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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY MAY 10, 1905.

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NEGOTIATIONS are, says the British North Borno Harald, in progress with the Sabah S. S. Company, by which it is hoped that San dakan will get a weekly mail service. The N.D.L. steamers rum sugularly every fortnight

days after each N. D. L. instead of a Sandakan on the 1st and 16th of each month formerly,

THE BALTIC ALKET

FULL SPEED WITHOUT LIGHTS. Reports of the movements of detached por tions of the Japanese fleet in Northern wasers

FIGHTING THE PLAGUR,

HOW THE INDIÌN GOVERNMENT STRIVES AGAINST PREJ DICS AND IGNORANCE,

"It is difficult for people in England, accus:

HORSES FUN HONGKONG

A BIO CONS ONMENT.

Not many weeks since we printed a Reuter

and the Sabah boats will probably follow seva continue to be brought by incoming steamers, famed to medern sanitation, and public health telegram ic our columns announcing that the The Norwegian ship Dagny which entered port measures, to grasp the extreme difficulty attend at half-past seven this morning reports that a ant upon attempts to control the spread of few days after leaving Chefoo, when to the east plague in India. of Formoss a small ship believing to be a Japanese turpedo-boat destroyer was observed under full steam with all lights extinguished.

TR19 morning Sergeant Watt placed Chin Heung, a youthful Chinaman, before Mr. F. A Hareland, on the charge of loitering about the grounds of the Government Civil Hospital, about half-past ten o'clock last night. He had no plausible defence to set up, and His Worship months' imprisonment, and six hours' exposure

THE THIRD SQUADRON,

Japanese Government has ordered ten thousand horses from Australia to be brought to Hong- kong and taken north. We now learn that one My own experiance of plague measures was recently obtained in the 'unjab, among the consignment is on the way to this port and villagers who furnished the soldiery and culti-judging by the Australian papers some lively vale the vast grain-producing areas which con- scenes were wilneased at Bydney early last stitute this province. Apart from purely month, says & writer. It is not every day that humanitarian seasons, it is obviously of the 1,000 horses are shipped in one boat at Sydney greatest importance to put an end to the ser-

for export, ni was the case on Friday, when

The dally ineze in delivered fren when the addrem sentenced him to pay a fine of $100, or three left Singapore on the 5th inst., and arrived in jous mortality which is proceeding among such |

accessible to revenger. On cupien muust by post an additional $1,86 per quarter in chargel la époringa. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the

world is 30 cents por quartar,

in the stocks.

A VERY diminutive Chinese boy and an ordi- mary-looking Chinaman were this morning Stagie Coples Daily, ten cents Weekly, twenty-placed by Inspector Gauld before Mr. G. N. Orme, the lad charged with stealing two vates from a Japanese curio dealer, Praya East, and the latter, a second haud furniture dealer, o

fire canti.

BIRTH.

On the 29th April, at Singapore, the wife of 408, Lower Lascar Road, with receiving the. A. L. K. VAN RENESSE, of a daughter,

same well-knowing them to have been stolen. The man said he bought them from the boy for 53, but the boy said he was only paid $.ja for

MARRIAGE,

Captain Davies, of the s... Ningchow, which

part at noon to-day, reports that according to signal the Third Balile Squadron, consisting of four battle hips and two cruisers and about seven colliers passed through Singapore at 5 am, on that diy, On the viage up he saw nothing of either the Russian or Japanese feels.

HONGKONG, AND SHANGHAI BANK.

an important class, and it was to this end that the 4,000-ion: scamer Virginia, belonging to a special campaign was entered upon by the Messrs. Houlder and Company, took this num- Punjab Government a year or two back.ber on board at Darling Island for. Hangkong, One or two civil servants and a medical off Getting the animals aboard presented an ani cer were off to each district, aided by English mated picture, and some i'vely incidents were medical officers specially engaged. It was the

witnessed. duty of certain of these officials to visit villages

Outside a gonds shed, truck after truck con- reported as newly infected, and satisfy them- selves as to the presence of plague, to nicertaintaining hotes was shuted in an opening, how it was introduced, and to endeavour thence a temporary alleyway led to the main

dock of the vessel. limit the spread of infection,

As each truck came abreast of the alley-way, Delay in the furnishing of information andils

driven out in a mob towards the vessel.:: if they

the outside of the alley way, grabbing at tailing.

