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TELEGRAMS.
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SANITARY BOARD.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD, 1914.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
HOSPITALS; THE
The usual fortnightly meeting of this | authority was held yesterday, the Pre- sident of the Department (Mr. D. W. Tratman) presiding. There were also present Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax,
Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock K. C., bas Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, CM.G., Colonel given notice of his intention to ask the Irwin, Dr. Fitzwilliams, Messrs. P. W. following questions st to-morrow's meet- Goldring and Chan Kai Ming, Dr.ing of the Council "TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE NATIONAL BANK OF Francis Clark (Medical Officer of
CHINA.
CHINA SERVICE.
THE CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
PEKING, May 2nd. All the receipts from the Maritime Customs will in future be deposited with the National Bank of China which will
be regarded as China's official Bank. The measure will be carried into effect at Shanghai first, and a branch office of the Bank will be established at Canton.
-AUTONOMY - FOR "OUTER TIRET."
PEKING, June 2nd.
Health), Dr. W. W. Pearse (Assistant Medical Officer), and Mr. E. W. Hamil ton (Secretary to the Board).
THE ESTIMATES FOR 1913. On a minute by the President relative to the Estimates for 1915, Hon. Mr. Hewerr proposed that they go into Com mittce to consider the Estimates.
Dr. FITZWILLIAMS proposed that a sub- committee be appointed to consider them. The PRESIDENT regretted that he had been obliged to detain the Estimates for. 1915 for nearly a month after their pro- per time. The appointment of a sub- Information to hand from the Waichia-committee would mean that the whole pa saya that Outer Tihet will receive autonomy; as in the case of Mongolia. Eastern Tibet, however, will remain with China.
matter would be detained until the next meeting unless he called a special, meeting of the Board in the meantime.
Hon. Mr. HALLIFAX Your minute has been eirenlated, Mr. President, for the purpose of giving everybody an opportunity of seeing into everything.. The members should have become The members of the Hongkong C.C.quinted with the Estimates by now
THE INTÉRPORT CRICKET.
-WHY, HONGKONG FALLED AT SHANGİTAL
Hon. Mr. Hswerr registered a pro- who visited Shanghai last werk and test against the way in which year after tost in the interport contest by 116 year the Sanitary Department rushed the the Colony yester Estimates through, and he, as a business ruts, roturned to day morning on the Empress of dia man, refused to give countenance to such They all looked very, fit, and aparta munner of proceeding. from the fact that they failed to win, all spoke highly of the manner in which they were received and entertained by
the Shanghai players. **
In the course of a conversation with a
The
The PRESIDENT admitted that the minute had only been circulated a work. He bad hoped that a discussion would have taken place that day.
Mr. GOLDRING said he was quitò new
that there was to be a discussion that
The PRESIDENT said he certainly thought it would be clear from the agenda, tary Board relative to the Estimates for 1015," that there would be a discussion.
Mr. GOLDRING-I did not understand that.
I did not know that a minute on the orders of the day involved a discus- sign. The debate must involve a certain amount of questions and answers. I did not anticipate any discussion to-day.
Daily Press representative the Captain to the Board, and he did not understand of the XI., Mr. R. Hancock, said that the surprising feature of the Hongkong day. players' general showing was the failure in batting, which, he said, was not at all what it should have been against bowlingMinute by the President of the Sani- which was quite ordinary. The Club were of the opinion that they had selected a really good batting side, and the collapse was quite unexpected. Captain spoke in high terns of the teams' attack Bird was always very good, and Stokes, the new man, also bowled with plenty of promise.. But there was surprise here also, and that was provided by Macaskill, who never seemed able to find himself. Shanghai's batting, with the exception of the century by Captain Bartett, was, in the Hongkong skipper's opinion, equally as ordinary as their bowling. Capt. Barrett's was a splendid innings and, contrary to reports, it did not contain a single chance. A bad light had a lot to do with Hongkong's weak effort in the second innings, and Mr. Hancock expressed the opinion that this resulted in the side losing four wickets very cheaply. With regard to his own- brilliant individual effort in the second inning71 not out-the Captain was led modestly to admit that the runs were
obtained without a "life," and that if one of the good and forceful hats had
been able to remain with him there was
every possibility of their being able to pull the game around. However, the likely batsmen fell before ordinary bowling made difficult by a bad light, and thus he was helpless. The trip, he added, was a good one and the players were royally entertained by Shanghai.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,
FANLING
MAL COMPETITION,
RUNNING POOL.
