WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
GERMANY.
It is semi-officially stated that the Duko Adolphus Frederick of
for private loan, or to graut, under any form whatever, any conces- sion without the authorization of the Fronoh Government,'
Article II, given tho Fronch Government a right to effect the military occupation of any part of
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1912.
GERMS IN CHINA.
Facts and Warnings',
Spanking before the Interna- Moroccan territory where is con- tional Institate the other night, sidors such occupation to bo neces- Dr. Martin W. Edwards, Doan of sary for the maintenance of order
THE UNVARYING
EAST."
In a notice of "The Unvarying East," by Rev. E. J. Hardy, the "Poll Mail Gazette" saye: "China's ronunciation of the pigtail and its
RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET.
Naval Extension Costing.
£30,000,000 Planned:
A naval programme which has just boon submitted by the ftus-
sian Minister of Marine (Admiral
Mecklenburg is about to ho ap and the security of commerical the Harvard Medical Saliool of reported rush for the, fashions of Grigorovitchi), to the Duma, pro-
pointed Governor of Tugo. The Dako Adolplaus Frederick is 38 years old, and has made a con- siderable reputation as an African traveller.
of
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HONGKONG HOTEL
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Hongkong, 20th April, 1911.
J. H. TAGGART.
Manager." [35
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the Wost in no way refutes the poses that the Russian Baltic floet proposition that change is abshall have two squadrons, each horrent to the majority of the comprising eight battleships, four
Telephone 197, armoured cruisers, eight protected people of the East, and that the cruisers, thirty-six torpedo-boat MANAGEMENT & QUISINE UNDER EUROPEAN HANAGEMENT manners and customs of the destroyers, and twenty-four sub- patriarche of old were very much marines. The Russion Black Sea 621- the same as are the manners and fleet, which is of secondary im portapos, is to be, at any rate, customs of their countrymen stronger than any two of the most to-day. But the Rov. E. J. Hardy powerful navies maintained in the following now ships has been people have
sufficiently not think that a grout number of that son; and the construction of graspod this fact, and have not proposed: Three battleships, with à displacement of 22,000 tons writers of the Bibler
ASTOR HOUSE
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transactions. The only condition China, gave a general sketch of such occupation is that France the conditions that go to make should previously have informod{,
good and pure health in a com- "on the tho Maghzon.
anunity. Continuing subject of bacteria as tho cause The Official Gnzotte" publishes of disease Dr. Elwarde said: The #pmual raport of the fler-
the appointment of the new Ban, in Navy League has just boen
M. Cavai, as Royal Commissioner
"The bacteria ore infinitely issued. It shows a total member for the Kingdoms of Crentia and small organism, so small that ship at the end of 1911 of Salvonia. In a proclaination, the millions of them can be placed on 1,054,404, as compared with Royal Commissioner states that 1,034,987 at the end of 1910, nas the result of his Majesty's de-a pin point. The bacteria are increase of nearly 20,000. Then, all activity of the autono-much the same as the individuals number of local branches, how and that all preliminaries for the friends and others were more or
mous legislative body is stopped about us, in that some aro our understood the imagery of the each (two of these ships are to be "ENTRALLY silasted, up-to-date Hotel, Recently renovated, and under ever, shows a decrease of 30. The Dist e'cations are interrupted. funds of the League mounted The Royal Commissioner has fur-era evilly disposed towards
assiat to £10,072, as compared with her issued ordinances placing re-us. The yeast germ £18,53 last year.
Three hun strictions on the Press and pro-ed
making of dred and fifty thousand copies of visionally suspending the right of bread and others help forward
For some timoj the Longue's magazine, Die free assembly. Flotto, was issued. This is depart the Government of Croatia the development of regetable life.
