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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 101P..
PUT UP YOUR DUKES.
Talk of Time's whirligigs. Talk of history. Was there ever a more wonderful incident in English history, even including Runnymede and the chopping of Charles Stuart, than the
THE PREMIER'S SPEECH,
THE
The Premier seems to have been answering some critics whom he could have safely ignored. We be leve in tolerance of criticism at all @times and in all matters. It is better toallow free expression of ten foolish criticismas than to suppress one useful one, but there is never any need to take the foolish ones seriously,
CHINA MAIL.
INFLUENZA GERM.
REMARKABLE RESULTS OF EXPERIMENT 8.
CONVINCING EVIDENCE.
―
A short time ago it was announced the Times that a group of workers
PEACE CELEBRATIONS.
CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
SAFURDAY
CORRESPONDENCE. »
SIR ORACLE SPEAKS.
To the Editor of the " CHINA MAIL."}
JULY 5. 1919.
THE GLORIOUS FOURT
AMERICANS AT HOME."
There was a large response to thể inviation of the American com- munity to celebrate Independencur Sir-"No Compromise's letter Day at the Hongkong Hotel
Mr. George E. Anderson, Ameri
Those who have been criticising the La France had discovered what was Peace Celebrations: as they concern suffires to show that I was our Consul-General, greeted that
to
when I thought ah liberi na
A
for the occasion...
A Meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday afternoon to discuss the question of Fesce Terms imposed on Germany probably the causative germ of the the Chinese community. as too severe, the humiliating, had present influenza epidemic, writes. The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak narrow-minded letter as Jotn Kesets us they entered the dining the right to do so. We should:
the Medical Correspondent to that presided and there were obiect
also it's first one could not vanuite / 20om of the Hotel which was ed melancholy interest present: Messrs. Chan Tung Sangstrom Brisister or an Anterian, journal. A any form of periods of emotional excitement. H. Graeme Gibson, R.A.M.C. died
attached to the discovery in the Ho Chak, Wong Man Lam, Lo Kuk blush of shame test dinge the cours bullying such as is common to
Everybody was in high spirits and respect that one of the party. Major Wo and others.
The Chairman proposed cclebrating countries as they peruse
Britisher congratulated America tenance of any true nationals'of those what we may call patriotic intoler front the disease almost at the the occasion by giving a tea party poise's "cap-bp jarg
No Con ance All the same, why enswer
moment when the work had been and dinner at the Chamber's room, them as the Fremier did? Take the completed. We pointed out that, the but Mr. Ho. Chak Sang Interposed
According to this on, it was only reference to the German colonies.
the white races that d'e the, fight Toesn't it sound like cant, and will
most that Chamber room was too small a researches made satisfied it not give these carpers a harde view that the body of evidence came Auggest an illumination of the white ces did mest; it was mosMessrs. 0. H. Ritter, M. Foblin and.
stringent tests, and expressed the place for such functions. He would and underwent the suttering
the man." colinles, said the Premier, are not near to warranting the opinion that Chambers during the occasion.. This their qurtel, and it was engineered . H. Congdon, with the Const
they don't "ererve? The German
that
་
MORE DISAPPOINTMENT FOR HOME GOERS.
being distributed among the conwhole scientific world has been
this was in fact the germ which the proposal was carried unanimously. querors. They are being held I trust
looking for.. for humanity. Fudge! In one sense, of course. It is truepresented by the three workers the A careful perusal of the report every territory adminis- tered by a decent, civilized people Bowman (Canadian Army Medica
Plate Major Graeme Gibson- Majori is held in trust for humanity Corps), and Captain J. L. Comor The British Empire is mainly so held. Australian Army Medical Corps)- But the plain truth is that Germany to the Medical Research Committee, was found unworthy and unit, and
F.&O. MALTA TAKEN FOR TROOPS,
with heroiness. French, Italian,
Butch, in fact "every nationality seemed to be there except the wat quested enemy,
The room was nicely decorateď
So oue denies the the and refreshments were ariable in the Hotel's style. The commanistee,
by white peridy and white treachery teneral at the end of affairs, are But, surely. "No Compromise
does not need to be told of the all they could to make the gibs ranged for the function.They did lot: actions fought erund Mons in
3
on all the san.
