Telegrams:
Germany's Finances.
LONDON, roth September. "An-official-statement, which-has-beent published in Berlin, dwells on the urgency for reform in the Imperial finances which pow show a debit of 124 millions sterling, being an increase of a hundred millions since 1900.
Bills are to be introduced providing, for the gradual redemption of the debt and rigid administrative economies.
New taxation is inevitable, and it faresha dows increased death duties, taxes on lux uties, artificial light, and unearned incomes.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
CONTRACT AWARDED TO HOWARTH:÷URSKINE...
[From Our Own Görrespondent.]
Castor, 11th September,! Meters Howarth, Erskine, Ltd., of Shames, have entered it a contract with the Chinese officials for the reconstruction of the Tien Tax Wharf on the new bund opposite the Dutch Folly. It is specified in the contract that the what is to be one of 152 feet by 72 fest and is to be built of steel. The bid for the work is $8,09» [? $80,000] -
TAOTAI WEN
KVADING STAMP DUTIES,
WARNING TO CHINESE MERCHANTS;
The following botification, appbare” in the Gazelle over the signature of the Regilear General —
TER PROGRESS OF CHINA:
#SIGNS OF ADVANCEMENT/IN NATIONAL,
5659 Peking, July 10′′
Today's Advertisements.
HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE. !!! will be held in ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING I'HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (Messra Shewan, Tomes & Co.'s Office) on THURSDAY, the 17th September, at 5.19
Apart from the anti-agium moramant and the trend of Chinese opinion in the direction of Waiter learning, there are several visible sigra jast now, less well known to the outsider. world, that the Government of the Flowery Land is genuinely set on a policy of advancement."
First of all the Chinesa army, for which there is so much material, is being drilled under foreign guidance by Yuan Shi Kai until it is attaining a state of efficiency that is startling to those who have been absent from China for a considerable time.
Then there is the movement for a Constitu. tion, and serious consideration is being devoted to the question by the Emperor, the. Empress Dowager, and their advisers, by the light of
The Governor bas direc'ed me to point out so the Chinese merchants that very frequently receipts, cements, bills of lading, ship's receipts and other documents are not properly stamped as required by law. It should be te membered that the stamp duties collected by the Government are devoted to the benefit of the Colony, Without such taxes it would not be possible to palice the Colony create ware works, build roads, hospitals, | Tuotai Wen Tsung Yao, the newly-appointed typhoon refuge, & Considering the fact that Imperial Assistant Resident Minister to Lhassa, what in collected in this Colony is spent for left here on the 9th instant, for his native die the welfare of the Colony, all merchante ought Brict of Sunning on a home visit to his parents gisdiy to pay such duties as may be required before proceeding to take up his new appoint- by the Government. To do otherwise is 10 ment. On racerpt of telegraphic instructions .defraud the Colony and prove themselves to be A. Royal Miscarriage,
from Peking urging him to proceed to his new bad citiztos besides breaking-the-law-and-reports sent by Chinese Commissioner now in Queen Wilhelmina of Holland had a mis post without delay, Total Wea has been busily defying the Government. Now this lay must countries governed according to constitutional
idean. Rea carriage on Saturday.
engaged in preparing to hand over charge of be epforced, and all merchants are heraby the secretarial of Foreign Affairs; it in ex-warned that all their receipts, &c which involve pected that he will start on his overland journey a sum of $1) or more must each bear a 5 cepis about the beginning of next mood.
stamp and that bills of lading and ship's receipts (emong which are included receipts by chop in'a chií book) must be stamped with a to cents stamp if the freight is less than $3 and with a 20 couts stamp when the freight is $3 or more. Anyone who continues to dispbay this law will be rigorously punished.
Her condition is favourablé
Later.
Launch of a Battleship. H.M.S. St. Vincent of 19,250 tons "dia- placement, the licaviest of the Dreadnought class, has been launched at Portsmouth.
The Glasgow Unemployed, Three thousand of the Glasgow unemploy. ed met in St. George's Square and carried out their threatened midnight march.
