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TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1914.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

THE CHINA MAIL.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mailta's recognition of the rights and Reuter's Service to the China Mol)

UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

ON THE EVE OF WAR.

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-Loynoy, April 21.

dignity of the United States. Pre- sident Wilson disclaims any thought of aggression or aggrandizement, We are not making war against the people of Mexico, but only against i Huerta.

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Detatis of the *** Masange.”

The President also "reviews the ¡A telegram from. Washington statesidents lending to the present shat 17,000 Umted States bluejackets are now in the Gulf of Mexico and 4,910

in the Pacifle.

Mr. Daniels, Secretary for the Navy, and Me. Garrison, Secretary for War, conferred until midnight regarding the plans and the co-operation between the Navy and the Army. Mr. tiarrison

sizuation and emphasises that the United States had not been singled- out for insult. There was neesssity for conspicuals reparation calculated to impress the late population of Mexico, * Our ohjeet," continues the Message, is to able the Mexi, us to restore their own laws and The Mexi their wn Government, ents are entitled to settle their own.

THE C. P. R's. NEW SERVICE,

Losbos, April 21. Adelgran from Montrol states that the Canadian Pacife Railway Company announces a new service carrying American mails to Manila.

The service starts on June 11 from Vancouver to Yokohama nd will take 10 days; to Kobe 11 days; to Nagasaki 18 days; to Manila 17 days; and Hongkong 19 days.

The return journey will be made via Shanghai, Sugasaki, Kol, Yoko ham and then on to Vancouver.

EATS AND PLAGUE.

MEDICAL" OFFICER'S RECOM- MENDATIONS,

Greater Cleanliness Urged.

The following minute on rate and plague. addressed by the Medient four of Health, Dr. Francie Clark, to the President of the Sanitary Board, wan laid before the members of that authority at their fortnightly meeting this afternoon:

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Wah Taz Yat „Po's Service:).

HONGKONG CHINESE

HONOURED

MEDAL FOR HON. MR. LAU

CHUPAK.

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PRKING, April 21,

WHITE WOLF ENCIRCLED.

PERING, April 21..

Sir, In the Spring of 1909 a wholesale- rat poisoning campaign, lasting about a

A Presidential mandate awards to fortnight, was instituted in Kowloon with

view to seeing what effect it would have the Hon. Mr. Lay Cha Pak, of the incidence of plague, and in the Hongkong, the Ka Wo medal of the

Let Fourth Degree. Spring of 1010 the same scheme was ex tended to the City of Victoria. Early last year and again this year I discussed with Dr. Paro

sad yourself the

iint resalts of this method of procedure out that it involved taking the staff Why from house cleansing work at a time when their services in that directi n were of most raine. I had previously organized a system of dealing with infected blocks and areas,

inspector of the

the district is instructed to 'distribute rat poison in the vicinity, inspect

'neighbouring houses,

All up

rat russ attund

und to missing gratines and generally to ses to the protection of the people in thes Eighty members of the Liberal Partys, been pushed as far as the limited staff

infected area.

dares, and this thou of procedure have signed a memorial to Mr. Lloyd of the Department

ent will allow. George urging the repeal of the sugar duties.

afterwards communicated with Genersi in their own way. The pre- REPEAL OF THE "SUGAR HR as soon as a plagus rat in disorvered the states that White Wolf is being en

Wind.

It is believed that the Intref will prossed to the Border to command a division.

President Wilson's Message,

Today (Monday) President Wilson will ask Congress for authority to use armed forces including volunteers and alan for the tecessary appropriations,

No Formal Declaration of War 'The crisis dues not man that there will be a formal declaration of war. As the United States does not recognise Huerta a President,"

Foreigners in Mexico.

sunt, sisuntion need lave none of the grave complications of interference if we deal with them promptly, wisely, and firmly. I do not wish to net in this mutter, which rany possibly have grave consequences, without consulting Congress,'

another Battleship for Tampico,

The battleship North Dakota has started for Tampico.

The Resolution Passed.

The House of Representatives' passed the resolution by 337 to 37

Enter.

The Senate now bus the matter in hand.

Haerts And Foreigners.

Huerta has given assurances that The Powers have been notified thas half foreigners, including" Americnus,

have full guarantees of safety.

it is now impossible for the Voited States to protect foreigners in Mexico.

Mexico's Attitude.

ILLNESS OF EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH.

