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treely wherever poole of water, mors or Lesa singuant, are founil, and the policy which prudence suggests that the Sanitary Board should pursue is these opportunities for establishing breeding grounds from
to remove
NEWB OF THE DAY.
Ons European case of diphtheria wis reported in the Colony during the work ending October 18.
ed
killed and thirty-fire wounded.
Yong Wong Kwal was charged, before Mr. H. B. J. Gomperts, soting Chist
LAPTON AND THE
AMERIQA OUR-
(Buster's Served, in the China Math) -
AUSTRALIA'S NORTHERN
Are call was received at the Centralnice, at the Criminal Balous, to-day,
with armed robbery Bo
LONDON, October 18, Police Station this maming, but it proved.
Hon Mr W. Roes Darios, K., Atheney the path of the ubiquitous mosquito. to be a false alarm.
Sir Thomas Lipton has sailed for she General, prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, Judging from the discussion at the
A French force in Tonkin on the Schstructed by Mr H. L. Dennys, Jr., from United States to try to arrange a rice
the office of the Crown Solicitor; :
for the America Cup to be sailed under Sanitary Board one" gathers that certain asb. routed 350 piraten who wore entrouch-
The following were sworn in as jurors:modified rules. persons hold the opinion that thick in a forest. The French had nineteen 8. G. Bolden, A. Charlton, C. Chaytor, F. X. Britto, T. Brawo, E E Rigold andergowil harbours mosquitoes, and that being so the harbourage should he
The roof of the Sanitary Department and G. L. Dancan. premises is giving away and in accordance Han Attorney General said that this was cleared away. But Mr Lawn Goth orders from the Acting Director of another of the many cases of robbery with the letter which we printed at Public Works, the plaza was closed to-day violence which were unfortunately so« provalent "in the Colony" at the areuing, points out that this may only
prosent time. Prisoner was abarged have the result of driving the mosquito
as being one of a gang of robbers and the to the shelter of the houses, thus crent-
robbery took place at Nam Shi Wa in the Now Territory, They siofe, besides a quantity of clothing, three buffaloss and two ing a worse evil than the one sought to
bullocks. Prosecutor was farmar and about be eradicated. Besides, he tells usinat. for 3 days 'only" y
it o'clock on the night of September 13 that during a week's sojourn spant at.
There were 191 European and 915 Chinese visitors to the City Bail. Library, and 63 Europene and 979 Chinese to the Museum for the wosk ending 17th Got The Museum has hoed open from the 16th
|
The Bon, Transurer of the lies several man broke into the house and three
bemoral and Afiliated. Hospitals boge to saknowledge with thanks the following dunations to the funds of the Hospitals
Dr J. E. Mitobells
350 Patient Chan` Luk Kwa - 10
Loper patients at the Government Asylum at. Plantongan, in Java, who fave been neder treatment with austin, show marked improvement, and it is intended to get fresh supplies of the specific from Ger-
Gap Rock some years ago. be found the place swarming with mosquitoes, though there was not Brestige ci herbage of any sort on that barren pinnacle of stone. But the mosquitoes S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. of Chap Rock found numberless places for successful breeding baunts in the natural, pools with which the place aboanded, and the entire absence of vegetation was evidently no dry. It is interesting to note that the International Leprosy Congress, just hald back to their happiness or to their success at Bergen, in Norway, Ands leprosy to be a in after life. Mr Guns, while opposed to communicable disease. The Congress also
declared in favour of isolating lopers. the wholesale methods of clearing brush- wood advocated by the Medical Officer
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of Health, mentions one description of cleaning which would go, he thinks, largely towards mitigating the evils
Sometime ago the Chinese rics er porters at Haiphong, in Toukin, chartered steamers on their own socount to wage a
on the Hongkong run, and boycotted them rate war against European-owned steamers
TERRITORY.
TRANSFER TO COMMON-
WEALTH..
(Bauder's Surpina to the China Mail.) LONDON, October 19.
A cable from Melbourne states that the Federal House of Representatives
of them went right into the one has passed the second reading of the Frisoner was identified as the second man bill for the transfer of the Northern Ter who entered the room where he and his ritary from the State of South Australia wife were sleeping. The wife would state to the Commonwealth. that she bad known prisoner previous, total
UNPLEASANT RELATIONS.
the robbery and prisoner won arrested in RUSSIA AND GERMANY. Hongkong, being identified by the prosecu for and his wife. Prisoner at the Police Station set up an alibi and said he was in Hongkong on that date.
