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One usual characteristic of a city where there are numerous en- ployees, working too far from their homes to go home for tiffin, is the number of facilities for good and cheap meals. Hongkong has these employees all right, but what of the eats Here, where food- stuffs are abundant and cheap, bow do they fare? As well as we used to do in the days consule New-

SINGAPORE, March 1. " boldus, the days of the Owl and the

Mr. Humphreys, British Agent in Silver Grill? Not on your bauk- book! Forget it, if that's your Trengannu, narrowly escaped drown- brand of dream. At one place they ing while joining a steamer at Treng sell tickets for cash in advance, and then shut down for a couple of ganu. The surf boat overturned and days, afterwards declining to hon six towkays were drowned. Mr. or their tickets on the pretext that Humphreys was washed ashore cling- the business has changed bands.ing to a box.

OBITUARY.

MR. L. K. HYNDMAN.

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CATTLE DISEASE.

KOTLOOK RINDERPEST

OUTBRAIK

SANITARY BOARD DISCUSSION.

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Rinderpest at Kowloon was the principal subject discussed at the fortnightly meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary Board hels in the Board room, Post Office Building, yesterday afternoon.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1991.

A LAWYER'S PARADISE.

BOMBLY FONDNESS FOR LITIGATION.

HONGKONG ART CLUR.

INTERESTING EXHIBITION.

LOCAL SCENES DEPÍCIVU.

Bombay, Feb. 1.-Litigation Bombay is rapidly increasing. Figures

Justly reported to be one of the just issued show that last year over 3,000 cases were instituted in the most lovely spots on earth, Hong- original side of the High Court and kong is nevertheless without a the money involved amounts to nearly eight cores of rupees, as compared picture gallery or any suitable place with only two proces for the previous where the general public pay sec the work of those artists who from

The total receipts of the year from

Mr. G. R. Sayer" presided, and year. there were present Dr. V. W."Pearso (M.0.H.), the clutz Mr. T. L. For kins (Director of Public Works), Mr. G. C. Alabaster, Dr. Koch, Dr. Ozorio, Mr. S. W. Tso and Mr. C. M. W. Reynolds (Secretary).

Mr. Mackenzie (Colonial Veteri nary Surgeon) sabinitted a report on an outbreek of rinderpest in a cartie shed at Chalin, but made no mention as to the number of cattle affected by the disease.

the charges from 44 to 50 lakhs.

Only 13 per cent of the cases' sulted in rour of the defendants.

all the Civil and Criminal Courts has time to time place on paper or canvas

which delight our eyes-from sUSTY...-- risen from 47 lakhs to 68 lakhs and a permanest record of those scenes re-morn 5 dewy eve. We have our Banks and Public Buildings, and we have a lovely fountain which apolo gises for a plastered theatre and Town Hall, but it rests with a few artistic spirits known as The Hong- kong Art Club, to collect together each month the efforts of its ment bers and place them on show for one short afternoon.

tinually being called upon, and he happened to know that he had spent many days giving all possible With regard to acces

At another the service is the worst in the world, the "boys" compet- ing which can be most insolent and negligent. At another they raise the tariff every few months, and pay big dividends. At another the meal consita entirely of hors L'œuvres. And so on.

Talking of this to a man who belps to manage one of these delu sive chow housas, he explained that there is no profit in catering.

The Government takes a hand | day, of Mr. Eugene M. Hyndman, of] and, he understood, was inoculati be very glad to fall in with their best picture went in favour of a

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Deep regret will greet the ton of cattle found to be infected with a Veterinary Inspector within 100 Session of this Club took place on

announcement of the death at the Government Civil Hospital yester

Dr. Ozorio asked what measures assistance. had been taken to secure the inocula-sibility he pointed out that they had yards of these particular premises. rinderpest?

The Chairman replied that one of He considered that the onus lay on the the cattle owners had secured serum owners, but if the Board desired to make the bye-laws clearer, he would

wishes.

his cattle.

I

The first meeting of the Spring Monday afternoon when somewhere between thirty and forty drawings. were exhibited. The subject was Craft Afloat" and voting for the

moonlight effect by Mr. Cole. Mrs. Dr. Koch said he was strongly of Macpherson's "New Year's Day at the opinion that the onus of reporting Chang Chan" depicted a lively scene cases rested with the owners. Heof red flags amidst a forest of masts. quite agreed with the Chairman that Col. Loring contributed a fine canvas

Mr. Alabaster: What are the others doing?

