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and by study of the political, social and economic conditions which have wade for national greatness in the West. Notwithstanding that they were allowed to remain in the obscurity of private life, these men must have contributed powerfully to form that public opinion which has prepared China for the great educational and Administrative changes which have marked

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Opiam is quoted in Honolulu at one hundred and fifty dollars a pound, and to purchase at that prion, says a Honolulu contemporary of recent date, a good many of the derctees of the poppy juice have had to give up gaubling.

Friends of Mrs. W. A. Rublee, widow of the

Iste American Consul General in Hongkong

will be sorry to hear of the death of her oldest daughter, Alvah Frances, aged 5, which occurred in Milwaukee following a surgical operation,

A noteworthy feature of Sir Joseph Foyror's paper on malaria and its prevention, laid before the Sanitary Board yesterday, was a series of akotoks showing how to distinguish between shopholes and larves, as well as a drawing of a mosaite in the net of sting'ng.

S. Woseen, an officer in the Chinese Customs, appeared before Mr. E. R. Hallifix at the Magistracy yeal orday sharged with refusing to pay chair hire. When the coolis was asked

how much he wanted he told the defendant-that-

anything would do, so defendant decided to leave him aupaid. His Worship ordered the offer to pay the coolio $1.

An unemployed engineer named Gatherer, who was staying with a friend at Ses View Terrace, Quarry Bay, was found dead yesterday morning.

on the previous night when he went to work, bat en returning home yesterday morning ho found Gatherer lying dead on the floor near his bed. The polios were communicated with, and

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merce, but after a short time retursed to the Waivupu H its Vice-Pre sident. In 1906 he became Vice President of the Board of Punishments, and it was in this capacity that he took in hand the revision of China's criminal code, a task for which he was peculiarly fitted not only by bis native ability, but also by the legni knowledge which he acquired in early life in Hongkong. In his new position as Ad-Tho friend left him apparently in good health viser to the Waiwupu he has equally great opportunities of service, but we do not suppose his activities will be entirely nacpolised by the special duties of this post, onerous as they must necessarily bent the present time. His Excellency for instance, is an advocate of the removal of the queue, on which subject be submitted to the Throne last year a long and interesting memorial on behalf of the growing number of Chinese residents in America In this document he expressed the view that the queue was neither useful or elegant. The Throne has not ventured to pronounce upon this momentous question, but the queue is bound to go in time, just as the top-knot disappeared in Europe and at a much later date in Japan. There a Charon Automobile Association with headquarters at Hongkong, which is promoting are at the present time over a thousand series of automobile races for August 28th at Cars of local Chinese students in the United States and the San Lazaro mce course.

automobile houses are being secured for two probably hundreds in other European con classes of machines to enter endurance and tries, to say nothing of the thousands in comparative contests, each machine carrying a Japan, and the large number of com-competent racing driver and a mechaniciou.” mercial men making a living in various The Charron Automobile Association of Hong. countries of the world. H.E. WO TING-TANG kong! And when is the Hongkong Associa A. S. WATSON & CO., says that nine-tenths of them in America tion of Aeronauts going to do something?

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have divested themselves of the quene. The number of Chineso going abroad is increas" ing every your, and it cannot be long, especially with WU TING-PANG at Peking to personally advocate the change, before the privilege now enjoyed by military officers

extended to "officers.

merchants,

the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Commander Basil E. H. Taylor. E.N., Marine Magistrate, Captain W. D. Hopcroft the atoncu launch Yes Les for running down and damaging the complainant's sampan "near the Harbour Office. After hearing the evidence- his Worship fined the defendant $20, and suspended his certificate for three months.

of the as. Monteagle prosecuted the coxswain of

We take the following from a Manila con- temporary Manila is to be introduced to the greatest of mod ra racing sports this month,

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There was a general impression in Ceylan' when the Colonial Secretary went on loave that his return here was improbable, says a Colombo paper. The F. M. S. Residency has been frequently suggested locally as a suitable change for our versatile second in command, and whilst

there has been none to question Sir Hugh Clifford's qualification to be Gir William Taylor's

scholars and the common people generally," snoessor, there has been a general feeling that for the powers-that-ba are ceasing in many his youth stood cather in the way for the present. ways to be trammelled by past traditions British Guiana has also been mentioned, which Within the past decade we have seen three carries a 50 per cent, increase on the pay of the Ceylon Colonial Secretaryship, in addition to members of the Imperial House of

