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BRILLIANT BALL

(Continued from Pare 1)

know our function had to be can. celled last year which allowed those fellows North of the Tweed to not only get in ahead of us but also have second bite at the cherry only a few nights ago.

However, late as we are, I can say none the less that we are proud to have His Excellency and Lady Caldecott with us this evening and prouder still that we have bad them to look after us and correct our little peccadilices for even the short time they have been with us,

`IRREPARABLE LOSS

GOVERNOR'S

APPOINTMENT

Continued from Page 1.

FORECAST POOL

(Continued from Pago 1}

books or post will not be register ed. Nominations once registered cannot be altered or cancelled. Each forecast whether of $1, $2 or

The Forecast must be registered by the nominator or delegate in the majority of Hong Kong's bus-person. Forecasts sent by chit ness men to hold greater possibill- ties for British trade than could be expected from Ceylon, but the Secretary of State thinks different ly and we must bow to his judg rent with as good a grace as pos- sible. In saying this. I cast aspersions whatsoever on our new Governor, but everyone knows how for a complete long it takes stranger to this part of the world to come to grips with things.

no

GENIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINESE Hon. Dr. Li Shu Fan (member of the Legislative Council and the Urban Council) :-

#5 denomination will be deemed a unit forecast, and will rank for dividend equally.

IN CASE OF DEAD-HEAT Payment on une correct forecast will be made by the Treasurers at their office on Monday, March 1, 1097,

presentation of the. original nomination form, which

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We are all agreed that the pow- era at home had no thought for Hong Kong when they decided to send His Excellency and Lady Caldecott to Ceylon, so we can only bow our heads to what is an irre-Andrew Caldecott's relationships the event of these bell a Dead parable loss not only to us but I with the Chinese people and the Heat between two ponies for Arst venture to say, to China, and Eus

Chinese officials have been

place, the first and second ponies on the nomination form will be

"In view of the fact that Sir must tally with the-duplicate." In

land as well. I could, I suppose, reel of a long list of his and her, many virtues but I would hate to make them blush-I can only say that I cannot imagine there is any one we would have been as proud

to have as Governor here and any- one we could regret more having to lose when he is in the prime of life and at and able to do many things which require to be done in this place.

THE QUIET ENGLISH

The English are splendid because there is some sort of quiet power in them-it is hard to say what it is. They never shout it abroad

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genial, now that he is leaving the scene of his labour which has barely started and which has been so successful after his assumption of office. It seems to me that the public is at a loss to understand which underlying reason prompted his transfer and the con- Brmation of that transfer. I have no doubt that the Chinese comTM munity felt most keenly on

the

the

taken

to

represen the Delo

zeatera. In the event of there peing a Dead Heat between two ponies for second place, the second and third ponles on the form will be taken to represent the Dead Heaters.

In the event of there being three ponies Dead Heating for Arac failure of its efforts being un- place, the first, second and thira able to retain His Excellency, Slr Į ponies on the form will be taken Andrew Caldecott. as Governor of to represent the Dead Heaters. Hong Kong."

In the event at there being more than three ponies Dead Keating for first place, or more than two ponles Dead Heating for second pace, the pool will be divided among the nominators who have three ponles correctly recorded. subject to the above rules for Dead Heaters

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that they are English if they are Tuberculosis Scourge

accused of being English they merely say "Yes, what of it."

I think the real power of the English is their power of absorp- tion-they seem to absorb (any- thing and anyone. How often do we permit a Scot or an Irishman or a Welshman to come along and rule us as a Prime Minister or some such thing, and what happens-we make quite a man of him before we let him go. "Of course the Eng- lish don't come off top-dog all the time and an occasional Weishman gets away with things, but bye and large the system seems good.

I don't think I would be far out If I describe the English character

as the one which leavens out the

others and in a very large measure makes up the real British charac-

ter. I don't know if non-English people will agree with what I have sald, but whether I am right or wrong, I am sure it is high time we puffed out our chests and thought so ourselves-just this one day a year we may as well think ourselves the king pins of the universe and let the others know

It..

THE TOAST Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen; I ask you to rise, and drink with me to the picus memory of St. George.

(Continued from Fage 1)

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The enter source of infection is In the event of there being from sputum of (1) active tuber- Dead Heat between two or more culous persons; (2) tuberculosia | ponies for third place, the Pool carriers who do not show signs or will be divided equally among the nominators who forecast the arst symptoms of the discase,

People can be infected by (1) and second ponies and any one of the Dead Heaters in the correct droplets of sputum during the act of coughing: (2) dried sputum order. In the event of there being with millions of germs mixed with no nominators completing the The forecast correctly, the Pool will be dust, blown up and Inhaled. bacilli can be found in the city divided equally among those who the correct in sweeping dust from tram-cars, are next nearest to streets, theatres, etc. This can be forecast in the following order of

precedence:

brought home in millions by shoes, dogs, etc.

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If the source could be limited, the death rate would be very much

·lower as shown in London be- tween 1901 1 1910 when the death rate declined 33 per cent.

Prevention must be done by both the Government and the people. The Government should make it a

notable disease, but he did not see how the Government could do it at present in Hong Kong, Nevertheless it was a very effective measure to counter-act the altua

tion.

other public places.

Lastly, the establishment of a sanitorium for the early and late cases so as to segregate the dis- ease as much as possible.

The following should be done by the people: €

First and second correct; first and third correct: second and third correct; first correct; second correct; third correct.

Payment on any one of the above forecasts will preclude those following.

Any circumstances arising not specifically provided for above will be decided by the Stewards whose decision will be final and accepted

The Stewards decision, on any matter in connection with the above will be final and accepted.

Is Glasgow

Going West?

