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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND the species had been sent to the British Museum from China by a Dr. J. M. Dalziel; the locality in which the plant was found, however, was not stated. It had hitherto been recorded from the mountains of northern and southern India and Java. The flowers are borne on scapes from 14 to 24ft. high, about twenty flowers to a scape, light purple in e lur, aud about 2 inches
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The rainfall for last month was 981 inches or 6 68 inches below the average of the last ten years. The rainfall for the year up to date; however, is slightly above the average.
I think, your proposal that oue shou'd begin with an initial dosage of 144 grains in 24 hours, but rapidly diminish the quantity given. determined, however, to push the remedy to the utmost, and, while watching carefully against any app arances of poisquing, to give the drug in full doses so long as plagu bacilli were present in the blood. I accord
acid ingly gave 144 grains of carbolic daily, divided into two-hourly doses of 12 grains
sever i plants of Dendrobium each, and administered, as two years ago, in a formosum gig inteun in flower growing on mixture flavoured with syrup of orange and wooden blocks hauging from the crossbar chloroform water, in some cases over long between houses No. 2 and 3. The flowers
clusters for instance, ¦ are
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top Inspector Kuight, consumed over 2,50 grains of pure carbolic of the psuedo-bulbs, and are about 5 inches noid before his blood free from in diameter individually. It is a rory showy
'ague bacilli. With these enormous doses, species, as the flowers are white with a largo |
expected evidence of carbolic
blotch of yellow on the tip. The plant is a poisoning to
frequently. but itutive of the tropical Himalayas, Khusia Hills
In a few Cas88 Assam, and the Andaman Islands. was practically unknown. carboluria developed, but the omission or two doses was usually sufficient to clear the urine, and permit resumption of the remedy in ful doses. In certain cases dys. peptic symptoms occurred, but in those Freater dilution of the mixture with water was all that was required to overcome th's obstacle to its consumption. This absence of uutoward symp. toms is probably an incidental testimony to the purity of the apothecary's stock of carbolic acid, as carbolaria is believed to be due more to impurities in the acid than to the drug itself.
As a result of observation of its use in a series of 143 cases, I consider carbolic acid in lage doses the most hopeful means of treating plague thus far at our disposal in Hongkong.
Before looking at the actual figures, there are tvo circumstances that need to be mentioned, and for which due allowance must be made:- (1) The treatmen: with carbolic acid, was commenced late in the opidemic, at a stage when there is a greater natural tendency to recovery, the disease being invariably more virule it early in the season. (2) Coincidently with beginning the use of carbolic acid. Dr. Bell
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announced bis modification of Ross's method for examination of a thick film of malaria blood as a method for the examination of plague blood; and as a consequence of this improved means of diagnosis a larger number of very mild cases many of which would not have been diagnose, as plague in former years, were proved to be plague and sent to Kennedy Town. These cases swelled the proportion of cases recover ing.
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The hospital mortality of plague cases: treated at Konnedy Town since the first outbreak of the disease in the Colony has been as follows:-1894, 76.0 per cent; 1896, 74.3 per cent; 1898, 81.8 per cent, 1899, 81.8 per cent; 1900, 77.5 per cent; 1901, 76.5 per cent 1902, 85.1; 1903 (to 6th July):60.6,
When all allowances, such as I have before referred to, have been made. I think it must be admitted that carbolic acid is of undoubted
value in the treatment of plague, when given in
such doses as to allow its sufficient concentration in the blood to exert its antiseptic action on the bacilli. It is, however, by no means a specific remedy; and, while reporting thus favourably on its use, I would urge upon His Excellency's attention the desirability of carrying into effect before next epidemic season proposals already sanctioned for the production locally of a curative serum for 'he treatment of plague.
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One of the night flowering cacti, Cereus triangularis, has been flowering rather freely of late, and in a day or two there will be several more flowers open. The flowers are white, about eight inches across when fully expanded, and are produced singly on the stems. This plant may be seen in the rockery at the east end of the lower terrace in the old garden. The species is a native of Jamaica and Mexion, where it is found growing on rocks.
An interesting orchid is in flower in the No: 2 house. This is Calanthe Masucă, a solitary specimen of which was found in the island by a native collector in August, 1898. At that time the species had not been recorded from China, but, according to the Journal of Botany for 1902, a variety of
THE WRECK OF THE S.S.
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September 7, 1903. Gesellschaft, on behalf of the owners, will con- tast any claim byout that of ordinary salvage. Meanwhile the Tag and Lighter Company are doing their best to silve the vessel. No further news had been received from the wreck up to yesterday evening.
According to the latest reports from the scene of the wrec, says the N.-C. Daily News of the 1st iust, there seems to be little probability of saving either the stranded steamer Spol or her cargo. The engineer in charge, who left Shanghai on Saturday night and arrived at Amherst Rocks at daylight on Sunday, has sent a report to the hanghai Tug and Lighter Comp.uy, from which we gather that the vessel is full of water fore and aft. In the engine- room the flood is tidal. On Sunday the weather was too stormy to land any gear and there was every sign of the wind freshening. The after ball st-tauk was pierced and the after hold was covered with water at flood tide, making work impossible.
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PASTIMES OF THE CROW AT WEIHAIWEI.
