1907-09-06 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES. No. 5557

CONTENTS.

·Births, Marriage and Deaths. Leading Artiolos:-

The Subsidiary Chinage Commission. Another Handicap for Shipping Companies, Hongkong the International Naval Station. Cholera in Shanghai. Hongkong College of Medicine Japan's Gold Coins.

Telograms:

Keir Hardie's Progrcas..

Sir Robert Hart.

Meatinga:-

Sanitary Board.

H. Prica & Co, Lid.

The "Shell Transport and Trading Co., Ltd. Kulangau (Amoy) Municipal Council.

Legal Intelligenes-

The Well-to-do Servant.

Police-

The Hongkong Hitel Collapse.

The Tart Stowaway Caie..

The Indravid!! Affray,

The Lantau Murder.

Alleged Infringement of Trade Marks.

With an Eye to Business,

Coroner's Inquiry.

The French Street Murder.

Wanchai Park Dealers in Trouble.

Counterfeit Cain Trick?

A Hint to Truck Owners.

Kowloon Small Talk,

Fun at the Belle View,"

Correspondence:--

The Navy Longue and 'Ita Neglected Duty, Miscellaneous Articles and Reports -

H.MS. Ford in Dack.

Sabe diary Coinage Committee.

P. & O. Steamer Ashore.

Hongkong College of Medicine,

and Dyeing Co., Ltd.

A Disinguished, Visilor.

Opium Houses at Shanghai.

Saturday's Gymkhana.

Borneo Explor dian Expedition.

Hongkong Water Polo Shield Competition.

N. D. L S. S. Gorden: “

V. R. C. Aquatic Sports.

Infringement of Trade Marks.

Keir Hardie's Progress.

Harbour Race,

Death of Mr. E E. Pittar-Erskine. The Pacific Trade.

Hongkong Industries.

A Hero in Blue.

The Opium Question.

Volunteer Corps Orders

Naval Gunnery.

Canton Day by Day. Collision in Shanghai. Judge Wilfley and the American Bar. Cholern Prevention on Steamers. Helish Education in the Far East. Viceroys and Provincial Governors." The Chihli Viceroyalty.

The Guild System of the Far East, China and the lowers. The Spy Scare

Wei-hai-wei

Chinese Lolieries.

A Cool Thiefte

Flands in Japan.

.coins..

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the residents of Shanghai and Singapore It behoves the sanitary staff of Hongkong to: do their utmost to prevent the incursion of the disease into this Colony, and it if the duty fevery citizen to second the efforts of the Department in keeping their bouner clean, pure and healthy In Shanghai the Municipal authorities have issued a hollica. tion warning the community of the presence of the disease. And a paragraph on the sub- ject which appears in the N. O. Daily News may not be without interest to Hongkong residents at the present juncture. It reads: Among the general public there seems to be some misapprehension as to what." "sterilized? means. To sterilize, in the sense in which the phrase 's used by Dr. Stanley, means to render free from germa, and although in many cases the only safe way to do this le by boiling, there are some exceptions to this rule. Water can bo sterilized as efficiently. by the Berkefeld filter as by boiling. Whisky and other spirits containing a similar pro- portion of alcohol are sterile. Aerated waters, if purchased from trustworthy manufactories, are sufficiently sterilized by the distillation or filtering to which they have been subjected prior to bottling. But most foods are ren- dered safe by boiling, and this particularly applies to milk and to fruit at the present season. To acquaint the Chinese with cle- mentary precautions which should be taken during the prevalence of the cholera epidemic the Health Office has been sending round men armed with bells, pamphlets and lusty voices. The bell attracts a crowd. The voice is then used to explain the contents of the pamphlet, and finally the pamphlets,

are distributed. The following is a trabala- which are printed in easy colloquial Chinese, tion of this, pamphlet: "Cholera, being prevalent, the Chinese community are re- quested to observe carefully, the rules of the Public Health notice, a copy of which can be obtained on application at the Health Office.. Attention is particularly called to the rules. regarding food. Take all food and drink lot, or recently cooked. Avoid iced and cold drinks and stick to tea. Avoid all fresh fruit, especially cut frait which has bean touched by flies. Flies carry cholera. Cases of cholera will be received into the Isolation Hospital for Chinese in Range Road." The same rules are equally appli cable to the foreign community, and, in particular, ice should never be mixed with drinks, as freezing does not kill, cholera bacilli. It is satisfactory to learn, conclude our contemporary; that over fifty per cent. of the cases of cholera treated at the Chi- nese Isolation Hospital have recovered:

