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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1925.
THE GOOD OLD CURE.
CASTOR OIL FOR MOSQUITOES!
KOWLOON CAMPAIGN.
How Aeroplanes Are Used Elsewhere.
The Sanitary Board have inaugurated a special anti-mosquito campaign in the district of Homuntin but their methods, of necessity, differ from those in operation at Louisiana, America, where medical
PIRACY DANGER.
Local Regulations Changed.
OFFICERS AND FIGHT.
ENGINEERS' REVOLVERS
CONCESSION.
THE DOELAR.
To-day's closing rate 2/2 15/16 To-day's opening rate 2/2 15/16 PRICE, $3.00 Per Month,
HOUSING PROBLEM.
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CHEAP FLATS SCHEME.
LARGE BLOCK LEASED.
Government
Helps Chinese Employees.
In return for six per cant. on their salaries, Chinese employed in the Government service are being provided with flats in which they and their families can seek refuge from þigh rents.
BARGAIN DAY science is fighting the nest by means of aeroplanes spreading deathably from the inter-departmental near the Tramway Co.'s depôt as as rent, so that the Govermets,
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NEW, FRESH" AND
UP-TO-DATE"
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ALL AT
aver malarial breading
As the outcome of research at the medical men are given prac. the Delta Laboratories, operated tical test in the nearby swamps. by the Department of Agricul-This is the third epoch-making ture, at Tallulah. Louisiana. It has innovation in the use of aero- been established that the malarial planes made in the past three mosquito "is to be fought and years at the Laboratory, the first defeated in his own strongholds having been the use of them to by aviators armed with arsenical dust weevil-infested cotton fields dust which com be spread in with culetum arsenate and the clouds over swamps and other second to make correct estimates mosquito-breeding places.
of areas of cultivation in certain crops.
Mr. N. L. Smith, Chairman of the Hongkong Sanitary Depart- ment, smiled when approached by a "China Mail" representative an to the prospects of the inception of such a scheme in Hongkong. Its possibilities had never entered his head but he was of the opinion that the Comparatively small area under the Department's juriadie- tion would not warrant it in any ease, Experiments were being continually made here to methods with which to fight the mosquit. but they were on a more: modest scale,
as
The final remedy, of course, Lexplained Mr. Smith, lay in thorough drainage. but at the
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district there was at present no drainage system. Development was, however, taking place very rapidly and as something had to be done the next best thing was to well-oil the large pools that abounded there, the principle of olling being that the mosquito larvae, having to come to the sur- face for air. were destroyed because of the resistance offered by the oil coating. The local ex- periments were largely concerned with the efficacy of certain kinds of oil, and a new oil being tried
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Asked if much progress had been made in regard to combat- ing the mosquito by means of mosquito eating fish, Mr. Smith said that they had been used and CALL AND INSPECT. 1 = ☀ the Botanical Department had
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Alterations in the regulations for ship's officers as regards piracy prevention, resulting prob- At Percival Street, which is inent six per cent. of their salaries report recently published, have Wanchat, a block of fourteen will be receiving varying been announced in the Gazette." houses in course of erection by but it will probably have to con
From regulation 1 the words Mr. Lee Hyaan are belog leased tribute something to make up the to the uttermost have been by the Hongkong Government. total to the owner. deleted. This presumably, refers As each house has three flats, At present the Government is to the order to ship's officers to there will be a total of forty-two already assisting its Chinese resist. To the layman it would flats. It is understood that employees in the matter of rent. now appear, that an officer is slightly more than this number Those who are paying more than allowed to the his discretion-by have applied for flats and that six per cent, have the difference" the deletion of the words-as to some of the senior staff may be made up to them by the Govern the nature of résistance he puts allotted more than a flat each. ment, but the maximum for the up against pirates,
Individual Chinese civil ser-highest scale is $25. By this it is vants will have to pay the Govern
In regulation 3, after the words
TO-MORROW'S
GREAT EMPIRE FESTIVAL,
Never was isle so little, never was sca
so lone,...
