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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OC COBER

GENERAL NEWS:

| ever-increasing numbor of Cana- The Cholera in China.

Beginning of the New Enterprise. diane and Americans who travel for pleasure to Europe. The The epidemic of obolera has

On Saturday August 17, the extent to which this traffic may spread from the coal porta of Canadian Pacific Railway Com-grow must be a matter of con- North-eastern Kyushu to the pany began their serving of ecture, but the Canadian Paci collieries says the "Shanghai 'observation cara" on the Aus-o have the greatest confidence Times. Thirty cases have been trinn State, Railways. At frat in its future, and their advisors reported at Nakaidzumi. It is blush, says a correspondent of the are not people who are in the believed that the output of coal," Manchester Guardian, this habit of making mistakes.

THE C.P.R. IN AUSTRIA: hitherto scarcely attrnoted the

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which is usually reduced at har- might appear merely a business One word as to the actual trip vest time, will be still further donl between two great railway undertaken. Wearrived at Vienna adversely affected by the spread companies, which might excite at eight o'clock on Saturday, the of cholera. Two cases of cliclera passing comment among business 17th, and wore entertained at have been reported at Karatsu..

mon. A fow now cars on a road! lunch by the city of Vienna in Sydney Pressmen Excluded from What could there possibly be in

the magnificent banqueting hall House of Assembly.

this development to exeito more in the Rathana. On Sunday we In consequence of a leader in than transient interest? Anyone wont to Molk by the observation, I AST SUNDAY a black and white the Sydney" Daily Telegraph) who Had the good fortune to be ours, and then back to Vienna by answers to the ame Spots," Liberal Paklugose-Fox terrier, mala dog strongly oriticising the Speaker's

present at the opening run of the Danube, with receptions at reward for say information or for the conduct, Mr. Willis, the Speaker these magnificent cars would Spitz and salutes all the way. return of the Bam to H. C. H. White, of the Assembly, recently ozolu led the staff of the newspaper from realise that a fur deeper signific-On Monday and Tuesday to Pacific Mail Co. The dog was stolen in

anceauderlay the whole trana- Villach via Salzburg and Trieste, Obat r Road. the gallory of the House. The action. It is more than probable trip up the Adriatio on board Hongkong, 6th Oct.. 1912. "Herald "has published a leader that remarkable extensions will the Austrian Lloyd's steamor strongly protesting against the before long be made in the de-Helouau, and to Klagenfurt and Speaker's action, which it do- scribes as intolerablo, and declar-velopment of the Canadian sya. Semmering on the way back to tem of travel on other European.

Ou the 22nd WO Dog. Faen Half White, Ha lines, and this can only mean the left for Innsbruck, which we Brindle. Boward Brin. Apply to G. drawing closer together: of the reached the Kome evening K. H. Brutton, York Building. New and Old Worlde, socially, thence through the Tyrol and Hongkong, 7th Oct., 1919, The New York Herald", des commercially, and may wondd? Arlborg tunnel to Zurich, and so back to London. The scenery

TO LET. oribing the birth of a son to Mra,politically. Jolin Jacob Astor, says the infant

The official reception of the was uniformly beautiful but

varied the Danube TO LET Houses in Austin lies in a nursery specially fitted up the Austrian State Railway, who with its wonderful castles frown-

quests of the Canadian Pacifio and infinitely

Avenue, Kowloon. Immediate at a cost of $10,000. The young

Apply A. Raymond, ofo mother personally attended to the numbered over 400 and representing down on either side, the salon. preparation of the nursery, which all the leading European and Tauern Mountains, with the tur-3. J. David & Co.,

(712 is furnished in blue and white Canadian newspapers, travelling quoise stroam that flows boneath, Hongkong, 1st Ol., 1912.. with woodwork of English oak agencies, and railway companies and the wilder Tyrol with snow- She occupies the room in which of Europe qui Canada, was of a peaked mountains in the back-OFFICES TO LET-Fit Clags, Mr. Vinent Astor was born laracter to warm the hearts of ground.

the most unimaginative. Burgo- twenty-one years ago, Eight nurses have been engaged to look mastern ontortained us at Vionnn after the huby.

and at the principal towns we visited, great railway officials and An interesting account is given Ministers of State accompanied us by the "Indian Medical Gazette" our journeys. The Chirch was of an outbreak of nottle-rash in a represented by the Archbislap of company of a Panjabi rogiment Trioste and Father Burke from who underwent field training, Toronto, Salutes were everywhere An investigation was made into fired us if for royalty, and the the possible causes of the itching

various municipalities through from which the men suffered soon which we passed vind with each after the operations, but no ex-nther in extending their hospital. planation could be discoveredity, to their guests. But it was the until it was noticed that at the attitude of this inhabitants which foot of Mandalay Hill a creeper was even more significant. was growing over bushes, shrubs

Punjabis and Nettle-Rash,

The journey was strenuous; over 4,000 miles were covered in seven days, but it will for avor remain a joy owing to the beauty of the scenery, the hospitality of our hosts, and the enthusiasm of the inhabitants,

