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THE YANGTZE.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

29th December, 1900.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the "opinions expressed by our correspondents.]

THE CHINESE NEW YEAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRY

CRICKET.

H.I.C.C. V. B.R.I.Q.Q,"

MONDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 1901

REVIEW.

Tropical Diseases: A Manual of the Diseaser of Warm Climates. BY PATRICK MANSON, C.M.G., M.D., LLD Revised and enlarged edition, London, Cassell & Co.

(Second Notice.)

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THE PEKING LEGATIONS. The following is an extrast from a private

letter which the Times was permitted to publish, dated H. B. M. Jegation, "Poking, September

13:-

The less of the Suthsiang Lin the rapids of the upper Yangtzo serves to emphasise what has previously been sald in your columns with regard to the almost insuperable difficulties atr tardant on any attempt at ruaning steamers over them. Theorists like Mr. Little and Pro- fessor Douglas have a good deal to answer for, for the manner in which they havo misled public opinion on this point. According to the latter it was merely the upsthy of the British mar chart that proventad British steamers from running regularly between Iching and Clinag king. Recognition of this, and the applica- error, they have fallen into. Local astronomers Afterwards, Ward'a bright innings was ended by death of the Vienna student whilst manipulat- aathornotes the confusion in and unreliability of pluck. The papers, especially the Times, will

tion of tlo dynamite, were all that w

noxied (so he informed the public dating a

lecture delivored in Lonsian) to make everything with the European enlonder is probably the point of time for the lust wicket. but their intentional (including that of Onyomia, which say dangerous practico mast havo had a power there was danger, und gloried in the experi

plain-sailing, and to bring the vast and incrous- in rug. At the time, undeavours wore ing trade of Sweckten under the influence of

made to show how misleading these statements were, and in fact how untrustworthy Professor Doughs's deductions as regards commercial matters of China were in every repost. Of courts. I do not suppose sich opinions as the of the two gontienen above quoted had nay or much influence on the owners of the ill-fated Buiksing, but, pushing und, enterprising as tho' action undoubtedly was, it savours some what of the foolhardy to start a stouner to astond those rapids when the Sin-tan and others are nothing more or less than boiling and seething cataracts Nor do I suppose that had sko rénchil her destination in safety the Ger- inan Government would have been prepared to find that profitable employment for her which Mage to have fallen to the lot of the Pioneer an employment which is apparently profitalde enough to keep her from again attempting the passage of those rapida, the dangers of which were mado en light of by her previous advocate and initiator.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT SHAUKIWAN,

DYEL BLVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS STOLEN.

Hey.

cent

A highway robbery, similar in the manner of its perpetration to that on the Shatin Road lately, but differing in the fact of its having been committed almost in our midst, in broad day light, is reported by the police. On Saturday: at uluut noon, Lenag Chaing, a foreman at the Taik Sugar Refinery, Quarry Bay and partner in the Po Tai shop, 5, Dex Veux Road, eat out for Quarry Bay in a private ricksha, in which was a bag containing 8400 in twenty and ten cont pieces, aqually divided. He was secom- panied by Lo Tai Po, his partner in the Poi Tai shop, who also was in a private rickeha, and who carried a second bag containing $346 odd this sum, like, the first, being equally divided in twenty and tea pieces. The money was for the purpose of paying the holies at Quarry Bay. All went well for the greater part of the jour- and there was no thought of danger in the mind of either, whist past the North Point Battery, on the Shankiwan 31 armed with sticks, jumped out from the bushes fringing the road and attacked the two partners before the latter had time to recover from their surprise and take steps to save them- selves and their property. The robbers by sheer maight of umbors succeeded in vory soon overcoming the weak opposition offered then, and spatelling the two bags, containing between the yearly $750, from the rickshas, bolted up the hillside and got clear away, their escape being facilitated by the fact that the victims pursue pesbably dared not attempt to slay them. Instead they at once made their way to the nearest police station and reported the rob- hery. They say they can identify the men, of vhom descriptions have been issued by the police. The outrago bears on its face the stuny ef premeditation, and in this, aspect further resembles the robbery and murder on Shatin Road, when, as will be remembered, throo armed man waylaid and beat to death foreman who was carrying in a rioksba a sum of money wherewith to pay his master's coolies. The men in the present caso had by some means probably made themselves aware of the fact that the money was to be transmitted to Quarry Bar for the purpose stated, and laid their plans accordingly how successfully has already been seau. The police have aolively taken the case up, and there is every prospect of speedy arrests.

