THE CAUSE OF KAKKE AND PLAGUE.
With reference to an article in a recant issue
of the Kobe Chronicle on the cause of theT
"Japanese disease, kakke, a correspondent, who signs himself "A theorist," writes to shy that he has long been convinced that both kakke and plague are diseases closely connected with the condition of the grain used as food. Curiously enough, on the day our article on the subject appeared, the correspondent (a local resident) had just sent a letter on a similar subject to a Calcutta paper, which is now for warded to us as a matter of interest, and from which we have pleasure in quoting as follows;-- "I have long been convinced that plague is directly connected with gram food, and after reading articles in the Quarterly. We iew em "The Plague'in No. 888, slated October 1901, and nagtevr and his Discoveries" in No. **36; dated April 1994, ( thei ́certain that plague in a few words 15 a prodig, of fermentation in the bod es of animals. Father, that if not actually set up by the consumption of be grain in rats especially), it attacks
me gitulently persons and anna
eating
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1903.
Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received instructions
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TOMORROW (SATURDAY), the 13th June, 1903, at 2.30 P.M., at their
SALES ROOMS, No. 8, Des Voeux Rand, Corner of Ice House Street,
A QUANTITY OF MADE-UP WHITE and FLANNEL CLOTHING, WHITE and COLOURED SHIRTS, BOOTS, SHOES and HATS,
&c.,
&c,
Str. TERMSAs usual,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, *ith June, 1903.
Consignees.
THE PORTLAND AND ASIATIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S.S. "INDRASAMBA,"
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baud grain and is without do bt ghost easily FROM PORTLAND (OR.), YOKOHAMA, propagared in the bodies of grained people and animals.
Is it not a fact that the word outbreaks of plague occur amongst people iþb poor 10 buy any out the lowest qualdy of grain food, and unable to purchase the usual fccessories which
the laws of nature have decreed should be eaten with grain God (generally salted things of one sort or another)?
"In Japan ben-beri, to my mind a kindred
disease to plue, ispetty well accepted to be a rice-food disease and has been practically stamped out of the Army and Navy by a change of diet; also in the Straits last year an increase in beri-beri amongst the lower classes was ascribed by a leading medical authority there to the consumption of imported rice (doubtless more or less damaged in tran.
sil). In the article in the Quarterly Review referred to, the plague in Bombay is stated to have first broken out and fer a time to have been almost confined to the Mandvi- quarter, 'a crowded and insanitary district lying along. side the harbour, full of large granaries where ships discharge their grain and I would suggest that the virulence of plague in Bombay and the comparative immunity of Calcutta may be from the fact that the former is more of an
import depôt for rice. The article further states: The connection of rats with plague is a general as to be evidental. It is found on examination that the disease t'ey die of is actually plague, and that their bodies are swarming with plague bacilli. They have been found dead in warehouses—especially granaries."
"I would suggest that the crusade against rats should be specially directed againsı grain- fed ones- do not approve of a wholesale
· stamping out of this scavenging species,—and that, whenever plague bacilli be found in the bodies of rats their source of food should be traced as far as possible.
"As regards the prevention of plague epidemics and all disease amongst people, the first and foremost in to provide them with sufficient sound food to sustain life. What is the use of cleanly surrou·dings if the animal is allowed or even forced to eat fotil food, es pecially food in a more or less advanced stage of fermentation?
KOBE AND MOJI.
THE above steamer having arrived, Cen-
signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for Countersignn- ture and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside
will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel
and expense.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
ALLAN CAMERON,
General Agent.
Hongkong, 6th June, roog
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"GLEN LINE OF STEAMERS. FROM VIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
THE Steamship
"GLENLOCHY,"
Consignees.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HE P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s Steamship
THE P&
"MASSILIA,"
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are, landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo:- From London, &e., ex S.S. Oceana. From Persian Gulf, ex B.I.S.N. and D. & P.
5. N. Co's Steamers, Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 4 RM, TO-DAY.T
Goods not cleared by the 11th instant, at 4 PM. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any ease whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Gadowns for examination by the Consignee's | and the Company's representative at an ap- pointed hour.
All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised,
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.
E. A. HEWET I,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 4th June, 1003.
Intimations.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
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MEETING
Intimation.
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Kowloon, on THURSDAY, the 18th instant, at 5-45 PM
FRANK W. WHITE, Hon. Secretary,
Hongkong, 11th June, 1903.
