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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY FEBRUARY 15 1909

RACING “TIPS"

Never have the races in Hongkong presented so many difficulties in the way of prognostica tions as to result of events as this year's menting, —l¬shall make bold to declare that no attend

Hongkong University

Scheme.

'THE GOVERNOR'S VIEWS.

ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS THE ATTAINMENT

Sub-Committee for the purpose of raline Campaign Against Rats.

fands. It will be for you to elect your, own Chairman, and to organisa yourselves:

-COMMUNICATION FROM CAPE TOWN,

tween large, German companies trading in many different directions. The acute de- pression has beco evidenced by the laylog up of steamers in foreign ports, such as in the East, River Plate-and-Mediterranean, with their crews on full pay. The tonnage laid up A. S. WATSON & CO., at home and abroad is about 1,000,000 tons of steamers. About 5o Greek steamers were laid up at one time in the Piraeus, which is proof of the wretched condition of the Mediteran unfavourable character that it has been [ranean trade, for it is certain no ship can practically impossible to judge of the true run consider the proposal to establish a University | that when the University is built, we shall pince forialgbtly meeting of the Sanitary Board this

ning powers of the poules engaged.

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

·TOBACCONISTS & CIGAR MERCHANTS.

TOBACCOS. John Colton's Nos. 1 & 2

Carven Mixture, Ardath Special Mixture; Black Cat Garrick Smoking Mixture. Phillips Fines Smoking Mix

make a profit if our Hellenic friends cannot," It may be observed that the simple effect of the owners' action is to create a series of gigantic rings, which it is claimed have work ed so much damage to Britjah interests in Singapore and Penang. The production of the past year in British yards has been about

ant who drank the early coffee can with any degree of safety or acumen suggest the winners on this occasion.

The weather to start with has been of such

THE VALLEY STAKES :--Killarney Rose if it starts). 2--Dixsilimill 3-Batty.

THE FOOCHOW CUF:-1-Astral 2~Quorn. 3-Compton.

THE TRIAL PLATE:-1-Dail or Telad 1-Snowflake Rose, 3-Achillen, Popeth

THE GARRISON CUP-Dobemian Chief.

Kiston, 3-Off Chance,

900,000 tons of merchant steamers-only a little more than one-half the production of the previous year, and much less than one- half the total in 1906. Of the past year's production, one-fourth was built by three yards-viz, Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Belfast, 106,528 tons; Messrs. Workman, Clark and Co, Belfast, 50,303 tons; Mears Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, 61,580 tons. The production of the past year is the smallest for 20 years, with

THE PROFESSIONAL CUP--Argyll, 1 the exception of 1893; but it must be ture, "Non Tur" Tobac.remembered the tonnage is steamers (as-Missouri. 3-Fernie,

more effective than sailing ships), although THE HONGKONG CLUB CUP (-I-Coxcomb. .co, and other well-known a good proportion represents special-vessels, 3-Kirkwood. 3-Stirrup Cupi

such as fast passenger boats, and an increas

THE RACING STAKES:--Black Sheep. brands:

ing number of oil-carriers a trade now cm-Little Dot Rose. 3-Tor

RIDING BOY, ploying many steamers. The tonnage for the foreign owners represents a small "A Reader" favours us with the following amount only of the past year's production, selections for to-morrow's events :~~ and few orders for these owners have been given during the year. Foreign owners have suffered equally, if not, more acutely than British owners, in their various services; indeed, some orders for new steamers for "Continental account are reported to have been cancelled. Japanese, shipbuilding and owning, which developed so rapidly, has suffered severely, notwithstanding the sub- sidies given by the Japanese Government, With regard to the trade in the Far East it

CIGARETTES. Garrick Cigarettes; State Ex

press; Quo Vadis ;-Craven Clarence Extra Mixture; Virginian Knight Ban neret; Tarkish; Martin's Non-throat"; Three Cus tles (Magnums).

A. S. WATSON & CO., is recorded that business is in the most de-

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS

AND

KOWLOON DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 1th February, 1909.

plorable condition, necessitating even Japanese tonnage to lay up. The low rate of five cents per picul accepted, Saigon to Hongkong, is proof of this.. Rates from West Coast America have been extremely low, produced by the large amount (18 of tonnage sent out the American fleet.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1909.

