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THE CHINA MAIL.

and employed, with the Government's assistance, to explore avenues for stablishing arbitration machinery. with a confidenga and a tolerance that the threat of a dispute, with its con- tingent basta and distrust would make impossible. Wine it is to prepare Lacamires for the community's safety; wlaer still it is to make the occasion for those measures, it not impossible, then very unlikely.

STEAMER THEFT.

CAPTAIN'S SAFE REFLED.

The cabin of Capt. E. Waitruck of the s.." Georgii," at present in the Kowloon Dock, was entered daring bis absence ashoro. A safe was forced open and $738 in cash alolen..

OUR WATER SUPPLY.

The water return jessed on Novem ber, discloses that we new bave 1,406.88 million gallons stored up where last year we had 1,847.28 million. The consumption per head per day was 29.7 gallons in the City and bill districts, against 17.1 last year. The Government analyst gives his assurance that the water is Ltd. satisfactory. The total rainfall to October 31 was 68,19, against 30.91 last year.

BEDROOM FURNITURE.

EVERY DETAIL IN THIS HIGH CLASS WORKMANSHIP

IS UNDER DIRECT EUROPEAN SUPERVISION.

ONLY THE BEST MATERIALS ARE USED, ENSURING COMPLETE. SATISFACTION.

ESTIMATES FOR SPECIAL DESIGNS FREELY GIVEN.

WE CORDIALLY SOLICIT YOUR ENQUIRIES,

The Chină Mail.

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*TRUTH, JUNTION, PUBLIC SERVICE'

THAT. NEXT STRIKE.

Hongkong expects another big strike--that is clear. Nobody appears to have thought the recent amel's

obvious.

The Government also showed that trouble the strike to end striker. the prospect of another strike bad Rather, averyone seems to have con- ben exercising itu mind. Alluding to sidered it the strike to herald still fabour restrictions, labour unrest and raore strikes. Even before the seamen's guild regulations, the Colonial Secre agreement had been signed people tary assured the Coubcil that "this were talking about the next big dis-vely important question has been. pute, Bound to come, it was, they having most rerious consideration by d; but this time the siege would the Government," adding that the not catch the Colony napping Ob! Government would gladly consider nonerer again would a grave crisie any constructive sugestions. Mr. like the last one find H ngkong un-Fletcher saw the remedy in education prepared. This is what they said better bossing and improved living away back in May when feeling was conditions of the very poor, rather still inflamed; this is what they are than in festrictiva measures.. This shil saying now whan the strike has shows that, the Gov.rament is fully home memory, vivid may be, but

alive to the danger, less bitter.

-What they are saying was echoed

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MALARIA.

HOW IT SPREADS.

SANITARY BOARD DISCUSSION,

CRICKET.

UNIVERSITY'S FIXTURES.

1922

2

J&T. ELEVEN.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1922

LOCAL WEDDING.

"THE NEWSPAPER

PRESS"

LECTURE-DY-MR. HA, CARTWRIGHT.

FIRMAN-LEGGETT,

At St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon,

Some interesting facts about the Nov. 20, Navy.

on Monday, Mr. F. W. Firman, of prevalence of malaria in the Colony Des. B, C.C.C..

(L)....Home!

Mr. II.A. Cartwright, editor of the Thorpe Street, St Andrews, Norwich, (L) Away Hongkong Daily Press, gave an inter-overseer of the Public Works Depart were handed out at yesterday's west-

16, K.0.0. ..(L).... Away eating address to the members of the ing of the Banitary Board, when Dr. W. V. M. Koch, who had previously

.. 29, Infantry .(F)....Home

Literary Society of Union Church last ment, was married to Miss Rosa. 1923 givan aotica of the questions, sakrd: Jan. 2,... Past Present....

pight on "The Newspaper Press," Leggett, youngest daughter of Mr. J. The Daily Press to-day reports the Leggett, who arrived from England 1. Whether there has been an iá.

lecture as follows-- ..(F).... Away Grease in the prevalcoce of malaria in |

The lecturer touched upon various ...(L).... Away Hongkong and the New Territory

(L)....Home expedients adepted for informing the during this year.

(F).... Away public in pre-newspaper daye, and .(F)....Home

6, 0.5,0.0... $1 ,, 13, C.R.O.

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2.What method has been adopted Feb. to ascertain the incidence of malaria in the Colony..

9.-Whether the extensive building operations now in progress might be held accountable for the increase of malaria, it there be any increase,

4.-If so, whether any prophylactic method can be adopted, such ca ensur ing the administration of quinine to the workmen and coolics engaged on such work.

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20, R.G.A.

