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men has improved so that their afficiency may not be affected. There are various other spots in the Colony which am noted as malarial, areas and it does not seem that the efforts of the sanitary officers have proved very successful. But in comparison with Singapore it would appear that so far as Hongkong is concerned this Colony may be regarded as a health resort for those subject to the disease: But it is in India that, the scourge is found almost as prevalent as it was formerly in Panama, before the Ameri- cans set to work to construct the cabal and at the same time to introduce modern sani tary principles where these bad previously been unknown. Addressing, the delegates of the Malarial Conference at Simla last month, some extraordinary figures were given by ilie Viceroy with regard to the dire effects of the fever among the people; Malaria, he said, has been a terrible scourge in many parts of India. I have no wish to werry you with a repelition of statistics, which are, no doubt, well known to all of you. But, speaking generally, the number of deaths ascribed to fever in the whole of India has varied during the last ten years' from about 4 millions to 44 millions per on
The Opium Trade.
ABNORMAL KISE IN PRICES,
OPIUM IMPORTERS-IN, CONFERENCE,
sideration when an aggregele of 1,000 chesta - DEATH OF MR; NO CALTHROP esters into the ċ dratation. The prospect con- not be contemplated with equanimity.”
This gloomy possibility induced another. question: "A repetition of the yarn collapse of 1906 will therefore be within the bounds of what may happen?"
Precesly so. And what is worse, failure of opium dealers will drag, with them others in laos of business wholly unconnected with them and also those dependent upon the latter. 10 inch an event the consequences must be seriously deployed as the Colony's stagnation in trade cannot afford to receive yol sanibor blow before confidence is entirely restored."
For that reason our informant regretted the fai ure of an agreement at yesterday's, confor ence which had been reported to him. “
· THE OBJECT OF THE CONFERENCE was to secure the enforcement by
of this calculation can be given, if neceRVATY it is rough, but lucontrovertible. Supposing it were wrong by fifty per cent, the ratio of deaths in Singapore from fever is twice as bad as the worst figures the Viceroy of India brings before his Conference to prove the
Speculating on China's sincerity in the at- seriousness of the problem that lies before it tempt to eradicate the opinm bebit within the When one comes to consider that there are. Empire and the consequential reduction of tens of thousands of people in India who never, the area under poppy cultivation in China, sea qualified medical man, and that the Chinese dealing in the d up have created such proportion of medical men to, population is an aboormal condition as regards the price exceedingly small; and then when one looks of opium that no parallel can be found for through the medical register of Blogapore, the present state of affaits. Yesterday Paton with its Government and Municipal and p (new) attained the highest figure yet recorded, vie, the enormous value of $1,615 per private practitioners, and the proportion they chest. High at the price has reached, it would bear to total population, hope has almost to not have been so conspicuous had it not got up. be abandoned. Here is a discaso that scientito that level as it did by leaps and bounds. In fic men assure us in largely preventible; here the first week of August it stood at $955; u in Singapore are so many exponents of month later it was S.,005; about the same pporters of a stipulation that a safe margio in cash bo deposited fr every contrace science: here is the dread result of 2,000 preciation was established during the following deaths a year; and 100,000 cases of illness month, to be followed by a sharp rise in the next fortnight when Patna, was quoted $4,390 caused by malaria!. It is not a comparison, per chest on 15th October. On the 20th ull, it it is a tragedy! Let us hope that Hong: rose to 51,300 and by the nod of the mouth COD kong, at any rate, may be preserved from tracts were closed at $1,400. November open such a ghastly record.
