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SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Banitary Board was held on Tuesday at the Board Room, Mr. R. O. Hutchison presided, and there were present Colonel Bedford, Ron, Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon, Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar-General), Mr. A, Shelton, Hooper, Dr. G. II. L. Fitzwilliams: Mr.Ho Kom Tong, Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. Fearse (Assistant Medical Officer of Health), and Mr. W. Bowen Howlands (Secretary),

EAT CATCHERS. ·

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 12TH, 1909.

about the admission rate for the police at Shaukiwan. On looking up the 1907 Colonial Medical Report of this Colony, he found the admissions from malarial feven from the police stations throughout the island. The Central was given al 94 per 1000, while that at Shau- kiwan amounted to the enormous number of 889 per 1000. With regard to the garrison, amongst the whole of the troops serving in Hongkong for four months of this year, January to April inclusive, there wers 48 admissions for malarial fever. Out of that unmber 30 were from the small garrison at Lyemun. That gave a ratio por thousand of 445 admissions for Lyemun as against 25 for the rest of the garrison, or practically sixteen times as much. He thought all members would agree with him when he said that conditions such as these were far from satisfactory. Now,

Western distrist, Kennedy Town, Kennedy and Macdonnell Roads, the neighbourhood of the Naval Hospital and Morrison Hill Bosd, and Happy Valley. The Military return of admissions to hospital for malaria happily showed a marked reduction in the incidence of this disease. Tt furnished the strongest arguments in favour of the adoption of the trite old saying that "prévention is better than sure." The Government had not yet seen fit to publish the departmental ports: for last year, so for par poem of comparison they were left with the figures for the decennial period ending 1907, measures were inaugurated by Government in He had just remarked that the anti-malarial 1900. They would see what the effect of those measures had been on the European Troops. In 1901 with a strength of 1,673 men the total admissions to hospital during the year were 1,010, 1,381 men there were 1,523 admissions. For

The PRESIDENT It was ordered as Jeyes Fluid and sent se Joyes Fluid. The bacterie logical test showed that it was superior to the staff purchased locally.

Mr. HOOPER And it was sold as Jeyes

The PRESIDENT YOU Fluid?

Hon. Mr. HEWETT --Are there various game of Jeyea Finid?

The MEDICAL OFFICER of HEALTH-Thay

Mr. HOOPER You are not aware of any don't quote different grades. stof being procured from Jeyes which was not Jays Fluid ?

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTHYes, two proparations have come from Jeyes.

THERE IS SKILL AND

OF CONSTRUCTION

be equally naive. He recomatended Dr. Sakowe, director of the Government Baroan of Agricul- Dr. Sakawa had no experience businese and was THOROUGHNESS tare, as president of the company knowing that

ho did not know the directors, Messrs. Isomara not suited to the poet. The Baron admits that

and Akiyama, well (now ku prison and alleged to be the arch ovil-dours), but put great trust in carlain officers who were experts in figures." These frank admissions, of course, reflect credit. in the Baron, but they are not likely to console shareholders. The veteran business man's

and auditors of not doing his duty, and for that offence has been the common one among advisers the shareholders must siffer. The Anal result of the meeting was that new shareholders were elooted, Baron Shibusawa retaining the post of advisor. At present there are twenty-six persons, directors and other officinis of the company, and

IN ALL

RIANOS

The HEAD OF THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT anbmitted the following minute-The Street Committees of Yaquati, Hinghom, Tsimchatsoi, etc.. have undertaken to engage and look after a number of rat catohem if the Sanitary Board will defray the axpense. A large rate is provided in the estimates for the destruction of what was to be found in Bhaukiwan? First of In 1902. the soldiers suffered severely; out of than that obtained through the Crown Agente. I members of Parliament, in Tokyo Prison await | STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAY

rats, and as at present the return of rats in Kowloon is not satisfactory; I think the Board pro justified in trying this experiment. As the and catchers are to be under the control of the Street Cozamittees the abuses which obtained under the old system of rat catchers should be avoided. It is proposed to engage in all feu rat etitebers at a salary of $10 each.

