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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY OCTOBER 13 1908.

Entinations.

cent loso, achounting to 113,500,000 frs. which was negotiated in 1898 for the construction of the Peking-Hankow Railway and was to be redeemed within twenty years.

RAT DESTRUCTION.

'Board this afternoon m

ITALIAN CONPENT.

VISIT BY HE. THE GOVERNOR.

PLAGUE PROCEDURE.

DIRECTIONS FOR CLEANSINO`YLAGUE- INFECTED HOUSES.

The following dijections were considered af the Saditary, Board masting to-day —

In spite of the exigencies of official business, and the numerous calls on bis Excellency: Os finding a suspicious case of plague, tire, the Governor graciously consented to notify the M. O. H. at once.

MINUTE BY HR THE GOVERNOR, DE

The following letter from Gaverament, to It is reported that the amount of the newgether with a minute by His Excellency the loan is £8,000,000 which was taken by Governor relative to tat destruction, was laid A. S. WATSON & CO., the Banks at 94 The new loan tuns on the table at the mesting of the Sagitary for thirty years and bears five per cent intereat. It has, however, been found to be impossible to place, the loan in Europe, as the London market is most unfavourable and the security is apparently considered in London not to be quite satisfactory. The fact, that the agreement has been signed, is, rais by means of polson has been engaging the educational and industrial value of the institue the guard pending the diagnosis of the

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Colonial Secretary's Office, 30th September, 1958. ↑ Sir-With reference to the correspondence Doted in the margin, um directed to wc quaint you for the information of the Sani- tary Board that the question of destroying attention of the Government, and in connection The N. C.D.with this subject, I am to transmit, for the con- sideration of the Board, the enclosed copy of a minute by the Governor,

therefore, kept secret here." News, which printed the despatch, was somewhat sceptical of its accuracy. An editorial note explained that "the above report should perhaps, be taken with some reserve. Negotiations are known to be in progress and are said to have reached a delicate point; but from other sources than the above no information of any definite conclusion is yet obtainable. In one parti- cular the writer of the above telegram cor- tainly appears to have gone astray, in saying that the London market is most unfavour able. With the Bank of England rate at 2 per cent and call money, about i, the, moment would seem on the contrary to be particularly favourable." The definite report, which reacher Hongkong to day, and which remains to be officially confirmed, should leave

is Excellency will be glad to learn whether the Board consider poirnning of rats on a large scale advisable and desirable.—I am, etc.,

The Secretary,

F. H. 'MAV, Coleofal Secretary,

Sanitary Board, Hon. Colonial Secretary,—As I bave noted in many previous minutes, I am heartily in accord with the policy of exterminating the

·rets, and I considered that this was the crux of the problem long before the researches of the recent fadian Plague Commission demon strated to conclusively that P. Cheopsis is practically the sole agent is plague infection. We have inquire from India what they con sider to be the best poison, and what precan

devote the best part of no afternoon yesterday on a visit to the Italian Convent. It is interest ing to record that this was the first occasion when Sir Frederick,weat over, the entire Con vest building and its extensiva addition for the school and orphanage since his arrival in the Colony. His Excellency saw much of the tion which is of so rare an asset to the Colony, lot store the charitable aspect of the unob trusive work of the ladies whose spuit for good pervades the entire atmosphere of that meat admirable and at the same time most deserving of support-establishment in Hang kong.

2. Removals of sick must be to the district hospitals when they are established or to the existing hospitals as may be decided by the M.OH.

3. When a guard is required, the police must

be applied to, but when anyone reports a case f sickness or a death in a house voluntarily

case may be dispensed with, provided that the occupants of the infected floor are willing to psimit cleansing at once. In such a case, the tenants of the infected floor will be fee to go where they like after giving up their clothing to be cleared of fleas or disinfected.

4. On receiving confirmation of the suspicion. of plague in a house, proceed without delay to the house with the necessary assistance and equipment and cleanse.

