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Holmes, & Satsuma vazas.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
Dr and Mrs Harston 4 silver menu stande. Mr and Mrs Henry Humphroye, i sweet dishes. Kimly and Co's Staff, one gold and pearl brosel. Mrs and Min
Mr Hyndman, 2 Hazoland, 2 porcelain vases. silver napkin rings. Mr Ha Wing, clothes rush. Miss Humphreys and Miss V. Ham- phreys, 2 silver dishes. Mr and Mrs Ho Fook,
COMPANY MEETING.
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
COLD..
The fortieth ordinary meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10TH, 1999.
DEADLY MOSQUITO.
communications, soon to include the Panama WAR OF SCIENCE AGAINST THE Canama Canal, and enormously increased popula- tion, wealth, and mutual friendship make them now far from bager to continue our over-lordship. With the price of a few torpedo bosts we might secure by education and diplomacy a federation of Fonth American States.
NO DANGER FROM CHINA,
REMARKABLE SPEECH BY SIR
PATRICK MANSON.
A listinguished company assembled at the Patrick Manson, K.C.M.G., F.R.S., M.D., at Authors' Club last month to entertain Sir
AN INTERESTING WEDDING, Yesterday a large congregation which included II. E. the Governor, sesemblest at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, to witness the welding of Miss Phyllis Irons, second daughter of Mr. Arathoon Feth, 1.5.0. the Registrar of the Supreme Court, to Mr: Muckerlich Cyril Owen. Kon of the Rev. Cyril Owen, of Jalta. Theservice, 2 silver vasen, Mr Ho Kom Tong, silver powder Ltd., was held at the offices of the Company, a peace-loving nation friendly to us. Our re-innex. Mr. Percy White was in the chair. which was fully choral, was conducted by the Rev. box. Mr, Mra and Miss Harker, silver bowl. Messrs Jardino, Matheson and Co., yesterday F.T. Johnson, M.A., Mr. Deamon Fuller being Mr and Mrs Hinds, silver scent bottle, Dr Ho afternoon. Hon. Mr. W. J. Greason presided, Voice that breathed o'er Eden," and "Oh cherry wood chair. Me and Mrs Jones Hughes, Perfect Love," the ceremony concluding with 4 silver salt cellars. Miss Enid Hughes, 6 gilver Mendelssohn's Wedding March. The brides tes spoons. Mr Eddie Howard, 6 silver spoons. maids were Misa Mabel Seth and Miss Mr O'D' Gourdin, silver bowl Capt Hodgins, Georgette Harker, while Mr. Eace Seth noted lacquered music stand and table. Mrs Hooking Hooper, silver inkstond. Mr and Mrs B. A. Halo, silver tea strainer. Mr and Mrs Ernest Hazeland, Japanese silk table centre. Mr and Mrs P. H. Holyoak, silver card case. Mrs and Miss Hance, blackwood frame Mr and Mrs Ho Wing, 2 silver varer. Mre Bo Tang, silver hair pin boz. Miss Hargthorn, silver pen holder. Mr Hatchings, silk embroidered
at the organ. The hymns sung were "The Kui, silver fan, Mr and Mrs Shelton Hooper, and there were also presont Sir Paul Chster 1781, which lasted only six years, cost in life, highly the compliment you have pail me in
and civil
ae best in. The bride, who was given 'away sad daughters, cut glass bowl. Miss Shelton Smith, Ho Fook and Wong Leung Him and property as all our forei fost aloneered for me the distinction of being your
by her father, was attired in a gown of while liberty eatin, the long train falling in gracefal folds, and draped at the sides with chiffon and orange blossom intermixed with myrtle, while her bortho and sleeves were of fine Florentins "lace, embroidered with crystal and pearl. She wore a small wreath of orange blogson under a plain talle veil, her ornaments being a pearl earring, a pearl necklace (the gifts | cushion. of her parents) and a diamond star (the gift of the bridegroom). The bridesmaids dresses were of pale blue niuen de sois made after
the style of one of the beautiful patterna of La Maison Doucet, Rue de la Paix, Paris. The huts
were of cream straw, triumed with pale pink roses and forget-me- mots and finished with pale blue ribbon. They also wore blus slippers. Tho brila's mother wore adess of white laca over black silk and a black hat trimmed with variegatoil roses. The bouquete carried by the bride and bridesmaids were gold-slippers containing pink and white roses tied with pink and blue ribbona.-
A reception was afterwards bold at Norman Cottage, Peak Boud, and was attended by large number of guests who wished the young couple much joy, the Hon Mr F. H. May proposing the health of the bride and bridegroom in a very happy spooch.
