TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1907.
BY TELEGRAPH.
PERSIA'S POLITICS.
Russia's Position.
(Exclusive Service; supplied by Router. via Burabay.)
LONDON, December 23. The Russian Ambassador ni Teheran, in replying to a manifesto issued by the Persian people appealing for intervon- tion, says that Russia will abstain from
LATRINES AND TENEMENTS.
Mr Hooper and The Governor- la-Council.
A series of lengthy minutes was before the Sanitary Board this afternoon with respect to intrines on the souls of certain houset, known as the Ko Bhing houses, The application to erect the latrines was refused by the Governor-in-Council and Mt Hooper moved the application should ha ruferred back to the Governor-in-Council
for reconsideration.
Mr Hooper contouded that Professor Simpson recommended that every house should have a latrine; that placing a latride
INFECTIOUSDISEASES.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
Mr Lau Chu Pak has again taken up tha cudgels on behalf of the thousands of Chinese in the Colony and has returned to the attack on the Sanitary regulations, which he avers press heavily upon his nationals. His minute, which is printed in extenso, sets for his case clently, and the roply of the Medical Oficer of Health, and Mr Lau Chu Pak's further minute make interesting reading.
Mr Jau Chu-pak wrote na follows to
the Secretary of the Sanitary Board :--+
HONGKONG, 4th December, 1907.
The
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COMPANY, LTD.
NEW
PIANOS
ON AIRE
SPECIAL TERMS
FOR THE
that patents he only allowed to be treated 4. I fail to see how the adoption of tho OIL FUEL IN STEAMERS. in their own houses when the entire suggested amandinent can effect the general Suggestions by Mr Lan Cha-pak, premises are in one occupation, so that the cleansing of the town, which-lind how in
Tho advance made in | practical application- patient can be properly isolated.
vogue long before Ordinance 15 of 1804 of oilfuel to ship propulsion during the last (2). I think this is a question for the was enacted. The present bye-law was decade has been very gout, and economy discretion of the Magistrats. It is almost remodelled from bye-law 25 made under low as 0.0 16. of fuel pur indicated always impossible to prove that a person section 13 of that Ordinance. In the old horse-porear per hour has hoon regularly knows he is suffering from an infectious days, during the cleansing period, the cenlisod in some mercantile vessels by the disoane, though thero may be very strong inhabitants were given every facility for system of spraying the liquid for combustion grounds for believing that he must have carrying out this work, a full supply of by means of hot air. It is well understood known. As a matter of fact, it is seldom water being turned on and dust-carts sont that nu economical combustion can be indeed that the sick person is prosecuted round to remove the refuse taken out of carried out except the liquid is first "pul- for this offence. I do not remember the different house. The cleansing, though verised into fine spray to facilitate its eingle instance of such a prosecution. not so often as now, was dous three times combustion, and the method of eo pulveris. (3). It would be a fares to leave the year, and notice was each time issued by ing the liquid is of the utmost importance. disinfection of infected premises, to the the Registry General informing the The steamers of the "Shell" Transport Chinese coelia tenant and for the Sanitary inhabitants of the facilities given the Company are, for the most part, using a SIR, THE SECRETARY, SANITARY BOARD. Boned to order such person to disinfect his ho evil of dumping dead bodies was,system of pulverisation by high-pressure I submit the following suggestions for house at his own expense would simply of new law in 1894, and even at that time cally decomposed after it has done its apparently, brought on by the introduction ateam-blowers, thestaan itself being chemi- the consideration of the Board, on the lend to the promises being abandoned and the bye-law above referred to was only work, and entering into combustion in the anteniment of the existing Public Health the infected articles carried away to infect enforced during the prevalence of an furnace. Upon American steamships, which Ordinance and the byelaws made there-some other premises.
