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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 1911
the mind of the sojourner from more temperate zones, but generally his third term of twelvemonths brings the scoffer to a scope of the truth, whilst the fourth and fifth may be trusted to scatter to the winds what liulo yet re- mains of his scepticism. We have in mind the instance of a French gentle. man and his wife who passed through here in the height of summer in the Paris Exhibition year on their way home for a holiday. These worthy couple had spent nearly twenty years in the East, mostly in the wilds of Borneo, and they purposed spending a pleasanily cool fortnight here before going over America. But so unbear able did they find the Hongkong summer nights that they changed their plans without loss of time and fled from oursteaming island, vociferously declar ing that the forests of Borneo were pic- ferable a thousands times over. It | was many years after the British occupa tion of Hongkong that our naval and military authorities fe ly realised the treacherousuess of the climate, is
auly too well borne out by the old WHISKY tiune Service tradition that an order to proceed to Hongkong was a synonym A Blond of the Finest Pure for a marching ticket for lades. Since Malt Whiskies distilled in those early years, Service conditions have been vastly improved. In the Scotland
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Mr. O. E. Garuor (of Musses Garner, Quelch & Co., Shanghai and Hongkong) arrived bore to-day from Singapore.
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SANITARY BOARD,
the Boded, this matter and he sug geted that tho. Government, bo recom-
ARE CANTON OPIUM MONOPOLY,
IMPORTANT ALTERATIONS,
shall be imposed as soon as tho oplum is discovered. The hunedy or vossale where illicit peopard opium is stored or where prepared opinto, is privately sold shall be attached as a warning to others.
8. Bixty por cont. of the proceeds from the realisation of illicit opium
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was mended to do with the rock crevina s hold this afternoon. Thoro were which afforded snitable breeding grounds present Mr. E. D. C. Wolfa for mosquitoos; also to clear away
A proclamation was issued ile other (President), Hon. Mr. W. Chathum brushword in the vicinity of the
Vice-President), Hon. Mr. A. W village and to isso free quinias day by the Provincia Treasurer for "Browin .(Registrar-Ghuml), Mr. A. Sergeant Gerard, he said, had ra
public information regarding the Can- Sholton Hooper. Mr. Lau Chu. Pait, ported to him that the brushwa tan optun monopoly. By this pro- seized and of the fino slick bo sot apart Mr. Ng Hon Tsz, Colonel Bedford, could be cleared for $250 whilst the clamation the priviligo of using the as a reward for the infotitors, and as a R.A.M.O. (Principal Medical Officer), rock ervices could be dealt with, for Opium Fann in Canton was withdrawn bonus to the excisemen making the Dr. F. Chrk (Medical Officer of it of $100.
from the Kwong Wing Yuen Co., seizure, in order to encourage them to Health), Dr. W. W, Pearso(Assistant.|
De Clark, referring to a minute under the managengu af Leung, Chis farther efforts. The balance shall be Medien! Offer of Health), and Mr. A. entered by Hon. Mr. Brewin on the Tong, and was given to the Fak Yuou Gilson (Acting Secretary)" subjout, stated that they welsomed com-Co. antar the gemont of Chiransferred to the publis fiend, 70 por royjew for 1914 states that one vasseltary was ill, and Mr. A. Gibson had prevalence of malaria in any given sight and rules are set forth as
The President said that the Score-plaints from the public as to the Hung Yaandag Piu Tuan. The cout to be paid to the officials and 24
per eunt, retained by the moreliqutsi of 1,700 gross tounge, is be ng built consonted to set in his stead if the vicinity, as it gave them an oppor follows fa England for Chion. ́*
meeting was agreeable. Agreed to.
The Morning Leader of the 6th of January publishes a photograph of submarino 036-(66), one of the vessels enijng to Hongkong.
Messrs. H. E. Mosy & Co.'s tendo
Majar S. Miedodd, Royal Army, Me fical "Corper "Feturned from long- kotig, has joined the London District as Recruiting Modical Oteer.
bitten by a mad dog when in Hanoi. He Capt. Hay, of the 8. Husting, was
decided to ulergy the Pastong thest- test at Saigon during his stay in port.
