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OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

WHAT THEY THINK.

China Mail.

CHINA NEW YEAR.

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There is no denying the fact that a spirit of cheerful optimis pervades thus Colony to day. The China New Year ly and the financial complications which

settlements are closing most satisfactori»

many feared two months ago hava not eventuated. In fact, only onu failure is to be recorded, and that of an outport Chinese firm of only minor importance Bongy is plentiful ; indeed, the ery in local banking circles is that, if anything, it is a little too plentiful, and that the 'need of the rugment is for opportunities for its profitable employment. With trade booming in England, with ran quillity more or less assured in all the principal producing and absorbing cell- tros of the world, with credit gradually strengthening throughout China, only can be forgiven for taking a word hope- Tal view of the bipodints Intars than Tong did this time a year ago.

Daily Press.

"OFF THE CHAIN."

People will become more adventurons; they will travel more, will becotic, more independent ecomitly as the reali ́of being able to take their labour to other markets and other fields, yet the means of wealth which makes all this

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JANUARY 31 1911

VOLUNTEER NEWS.

GANCOINE HIELD COMPETITION,

CHINA, BREEDING PLACE

OF DISEASE.

AMÉDICAL, MAN'S OBSER-"

VATIONS.

The Gaspigno Shick competition, in conection with the Hongkong Volun- teer Corps, took place on Saturday! altenron, at Tai Hang nage. This day was a bad untu for shooting, mil a Stamping ont pestilence, plague and trong SE. wind was blowing grass. disease.' in China, nan miasture of pro- the targets. At times the targets couldtion for públic inilti on the Pacific hardly be sea, as a thick olon kept coast and in the world was the theme Weeping over thiom. In spite of this, of a discours by Dr.. M. R. Edwanks

some excellent shooting was seen on the range

for the competition this your, mulin The No. 1 Company did not enter

all four Companies panded on the tango as follows: Nos. 2, 4 and 4 Artillery Companies and the Infantry

Company.

The first company to take the range was No. 4, whɔ ɑntered four gans crew and the next to ee was the No 3 Company, who also entered 4 guns brow, and this was followed by No. 2 Company with one gan cach.

STANDARD TEST.

In spite of the hd weither yesterday morning a large number of Voluntears paraded at King's Park range to fire |_ their “ Standán! Test." Only the 100 yards firing was completed, and after this range work hand to be stopped owing to the heavy showers

ENGINEERS VISIT THE ELECTRIC LIGHT STATION,

SATURDAY'S SPORT.

FOOTBALL.

The Second Division Lorgue match, did not come off on Saturday owing to the 83rd Company, Royal Garrison not putting in an oppentance. The B.0.0. turned up.

RUGBY.

HEROIC CREW.

FIGHT FIRE ON KUMBANG FOR

THBEK DAYS."

To-day's Advertisement.

INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGA. TION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG, SINGAPORE AND SAIGON.

serious fire broke out on hand tho .. As we liave already announced a.

Kusang," while on her last voyage from Singapore to Hongkong, and between the former part and Saigon. T

A friendly game of Rugby was played | Wo have now received full details of on the Hongkong Football,Clab ground | the affair.

at Happy Valley between in team from When the fire was discovered in No. of Haryard niversity at the Common-II.M.S. Tar and H.M.8. Newcastle. 3 old, the Chief Oftaar" at onco worth club lamhoon in the Palaes The game was a fast and exciting one, hotel, San Francista, on the 24th ft had resulted in a win for the Tamer,

by 13 points to nil.

Doctor Edwards drew a terrible pic ture of the provalence of every kind of disorse in Chius. After showing that all the devastating plagues in the world's history sprang from Asia ho outlined the plan of Harvard university to fight disease where it breads, An army of young American doctors, spo- ointly trained, will be sent to China to build up a Chinose health institution, Doctor Edwards asked "San Francisco businessmen to follow the example of eastern merchants and give financial aid to the movament.

On "The hygienic regeneration of. China," Dugtor Edwards said:

"China, the breeding, plazo of cholera nad bubonic plague, the hotbed of dis- case, menaces the world. My year's trip in China Is revealed, astounding 'con- ditions of insanitation neared dis-

asgis, overywhere.—Smallpox

The members of the Engineers In-scarlet fever greet me in the streets.

H... WATERWITCH F. HM

ALAGRITY,

The above teams met at Happy Val- loy in connection with the small ship's Football league. The enesenter" was a good one from start to finish, and re- sulted in a win for the Alacrity by goals to ono.

1.D.c. 18. 83RD CO. 4.0.4. The above match did not come bir owing to the Military toana nut putting

ia an appearance.