S. H. Dodwell
A. Temperley
CLASS.
SG-10 76. 88-10 78
30 eatrics.. "B" CLASS. B. D. F. Beith..... 101-18 83 F. Perry
.100-18 .86 * entries.
HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE.
The result of last Saturday's match between the Club de Recreio and the Oraigengower Club, played on the latter's ground; was as follows:—
Club de Recreio 54 gaines. Craigeagower Club... 45
Won by
games:
PRESERVING ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
Dr. FITZWILLIAMS thought that in pre-j vious years this matter had always been referred to a sub-committee, to present a report.
Hon. Mr. HEWETT said he was pre- pured to discuss the Estimates now, but had no objection to the suggestion of
Dr. Fitzwilliams.
Estimates be referred to a sub-committee Dr. FITZWILLIus proposed that the consisting of the President and Messrs. Goldring and Chan Kai Ming.
Hon. Mr. HEWETT seconded, and it was carried.
CHINESE AND OREMATION. Correspondence was circulated among the members relative to the Hau Pui Lung Chinese Cemetery, and Dr. Fitz-. WILLIAME minuted:-This correspondence shows the importance of trying to per suade Chinese to make use of cremation for the disposal of dead bodies, specially of persons who have died from plague or infections diseases.
Kon, Mr. HEWETT wondered from the reinute whether there was any pos sibility of the Chinese taking to crema, tion. He believed it was against their ideas, though it was common in Japan.
Hon. Mr. HALLIPAN said that some- thing had to be done to relieve the pres sure on the existing cemeteries, but it would be a very great number of years before Chinese would consent to crema- tion to an extent that would make an appreciabic difference to the area of burial grounds required. The solution |lay in two directions, either in opening up some other places on the Island or in the New Territories, or in some systema. tie plan of cremation. Whatever was done, some regular plan of cremation ought to be considered, and ought to be ready.
TOBACCO GROWING AT WEIHAIWEI,
So far the experiment in tobacco grow- ing at Weihaiwei, say the N.-C. Daily News, is not very successful, but that is oving to lack of experience in climatic changes. The early crop sown was alt lost through a cold snap coming on. It may be laid down as a general rule in. this district that no seeds should be sown The Bishop of London in his Pro- before April 1, as any sown bofore that sidential address to the London Diocesan time are in danger of being lost through Conference asked for the help of the
cold spell. #
Some of the tobacco seed whole diocese in the preservation of St. sown only a few weeks ago is coming on Paul's Cathedral. London," he said, nicely, but it is no easy matter to get does not seem to have realized yet the water to give all the beds a good soaking. great anxiety which we have had regard Then, again, a well-known principle in ing the preservation of the fabric. Some these parts is that seed brought from expert advisers are of opinion that other lands does not give the same pumber £400,000 should be spent on it to make it of plants as seed saved from a crop really safe, and it was only after the grown here. In other words, the seed of most prolonged and careful examination plants, when acclimatized, will bear more that we decided to ask for £70,000 as a and stand the climate better than seed: minimum.
brought out from the homeland.
1-Did His Excellency the Officer then
administering the Government for: ward to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies the proposal which was made by the Honourable Meniber for the Chamber of Commerce in this Connell, on the 23rd October last, for a Committee of Five Justices of the Pence to go into the whole question as to the supply of nurses in the Government Hospitals, their pay, aiforanews, and all other kindred questions relating to the efficiency of this branch of our public! service?" If so, what was the raply of the Secretary of State for the Colonies audi when was it received? W
such throe. Suters, be available te Che Government? What examinations has she passed and what training has she had? Has any further nurse hoen engaged, in connection - with much increase, since the Inst. Meeting of this Council? If so, what examinations has she pass ed and what training has she had Has the Secretary OF Stute for the Colonies now sanctioned such increase?