The Chairman replied that he had received no further information on that point.

Dr. Ozorio urged that the Board the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon was in usual style. Mr. Bien sent two accessible. He could not be expected pictures. One attempted to reprezent should go into the matter very

A Chinese was killed yesterday / last week but on Sunday was taken | He considered that the bye-basies of fact the Veterinary Surgeon the locality.

The approaching wedding is announced of Mr. Herbert Wilson to Miss Barbara Primrose en route from England by the "Kartiala."

Miss

when there is a housing shortage, No. 3, Belilios Terrace, and father of a motor-bus shortage, or what not. the well-known and popular Hyad What's it going to do about the

man brothers, footballers, of St. Tilin Shortage?

Joseph's College.

The deceased, who died at the ripe age of 60 years, arrived in the Colony Fabout three years ago from Shanghai where he thoroughly. Personally," he consider to go round every day looking for sus-junks as Spanish Galleons. The had lived for many years and was ed the outbreak a blessing in disguise Picious cases of infectious disease. other was a picture of a large junk in He because it showed up the defects of The best plan would be to penalise Hongkong Harbour. Capt. Purvis exhibited a number of small but. widely known and respected.

The Chairman agreed. As a mat-beautifully executed of paintings of was about in apparent good health the present systers of notification. owners for not reporting cases

The open subject' was required under Bye-Law 11 te was voted in favour of Me. Tram- at the reclamation work at Kowloon.ill from kidney trouble and was should be modified to such an extent immediately removed to the hospital, that rinderpest should be placed on 2

continuously. He had asked the specimen of still life in water colour. where he passed peacefully away similar footing in regard to notifica visit these premises, and he did so, bitazky who displayed a very fine

tion as infectious diseases.

He de Colonial Veterinary Surgeon if he had This artist is a clever craftsman who yesterday morning at 1 o'clock.

The deceased leaves a widow and lieved that at the present time owners

any reason to suspect any particular understands bis medium thoroughly. a family of two daughters and eight were not compelled to report any cases

If notification of owner was not carrying out the onus A copy of an Old Master by Mr. sass to mourn his lois. Much sympa that might occur. A challenge has been received thy with be felt for them in their rinderpest was placed on a similar placed upon him in regard to notify-Hodgson was very good. by the Hon. Secretary of the Sha- bereavement Bath his daughters basis to that of infectious diseases in disease, and he replied in the Biriukova showed a Portrait, and a meen Tennis Club from Hongkong, are married and are living in Hong- then they would be able to prevent negative. Rinderpest, as a matter of sketch of the porch of the Fanling proposing a series of Tennis, Golf, kong. Of the sons, only two. Messrs cattle moving from an infected area fart, broke out very suddenly. With Ladies' Club House and Mrs. Britton Billiards and Bowling matches be E. P. and E. R. Hyndman, employed to an uninfected one, and, thus pre-regard to the supply of serum it was, cleverly illustrated booklet, Mr. Wild erament had never undertaken to battleship in a heavy sea, Mr. Cole tween teams representing the Navy by Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mat ven: the transmission of rinderpest of course. Fully understood the Gov-a small water colour sketch of a

Kowloon Docks gerins. Dr. Ozorio drew attention to and Shameen, to be played probably thews and the

respectively, are here. The others Section 11 of the bye-laws in which supply it. Whether or not the Board three sketches, and Mr. Bion two this week end.

Na flower garden and country road scene are scattered in various parts of the it was provided that the Colonial considered the Government should charming sketches of a Kowloon

Veterinary Surgeon should visit s Supply it was another matter. world...

The funeral took place at the Ro-premises where animals were kept, doubt the policy which the Govern- which are typical of his work in man Catholic Cemetery, Happy and said that before they could ask meat had followed hitherto had been water colours and good to see. Lady occasion but her presence is anti- Valley, yesterday afternoon, and was the Veterinary Surgeon to do this the similar to that laid down in the United Stubbs, the President of the Art Cinb, Boerd most first of all be aware that Kingdom, where owners provided was not able to be present on this largely attended.

such disease existed. If they placed wished to make any recommendations cipated at the next exhibition to be the ones on carde owners to report to the Government he thought the held at Mrs. A. R. Lowe's house on any cases that occurred both the Government would be glad to consider the 21st inst. (Contributed). Board and the Veterinary Surgeon would be in a better position to tackle the question. He considered that the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon should be more get-at-able so that the own ers of cattle who happened to dis- ham in nodifying all the other farmers cover disease among their herds could rat an outbreak had occurred in a immediately communicate with big certain place instead of advertising in

the newspapers. and ask for his advice on paying a

The Chairman mentioned that the With regard to serum, Department had a certain responsibi- small fee. The which it was not possible to get on

MES. A. C. PLANT.

