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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE. PACIFIC COMPANY'S

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PARIS, Apr 24th..

TAX HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1933.

LATEST ULBLES GENOA CONFERENCE. SOVIET PROPOSALS.

SATISFACTORY.

Grxos, April 9th.

The committen dealing with Russia has adjourned, the chairman intimating that it is useless to continue; na the Soviet

Russians will only be resumed when these discussions are concluúr-1. CONFERENCE OF RAILWAY EXPERTS

The report of the financial Affaits proposals are regarded as most unsatis factory. The experts will meet again Section which led to the enquiry into the later without the Russiaus, to discuss their affairs of the Pacific Maritime and Com-attitude, and the meeting-with the inneoial Company, mentioned in yester day's enblis, describes the Parihe Hari- time and Commercial Company as an "occult branch of the Banque Industriella, de Chine," and says that M. Gallusser made the acquaintance of M. Pernotte at Tientsin.

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LATRET CABLES. THE OPIUM COMMISSION. BRITAIN'S PRESTIGE AFFECTED.

Geva, April 4th. Interviewed in regard to the stateme of Mr. Chao Hsiu-chu, the Chinese repires, soptatives on the Opium "Commission of the League of Nations," thas while the re

ports of the Chinese Government entamis sioners from twelve provinces or parts of provinces confirmed that popet was again being cultivated to some extent, strict orders had been given for destrues tion of the crops when found, Sir John Jordan declared that the reports" were fatile, as they omitted the most impart- ant provinces. He had evidence that i

FAB KASTERN CABLE FIGHTING THE MANCHURIAN be thing that the organisms which o

NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE URISIS IN CHITA.

CIR, FLAGSHIP LEAVES MANIZA

MANILA, April 15th.

The United States Bagship Huron has been ordered to proceed to Chias im mediately, owing to the disturbed com ditions prevailing there. She smile today.

CANTON NEWS.

RESIGNATIONS.

Mr. Chung Sau-Dam, has resigned the post of Commissioner of Finance, and date appointing Mr. T. T. Cheap, as Commissioner of Finance of Kwangtung Province. Mr. Cheng is 3.80 Managing Director of the Provincial Bank of Kwang-

tung.

The Transport Committee has decided | February last opium in some quarters President Sun Yat-sen, has issued a man-" that the administrations of the French as being cultivated over a greater aren an international Conference of Railway of the production ef. 1907. railways should initiate the summoning of thaw for many years. He estimated the pressat production at 23 or 30 per cent. Experts at the värliest possibly monent.

Sir John described the policy of the M. Pernotte advanced him money, and FRANCO-BRITISH COLLABORATION Indian Government in continuing to send

PARIS, April 4th.

opium to Hongkong and elsewhere as in July, 1918, helped him to found the

Reports from Genon state that optimisery, unsatisfactory. The Chinese argued Pacific Maritime and Commercial Comprovals generally in Conference circles that if India and other countries were pany with a capital of 1,500,000 francs,

An important private conversation be supplying Chinese abroad with opium, which was successively used to 5,000,000 sween Mr. Lloyd George anul M. Barthou why should not they grow it for Chingg

British communities in the frants M. Pernetle and M. Gallusser are took place on the occasion of the French at home? alleged to have forined syndicate for Delegation's luncheon to the Bri ish East were of opinion that the prestign

of Britain was very seriously injured the floation of Pacific Maritime Com

Plenipotentiarios, morcini Company shares at 400 francs,

this action. which they rat bought in at 900 franes and pocketed the difference.

The Bourse quotation. for the shares rose to between 450 and 500 francs, then fell to twenty francs.

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General Chen Yung-hoing, has resigned the post of Director-General of the Arsenal. It is expected that his successor will be Mr. Jui Cho-man, Chief of tha Avation Bureau of the Canton Army.

President Sun has circularised the ravincial afficials instructing them to plans that his purpose in returning to remain in their various posts. Ha ex Canton is to make arrangements for the are completed he will lead the grand army from Shiutwan northward.

PLAGUE.

HOW DISEASE WAS CONTRACTED.

