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TELEGRAMS.

[Reuter's]

The Anglo-Japanese' Alliance. LONDON, and June,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1905.

THE INCIDENCE OF DISEASE IN HONGKONG,

BY WILLIAM HUNTER, M.A.,. C.. Abard.

Government Bacteriologist, Hongbing,

..

At the Conservative' dinner, Lord Lans The spread of disease over the surface of the downe, referring to a hope, expressed by Sir earth is, curiously enough, a science of recent Edward Grey, that the Anglo-Japanese alangin in fact, it may be regarded as yet in liance would be maintained, said at no time its infancy. had there been on either side any question' whatever of withdrawal from the alliance; inane is at once compelled to admit that this

| largely responsible for the prevention of cholera in its "typical manifestations amanget the residents of the Colony. Furthermore," the water supply of the city of Victoria is above suspicion.

MALARIA:

The past history of Hongkong has clearly. shown it to possess excellent breeding ground History records for the malarial mosquito. Hongkong as notorious for the prevalence of malasia. The configuration of the island is

HONGKONG BANK

ROBBERY

SHROFF DISAPPEARS WITH $50,000.

NO CLUE TO HIS WHEREABOUTS.

Something in the nature of a sensation was created in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank

To-day's Advertisenpents.

THE

PUBLIC AUCTION.

"HE Undersigned have received instructions

from the Official Receiver, to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

TO-MORROW..

However, looking at the question broadly, such as favours this condition of affairs. here on Saturday afternoon, when it was dis- | (TUESDAY), the 6th June, 1905, at 11 AM

Ravines, shallows, &c, with pools and stream-

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House 'Street,

AN ASSORTMENT OF GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY,

Comprising WATCHES, CHAINS, TEA and COFFEE. POTS, CENTERPIECES, TEA SPOONS, FLOWER HOLDERS, CIGARETTE

other means of strengthening and consoll-knowledge of the disenses met with in various the city of Victoria. It is the exception beyond temptation. Large sums of money | HOLDERS, &c., &c.;

every encouragement to breed prolifically, Hongkong had a black record in the past, it has every reason to congratulate itself at the present time. During the past decade fever of the malarial type is, to any the least, rare in father than the rule to hear of. Europeans contracting the disease. It is true, some parts of the Colony are still malailat, and residents,

disease In general, however, the city of Victoria must be regarded as extremely healthy from a malarial point of view. This satisfactory condition of affairs, as regards malaria, is due, in the main, to the successful efforts of the Government in training scienti fically the main "nullahs" in and around the outskirts of the city.

our opinion when the time comes, as soon it question is one of enormous magnitude and lets, abound, and there the Anopheles has shroffs who are appointed to take in cash at

importance as regards geographical pathology must, to consider the renewal of the agreeIndeed, it would seems a wonder why medical ment, the only practical question will be England so slowly awakened to her splendid whether it shall be renewed in its present position of possessing the ways and means of form or whether we should not seek, some establishing for her great colonial empire a

dating it. The alliance had been a potent means of dealing with them.

British climes and countries, and of the best instrument of peace, and If it were possible The credit of awakening Britain to her re- to so modify it that it would not only presponsible position in leading the van as regards the police, in such districts contract the vent the spread of a conflagration when once colonial hygiene belongs to malaria. The *begun, but prevent a conflagration altogether, |-diffusion of this disease, its terrible scourges, all true lovers of peace would welcome such &c., may be said to have given the first impetus a modification. There was never a moment towards the study of the incidence and methods when our good relations with France were of prevention of tropical disease. It was with more firmly based, and if the inner history the hopes of removing from mankind one of of the anxious months lately passed was ever took up the study of tropical disease, and the the worst disease scourges that British workers written it would show that the understanding results thereof are fully confirmed by the bril with France Rad greatly mitigated the fric: lint researches of Manson, Ross and others,

GEKI-BERI.

ALSO..

A Quantity of SILK SHAWLS, GAUZES,

Intimations.

