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Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE

TYPHOON IN THE

PHILIPPINES.

LOSS OF THE S.S. " TARLAC."

IMMENSE. DAMAGR IN BORONGAN,

[From Our Own Corrispondint.].

Manila, 20th September," 10.15 u.m.

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The Tabacalera Co ́s steamship Tarlac has been lost off Samar dur ing the typhoon which visited the southern provinces.

The crowd been anyed.

of the Turtuc have.

THE HONGKONG TEL

THE BOILDING AUTHORITY.

RULES RELATING TOʻREPORTS ON WE

NUISANCES

COMMITTEE

following

DATIONE.

dence «relative-lo.

The following letter was considered at the water tanks in backyarda, wat considered by the members of the Sanitary Board this after Sanitary Board meeting to-day

DOODIE

*5..Colonial Secretary's Office -

29th September, 1908, 20 Sir, I am directed to transmit for the inform ation of the Sanitary Board the enclosed copy of rufes for guidance of Sanitary. Inspectors in making reports on nuisances under Part III of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance for the information of the Building Authority, I am toadd that these rules have received the sanction of His Excellency the Governor I am, etc

(Sd.), F. 1. MAY,

Colonial Secretary,

We consider it advisable” that every facility should be afforded to occupiers who wish to have tanks or caterus on their premises:

(1) To enable them to store sufficient water in the dry season to thoroughly classes their promises, which the latermittent system, parti cularly on the Rider Main Districts, does not admit of d

(3) And to enable them to readily obtain water in ra cui fir, which, if laken in the in cipient so may preveni lesala destruction of house property and pubiy human life.

(b) li should be plonal for the owner to build the tank of brick and cement to the tatis faction of the Ballding Authority as iron car Rules concerning reports made to the Builde | roder, and if it is built in yard, and thereby ing Authority by Sanitary lespectors,

The Secretary's

...The Sanitary Board.

contravene, Section 175 of the Public Health bead Buildings Ordinance, it should be lawful

for the Board to grant exemption.

In all cases, inquiries should be made forehandias to whether modifications have been granted covering the apparently illégal point, The vessel was covered by in-Whenever possible, measurements in support of the report should be given and the luspector surance to the full value of 180,000 shou'd a'ate where possible who, in his opinion,

caused the paisance............ [P pesos]·

-Insufficiency of window area.A minute

The probable damage, near Bor-by the Medical Officer of Health should be ongan, the capital of Sumar Island, added in each case before reports are forward

is estimated at four millions.

...

[The Tarlee is a steel screw steamer of 967 tone; built in 189; by the Cia Transa1lantica at Cadiz. She is owned by the Cle. General de Tabacos de Filipines.-Ed, 2.5.7.}

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ed stating whether he consider that action la required or not..

.....1.—Obstruction of open space ---Fame courie

to be followed as for I.

3.-Structures of roof-All matters of this nature to be reported, except

trivial erections "for clothes drying, etc.

4-Latzines in yards. When yards have an area of 60 sq. feet or over, latrines ste not to be reported as obstructions of open spaces,

Any deficisocy in sirs of latrines is not to by reported.

The Manila Times, of 24th inst., says: -Ma- nila has again apparently escaped the fal force of the typhoon which was threatening the city yesterday. Yesterday aftern in No. 6 signal was boisted at the Semaphore station and to:

5-Rendering walls of kitchens-No de tification sent out that the stem would pass toficiency of less than 1 sq, yard in the aggregate the south of and very near Manila at an early to be reported. hour this morning. It evidently changed its

6-Floors of upper fl sor kitchens,—No minor

to floor below is occurring.

course, however, fur at 6, 10 this morning No 6 defects to be reported unless leakage through -signal gave place ta. No, 3, ladiculing that the typhoon was passing southward at a consider-7-Concrete of ground surfaces. Where abla distance.

The cycl n'e centre passed 110 to 120 miles south of Manila early this morning. The storm was felt mostly over. Samar, Northern › Leyte, South-eastern Luz n, Northern Panay, Masbate, Romblon aud adjicent stands, and Mindaro is now fo the Chia Sea west of Mindoro, add moving west-Borth-west.--

The lowest butonatric reading is reported. ..from Catbalogan-210 mm.

That the storm has been severely felt to the southward is indicated by the following telegram to the Bureau of Education received this mora. ing from Mr. Barron, supervising teacher on the Island of Romblon:-

"Storm last night very destructive. Damagu "to school buildings and proneity great." Proper ty loss to province ↳ yord estimate.”.

is in receipt of a telegram from the postmaster -at (bat "point-ata+ing-that-practically all of the buildings in the town had bien blowo down with the exception of the pistil and telegraph building.