THE PRICE OF IMITATION SABLES,

At the point to which Dr. Wu's lecture on The Manchurian Plague of 1920" was taken in yesterday's paper, the lecturer was explaining that in order to apply the world demand for imita-

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plague were becoming so virulent \hat there was no time for them to produce pneumonja; without preumonia you don'k have sputum and without sputum. you won't get infection; withona infection, the

plause). plague disappears. (Laughter and ap

The organism by its virulence destroys itself; it is a logical conclusion: don't know if I have made myself

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BACILLE'S CUNIOCSLY RESISTANT TO tien sable. ten thousand hunters annually

ANTISEPTICS, penetrated to the mountainous recesse

“We are also investigating means of of North Manchuria is trap the marmot, curing the patients attacked by the dis- I doing so, many of them contracted ease, Is there no way of vaccinating la bubonic plague, the HaEkine pucumanic plague.

Dr. Wu (who a Director of the Mau-vaccine and the German vaccine prepared by the agar method are used. These were churian Plague Prevention Service) des tried in both our epidemics and proved cribed in some detail the conditions under useless; various injections were tried, with Then, as to how far which the hunters lived and worked, until no result at all.

disinfectants bolp to kill the plague it began to dawn upon the audience, as organism, we proved by experiment that it must bare done upon the investigators very few of the ordinary disinfectants had on the "pot as they studied the problem; any effect. The bacillus still lived after immersion in mercury parehloride solution that here were all the predisposing con.

of one in Bou for ten minutes and carbolic, dit ons

to pulmonary infection, The solution of one in 90 for twenty minutes. hunters would fix a wirs Boow over the The only agent disinfection which entrances to the marmols' burrows and appeared to be rapid in action was so entangle them. Four or five captures alcohol; this acted in less than two

day would bring in-9,--a good su minus.--(Laugher),

The hunters lived in in Manchurin." rooms. exceedingly unhygienic underground Fuel was very dear and the winter very severe a temperature of order to keep warm and to economise, explained that the plague bacillus, was the people would live in these burrows, extremely harmful to man, but was hot like the marmots--(laughter). In an

to pigs, chickens or birds. The underground chamber, 10 feet square, arganisms found in swine plague, how- with practically no ventilation from to ever, were dangerous to the animals, but So it is quite possible." to 20 people would assemble and sleep in not to man. bunks ranged in tiers, with the day's concluded Dr. W, that we may utilise catch of pelts piled under the lowest the cousins of the pneumoale plague beds! The hanter clothes would be bacilli to cure its unfortunate victims. saturated with the blood of the marmots. (Applause.)

In conclusion, Dr. We indicated a line." of research along which the solution of the plague immunisation problem, for.

most cordial, disclosed, a FOREIGN OPIUM SMUGGLING IN|Nertheru Expedition, and as soon as these minus 30 degrees was common-so, in mankind, might possibly be found. He.

It is understood that the discussion, which was

Terment between the British and French leaders on the necessity of adopting a common attitude.

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be quitted control of the Pacific Company POSITION MORE SATISFACTORY. it owed the Banque Industrielte £3,000,000 francs, but that the debt ought to have ben danished at least half, by the realisation of Coating stocks 40,000,000 francs.

worth

FAR EAST. "..

LATER.

CAUSE AND EFFECT.

Sir John Jordan described the manner`

THE NEW GARRISON COMMISSIONER.” The decisions reached are marked by a

wherein the Chinese Government, from When it was decided to transform the manifest desire for Franco British colla-1907 to 1917 gradually closed down on the General Ngai Bong ping has, assumed Pacific Maritime and Commercial Comboration, which expreted to give a cultivation of the poppy. This was one

his new duties na Canton Garrison Com pany into the Pacific Company, fresh favourable turn to the deliberations of the station est reports the world had missioner and has issued a proclamation funds were 'rained, allegedly without the Tonference.

ever seen, but unfortunately there had to the effect that he holds himself res knowledge of the Board of Directors, who

bàrolapse. He wished that the ponsible for the peace and order of the were lefooled by fetitious statements and

Chinese Government had acknowledged | city; For this purpose the papers fore- accounts, M. Gallusser declares that when

the truth that there had been a recrude shadow new regulations which among scence of poppy growing, which they ware other things will give the Commissioner unable to suppress, owing to the dis- absolute power to arrest and punish GENOA, April 24th.

according to law any citizen or soldier No. 1 Commission has resumed its organised state of the country. labours.

This was one of the phases of China's guilty of misconduct, and also vesting in The atmosphere of the conference evolution, and the world must be patient the Commissioner anthority to consor tele generally-to-day is described as sunshine with her. He pointed out that practically grams and letters in the Post Office and after rain." The British delegates regardley is in the hands of the also to aspect trains and steamers in the harbour the plague bacili

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who usurped all the position as more satisfactory.

