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Auctions:

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Miscellaneous..

The publication of this iamte commencet

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1902.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notes by the Way.

Prince Komatsu (senior) will reprasont Japan at King Edward's coronation.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Shipping Disaster.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanted an Air Ship.

A disastrous colligion is reported be The trustees of the St. Louis Exhibi- tween the steamer Woliercalle and antion, U.S.,, aro offering the magnificent knots, Fruch barque off the Calitor.prize of £40,000 sterling to the inventor J'nian cust, in which the feraer received of a practiently navigable air-ship, Soveral dreadful injuries, being struck amidships, competitors are expected to chase forward. The barnalísappeared into the night without offering any assistance, nåthough the sinking steamer sent up signals of dis-

Drought and drains are telling on the fress. The steamer went down insida 35pable health, auther case of diphtheria minutes, 27 persons going down with hering reported from the city. Fortunatuly, A few entspad in the hoata..

Welch Fusilier Drowned.

Diphtheria.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1902.

TELEGRAMS.

(REUTER'S SERVICĮ).

THE PRINCE OF WALES IN GERMANY.

Lesbos, 20th January, 1002. The Prince of Wales has arrived at Berlin he was received with the greatest distinction.

SANITARY BOARD.

Professor Simpson on Plague Precrutions.

· A special mesting of the Sanitary Board was held this morning. De Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Offeer, presided, and the others present were Dr Clark, Medical Offers of Health ; Hon. W. Chat ham, Director of Public Works; Lisut,- |Col. Hughes, R‚¿‚M,C.; Hon. A. W. THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. · Browia, Registrar General ¦ Mesas F. J. Lord Kitchener has authorized the Boar Badgley, Acting Captain Superintendent however, this was the unly case of com-General Vitonel to form a corps of 1,500 of Police; E. Osborne, Fang Wa Chùn, monicable disease during the work ende:lrghers for the purpose of terminating Lau Chu Pak, and G. A. Woodcock

the 'war General Vibel his written to Secretary). ex-President Steyn warning him that civil war is about to begin osing to his

25th inst.

Waterspout and Flood.

A London despatch, dated 30th Decei-platinacy. Lot, says:-News is to hand reporting that on the a waterspont has burnt at Sully coast of Morocco, and was followed by a for which drowned 200 people, and demo-in delished the Custom House and all warehouses

it in the place.

The Tengku correspondent of the China Then write on the 16th inst. Last night, at 7 p.m., being dark, a pidza with three soldiers of the R.W.F. tried to cross creek at Suku. The thiir ice broke mad they all went in. Tan pidza uxt one, man of the R.W.P. ammed Shepherd are missing The others with difficulty gót zot a sharp shock of matbrake was of the water. Diligent search was last night and again this morning (nothing lusheen suen of the missing man. When once a person gals ander the tee and the tide is running strong, there is very little hope of his safety.

parienced in Kobe on the 14th inser,

The Iralint, Government laws not asked lease of Sanniên Bay from the Chinese.

The Japauise Dist is trying to key 9 Chinese eggs by means of a prohibitive import duty.

Reinterment of Fusiliers.

The Japanese Navy.

The Japanese Minister of Marine has decided that each sailor in the Japamoko Navy shall fire one bendrel rounds auman- lly for purposes of practice with the Mauser The bodies of the men belonging to pistols now in the hands of the mon the Royal Welch Fasiliers, who ill at Non-commissioned officers are re fire an Tightsin during the Boxer disturbances additional ten pounds. The following gentlemen have been were quietly re-interved on the 14th inst. ' elected to the French Municipal Council atat Tientsin. There having boen'no public | | Shanghai --Messrs E. T. J. Blount, P. notice given of the sequest of the military The Bhamo Frontier Brunat, J. Clagssal, and Brodie A. Clarke,

Norman A. Walter of Yokohama, there heing no question that the cause of his

authorities to emoce the mains, the

Capture of General Viljoon. General on Viljoen has been captured.

the neighbourhood of Lydenburg, Transvaal. In connection with this, Lurd Kitchener telegraphs that it will doubtless have a emiderable effect on the Boers to the north of the line.

