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FOUNDED IN #I WIŁAWF · MONDAY, JULY 8, 1929.

FEAR OF TYPHOID U.S. COASTGUARDER SWATOW SCHOOL

EPIDEMIC.

WARNING BY MEDICAL OFFICER.

URGES EUROPEANS TO BE

INOCULATED.

OTHER PRECAUTIONS,

HITS STEAMER.

COLLISION ABOUT 60 MILES FROM BOSTON.

PASSENGERS SAFE,

SCANDAL

ARBITRARY ACTION BY

AUTHORITIES.

CANTON GOVERNMENT RULING OPENLY FLOUTED.

RAIN PROSPECTS INDEFINITE

TYPHOON LIKELY TO HIT

SOUTH FORMOSA.

New York, July 7. A startling Interruption occur- red while, the National Broadcast Company was relaying the Thanks- giving Service for the King's Ro- covery from Westminster Abbey, PARTY INTERFERENCE. clved from Manila,

London, to-day, the operatora 'ba- Ing startled to hear Berica of

S.O.S. signals,

日二月六

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AMERICA A NATION GOVERNOR'S CAR IN PEKING DEADLOCK

ON STILTS.

LATEST TARIFF BILL PROPOSAL.

PRESIDENT AS “AUTOCRAT OF

BREAKFAST TABLE.”

DEMOCRATS ALARMED.

HEAT TO CONTINUE, At the moment, there would not appear to be any definite proe- pect of Hongkong bereffling from rafnis n's a result of the typhoon of which warnings have been re-

Yesterday morning, at 11.30, | |:: the typhoon was polifted as being Swatow, July 5.

about 125 Long, and 20 Lat., moy. Uncertainty na to what Govern- ing north-west. This morning at the distress messages were sent of local authorities, and the ac. Long. and 21 Lat, still moving Ultimately it transpire that ment regulations are, the vagaries 9.30, the position was given as 123 out by the American coastal steam-tivity of the Kuomintang continue NW, so that there has been no er "Prince George," of about 3,000 to make the registration of private change in Thus remarked Dr. H. A. Faw-tone, which had collided with a schools here a thorny problem.

direction. If it con- cett, Medical Officer of Health,coustguard cutter some 66 miles

tinues on Its present courap, the when questioned by a Telegraph east of Boston,

The municipal education au- [typhoon will probably strike representative the morning re-

thorities have for months been South Formosa.. bringing pressure to bear on all garding the possibility of an out- break of typhoid fever, following

unregistered schools, and it is un- the deaths of two Europeans from

likely that these can remain open this disease over the week-end.

longer without complying. *

"I do not wish my remarks to load to unnecessary panic, but it is my duty to work on the assump lon that there will be a typhold epidomic."

In the event of an epidemie, Dr. Fawcett pointed out, the present water shortage would make it an extremely serious matter.

Deprived of sufficient water, the Health Officers would lose one of their most valuable allies in com- bating an epidemic because there would not be sufficient water to keep premises clean.

Bix Precautions.

It behoves Europeans, therefore, to carry out as far as possible, tho following precautions against typhoid, which Dr. Fawcett, advo- cates:

The Prince George" had over 350 passengers on board and some alarm was felt.

Hongkong's only hope of rain would appear to be a change of course so as to cause the typhoon Several big boats including the

to reach the China coast, but that "Albertfe" and "Scynthia" went at In some parts of the North, the is at the moment vory doubtful. full speed to the rescue, buta later five conditions of registration re- In any event, the Colony is like- message indicated that the passen-cognised by the Peking Govern-ly to suffer a continuance of the gers had been transferred to the ment a year or two ago seem to present depressing heat until the constguard cutter which had not hold, and mission schools find dft-typhoon fills up. been seriously damaged.

Both vessels are now making their way to Boston under their own steam-Reuter's American Service.

COLLIERY COMBINE

SUCCESS.

tle difficulty in complying. But The Water Emergency Ofce an- in the South, further conditions nounces that while Praya No. 12 are made. A school once regla. tank la under repair, a pump is tered and opened cannot be closed being put into position to enable again without consent of the au- water to be pumped into Tank 12, thorities, on pain of being taken 13 and/or 15 from ships in har.

bour, over by them.