HONGKONG, COLLEGE OF.

MEDICINE, AVE (6)

(5th September.)

晚九十二月七年三十三緒光 mittee will have to cover in pursuance of coinaga of the Colony finds itself at present struggle, That Japanese commulate programmes which would menace the present time; yet it is curious pabies will experience the least inconvenience the peace of the world and stultify the game their instructions under the terms of the

note that amid the multitude of from the increased cost of Boglish coat of the ocean which was to bear the pride of Commission. In yesterday's issue of the to Government Gaselle, the notice of the counsellors the Government has not yet is not to be believed. While Japanese coal America's first defence. Curiously enough appointment of the Committee appears, found one whose wisdom was calculated to i decidedly. Inferior to the Cardiff product the "yellow" Press, properly so called, were not the chief agents on this occasion in en- and from it we learn that the Committee will solve the difficulty of the situation. We can it satisfies the tiaeds of no economical be constituted as follows:-The Hon. Mr. thus foresee the almost unsurmountable people, and the recent Imperial order which, deavouring to inflame the minds of the peo- Wei Yak, the Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Messrs obstacles which face the Committee in art has been stated, is now in operation propia against the action of San Francisco, in J. Armstrong, D. R. Law, A. J. Raymond,riving at any conclusion as the result of their bibiting the exportation of coal from Japan its aleged ill-treatment of the Japanese im- K. Shewan, J. R. M. Smith, and A. G. Wood, inquiry. Without necessary and valuable will prevent vessels flying the flags of other migrants and school children. It was that under the cliairmanship of Mr. A. M. Thom statistics, without the help of practical evid. nations from turning to the cheaper article section of the Press which it generally be- son; the Colonial Treasurer. When the ela ence, without so much as the possibility of In order to reduce working expenses. Of lieved to recognise its responsibility as be borate correspondence which passed between a correct estimate of the course of trade, the course that order is only another instance of tween the State and the public that stirred our late Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, recommendations which the Committee will Japan's solicitude for her mercantile marine, up the animus on both sides and threatened and the Colonial Office appeared, on the eventually evolve out of their investigations. It may be said that the mines of Acheen, to land two friendly nations in the throes of war. The very virulence of their passion, su ject of the subsidiary coins of Hong cannot amount to more than a series of through the port of Sabang, may supply coal kong, we observed that we could see no ten'ative efforts to secure the rehabilitation at a rate which will compare favourably with however, had its effect in bringing the realisation of the reason why the commercial community of of our coinage in the interests of Hongkong. the prevailing prices charged for the Japanese hasty-minded to a Hongkong should have any serious grievance That the question of the reforming of the variety, but the invariable tendency is for gravity of the position, and now it would against the Government for the prevailing currency system of any community cannot the cost of industrial products to rise or fall seem that the difficulties are likely be dismissed in an off-hand fashion the in sympathy with the demand for the pre-to be amicably adjusted. That being so, the condition of the currency market; and we suggested that, not being financiers them experience of the Philippines will prove asier class, and it is scarcely probable that original intention of the United States selves, in the proper sense of the term, the The Philippiac Currency Commission, ap. the Sumatran collieries will tail to under- Government to augment the Pacific aqua administrative body could merely seek to pointed by the United States Government, stand or take advantage of the situation, dron is barred by no obstacle, and by this obtain the most practical counsels available was undoubtedly composed of the best Australian coal might possibly obtain a real time next year the American fleet on the West on the spot to guide them in any action the authorities which the States could produce, footing in the Far East, but the Australian coast will boast some of the finest vessels of Government might propose to adopt to bring nad yet Mr. Conant's scheme, excellent as it people in the coal trade, as in the flour in Uncle Sam's Navy. But it is not intended about measures which would secure the seemed at a first glance, cost the Philippine dustry, are so busily engaged in discussing that the squadron shall be concentrated at rehabilitation of Hongkong's subsidiary Government a handsome sum in order to questions affecting the parish pump and the ports of California, San Francisco may As most people in Hongkong redeem the original Conant dollar in order searching the dictionary for epithets of be the headquarters, but component parts knewjlong before now, the Government had to substitute for it one that contained a larger reproach to hurl at their political op will be sent to the Philippines and China, sought the views of the Hongkong General amount of alloy, as a result of the apprecia ponents, that they have little or no time for according to a Washington despatch the to devote to the extension of their over- torpedo boat destroyers now stationed in Chamber of Commerce on the subject. fion of the silver value of the dollar. And yet