Romblon bas also suffered severely and telegraph lines pra down in Northern Samar Ober prints are yet to be heard frem

-(c) This is governed by the first, mentioned. regulation.

(d) Each clitern or tank should be cleared quarterly, Limewashing not required.

(Sd.), A. SHELTON HOOPER.

LAU CHU PAKKOOR

Dr. J. M. Aikinson introduced this proviso that for domestic purposes, iron tanks are pre ferabla..

HOK-UN HOCISES,

MESINS, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. OBJECT TO VILLAGERS' APPLICATION

Application for permission to re-occupy the houses to Hok Un which were closed by order of the Board during the plague season, was considered by the Sanitary Board to-day :-

[Translation]

The petition of Tuang Tam-tae of No. 56, Li Shing, No. 107, and Tso al, No. 36, Hok Us, praying that their houses may be released. On the 30th May last, the above houses were ordered to be closed on account of plague.

Now several months have passed and the health of the Colony has been restored. The petitioners therefore venture to pray that they Aoors and yards are reasonably clean, no debe allowed to re-occupy the houses. fects to be reported unless→

(a)--Sama portion of the concrete is entirely.

destroyed, or

(b). At least 1 1q, yard is in a very defective

state, or

(c) The surface of a considerable area is in a

defective state; or

(d) There is evidence of ral-rugs. Where floors are liable to be in a filthy con- Aition by reason of any trade carried on or where it is essential that they should. be mains tained in good condition, such as in bakeries, all defects are to be reported. A brief state- ment of the nature and extent of the defects should, however, be given.

BKitchen hordy and floss-No reports to be made regarding these except in the case of eating houses or other trades for which fires

9.-Waste pipes -Cboked pipes to be dealt with by Sanitary Department under Domestic Cleanliness. Byelaws. Reperts to Building Authority to be limited to broken pipes.

to-Glazed area-No reports to be made as regards sashes not being glazed unless

(a) They must have been boarded up of otherwise obstructed, or

To the Hos. Registrar General and Medical

Officer of Health/

read, abitary Deparment,-I have had a survey made of this place nod I find that there are 1,092 persons living in these ziz buis. Their general, sanitary condition is in many cases very bad indeed, and it would be quite ossless trying to improve them. The walls are loose stones making rat runs, the floors mud, and many of them are basements. Theyare car tainly overcrowded in many cases. The village appears to be a cheap, lodging house for cement and dock coolles..

A-the-closing was made on account of plague, 1 do not think there would be any risk in opening these for the next five months as far as plague is concerned. But I consider

TUESD

SEPTEMBER

THE OPIUM/TRADE:

[From Our Own Correspondent;

Canton, 28th September

The Shan Hoa Cha or Buard of Reorganisa- tion, has issued a new role that all raw oplum Importers in Cabled are required to register at the Chu and to take all oplum that they import to the Chu to be examined immediately on the day of landing, before they can be allowed to sell the opium to others, as the Chu is desirous of keeping a correct record of the total amount of opium daily imported into Canton. The importere protested against the Shan Hou Chu's proposed action and threaten to go on strike shonld the Chu enforce the new rule.

CONSULAR VISIT.

HE. Viceroy Chang Jen Chuo will receive the American Consul at Canton at to o'clock on the morning of the gath instant,

1908.

Advertisement.

FROM EUROPE.

HEH.A. L.Steamship

ANA" SAMBIAT. Captala Hildebrandt having arrived, Con sigunes of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignaturs by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before TO DAY.

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed at consignees slk into the bazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong. kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com pany, Limited, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense,

GUIMELIN

All Claims must be presented, within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognisedim at

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods MILITARY REORGANISATION.

bave left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- -Commander Cheung Wai Chi, a member of ing undelivered after the 5th October, will be.. the Board of War, who had been deputed to subject to reato

PH Canton with instructions to make an investi... All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are gation into the work of reorganisation of the to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

ammined on the 3rd October, at 3 P.M.. dilitary forces, arrived here this morning.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. ***

HAMBURG-AMERIKA

Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 295) September, 1908.

APPLICATION TO CARRY ARMBLOUNTE Applications, have been made from many different villages to the Shan Hou Chu, each for a samber of rides for protection purposes. The Cha bar now obtained permission from

the Viceroy to place an order with Mesins, Carlowitz & Co. for 5,000 rifles in order to meet the demand. A

"HELD TO, RANSOM,

\_~*` THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES....