[DER OFTASIATIQUÈ ELAVÐ SERVICE.] GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES.

BERLIN, January 18.

The Secretary of the Navy, Vice-Admital

The following recommendations, sal mitted to the Government by Professor Simpson, the Sanitary Expert, had pre- riously been circulated in the mombare, viz.:----

Sanitary Board Office,

20th January, 1902. Sin-As requested by His Excellency I have the honour to furnish him with a brief memorandum on the measures which it (s advisable to take in order to comlet the sonual and seasonal recurrence of plaque. Two deaths have been already reported from this disease within the past fortnight, and it is important from « proventivo point of view that vigorous action be promptly raken.

2. No success is likely to scorte from

| von "Tirpitz, will accomping Prince Henry, any measures which are limited to dealing

of Prussia on his trip to America. After with plague in human beings and the a log- the launching of the Emperor's pacht,] tion of which does not take sognizance of

Early in December, the Deputy which will take place on the 20th of Foben- the fact that plague in rats and once also operation was performed by the British Commissioner of Blamo and a number ars, the Prince will visit a number of other disseminate the infection. It does not No inquest was held on the late Apr | Tunicipal Council in the absence of foreig of her civil officers left fo the. Frontier cities of the U.S., which are all preparing surve any very useful purpose to femore'

there. The re-interment at the cometery confer with the Chinese officials on for him a very splendid reception. The the sick and cleanse every thing in the in- feered houses and above ground if the on Derring Rund was concluded without frontier afairs. The meeting was to take Royal ety will return from Atoerig on

infection is being also carried by plaque- ceremony. The original Jurial-place was place in Chinese territory, where 31 the 8th of March.

stricken nuts from house to house or district to district by the subteranuests movements ........ of rats whether this be effected by me bur- rows or by nowers and drains. Both Tat and human plague possess infective powers, and each'enn sprand the diseass not only to its own species but also to the other.

Gods par Nankin not cleared at 4 pm entirely causeless suicide was tempora the Chinese market at the corner of Tako Litton, the British Consul of Tengyueh;

this date subject to rent,

General Memoranda.

THURSDAY, January. 30 :-..

2.30 p.m.

Action

<f Household Furri

ture, at the residence of Mrs W. C.-H. Hastings, "Meirion," No, 2, The Punk.

aberration.

Mr George Rutherford, the newly ap printed managing director of the Tanjong

Pagar Dock Company, Linitel, and Mrs

Road and Bruce Rund.

Cotton Mill Report.

The past year's wiftking of the Laon

and Prefect of Tongyuch were to meet them. There is a long list of potty frontier disputes to be settled. Two of the Buropea sistants in the Chinese Imperial

Goods per Uhingen not cleared on this Rutherford, are expezzed our from lune he i Kung-ar Cotton Spinning and Weavaju Customs alen left Bhane for Tengyuch.

date subject to rent.

Sazi Kay, February 1:

Good per Solinie unchained after Noon the date subject to rent and tanding charges:

2. p. action of Chinese Curios, c., at Mr fleu. I. Tammert's Sales Rooms, Katrice for Races of the Hongkong

Jeckey Club close. Register of Shares of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, closed from this date to the 15th February, inclusive.

Grand Concert at the City Ball, Meeting of Zealand Lodge.

Masury, Fubemary 3 :—

the Gerwar mail steamer Kitschau nu., Ltd., shows a profit of Tis: 44,463.30, the 4th February.

which sum, after deducting the debit cat-A ried forward of The. 17,538.45 from hist

| your, leaves a sues of Th. 26,924.74 to be The China Timis nf (be 18th inst, says: | dealt with, which the Directors recomment The Rev. D. Evans a few days ago as fallows:To write »--- returned to Tiensia frona Pauting fir performing the journey by bivycle. Hs reports that the avantry yae prfectly quiet and safe, the robber gangs existing only in the jusmediate vicinity of Tientsin.

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Mr Sun Yat-sen, the so-called Kobo

Property Account-Chinese

Houses Reservoir and Land Improve

Inents... Machinery.. Farniture

8.30.menade Concert at the City Hul leader, who has been living for setiae Organ Recital.