ed with a jump to $100 to $1,500, followed by a luft during the next two days when the quotation receded very slightly in $4.493 On the 4th fast. it took another spurt to $1,570, but the maximum was attained. yesterday when the bure stood at $1,65 at the close of the market. So that withiu three weeks the disparity in current quotations was one of about $400.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE CASO was continued at the Magistracy this afternoon in which four Chinese excise officers are charged with no alleged assault on a number of tallymes belonging to the s.s. Cyclops. Further evidenco was called nad (bo case adjourned,
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Chiossa opium, at the same time, rose in like ratio. From Thi. 3a per too tiels! weight it want
4. BODY. FOUND, AT MOUNT - KULLET,
The Daws of the death of Mr. H. G. Calthrop, barrister-at-law,, was received with no little regret by the whole, community this morning, It appears that shortly before' eight o'clock last night, the deceased was on his way to dias out at Mount Kellet, and was mat at about tala time by Detective sergeant Watt, w deceased in his wonted apparently hearty con dition. As far as we have been able to d certain, the deceased was never able to diseas all, and if this is true, then it is not too bold to surmise that Detective-Sergeant Wall was one of the last persons if not the last person to have seen him alive.
Later in the evening, Dr. 'G. H. L. Flu- williams came across the body of the deceased. im-iring on the roadsida at Mount Kellet and
and had the body removed to Matilda Hospital.
bereafter entered into in order to protect. he sellers and nosure the bona fides of the buyers. The suggestion for the stipulation
is defended by the bitter lessons - taught during and since the shocking yars crisis three years ago. Those favouring the margin ipalation point to the practice in vogue now in the Stock Exchange where brokers, to dia courage "bulls," and ensure security, demand
If after the provision of the margin people still a sufficient deposit from speculators of straw, chose to fushia headlong with opium faver in their braie they do so deliberately and at their peril.
communicated at once to the proper quanets Whether life was already extinct when the body was discovered we are not in a position to tell,
The real circumstancer attending the sad
occurrence are mainrally shroused in mystery but the sumption is that death must hav been due to loternal injury resulting," on account of the darkness prevailing, from a full down the hillside.
born on the 7th June, 1853, and received his The late Mr. Horace George Calihrop, was
education at-Felstead School and Gonville and Cains College, Cambridge.. He ob'alued the -degree of B. A. (Low Tripos) in 1888 and wai a student of the Inner Temple. in August of the same year. He earned the Com mon Law scholarship in February: 289oja and was called to the Bar on June to rigt, and admitted to practien es barrister, and solicitor in the Gold Coast Colony in March,sun. 190, and in October, 1954, he was admitted to the Hoogong Bar, where he practised bir bonourable profession with ability and distinc tion.
The funeral took place at Happy Valley this alteracion.
and though it is admitted that only num, portion of these are due to malaria, and though we cannot say with precision what that proportion is, it has been estimated to be from one-fourth to one-fifth of the total
A CHINESE VIEW, number of deaths'entered in our retus as Two children, aged about six and eight, wan
Yet a third source was tappad by our due to fever. We may, therefore, take it that dored into the receiving ward at the London up to 11. 68 yesterday, according to one firm u malaria is answerable in an 'ordinary season Hospital. The elder headed the doctor in merchants, and Tis, 63 according to another,epresentative in order to present the views of
This apprecedented rise led to inquiries ba-
those engaged in the trade from a variety of for about a million deaths in the year. But charge the following note from its moṭber: last year the number of deaths ascribed. They bave awful cauf. I think it is hwoopinging instituted by a representava of the Aong standpoints. The aspect of the question which
kong Telegraph for what appeared to the no-
ffected Chinese dealors must is the last which to fever was one million more than the cauf. You wait a minit and hear them canl.