Mr. R. W. Randolph, one of the
AIR HENRY MAY'S PROMOTION.
tunity to make further efforts to reducò
the incidence of malaria in the Colony Otherwise they could only get inform
There was said on the inblo a lattortion from the death returns and hospital from 1.E., Sir Houry May, thanking
statistics.
the Board for their letter of congratula- Hon. Mr. Browin said that what he tion on his promotion to the Governor-complained of was the pifling way the ship of Fiji and expressing his gratitude Beard had of dosling with each uase as the Bourd witile he was a member of it. plan of dealing with the suppression of for their appreciation of his services to it occurred instead of having a definite
malaria. West, Point was notoriously infested with malaria and there were numerous nullahs at Wanchai requiring -training.
TRIM-BHA-TSUI MARKET MINI4.
The Secretary laid on the table correspondence relative to the Trim-Sha- Tani market "limits which the Board
"By the regulations" originally formed by the General Association for Opium Supprosion, the proportion Ex- ed is 50 per cent. I prepared opiam: being obtained from every tail of raw opium, and a lenso fee of 30 conty is to be paid on ovary taul of propared. opium after prepara-
shall be gradually inermised as tion." It is also declared that the foo
consumption of prepared opium de- creased. The sources of the foreign and native opium are already diminish-
the
LOG BOOK.
It is announced that the P. and 0.
Company will in faturo devolo the steamers of their Branch Service to the. convoyange of one class of passengers. only to Australia ria tho Capo, at low fares ranging from 167. to 251.
Aroy all trying exercises are wisely engineers employed on the construction had recomiended should be boundy Jo Hon.. Mr. Chatham said that the opium suppression, with the natural ou 4th inst. at 1.30 pm, for Marseilles,
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avoided during the summer months.of the Yuut Ian Railway for some The Naval Squadron, as a whole, years past, left for San Francisco this the N. by Austin Road and in the work of nullah training and the clearing makes for the North. But in the week
S. by Austin Avenue, W. and E. bound of brushwood was not carried out in the Senior Service, there would appear to
aries being the harbour. The Presidentiazard fashion suggested by the Registrar-General and he proceeded to be even yet scope for the exercise ul
in a minute stated that "thy limits | During the week ended 28th January greater care and thought in the directhese were untiful is ocurring in the mall are in the vicinity of the now
offered affected only very out and if progress.
give details of the work already carried tion of preserving the health of the Colony ass of diphtherio (brothrket at present used by hawkers. It Fleet to the fullest possible extent. British, 3 cases of exteric ( Chine, The appendix to the annual report ou
had been found that the present ranrket 1 British fatal), and 5 cases of
inits were in sunny cases tubst unsatis-ngaged in training mullahs and cleating
brushwood, |fustory and were directly responsible for
the health of the Navy cousins several
smulgox (ill Chinese-1 fatal).
The ways of a Chinose compradore hard. The chief compradore of the Fooshing fra 1090 cigars on board when the vessel put in on her last voyage int, Saiga 11 was lined $880 for being in posesion of so unny
"smokies.".
interesting reports upon maladies to which flectmen are exposed by the normal and abnormal conditions of service. A paper on heat-cramp by Staff Surgeon C., J. Robiason; of the Monmouth, begins with the follow ing significant statement: "During a steam trial from Hongkong to Weihai wel in July, 19.8 (one of the hottest months of the year in those latitudes). some jo men were affected by the
Captain R. G. Đ. Groves-Itaines, heat, this being due principally to the 2nd Battalion "The Daffs," has taken pour condition they had fallen into asap the adjutancy of the fih Torstai the result of staying in Hongkong Battalion of thist regiment at Dover in during the summer." There is on record also the case of an engineerman, The Buifs," whose teatre es- euccession to Captain G. T. D. Hick- officer who suffered from agonising | pired on New Year's Day, cramps in the muscles of the legs; of asioker who fainted at his post jok another who suffered great pain in the
The President als oxphined that the departmental gangs were constantly
warded to the Government for approval, -
Colonel Bedford secunded. Agreuil to.
SAD DEATH.