Fast Russian Cruiser.

[^N +4. DAILY NEWS" SERVICE. |

SHENG SHIRKING.

PERING, January 19. H. E. Sheng Kung-pae has telegraphed asking the Goverment to send another Treaty Revision Commissione, his recovery From his present indisposition being so

3. Plague is in fact prismily a diseas Mony rats, the infection of which can be conveyed to human beings but once estab- Fished human beings the infection is

The big Russian croiser Furyny, which uncertain. was diverted on her voyage to Chins to demonstrate in the Persian Gulf, has now | HONGKONG ICE CO., LIMITED. | communicable to others by means of the-

resumed her journey oatward Referring

The General Managers have pleasure in submitting a Statement of the Company's Recounts for the year 1901.

expectoration. by the discharges. from to this vessel, The Times of Indie says:-- The following is the Twenty-First An-

the bowels and by the urine and by dis- 2,405.76 | It is interesting and a little significant tnual Report -—---

charges from the babues or glandular- note that the fine Russian cruiser Var-

swellings which tone in this dilseuse. The 3.880.86 20,425.10 yok,' now in the Persian Gulf, recently beat

clothes, the food and surroundings of a 204.02 all previous records by steaming at a spart

plague patient are likely to be infuctive Tls. 26,994,74 243 Luots an hour. The Varyak was

Including 84,498.45 brought forward and spread the disease to others, while the .m.-Meeting of Victoria Chapter.

by Cramp of Philadelphia. The 'Highflyer," from the previous year and after deducting mats in the house which were provinsly. 4 3), —

the *Pomone,' and the Perseus' are the $20,000 paid as an interim dividend of $4 | hesithy, by cating the food or coming in Hall.

Another of Mr A. G. Ward's gun three fastest British warships on this station, per share, the balance nt credit of Profit contact with the clothes or discharges, duch TODAY, February 4 -

casting of Shareholders of The Kulas Hui must be disbanded, as to effect a recitals took place in St. John's Cathedral They are each credited with a maximum aut Loss Acevant is 984,74£21, which it is the infection and shao-spread the disassa. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam-revelation in China by means the secret yesterday afternoon. There was ngnto a speed of 20 kusw, but it is doubtful wherecommended should be appropriated as Accordingly, no measures Are complete bom Co., Ltd., as the Company's Office. societies would only result in the partition good muster of livers of good music and ther any of the tris chuld attain their no-follows:

which do pat include the prevention of the TAVESSY,

A Final Dividend of $12 per

disease in rats as well as, man.. It is be ..$00,000.00 share,

cause of this intimate connection between To writeoff Propertyaccount, 20,089.35 To carry forward,

4.104.80 zat plaque and human plague that the fol Jawing measures art alvisodì, ̧ ́ 884,744.21

G

iu Yokohama, bas now determined that the

10 of Sureholders of Chins by foreign Powers.

1kk Co, Lal, at the| Japanese contemporary ' The Hongkong Company's Offices. Tray, February 17 (...

1 Extraordinary General Meeting

The China Provident Lean and Mortgage Co., Ltd., at the Company's

tico.

Established A.D. 1841.

So says a

At Monte Carlo.

The Karl of Rosslyn (reports a London §

(in these ca'uur, was the soloist,

Fu the

niral limit.

the collection in aid of the Choir Fund) ainoated to over $80. Mrs Anderson, the highly abouydished soprano whose per-Pracy of Post Boats. formales have already been veferred to The N.-C. Daily Noes of the 21st inst., Kays: It is reported thar, about is week ago, despatch) is creating a sensation among the song The Lard is my Light (Allicson) | us a couple of post boats carrying the mail of } and the Aria Har yo fornel! (Mendelstra tagal native postal agencies were passing. gambling circles at Mente Garly by his solu's Eljak). Mrs Anderson sang with Huangtu (colloquially pronounced Wong phenomenal winnings at the gaining labourvellous power and feeling, giving studied don'en) route for So chow. they were He is playing upon a system originated by and artistic delivery to the more effec-pursued and overtaken at about 5 p.m. ly himself, which has so far proved infallible tiva püssages, Me Wand again proved his that he has won ever a Fundred thousandbildy as an organist, and tackled the aty nemed unen. The peachout men were tud swift picuticul craft, containing over

most difficult music in his usual finishedmediately hound' and 'ingred, and their style. The programme was as follows:- beats ransacked of everything in them Allegretto in minet. Guilmont Fugno St. Annwis“

& Fach Song ..PlTendisayTight" Allitser

Mts W. H. Anderson, Tecate

francs.

