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reason
THE SMALL-POX EPIDEMIC.
DAY BY DAY
THERE IS AS MUCH DIGNITY IN SWEEPING A FLOOR AS IN MEA SURING A YARD OF RIBBON,
A BASIN OF BEER.
Corporals Court Martialled.
THE GREAT NICOLA,
To-day's Spectacular Outdoor Act.
worthy of mention. Dr. Pearas said the law does not insist on vaccination in the hot weather. That is so, but according to Dr. Koch no harm is caused by
When Sergeant Fowler, noting as Regimental Provost Sergeant,
Nicola, the noted magician, WAS Incculation in the summer. If Mrs. H. D. Williams,
went to the guard room at Murray "hanged in public" at tiffin-time that is really the case, there
The health return for yester- Barracks, about halt-paat ning on to-day. The announcement that would appear to hol
no reason for
day shows one case onch of small- the night of June 30th, he saw he intended freeing himself from Both basin of beer on the table. The a straight jacket whilst suspended bot-weather exemption. The pox and pateric fever.
Sergeant questioned Cpl. G. Hn the air head downwards drow paint is of some interest, although were Chinese.
Hawk, who was in command of
a crowd of many hundrede to the it may, of course, கம்
one upon
The Yellow Dragon (Queen's the guard, about it and then went vicinity of Blake Pier at 1 pm., which medical men differ. How- College magazine) for Jure has outside. Looking into the guard where the feat was accomplished. ever that may be, there can, ne made its appearance. It room, the Sergeant saw Cpl The magician had managed to
we late, bo no doubt as to the efficacy and value of vaccination The public will therefore be wize if it pays due beed to the advice given by the Medical Officer of health...
bright, readable number and feature is that there are many interesting. Contributions by students of the College.
Hawk drink from the basin and
then pass it to a sentry, who also secure the use of one of the Fire had a drink. Sergeant Fawler Brigade extension ladders for the made enquiries and, going back performance of his thrilling trick, into the guard room, discovered as well as the services of a of Chinase fireman. two water bottles full of beer in a number A boiler market at the Kow whitewash pail, and covered by Long before he began to get loon Docks was fatally struck on some brushes. Sergt. Fowler put ready, huge crowds assembled in the head by a piece of rook from Cpl. Hawk under arrest, and as a the vicinity, necessitating the the scene of blasting operations result Hawk appeared this morn partial suspension of traffic by on the Dock premises yesterday ing before Major AL Cruick-the police, whilst many others whilst returning home from work shank and other officers, at a gathered, on the verandabs of We are hearing a lot about He died on the way to hospital. Distriot Court Martial, on a buildings in the vicinity. Chinese bandite these days. In
oharge of disobeying Battalion The rope which Nicola usad We are informed that news has Standing orders by allowing boor ran through a pulley block at the some quarters the opinion appears to be held that this banditry on a baen received from Sweden that in the guard room, and also being top of the ladder and was held at large eccle is something new in His Majesty King Gustav has guilty of conduct prejudicial to the other end by a body of fire- China. The point: which Boems conferred upon Major P.W.D. good order by procuring beernen. Before commencing, Nicola to be overlooked, however, is that Olivecrona, Engineer-in-Chief to from the Corporals Mess.
and a number of attendants tested China has always had her bandits the Conservancy Works of Sergeant Fowler told the Court the rope to see that it was safo,
China's Bandits.
ad pirates. In times past, they wangtung. the knighthood of the above facts, and a private who and then a canvas sheet was was on duty that night as barracks stretched out below, held by more were kept more or less under conthe Nordstjerna Order. trol because authority was more
policeman gave evidenca abigh firemen, fin oase of mishap. effective in the country than it
In connection with the recep-dupported it. T now is. To-day, however, with tion to be held on the Blue Funnel Drummer Wilkinson, who was practically no government any steamer Sarpedon on August 6th. on duty as Regimental Head- where capable of getting its edicts it is interesting to note that this quarters Guard, said he was given respected, these bandit gange vessel was built at and is owned two water bottles to take to the have become practically a law in Liverpool. It is therefore corporals' mess. He handed them unto themselves. That is the root appropriate that the band of the to Cpl. Kite, who returned them of the whole question. China's we King's (Liverpool) Regiment is to to him full. The drammer took might almost say, is ruled by play selections on board during the bottles back to the guard room bandits to-day, and Kwangtung the reception.
and gave them to the corporal of has been described as the most
the guard. He wont back bundit-ridden Province of the
A man charged to day before again to the corporals' inese, country. The West River delta, Mr. Melbourne with picking the whare Kito gave him two bottles with its numerous waterways pocket of a compatriot had evid-of lemonade.
A LAWYER ON LAWYERS.
sentence.
