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THE HONGKONG DAILY
AS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1908
Chief
Justice gave judgment for plaintin with costs in the cases To Shing 1. Bit Yes.
No casas or deaths from plague were reported during the 48 hours proeeding noon poster. day. During last week there were 5 cases and
| both surface and sub-soil, and to the radical At the Supreme Court on
method of treating rock-ports. It is a re- engnized fact that the draining of the race course in the Happy Valley has-mie the hamlet of Wong-noi-chung much healthier. There can be no room for doubt that sinuler treatment of the pestiferous swanips about. Aberdeen would have a liko beneficial result
The return of visitors to the City Hall on the health of Aberdeen, Little Hong-Library and Museum last work shows that kong, and the whole valley leading up to the the former institution was visited by 357 non- Wanchai and Magazine Gaps. The services Chinese and 112 Chinese, the latter by 128 of the Botanical and Afforestation Depart non-Chinese and 968 Chinese.
A. S. WATSON & CO., ment might be enlisted with regard to the
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OUR
AERATED WATER
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Has been recently greatly enlarged and refitted with the best English, Machinery,
embodying the latest improvements in the
trade-
THE PUREST INGREDIENTS only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness | exercised in the manufacture throughout...
planting in suitable localities of such trees For 38 nusquitoes are known to sbua. years the upper levels at the west end of the town, from Breezy Point ent to Belcher's Battery, to the south of Caine Road, have been notoriously fever-ridden. The Fever Commission of 1886 was greatly exercised
over the condition of one section of this dia- trict. Certain highly insanitary Chinese hovels wore razed; but the main recommendations put forward by the members of the Couin- mission have never to this day been carried out. Considerable improvement, as far as the eye is concerned, has been quite recently rocky, shrub-grown, water- logged piece of hillside between Richmond and Caine Roads. The work is too new to yield any perceptible results as far as de- crease of malaria in that particular quarter is concerned. Vacant sites should not be permitted to be misused, as they are apt 1
effected over a
5 dentis
Two more victime are reported to have been massacred at Tastingfu, namely Dr. C. V. R. Hodge and his wife, of the America Presby. terian Misaton. It was at first thought that the doctor was in Peking during the seige but it has now been ascertained that he and his wife were at Pactingfu when the massacres took place on the 30th June and 1st July last.
From Wahu comes the report of a serious row between the local soldiers and the provin cist Tigers "(soldiers) on the 9th just. Aecord
the Shanghai Mercury it appears that some half ing to a report of the disturbance furnished, to dozen Tigers were maltreated in a teashop or gambling house by a crowd of local soldiers, and whole lot of Tigers came down, hinted the locals all over the town, and captured several of them, and strung them up to the masthead (the Tigers live. in junks) by their talls for about 15 minutes and slashed them about with swords. one of the locals came down with a ran through his scalp parting company with his head, but the Tiger would not let him off with that, Insh
The Hon. W. W. Rockhill loft Shanghai for Taku on the 11th inst by the U8.B. New Orleans
The first shipment of Tientsin cargo since the bombardment was brought down by the s.a. Kweslin last Tuonday. The consignment was quantity of skins shipped by natives.
a
In the setion of Fine Arts the Paris Ex- hibition has awarded Grand Prizes to Sir L. Alma-Tudoms and Mr. Orchardson, and Gold Medals to Messer. Clausen, Forbes, Gregory, Lorimer, Ruid and Swan.
The New Civil Prison at Singapore is rapidly Praching completion, and is expected to be ready for accupation in November. It was begun last November. It is erroted on à site at the back of the Criminal Prison.
Tiba gran boas}}} understanda, will
May when shit gunboat the B the Bramble Fill,
stays at Bingspore til Decam battleships Ocean and Glory are
coming out shortly,
TELEGRAMS
DAILY PRESS SERVICE
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
[PRON QUE CORRESPONDENT"}
*SHANGHAL, 16th September, 8 p.m.
