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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JANUARY 31 for

A shipment of 85,000/ lins, been made from San Frantieu to Hùng- kong.

Interport football matches between Suanghuf nud-Tieņtsiu were abandoned this week.

to four times as many people, “fers, is where you must live." The picture is not overdrawn. It is Chipa. But what a terrible picture it is of a land now trembling under the lash of dis- case. Only one hundred and sixty qualified physicians of Chinese race and only one thousand hospitals to succour 400,000,000 people, exposed far more The s.. Tenang arrived this mom- than we of the West to the ill-thating with a large unil from Mula flesh is heir to! It is no wonder that we, and Celn. at least, regard with alarm the menRCC |that threatens the country from the Nonh. China in harpresent deplorable sanitary condition is a constant menace | to the health of the world, and the most thoughtiess among us must regard with|

Mr. C. F. MeWilliaus, of the Pacific Mail Co., Yokolajna, is a guest at the Hongkong Hotel,

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CHINA NEW YEAR.

Tho China New Year fastivitica

LATEST MAIL NEWS.

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CANTON NEWS.

FEW FAILUREN,

AMERICAN NEWS.

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have, been and still are boing enjoyed by company contemplates ereling a largo | [TÉE "TELU3BATH” CORRESPONDENT ↑ New York, January 24-David our native usiglibours in time-hon-† boan oil mill in Manchutteis.

Canton, Jan. 30.

Graze Phillipps, the well known onred fashion, none the less causo

The year closes with very low esos American novelist, was shot here last the weather promises "good jose" for It is reported that Count Okuma has

of failares, to far as Cnutou is concerned. | night. the earning year.

decided to visit England in April test The mary market is in a mund condi- Washington, January 24-Pro- Thousands of dollars have been ex-with a view to establishing an Anglotion. Two shops in Lantern Street sident Taft was the guest of honor ponded on the ubiquitous fire-cracker. Japanes Comitorial Alliance.

have gone into liquidation, owing, it isnt the annual southoni society ball Anny thousands have foasted in public

allogel, to the loss of capital. A shop hold in this city last night. and in their own homes. Friendly

dealing in shito sugar was shut up with heavy liabilities. The master, filing himself rd pressed by his uroditors. has committed suicide by drowning.

rivalry among the firms to prosent a brave show has lent its aid to the acon- sion. House-bays, by their absence, havo emphasised their value.

Mr. Richmond Tibbald, of Bournemouth, Lorothed 2007, to the

China Inland Mission.

The Law Journal points out that the ntiiber of lawyers in tho now Parlia The Rabi, on her last trip, brought. The fair, as usual, was held in Jer-ment is practically the sumo as in the feelings of deep satisfaction any at:50 bons of sugar and 450 bales of vois and surrounding streets, which old. templ, however small, to put in a hemp from Manila. sanitary condition the most unsanitary spot in the universe knowu to us.

were crammed with sightseers of all nationalities. Among thous wore many.

Opisa was found in the clothes box Manila by the Taisang from Amoy.

European artists, attempting to catch

The three submarines for Hongkong are of the B class, having a tonnaga of

and armament of two torpedo tubos,

DUTY ON OPIUM.

Ja this connection, those.public of a Chinoso passenger arriving in the Turnore gite effects which the f 921, an extreme speed of 13 knots, the revenues derived from taxation on

spirited and philanthropic people

who have done and are doing so.. much for the furtherance of education

British shipping on the whole, anys

in China should prove of very great the U. S. Cousal in Manila, has not utility. Schools and colleges of

a high grade are being established, suffered by the fron trado legislation. and no more cuviable faurels could

murky atmosphere, the moving throng, bright dresses and glowing lights gave to the segue.

Tho

affair was one of the most daborate of the long line of brilliant affaies of the kind held by the rooiety, The Presidi ent was invited as a special mark of honour by the leaders of tho organiza-

It is reported that the British Minis-tion. er at Peking is negotiating with the Washington, January 24.-It now Chinese Government for nu increase of beginning to look as though the efforts of the import duty on foreign opiam. As President Taft to harmonize the two alements of the Republican Party and gropanol opium in Canton are for fo-repair the breach made by insurgency Pilot T. Mackie, of Singapore, disa ang the loss sustained through were going to fail. At a meeting of the

suppression of gambling, and the now arrangement; if agreed upon by the two Governments, will affact the ineque from taxation on preparát opium, is Exodlency the Viceroy has wired to the Throne begging that, should the negoti-

in London last month. Temples were crowded with the de

A Chinaman in South Kedah who vout, praying for prospority and happi-

was found in possession of a full list of ness in the New Year, while over the thirty oaths of the Triad. Society, and a well-laden tables families were ro-uni-book containing secret sigas, has been

flatter at fantan..