the curly days of the war by the comfortable and their efforts in this tower of Indian troope, ut a time direction were a complete sucess when the Allied forces were being
An innovation was the first ap- hurled back by the owning Gerpearance in Hongkong of Band of mun avalanche and Paris, the Allied the Colinda Fark Boys Club San Case, was in dinger. has been deprived of her colonies as and printed in the British Medical
A fan Francisco They played the Sons English general id that it not for And Stripes" and other musical a punishment. The terms generally Journal, confirms us in this view. are humiliating. So they ought to The report deals with the animal ex
the timely arrival of the turbanned itens during tea. Then there were be. Such arrogance as Cermany's Periments carried out in order to
Hongkong people desiring passage Avenging Michnent
wurior, who appeared like the some dances. "Jazz unsic was asked for humiliation. If ver our subject the new germ to the most Home have suffered many disappointment, the war might,uuve taken with. The musicians seemed each to critical demanded and said to be complied searching investigation possible. The ments in the past and the list of Terent course. Ltd people get bitten with arimas used were baboons, Macacus these is not yet complete.
mania (and some of then, if they rhesus monkeys, rabbits, guinea pigs,
Where was No play something different to that could get into
others, while occasionally a vorneh Cumprentiss then Moss protat bhy power, would
Many were expecting to get passofling in some bungalow, in some Payer rumped in with a bar or two come perilously
and mice. These were inoculated age by the Malta but this vessel with Bear it) they will be asking for it too. In one fected persons, ir, persons suffering cake troops back to Australia which (persons of his stamp, devoid of all the whole rande & somewhat un- with the spurum and blood of in- the Delta has been requisitioned to pala-girt paradise, enjoying life of something louder than the rest. way we have regarded the sufferings
means it will be a fong time before of proportion, know right well musical noise but the dancing wand they will be seen here again.. how to do that) whilst the Great
The children were Cure was werbling in the balance.
well boked And that is the sort of vermin who after, having a place to themselves. now shrieks for his share of the fruits They liked the music and the boys of victory!
Who embed British operating the interamente. arms to prevail in the Near East? "Among those present at the res Who added fresh arels and lustraception were many Indies and ther to British military power in Mesopor
following:-Major General Ventris tamis, Arabia, Syria, Palestine, East Justice Melbourne, the Hon. Mears.
Wikam Rees-Davies, Mr. Africa, West Africa, etc.? Who bleached white the desert sands with A. G. M. Fletcher, W. Chatham- their bones for a case they believed. E. Follock, EC., N. J. Stabb in? Answer Mr. No Compromise,** E. R. Halifax, E. D. C. Wolfe, C and then hurt your challenge of
Mel. Messer, C. G. Alabaster, superiority in others teeth. The Dodwell, E. V. D. Parr, M brown man was your equal when he G. S. D: Hamel, Mr. V. d'Oettingen, Hauchecore, Chevalier Eles, Mr. stool shoulder to shoulder with your. G. Ludin. Mr. E. Suzuki, Mr.
We rather hope it won't. But that it will come, the insistent Why, only a fool can doubt.
At present, we must admit, even after all the iconoclasm of war-time, there is no risk. of immediate movement in the direction of change. The "junkers" still appear to have things their own way. The present government is distinctly on the side of vested interests. It is actually reactionary, and Lloyd George of 1919 goes back on the Lloyd George
of France and Russia and the centralnom za In all these animals European bellicose peoples, and even dine signs similar to those met the Zeppelin and other troubles at with in human cases were produced. Home, as good. out of evil. They.
FIRST EXPERIMENTS. "
THE MAILS.
This Home letter mail business is exasperating. The
Teiresias
gave you his wealth and treasure-
It will also cause deep disappoint. ment to many at Home who have were a reminder that those who The first series of experiments was been waiting so long to get passages take to the sword may feel the edge with sputum which was collected as to the Far East. of it. They taught people apt to ja rule early in the disease. The
The local agents hope to get the yell and cheer for war that war is sputum was often blood stained..