"I have not asked my wife if she knew his name or not; she is here and you can ask her," said proseculor is answer to Me Bolden, a a-jurynina.
Prisoner was sentenced to fire imprisonment with hand Inbour.
years'
(Reuter's Service to the China Mat)
SINGAPORE OPIUM TARM
A CONFLICT OF OPINION.
(From Our Quen Correspondend
SINGAPORE, October; 19. The Opium Monopoly Bill has been read a second time by the Legislative Council at Singapore. Four of the Ur- official members opposed the measure.
The Goverment defended the change în polier and mid that it was the result of a change in public opinion" among the Chimms preventing silegenta“ tanders being sent in The Hongkong comparison upholds this contention becnoss there tenders follow a good Farm bargain, bere they follow upon a bad..
The Governor, Sir John Anderson denied that the government were
Imperial Government: The mature- obeying the dictation of a policy by the was the result of the Straits Opiam Commission
JAPAN'S NEW BUDGET.
BIG REDEMPTION OF PUBLIC. LOANS.
*Independent News Agency's Service to the China Mash)....
TOKED-October 19. The Budget for the next fiscal year was made public to-day.
LONDON, October 18. Notwithstanding the opposition of the Premier, the Bavarian Diet is ananimous in demanding a denunciation of the Extradition Treaty with Russia.
The expenditure is placed at Year The Nowoye Fremya, published at St. 536,000,000. Administrative retrench-. Petersburg, describes this as an insolent ments amount to Yen 3,700,000, but the demonstration intended to inflame hosti- increase of official salaries amounts to
The Public Loan Redemption fund work, which, will be put into rehearse) Italians, and states that it shows that to-morrow) in the City Hall. The principality against Russia among a section of the sum of Tan 12,400,000,
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCITY.
The Philharmonic Society will start its practices at 3.30 pm, on Wednesday next
Single copies, Daily, tan cents; Weekly complained of. We quote this para- The boycotted firms made common cause Dunhill's Tubel Cain for Chorus and Germans regard nothing too shameless increased by Yen 7,500,000, amount
thirty" cents; for engh.
Telegraphio Addross, 'MAIL,' Hongkong."
Code, A, B, C., fifth-edition.
TELEPHONE No. 22. "CHINA MAIL, LIMITED.
BIRTH.
graph of his letter'in full:---
and resolved to fight to a ɓuish, no matter Orchestra. It is also possible that to prevent the meeting of the Czar and ing now in all to Yen 193,000,000. at what loss. The boycotter soon landed repetition performance of Hamish Mac-King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, which in dificulties from lack of capital e Curn's "The Wreck of the Hesperes will will possibly be postponed.
their chartered stoamura at cut-throat rates.
KOWLOON RAILWAY
AGAIN.
There is one case in which clearing to a limited extent would certainly be of Thoy are reeling now under another blow be given, Vocal members are reminded service. On wat nights the conservancy the prohibition of rics and paddy export that the chorus practices will take place coolies often dump their rubbish in a from Tonkin owing to famine being at on Wednesdays at 5.30 p.m. promptly
band, The boycotters are now losing and the Committee will be glad ifintending On the 18th October, at 9.15 p.m., thicket or down a stream course. This heavily from lack of grain to fill their members will make a point of coming for College Chambers," the wife of N. Brabbish contains old tins which hold stasmers. The Avenir du Tonkin foretell ward as soon as possible so that the ANTHAL, of a daughter.
water and in which the larme grow.
their speedy defest.
punctices will not be unduly prolonged er Mr GINNELL ASKS FURTHER
QUESTION. Isuch thickets--were--remored-ithe |
the date of the concert unreconazily doforied. The dates of the Orchestral dumping might be stopped. Much more
possible. Mr Denman Faller will again
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW, Meetings.
Excellent material for the student of social conditions is being provided in the
12.30 p.m.-Meeting of Dairy Farm 00» [might be done at little expense and reports presented to the Royal Commission practices will be announced is 4000
Ld at Co.'s Town Ottice.
