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The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW BERIES No. 8452
Telegrams.
THE PLAGUE.
SITUATION AT MUKDEN
CRITICAL.
ANOTHER DOCTOR DEAD,
HELY ASKED FROM MILANGHAI,
[TaxTELEGRAPЯ" Connasron-
DENT.]
Tientsin, Jan. 27. 8.55 p.h.
The situation at Mukden has become noute and critical. This pinguo i pro-
sing appallingly contagious, overshadow-
ing imineasurably bubonic plague, smill-
-- pox;- typhoid-fører, and even cholera,
One hundred and sixty deaths occur-
red in the Russian City, Harbin,
yesterday. The deaths (it is impossiblo
to be sure) in the native city are estim-.
nted to be more than double.
"Great regret is folt in both foreign
and native circles at the death of Mr.
Ian Shi Ming, reported this evening
from Mukden. He lived only a little
longer than Mr. Jackson, with whom
and Mr. Messy he had done herolo
york. No praise is too great for these
bmre men.
..
Mr. Ha Shi Ming was edunted in Hongkong.
The Central wuthorities are seriously
alanned by the outlook. They have
sent urgent telogram to Shanghai nsk-
ing for foreign losters. No doubt is
felt that many will volunteur.
The disowe is simply appalling in its convgions qualities and its
rapidity Death rally supervenes
four to six hærs after acute symptoms
set in. lord and froth issue from the
联八十月二十年二能智
(ESTABLISHED
1881.)
.
SATURDAY. JANUARY 28, 1911.
compatriots that it would be best to has fallen a victim and also that one of
bis Chinese assistants has succumlel. send the womion nud children wonth.
The South Manchurin Railway has
also established military cordons and picket linas. The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha and the Yokohama Spucis Bank at Mukden have practically suspected
business.
1
The Siberian maila on argal at Shaphaikuan are subjected to twelve
honns disinfection.
PLAGUE SPREADING
CHINESE DYING IN
HUNDREDS.
I
HOW INFECTION 18 PRRAD.
To show how needful, it is that the train trilio should be controlled or absolutely stopped, home is an instance. A una ras away from a plague stricken house in Tiebling, some forty miles, from here, on the S.M.R., and stayed ina lodging house in this city, where, as far as can be known, no plague had broken out. To-day ten men were 'carried out from that one house dead, in one day, as the result of that onu rann's visit. Two others, who wesped from the use before the authorities got to know of the trouble, croprobally leaving the seeds of death wherever they stop
Tens of thousands of people are rowding this city to make purchase for the New Year's feasting, and who knows how much infection they will couver niray with thou? The thin social and family ties are so strong that
map coming from the country mus
call and sed his friends, opcially if they are sick. Our good officials would have an beroulain task to dope with the THE "TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT fearful visitation, if it gets out of handi
Our Commissioner for Foreign Tientsin, 28th January, Affairs, Hun Ta-ren, is doing his very. best in trying circumstances, nnel so also 1.45 p..
are others. Ono who has been very Latest reports reach ushere captainerumental in arranging things, in the ever tireless and energetic Mr. Hou the fact that the pinguo is spreading to | Szeming, a most intelligent Cantonese,
who was educated in Hongkong. Eastern Mongolia.
The Chinese are dying by the hun- dreds, and a panic has set in among the
people romaining..
The situation at Telow is of the most serious character, and apparently
it is impossible to prevent the spread of
the dread disease throughout Shantung.
Three more deatles have nggurred diets
in spite of must, netivo efforts on the
part of the energetic doctors..
AT THE MANCHURIAN.
CAPITAL
Luter.
Dr. Jackson has been appointed to superrivo operations at the Chinese Railway Station. The Chinese Govora ment is showing no disposition to aflat fands for the work of Dr. Christie and those co-operating with him. A quin- ler of Chinese inns and lodging houses as beeb carefully disinfected.-V. O
D. News.
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CHINA AND TUE
PLAGUE
EARLY HISTORY,.
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LATEST PORTUGUESE NEWS.
a mani stricken with the discaso is allow-"| ed to expoolmate over everything, his friends crowding round all the time. In one house, cleven people, all dead! It real like a chapter from Defos..
