ENTOMOLOGY AND EMPIRE.
Insects and Disease.
We now know that fleas are agents in the spread of bubonio plague; that the bed-bug and the house-fly sot ne varriers of typhoid;
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that typhus is conveyed by the body-louse; and pellagra, in all probability, by the black By" (Simulium). Every one is now awere that innaquitoes are the moculating organisms of malaria and of yellow fever, whilst the taetae-fly not only infecta man with the deadly sleeping sickness,
but is the cause of magana and many other diseases in domestic cattle. Almost monthly one or other obscure disease, both in man and other vertebrates, is shown to be conveyed by means of ir- spota or ticks from ono sufferer to the next.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5,
POST OFFICE.
To-morrow, being Chinese New
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
Lendon Jan. 16 Jan. 17
Shangbai Feb. 1 Feb 3
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
day the Post Office will be Timahi, Dutch s... 3,083, Schirm entirely closed.
book, 4th Feb-Miike 20th Jan., Coal.-J. C. J. L... Marie, Ger. s.s., 1.200, Schlaikier, 4th Feb. Boihow 2nd Feb., Gen.-J. & Co. Haiching, Br. 88, 1,267, Pase
more, 5th Feb.-Foo- ohow, Amoy and Swatow 4th Feb., Gen. D. L. & Co. Tiontsin, Br. 8.8., 1,228, Robert
aington, and here collections are being received from over 50 col- lectors in tropical Africa and many in other parts of the En-Year pire. Within the first three years the collections amounted to 200,- 100 insects, of which nearly 50,000 were actual or potential disease carriors. Nearly all the latter have been identified and their distribution minutely studi- ed. Many sots of these blood- smoking insects have been pre- sented for purposes of instruction to over 20 public institutions both at "home and abroad. The types of all now species and all insects of a non-econotaic kind have been handed over from time to time to the national collections in the British Museum.
Owing to the generosity of Mr. Andrew Carnegie the committee has been able to send three studs ents to study North American methods.
MAILS DUE. German, Derflinger, 7th inet. Siberian, Pembrokeshire, 7th lust,
French, Paul Lecat, 10th inst. The Derflinger with the Ger man Mail left Singapore on Sun- day the 2nd instant at noon and may be expected here on Friday the 7th instant at daylight...
The Pembrokeshire is expected to arrive here on Friday the 7th instant with the London Malla (via Biberis) of Wednesday the 15th and Saturady the 18th Jan
The Paul Locat with the French Mail is expected to arrive here on Monday the 10th inst
MAILS CLOSE.
Siberian
Mail:
Siberian
Malt.
1.15 p.m. Shanghai, North China Japan via Nagasaki, United Statos, South 'America and Canada via
Kjeld,
son, 4th Feb.-Hongay and Hoihow 3rd Feb, Coal-B, & S.. Nor. s.s, 1,448, T. Helleso, 4th Feb. Saigon 25th Jan, Rice-8. W. & Co Bungkiang, Br. 6.8, 987, Finlay
son, 4th Feb Haiphong and Pakhoi 31st Jan, Gen.-B. & 8. Ningpo, Br. 8.81,228, Pickard,
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1913.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 5th at 12.00.-Gradients are shallow over the whole area.
Pressure has increased con- siderably over N. Japan and do- creased slightly over 8. Japan and S.E. China. It ie, stationary over the Philippines,⠀⠀⠀
Pressure is expected to increase over China to-morrow and the monsoon set in again along the E. coast, and freshen over the N. China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 10.00 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24- HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
1 Hongkong and
Neighbourhood
2 Formosa Channel
4th - Fob.-Nourabayas South coast. óf) 24th Jan. Sugar-B & China between H.K. S.
and Lamocks :
Hongwan I, Br. 8.8., 2,060, Mason
and 5th Feb. Amoy Swatow 4th. Feb. Ballast -Chinese.
Inverclyde, Br. e.s., 3,214, Mans
field, 5th Feb.-Now York 4th Feb., Gen.-S 'T. & Co.
Canton, Aust BB, 2,080, Ron stron. 5th Feb-Vladiv stok 27th Jan, Gen.-A N. Co.
