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It is a commonplace now" that one significiat feature of caucer is that it

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

"Rambling Notes” will appear on

is a disease of civilization, not of stonday. aavagery, In Algeria, for instance,

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HONGKONG FIRE BRIGADE."

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1911.

NAVAL NOTES.

(From Our Naval Correspondent).

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLİ

Interchange of Greetings.

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The Annual Competition.

THINUTA, Oct. 5. The recent oriais in international affairs The following are the telegrame whick Great interest was, manifested in the led to sudden changes in the disposition of have bean interchanged between the com annual Fire Brigade display and com the China Squadron, and the men who mittees of the Portuguesa Republican petition which took place outside the City thought they had turned their backs upon centres, Dr Affonso Coats sad the Liga Hall on Friday evening, in the presence of Wel-hai-wei fer several months seen found Repubbasna Portugues de Hongkong and.

publius His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard, who themselves back in the familiar anchorage, the President of the Portugutre. Re- "Presidente Republica, Lisbon.-Centros was attended by Captain Simson, Private under the aheltor of the hills.

Grava mossages rembled the Squadron on Secretary, and the Hop. Mr W. D. Bares, the night of the adult, and soon instruct-Republicanos mudam Goromne s naglo, Celodial Secretary. This was the first ora were given to the scattered ships to which, translate, means the Republic

The reply received to-day was na fol- occasion on which the display was really of assemble in the Sea of Japan and these Centres greet the Govemment and nation ə public character, so that there was a great movements carried out, they steamed at a crowd of onlookers both in the struct and rate back to the Northern Saso,--"Centrs Republicana Portuguez, on tho several ramnahs in the immoilintether coaling and provisioning were Hongkong. Agradeço, vous audações, rapidly performed, and the Squadron Presidente da Republica. The transistion vicinity.

waited ready for any call that might be roads "I thank you for your greetings. On arrival, His Excelleray the Governor nude upon it....

THE SHANGHAI FIRE. presented long service. medala to Chief A regulation made by the Governor-in-Detective Inspector Albert Collett, Chief mase of these unexpected movements, the Council provides that no deg brought from Inspector Baker, Inspector A. Langley, We welcome intelligence of clearer Shanghai will be permitted to land, in this Withers, J, Kerr, and W, Cameron as well horizons reached the feet, and bustling

activities of ordinary routino. Colony for a period of six months from us to Subsdars Lal Singh, and Chary Din. Farations on gars place to the parimal After a stay of only a fow days at Woi October 5th, 1911.

Sergeant Major Jaggat Singh and Chinced

it is unknown except among Europ-advertises on page 10, a motor car for sale, P. L. Hingkee Micro's auctioneer, peans. It occurs with the greatest frequency is the temperate cones of

A despoton from the Secretary of State Europo, Asin and America; it is scl-rolative to an amendment, of the Ex dom seen in Central Africa, this South tradition Treaty with Belgium appears in Sea Islands, Central America and the Guzeite New Guinea Strangely enough, it'|-- is in the fashionable West-end of London, not the squalid Eret, that it flourishes, and in New York it is far more common in the uptown resi

draw dential district than in the tenement special oftention to the natico from the quarter.. Where civilization and suni-Sanitary Beard regarding typhoid fever tation are at their highest, the death which appears on the back pago. rite from cancer is nt its highest, too, and any relapse into barbarism would probably be attended by a decrease in the mortality of this disease, which well deserves the name, "scourge of civilization."

Wo have been askoil to

While the tension was still high sa to the

Exciting Incidents.

Particulars of the fire in Foochow Road, Shanghai, which occurred on the 9th inst, and of which our correspondent wired us a-

For the quarter, ended Sept. 30th. Sorgeant Ip Yau, all of whom have been in hai-wei the various, shipur went out to brisk account, show that 70 houses, ranging So one might say that where four samples of whisky and four of brandy the Hongkong Police Force for more than reuna. their interrupted cruises, them one to and storeys in height, ́and ·

were analysed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance in Hongkong." All were genuine save one of brandy.

The 1.0. A.. Kutwo isstil ashore in the North-east crossing between Kikiang and Wuhu, and we understand that steps will be takon shortly to dig her out and laauch her, saya the NC. Daily News of

twenty years."

