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DALLT

TROPICAL DISEASES, SURGEON-REAK-ADMIRAL AND

MALARIA FEVER.

In his recent lectures at Middlesex Hospital, Surg.-Rear Admiral Bassett The fate of Austria is before the smith gave some intereating details with Supreme Council. But there are certain regard to malaria fever. Referring to truths of which official statistics have no these lectures, "The Hospital," remarks power to conjure up the vision. Austria that the geographical conditions favour was once a well-governed country. Those able to malaria

are fairly perfectly racial rivalries which have been used known, but temperature and humidity of since the war as the strongest sentimental the atmosphere are in reality the Arst plea for the disruption of the Empire consideration. In dry air and low tem never meant, when they received no official peratures the disease is unknown For recognition; the suffering and economie example, there is no malaria in or distress which they have meant since they the borders of the Sahars, in spite of have been taken into account in practical its position between the parallels of lati politics. The Austrian of Germanic race,tade limiting the natural zone of the dis- as distinct from the Austrian of Bohemia, ease. So local is the climatic effect that of Hungary, of Croatia, or of Galica in the gean during the war, naval cannot understand why he alone should ratings suffered from malaria in more or have been singled out to pay the debt less direct proportion to their proximity and shoulder the burden of guilt, in which every subject of the former em- pire had an equal share. If it were of any uss to try and fasten on any group or race the moral responsibility which afinities of character may explain, then it is the Magyar and the Pole who should have been called guilty,

The intransigeant, brutal character of the Hun of Hungary in closely akin to the dominating militarist apirit of Prus sia; it was in effect the dualism of the former empire, and the jealousy of the Hungarian element against the other rag'al elements within the empire, which largely determined its policy in internal affam, and could not save the empire from its inevitable repercussions in foreign politics. The ant-Serbian policy fer by the imminence of the Pan-Slav danger, was at bottom dictated by the interest of the great Magyar landlords, who jealously guarded the Viennese market from Serbian competition.

The wise conciliatory laws which, were framed some, thirty years ago, and took into consideration the natural preference of each race for the use of its own laag- unge, had done a great deal to quiet those rivalries which might have, gather. ed strength as the internal econome pro- sperity of the Empire developed and affirmed itself. The administrative of ficials of Bohemia were compelled to speak both Czech and German, and in nine cases out of ten this meant that Bohemia was administered by Czech officals. It was far easier for the Czechs to learn German than for the German to learn Czech. As one recalls the aspect of the country districts, the Ball towns and villages from the northern boundaries of Bohemin to the recently annexed districts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the picture before one's eyes is that of an industrious, self-res pecting confeated people, Material prosperity and an enlightened but vigil. ant clergy maintained in the people of Austria a spirit of discipline which has helped the most docile among them-i the inhabitants of the shrunken Austria of to-day--to bear with fortitude their almost unbearable condition.

"SUFFERINOS OF CHILDREN, A

to the coastline

Lighters tied up to the shore often bad every man down, whereas, a point in practical prevention, those anchored even half a mile off-shore had not a single ease, since the prevalent evening breeze was from the sea, landwards. As far as the Navy is concerned, the highest pro portion of cases occurred, as might, there lore, be expected, in coastal air stations, and the return of some of these trained, men to the corresponding units in Great Britain undoubtedly accounts for the ex- cessive number of malaria cases in those localities. An important misconception, which these lectures should remove, con cerns Malta or Mediterranean fever.

The lecturer claims that it should always be termed undulant fever, be cause, although it is specially prevalent in Malta, it does not confine itself either to this place or to "littoral areas, being well established inland in India, the Punjab, the Yang Tse Valley, the Philip pucs, Northern Nigeria, and Uganda. After the Boer war the disease became common in South Africa and the Trans- vnal, where cattle were relatively few and quantities of goat's milk used.

NEW HOTELS FOR JAPAN.

+

PAOLI-DONZELLA RECITAL

AT CITY HALL,

·T.K.K. · ENTERPRISE,

M. Paoli and Madame Donzella scored Erection of a hotel fronting the Tokyo ing is the keystone in the plan for themselves much appreciation for their Station Plaza larger than the Kaijo build an artistic success in their recital at the City Hall, last night, and, gained for chain of three large hotels in Japan to offerings from Gounad, Puccini, Ballo, be operated in connection with the Toro Verdi and Massanet." Kisen Kaisha, according to Mr. Soichiro possessor of a powerful and well-trained M. Paoli is the Aasno, president of the shipping firm and head of a score of other industries in this which he keeps under admirable country, says the Jupon Advertiser. The control. He was heard to advantage in Canio Aria, whilst Haife's "When plans call for an expenditure of at least Other Lips-rendered in English, also 20 million yen.