LEAGUE CRICKET,

(0,0,0, Pa. H,O,A.

The Craigongower Cricket Club met the Royal Garrison Artillery team on their ground; and the game resulted in

HE Company's Steamship

"KUMSANG,"

having anired from the above pors Co, algunes of Corgo by her are ber by informed, that ther goods will be de livered frum alongside. A fice having

superintonda the laying out of the curred on board during the v YARD hoses, while the Third Ollicor wous down cousignees of cargo frim CALCUTTA, PENANG and SINGAPORE are a t- into the smoking "twoon decks on a life-fied that they will be req do siga a saving expedition, and succeeded, in ressing from the burning parts of the vessuf, two woizon, a crippled man, and a baby, all natives, all of whom were almost suffocated and greatly exhausted.

Who the Third Offieur had elenned the 'tween decks of passengers, the hatalies were battoned down and four or five hoses and a steam pipe fixed on lo ventilators. When this was done the Captain altered the ship's course and procaded with foll stoni to the Pulo, Cecir de Mor, Island, arriving thero at 1 p.m.

After the ship kad anchored tha listehos were taken off and water playof direct into the lower hold, the sent of there is attempt to ex- tinguish the fire h

susu to be aban- doned, owing to the dense volume of _smoko_rising...ap_continually from.the..

possible mest hire its source in some stitute who were invitel to visit the Stallpox is given to babios so that cellent scores. Their wickets were five down again and steam turned on into

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Como'l Avera,a Boon and par s de Lading are countersigned Damaged po: it os their cargo before Bills of cargo is being handed into the Hong Caps Kowloon Codowce for SUIVE!. kong and Kowloon Whof and Godoin Sound cargo mpeding the discharge er maining on Load at trapmonte proxime will be linced it c go.q, nsk and expen..

No Lie losurance is Le rg or w li be affec.td.

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Bills f Lading will be cou.tarsigned JARDINE, MATHESON & C^, ÂTO,

Lete al Masse s Hoarkeds' 31st January

For Sale.

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Books on Gardening, &c.

UBED POSTAGE STAMPS lo Single Sets, Packers and Bags, All Paila oc Goeds, VIEW POSTCARD,

sy victory for the 0.0.0. The Craigeugower en were in hold. 'grand form, and compiled some ex- The hatches wore therefore battened

down for 145 runs, The R.G.A.'s the hold. This work wont on watil were all out To understand China's pitiablends the top store for the U.C.C, 40 the hatches were once more removed, in for 98 runs, E. L. Braga 9 o'clock the following morning when state we will suguse var population of

rans, not out and next to him was R. order to find out whether the volumes 90,000,000 was multiplied by four, do Bash, 34 hot out.

water poured into the hold had made away with all but 100 hospitals, have

Taylor and J. V. Braga each took my headway against the fire, Beit but 1,000 physicians, or two assigned five wickets for the C.C.C.

as the most blinding moke continuel MANILA CIGARS and to. San Francisco, invo, two modical

HONGKONU POLIER PT. now.Li to rise up from the hold, the Capdaín

CIGARETTES. relovi, discharge state and municipal

The above match was played on the devided to ran to Saigon and seek health boards, stop up the sowers, put tuberculosis in every family, let disenso Police Grand and resulted in a winasistange there.

For the third time the hatches were ra riot, have a cholera centre on the for the Palies. This makes Ulfeir second Atlantic and bubonic plague on the win for the season. They compiled 85 Pacific coast, 4-when-you have pie-rans to their opponents 18. The best tured this state of rampant pestilenes. score in the game was put up by the you will have a fair idea of actual

Policemen-12 runs. ditius in China.

Electric Light Station on Saturday they may die young if they are to bu abiling pince. That is a consideration which seems to have been overlooked by went by ears and arrived at their dor- victims.

tibution about 2,30 p.m., where they vur modern prophet. Labour may be

were received by Mussrs. II. 13, Bridger fluid, may move from place to place, Int

and J. J. Stubbings, of the Electric wealth, the product of such labour, minst he locatised. Food can only be grown Company's staff. The visitors were by certain attachment to the soil, while taken round the electric works, where

they-m

-were shown the latest Diesd en- articles_of_dress and daily mo are prezz dusod in specialised centres which mengine, and had explained at length the working of this enging, three of which some degree of permanence. Therefore, though we travel more in the future, we already been installed in the build must always have some abiding place either in our native land, in the colonies where we find freer opportunities, or in some now land of når adopţi m.

South China Morning Post.

