THE SANITARY BOARD.
OUR LANES TO BE
KEPT CLEAN.
The Spic Committee
Submits its Report.
Hewett, Dr. Fitzwilliams, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Mr. Ng Hoo tes, Mr. Chan Kai-ming, Dr. F. Clark, Medical Officer of Health Lieat Colonel Gordon Hall and
WAR ITEMS.
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They all five pass through the
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1914.
English Channel, so that there DAIRY
has been no difficulty in cutting Karl Kitchener and the Miners, them, and it is impossible for Earl Kitebener has in the Go.many to restore them. Be- course of his service become tween Germany and England deeply impressed with the value there are six cables, part owned of the Northumbrian miner sa aby the German Government and military asset. His goed opinion part by the British Government; is founded upon his observation trafo on all these bas, of course, of the work done in the fold by been interrupted by us." told Lord Grey that he wanted the Northumbrisa Fusiliers. He more men of the same olsas for
German Headquarters' Staff Bombarded.
Paris, November 2.-Inform-
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. G. N. Orma, the President, being in the chair, Those pre sent were the Hon. Mr. Athe new forces which he is or-stion reaching here from Belgium Banising. Thereupon Lord Grey had reported the presence of an visiting the mining centres in the important headquarters' staff, no North, explained Lord Kit-doubt that of the "Dake of cheber's desire to the miners Wartemberg's army,, at Thielt, Mr. W. Bowen-Rowlands, Secre that recruiting local committees there, Accordingly a group of themselves, with: the result and particularly at the chateau A minute by the President, were formed by the elder men aviators, carrying powerful 61- seconded by the Hon. Mr. E. A throughout the mining re- plosive bombi,yesterday.rrosived Hewett, relative to authorising Bious, and that large numbers of orders to discover and bum bard young minera, many of them them. From the report made by Sanitary Inspectors (four in namber) to enter premises and athletes, have been enrolled in the the aviators on their return it inspect and seize food in accord-ank. It is probable that they appears that this mission was ance with section 83 of the Pablic will be organised into a special successfully accomplished. A Health and Baildings. Ordinance regiment, in which old acquaint ranio was created amid a large
tary.
No: I of 1903, was adopted..
saces will have the privilege of number of motor-care and among marobing and fighting together.the escorts perceived around New York Evening Post,
Thielt.Renter."
The Minnesota,
The Cleansing of Lanes. The second item on the agenda was the report of the Committee appointed to consider the best
Toe Great Northern liner Min- means of dealing with the present Seattle for weeks, is reported as a
nesota, which has been laid up at insanitary condition of certain lanes and passages which are British government to carry horses about to be chartered by the used in common by two or more to Erope. Agents of the Brit- The report of the Committos" ish government are said to have
tenanta.
The late General Franklin. Lt. Gen. Sir William Edmund
system, however, failed lor once
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-King Albert's Escape. Northern France, Nov. 2-A daring attempt at Furnes to kill German airman in a Tauho made
Poincare by dropping bombe King Albert and President | from a beight of 5,000 feet while Belgian French cavalry were road as follows:-We have inspect-Washington, Idabo and Montana. the square opposite to the Botel purchased 9,000 horses in eastern drawn up ready for inspection in ́ed on several occasions the coadi: The Minnesota can carry 2,000 de Ville. The German spy tion of the alleyways, lanes and horses each voyage, and much yards abatting oa blocks of offices and dwellings which are
general cargo in addition. occupied by more than one tenant and find that most of the nais-franklyo, O.B., K.OB., com King artived. The missile ex- ances which have been complain mauding the Third (Central) ploded a short distance away from ed of are caused by servants Division of Lord Kitchener's the square and caused fome throwing refuse of all kinds from the windows and balconies of Army, who died suddenly at Laalight demago. apper Acors into these areas. We prior to his death. He was pre- ton too, was at work five minutes consider that the present law is
A letter from Cardiff to a Lon- inadequate to "deal with such oc- King and the inspection by Lord in Walesare now bent on bringing sent both at the inspection by the don paper says: "All energies currencee, as it is in most cases Kitchener of the troops of his to a success the scheme for raising imposible to ascertain which command recently. Since Octo-a Welsh Army Corps. It is a very tenant is responsible, and we rober, 1911, he had been military big job. commend that section 20 of the secretary to the Secretary of State 40,000 Welshmen have enlisted Between 30,000 and Pablic Health Ordinance be for War and secretary of the in the regular army since the in- amended by the addition of the Selection Board. following sub-acotion: "III. the rank of lieutenant-general over 23,000 have been raised in He attained ternational orisis arose. Of these Where the nuisance arises in any in August, 1010, and was sixth Glamorganshire, cf which Cardiff lane, yard, passage, landing, stair on the seniority list of his rank, is the centre. way, closet or urinal, which is General Franklyn was married thousands of Welelimen in the There are also common to two or more tenants of any premises which are occupied
in 1881, and leaves a widow, two Welsh Territorial regiments. The as dwellings, offices, workahops picket Boat Rams Mine to Save an addition to the men whom
sons, and a daughter.
