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TELEGRAMS.

The .llowing telegrams ap- poared in au extra published as, we went to press yesterday :-

THE NAVAL ESTIMATES.

Mr. Churchill, continuing lis

would not fall short of everything the advizers deemed necessary to fully safeguard British intoreste in the Mediterroticau as in every part of the world.

THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1912.

GENERAL NEWS.

Consumption and. Heredity,

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Electric light, fau, &e. imperativo. “Rock," ejo "Ilengkong Telegraph."! tlle Hongkong, 23rd July, 1012: 1538

After referring to the visit of the Canadian Ministers in similar Dr. Potter, medical officer of Iu bia report for the year 1011, tor us to Mr. Churchill, he added health for the borough of Marylo that side by side with the grow bono, gives statistics regarding ing participation of the aptive

hisiuvestigations into tuberculosis burdens of the Empire on the part of the Dominions, rests with

na a hereditary disease. FLAT, SUITE ROOMS, or Apart- speech in the House of Commons us undoubtedly the duty of the ages of twenty-five and fifty-fossional man and to catering

Of 93 married men, between, enid the task of maintaining making such a response as weave, who came under his ob the naval power of the Empire in the existing conditions was ablo appeal to be heard in disease; 9 were childless. Of the

can to their obviously ronson-servation auffering from heavy one, as all the world was the determination of the Enchildren of the others, 27 were arming as never before, and we pire's policy and in the direc-affected with the discoso, 57 wore should have to protect Dominions fion of its affairs. Arrangements and territorios seattored in every 10 this end could not be made in not, ad regarding 132 no inTLE, in'n voll furnished house continent and ocean. There was

formation was availablo. a day, They must result from an earnest desire on the part of

Of 92 married woman patients deliberations,

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in good locality a Bedroom with verandah. Private Bathrooms, Electric Baitable for two frieds or

"Hongkong Tolegmph."

others, 40 were affected and Hongkong, 20th July, 1912. were not, while the condition of 111 was unknown,

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the Diminions to assist in the would probably live to be deve-between the same ages 17 were maried orapie- Apply English," very common defence of the Empire, loped from time to time." But, and the time would come that said the Premier, would make that disposition ef- committing puraolvas

without fective. Apart altogether from particular form of urcaoge- to a material aid, the offock of the arrival on the blue waters of Dominions the feeling which, mont, wo share with the groat

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these new nations of the British

All who are in any way in as the years have passed, has be- torenteil in the subject should Empire could not be measured

THE EMPIRE'S MISSION.

come more and more conscious and read an informativo pamphlet just A united Empire. said. Mr. Horitage and interosis, and that (Limited), 5, Queon Viotorin- articulató, that we have a common issued by Messrs. Walter Judd Churchill, means the safety of in the enjoyment of that heritage street, EC, dealing in an instruc- the British Empire, and proband in the discharge of the duties tivo manner with "L'iunncial ably also the ponco of the which those interests involve a Advertising That the subject world. If we are told that the are more and more conscious of is handled with expert knowledge beginnings of co-operation in being partners one with another," defence must be accompanied

may be inferred from the fact by the beginnings of association.

that in the last few years the Grm in policy, then I say that, both

have advertised issues of capital- monsired by defence and by.

Jamounting in over £15,000,000| sterling, including some of the greatest ovor known in this country in connection with industrial undertakinge, all of which have been successfully

NATIVE 'RUBBER

policy, the co-operation of the Extraordinary " Find" in Hawaii, Dominions with the United King- dum will bo of inestimable bone-

A correspondent of the "Cable

fit to the strength of the Empire | news American" writes:

und to the general cause of pencO, UNCILANGING FACTS.

kind. "

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Scenes at Hankow.

