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RECENT OUTBREAKS IN MANCHURIA
OFFICIAL REPORT:
Fuyu, an important trading con- tre with 60,000 inhabitants, lies to the South-west of Harbin (820 1 or 107 miles) 'on' the northern shore of the Sungard River It is cơn- nected by a motorbus-line with San- chaho Station of the Changchun- Harbin, Dec. 80,
Harbin lime (80 miles). Cart routes The North Manchuria Plague also connect the place with Harbin direct and with Anta and other Prevention Service reports:
Though the Tungliao District stations of the western portion of; continues to be free from plague the Chinese Eastern Railway. But (last case at Chien-Chia-Tien hay- these are seldom used in winter. jing been registered early in Novem- This place was attacked by the Order of His Excellency the GovX7E have pleasure in announçber) two localities in Kirin Pro-1910-11 epidemic, the exact number ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land Wing the appointment of vince have lately reported suspicious ut victims then claimed being un at Shamshuipo, in the Colony Messrs. SHEWAN TOMES & CO., outbreaks: WANTED-British Saleaman for of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 of Hong Kong and Canton, as our Lubricating Oils and Ship Paints, years, commencing from 1st July: Sole Agents in Hong Kong and Must know Hong Kong Diatriet 1898, with the option of renewal South China for the sale of and be a live wire. Give refer-at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the ences and state salary required.Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years Box No. 677, c/o "China 'Mail."
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Course, Hong Kong Club The REGISTER of SHARES of Causeway Bay Stables. the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 19th January to TUESDAY, 5th February, both days inclusive, during which BRAEMER TERRACE. period no transfer of shares "can
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(1) Nungan: Early In December Mongolian settlements on the south vague news reached us about the of the Sungari River; a prince re- occurrence of plague in South Man-aides 90 ll away. churia. On December 14. it was We at once sent' one of four definitely stated that about 350 fatal | medical officers to Fuyu. He re- cases resembling pneumonic plague turned on December 28 and reported had occurred at Nungan.
that an outbreak took place in the village Cha-Chia-Yuantze (2 north-east of Fuyu). This village CHRISTIAN SCIENCE covers a wide aren, with scattered abodes totalling 200.
This tolyn is situated in the South-west of Kirin Province near
the Itung River, about 120 II (40 miles) north of Changchun, the nearest point of the Changchun-
To Explore Africa
Seven Fatal Cases
Though our medical officer was told of 12 cases in Fuyu he estab- lished "through house-to-house in- spection that only 7 fatul cages (in 3 families) had taken place alto- gether in the village; one family had lost 5 out of 8 members. The patients were said to have suffered from headache and to have died after 2 days' illness. There was no cough and only one showed a little blood on his lips when dying, For
by
.
W. STUART BOOTH, C.S.B,
of Denver Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientiat, in Boston, Massachusetts.. In the Old Chamber of Commerce Room, CITY HALL,
on
MONDAY,
January 21st, 1929,
at 5.45 p..
three weeks no new cases had de- The Public. Is cordially invited
veloped and our medical officer could
detect nothing auspicious. The temporary quarantine bureau estab-
to attend.
Hahed in the Fuyu. Police Office will NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. be closed soon,
THEATRE ROYAL
A previous rumour had eannacted | this outbreak with that at Nungan (180 or 60 miles distant) but our medical officer could not obtain any confirmation.
As soon as the first information about this outbreak reached us, we communicated with the Medical De- partment of the Chinese Eastern Railway. An informal conference was held on December 23 when it was decided to walt for further in- formation before taking decisive
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Admission to Public Enclosure $1.00 (Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price).
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Oscar S. Straur, has organised an of the Railway inspected the south- expedition for axploration and collec-ern line without finding anything tion of scientific specimena in Africa. suspicious.
(3) Plague Outbreak in Trans- balkalia: On December 21 news
Harbin Railway line in the east reached Harbin that 17 cases of being distant about 70 1 (29 miles). Pneumonic plague had occurred at: This city had suffered in the 1910-14 point 300 miles south of Petrovskl 11 epidemic (when almost 500 Zavod, a station of the Chita- deaths were reported) but had been Verkhne-Udinsk Rallway. free ever since.
Telegraphic Inquiries sent to the magistrate at Nungan elicited the. following:
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary Meet- ing of the Shareholders of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking; Corporation will be held on Satur- day, the 2nd day of February, 1929, at 12 o'clock noon at the City Hall Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong for the purpose of con-- sidering, and if thought fit, pass- BEST COAL & CHEAPEST PRICE weeks no new cases."”' ing the following resolution, viz:--
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The country south of this station near the Outer-Mongolian border had been formerly visited by the disease. The fact that the outbreak occurred so late in the year further proves that plague was unusually "CHINA" LADIES” HAIR DRESSING
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#23 suspicious cases, all fatal and First class return fare including characterised by blood-spitting and admission to Public Enclosure headache, occurred between Novem-
(4) Shansi: Owing to the pro- ber 18 and December 8, 1928. of these 21 were recorded in the spe-longed nature of the plague out cial Manchu Area' (not under the break in Shansi and Suiyuan (in- Nungan Magistrate's control) and cluding Saratsi) where several only 2 in his own district. For two pneumonic. as well as numerous bubonic cases had been seen, the Further information traces the Nanking Ministry of Health appro- early cases to neighbouring Mon priated $30,000 for an active can- paign and sent Dr. Hou Yu-wen with a staff to the spot. The latest Information is quite reassuring.
Tel. C. 273€.
We made arrangements to dis- patch ona of our medical officers. Since no further case developed, | however, this step was cancelled.
The Outbreak at Fuyu
That the Directora of the KWONG HANG & CO.golian territory, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation be and they are! hereby requested and authorised) by and on behalf of the share- holders of the Corporation to take all such steps as may be necessary for the introduction of Peak
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The Soviet Inventions Bureau has (2) Fuyu (Petine): On Decem-granted patent rights to a Roslavl ton.ber 22, private information reached wireless engineer named Zlotnikov us about a suspicious outbreak in in respect of his invention of a 20- a village near Fuyu or Petune į called" "master wireless .clock," (called Bodune by the Russians), which, it is claimed, will keep any It was stated that in one family number of specially adapted clocks alone 17 persons had succumbed to and even watches going and syn- the disease.
an Ordinance into the Legiala- Upper Level tive Council of the Colony of Middle Level Hong Kong and for the enact-Central Office; $20.00 ment of the same by the Gov- Kowloon .....
» $17.00 ernor of Hong Kong with the The above prices include dell. advice and consent of the Legis very charges to destination, Intive Council thereof, In tho terms of a print which, for the purposes of Identlication, has; been signed by the Chief Man-į ager of the Corporation, in sub- -stitution for the existing Ordin- ances (except as in such print is mentioned) and Deed of Set- tlement of the,, Corporation.
AND NOTICE 18 HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a further ex- traordinary meeting of the share- holders of the Corporation will be held on Saturday, the 23rd day of February, 1929, at 12.45 in the afternoon at the same place for the purpose of receiving a report. of the above mentioned meeting;
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Dated this lat day of January, 1929.
By Order of the Directors,
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager.
Note:A copy of the proposed New Ordinance can be seen during the usual banking houra (Sundaya, Public] and Bank Holidays except ed) in Hong Kong at the Head Office of the Corpora ition or at the offices of ||
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