The general clanna will take placu The 1894 volume of the "Okinavory representative government will bo in April'next, whon, it is expected, a Medical Missionary Jout," .179, gives the following description of the condition of Canton during the epidemic thereThoro was no Sanitary Board. the government adopted no sanitary or preventive moteures, there was no froiation of cases, no remoral of filth or rubbish, no water supply, no system of drainage... Chinese medicine and Chinese superstitions bad full and unrestricted sway. Hongkong suffered at the same time, and it
it will surprise some to know that with all the efforts
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It is
found to control the belin of stato. In the meantime the provisional gevern- ment is making the most of its inter- regnum, the divorce law being a fair ¦ example of how the Republicans in Portugal are beating all the other Re- publicans in this world, hollow. now proposed to lose for good all the pawnshops in Portugal; the government is tired of ensating Inws for their re- guiation, and it is believed that the pawn-brokers will be able to drive a coach and four through any enactment of the authorities the plague that may be passed by the Legislature. disappeared firm Canton just as soon as it dil from Hongkong." Where, The idea antertained in some influen- parcatly, the advantage lay with thetist quarters in England that trouble is Barona system was in the prevention brewing in Lisbon and that an attempt of the wide spread of the disease is on the tapis to restore Dom Manuel which marked the Canton attack, to the throne, is simply scoffed at in There it is said that some 20,000 coffins | Lisbon. 'tacto be any trouble it will were distributed, meaning doubtless to
come from a very different
quarter those who were unable to afford to buy from Vienan, where the proscribed Dom them, the epidenis loating from January Miguel is domiciled under the title of to May only. In the early stages of the Duke de Barry. the attack in Hongkong we have Dr. Lawou's word for it that the Tungmoned some of his principal adhoronts Wah hospital, conducted by Chinese, in Portugal to meet him at the Prague though under government supervision,
The latest news is that he has sum-
GAMING DEBT IN COURT.
A PHASE OF LIFE ON
BOARD SHILP. ·
this morning, before Mr. Justice Haze In the Summary: Jurisdiction Court,
land,
for monny loaned with interest.
Lo Kwoy suel Choy Pong for $56.69,
Both the parties wore at one time on the articles of the liner Captio, ns fire- much, and it was alleged by the defence that the plaintiff was the No. 1 fireman and she acted as banker to the various
驶八十月正蕤滩巻
LOCAL FIRM FAILS.
PIRCK GOODE TRADERS COLLAPIE
A failuro for a large amount took place yesterday.
J
Kiu Yan Chanty with head quarters in The firm in question is known as tho Jervoise Street. It deals in piece goods, principally with Amoy.
The liabilitios ou said to amount to
$140,000.
AMOY RATEPAYERS.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
mispayers of Kulangau was held on The annual, general meeting of the
Jan. 24, a large number being present. Dr. C. Merz, H.1.G.M. Consul and Senior Consul, was in the Chair.
Mr. W. Kruse, Chairman of the re-
tiring Council, addressed the meeting as follows:-Mr. Chairman, Mr. Gotz andGentlemen, The accounts have been.
to
1535 PER ANNUM, SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS,
The Weather Forecast.
RAIN
CHANGE
VTRY DRY
FAIR
On the 28th at 12.10 p.-The barometer has fallen considerably aver W, Japan, and risen medoratdy on the E. coast of China.
The depression lying over the Eastern Sea yesterday, is moving Kastwards near the Nothern Loochons.
Pressure is high over the Eastern
in your hands for some days, and I ven-art of the Sea of Japan, and probably ture to hope that you will agros with it lus increased considerably over Chine 100, that be able to show a balance to the North of the Yangtze valley after the heavy sums over and abare the It remains in considerable defect of the estimates we ware called upon to expend
normal over 8. China and Tongking. during 1910, is very satisfactory.
The artesian well question has been fully dealt with in our report. If, as we all earnestly trust, the scheme
turns out
a sucecas it will be in
n large measure due to the keon
shown by Mr. Thomas It
nesi
also gives me much plessure to testify to the abla work perforined by our Secretary and Captain-Superintendent of Police, Mr. Mitchell.
