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Hongkong Telegraph.

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NEW SERIES No. 8082

躺十三月九年元統宣

CONTENTS.

Births, Marriages and Deaths.

Loading Artioles ---

* Fighting Malaria.

Effects of the Liquors Ordinance.

The Exhilarating Topic of Graves, Telegrams:

The Manchurian Agreement,

Vladivostok.

Chinese Language.

Macao's Delimitation.

Russian Minister.

Empren Dowager's Funeral.

Minister to Germany.

Minister to Washington.

Naval Commissioners.

Manchuria.

Railway in Kwanget.

Meetings

Legislative Council.

Meeting of Justices,

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1909.

五拜语:

魏二十月一十英港香

ler Hougkang Celegraph cogimate of deaths from lever la one million question. With regard to that other subject No doubt there is a way of arranging there

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1909,

FIGHTING MALARIA,

* (6th November.) Some time ago the attention of the Sapi- tary Board was directed to the prevalence of malaria in the Colony, particularly among the garrison stationed at Lyemun. The subject was raised by the military member of the Board and it was decided that steps should be taken to reduce the illness caused to the troops by the adoption of additional sanitary measures. What result has accrued from these reforms has not yet beso stated, but it is to be hoped that the health of the men has improved so that their efficiency may not be affected. There are various other A Storekeeper's Claim. Motion for Revocation of Letters of Adminis. spots in the Colony which are noted as malarial areas and it does not seem that tration.

the efforts of the sanitary officers have proved very successful. But in comparison with Singapore it would appear that so far as Hongkong is concerned this Colony may be

Kulaogau (Amey) Municipal Council.

Legal Intelligence:—

*Trade Mark Dispute,”

A Curious Actios.

A House-boy's Claim, ¡

Police:-

Hongkong Bank Shroff in Trouble.

The Allana Caio.

A Bankrupt in Trouble.

Postmaster General's Privilege Infringed. The Now Territory Murder. Typs Foundry and Gambling Establishment, Another Gamblidy Raid, The Scotch Oath,”

Alleged Mortgage Swindle. Extradition Proceedings in Hongkong "A Friend ia. Need,"

His Brain Went Wrong, Miscellaneous Artioles and Roporta:-

Sir Francis May, KCM-0.

The Opium Trade.

The King's Birthday.

Death of Mr. H.G. Caltrop.

Oplum in Canion.

Fathionable Wedding in Hongkong. Volunteers Under Canvas,

Noton by the Way.

Oxford Local Examinations.

Interport Cricket,

Liquors Ship's Store

Passion Play at Oberammergau 1910: Hippodrome Circus.

Football League.

League Cricket,

Sikh Policemen in Shanghai. Another Fashionable Wedding. Boxing Championship. Sir Hooty Blako. Ministering Children's League, Naval Boxing Championship. Nanning in 1908, "H. M. T. Soud

The Fire Brigade. Accident in Des Voeux Road. St. Vincent de Paul Society, China aud Wesimin Education. Öseen's College.

Zi-kawei Observatory. Royal Hongkong Golf Club. The Capikin of the Chind, Colonial Cemetery Map. Alien Sesmen.

St. Andrew's Ball.

Typhoon Warnings,

Bollion.

Croton Day by Day.

Funeral of the Empress Dowager.

Shanghai Autumn Racer,

The New Provincial Assemblies.

The Mosquito Caraprigns.

The Chinese Coiffu o...

The Late Prince Ito.

Launch at Kawasaki Dockyard..

The Harbin Tragedy."

Lord Kitchener's Tour

Coolios at Chemu'pɔ.

