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But when we add that the increase was
-The case against Moors. Reuter, Brookai-
information can be got showing where the oven greater in the wet month of June both main & Co., which has occupied the attention TELEGRAMS."ATTACKING THE INTEGRITY OF
it is with the greatest difficulty that
disease was contracted. This attitude of passivo resistance is adopted not from fear, bat simply because the Chinaman dislikes having his business interfered with by the Plague staff-cleaning his house, or trying to
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this year and last, any argument in favour of the theory we have ventilated is heavily discounted. Nor do we fiad much support for the suggestion in the Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the xeorud- escence of plague in 1906, namely that it was to be accounted for by the fact that
of Judge and Jary at the Supreme Court for fourteendaye was concluded yesterday.
The Central Government has passed a code law in six sections, for the severe punishment upon those officials who have not given up the oplam smoking habit. The Vicaroys and Governors of provinces have been telegraphically instructed to
THE BENCH."
ANOTHER SUPREME COURT INCIDENT.
In the course of his summing up in a. casa ̈at the Supreme Court yesterday, His Honour the Chief Justice, mentioned that Consuls ware the best abusad men in the world.
His Lordship aid Gentlemen, I feel the tame spirit moms to have seized on one of
that the greatest hope of success in the the hours of sunshine for the free see if these regulationsare strictly carried out.explorer, has left for the Arctic with the learned counsel, I am not going to say
This
THE BRAZILIAN DREADNOUGHTS.
LONDON, July 17th. It is reported that Great Britain is to buy the three Dreadnoughts which are building for Brazil.
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.
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FOR THE NORTH POLE,
LONDON, July 17th. Lieutenant Peary, the American In Hongkong it is generally recognised
the object of making another attempt At St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, to- fight against the plague accurge lies in the three months of the year wore consider.
year morrow there will (D.V.) be the usual 11am, to reach the North Pole. enlistment of the co-operation of the Chinese ably below the average.
the total for the first three months. Island 6 p.m. services. The church parade people themselves. They have it practically almost exactly the same as for the first party "", Company, Middlesex Regiment, in their own hands to rid the Colony for
quarter of last year but the plague will as usual stand Morning Prayer, unless the ever of this annually recurring afliction, statistics are vastly different! The theory weather be sopropitious. Following Evening The Health Officer of Rangoon recognises is generally entertained that the epidemic administered (as customary on the 3rd Sunday Prayer at 6 pm, the Holy Communion will be that this co-operation is essential also in the increases in May and June because the of month). The offering will be for church small. Chinatown in the city over which he rains compel the people to keep within Maintenanes Fund, which is much in need of has sanitary supervision; and we draw their houses more than at other times, but assistance, attention to this experience in Bangoon in the absence of rain this year in May cou-
One extraordinary feature of the situation in the hope that it may be proft ably employed currently with a large increase in the numAches is the prevalence of suicide among the sa an object lesson by all concerned in ber of plague cases proves this theory to be of soldiery. This is especially the case where the Hongkong in teaching the Chinese people no more value than the others. August and temptations to streng drink are many sail over- the elementary principlesofhygiene. It used September are the wettest months of the powerlag. The conditions of service there are to be an article of faith in the West that in the year, yet plague after June steadily dim-wars and prospects are so dreary at the Esst, where the warmth of the climate makos inishes in Hongkong towards complete cleanliness more immediately necessary than extinction. The only certain thing that can in colder climates, cleanliness was indeed be said about the pingue is that it has its closely allied to godliness, the idea being origin in insanitary conditions and, without derived from the fact that the Jewish law, having successfully connected the appear
ance of plague directly with unflushed and Mohammeden, which in some things drains or a shortage of sunshine, we conta copies it, is filled with bathings, purifications back again to the point which requires to bo and other rites of a like nature, But whatever constantly emphasised that it 'rests largely force this may have in the case of peoples. with the Chinese themselves to exterminats who rule their lives by the Jewish or the sourge by co-operating with the annitary Mohammedan law, it has none whatever authorities in maintaining dourestic clean- among the Chinese in South China whoreliness. That seems the only hope of salvation. cleanliness seems to be regarded na a ai a rather than a duty.
J
There is one other point about the plague experience of Rangoon on which wo may venture a few words. It is the fast
outposts that the soldiers, look upon drinking
bouts as their only comfort. Os pay day, thoat of the money is spent on liquor, the soldiers then livs on little money, or, in short, starve themselves in order to have the menus with which to bay more gia. The result is that at the outposts the consumption of liquor has rison frightfully high.