On his visit yesterday afternoon, the Go vernor was 'accompanied by Capt. A. H. Hon per. A.D.C., and Mr. A. J. Brackenbury, private secretary. The orphans (Chinese and non- The cleansing operations involving ex- Chinese), the day-scholars and the boarders, amination and possible disinfection of clothing from tiny tots to young ladies, welcomed the are to be confined to the floor in which the distinguished visitor as he entered the Convent cast occurred, unless there, is reason to bailave gate at 3.30 o'clock in the afternoon. Long files that the sick person frequented other floors. of the hundreds of scholars arranged 6. The whole of the house should, however, stops and stairs" greeted Sr Frederick, with be cleansed and the tenants may do this them smiling countenance and pleasurable anticipa-selves if they are willing. Cleansing solution tions as His Excellency was escorted along the to be given for this purpois. The cleansing corridor. The sight was pleasing to see, and must be to the satisfaction of the inspector in was such a one that those who had been charge, privileged to behold would not soon forget. 7 In casatwbere it isconsidered necessary to

Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEG APH SERVICE,

INTERPORT SHOOT.

SHANGHAI'S SCORE:

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Shanghai, 12th October,

7pm,

In the Interport Shooting Match Shanghai scored to-day 928.

Gusty wind prevailed during the firing.

[The above telegram was received too late for yesterday's issue.-Ed, H.K‚T.]

GOOD SCORE MADE BY BINGAPORE. The Singapore team fired in the Interport match against Shanghai, Hongkong and renang yesterday (Oct. 5). Firing look place at saved

There was no breeze. Walt put on a possibla o'clock in the morning and the light was good, at the 500 yards range. He was shooting excellently, and beaded the team with the excellent score of 102 out of a possible 195 L'eut. Brown was also le form and scored lot. and only added 73 to the total. Still, Singa Unfortunately, Capisin Colbeck broke down pore's score 937 is quite respectable. It works not yet coms to hand. as follows.

little doubt in the public mind that the loan tions they have found it useful to adopt to preThe poor little orphans, berest of parental homes, pull down ceilings, elg, in other than infected out at 93.7 per, man. The other scores bave

vent children and domestic animals from being is practically concluded. While congratulat- ing the shareholders of the Hongkong Bank injured by rat-poison and when we receive their report, the Sanitary Board will have high au for the Corporation's success in negotiating thority to guide them in their methods of con- this new loan we cannot 'refrain the expres ducting the campaign. It will be for them to sion of a meed of praise to the officers res-decide the class of poison to be used, and the ponsible for the successful negotiations and method in which it should be used so as to for keeping the Corporation well to the front avoid danger. It will be also for them to before the Chinese Government as the decide at what time it would be best to issue favoured intermediary on behalf of that the poison and prosecute the campaigo. The Government in obtaining financial facilities twe best periods are, undoubtedly, (a) just for the development of the enormous latent resources of this great Umpire.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A JAPANESE boarding-house keeper, who is the owner of a "ferocious dog, which attempted the other day-to-chew off the leg of a ricksha colic, was ordered, in the Police Court, to-day, to pay $4 compensation.

Sun-Lieutenant Ceca R. H. Harvey has been transferred from the river steamer Widgeon to the cruiser Monmouth, and the vacancy on the former stip has been filled by the transfer of

before the plague season, and (b) just be

fore and during the breeding season. The Bacteriologist cat inform the Board from hin examination what is the breeding season,

found, within the hospitable walls of the Consors, the tenants may, if they wish, assist by vent, their comfortable asylums wherein their first removing their furniture and afterwards every want was provided and instruction im clearing away the debris, but the Board's officers parted towards their physical and moral eleva must see that the debris in properly sprayed tion. These found their allotted places in the with fiea-killing solution before removal. The plan of arrangement for the welcome accorded joists, etc., bared by such removal of ceilings the Governor. Nor were the orphans relegated or lining should also be sprayed." to a position of secondary importance; they took their rank with the best of the social circles in, what must have been a red-letter day to the

Convent scholars when Hongkong's Governor

did them the honour of visiting them at their everyday work and is the ordinary perform. ance of their scholastic duc1.