The Bill passed by the U.S. Senate for the pr construction of a Pasifle cable to be unilar the control of the Navy Department appropriates. a sum of 18,000,000, and provides that the com- DELAY OF PUNITIVE EXPEDITION. atruction of the spection from Ban Francisco | The Paotingfu expedition hus apparently to Honolulu shall be in the nature of an ex-
been postponed periment, with the ultimate view of an extension
TYPHOON STOPS LI HUNG-CHANG
Li Hong-chang has been detained at to the Philippines.
The Mounted Balloon Section for service in
Woosung by the typhoon weather. China is coming by the Bombay, which left
GEN. VOTRON GOES TO JAPAN. Singapore on the 15th inst. On the 10th there was an inspection at Aldershot by Major Friend, the General Vovron arrived yesterday morn- oficer commanding B.E troops and coupling, the 15th mat., and left last night for The woolion totals seventy-eight of all ranks, the officers being Liant-Colonel MaoDonald,
They bring out a tremendous amount of material, Captain Hume, and Lieutenant Martin Leake
and expect to be spilt up into three or four The U. S. battleship Oregon arrived outside parties. Properly equipped apparstas: and Woosung on the 9th inst. having completed retorts for making gain the field and repair- her repairs in Japan. The Oregon will proba-ing outfite are also part of the equipment. bly wemain at Shanghai for a month, but will be unable to go in owing to her considerable drought. She was moored last weak outside the Woosung Brit Buoy.
The following appointments have been notified at the Admiralty-Commander C. F. Dampier to the Aurora, undated: Engineer H. E. Rock to the Tamar for Hongkong, Yard, August 11th; Acting Gunner G. E. Cook to the Aurora, August 2011.
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The following promotions have been made
Fullerton, K.C.V.O. C.B., A.DU. becom in consequence of Vice-Admiral Sir JR. I Supernumerary to the Established Lut Officers, under the provisions of Her Order in Council of May 15, 1900,
THE WATER USED is specially filtered be if neglected. We notice that several Fedhis arms bohind him, drove a bamboo through caused by a break in the Yangtze river, where Admiral R. M. Lloyd, C,B, to be Vice-Admiral
and proved by repeated analyses to be
absolutely pure.
FOR COAST PORTS Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prives; and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received back
in good order.
thom. and triced him up again. It was not known whether the captives dod or not. The row had nothing whatever to do with for
At the Harbour Master's Office on the 13th
The interruption in the Shanghai-Foochow Cable which occurred on Saturday week was it is supposed the cable had been fouled by a ship's anchor. Owing to the depth of mud considerable difiedity was experienced in reco, yering one of the broken ends, the other one be. ing grappled for,in vain.".
any of th
In and about Taku all is now working in.
RUSSIANS LEAVING PEKING.
Five thousand Russians are marching overland to Manchuria from Peking.
