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ROAD TARRING.

Destructive Effect of Black

upon Trees.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY AUGUST 1 1911

plucable enemy of tar is a dust preventive, because, he states, Dustctual experience has opened

Mr. Louis Maugin, member of

his eyes to the destructive effects produced on vegetation:---Certain) plants, lo declaros, cannot resist the tar oven for a single sousoLI,

MISTAKE OF THE DUCHESS.

She Orders Full Court Dress at a Royal Ball

In hor first invitation the Du- choss intimated that semi-court

MURDER IN A LINER.

Lascar Arrested..

Plymouth, July 1

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JAVA RUBBER INDUSTRY.

the Instituto de France, and pro-Thoy wither and slirivel an

London, June 4-The "Los from Australian ports, arrived at TO LET-TWO ROOMS, suitablo sident of, the commission just ap-though exposed to a live flaine." Angeles Times Bays: The Plymouth to-day it was reported for Office, in St. Voorge's Building, pointed to study the rond-tarring Other less delicate shrubs and Duchess of Westminster has come that one of the stewardesscanned Bid Floor. For farther particulars question, states that hoapproaches trees withstand a hule longer the into humiliating conflict with the Alice Brewster, a woman forty

apply to F. Blackhond & Co. ('1974 | offects of tar, but none the loss royal court by asking her guests you of age, had been brutally BOARD the subject with an entirely they are doomed to die sooner or biassad mind. Whilst admitting later. M. Forrestier admits that to appear in full court dress at the

murdered on the high sens in tar contains cortain toxic sub-on first noticing the pernicious royal ball she is to give in her stances which at any rate theoreti. effects of tar on plant life he residence, Grosvenor House, next

uture. One of the nativo orow cally, must be considered tarmful thought other influences might Tuesday,

account for them. But thres

(a lascar) has boon placed under to trees, plants, or flowers coming years' observation removes all

arrest on suspicion of having under their influence, he awaits doubt from his mind concerning

committed the crime. Police the results of experiments shortly the damage dono wherever tar rustumo would be sufficient, but

officers boarded the liner, at Ply-: and traffic aro combined.. afterward she sent another card mouth to-day to investigate the to he made beforà condomting a

Other experts entirely endorse asking those she had invited details of the tragedy, which dust proventive system which]

the views expressed by M. For to come in full uniform. This happoned on Sunday, June 11, whon first introduced in France stier us to the noxious effects of would be necessary, she explain- and the preliminary hearing will was grested with po nich aptar on vegetation owing to the ed, because so many foreign roy-prolably takto place at Bow-alreet proval. The commission appoint-deleterious gases counting from

Police Court, London, on Monday, od by the Prefect of the Seme to it, which ospecially when warmed, alties would be present in addi-

The victim of the erinjo had kill the cells of the plant tissues, tion to the King and Queen. But long been in tho P. and 0, servico investigate thematter is composed With regard to the tar powder als for the Duchess of Westmins-as slowardess. She was a native of prominent scientists, botanists, raised by constant traffic, when and chemists. To sid them in blown on to flowers ad foliage itter, only the King himsoll has the their labours there is a sub-com is said to absolutely burn them privilege in this, dominion of de- mination, the special attribute of up. Foliago and flowers, chost-manding full court dress, as the which is to condet coming ex-nut trees and others fool, we are less was informed vory quick periments,

told, the dotrimental action of tory by the Lord Chamberlain, Full

Interested. This road-tarring problem bus dust oven at a distance of fifteen our costume, this functiary re- for months past been engaging or more meters from the tarred minded hor, is never worn at any

Reporting on the trado of Jaya, private party.

The Duchess pleaded ignor and his duties concerned the Mr. Consul J. W. Stowart states Ile is a native bathroom steward, Sumatra, etc., for the year 1010, owing to the humerias complaints At the Fronch A endemic, des

nuro of the royal regulations, first-class accommodation, where touching the ill-effects of tarrod Sciences," where on several occa- whereupon she got a hint that Miss Brewster was also employed. that the past twelve months were roads on the vegetation in the ions the question has been dis-King George and Queen Mary She had to supervise his pre-nost interesting for rubber in Bois de Boulogne and alsowhere cussed, the unanimous verdict is think no Duchess of the realmaration of baths, and it is alleg Java, as the oldest of the Howa in the vicinity of Paris. The that if tar he really injurions to should be sentably unac- that there had been frequent plantations had reached the pro- hond gardonor of the Bois as trees, plants, and flowers, ita use quainted with court etiquette. donic forward us a reliable witness on rouls ought to be prohibitet.