Republican Insurgents held last night stops were taken to form a now longue of insurgency. One of the objects of the association of the lasurgonts is avowed touppose the offerts of the President to make himself the party's nominee for

say in the not distant future: "We each late last evening, and the wail was deted, and later, perhaps, enjoyed a little sentenced to three yeste' imprisonment.ations with thig British Minister by the Presidency in 1912. The nodus

WHISKY

crown their efforts than to be able to

A Dlend of the Finest Purc Malt Whiskies distilled

Scotland

in

gave China à thousand qualified

The French Mail s.s. Salazie arrived

livered at the Post Office this morning.

doctors. The chair of Medicine

Mr. and Mrs. B. F, Frøst aru return-

GENUINE AGE

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FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR

Robert Porter & Co.'s BULL DOG

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No disorders worthy of comment oc-

should be for many years to come the jug to the colony by the Iyo Maccurred, the people being all most well is estimated at per cent, and the Finants bo ordered to linyo this fresh local leagues throughout the country

most honoured in every university which left Londos on Dec. 24th.'

in this land. Aud its footstools, Pharmacy, Sanitation, lygiene and kindred subjects, should be honoured above Theology, Meus sana it corpore sano is a desired end that Can never be attained where dirt is king, for cleanliness is next to godliness, and Chida is unclean. We would wish to see every inducement placed

before the youth of China to tum their thoughts to the study of me: dicine. Lmong a people who so dearly love the outward and visible signs of rank as the Chinese, (de' mocratic though they are), enormous impetus might be given

an

- Mr. Harvey, National Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of Chim, let to-day on the S.5. Tagaba Mara for Shanghai

Mr. Frank H. Vida, the well-known langhai jockey, arrived here, yoster- lay, met is a guest at the Hongkong Hotel.

The Japanese craizer Alitsushima, (Commander Abo) arilved, this morning from the north. The cruiser will be in port for several days,

Me, mal Mrs. A. Kuhi will un cule-

by the Throu lo this most brating their 20th wedding anniversary

necessary study were-it-to-grant-morrow. They have re-ided in the special bution to every qualified Colony for twenty-five years. *** medical tau who presented his diplo. mas at Peking. The Chinese-loye

·Having been relitted in Devonjort,

belayed.

The small shops resumed hustoess to-day. The larger oues will only re- the wealthy merchants will condescend move their shatters on the ith; while

talk insiness after the 15th. To all of them we wish a Happy New Your.

The Norddeutscher Lloyds dividend

Hamburg American Co.'s at 8 per cent. (6 per cent, for 1909.)

̧ ̈The Hamburg Chamber of Commerça

unfavourably in China. says business Ist year commented hor La South Chinn business has been manual.

Almost all large German banks, so far as they are run on sound lines, and are well founded, have worked Invour-

NEW CANNON FOR CHINA.ably in 1910, and are exported to de- claro satisfactory, dividendst It is THE TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT, estimated that this Deutsche Bank will

distribute 14 per cent.

-in-tho-provinger-

A. S. WATSON & such things why should they not the craiur corns will leave Fuglund throughout the Empire. The types of

It is understood that it is the inter-

attended with sucess, the Ministry of operandi of the organization is to form

Sourco of reveans. devoted to covering especially in those rectious where in-. up the loss suffered by gambling sup-surgency was strong; in the recent 'elog-

tion. pression...

HONGKONG'S FUTURE.

PROSPERITY.

VIEWS OF COMMISSIONER

OF CUSTOMS.

SIGNS OF UNREST.