Grave Abuses,

This opens the way to grave abuses, paralysing the staffe of the schools in the ovent of insubordination on the parts of

From Douglas Wharf to Western Market,, a series of tanka la being coupled up by pipes with the same object

American political warfare over the new Tariff Bill in certain to be intensified by the advance ment of a new measure to give the President wide discretionary powers in the fixing of the

tariffa.

The Democrats are up in arms against the proposal. They ap- parently fear that, the granting of such powers would tend to increased tariffs rather than otherwise.

Valuation Plan.

Washington, July 7. The enactment of the American Plan, which would Valuation allow the President to raise lower tariff duties at his own the discretion, together with

or

flexible provisions as contained in the pending Tariff Bill would make the President "not only the Autocrt of the Breakfast Tablo, 'An official of the Water Emer. but of the Dinner and Supper declares the gency Ofise is to visit Tal Shul Tables as wall,"

ang and Sham Ching to-morrow, Democratie National Committee, to- plies are available there.

day.

1-Boil all water, including BRITISH SCHEME DOES WELL students, and imperiiling the to ascertain whether stream sup in a public statement issued

main water.

2-Eat no uncooked veget. ables, or fruit that cannot be poeled. If eating grapes, or aimilar fruit, wash them in permanganate of potash, or chlorinated water.

3. Be inoculated with T.A.Be against Lyphold.

4-Avold lee cream, except that served by the most re- putable firms.

IN FIRST YEAR.

EXPORTS INCREASED.

London, July 7.

ownership of valuable properties established for dofinite religious and philanthropic purposes.

That these fours are not vision- ary we have but tóo clear evidence in Swatow. The Angle-Chinesa Chinese gentleman specificially College, which was founded by a for the purpose of Christian education, and the deeds of which were by him made out in

the

FIGHT OVER SEVEN CENTS.

ATTRACT BIG CROWD IN KOWLOON.

Senator King declares that the proposal, if carried into effect, will pave the way for the exploitation of the people" and permit the President, if he wishes, to increase the duties by fifty per cent/

Reuter American Service, Vigorous Protesta

The tariff issues at present the most important factor

COLLISION.

RUNS INTO VEHICLE DRIVEN BY LADY:

NOBODY INJURED.

UNBROKEN.

STRANGE STORIES IN CIRCULATION.

KWANGSI PARTY MAKING NEW BID FOR POWER?

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A collision which occurred last night between H.E, the Governor's car and a private car driven by a European lady has been disclosed in a report recolved by the police.

Mrs. K. S. Robertson, of No. 7, CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S AIM Leighton Hill Road, who was driv- ing private car No. 316, involved in the accident states that she was

Peking, June 7, going to town, and was passing pears to have been the signal for Chang Houch-liang's arrival ap through Queen's Road East on her Yen. Hsi-shan's rapid recovery. way to Arsenal Street,

Yesterday it was stated that he Near the junction at about would probaly be able to leave the o'clock the Governor's car, which hospital in a few days, but as soon was following behind, collided as Chang Hauch-liang arrived last. with the rear of her car, the im-night, Yen Hsi-shan went to his pact resulting in both cars being hotel to speak with him before the damaged

arrival of Chiang Kai-shek, who

A spare wheel, and one of tho was in the Western. Hill. | mudguards belonging to her car This morning all three leaders were damaged, while the damage have been in conference at the done to the Governor's car conalst-Hotel de Pekin-Router. ed of two badly donted mudguarda, broken headlights, and a dented radiator.

In A small debt of seven cents was

Except for the driver, no-one was in the Governor's car at the time.

Neither Mrs. Robertson nor the driver of the other car were hurt.

FRENCH AIRMEN'S

FLIGHT.

AVIATORS DUE IN CANTON SOME TIME TO-DAY.

PARIS TO TOKYO.

Canton, July 7. The French airmen, Arrachart and Rignot, are expected to ar- rive here to-morrow (Monday) from Hanol.

