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ORCOMA IS SAFE..

VESSEL PASSES" OUT OF

HURRICANE. ***

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1928.

MACHINE GUNNERS.

"COMPANY-DINNER AT HEADQUARTERS.

JAPANESE TOURISTS. DO WE EAT TOO MUCH?

OPIUM INQUIRY.

GENEVA PROPOSES AT COMMISSION,

THREE MONTHS SIGHTSEEING

Geneva, Sept. 15,

Indigestion on the Increase.

One of our most famous IN EUROPE:

physicians recently stated that Hongkong was visited during many people now-a-days oat for London, Sept. 15. -- The Machine Gun Company of The hurricans which struck the the Hongkong Volunteer Defence The Fifth Committee, on the the week-end by n party of Japan too much. As tho body has no West Indica on Thursday appear Corps celebrated on Friday night, motion of Dame Edith Lyttleton, ese tourists, known as the Osaka means of storing food that is to be still blazing its path across when a most successful and en- discussed the British proposal that Mainichi party, under the lender-not assimilated, this undigested com-ship of Mr. J. Yamada and con- surplus le positively harmful, for the Caribbean Sea. The toll of joyable dinner was hold at Yolun the League should hold a casualties mounts daily, while the teer. Headquarters. It was mission of inquiry into the use of sisting, mainly of bankers and it ferments, creates gas, and damage done will probably amount happy gathering of over one prepared opium,

traders with a few scholars. polsons the system. A

The party arrived by the Haku- Over-eating, however, la far to several millions sterling...

hundred that assembled to parti- The Chinese delegate said that The American Red Cross, bez cipate in proceedings that went the Chinese Government would san Maru and in the afternoon from being the only cause of received дл appeal from St with a swing throughout. Capt. support an inquiry, provided that were entertained in the Hongkong indigestion: other factors help to thomas stating "Terrific burri E. J. R. Mitchell, in command of it included all countries manufae Hotel by the Japanese Consul account for its present increase, cane struck the Virgin Island. No the Company, proved a very capturing derivatives of oplum and General, Mr. Yoshiatau Murakami, such as hurried meals, faulty

Over sixty of the tourists attend- communications are available and able and genial Chairman, and that China was represented on the

ed a big banquet at the South mastication, an unsuitable diet, clothes and money for food are was supported at the top table by Commisalon.

on Saturday overwork, worry, lack of oxerclest The suggestion was generally China restaurant needed."

Lt. Colonel L. G. Bird, Major Wolfe- It is reported from Porto Rico Murray, D.B.O... Major 3. J. Jor-approved, but Dame Lyttleton, night. Yesterday morning the any or all of these may start the that there were ten fatalities At dain, Mafor H. B. L. Dowbiggin while not objecting to such an party went on a round-the-seland trouble.

In nearly every caso Dr. Wn- Ponce,

extension of the Inquiry, contend-motor excursion, beginning their whidre Boven

hundred and other offcore of the Corps. people have been rendered home exceptionally fine spreaded that it made the proposal journey at Blake Pier, via garden llams' pink pills are most helpful loss. In addition many people

a rapid Several cargo was provided by the St. Francis impracticable. The Pollah dole Road, the University, Dairy Farm, in, overcoming indigestion, for were injured..

Commission should Water Bay. They stopped, at the thinning of the blood, and before vosacis plying between the West Hotel, to which full justice was gabe suggested. ns a compromise. Aberdeen village, then to Deep there is invariably Indian islands are missing and it done, The after-dinner proceed-that Is feared that soms may have been ings were bright and entertain-proceed to the Far East to study Repulse Bay Hotel and had lunch any permanent relief can be look

ing. The speeches were short and optum and also the importation there, after which they rosumed led for It is necessary to improve.

lost in the hurricane...

Orcomo Is Bato,

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their Journey up to the Peak. to the point, and the musich1 of other narcotics.

The party left Hongkong yester. the condition of the blood. Ro- items, particularly those of the The Chinese delegate, however,

voting day afternoon by the Hakusan member this: without good blood Full details of the damage done Aloha Serenaders, appealed to the insisted on his proposal, In the British West Indien by the crowd, the refrains being taken up the next meeting of the Committee.nrrive in Kobe on 24th instant.

that the question be adjourned to Maru for Shanghai and expects to perfect digestion is impossible. As a first stop you must enrich tornado awcoping the Caribbean with much gusto.