epidemie. Conditions are now different have largely used oil fuel during the past would at once abolish systematic house to by the Chinese to co-operate with the air at considerable pressure. This air is com house cleansing which now goes on through-Beard, and more facilitias given by the pressed by Roat blowers, and the liquid Section 87 of the Ordinance. In the out the year with very little inconveniones authorities in regard to their domestic after pulecriaation is exposed to the further to grant the application; that it was not / 3rd and 4th lines, the words "or is lodged to the tenants, as they are allowed to comfort, the presnt bye-law, No. 1, should notion of heated air under more moderate in a domestic building occupied by more do the work themselves and are merely be so modified as to conform to existing pressure for the purpose of directly analating A Powerful Tribe Suspected. the motifications can from the
Government that the Governor-in-Council than one Emily" should be deleted to supervised by the inspector and sup. conditions. If, however, it is deemed combustion. This combined systont of high refused to grant the modification recon-admit of pusors suttering from plague or plied with the necessary disinfectants, necessary to legalise the present, procedure and low-prossura air respectively, for the mended; that the Director of Public uthor infoatious diseases buing trouted in hot water, and soap. This systematie of general cleansing, a clause on easily be purpose of pulverisation and of forced. (FALSEHOODS NOTWITHSTANDING)
Where a floor is cleansing is one of the most valued proteinsorted to that effect, leaving out all the draught combustion, although somewhat Works stated that the applicant had their own bousos.
occupied by one family only and where tive measures and I advise that it be can-other measures montioned in the bye-law complicated, has proved highly successful been granted several other mudifications.
Mr Harper enumerated the alleged the relatives of the patient are prepared to find It is add laty of the Sanitary to be enforced only in time of epidemic, and eso.omical. Steamers of 14,000 ton Bard to prevent disease, not to wait till The power of entering houses without displacement havorogularly and successfully varate that floor for the sake of the patient it in epidemic before waving in the mattor.notics should never be vested in the sub-made voyeges the whole distanes from permission should be given for him to be
"Officer of the Sanitary Department" is ordinate officers. treated on his own floor.
Section 85. In the 2nd line of this already defined in section 19 of the Ordio- aneo. I do not see any objection to the
any interference in Persian internal affaire but will confine herself to the protection of Persian frontier subjects.
THE NATAL REBELS.
(Fzclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, ria Bunbay.)
LONTON, December 23. The principle objectivo of the Natal operatione is now Silwane's tribe, which
is mustered in the neighbourhood of Greytown.
on the roof was hest: that on the edge of the roof was a much more sanitary positionu than placing it in the contre of the building on the roof; int if the proposed erection wore a brick chimney occupying exactly the same position, no permission would be required; that the Board unanimously recommended the Governor-in-Coucil to gtant the application; that the Medienl Officer of Health recommended the Board
modifications เร separately.
dealt with uneli
FESTIVE SEASON.
under in respect of the removal of infected (4). The adoption of this migrestien Public dispensaries having been established three years, pulverisation is obtained by hot WE ASSERT
perous, disinfection of infected premises,
&c.
Hon. My Chintha objected to the ques- ton being referred beck. The fact that the houses were exempted from the pro-section, I would insert the word "know-altstation of the hour from 5 cm. to'sata. visions of the Ordinance regarding depth ingly" between the words "shall enter," in the second paragraph of bye-law'1. could not be regarded as entitling then to as a patient might enter a public vehicle special
consideration. Chimneys on rants were provided for in the Ouliance, and the position proposed for the intrines was not more sanitary than in the contre of
Silwane's tribe is the most powerful spe in South Africa.
They remained loyal during the last rebellion, but are now suspected..
LOAN
the rouf
for
without knowing that he was suffering frotu any infectious disease.
Byelaws for disinfection of infected premises (p. 95) Eyelaw 2. For this, I
(6). "Improperly lodged" means the same thing as the phrase suggested and is the wording of the Home Act and expresses in my opinion all that is necessary.
Hon. Mr A. W. Browin minuted:-After
MAN'S ANTIQUITY.
Remarkable Discoveries Mado
in Java.
Singapore to the United Kingdom around
the Cape of Good Hope, and vessels of
even greater displacement have made:
EMPHATICALLY-
WE FEAR NO
COMPETITION
equally successful voyages from New York Two of our Leading Features:
to San Francisco around Cape Horn under the eyetem of high and low-pressure hot air. These long voyages show the practical solution of the problem of the use of liquid fual for ship propulsion. Most of the vessels now being built for the British Navy are
Hor. Mr Browin saw no reason why they would substitute section 120 of the Pabite the opinions of the members of the Board in South Sumatra, has been conducting re- constenoted, as regards the double bottom should refuse a ressonable regnest Dealth Act 1875, which reads as follows:-
permainaion technically to infringe Ordinance if the infringement is not
casu.
