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The Plague.

PRECAUTIONS IN HONG KONG

MEETINU OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. TO-DAY.

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This afternoon, nt, the Sanitary Benrd, Mr. Shaton Hooper shid he thought it advisable to ask in the interests of the public whai prestitions if any had been made to protect the Colony against the importation of pingua into the Culqpy and what had top lind been taken to ophio ini- gmuts from the infected areas to be

tracel

The President (Mr. Wolfs) you ask for this information informally or as a matter of urgouey 7

Mr. Shelton Hooper move urgency to discuss the question of plagas in the

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· Colonel Bedford seconded. The motion was agreed to 'mously,

Was bubonic

month.

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Mr. Shelton Hopel satisfied, sir.

am quite

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The Malaria Pest.

AT SHAUKIWAN.

At the reeling of the Sanitary Board this afternoon there was laid un the table some important correspondete lealing with the subject of the proren tion of malaria at Shaukiwan

A letter was submitted from the 0.5.0. in reply to the communication forwarded by the Board dated 22nd Dee. Inst, in which it was stated that' 11. E. the Governor greatly regretted that the whole role for ring mullahs in the estimates for th current year had been already al-

vented. The suggestion of the M.0.11;

that the stream A.. B. should be

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3 1911

might perhaps be pardoned for venturing to suggest the perusal of the nove mintioned work by those in authority,,

The Presklent said that it would be! gathered from the Government's toy that it was impossible for the vote to bo extended. A special voto geld taken if it was algemed necessary, but under the circumstanco it was not thought dosible to exered the present The Vice-Prestont said that the vote had already baen increased this

voto.

year.

Tip Prident-The Vico President would be able to give us details of what bauld be done this year.

he understood that the Governant The Vice-President remarked that

taken this season,

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GUARDING. AGAINST

MUTINY.

TRUNG MEASURES BY, THE VICEROY, (THE "TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT]

Canton, Feb. 1.

H15. The Cayton. Vifery, having taken in con-iteration the main ang the soldiers which bakes this the last year as a re-nt of an affray with the local polis has instructed the Superintendent of the Training Department to inform the emale olds that in case of any of them applying for love to return to the

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SANITARY BOARD

And inst A meeting of the Snaitary Board was lieht this aflomoon. present Mr. B. D. C. Wollo 'There were President); Hon. Mr. V. Chatham (Mid-President), Hon. Br. W. rowin (Registrar-tenural), Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. Ng Lion Tex, Colonel Bedford, R.A.M.G. (Principal Medical Officer), Dr. F. Chrk (Medion Officer of Healths), Dr. W. W. Peame (Assistant Medioal Officer of Health); and Mr. A. Gibson (Acting Secretary).

HID HENRY XAY'S PROMOTION.

THIN-HA-THUI MARKET LIMITA,

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malaria, West Point was notoriously infested with malarja and there were ntanerous mullahs at Wanchai requicing training.

work of nullah training and the clearing Hon. Mr. Chatham said that the of brushwood was not earried out in the haphazard fashion enggested by the Registrar-General ami he proceeded to give Julaifs of the work already carried out and in 'progress.

THE CANION OPIUM

* MONOPOLY,

IMPORTANT ALTERATIONS,

CANTON NEWS-

(THE "TELEGRAFE" CONRESPONDENT]

Canton, Feb. 1. As I wrote you yesterday, it was the

A proclamation was issued the other ny by the Provincial Treasurer fur intention of 11.E the Viconoy to ro- public information regarding the C-lace the Provincial Examiner for fail ton opium monopoly. By this ring to discharge his duty. It is nor clamation the privilege of running the furmonted in official circles that the Frou

vincial Examiner has heard of th Opium Farm.in Canton was withdrawa i from the Kwong Wing Yugn Co., Viceroy's dissatisfaction, and has ten- under the management of Lenig Chiadored his resignation. Whether this Tong, and was given to the Fuk Yuon will be accepted or otherwise, renatus Mr. Shelton Hooper moral that the Hung Yan and Yang Pin Tin The

Conder the unangement of Obin to be seen. President's recommendation be far-aight concise rules aru sut for s worded to the Government for approval, follows:

Colonel Bedford segonded. Agreed to.