NAVAL AND MILITARY CELEBRITIES.

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The Naval and Military Record of the 6th December publishes portraits and biographies of five naval and military heroes-General Buller, Lient General Fele Carew, the late Major General Pain Symons, Capt. Sir E. Chichostor, and Capt. Perey Scott. Of the latter our contemporary says

When Capt Forey Scott commissioner the craiser Terrible at Portsmouth on March 24th, 1898, war elunds were on the horizon, but it was never anticipated that he was entering apon such an oventful period as to take part In two important expeditions South Afrion ind China. The Terrible was commission- el for service on the China station, and was on her way to the Far East when she was ordered to the Cape. Here Capt. Perey Sett proved himself a splendid type of the Andy man" by designing and superintending theconstruction of improvised carriages for the 4.7us, which subsequently proved of such impense service with the Ladysmith rolie

Capt. Percy Scott served with the brigade in South Africa, and was men- despatches for his great sorvice in Ho was also the heavy guns.) amaniant at Durban, and for this This C.B. in March of this year.. on the relief of Ladysmith. was hurried off to the Chinn the vessel at anca prepared a corrice with the international

day.

tions from, and poisoning by, hemp-water, and the author also notes that many globa-trottera Buffer from typhoid after visiting Japan." This match was announced to begin at 11 um.

probably due to carelessness in using polluted water. Impure water, the author points out, on Saturday last. By noon four golfers and Tho

may be responsible for quite an army of diseases,

Now that it is over I am selfishly glad to uight cricketers were on-the ground.

typhoid, cholera, dysentery possibly sprus home club won the toas, hot what was the a96

developed from dysentery, diarrhoen, perhaps have been through it; I suppose it is part of a lesson in a great muny of going in under the circumstances? So, to

malaria, ankylostoma, guines worn. "sleeping our education, as sickness," warms, leccles TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"

make a start, the side that lost the toss was put

fortunate, and its work was invaluable. The 4th January, 1901.

in, contrary to all precedent. Perhaps it was

Aftor Malaria the subject of most interest to flerfa, bilharam & getting into stomach, things. The medical department was specially

In contradistinction to most accepted authori- last three-and-a-half months have been us locally in Hongkong is Bubonic Plague, ties the author states that true sun-fever or succession of tragedies; events occurred swiftly. SIR,-Local astronomers of Canton would placing a premium on uupunctuality How- have their New Year begin on February 18th, over that may be the only chance of a

start for another half hour lay in revera- which, since the last edition of Dr.Manson's work, Siriasis hus a very limited arow of distribution, and one got news that made the bravest instead of the 19th, if one may judge by the ing the ordinary tactics. Hill and Krioken

Book hit very hard and put on 100 in half an Ims, spread to Mauritius. Madagascar, Delagoa "being rigidly confined to certain low-lying man quail, but, as you know, on these occa make themselves folt, and both men and women. Thoir hour; but had the chances they gave beau taken Bay, Australia and South America, and einen the sea-coast districts and to the valleys of certain sions the pluck and self-control of our racn correspondanes of dates in the slaborato al mancs which come from that city.

