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NOTES & COMMENTS.
THE SANITORIUM QUESTION,
FRIDAY JUNF 11. 1990.
DAY BY DAY.
CHARACTER IS," AND WILL In his speech at the last meet"| ALWATH BE, THE ONE SURE PAŃS– ing of the Sanitary Board, DT, PORT TO THE RESPECT-AND- Osorio raised a most important HOMAGE OF THE BRITISH PRO- question when he advocated the PLL-Mr. AsquitÄ. provision of a sanitarium for the! treatment of tuberculosis patients
medical
RUMANIAN CROWN PRINCE
HONGKONG MOTOR
AMBULANCE
*BOY
USEFUL WORK DONE.
SUMMONED
TROUBLE IN THE BARRACKS. THE OFFICIAL LANDING.
Station Officer Lane reports she summoned for quitting her Described by her servant, whom The official landing of H. & H. Prince Carol of Rumania took that the Motor ambulance Sararvice: without notice, as the place last evening at 6,35 and vien, which was established on wiskedest and most impossible WAS accompanied by all the the lith Afârch, 1919, has done
vizitor.
*Yesterday there were two fatal and the appointment of a full-cases of plague notified (both honours which Hongkong had much useful work during the past person in barracks" a remark time Tuberculosis Officer. These Chinese)
prepared for the distinguished year. Since its establishment 97 which caused much amusement words of Dn. Osorio come with
The interest which calls have been dealt with. Tus in the Court, Mrs. Mary Harrow, special force from a
Hongkong took in the visit was Ambulance is available at all the wife of a warrant officer resid
ing'at "No.. 4 Military Quarters, Miss Norma Sturla, Supervisor avklanced by the large crowd hours for soaident caten D man Nowadays a man who
Wellington Barracks, gavo avid- is diagnosed as suffering from of the U., Servicaman's Clubs, gathered at the pier and that lined urgent cases of illness necessita-enco at the Magistracy to-day, be- ruberculosis by his medical atten- Honolulu, is touring the Orient the route to Government House ting removal to hospital.
|fore Mr. R.Q, Hutchison. The Ambulance Service is fin- dant receives it with much the and enjoying a short stay in Though the weather had in the
The servant in question. *
| same feeling as a murdarer Hears Hongkong as the guest of Mr.earlier part of the day promisedļancially maintained by Govern-bay * 14 years of age, in reply hisdeath sentence. If the dangers and Mr. Owen Levy at 9to make the occasion a rather ment. The staff consists of one to the Magistrats, said that ha dreary one (in spite of the 8 driver and three attendants, one suffered from a headache and appearance of Blake Pier, festoon-driver and two attendants being
be Kennedy Road,
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1920.
THE DRINK - PROBLEM-
WEB
of this 'white plague can mitigated in England by the appointment of tuberculosis} Commenting on the appointed with flags and banting, and always on duty. The driver is a for this reason he asked his officers and the establishment of ment of the Rev. C. R. Doppay as the unusually large number of member of the Fire Brigade. mistress for permission to stay sanatoria, Hongkong must follow Bishop of Hongkong, the Times troops that were turned out to do There have been occasions when away from work. This her example. The mortality says "Last year bo announced honour to the Prince) it cleared the machine has been called upon refused, and all the consolation return of the Colony shows his intention of going abroad as a up very opportunely at the bour to carry heavier loads at one time he derived was her heartless re- phthisis and other tuberculous missionary, and recently resigned of the arrival. After a very long than the engine could cope with, mark that he was shamming. She diseases as the cause of the his post in Salisbury-square to wait, occasioned by the delay resulting in a breakdown, but then said that she would have him
of the Madrás
through fog, generally speaking it has worked arrested, and called in an Indiao the return of the three submarines satisfactorily.
constable. This polloeman paid and if by the establishment of the above mentioned measures wa
As originally constructed the no beed to her, and she called in Orders for the Cadet Company the vessel into the harbour, was ambulance was top heavy, it was a European bfficer, who proceed- will be able to decrease it the of the Hongkong Volunteer a welcome signal to the specia-erefore found necessary to re-ed to slap the "boy's" face, and. Government must not look at the Defence Corps by Lieut. A. 0. tors. Soon afterwards, the question of expense." Admit-
Brawn, state-Parade Bathing. Hadras, her masts festooned with duce the height, length, and also the amab remonstrating with
[him for hitting a sick boy, Na". the weight The necessary Government to safeguard public will leave Blake Pier on Wednes-stopped at her mooring plate Disinfecting Station with most his revolver at him.