Peking, July 7. The dondlock in the negotiations between Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and Marshal Yen Hal-shan, for which the latter's illness la only patially responsible, is daily gTOW.. ing in importance. The presence In Peking of Chang Houeh-liang, the Manchurian leader, has heightened the sense of drama, though the latter denies any

interest in the proceedings.

Future developments are difi.. cult to forecast, though the féal- ing is gradually growing that Chiang Kai-shek's solp aim is to

allenate Feng Yu-disiang and Yen, and has urged Chang Housh- lang's presence as a possible"In....... fluence.

If Chiang falls in his present objective, as it now seems he will, he accks, it is suggested, to en sure that their collaboration will not weaken his own position. Kuominchun Position.

A very successful year's work ing is described in the first annual report of the Central Collieries Commercial Association, known as the Five Counties' Coat Scheme, name of the English Presbyterian -Do not put ica in drinks, which was formed in 1928 to Mission, has been seized and turn stated to have been the cause of Amorican domestic politics, and landings. They have been about stressed the impossibility of an

secure co-operation in the produced into a Municipal Middle School. or take it in the mouth.

6--Avold all shell fish and alltion and markeling of conf uncooked flesh of fish.

No protests avall, and Nanking The Association representa 90 appears to be as invertebrate as Humber, Trent and Mersey Hasing, aus. per cent of the collleries in the the local authorities are pertinact having an area as big as the Ruhr.

7-Remember that if you drink contaminated water on a full stomach, you have leas chance of catching typhold than If you drink it before a meal.

Casen in June.

Twenty-seven cases of typhoid were notified during the month of Juna. Of those, 21 were Chinese, 9 Japanese, 1 British, 1 American

and 1 Indian:

There were no deatha amongst the non-Chinese cases, but total of seven deaths was recorded amongst the Chinese,

increased

The export trade during the year from 2,560,000 tons to 4,700,000 tons.

In order to recapture markets, the Association levied three-pence on every ton of coal mined by members of the Association, with which it subsidised all exports.

Regulation of output prevented a fall in pit-head prices, the Asno- clation endeavouring to avoid either a shortage or a surplus.

The report mentions that the Dr. Fawcett said that his staff were taking every possible precau- collieries in the area which have tion against typhoid, and that he not joined the Association reacted most sincerely trusted that their detrimentally on the Association's efforts would be successful in pre-work-Reuter, venting an epidemic occurring.

AMERICAN GENERAL'S

DEATH.

MAJOR GENERAL COLE PASSES AWAY.

DUTCH LINER HITS A ROCK.

PASSENGERS LANDED BUT LATER RE-EMBARKED,

More Muddle.

Another and more recent case concerned a school belonging to a local Chinese congregation. The congregation was dissatisfied with its Board of Managers and chang ed them, notifying the authorities

They

be impossible to maintain a light-

ing force for a month. Flour, the principal foodstuff, is already com- manding a price of 50 cents & catty, and only short supplies are available at that famine figure,

Meanwhile, it is rumoured, with-

In his conversations with" Yen They have made the flight by easy stages from Paris to Hanoi, Hel-shan and the latter's super- making short stops at most of theirters, the Nanking officials have a Aght between two. Chinose who vigorous protests against the pro-a week in Hanoi and are expected to an offensive by Nanking. The effective Kuominchun resistance appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyteposed increase have been made by to stay a few days here. Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy foreign governments. this morning, on a charge of be

A London correspondent says biplano similar to several purchasat present, are such that

are flying a Breguet famine conditions in Shenal and Kanau, the territories left to Feng having in a disorderly manner, that the average American Senatored by the Provincial Governmont

would The first defendant, in reply to for Representative debating this of Kwangtung, and they will make his Worship, aaid that he owed the question, which is beginning to demonstration flights in Canton.

take the form second defendant seven cents:

of Free

It is said that they will also His Worship:--Seven!

Trade V. Protection, has

make an ascent to an altitude of Defendant: Yes.

probably never heard of Bright or Joseph Chamberlain, 24,000 feet above Canton during

their stay here. except to feel vaguely that the

From here they will continue. former was a disease and that the their fight by easy stages to Tok-out sound authority, that Yen has latter popularised the wearing of

Intention to postpone his trip to but a practical man with his feet make an attempt to break the re- Japan ́for three months, inviting well planted on the ground and cord for the return flight to Parle Feng to leave without him. Well.

via Sibéria.

