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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUSDAY, JUNE 29 1914,
LTD.,
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COMPANY MEETING.
WEST RIVER FLOODS
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The Weather.
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp
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SAMPANS PLYING IN THE STREETS.
Terrible Devastation and Loss of Life.
LANDSLIDES.
Roads Likely to be Stopped for
Motor Traffic.
The Telegraph bas so often remarked, in uncomplimentary terine, on certain matters within: Victoria Gaol, that it is only fair that a word should be said on the other side what possible. The medical effioer's annual report
An extraordinary general meet-
In consequence of the heavy hae some remarks regarding
82;ing of the Hongkong Ico Company buckets concerning sanitary
Reports from the West Rivor rains of the past few days there Limited was held at the offices of districts tell of great devastation have been many landslides in the Messrs. Jardino, Matheson and caused by floods, which are the Colony, and the Jubilee and Pok Company, Limited, this morning,orst known for at least 20 years. fulum Roads are likely to bo Hon. Mr. D. Landiale presided and Most damage has been done in stopped for motor traffic for the those present wre: Mesera, the upper rembes of the river, next few days. K. Haxton (manager), B. D. F. where whole villages have practi Baith (seuratary), A. Rodger, Chos cally been wipal sut and the rice Po-sien, Ho Fork, La Choung- огара completely destroyed.
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time, made complaint. Special At the Peak 8 a.mi. Temp precaution, he states have been fog and rain. taken with 'egard to these buckets. Lids are kept on the
f.
The Mails.
open ramp, thus preventing flies German Mail.-Due per Kleist to-day at 7 p.m. from gaining ensy access and
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The Police have intimated toi the P. W. D. n landslide at the
Whisky, Once try a Whisky Pyeris and you will ask for it again. dieseminating the virus. Seventy Siberian Mail.-Due per ghui, J. Arnold, H. S. Hille, C. O. Great distress among the inhabit. Junction of Robinson Road and
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DRY GINGER ALE. FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY. Its "Dryness" is a feature which has helped to give this drink the popularity it: so well
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eight buckete have been so made that they are always retained in the same cell, so as to prevent an interchange of buckets.
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Glenealy which is causing an gall, A. Murdoch, J. C. Taylor and some places the watere roso na F. Cunningham, R. E Mandouants in folt as a consequence abstruction to the public thorough H. W. Looker.
much ad seventy feet in two dage, fare; a landslip at the junctio The Chairman said: As it is and the loss of life is said to be of Findlay Road, the Park,
obstructing the side channel now past the time for which this enormous. meeting has been called, and In Wuchow and distriot the Jalilee, Road and Pokfalum Road- prisoners sentenced to six months Canadian Mall.-Closes per there is a quorum present, I will happenings are terrible. The cut up in several places: andr Mexico Maru to-morrow ask the secretary to read the water, overflowing the hunks of several holes existing which are notice convening the meeting the river, gradually flooded the dangerous to traffic, and several The Secretary read the notice native qus were until the poopie landslips along the same roade convening the meeting.
were driven to the top floors, blocking the roadway and the The Obairman:Gentlemen, Even there they were not enfo: for side channel; at Aberdeen damage Yesterday ..the Telegraph this meating has been called to in many cases the whole of the to the 103d near the main gats of
formally confirm
resolutions houses became submerged, roofs the Aberdeen dock, a hole in the Today there which have already been passed. were carried away, and the people street opposite No. 49, Aberdeen,
I therefore propose the first
escaped as beat they know how. laudslip near the boat shop resolution. :-
In some quarters dykes previousty No. 3, Aberdeen, and a landslip- "That it is expedient to existed to keep the waters out of at the junction of Nathan Road acquire and purchase the the paddy fields, but thess have and Jordan Road, Yaumatic. business property and good all been carried away by the which is dangerous to traffic.
It is said that in one
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Sale of Furniture.
Mr. G. P. Lammert. is selling hissales rooms, Duddell Street, public auction to-morrow, at a large quantity of household furniture.
