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BRIGHT'S DISEASE AND DROPSY. CURED I YHARD!
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AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITY ON PLAGUE,
The Cableners reports: An interchange of burron courtesies between the board of health of Manila and the board of houtth of Sydacy New South Wale, has placed in the hands of Dr. Victor G. Heiser, director of health for the Philippine Islands, very interesting report
of the fourth outbreak of plague at Sylaer in 1904. accompanied with remarks on the aetiology of plague, used on its observed epidemiology, by Dr. J. Ashburton Thompson, president of the board of health and chief medical officer of the government of New South Wales.
Dr. Thomps is assured that the rat is the This he makes cause of the plague in mun. clear in the following introduction to his report: He says: "Although it has been stated in cock of the reports for 1900, 1904 and 19003, that a Sydney ina has nequired the infection of plague from rade infected with that disease, the remark is Bere made once more in connection with further precise evidence now to be adduced.
Epidemic plague at Sydney hus always depanded wholly and solely eu epizootic plague, 4,000 NEWEST VICTOR RECORDS and it has been successfully controlled thore by measures directed, not at man, not at the filth in which to sometimes liver, but at the rat alone. The manner in which the infection is communiontud frota rat to man is subject of grent practical importance. The hypothesis of the flea, notwithstanding much circumstantial ovidence adduced firet in this series of papers, las remained thus far insufficiently ramined by direct experiment.”
TALKING MACHINES,
Hongkong, 17th October, 1902.
2055
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
No. 22 of 105.
NOTICE OF INTENDED DIVIDEND. Re the YUE FAT BANK, lately trading at No. Il Wing Lok Strust, Victoria, Hongkong, as Bankers. Receiving Order dated the 6th day of April, 1905. Adjudication Order
Alay, 1905. FIRST DIVIDEND is intended to be A declared in the above matter.
11th
Creditors who hava not proved their debts by the 21st day of November, 1905, will be excluded.
Dated this 19th day of October, 1905,
G. A. HASTINGS, Trustee, 38, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. INFORMATION has been received from the Naval Authorities that TORPEDO BUNNING will be carried on from the range at LAI-CHI-KOK from THURSDAY, the 20th instaut.
lly Command.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Offllee,
Hongkong, Brd October, 190S.
2307
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
IN
INFORMATION has been received that 15 pe. B.I. and YAXIN GUNPRACTICE will take plane from a position on the Northern Shore of Stonecuttees Island in a West-North- Westerly direction at targets place on the slope of Chung Hue at a range of about 3,400 yards and also anchored barrel targets, at 6.30 am. on the 23rd October, and at 3 p.m. on the 28th October, 1305, if the range is clear.
By Command,
T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 1st October, 1905,"
2396
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
RACE HEAT-DRITAIN'S STORAGE OF SUN
SUICIDE-NEW ANESTHESIA-VOWEL HEAR-
CHINESE BOYCOTT OF AMERICAN
GOODS.
AN INSINUATION.
It is a little curious to find the Times
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.NEW AGENT IN HORTICULTURE-NÓINT 3.ATHER HAIR GARDEN: NO-ARTIFICIAL PEARL..
The storage of heat from the sun, first pointed! out by Kalecsinsky in 1901 in acrio small salt lakes of Hungary, has now been observed in salt lakes of various parts of Europe and in Siberia. In the Szarata lakes, a warm layer found between two serial yards thick was cooler layers, and a condition of the heating is the existence of a layer of fresh or dilute salt. Freu nf water over the heat-absorbing Inver
time, and i
as it does, a mischievone-insinuation against our allies. In it “A.M.E.” writes:---
Sir. The Chinese boycott of Amerionu goods is now assuming such a character as to clearly necessitate some uction being taken to protect British interests, and it may not be amisa to point out the reasons why British interests will assuredly suffer incalculablo damage.
For instance, the Chinese bare naturally no means of differentiating between British or American goods, which to them are marked, branded, and identified in charactors fresh water will be heated under a covering, absolute similarity. In addition to this, The stored beat sometimes rises to 150 the Chinuman has 11 tens a gruberal degree F., and may be retained for a considerable way of sacertaining the nationality of the in a lake of Norway it proved destruc person with whom he is dealing, Englishmen tive to cysters until the cold water was let in and Ameriaus being alike in general appearance from the opera, Artificial solutions of various and speaking the same language. It will thus silts uy be raade to verra like the salt lakes be seen that, however desirous those who initia: the boycott were that it should only as beat accumulators.
be contined to American goods, it has, by furca to British goods. Perhaps the west serious of cireumstances, unfortunately airenily extended aspect of the whole position is that those continu it to goods merely manufactured in the spousible for the boycott are not content to States. They have even now extended it to in America and afterwards manufactured in gols mayufactured from raw material produced. Great Britain into articles for consumption by the Chiness. It is only necessary to take into consideration the enormous output of the ention rolls in Lucashire, the raw material being predseed in the United States, which finds a arket in Chine to realize the gravity of the situation. Doubtless your readers will have other goods instances in their minds of
The Britial birth-rate bus ben steadily declining ju reent yours, and the latest report shows the lowest rate on record-27 per 1 for London and 29.2 per 100 for large towns. This searrely exceeds the death-rate, Sanitation has reduced the death rato. which has become the greater within a few particularly among infants, and this alone hus prostponed the beginning of race decline berand the present time. The falling off in the birth-
Vears.
rate due partly to selfishness and love of pleasure, and partly to our strenuous modern living is ost serions artong the middle au upper classes.