The success of the first year or two's working of the committee was-so pronounced that other of the Crown Colonies wished to Macao-Por Sui Tai, 7th Feb A knowledge of the part played share in the benefits, whilst other by insects in human affairs had Governments such as that, of for some time been impressed Zanzibar have availed themselves upon the Colonist Office, when of the opportunities which the in 1909 Lord Crewe took the Colonial Office now offer. Through matter' in hand, and established Mr. Lewis Harcourt some of the
Vancouver (Europe via the Entomological Research Com-self-governing Dominions and
Siberia) -Per Empress mittee. The committee consists Colonies and the Indian Govern,
of Japan, 7th Feb.. 6 p.m. of 24 men of science interested mont have recently been ap
Shanghai, Tsingtau, Nor in entomology and disease. They proached, and it seems very possi- th China, and Japan via Chenan, are, with hardly an exception, ble that the committee will deve-
Kobo (Europe viaSiboría) professor or teachers in the lop into an institution for the -Por Derillinger, 7th! universities of Crest Britain and whole of the British Empire some
Feb., 3 p.m. in such schools as the London what saalogous to the Bureau of Chinwantao Por Onsang, 7th and Liverpool Schools of Tropical Entomology at Washington.
Feb., 5 p.m. Medicine, or experts from the British or other Museums. Some of the members travel great dis- tanced to attend the quarterly 1. The organization of a system meetings of the committee, and for the prompt identification of though many are put to consider-all injurious insects seat in by able inconvenience and expense, slicers attached to Departments of they feel they are contributing of Agriculture of Public Health something to the welfare of the in the British Empire. Empire, and they attend with surprising regularity. The com mittee was fortunate in obtaining at an early stage the help and guidance of Lord Cromer, who has from the beginning prosided
over their deliberations.. "At first their efforts were confined to
The wider scheme contemplated Japan and Yokohama-Per Yat- may be briefly summarized as
shing, 7th Feb, 5 p.m.
Haiphong and Pakhoi, follows:-
-Per Sungkiang, 8th Fob. 9 a.m.
2. The publication of a monthly periodical which would give a brief summary of all the current literature, both British and for- cign, dealing with noxions insects, whether agricultural posts or dis
ease carriera.
Boihow.
Japan via Yokohama-Per Tjila
tjap 8th Feb, 11 am. Shanghai, North China, Japan
Straits
via Kobe-Per Namsang, 8th Feb., 11 a.m. and India via Calcutta - Per Fooksang 8th Feb., 11 am.
Philippine Islands Per Loong.
Br, s. 1,355, Jonos,
Forecast. N.E. winds, light to moderate;
fine.
Mail Steamers
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the DATES named-
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The same
China Coast Meteorological Register,
5th February, a.m.
Station.
Hour.
Barometer.
Wind.
Humidity.
D'tion.
Force.
Weather.
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30.0136 90
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5th Feb.-Canton 4th Wastock 7a30-1328 75 Feb., Gen B. & S.
Nemuro 6430.30- Daigi Maru, Jap s.8.. 899 Some Hakodate
kawa, 5th Feb. Swatow Tokio 4th Feb., Gen.-O. 8. K. Kochi Hanyang, Br. R.8., 1,207, Cogan, Nagasaki
5th Fob -Saigon 1st K'shima Feb, Rice.-B. & S. Waishing, Br. 8.8. 1,170, Holwood, Nahe
5th Feb. Swatow 4th Ishijima Feb., Ballast.-J., M. & Bonin Is. Co
Chefoo Namsang, Br. s.s., 2,591, Gilroy, Whaiwei
5th Fob.-Calcutta 19th Hankow Jan., Gen-J, M. & Co. [chang
Kiukiang Changsha
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE, Feb. 4.
Soshu-maru, for Auping, sang, 8th Feb., 1 p.m. Mexico-maru, for Victoria. Macao-Per Sui Tai, 8th Feb. Tsuru-naru, for Miike..
and Foochow Per Hai-Jaiyang, for Foochow
shing, 8th Feb., 5 p.m.
15 p.m.
p.m.