(Continued from Page 1)

Were Glasgow accompanied in its meanderings by Greenwich the prospect would not be quite so

(1) Co-operation with the Gov-alarming, said Mr. Tannahill, who

ernment in the above measures;

(2) Education of the pubile as to the cause and prevention of the disease;

Jocularly suggested that we might then interpret our change in long- itude simply to a growing deare on the part of Great Britain to break away from European "en- tanglements!

. Second, improvement of the housing and other sanitary con- ditions of the poor; thirdly, ́en- The President's dinner party was

actment of laws against spitting as follows:-His Excellency the

were already Governor. Lady Caldecott, His Ex-11 public. There cellency Maj.-Gen. A. W. Bartholo-houses. This may be extended to anti-spitting by-laws for eating mew, C.B.. C.M.G.. C.BE. D.SO. Mrs. A. W. Bartholomew. His Hon. Sir Atholl MacGregor, Kt.. E.C., Lady MacGregor, Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor. C.M.G., Rear-Admiral C. G. Sedgwick. Mr. C. L. Hoover, Mrs. C. L Hoover, Mr. A. Sommerfelt, Mrs. Buchanan, Mr. J. M.:Calvert, RE, Miss J. Archdeacon, Mr. E. Grimble, Miss M. M. Meilor, Mr. J. R. Masson, Mrs. G. 8. Archbutt, Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., Mrs. D. C. Ed- mondston, Mr. R. M. McLay, Mrs. B. H. Dodwell, The President, Mrs. A. L. Shields, Mr. H. R. B. Hancock, Mrs. A. Morse, Mr. F. B. Winter, Miss Podmore, Mr. P. A. Cox, Miss P. Wright, Mr. G. 8. Archbutt, Miss J. Brearley. Capt. W. J. R. Cragg. Miss A. Dodwell, Mr. A. Morse, Miss

People mat resolve that no D. Lamb, Mr. A. L. Shields, Mrs.

matter if a person is healthy or Archdeacon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, sick he or she should not spit in Mrs. Edwin Taylor, Mrs. F. B. Win- public places except (1) into paper ter, Mrs. C. G. Bedgwick, Hon. Mr. napkins to be stored in a bag and turning slowly round a point some- N. L. Smith, Mrs. R. M. McLay, Hon later destroyed: (2) into spittoons where in Kent, so that the nor Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, Mrs. Eldon Pot-with anti-septics provided for: (3)

thern part of our Aand moves ter, Mr. A Brearley, Miss M. Me- Lay, Mr. D. C. Edmondston, Miss P. Potter, Mr. H. J. Cruttwell, Miss E Giles, Mr. P. J. Howorth, R.A., Miss D. Dodwell

(3) The sputum should be kept and destroyed. This is the only source of T.B. If one could do this satisfactorily the preceding mea- sures were only of secondary im- portance. The disease would be checked.

But, unfortunately, Glasgow in its slow westward Voyage "leaves Greenwich behind.

"In this case," said Mr. Tanna- hill. "our effect must be taken to indicate that Britain is attached to the Continent only in the neigh- bourhood of the Channel, and is

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into one's own handkerchief which westward, while Greenwich in the may be burned or boiled for thirty South remains comparatively xta-

tionary." minutes afterwards. This is not so satisfactory as paper napkins,

"It is our duty to educate the public so as to carry this out; and when done, the battle against the scourge is at least half won," he concluded,

Mr. Tannahill remarked that whatever was the explanation of this apparent change in longitude, it was far too startling an occur rence to accept without further Investigation. Before we theorised WO must establish the facts," he sald. The solution of the puzzle remained for the future.

The official supper party includ ed the following:-The President: Mr. V. M. Grayburn, Lady Calde cott, HE.. Bir Andrew Caldecott, Kt. C.M.G., C.B.E., Mrs. F. B. Win- ter, The Vice-President; Mr. G. S. Archbutt, Mrs. A. W. Bartholomew, H.E. Mai-Gen. A. W. Bartholomew, Hughes, Sir William Hornell, C.I.E., C.B.. GM.G., C.B.E., DS.O.. Lady LL.D., Mrs. A. G. Bishop, Wing-Cdr. MacGregor, His Hon. Sir Atholl A. G. Bishop, O.B.E, A.F.C., Mrs. MacGregor, Kt., KC. Mrs. G. S. R. Dalzell, Mr. H. R. B. Hancock Archbutt, Mr. C. L Hoover, Mrs. C. Mrs. T. E Pearce. Mr. W. A. Dow- G. "Sedgwick, Rear-Admiral C. G. ley, Mrs. E. Cock, Mr. T. E. Pearce, Sedgwick, Mrs. C. L. Hoover, Hon. Mrs. P. 8. Cassidy, Mr. E. Cock, Mr. N. L. Smith, Mrs. G. G. Alabas M.B.E, Mrs. F. C. Hall, Lt. Col. H. ter, M.B.E., Hon Mr. C. G. Alaba B. L. Dowbiggia, O.BE, Mrs. E. H ter, K.C., O.BE., Mrs. Edwin Taylor, Williama, Mr. E. H. Williams, Mrs. Hon. Mr. Edwin Tylor, C.M.G., Mr. J. D Danby, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, R. M. McLay, Hon. Mr. S. H. Dot- M.C., Miss. MM. Mellor, Mr. Afor well, Mra H G. Seth-Smith, Hon. Brearley. Mrs. V. C. Labrum, Mr. P. Mr. A. W. Hughes, Mrs. B. H. Dod- S. Cassidy, Miss P. Wright Mr. J. well, Mr. R. M. McLay, Mrs. A. W. D. Danby, Mr.V. C. Labrum.

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