And the Dist have been in conflict. Others
wore distinctly
in the
BELLE
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entirely New Management. Large and Comfortable Rooms, Excellent bailt at Sebastopol and one at Caisine andor the supervision of an Experiencel FRENCH CHEF, and Mr. Tardy has gone vory tho- Nicolaiff, in Vickers' yards; thoate Tables, Hot and Cold Batha, Electric Light throughout. Tarme. roughly into his subject. The cost of theso ironclads will be mrdmte. First Class socommodation for Familles and Tourist book deals with thomies as for something over £2,000,000 each;
For particulare and rates apply to apart as agriculture, beasts and one ship is already in course of Telephone, 170 birds, customs, dwellings, child-construction at Sebastopol and ten, climate and wenther, ser- the other at Nicolaiff); nine tor- vants, serpents, and insects; and podo-boat destroyers of an im the author takes numerous pas displacement of 1,050 tons, und a ia connection with ench subject proved "Novick" type, with aj
how they apply equally well to cost of each of these dentroyers is life in the Fast to-day and how £200,000; four are to be built in much of the imagory of the the Nicolaiff Arsenal); and six S.S. singers of Israel, drawn from submarines, three of which are to night, Dr. Edwards the country life around them, is be of the Holland type.
Our
scribed us singularly urge the last Diet was dissolved at the enemies, causing such dieses edition," and its importance end of January without meeting. as an advortising organ is en- phasized. Mention is also made Presumably the Government have typhoid, choleru, pingue, dipages from the Bible and shows speed of 35 knots (the estimated
of the increasing popularity of now convinced themselves that therin, and tuberculo,is.",
After explaining the various the wockly commuigacs of the the now Diet would provo do League, which are sent in the mors tractable than the old and ways in which the germa are
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have resolved to rule without it.
diascinated,
Alto-
Shaukiwan Road. Telephone No. 007,-
By kind permission of Captain Morton the Band of Mongolia" will play at the above Hotel on Friday the 27th inst., commencing at 9.30 p.m., sharp.
W. GALLAGHER, Maunger.
form of "correspondance' about 1,000 newspapers. Thore A meoting of Czech parties is also a large increase in the held at Prague expressed full instanced the spread of the preu-apposito to-day. The chapter on gether, the programme of Al- business correspondence. In ad-sympathy with the forbo-Croatian monic plague in Manchuria. He climate and weather in one of miral Grigorovitch contemplates
the most interesting and, pro- an outlay of £250,000,000; the KING EDWARD dition to its publications, the people, which is in conll bt" with observed that in describing the bably, one of the most useful, admiral insists that it is necessary League appons to attach grant the Magyar Government of force," nok plugio in London in the as
the difference between that Russia should have a power- importants to lectures, angie and declared that the national
mma says:****
the English climate and that of ful float as an essential condition Palestine is so vast as to make of the integrity and independence of the picturesque passages of the country, and as a means of in the Bible seem obscure to maintaining the peace of Europe. those who know only of Northern Shipping" Illustrated,
many
RICE-PANIC FEARED.
lantern displays, and excursionsruggles of the Czechs and the Reventeenth century, Defoe said of school children to the seaside. Serbo-Croatians would lead to the that people went about the city The South German Radical establishment of an independent breathing out "depth. At first Lealer and Reichstag Deputy, Uzeel kingdom in the north and Herr Kenrad Hamun, has an absolutely independent he thought that was a figure of started a campaign against Grand Croatia in the south of the speech, but the latest investi-conditions,
St. Paul and St. Peter were gations showed that an infected Admiral von Tirpitz, the Press Monarchy.
The Archiduchess Ella, daugh-
not unsupported by non-Christian Buren of the Admiralty, and the Navy. Langue. In an article in ur of the Archduke Frauz Salva person literally broathed out teachers in their advice to women
Though every effort has boon the magazino Marz Herr Hausstor and the Archiduchess Mario death as he coughed the germs to put good works and a mook
and quiet spirit before questions made to check the study rise in Valerio, and granddaughter off into the air.
like the method of dressing their the market-value of rice by vari Herr von Tirpitz is the centre the Emperor Francis Joseph, is
An unknown Chinaman ous Chinese organizations, it has advised womon thus:
now reached about $10 per picul. In arranging the headdress It will be recalled that, during consider that the heart needs the worst panic in the rice market to be carefully regulated; in last year, the price rose to a little oiling the hair; resulye to make over $1 per picul, anys the ** China Prosa." The Chinese are copy-book maxima, no doubt, now approlious.vo of a recurrence
the heart pliable and docilo.
of such a panic. Soveral meetings have been held in King Kiang Guild Hall, Shanghai, to discass ways and moans to forestall the
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hair.