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LONDON, April 21,

A telegram from Vienna states that

A telegram fiðu Mexion City statey that the Mexican Foreign Minister, Senhor Rojas, wells upon the impossi bility of an unconditional walute of the Emperor Francis Joseph has been suf United States Aug, which had never fering during the past fortnight from teen insulted. Mexic had already hoarseness and, the symptoms of a cold. sielle a much as her national dignity is doctors yesterday evening issued a would permit. He warns Mexicana to bulletin stating that there had heen asi refrain from anti-American demonstra-accumulation of muens in the bronchial tions.

passages with some shivering and feverish temperature,

The Rebels And Tampico.

Atelegum from Junrez states that the mbols live ordered an immediate revattack on Turpio, as the desire that the Americans will find friendly rebels there,

Americans Leaving Mexico.

It is officially stated that the oxodus of Americans from Mexico has begun, and it is confirmed that General Wood takes command in the event of hostilities.

New Mexican Proposals.

'The "Mexican Charge d'Affaires 85 | Washington presented new proposuis to Mr. Bryan, but the latter bas annoued that they contain nothing

new.

The "Persox Huerta,'!

The Emperor passed a fair night, and rose to-day as early as uaux and transacted business.

Considerably Better.

Another telegram mates that yester

DUTIES URGED,

LONDON, April 21.

ENGLISH BANTAM

CHAMPIONSHIP.

Loxpos, April 21.

- In the English bantam weight cham- pionship, at the National Sporting Club, between Bigger Stanley and Curley Walker the former looked like winning easily, but in the 13th round was dia. qualified for holding,

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HOME RACING.

LATEST DERBY BETTING.

LONDON, April 20,” The latest London Betting on the Derby is

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11 to 4 against The Tatrarch, takes, 6 to against Kennymore, offered. A to 1 bar two offered against the Field.

NEW JUDGE OF APPEAL.

"I stated at a recent meeting of the Board that there had been in may opinion a very large increase of iste years, in the rat population of the City of Victoria, and

I this opinion on the increasing returns

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A military despatch from Shensi

circled by troops from the neigh- bouring provinces.

SALARIES TO BE DISCOUNTED.

Pesa, April 21.

From the end of the present month she salaries of all the officers in the President's office are to be paid at

of rate collected and examined. The figures certain"discount. Every officer,

are as full City of Victoria; Rats coll-sted

1011 and examined, 1010, 18,001

both in Peking and the Provinces, 7: 1912, 703; 1818, 84,933, whose monthly salary exceeds $100, It might be argued of core that these will receive 30 per cent. of it in Squres me oly indicate murs thorough and | govemment bonds and the rest in; efficient methods of rat extermination, but

1 am sorry that I cannot accept this es

planation.

TOUGF.

VERING, April 21.

increase in the rat population is the natural

I have stated Ulmewhere that this rapidly NEW COMMERCIAL ORGANISATION.

result of the burge augmentations of the pative population during 1911, when some

The government bas granted a faty to ifty thousand Chiness poured into the Colony, and in 1913 when an evon subsidy of $200,000 tổ a new com- larger number sought refuge here. Apartmercial organisation which has been from the question o

of migrations en masse formed in Shanghai for the purpose and of devasting epizootics, the number of

rats in any aros is almost wholly dependent of investigating foreign industries.,

who for these the available food supply

upon

Animals and the most obvious. result of human overcrowding when carried to

marked BIC:B is n

increase

ase in the amount (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) of waste food both in the houses and in

Janes

adjacent thereto, and

the yards and of such unnecessary furnit- ITALIAN RAILWAY WORKERS, the crowding ure and baggage into the houses, thus providing hiding places for rate.

The problems which have to be xnat Are(1) the limitation in the sumber of rats, and (2) the exclusion of rats from rate and workshopa.

for

only feasible method of limiting their numbers is to limit the food supply available

them

this conminta msibly of the waste food from dwellings, markets, factories, etc., and rats will enter houser at night to search for food and will also faed in the yards and laces surrounding

found there. be gham, if garbage in to Loxoox, April 21.

The Board have recently organized an Mr. Justice Pickford has been ap

avening collection of rabbish in order to pointed a Judge of Appeal in Buc- remove as much as possible of this rafuse far sont their runs before the rats venture ant from that une

General Strike Abandoned.

LONDON, April 21.

A telegram from Rome, states that the Conference of the Railwaymans Executive, which is being held at An- cona, has abandoned the idea of a general strike.

SWEDISH ELECTIONS.

LONDON, April 21.

A telegram from Stockholm states

cession to Mr. Justice Vaughan and hiding places, chat cut" "Are that the elections are practically con

Williams who has resigned.

