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Shipbuilding Com- petition.

HONGKONG/DOCK LO SUCCESSFUL.

KREN RIVALRY BETWEEN CHINA DOCKS,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Malaria in Lyemun,

REPORT OF THE SPECIAL

FA COMMITTEE,

COMPREHENSIVE RECOMMENDATIONS.

Cruisers for Canton.

HONGKONG'S OPPORTUNITY.

Fire on S.8. Kutsang.

FIREFIGHTERS HAVE A TOUGH,

TIME.

MÉH OVERCOME WITH GABES,

zrat idet,

S. BOYCOTIED.

AGITATION AGAINST HONGKONG-MANILA

STEAMERS.S

An attempted boycott against Butterfield and Swire boats plying between Hongkeng and Manila is bélog attempted from Canton, but

OPIUM EXPORTS FROM INDIA

#Dr. Rutherford 'naked the Under-Secretary

for Ladia what were the epiam exprets fromy "India" in 1985, 190", 1907, 3008, and 1905,;

pectively; and what steps the Government with the Government of Chick C were taking to carry out their declared policy

the Cantonese in this city to whom appeal has 63,053 chesta: 1000, 66,617 chesis: 1997, 63,415 Mr. Hobhouse. The figuros aTO 2–1905, been made to join in the morament show a marked lack of enthusiasm for the mowa, reports will be limited to 36,800 chests. In accordance "chastu; 1958, 62,408 cheats. In 1999 the export; the Manila Times,

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cer of the South Ching Command, at a meeting German Aongs on the Shameen, representing ban the steamer was about 400 miles from inr of a Chinese passenger by a Portuguese export of opium from India is being reduced by:

Fire was discovered in the main hold of the sa. Kufang, belonging to the Indo-Chinn Steam Navigation Company, an 'Friday last, Hongkong. Knowing that the best course would be to put back to Hongkong, Captain Bradley promptly gave order to return his ship to Hongkong, where she arrived at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. framediately on arrival in port, the usual signal was flown, asking

TENDERS INVITED BY NAVY DEPARTMENT,

[From Our Own Correspondent,} It may be semembered that on the 11th May: fast, ar ibu result of"a" motion Introduced by

Shamenn, azt June. Colonel Bedford, C. G Principal Medical Offi. Hongkong firms of shipbuilders and several Manjin, 18th Jose. Never in the history of these islands has such

of the Sanitary Board held on that date, it was knen bidding been exhibited as was the case

agreedto appoint a Committed to inquira into a

bome principali, bave been interesting them. solves of late in an inquiry which bas omacaled this wook when tenders were opened for the report upon the steps necessary to remove or construction of steel Torchas and a river steamer minimize the conditions favouring malatis in the from the Navy Department for the con required for the Chief Quarterm ster's Depart village of Shou-ki-wan and its environs. The striction of four fast steel cruisers for the mant in Manila. Practically all the shipbuilding raption was to the affect that in view of the pre- South China squadron of the Chinese Navy. At present only the scantiest details are available yards of any importance in Hongkong, Shang.valence of malarial disease amongst is Majes hai and Singapore entered into the competition' troops quartered at Lysman, and to the fact 50 far as it has been possible to ascertals the for the contracta. Ose noticeable feature is that this disease is due to conditions obtaining Cruisers are to be of from 300 to 350 feet insistance. the complete dropping off of the Japanese mittee be appointed to inquire into, and report knots. It is the intention of the Government for Calcutta, left Hengkeng for Singapore on outside War Department property, that a Comeugth and capable of steaming twenty-two builders, who at one time mada bold bids for U.S. Government orders against their Southern upon, the steps necessary to remove or to build four vessels in all, although for a start rivals. It is not to be wondered at that Japan minimize the conditions favouring malaria in Eas fallen out of the race, when it is considered the adjacent village of Shau-ki-wan and it that their great diatanes from the centre of environs. The Committee, which was com delivery operates as a virtual penalty against posed of Colonel Bedford, the Director of Public Works and Dr. G. H. L.. Fil- them in favour of Hongkong which is more favourably situated in relation to these islanda

williams, bas since taken the necessary steps to find out the exact conditions obtain STEEL. LIGHTERS.

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For the icel lighters there were many and varied tenders, including two from Singapore. It is interesting to record that the Taikoo Ship yard entam into the competitive field for the first time. Appeaded are the respective tenders in detail :--

Hongkong and Whampon Dock Co. Ld, represented by Meas. Findlay & Co.-For one lighter $5,870; three lighters $17,196; six lighters 534.341 all quotations use in gold currency and free entry into the Philippines. Time completion, eight and a half months.

