1910-05-27 — Page 9

The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEWSERIES "No. 8207

CONTENTS

Birthe, Marriages and "Deaths, Leading Articles:-

A Giant's Strength. Inventor of Quack, yo Malaria.

AB Appeal.

How to Live in the Trópico, Drink in the Tropicu.

The Opposition Again.

Rats and Drains.

Telegrams:—

Fire at Canton,

Legal Intelligenca :—

Bankruptcy Court.

Fatal Affray at Taikoo Docks,

Aa Abicat Juror, 'Polios:-

Alleged Assault on White Woman. Correspondence:-

Relogs for the lgssue." Hongkong frison.

~Miscellaneous Artloles and Reports:

The-Late King Edward Vil

Tae King's Message. The "Star" Ferry Coltd.

**** Hongkong Gymkhana Club.

A. 5. Watson & Co, Ld. Notes by the Way. Canton Day by Day. Glenealy Plantation, Ind. Nippon Yoson Kaisha. Hongkong Rubber Market. Japaacsa Cotton Yarn, Rim Rubber Estates,

Typhoon Warning.

Destructive Fire at Canton.

Japanese M. P.' in Hongkong,

Raub Crushing.

Kulangsu (Amoj) Municipal Council.

"Germinal" Tubacco Co;"

Royal Hongkong Golf Club,

The Chinese Sall Monopoly,

Typhoon in Kobe.

Peak Tramways Co., Ltd. ›

་་ Empire" Day,

Boy's Own Club.

Strails, Bertam Farwård Sales.

The Port of Chiccbou.

Anglo-Malay Rubber.

Bankruptcy in the Straits.

Snake in a Barber's Saloon.

Halley's 'Comel.

The Crime of Kidnapping.

"Times" Man at Peking.

Alleged Piloting Without Licence.

Linggi Plantations, Limited.

Greeting and Farewell.

China Boraco Co., Ld.

Plague Near Castos.

Water Polo,

Another Hongkong Rubber Co.

A Tragedy of the dea.

St. Francis Church.

"Hoog Mob" Opium Case,

London Rubber Scain

Straits Beriams and Rims,

Ceylon's Opium Monopoly.

The Sugar Trade,

The Rubber Trade.

Threatened Famine at Canton. Highlands and Lowlands. University for Gant. ».' Russia and China. Japan's Trade with Chioa. Opium in Yuso80. Economist on Råbber, Canton Haskow Railway, Education in Shanghai: Period of Mourning, Straits Rubber, Hongkong Water Supply, Commercial

Weekly Share Report.

Freight Market.

Yarn Market,

Bullion.

--Exchange.

Local and General.

BIRTHS.'

On May 1, 1910, at Shanghai, the wife of A. A. Crago, of a daughter, Laurian Burchet.

At Shanghai, on May 13, 1910, to'Captain and Mr. Lloyd Jones, 's daughter.

At Feradile, Combe Martin, N. Devon, on May 3, 1910, the wils of H. G. W. Woodhead of a daughter.

At Shanghai aa 10th May, 19:0, to Mr. and Mis. W. Burnell, a sno.

At 64 Aveous Dubail, Shanghai, on 1st May, io, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Meyer, a daughter,

MARRIAGE,

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Da May 18, 1919, at Shanghai, Dr. William bp Iseoman, second son of John isenman of Farmington St Francis County, Missouri, U. 8), 10 Lillian Annie, eldest daughter of the Lite Sydenham Montric, of Shanghai.

DEATHS,

At Shanghai on May 23, 1910, Sheik, Ahmad Ismail, aged 24 years.

At Handgate, England, on April 28, 1910 William Henry Cleasby, aged 33 years.

五九十月四年二統宜

as most people know about theirs, and a great deal more than those other people know about bis, reported that while, impurities did solor the water, the wall was working satisfactorily The Medical Officer of Health minuted that the well ought to be properly protected with a good kerb, and a covering and a pump fitted. Then it ought to be retained, if on subsequent examination the water should be found to be drinkable. This seems reasodable, but why should the well be closed altogether the water be found oa minute analysis'to contain zomo- thing which a doubtless learned gentleman

MAIL SUPPLEMENT.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

FRIDAY, MAY 27,

AN APPEAL,

1910.

