Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY
8. WATSON & CO., Tokyo journal. Various means are suggested
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seems to claim Inss mitention from the public, the importance. of the problem must increase with the growth of Japan's abilities. With the satisfactory rising of foreign tones and. the ready state of national bonds, the paymant of the interest will become a question worthy of careful study, by publicists, continues the
towards minimising the outflow of specie re- sulting from payment of interest on foreign loans. Firstly, he encouragement of the ex- part trade is urged; secondly, the keeping
of interests as lowrals A posable; and thirdly, the attraction of money from abroad to Japin through channels other than trade, The promotion of the ex- port trade is what has been most earnestly advocated both by the Japanese Government and people for many years, but this method is UV-APPOINTMENT-TO-HIS-EXCELLENGY-THE--of-such-o-future-that-it-grows-only-by-degreas. with the development of the manufacturing industry of the country. It can scarcely be expected therefore that it should show a remarkable advance in the course of a few years. As to the absorption of foreign funds through channels other than trade, such as remittances from Japanse working abroad and the proceeds from the tourist traffic, this 'is a' most desirable php, but the amount rai ceived in this way can hardly be estimated accurately or relied upon as a regular source of reveour. The question then resolves itself. BUBONIC PLAGUE! that for the pigsent Japie cannot find any other
CHEMISTS
GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.
Watson's HYGIENOL,
AND
is the
means of reducing the amount of interest on Japan's fast-accumulating.debt than the keep
It has been proved by sepealed experimentsing-down of the rate of interest itself. For this
purpose the conversion of national bonds car that "WATSON'S, HYGIENOL"
rying high interest into others with lower in-
with the financial intents of the country.
most potent agent for the destruction of fiens, terest is calculated to be a policy in keeping
especially cat fear.
it has now been proved that Plague is conveyed to human beings by means of ilers from rate which have died of this disease.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. AT the Magistracy, this morning, Wong Shing, described as a hawkez appeated on charges of (1) taking on board the b.s. Locks spirituous liquor without the master's consent, and (2) with disposing same to wit, five bottles of hawker was found guilty or both counts and of "WATSON'S HYGIEROL Aleafined Sas and Sion respectively.
All risk of infection can be avoided by washing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where
CORRESPONDENCE.
(Wi do not necessarily, endorse the opinlods arpressed" by Corramondente'in iḥls column),
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY,
TO THE EDITOR of the "Hongkong Trungkaru”
Sir-The Committee of the China Associa
tips conceive it to be in the public interest to endeavour to dissipate an erroneous impression
that Hongkong is being called upon to pay for the Colonial section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway considerably more than the work is worth. The prevalence of this impression is indicated by certain Press comments upon His Excellency the Governor's speech in Council on the increased estimates, From the general tone of these it might almost be assumed that mismanagement bad led to the doubling of the legitimate cost of construction.****
There appears to be a popular idea that the original estimate was for some 5 million dollars, that the work ought not to have cost much mera but that gradually, owing to a series of blunders, the figure has risen to 11 millions, This belief that the coat has been doubled by mitmanagement has naturally led to severe criticism being directed against those responsi ble for the undertaking. I venture to submit that it is not borne out by the full circumstances of the case.
MAY 19. 1909.
of the Kowloon Canton Railway, Yours to the public health from the arrival of rain by faithfully,
vessels from pl^g c-infected porte
MURRAY STEWART, Chairman, " Hongkong Bianch of The Chian Association. Hongkong, 18th May, 1909.-
RATIN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THEONGkono Telegraph;"
Dear Sir,---I have to-day received a cutting from your paper of the 15th February last and have addressed the enclosed letter to the Becretary of the Sanitary Board, Hongkong, and would ask you kindly to have this latter inserted in your next issue. It is altogether too bad that any official should make such a statement which he has absolutely no founda- tios for making-Youre faithfully,
THE RATIN LABORATORY,
0-A-FURU Manager,
Rstin Bacteriological Laboratory, London Office, 17, Gracechurch Street, E.C.
April. 16th, 1909,
(Copy.)
April 16th, 1909;
The Secretary, Sanitary Board, Hongkong.. Sir,—From the Hongkong Telegraph of Fo.