The airmen are expected to land informed circles accept this report

with reserve, at the Tai Sha Tau aerodromé be- tween noon and 1 o'clock on Moned to be recovering rapidly from Marshal Yen Hsi-chan is report- day. Our Own Correspondent.

fils sudden illness, and his dis-

be effected within two or three days.

The police stated that the fight was not serious, but a crowd had gathered and bad obstructed the trafic. Both defendants had,

of its action and receiving their moreover, spent two days in a monocle. He is not a theorist. yo via Shanghai, and will then notified Feng Yu-halang of his

ratification.

The

the

dispossessed

the cells, having been arrested on managers appealed to a delegate of

Saturday. education authorities in Canton,

Remarking that it was a very his eyes firmly fixed on the re- on the ground that the new Boardship bound both defendante over up may have on his constituents.

small debt to fight over, his Wor-action which the position he takes gave religious teaching (described as oplates for the mind), and he on personal bonds.

Whether he be Republican or Democrat, he is mainly concerned. |with_getting a high enough rate A telegram received from our charge from hospital is likely to

on the goods in which his Stats or district is chiefly interested to satisfy the voters who have put him into office.

compelled the Municipality to rescind its ratification.

The case was later taken to Canton and issued in favour of the congregation, but the dis- missed Board is. atill in control, so little force has law in China,

Kuomintang Interference.

To these perils of registration Is added that of Interference by London, July 7. the Kuomintang. In some parts The Dutch liner "Leerdam" of Fuklen, the local Kuomintang San Francisco, July 4.

just out of Ponta Delgada, in the claims the right to appoint, two Major General Ell K. Cole, com- Azores, struck a rock this evening, teachers to each school to incul mandant of the United States and has been damaged. The mascate Kuomintang doctrines. The Marines, department of the Pacific, died to-day at the Letterman Hoster landed 150 passengers, but on resultant divided control makes discovering subsequently that the discipline impossible, and it is pital. He was taken ill yesterday. damage was not so serious as was unlikely that such men would be He was 62 years old.

General Cole entered the Marine at first feared, re-embarked them, In sympathy with the alms of the school. Their salaries, however, Corps as a second lieutenant in and is now proceeding to Fayal.

The 1890, He was promoted through

"Leerdam" which was would have to be borne by the the grades, renching the rank of bound for Havana, belongs to the major general in June, 1924. He Holland-Ameriku Lijn, and la served in the Philippines from vessel of 8,854 tons gross, 450 1902 to 1903. During the World feet long, 68.2 feet in breadth and War he was in command of the draws 37.2 feet of water.-Reuters barracks and recruit depot at Parris Island, South Carolina.

· RABIES QUERIES.

MR, LO'S QUESTIONS TO THE SANITARY BOARD.

At. to-morrow's mooting of the Sanitary Board, Mr. M. K. Lo, pur.

ing questions:

*THE UNTIN BOWLER”

MYSTERY.

FLYINGBOATS LOCATION

UNKNOWN..

school..

Private, and especially mis. ionary, schools have the utmost desire to work in harmony with are hard put to it to meet the con- the constituted autorities, but they

ditions locally laid down, which jeopardise the labour of many years by putting them at the mercy of arbitrary or extra-legal action.

The Special Teachers.

FRENCHMEN PERISH OF COLD.

'IN 'SNOWSTORM IN - MONT

BLANC SUMMIT.

Chamonix, July 7. Two Frenchmen, an architect of Aix-les-Bains, and an Intelll: gence Officer of the Rhine Army, perished from cold within, a few minutes of climbing almost to the summit of Mont Blanc during a violaut snowstorm.

difficulty managed to cllinb down Their guldo with the utmos: The bodies of the victins have not yet been roéovered.-Renter.

Later.

correspondent this afternoon states that the French Consul' at Canton has been notified by cable that the airmen are not leaving Hañol to-day owing to typhoon weather.

DARING JEWELLERY

ROBBERY.