These precnations, it may be remarked, have been taken with will reference to typhoid fever. An increase in the number of cases accurred during last year, and certain precautions had to bo taken to obviate danger as far as We wonder whether possible. sand-boxes are provided in certain cells? Some time ago we had information to the effect that there were cells where eand for the bucket was urgently wanted to
The Forgetful Foki. give prisoners who were spending all the time in their cells balf a A shopkeeper of 48, Moon ebance. The report, again, states Streetsont a foki to collect $14.50. that all prisoners connected He collected the money all right, with the cook house are examined but up to the present he has in order to make sure that there failed to return with it. are no 'Carriers' employed in this work," Nothing is said about
The body of the youth who fell the tins in which the food is served; yet we have a vivid from a launch into the Harbour. recollection of a complaint to the two days ago has been found and effect that some of them were in sent to the Mortuary. Deceased the truth very bad condition and that they was named Sio Shing and was 16
should bave been corapped before. years of age. Aro the food tine and drinking
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1914.
PHTHISIS IN THE COLONY,
The medical and sanitary reporte for last year give some inter- esting facta and figures regarding phthisis. There were 914 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis and phthisis, of which 885 were Chinese. The total number of deatha shows a considerable increase over the figure for 1912 when there were 783 deaths. The desthe amongst the Chines from the cause were 10.8 of the total deathe
Body Recovered.
Rate of the Dollar
tins all right now? No one 'The official rate of the dollar wants to see the gaol made so for the month of July, 1914, for comfortable that the inmates will all payments fixed in sterling sigh to get back to it, but, unless which have to be made at Hong- we are greatly misinformed and a kong and on the China Station sudden series of improvements will be 1/1044. has been effected, there are still matters which require attention. The health-the life ever-ÓÍ 8 prisoner is in the care of the authorities while he is in prison R.A.MO. on Thursday, at 12
And Statue Square.
Lecture for Officers.
A lenture for officers will be gives by Major J. Dorgan,
will of the Oriental Ice'
Syndicate and that the foods.
. Provisional Agreements instance, before the waters had for the purpose submitted osmpletely submerged the fields, to this Meeting dated the villagers busily engaged in patch- 25th March, 1914, and made ing up the barriers fired at a bolwoen The
Procureur paddle steamer quiag up liver. General in Hongkong of the as they considered that the wash Society of the Missions from the boat would carry away Etrangeres of the one part the dyke. No-one was injured, and this Company of the other part and dated the however, and the steamer con-
tinued on her course, 25th day of March, 1914, The effects of the floods are
made between the
THE GREAT DUNCAN,
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A Fine Show at the Victoria Theatre.
Congratulations to the Great
and Honourable Sir Catchick being felt even as far down as Duncan for the fine evening'e Paul Chater, Knight, Kongmoon, and etesmere coming entertainment which he presented 0.M G.. Joseph Whittle-in from that port this morning re- to good house at the Victorin 807 Noble, Antonioport that the water is higher than Theatre last night. Seldom has Barretto and Arratoon most inhabitants can remember. Hongkong been treated to so Vertannes Apcar of the "The whole country," said one clever and so convincing a display one part and the Company of the skippers, "is a picture of of hypnotism and magic, and of the other part ba and the awful devastation.
those who watched his extra--- Where pre- same are hereby approved viously we saw fields we see a want to pay a second visit to the ordinary tricks will assuredly theatre while he is performing
and ratified and that the
All the rice
General Managers of the ocena of wator. Company be and they orope have been destroyed, and hereby are authorised and the people are in "terrible straits. requested to carry the same In some parte of Kongmoon the into effect with full power native houses were already flooded to assent to any modifi-when we left. Sampans were cation in the said Agree oven plying in the streets. ment which they think expedient in, the Interesta of the Company. Mr. Arnold: I beg to second that.
there.
The programme opened with L variety of conjuring tricks at which Mr. Duncan proved hims self to be strikingly expert; and We are given to understand these were followed by воде that the Customs House exceedingly wonderful vanishing is.in danger. In front of the acts. In one of these, Miss building, and over a long stretch | Maxine Hewitt, having been tied on either side, there is a wall securely in a bag by two members
The Chairman: I began to built for the purpose of keeping of the audience, was placed in a and they are bound to protect it noon, in the R.A. Theatre, put the resolution is read, propos- the floods out. Last evening the trunk which was then looked and far as possible. That a man Victoria Barracks. The subjected by myself and seconded by water had risen so high that it stoutly corded. Anyone who is a law breaker is no reason why will bo, "Combatant Officers and Mr. Arnold. Those in favour was above the level of the street knows how she got out might kindly put up their hands. his life should usaccomorily be Sanitation:"
on which the Customs House stop round to this office and tell Against. Carried unanimously.
|stands, and it was evident that if us, for we want to know rather. endangered.
