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Intimation.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

· LIMITED.

ISTALLISHED A.D. 184.

CHEMISTS

APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE

.GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.

Watson's HYGIENOL,

AND

BUBONIC PLAGUEI

It has been proved by repeated experiments that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" is the most potent agent for the destruction of fless, especially rat fleas.

it has now been proved that Plague is conveyed to human beings by means of floas

from rate which have died of this disease.

F

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JUNE 11, 1909.

Scheme.

confort and health in another. The wealthy Hongkong University native relies on si! some Europeans declare woollen garments to be the best; whilst others. cannot stand wool sext the skin and favour linen, cotton, or combinations of these with CANTON VICEROY'S MAGNIFICENT silk; jute or wool.

There seems, no foality,

Sir,

DONATION.

Telegrams.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE.

DUTY ON TEA.

INCREASE IN RUSSIA,

[By courting of the * Sheung•Po!"]

Peking, roth June. Russia has increased the duty on tea-im-

The Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce has not been successful in its negotiations with Russia on the subject.

Instructions.baya therefore been Issued to all the Provinces to stop the shipment of tea to Russia in future. DROUGHT IN THE NOrth

due to factors which are easily explainable and the young emigrasst das sofands to whom he open to the understanding of the meanest mind can toro for advice. He has to rely on his im True, the line is not of very great length, but agination as to what will be required, and the "after all 22 miles of railway track is not a sub consequence is that not infrequently his kit is ject that people can ignore, involving as it does the most grotesque conglomeration of useless some of the greatest engineering problems that ness that could well be brought together, and have ater confronted the most distinguished the worst of it is that a fancy collection, is ter

no scientific precision in what, from the H.E. CHANG JEN-CHUR'S LIVELÝ INTEREST

IN THE PROJECT. railway engineers in Europe and America. times more expensive than a really useful out large experience of British folk especially It is difficult, of course, for the non-technical fit. The Journal of Tropical Medicine & should, one would think, be a settled axiom. The following corespondence will be mind to comprehend a tithe of the intricate Bygiene bas, in a recent number, taken up this Now how is it possible to get out of the diff read with the greatest interest by those who questions which beset those who were original question and proposes to deal with it ́in a

culties set forth by the Journal ? It is proposed have cherished the ambition of the success- ly concerned with the surveying of the railway

practical manner, It remarks that it that in connection with an exhibition which it ful establishment of a university in Hongported from China. route from Kowloon to Samchun. Few pro necessary, in the first place, to gei is intended to hold in London there should be kong. It further serves to corroborate the bably will understand how the survey of aid of some of the traditions which bave

a stall or section devoted to the display of rai- absolute correctness of the report, exclusive. toodel could be accomplished by means of a gathered round the subject. A young man.or.

ment suitable for various parts of the world.ly published in the Hongkong Telegraph. pair of dividats on a map, but that only betrays

In order to obtain as much advice on the sub. about a fortnight ago, as to the extent of young woman, more especially a bride, is fre their lack of knowledge so far as mechanical quently besieged, with advice as to the clothing-ject-as-possible and to provide inquirers with support which may be counted upon from engineering is concerned. But this mach is

requited. Assuming that he has among his the utmost information that can be gathered, the friendly Viceroy in Canton :---

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, clear, that the original estimated cost of the friends some who have beas in the tropics, the members of the medical profession livings

