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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY FEBRUARY 20 1011

PLAGUE IN CANTON.

CONTEMPORARIES. [TTELSENAPI" CÓRRESPONDENT]

WHAT THEY THINK,

China Mail.

THE OUTLOOK IN THE ·

NORTH.

Russin would not have taken the extremo stops that she has announced to all the interested Powers had sho not despaired of

PLAGUE PREVENTION

IN HANKOW.

Canton, 19th Fab. The Tuotai of Constabu, lary, acting on instructions re wired to the Wai Wu-pu to the The Viceroy of Hupeh has ceived from His Excellancy the effect that in consequence of the Canton Viceroy, has issued a gen plague in Manchuria having late- eral proclamation on the subject of combating and proventingly spread to the capital the Con- suls. in Hankow, apprehending plague in Canton.

that the trains may be the means of carrying the germs of that dis- so to Ifankow, has proposed to form a Plagno Prevention Com- ficcis the sovereign rights of

The proclamation anys that Canton owing toits being situated in low-lying lands and to its

gotting justice, consideration, climatic dampness, is peculiarlymittee. As this is a mattor which courtony from China and wo fear that the outcome of the affair will liable to a visitation of bubonic bo disastrous for China, Politien// plague. Tho outbronk of phou- | Chinaho was to decide to establish writers in the vernacular press of monic plague in the North is a southern China have long since warning to Canton to take proper warned Poking that the loss of care of itself. Manchuria and Mongolia was as-

For the wake of the public

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G.

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|BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL,

THE English side of this School DAY, the rest inst

will resume duties on TUES-

E. TUTCHER,

Hendruistre is. Hongkong, 18th Feb., 1911.

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STOCKBROKERS' ASSOCIA- TION OF HONGKONG.

NOTICE.

surod, that the writing on the health, sanitary measures should Poking are to be examined by the Settling Days for 1911 :-*

be enforced, the earlier the bet-

THE COMMITTEE has decided that the to loving shall be the

SATURDAY, 28th January, AMONDAY,

27th February. THURSDAY, 30th March. FRIDAY,

28th April. TUESDAY,

80th May. 29th June.

plague provention bureau in- stead, to which both foreign and Chinese doctors will be appoint ed. Forcignors arriving from

wall would not be misinterpreted.

foreign doctors and tho Chinese By the light of to-day's news itor: Cloanliness is the best policy, doctors so as to provent confusion should not band trouble. The doctors will would seem that thoir prognosticnd hygiene tions are in iniminont peril of neglected. It behoves the oc board the trains at Kwang Sui boing realised. In writing this cupants of houses or tenements and examine the passengers on

to provide the necessary recep- the way. If any Chinese beHURSDAY, tacles for the storage of rubbish found to have plague ho will be in the premises, and to place the sent to the Emergency Hospital vessels containing the waste in which has boon opened at Liu front of their doors for the sea-

Chia Miu, while foreigners will

in the Settlement The Board is dc corps of this arrangement requested to inform the diploma- and order all passengers on the Poking Hankow Railway to con form to it..

wo fully bear in mind the many troaties, agreements and under standings arrived at during the past five years by many Powers, all of which ostensibly had the

maintenance of the integrity of Yongers to remove at a fixed be sent to the Isolation Hospital

China for raison d'etro. But history tells us that in the heat of a groat crisis such diplomatic instruments are too often not worth the paper they are written on. China may at the eleventh hour mako pouco with Russia, but only by granting all her demands. Daily Press.

HONGKONG AND THE

· CORONATION, We understand that the Hon. Sir Paul Cluster, C.M.G., and the Hon. Mr. Henry Koswick laye been appointed Delegatos to re- prosont the Colony of Hongkong at the historic ceremony of the Coronation of His Majesty King George V at Westminster Alloy on June 22nd. This news, wo aro suro, will be received with the liveliest satisfaction by the entire community, because in the first place the privilege of representa- tion is a gratifying recognition of the importance of our small Colony as a great emporium of trade, and, incidentally, one of the Jurgost shipping centres of the world,

South China Morning - Post, THE WRITING ON THE WALL

hour overy day. Innoway should rubbish be thrown about.

In case a dead rat is found in the house, it should be taken to the nearest police station. Dead

are to be dumped in the for every dead rat taken to the waste louds and dostroyed by fire. police station ono cent will bo paid. The public is invited to observe tho text of the notification, and any one acting to the contrary will be dealt with in accordance with the polico ordinanĉo.

BRITISH LEGATION

I BULLETIN.

The following Bulletin is issued by the British Legation:

Feb. 7th, 1911

Tientsin.Anodical roport of 8th Feb. gires 6 new cases, 2 in the North Sanitary Station, 2 in the South, 2 in the West. From the first four places the contacts apparently all escaped."

Fengtai. A suspicious caso is noted "acute headache, fever, un- able to stand."

SHANGHAI SHARES.

The quotations from the Stock.