Mr. Ho Koм Toxo minuted-The proposed arrangement seems to be a good one, and we should give it a fair trial.

Mr. SUELTON HOOPEE-The cost of the bait will have to be added. Do I understand the rat cutchers will not be subject to the orders and directions of the Sanitary Department or Sanitary Board?

Hon. Mr. HEWETT-Are sufficient measures taken to ensure that these men may not specially treed rats which they may subsequently produce as the result of their labours?

Mr. HOOPER The only point I wish parti cularly to callattention to after these figures is the fact the Jeyes Fizid obtained locally is cheaper The PRESIDENT-You do not remark that

the next five years the xospective figures the Jayes Fluid from the Crown Agents is

bacteriologically superior. 53.

were

Year

1903...

1904....

1905...

1907... 1206...

Mr. HOGPER-On that I might have to pro- duco evidence to show that it is not Jeyes Fluid

Strength 1225

Adralesion.

937

1,426

390

1370

348

at all.

... 1,525

... 161

480 297

The per mills inte, which stood as high as 1,102,6 in 1902, before the preventive me suras could bear fruitful results, fall away to 195.0 in 1907. The figure, which he had quoted, clearly demonstrated the eflonoy at the stops that had been taken throughout the Colony generally, and which should commend themselves now for adoption, in regard to Lyemunin particular, once that the evil existing there had been brought to the notios of this Board. The various units of our local Garrison constituted too valuable an asset to the Colony for us to neglect, and he trusted that no little monetary consideration would stand in the way of the Government towards Improving the surroundings of the living quarters of those whos lives, unimpaired by preventible disses, such as mario, tended to the greater security of the Colony.

all there was a deeply inout bay which was crowded with junks and satıpans., - As far as he could glean from statistics published, there were some 5,00 or 6,000 persons residing on these junks and sampaus. At high tide the vessels were floating on the surface of the water and pouring out their daily quota of exoreta into the harbour, and at low tide they were lying on the mud. Leaving the water and going to the land, they would find the main thoroughfare going through Shaukiwan over which all persons going to or leaving barracks must traverse. By the side of that main thoroughfare there was a slightly trickling, sluggish stream. A casual glance at that stream would show that mosquito larre were broed ng there, and the speaker's special sanitary officer reported to him that they belonged to the malarini family known as Anopheles. About this small stream were to be found sundry terraces of cultivated ground. All these terraces were carefully irrigated by means of small water channels or pits, some of which contained water while in the others were fermenting for tilising fluids of the character of which all were aware. These were two admirable exnciples of the Industry of the race, but he considered them black blots in any land having European habitation. Ovor and above this, there were several streams coming down from the higher land and finding their way to the sen

NATIJAS DE CEMENT RENDEEING, - forming rocky channels after through

In reference to an application from a centred many water holes oud pools which wƏTD rendered very foetid through the streams for, the Medical Officer of Health wrote

public minute in which he recommended the Board to being used latrines. These rivitete discharged themselves accept Canton marble tiles as "smooth and into very small estriaries which went underneath impervious material" if not broken and if the road and filtered on to the forsehore. In all properly pointed in cement this, many ideal nurseries for mosquito breeding were found, and he now asked that these condi- tions be thoroughly. Inquired into with a view to measures being taken to modify the existing Mr. HOOPER remarked that the Gommission

affairs. He was very well aware that state of affairs. found that large amount of the bait pre-malaria could not be fought without ar viously used went into the ocolies stomach instead of into the traps.

Mr. LA CHU PAK-The orders and dir notions of the Baultary oant or Sanitary Department, I understand, will be carried out through the Street Committees who have under taken to supervise catchors with a view to preventing such abuses as existed undo the old system. The arrangement is a good one, and should be given effect to at an early date-

The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-I think the object of the regulations was simply to insure that the supervision of the Banitary Depart ment should be exercised through the Street Commitless. I do not think it would be worth while for these men to breed rats.