The President also explained that the departmental gangs were constantly ongaged in tisining nullals and clearing brushwood."

SAD DEATH.

Ho

thon.

creased.

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FOR SWEET CHARITÝ'S BAKE.

PERFORMANCES BY CHINESE.

For the past few nights the Taiping Chine à Theatre has been given up to. Deformator in the enuse of charity, the objects of the good work being thi King Lap and Kwong Wa Hospitals of Yaunti, both of which are suffering. frim back of tands. The artistes are giving their services free and in umny thor ways our Chinoso follow-citizens are evincing their cntiso sympathy with the movement. Great crowds are attracted nightly, and a goodly harvest of dollars should be the result. Not able among the company of netura nru Mussra. Kok Wai Son, Chow U Lea and Sai Wang S.

1. By the regulations originally formed by the General Association for Opium. Suppression, the proportion fix- ed is 50 per cent. of propared opium being obtained from every tsel of OF A BANK ACCOUNTANT, raw opita, and license Tea of 30 cents is to be pull on evory The sad death occurred this morning tac of prepared opium after prepara- of Mr. H. B. Cochrane, necountant of

is ako delarul that the fen the Mercantile Bank of India.

shall be gradually inroased the The Secretary. Inid on tho tablo fell from the verandah of the bank mes consumption of prepared uptum de caprespondence relatisoto the Tsim-Sha. into Queen's Road, opposito the Ginud

The sources of the foreign Tui innrket limits which the Board Hotel, at an early hour this morning. native opium are ready diminish hand recommented should be bounded on It is surmised that he must have fallening day by day in the present period of the N. by Austin Road and in the while walking in his sleep.

opium suppression, with the antural |S, by Austin Avenue, W. and E. bound- Mr. Cochrane was picked up uneon-consequence that the consumption of aries being the harbour. The President seins by an Indian coastaldo on. duty in prepared opin daily, deureases. The in a minute stated that the limits Queen's Road, at the early hour of 5.15 fel la ns to the gradual increase of

offered affected only a very this morning. He immediately gave the the fee payable should therefore he cum Us 'mall area in the vicinity of the now alarm and sent for au ambalance, and plied with. The sum of 50 cents shall market at present used by hawkers. It Mr. Cochrane was at one eved to be paid on very tag of prop rolopim "A special feature of the movement is had been found that the present market the hospital. After arriving at the instead of 30 cents from the day th co-opupation of Miss Hong Sun limits were in many cases most quentin-hospital le dio from fracture of the commencement of the present manage-Ying, who moves about amongst the ment, Further increase, full. Iss made andienso at intervals reciting her factors and were directly responsible for skull. in considerable loss of revenue, to the The late Mr. Cochrane was highly in fature when further drove in con-writings and selling her weekly paper, sket. One such instaura was Yim respected, and much liked by a host of maption takes place, with the object af all the sale proceeds going to the charity mati market. Hawkers were permitted friends. He came out to Hongkong in assisting in the suppresion of opine,

2. All prepared opinn shops and In the same way, Mr. Lenng Pak to hawk within mughly 70 yards of the December, 1900, to join the bank, and

smokers shall apply for the issue of a Ying sells navela, Mr. Lai Ying Kon market, they end place their stalls was to go home this spring on leave.

The fanemal took place this after-certificate for purchasing raw opium and dispenser refreshments, the Connanght"

also prepare a jointSuite stating that | Aerated "Water Co.'sulla minerals, illa the raw opium shall be converted into | Hing Loong tirin cigarettes, Mr. Chan prepared opium within the period of one Chi Chin flowers: the Shu Tung Loi month before they shall be allowed to Restantant provides free refreshments purchase raw opin. auil to commence to the workers, Musars, Yoo Fong and preparation. The licetien fer shall be A Pong wall photographs of the play, pal ratingly when the opium is Mr. Wong Lane Sau provides steami prepared. The vendor, of raw, um lanches for the convoyance of patrons shall eximing the certifiats and the neross the harbour, while the Opium joint-le to sea that they correspond Farm provide tho delectablo, drug befors he is allowed to see the opium, for such of themelors as choose to