however was the fault of the fielding side. By

can now unfortunately be no doubt as to the ported in Hongkong must have been erroneous. disguised their foolings, and everybody's effort 1 he catio ibreover is a germ akin to that of was to appear nonchalant and regardless of mistake, however, is not followed, as may be neither of them would have seen 50 go up: that book was printed, to Lisbon and Glasgow. There rivers, so that the diagnosis of such cases re- soen by the Chinese, date on your own paper; 50 tidin when play had raled for nearly an hour, the

yallon foror. Speaking of fovers generally the danger. Our British ladies were marvels of that it is only a matter of curiosity to neto the Telegraph showed 145, a big total for the time. inoculability of plugte, since the accident to and I say, for although the Imporial calendar is not good piece of stumping, and Dyson, after a jng plague cultures, no epidemic then existing: army statistics, owing to the fact thuit every fever give you far more details than my letters. This

ague."

was placed horse de combat by a wound in the e. This misleading, slovonly, not to

kuce, was as a volunteer everywhere where hands. Hay and Lowe made a large stand in. strawn up in Canton, still the correspondance careful al popped one of Franklin's into slip's previous experiments, whether accidental or of short duration must appear in the returns as Times correspondent was hore, nat, until ho

accurred here) having taken place under cirful influence in retarding the study of pyreto- work of local mathematicians. Our Cantonese cricket was not electrifying. The innings was

His energy as a correspondent was only equalled" closed with 9 wickets down for it. At ten past sustances which might have given rise to legy in the tropics, at all evouts by our principal ence of hairbreadth escapes and narrow shaves. three or thereabouts, the Cricket Club, with two injection in other ways. I may say that plagte melicat pioneers-the Army Surgeons."

Speaking of beri-beri the auther states it does by his bravery as a man, and if there was a Gregorian Calendar to know that the year 1000 heuralaitier play, opened with Asia and its inoculation by means of a prick or scratch is not occur in early childhood, but many such sortie to be made, Morrison' was always thore. suvaits were not sufficiently familiar with the

The latter proved to be in form and made

cases were found in one of the Orphanages here. I was lost in admiration of many people in was not a lenp-year. They accordingly gave

He also points out how the crowded forecastle the siege; our small body of British Marines In did likewise, hitting hard and losing no time. Manaon states that plague was probably im- February twenty-nine days, and hence their quickly Lumu, Nicholson, Orton and Frank-mentioned by Ainsworth in Old St. Paals. Dr. ealendars for 1900 and 1001 are out by just a Nicholson in particular was in a happy vein, porton Into Bolabay from Hongkong, but as he, ef a ship, with every soures of ventilation her came out of a mest trying ordeal with dying matically scaled, "may create an incubator on a colours, and their achievemouts are worthy playing the best innings of the day, which

a few lines previously, notes that plague is a large scale, which, should it chance to contaiu a of the best traditions of the British Army included a grand big coke for 6. With six

ways present in some part of India, it is surely beri-beri germ, quickly becomes extensively in-and the corps to which they belong. Their wickets down for 20 and with time well in

apply to many Hongkong lodging-houses. Re-pliance with orders and sinority give me e moval from the infected area cures both in leri-ligher personal opinion of the British soldier band if the rate of run-getting were even ap more likely that the epidemic was brought over focted and lethal," words which equally wall discipline was perfect, and their cheerial com sure of victory. A most unfortunate run-.2

Hongkong is in bi-weekly communication by beri and inaharia, though in the latter the blood than I uve over had beforo. They lost their proximately maintained, the ground Clubscomed land however, warrel the situation and pest calouls- tions. By this time moreover the ught became sea with Pakhoi. A severo epidemic of plagae contains a parasite, whilst in beri oori the auther chief officer, and another ono was severely Speaking of the must not forget our band of 80 volunteers of darkness, under cover of which the bowlers finished occurred there in 1883. Plague was undoubtedly belive it does not, and is supported in this wounded three days after the sings begun. I off the opery fora total of 249, or 15 short. Hig: presant for ten years previously, yet ne case oo. opinion by Hirota (1898.)

