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TELEGRAMS,

The following appeared in ex- tro published after wo wont to press yesterday

"GENERAL" BOOTH'S

DEATH.

HIS LAST WORDS.

Router's [Service to the "Telegraph."]

CHINESE MEDICINES,

Offended Spirits the Cause of

Disease

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFH, THURSDAY, AUGUST

PHILIPPINE SUGAR EX-

PORTS.

Some Significant Statistics.

Chinose medicine may be re

A recent report of the Bureau garded to some extent as a sure of Insular Affairs, of the War vival of the dark agos, much of it boing based upon a belief that all Department, on the foreign com- diecases are due to supernatural merce of the Philippine Inlande, causer anil are mainly occasioned states that exports of sugar for by offended evil spirits which the 1011 were characterized by great- ly increased quantities and a

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and Typist. References. Apply stating salary required to XXX, fo

Hongkong Telegraph," Hongkong, 20th July, 1912.

[ 652

#1912.

No doubt you are full of interest

native practitioner seeks to pro- slight decline in average/price. EXPERIENCED Stenographer to know what will pitiate or drive off by charms, The marketing period of Philip- Incantations or other devices.

Even ut the present day in some pino sugar is such that the higher London, August 21. localities the natives may still be average world price in 1011 was "General" Booth was uncon- found burning large quantition of not realized. The generally high scious for 18 hours. In his last gold and silver paper along with prices that were maintained words, referring to the promises incense in the hope of avorting close were coincident with the REQ

throughout 1910 until toward the of God, ho said repeatedly for example, a threatened inva-

Thoy are sure if you only be-ion of their homes, by cholera, the marketing period of 1911 the accounts. Good Testimoninis essential.

marketing period, whereas during lieve." He joyfully referred to plegue, or smallpox; or firing lower closing pricos of 1910 Non workers need not apply. Bax the prospect of meeting his wife guns and boating gongs or oym- and daughter, who predocensed bile in order to frighten away the generally prevailed and the un- Hongkong, 30th July, 1912, 55%

A.3.0, c/o Hongkong Talograph." malignant spirits likely to give fumine figures during the closing procedented world prices and rise to mischief. Remedies from Strange Sources. months of the your affected only

him.

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CHINATOWN AND

BUDDHISM...

1881

Just what effect the mis-

this space

shortly appear in

A call on

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will enlighten you on the subject

Notices

It is understood that he loft asalod documents boxring on the future of the Salvation Army and When tho native practitioner

small proportion of the produc tho question of his successor. It attempts to treat disease with tion, resulting in anaverago prico is thought that Mr. W. Brumwoll medicinal remedies these are of 24 contengainat 2.7 cents in Booth, Ohiol of Staff of the Salva- ofton dorived from

1910. The quantity exported, tion Army, will succeed him. sources and sometimes they are however, exceeded by far that The Daily Telegraph" Now even of a disgusting description.of any previous year under York correspondent says that Hitherto, says the "Lancet," great Americanoccupation, and amount Era Booth attempted at the last diffioulties have been encountered od to 205,303 long tone, with a moment to reconcile Ballington by Europeane when trying to value of $11,040,073, which was Booth to his father, but was un-obtain trustworthy information $3,810,288 more than in 1910. successful.

regarding the incidence of disease The largest quantity proviously and mortality in different parts exported in recent years was of Clins, there being no arrange 142,448 long tone in 1908, which monts for the certification and under price conditione prevailing registration of the cause of death, prior to the opening of the Ameri The only way, we understand, in can market yielded $5,703,041. . London, August 21. which any undue mortality in a Shipments of sugar to the The rains are especially dos-locality can be estimated is by United States amounted to 184,345 tractivo, to bay, and it is, a fascertaining from the local undor-long tons, or 90 per cont. of the common sight to 800 ducks takors how many collina they total. The large China-Hongkong swimming in fields of floating have sold within a given period purchases, that were a feature of sionaries in Chinatown will be hay. It is ostimutod that the loss and comparing that with the yours precoding free trado, were able to observe as a result of the is at least five millions sterling. number vonded in normal times. even more nominal in volume than abolition of the outward signs One the contrary, thoro is a Effect of Epidemics. in 1010; but in consequence of of China's ancestral roligion re- glut of English apples at Covent But this method may be found the 'unusual demand created in mains to be developed. Uarden,

far fromcourate, since it is known the world market by the shortage "Christian Advocate" (New York) that the jealous cofliumnker upon in the European boot-sugar crop, sees this move as a sign-post of Deension, fearing that his craft is shipments were made to the the progross, at least, of the Woo- in danger, purposely falsifies his United Kingdon in the Intter ternizing of the Oriental. Or is figuros in order to mislead the part of the your to the value of it no more than a sign of surrond- foreigner. Epidemics of dangerous $320,500. In the closing years or of all faith? The "Christian The "Peking Daily News" infectious disease have not in the of Spanish rule, and prior to the Advocate observes: anya that scheme is on foot to past boon without injury to coun- presont development of the Euro

"Down goes the joss-house in change the Shuntion profecture fries having closo commercial pean beet-sugar industry, the Chinatown, New York, by de- into the Profecture of Poking. relations with China, to which British market was a constant cree of the Six Companies. A A Notorious Brigand Pardoned, country also the origin of some factor in the Philippine sugar meeting-hall in, correspondence The King of Italy has pardoned pandemics has boon traced. trade; but it has figured only with the progressive ideas of the a notorious brigand, named Bol-

As instances of this wo may slightly in recent years, and pur- now civilization will take its cito the two great pandemics of chases under the extreme market place. Out will go the carved influenza and plague which have conditions of the closing months image of Buddha to the highest so recently awept over the whole of 1911 wore the first since 1908. bidder. The big bell, by which the joss-man was accustomed to world, starting in contral Ohina-"Sugár Industry.'

call the attention of the 'immor- tals to the offerings which wor-UBTAINED shippers had placed before thom, will be disposed of in the same way. The keeper of the heathen temple has already departed. The temple, gifts have been de clining in quantity because the

GENERAL NEWS.