The happy couple proceed to-day to Caloutta. The bride's going away dress was brown cloth cont and skirt, tailor made, and
brown hat trinuned with brown feathers.
THERE IS NO
REASON WHY
ANY HOME
SHOULD BE
WITHOUT A
ΡΙΑΝΟ
(5.) Because there is no danger from China,
Sir Patrick Manson, who was received with tarm of the indemnity has done more to promote
(7) Because our three foreign wars since prolonged cheers, anid: Mr. Chairman and pouce with her than anything else could do.
Gentlemen-Needless to say I appreciate very all told, in battle, nothing comparable with our recklone slaughter by accidents every year in asking me to be your guest this evening, Al- timo of peace. The $60,000,000 increase of the though I have written several books and a good nary asked for last year, if spent in fight lay claim to a high standard of authorship, many papers for the mectical journals, I cannot ing disease, ignoraneo, waste, and wickednes
fore it cannot be my literary merits which have at home, probably could save as much life much less to rank as a man of letters. There
wars have cost. In five years we have by fire, largely preventablo, $1,200,000,000. In guest. It must be something else, and what this four years we have killed, by accident, largely may be I gather from the card of invitation. I
Boo I un put down to address you on preventable, 80,000 more than wore killed on
personal experiences of the mosquito." It is WE HIRE FOR both sides in the four years of civil war.
(8.) Because we are already sponding over 65 true that I have had some versonal experience per cont. of the nation's revenue in payment for claim on your hospitality. There must be of mosquitoes, but that is no merit or adequate and in properation for future something else. Perhaps it is my special ox- paat Far Conra and war, and have bat one-third of
national rorenuo left for judicial and or
perience of mosquitoes in the spread of disease ecutive departments, coast guard, lighthouses, able board. At all events, you have given me which accounts for my presence at your hospit- quarantine, custom Починок, consus, waterways, forestry, consular and diplo
post office, the text apon which I am to presen. matio service, and all other constructivo work.
Philippines if we but ask the nations to (11.) Because we shall need no navy to protect pledge preservation of their autonomy when we
place
and Messrs H. P. White, C. 8. Gubbay, F. Maitland (consulting committee), L. N. Leefo (secretary), J. Barton, C. Osmaad, A. H. M. da Silva, D.. Gazdar, J. M. E. Machado, F. Smyth, A. Tarner, A. 0. Tang, H. Percy representing a total of 580 Shares.
The SECRETARY read the notice convening the meeting.
be CHAIRMAN asid-Gentlemen. The and accounta haring teen irt report your hands for some days, I will, with your permission, follow the nearl take them as read. The year 1907 has, I am glad to say, boon a prosperous one for the Company and this in spite of the continued depression-in trade and the carious outbreaks of fice in the foreign owned and occupied pro- 4perty in Shanghai in which place the Company's
Hocsainally and Co., Maltose lace collur. Mr J. H. R. Hance, 6 Japanese lacquer plates and 6 grass lawn mats. Mr and Ms Paget Hett, silver mustard pot. Mr Heldt,
silver sult celinrs.
grant them their independence,
our
Now, my experiences in this matter naturally fall under two heads. First, there are those in which I myself was the victim, and second those regards the first, I have really nothing to say.
in which the mosquito was the victim. As
I
Like most people who have been in hot countries,
intereste are very cousilerable. The premium income is practically the same as that for 1906 Mr and Mrs but losses are some $33,000 less. The surplus arritorial aggrandizement by pledging territor.any and many a time,.and more than once I
Dr and Mr-Jordan, silver ten set. Mr. Mrs and Miss Joseph, gold bracelet. Joaquin (Bouralnya,, draft: Mr 8. M. Joseph, 2 silver vases. Mesin Joseph and E. Chan A Tong silver cruet and 6 silver tea spoons.
Mr and Mrs Kemp, coffee pot. Mr Ellis Kadoorio, cheque. Dr. Keyt, 2 silver vasen Miss Kraft, silver sweet basket Mr and Mrs Spiors Koll, 3 bronne vases.
on
(12.). Because all the great nations in one or another are socuring safety from al inviolability. All the nations on the Baltic and North Seas signed treaties in April, 1908, to respect each other's territory on those waters. Turbulent Contral has secured posce by similar methods. It is the America
method of the future.