Khyber" pat on this run but up to horrid. The Germans more than Emulsi ns of both filtered and un-now have had no word from the any people needed this lesson. Usikered sputum were used, and were headquarters of the P. & 0. to the last, except for a few placed in, among other sites, the deprivations due to the blockade noses of the animals-to simulate they should be ashamed to squeal at, the ordinary method of "snuffing up they suffered nothing compared with a cold. In the case of monkeys, 80 what they indicled. Why shouldn't per cent, of the experimental inocula the lesson be rubbed in? For their tions with filtered sputum produced own sakes, as well as for the sake of the disease when the sputum had humanity at large, it is necessary been taken from cases of influenza that they must occupy the pit they before the end of the third day of arrived this morning from Home in the presence of death, when he. G. Anderson, Mr. E. M. V, R."
disease. Sputum taken at a later having made the trip in about 39 date zave less positive results. days but brought ne letter mail. The even his women's jewels, his family de Sousa, Commodore T. G. Gurner, Control" animals were infected annoying part of it is that the G.P.O. heirlooms, Lis royal daders--that Lieut. Col: B. G. Cales, Leut:-Col with sputum from cases of ordinary Leccon sent a parcel mall by this progressive combination of Euro. G. G. Crisp, Lieut. Col. a. Chap acute bronchitis.
Quite different (ship.
pear powers should beat back in resman, Major L. Cossal, Major M. W pictures were produced.
Notwithstanding several telegrams actionary" and aggressive ation, Buck, M. R. de Journel, Can Here, then, was a piece of evidence from the P.M.G. here the London Way not now?
"Expellisney,
mander Briggs, Licut, Commander to show that the cause of influenza M.G. steadfastly refraics from sayy croakingNo Compromise Myoshi, Messrs. J. O. Sheppard, J. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. infected persons, and that it was of Funnel ships.
was to be found in the sputum of sending letter mails by the Blue demands that this (the superiority Wallace, D. H. Cameron, D. M In views of this experience it should be rigidly observed and sterson, C. S. Jonston, WV. F. Neeson, of the white man over the coloured) Biggur, P. Rosa Thomson, R. E.. a character so small to pass
Gunn, V. L. A. Farley, N. L. Wat through the pores of a bacterial filter, might have the desired effect if they enforced. Expediency-whas a that is to say, that it belonged to the P.M.G. cabled not to send letter mais convenient word with it a white Anderson, T. L. Perkins, E class of filterable, or filter-passing by these steamers. Paper money in circulation germs, and not, as does the Pfeiffer's amounted DA the average to bacillus, to the class of organisms $30.381,796 last month, against which cannot pass through a bacterial which specie $22,550,000. The distribution was
worth filter.
Chartered, 7,172,692. H. & S. $22057,866. Mercantile $1,151,238. tions on jute exports from Home are Except to enemy countries, restric
digged for others. The poet, we are told, learns in suffering what he teaches in song. The swashbuckling Jingo, German or other, must learn in suffering the mischief that he taught in bis foolish songs.
THE GIST OF IT.
was beld
BLOOD INJECTIONS.
.
S.S. “TEIRESIAS.”
to
ul
man delivered the great Reformer, Ralpha, J. W. Franka, P. P. J.. Jesus Christ, whom Fuge re- Wodehouse, E. A. Nisbet, HE cognises as the founder of is re.helps, G. N: Orme, Doctors CW, gion,
brutal torture and MoKenay, W, V. M. Koch, G. E ignominious death. Aye, expeditabrey, A. Gibson, Mesa, C. D ency suits such as you!
Wilkinson, H. J. Gedge, G. A. consisted in injecting a little blood sias" arrived this morning having has it. But I advise bim not to seek Rey, Father Robert, the Bev. J The next series of experiments The Blue Funnel Steame "Teire proceen talk of is when he Mattingley, W. E. L. Shenton, the As fer prestige," "No Com-Hastings, C. E. H. Beavis, B. F.
animals. The results were same pore June 30. from influenza cases into various left Liverpool on May 26, and Singa thas knowledge-fruts me.