The results already achieved include the authority. While very large quantities practical completion of the labours of the of morphia had been sent to the Far East, and there had been Immense

Commission did not rise to the level of its opportunities, China, which hitherto had not manufactured morphin. would "manufacture—not only for her own con- option but for the markets of the world SUGGESTIONS TO THE CHINESE

He admits that the syndicate of which he wind M. Pernotte were members, realised a profit of 200 francs per share on 94,000 shares, but the profit went to buy in shares, at 000 and 700 franes, in order to

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ceur n option for the subscription of Financial and Transport Commission, muggling of Foreigu opium If the Opium value of the notes of the Provincial Bank rats can become so immune to the bacills mediaeval times and they were then

fresh capital.

THE PRINCE IN JAPAN.

FURTHER HEAVY RAIN' SPOILS

OUTING...

while the Economic Commission has, also made good progress.

LORD BIRKENHEAD'S WARNING. "GENOA, April 2436. Lord Birkenhead, in a speech dealing with the broad aspect of the conference, warmly denounced TOKYO, April 95th.

those who over Today, in consequence of the heavy gave the conference a fair chance" rain, the Prince of Wales' projected rip

was confident that harmonious conclusions to Lake Shoji und Mount Fuji wild abandoned.

The Prince is remaining at Hakene till to-morrow evening, when he proceeds to Kyoto.-(From Sir Herbert Russell.) INSUFFICIENT OIL SUPPLIES FOR BRITISH NAVY. THO CONFLICTING OPINIONS.

LONDON, April 2ach.

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could be obtained; on the other hand,

failure of the conference would result it one of the blackest moments since the Middle Ages.

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A starting statement is made by Mr.request complete suppression of war debts Geofrey Drage, in a recent letter to the and a moratorium in respect of interest

GOVERNMENT.

"GENYA, April 24th. The commission concluded its considera tion of the various Government's replies to the questionnaire sent out by the League of Nations on the onus traffic. It passed a resolution concerning the fresh, extension, of poppy growing in China, and the measures to be suggested

and production in the Far East.

to the Chinese Government thereon.

The Japanese Delegate intimated his

into China."

A GRIM YUNERAL PYRE. "I mention these facts," continued Dr. Questions were invited, and a student Wu, to show the connection they have inquired as to the disposal of the bodies with the origin of the plague. How do of those who died from plague. Dr. Wo the marmots infect man with plague? LiTER explained that he intended to In the first place one is not quite suro refer to that matter during the exhibi- tion of moving pictures which was to that "they do, in their ordinary state,

We have follow. Cremation was resorted to and caught them,, kept them and studied the bodies were incinerated in large pita. them,

and we find that they can appear Itwas impossible to supply coins for quite healthy and have the plague them they were so many-and a plague According to the Canton Times there organisms and harbour them for many cart had to colect the corpses as in has been an improvement in the market months, Our latest knowledge is that

thrown into the pit, with occasional logs which is both gross and sudden. Our con- that they harbour the organism in of wond added and kerosene oil poured

"Since the chronic state. In handling the marmota imperor the new Governor, Dr. captured, the hunter, who may easily have pre burned throu

yesterday said:

This dreadful funeral

Bank notes, in the market have been the infection, either through the fingers, fire was started with a little kerosene oil Wu Ting-fang, the Kwangtung Provincial abrasions on his hands, can easily get Pyre burned throughout the 24 hours, when the plague was at its height. Once the rapidly advancing toward par value. It or through the fos, or possibly through is reported that up to yesterday, they the fur when handling the pets infeccieat to keep up the fire. In the epidemio

Wethe natural fats in the bodies were suffi had gradually increased from 60 per cent. are not quite sure, yet to 50 per cent. This rapid restoration of tion

The begining of the epidemic con. the Provincial Bank notes to their face value is due to the fact that a definite stantly showed the bubotic and not the arrangement has been made to produce pneumonic type of plague. We tried to moro subsidiary coins by the Government find the fleas, but could not, and with Mint, and that Governor Wu Ting-fang that failure came the hiatus in our know has declared his intention to take up the ledge of the method of infection of the Later cases tended to be sponsibility to maintain their value. A any cases conference took place called by Dr. Wu, Paeumonic in character; we could see the at noon, yesterday, and was participated evolution from the one type to the other in by the Chairman of the Canton Cham. in our daily lists of cases, the bubonic,

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MORE RSSSIAN REQUESTS.