3. The various opium shops when indulge in it. importing opium dull refort the

noon. within this distance from the market,

Police appear, as, they only carried snill difiqulty in getting away; should the quantities of vegetables which they re- paraplenished from their larger stores set up

The President said that the Sere- consented to net in his stead. if the tary was ill, and Mr. A. Gibson had Douglily tmined by earing the hedefid the work could not be under-meeting was agreenbin. Agreed to. loose stones, ele, was regarded by tifu The President though the only There was laid on the table a lot Director of Public Works is impractiseatisfactory way was to train the from 11. Sir Henry May, thanking cabla exaupt at it cost which would nullah at a cost of $3.000, Io nader the Beard for their letter of congratula lust cover its effective training. Any stoned that the work, would be put in the tion on his promotion to the Governor- sitch method of dealing with the nullahsustinutes for the next year.

ship of Fiji and oxpressing his gratitalo Would wis entail frequent repairs and, The Vice President said the Govern-For their appreciation of his services to uniterations frosh places, resante.

ment had decided that in training the the Board while he was a member of it. Boured out by the stream during howllahs the work should be estandal to The President said that he had beetrainstorms. Theonly satisfactory way of

its whole course. informed that telegraphic cables had dealing with the stream A. B. was to boen went to Swabor, Amoy and Shang-train it properly alul the estimato 1 cost- hai to ascertain the exitum or other of doing this was $5,0). The matter wise of plage in any of these ports had, therefore, bosh noted for considera- and also in Foochow. A few enses of ton with the estimates for mixt year." plagas wore reported by the the Cone It had been pointed out the Superin

having mourred at Swatow, but the lendent of the Botanical and Forestry Cuzșul stated that all those cases bat Department that there could be no mor-- occurred upcountry and in the quilos if there wens no-breeding pifces Treaty port and he wasntified so far for them, and that last year when his as dus informistion went that each case department clearxl large areas of bra-l- dat West Point, do Leak, Keinely As regards the, North, the Exeen-d and elsewhere, he found in very dive Council had met third morning, and placa which, for inspected gros fins, they had decided that on all arrivals einingar ef uses, fron Dalay, Tsingta and Tinwanto proximity to the houses which would all quarantine should be enforced. have been removed without the entting notification to this effect would prin of the brushwood. In niew weyen the Government Gazette" to-morrow, of the minimous opinionsin favour of

Cobood Bedford Titsin is deating down brushwood expressed by should report to hiperior In the abuse of any Police, they sold The Président—Yes; Tsinwart the TCM, the M.0.1 lbfordon. dio port, for Tientsin during the winter, South Chim Command, AE.E. 14. reports that, the Suparintinsight ap to the market dour and in some had instructed, the Superintendent of dont gistmetel the murale even in the markets and had no the Botanic mid Ferestry Depart-that during the New Year la ment to art on the recommendation liers who wish to go nut shopping made by the Haid, of the Sitary must be under His charges of alearing of the Dudergewth and scrub from creating ay disturbance from the western whips of 4yceridia. CRR sitused-bitsson Jae willaga bow and the barrack above teras, ntul sual berbaging also to jumping

Dr. Fitzwilliams-1. Is it possible for the vote to be extended. Is this vote a fixed one or on a sliding soap The General Manager, hive how the acetiling to requirements. For pleasure to submit their anal report training rgemented in 1909 (May) and statement of the Company's it secuns infortaunts that the work will necounts unde up tá 31st Derenhor," || by neferred for consiileration until 1912. 1910. The net profits for the year | The Registrar-General ;--What is ended 31st December, 21, after authority for considering the cutting- allowing for Consulting Committee and down of brushwood useful in proventing Anditors fees, amourt to $85,5 18.56. | malaria' !

