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SANITARY BEFORMS IN "CANTÓN;^

The Sanitary Division of the Canton Municipality now publishes a monthly report of the work done The Curon Times makes these comments on the report of the work done during the month of August 1

The Street Cleaning Sub-division is well organized. A large wagon force is now daily seen performing the duties similar to that of Hongkong and other treaty ports where roads or maloos have been constructed. There are also a larg force of scavengers, sweepers and carriers who do the daily work in the native Besides these two forces thore is an emergency force who will do the extra work in any section of the city

streets.

Our reporter was informed that under the new refuse contract there are fifty-four boats provided to convey the city's refuse. The number of boats has been increased from

forty under the old contract to fifty- four under the present one, which is suficient for the present need.

«MURDERS, FOB 'INSURANCE MONEY:

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SOME CLEVER SWINDLES OF JAPANESE INSURANCE CO.

Tadasu Kawamoto for the insurance of The atartling murders committed by

his victims has turned the attention of newspaper mon to similar instances of insurance 'murders in the past.

Sometime ago sake manufacturer insured the life of his younger brother, who was na assistant in his factory, One day while the brother was working un the edge of a large vat in the wake ware. house. bis elder pushed him in and he The insurance company was drowned. protested the case and a charge of murder

obtained of the crime and the case was was brought Bus no proof could be

dismissed. and the insurance company paid the claim of many tens of thousands of yen

According to the Sanitary Engineer's

THE BLUERZAILD OF NAGOYA, Statement 2 number of refuse dump

An interesting case in Nagoya along wagons are under construction and when the lines of Bluebeard crimes, was they are ready, they will be placed to brought to light when the criminal's take care of the maloos. He also states that two new wharves will be constricted fourth victim was discovered to be heavily along the Bumil to take care of the refuse conveyed by the sessengers and wagon

insured. This man had been married forces

three times, and one after the other his Two of the latest model water sprink-wives. bad ckied leaving him comfortably lers of 750 gultons capacity mounted on provided with insurance money. He hat two tons chasis will be seen in operation

The new equipinent. when in married the fourth time, and when the operation, according to the statement of fourth wife died, it was discovered by the the Sanitary Engineer, will be adequate authorities that she was heavily insured. to take care of the roads that have been built.

This started a line of investigation which As to the cleaning and reconstructing to the arrest of the husband, and a of the native sewers under the "supervi confession of murder followed his judicial sion of the Sanitary Division, several examination. private companies have petitioned the There is a very rich man in Akita Pre- Municipality for the sole control of thefecture whose name is Sato Sanzaemon. cleansing and construction sewer work of the city. It is noteworthy that the public is taking deep interest in the sewer problem, a problem of vital im portance to those in charge as well as to the public.

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As to the disposal of night soil and proper upkeep of public W.C the Sanitary Division is working on these problems.

scheme,

Some years ago ha insured the lile of his eldest son in the sight principal insur- later went mad from the effects of disease ance companies of Japan. This son end killed, himself. The suicide was laid to the disease, but the insurance com Panics refused to pay because 'the exist ence of the disease was not stated in the

application for the insurance. The father brought suit, and was defeated in the lower courts, but the case has been appealed and is now in the Court of Appeals. A charge of murder was also in the Hakodate Appal Court. brought against him, but was dismissed

his lunacy be committed suicide. The in- surance companies at, first refused to pay the claims, but it was decided in the courts that the death was caused by the snake bite which brought about the in- sanity during which the insured com- mitted suicide, and the insurance com panies were ordered to pay the claims.

THE RUBBER PROBLEM.. Owing to the heavy fail in the price of rubber tid. per lb. the plantation industry is faced with a very serious Three or four years ago in Akita Pre problem. Although one or two well fecture a rich man insured hiself for placed and efficiently managed companies 50,000 Yen. Later he was bitten by a Claim to be able to produce rubber al nanake and went mad. In the course of profit even at this figure, the majority do not. The council of the Rubber Growers Associaton recently drew up a scheins for controlling output and selling price Some directors are opposing and it is possible that the question which affects every rubber company, will be do- cided without the shareholders the real owner of the estates-being allowed a voice in the matter. In order to give. them an opportunity of expressing an opinion on the scheme, it is suggested that rubber shareholders, association should be formed. Mr. Hector McD. Morison of 9; Drapers-gardens, E. C. 2, who writes making this suggestion, says that if the idea meets with sufficient approval a meeting will be called at an early date to form such an association... The idea. undoubtedly, is a good one, and it should receive the support of share holders in rubber companies.