CEKOA, April 4th. On the resumption of the expert com mittee dealing with Russia, the Soviets representatives submitted a docament stating that in the event of the powers granting adequate credits and agreeing de jure recognition, the Soviets would readiness to accept a committee of repro.ber of Commerce and the Chairman of the the septicemic and the pneumonic.

sentatives of the League to open sn en-Associated Chamber of Commerce and

When discuss the bauk noté question. All Dr. Wu. quiry into the introduction of morphia ather prominent merchants of the city to "Now as to the symptoms," continued catches these present pledged their support and pneumonie plague what does he look assistance to the Government in the settle-like 1" Unfortunately, he looks like a ment of the present financial crisis. The ordinary person. He usually complains new appointment of Mr. T. T. Cheng as of nothing until the disease has entered y" (Dr. Wu mention- Commissioner of Finance who is concur upon the third day.' DUBLIN, April 4th.rently the Manager of the Bank will also od that the plague was always fatal, Yesterday was silent and village-like in being the matter to a satisfactory result." generally in six days from the first, so consequence of the 24 hours strike of the Irish Labour Party, which passed off ne- cording to the prearranged programme, The Free State when cut off, from the out-

FRANCE WILL CONCEDE NOTHING

TO GERMANS.

Times, that the Government has not at due to creditors. present enough oil to enable it to send The Battle-Rect to Singapore and Hong. Bong, and that in the event of an attack at presunt "Hongkong and Singapore Singapore must fall at once.'

The statement is received with in- credulity by a well-informed correspon dent of the Times, who declares that the Admiralty can rely on the new oilfrids Sarawak to amply provide any naval domanda at a moments notice.

Thanks to the patriotic foresight of the Into Bajah Sarawak, arrangements were made to secure an adequate supply of oil which will always be at the disposal of the Navy at Singapore,

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INTERNATIONAL LOANS. FOR CANADÁ BRAZIL AND

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GERMANY.

Niw York, April 24th.

M. Pierpont Morgan bas secopied the

BAX-LE-DUO, April 24th.

M. Poincare, addressing the Meuse Council-General, said that France would only remain at Cenou on condition that she was not called upon to make conces sions either to Germany or to Sovics Rússa. It was indispensable that the Allies retain control of Germany's arma-

THE TROUBLE IN IRELAND. STRIKE PARALYSES INDUSTRIES

meats. When Germany had been com-ide world, experienced a complete cessa pletely disarmed France would gladly tion of normal activities. follow it. M. Poincare concluded by The strike included traing, trams, telephones, saying that whatever occurred at Genoa tumors, telegraphs and the new situation resulting from the whilst shops, hotels, theatres, and kinomas Russo-German trusty was one of the most formidable since the armistice, and must be examined in conjunction with the Allies. France was determined to pro serve everything gained under the Treaty of Versailles,

PEKING SENSATION.

Iteparation Commission's invitation to join a committee to consider the flotation ITALIAN MINISTER'S WIFE TO BE

of an International Loan for Germany. He sails for Europe in May, Morgans are offering for subscription a five per cent Canadian Loan of $100,000,000 run ming for thirty years with the option of

redemption in twenty years.

The issue is at par.

NEW YORK, April 24th.

It is understood that a syndicate of

glo-American Bankers is arranging $2,000,000 loan for. Brazil, which is to run for 25 or 30 years at seven per cent, replacing the short-term loan made last your by London barkers." CELLULOSE AND PAPER FROM MAIZE STALKS.

TRIED.

ROME, April 24th

were closed. Nevertheless, beyond the posting of a bogus notice announcing the extablishment of an Irish Workers Be- public, the day passed off quietly.

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No disturbances of any description are reported so far, but the general stoppage may possibly be continued.

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BUSINESS SUSPENDED IN TWENTY-SIX COUNTIES.

LONDON, April 24th. 'In accordance with the Proclamation cabled on the 21et inst., business is suspend ed io twenty-six Counties of Ireland. It is being carried on in Ulster but is ham

The Marchesa Durazzo (wife of the Italian Minister to China), who is alleged to have attempted to murder bar rival At a Peking hotel, has left the nursing home in which she has been detained since the returned from China. The Marchesa pered by the cessation of communications unknown destination, probaby Anema, Ireland as regards the United Kingdom where she will shortly be tried by the is complete.. Court of Assizes in camera.

was taken in a closed "motor-car to an with the Free State. The isolation of

Home sensation was caused in Peking last year by the death of Capt. Pietri, of the Italian Navy, who was stated' to have committed suicide, and by an alleged attempt by the Marchesa to kill an Italian girl who had come out to Peking with the A Hungarian Professor named Istran-object of renewing her relations with the thy claims that he has invented a method Captain.] of manufacturing cellulose and paper from maiso stalks

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INSUBORDINATE INDIAN

TROOPS.