LINIE, [878

CURIOUS ACCIDENT:IN D'AGUILAR STREET.

"BOY WITH' A DISLOCATED NECK" LIVES 'NEARLY TWO DAYS.

|YOU MAY BUY

FROM US A

VICTOR

per week

CALL AND HEAR

OUR

LATEST

RECORDS,

On the "zzad instant a number of robbers attacked a village named Kau Wong. Ting, in

A strange accident which resulted in the the Namboi districi, where they kidnapped a death of a twelve-year-old lad, is now occupy. man of sighty-three years of age, in additioning the attention of the police. On Sunday last to securing a large quantity of booty valued at while playing with other friends on the landing several thousand dollars. The kidnapped man

of the second floor of his boute, in D'Aguilar is the father of Weiyum Sin Ying Fun, who is Street, the lad suddenly slipped, and belog serving at the Bureau of Foreign Affairs at unable to regain his hold on the bannister, Tientsin. The robbers now demand a sum of rolled down a flight of steps. He was picked $40,000 for the release of the aged men.

up by his parents from the first floor landing, and put to bed. But for a bruise on the head, his parents did not, thick the boy was seriously bust, and attended to him themselves.IMPROVED Yesterday, however, he died,, inspector Ritchie, to whom the matter was reported, caused the body to be sent to the mortuary, where a post- mortem examination was held, and the cause of death was given as dislocation of the neck, The unfortunate lad must bave injured his neck by the fall, and it is to be wondered at how he managed to survive that length of time. It is possible that an inquiry will be held in the course of next week, and it remains for, the. medical officers to explain if prompt steps. 2nd boon taken whether the boy's life would have

A petition has been presented to the Central Police Station by some female actors asking for permission to give performances la the Lok Shin Theatre for twenty days and for which they promise to pay $100 each day from the proceeds towards the flood relief funds; the petition has been refused.

KORBAN AFFAIRS.

THE NATIONAL FUNDS.

We are in receipt of a letter from Messrs. Crosse and Yamashita, barristers-at-faw, Kobe, on behalf of their client Mr. E T. Bethell, of Seoul, Kores, taking exception to a state- ment appearing in the issue of the Hongkong Telegraph of the gib inst., reading as follows:-

*Tokio, goth August. Mis reported from japanese sources that there is continued native agitation in Seoul ainst Mr. Bethell in connection with the pational debis redemption funds. The Japanese

misappropriation in reply to remonstrative inquiries that were made yesterday.”...........--

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This statement originally, appeared as (elegram la the columes of an important and reputable Shanghai contemporary and was reproduced by us, the journal from which it was culled being gooted.

been saved,

MARINE-L01 No2g

MODIFICATION OF A CLAUSE.

The following application for a modification of the requirements of Clause 11'of Schedale G. of the Pablic Health and Buildings Ordinance,

Marine Lot No. 29, was considered by the Members of the Sanitary Board-at-their fort-

nightly meeting this afternoon→→ –

Hongkong, 18th Auguni, 1968... Dear Sir,--We beg to apply for a modifica tion of Clause xt, Schedule G., with reference to Iwelve Chinese houses to be erected on the above lot with verandabs to Queen's Road.

The worst damage teems to have been done in the town of Masbate. The Bureau of Posts must be maintained unless a complaint") that stepesbould be taken to remove this village, telegrams state that Mr. Bothell confassed to 1903-1908, in respect of the two, hausas on

has been received from some neighbouring as it is far too close to the ordinary built over -occupier-

area. The village_type plan could be used in ❘ its place by the few who are genuine villagers and the coolies can get a tenement floor at the rate of about go to a floor, now under the new law, which does not make it expensive for them. The plague: figures for this place bave already been given. Roughly, the place itself has 25 cases in 1,0 0, and many other cases in Hunghom, stc, which could be igre or less traced to it. Cats, if enough were kept would no doubt do good, but I do not see how the present staff will be able to make sure that enough ca's really are kept, in that the cat keeping wou'd depend on the people them. selves more or less. You cannot got rid of the -Aeas in the bouSỂUZ

(Sd), H. MACFARLANE, Assistant Medical Officer of Eealth.

[Reuters.]

Affairs in the Balkana,

LONDON, 27th September.

The conference between the Russiao, German, Austrian, and Italian ministers is regarded as betokening considerable-anxiety. in regard to Near Exstern affairs.

(b) The teams complain of the want of glazing;

WATER POLO..

