NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
TO OWNERS AND DRIVERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES..
THE Coastal Road between CASTLE PEAK
and Taux-WAN is CLOSED TO MOTOR TRAFFIC. The Constal Road from the Junction of the Tai Po Roan to TsuN WAX is NOW OPEN TO TRAFFIC. E. D. C. WOLFE. Captain Saperintendent of Police. Hongkong, 16th July, 1923. [1072.
NOTICE.
THE Public are hereby informed that
Teques ROAD RAIZ between ARSENAL
BTE and WANCHAT ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO MOTOR TRAFFIC from TUESDAY, 17th Inst., until Further Notice,
P. P. J. WODEHOUSE, Acting Capt. Supt. of Police. Hongkong, 18th July, 1923. (1068
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There were only four cases, in tha BeGurg", disputing the theory that cauger is
rapidly increasi
(as, calendar at the Criminal Sessions which ageording to the first theory – we were held yesterday—an exceptionally may expect it to increase with the short list.
per box advatice et civilisation) and claim-
ing that, as it is peculiarly a disease of the old, and as the proportion of old people among the population is increasi ing, the apparent" advance" in concer dinths between 1901 and 1011 is not real. fo por Tab Rut the nzrtality from cancer, be admits,
still retains very high."
per box
1s cancer far less prevalent among Eastern than among Western peoples and, if so, is this due to the fact that the ordinary diet of the Oriental is prac tically free from solled preservatives? one of the explanations
For that is
We have
seen "advanced. We
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SANITARY CONDITIONS
IN HONGKONG
A VISITOR'S IMPRESSIONS. We have received for publication the following open letter to the Chairman of the Sanitary Board:
(THROUGH REUTER'S AORNCY] FILIPINO CABINET RESIGNS. DISPUTING THE GOVERNOR-
·GENERAL'S AUTHORITY
MANILA, July 19th.
The entire Filipino Cabin:t and mem- bers of the Council of State resigned last night at 11.30 following differences, over the authority of the Governor-General iga matters relating to internal Government. The resignations have been accepted.
FIGHTING
CHUNGELAG.
PORT CLOSED AND COMMUNICATIONS OUT OFF
S-Having read with interest various statements relating to disease in Hongkong which have been put before the Sanitary
Haskow, July 17th, Bard by Doutor Koch, and having at the
Information has been received which same time, read this answers put forward by the Board, I wish to pass a few re-indicates that most severe fighting has fear
marks arent these questions, and abo play occurred at Chungking. The port has before your board a few suggestions which been closed and communiention, eut off. I think would greatly improve sanitary All steamers hara stopped running conditions in general in the Colony.
above Wanhaiën. Although I have not an intimate know- edge of Hongkong, I think I am safe in LAWLESSNESS IN THE
`YANGTSZE.. saying that the fresh water supply is
JARDINE STEAMER HEAVILY deplorably insufficient, and experience tenches us that wherever this is the sav
FIRED ON, a reaction sets in which is at times hard to deal with.
it can only be said that "at present there is -mart presumption than definite knowledge on this aspect of the subject, as upon all other aspects. At all events, we observe that the research work contemplated by the new organisation includes researches among native, tribes and in countries like China where vital statistics are not kept." The aim is to 25 cts. Tab. 275 per box 1 dozstablish a well-equipped statistical de Rimmels Cologne Soap
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factors all over the world. It is recog nised also that a great deal of research work must be done among animals and plants. Cancer attacks plants and trees
The cak-upple is a career. Cats and fish have cancer. The causes of cancer in a plant or "a fish," says the Chairman of the Campaign.may yet give us a valuable clue to its causation in human beings."
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the Harbour on a Line from STATUR PIER to BOWERN &
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Each of the raid. Junks will exhibit-
By Day On the Foremasta Red Ensign and
4 feet below a Black Ball 2 feet in diameter.