MOTION,
Hon Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., has also given notice of the following motion;
SUPREME COURT:
Tuesday, June 2nd,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE ME F. H. HAZELAND, PUISNE Joner.
SIBERIA "SOARE" AND JAPANESE WIRELESS.
When the news-happily suo contra- dicted that the P.L. Siberia
WILS wrecked reached London, the Times had the following remarks from the insurance man's point of view:-
LA CHAUFFEUR'S `CLAIM. Allah Neon, a chauffeur, W, P. Law, merchant, of 3, Daddell Street, Thland, Fermosa, is claim was for the equivalent in Houg kong currency, at the rate of exchange prevailing at the date of judgment, of the sum of £28/10 deposited by the That the Government do lay upon the table plaintiff with the defendant on or about of this Council the letter, ander date October 9th, 1913. Plaintiff also claimed of the 2nd July last, which was ad
the sum of 60, being as to 830, amount dressed by the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital to the of wages due for the month of February, Principal Civil Medien! Officer setting and $30 in lieu of one month's notice. forth on behalf of the Sisters reasons Mr. Dixon (of Messrs. Wilkinson & why they considered that their num-Grist) was for the plaintiff, and Mr. hers should be increased by two.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The orders of the day are
Gardiner defended.
Mr. Dixon explained that the plaintiff 2-Hus the letter of the Superintendent First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordi- was engaged by defendant as chauffeur of the Government Oivil Hospital,nance to authorize the Appropriation on 19th October at a salary of $30 per dated the 2nd July last, and addressed to the Principal Civil Medical Officer, hundred and seventeen thousand seven depusit of £28/10 as security to Mr. Law. of a Supplementary Sum of Six month Plaintiff also had to make a setting forth on behalf of the Sisters
hundred and eighty-three Dollars and reasons why they considered that their numbers should be increased by two,]
one cest, to defray the Charges of the Year 1913. or has a copy of scr letter ever been Second reading of the Bill entitled An forwarded to the Secretary of State: for the Colonies? If so, when was it
Ordinance for more effectually pre- venting the Publication of Obscene forwarded..
Books, Pictures and other Articles. Committee on the Bill entitled An
Ordinance to provide for the registra tion of qualified Dental Surgeons and otherwise to regulate the practice of Dentistry.
3.Was it impossible to obtain the sanction of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the increase of tiro, Sisters in the Staff prior to the intro- duction of the Estimates for 1914 in this Council?
Were the two additional Probationers, decided upon by His Excellency the Governor on the 19th August last, introduced into the Estimates for 1914 with the previous sanction of the Secretary of States for the Colonica? If so, how was such sanction obtained and when? If not, has soch sanetion. been since obtained and when?
Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Law relating to Chinese Pamen ger Ships
as defined by the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, and concerning Asiatic Emigrants geterally.
M. J. BREEN, Clerk of Councils.
On March 1st plaintiff was dismissed
his wages for February were not paid. from his post without any reason, and Plaintiff asked for his pay, but he was refused. He also asked for the return of his deposit, but he was put off each day, and up to the present time he had';
The market is now faced with the pos sibility of a loss of first-class importance. The Siberia, stranded on Samasana Is- insured against while it is understood that disbursentents". ordinary risks on a value of £250,000, are covered to the extent of a further £100,000. The liner at the time of the hama, where she had discharged part of stranding was proceeding from Yoko- her cargo from San Francisco, to Hong- kong, and would have had cargo on board at the time which could scarcely be worth mate, therefor, the tital interests amount less than £50,000. On a moderato" osti- to £400,000; they may be very much more. "At first 20 per cent. was quoted for reinsurance, then 40 per cont., and finally 50 per cent. The casualty recalls the total loss of the Dakota, belonging to the Great Northern Steamship Company, on Sagami Island, in March. 1007, whils bound from Seattle for Yokohama. In
the vessel was carrying cotton, on which surances on hull and disbursements of the Dakota amounted to £440,000, while there was good salvage, worth £130,000.
INTIMATIONS
& CO.,
WATCHMAKERS
AND
not received the money. He was thus CHS. J. GAUPP now suing for the deposit, for $30 for February, and 830 in lieu of notice.