$10 PER
MONTH.
have bem the subject of mosquito attacke ROBINSON PIANO
have had malarial fever Rs & consequence although at that time I was not aware that the mosquito had to do with disease or that it could be regarded as being anything more than s muisance. I need not say more on this subject,
A FASCINATING INQUIRY.
allow me, ander the second head, namely, those I have a good deal to say, however, if you will experiences in which the most was the that insect by the thousand, possibly by the tens victim. I plead not guilty to having snorificed of thousands, in my euleavours to follow up this insect's operations as a spreader of diseases affecting man and the lower animals. Let me go back to my early years of tropical experience. I was then in the island of Formosa I took a
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un examination at midday might quite possibly two. This remarkable phenomenon was manin- tained practically in erary case of Elarini not reveal a single one, er at most only one or
infection which I came across. It looked as if this, what I call Blarial periodicity, was a adaptation of the habits of the Filuria to the
of $330,232.90 is one of the best the Compay, has ever been able to show, and I trust the proposed appropriation meets with your appro- val, viz-the paymeat of a dividend of $27.00 per slauro absorbing 8216,000 and the transfer of $114,232.90 to augment the Reserve Fund,
(13.) Because in spite of our strategic position and the fact that Europe largely depends on Business in the areas to which the Company's for food, we are spending for defence more than Mrs G. R. Lanumert, 3 sweet forks. Mr Leung operations are confined does not call for any France and only $36,000,000 Less than Germany, Pin Chi. 2 satin cushion and satin table cloth, special comment on this occasion. Dall trade and only $66,000,000 less than Great Britian Mr Leung Chin Kong, amethyst necklace and must of necessity hors a contracting influence which has possessions to protect around the embroidered silk dress. Mr George Lammert, our prominim income, and this, I think, globe, and is unable to feed herself except by pearl brooch. Mr and Mrs Longuet, picture. affords the expluation of the slight reduction
imports.
(16.) Bective, as was Busnimously agreed Mr Lov (hu Pak, 2 silver tooth-pick stands, that, it seems probable, the completed figures at the Arbitration Conference in 1904, in Mr and Miss Loureiro, grass cloth table cloth, for 1903 will show but which should disappear Washington, attended by a great body of great interest in the diseases of the people, nocturnal habits of the mosquito.
directly the current of trade flows more freely. our most eminent public men, there is
na qution of "huner." vital in The amount we carry forward does not compare treat which enanot be arbitrated, except, of favourably with previous years, but if unexpired course, that of autonomy, which can be secured risks run off without exceptional losses, theby international pledge, and in our case is result for the year 1908 should be satisfactory.
beyond menace. Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts I shall be pleased to reply to any questions that shareholders may wish to ask.
No questions were asked, and the CHAIRMAN
as presented.
or
Que disease had a special fascination for me-- elephantiasis. I puzzled over what might be the cause of this disease, but without finding a satisfactory solution. Later I went to Amay, large town on the coast of China, where I saw many more cases and many more forms of the same disease. Still I failed to End au explana
a
| MOSQUITO-BORNE AILMENTS. Thus encouraged, to test this mosquito doc-
Mr and Mrs Jose Loureiro, 1 doz. grass cloth serviettes, Mr Edward Loureiro, satin gold embroidered purse. Mr Frank Loureiro, Japan- ese funey box. Mr and Mrs Cornwall Lewis, 6 The following is a list of the wedding pre-silver tea spoons. Mr and Mrs H. A. Lammert, silver frame. Mr and Mrs Clement Logan, 2 Mr. Mrs and Miss Armstrong, set of silver silver vases. Mr and Mrs J. Leiria, silver bead spoons. Dr and Mrs Atkinson; 6 Japanese crumb brush. Mr and Mrs Leung Wing silver tea spoons. Mr L. S. Arathoon, silver Cheong, silver frame, Mr Li Kzo Chin, jade simbrella hundie. Mr A. V. Apenr, silver ton brooch. Mr Lau Paz Chin silver bowl. Mra moved the adoption of the report and accounts Japanese here and sent one hundred of our of the inhabitants in certain districts of India and alopt sa comfortably as he could until morn.
vents
sol. Mr and Miss Arathoon (Calcutta), silver eutréé dish. Mr A. C. Arathoon, sheque. Mr. aud Mrs Allen, table centre. Mr Adbooleader, 6-scent bottles. Mr Abdoolarkim, silver eruet. Mrs Aitken, 2 silver salt cellars. Mr Apo, old. Chinese curio...