Mr. J. Yamada explained to a re- your blood, and you can readily Sea are not yet available. Porto The toast of the King having

An Urgent Matter.

presentative of the Press do this by taking Dr. Williams' Rico, which is an American depen-been suitably honoured, Major

The Indian delegate supported that the idea of the tour to Europe pink pilio. These pills actually dency, must have suffered con-

proposed Wolfe-Murray,

the digestive alderably and it is feared that the

He stressed the impor- the British proposal and said that first originated with a Japanese create new, rich blood, which Corps." neighbouring Leeward Islande tance of having a trained body of India would welcome a Commis. newspaper in Osaka, the Osaka quickly restores have also fared similarly.

men in the Colony and described sion if it desired to visit the Mainichi Mossre. Thas, Copk and organs to healthy activity.

country. The commission would Son, Lid. were solely responsible So if you suffer the miseries of The reported course of the the Volunteers as a real live body, find, however, that there was no for the management of the tour, Indigestion, you should try the hurricane in west-north-west and

to which it was a credit to any

commonsense method of enrich- Its rate of progress would seem!

The party left Japon for Korea ing the blood by taking Dr. to bring it in contact with the 6.8. man to belong. He regretted that opium smoking in India proper, which covered three months.

visit.

on June 26 and then preceeded Orcoma in which Sir Austen some taipans did not take the in- although Burma would merit

It was mentioned during the to Mukden, Manchuria, and Har- Williams' pink pills. All chemists Chamberlain, the British Foreign terest in the Volunteer movement Secretary and his family are paa-as might be expected from them, discussion that the cast of a bin, from which they took a train sell them, also post free, $1.50 por

and hoped that in future they Commission

was estimated at to Moscow. The visit there lasted bottle, 6 boitles 38 from the Dr. aengers.

would encourage their staffa Lo £16,000.

for three days, after which they Williams' Medicine Co., 60, Kiang- However, The liner Orcoma has

A number of delegates doubted went to Berlin and then to Brus- so Rond, Shanghai.

FREE: A booklet 'entitled "What wirelessed indicating that she has join and give them the facilities passed out of the hurricane zone for training which was so neces-

proposal at present, but Damı The next place visited was Lon- to Eat," specially writted for and has apparently weathered the sary to the efficiency of the Corps. the possibility of financing the sels.

Lt.-Colonel Bird, whose name Lyttleton replied that Britain was don and then Amsterdam, where Indigestion sufferers, will be sent storm without mishap. vergel, which left the Bermudas was associated with the toast, re- prepared to pay half the cost in the party arrived on July 28, just free to all who write to the above on Wednesday afternoon, le due plied. He was glad to see, hevolved as far as the British Pos-in time to see the Oplymple games. address. .

en-sessions were concerned.

Leaving Amsterdam on the 3rd. to arrive in Havann on Sunday said, so much keenness and

ex-thusiasm all. round, but they want-

She emphasised the urgency of August, tho tourists returned to morning. The opinion waR pressed in London by officials of ed something else besides, and that the matter and declared that the Brussels then visited Venice, and could not be Romo, and later left for Paris." the company owning the Orcoma was more men to join the Corps. present situation that the vessel had altered its He hoped that all the men in the allowed to continue. She indi- The sojourn in Paris insted for five course to avoid the hurricane. Machine Gun Company would look cated that even if China was not days, and then they went to:

upon themselves as recruiting included, Great Britain would Lucerne, Naples and Pompoll. Reuter and British Wireless,

agents and influence their friends still preas for an inquiry. None Mr. J. Yamada said that it was The Nebraska Tornado,

to join up. Colonel Bird express-of the countries whose domains a purely sightseeing. tour and had New York, Sept. 14.

ed his indebtedness to the Officers were involved in The present nothing to do with politics. The tornado which struck north-east Nebraska and south- and N.C.O.'s of the Regular Army inquiry should be represented on interest the Commission, which should be cast Dakota yesterday has been who had taken such an

China nor Britain should be responsible for a huge loss of in the Corps and had assisted quite impartial. Therefore neither property. The death-roll cannot be them in their work."