Governor of Macau, is credited in the San Hi Excilauor Captain Continho, the ex- Francisso paper with a statement on the sizure of the "Totse mere," from which it appears that Portugal as well as Japin made a claim on China, but the nature of the claim is not stated. A paragraph in the "Interview readé :-"'Ia behalf of the Portuguesa Govern- Three cases of plogue, (wo fatal, were reportment the Portuguese Minister took the mather ed yesterday,
up with Peking, and there har resulted -a diplomatic correspondence between that capital and Lisbon which is not yet settled. Portugal
Woare requested to state that His Excellsnoy The Governor has gone into residence at
will replain at Government House
LONDON, July 17th. Australia has definitely declined the triangular tournament proposal.
THE ELCHO SHIELD.,
LONDON, July 17th. The Elebo shield has been won by England.
THE TROUBLE IN ANNAM.
LONDON, July 17th.
It is officially reported that the unrest im Annam is at an end,
[REUTER'S SERVICE.]
anything at all hard, but there was a sugges tion thrown out that I had not decided with equity.
Mr. Pollook-I am very sorry I cannot hear, His Lordship. What I am going to my la this. There was a suggestion which I cannot pass over, although I am not going to emphasiss it. The Bench knows perfectly well what the joy of a fight really is Judges know perfectly well that when you have had a long cars of fighting for your firm or cliente a certain.. obsession comes over the brain, and certain expressions are droppid that should not be takon at their fall meaning. I think I m quite expressing, the views of learned counsel right." Having cleared up this I say when I say that everything in Danmark is
Mr. Pollock-1 am sorry I could not bear what fall from your Lordship.
His Lordship-I beg your pardon. I said I falt sure I was expressing 'your views when 1 id that nothing was wrong in the state of
Denmark," which was the expression used in
one of the newspapere,
Mr. Pollock-Well, my Lord, what I have said I have said; and I don't retract or withdraw anything.|
His Lordship--I had hoped that learned counsel would allow me to put a golden bridge over the incident. The whole suggestion is ridiculous, and as a matter of fool, the sugge- sion that I decided cases in favour of uns party instead of the other is unfounded. On looking at my notes it so happens that the first fire or six points are decided in Mr. Pollock's favour. THE DUTY ON TEA..
There was the question on which the less LONDON, July 15th.
was raised. I was in hopes that that In the House of Commons, sitting i
question would be paised over, but I Committee on the Finance Bill, Mr.the integrity of the bench before jury, onnot pass over a question which attacks
that there is a tendency every year for Mountain Lodge but that the Visitors' Bookclaims that the not was committed within Snowden, Labour member for BlackburB, and when the newspaper representatives aro
plague to increase about the end of May or in June." This corresponds with the experi- ence in Hongkong, but in this Colony after June the epidemic rapidly, mbeides. That apparently is not the case in Rangoon, -In 1906 the heaviest plague months ware
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As the Criminal Bessions will only be formally opened to-day and adjourned, juzors are informed that they will not be required to attend until Monday, the 20th-instant, at -10
We have received from the American Comeulate General the following typhoon warn. ing which came from the Manila Observatory 215pm.: Sorenteenth at 1:30p.m.depres
sion north-eastern part Chins Sea."..
Since Sanday over 200 undesirables have been dealt with by the local police. This is să aiderable amount of work. From Saigen came exceptionally large number and entails a con-
37 undesirables and from Singapore-16 un- desirable.
A soldier was brought up at the Magistracy on solarge of laresoy from the Sincere Com--- pay. It was alleged that the defendant, along
Portuguese waters. Whatever the settlement whích China may be forced to make with Portugal, Captain Coutinho holds that Japan was within her rights in forcing the apology."
WANTED FOR MURDER.
On the arrival of the steamer "Kutsang" from Singapore on Thursday a Macao China man was arrested by the Water Folice on a warrant. He is suspected of this murder of Max Ling within the jurisdiction of the settle ment of Penang. Evidence of arrest and identitostion having been given, at the Magis tracy yesterday before Mr. Kemp, the prisoner
was remanded.
FLOOD-FUND-BAZAAR.
