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Loxoxoxo, TeSDAY, August 23, 1016

JAPAN'S GROWING

POPULATION.

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY,

LOCAL AND GENERÄL

The English Episcopal Church at Nagasaki has been almost completely wrecked by the collapse of the roof.

THE SITUATION AT

CANTON.

THE LAW COURTS.

TRADE MARK FOR OIL.

While Luk Wing Ting, the Governor- ́STANDARD OIL COMPANY. GET General deiganta, still remains at Shui Hing, ha bas sent an aliance guard ou

these men bear, were suppliect from the Hanyang Arsenal (opposite Hankow,)

Serious fighting is reported to have where a gang of tandlits attempted to

to Fatahan. It is noticed that the arms

TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1916.

CHOLERA PRECAUTIONS, due to the large temporary increase in the population owing to ATTITUDE OF SANITARY BOARD. It would not be advisable to discuss

the influx of refugees from Canten...

MEMBERS

THE PROBLEM OF OVER CROWDING.

the question of cubicles at present I understand there are 2013

are arriving from Cantem

· passengers" returning to than therð.

HIGH DEATH, RATE.

There is much complaint in Canton taken place in the White Clond Hill perpetual injunction in the Supremo Sanitary Board was held this after. August 6th, Mr. F. B. L. BOWEST

about the high price of firewood. One dollar buy only 60 catties now. The restaurants are making arrangertonta to nse coal"

noca,!

AN INJUNCTION,

York through Mr. F. C. Jonkin (19. The Standard 01 Company of New

Mesars Wilkinson and Grist), obtained A structal by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson al

Regarding the mortality retums.

Court this morning against the Wing There were present Mr. W. Dhigh, 10.9 per illa for the city and An important eting of the for Hongkong for the week onding

maizuted

The death rate is again abnormally On. Tai tur restrain defendants from Titan (presiding), MA88.6 for the Colony, although ther A Peking telegram tuentions that Lung Chai Kwong has telegraphed using the Star" trade mark of the Churchill (acting Vice-Chairman foris no epidemic and the weather wa The President has sont three to the Government asking the Standard Oil Co., with an undertaking Director of Public Works). Horunusually fine, Of the 993 deaths, Members of Parliament to Shanghai where his troops may be located. taken to resemble the Stantial Oil B. L. Bowley, F. W. Goldring. Chan

to obliterate a trade mark which might A.M.O., Dr. Ozero, Messrs these bronchitis, paoumonia and Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Col. Crisp.172 were children under five and of Shao Yi urging him to come to be allowed to station his troops at Peking immediately.

giin possession of a forr.

with an autograph letter to Tung The telegram suggests that he Company's trade mark, found on a large Kai Minga Ng Hon Tsz. Dr. Wood: Pleurisy account for 13 deaths and

A cook in the employ cf the Garrison at Belcher's Fort was sent tờ prison for two month's for stealing the rations. He took 8. De of beef which robbed each man of the garrison of a thint of a

Kochow."

number of cases of oil from Americaman (Medical Officer of Health, and but not emanating from the plaintifs.

Mr. Bowen Bolands (secretary Mr. Jenkin told his Lordship. S Wm. Rees Davies KC, before when

WEIRD ANIMALS ON THE PEAK.the application was made, that, as baby

A Forrespondent-writes

Lordship would probably know, the I see it has been sepiently sug-throughout the East and America, and applicant Company a well known gested by the Editor of one of your probably farther, and sold a very famous According to the Chinese Calendar, contemporaries that the "pugs, to-morrow, the 25th day of the 7th the bill aide, which have been identi-r" brand. Early in August there on brand of oil which was called the moon, is Chu-shy, the "stopping offied as those of a full-grown tiger, arrived in the Colony just over heat." But we warm our readers that are more likely to be those of one 2,000 cases (9,444) of kerosone dil this does not necessarily reenn we shall of the wild deer that are occasionally which have no more hot weather this season.

Fas not the Standard Oil seen on the Penä "!

Company's oil, but was imported from **de-hoshaphat! I have often me other firm in America and which heard of weird animals on the island bore trade mark which, though not of Hongkong, but deer which quite the same trade mark, closely makes pugs like those of a full-embled it. It tore the word "Estrella

rowno tiger must surely be the weirdest of them all.