Bacteria flourish particularly of an expensive departmetal betrothed in Con Georg Wall-in dirty places; they love dark, spirit and of a financially and burg-Zeil-Lustenau-1oheroms, internationally explosive policy, who is a first toutenant of lamp, and unhyienic houser, he ...For years past Horr von Tirpitz Dragoons. The Court, who be continued, "In such places they has reckoned it his patriotic duty longs to a very old Wurtemberg increased most and cause dis farmily, aul whose mother was one, Germs could not abide tulio in wait in order by Princess Oettingen, was tutor to light and cleanliness and good by stealth, ar by entranty 10 wring from the Emperor, the the youthful brothers of air. If proper precautions are but rather neatly put. Mr. Imperial Government, and the Archineless Ella. The Arch- Reichstag a strong waval incronse duchess Ella is 20; her fiance is taken the bodily powers of re-lardy writes easily and pleasant sisting the germs can be in-ly, and his book is illustrated by over and above the provision of 34 years of age. his own Navy Law. The near,
greased. The healthy human body excellent photographs. ". or to be more exact the oxouse, FILIPINO MONEY FOR might be likened to a small or- had, of course, to be founded upon
CHINA. the "intornational danger," and C on the water the name of the dan ger is England." Tho Navy Office has grown into the conception "War with England is inevitable
Li Lum-ling Gratifed 'with Results of Trip.
ganized city, with its police force, anitary system, and "capital' stock of reserve force, and if this · organization is well maintained
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to Washington that an important that the rice-dealers should dis- THE LOCK WOVEN
derived.
!
obtain about WIRE MESH SYSTEM.
Selected after competition with all other systems
Will be exported to Chnia- for the shortage. The flour fac-by the Advisory Board to His Majesty King George V. It is anticipated "that it will tories
Instructions have been
the invasion of germs can be re-cial duty in New Zealand reports another shortage. It was decided and so we must deliborately arm Li Sum-ling, the Chinese agent sisted. for it." As it would not sulice authorized by the now govern necessary that the body should enterop of greenstone in whither price to relieve the market.
For this purpose it is liscovery has been made of a large pose of all their stock at normal to hold this belict without pro-ment to the go to the Philippines
The local magistrate is now pagating it, Herr von Tirpitz for the purpose of selling bonde have good food, good air and good to unexplored mountainous die- systematized a propaganda and, of the republic, has terminated water, that there should be healthy trict, du the wost coast of the taking steps to departing from the policy of his his work in Manila and has left physical and intellectual life. The which is thought to be the origin elsewhere. The authorities have South island of New Zerland, 500,000 picula from Honon and predecessor, Admiral von Hol for Hoilo, in response to the Chinese have a saying that with al mother reef from which all the been petitioned to prohibit any mann, ho organized the Navy quest of the Chinese residents of League to blow wind into the that port who desire to participate water comes wisdom, and that greenstone found in that island is export of rice by local merchants Buils of the Admiralty."
in the new issue.
showed the recognition of a great
who have been partly responsible Herr Haussmann observes that
Iran interview with a “Manila | truth. While water is a carrier
have been naked to the Navy League always has boon Times" representative, Mr. Li and still is-under a mere fiction Sum-ling said: "I am exceed of life can also be a carrier of dis of independence the instrumentingly gratified with the results of case.