The broad national aspect of the situation concarna him but littlo, still loss is he concerned with the feelings which the measure will arouse in forelgu nations trading with the United. States. If they should retaliate by raising their tariff, so that United States Imports suffer, they would be guilty of indulging in THIEF SMASHES SHOW CASE] "a trade war" and providing yet another instance of the absurd

AND, BOLTS,"

for United States prosperity. Jealously of the rest of the world

The Argentine.

Chiang's Proposals.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to reported to have sent the follow Ing proposals to Marshal Yen Hsi-chan:

(1) The Central Government will consent to Yen's contemplated trip abroad as soon as he

has finished the rehabilitation works In North-western China.

(2) If Yon Insists on going to Japan at the same time as Feng Yu-hsiang, the 'Nanking Disband-

mont Commission will appoint new direct the commissioners to demobilisations of the Shansi and Kuominchun troops, following the procedure laid down by National Government.

Last night, at about 8 o'clock, the Yeung Shing goldsmith's shop, at 42, Lyndhurst Terrace, was the scene of a daring robbery, when a The Argentine Republic, the Chinese smashed open a show case United States'. best 75 HORSES PERISH IN American customer, who will be of goods.

South and escaped with some $300 worth

(8) The prestige of the NEW YORK FIRE.

the chief suffarer from the in- The robbery took thb fokis by National Government, demands creased duties on meat and other surprise, and before they could re- that before leaving China, Mar- agricultural products, is already cover from it to raise a hus-and-shals Yon and Feng and all their DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT

showing that she does not intend cry, the chief had run along the higher subordinates should issue OVER $500,000.

to take the matter lying down. street and disappeared in the a joint public proclamation, an The whole Press, Including the direction of Queen's Road. nouncing their retirement and New York, July 7. generally friendly. La Nacion, A description of the 22 pieces of pledging the future loyalty of their Seventy-five horses perished to have united in a campaign against Jewellery stolen has been supplied subordinates to the Central day in a blaze which broke out in the tariff and are urging the Go-to the polles, who are making en- Government. a three-storey building in the out-vernment to do something to de- quiries. skirts of the city.

As Argentine public' opinion is

FAIR WEATHER.

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The Kwangs! Party.

A startling report regarding the present Impasse in Peking comes to hand this morning, alleging

The Kuomintang has trained a

fend threatened Argentine fa- special group of teachers in the principles of the Party, and all

The place was almost completely tercata. schools are expected to engage one gutted and the damage la estimat London, July 7.

to give instruction In Dr. Sun's ed to be at Joast G.$250,000-strendy suspicious of the influence of the United States" in Bouth The whereabouts of the amphl- Three Principles and kindred Reuuteer's American Service.

The Royal Observatory reports. suant to notice, will ask the follow.bian acroplane "The Untin' Bow- topics. Complaint is being made

America, as manifested by her that a weak anticyclone is situated that Yen Hal-shan and Feng Yu- ler" which left Lake, Michigan on that schools combine to secure the

refusal to sign the Kellogg Peace to the east of the Bonins and any are merely playing for (a) Whether any case of rubles an Atlantic night as become a services of one man, so that there school, insufficient zeal ja

Pact, which perpetuated the depression covers Tongking. The time, and that both are leaving has been reported, or has been mystery.

Is too little for the others to do. displayed, and one leading school Monroe Doctrine. the campaign typhoon is situated about 100 miles China to keep an appointment suspected, as occurring in the According to a message from Another complafat made recent was found by the visiting orator has every chance of being a suc south-east of Formosa, moring N. with very influential leaders of Colony during, 1929, and if not Port Burwell, Quebec, she is be-ly by the Kuomintang is that at to be holding examinations at the cess. Existing feeling to the W. The forecast till noon to-mor the Kwangel Party, formerly heade (b) When was the last case relieved to be in the Hudson Strait, the weekly memorial ceremony to time he was scheduled to speak. Argentina should at any rate in row is:-Westerly winds, modered by Generala Wang Bhao-hang, ported or suspected? 2

*whore dense fog prevails.-Reuter, Dr. Bud hold ¡every! Our Oson Correspondent.

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