"Where any local authority are of THE KIANGSU RAILWAY inity Ordinarily he was prepared to opinion... that the cleansing and accept the M. . H.S opinion when he
to be unobjectionable disinfecting of any house or part thereof. reports A
orts & proposal to from a sanitary point of view and he did and of any articles therein likely to retain sat in this
BAL
examination infection, would tend to prevent or check A closer a propusal made him
think try to reummon it was there was nn.chingtion to latrines being placed in the position proposed. It would moza a sensible audition to the obstruction of light and air to other premises.
Proposed Boycott Against Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
(Chinese Mail's Service.)
HARROW, December 24.
The Hankow commercial community
of the
infectious disquse, it shall be the duty of such authority to give notice in writing to the owner or occupier of such houso ar part thereof requiring him to cleanse and disinfect such house or part thereof and articles within a time specified in such notice. Where the owner or occupier of any such house or part thereof is from poverty or otherwise unable, in the opinion of the local authority, effectually to carry out the requirements of this section, ench
requirements on such ownor ur occupier, with his consort elenaso and disinfect such house or part thereof and articles, and defray the expenses thereof."
With the amendment of this byelaw to
referred to a sub-committee consisting of have been obtained this paper might be Meers Fang Wa Chuon, Lau Chu Pak, Dr. Clark and myself.
Dr. Elberts, a German goologist who is now undertaking an exploring expedition searches into the antiquity of man in Java. Pithovanthropos, or the ape-man of the
The unsuccessfut search for traces of the
PRICE and DELIVERY
and other suitable spaces, upon an oil-tight When we mention Price, we
so that such spaces may be made available for atowing liquid fuat when the mean ROCK BOTTOM.
system has become more fully developed.
Darwiniars. under his leadership, was auxiliary to cont. In torperto-boats and When we mention Delivery, -
In largo warships oil fool is used as a
used. The
THE MOTIVE POWER OF SUBMARINES.
Mr Lau Chu-pak wrote as follows in carried on at Trinil. It resulted in the destroyers oil fuel alone
discovery, among fossil deposits, of rugbly-question of available supplies of oil is one reply to the minute of the M. O:: should be given the option of treating their place, which showed at once that man was
1. My object in suggesting that the Chinese fashioned instruments of bone, and a fro nt primary importance to its extended neg
as fuel.Engineering." sick in their own houses, or if that is not contemporary of the extinct animals, the feasible, to treat them in an appointed remains of which had been unearthed with house in the immediate neighbourhood, is these finds. The ape-man must have to induce them to come forward unrelse. flourished at a remoter period. tantly to report cases of sickness during Dr. Elberts then turned his attention the plague season. Theoretically, it is, no to some promising fosil finds in the doubt, advisable to have every plague province of Madiun. patiout properly isolated, but I fail to see The preliminary results were set forth Chinese do not like to part with their sick, mid-Javn, recently. until there is no hope of saving them, and Dr. Elberts described how, on the spar of it is only human nature, especially in the a mountain range, he discovered a fire cases of husband and wife, and mother and place buried under about twenty feet of child, that they should do so. It has been soi, along with remains of pottery and
.
havo resolved that in the erent of thebat the one that puzzles the Westerner authority may, without enforcing such how this can be done in practice, as the by him in a lecture delivered at Djocdja, in surface work, even under the most favour-
agreement for the Kiangsu Railway Loan not being cancelled the community will refuse aceptance of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank notes.
CHINESE CLANS AT WAR.