Adrlit for Three Days.

to Singapore, the comparison is not al- their own interests, especially where hotel serve how ons plot of ground, is dedicated together thereby invalidated. In India, the keepers and other that kidney are in while another lylug alongside is passed over, out of 360 millions of people: In Sings which is bound up with the sale of intoxi-little affairs and it may be left to the Govern pore the annual number of deaths is 2000 Cants we dotice that no proposal was made ment to find it, but it will be a curious out of a population of sa5,000. The ratto at the licensing sessions the other day to contretemps if some plots are dedicated of deaths in India 10 deaths in Singa- make an end of the objectionable adjunct inadvertently while others which deserve the pore, therefore is 5 16. That is to say licences. It is true that for some fault one honour of the ceremony are left severely Singapore has three times a great death rate of the holders of these licences was penalised slone. We do not know what the Japanese from fever as the whole of India. The basis to the extent of not only losing his licence living or dead, would say in such an event, of this calculation can be given, if necessary; altogether but was refused even the full but of course their opinion would be respect it is rough, but incontrovertible. Supposing licence for which be had applied. Without ed. One point made by Mr. Howett is worthy it were wrong by fifty per cent, the ratio of epleting into the facts, we submit that the of remark. After stating that he objected to deaths in Singapore from fever is twice as sapient justices were unnecessarily harsh, the division made between residents, seven bad as the worst figures the Viceroy of India unless, of course, they desire to use this ex-year residents and twenty years' residents, brings before his Conference to prove the ample as a lever to induce the other holders in allocating graves, he said "We are sil seriousness of the problem that lies before it. of adjunct licences to take out full licences When one comes to consider that there ate It is almost impossible to say what a "weal" should consist of under the termi lens of thousands of peoplein India who never see a qualified medical man, and that the of the adjunct licence, but anybody who proportion of medical men to population is holds that's biscuit or a sandwich is a exceedingly small; and then when one lonkengate, or a hally man must be thinking through the medical register of Singapore, of Succi, the famous farting gentleman who with its Government and Municipal and lived hair and its constituents? The fact private practitioners, and the proportion they is the Indirect result of the Government's bear to total population, hope has almost to import duties, supplemented by the action be abandoned. Here is a disease that scienti of the hotelkeepers, will be the fostering of he men assure us is largely preventible: here temperance principles in the Colony, and for in Singapore are so many exponents of pace the platitudinarian will be overwhelmed science: here is the dread result of 1,000 in confusion, for we shall all be made sober deaths a year; and roo,000 cases of illness by Act of Parliament. What benefit the

things we leave it to others to discover.

equal when in the cemetery. That is ex- actly what we have been contending, but we have a suspicion that Mr. Hewett really meant we are all equal where we are Euro- peans and that his remark, did not apply to people of the Asiatic race. But be struck the root of the matter when he declared that all mortals are equal in the grave, for it is incredible to believe that all this pushing for precedence and squabbling for place will follow us to the next world. An other question raised was regarding an application made by the relatives of a Chinese gentleman who formerly occupied a prominent position in the city. All they

regarded as a health resort for those subject caused by malaria! It is not a comparison, Colony will drive from such à condition of desired was that they should be granted

it is a tragedy Let us hope that Hang- kong, at any rate, may be preserved from such a 'ghastly record..

KFFECTS OF THE LIQUORS ORDINANCH

"THE FRUÏENKALING TOPIC | OF GĦABRSII

space for the erection of a monument, but objection was made on the ground that the grave spices were limited. It turned out in the course of the discussion that the Board had no power to grant the request. Néver- theless, after having discovered that it would be illegal to grant the application, the Board refused to adopt the motion of the President to inform the applicant that the Board have no power to grant it", but decided that the application should be rejected, as if the Board was a competent authority to dispense or withhold its consent to the request. It is a pity that Colonel Bedford, R.A.M.C., did not intervene in the earlier part of the dis: | cussion, for his bluff.commonsense would have done much to clear away the cobwebs. When all is said and done the sum total of of the Board's deliberations amounted to little or nothing, but the members obviously enjoyed themselves, which is at least satis factory to the general public interested in the sanitation of the Colony,

Telegrams,

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WAIWUPU'S DIFFICULTIES,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

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Peking, 5th November. Great Britain and America refuse to recognise Article IV of the re- cantly concluded Manchurian conven- tion and in consequence repeated discussions are held with the Wai- wupu almost daily, concerning it.

The Foreign Ministry find it diffi- cult to reach a solution of the pro- blem..

VLADIVOSTOK.