SPECIAL SALE

AT

ROBINSON'S

OF

PIANOS PIANOLAS

MUSIC AND MUSICAL

INSTRUMENTS

PREVIOUS TO REMOVAL.

$

SILK-EMBROIDERED WALL & PALACE GUARANTEED NEW INSTRUMENTS HANCINGS, FANS, &c, &c.

Catalogues will be issued. TERMSAs usual.

covered that the receiving shroff, or one of the the Bank, had disappeared with a sum of over 550,000. It appears that the shroff in question had been in the employment of the Bank at Hongkong for a considerable number of years. He was well-connected and was regarded as daily passed through his hands, but of course the excellent, system of checking accounts. which is in operation at the Bank precluded the possibility of any robbery on the Goudie scale being commited. When it was learned on Saturday afternoon that the shroff had failed to put in an appearance that day,`a search of the accounts for which he was responsible took

ier had received considerably over $50,000, place. Several slips showing that the defaul

for which he had failed to account, were found in his desk. It was realised then that the missing shroff had made offALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY,

situate at Queen's Road East, in the Colony of Hongkong, IN TWO LOTS,

with the money, and notice of the fact was sent

tion and trouble which were inevitable when whase work has not only met with practical Hongkong. Its incidence, however, is subject to the police, but up to this afternoon no arrest

a great war was in progress. The alliance with Japan, and the agreement with France ❤alike, had no sellish or aggressive purpose; our sole object had, been to secure peace and to restrict the evils of war.

recognition in Britain, but also in other European countries.

The monumental work of Hirsch

оп

geographical and historical pathology was probably the first successful attempt to raise the study of this branch of medicine to a science. Since then, apart from a succession of articles in various tropical publications practically nothing has been attempted to bring the study of this science on a level with other

medical sciences.

At the same time, much useful information has been obtained from the writings of David

son, 'Manson and others.

-

The Prospects of Ponco.

3rd June. Count Cassini called on President Rose velt yesterday. President Roosevelt express› ed an earnest hope as a friend of Russia that she would seek peace in response to the wish of the entire civilized world; the prolonga A recent book, and one which follows close tion of the wat would mean increased Japan-ly in the steps of that of Hirsch, is that publish

se demands. The President pointed outed by Clemow. Here one finds, in chapter that Russia could hardly hope to win, and after chapter, prominence given to the main *moved solely by motives of humanity, he offered his services as a mediator or inter mediary in any way acceptable' to Russia. Count Cassini said that he was without in structions; but personally he believed that Russia would continue the war, because the moment was not an advantageous one to dis.

facts of the geographical distribution of each

to

disease, and statements are forthcoming as the factors possible in the determination of that

atribution.

The subject of the incidence of disease in Hongkong has, since I anived in the Colony, been one of extreme interest to me. I con- sidered it of importance to note the absence as

far removed from Europe. My reason for

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Heri-beri may also be included as a disease common amongst the Chinese population of to considerable variation, Small outbreaks of epidemic beri-beri occur from time to time,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers. Hongkong, 5th June, 1905...

his

PUBLIC AUCTION.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES, of

TUESDAY,

BY ANY ENGLISH MAKER

WILL BE SUPPLIED AT: LONDON PRICES, We supply Superior value' to any-

thing to be had in the Colony in Tone, Price, and Appearance,

in First-class German Makes,

tested 30 years by us.

Motzlor Pleyel...

and the death-rate from the disease averages committed on the Hongkong and Shanghai the 13th June, 1905, at 3 P.M., at the premises, Collard.

had been made. This being the first theft on anything like an extensive scale that has been

Bank the occurrence was the thing of general conversation in city circles to-day, No reason is offered for the shroff's 'defalcations. The authorities of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank are very reticent on the subject, desiring that as little notice should be 'given to the unusual eveal as possible. "The matter is in the hands of the police, said one of the chief piciais e impresentative of the Hongkong

between 300 and 400 per annum. There is no strong proof that the disease is endemic either in Hongkang or in China as a whole. The disense would appear to be constantly imported from two principal centres of this disorder in the East, namely, the Mulay peninsula and neighbouring archipelago, and Japan. In Hongkong the type of the disease is chronic and benign. Acute pernicious cases of the

Telegraph, and we will let it remain there. disease, such as found in endemic centres, eg. There is no use in making a mountain out of a Singapore, ore rarely met with.