IMPERIAL LANCERS REFUSE DUTY

HYDERABAD, April 24th.

A serious case of insubordination amongst Indian troops is reported.

The 1st Imperial Service Lancera, dis satisfied with their pay, refused to don their uniforms. The Nizam ordered all men refusing duty to be dismissed. The order was being carried out when-100. men of the 2nd Lancers refused to attend the muster roll. Consequently 250 men of the lat Lancers and over 100 of the and Lancers were dismissed..

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U.S. SHIPPING BOARD.

COMPETITION CONDEMNED..

LONDON, April 24th. Mr. Joseph B. Shendy. European manager of the United States Shipping! Board, arrived at Plymouth from New York, where he has been conferring with

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FURTHER OUTRAGES.

Two were killed and eight wounded at Belfast during the week-end, including a woman killed by a bomb which exploded at the door of a chapel midst church goers, and a man shot dead in his house sa a reprisal for the murder of a woman, ALLEGED CANNIBALISM IN RUSSIA

U.S. COMMISSIONER DOES NOT

BELIEVE REPORT...

Bioa, April 24th. The United States. Commissioner does

the Board, He said that organisation not believe the report of an American re. expenses in Europe had been reduced by lief worker having been eaten at Samar 71 per cent, and advocated the restric. He says that be, has heard nothing of tion of routes and the elimination of com- such an occurrence, petition between American ships. BANTAM-WEIGHT CHAMPION-

SHIP.

THE COTTON MARKET.

ENDEAVOUR TO CHECK FALL IN PRICES.

LEDOUX" "WINS ON POINTS.

Carro, April 14th. LONDON, April 24th. As an extraordinary measure, the At Liverpool, in a contest for the Euro Government is entering the cotton market The attitude of the men is entirely non-pean bantam-weight championship, Char-as a purchaser in order to chuck the cou- violent. Both regiments have good war as Ledoux (France) outpointed Tony tinned fall in prices.

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of ten years ago, Dr. We added, there was once an accumulation of 4,000 bodies" and they formed a line a mile long. The 4,000 corpses were burned in two days.

The moving pictures which worn then exhibited were not the least interesting part of the afternoon's programme. Greas pains bad been taken to make them as complete a record as possible of the grim scenes in Harbin during the epidemic and of the methods of treatment, isolation and research adopted in dealing with plague. Interesting views were included of Harbin, which, in ten years, has grown into a great city, with many factories and indus trics and is now, Dr. Wu remarked, "almost as crowded sa Hongkong."

The audience showed iis appreciation of the lecture at the close by enthusiastic applause.

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that when the patient first became con- LOCAL PLAGUE MEASURES, cious of trouble he had only three days to live.)—" On the third day he com- At the Sanitary Board yesterday it POLICE COURT ARGUMENT.

plains of headache; on the fourth. he was announced that two cases of plague The four man arrested on the Amatus is really ill, he has fever not very high had just occurred in Wautsai Road, in Har the other day on suspicion of hav-102 to 103 deg, severe headache, feels houses just beyond those in regard to

It been concerned in the recest. Swatow very dull, the face is pale or somewhat which the Sanitary Board recently took bank robbery were again brought before cyanosed (blue), the pulse dierotic, as special powers for cleansing.

D'Almada appeared for pressible, not very fast, only 120. order, the Medical Officer of Health (Dr. day. Mr. l. 3. Damage to yester in typhoid fever, soft and easily com- decided to include Nos. 129 to 130 in tha

"You cannot be sure that it is plague Pearse) remarking that he would like until the patient begins to cough, which to be beforehand with the plague there, Gœurs from 12 to 24 hours later, The if he could" and take out ceilings, and infective stage is only reached when the stop up rat-holes before any more cases. patient coughs, and that is important of plague occurred.

Last week 77 cases of plague were re- because, if you can isolate the suspects before the cough sets in, you will be able ported and 56 of the sufferers died. Dur- to save all the contacts." Dr. Wing Saturday and Sunday 26 new cases described the cough, the sputum and the were reported, with a death-roll of 14. bacilli, but perhaps the general reader will hardly want to know about that, especially as he may read this over the breakfast table. "Physical signs of the disease may be omitted for the same

Mr. D'Almada asked for bail to be fixed when it had been decided to fix the case for bearing on Tuesday week.