no with anything hardy. The noise was deaf- aing. Once on the main deck each horse was caught by an mandant and led to its stall, Mostly they went quietly,

Owing to his departure for home, Mr. Husust unreliability when furnished formed the doors were thrown open and the horses CECIL MARSH, to FLORENCK MARY WIL- the vases. The boy admitted his theft of the Tomkins; chairman of the Hongkong & Shang thilal difficulties. The villager is a hardwork jammed whilst ascending, drovers climbed up:

same. The case was remanded, the lad inhai Banking Corporation, resigned his set on

On the 27th April, at Singapore, BERTIE LIAMS ROBERTSON, niece and adopted daugh-

Australia.

|ing': but ignorant 'agricultural labourer, and

ter of Colonel Robertson, of Melbourne, custody, the man being released on bail of $500, the Board of Directors Mr. H. A. W. Made, except in villages of considerable size; he has headropes, or prodding the frightened animals

DEATH.

an the 28th April, at Kuala Lumpur, CARET ANNAREL, wife of Logan Toil.

The Hongkong Gelegraph

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY. 10, 1905,

During the past few months there, has been a great shifting of the balance of power in Europe, owing, first, to the war between Russia and Japan, and, secondly, to the entente curdiale between England and France. Everyone must have noticed that the Dual Alliance between France and Russia has been growing weaker day by day, and

although much has been made out of the al- leged breach of neutrality on the part of France in permitting the Baltic Flect to remain for so long in territorial waters along the Annam Coast, the reassuring statements from the Government of Indo-Chinn should go far

from October, 1871, to October, 1894 The purchase price is one million and three hundred and seven thousand pounds, of which one mil- lion and seventy thousand is for the goodwill.

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THE April number of the South China Colle: gian contains much interesting material and quils a number of portrafts of those associated with the teaching of the fiting generation of China. The Rov. J. A. Siteley, secretary of the commitee, furnishes an account of the fifth triennial meeting of the Educational Associa tion of Chien, and remarks upon the "wonder ful opportunities to influence the youth of this great empire through educational institutions and to prepare them for useful and important positions in church and state. Mr. W. W. Yen writes on the educational outlook in Shanghai, and another contributor has much

for blind girls at Kowloon. An editorial on teaching religion is a feature of the magazine.

A. S. WATSON & CO., towards minimising the danger of inter-of tires girls at

national complications, which at one time looked so threatening. It is but natural that the Japanese Government should regard the coaling of the Baltic Fleet in such waters as a serious breach of neutrality, and in the earlier stages of the squadron's

Hongkong, ist April, 1905,

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NAVAL NOTES,

At 11.15 am. to-day the British battleships Glory, Ocean and Centurion, the cruisers Hogue and Andromed and a torpedo boat

deputy chairman, has been elected chairman in his place, and Mr. A. Haupt has been elected deputy chairman. Mr. F. Salinger (of Messrs. Reiss & Co.) has been appointed to the seat on the Board vacated by Mr. Trimkins,

HOMEWARD BOUND,

ROYAL MARINE DROWNED.

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THE VOYAGE OF THE HARFLEUR,"

[Froin Our Correspondent.)

Ferim island, 6th April

On Friday, the 7th insi, H,4,5,Bagfleur with time-expired men from the Chins Squadron lets Colombo and shaped a course for ferim island. Smooth seas and pleasant breeze from 5.W prevailet followed by moderate seas, Ou the 13th inst. wind shifted round to E. by N. All went well after leaving Colombo, until the morning of 10th inst, at about 10 'clock, The bugle and just sounded, summoning the crew to their guns for general quarters, when the startling cry of man overboard" was heard. The patent life buoy was at once dropped, the engines stopped and put to full speed astern. Both life bonts were manned and lowered as quickly as possible, and by

the intervene was not that upper deck in

no skilled medical advice. He does not recog nise mild cases of plague, and many severe attacks are put down to "fever." Indifference, fatism, and a natural bias towards conceal ment also contribute to delay in reporting the outbreak,

.... SPREADING DISEASE.

One of the means of spreading the disease between the villages is the habit of women going to condole with the relatives of a friend dead of plague. They will sit in the hut with the corpse, and then convey plague to their own village.

Much is laid to the door of the rats, and one was often told by the natives that they had noticed the death of the rats before the first human case occurred.