Shuntlen Prefecture.

lottieri, who has served 47 years of imprisoninont for 65 crimes,

To Honour St. Andrew's Day.

Porak Scots have dociled at'a

meeting to have a dinner on St. and travelling from east to west. Andrew's day. The proposal for It need hardly be added that a dance was rejected by a bigotification of communicable dis- majority.

bases no public provision for Anti-Socialism in Lancashire.

their isolation are entirely lacking The agitation against socialism is spreading in Lancashire. The in China. Proper sanitary admi

Blackburn trainwayinon

of

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COLOMBO WIRELESS

STATION.

The Colombo Wireless Station will not be opened just yet, it

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nistration by local or contral have authorities has yet to be establish- baing stated this same formality secaded from the general union,al. Sometimes the first intimnas not yet been complied with, notions of the Western world IN TENNIS, DAY, TUNIC and and have established a separate tion that the foreigner in Chint but the delay will not be great. liave crept into the minds of the union, from which all politics are receives of the presenca

The rates are 50 conte por word Oriental denizens of thia saction to be excluded. A new wenvera

on the land sido, and, as ships of the city. amalgamation has been formed in spidomic smallpox in his locality take 14. n word, the rate in com- we do not worship the joss any 'It is true that similar circumstances, and it has ia by mosting convalesconte in

the stroots with the marks of unicating with chips is 75 cents more, said a merchant of the already 15,000 membora.

thoir recent illness still visible

a word,

district, That is what you call A Spook ?

These rates are high and will, foolishness. When we come to Captain Peter Pryal, one of the upon their faces. oldest mariners of Baltimore who

Improvement on the Way. of course, enuse private messages this country maybe we are not But there are indications at to be strictly limited. Another Christians, but we do not bellove Hailed with Captain Smith, of the

restriction in the use of the in idola any more." " Titanic, when the latter was com- the present moment that swoop- mander of the Majestic, has, says ing changes are about to take facility will exist notil the the "Shipping Gazette, unde place, and the great awakening of Government provide reduced a startling statement. Ile declares the Chinese nation now in process rates for Pres messages, to the is likely to be followed by marked absence of which we have invited Captain Smith; and that there improvements in the medical attention of the Government. was no possibility of his being treatment of the sick as well us in the prevention of diasaso ge- mistaken.

that he has seen and talked to

Two-year-old In Court.

Times of Ceylon."

norally. The educated Chinese are The India Command.-A Donial. A little Chinese boy, about two fully aware of the great supe- It is denied in ollicial quarters years old, was found wandering riority of western medical and at Simla that Sir O'Moore Creagh around the corridors of the Ori-surgical methods, and during the intende resigning the India Com- minal Courts in New York re-recent revolutionary riots some of mand.

the lower classes had also occasion cently. While he couldn't con verze oither in English or Chinese, to view very favourably the surgi-

The Jesuit Law, The general meeting of the the child lisped one word, that, cal assistance gives to them by German Catholics at Anchien las necording to several Chinese who the foreign medical meo.

passed a resolution urging the were in the building, meant

The number of qualified medi-recalling of the Jesuit law. fathor.

All efforts to draw his cal men in China with European name or where he came from or American training is on the failed with the child.

increase. Several medical schools

French Crop Prospects. with foreign professors have been The **Officiel publishes the set up in various places for the reports, dated July 1, of agricul- purpose of educating suitable 66 tural professors on the state of the natives in the science and practice growing crops. The comparative of modern medicine and surgery. Agaros given are:-Wintor wheat,

71, against 75 in May and.7.94 in Victoria Cross" Loses a Sister. January; spring wheat, 74, against 78 in May; winter oats, 74, against 74 in May and 80.6 in January; spring oats, 74, against 76 in May.

Mrs. Tato, for some years edi- tor of the "Sind Gazette," died sud- denly at Karachi on August 1 She was the daughter of the late Mr. Arthur Cory, who for several. Austraila and Immigrants. yeare edited the paper and hor From Australia comes an official sister was the writer who signed denial of the statement that im- as "Victoria Cross," migrants have been rejected Revolver Tragedy in New York. there owing to alight physical | Whilo arranging her wedding erliss bilities, The only grounds garmonta, a girl in New York for rejection are stated to be se- found a loaded revolver in her rions disability interfering with bureau drawer. In examining it ant's capacity to our sho pocidentally pulled the trigger ving, or communicable dis: and fell dead upon her bridal

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A dairyman named Teang Sing- sung was charged on remand be P1 fore the Mixed Court, Shanghai, on August 14 with bringing adulterated milk into the settle. ment from Poolung to the danger of public health, Sanitary Insp. Terrill prosecuted and produced

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