Sir Frederick was conducted round all the when most pregnant females are cought, and whether that season coincides with class rooms by the Superioress: the Rev. Mother Teresa Martinorio, and Sister Anita. the period before the outbreak of the annual

His Excellancy was nex: asked to visit epizootic. But the Board must not long sight the needlework department of the school of the equally important point of using The Governor, felt great interest in the every effori-to-prevent-the-ingress. of rate to

programme of studies, patting several test domestic buildings, ("A", by filling up rat-holes, questions to the girls all of which were placing gratings over pipes, etc.. The P. Csatisfactorily answered. He also examined M. O. observes (a) that cats here have not the the beautiful specimens of embroidery and Jame domestic habits as they have in England lacework produced by the deft fagers of the Our present model is, however, India, not Eug- land, and cats are at least as domestic here as Chinese orphans. It appeared that this branch in India; (b) that good, ratting cats, avoid of the Convent's teaching excited much admira argument is that the presence of a cat scares teachers, and students alike on the excellence rals away, even if the cat does not catch of the fine workmanship. many. If rals are scared out of the domestic dwellinge into the drains and sewers, the car cases of those dying of plague, and the fleas escaping from them will be carried away and will not spread plagus among the bumab population; (C) thal cate occasionally contract plague, but he adds at (d) that cat fleas do not transmit the disease, so that it matters little even if a few cats do contraci plague.`.

8. Wood debris"-after being well soaked with the flea-killing solution may be left for the use

the tenau!s,

of

9. People turned out of houses on account of plaque when such are closed by the Board must be always offered sheker in the blocks of houses reated by the Board for this purpose and help in the removal of their effects to dich shelters must be offered.

10.—The disinfecting operations are to be. done in the manner laid down in the attached

rections.

11-Before proceeding to a house where an ́infectious disease has occurred to disinfect, the inspector must notify the nearest T. W. H. Branch Office and mention the time when be will begin the disinfection in order that a ra presentative of the T. W. H. Branch Office may be present at the disinfection. He must also call on one of the Kai Fong of the district to property destroyed.

The fall results of the Singapore whooting are

M. K. Wall

100

500

33

2000 Total

E. A. Brown.n ke 33 Tao Chow Kim.. 32

1. Long

V. A. Flower

W. L. Kemp

R. E. de Silva,

34-102 [2434 101 333297

33 33

3*

33

33 33

3195

39

2032 32 - 94° Tan Soo Bin.*37. 34 -31 ́9a F. M. Elfjol ............... · 30. 31 sa or

B. B. Cotbeck ... 28- 28-

› Total ....., 317 318 308 917

PREVIOUS SCONES, FRE

The previous results are as follows i 1889 Shanghai, 819; Singapore,~ 777 : Hongkong, 774

1890: No match.

1891 Hongkong, 867; Shanghai,... 830 s Singapore, 741-

1891: Hongkong, 835 ;- Shanghai, 810; Bingapore, 757.

1893 Hongkong, B12; Shanghai, 807 ; Singapore, 768.

1804 Hongkong, 823 Singapore, 817

A. S. WATSON & CO •;.] Sub-Lieutenant H. W. K. Young from the plague rats. That is probably true, but the tion from His Excellency who complimented attend the disinfection for the valuation of any Shanghai, 760.

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A FEKING message says that the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce proposes 10 hold a National Exhibition in the Metropolis in the Spring of next year, and will request the -Waru-pu-to-invita-all-foreign, covetries-to-

send representatives to attend it.

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FOR not placing a stamp on a receipt a board. ing house runner was fined $15 thir morning On October 6, 1958, at Shanghai, to Mr. and in the Police Cont. The sum of the bill was Mṛa. J: S, SYNONS, a daughter,

dealt in small sums. This was the first time

MARRIAGES.

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On Tuesday, October 6, 1908, at Shanghai, he had ever transacted in such large sums and ing and the methods to be adopted to minimise

CHARLES NOEL, eldest son of the Rev. Charles Davis of Amberley, Gloucestershire, to AILEEN, eldest daughter of Alfred Wallington, di London.

On October 6, 1908, at Shanghai, ARTHUR HERHERT, only son of the late Rev. Richard Thomas Blagden of Broadwood, Litton, Devon, to ANNIE, daughter of Richard James Arthur of Carhel, Co. Tipperary.

DEATH.

On October 6, '1908, at Shanghai, JEAN CHARLES. ALBert Puthod, aged 20 years.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13,1908,

NHW CHINESE LOAN,

The steady rise in the price of shares of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor poration in the local stock exchange gave an inkling to those whose interest and business it is to watch the movement and progress of

he did not know the law.