A IDDLESEX INTER-COMPANY COMPETITION;

Yesterday afternoon the Victoria Recreation Austria, it is persistently reported, con Club's bath and enclosure were placed at the templates taking steps to secure the per-d poast of the Middlesex Regiment for their manent incorporation of Bosnia and Herze yearly Inter-Company Water Polo Competition. Sonn aller 4 p. m. the first match was started govina.

Turkish protests.

F

14.9: 8.

Mestrs. Crosse and Yamashita inform as that the statement is absolutely and totally false and untrue. We are glad of the opportunity afforded us for making an early retractation of the state mant with the assurance that its reproduction was prompted by no motive of malice. We regret its publication in the columus 'of the Telegraph.

WITHE

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109 TOYO ̄RISEN-KAISIA,

ha Toyo Kisen: Kaisha was to hold. Its semi-annual meeting on the 20th instant.” The results of the half-year's working, says the Jopan Mail, bave not been satisfactory. The Company's 10,000-ton ships plying on the Pacific have not as a rule obtained six or seven hundred-tons of cargo, and had it not

been

Plans of proposed houses and verandab. plans have been submitted to the Building Authority,—Yours faithfully,

The Secretary,

Sanitary Board'

LEIGH & ORANGE.

OPIUM-SUPPRESSION..

MACHINES

AND THE

MARVELLOUS

AUXETOPHONE

THE

ROBINSON

PIANO

COLTO

„Hengkosg, 22nd August, 1908)

KOWLOON

HOTEL.

"THE CATCH OF THE

COLD SEASON."

COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION.

By sp cial orders of the Empress-Dowager; thair Excellencies Ching Hring and Tjeg Che1-teo (formerly Tartar-General at Foochow and Viceroy of the Yonkwel Provinces), · Im- perial Commissioners in obarge of the suppres-

South, South-West and Central China to make personal investigations about the existing con dition of the foreign and native drugs, and to MUSICAL DINNERS ana how they can be suppressed at as early a date as possible; also tò 61⁄4d out whether there are any habitual opum smokers among the Viceroys, Governors and other high Provincial authorities, writes the Paking corespond

Green Island Cement Co, Ld.

:6b, September, .19c8, Dear Sir,-Some months ago, some huts In regard to the Oriental railway, there is and the club's reclosure was filled with inte every indication that Bulgaria is determined tested military spectators. In all, four matches nearour Works on the opposite side of the road were played, the fast just being finished, before at Hak Un were closed, owing to plague be to keep control of the line and to ignore the dark. Mr.-L. E, Limmert of the V, R ̊C, kindly, ing very prevalent. We understand applica. for considerable shipments of karosene oil tion of opium in Poking, have left here for the

acted as reftree, which duty be performed to tion has been made to re-inhabit them. We, the satisfaction of all the players concerned. hope the application will be refused, as it is a The Hearst Revelation.

The first match between the "Company: source of great danger to have these ip The Hearst newspaper revelations in and "B" Company, was by far the most in sanitary dwellings occupied by people so near America have produced a regular campaignteresting match of the four, resulting in favour a large works such as ours are--We are, alc,

of the former Company by 4 goals to pil

The second match between "A" and "E" Companies was also a good one and ended in victory for "A" Company by 7 goals to one, fo the third match," F" Company appeared to have things all their own way and bad little, difficulty in getting is goals to pila, als wil the buildings sheuld be demolished, as they up) are now quoted at Y.25 in the open market,

of mutual recrimination of party leaders in which President, Roosevelt ́is vigorously participating.

Several Republican and Democratic office bearers hate already resigned owing to their connection with the Standard Oil and other

trusts.

1.nter.

Germany's Third "Dreadnought." The German battleship Rheinland, third of the Dreadnought type, has been launched at Stettin,

Turkey and Bulgaria. Turkish official circles view the Bulgarian Imbroglio favourably,, and think the, maiter will be sefiled by a compromise,

THE LATE MR. REGINALD HARDING.

THE FUNERAL..

"C" Cempany, although the latter Company put up a very plucky defence,"

The last match between “"G" and "H" Com

panies was again pretty one-sided, the former scoring 8 goals in all "H" Company had some very good chances of netting time after time,,bul in most cases they allowed the ball to "get into their rivals' hards and le few weak attempts which they made to score never materialized.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,

General Managers.

The Secretary,

Sanitary Board.

Mr. A. Shelton Hooper minuted:1 consider

are a source of danger to the whola neighbour-: bood.

* REMOVAL OF CITY REFUSE..

PURCHASE OF STEAM LIGHTERS..