ANTI-OPIUM REGULATIONS.
The anti-opium regulations recently revised by the Provincial Treasurer, the Ledge and the Shan Hou Chu and Police officials, and passed by the Viceroy respecting the licensing of opium smokers and of prepared opium dealers in Cauton, will be brought into force on the 1st day of the ninth moon,
-EMIGRATION TO CANADA.
Os receipt of a letter from the Chinese com-
Inflammatory speeches being made, they were dispersed by the police, but afterwards munity in Victoria, Canada, urging the people re-formed, shouting and singing. They subotto emigrate to the Dominion, owing to the
ambuah of mounted
levy of heavy poll taxes there, the Shan Hoo sequently fell into an amb police lying around the Lord Provost's Chu has issued a proclamation embodying the house, batons being used freely, and many sent to hospital.
All the police have been called out, and the leave of soldiers stopped.
contents of the letter for the information of the people. Instructions have been given to the officiate in the different districts also to inform the natives accordingly..
ADMIRAL LI CHUN,
H.E. Viceroy Chang has on several occations YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, 47D. recommended Li Chun, the present Acting Admiral, to be made substantive Admiral of the Kwangtung province vice Sa Chun Ping, as the latter is about to be given a post at the capital.
DIVIDEND DECLARED.
We are officially informed that, at the shall- yearly meeting of shareholders of this "Bank held at the head office, Yokohama, on the roth
NEW RECRUITS-PUNISHED. Yesterday two newly-enlisted soldiers were charged for absenting themselves without leave and were sentenced to one month's imprison-
instant, it was resolved to pay a dividend of 12% per annum for the half-year ending the goth June, 19 & to add to the reserve fundment each; by the military authorities, Ven 500,000, and to carry forward the sum of Yen 1,113,000 to the next account,
NAVIGATION ON THE
HUANGPU
allegations against JAPANESE SHIPMASTERS.
NANNING.
ARMY AND CUSTOMS.
Writing under date rith ult, the Nanning correspondent of the N. C, D, Nors says Arrangements have been made for the erection in a letter addressed to the editor of the of a military college here. The money bas N. C. Daily News on 4th inst, Mr. John C been found and, the scheme is materializing Broadburst writes:-The numerous questions rapidly. Accommodation is to be provided for involved in your issue of to-day, ancat Navi-eight thousand students, who will come from gation on the Huangpu" over the signature of all parts of China and feceive practical and ene of our most experienced and careful pilots theoretical instruction. They have chosen a is not capable of thorough investigation and good site for the former. discussion within the space one can reasonably
The Imperial Maritime Customs is known as expact, even on such a subject, from a paws the San-Kwaan (New Customs), a much better papar.. 1 must, therefore, confine myself to a name than Yaung Kwann (Foreign (Custom). rummary_of_the position generally, as it is well There are three Foreigners on the "New Cus koown to the mercantile marine of this portions" Biaff, who are carrying on their difficult but is little dreamed of by those whose busi ness has no concern with the safe navigation of the Huangpu
Faving acted as whufinger for Messrs. Buts feld & Swite, for the past jen vexis, 1 consider "myself-competent folly to endorse what Capt, ~Carmichart says about a Japanese Master's capacity for getting bis ship into trouble, run ning down, and into ships, wharves or pop toons. It is not sufficient for them that they are ignorant of their business as shipmasters, hut when bringing their vessels alongside or taking them away; they pay no regard what- „ever to any orders they may receive,- generally- with disastrous results; if not, with a large amount of loss of time and unnecenary work. But the worst feature in their method of pro
ceduid is the unfair way in which their trade
is conducted.
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SHARE MARKET.
Mesars Erich Georg & Co. write in their Weekly share fist of 10-day's date: much firmer feeling prevailed in our market dusing the week under review, lovesting orders.com gin to some extent, and a fair business has been transacted in a few stacks, while number of stocks have improved quile a in value. The sterling demand rate of exchange on London closes at is 9-3/1ód., while rates on Shanghai are T. 75, for a
Book T/T. and Tis, 754. fe a three days' sight Private Dial, the rate in Shanghai on this for a three days' sight Private Bif being Tis. 75. Barsilver in London is quoted 23 15/160,, and Consols £85f. The Bank of England rate of discount is 21 per cent, while the private rate of discount is 18 per cent.)