Mr. HOOPER thought the Board might informed once a month how the system worked so that they might know whether to continua or discontinue it,

The PRESIDENT stated that all rate caught would be taken to the Disinfectant Station, so that the Board would get the exact figures and

the cost.

It was agreed that the system should be given a trial, and a monthly report submitted to the Board as to the progress made.

MALARIA AT LIEMUN,

more ΟΙ less as

expenditure of money. In that titanic task Which our American cousins hat undertaken of cutting through the Panama Cans it was estimated that the expenditure would

be

something like £40,000,000, and he found that 23 per cent, or as much as £100,000 Colonel BEDFORD, Principal Medical Officer Anually was being devoted to preventiva of the South Chin Command) parsuant to notice, moved that In view of the medicine as apart from any hospital or other prevalence of malazial disease amongst His medical sertions. And he saw by an estimate Majesty's troops quartered at Lyemen, and to given by the authorities in Manritius, that on the fact that this disease is que to editions ont of the ravages of malaris in a district obtaining ontside. War Department property. uear one of the military cantonments, they were that a Committee be appointed to enquire into expending no less than 80100) rupoes,, _ Now," and report upon, the steps necessary to remove or was not at suck figures or at such suns that he minimise the conditions favouring malaria in the was Liuting, as the small body of troops at adjacent village of Shukiwa and its environs Lyeman could not in any way be compared In doing so he said that this motion of which with the vast array of workers in Fans, posal that he had made since he had had the Anopheles at Shankfwan be compared to the And so to the pestilential swamps which are causing en much honour of sitting at the Board. reasons which impelled him to take this step, trouble in the colony of-Mauritius. At the he now asked the very earnest attention of same time, the conditions which obtained at

It was agreed that the Director of Public Works, or whoever was acting in his stead, Colonel Belford and Dr. Fitzwilliams should be appointed as a committee of enquiry,

Dr. FITWHLIAMS-I think the Medical Offer of Health's rocommandation should be agreed to.

Mr. HOOPEK-I agree with the recommends tion of the Medical Officer of Health. (2

EAT RETURN,

A rotura showed that in the week ending May 1st, 1,391 rate worn ought in Victor of which Fats were three were infooted. In Kuwie caught, two being infected. |

QÖST OF DISINFECTANTS With reference to the question purchase of carbolate creosote for disinfecting purposes mised by Mr. Hooper at the last, most

of the Board, considerable corresponder

was submitted. T

garding the

The discussion then ended. DEVIDING THE CITY INTO HEALTH DISTRICTS,"Ţ^_ The COLONIAL SECRETARY Wrote to the effect that the Board's recommendation to divide the city into 12 instead of 10 health districts was now under the consideration of

the Governor.

NOTES FROM JAPAN.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

Tokyo, April 30th. BUGAR COMPANY SCANDAL AND LEGAL PROCEDURE. -

ing trial in connection with the frauds. The arrested members of the Diet are charged with

WE IMPORT

accepting bribes from the directors, the object SUPERIOR VALUE of the latter being the nationalisation of an industry of which an almost ruined company

was the hoad.

FOREIGN CAPITAL

The natural effects of the orposure of the BUILT THROUGHOUT FOR

THIS CLIMATE. Dai Nippon Sugar Co, and others, including the Dai Nippon Suisan or Marine Products Co. (in connection with which, a lieutenant-general is Japanese companies in their efforts to ander à cloud) will be to greatly handicap obtain foreign capital. Difficulties in this connection have already been experienced

CO., LTD.

