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The Telegraph

TUESDAY, NOV. 23, 1926.

CENTRAL AMERICAN

TANGLE.

an

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1926.

DAY BY DAY.

I WASTED TIME, AND NOW DOTH TIME WASTE ME.-Shakespeare,

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

ADOPTED

BIG FIRES IN CANTON.

TWO SERIOUS:OUTBREAKS.

States, already the overwhelming ly dominant country in America, will eventually swamp her poll- tically inefficient neighbours. The prospect is not entirely remote of

At about 1a.m. last Friday, a American problem of na-The local weather forecast up

fre broke out in the Him Tick to поод to-morrow 4-N.E. tions not less complex than the winds, moderate; fine to cloudy.

Grocery Shop on the 2nd Malon of Rugby, Nov. 22,

the Ching Hol Boap, Cantofi, and problem of nations which exist-

The final meeting of the Imperial consumed certain parts of the Up to nine o'clock this morning, Conference will be held to-morrow buildings in its neighbourhood, ed in Europe Immediately at

the total number of ships in har afternoon and in the evening a com- including "Shiu Choong, Tai the close of the war and it bour was sixty-eight. There were plete review of its work will be Cheong, and Tee Cheong all of is at least certain that much three British arrivals and four do published. No meeting of the Con-which ard tobacco shops as well diplomatic patience and sagacity partures. Altogether ten: ships fotence was held to-day,

he Man Shing Hing & Grocers Further reports which were ap-shop, Wing Fung Honn (on Yat on the part of United States arrived, and eleven departed

proved at the last session of the Tak Rd.) Tef Cheung Tobacco leaders will be called for. The. The health return for the past Conference include one from the shop, and Mou Fung Matting shop. whole question is one well worthy week cows Boven ondos of nineral Air Communications Com- The fire lasted for over three of study in spite of the compára-typholder Cone British, one mitted. The Conference was hours, and was only put out 'with

Indian and Ave Chinese), of pressed by the great political and the efforts of many fire-brigades tive remoteness of the scene, bo which four were fatal; as well as commercial benefits to be derived involving a heavy loss of any cause underlying the problem are two non-fatal cases (one British from accelerating Imperial air com hundred thousand dollars. Inves issues affecting principles of high and one Chinese) of diphtheria. mimentions. It accepted the Com-tigations made afterwards show international importance. At the A further Chinese case of typhold mittee's recommendations that in

fever was notified yesterday.

view of the great potentialities of over $300,000 stored up by only moment there is the practical cer

the afrahip and the lack of present tainty of fighting in Nicoragiin t A Dodge motor car, No. 372 went facilities for the oarly development the two shops, Tat Cheong and self, and with intervention by the over the sea wall at the food if of regular airship services to India Shiu Cheong, were totally burnt.

BARRACKS BURNED. Rumsey Street yesterday after-and the Dominions, the Govern United States on behalf of one fac-noon there fortunately being no ments concerned should consider At 7.25 on Saturday evening, a tion it is quite likely that there passengers in it at the time. It the crection of mooring masts avall conflagration started in the Bar is understood the car was started able for demonstration flights in racks outside the Small Northern will be intervention by Mexico'on by children playing in the vicinity: 1928-1929 by the two airships now Gate, which had been burnt ones behalf of the other. This round-It was recovered at 10 o'clock last under construction. The British before when Generals Lau Taun- about challenge to the Monroe night by the aid of a junk and Government are urged to consider wan and Yang Hal-man were in

which sheer legs were erected.

the erection of a second airship Canton. After these leaders had Doctrine is an unexpected one, but

The party of government officials shed at Cardington where the one been expelled from Canton, the it is to be hoped that only a bens-

how existing is the world's largest barracks were roughly thatched who left Canton recently for an ficial straightening up of ideas inspection tour of the newly ac-building. The Committee also re with matsheds, und, were used by commended that an Imperial Air the troops of 3rd Battalion of the quired provinces have arrived at

Conference he held in two or three Gendarmes, and by those of the Chihing, Kiangal, according to a telegram received on Sunday by years' timo. Satisfaction was ex-60th Regiment of the 2nd Division the Central Executive Committee Pressed at the development of nero of the Revolutionary Army. of the Kuomintang. The official plane services in Africa and a pro- The fire was of short duration, party consists of Mrs. Sun Yat-jected air link between Australia but almost the whole of the bar- sen, Mr. George Hau Chien, Mr. and Singapore." Eugene Chen, M. T. V. Soong. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, Mr. Sun Fo and Adviser Bogodin

will emerge.

Tramcar Accidents,

· DR. ALISON'S VISIT.