In this letter I find that Mr. Gregory states that the much-advertised Ratio is useless- at any rate in the Cape Town climate". As 1
The first important fact to note is that thebruary 15th I see a letter from Mr. A. John estimate of 5 million dollars was a mere rough Gregory, Department of Public Health, Cape estimate made by Mr. Bruce an his original Town, addressed to your Board and laid on the survey. The line beyond Shatin as planned by table at a recent meeting. him, was a single line throughout, to ran along the edge of the sea shore from Lokioba to Taipo. The alignment which be proposed, and on which this rough estimate was based, had sub. sequently to be altered, because the typhoon of September, 1906, showed the shore edge to be unsafe. That typhoon was a revelation "in many ways. It taught several lessons to others besides Railway engineers, and there is no particular blame attaching to anyone for not having foresedo be possibilities of destruction reposing in the sheltered waters of Mirs Bay. Il we can all now see that Mr. Bruce's original to remember it gas at least excusable under
5.S. KLUMPH" AGROUND
Since the beginting of 1974 the capture and
IN HAIPHONG RIVER. destruction of these rodents in the docks and on ships have beso carried out le a systematic When the French steamer Hongkong, Cap- manner, and the results have been given nachtain Ai Commelining, of which Meters. A. R. year in a report presented by Dr Herbert Marty are the local agents, arrived le port to- Williams (medical officer of bealth for the day from Haiphong and Hoihow, she made a Port of London) to the Port Sanitary Com-report to, the effect that the 4. Triumph mittes of the City Corporation, According to (Messra, Jabsen & Co.) was agraund in Hai the latest official figures, to December 31 last, phong River, From an authoritative source, 494,423 rats are recorded as haring benu des troyed since February, 1901. For last year the figures are as follows:-in dock ware. houses 15,162, on vessels during voynge 17,921 and on vessels while in dock 19,733, being a total of 52,816.
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The means adopted to kill the rats are pol- son and trap... Alikough the figures just quot. ed would appeat_jo_represent_a_considerabila. success, yet it is understood that Dr. Williams is by no means astiased with the outcome of the efforts which have been made in' this res
presume you are paying some atention to the opinions expressed by Mr. Gregory I will bakearly half a million during the past six years, you kindly to also lay my letter on the tablo and have it read at the meeting and I wish to protest against such opinions being expressed by any official when they have pot acted ac cording to the instructions we gave at the time these tins were bought.
we are able to learn that the steamer' wont
aground on a muddy surface on the 16th inst. She has since refloated,
JAVA OPIUM REGIE:
"BOON AND A BLESSING TO THE PEOPLE,
CONCLUSIONS OF EXPERTS-IN-HOLLAND
A lecture delivered before a scientific sóciaty in Holland, the other day, gives up-to-date particulare regarding the working of the Opium Regio in Java Under it, there is loss smug gling than under the old farming system, and the revenue is almost as large as the rent drawn from the faimers. The people are freed from the tyranny of the farmers, with whom it was
common thing to shrink from nothing in order to pushon sales of the ding. In other words the doing away with the farming system "has, proved to be a blessing to the people. Under the Regie, opium consumption is so far controlled batte quantity of the drog sold steadily, falls off. The Government now gets all ibe profits formerly enjoyed by the farmers. The sevenus from opium comes to about sixteen millions of guilders, of which three millions go for cost of collection. The Regie continually raises the selling price of the drug now that smuggling is brought to a minimum-is some districts the rise reaches thirty to forty per cent. The riso. is gradual and tends to limit the consump-
be a tax on a luxury. Such a system is pre- tion, so that profit out of the Regie comes to ferable to total prohibition, which would be as impracticable us the prohibition "of gin in Holland, Prohitution would simply encour
drug. Anelber advantage of the Regia is that it supplies smokers with the pure article. The
with the opium in order to increase sales. The farmers died to mix arsenic and lime juice Government bas no wish to extend the use of the drug. Te limit it, the licensing of smokers bas
pect. He certainly does not profess to have exterminated the rate at the docks, and so long as practically every fresh vessel entering the port brings its complement, more or less large, of the vermio, there would seem to be little hope of any great diminution in the rat buis Auce by the methods so far employed. Among those engaged in the work of destruc. tion nader Dr. Williams' supervizion the fear is even expressed that the sormal natural increase is scarcely kept daws owing to the fact that rats begin breeding very young and have several nesis each year. At all events, it is generally admitted that at the present time the docks are overrun with tals, in spite of the official annoncement of the destruction of
At Tilbury Dock, however, the rat unisance bas been dealt with during the past few months op new lines, Instead of continuing the services of old-fashioned tatcatchers, a contract was
and operations were started by them last, March. made with the Rain Bacteriological Laboratory, Altbattime the dock premises swarmed with rats, Mr. Gregory experimented with a tios, Ratin
and the damage.done to produce in the ware. No. z; which we sent out to the Cape Town houses was very great. Now, and, for a con-
a rat to be sein, and the for observed from Agents, and we stated at the time that it was not by any means sufficient and I proved my statement by referring them to the results ob. time to time about the place are sewcomers tained at Tilbury Docks and und them how brought into dock by ships from foreign paris. many tins had been applied there to obtain he dock authorities are understood to have these results. Therefore in my opinion this expressed their satisfaction with the results gentleman has absolutely no foundation for achieved by the Ratin Laboratory. It may be as well to explain that Ratin, while harmless to passing any opinion anther good or bad an Ratio Against bis remarks-i-have-letters-from-domestic animals, is a preparation that conveys a difeasa 10, rais, which is communicated from the following Authorities stating that Ratio has done a great deal of good and that they would ode to the other, and generally proves fatal in from a week to a month. Some rats, it has strongly recommend it in their part.