seas markets. About two years ago, a the Philippines will bo transferred to Sir Matthew Nathan had been in communi- none will dispute the fact that the materials cation with the Chiel Manager of the Hong. at the services of the members gave them prospecting party was despatched into the Japanese waters and constitute America's kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the opportunity of adjudging the future New Territories to discover whether there representation in those waters. At the same the focal manager of the Chartered Bank of course of events. Similarly, Sir I avid was any truth in the reports that minerals in time, a new South China squadron will be India, Australia and China, and the repre- Barbour's. Commission, in Singapore, was abundance and in paying quantities constituted.. The Navy Department, we are The Hongkong Colton Spinning, Weaving sentative of the Mercantile Bank of India, almost 'led into error the sterling price report which the engine character of the told, is now busy preparing for the organiza- Id., on the same question. The subsequent the dollar approximated the sterling epost which the engineers submitted onion of this new squadron,, which is to lie is action taken by the Government in return. placed by the Straits Government at as. 4d their return may be gunged from the fact the South China and Philippine zones. It nd it is common knowledge that the fine that application was made for a mining lease is understood that this organization will ing to the melting pot a large sum of ac cumulated subsidiary coins from the vaults ness of Straits dollars has since been reduced covering square mile of territory in the comprise some of the best vessels in the of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and from that originally adopted, and a coin Shatin district, and It was granted by the Navy and will present a very formid the scheme of redemption which has been in baser in value has been substituted for it. Government to Sir Paul Chater in January able fighting force in the Asiatic waters, The prospectors, it was reported, From that we may take it that Hongkong operation for some months past, was the out. Here; then, we have two instances where last. come of deliberations with the joint body of the best financial minds of the day of found rich deposits of magnetile iron of the will form the base for the South China the commercial representatives of Hongkong two great financial, and commercial-nations very best class for the manufacture of steel. squadron and thus part of the loss which Where there is iron there is usually coal, and the port sustained by the withdrawal of the and of the leading bankers of the Colony have been led astray. by unexpected The constitution of the present Committee complications, which they could not posif it should be discovered that the New British battleships will be balanced by the includes among others Mr. Wei Yek, Mr. J. sibly have anticipated. Without minimis Territories are endowed with a superfluity presence of the American squadron. Right Armstrong and Mr. J. R. M. Smith. The ing the value of the labours of the gentle of coal scame the outlook for Hongkong on top of that, we learn that Japan has de hon. Chinese member of the Legislative men who have undertaken to act on the should be highly promising. Perhaps when cided that she also intends to guard her in- Council is, as everybody knows, the cam Committee on behalf of the Colony, we His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard takes terests to South China by the formation of a pradore of the Mercantile Bank of India. It doubt very much whether even in their own his next jaunt across the mainland he may squadron which is to be stationed at Hong some attention kong. It is announced that the new squad. is no unfair assumption when we take it for minds they feel that they can produce a be induced to devote granted that in the consideration of the scherne which will extricate us from the to the mining possibilities of the New ron is the outcome of the Franco-Japanese subsidiary coinage question, which is so difficulties of the situation created by cir- Territories There is the further po Agreement, as the result of which the Japan- that the expedition now in ese hope to foster and develop a great intimately connected with the retail trade cumstances which affect not alone the inter-sibility in which a large proportion of Chinese mer ests of Hongkong but also those of the Borneo to prospect for gold, in, allver, and flourishing trade with Indo-China. The lead, oil, iron and coal may return with squadron will, according to the Ji, be in chants in Hongkong and Canton are important and adjacent city of Canton.