The DEPRESSION IN THE

SHIPPING TRADE..

with coals for This caused a num.

OF. TUR SCHEME..

in such a way as you may think 61 USE OF FERRETS AS DESTROYBES. with the object of dividing the work into special departments and appealing to differ ent « communities. You are at liberty to The following comprehensive paper covering. add to your numbers any other Chinese gen considerable space relative to the use of formir tlemen you desire, first submitting their names as agents for destroying rats was received from tome through the Secretary of the Committee for the Medical Officer of Health for the Colony my information, and final approval. I propose of Cape Town and laid on the tabin, at the

in the Main Entrance Hall a board upon which | afternoon —— will be inscribed the names of those gentlemen whe have given the most liberal donations to the Endowment Fund-ums above a certain limit which we will fix later so that all those who

Department of Public Health, 55, Parliament Street, Cape Town,

3rd December, 1908- Sir, I have the booour to acknowledge in future years are students in the University the receipt of your letter No. S.B.C.4916/A, 08 may learn with gratitude the names of the | of the 17th pltimo, in which you ask for inform» benefactors to whom they own the opportunities ation concerning the use of ferris in Cape they enjoy, of acquiring a liberal education in Colony duting epizootics of plague, amongst this Colony,

rodents, and in reply am pleased to be able in furnish you with the following particulars

Soon after plagus firit "broke out in Capa Town in 1901, this Government imported ara, fereis from Bogland; theap ferrota were select,” ed with the greatest care and were all suppored to have had and got over distemper. They proved absolutely areless,

A meeting of the Commitee appointed to

In Hongkong was held this, forenoon at which i will attempt, however, to submit, in accord. His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard présided, ance with my practice in previous years, a The Commities, most of whom were present at number of my favourites. But don't blame me | (be meeting, consist of the following gentlemen: at this meating my prophecies fail to mentis Lordship the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Victoria, B. N. Mody, Eiq, The Hon. Mr. F. with your approval.

»Here they are 1—3)

H May, C..., The Hon. Dr. Ho Kal, CM.0, THE WONG NEI-CHONG STAKES-1-Si- | The Hos. Mr. Wei Yok, cao. The Hon. Sir dier Clocksy.. -Gundack. 3-Seraphi Paul Chaier, KT.. CM., The Hon. Mr. H. E. THE MAIDEN STAKES :-1-Dárt. 1-Groy | Pollack, KC, The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Back. 3-Waziri Chief,

OM.O. The. Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving, The Hon.

For my own part I have not been idle. I THE VICTORIA STAKKS —1—Jubilee Rose. Mr. A.M., Thomson, and Mr. C. Clementi have written in the British Minister in Peking

Ard Patrick, 3-Kickwood

The Sub-Committee comprise the following asking him to inform the Chiners Govern gentlemen

