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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1019, 1909.

JMK. A. P. Wilder, U. 8; Consul General at

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countries are the places in which it should every effort should be made to, ridganghai, who has boom home on leave; returned BORA MEN be most systematically carried out." There the docks of them, and with BPP tast weak by the st. Korea. He was met at the is one observation in the Doctor's paper organised, persistent and systematic store jetty by Mr. B. Dorsey, Acting Consul General, which will give rise to some interesting the attempt should meet with such and a number of American residents, who ex- reflections. It is this Bombay is at the sure of success as to render the exportation tended a hearty whloeme to the returning of plagus very improbable. The only official, Mr. Wilder will arrive in Shanghai present time, and has been for some years, the great plague-distributing centre of the comment we have to make on this is that, in the course of the next couple of months. WATSON & CO. world, and it is here that the greatest if we accept the theory that plague is During Mr. Wilder's sojenra in the States he carried from one port to another by visited Washington, D. C., paid a brief visit to. means of rats on board ships, is it his native state, sine, also to "Wisconsin, whore not very extraordinary that we have heard he had conducted a loading newspaper, and so little of plague among the crews of ships latterly spent six wooks in California, where his trading with Bombay, and is it not also family are at present staying. strange that the plague gorm has not been left in every port at which a Bombay steamer calls ?

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activity should be displayed in destroying the known carrier of plague. I regret to say that up to the present no attempt of any kind in this direction to limit the spread of plague has been made." It should at once be all that this statement stands in need WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. of correction, so far, at least, as the last -sentence of it is concerned. Dr BLACKMORE'S

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kuowledge on this point apparently did not extend to what has been done at Bombay since he left the service three years ago." Ac- cording to the Health Officer of Bombay, who took part in the discussion which followed the reading of the paper, all ships in Bombay are now kept three feet off the dock wall by means of specially-constructed fenders their ropes and hawsers are protected by metal discs of an approved type, and the

WHISKY gangways when down are freshly tarred,

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The Sanitary Authority offers to free all ekipe of rate, cockroaches, &c., by means of sulphur dioxide gas generated in a Clayton apparatus which is capable of saturating 250,000 cubic-feet of space per hour with a germicidal or min-destroying gas. All plague-infected ships have to be Claytonised before they can obtain a Bull of Health, and all pilgrim FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR. ships have to be free from rats by the same process before pilgrims are taken on board. In the Port of Bombay the Claytonising of ships is done free of charge with the excep- tion that the sulphur required for the process has to be provided by the ship. All this has been done only in the last

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The experiment in wireless telegraphy which has been in progress in Japan between Choabi

THE UNITED STATES BUDGET.

HUGE DEFICIT.

LONDON, December 9th.

It is reported from Washington

on the Pacific coast near Tokyo Bay, and that the Treasurer's annual report Hawaii seena to have ended in failure. On the shows a deficit for the current year of authority of Mr. Nakayama, the engineer in

Eighteen onnnghs have been discharged the Empress Dowager for interfering in Im-charge of the experiment, it is stated that the $34,000,000, increased by payments portant affairs in the Palace.

existing wireless arrangements made in Japan on account of the Panama Canal and For stealing the brass hinges off a private are found to be only adequate for communication debt to $73,000,000. riesha, Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy to a maximum distance of 500 miles, and it was yesterday sentenced a coolie to six week hopeless to expect a satisfactory result in the

operations over the distance between Japan and ed in 1911 will be reduced to imprisonment with hard labour.

Hawall. If the installation were improved communication might be effected. A further $12,000,000, through the outlay on experiment is being arranged for the 14th and the Panama Canal. 15th inst.

A native who returned from banishment for the third time, on being charged before Mr. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment

and six hours' stocks.

Prince Ching has been requested to consult with the British Minister to have the torm for patting an end to the opinn trade reduced on account of the fast that poppy cultivation in China has been thoroughly prohibited.

The concluding step in respect to opium hotus in the Settlement of Shanghai, that is to ser, the closing of the last remaining quarter of the houses, will take place as pre-arranged on December 31. It has been therefore decided to issue a notification, drawing attention to the fact ne a warning to the concerned,

The Chifoo Post in its Doiron Notes says:—— Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Shanghai, will in a fow daya take over their local interests from the hands of Messrs. Cornate, Eckford & Co., and intend to open a branch office here

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next door to Mesara. Butterfield and Swire's three years, but, according to Dr. BLACK-under thecharge of Mr. E. Ụ. Reid. MORE's dictum, Bombay has been for some years the great plague-distributing centre

GUINNESS' STOUT of the world, and if that is so it strikes us as exceedingly strange that Colombo, Pex ang, Singapore and many other ports in the Fast, to say nothing of the ports to the West which are in frequent steamship CO..communication with Bombay, should have enjoyed absolute immunity from the scourge all these years, But though Bombay, down to a comparatively recent date, may have done nothing to prevent communication by rate between ship and shore, the bealth authorities there have for a decade or more

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The Hoard of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce at Peking propose to establish a Government Tes Factory in Hankow on the same lines as those of the Russians. It is also intended to float a box company with a view to recovering the business from the foreigners, Officials have been appointed to make enquiries and submitted to the Throne for approval. and a schets will be drawn up on their report meta

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The st. plus of $36,000,000 expect-

It is proposed to meet the deficit by an issue of Panama Three per Cent, bonds and the adjustment the tax on Bank circulation.

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LOCAL SPORT.

CRICKET

CIVIL SERVICE ÎL v. “BANË. XI. Play on the ground of the former on the 8th instant and after a very pleasant and keenly contested game resulted in win "for the RA.M.C. by 21 runs:-

ZA.MC. I. Col. Fayrer, run outin Sergt. Winz, Blond, b Bacon S. S. Riordan, o Adama, b Field Pto. Claridge. run out... Cpl. Willa, b Bacon....... Capt. Craig, b Ellerby..... Cpl. Huggott, ran out '........... Pto. Hill, b Mann....

Pte. Fuller, Thornbill, b' Maan Major Probyn, not ant... Pie. Walker, Mann

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Total...

CIVIL SERVICE 11.

D. J. McKenzie, o Winn, b Fayrer AM. Thornhill, b Fayrer..... Fanon, Huggott, b Willa T. Field, a Winn, b Fayrer...

P. Pitt, Fayrok *******

P. R. Adame, & Winn, b Wils

E. Elerby, b Will

A. Osman, b Fayror.

J. Maun, b Wille

J. Huskisson, b Hill.

C. Band, 1.ot out

Extris.....

Total

71

A friendly match was played between teams from HMS. King Alfred and the A. 0. D. milars by 107 runs to 48. The principal yesterday, the gamo ending in favour of the

feature of the game was the bowling of Osman and Freach for their respective sides, the former

eight for 26.

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A FATAL LEAP. When Sergeant Kendall, in charge of a posse of police, exconted a gambling warrant at No. 17, Moon Strost, second floor, on Wednesday night, the garblers took fright, and one of fourteen men, in order to escape the polico, THE BRITISH TARIFF REFORM having even wickets for 60 runs, and the latter jumped over the verandah. On landing on the ground beneath he fell back on his head, and received soch injuries as to cause almost im mediate death. The other thirteen men ar reated were charged befors Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday, and the two keepers of the game were fined $50 each, and each of the players was inleted in the sum of 23.

BUILDING. COLLAPSE.

LADIES' FARROW ESCAPE. Mrs. and Miss Schmidt, who reside on the

LONDON, December 9th.

FOOTBALL.

H.M.B. "XING AFRED", H.M.S. * MONMOUTH," These teams met in a Navy League engage-

The Birmingham "Daily Post" outlines the Unionats Tariff Scheme.ment, and the flagship won by two goals to

It provides for three mates of duties, averaging 10 per cent. on manu factured goods.

Raw material will be exempt. A tax of two shillings on corn is suggested with a preference to the

ail

Fleming and Steele were the goal scorers,

D. COT, BUFFS V. G. COY, BUFFS,

This match, a semi-final of the Regimental Shield competition, took place yesterday after. ngou, and resulted in a drawn game, despite the

fact that an additional half-hour was played. The goal scorera were D. Coy, Stiff; and G. Coy, Barrand.

VICTORIA REGATTA,

second floor of No. 5, Baaconsfield Arcade, had a narrow escape from a violent death yesterday morning through the roof of their bedroom Colonies. collapsing. Two large beams, which are asid. to have been badly damaged by white ants, collapsed at the eastern side of the ceiling, and United Kingdom, it is proposed, for the Chairman's Challange Cap presented

it was owing to the fact that the ladies' bod was on the western side of the room that they gospod serious injury and probable death.. The beame fell in such a manner as to set as o from the falling debris. Neighbours hastened shield to the sleepers, and thus they were secure

to their assistance and the ladies were extricatod, considerably frightened, but unharmed.

FRENCH CONVENT BAZAAR.

Countries unduly penalising the

shall be subjected to higher duties.

THE BRITISH ELECTION CAMPAIGN..