Varadero de Manila submitted three separate models and quoted $42,055, $10,695, and $38,283, respectively, for each of the models, for six lighters..'

Tanjong Pagar Dock Board, Singapore, ** $8,600 for one; $23,000 for thres and $44,000 for six lighters. Time of completion; nine months.

Riley, Hargraves & Co, Ld., Singapore, 517,400 (5.5. currency) for one; $48,800 for three; and $325co for six lighters.

Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co., Ld, of Hongkong, represented by Messra, Castle Bros. Wolf and Sons, one lighter $6,065 ; three at $5,925 each. Taikoo Docks do not cire to

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Last week representatives of the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co, and the Hong. ong and Whampoa Dock Co. were up in Canton and had a conference with Admiral Li Chan and the Navy Baard. What transpired at these interviews it is impossible to say,

in the interests of each firm. I have it on ex cellent authority that Mesa, Carlowitz & Co. Siemisen & Co, and Arnhold Karborg & Co. order. The competition promises to be a keen are also exerting their best efforts to secure thè

for as.

It appears that the Kutsang, which was bound

Wednesday. At 4 am, or Friday, the fire was dlicovered by a passenger, who at once, com- municated the discovery to Captain Bradley. The vessel was hove to for some time and those ou board at once set themselves to the task of Large quantities of extinguishing the fire. water were poured into the bold, but as this did aut have the desired effect, and as the fiço still

nose was turned towards Hongkong, where, as has already been stated, the vessel arrived yes terday mursing.

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The trouble all started over the alleged kick with the arrangement made with China, the steward on one of the boats operated by Butter-5.100 chests per annum." This" is with erect ended 1909 being taken, as suggested by the field and Swire between Hengkong and Can- from 1905, the averaga export for the five years top from the effects of which the Chipene died. [This is the Fairhan incident-Ed l. K. T. Chinese Government, as the basis of the At the autopsy held over the remains a verdica calculation.

of death from ostural causes was rendered, and the Portuguese went in. Macao where the Chi- wese have tried to get him and have the case ro-opened. Failing in this they want all

Butterfield and Swire.

Cantonese to boycott the vessels operied by

CHINESE STUDENT'S SPEECH IN CANADA

FLEA FOR THE REMOVAL OF EMIGRATION RESTRICTIONE

Asked about the alleged boycott on 16th inst. Manager Hubert Fox, of the shipping depart

At the annual dinner. of the law faculty of ment of Smith, Ball and Compacy, who handle McGill University in Montreal recently a uni. the Butterfield and Swire vassels at Mantia, que feature was that the chief speech was de stated that it was having no effect bore at Manila,livered by Feter Hing, the Chinaman who boat and the local Chinese were taking no part lo ft. all bis rivals at the examinations a year ago, "' days loaded large cargoes at Cebu and Iloilo be beat little yellow devil that ever came to for Hongkong and bart many passengers for town was by far the most popular of the even the China coast. The local Chinese importers ag. Dealing with the awakening of China' to

did to drive the Chinese student to other the civilisation of the West, and what Canada.

ing with regard to the disease and the follow- as negoliations are very jealously guarded. I continued in a smouldering state, the ship's Two of the vessels of the company within a few and may do so again this year. The toast, to'

ing joint report has now been submitted and was laid on the table at the meeting of the Sanitary Board last Tuesday afternoon:-

Sir,-We, the Committee appointed by the Sanitary Board at a meeting held on May -17th fast, fto inquire into, and report upon, the steps necessary to remove or minimize the conditions favouring malaria in the village of Shau-ki-won and its environs,“ have tha honour to report that we have visited and in spected the district referred to, and now submit

the following:-

(a) The Commillen concur generally in the description of Shau-ki-wap, and the conditions there existing as given by Colonel Bedford in his address to the Baked, when moving the resolution on the 11th of May.."

(b) The Committee are of opinion that the conditions now chaining at Shau-ki-wan East are sufficient to explain the existence of malaria amongst the troops, and others residing in proximity to, or having to pass through the village.

The Committee now recommend:-

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(c)(1) That the undergrowib and scrub be undertake a contract for less than three vessel.cerned, from the Western stops at the Lyemun

Kwang Sang Lonng & Cp, Hongkong, › lighter 523,800 (Mex.): three $67.950; six -5122,900.