recent Hamburg cholera epidemic the author all nationalities, especially the young student- gon and Krickenbeek were the most successful urred in Hongkong until 1804, by which time

shows law in its causation it was an actual interpreters of this Legation, who behaved with bowlers. Some of the fielding was sadly sloven ly. We shouki like to see Hay practice wicket the disease had travelled overland to Canton, counterpart of the London epidemic of 1854 the coolness und displayed the obedience of is drawn to the spread of infection by means well for as in Hongkong to be extromely careful missionaries, who worked and organized for With a fow exceptions, keeping, as he appears to have more than the whence we were infected. Special attention improper tainted water supply. It would be veteran soldiers; then some of the American all the men worked hard, some, of course, of rats, and the accessity for destroying these in using the Pokfulam supply, which at any the general good.

Line might easily be polluted.

Eighty-five per cent. of liver abscesses, the for their own families, and others for every. vormin: Locally much has been done in this con-

When people got over their alarm nestion, but I cannot say it leads to much tan-author states, occur in alcoholic subjosts and he body.

Three or four gible result. On ship-board, where passengers specially couleurs, as tending to produce this they made gigantic efforts.

diseas, the luxuriant habits of young men books will be written about this singo. are brought into such close proximity with rats, who on just arriving in the east clange from I said, wo hare sent away a great many this danger is spacially important. In one of the an active and frugal life to one of lounging besieged the ladies with the exception Mra. Toon, whose cabins of a steamer in which two Europeans on the verandah or hanging about the club of the lavill not leave her hus

Those who husband is too if the coved. got plague, dead infected rate ivere found im- bar--or he sits up at night drinking and smok- band, and th

ing. mediately behind the banks. Likewise Mon-

Leprosy has never been shown to arise in a stay are piesing with the altered conditions golian and Siberian plagas was found to be county de novo." The unther points out that of life and improved fare copt, perlups, the accompanied and spread by a similar disease with commonsense precautions such as not chief, who looks thin and haggard, but cannot allowing lopers to beg in the streeta, to keep get away while things at in the present The military oconpation of Peking amongst a species of marmot.

shops, or handle food or cloths intended for state. The author states (p. 167) that bubonic plague sale, or to hire themselves out as servants, must continue, as the Buters are gollected in the hill and have to be dispersed is common to mau and raany of the lowerunimals. leprosy being feebly contagious, would soon Rats and marmots are so far the only animals de out. We are too lenient in this respect periodically. Withdrawing the troops would an immediate messers of Christians known to suffer from plague, unless deliberately with the Climess lopers in Hongkong. The mann

author gives 4 piece of advice which who are daily befog relieved I think it who would probable that this Logation Fill have to more infected. Rinderpest is not plague, though most pertinent to those

introduce new anitary to Shaughai or Nanking, as, of course, the at one time thought to be the same disease. indiscriminately When the plague was in South China pigs were arrangements in Hongkong. "It is manifest railway is bust and telegraphic communica that in devising sanitary regulations the habits tion is irrogular, and he is out of touch with dying of some disease, but is did not prove to be of the people they are intended to benefit must things, as the Russians are having trouble in plague.

be taken into account; if this be not attended Manchuria. I would do anything for the Mac- to, if native habits and prejudices are ignored, Donalds, and I am glad to be of any use to any system, no matter how perfect it may be in them, as they are kindngas itself, and wore the

mainstay and prop of the siege." theory, will fail in practice

It is a real error for them, and does not affort only the correspondance with our calendar: for is throws their solar stations a day out. Thas the vernal equinox of 1900, which really fell on 21st March, is marked in their caloudars for 20th March. So also the autumnal equinox of the same year, which fell on the last day of the eighth moon, really came on the day which they marked as the first of the intercalary moou. The latter mistake is against the first principles of their system of intercalation, according to which an intercalary moon. must lie completely within one sign of the zodies; that is, the sun must not pass from one sign to another.

The Chinese moons, instead of months, bare an advantage over our syeton, inasmuch as they are natural divisions. Their calendar, teo, has the charm of variety; while the twenty-four solar stations, which are quite independent of the moon, fix annual spochs for agricultural and other purposes.