Lam Sui-Bang, silver ink stand and penholder, His Excellency, Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard, silver bowl. Mrs Lee, 2 silver serviette rings. Mr Frank Lammert, silver and mother of pearl writing set.
(17.) Because we can secure far greater safety by expending on a pence budget a small amount every year say one dollar out of every thousand voted for armaments; last year that would have boon $220,000, which in the hands of a commis- slot, could have brought one hundred eminent
Congressmen, and editors to Japan. Banquete, Sir PAUL CHATER seconded, and the motiones, interviews, letters, etc.. would have was agreed to.
brought about au understanding and friendship which might have easily prevented the vote for a now Dreadnought.
(18.) Because a national and racial arrogance is growing in our country, and bumptious talk sbont car being" master of the Pacific, though there are ten other nation berdering on it is leading a part of our press and people to insult and irritate other people with the sense of im- punity in our impudence which a huge navy Jends.
d
tion.
trino, I persuaded & Chiusman, for a small conelderation, to sleep below what is called a "osquito house that is to say, a large frame-work covered with mosquito netting big enough to accommodate a bed. This was orooted in a room in which mosquitoes abounded. The first time I heard that Timothy Lewis, who had and kept the door of the mosquito, house In 1874 I came to London, and there for the Chinaman went in there in the evening, done so much in the study of tropical disease, open for half an hour, until plenty of mos had discovered that in the blood of a prepartion quitoes had entered it. Then lie closed the door there was to be found an organism, which being. Next morning I entered the house and called the Filaria sanguinis hominis. This is a found dozens of mosquitoes gorged with blood microscopic animal ente, eel-shaped, and enclosed clinging to the walls of the house. Those I in a loose sac, or sheath, within which it wriggles transferred to small bottles and examined them about in the blood very actively. It is sometimes serially at intervals of a few hours or a few days, On the motion of Mr. GAZDAR, seconded by Mr. MACHADO, the Hon. Sir Paul Chater
Present in enormous numbers-hundreds in endeavouring to find out if the Filaria was Mr Ma Hong Chow, mother-of-pearl sweet Mossra, White, Maitland and Gubbny · were
every drop of blood. These parasites Lewis had ingested with the blood which the mosquitoes Mr and Mrs Bonner, silver dessert knives. | dish.
found in more than one instance in association had imbibed, and, if ingested, what changes. Mr T. Meek, 4 silver salt cellars, Mr re-elected members of the consulting quamítzee.
with elephantiasis, or elephantoil diseases. On might occur in the way of development, or Miss Barker, Miss Maker, Misu Gorham and Misg and Mrs M. 8. Martin (ingapore), 2
Moer, W. Hutton Potta and H. Percy
my return to China in 1876 I endeavoured to perhaps in the way of digestion, nacortain if these parasites occurred alio in -Gonclay, 4 silver salt cellars. Mr and Mrs silver · sweat ilishes. Mr Martin (Kobo), Smith were re-appointed auditors on the motion
China
I discovered that they were present in Wanche, gruas cloth tes cloth. Mr and Mrs Kaga tea set. Mr J. H. N. Moly, silver of Mr. TURNER, seconded by Mr. LANG,
some districts in 10 per cent of the population; in Murray Bain, pair cloisoné vuses. Mr R. E.Lettie Mr H. N. Mody, gold pures. Mr The CHAIRMAN--That concludes the business,
other districts they were present in 50 per cent O. Bird slv er frama. Mr Bowley, 2 silver sweet Mok Man Chung, 2 ebony chairs, Mr J, A. C. | gentlemen. Dividend warrants can be had on
while in other places they were not found at all ditber, Sir Henry and Lady Berkeley, travelling Munro (Calcutta), cheque, Mr M. Manuk, spplication to-morrow. Thank you for your
(19.) Because our navy is already so large One thing was certain that this little orgasim mature animal. It showed no evidence clock, Mr M, Brandoo, cheese and biscuit stand. | 2 silver candle adcke. Mr L. A Museo, attendance.