been found, are immune against the solid The Minister of Agriculture, Quebec. IN conecctiory with the new Pacific service of
Ratin which is first used, and consequently, The Minister of Public Works, Cairo,
a stronger preparation, Ratio No. 2, is after. the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, we learn that Mr.
The Governor, Falkland Islands, George H. Corte, Jr. has been appointed
wards employed to kill those which remain, The Colonial Secretary, Grenada, Gearral Oriental Agent for the Chicago
The Surgeon General, Georgetown, De. So long as effective steps are not taken by ship. Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway Company
owners to destroy the rodents'on their vessels. with headquarters at ShangHal, This railway
it will not be possible to keep the warehouse The Medical Officer of Health, Kbargpur, is the western extension of the Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul Rallway, and will be
who twice tested Ratin où a very extensive altogether free from them, widever measures opened for through height service on June 1st. | Excellency's comment upon it in the same scale on behalf of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway, are taken to kill those at the docks. Only early hours of Saturday morning, reports the
Besides these we are receiving weekly orders recently a large case containing a motor-car speech, in relation to the cost of earthwork He said, "it difficult to know exactly what from a number of Tea Plantations and other while being unloaded at one of the docks, was rates Mr. Bruce had calculated at, because, great plantations in the West Indies; in Ceyloned to cootulo a zest of 15 young rats. These Da drawing or calculations of quantities lon, in India, and elsewhere, and if it is good were at once killed, but the doc escaped. This peeped through a crack in the front door-and.
the dens are likely to be with a dilute solution beer, no-board the sky, without a licence. The alignment was a mistake-we ought in fairness 1 Harbour Board at the request of the London riderable period it is said to be a rare thing for age smuggling to meet the demand for tha
3
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spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to thige gallons, makes a solution of the strength required for this purpos
HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL
DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE
Price per Pint
..............50 cents
Gallou...........$2.00
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LISTED.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
AND
KOWLOON DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 17th March; 199.
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Nams and
the circumstances,
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The change in the aligament, removing the THE Hayung, which escorts the fai-chi with track out of reach of the sea entailed much the Chinese Commissioner, Mr. Wong Tai heavy cutting pot contemplated by Me Bruce Ching, on hard, to the southern islands ar and the boring of three additional tunnels, of rived at Singapore math inst., from Soura.which that undertaken at Taipo is in itself a con: hayn, and saluted. The Hai-yung leaves on the and fast, for Dell, but waits the arrival of the Chinese Commissioner and the Bai-chi The Commissioner is at present visiting the
Dutch ladies,
CANTON DAY BP DẠY.
THE FLOODS,
Dion Covergrondent]
Carton, 18th May, A letter has been received by the Central Relief Committee dating that the district of Hok Shan has suffered from the recent goods. consequently beca dispatched with foed-stuff, &c., to that district for the relief of the sufferers. SATISFACTORY NEWS,
iderable enterprise. It is also important to remember ibat it was obsequently decided to build all bridge cuttings, and the three addition tunnels, wide enough so admit of a double Track being laid, should the necessity for that Mr. Bruce had not made pro bereafter arise. vision for costly developments of this sort. It was not his business to do so. Hibusiness, ar described by His Excellency the Governor in he Legislative Council on the 6th February, 1908, was "to make a preliminary survey and to base upon its preliminary estimate," How rough estimate it was may be gathered from His
marera.
and rates were supplied with the estimate enough for these large concerns to send on la justice to Mr. Brace it should not be forgot-repeat orders time after time it is certainly the en that the first and by far the most important best proof that Ratin is of considerable value. I hope thereford to hear from you that this duty which fell upon bim was to decide upon the main route, of the callway. At das time etter has been read at your heeting and
holed.
