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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A destructive fire among the hemp bodegas at Tacloban, Larte, did damage catimated at 1.730,000, including the loss of about 7,000 bales of hemp valued at. P.330,000.

An American fumborman named W. L. Whitcomb, a Filipino woman and a boy were murdered on August 9, et Labatan, pear Lumarao, in the district of Zamboanga Robbery is believed to have been the motive of the crime..

THE SITUATION AT CANTON

THE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY,

Fighting seems to havd entirely cease in the vicinity of Canton, and arrangements seem to be wall in

progress

for the transfer of the

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1816.

REFUGEES IN HONGKONG,resion she was astray was simply

IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS.

LIFE OUT FAST.”

SHAPED FIGURE."

OFFICER OF HEALTH.

Dr. A. Moora, the acting Medical

because sha had been unable to find the address of a relative to whom she had been consigned, and she had THE DEVELOPMENT OF A "PEAN- come down by the night boat. There was not another person who could strictly be called a refuges, and had The Hon. Mr. E R. HALLIFAX, they could have gone to if they chose

not proper accommodation which VIEWS OF SHANGHAT'S MEDICAL Secretary for Chinese Affairs, at The Tung Wah Hospital authorities Tutuhship. The main dificulty is yesterday's meeting of the Sunitary could offer a lot of accommodation the financial one. Governor-General Bond give & comprehensive state in their districts if necessary. They advanced a considerable suas out of crowding existing in Hongkong $40,000, for erecting matsheds and cernity exercise, food and drink in his Lung Chal Kwong, it appears, hormont respecting the supposed over had been also prepared to spend a tricer of Health at Shanghai, makes large sum of money, $80,000 or the following interesting remarks out... his own purse to neet military through the huge influx of Chinese in any other way which might have expenses, and he is asking for a sum from Kwangtung owing to the pre-been necessary. After the enquiries report for the month of July

It is lamentable to see how errors. In of $2,500,000.

sent unreat. The impression which he had mentioned bad been made it We gather that there is a growing he felt sure was abroad in the whole decided that it was quite un-diet, particularly in the consumption of necessary for them to take any steps meat and alcohol, out short the best and feeling in favour of the revival of the Colony on the subject of the refugees, at all in the way of erecting atinost useful portion of men's lives. gambling monopoly as a means of he said, seemed to him to be a little tional accommodation; they found causing premature deterioration in both meeting the financial difficulty. The on the unnecessarily alarmist side, that as yet the Colony could not, in their mental and physival capacities. news that the fan-tan menopoly at and he thought, perhaps, he could any way, be called overcrowded. It Mrn whe have been the pride of the was purely a matter of distribution, toolball, hockey, cricket sad pola granuds, Macao has been let for five years at put die matter in its proper perspec- The hotels were overcrowded at dif- when they approach the fortior and ought an enormously increased rental has tive. The history of the raatter was ferent times when there was plenty to be still in the ful: prime of creuly raviveil this filen, as it is recognised to this effect, Before the first of room in the Colony, and us the vigor, begin to all of the effects of that the revenue of the Macno fan-threatening of the present trouble in many cubicles. And a great many aradually cease to take part prefer to botals are overcrowded so were Anno Domini, sad of life out East, and tan shops is derived almost entirely Canton-that Was to Bay, some people had taken advantage of the active forms of exercise; they prefer to from Canton and Hongkong, and it months ago-Hongkong had a great stenger in the land and had sold amble gently round the gal links, or is argued that the tax is one which deal of Chiness accommotanou cubicles to them. That did not yield to the sedentary attraction of would be cheerfully paid by the empty. There were several reasons mean, for a moment that there was croque or lawn bowls, and, generally not sufficient accommodation in speaking. show a tendency towards Naws has been received that Lient people of Canton, while direct taxa for this. One was that there had Hongkong. If penalties were going sexagenarian habitr ten or fifteen years Porey T. Bent, son of Mr. and Mrs. P.stion would probably lead to renewed}been, previously, a very big boom in to be imposed for this sort of thing before the time.

When the last mail left Japan & strike was in progress at the Yokohama Dock, but only 150 man appear to have been affected. They struck because of the action af a foreman in dismissing two of the men. They demanded that the dismissed workmen be reins sted, and that their own wages to raised by 10 per cent.