Dr. Liemans's little book, translated by | (14th May) ---

Miss Falcke and implified by Dr. Newham, is so useful that not only those who are sta. tloned in places without a doctor will find it instructive. It is above all brief, one of the greatest virtues in such a work. It does not pretend to be an encyclopaedia, but is in; tended to benefit those whose business or pleasure may take them to tropical coun tries, and therefore gives concisely the correct information as to what to do and what not to do in almost all emergencies occurring in the Tropics. The author tells us that the consequences of living in a tropical climate are

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(1.) Increased perspiration. (2.) Increased ibirst.

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drinking when he took whisky, but the brandy sold out here in the East was not to whisky was cheaper. Note that brandy's fate be depended upon, and, besides that, has now befallen whisky. Just the same. "What is whisky?" is a question which has not only agitated the Law Courts, but has actually engaged the punctiliously barred labours of a Royal Commission. As far as we are concerned in these climater, however, the distinction of difference between "pot still" and "patent still has no further signi- ficance in the face of the stern condemnation

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THE OPPOSITION AGAIN,

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·SI PER ANNUM.. SINGLE COPT 25 CENTS.

RATS AND DRAINS..

(27th May.)

who go much further and roundly declare HOW TO LIFE IN 188 TROPICS,

London increase. The second opponent that “it's no good bathering about it

was funnier still. He had two objections to fellow has enough to worry him in the care of his house and garden anyway,

Valley a certain number of penfolds full of "putting up in alimalted area of the Thames and as long as the Chinese go on as

water." The first was that an earthquake: they do just anyhow, it's no good trou-

might happen. Why so it might! There bling; why do not the Government do some-

fore, Oh good people of Hongkong, we must thing? It's their business," and so on and

by similar reasoning instantly cease all ex so forth. The Government does everything

tension of the Taitam reservoir. The second that can be reasonably expected of "Govern

was that the one woak apot in the defences ment" under the circumstances, that is to

of London' was that the water supply was so declaros to be suspicious; why should it not, that such departments as the Sanitary

far afield that it would be possible to cut off be utilized for every other purpose save cook and Forests, do excellently useful work.

one of the great counties that suppiled Lon ing and drinking 7. There is every season why Private individuals with a spark of public

the Faculty of every kind, pot or patent. don. Deary, deary! Only the other day a it should. We know, and everybody knows spirit, or feeling of citizenship, ought to

me doctors permit stout. Others are Straits contemporary (who by the way succoed perfacily wall that there are whole streats cooperate in every way. Many do, and

torrified at the idea of murdering one'sed in inventing a "spy scare" in Hongkong in Hongkong where the mains barely sup»' their unselfishness is taken advantage of by

liver ply sufficient water to drink, and a large those who are too stupid, too lazy and too

with such stuff. And la truth over that Japanese who was caught sketching 'section of the community is hard put to it

both seem right and both seem wrong! For forts on His Majesty's property at Lyemoon) for bathing and laundry and bouse clean- selfish to do anything else except, as above,

we know that many people say that apparently proud of his nice naw defences ing. Nothing can be more ignorantly silly

to growl "let the Government do... some

stout does them good, and others dare not at Singapore ventured to jeer at our wooden tban 10 Astrit that the Chinese are thing." The Superintendent saya in his report ·

(3.) A tendency to constipation,

touch it. The truth, we think, really in that guas and tin soldiers, and told us that our careless about boiling drinking water. ; li that "100,000 square feet of clearing was (4) A somewhat increased activity of the one cannot lay down a hard and fast rule. water supply was so central that in a coming is rare to see a Chinese drinking anything also done at the expense of private indivi-heart cold, and he hates cold water to drink worse dusts at the Peak, Bowen Road and Wong (5) A tendency to slight enlargement of when applied to particular cases, are intend-reservoirs would be shelled from over the Proverbs, which are so often-misleading-war-it-would-be-all-up with us in-a-week, the than the town drunkard or our office cat neichung." These private individuals set the liver caused by (3). He always drinks 'week hot toa when thirsty,

ed to apply to these generalizations, "Ons Peak." Therefore again, my masters, we When he gets enteric or cholera it may indeed meritorious example, which, though it may

