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Sir-May I through the courtesy ef your columns draw the atten tion of all residents in the Penk

for in charge of the Gough Hill Police Station intends, early next month, to make a house to house visit with a view to ascertaining the names of the residents living in every occupied house in the

Poak district.

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SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1927.

SOUTHERN ROUT.

TEST OF POWER.

Shanghai, May 27.

The Nationalists""military power

THE OPIUM EVIL.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'S POLICY.

Simla, May 27.. Viscount the Viceroy at the spout of the conference of

is now being put to its greatest test on the plains of Honan where representatives of forty Indian the biggest battle the Southerners states to discuss measures to sup- have ever fought began yesterday. press the opium evil in the states,

Latest wireless messages from area to the fact that the Inspec Hankow,.dated May 26,.say, that it emphasised that India was bound reported that the Southerners the ultimate suppression of oplum by International undertakings for have suffered a revera with heavy smoking, limitation and control. Casualties, the 8th Army being of export and prevention of illicit practically wiped out..

trafe to the Far East. The Gov- sian communists loft Hankew for aim at prohibition but moderation.. Borodin and seven other Rus-örnment of India's policy did not

the south bank of the river this They had formulated a tentative morning, and it is reported that policy, involving the ultimate dis- they are leaving the city.. Other continuance of poppy cultivation Red elements also appear to be in the states and the supply of leaving as a result, it is sald, of an opium in accordance with their agreement between the local Gov-requirements by the Government ernment and Marshal Chiang Kal of India at a cost price from the Ghazipur factory, placing the shek.

states in the same position as the provinces of British India.

Several complaints have recent ly been received regarding the un- reliability of the address boards at Barker Road and the top Tram Station and it is chiefly with a view to bringing these address boards up to date, that such house to house visit has been decided upon.

A Router messsage from Hankow dated May 26, saya that the only Repeated requests have in the published reference to the battle is past bean made by the Peak Ren, the Government organ The sidents Association to residents People's Tribune, which speaks of en the Peak to place cards in the the "gigantic" engagement now boxes which are situated Im-" taking place in Henan "with 'mediately under the address

heavy losses." It complains that boards and provided for the pur- the facilities in Hankow for deal pose of notifying the Police of any change of address, but this ing with the wounded soldiers are inadequate, and appeals to fer- request is rarely if ever complied eigners as well as to the Chinese to assist in the organization of a base hospital and medical corps Reuter

with..

I therefore appeal to all Peak Residents to afford the. Inspector in charge at Gough Hill Police Station every assistance in the work he is undertaking next. month, and, in future, to notify any change in address which can' be done either through the medium of the boxes already,referred to or by notifying the Police or the Hon, Secretary of the Peak Residenta Association by latter or even by telephone.

Revenue Benefits.

Sir Easil Blackett, finance mem- her, pointed out that the Govern ment of India's finances could not but benefit by the discontinuance of cultivation in the states. The policy of a

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maximum. revenue minimum consumption from proved astonishingly satisfactory in British India and he saw no reason why the same policy was not feasible for the states, thereby facilitating the absorption of old. stocks and diminishing the incen- tive to smuggling.

Chang Tsung Chang Wounded, Shanghai, May 27.

Though two days was allotted Marshal Chiang Kai-shek cras for discussion, the conference con- sed the river to Pukow yesterday cluded. It is understood it adopt- morning and is taking the Tien-ed, without modification, the Gov- and sin-Pukow trains to Chuchow to ernment of India's policy inspect the whr zones. The agreed that a Committee should Marshal may proceed to Fengpu be appointed by the Government to direct operations against Hsu of India to tour the various states

and report-Router, chow.

An address board which is not kept up to date is absolutely worth

The 1st., 7th and 44th. Nationa- less and most misleading to visi tors who rely upon obtaining the list armies are marching or Hsu- necessary information of the chow from Pengpu. A general whereabouts of any particular re-attack against that city will be sident from these address boards. made as soon as Marshal Chiang Yours, etc.,

arrives at Pengnu.

E. B. C. HORNELL. Hon. Secretary..

OBITUARY.

PROFESSOR ERNEST ALBEE.

New York, May 27.

Maralal Chang Tsung-chang has ordered his picked troops in Shantung to concentrate in Hau chow within five days. He ex- pects to make a stand there against the Nationalists.

A Nanking report states that Marshal Chang suffered a serious wound while retreating from Peng pu, and has therefore returned to Tsinan, General Chu Yu-poh is directing the defence of Hsuchow

Sun in Retreat.

EDUCATION.

COLONIAL CONFERENCE

DECISIONS.

than four

London, May 27. The Colonial Conference dis- cussed education and agreed to an educational advisory committee to consider the question of im proving arrangements for supervi- sing and advising Colonial stud- ents to Britain. Also with regard to teachers going out from Eng- and for a period of service in The death "is announced of

the Colonies, arrangements should Professor Ernest Albee, Professor

be made, firstly, to pay the cm- of Philosophy nt Cornell- All Sun Chuan-fang's troops ex-ployers contributions under the Reiter's American Service.

cept those under General Pei Pao-Teachers Superannuation Act in [Professor Albee was burn than are retreating toward the case of teachers temporarily em- Langdon, N.H., in 1805 and was unghal railway line, thus evacuat pioyed for not more educated at Clark and Cornell.ing the whole of northern Kiang-years oversea; secondly the Co- lonies should establish schemes He obtained the Ph. D. in 1894, 90-Wah Kui Yat Po.

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local -education authorities 3 "A History of English Utilitari- anism" and various articles on

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