The spread of contagion within the village itself is simple. A village consists of clusters of huts of sun-dried mud, without windows or chimneys, or through ventilation, and separated by narrow lanes. In and out of these buis the people "burrow," regardless of infection, and dust and flies are everywhere to assist. The plague officer has often to dismiss a large flowing of villagers, who will accompany hin willingly to infected houses,

The plagua officer gives general advice as to the management of cases, the burning or dis infection of infected material, and information as to the depois from which disinfectants may be obtained. If possible, sures the

cleansing and the version of buse, and if he is

One Isturiated animal, however, with a vicious gleam in his eye and bared teeth plunged wildly. A young fellow had hold of the headrope, but the steady pull an it seemed only to madden the animat. It reared, came down, rushed the man holding it, turned sharp- ly, and lashed out. The man dropped the headrope with a groan, and fell pgainst the stalls. The horse, telling is freedom, dashed along the upper deck down the companien way, and leaping all ubitaç'es galloped for ward towards the fo'c'sle head. In fin mad. career along the main deck, two other men made vain attemple to grab it, but on each the infuriated snimal left its mark. As it got for ard of the fore hatch, it swung to the left and caused consternailon among the coloured crew and the staff of the chef. They fed in all directions, calling on all the deities known to man, as they scrambled and tumbled over one another in their efforts to reach places of

safety

Then an extraordinary thing happened. A mall hatch (perhap, 60.) leading down to the fa'c'sle, where the coloured ciew bunked was open, and down this the horse shot head fore most, staking an iron upright with its head in

the descent. It landed on its feet, however,

very successful the village evacuates-ic, goes with barely a bruise on its body, and was fon-di into camp till the outbreak is over. This may standing jammed between the bunks in stupid - not be possible on account. of the weather, or wonderment at its novel surroundings. there may be no hutting materials locallyEach horse bore a sumber stamped on a available.

diamond-shaped piece of tin fastened round il neck, and all were shoeless, <

But when the officer's b.ck is turned there is no guarantee that his advice and instructions will be carried out, so that, obviously, preren tive measures are most desirable, and formed

gurated by the Punjab Government.

Bay, brown, black, or chestnut in colour, they looked a nice level lot of from 14 10 14 3

long journey to the Far East undoubtedly destroyer left the Admiralty anchorage and,and took, the fatal plunge. As only a slight the most Important part of the campaign inau. bands in height. "They may look a bit.

JOIN ROBERTSON & SON, LD. | communicated with the several European proceeded through the Lyemum Pass to Mirs

governments in this sense. These com Bay. munications were viewed in the nature of

J. R. D.

WHISKIES WHICH WE SELL

USEFUL INOCULATION.

it was whispered around that one of the in- valids had jumped overboard. This proved to be correct. Private: Alfred Watt," of the Royal Marines, who was suffering from die ense of the brain, while taking an airing on the "forecastle in charge of a keeper had broken away and jumped overboard before any one could stop him. One man managed to catch hold of him, but he quickly shook himself clear

sea was running, it seemed that he would be picked up but, he was suddenly lost sight of and on the bouts arriving only his cap was The inoculation of Bakine's plague prophy found floating close to where the patent huoylactic is comparable with vaccination against smoking. He had disappeared and was small-pox, and, from personal experience, I can naver seen again. Some mention was made say that the discomfort is practically over in amongst the hands of sharks, as plenty are three or four days, and seldom seriously inter- known to infest the Indian Ocean, but it is feres with one's movements. Unfortunately so generally supposed he became exhausted and far, its protection does not just longer than six sank to rise no more. No sharks had been months, and, as plague recurs each year after From the Courrier Saigonvair we learn that sighted neither did any appear subsequently, the rains, reinoculation is necessary each sea no attempt will be made to refloat, the Sully After the ship steaming in circles about the son. until the 20th inst, when advantage will be, spot where he was last seen, the boats pull- taken of the bigh tide in the morning, with the ing about in different directions without assistance of the cofferdam now on its way to finding any further traces, they returned the Bay of Along, to get the cruiser out of her to the ship and were then reluctantly hoist perilous position.. The meteorological reported, and the ship, over which a gloom of lo-day's forecasts fine weather and, as seemed to senie, proceeded on her course, it in days date for, as it fits wide, the Robers Private Alfred Wats originally belonged to

THLY"

Shortly after three o'clock this afternoon a formal protest, and the Governments another British destroyer left the harbour vie addressed have certainly been given to under-the Lyemun Pass, presumably to join the

Fleet. stand that, in the, now improbable, event of the fleet doing damage to Japanese com- merce claims for compensation would be lodged against the Powers concerned by the Mikado's Government. Meanwhile, the British Admiralty have not lost sight of the possibilities of complications arising and long since caused inquiries to be made, with the view of ascertaining the particulars GOLD & SILVER of all the ships, with their crews, of British

HAVE BEEN AWARDED

MEDALS,

AT THE

CAPE TOWN INDUSTRIAL

EXHIBITION.