3, H.K.O.C.

27, I.R.O.

Baid that the newspaper, as we ua-

by the 6,0. "Karmals,”

The Rev. G. R. Lindsay officiated at the ceremony which was attended by many friends of the bridegroom.

10, C.8.0.0.......(L)....Home derstand it, only came into existence The bride, who was given away by

Mar, 3, C.R.C..

17, Infantry

10. I.R.C.

,,

17, R.G.A.

24, K.0.0.

Apr. 7. H.K.C.C.

is 14, Navy......................(F).

1923

2ND ELEVEN.

Dr. W. W. Pearse, the Medi'al

1922 Officer of Health, replied: I find it Nov. 18, H.K.C.O. somewhat difficult to give really Dae, 16, K.O.C..... definite answers to these questions, be cause I recognise that behind D Koch's questions there les an extremely important matter. There fore, I would ask Dr. Koch and the Board generally to bear with me while I answer the questions as best I can.

Jan. 6 0.8.0.0..

Feb. 3, H.K.C.C.

27, I.K.C..

10, C.3.0.0. ... 24, Police Mar. 3, R.E.

.. 10. L.R.C.

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17, Police

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24, E.C.C. 31 R.E.

1.-Malaria not being a nolifable disease, there is no refiable method of ascertaining its prevalence. Deaths from Malaria and admissions to thu Government Civil Hospital for Malaria Apl. 7, H.K.0.0. are recorded. During the first three quarters of this year there were 297 deaths ascribed to Malaria and, if the

THE "POPPY DRIVE."

When

Ker

the

(L)....Home when the invention of printing made Mr. R. J. Everest, wore white crepe (F)........ Home multiplication of copies o commercial charmeuse, with veil and orange (L)....Homo possibility-n period dating, in Eng-blossom, and carried a bouquet of (F)....Homeland. to about the middle of the white lilies and white rose, (F).... Home seventeenth century. The attitude of bridesmaid, Miss Peggy Everest, wore ..(L).... Away authority towards the Press was well dress of white satin charmeure and Away expressed by Cardinal Wolsey when hat to match, and carried = bongust he exclaimed Wo must destroy the of pink roses and white chrysat- Press or it will destiny us." Censor themums. Mr. C. B. Coom was best ship was exercised, first, by Pope and man. Bishops and later, by King and Bis-

After the erremony, a reception was held at the residence of t, and (F).... Home hops, The Star Chamber WOB (C)....Home also brought into operation to stille Mrs. Everest, No. 2; Railway Terraco,

the popular desire for freedom

Kowloon.

Later the happy couple left for (L)... Home of printed thought, l'ines and impri- ...(L).... Home sonment, with the pillory, the brand. Macao and Canton

where the (F)... Awaying iron and the hangman's rope were boneymoon is being spent. (L). Away employed to torture writers and to (L). Home torrify rendere. In the Civil War-the

Away aid of the Press for discussion of the continued the lecturer "it is probable ..(L).... Away questions at issue was invoked by both that, in many minds, there is some

(L).... Away sides and, thus unsbact:led, the Prese

raisgiving se to (L).... Away became a growing power.

whether tremendous expenditure of energy has (L)....Home Governments tried to reimposs the (F)....Home bonds thoy found that public opinion tone and character of newspapers have been really worth while; whether the was 'strongly on the side of greater not bees ascrificed to speed and freedom and no authority was able, One case of enteric fever, Chinese, same rate should continue during the

afterwarde, to reduce the Prese to its popularity. But though The New former state of bondage.

Journalism' is often denounced for its was notified yesterday.

last quarter, the deaths from Malaria for the year will amount to $86 as

Complete liberty, however, was still personalities and it is implied that in far away. In Charles II's reign, another and better than they are now, former times the newspapers were, compared with 332 in 1921 and 1920.

The admissions to the Government ladies have already very kindly

While a number of well known tion of the proceedings of Parliament nothing, as

Act was passed to forbid the publica- Civil Hospital for Malaria to the volunteered their services in connecplain that they do not get enough published to day, because there are Sir E. T. Cook -whose members, nowadays, com.

