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occupied by Bible distribution in relation to the army and navy; of the Society's vast war work and all iligt it entails, and its members are more

than justiffest, on this ground alone, Ip their special appeal at the annust pulic meeting.

THE MAGISTRACY.

LARCENT FROM KOWLOON DOCKS.

Before Mr. Melbourne this morning a Chinese shop coulis pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing a sheet of rubber,

SANITARY BOARD.

MR. BOWLEY'S QUESTIONS

11 ANSWERED.

♫

TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1917.

merelations of your Board in regard to meeting of the Baird on June 1815, the removal of undergrowth on the viz.:-

grounds of its being a habourage furt mosquities will receive the carofal con-

Colonial Secretary Office, 21 May, 1914, sidaration of the Government epually the 1th of March, forwarding a resolut

Ste-With reference to your letter of with any copresentations from the in- tion of the Sunitary Board on the

the beaches surfing the

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There is, however, another aspect valued at ten dollars from the Kowloon given to the series of questions of with by the Superintendent of the off Cow-cechow Island when refuse is

At the nesting of the Sanitaryviduale concerned, and will be dealt subject of the debris deposited and this afternoon replies were

which Mr. Bowley had given notion rice of the Principal Civil Medicalinform you that as the result of in.

Botanical Department amler

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., three thouswydd, rears

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG..

Ducks.

A POLICE RESERVE SENT TO GAOL.

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THE STORAGE AND SORTING DF POETRY.

hit steps (if any) have been taken by the tiovernans to carry out the

It may, however, be contendel that reismanwoundation 'anda by the board the decision in 1909 might be revised: u the 12th December last that the in 1917 anil I will therefore examine Tarel et crown and lying between the question on its merits, In the first Des Vigux and omiaught Ronds place a circle with a radina of 200 yards opposite tlas Sulars Home should be contains about 26 acres. There are laal out. us a depot for the seabout 180 houses in the Peak Hil mei sorting of poultry at the liststrict. This gives a total areu to be Possibly date, ich recommendation

object in view are now dealt with," necessary and equitable just as schemes for training matlabs with the same

over.

the

CLAD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

il

of Bible Society activities that we ought to keep and ponder in mind.

the dumpel in theses, I am diretei to to is well set forth by a great French to six weeks hart hour and four

His Worship sentenced the defendant THE STORAGE" AND SORTING OF PELTRY.Other in such numer as may appear evidence of such fouling of beaches PREMIER SCOTCH OF writer on the rigic of laws; and the hours in the stocks, which are to be

[spection there has not been produced [gist, of it is as follows: The praplausel ontsile the main gate of the

used by the public as to

warrant we mediate in the laws of Moses

except on the last beach of Cheung Chan expense of burning debris in situ the mure we shall perceive their

Taband, which has been cleaned and will Kowloon Docks, wisten and inspiration. They along!

cleaned from time to time. I am Sir. Your obedient servant.' hare the inestimable advantage never to have undergone any of the result- itions common to all known laws.

Me J. W. Franks, Assistant Super There has been nothing changed, intendent of Egled (B) appeared in Mr nothing led nothing retrenched Wood's Court this bugning-te proseente from the laws of Moses lor aborea Chinese police reserve named Lam Kin No Ting (RSEC. No. 185) whom "he

having been made with a view tafelenget in those districts alone of there be room for doubt that Meraseharged firstly, with unlawfully absent-

the abatement of the nuisance, edu 4,680 acres Allowing for is right in saying:

ed by sh storage and wrting in laps the area might be pat at

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE The Hebrewing beli froh ordinary parade.

KShing and Là Sing Street?

HÔNGKONG "AUXILIARY. Lawgiver bna exercised a more extensely with filing to return his ride,

The President replied: ---

1,000 acres. The cutting of under- sive and permanent influence over and thirdly and fourthly, with twice

growth to be effective must be done Hall, Kowloon, the annual meeting of

Yesterday afternoon, at St. Andrew' the destinies of mankind, than any henting himself from cell (or, punish of pism between the Vice-Presi show that it costs from $15 to $20 to and Foreign Bible Society was heki,

There is a considerable divergence twice a year. The data at my disposal other indivdual in the annals of the ment) duty.