TEN PER CENT. -in-this-viaw, of course, tile egimen of the China Provident Loan nud Mortgage Company, Tid, spudis as the representative of thu teks which, Grondly speaking, can be termed *Industrials. But the day has go when investors looked to dividards only, sind did not concern themselves, with the marketable character of their hold- *ings. For some years past, a čltange has taken place in the relative values of all somrition. As Pareign and Colonial Governments and Municipal Corporations have come forward with stosks re lesible at pif, and oireying fotte and a half per cent, investora have bean caught by the safety of the offered Becurity.

BILLIARDS.

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After this, the visitors inspected the boiler or stem Idant, which is kept ready in case of any emergency.

Among other less interesting things the visitors was the big tank where crude oil is kept. The visitors were then very hospitably entertained by Mean. Bridger and Stabbings, .

sven

Mr. McCobbia, belalf of the Engineers' istitute, thankel their hot for the very enjoyable and instrue tive afternoon offended them, to which Mr. Stalddags mútably responded.

FINANCIAL NEWS.

"Niravomida PREIANT"MARGUÉT.

CUNI

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The feature of the game was the bowling, in which Kerr took five

ton batteued down and the-ship pro- ceeded to Saigon arriving at the quaran tine station at 6 am. on January t when the work of extinguishing the flames was earnestly taken in hand.

The Jild was completely flooded, and

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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

"Bubonic plague is in every seperti kets for 20 runs and Hoggarh fire the fire with which tho.crow had beendet. ROM and after 1st Jannary, 1909,

in China. Si it broke out 11 years, ago, spreading to San Francisco, 9,000,000 people have perished from

China has beet fighting disease with superstitions: Entre ars, no da tors there. Luger to broken, elligies are Turned and ceremonial rites- performal to drivo away the evil spirit of sickness. This is one throughout China: 1 seg that site of the Clinic doctors are practicing here, I live Mestre. Wheelock & Co.'s just reid an Edvertisement wherein the stalui-Our hotnewald freight market practitioner says he has the medical has been very active rines we last wiekowledge of revan generations. That espeilly to Europe, and there is quite is their source of knowledge in medicine. a large quantity of vugu coming forward

**Flio health of the United Statos de from the outports;—it look Ti fast,

as if no were going to experience anotherds that a medical school under for- "rash" of cargo similar to the one wo eigu influence be established in China. Such a move, while being protectivo, |-had-a-your-ng-

would be an entering wedge for Amer Contul Things are very ynist' commercial development în Ásia. in the North and although there is vory little loro tumage seeking employment there is alan abisches of demand which Two other anatoles were played intervis to keep rates low; latest advious the Soldiers Club last night in cou-from the South show a healthier toe

SOLDIERSLUN TOVENAMEST.

"Harvard has started the movement for such an institution. A soure of the best trained molical men will be sent to Chins to conduct exhaustive studios in to disease and hygienic emitión A

estion with the above competition and it is ernestly to be hoped that wo$1,000,000 endowment will be sought wedi tho. Hongkong Volunteer Re-

may fee some improvemsit after the serves and the 4.0.0.

China Now Year.

The first game was played between Mr. Thornhill and Private Imanbrook. It resulted in favour of Thornhill, 260 -989. The winner's best break was

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SHANGRACH COAL MARKET. The report of the 26th, by Mossts. Wheabuck & Co. · ștalan:-Coal,----

The next game was between Mr.Band Japan-This market has been very and Capt. Hunto, and this time it requiet since last writing anal only a very

ustad in a win for the A.0. mas The result was 250-230. Capt. Hunter's breaks word 20,21, 17 and 14. Tho score up to date are as fol- lowat

H.K.V.R.

Mr. Gipto 250 Mr. Fano'............... 197 Mr. Thornhill.......................... 250 Mr. Bond

230 A.0.0. Capt, · Lydlon ....................... 142 Staff-So gt. Sergeant... 250 Private Lashbruck...... 289 Capt. Hunter... 250. Two other.gamos will be played to night, the results of which will appear In to-morrow's lasuo.

dalur partly on account of the low, slight business has been done with native

ness of China Now Year and partly an account of the unsettled state of ex- change; prices are steady both locally and in Japan and we hope to seg Kutno, improvement in the amount of busives

done in the bar future.

Cardiff-No new*.*

Sydney Wollongong.-Stagnant. Manchurian Cua-The plague in. the North having stopped this export of;)

to carry on the work. First $10,000 a your will be needed for live years, Eastern men havo gintributed all but $12,000 a your for the work:

"Beganse of the Pacific coast's primo interest in the health and sanitation of Asia we look for support here. Sau

Wo of the cast hops, you will get it. fair of 1915 is your cherishet ops. Francisco is primarily interested. The

for 25 runs.