European policeman also pointed bealth, there can be no disputing day, the 16th instant at 5.15 p.m. salutes were fred from Signal Dr. Ozorio's contention. Expense and call at Kowloon ten minutes Hill should always be subaidiary to the public interest in matters of this kind.
which had been sent out to escort
ting that it is the duty of the Weather permitting launch bunting, came in, and as shelterations were carried out at the slapped her in the face too. The
A HEAVY TOLL.
lator.
and then taken op by the war ships at the Naval Yard and the U.S.S. Helena
Mr. E. A. Irving. Mr. P. P. J. Wode-
satisfactory results."
A charge of $3 is made per journey for private cases. No
NEW EMPRESS LINER.
TO BE LAUNCHED IN AUGUST.
This highly exciting story was received by the Magistrate with smile and he asked the boy if
drawn from bis imagination. the whole of the story was not
a
The defendant asserted stoutly that his statement was true.
to do
was sick. He always gave this
Bart bis
is higher than in others and it may set have to come to a decision for there was no special cause tong after his flight. There willhouse, and Mr. E. Suzuki (Consul/breadth and 53 feet in depth with short period of a month. They
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The
Those who have been following:
ber of pictures of the
Detective: mergeant Murphy As the Harbour entrance the charge has been made for cases made a search of a house at Madran was boarded by Captain coming under Police supervision. Many people will be surprised Reclamation Street yesterday Warner, the Private Secretary-of to hear that tubercular diseases which lead to the discovery of the Governor, and as soon as the account for the greater number store of arms comprising one vessel came to a stop opposite
Mrs. Harrow, in avidence. of deaths in this Colony, for that resolver and four daggers. As Blake Pier, His Excellency the
stated that she engaged the is an impression that is not the case may lead to further Governor, 'accompanied by bis
["boy" on the 5th Decembər -and generally prevalent. We have revelations, Sergt. Murphy ap-|A.D.C. (Captain McGrath), Col.
had him with her until the 6th A not the figures for last year, but plind for a remand for the two Young(Acting G.D.C)Commodore
of March, wheo, without wATO- we have looked up the returns Chinese whom he had arrested. Bowden Smith, and the Hon.
[ing, bò left, and did not return to for the previous twelve months The prisoners were admitted to Mr. A.G.M. Fletcher (Colonial
Cable advices have been receive the service until the 18th of April. and these reveal a very heavy bail
Secretary) met the Prince on toll tom diseases of this kind.
beard, going out in the launched by the Canadian Pacific office She paid him so at the beginning. Victoria of which Commander in Manila that the new liner but his wages bad been increased The classtication is made under A billiards dinner took place at Beckwith (Harbour Master) was Empress of Canada will be laun- to $9 lately. On the 25th May wo headings, one of which is the Chinese Club on Wednesday in charge. After their return, the ched on August 17 at the yards of she told him to water the plants, Tuberculosis" and the other night for the presentation of the
out again and the Fairfield Shipbuilding and but this he refused launch, went "Respiratory Diseases." The trophies won in the Club's two total number of deaths from the tournaments during the winter. brought in the Prince and his Engineering Company, Govan, and gave at his reason_tbai_be_ former in 1918 was 1.680. and Mr. J. X. Wong presided. The staff, among whom are General Scotland.
According to tentative plans of excuse when be was called upon from the latter 2,981. The greater prizes were very handsome, the tain Boris (A.D.C), M. Djabari the company the liner will leave to do something to
Cavanesco, Col. Condiesco, Cap- proportion of these were. of winners' cups in each event being course. Chinese. For the year, valued at $100 each. The success (Private Secretary), and M. le Liverpool about the middle of wages.
March, 1921, and will cruise to The defendant stated that his the total deaths from all causes fol players were:-1st Toarna Ministre Filodar.
His Excellency introduced the Gibraltar, Monaco, Naples, Fort mistress had a way of bustling came to 13,714, of which 09ment: 184. Mr. W. Hall; 2nd. Mr. fewer than 5,661 came under B. W. Tape: Best break, Mr. W. Priate to the waiting heads of de- Said, Saez. Bombay, Colombo, him about that he considered to Batavia, Manila.be violent and unnecessary. We were not in the least surprised to learn that the Supreme the
headings specified Hall ad Tournament: 1st, Mr.partment and officers, including Singapore, Court of America has held that the prohibition amendment and also above. It is recorded that the Lailm-to 2nd, Mr. Siu Po-ching.