In the Saprême Court this morning the Chief Justice, Sir Wm. Rees Davies, commented strongly on being asked to take a civil action while he was in the middle of a murder, trial. The civil

an application for injunction which his Lordship, said ought to have been taken in chambers.

action was

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A Peking telegram to Japan states -The Chinese Government has obtained loans from the Internationa Banking Corporation, the Chartered Bank and the Belgian Bank for a sum of $2,000,000, eheb, making a total of $6,000,000, and paid off the military expense for the armies in Peking and Tientsin.

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perimposed over the mark, while the applicants had the went "Star" super- "Such animals must be worth imposed over their mark. This consign ment of 2,000 cases odd was sold to pur Zoos and travelling chasers in Macao and plaintiffs became hunting. mariageries would doubtless pay bienware of this and learnt that prices for them.

further consignment was coming, for "I have often seen deer on the Peak want." A further 2,555 cases arrived footprints but never have I been able cases in all. The second consignment and have frequently observed their in the Colony, which male 5,000 to discern claws on a deer's foot, or the cases was acized and plaintiffs started, any indications on the ground that civil proceedings for an injunction. The claws may have been hidden in the defendants were unrepresented but their solicitor was in Court and be (Counsel) understood that they consented to the order. Plaintiffs did not claim any damages, but merely asked for an.

and the payment of the plaintiffs' costa injunction, the obliteration of the mark,

Counsel intimated the action would be withdrawn on the order being made.

His Lordship made the order.

cloven hoof,"

THE increasing pressure of the population in Japan is a frequent topic of discussion in the newspaper press of that country, and we have noticed also that some American writers, oppressed by the bogey of a future conflict between Japan and the United States, have discovered that in conquest or the opening up of new and desirable lands for her enormous increase in population" the secret and "the only justification steamer put on the run over the rapids The Lienuu, the new red-funnel for the crushing load of taxation and from Ichalig to Chungking, has returned the huge capital outlay in armament" Shanghai to deck. It was found on hen" Captain G R Paramore, of the which Japan is bearing are to be found. maiden trip to Chungking that some China Merchants, left Shinghai on Statistics go to show that Japan has things in the engine room needed rectify 15th inst. en route to England on nearly doubled her population in fiftying and this is to be done at once.. The holiday. years; but a census of the Japanese vessel is expected to return about the people throughout the world would end of this month and will take up her WILLIAM POWELL, LTD, doubtless show that the Japanese rum again immediately.

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ASSURANCE

OF

A PERFECT FIT

AND

HARD WEAR.

THE DIARY.

MEMO. FOR TO-DAY. 16 pm-The Palisad, Kiwloon.

NEMO. FOR TO-MORROW.

The retum of cases of communicable disease in the Colony of Hongkong during the week ended August 19th shows 7 fatal cases of cholers (all imported), 13 ease of enteric fever (5

the city and in other districts), aixa having, heen imported: three fatal cases of the cases proving fatal, three of them

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..

A Shanghai contemporary learns that Lient. R. I. Hibberdine, of the Hong kong and Shangast Bank, has been wounded in action.

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Judge E H Gary, Chairman of the board of directors of the United States. Steel Corporation, has come to Chine on visit. He is accompanied by his wife,

Military Attaché in Peking, and Lieut- Captain Newel the American of small pox and one fatal case of Commander Hutchins, the American puerperal fever. Chinese victims in every case,

were the Naval Attaché, are in Mongolia on

hunting trip.

It will no doubt be of interest to

The following questions were asked

Dr. Ozoato

DR. OZORIO'S QUESTIONS,

What steps are being taken by the Government to prevent crowding in the Chinese quarters of the City

these flisenses are generally due to enteritis ter 97. I understand that

areless nising or feeding and ar

Walt and other hospitals for "Chinese not dangerous if promptly, and pro- perly treated Possibly the Tung

treatment of these cuses, especially could make better provision for the

among the poorest classes.