SOOLAL AND PERSON AL

The China Mail &

HONGKONG, WEDXIDAY, Aug. 23, 1916 Bent of Yokohams, was killed in action in France on July 1st. When the war

THE INFLUX FROM CANTON

The statement made by the Hon. Mr. HALLARAK, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, at the meeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday on the subject of the influx of Chinese into the Colony during the recent troubles in the neighbourhood of Canton was one of much interest from several points of view. If, despite the fact that thers was an influx estimated to amount at

trouble..

It is reported that the Peking Goverment has instructed Lu Chai Kwong to transfer all official documents, &c., to the new Civil Governor when he arrives na Tuchun

broke out Mr. Bans joined the South Wales Borderers, then at Tientsin, as, a private, and took part in the seige of Tsingtao. On reaching England he entered the Offers Training College at Fro tem. Sandhurst and on passing out obtained It is also stated that the Govern commission in the King's Own Secttishment has given leave to Lang Chai Borderers. He had been less than two Kwong to take his troops to Chin months in France when he was killed.

Chow where he is to await further instructions.

A letter from P.C. Peplow, who is on. Home leave, states that he has been informed by the Crown "Agents that P.C, Allchurch has been killed in battle

its height to about 120,000 persons in France Es, also adds that Leigh, into the 'Colony, there was still room formerly ward master at the Govern- for them all, we are bound to ement Civil Hospital, is a Serg-Major in that this is a different impression the R.F.A stationed at Woolwich and "PETER PAN" from what may be gained from the that Mr. Kile, who held a similar posi

published official reports, in so far tion in Hongkong, is a Sergt. Major in

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as they refer to the accommodation in the Colony for Chinese. Only a few days ago we quoted from the latest annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for last year this statement: "The activity in building operations which has been a notice able feature since 1912 has not

WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.abited, and the demand for housing

THE DIARY.

MIMO, FOR TO-DAY.

5.15 p.m.-The Palisade, Kowloon.

MINO. FOR TO-MORROW.

ment at Peak Club.

General Memoranda,

the R.A.M.C. in France. The letter also mentions that' P.C. ·Lefever has

either been mentioned in despatches ar has been awarded the D.C.M.

THE CHOLERA SCARE.

TWENTY-SEVEN CISES ONLY-AT

MACAO.

CHINA'S PRIME MINISTER,

A Peking telegram to-day states that the House of Representatives has elected Tan Ku Sai Prime Minister by 407

votes to. 7.

THE MAGISTRACY.

BIG JEWELLERY THEFT...

PROFERTY ENCOVERED IN ASTOR

HOUSE HOTEL

Mr. CHAN KAI MING thought that the refugees would not stop in Herg- kong any longer than they could help.

"This change in their mode of a s the building of houses of the Chinese be, was afraid that the heaviest sype,

and the other was that there punishment would fall upon the usually accompanied by a grostar devo was a period of very bad trade which just at this moment, and in all the ordinary inan has not the remotest idea refugees, not upon the landlords, antion to the pleasures of the table, for the led many Chinese to find it chesper circumstances, the line of action sug- of regulating Dis diet according to his and easier to go back to the country gested was one with which he could bodily requirements, to the nutritive to tide over is bad time nither than not find full sympathy, and he knowvisles of his food, or to the season and continue to stay in Hongkong making that the Chinese numbers of the climate, or in accordance with anything very little and spending very much. would, he thought, be sufficient if it espreity of his stomacie, and his test of Board were entirely with him. It at all except his own palate, the cubis Well, with the first threatening of were possible to leave the matter indigestion. The city office man cats the trouble in Canton there was a largely in the discretion of the Primally more food and richer. Food than rush buck to the Colony, and at this sident, and, as things were now, be the labouring pear, and washes 1 time it was estimated it was not suggested that a day or two should down with copious stimulants, the alzaret be allowed, in cases where illegal inevitable rekult being that he becomes possible to give any very precise cubicles were discovered, for the corpulent, flabby, and devoid of energy figure on the best information occupiers to find other quarters. At both mental and physical, for all which available that the total population of the same time, they should ensure ke very unreasonably curses the climate Hongkong was increased by some that there should be no further or the sins of his ancestorst

offence.