Í be now method of producing general anes thesia proposed by Selinaidurlia, of Berlin, con- siste in giving three bypolemic injections
we lieurs, one bony and huil an hour before operation-of scopolamins with some morphine. Unconsciousness continuos some hours after the operation.
The hearing of rowels has been a subject of investigation by Dr. Marage, the French physicion. He has used a vowel sirou. and Las shown that every vowel is perceived at a certain distanes with a minimum of energy oa sono preticular unte, and that, in consequence, the ear hears racl vowel batter on some notes than on others. The and i need the sharp notes: the and carry the voice. The export ments soon to inlients that the promul re omitted by the sirens of lighthouses could be changed to some other note that would carry farther with less expsudituro of energy.
wapufactured here which would come ber the boyents in a simdar manner.
There seems to be a great amount of mystery *s to the exact onigin of this boycott, although it is naserted by some Chinese newqmpers that It is been initiated and continued solely as a protest against these laws of the Caited States which are considures to be feel that there are other than Chinese Juffnenres directed agtinst the Chines Ous cannot lat
at work.
This appears to be an opportunity for the Japanese to prove that they are grateful to this country for the moral assistanco rendered her during the recent war and for the treaty which has retently been entered into between this country and Japan, and under which Japan moral assistance. It is dibeult at this stage in the fange would have something more than to estirate the present relative values of outside Poisoning by egge is au idiosyncray that in Raences in China. We cannot, however. overlook the fact that China has watched has been noticed by a number of madical r
European Dr. Capitan tuds it first mentioned in 18 by the gigantic struggle between Marcelles Doutns, the patient being a young nation and the Japanese-a antion composed man whose lips swelled and who fud purple of men of very similar characteristics to thom- In 1894 several salves-and she has seen the Asiatic porter palebes after eating "gs
reported emerge from her struggle as the successful cares of violent poisoning were
Jousthan abri
Hutchinson. combatant. One cannot, therefore, ba far wrong a family knows to Morrell Mackenzie in considering that in the minds of the Chiness
four mbers through generatious the Japanese hold a very high place, and that, were poisoned, the symptoms being marked in consequence, any influence Japan might indisposition, insomnia, towelling and, en bring to bear would be of great assistance. One traction of the throat, swelling of the eyelids cannot, therefore, but feel that whatever exer tions may be made by this country to protect and redness of the face. The idiosyncras las
its interests in the Far East, Japan should been followed by Bright's disease in two
consider herself morally bound under the patients, suggesting a possible connection.
cirenmstances abore muntiosal to assist in profecting the interests of the country to whom she owes so much.
Iry
the
Robert.
The remarkable deposit of oak reported by a timber merchant of South Rassis is in a river, and exists in layers scattered in depths of three or four feet, over an area of 159 aquare miles. The varying colours are attributed to different kinds of mad. The colours are pink, blue, yellow and brown, and as many as twelve shades have been noted. The logs are from 40 to 200 feet long.
The work of the last three years in Gerinany and Francs is estimated by Prof. Curtis to have yielded about a pound of radium, America's stock of cadian salt, reduced to the strength kucava as one million, would half till a lady's thimido.
In the course of the last outbreak of plague which occurred in Sydney, starting March 1, 1964, 12 persons were attacked, six of them dying of the dianuss. The plan adoptel was identical with the plans adopted here. Rats were hunted and exterminated. From Murch, 1 to December 3, 1904, there were thus destroyed 01.037 rate and 47.270 mice, a total of 108,956. Of this number 65,114 were taken to the health authorities by the public and paid for. The remainder were caught by the employees of the board. Out of the total number 13 were found to be infooted with plague. The disease was also discovered in twn domestic cats. In the A peculiar forlility seems to bolong to some Zoological Gardens at Sydney several of the of the land near St. Petersburg. At Tsarskee animals on exhibition became infected, among Selo, seventeen miles south of the city, experi- them four wallabies, one walleros, one prelemelonments in cultivating peppermint, spearmint, and one treo kangaroo, Also one Indian sage, etc, gave results far beyond expectativas, aud Prof Tell attribinter this to the radio. antelope and three caged guinea pigs.