RUDENESS TO FOREIGNERS IN THE INTERIOR,

A special correspondent of the Slanglmi Mercury," writing from Shoushing in the worth, declares that mirast, while a very high-handed atti- the people are showing signs, of

The following is from the rapori, i (Kowloon) by Mr. Alfrel II. Harris: Tho trade for the year was marked by any unfavourable features," for con- Canton, Jan. 30.

traction of credit had its' die real, lude towards foreigners is being taken

up by certain provincial officials. His Excellency the Canton Viceroy

bat towards the close of the year a The armiesofChimärgshal to usurber

There is a stless and riotous atti is in receipt of a despatch from the Army all told between 500,000 and 600,000 better feeling prevailed with an indica Advisory Council inquiring into the olden; but most of thou soldiers are en-

tion-of-baisker-basino-;-stocks-of-stado among the lower olasses of the and new type of canon at present in uso tirely inefective except for suppressing desorptious los fallen to normal level,omnity, as also there is a jualotis risings of unarmed people, says Mr. and signs were not wanting to indicate and envious friction between the gentry The despatch says that the object of Frederick Moore in the Daily Gatho approach of a period of steady trade. And local officials. the inquiry is to prepare for the adop-phic."

But though on the whole the general condition of trade during the year may tion of a uniform pattern of cannon

not have been specially favourable, ow- and certainly no more deserving peron Fenty 21 for Hongkong with a those instruments of destruction in the tion of the King and Queen to wear thing to vanis dager which combined to son could wear them than the man who

now crew fab the surveying suij Merlin. provincé are at present varied. It is same ceremonial robes at their Corena-aggravate the caramercial enervation gives his life to the alleviation of suffer

needsary to institute a thorough inquiry tion as were made for and used by King and inactivity from which, as has al- ing. We have already noted in this Three mida entered a house in Pottin-into the numbers of the old and new Edward and Queen Alexandra,

ready bon pointed out, signs of re- column the need of primary schools, get Street (N5, 33), gaggol the woma | cannon in every province, the countries

covory wers minile only towards the (Wrobel, the father of kiddergarten who opened the thor and stals clothing in which they are manufactured their

end of the yet, yet without, narrowly should be honoured in the laud), to the value of $200 on Smalay last.cost, and the expenses incurred in.

looking at buy fortuitous cirenuistances saldressed to The Edilut, 45, Sies. Viene Rod, and since the Chinese student displays a

Lesting their usefuluess. Oficials are

which may have enused it to ba prosper should be accompanied by the Writer's Neue and

to salinit a report of the stock of tau-

ons or the taverse during any given Address

ons in shore batteries, and men-of-

th, it may be confidently stated war.

that there are no canser at work which may provent a thorough revival of pros- perity.

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9th July 1910,

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The proposed walking tour of the Y. M. G. A. to Cunton has not taken place, ou as out of the failure to make arrangements at Lown,

Mr. R. F. Doherty, the elder of the two famous brothers, whs from 1837 to 1905 were the two greatest British players of lawa tennis, died last month,

The cuiser Highflyer will leave Sheernese on Feb. 26 to rollove the

lack of restraint due to the absence of the wholesome influence in his young days of such lost.tutious. We..can press that need in the matter of me

On receipt of the despatchy His Ex-cruiser Hyacinth as Bagship of the dical knowledge, or perhaps we should

cellency the Viceroy notified Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies say, sanitary knowledge, as well. To

Quite apeare has arison in the mutly-Li Chou, and requested him to instruct Station. primary schools, kindergartens in fact. ing districts of Shanghai owing to some of the dirtiest and most poverty-series of daring and sepcessful targlaries stricken districts in the West of Ireland which have recently been perpetrated. owe their present comparatively pios: - perous, condition.

The chapge was

The flags of the varions Consulates and of the men-of-war in Shanghai were flown at half-mast on the 24th in memory of the death of Rear-Admiral

nubles.

the officials is charge of the arsenals The Rubber Share Market has been and thuse in the naval yards to make in a holiday mood-dll the week, says the report in accordance with the the "L. & C. Express" of the auth ult., requirements of the Army Advisory and closed with some sagging on the Council,

part of the leaders. There is no great change in quotations, and, whilst speculative business is at a standstili, there has been some quiet investment buying.

HONGKONG'S TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES.

