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June 27th, at Guildford, W. S, ROOKE 19 Elsin May, daughter of Sir W. M. Goodman, formerly Chief Justice of Hongkong.
ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION. Į pass on." Most Europeans have a hazy
notion of the conditions under which the Many-sided as are the interests of Hong poorer classes of Chinese exist. They are kong, people are frequently apt to overlook aware that eight or nine herd together in one the more gracious ants which give colour and room, but they are not always aware that the one to life, in the pursuit of commercial room is divided into sections by means of prestige. Indeed the charms and attractions heavy cloth hangings which encase the beds of the hobbies which engross the attention and even cover the tops of the posts, so that of the artistic few are frequently regarded as the occupant of the cubicle is virtually im unworthy of the business mind, with the re- pinned in a space some six feet long, three sult that there is an inclination to concent feet wide and four feet high. In fact, there is from the vulgar gaze the products of the off-scarcely breathing space in these Chinese bur season as if they were not merely puerile and lackadaisiral but witnesses to the fatuity of the originator. In order to combat that feeling it has been decided to hold un Aris and Crafts Exhibition, in the City Hall, next October. Necessarily, in the case of an Exhibition held for the first time, the Com- mittee in charge of the arrangements are
rows, and certainly the air space is utterly in adequate foran adult, to say nothing of a child. But there might be something to say for this crude attempt at privacy were the curtains regularly cleaned and fumigated, but there is" nothing to show that these cloth screens are removed from one year's end to the other. They remain" hanging, absorbing
1906.
DANI-BARI,
SUGGESTIONS FOR TREATMENT DE THE DISEASE.
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communication from Dr. Pani, who has had We have been favoured with the following considerable experience in the treatment, of beribert in the Malay States, and whose obser vations should prove of intereat to the medical fraternity of Hongkong.
To the Enitor or tur, “Hongkong Taluomapu,"
*Sir, Will you kindly allot nie á small spaco in your esteemed paper.
I have read, with great interest 'n research into the etiology of beri-beri by Dr. Hunter
IT is stated that a company is being started in Penang under the title of the Eastern Trading, Co., Ltd, with a capital of $4,000,000, half of which will be offered for subscription. The object of the Company will be to open bank ing agencies in the more important places in the Federated. Malay States and Penang, 10 lend out money on find and house property, to tender for and if successful run the Revenue Farm. The share will be limited to $10. We have received & communication from a Canton correspondent in which he attributes to us ungenerous matíves and insiuuations is the reports we have published regarding the treatment in Canton of the Indians who were wounded during the pratical attack on the and Koch, and quite agree with them, Saimu. The writer suggests or hints, that that the disease (ben-beri), does not occur these unworthy insinuations were instigated by ¦ from micro-organisms. General medical men,¦ bigotry. We leave it to impartial, readers to with whom I came in contact when Acting julge whether the Hongkong Telegraph has | Medical Officer to the Palang Corporation no beca a consistent supporter of all medical (Quantan Tin Mines, Pahang), informed me stitutions in China of Khatever organisation that it was owing to organisms in the
bat held to my opinion that it was nothing Hospital the files of the Telegraph afford suffi. cient evidence of our repeated allusions to and more than a sort of pernicious artemia. I admiration of the good work which is being neted for Dr. Ralph, the M.O., who went to canied on under the auspices of that institu. Canada on sick leave for six months (from July tion.
to December). 1 kept a record of the deaths of beri-beri cases for that period, and com- pared it with Dr. Ralph's (from January to June). He lost 146 cases to my three. My plan was, on finding the men attacked with the di- sease, i sent them down to the quofa or sea · side, put them on a gcuarous diel, and servisa tonic, kept them at the sea-side for a month, mining work. From the experiment 1 tried the remarks made by Drs. Hunter and Koch entuely euincide with my observations.
For the prevention of the disease there must
The Honghong Gelegraph feeling their way, being unable to guage the the germs that swarm in the air, until they it may be an adjunct, and as for the Canton blond, but I did not agree with their theory
HONGKONG, Wednesday, JULY 25, 1966
* GREEN ISLAND'S OPPOR·
TUNITY.