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COVERNMENT NOTICE:
having arrived from the above Ports, Consigners of Cargo hy her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf is hereby rotified that the SALE of
and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
Goods not cleared by the 15h inst. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
All damaged packages must be left in the Godowns, and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the steamer's arrival, atter which no claims will be recognised,
MCGREGOR BROS, & GOW. Honekong, 8th June 1903.
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"INDRA" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL, "THE Company's Steamship
ΤΗ
"INDRAWADI," having arrived from the above Pors, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
Goods not cleared by the 15th instant, at to, M., will be subject in rent.
“I would have the storage and sale of grain No Fire Insurance will be effected. foods supervised with the object of allowing All damaged packages must be left in the only sound grain to be used for food, and the Godowns, and a certicate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within consumption of sak (pure or in the form of salt ten days after the vessel's arrival here, after fish, &c.) should be encouraged amongst grain-which no claims will be recognised. fed people.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents. "The reason that Ceylon has been free from 1 konk. 8th June, 13. plague and also the tea plantations in India 1 ascribe in some degree to the fact that the rice for the estates is kept up to a good standard under terms of the labour contracts,"
The correspondent also says, that if the ex- periments on rice food referred to in our article
(68re
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY,
NOTICE.
ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship
"DORIC"
are continued he would suggest that in relation CONS
to them the theory that the diseases of kakke and plague may be processes of fermentation might be borne in mind with advantage. In the issue of Harpers Magazine for April he noticed in an article on "Physiological Im munity" the words, "It was for a French chemist Louis Pasteur. to reveal that disease is essentially a fermentation."
Finally the correspondent venturesto differ from the learned Tokyo doctor's opinion that "the change of diet has had no direct influence in ridding the Japanese Navy of kakke." To his mind the change of diet simply gave the germe a less congenial soil to develop in.
ENTERIC FEVER AND COLD-
WATER BATHS.
Captain Pridmore, 1.M.9, tells in the Indian Medical Gazette how lives can be saved in cases of fever by the free usa of the cold-water bath. He shows how, in almost all cases of fever, relief can be obtained and the tempera- ture lowered without danger by pouring water, first tepid and then colder and colder, out of a jug over the patient as he lies on a common string charpoy, ice being, when necessary, put into the water to make it cold enough. In his own case, when he was down with enteric in Burma, it was used with great success and without hesitation whenever his temperature reached roa. Masy lives, be considers, which might otherwise be saved are lost on account of its not being generally known how easy of application is this method of treaty ment. The occurrence of shivering will show, at once, if it is overdone. It is said to be an ascertained fact that the use of cold water bath, ing has reduced the imortality in enteric_cases at least fifty per cent.
SK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER-
G. Girault
are hereby notified that their Goods are at their risk being discharged into Lighters and/or landed in our Godowns Nos. 1 and 2, at Kennedy Town, (Marine Lot 243), and delivery may be had either from Lighters or from our Godowns upon countersignature of Bills of Lading.
Goods remaining unclaimed after the 15th instant will be subjeɛt to rent.
All Claims must he sent la 10 me on or before the 18th instant or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance has been effected..
E. W. TILDEN, Agent. Hongkong. 8th June, 1903
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. & D. S. N. Co.'s Steamship THE
"CEYLON," FROM ANTWERP,LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS, Consignees of Cargo by the above-nauned vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 10 AM, TO-MORROW.
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Goods not cleared by the 18th instant, at
will be subject to rent,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowas for examination by the Consignees and the Company's representative at an appointed hour,
All Claims must be presented within ten days-of-the-steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.
E. A, HEWETT,
Superintendent Hongkong, 11th June, 1903.
SK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER-
0. Gimalt
A
POSTAGE STAMPS at the STAMP OFFICE will be DISCONTINUED after the goth instant.
All such STAMPS for REVENUE purposes can be obtained at the GENFRAL FOST OFFICE.
A M. THOMSON, Collector of Stamp Revenue. Hongkong, 11th June, 1903.
16930
THE
ROBINSON PIANO
Co., LTD.
END OF HIRING SEASON.
SECONDHAND Pianos to be Cleared
out at the undernoted low prices,
GUARANTEED in excellent condition.
ORIGINAL PRICES $450 TO $1,400.
WERNER ...