But over the soul and th's palm trees an
English flag was flown..
--KIPLING.
To-morrow, Hongkong, in coramion with every other part of the great British common- wealth of nations, will celebrate Empire Day, the annual festival when we honour the high traditions of our race and pledge ourselves to that larger hope of the Empire as a bulwark of liberal civilisation. An article by the Earl of Meath, the founder of Empire Day will be found on another page of this issue..
EMPIRE DAY.
TO-MORROW'S SPECIAL
SERVICES.
provided specimens but it was dif- they might have done. ficult to gauge the actual good Large expanses of water, such as reser- voirs, provided conditions most favourable for them rather than small pools or nullahs. Another. theory which had been put for the services at most of the Tomorrow being Empire Day, some time ago but had Churches
wil be of special never been acted upon, Mr. Smith significance. recalled, was that ducks voracious mosquito-enters might home to the children the unity of be introduced. This theory hard- ly fitted in with his own observa- Lions, smilingly remarked Mr. Smith, for he knew of places in the locality where wild ducks abounded and yet mosquitoes appeared to prosper.
ан The object of the day in bringing
Reverting to the experiments being carried out at Louisiana it is hardly necessary to emphasise
their value to the human race. Medical Science has made won. ✦derful progress in dealing with the disease and the isolation of the malarial germ is a discovery of comparatively recent times, How much greater, however, will the accomplishment be if the source of the Infection can be wiped out. It is experiments along these lines which bring such prospects continually nearer. The Louisiana Laboratory is working on the principal that if calcium arsenate will kill the boll-weevil, it will be found equally effective
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racant that if six per cent. on a man's salary is $12 and he pays $15 in rent ench month, he is paid the $3 difference. It is believed "that there is a man who spends $7.55 in rent each month, his six per cent. on salary is $7.50 and the Government, therefore, "pays him the five cents difference!
According to present arrange. ments, those who have been allotted flats will move into the Government's leased block on or about July 1, after which those who are fortunate enough to be given flats there will not have to worry about high rents for the time being.
This is a scheme that ought to
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BOOK OF VIEWS:
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**PICTURESQUE HONGKONG
This is the title of a magnificent
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Hongkong just published. People here have often been heard to complain that they cannot get a sufficiently handsome and com prehensive book of local views to send home, one that will give their friends and relations an idea of Hongkong's unique situation and beautiful scenery. No longer can they urge such an excuse:"Pictures- que Hongkong" is the book to send home. The front cover has a striking picture of "Hongkong and the Peak" by night. A beautl- fully worded and too long introduc tion written by "Y. O. P." gives much information and shows that, the writer appreciates the scenic
"Each certificated officer," the following words are inserted:- not being an engineer officer actively engaged on his duties in HONGKONG TO WELCOME as well as the commercial and the engine room."
It will be recalled that the re-
venience of engineer officers carry- port also referred to the incon- ing their revolvers and ammumi- tion in the engine room. Appar ently, engineer "officers, are not now required to carry arms while on "active" duty in the engine room.
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RUBBER
ATHLETES.
CHINESE DINNER.
My
vernacular
strategic features of this "fas fung British outpost" as he calls it Then follows the nest collection of local views, each faced by an
work.
According to the Association of Hongkong is plan- we have seen in any pablished papers, the South China Athletict description or explanation, These real photographs, ning to entertain the China and done in a rich sepia, are larger Japan Far East Olympiad teams
than post cards and testify to the when they arrive in the Colony on
artistic eye and photographic skill Wednesday, May 27, the Chinese
of Mr. Denis H. Hazell. The community of Hongkong to act as
descriptions opposite each view hosis.
contain much interesting informa Both teams are travelling by the tion. This volume. deserves and will probably have a large sale. It easily the finest of its kind we have seco, and we tender our congratulations to Ye Olde Printerie Ltd. op the excellence.of.