collapse from sheer rottenness and old age. It is a heaven's blessing when some diseased occupant has to be removed from one of these filth-impregnated cubicles, for then the occupants of the other cubicles are com pulled, willy-willy, to drag down their pre- see them properly cleansed and famigated; for once way. Mr. Humphreys was perhaps a trifle over-emphatic in his language when he
support which they will receive from those able and willing to contribute to its altrac- tions. They have therefore limited the scope of the Exhibition to five classes- photography paintings, sketches, etc. needlework, lace work and embroideries woodwork, wood-carving, furniture, poker.cious partitions and work, wickerwork, etc., and miscellaneous crafts. It may seem to the reader that the Committee in their anxiety not to be over
in n
AT the instance of Inspector Smitis, Chan Chik, a trader, residing in Bonham Strand Eas', was charged before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, at the Magistracy this morning, with being in un- 1wful possession of a dagger and twenty-five rennds of ammunition. He was also charged bying in possession of a permit from the Post Office authorities. The defendant was seen last evening guy on board a Koaga boat, and having his suspicions aroused, the officer
It was asserted that ambitious have really drawn the line a little said that no amount of ordinances and with taking letters out of the Colony without and most of them recovered to return to their
About a fortnight ago we qubled the re- marks of a Japanese gentleman, who had just returted from America, regarding the preference, shown by San Francisco builders for Japanese cement. the quality and cheapness of the Japanese produel were the chief factors which recona B, C, and CC are excellent Dinner Wines.mended the cement to those engaged in the colossal work of rebuilding the great Ameri- that contracts had been entered into with the leading cement-mapufacturing companies in Japan in supply their entire output for the next ten years. The Japanese traveller con- fined his attention to the competition which,
D) and E are After-Dinner Wines of a
• very fine Vintage. ALL ARE SUPERIOR XERES WINES.
COGNAC BRANDY,
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a-
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on duty at the wharf stopped accused and went
can seaport and the statement was made Ottract the amateur, although the work of the enforced so that the inspectors could deal through his pockets, finding the articles meu-
too fine, but at any rate they have given an imno quantity of inspectors could remedy this petus to those who busy themselves with "arts Chinese habit, because that is precisely one and crafts" alter the serious worries of the day of the objects of the Sanitary Board's exist. ence. There should certainty be regulations For the syllabus is essentially designed to skilful professional in carving and brass work with flagrant case of long-standing filthiness, will not be ostracised. The great mistake without needlessly disturbing the Chinese of the promoters is that they have decided residents. In these hot days and hotter to give no prizes, to award no certificates of nights the atmosphere of the cubicles ean be little better than suffocating, and perhaps merit. The brochure setting forth the
when it is found that à Chinaman lure bunk, the Sanitary Board may awaken to the realisation that some remedy for this state of things is absolutely necessary.) The Sanitary Department may scour the walls and whitewash them to their hearts
according to him, had sprung up between { objects of the Exhibition is quite clear ou and there has hech asphyxiated in his
tinned. The defendant admitted possession. but denied that he was a pitate; he was taking the dagger and cartridges to his country. His Worship fined accused Sio on the first charge and oriered the confiscation of the weapon and ammunition, and on the second $25.
MORPHIA SKIZURE AT KOWLOON.
WORTH ABOUT 16,000.
Chief Excise Officer Hoggarth, armed with ́a wairant, and accompanied by a posse of ollier
LIQUEUR cement made in various parts of Great Bei. I sell their exhibits after the Exhibitión, if content once a year, but if they leave these officers, executed an opium raid, on the 23rd
D. is VERY FINE
BRANDY which we guarantee cannol be matched at the price. · All the alive prices are subject to a discount of 5 per cent."
LIMITED.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkonge agih July, 19c6.
3-4
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elaborate compe-
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
German mail of the 21st June was debeered'in London on the 23rt inst.
that point: "It has been decided that this Japan and Germany, but as a Kobe conten :porary pertinently remarked: "It is curious shall be purely an Exhibition and not a that the vernacular journals, whilst dilating Competition. There will, therefore, be no upon the virtues of German and Japanese prizes," And another sentence should be OLD LIQUEUR COGNAC 40.00 coment, make no reference to the Penland read in this connection: "Exhibitors may
These British works, too, are working they wish. In other words, the promoters begrimed rags and patched quill-like would reduce the Arts and Crafts Exhibition hangings-all of one colour through age and at full pressure to meet demands from Anterica, so that the suggestion that Japan-
to a weak imitation of a second-rate bazaar. dirt they have merely grazed the surface of ese cement is in demand because of its Their original idea was excellent; they were
The sanitary requirements and failed altoge- animated by a desire to foster a love of arther to get at the root of the evil. If one good properties is probably nut quite a fact;
for its own sake, to bring the best work of could fancy a microbe chuckling, he would A. S. WATSON & CO., it being more likely that the Americans ari:
entirely indifferent as to the place of originateurs together so that the backward be highly amused at the grins, of the ten so long as they get the necessary materials might gain from an appreciation of the pro- times ten million microbes which make ductions of their superiors, while the "cocks these cubicle curtains their home and their to accomplish their tremendous task."