Fred, Wilson & Co.- for $7,700; 3 for $13,400) six for $43,750. Delivery in teu months. These tenders are from Meisrs. Geo Fenwick & Co., Ld., of Hongkong.

Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld.- for lighter, $7,000; } $19,600; 6 $39,120 Completion in six months, free entry,

-TALKOO'S-TENDER-RECOMMENDED. No award has yet been made, but it is be. lieved that Tarkoo's tender. has-been-recom mended for acceptance, although the Hong. kong and Whampoa Dock Co. stands a good chance of securing the contract because

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cut down and removed by the authorities con-

Chi, situnted between the village below, and the barracks above, the trees and small herbage being allowed to remain.

(2) The reclaiming of the Bay as approximate- ly shown in the attacked plan, to the extent originally planned by the Public Works Depart ment; or if funds will not permit of this, then to Low Water Mars, as kiso shown in plan. This would remove the quisance now complained of, so far as the extension area of stinking mud, left exposed for many hours each ide, is concerned; it would permit of the re Rular training of the now irregular and offen sive estuaries which debouch upon, and trickle over the foreshura, forming pools and water holes in their course; and would force a large

partion of the bont population; which is now crowded and huddled close in shore, to eva

cuate this part of the harbour, and thus elimi, agents now living there

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one, whose ultimata issue will be watched with close interest by those having connection with the two important shipbuilding yards in Hobg.

kong.

MALAY PIRATAS,

Singapore is agitated just now by a tale of piracy, one of the old sort, legendary new. Some low weski ago a Chírese junk wan’board- ed near Johore ibat is, within sight of the island, if not of the city--and seven men were killed, besides the captain, spared for torture until be surrcadered his valuables. Police, buejackets, and volunteers are searching for the miscreants. Perhaps there is no case ou record so, outrageous within such a trifling distance from the men-of-war in Singapore Roads, but elsewhere in those seas it would not have been remarkable less than fifty years ago. Malay Pirates" are so closely identified aceplics have doubted their existence in plain fact. But the wildest romancer would not dare to describe them as they actually were in their -great day...

with fiction of the boys' adventure class that

About 1850 Rajab Brooke put the number of those who swept the coasts of Bornes alone, going and returning with the monsoons, at 5,000. When Consul at Brunei, somewhat later, St. John estimated the population which lived, as one may say, by piracy, at 60 000. And if "casuals" had besa included, with their women and children, it would have been vastly larger...

The judicious reader-instantly replies that trade must have come to an end promptly under this infliction. But the ruffians did not

No sooner had the news of the serious out break benn known, than Lieut C. W. Beckwith, R.N., and Chief Inspector. Baker, with anum- ber of firemen, leh with a firefloat for the Kutmang. The re-fighters who were called to renderassistance experienced considerable diffi culties in their efforts to overcome the conflagra. tion. · Dangerous and nauseous gases appear to have generated for some reason or other, which by no means facilitated the trying nature of the work which the fire fighters were called upon to face. Sergeant Kendall and Lance Sergeant Edwards, along with three Chinese firemen, were overcome with the gases, and had to be carried on deck, where, however, they were soon brought round, with the exception of the Chinese firemen, whose condition necessitated their removal to the Government Civil. Hospital. The ship's doctor's services had to be requi- sitioned and great credit is due to this gentle maa for the able manner is which he attended to those who had been overcome with the ob noxious fumes. After a tough fight with the

mes, the firemen left the ship at 3 p.m. The origin of the fire is unknown. The hold contained general cargo, all of which was more or lass damaged. The extent of the damage is _not.known_

MALARIA IN BRITISH DO- MINIO A3,

EFFORTS AT PREVENTION.

London, May 15th. Dr. James Canilie, formerly of 'Hongkong, and now a lecturer at the London School of Tropical Medicine, writes as follows with re- ference to the lecture on ***The_Campaign against Malaria" delivered at the Royal fusti- tation last week by Major Ronald Ross-

have bad some of their business tarded to Spanish and American firms on account of the boycott at Boogkong and this is one-reason they are not in hearty suppost of the movement.

''A STORM IN A TEA-POT.

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CHIEF EXCISE OFFICER BOUND OVER. The Police Court was the scene of lively proceedings last Tuesday forenoon when James Marshall, employed in the Naval Yard, pro- ceeded against George Hoggarth, Chief Excise Officer, for using threatening language. A crois summons was issued for, abusive language, on the part of complainant's daughter. Mr. F. W. Goldring appeared for the complainant.