-On the Foremast 9 Red Lights in
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*SHANGHAL
Bren Line one over the other, 4 feet the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Incor
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apart: sod
the Bow and also at the Steen ons White Liglit, each of the White Lights is to be placed feet shove the Grawhale,
All Vessals aro Warned to give These Junk Rafe Berth and to proceed at Slow Speed when passing.
C. W. BECKWITH,
Commander, F.N."
Harbour Master, de.
Harbour Office, Hongkong, 16th July, 1923.
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HE Steamship
THE
"BOLIVIA"
baving arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hursby informed that all Goods are being Ianded
and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazardous Godown of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., whenco delivery may be oblaimed.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 23rd of July 1923, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined in the presence of Consignees by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas
23rd of July, 1923, at 10 am
on the
All Claims most reach us before 28th of July, 1923, or they will not be recognized. No Fire Insurance will be effected. " Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
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STEAMER. FOR SINGAPORE, AND
BOMBAY.
THROUGH FILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN AND CONTINENTAL POUTS AND LONDON.
HE. Steamship
THE
*KIDDERPORE" carrying His Majesty's Malls, will be despatchi ed from this port at Noon on SATURDAY the fish July, taking Cargo for the above
Forts
Bilk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrangement; will be con veyed by this Steamer proceeding to Bombay ad thers transhipped to the on-carrying Steemer for Marseilles and London.
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Parcels will be received at the Office up to the day before sailing The contents and value of all packages are required." For further particulars, apply to—-
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UPPER
Tenang, July 19th Regarding disease in Hongkong, I be Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co.'s str. liese with your Board that, the cause is Fadero which left Chungking on Sunday not attributable to the quality of water morning was heavily fired on immediately only, but is in a greater measure due to below" Chungking. Two Chinese passers the shortage, and unsanitary conditions: which follow as a natural sequence,
Having lately tried a few experiments in sanitation, and having arrived at socie what satisfactory results, I have pleasure although I do not claim to be an expert, in placing them before you
gers were wounded.
NEW FAR EASTERN RAILWAY LOAN.
LONDON, July 17th. The Times city editor understandis
I find that by placing a given amount
that arrangements have been far ad- of solid matter from common sewage in and for the flotation of new capital, vesels containing salt water er Fresh in the neighbourhood of £4,000,000, by water, that the mass is attacked, broken a well-known Far Eastern railway com- up, and precipitated is quickly by the pany, to be guaranteed by the Govern¬ salt water as by fresh when there has ment of the country in which the railway been added to the vessel a "quantity of operates,
alphate of iron and lime, and the whole left open to the atmosphere.
für corBTEST OF THE CHINA „MAIL.” |
Dr. WALKER, in a work he has recently published on "Theories and Problems of Cancer"
states with certainty" thut "cancer is neither infectious nor con tagious in the ordinary sense of these words, and that there is no risk of eatching cancer front a cancer patient In a further experiment 1 found that ; VOLCANIC ISLANDS DISAPPEAR: unless in the highly improbable event of by using fresh or salt water, with no
SESIAPORE, July 17th. living cancer cells being introduced into chemical addition und hermetically seal.
The P&O. Buer Maliru reports that un necidental wound." Cancer researching the vessels and keeping them in darkë.
Indo-China coast have disappeared unfortunately without the discovery of of solid mütter is as rapid in salt water. very much knowledge on the subject, as in fresh. Nevertheless it can be claimed that there
IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS, SHARE-BROKERS A. S. WATSON & has been in progress for many years but ess, that precipitation and breaking up recently emerged volcanic islands off the
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is a definite realm, and not a small one, of preventiblo cancer. Certain kinds of Effonic irritation can be avoided, Land it
to Bestablished, for instance, that "in the United State's to-day cancer of the mouth is hardly ever seen amongst those who keep the mouth clean" It is also claim
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On these grounds 1 beg to suggest the following: That reservoirs be constructed on the Peak and adjoining hills for the storage of salt water for munitary pur Pases, washing of street's and back alleys, and all purposes where salt water` would prove effective, such as fire, etc..
