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PARREN-On 10th April, 1928, at the French Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. J. L Parren, a daughter:

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Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1928.

A SANATORIUM NEEDED.

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DAY BY DAY.

IT 18 FALL BETTER TO FIN A ROSE IN MAN'S COAT THAN TO SEND TWENTY WREATHS TO HIS FUNERAL.

E. 1. Monley..

H M. S. Berwick is due In Hongkong on April 21.

*** The P. and 0. a.s. Kiva, from Hongkong, arrived at London on 15th April at 6 am.

efforts could easily result in the establishment of a modern sana torium where patients could pro- cura the treatment which they need. The question of site would be an

important one, as also would be that of the after-care of those treated. But these are not insurmountable. problems. Given the will, the way can be found. As we have had occasion to re mark bofore, the subject is one which might well engage the seri The P. and OB... Kashmir, from ous attention of the leading Chia-Hongkong, arrived at Marseilles on

14th April at 6.30 a.m. ese hospital and charitablo or ganisations, in joint conference, for, if it is to be dealt with, it must be on comprehensive lines. Once a scheme were evolved, we have no doubt that the Govern- ment realisation.

The Ben Line B., Benrcoch, from lome, Straits and Philippines porte, is due. here on the 26th instant.

The Rev. TW. Pearce, OBE., would co-operate in itaLL.D., will lay the foundation stone of the new wing of Morrison Hall on Tuesday afternoon, April 24.

We reallic, of course, that the treatment of those affected is only?

The motor vessal Nanking

26th May.

Six Submarines of the "0" class aro coming out to take the places of the six

"L" class vessels which went home with the Anbrosy last month.

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MORE DANGEROUS DRUGS.

· RESTRICTIONS ON BENZOIL -AND MORPHINE,

The Very Idea!

They were court-martialling the soldier for desertion, and the case looked very black until the young officer acting for the defence arose. "Sir," he said, addressing the GENEVA RESOLUTION. |president, "1 admit that appear-

unces are against this man. But I propose to prove that in civil life he was a plumber and he was only going back for his bayonet."

Acquitted.

Geneva, Apr. 16. There was a somewhat lively two hour discussion at this morning's sitting of the, Opium Conference

A priest, brought to the Police in regard to the enormous quan- tities of opium introduced into Headquarters in Paris a ring France and the absence of full in-valved at, 200,000 frances which formation. In regard to its utilias-had been stolen from an American on. M. Bourgeois in reply stat- woman at Nice two months ago,

The remorseful thief admitted ed that fuller detalls could be furnished as soon as the Genova the crime at a confessional and Opium Convention of 1925 was rati-brought the jewel on the promise fed. He added that 60 per cent. of absolution. of the Opium was used for medi cinnt purposes and the remaining 10 per cent, in the manufacture of morphine.

After henring N. Bourgeois ex planation Mr. Sato' moved the do. sure of the discussion. The chair- eventually clear up the large dis- crepancies between the figures on French imports and exports.

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Judge Crawford, at Wood Green (to man whose wife bad taker his keys): The moral seems to be, don't let your wife put her hands in your pockets.

Judge Cluer, at Shoreditch (to a

in two feet, going at twelve miles an hour, what happened to the poor old tady inside?

Witness, at Shoreditch: My farver made a mess of it; 'e ain't edicated, like me,

Highgate magistrate (to a de- us have the fendunt); Now" let truth. Are you or are you not married? The defendant: Yes, to anybody else, but not really,

part of the problem. Side by side. (Swedish East Asintic Co., Ltd.), man hoped that M. Bourgeois would taxicab driver): If you stopped with any scheme for the provi-left Hamburg on the 14th April sion of a sanatorium there should and is due here on or about the be a campaign for the spread of

Benzoil and Morphine, hygienie Ideas amongst the Chin- ese masses, Overcrowding is an

With the exception of the annual of

reports of the United States, important.contributory cause tuberculosis, as also is the habit

Japan and Portugal on the import and export of narcotics, the Con- of promiscuous expectorating and

mittee passed the reports of all

Mr. Registrar Friend, at Clerken the living in houses' from which

A Chinese "wing-song" girl was countries, after which the Bem-

Malcolm well (to woman defendant): I watch while mittee requested Şir light and fresh air are often ex-robbed of a, wrist cluded. These matters need scri-walking in Bonham Road yester- Delevingne to draft a resol in hope your promise to pay your rent day. The thief made good his ea- asking the Government to clude is not like plecrust. The woman: benzoil and morphine in the re- I generally make my piccrust pretty ous attention-much more, atten-cape, after anatching the article.

gulation dealing with the manu-light. tion than they at present receive, But the treatment of sufferers on Struck by rock fragments dur- facture and import and export of

other dangerous drugs.-Renter. ing blasting operations at Merri- modern lines is just as urgentlyson Hill, a Chinese youth was re- needed, because so long aa tuber-moved to the Government, Civil culosis is permitted to go un-Hospital yesterday suffering from treated; the more will it spread injuries to his head and arms. and the worse will its ravages be- come. So we plead once again for Bome serious attempt to be made, in the interests of public health. to grapple with a disease which is taking such a tremendous toll every year amongst the Chinese population of the Colony.