as to incite other nations to increase theirs of growth while in the blood, or of any organs our naval increase was quoted last year such as would load one to suppose that it was Mr H. Murray Buin, eet lacquered tea-pays. 4 silver salt cellars, Mr and Mrs F. H. ́May, 2
in the French Assembly as an argument for a capable of reproducing Hoelf.. The inference Mr and Mrs J. M. Beck, silver photo frame. silver candle sticks. Mr and Mrs Maitland, THE DAI NIPPON SUGAR REFINING Fregeh increase. This senseless rivalry is drive therefore, that it was the young of sense
Mr and Mrs Mirra, Japan-“ Miss Bird, pictare. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar silver blotting pad
ing certain would-be customers of ours towards other animal. For this I searched many times, bankruptcy. Barrett, Japanese silver butter dish. Dr audese ten set. Dr L. P. Marques, 1 doz, brass
and at last found such to be the case, although (21), Boesuse our diguity no more depends on Mrs R. A. Belilios, silver tea caddy, Mr and finger bowls and plates. The Marquis and Mar
Japanese papers report that success in the
We should feel pride if we are safe enough to
and by Lewis himself. Mrs Belles, 2 glass and silver vases. Mr Bryer, chionnes di Oriolo Masso, silver frame. Mr negotiations for a compromise in the liabilities battleships than upon lighthouses of fire engines, and is led been anticipated by Bancroft, 2 Japanese plaques.
Ernest May, 2 silver vases.
of Dai Nippon ugar Refining Company, is dispense with a few Mr C. D. Mel-
hopeless, and the Mit Bishi Banks, which bourne. 2 silver and mother of pearl fruit dishes
undertook the relief of the company, have st Mr and Mrs D. Macdonald, silver ice pail. length declined to advance the 13,000,000 re-
quired and have withdrawn their assistance,
Mr and Mrs R. Chapman, silver sweet disk. Capt. St. Clair, 2 silver sweet baskets. Mr Chan Chew, silver frame. Mr. and Mrs Chapman 2. mother-of-pearl fruit dishes. Mr B. Chapman and Miss M. Chapman, 4 silver pepper pots, Mr. G. Catchick, travelling clock, Mr and Mrs Cradock, 2 grass cloth tea cloths. Mr. and Mrr Carler. 2 mother-of-pearl and silver sweet dishes. Mr Chan Long, silver bowl. Mr and Mrs Carvalho, pair silver vases. MrC. Cooke, silver shoe horn. Mr and Mrs Chao Leep Choe, 6 silver ten spoons. Mr Chau Sia Ki, ivory and silver bolt. Mr Chan Ab King, roll of silk. Mr and Mrs George Caldwell, 2 silver vases. Sir Paul Chater, silver tea set, silver salvor and
Dr Noble, 4 silver sweet dishes. Mr and Mrs Nissim, 6 silver bowls. Dr Piuto Norses, 2 silver pepper pots. Mr and Mrs Northcote, | traveling clock. Miss Ida Ng, pair of silver chop sticks, Mr H. M. H. Nemazes, 6 silvor finger bowls,
Mr Cyril Owen (Rangoon) drafts for bride and bridegroom. Messrs Owen, punch bowl. Mr C. Cyril Owen, family bible and wedding. day album. Mr Grass Ozazio, silver card caso. Dr. and Mrs Pearm, gold mirror. Mr T. L. Perkins, Poetical Works of Robert Barnse Mr and Mrs Piercy, les cloth. Mr and Mrs Henry Pollock, silver purse. Mr Ernest Pearce, eilver toast rack. Miss Connie Pearce, ivory card case. Mr and Miss Dixon, grass cloth cushion- Mr-Mrs-and Miss Hutton Potta, grass cloth Mr and Mrs Danly, box of aut crackers. tea cloth. Mr Patell, silver card case and silver Mr and Mrs Dowley, cut glass scent bottle. { bag.
silver toilet set.
COMPANY.
THE AMERICAH NAVY,
OPPOSITION TO EXPANSION.
women:
BÅD EXAMPLE FOR OTHER NATION.
embodied in treaties is a fessible and far more
dr tithe of the $60,000,000 asked for were
was not
ON THE PARASITE'S TRACK.
The parental worm was quite a big animal, from about 3in to 4in in length, and of a thickness of a strand of fishing-gut. It lay in the lymphatic vessels. Ent between the mature animal and its young actively wrigging pro-
could be discovered.
The
EARLY LIFE OF THE PARASITE.
dissected so charged. I tore off its abdomen. I shall not easily forget the first mosquito I and, by rolling a pen-holder from the free end of the abdomen to the severed end, I succeeded in expressing the blood the stomach contained. Placing this under the microscope, I was grati fell to find that, so far from killing the Filaris, the digestive juices of the mosquito seemed to have stimulated it to fresh activity.
curious thing. And little snok or bag enclosing the Filaris, which hitherto had muzzled it and prevented it from penetrating the walls of the blood resol
Row 1 RAW &
The
the human body, was broken through and discarded. The blood, when it enters the mosquito's stomach, becomes thickened, in con sequence of the water which it contains becom ing absorbed. It acquires a tar-like constoney. in which the Filaria lies. The Filaria seems This how larry fluid seems to cling to the mek
Filaria
I
I had stumbled on an important fact, with a distinct bearing on human pathology. followed it "P
best I could with the
agro aplliances at my diaporal, and after many month of work, following up false Boente, I nltimately succeeded in tracing abdominal cavity, and then into the thoracic the Filaria through the stomach wall into the
(23). Because" a decant respect for the opinion of mankind" ought to be more and more the controlling motive of nations ag of individuale.