Initialed as so unhealthy state of affairs that
was raised. The native gentlemen in our author. normal, and there are grounds for belief PROVERBIAL philosophy from West Africa may, at any moment, bring about a partiity for stating that there are not more than that the additio al million was due to mal a finds its counter in Western America. Even commercial cataclysm in the Colony, and six Chinese firms or honga dealing in opium rin and not to the other diseases, which go in the office-addressed to visitors. "When having the guardianship' of the Coinformation that they have all been fortunate in la British Columbia they stick up the notice which it should be the endeavour of al in Hongkong. He corroborates our earlier in. to sell the total returns under the heading in doubt, tell the truth," says one. "Don't tradal interests to avert,
When approach. buying the drug from first hand at prices which of fever. We may, therefore, assume that the ask for credit, we have none," says anothered this forenonu a gentlemen nousually provide a handsome prift for them. The pumber of deaths from malaria in India are "Basineer is good," says a third. And-wall informed on the subject stated, as his danger, however, lies in the fact that the smal REFRESHING. ordinarily one million, but that an excep. When worried, smile, seems an encourage opinion, that the price of Jadian opium had ter dealers who, in their 10, bought for tional season they have risen to two militons.ment to the boy scouts who are asked to whistle gone up in keeping with the advance of the the Chinese merchants might not be as favour Proceeding, he remarked that "There are when in pain. And a child in frocks is pictured native anticle. Report," he is d, had recent ably situated as the latter. The hypothetic. the cases of those who contract the disease casting covetous eyes towards a soft drink ty gone about that poppy cultivation had bee buyers' inability to take delivery of their cargo Cava was presented of the smaller but do not die, and the ratio of the sumber marked's centi, "aint it hell to be pọ ri" he stopped in Yusnun. Lo i zechuan, ka we know, when the time arrives, in which case inther parties being Captain J. H, W. Armstrong, of
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of deaths is very high. I believe one esti- mate has placed it as high as 133 cases of sickness to one death. If, therefore, we take it only in the proportion of 50, 101, we have
exclaims.
A CHANGE in the chief command of the French Far East squadros is at hand. Admiral Perrin, who had hitherto beld the post, has been suc staded by Admiral Dei a Croix Castries. Admi cessor. but was to leave Saigon for France in
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the Government success;ully carried out their
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mixed with aerated or plain water to admit 100 million cases of fever for last ral Perrin will not await the arrival of his suc} here that no land is put under the poppy. Buch posed to the margio proposition but woul
pure juice of sound ripe fruit.
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rather argue in favour of its adoption, "Then said in fluent English, and that in the index is ore indication," the long-robed gentleman
of the commercial barometet to which I would call your attention,"
anti-puppy cativation can phigo-ed han face the music they would vanish and leave the merchants, compradores agd [u. thuno was far the most important province in
dien importers, successively, to their ow China as regardi production of paliva opium.
devices.
For that reason' be was not, op- Again, from Shan.ung, rumours have reached being the holiet which has got hold of deal the croisar D'Entrecast and on October 25.ers and consumers, the limited supply The cruiser calls at the following puris: Sin Chinese opium began to soar up in price, and gaporo, Penang, Pondicherry, Colombo, Mahé, the indian commodity-which is the only other Admira) substitute (even though more costly at that)--- Bombay, Jibouti, and Port Said. Perrin hopes to hand over the command to his ha followed suit." successor at Toulos, on December zo. The later will proceed to his new station in the armoured cruiser Amiral Charner, READERS are reminded that the basaaradda fresca ft. iu nid of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul take place to-morrow (Sunday) evening at the grounds of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, "Glenealy." The Society is an old established
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"Do you mean to say, then, that the Chloese reparts are reliable and the element of specula
tion does not enter into the question at ali?”,
There is gambling also; but the speculation is based upon reports which the Chinese beljevs to be true,
1010 10
"What is it?"
"Oor local rate of interest. Three weeks "go mpany was prucar ble at 4 and 5 %, to-day you have to pay as high as nine per cent, in Hongkong and twelve at Shanghai. This fact
tella its own tale,"
spply and demand ?"
For the answer we turn to our readers who are thoroughly conversant with the trade and who may throw additional light on the question of the hour that is exercising a very important
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FASHIONABLE WEDDING ANN
IN HONGKONG,
ARMSTRONG-HUMPHREYS.
John's Cathedral this afternoon, the contracting he Hongkong Volunteer Corps (Honorary
A very pretty wedding was solemnized at St.
A.D.C. to H.E the Governor) and Miss Doma Humphreys, daughter of Mr. and Mm.:W. ( G. Humphrays. There was a inrgą, gather ing present, including His, Excellency the Governor, members of both Services and.