BOXERS STILL BUSY Numerous Boters still interfere with the Troutam-Peking,line. It ik report that thousand Boxers are at: Chochou,
of Feking,
• Delayed an EVANSMILESZON,
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
VEMENTS
The German sport Strassburg arrived on
in Her Majesty's Fleet; Captain R. W. Craigie to be Rear-Admiral in Her Majesty's Fleet; Rear Admiral E. Woodward, C.B, to be Vice Sunday night on bir Admiral on the Retired List: Captains Sir W. C. H. Domville, C.B, W. R. Clutterbuck, and J. G. Jones to be Rear-Admirala on the Retired Listi
The Admiralty have decided to recommission
transport Melbourne ich the left on the 29: quæra and 1,058 troops on
port Pundua left on Sunday Taku, while the Clive and Rewa
tugaseg orulsor Adamaster un Súnony
Yesterday British transport Sande it
such lots, after lying natened for years, bave been suddenly taken in hand, sodded, and plunted with trees and foliage shrubs. Whatever be the imme. signers. diato, cause of this,, the step is distinct. ly in the right diction. Isolated and inst: the charge of desertion against Long Sing spasmodic efforts, however, can be of a fireman on board the British steamer Shaust, avail in matter of this kind. To be effec. was hoard. The defondant pleaded guilty, but tive and permanent, the attack should be declared that he was not a fireman, only a cook. continuous and thorough, and carried out, John George Carnahan, master of the Shansi, as far as prcticable, simultaneously over said defendant was either fireman or coil-trim
mer. He deserted some time during the night wide areas. Many prophylactic measures are well within the reach of all intelligent of Saturday, the Sth inst. He know of
The mosquito breeds in reason why the defendant should have deserted. -John Lumor, chief engineer of the Shake!, standing water. Consequently, no disused said defendant was a trimmer and was employed wine-cash or beer-barrel, no receptacle large as cook for one day only. He said that tires 11th instant from the Yangtze ports a mission for a third period of service on the fors, we well as the wives and familion of Lieut- or small, capable of holding water, should were alight during Saturday night, and firemen be allowed to stand out for any length of time wore knoping watches, In the morning all were found to have left the ship. He first know about it at 7 a.m. on Sunday, when the firos had burnt out, and there were 50 or 60 lbs. team in the boilers. There were no Europeans
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in the open air, ainattended to, especially during the rainy season. The trays in which flower-pois usually stand should be regularly emptied of their liquid contents, which otherwise will soon be alive with larval mosquitoes. Periodical vigíts should
up
witch below during the night, Jes. McNair, second engineer on the ship, said the defendant was coal-trimmer of his watch. He' be paid to all out-houses and offices, to discovered lus had deserted about 6.50 on Sunday that servants do not transgress in this morning. The defendant should have kept the direction. Any stagnant pool. of water morning watch-The Defendant stated he A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,ould be treated with paraffine and then left the ship to buy provisions. He returned
tiled
with earth. According to papers the following morning and had been acting brought by the English Mail on Saturday as cook since The Master and second en- the mosquito has been authoritatively gineer stated that he had not been sean on the ship since his desirtion. The Chief Engineer proved to carry the parasite that causes elephantiasis. So that, apart from the irritat corroborated. Mr. Basil Taylor found him ing annoyance and discomfort of its shrill, guilty of desertion. He was to forfeit all wages ing and its sting, the culer stands convicted On the 15th August, at 61. Dinry's, Gulmarg, of infecting man with the two dread una Kashmir, by the Rev. Walter Kiruinger, Chaplain, dies of maturia and cleplíautiasis. There is in Kashmir, CHARLES HELDENT ATZINE, 1.C.S., to AMELIA FARGUULE, only daughter of the int thus alindant recn why we should neglect Bobert LUMSDEN, of Glenlockhart, Edinburgh, no effort, whatever the cost, to rid our- and granddaughter of the late Major-Central | selves of this fell and formidable agent of William FARQUHAN, HELC.S., First-Resident Governor of Singapore.
Ausense. The D. P. W, was invited by the Chairman of the Bourd to look through the Royal Society's Reports and mment on them. It will be more than inting to soe thoattitude he assumes
MARRIAGE.
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HONGKONG, September 18th, 1900.
At the village of Tui Ko Hay, near Tuamati, on Sunday mat-shed caught fire. Sixteen othera quickly became ignited, and by the time the Fire Brigade appeared-and it was soon on the socio-the at-shola and their contents were destroyed, 2 pigs and a number of fowls being also burned to death. The damage in put down at $900.
and effects, and to undergo night weeks hard labour. Long Sing is only and of eleven of the crew of the Shone who deserted in Victoria Harbour. The remaining ten have not yet been approbanded..
