THE ALCOHOL HABIT.
"The Drinking Bar Will Probably Disappear."
SERIOUS FIRE.
Damage Estimated at $60,000.
▲ rather serious fire, in which Before a good sized sodienos at a large qanotity of roar was the Royal Asiatic Society Hall destroyed, occurred yesterday in Shanghai, last evening, eave the the No. 1 godown of the China N. 0 Daily News, Dr. Stanley Provident Loan and Mortgage (Medical officer of Health for Company, 283, Des Voeux Road Shanghai) gave an interesting and West,
vary enlightening lecture on The fire broke out just after "Alcohol and Efficiency." The two o'clock, a large stack of wager lecture was held under the belonging to Ko Yam-kan, of the auspices of the Mea's Total Yaen Fat Hong, 10 Bonham Abstinence Leagut,
Strand West, being ignited. Dr. Stanley stated what steps arrived, the stack was well slight, By the time the Fire Brigade each of the countrice now at but wader the Hon. C. 3.P. (Mr. had taken regarding the alcohol. Mol. Meeser) the Brigade con- habit, showing that all the great fined the outbreak to the stack loss of eficiency resulting from and thoroughly subdued it by alcoholic abuse. Although ro garded as a curse in the past; the potentialities of alcohol as the fast of the future, when coal and miner. al oil fail, were touched upon.
nations engaged recognised the
The origin of the alcohol habit
about 4.30 p.m.
a
The cause of the fira is at pre- eat unknown, and the damage roughly estimated at $60,000, good deal of this being due to
water,
The destroyed property is fully
Another Small Outbreak.
was traced to a desire for excite-covered by insurance. ment, and relief from the mono- tony of life. But in spite of increased competition life is becoming
interesting through improved educational
more
At about 10.30 this morning alarm of fire was given from Staunton Street, near to the methods; so that, se time goes Central Police Station. The Fire on, the drinking bar will probably Brigade was soon cn the spot, disappear. People, ass rale, get when it was found that the ver- the alcobel habit by imitating andab of the house on the corner others and not because the of Shelley Street was alight. It like it. As regards social amenity and business, alcohol minutes to quell the outbreak, was only the work of a few may oil the wheels bat, it is not good oil. In moderation wipe plenty of water being obtained
from the high pressure mains. beer and spirits may be taken throughout long life without impairing health, but the so-called dietalic quantity of alcohol does not make it any les a poison, es
there are, in a similar menzer, NEWS FROM CANTON. quantities of morphis, sreenic,
atryohaise and chloroform which
taken indefinitely, apparently Our Canton correspondent msy not injure health.
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"Proposed Vote for Relief of Chinese Flood Sufferers.
| writes ander date of November Haring regard for the toll of 20 as follows:- diseuse and death, the insanity,| Tugban Chän formerly handed idioty, pauperism sad crime that over the portfolio of office to iarived from alcoholic abuse, Mck Wing-san on the evening of
The Legislative Conocil meets it can scarcely be doubted that the 19th and left with his family
to morrow, when H. E. the Officer the evil effects outweigh the end all perennal effects by the Administering the Government pleasures of alcohol. The eum unboats Kwonglong and will move the following recola total of the damage done by Kwongming for the west. tion This Council desires to the voluntary consumption of Lak Wing-ling, on receiving a aloobel is greater than that report that the so called citizen express its beartfelt sympathy resulting from all the other soldiers which have caused much with the Government of the poisone in nature. The strongest terror in vstione districts have Chinese Republic in the disastrous indictment of alcohol is that it displayed flage with Dr. San's loude which have devastated an excites the passion and diminish name on them, wited to Dr. San immense area of country in the es the will power, the resulting requesting him to explain. If Province of Chibli and hereby lowered moral tone doing more the report is true be is requested volen a eam of $100,000 as a harm than all the discuss result to disband the soldiere.
contribution icwards the relief of ing from its excessive 80. The magistrate at Beang the suffering caused by this
calamity."
reduced.
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Ofer one
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Cost of Camp.
. New Bilis.
Medios men are ceasing to rely shan and Commander Yosn Tai on alcohol in the treatment of have jointly reported that the diseses and the consumption in citizen soldiers have been defeat. hoepitela is becoming greatly led and disperand, the gunboat The Hon. Mr. P. B. Holyoak Oa Heung has been recaptured will ask:-"Will the Government The lecturer drew attention to and order is gradually being state what is the estimated cost to the glorious literature of drink restored.
the Colony of the enggested Camp and the difficulty of singing ex- An earthquake ebock occurred for Defence Corns training in the altingly of ginger beer, especially in the Ying Tak district, lasting New Teritories? ae teetotal drinks were as a rule about one minute.. so dall. The comfortable poison | hardred houses collapsed. Boored all round in this respect, Very cantiona steps are being The Orders of the Day are: and all the originality and inven- taken by Admiral. Cheog, who Firat reading of a Bill intituled tive talent was on the side of has crdered the whole squadron | An Ordinance to make further nicobol. Teetotal drink purveyore to collect st. Whampos, Any provision against the counterfeit scarcely did than give boats that come within a raduising of labels, wrappersand marke The gas. Ooo bad to fall of 100 yards are liable to be used in connection with Govern- back in self defence on water, fired af,
ment opium. which had many advantages and The cause of the trouble at
First reading of a Bill intituled aleo some slight chance from the Shek Lang, which interfered with An Ordinance to make provision literary point of view of compet the traffic between Canton and with regard to the feat on ing with alcohol,
Kowloon is as follows:-The certain contracts of certain re The lecturer thought that if the Authority received a report from quirements, regulations and re- principles for which we are fight-the coromander there that some strictions rendered necessary by ing the war were established by one rffered the troops big am the present war. force of our arms, it would be if they would come over to him.
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First reading of & Bill intituled
dirt obesp if the money hitherto It was then decided to evil the An Ordinance to regulate Ferries. spent on drink ooald be diverted garrison back to Canton Bad
resumed.
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Firat reading of a Hill iplitoled An Ordinance to amend the Pen- sion Ordinance, 1862,
to pay the whole interest on the orders were given accordingly. First reading of a Bill intitaled war loan. In this way would the The soldiers, however, reinged to An Ordinance to provide for the demon drink and demon war aber the order and turned out making of deposits by certain exterminate each other.
their commander and mutinied. persone, firms and companies The lecturer termingled by The garrison has now been dis carrying on fire or marine ineur- accentuating the paramount im. persed and the railway traffic is ance business. portance of improved methods of edocation is the things that| matter for the fatuto prevention | of alcohol abuse. That there should be a great sweeping away. of non-essentials in school educa. tion, whiob may be regarded as montal gymnastics of small and unimportant corners of the brain; and greater stress on real hum- anities, 20 as to promote faller efficiency in human life leading cable from Shanghai stating PINKETTES to greater happiness and con- that the Interntions] Cotton
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