of the walk" might be abashed by the ut habitation. Moreover, the sole or, at least, the principal.. claim submitted by the Japanese firms for deemed their inferiors. Probably that was expected brilliancy of those whom they preference in this part of the world was the why they giriled at the hateful word "com lower prices charged for the manufactured petition." But, after all, competition is the article as compared with the cost of the pro-breath of life. What is an Exhibition, in the duct of the Green Island Cement Company present sense, but an which has a world-wide reputation. That tition, where inherent merit is the only M. IMBAULT-HUART has been appointed claim no longer exists, for the exceptional road to success? No matter how iSecretary-Interpreter for. Oriental Languages requirements of San Francisco.have had thefatuatean amittur may be with his
at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mc. effect ofincreasing thecust of Japanese cement particular pursuit he likes to believe that the by something like 33 per cent, with the result results he achieves are appreciated. that there is now no appreciable difference would have been very simple to award 19 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL between the price of Portland and japanese diplomas of merit to those adjudged worthy cement. The characteristic rush of Ameri- of them, and the gratification of the winners can property owners to rebuild San Francisco would have been unbounded. The an has not affected japanese cement manufac❘ successful might have grumbled at the short- turers alone, for Germany has been sending sightedness of the judges but in the end large consignments to the Western States in they would have been spurred to greater order to meet the immediate demand. But efforts, which would have borne fruit at neither Japanese nor German cement has future Exhibitions. However, the Committee the character for utility and quality that has thought otherwise so the maller may be been gained by the product of the Green allowed to rest there. The miscellaneous Island Cement Company. And if in ordi- section is sub-divided into five classes nary times the local concern is capable of silverwork, bent and cast ironwork, brass, successfully competing against the Japanese copper and bronze articles, pewter and manufacturers both as regards the test leadwork, bookbinding and leatherwork, standards and value quotations--as was
ivory and bone carving, etc. In this section evidenced when the Philippine Government
it may be anticipated that our Chinese fellow-residents will be seen to advantage, called for tenders for the supply of cement
GREGOR & CO..
CLARETS
FROM
MIN MARCEAU,
Bordeaux.
AWARDS: GOLD MEDALS AT
·PARIS 1900,
HANOI 1002,
BORDEAUX 1895,
Dijon 1991,
CHINESE CUBICLES.
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Huart was Consul for France at Canton some YeRTS back.
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RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 23rd July, 1966- Library, non-Chinese 287; Chinese. 162 Total 449, Museum, non-Chinese 164; Chinese-1,916; Total 2,090.
The Netherlands Trading Company has published its balance-sheet, which exhibits a profit balance of fl.6.943,522, being 1,560,000 more than in the preceding year, and more than double the profit of 19 13.
St John N. Jordan, the new British Minister at Peking, has postponed his depaiture some what, and will not be leaving London till July
16. He will mbark on the P. and . steaner China at Marseilles on the following day. ON the 17th instant sentence was passed, by a court-martial of the Japanese Army in Korea, on the rebels, 75 in number, who were recently captured by the Japanese Army, Four of the
to be flogged, without imprisonment.
instant, and seized five cases of niorphia that were stored in godown No, 21, of the Hong- hong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Lid, at Tsim-154-15ui. The seizure is valued at about $6,00a. The cases were examined and it was discovered that on each of four cases were private marks, which consisted of a
diamond, inside of which were the words
"H and V." The fifth case bore the number
be :-
(a) Good ventilation. (b) Suashine.
(c) Generous diet. (d) No overcrowding. (e) Exercise in the open air. (1) Change to the sea-side. (g) Nervine tamics,
There is nothing more that can be done for beri-beri cases than that reported by Dis, Hun- Ear und Koch. in the last resort the patient must leave the infected district-Yours faith- fally,
D. R. PAUL, L.R.C.P., LR.C.S., L.M.
IRAMGAR z
RICKSHA.
OCCUPANT OF RICKSHA SERIOUSLY HURT,
'An eastward bound tramcar collided with a ricksba in Des Voeux. Road West, near the Wing Lok Street junction, at half-pası six o'clock last evening, and as a result of the col- Tision Leung Pak Pang, a shopkeeper; of No. 168, Queen's Road West, sustained a broken
"2." A mark, consisting of a square, in the and is now being treated by Dr. Jew. Hok, while the ricksha coolie, who disappeared soon' centre of which were the letters "A. C.,” and un-
after the accident, and was later arrested, was derneath "2034," was also stencilledon the case,
placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at Police As the drug has not been declared at the Import Court this forchoon, charged with reckless and Export Office, and as no person has been driving. From a report made by Constable forthcoming to claim the drug, the Chief Excise Murphy, it appeared that the ricksha passed Oflicer put in a written application to Mr. F. A.