(25). Beesuse declaration of non-intercourse powerful force. We would better spend our geng in the blood no intermediate form to be conscious of this, and vigorously butts
problem naturally suggested itself How does this parasite for by Justice Brewer of the Supreme Court and anch it is, contrive to pass from one humaning its way through. When this is effected the other alle men, now made possible by modorning to another? As I have told you, it is
wriggles away in a definite direction, conditions of communication and politics. If sod in a loose sheath, free to wrigglo, just as it in search of something.
When I saw this for the first time I believed as a cat or a dog would be, if tied up in a four President Taft in his inaugural addrossant on an educational campaign for a pledge ck. Although natively moving about in this declared himself in favour of a streng Army and of non-intercourse from England, France, and sheath, it could not escape from it. It was never Navy. This pronouncement was apparently the United States against any nation which found in any of the natural discharges from the anticipated, for last month a statement of attended one of them and refused to arbitrate body. Therefore, it could not escape spout thirty reasons why the navy of the United it should do more to keep the world's peace than aneously, so as to pass from one man to another. States should not be enlarged" was issued with all their navise..
Now, it occurred to me that, if it could not the endorsement of the following men and
(29.) Because by lowering excessive tariffe pass by virtue of its own effort from one human and the promoting commercial fraternity we Samuel Bowles, John Graham Brooks, Andrew timidation by armaments.
Charles Francis Adams, Jane Addams, coukt do more for peace than through in-body to another, and if such a passage were muscles of the mosquito. More than that. I nocemarily, as it obviously is, some other agent ascertained that during this passage the ittle must intervene, and that that other agent must Carnegie, James Duncan, President, France of (30) Because we have not the faintest ground be one which is capable of piercing the skin of parasite increased enormously in size. From Brown University, B. Farquhar, Edwin to suspect there will ever be a war again with the human body, and also one which absorbed antiga tabunt onesteenth of an inch, Riun, Washington Gladden, Edward Everett England so long as our northern frontier is free the blood of the hamsz body and with the length it grew to about one-sixteenth of an inch,
and was now just visible to the naked eye. Hale, William D. Howells, (hester Halcom from her fortifications: nor with Spain, whose blood the little wriggling parasite which it developed a month, an alimentary canal, and be, Prof. William James, the Rev. Charles interests hereafter cannot cross ours; nor with contains. Such a translation was, in my
Jefferson, President Jordan of Leland any of the other nations with whom we have al- opinion, a first and necessary step for the other organs which I need, not specify. Mani. Stanford University, Bishop William N. Me-ways been at peace, and who could fight as only parasite to take when it would quit one human festly, it was on the road to a new human host. William J. Falmer, the Rev. Charles H. Park of supplies. We are especially ecare, as Europe which occurred to me as being the most likely that whom the mosquito died the little organism Vickor, Marcus Marks, N. O. Nelson, Gen. at a range of thousands of miles from their base hody and get into another. Now, the agent 1 conjectured, perhaps wrongly, I now seo, burst. George Faster Peabody, Blise Perry, is dependent on as for a large share of her food
of the Filaria was the mosquito. School, Prof. William G. Summer, Lincoln and nothing to gain by attacking us. Steffens, Ida M. Tarbell, President Thwing, of Yellow Peril" is a paychological obsession of Western Reserve University, President Thom-- a few scaremongera who do not read Oriental pain of the State University of Ohio, Booker languages or respect people who have not white 1 Washington, Rabbi Stephen & Wise, skins, but who translate their suspicions int President Mary E. Woolley of Mt. Holyoke statements which are not facts and help create the very hostility that would excuse their cry College and others.
for an increased unvy.)
AT HOME IN THE HUMAN BODY.