The General Managers Jewinnend the payment of a dividend of 5 per cent. The M. O. HI. ininted in reply to

The mortality return for the weak which will absorb $13,861.50, write of the 1egistrar General in the nuthorities

ended 31st December showed a dentle $11,000.00 from the value of the

While, H. E. Chang Ming Chi was rate of 19.8 per 1,000 of the population Waterboats, transfer to até Insurance and studied the life history and habits seretary to the ex-viceroy Shum Chumpared with 20.4 in the

on that question were those people who Fand $10,000.00 and carry forwant a of mosquitoes. With reference to the Ice was famous for his strictness pending week of Inst year.

almic of 87.16 to the now out opsion of the Superintendent B. and a fearless in the discharge of his Since the last meeting Mr. Dance Departement as quoted in the latterly, Since bir arrival at Canton to Clark has reigned and Mr. A. H. from the Government, he had repeatedly take over the Viceroyship, the prefects Skelton has joined the Committee ends wanted to explain to that officer su magistrates throughout the pro- The sccounts under review have boon that until brushwond was cleared away vine, have been footing inery a to the audited by Mr. A. Q*1. Gunnlin.

it was impossible to find those old tits sales of their positions, and are unler Consulting Committee:---Messrs;' (,

and other restegits lus to say nothing of the fopression that the presqut Viceroy II. Medhurst (Chairman): the springs and water holes witch word will follow the example of his former, Bisschop, J. W. C. Bonass, breating mosquitoes under cover of the sport. Gok, T. Kusumoto, It. Shewan and brawood. An inspection of any un- A. 11. Skelton.

clearest hillside in Hongkong would convince the most pasal observer that this was the midergrowth being so think that it could not be entered with cat inue trataphing down, which would THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMORIAL ly still further cover as the concealed

receptaclovani ndys.

COLONIAL OFFICERS AND PRESENTS.

28th

1.

The following circular is published in

UNION WATERBOAT CO., Li) † Daurtaiqut” with „Aegard the dongak or a sergeant, so us to provenfsthom just outside tho-market limits. Tito the "Gazette" to-day

Following is the report or pro Hentation to the shareholders at the sixth untiary annual meeting toe held at the company's lives. (Messrs. Dodwell & Co., General Munngers) on Monday, 6th February, at 3 pan.

CHINA'S FINANCE.

TO THRONE.

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The National Assembly has iem- orialized the Thrine on the subject of China's farano.

MYUTE DY TOR 30,0,

COLONEL REDFORD's) OPINION,

which he stated that it was match to be Colonel Hilford join a minute in

regretted that-in view of the very

At the conf fire year, and dating the New Year halidiys, the have been insing gary prexation against any rearrence of trable. The police, while patrolling, aro nared with rifles, and are in caijanies of four or five strong, and the deanty superintendents are going round regularly to see that. their orders are being carried out.

THE ENERGETIC VICEROY,

OFFICIALS GROWING

ANXIOUS.

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Canton, Feb. 1.'

They are showing signs of energy and attention in the performanes of their duties preparatory to investigation into their confuct by the deputies appointed by the Viceroy for that purpee may be hoped at the administration of the Government in the "provides will show signs of improvement, as the re- salt of the action of the Viceroy.

SOLDIER'S SUICIDE.

had been the usual limit in the post 100 yards radius wound markets that showed that it was never intended that hawkers should be able to compete with tallholders. It was now clear that the

BAT CATCHING BETURNS.

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Downing Street, 19th Dec., 1410. Sir,-Inva the honour to inform you that my attention has been called,

the increasing frequency of applica yards limit caused Furious hard-for exemption from Colonial equities entering the godown to the galation No. 16, respecting the nosept-prinsipal or being officer of these

UNDUE FEAR OF GERMS. to stallanders, heaen the recoin-

Ance by Colonial Ollieurs of vainable merchants companies, after the tariff mendation to extend the limit.

The proposal was taken to a division

presents.

nad bin duties have been paid.

Persons who worry unnecessarily aver and carriol by a majority.

That Regation was based on When opium is sold, the quantities infection from landrias, money, and motives of sound policy; and it must be leaving, the godown thail also be re-detage-stamps aru said by an editorial obvious that it would be detrimental toportul If the opium is to be sent the best interests of the Public Servitet og bord, the place of if a regular practica of offoring presents consumption shall also be reparted in to public vilecks were established. ordor to facilitate verification. Whetlior the presents came from oficial or unuflicin! soutees there would be the sano probability of the imputation of herior motives; and there would be is constant impression that officials wore curres-influenced by considerations other than those which alone should weigh will them in the disefarge of their duties.

