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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 15rg, 1915.

THE CHINESE INVASION OF

SHANGHAI.

HOUSING PROBLEM.

-Following, upon the observations recent- ly made concerning the invasion of the foreign residential districts by Chinese, some notes may usefully be given in general, says this 3-0. Daily News,

SPECT:LATION AND PROFITS.

THE F.M.S. AS A FIELD

FOR EMIGRATION."

ARMIES AND DISEASE,

JAPANESE

RESIDENTS IN CHINA.

THE EFFECT OF EPIDEMICS.

In view of the situation between China: Gravo fears are being expressed that and Japan, it is of interest to note that opidemics will be rife among the armies in there are in China somo 118,400 Japonese,

the field this summer. The condition of i Servis is hold to ported the spread of of whom 52,000 ure women. The follow typhus, and perhaps of cholera. In aning table show's the Japanese are largely article, published in The Times, the whole settled question is examined in the light of intimate knowledge and rhus-enelision is down that these fears are very greatly exaggeratisl

District Kwantung Antung Mukden Linoyang Tionlien

Novof Persons.

$8,000

7,941.

16,090

3,936

2,008

Nowchwang

-4,517

Chanchung

6,201

Harbin

2,211

Tsitsibar

1,562

Tientsin

4.172

Shanghai

11,188

Hankow

1,620

Amoy

1,936

THE VOLUNTEER RESERVES.

ORDERS ST MAJOR WARDHAN, 0.0.0.K.V.X.

We have before us, says a London con- GROWING SERIOUSNESS OF THE temporary, the 1915 edition of the littlo publication issued by the Emigration faformation Office dealing with the Fedorated Malay States an a field for enigration. "It is a most interesting and informative booklet, containing a mine of information of the utmost value to the Far East, Hints are given us to outfits, intending emigrant to this part of the

the best time to arrive, rules for the pre- It would not be difficult to produce arvation of health, etc. It is pointed

Will the webe either stopped or shortentl considerable amount of evidence to show out that it should be carefully borne in that the “housing problem is already mind that, taking into consideration the by epidemic disease this summer! This is with us, though not yet in an acuto forni, local purchasing power of the dollar, it the question which is being widely asked and there are many aides to the question will cost the new arrival more to live in America, and it Iny beon sont tous It is also, we from cross the Atlantic. which demand careful consideration at the Federated States than in England and, boing very generally discussed in this early stage of its development. For 1 is usually the case that Europe this country. The present article is un the present, accommodation actually live at a more expensive rats than when needed for foreignors is equal to the at home, and it will not be safe for the attempt to examine and to answer the question, hit it is already answered by demand, though it may not be of the best newcomer to cut his estimate of annust the testimony of history. Isolated or the kind most required. If, as soms expenses down to may lower figure than episodes in war-fure, and even large highly probable, this demand is likely to one which exceeds by half what be basisolated operations, have sometimes buen increase very considerably, Shanghai found requisite in England. - Probably determined by epidemie discuss. No groat may find itself in an extremely difficult the smallest sam upon which a bachelor war has ever been either settled, or left un- on an estate or in a country district could settled, by reason of epidemics, and there is position.

live with any approach to comfort, cono present cause to suppose that this unpre sidering only the necessaries of life, and cedented war will be either materially short- making no allowances for luxuries, would ened or brought to a draw by the prevalence MAIN be from 880 to $100 a month.

If any margin is to be allowed for amusement other way. Wae breads disease, but never of disease. The evidence is nearly all the and social diversions at least half as yet has disease been so successfully fought us much again must be provided. These

in this extmordinary series of campaigns.

The one exception is the case of Servia. figures represent the lowest possible limit

of education and The world as lately Uron compelled to Engels of the artisan conlize that servin ling become on vast class could probably manage, with care, charnel-house The country is in the grip on 800 or 870 a month, if not called upou ef typhus, the trun disease of war and an to pay rent for the house they occupy

oven-more terrible scourge_than__enteric.. Doctors, nurses, and wounded 'alike are smitten with it. The hospitals are crammed with typhus patients. Men at even lying in the roads dying from it. The women and children are dying in the darkness, und is at present but very little chance of a squnlor of their own homes, unseen and un- nowcomer founding a profitable practice tended. There is no escape for either rich upon his own account. The medical or poor, and no immediate and effecti ve practice is largely in the hands of the remedy.