The Chairman: I beg now to there was a further rise of three badly. We would like, too, propose the second resolution:
or four inches, or if the wall gave to discover how a charming That
the Capital of the Company be increased from way, the Custome building would little girl was made to disappear. from the table on which she was. $125,000 (divided into 5,000 be instantly flooded. sharos of $25 each) to At the wharf at Kongmoon, laid, and turn up suddenly among $62,500 (divided into 6,500 too, the water was only a few the audience. Mr. Duncan will shares of $25 oach) by the inches below the landing, stage, probably tell us of these things creation of 1,500 new and it was feared that if there at the same time as he taken as shares of $25 each.
were further rains, it would be-into his confidence as to his own come completely submerged.
While on this subject, occasion
which have been planted in may be taken to refer to the treas amongst that community as against 8.1 in 1912, This mortality Statue Square to compensate for from phthisis is very heavy and it is clear that soms effort is wanted the uprooting of those which
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of Pirates.
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Mr. Rodgor :-I beg to second
that
The Chairman: The resoln.
to reduce it. The report remarks that considerable efforts are being formerly adorned the centre of the Nightsoil Coolles in the Hands made to put a stop to the inveterate habit of the lower class Chineze roadway. When this matter was of spitting in public buildings and offices and on staircases, fout brought up in the Legislative paths wharves and the like. "Notices have been posted in many Conncil Home time back, it was
This morning we were informed public buildings, as well as in tramcare, ferry boste nad other public stated that flowering trees would vehicles, while lectures have been given and leaflets distributed, be pisated along the side of the of an incident, or rather a series
roadway. The official interpreta- of incidents, which, if it were tion which you have just heard calling attention to the dangers incident to the habit,"
It is doubtful whether efforts of this kind will result in any tion of "the side of the roadway" not for the fact that there is read has been proposed by noticeable diminution of the spitting babit, but probably it has done some little good and is therefore not by any means to be condemned now found to mean along the serious side to the question, myself sad seconded by Mr. Rodger. Those in favour kindly edge of the footpath. The new would be quite amusing.
One day last week, while one hold up their hands. Against. What is wanted, however, is fresh air and more sanitary dwellings. trees have been placed right on "The fact that the soil in the lower lovela (which are the most the pavement, just inside the of the night soil boats was Carried unanimously.
kertatone. As they grow they making . the journey from
The Chairman: now propose densely populated) is water-logged during the greater part of the year has no doubt much to do with the beavy mortality from this disense but it is to be hoped that the influences of education will will thus become a far greater Hongkong to Canton it was held the third read it an gradually effect a further reduction in our phthisis mortality." source of obstruction than were up by a gang of men who may
have been crew, about ten in number, were, That this pe will be realised in time admits of little doubt, but the trees in the centre of the road. described as pirates, and the
Surely they could the routing out of the more insanitary dwellings in the Colony and the admission of more fresh air into the bouses would work wonders planted, as was promised, along and are, held up for ransom.
the side of the road. much more rapidly.
The Children's Plot.
If we turn to the report by Dr. McKenny on the Tung Wa Hospital we find this very point viewed from uncther angle. His remarks may be quoted in part:
A point which I would like to emphasise, and which I think these figures help to prove, is that advanced phthisis under present conditions is practically incurable, and that medicinal remedies are of little value when unaccompanied by suitable hygienje surroundings. A superficial compari- son between the methode employed in this hospital on the Western and Chinese sides may be of interest.
Treatment.
Rest
Better food.
European.
given.
More air space.
Cough sedatives.