The De Witte Typhoon.

Por Leas Fun, S., of the Nicawei Observatory at Shanghai, forwards to us pamphlet dealing caluustively with the A. S. WATSON & CO. | typlan af Augash. 1-6, 1974. in which the

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

Dubis

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Managers,

Hongkong, 27th January, 1902.

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAM-BOAT CO., LTD.

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The following in the repist of the Board of Directors to the ordinary layerly The booty taken appeared in be a fairly meeting of Shareholders to be held at the rich one, no less than Tls.. 7,000 in oney office of the Company, an Tacsday, the and tails of imported Ivilian opium being 4th February:--

To begin with the preventive minsures against ratinfuction, it is absolutely essential to know in what housea, areas and quar ters of the town the rats are infected with plaque. To obtain this intelligence. I would advise the appointment of two train- | ed medial officers to bacterlokgically, es- smine daily the rats which are found dead by the re-catchers and any that are alive si tats du but become infected all at once, which way agar tebe ill. Targe numbers hat the infection is in human beings gra- daily spreads from out to nur unte plague among them becomes epidemic. Once the disease acquires a firm hold on the rats, the danger to a locality is very great I think it night is possible to obtain the lean from the Inhan

ent of trained. The rat extchers als shenld be at least doubled After paying ruining expenses, salaries.in number. The disease murang nuts could premia of insurance, repairs and all other then he localiaed, and the information ob- out-goings, there remains, including $51-tained would correspond in usefulness with

the notification and early disecvery of pingu It is reported from Wachang (ays the

506.62 brought forward from last count

Leases among human beings. It

It would then 3.-C. Daily Neeraj that the anasi con-

LOVE IDYLLS. By M. R. Crockett. Mr the sum of 8247,327,60 at credit of Profit he possible to concentrate with precision attention is the infected localities, and tribution of upch province towards the

ay's Imperial Library. London; and Loss Account. From this amount the bring special measures to best on them After much persuasion à Leels man support. of the lui, Aring-composed

John Murray, Albemarle Street, W. Directors recomend that 1 dividerul with the view of destroying the rats and (Forwarded by Messrs Kelly for the half-year of 10 on Capital, was induced to insure, his life for £10 the

mainly of the wen from Anhui province

W.Job). other day. The first premium was paid, and those from the Northern portions of | aud the policy inndel over.

Russian stemnar Fraumbiler Je Wifte

was lost off the North east of Formoss. The papllet, with its enrefully prepared dias and statistical data, should be of great service to the serfaring community, It cau ke oleained froma kesi booksellers.

SCOTCH

A Joke in the Jaw's of Death.

WHISKY.

In response to the many requests made WATSON'S

upon us, we have fitted out m. Establish ment for the sole purpose of extraling work for Amateurs, where we hopɑ we may be able to give our Patrons every sutisfaction. This Establishment wil be under the personal supervisiony of our Manager, who is an Experienced Photo- gropher. In order to bring our work before the public we offer to develop until further notion !!

Kodak Films

SOLD BY Ps

FREE OF CHARGE.

A Fro Development Coupon will be

Celebrated

Adagio (from Piu Sonatio

Siciliano.

curried off by the pirates, who then disap The Directors beg to submit to the Sharp No. 2. Kuhlau peared as suddenly as they hnd.coms. The holders the Report and Sintonent of Aria Fleur ye, Israel (jah) Mendelssohn skiers, and they were all well and with December last.

