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TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1932.

JAPAN - ATTACKED

MANCHUKUO RECOGNITION

CONDEMNED

Shanghal, Juno 16.

THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPT.

EXTENSIVE WORK TOWARDS PRESERVING VERDURE

83 the Fountain 2Fli Lower.

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FIGHTING SPEECH AT LAUSANNE

Lausanne, June 16.

Are You in the Grip

of Constipation?

Do you suffer that continuous out-of-sorts feeling, punctuated porhaps by novore billous attacks, or periods of disordered liver and

of afomach upset? Then you need

1

An editorial in the China Times

In his report on last year, the to-day regarding the Japanese Superintendent of the Botanical When you have two chances of Imperial Diet's decision to accord going game be careful to figure out, formal recognition to the Mus-and Forestry Department states:

The whole of the areas known WORD TO GERMANÝ which should be the first to try for, chukuo states that this constituten an open and direct as the declarer does in the follow-challenge against the signatorics Terraces, in the Botanic Gardens,

of the League of Nations Covenant were taken over by the Publie "In the prosent crisis there is no and Nine Power Treaty, but also

Works Department for the site of France, no Italy, Germany, Ameri. ik to a service.reservoir, the formation ca nor Great Britain. There serves as a stepping stone Japan's complete annexation af of which was progress at the nothing smaller than the world. Manchuria. It continues bitterly end of the year. The tons of these There is nothing lesse than the that Japan is gradually stiffening wo areas, which were covered system, which I crumbling unters against the Powers with no nt with turf and flower beds, has foot."

This was the dramátic opening tempt at justißention of their detracted much from the general moves now, but openly act, know- appearance of the Old Garden.of the world important Lausanne ing that although the Powers The majority of the small trees Conference to-day, by Mr. Rumsay champion justice and righteous and shrubs were lifted and re- MacDonald, Prime Minister ness, they love peace more.

planted in various parts of the Great Britain, after he had been the help of Pinkettea, the aplendid liver and aperient pills. Pinkettes Therefore Japan is able to con- Colony, but trees which were too elected President. front the Powers with a fait large for removal had to be In his opening address Mr. Mac-

Donald reviewed the present world age relied upon by thousands of accompli, and consequently the sacrificed. choice to the world between wer The gate in Albert Road, gencrisis, and touching on the ques- people for keeping free from con- and its ill-effects. and a "Hards Off" polley,

erally known as the North West tion of inter-Governmental debts, stipation

aro reliod upon by The paper believes that the Entrance, will, in consequence of declared that their adjustment to Pinkettes Japanese trick of according formal relevelling of the terrace, be of no the existing state of the world, thousands of people for keeping recognition to the territory long further service and will most pro-was the only lasting step to re free from constipation and Its I- coveted will result in the endow-bably be replaced by A

offocts. Pinkettes are gentlo yet thorough, non-griping, non-habit- ing of the Manchukuo with power |'entrance in Albany Road. When

concluding of

international the service reservoir is completed,

forming. An occasional dose is treaties.

the root will be covered with soil

all you need to keep your internal . Further, the journal points out, to form one larger flat area in

organs functioning perfectly. recognition of the Manchukue will | place of the two terraces 011 facilitate the exp sitation of Man-different levels. churin in preparation for war with The area to the extreme south America and Russia, which Japan of the Old Garden adjoining the considers is inesitable. The paper function of Garden and Bowen says it is futile relying on dipintoads, which had not previously for a settlement been developed, was cleared of matic methods of the Sino-Japanese conflict:wild trees and undergrowth; the armed resistance is at present the whole of the slope was only way. Reuter,

trimmed and a portion turfed, in addition to greatly improving the appearance of the area, a clear view of both angles of Garden Road can now be obtained by drivers of motor vehicles when approaching a dangerous turn.

The Bidding.