Bank Shares-Following a further advance in London £80, Hongkong, and Shangbai "Baoks have got strong, and a fair business has heer dose at rates ranging between 7521 and $755, the market closing with buyers at the higher rate. In Shanghai shares sold at $785, of an exchange of 73. Nationals are unchang ed with buyers at 55t
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But beyond these matters, there are several others that are proof of the new spirit that is ruling in Peking. Under Imperial instructions, Ties Liang, President of the Ministry of War, has urged all Viceroys and Governors of the various cost provinces to secure systematic surveys of the islands along the coast, in order. to facilitate naval movements and the deter mination of bases for the use of the navy. Maps thus produced are being filed at the Ministry of War for use when the scheme for the resuscitation of the Chinese Davy is sufficiently advanced,
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Hongkong, 12th 'September, roo8.
FROM EUROPE. THE H.A. L. Steamship.
"SILESIA,”
TH
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Captain von Hot baying arrived. Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countonignature by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside.
Optional Cargo' will be forwarded - unless notice to the contrary be given before TO DAY.
-Any-Cargo impeding hër discharge-will-be landed at Cunsigues's risk into the hazardonn and/or extra baxardous Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Limited, and stored at. Consignees' risk and
expense.
All Claims must be presented within ter 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, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th inst., will be sub
ject do' rent:
All broken, chafod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be' examined on the 17th inst., at`s P.M.”
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
HAMBURG AMERIKA" LINIE,
Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 11th September, 1008. 1835
PUBLIC. AUCTION.
“HE Undersigned have received instructions to sal! by.... PUBLIC AUCTION,
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HALLS FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS.
· Moreover, in order to bring to Peking an accurate ideaof public opinion in the provinces, the Viceroys and Governors of provinces hare 'been ordered to establish meeting halls in their yamens, where the local gentry and local leaders may discuss provincial affaire and maiters of national interest, and may hear from the provincial treasurers, the provincial judge, and other officials what reforms are projected, The outcome of these discussions is to be the 17th September, 1908, at 1.30 P.M., at their reported on to the Government in Peking.
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
OD
THURSDAY,
Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœux-Road, comar of Ice House Street, SUNDRY VALUABLE BOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Comprising
DOUBLE and SINGLE IRON BED. STEADS and MATTRESSES, TEAKWOOD OVER MANTELS with BEVELLED GLASS WARDROBES with BEVELLED GLASS, SIDEBOARD and DINNER WAGGONS with BEVELLED GLASS, MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, DOUBLE. TEAKWOOD WARDROBES with BEVELLED GLASS, TAPESTRY-COVERED DRAWING 'ROOM SUITE, GLASS, CROCKERY and E.P. WARE, TIENTSIN CARPETS and RUGS, COOKING STOVE and UTEN: SILS, &c. &c.;
Education is already attracting the attention of all the provincial officials. Several provin- cial schools have been closed of late, especial. Jy'in southern provinces that have been devas tated by floods and pestilence, owing to the impoverished condition of the local entry The Board of Education has instructed the Commissioners of Education to report on the efficiency and utility of the schools, and, wherever the investigations are satisfactory. appropriations will be made to enable them to be reopened on a basis of adequate equipment; The one thing that is at present conspicuous- ly lacking is a reform of the judicial system. Time and again enlightened Chinese and foreigners admitted to be friends of China bave urged that the prevent corrupt and inefficient system should be abolished and replaced by a modern and trustworthy system, but the diffi culty of the question and the pressure of the office-holders have sufficed to delay action. Now, however, it is reported on good authority THE Undersigned have received instructions
Marine Insurance Shares.-Ugions have advanced to buyers ut $760, after a sale of $745, Yingizes are quiet at 1160.. Other stocks under this heading are unchanged and without sales. Fire Insurance Shares-Hongkong's have im proved slightly, and there are buyers at $317 Chinas, after sales at $93, can be placed at 5938. Shipping Shares-Hongkong, Canton and Macho have been done at Sa'!, and more shares are wanted. Indo-Chinas are unchanged; China and Madilat have sellers at 515. Touglases are weak with seller at 538
Star Ferries sold at 5:41 for old and at 5rupa scheme. for new, the latter issue continuing in demand. Shell Transports sold at 45 shillings, the Lon-
work with great skill, and the people are get-don brought the information that, after all, the
fost dividend of is, on account of tycy and ting accustomed to the new Barrier.