GREAT LIBERAL MEETING TO-DAY.

LONDON, December 9th.

The following were the crews picked to row

by the Victoria Recreation Club:—

Station I..

BOBC

FIRST HEAT..

A. E. B.Alves (stroke)

A. A. Carvalho -B. A. Carvalho

M. A. R. Souza

Station II,

Thistle.

L. E. Lammert (stroke,

A. J. Mackie

F. K. Lata

F. Leitao

C. M. B. Alves.

W. J. Carroll

Thistle won,

Time, 9 mins. 7 sec.

Thistle.

SECOND HEAT.

The Prime Minister speaks at the The annual bassar promoted by the Sistern of the French Couvent took place yesterday after Albert Hall on Friday, and he will be L. A. Musso (stroke) C.A.B.Rodrigues (stroke) nora, and as usual the charitable object--assist supported on the occasion by 24 Enfance-appealed to quite hot of

the clothing of certain people going by sea Chambers Encyclopaedia and Punch Cartoons ing, the orp the Arile, de la Sainte members of the Cabinet, 215 mem-

Dr. BLACKMORs considers the method of WELIKI LECCION in Bombay to be so. emcient that surprisingly few cases of plague have ever been allowed to leave the port. He also considers that the danger of the carriage of plague over-sea, by means of fleas, is so remote that it is questionable should be sent before 11 am. on day of whether it is necessary to take any steps to

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remarks, the official subscription to his opinion would mean the cessation of the enormous disinfection arrangements that

LONDON OFFICE: 131. FLEET STREET. EG Bow take place in Bombay, where the cloth

ing of many persons going out of India is submitted to severe treatment in order to destroy germs as well as flers. Dr. BLACKMORE admits that uo cause of infec- tion from India traceable to clothing hae ever boon traced to another country, but he denies that disinfection is responsible for

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 10TH 1909.

NOTWITHSTANDING all the study and re- search devoted in the last ten or fifteen

Half-morocco, $84; cloth $58.50.

Japan papers andonnes the death in France Mr. Robison had been ill for a long time, and of Mr. R. D. Robison, formerly of Yokoham. the end was not altogether unexpected. Mr. Robinson came to Japan in the early days, and was a leading figure amongst the foreign com- manity of Yokohama until he retired some six silk firm of Bobison and Wilkin, established in or seven years ago. He was a partner in the

Yokohama shont 1864, the business of which was taken over some time ago by Messrs, Carlowite and Co. From 1896 to 1998 Mr. Robison was Chairman of the Yokohaman Chamber of Com morce (now known as the Foreign Board of Trade), and was greatly respected and liked by all who knew him.

patrons, with the result that there was a good bora of the two Houses of Parlia- attendanes in the course of the afternoon.ment, and a hundred Liberal can- Unfortunately His Excellency the Governor, didates. who was to have opened the bassar, was unable

to be present at two clock, but he attended later and inspected the flue exhibition of needle and Faney work made by the orphans. The featurs most admired was perhaps the beautiful hand- embroidered work, .

Lady May, Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Grosson, Mrs, Chamier and Miss Lyon had charge of the. refreshment stall, and the ladies who naristed at the stalls were: Mesdames Gordon, Maitland,

Ede, Moxon, G. Hastings, Stabb, Madame Berindongne, Frau Voretzsch, Frst Ton Wiser, Mesdames Ormiston, Adamson, Harker, Jenes Hughes, Evan Jones, Lammert, Grimble, Seth Hinds, Bell, Chapman, Bolles, Hooking, Thomp son, Baisa, Northeoto, Madame de Bieglas, Misses Sieb, Ella Rowe, Hughes, Chapman, Hoffman, Harker, Feuraddocks, and Grimble(2).

PUBLIC WOEKS COMMITTEE.

At a meeting held on the 2nd December,

B. Calvari B. Bell

A. J. V. Reboizo F. F. E. da Blive

A. V. Barros

H. C. Sayor

H. 8. Jephson

H. W. Potley

Bose won. Time, B mins, 23 soon, "

THIRD HEAT.

Thistle, H. Ropp (stroke) Mr. Balfour, Leader of the Opposi-F. F. in Roza

J. M. Lopes tion, will shortly issue a Manifesto. R. Gallarri

Lord Camperdown and Lord-Kest-R. F. Lammert even are to open a campaign at Rom- ford and Wellingborough respectively.

THE MEREMAKERS.