000 Shots and no Casualties,
China is a lami of many strange things, most when contataplating the inland life of the people is the tendency they hars to subunit tangled questions to the stern arbitrement of arms,
Clan fights are part, and parcel of the existence of the villagers,
a
we mean
EARLIER THAN ANYONE ELSE,
WE
E now are and shall con- tinue to be the leaders
in low prices. Nobody else is
Electric power, says "Engineering," must going to cut under us if we know for obvious reasons be reserved for under anything about it. It is an water use in submarine boats, 1ut for absolute fact that, when you able conditions, this form of power gives a come here, you get the very best. radius of action of not much more than drugs and medicines at the very thirtieth of the distance possible at the some speed when running with internal lowest possible prices. Judge combustion petrol-engines. Stosm-engines for yourself.
are also too heavy, and requiro aboot-four,
Preparations are being made for the and the parties in the disputo are at most enable the Chinese to do the cleansing amply known from experience that the stono arrowhead. These articles plainly times the air supply needed by a petrol-
timos willing to pay thousands of dollars themselves it is hoped that they may view Chinese rather conceal their sick until the showed human handiwork,"
formation of a Shun Yu Bank.
[ROUTER'S SERVICE.] THE REPORTED BRITISH
PACIFIC SQUADRON.
LONDON, December 27.
The Admiralty contradicts, in the most emphatic manner, the statement
of the "Standard" concerning the establishment of a new Pacific Squadron in the North Pacific.
DE BEERS MINES.
LONDON, December 22. A senaation has been caused by the De Beers mines not paying a deferred dividend, owing to the large falling off of the demand for diamonds on account
of the American crisis.
in order to have a victory in blond.
In the fire-place, he found also broken motor of the same power; whilst the and partly charred Lanes, and the burat weight of fuel per brake horse-power teeth of a fossil buffalo, along with beads hour is higher, and fresh water must of pigs, deer and the stegodon, a fossil also be carried.
It therefore appears elephant. Many of the bones had been that the finally successful form of motive split to extract the marrow.
of
the sanitary measures with loss repugnance last moment, and dump their dead in and that it may induce them to give the cases, where their follow lodgers would be Board their co-operation. Such amond-involved in trouble, in order to avoid men would be more in accord with the detection, timu to submit to forcible law of England.
roruoval. Would it not, therefore, be better to allow them the option of treating their sick in their own houses, or in some the fire-place is the work of human hands, marinas must be some form of internal- Dr. Elberts comes to the conclusion that power for the surface ruzning of sub- places, where the relatives can tend their and is at least twenty thousand years old. being presunt aftener, thus susuring the sick or soothe the mind of their sick by The Pithecanthropos must have been
extinct at that time. disinfection of every infected building and placing every plague patient under proper surveillance? The bye-law as to isolation has proved to be a failure; it is time that some new schemo should be tried. Mure ovor, it has transpired that plague is, after all, not so infections and so complete isolation might not be insisted upon.
2. If it is impossible to prove that Chinese patient knows that he is suffering from an infectious disease, why retain this part of the section? It appears to me that
In paragraph 2 of the same byelaws the term "officer of the Sanitary Department"
Watkins, Ld.,
Apothecaries Hall,
Watkins Building,
combustion engine. The use of the Higher 31, Queen's Road Central, flash-point oils, although considered desir able from the point of view of freedom canthropos is now interesting the soientific necessitated engines with higher weights 131
HONGKONG. An amusing controversy about the Pithe from the danger explosion, has no world in Germany. Whoa Ir Dubois pre- and dimensions per brake hose-power daeed some skull bones of this alleged than can be obtained when using petrol- peman, which had been found at Trigil, engines; whilst the petrol-engine runs in Germany raised doubts. some years ago, high scientific authorities without damage, due to the fouling of the
Ono
them, cylinder and valves, -for a longer time whose eminence is undisputed, declared than is the case with engines running with man skull. The fact that no more like age from petrol vapour explosions on that the bones wore those of a misshapen the higher flash-point oils. The fear of dam remains have been found Trizil, bears board the submarine is, wo
wo think, out this view...
exaggerated, for it is
for it is now perfect-
A PATRIOTIC GIFT.
Windfall For Kiangsu Government.
www.