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH in reply said :-

ii. Is the water supply constant in the Chinese quartam If not will the Government attend to this in

The death mte of 30"

per thousand order to prevent the storage for the forth of July and that of system, having regard to the fact 10.2 per, thousand for the week that the latter is conducive to ending August 6th are figures which the contamination of the water are accurate for the time they deal supply ii. How many cases of cholera have with other similar periods owing to with only and cannot be compared been reported within the last the large margin for variation that

week; of these cases,

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iv. Aro there any suspicions that the acute Gastro Enteritis causing the two deaths on the 8th and 15th ultimo were caused by the Cholera

(a) How many were importet exists from temporary caused when (5.) How many were local! deuling with son numbers and periods of time. For instance thero refugees from Canton during this were, I am informed, about 100,000 period and these are not taken into

Vibrio 1

v. What steps cloes the Coverament consideration when the death rates intend to take in the unhappyam worked out. It they had been event-of-there being an epidense the sheath rates would have been of Cholers in this Colony

about. 20 for the mouth and 29. for

healthy. The PRESIDENT replying said

the week. I do not agree that a sumay dry July is necessarily

(1.)

(2.)

SOLD FOR $150. RANSOMED AT SUNDING BY A(5)

FATHER

Arraigned on an indistment of kid- napping six-years-old Chinese boy, formerly living at 247, Shanghai Street, guilty before Mr. Justice Gompertz and Yazmati, a man and woman pleaded not

a special jury

population as a whole has increased at an even greater rate. In 1874 the population of Japan proper wES ascertained to be 33,625,646; in 1913 it was 53,356,788. The figures for 1874 represented practically all the Japanese people in the world, for at that date very few indeed were abroad; but today there are many thousands of Japanese living abroad, not only in Corea, China, and

Orme, outlined the case,mentioning that The Assistant Crown Solicitor, Mr. Formosa, but in North and South America, in Europe, in the South-

the boy was taken away and smuggled Sea islands and many other parts any residents in the Far East to know to hear that news has been received of afterwardi transhipped in the dead of Many residents in China will regret on board a Kengmoon bound boat and 1.20 p.m.--- Auction of Furniture, of the world, so that the figures that Mrs. A. Seth, the wife of Mr. the recent death in Ireland of Mr night to a small Chinese vlage in Sun- Bicycles, Typewriters, etc.at Masses.gen for "Japan Proper can only Seth, LS. C., for some time Registrar of Maze, the eldest sister of the late Siring. Here he suffered the greatest Hughes and Hough's,

serve broadly a on index of the the Supreme Court of Hongkong and Robert Hart. growth of the rice as a whole. The also Registrar of Companies, was one of

privations, having to work at a farm American pessimist assumes that the the flag-selers in London on the French

house and being allowed only starvation Chinese population must grow. at National Fate Day, July 14. Although musician, long connected with the his son and was able to ransome hira A German rations. The father of the boy traced something like the same rate and sixty years of age, Mrs. Seth was busy Japanese Imperial Household and the for $270. He made enquiries and 2.16 p.m. Cinematograph Entertaininevitably demand a larger outlet for to dispose of a complete tray-full of flagsnational anthem "Kimigayo "to music 8110 at Yamnati.

be foresees a time when they must selling flags for four hours, and was able Navy, and who set the Japanese found that his son had been sold for this increasing population in the N. C. Daily Nera,

has died at his residence in Seoul The The jurors were Mesars, H. Haa- 0.10 p.m-Illustrated Lecture by Mr.that in the next twenty-five years 15 contains the following note from its New World. Thas we are told

late Herr Eckert was one of the pioneer cock (foreman); J. Reid, M. J. Fortie, Frederic Coleman. F.R.G.S.,

The New York Clipper" of Jaly introducers of western music into Japan. N. C. McIntyre, Look Poon, U. B. Government House.

Japan must find room for another Chicago

Souza and F. Bevington. 85,000,000 people, while China will Summer garden features now being Highland Light Infantry, appears respectively.

correspondent:-"Of the The name of Lieut. Lyall of thes to 1 found the woman and man guilty The jury by a majority of 5 to 2 and 0.30 p.m.-Lecture by Mr. Frederic theoretically be compelled to find offered, the most novel (and, incidental amongst the officers killed in the Mr. Orme said kidnapping in Chins room for an increase of 200,000,000. ly, one of the most successful from & Casualty list published on the 18th was regarded as only one degras above These writers regard both China and remunerative standpoint) is the Tsingtan July. Lieut. Lyall was formerly of murder as it destroyed the next genera Japan as already over populated, Military Band at Riverview, playing in Shanghai, being a draughtsman in the

General Memoranda.