Kirk Maconachie, Messrs.. G. M. what doubtful, but in certain instances She brings 1,000 tons of cargo for
What a metation assertion to Young, R. M. Dyer, A. Ritchie, H. While Mr. Pollock acts as Attorney lesions in the lungs, similar to those Hongkong and 4,000 for other ports, make that equality is only recognised Hancook, G. L. Larmeit, F. W General, Mr. Alabaster will be unoffi met with in influenza cases, were There are 36 cabis passengers aboard. English traditions, the English con. Pearce, G. F. Nightingale, F. M
Home!" cial member of the Legislative produced, and, taking into considera- The "Teirasias brought a parcel stitution give the lie direct to that.
Engl siroustams, Cox, G. Grirable, F. A. Well, T. Council in his place.
Mr. Law Yan-pak is appointed a filterable virus from the blood, the
tion the difficulty of transmitting a mail but no letters.
Mohler, J. L MacPherson, H. E.
Mr. Wolle having resigned. member of the Board of Examiners, experiments were regarded as signi-
ficant.
now removed,
Surgeon Capt. C. S. Woodwright
nit
I do not see the slightest cause Green, W. G. Humphreys, A. Dyer for concern in English girls and TroBall, W. A. Dowley, W. Nicholson, 3. There is some evidence in favour it is, rather, a cemetanee to re
pical Students associating socially. Leach, W. D. Kraft, M. Yasuda,
virus from one animal to another to No Compronuse," of the view that the passage of the joat. The girls are, according Roza and A. M. L. Soares.
T. Duigo, R. H. Kotewall, C. A HÁ
"of good may raise its virulence.
4. Inoculation of the filtered' and know quite well what they are about family and students." Then they unfiltered sputum taken from cases and how to aboom their male cam-YESTERDAY'S stage of the disease, has been found of jealousy behind the statement, of inventi, especially at an early panions There seems to be a vein to produce lesions in the lungs in and is looks as though No Com The inoculation of blodd may not didn't want him to tread. high proportion of inoculated animals promise rushed in where angels
TYPHOON
Yesterday's strong wind, resulted in the capsizing of several junks and 60mpans. The first incident was
duke. Be very sure that Smaillie seem to realize that the way to pay adject to public rights to foreshore fuenza during the course of its always produce such striking results. hope she smacked himn hard enoug, that of a trading junk of 120 poule
what he was doing. The compulsion on these royalty owners to attend and answer questions, even though they answered them crushingly, was point gained. It was a
score
The
of Limehouse six years earlier. Land value duties are dropped. National land valuation is abandon- ed. The Land Acquisition Bill check of Mr. Smilie, miners reprit seems to answer the purpose.
is
camouflage, not a
but sentative on the Coal Commission, in Before the war the people were. summoning the Dukes on subpoena? worked up on this matter. All over Everybody has enjoyed it, including the country they were singing a sort those of us who rather fear the of Marseillaise, entitled "The land, results of the labours of men like the land for the people." The Dukes Smillle. Another extraordinary thing is this. The tone of the Home papers. Perhaps they have done so. All that may, thank God for a good war. generally is one of surprise that the Dukes should have beer, able to
the people seem to realize is that the stand up to Smillie in argumrecovering the land.