This
The North-German Lloyd steamer ing day by day in the present period of Prinz Regent Emitpold luft Southampton consequence that the consumption of to take up her station in the Company's prepared opiam daily dercases. The Marseilles-Alexandria servico. fixed ralo as to the gradual increase of steamer was antil recently running in the fee payable should therefore be com-
the East Asian line, and has undergone plied with The sum of 50 cents shall extensive alterations to-noot the parti be paid on ovory tuul of prepared opiumcular requirements of the Egyptian instord of 30 cents from the day of commencement of the present maunga- mont. Further increase shall be made in future when further decrease in con- sumption takes place, with the object of
a considerable loss of ravenna to the Mr. Shelton Hospar moved that the market. One such instance was Yau-President's recommendation be for-nssisting in the suppression of opium. niti market. Hawkers wore permitted to hawk within roughly 70 yards of Quố market, de, they could plans their stalls within this distance from the_jmarkét? In the absence of nuy Palies they mak Lright up to the market door and in some esses even in the markets and lind ne difficulty in gulting away should the Police appear, as they only carriel small quantities of vegetables which they ro plenished from their larger stores set up. tist usside tlie market limits. The „100 yards' radius round markets that had been the nal limitĝin the past showed that it was never intended that It is maderstood that the three bunkers should by ale to compete with
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OF A BANK ACCOUNTANT,
traffic.
THE SKIPPER OF THE POOKSANG.
2. All propstud opim shops and The following is a doveription of life smokers shall apply for the isste of B on board the s.s. Fooksang by an "an certificate for purchasing raw opinn and aged pilgrim," as bo torne bimeolf, who also prepare a "joint-nota stating that had deserted the ten slopes of Assam the raw opium shall be converted into - for the rubber estates of Malaya. Ho prepared opium within the period of one had never been on "Ulus wnior" since month before they shall be allowed to ho came out to India in the early purchase taw opitun, and to cviamente 'sixties. Underweigh by 8 a.. nort preparation. The licence fee shall bo morning, we pick up the Lady Fren paid nusordingly when the opium is pilot stammer, drop our pilot with a big prepared. The vendor of raw opium | bundle of letters and our Christmas | shall examing the certifiesto and the wistfus, to take up to town with him, Tha sad death occurred this morning joint-note to see that they correspond and away for blue water." of Mr. H. R. Cochrane, accountant of before he is allowed to see tho.opium. Skipper," fall of amusing stories well A genial the Mercantile Bank of Lydia.", He fell from the verandah of the bank sporting plus bill report the and also interesting yarns of voyaging 3. The various opian shops when told and rich imitable Scotol humour, inty Queen's Road, opposite the Grand quantities enturing the godown to the in the Chin sent; plossaut officers; merchants' companies, after the tariff chin got mot for years, the other a and tikin duties have been paid. youngster going to join the Straits Mr. Cochrane was picked up incoa- When opium is sold, the quantities Civil Service, and primed with looks scions by an Indian gunstable on duty in jeaving the godown shall also be ro- full of infomation; a comfortablu saloon, Queen's Road, at the early hour of 5.15 ported If the opium is to be-southistle cabins (une to each of us, and this morning. He immediately gave the to some other plass, the place of two store ladies' cabins stili to spare); alan and sent for a sunbulance, and consumption shall also be reported in excellent food, the only fault ong the hospital. After arriving at the Mr. Cooltrane was at once conveyed to order to facilitate verification. hospital ho died front fracture of the
head; and of a fourth who was brought mines of the G class, which are to stallholders. It was now clear that the Hotel, at an oarly hour this morning, principal or branch oflices of these | (wo other passengers, one an old Assam
to the sick bay in violent convulsions
and delirium. Many others had to be treated for faintness and pain in the abdomen, nod one stoker suffered severely from the effects of drinking cold water. Dr. Robinson offers no comment on this remarkable steam trial, being coalent to
state" the number of stokers incapacitated and the nature of their symptoms. The Moumouth case shows, •. i.owever,
The daily ivsus indivered fret when the address is acceuible to inenger. Peus subscribers can have their coples delivered at their resilences, without
On cuples sent by past an(says the "N. & M. Record" that -au extra
straride in age for post these high-speed trials ought not to be additional Ezi Bhe postage on the weekly is to apy past of the
world is a centa que parter
Single Capies, Uaily, tra' cells. Westly, wants
five cents (for wash waly); < +
The object of this paper, is to publish correct information, in serve the truth
set to Hongkong, will leave England on February is under convoy of the subur Dima. They will pressed as far as Mafts sunder their own motive power, used from there will be towed to their destination.
The wedding took place this after noon at Union Church of Mr. 3. Melkerson and Miss Bridges, of the London Mission. The Rev. C. H.Hick-
ing performed the ceremony, and the bride, who looked charming, was given
it is onraised that he must have fallen rawhile walking in his sleep
yards it caused serious hard ship stalders, hence the
mendation to extend the limit.