cheerful tidings regarding the presence addition to that which is at present stationed engaged; Mr. Ormiston, the manager

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of the last-named mineral, In 'that event at Shanghai, but whether that means the of the Bank in question, had frequent

the Japanese prohibition might be regarded Hongkong squadron will be of the same size occasion to consult the principal of his Chi- SHIPPING COMPANIES.

with equanimity and even enjoyment, and as that at Shanghai Ir not stated. The re nese department. Mr. J. Armstrong suc

the prospect of high charges would be dis presentatives of Japan's paval power at ceeds Mr. T. P. Cochrane in the local man.

(2nd September.) The announcement that coal has advanc-pelled. As it is, with a surcharge of ten per Shanghai are two in number, the Akilsue agement of the Chartered Bank and it is cert in that as manager pro fem. he is used in price simultaneously with an increase cent, on passenger fares to Europe by the shima, of 3,150 tons, and the Fushimi of 180 likely to follow any other course than one uf 5 per cent. in wages comes at an extremely Conference line, an increase in the cost of tons, which is scarcely entitled to the design which is in accordance with he expressed inopportune time, for it will certainly mean the carriage of freight owing to the appre-ation of a squadron" according to British views of his absent chief. Mr. J. R. M. that steamship, owners will be still further ciation in the cost of coal, and an ever-ex ideas. But that notwithstanding, the fact Smith is the Chief Manager of the leading embarrassed in their efforts to contend lending competition among the shipping remains that Hongkong will, in a measure, banking institution, and it was upon whose against the strenuous competition which is concerns, it is difficult to judge whether the come into its own again, and the port justify advice, we may take it, that Sir Matthew one of the most noteworthy signs of the shipper or the company will in the end be its reputation as a naval station, not merely for Great Britain, but for, our kinsmen. of Nathan 'argely depended for the construclimes. We are not concerned with the the most hardly used.

America and our allies of Japan, tion of his plans as evidenced in the policy causes which have led the English collieries Mr D. R. Law, of to demarid-higher rates for their product, or of the Government; Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, is one of the story that the increase in wages is the prominent members of the Committee of due to the scarcity of miners.

(3rd September)

(4th September.). the Chamber of Commerce, which express we are concerned about is the probable

When the Admiralty decided to with As the result of the precautions-adopted ed the views of the Chamber to the Gover. effect this enhanced rate in coal quotations nor, and so also are Mr. A. J. Raymond, will have on the shipping of the Far East, draw the British squadron of battleships by the Sanitary Department to prevent the of the firm of Messrs. B. Sassoon & and of Hongkong in particular. Since the from the China Station the large community spread of disease in Hongkong there has claimed for it from the fact that, according Co. and Mr. A. G. Wood of Messrs Gibb, Japanese mercantile fleet was augmented of dealers and compradores in Hongkong been a perceptible decrease in the number to the future programme of the institution, it i