Corps to witness the ceremony, representatives of the Hongkong Volautage The Rt. Ruz. Lord Bishop of Victoria, who was assisted by: the Rev. FT. Johnson and A, B.:"horshi!" officiated. The service was fully chirali : "Whiteni bride,, who-war gives-away, by her fatheṛg-n02. looked charming in a white creation of rick ivory sating:śrimmed:with_silvar/and cornupjo blossom sprays, "She wore a tolle vell§ der
year which were not fatal. It is appalling to think of the suffering and economic loss that make excellent refreshing beverages.such conditions imply, not only direct and immediate loss by the death and sickness of Guaranteed to be made from the adults, but potential loss in the case of the children. And yet much of this widespread suffering scientists assure us is preventible he chief problem before the Conference will be to discover by what means that assurance can best be confirmed."
| worked foss mille and an orange blastchurendath Speaking as a layman, Lord Minto discussed
Speaking of Shanghii brought to the Chinese and carried a beautiful bouquet of white gentleman's mind the disparity in opium | dower, the work of Mr. G. A. Caldwell: The the methods which could be adopted of
The gentleman interviewed proceeded to exprices. At the Northers marke: Patna was bridesmaids were the Misses Joyce and Dorothy A. S. WATSON & CO., fighting the disease, and said: "Whilst
plain that the gambling theory should be dis quoted to-day at about $1,500 as compared Holyoak, who wore dresses of paimaraes matin readily admitting the value of the great dis. istuulian in llu gkong #bose principal func./ counted on the face of the fact that delivery bes❘ with the $1,625, of Hongkong. And he cop. trimmed with chiffon and içm fishps and LIMITED.
coveries to which I have referred, we are tion is to dispense relief to the needy, without all kept pace with the rise in values. "cluded with the question, suggested after con- carried crooks with bunches of flowers tied with mercifully in our struggle with malaria not distinction as to nationality, in every case merit.scimal fair delivery in Hongkong, before the siderable argument, "Do you still held that more and primrose ribbons. Masters Ivar HONGKONG and KOWLOON,
merely confined to the direction of an anti-ing assistance from tha kmited resourens of the excitement set in, may be taken at from 35o the advancement in price followed the law of ❘ and Mervyn Jones-Hughes acted as pagos ands
Hongkong, 15th July, 1977
mosquito campaign. We have other means Society, Already ga families depend upon the 10 400 chests a week. This week it of attack at our disposal For there is ample Society for support and the calls on the foods 550 chests. Shanghai has delivered more than
of this charitable organisation increase from the usual quaòtity." evidence of the marvellous results due to the week to week.. The St. Vincent derives its
What, warastes have you got that buyers All communications intended for publication in administration of quinine as a prophylactic, revenue, wherewith it carries on its admirable are not stocking for higher prices to sell al
Of course, I mean as a prophylactic adminis-work from year to year, mainly from the pro-mely to the retailers, who, in ture, lurrection of the business community in Hoog-mony, the Officers and men prosent crossed tered upon systematic and well thought-out ceeds of sales at the annual b zaar, and appeals lines. Dr. Oder, Regius Professor of Medi- to the community to support it by a liberal cine at Oxford, in a letter to The Times in response at to-morrow evening's kermasaz. the spring of this year, told us his experi- UNDOUBTEDLY the further substantial rise in ences of the preventive treatment of malaria rubber plantation shares reduces still more in Canidi. The same treatment has also the number of bargaina to be obtained by the met with marked success on the Panama speculative investor, and is many directions it Canal, whilst in Italy, in malarial districts, must surely be time to take profits. It is not quinine is distributed in the shape of com fits and chocolates. Dr. Bentley has written in the same sense of his experiences in India, and Lieut. Col. Braide has told us of the very satisfactory results due to prophylactic treatment in the prisons of the Punjab under his charge, so that the Conference will have before it two important facts-Major Ross's discovery of the actual cause of malaria and the evidence, which I think we may
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were attired in primrose silk and corduroy suite with lace collars and cuffs and carried midis with bunches of primrose and maove ribbons, CaptainG. G. Wood, of the Hongkong Volon teer Corps, noted as best men. After the cürdü
iheir swords bɩzeath which the "happy" pait,^ prijed,