Welsh Army Corps is intended as or stores, notice under this sec- tion shall be served on the owner."
Wales has already furnished. It We believe that owners of auch from Petrograd says: "The cor-
London, Nov. 12.-A deapatohie therefore a great undertaking." premises can best meet this ob respondents of Finnish; newe-
Scaling the North Sea. ligation by engaging a suitable papers report the heroic orilee has given notice that the whole f The Secretary of the Admiralty- caretaker whose duty it will be of the view of a Russian pieket the North Sea must be considered to supervise the cleansing of all host in order to save a Russian military area. In his announce places used in common by the cruiser which was unwittingly went he states that the Germane tenants. An additional safeguard approaching a mine in the Gulf have sosttered mines in the open
A representative of the Matin, would be the enclosure of all bal of Fisland. Realieing that it sea on the main, trade route from the payal operations on the set who was aboard ship 'following conies abutting on such lanes and was too late to signal the danger, America to Liverpool, thus caue yards with wire netting,
of Belgium, says: Apart from The Committee was composed the mine at full speed. A terrific merchant ships. Only by good equadron comprised 15 destroyers the boat deliberately rushed ating the destruction of peaceful the cruiser (7) Venerable, the of Messrs. Goldring, Chan Kai- explosion followed and six out of lacks did the White Star liner with sufficiently powerful artill. ming, Dr. F. Clark and G.N. Orme, the crew of seven perished. The Olympic o cape being blown opery, but having little drawing.
Total fo date. $207.30 Committee appointed to ascertain wounded, has been awarded, the are warned of the dangers they waters, such as are found off the severely All merchant and fishing vessels power suitable for shallow coastal
Steamship Transfer, the best means of dealing with decoration of St. George."
The regular steamship sevice this undoubted nuisance to in-
encounter by entering the North onset of Belgium. The Ger from New York to the Netherlands Americans in London aiva spect blocks of buildings used
Sea except in strict accordance man etat-major absolutely desired Indies, which up, till now has mainly as offices-had gone into
Up. Big Dinner. London, November 11.-The
with Admiralty directions. From to take Nieuport and he sent been carried on by the Bremen the matter and had endeavoured American Society has voted November 5 onwards all ships as the town masses of troops, Hanas Line, will now be taken so find the most expeditions way almost unanimously to abandon passing a line drawn from the followed by formidable arm- over by the Netherland and Rot- of obtaining the cleansing of thoss its Thanksgiving dinner this year Forthern point of the B bridesmenia. That force is being bom-terdamsche Lloyd. buildings and laves and, with and devote the money which Iceland do so at their own peril. feet, whose firing has resulted in through the Faroe Islands to barded without relaxation by the that object in view, it had been would be spent to this end to the Ships of all countries wishing to Auggested that that section be relief of the people of Belgium. trade to and from Norway, the
a terrible caroage among the PUBLIC AUCTION. added to the Ordinance. If that The relief ship Tellas, chartered Baltie, Don mark, and Holland Bre
Germang.
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Armoured vessels with heavy Antique China & Curios, sought by the Board would be Relief of Belgium, landed 1,200 by the English Channel and the mobile, have bombarded effective being the property of the well complete and cwaers would be tons of food in Rotterdam to-day. Straits of Dover. There they willy the country for more than ten known Dealers Megere. Kwong held responsible for the premises, Honours for Emden's Captain. be given sailing directions which kilometres and have literally Yung & Co.) where dirty. It was with the ob London, November 1-The will pass em safely, so far as
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