NEEDHAM
...$400
380
375
400
DORNER
ROINSCH
SCHIEDMEYER
BORD ...
RACHALS
***
250
... 280
(SEMI-GRAND) 700
#
13
H. & MULLER
350
and others of our own make at varying low prices.
OurStock of SMALL INSTRUMENTS
'and MUSIC is also being sold at greatly raduced prices at this season preparatory to our fresh stocks coming to hand.:
Hongkong, and May, 1903,
WHAT IS
[4150
Kabute
· 1st June, 1903.
NOTICE
[ó500
THE Public are hereby informed that no
change has been made in the Rates of Subscription to the Hongkong Telegraph zad they are warned against paying more thas ITEM CENTS (1acts.) par Single Copy
THE MANAGER, ** Hongkong Telegraph Co., Ltd, Hongkong, 14th January, 1953.
is the largest daily newspaper and has a wider circulation than any journal in the Far
East.
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG,~SUBJECT TO"alteration.
SADO MARU
STEAMERS.
S. J. G. Parsons.........
T. Murai SHINANO MARU* ....
W. Thompson YAWATA MARU..
A. E. Moses SANUKI MARU
W. Townsend KUMANO MARU
E. W. Haswell
KINSHU MARU
P. L. lyne...
DESTINATIONS.
(MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANT-SATURDAY, 13th June, at
WERP, VIA SIngapore, BenaNG, } COLOMBO and PORT SAID.
SAILING DATES.
Daylight.
{"BUNDIT, VIA SINGAI ONE and TUESDAY, 16th June, at
COLOMBO
INTE VICTORIA, B.C., and SEATTLE,
U.S.AVIA SHAndhai, Moji, KORE and YOKOHAMA .....................
NAGASAKI, KOBE and YOKO
HAMA.....
KOBE and YOKOHAMA
Noon.
TUESDAY, 16th June, at
4 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, 17th june, at
No09.
FRIDAY, 19th June, at
Daylight,
SYDNEY and MELBOURNE, VIA FRIDAY, 19th june, at
MANILA, THURSDAY island, TOWNSVILLE and BRISBANE
KOBE
4 P.M.
THURSDAY, 25th June, at
Nooo.
• Through Passenger Tickets issued for the Principal Cities in the United States, Canada and Europe, in connection with the GREAT NORTHLEN RAILWAY and Atlantic Steumers. Round-the-World Tickets also issued. Between Moji and Kobe, 1st and 2nd Class Through Passengers have the Option of Travelling by the Sanyo Railway.
For further Information as to Freight, Passage, Sailings, &c., apply at the Company's Local Branch Office in Prince's Building, rut Floor, Chater Road.
Hongkong, 9th June, 1993, COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGEKIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS.
NOTICE.
STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,
Special attention given to effectively display COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, EGYEL ing advertisements.
The type used as a standard for setting advertisements is similar to this, unless we are instructed to display the advertisement, when any effective style of type will be adopted This standard runs exactly eight lines to the inch, and about eight words to the line.
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(per inch,)
One week...devamı
Que pontja szpisaat tigarana Two mmels
..$ 2.85
7.20
13.00
Three
20.00
14
Six
37.50
Twelve
#1
***** 73.00
་་
No charge less than one dollar.
Dacount allowed on-
6
12
3 Months Contracts...... 5 per cent.
10
25
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Notices of Births, Deaths, and Marriages $1 each insertion in the Daily and Weekly.
CONTRACT ADVERTISEMENTS. Special Rates for standing advertisements
can be ascertained from the Manager.
Advertisements for the Daily should reach
the Hongkong Telegraph Office not later than noon of the day they are intended to appear.
Unless otherwise specified all advertisements will be repeated and charged for until counter.
manded.
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Ice House Road,
MARSEILLES, MEDITERRANEAN -
AND BLACK SEA PORTS, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX; ALSO PORTS OF BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE.
N TUESDAY, the 16th June, 1993, ON
at 8 A.M., the Company's Steamship. "OCEANIEN," Captain Guigues, with Mails, this Port for MARSEILLES, við BOMBAY, Passengers, Specie and Cargo, will leave
This Steamer connects at COLOMBO with the s. Australien, which vessel takes on her Passengers and Malls leaving that Port on the 28th June, 1903, Direct to Suet, Port Said and Marseilles.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted till NooN only on MONDAY, the 15th June, Specie and Parcels received until 4 P.M. on the same day. No Carga will be received on board on TUESDAY.