Present
the Empire has not been lost sight of, however, and at St. John's Cathedral the evening service (commencing at 6 o'clock) will be incorporated with the special which an children's service at
of Russia. SITUATION, Empress THE PRESENT-. address will be given by the Rev.
arrangements are that the Hon. G. T. Waldegrave, Commissioner
Messrs. Carroll Bros, advise the Mr. Chow Shou-son and the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kote wall, honorary of the Hongkong Boy Scouts' Association. Boy Scouts, Girl China Mall that they have represidents of the S.C.A.A., are to
cable from Singapore Guides and school children will ceived a
advising them that the price of preside at a Chinese banquet and their latest publication, The book allend to the number of 5co.
Rubber is now 95 cents per ib., but and entertainment at West Point is sold for $5 at Kelly and Walsh, Mr. Ehibara, sub-manager of Brewers, Thomas Cook and Son, the price of shares has not, in con- sequence, dropped very much. In the Yokohama Specie Bank, in- and Mee Cheung (H. K. Hotel.) fact on several stocks they notice formed the "China Mail" that he that rates have advanced a little.
40,000 STRONG. had just received a cable from
(Router's 'Service.) Manila to the effect that the Japanese team were expecting to arrive in Hongkong on Tuesday morning.
The Rev. W. T. Featherstone will preach at St. John's Cathedral in the morning. The hymns will include "Land of our birth," "O God Our Help" and Kipling's "Recessional" and the service will conclude with the National Anthem.
The Rev. Dr. T. W. Pearce, O.BE., whs in his capacity of worker with the London Missionary Society in Hongkong and other public bodies, has made a name which will ever be loved and re- spected in the Colony is conduct-
Their friends also advise that Lunas have declared an interim Dividend of 5% (fivë per cent). :
OFFICE THEFT..
A. P. C. MAN LOSES WATCH
Mr. H. W Bell, of the Astatic
on the mosquito and its larvae. Ing a special service at Kowloon Petroleum Company, has reported
The station at which these experiments are being made le in the midst of the mosquitoes breeding place and the theories of
Three huts were involved in fire at Homantin yesterday which caused datinge to the extent of $286. The cause of the outbreak is said to be the falling of a piece of unwood songame wooden shavings:
We
Union Church in the morning and to the police the loss of a watch the Rev. Henry S. F. Rossiter, valued at $120 which he had placed Wesleyan Chaplain in Hongkon yesterday afternoon in the pocket in the evening.
Later.
In addition to the exhibition tennis, Mr. Ebihara is also faing up aquatic sports at the V.R.C.
There will be no track and field events here owing to the action of the athletes and coaches at Manila.
Mr. Ebihara and a committee are planning a tea-party in return
The Rev. C. F. Nom Marmont hanging in the office, for courtesies extended to the
Chaplain to H.M. forces, will preach at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, throughout the day.A
CORRESPONDENCE.
UMTATA, May 22. The greatest pative demonstra- tion of the tour was held in the "Prince of Wales's honour hore....
Forty-thousand native agricul turists, including 15,000 horsemen, assembird to greet the Prince, riding in across the vast sloping plains of the weld accompanied by Fousands of dx wagons packed with natives.
The Prince reviewed the boy Japanese Olympic team by the scouts and girl galdes.• He p'aced Hongkong Cricket Club, the a wreath at the war memorials of Chinese YM.C.A., the Garrison | the whites and the natives. Recreation Club, the Happy Valley
$80,000,000 ESTATE. Football Club and other organisa tions which put facilities in the letters from our readers, including way of the athletes on their way ki thesilaslogan Church Mansone, from 4 Vors regarding the to Manila. chal, the Ray H. S. F. Rossiter piracy report. These letters wil will preach in ther
publiebed withi Ber Horace
Unión Church, Kennedy road)) Owing to the heavy pressure on will have as its special speaker, our space to-day we have been the Rev. Edgar Denstoe, of Haigh compelled to hold over several College, Fatsban,
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