"The Esquimau in the Arctia regions thing like 70,000, more or less. At

yes on very rich, blabbery meat, and the same time the vacancies in tho

the Arab of the tropical deaurh our a claily Colony in Chinese accommodation

ration of a handful or two of ries and a were by no means filled, there was

Mr. BOWLEY said that the idea of few dates, but the young European is still plenty of room, and more so the representations which had hep prepared, with the aid of alcohol, to work after the rafugoes bad time to made by members of the Board on doggedly through D or 8 course fiffis gat themselves properly distributed the matter had been in order that snd dinners in every stamin of the year, The nest development was when the they might receive some such state-and in any climate under the sun, and trouble actually reached Canton and irents find been made by the Secre- then he is surprised ity later on is life, fighting was taking place in many tory for Chinese Affairs. The public he develops spear-shaped figure, with districts around the City. The in- would now have an opportunity of a tendency to all sorts of diseases, and flux, of course, then begun again knowing the facts of the case, and has to learn, when too late, than it is At its bighest point, so far as one was that the camses for panic and alarm roll high impossible to correct the i able to judge, this further addition to had been removed. Regarding tho

eflects resulting from years of dictatis the population was something in the statement made by the Secretary for ignorance or perversity? The moral at al region of 50,000, not probably more Chinese Afaire that it was dificult, this is that most people would be much But it and to be remembered that in to accurately give the popalation of better off in many ways if they simpli- both cases, the first total of 70,000 the Colony, he should have thought fed their diss, in partianlar curtailing and the second total of 50,000, that that with the present restrictions their meat consumption, and abchaling the people who came here were which were in force regarding travel their alcohol and that this advice a Very many came down on the even dificult; certainly not so difficult us weather, and to young fellows anxious people who could pay their way lers such a thing would not be at all specially applicable during the d

ing boat and rushed to wherever they it was in past years. The fact that to retain their physical and mental could, but when they found that the this could not be done left them itt powers in as perfect a condition, and for accommodation for them in Hong- a haze regarding the present popala as long period, as possible. returned again. They now seemed to opinion that an increase of 70,000 on owing to improvements. in diagnosis and hong wda far beyond their needs they tion of the Colony: He was of the Dysentery is becoming prevalent bus have passed this highest point by a population of some 100,000 was a treatment, this is a lese serious factor quite a long way, and the movement suficient reason to discount largely than hitherto Its incidente, however, between Hongkong and Canton was the value of any statistics referring shows the necessity for

more careful public health, and he was afraid compliance with the Public Health last fortnight they had lost as many he could not agree that the death Notice, which can always be obtained us 20,000 or 30,000, and there were mate of the Colony was within normal, free on application to the Health Officer. good TERSONS marked improvement would

for hoping that Unfortunately, in the annual reports Under the stress of war conditions in con there was no tabulated statement of Europe, large numbers of people are tique. With all this there was no the death rate of the Colony from beginning to realize that non-flesh evidence at all in the Colony of month to month. He thought that dietary and abstinence from alcohol, are general overcrowding. The appear-when there was no violent epidemienot mere fads, but have very much, fash ance of overcrowding might be given or plague the other diseases prevalent deed, to recommend them from many by people at first going to the hotels in the Coliny should be gone into points of view, and Shanghai residents before they looked around for more more fully The mortality statistics would do wall to lay this lesson to heart, permanent accommodation. Another for the present year, he contended,pecially during the hot weather. small matter which might give the showed the death rate of the Colony appearance of overcrowding was that to be extremely high. Ho raised

the refugees have, no occupation in that point last month and the Medi

Mr. Wood this morning head with view to committal for trial a case of conspiracy to defraud by false pretences accommodation for the Chinese' is The latest enquiries we have made against a man and a woman. The former still in excess of the supply this afternoon show the cholera is a seaman and the latter a maidservant epidemic to be largely a scare, for similar statement is made in the in point of fact only 27 fatal esses employed at 29 Caine Road. They are Colonial Secretary's Report on have occurred in Macao since the accused of conspiring by means of fraud the Bluebook. Can it be wondered outbreak on the 7th inst.