The Committee bag to acknowledge, with thanks, the following farther contributions:-
Mr. P. P. de Saras (P. & 0.), 1 sap, fancy
worked
Mesum Grips & Co., 2-boxes postcards.. Messis Arthur & Co., 1 caso sundries. Messin Kruno & Co, Chinaware, etc. - - Massa Loxley & Co, Assortment singlets ete. Basil Mission, Asortment of embroidery, Moeste Hutchison & Co., kaives, forks oto. Import and Export Bank, 1 exau sundries, Motsis McBwon-Frickel & Co., enso sundries, Mr.Aroulli, (Commissary Dept) 55 hand. Kerchiefs.
with another soldier, entered the complainant's shop and asked to be shown a oigarette holder while the other wished to ste, a harp. The defendant was alleged to have put the holder in his pocket and to have walked out with it. The shopman followed them. The defendant handed, so it. was said, the holder to his com- panion who thereupɔa returned it to the shop- as Mr. Wood discharged the defendast.-
Mr. Danielson, a olark in Mesars. Risckhend the Magistracy yesterday with refusing to and Company's, prosaouted two chair anolias at
aecept hire. The defendansa declared that they complainant said they did not say that to hin Mr. Wood thought there was a misunderstand-oto. ing and dismissed the summons. A Portugun se
The Daily Presss To what extent this may account for the had a fare in the King Edward Hotel but the
HONGKONG, JULY 18rn, 1908.
who prosecuted two chair coolies for s similar offence was more successful, and the defendante were fined $3 each.
moved that a reduction of two penes per present, pound be made in the duty on tea.
Mr. C. E. H. Hobbouse, Parliamentary Under Secretary, replying, said that the -reduction-named would convert an estimated budget surplus of £245,000 into a deficit of over two millions, and that although the Government were in sympathy with the proposal, they were, for the reasons stated, anable to accept it. The motion was ultimately rejected by 30 votes to 91.
Yarmouth, then moved that one penny per Mr. A. Fell, Conservative member for
pound be taken off tea produced in the epipire.
This was also rejestad 251 to 84.
SCENE ON A-DREDGER
At the Magistracy yesterday A. V. Naudin, second captain on the dredger "St. Enoch " proceeded against two of the Naval Yard em. ployees for using threatening language and
assault. The defendants denied the offemos.
The complainant's, story was to the effect
that the dredger was undergoing repairs at the Naval Yard. On the day in question he saw
the defendante zaleep at their work and he ashed them why they did not go on with their work The first defendant replied out of your band. you foreign devil" and thereupon he pushed him with his open band. One of the defendants then struck at him with a hammer, and he picked up a bar in self defence. The men went on shore
A clause was finally adopted fixing the and zeturned with thirteen or fourteen of their duty at five penco per pound.
MACEDONIA:
LONDON, July 15th. The officers of the disaffected regimenta in the Monaster district are touring the villages inciting the people to rise.
PERSIA
LONDON, July 15th. The British and Bushan embassies son
Society St. Vincent de Paul, Chinaware, Mossie Blackhead & Co., 1 case mundries.tinue their repeated representations to the -Mens-Dodwell & Co., 30 casa candles. - Porte-concerning the encroachments of
Messen Ullman & Co., toys, etc.
Turkish troops on the Persian frontier Menam H. Skott & Co, 10) bags Asg four.
The Porto so far has only sent evasive High Level Cooperative Store Ld, Grocerion
and dilatory replies.
Standard Oil Co., 200 kerozine lamps, The Pharmacy, drugs sto.
Mesura Gilman & Co., 1 case umbrellas. *120).
WATER: POLO.
comrades and they all attacked him. He blow his whistle and the captain came to his resons and later the Indian watchman came. _on_the_scene, and the. man retired...... On. shore the fleet defendant again wanted to fight kim but the polies same and he was taken to the station.
The master of the dredger said that bearing a noise he came on dock and found Mr. Nandin and a Chicamau in grips. He separated them. and later he saw Mr. Naudin surrounded by Chinese and went to bie resou”,
M, Panchard and Lowther, appeared for Mr. Colline, foreman in the employ of the defence.
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His Worship-What do you know about- this? I know all about it. Mr. Naudin thought my men were not at work, He interfered and
had no business to do sol
What did he do?—He said "fitey" or something like that to one of the men and when the man replied to him in Chinese Mr. Nandin struck him. Thereupon the Chinaman picked Three shield malobes in the water polo competition were played at the V.R.C. enclosure up something to defend himself and Mr. Naudia yesterday afternoon, the first being between got a bar. The other Chinese rofused daty and H.M.9. Temur and the Royal Engineers interfered with the men and Mr. Nandin said wont on shore. I asked Mr. Naudin why he Messrs Douglas, Lapraik & Co, cheque for This ended in a win for the soldiers by sight they were sleep. I denied this. When I asked
goals to nit.
