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A Glance at Our Files.
(May 15 May 23, 19013
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During the same period, MassTS. Caldbeck, MacGregor and Co. Advertise Pommery and Greno champagne at $15 per case of a the days!
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JAPAN'S CROWN PRINCE.
The Imperial infant was named on Sunday last, by the Emperor of Japan as Michino-miya Bir onito The Grand Chamberlain, Marquie Tokudaiji conveyed
the document, bearing the name, to the Akasaka Palace, where the Prince and Princess Imperial live. Hironito means "Broad humanity," a name apparently suggested by his Majesty's name, Mutsuhito (smiable humanity.
HEALTH DANGER. Surely something could be done to prevent the assembling of gap ing crowds whenever a plague case is being removed from a house OF the place is being disinfected. The Chinese crowd round, jostling ora another and the inmates of the infected house, and if the place is being cleansed and a lot of filth thrown into the street, coolies are often to be seen picking it over, and this much aid the spread of infection. Cannot the police take some action in the matter?
U.S. CONSUL
W. A. Rublee, Esq.. has been recognized as Consul General at Hongkong for the United States. THE PLAGUE OUTBREAK.
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We regret to bear that Mr R.A. Collins, of the Dragon Cycle Depot, D' Aguilar Street bas con- tracted plague He sometimes resided at 3. Caine Road san sometime in the same house in D'Aguilar Street occupied by the ate Mr. Mehts. There can be little doubt bet that he con tracted the disease at the latter place. We also hear that on Sandy last the Librarias of the Hongkong Club found to be suffering from plague He was immediately removed and the brary was disinfected. He is since dead. The offices of the Sicckbroker's Association, situat ed in Beaconsfield Arcade, were disinfected to-day, owing to the discovery of a plague case there. This makes the seventh case from this black of buildinge. The plague returns for last week were:-Cases, 122: Deaths 113 The plague this year appears to be of a particularly virulent form, death ensuing in mang casts within eight hours.
SATURDAY. MAY 26, 1923.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE FRENCH COMMUNISTS.
London, May 25
Reuter's correspondent at Paris paints out that the Senate's dosision does not mean the release of the Commanists, but implies.. the epulon that the accused should be tried at the Court of Assize ir stead of the High Court of Justice. Consequently no political issue is involved.
Paris, May 25.
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The papers here -day are unanimous in emphasising that the Senate's decision as regards the Communists is purely legal and does not imply a lack of confidence M. Poincare politically. They dwell on the tremendous reception given to M. Poincare in the Chamber during the course of the Ruhr debate yesterday evening when his speech was practically unanimously ovated. The
papers point out that M. Millerand has not postponed his visit to Alsace Lorraine, to which he departs this evening. This la confirming the geners! view that the incident is closed.
regarded as
A RUBBER DISCOVERY.
London, May 23. Following the discovery of a process of cold vulcanisation of rubber, the newspapers are enthusiastically predicting a great future for the new production, which, with the addition of leather flags, is capable of a variety of uses, including a substitute for leather. A company, formed under the presidency of Lord Gainford, is shortly to issue a prospectus.
AMERICAN SAILINGS CANCELLED.
New York, May 25,
The New York agent of the Spanish Royal Mail Steamship Company announces that the Company has ordered the discontin ance of all American sailings after June 11, cwing to the Supreme Court's liquor decision conflicting with Spanish Law. After June 11 all of the Company's steamers will be diverted to Havana and
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SOVIETS REPLY TO BRITAIN,
Riga, May 25.
A report received from Moscow states that the Soviet Govern- has removed Weinstein, who was responsible for the insolent reply to the British Note, from the Foreign Department. The Government has given him a responsible position in the Com- missariat Department, while Rothstein, the Bolshevik Propagandist in Asia, has been promoted to a high position in the Foreign Com- missociat.
NORTH POLE FLIGHT.
Bergen, May 25,
It is now settled that Amundsen will start on his North Pole fight from Wainwright, Alaska, to Spitzenbergen about June 20. The flight is expected to take twenty-two hours: A Norwegian patrol- ship and two seaplanes will assist in the flight, the former by cruis ing on the edge of the Polar ice, north of Spitzbergen, while the seaplanes will fly northward to the Pole to meet Amundsen and escort him home or help him if necessary,
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SOCIALIST CONGRESS.