It is.but right that I should refer to the great loss the community sustained last April by the death, from plague, of that very hard worker in Municipal affairs, Dr. Otto. He at one time served on the Council, and it was inainly through his instrumentality that brick roads were introduced on the Island, Although roade so constructed met with
The monsoon is expected to freshen over the N. part of the China Sca.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inchos.
FORECANT DISTRIOT. 1.--Hongkong and Neighbourhood, winds, fresh to strong, cloudy, probably some rain.
1.
2.-Formoen Channel, same as No.
3.--South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocke, same as No..
1.
Hongkong and Hainsa, so as No.
4-South coast of China-between;
1.
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
[FROM "N.-C. DAILY NEWL"]
deaths from plague have occurred out- Poking January 22.-Beroral'
eido Paking and in various parts of In conclusion, I am very pleased to North China Thors has been a serious see tint there are this year is onn-epidemio in a villago near Chefoo.
Such a number of gautlemon willing to ❤omy forward and sacrifice their time to Plaintiff admitted that there WAN gambling going on board, but denied take a share in the work of local govern- that he had ever played with defendante, shows that there is a healthy in- or had over acted as a banker.
toret amongst the community in public affairs.
a serious menace to the health of ithể community. Dr. Kerr tells of a hospital' also under Chinese manungo- inent, where "a bundred "pationts lying on the flour, almost without attention, in the unidst of the filth of their own dis- charges, was a condition of things which did not commend, native methods even to their own people. The contrast thus presented in lengkeng between the methods of natives and of Europeans as they were seen and experienced by so many, has produced an impression on the minds of many intelligent people in favour of Western medicine, which kinds of games that the crew indulged considerable criticism when first propos- will have a lasting effect." Wein, when of duty. The amount, snidad, they have stood the test of time, so commuul thisxtract to Tootai Shen to be due by the defendant to the plain- that his belief in their adaptability to Tun-ho and ble friends, Anthor strik-tiff, was not for a loan, but represented local conditions has been fully ju-tified. ing differenco as seen in the statis-bls losses at the gaming table. Defend- Is there such a thing as luck. If tics of mortality during the epidemicant also produced a witness to show that there is, then Chins and those who of 1894. The percentages of deaths, he had made various payments in reduo-didates for the six seats on the Council. dwell within is borders have, for the though confessedly not numerous enough:tion of the debt.
three or four years, fallen in with to warrant, dogiastic assertion, are yet a variety which inay safely be called bul. highly instructive. Of those attacked, We need not recall the list. Its latest amongst the Chinese, 99.4 per cent addition is a widespread aftuck of plugue died: of Indians, 77, of Japanese, 60, in the north. Manchuria scenis to be of Eurasians, 100, of Eurojus, 1.28 Fam very glad to be able to write ongly infected: cases have hap-ty that the Government fins invited Dr.pened at Tientsin, Poking is almost Christio, wus has had upwards of thirty burning on panic, and thay people in disessu first apparod in Manchuria. years netive experience in this city, to Shanghainre rightly calling for all tac set as their advisor and director with protection which quarantine or the in- Fortunately men are eqneirhat whor regard to the plague. He happens to section of ships can give. That is the now than they were then. They know have, as his colleagues in a work here, position at the moment. When plugub how easy it is to kifi plague bacilli ander Dr. Alexander Young, who had, began its manges in China no tam right einum-i-vices.
Three or four formerly, watch experience in Central
knows. The earliest reliable accounts hours of direct sunlight is enough. It Africa, and Dr. Jackson, a man of far as 1844. The disenso an epidemic living bodies which alous preserves its from foreign sources datu back only as
is the passage of the germ through special attainments in the knowledge of in Canton in 1850, after which the city virulence. Dr. Daly thin ht that the was spared till 1894. Twenty Fiore winter freezing and the long hours of fore that, that is to say in the early spring sunshine bad, with sanitary aid, seventies plague was known to be en-aved hang. We hope our demie in Yunnan and on the Island of Chinese friends will never again object Hainan, bays the "Shanghai Moreary to agures intended for the saving of The city has been divided into dis- What happens when there is a serious their lives, whether hentar ulewture. tricts, with contact hospitals, while outbreak in a native city is instructive. The present crisis is one that may taxlilled to-day mo
partion hospitals for those who Little muties is taken of sporadic casos, our united powers. aro down with the discare, are also of course, why isolation might save the being established. It will be hard city. It requires soun thing about which Work-but-the-Viceroy and his there can be no doubt at all to awaken assistants are acting splendidly, now a sense of hygienic alarm in the u
Mukdon, Jan. 1..