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quired to kend

be immovered | cluded. The Liberals lost an absolute bins, until it daway by this

majority. Those elected in favour of Iaddition to this, we have national defence number $4, while the Department. Various regulations aimed at securing the Liberal number 70 and the Socialists the exclusion of tabs from dwellings, such

day evening the Emperor was consider THE ULSTER QUESTION as the guarding, of all new buildings and 70:

ably better, and was occupied sever hours receiving reports from ministers and officials,

FEELING IN THE HOUSE OF

COMMONS.

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His Majesty's visit to Buda Pest, to receive the Delegations on April 26, has been cancelled.

[Emperor Frensis Joseph in nearsing the Ulster question. old.-Ed.}

Laxnox, April 21... There has been considerable feel

OBITUARY.

General Brackenbury.

Lospos, April 21. The death is unpounced of Generul Sir Henry Brackenbury, C.B., R.C.B. G.G.B., at the age of 77

yeurs,

and

their removal from infected blocks, the

of ground surfaces concreting

active

of individual

the

电子

noon but all

all thead matters require the householder Perating effective, and I am sorry to say that there are many tenants in the City, Europeat' an well as Chinese, whe

who make no attempt whatever to render or maintain their

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THE FLAGUZ.

There were 118 notifications of" pligus it they ACO to prove ist woek-light decrease compared with the previous week-with 68 deaths. Two Japanese were among the patients treated. The total cases this year to Saturday" last

ing in the House of Commons regard-rises in a st-proof condition. Thers were 617 with 545 deaths.

Mr. Asquith said that General Paget, when issing the instructions to the Generals, gave orders that they were to take no notes.

Opposition cries of, “Why?” Mr. Asquith: I don't know. Mr. Asquith afterwards intimated thit he would issue a revised version of the White Paper.

A Judicial Inquiry Wanted.

the

the

HONGKONG SCHOOL SPORTS.

The following completes the list of its giver in yesterday's China

100 Yards Skipping Pace (handicap):

3.900 Yards Flat - (handicap) : 1, Chap

2, Chan Wai Yau.

50 Yards Flat (under 7): 1, M. Usuff 2, Hmelis Bisdett

are ten thousand bouses in the City alone. and the present staff is only able to visit. and cleanse each house about orce in six months; at these visits tons of rubbish ara collected and carted AWAY runa And led in and defects are noted for notice on

owner or

or tenant, as the case may be, Mail but without greater

ater amsistance "from! the community," as a whole we cannot 1, Mary Hide; 2, Alice Edner

the eradication of pingue. hope to secure, the

Wholesale rat poiscing Aplaque preventive measure has failed, not only in Hongkong but in many other infected dis tricts, owing to the enormous

of fertility rat in the presence of an ample food Suck Race: 1. Hung Ho Chia; 2,

and a recent official pronouncement Leung Kam Chemy, Bntained

in one of the Reports of the United States Public Health Secrice reads: Deratization as a general casure is not rational. The warfare against rate should by the improvement of housing be made conditions. Habitations should be kept free of garbage and ofal which nitract rate no d serve

In this for their noarishment." opinion I entirely coueur.

We bave in Hongkong the Mus rattas, camonly known as the English black at with large e eura, a sharp muzzle and a tail longer then the also the Mus decemanas ar Norwegian rat, syish-brown in colour, with small ear

tail And a short thick and many grada. tins between the terri. In the presence of an spl food. supply, rats will enco-

General Bruckenbury was Colonel-Commander of the Royul Artillery in 1817, and served in the l'entro! Indian campaign, the Mr. Challoner asked the Prime Franco-German war, the Ashantee Minister to secure a judicial 'enquiry war and the Zul wor He com-into the allegations of the plot to President Wilson, interviewed, em- nuqued the river column in Egypt overwe Ulster.. phasised that under no circumia was promoted to the rank of Mr. Asquith, amid Opposition dis- stances would the United States Major-General for distinguished serant, reiterated that he saw

vice in the field. He was also the grounile for enquiry, fight the Mexion people, with whom author of seveni books on the science Mr. Bonar Law said he hoped Mr. they are friends. The issue was of war.

Asquith would reconsider his deci with the person willing himself Pre- sident of Mexico. Ho (President Wilson) had no enthusiasın- for war, as he only wanted justice.

A $80,000,000 Appropriation.

Senator Clunberlain, Chairman of Military Affairs, introduced a resolution for an appropriation of fifty million dollars (gold) to be ex- peniled by the President.

This identical with the Bill pasked just prior to the American Spanish War.

Another Resolution,

'Another

Mr. 8. R. Crockett.

Miun.

Mr. Benar Law also announced that he would repeat his question

to-morrow..