It appears that on the rgh May last, just as it was getting dark, complainant heard women's voices outside bis house. One of the women was heard to say "am Mr. Hag. ganh's first wife, not his second wife." Shority afterwards defendant went up to complainant and said :" Hullo, Marshall, do you want to sas ma?" Complainant replied that he did not wish to sea Mr. Hoggarth, when the latter said: "Then come down the field,” As 1000 as com plainant camedown the hedge, defendant waved his hand about threateningly and said; If-you- were not an old man, I would knock your brains out To this complainant replied: "Don't lift your hand, Hoggarth, or I'll give you the toughest time of your life, old as I am." Defendant called him a blind old beggar and added that he had a good mind to punch him. Complainant asted Mr. Hog. drunk and the latter garsh if he was -replied: You-know-i-nover_drink. Defend

ant then staned to shout out to one of com- plainant's daughters, insultingly.

Mr. Hoggarth-if you wanted to bring any charge against me, why did you bot do it at the time? This is a trumped-up charge, isn't it?

Mr. Marshall--I did not want to get mixed

of the Chief Quartermaster for the construction Date, to a great "extent, the filth-producing hora. With no thought of wrong.doing, ap. public health, has indicted many men, especial-up in a Police Coprt case. I bave never beford

of its lower bid. HONGKONG SECURES US $19,250 CONTRACT, Ontheroth inst, bids were opened in the office

of a river steamer to take the place of the Napidan, running between Manila and lake stations. The bidders and the amounts of each bid were as follows:-

Shadghai Dock and Engineering Company $29,150 gold ; Kwang Sang Lung and Company of Hongkong $78,5no Mexican currency New Enginearing and Shipbuilding Works, Shang- hai $18,900 gold: Tanjong Pagar Dock Board, Singapore, $35,000 gole: Kiley, Hargraver and Company Limited, Singapore, $71,500 Straits Settlements currency, with alternate bid of $77,000 for latger engines giving greater speed; Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company .$27,713 gold.

(3) The training and "currenting" of the stream running along the high-road through the western portion of the village, between the slaughter-house and bridge No. tr.

(4) The unining of the nullahs running to bridge Nɔx and Iz.

(5) To do away with either by purchase or compensation, or otherwise, of the plots of cul- tivated gmund immediately below and to the East of the Saiwan Road. The ground where in these plots are situated being below the level of the road, are liable to be covered with the water, used for irrigating them, and are difficult to drain. The abolition of this area of coltivation would also remove the

pita now used.

On the following day, recommendation was made that the contract for the light draft doubledanger from the water channels and sump screw river steamer to take the place of the Nopidan_av_the_Pasig, and Lagona run, be awarded to the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company. This should be good news for Hongkong.

PNEUMATIC POSTAGE:

AN INNOVATION IN JAPAN,

The Tokyo Post Office is introducing no innovation in the shape of pneumatic tubes for the dispatch and' receipt of telegraph missives by compressed air. The experiment, will be

(d) The Committee noticed a pond at the village temple, which is apparently used for rearing tongs; this pond has been examined on. several occasions but no larvae have yet been discovered; it is, however, a possible source of danger, and should be kept upder observa tion, and if larvas are detected in it at any time, steps should be taken accordingly. The im munity from larvae is probably due to the large. oumber of frogs and tadpoles in the water.

(e) Lastly, the Committee are of opinion that if the above recommendations are given effect to the whole condition of the Eastern portion of the village of Shuu-ki-wan will be vastly im. proved, the bealth of its inhabitants, and of the

and the risk from malaria materially diminished.

P. N. H. JONES.

depend on plunder. It was welcome, but they sought slaves and blood. Inexplicable as it seems to us, the parompaks, though mostly Mohammedans, regarded their employment as a calling or profession to which they were

patently, they murdered barmless fishermen, sailors, or paasants dwelling on the shore, if too old or feeble to be worth transport, and tor tured those whom they carried off. Among the most dreaded pirates also were the Scribas and Sakarran Dyaks, Rajah Brooke's fature subjects, who woted beads and nothing more; all plunder they surrendered to the Malay Chief who provided the prause and navigated them: But these were a local scourge.

carried out between the Centrai and the Kanda troops quartered at Lyemus greatly benefitted, to hold the Lapun freebooters, who disperard, { statesmanlike fashion with the health of their