Mrs W. H. Aspensos. Fantasit (in form of an Offertoire)... Tours

O S. Marshall plates were sail to resemble disbanded Accounts for the half-your ending 31st sono ageistent surgeong Buvomment

A. Large Debt.

hout an this province

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new tiffes.

REVIEW.

in plague. bacteriological work.

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their infection before these esities bu

dangerous, in any high degree

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to man. In connect with the habit

of ents, it may be mentioned here that whenever rats begin to die ing naimbers, you there is n whether from disease or

This is a collection of ten short stories by 3120,000, be paid to Shareholders, that

hour afterwards he was passing close to

camilly designed the Swatch novelist. There is always 850.00 be written off this book value of Kiangreh-raised by the late Viceroy Liasptelor that Crockett is writing what he teamers, and that 850.000 de placed a some buildings in the course of erection

Hung-chang awi hithus to forming the prin imagines the pablis want and that his work credit of Equalization of Dividend Fund, dispositiet for the others to eauigate front when a portion of the sodding gave way cipal territorial foress garrianing Chili,

that locality in a more or less distinctly des and fell upon him, causing" fatal injuries,

is not inspired; but he is invariably read. leaving a balance of 827,327,00 to be car-

fined direction. This phenomeisen uf A doctor was promptly in attendinges, bet now mounted up to over Th. 1,100 silo. The hook ander review will not sad tied forward to Now Acourt.

It is also recommended that further migration shan'd be horne in mind, nad watched. so that on its fiest appearence the pronounced the case bepeless. Noches not a gent of which lays been so file transmaterially to his reputitiva, but these |

mitted to the Chill Treasury by the short stories cover a wider range that we can of $30,000 in transferred from the rate coving into a healthy locality way be for me. is there doctor None, I am

Since the hd rewan to expect from bio, and en. Investment Placruation want to the destroyed,

5. These measures would not interfero sorry to say. To the intoase astonish Hypes, provincial enduarities, ment of the medico, the dying man, broka death of General Mich at the capture of courage the hope that sway from his fat. Equalization of Dividend Fund, which, with bez should on side by side with the

Tientsin by the Allies in July, 1800, follow-uite heather bills and peat mosses and

with the appropriation of einilor som ture general destruction of rats through- Inghing, doctor," he gasped. It's the by the rout and dispersed of his Huni lowland farmhouses Crockett will gain from Profit and Loss Account will then out the town and district carried out by the public, the object of which is to destroy the Army, that coris lias been practically, non-

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SCOTCH --

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BLEND.

King O'Keefe.

Pronounced by Contiolaseurs to be the attached to every Roll of Kodak Filus BEST BRAND in the FAR EAST.

sold by us From this day. All other Films nad Plates developed and Prints supplied at soDERATE RATES,

Per Dozen...

$15.06.

The following Blonds are sise recom

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into a feeble chuckle. I can't-help'

fumiest thing on earth? Such a jolly sell existent in Chibli; but it would ceintroduce a book fit, to place alongside bistand at $300,000, leaving $178,918.18 at underground agents which are susceptible

for the insurance company!"

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speedy and effective. Wholesale from A.: 6.

the credit of fivestment Flietuation

Account.

to the disease and thus present the infection From being disseminated further than the already infested areas. If the rate and

mice are

poison,

The Lilac Sunbonnet. Lore. Idylly Vigeroy Yuan Shih-k is determined should find a ready sale.

There is nothing of specied interest in get this money from Enpeh for his own

report in connection with the working of are destroyer in s locality betore The following despatch is dated army and recently several urgent dispatolius

the steamers during the braif-year. The gross plague is imported plague tecomics com- earnings show au improvement as compared paratively a nuageable disease.

d. The methods of destruction at the Savannah, G., December 7-Mrs Cath-have. heen ectuived at Wachang from

of the previous year which, however, has disposal of the Public roof a limited nature, -ininly E the laying down of crine Keefe of this city, received a Viterny Yuan asking that this million and in dealing with what may be only a slight with those of the corresponding six months letter from Joseph Mills, of Yap, a-half of money be sent up to him as surgh will often avert some more serious been nearly countercalanced by increased codeisting.i

illness.

running expenses. There is still no change the employment of mt traps, the pour such as amic and phosphorous, Caroline Islands, fo-day, advising her of the possible. The Buch procmcial tres-.

