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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
and its Medical Officer for the issue this morning of a special Municipal Ganette en tirely devoted to the question of plagus pre- vention. If we dwell on the matter for a few moments it is not to supplement in any way that admirable statement of the mea- sures to be taken, but to emphasize what is
HG KONG DEFEATED.
LOBES TO MANILA AT SPRINTING AND POLO,
[By our Special Representative.];
Manila, qh February,,
Hongkong defeated all round. This is the result of the games played by our military: 7:
A. S. WATSON & CO., therein said, and to bring home to our readers presentatives here,
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Thero was a very large attendance at the Military Camp Grounds Panay yesterday afternoon to witness the polo match between Manila sportsmen and a team from The Buffs The game was a very interesting one from sta to finish, although the local team had the batter of The Buffs. The result at the conclusion was; Manila 6, Buffs
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to the occasion. He entered for two races and
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Four robbers wers' arrested in Macao by the Brigadier of Heungshan, he has requested the Canton High Authorities to communicate with. the Macao Government for their extradition.
ON NATIONAL, MOURNING! Owing to the national mourning, on account of the death of the late Emperor Kwong Han, do theatrical performance will be slicwed in Canton until one year has pissed according to traditional precedant.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE CLOCK TOWER, EDITOR of the "Hongkong TataURAPH SIR-it will interest your readers to lear that it is proposed to demolish the Clock Tower as soon as the new Clock Tower on the Fast Office buildings is completed.
Tam, Sir, wh Your obedient servant, -
F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.
AN ESTATE DISPUTE,
the really serious nature of the present crisis in the health record of the Settlement. A careful perusal of the measures ndvocated bears out the contention of all hygienists that dirt and disease are twios, of perhaps we ought to say mother and offspring. Whilst plague in imported by visitors in the shape of rats the visitors are brought here and into our homes by our careful provision of refuse Over 10,000 persons assembled in the HOT of one sort or another on which they may podrome last night, the occasion being the feed. A primary accessity of plague pre-running off of the feale over which much vention is that all refuse be properly collect speculation bad been aroused. Corp. A ed and placed in a suitable receptacle, and Andrews, of the Bulls, one of the champion there covered up. Again, the construction sprinters of South Africa was a much favoured of special apartments in the shape of hollow person; but unfortunately he did not come up spaces in our houses, into which inevitably in each he was beaten. In the 440 dash, pra- refuse of one sort of another finds its way bably owing to a bad start, he came in last. Colonial Secretary's Office, and to which rats resorts as to quarters But in the half mile he showed up betterHongkong, sh Frbruary, 1900, theirs-by proprietary right, is a direct incen, Manila's champion was pitted against him. He tive to the increase of the rat population. is a coloured mao, by name George Washing
CHAU MA SHI U. FUNG WÀ CHUN. The diagrams provided by the Public Works too. From the start George led, but was pres
who kept aA Department make it quite clear to the least taken round the bend by Andrews?, w
A somewhat interesting action was brough intelligent what are likely to be the resorts Kood lead for some time. Much excitement and homes of the pestiferous rat, and the prevailed when the rucu were a few feet away to the Supreme Court, this orning, the Chief
from home, with Andrews ahead, George, Justice (Sir Francis Piggott) presiding......”| measures to be taken in that respect are however, put on a hard spurt, and won by this case, an application was heard or the part of the defendant (Fung Wa Chun) for an order obvious. Considering the imminent pos short distance.
that the statement of claim filed on the sist sibility of plague infesting this port at any
This afternoon, at the Manila Athletic Asso- November last be stiuck out on the ground time during the last fifteen years it is a mat-
ciation grounds, the interport tennis (doubles) that it discloses no reasonable cause of action ter for regret that the Council's bye-laws will be played. There are some extremely and that the action be dismissed with costs to have not compelled the construction of rat good players representing this port, and like-be taxed and paid by the plaintiff to the defend proof dwellings. The necessity for this isise The Buffs, and a good game is anticipated. al. The Hop. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., who surely at last quite apparent, and Mist it is is to be hoped that Hongkong will this time was intructed by Mr. A. G. Jackson, appeared for the plaintiff, while Sir Henry Berkeley, impossible to make such bye-laws retrospec. be able to win back some of its lost laurels.
K.C., assisted by Mr. Shenton (of Messrs. tive it is clear that the vast amount of
Deacon, Looker and Deacon) represented the pulling down and building that is going
defendant. on ought to reduce considerably the number of those not proof against these vermin. The personal measures advocaled are simple in the extreme. Plague vaccine has been kept ready in the Municipal Laboratory for several years against the pos sibility of an outbreak, and the injection of a small quantity of this in the beginning of each year would render the person so injected quite immune.. Those who are adverse to vaccination for small pox will
CO.,] probably be as as obstinate in the matter of
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Hongkong, 5th January, 1969.