The following letter from Government in connection with the disposal of the City refuse was laid on the table at the meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon : -

the outcome would have been still, worse. The Tenya Mara has begon her career most successfully, but as der first trip was not made until June, she scarcely affects the ac counts at all, The Company is nevertheless able to place Y10,000 to its reserves and to pay

■ dividend at the rain of five per cent on its ordinary shares, after paying sa per cent on its preference stares. That is not such a bad showing's yet the Company's shares (Y.so paid in other ways the Chinese officials in Peking.

SHIPPING AND MAILS

MAKA MER, English (Delta) goth inst., 3 p.m... German (Priestss Alica) yih prox. American (Asía) Sib prox.

"The 16, Craiguar arrived at Manila on 18th last.

The La. Suvaric Jeff Seattle for Hongkong via ports on afth inat,

The P. M. S. S, Co' «a. Koma, which left Hongkong on 29th ult, arrived at Sea Fran" cisco on 27th lest, ------);

The Imperial German Mail as. Zialan, which left here on 25th post arrived at Shang

Colonial Secretary's Office,« Considering Ibat, mucy of the Middlesex

Hongkong, 11th September, 19:8, -men buvo never played Water Polo` before, it'

Sir-With reference to the report of the seems very creditable for ibem to have taken Committee appointed to consider the various part lọ this squatic game, which is, without readers submitted is connection with the dis doubt one of the most tiring of all 'erblatice. Iposal of the City refuse, dated, the. 8th of July, is also a pity that a few rules of the game were 1907, and to the consequent proposal to pur-bai on 27th inst, at midsight, Got also distributed amongst the players, as chase three slaam lighters for the disposal at some appeared to be quita Ignorant of the

sea of the refuse from the City and Bill Dit- ---The funeral of, the late Mr. Reginald Hard rules, such as attempting to shoot from aften trict of the Colony, I am directed to state for ing, whose death came about early yesterday throw, but a special feature of the game was the information of the Santiary Board that in morning, in the varandah of the Connaught the absence of fouling, although now and then of the recent letting of the Scavenging Hotel ander such tragic circumstances, took in the heat of excitement a few took place, ma place at the Happy Valley this afternoon. TheWe understand the semi-final and fest in Contract at reduced figures, and of the large

Capital outlay which would be fortegn_was_heavily laden with wreaths and the above competition takes place to-day and acquisition of the steam lighters was followed by a large number of friends to to-morrow at the Royal Engineer's Can ber the last resting place, is bas come to our From yesterday's play it appeared to evory:

•knowledge that deceased left a letter which hody present that on their play, the "F was found, by the police in his room, saying | pany should win this comp hat be was Aboạt to kill himself, but the letter - "G" Company is pretty wal

the Middlesex mOR.

by the Commitas, the Gove bold the project in abeyanc

kulele Colonial Secretary.

Sanitary. Beard?

The Secretary,

A

VERY

ent of the N. Daily News on 15th Sept. SATURDAY at 8 PM.

nd

Fientiio are exoning themselves to stamp

out the national evil, and many officials have been degraded and dismiss d from their posts because, they did not get tid of their op um habit within the fixed period. It is stated that this fresh canigy on the part of the Chinese authorities in chiefly due to the recent com- mapication from H.B.M.. Minister in Peking, who complained about the slowness of the Chinese officials in suppressing the use of oplom in the various Provinces, — Sir Jobu- Jordan is reported to havo waroed the Chi | Dese Government that it will be called upon

pay monetary compensation to the British Indinu Government for the yearly reduction of the importation of the Indian opium, if Chi- na cannot abolish the trade within the fixed period of ten years from September 1906. B.E. Lu Chuan-lip, who is also one of the four

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The Imperial German Mail. Petar Klut Opium Commissioners, will proceed to. Shang Friedrick, which left here on 24th lusty at x bai skörtly, partly to make preparations for the Pai, arrived at Singapore on 28th lost, at 3 pt. coming international oplum conference at your

The Imperial German Mall ka, Latinow left port, and partly on account of other imp Robe via Narssaki and Foochow on 28th inst, afairs which are unknown to the public at

Pan, of Tientsin reports, that Fm, and may be expected here on 6th prox, p.m. present,

acted by the Paking

The NY. K 4.5. Karukime Mara; Bombay Line, lek Bombay for this port via Colombo. and Bingapore on sốth Inst.," and is expected

between Mr. C.

Probibition

SPECIAL MENU.

STRING BAND

IN ATTENDANCE.

DANCING

at 9.30 P.M.

CHAYTOR O. E OWEN,

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