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CURE FOLLOWED

YEAR OF AGONY

Intense Itching Eczema Drove Him

Nearly to Despair Chief Surgeon of a London Hospital Called It. Worst Case He Had Ever Seen- Got Little or No Relief Until CUTICURA STOPPED HIS

UNBEARABLE TORTURE

by the Osaks Bhesen Kaisha which having failed ROBINSON PIANO to raise a foreign lean, has concluded an arrange- meat with Tokyo and Osaka banks for two millions at an interest which worke out at the exorbitant rate of 82 per cent, with the com pany's ships pledged as security. The Kedhin Electric Railway (Tokyo-Yokohama) has lately been negotiating with foreigners for-a loan, but The cause of the failure of the Dai Nippon it is reported that one of the conditions insisted Seite Kahn continue to occupy a great deal of upon by the financiers is that a foreigner shall be the public attention, and the subject is the text included in the Kalhin directorate. This is natur. of post homilies nowadays addressed to business ally distasteful to Japanese company, The Tokyo men. The exposure of the corruption sxisting Electric Light Company (paid.ap capital action of the legal authorities are hold to be loan for a great water-power undertaking. among the directorate of the company and the 17,260,000 Yen.) has been seeking to foat a big blessings in disguise, but the good effects of the With the nicety in figures that Japanesa com- erpojure cannot be said to be realised to the panies indulgo in, it is estimated that when full until the guilty parties have been punished the waterpower works are completed the com- by the law andaro behind prison bars. Before pay will be able to earna dividend of 19.2 on its this can happen it is possible that thres courts capital, but up to the present this statement has will have to pass judgment on the offendars, not convinced the foreigners who have been ap- the court of first instance, the court of appeal, prosshed. At a general meeting of shareholders at the final court of appeal, namely, the Court held a day or two ago it was dicided to leave Cessation. And it is evident that unless the matter in the hands of the directors and a the Government determines to expedite the decision will be come to in June. trial of those charged the case will drag on for years. Under the normal procedure of the courte the defendants would be able, gaits togally, to so delay bearings and amplify the mies of evidence that the final judgment of the highest court could not be obtained for many grain. The defects of Japanese legal proceduto this corpool are too well known, and are often relercail to in cases in which foreigners sro in- vored But the Japanese ruffer equally from s bad system. There is at present a case dragging on in the Tokyo courts in which both parties are Japanese, the plaintiff a minister of stata and ter claims a portion of the citizen's land, main. the defendant an ordinary citizen. The minis

FOREIGNERS AND LAND OWNERSHIP. Closely connected with this question of foreign capital is the position of foreigners in respect to the ownership of land. The present attitude of the Japanese authorities in this matter is narrow and aslish, but pubile opinion is growing in favour of placing foreigners on exotly the some footing as the natives, and as soon as this is done we may be sure it will, greatly facilitate the entry of much-needed foreign capital. A very important meeting was held last Monday in Yokohama by the foreign Henson, said he understood that arrangements land renters, when the chairman, Mr. H. V.

footing with regard to landownership are likely

Me Masaru in a miante dated October 6th,taining that the latter's boundaries amoroach footing signers, and Japanese, on the same 1908, reported that Dr. Clark, Medical Officer upon his own land adjoining. This bound to be made in the new treaties Treaty re

probably be drastic change. The object of vision takes place next year, when there will this land-renters meeting was to make formal protest against the payment of certain

taxes on legend property, a has

matter that the

he had given notice was the first forinal pro- nor could the streads and rivulets now breeding Tectante for, killing from bacteria were useless, as by documents duly signed and sealed. Survoyers been in dispute ever since.

members. He would not occupy the Beard's finds with any review of the early history of the

Lysman were suficiently serious to justify him in making the proposal he had brought forward,

that the monkering grave stones at Stanley would be taken to mitigate the present state of

