Chai Hung Saga in Borneo Aims at Last Capture
Detective Pennington pursues the notorious Chinese gang Yellow Seven in British North Borneo. He argues his obsession is personal as he sets a trap with Captain Hewitt, describing encounters on bamboo bridges, jungle huts, and a perilous plan to finally bring Chai Hung to justice. Monica, the commissioner’s sister, is a motivating factor.
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Englshman
Hewitt
Pennington
John Hewitt
Chai-Hung
Yellow Seven
Earth
Chai- Hung
Lalang
Island N
Monica
Penn
Chai-Hune
Pye
Jack
York
King
Son
Singapore
Buddhists Plan Drive in Hawaii for English Speakers
Honolulu Aug 4 A P Buddhist leaders announce plans to organize a Buddhist evangelism association in Hawaii with headquarters in Honolulu. The drive targets English speaking residents, aiming to train English speaking priests, publish books in English, and circulate English language Buddhist literature. Two graduates will be sent to study five years on the mainland to preach Buddhism in Hawaii afterward. Archbishop M T Kirby of the Hongwanji mission has led the effort.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Territory
Buddhist Evangelism Association
Hawaii
Japan
M. T.kirby
Hongwanji Mission
Warns Against Japanese in Australian Immigration Debate
Sydney N S Hughes, former Australian premier, warns that Japan’s surplus population may seek relief in Australia if starvation persists. He urges doubling recruitment of white workers to fill vacant spaces, arguing Australia cannot send them away if it lacks people.
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Sydney
William M. Hughes
Australia
Japan
Hughes
Sydney Telegraph
Tea eclipses beer as British tea consumption climbs
London reports a rise in global tea use driven by prohibition and beer prices. Mincing Lane experts note Britons now drink 814 pounds per head, up from 614 previously, with beer in part replaced by tea as workers seek to vent steam without alcohol.
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London
Associated Press
Mincing Lane
Diplomats Abroad Must Pay Heavily for Court Entertainment
Washington reports from American diplomats show postwar European court life remains costly. Ambassadors like George Harvey spend large sums for state dinners and royal trimmings, with palms and florists inflating bills. Critics note lack of an entertainment fund and the need to bear high social duties, while some profits from the stronger dollar help locals offset expenses. A second item notes photographer Cannata documenting weddings, with hundreds of images displayed in his studio windows as a steady business.
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Washington
State Department
Europe
George Harvey
Court of St. James
Royal Palace
Cannata
The Street of All Nations on Halsted Street
A vivid tour of Halsted Street in Chicago’s West Side reveals a bustling street of ethnic shops and stalls. Greek, Italian, Lithuanian, Slovak, and Jewish enclaves mingle with markets, dress, food, and street life, while a colorful crowd roams from Madison to Maxwell and beyond.
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Chicago
Halsted Street
Near West Side
Madison Street
Hall House
Ellenikon
Frank Sing
Maxwell Street
Clearfield Folks Attend Social and Farewell Events
CLEARFIELD residents enjoy a busy period with visits from Miss Winona Selzer and sisters, missionary plans by Misannah Schendel, and a large August 1 picnic in Sturm’s grove. Local families share dinners, travels, and church activities while H. Breithaupts host and neighbors attend musical and religious programs.
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Winona Selzer
Chicago
W. F. Pascoe
Herman Pooch
Minneapolis
Minn
Kasanke
A. A. Brecheisen
Adell
Welda
Theodore Thorne
Emery Kramer
Mercedes
Texas
Charles ‘Byecheisen
Dorothy Heitzman
Lawrence
Clearfield
Misannah Schendel
Turlock
Calif
Deckway
North Garslina
Christian Alliance
Aftica
Mary Brecheisen
Herman Pohl
Worden
John Sturm
Arthur Brecheisen
Lucille
Wellsville
George Brecheisen
August Fleer
Irvin
Mabel Swartz
Martin Breithaupt
Schuerman
Kansas City
Alice Bergert
Young
Hater
Knepp
Clara Schuerman
Miss Schuerman
Emma Lawrenz
Topeka
Ida Breithaupt
Emporia
Susie Brecheisen
Ted Thorne
Vera Breithaupt
Ottawa
Harold Eberhart
Fasadena
California
Eudora
Peppard Seed Co
Helen Selzer
Paola
Martin Houfe
Marguerite Melville
Winfield
Paul Selzer
Donald
Wright Home
Lefa Breithaupt
Clearfield Orchestra
Mrs. Susen_ Bredgizen
Overbrook
Martin Byreithaut
Crime increases in Buenos Aires after death penalty end
Argentina abolished the death penalty about a year ago and now faces a rise in violent crime in Buenos Aires. A bill to resist the penalty has been introduced in congress. Large numbers of European emigrants, many from criminal classes, are blamed for the crime wave.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Europe
Latvia no longer sole gateway to Russia for outsiders
Riga residents recount that Berlin has become the main launch point for visitors to red Russia. Diplomats journalists and relief workers travel through Berlin Warsaw Finland or Estonia with Moscow as the exit door. Many arrive with sensational tales of the soviet state but leave with familiar narratives about Moscow life. frequent travelers show little new insight after brief stays.
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Riga
A. P
Latvia
Russia
Berlin
Moscow
Warsaw
Finland
Esthenia
Europe
New York City
Petrograd
Cardinal von Faulhaber warns Germans on U S attitudes
Munich Aug 2 Associated Press Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber archbishop of Munich warned that much animosity toward Germans remains in the United States. He urged Germans to avoid illusions about Americans and said public sentiment will depend on the moral conduct of Germans in the future.
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Munich
Associated Press
United States
Michael von Faulhaber
America
von Faulhaber
Germany
Friendship Club Forms Between Nations in Tokio
A.P. dispatch notes U S residents in Japan have organized the Japan American Club to promote friendship between the two nations. In another item, St. Kilda, Britain's remote island, with about 40 residents, is cut off for eight months by stormy seas. A note mentions wireless amplifiers and loudspeakers used to magnify heartbeats in surgery as the latest development.
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Friendship Club
Tokio
Aus
Japan
Gesitents
Utten States
St. Kilda
Britain
Surgery
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