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RUSSIAN MINISTER.

JAPAN'S 'WELCOME.

[By courtesy of the "Shoung_26."]

Peking 7th November. Japan has sent an official to we come the Russian Minister of Finance and to Lccompany him to Tokio.

EMPRESS DOWAGER'S

FUNERAL.

EMPRESS WILL ATTEND.

{By courtesy of the " Shaseng Po."]

Peking, 7th November, The Empress of China will attend the funeral of the late Empress Grand Dowager and will accompany the remains to the place of interment,

Her Majesty will return to Peking in ten days' time.

MINISTER 10 GERMANY.

· INTERIM APPOINTMENT, [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

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Peking, 7th November. On account of the death of the mother of the Chinese Minister, to Berlin, the Waiwupu has wired to the First Secretary to the Chinese Minister in Washington, to proceed to Berlin at ones to set as Chargé d'Affaires in the absence of H.E.. Yam Cheung.

MINISTER TO WASHINGTON.

ARRIVAL AT SHANGHAI.

By courtesy of t

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the Sheung Po"]

Shanghai, 8th November, H.E. Chang Yim-tong, Minister- desigrate to Washington, arrived at Shanghai on the 7th inst,

NAVAL COMMISSIONERS.

ACCORDED CORDIAL RECEPTIONS.

[By courtesy of the “ Bheung Po

Peking, 8th November. Prince Bhun Pui-lap and Ad Sah Chen-ping, naval commu have telegraphed to the Centrál Government reporting." tha

their arrival at the different foreign ports en routs, they have invariably been accorded cordial receptions.

The Commissioners propose to re- turn to China in the eleventh moon.

MANCHURIA.

CHINESE AND RUSSIAN OFFICIALS IN CONFERENCE,

to the disease. But it is in India that the courge is found almost as prevalent as it was formerly in Panama, before the Ameri- cans set to work to construct the canal and at the same time to introduce modern sani-

(10th November.) tary principles where these had previously

What is the fascination, we wonder, which been unknown; Addressing the delegater

(8th Noveinber.)

leads the members of the Sanitary Board, of the Malarial Conference at Simin last montb, some extraordinary figures were Nearly two months have elapsed since the time and again, to delve into questions con- gives by the Viceroy with regard to the dire Import Duties on. Liquors Ordinance was cerning cemeteries and graves? One might effects of the fever among the people. passed and it should be possible now to be pardoned for thinking that the subject Malaris, he said, has been a terrible scourge obtain a faint idea of what the Government was of vital importance to the welfare of the in many parts of India. I have no wish to returns are likely to be from this source. It community and the health of the city weary you with a repetition of statistica, will be generally reniined that of necessity There are a thousand and one questions which are, no doubt, well known to all of only a glimmering of the actual results which which might far more fittingly form the you. But, speaking generally, the number may be expected to accrue, when existing subject of discussion at the Board meetings of deaths ascribed to fever in the whole of stocks are completely exhausted could be than the perpetual prattle which can only India has varied during the last ten years obtained at present, but even that would be appeal to the morbid mind. We may be from about 4 millions to 4 millions per ap- something to guide us in forming our opinion as wrong, of course, but we are inclined to be num, and though it is admitted that only a to the Government's wisdom in establishing lieve, that outside the Sanitary Board room portion of these are due to malaria, and anexcise system in Hongkong. In the United there is not a score of people who give the matter a second thought. We all have to though we cannot say with precision what Kingdom, it is the practice of all central that proportion is, it has been estimated to Customs Houses to issue a monthly report be buried at some, time or other and be from one fourth to one-fifth of the total showing the payments that have been receiv. whether death, which often comes as a happy number of deaths entered in our returns as ed on "dutiable goods. These reports are release from worry or affliction, occurs on due to fever. We may, therefore, take it that exceedingly useful as a means of enabling land or at sea is usually immaterial to the malaria is answerable in an ordinary season the country to understand the position of departed soul.. At all events we do not re- for about a million deaths in the year. But affairs in so far as the revenue to be derived collect reading that Mr. W. T. Stead in his last year the number of deaths ascribed from the Customs is: concerned, and we conversations with "Julia" found that sha to fever was one million more than the would suggest that the example of the home dow of a shade referring to the method of normal, and there are grounds. for belief department should be followed in Hongkong, her burial or the style in which her tomb that the additional million was due to mala. Judging by the considerable rise which has was being maintained. And "Julia" taker THE MANOHURIAN AGREE ria and not to the other diseases, which go been made by the leading hotels in the a very active and intelligent interest in to swell the total returns under the heading prices of liquors sold by retail, the Governmondanoaffairegenerally. But here in Houg- of fever. We may, therefore, assume that the meat should already be reaping part of the long there are a few persons who while still number of deaths from malaria in India are benefits it hoped to obtain by the passing of in their prime of life are prepared to work ordinarily one million, but that an excep. the Ordinance, otherwise the holelkeepers themselves into a miniature passion about the conditions under which they may finally tional season they have risen to two millions, and other licence-holders are entirely un