trouble between the two, chiefly ductivo etago. Little actual tap- The result of the incident was of the harm done to trees by the and some other method of laying that the Duchess ordorod her about their respective duties durping has been done, but some black powdery tardust which the dust thercon triod. Parisus second cards to be cancelled, but ing the voyage, but nothing serious half-dozen catatos kavo nudo a settles on then, waterer their who are justly proud of their sho showed, nevertheless, no in- Australia Miss Brewster was commencement with this work,

was anticipated; although when hoight may be, and cannot be gardens, parks, and woods, await clination to place herself in so several times upset by receiving and the small quantities of "Java removed evou by the heaviest with interest the results of the humiliated a position before her rain. He has produced samples Commission's labours.

anonymous letters of a threatening plantation" which have reached of leaves thus injured, and ho

guests.

character. Iler frionds persuaded the London market have been hor that the letters wore of no forecasts that in wattling upon the foliage the tar-dust or powder raised by the perpetual, grind

consequence, but she worried greatly until the homeward voyage of trulli must end by stifling the development of the tree. Heports received by the on- mission from municipal garden

the attention of French scientists road.

JIM JEFFRIES MEETS

JOHNSON.

but categorical though this indiet-former ring antagonists created ment against road-tarring is, the sensation among; diners, wh commission very prudently de- elines to believe implicitly what is scomed for a moment to fear

The King could not well with draw his owa and the Queen's. acceptance of the invitation as the foreign royalties and others had been especially invited to meet the King and the Queen The upshot is that is Majesty has

the China for nearly eighteen Eighty-Seven British Companies months, and had novor quarrelled with anyone in the ship except the man suspected of the critne

was, commeucod.

minster's royal ball, ho worn at the Duvliess of West-Ing.

BETWEEN

THE FAR EAST & EUROPE. via DAIREN.

SUMMER SO HEDULE,

(Effective from May 1, 1911.)

THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, comprend of scalently, oquipped Sloping, Dining and tet Class Cars, is operated between Dairen and Chengchun in connection with the Trans Siberian-Express Trains with Dalien-Shanghai Diet Stomer Service by the 8.3. "Kobe Maru*i and "Saikin Maza" (ench 2,977 tons) as follows:-

NORTH BOUND,

Thur, Sun. Sul. Tues.

Lat Clašu Fares

$40

Shanghai (Stemmer)...... Lv. Dairen (

¥14.95

..(S.M.R. Trio)... Lav.

0.00, n.m.

Sun. Wed. FA,

Mukden

"

Y14:50

+1

Changchun (

J. Lv. ...AT.

1.50 2.06

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5)

8.30.

R 9.60

(Russian Train)...Lv. Harble

9.80

Ar. 9.10.1.

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Conning at Hurbin with

Mon. Thurs. Bat. Sinto Wa State gon Ex-

prese italo pross

for Motor $1. Soscow) ow.

SOUTH BOUND.

Stato State Wagon

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prots

Mo-

posa from

from St frotu

[Pot'g. Morcom cow

Conresting at Harbin with

I 9.60

X11.50

Makdon 714.95 Daira Y40.00

Horbin (Russian & quin)..... L.r.] Changchun (

11.20 6.m.

Mon, Wed. Fri.

·J... Ar (8.M.R. Tmia)... Lv.

8.25 p.m.

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10.30

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5.10a.m.

Tuoa. Thurs. Bat.

5.25.7

+1

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180 p.m.

Steamer )...Lv.

Noon

Shanghai

...Arl

Wed: Fri,

Sun+ Tucs.

conspicuous for the high prices realised. Figures as to yields por tree are not yet available, but London, Juno 21.-Jim Jeffries

A Terrible Discovery. results obtained have been highly Jack Johnson met decident

The tragedy occurred during satisfactory, both as regards

Russing Train Time is 24 minutes alisad of this S. M., Time. For instance,

Gp.. by the former is 5.37 pas, by the filter. ers and plantation custodians ally in tlio Trocadero restaurant caused it to be known that ho doos the night of June 10 or in the yield of latex and percentage

Supplementary Changos on DAIREN-QHANGCHUN Service, » confirm this view of the matter,st night. The meeting of the hot expect fall court costumo to early hours of the following morn-of dry rabbor. On many plant- Exrakes EXTRA FREY3.00. SLEEPING CAR SUPPLEMENT...... Y6.00