I

of Health after consultation with the Govern went aulyst and bacteriologists recommended last Calvert's carbolated oreosate be stocked as * disipfectant instead of Jeyes and Recent plagas roscaroles in India, showed that chain- infection was carried by the billi in the stomach of the rat flea and that a disinfectant to be useful for plagas measures must bɔ nud, appro to kill the garm carrier of tas pat, de. retrieved Dislafectants were wanted for deodorising And der disinfecting purposes for cases of typhoid,

dispute began in September Inst. The citizen of the measurement and registration of his land he put it as evidonos a copy of the document kept in the city archives, so that legally his claim to the land would appear to be soknowledged and judges lave paid several visits to the property abolition of extraterritoriality, and the begin and there have beozi woveral hearings and post- ponements on protekts suggesting that everyone concerned

has an enormous amount of time to waste. A few weeks ago, however, the judge charge of the case was prompted to another

was in September, and whichever way judgment

ning of the operation of the revised treaties. As the Chairman said, a weighty matter of principle, was at stake. The resolution of the property leaseholders of Yokohama was con

people or authorities, and it was emphasised that.

military occupation of the Célony. He thought and he trusted that as a result some step small por, cholera,ote. For doobrising parpon district, and excurding to low the new judge has ceived in ro spirit of hostility to the Japanese tar disinfectants, the chief point of consider. evidencs and resurvey the land. The case is the loose manner in which the agreement was ~ remained a silent witness to that most disas affairs and thus relieve him, as Prizem there was not much amongst the varias con to go over the whole cino again, hear all the whole vexatiớng trouble had arisen through: trous period. Hoasted this Board to recognise the Medical Officer of this Garrison, of no small then being therefore the price. For disinfecting ow, after seven months, as far ad drawn up in the revised treatine by the Powers fact that at the present time the admission rate amount of anxiety for the health of Ess purpose, for estimating the catbelisasie goes to losing party will probably appeal concerned. The meeting was held with a view for malarial diseases amongst the troops serving Majesty's troops serving at Lyemun

the most useful organism WAY TO BIf both sides are determined wo may look to furnishing the foreigners diplomatic re- in Hongkong was greater than that in fudis or in any other Colony in which soldiers had to seconding the resolution. He was constrained phosas. Recently various tests had been for the final settlement of this caso it presentatives with their views on the greation about the time of the Grand Exhibition, of leased property taxation, so that the Powers master before the Japanese, authorities” next morro, with that one exception of the west coast to support it from the conviction which badinfectants the tests eat being samples supplied when the laser will be involved in runous may be prepared to properly represent the by the Standardised Disinfectants Co., Ltd, of bean forced upon him not only by a perusal of

yeur when the treaties are revised. It is to be of Africa, a place the very unine of which was redolent with the memory of this disease. Now the valuable sport by Dr. J. C. Thomson, which detailed results were set forth. he was concerned with a military station which regarding a research into the prevalence of price of carbonted orasole, 1/6 per gallon, was they go along. Suck being the normal course beged this revision will finally remove a cause

mosquitoes and malaria in the Colony for strategien porposes was found necessary to

Mr. Ho Kom TONG had much pleasure in

of

made by the Government experts on these dis

costs, which both sides are at present paying as

The

company. They are not yet panlahest

PRESENT POSITION OF THE COMPANY.

"About four years ago, in London, L

·was troubled by severe itching and

dry, curly skin on my ankles atď foot. The same, in a few dayo. was the case with my arm and scalp. I could bardly koep from scratching, which, I need hardly way, made it TOTIN

Then large red patchea appeared, with inflammatiop and sorenes After ten dayṇ, thousands of small red pimpler formed. On becoming dry, these caused intense Itching, I was advised? to go to the -hospitals for diseases of the skin. I did so and was an out-patient for a month or more, the chief surgeon saying: never saw such a bad case of me But I got little or no relief, tried my so-called remedies, but I be esme so bad that I almost gave up in despair. On coming to this country heard so many accounts of enres by Citi curs Remedies that I resolved, as a Tast resource, to.give them a trial. This wee after suffering agonies for twelvs month, and right glad am I that I did so, for I was relieved of the almost un- bearable tobing after two or three applications of Cuticura Ointment. I continued its use, combined with a Hberal use of Cuticura Soap and Cuti- durs Resolvent Pills and am more than thankful to say that after using three sete of the Remedies, I was completely oured. I can only add that, should any one be suffering as I did, I hope that they will do as I did, and I am sure of the resulta. Henry Bearle, Cross. Big Little Rock, Ark., U. 8. A., Oct. 8 god 10,1907."