to secure five finger-rings, four pairs of at in the face of such 8 state Exhaustive enquiries and tests give bangles. 2 wrist watches, 618 pearls, 19 ment that the influx of 100,000 every reason to suppose that the so- buttons, a fob chain, scarf pin, pair of called epidemic will blow over" Chinese from the mainland should inside a week. The casex found it earrings pearl appendags, aix trinkets, lead to the impression that the Macno are presumed to have been all of the total value of $4,943 and the Colour is dangerously overcrowded! taken there by Chinese seeking property of Lo Pui Lin, an assistant Mr. HALLIFAX, however, stated that sale refage cut of Canton. Gustrie master at Queen's College, and living at before the first threatenings of the diseases in Macao are a little moru Caine Rand. precent troublo in Canton, some attributable to the same, causes.

than normal and the increase is months ago now, "Hongkong bad a

It is thought that as chelera had

9.15 pim-Cinematograph Entertain great deal of Chinese accommodation appeared in Bangkok, Japan porte, empty. He explained that there had Manila, etc., that sick Chinese in been a very big boom in the building doo were bound to have caught of houses of the Chinese type. Then the trend diease and the number of sick auses occurring in the Portu- trade became bad which led to many guese settlement Fave been generally Chinese finding it easier and cheaper regarded by the people living there to go back to the country to tide as cholers. These supposed cases over the bad time there, rather than have been thoroughly investigated by continae in Hongkong, making very responsible officials recently and the

FDAY, August 95-

Noo-Auction of Boilers, Motors, Nails, Flour etc. ex. Chiyo Maru" at T.K.K. & Shott & Co's Godowns, Kennedy Town

Mr. J. H. Gartliner defends the man. Detective Sergt. Murphy proved tracing the stolen property to the Astor House Hotel where it was recovered.

The woman is further charged with stealing and the man with receiving.

STRANDED RUSSIANS.

The three Russians detained on

now in favour of Canton." In the

0.20 p.m.-Illustrated Lecture by Mr. little and spending very much. With water supply has been carefully charge of vagrancy and failing to registhe Colony, and spend all their time cal Officer of Health replied that the

Frederic. Coleman,

Governingut House.

.....SATURDAY, August 90:-

F.AGS, at

11.30 p.m.-Lecture by Mr. Frederic

Coleman, F.R.G.S., at Peak Club. TORSDAY, August 20

Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement

Day, 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Sporting Guns and Billes and Sporting Amenition at Messrs. Bughes and Hough's.....

tested and samples taken.

It looks as though Macuo wanted er under the Travellers Restriction sight-seeing Sleeping in the streetsingh death rato was accounted for SUN YAT SEN AS THE PRESIDENT'S to be in the fashion with a cholers Ordinace appeared before Mr. J. H was a point which had been made by the fact that the weather had

to

ADVISER.

Igourast and inapable, Yuan-bung has been appoluted to such an import-

of disordered threads of aille, which mat But the present situation is fast like that ant responsible service in this country.

the first threatenings of the present trouble there was the usual rush back to the Colony. Now, trade may be said epidemic when the chief ground for Wood this morning. One was discharged good deal of at one time or another been extremely set in the month of

this was mere supposition. to have becomo bad when the war

and the Police were asked to assist him in reference to the question of over June. After hearing that he looked From a Chinese Source we learn

crowding, but it should not be for forward to soma improvement in the Sun Yat-sen received the following broke out, in August 1914, but if we that the trouble was caused by eat 8t's berth on board a boat. The gotten that it was a rogular and health of the Colony dunng July telegears last week from President, li glance at the official estimates of the ang melons in the hot weather, and other two were sent to the House of popular custom in the Colony which was as dry 48. June was web

Yuan-bung, engaging him to botho, on top of the feast, drinking cold Detention. They were informed they expecially at this time of the year. But the last return did not reveal any High Adviser to the President :-- Population in the middle of 1015 water, or the Chinese substitute for would be let out for a few hours daily They could go down into the Chinese improvement. The figures given for find the Chinese population is shown lemonade. It has been found that to look for week

quarters, cast, or west, and see the the week ending August 6th were 0:16,000

more than it was in the year a small glass of brandy cures the 2.30 p.m.-Anction of Furniture, the war broke out; and jet with trouble very speedily, so we imagine to send a telegram to his brother whom been exceptionally no und at theed that a large sumber of the dustlin One of the defendants asked for leave weather for the past two months had was no epidemic. The figures show. places full of Chinese sleeping. The very high for a place where there