NOTICE
A communkratias inteniei. for publication
TENNIS,
NATIONAL "FLO VTE.”
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The streets of Manila presented a very ani. mated appearance yesterday afternoon. A pro- cession, ranging over a mile in length, and ac companied by ten bands, paraded the steels.. The most interesting thing of this turn-ont were the "flats" representing all nations, which were drawn about the streets by horses The prettiest-fat" of all was that of Spsip, walls England's came next.
THE CORONATION.
Who are to be the Queens of the Carnival? This is the question that is bothering, people bern, and speculation is rife, Maoy of the
ladies' names are whispered, but that will bo
settled to-night when the Queens will be plague-vaccination, but it may be some co-chosen to preside over this grand affair Of couragement to them to be assured, on the course, it is known by now that two ladies authority of the Medical Officer, who shares have to be chosen-are to represent the Occid with the Pope the quality of infallibility, ent and the other the Orient; their names I that plague vaccination is a thoroughly safe append below, as one or two are known in your and efficient measure. It reduces the lia Colony:-Mines Heled Dorrington, Mary G. bility to attack to less than one-third of what Ribello, Alberta Clark, Luz Parez Rubio, Bella 128 it is in the un-vaccinated. Andin one-third Carson, Harriel O'Brien, Mary Micloud, Ethel
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SATURDAY.
Of the numerous social functions promoted by the Portuguese community this season, poos equalled in enthusiasm the successful dance which organised by the Lusitano Recreation Club, on the occasion of the prize
No more ap distribution on Saturday fast... propriate meeting place could have been selected for the pleasing ceremony than the familiar ball of the Club Lusitano which was kindly lost to the Recreation Club by the com mittee and members of the former institution.
Proceedings commenced shortly after 6pm. with the arrival of Mr. J. J, Leiria, Consul for Poungal, and Madame Leiria, who were the cutral figures in the evening's ceremony. Machada diring, band played a few bars ol the Portuguese national anthem on the strival of Consul Leiria"
The guests and their friends were colortant at a dancing party during the evening. There was a short literval when the most pleasing part of the function took place in the presenta tion of pzes to the successful competitors in the billiard tournament, wiking competition, and. football match, For the billiard tournament, Mr:1. Rocha pre.anted a hardioms sliver cup, The trophy was won by Mr. F. M. Riza Pereira who beat his epponins, Mr. P. A. Kozatio, after
a keeply contested game, which was witnessed
by almost the entire body of members on Fris day such was the enthusiasm aroused over the tournament.:
Mr. J. L. de S. Alves, president of the Com- mittes, introduced the popular and successful wigger to the gathering, and in a brief speech asked Mr. Pereira to receive the cup at the hands of Mr. Leiria Mr. Fox Pernira was accorded a hearty ovation as he advanced to bo presented with the beautiful trophy,
Telegrams
HONGKONG NE
HZ SERVICE
ANOTHER SHANGHAI
MELEE
POLICE AND SOLDIERY IN CONFLICT
From Our Own Correspondink]
Shanghai, 8th February
9.80 p.m.
On Saturday last, there was a melee
between members of the police and the soldiery at Woosung.
The soldiers publicly bambooed the police before the spectators, who watched the unseemly conflict with much delight.
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
WITHDRAWAL OF LEGATION GUARDS.
[By courtesy of the Sheung Por
Peking, 7th February: The Russian Legation Guards in Peking have been withdrawn al- together.
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR.
COMPENSATION TO CHINA; Mr. A. G. da Rocha, president of the
[hy'o, urdesy of the" Sheung "Po."]= Lusitano Recreation Club, who was supported by Mr. P. M. dos Remedios, bonerary secratary, then asid-Consul: Loiria, Jadios and gentin
Peking, 7th February. Sit. Henry Berkeley, said that the case was one of detinus. The nature of the cction was men,-The object of our meeting here to-night
Russia has agreed to pay com- important, owing to a certain allegation in the is to distribute the prizes to the successful com statement of claim. Sir Henry's contention in petitors in our sports. It is a pleasure to me pensation to the Chinese whose pro brief was that the action was wrongly brought to be associated with the Lusitano Recreation as no action of desinue could not be brought Club, and the lively and kena interest shows perty was destroyed during without the plaintiff owning property (in the by the members in the various competitions Russo-Japanese war. shares) which was not the case in the piorentis in itself a great, assistance in the manage. action. Counsel lald great stress with regardment of the club. I have to thank the Cpm- to paragraph 3 of the statement of claim, which mitee and Members of the Club Lusitano for the loan of the premises for this sccini gather dealt with the question of gifts,
Jug, and I trust that our members will have done their duty in entertaining the ladies who havo favoured us with Their company. Now I have the pleasure to ask Madame Leiria to be so good as to distribute the prites to the winners.