6 p.m.-Meeting of Kowican Cricket without raising controversial questions
Club at Club Pavilion.
Auctions.
in the way of filling up breeding pools
on the Four Law. That of Mr Cyril Jack son and the Boy, J. C. Pringle confirme the observation of many social students 11 am-Anction of Household Fural-and emptying breeding receptacles. Last regarding the class, of in who takes ad ture, &c. at Meum Hughes & Hough's year an old dissed water tank was year it is the same men who comes to the vantage of unemployed relief. Year by
Sales Rooms,
2.15 p.m.-Anction of Household Farmi- tare si No. 8, Cameron Vilas (No. 50) The Peak
Amusements.
9.15. p.m.-Performance of Harmaton's:
Cirens at Kennedy Town,
General. Memoranda,
Thursday, October 23-
Sales Rooms.
found near my house, the top had fallen local authorities. They are men bating
net at Conductor.
(Reuter' è Service to the China Mai)
Tomas, October 19. -- It the House of Commons, Mr Ginnell asked what would be the cost of the construction of a harbour and docks Hongkong, without which the Canton- Under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. | Kowloin raïway would be useless.
"SPINDRIFT FROM MANY: "
SEAS."
in and it was swarming with mosquitoes. but the slightest held on the labour Literary and Debating Society, Mr A. Col. Seely, Under Secretary for the Kot being authorized to serve a ustica'f markot, employed only at times of great Bollamy Brown delivered a most interest | Galonics said it was not proposed to
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
ing lecture at the Y. M. C. A on Monday evening. There was a fair attendance, pri. constract a harbour and docks in
connection with the Railway- side over by Mr E. B. Cubey,
The lecturer said he had called his paper
THE GREEK CRISIS”
PLANS, OF THE MILITARY.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
demand, and belonging to no trade or on anyone I intercepted some coolics prositiont sccinty. The bulk of the ap- with building rubbish and had it filled plicants are unskilled labourers of the in. At another time I found a hizo cascal class, and they have taken adva that evening "Spindrift from many seas," tage of the Unemployed Workmen's Act as for it dealt with all sorts of odd things con 11 am.Auction of Household Fural- tub full of water and mosquito larve systemising relief works.
nected with the son gathered at all sorts of tares at No. 13, Wong Nei Cheong in a back yard at Stewart Terrace. On Rowd.
odd places, some at Home and some abroad. 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furai.showing it to the houseboy he had it
He supposed that there could be bct few tare, de. at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's
people of northern blood who had not felt the attraction of the ses for Father Neptuno sent forth a summons to them which could not be resisted.Times change and ve change with them." The saying was as true as the sea was immemorial, so it was not surprising that many of the old custom
to during the evening have passed away as completely as have the famous line-of battle prominent politicians and the procla ships the wooden walls of Old England mation of a dictatorship on Friday with which Blake and Jarvis, Hood and evening; only the withdrawal of the
4 p.m.--Military Gun Practice,
FRIDAY, October 22:--
emptied."
There is little doubt that the Sanitary
11 am.Meeting of Canton Insurance Department would be doing a great public
Office. Ld. at Messrs Jarline, Matho-service it is could exercise a more com son & Co.'s Offices.
ture, at Yalta' Ko. 65, Font.
Mr Frederick Howell,- Finet Bailift at the Supreme Court, has resumed his duties. after an absence of about eighteen months
on leave.
YUAN SHI-KAI" STILL
· RELUCTANT.
(Wah-TE Yat Po's Service).
PERING, October 18 The Grand Council has again tele graphed to Yuan Shi-kaï urging hìm tọ come up to Peking at once.
FINANCIAL REFORMS.
War Tis Yal Pa't Service.)
PEKING, October 19 -The Financial Commissioner of Hupeb province has telegraphed to the Board of Finance that certain sums of mmay should be set aside for the redemptions of Government notes, which have already" been issued in over-flowing quantities in all the provinces.
THE MACAO DELIMITA
TION.