the Hongkong Auxiliary of the British world" Now that the destinies of

dent and hyself as to the way in clear an acre of ordinary undergrowth presided over by the Bishop of Victoria. it answer to the first charge the which the new depot should be laid To clear this are therefore twice a MORRISON.---At Peking, on April 21st, midst of great world convasions, the at College, explained to the between

nations are being reshaped in the defendant, who said he was a student out, and with a view to deciding year would cost $00,000 to $120,000. There were also present:-The Rev., T. the wife of Dr. E. MORRISDs, of à Noll

activities of the British and Foren magistrate that on the lay of the soror visital with as, both the recommending a recurrant expenditure dlesex Regiment) and Me H. Syker. His Excelleney the I cannot think that I am justified in W. Pearce, The Rev. HE Anderson, Bible Society by virtue of their he was very busy and had present and the new sites. This was

Lieut. Lee (of the 25th Battalion, Mid- magnitude and potency within the time to attend. With regant to

of such magnitude for the benefit of a aphere where its precedence is the seed charge the defendant instructed us to the observations Secondly I

For the 15th March His Excellency very limited portion of the community. (Treasurer). universally

sant that be forgot to return his neknowledged, merit!

do not feel

The Bisuor, in moving the adoptinu of RMRIs, aguh six and a belf years, sympathetic attention on the part of charges, the defendant stated that hours, Fr. between 7 and 8 2.1. aimed at I am, of course, well aware the tenth at which he had been present, rifle. As for the third and fourth at Ko Sing Street, during the busy .certain that the clearing of the the Report and Accounts said that he co- every thoughtful person who had only once absented himself from This we did a few days later and we that mosquitoes breed and travel most

undergrowth would achieve the resultsidered the Annual Meeting, which was seeking to observe, amid the chances and changes of these troublons thines

cell vinty, and on that occasioni he had the agreed that we could not pre-frauly in shade, but I am not sure that the Society's doings during the year. one of the most interesting events of the progress of humanity toward its

goue to Kowloon to see a frienfi respect-perly dente ms to the necessities of final goal when war shall be no more...

ing some employment.

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WEI AYUK Hongkong. May 1, 1917.

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THE Public is hereby noted that on and from TUESDAY, May 1st, 191, the FARES besween the Stations n the British Sextion and certain

Stations on the Chinese Section WILL

BE INCREASED.

Full particulars of those alterations will be past at the Railway Stations. No increase has been made to the present Special fares between Canton and Hong, kung and vier verst,

By Order,

...

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Chinese Parliament is to be askel today to approve a declaration of war against Germany..

A Variety Entertainment will be

Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, held last evening in St Andrew's Hall, Kowloon, has, we think, a range of significance more given in the Royal Naval Canteen far reaching than the proceedings Theatre on Saturday next at 9 pm., in reported in another column would, aid of War Charities.

at first, appear to suggest. Among

the familiar household words of our

1

Provincia

The Tukwans, at Chinese neighbours is a pithy proverb.Military Governors, who have just which bida us: "Look to the root" concluded their. Conference in Peking an essentially sound saying that can on the war situation, have been enter- be aptly applied at many points in

tained by the British, French and American Ministers separately. our human acheme of things In times of stress and strain, when life takes on meanings not realised under date ways: From 1st May to 15th An HK:V.C. Order of to-day's Mordinary conditions, the axiom should November, pups are not to be worn after appeal With a fores changed by the7am. or before 5p.m. Heinasts shoul! pain and sorrow of "being and doing" invariably be worn between these in the faidst of a world in arms. The

Chours." Ebeg to notify this in and frean response of Hongkong to the calls We do. NOSSER-

H. P. WINSLOW,

" Manager.

Kowloon, May 1, 1917.

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF

PARTNERSHI

Fifty-six Chinese athletes who at

WAN HUMANJEE KARANJIA will and claims of the Bible Society to compete at the Think Far Eastern retire from the business of our firm here through its local Auxiliary, may be Olesipic Clines in Tokin, May 8-12,-! anf branches about His resposibility will, therefore, ess from the firm of learned from the Report, which is guid left Shanghai for Japan, last week. PATELL CO. from that date, and

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They had a great send off being preceded

to the what by two brass lapis,"

aar ME, MANCHERI JAMSHEDI afford grand for encouragement. JATELE. will carry on all the businesses We are of opinion, however, inving of PATELL & 40, on his men areant,

while the business of in mind-the Chinese aphorism above BOMANÆRE & CO. of Hongkong and Cantor will be enrricl on for Mic. Noted, that more might be done für SERWAN ROMANJEE KARANJA on the Bible Society, even in war time, his own account, and a MANCHE within the limits of the Colony.