E. E. Viceroy Tuan Fang reports that Another German scientist has followed ly feasible to automatically detect and the Chinese salt marchants at Yangchow this up by showing that the Pitheenn-signal the existence of the slightest lonkage and, Kinngpoi havo agreed to jointly con- top is a man-ape and not an ape-man of this material, or, indeed, the presence tribute the sum of Tls. 2,000,000 as a free He contends that it is quite wrong to hold of
f any combustible;
ible gas or vapour ia a
4 sub.
Quite recently the villagers at Chokshui, about 100 miles south-west of Cantor, had occasion to quarral over some latid valued at about $300 per angam, and as peaceful
Byelaws for mitigation of epidemic neans of ending the dispute were fatile, diseases, ke. (p. 122) Byelaw 1. I am of the clans Szeto and Tam respectively
letermined to have it out in the hills. On opinion that the words "(oven when any the dappointed the "arties" took to Colony)" in the 2nd and 3rd lines should such disease is not known to exist in the the rentals and bath mastered may be struck out altogether. This byelaw is guns. The Turn clan being the stronger most drastic and arbitrary and has to be hd 300 rifles and the other 200. About enforced with the greatest discretion. It two o'clock they opened fire and shots shell only ix enforced in the district disturbed the -ilonces until dusk, where plague or other infectious diseases whee the war was called off. There are prevalent in epidermic form, and oven were over 900 shots fired and the then due notice should be given both in casualties were—nil. Not on person an English and Chinese in the "Government either side was wounded by the fusil Gazette" and the local journals before it is, lado, This is "w" with a vengeance, put in force, and ways much either for the hiding capacity of the Chinaman or for his bad marksmanship. Thu question that might appears to me to be too vague and should it is most undesirable to make it illegal for the ape origin of man. The real fact is marine, long bofore any damage can he gift to the Provincial Government of reasonably be asked is where do the rifles be clearly defined. The power of entering a patient to hire a vehicle for his own that apes aprang from degenerated man. caused by its presence. Owing to the Kiangan, for the introduction of western An ingenious line of argument brings this existence of a battery on board the atmos reforms into the Provinco, for the boneft and ammunition come from? If five hun-houses without notice should not be vested conveyance.
in the subordinate officers. 5 a.m. and 3. I think my intention has been out to his satisfaction. "Straits Times." phere of a submarine can never be cost of the natives; sud requests the bestowal dred riftos can be mustered by two clans 6 p.m." should be altered to "8 a.m. and misinterpreted, It bas never Doourred
sidered really safe from explosion, if some how stands the remainder of the chans in 6p.n." as the byelaw stands at present; to mo to discourage the present system of Mr Haldane, speaking in Edingburgh,China? This is a matter the provincial it is moreover inconsistent with section 21 house cleansing during the plague season.
THE FIGHT IN CONGRESS. said that the Special Reserve, replacing authorities when are for over fearing rebel- of the Ordinanco, is well in bye-law 3 for As a matter of fact, it was I who first the Militia, would be complete in lion would do well to look into.
WASHINGTON, December 20. to serve as a suitable fuel for submarine encourage others to follow the example, ⠀ entry and inspection of Buildings (page 106). advocated this method of cleansing by the
In view of the stringency of the Chinese August, when six divisions fully equip
Paragraph of the same bye-law. Chinese residenta themselves asa mensroto The Honse of Representatives was thrown ongines. This material has been used to
considerable extent abroad, but the dif monetary markets at Shanghai and other Compensation should be given uncondition replace the harsh fumigation with chlorine into confusion to-day by a personal encounter ficulties of excise
China Critic, the Tls. 2,000,000 will ally in every case where property has been. I am glad that it now merita the appreciabotwoon, Representatives David A. De fondared thecis in Great Britain hare Paces at the present moment, says the
developinept of the alcohol. damaged or destroyed.