Alacrity going to Port Arthur,

the valued at over Tis. 100,000 were destroyed, the Astana, શમી the The hire raged. between the hours of 9 Monmouth, Newcastle, to Yokohama, and other o'clock and 8 o'clock in the morning and Japenos ports, and the Minotaur, with was the fiercest that has raged in the Commander in Chief on board, to Shanghai for many years. Incidentally Tsingtau, where a party of English and the re brigaly lost its ninter tire Escape German officers is to have a few days which cost £1,100 three years ago, and a

Captain F. W. Lyons, MraP. P. J. physicians are at their best cancer is at

Wodehouse, Chief Turpector Baker. its worst. but it remains for a sciea-

Superintendenta Lane and Macdonald wore tist of the future to discover the

in charge of the land competitions, while relation between these phenomena. No

Superintendent C. W. Beckwith, R.N.. incentive has been lacking to hearten

had command of the fire fiunta.

The competition commence with shooting. The Torpedo Flotilla is cruising hose reel. No lives were lost but mary the warriors of the laboratory in their

despatch box ári followed by hydrant, to various northern ports, and will be were imperilled.

disereral days before it makes a more south. It probably was the most spectacular firm ampaign against the malignant cell

hese and reel and ladder

in Shanghai's h story. It was replota with inciuut. It started at Nea. 221 and 203,-- Hornless pin-Auction of Crown Land at Pablin There is hardly a royal family in

Caleapt racing man are greatly agitatac Ample opportunity was Europe that has not been obliged to over the supposed intention of the Govern. spectators, of witnessing the remarkable stand helplessly by while sonic ment to introduce a Racing Reform Bill or fitness of the men and the celerity with

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General Memoranda. THURSDAY, October 19-

Noon-Canton Insurance Office Ordinary

Meeting. 12.30 H.K. Cotton S. W. & D. Co.,

La's Urdinary Annual Meeting. SATURDAY, October 21:--

9 p:m-Charity Concert at the Pales

Theatre, Mount Austin. SATURDAY, October 28:---

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afforded the wards.

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On the passage to Tsingtau the fagship Foochow Read just below the corner of

member died by inches, surrounded the linee nf the Bombay measure, abolish. walsh they carried out the several had the misfortune to collide with a larg" Shansi Road, and for nearly the entire by the best doctors in the land. Not ring book-makers and outside betting, evolutions under competitive conditions, ¡junk, and though no lives were lost or block bolwoon, Shansi and Fohkien Roads It is beliared, that in any case the Tar! The situation gave the men a chance to injury done to the crew of either ship and axtending back from Foochow Road Loy The accident but blackened embers," jutting stube of very long before his death King Clao intends prohibiting licensed book ahow their prowess and they did it right considerable damage was done, especially over 100 yards either way, naught remains

took place sarly, on the morning of EDWARD issued a passionate appen minkers making books except on the actual wall. Perhaps the finest of the land com to the smaller vessel.

petitions was the was drill. Long escape

tangled wires. The vegotarian restaurant ta medical, inen to discover a cure.

ladders were run up the facade of the City the 2nd inat, and the junk, after broken gas and water pipes and masses of The NC. Daily Nees understands Hall and hardly had they boen placed in having her bawa broken off and the established by De Wa Ting-fang was among sister, the Empress His

Undoubtedly the most thrilling part of FREDERICK, mother of the KAISER

position ere two men word mounting them, foremost carried away swept along the side the buildings wiped out. each with a boss which, meanwhile, had been of the cruiser, smashing down ladders, died of cancer. Millionaires in

connected with the hydrant by others. By stanchions, and boata davits, and breaking the fire centred about the big motor fire America have been lavish in their

the time the men had taken up their positions down the whaler and a gig, the latter boat sscape and the efforts of the firemen to save support of research work designed to check the ravages of this "malady. There is the Pees fund, which is spending millions in the work, and not long.agu Mr GEO. CROCKER, of HuseRONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1911 New York, bequeathed 81,500,000

2.45 p.m.-- Dedication of St. Paul's College Chapel by Bishop of Victoria. 3.30 p.m.-Opening of St. Paul's College Schoolrooms by H.. the Governor.