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within six inches of the British

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sand agree of native Hawaiian subscribad and often enormously. In conclusion, Mr. Churchill rubbor forest, lying on the Kona-vor-subscribed. ridiculed the pictures drawn of Rohala side of Mauna Kea's The Cheapest Police in the World, The little town of Carnion on the Imperialist and Economist slopes, have suddenly become the sections of the Cabinet waging a outre of a discovery that local the island of Bohol, Philippines, sivago and perpetual war, only scientists considor nothing loss claims the distinction of having suspended from time to time than extraordinary. With two the cheapest police force in the by mantisfactory and unnatural million trees as a conservative world and the lowest paid chief compromises. The questions with estimato for this remarkable of police, says, the "Manila Times.". which he had been dealing forest, and with experiments al-

The whole police force costs were not such in which compro-rendy well advanced to show that the municipality only fifteen pesos miso could easily enter. It was splendid quality of rabber is per month, from which sum eight easy to change à Minister, but it obtainable, there is forecast an pesos and fifty cents goes to pay was not easy to change facts, industry for Hawaii whose value the chief's salary. The remaining They were unavoidable and would is as yet not evon approximated six pesos und fifty coute are paid have to be out with, lowever Within the past three months, to the assistant chief, who also per-overal native craft came to grief unpleasant the consorenees, experiments have boon in proforms the duty of sorgeunt, Cor- yesterday. A big juok swung

"Tho policy I have submitted", gress here and elsewhere, with poraf and privato. declared Mr. Churchill, is the the result that samples of the Lemon Famine In the Philippines. blue-funnel liner" Myrmidon" at:

against the anchor chain of the policy of the Admiralty. On rubber have already been sent to There is a lemon famino on in her Sorth. The junk smashed boualf of the Admiralty I ask the mainland and a commercially oilo, says tho "Cable-nows in two, one part sticking to the nothing which is not necessary, f valuable output is believed suro. American." None of the merable till the steamers' crew re- CELLULAR and I have not asked anything xperiments are still in progross chants have ono that they can leased it by means of a powerful that I have not got."

at the Federal experiment station. hand a customer who is bad pay. jork. BUILDING FOR PEACE, Wild Rubber Pronounced 14, and the fault is not in his negleat Mr. 13 +lfour, who deferred criti- The discovery of the rubber-io order from Manila, but in.

Other Mishaps. Another junk capsized eisin. on strategy, said thait "al-yielding qualities of the trees was Manila's neglect in failing to pro- Messrs. Butterfiold & Swire's though we may groan at the made last March by Joseph F. C.vido for the future by bringing upper moorings and broke the magnitudo of this expandi-Rock, territorial botanist of the out a sufficient consignment for shore connexions. Yet another turo. we have, anyhow, the College of Hawaii, while on a trip thoin from Messina and other capsized at Mesars. Jardine, consolution that WO aro not to Hawaii. lo tapped a tree at lemon-producing countries. The Matheson's upper jetty, and the building for ambition; we are that time and secured a bottleful housewife is desperate, meanwhile pontoons had to be released to building for peace, and, as of the fluid rubber. This did not the merchant himself is not on- let it drift through. The wroOK IN TENNIS, DAY, TUNIC, and we are building for peace and prové a large enough quantity to joying the situation.

Iropped down to the same firm's security, so long shall we have the work with, and after Mr. Hock

underabits. PRUNK DRAWERS Humanity in the Congo

lower jetty, where the same mea. support of the opinion of the returned from Hawaii, W. A.

The great light of reform is sures were necessary?

J. T. SHAW groal dominions and of the Andoreau, naunger of the Nabaku smaller states of Europe, and the Rubber Company of Maui, is touching the dark places of the thor boat was more fortunate.

HONGKONG HOTEL. enlightened approval of man-stated to have gone to the forest Congo. A dispatch from Consult struck the corner of a pontoon,

91, Queen's Rond. listrict and made test tappings, Lamont at Boma to Sir Edward ile side being stove in, but it was which proved successful, as he is Groy; the British Foreign Minis saved from sinking by jambing rubber expert. The rubber has tor, reports new laws affecting on the pontoon. This craft was boon partially worked up, and the the natives, and quotes one deal loaded with beans for Mossrs. Arnhold, Karborg & Co. No loss yield was stated last night by Mr. ing with punishment: THE PREMIER'S VIEWS. Rook to be fourteen per cont pure.