return to that whence they came. Not only so, Proceeding, he remarked that "There are justified in framing a new tariff: In most the cases of those who contract the disease cases the advance represents an increase of but they are determined to carry, their class but do not die, and the ratio of the number20 per cent. on the former cost of the liquors prejudices beyond the tomb. Is it possible of deaths is very high. I believe one esti ordinarily la request, and it will not be that there will be choice selections of land, Some Reminiscences of my Stay in England. mate has placed it as high as $33 cases of claimed that previous raten were unremuner and Ordinances, similar to that known as sickness to one death. If, therefore, we take ative. A 20 per cent, enhancement of the the Peak Reservation Ordinance, in heaven? it only in the proportion of go to 1, we have price of all spirits, wines and malt liquors is Are the Chinese and Japanese to be relegat- to admit too million cases of fever for last

an exceptional rise if it be true that in most ed to the slums of paradise while the "hup year which were not fatal. It is appalling to cases the licence holders are drawing on old per suckles" toll and lounge on the grassy think of the suffering and economic loss that stock, and even if the arrangement has wards of the golden river, secure against such conditions imply, not only direct and been made by general agreement among intrusion by the vulgar rabble? We confess immediate loss by the death and sickness of the retailers of strong drink we still believe we cannot understand the squeamishness of The Affray between inpipere and Coreen adults, but potential loss in the case that the increase in calculated to affect those who protest against their remains being of the children. And yet much of this adversely the returns of those who would dumped alongsidethose of a Chinese, whether widespread suffering scientists assure us is wish to fleece the foolish Jambs known he be a towkay or a coolie, but evidently there preventible. The chief problem before the as consumers, There are, cases, we be- is such a feeling, among a certain class of Conference will be to discover by what means lieve, where no advance has yet been people and, of course, provision must-be that assurANCO can best be confirmed." made, but such self-abnegation on the part made for it. For ourselver it will not matter Speaking as a layman, Lord Minto discussed of an infinitesimal minority is dus either to a single jot or tittle whether our neighbours the methods which could be adopted of the fact that the ruling prices were above are Hottentots or Esquimeaux, or whether fighting the disease, and said: "Whilst those in existence prior to the adoption of we have any neighbours at all, but possibly readily admitting the value of the great dis- the Ordinance in question, or because the that exhibits a callous state of mind which coveries to which I have referred, we are class of customers attending these hostelries will appear reprehensible in the extreme to mercifully in our struggle with malaria not were financially unable to meet any further the more orthodox amongst us. The latest merely confined to the direction of an anti- charge. Of course, licence-holders are per discussion on this lively and entertaining mosquito campaign. We have other means fectly entitled to fix their rates at any height subject has brought to light the fact that the of stack at our disposal. For there is ample they please. "Already they pay huge amounts Japanese have boldly invaded the Colonial evidence of the marvellous results due to the for the privilege of retailing intoxicants, and Cemetery, Out upon theu for rascally administration of quinine as a prophylactic it in their laudable endeavour to cover the koaves! We had foolishly fancied that the Of course, I mean as a prophylactic adminis- cost of the import duties, licences and other whole trouble arose because some Chinese tered upon systematic and well thought-out material expenses and also to make a profit, had been buried in the Cemetery, or wanted lines. Dr. Oder, Regius Professor of Medi- But the customer is not to be reckoned a to be buried there, and believed that when cine at Oxford, in a letter to The Times in negligible quantity, and where he finds that it was settled once for all that they had no the spring of this year, told us his experi- he is mulcted in sum representing ao per manner of right to be there (according to ences of the preventive treatment of malaria cent. above the prices that formerly prevailed the authorities) the controversy would end. in Canada. The same treatment has also it is just possible that he may take the bit Nobody said a word about the Japanese met with marked success on the Panama between his teeth and leave the licence occupying lairs in this privileged ground, Canal, whilst in Italy, in malarial districts, holders in the lurch. We are without inside but now we are amazed to learn that quinine is distributed in the shape of com- information on the subject, but there are many Europeans and Japanese bave their bones tite and chocolates, Dr. Bentley has written who believe that if the chit system were intermingled. As we have said, we have in the same sense of his experiences in India, abolished there would be no cause for any no preference. one way or the other, for and Lieut. Col. Braide has told us of the advance in the cost of retail liquorn. Hotel- there are thousands of Japaness who are very satisfactory results due to prophylactic keepers have to protect themselves against far more worthy of respect than many Euro treatment in the prisons of the Punjab under the defaulter who runs up" a big account poshs, who claim to be the salt of the earth. his charge, so that the Conference will have and forgets to liquidate his liabilities, and But the matter from a certalu point of view before it two important facts-Major Rous they adopt the false economic method of is not unimportant. Here is what Mr. Shel discovery of the actual cause of malaria making the honest individual pay for the dis-ton Hooper is reported to have said on the and the evidence, which I think we may honest. If ever there was a time when the chit subject: "The President had just informed assume to be incontrovertible, that where system could be abolished once and for all members that the whole cemetery, with the * DEATHS.