in this way

AUTTING FUNDS FOR THE VILLAGE," Insurance companies in Japan ars'. often the victims of frauds, especially in Paxui and Toyama Prefectures. Enter- prising defrauders often insure dying cian's examinations by stalwars youths men who are represented at the physi- without a flaw er blemish. very sick persons are, often unconsciously insured by the unsuspecting companies. Several years ago, in Echizen, Katsuyama Ecbu Ya Machi (a town), the entire population of the village conspired against We are certainly not in favour of artife of one of the villagers on the point the insurance companies and insured the ficial regulation of any industry having of death, by sending the healthiest man for its object the raising of price and the in the village for the physical examina limitation of output. Economically, alt

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FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY.

artificial measures designed to cheat na tion. The insured man died, promptly tural laws are wrong. The fat profits after the policies were issued, and the made by the plantation industry in its money was paid into the village treasury. curly years were the legitimate profits of for the benefit of the whole community "

pioneering enterprise But they un-

The insurance companies wish to pro- doubtedly led to the investment of un tect themselves from these frauds by excessive amount of capital in rubber using thumb priate as marks of identi estates and planting of an excessively fication. But the Japanese people streau- large area. Hence the present glut and ously object to this means of identifica. low price of this commodity. The price tion and say that taking their thumb of rubber is like that of many other comprints is treating them as criminals. Se modities, auduly depressed at the precat they refuse to take out insurance when time, but taking a broad view of the the companies ask for this protection of situation it would appear that rubber identity. The Japanese seal is relied companies have got to reckon with the on as a means of identification, and a prospect of the price of rubber remaining seal in the hands of unscrupulous persons at a comparatively low level for some time to come and of costs of production is a means of fraud.

brought down to the secured toy the outer situated and level efficiently managed companies. In other words, in the rubber industry, as in every other industry, only the fittest can sur vive. Of course, a great deal might be done to encourage new uses of rubber, but this in turn depends largely upon rubber being secuted at a low price. An artificial scheme might assist the in- dustry to surmount its present diffeul ties but it cannot solve the big problems of the industry-The Timer.

MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS.

IN KWANGTUNG, "

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REMOVED FROM CITIES.

Instead of having the troops diapersed

all over, the province and stationed in

The Meij Seimei Kabushiki Kasha, (Meiji Life insurance Co.), vace received visit from a man bearing proper birth family and death certificates of a man insured in their office in Chiba. The contract was some eight years ok, and cheque in settlement of the claim was the papers were in order. While the being made out the solicitor who had taken the policy eight years before came into the office, and was told of the death. Somewhat interested he went out to ser the claimant, and was startled to behold the man be had insured.

"Why thought you were dead," he cried, and the claimart took to his heels, and nothing has since been heard of him.- Japan Advertiser.

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residential districts of cities, the Canton there is almost as much comfort and

TRVICE

says, General Chen Chiung-ming" pleasure in wearing Pince-nez Ege Commander-in-Chief of the Cantonese

Glasses, 25 there is in possessing a

Army, in planning to build barracks for

the troops in the different important perfect pair of eyes for they fit so.com- centres of the province and outside of 1 fortable and secure that you forget you city limita.

The old barracks in Mina-ming and have them on-the most important im- Kinhsien, which were built in the Manchu

dybesty, are being demolished and newvement in eye-glasses in the past buildings will be orected on these sites.

twenty-five years. Pince-nez Eye Glasses

The military Authorities in Shiuhing, of any prescription in either regular or Kinngchuen, weiyang and Bwatow have

been instructed by the Commander-in Torio form are manufactured by the Chief to secure proper sites for building Hongkong Optical Co., successors to new barracks. General Chen is receiving Clark & Co., Manufacturing and Re tenders from building contractors for the

erection of barracks at Yingtong and Fa fracting Opticians the most competent sang-lui, two important military centres optical manufacturing establishment in near the Canton City. It is reported South China-located in 53. Jueon'a that one battalion of soldiers, will be stationed at each barracks,

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