A ChìnẴse married woman, residing JAMSHEDJI PATELLS responsibility

"It at No. 25 When's Road Central. has will rose from the firm of BOMANIER cannot be gainsaid that the high and reported to the Police that at about four pure moral development, in which lock this morning, some person enter as MATTHEY ARNOLD has well and stole five pieces of porcelain valued ed her residence by way of the fanlight MANCHERIE JAMSHEIMI PATELL, [pointed out, the moral ideas that have NUSSERWAN BƠMANJEE

KARANJIA. most force..in the world had their Hongkang, May 1, 1912 1757 leaven and largely also their model, is

&CO. from that date.

"PATELL & COMES NY,

ROMANJEE & COMPANY,

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tiese oril we had seen the acy clearing of the hillsides, would make te pleaded for a wider study of the true under the pressure of a big thinese feast day. It so happens that there will be no such day until the Digg Bout Festival on the ith of the company of which the defendant the 5th Moon and the matter

Mr. Franks informed the magistrate that the defendant had caused his superiors considerable trouble and that Inspector Wong Kong Tim, Inspector

is a member, recommended that thest stand over till then. dofendant be severely dealt with.

Mr. Franks added that the defondant

COVER FOR MOSQUITOES.

very appreciable forence in the moquito population during a spell of such weather as we have recently had One Peak resident from a part which was cleared of undergrowth not long ago told me that the mosquitoes have been much worse there since the clear. ing Thirdly, it has been found again and again that much

had a very bad record, baring been-Will the lead of the Sanitary the mosquito treating in the reported fifteeu. times for various delinquencies.

His Worship remarked that the de- fendant did not seem to have any idea

of what was expected of, him and said

to the defendit, a man like you is of " no use to any force."

His Worship then sentenced the with hard babour. defendant to seven days' imprisonment

"

Bible amongst all peopies. He had noticed, during his recent tour, a big leround for the Eible. People diri not always want it for spiritual needs; sonic- times it was used as an aid to learning the English language, or western things. The Church of England 'owed a great debt to the Society.

elaine missionary) gave a very of Lieut. Lee (who was formerly an Department recintend the Govern- neighbourhood of European dwellings interesting address. He said that hạ yment to clear the undergrowth ad is due to the negligence of occupiers. had learned many more things us a ear the grass ons alt frown and List your I had a special inspection private, and as an officer in the army, within 200 yards of any dwelling made at the Feak by the scavenging than he would have done had he joineri, hose periodically in order to remove

cover for mosquitos and other staff and a number of cases in which as a Chaplain. Thoir object should be. noxious animals and organism? old time and similar receptacles capable to try to understand what was in the

The

PRESIDENT

replied:-This

of holding water found dumped on the minds of men and to make the men

question every practically the hillside near dwellings was most illum understand the Bible more, and then it same ground as the resolution which inating. I cannot see that the Govern would be its own witness. Outside of was kiopted by the Board in 1900ment should at so great a cost help religiona circles there was not very those who will not help themselves, much desire for a better understanding. Mr. BowLzy said. bo would Eke.to of the Bible and there was no induce- remark that the question did not ment for a man of another nationality, "pecially have reference to people living if placed in other circles, to taku on the leak; it was a general question the Bible back to his countrymen for the whole of the Colony,

for their basefit. He thought that ordinary preaching, did not teach people They wanted the Bible explained to Q.-Bors the Medical Officer of Health them and they wantert to read it more. consider the flowering privet injuri-Then the religious life of the country ous to health? If so, will be 'recom.would hecome strengthened. He wished mand the Government to have it the Hongkong Branch of the Bible removed from all Crown Tand in the Society every suxess,

A SHIP'S CAPTAIN PİNED.

the motion of Mr. Shelton Hooper, This resolution was "That Captain Valentine, master of the 8.8. in the interest of the Public Health Nei Tai, was summoned before Mr.of this Colony it is deshable for the Melbourne this morning and fined $35 tiovenment to clear all brushwood with his ship before the vessel had been mity for attempting to leave the harbour to all Crown land in close proxi- inspected by the Folice.

of dwelling houses, which is likely to be detrimental Detective Inspector Watt appeared to

to the proscente on behalf of the Police. age of squitoes, on, the, groui Fpublic health owing to its barlanır Captain Valentine pleaded guilty that the existence of such, brushwood his vessel, previona to her attempted he paid for out of the public funds to the offence, explaining that he was a nuisance detrimental to the naware the Police had not been aboard public health. The cost of such work".

departure.