The Chinese calendar, more or less in its pre- tent form, is of very old origin. Errors crapt in naturally in the course of time, as they did into the Julian Calander, and the first Josuit missionaries turned to good secount their mathematical skill, by proving the inaccuracy of the untive calendar upon occasions of eclipses.

Fr. Schall was the first to introduce corrections,

and Fr. Verbiest, in the time of the Emperor Kang-hi, drow up the calendar in its present form, carrying his calculations as far as the year 2020. His ealendar has been faithfully followed ever since, with some rare exceptions, as when the year 1894, or rather the 20th year of Kwang Hsu, was curtailed of a day, en account of the disastrous war with the Japanese. So, whatever our Cantonese astronomers may say, wo alull probably have our Chinese New Year holiday on Shrove Tuesday, February 19th, and

svt time day trŠure.

SAM-PA-TSAT.

POLICE COURT. Saturday, 5th January. BEFORE MR. HAZELAND.

BERIOUS STABBING AFFEAT.

Charles Kuranaze, a Japanese seaman, was charged on remand with stabbing oue Iseko Falka on 29th December. He tendered a plea of not guilty.

Falks deposed that he was a seaman, uner- ployed, and on the date in question was staying at a boarding-house in Lascar Road, where the defendant also lodged. At two o'clock on the morning of the 29th alt, ho was awakened by a noise made by the defendant, who was drunk. He told the defendant to go to bed, and words followed, when the latter refused to do an. Suddenly the defendant pulled out a knifo and stabbed him twice as he lay in his bank-once under the heart and once on the left forearm. The complainant became unconscions, and came to himself in hospital, where he was to return.

The keeper of the boarding-house stated that he found Falka lying, unconscious in his bank, The knife was lying in the bank. stabbed. Witness had previously ordered the defendant Lance-Sergeant Garrod said that at 3.50 a.m. on the 20th the defendant was brought to the Central Police Station by two Chinces con stables and a European sergeant; the com- plainant was also brought in

a

to bed.

ehair. He had

rudiments of the art in him.

On Friday and Saturday next the return watch between the Navy and the Clab will take place; but punctuality will be necessary if the game is to be played out to a finish.

Appended are the score and analysis:----

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,

12 Livut. Hill, R.W.F., b Sercombe Smith Lieut. Kriekenbeck, 2nd B., c Lumb, b

64 Ainslio

Ortou, b Capt. Langhorne, A., o

13 Nicholson.. Mafor Sir H. McMahon, R.W.F., b Higgon 6 A. Gordon Ward, at Lumb, b Higgon Major Dyson, A.P.D., Higgon, Franklin 2 J. F. Noble, u Higgon

4. H. P. ny, not cut

J. A. Woodgates, Forsyth, b Higgon P. A. Cox, Nicholson, & Higgon A. K. Lowa, not out.......

Total (9 wkts.)

11.8.0.0.

13

18

Extran

8

.25-4

T. Sarcombe Smith, e Woodgates, 1) Lang. Capt. Ainatio, 3rd M.L.I., b Lowe ......... Lient. Lumb, 3rd M.L.1, b Cor Lient. Nicholson, 3rd 1.L.I., 1.b.v.,

-

45

V

41

Dyson ...

66

Mr. Franklin, R.N., Lb.w., b Kriokenbeek 22- Lt. Orton, B.N., e Langhorne, h Kricken:

beek...........

wat Lt. Higgon, R.W.F., run out

Capt. Waymonth, R.A., e Langhorne,

Krickenbook

Lient. Forsyth, b Lowe

J. Hooper, Krickenbeek

I. J. Gerrard, no out

Extrabe

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

ROYAL HONOXONG GOLF CLUB. Sorcombe Smith

Forsyth

Franklin

Alasllo Nicholson

0

Higyou

10

n.x.c.c.