An Australian paper publishes the following-The Governor-Gene- ral has received from the Governor of the Straits Settlements the fellow ing cablegram-"Many young men are arriving in the Colony from Aus- tralia in expectation of obtaining employment. I would be glad if you would make it known that there

cpenings for employment in It is our sad daty to-day to an the Malay Peninsula owing to the nounce the death at the Government position of the rubber and tin indus- Civil Hospital yesterday, following tries, and would advise intending the death of her husband on board the Blue Funzel se. "Teiresias," of emigrants not to come here.

are

Mrs. A. C. Plant.

28. 1478-2 loins of veal, 8d; 2 from pneumonia contracted "while

So far as he was

their own insurance. If the Board

them.

Mr. Tso expressed the opinion that

that occurred. He did not see any the owners were liable to report cases

THEATRE ROYAL.

WARWICK COMPANY.

A BERNARD SHAW COMEDY.

A very cordial reception greeted

loins of mutton, 8d.; 1 lein of beef, nursing her husband, aggravated by aware it would not cost the Gore cases where an epidemic broke ou Man," in which the satire that un-

The China Mail. family was theirs. In this way he galls. ale, 15. 6d. ; total, 7s. 6d. How ment at 4.20 p.m.

ASSETS.

The opinions-of-Vice Admiral

Mark Kerr, C.B., M.V.O., touch

ing the controversy as to what sort

„TRUCULENT COOLIE.

COMPRADORE ASSAULTED.

THEFT OF LIQUOR.

A coolie employed by MessrS.

sented.

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Captais and Mrs. Plant were on A correspondent writes in a home paprI came across the their way Home from Shanghai when following, and thought it might two days out of port Captain Flant interest the harassed housewife to died of double pneumonia. know what the price of food was in shock caused Mrs. Plant's health to the occasion of the last epidemic, helity in the maner. They had to see the "good old days." It is the fare collage and she was confined to bed asked the Board to recommend to the to it that in cases in which premises the popular Warwick Comedy Com when they opened their brief return moved. provided at the dinner of the barber- throughout the voyage to Hongkong Government that a stock of serum be were infected no animals were re-pany in the Theatre Royal last night surgeons and the wax and tallow On arrival here she was removed to kept available by the Government

Dr. Koch asked the Medical Officer season to Hongkong with one of In Bernard Shaw's most delightful chandlers, held in Newcastle, October hospital where she died yesterday Bacteriologist.

to give his opinion on the matter.

Plays Pleasant," "Arms and the ment very much. 4d.; 2 legs of mutton, 22d.; 1 pig, 6d. shock.

Mr. Alabaster said he certainly sporadically it was rather a tall order The funeral of both husband and 1 capon, 6d.; 1 rabbit, 2d.; 1" dozen

These out-gination be said to conceal any of pigenas, 74; 1 goose, 4d.; 1 gross wife will take place at Happy Valley thought the Colory ought not to be to call upon the Government to sup-derlies the brilliant wit could not by

sary for a long period.

those snares so feared by those crítics of eggs, 82d.; galls, wine 1s. 4d.; 8 this afternoon, passing the Monu-dependent on Manila, Shanghai or ply things that might not be neces any stretch of the most ferered im. other places for supplies of the neces breaks had only been of quite recent and playgoers, who, in the author's

There, ought to be a date. At the wish of Admiral Sir Alex. sary serum..

words, are so obsessed by my Dr. Pearse said he was sorry he strained legendary reputation that ander Duff, KC.B., Commander-in. Stock available to all cattle owners who becatue the head of the wealthiest times have changed!