There would be no difficulty in getting clean salt water from the harbour for fill ing the reservoirs, and proper sanitary Arrangements could be installed. „in af dwelling houses, factories, etc.; especially
[BE COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN."]
LINCHENG OUTRAGE.
DUPLOMATIC. CORPS' INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED.
PERING, July 17th, The Diplomatic Corps': Committee has concluded its investigation of the Lin cheng outrage.
It is understood tant it has been
May-On 28th June, 1923, at 19, Kitan
cho, Nichome, Kobe, to Mr. and Mrs.ed that the surgeon and radiologist, in in the more densely populated arena of the E. A. G. MAY, a 800..
[1071 their devoted battle against the disease,ty where the death rates is highest. In decided to demand 8,500 silver dollars. addition to this the supply of salt water for rich foreigu captive, besides personal can cure many cases if they are consulted being unlimited, the streets and back alleys losses, the dismissal of the Tuchun ofe Hongkong Office: 10 Des Voeur Rd., C. London Office: 13, Fleet Street, EC.much might be expected from
in time, All this goes to indicate that could be washed daily.
This would allow the Water Board to Shantung and lesser officials, and also. ordinated effort and a campaign of conserve all fresh water for domestic pur- the organisation of railway guards under- passes which would practically eliminate
forrige officers."
co-
The Daily Press. public education on the subject. In and shorings nod de away to a certain extent
HONGKONG, JULY 19TH, 1923,
EDUCATION OF CHINESE.
BRITAIN THE RIGHT COUNTRY TO FOLLOW.
ease the campaign which is being started with disease.
You have an ideal waterfront for all in England, and which we hope may gestems of disposal of sewage, such as pre- iin time become international, must cipitating tanks, septic tanks, or disposal command instant and universal support) by dilution, and in many cases pipes need in view of the terrible ravages of any he fail on the surface, Ground can be obtained, material is bandy, and the how tot been fuappropriately designated honestly believe that sanitary conditions speaking at the Chinese Students' Con-- disease which in the light of statistics supply of labour is plentiful, and,
the scourge of the century."
in Hongkong could become leal, if you and your Board would go into the matter furence, recalled that English was the thoroughly.-Yours,
first foreign language taught in the SANITATION.
Chinese public schools.
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"OLDSMOBILE CAR In First Class A DISEASE OF CIVILISATION. Running Order. Has ran 7,000 mile Apply An influential council has been formed Box No. 1070, efo Hongkong Daily Press.
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in England, with the full support of the British Red Cross Society, to conduct a British Empire Cancer Campaige, and 40 appeal is being made for a million The annual Y.M.GÀ¡ suminer camp for pounds sterling for extensive research, boys is to be held at Plus Apple bench, work. The Home papers have recently Cheung Chow island, during the ten days been devoting a good deal of space to the from August 1st to 11th. The necomimda subject. Surprising statements are made tion is limited to 40, as to the ravages of the dread disease-f
Three Chinese enses of stall-pos tree We read, for example, that despite the
in the return issued by the Medical progress of medical science, cancer is
Officer, of Health, The return also in still the most common single cause of cluded one British Cher of enteric fever death in adults over thirts, and is probami a Chiness case of plague. ably increasing. In 1927- one out of every i
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IF YOU WEAR GLASSES there is almost as much comfort and pleasure in wearing Pince-nez Eye Glasses, as there is in possessing a perfect poir of eyes for they fit in am
eith deaths, over the age of thirty, was Chinese boy who went up i trur, due to cancer. To discover-n cure we near Bowen Road, to pluck fruit fell must first had the cause, which is as yet, and broke one of his legs, both his arms unknown. Much research work is being were also injured. He whe removed to the done, but more remains to do. The Government Civil „Hospital. object of the new campaign is to co- ordinate and endow cancer research throughout the Empire, in the hope that by the combined efforts of British men of science the problem may be solved. Nothing shows the need of co-ordinated investigation more clearly than the great
Bangkok paper record with deep regres the death of 31onsieur Jules Eugèn Marjus Topenot, French Consul and Chargé d'Affaires. Death was due to heart failure on the day following his admission to hospital M Topenot was 42 years of age
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, NEW CONSTITUTION FOR NIGERIA
Loxnos, July 17th. I Mr Chao Hsin Chu, Charge d'Affaires,.