The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club team then Mr. Nadia strack him. I pulled him off bim why he interfered the No. 1 interposed ard met the 87th Co.R.G.A, and a fast game ended but he want after him again! Then there
Connaught House, sheque for $5. -Mesara Lin & Hant, toys, etc.
Boshamull & Co., embroderies ete.
planation of the diminished return in Hongkong may be after the month of June has passed we are unable to say, but a theory suggested to us by a leading Chiness resident may be worth considering by the responsible authorities. When plugue first broke out in Hongkong a suggestion was made that the source of infection was not improbably the anflushed drains. That was before the discovery was made that the rat flea was the infecting agent, and we believe some estimate was at the time giren by the Public Works Department of the cost of flushing these drains an estimate running to about three lass of dollars. The drains still remain unflushed during the dry season, and the suggestion now made to 118 covers the question as to what extent these drains form-breeding places for rate- and for the germination of the plague bacilli. We are informed that during the beavy rains in June, when these draine are thoroughly fathed, large numbers of rats are washed down to the sea and drowned.
diminution of plague after the month of June is a question we must leave to the GITEN & plague epidemic in a city of mixed consideration of the Sanitary authorities
It certainly. is a curious coincidence. In the Asiatic population-Hindus, Burmese, Malaya, Chinese, Filipinos and Japanese months of October, Novembor, December which section of such a community would and January the rainfall is very meagre.
For smuggling opium from Bangkok the be likely to suffer most? It is not difficult In the last two months of the year it does assistant compradore on the German stasmer for anyone with experience of the various not usually average an inch a month, and Paklet" was at the Magistracy yesterday fined $150. Mr. Hoggarth, exoiss affour, Asiatic races to return the correct newer the Colony does not require to be dwelt explained that two years ago the Opium Farmer
· to ~this question. The section likely to | suffer
upon. In January sporadic cases of plague had notified abipping firms that on the arrival most would be the Chineno,
are reported and as the months pass theuf any vessel with oplam that the oplum would Experience indeed has proved it to list of casos grows, the epidemic reaching its transferred to the ship when it was ready to be sealed and taken to the Opium Farm and considerable extent and that being so, all height in May or June. Then come the sil, This would prevent the ships from being experience that emphasises the reasoor of heavy rains, and, later, the total dis-detained pending a search for opium. this greater liability to plague may be appearance of plague. profitably studied by the leaders of Chinese.
A Chinaman was charged yesterday at the public opinion in Hongkong and elsewhere, total and rainfall statistics and compare the Our thoughts are directed to this question figures with the returns for the present year alleged to be that he represented himself as the 'falso pretences. His modus operandi was
The Director General of "Commercial Io. telligence" publishes in the organ of his de by reading some remarks on the incidence we cannot say that we find very strong agent of a shipping company and could obtala
WEATHER BEFORT
partment an interesting artiole on-the world's of plague at Rangoon. The Chinese popu-
cotton supply and comsumption. Estimator lation in that city is small, but the Healthupport for the theory. Last year. Hong. for the complainant and his friends situations
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued show that the world's consumption of raw complained to Mr. Collins if he were dissatisfied Officer points out that they have suffered plague cases--not more than 250 for the when he received this money nothing more has fallen considerably in El Japan owing to
cotton increases by about five hundred then with the way the mon were working. He had kong had a comparatively light list of as compradores and assistant compradores on
the aleamers. He required a deposit of $1,000 the following report
On this 17th at 11.55 8.The barometer and bales per annum, i corresponding in no right to interfere and it was unwise to have
cresse occurring in spindles. The sometim severely this 3 year, qud last year also, whole year. This year we have already was heard of tim. Mr. Goldring appeared to the depression which is now moving Eastward,tion in 1884.5 was 7.444.000 bales and in done so. He had no right to throw coal at the than the Hindus and Burmese. Why is it? more than a thousand. Now the rainfall prosecuto and Mr. R. Harding appeared for the
1906-7 had risen to 17,006,000 bales. The man. That started the whole row. Neither The reasons," he anya, "ara obvious to statistics show that there was less rain in defence. A remand was granted:
Pressure bas increased moderately to slightly the supply, and the 78 million spindles that
demand however increases more rapidly than would that justify the men in attacking him those engaged in plague work." It is the the dry season 1906-7 than in the dry
| over W. Japan azi the E, worst of China, and worked in 1830 have now increased to with hammers. He was not satisfied that The ery of the Chinese at Baterie for given way slightly in Tongking. It is high at millions. To adjust this every effort is being defendants took part in that assault and they same old story with which we have long season 1907-8, and if the theory of education sader official control has been met by over the S. part of the china Son, and still made to widen the area ander ootten. In would be discharged:
low over. S..China and Tengking. been famillar in Hongkong. The Rangoon the drain origin of plague were sound there the opening of the first Government Dutorais de winds may be expected in the Indis, thanks to the Government and to the Heel Ofer grita Decines Freshould have a more-plague-cast-a-boot there for people of this outine i porous Chaines set fra to scrong meaning Association, an extra millon nghi under culture last year, were brought Kenure often divided up by the
salect werepened on July by in the pen forr dhe Chies Be "year than this when there was more flushinges of a large gathering, official and other.