When the round of inspection had been com pieled, the visitors were shown into the drawing- and painting studio where some pretty pictures formed the subject of examination.

DIRECTIONS FOH CLEANSING PLAGUE,

INFECTED HOUSES.

1. Open all windows and doors and let light and air into the rooms,

4. Spray the floors, cobicle partitioon; stairs and stair linings, with flea-killing solution (2

Sir Frederick was then invited to enter the large siddy hall of St. Agata College-as-the-per-cent)......... Convent school in Caine Road is now know. 3. Make a correct inventory of all srticles Hera all the orphan girls, the boarders and the which are to be sent to the steam disin day-scholars were assembled en masse to, ac fector, or otherwise disiniacted, as the Medical cord the Governor a fitting reception. HI Officer may direct, «The patient's" soiled cloth Excellency and suite were accommodated with ing and bedding must be removed for disinfec 100g "Esultiamo sung in chorus by hundreds themselves, soap being supplied for the purpose if necessary. If there should be any dispute of sweet little voices to the talented' accom.

as to whether any articles of clothing, etc, must Paniment of one of the Sisters. The barmo pious rendering of the song greatly pleased thr.

Governor.

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be disinfected, such must not be removed before

the M. O. H. or A. M. O. H. so decides.

4. If necessary, move all the furniture from the rooms to be disinfected into the verandah, yard or streel, and wash with the flea-killing solution

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1895: Singapore, 934; Shanghai goy. Hongkong, 879,

1896: Hongkong, 916;-Shanghai, 900; Singapore, 870.

1897; Singapore, 934; Hongkong, 916: Shangbai, 86,

1898: Hongkong, 934 ; Singapore, -915-¦ ¦ -Shanghai, 893-----

1890: Hongkong, 952: Singapore, 926) Shanghai, E87.

190 Hongkong, 930; Singapore, 909; Shanghai, 9:0.

190: Hongkong, gor; Stagepore, 84

1902: Shanghai, 916; Singapore;" Hoogkong, By1., 2.

1903 Singapore, 917; Shanghai, 915: Hongkong, Bet; Penang, 750,

1904 Singapore, 919: Hongkong, 91,; Shanghai, 918.

1905: Hongkong, 913; Shanghai, 889; Singapore, 8 io.

This question should be again, and without undue delay, brought before the Banitary Board $3 The defence was that he hid always in order to invite their opinion as to the advis. 1-teats on a dais to listen to the pretty Italian tion except if the owners are willing to wash it Shanghai, 841 ; Penang,,731.

ab lity of instituting a period of general poison. dinger. I am confident that should the Board concur in the views 1 have expressed, the Chi- THE Japanese squadron which is to welcome.

At the conclusion of the first part of the the American Fleet will be under Vice Admiral nese members and the Regiurar General will do their utmost to obtain the hearty co-opera- jutu and will comprise nineteen men-of-war tion of all Chinese of all classes in the scheme programme, 'little Jennie Lawtence stepped with crews numbering is all 11,364 men. The

decided on, and that the Tung Wa will assist forward and delivered, on behalf of the Sisters American fleet consists of twenty-two men-of-decidery way in its power. The poisoning of the Convent and of her friends, the scholars, war with 13.252 men. It is expected at Yoko abruld be limited to a short period and then address of welcome to the Governor, whose people should be warned and be especially ex- visit, she said, would long remain in the borted not to throw away' any scraps of food, etc,, memory of the school and would act as an en- MR. Frederick Schjoth has been appointed during that period in order that rais may be couragement to them in the work they were Consul" Honoraire" for China in Christianis, | forced to eat the poisoned bait..

called upon to do at school. She concluded the same being approved by the King of Nor

by thanking the Governor most heartily for the way. Mr. Schjoth was formerly in the Im

| honour of the visit. perial Chinese Customs? Service, which he

hama on scheduled time.

joined in 1868 and left in 1904, while Commis.

sjoner of Customs at Ningpo.

28.9.08.