He then details the particular rules for living man's meat ele." Of course, in genetal, it must not go on with the extension of that not be expected to be followed by all as which are necessary to counteract these must be admitted, those who can do with Taitam Keservoir,. The Opposition, says no, come from water, but if is mot cauted by drinking it cold. This well, with the precau- regards the expense involved, yet should effects, namely, rules about r. Food. aout any form of alcohol, including most of on these weighty grounds, first that the tions suggested, might without the smallest induce others to do at least their duty. The Drink. 3. Sleep. 4. Dwelling. 5. Clothing, those who think they can't, will do well to scheme coats money, and we want to build danger to anybody be used, and we Chinese are being educated up to the point baths and other comforts. With regard to take the advice of Dr. Liemann. On oue bandstands; secondly, that nobody can tell cannot but strongly protest against the arbitrary of allowing no slaguant water receptacles food a necessary warning is given against thing we cannot too much insist. We insist with any certainty what the population of treatment meted out to those who will suffer

on their premises. For Europeans who savouries such as anchovies, etc.. which that this is a matter of health, not of morals, Hongkong will be fifteen years hence, or hy the shutting up of this well, We insist that "Mr. Hospar's motion was ominently reasonable.

have every means of being more enlight-induce thirst. We have noticed that the Ifa man does not mind perspiring more than even five years hence, or one year hence; He pointed out with a force which ought to

ened about these matters than they are strongest and bealthiest people in the East is good for him, and appears to enjoy and thirdly, that if an earthquake does not papetrata a thick head (a stoby heart where to excuse their own negligence by pros are those who never touch spiced or prickly heat, sluggish liver, gout, etc, let him swallow up Pokfulam and Taitam too, the others are concerned forquently, seems to be testing that until the Chinese leave off

peppered or salted food, and who drink as much as he likes; it is his skin, his shells of, we don't know what enemy, will in the mark of a committee, which as every- where they, the Europeans in question no body knows to his rost has no soul to be have not yet begun, would really be comic themselves all curries and all dainties which suffer, and we have no more right to meddle" from over the Peak, while our gunners matter how greatly tempted deny liver, and his big toe, not ours that will the year we don't know what destroy them, condemned and no body to be kicked), that if it were not contemptible, and a sad in induce thirst. The greatest moderation with his conscience than we have with his and our torpedoes are doing nothing, we if the well were thoroughly cleaned a proper

stance of the sad truth that all our. Western in drinking any kind of liquid is enjoined.big toe or his private correspondence. kerb built, and a substantial cover provided knowledge and teaching, all the amenities Now this sounds a counsel of perfection,

don't know why, the satisfaction of the Board, the well might of our civilization, will not avail to sweeten but crede experto, drink as little as possible be allowed to continus on probation as it were. The member whose harshness of temper per the natures of men of a sluggish, duli, and of anything and nothing of any kind of con- haps, or perhaps some smaller, but still fatal, selfish temperament. " 'cause to the unwashed residents of the owners

centrated alcohol, and you have a rule of that" "well 'and the residents' in its vicinity

which, conjoined with the other regarding made him oppose the motion curtly objected to

food will preserve you from a great number the words to the satisfaction of the Board," and

of the worst discomforts, and sicknesses of affirmed that "no cleaning would make him

hot climates. "We know of several people, satisfied." This Napoleonic attitude is, in a