It
Mr and Mrs A. J. David, 12 silver tea spoons, Mr John Robertson, 6 silver liqueur cups. Mr A. David, 2 silver uteau stands, Mr M. Mrs and the Misses Bone, silver mustard pot David, 2 silver napkin rings, Mr P. Davidson, and salt celler. Mr and Mrs Albert Raymond, silver ten caddy, Mr and 1rs Denison, pair of silver powder box. Batauma vases. Mr and Mrs. Donald, silver fish Mr Crowther Smith, 2 cut glass scent bottles. Dean Henry, Wade Rogers of the Yale Law supply, and the Orient has everything to loss to effect this necessary step in the translation which it contained escaped fate water, and by carvers,
ailver sweet dishes.
Mr and Mrs Fen Shun, 2 gold and jade brucelets. Dr and Mrs Forsyth, 2 silver napkin rings. Mr Fung Wa Chun, 6 silver tea spoons. Mr Denman Fuller, fountain pen.
The signatures- cover-evory-point made by the advocates of greater military strengths take up the gasstion with reference to both the Atlantic and Pacific, and lay particular stroes upon the guarantees of The Hague as adequnțe Substitute for force. The thirty reasons are embodied in the following paragraphs:
(1) Because we have fought foreign foes,
A NIGHTLY WANDERER.
that road might reach the human body. About this time a striking fact was revealed Inter, probably influenced by discoveries in connection with malaria, I set to work to me which tended to confirm this view of the role of the mosquito. I had made ap my mind appliances, to see if I could trace more precisely sgain-this time in England-with better to examine the blood of a thousand Chinamen, with a view to determining the frequency with the exact route by which the little animal left which the Filaria occurred in the human blood. Dr. Bancroft, of Australia, and I set. Dr. Low the mosquito. I obtained infected insecte from It is an easy task to examine the blood of half to "section" them at the London School of dozen people, but when it comes to be the blood Tropical vedivine. Dr. Low seconded in mak of a thousand peoples-a smaller number would. ing beautiful" sections" "which clearly demons. not give reliable resulte-it requires a more contrated that the Filaris, after it leaves the siderable amount of time than is usually at the stomach and reaches the thoracio muscles of the disposal of a medical practitioner. So to help mosquito, continues, ofter a certain period in There used to be a theary among big game me in the proposed task I trained two Chineas which it increases in size, its journey towards
A TIGER STORY.
Mr F. M. Gregory, silver flower bowl. Mr sweet dishes. Supreme Court Staff, black-wood English, Spanish, and Mexican, only six yours hunters at a tiger was unable to jump off medical stadents, and with their assistance the proboscis, that for a time i lies in the head
Mr Siu Tak Fan, jade bracelet. Mr Hen- Mr Ezra, salt cellars, Mr and Mrs A.
Bessey Beth, cherry wood desk and chair Ellis, silver ruse, Dr and Mrs Evan Joner, Mr. Seth, emerald and diamond ring Mrs silver basket. Mr and Mrs O. L. Ellis, butter Both, pearl necklace and earrings. Miss Seth, dish. Miss Ellis, Satsuma rase. Mr and Mrs-six silver inger bowls. Mr Harold Seth. G. H. Edwards, pair silvor vases. Mr B-Elia opal and diamond bracelet. Mr S. A. Seth, gold and jade bracelet. Mr and Mrs Ellis, 2 cheque. Mr Euce Seth, 3 cherry wood tea tables. ar A. Stevenson, cheese dish. Mr E. Show, 6 silver dessert knives. Mr M. J.D. Stephens, silver travelling clock. Mr Hobert Shower, 6 lver liqueur glasses. Mr and Mrs Sawer, 2 silver trifle spoons Mr M.S. Sassoon, jowel Mr and Mrs B. 11. Silas, 2 silver
Cafe. table, two chuirs and embroidered silk table alot, Mr, Mrs and Miss Glabbay, silver jewel box and ise Shaw, silver manicure net. Mr
Peroy Smith, 1 doz silver knives and Forks, Misses Galluzzi, 6 silver dessert knives. Mr and Mr Gompertz. Z silver pepper pots. Mr K. A. | Á‹ Gabbay, silver sweet dish. Mr and Mrs Gilby, 2 entrés dishes. Masters Gilby chafing disk. Mr and Mrs David Gublay, silver când caxS Mr and Mrs George Grimble, 2 silver vuses, Mr. and Mr Tom Griffith (Canton), silver powder box. De and Mrs Gröne, 2 alvor vases. Mr Andrew Mora, 2 silver cases. Mr J. H. Gardiner, silver frame
D. M. Gubbay, Shanghai, silver fish carrera."
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mud drs Shellim, silver cake dish. Mr and Mrs 1. H. M. da Silva, silver inkstand and penholder. Mr and Mrs E. E. da Silva, fire screen. Mr She Fat T-oi, silver brush. Mr Subedar Mahomed Ali, 2 silk cushions.
in the 125 years since the Revolution.
thousand natives. To stimulate the enthusiasm
I
of the insect, that then it creeps down the labinra
or sheath of the proboscia, where, in properly pre
and evidently waiting an opportunity to escape.