Parcels are not to be sent on. board, they must be left at the Agency's Office. Contents and Value of Packages are required.
For further Particulars, apply at the Com pany's Office,
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, and June, 1901, 7
T. 8. TAKAYANAGI
Acting Manager,
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CHINA COMMERCIAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
司公限有船輪華中
∙FOR MOJI, KORE, MANZANILLO,
MEXICO & SAN FRANCISCO. HE Steamship
"CLAVERING,"
Captain Barton, will be despatched for the above Ports on THURSDAY, ihe 18th instant, [at Noon,
For Freight, apply at the Company's Office, 35, Queen's Road Central, 2nd Floor.
J. S. VAN BUREN, Superintendent. Hongkong, 9th June, 1993.
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ORIENTAL
PENINSULAR &
STEAM
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR FRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Hills of Lading issued for Batavia, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTSI, AMERI- CAN and SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.)
2. Steamship
(10040
T
NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
BOSTON
"CHUSAN,"
Captain W. W. Cooke. carrying HIS Starsty's Mails, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, on SATURDAY, the 20th instant, Noun, taking Passengers and Cargo for the jabove Pos
Sil' and Valuables, all Cargo for Franco, sud Tea for London (under arrangement) will
TOW-BOAT COMPANY. be transhipped at Colombo into a steamer
VIA
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONO,
SHANGHAI, INLAND SEA OF JAPAN,; KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, FOR VICTORIA, B.C., AND TACOMA, IN CONNECTION WITH NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
Steamers. Tons. Captains. 1903.
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6
Olympia 2,837 J. Truebridge... June 24 Tremont
...... 9,606 T. W. Garlick..June 30 Tacoma 2,812 A. Dixon
July Victoria....... 3,502 j. Panton ...... Aug. 3 Steamers marked (*) have no passenger accommodation.
The attention of passengers is directed to the very cheap rates offered by this line to the Pacific Coast and to the Interior and Eastern Cities of the United States and to Europe.
Special rates allowed to members of Govern ment Services.
Through Bill of Lading issued to Pacific Coast Points and to the Principal Cities in the United States and Canada.
For further Information as to Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL; & CO., LIMITED,
General Agents.
Hongkong, 3rd June, 1903.
Hotel.
(6740
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
A HIGH CLABS PRIVATE HOTEL
LADIES' AFTERNOON TEA ROOMS.
-PRIVATE BAR-
AND
BILLIARD ROOMS,
Hot and Cold Water throughout, Electrically Lighted.
Electric Fang (if required). Electric Passenger Elevator to each Floor.. Table D'Hote at Separate Tables For Terms, &c, apply to the ....
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proceeding direct to Marseilles and London;
Esther Cargo for Loudon, &c., will be conveyed
und Bombay with Transhipment,
Parcels will be received at this Office until 4
al, the day before sailing. The Contents and Valor of all Packages are required.
Shippers are particularly requested to nois the terms and conditions of the Company's Bills n' Lading.
For further Particulars, apply to
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 6th June, rong.
To be Let.
TO LET.
GODOWN, No. 1, MASONS LANE, Rent
Moderate.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 11th June, 1903.
[6910
TO LET.
HOUSES in LEIGHTON HILL ROAD.
FLATS in MORETON TERRACE, CAUSE,
WAY BAY, facing the Polo Ground. GODOWNS at BOWRINGTON, Praya Kast. No. 1, RIPON TERRACE in Flats. ".. Apply to
.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT. & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong. 6th June, 1903.
(2090
GODOWNS TO LET.
PRAYA EAST, Spacious, Two-storied and
Single-storied Godowns. Suitable for Yarn or Coals. Also Land for Coal Storage.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD........... Hongkong, 30th March, 1993-
[3970
TO LET.
WO SPACIOUS GODOWNS-NOL, 95 Tand 96, PRAYA BAST.
Apply to-
H. N. MODY,
Victoria Buildings. Hongkong, and February, 1903. [1328d
TO LET.
·EVERAL NEWLY BUILT EUROPEAN SHOUSES IN LEIGHTON HILL ROAD
Apply to
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON
·LAND & LOAN CO., LD
MANAGER
| No. 8, Queen's Road West, [11164 Hongkong, 20th October, 100%
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