Mr. Lindsell replied that he did not think that would be worth while because the amount would not be less than $10,000 each.

The defending solicitor said that that amount was prohibitive and unreason able. His clients spoke only the Swatow dialect, and he was in the position when be had to act them every 15 minutes in the geol to prepare his case.

HILLIARDS.

reason,

ORGANISATION OF HEALTH MHABURAH,

OPIUM TRAFFIC.

HEAVY SENTENCE FOR A YOUTH- Mr. Lindsell replied that the bail was meant to be prohibitive. It was intended

A. Chinese youth was sentenced to mine to obviate any chance of the prisoners

Coming to the measures taken to fight months' imprisonment with hard labour getting away.

Sub-Inspector Shannon, in charge of the plague in Manchuria, Dr. Wu said for the unlawful possession of 55 taels the prosecution, said that three of the that the patient was sent to the plague of prepared non-Government op def prisoners had been identified, and that ward and the suspect to the suspect ward. 34 taels of raw opium, by Mr. Landsel? If he showed further signs, the suspect at the Magistraay, yesterday. The drug was enough for the prosecution.

Mr. D'Almada "referred to the Bean- went to the plague ward; if not, he was was found tied round his waist.

At the same court another Chinese wag" ment case which came before his Worship removed to a healthier locality. The last week in which permission was given and Dr. Wu was enthusiastic about the 136lbs. of illicit raw opiam worth $4,449, "contacts" were put in railway wagons; charged with the unlawful possession of for the reduction of the bail. It was a bankruptcy case, Mr. D'Almada asid, and advantages of railway goods wagons as seized by Revenue Officers on board the They were. Taikinas Mare on the previous day, convenient unit becaure one would con-hidden among a quantity of camphor. the charge was a misdemeanour, as was mobile isolation wards, that preferred against his clients.

Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the de- Mr. Lindsell said that there were many tain about ten persons, the number of forma of misdemeanour.

case, normally and if fence and naked for a remand, this the He was not contacts of on

appeared amongst the Magistrats granted until to-morrow morn- disposed to argue further. The bail suspect"

contacta,"

," he was removed, the contacte ing, fixing bail in the sum of $10,000. would stand at $10,000.

wore put in another wagon and the first. wagon was disinfected with steam. This was a simple and effective means, and

There was another fatal landslide in the steam was obtained from a locomotive brought alongside on the adjacent rail the Colony yesterday. This time it was at Shopkiwan. A conlie working on the way track

Dr. Wu was again highly fechnical when hill-side there was caught in the moving His body was recovered discussing the pathology of the plague, mass and crushed to death between two which he said would more fitly be called pieces of rock. pulmonary than pneumonia. We tried," after two hours' strenuous work. Another he said, to gather from our post-mortem had to be removed to hospital.

coolis was injured by a falling stone and findings the connection between the ending of the epidemio and the severity of the

Mr. Neil MacArthur, of Taikos Docks, disease. It was very strange that, what- over, we did, the plague would not abate was injured, on Monday, by being acci

dentally ridden down by one of his fellow for three months. In places where there members of the staff, Mr. A. M. Holland, was no medical organisation the plague who was driving a motorcycle with s also abated in three months." Dr. W passenger in the sider. The cycle gos Ten Haouz, April 24th. indicated smilingly that medical men out of control coming down the steep The King of Sweden's visit announced would like to have been able to claim that roadway from Stanley Terrace and for May 4th, has been indeinitely post their efforts were responsible for the knocked Mr. MacArthur down. One of poned in consequence of the death of the abatement, but this fact rather took the his legs was so badly hurt that his re- Dowager Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg- | wind out of their sails. We believe," moval to the Clovernment Civil Hospital Schwerin.

be continued, "that the explanation may was necessary.

In the Palace Hotel Tournament, fast night, at 6 p.m. P. Lammon forfeited to 8. Ballow.

At 9p. W. G. Gerrard -100, beat Goldenberg sor. The final scores were: Gerrard 250

Goldenberg 156, and the highest breaks: Gerrard 31, 19, 17, 10, 15. To-night at 6 pm. O. W. Cheung 200, plays A. J. Edmonds -100. At 9 p.m. A. Gourley 160 meats. W. Pitt-300, KING OF SWEDEN'S VISIT

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