Mr. Chao Hin Chu remarked that,
and he hoped it would become univerzal English was now the diplomatic language
He pointed out that China possessed greater openings for educated young states that the King has signed Letters Chinese nation expected much from those Sir Hugh Clifford, Governor of Nigeria, people than any other country. The. Patent granting a new Constitution for Nigerin
educated in Great Britain, which was. Sir Hugh Clifford made the announce most advanced in civilisation, constitu ment when addressing the Union for tici in form and democratio in spirit, Students of African Descent, at the
FINANCIAL COMMISSION.
Landon, on June bth. He said he hoped follow. Student Movement House, Russell-aquire, and was the right country for China to,
on his return to Nigeria in September that one of his first acts would be to council. It was an attempt to extend to preside at the appointment of the new the Colony a Legislative Council similar to that in existence in the Gold Const
FATAL TRAM CAR ACCIDENT,
in hospital on Tuesday, shortly after A Chinese girl, 15 years of age, died admission as the result of a tram car
-ear No. 42 at Eastern Street whilst it
PERING, July 17th.. Dr W. W. Ten, has returned from Petalho, and the Cabinet is trying to persuade him to become Chairman of the Financial Cominission, but it is not likely, that he will consent before Wang Ko Min's return to Peking.
CHINA'S CABINET.
PEXING, July 17th.. Only two Ministers attended the
was in motion. She was thrown heavily Cabinet office to-day, and consequently to the ground and was picked up badly there was no meeting.
injured.
TYPHOON WARNING.
fortably and securely that you forget you variety of the opinions and suggestions Ho lenyes a widow and three children. accident. She attempted to alight from have them on the most important im in regard to both the origin and the It is mentioned that M. Topenct is the provement in eye-glaces in the pass incident, of the disease. We find for fourth French Consul to die in Bangkok twenty five years. Pince-ner Eye Glasses instance, one authority (Mr. P. LOCKHART of any precription in either regular or MUMMERY, the surgeon, Chairman of the House Surgeon at the Government Civil Dr. D. Kumarasamy Pillai, M.B., B.S.. Toric form are manufactured by the Executive Committen of the British Hospital, has been granted a fellowship by Hongbong Optical Co., sumors to Empire Cancer Campaign) claiming that the Rockefeller Foundation of New York Clark & Co, Manufacturing and Renative unprogressive races are freer than for the study of Obstetrics and Gynaeco fracting Opticians the most competent more civilised communities; in other logy in the United Kingdon and America, optical manufacturing establishment in words, that it is a discuss of civilisation, for a period of 12 months, and will be South China-located in Da, Queen's On the other hand, we have Dr. C. R leaving Hongkong on Wednesday, July Road CentralÁDVT
(101 | Walker, who, as the Associate Professor 26th, en route to Dublin.
Kao Ling Wei is reported to be sick.
NATIONAL MINT AT SHANGHAL.
PEKING, July 17th
The telegram quoted below was received from the Manila Observatory at noon It is reported that the Government has yesterday
ordered that the preparatory bureau of 1. Cyclone or typhoon E of other the National Mint at, Shanghai be con- Luzon moving W.N.W. or N.Wverted into a permanent organ, and has 2. Cyclone or typhoon near or over the appointed Chu Xon Chi superintendent:
Garalines developing.
of the Mint.
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