Afinoud, of Missouri, and John Sharp engine Byclaw. I would delete the words
My intention simply aims at having Williams, of Mississippi. The fight veeltitred duty on possible here and although the relieve the financial crisie to a certain
would not necessarily extent at Nanking. affect its cost for Government use when "and use them" in the last paragraph such amendments introduced as will on the floor of the House during the imported from abroad, yet it must effect * Lowes, December 22,
and add the following in their stead allow the better class of Chinese busiest period of the day's session. In the ually prevent any private home enterprise Leon rupess in weight, and of the first The Budapesth Parliament has finally
The Secretary of the Peninsular and or make such other arrangements and the shopkeepers to do the clerising course of a spirited altercation between the artist skool such as would give a market water, was gommed in a pit belonging to passed au Ausgleich, and the Premier Oriental Steam Navigation Company, as the Board may deem necesary." and disinfecting work themselves, aven two prominent members of the minority
alcohol such as would give a market Kalawana Korala, Ceylon. The valuo is unaffected by war conditions. The objection
alcohol for
marine engines in that roughly estimated at rupees 20,000. The notes with the Austrian Premier in to Sir Thomas Sutherland's allusion at the would not be so handicapped, as it may promises. During Dr. Pearse's regime it Williams liar and the Mississippian the regard to the resolution of the 19th annual meeting to unfair Japanose com- find it moro convenient to put up canvas was arranged throngli- the Honourable promptly resented the epithet with an than half of that of petrol per gallon, and weln, who is n brother-in-law of the
attack. instant has resulted in antinfotory petition, says that an absolute monopoly tents for the accommodation of the persons Registrar General that the occupiers of the
upper or lower floor of a house, other than Democrats and both are prominent mem-
Both De Armond and Williams are but litle lass, bustible vapours is fortunste Kerala.
This means that the has been established for the conveyance of so removed, de.
for fuel on board must be nearly guarantees.
cotton from Bombay to Japan, presumably
Byclaws for romoval of putionta (p. 124) the floor, on which the death occurs, should bers of the minority, the letter being its doubled; als weight of the enginee, too, MOT's minate should be lost when s under the aegis of the Japanese Govern, Byelaw 3. In the 4th line after the words I be permitted to wash and disinfect, thele Aoknowledged leader during the last two mest be increased. For the present petrol bild shows. symptoms of croup.
"is improperly lodged" add the following own floors, if they should so wish, and if line and there is no other alternative to the officer in charge of the cleansing gang This monopoly shuts out the competition admit of the person being safely treated in thought the work could be so done of all other flags.
THE BRITISH ARMY.
LONDON, December 22.
pad for a long esmpaign would be
ready.
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
P. AND O. COMPANY.
Explanation of Sir Thomas Sutherland's Speech,
LONDON, December 13.
tion of the M. O, H.
fisuch safe-guard is not employed, whatever of brevet, oficial ranks and titles to the the form of surface motor used. It has leaders of the morchants, as a mark boos suggested, continues "Engineering" of Imperial recognition, in order to that alcohol may, in
in the future, be found
A cone-shaped blue sapphire, of four
has announced that an exchange of writing to the newspapers with refuronco With the proposed amendment the Board when a case of pingue takes place on their side of the House, De Armond called to fi eius of this fuel is little more gem is at present with Mr J.W, Maduwan-
ROZDJESTVENSKY ON THE FACIFIC CRUISE.
NEW YORK, December 18. In the course of an interview Admiral Rozdjestvensky has dechred that the cruise of the United States Rest silences the Japanese jingoes, for American superiority at sea precludes the possibility of war."N.C. Daily News."
CURES QUICKLY, SAFELY AND EASILY. UNT
ment.
THE TOKYO TRAMWAYS.
Rough' On Sharoholders.
his own houses. To calist tho eyinpathy satisfactorily. The Chinose have, since, and co-operation of the Chinese every gladly availed themselves of this concession, facility should be given to thoin for treat Why, in the case of the infected ing their sick at home.
Sossions of Congress.
WEATHER REPORT.
The following notice is issued by Mr Figg of the Hongkong Observatory flours, should met a similar concession On the 24th at 11.55 &.–– The barometer "Plague procedure. This procedure, be granted to them? The work will also has risen over Japan, nad fallen over China, drawn up somo years ago by a Committee be carried out under the supervision of particularly in the North. of the Board, should be, so modified the M. O. H. or his deputies: In Eastwards has appeared over M: China, A depression which will probably mova and the highest pressure is now over S. W. Japan.