and already a better description, in cofton occupants into small very dark and ill-ven of the drains. As a matter of fact, down wise. The Resident of Batavia spoke about the at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inches.
Hongkong rainfall for
the 24 hours ending being exported to the United Kingdom. India consumes two thirds of the cotton she grows, tilated cubicles. The houses are packed to May lat last year only 18 cases were roediners of the Government to meat Chiness The forecast for the 24 hours ending at Boon in 1907-01 to Be. 25,70.45,396 Those who still the erports to England amounted in vaine with merchandise and with rubbish of all reported; this year 117 had been reported wishes in the matter of separate sohcole, and today is as follows:
thought that it was not possible to increase the descriptions, and are ideal places from the by that date. But now we have to con urged the parents not to neglect to see to their Hongkong & Neighbourhood.(*)
orea under cotton in India, or to improve, its rats' point of view. Chinese people very sider the rainfall for the mouth of May. children attending really and cleanly dressed. Formoss Channel....
quality, are shown to be mistaken. The moat Farely report the presence of rals in their In May 1907 th6-recorded rainfull was Several leading Chinese present thanked the South coast of Chins between Base as No. 1 ng "pot for cotton is evidently Sind. Taare the Egyptian variety in replacing the houses, even when dead rats have been 11-280 inches, this year it was only 1325 hundred and sever children were enrolled on
Government for the action it had taken. Two Hongkong and Lamooks,
South coast of Chies between Same as No.
indegenous plant, and the area devoted to cotton discovered Further when a case of plague aches, and in this one month the plague the first day, the ages varying from six to six-
forenses rapidly. It is believed the time is at Hongkong and Hainan... J
hand when Sind will produce 100,000 bales the patient is almost invariably total went up from 117 to 539. In May teen years. Bix teachers undertook the tank of ()s.W. to 8. winds, moderate to fresh yearly of almost the Enest quality of cotton in oved to another house before death, and last year the increase was from 13 to 55. instraction.
squally, showery.
the world,-Calcutta Eaglishman,
more
the inalodorous condition of the drains in
If, however, we_tuke lust pear's plagae
keen
$250,
Mr. A. Babington, 2 Spaniel pups. Mr. H. P. White, cheque for 815. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, $10.
Messis Connell Bros Ltd., obeque for $50. Messrs Barretto & Co., Cerion Tes, etc, Mesars Dady Burjor & Co., 15 cases soap...‚' X. Y. Z., $10. Japanese Ladies Wednesday Society, (from)
Messrs H. Ruttonjes & Co., 3 was os wine.
وی
Magistracy with having obtained $1,000 by friends), cheque for $115,
over that arco.
S.E. winda, moderate.
in a draw, neither team scoring, **
The Corinthian Yacht Club scored an easy win in their matoh with the 83rd Co. R. G.A, the final score standing 12 goals to 1.
THE WORLD'S COTTON SUPPLY
AND CONSUMPTION.
14
was a general fight all round and I tried to restrain my men, One of the men picked up an iron bar and "jabbed " Me. Naulin on the cheat with it.
The two defendants did not assault Mr Handin No.
The first defendant denied having taken say part in the assault upon complainant.
The second defendant szid Mr. Naudin struck him first. That started the flight.
--His-Worship said Mr. Naadin should have
TRADE AND COMMERCE,
JAPAN'S DILK. TRADE," Despite the financial amberment in the United States in the latter part of last year, the past six months ending June amounted to the exports of raw silk from Yokohama during 21,586 bales, showing an increass of 9,276 baleg as against the corresponding period last year.
The foreign trade of Japan for the first half of this year ending June shows that there was an excess of imports over exports by Y80000 As compared with the corresponding period of hat year, there was a diminution of Y 13,000,000 for imports and of T24,000,000 for exports, a total of Y87,000,000.
FOREIGN TRADE OP JAPAN,