So that, excluding the by the return of the vessels which are who benefited by the periodical visits of the of plague cases reported in the Colony since will be the intention of the Council to enlarge Livingston & Co. chairman, we are in a position 15 draw our subsidised by the Government of Japan, ships and sailors were by no means back the beginning of the year: Up to the pre- upon the present scope of the College when its gentleman bai generously offered the very own deductions as to what will be the general and were withdrawn from the commer- ward in expressing their dismay at an arrange sent time the total number does not exceed habitat, for the construction of which a Chinese trend of the recommendations proposed cial service during the war, there has been ment which affected them financially.. The 225, and we may take it for granted that the liberal donation of $50,pco, is completed. The by three-fourths of the Committee as the a continuous effort on the part of the Japan disinterested section of the Colony regretted worst period for the propagation of the pest case to which we allace is that in Captain W. summoned before Mr. Michell, the Senior result of the present inquiry. It could ese shipowners, backed by the Government, that British prestige and power, as embodied has passed, and that with the approach of Dawson, master of the 11, Hong Won, w hardly be assumed that they will stultify to monopolise the coasting trade in Eastern in the magnificent examples of the naval the cool season the risk of anything like an

the instigation of Dr. McDowell, the Principal themselves so far as to suggest at this date waters from. Vladivostok to Singapore and constructor's art which lay at anchorage epidemic is practically at an end. It should Magistrate, at Singapore, on the 29th ult at any very radical recommendations for the to do so by every means in their power. An throughout the winter months in Hongkong, be observed that the city of Victoria in Pro Civil Medical Officer, for having an equalified introduction of reforms in a matter which allempt was made to capture the Yangtse should be weakened by the absence of the portion to its inhabitants has been compara medical practitioner on board his vessel when has been fully considered by them in the trade for the vessels belonging to a Japanese principal fighting units of the Navy. It tively free from the disease this year. The carrying more than swenty immigrants on the daily round of commercial life. There shipping ring, but that has not turned out was useless, however, to attempt to go be districts which seem to have been most 28th August. Mr. P.J. Sproule, the Deputy remain the Hon. Mr. Edward Osborne, the altogether successful. Again, it was sought bind the decision of the Naval authorities, affected have been on the mainland, and at Public Prosecutor, was present as a friend, of secretary of the Hongkong and Kowloon to oust the Norddeutscher Lloyd from the especially in view of the sound and sub one time it appeared as if Yaumati and the the Court and did not appear on behalf of the Wharf and Godown Co., and Mr. Robert Bangkok-Swatow-Hongkong route, but it was stantial reasons which were advanced in isolaled villages in the New Territories were medical authorities. According to the report Shewan, who is identified with very many admitted at the annual meeting of the Nip support of the reduction in the strength of to be ravaged by plague, but, fortunately, the in the Singapore Free Prees Mr. Elliot said he large and important local enterprises and pon Yusen Kaisha that the effort had proved the Far Eastern Fleet; and, no doubt, the active measures of the Sanitary officials appeared for Captain Dawson. It was sim

son, had on board a person qualified, ander other commercial undertakings. Both of practically a failure. Intent upon their ori-majority of people resigned themselves to the effectively checked the dissemination of disa point as to whether Captain Daw these gentlemen, have, by virtue of their ginal design to obtain a share of the lucra situation. Nevertheless, it must be allowed case, and were it not for the few sporadic the Chinese Immigration Ordinance. Cap position, already made representations to live Siamese traffic, it was decided by the that, after the imposing and impressive cases which are reported from widely tain Dawson had cogaged in Hongkong Dr. Whether The Doctor got an advance of $75 and had not On August 20, 1997, at Tientsin, JOHN the Government on the subject of subpremier shipping concern of "apan to make aspect of the fieet when in its palmy days distant points the daily fstatement would McClosky, who used to be known in the Straits. DOUGLAS ROSS, mate of the lightship Tak",sidiary coins and have proposed remedi Singapore the headquarters of the southern, it assembled in the harbour of Hong- have frequently been blank. born October 25, 1855.

Captain had received a letter from Dr Mc- the difficulties coasting fleet, which meant, of course, that kong, the appearance of the emasculated these cases originated in the Colony is turned up. Sisco his arrival in Singapore, the On August 30, 1997, at Shanghai, ALTERT E, al measures to overcome

created and the competition, particularly, of they were prepared to throw down the squadron consisting of a few cruisers another question. It is quite probable that Closky saying he was ill and bed apt been able PHXBBLE.