£1,000 for contingencies. At Kuala Lumpur China leaving the Celestial Kingdom to Sir Hugh Clifford would receive £2,260, as travel in foreign lands -a thing vaheard of against £2,000 in Ceylon. Bir William Taylor's before in the history of the Empire-aud it leave has been extended until the end of the has been interesting to observe that in the year, when he will retire after more than six suites of these royal visitors there have years' servica-to take charge of the new been many men who, for very practical FM.S. office in London.. reasons, have dispensed with the queue. Just ne the students led the fashion of the "shrt crop ir Japan, 80 doubtless

A large number of friends called on Mr. Staart J. Fuller at the American Consulate yesterday to bid him farewell. Mr. Faller has been stationed in Hongkong as Vice Consul for

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THE FLOODS AT TOKYO.

GREAT 1098 OF LIFE.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday at the Board Room. Mr. E. D. C. Wolle presided, and there were present:- Hon. Mr. W. Chatham (Vice-President), Hou. Mr. E. A. Trying (Registrar-General), Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. Ng Hon Taz, Dr. F. Clark (Medival Offer of Health), Dr. W. W. Passe, (Assistant Medical Officer of Health), and Mr. W. Bowen Rowlands (Becretary),

TUNG WAH REFUGE HOME.

TORTO, August 15th.

The following letter was received from Govern- The terrible floods at Tokyo havement in reply to the Board's recommendations been greatly aggravated by the burst with regard to the Tung Wah Hospital Hefuge

Home- ing of the bank of the Tonegawa

In reply to your letter No. 6076/10 of the twenty miles north of the city.

6th altimo, I am directed to inform you that His Excelloney the Offloor Administering the ment-in Council has been pleased to permit the new Eefage Home to be built to the height shown on the plan submitted, which is The city is inundated to an aver-equal to 11⁄2 times the width of the street age depth of 6 feet and thousands have perished.

The intervening low-lying land has been devastated and 50,000 houses have been swept away.

It is estimated that half a million are affected and military relief parties have been organised.

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HERR DERNBURG'S TOUR.

LONDON, August 16th. A Berlin message states that Herr Dernburg, late Secretary of State for the Colonies, has started on his tour to the East, proceeding by the Siberian railway to Vladivostock, thence to Tokyo.

THE BURIAL OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.

LONDON, August 16th. The wish is widely expressed among soldiers that Miss Florence Night- ingale shall be buried in Westminister Abbey.

The deceased lady's own wish was for the quietest burial possible. BRUSSELS EXHIBITION FIRE.

LONDON, August 16th. The latest news from Brussels stated that fortunately the priceless pictures were housed in special exhibition premises two miles from the scene of the fire.

The British losses will fall chiefly. on Lloyds, who compute that they will not amount to more than half a million sterling.

One estimate gives the total loss four millions sterling.

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The strong boxes containing jewels valued at £600,000 which were in the Belgian section of the Exhibition have been found intact.

量 will

it be in China, where in time as the Wes.

has won him a host of friends who, while they is regrat his departure from the Colony, rejoice to

the past four years, and his unfailing courtesy

TURKEY AND AUSTRIA.

LONDON, August 16th.

staying at Marienbad, has conferred The Grand Vizier of Turkey, who

on which it frosts. In accordance with saction 188 (4) of the Public Health nad Buildings Ordinance, the building should only be of a height equal the width of the street on which

Mr. HOOPER-What time of the day do you water that? Daring the time when the streets are watered?

The PRIDENT-Yes, Mr. HooFEE thought it should be watered at another time. If the wator esris were in charge of intelligent conductors they would not water the roads when it was raining very bearily. It wanted intelligense for that, and with the new carta it would require intelligence to shut off the stream to half width when ocen sions required, such as meeting a tram or other rehicles.