Go as you please" Competition :-
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The statement of claim reads as follows im 1. The plaintiff is a married woman railding at No. 45, Caine Road.
The defendant is a gentleman residing at Robinson Road.
3. lu or about the month of October 1905: the plaintiff's husband, one Chau Tong Shang. made a gift to the plaintiff of so shares in he Canton Land Company, Limited, which shares were registered in his name, and the said Chau Tung Shang in the presence of the plaintiff
of cases which still occur the recovery rate is Goodman, Niva de Lis, Emily Elliott, Abby handed to the defendant the certificates for the
at least double that in the unvacciated at-
tacked ; and further, that in a vaccinated European an attack of plage, if it subse quently occurs, has so far ended in recovery,' Obviously if the whole Settlement were to submit to plague vaccination plague would be a thing to be laughed at here. For the henelit at taipans and employes alike we may remind them that as a rule plague vac- cination does not involve any interruption of attendance at business. However, all that can be done to be in any degree effi- and that is the rats. They are here and need to be exterminated, and their natural exterminant ia the domes
Starbird, Constance Clark, sad Kathryn Ladd
Isi F. M, da Cruz. 2nd D. E. Carvalho.
1st Team-D. E. Carvalho (Caps)
F. M. G. Ojo. **
F. Soares,/
Football Elevenia-side Competition;
After the Queens have been selected the 50 shares and also certificates for 14 otherPaper Chaye,”—ist and ad-D. E. Carvalho. Coronation Ball will be held, and everybody who is anybody is highly interested in to-night's programme.
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
RAID FOR REVOLUTIONISTS, [From Our Own Correspondent]
Conton, 6th February
Bharan in the said Company, which were like wise registered in the name of the said Chau Tung-Shang-and were the property_of_the_ plaintiff, and the said Chau Tung Shang at the same time requested the deferdant to get the 50 shares and 14 shares, in all 64 shares, trans. ferred out of the name of him, the said Chau Tung Shang, into some other name and to de liver the fresh certificates, together with blank Iransfers for the same, to the plaintiff on her request, which the defendant agreed to do,
4. la or about the month of December, 1968,
7 Teams competed, won by "C" Team Capt.-P. da RezijLG; Cordeiro, 1 A. Cor daire, V.F. Azzvedn, J. C.V. Ribrio, C. H. Lopes, Aux. A. Baptista, A. Barradas, E. Antonio, J. M. Gardner, and J. Saver. F. A V. Riberin played se substitute for E. Avionin it. -the-first-or-accoust-of-the-latters-illness————— Mr. Rocha presented Mrs. Leitia with a pretty bouquet of flowers.
The rate per quarter and par maniem, proportion! dient must strike at the root of the matter, orders to have all the city gates closed, and the plaintiff handed the certificates and blank Leiria said:-Ladies and Gentlemen,-1
Subscriptions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a full month.
The dally isne le delivered free when the address
Locakubls to messenger. Peak subscribers can live their copie delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On capées snit by post at additional $1.80 per quarter is charged fur postage. The portage on the weekly lane to any part of the
world la 90 cents per quarter,
8ngle Coples Daily, en cents. Wockly, twunts
five cents (for cuda only).
BIRTH.
On February 1,1919, Suchiep, North Kiangsu, to Rev. and Mrs. Wm. F. Jenkin, of the So thera Presbyterian Mission, a daughter, AGNES
DEATH.
PENICK.
At half-past ten last evening the Taotai of Constabulary all of a sudden gave telephonic nobody was allowed to proceed, into or out of the city on matter whether they were officials or of the people. It is learnt that a raid was car ried out in the night by the police in search of tic eat. The addition of a cat to the certain revolutionists, thres of whom were family menige will be one of the most effec-arrested; tive mensares possible to take.
But pussy
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DELIBERATIVE COUNCIL
The office of the Canton Preparatory De. minst ont be a pampered pet. She must be, if anything, underfed, and must work qut1btrative Council was opened to-day in the
Governors' old Yamen building.
A MISSION OF GRATITUDE,
transfers attached thereio for 250 shares in the said Company to the defendant for the purpose of the defendant holding the same in safe custody to and for the use of the plaintiff, and re-delivering the same to the plaintiff os her request, which defendant agreed to do,
CHINESE IN ANNAM
ALLEGED MAL-TREATMENT.