Your faithfully," the Deep Bayreute had been recommended.
contanied by the Writer's An emissary onboard a steam-launch bar He had to determine which of three different |
The Manger
Orliiary enemmunicatie, anould. he added The Hit will an undertake in be reaponsible for to return any Contribution.)
SUAL CRITION RATES (IN ADVANCEL DAILY ST30 Jan WEEKLY—S18 per annura
The rates pas quarter wi-, proportional Subscriptional for any pariod loss than a montb will be charged as for a full month. The daily teams in delivered new the address
ch'e to menver Paksubscribers can have their co si divered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by post an kadition it 31.99 per quarter' ghimigod for portage. The posture on the sankly imor in any part of the
World + 80 CHALA DAY (E12M YEST Sigle Capes Daily, reale Weekly, twenty-
rive cents (for eash only).
The
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++ Yesterday some of the reliel parties that were sent to the hooded districts to assist the sufferers returned to Captor and reported that the floods have already abated to about 8 feet and should the wellher continue favourable, they will entirely subside in two days.
A COMMENDABLE ACTION.
In consideration of the present disastrous foods, the Canton authorities hava gives orders probibiting the rice merchants from raising the price on the staple commodity.
MEDICINE FOR SUFFERERS. Several chemists in this city have handed a large quantity of drugs to the Central Relicĺ Committed to be set to the flooded districts
The Hongkong Celeg for distribution to these that migh; require them
HONGKONG, WEdnesday, May 19,1909,
FATAL TRAIN ACCIDENT.
On the 17th instant, a man named Kwong Tong Kai was knocked down by a train "which
routes should be adopted, and it stands to bis credit that his decision on this vital point has beed generally admitted to be sound.
THE RATIN LABORATORY, C. A. FURU,
Manager.
[Enclossive No. 1.] Berlin W 9,
Leipziger Plate 7.
12ud January, 1908.
The first detailed and authoritative, estimate made was thet submitted by Mr. Even in his report dated 4th February, 1908, and laid be. fore the Legislative Council on the sand of the same month. If this estimate is compared Ministry for Agriculture, Udmains and Forests,
1 G e 8707. with that made by Mr. Bruce it will be seen that the increase is mainly due to five factors:- The estimate for land resumption
Re CAMPAIGN AGAINST TRICHINA. "Inquiries concerning the occurrence
of
was increased by..............51,186,038 trichinic have shows that, in several places ........729,003 within the Government District of den, the For earthwork by ....
578,555 sale of pork has on several occasions been For tunnels by For bridges by..nienia ........... 620,927 prohibited because it had been found to be
trichiupas. These pieces are While the expenditure on plant, soll..
Zacharzow, District Adpionu, ing stock, salaries and ballast (for
Zerkow, which Mr. Bruce had made no esti mate at all) was estimated by Mr. Eyes Bl....Sam
Total
:
Kriewen,
Jarotichip, Kosten,
* 7,191,647 $4,306,170
Dembice,
Grabowo, and Straikewo,
IF
한
Schrimm, ⚫
Wreschen.
The reasons for the increase in these items
is only an illustration of what is constantly oc curring, and prints to the need of something being done or buard ship, as well as at the docks, to destroy the rodents,
With regard to the article in The Times advocating co-operation for the extermipation of rais, mice, and other, vermin, Mr. Faru, the manager of the Ratin Laboratory, states that combined effort for jais purpose among farm ers is on the increase. A large number of these and similar societies bave entered into contracts with the laboratory which be repre spots for the clearance of specified districts, and be ciles, as one of the latest instances of co-operation, the parish of Coberley, near Cheltenham. At the nstigation-of-Mr.-H. Bubb, the principal residents have taken con- certed action to destroy the rats throughout the whole parish of 4,000 acres. With this object they have made a contract with the Ratin Laboratory by which every shop, public-house, and other building in the parish is to be entire ly freed from rats and Mr. Furu expresses him- sell as confident of being able to carry out the terms of bis contract.