Pulmonary antiseptics,
Opium or derivatives.
given
·Chinese.
given,
Opium.
not givon,
to
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easape from a packing case in. which a soldier and a sailor nailed- him up, after having first strap- ped bim scoarely in a strait- waistcoat.
and that such regulations
As a hypnotist be encceeded in Lo and they are hereby making his medium, Mise Hewitt, adopted as the Articles of do practically whatever he or the the Company to the ex- olusion of and in substity audience wished, one of his most. tion for all the existing striking achievements being Articles thereof.
to throw her into a state of That the said 1,520 new
shares be pursuant to Mr. Ho Fook I beg to catalepsy during which she the first mentioned second that..
maintained complete rigidity Agreement in Resolution The Chairman: The resolution while three men stood on her 1 allotted as shares fully which you have jast heard body, which lay, bridge-fashion, paid up to the said Pro-rend, has been propaced over two chairs. The success of cureur General in Hong-
by -myself: nad zonded the evening, however, was the kong of the Soolely of the Missions Etrangeres in by Mr. Ho Fook. Those in favour final item; a Hypnotic Spanish consideration of the trans- kindly hold up their hands. Dance"; people who are curious fer to the Company of the Against. Uarried ananimously, as to this will do well to go and property busineże and That is all the business, gentle see it to-night. goodwill referred to in the men, thank you for your said Agreement and upon attendance. the footing as to dividend provided for in the said Agreement.
1d World Postage.
Towards the end of last week, immediately the news of the occurrence reached. Hongkong, Several times have we com Mr. Tratman, the Head of the mented on the matter of the trees Sanitary Board was commissioned which have been planted in the to go to Canton sconce to investi- ohildren's plot at Kowloon, and gate the matter. pointed out that many a day must With him, we are informed, is
The, other artistes who con elapse ere they can become of any Sham U, who has control of the
tributed to the programmeformed nee for the purpose for which nightsoil traffic, and the matter
pleasing foila to the Great they were provided-the giving is receiving attention. But this,
Duncan, Miss Fanny Halle's of shelter. Our argument has according to information, is by no
balancing act was quite a triumph received very full endorsement means the first occurrence of this Mr. Cunningham:-I beg to
and claimed long rounds of in the report of the Superintea-kind, as, during the past few second that."
The British postal authorities, applause, as did also the remark dent of the Botanical and Forestry week, several of the night-soil The Chairman:The resolution Department for last year, which boats have been similarly held up which you have just heard read as well as 'a majority of the able singing and playing and saye "it will be several years and the men released only when has been proposed by myself and, world's Governments, have re-claver fooling of Mr. Joe Beed, before they are of any us for money was paid over to the seconded by Mr. Cunningham. solved in favour of a reduction of who received two recalls, Messrs. That is to say that the hospital is handicapped coverely because, shade purposes, even if they pirates.
Those in favour kindly hold up the foreign postage rate from Monte Deane and Leonard Barton while its treatment may ameliorate the ravages of the disease in survive typhoons. That is a The trouble is experienced at a their hands. Against Carri-twopence halfpenny to thres-so gave fine comedy turns, Mr. halfpenée, socording to the Stan-Deane especially doing some many cases, the treatment which is nowadays counted most ostantial cbcaring prosect, to be sure, place called Wong Lin and behind ad unanimously, of all cannot be given. Nothing is more fimly established to day When the ground was laid out it the nots there is a motive of which The Chairman I now beg to dard. If this is so. Bir Henniker very useful work. than that the open-air treatment is imperative in phthisis cases was stated that the trees would be we are guisant, but which at propose the fourth resolution: Beaton is probably right in be 4.That the new Articles allieving that the general penny. that whether the weather be mild or fairly rigorous, the patient "fast-growing shade trees. That the moment we are in honour
ready approved by this rate cannot be long 'deferred. muat practically live all the time in the open sir and that treat it now appears, is exactly what bound not to reveal,
Meeting and for the pur- Within eight of such a consum- ment is not possible here. In that case, there should be only one they are not. By the time they The state of affairs is serious,
pose of identification mation, it is only the official course to pursue. The Government should be arged to turn it are of any value for shade and the sooner something is done
subscribed by the Chair mind that could make even a aoither on purposes, the children who now to stop the holding up of the boats attention without delay to the building of a sanatorium
man thereof, be and the the island of Victoria, or on one of the outlying islands. There is use the plot will be grown men and to put might other matters the
better no excuse for denying sufferers from phthisis a chance of a cure and women, we fear. 7 where that nhance exists and is reasonably strong.
Fres air space and sunshine. not given
same are hereby approved lemporary stand upon the last he is halfpenny
on Wedr
reeat.
where