[Dy cowlsy of the "Skaung Po.,""]
Peking, 7th February.
In consequence of a petition re- colved from the Chinese residing in Annan, the Wai-wa-pu has request- ed the French Government not to ill-treat Chinese subjects thoro
The Governor-General of Indo- China has declined to dofer to the representations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
[The above despatch is printed for all worth.-E4, (1.5.7.1 ̧·
DUTIES AND LIKIN.
CONFERENCE WITH THE 1. C.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung
Replying on behalf d his wife, Mr. have to thank you, Mr. President, and members of the Lusitano Recreation Club for the handiams banquet which you so kindly
Peking, 7th February. presented her Wah your kind permission I will now say a few words regarding the Lusi-
The Ministry of Finance is con tuna Recreation Club. This Club has at pre- 5. By an agreement in writing dated Kwong sent 270 members, and they all are Good ferring with the Inspector General Sui, 33rd year, 1st moon, 20th day (4h March, Sport, including the honor.ry president of the Imperial Maritime Customs 1957) the defen lacingreed with plaintiff that (Laughter and i pplause.)-To prove to you that he would within two monits from the date they are such, you will find them taking part on the question of the increase of of sich agreement deliver to the plaintiff, then all kinds of sibletic sports, Jo the clever duties and abolishing the likin, said 314 shares (etraaccusly described by the a-side football competitior, 77 members play- defendant in the said agreement as being 371.ed, and the way the teams played each other out, was not only a credit to the Club, but also shares in the Canton Whail Company),
her own salvation by strict attention to the business of rat-catching. We cannot dwell
The Italian Consul at Hongkong arrived longer on this important matter but we here on the 4th instant. Yesterday morning specially commend to the notice of our he called on the Viceroy to tender thanks for readers the commeus on provision of bait | the handsoms donation from the Canton Pro- for rats and on the figures which are given vincial Governmett towards the funds for the shewing what would be the capital cost of relief of the sufferers by the calamitous earth complete insurance, against rats and consequake in South Italy. To-day the Consul called [49quent plague for this Sculement. There is at the office of the Self-Government Society to
one point which must not be overlooked. fender thanks for the "subscriptions from the the matters aforesaid, and notwithstanding the ↓ of the "B" team, should be hurt, when the
At Hongkong, oo 5th Februry, 1999, SAMUEL WEINBERG, age 37; late of Standard
Shanghai papers please copy.
Oil Company.
The Houghong Celegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1959..
ON PLAGUE.
and that is that absolute freedom can only be guaranteed by the co-operation of both Settlements and the local Chinese authori ties.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.: Shanghai evidently has got the plague THE English mail of the 9th January was deli- score and got it bad. The first announce-vered in London on the 6th lost,
ment never appears in the newspapera; it UnivOIDABLY, the criticism of the boxing' usually comes out in the form of a Gazette | match in held over until-to-morrow. proclamation, so that when the newspapers
begin to discuss the subject it may be taken N yesterday's bulletin, Dr. G. P. jordao siates for granted that there is more in it than that Her Excellency Lady Lugard's condition has made considerable progress since the last meets the eye. Nearly all the Shanghai
report. papers, have been giving opinions on the
from Macao, this afternoon. She exchanged
to be overhauled, 50,
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Chinese public.
RAILWAY RETURNS.
The returns of passengers carried by the Canton-Haskow Railway on the opened sec.
tions and the amount of fares collected for the last Chiness year are as follows1,071,716 passengers and Ji67,202.19. ¿.
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THE MINT.
After the Chinese New Year holidays the branch of the Imperial Mint at Canton was to day re-opened, and work has been resumed.
FLOWER BOAT FIRE,
In consequence of the complaints lodged by the people against the Water Police in con- nection with the Tai-sha-tsu fire on the golb ultimo, the Viceroy is considering the panlah ment to be meted out to some members of the Water Police Force,
Four Government steam launches were
matter of plague and our contemporary the THE Portuguese gunboat Patria arrived here placed at the disposal of the Foog Pla Hospital Mercury waxes pedantical over the subject, salutes with the port, The Patria goes to dock by Admiral Li Chun for the purpose of recover ing dead bodies in the vicinity of Tai-sba-tan, It ́runs away back to the Piper of Hamlip.