ment of our project and to invite their support Yuen Fat Hong Chan Chun Chuen, Koho himself is a strong supporter of the Shun Kum, Ng Hoa Chi; Hop Hing" Hong: scheme. 1 have written also to the Secretary Tau Nem, Wing Sul Ham, Lau Yam Chuep't of State, as I have already told you, and to the Kwong Mau Tal: Chio V-Tin, Chip Chao Government of Lodis, and to the Governor of the Sam; Ming Shun Hong Sia Un Fal; Ng Un Straits Settlements. I have not yet had time Hing Hong: Ng Li Hing; U Wo Lung Hong: for any reply. I have written to the Chion Tang Wai Him; Hung Ki Hong: Chu SU: Association and though no reply is yet due the King Wo Hoog: Chan Lock Chuen; Kwong President, Mr. Scott, who was lately here, most Oa Wing Hong: Un Wan Kiu; Chip Wo thoroughly sasured me of his support, and said Hong: Lai Shun Hing; Man Cheung Un he would do all in his power to gain support in Hong Un Lai Chuen; Kung Un Hong: Un England. I have written to the Chancellor 2OU; Kwan Mau Hong: Lay Sia Chaak; Li of the Oxford University, Lord Curzon, and to Sao Hia Sing Tak Ho Mui Koi Nam; Ming the Viceroy of Canton, and to Lord Elgin, Sun Ho: Too Yam Chi; Yat On Ho lately "ecretary for the Colonies and to other Tam Hok Po; Po Lung Californian and Aus people as wall, including the Municipality of tralian firm: Ku Fai Shan; On Wing Cali Shanghai. The Chairman replies that be believes. formiso and Australian firm? Chan Chrk Ping; the Municipal Council of that Settlement are Mis-Ming Ki Californian and Australian firm: Chananimous in the view that the scheme is en Sau Hin; Hip On Co., Chan Siu Ki; Tungitled to the cordial support of all, and he will Oa Do. Leung Pui Chi, Lau Wan teply more fully laver od, Bui, gentlemen, Kai, You Wo Co., Tong Tz Sau, Chan though I hope and believo I shall succeed in Kik Sun; Chap Sing Co. Lo Cho Sus; Sin obtaining a wide sympathy and support for On Steamship Co.: Chan Sio Fan Po On Co. this scheme among my own countrymen in U Chu Wan: Sam Wong Co. U Yuk Chi: England and elsewhere i must remind you Ho Sing Chan; Sincere Co: Ma Y'ng Pui; that the project is primarily for the Chinese, Wong Chung Wa Co.: Wong Pik Sbon; and I look to the Chinese to provide the bulk Seo Wo: Puo Yan, Chuen; Wang Bing of the funds. I have not been very long in the Lo Kit Ping: Chiu Loung Tai: Au Far East but I bays, been long enough to Chak Man; Kwong Wing Sang: Lo Kwan team that where funds are required to some Ting: Yau Cheung: Chan King Was; Chin great and good purpose the Chinese are not Cheung: Chao Cheuk Hing; Tung Kl: Tae wont to look to others. They are wont to help Si Ping: Kwok Yiu Un; Shun Ki: Cheung themselves, and to subscribe with a liberality Cheng Chi Ki Hing Pawn-shop; Li which I believe to be unrivalled by any other Yau Chues; Chun Cheung Wing: Wong nation. Your presence hore to-day; your wil Fa Nung; Us Sing Co.; Dal Yun lingness to come forward and undertake this Sangi U Hog Tung Co.; Chao Kei Ming, heavy task of collecting funds proves that you Wong Fat Yan; Wo Ki Hong; Yung Siu. Pu, consider this project to be's 'great and good.one Hongkong and Shanghai Bank; Lau Pup Chiu; making tor progress and enlightenment, and Chartered Bank; Yung Yik Ting: Inter enabling the Chinese to hold their own amoog national Bank; Ho Hok San, Siu Hu Yuen; the educated and civilized 'nations of the yung Kia Pong: Fletch Bark: Kwok Su have no fear but that you will succeed in your Lau; Netherlands Bank: Chao Ngan Ting; task of raising the funds which is required Osaka Shorea Kaisha: Tsang Sa Kai; Douglas Your generous compatriots in China, in the Co Chau Chik Jardine: Chan Kang U, lo Straits, io Java, lo.Siam and clsewhere will, Fook, otherwise HeChak Sarg; Butterfield and feel sure, help us liberally, for they too will Swire: Ho Kom Tong, otherwise H Tai Sang, benefit by this University to which they can send Mok To Chus, Mok Yuk Lim Sui. Li Hong: their sons. Nothing that I can do to forward Hoi Chan; Holland and China Trading the scheme will be left undone, and I shall be Co.: Tong La Couen Kowloon Godown Co glad at any time to receive any suggestions Wong Kami Fuk; Jardine Sugar Refinery: which your Sub-committee may wish to put Tsoi Lap Chi Tai Wo long: Vip Shun forward, but it is to yourselves that 1 luck Kum; Shewan Tomes: Fung Wai Chuen; principally to make this project a success. Wating and Co.: Lau Chu Pak; Standard Oil Woog Sui Tong Tebico & Co.: Chan

WONG NEI-CHONG-Gunduck. MAIDEN (1) Little Gem Rose; (2) #ouri; (3) Strathdallas... Zero; (3) Seafoam.