W. G.. A. BEDFORD.

G. H. L. FITZWILLIAMS.

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Major Ross, in his enthusiasm for the lp the sentors in many countries, for their apathy and ignorance; but to most people the wonder is that in so short a space of time practi. cal issues should be already so pronouncedly in -evidence. The difficulties of overcoming the obstacles to a more rapid development of ma- laria prevention lie partly in the personal factor of those in charge of a colony; and it is at the same time largely a questing.aj.finance. There. can be no doubt that the announcement that the It is not very surprising to lean that the bite of a mosquito was the sole cause of malaria worst Malay pirates were not Malays at all; infection was received with doubt or disbelief that unfortunate race bears a good many

by many of the older medical men practising in imputations which it does not deserve. The the tropics, During the past ten years, bow- Lanuns, or lanuns, dwelt originally in Min-ever, the Schools of Tropical Medicine is danao, a great island of the Philippines, London and Liverpool have been actively teach where. Dampier found them peaceable enough, ing the most recent developments of tropical working gold. They were not a seafaring pathology and bygiene to medical men en- people then, though the chiefs had their gorgoged in the practice of their profession in the geous barges. The Balinini came from sulu; tropics, and that the numbers availing them. In fact, that was a piratical pame for the selves of the teaching is not insignificant may islanders, otherwise called Sulus. Perhaps it

be gathered from the fact that 1,000 medical was they who started the abominable practice,

men have been thus trained in the London for the Spaniards were provoked into sanding School of Tropical Medicion alone.

"Again, we might be inclined to believe an expedition against them so early as 1589. It failed, as did many another; "and from

from Major Ross's statements that but little that time," says the "old; historian Zuniga,

had been done, or was being done, by the Colonial Office authorities is England, or by the "it is incredible what a number of Indians (Philippinos) have been made prisoners, what

Governors of colonies, to check the ravages of villages have been destroyed, and what vessels malaria and of other scourges of the tropics. have been captured." But the Spaniards' suc.

Ever since Mr. Joseph Chamberlain took up ceeded at length in making Mindanao too bột

the question of the prevention of malaria in the Crown Colonies of the Empire and dealt in a forming settlemente up and down the China Sea, each of which became a centre of piracy.

One can understand that this way of life fosters courage and enterprise as well as seamanship. The daring of there two peoples especially was superb. to their praus of fifty to a hundred tons burden they started every year with the monsoon for a cruise of six ot twelve or even eighteen masths. Nothing daunted them until the treacherous European invented steam. Once the Lanuni sent a for- The system has been, in operation in foreign countries for some time, remarks the fainichi

mal-challenge to Batavia, inviting the Dutch fleet to a duel en regle; they did not turn up at *In America especially, the system is not con-

the rendervous, but experts believe that the fined to the conveyance of telegrams, but bos

cartel was delivered in good faith. The length been extended to all kinds of postal objects,

of their cruises was scarcely credible. Wal- the transmission of which is now carried out

lace says the Sulus ant infrequently reached with the utmost celerity by means of com-

Ceram and New Guinea. They wery brava to pressed air. The project of, the Tokyo Post

madness, full of life and energy. Boma bors Ofice is the pioneer in this country. The

were taken in the fight between the Rainbow tubes to be installed will be double-lead in.

and a squadron of Lacues 12 1852, of when side and iron out. they will have a diameter

Bishop MacDougal wote a famous account of about two inches. The missives will be

in the Times, Carried to Sarawak, these rolled into a small compass and inserted in the tubes. At the receiving office a vacuum will

urchios instantly put themselves, at the head of the native youth, and organized it for mis be created in the tube and the force of the

chist. once heard the commandant say to compressed air at the other end will impel the

Rajah Brocke: "We shall never have good telegrams through with remarkable velocity.