and yesterday four more corpses were picked Why not go farther back and drag in poor old Ulysses, because he had plague when he attempted the channel, which is now
MJ. W. Jamieson, of II. M. Consulat Services | pp. formerly Commercial Altachd, and for the past declared out of bounds? Apart from that Labour in the Transvaal, will shortly be
three years Foreign Superintendent of Chinere some interesting and straightforward sense painted, the N, C. D. Neur understands
aps
GAMBLER DEPORTED,"
The Turk, who was escorted to Canton from Wochow where he had created disturbances to
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6. The plaintiff has repeatedly requested the||to every individual player. i am sure every one defendant to deliver up to her the certificates will endorse my opinion when I say the best and blank transfers relating to the said 314 combiration won the prize, and the players in I general ought to be highly complimented. It shares in the said Company,
7. The defendant, however, notwithstanding
was most unfortunate that Mr. Brito, caplain
sal agreement, has failed to deliver to the game,warat its higliest plich, and to prove to plaintiff the certificates and transfers relating to the said shares or any of them and has de- you what I said of being "good sport" be play. taited the same from the plaintiff and has the game out limping along (Applause.) A
converted the same to his own use. The plaintiff therefore claims
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1. Delivery by the defendant to the plaintiff of the certificates and blank transfers for the said 3/4 shares or the value of the said shares and the sum of $50s as damages for their de
feation or coLVİSİON.
2. a accrunt of the monies which the de
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR,
INDIAN PRINCE TO CHINA:
- [By courtesy of the " Sheung "Po”
7th February Peking,
A telegram has been received from certain London advising that a
I mentioned, the membits of the Lusitano- Recreation Club go in for all kinds of sports, Indian Prince is about to visit hope this year they will send a team for the China and that suitable arrange Water Polo Competition, With good coach-
1.
ing and training, I do not see why it should ments should be made for his recep-
The Central Government has telegraphed to the Shanghai Tnotai directing him to make adequate pre- parations for the Prince's, reception.
not be possible for us to see the Shield tion. in our possession. Before concluding, I wish ⠀ to "thank you, ladies and gen fendant has received from the asid Company Memes, for your presence here this evecios, as dividende or profite in respect of the island hope that one'and all are enjoying your stares, and payment, by the defendant to the selves, and if you do not, you have yourselves plaintiff of the amount which may be found only to blame. (ughter.) 1 trust also that due upon the taking of the said account.
3. Cosis,ana
4. Further and other relief.
the list of membership of the Lusitano Racies" tion Club will continue to increase during the present year, because the more we are, the merrier Itit, and further I am a great bellever of After lengthy citing of authorities, so order the old saying "Ucity is strength." Not being was made to amend paragraph 3 of the state" able to encourage sporti personally, on account ment of claims by inserting power of attorney." of my age, and many other unfit qualities, I A TOXIC despach of and inst, says: Speak will ask you to accept there 11 Silver Medals, ing in the House of Representatives this sitar- although insignificant in value, in be played for Dang Biran Komora, Minister Foreign at another, eleven-a-alde'foothill competition, Allire, stated that Great Britain and Japan which must be won before wommer sets In. were still further convinced of the efficacy of
(Applauss.):
the Alliance, Japan, he added, regards most sympathetically China's reforms and le detyr
BANK NOTE ISSUE
RETURNS CALLED FOR,
By courtesy of the "Skoung Po
Peking 7th Tebruary The Ministry of Finance has called for returns to be fur
Mr. Remedios thanked Consul Lelia for the & gambling bouse, was detained by the Tactal of Constabulary and not released as reported the other day. Yesterday the Tantal personal.ed to adhere to the pilley of the open door fresh incentive ke bad given to football and six months, of the am
equal opportunities. He urged the count castration of Japanese subjects in ons disec accepted the medals op biball of the Reciendo
for whether under on with a view to the extension of the stention Club, requiring Japan's exploitation and thus restrict Three chours and a
is given by our press confrère, much of whicks M. Consul General at Canton, will apply to Hongkong. For example it is remarked that the prosperity of the port in THE Prince Regent and the Grand Cously questioned the foreigner; after signing his large measure depends upon its freedom citors have applied to the. Empress Dowager.Į statement and a bond, the latter was sent
for permission to attend the foperat of the to Hongkong en route from the infectious discase, and above all late Emperos on May 5, when his remains will, where he came libu, “ from that scourge of seaports, plague. Hence be removed for temporary interment, but her, who had every resident will commend the Council
receive B
Majesty ropiled that they mind mot do.49.
Singapore The
tive offenders, the Turk, w enced to okas of the bamboo each
or
emigration to Canada and America. Baron Komura announced that Jupan would enforce the abrogation of existing commercial Treaties BURAGO TAPS
was then resumed and kept up with Considerable spirit until after midnight
in circulation