reminds UB, could be More years 1920, 1921 and 1922 (first three tion

uztrue. More personalitica with Saturday's tale, of quarters) were 161, 266 and 194 Flanders poppies in aid of Earl Ha'g's ser still further harried the Press, and alities are much less offensively per- publicity. At this time, also, a Licep, more newspapers, but the person respectively. The last figure, if the food for distressed ex-servicem, the lecturer gave an instance, amongst sonal. Perhaps the chief count in just as true of "poppy drives" as of ment of the people's rights which to and panders to morbid curiosity. As anything else and it needs no ma-

many bands make light work" is on a printer who published a etate Press to-day is that it is sensational thematical effort to icaliss that it is day would be considered a truism. Truth pointed out roently, 'So leng much easier for two ladies to sell repression; it was relaxed somewhat arithmetic to demonstrate abuses no James If. continued the policy of *2.-Apart from voluntary informa- Landred poppies each tancat the time of the Revolution, but one will listen, but make a red-hot as you rely on me reason and tion from medical practitioners, and lady to sell two hundred. The or in the reign of Anne-which saw sensation......and you are core of a Capt, 0. O. Olliver, R.G., bas Civil Hospital and the death registers, ensure that no likely purchaser shall the insidious plan was adopt less than they used to do opon news

that obtained from the Government ganising committes is anxious to Armed the duties of Major (I.G.), no. nethod has been adopted to he without the opportunity of buying ed of imposing a heavy duty upon likely to pander to morbid curiosity. the first daily newspaper hearing at once. Journale, rely far China Command, vice Major R. Fascertain the incidence of Malaria in his poppy on Saturday and will be Daubuz, B.A. JA ut.-Col. W. N. Hongkong. Compulsory notification very glad if any ladies who are will Nicholson, C.M.G., D.8.0., having is impracticable, and the continual ing to give up na hour or two of their has resumed the duties of D.A.A. and per annum, between the Colony and into touch with the hon. secretary. returned from duty in North China interahange of population, (1,000,000 time on Saturday morning will get QMG.

China) would prevent, in the majority Mr. A. H. K. Cobb, c/o Union In of cases, any possibility of tracing the surance Society of Canton Ltd. source of infection.

3-Building operations, involving,

Passengers bound for home by the P. & O. a. "Dongola" this morning included. Mrs. Lindsell, Major Daubuz, Copt, Miller R. N. and Mr. J. King Salter.

MORE HELPERS NEEDED,

The Deep Water Bay list of Bame rate of admission be maintained, still more helpera are needed. That others, of a barbarous sentence passed the indictment brought against the

entries for the Royal Hongkong Golf Club's Governor's shield competition has bren lost and those who put their names down on it are asked to get| into touch with the secretaries before November 11.

Tresting steamer "Venezia"-Mon- The following passengers landed at Hongkong to-day by the Lloyd

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year. There seems to be ground for will give 258 admissions for the whole thinking that the incidence of Malaria has increased dering the last two

years.

doubtedly lead to increase of Molaris

This was observed at the West Bad

cepapers, which killed many of for they have a much greater wealth then. At the time of the Ameri- of interesting masterial to choose from were mercikely imposed. Between there is still room for improvement can Rebellion, repressive enactments, than in, former days. Very low prosecutions and heavy senterices

papera now describe, executions;

of 101 persona tried were arquitted. 1808 and 1821, it was compatid, 172 but the upward tendency is ap years of imprisonment were awarded to 80 persons for offences in counec-

parent. tion with newspapers, and only 7 out the Press always concerned itself with Another complaint made was that

All the authorities and arguments picture of lite; that it told all about the unusual, and therefore gave à false

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should not be allowed to trade upon the, credulity and ignorance of the simple labourer.") Furthermore, urging the Government to encourage HONGKANG, WEDSERDAY, Nov. 8, 1922. paddy growing within the Caly, the

the housing of large numbers of do not worry about these lower Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son besought signor Costantini Geleo, Cav. Dr. coolics and artisans in places-espect class people who are really the focus the Government to profit from the Talio Giovanni, Mr. Schmid Oscar, ally in outlying districts and on the of the disenen, I suppose I am not for the liberty of the Press were the criminal and licentions, but eaid lessonof the seamen's strike" and make Rev. Biondi Giuseppe, Rev. Jose De fringe of urban area where they in order in discussing the subject, but placed in urray before the public, in nothing of the thousands of law. the Colony less dependent on outside Silva Lucas, Rev. Lopez Mariano, have not been housed before, will I should like to ask whether means 1892, by Erskine in his address to the abiding people who led honest and food supplies. His maaning was and Mr. Oremond Eugenie.