VICTORIA—(1) Jubilee Rose (2) Double

VALLEY-Barry; (3) Little Dot Roas; (3) | Torridge.

FOOCHOW,—(1) Bazoy's Stautor; (3) Sutlej; (3) Giesler."

TRIAL PLATE:=(1) Rêve d'Or Ro18; (2) Strathdallas; (3) Garth,

(3)

GARRISON=(1) Barry ; (a) Grey Tick;

Abstainer,

PROFESSIONAL (1) Snowflake Rose; (2) Volga; (3) Achilles.

HONGKONG CLUB. (1) Buxey's; (a) Sutlej or Heraldic.

RACING (1) Sir Joseph ;(2) Killarney Rose.

BAKK-HOUSUS AND DAIRIES.

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The whole area was swarming with rede and the ramifications of the rat bolt were

extraordinary, and it was a common experience to put a farrer down a rat hole in one house and to bave it appear in another some distance away. The ferrals from quently came acrest nenti of young rate of the carcasses of rats dead from plague, and gorged themselves so that they were unable to get back through the hole, and while in this state, they were often lost or were set upon and killed by adult rals.

Apart from the above, however, the ferrets themselves proved to be exceedingly sus ceptible to plague, and a very large percentage of the animals employed died of plague soon after they were used. The execi pare. centage I am afraid I sm unable to definitely state, as no exict records exis, for at that time the Department was working at A very high pressure owing to the necessity for safe-guarding the military stores, the loss of which might have seriously hampared opera-" tions in the War. I believe, however, fully so or 60 per cent actually wein `proved toʻ bave died from plague. A very large number died also from what was at the time believed to be dysentery, but which was probably also plague. At any rate, within a few weeks, the whole ago had died, with the exception, l'be lieve, of two, which were banded over to the Town Council.

oparatione, subsequen:

WO never used ferrets again, but I believe that else." where-notably in India-the Plague Officers bave had the same experience.

In dealing, with the different outbreaks of

in this Colony, almost every possible method for exterminating rats has brod tried, and a large number of experiments upon, cats, living ander natural conditions have been conducted by the Officers of the Department. The effect of carbon dioxide gas was tried without results also the pouring of carbon bisulphide isto rat holes, but as some premises wern nearly blown up to the course of using the later, it was aban foned without furiber trial. A long and costly series of experiments was carried out with the

IIVE-LAWS FOR. FLOOR SURYACKS The following minute by the Medical Cfficer ber of steamers to be seeking, employment of Health inquiring whether the new bye-laws Holland Bank; Leung Kin Oo Dutch Bank: world. Since you have that faith in you, I plague which have from time to time occurred··

re-floor-erfaces-of-bake-houses, dairies and aundries are to be enlarged in places already licensed or only in the cases of applications for new licenses was laid on the table at the meeting of the Bavitary Board this afternoon: I should be glad to know whether the naw bye-laws re floor surfaces of bake-houses, dairies and laundries are to be enforced-in places already licensed or only in the cases of applications for new licenses.

Laundries already possessing licenses are it re-licensed every year; it is therefore doubt ful whether the bye-law can be enforced unless the floor of the laundry requires relaying or -making-good,

many of which had to book to Australia and -accept very low rates for time-charter-therer as low as a per lori, dw. being accepted. The case oil trade from the United States to Australia, China, and Japan bas employed a large amount of tonnage, but at low rates, Indian business, coasting and homieward, has been very poor throughout the year. At the same time the prospects are stated to be brightening and the reduced production of tonnage during the past two years has con- tributed to readjust the position created by the over supply of speculative production in previous years:——

10 the reviews of the shipping trade during last year now coming to hand a vein of pessimism runs through most of them, and indeed one firm declares that while I appears to be the ambition in the present day to establish records,' it has been the misfortune, not the ambitico of the ship, ping Industry to establish a record of the most... unsatisfactory year's trading that