The proposal was taken to a division and strried by a majority.
RAT CATCHING RETURN.,
The rat-catching feturns showed that during the week ended 21st January 1213 rats had been destroyed in the colony, of which one was found infested.
THE DEATH-RATE,
The mortality return for the work
Bkull.
car. find with which is that it
4. All licenses for carrying on busi-seems to come, too often and that ness for the prepared opium shops shall there is such a lot of it; smart Chinesa by applied for through the Fuk Yuetays with inscrutable yellow faces and Co. The prepared-opium dealers shall sleek black pigtails over their
carried out in the tropics during the y-by Dr. Wilson: The Toneymoon ended 31st Decembar showed a doth friends. Ho came out to Hongkong in a communicated with so that they will white jackets, who look pained-if not
hot moths, especially after a long stay in a tropical port, Taiteen petty officers and meu of the Cressy also suffered from the effects of heat during a full-speed trial on the China Station
is being spent at Shatin Çap.
Mr. Jesse Herbert, barrister-at-hw, tho was formerly professor of interime
in August. Some of these sufferers tional law it Canton Univarsity, as well.
rate of 19.8 per 1,000 of the population "no"estepared" with 2011 in the currus.
ponding wook of last year,
UNIVERSITY AMENITIES.
An application was laid on the table from Messrs. Leigh and Orange for per-
and print the news without fear or ere deck hands. required to assist the Two wong, has had the honour of mission to erect twenty water closets
Favour
THE
Honghong Telegraph
IIONGROKO, Tuus., Fan, 2, 1911.
OUR HONGKONG „SUMMER,
People who judge of the nature
of out Hongkong summer merely by reading the thermometer records-at
a distance-sre apt to form very cr
The Director of Public Worke
as legal adviser to the Viceroy of the stokers, "but several of the more severe cases occurred among the Knighthood conferred on liin by Lisand ten urinals at the University in stokers themselves. All of which Majesty the King. Sir desse Herbert, Boulain and Pokfulam Roads, goes to show that the Admiralty have as hu" now is titled, has bogi political still some things to learn concerning secretary to 'suressive Liberal whips. wineted that no armigonent had been the vaganes of the China Coast climate and particularly that of Hongkong, ··
nde with regard to obtaining a suffi- Thaubers of the Y. M. C. A. einey of water from any nullah and the geerday aveaing presented to Mr. J.application was therefore somewhat Maclagraon, the popular secretary, thenisleiding.
HONGKONG DAY
BY DAY...
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handsome silver les, kettle and silvar- It was agreed to recommend the backed hair brushes to which they granting of the application if an inde- had subscribed is ʼn welding prescut,pendent supply of water could ba got | S.M.S. Tiger is expected to arrive tion, referred to Mr. MasPherson's
Ale Burnett, in making the presenta- From an adjoining nullali.
i stremous work for the Association.
roneous ideas as to the tropic tortures in port on Saturday. which we in this particular part of the world have to endure from May of Juneto August. Certainly, on paper, 85 to go degrees Fahrenheit in the shado cannot appear a very formidable heat burden to a New Yorker or even to a resident of London where mid-summer cases of sunstroke are by nomeans unknown; whilst the (Queens:
The French Mail of the Brd January has been delivotel in London
FOOT AND MOUTH' DIBEASE.
The late Mr. Cochrane was highly respected and much liked by a host of December, 1909, to join the bank, and was to go home this spring on leave,
The funeral took place this after-
KOOR...
MARINE COURT.
one to the principal or branch offices insulted-who the old "Koibais" in of the Company to deliver up thuif old voluntarily address them in Hindustani, licenses for cancilation in exchange for All this tends to make a very plasent new ones. All the livense fees shall be
passage indved, .4 collosted and paid through the Fuk Perfect weather, the ship having a
Yuot Cu.