200

one

South has a minimam opravite hid contract two and one-half tricks and n biddable sutit, tarts the contracting with ple. While West has twa quirk tricks, he does not have a biddable [1] and therefore maust Norta can see game even though his partner has a minimum bid if he can be sure to get into the right contract. He therefore bids three

clubs, This is one more than neces sary and beromes a forcing bid which requires the bidding to be kept open until a trame-gaing con- You will ser tract is arrived at. Botter that it does not deny normal support in partner's spade sult.

a

South replies with there spades to how a live-card suit and minimum opening bid. West passes and North gives up hope of a sinnt and simply goes to fame spades, which hoys the contract.

has

hut

the

The Play

West, whose opening leal it is four-eard suits- both hended with an aee, There is noł much to choose from in strength,

heart suit is

slightly stronger and it is a major suit, therefore West plays the ace >f hearts, dummy plays the deuce, East plays the eight- a come-on enrd to show the king, requesting ris partner to continue the bearts. West continues with heart and Est wins the trick with the king. Enst felt confident that his part- nor would not open away from the

ve, queen of hearts and as queen was still missing and uny other lead he would make might prove disastrous, he decides to re- turn the heart which the declarer wine with the queen, discarding...a small club from dummy,

the

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PRISON TERM FOR SMUGGLER.

EGYPTIAN DOPE KING BROUGHT TO BOOK

When

WALK

Cairo, June 16. The adventurou eareee Egypt's "King of Drug Smugglers"

to-day abruptly closed

Nafe Mohamed Mustapha

entenced to 15 years ment and fined £1.000.

Four of his arcomplices similarly sentenced.

The Aviary.

number of

Now

then

trees,

establish confidence,

"Fear nothing, and issue bold proposals," was his appeal to the gathering of the nations'

sentatives.

super-

Ominous Crisis. Mr. MacDonald stressed the fact that the present crisis was the most ominous that had afflicted the world in peace time, and the eyes of the whole world

ever

were on Lausanne,

I pointed out that interna- half of that in 1929, tional trade was perhaps less than the unem- ployed totalled from 20 to 20 millions. It was a world catas- trophe that was daily becoming worse, he declared,

1

State after state had resorted to restrictions in order to protect their finances, which although unavoidable for the time being The avinry, with one exception, had been necessarily tightened to was stocked with birds which are

a stranglehold. This was not only natives of, or are found in South involving the nations in huminn China, during the summer months. muffering, but was disrupting the

The total

organisation and psychology of imprison-shrubs and pot planta, sold during the law and order of progress.

the year was 2,313.

After aflirming that Plant specimens of botanical this matter there was only interest and economic value and the world to be considered. inter-vegetable druga were identified for Mr. The gang's activities in

MacDonald declared national smuggling included the local collectors and institutions none could remain apart from the use of acroplanes and the or outside the Colony: small numbers work of restoration, because none

sup could ganisation of a steamship line of of botanical specimens were which the 5,000 ton steamer plied to various institutions for miseries. "Nafe" was used mainly for smug-use in research work. Eight new books and G10 bulletins and other gling purposes.

The gang also maintained a re-publications were added to serve supply of drugs on board a Library. shipwrecked hull in the Red Sea.

Great War when he was from Egypt to Malta,

were

Forestry Work,

in

the

the

that

gathering

escape

Must Pay Price. "If it is proved that here and elsewhere we have been pursuing policies, violating the almplant of economic laws, every prompting wisdom and commonsense surely compels us to

return to bettor

ways without delay, and pay the temporary price which such re- turn will exact.