Troiabay, August 24-

ment at Peak Club.

FAMAT, August 23-

SATURDAY, August 26"— ¦

Coleman, F.R.G.Synt Peak Club,

Trebat, August 2015-.

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Hongkong Stock Fizchange Settlement

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2.30 p.m.-Auction of Sporting Guns and Rides and Sporting Amunition at Mears, Hughes and Hough's.

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Each prisoner was sentenced to five

never find a Japanese the interest of German-Austro-Hun firm of Farnham, Body & Co. He years hard labour. writer adopting such assumptions-garian war relief. The romantic story was also a member of "A" Co., S. V. C. especially with regard to China, and of the band members escape from the His brother, who was a lieutenant in it may be of interest to many besieged German city in China," it is the same regiment, was killed at the to read

the following expres said, appeals to Chicagoans, who like same time." sion of opinion on the subject by t

the idea of listening to a well rendered Japanese writer which we quote from concert and contributing to charity

the same time."

the Herald of Asia: The popu~ lation of the Hokkaido, about two millions now, may be trebled without causing any signs of congestion. A

CHOLERA IN THE FAR EAST

COOLIE

In view of the exceptional con ditions which have recently pre- vailed, it has not been possible to enforce the har as to over-

very much to be regretted but it is The mortality amongst children is

crowding in its entirety. I have the mothers rather than the sanitary a question of the higher education of to-day consulted the Board on measures. It has always presented tais question.

The supply is constant at pro-Authorities in England and is now great trouble: to the Municipal sent and will probably remain partially met by the appointment of so for another month at any nurses to go to visit all mothers rate. Whether it will remain fimmediately after child birth and so throughout the dry season give them instruction.

of

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CHOLERA IN KWANGTUNG,

All

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depends entirely on the quantity Over 100 of the deaths occurrent water impounded in the at the Italian or French Convents Ty-tam-tuk reservoir, and this and think if a visit is paid to either again depends upon the rainfall of these institutions the most striking (8.) During the week ending on the feature is the number of apparently date in question there were moribund childrer that are saved, not seven cases of cholem,

that so my die.. imported. 4.) Yes in the first case: No suitable treatment but in getting the The difficulty is not in getting The Government is prepared, if the Hospital before it is too late for in the second.

mothers to bring their children is necessary, to supplement the the treatment to save their lives." ordinary provisions for dealing The Hon. Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX with an epidemic by segregating said the impression which ́ contacta in the Lai-chi-kok Quar- generally abroad regarding over- antine Station which has been crowding appeared to be the work- made ready for the purpose. I ing of un Alarmist Society:// may add that all cases of acute Before the first threatenings of the gustro enteritis which give any prosent trouble in Canton Hongkong: ground for suspicion of cholera had a good deal of Chinese sceom- will be disinfected immediately modation vocans and two of the as for cholera, without waiting reasons were the boom in the build- "for the results of a bacteriolo, ing of Chinese flats and a period of

gical examination.

very bad trade. At the commence- ment of the trouble it was estimated

In view of the influx of refugees which was Mr. Bowlar asked:-

that the population increased 70,000 and the racant accommodation, from Kwangtung what steps, it utilised. At the next stage of the in the Colony became any, are being taken to prevent, trouble, when fighting actually took What steps, if any, are being the influx began again and the overcrowding in the Colony? place in the neighbourhood of Canton, taken to prevent the introduc- population was increased by not more tion of cholera and other diseases than 30,000. by Chinese arriving in the those could pay their own way and A large number of Colony by land or water from ratuned at once when they uscer- Kwangtung?

tained the price of accommodation. (1) The surte es the reply to the had been passed Sleeping in the It acerned to him the highest point first question by Dr. Uzorio open i was not unusual and was (2) The Government has no intima. not in excess of previous summers

tion that cholera is prevalent at There was no over-crowding except any place in the Kwangtung pros at Hotels where people flocked gener vince. H.M: Consul-General ally from the night boat and were at Canton, in reply to an enquiry unable to obtain permanent refuge addressed to him, atates that so until the moming. The. Tung Wah far as his information goes, there Hospital and several Chinese gentle have been only three or four men bud offered $20,000 or $40,000 isolated cases of cholera in to provide mataheds for the refugees, Conton. The situation is being but this was not required. It was carefully watched.

purely a matter of distributing thus accommodation available, y

(1.)