Dr. Thompson adds that plague has not netivity of the soil at that place. The presence been found in that part of the world in any of radiau was demonstrated in specimens of other animals, especially in the farm-part the plants, the greater portion of the emanation species. In Hongkong, however, various proving to be held in the roots, less in the stem domestic animals, such as pigs, calvos, forland leaves, and still less in the flowers. Similar turkeys, goose, ducks, pigeons and others have been caperimentally infected and found subject: In the four cutbreaks which fave occurred in Sydney, thors have been 392 casas of the disease discovered. In the first ontbreek there were 265 cases which dropped to 13 in the second record and to two only in the third, rising to 12 in the last outbreak,
After a sory careful examination of the plague question the chief medical officer concludes with a statement of his decision that the rat is the fons and origo of infection in this disease.
INDIAN ANTHRACITE"
Many Indian colliery owners place on the market coal which they name "Arthracite. The records for the year 1903 of a large iau railway show that 201,199 tons of diau cosi were received for railway consump tion and of this quantity 99,511 tons were supplied as being "Antirrasite" in quality. The term "Anthracite for say Ladian coal is entirely a misnomer, aa at present no tras pathracite is available in India. Indian coal in general is highly bituminous in quality, and eoul owners and coal exporters in India have had to suffer for their "penny wise and pound foolish" policy of winning and exporting coals of a low calorific value which contain a high percentage of incombustibles. Too little at- tention is given at Indian colliaries to the preparation and selection of coal for the
markota.
เ
In the near future Japon will compete more vigorously for the Eastern markets, and, unless Indian exporters specially select coal for the INFORMATION has been received from ustane coal will cast the Indian quest the
Japanese qualities,
the Authorities that GUN PRACTICE will be carried out as under:-
On WEDNESDAY, 1ST NOVEMBER :-
From Eastora Defences, towards entrance to Jank Bay, at ranges up to 6.000 yards; commending at0.30 am., and finishing at
•19 Noon.
results have come from special experiments in the botanical gardens of the Military Medica Academy at St. Petersburg, and that lol Prof. Varlich also to express the opinion that the growth of medicinal plants in the vicinity is stimulated by radium.
Cheap leather, it is pointed out. is now weighted with glucose and barium, being Trang the weight text of thus made to
But it absorbs mais. first quality material. ture freely, and a shoe made from it is perer really dry. Even in the driest weather, the perspiration of the feet makes ench footwear dangerous, and Koon rots.the inner sole.
Hair growing by the methods of gardening is chimed as a successful new industry by a Turkish physician. He scarides the bald scalp. and then transplants hairs, taken from another head and clipped at both suds, in the incisions Aftre a time, it is affirmed, the hairs thus sat cat actually take root and grow.
The most successful imitation poarta are
The scales come from a small hollow glass balls lined with silvery and irides. cant fish-scales. must be picked off by hand. 18,000 fishes being fish known to the English as the bleak, and required to supply a single pocus of perfect scales. The artificial pearls are made in France.
EATING FROM HABIT.
The Hygienic Gazelle says:-"A prolific cause of chronic indigestion is eating from babit, and imply because it is meal-time and others are eating. To eat when not hungry is to sat without relish, and food taken without relish is worse than wasted. Without relish the salivary
freely
glands do not set, the gastric tuids are not Eecreted, and the best of foods will not be The competition at most of the eastern ports digested. Many perfectly barmless dishes are will lie between India and Japan; both severely condemned for no other reason than countries have sheap labour and an produce that they were eaten porfunctorily and without coal cheaply Australis, on account of her relish hud due insalivation. Hunger makes the preferential labour clauses. has a high mining plainest foods enjoyable. It causes vigorous cost and cannot produce really cheap coal. The secretion and out pouring of all the digestivo amount paid by the Australian colliery owner aids-the sources of ptyela, pepsin, trypsin, ON FRIDAY, 3RD NOVEMBEL:-
From Eastern Defences, towards entrance to the coal hewer for simply cutting and filling sto, without a plentiful supply of which ne digested. Wait for an Junk Bay and towards Waglan, at the coal at the face in the mine is sufficient to fccde can be perfectly Fasting is one of ranges up to 12,000 yards, commencing cover the whole of the outlay incurred by the appatito if it takes a week.
Indian and Japaness owners up to the port of the saving graces
It has a a spiritual signifi at 9.30a.m., and finishing at 12 Noou,
бого If the weather is unfavourable on either of placing the coal into the railway wagon. The cance only through its great physical Indian coal industry requires new markets, physiologic importance. If breakfast is a Indian railways consume at precent about 2 or lunch a matter of indifference, cut one or million tons per anunu, and with the yearly both of them ont. Wait for distinct and nn- increase in the mileage the railway demand mistakable hunger, and then eat slowly. If you' will be an increasing quantity. The demand from industrial and household consumers will also gradually increase.-Tim
the shove dates, practice will take place on the
ollowing day.
All ships, junks and other rossols are to keep clear of the ranges.
BASIL TAYLOR,
Harbour Master, ofo, $2987 Hongkong, 21st October, 1905.
And
de this, you need ask for questions as to the propriety and digestibility of what you eat; and! it need not be predigested!"
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I trust that this matter will commend itself to you as one which requires careful watching by yourself as one of the chief safeguards of English interests in all quarters of the world.
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