11th June, 1909, lise was based on the simple matter of labour, they will probably be consulted as experts in abroad are requested by our contemporary to and did not take into account the probable the matter of equipment, and they all 100 freead in particulars regarding climate, clothing expenditure requisite on such items as quently write out a list of articles considered worn, etc. in that part of the globe where they station buildings and machiner, workshops, to be necessary, which is calculated to empty are practising their profession. The idea is an - ronde, boundaries, ballant, rolling sick, salat the fattest purse, and to tax to the utmost the excellent one and we hope that there will be ies, etc. Not that these were deemed insigni: available space for luggage. The knowledge adequate response. Carmainly those who are fcant, but they were "purposely omilled" these "experts bave was gathered from an ax

coming to Hongkong should be in a position to from the preliminary estimate. As a matter perience of, say, thirty years previously, when

learn in London what is requisite and suitable of fact, in the words of His Excellency the

voyages were longer, when railway communi in the way of wearing apparel in this Colony. Governor, "Bruce's estimate cannot in any cation in tropical countries was almost an sense be regarded as an estimate of the cost known, and when the shops in the colony sup of the railway," We are not very clear what it was an estimate of at all, but itlar between. When a journey into a far plying European commodities were few 'and

certainly was an estimate of something or

country is mentioned, it matters little where other and as to what the survey amounted to we confess ourselves wholly in the dark. One thing appears to be beyond question, and that is that the survey preliminary was not followed and certain of Mr. Bruce's *rough line" proposils were not adopted. In any case, it is gratifying to learn that: "the salient fact rem sins that however the various

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LOCAL AND GENERAL,

yered in London on the fath jest.. THE French mail of the 11th May was deli

am directed by His Excellency the Governor to transmit the enclosed cor- respondence and to request you to be good enough to publish it in your columns.

I am, Sir,

The Editor,

Your obedient Servant.

C. Clementi. Colonial Secretary.

The Hongkong "Telegraph.

11th June, 1909. Sir, I have received Your Excellency's tetter of June 9th informing me of your generous donation of $200,000 to the Fund for the Endowment of a University here and

FAMINE THREATENED.

[By courtesy of the " Shawng-Pa."]

Peking, roth Jube.

The drought in Kansu Province has been protracted for a period of three years, nel

The inhabitants have been reduced to such straits that it is feared they might resort to cannibalism to appease "their hunger.

The officials of the Province have sent

it is situated, school-book storias and released from, Matteawan bas been denied by that you are collecting further funds for urgent telegrams to the Grand Council ap

visions of primitive ways present themselves, and serve taken. It is accessary to get rid of these traditions and to look at things as they are, and not as they were even twenty years ago, There are few places in the world where equipment necessary for the environment in

to determine the steps to be

THE Appeal by Harry, Kendall Thaw to be

the New York Court of Appeals,

G. E. Morrison, Peking correspondent of The MR. Valentine Chirol, Foreign Editor, and Dr. Times, arrived at Seoul on siin, en route for Feking.

this purpose. The receipt of this letter Your Excellency describing the purposes (and also of the manifesto issued by of the University and emphasizing its value to China) has given me the liveliest, plea sure, since they afford proof that Your Ex-

sums allocated under various headings, and which the traveller or resident may, find him-report that Viceroy Hsi Liang of Manchurin cellency, whose first care is the interest of

whether intermediate estimates have or have not been faulty the original estimates for which alone the chief engineers-are-rèsponsible - have. not been exceeded, when all items are included,

A TELEGRAM received through consular chan nals, in answer to an inquiry, contradicts the has revived the embargo on the export of THE Japanese authorities firm the state. ment that China has abandoned her proposal for arbitration and has expressed a desire to resume-negotiations with Japan.concerning the disputed Manchurian questions.

self cannot be obtained locally. The local cereals. shops may be trusted to keep and to supply the most suitable material for covering the bead, body, or fact. Even if the travelier pra

All risk of infection can be avoided by washing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solution of "WATSON'S HYGIENOL A 189 spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to three gallens, makes a solution of the strength excepting the case of-the-tunnel, which has exposes to proceed far roland to less frequented required for this purpose,

ceeded the estimate by about one and a quarter million dollars against which there will be a small parts, the stores ar-the-landing-place-may be saving on the general estimate." The plain, avar opended upon for supply; so that the neces

HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE

Price per Pidi

Gallon..