faintly percopilule roll spunetimes; love
D. Ali dualers who "Band saw opitaly moonlight nights which one can watch into the interior for sale must have the silvery patch leading from the ship License for carrying on business before way over the culge of the world—where purchase or sale on bu allowout, I wonder?-and a cool easterly The case of Leung Kain Yang, Should there be no lisanse for carry-breeze, that if it feels warm (as it master of the steam launel Che Loying on business and the goods bo saizel, does towards the end of the trip) on tho who was charged with carrying it the packages have not been opened, starboard sido, you can go over to port and get cooled off. But after all, oven passengers in excess of his license, as the Fak Yaet Co. Bill find out to boca postioned by Comunnder Charles whom the goods belong and restore them with pleasant company, boardship lifo ią William Bookwith, 1.x,, till the 10th in their original packages to their lazy--and lonely. One little steamer inst
owners so that the foreigners may have it the middle of a hago circle of blus” no grievance. As going into the interior water; there seans nothing else in the för purchase or sale of opium without world; menuwhile I nin acquiring in- The master, Chan Hang Tak, of the sloth ch Hoi low, has been charged breach of the rules, punishment should
a license constitutes an international formation about my destination..
with grying 60 passengers in excess be meted out in accordance with the of the number allowed by its license.
rules. The case will be heard before Com- mander C. W..Bookwith, n.5.,- on thu Uth inst.
. Nyt possessing the certificate for purchasing raw opiums and the joint note for preparing opium and not reporting in accordance with the rules,
FINANCIAL NEWS.
SILVER MARKET,
The Silvor market has boon quiet,
A report of the committee relative to a outbreak of foot and mouth disease The London Missionary Society at No. 12 shed, "Sassoon's Villa, was through its work in the Alice Memorial | laid on the table. and Atliliated Hospitals, has been con- The Prezident said it had boun ro- Sif Hetworth Tambien assisted with the Hongkong College of ported that the disease in sheds 3 and 4 the reime of Meas within a your. Medicine sines Its inception, and scores had come to an end and that there hindu Chai, master of the steam the quantity and weight of goods enter, but fairly steady, says the "L, & C.
of medical students have passed through been no death. Thora remained the
Jaune Hai Kong, had 100 passengers ing or leaving the godown, also the Express" of Jan. 6th Some good excess of the number allowed. placa of consumption, shall all be buying orders from India, together with the College, many of thiom bing hospital bed which was going on satis-The charge has buil aade by Sgt. considered violations of the rules and some support from China, raised Me: F. J. Halton, agent, of thurusidence at the hospitals during their factorily. He proposed that shods 3 Thompson, and the case will be do- punishment shall be meted out accord-quotations, but with a much smaller the glass standing sometimes as high Pacific Mail, is expected here front cɔurse. Now that the University is and 4 bo declared fç30 from infection- cided beforǝ the Marino Magistrate on ingly. Besides being dealt with in demand from India the prica has fallen
lander who toils unconcernedly with
as 10 degrees Fahrenheit simplyColombo, by the Yorck on the 9th,
Singapore Scotsmen celebrated Burns' Nicht. Their eqspatriots Hongkong did not. :)
laughs us to corn Mica he hears us complain of our sub-tropical climate; ag being oppressive' and finds out what our average thermometrical readings are during the summer months. The only way to convince the sceptic is to Eave him reside here for "four or five years in succession. In our own ex- perience, the first year, or even the second, may not bring conviction to m
The T. and O. str. Arendia arrived today it daylight, in the home mail was delivered at the Tast Office at
being built tud fhe t'-•lege of Medicine is to be yourpor d' with it, the London Missionary ociety has duided with lee assito, lo build a hostel in 'connection' (wi the University, in which hostel it is Loped modíval sud- out will live while working for their degree. The society hopes to buy suitable site from the Government on ngar the Conduit Road Univeraity
The other shad at the hospital remain
Ha proposed tllat the report be adopted-
Carried unsuiviously,
MALARIA AT STANLEY,
in
the 6th.
accordance with the rules, the license slightly. The difference between Spot for carrying on business shall ba can- and Forward has not beck so small sinco called in the case of repeated offences, Oct. 22 Just,
7. What persous amuggle illicit propared opium into the interior or
Mr. J. D. Buttor, Commissioner in the The Scoretary lil on the table Kast for the Government. of New South correspondence dealing with the pre-Wales, who le probably one of the best when persons having na kansas fue The Siberian Mail which arrived from valence of malaria at Stanley. kaown officisit in the Orient, arrived carrying on bones, parobase or sali Bhanghai by the O. N. str. Linan in Singapore from Hongkong on the opiam in contravention of the rules, a Co-day was delivered at the l'ort Offles 26th u
The President sail he had con sidered it advisable to bring before
Eng of 20 times the propir liocase for about 0.