The PRESIDENT sald the Board were already agroed that two more water carts was required.__ and those he suggested had twice the capacity of these at present in use. The Board proposed to improve their filling stations, as there was a great waste of time occasioned by carts going to and fro over

sections they had already

watered to get to a filling station. With these new carts there were fewer journeys. Thas hallocks could pull a heavier curt on four wheels than they could on two. As regarded the watering of the streets in rainy weather, no doubt Mr. Hooper was alluding to s little paragraph which appeared in certain misinformed papers laat Friday, when it was reported that in the heavy rain a water cari was

Mr. HOOPER-Personal observation, The PRESIDENT-The reporters or their informants must have seen rain dropping from the spray and imagined that the cart was watering the street. As a matter of fact the cart was proceeding to the disinfectant station for repairs, as it had had a collision the day before.

it fronta,

As regards the application for a modificationssen watering the street. of section 188 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance in respect of the proposed extension of the Tang Wah Hospital, the Council was advised that section 203 of the Paltic Health and Buildings Ordinance is intended to prevent the introduction of su inferior class of house in a locality excupied by houses of a batter class, and could not be applied to prevent the erection of Chinese tenement houses in place of the existing theatre which is in a district almost exclusively occupied by Chinese toneument houses. The Council therefore decided that this application must be rofused. amounts to this; the modification recommend ed by the Board has unfortunately not Leen approved by the Governor-in-Concil. I propose to lay the paper on the table.

Mr. Hourne-With our regrets. (Laughter.) | cart bó adopted for the two new water carte

to be provided in the 1911 Estimator.

There was no seconder, and the original proposal therfore stood.

The PRESIDENT he letter practically

AN EXPLANATION.

The report of the Select Committee appointed to investigate the proposals for the departmental disposal of reftice for 1911 was submitted.

The PRESIDENT said be wished to point out.

and asked if the meeting was satisfied. The Hon. that the report was signed by two members only. Mr Hewett was a member of the committee appointed, but aufortunately he was not able to sot në he was too busy, and as this was a matter of urgency owing to the Estimates coming up before the Legislative Council shortly, if no

'member objectel he would propose that the report be adopted.

Mr. Hoorns thought a miante should be inserted that the Hon. Mr. Hewett had bean nominated to serve on the committee, but could not do so owing to pressure of business.

This suggestion was agreed to, and it was decided to adapt the report and forward it to the

Government.

DUST AND WATER CARTS,

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The REGISTRAR GENERAL-With regard to those little bullocks, it has occurred to me,

we have not a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals

Mr. HooPE-Yes, we have.

The REGISTRAL-GENERAL-If these parts

carry a ton and a half of water, is not that a heavy weight for four bullocks?

The PRESIDENT-They carry about 400 gallons. I propose that this form of bullock

MALABIA AND ITS PREVENTION.. Pamphlets were submitted by the. Modical

Fayror relative to malaria and its prevention. Officer of Health and Lient. Colonel Sir Joseph

The REGISTRAR-GENERAL minutød-I pre- same the Sanitary Department are aware how for the subject is taught in the solicols, and the pamphlet in its present form is tar over the honds of the working classes.

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The MEDICAL OFFICE OF HEALTH-I reply to the hon. Registrar General we must look for help in this matter maluly from the European community, and from the large number of intelligent Chinese merchants, and shopkeepers and artisans. We quite realise that the coolie class has not the education to read, or understand the pamphlets.

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The PRINCIPAL MEDICAL OFFICER-II the Europesa comminuity and the intelligent The Head of the Sanitary Department Chinese, merchants, etc., will master the contenta- submitted a minute relative to dust and water of either of these pamphiots for choice the one carts. He suggested that the two water carts emanating from the pen of the M.O.H.-the recommended by the Select Committee to be coolis classes serving under them can be taught purchased should be of larger capasity than the the practical part of mosquite extermination; present type, and he recommended that the twee, they can be taught that collections new carts should be four-wheeled. They would of water must not be left lying about, be heavy if handled by coolies, but if drawn by and that whenever or wherever they may bulleeks should work much better than the two nec auch collections they must at 0200 wheeled carts. He recommended that $700 per report the matter. I confess I do not know cart, ., 81,409 in lieu of 8600, be allowed in the to what extent the subject is taught in schools, bat perhaps such teaching would be embodied 1911 Estimates for the purchase of these carts,

The REGISTRAR-GENERALI presume the in a pamphlet, more simple (but equally effica H. 8. D. has considered whether two bullockscious) than the two pamphlets under considers- could pull such a cart up, say, the incline going tion. But however the knowledge is to ba went to the Contral Market. Is so broad imparted I urge that there be no delay in stream of water desirable in a narrow and imparting it. The whole question is one of education. The Sanitary Board know what ma srowded road like Queen's Road?