(3)

The PRESIDENT answered:

THE BOARD AND STRINGEST MEASURES.

Mr BOWLEY also spoke deprecating

Mr. Gozdning seconding The -PRESIDENT intimated in any suspension of the bye-low relat-

ing to cubicles Cad eventually motion to this effect was carried,

SERVANTS PRIENDS

THE MAGISTRACY. IMPUDENT CHAIR COOLIE. Posts, who returned to France on Road charged two chair coolies with tude to be adopted by the Executive

Mr. Piry, Director General of Chinese

minute that he wanted to take the Mrs. Angella Alves of Macdonell opinion of the Board as to the atti- furlough last year, has saked for further behaving rudely and demanding more with respect to cubicles and similar

& Tientsis paper legal on SAVANTS states that Mr. Han Shik-yin, Minister Complainant said she cognged the South China

Mr Bowley carried a motion to more promising field for emigration, Japan papers August 12th state Post Office, to make necessary prepare and pulled her by the arm. Shecalled out be relaxedeguar servants. The best time to of Communications, has ordered Mr. chair to go to Queen's Rood and back and Mr. Bowler minuted: In view war houseboldem of the dangers of Wong Ching-chun, Director of Peking ed to accept this, blocked her way that any sanitary precautions abould the servants quarters other than the paid the first man 30 cents: Ha declin-1 of the high death rate, I do not think infection from Chinese sleeping, in however, is the neighbouring con- that up to that date 35 cases of cholerations for the improvement of the postal for help and when the coolies heard the fr. CHAX KAI MING--There is catch them, he said, was about 11, tirent. Chosen, with nearly two had been reported in Nagunki, and service so that it may be placed under front door open they ran away with the nothing unusual in the death rate for P. but the house holder would thirds the area of Japan proper, at that 18 had proved fatal.

Inspector, farrod, said such case the highest for the year. I am not

have to appear at the Court and say were serious

Mrs. Alvei aid the first man was the

present contains a population of only Manila paper of Sunday Anguit Pure Chinese-control at some future chair the month of July, which was always they wore intruders. A householder

16,000,000 souls. Supposing that 13th states that on the previous Friday the country is capable of maintaining, there were 10 cheer of cholers in Manila.

time

in favour of stringent measures being who would not do that deserved all falon against cubicles during the got

the same number of people per area Provincial reports showed only 14 bases can architect selected by the Rocksfoller Mr. Wood discharged the second man present trouble in South China. Dr. Ozonto seconded the motion

20 and fined the first 815 on the combined charges or in default 14 days

CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONE.

Mr. Charles & Coolidge, the Ameri-offender. as Japan proper, its population may without any serions inconvenience be THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE increased to 35,000,000. Then again

Institute to supervise the construction of two colleges of medicine to he TEE THING CHILDREN ***OHINA MAIL":

Manchuria and Mongolia should be

founded to China under the direction of able to absorb in course de a genera locs diarzhoot, which can be on Shanghai last work from Japan. He

TEETHING children

have more or the China Medical Board, rached tion at least a million settlers. So it holera and Diarrhoes Remedy All was accompanied by his son, Mr. trolled giving Chamberlain's Calic, will be noticed that there is room that is necessary is to givethe prescribed Charica A. Coolidge, Jr., and Dr. F. H. within our own dominions and more than natural and the castor oil to McLean, of New York, who is n ros does after each operation of the bowels spheres of influence for a further cleanse the system. It is anfo and sure to Peking where comes the expansion of population by twenty-ses are ouickly cured by it. For sale resident director of the Chins Medical

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