LOCAL AND. GENERAL: ship-builders and ship owners have ever

Tag usual weekly concert at the Seamen's known." Of course that is the language of testitute will be held on Wednesday nex'. The exaggeration carried to excess, and its programme, which has bach arranged by Mrs, use in a staid business resumé can only Broughall, promises to be a very good opp. be attributed to the despondent feelingThere will be no concert this evening. of the writer who has probably been serious. ly affected by the general depression. The year began inauspiciously because when the shipbuilders notified the men that a reducz tion of wages would be necessary' owlag to the slate of trade, the latter resisted the proposition and they were locked out. After five months' idleness the men accepted what they had throughout been offered, and re- turned to work at the end of Máy. At the Bame time the North East Coast Engineers' men were on strike, and only accepted what

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AN American, by name C, J. Merchant, alins C. Jones, was arrested by Detective-Sergeant Wildes, yesterday, on a charge of embezzle ment, Merchant, otherwise jopes, was alleged to have embezzled 650 pesos in Manila: The 'case was remanded.

ALTHOUGH the invitations to the A.D.C's

Country Girl" dance on the 26th inst, state "fancy dress opti saal," the Committee expect that as many of their guests'ns possible will appear in fancy costume. Admission to the diuce will be by invitation card only.

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Before I sit down I will draw your attention to.one or two points in this scheme which

Danyes virus, and a bacteriologial was brought out from England for the purpose, but no re- sufts, were achieved worth anything. Doriog -the-course-of-the-latter-experiments-we-had-a-

It will work cordially in co-operation with them though a few rodents at the first meal died, the seeking to afford, an additional means of greater number which survived appeared to higher education in a place well sdopted for faurish on the diet subsequently, the purpose by its situation, its Chines population, its work-shops and hospitals and its local teacting staff.

We have also trịed the much-advertised

Ting; Hongkong Hotel, $1 Po Sum: Kow with to particularly emphasize T- - Bake-houses and dairies are re-licensed every toon West Godown: Hang Trz Leung, Laii. That this-University will not be a tival or number of rats isolated in a cellar.and.counted. year, and so, I suppose, the renewal can be re- Kwai Fui, c/o The Chun On Fire Insurance in any way antagonistic to Universities, or from day to day; these were fed with bread fused unless the bye-law be complied with, Co., Ld:: Wong Wing Sja: c/o The Hon. Mr other educational establiments in China.oaked in freshly prepared cultures, and al find that in some cases renewals have been Wei Yuk, U Yik Nam; c/o Fat Kee, No. 236. granted, although the bye-law is not strictly Des Voeux Road Central Chenrg Sum. We complied with. biome bakeries are paved with No. Glenealy, Kwan. Sam Yiu; Dr. Kwan Cantor tiles. This has not been reported as

Som Yiu, 18A, Stanley Street; To Kok Sus; defect when the tiled floor has been in good Alice Memorial Hospital; Wan Muo Kai; Dr repair. Will the Board agree that in future no Wan Mun Kai, No. 12, D'àguilar Street; S. W. license shall be granted or renewal for bake Tso, 281, Des Voeux Road Central; Sin Tak Fan houses and dairies unless the floor is strictly in accordance with the bye-laws and declare Can-Chinese Commercial Union; Wan Trup: The Mesir. Ewens and Harstes; Chan Sai Pek: on files to be material not approved for the Universal Circulating Harold; Luk Hing Nam, Agar surface?

Ngan Kut Po Chinese Mail; Luk Pak. Chau; The Daily Press; Au Tung Chi, efo Dr. Wat

the hys-laws.

Mr. A. Shelton Hooper minuted :-Enforce Mun Kai; Lai Ur Chun : Ah Fong, photo

grapher.

$2,09,

THE OPIUM COMMISSION,

FIFTH SESSION;

The N. 6. D. Nens of sth inst. saysThe

2. That our object is to educate men who docters, surveyors, electricians, &c. and also, I will be of practical use to China, as engineers, hope, as officiel, administratore and go. vernors. For the latter, Ihape, we may be able to establish an Asta degree, which shall embrace instruction in Chinese literature and classics as well as in the History and Ethics of the Western races,

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Ratin" bls is useless-ia thin climate, at apy rate. Almost every variety of trap and poison invented has also been tried

an outbreak of plague occurs, we depend to and given up. At the present time, when

very large extent on bird lime for catching rodents. I do not know whether your Depart=" ment has over given this a trial, but if not, the following notes regarding its use may be of in terest