DENGUE,

During the past year or two nure or less severe epidemics of dengue have been pre- valent in Hongkong. In 1901 the disease was severe; almost all the Europeans contracting the infection. In 1903 and in 1904 there have been slight outbursts of the disease, but the number of persons attacked was small. Dengue fever in its epidemic spread resembles influenza. its extensions are marked by a great ir. regularity. From all accounts the disease has so far been limited to the tropical belt, with

molehill" The gentleman in question admitt ed that the amount missing is over $50,000, but would not state the exact figures. It is reported however, that the sum abstracted by the 'shraff is $52,000, although there are rumours that the total amount which cannot be accounted for reaches $60,000. Wherever the alleged thief has gone it should not be a difficult task to find the defauPer. He had about a day's start, so that if he has left Hongkong-and there is an idea that he is still in the Colony--he could not have gone much farther than Canton. Whe- ther the amount which is at present missing will be recovered is a very doubtful question, The Bank places great confidence in their offi cials, and rightly so, but the system of keeping as far as ingenuity can make it. The shroff, whose disappearance is lamented by the Bank' was a trusted servant, and none of his private

cuss peace and Russia had not lost any of well as the prevalence of disease in a country extensions for a few degrees on either side of accounts is a safeguard against the depredator her own territory; there was nothing at pre-entering upon the study of such an interesting this latitude. Again, epidemics of dengue are question rests upon the fact that the incidence usually found prevalent during the hotter of d sease in any particular spot of the earth's seasons of the year. surface must throw a considerable amount of light upon some important questions in pathology.

sent in the situation which necessitated suing for peace, but he promised to com- municaté President Roosevelt's views and offer to the Tsar.

The War..

is

The possibility of a Japanese bumbard. ment and invasion of the Baltic ports generally discussed in Russia.

The Whitby Flection. The Liberals won the Whitby election.

THE CHERWAN FE TIPAL.

A CASE IN COURT.

Permanency as regards the geographical distribution of disease cannot be final. Many diseases. have, so far, not reached their limits of diffusion. It would appear that, with the inroads made by civilisation, diseases, at one time confined to certain areas of the globe, are spread broadcast over the surface of the earth The diffusion of small-px, cholera, plague &c., has only to be mentioned in order to emphasise this distribution through the establishment of close international commner. cial enterprise.

SMALL-POX.

Small-pox recurs annually in Hongkong. It makes its appearance during the colder sea- sons of the year.

Its incidence is small amongst the resident population. This disease is one of the commonest in China, especially in the northern parts of the country. To Hong- kong, however, excluding the large number of imported cases, the disease scarcely ever assumes serious proportions.

· [Continued on page 7.]

NAVAL NOTES.

habits was such as to arouse suspicion against him. The police are confident that they will succeed in laying him by the heels in a few days or even hours,

THE HONGKONG AND WHAM- POA DOCKS.

The following extract is from the Standard, of the 29th April:-

The staff of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company at Kowloon have replaced iwo,

Lot.

Lot

All that PIECE or PARCEL OF GROUND registered in the Land Office Allison as The Remaining Portion of Infand Loi

No. 770, together with the Messuage and Rachals Buildings thereon, known as No. 105.. Queen's Road East.

GROUND registered in the Land Office

as The Hemaining Portion of Inland Lot Krauss

$850

$475

4258. 600

650

700

11

DIY

Mr. GEO. P. LAMMÉRT, Auctioneer. ›

Do Grunds

Do

950

11

1,400

425 31

#850

480

650

576

750

2-All that PIECE or PARCEL OF

Winkelmann

025

750

Hanke

526

650

685

650.