Justice Gompertz facting Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe and Instead of teaching him his work the enforcement of the prohibition law are constitutional, though percentage of deatha from Best break, Mr. Leung Kam Chief Justice. Hon. Mr. E Tokobama, reaching Vancouver, in the 'naual way, she had that does not mean to say that we think probibition in itself is good. tuberculosis was 129, whilst for kong..
Sharpe, Hon. Mr. E. R. Halli, B.C. about Jane of next year acquired the habit of pushing him. The Legislature of the United States has seen fit to pass such a respiratory diseases the death
Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, Hon. Mr. D. She will then take her place on violently about. All the people in the barracks,” he continued, measure and, although the question was raised as to its being rate amongs: Chinese was fire
To-morrow's Pictorial Supple-ham, Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr, Hon.
W. Tratman, Hon. Mr. W. Chat-the trans-Pacific rpo.
The new liner embodies all the "know her for A constitutional, we had no doubts as to its legality. Those who have
terribla per thousand. These Egures]
wicked WomaⱭ. Many seen fit to fight prohibition on this score have chosen the wrong reveal the seriousness of taberment will include pictures taken method. Presumably it is still open for the various States of the cular diseases in our midst. Waat the recent seaplane demon-Dr. P. H. Holyoak, Hon. Mr. Ho/comforts of modern steamship and
life. Her capacity is 22,000 tons, amabs whom she angagad. country to hold different interpretations of what is alcoholic presams the the statistics for stration 1: Repulse Bay, one show-Fook. Hon. Mr. A. F. Lowe, she is 644 feet long. 17 feet in base come and gone during the liquor. In some States the percentage of alcohol allowed in drinks the past year are about as bad, ing H. E the Governor return-
a speed of 18 knots. She will [found it impossible to serve under I was sick and for that on this point being given by the supreme authority of the realm.send up the deaths frou com also be a photo of Dr. Arthur Woo General for Japan). Col. Humphry. have accommodations for one, ber. But for all intents and purposes America has now gone positively plainte of this kind during 1918. and his bride, as well as a num-Major G. S. Humphreys, Lt-Cal two and three berth cabins, state reason I left her service without
arrival Loring. Lt.-Col. Taylor. LL-Col rooms with toilet, staterooms with notice." "dry" and, though we should not like to see the example widely We cannot imagine the anthos of the Roma-Tokyo fliers at Green, Lt. Col. Cross, Lt-Cel. A toilet and bathroom and state- followed, we wish the movement well because there is behind it slities in any other place sitting Peking, and of the recent aerial Nicholson. Lt-Col. Wyndham, Lt. rooms ensuite. There is a swiming with the remark that she had
The complainant was interpos desire to improve the moral and physical status of the people. down and doing nothing to cope sigh: from Peking to Tientsin. Col. Delacombe. Major Wakefield. ming
It is interesting for a moment to see what is being done at Home with an evil of this extent.
pool and gymnasium treated the defendant like any. in the ways of experiments for the State control of liquor a question time for the taking of special Next week there will be a number Mojar G. S. Humphreys, Major aboard, with an elevator running English boy, and was making a that has been looming largely in English politics since and during measures to combat the disease of other interesting local pictur-Major Greenaway & Major Ardoino. from these to A deck. The entire few observations about his ability the war. On this question there is being brought to bear the is long overdue.
es, including one of the Sergeants Capt. Legge ta. D. C. to the promenade is devoted to social for telling falsehoods, when the same spirit of common Bense and
of the Wiltshire Battalion. “ Sane compromise which
G. O. C.) and Capt. Stern (Secre- and amusement purposes with a Magistrate exclaimed with some the British people bas on the whole succeeded in applying TENNIS CHAMPIONS.
tary to the Commodore) were in lounge, card spom, gallery lounge, Impatience"I don't want to to its other political and social problems. Most people
writing room, smoking room, a hear anything more from you.” A very enjoyable Whist Drive attendance.
The defendant reiterated that ark Lacious PO see progress 10 temperance reform, but the recent lawn tennis tourna was held last evening in the On emerging from the Pier the children's room, and a large it is realised that there must be no
The left his late mistress' service extremist policy. Itments will be interested to know Sergeants Mess of the Wiltshire Band of the Wiltshires played the veranda cafs. will be remembered that during the war a entrel Control Board that during the past six years Regiment, Murray Banacks. In Rumanian National Anthem, and
The Empress of Canada will because of the ill-treatment he was formed to supervise and restrict the brewing trade and that as only two men have figured as spite of the counter-attractions His Royal Highness then inspect probably arrive in Manils about bad received at her bands and an experiment in direct control the Carliste area was chosen. It Singles Champions of the Colony, and the bad weather, over eightyed the Guard of Honour provided May 1, 1921.