THE TRUTU ABOUT TYPHUS, Government doctors. The legal work is already divided among the barristers and

The primary CAUSE of the spread solicitors now practising in the States, of typhus in Servin ix the absolute and a newcomer would have but little lack of sanitation. The Balkan kingdoms chance unless his attainments were exceperaved for liberty, but they need sanitation tional. Even then-it-would-be-absolutely for more. Neither Servia noc Bulgaria have necessary that he should obtain some made even a beginning in the matter of proficiency in the Malay languago before sanitary measures,

The present writer

Speculators are very busy a how getting hold of every bit of land where devolopments are expected to take place, the projection of a new road being suffi cient to send speculators recoinoitring in that particular neighbourhood. It is estimated that three-fourths of the land within the Settlemdat boundary is owned by Chinese, and with an apparently end- less supply of money now available for investment, the proportion of foreign owned land may be reduced to an insight- ficant fraction. Having gained posses sion of the land, the Chinese wil naturally develop it in the way which Fields most profil, and undoubtedly will confine themselves to the building of Chinese houses, or semi-foreign house for the occupation of Chinese.

There are some Chinese properties giving us high a return as thirty and forty per cont., and though this figure is of course exceptional, the income derived from Chinese houses is in all cases greater than the derived from foreign residences. Since the revolution tenants have been found for houses as fast as they could be built and speculators have not been slow in migeting the demand, con straction being rapid and comparatively cheap, and the space allotted to ench house small. Reits vary according to the size of the house and locality, but Although the average is lo the return is good because of the vast number occu There is only one item in which the Chinese house costs more than a foreigra residence, and that it in the matter of insurance, which is considerably heavier, but the qther advantages from the point of view of the property owner quite out- weigh the insurvorce question.

in the case of refinement.

With regard to openings for profs sional men it is stated that as almost all matters in which the services of profes sional men are necessary are attended to by officers in Government employ, there

he could attempt to practise. There are witnessed in Tirnova, the bosutiful ancient no vacancies, it is added, in the clerical capital of Bulgaria, in time of peace, an-out- appointments, Civil engineers and archi-break of typhus which was so bad that King tests would find but little opportunity, Ferdinand was afterwards unable to be because no important work or buildings crowned there. An examination of the are created xent those which are pro- conditions of life in Tirnova showed the

tits

GUARD.The main guard at Hond- quarters, Kennedy Road, will dis mount at 7 2.1. on Saturday, May 15th.

The guard at Volunteer Headquarters

will be relieved by the H.K.V. CLUB HILL GUARD, gd of Ofer

7 a.m. on Saturday, May 15th. and 25 N.C.Os. and men will boon duty. for one week, commencing on Satur -day-May-lith, and will mount nightly at 10 p.m. and dismount at dawn This guard will be under Captain W. L. Carter and will consist of Sections 1 and 2 of A Co. They will parade outside the Law Courts at 9.15 p.m. on Saturday, May 15th, in full marching order with 150 rounds of ammunition and wearing the Topee DETENTION CAME GUARD guidel of t

Officer, N.C.08. and 24 men will mount, daily at dusk and dismount at dawn. These guards will be found by the H.K.V.C. during the week, com- meusing May 15th.

-The men on duty with the Gám Club

pied and the low percentage of vacancies.jected by the Government and carried out reason why. Typhus is practically enderaic, PhoMOTION.Referring to order.

by its own engineers.

loss

The management of engines silly in slat o

though not as a rule widely pravalent, in the A competent and hard-working engineer Austrian province of Galicia, which the might in time obtain some profitable eta Itassiums are now conquering. It is common ployment as a contractor for Governbeat enough in somme parts of European Russin. works, but in this case also he would 16 is fairly frequent, though sporadic, in have to spend some time in acquiring the the eastern provinces of Germany. Every lecal knowledge, without which he would country in Europe has a little typhus. There be working in the dark and to his owa were 12 deaths from typines in England in Au example of the way in which every