(Wah To Fat Po'a Service)
PEKING, October 18. It has been decided that should Commissioner Kno Erh Chin fail to arrive at any conclusion with the Portuguesa Commissioner with regard to the delimitation of the boundaries of The Times correspondent at Athens Macao, the whole question will be trans- says that arrangements were actually farred to Peking and the negotiations murde for a military occupation of the will be conducted between the Board of Foreign Affairs and the Portuguese Minister
Loynoy, October 19,
2.46 pm.Auction of Household Farmi-plete control over the actions of its King Mancst of Portugal is to receive
coolies and put down with a fixxa hand Į from King Edward Ebe Order of the Garter of the sailor falk which the lectures alluded Chamber and the arrest of the more the evil which Mr Guns complains of father.
He will wear the insignia worn by his late
SATURDAY, October 29:-
12.16 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Jockey Club on the ground floor of Hongrong Olab Lonexe, Chater Road.
-2.30 p m—Anction of Household Farni-
We know it is extremely difficult to get
The Newcastle Chronicle states that
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
c. at Botania Gardone Bald Chinaman of the lower classes to Admiral Sir John Fisher, First Sea Lord, Nelson won their glorious victories. Tet on Princee from the Army and the For stealing a quantity of Chinese
fulfil the strict letter of his engagement, will retire almost immediately and will tween the seamer of the present day; who subsequent obedience of the Chamber to trackers from a Kowloon Godown: Co,'* •
turs,
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or a bucket of rubbish, so long as he relieves himself as quickly as possible of the burden of the that he may have
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sees, on private affairs, from October 30 to November 22, with permission to pro- cood to Hongkong.
the whole there was a close connection be-
lighter, e native was sent to prison for six weška" by Me F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy to day, an
mostly go down to the blue water in steal the Officers' League averted the crisis. builtsteamers, and the old seadogs who knew nothing finer on the face of the heaving deep
full sized shin home, and henndavat kya kiya hai yan
nection was maintained by the tradhtons the oes, then customs, superstitions, prejudices, songs and catch phrases, whith one generation passed on as a sacred harit
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fad alment that is equal to Shankhwan, Six were fined nominal soms Chamberlain's, PainTM Falım." In "ouses of
hemmasta and ciation it relieves the of 4 molt, one was discharged and the intense, pain and makes niep hall rent other remanded. The heavy finas recently prible. Bareness of the muscles, well- imposed on men from this district have hid Mr G. E. Morrell, of Moser Goldring, age to the next. The lecturer then wash huge and lameness are galekly relieved by the effect of almost completely
tin hand. Evidence of this shirking Bariow and Morrell, Labuan, wae obligud/todeal with those superstitions, customs, It For sale by all chemista and store gambling, at any rabe-on-an","
prejudices and chanties of the saliers in a keepers.
to proceed to Zamboanga-by-the Darvelmone entertaining manner and at the clo
to undergo an operation in the hospital was accorded a hearty rate of thanks. them. Dr Davies accompanied him. „Mir
Morrell has been for some time.
CORRESPONDENCE.
of obvious duties is to be found on every hand throughout the Colony, but the evil to which Mr Grass alludes could, we feel sure, be considerably reduced by enforcing a system of more
comderation of the enccessful manner wedding in which. he" negotiated the agreements careful supervision of the workmen and recently concluded between China and labourara in the employ of the Sanitary Japso, Mr Ijuín, Japanese Minister at Poking, has been awarded the First Order Board. To our mind the clearing any of the Sacred Tresama, while two Secret kong is fully established a Professor of
THE recent discussion in the Sanitary! Board with regard to the clearing of
of all opportunities for creating breeding brushwood, or jungle, has not advanced grounds for mosquitoes is of far more
trips of Legation and one interpreter bare slag been decorated,
importance than the easting degan ek
MASA SUBSIDIARY COWAGE.
(To the Editor of the “ Camera Man.")
When the University of Hong-
Political Economy must certainly find » place upon its Fanity, even if only for the sake of teaching "Truth" and those
the general sum of human knowledge harbage and brushwood, even though speaking at Newcastle, said that when the the meantime he can puzzle out the pro It stems that Me Lloyd George, when he may think as loosely as he doss | upon the subject of subeldiary, coinage. In very much." The world has generally this may afford harbourage for the full landlords called him a thief and Walsh blem. If one pound of boot co VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH. made up its mind, after studying the
grown anophales. At any rate the line of man he replied, "You Unionist hypocrites and 100 pounds of Boef cost 20 dollars why PREMIER HALL OF HONGKONG. reports of Dr. Boes. Dr. CANE. and
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