Most of us. keep pets of some kind or

who formerly accustomed to drink freely at member of a class, a society and a body which ought to know bellar, and as a whole, we

other. Some of us, we include ourselves, prize all hours of the day, succeeded in less than rejoice to say does know better, to be more

that friend of man, the dog, so highly that a week in controlling the painful thirst that than deprecated. Apast from the merits next to a human being he has our sympathy.white wines mixed with boiled water or soda #flicts everyone in the heat. Light red add of this well (which may by or may not indeed affection. We are very catholic in ba polluted in the distant or near future) our tastes and are only just not, like the an the member bas declared that no argement cient Egyptians, cat worshippers. People will touch him, no resson affect him. This li

who keep pets of only one kind grow in time the poir-not whether he was right to oppose

so fond of them that they lose that catholi- the continued use of that well, but that he did a thing that Englishmen or frishmen or Osia city of taste and loving only one kind of Ishmen or any other men of our Land must animal they become engrossed to, it, and do. Unreasoning blind "No" has before now their pet-keeping becomes a hobby, and in had worse effects thao discomfort and suffering time a mania. Their vagaries and extra- among the poor and voiceleis. It has led to vagancies often make one smile, as did the the cruel anreturnable tents of the high- eccentric lady who went into mourning when placed, the learned, the good, and above all the her pet collie died. Sometimes they make one inclined to weep. These are the peo ple who calmly see human beings starving in the streets outside their very doors, while their pets are led on prime rump steak. An instance of this aberration of sympathy was exposed in a recent case in Dublin, A Miss Swifte left four thousand pounds in Consols for the benefit of the Dublio Home for Cats. The 'will was disputed, but the Judge decided that it was a valid charitable bequest. There is nothing in our law to make it anything else, and, moreover, if one may do what one will with one's own, the cat loving Miss Swifte had a perfect right to leave her mo-ey to provide for the brief life of the stray cats of 1 ublin. How often one. has been moved to pity by the sight of some we ought to designate the.n by that honourable

poor starving pussy anxiously dodging the Dame, their conduct does at appear to have been at all sini dogs and other perils as it slunk past door- Jar to that which оре would expect ways in the hope of picking up a morsel of from ad cent Freech bourgeois untaint- something to cat! And there is something ed with aristocracy and supposed to be about a stray or lost animal which seems to inspired by an ardent 1 we of Liberty, Equality extinguish pity in some breasts, and kindle and Fraternity. In the acenant which, has

a worse than bestial delight in inflicting reached us of the disgraceful beckling of a man who as far as we know has committed no pain. This horrid pleasure is worse than crime against anciety more henious than that

bestial because the animals do not seem of devoling all his Ile and a great part of his to cojoy the sight of pain for its own personal meins in the service of his fellow. sake. A bull terrier may enjoy killing a result of his labours and judge if it be good Creatures, and of inviting them to examine the pariah dog, but not because he takes plea- we see the words "hooligan and apache.in the rough and tuaible, what he really sure in the suffering of the animal; bis joy is This would comfort us a little if we could wants is a fight, and we have seen a bull ter believe it entirely. We like to think that the unmannerly individuals who howled down

rier look thoroughly disappointed at a too a learned man were not reilly members of easy victory. No, man alone is cruel, dead: any part of the illustrious University of Paris,ly cruel, for he can see the pain he inflicts, But alas! We know too well that few and understand how the victim suffers. All rolay mongrels will send a whole kennel of

who shudder at cruelty and at the sight or thoroughbred hounds into a demoniac yelling frenzy all night. And, fellows who under

even the thought of suffering are anturally ordinary circumstances are gentle, cheerful, and inclined to do a great deal to save helpless ing and even lovable young gentlemen, may il a little thoughtless and basty, yet really engag-animals, such as lost dogs or stray cats, from uader bad guidance degenerate into very frath- ly and, repulsive-young cads. Even if Dr Doyen has dreamed dreams and if "much

toiled and striven. If he has not won the

nod.onward' Hats off to him!

well-meaning

INVENTOR ON QUACKI

Poor Dr. Doyen1 Wa in lands far distant

from bis beautiful France that in the hopes and dreams which doubtless inspired his re sparchet should one day thank him for being one of the great French benefactors of mankind, we while usable to form an opinion as to the merit or worthlessoess of his dis coveries, feel astonished and pained when we read of the reception given him be the sindents of the great institution called the Faculté de Paris. At the lecture given, we believe, ah- solutely gratis, and intended to show without personal advertisement what Dr. Doyen's in- ventions really had in them, these students came in their hundreds. We besitate wheiber

The Hongkong (Helege learning bath made him mad," he has at least

MALARIA.