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-Unless faria is, and that it is a preventable disease; for the delivery of the water can be regulated, Ither, they know how to prevent it. On the other hand, how many thousands of people, oducated

fear the pace of the bullocks will be too. If

and uneducated, do not know? It is the duty [947 taunted and ridiculed for displaying this now that his transfer to Gothenburg, in Sweden, with Baron Aehrenthal, the Austrian resulting in the roads being made too wet. If

their power to impart knowledge to one and all, mezus promotion in the Service. Mr. Fuller Foreign Minister, the conference last-the carts are to be specially made, this could therefore of the Banitary Board to do all in

doubtless be provided for. was selected for this appointment about sightening an hour and a half.

The PRESIDENT said the question was raised The only way to rid this Colony of malaria is to months ago, bat owing in the first place to Dr.

in connection with the paper as to whether attain this ond by collective work only. In- exterminate the mosquito, and.it is Impossible to Wilder's transference to Shanghai, and the

the Board should substitute a. new form dividual responsibility must play a large part in illness which delayed the arrival of his successor, and then Mr. Rublee's regretted death so scou

of cart for those at present in use. The present the matter, and the only way to obtain indivi after he had taken over the duties of his offico,

cart was too small to do the work adequately dual assistance is by teaching the individual Mr. Fuller's departure for his new post was

what malaria is and how it may be prevent- delayed until the state of his health, owing to a

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ternizing tendencies now in progress develop we shall hear the wearer of the queue HONGKONG OFFIZE: 10, Des Vezur ROAD C sign of attachment to medieval ideals, LONDON OFFICH: 131. FLEET STREET, EC | Wu Tina-FANO regards the cutting of the queue as a necessary preliminary to spiritual progress, that is to say, by getting rid of this hiraute appendage the Chinaman cuts him self adrift from the old order of things and is the better prepared to imbibe the new. The idea is not so whimsical as it seems, and WG TING-FANG, though of good age now, may yet live to convince the Throne this subject and to see his recommendatipus approved

HONGKONG, AVGUST 17TH, 1910.

THE appointment of a man of the training. experience and mooguised ability of His Excelency WO TING-FANG to the newly created office of Adviser to the Waiwupu will be generally welcomed by all interested in the steady progress of China along the lines laid down during the past few years

The Rev, S. R. Rossiter, who has been pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Manila, bas

in the Imperial Edicts, When China began to establish Legations and Con-resigned and leaves for the Homeland in Ostober

or November. His successor will be the Rev. the Wm B. Cooke, of Stelton, Pa.

sulates ia

countries; foreign Reformation War considered to have dawned; for the natural hope arose that the who has been appointed to Taiping, is welcomed Police Inspector Edwards, late of Hongkong, meu appointed to these posts would, as they in the local newspaper as a good cricketer. The returned home after their prescribed period additional fact that he has a knowledge of Chinese of service abroad, be readily enlisted in the goes to make him a "decided acquisition to the public service at home te give the State and the force." requis. fe lead to those legislative and social reformis essential to the progress and development of the Empire: We all know how grievously during the late reign those hopes

disappointed While the DoWAGER EMPRESS had her heavy hand on the reins of Government, small opportunity for service in the depart ments of State were given to the men whose minds had been enlightened by residence abroad, by personal contact with statesmen guiding the destinies of progressive nations,

were

stive. Mr. Fuller goes to London by the Acting Consul-Gastal, male a change imper. Atsula-mara which left at daylight this morning, and he carries with him the cordial wishes of a host of friends for his future success.

WEATHER REPORT.

MUTINY IN AN EGYPTIAN PRISON.

LONDON, August 16th. A mutiny broke out yesterday

MR. BALFOUR AND THE JAPANESE TARIFF.

said:---

In connection with the minutes on the cover,

he would point out in reply to the Registrar. As soon as ali nullahs are trained, all great amount of work devolving upon him as among 400 prisoners in Hadra prison, his minute, because he did not suggest having fields in close proximity to inhabited parts General that that gentleman must have miz-read swampy, foul pieces of land reclaimed, paddy

pressed, one man being killed and six Murray Barracks and the Central Mar their own environments, then, and not till then, Alexandria, but was rigorously sup- these large carts ΟΙ the road between resumed, and individuals made responsible for ket. He certainly thought to draw a cart injured.

like the new one suggested uphill would be too ay we hope to get rid of malaria.