found favour, Plans are well under way,” says Mr. The ducts were, perhaps, the feature Asano, to put up a new hotel in front of the evening, and earned for the of the Tokyo Station where there is about artistes rendy encores. Madame Donzella 4,000 tsubo of ground available for the rendered Tosca's Prayer," and other purpose. The new hotel will be slightly items in a captivating manner, and was the Saijo, or Tokyo Marine Insurance, has a voice of much sweatness. larger both in width and length, than the recipient of floral offerings. Building, the largest building in this Professor Danenberg played a number country at present. There will be 800 of the accompaniments in his usual eff rooms in the new hotel. capable of ac-eient manner, Madame Donzella, also, comodating 2,000 guests. I firat thought helping in this respect. There was a that about Y.10,000,000 would be sufficient gratifying attendance in which members to erect it, but it was learned that at of the French community predominated. least Y.16,000,000 is needed when an The unwelcome attentions of Afe and estimate was recently made by an Ame drums band, evidently on the Parade riean architectural firm.

Ground, interfered somewhat with the evening's enjoyment..

HOTEL IN YOKOHAMA. Besides, I wish to have a hotel in Yokohamn, and it was really with this intention that I bought about 1,300 trubo of ground on the Bund where the old Club Hotel had previously stood. I want a hotel there that can accommodate about 300 guests, for which I was prepared to spend some Y.8,000,000 at the time I bought the site. I do not wish to have a larger hotel there for there are now several botels in Yokohama of foreign ownership. My next step will be to enlarge the Oriental Hotel in Kobe, which was acquired by the Toyo Kisen Kaisha some time ago, by adding at least two more stories. However."if this plan is not permitted by the building authori ties, I will erect an annex somewhere in the port

She

THE HOUSE COLLAPSE.

Yesterday morning, considerable pro- gress had been made with the removal of rubble from the interior of the two houses in Old Bailey, where a collapse took place on Wednesday. Lines of coolies-men and women-in two long lines, passed from hand to hand baskets of bricks and rubbish which were added to great piles accumulating in Staunton Street and at a point below the scene of the accident. Those in charge of the work within the building obtain grim evidence through the medium of their noses that in some parts of the site there are still bodies beneath the wreckage. :.

After spending a few days in Kobe, Later in the day operations were Mr. Asano will go to Nagasaki in order delayed for some hours as it became neces- to give final orders for the refitting of sary to deal with impending danger from An the Taiyo Moru, formerly the German one of the floors of the building. liner Cap Finisterre. Mr. Asano has in upper floor had fallen in such a manner. mind elaborate plans to refit thoroughly that one edge rested on the party wall this liner, which is already quite luxur and the other on the heap of rubble.

It is not only the Maltese goat which carries the bacteria, although at home or exported he is the worst offender. Any goats are susceptible, and from these it. may spread to cows, mules, horses, and inusly appointed. He said that he did The floor, though it obviously contained. even dogs. Recently infection has fre not consider profits in taking over the quently been traced to fresh, native-operation of the liner, which other ship- made cheese, and the lecturer met the ping firms refused. There may possib, case of a Greek officer, who suffered from 15 be a loss of one million yen to operate most severe attack, where the source this ship, but I am determined to take save the face of of infection was undoubtedly ice-cream this risk in order to taken in Algeria.

!

my nation."

DATA EXPECTS TOURIST. INFLUX.

much rotten wood, was more or less intact and not far from the perpendicular, so that as the pile of rubbish was reduced it became more and more nasdfe, and likely to fall through the party wall, After making sure that no bodies were between the flooring and the party wall, the officials of the Sanitary Department As far as the Services go, however, |- "Due to the world-wide economic in charge of the operations since the compulsory sterilisation of all milk has slump freight traffic is now depressed removal of the floor piecemeal would take almost abolished the disease, and in this in all directions, but passenger traffic too long,had to devise the best menn's way an enormous saving of money, time, has not failen off. As soon

As world possible of securing the floor without and distress has been brought about. In economic conditions improve, there will applying, pressure to the party wall and third 1901 there were 430 cases in the Navy, surely be a greater, passenger traffic and endangering the stability of a

house. No more bodies had been found In 1907 the figure was reduced to twelve for it is easy to see that more excellent when a representative of the Hongkong the Flect, but at that time a high rate passenger boats and good hotels are Daily Pre visited the scene at ning remained among the civil population. | needed in this country. During the Great War there were in all

o'clock last night, but a putrescent smell wa boticcable 20 yards from the only four naval cases known to occur.

building.