Krickenbeck

1

9.4 3

Langhorne Woodgatea

0

0

30

0

Cox Dyson

FOOTBALL.

6

0

249

The Victoria Recreation Club and a teas from the Empress of China faced each other in a football match on the racecourse at Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon. The V. R. C. proved too strong for the sailors, who were defeated by two goals to nil,

like

true

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Ая

the

5th Deo.

95,615 lbs. ppted caper.

In concluding this imperfect review I should to state that in Dr. Manson's book the busy practitioner will find the latest information contained in small compass. The bacteriology is brought up to date, the

caneos of sleeping sickness, yellow 37 boxes 777 lbs, scented Or Pokoe, 276 fever. malaria, dysentery, are given, whilst boxes from Amoy, 338 alf chests fro Sausrolli's immoised serum for treatment of Amoy; 7,415 bales hemp. 50 bales waste silk, yellow fever, and the clump reaction as applied 475 casks preserves, 2,500 uses proserves, 80 otses to yellow, typhoid and Malts fever is men-P. L. fans, 50 cases cigars, 52 tional, and happily one new disease, Kola-azar, | 10 enses black woodware, 15 pkgs. sundries, 378 empty drams For London opt. Manchester: is got rid of, being only à form of malaria.

Several new plates are introduced, the letter-100 bales waste silk. For Loudo apt. Glas-

Por London press generally, good before, is improved, and the gow-100 casks ginger. headings of the different paragraphs are better Hamburg-200 casas staranissed, 100 Bes defined. There are also several new plates and rattan shavings, 70 bales canes. For Amster the more detailed descriptions of the life his dam-25 boxes cassia

"Plage depenils on social and hygienic rather than on climatic conditions, mors esposi. ally on filth and overcrowding saturation of soil with animal refuse, body vernia and other vermin spread disease. It is not so infectious as scarlet fever, measles or even typhoid." (The author has not seen any of the Irish epidemics of this disease plae he would have omitted the adverb). Particular floors of houses are infected, other focas escaping. This is a fact of which the writer has personal knowledge, and is difficult to fit in with the rat theory of infection; they coriainly do not confine their visits to one floor. The incubation period may extend to 15 days, in a cass which occurred recently on board a mail steamer the incubation period was 14 days. The longest period previously noted in Hongtors of the plasmodia malaria in the mosquito kong was 10 days and this was exceptional. are noticeable. Conciseness and proofs of untir- ing industry are the lending features of a work This is most important in its bearing on quer which is certainly a boon to the busy worker antine regulativas and the consequent incon- in the Far East.

WILLIAM HARTIGAN. venience and loss to, shippers.

*

31.D., D.8.M.

RUSSIAN RAILWAY CONCES- SIONS IN CHINA.

In Dr. Manson's description of the disease the symptoms are much too pronounced; of course tyre could re- such typical cases occur sad a cognise them, bat, more particularly in the 1896-98 epidemic in Hongkong, many cases

A St. Petersburg paper makes the announce. almost impossible, without microscopical ox-ment that the Rasso-Chinese Bank has suc- occurred in which diagnosis was most difficult, amination of the blood or contents of buboes,

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"A Rugby match was played on Saturday after noon at Happy Valley, on the ground of the

It is remarked that whilst the bandling of a Hongkong Football Club, between texas cap tained by Lieutenant Stevens and Captain rat recently dose of plagan?is dangerous, ons Loring. The game was very well contested, which is cold and stiff may be touched with in the advantage, however, lying with the latter, panity, the explanation being that Houshes who had a splendid half-back in Rassell. He

their bites the disease is inoculated made two magnificent rans-exot in the first abandoned the latter and that it is through and again in the second half-and an exch

Faeumonic plague is both most fatal and occasion secured a try, the first being converted, The score at half-time was twe goals to ou most infections, we can gaard one feet and in favour of Captain Loring's team. Only one handa from inoculation, but it is difficult to try, just a minute or two before the whistic sounded, was recorded in the secondsinif, and guard the respiratory organs from taking in in was scored by Russell. It was not convertel, festion, except by diluting the latter by the however, aud the game ended-Captain Loring's free tise of fresh air and, abundance of ventil team, two goals and a try; Lieutenant Stevens'stion.