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that tobacco leaves to the cost of

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racks was consumed with the ex- ception of five matsheds. The fire was put out afterwards by several Another report approved by the fire-brigades. The troops which Conference, is that on the subject were stationed there, have removed of research. It says there is a con- temporarily to the temples in the sensus of opinion that the co-opera- vincinity of the 3rd Sub-station of tion of the various Government of the 4th Police Station. the, Empire in scientific work in the fields of entomology, mycology and tropical medicine has been greatly mends that the new research or helped by the Imperial Bureaux for ganisations should be based upon these subjects and it recommends an opposite method. Instead of the establishment of similar further ench being based upon a particular research bureaux. It considers science they should be based upon that periodical special conferences, a particular art, such as those above such as those already arranged for mentioned and should draw hel forestry and agriculture, could best: om the whole range of science.. consider the needs for such new Dealing with the question of man organisations. But it points out power for research work the Com- that the existing Bureaux are based mittee recognises that this a mat- on particular sciences and their apter of greatest importance and it plication is general to all practical makes various recommendations in arts concerned, whether agricul-regard to the selection, training. ture, forestry, horticulture, médi- and conditions of employment of cine, mining or the manufacturing the scientific stalls.British Wire- industry. The Committee recom-loss.

frequency of In view of the Cases in which Chinese passengers suffer injuries through alighting from trameare in motion, here in Hongkong, interest attaches to re- The following vessels are expect. presentations which have recentlyed to be in wireless communication been made on the same subject by with Hongkong to-day-Keemun, the Chinese General Chamber of Emil Kirdorf, Helios, Empire Ar- Commerce in Shanghai to the row, Devanha, Bendoran, Takasago, Municipal Council there." The General Metzinger, Svalc, Mace matter was first raised by the denia, Pres. Madison, Chambord, Chamber addressing the Council Szechuen, Autolycus, Talma, Pres. on the question of the increasing Taft, Haiyang, Ningchow, Kohoku number of casualties. fatal and Maru. Preussen, Dovawongse, Tai- otherwise, caused by traffic acei-kwa Maru, Anking, Sui An, dents since the advent of tram- Kine Mara, Bingo Maru and Kin cars, railless cars and motor buses shan. operated by the Council and other organisations. Quite a number There are all the makings of a of suggestions were put forward complex and serious international with the idea of reducing the num

ber of such accidents, the most tangle in Central America, some important being a proposal that HEAD OF GEORGE WATSON'S aspects of which have recently the example of Tientin should be been referred to in the Reuter followed in regard to passengers cables to hand. The revolt in boarding and alighting from tram-

Dr. John Alison, who until re- Nicaragua, which has been drag rule in Tientsin is that whenever famous George Watson's College, ears. It was pointed out that the cently was headmaster of the ging on for months, has been con-

a passenger requires to alight or of Edinburgh, is at present in the ducted by a leader and gang of board a tram, the conductor of the

Colony, Having arrived men who invaded" the country until he has given a signal that Buren in the course of a

vehicle first gets off, and it is not yesterday on the President Van tour from Mexica. They are Nicara-the tram again resumes its jour-round the world. which he is guans who opposed the ruling ney. Lengthy correspondence en-making in order to visit Watsonian sued between the Chamber, the Clubs and old Watsonfuns. Dr. clique and they have been holding Council, the tramway and las com. Alison was Head of the College part of the country, unsubdued panies, with the result that the for many years and scattered a!! by all attempts to defeat them. whole question was considered at over the world are pupils of his It is said that Mexico officially has a meeting of the Council. At this time. Those in Hongkong in transferred to a new command, miles, would have been interested

meeting, it was resolved to put theclude Mr. W. J. Carrie (whose secretly supported this group. On Tientsin scheme into effect for a father was Dr. Alion's predeces-On reaching his depot he found to compare experiences with their the other side of the quarrel is trial period of three months, in sor a Headmaster), Messrs J. stacks of useless documents accumu- forerunners in that capacity President Diaz of Nicaragua, who, order to see what effect it would Fleming G. Hogg, J. A. Gordonated in the archives by his pre- couple of generations ago. It was decessors, so: he wired to head- not till 1842 that, owing largely to in desperation to kick out the have on the incidence of serious Leask W. J. Morrison, A. B. Pur- accidents. There appears to be terlopers, has appealed to the much to be said in talons of the ves, and W. J. Clerk, whilst other quarters for permission to burn the persuasion of the Frince Con- sort, Queen Victoria made. a jour- United States to help him main-proposal, and after Shanghai has out of the Colony, include Messrs.make copies first."

The answer came back, "Yes, but pay by rail, and to the end of her.