Chief, the Navy will be represented might need it. It had been a custom could not give the Board any idea of they approach my plays in a condition at the funeral, as a tribute to the in the past to treat these cases on the cost of providing anti-rinderpest which is really one of derangement, #TECTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE family in all the world, and he took out heavy insurance on his wealth, the sons continuing to toil (for no

valuable services Captain Plant rea- fidentially with the idea that if it was dered to H.M. gunboats on the spread abroad too much that the dis- serum. He knew it was not an easy and are quite unable to conceive a play matter to prepare serum and that it of mine as anything but a trap Yangisze as pilot etc. The mercan ease existed, while doing no particularuld only be prepared by people who baited with paradoxes, and designed HONGING, WEDNESDAY, MABH 2, 1991. wages) in order to keep up the pre-

miums. They worked very hard,["

tile marine and the various shipping lar good, they might be doing a great thoroughly understood it. It did not to compass their ethical perversion enjoyed very little (save the satis

offices should also be well repre- deal of harm to a business which was appear to him that it was a matter and intellectual confusion Last faction of belonging to the weal

coping with the disease in every way. thiest family in the world, which

Travelling in the company of in this case they knew that the farins at the Government should be called night's delicious comedy, the plot of did not give thein decent, tobacco to stroke, nor any luxuries) and so

The Dairy absurdity of that fallacious attitude. Form, for example, being an extremely an attitude incidentally which provok- they continued merely to exist, Donnelly and Whyte was this morn-Captain and Mrs. Plant were two affected, or one of them at least, had upon to undertake inasmuch as cattle-which should be, too well known of Then one day they woke up to the ing charged before Magistrate Lind young Chinese girls whom they had asked that it should be informed keeping in the Colony was certainly require repetition, amply prown to

sell at the instance of Mr. G. G. N. adopted and were taking to England to whenever an outbreak took place, and not a stable industry. of ships, big or little, we shoulades that such assets were not Tinson, solicitor. for Mr. Lam Chi/be educated. It is understood that in be thought that the request was rea important business concern from theed-Shaw to remark that if It wPIC

tangible. They demanded, and build in order to continue ruling got, more comforts, and no doubt! Lok, compradore of the firm with (1)/the meantime Messrs. Butterfield and sonable. In fact he was of the opinion

pending inquiry into what provision that they should know when there many years past undertaken the pre-playz anonymously, or "hire some the seas, are presumably entitled to they did not work so bard. The assault on February 19, (2) intimida- Swire are looking after the two girls that both requests were reasonable public health point of view, had for possible he should put forward all his

of Denris Mounies liqueur brandy deceased guardians.

they should be able to obtain from serum, and unless the farmer under to have hired Shakspear," to father. respect. Opinions introduced by old man's hoard dwindled; and bis - and (3) farceny of two bottles has been made for them by their were neighbouring outbreaks and that paration of its own anti-rinderpest less disturbing person, as Pacon is said

not likely that the serum would be The death of Captain and Mrs. some source of supply in the Colony took to provide his own serum it was his plays for him.

The greatest credit is due to the bis incidentally, in the course of family ceased to be the wealthiest and one bottle of Gordon's dry gin, in the world, but it enjoyed life a

the property of the firm, or in the Plant is made doubly painful by the whatever serum they needed. bis argument, touching matters not bit better. You can't eat your alternative, unlawful possession of the fact that the former, who was 57

The Chairman corsidered that the efficient. If the Government under- technically naval, must stand on cake and have it," the old man

liquor.

years old, was returning Home for present bye-laws regarding modifica took to provide it, it would involve players for the skill with which they Thorpe Mayne was practical and Mr. Lam Chi Lok said that on good on well-earned retirement.

tion quite met Dr. Ozorio's point. It maintaining a very considerable ex-portrayed their respective roles. Mr. their merits. He says our fleet's told them; and they laughed.

What we eat we have," said February 19 when remonstrated with

was provided, under Section 14, that pert staff. Up to the present there incitive as the prosaic Swiss, Captain job was to protect our trade, and

every person having in his possession had not been any particular call from Blunchli. In excellent contrast was to guard the wealth we had made they, and there is no need to defendant in connection with this work enrich the insurance company's the latter assaulted him with a piece

or under his control af animal suffer the Dairy Farm for the Government Miss Joan Mayne whose admirable Inoculation ol sense of the burlesque in the eracting but now... our trade is dis-shareholders for the sake of that of packing case wood, and seized

ing from infectious disease should to adopt the system. "But if you hammer but was prevented from using

with all practical speed notify the off- animals was to the nature of an in role of Kains, the intensely romantic surance and that insurance must be young woman, won her frequent appearing, and we can't compete we have eaten." with any foreign country, not on carry on this way, the family will it by other employees of the firm.