The blid lime should be spread about a quarter of an inch thick on pieces of board, which should be placed on beams and lo front of rat holes and other places frequented by also. bo® used by: bájting rodents. It may a

they had before refused after seven months' THE Buisauce caused by squeaking wheel | 6th sessions opened at 10.30 a.m. yesterday. I drew up; which, by the personal exegions or their College course they shall be under the best boards prepared in the same manoër. Bird

Idleness, and returned to work at the end of September. The shipping trade has bene fited by the restriction of output through these strikes, with the exception of a few orders that have been lost, but the men's docielles have been greatly impoverished, and the spirit the men have shown of dis- regard of the interests of their societies" offi- cials has caused the employers to resolve upon more resolute action in the future by deciding not to allow the temporising that bas taken place in the past, of which so much advantage has been taken, but that all ques. Lions of wages shall hereafter be dealt with simultaneously.in English and Scotch yarda,

barrows at Kowloon seems to be attracting the Mr. J. B. Branyate occupied the whole of the attention of the police, Yesterday, seven wheelbarrow men were arrested for this offence, morning sitting ju presenting a report dealing and at the Police Court, to-day, paid a dollar, with the Opium and Morphine question as it concerns India and Burma. The Commission each for the noise they created.

THE COLONIAL CEMB7ERY,

BURNING OF JOSS STICKS.

The following letter, was received above the signature of Mr. T. Funaise, the Japanese Consul, in connection with the burning of joss sticks in the Colonist Cemetery during a Iapanesa burial

Japanese Consulate,

6th February, 1999, Dear Mr. Hutchison, I have received your

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T. FUNATSY,

rosh at 12.45 pm.

His Excellency the Governor said':-Gentle men-There is no need, I think, for me to ad dress you in any detail in regard to the object which has brought us together to day, for you have already seen the lengthy statement which Dr. Ho Kai and Mr. Lau Cha Pak bak been trauslated into Chinese. That statement-sela out the object, we have in view in establishing University in Hongkong, and it also explains the nature of the task we have before'us if the On re-assembling at 2.35. p.m. - Monsieur scheme is to be a success. In a word, It is Ratard banded in a report on the use of Oplum this. Mr. Mady offers to erect the buildings and its derivatives in France, and mide'a few whatever they may cost, in accordance with ike remarks summarizing the position as regards design submitted, provided we can raise an the measures taken in the French Concession adequate endowment fund. Some of the leading at Shanghai for controlling the sale and con- members of the community have discussed the sumption of Opium He was followed by matter with me, and we came to the conclusion Monsieur Breater, who gave a resume of a re- that'an adequate endowment meant a sum of port concerning Opiam in French Indo-China. "abost simillion dollars. Mr. Mody has con. The chief delegate for Portugal, Senhor O. seated to keep his offer open for 6 months, G Potier, presented a report covering the but if within that period we shall have suc ceeded in alsing a very substantial part of promised a further Mamorandum qu Portugal the money required, I have no doubt he will and her colonies as soon as he was in receipt consent to an extension of the time. It will of the necessary data,

however, ha necessary to be that we already have a very substantial part of it in hand and in sight before we ask for an extension of time. In the meantime I have asked the Secretary of State's sanction to devote the fine site near the fanction of the Bonham and Pokfulam Roadı.

The reports for Austria-Hungary, Italy and Persia will be ready for presentation to the Commission on Friday, and that for Russia will follow at a later date.

3. Finally we are unanimous. that the gra duales of Hongkong shall be men of the highest moral character-patriotic and broad minded, and to this end we desire that during

citizen of this Colony, and under the close influences, in touch with the loading Chinese supervision of able and high-minded tutors,

Gentlemen, I wish you every success in the task you have undertaken, and I feel sure that your efforts will bring this project to a success

ful issue,

4. Finally I would impress upon you' that our University will only issue degrees of the same value as degrees conferred by Universities. in England. I do not desire to establish a University which will confer any inferior de gree, which will not be recognised in England, nor can we obtain a Royal Charter for any lei. ser standard.