in such district amongst the gear cannot be adopted in order to bring Jery on behalf of Thomas Paine, useful lives. The lecturer did not see It is announced in a Londoneidents, if any. paper that Mr. Halliday Macartney

about auch, an end, has severed all connection with the of Vitoria during the building of the meat (Mr. Sayer): We will regard this speech and quoted this passage stood; weita for libel would certainly author of the "Rights of Man." The how this could be altered or that it The Head of the Sanitary Depart lectur gave the principal theme of mattered so long as it was under- Sino-British Trade Accociation and University, and notably in Kowloon said we take regard to the better freedom of the Press, if I am sup- pablished the etatement that "Mr. any subsidiary organization, whose during the construction of the big class people and not to the lower ported in my doctrine concerning the and Mrs: Blank are still living hap this as notice of the question, You "No legal argument can shake this be issued against a newspaper which Halliday Macartney has been the is the fact that recently many guard the urban arcas and we are to reform or to change their Covers: he thought that "officialess" with it offices are at 116, High Holborn, Mr. railway tunnel. Apart from this there class. That I can deny, at once. We great unalienable rigt of the people pily together." As to "journalers," Chairman of the Association. buildings have been erected in oully unable to guard the rural distriota.ments. It is because the liberty of

ing districts and many people are pas-It does not matter how poor a man the Press resolves itself into this great involved sentencra and wretched 10.30 8.. at the Helena aylana must be expected, eg, at Repulas likely to acquire malaria, because country the fast begy which sub- Rishard Cobbett addressed. bin To-morrow morning, Thursday, at sing their nights in places where Me is, if he lives in Hongkong he is not issue, that it has heen, in every cliches was crtaiul not suprins. pomposity ol phrase. longacii titate, ProfessorSimpson will give Bay, Fanling, cic. Galsworthy's Plays, and the Plays of always be regarded as probable car- In rural are so this department has no Governments, but the liberty-of drew most of his examples of faulty lecture on "A comparison betweeS Chinese villagers and servants must quitode do not exist in urban areas. power. Other liberties are held undown nad to ploughbors, and. so far as I know-an bela mojects have been able to wrest from ramparto Ministers of the the older Drants" to the members of riers of Malaria and, given a few control the Reading Circle. Anyone who is anopheline mosquito from the hillside interested, is invited to attend.

opinion keeps Governments them construction, bad diction and worse The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou son: selves in das subjection to their logic from speechee delivered from the or occasional marshes, the disenso is Did I understand the Medical Officer duties. eurn to spread.

This Tamil lunatic, who was produced taking of small doses of quinine as's that?

When asked if he had any friend;

to say the Chinese are carriers of martyrdom of truth in every age; and a similar character. 4.It is very doubtful that the malaria?

has produced the Throne and from other documents of What does he mean by the world has been only purged from before the Second Magistrate. Singa prophylactic is really of any use. On

Ia conclusion, the lecturer said that Hoogkong expects another big person of a chetty. Further queried g-st that this habit may even detract Malaya, Barmah, South. China, and of the "Tuxes on Knowledge "the criticise the laws and their admuästra

pore, faid he had a friend in the the contrary, recent researches: aug. I mean that, in the Far East, Indio,

ignorance with the innocent blood of the early history of the Press con The Medical Officer of Health: Sir, those who have enlightened it.” Berriko and moans to be ready when as to where his friend was, the man from the value of curative doses when

veyed a reminder that the right of as in the Legislative Council budget it comes, The labour guilds will be replied "I have awallowed Lim." His they are needed.

It was not until 1836 that the first Englishman openly and fearlessly to debate, when the Colony was adjured ander stricter control and food sup-worship committed him for obser-

on,-in places where malaria is duties imposed on newspapers in the tion was only wrested from authority to remember the strike's bitter plics will have been organized. That is

indigenous-the nativo races must The best means of protection, apart always be suspected to being infected eiga of Queen Anne and subsequent by the heroic self sacrifice-of-car lesson." "It in the unanimous opinion only proper. Never again must one

from the draining of swamps, clearing in veterinary practice the term This was the advertisement duty. Kings Lords and Commons to un Jy much inoreased was abolished, forefathers, who braved the might of Hom, Mr. a. D. Pays" and 1 for

of vegetation, and training of water "saited" is used. The majority of The stamp duty followed a couple flinchingly and, in the end, fastccess- Vice Admiral Sir A. L. Duff, who courses consist in eureening houses Chinese to day are infected with of yests later, but the paper dutyfully that Burke, gisting, from bie my ureficial collongues, “said the

lieve I am voicing the opinion of all Power to paralyze the Colony's life, Chief of the China Station by Admiral, nets. Daring recent years there has except occasionally when the seacon until M. Gladstone carried its GBery. described the Press as the

Mut those who expect another strike Sie A. C. Leveson, left for home to been a large number of new residente is cold or when they are "under the right thisking men and women in the

day with Miss Duff on the P. and O. in the Colony and I would take this weather." Then they exhib ́t sy np. abic. There are a few, on the other Governor and Mrs. Severn were among that, while they are