300 to

450

600.

700

400

750

$325

200

800

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400

to

$550

14

360

No. 269A, together with the Messuages and

Buildings thereon, known as Nos. joy and Own Make 10g, Queen's Road East.

The above premises are held from the Crown Hopkinson fur the respective terms of gyp years surown sold subject to a Lease registered in the Land Brinsmord Office by Memorial No. 35538.

Particulars and conditions of sale, may be Kirkman

obtained fromi-

EWENS & HARSTON,

Pleyel

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Solicitors For the Mongagees, Collard Grand

or

Lunau GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

Dated the 5th day of June, 1905,

FOR SALE.

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Hongkong, 5th June, 1907.

of the battleship Albion's and one of the battle- THEATRE sbip Glory's 45-ton wire-wound 17-inch bar beite guns, Expert opinion (according to a Neuter telegram) pronounces the work a great achievement, showing that the Kowloon dock.

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ROYAL.

CITY HALL.

The battleship Africa was launched at yard is an important factor in the efficiency of THE DALLAS-BANDMANN

Chatham on zoth ult,, and the cruiser Cochrane was launched at Glasgow,

HATITUDINAL GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTIN, Apart from the incidence of exotic disease, At the Supreme Court this morning the Puisneg, cholera, disease would appear to have a judge, his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, had before latitudinal geographical distribution. Certain Frederick Reeves, seamen on board H.M.S. bim a couple of suits arising out of the celebra diseases are found chiefly in cool climates, Tamar, was charged this morning before Mr. tions attending the birthday of the Goddess of others are more or less confined to the Tropics F. A. Hazeland with stealing a pair of bino Heaven at Chekwan in April last. They were In this respect one has unly to note the inculars, valued at $1ız, from a show case at a oner in which Yung Kwan fling sued Ng Wai cidence of different diseases in bangbai and shop in East Street, on the 4th inst. Defen- Chi for $718.tz and Wai Hing & Co claimed in Itongkong. In the former settlement, which dant denied being in the shop at all; but com. $48 from Yeung Kwan King. As, however.

is out of tropical influences, the diseases plaint and a foki swore that he was. It was they were practically in connection with the prevalent are, on the whole, similar to those apparently a case of mistaken identity and the same affairs, his Honour decided to hear them found in Europe.

defendant was discharged. together.

Mr. C. F. Dixon uppeared for thr: plaintiff in the first action and for the defendunt in the second, while Mr. H. Hursthouse of Messrs. Dennys and Howley) appeared for the defend. at in the first action and for the plaintiff in the

PLAGUE IN HONGKONG,

exotic plague is that which causes most anxiety, Of all diseases prevalent in. Hongkong, Its outbreak in 1894 marked an epoch in the history of the disease. From Canton and the surrounding provinces-the endemic centres of the outbreak-plague has spread almost In stating this case to the Court Mr. Dixon over the entire globe. Year by year Hong- said that the first action was brought to recover $718.12, being amount of damages and kong hat its epidemic of plague. It is some-

second.

loss sustained by the plaintiff by reason of a breach of a contract by the defendant. The con-

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by' Correspondents in this column.)

ENGLISH INCOME TAX.

TO THE EDITOR or tun "ilangkong "Telegraph."

18-May we be allowed to draw the aiten times mild, ometimes severe, but its annualtion of your readers to the fact that all persons. recurrence is undoubted and has gradually

Hongkong residents.

(1) Total exemption an incomes not exceed

ing 160, or abatement on incomes not exceeding £700, derived from sources within the United Kingdom,irrespective of other sources of income in the Colo- nies, or elsewhere out of the United Kingdom.

the Easter fleet.

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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LISIE, Hongkong Office.

·Hongkung, 5th June, 1903.

FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND SINGAPORE. THE H. A. L. Steamship

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months' sight Germany....... 1.4k Bar Silver

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"tract was made between the defendant and the become an expected event in the lives of residing in the Colonies, or in fact anywhere Fapan-Bank T. T.......