THEFT OF CURTAIN-RINGS,

of

+

and that where sich brushwol is

In Mr. Melbourne's Court this morn- ing, & coolie, employed at the Hongkong barri Jabour on the charge of stealing a Hotel, was sentenced to seven days number of curtain rings from the Hongkong Hotel,

THE PRIVET FLOWER.

vicinity of dwelling boases and public reads and paths?

The PRESIDENT replied:-The pollen

of privet in common with that of many

The motion for the adoption of the repors and accounts was then carried.

that the Rev. T. W Pearce be re-elected The Hev, H. Anderson proposer

| en private hand the owners be called other flowering plants and grasses is Secretary, and that Mr. H. Sykes h

gior to ear it

their own stated to contain the toxin which causes, re-elected Treasurer, and also the ve those symptoms of irritation of respit election of the Committee enlac, followe

outline of his recent visit to Indo-Chin ing up his motions with an interesting. The nations were carried after being

The reply for the Government was tory passage and eyes, which are You" are no doubt aware of the grouped under the name of "hay fever age between the Sunitary and Botani-this disease all the flowers and seconder by the Rev. Dr. Campbell arrangement arrived at early a year To give relief to those who suffer from cal and Forestry Departments in have to be removed. The lecal Branch whose pollen contains this toxin would

of Formosa.

The Rev. T. W. Pearce proposed a

sequent to the conviction of the Chinese pordonee relating to that arrange about four years ago considered the Rev. C. N. Pope for the use of the At 2.30 o'clock this afternoon, sub-regard to this question. The cores of the British Medical Association vote of thanks to the speakers and to Folice Reserve constable No. 185), who rent contained a proposal by the the question and decided that no case Hall, which were carried and the meet- is recorded as the first Police Reserve Medien! Officer of Health that clear was made out for the distruction of According to the bit of impeach constable sentenced to imprisonment,gs around isolated dwelling sites privet, and I bave been unable to hear of ing dispersed. ia the great Christian Classic. Hope ment in the Senate against Hau Mr. Len D'Almada dresses Mr. J. B. shok be gradually extended to any scientific work having been done ir for the fature based on the force of Shin Ying, Minister of Communications,

Wood regarding the sentence and "ONE ROOM suitable for an OFFICE things invisible "and intangible, a the alleged corrupt practices extend applied for a re-hearing.

radius of 400 or 500 yauls. In some Hongkongsince that date to prove that the force permeating laws, institutions even to Hongkong where it is alleged a

Mr. D'Almada said that be was)

cases to which this recoremendation pollen of privet is either the only cause and civil procedure of rations

aworu brother of the Minister,

making the application on the severity

is, applicable it is probabt that the or oven, the most usual case of the

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL 175usseinted in maintaining the peace spends much of his time. The Minister and, the law, submitting to the contained would be Crown luri and down in other places, and I director of the Kmangshan railway (of the sentence, the facts of the case whole or the greater part of the area discaad here. Privet bas been and ensuring the progress of the world is alleged to have "whitewashed magistrate that the ordinance under the clearing twice a year of an area

MT. F. Hough left for the North bu lines that make for perpetuity, will, charges of corruption against his sworn which special police reserve No. 185 was of some 130 acres would involve shay fever is ant a notificable disease

informed that little of any diminution to day by the if we trace aright the source and

nt hay fever has resulted. As rigin, be found to spring from this

this morning charged and sentenced, very considerable un from the the Medical Officer of Health has no manager of Messrs Brunner, Mond aud R. Jackson, the district rout, planted thousands of years ago

was not applicable under section 10 cf public revenue for the heeft of the means of accurately ascertaining the Cat Hankow, is leaving shortly to join a small Comer of the Orient, at the Hall, of work done by the various local was a flaw in the ordinance and after conditions that the Government the Anglo-Saxon mace.

The Exhibition today, at the City

the Special Police Ordinance.

His Worship said that the real point wold it forms no part of the sale it is confined to a small percentage of Eistern end of the Mediterranean sea. organisations affiliated to Queen Mary's granting Mr. D'Almada's application; should incur this heavy obligation.

owner. When such isolated lots are number of cases that exist, but I believe the Army. Mr. Owen S. Little, the firm's The Hebrews struck so deeply and Needlework Guild was well attended, ordered that S.P.C. No. 185 be released

District Manager at fiarbin, has already left for the Front.