...ago cents

$2.00

HONGKONG_DISPENSARY

AND,

'KOWLOON DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 17th March, 1909,

NOTICE

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All communication intended for pabikcation in ***The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH should be and Invand 20 The Witat, J. Tea House Road, and should be accompanied by the Writer's Name and Adele

um Ording Jasirinas consutiunicativne khi anid, ba'nd l'ond

sta The Manager,

The Klitor wil ont undertake to be repaulble for any reinctel M8, nor to reftira any Contribution.

age mia-ia-the-street probably facies thatty for an expensive and bulky equipment be. fore leaving Europe is reduced to a mislmum." menet that the larger'tha totál aum required for the building of the railway the greater would be Tost is certainly sade and sensible advice. How often have we seen "travellers" laying the saving on the original estimate, Well, we leave that point to those of our readers who in a stock of the most unutterable rubbish at Port Said for instance, refusing to hear any at- care to grapple with abstruse problems. It will be remembered that when a certain irish gument on the subject? Only to find that on ar- rival at Singapore and Hongkong their previous man who went to America learned that it was

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce has issued general instructions to:

and submit to it works, new and old, on agricul the provinces asking the authorities to collect

ture and plantation, for reference and study;

CANTON-DAY BY DAY.

RAILWAY DIRECTOR'S RESIGNATION,.

{From Our Own Correspondent.]

I

pealing for relief.

STUDENTS FOR AMERIĜA...

HUNDRED MORE TO BE DESPATCHED.

[By courting of the “ Bhịung-Po"]

Peking, roth June.

The Waiwupu and the Board of Educa-

China, welcomes this scheme as one which will confer a benefit on the people and pro- mote friendship and co-operation in high tion will each send fifty students to the objects between our respective nations......

Your example and generosity will be an incentive to all, and your name will be identified with the founding of this Institu tion.

With regard to the question of degrees

our intention that the standard shall be fully Your Excellency may rest assured that it is

on a par with that of Birmingham or other first class British University. So soon as I have been able to arrange details of this matter (which will take time) I shall have pleasure in affording Your Excellency the fullest information,

I have, the Konour to be,

Sir...

Your Excellency's most obediept Servant,

(Sd.), F. D. LUGARD

Governor, &c.

Canton, 10th June, The vice-president of the Canton-Hankow Railway Company, Mr. Lo Po Shun, has writ- ten to the Board of Directors of the Company to leader his resignation to take effect at the end of the 6th mood.” Mr. Lo is very popaler” among the whole body of shareholders, and he His Excellency, has-been holding various offices in the Com- papy for several years, giving great satisfaction to the general public. It is, therefore, with regret that his resignation from the Railway Company's service is received.

acquisitions are not merely ridiculous but simpy fit for the dust bin. Take the case of the topees sold at For: Said by the hundred to innocent striplings who would fain apa the travelled veteran. Nothing more-ridiculous could be imagined and oftener than not they bave to be disgustedly flung into the sea. The Journal utters a word of advice which is well worth noting by those about to emigrate: "A mistake frequently made is for the intending traveller to leave behind all warm clothing; an overcoat, warm undervests, tweed suits, &c., are often given away before leaving home as Paracels Islands on the 19th ukimo, returned Your Excellency's earnest and benevolent

WATSON & CO., cheaper-is-the-and-to-buy-his-beer-by the bar. rel that by the battle, he promptly ordered in LIMITED,

à cask. Every lime he had a quaThe reckoned that he saved five cents, and so he went on saving money at a furious rate. The Irishman, curiously enough, failed to understand when the cask was empty why he was out of pocket, instead of being several dollars to the good, but that was really the result of his wapt of the logical faculty. Now that all those who have been and are associated with the great under taking on the peninsula have had their char acters rehabilitated and whitewashed we may relegate the subject of pist estimates to the being, by the inexperienced, considered up- limbo of forgotten things. As Mr Murray necessary for countries popularly believed to Stewart said: "Viewing it narrowly in light of be hot, such as fodia, China, of Japan. To post hon wisdom, while it may be easy for some such persons it is imperative to point out that people to point to mistakes made and. faults large areas of these countries are colder than The rates per quarter and per menem, proportions! committed; while it may perhaps not be diffi. any portion of the British Isles, and as cald Balcriplinus for any porlod loss than one month cult to see how economies could have been as the most northern portions of Europe." will be charged as for a full month.