proper inilitary order, the Shanghai Mércury reports. The eargo solios are marshalled in the cruiser Boyal Arthur for a second period of squads morning and evening, and each man horrica as flagship on the Anatrulla station. the flag of the nation by whom he is employed Hor relief crow will go out in the cruiser on his coat sleeve. They are working well and Edgar, and the Royal Arthur's present créw receive payment far abote what they would get will work the Edgar back to England. A crew in ordinary times. Everything is going along of 01 officers and ipan is being detailed at the Royal Naval Barreks, Keylam, for service in smoothly and wall.
the gunboat Karkatta, which is to recom-
Australian station, The Karakatto is in need Col Wheelers of extensive repairs to her machinery, as well as a general rent, and these will be carried out
The C.M.S. Kingyung at Shanghai on the
ported Facing H.M.S. Marathon and the German oraiser Secadler at Hankey on the 8th instant, H.M.S. Wallerne at Kinking on the 9th, and H.MS Daphne and Enk at Wuhan, H.M.3. Hormigne and the French gunboat Surprise at Nanking, and H.M.S. Rosario at Chiukiang, on the 10th instant.
The statement in some of the home papers that nourly all the horse sun-bonnets seen in London this summer have been imported from the Content, is disputed by a Luton Arm They have made ever 8,000 along this season and have large orders on hand for abroad. They have made these bonnets for five years, and find each year's output is double its pre- decessor's, Some horse-bonnets have been im ported into England from the Continent, but they are of the rash variety, At only for field and farm work.
It is with the deepest regret that we have to record the death at Nagasaki, soon after her arrival by the Ballegrat, of Mrs. Scott, wile of the Bishop of North China She was suffering from dysentery when she arrived at Nagasaki on the ath hast, and she diol, on Friday evening. the 7th inst. The Bishop and Mrs. Scott were at Tientsin during the siege, and then wont on to Weihaiwe. They were on their way home, to Japan, to rest. It was due to Mr. Scott, our readers will remember, that the Soldiers and Sailor's China Relief Fund was started by as, with regard to the expenditure of part of which fand we publish a letter from Hind Quarter House in our issue to-day.
at Sydney at an estimated cost of £8,800. -
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The Telunga also left for Bomber, taking a red men mid trans- number of invallis, time-
D Major Whitty, R. A. E. C. and Cept. Langhorne, R. A.
H. M. 9. drginal! went out yesterday for a
The Ceylon journals are still lamenting the
A DESPAIRING EDICT Our Wuchow correspondent writes, unler continuous arrivals of Boar prisoners. Here is another cry from the Tons. In a few days date 12th September An Imperial Edict, des time we shall have a nice assortment of our miring in tone, has been sent by telegram from noble enemies cast upon those shores, and Täinen (the capital of Bhanel) in which the we only hope that H E the Governer will Emperor assumes the reponsibility for the receive all the credit possible from the Home foreign troubles which bare overtaken. Chine, Covernment for arranging for their reception bet implies that, as these troubles did not arise sland in a uny, there may possibly bar. nine other and detention, for no ans, eke in the wants them here, and certainly no one expected causes, not altogether unconnected with the neople themselves, se a reason for them, He that they would to rent here in themandu, or protests would long ago have been raised urges on the provincial officials the necessity of Like locusts they come to set rp all our freshestance being given-in what particular form provisions, and in a very short time the Enrole et stated-and also of protecting foreigners. pean population of the faland will ba doubled,“*
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by one correspondents.]
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS CHINA
RELIEF FUND..
REFOET OF THE LADIES' WORKING,
COMMITTKE.
respecting treaties &o, &c. This Edict was re gived in the South on or abort Beptember 11th..
PEKING NEWS. -
The O Daily News special correspondent gives the fing description of the triumphal meron of the allies through the Sacred City, Peking, on the 28th alt.; -1.