Apply to

DENNYS & BOWLEY. Hongkong. by 1, 1917.

(Continued on Page 8.)

THE CALENDAR,

MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW, Meeting of the H.R. Oversens Club.

General Memoranda.

THURSDAY, May 3-

brother.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.

His Excellency has carefully

THE DATHING BEACHES.

ent

am

No completely the moral laws of Gop and it is hoped that the oljest in view, on bail end fixed the re bearing for next considered the papers on this subject--In view of the approaching bath in relation to human life, in its to stimulate interest in the work and to

cinted action, "that the nations enlist all possible assistance, will have Friday... Noon. Canton Insurance Ofices what has been disclosed to them in

must depend for their progress upon been served. The work exhibited covered a wide range of effort, and showed the Meeting." 6.30 p.m.-Meeting of the

the Bible. We note, with satisfaction,esist.

Duny ways in which workers could stitutional Reform Association of the work of the Bible Society among "Hongkong,

soldiers and sailors who are fighting our battles. Anything on which

FRIDAY, May 4

·Con.

2,30 p.m.Auction et Household Furniture, etc etc. at Mesara Haghes and Hough'..

the soldier, battling, wounded or dying, sets a special value becomes to as, by that very fact, a thing of larger. Noon- Hongkong Electric Cu's worth. What the sajjor guarding

Meeting.

SATURDAY, MAY

BUNDAY, May &

Accession of King George (1010). WEDNESDAY,, May 9

Prnelamation of King George V. 15-Fall Moon Noon-Indo China Steam Nay Co's

Meeting

aar conat from the menace of deadly foes, keeping open to us the water- ways of commerce, sets large stere by is, to that extent, the more worthy of consideration by friends of the sailor. The Bible Society's Auxiliary reminds us of the place.

"

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

Union's Banks......

rtcambouts Inilos Def Chim Sugars kong Whur H&W Comenta

'kong Elec Powells

and in his view the clearing of waste spaces which are in immediate pro ximity to the thickly populated Approximate statement of traffic re treas in Hongkong and. Kowloon, ceipts for the week ending 28th April-more particularly waste and un- Receipts,ggregate occupied plots of Crown land which

Receipts for 17 weeks

may not only form breeding places for mosquitoes but may also be 294,387

insanitary for other reasons, should 221,284 3,103

form part of the ordinary duties of the Sanitary Department staff. If in private ownership it devolves upou

This year Last year. Inendis..... $300 8, xdiv Decrease..

pan

·7121 buyer

18 buyers

1231 Rales

for week

12,10. 17,232

5,163

FOR A LAME BACK.

111 buyers W

buyers

7784 buyers 121

8.05 Boyers

biryers

6.60 sales

THEN you have pains or lameners the

banitary Department &

in the back bathe the parts with take the necessary stops with the

Chamberlain's Fain Bain twice a day,

1.

18.

TENKIS.

TO-DAY'S MATCH.

ing sense, will, the Head of the Sani. tary Department" takersteps for the periodical cavenging of the bathing beaches of the Colony, and the exclu sion of pigs from such beaches?

This afternoon Mr F. Bevington and THE PRESIDENT Replied have and Mr J. Jenkhoor in the Professional Mr.F. Bateher meet Mr. L. Winckler of this question and I propose to in- spokon with Mr. Bowley as to the scope Pairs.. vestigate the matter with his assistance Q-What steps (if any) have been taken. to carry out the resolation of the Hoard passed on the 10th March, 1014, for the cleansing, of cortain bearbes of the Colony from floating debria?

massaging with the palm of the hand same object in view. In the case of The TREATMENT replied The for Ave minutes at each application dwelling houses in the hill district or

Then dampen a piece of flannel slightly elsewhere in detached situations where answer is contained in a letter from with this finiment and bind it on over

the seat of pain, For sale by All by surrounding Chemists and Sprekeepera,

vegetation is not

tile Government dated 21st May,

be insanitary the recom 1914, which was loal on the table of

WEDNESDAY'S FIXTURES.

KIXED DOUBLES HANDICAPS, Mr. and Mrs. Kent (owe 15/1). M Armstrong and Rev. C. L. Cooper Hat

StraWingk

THURSDAY,

(and)

Fedrhood