Good audiences continue to favour the Merry. makers in their entertainment in the Theatre Royal Harry Linden was very much in demand last night with his comic songs, as was Bege Williams, and both artists responded to several encores. The extra turn given by Rege Williams and Violet Bonatts gives a good ides of the all remd ability of this couple, and the clover tricks of Zeno the marvel are as much appreciated as ever. The hit of the evening. was Miss Ida Berridge, who was successful in

The "At Home" given by the Consul for Portugal and Mrs. Loiria at their residence yesterday as a farewell to General Sir Joachim Machado, E.C.M.G., was attended by several hundred residents, the "At Home" lasting from 4 to 8 pm. Dansing was included in the without a satisfactory explanation of the known fact that the clothing of saloon pas Norton, leaves for Shanghai en route to Peking General Machado, with his secretary, Captain origin of the epidemies which from time sengers, whether European or native, and of today. There is no present intention, wo to time occur in places wide apart. Plague all officers or engineers, whether European understand, to resume at Peking the negotia at the present time appears to be epidemic or native, are exempted from disinfection tions for the delimitation of the boundaries at at Kobe in Japan, and at Hankow in the although the pative officer and the native Masao, which were recently interrapted, and there is no oficial confirmation of the port Yangtze, while every other port in the

sailor, when they hard in Baribay, very which has appeared in the Chinese Preas that the Fur East, including Hongkong, seem to be

years to the etiology of plague, we are still this, holding that this is proved by the well. programme, and a very pleasant time was spout there were present the Director of Fublic gaining the saxistance of a largo portion of the

Works, Chairman; the Colonial Treasurer, Haudience with her choruses, and the Musion Mr. E. A Hewett, Hon, Mr. W. Gresson, and Theons with their military selections met with

general approbation.

Hon. Mr. Elward Osborne."

RE-LAYING OF IOE HOUSE STREET WITH WOOD: PAVING.

The members, having discussed the relative merits and prices of other road materials and the somewhat heavy expense entailed by wood

GRIFFINS FOR THE RACES.

The third batch of griffins (17th ponies)

absolutely free of the dread disease. How frequently live in the same parta of the Chinese Government has agreed to à reference paying, finally unanimously agreed that this arrived-by-the BB Kingsang on Wednesday, did the epidemics in these places originate?lown andegander very similar conditions. of the dispute to The Hague Tribune of street should be paved with this material as an and have been drawn as follows:-

Pony

Grey

Grey

Grey

Grey

Chestut Chestut

Grey

Gray

Skewbald

Grey

Gray

Groy

Gray Grey

Grey

White

Grey

Mr. J. L. Jupp ...Mr. F. B. Marshall

Mr. M. W. Blade Messrs. Reid and Goldring Mr. A. Morfoy Mr. Ellis Kalnoría Mr. W. G. Pirke

Mr. W. G. Pirie Mr. H. N. Mody Mr. H. N. Mr. B. E. Mody

Mr. H. W. Blade Dr. J. M. Atkinson Mr. Dashwood Mr.W. W. G. Bo

ypy G. Boss Admiral Lambten

Thistle won.

tocol.

J. A. B. Alves (atroke).

A. E. Carroll

J. M. E. Peraira

A. B. Eilis

F. P. Barretto

Tixie, 8 mins 4 100.

HOCKEY.

́EGA, V. H.X. CLUB,

A friendly match between these teams was played on the Club Ground, Happy Valley, yesterday afternoon. The Club won by fire goals to thres.

HUFFS 0.8.B.C." Played on the United Service Ground yester day this match was won by the Buffs.

GOLF

The Captain's Cup was played for at Happy Valley from 4-6 December with the following results --

Hand. icap.

† Lient. Bedwell, R.N.

T. C. Buckland

J. Hall B. B. Beattie W. M. Anderzo Hon. Mr. Gresson H.P. Dashwood.., J. Clark

A. C. E. Elborough

POOL. Lient. Bedwell, R.N.. T. C. Backbod J. Clark A. W. Walkinshaw W. M. Anderson

Hon. Mr. Gressou H. P. Dashwood

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Cross,

Net.

86

8 = 78

91 12 = 79

99 1881.

100 18 32

90

7

99 16

102 18

87 : 2

107 18

83 90

99

102

A. C. E. Elborough 107-18

+ Winner of Cry. *Winner of Pool

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:--

On the 9th at 11.50 am.-The barometer has fallen moderately over Japan and the Loo choos, and risen considerably over N. Chino.

A high pressure area of considerable intensity has over N. Chits, and pressure low over the Pacific to the N.E. of Japan, and also to the S.