Communism in Hoifung.

Heavy.curgees are now coming down from Canton, consisting, In the main, of cassin and silk. The 85. Kinshan arrived last night with 3,600 packages and it is anticipat- ed that to-day's cargoes will be as henvy.

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New York City is almost three times as many widows as widowers, the United States Bureau of Census reports. This is a much larger out the nallon.

THE BREMEN FLIGHT. proportion than is general through-

IRISHMAN LEAVES THE ISLAND.

The burean explains two causes for this proportion: (1) Men usually marry later in te than women, so that in the majority of enses the marriage relation is broken by the death of the husband rather than the wife; (2) a much larger proportion of men remarry than is the case with women.

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Somo "howlerg?"

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Clarke City, Apr. 16. Commandant Fitzmaurice, chief of the Irish Free State Air Force who flew over the Atlantic in the Bremen with Captain Koehl and The a.s. Kinshan will be taken Baron Huenefeld, has left Greenly in hand for overhaul and refit at Island, where the monoplanė land- a Canadian aeroplane. Taikoo Dock this afternoon and ed, on will probably be out of commissionBaron Huenefeld and Captain for a fortnight. The Canton ser-Kochl are remaining at Greenly The peasant le the chief beast of 8.6. Island and are endeavouring, to burden in South Africa, America,

repair the "Bremen" to complete and India. American Service. the flight to New York-Renter'a

FORCIBLE OCCUPATION OF HOUSES.

CANTON GOVERNMENT

ORDERS EJECTION.

"HOL Bec." and "hon, trens." means that they are supposed to be honest.

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Kites are light frames of wood covered by paper and flown by boys with tails on them.

The physician mixes medicine for people, while a surgeon cuts their legs off or any other part if they

It was a good play, but one man in the gallery started to boo. "Chuck him over the rails 1" shout- ed the rest of the galleryites. Then, amid the scule, a mild little woman in the stalls below stood up and cried excitedly:---

"Oh, please, please don't throw him over the raila.. Kill him where he, ia!"-

That the Communist strong-vice will be maintained by holds in the Hoifung district have Langshan, Taishan and Faishan, For many years now, we have not been broken up, despite the with sailings at 8 aan, and mid-

despatch of punitive expeditions night: stressed the necessity of some against them, is shown by the re-

Progress Made, · There were no buyers at the provision being made for the port we published yesterday in-

Quebec, Apr. 16. menace still and sale advertised to be held at treatment of tuberculosis in this dicating that the

time to Lime the P.W.D, alde yesterday after- persists. From "

Commandant Fitzmaurice has Colony. It was therefore gratify-Chinese military reports have noon. The land in question was arrived at Natashquan, two hun-require it.

the object of of a total area of 200,000 feet, on dred miles from Greenly Island.— ing to us to observe, in, the annual been issued with report of the Allee Memorial and showing that the Communists Pillar island in Ramblera Chan-Reuter's American Service.

have shown little resistence whennel, known as Tsun Wan Marine Afiliated Hospital, a plea for the attacked by troops and that in lot No. 3. The upset price was establishment of a sanatorium, faet the "Reds" had almost run $2,000. · which, according to the Superin- their course. On the other hand

A private motor vehicle on its tendent, would be a great benefit our correspondent at Swatow has consistently reported that, despite Dr. Maclean Gibson put on record the despatch of troops and the way to Caalla Peak Bay, New his opinion that the treatment of other measures taken to suppress Territories, on Sunday, while near car, with the

The Prince of Wales" need not tubercular patients in a general the "Red" element in the district, fai. Nam Chang, collided with

excesses have still been committed transport motor hospital is unsatisfactory, and and that there was little cessation result that the driver of the latter was thrown out and injured,

During the last few years, says have apologized for his pronuncia It may, with that view there will be gen-in Cominunist activity.