{agrd May)

unnecessary suffering. But a well-ordered reason should guide us in this as in every thing. It seems to us that to get excited over the suffering of a stray cat, here in the East for instance, where such animals do suffer crows, he is one of those who polat upward dreadfully, while not a hundred yards away MAIL SUPPLEMENT,

there is a Chinese pauper lunatic gibbering ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSCRIBERS,

and mowing at the passers-by, is to mis direct sympathy. If charity begins at home, HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 37, 1910,

humanity begins with man. We owe many moments of pleasure to our pets, and we A GIANT'S STRENGTH, " In the report for last year of the Superin- repay them. We owe, however, far more to tendent of Forestry we read that in connec. our fellow man, and to these unfortunate (arst May.)

tion with the crusade against mosquitoes Chinese direlicts we owe, indirectly, a debt Almost every revolt is caused by well-mean- and malaria more than a millon and a half which we ought to pay. Some days ago an log perous. But I meant an welll" is often square feet of brushwood around houses were urgent appeal was made by the British and the cry of one who having a giant's power used cleared at Shaukiwan and other places. But American Consuls-General on behalf of the It tyranncusly. We British pride ourselves on our spirit of compromise, and we are of useful as this work in, as the Superintendent John G. Kerr Refuge for the Louane, which » opinion, that ages bence our race, utill potent plaintively points oat, it is futile as long as is the only asylum, for the mentally deranged le not bodily yet surely spiritually in the breeding places for mosquitoes remain. The in all China. We noticed this appeal at the affairs of men, will be remembered with malarial mosquito revels in an empty tin or time in our leading columns, but are fain undying, honenz Zand prajsh, an

the one old disused tub lying in a neglected corner

to refer to it again because we have been tribe among all the children of men who, bav: of a garden. We ourselves have seen such an asked "What has this to do with us?" ing power, stayed hair hand. We seem to have ingrained in an love of fair play, old tub swarming with larea, and the people Now to this question we could give so was" give the other fellow a chance" This in the neighbourhood all suffered from fever. lengthy a reply that these columns would in why we deeply segist cart and dictatorial Over and over again warnings appear in the not suffice for it. We may only say now utterances like that one of the mem-Pressurging greater care and vigilance in this that we thought wo had made it very clear barar oferirsty Bosid when dis matter, but people either shrug thele shoul- why this appeal should meet with a generous cussing at the last official misting the to him ders and say It is none of their business, or response. And how can a man have any trading matter of a well in Welllbatos Staat else declare that their own premises, and true wish in him to strive for human improve The matter was not one which a man to whom probably most Europeau premises, are care ment and to love that unspeakable, lavisible power and responsibility@bara "been given abruld have allowed to digere his outward fully looked after, but that the Chinese are Something which makes for good in all clit The Goverment Analyst who to blame for carcicencia and facurable things if he has no sympathy with and no known at least ne much about his own busimges -- falares eller to this matter. Many there are" love for !! bie brother whom he has seen,"

how

water are forbidden, but we are warned that much soda water inflates the bowels, Beer is absolutely forbidden. This sounds hard, but it is part of the price we have to pay for living out here. We have our choice be- tween going without many delicacies and almost all the liquid luxuries we might enjoy at Home'or suffering sooner or later from troublesome ailments and sometimes dangerous diseases. An interesting chap ter on malaria explaing this wretched cute, its origin and treatment, and to prevent it personally and generally. Stress is laid on the necessity.of taking quinine as aprophylactic. "Io districts where mosquitoes are a veritahte plague, vella and gloves, should be worn. It is particularly necessary to protect the regions of the neck and ankles at evening time. Of course, mosquito nels must always, be used; and "if within the bounds of possibility one should retire into a mosquito screened apartment at 6 p.m. This is usually be youd the bounds of possibility" for most of us, but we quote it to show how important it is to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes, There are valuable hints on blackwater fever, dysentery, plague, cholera, ele: Advice as to skin-diseases, dhobie-itch, etc. is given, as well as about water supply, talk, and other matters of importance. Our own long experience of life in hot climates corroborates every word of this useful little work, but why should the author, or authors, make us smile, though somewhat ruefully, at such a naïve remark as "No children should be taken to live in a district where malaria is common." Alás | In which district, out here for instance, is it not common ?