STEARNS' COUGH CURE in the unsatisfactory conditions attending ing of crafter carbolic held down the probablo Irass at sea of her hustand, Capt. say is lowever quite depleted-owing it is David. D. O'Keefs, and the fact that he stated to the large satus sent as evorinis just the thing for this, as it is always the working of the West River truc runs of rate, and the killing of them.

The usual repairs have been effected dur- ing the half-year, and all the steamers are anded, and are unsurpassed in quality. had left property worth $1,000.000 (gold). tribute to the Empress Dowager at both Watson &.Co., Ltd., Hongkong:

in grad running onter. The construction Michaels has applied to the American Hein and Kaifeng and the Wuchang

of a new steamer, somewhat similar to the A. THORNE'S BLEND $10.80 Consul as Honkong to protect O'Keofs's officials are now at thee wits end how to ins Fiteroll (socially inclined): My dear, Ditahan, but of greater speed, for the

I have picked out x husband for you. Hor Hongkong Canton service, op

joint st B-GLENORCHY, MELLOW property. Mrs Keefe has engaged provide this large sum.

Daughter: Very well but I tell you with the China Navigation Company, is BLEND, a fine

emphatically that when it comes to buying engaging the attention of the Board. law firm here to lock opt for her intereoty,

At the invitation of the Directors, sub- Whisky of great ago..... 10.80 David D. O'Kenfu was known in the TO GET RID OF A TROUBLESOME the wedding dress I'll select the material

CORN.

myself.

ject to confirmation by the Sharoholders at SOLD | C.--ABERLOUR-GLENLIVET. 12.00 | Oriental trade as 'King' O'Kecle of Yapt

thie meeting, Mr E Goetz rejoined the LATEST soak it in warm water to soften it, D.-K.K.D. BLEND of the Finest

which island he virtually cwned. When then pare it down as closely as post one sustinuous flow of latters hearing Witkowski, who had occupied the vacant For the past quarter of a contury there has Beard upon his returs to the Colony, Mr O'Keefe first landed at Yap thirty years ago,sible without drawing the bleed, and apply testimony to the truly wandertal cares efeated, seat during the absence of Mr Gets

by Clarke's World famed Biond Matare, the resigning. the cannibal natives made hise their king Chamberlain's Pain Bales twice daily; rub-

bing vigorously for five minutes at euclineet Blood Purifer that scieuse and reedical. The retiring Auditors, Blessis, „A. OD). application. A care plaster should be skill have brought to light. Safferers from Gourdin, and F. Hendiarach, offer them wom for a few days to protect it from the scrofula, Berry, Eczems, Bad Legs, shiu sai selves for re-rection. show. As a general lintment for sprains, Blood Diseases, Pimples and Sores of any kind po ⠀⠀⠀J. J. BELL-IEVING,

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He built up a profitable teade to Hong kong, and owned two barks that man between the Carolides and Chinese ports. He is supposed to have been lost on bi last trip to Hongkong.

braines, James and rheumatisa), Pain are solicited to give it a fal_to_tens its vályo Baim is unequaled. For sale by All Sold everywhere. of 28. 9. per helle Bewire Dealers; WATKsa Ltd., Genel Agents. of worthles: imitations and substitates.

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HỌNG RONG 3) January 1909.

when they endeavour to escape, and in the case of large firms with godowns and wurelioose the employment of rats: catchers. The methods at the disposal of the sanitary-suthority are also what lofted, but can be carried out in a more systematic manner. They consist in the pumping of carbonic acid gan oe into small sections of

· ges sulphurcous drains and Hewort proviously blocked up for that purpose, and into the holds of ships and boats infented with rats, the employs mant of rat catchers on special areas, the taking up ground floors is infected humsen, demolition of the

rat runs, and the setting up of another slightly infectious disease among rats which is not communicable liko plaguete other animals or to human be- ngs. This disease can be produced by fending rats with cultures of a coccobacil- Jus diserered by Danyiz