It would also be necessary that be1912, and about the same number in 1913, inch of space may be utilised in the build- should have the command of some capital. In the early part of 1914 there was a small ing of Chinese houses is provided at

town of the Railway Station, where a large plot Apart from employment under Govern outbreak of typhus in the of waste ground just beyond tim Settlement, there is no opening for European Whitehaven, in Cumberland, which has a Dr. Newsholine skilled labour. Upon the occurrence of curious typhus history, ment boundary is being covered with small dwellings Presuming that the any such vacancy, either in a Government reported to the Local Government Beard

Ireland MACGREGOR&C supply in her in the court department, or in a firm, it is fället hy only last November that

until of a few months be equal or more that the engagement of a ma by agents in recently was an entire home of typhus fever on a large scale, and even now a cou England.

from equal to the domand, it does not follow

and machinery in mines and machinery

Lyphus o

8 occur that speculators will turn their attention in mines and workshop is entrusted to

Hirsch declaros! WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, to foreign property, but they will be skilled natives under European super the character of an endeate malady so that "ic no part of Europe does typlus bear a position to control develoțiment in this

vision. Their work is satisfactory, and dilection having possession of the greater their remuneration much less than that decidedly as in Ireland and there was part of the available læad,

which would be required by a Europan serious outbreak of typhus in Ireland last

·DEMANDS MODEST BUT EXPENSIVE, Me mechanic. To the young man possessed year about which very little was said.

Typhus, then, ie not necessarily a The type of house most in demand of moderate capital planting affords the disease at all, and it is certainly not spon among foreigners at present is one of four best opening.

taneously generated amid filth, as has been rooms, with attics, etc., fitted up with

frequently supposed. It is due to a special baths and hot and cold water supply, at

micro-organism, which so far has not been a rental of from Tls. 35 to Tis, 40, but the high price of land is a bur th th

the subject of full and complete research. This micro-organism flourishes under this condi building of houses of this chiss. It is

tions produced by lack of food, overcrowding. said that the reat of them could not

bal ventilation, and insanitary surroundings. Typhus has been so constantly associated possibly be brought down to Tls. 40.

with famines that it has been called "famine Foyer," and when Irish fugitives brought it A Real Japaneer produce-dealer of to England during the famine of 1846-47 it much afhenes and speculative turn of was called "the Irish fever." Yet it is not mind saw a rosy future in the Bean Cake always an accompaniment of Exine, for there Market and started buying heavily - This apparently no true typhus in the great total purchases are said to have reached Indian fatnines, perhaps because the bacillus Be pinued his hope to does not flourish in very hot climates. If the an 2,400,000 pieces.

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CONCERNING ANOTHER ENAMEL

“FALCONITE”

(Registered).

PERHAPS you will wonder why we are addressing these remarks to you, and why, with the number of freely advertised Enamels on the market it is worth our while to tell you about "FALCONITE.”

IT IS BECAUSE we honestly believe that "FALCONITE" is better, that we want you to know of it, and give it a trial, "FALCONITE" is the Enamel that gives a surface which will reflect like a

this line. As

CRISIS FACING THE BEAN CAKE MARKET.---.....

The Manchurian Daily News (3opan- esc) in its issue of April 17th, received yesterday, says;-

His

The rise of the

War

Compared with the Chines: bouse, even the smallest foreign house, with a small garden or other enclosure, takes up quite a considerable area, and with land in the suburbs of Shanghai dearer tha and most of the suburbs of Landon, specula- tors are not eager to embark upon developments in

ustance of the high value of and the effret of the Government's hand micro-organism is not previously present or in Shanghai, it may be recalled that the taken for sustaining the rice market. introduced favourable conditions will not record stands at Tls. 250,000 for one mow He counted, upon the price of rice rising produce it. of land on the Bund, a price which works over Y 15 por koku and its stiffening.

HOW THE GERM IS 'CARRIED, out at about Ts. 1,250,000 per acres, Afluence in the Bean Cake Market,

Moreover, like the plague bacillus, the plot of land for a foreign house of hopes failed of fruition.

urrier is not the fly, which plays deras size in the suburbs will cost beries market fell far shors of his experta-pus gen requires & carrier. So far as is tween Tls. 8,000 and Tls. 4.000.

tions and the tone of Hean Cake has been so large a part in disseminating Typhoid, It will be understood from these figures anything but reassuring

An epidemis in Aberdeen a few years the speculators are nors too anxious to 1t has been a local general practice ago Broduced very strong evidence go in for the building of foreign houses lately to deal in Bean Cake outside the that typhus was carried by deas, but the SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLAR mirror, when viewed at an angle.