thai Wo Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister in Washington, bas-been-commissioned-to-draw-
NEW INDUSTRIES ESTABLISHED. Norja the Government proving reluctant to den rate boing-451-6d the last mail from Lon-undertake commercial.enterprises. The Shan
tang provincial bureau of ladustries has started Tibe a soap factory at Taucholu, with a Japan- trained Chinose as manager, and the enterprise but proved so successful that other factories are to be started on the same lines. The natives, believing that the use of the new soap is essen- tial to the modern spirit are clamouring for supplies to a degres far beyond the expectations of the official promoters of the soap industry,
interim dividend of 18 on account of 1903, have both been paid on coupon No. 10, so that cou- pon No. it remains available for the next divi-
There are no Consulates yet at the port, and the Commercial Reservation is still an anoc cupied area, save that the Commissioner-tives in the official house which was built-in-the-dood. centre of the Reservation by the promoters ofTM |
the Reservation scheme. This young treaty port promises to become a very important centre and deserves, the encouragement of all classes of society.
ÀN BXCITING RESCUE.
AT SEA IN AN OPEN BOAT.
-Union-Waterboato-héva-selfers.at-$1oj.
‚Refineries - Unchanged and without sales. Mining Shater-Charbonnages are up changed Rauba are weak with sellers at $74, after a sale at $7; the Hongkong Telegraph of '9th instant, prikts the mining manager's report for the four weeks câded 15th ultimo. Chinese Engineering and Mining Company's shares are firm with buyers at Tis. 16); the total out put of the Company's three mines for the week ended 21nd ultimo, amounted to 20,965 tons of coal, and the sales during the same
period 10 22,344 tons.
and Whampoa Docks after small sales at 597, Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.-Hongkong
Wharvesseld at $48 and 549, closing with buyers.
·are on offer at $96. Hongkong and Kowloon Shanghai and Honghew Wharves are easier with sellers at Tls. 1671. Other stocks under this heiding are unchanged and without sales
The s.s. Angkin, Captain Kumpel, which arrived from Swatow yesterday morning -❘ with 829 Chistic immigrants, while off It is a notorious and well known fact that the Ean Bai Kon light-house" on the 3rd many of these Japanese steamers come to the ostaa, came across life boat with two Belt Buoy and anchor until a cossier or other Frenchmen and sine. Aenamites, on board steamer which bas takes a pilot comes along, reports the Stim Observer of 29th ult. when they promptly get under weigh and follow The men were light-house keepers and the other steamer in. This does very well boatmen belonging to the lighthouse who until they get to Woojung, from which poiot put out to go to Pula Condor for provisions. they are obliged to navigate the Huangpu The hleboat, however, went adrift and when alone, thereby becoming a danger to themselves picked up the men had been without food for and all concerned, as, generally speaking, they four days, with the exception of a tia of sardines know little or nothing of the inper river, the some biscuits and a bottle of claret. The rule of the road or anything else that goes Captain of the Angkin landed them at Tulo being reported, towards the safe handling of shipping, Captain Condor and proceeded on his voyage. The Carmichael's example of two collisions and a Captain states that the boat bad drifted 84 miles 19 and internationals to Tls. 64; other Shang- stranding in twenty minutes is doubliess a
bai stocks are unchanged. Hongkong Cottons
out to seu. There had been a very strong
The Board of Finance is starting a paper mill in Peking to be run by the director of the Hupeb Government Paper Works. The Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce is sending a commission to the islands of the southern-ocean-with- view to interesting the merchants in a
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Catalogues will be issued. TERMS: As usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers, Hongkong, rath September, 1958. 1836
PUBLIO AUCTION.