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that the purchase by the China Steam Navigation Company of the ss. Tata has buen completed and that at the end of the present week tha nawig-bought steamer will sapercede the Fekla on the Shanghai-on the ladders a huge jot of water was falling overboard and sinking almost im it. The maching was run down a narrow Ninpo rus. Many old residents will pouring on to the Theatre Royal, giving it mediately. At first efforts were made to street toward soma high buildings Lader its regret the fact of the shelving of the Pekin much needed cleasing. The final land take the junk in tow, but after one or two own power. There its tip became entangled far she has became almost a landmark, and drill was with the engines, and in a remark-unsuccessful attempts, the crew were taken in some electric wires and in an instant it must be as venerated by her owners, for ably short space of time after the signal off, and she was left to await the arrival of was charged through and through with her maruing propensities and good service was given water was pouring skywards à salvage tug.

she is by-Shanghai residents in other from soven or eight hotes. nya, The Pekin-an iron paddle steamer, of 3,078 gross and 2,233 not rogistored tonnage, was built and engined in 1873 by Movers A. & J. Lugis, Gasgow. For

for the cause of research, not a dollar being permitted for the erection of buildings. In England the Cancer

dimensions are:-length, 291 ft.; brokdth,

7 보 Research Fund is fairly well support- | 42.2 ft.; and depth, 14.9 ft. ed and it is doing excellent work.

As a well-known physician recently declared in public meeting, one in

NEWS OF THE DAY.

B.M.S. Astran arrives at Hongkong on Wednesday.

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H.M.S. Flors arrived at Sourabaya yesterday and leaves to-day for Singapore.

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Lieutenant Egerton, the Gunnery Offer of the dagship has gone Home on long, travelling via the C. P. R. His connection with the Station will not conse for some

But the crowing arent of the evening was yet to cane. A more was made to Statue Fier, where two fire floats were alongside. Here the firemen had an opport unity of displaying the capacity of the time, as it is understood that he will re- bigger of the two floats Soon after arrival commissioned for a farther term as guancy A tremendous volume of water was shooting officer on the ship which is to relieve the skywards to a height of about 200 fect. Minotaur. On being turned on to the sea it Col, Evans, R.M.LT., has been granted simply chummed the water up with

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr F. R. J. Adams has been added to the list of authorised architects in

in Hongkong. Major A. S. Begbie, 8th Rajputs has arrived here and assumed command of the regnent on 12th October, 1911.

ITEMS AT THE COURTS. Beventeen gamblers from No. 4, New Graham Street, second floor, was fined 23,

at the Magistracy this morning.

The junkman who was found in posses sion of cocaine labelled "O.K. Sauce" was fined $2,000 or twelve months' imprison- ment at the Biagistracy to-dag.

Tho life saving by means of jumping into a shtet, neunly regarded as a inst resource when all other means of escaps. have been cut off, was not attempted as on the previous morning during a rehearsal it had been tried and Fireman Cockla, who jumped from the roof of the Theatre Royal into a sheet below was severely injured in one leg. He was removed to hospital and inat present, in a very painful condition.

The master, of the steam launch Cheung We, was ordered to be re-examined in the rule of the road, on a charge of disregard-f ing the rulo, by Commander C. W.

morning.

electricity. Tho 'chauffour. Engineer Lent and Fireman Symons who were on the maching wore hurled to the ground and ail-- three received bruises besides suffering from shock.

Meanwhile 15 sailors had been landed from the German warship Jagaur. Some of these joined the firemen in attempting to rescue the escape. But as fast as the men

laid hold of is they received a shock from the heavy corrent. Then ropes and bose wara A.B. Stratton, the man whe lost his tried bat the top of the escape and become

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A bit later the fro became fercor and

being charged with high current, lod to the fear that the spirit tank would explode and the men were ordered to abandon all this, together with the fact of the machine

efuste to save it. A little while later the tank blow up with a terrific report. The fire incandĺle swept down upon it and by daylight there was nothing left but some twisted iron to tell the tale of the loss of the eastly apparaten, it looked as if the

About 4 kme

biaze would sweep norous Yangkin pang crook into French town the Krunch Brigade were sammoned, These fremez

cantroed their efforts towards preventing the

spread

WEST RIVER NOTES:

(Frain Our Own Correspondent).

