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DISTINCTION

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1928.

DENGUE EPIDEMIC RELIGIOUS MOVE IN PHILADELPHIA CAR

IN GREECE.

NEARLY MILLION CASES AND OVER 1,000 DEATHS.

A MOSQUITO SURVEY.

Geneva, Oct. 31,

Dr. Mackenzie, who has been investigating the remarkable epidemic of dengue fever in Greece, at the instance of the Health Section of the League of Nations, reports that up to the present time, 1,372 deaths have occurred as the result of the fever, while no fewer than 850,000 cases have occurred.

Dr. Mackenzie states that the epidemic is now believed to be ending, and the Health Committee

́FRANCE.

COMPROMISE ON BUDGET PROVISIONS.

CABINET DECISIONS.

Paris, Oct. 31

SMASH.

OCTOGENARIAN BANKER IS BADLY HURT.

CLERK TO CAPITALIST.

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Philadelphia, Oct. 31. The octogenarian banker, Mr. After a lengthy Cabinet meet- ing this afternoon, an agreement Edward T. Stotesbury, a partner in principle was reached on the in the firm of International Au vexed question of Articles 70 and anciers, Messrs. J. P. Morgan and 71 of the Budget, under which it Company, was injured in a mo was held, French religious orders| tor accident this evening. abroad were permitted to have The banker, who was 79 years novititintes in France and some of age in February, was being of their confiscated property res-driven honis from the Opera tored.

House when his car collided with another, both being badly smash- ed. Mr. Stotesbury received in juries serious enough to oblige his detention in hospital.

The solution found consists of a compromise, the main feature of which is an amendment to Ar- of the League has agreed to relele 71, which deals with the mis- quest the Greek Government to 38- sionary bodies, which will beneat sist the League's efforts to fight by the recovery, of certain, pro- the epidemic.

party.

The opinion was expressed that the measures for the prevention of dengue should be extended out side Greece, and it was, therefore, decided to enlist the co-operation of entomologists for carrying out a mosquito survey of a Medi- terranean countries.

It is officially indicated that only bodies specifically designated by the Government will be allowed to benfit by the new law and Bub- ject to the approval of Parliament. It is stated that in any case, there are not at the present time more than nine missionary con- Colonel Graham, the Publicgregations likely to be admitted, Health Commissioner, in India, and the Jesuita are definitely ruled interviewed by Reuter here, re- out. It seems that missionary viewed the work of the Session of bodies will be forbidden to estab the League's Health Committee lish their headquarters in France, from the viewpoint of interest in--Router. the Far East.

A great philanthropist and a patron of arts, Mr. Stotesbury owns one of the most extensive collections of paintings, sculp tures and tapestries in the United States.

He began life as a clerk în a grocery store, Inter opening a sugar refinery in partnership with a man named Harris. He first came into prominence, however, when he became connected with the banking firm of Drexel and Company. After 16 years with them, he became a partner, and acquired unormous gradually wealth. He is now head of Drexel and Company, Philadelphia and a director of many banking and

American Service.

METROPOLE-SAVOY—BOA VISTA Singapore Bureau was proceeding THIRD FRENCH WIN allway organisationa: -- Reuter's

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PHOTOGRAPHIC CHRISTMAS

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Studio, Ioo House St. Branch 7, Beaconsfield Arcade.

February.-Reuter

MORE DOG-OWNERS SUMMONED,

EUROPEANS FINED AT

KOWLOON.

BIG MONEY.

THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

London, Oct. 31.

For the third time in four years, a French horse has won the Cam- bridgeshire Stakes, the big Autumn Handicap, at Newmarket. The re- sult was as follows:

During the hearing of the usual weekly batch of summonses against doy-owners at the Kowloon Magis-M. Wittouck's Palais Royal II ... tracy this morning, cases were men-Sir Chas. Hyde's. Baytown Mr. Macomber's Insight II tioned in which Europeans

were

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NAVAL COMMAND CHANGE.

VICE-ADMIRAL · CHATFIELD

TO ATLANTIC FLEET.

London, Oct. 31.

The Admiralty announces that, in accordance with official terms, Viee-Admiral the Hon. Sir Hubert Brand, K.C.B., will relinquish the Command of the Atlantic Fleet on April 17th next, and In con- sequence H.M. the King an op- proved the appointment of Vices Chatfield, Admiral Sir Ernle KC.B., to be Commander-in-Chief

charged with allowing their urilmals M. Wittouck, the winning owner, to be abroad in public places with-is the well-known Belgian million-of the Fleet as from the same

aire, but Palais Royal II was train-date-British Wirelona.

cut muzzles.