Exchange on the 14th wore:- Shanghai Mutual Telephone Co., Ld. shuros at Tis. 62 for cash; Shanghai Tug and Lighter Co., Ld. preference shares at TIs. 17

for cash; International Cotton Manufacturo Co., Ld, shares at Tls. 50 for cash; Bute Plantations, Ld. sharos at Tis. 5 for cash; Karan Rubbor Estatė, Peking The Min Cheng Pu|Co., Ldshares at Tle. 7 1.2 for report of Feb. 6th shows 26 deaths casti; Gula Kalumpong Rubber Inner City, 10 deaths Outer City Estates, Ld, sluires at Tis, 14′1.2 from all cases. Ono "suspected for cash; Java Consolidated Rub- plague" in the Outer City. Nober Co., Ld. shares at Ths. 7 1.2 report of plague deaths.

for cash; Somambu Rubber Es- tato, Ld. shares at Tls. 5 1.2 for cushi; Senawang Rubber Estates Co., Ld. shures at Tls. 30 for cash; Anglo-Java Estatos, Ld. shures at Tis. 7.12 for cash; Bukit Toh Alang Rubber Estates, Noto. The attention of the Ld. shares at Tls. 4 for cash; Chineso nuthorities is called to Chong Rubber Estates, Ld, sharos the question as to whether any at Tis, 4.10 for cash; Sua Mang- In the present inatter we feel measuros are being taken to pre-gis Rubber Co., Ld. shares at Tls, certain that if the Peking Assembvent such contacts coming to for cash; and Anglo-Dutch ly had not forced the hand of the Poking,

(Java) Plantations, Ld. shares at Rogout in the question of the

Tls. 2.55 for cash. Mongolia border, the Government would not now be confronted by the prospect of a war with Russia. At the same time we believe that the clouds will pass, though if the atmosphere in China continues to be charged with the electric energies of the reform party there is no doubt that thoy will form again on the horizon, when it is to be feared that before they uro dispersed a second time many Freshcasos Supingchich Kung- changes will have taken place incluuling, Changchun and Chin- the aspect of the frontier. If the chon. Total up to date 182. rosponsible lenders of nativo opin-There are stations within the juris ion can do so, they should take diction of tho Kuon Tung Gover hoed by the present situation and nor General which includes the advise their followers to reduce Railway Zones und Kuan Tung their impetuosity to a degree that Territory. is more in keeping with the character of the resistance which the Imperial Government can offer on bolialf of its rights. Failure to do this will inevitably entail dire consequences, for, undoubt edly, the writing on the wall to day gives the key to the reading of the future.

CRICKET. KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB V. NAVAL YARD.

The above toams mot in

a friendly gama of cricket at

King's Park on Saturday aftor-

Tsitsihir. The Acting Russian Consul reports that according to information from Chinese sources from the 4th to the 7th February 74 persons have died of plague in this town.

Muklon. The Central Sani tary Buron (Japanese) reports, (6th Feb.):---

#ATURDAY,

29th July.

WEDNESDAY, 90th Augast

FRIDAY, MONDAY,

80th October,

Intimations

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Mosting basin 600 fost by 100 fɩo) by 25 foot deep.

30th September.EVERY description of repair work is undertaken. A large assortment of material including tail shafts are kept in stock. Two powerful tow boats. eating derrick to lift 46 tons pueumatic, electric, hydraulic plants, etc. Mana- facturers of engines, boilers, tugs, lighters, constructional steel work, oto. Tonders on short notice by letter or cable.

WEDNESDAY, 29th November FRIDAY, 29th December

of the Stockbrokers' Association of Hongkong

The following is a List of Members

J. M. de O. Basto.. 6. 8. Benjamin.

E. E. La.

F. Ellis.

J. Gould.

B. A. Gubbay,

D. Haskell, T. W. Hornby. T. F. Hough. E.'Howard.

E. Jones Hugbos. Ellie Kadoorio. E. S. Kadvorio. J. H. Minol. M. H. Michael. S. E. Michael.·

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E. 'Owen.

I. S. Perry.

G. H. Polla

P. O. Polls. E. M. Raymond. 1. Smyth,

P. Stoppa. J.-W. Taylor. W. G. Worcestor. J. F. Wright.

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482.

The French Government has commissioned Dr. Yorsin, the famous bacteriologist, to proceed to the plague districts in the North, and the doctor will shortly arrive here by the M. M. steamer HONGKONG

Ernest Simons. It will be re- mombored when the same opido- mio wasat its hoight in Hongkong Dr. Yersin visited the colony and remained along time here to make a study of the dreadful disease.

FURNITURE-WAREHOUSE.

Outside the jurisdiction fresh LI KWONG LOONG & CO. cases have occurred at Mukden'; i

司公隆 Tichling, Changchun and Ponh- silu, Total up to date 1461, a grand total of 1643, or 113 moro cases than the previous day.

Changchun.-Dr. Gordon re- parts 120 fatal casos or Fab. 5th and, fears the situation, is very. serious, but the Chinese authori- ties acting energetically. The new Taotai who organized plague measures has been placed in charge.

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