We are informed by Messrs, Jardine, Matheerder in the town again until you send those The distance batween the head and the Kanda

son & Co., Ld, the General Managers, that Labun brats away !" post officer as Tokyo is about a inile and they have received a telegram from London to

It is a question whether these races took to piracy because they were quarter, and it is anticipated that the time

more intelligent, of stronger character, than of transmission between the two offices by

shareholders in the Indo Chipssteambavigation their onighbors, or whether piracy develop the new system will be one minute. When

Co., Ld. will take place on 29th current; that i cd thair faculties; but certainly they were the telegrams are continuously transmitted

10,000 has been transferred from Reserve the most vigorous and hopeful of the peo 4. large number will be disposed of in a

Fund and £80,000 from Underwriting Account ples called Malay. Crawford admity" that short space of time, thus proving of the

which will then stand at £148,891, and the Sulus bad-attsloed a "considerable utmost advantage where there is a con- stapt accumulation of messages. It will be 55.358 has been written off for depreciation, civilisation" of their own; in fact, Hunt's The balance of 15,162 then remaining at report on the main island, diawn up for Sir expedient to use & thinner paper for the tole. graph forms than is in vogas at present, so credit of Profit and Loss Account for the year Stamford Raffles, pictures it a garden, admir ably cultivated by a fres and happy people special forms KTE be provided for the pur-1906, it is proposed to carry forward.

Doubtless the pirates were law abiding and pose. It will be easy to adopt the system to

industrious when at home. But the high pros. the transmission of all kinds of postal mailer,

parity represented by early travellers came to but for the present it is proposed to confine the service to telegrams-Jagan Chronicle,

post offices. If the results are satisfactory it is proposed gradually to introduce the system in all the post offices. In view of the fact that the largest number of telegrams are received at and sent out from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, connection, will be made between the Exchange And the Kanda Post Office.. Operations for in. stalling the system have already been com. menced, and it is anticipated that the service will be open in August or September next

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A chart showing the admission rate for malaria, per 1,000 of strength of troops, al various stations, was attached to the report

The relative figures for Singapore, Ceylon, India, North China, Mauritius and West Africa taining in Lyeman the latter figure was were given, and compared to the rate ob

found to be far in excess of the other stations, The rale per 1,000 for Lyemun in 1905 wAS 91 and that for Hongkong in 1993 was 770. The rate for West Africa in 1907 was only soo as compared with Lyemun's record. 1

Mr. A. Shelton Hanpas minuted: The Gov. ernment should give effect at once to the recommendations made by the Committee...

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INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY.

the effect that the annual general meeting of

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peoples, the Colonial Office has been keenly ac livale be matter, The Colonial Office authorities, by the enthusiasm which they have masaged to instil into the whole of the service, have caused sanitary work, including melaris prevention, to occupy a foremost place in the minds of the Governor and Cauácil of every colony. The Colonial Office has given grants of money to Liverpool and Londes, and enabled them to the School of Tropical Medicine in both carry on their work. In practically every school in the tropics under the jurisdiction of the Co- lonial Office the children are being taught by models and experiments the part played by the mosquito in the spread of malaria. Nor are the Governors of our Colonies lacking in their duty on this point, for many of the Crown Co- lonies at present contribute freely from their public funds annual grants of money to the Betroot of Tropical Medicine in London and to many ways publicly and privately encourage research and practical e citation for the benefit of the public health.

"Professor Ross has shown that isolated

figured in the Police Court.

Lere defendant mentioned a string of names and asked complainant if he had not had quare rels with different families. Complainant.said be did not have trouble personally with them but there were occasional quarrels between his children and those of the neighbours.

Defendant-Isn't your family a quarrelsome

one?

Complainant They always-take-their-own part, if they come to me, I usually give them Complaint at this stage told the Court a smack and send them away. that he had no wish to bring up this case. If defendant bad offered him an apology, he would have accepted it. He learned from Mr. Melbourne that defendant had taken out cross-summons against his daughter after be had assaulted her in a most cowardly manner from a man of his position.

Defendant went into the box and spoke to having an interview with the complainant about keeping his daughter under restraint, Before be bad time to explain, complaibant is alleged to have said: "You and your wife are damard lints" Complainant also called him a drunken pig. Defendant replied that if this reasonable complaint, then he would not argue was the respect be received for bringing a with a fool,

The magistrate, Mr. F. A. Haxeland; bound over the defendant in the sum of $100 to be of good behaviour for one year, and was heard to remark that he was kick of these disgrace

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CANTONESE IN SINGAPORE.

SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR FREE HOSPITAL.