effected there does pat seem to be pay, good The caly question is, will that sage statement The daily jeans in- dallvarpi. Fran when the addrn in

acaible to newenger, Jeak subscribers can have for rushing to the coacim ion that the meat the eye of those for whom it is primarily their copies delivered at their residences without cost is excessive in view of the work done. intended? It is possible if the scheme which any extra charge. On sopion soat by post an That an impression based upon this conclu- the writer has in view proves a success. But aidilens $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage.sion is widely held I kaow. I do not share it.

to proceed with the points made by our coo- The postage on the weekly imue to any part of th

I regret it. It is an unfortunate impressiontemporary, it is argued that the actual material world ja 30 renta per quarter Bingle Copies Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty. to get abroad Therefore, as correcting some best suited for a warm climate is still an unset

dre cents (for cash only).

of the minor errors which make up the total tied point. "The European cannot adopt the sum, I welcome Your Excellency's statement." standard set up by the local catives, for not only is the amount to be worn impossible to imitate On June 6. 1909, at Shanghai, to the wife of What we all want is to see the railway com. J.E. INCH, a son.

on account of its customary scantiness, but the rexure and materiat of the clothing word by the native is more often a question of ex-

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVAN("K), DAILY 186 per annum Wxxxty-$19 por anaum

BIRTH.

· DEATH. Am 5. Juni, verstarb plötzlich der Kaiserliche Kapitanioutoant and erste Offizier S.M.S. His Herr Werner BorschE.

ADMIRAL LI.

Admiral Li Chun, who proceeded to the

to Caston on the 9th instant,

MARKET TOWN HELD UI

On the 7th instant, at 3 p.m. a gang of rob bere, numbering over two hundred, all dressed in uniforms and disguised as soldiers, entered the Fook Wo market town in Tsang Shing. carrying with them nfles, swords and other weapons. The shop people in the market at first thought that the visitors were real soldiers sent there by officials with instructions to hunt down certain bandits and had no idea at all that they were robbers. When these men all go into the market, they closed the gates of the place, and ransacked about five dozen shops, removing money and valuable asticles to the extent of some forty thousand dollars. The shop people, though not well equipped with arms and ammunition, offered resistance against the robbers with the result that sixteen of the former were seriously wounded. The case has now been reported to the Caston officials.

The VICEROY of Canton."

VICEROY CHANG TO HE. THE GOVERNOR

OF HONGKONG.

Sir-The founding of a University at Hongkong is a project which it has been

purpose_to_set_on_foot, and I hear with the greatest pleasure of the enthusiasm in sub- scribing and the favourable prospects of success. I have myself ordered funds to be raised to the amount of $200,000. This sum is now provided, and can either be forwarded at any time or drawn upon by leller as required; whichever Your Excellency finds convenient. Besides this I am endeavouring to find further funds for the purpose of placing them at Your Ex- cellency's disposal to help towards the ex- penses of the Laiversity

United States of America,

|-GUARDING-STATE-SECRETS.

GRAND COUNCILLORS' PRE- CAUTION.

[By courtesy of the " Sheung-Po"} --

Peking, 10th June. Recently the Grand Councillors when conferring with one another reduced their discussions into writing so as to guard against the disclosure of State secrets.

MINING CONCESSIONS.

RETROCESSION DESIRED;

"[By courlany of the " Shaung Lo."]

Peking, toth June. The officials, gentry, and people of the Honan Province have united to secure the retrocession of mining concessions.