3. In these ciruamstances I desire it!

The rat-catching returas showed that during the week ended 21st January 1213 rate had been destroyed in the colony, of which one was found infected,

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TUK PRATU-RATE.

UNIVERSITY AMENITIES.

An application was laid on the table from Messrs. Leigh and Orange for per mission to erect twenty water closets und ten urinals at the Univocity in Bonham and Pokfulam Roads.

The Director of Public Works minuted that no arrangement had been inado with regard to obtaining a sui- ciency of water from any nullair and the application was therefore somewhat misleading

| It was agreed to recommend the granting of the application if an inde- pendent supply of water could be got from an adjoining, nullah

FOOT AND MOETH DISEASE.

A report of the Ummittee relative to

to be clearly andentvol that applications for exemption from the Regulation will not be entertained unless they are unde in very exception! circumstances -navo, &c.

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L. HARCOURT. The Officer Administering the Govenment of Hongkong.

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THE SKIPPER OF THE FOOKBANG.

The following is a description of life. on board the 8.8. Fooksang by an "an aged pilgrim," as he tenue himself, who

writer in the American Medicine (Now York, cember) he sufferers from

Bacteriobia."As a atter of fact, he tells us, there is rurkably littlď · " evidence of disenso so transmitted. Wa read:

4. All licenses for carrying on busi- nest for the prepared opin shops shall be applied for through the Fuk Yout Sotno one lins bonn alarming us bo Co. These prepared-opita dealer, shall cause he found a few lasterin on gum be communicated with so tant they, will pied postage stamps, though he should come to the principal or branch offices have been astonished if he had not found of the Company to deliver up their chi them. Some years ago an intostigator licenses for cancellation in exchange for reported that he had found any sigari collected and paid through the Falmouths, who were moistening the cigar new ones. All the license fees shall be makers, with inupons patches in thoir Yaut Co.

onfs with saliva. He too spread alarm,

the interior for sale must have a 5. All-dealers who send raw opinn but as no cases of syphilis from cigars were known, smokers went calmly on Hisense for carrying on business before regardless. We now know that the in- purchase or sale o be allowed.footing organism of syphilis perishes vory Should there be no licunse for carry quickly. Postage-stomps scop to ba ing un bitsites's and the goods bu seized, just as harmless, though of course no mis if the packinges have not been opened, wants to put them in his mouth imme the Fuk Yuet Co. shall find out to diately after they have been handled by whoin the goods belong and restore them the dirty fingers of some ono ciso, even ! in their original packages to their if the germs so deposited are dead as owners, so that the foigners, inay have doomails. In the same way mul no grievance. As going into the interior senso tells us not to put 'dirty monoy in'"' for purchase or male of opium without the mouth, for it may have recently on tukeaway in a very dirty pisos, yet its gerins too are mostly dead t

an outbreak of foot and math disonsend deserted the ten slopes of Assam a license constitutes un international at No. 12 shed,, Sassoon's Villa, was for the rubber estates of Maluya. Ia breach of the rules, punishment should laid on the tabla.

had never been on blue water" since be meted out in accordance with the Wu can lay very little disease to its The nenorint points out that the high incidence of malarial disease SERGEANT OF THE TOTAL ENDINESExported that the disease in sheds and ristips.. "Underweigh by 8am, next

The President said it and been.ro- he came out to India in the early rules.

ogenoy.Its evils are of another sort money question is the most important ofhin the

6. Not possessing the cortificate for Our clothing is boiled in the laundry ivil community of

ad bome to na end and that there had morning, wo pick-up-the-Lady-Fusor purchasing raw opia and the joint and even if pusesoaked it does not been no death. Thero remained the pilot steamer, drop our pilot with a big note for preparing pin and not spread infection. Ironing also kills. A distreeing suicile arret this hospital shed, which was going on satis-bundle of letters and our Christmas reporting in accordance with the rules, some organisms, though not nearly so

all those before the country, and shouki, Shaukiwau and the garrison of Lyge- therefore, obtain the earnest consideramu-they must wait another year be

HOOTS HIMSELF..

tionof the Grand Council. The income of fore anything could be done towaids | morning at Wellington Barricks, when † Factorily. Ho proposed that sheds 3 wishes, to take up to town with him, the quantity and weight of goods enter.wany as we once thought, as the tom the various provinces is quite inadequate training this mosquito-breeding nallah. Sorget Trotuan, of the Royal En..and 4 ba ledured free from infection. and nway for blue water." A genialing or leaving the godown, also the Ferators of the fabric is not sufficiently for the needs and Viceroys and Goyer-, „The reasons for clearing brushwood wore,gineers, endet his Kfa by shooting him-cieto proposed that the report told and rich inimitable Scotel humour, considered violations of the rules and

taxes

Dors haru leen obliged to losy heavy and raise large loans from Chiness and foreign Banks.