Send to nearest depot for free Cuti- ours Hook on Treatment of Skin Diseases, Cattedra Zemedies are sold throughout the world. Blago Bet often Cures Depots: London, 17, CRATCHTHOUSE Pans Hue de la Paix:

R. TONNI & Co., Rydity: 5ook AT 16. CAN'T, le 11.B. A. PUL Dre & Chen, Cirp, Bute Props, losion,

5434

TRADE OF INDIA,

A RECORD TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 1907-8.

The sea-borne trade of India in 1907-8 resched

£57,766,395 6,353,230

exports for £121,880,689. The total land fron- this garrison. He referred to Lyemua and the Hongkong and in the New Lorritories, the cheapest. The Principal Civil Molion of legal procedure in Japan, it seems premature of dispute between the Jupenose municipal | the record total of £241,059,599, of which fler trade amounted to £10,660,673 importa THE REIZISH NAVAL VIBIT. mite the cheapest disinfectant for general use, dotormined proencation by the Government of in the sides of both parties for years past. adjacent village of Shankiwan: The barracks his personal and deer observation loer was of opinion that carbolated oreosote to th about the good mom effects of the sutkoritks and foreigners that has been a thorn imports were responsible for £119,188,710, and being £5,717,891, and exports £4,642,782. In- Quite unexpectedly the foreign public here dia's aggregate trade in 1907-3 was the greatest of Lyemun, which were of modern and improved the progress which is boun made in thethy which view the Mediatamext of HM thoso response for the failure the sugar f

learned that elaborate entertainments were in her history. Below is given a list of the construction, were situated upon an airy piston accesful campaign instituted, and since some 250 feet above the sea. The Royal Engi carried on by Government, in the year 1900.

Mr. HOOPER Minute--I would läro to low

from which India draws most of her imports is neers had spent ne smiall sums of money, sud Those of his colleagues, who had the privilege had shown no little skill in rendering the ground of a seat on this Board since that year, would the gamtities of the respectivo disinfectants he shares of the Dai Nippon are hot now boing planned in honour of Adwail the Hon principal countries- trading with India, the Imports Into India in the year 1907-8 from and the precincts of the barracks from from any probably recall the pregnant observation of Dr. Jobtained by the Sanitary Board during 1950, quutos on 'Change, bat dealers continue transac Hedworth Lambton's Squadron, which arrived gure being those for 1907-8. The country

general meeting of the Company took place The weather is at present bad, rain every day, £57,766,395.

principal countries warce that would give rise to malarial produc Thomson when he remarked that the crusade and from whooo they were stained, and the tions at prices ranging from 15 to 17-yeu. A at Yokohama yesterday for a prolonged stay the United Kingdom, which is an easy first with

on Tresday, when se of the shareholders and squally, but as soon as it breaks up we may tion. Every Boldier was provided with a mos

The PRESIDENT, in answer to hit. Hoover's quito net, which was regularly, inspected, and against the mosquito should include the Culox of each to the Government. koro.

as well as the Anopheles. Anopheles must be enrprise visits were made during the night to dealt with by the Government chiolly, though minute, stated that 2310' gullons of Jeyes Fluid attacked Baron Shibusawa, the adviser of the expect to see groups of healthy-looking tars in see that the mon used them. The medical owners of property may probably and had boun parchaagd locally at a total cost of company, and said that when he invested his the streets and tramcars. It does one good 10 $4730.90 or $1.63. per gallos. 2510) gallons bo money in the consert he did so purely on the see those men! Strong and lusty, they infect ofloora exercised all care, and as to the water it to their advantage to mora priva

been purchased through the Crown Agents at strength of Baron Skibngawa's reputation, everybody with good humour, but no one s In anticipa there was no question; it might be compared with tely in this matter as well."