The Cantonese in Singaporo have already subscribed over $100,000 to build a free bos- pilal for the admission of these who do not like to go to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. At present a large number of Chinese, when they are seriously ill, are removed to private hos pitala called 'dying houses which are scal tered all over the tows and are generally in a filthy condition. The Government proposes to close all these dying houses and has thrown out a hint that a Tai Wa Hospital similar to the one now existing in Kuala Lumpor should be established in Singapore for the reception of patients who have any objection to be treated by doctors practising Western methods. Des- pite the depression of trade the Chinese have already subscribed the magnificent. sum of 3100,000 for the establishment of this Hospital, spots can be freed from malaria at a moderate

With a view of raising more money they expenditure, but the problem of dealing with have invited the Chinese Amateur Theatrical large tracts of country so as to render them Troupe of Kuala Lumpor to come here per- malaria free has not yet been solved. That it

form on the nights of 22nd, 3rd and 24th inst. may be solved is devoutly to be hoped, and in in the Theatre in Wayang Street Some of the that hope we would arga Professor Ross to leading Cantonese have already promised to continue hit campaigo. He will find, however, pay for the decoration of the Theatre and many that not only the Colonial authenties at home have undertaken to supply refreshments- şt are ready to help financially and practically in their own expense. the future as they have done in the

past, but that Colonial Governors and the medical offi-

cers in charge of the public healths have the question of malaria and its prevention Leenly at beart, and that they are willing and anxious to sanction any reasonable expenditore which wild mitigate the evils which Professor Ross bas so ably demonstrated to exist."

The prices of admission will be $5, 53 and St to-est, 2nd and 3rd class seats sispectively, but there will be no limit of price as to the admis. sion to reserved seats.

tries, be said in part to her coun

"China is awakening. She realises what a nation should possess in order to be called' a) power in this twentieth century. She realizes the value of adopting a modern commercial policy, the introduction of better communica tion and transportation, the development of bar, industries, the establishing of a better form of government and judicial system, in order that, she may be recognised to be a member of the international circle. To bring about their changes, she found that her old library system of education was not suitable, and by an Im- perial Edict in 1901, the old educational sya....

tem was abolished and to-day bar students are, looking to the West for thair knowledge in

modern sciences.

"There are now thousands of students IT Japan, several hundreds in the leading colleges of the United States, and many in Great Britain' and the different countries of Europe, but I am. sorry to say that there are only two ChisusR university students in Canada. I hope that be fore long our institutions of learning, which are By up means inferior to those of any other country, will be better known to the Chinese,

These young Chinese abroad, whether Gov. ernment students or private students, will 're« turn to Chino, after the completion of their sigdies. They will be influential leader of the country, and no doubt thase Western graduates, will be deeply interested in the future interns. tippal relations between China and other coun ties.of.the.world.

"Now, let us see what encouragement the Cabadian Government gives to the ChisstE students. I refer you to the Chinese Immigra- tion Act. Prior to 1904 à Chinata student could come into Canada without much difficulty, In that year the head tax upon the Chinese wasraised from Stooto $500. Under that act a student upon his entry into Canada had to deposit $500 and... after having attended certain schools & year lý entitled to a refund of the 5500. The Canadian' Parliament has passed many wise acts'such'as the Lemieux Act, and the Act to probibit im- portation, manufacture and sale of opiam, bat in adopting such rigorous measures against the Chinese students it is not very complimentary. "I don't say that the action of the Governmaat is wholly unjustified, but I do say that it is a wiser policy to encourage the students to come 10.Canada instead of discouraging ham." Supe

pora a Chinese student desires to come to McGill or any of our sister universitlen. I don't think that he would subject himself to the indignity of depositing S500 and then ask for the refund later. He would rather go to the States or to Great Britain where he is admitted freely.

Mam-sorry that Sir Wilfrid, a graduate of our Alma Mater, and the leader of the Capa- dian Government, cannot be with us tonight." We have men here who are members of Parliag

ment, and others, John Hackett, Gregor Bar- clay and others, who will be members of Par- liament. It is into the bands of these men that the government and welfare of Canada will bo' entrusted

If this Cbloese student immigra». tion question should come up I would ask for your consideration "I know that there sía, unfortunata difficulties between the Canadians and the Chinese. It is because we do not understand each other: This national prejudice hardly noticeable among the educated class, which reasons according to tound principles. travelled over 10,000 miles to come to receive "We are loyal to McGill, Personally, I have

instruction from our Alma Mater and to be train- ed by bar. "I am loyal to Canada, for I was' born in China yet I was brought up and was edecated in this country, China has abolish" ed her closed door policy and is now trading with all the sations of the world.⠀ Canada in friendly with China, but I plead that the Capa dise Government should help to extend the open door policy to education. Let the ability and the labours of our Professors be carried to different lands, and let the name of McGill, our Alma Mater, be echoed from the four quarters of the world."