The PRESIDENT stated that at the request of mush work. He did not think that the pace of the Board Lient-Colonel Sir Joseph Fayrer's the bullocks with these carts would be much pamphlet was circulated and the fedical Officer slower than it is of present, ueither did he think of Health was asked to submit one with a view In the course of speech in the House of the delivery would be too much. There was not to publication. If the Board were satisfied with Commons on the 21st alt, Mr. A. J. Balfour likely to be say danger of washing the road the pamphlet he thought it might, bo The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued

I do not know, for instance, how the Garem away. An improved type of cart was wanted printed in English and Chinese and dis has fallen moderately at the Bonins, qui rison I understand that the Japanese have just the following report

On the loth at 12.30 pm. The barometer ment are dealing with the Japanese dificulty for those broad roads if they were to be watered tributed as far as possible throughout the moderately to slightly over Ching and Tong to the trade of Lancashire and Yorkshire with for increasing the width of the water art and dealt more with the treatment of malarie.

adequately.

Colony, and if necessary they might embody the ed a commercial treaty absolutely destructio Mr. Hooper said he did not see the necessity Fringipal Medical Officer's pamphlet, which king.

Pressure is now practically normal over 8. Japan. They hare denounced the old treaty delivery of water. Apparently the use of the China. It remains low over 9. Japan, and high in favour of this country and have passed

Mr. Hoorze moved that the pamphlet wit over N.E. Japan and Manchuria.

a new one which will come into opera new carte was to be limited to the wide road ton by the Medical Officer of Health be printed expected in the Formoss Channel, and light 9.

Light or moderate variable winds may be tion, unless modified, not many months hence, from the Hongkong Bank to Arsenal Street and in English and Chinese and a copy left at the

It is the agreeable task of the Foreign Secrs-

Des Voeux Road. Therefore the enlarged cart house of every European in the Colony, and and Sw, winds along the S, coast of Chins.

to negotiata & I balieve it to be true that the Japanese Foreign med he did not think it was necessary to go to distribute amongst so many of that class of

a mitigation of that treaty.

would only be required for those roads, siso that the Registrar-General be banded copies Hongkong rainfall for the 24 boars ending Minister Hoth Great Britain on the subject, to this extrs expense. There was the tramway on the Chinese that members wished it to rasch:

has stated that there ban по пово

nothing total-

these roads, and the water cart, when working. He also thought the Board should take this

The Municipal Commissioners of Singapore have authorized Dr. G. A. R. Glennie, Assistant Municipal Health Officer, to investigate the working of the model dairy farms in Denmark at 10 am to day, 9.77 inches.

tiations with a view of formulating a scheme for improv⚫

becauso Great Britain The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon (Cheers.) The British Foreign ing the Singapore dairy supplies

Secretary, to-day is as follows:-

commercial bargaining, has the prospect

pect of a be a water art distributing water thirty feet in for the trouble he had taken. In writing this very poor time before him if he had nothing to width, he did not know what the poor pedes pamphlet, which, ho was sure, would be of

do not look forward with give; and I certainly any satisfaction to the issue of the negotiations trians and people in chairs and risshan would great assistance to all who were anxious to see which, if they love this new tariff of Taran do. substantially unmodified, will inflict a very severe blow on some of the greatest of our staple

Members of the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Hongkong & Neighbourhood S.W. & S. winds, with a nation like Japan in a matter of took the road in sections, and if there were to opportunity of thanking Sir Joseph Fayrer

Association are reminded that an Extraordinary

General Meeting of Mombers will be held at

Formosa Channel ...

light; fair Variable winds, the City Hall this evening at 5.15 p.m. to con- South coast of Chins between game as No. I

light or moderate sider the question of the reorganization of the Bonth coast of China between Same as No. 1

"Hongkong sul Lamooka j Association. His Excellency the Officer Ad-

Hongkong and Hainan...} ministering the Government will presido.

industries.

The PRESIDENT-We must water the tram track under agreement with the Tramway Company.

Į the mosquito-exterminated with a view to

zidding this Colony if possible of malaria..

Mr. No How Taz seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.

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