Mustapha Nafe was engaged in

The extension of old and forma- gun-running into Tripoll during finn of new plantations, by means the Turco-Italian war, and spent five years in innetivity during the uf sowings in sith and broadcast

xileding of seeds of Pinus Massoniana was carried on both on the Island

"I believe it can be done if we Six of his nileged accomplices and in the New Territories: owing were acquitted, but the prosecu- to the need for economy the areas have the clearness of vision and nerve to do it," tion is appealing against this were not Ho extensive as those steadiness of

previous years, declared Mr. MacDonald. decision. Runter's Special Scrrier, dealt with

sowings in nitu totalled only Mr. MacDonald endorsed the 94.753 as against 277,193 in 1930. view of the Committee of Economic Areas dealt with were Mount Experts that the adjustment of Collinson, hills above Stanley inter-governmental debta, to the Mound Catchwater, Shek Li Pui existing state of the world was reservoir and catchment, hills the only lasting step to re-establish above Kowloon Tong, Taipo Kau confidence. He said the urgency Forestry Reserve and Fan Ling. of this matter had been reinforced

fres During the year 65

oc- by all that had since happened. in 1930; eurred as against 24

Was done to serious damage plantations at Stanley, where 800 pines were, destroyed and over 1,000 badly damaged, by a single

SHIP FIRED ON

YANGTSZE ATTÁCK UPON

- BRITISH PAOWO

Hankow, June 16. Reports that she had been heavily from the banks of the fired on Yangtze were made by the Cap tain of the Indo-China S. N. Co. steamer Prown, which arrived here

.

Solution Must be quick.

The declarer has already lost two heart tricks and must lose the nee of diamonds. It also looks 08 though he must lose one club unless he enn And the queen of clubs in the West hand. If the nee of din- monds and the queen of clubs are both in the East hand, the declarer will be unable to go game, but the chances are that at least one of tireso two cards is in the West hand. If he were to pick up the trump and then take the club finesse, the opposition. would be sure to make a diamond and a club, but why not try and find one of the high cards in the West hand?to-day.

The first suit he should try is The diamond suit. If Wed holds occurred about there of diamonds, the losing

One of the Chinese passengers lub can then be discarded on the-

was hit in the body, and landed at queen of diamonds, while if he should find Enst with the are of Chenling in a dying condition. Tao; destroy very large number technical details, but with broad diamonds he can still take his club Beuter. finesse. Therefore, the proper play of the hand is to lend a small apade to dunya queen and to return the nine of spades from dummy, winning in his own hand with the jack. The small diamond should then be led and if West refuses to go up with his ace the queen should be played from dummy which will hold the trick. The declarer con then get back to his own band with the ten of spadel, overtaking with the ace, and lend another diamond. If West refuses to win this trick,

Mr. MacDonald, emphasising the need for a speedy solution, reached said that an agreement fire.

quickly was a hundred times more Less than the usual number of beneficial than

one, painfully The incident was reported to have

in above hill fires occurred 150 miles

the New secured after a long drawnout and Territories. Fires of this nn-irritating pettifogging discussion. on the He stressed the fact that the Con- tare, particularly those

Lanference was not concerned with slopes of Tai Mo Shan and

Hankow.

persons

principles.

of the local flora and fauna.

The majority of both classes of "One principle definitely before fires appeared to have been caused the Conference is that an engage- the declarer can then only love one by carelessness of grave

worment solemnly entered into cannot club, while if West goes up with shippers and the dropping of be set aside by unilateral repudin- the ace, a small diamond will be lighted matches or tobacco. tion," he declared,

Mr. MacDonald The total number of

concluded by played from tummy and if West returns the ten of hearts, declarer arrested and charged with forestry "Fear nothing, and issue bold pro- appealing to the Conference to will trump. Then two of his clubs offences by Forest Guards WAN will go to the nce, king in dummy 106 as against 234 In the pre-posala, which by their very char- acter, must command the support and the other would be discarded vious year.

One week before Chinese New of the whole world."Reuter. By trying to locate the ce of Year, 3,000 handbills, warning diamonds before taking the club persons against the cutting of No serious damage was reported finesse, the declarer gives himself New Year Flower, were distri-in any area in which this beauti- two chances to go game.

buted in all parts of the Colony, ful flowering shrub grows,

on the good king of inmonils,

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