It has been noticed that certain outbreaks of concession referred to has been obtained is patronage. team, one goal. Mr. Williamson acted as re-

plague wore preceded by a sporadic or epidemic affection in which the lymphate glands wers enlarged. On p. 184 the author shya such cas are of great importance in their bearing on the spread and prevention of the guyver dis

& wound two inches deep under the heart and long slit up the left arm. He was unconscious from loss of blood. The wounds were dressed and he was sent to hospital. The defendant was sober, but had been drunk. He was very mach excited.

The defendant said he was too drunk to referee. member anything that had taken place. He knew nothing of the stabbing of the complainant, and only came to himself in the police station. He was sentenced to four months' Lard labour.

BEFORE ME. KEMP.

DISORDERLY FRENCH BEAMAN.

A seaman ou a French man-of-war was charged with behaving in u disorderly manner, whilst drank, in Queen's Road Central on the 4th inst

A European constable said the defendant was chasing a crowd of Chinese all over the street, and had a number of Europeans following him,

The flue of $ was paid."

MASTER OF

37

FINED. BENGAL

A match will be played to-day at 4.15 p.a. at Happy Valley, between H.IC. A.F.C. and a team from the U. S 3. Albany, when the following will represent the club-Goal—J. Woodgates; backa-W, H. Russell and H. Pinckney; half-backs-W. H. Howard, J. W. C. Boinar, and C. T. Kew; forwards-Licat.easa, whilst on p. 651; speaking of similar Clapham, B.G.A., J. F. Noble, Capital Tal-buboss, now called catastic, the author states "there are no adequate reasons for supposing, lack, E.A., Lieut. Browne, B. E, and A. R.

as has been conjentured, that the disease has any Lowe.

connection with plague or that it is a form of pestis minor."

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

CORPS.

BHOOTING COMPETITION.

The return match between "C

Machine

The conditions were 10

Speaking of personal prophytaxis the author says: "Hospital work is only dangerous when Gun Company and the Dock Detachment of patients are allowed to lie in their infected cloth The master of the P.&O. steamer Benga! the Ficid Battery came off at Kowloon a thing, when disinfectants are not property used, was charged with neglecting to put bis ship in 30th ult. and resulted in the tables being turned, and when attendants are careless, stupid or rask.” quarantine in Victoria Harbour after a voyage as the Dock Datachment won by points; The writer las personal knowledge of three from Singapore.

Eviduacs showed that the steamer was hailed they showing much better form than on the deaths amongst Europeans scearring through

previous occasion. by the harbour police and desired to go inte men aside and ranges 200, 400, and 30 yds. the last named cause. The serum treatment of ere again, Capt. Percy Scott's gun quarantino, an order which the anater neglected Company were beaten at every range. plague is declared, as we found it here, a failure The refreshments were provided by the losers. Haffkine's inoculation, mosts with qualibed as bright intoroquisition with marked to comply with

He was fined $25.

Only 9 men fired, as the Dock Detachment were

approval. Honour were paid the ship's company Terpiole for their service in South Africa

one short. "C" Company's aggregate was 079, oro thoni bf that station; ond it·

Another gambling raid was made on Satur- and the Dock Detachment's 72 be 'may" ented a cortan that a warm welcome will day, Inspector bleNab and a party of constables hit Capt/Percy Bett and his gallant omieurs paying a surprise visit to a house at No. 4, fand man upon the return home of the Terrible Man Bing Lane. They found a number of coolies engrossed in futur, did arrested the lot-sixteen in all.

They were fined $3 euch, with the alternative of 14 days.

from no at the most arduous and eventful com qissium of modern times. The Fatente Macnirer & Cameron, Limited,

DASER for the excelleh inventions.Dover Chroniela. THE WATERLEY Pen. Tar Picker Pan,

THE HINDON Per. Waley Works, Edinburgh.

NATIONAL MEMORIAL

KAID ON GAMBLERS,

ceeded in obtaining from the Chinese Govern. ment the concession for constructing and work- ing line of railway from Lake Baikal to Port Arthur. It is said that the Russo-Chinese Bank has pledged itself to build the Fallway at its own cost, and that in return it has received years. At the end of thirty-six years the Chi the right of working the fine for thirty-six nere Government will have the right of baying the modertaking from the bank; if the Chinese Government does not then exercise right of purchase, the railway will remain in the bands of the bank for a further term of

We beg to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen thirty yours, and at the expiration to thos second period the line will be taken over by the the part of Chinn. The railway for which the the 11th April, 1900, and we solicit their kind Chinese Government without any payment on of this Colony that we commencal Business on

probably the line which has for some time wen Nos. 1 & 3, D'AQUILAE STREET,

Behind Hongkong Dispensary. - before the Russian authorities; starting from

Hongkong. 5th Apri Kiakht it would run due south to Urga, and thence in a south-easterly direction across the desert of Gobi or Shamoto Peking, with

COLD STORAGE line thrown out to ran through Singking to Port Arthur.

SEASONABLE CALENDARS.

We have received another batch of calendars for this year. Messrs. Guedes & Co. printers and "express" publishers, have forwarded to us a neat Anglo Chinese wall calendar which was designed and lithographed locally. the litho graphic work being done by the Victoris. prettiest calendar sent out by this firm. Lithographis Works. It is certainly the

Mosers. A. S. Watson & Co.. Ed., have sent us very artistic Chinese calendar, depicting a will prove highly interesting to the Chinese, fairy seated on a car drawn by a dragon which who, as a rule, tuve a special fancy for calendars issued by the Tai Yeuk Fong.

THE HONGKONG ICH COMPANY To prepared to receive pertama visions for Cold Storage at Easy P Moderate Rates

WM. PARL

Hongkong, 1ebruary, 1899. CARTRIDGES.

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We have also received from Masera. Arratoon V. Apsar & Co., Agents of the Victoria Lithographic Works, a very pretty calendar Speaking of some anomalous types of dysent dane at their own premises at Wyndham Street. ery Daniels describes a disease of high fatality Among the Insurance Companies Meses She According to the Chicago Chronicle, there was anongst Polynesians, occurring also in miwan, Tomes & Co., representing the North recently discovered near the Ocklockennee graat ships, showing a high degree of infective. British & Mercantilo Insurance Co., sent us, & Lapraik & Co, Agents for the Phoenix As River, 14 miles west of Tallahassee, Florida, ness, with diphtheretic lesions and great morta. very useful dosk calendar. Messin. Douglas what is believed by exports to be the most won. lity, vozy similar to that which was prevalent earance Comapany of London and Liverpool Y derfully para vein of faller's earth over amongst the returned soldiers in Japan in and London and Globe Insurance Company, and Messre, Wm. Mayerink & Co., the local discovered in the world. This rein is mid to For stealing copper from the Naval Yard yield, at the expenditure of very little labour 1898.9 and syriad from them to the civil pop representatives of the Western Assurance of LARGE STOCKS EVERY DESCRIP

Canada, have also forwarded to as some ex- immense quantities of this pecular earth, which

cellent sample of calendars, diaries, nud rulers, Address-Care of Mesers KwORG SANG & Co. stands the roo test that is to say that it is

No. 144, DES YEUX ROAD. absolutely pure, there is no was 2.

which are very useful for office use.

THEFT FROM THE NAVAL YARD,

two coolies were prosecuted by Mr. Leone, the night foreman, and sentenced one to a month, and the other to 14 days hard labour.

lation with disastrous resulta.

Asubject of interest to holiday-makers in Japan is that the so-called river-fever is due to exhala-

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has always on hand

TION OF COAE;