Nicola in the Air. Divesting himself of his jacket,
is known as the happy hunting once offered against him by the Lieut. O. P. Moore, M. 0. ground of pirates and bandits, of police to the effect that he was (prisoner's friend) contended that whom it is estimated that thoreaught red-handed with the purse the second charge had not been are no fewer than 50,000 in the in his hand. His Worship's re- proved, as it had not been stated About a month ago we drew locality. The popular idea is joinder to this was: He did not what was in the bottles obtained attention to the considerable that these bandit gange are, in have time to take a drink, from the Corporale' Mess."
the main, composed of disbanded. apparently,"
Walked with a Private. number of cases of small-pox soldiers, but it is rather the case
Cpl. A. C. Kite also appeared notified this year. In this con-that from these organised bodies The defendant in a charge of before the Court as an accused in nection we cited figures bearing of brigande political and military pocket-picking and bribing a con- connection with the supply of beer out the point that this disease leaders recruit men to fight for
them... We all know of the so- stable, heard by Mr. C. D. Melb mentioned in the first case, and in being charged with has épelle of high prevalence called People's Army. In reality, ourue at the Police Court, this addition
morning, said that in Canton the neglecting to abey Battalion followed by periods of slight out-this army is composed of bandits, practice was to offer a few ten Standing Orders by walking out breaks, and stated that local whose chiefs are given the big-cents to the policeman if one did with a private soldier and by
sounding title of General merely
He being improperly dressed. statistics indicate that this year because they have under their not desire to go to gaol.
naively admitted that he did not About a quarter to three on the is likely to be at the top of the command large bodies of men know that was unlawful here. afternoon of June 30th, Regi Nicola was then placed in a big wave. This belief was voiced who are willing to fight for any The case was adjourned.
mental Sergeant Mitchell wastraight-jacket made of stout riding along Queen's Road in a canvas with leather strappings. at Tuesday's meeting of the cause so long as they can get the opportunity to loot. They are
Dr. D. Kunarasamy Pillai, ricksbe in the direction of This garment was firmly buckled Sanitary Board by the Medical really hired gangs of bandits Oficer of Health, who quoted employed by military leaders, but M.B., B.S., House Surgeon at the Murray Barracke. On reaching at the back in several places, and figures showing that we had had they are in no sense the real Government Civil Hospital bas the Soldiers Club he noticed its sleeves ended in long canvas Chinese Army. Actually, they been granted a fellowship by the Cpl. Kite standing outside, talking fingerless gloves which were part rather a bad six months this year secure immunity from punish Rockefeller Foundation of New to two privates. R. S. M. Mitchell and parcel of the jacket. His and that a more or less serious ment by being made legalised York for the study of Obstetrics stopped his ricksha and went up arms were then crossed and outbreak may occur when the bands subject only to the control and Gynaecology in the United to them and asked them what strapped round at the back, Kingdom and America,for they were doing there. One of The fitting-on of this garment cold weather sets in. In view of of their chiefs. They would not
think for a moment of joining a period of twelve months. He the privates replied that they had was done by Chinese firemen, this possibility, a vaccination the Regular Army at $8 per will be leaving Hongkong on come back from transport class. Who created much amusement by them Wednesday, July 25th." en route Cpl. Kite was improperly dressed, the vigorous manner in "which" montb. campaign is proposed.
Looting pays
He was not wearing a waist belt, they went about their work. better, and it is & Dotorious to Dublin.
nor carrying a regimental cans.. In matters of this kind, affect fact that even when enlisted under
Being duly strapped up, Nicola R. 8. M. Mitchell placed him was then hoisted in the air by the ing the public health, it is always the hanner of "political leaders
under open arrost and ordered feet. It seemed to the onlookerS wise to be forearmed, and for this they are able to indulge in this
him to return to barracks."
that it would be impossible for The evidence relating to the him to free himself. Soon, how- wa. trust that serious pastime to their hearts' content.
charges in connection with the
ever, he she wriggling about and efforts will be made to get a River Patrols.
beer was much the same as fa the working his body muscles to good large proportion of the population We realise, of course, that poli-
first case.
effect. Eventually he managed "They Love to Argue." The Court closed to consider to loosen one of the buckles at his inoculated. That vaccination is tical leaders are impotentin China
back and then he succeeded in In asking for a date for the cannot have mucli respect for any
passing his strapped arms over beneficial and of decided value in without military backing, but we the battle against small-pox there leader who encourages the form-hearing of a case in which he was
bis head." Then he got one is now no longer any doubt. The ation of these so-called People's interested, Mr. C. &. S. Russ was
of bis arms tree and in spite of the handicap caused by his unfortunate aspect of the question Armies, the men belonging to to-day told by Mr. Melbourne which are nothing other than paid that he could have a certain after
huge gloves be managed to. is that the Chinese, particularly bandite. The trouble in the Can- noon for which he had fixed only of the lower classes, have a mark-ton Delta just now is that these one other case, that in which Mr. General Wood Accepts the further loosen the jacket. Even- tually, he wriggled clean out of fit. With hands free, he hauled od aversion to becoming vaccin-pirate and bandit gangs are a law M. K. Lo and Mr. McCullum were
Manila, July 18..