down Queen Street and entered Des Vœux Hazeland, at the Police Court this morning, Road West, going eastward. The tramcar, asking for notices to be posted outside the which was travelling behind the ricksha, Police Court compound and on the walls of the
slowed down to turn the curve. The ricksha, godown in which the drug was seized, calling which was all the time.bewrong for claimants for the drug. The time given side of the road, tried to get on the left- claimants is one week, after which the morphia hand side, by crossing in front of the approach- will become the property of the Opium Farming car. The coolie made a dash across the His Worship granted the application and track when suddenly realizing the danger he notices were posted during the day,
· ASSAULT BY INDIAN WATCHMEŃ,
attempted to turn back. In the allempt the vehicle was overturned in the centre of the track and the unfortunate fare thrown out. The motorman applied his emergency brake, but as the car was so close, no effect was pro- A LEG CPA TE IT TO JOB A COMP VRIGT.
daced and it came into violent, collision with Three Indian watchmen, emplayed at Bow the rickshą, reducing it to matchwood. The rington Canal West, were charged at the in-shopkeeper, who was stunned by his heavy fall, stance of Inspector Goulay, before Mr F. A. still lay on the side of the lines, and when ffazeland, at the Police Court today, with the collision took place he was pushed slang. assaulting Mota Singh, on the 24th instant, the road for a few yards and finally jammed with intent to sob bom of $30 in money and between the ricksha, and a trolley posi, break. eleven promissary antes, worth $1,890. The ing his leg. An ambulance was called, but the defendants denied the charge, The com- shopkeeper refused to go to hospital and had plainant, who is employed at No. 7, Bowrington to be carried to his home. The police took
Canal, siid the first defendant left the yard at six o'clock last evening and returned at 1130 o'clock with two others. When defendants returned, complainant was sitting outside
The plainant went into the house to get them the
AMONGST the gentlemen called to the Bar on
the 27th ult, at Lincoln's Inn, was Mr. Hung Kwok Leung formerly a pupil at Queen's Col- lege. The promising young gentleman pro reeded in England, with others, in 1904 to prosecute a professional education. His early successes-having passed in the second grade -give promise of a useful career in Hongkong,
there attacked him from behind, throwing complainant on the floor, and beating him with sticks. Then the men demanded money for drink, but the complainant efused to part with any, and while two of his assailants held him down, the others went through his pockets. The unfortunate watchman shouted for help and a few Chinamen living in the timber yard came to his assistance. The defendants were
liter arrested: Further evidence was called
if Mr. Hung elects to make the Colony the testifying to the condition of the man when he future field of his labours. There is ample came to the station. He had finger-nail scrat- At the Sanitary Poard yesterday a ques-room for a young man of his exceptional abili-ches on the left side of his neck, his mouth
ties Leung is the eldest son of Mr. Hung Sam, a deservedly esteemed; Chinese
jellow-citizen.
was swollen, his left eye discoloured, and his clothing badly turn.
His Worship convicted the defendants and sentenced them to three weeks hard labour
charge of what remained of the ricksha. The coolie was fined $15.
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION FOR CHINA.