bimself with a company that was sound and themselves. If we do not have good westher the general water supply of Hongkong. But tion of the appointment of the Committee asked total cost of $4770, wazol worked out at 189 believing that the Baron would not quadot keenly enjoys the jaunt ashoro as they

per gallon,

would know all that was going on. Admitting the pleasure not only of the sailors but of the the ground around the barracks, and in spite of what Dr. Thomson conceived to be the duty of every sore and attention, the admission rate of the Government. His imperative injunction the amount in dollars, seeing that the rate of the naive ecmplaint of this shareholder, it is peuple of Japan in these parts will be greatly

conduct in negociating, lumself with the sugar malarial fever at Lyamun exceeded the admis

prices. sion rate amongst troops in Hongkong as far appeared to be of peculiar appositeness to the exchange might account for the difference in realyou such grounds that Baron Shibusawa's marred.

malter that pressed upon public attention in the

The PRESIDENT. Hooper askel for the und many other companies in the capacities of adviser and enditor is open to severe critician. back as 1903, before anti-malarial measures were

rate in Hongkong money. undertaken and mosquito nets issued to the motion submitted by the Principal Medical Officer, The adoption of Dr. Thomson's

Mr. HOOPER asked the Medical Offer of Some papers state that he is connected with no teoops. After careful inspection and dəlibera. tion he, and those who had stamined the state of recommendation for the past nine years Health whether the Jeyes Fluid procured less than forty companies in one opacity or

in spite of all the money lavished in preparing for in the resolution, he wished to lay stress on Ho Mr. HEWETT asked if it was: fair to put

A VALUABLE FIND The Teingkiangra correspondent, of the

April 26, says: Near Fang San tu low mountain soms ten Shanghai Times writing on

crystal was recently unearthed. It is said to affairs with him, had come to the conclusion happily with such beneficial results, seemed to through the Crown Agents was Jeyes-Fluid, another, unl while his name in any company's tiles to the west Haichow) a huge piece of that these conditions were due to mattera impose upon the Government the obliger whether it was not spazial preparation directorate. Darries great weight and proves a weigh 3000 cathies, is over 4 feat in diameter bs of proper service to the o company or a profond at this place within two months. The existing outside War Department property, tion to improve the district, in and around which the Crown Agante asked to supply to valuable asset to the company he cannot possibly and feet-long This is the second largo crystal

mest requirements

making of Chinese-spectacles and brings large and to discover these natiera they had only to Lyemun, within the immediate vicinity of the

The MEDICAL OFFICE of Health said he tector of the shareholders, for which office horgatal is a sort of flint. It is used in the What was receives an annual fee. Baron Shibasawa's re- prices. It is said that, for the picos just look over the edge of the cliff and down upon Garrison Quarters. They had tacitly accepted the bay and village of Shankiwan. He thought as their duty such improvement in regard to could not anwer the question,

to the criticism of the shareholder seems to poken of; the owners wore offered $25,000. it was Registrar General who asked the other parts of the Faland, notably the ordered come

the

United Kingdon, British Possessions Jaya. THE

Germany. United States... Austria-Hungary ... Japan

Belgium..

3,870.155

3,537.733

3,445,799

2158,127

1,769,484

1,444,994

The United Kingdom takes more of India's produce and manufactures than any other country, the total value of India's exports to her in 1907-8 being £29,936,526, compared with £31-289-5111906-7. The chief countries which received Indian produce and manufacture

United Kingdom Britisk Possessiona Cormany...... United States.............. race, in

in 1907-8 were:-

Belgiam..

Japan Ch

£29,936.526 19,517,054

13,493,690,

9,012,185

7,668,826

6,098,081

5,913,834

It will be observed that the United Kingdom heads the list an an easy first both in regard to India's exports and imports.