Hamburg. May 25. The International Socialist Congress have decided London the best of the new International.
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The French Socialist leader. Blum, who denounced the Treaty of Versailles and Ruhr occupation, opined that it was impossible to attain security of payments by dismemberment of Germany. applause,
M. Vandervelde of Belgium spoke similarly. amid general
SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
Wellington, May 25.
Premier Massey in a speech said the selection of Singapore as a naval base was worthy of all possible encouragement by those countries that are endeavouring to establish the Empire firmly in this part of the world: The decision was far from being a possible cause of war and would prove a great factor in the promotion of peace.
SUMMER TIME IN FRANCE.
London, May 27.
Summer time operates in France on the night of the 25th and will cause some dislocation of British and French services.
MANSLAUGHTER CASE.
Constable on Trial. Before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Mistracy, yesterday afternooo, hang Pak-lam, a police constable attached to the West l'oint Station. was charged op rerosod with cosa. slaughter. The deceased in the
PERTINENT COMMENT. The plague is spreading amor g The European population of the colony ani is making its * p- pearance in almost every part of the city. Why? Because no su pervision is exercised by any-one, official or private, over Chinese BE TER RICKSHAS, servants and over the servants"
It whispered that we are to quarters in private houses or in have first and second class rick- the inaumerable office buildings shes soon, so that the European which are entirely at their dis-ed. not patronize a vehicle posel from the close of business which has very probably been but one evening to the opening of the lately vacated by some dirty cffices the following day. As the colle. At all events there was a Deat of timex our Chinese xrand parace of specimen types domestica are quite fond en ugh of this much used vehicle at the of utilizing our houses for the Polica Compound this morning case was his wife, who died shortly accommodation of their friends and the officials concerned were after admission to the Geverament who are out of luck, and in need making a very thorough in- Civil Hospital on the 16th. fruto of a shelter for a few days. vestigation of the merits and a ruptured spleen sad abdominal When the plague is about where demerits of the various classes of hemorrhage caused, it was alleged. can a man who wants to aviod ricksha brought up for examins-by two kicks given her by the de observa'i a and detection be more tion.
fendsat. out of the way and safer than in typa selected might with advan
Might we suggest that the
Tus evidence given sesterday the coolie quartera of some Euro-tage ba broader than that at was that in the course of an pean house at the Peak or in the present in use. The guage of the altercation outside West Point Club, or stowed sway in some of Hongkong public ricksha is at
police station, te defendant the larger blocks of offices! No present so narrow that a capsizy kicked his wife twice on the left policeman has any right to enter at a sharp corner is by no means side of the back. Inspector Cay. without & special warrantnor can infrequent
gill who was called down from his any Sanitary officer make su
quarters in the station, found the inspection except in the daytime and after giving notice.
woman sitting on the steps lead ing into the charge room and modern arrangement of offices,
bad ber sent to hospital by an many frms occupying chambers with their disfiguring and annoy. ambulance. Shortly alter the de in one block, with no person in ing dividing line has been sup. fendant returned to the station and reponsible" charge of the build-planted by a new lens with two was ordered to remain'in barracks. ing as & whole, facilitate the foci bospitable views of the Chinese. bildasl lens. The upper por lo
called Kryptok invisible Despite the offer he went out to visit his wife wob was then dead. It is not so many years ago of the glass for distance and she appeaved to be quite upset since a Chinese office boy was lower for reading, ground from! The squabble, according to the found dead on his master's writ- one single piece of glass. The statement made by the defendant ing desk. The owners of private Hongkong Optical Co., successer to the charge, was due houses should make it their u'e to sors to Clark & Co., refracting to his wife's demand for money. visit the boys. room and the and manufacturing opticians, the Defendant was adjourned until coolie quarters at night frequent-most competent optical man-
Monday. ly and at irregular hours, with a facturing establishment in the horse whip. One or two visits colony-located In 53, Queen's Caso M. Keller, Melon Fachmans and the expulsion of any Road Central, manufacture this strangers found on the premises kind of invisible befocal lens on would accomplish marvals in a all prescriptions in either regular very short time.
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