"It is only with this object in view that I am now trying to put up the now hotels and take up such a steamer, which hone of my countrymen desired to as cept. It may be true that international HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE economic conditions will grow still worse, yet I believe in the great future of the passenger trade and the hotel business, and I am simply endeavoring, to be fully prepared to grasp an opportunity as soon as it presents itself.".

CORPS.

ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COL L., G. BIRD, D.1.0., ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.

INSPECTION. The General Officer Commanding - will inspect the Corps on Tuesday, the 10th inst.

The Corps will parade at 5 p.m., on that date at Volunteer Headquarters. All members of the Corps Reserve Company-included, at present in the Colony are required to attend this parade.

The spirit abrond in Vienna is that of round. Most of the resources which pure nightmare. Out of 2,000,000 people, might have been converted into raw over 1,400,000 have gone hungry for the material and coal the foreign stock last two years. The children's hospitals held by the Austrian Government-have are full of miserable little beings whose been immobilised to pay for the upkeep twisted limbs and swollen bodies show of the Austrian Reparation Commission, every kind of hideous deformity which instituted by the Powers with the pri malnutrition and stunted growth can pro mary object of collecting from one-

SHANGHAT'S PUTURE. duce. There is a daily procession of seventh of the former Austrian Empire weeping mothers carrying their bundles the total damages of the war, The cost

The N.-C. Daily News writes: of human misery. They have to be told of the Reparation Commission is reckon-

The Commission which has been sitting that nothing can save their child, because ed at thirty times the amount of the recently at Hongkong and which has now what it needs is food and warmth; and civil list of the former Empire at par issued its report shows a very proper even the piedicines which might alleviate that is to say, about 000 times the cost appreciation of the factors controlling its sufferigs are not procurable. In thou of the former civil lists if reckoned at industrial development. High rates and sands of houses in Vienna the most ordi. the present value of the kroner. The ab high rents will tend to send industrial nary articles of furniture are being ex- sorption of these relatively great resouces concerns far field in their search for a changed for food. This wasting away of bas, of course, contributed to the con-home, and this is a matter which has the human and material substance of a dition of absolute economic paralysis of exercised Shanghai much. The Electricity Web nation has been borne so far with remark the Austrian Republic. Nevertheless, in Department comes along with its antidote able patience, because it is in itself so the eyes of the Government and of the in the shape of cheap power, but it will contrary to reason and justice that the people the sacrifice will be justified if the require a few years to decide whether people have said to themselves that it work of the Reparation Commission sue this is enough to counter-balance H.CL., was merely a hideous mistake, a hideous reeds in bringing before the eyes of which means high wages and a desire on nightmare, and that the awakening, must Europe, the inward meaning of the pre- the part of capitalists to take their busi« ** be at hand.

sent state of affairs,

In the last two years the people of Austria has been walled-up alive. She Vienna have developed a peculiarly is capable of prompt resurrection on two mirbid psychological condition, They conditions

Dress: Khaki tunics, shorts, putties,

black boots, helmets, rifles and bayoneta. (Scottish Company kilts and balmoral capa), den

Equipment: Belts, braces, am. munition pouches only (no haver ** saaks or water-bottles). Leather Equipment:-Belts, Bandoliers

(no haversacks or water-bottles): Artillery, Engineers and Mounted In- fantry Bection will parade with Machine Gunners parade with revolvers. Officers will carry canes.

MOUNTED INFANTRY SECTION.

Parade on Murray Parade ground, at

p.m., on Tuesday, the 19th inst.

· CADET COMPANY.

Company will parade at Headquar

tore on Tuesday, the 19th inst., at 5 p.m. All N.0.0., and. Ondeta must attend.

ness elsewhere. Such being the case, rifles and bayonets. what is to be the future of Shanghai? It must be remembered that we have only a limited waterfront, which is one of the seem to be perpetually waiting, for a 1.-That new currency, guaranteed est important factors controlling the sign, straining to read the meaning of by loans from the Powers, may permit establishment of new mills, and when it their fate. All who can read and write her to obtain the materials and coal es halt industrially it may, and now The

is all in use, is the place going to call o have acquired some ready-made notionssential to her industry; and on hypothetical influences and reactions

enterprise may go to our suburbs, such 2-That the relations which have as Woosung, and then the other aspect that have a bearing on politics. The sprung up between Austria and the Sucat Shanghai may receive its due pro Right one and foley the exchange - cession States be modified by the direct minence the financial centre of the Dress: known at once all over Vienna, and inter intervention of an internal economic country. Let anybody take a glance at preted as a sign of hope or despair, council, in which the Great Powers have Ningpo and Kiangse Roads and see the The The fate of the country has been taken their representatives and to which the host of Chinese banks which are there right out of the hands of its Govern Government of the Powers would dele-daing business. It is the City all over ment. The Government is able to parry gate the prerogative of independent ac- again, there has never been anything evidences of revolt against the unnatural tion.