Wuchow, Oct. 11. CUSTOM CHANGER, A Important changes are about to be made in the staff of the 1. M. Customs service of the conflagration in their direction and hers. Mr J. A. Von Axlet, who has held with raccgas. Meanwhile, the other are men had stopped the fire in other directions the post of Commissioner for the last four, with the souls that about 6 a me it was rare, is about to leave for Europe on a goon that the blaze was under control. two years' leave. We understand that Bir Streams were poured on the ruins most of

W. Cross is appointed to succeed Bir the day however.

The fire during

Its height gained

hoad- Von Aalst as Acting Commissioner. way so fast that about 4 &.m. it looked as Dr Risuke Sudo, of Japan, has been if the department was about to food its appointed medical officer to the Custotne steamer Fire King. This was only saved staff. He is expected to arrive here from destruction by the coolness of the Chinone engineer, who mounted his seat abortly.

and after considerable difficulty managed ELECTRIC LIGHT.

to get the big fire fighter away from the We have just heard that an electric-light peril.

The bulk of the property destroyed be Autumn Raco Mooting, which closed This will be a very great improvement. Ward Probst & Co., and Mears E. D. Baze

THE SHANGHAI RACES.

From the North China Daily News wo take the 9th and 10th inst.

THE WATER QUESTION, Weshould beglad to ssosome enterprizing

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to discover some cure for the dread every twelve men and women who one month's leave from Tuesday 17th Oct.hurricane fores. Later the smaller bose arm in a recent gun sesident, has been sent inextricably caught in the wires and this, was also utilised and the sight was at the sick quarters at Yokalman, where Fogether with the fact that it was very he is to stay until his wound is suficiently cumbersome, rendered the efforts of the malady. The latest investigator in pass the age of 40 is a victim of

splendid one. this most interesting field of research cancer, and science is not even hold-

The competitions resulted in Fireman healed to permit of his paasago to England. mea latile, is DR HOG CAMPBELL Ross, ing its own against this terror.

Timothy Murphy winning the despatch His shipmates have raised a sum of $1,200 of the Royal British Navy, who While it has been solving the ques

by Foreman M. O'Sullivan's team, con-grant, will be a substantial aid to him on has recently issued the fruit of tion of tuberculosis, this even more

box drill, all the other events being won for his benefit, and this, with the official prising Assistant Foreman Gerrard, Engine his return to ċivil life. many years investigations in the dreadful agent of destruction has form of a book entitled. "Induced been stealthily advancing, and the H. M. the King's approval of the appoint. Driver Brown, Fireman Garrod, Murphy. Cell Reproduction and Cancer. hundred reputed curative agents have mout of the Hon. Mr C. H. Ross to be an Fox, Stuart, Grant (110), Marka, Payao, Unofficial Member of the Legislative Patterson and Hedge. In the Chinese The work is intended for investigators ended in tragic disappointment By Councal rice Mr Henry Kerrick, resigned, section the despatch box drill was won by

Fireman Chang Yau Tin, rather than for the general public contrast with the failures of the past, is notified in the faste and it attempts to point out the the triumph of the future must seem proper methods of research rather more glorious, and since the full than "prophylacties. The book came strength of scichico is now, turned to be written as the result of a toward this enemy, humanity may well chance conversation, in which Dr hope that the day of its deliverance Ross was regretting bis inability to is not far distant. spare the time and money necessary to publishing his idéns. A stranger who overheard him offered to furnish the money, and an arrangement was made on the spot. The philanthropist was Mr Jon H. MOFARDEN, a Philadelphin cotton merchant.

In view of the fight for the Champion Beckwith, R.N., at the Marine Court this following:-Entries for the Shanghai plantis aboet to be laid down in the city longed to Mesra S. A. Hardoon, H. Lester, medical journals ship of the world which was to have taken One of the

at 4 p.m. on Saturday last, show We feel that at last things are beginning to son & Co. About 70 per cent of the lou reviewing Dr Roys work remarks place to-day in Paris, an article to be that it is n lamentable fact that we found on page 2, describing, the charac Wung Taze Kan was charged at the decrease of about twenty-five per go forward in Wachow

of individual ponies there are are still without a cure for cancer oristics of the two principles, will be of Magistracy, this morning, with "haring cent.

obtained a cheque book, value $2.50, on 788 as"against 1,081 for the Autumno This is one of the most tragic interest to followers of the noble art.