Mr. Hogge drew attention to the

head and body combined';

220 Yards, Flat (bandicap, British boys): 1, W. Taylor; 2, John Rasmus

Quarter Milo Ellis Kadoorie challenge up): 1. L'auf Omar; 2. H. Johnson.

Seves Furlongs Flat (past pupils): 1, Iron Box: 9, A. R. Ellis.

100 Yards Turco-Legged Race: 1, T Anderson and G. Clayson: 2. Tog Yok Yis and Mang Lai Wa; 8, IA Yung Shag and Wong Wing Pok

Two Miles Bicycle Bace (past pupils);" 1. Moy Hug; 2, Gifford,

Train Bses (Chater challenge cup): 1,

The death is also ammuneed of Mr. S. H. Crockett, the well-known fact that sworn testimonies of officers mence breeding when they are shout 3 St. Joseph's: 2, Queen's; J. St. Paul's. His Excellency the Governor, having Scottish novelist, at the age of 54 of the Army, Navy and Constabulary | months old, will have three to five litters

existed, and he requested that an a your an ench litter will arrage 8 or 10 presented the prizes, said ac and had inquiry be extended to them and young. It is not surprising therefore that we plusurs in being with the that within a very few months after a general that disciplinary measures should be slaughter the rate are found to be an afternoon.

years.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO PARIS

LONDON, April 21. Mr. Asquith has had an audience of the King prior to their Majesties visit to France to-morrow. Brilliant sun..

taken.

3r. Asquith: I know nothing. (Lond Opposition clieers.)

A Hot Time Anticipated.

shine as ushered in what is termed It is understood that if Mr. "King George's week." Paris is look. Asquith again refuses a judicial in quiry to-morrow, Mr. Bonur Law ing its gayest and is most. excited, will give notice of motion of a vote Everywhere Unica. Jacks and Tri- | of censure. colonne intermingle, and there are

numerius as ever.

Such general slaughters cannot moreover

H.M.S.Merlin" wiled the morn be repeated indefzitely for rata becoming for Labués.

no wary that they avoid the poison laid for

them, and a glance at the table. Fappend

Campaigne have been insignificant the

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“Yes and that's what we've

A young and beautiful woman enters 1. hereis will show that the effects of past the premises of the Industrial Bank in got and not only that it's WILKINSON'S weekly fiquran show an increase of a few Rudepest recently and made a deposit. to embrace him. The hundreds of estes datos, 14 the result of She then uudenly fell no the cher's one and only GENUINE TANSAN on the M the distribution of over 350,000 rat pilis, mock and began necusionally & falling off in numbers for the hiera soms what surprised. The girl The best people want the best things you know following

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It is expected that there will be a effects of the campaign, so far as total rats. The Bank clerks onlined, that the labem "Ha1 Bal its all right, then I shall alwayi

exegirl must have lost her senses, and

pais, are concerned, CELLO;

Washington telegram wonderful schemes : of decorations, Prolonged and animated debate" on, and infected: farNT BOWOTEN, con persuaded her to sit down. A doctor was insist on getting the Genuine Article in future.

states that a resolution has been triumphal arches and many palme and introduced into the House of Repre- evergreens, Tous of thousands of visi- |· sentatives justifying the employinent tors are arriving in the capital. Pre- of armed forces by the United Statesident Poincaré has returned from the

the Army Annual Bill to-morrow..

There is another

Messrs. Hughes and Hough request as proportion

these attempts, Atala frons temporary damentin

At whole called, and be found that she was sobering when the lionita,ties

to enforce their fernands against Riviers to superintend the last touches to announce that these of Mr J. En having survived an attack of the dieser

Huerto.

War Against An Indfyldual!

President Wilson, in his Message asks the approval of Congress to his employing the armed forces of the United States so as to obtain Huor

of the decorations.

SELVES THE WHOLE) FAMILY.

Gere's furnitura linalison withdrawne d

Mr. W. J. Hewalt, of the Chinese Maritime Customs, Mya Hewett and Ms THE fame of Chamberlain's Cough wet arrived from Haiphong nn Setor

Besedy is world wide. It is good day last, My, He for the deep seated oongh of the adult or leave hy the Japa the croup and whooping cough of the chil-t

Funders tänd this dron. The ma bottle serres the whole family For by al Chomista: 45 Storeisen

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To ram up, therefore, I strongly advise of the eats a killed off have that all our effort and all the offerte, of Immunity to Plagas as the result the community. should be concentrated une the money removal of refuse of fall or are usturally immane; these are rapidly kinds, from the province, of dwellings and replaced by young susceptible rate and ices, and that no measure which will consequently the attempt at eradication is help to exclude p from these prent

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