Feb. 5.-
Ningpo and Shanghai-longwan I, for Penang, Per Kalgan, 8th Feb. 5 Chenan, for Shanghai.
Haldis, for Bangkok. and Burmah-Per Ful-Loksang, for Shanghai.
Zafiro, for Cebu.·. tala, 8th Feb,, 5 p.m Hoihow, Haiphong and Fakhoi-uneric, for Bangkok.
Fer Sungkiang, 8th Feb, Volute, for Palembang. Tamon-maru, for Miike. watow-Per Haimun, 9th Feb., Macac-Per Sui Tai, 10th (Feb.,
5 p.m.
9 a m.
1.15.
DEPARTED. Feb. 5.
The compilation of a card. Amoy tropical Africa, sad at the be index to the literature, past and Amoy, ginning it was decided to sond presoat, so that any official or out two travolling entomologists student requiring information to traverse the British African with regard to any particular post Straits Colonies and Protectorates to could be promptly supplied with collect insects and to instruct any all the knowledge that is available official or resident who showed any on the subject. interest in the matter. One of these In acknowledging the steward. entomologists has completed his ship rendered by the. Earl of survey of the East African Protec-3romer to the Secretary of State) torates, and is now investigating for the Colonies Mr. Harcourt the habits and life-histories of mentions that "in the year 1898 Batavia, Semarang and Soura-Tientsin, for Canton, various blood-sucking flies in the death-rate among European Nyasaland, while the second one, officers of the West African having spout one tour in Nor-Colonies, was 90 per thousand.. thern and Southern Nigeria and In 1904 the rule had fallen to 28 the Gambia, is now working per thousand, in 1911 to 14 per through the Gold Coast and Sier- thousand. These are remarkable ra Leone. Some of these Colonies figures; and no small part of the and Protectorates have recently decrease in mortality must be Swatow. appointed resident official ento-attributed to the introduction of mologists, whose work is much protective measures againet helped not only by the intercourse disease-bearing insec's." The old which from time to time they theory that it was the heat of the have with the travelling officers tropics that caused the harm has of the Research Committee but now been sot at rest, and we may aleo by the facilities offered by now at last and truly say, in the the committee for the identifica- words of Abraham Cowley: tion of the pests with which they
The excess of heat is but a
have to contend; for the accufable;
rate naming of his insecte pre- We know the torrid zone is Bonte a continual difficulty to the now found habitable.-"Times." economic entomologist in the
tropics.
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Sunda, for London.
Marie, for Canton. -* Kirin-maru, for Yokohama. Helene, for Bangkok.. Altmark, for Hamburg. Teucer, for Yokohama. Haiyang, for Fooshow, Mexico-maru, for Shanghai. Loksang, for Shanghai, Amoy and Foochow Zafiro, for Philippine Islands. Per. Haitan, 11th Fab., dongwan I, for Etraits.
Duneric, for Siam' Haldis, for Siam,
9 a.m.
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The following vessels have pas- Si-shire, Hitachi Maru, Inverclyde,
Menelaus, Nile, Teucer, Den of Orombie, Rhesus,
4.
At home the committes has Blind telphone girls are em Fort Bayard, Haiphong, Pakhoi sed the Canal:-Atholl, Flint been gradually organizing a ployed by the Baltimore 7.M C.A. central bureau, housed, by the La some other cities it seems that hospitality of the authorities, in denf girls are employed."Now Japanyia the British Museum, South Ken- Orleans Picayune."
CRISP, NIPPING MORNINGS.
pot of hat, delicious Coffee downstairs. The ing viting Aroma prevades the house,· Isn't that an in- ducement to get up and begin the day? But the Coffee mustn't be a dis. appointment even one day out of six. It must be con- sistently good, and that is.
one of the great characteris-
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of LOTUS BRAND
MOKHA COFFEE.
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London, 14th January. Arrivals from China-Protesi-
and Saigon-Per kiang, 12th Feb., 8 a.m.
Yokohama Per Quilos, 13th Feb, 11 Swatow, Amoy and Foochow-laus.
Per. Haiyang, 14th Feb., 9 a.m.
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58 66 tralia, India, Aden,
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