Eastern diseases and epidemies Tile Chinese Government Hospital has an mouth at every breath-for the miable in. Dr. Wang, and the Japanese are leading some first cines
orobes simply cat away the lungs and men. the breath is highly contagious,
The Trans-Siberian passengers who
wore detained, havo beon, forwarded- from Mukden to Dalny and Harbin.
PRECAUTIONA
!
+
that the horror of the situation has
dawned on them.
In fact none of us certificates are unknown. But when
It is more than ten years since the
COMMERCIAL.
His Honour, after a most patient and protracted hearing,was satisfied gumbling which went on board 1 that the debt was the onteome of the Coptic, and gave judgment for the de fundant with easty.
NO OPIUM SMOKING. ÁT EATING HOUSES IN-
FUTURE.
Mr. W. Wilson (Vice-chairman of
gratifying to hear the coinmasintions of Mr. Gotz and Gentlemen,-it is very the retiring Comvik):—Mr. Chairman,
our worthy Chairman, bat with partied- hir reference to the part of his speech on the subjust of the artesian well, I think we ought not to unit semeel of praio for the public spirit di played by the owner of the Inud on which the experiment is being rande Thesu The following important and neces-awnors, who are Chinese, have wary amendment of the conditions of eating house licences, mal by the Governor-in-Council under Section 32 |(2) of the Liquor Licences Ordinance, 1898, (Ordinance No. 8 of 1898), this 80th day of December, 1910, in pob
surry-
dered a plot 10' by 20 for the purbs free of charge, and their gift for the public benefit is to be highly commended. themselves as Councillors for 1911 were The following gentlemen who offered elected --W. R. MOD. Parr, Esq., II. B. Piko, Esq., Hor. O. M. Walos, K Taudzurabara, Esq., W. Wilson, Beq.
THE COMING CORONATION.-
DURDAR AURANGEMENTS.
Lahore, Jan. 4.-Sir John Hewett on the 23rd September, 1899, and on arrived at Delhi on Monday, to make
The practical isolation of Poking is
mich unnecessary alarm. being discussed as a consequence of
en bierod as a result of protests by the Russianand Japanese mutbaritics against his obstruction of plague measures.
The Taotai at Harbin has been
of a hundred deaths are recorded daily. isolation of Fuchiashion, whero upwards The Government is considering a Russian suggestion.for the complete
The President of the National As- sombly, Princo Pu-Laz, is about to memorialize the Throne praying for tho victed after the coup d'etat of 1889 when pardon of all the political offendora con- the late Empress Dowager wrested all power from the Emperor Huang Hea.
by the Prines Regent appointing His Excellency Tuan Jui Oli Admiral of An Imperial decree has been isened
Kinngreh. He has been given the Navy. The Brigadier-Geners! of Tung rank of Deputy Commissioner of the
Yung Chan, Chihli and the Admiral of Kinng-pch, His Excellency Lu Chuon Chua, of the Ministry of Marine, have boon dismissed by the Princo Regent- and the Grand Councillors.
Something very like a panic prevails could, somehow, think that Mukden, a deaths per day rise from units to tenths Shanghai Stock Exchange on page 195 of the Regulations of Flong preliminary arrangements for the Dur- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has
Tientsin. The foreign settlements on the South bank of the river (the
British, German and French) are pm-.
tocted day and night by a cordon of trope and police. The British, Franch and. German troops aro being employed, the Tientsin volunteers, disbanded oror
-two years ago, are to be ro-enrolled and
the police have been largely increased
In strength. All who can get away
are leaving the port, and the German Minister at Felding has warned his
city that is usually so free and favor ed whon epidemics are about, could be
sifflated.
A tólegrain Ims just come that all second and third class passengers are to be stopped from Umvelling to Chibli Province, and the Japanese are being earnestly appealed to, that they may stop all passengers from the north, for It is the railway which is the sure curso in this case. Had the Russians only stopped all Chinese passengem from Khaila and Manchuria, no pinga would have entered central Manchuria, ay it has now done, and when Harbin was attacked drastic measures would
have saved the south.