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The plan araba seen and all partion. lars obtained at the Off 10% of Messrs. PALMER & TURNER, Alexandra Buildings, 3rd Flor. LIFT., 30th Sept. 1912 708

Battleship Raised in Seven

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Completo anècess attended the Admiralty test of the Modway floating dock at Sheernos. coming giant balk. was a matter of Titanic force over-

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Attitude of the Inhabitants. and trees, and that its fruit-pods in Vioana, down the Danube, all Through our whole progresa, wore cove od with innumerable Blondor hairs which readily stuck the way to Trieste, and in fact to the skin and produced an wherever we appeared, the whale intolerable itching. The breeze population turned out to do us carries the hairs to the passer by. honour. The loveliest Austria as the Burman well knows for heidens denned their national makes a detour to avoid a tree costumes and throw us flowers complement of crew, the St. Vin-One roomed Offico Apply Prorarty |

adorned with this orsoper. botanic name is Mucuna Pruriens, and it is known in England as cow-itch plant.

New Bank for Nagasaki.

and fruit, and the people fairly denfonod us with cheers and our

uational anthom.

Was this all done merely to celebrate the running of three Mr. Takaki, a well-known Ja-Canadian cara on a European panese financier, has applied to line? We think not. Mr. W. J. the authorities for a charter to Griffiths, the representative of the establish a bank in Nagasaki. The Canadian Government, struck the capital of You 1,000,000 is all to trus note in his speech at. Som be subscribed by Mr. Takaki and moring when, in nawer to the his relatives.

The battleship St. Vincout, which was selected for the test, does not represent the full lifting capacity of the dock, for, with war stores on board and a full

cent displaces only 21,000, 20s, and the dook is equal to raising 32.000 tons.

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for war, the warship steamed the greater length of the dock, UBTAKVÉD slowly up the Medway to where which is built to take ships two the dock was moored with a clear hundred feet longer. run of water between its 80 feet

In all, three rows of shores were walls. And thou-with four Gov- fixed along either side of the ship. ornmont tugs to aloady, her into which has an extreme width of Burgomaster's welcome, he said, position-the vessel slid over the 48 feet, and it was observed that "Believe me, every Britisher's submergel structure, of which the dock allows for a further ox- wish is for punce, and every in- only the cranes and funngle were pansion of boam in ships of the terest he has is for pence." Yos, visible.

Dreadnought class, which have peace which will enable the Now! As soon as the great ship had already outgrown the capacity of and Old Worlds to join hands for been warped into the middle most of the masonry docke round their mutual development and the pumps, deep down in the four const.-Exeliange.

walle below water, were not work- But whit of the ears theming. It was not long before the selves? They are the last word" St. Vincent began to rise steadily. in the luxury of travel. Corlain Gradually the vivid red of her modifications had to be adopte hull showed through the water, to fit the Canadian model to local and immediately a small army of

Lepers' Island. Christchurch, (New Zealand), Sept. 12-A report on the Cook Islands (in the Pacific) presented to the Dominion parliament states that leprosy is very prevalent and that the manner in which the advancement. lopora live is disgraceful and the general health of the islands deplorable. Drastic steps, it is added, must be taken to preserve

the race.

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A sensation was caused at the! Rangoon races on the evening of September 21 by the passing of

Over 500 discharged soldiers few feat shorter, but in all es- Chatham got to work with wedge 1,000 each, by four persons of from Nanking arrived in Shang-sential particulars they are re-and mallos, fixing the first line of different nationality, to four book-} hai on the 3rd inst: anil traversed plions of the Canadian original: timber shores to hold the ship makers. The sensation, it appears, the settlemont making their wayThe terrace or anuoxo at either upright.

was intensified the following day along Nanking road towards the end is so fitted with glass win- After five hours' pumping the by the arrest of W. G. Henderson, country. They presented a deject-dows that the scenery can be St. Vincent had been raised 15. Luspector of Excise, son of the late ed appearance says the "China viewed from overy direction; in-feet; and io seven hours Superintendent of Police, who is Prees," and many wore in an lead from this position a pan- the great lift had been ac- charged with being responsible emaciated condition. The clothes orama of the whole country complished and the ship but for passing them. The forged were lattered and many were through which the train is pass- fair and square on the block notes are very fine specimens, all ing is obtaino without effort. without deviating an inch aither dated October 10, 1907, and Serious Bill-jobbing Fraud. The cara ure luxuriously fitted, way. Her length of five hundred appear to have been made by n A telegram from The Hague to with easy chairs beautiful ast-feet was somewhat dwarfed by photographic process. Batavia papors states that a huge petod floors, contral electric bill-jobbing fraud has been com-lamps, and movable tables, Thors mitted at Amatordem by a man is also a library on each car and called Hiddink, representative of two lady typisis ready with their a Mexico ayadicato, who has now machines to tako down telegrams disappeared. Several firms have|or letters. The decorations are boon vistimized. The total somewhat ornate, but in good defalcations amount to £520,000. | taste, and the windows as largo as the stability of the car will

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A planter in the above felandsjallow. Each of those is fitted has written to Tropical Life that] with a frame of inlaid wood-work, experimental tappings of Cears for which the Austrians are justly

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