It is interesting to note that Chinese Staple Produce Exchange without the theory does not appear to have been subjectori Fare now leaving the foreiga house into unrantee of the Trust & Guaranty Coto. bacteriological tests. Dr. C. J. Martin 8A0T. From No. 10 to 5986, at 36, 87 and $7.00 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES "FALCONITE" Matt to give flat which they fucked at the time of the In the event of the Japanese buyer in acquits the bed-bug, on the ground of lack of evolution. At that time they were ready question failing to take delivery of his proof. Recent researchies in Atgeria, toal and AIR GUNS in Variety.

finish is recommended where un article to to rent any sort of foreign house purchases when the dates of delivery last year in Ireland, show you reasonable “produce such effect is desired...

almost any price and many foreign and come the sellers will base me driving doubt that the chief agens in Tin wani-foreign dwellings were erected to power to make the buyer enrry out the typhus are lice. We are here at the rent After a while, it ferms of his contracts other than pressures origin of the widespread prevalence of typhus Apply to the Manufacturers for met the demand.

Supposing in Servia. That unhappy country has been appears, they began to reconsider expenses on his own moral scruples.. samples;

and to move into Chinese houses, the he should plead his inability to take sinitten with the third of the plagues of ivesult being that the foreign houses they delivery of kis purchases, which stems no and becaeng live throughout all the d

Egypt. The Bible says:- All the drast of fermerly occupied are being vacant improbable eatingency, much of the in increasing numbra. Foreigners rent bustlings of the local ban mills of Egypt"; and so it is in Sersia Hedny. cannot be

to occupy thes resi leacs which worked to mit out cough to fulfil Yet the louse--or at any rate that partictalar the hare born used by Chinese An the tract, will have turned out

variety known a Pedic tax cortimenti, which The sellers are na urally gravels hartanirs itself in the flannel shirts of soldiers, attempt has been made to induce then to mirage. retura by reducing rats, but without concerned about the outlook and the and must not be confused with P. capitis, effect, and it seems as though property dealers are also trombled with mugivites which prefers their heads-sn only convey of this class is bound to deteriorate in about the effects of a possibi crisis which the microorganism of typhus if it is already vatus, and the districts they occupy are may be thrust upon them if the heavy prevalent. There are plenty of lice in the not likely to appeal to the foreigner in buyer in question should fail to fake over trenches in Manders, but so far as is known

no typhus. yearch of a house...

his purchases and pay for the simet

Inspection Invited.

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WISE PREACTIONS ON FRENCH BIDE.

Athe matter is one of general interest We cannot say that our armies in France) to the local produce markt, e sex may not be smitton with typhus, art ther The authorities in the French Settle Faragori (of the Mitsui Buzan Kaisha). is very strong reason to hope that this will me have wisely set apart a certain ares Shibata (Managing Director of the Trust not be the ease. Typhus has always followed exclusively for foreign residences, and it& Guaranty Co. Furuzas of the in the path of great armies. Napoleon var- would be well if a similar provision Nishin Bean Mill), Kawal of Messrs. ried it far and wide in Europe All the could is made in this Settlement, but now Yu-san & Co.), Skoda (u Messrs. armies: in the Crimea suffered inch from that all the land or most of it is in Suzuki & Co.), etc., are trying to bring typhus, though perhaps were from cholera. There was n good deal of typhus in Metz Chinese ownership. such a plan appears the contracting parties to terms.

the

though some to be impossibly

sabing to note in this can.

We understand that the Bank of Christ

nection that the French authorities have more than quile comfortable. decides that all buildings which may be erveted on a certain fea from the French Bund must consist only of first class

of

model bolts say that the chest a finis

were free from it, Marshal von der Galte,

Hill Guard will wear reform nod keep their arms by them throughent the week that they are on duty, Tho Detention Camp Guard will “weir uniform and be under arms during the day on the evening of which they go on duty. The Gun Club Hill Guard will find one sentry.

