time induceraents might be offered to service at the Catherdral. A few when stripped of that mask which so long. it is to get a shock. For days one villagers to enter the field. We days honeymoon will be spent at they wear for The Folks At Home, Shortly after this, the Boy's Bri- know that His Excellency the Fanling before the departure of the One can play at the storied rou- gado collected bottles for patriotle has been travelling up the Yang Governor thinks a good deal of the East Surreys for India on October lette tables; one can sit in a palm purposes and I allowed them to tsze, passing only native cities New Territories, where he is 27th Mrs. Holyoak and her shaded court, listening to the store them in my yard seven or, and villages, with here and there widely known and respected, and daughters are travelling to Hong Casino orchestra, play all the tunca cight lorry loads of bottles. a suggestion of a foreign building in view of the importance of the keng by the Blue Funnel liner An- of moonlight and rosebuds and One day I overheard a carter subject it would be a good thing tonor which leaves Liverpool to romance, watching these stripped who was passing, remark"I or two. And then one comes upon were he personally to interest him-morrow (Saturday), and is expect faces-faces of greed and anguish thocht oor Frovost was a teetotal-

ed hore about October 18th. a wide stretch of river flanked on self in the question...

day was

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The dress she bought was much

too short,

And yet, it was a bonut. It used to be a dress, but now It's her best bathing suit.

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of fear.

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other day a motorist, arrested for speeding, wore one into court.....

take off your hat," thundered the judge."That ain't a hat" came. back the prisoner....Oh isn't it?" purred the judge, fining him for, contempt.... Which would seem to make it official... It is a hati