Afterwards, a 'reception' was held at tha Volontent Drill Hall, which was beautifully decorated with ti`gs, banting åïd'chists mhe? tions of lowers and evergreens. At the entráńca to be Drill Hall from the Fardão Ground a couple of canson had been placed on each side of the gate. The scene was picturesque and the general effect chaiming." The portrait of His Majesty the King, surrounded with faga, occapled a prómlonot position, Lizore, Col. Chapman, Commandant, Hongkong Volumisan tear Corps, proposed the bealth of the bridd": and bridegro m in a happy speech. The toast was beastily honouredding
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The nett proceeds of the Ministaring Child "He furthermore expressed as his belief, based ron's League Bazaar beid Jast Salorday, the 30th October, amount to Se,:00-a sum excred so much that the shares may not prove wonbod information, that the Chinese have bean their present prices in the long rus, but a big selling to the interior as they closed theiring that of last year by $310. They will be looks dangerous. Among the comparatively wou'd average about 5,200 per chest and they, speculative account bar been built up which bargains in Hongkong. Their purchasing price divided amongst the following charities for few shares which under present conditions consequently, according to this authority, were appear to be undervalued, however, are the op.rating with a safe and ample margin of $400. one pound shares of the Straits Settlement Asked, finally, whether he did not consider (Beniam) Company, quoted at 3 s. 6d. The the present position an unhealthy one and the estate is a very large ens, comprising about uture fraught with gloomy possibilities, the 3,000 acres, of which 2,770 acres have been gentleman declared that he had no reason for planted with rubber, the number of trees being pessimium, although he admiited that quota- over 360,000. It quite a young estate, but to tions to-day were possibly $too more per ches: quinine can be systematically adminis-pite of this, 4 per carte dividend has been than what it should be. -
already paid. During the current year ending tered as a prophylactic a very general arch at next, a considerably better result
A PISHIMISTIC VIEW., Fursuing our inquiries further the next pers immunity from malaria will be the result," is astuted by the present output and prices The result of the discussions held by the of the material, but it is more impian 100 whose opinion on the opium trade is of es At St. John's Cathedral. Hoogkang, on the 6th of November, 909, by the Right Rev. Conference will be awaited with interest, but still to bear in mind that in the new fiospecial value and no less authoritative than that ofthegentleman whose views are recordedabove, Lord Bishop of Victoria, assisted by the Rev. in the meantime we turn to what the inga-cial year a very large number-over 100,000 regarded the situation with far less optimism. Mrs. May (President of the M.-C. L.) wishes | the bridegroom's sword.” F. T. Johnson, MA, and the Kev, A. Hpore Free Freas has to my of malaria in that
as a matter of fact, he vouchsafed the import specially to thank Mm. Evci (M. C. L. Secretary The honeymoon is to be spent in Shangħal Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Humphreys, to J. H. Settlement: The vital statistics of Sings
aut information to the member of our staff that for Kowloon) Mrs. Gres-on (ecretary for and up the Yangtze in Fakings [260 pore are autoriously open to question in the
of importers in Hoogkorg met is solemn con- Mrs. Lyons, the Misses Lonteiro, Mr. Selb, yesterday, representatives of the leading firms Victoria) and Miss Fryer (Secretary for Peak) matter of population because the decennial cepaus does not afford any means of judg
clave and deliberated at length on the subject the Misses Reich and the other ladles who upon which we ought enlightenment. As gave efficient and ready help, as well as the population is. The returns of death show
might have been expected, opinions were at following firms and others who rendered gene- variance by members of the conference and, rons and valuable assistance to the Barah Vice-Consul Waliar Gannett writes from Kobe tharefore, no common line of action could, be Mesin, Lane Crawford & Co., for their large that cotton-spinning mills in Japan have been graed up n. In fact, there was no unanimity of contilibution to the Sweet Stall (ably presided adding weave rooms, and that It is now thought | views, but the groped for the conflict could not, over by Mike Loureiro) Welsmann for Cates, still more economy would result if spinning, or would not be asserted for publication. An ices and sweats, Ruttonjes, W, G. Humphreys weaving and cotton printing could be carried the question of deliveries enters materially in&Co.,—Agents for Cadbury- Kelly and Walsh on together. The Osaka Sploring Company the consideration of, so perplexing" a pro-Messrs. Robinson for leading piano-Hung
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The Hongkong Telegraphing, except approximately, of what the tran
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1909.