therefore, be taken for granted whilst two of the Chinese ladies the Canton Gazette, several hun-tion of Spanish in a speech which. oral agreement. Yet at the pre-that the Hoifung district is still in the private car suffered slight dreds of houses have been forcibly he made recently at a dinner in

abrasions.

occupied by men in military ser-honour of the Argentine Ambas- sent time that is the only type of a strong Communist haunt and

vlee, without paying any rental.sador, said experts at the Embassy. treatment available here, apart, of that the existence of those living

very good and At the Marine Court this morn-Orders hitherto issued by the They described his pronuncis-

relinquisition as course, from treatment In the in the country, districts round

about is constantly menaced. Uping before Cummdr. J. 11, Newill, authorities directing

a delicate compliment. The Prince patient's home. Such a state of to the present the problem has been D.S.O., RN, three mistresses of ment of these houses have so far sidered his use of the languages as a half-hearted cargo boats were charged, with been ignored.. affairs is far from what It should tackled in such

other vessels, by Special delegates have been sent is rupidly gaining a reputation as a linguist. Senora Herrera, wife way that attempts to dislodge the obstructing

of the head of an Uruguayan de he.

Communists were hardly likely to securing alongside the Yaumati by the Bureau of Public Safety to To those who have given. little succeed. Admittedly, the Com- Ferry Wharf at Hongkong, and, warn these people to leave the pre-legation which visited England re- munists may have been driven pleading guilty, were each fined mises forcibly occupied by them cently, said the Prince spoke pure For no thought to the matter. it into the hills of account of $10, with the alternative of 10 by April 30th, failing which strong Custian Spanish. He also uses mensures will be taken to ensure French and German Huently, and their removal and restore the knows much Italian. will probably come as a surprise spasmodic raids, but there have days' imprisonment. to learn that the deaths in this been no real captures and the

At 3.15 yesterday afternoon, the houses to their rightful owners. the Colony from, tubercular diseases "Reds" still flourish to prevent

any attempt at harmony in

strange spectacle was witnessed of of all types reach a total of about district. Unsuitable troopa seem a Chinese shouting and dancing two thousand annually, represent to be partly at the rest of the in Nathan Road, entirely holding trouble, coupled with the fact that up traffic while being gazed upon ing more than fifteen per cent. of the real gravity of the problem by an open-mouthed crowd. Short ail deaths registered. A goodly has not been fully recognisedly afterwards, a policeman arrived number of these are amongst the What is needed is a big, "well who took the man into custody and, planned military campaign, care later to the Asylum. He is a foki very young, but by far the largest fully designed to rid the district of the Ching Hing Matting shop,

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BEING SENT HOME.

EX-SOLDIER GOES TO THE HOUSE OF DETENTION.

con-

His accomplishments do not stop there, for he can use Australian or American shing effectively when the.. occasion demands.

proportion occurs amongst suffer of te sure the Communists are at 27, Yee Ho Street, Shamshuipo: K.O.S.B., was charged this mor- Ing and weather

make

Au Easterner had bought a sheep farm in the West of America, and in the spring of the first year of his enterprise he wired to ask how things were going on. W. Feeney, an ex-soldier of the

"Lambing begun, but snow fall- most unfavour- lag before Major C. Willson withable," telegraphed his foreman.

The Easterner was a sound busi- ers hetween the ages of twenty-not merely driven to the hills bat

This morning's Harbour, Office being found in the Colony without five and forty-five years This are either captured or wiped qut.

afons. "Suspend lambing until will give some idea of the toll Operations on these lines should reports gave a heavy arrival list either employment or visible ness man, who made prompt decl-

The police Informed. his Wor-weather improves," he wired. exacted by this terrible scourge be carried out by trustworthy with British best. Arrivals total-means of subsistence.

troops under the guidance of led 21, with a tonnage of 01,125 from young men and women in leaders who not only know the dls and remarkably heavy through ship that Feeney had just com- the prime of life. Practically all, trict but know the extent of the cargoes registered. Although the picted a term of imprisonment for Any British total under the heading damaging property and other ramifications. Communist

The Government was of course, are Chinese. It is Linkering with the problem cannot was nearly 20,000 tons, with three charges." $17.50gratifying to record the generous have satisfactory resulla. A cam- entries of more than 5,000 cuch, sanding him Home on Saturday offer made by Captain T. P. Hall,paign as outlined is the only way the top figures were recorded by and meantime the police would to rid South China of a menace Japanese and Dutch. At 9 a.m. like an order for the defendant's an old resident and a true friend thich has existed for far too long. there were 80 vessels in harbour, committal to the house of deten Amsterdam

tion.

Beriln of which 12 wore British. of the Chinese, to give property

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