Bicycles, Typewriters, etc, at Mesara another 100,000 suddenly added to for brandy in Macad

there has been an increased demand he thought would send him money, On same time exceptionally hot, and were due to respiratory causes. All be lined up and properly dafmed and it Hughes and Hough's

the population, the Secretary for

being questioned he said he had no there was no evidence that be could such diseases, ho gathered, were due is also like a rotten rope for a dumber WHENESDAY, August 30

Chloese Affairs is able to de THE TRADE OF THE PHILIPPINES money to pay for the cost of the cable and to show that the practice this to overcrowding, and in overcrowding of horses to draw clare that there is no evidence of

but was willing to refund it. Yet of sleeping in the streets had the discases resulting attacked the All the governmental affaim of this gezeral overcrowling. It was, be Philippine Islands, both imperts and

The value of the total trade of the Mr. Wood said riefendant could make There was, perhaps, one small pro especially children. They had no ance You have travelled round the been more common than usual, wesker members of the population, nation need urgently to have your guid said, purely and simply a matter of exports-daring hy was 23923,61-4 hit application to the Rusama Consul viso he might make in that comece definite proposition before the Board, world and you have much experiants in distribution. The possibility was the same month of last year, an increase

as compared with P2,397,372 for who would return to the Colony, in a tion. The night boats from Canton but he understood that the President your mind. admitted that many people had taken of approximately 700.000 Importa fortnight

came in at a very late hour, and thus suggested, and the Secretary for at first you began to work simply advantage of the stranger in the while exports show an increase fram decreased from 19,304,35 to P2,710.014;"

refugees arriving by them bad very Chinese Affairs supported the sugges- for the sake of the people and the country. land" and sold them accommodation P13,403,077 to P14,212,000

little time to End accommodation the tion, that the laws and bye-laws and finally you have accomplished the same night. In the fine weather relating to cubicles should be more great achievement. However, you reuze batt

these refugees had found it quite or less suspended at the present after you have done the greatest work for convenient to sleep in the streets and time. He could not agree to that the country. There is no-one in post wait until the morning for a better suggestion He did not say that und modern history who can "compare

10.30 Auction of Boots and

Shoes, Glass Ware etc. at Messrs.. Hughes and Hoogh's

BRIDGE SCORERS

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Four for One Dollar

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ACCIDENT TO A U.S. GUNBOAT.

ALLEGED THEFT BY A

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The US gunboat Quiron was forced An interesting case will come before opportunity of getting accommods every person found in an illegal with you. ought to place the matter beyond to return to Shanghai last week for Mr. J. H. Wood on Friday afternoon tion. His officers, and those of the cubicle should he turned out, but boWhenever I look up at the Nort question--that it is simply a copnirs, after having been rainmed when a charge of stealing money,Tung Wah Hospital, had been into could not see his way clear to sup- Pole Star always refer back to the

river steamer during Monday night. question of distributing the pop The bowsprit of the Shares, as carried jewellery and clothing to the value the matter with the greatest care port the suggestion which had been outh point of the compass. I. the afast lation the task ought not to be away and other minor injuries were of 86,000 against a Chinese concubine

cubine ver since the question had been in made,

CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONE.

Banks

beyond the capacity of the Sanitary when the collision occurred.

received. The gunboat was at anchor Department. The statement by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs leaves us with the impression that the political troubles in the neighbour. hood of Canton have been a veritable godsend to the landlords of Boog kong and a great benefit to the local trace of the Colony Thiers, for the present, we must lears the

Ceme

will be mvestigated

["hore now the honorr, to invit *** danger of becoming a sprious one. The Hon. Mr. HALLIFAX said that special letter to be the High

They found it necessary, before they the idea was that more sympathetic the Presidential Office, The prosecutor is a Captain in thecould go any further, to make very methods should be adopted in regard Lavour wo with the request, I can have Chinese Army at Canton and licclose enquiries, and one of the many to cubicles at the present momentpportunity to sale you anythi neased the woman, who stated to steps they took was to detail & com- Mr. BowLay moved have transferred her affections of plete district watchman forge of 100 GOLDRING Beconded, stealing $1,000

worth $3,000,

banknotes, gold leaf | mer, who went out three nights of That

load Af Faso) the week and made it their duly to the

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