The memorial goes on to point out that there is a limit to the borrowing exfinity

of the provinces and that limit has now. heen reached. It is urgently necessary partiuniarly in view of the heavy expense

firstly, that it afforded shelter mal over self through the head.

for mosquitoes to harbour. in and by The men in barracks turnal uni on means of which they could gradually and duty at their hour, at him. grisely works their way from bread-o'clock, this morning, but Sergent nggrounds to habitationssituated at such Trotnian was missed. His comrades a distance that they could not be reach-

went to be for him and found his

The deceased was very popular among

tronping season7man

od by a single flight across open spaces. dead in tris bed-rooma. Secondly, it was the presence of brush-

The other shed at the hospital remained

bo adopted

“Skipper," full of amusing stories well place of consumption, shall all bomised in the process.

Bacteriophobia suèns to bs at th and also interesting yarns of voyaging punishment shall be metal ont ugeord-root of the presont droid of things 'we.... Cartied unanimously, •*-

in the Chinn sons; pleasant ofliceringly. Besides being dealt with in must, hondle daily. Those sufferers MALARIA AT STANLEY.

twy other passengers, one an old Assain accordance with, the rules, the license should be informed that for thousands The Secretary it on the table chum not met for yours, the other, for carrying on business shall be en-of years we have been onnetontly-Lom cormspondence dealing with the preyongster going to join the Straits called in the case of repeatsil offeneds. barded with living cores and by the valence of malariant Stouloy.

Civil Service, and primed with books 7. When persons sunggle illicit ordinary laws of adaptation woʻlavo The President said he had confull of infonation; a comfortable sabon, prepared opium into the interior or revolved defeneer. Motoser, we can idered it advimbly to bring "before" nice little cabins (one to eneli of us, and when persons having no licenses for ut possibly avoid all these enemies;

which plague provenitive measures will wood nud serdb which disguised and bid the men, and was to go home the Board this matter and ho fug-two more ladies' cabins still to spar) carrying on business, purchase or selt even in to air we breathe. This is not-

occasion, for the Grand Council to take steps to pducthe finances of the country on a firm basis. The memorial lus boon forwarded to the Boards of Finanoc, Foreign Affairs and Posts and Communications.-

HONGKONG TRADE

NVUE-IMPORTATION OF GROUND NUTH

and was largely attended.

BANGKOK'S' TRADE.

HONDRONG's LARGE BHARE

LAST YEAR,

both imports and exports allowing an Bangkok did good business last year, increase, according to the last published consular réporis.

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a tins, bottles, brokem crockery, ule which formed utteries for larvae. Those dangerous articles would never have

The funeral tak place this afternoon, gested that the Government be recotexoclient food, the only fealt one opiam ju contravention of the rules, a plea for lith Common senko as well, como to light if the scrub had not been

mended to deal with the rock érovicás Can' find with which is that it fine of 20 times the proper licenso fee as decency and good taste dictate that cleared. There was an officer bore who

which afforded suitable breeding grounds seems to come too often and that shall be pupunod na son as the opium we should avoid as zany sources of "discoveratauoldfortunateau containing

for mosquitous; also to clear away there is such a lot of it; staart Chinese is discovered: The houses or veseuls ¦ Infection as possible—even the last of water and larvie when having the brush-

brushwood in the vicinity of the boys with inscrutable yellow faces and where illicit prepared opium is stored or them-at we must insist pon,having -wood cut round his hout. This might

village and to issue free quinine.ng sleek black pigtails over their where prepared opium is privately sold fear clerks, with clean flande, elunn Sergeant Gerant, ho, said, End to white jackets, who look pained--if not shall be attached as a warning to others. sinups, olean money, cloan bread, olean have gone on pducing mosquitoes for

ported to lim that the Brushwood faulted--when the old & Koihais” in- ages, if the scrub-cutting had not dis-