No 24 Members wishing to be examined. to. qualify them for promotion to non- commissioned rank should send their numes in to the Adjutant immediately. REVERSIONS-Lance Corporal: H. J. Knight and S. G. Newall revert sa Prisale at their own request.

following members TRANSFERS. The

transferred to D. Company:-E. A. Ram, NL Railton, W. Stewart, C. W. Coyslı and D. Wood.

W. L. CARTER, Capt..

Adjutant, H.K_V_R

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

ORDERS DY LLEUT-COL. A. CIENCIAN, Y.D.

are

LECTURE, ISTA xàv, · 1915. 1.-Lieut. Stevenson, Engineer, Co., has consented to deliver a lecture on the working of search, lights, etc, do the Taikoo Club Hall at pin. th-day, Saturday, 15th frest., to which memberi of the Corps (îri aniform) are invitel.

TRANSFERS.

2. The following members of the ILK.V.C. are transferred to the Engineer Co. H.K.V.C., dated 14th Mov 1913- No. 1827 Corpl. C. A. M. smith.

1820 sapper J. S. Chapman.

D. Day,

J. Gardiner.

J. J. Lysaught.

1327

1828

j 1920

1830

D. Lglo.

1851

31

N. B. Mesos.

1832

T. H. Matthewnu.

1833

D. M. Mackay

1834

C. Stafferit.

1835

A. G. Warren.

1896

W. Brown.

1887

E. J. Surman.

1698

G. E. Morley.

1839

W. J. Chik.

1810

P. Anderson.

1

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3.- Pto. F. A. Redmond is granted leave

af bsode from 25th May to 201 September.

P. R. F. Whittall's leave of absenco :is

extended to 5th August.

RESIGNATION.

Pte. E. V. Walker__is_ permittil to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated 14th May.

~TARADES.

5.--Pardes for to-day (Saturday).

a.m. Signalling Section--Signalling Instruction at Headquarters. Remainder, mil.

DETAIL.

6. On duty from 7 am truday to 7am. 16th inst-So, 1 See. Art. Batty, and Centre Section, M. a. Co.

Officer on-dutyCapt. G. G. Wond Du daty from 7 am 10th to 7a.m. 17th inst-No. 2 Sec. Art. Batty, and tight Section M. G. Ca

Officer un duty-Lieut. J. D. Danby, Orderly Officer for werk ending at 7.á.m.

22nd instint. Preston.

Orda-ly Sergent for week ending at 7

A. 22nd inst.Coral. Carpenter.

Note-Helmets will be worn by the

Kowloon Guard,

G. E. STEWART, Capt., Adjutant, H.K.V.C

Mr. Tennant on behalf of the Secrilary:

who ought to low, says differently. He af State for War, stated in the House of Or do you turn and toes through wake

states that the Germans around Metz had Cemmos last month that recruiting dur fal hours, rising unrested and unfit for

50,000 sick when the fortress surrendered. ing the last ten months had been most The num the duties of another day!

LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM rubbed forsign shops of offices. No Chinese build-

The Budapest correspondent of the and these included many cases of typhus. satisfactory and gratifying.

120 men of There was very great deal of typhus in bers week by week and mouth by month into the throbbing temples, the barning: ings will be allowed on the first two ferng Post stats that

were very good and maintained with sur- forehead, brings sure relief to the nerves blurks along the whole length of the wealth and position have been arrested Turkey after the last Balkan war.

prising regularity. Lord Kitchner was -soothes and calms-encourages repose. Bund.

for supplying the Hungarian army with

confident that when he called for morį. And soon SLEEP comes quietly, steal-1 For the present, as has been said, the bad food and paper-soled boots, and for

men the nation would respond with that ing upon you and wraps you in its restful surmly of foreign houses in the Inter-charging 14s. a yard for cloth worth

At Buckingham Palace the King re-readiness. prompsitude and decision wational Settlement is just about enual only 38. A yard. The cloth was to the demand, but the manner in which used for uniforms which went to ragsently inspected and expressed his at which he had larned to look to with developments are proceeding suggest any in a fortnight. The Press and prople proval of the coffee-bar stall which the gratitude and by which they were able

Church Army has provided for the use of gauge and estimate the determination thing but a rosy future for the foreign are demanding the death sentence for the

the troops at the front.

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