It is the custom in Korea hereafter be so plentiful that its produce as much flour as as the sole reinforcement to be used in the construc-
use will no longer be confined possible for market consumption of the New Water Works for Windsor Castle. of Herr von Tirpitz, and its appeal my trip to this city. The Chinese for a patient suffering from cho- 10 local souvenir jewellery, tion. for the last 17 years has been of Manila have been very golierons lera to place himself in the but will be used for mantel-issued to the manufacturers of tho propagation of fear, of Bug in their subscriptions, and of the middle of a stream. That might pieces, table-tops, monuments Chinese liquor not to consume land and antagonism to England." F.1,000,000 which it was expected The article has attracted wide at io procure here, over P.300,000 help him, but it contaminated"nd the like, and will also be any more rice in the production | exported to China, where green of wine. Punishments will be tention in political circles. has been subscribod, three-fourths the stream and all those who stone, to the form of jade, is meted out to those who speculate of which has already been paid, used it. The Chinese custom of regarded with peculiar venera- in rice by holding back their The celebration of the anniver and remitted to Peking. You drinking tea is an excellent pro- tion. Another Consul in Auck-stooks for higher prices, sary of teck independence took know it was the policy of the tection from infection because the fond, New Zealand, reports:- "The discovery of transparent government not to issue any of place recently in brilliant weather, the bonds outside of Chias; but, boilding of the water destroyed bowenite known as 'tongiwai,' the streets being filled from an early hour by a motley crowd of at the urgent request of the the germe. They lave found by the queen of greenstones, near foreigners and Greeks. A grand Manila Chinese chamber of com- practice experience that "cold Milford Sound, on the west coast review of troops--a now feature merce and the president of the
water is poison." That is very of the South island of Now Zer- Chinese community in Manila, 1
land, is regarded as one of great on this occasion-was held, when
was anthorized to come over and trur of Chinn, where water is so importance in mineralogical cir- the King and the Crown Prince, allow them to subscribe, which greatly subject to infection. It is cles, for it comprises the rarest wearing the uniform of Generals, they have done in a measure far poison because it is filled with and most valued quality of green- proceeded on horseback to a spot beyond my expectations. I had no bactorin of every sort. It is stone known in New Zealand, and Dear the statuo of Byron in Zappeion Park, where a march intentions of going to Iloilo, but estimated that in China five probably in the world."
Old Maori legends tell of the GRAVING DOOK past took place. The Prime Minis- the Chinese community there per cent of the people who
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sent a telegram, atating that a are thoroughly proficient have loss of the orginal "tangiwai" 787ft by 88ft by 84ft 6in. tor, who is also Minister of War, large amount had been subscribed to bear the burden of the supply by burial in a landslip, Fumps empty Dock in. was present, and was eutuusins-and they wished me to come non-efficient, and therefore it somewhere on the slopes of Anita šią hours, tically received by the crowd de clown. I will then return to would be seen that the improve- Bay. The site of the present THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS he proceeded to the review ground. Manila to finish up a few minor ment of the sanitary conditions discovery corresponds accurately taking reseals up to 3,000, Bont The troops presented a very smart items that I have to attend to. and as a consequence of the health with the references made to it in displacement, providing conditions for appearance, much in contrast with
"I was also instructed by my of the people was a matter that, the old native stories. Many painting ships with most afficient iwwali that of yoare past.
government while in the Philip could be reckoned in actual cents samples of the stone taken from 100-Tox ELECTRIC URANE OF QUAT
MOROCCO.
pines to ascertain the feelings of and.dallars. The time must come the new lode have been brought ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES THROUGEODE The text of the "treaty for in- the people; and this I have done, when every city in China, should to Auckland, and the Maoris Ta or GED UP TO 100, TOTAL stituting the rogime of a French finding the entire community have its medios) and sanitary declare it to be the realiz qüsen of / Estimates given for Docking, Repsfra'to Hull and Machinery, protectorate in Morocco" was most patriotio and loyal to the stall, and when every province greenstones," Valund before all Constmotional Work
published recently One of the republic. They are more pro-wald have a thoroughly organize others for its beauty and quality, may edades para
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financial, stipulations is to the sperous, than in most fareigned board of health reaching out Tangiwat in diferent from the BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
effect that the Sultan undertakes parts and are duly appreciative into every city and town with ordinary kind of greenstone, as it
**for this future not to contract of the protection scoorded them means, for the prevention and in translucent, even in moderately diread or Indirectly, any public by the American goveramqat.” stamping out of dinosaa
HONGKONG CHINA