else to compare with it in China. There To be Corporal Piper, No 320 Piper T. "conditions of life, but it is debarred from

are some thinkers who refuse to see

Talion.

means,

VN

Drill order with helmets,

PROMOTIONS.

following promotions and appoint- ments will take effect from this date.

SCOTTISH COMPANY,

Young

G. F. E. RAPSON, Bt. Major,

Adjutant, H.K.V,D.O.

MOTION.

The meeting to be held in General Officer Commanding's Office at 5.30 p.m., to-day, is unavoidably postponed. Members will be notified later, when the

meeting will now be held. Hongkong, April 15th, 1921.

the possibility of framing any policy, I have referred to the doom of impot Shanghai as the industrial centre of To bo Lance Corporal, No. 124 Private C. owing to the total lack of material face which is obvious as soon as one China, and who are not what would be enters Austria from the living..world. The Treaty of St. Germain decided Even the Reparation Commission, that called "little Shanghailanders. They upon the liquidation of the Austro sovereign body in whose hands the He believe her futuro, rather to be in the Hungarian Bank. The very foundation in the future have been committed, was and to this view we may add to-day the

of the Austrian people and their hope nature of sport & great emporium of barter, the currency which provides itself smitten by it; none of the dele certainty of being the pré-eminent the means of exchanging goods for value, gutes could act nor could the Reparation

financial centre. has been by that fact virtually suppress Commission take action. The Austrian ed: The kroner is practically valueless, Government, unable to purchase flour for and it seems incredible that any coneur the people, talked of resignation and of rence of circumstances should have handing the Government of the country The Compagnie de Commerce and de been to accomplish this in a coun try so rich in possibilities as Aus. to the Reparation Commission, on the Navigation d'Extrême Orient, in their fria. The factories which transmuted mistaken supposition that the Reparation report dated, Baigon, April 5th, state- into marketable goods for: internal Commission could have taken active During the past fortnight our market. consumption and for export the steps. On all alike, ne withina has been very firm and prices how iken raw materials found mostly within sorcerer's circle the pall of doom seems every day. From the last news received are revealed only by a careful examination, and- the boundaries of the former Empire, to rest.

from Hongkong appears that slight

and plentiful, means of life were available.

BAIGON RICE MARKET.

DON'T BUY GLASSES.

you would shoes. Many defects of the eye

are all there still; labour.would be cheap. The utmost limits of suffering have been drop occurred there, and we hope that can only be corrected with specially ground as before, if the material, reached, Unless immediate action is in a few days we shall register fair leases. If your eyes trouble you, have them

improvement in our prices especially as taker the semblance of order will go for the demand from Java and Japan have thoroughly examined and scientiaally tested in “WAILED-UP-ALIVE

good and whatever the immediate vicis greatly decreased situdes may be ultimately, and with no The rich agricultural lands of Moravia, very great delay, Germany will annexable quantities, but there are numerous Co, Successors to Clark & Co., Mannfastaring The paddy is now arriving in consider the Refracting chamber of the Hongkong Optical Jugo-Slavia, and Hungary are beginning Austria In that exte the Balkans are buyers as the 28/40,000 tons already sold, to feel the lack of the agricultural im lost to Western European trade the to Java, have not yet been covered, & Retracting opticians (the only competent plements suited to their own soil which fears and rivalries which led to the Euro- The total amount rico exported from here formerly manufactured in Vienna pean war will fare dp with redoubled January 1st to March Blet-is-280,080 tons optical manufacturing house in the Colour) Vienna itself is slowly dying for lack of violence, and Germany will owe the op against 283,012 tons in 1920. food, which the countries just named portanty for her triumphant extension Wo quote to day-White Saigon rice,

located in 53, Queen's Road Central, and a pair possess in plenty, but the tightmare to the East, not to any deep adriötness No 2-sifted, Japan quality Hongkong of Tenses will be specially ground to correct thre pf total impotence wraps the country on her part, but to the careless impro-6451 per picul, f.oh, Saigon, for Apri

dalocis,--Anyt. (Continued at foot of next column) vidence of her traditional rivals. May shipment,