Itt the ground with all fours to any height. But managed to wade through the blood of a every foreign war we made the first attack. we believe the idea has long since dispelled, says of my assistants I offered them a reward. Both With less danger from attack than any other the Indian Field. A recent incident, at all were very eager to get this. They were occupied pared sections, it can be soon lying outstretched. nation, we are now spending more for past war events, would clearly prove the idea to be in hospital duties, one working during the day This opportunity doubtless occurs when the mos A wounded tiger sprang inte the and the other during the night. I found that quite next proceeds to feed on the human subject. and preparation for fature war than any other erroneous
tree in which one of the shooting party was nation in the world
(2) Because our extent of coast hus has little stationed, fully sloven feet from the ground, the man who had leisure to work during the That this is so has been unmistakably demons-
night brought me many positive results, which
trated by
Lebredo and Falleborn. The latter, relation to danger from attack.
and all but tore him from his perch. Mr and Mrs Tutcher, tortoise shell clock. (3.) Because The Hague Conference
The officer received the tiger with I took care to confirm. But the one who worked
trived to kill instantaneously infected mosquitoes Dr. Thomson, 2 silver models. Mr Toug Lai for arbitration of disputes force provided barrel full on te vend, badger with his right during the day seldom found a case of Filaria. by very ingenuns electrical arrangements, con- the Toledano, 12 zilver tea spoons. Mr Tsang Kita navy to prevent forcible collection of such month and tried to give him the left, but un Chuen, 2 silver serriette rings. Mr and Mrs debts, thereby removing excuse for our keeping effect, then pushed his weapon into the tiger's thought this a peculiar thing, and I proceeded while in the pot of sacking blood from
to investigate the matter.
I found that the Filaria was not always pre- with the mosquito actually in situ, display the body. The "sections" prepared from the skin fau, ailver powder boz. Mr and Mrs Tee Yat, debts of South America to Europe.haver The struggle in the tree looked like ending dis fortunately, the trigger was only on half-cock.
sent in the blood near the serface of the body: Filaria in the act of passing through the pro gold character brooch.
(4) Because navy is less needed than
and, further, I found that it had peanliar habits boscis of the mosquite, and actually entering the Messrs Walker and Turner, 4 silver vases.
to protect South America, as it is now perfectly astrously. At last, however, a ballet from one
as regants its appearance and disappearance Vr G. A. Woodcock, silver flower stand. Miss capable of a defensive alliance among its of the other shooters brought the tiger down, opero glasses; Mr and Mrs Scott Harston, frames. Mr Wei Wing Sam, silver mirror. Mr side, Ressons which made the Monroe Dort the barrels of which the rate had nearly made health: Filarim came into the blood just about parts of the mosquito's proboscis, Thus we are. Wallace, jade brooch. Mr Wei A Yuk, 2 silver nations to repel any wanton attack truas ent carrying the wounded sportman's four there. I found that in ordinary conditions of body through the little hole made by the biting now absolutely sure that certain kinds of mok- Warbrook, 2 silver rates. Mr A. E. Wright, 4 trins necessary wlam there was a Holy his teeth meet, bosides smashing the stock. It sunset, gradually increasing in amber to quitoes are the taeans for the transmission of the wards midnight, and then gradually decress Filaria of the blood, and therefore of those silver salt cellars. Mr and Mrs James Walker, Alliance" and the weak South American is humbug, therefore, to say that tigera cannot fish carrers. Mr Wang Hing, 2 silver vasco.
examination of the human blood at midnight Mr and rs A M. Zorab (Bourabaya) dratt | republics were uoconwcted by telegraphe or jump all fours off the ground to any renting in ambers towards morning. Thus, so diseases to which this parasite gives rise,
railroads have no application shen modern height.
might reveal 500 Filaria in every drop, while
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Mr Hall, silver cruet. Mr E. Haskell.
2 silver sweet dishes. Mr. and Mrs Hell- ingsworth, silver sweet dish. Mr and Mrs H. K. Holmes, 2 silver sweet dishes. Mias