much Was

(26th May.) An American after a prolonged visit to

Whatever we do and whatever we say, London was asked on his retura how he had must be wrong, in the eyes of the wrong liked the climate. His reply was that he headed, the obstinately, irreconcileably dis- badn't noticed any climate, but had experienc affected. "We have mourned with you and ed a deal of weather. Two Chinese, who at ye have not wept, we have piped to you and different times had lived in England, were ye have not danced. These words might asked what they thought of the English eum- have been spoken, of the modern Indian mer jo England, that the middle months of content. When the Government of India, mer. One replied that he had seen no sum and other agitators and fomentors of dis-.. the year there were very like a cold rainy thinking, perhaps mistakenly, to save mil- winter anywhere south of Shanghai. The lions from the plague spent huge suma other said that he had suffered dreadfully of money on 1anitary improvements, la from the heat. It had happened to be one were the bowls of those who constiu e of those queet exceptional years when Eng: the "opposition" in India. These (1 land really has a summer, and too much of reasonable agitators shrieked all kinds it. For it involved a water famine, not only of abuse at the Government. They do in the country, but in some of the great clared that casie was being interfered with, cities, including part of London. The that religious feelings were being outraged, drought was felt most keenly of course by that privacy was being invaded, that liberty the very poor quarters of the towns. The