Cooke, with the pontoon will not take more than five days to reach the scene of the wreck with the continuance of favourable weather conditions success in sy attend this list attempt to salve the valuable warship.

register and origin, attending the Russian warships as transports or colliers. It was recognised in official quarters that the cap ture or sinking of any of these British ships might raise very delicate questions, notwith- standing, of course, that such ships by FIRK AL KOWLOON, engaging themselves to the Russians, might

Quite a stir was dora luned in Kowloon have placed themselves out of British juris-shortly before twelve o'clock to-day when it diction. It may be assumed, however, that became known that a fire had broken out no

Two circumstances militated against success the well-known Mulkowal mishap and the absence of compulsion. The former, whereby a number of people died from tetanus; was much less serious in point of numbers than is generally supposed, but such news spreads rapidly through the bazaars, and is also dis séminated by the native Press.

A systematic inoculation tour of his district was the chief duty of each medical officer, ac companied by a native agent and staff. In each village assistance was rendered by the and their desire to stand well with the Govern ment, together with the native passion for a written testimonial, often stood the inoculating officer in good stead.

weedy now," remarked an attendant," but it's wonderful how a horse picks up at sea. Why, in a week, given good weather, they'll be a

sight,"

Most of the horses, be explained, came from the south-western district, Waggs, Tabletop, Albary, and thereabouts, and range in age between 4 and 7 years.

A horio being hauled and pushed up the steep incline from the main to the upper deck provided another incident, The last few yards he came with a rush, upsetting the -man at the other end of the rape, rearing above him. Another drover, seeing his comrade's danger, hit the animal over the nose, and he turned, giving the fallen man time to rise. The horse now free made a dash for the

clear space of deck between the officen

quarters and the bulwarks, Headed off and driven back into the stall lines, two men cautiously tried to circumnavigate the brute and seize the headrope, but in vain. Only

H.M.S. Ocean and was sent from that ship to hospital suffering from weakness of the brain He was taking passage home us an invalid with it.M.S. Vengeance's ship's company, and lately seemed to be getting more ralional, official headmen and local people of standing when another horie was brought along (and" although it was acknowledged the disease was permenant and bis complete recovery was regarded as hopeless. At an investigation, held by Captain L. Stuart, assisted by Commander G. Gaunt, the Fleet Surgeon, and other officers, the man who was with, and in charge of,

The attitude of the people varied. At time the operations were attended by cheerful as sistance and applause, but generally “passive

gradually pushed against the fractious animal until it was jammed tight against the stall rails, was it secured.

If is inch horses as those that cause trouble on board," remarked the drover. “There's only six bad ones out of 200 that we've handled

vessels engaged in this trade, after dis. the water front. Thick clouds of white smake deceased at the time he jumped overboard was resistance was met with Native dislike of so far, and we've given each of them a double were seen rolling up close to the Hongkong exonerated from blame.. A Court of Inqu ry new thing would account for much opposition i stall, so that they can thresh round a bit with

charging their cargoes will clear out and Kowloon Wharf, and Godown. Co.'s to neutral ports as in the case of a premises, and it was at first thought that

couple of colliers arriving here yesterday, as it may be taken for granted that nine-tenths of them would be unable to offer any resistance to the Japanese who would capture rather than

one of the godowns was in flames: It soon became known that this valuable property was not even threatened as the fire was confined to

will, no doubt, be held.

'H.M.S. l'easus was sighted on Saturday,

14th-ins, At. & P.M., about 5 miles to the S. of Aden. After making ber name and official number by masthead lamp she signalled bound

They do not fear vaccination against small-pex to which they are now accustomed.

FEAR OF THE GOVERNMENT, `

out doing much damage."