quiolpe con be systematically adminis-it is 'now, for it is certain that when the exception of the Japanese portion, was dedi- tered as a prophylactic a very general ordinary chit-signer comes to jaview his accated, but the speaker did not know what De October 26, 1909; at Weschow, Bertha Sunity from malaria will be the result." counts at the end of the present month he that meant. Where the Japanese were buri- Mary, wife of Thos. W. Chapman, M. SC. The result of the discussions held by the will find that his faculty of being able to ed interspices were occupied by Europeant. United Methodist Collega,

MACAO'S DELIMITATION, On October 17, 1959, at Lintsiachow, Shan Conference will be awaited with interest, but sign his same has led him to exceed his He had no wish to delay the legislation be- lung, James Hamilton, infant son of Mr, and in the meantime we turn to what the Singa ordinary outlay by ao per cent, which is no cause he thought it was really necessary

RÜMQUE CONTRADICTED. Mr. J. H. McCann, aged one year and alaren pors Free Press has to say of malaria in that small trife where assistants in offices are that it should go through, as it had been Settlement: The vital statistice of Sings concerned. One has only to figure out hanging on for a long time. But as the On October 30, 1900, mi Mokden, Charles

pors are notoriously open to question in the what that percentage on an income of Government had not consulted the Board

[By courtesy of the "Shaung Po,”] @Henry Conlsés, aged 3 years/ 24 On October 31, 1900, st Swatow, China, Mar matter of population because the decennial $5,000's year amounts to in order to realise in the matter, and as the President had garet Cowit, wils of the late William Pollock; census does not afford any means of Judge the significance of the sum and it is certain got the assurance from the Government 1. Customs, Ningpo,

ing, except approximately, of what the town that in those large concerns which allow a that only the Japanese portion was to be

Poking, 7th November. 24. On October 31,, 1000, at Shanghel, Charles, population is. The returns of death show bonus of 15 per cent, to their staff; after excluded, he would like to call the attention

beloved mas of Mr. and Mrs. H. Gipabarger,lever under the heading of malarial, ty. year's successful operations, the sum received of the Goremment, to the remek be The report that the negotiations #aged 8 year? RESKE STORY