"Fourth Estate of the Realm take immediate steps, by legislation, hand, who think a strike could be those who went aboard to bid them ably

of malaria and dose The lecturer touched upon the and declared that. it was reasus of quinine or # if necessary to bring all labour guilds,

little reat Improvement of mechab'osal. aids to greater than the other three avoided altogether. Mr. Fetcher is

Lon voyage.

from Malaria in puts a man all right again. Never newspaper productior, which received these days the fear unions and such-like associa

abau atea here, yet the disease is theless, the majority of native races on impetus with this growing freedom sometimes expressed that the Press ous of the few; his remarks quoted tion under stricter

indigenous to the Colony and that, in, in the Far East, where melaris is in the Press. He also told something had become too powerful, but tha control." Convinced that the Colony's labour threatbebelifmoststrikes here, great October 26 on the President Madison" should therefore never be neglected. bone-marrow or in their splavu; it and the collection of news by which, power of persuasion only, and must ahovo show that. The China Mail C... who was to arrive at Jajan on danger of infection. Mosquito ne's really carriers, the parasite is in their saceleration of newspaper distributioned nothing to privilege; it was the Bir Claude Hill, K.U.S.I., C.S.L. outlying district, there is always digenous, are "salted"-they ars of the romance associated with the Power of the Press be it remembered, supply is being unlawfully restricted, of sinall, could be captd-given from Seattle, has been visiting New Mr. Fair urged the legislative con- the ecessary prbitration mashinery Tork and "Vashington in connection ewers, may I ask whether it would be from the ear or elsewhere, but it is in to acquaint the public with what is ultimately rest upon justice and rea Dr. Kook: Arising out of those au may not be in their blood when taken popadays, the Press is frequently able in any intelligent community, trol, in order to stop agitation and

with his duties as Secretary General possible for the Sanitary Department their system all the same. prevent bour unions "being made As a most people are right and of the International League of Red to take steps to notify contractors if we have large numbers of artisans, still uninformed. Illustrations were of bewpapers, under one head, the op- Further, going on while a dovernment itself is In spite of guest combinations dispute is inevitably, then this Cross Societies at Gen va, and is now and people who are employers of coolies, hotel or domestic servants given, talshow thit, whatever cynics portunities for all siden to gain a bear- arbitration niachicory will prove da route to the conference of Fargaoge of labourers, who are, as the about us, and a few anopheles mes pight say to the contrary, the Nawe-ing remained as great as ever thes insulasble. Assume most people and Fastern Rad Cross Societion to be liald Medical Officer of Health says, a very quitoes occur, we are bound to get the paper Press, as a whole, has always were. That the masses of dikat most distinguished veterans, of the malaria undoubtedly spreads, and reservoir to the uninfected men, by of patriotism and public duty, which had not been misled in great numbers at Bogkok. Sir Claude is one of the great focus of malaria, from whom distaan transferred from this Chine been actuated by a very strong sense Britain-unlike the people of Bursia The viwe were shared by the free from trouble, then this arbitra British Civil Servica in India, where whom we do not not care for the mosquito biting the "galted" hay, on many notable cocasions Bolshevist agitatara was attribut Chidera member of the Council tion mechinery bar cat nothing more he pant nearly 40 years. He has cuffolently to prevent their being man and then biting the uninfected transtended any considerations of able to their political sagacity. In the "While we sympathise with the than the effort required to establish been Bedrstary Genoral of the Real attacked by the malada mosquith mah legitimata spirations of the labourer it.Accepting either prospect, now i petted to be in Japan about 10 and carrying to other persons whom artist is the anopheles.

Crosi longue d'aco 1021. Ito is ex- the maquite thas becoming infected The Chaithen. Then the only White the high degree of uffixione

pecuniary profit or other advantage.development of which the Freem had for the betterment of his conditions the time to act. The perent in das Numerous ratertainments have it bits. We seem to look after

played the most prominent part hich the Press has attained easinat At the conclusion of the lecture a we conside that gurulupulous pers na dustrial calcould enable employer beta arranged in his honour.

Dr. Postro: Bo far as we know, but compel the--admiration of hearty vote of thanks wan kcoppded the better-slase people but we Siz,

proryons acquainted with the "Lante!! the kpeaker.

vation.

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Colony, that the Government should however, eain to think it is inovite. "Denyola." H.E. the Acting opportunity of reminding them toms

the tools of unscrupulous persona,"

Haie was clearly expressed the fear

of

more trouble.

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wrong and our industus life remains

abolition.

Wad