On September 1, 1907, at Shanghai, HELEN the Provincial Mint of Canton. It is just gauntlet to the N.D.L. Whether that scheme and gunboats which condescended to visit the patients came from Swatow or Canton, to turn up. The Captain had to get some one TURNER, aged 42 years.

possible that they have exhausted the argu- has been set in operation so far does not the port was not calculated to inspire the carrying with them the plague germs which to take his place and got Dr. Kong, who had a ments in favour of their schemes to enhance appear, but that the German company are British onlooker with those high ideas of only made their presence manifest in Hong licence from the Hongkong College of Medi- the value of the local subsidiary currency, not blind to their own interests or inclined Britain's naval supremacy which the Navy kong. At all events it is not now uncom cine, and had practised in Hongkong. Captain. in and in any event they stand in a to surrender a single iota of the advantages League so, sedulously seeks to inculcate, mon to learn that days have elapsed between awson, or the agents, bad to pay this man the order that the ship should not be delayed. The fourth to the others which accrued to them as the result of their But if the declared intentions of the United the discovery of plague cases in the Colony. sum of 560s to simply go to Singapore minority of one of the Committee, as we have ender absorption of the Scottish Oriental line is Stales and Japanese Governments are While the Sanitary officials cannot afford to only legal point was the qualification, a The voured to show. The present Committes.is manifest by the fact that two vessels special actually carried into effect, it is probable relax in the slightest degree their vigilance dical practitioner. The summons was only not armed with the extensive powers which ly designed for the requirements of the that the importance of Hongkong as in ferreling out infected patients, they are now taken out at the instigation of Dr. McDowell are possessed by a Commission appointed Singapore Bangkok run are now in course of naval station may return again, and the har- faced with an additional duty in guarding and his contentions were against his (counsel's). Dr. McDowell's contentina way that only the It will not be within the proof the N. D. 1. That signifies that arsenal. It has been known for some time day's issue we stated that Shanghai had been

tioners. Mr. Sproule and he (conesel) had vince of the Committee lo compel unwilling the gauntlet has been taken up-and that the United States Government intended declared an infected port which means that cil enabled persons to become medical practi While the spirit of 10 reinforce the Pacific Fleet by the addition the number of cholera, cases reported in the looked up the Government Gourite. It seemed witnesses to attend and present their evidence the gage accepted. at the inquiry. And as far as statistics are competition in admirable in its way and of several first-class battleships and cruisers, Northern Settlement has reached.such pro- to him that Dr. Kong was a qualified medical available, there is no authority for the Com- productive of the most satisfactory con which would protect the interests of the portions that for the safety of the Colony's practitioner as he held a diploma in Hongkong. mittee to demand-the production, from the ditions for the shipper, it cannot continue Republic on what is believed will be the health it has been deemed advisable to If an offence bad been committed, it was ex- Government archives of documents which for ever, and in the end it is the shipper greatest waterway in the world. certainly place under the quarantine laws those tremely hard that a summons had been taken which arrive from Shanghai, curances. They bad to pay this man S600 out against Captain Dawson under the cir establish the number of coins issued who has to bear the brunt of the fight for one of the busiest when the Panama vessels within the Colony since the inception of this supremacy. But in tackling the N. D. L Canal is opened. The idea was apparently to If only Shanghai were concerned the and would have to send him back to Hong once profitable trade. In those circumstances, the N. Y. K. have found themselves engaged strengthen the Pacific squadron this year, danger of infection would not be so im- kong, All the trouble was simply because the figures published by the Canton Mint with a colossus armed capa-ple. The in but when the proposal became public promediate, but cholera. has also broken out in man whom they had engaged and given an must be held as valueless for the purposes creased cost of English coal is calculated to petty there was, at the time, an unfortunate Singapore and it is just possible that Bang. advance to had not turned up. Happily for Pending the official publication of the of this Commission of Inquiry. As to general have its most marked effect on those shipping misunderstanding between the States and kok and Saigon may furnish ground for the the steamship company represented by Capt. cutor a man who was not bound by red tape. constitution of the Committee, appoir ted by evidence, we have been inundated with pro- companies which being without greatfinancial Japan regarding the rights of Japanese sub-growth of the disease. In any event, the two Dawson they had in the Deputy Public Prose His Excellency the Governor, to consider posals by both practical and theoretical resources or minus the substantial aid of a jects in the Western States. Alarmints im principal ports with which Hongkong comes