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The Septembr number of th The mystery of the unknown and dess.151 Magazine a bright little production devoted Ainherst rock at the mouth of the Yaugless was
the mainly to chronicling the history of the ship' steamer flying signal of distress on
commission-includes an account of the Annual cleared up yes erdiy, siy: th, N.-C. Daily News Fleet Regatta, and a very interesting Garden of the 27th ult. During Tulay there had Show" held by the Ocean at Weihaiwei. In the R gatta the Ocean did very well for a newly- arrived at Woosung two ship's boats contain- ing the full crew, save an of th• Norwegiau! commissioned ship. The ship's racing crow stemmer Spol, inward bound to Shanghai from (ordinary seamen and boys) s-cured first priza Moji with a cargo of oals. They reported in the race for cutters: the working day men, having left their vessel on the Amburst Rock, in the race for four and five-vared gigs, sac- where they had struck about eleven o'clock ou coeded in getting the second place. In the race Mou lay night. Fine wather was prevailing for the Chefoo Cup, which was won by the Ocean and it was a clear though lark night when the last year, the ship did not compete, as Maltes:- built cutters were not allowed. The Cup was won vessel stranded ; and the mishap was attribut d to the strong set of the errent, which carriol after a fine race, by H.M.S Albion. The Ocean the vessel ten miles out of her supposed course. again obtained second place with her gig, To ship's log showed that just before the mauned by a racing crew; in the next event a crew disaster the Captain imagined himself to be iu of boys and ordinary seamen came in a very the neighbourhood of the Saddle Is'aui; at the good first in the four or five-oared gig rac', time of the grounding he was not na the bridge, thugh pulling in the whaler. The gun-room and the vessel was in chargy of one of the secured two seconds in skiff-races, but the niates. The vessel strack by the bows and within rep rt takes care to mention that this satisfac- five minutes the forehold was full of water. tory result was due in one case to the good judgment of the coxswain, who, at a critical The crew stood by the pups all night, bu when morning arrival the Chinese refused moment, rolieved the boat of his superfluous to remain longer on board. There was a heavyweight by falling overboard." In one of the swell on, and although the steamer was firmly finest races of the day, the Ocean marines' craw, after a splended effort, gave the Talbot a good hooked on the rock, ber decks had been com
well merited first place. Fletely swept at high tide. Que of the small bats lead aud gained
as capsized in an attempt to get away, and it I feared a Chinese sailor was drowned, though he may have been picked up by some of the native craft around. Two other boa's remained and, after hoisting the signals of distress which were afterwards seen by the German stoimer Plita Nossack, the whole crew, cousisting of Captain Jesperson, two mates, three engineers, and 21 Chiuso silors, entered these and made for Woosung. They took with them 13 ship's papers, but nothing basdes except the clothes they stood upright in. not due to a busty quittaues, but for lack of space in the boats.
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The Spol is practically a new boat aud was only finished this year. She arrived out from home about two months ago and this was her second trip from Moji to Shanghai. She left Moji on the 21st instant with a cargo of coal for Shanghai. Here ptain has known the coast for years. The registered tonnage of the Spal is 831 tons and she is capable of making nine knots in fine weather. Fitted with electric light, she is in every sense an up-to-date vossal, and the mishap is all the mors unfortunate on that acc uut. The owners are Messrs. Fearnley and Eger of Christiaua, for whom the Ostasia tische Handels-Gesellschaft are the agents at Shangbai.
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The report of the Garden Show mentions that prizes hal bзen offered for excellens, in decorating the ground imme listely in front of their tents in camp ou Observation Island, the Judges being Mrs. Foote (wife of the Comm dore), Mrs. Yorke. Mrs. Bruce, and A most the Commissioner of Weihaiwei. interesting account of the men's efforts is given. The first prize was won by the stokers, whose effort is thus described:
The Stokers in Ivy Lodge' had, indeed, mastered the art of mostic decoration. 'The
ground round the tout was divided up into well- proportioned sec ions, and each contained a sparate design. On each side of the door Welcome to `and ́Ivy Lodge' mude us feel at home. Loyally expressed itself in the devica of a crown, au E. R. with the words The Four other divi- King, God bless him." sions contained the following legends and Merric England, with representations: rosa; Good Old Ireland, with shamrock; Bonnie Scotland. with thistle; Happy Wales, with look. In addition to these, a gun and projectiles, a Commodore's flag, a propeller with Stokers for Ever, a spade with Bread for Life, and scroll, West "O,' accompanied by Duff for Ever,' with a digestible-looking lump of 'duff,' were faithfully portrayed, and In its issue of the 29th ult. the N.-C. Daily last, but not least, we saw the drawing of a huge News says: We understand that there is no horse-shoe, containing a whip and good portrait truth in the rumour that the wrecked Norwegian of a horse. (The shell that formed the eye steamer Spol has changed ownership. Representa- must have been the result of very careful choos- tives of the Shanghai Tu r and Lighter Companying.) Underneath were the words, 'Good luck. were the first to board the stranded steamer Persimmon. Derby winner. 1896.' after she had been abandoned by her officers and crew, and there was some talk of a claim by them to the wreck as a derelict, but the Spol remains a Norwegian steamer and we are informed that the agents, the Ostasiatische
The magazine also contains reports of the cricket, bowling, and shooting matches played by the ship. In a match on Suu Island, Broom performed the hat trick, dismissing the whole of the opposing team in their second innings.
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