from the Europeso policama, was in this area alone that all licensed houses were taken over and In 1915. S.E. Green won the players sat down to test their skill. by the Wiltshire Regiment, under
and, in reply, to His Worship, administered, and the General Manager of this area has recently honour and
said that one week's wages were be succeeded in The recipients of the beautiful the Command of Captain Beaver, issued a report that conclusively proves the success of the under retaining it for the next two prizes were as follows:-Ladies with L. Denne s
Mr. Holyoak and Miss Delacombe (still due to him which he bad not taking. It is pointed out that the State management of the drink seasons, thus winning the cup 11, Mry. Bacon: 2nd. Mrs. bearer. The party then proceeded His Hon. Mr. J. R. Wood and Miss taken the trouble to ask for. supply, first undertaken in 1916, was not a
Government "social experimen!" outright. For the tournaments Burden: 3rd. Mr. Beard; hidden to
Mrs. Harrow admitted that she Young, Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, flɔn. in but was an emergency method of dealing with a dangerous situation. which came to an end in 1918, nomber. Mrs. Cheesley. Gants motor cars, the
being Mr. J. Johnstone, Hon. Mr. Parr, had not paid the boy one week's But in 1919 the Carlisle test had its first experience of peace con- Sir Paul Chater generously gave 1st. Sgt. Prior, Wilts Rgt; 2nd, lined by various forces Hon. Mr. Irving, Hon. Mr. Lowe, wages which was das him when ditions and it is interesting to s how it fared. When the war ended a new trophy to be contested for Chief Petty Officer Harding, 3rd. in the following order: The Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. E. be left. It was a fact that the the question became a frankly social one. Could the State, as by aspirants to the Colony's Sgt. Hawkins, Wilts Rgt.: bidden Savy frepresented by men from Suzuki, Dr. J. T. C. Johnson, Capt. European constable (9) did trader in alcoholic liquor and other refreshments in this area, serve Championship. and this cup number, Sgt. Smith, Wilts Rgt.the Tamar, Titanis, Cadmus, F. A. Somerville, D.S.O., RN, Cal smack the boy and the amab. the convenience of the public fully as well as the private trader has петер
His Worship gave his decision by The duties of M.C. were efficient-Fame, and the submarines), the L. Humphry, C.M.G., Lt. Col. A. won "elsewhere in the county, cutout fusteral lose the Atli postlive anyone else but Ng Sta-kwong,1ly carried out by P. Q. M. 5. Morinës, 14th Punjabis, Will- Delacombe, D.5.0., L-C615, F-T |that-the-defendant-pay-a-fine-of- gain in the direction of sobriety, health and public order? That was who has now secured it for his Miller, in his usual congenial shires. R.GA H.K.S.B. R.G... Wyndham, M. Greer, and W. 4. or seven days, for leaving a big test to put the scheme to and it has come out with flying own possession by coming out on manner.
Royal Engineers, 22nd Panjabis, Loring. C.M.G., D.S.O., Com. Beck without giving proper notice. He colours. Without quoting from the report we can indicate that top for three years in succession.
and Chinese sappers. A guard with. R.N., Mr. P. J. Wodehouse, was also to forfeit his week's there was no public complaint against it, whereas the Trade Unions It is a most interesting co- A Chinese who wanted to give of honour drawn from the 2/22nd C.J.E., LL-Col. W. W. Nichel-ages as a consequence of his of the district not only urged the Government by a majority of 200 incidence that immediately after some clothes to one of the Punjabis under the command of son, C.ILG.. D.5.0. Lt-Col to one to continue it but also asked for its extension over the whole Green's three years of victory prisoners detained in the detention Caplain Gordon formed up at the R. 31. Crosse, Lt. Col. L. R. Taylor, country. All the butels and public houses were renovated, made clean. Ng Sze-kwong should accomplish cells at the Central Felice Station entrance to Government House, Mr. N..J. Stabb, O.B.E., Mr. R. O. comfortable and decent. Many were reconstructed as food taverns a like feat. If our memory is not yesterday successfully carried out At Government House a ban-
popular restuarants supplying good cheap meals. As regards pro- at fault, prior to the advent of his object by bluffing the lakong quet took place in the ball-room Hutchison, B. t. Com. P. V. fits there was at the close of the year only five per cent of the com- these two men the Championship who was on duty at the iron gate/which was artistically decorated. Kilgour, RN, Hajors G. N. Hum- pensation awaiting settlement: all expenses had been met; there Cup often changed hands, and leading to the cells. He told this
At dinner there were present pay, DSO, T. M Wakefield, was one third of the capital employed in the undertaking replaced seldom was it that anyone won it policeman that he had permission H. E. the Governor, H. P... the D.SO., Ardoino, Greenaway, Pay The X-rays are used for a mul- and there was a reture of 17 per cent, made to the State upon its outright. For next year's tour- from an Inspector to visit one of Prince, H. E. Minister Filodor and L-Com. EH. Stern, RN.. Major tiplicity of purposes in science whole capital outlay. Carlisle is now served by 69 public houses naments, & new trophy will have the prisoners and once in side Lady Stubbs, His Hon. Mr. Justice Huntingford, C.B.E., and and industry. from tracing the instead of 119; all drink advertisements have been done away with: to be found. We wonder if that the gate he stripped off a jacket Gompertz and and drunkenness has fallen to a low "record", whilst the Chief one will share the same fate?