to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, -FOR-ACCOUNT-OF-THE-CONCERNED,
`on FRIDAY,
the 18th September, 1908, at 5.30 P.M., of _Ab King's Slipway, Wanchai,... The Cruiser Yacht
"DASWIN,"
recently thoroughly overhauled,
Length 43 feet, Breadth to feet 1 inch, Depth 4 feet, fron Keel and Ballast and is fitted with Lackers in place of Bunks, Room in Cabin for four Camp Beds. Quite fast and is a useful Shooting, Brat.
TERMS ——ATU Mal.
For further particulars, apply to-
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkene, 12th September, rond
VOLUNTEER CONCERT.
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A GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT A will be held on the VOLUNTEER PARADE GROUND at 9.15 PM TO-NIGHT,
the rath September, 198,
By kind permission of Lieut-Colonel R. F. B. Glover, D.S.O., the Band of the 3rd Middlesex Regt, will attend.
scheme for a muil-carrying line of Volunteer vessels to be used as a transport service in time of war. To this scheme the Peking authorities
schemes, there are others for encouraging kindly consented to assist :-Mrs. G: H. attach great importance. In addition to these
The following ladies and gentlemen havd
assistance, either national or provincial. collon sad other manufactures with official | Edwards, The Misses Beth, Messrs, G. H. Edwards, P. W. Goldring, Waller Benedetto, There and many other signs, small in them-Ivan Caryil, Graff, W. H. Havaibal
Entimations.
YOU MAY BUY
FROM US A
VICTOR
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$2 per week.
CALL AND HEAR
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AND THE!
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KOWLOON
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selves, but highly important in the aggregate, Tickets 52 and 5t cad be obtained from SATURDAY
Walsh.
indicate strongly that the Chiness people are Volunteer Headquarters and Maturs. Kelly & Lands are easier with sellers at $94. Hong-ful solving of which will lead them to that high Lands, Hotels and Puildings, Hongkong seriously tackling their problems, the succcaS-
A. CHAPMAN, LI¿Col, kong Hotels are quiet at $80. Other stocks state of development so emphatically predicted
Commandant H.K. Vol. Corps. under this heading are unchanged, no sales by Sir Robert East and other students of
» Hongkong, rath September, 1908,
Cotton Mills Ewos bave receded to Tia
-record. I myself, saw one steamer come ipto | south west monsoon and bad weather. The bave been sold at St.
Mol, let go. ber anchor, part her chain, and -near y cat anoiber ship is two. Shortly after, moother vessel did the same, and cat the first one down sinking her with quite a number of horses, which were, of course, drowned. There was no necessity for any of these, disasters, they were simply the result of inexperience and
Again took 10 days over a vorage which is usually accomplished in six or seven days
GOLF.
The monthly competition for the Caplain's Ignorance of the first rudiments of seamanship. Cop was played at Hoppy Vallay batween But then Moji is in Japan, and they do not September 5th and September 7ıb. Thefollow seem to mind trifies of this kind, as the place ↑ing cards were returned :—
·CAPTAIN'S CUP.
A. W. J. Watt* son sana: 86-12-74 Commander Penfold.... 93-18-75 A. N.Paxton..... 95–1877- ~C. E. H. Beavis ......................... 12-3·79
27, entries. POOL
H. P.Thomas 05-18-78 C. E.. H. Beavis
oradí 82-3 79 6 entries,
kong Electrica sold at 517, and are in demand Sunday Manufacturing Companies,--Hong-
now at Si Bell's Asbestos' baya bayers at 7. Dairy Farms changed hands at $191 and $10, and are in request at $19). Large lines of Green Island Cements changed owners at | 530, and the market is strong at, that figure. Ropes sold at $14. United Asbestos have buyers at.Sizi per share for ordinary shares, ex the dividend of Bo cents per share, and the -founders have buyers at 5130, ex the dividend of $19.85 per share; paid on 8th instant. Öther stocks under this beading are unchanged. ........ Miscellaneous-Chius Providents have been. donnand are wanted at $91. Campbell Moore & Colabavosellers at $9; this Company, by resolu. tion passed on the arst oftimo, and confirmed
Is strewn with wrečka, from collision. Liis, therefore, in the hope of preventing a simillar stale pair on the Hungpu (bat I am nów.espassing on your space. But before cluegg I would suggest that you (brow opan the columos of the North China Daily New, for a full discussion of this imponket and interesting topic, in the hope that the authorities will ́últimately take soch, action as will tend to the safe navigation of the waters of the port. As many of the shipmasters, who, I know, would be willing to write on this subject, men precluded from doing so over their own BANGKOK now boasts of several motorvans Asmos, by their employers, etc.
sic, the use of a which appear to be kept busy while ihn old nom del plume, under your able supervision pony luggage yapo are fast disappearing. The would be » Acleat guarantee to the public of motor yaas can perform six journeys, where other stocks under: this, koading nothing has the pony-desgged vehicle could only go once
thalt profielency or experience to warrant their mizing re opinion on this subject
*** Winner of Cap, 14 Winner of Pool,
Qriental affairs-Pall Mall Gamelle
BANGKOK'S FOREIGN TRADE.
FIGURES FOR 'AUGUST.
The usual foteresting return showing the pumber and tonnage of foreign steamers which called at Bangkok last month has been issued.
Following are the details:--
Flag,
German .... Norwegian Britab.........dum.
·Swedish ............... EPP A Franch...
Dutch...
No. Tonnage.
3)
31,190
17
11,966
7.
8,799
1,813
989
752
339
55,788
on 7th instant, abolished the post of secretary, THE German Navy League le greatly exercis as well as directors, replacing them by goed over the alleged activity in Japanese naval neral manager to which purpose the articles of circles, sad in a recent report says that the association bayabeen altered. Fouth China Morn- Daval force of that country will be third in ing Post shares have buyers at 524, Laundries polst of strength la 1910 of 1911. "The Navy sellers at 559. Watkins sellors at $3. Watsons League seems to have adopted Kaiser William's buyers at Sol, and Wm. Powa'ls buyers at 54 opinion that there is a yellow peril; or perhaps the tetor Company's shares have now boen it is adding to her naval strength to incite the reduced ip's face value of 7 par share Germans to imitate the Japanese pace. Such transpired and quotations remain the eams as devices are ont unknows in countries here
12:50 // the abenrbin? question is military strang
SANITARY BOARD.
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A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be beld on Tuesday next at 3 45. p.m. when the follow ing business will be transacted
Correspondence relative to in outbreak of rinderpen among the cattle imported from Kwong Chau Wan
Report of committee appointed to consider the matbeds for promoting the keeping of cats as a measure for plague prevention.
Report of committee appointed to report on offcasira trada" of fat boiling in Clarence Terrace.
Correspondence relative to the contract for the supply of dust carts.
Correspondence relative to the contract for the supply of labour and material for the plagos cemetery at Cheung Sha Wan
Corespondence relative to the contract for
the supply of labour for disinfecting and clean.
sing houses,
Correspondence
ratative to minimising the
breeding of anopheles mosquito as an anti-
malarial procedure, dat
Correspondence relative to latrines in back-
yard
AND
SUNDAY
STRING BAND
IN ATTENDANCE”
DINNER or SUPPER
SUPPLIED FROM
Application for a modification of the stand 100 To 1,000 PERSONS. ments of section 153 of the Public Health and
respect Buildings. Ordinance, 1903-1908, in No. 1 Arbuthnot Road,
of
port of analysis on the public water sup- pic for the most of August, 1008
cortality return from Sacao. for the weeks ending August 24th and star 1908, and de
Monally statistics for the rack ending Angust nosh, agad,ISION MEKLERE
at return for the weeks ending Sept
O E OWEN,
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