FİGHTING MALARIA,
of sew trees will be brought into bearing and that this increase in the trees to be tapped will coat nus for some time to come. The shares are considered cheap at anything mudar £1 by good authorities-Observer.
PROCRASS OF COTION MILLS- IN JAPAN,
KING, MANORUJA· VISIESÄ
DATE OF STARTING Buttled,"
Lisbon, October 5, been definitely Exed for 7 Nov,, when hin. The date of the departare: of: King:Manual (45 Majesty, will leave by the special might traingo
Madrid.
for
King Alfonso will give a banquet at the royal place in honour of his guest, and them will be
excursion to the Escurial and/m2 military293)
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fever under the heading of malarial, ty. phoid, and other forms. There is some room for hesitation in sccepting the figures from errors of registration, and from the absence of the skilled medical attendant. Yet, since | the same, or worse condllions; apply to India tary Board was directed to the prevalence of as to Singapore, the comparison is not at. Plans to print cotion Azove! and other textiler, i blem, it was asked if there was any man. On who lent all the crockery-The Dairy Farm tinguished suite, including the, Margols "da moda
together thereby invalidated. In India, the is expected that other companies will ner of accounting for the larger outlet, this Co., Colonel Chapman and other Officers Hong estimate of deaths from fever is one million ng ladostry, of Japan has made so much pres fair clearance." "Yes," replied the merchant Mr. Tatcher for the loan of plants and palms follow the example. It is sinted that she wear, week, than that described as a normal kong Volunteer Corps foron of groned and ball
out of 360 millions of people: in Singa grass that cotion prints and cotton satins are spoken 10. "It must not be forgotten that the Commoder Acton and the signalmen ba so pore the sonuul number of deaths is 2000 now not much inferior to Imported goods in | buyers who are so neger to get their clearances | kindly fent-ha_Press_for_advertising at out of a population of 125,000. The ratio price and quality, and they no longer require this work are those who bought at low prices reduced raias Mr. Wolls and Mr. Mac of deaths in India to deaths in Singa Government protection. But the industry, of and are clearing between $500 and $300 mat a Ewan of the Public Works Department, who pore, therefore in 57: 16 That is to say wearing Victoria lawat sed cotton velvets in chest. It is an entirely different story when it supervised the arranging of the ground. Singapore has three times a great death rate will in its latency, and It is understood that the comes to clear cargo at $1,600 per chest sup- Miss Ella Rows, and Mrs. Wonblogton and be fren at the Elyse the only from fever as the whole of India. The beale come duty for fin prote
Government contemplates liposing a higher | poning the'market valus in the monoilme had | Captala Baird who so kindly provided"exter, & Ram hocilles in his komong, by the Pan
dropped 1930 to $400. It is wo
Some time ago the attention of the Sk¤i-
malaria in the Colony, particularly among the garrison stationed at Lyemun. The subject was raised by the military member of the Board and it was decided that, steps should be taken to reduce the illness coured to the troops by the adoption of additional sanitary measures. What result has accrued from these reforms has not yet been stated, but it is to be hoped that the health of the
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The full extapt of King Mapper's Stay Sto England will be 14 days,gn frem, London bre rose to Paris, where he remains seven days 18- siding at the Hotel Bristol, Fan C
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