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr. F, G, Figa, In these places an attempt is to be made to Director of the Hongkong Observatory s
was proceeding to Fatahan from Shek Wabave already been alluded to, with the exception suppress ichinosis. As rats are known to be Tong, The unfortunate - man sustained "a FOREIGN CÁPITAL IN JAPAN. tractors in the head and was killed instan of that due to land resumptions in Kowloon, the carriers of trichinosis steps are to be taken iocidental to new and larger ideas of what will in the first place for the extermination of rats, taneously. Several others were also more of be required at the terminus.. Over and above and the campaige is to be undertaken by less injured by coming into contact with the this there remains an increases of roundly extensiva applications of Ratin. In order to now bised a peition to the officials to the effect that the conductor of the train was to between Mr. Exes'estimate, dated 4th February, the direction of an expert, and I suggest for other subheads. With regard to the difference consider it desirable that it is undertaken under blame for his gross carelessness.
1958, and his estimate dated the 9th March last, that post the chief of the Bacteriological In- end laid before the Legislative Council at its stitute in Posen, Dr. Kaebiger, last meeting, the excess of the latter over the
I requestthe Chamber of Agriculture to ascer. former is just under $1,150,000. Of this nearly tain whether Dr. Raebiger is prepared to under $1,000,000, is due to increased expenditure on Beacon Hill Toonel The net increase on the take the direction of this campaign.
bonds in London through the Industrial Bank passing train. Thelather of the deceased has 5500,000-sccounted for by increases under the secure a uniform success of the campaign the neighbourhood of the Bonins, and over the
The issue of the Osaka Municipal. Loau
bas met with a success, remarks the Nichi Nichi, the result being considerably more satis factory than in the case of the South Manchu rian, Railway loan, raised in the same market last year. According to the vernacular paper, translated by the Japan Olumiele, from which. "we quote, this is no doubt due to the difference in the condition of the money market in London this year and last year, and it is not at all im probable that in the present condition of the market any other kindred ventures will meet with similar success: In short, this is an excellent time for the fotation
·HONGKOM "UNIVERSITY.
SCHEME.
FURTHER CHINESE SUBSCRIPTIONS.
In order to obtain an estimate of the costs to
On the 19th at 11,55 a. The barometer bas risen quickly in E. Jupas, and fallen slightly at the stations spund the Eaglern Sea,
Pressure is relatively bigh over the Pacific in
Upper Yangtze Valley. It is low in N. Korea, and over the Pacific to the East of N. Japan,
Gradients are slight in the South, and light variable winds may be expected in the Formora Chaupel and the N. part of the China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 54 hours ending et ro am, to-day, 0.00 íncheta
M
The subscriptions towards the endowment remaining items, as compared with Mr. Evca and equipmoet furds of the proposed Hong Gist estimata, is just under $150,000-not a verbe incurred, I request to be informed of the kong University de sot seem to be coming in tounidable sum. One reason for the increased price at which Ratin may be obtained, in the winde, light; Lir. - tod rapidly. During the past week hardly
district, and what quantities would approximate. $5000 have been received as donations. There cors of Beacon Hill tunnel is to be found in the
varied character of the excavation, and another have to be employed. It is essential 'that' la'the places mentioned above not a singla
TORECAST.
been resorted to in some parts of East Sume-
tra and in Borneo. The exports, who discussed the subject, came to the conclusion that the . use of opium in fava it so worse than the drinking of gin in Holland,
COUNTERPRIT CUM.
SMART CAPTURE IN DETECTIVES
AT PENANG.
A successful raid was mada. by Detectiva"
Insp. Sheedy and. some detectives at 14411 Green Lane, near Bukit Gambier, during the
Penang Gasetts, of zoth instant
The house in question is an attap building" with a front and a back door. The inspector
SAW a Chinaman, named kio Song, with ladie, in the back room, which was lighted up. Immediately afterwards the lamp was extinguished, The door had to be broken down before an entrance could be effectory and the man with the India arrested. There were found in the house a charcoal stove with the charcoal stiil burning, sad on it an
iron pan of molten metal; elsewhere"weis:
pieces of metal resembling tio, a partially broken mould containing a stijl waim dollar, two, newly moulded dollars 'stifi- warm, a fanj
some lead, a pair of sciors, a pen knife, a' basket of charcoal, a wooden shovel, a bottle Containing an oily fluid, close to the store some sponge like frult about the size of rambai or a strawberry, several pieces of broken moulds, two small polishing brushes, empty ting matted and labelled, Plates of Paris, and metal. Concealed among the attap walls was empty cardboard boxes marked, Britannia
a roll of Efty counterfeit.dellars,
While the search was going on the de tectives beardslight poiss overhead, and, looking up, were surprised to sea, the figure" of a man,hamed Kias Chen, the owner of the -house, stretched full length on a broad plack near the roof. A detective was sent after this man, who promptly made a holo in the attap roof where the detectivo ultimately managed to- capture, him. The two men were brought before Mr. A. Cavendish, to-day, and remand
↳ INDIAN OPIOM.“
CURTAILMENT IN CULTIVATION:
PROBLAN WHICH FACES THE GOVERNMENT.