himself to an upright position, aed, even although they can unto themselves, for the simple concerned. His Worship said he
reason that the gunboats and did not think it would take long,
Mr. Russ was not so optimistic. secure free inoculation. This is armed launches previously em-
The Cabinet, in presenting their and, standing with one foot in s loop of the rope, waved to the typical of the difficulties with ployed by the Chinese authorities Ho feared that if Mr. Lo and Mr. concerted, resignations to
large crowd of onlookers whom cheery which the authorities here have have been commandeered for MacCullum were going to argue Governor-General, said:
We have observed for some Voila!"
he grested with. transport and fighting purposes. their case out it would take a to contend in preserving and Given a sound and stable Govern much longer time than his Wor-time past that it is your policy eafeguarding the public health. msat in Canton, there is no reason ship anticipated. Aucther factor is our moving why the Chinese should not His Worship disagreed, where- population. We may vaccinate themselves police the waterways upon Mr. Russ rejoined: "They
and keep the pirates in check. do. They love to argue.' the bulk of the populace to-day, That would be preferable to but in six months' time thou-foreign intervention, provided the sands of unvaccinated people work were satisfactorily done, but
officials concerned. Having adop-||- in the absence of an authority may have come to the Colony able to enforce its commands,
ted this course of conduct in your with his talented Company a: the
Nicola is at present appearing. relations with the executive de- That, however, is no reason why there would seem no alternative
partments and other officors, wo precautions should not be taken, at the moment but stronger foreign
bea, with the deepest regret, to On the contrary, it provides the naval patrols.
frankly state that we are unable best of arguments why we should
Investigation into the extent to assume responsibility with you induce as many Chinese as possi-
to which the boycott of Japanese in the execution of this policy, ble to accept the benefits of
good has affected Hongkong show and, therefore, tender our resigna that there is very little ground tions." vaccination. The mischief is, as
Governor-General Wood, in re-i for the fear that it would seriously we say, that the native popul
A motor car accident took interfere with the Colony's trade, plying, said in part as follows-
Your plans have been delib: etion is averse to the process; place on the Causeway Bay Road Whatever effect the agitation may eratoly made, and your action The Government, yest rday, they only rush to the vaccination yesterday morning.
have on locally imported goods is booths when the scare is at its A small boy was walking along of an indirect nature, according is in the character of a challenge considered the payment of the the road when the toot of the to a statement made yesterday and a threat, which I cannot Spanish portion of the Bozer, height. In the interests of public horn of a motor car coming up by the Japanese Consul General ignore. Under the circumstances, Indomanity,
Last September, Spain present. health, it is far better that we tohind him caused him to run and is mainly confined to tran- there is no alternative left to me should be prepared, &e Dr. Pearse over to the other side of the road. shipments to Amoy and other but to accept your rosignations ed a Note to China pointing out
as presented."
that payment in notes, involved suggests, for possible danger in At the same time, another car coastal ports, where the move-
came up from the opposite direcment is particularly strong. With the acceptance of the reconsiderable loss, and later Spain the cold weather by vaccination tion, and, before the boy could Local merchants are careful not signations of the members of the drew the attention of the Chinese get out of its way, he was knock to make any further shipments of Cabinet, the Under-Secretaries of Government to the matter. The od over and sustained aorious this kind, orders from coastal the departments automatically latter again referred the mattor There was one point in the die jujuries. The driver took him to ports for Japanese goods having become Acting Secretaries ad to the Finance MinistryDaily
interim. Daily Bulletin:
Bulletin cussion on Tuesday which is the Government Civil Hospital, practically ceased,
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MOTOR ACCIDENT.
Boy Sent to Hospital,
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Not Seriously Affecting Hongkong.
MANILA CRISIS.
Challenge.
the
and desire as Governor-General Nicola bad certainly performed; to intervene in and control even the fest which he set out to no the smallest details in the affairs complish, and he was greeted of our Government both" insular) with rounde of applause no he and local in uttor disregard of the descended safely to the ground,. authority and responsibility of the It was a clever trick, admirably department beads and the other done.
Star Theatre, Kowloon."
BOXER INDEMNITY.
The Spanish Portion.
Peking, July 18,