Field firing is to be carried out by the January 12, 1906, with intent to defraud Meeting of set or but the stables business firm take up the question of a disappointments in the science of

126th Baluchistan Infantry daily from 10th from the faternational Banking Corpor- zumbor 72; as against 69 for the water supply, for the City. If a good medicine. It would be untrue to Buy 28th October, between the hours of &tion. The case was remanded, bail being laat Autumn Mecting. The most notice supply of water were given us, which cauld ARE its rule of your home to keep

ahlo decrcaacs are those of the Navy cadly be done, it would certainly reduce Cup, on the first day--13 compared plagas, typhoid and other diseases which with 28, the Racing Stakes on the second are so common here. day-19 compared with 39, and the remains inviolate, wo continue, yeur against the precipitous chills between

The Pacific Mail liner Persis, on arrival Cosmopolitan Cup on the third day-12 by year, to pierce the surrounding Shatia and Grasscutters Passes.

at "Shanghai from San Francisco is compared with 26 of last year's meeting. tissue, and clear the way for the Mera Lloyd, Matheson and Carritt,re- Honolain and Japan, reported having For the Grand National Stoeplechase, run final triumph of science. We do not porting on Chini les on Sept. fist stated encountered a twolvo point typhoon when on the Off Day, November 11, there are, know what causes cancer, but we The market remains steady for all grades; about two days out of Yokohams. The however, 29 entries, as against 25 for this

Saturday, October 7. have some fair ideas as to conditions the extent of business this week has only vessel strained and crasked from sten to race last year....

been on a moderate scale, as buyers are stern, rolling thirty degroom, it was said, No exception could be taken to the favourable and unfavourable to ita.

disposing of the large quantities of useful as the huge billows tossed her about.

weather, and both tracks were open, but it growth. For instance, it is safe to grades of now season's Congous just arrived Many of the passengers sat on the door was considered that the inner course was generalize to the effect that abstainers which they purchased some time ago on throughout the worst of the tempont end the faster. The first gallop, by Willow wore only able to atay there by clinging to Tree, who covered 13 quilos in 3,56.1, last are attacked less frequently than overland musters.

objects within reach that were sailed down. quarter 33,1 so was probably the best of those who consume large quantities of

On Sunday collection will be made in The typhoon listed 8 hours Captain A the morning, though the other ponies of liquor. Sir ALFRED PEARCE COULD St. John's Cathedral and the Peak Church Loonott took mely warning when the the Troo stable also acquitted themselves says that hotel-keepers are twice as in aid of the C.M.B. Hospitals at Fakkoi barometer begna to fall in the morning wall, and Cherry Tro's 14 miles in 2.19.4, subject to cancer #

us clergymen and the Alice Memorial Hospital, Hong and had everything secured below and all last quarter 31.3 00, and Cypress's Women are more often victims thun kong. The preacher in the Cathedral at the deck accoutrements Inshed down. The miles in 4,02.1 will also bear investiga avensong will be the Bishop of Victoria. captain and officers remained on the bridge tion. Foraman and Wurkman are galloping men. Cancer is found in many Donations, from Uliose who are able to until the storm had blown over and the well and will have to be reckoned with species of creatures besides hurana by present will be gladly revived" and tow stood by the beets prepared fur-say in the mala events, while Cheloa secure.ko. put onnsiderable spirit into his work. The beings, and a law of the disenso acknowledged by the Cathedral Chaplain That the ship wasthered the fury of the two black soams to be the pick of the Harmonious Huxhams, seems to be that cancer, while it can (Rev. F. T. Johnson),

elements without scatolning any damage grifins, but Ir Bang's patted pony is be transferred from ono host to an

way due to the Captain's energetic momurcalno galloping woll, and though a trillo SPRAINS.

nd the perfect discipline of the crew green will probably besume better other, cannot be transferred from one

CPRAINS require careful treatment sounding to the stories of the pampogera, soquainted with the game wire the species to another. Mouse cancer Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain's When it was all over they presented Autumn meeting. Of the Navy Cap can only be transferred between Pain Bale freely. It will remove the testimonial of their gratitude to Caph griffins, which are wall is niner and

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Fisher's soome to meet with were general mice; the cancer of human beings healthy condition. Er is by all the Lockett for the masterful way he had put above the average in quality, Mr

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