Miss Brewster was notations trouble has been caused

TICKET AGENCIES—The Company's railway and steamer fokets are astir as curly as was her habit on

balasblo at all the Aguacies of the International Bleoping Car & Express The Duchess got up the ball at Sunday morning and in order to by root disease; but planters are Trains Co., the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Shanghai, Morsrs. Thes, Cook & Son, the request of the King so while waken her Miss Cruchley, another taking energetic mossures to and Boisebureau der Hamburg-Amerika Linia. she knows she blundered, she stewardess, went to the cabin to check it, and the Government Dairen, Fort Arthur, Makdon, Faskun and Changchun, all under the Com- says she feels accordingly vexed will her colleague. A horrible chemists are interesting them-pany's management. at His Majesty's interference.

spectacle mot her eyes. On the solves keenly in the matter and floor was Miss Brewster dead, hor blood and brains bespaltered all GAINSBOROUGH POR-

over the apartment. One glance Of the capital sunk in rubber fat. Add. Mists." Oodes: A.B.C. 6th. Ed. A. I. & Liotera TRAIT OF THE DUCHESS was sufficient to realise that life vontures during 1010, that of was extinct. The alarm was raised British investors easily takes tho OF DEVONSHIRE. and Dr. Keogh, the ship's surfirst place, and from figures com-

geon, was hurriedly summoned, but could do nothing. T piled by the Netherlands Indian

them.

a

said until such assertions lurve renewal of the Iteno hostilitica, boon investigated to determine Jeffries, who has just returned definitely what truth there is in from Carlshut, where ho has been taking n course of Practical Experiments.

the watora, was dining with lit Practical experiments have yet wife

and soveral to bo nindo before a final decision including Walter Kelly, the friends, be reached. An avenue, for in stance, it is status) will be taken as Virginia Judge," when John- How entered. The fighters saw

was

rendering the readiest assistance.

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Output 3,500 tons per day. Fresh stocks always on band at Dairon, Newchwang and Ticalsin Depois

treatment, the remaindor beingstonily in the other direction and spienously an article which if evident that Miss Browster had Agricultural Syndicate it appears and also at Obelow, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore and Penang."

With his wife

at the farther side of the room.

a field for careful operations, Hallach other but Jeffries glared

** Tho Daily Mail "' features oon- of it will be subjected to the tari left to the ordinary rand dust, and noise of the gay restaurant imine-famous picture of the Duchons of rofused to recognize Johnson. The authenticated proves that the at the expiration of a given period diately coased. Jolinson, however, Devonshire, stolen in 1876 and results will be compared. Parksided a scene. and plantations will be similarly scintillating with diamond le restored in 1901 through Patrick treated by the creation of zonos of tar sround flower beds and bushes, passed Jeffries and took a table Sheeday, the American gambler, and now in the collection of J. in fact in every way the work in hand is to be done thoroughly and comfortable and hastily finished original Gainsborough portrait, Jeffries appeared highly un- Pierpont Morgan, is not the methodically, Delicato flowers is meal and departed, leaving and plants will, it is thought, pro Johnson laughingover his way but a replica begun by Clains bably suffer from the proximity of Los Angeles Times." tạr, but this will not prove that the faded condition of treess and fo lingo along tar-laid avenues is to be ascribed exclusively to the pernicious effects of tar-dust, A variety of circumstances may occasion the premature shrivel- ling of leaves, or the non- development of a tree, and The Japanese havo legislated

JAPANESE LEGISLATE FOR SANITARY FAC- TORIES,

the cabin of any weapon with up a respect of 87 British com- boon attacked and overcome in ber that in Java alone no less then sleep. Thore was no trace in £5,500,000 has already been paid: which the crime was committed, paules with an authorised capital

MINING DEPARTMENT,

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,

DARIN.

hat judging from the nature of oily £700,000. The figures at Add." Mantokun." Gales: A. B. C. 5th. Ed., A. 1. & Liolets of the injuries she was done toure admittedly incomplete, as the death with a honvy spanner be-origin of all the capital is difficult Agents: MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA LTD

Holeknae, 29th April 1811 longing to the fire appliances, to trace, and it is probable that i was lying huddled in a heap on even greater. The agricultural When discovered Miss Brewster the actual British interest ig the floor of the cabin attired only syndicate inentioned above has in her night garments.

also endeavoured to collect stutis-

A FRESH CONSIGNMENT OF SIMON ARZT CIGARETTES: G. PRIEN, Hongkong Hotel Building.

borough and finished by Sir

Apparently Miss Browster re-tica as to the area planted with Thomas Lawrenco. It is also said tired to rest at the usual hour, and rubber in Java, and havo arrived to have been repeatedly rulonehod when she was sound asleep hor at a total of 157 estatos, with an by other men.

cabin was entered, and she was area of 85,000 acres of planted Thore is now in the Spinks dealt terriblo blows across the rubber, principally Hevea Bra- galleries in King streot, a picture head as she lay asleep. The siliensis. Those figures are, how purporting to be the original. It murderer must have rained a ever, recognised as incomplete, is practically identical with Mor-succession of blows upon the and, owing to the apparent re- gan's picture, but includes woman as she lay unconscious. luctance of many planters to it would perhaps bo well to to secure, the abolition of child passages which the other has lost Evidentlyshe made an involuntary furnisli returns, it will probably wait the results of ponding scion labour, the safety of the employees, in the course of its romantic visis-effort to protect her load, judg- bo some years before reliable tific inquiry before expressing any and sanitary conditions in fac-situdes.

ng from the lacerated condition statistics can be obtained. definite opinion on the subject.