** A triumphal march of a portion of the Allies through the Palace took place this morning, and was an imposing and successful pagernt. BR) Russiang, 400 British, 200 Germans, with BOMB Americans, Japanese, French, Italians end Austrians, entered in the following onde Rasei Japanese, British, Americans, Franch, Germans
to this
TO THE EDİTUE OF THE DAILY PRESS
Hend Quarter Hones, Hongkong,
15th September Eir,--You were kind enoughsome, three weeke ago, through the instrumentality of various sub-
ribers in Kongkong, to forward is his sum of the scred Gily com 375 dollars, which was farther angmented by 100 dollars from Major-General Gascoigné,
Tsong Fu Tset. Leung Kan and H Kam Wing, masters of cargo boots 1,396, 1,082, and 1,025 respectively, were charged before Mr. Hazeland yesterday, with unlawfully failing to paser with servicrable tarpaulin some kerosene which they had in their boats on Saturday The first and second defendants wore further charged with having free on their boat while they worn Jaden, with kerosene, and the first defendant was still further charged with failing to display a red flag on his best while it was THE Reports fumisted by the Malaria
laden with korcone Sorgeant Gourlay suid Committee of the Royal Society, together
that on Saturday last ho visited the defendant's The Novoe Premye states that all arrange with the remarks appended thereto by the
boats, which were near Stonecutters Island. Ia ments have been completed for sending to the various members of the Sanitary Board, as
the first defendant's boat he found 13 tios of Far East the twelve hospitals ordered by the Tast kerosune. It was covered with a piece of submitted at the Board's mecting on Thurs-
shesting only, and even the sheeting was fulton July 21. Ten of the hospitals are intended making 475 dollars in all.
to bo stationary, and.two are field hospitals, This was handed over to our committee, to day last, are of paramount interest to us
Two of our local legal luminaries and a heated holes. He could count the tins without removfurnished with all that is necessary for the spend in the manner we considered most advig. here in Hongkong. The intimate connection that, within the past two years, has been altercation in the Supreme tours the other day ing the cloth. The defendant had throu men on
at the conclusion of a certain case. Due thought beard bedering by the tins and also had transport of the sick and wounded as well as able for the use of the wick and wounded soldlers
with all other necessarios. Each hospital his
and sailors at the front (in China), and a number undoubtedly established between inalaria
the other had been rather unscrupulous in a two bres in chatties. He lo displayed no provision for 10 afficers and 200 men patients of ladies wore kind enough to veiratser their and the mosquito, and the unquestioned certain matter and called him "a cad." The other red fag. The second deteudans had eight ord is in charge of a chief medical officer, having vices in the making up of the materials. possibility of largely cnetwilling, if not of retaliated with "and you're a blackguard!" nine tins of kercsert in his boat. It was par under him a senior and junior medical officer, a We have now the honour to inform you that completely stamping out, one of the worst The spectators would not have been surprised if tially covered with a small piece of cloth. In chest, fons aroistant surgeons and four sister we have spent the money in the felles tarz scourges of tropical regions, by the local from words the parties had come to blows. It the stera of the boat he found the cinders teft of mercy. In addition, cach hospital has a chiotec, and the articles in question, liste bee extermination of mosquitoes, makes the sub has been suggested that they should settle their of a fire at which the defendant had been cook and an assistant inspector unda secretary, who wardon by us to Colonel Prendergast, E.E ject one of urgency, The old saw that preven-differences early some ming by retiring to ing his chow. The third defendant had koro-will rank as officers, and there are 107 men tonissioner at Weihaiwof, for distribution by him
azno loose on board, it being in his hold. The ach fald and 80 men to each stationary hos
as he sees it-- tion is better than cure applies very forcibly the Race Course with coffee and pistola.