A JAPANESE JUKIST OUTLINES PEKING GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS,
It appears from a translation in the Japan Mail that the most definito information yet
furnished about a constitution for China is given by Professor Hattori, who has just returned from Peking, where bois employed as a teacher in the University. He says that on the return' of the Commission headed by Prince Sü an office will be opened in Peking for the transfa. tion of all the principal constitutions in the world, which work will bẹ largely assisted by the students that have studied in Japan. It is expected that a year will be required to make the trauslations. Thereafter the business of compiling a constitution for China will be on- dertaken, and as the wanders and customs of eighteen provinces, forming an empire with 300 millions of inhabitante, have to be studied and collated, the drafting will probably take
-there is no reason why the Green Island for only those who have an inside knowledge lenders were each sentenced to imprisonment his quarters. The first defendant approached of the marvellous productions of the Chinese for life, and others to imprisonment for terms 'him and asked for a drink of water. The com- Cement Company should not take a leading artist in metals can appreciate the delicacy ranging from three to fifteen years. role in providing the requirements of the of his work and the infinite pains, amounting majority of the prisoners have been sentenced water, when the three flowed him inside and San Francisco builders, in opposition to the almost to genius, lavished on his designs. Japanese and German manufacturers alike. The latest date when exhibits will be ac So far as the German competitors are concepted is 14th October, but full particulars cerned the local Company has little to fear. regarding the Exhibition will be issued, we One consignment just reported from lanare informed, before that date. Meanwhile, burg to San Francisco occupied nearly five the Exhibition is a step in the right direction, months in transit, while the cost by the over- and as it has the support of His Excellency land route would be utterly prohibitive. any the Governor it is likely to prove a success. profits at all being swallowed up in freight dues. Everything seems to favour the local Company, for which Messrs. Shewan, Tómer and Co. are the general managers. The plant at lunghom has been largely developed so that the manufacturers are capable of tion was raised by Mr. Humphreys regarding materially increasing the output at shon the system of Chinese cubicles, but owing notice; the rates for freight across the Paci- doubtless to pressure of business it was dis- fic have been reduced by all the principal missed in the most perfunctory fashion. An AT' the Police Court this morning, before Mr. lines; and Messes. Shewan, Tomes and Co. application was made for permission to creet H.H, J. Competr, Captain Gea. E. Wainer, are themselves in, touch with steamers cross-
DOUGLAS. S. S'CU., LD. ing to San Francisco; the passage can be four wooden posta for hanging curtains in a master of the steamer Afonmouthshire, charg-
AND THE FORMOSAN TRADE. accomplished from Hongkong within a Chinese hat. Mr, Humphrays wrote that the ed Leung Kam Siu, the boatswain of the ship, mooth or five weeks, and, best of all, the "cubicle question wants going into de novo, with stealing four balts (colls measuring
According to an Osaka message to the Portland cement manufactured by the Green Curtains, rags, vacking, etc., are much more
Asahi, the Tamsui-Hongkong line was former. Island Cement Company is unequalled in the world. San Francisco gained a lesson in dangerous to health than properly arranged $68, on the 23rd inst., the property of the ship, ly monopolized by the Douglas 8.S. Co., but The defendant pleaded not guilty. The captain Osaka Shosen Kaisha opened a new service since Formosa became Japanese territory the the earthquake which is not likely to be cubicles. No amount of ordinances and no forgotten yet awhile; shoddy, unreliable and quantity of inspectors will ever prevent Child after leaving Port Said the canvas was and finally monopolized the line. Now that missed. The boatswain was told about the the Formosan tea season has set in exports from cheap goods are the most expensive in the
nese putting up temporary partitions of the loss, but he denied all knowledge of it. A the island have accumulated to some extent, end, and for that reason alone Green Island cement should gain the patronage of build-
above nature." That was a matter, it might search was made and after defendant had at- and taking this opportunity the Douglas Com
pany intends to recover its navigation right for VIENNA 1907.ing contractors in America. The shrewd have been thought, which should have prov-empted to hide the canvas, four bolts were
and the Company's steamer ffatmun has en- general managers of the Company are not ed a fertile subject of discussion, but so far as found in his bunk. The other four, it was
tered Tamiui. Thereupon the Osaka Shosen likely to allow such an opportunity to slip we can learn from the report of the meeting, alleged, defendant disposed of at Port Said. Kaisha has increased the services of the Kiku past, and if the shortage in cement ex
the members followed the example of the Mr. Gardiner, of the office of Mr. O. D. Thom- bgawa-mary on the Tamsui-Foochow line And of the Taijin-maru and Taigi maru on perienced all over the Western States is not
son, appeared for the defence. The charge the Tamsui-Hoogkong line. The Japanese speedily met, it will not, we are confident, Scotch parson who, on coming to a knotty was proved and his Worship sentenced accused steamship company is preparing to continue be the fault of Mestre. Shewan, Tomes & point in the Scriptures, calmly announced: is three months' hard labour and six hours" | competition to iba laigh, increasing the num- [30-4 Co.
We will look this boldly in the face and stocks,
bot of those finezi,
LILLE 1902,
AMSTERDAM 1895
ROVEN 1896,
CABH LESS 10%
OREDIT LESB 5%
Hongkong, ayth June, 1905.
.י
between 35 and 42 yards) of canvas, valued at
some 12 years.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE.
American (America Maru) 27th inst. Indian (Lightning) 29th inst. Ger. (Prins Bitel Friedrich) 30th instų p.m. Indian (Susang) 5th prox.
The ss. Nusikan left Saigon on 25th inst.
this port, and is due here on 29th inst. The ss. Henvorlich (som Antwerp and Lon-
The Apear Co's sa Lighining from Cal- cutts left Singapore this a.m., and may be ex. pected here on 29th inst
The M. S, S. Cos m.s. Siberia will saÏI from Yokohama for this port on 25th inst, and/ will be due to arrive at Hongkong on 6th prox,
dan left Singapore yesterday for this part.