The remarks of Peter Hing ware exceedingly. well received by the members of the faculty present.

WATER POLON

Last Monday afternoon the Corinthian Yacht Club played a friendly game of Water Polo against the Boys' Own Clab. Both teams be ing very evenly matched, a

vary interesting game was played.

At the commencement of the first half R. G. Witchell secured the ball and scored the, first goal from a long shot. After this the Boys did lot of pressing and the score stood -pi when the whistle sounded for half time. Povath

In the second half it looked as if no scores would be made but owing to the mistake of White (the goal keeper) passing 'the ball to' Cooke, the latter scored the second goat for the C.Y.C. almost at the close of the game.

Thus the Corinthians won by 2 goals to mil Boih, teams played: wall, and we hope to sep The Straits Steamship Co. have kindly agreed a better game played cext Monday when they to grant free passage for the theatrical party to Corinthian Yacht Club, 545 p.m. abaro,

meet again in another friendly match, at and from Selangor. The proprietor of the Theatre la Wayang Street shows his generosity. Witchell, G. Witchell, C. J. Cooke, As Go

The teams were as follows:- YO-B.. by charging no rent for the use of the Theatre.

It is to be hoped that this charitable, move- | Rory, S. Moore, J. Forbes, and Wilson, A ment will meat with Boancial success.Singa B.O. C, 1--A, R. Ellis, A. B. Carroll, AS Ellis, B. Máskeit, I, E. Chunyat, H., J. Wants for Fre Bem, •

and Leitao.

THE Viceroy at Nanking has telegraphed to the Shanghai Taotai informing him that heavy as end ander the repeated attacks of Spanish, Tus Japan Gosette states that the Great Nor rains fell from Thursday night. till Friday Dotch and British sqaudron. to 1878, the morning, and that telegrams from Anking and Spaniards were able to conquer Sulu. That her Co's steamer Pakufa, which struck a Yangchow also report an ample fall of rain. It lacobus has been removed happily, and wa

reef off Shirahama, Boshu, in May, 1907, and A MESSAGE from Sitka of May 4th, says: "OD may bementioned thatthe City Magistrate offer may hope that the formar pirates will show

sank, is 'bolog natved by 'men employed noder a charge of hunting within the three mile limited up prayers two or three days ago to lavoke a their capacity as leaders in the march of

Mr. Yamashina, a marine pogineer of Tokyo, The following: minute, was submitted by the Japanese sealing schooner Katsın Maru fall of rain, and his prayers, it seems, have

progress, under American-rule-Frederick While the work was in progress at about noon

Colenal Bedford, ca, Principal Medical His Excellency the Governor has been plsssed. was seized on May 3 by two United States geno- been answered. There would thus be no necete Boyle in P. M. G.

on Sunday, one of the divers accidentally ex- Officer, relative to the rat return for the weeks to appoint: the Honourable Mr.A, Me Tkom. Iine lanaches armed with machine guns and sity to prohibit cattle slaughter in the city which

ploded a dynamite bomb on board the salvage | ending 5th and rath june, 1909, at the meeting | son to act as Colonial, Seemniary and Mr of manned by marines The Japanese schooner, is generally done when a long drought has

versal. Of three divers and thirteen sailors op of the Sanitary Board last Tuesday afternoon 1--- || Mcl. Mosaer to act na the Colonial Treasurer which had ten seal-skion aboard, made an effort prevailed, in view of the belief that Heaves will

board, two ate known to have been killed, three In view of the extensive area of godowns and and Collector of Stamp Revenue is addition to escape, but was overhauled. She was towed

severoly injured, sad four slightly so, while six- wharft at Kowloon, and to the prevalence of 'to his duties as Postmaster General, dunlu" ane to Sitka (the capital of Alaska), and her crew

others are reported as missing. The Hoja plague on that side of the harbour the number absence on leave of the Honourable widzi of apronse: have been locked up in gaol,

Police have dispatched officials to the scene of "of mats caught in Kowlons upgaars to me em May, qua, or until further motion, wha pending{trial"---Nagasaki Prese) Cg M

·Begun the tach then, the dienster

Four beat-people were each fined $5 last be more readily moved to compassion for the Saturday for lying in Causeway Bay without people when they feel their own calamily so permission from the Harbour Master. Three much that they desist from taking lives oren of others had to pay 57 each for obgiructing the

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