Allahabad, May 1
As the coltivation of opium is curtailed year by year the Government of India will have to consider how the reduction of the departmental staff can best be carried out,
One of the first 'steps should be the abolition of pan of the agents, each of whom receives a salary rising from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 36,000 per
ARAUM.
Hongkong and Neighbourhood, Variable
2.-Formosa Channel, same as No, t 1-South coast of China between Hongkong
The work that will have to be done in future will not justify the maintenance of theso highly 4--South coast of Chinn between Hongkong paid appointments in the coming poppy season.
of foreign loans. This stale of affairs, together is one boteworthy feature in connection within the phenomenal hardness of the rock met farmstead is omitted where animals are kept, and Lanmocks, same as No...
with the brisk sale of national bonds to foreign ers that is going op in japan, should be consi. dered as having widely opened the gate for the inflow of foreign capital, While recogating the facilities which have now become available for the employment of foreign money, the attention of the people should be drawn to the fact that the larger the amount of Japan's indebtedness the more will be the amount of interest to be paid to foreign countries. Whether the borrowers be, the Government. or private corporations, the balancing of international "account" means the exodes of so much specia out of the country in payment of lateral. The specie quexion bas long been engaging the attention of publicials in this country, and though so long at Japan can avail herself of foreign capital with ease and facility, the matter
the latest contributions, and that is an amount with in parts of the bill, necessitating the use of of $2,000 subscribed by the Hongkong branch specially heavy drills, and an enormously in of the Chinese bink established under the creased use of explosives, auspices of the Mistry of Posts and Com macications in Teking. Detalled contribu tions are as follows—
Already acknowledged...... $136,150 *Communicatien Bank (open.
ed by the Ministry of Posts and Communicationa) .......
Ip Wa Kwas ......................
Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, C;M.O) ...............
·1,000 500 500
S. W. TOÐ VÆGALLO
500
Kwan Tann Bia
500
Cheong Shing (goldsmiths)....
200
Wing Tunz Kr
200
and that therefore about 400 such places are to
By Order,
be treated with Ratio.
The fact that the estimates have bean exceeded-a.common experience in all such (undertakings—should not be interpreted work could have to mean that the been executed for less. Unless this can be proved there is no justification for thinking that the Cology has so far suffered any loss except on paper.
and Halaan, sime as No. 1, ^!
Tho
report
The area licenced will got exceed a mizil mum of 600,000 bighat as compared with KIDNAPPING still seems to be rife in the 900,000 three years ago. de danger
of the International Commission 55 Colony, and despite all the attempts of the authorities to get rid of tble particular class of which mat at Shanghai will reach the Govern. Ve criminals who seek to earn a livelihood by dealment of India in doe course, and this; may ing in women and childres and, in some ins-serve to guide them in their oplam policy. The tances, even boys, are nullified by fresh cases strictest economy will clearly have to be of the serious offence. This afternoon, two crcised in the matter of the establishments men ware placed before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the two agencies if the business as a whola is evenue?) Magistracy on a charge of kidnapping a young tually to be closed down, so farai Ching it con-lik nomadried woman. The car is void of details, cerned-docale of India, WV
(Signed) KUSTER,
[Enclosure No. 2.] The Times, Aughit aint; 1908. DESTRUCTION OF HATS AT THE DOCKS. The enormous number of rats which infest the warehouses and other buildings at the London docks have long been a matter of serious con- The members of my Committee have no cam both to the Port of London. Sanitary valid reason to suppose that the cost of the Authority and to the dock managers. A heavy actual work done is excessive, and, this being financial loss is involved annually by the so, they protest agalost the advocacy of the damage done to goods stored of the docks, but it is to be hoped that adequate punishment belief that there has been!! gross mismanaged while the medical officers and inspectors of the will be rasted out to the alleged offenders if the ment? in the construction of the British section. Fort have always had before them the danger - charge is brought home to them,
THE German crosser Scharnh
pore for Hongkong at 5:30 pm, on váth inge