Land Acquisition Bill is a means of This indicates the presence of a poor remember that in 1913 land values They don't opinion of the mentality of dukes. had stumped. They don't seem to But a short while ago, and the amazement would have been that notice that the Bill provides for the one of the proletariat could dare to purchase of that depreciated land at air an opinion in the presence of a inflated post war prices. They don't through the nose for anything is to get something for nothing. Coalition Government knows their their eyes are on Faris, or on Berlin, weakness, knows their greed. While
that they cannot get over. It was a
it has done a little thimblerigging. proof that the real masters of the They don't know under which cup the are the people Smillie pea is. They only think they know. ,country represents. It also set in the limelight The Bill has passed its second reading the fact that "unearned increment
and hardly anybody knows about it. has a social meaning. It showed upIt wipes away the costly valuation vast possessions claimed on doubtful department of the inland Revenue moral title, by men (perhaps the Department, just becoming really lesson that dukes are men was useful after eight years of experience. needed) who give no corresponding and has gone up from 50 to 100 per cent: in price. The big "reconstruc conspicuous as "the handwriting on was the signal for the speculators. the wall" the contrast between ducal The County Council of the Isle of mansion and miner's hovel, between Ely bought a 250 acre farm, more Culture and irresponsibility and than half of which is clay land, useless squalone and arduous and perilous to small holders. None of it is first Jabour. Be sure that has gone home. land was bought in 1910 for £35 per class alluvial or fen soil. The same Although the country is not yet
acra The County Council gave £80 Tready, the time not yet ripe, for any
thing in the nature of Bolshevism, an acre for it. That is only one case. the foundation has been laid for it When the people find out The mine b dug and charged as well as the compensation to royalty match will touch it off. Possibly the owners, has to be paid for. Between Intelligent dukes showed that they confiscation and bankruptcy, which have donecall for more) that the law is the more likely choice? Prophets requires of them. Possibly they may
are cheap to-day. have shown that mining royalties do not increase the price of Coal to the consumer as do profits and high wages-Nothing can-alter: the fact that to a people/agog for frat principles, awake as never before
Beard in place of Deputy Surgeoned animal to another. This was ac RN. is appointed to the Medical transmit the disease from one infect It was then decided to attempt to
General Dreaper resigned.
Mr. C. G Perdue is made a JP.
complished in the case of monkeys, rabbits, and guinea pigs. Moreover, Licensing Board on July 14. Mr-served that as the infection was pass JP's will elect a member of the in the case of the rabbits it was ob Shelton Hooper's three years are up,ed on from one to another through a but he is willing to be re-elected.
A slice of foreshore at Tokwawan creased (an increase of virulence has series the virulence of the poison in is announced for lease. Those who been noted in the epidemic of in-
I only being allenated must do so in writing spread from host to host). For ex- Noguchi method from (a) the kidney about furiously."
5. A germ can be grown by the and gave him enough to think before July 20.
ample, the disease signs found in a of infected animals: (b) the filtrates lieve the English students
I refuse to be capacity which was wrecked in the rabbit No. 2 were only of moderate of lung tissue, and (c) the filtered ostraca. They, unlike No Comuns exacted but the crew, experi eastern entrance of the Yaumati severity, those in rabbit No. 6, PO sputum from cases of influenza. The
Shelter. Happily, no human to duced by Inoculation of material cultures were carried to the third prouie, kaew how to "play the from rabbit No. 2. were much more generation by direct culture. The severe. The inoculation of lung e cultures, when inoculated
Another boatman roports that he With regard to my youth, which tract from rabbit No. 6 into rabbit animals produce typical
into 41 No. 8 led to the rapid death of the mental influenza."
experi. No Compromise throw at me as had to fling overboard 130 bundles and cultures though it were on atrocious crime, of iron valued at $500 to save his latter.
could be recovered again from the. I would rather be a young man dejunk from overturning, opposite the The next step was to attempt to animals so inoculated,
sirous of inhibing progressive and Kowloon Godown. grow the germ which had produced
Mr. Wolff of the Kowloon Godown. These are very strong grounds for liberal views than an old forey lost these results. As already described considering this germ the actual in the mire of prejudice, unt cling. etatea that a lighter wow aunk took the Colombia Park Club Boys was used, and when a growth had indeed, it would be difficult to
An eleventh-hour arrangement in the Times, the method of Noguch! cause of the influenza epidemic; ing to false, distorted views.
in the western anchorage with 500 to the Victoria Theatre last night to been obtained and examined there imagine any more convincing evid beter to do in life thin
if." No Compromise" had nothing pigs of lead on board.
Another case was that of an un- tru vei
THE COLOMBIA PARK
BOYS."
AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE.
were
enced a wetcing.
ervices in return. If he acceeded 1.tion " programme of the Government give their show. The wet weather were discovered" numerous smallence to this effect. Moreover, the wri. and "study" men-with such de. known umpan which was capsized.
in nothing else, Mr. Smillié made as
+
This,
CHINESE AND OUR PEACE CELEBRATIONS. AMLAYSO
A square meal for all the poor.
open air performance.
1
was the cause of abandoning the coccoid bodies, in size varying from ters declare A similar organism, plorable results-I would suggest near HM.S."Wivern," The crow
about one micron to two microns having the same properties, has also that he give some of his surplus way rescued by another, boat. cluding many Americans, and the en a diplococcal arrangement and son, R.A.M.C., working quite inde Drenim often come true, Mr. No Cantos Merchants Steamship Co.. There was a large audience, in-and generally single, but often taking been described by Captain J. A. Wil-wealth to the Red Orons in Siberis. A cargo bost belonging to the programme proved entertaining. It sometimes occurring in small agglo pendently at No 20 General Hospital. Compromise, included singing, dancing, acrobatic merations. Some showed a rather Since the publication of his work on dreamer sometimes happens to he
even though the also gave succour to the crew of a boat which sank near the Kowloon feats, boxing, etc."
delicate halo, the significance. of this subject we have shown him our A SUN-TANNED CEYLONESE Godown W. Harrison and E. Harry did the which has not been determined preparations, and he considers the
Wharves. The 'Navá{' comedian business and caused many
Hongkong, Judy 4. When the growths of the germ, organism isplated by as to be the
authorities of the Hongkong Dock laughs.
Six boys did a good or cultures, were 13days old a mouse same as his own, in which opinion
yard also assisted the brew of is acrobatic performance, some of the was inoculated with them. It died after examination of his slices, we
Bunken sampan, giving them medical Items being real smart.six days later with disease signs of are in agreement.”
attendance on board the "Tamar." A little child died shortly after thes immersion,
Among the singers M. Nouguier influenza. Another growth of the Colonel Cummins Adviser in Patho was prominent, so was J. O'Brien the germ was then obtained from the body logy to the British Armies in France, tot of the crowd. He gained the of the dead mouse. A rabbit similarly appends to the report a short note regard of the audience and somebody infected also gave a growth of the regarding the late Major Graeme handed him up a.bouquet germ from its dead body though it Gibson, who, as stated above, gave
The band played a number of did not die of the disease
his life in carrying out this work. selections including a Jazz lumber.
The following gives a better idea
of what the boys did in a very capable way. The whirling Arabs, tumbling, leaplig, diving, and pyra hid building byil boys, followed by two baxing bouts G Conlan and
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
were reached ******
The following general conclusions
1 The number of positive results
CHURCH SERVICES.
ST. ANDREW'S, "KOWLOON:
In other cases various boate had parrow" 9500 pes
His death," Colonel Cummins At St. Andrew's Church; Kow writes, a grievous loss to medical loon, on Sunday next, in accordance
ORAMP DOLICITO Medical Corps, was still such an end 1; there will be special services of the stomach or intestinal pains. science and to the Royal Army with the King's proclamation of July ATO need of sofforing tro or
from crampe in as a soldier would have chosen. thanksgiving for peace. They will Chato borfin's Colic and Dlwho Be Laborious tasks cheerfully under be held at the naual, hours, 11 am módy never fails to relieve the most be called, experimental influenza in taken and dangers resolutely faced and 6 pm, and the special preacher rere cutes Gebito day, there wUL
in the lungs of men.
is significant qual
to the elementary ethics of the situa Chinese in Hongkong would have tion, the issue has been clearly been a desirable, feature of our peace put: What constitutes the right of celebrations. It could have been any mail, or his son, or his grandson, worked by a Chinese sub-committer to grow rich without services Tene, and could not have cosk a great Wilson Reuben dia a sketch The animals closely resemble those seen" are no less glorious in the laboratory Lat the evening service will be Can be no time to send for it after "the" dered? It may not come in our tímė, I deal."
Substitute."
2. The dess signs in what may
than in the trenches,
Hey EW Martio.
attack comes on. For ile Br Chemists and Storekeepers,