The claims of the now discovery of the fingers and hands. Pro- An interesting feature in con- Mfost assuredly the parks, gardene, tories, according to information

ure set forth in a long documently she died without any cry uection with the rubber industry and avention of Paris uro, as the received at the department of dated London, July 16, 1878 escaping from her lips.

has been the establishment in 1010] president of the commission stato,

and signed by John Foster Inquiries on board vore insti-Jarn during 1910 of a British naerts, worth protesting, and it Under the new lows, persons and witnessed by R. C. Saun- tated, and the bathroom attendant, firm of rubber engineers who are is satisfactory to have his word for it that they shall be protected, under 12 years of age may not be ders. The statement of. Foster a native of either Kurracheo or constructing large numbers of assorta that the portrait is not Madras, with whom Miss Brewster temporary and permanent rubber uven if the tarring of roads his employed in any factory. Po Georgiana, but Elizabeth, the was known to have had some dis- factories. An inferior variety of THE to be prohibited.

ons under 15 years of ago and second wife of the fifth Duke,grosment, was placed under obwild rubber, tlic export of which In such an eventuality it neol women may not be employed born Luly Elizabeth Hervit, after servation. At Aden two native has of lato years attained consider- not necessarily follow that no more than 12 hours a day, nor warde Lady Elizabeth Foster and policemen were shipped to bring able proportions, is that known other dust-preventing medium for the oiling or repairing of subsequently Duchess of Dovon him to England. The accused, as jelutong. This product is could be found. Road en-dangerous machinery. All shall shire. Foster's father told him who is about thirty-two, writes collected by natives in the forests gineers, in fact, ore glready have at least two holidays a month. that Gainsborough painted the speaks English exceptionally of Sumatra and Borneo and is ob- turning their attention to Persons under 15 shall not be picture about 1778. Gaine well.

'Phone 174.

WANG HING, Jeweller.. LARGEST COLLECTION OF SILVER WARE IN THE

COLONY.

10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

{1003

tained from trees belonging to "The Beer That's Brewed to Suit The Climate"

the Dyera and Alstonía' families."

the matter, and are seeking moans employed in the handling of borough was so pleased with to attain the same result without poisons, injurious chemicals or the work that he sketched Thid San Francisco Exposition. As the method of collection om- incurring the risk of preventing explosives.

a full size copy.. llo nover

We learn that the Japanese played by the untives is extremely the growth of trees, supposing the All persons working more than finished the copy, however, and colony in San Francisco has agreed destructive to the trees, the Gh accusation brought against tar bo six hours a day shall have a recess only painted in the figure, leaving to purchase shares to the value of vernaient of Netherlands India substantiated.

during working hours of at least the back-ground in u sketchy con- $50,000 in the forthcoming Groat has found it necessary, in order to "A Live Filme."

30 minutes, and if working more dition.

Exhibition in San Francisco to prevent their extermination, to The opinion of such a compe- than 10 hours the recoss shall bol The story gons on that after celebrate the opening of the imposo restrictions on the collie tent authority as M. Forrestier, at least one hour. Persons work- Foster's father had gained possos Panama Canal. The subscribers tion of jelutong. Concessions for Conservatour de Fromonados de ing alternately in day and night sion of the original, Sir Thomas so far are the following:The the exclusive right of collection Paris, is worthy of notice. It was shifts have at least four holidays Lawrence'uskod to see it in order Toyo Kisen Kaisha, $10,000; the have already been granted to two he who tarred the first Paris road, month, and the working hours that ho might renovate the roplin Mitsui Busan, $4,500; the Specie | companies, one American and the ho explained; consequently, ho shall be alternate nt least once for an owner who had bought it Bank, $4,500; and the Japanese other Gorman, and there are still cannot be charged with prejudice every ten days. La" Angeles either from Gainsborough, at a Business Men's Association of Sen large atteicies of territory avail- or partiality! He is now an imTimes,"

| salo after Gáldsborough'identh. Franciéno, $31,000.

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