In view of the firm attitude taken by the people, the Waiwupu has agreed to force a certain company to surrender their conces

sion,

THE LATE DR. HUNTER

AND THE HONGKONG COLLEGE OF MEDICINE,

The whole staff of the Lecturers of the

Hongkong College of Medicine in which the late Dr. William Huster was Lecturer of Pa thology-sed-Bacteriology, assembled to-foliom. the remains of their deceased colleague to the grave yesterday; and the students of the Col.

memory of their departed teacher,

At a full meeting of the Senate, at which

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The degrees to be. conferred by the Uniege were also present to show respect to the versity, however, are the subject of consider able public attention, and while I am this formal representation of the Medical Col- informed that Your Excellency's Govern lege was resolved uppo, the following Resold- ment proposes that it should be on a partion of condolence with Mrs. Banier was. |with Birmingham University, I hope Your Ex- placed on the records:

"The members of the Senate of the Hong. pleted as soon as possible... Let all bickerings,

cellency will be good enough to give me kong College of Medicine desise to convey to recriminations and insuendoei be dropped, so

The Commander-in-Chief of the two Chinero detailed information on what has beca that those responsible for the construction of

cruisers Hoi Yung and Hei K, Wong TA decided, in order that I may publish it for most sincere sympathy with her in her bersaver, the widow of the late Dr. William Huntertheir

the line may be in a position to give their pediency and cheapness than of hygienic Ching, arrived bore yesterday from Hongkong, the satisfaction of students and subscribers. ment.

fundivided-attention to the work. If they have efficiency, the subject resolves itself into

to answer every little question on every patty.questions of the dryness or the moisture of the

The Hongkong Telegraph detail the operations must necessarily be de-climate, whether ane bas to work indoors at a

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1909.

KOWLOON-LANTON. RAILWAY.

layed, while those at the head of the project |will be ognecessarily biravsed. Whatever may bave been done or left undone in the past has

nothing to do with the present. The sooner the railway is in running order the better it will We feel perfectly certain that everybody be for the Colony, and the sooner willthe time ar-

desk or to spend the day exposed to the sun,

whether one is to attempt to clothe oneself só as to reduce perspiration to a minimum, on allowing for perspiration, what clothing when thus wetted is calculated to produce the least tendency to chill therefrom. In a hot,

WONG TA CHING,

on board a gusboat and called on the Viceroy the same day. Commander Wong's father is at present a magistrate in the Ha Yuen district; he will leave here to-morrow to

proceed up the East River for his home district to pay his father, a visit.

THE PLOODS.

The first party sent out by the Central Relief Committee on the 7th instant to the flooded districts to assist the sufferers with rice and gunny bags, &c. re urged to Canton yester day and reported that the villagers were seati

I avail etc...

"Dr. Hopter has since his first arrival in this [Card of Vicenov.]Colony-in-190s been a most keen and sympa-

thetic supporter of the College, and ́has givan...♪ CHINESE CO-OPERATION,

mach good work to the fartherance of its of jects. Through his death the College has lost one of its most able, enthusiastic and ́incetse" ful teachers."

The Superintendent in Hongkong of the Chinese Telegraph' Administration, Tuotai Wan Ho, telegraphed to the Ministry of Posts and Communications on the subject of ‘a con.

tribution by the local administration to the andowment funds for the proposed Hongkong University.

In reply to Taotai Wan's telegraphic in-

connected with the notable undertaking known tive when its earning powers can form the sub- dry climate, the trousers and "grey shirt busily at work in several places reconstruct quiry, the Ministry in Peking has authorised a

A SERIOUS CHARĠIS .