On November 6, 1909, 3) Shanghai, Allrad / phold, and other forms. There is some room is not regarded; with anything like disdain. | had just made and ask them what they pro- | regarding the delimitation of, the for hesitation in accepting the figures from But, as we have suggested before, the people posed to do where Japanese were foter boundaries, of Maçao will be trans- Albart Godels, Exam out, 1. M. Customs, aged frors of registration, and from the absence concerned may be supposed to know the mingled with Europeant. We have only ferred to Peking, le only a rumour is

of the akilibd medical attendant;i: Yet, since"|"own" business best, although we confess to a vague idos how cometories are dedicated, the same, or wores conditions, apply to Indis the feeling that they are dying in the face of but it will certainly be interesting to obe and has no foundation in fact,

Mapila Smuggling Case.

Transport News,

Australian Cricketers in Singapore Opium in Singapore.

..Rubber Returns.

Commercial:-

Wenkly Sharo Report.

Yarn Market.

Exchange.

Local and Genera).

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BIRTHS.

On October 74 390g, at Wenchaw, Ché riang, to the Rev. and Mrs, Geo. H. Seville, a daugh On November 1, 1909, at Shanghal, to. Rev. and Mr. Frank Rawlinson, twin daughters,

Let.

Mea and Eunice."

MARRIAGES.

On October 28, 1909, at Welbalwei, Emile Widler, eldest son of the late David Widler (Shanghai), to Agnes, daughter of Saphrosis Korkin (Väldivostok).

Os October 29, 1949, at Shanghai, John Coulson Boanstow, to Alice "enrietta Cromp

ton.

On November 2. 109, at Hankow, Owen Warren, youngest son of Heary Warren, Esq. of Breyange, Herts, to Marion K. Barter, only daughter of W. A. Barter, Esq., L., of Wandsworth Common, London.

At St. Joba's Cathedral, Hongkong, on the 6th of November, 1909, by the Right Rev. Lord Bishop of Victoria, assisted by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, M.A., and the Rev. A. B. Thornhil ., Dora, youngest dangbler of Mr. and Mrt, W. G. Humphreys, to J. H.

William Armstrong.

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On November 111009 at Shanghai Mm

IMPOSITION OF POLL TAX.

[By courtesy of the " Sheung Po."]

Peking, 5th November. The Russian Government has de- cided to levy a poll-tax on "hinese merchants in Vladivostok.

The Waiwapu has telegraphed to the Chinese Minister at St. Peters- burg to lodge a vigorous protest against it.

CHINESE LANGUAGE.

COLLEGE AT PEKING,

[By courtesy of the “ Sheung. Po").

Peking, 7th November,

A college for the study of Chin se will be opened in the first moon of the next Chinese year.

England, Russia, America, France, Japan, Italy, and Belgium have made applications for students from those countries to be admitted into the College.

The Waiwapo has not yet" given any reply.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Pa"]

Peking, 8th November. The Governor of Kirin arrived at Harbin on the 6th inst, and has held private conferences with the Russian Minister of Finance concerning Man- churian affairs.

EMPRESS DOWAGER'S:

FUNERAL

IMPOSING OBSEQUIES.

[By courtesy of this "Sheung Po"]

Peking, 10th November. The funeral of the late Empresa Grand Dowager, took place on the 9th inst

When the coffin passed through the East Gate all the Chinese offi cials and students knelt down, while the foreign Ministers and merchants remained standing upon the edge They then followed the cortege. I The funeral obsequies were much more impressive than those of the Late Emperor Kwang-Su...-

RAILWAY IN KWANGSI. 'SURVEY OF ROUTE, [By courtesy of the "Shring Po"];

Peking, 10th November. Chang Kwan-fa has been ordered by the Ministry of Posts and Com munications to proceed to Kwangel to survey a railway route.

RUSSIAN MINISTER OF FINANCE:

HIS MOVAMENTE,

[By courtsay of the “Sheung Pam

Peking, 10th N

The Russian Minister,

at pres at Harbin, He will

proosed to Tokio.