The following conditions are hereby added by the Governor-in-Council un-and L., I. Thomas, Esq. der Section 32 (2) of the Liqusi Licences Ordiannes, 1898, (Ordinanco phisticated Chinese mind to which death change, Shanghai, on the 2 Ist, wore the said contion published in the Gazette The quotations from the Stock Ex-No:8 of 1898), to the conditions of
licennes for eating houses granted under. The following were the quotations on and from tent to hundreds, then the city January 21-Maatschappij, etc. in idols, have an outing. Singly, or in Langkat, Ld. shares at Th. 116 for procession they go through the streets, cash; Alma Estato, Idk shares at TIs. presumably that they may be able to 104 forcash; Guiss Kalampang Rubber sec for themselves the effects of the Estates, Ld. shares at Th. 18% for dread visitation. If such heroic mea-cash; Amhorst Rubber Estato, Ld. sures are ineffective, native tradition and ingenuity is able to suggest other dare Plantations Ld. sharos at Tls. 5% expodients. People ard then sail to for cash Astor Housa Hotel Co., Ld. Bharat T, 6% for cal; Krewosk
bar.
Prince Ching will attend to tho Grand Council when the Now. Year corémonies oloso, The Senate and the National Assembly will not be allow ed to hold a meeting till further nation.
Kong, 1910-
On Tuesday, he inspected anctioned the demand of the great 6. The Licenses shall provide the Amphithostre, where the last Dar- to protect their respective subjecte The powers to establish Consulates nt Harbini strong, substantial, moveable bar was hold, and arranged for the Grand Councillore Prines Ching, Na- Jasthin, of Impervious medminage of the Durbar ans. Mr. Burt, tung, Hu San Chung and others, hava torial, for the roeption of the Managor of the North-Western Rail-tendered their resignations, in conse day's refune. No opium smoking shall be proposed regarding the extension of the that the Grand Councillor are faithfal way, was prosout and explained what he quenco of the National Assembly im- peaching them. The Throne recognises die because the demons of the other sharos at TIs. $10 for cash; Dominion No. 18 in the First Schedule to the John Howett was accompanied by Ool,
permitted on the premises." railway to the Durbar. The netual site and able, and their resignation therefore world are in want of poolies. The exact Rubber Co., Lt, shares at TIs, 20 for said Ondinauco (proscribing the form of Cox.
The "Warning" contained in Form of the Durbar is not yet dosided. Sir will not be accepted. number is known in some instances. casti; Angh-Java Estates, Ld. shores For one place it is a thousand, for no-nt Tis. 74 for cash. ether, more or loss as the case may be. To secure immunity for themselves, poople who are wise put outside their doors offerings of food, incubae, ete. for the passing demous, with straw aud
A message has come in this ovoning saying that Dr. Mesny, of Tientsin, water for their horsea! But, says a
"
Lt. Stillmann looked for Shanghai on board the P. & 0; s.t! Syrío,
.
Bishop Bront is among the paren
who was here with us for Christmas missionary doctor, what is to be expect-gers on the s.i. Pritz Waldemar for Eve, and why wont to Hurbán to acofats | el nen ip a foul, althy, stinking hole Manila,
I ones for each eating houses) is horoby
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A WALKING MATCH. A very enjoyable time was spent at amended by the addition at the end the Clab maria last night, whon à We hear that a walking match took theroof of the following words "or per- banquet in honour of the annivamary of place between two Post Office employees. mit any opium smoking whatsoever on the Kaisar's birthday was held. There Fosterday. The distance covered was from the Post office to the monument such premises,"
wers 80 members present. Mr. A. and back. Timo allowed, 25 minutes." Béoker pasiding. The Chairman pm- The feat, however, took 20 minutes, the
The band of the 18ta Rajputs supplied very time when that establishment was afterwards livered a speech in German. tion in passing the Naval Yard at the porod the tenet of " King George, and walkers having met with some obstrio-
bo range during the evening,
discharging the workmen for the day
Stanley will be submitted at Thursday's Correspondence as to malaria at
muoting of lim ligger l