was being violated, that the piety of the peo East End of London know what it meant to ple, their veneration for their goods and their be dry, outside as well as io. A fat police- love of the soil were being trampled on by wan was put on "extra" in Trafalgar Square the construction of impious drainage works. to protect the sacred fountains from the pro- They cried out against the burden of taxe- fane bodies of poor little dry gutter-snipes tion which sanitary improvement-neces- yearning for a bath. It was amusing for sarily involved, and bitter were their onlookers to see him chasing two or three complaints against the tyranny and oppres dripping little runaways (they went in slon of the British rulers of India. In clothes and all while a waiting band spite of their opposition of lawless urchins, took advantage of done, and if plague was not directly his retreating figure to flop triumphant. curbed thereby, cholers was. It is there- ly into the basin of the dearest foun fore instructive to read of the attack on the tain. Back he would come, perspir Government of India made by two Indian ing and angry, but they would jump members of the Viceroy's Legislative Council. and Bee laughing, and so on da capo. ItThey contrasted the comparative immunity.... was felt that "something must be done." of Europeans from plague with the heavy Of course it needed two more such excep. native death-rate, and alleged that this was tionally dry seasons to really stir up the duo to want of sanitary, improvements for happy-go-lucky Loodoner. The latter has cative benefit. Surgeon-General Luckis many virtues, bless him and one is that reply was admirable, but will of course fail when he really is stirred up he can't rest to silence those who are there to talk or and won't let anyone else responsible rest reconcile those who are there, and whom it until. "something" is done, and thoroughly pays to be there, to oppose. He points done. We think the public of Hongkong ed out that the most expensive works will be like that soms day. The Metropoli- constructed for the prevention of soli-pollu tain Water Board therefore considered the tion, or water-contamination, or for bet- matter, which, after it had gone through all ter drainage, have no direct effect in the Committees,and sub-Committees that the checking plague, Kats are the animals in English love to appoiót in every undertaking, which the disease has its origin, and from. from amateur theatricals to à now railway them it is brought to man by the flex. Wa company, finally crystallized into a scheme are especially told, that under ordinary cir while it was passing through the Works and cumstances the rat flea does not bite human Io our article on the above subject last Stores Committee. With all the Londoner's beings, but when there are no rata forthcom- Tuesday, we omitted one little word in the thoroughness the scheme provides for aing, owing to the death or fight from their sentence pronounced by the doctors on water supply sufficient for every probable res nests of the rats, the fleas are forced to be. "light red and white wines mixed with boiled quirement, allowing for progressive increase come man-eaters. Thus begins the plague. water or soda." The little word was "not." in population, for the next thirty years. epidemic amoog men, and therefore the This kind of drink, therefore, is not forbid Ten million nine hundred and thirty-eight whole question, being one primarily of den by Dr. Liemann, oor by the amplifier thousand odd pounds sterling very nearly domestic bygiene, becomes a matter of of his work, Dr. Newham. We ought, how eleven million-is to be the total capital education. The native has to be taught ever, to note that in dealing with the question outlay for this period. There will not be "the danger of allowing the rat to remain of keeping perfectly "at" in hot climates, the slightest difficulty in finding this enor domestic animal. The storage of grain in theonly drink containing alcohol, not forbid mous sUK. On the contrary, there will be houses no doubt attracts rats, but un den by these doctors are light wines, diluted. keen competition among investors to put der the conditions in which the peoples This is a very vexed question. We are their money into the schema The share of Asia live it is difficult to see how, inclined to agree with Dr. Liemaun, whose holders in other Water Companies have this can be generally prevented. great experience and European reputation been fortunate in London. That is one per throwing remnants of food about in the entitle him to respect. Some doctor perfectly safe investment-whether munici vicinity of the house, and allowing colloc mit, while they do not recommend, a palised or not. For if the water supply betions of rubbish to secumulate behind which moderate amount of alcohol, whisky for municipalised, the payments of interest on, the rats can make their, neats, are babits" preference. We very strongly' suspect, that money invested are absolutely guaranteed which can and should be cured. We think ̈ they permit even that quantity in much the There can be nothing safer in this unsafe that good drainage is indirectly, useful, and same spirit as the old Puritans, or the world.. And if not, the experience of the do not intend to seem to differ from nucleot rigorist. Fathers just tolerated matri- past proves that there is no more profitable Surgeon General Luckie when wo say 10, mony, as a barely permissible substitute for and paying investment than shares in a For his contention is true, that you may worse evils. Modem research is certainly a deadly enemy to that temporarily comforting, Board has therefore quite rightly decided to world and yet the plague death-rate may water company. The Metropolitan Water have the most costly system of drains in the but there can be no doubt deleterious, approve of the scheme, and to authorise the menlly continue on its wicked climb. But beverage whisky and soda, We can remem-introduction of a bill accordingly in the next taken in conjunction with the complete bar when old Anglo-Indigos still talked about session of Parliament. But--and here is abolition of the native horrors which drains "brandy-pawnee." Good people at home the "one satiric touchthere were two should replace, and combined with other used to imagine that this was some wonder dissentients to the vote of the Board, precautions against accumulations of sewn. ful Oriental nectar with brandy in it. The frat, Mr. Alderman E. H. Tripp go, dratos are invaluable. The prompt Fawnee was jual Indian pidgin-English objected to the scheme, and as far removal of all rubbish and offal his for water. The word of course is derived at his remarks on the subject are suscep- much to do with rat prevention. In the from the Hindustani pani. Many Jokes, tible of rational interpretation they merely Chinese city of Boochow a large latrine and good and bad, bare been made about amount to this-bat it was no good pro immediate surroundings became a home for brandy pawnce and Anglo-Indieos, Woviding a water supply large enough for a vast numbers of rats. Many people in the have not a copy of Fanity Fair handy, but wo larger population than there was at present, vicinity died of plague, and when the latrine think the "at civilian Jos Bedley is linked as nobody could fell with any certainly what was destroyed many more died during with this exotically named but homely drink the population was going to be. Polteness short period, after which the epidemic died in one of Thackeray's gibes. When brandy must have forbidden his hearers from retort down. The rais had swarmed out into the became discredited, whisky took its place on ing that nobody would have to wall while neighbouring houses and brow the plow that a follow know what he was his care grew longer to see the population of, with them, as Chinese of Hopet

DRÌNK IN TÜK TROPICS.

(25th May.)

But