VOLLISION IN YOKOHAMA, HARBOUR,

According to the Tokyo Asaki, translated by subscription of 53,000. Added to the amount the Japan Gazells the British steamer Inverclyde collected up to Wednesday the total Chinese while losylog Yokohama for Yokkaichi shout This 3 pm, on the 31st ultimo, collided with the amount is not far from reaching the two lakba T.K.K.steamer Zenyomaru, striking her to the subscriptions now aggregate $168,300, which it is hoped might be raised as the starboard side. Five plates of the Japanese ves--- Chinesa portion of the andowment fonds

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| sat were, slightly bent near the third" hatch, A CHINESE report states that the Consular re-paid a visit to the Tenye while the Harbour Captain · Lex, of the 'Inverclysle, Immediataly presentatives of France; Germany and Jip Office sent an official. The Trays wat; howe in Tientsin have demanded that the debt of

as the Kowloon-Canton railway will be ject of that preliminary estimate which we are ing" equipment favoured by the Europeansing the embankments that ward- damaged by

ai looking forward to. By all means allow the engaged in out-of-door work, especially the floods; the water so far shows sign quite satisfied with the statement made by His Excellency the Govermor at yesterday's Chief Resident Engineer and his staff, an riding on bossa back, is declared to be rational of subsiding. A further supply of rice and missting of the Legislative Council. All the opportunity to go abad, without interfering and hygienic. It is different, however, when affected diarists. In the town of Fatahan the necessaries is solicited for despatch, to the suggestions that were made by an irrespon- with their legitimate sphere of operations. the climats is hot and damp, and the clothing, water has gone down a few inches since the however slight, becomes saturated with per day before yesterday. Should fine weather sible outside public as to the apparent in ADVICE ON WEARING, APPAREL.

spiration. The question of material 'comes continup to prevail for a few days longer, the competence of the pioneer baad of coploters

Most people will recall the days when on then to be a problem of importances nor floods will subsido before long, in surveying the route of the line and the pre- tended absurdity of their estimates have bese being appointed to a position is the Far East is it yet settled what that material should be,

Trol Ki Ming, a sub-prefect in Kwangai, who | Tis, 1,500,000 owed by the local Chinese mer ever, allowed by a Lloyd's sarveyor in reinme wholly and absolutely refuted. The work they had to consider the question of what The available textures are want, tlik, costen,

chants to foriga firms should be seasid by the her voyage, leaving Yokobams for Hongkong of the engineers since 1907 has been praised clothing they should take with them. A more Jute, or a mixture of these in any given gar-five innocent persons and for want of discipline Chinese Government Viceroy Yang Shibat top mi on the 1st lastant,

in controlling bis subordinates, has now been hsiang flatly refused to take this course, point, to the skies, the character of the workers has difficult problem could scarcely be submitted ment. The advantages, the hygroscopic brought to be dealt with by the Viceroy yester log out the utter unlikelihood of the foreign bean proved to be irreproachable, the line, it to the young fledgling who has never been characters, the coolness, and the general day, by, order of the Viceroy. The Provincial governments agreeing to such a demand bad MEIERE. Wm. B. Anderson & Company of has been shown, by jolerence, is to be an ex-abroad and whose knowledge of Oriental con hygienic influences of each have their adve- Judge, the Provincial Treasurer, Total Chan the case been the other way about. Sab- Manile, agents for the Green Island, Camai r

Mong Tang and Taótal Han Kwok Kwan sat sequently the foreign Ministers are said to ample and a pattern to the railway engineers ditions has been gleaned from those writers cates and their detractors, and one man upho'de at the Court to jointly try the case. The Vice: harc attempted to unite in pressing the Wax of the world, and if the estimated cost has who glory in bathing Chine in perpetual sun one form of clothing which his experience roy has wired to Peking for authority in the waps on the matter, but as the British and

before action is taken to deal with the case, the proposal was not carried out. - mounted by leaps and bounds that has been! shine and tropics) beat. Tu not, a few casos declares beneficial, whilst his neighboui Gade before since to deprive Tsai of bis official title, American Ministers withheld their approval

was arrested on the charge of having executed

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Co., Lt, have scored the contract for farmish- FE 5,000 barels of Fortland cement. The on June andi award was made by the Chief Quartermans