Major H.B.. L Dowbiggin was presented.-Reuter. accurately ascertained, but the number of dead is at least twelve, entrusted with the toast of The extolled the while scores have been injured Company," "He

The damage is estimated to be well over £250,000.

Tho

A little girl was killed and a toncher seriously Injured when hurricane wiped out the county school at Nebraska. The exact altuation here is doubtful,

the

but a special train with doctors aboard is speeding to Nebraska as the result of a report that. the school was filled with pupils when the district was struck. Reuter's American Service.

re

merits of the Machine Gunners,ters House. Capt. Mitchell men- Introducing a little unconsciouatloned that they had rent the humour which "brought the house General the cross guns badge of down."

POLICE INSULTED.

り

BRITISHER. ARRRESTED AND HANDCUFFED,

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Bhanghai, Sept. 16. 'An unusai case has come before the Company in silver, together the French Mixed Court in which with a cold bottle of beer, which the No. 1 houseboy of Mr. Honry A Serious Business

he had been pleased to accept Morries in charged with detaining a Capt. Eric Mitchell was given Capt. Mitchell made acknowledg-Portuguese child named Barthala rousing reception on rising to ment of the great assistance rent Mr. Morrins' residence. The reply. He made a strong appealdered by Sergt. Branson, L/Sergt. French police, following a summons, to the men to be enthusiastic and Urquhart and Corpl. Beatty, which effected the child's rolense. It i keen in their work and thereby to had materially contributed to alleged that the houseboy insulted become efelent. Volunteering was wards the success of the evening. the police.

An excellent musical programme The defenes claims repentod de a deadly serious business. It, was no use being. half-hearted about it. was gone through. The Aloha predations by a group of children in Chair Factory Wrecked.

If they entered into it in that Serenaders were at their best and Mr. Morris' gardens, where flower New York, Sept. 15.

were smushed, including n spirit then they might just as well were repeatedly encored.. In- DOLA Forty-three people are, reported throw it up altogether. Those deed, so great was the demand for valuablo vas, after which the child' to have been killed and scores in men who went through the Inte more that they had some difculte was detained.

Arising out of the same incident, jured in the tornado which struck war always had the motto in mind in getting away to catch their M. Charles Maguire, representing Nebraska, Illinois, South Dakota "Carry On," and he suggested last ferry. Among others who Mr. Morriss, hae instituted proceed- and Wisconsin. The damago, is that Volunteers should remember contributed

1/Sergt.ings against the French police aller- estimated at two million dollars, that and do Ekewise. Capt. Mit-Richards, L/Sergt. Urquhart, ing gross indignities. He was arrest

Thousands of people have been chell made a stirring appeal to L/Corpl. Baptista, Private Wested and handcuffed after a visit to rendered homeless at Porto Rico members of the Company to ob-and "The Gang." The Company the police station. The polico allego and eight per cent of houses attain more recruits and bring the broke up early in the morning that Maguire was very insulting. San Juan have had their roofs Corps up to full strength.

Lafter 1 thoroughly enjoyable The incident caused a local sensa- torn off. Up to the present thirty bodies have been recovered from the debris of the chair factory at Rockford, Illinois, which was wrecked in the tornado, hundreds of workers being buried Reuters American Service.

Sugar Crep Damaged,"

New York, Sept. 16. Thirty people were killed at Ilumacao, Porto Rico. The sugar crop has been extensively damaged, -Reuters American Service,

Moscow, Sept, 15,

Lieut. A. I, Penn' submitted the evening. health of the guests in a speech in which he bad a lot to any about Major Jordain, whose name he' coupled with the toast.

Speeches were also made by Fout. C. P. Anderson, Lieut. Brackenbridge and Lieut. H. Owen Hughes. The latter referred to Capt. Mitchell's great interest in the Volunteers, particularly on the sporting side.

Capt. Mitchell, during the course of the evening, read a letter from Major General C. C. Luárd, Gon A fire destroyed two storeys of eral Oillcer Commanding, regret the military college, three men beting his inabilty to attend the din- Ing injured. The cause of the out-ner. Friday happened to be hie break is at present unknown.-birthday, and he was celebrating Reuter.

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