In Dr. BLACKMORE's view, "the one Arbitration. General Machado expads to go axperiment in such paving, adding that it How was it introduced into Hongkong essential measure-and the one so strangely return to Hongkong on route for Lison would be possible when re-constrasting to then fifteen years ago? Nobody can with certainty neglected in India. is the destruction The General was last night entertained by the improve this street by abolition of the gutters tell us; but here, as everywhere else, the of rats in the docks of infected countries Protagues commanity at the Club Lusitano,ard in other ways, des

and presented with an illuminated addres experts give us what little consolation is to

on board vessals sailing from those coun-

EXTENSION OF PEAK TRAMWAY TOM be found in the suggestion that it must tries, add in the docks of uninfectedDr. J.C. Thomson on Wednesday evening-

QUEEN'S ROAD, LOAN DAN Imre been introduced from some other place. countries in which such vessels are to be was the recipient of an illuminated and framed The Chairman then stated that he had been At a Medical Congress held at Bombay ultimately berthed." The attempt to prevent which acknowledged the services he had render. Works Committee on the point whether the Address from the congregation of Union Church asked to obtain the opinion of the Public recently a paper was read suggesting prerats from passing on to ships lying alongside ed to the Church dating. his residence in extension of the Peak Tramway to Queen's ventive measures that should he adopted in wharves or dock walls must, he thinks, be Hongkong The following is an extract from Road on trestles along Garden Road is a desir docks and on board ship to prevent the

confessed to have failed, and it is difficult, he tho Address:As a regular and reverent able improvement in the public interest." The carriage of plague by sea. T The author of

members were unanimously in favour of the says, to conceive of my

y really affectual mea.worshipper your attendance has been examplary extension, but, aftar unta considerable diere this paper was Dr. BLACKMORE, formerly

The Sunday School prosted greatly by your ure which would at the same time allow the Superintendency-the teaching of Hymas es.sion, they decided that the question of trestles assistant to the Port Health Officer of ordinary loading and unloading work to be pocially promoting a ministry to homelife. was a difficult matter to come to an opinion carried on unhampered. Even if rats could The Session has uniformly associated wise about with no plan before them. They stated doubtedly the essential factor in the carriage be prevented from passing on board them-sensol with your faithfal Eldership. For that the least objectionable form of treaties, of plague by sea, and urged that if the selves a certain number would be carried on many years your services as Honorary Secretary tram line, should be adopted, but that as

if there were no better means of carrying the LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

at 10 a. to-day, 0.00 inches. transmission of plague is to be prevented board in cargo and baggage. If, however, age, urbanity, openness of mâud, heparing regards the form the line should take from the The C.N. Co.'s str. Anhug left Shanghatson The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon gome means must badevised of either pre- there were no rats in the docks, noné could attention to detail and-for phenateral prompt nullah to the Queen's Road, further details the 9th inst, and is dus here on the 12th inst.

to-day is as follows;— The Apcar str. Japan from Yokohams and Hongkong & Neighbourhood(“). ness of despatch. In the Trusteeship of the should be supplied before; the Public Works infected ports, or the rats must be destroved gain access to the ships excepting the few tion with the Literary Club, and in to the desirability, or feasibility, of one system and may be expected here on or about the 13th South coast of Chins between }

on the Committee of Management, in Committee be asked to express an opinion as Kobe, laft Moji on the 8th instant afternoon, Formoss Channel

·N.E. gados. or another, numerous incidental enterprises you have given your time unsparingly and your interest with They did not, however, think the vicinity to The CP.R. str. Empress of India arrived at thoughtful painstaking." The Address was pre- the Cathedral should prevent the extension of Nagasari at 8.30 am, on the 9th inst, and left sented at a social gathering by Mr. W. G. this line by trestles or any other form of sup-again at 2 pin, same day for Kobe, where she

porta that might be decided upon..

is due to arrive at 3 p.m. on the 10th just

Bombay. He insisted that the rat is -

venting rats from gaining access to ships in

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on board the ship after it has left such ports, that might be in articles of cargo. There can, for, in Dr. BLACKMORE's opinion "the des- then, he concludes, be no doubt whatever truction of rats is the one measure of that even if measures are not taken preme importance, and the docks of infected to free infected ports of rats, at least

of the Church have boon noted for their cour-.

Humphreys,

This makes a total of 55 grifins.

instant.

of the Loochoos..

Strong monsoon gales are expected to sot in over the Formosa Chaunel, and the N. part of the China Sea, duing the next 24 hours

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending

Hongkong and Lamaoke. Same as No. 1. South coast of Chins between

Hongkong and Heinam. Same as No. 2. (*)N, and N.E. winds, probably froshening to a mederate gale; fine, squally.