8. Bixty per cent. of the proceeds glothes, clean barber-shops, and clean covered its hiding plato.

could be cleared for $250 whit the voluntarily address thees in Hindustani. from the realisation of illicit opinn restaurants, but the point to enlarga Thirdly, serub and brashwood effectively cou-

rock crovien coull be dealt with for All this tends to make a very pleasant seized and of the fine shall be set apart pou is this-wage disease from The groundnuts imported into this, dented marshes, water holes and such

a sum of $100.

passage indeel,

as a reward for the informers; and as a diseasel poople as rule, and not froin. Colony last year from the Northorn like; and until the ground be cleared

Dr. Cluk, referring to a minúto Perfect weather, the ship having a bonus to the excisemen making the infected thing Bacteriophobia is porte (Tientsin, Newchwang, Chefoo|| these could not be detected. He would'

entored by Hon. Mr. Brewin on the faintly perceptiblu full sometimes; loves seizure, in order to aticourage them to blinding us to the real dangers--the and Chunkiang) amounted to the value earnestly recomunend for the pornyal of 10,000,000 and Hongkong has had a plaints from the public an

The gross total amounts roughly to subject, staled that they welcomed.com-ty moonlight nights when one can watch further efforts. The balance shall be living carriers Instead of objecting t of two millious and a half dollars and all officials dealing with these matters. largo share in Dis

to the the silvery patch leading from the ship transferred to the publis fuud, 76 portu erende for cleanliness to have weighed about twenty thousand tons.

prevalence of malaria in any given away over the edge of the worldbero cant. to be paid to the officials and 24 been preachjhy it, but we think that a work entitled "Mosquito or Mou? Groundnutste imported into this The Conquest of the Tropical World"

Twenty-two per cent of the haports, vicinity, ng it. gave them an oppor- to, I wonder?-and a cool easterly por cont. retained by the merchants..

so much attention to fomnitos '14 Colony by to hongs in Boubam Street by Sir Robert Boyes, FR.S. If this the exports (an increase of 7) arrived the incidence of malaria in the Colony. does towards the end of the trip) on the came from this purt, and 3 per cent. of unity to make farther efforts to rodne breeze, so that if it feels warn (nu it

misdirooted. We know of many serious skin Infections transmitted from who select the best for export to Europe, were, done much doubt, prejudico and bore. and send the inferior qualities to uncertainty would be cleared away,

Otherwise they could only get informa- starboard sido, you can go over te port The British Consular report on the face to faus by barbors, and it is certain various ports of the West River, whero When lo remonstrated with the Inte

tion from the death returns and hospital and get cooled off. But after all, even trade of Switzerland for 1909 fotos a fixt o dusty day in a city fills thomoutlis Tho Lientenant Kalbe, mentioned statistics, they are used for innking oil.

Supt. Botanical and Forestry Dopt. in our telegraphis columns as being one

with pleasant company, bourdship lito is largo Increase in the import of ten. of people with virulent organisms. In Hon. Mr. Drawin said that what he lazy-and 'lonely. One little steaner Chion tea still appears to be more those directions it is nocessary to upon his having a stagnant cistern of the victims of the Kist submarine complained of was tho pifling way the in the saddle of a huge cimde of blue popular in that country than Indian continue the crusade, for thers wo find in his garden, o roplied "you do not disaster, was formerly well known in Board had of dealing with each ease an water; thers seans nothing else in the ton. In 1900 the imports of the former vital defects. The other dangers wein, really believe that mosquitous convoy the East having been an officer for a it occurred instead of having a definite world; meanwhile I am nequiring in- amounted to, 288 tone as against 100tioned, the real and in need of reingily malaria (o taan?" In view of that he long period on B.M.S. Vaterland, plan of dealing with the suppression of formation about my destination. Cans frog British India

are gratly exeggerated.**

The output of groundnuts this season is nothing to be compared with that of the past year, owing to min and snow la the north destroying the crop.

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