cer in charge of the nearest Police left to the owners. It was generally applause. Equally effective was Miss account of not being asked for become so poor that some rich On a previous occasion defendant had

Station. tenders, but because there is no creditor will come and take what's threatened to stab the witness to

Mr. Alabaster: They do not mind found that for an insurance against Beatrix Wynn as Louka, the proud Cockroach Nuisance-We sym- They laughed again, and death if he dismissed him.

had to be paid. Consequently farm of ber servility to the paint sufficient return in work for the left."

pathize with your troubies, but are whether you tell the police or whom rinderpest a very expensive premium and handsome, servant girl' defiant bigh wages which are being paid. pointed out that hoarding was the

After hearing other evidence the unable to print your letter owing to you tell. They want you to tell themers took the risk in so many years of of insolence, Miss Muriel Aked

The Chairman replied that he was losing a number of their animals ably played the coretous Magistrate said that the threats did its too highly technical terminology.

part of The capital of a country se biggest temptation principally the power of work of neighbours. If we produce only not appear to him to have been seri-The recipe you offer would be of no merely answering Dr. Ozorio's que rather than paying a high premium for Catharine Petkoff, the imperiously Its people. This, as well as our what we consume, and ourselves cus. Therefore he would discharge use to our readers, who are not that tion.

consume what we produce, we need the defendant on that count. The

Dr. Ozório said what he was driv- the sake of protecting their herd for energetic mountain farmer's wife gold, has passed from us."

not go in fear of our neighbours," assault he was satisfied had been com- notices, in English and Chinese, ing at was that people would say that one year. Every time they introduced with social aspirations. Mr. Dudley they said.

mitted and he would impose a fire warning the cockroaches against they did not know these animals were new animals they would have to ino-Howarth skilfully portrayed the vary. in Kowloon particularly, were familiar Serghi Saranoff whose susceptible Thus we see the danger of figure of $10, or in default 14 days hard trespass? Our printing department suffering from the disease, and he culate them. Most of the farmers, ing moods of the handsome Major of speech, of analogies, of parables. labour. The charge of larceny had conld supply you with attractive urged that the Colonial Veterinary with rinderpest, and they knew that imagination leads, him into unex Excellent also was However, it is fair to point out also been proved. He would take samples. Watson's by the way, sell Surgeon should be more get-at-able.

there was a serum which rendered the pected paths. The Chairman replied that animals more or less immune from the part of Nicola, the menial with that Vice-Admiral Kerr is for say serious view of the offence in view of a thing called "Extermo" which we

Colonial Veterinary Surgeon was con-

the disease, but they were quite will the "soul of a servant," as played by ing on insurance, and for economy the fact that the defendant was an hear is most effective...

ing to go on year after year without Mr. Tom Fenwick Mr. Frank adopting the system, and when an Wheatley made, the most of the outbreak did occur they protested beamusing part of the cheerful, excit cause, the Government had not pro-able, unpolished" Major Paul Petkoff;

On that argument, China must

be the wealthiest country in the world, for its people's power of work (for low wages) is well known

to us. China should be the weal- thiest nation, and have the biggest

.navy.

to

in naval construction. He reckons employee of the firm and had betray-

On

The gallant officer in the same argument offers us the old figure of that large expenditure now aned the trust, however big or small, speech, that our navy is the cheap caval construction will merely which had been placed in him.. est insurance premium we could hasten our bankruptcy. Economy this count he would pass sentence of pay. Let us view that, and the can help us back to solvency. E three monthe hard labour, this sea- argument already quoted, with, the is for limitation, for abandonment tence to run consecutively with the help of a parable.

of the now hopeless attempt to other if the fine were not paid. certain man had many son, maintain supremacy as regards ton- The Magistrate was informed that whom he persuaded to work for nage. He believes our best inter the defendant was a time expired bim for next to nothing, on the eats lie in cementing our friendship banishee, and gave instructions for argument that the wealth of the with the U.S.A.

him to be banished again after jail.

We agree.

ANSWERS TO CORRES- PONDENTS.

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The discussion then ended. Other business was of a purely forinal character.

To-night, the Company will play

Mr. N. Thorpe Mayne and his wife, The Last Act, play written by both members of the Warwick" Comedy Company, which is to be presented in London 'shortly.