Mr. Gardiner said that he did not admit anything at all. It was a simple issue which his Lordship would have to try. The only point was whether plain- tiff was engaged for one year, and, if so, did he leave his employment without the consent of the defendant, or. TREATMENT OF CANCER dismissed by the defendant. If plaintiff was he
AND ITS RESULTS.
left without notice, as defendant con- Lecturing last month at the Nursing tended, then his case was that he was cer- Conference in Loudon on The Problem tainly not entitled to the deposit, which of Cancer." Mr. Cecil Rowntree, was security for the year. He admitted F.R.C.S., of the Cancer Hospital, said the receipt of the deposit, but held he that the answer to the question, "In cancer catching" was that it was in the was not entitled to return it in view | highest degree improbable that the die- of the fact that the man left his client's
ease had ever been communicated from one individual to another. In the whole history of the Cancer Hospital there was no evidence that a nurse had ever caught the discase.
5. In connection with the answer to my BADI
third Question at the last Meeting of this Council, how many of such 203 casos were Military Women. and how many of such cases were Maternity cases? For about how many days, on the average, did euch of such materni. ty ses remain in a Goverment Hospital, in 1013? 6.What fres per diem are paid to tho
Government in respect of
(a) Military Women, and () Military Children? What items of expenditure, and to what amount, produce the result, which is alleged in the answer to my
third Question at the last Meeting of this Council, namely that, although 88,881.88. wax received, in 1913, by the Government in fees on account of Military Women and Children, such fees leave na profit to the Government? 7-In connection with that part of the answer to my third Question at tho Inst Meeting of this Council which sets forth the percentages of cases treated at the Maternity and Victoria How pitals, will the Governmust state the actual numbers of cases dealt with ot each of stich Hospitals during each of the years 1908 to 1913 inclusive? S.When was the nursing of plague-cases transferred from the Kennedy Town Hospital to the Government Civil Hospital? How many plague-cases were treated at the Government Civil Hospital during the years 1912 and 1013 respectively? How many of such cases have been treated there during each month since the beginning of the present year? Are such plague-cases treated in an isolation ward or in the goveral word?
On the subject of the supposed heredi
employ without his permission.
In the witness-box plaintiff said he. was dismissed by defendant, who said he was selling his ear. The car was sold.
JEWELLERS.
SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL
INSTRUMENTS.
tary nature of cancer Mr. Rowntree said also said that if Mr. Law could ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS. that the evidence in support of this view prove that his story was wrong he would was very slight. The final question," Is be prepared to go to prison for twenty": there & cure" was answered by the words. years.
carly and complete operation." "Not the cure we desire, but still a cure in a large percentage of cases when the disease is dealt with in its early stages.
Mr. Gardiner-Is that all You would deserve more, (Laughter:)
Replying to Mr. Gardiner plaintiff Radium, the lecturer said, did cure admitted having been employed by the cases of rodent ulcer, the least deadly of Dairy Farm Company, but said he left all the cancers, but its powers over other forms of the disease were very limited, there after two or three days' employ and the number of cases in which its use meat because he was supposed to carry had been followed by apparent cure was bacon and pork in his motor-car; and extremely small and disappointing. None he was a Mohammedin. the less it was valuable, very valuable indeed, for retarding the progress of incurable cases, which it did to a greater extent than any other remedy known to us, and it might do much more when larger quantities were available.. the lowest price of radium was about £500,000 an ounce, and there were prob ably not two ounces available in the whole of European.
Defendant stated that he employed plaintiff for a year, and also that the man left his employment without leave 10 order to go to the Dairy Farm, But.
Before he left defendant told him he was breaking his contract by leaving and that he would lose his deposit.
WIRELESS IN TROPIC CLIMES.
EFFECT OF SUNLIGHT OF LONG-DISTANCE, MESSAGES.