Hubert

Mrs. Make was alleged to have od in France and ridden by the

[Vice-Admiral Sir allowed her dog to be in Cameron French jackey, Allemand. Road on the afternoon of October The winning horse, which start- Brand joined the Navy In 1888 and has been Commander-in-Chief 23. The defendant auid the animaled favourite at 5 to 1, was very of the Atlantic Fleet aince 1927, had been on a chain, but had wrig-heavily backed. M. Mittouck is Kled itself loose, leaving the chain stated to have won £50,000 and his prior to which he was Second Sea Lord (1925-27) and Naval Secré- and collar behind. The coolle was trainer, Charlier, £22,000. attempting to recapture the dog Betting on Baytown was 18 to 1,tary to the First Lord of the Ad- miralty (1925)). From 1912 to when the police arrived.

and on Insight 1 100 to 6,

1014, he was Naval Attache at Tokyo, in 1915-16 Naval Assis- tant to the Second Sea Lord, and in the latter year Chief of Staff to Sir David. Beatty, commanding

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Sergeant Cordeau said that when Mrs. Blake saw him trying to catch the dog, she sent the coalie after

the animal.

A fine of $5 was imposed.

When a summons against Mr. E. W. White was called, a Chinese an- swered the name and said he had been asked to represent Mr. White, who was busy.

The case was heard in the absence of the defendant and a fine of $5 was imposed,

Sergeant Cordeau told his Wor- ship that when he spoke to M White, the latter admitted that the dog was his, and said that he wish- of the sergeant had caught it, as it would have saved him the trouble of having to attend court.

Miss Mary Ahwer was fined $5 for a similar offence.

BRITISH TEXTILE

TRADE.

In a field of twenty-six, Palais Royal I won by three-quartera of a length, whilst only a head separated second and third horses. -Reuter and British Wireless.

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LOCATING WATER IN HONGKONG.

(Continued from Page 1.)

He now moved into the middle of the ground and again the wire dipped vigorously and we noticed that it was exactly on the line in which the direction rod had indi- ented that the last mentioned sup- ply was flowing.

Sudden Turn.

And now came the coup de prace for the sceptics. Putting down the dowsing fork, the experimenter took the direction rod again, but Instead of indicating that the water was continuing in a straight line MANCHESTER REPORTS GOOD across the site, it now indicated

BUSINESS.

London, Oct. 31,

that the flow at this point took a sudden turn at right angles and went down the side of the hill to the sea. This could be verified.

the Battle Cruiser Fleet.

The new Commander-in-Chief

of the Atlantic Fleet entered the Navy in 1886 and has been Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy since 1925. He saw much service in the Great War, being Flag Captain to Sir David Beatty aboard II.M.S. Lion during the action off Heligoland in 1914 and being present at the Dogger Bank action and in the Battle of Jut- land, for which he was mentioned in despatches and decorated.].

NANKING APPROVES OF APPOINTMENTS.

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MADAME CHIANG KAI-SHEK IS AMONGST NUMBER.

Shanghai, Nov. 1. The Administrative Council of the Nationalist Government yes- terday approved the appointment of 40 members of the Legislative Yuan,

Amongst those included in the list were Mr. Wu Te-chen, former Commissioner of Police at Canton, and Madame Chiang Kai-shek,→→ Nam Chung Pao.

A Manchester message states Until further investigations have that shipments of cotton and arti-been made, it will be impossible to ficial silk and mixed piecegoods

measure the full value of these continue to expand.

For the first nine months of this experiments, but the facts already observed are quite remarkable year, the British exports of these enough. goods totalled 76,976,667 square It is interesting to note that yards, of a value of £5,000,309,

whilst many dowsors use a hazel or This represents an increase of willow rod, the experiments on the 27,310,926 square yards, valued at nicci Hail site were conducted GERMAN STEEL BONDS. £1,798,039, over the corresponding with a forked piece of wire. This period of last year.

may surprise many who bellove British India cantimes to be that the explanation lay in some the largest buyer, but Brazil has property peculiar to the Instrument increased her buying more than ased. But it is now a well-known any of the other countrica fact that some dowsers use no rod British Wireless.

a beoch or whatever, others use holly twig or one from any other troe, others even use a piece of wire or a watch spring.

SCOTLAND DEFEATS

IRELAND.

BIG WIN IN LEAGUE ENCOUNTER.

AMERICAN BANKS BIG NEW ISSUE.

New York, Oct. 81. The National City Bank of New York is offering Twenty Year bonds to the value of G.$10,000,000 for the Ilseder Steel Corporation, Germany, at a price yielding_6.4 ror. cent-Rouler's American Ser- "vice,

FRENCH ARTIST DEAD.

Have You the Faculty? This proves pretty clearly says The Rock, that the explanation must be sought, not in the nature of the instrument used, but in some peculiar psychic ог aenaltivo faculty possessed by the dowser In a match between teams re-himself. Have you this faculty? presenting the Scottish and Irish You may have. During the experi-

Paris, Oct. 87; Football Leagues played here to-ments on the Rticel Hall site, one The death is announced of M. day, the former won by eight porson present made the discovery Albert Bartholome, the famous

hat he had it.

painter and sculptor.--Reuter,

Glasgow, Oct. 31.

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