Flogging is limited to twelve of life was reported. Mr. Asquith emphasised the

On July 13 the water was just atrokes, old mon, the sick, women, A Promising Outlook. point that we were most reluct- Mr. Itock was naked last night and children being entirely ex over the Band on the German ant competitors in the navel race, as to discovery, but is not inclin-ompted, and if fainting or the Concession opposito Mosare. Arn- and had only done so under the ed to make prophecies as to what appearance of a wound supervenes Karberg & Co.'s offices. compulsion of circumstances.it may mean, other than to any as the reault, the application of He wished he could dissent from that it is true high hopes are on-farther punishment is forbidden." Mr. Balfour's prediction for an in- | tertained, and that samples have Only ablo-bodied men have to Most readers would find it diffi- crease in expenditure in the future. been sent to the mainland, while stand the ash, and if they do not cult to lose themselves during a 27], This expendituro, however, would the Federal experiment station like it they have the privilege of stroll in their garden; in which be justified, because it was necesis still working on the interesting fainting and avoiding some of the respocs they differ from Mr. sary to maintain, firatly, the problems presented to the scien-strokes.Chicago Tribane."

James B. Duke, the tobacco king, security of our shores, our Don-tiflo mind.

who has nearly completed an ex- inions and our Commerce, and, The groat rubber forest is in

penditure of £3,000,000 on a new secondly, the peace of the world, tho Panwanwan district, andis on

A foreigner while coming from park round his home at Somer He entirely agreed with Mr.government land; This land is Heiakow on his bicycle recently, ville, New Jersey. Balfour on the necessity of main- now under lose to Robert Hind. was attacked by two Chinese Lakes, hills, waterfalls, shrub- taining an overlwleming sapor- It was. loasod for grazing soldiers on the Maloo without any beries, drives, and fountains, iority over any combination purposes for the Panwas cause.

While one spit in his without regard to cost, wore or- which could reasonably be wao Cattle Ranch, and the face the other tore him off the dered for the park, whichertends suggested. There had been lease is said to have six years yet bicyle so that he had a nasty fall over 3,000 acres, more than nine no change of policy in re to run. The question is now pre-resulting in a bad wound on his times au large as Hyde Park, Lon- gard: to the Mediterr-sented as to whether under his knee. The brigands meanwhile don. There are thirty-two milesof anean, but the naval centre of lease Mr. Hind has the right to made away with his hat. drives winding in and out of gravity had shifted, necessitating tap the rubber trees, and a pro-

beautiful groves, past' grassy Inwas dotted with statuary, gi- ready in full operation when the to have already decided that he Reports received from Co-gantic flower-beds, rose-bowered Liberale came into office. Still, cannot tap them.

bato tell of a state of want in that pergolas, fountains, balustrades, however vital the interests to The district is somewhat in-distriotapproaching famino owing and temples.. safeguard in the Mediterranean, accessible. It is above the lava to the drought and the conse There are more than 10,000,- which it was impossible to love dow of 1801. Mr. Rook says that quant shortage of food supply. 000 plants, of which one million to the care of others, great the forest lica between 2,000 and The towns in the worst condition are the rarest rhododendrons. changes were going on there, 3,000 feet, olevation, and that the are Lebac and Sarangani. Locusts Two hundred fountains of all and wo would not be doing our climate is warm and dry. The have helped to make conditions sorts and designs spout up duty to the country unless wo treesrenola height of twenty feet, words.

20,000,000 gallons of water replaced, the present inadequate and some are ten inches in diamo Ruined Through Rinderpest. every day, and nervanta and vassols by a much stronger foros. ter

A Manila dafry-farmer named tradesmen enter the mansion that Ho nesured the Henso that when The trees are indigenous, Sist lins been practically, ruined which is being constructed by s

Estimated were presented; | said Mr. Rook Inst night." "Thie by the outbreak of ontelo plague tunnel, from the main road withje || orishishe added knowledge of japooles in found nowhere eles in and consequent loss of his stock out passing through the gardens.

requirements, thay the world."

Édia kesen amount to PIL 000

"If we can securo, even at that snorifice, pouce, we shall have done great things," concluded

Mr. Balfour.

u redistribution which was al minont territorial official is said

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