"REMNANTS •H.&.c.c. "A".

tling for so long,

, was finally extinguish- | nt, 7. p.m. in Jauiary 8. In the This longue match was decided on the, only the body of a Chinsman, in Hongkong Cricket Club ground, and

n very charred condition, was discoveral resulted in a draw.

on the top of the fresh water tank, near where the fire broke ont.

The Remnants" opened the gaine, and their wickets were dropping carly, wickets for 30 ruis, then wickets for 50 runs. At this stage hopes were entertained that the game would result in win for the Club, but nuvertheless the tail of the Remnants was too good, for between Hose and Matson, 168 were compiled and this brought them up to 200 runs for 9 wickets when stamps were drawn. The former was respon- sible for 107 runs not out, and tho latter for 50 ut out.

The Club-men played a good gams, and from the very beginning started to "slog." The best scores | were Atkinson 59, Claxton 58, Payno

47 and IInerison 44..

while Makin gat 4, and for the Ren- Payne took 5 wickets for the okab,

Waterhouse on cacli. nanta Warburton took 2, Young and

C.C.C. FL. SERGEANTA, K.O.V.J.L

The abovo match di not Lako pilnes yesterday afternoon; owing to the C.0.0. failing to raise a team.

WORLD'S NEWS.

[FROM "N.-C. Daily News"]

THE FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE,

London, Jan. 21-Telgruns from

Owing to their herois, alforts to pat out the fire the Captain ard Oficers of the Kunsang were without sleep for three days and nights.

The fansang is die hero to-day- three worką overdue. Mucit anxiety had been felt for her safely.

OUR DIARY.

Wednesday, 1st February. Hongkong Football Shield Competi tion, entries close, 5.30 p.m. Licopsing Board Meeting.

Thursday, 2nd February. Sanitary Board Meoling, 3.45 p.m. Hughes and Hough auction salo, toiscalleneous goods, 11 am.

Saturday, 4th Fel Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., Ltd.,'annual meeting, 12 o'clock noon,"

Monday, 6th Feb, Hongkong Christian Union Meeting." 6.30 pm.

Crown Land Salo, I p.m.

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Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., samtal moeting, p.m.

Friday, 10th. February. Volunteer Dauce.

- St. Paul's Collage, laying of founda- tion of new school building.

An interest in China by your city would Paris state that Madame Curio, who appreciated and reciprocated by China shared with her husband the honour of and it must not be forgotten that a the discovery of the properties of radium, Pingu must be kept out at all hazards has beón defeated at an election to the during the next four yours."

French Academy of Suiences. She ret ceived twenty-eight votes to thirty in Regatta. favour of M. Brauly, the piouser of wireless, telegraphy mud the inventor of the caberer.

HOME. POLITICS.

beans, it is hoped that the railway will HOME RULE FOR IRELAND,

be able to handle some of the conl

which is dad for export from Dalny,

London, Jan. 19.-The British Gov-

The question of the elsetion of a wo man to the Andeny iniluenced the voting

-The quotations-Cron-the-Stock-Ex-ernment line derided to appoint a com change, Shanghai, on the 26th were

mitted to conduct an investigation into Maatschappij, oto. in Langkat, Id. shares at Ts, 117 and 118 for cash; Shanghat Cottor Manufacturing Co. as a preliminary to drawing apa scheme President of the Nationalist Party, ling states, Ld. altres at Tis. 74 for ons Lord Courtney, who has hitherto opent for publishing a preface to a sciditi- shares at Tla. 50 for oakh; Anglo-Java for granting Home Rule to Ireland.been sentenced to six months' imprison Anglo-Dutch (Java) Plantations, Ld. sliares at Tls. 2 for cash; Cheng Rubber Posed the granting of self-government ons poem. Estates, L. sharovat Tls. By for cash; to Ireland, has published a statement in Amligret Rubber Estate, Ld. shares at which he admits that the time has arrived

EGYPTIAN NATIONALISTE London, Jan. 24.-Dispatches from the national finandas of Great Britain, Cairo state that Mohanimed Farid, the

A double rickslis containing two wo mon was run into opposita. Murray Barmaoks on Biday,, by a inotor car. The passengers of the rinkalta, were

POST-CORONATION FLANS. thrown out and the coolio slightly in-

London, Jan. 26.-It is officially jurol. The driver of the car, a Euro-la. 63 for cash; Country Club 6 pot for granting the privilege, and "ho sag-announced that the King and Queen

cent debentures at par cash; and -pén, paid for the repair of the ricksha Yangtage Insurance Association, Ld5stan safe method for the granting of Mary will visit Dublin and Edinburgh

gad paid componention to the coolis

Home Bula-Jiji.

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