(Sd) F, D. LUGARD,

'Lieut.-Col. J. M. Reid, R.A SI.C., minuted :—

not be immediately apparent) in quantities sufficient to make an appreciable reduction in

Bir Frederick then rose and made a little speech in terms calculated to be understood by

is interested auditorium. He thanked the

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1006. "Shanghai, 9;6; Singapore, 965 5 (u). Spray whole surface-of-the-yard-to-Hongkong, 891

1907: Shanghel, 9437 Hongkong, 938 gether with its contents and any courts, pass sges, lanes, by-ways and latrines with the flea-Singapore, 915–Singapore Frre Premi Vifting solution.

(6) Scrape up and collect all filth, dirt, refuso, Tags and rubbish contents of gulley-traps," blocked drains, spray with flea-killing solution and remove to dyst cart.":

all

(c) Examine carefully all sanitary appliances,

The distribution of a poison such as phosphorus

drains, inspection chambor, ventilators, (the effects of which on the human subject maygirls for the kind reception he bad received, / waste pipe inlets, etc, and note any defect and A SENTENCE of fourteen days' hard labour was

and expressed his wander and admiration at the work necessary to make it good, in order passed on a tailor in the Police Court, this the, number of rats will require the greatest all he had himself seen that afternoon. After that the work may be put in hand at once. morning; for stealing a door from a house in Bridges Street, 'yesterday, Accused, it was alleged, made an attempt in enter the haure by breaking down the door, and, failing, having aroused the inmates, he took away the door!

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the leading financial institution in the Far THE run samples examined under "The East that something in the nature of a suc- Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896,” for cessful coup was soon to be brought about in the quarter ended September 30, cok, as certifi- connection with the local Bank. Our teled by Mr. Frank Browne, the Goverment gram column to-day contains the cininently Anaives, shows that there were niré simples of Satisfactory announcement that the Hong-milk and six of whisky. Of this number, all kong and Shanghai Bank with one other have been found genuine and none adulterated. foreign Bank has successfully concluded negotiations for a loan to the Ministry of Witri veference in the letter from Government Posts and Communications for five million forwarding rules for the guidance, of sanitary

• making reports on Quisances sterling bearing interest at five per cent Insptar in per Ranum.

An earlier telegram from under. Part 111 of the Public Health and Build- inga Ordinance for the information of the

addressing the girls a few words of encourage. ment he assured them that he took deep in

The assembled girls to the number of several hundreds then sang "God Save the King" in

a close. unison, and thus hrought a memorable visit to

care and the const int supervision of each house treated.

Mr. A. Shelton Heoper:-1am in favour ofterest in their work. trying this experiment this winter, but the greatest care must be exercised in the distribu- destruction of the house refuse where the prison tion of the poison, and is the collection and

may have been laid, otherwise the, utensils in which food is prepared may get contaminated and bomas;ilves lost."

The Hon. Registrar General:→The poison should be is doses, not big enough to kill a child. At the end of the poisonig period, care should be taken to collect the doses not taken by rate, or they will sooner or later get into children's mouths. The doses I have seen -are-just-what-one-child-naturally-would-put-in-

its, month,

INDIAN THIER CONVICTED,

POUND GUILTY OF ROBNING HIS EMPLOYER.

A few days ago the master of Hoosain Ali's draper shop at 14, Queen's Road Central, reported to the police that some persou bad

Tux Rov. 1. Genähr begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations for the "Blind- forced an entrance into bis shop and stole $47 home":

The Governor, was two hours visiting the Convent yesterday.

We are requested by the Mother Superior: to publicly thank the Governor, for barisif and her entire Community, for the honour of His Excellency'e vist to the Convent, an honour of which they feel deeply sensible,

LEGISLATIFB-GOUNGIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held on Thursday next, the 15th inst., at 2.30 p.m.-

BUSINESS.

6-All ceilings, partitions, lipings, which appear to barbour rats or to be rat-ridden to be reported to the M. Q, H, or A. M. O, H. and a search to be made for sat runs. Fill up ali za hoirs with broken glass and cement. Fats capitg from their zuan should be immédiate. ly killed and á man should be especially detailed- for the purpose when any fiiting is being taken down and rat subs exposed. All dead rate should have filca-killing solution immediately thrown on to them and be removed by a pair

of tongs.

