SCIENCE & INVENTION.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 24 July 1923, Page 5

SCIENCE & INVENTION.

SCARLET FEVER GERM DISCOVERED. I‘BB PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Rome, July 23. At Milan two Italian scientists discovered the specific germ of scarlet fever. Pekin, July 23. Grotesque as is the situation in China, it is nevertheless fraught with danger. The capital (s devoid of Administration beyond three members of the defunct Cabinet. They issue mandates and orders at the Regent’s charge. Parliament is not sitting, a quorum being unobtainable. All sources of revenue are dry. The Chinese diplomatie missions abroad are breaking up, not receiving remittances from Pekin. The Chinese are wondering how soon the troops will invade and blaek mail the banks merchants for their maintenance, or. openly loot. In several provinces the troops are carrying on civil war, competing with the brigands in harrying the inhabitants. Anarchy prevails and trade is at a standstill. Foreign vessels on the Upper Yang-tse are frequently fusiladed by riflemen hidden amongst the rocks. Illegal taxation of goods in transit is the most important function of the administrative officers in the provinces and foreign treaties do not count.