COLLEGE

hers

Hongkong Watsonlans, at present reported on it, Hongkong' would. Ritchie, Dunnett and Grant do well to take note of the con- Simpson. clusions reached.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris.

tain the "constitutional" govern ment. And the United States has consented to do so and is sending marines in order to assist Presi- dent Díaz. This action has arous- ed considerable opposition in Mexico, where astonishment that Nicaragua should ask the U.S. to intervene is expressed, and where Brussels the United States is accused of Amsterdam

Borlin openly violating the sovereignty Copenhagen

Vienen and dignity of Nicaragua. Alto-

Helsingfors Lisbon gether, there is a pretty kettle of

Buenos Aires fish, the essence of which is:- Shanghai "Shall Mexico or the United States Yokohama New York exert the predominating influence Geneva

Milar in Central America

Stockholm

The ideal of Pan-Americanism Oalo which is at the root of the Monroc zago Madrid Doétrine is, according to the Rio

Bombay critics of the United States, Hongkong avowedly Imperialistic, aim- Silver (spot)

Silver (forward) ing at the domination of the small States in the. cen- tral part of America. Virtual-

ly, the United States has exerelaed

The Very Holes !

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During the way a colonel was Royal trains from 5,000 to 600

them.

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days she was always ir nervous pas- senger. Even her husband had his She: "I got the recipe for this moments of timidity. It is en re- cake over the radio to-day."

He (tasting it) "Bothered static again, huh?"

Repairs upon his motor were A jolt to father's purse. He meant to shift to second,

but

cord that, on concluding one of his by journeys from Windsor to Padding- ton, he remarked to the driver: "Not so fast next time, Mr., Con- ductor, if you please?"

Dr. Alison's visit has, naturally, been taken advantage of by his old pupils to arrange around of entertaining, and gaterday he was their guest at tifin in the Hongkong Club. To-day there is" golf at Deep Water Bay, and a Rugby, Nov. 22.

tiffin at the Hongkong Hotel, 137% whilst to-morrow Dr. Alison, 34.87% whose chief recreation is golf, is 12.12%

paying a visit to Fanling golf

Some of Mr. J. L. Baird's state- .20.43% course and making the circularments on television the other right 34.423% motor trip round the New Terri-vere alarming. By using tele This little story may sound in-

192 tories. Thursday will be spent at phones, he said, one could hear a 2.7/16 Canton, and when Dr. Alison re-television picture: and "if you thority of a postmaster within 30 credible, but it is told on the au- 145% turas on Friday he will be enter heard the sound of a friend's face miles radius of London, and a sta-

tained at dinner in the Hongkong for a while, you would come to re-

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He slipped Into reverse.

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The birth is announced from Sheffield of a Persian kitten, "with two heads, six perfect logs, and two tails." It sounds like something in modern politics,

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4. 84. 59/64 Hotel. He sails for Singapore on cognise it.” But some faces amit tutory declaration made in the pre- a great deal too much sound as it sence of witnesses. We pass it on accordingly. The other day a boy came into his post office carrying a

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Accompanying Dr. Alison is Mr. 18,17% 2017 Ryrie Orr, the proprietor of the .18.77 163.11/16 Greenock Telegraph.

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MINERS RETURNING.

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Golf is one of the most promiletter and bought a stamp. nent topics of dinner conversa went out carefully carrying the tion in the family of little, Ruth, stamp and returned a few minutes and the child had picked up many afterwards to know what he ought of the expressions connected with to do with it. Ought he to put it into the same hole as that into the game. Recently reproved gen- tly by her mother for eating her which he had already put the letter? alice of watermelon too close to the rind, she replied: "But, mother,

14,000 MORE AT WORK.

London, Nov. 22. Fourteen thousand more miners

Sir Francis Towle, In pleading The Philippine Carnival As-returned to work to-day, making

for a later dinner hour, would prob- solation has issued ita commercial over 390,000 now working. it was six bites to the green ably hot care for a whole-hearted handbook announcing the celebrat Router. tion of the 1927 Carnival Com

a very large measure of control over many of them for years past, mainly through the financial mercial and Industrial Fair from February 12 to 17 The booki

WAITING QUEUES

Rugby, Nov. 22:

turning to work at once..

operations of Wall Street. It is among other things, contains data Many thousands of miners are: ho secret that American financiers on the principal exports had im- not waiting for the conclusion of have exorted a powerfal Influence, Ports. The Carnival Association district agreements but are re- was incorporated In 1008) With and this is a feature of the situa its coming celebration it will have tion which is most...Itisome to attained its 19th year. It has exerted a great influence in the jealous Moxico who fears, perhaps social and economie life of the without any cause, that the United 'country.

from various coalfields come reports of pits reopening and of men waiting in queues to sign on,

British Wireless,

I was 'sperimenting. I found out

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Now what would they do? "Lot up flee!" said the fly. "Let us fly!" gold the flea. So they flew through a flaw

the fluo

return to fashionable practice of A fly and a fien in a flue were im- three-quarters of a century ago.

prisoned.

Sir Algernon West used to tell how, In the days of his youth, he once rose from table at a dinner party and wont to the window to find It in broad daylight. He saw ronpers

going to the fields and thought they: were starting world for the day. The half-dozen ongine-drivers Later, he learned that they wore who were presented to the King returning to the fields after break- recently, and who had all driven fast,"