7. Any fiting, ég, celling, flosing, etc, of which the M. O, H. bay ordered removal, must be sprayed with the A-killing solution and the part of the building then exposed must be treated in the jams way after the resulting

xeters refore-hus-brea~removed, On-ibe- completion of the cleansing of the house all the windows on the ground floor if vacant should be securely fastened and all those on All the upper floors left open at the top. external doors should be fastened and the key of the front door handed to the owner in cases

1. Financial Mjonte. (No. 5o.)

Report of the Finance Committes. (No. 17.) where the house is vacant.

ORDERS OF THE DAY, Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin.

(Sd.), W. W. PEAKSE, Medical Officer of Health, N.B.The average amount of flea-killing. la cash. After Inquiries were made by the ance lo apply a sam not exceeding five million solution required per floor should be about two Som stready acknowledged $779.47 police a clue was discovered which led to the five hundred and seventy thousand four gallons of crude or 100 gallons.of solution of A Pareo Sympathiser 10,00

arrest of the thief yesterday. It was learnt thar hundred and twenty-seven dollars to the the Hea-killing mixture. American Board (Chibere) Hongkong 35.5 in indian boy named Abdalia was the only Public Service of the year 199 A Friend............DESAIN GUITAR 10,00

Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin. person left in the shop at night;' As a mailer.

Peking for which we are indebted to Building Authority, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper our well-informed Chinese contemporary minated: suppose these instructions refer to the Sheung Po-stated that the loan was Government buildings as well as those owned redeemable in thirty years. For the past by private individuals? week repeated references had been made to the negotiations in progress. The North China service of telegrams of Der Ostasia- tische Lloyd supplied a message to Shanghai papers on the 7th inst., from Peking, which anticipated with slight variations the definite announcement made to-day. The German telegram stated: "The Chinese Govern- ment has concluded an agreement with the Hongkong and Shanghai: Banking Corpors

· Lion and the Basque de l'Indo-Chine, accord Ing to which the latter put at China's dia

the means to buy back the five per

DAS C. CLEMENTI, Clerk of Council

St. Stephen's Church (Chikket)............onsse 41.30 of fact he was locked in, When the robbery ance for regulating Theatres and other places Wesleyan Church (Chingle)*-*.... -26 85 London Mission.......

56.97 was reported the following morning Abdulla of public resort. American Bapt. Mission (Chinees). 49.40 the Follcs Court, this morning, he was charged was mining. His arrest followed later, fa

Rhenish Milon...

with the theft, and pleading guilty, ku way #tant.39 Esentenced to two months' imprisonment; /

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N.B-A meeting of the Finance Committee will be held immediately after ibe Conncile

Mr. A. Shelton Hooper minuted Who has to carry out these lastractions? They are not addressed to anyone.

Ox 16th ult, the troopship Sondan left on thampton with troops for Ceylon, Bingapore, Hops Zong and Tianisin all drafts for the

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[Reuter's.]

The European Bitnation.

LONDON, 11th October. The Servian Skuptschina has assembled with crowds outside clamouring for war.

́The Servian Prime Minister, in an intern

view, said that the situation was very critical, and that bostilities could hardly be avoided.

Greece has requested Great Britain, France, Italy and Russia, to consider the Cretan question at the Conference sima'. taneously with the questions concerning Bul- garia and Bösala.

Later T

The Servian Skuptschina held a secret session of Ave hours which was continued yesterday

The Members are most reticent ar to the proceedings, but it is learned that the meet. ing was a stormy one, calming down, how- ever, after the Foreign Minister's explanation that hostilities were impossible owing to the scarcity of ammunition, and the fact that the new batterier which are now on their way we detained on the Austrian lines.

Great Britain has informed. Greece that: she cannot make any promise regarding Cretan aspirations until·legal conditions have been restored.

The Etonian Society, The Rev. the Hons Edward Lyttelton, MA, Head Master of Eton, has issued a

public appeal for support of the Etonian Association for China.

THE charge against the Chinaman, for alleged embezzlement, was contiqued is the Police Court this afternoon, when evidence was at length. The defendant was having embezzled something% the Compradore of Messrs. H. Hond

particulars of which

fpablished in s