other coolies wore taking it out and putting it in
pital, in this instance. The Sanitary Board,
40 Flannel Shawls,
55 Sets of Pyjamas
12 Fisane! Bedjackets,
10 Dozen Woollen vests.
12 Dosen pair of sonka, i 6 Knitted waistcoats.
A Chiraman told Mr. Hazeland the following the tip. He believed the third defendant got through its numerous officers, may effect a story at the Magistracy yesterday: I have the korosene from a ship, and he engaged the The launch of the largest steamer built in great deal by way of abolishing all stagnant just one from Annamn and am living in an pools in the vicinity of Chinese villages.hotel. At about seven o'clock this morning others to help him to put it in tins.-The first Shanghai took place en the 11th ingt, at Messrs. The native community in our midst might when I was standing outside the boarding defendant said he was soldering the tips and he Boyd & Co.'s yard at Pootung. The vessel as at the same time be instructed as to the house a man came up to me and said. "Neigh had a fire there for the purpose, but he was very she left the ways was christened the Tung-tang. meaning of such action, rough simply bout, there is something on your shouldet." I careful.The second defendant said: I had just She is constructed of miki steal throughout In addition to these, we have also included 10 worded pamphlets, distributed to them stoped down to pick up a piece of wood to wipe gut fixed to the other junk when the police and her dimensions are length oper all, 279 books of short stories kindly forwarded by a gratuitously. The Registrar-General's Deit off when the man put his hand in my pocket launch came alongside. We had done about six feet; Ingth between perpendiculars, 270 feet; R. Chatterton Wilcox.
May we also take this opportunity of thank- partment should be requisitioned to make and took out my purse, which contained 30 fine when the launch camenlangelde-The third breadth moulded, 42 feet; depth moulded, 10 ft.
cents. I seized him by the queue and gave him dofendant said: I received the kerosene first The enghies are of the inverted triple expansioning all these ladies who so kindly helped us the necessary translations The Chinese
into custody. The defendant handed the purse into my junk, and the other two took it out surface condensing types" The h. p. cylinder in the work, and those subscribers who garbled. respect written characters King eth ter chi to another Lan-A Chinese soustable said he His Worship said that within a very short time 12 inches duimeter, intermediate 21 inches to wand these conforts to our commiak in the much more than mere verbal explanation.kew the complainant holding the defendant by two fires had occurred on kerosero janke, doubt intueter; low pressure 34 inches diameter, with North? We have the honour to remain, yours Wo presume that European residents would the queue. He wont ap to him and asked less due to the regulations as to dangerous 27-inch stroke. The boilers are of mild steel studiently,
wrist themselves soo to the destruction of such him what was the matter. The complainant goods being ignored. Had a wind suddenly and are 12 feet 3 inches diameter and 11 feet eding haunts in the neighbourhood of said the man had, stolen bis purse. He got rison and ode of these junka had drifted down the long, god will carry a working pressure of 190 their own houses. In this crusade a heid of the defendant to arrest him when he harbour, it was too terrible to think what pounds They are arranged for both forced It was alueet and cutural dranght. The tonnage is 2,050 outrance against the mosquito, it seems sud, "Don't urrent me. Here are the 30 cents camage would have beeen, tous that the brunt of the fray will which I return to the complainant, -The de the impossible to make these me nd tons gross, mid 1,278 tone nett. Her speed is fall to the lot of the P. Wb. fendant, said he did not steal the pures. The 30 derstand the great dainage of neglecting calonlated to be between 103 and 17 knots. She [We have still balance of subscriptions în
centa belonged to bim, He was a cookie. He the rules and regulations. The Brat defendant is fitted for carrying eight saloon passengere hand, but Dr. HARTIGAN very pertinently minuted added. "If it was me the parse would have was fined $100, the second $25, and the third (Foreign) 40 first-class (Chinese) storage shortly that apartment might profitably lay been in my poeton. The man who
man who stole the $25. A bostwoman was also dealt with for hav. (Chinese). She line an electric Installation. The aimler to hear all at these valuable Reports money stole the purse well Sentenced to img fre on board her boat when laden with Tung-ting is an addition to Mars Batterfield balance in view of its possible requirentent suggest with respect to levelling, drainage, month's hard labour.
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