At the conclusion of the Governor's speech; a meeting of the sub-committee was held. After some brief remarks, Mr. ho Fook prov posed the appointment of Hon, Dr. Ho Kal as president of the sub-committed whb Mr. S. W. Teo as secretary.

Hou. Mr. Wej Yuk seconded. Motion carried unanimously.. 'That was all the business.

operations in isolating stacks of infected goods. me is also useful in the course of disinfecting where isolating screens cannot be inserted, to prevent infected redents migrating to the disinfected portions of a store. The ordinary bird lime appears to be of very little uie, bút the best Japanese bird time gives excellent re2 suits, and in plague epidemics, this Govern«

ment purchases very large quantition of it.

If there in any further information on the

subject which you may require, I shall be plaas. ed to furnish the same 1 have, etc., buy

QA JORN GREGORYMAD

RACE PONY SHO?.""

SAD ACCIDENT ON THE RACE-COURSE, Sirdar, one of the most promising race pooles Imported into the Colony, and who was expected to distinguish himself at the race meeting-which, by the way, begins to-morrow at half-pist éleven um=was shot ʻyösterdi murbjor.""It would appoir that: Sirder”, was owood by Licht." Lesion; of the RIG and ridden by Mr." Vidi was

It is to be noted as one result of the depres- two letters this morning. Regarding the Japan-situation as regards Oplam in Macao, and sion that shipowners both in Great-Britain | ese burial ceremony, it la the fact that we and abroad have had their attention called to usually burd joss sticks according to Buds the serious loss entailed financially by the dhists' custom.-Yours very sincerely, wasteful competition that exisis. Mr. John } .

My, R. O. Hutchison minuted (6.2.09):-The White writing on this aspect of the question burning of Joss sticks is part of the ceremony evidently from the owners' point of view in Japanese burials, At the Colonial Cemetery, observes: "During the year arrangements, Japanese are buried in a part of the cemetery The Commission adjourned at 3.30 p.m. antil which it is to be hoped will continue, baye- which is more or less separate from the rest. I Friday morning.

to the purpose; and i await his reply, and have THE Dlodom, cruiser, which has find an exten. certain distance in the final gallopi been made between the various important do not see that the burning of joss sticks dars THE cruiser Hawks left Portsmouth on 12th favourable.

no season to think that it will be other than sive refit, since returning from the China pliching his rider over his head. Mr. Vĺđa at a certain polot the pony; stumbled and fell; ¿lines in the Atlanticarade to terminate the ing the ceremony in that past of the Cemetery ult, with relief craws for several destroyers and

Station, will be commisslosed shortly for sar- I baye appointed a Committee of eleven vice in the Portsmouth Division of the Home received a shock; but on examination Sirdze was, fortunately, sot fajured, Of course, he Similar can be reasonably objected to, and would gunboats on the China Station, Her départure ander my own-Presidency, 10 deal with all rate-cutting in passenger rates. peaceful arrangements have been made in commend that the inspector be instructed the:

was found to hive broken questions regarding thle scheme, and they are Connection with the general cargo freights it is not necessary to take action to stop joss

FOR removing the dead body of a pawly born met together to-day for the first time-the | Ma. and Mrs, Newton J. Stabb left London thing that remained between Brazil and the Continent and Unit. licks during a Japanese burial. |

Mr. A. Shelton Hooper --I cannot agron infant without a permit from the Sanitary Board Chinese community are represented on this last month for New Yo k en route to Japan, A of pain, and this was den ed States; in the general trade between the with the proposat. The by-laws against same authorities, a conlle was, in the Police Couft; Comelite by Hon. Dy Ho Kai and Hop stay of about ten days will be made in New at the course fe United States and West Indies; the United were Taily discussed by the Board and approve to day, fined $100. The alternative was thres Mr. Wei Yok 1 hava kisoTM on sheir suggus. York, and Hongkong will be reached about sympatby went to t

months' imprisonment;:

States, and Mediterranean trade also boy ad of by the Lagislative Council.

was delayed from Saturday, A

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tion appointed you, gentlemen, to be

the middle of March

chances in the racks wÀN