Acting Consul-General Phipps states

not made without oppositioú, nor in half a generation; but when the child- ten of those who first learnt the lesson of cleanliness in the primaries in turn came to attend these schools,

Too, Lise Hire alarms were given their influence worked upsa their parents and brought back to the daring the Chinese New Year. One their own cleanly school days, with was on Sunday night in Connaught the happiest results. With houses Road and the other was early this morenas clezo as circumstances might permit,ing in Grahan Street, and with cleanly bodies, the people

Honghong. “Telegraphing accounts west up, industries ing n eigar factory in Hongkong, and quantity of camont imported, but its

It is understood that as the result of

The prosperity of Hongkong is another expression for the well being of the neighbouring Customis districts, and when Hongkong teases to advands in prosperity the star of the Kowloon trade must be expected to wane. It is satisfactory to learn that the general view of the business world is that the lowest point of depression has been reached and that things rasy be expet- ed to mend.

that imports from Hongkong have in-heavy losses incurred during the past influential zien in the colony that fetare It is my opinion now shated by many. ereased slightly, but exports show n'de-

two or three years, a number of under-prosperity is along the lines of ea as compared with 1998 of writing members of Lloyd's have resign-operation and cordial relation with her 77,71gt. das principally to the pro-d. It is calculated that the losses neighbour, chief eustonter; and follow- hibition of transhipment under free which have been paid this year amount trader-China, suddenly look up a new view, point of The Unitel Tobacco Shares of the trade with the United States. There was life. The drink bill went down, bank-Unitel States are contemplating open-au increase of over 8,000,0004, in the

to six millions sterling.

The United States Governo.it has appeared and establishe i themselves their manager has waitton 1, the Mer-value fall off by 9,272 lmports of entered a sit in the Federal Court solidly, and disease and famine dis- chants' Asspeittion of Manila, for the refined sugar rose from 3,050,086, in against 13 steamship linus unilor, the HONGKONG, TURDAY, JAN. 31, 1911: appeared. The boy, in this case was addresses of liras where tonees, fabels 1908 to 4,552,8201, in 1909, their Anti-Trust Law, charging the om-

truly father to the man, for it was and boxey might be secured.

values being 20,071. and 28,008,panies with attempting to zaonopolizo THE HEALTH of china the children who led the social and

respectively. The decrease in exports the transportation of steerage passen subterranean revolution of which those

is due to lessened sales of sigars, hemp gors between the United States and and raw sugar, the latter declining foreign countries. frir 378,907, to 317,7481.

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Our readers will be interested to learn-particularly at this time when plague is rampart in the north of an organised, scientifically-directed.. at tempt that is to be made to place Ching hygienically upon a firm basis. In order to appreciate the terrible state of affairs, from the health point of view, In China wa cronot do better than quote one of the leading spirits of the hygiene crusade who, in lecture, described China's hygienic condition, in, as he said, terms of the United States. Thus: Take away every hospital among America's 99,000,000 people save 100, and then every physician except about 1,000. That number throughout the United States would give San Francisco, only- two doctors to care for her sick, Then do away with all medical schools but two, and forget all you know of hygiene and bacteriology. Next the State and

municipal boards must go. Then the severe must be filled up. Then ful tuberculosis in every family. Let diy

The German cruiser Scharnhorst, who run may read in Sligo. And it which land hoped to be in port in time e equally to her children that China for the Emperor's birthday last week, must look to protect her from the is expected from Batıyių, on Saturday results of centuries, of sloth' and next. To Scharnhorst was rogalled by opposition to progress. "Ia their small windlass

Batavia while on her way hands fies the future; but at the pre-orth sent time Confucius should give place to disculapius.

HONGKONG DAY BY DAY.

The Astriva arrived in Shanghai on the 24th.

A cricket league has been formed in Shanghai.

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The British Consular report on the trade of Switzerland for 1909 notes n large increase in the import-of tes

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AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST,

DOLEFUL PROPHECY OF UNIVERSITY FREMDENT.

San Francisco, Jan. 17.--Last night,

It is almost nexless to say that the carlier methods adopted by the Japan- ese to pacify the Formosan savages did. avt commend themselves to the Chinese, says a correspondent.

TO-DAY'S SHOOTING,

To-day, at the King's Park Rango the Taikoo Voluntours shot for the hand soudwire silver cup, which is a replies of the cup presented to the Jockey Club by Mr. John Swire on the occasion of his last visit to the culmy. -

The ranges were 200, 300, 500, and 600 yards. The targets two were disappearing and silhouettes and the latter two rajich fas

The trophy has been held for two years by Mr. Murray Sestt, and if he'

The stupid and almost Wostile atti- tude taken up by some of the officials madonbt arises from their ignoranss concerning the carrying out of the now refort rules and ingulations issuing from the Poking Government from time

to tino.