"Th chicus performance for you 17 he

Some believed the campaign to be a Govern continued as another black horse, jmpatient at ment design to reduce the surplus population restraint, danced around, pawing the air with and occasionally that the inoculator would his forefect. Sho, steady, old man, steady!'; polson the wells. Many readily consented to came the drover's voice, but instead of steady- inoculation on being assured that they would

e animal reared more wildly and at last. become neither blind nor childlessing the

Speaking generily, one did but little pré- | succeeded in getting one of its forelegs over an pared with the Hindus, and especially with the tricate the home from his awkward position. Sikis, although high authorities within their tra faith state that there is nothing in the nature of The men who handled these horses are paid inoculation inconsistent with the

a matshed at Tsim Tax Tsui, erected at the for Colombo and Sydney, also, that the Russian foot of the antall hillock on which an Fleet had been sighted 100 miles from Singa outbreak occurred some two years ago. The Pore. It was rumoured fighting had taken ink them. When once the transports have Fire Brigade in charge of Capt Lyons went place, but no results were obtained. She also ventive work among the Moisulmans, as com awning beam. It took half-a-dozen men to ex- DOES THIS PROVE OR NOT THAT discharged their cargoes and left the across the harbour and with the aid of the Yan. flashed "Wish you a pleasani voyage home."

WE SELL ONLY THE BEST?

dangerous vicinity of the Russian fleet and mai police and a couple of steamers soon had entered a neutral port such as Hongkong, the flames subdued. It is believed that the origin of the fire was due to spontaneous com the difficulty of again getting off with a con-austion in a quantity of coal stacked in the traband cargo will be found to be more real matshed. The damage does not amount to than apparent.

much.

NEW DEPOT SHIP

We arrived here to-day at 9. Am. and are prepared to coal as soon as lighters coine alongside ILMS. Pour in here, During the trip H.M.S. Barfleur has made a very good passage, doing 18. sexolutions, her speed averaging about jag knots a coal consumption of about 72 tons per day. Everything working well, the ship's company settled down and drills, etc. wero carried out satisfactorily. 15. is intended to try to gain a day on the programme to for Said. We were actually to ars.ve here on 17th Among the arrivals of naval ships this mom and so are a day early. At 10 km. coalarrived ing was H.M.S. Hecla which was commission alongside and we are proceeding 10 sen at 6 ed at Ponsmouth early in March by Captain Ep, lo-day after taking in 4 tons coalie THE chaplain of the Missions to Seaman begr| F. B. Charitou, for service as a torpedo-depôt, -to acknowledge with thanks the following gifts" and repair ship on the China Station. She was

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THREE further cases of plague were notified

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·binnket and a anean Station, and was in the bombardment of the thell's Alexandria on July 1116,"

Ponsonby Esq. 2 parcels of books for the library; the proprietors of the Hongkong Telegraph, China Mail, Daily Press, and S. C. M. Post one copy of the paper daily, and Messrs. Gregor & Co, one case of lemon squash.

the Koran, sites of at the rate of Lf per week on the outward voy- Kismet, too, created a difficulty; how can age, tos a week on the return. There are 43 Ore argue with "If I die I die"? Moreover, of them on board, with four superintendents, local priests have impressed upon their people who are paid as for the round-trip. that the inoculated would became religious outcasts after death. A lindu interpreted this to me as a desire for burial fees. Y

The Pardali system of seclusion among some classes of women was also a difficulty, though occasionally one was able to overcome this by private inoculation.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILE DUK.: + American (Darii) th inst." French (Polynesian) 15th ins

American (Manchuria) 18th insti Canadian (Empress of China) 23rd insi,

Previous experience of plague and inocula tion has taught something, as the occasional vuluntary evacuation of a village and request for inoculation proyer, but it is slow and costly.. But the fear, prejudice, and ignorance of the peasantry are. to be overcome, and this, per- haps, might result from the fuller education first of the more intelligent and influential The C. P. R. Ca's as Empress of India

ves. Soch demonstrations as that at the arrived at Vancouver al 4 pm, on 9th inst

exhibition at Bombay on the natura, and pres⠀⠀⠀ The H, A. L. La, Jfileno Alanwall from Rotters paration of the vaccine should be of great dam and Antwerp left Singapore for this port value, and might, perhaps, be supplemented ese

uly 1116, 1883. She will be from the Post Office steam launch. He was by the circulation of printed information bear on gih lest, and may be expected here on 16th sistioned permanently at Hongkong.

sent to one month's hard labour,

ing on the question—By a Health Oper