A remedy for the out of the United Kingdom, are entitled to platiff under the following circumstances: efectual cradication of the disease would not

claim sepayment of English Income Tax as The defendant was compradore to the Message-

follows:- ries Maritimes, and during the five days set appear to be to hand Indeed, it is not too apart for the celebration of the birthday of the ash a statement to say that it is extremely "Goddess of Heaven" (April 13 16 29) the doubtful if, with our present knowledge of dedefendant chartered two steamers from the bygiene, we can materially influence the Messageries Maritimes to run between Hang recurrence of plague in its endemic home. I kong and Chakwap, and that shortly before doubt il we have yet got into touch with the ́April 23-où April 19the plaintiff was ap. methods of successfully dealing with the real proached by a friend of the defendant's and root of the evil.. A natural question to ask ia asked whether he would act as steward on board regard to these endemic centres of plague is, the steaners and sell refreshments to the pas will not the exotic, in defiance of the efforts of engers. In was ultimately agreed that plaintiff the sanitarian at immediate eradication, was to have the sole right of selling provisions eventually disappear more or less suddenly

CHOLERA.

How

(2) The whole of the tax deducted in En-Sovereign. -36465664....0.68

gland from dividends of foreign bonds, and of Foreign & colonial corporation Stocks, no matter what the total income may amount to.

(3) The whole of the tax deducted from any

pay or pension at the Indian Office. The above claims may be made for 3 years commencing the 6th April, 1952, and as the tax for the year 1902-3 was at s/3d, in the the full abatement for that year amounts to no less a sum than to, and for the 3 years to a total of £56.8. In cases where some of the incomes from foreign stocks the claims would probably be faf very much large amounts, Many years' experience has proved to us that these privileges are not generally known, hence, our request to be allowed to publish them in your widely read journal,

on board the steamer during the five days, and and for no apparent reason? Plague epidemics was to be charged $35 per day for the mono- in the past have suddenly disappeared from poly. An agreement was drawn up between endemic centres, eg., Egypt, and Europe in the two parties and in consequence plaintiff the seventeenth century.

CAD we engaged a number of men to supervise account for this? At the time there was no the cooking arrangements and laid in a stock Breat effort made in either of these places to of provisions. On the first day, plaintiff saw improve sanitation. there was considerable competition on board the ship, the steward, for one, supplying the Another exotic disease which threatens tbe passengers with meals and drinks, Plaintiff inhabitants of Hongkong is cholera. Accord remonstrated with the defendant and the lattering to Manson, cholera is endemic in Canton, spromised that on the following day the compe- Hence a good reason for dreading the intro tition would cease. It did not cease, however, duction of the disease in epidemic, forta into bat continued for the five days and the plaintiff the Colony. One point which, to a certain had to destroy a considerable amount of provi. extent, insures us against the widespread We shall be pleased to give further informa alons which remained over. The rent for the prevalence of this disease in Hongkong is that tion, free of charge, to any of your readers who monopoly was paid in advance by the plaintif, cholera is essentially a water-borne disease, who will send full particulam of their and it was in connection with this that the | It is rare for the Chinese to drink water. TheyWe are, Sir, your obedient servants,;\, cross action was instituted.

After evidence has been given the case was djourned."

prefer tea as a quencher of thirst,:38 water is used, it is usually boiled along with other articles of diet. This custom must be held

THE TAXPAYERS APPEAL AGENCY,

191 Victoria Strest. London, S.W, zad May, 1905.

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Persian (Paper)

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Rents very moderate.

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Optional Cargowill be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before TO-DAY.

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

All Claims must be presented within tea. days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised, 1964 - ¦ No Claims will be admitted after the Goods undelivered, after the 12th of June will be sub- have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining feet to rent posts

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 12th of June at 3 P.M... No Fire Insurance has been effected

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hannah's Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 5th June, 1905.

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