Mrs. Bowden Capt. P. P. Lezg, M.C.
course of a bullet in the body to
Constable, the local Press and the clergy are wholehearted in their
and handed it to the prisoner, Smith, Gen. Gavanescu and Mrs. Arrangements for a parade of detecting the faulty construction praise of the scheme. There is rightly being asked at Home: Can
evidently a friend or relative of Gompertz, Com. Bowden-Smith, troops which was to bave been of a golf boll.- A Dutch scientist, bis. His game was the Government extend throughout the whole country what has
spotted,.C.B.E, R.N., and Mrs. Chatham, held to-day would have had to be Dr. L G. Heilbron, of Amster KING TO SAIL IN TACHT BACE. proved so sucessful in one corner of it?
and he was promptly transferred CoL Condiesco, C.B., and Mrs cancelled by the weather, even if dam, has now applied radio- to art. Some Old The King has definitely an-inside one of those cells. Mr. Young, Col. Young and Mrs. Farr, the plans of the Prince for a trip graphy has done more for temperance in Carlisle than years of talk and in the Britannia at the regatta of case was brought this morning, pby, Hon. Mr. Fletcher, C.BE the Governor in his honour at what they seem bare been To us there seems nothing fanatical or oppressive about it. It nounced his intention of sailing N. L. Smith, before whom the Lt. Col- Condiesca and Mrs. Ham to Canton had made it possible. Masters, which were under the After the banquet given by H. Esuspicion of not being quite tracts. Public opinion seeme beartily in its favour and public the Royal Northern Yacht Club remarked that there seemed to be and Mrs. opinion must be given its chance. At present the public are looking at Rothesay on Monday, July 12. nothing much in the case, where Arion, C.M.G., and Mrs. Wynd left last night for Canton going by in several instances has been fo Delacombe, L-Col Government House, the Prince subjected to the rays. The result for legislative reform, bat certainly not legislative suppression, of the This will be the only day coat be was informed by one of the ham, Hon. Mr. Kemp, C.B.E., and boat. Chinese theatricals which discover that part of the painting drink trade. It is being advocated that there should be a referendum which his Majesty will race, Inspectors that the offence that rs, Loring, M. Djavara and Mrs. had been arranged to take place has been superimposed on's still taken for the people to choose between a drink trade efficiently and although his yacht Britannis will the prisoner bad committed was Crosse, Hon. Mr. Tratman and at the Governor's residence earlier layer. In picture of the economically conducted and with respect for its social consequences take part in all the big class pretty serious, as it gave opports. Taylor, Capt. H. Layar and following the banquet therefore Crucifixion, painted about 1500, and a drink trade inefficiently and wastefully conducted with no events during the Clyde Fortunities for transferring at respect for social consequences. Direct State control seems to us a night. The Royal Horthern is wespons plain and practical method of dealing with the problem. It would the senior yacht club on the would land to very serious con-
to prisoners which Mrs. Dale, Hon. Mr.
ham and Mrs. Humphreys, His Royal Highness will returned, among them, the figure of be better than prohibition because the latter must always bring secret Clyde, and the King has; pre- sequences. The prisoner was Mr. Hallifax, O.B.E., and Mrs. this evening from Canton, and monic over while the portrait evils with it. And there would be no interference with the liberty sonted & cap which will be sailed discharged by His Worship with Greenaway, Hon of the subjects, such as has raised the question of constitutionalism for at this regalia.
Mr. Sharp will proceed on his way to Japan *-woman had been pain OBE., and Mrs. Hutchison, Hơn. on the Madras toʻznorrow.
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in the United States.
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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANÝ.
many restorations" were: