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HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD,

A meeling of the Banitary Board was held yesterday at the Board Room, Me. C. Mol Heuer (President) proelded, and there ware also, present Hon, Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G (Vios-President), the Hon. Mr. H. & W. Sinde, Meeres. A. Shelton Hooper, Dr. Pearse (Medical Offer of Health), and the following oficials: Dr. Macfarlane (Assistant Medical Officer of Health), and A. Gibson (Becretary)

ME. KOOPER'S QUESTION, On the reading of the muntes, the President submitted information for which Mr. Hooper aaked in May last. Mr. Hooper Indiested that it would not be necessary now for him to move the resolution he had intended, and asked that the information be circulated.

This course was agreed to,

INAPROTION OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, A letter from the Government forwarding rules for guidance of sanitary inspectors in mak ing reports on nuisanos noder Part-Ill of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance for the information of the Building Authority was read:

Mr.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 14TH, 1908,

The PRESIDENT-It would be rep the Government officer in charge of that to partmentthe Director of Public Works or bie sssistant,

The Notton paru- and the particThe particular ung ? | what time it would be best to inmas the poison

Mr. Hoors-Brande.

pud begin the mapsign. The two heat which I spoke - was repon this downpipe, of play are undoubtedly (2) just before the by at the breading and (b) just before and during Inspector-

inform the Board The Bacteriologist could the breading season, Le., *mination what is females are caught and whether the pregnant epith the period of the outbreak of the

But the Board must not lose sight of using effort to prevent the ingress of rats to demost buildings (e.g. by fling, up rat holes, placing rating over pipes, alv.). The Principal Civi! Madical Oflser observes have not the same (a) that ante bors domestic habile as they have in Ingland- our present medol, however, is ladle, not England, and osts are at least on domestic here an

Kr. HOOFER—It is not very entisfactory.

BREEDING OF MOSQUITOES.

Mr. Sminated-I agree with the bylaw as the Crown Solicitor alates that the Board bas at present no power to deal with this

matter.

The PRESIDENTI don't think the Chines are foois,

The VICE-PRESIDENT-I think we must pinos some reliance on the common souse of the people when they are told that the poison in The PARSIDENTI move that the Sanitary distributed for the purpose of destroying rate. Borra deem it advisable that a general poisoning

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[FROM THE TIMES OF CETION"!

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London, September 25th. HIGH CLASS

The motor race for the Tourist Trophy took place in the Isle of Man yesterday. The dis tance was 3304 miles, round a course of 37

id take place, and that the period be some generer the Chinese new year so that the can rely on, chinn on follow. I think we General and on the Chiest, on the Registrar-miles,

The motion was agreed to.“-istati

A STORY OF THE LATE SIR JAMSETJEE JEEJEEBHOY,

There are, I I daresay, some people who here ne ear for the music.of the newsboy's ery, but I myself once, and as you know a fellow-feeling auskes us wondrous kind, am not among them. For I was newsboy

A byelaw for the prevention of the breeding of snophalos mozgallors was forwarded. It provided that when the larve of mosquitoca are toand on any premises the Board may, on the sarice of the Medies! Oficer of Health or the

Mr. Harrison Roberts, the founder and Arsistant Medical Ceer of Health, give notice. to the owner or pooupier of such premises to in India, (b) that good zalting cats avoid plageorginator of Periny Novelletes and the proprietor take each steps as the Board may pres.ribe for rate that is probably trun, bai the argument of amongst other papers, "Illustrated "Bits' the prevention of the breading of such mosis that the presence of a ont sonres rata away writes in the M.A.P."

even if the ost does not esioh many if rats are quitoes.

spared out of domestio dwellings into the drains and asworn the exrosses of those which dis of

carried away and will not' spread plagne omong I was nine years of age, and started earning Born at Kingston, Surrey, Iloft school when plagos and the dose escaping from them will be the human population; (6) that cats secasionally eighteen pence a week and my meals by selling contract 1890, but hide () that at homepapere in and round about the Brompton I also delivered papers and one morning at sight o'elcok, I had as meas to leave the feat do not transmit the disease, so that it Plagas. This question should be again and at a certain house in Belgrave Square, matters little even if a few onts do contrrot without undue delay brought before the Sani- It was winter-time, and bitte ly cold day. Also, I bad as yet had nothing to eat, and I I looked pretty hungry when the master of the house. happening to some In the matter of malaria we know exactly what tary Board in order to invite their opinion as

downstairs oaught sight of me. If he seemed to do and how to do it. It would stultify to the advisability of instilating a period of mombers of the Board it under each circum-general poimening and the methods to ba snows they took no action. What I object to adopted to minimise danger. I am couident be rather astonished at my, sppearance I was in costly ill-dirooted experiments based on that, should the Board concur in the views more than amazed at his for he was of danks

of extreme magnificoses, infcient data or none at all, such as the I have expressed, the Chinese members and completion and were an oriental dressing-gown obtain the hearty co-operation of the Chinees greater part of the anti-plague measures adopted the Registrar General will do their utmost to of all classes in the scheme decided on and in the past,

that the Tang Wa Hospital wil sesist in every way in its power. Poisoning should be limited to a short period and the people should be warned and be aspasially exhorted not to throw away any soaps of food, eto,, during that period in order that rats may be forced to eat the pained bait,

MY. SHELTON HOOPER-I do not considorang has further byelaws on this subject are necessary, HOOPER-A the Government ordered all government buildings to be placed The powers the Board pass under section under the same roles and regulations as build-26 dealing with "noisanons Nos. 4, 6-8 and 13 inge privately owned, I think it is drawing an are quite sufficient.

Mr HUMPHREYS-I concur with the byelaw. invidious distinction on the part of those. concerned to exunde frẻm the byʊlawi, any buildings which are not in accordance with the Public Health and Buildings Ordination. I am quite sure the Government does not wish to

exclade Government buildings.

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WOBK8-I am not aware it is stated that Government buildings are to be excluded from the scope of these regulations.

Mr. HoorEB-D you admit thoy are included f

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-It is not said they are. There is nothing to indicate to the inspectors. If the inspectors have to make an inspection of Government buildings then their nspection will be subject to these regulations. I don't see anything to discuss,

Mr. Hoopes-I would ask the Director of Public Works whether he admits it is the daty of sanitary inspectors to inspent Government buildings once a month and report to the head of the canitary Department any contravention of the byelaws. If you admit that I

satifiad..

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC Won-I have nothing to do with Soitary inspectors. They are subject to the Head of the Banitary Depart-

Trent.

Mr. Lau CHU PAX-I think. the Board has sa ficient power to deal with endemie and epidemic diseases without making any more byulawa,

The proposed byelaw was adopted, Mr. Hooper dissenting.

PLAGUE PROCEDURE.

The precedure to be adopted in case of plague, together with directions for cleaning plague-infroted henser, wore submitted.

Mr. Hooran minated-Who is to carry out these instructions? They are not addressed to any one.

Attacked to the mtuate wake reports on rat destruction which Mr. Mess67 had summariaed from various medical journals.

Colonel Rai minated-The distribution of posion such as phosphorens (the effects of which The PRESENT-They are addressed to the on the human syalem, my not be immediately plegne inspectors.

Mr. HooFEE—It doua net sny, nơ,

monthr..

DR. MAUFARLANE'S LEAVE. Correspondezo was submitted relative to the leave of absence to be granted to Dr. Maofar. Mr. Hoorza-That answer is not satisfac inne. The Doctor has almost completed six years' tory. His Excellency has ordered that Govern-service and the President recommended that ment buildings are to be subject to the same he be granted leave of absence for twelve months regulations as privately owned property. The three months on full pay and vine months on half pay, with permission to apply to the President of this Board stated at the beginning Secretary of State for an extension of six of this year that Government buildings were inspected by sanitary inspectors once a month excepting those buildings under the supervision of the Medical Officer of Health, such as

I believe

there the hospital, gaol, etc. have been breaches of theas regalatione, as it is patent to anyone in the Colony that Go vernment buildings are not kept in the same sumitary state that private property in required to be. I have called attention to individual cases, as I mentioned in April last If some of the defects which I enumerated as existing on Government buildings were found on private. property, the owner wuld be ran up by the heels to the Police Court in four-and-twenty hours. One onse to which I alluded was the downpipe at the Supreme Court and I wa able to afford His Excelleney coular demon-

Mr. Hoorze minuted--As Dr. Clark will devote the whole of his time to the Sanitary Department the application should be granted. Mr. HUMPHREYS-I lake it this was sent to merely as a matter of scurtory and for our information. We are not called upon to appror or disapprove. The granting of leave and pay leave resta entirely with the Government.

Mr. Ho PEB desired to call attention to what he felt sure was a sip on the part of the President in not consalting the Board before recommending the granting of lays to Dr. Macarlaus, was laid down in his instructions Tho PRESIDENT explained that he bad to arrango about Dr. Clark,

Mr. HOOPER-I don't know what you ba

apparent) in quentities suficient to make an appreciable reduction in the number of rats will roquire the greatest ese and the constant supervision of each bonse trested. -

Mr, HOOPER—I'am in favour of trying the experiment this winter, but the grentent once must be exercised in the distribution of the poi on and in the collection and destruction of the house refuse where the poison may have book laid. Otherwise utensils in which food is pret pared may gut contaminated and human lives

lost

daresay

to

He asked on what I was doing, how, old, I was, whether I felt cold, and so on, and then follow him to the kitoben. commanded me

I did so with tearful minglings. I had an ideo, my host to be, habitually breakfasted off strong iden, that ducky potentates, as I took pickled baby, and I feit concerned about the place I was to fill in the menu. *.

It appeard that I was not to provide food, but to be fed. The Maberajah, as I had mentally dubbed him gave come orders to the ver vants in a, to me, ziutelligible tongue, and I prepared for the worst, and was, therefore the more relieved when the cook instead of shopping ff my head, placed before me a substantial beat meal. And avery morning afterwords so long as I delivered the "Thues at that house in Belgrave Square, I was

bonsequence similarly regaled, and grew fat and cheeky in

Imay add that the "Maharajah” was the late Bir Jamset joe Je-jeeboy, Bart, Grand- father of the present bead of the Porsi com masity.

EGYPT'S DEMAND FOR HOME RULE

NEW TURKISH BEGIME AND BLITAIN'S POSITION,

The bearing on the British occupation of is discussed in the N netterth Century by & Egypt of the grant of a Constitution to Turkey Rostem Bey de Belinski, late Turkish Chargé d'affaires in Washington, and Mr. Edward Diory.

The REGISTRAR GENERAL The poison

Mr. Edward Dicey points out that the should be in doses not big snangia to kill a child At the end of the poisoning period care should British Government would be in a position of be taken to coliest the does not eaten by rate extreme difficulty sapposing the Sultan were grasted to bis empire extends or should uxbend to hie Egyptian provincer or they will sooner or later get into children's now to contend that the onstitution which he He says: England always has invariably months. The doses I have soon size just what a has

Mr, Hooran-I think my minute indicates supported the Egypt.

the claims of the Boltan of Turkey She is not obild usturally would put in its mouth. all I have to my, I am quite sure the Sanitary se

exercises, and has a right to exercise, an ill- Department, which includes the Medical Officer in a position to deny that the Sultan still of Health, will bear in mind the great danger defined, but a supreme authority over the to baman life if this is promisenously distriEgyptian Pasbalik.

It is obvious that the Nationalists feel in bated, more particularly with regard to refuse in which animals and possibly the Chinese in their duty to stand up for the establishment of complete parliamentary government in Egypt the lower parts of the tora forage for food similar to that which has been accorded by the and thereby endanger their lives. “I think we Sultan to the Ottoman Empire. At the same

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A Bufton car came in first, having covered the distance 6 hours 43 minutes 5 seconds

› Werə Brcond and third, The

had predicted that scoidents and ageur

on the sharpness of the turns, Five date over caned, bulioned st. 38 points. miraculously unicjured,

THE NEWCASTLE BY ELECTION

~eocupante ware-

London, September 25th. The by-election In Newcastle to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Themse Cairno bas raul ed as follows

13,969 Mr. Edwin Shorts (Libar!) ... -11,780 Mr. Hartly (Socialist)|

Mr.. G-o. Henwick (Unionist)

*2,971

OLD AGE PENSIONS.

London, September 25th.

The first Old Age Pension forms were immed sterday. There was a steady presssion of applicants at The post-officer, and 50,000 forms were issued in London.

ANOTHER BOARD OF GUARDIANS IN TROUBLE.

London, September 26th. Seveo members and ex members of the Puplar Board of Guardians have been arrested on a charge of conspiracy to defraud,

THE UNEMPLOYED,

London, September 26th. At Manoboster, yesterday, the Pollos obargol with their batons two thousand anemployed who were threatening to raid the Ture Hall, where a reception was being held. Several were injured, including some Police,

The nurmployed attempted to raid the Green- wich Workhouse yesterday, but were prevented by the police.

THREE STEAMERS IN COLLISION."

London, September 26th. Atalogram from Port Said states that the steamers "City of Edinborough," "Clan Col- | quhoun," and "Somali came into collision. yonlarday. All were damaged, But not seriously, and are at present repaiting.

COLLISION ON THE NORTH ERN PACIFIC RAILWAY.

London, September 26th.

A collision cocurred, between passenger and

freight traine, on the Northern Paciño, Rail- way, in Montaus, while dense Snowstorm WAS ging. A smoking car was demolished and caught fire. Twenty passengers were killed and several injured.

SARISATE'S FORTUNE,

London, September 28th. H. E Pablo M. Meliton de Sarasate, the Spanish violinist, has left three million fraues, He bequeathert £4,000 and his Stradivaris to the Conservatorias of Paris and Hadrid,

ACCIDENT ON THE BERLIN. ELEVATED RAILWAY.

London, September Bih train on the elevated railway in Berlin rammed anot Imost broadside on, -day. The car was har. I to the ground beneath,

London, September 20th, The Berlin elevated railway disaster was due

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ANOTHER GERMAN "DREAD. NOUGHT," LAUNCHED.

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London, September 27th. The "Rheinland II " German battleship of the Dreadnought type, has bəon lawashed at Stettin,

THE LIBERALS AND THE SOCIALISTS,

London, September 27th. Mr. Hobhouse, Under-Beoretary for India, speaking at Bristol last night, za d that if the Labour Party continued the policy they adopted at the Newcastle elastion, the Liberals would have to consider retalia ion.

THE NEW SHIPPING HATES. TO THE ORIENT.

PROPOSED TO GO INTO FORCE. NEXT MONTH,

The Vancouver News Advertisor of Sopt. 12th BBY:-

Representatives of the steamship lines operat ing regularly to the Orient from this Coast, agreed upon a new schedule of rates to and from the Far East at a anferno iu eattle, lasting all day and until nearly 110 o'clock on Thursday sight..

The new tariff in decided sivance over that now in force. On some commodities the increase is as much as 50 par oear, while on others no

advance has been made, Conditions governing each class of freight had to be considered-in regulating the new rates.

While the through rates are much higher, the sleamship lines will receive practically only as much as heretofore. The railroads will profit by the increase. The overland carriers claim that they have been compelled to raiso their rates on through traffic as as to make them proportional to domestic freights. This change has been the result of the interstate Commerce Commission's raling; compelling the railroads to make public their proportional share of rates to and from the Orient This raling becomes effective November 1st, when the car- riers will enforce their new tariff.

stration. That downpiperomsined broken to do. I think you recogniss it was your duty can leave it to the Sanitary Department under timo, I think the Nationalist party in gypt Eighteen persons were killed and many lojured. Stewart and A. F. H: Hsinur, of Tacoma, antil Brd August, thereby proving the laxity to convalt. the Board before recommending the The PRESIDENT—It might be interesting lip,' and are aware that, however high their -to the driver passing a daugər signal."

Government to griot leave in this instacou

The PRESIDEST-I: was a clip. I wanted

Mr. HOOPER added that he was a party to opting the instructions as he naturally thought they would be carried out.

of the sanitary inspector whose daty it was, we were informed by the President, to inspect auch buillings onco & month. No to know if Dr. Clark's time would be available distinction should be drama batween Go before I did. so,

1 vernment an private property, and would like to have an sasurance from you as Head of the Sanitary Department that it is the duty of Sanitary Inspectors to report any con traventions of the Ordinaces found in Govern- ment buildings in the same way as private property. If I got such an assuraose from you I am satisfied. If I do not, then you are not -warrying out the instructions of His Excellency.

The FEESIDENT The inspectors report all Balsanoce in Government buildings. The work in carried out departmentally. We do not

Morro a notice on ourselves.

身

Mr. HOOPER-You have got to do it. The PRESIDENT—It would be waste of paper,

Mr. HOGFEE-You don't sarva a legal notice?

The PRESIDENT-No.

"Mr. HOOPER Then you do not carry out what your predecessor stated as to monthly viälts.

The PRESIDENT There is difference between inspection and serving a written notice. The inspentors make the inspection but they do

not serve notices They report,

Mr. HOOP Verbally, do you mean-F The PRESIDENT-In writing-Oa a piess of paper.

Hon. Mr. SLADR-I don't see why we should hare all thie talking. It is clear that on the presshlation of the report the repairs. will be carried out, It came to me that is all that

is necessary,

Mr. Hoorna-He says they do not make roport.

The PRESIDENT-They do not issue a legal notice on a big piece of paper.

Mr. Hooran-I don't care whether the paper is large or small

The FREUDERT-They make a report. Mr. Hoop-To whom f

The PEERIDENT-To the particular offer whose department it is,

Mr. Hooren-To the various departments The PRESIDENT It depends on the parti. oular question.

The PRESIDENT asked if he had any objection to the recommendation.

Mr. HOOP E-Ton admit it was a lip. You know you were disregarding these instractions,

The PRESIDENT similed...

Mr. HOOPBB-I don't look on it lightly.

MORTALITY STATISTICS.

The mortality statistice for the week ending 21th Septemb y showed that the dosta rate for the British and foreign community was 158 compared with 20'5 for the corresponding week of last year and for the Uhinese community it was 31:5 as compared with 20'6 in the sor responding week of last year or 3.9 for the whole Colony ss against 20-3 last year.

BAT DESTRUCTION.

the guidance of the Medical Officer of Health. are fully alive to the truth of the saying that there is many a slip between the cup and the hopes may mo, the conversion of Purkey into a Stats, ruled by 's freely elected Parliament is still far from being an accomplished feat.

yen to know that in 1902.03, $2,981 were spent on cat poisoning, and from 1903 to 1907, $689 All that poison has been used and we have not bad any nosidents.

bave used 32 tons of rat poisoning. attention to the fact that in the Panjab they

I would alzo draw. your.

Mr. HOOFER-For all India,

So

The PRESIDENT—In the Panjab only. far reports from India do not mention that

course, they say precruitions must be taken. any danger has occurred to children. Of If they used 32 tons in ous year in the Panjab, I think we sou safely use 400 lbs in Hongkong.

The REGISTRAR-GENSHALL osonot help regarding the matter as a little bit serione. I anxious to do everything I can le farther the destruction of rats, but at the asma time, if there'is a danger ist us fan it and see what stops we can take to provide agalast it,

The PRESIDENT-Certainly we want to face the dasgar, but, on the other hand, what is the amount of danger to the amount of good it may do.4

Tho

"This being 20, the Natio. slist leaders, in se Bocopt a compromise ander which their de legates would consent not to agitate for the far an I dan ascertain, are not unwilling to early withdrawal of the British troops from Egypt, on condition of some form of parlie wentery golf-government being immediately introduced into Egypt"

INFANTRY FITNESS.

London, September 26th. A team, consisting of 106 of all ranks, of the Royal Irish Felliera has won the Uake of Conasught's Challenge Shield, at Aldershot in record tirae. The test was for infantry toeke

Ecote Guards third. in stack. The Gordons were second, and the

THE LICENSING BILL.

F.

Those attending the conference, which was held in the oflees of the Grest Northern Steamship Company, were: W. D. Bongen, representing Waterhouse and Company A representing Dodwell & Company Protic Crast agents for the Ocean Steamship Company; M. Studley, of the Great Northera Steamship Company 7. Mibara. United States repre- sentative of the Nippon Yasss Keight; J. W.. Draper, general agent of the freight depart ment of the Canadian Pacific Railway; J. W. Banson of Portland, representing the Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company M, Gerland, of San Francisco, General Freight Agent of the Parido Mail Steamship Company.

The new bariff is agreeable to all the lines ever, the figures will be submitted to Vioe which participated in the conference. Hor President Bosworth, of the Canadian Pacific, for his ratification, The schedule will then bo oficially announced as that of the combined lines operating from this Const. The new figures will be sent to the Orient, so that ship- the changed conditions.

ABEUMENT. OF FORCE Rustem Boy's argument is that Englishmen, baving accepted the position in Tarkey, will

London. September 27th. have to look squarely in the face the consequen- our of this attitude-namely, the transforme-

A monster demonstration, attended by 300,000 tion of the Ottoman Empire at no remote period into a Powerzo formidable as to make it people, took plass in Hyde Park to-day, protester in the Far East may be propiced und impossible for their country to refuse to juggainst the Licensing Bilt 170 special train that Egypt will have to go, beonass inevitably country. avenate Egypt if Turkey insists upon it. So brought deputations from all parts of the Tarkey will demand it.

«

Wid this be a loss?" he asks,

LORD KITCHENER.

This is

"Will it bei NATIONAL INSURANCE AGAINST

UNEMPLOYMENT. humiliation? Neither, Great Britalt ealsred

London, September 28th restoration of order in the country. Having Egypt for the purpose she declared the attained this obj ot, she loyally openrd negotia Mr. Haldane, speaking at Indybank, said bo tions with Turkey for her withdrawal. At the hoped an opportunity would soon arise for The EEGISTRAR-GENERAL-I am not oppas last moment, the Sultan, indoctrinated by giving substantial inducoutent to workers to A letter from the Government forwarding

Franco and Russia, rofaned to sign the Conven- make provision against bad time.

regarded as an indication of a Government minuts by His Excelleney relative to rating the distribution of poison at all.

Great Bri ain stayed on, and, falling in love sobeme for national insexanos against unem destruction was placed before members. In the question asked was whether one or more pallatation which was to regulate this operation, covering letter from the Colonist Secretary was dangerous to a child, and what precaution with the good work she was doing in the country, ployment. Mr. May said that His Excellency would be would be taken to clear up these things after drelded not to retire until she could be sure that aufficiently advanced and consolidated not to glad to learn whether it was considered that the period of poisoning had elapsed. 1 under the edifise of reform she had raised was the poisoning of rats on a large scale was stood you to say, Mr. President, that the ides require her fastbor supervision. advjsible or desirable,

of this poisoning was to try to concentrate it a The Governor's minute addressed to the far as possible in a very short time so as to give Colonial Secretary was as follows: As I have the rat population a severe bicw and afterwards hinted in many previous minutes' I am heartily to trust to traps to keep the namber down. If in accord with the policy of exterminating rata that is so, my suggestion is that some care and I considered that this was the crux of the should be taken after completion of the week or problem long before the researches of the recent fortnight to end round, and ask people to the cauil in safe hands, the hs ds of bor The Fine Spioners Association, owning a Indian Plague Commission demonstrated soup.bat they had left of the poison.

The FARBIDES The idea is to distribute it ponolusively that P. Cheopsis was practically the sole agent in plague infection. We have just before the Chinese new year so that it will enquired from India what they considered to be all be removed in the general cleaning up which the best poison and what precautions they have takes place tho

Mr. HOOPER-I think the Chinese should found to be useful to adopt to prevent children and domestic animals from being injured by have their attention called to the dangerous the poison, and when we receive their report nature of the poison.

the Sanitary Department will have high au The IREKIDENT-Certainly, but we must not thority to guide them in their methods of songs too far or else they will throw the pellets duoting the campaigs. It will be for them to away."

Mr Hoorn-Their attention should be denide the class of poison to be used and the method in which it should be used so as to avoid | called so that they may not think they have a danger. It will also be for them to decide at now artiola of dist.

London, September 28th, In the interval she realised the advantage of

Mr, Deakin is considering the question of belog in possession of the Sus Cans, and this

important he leaves Indis. duabtedly added to her reluctance to leave. inviting Lord Kilobener to vielt Australia when But the guardianship of the caul to her only on account of Indis. Now, this evsonation of Egypt would form automatically and the Ottoman Empire, which would place the basis of an alliance between Great Britain

new ally, and out ibate a further element to

FIGHTING THE TRADE UNIONS. London, September 28th.

the scurity of British tenure in semi-Massal hundred mills, has decided to make, assebly man India by creating a strong link between allowance varying from three to sine shillings to Unions. It is under tood that this will cost authority in the world of Lela as the head of a the Khalif, grown enorm sualy in prestige and to is looked-out employees who do not belong reformed and powerful Turkey, and the King. £40,000 monthly, but it in oslculated that it will prevent the dispate, eventually steength. Emperor.

The Turkish revolution offers Britain the oning Unionism. V opportunity of a bonourable exit. If she was

AUSTRALIAN RUGBY TEAM IN ENGLAND. ready to sign a Convention with the despatio And retrogade Torkey of 1889 for the vacuation

London, September 37th, of Egypt what is there to prevent her from entering into a compact with the constitutional

The Australian Rugby Team opened their and programstys Turkey of to-day?

Great Britain will gain, Egypt will when they beat Devonshire by 24 points Turkish revolution has completely changed the tour in Great Britain, at Devonport yesterday,

against 3, not Icae, by the oracuation."

situation.

But the

The confer nos decided not to raise the rate on raw cotton, of which commodity Japan im ports a large amount each year. The railroads did not advance the rate on this art ole and, consequently, the steamship men left it at the old Bigare. While railroads have advanced the rate on raw silk, the water sarriors decided not to ingrease their proportion There will be slight increase on tea, matting and porcelain, which are among the principal articles of orgo coming from the Orient

While the rates are advanced as a

whole, the steamship companies are to reseire only about the same a heretofore, the increase in the through freight being, in most cases, only the addition of the higher rail rate from the Interior to this Cosat, leaving the water estries just the same shara sa under the former tariff.

haul by water.

Whether the now rates will stand competi tion with the rale offered to the Orient via the

agents will attempt to answer at present. Bues Canal is a question that none of the traffle They state that only experience will tell In raising through rates the sta-mehip men were ander the necessity of keeping the rates at the lowest possible fignares, consistent with a living pro boxuse of the advantage which the Burz

On cargo origiusting on this Coast, Cenal reate has on account of the latter's lang such as lumber and four, the steamship lines decided. Detto wake au wirance, Indreases were decided upon only on commodities where the railroads

Viateris, September 18th. B. Kondo, son of the President of the Nippon Yuran Keisha Line, and Captain T. H. James, the London agent. are among the premogar expected on the steamer Aki maru, due zezt Wednesday. Mr. Kondo is coming to Americs on business arising out of the changes neceGELTY as a result of the enforcement is November. the Interstate Commerce Commission's - affecting Oriental trade.

had announced advances.