was entirely in agreement with Mr., Eillot, the question of the subsidiary coinage of "experts" Each and every one has ad paternal Government are at present carrying mediately saw in the projected plan a disints, daily contact have each been He said that, as a friend of the Court, be the Ordinance | DIN 1007 Pongkang, we have refrained for reasons,vanced a theory and a scheme which were on a sort of guerilia warfare in the hope that tinct and overt act of defiance to Japanese overtaken by cholera, which although it but perhaps which will be readily understood, from com to put an end, once and for all, to the anoma at a later date they may participate in the re pretensions, and the "yellow" Press of may not have reached epidemic form la would throw some light on the ambjen menting on the grounds which the Com-jous position in which the subsidiary "turns which will compensate them for their · America and Japan were not slow to fer-"nevertheless causing the utmost anxiety to Mr. Elliot said he did not know what the ships,

The A Disaster.

New Docks for Japan.

Opening of Maachuris.

French Capital for Japan,

The U. S. Atlantic Squadron,

The China Cotton Exporters' Guild. Japan-China SS. Co.

The British China Squadron.

The Japanese Navy.

Steamship Accidents.

Osaka Soshen Kaisha.

The Grand Exhibition of Japan.

The 5.5. Tremont,

Thos. Cook & Sons.

A Weird Ceremony.

Removing, Chinese Graves.

Brick and Tile Industry in Siam. Commercial:-

Yarn Market.

*Exchange.

Local and General.

MRTBS.

On August 14, 100, at Shanghai, Chemulpo, On August 24, 1997, at Shan, hi, the wife of

the wife of CARL WOLTER, of a daughter.

F. W. STEWART, of a daughter.

On August 26, 1907, at Shanghai, the wife of OFFLEY CREWE-RE-D, of a daughter.

On August 25th, to:7, at Shanghai, the wife

of B. VON FISCHERTZ, of a son,

On August 29, 1907, 81 hanghai, to Mr. and Mes. F. W. JAMES, a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

(in August 18, 1907, at Shanghai, CHARLES JOSEPH, oly son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Head, South Hackney, I ondon MF to ARAH ANNE, eldest daughter of the late John Chatham, Esq., and Mrs. Chatham, of Shang-

DEATHS.

At the Government Civil Hospital, Hong kang, on 3rd September, 1907, at 11.45 pm ERIC ERSKINE PITTAR ERSKINE,

On September, 5th, at Shanghai, NUSSER- YANJEE DHUNJEEDHOV SETH, brother of Mr. Sorabjee Dhunjeebhoy Setas, Manager, Phirosha B. Petit & Co., aged 41 years.

Deeply regretted.

What

HONGKONG THE. INTERNA- TIONAL NAVAL STATION..

CHOLERA IN SHANGHAI

¦

It was only last week that we commended in these columns the apostentations bat-emi- nently successful labours of the Court of the Hongkong College of Medicine, in producing Western medicine within the Colony.. The year after year licentiates qualified to practise demand for students who have. passed the course of studies prescribed by the curriculum of the College is, however, not restricted to the limits of Hongkong and the New Territories; their services are recognised and are wanted in Borneo and in the Federated Majdy Stater, A most recent case which has brought the qualifications of the practitioner from. the

local medical educational institution · loto, prominence bas just reached ́ús 'from the sister colony of Singapore. Il deserves rather

more prominence that might otherwise be

under the statutory authority vested in the construction in Singapore to the order bour assume its former aspect of a floating | against an outbreak of cholers. In yesteraintomas sppiored of by the Gövespor la Counci

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