They look upon the foreignor as. losing ground with the higher authori ties of the country, wad so not only treat them with a nuiform disrespect which one never act with before, but, thuy dany than, or, are trying land to deprive them of their commm troaty rights.

AMERICANS AND THE

PHILIPPINES.

TALK OF WAR—“ TOMMY-NOT." Army officers declare that the Philip- pines are at the money of the Japaneis, says a San Francisco paper. So far as that is excernel, thara aru a dozen or moro eitio on the Atlantic seaboard, of vastly more consequence to this country than the Philippines, at the marey-of- the British ficuts, but that is giving nobody any concern

Yet there is just as inach probability that England may dewand on our coasts as that the Japanese will deliberately mice war on the United States. The whole of the talk is "tommy-rut," and is inspired solely by the disreputablo ides which has possession of somo Army, and Navy officers that it is the duty of the American people to provido plonty of billets for aspiring-men.

Mr. and Mrs. Kaight and about a hundred members of the Wesleyan Guild, spent a very enjoyable day yes- terday at Fau Ling. The party left in the morning as 14 o'clock, roturning on the last train.

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The Lieutenant Kalbo, mentioned

We learn from the Tauruga dispatch succeeds in beading the score to-day it in our telegraphis celamos as Ixing one

of the violins of the Kiel submarino

becomes his property. On auch that the Mitsu Bisht Company has cON; cluded a contract to supply bunker galloudy day it was a task for the man disaster, was formerly well known in the East having been an officer for a long period ou S.M.S.. Vaterland.

Chinn to still appears to be more the President of the Californian Uni- lò thọ steamers of the Russian Voļu; - / but up a big aggregate.

popular in that country than Indian ten. In 1909 the imports of the former amounted to 2:13 tons as against 100 tons from British India.

The Admiralty amongso the appoint

ment of Surgeons W. C. B. Smith, to the Crescent, to date January 11, a

veraity delivered a speech entitled "The of the Pacific Ocona, the speaker unid Americans," Referring to the future

that the United States which had hold

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party

tower Floet at Singapore and all cast thereof,

Nagasaki, the poor victim of political vicissitudes, which was ones so dourish-

hardly any intercourse with the Easting and so promising a city, has now

for several centuries, was now face to fatu with the East on the Pacile coast. The Pacific Ocean, bo declared, would

bessing a nera shade of its former self.

The Siberian mail arrived yesterday to the Tamar, undated; T. I. L. Jones soine day be the scanu of a great comme list:od a law declaring duelling legal.

per the ss. Chenau,

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Dairon is deporting all vagabond Chinese from the lensed territory.

to the Crescent and afterwards to the fist between the East and the West.

Woodlark, both undated; E. J. H. Garstin, to the Crescent, to date Jan.

31, and to the Nightingate, nadated :

and F. II. Stephens, to the Crescent,

Mr. Ng Tin Po will entertain his friends to-night at the Chinese Y.M.O.

CHINA AND JAPAN.

ALARMING RUNDTRH OF COMING.

FAR EAST TROUBLE.

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Tho Bijou Sconic Theatro is being well patronised during the holidays, as it richly deserves. Special arrazige

A St. Petersburg telegram to the ments have been made for extra por- Tageblatt" last taunth says that formanees, all of which ara crowded. The Portuguese Governincat has pub-alarmist rumours are current relative to The pictures shown aro excellent, par- -the alleged tension of relations between ticularly one in which boxing on roller

China and Japan.

skatos is a featurs. Both Miss Vera The "Reich" says it io-considered Ferrace and Miss Ruby Crystal, carlain at Vladivostock that there will whether in dust or singly, sing and be war between the two countries, and dance with sharma and effect. The

At the Chinese Y.M.C.A. a largo

number of menbora aesciabled, to vole brato the New Year, Mr. Park Pure,

The Empire Skating Rink fancy dress to data Jan. 31, and to the Kinska, un---A, with a moving-picture show and the President, was in die ghair. An that China will be supported by the Bijou presunts a ruost satisfactory enter

case run wild. Place a great centre of ball will take place on the 26th of Febru cholera in the Exat. And then say

dates.

music

eujoyable evening waá aug,

United States-Central News,

tainment.