In connection with the purchase of OHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY the Tokyo Electrin Railways by the to make it consistent with the proscarcely repeat that the Chinese are strong Municipality, reported in last night's issue, posed amendments and also to legalize y avose to the forms and the coolies says the Kobe Herald" of Dec. 17, an all the armogements since made for work of the Sanitary Department invading their Gradions have decreased over S. China R. M. Caniary proprietor of the Uni-Osakn correspondent writes to-day that the ing the Chinese public dispensaries and homes. I may here mention that the and the China Sen, and light monsoon may be expected in the Formoss Channel, and versal Supply Store at Salaldsol, capital of the Company is Y60,000,000, district hospitals between this M.OH and Houerablo Rogistine Geral, with the frosis to modemte monsoon over the N
co-operation of the Chinese members of part of the China Sen. Make OR, says I have used and sold divided into 1,200,000 shares of Y60 each, the Commitice of those institutions. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for over five As the purchase price is Y67,500,000, the
lavo, &c. years in Bouth Africa and End it gives shareholders will only receive Y5.25 for zellave in a very short time and always each fifty yen sharo gives satisfaction to my enstomers, When It cannot be said that this is a hand
was in England on
I
LAU CHU-PAE,"
The Priunipal Medical Officer of Health is a handsome strip I was sorry to roburn on their investment, and it sooms (Dr F. Clack) replied as follows t
tha
holds the bed, but the authoritics are
CROUP,
known to be experimenting with heavy Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gives as sour oil, in the hope that they may eventually se the child becomes hourse, or even after attain as good results as they get at pre-attack. Fer aalo by all chemists and store. the groupy cough appeare, will prevent the sant without excessive weight..
keepers.
THEATRE
MIS ROYAL
TO-NIGHT AND EVERY EVENING at 9.15.
TAM
FOLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN OPERA CO.
Mn D.. A. POLLARD AND ME K CHESTER, SOLE OWNERS, TO-NIGHT TUESDAY,) DECEMBER 94 LAST NIGHT OF
THE BELLE OF NEW YORK "
NO PERFORMANCE, TO-MORROW, CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
IN TOWN.
NEXT SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DEO, 28, gt 3.50 PM GRAND MATINEE OF "IN TOWN."
Childron half priod to Matines only.
the Board, and some other Chinese gentle- Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours end- men, is forming a Kaifong" corps, or ing at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches. committee of a few mon in overy street Forest for the 24 hours onding at noon. NEXT (THURSDAY), FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 27, 23 to assist the Government in checking 0-0
to-morrow.
FORECAST DISTRICT, find that I could not procura, this remedy, a to us that their outerprize in providing the (1) I am strongly of opinion that dumping, &c. This corps, when formed, will, 1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood: a doctor's advice or anything else would not metiopolis with such an efficient means of Chino tenement houses aro most unsuit. I hope, he able to do moro good in N.. to N winds, moderats; cloudy, some cure mo so quickly, safely und easily." This inter-communication was entitled to n medicine is sold all over South Africa and bettor reward. It is interesting to recallable for the treatment of cases of plague there is nothing better for coughs, culde or that a year ago today the market price of and I do not consider it would be safe to group as it contains absolutely nothing these skaros was ¥120.50 that the morimum allow them to be so trenten it only the injurious and is perfectly ants to give the Ligure they have reached (on Jany, 16 last)
a coolie tenant, the suggested amendment Title ones. For sale by ail chemists and was Y160; and that their immum ex floor on which the ous occurs is to be still ompowers the Board to carry out the <atorekeepere,
changa value was Y60 on the 4th inst. vacated by the other occupants. I advise disinfecting work by its own stall.
Promoting sanitary improvements than an light rain
the Sanitary Depastaient. In the case of
Formosa Channel NE winds, ruo array of formen and coolias in the pay of derato or light.
JBouth coast of China between Hong- kong and Larocks: Same as No. 1,
South coast of Chins between Hong kong and Hainan: Samo sa No. 1.
Prices
$3.00, $2,00 and Late trims to the Peak 16 minutes after each performance..
BOX PLAN AT THE ROBINSON PLANO Co. Hongkong, December 24, 1907,
$1.00
100%