What is the enlargement of Has pital," which is referred to in foot-note (15) on p. 50 of the White Book relating to the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year 1914, which, according to the statement in The remarkable, long-distance experi that foot-note, necessitated the apments in wireless telegraphy carried out pointment of two additional Proba- between Johannesburg and vessels off the tioners? Are there in fact now only coast at Durban, some 1,000 miles away, two probationers on the Gorerament suggest that the difficulties experienced Nursing Staff out of seven who were in warm climates have been, to some provided for in the Estimates for 1914?, extent, overcome. An official at Marconi 10. Were ary, and, if so, how many Sisters, House informed a Standard representa on the Stall of the Government Civil tive that, up to 1,000 miles, wireless work Hospital taken il during the course of ing was practically independent of fast summer, and between what cites temperatare, but beyond that distance were they absent from their duties some remarkable phenomena became pro- Did not such absence from duty place minent. extra work on the shoulders of the Sisters remaining on duty? 11.In connection with the intention of
His Excellency the Governor (express ed at the last Meeting of this Council) to recommend to the Secretory of State for the Colonies an increase of three Sisters as a temporary measure pending further investigation as to the disposition the Staff, will the Government state:-
1051
(.) Are such Bisters to be engaged
from England or locally? (i) For how long are they to he
engaged? (ii) When will the services of the one Nurse, who was stated by His Excellency, at the last Meeting of this Council, to have been already engaged as one of
The hearing was subsequently adjourn ed upon a legal issue arising out of the question of an agreement. This will be. discussed in Chambers.
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INCOME TAX AND SUPERTAX. The Times Weekly Edition in its sum- mary of Mr. Lloyd George's Budget speech says:
At length Mr. Lloyd George was in a. position to state his problem. He had to find £9,800,000 of new reverus this year. wo hours kad passed and he had not received a single whole-hearted cheer from his supporters, who were as thoroughly mystified by much of the speech as his Come opponents. A graduated income-tax was The most striking fact is the effect of cheezed in a body for the first time when to be the first remedy. The Liberals sunlight on the strength of signale, & be announced his intention not to inter- point discovered by Mr. Marconi in 1902 fere with earned incomes up to £1,000. during a voyage across the Atlantic. There was an involuntary groan here and Signals from Foldhu. in Cornwall; which there as he went on to specify the follow- were readable at night up to a distance of ing new taxes above that figure:- 1,600 miles, were not audible in daylight 31,000 to £1,500 beyond 800 miles. This effect was due to
£1,500 to £2,000 the electrical disturbances caused by the
£2,000 to £2,500 ultra-violet rays of sunshine amongst £2,500 to £3,000 ..... the gaseous molecules of the air, and it Above £3,000 and on all un- is suggested that these rays absorb some earned incomes of the energy of the electro-magnetic wares sent out by the wireless apparatus. the allowance of 75, 6d. for each child on This phenomenon is particularly notice-incomes of £500 and under, and the able in the strong sunshine of tropical abolition of the 25 per cent, limit under climates. So far as is possible, all long Schedule A-preceded the announcement distance wireless work is done at night of a stiffening of the supertax, amid a time, when the effect of the ultra-violet long-drawn Ah from the Labour rays is not apparent.
nches. The new proposals were followa
Supertax to be lowered from £5,000 HOT WEATHER, EITHER ALONE to $3,000.
The first £2,500 to be exempt.
OR WITH SPIRITS. MUCH HARM The tax for the first £500 liable to duty would be sd.. For the next £1,000, it would be 7d. and it would rise at the rate of 2. for every additional” £1,000. until it reached 1s ad.
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HONGKONG.
Is. Od.
IB. 2d. 18. Ad.
·ls. 4.
& COCHRANE'S
Two tiny remissions--the doubling of DRY GINGER
The highest rate would be is
18. Ad.
18
This was not all. Reinvestments
ALE.
THE IDEAL DRINK DURING THE
IS OFTEN DONE BY TAKING CHEAP
AND IMPURE MINERAL WATERS ;
abroad would be fapped, either by the IT PAYS IN THE END TO TAKE threat of penalties now or from death daties hereafter.. Death duties, too,
would be increased where the estates ONLY A PRODUCT exceeded £60,000.
There would be an
addition of 1 per cent. from that point
THAT
IS
to £200,000: then the scale would stepper GUARANTEED TO BE PUKE. until it reached a maximum of 20 per
cent., as compared with 15 per cent, now.
A low whistle echoed through the Chain-SEND FOR A FREE SAMPLE.
ber at this last blow. Remissions were
promised in cases of quick succession, but i
the settled estate duty would be don
away with.