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GENERAL News.

Flying Exfilbition la Peking. M. Kouzminsky, the Russian avistor, effected a most successful flight in his Blériot monoplane on November 30. According to the 'Peking Daily News," a largo Attendance of Chiuose and for eigners witnessed the exhibition on the Russian Clacis. M Kouzminsky was in the air for

SERVICE MATTERS.

Buffs Officers.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1912.

TUBERCULOSIS.

And its Cost to the Philippines.

Prepaid Advertisements.

ONE CENT PER WORD for each insection.

Captain A. P. I. Truman, 1st

Taberculosis costs the Philip Battalion "The Buffa," and Lisu pines P50,000,000 a year accord- tenants B. E. Faily and G. F.ing to the most recent publica l'umilion, of the same Battalion, tion of the Philippine islands an lave, qualified in subject (e) for ti-tuberculosis society. This is a promotion to the next superior booklet under the title of General rank. In January next, Captain Information about Tuberculosis. L. C. E. Knight, The Bulls," Te contains bints about the pre-TET on 2nd Floor No. 2, Ped-

disease and has two pages devoted to a discussion of the disease in the islands.

about fifteen minutes, during will complete bis extended period vention and cure of the droud which he made three circuits, the of five years in the adjutancy of first in the direction of the West the 5th (tho Weald of Kent) City, the second more towards Battalion, and will revert to regi the Imperial City and the course mental duty in the usual course. of the third was over the Legation Quarter and the East City. Tuo

aviator, who displayel consider able mastery over his machine, was warmly congratulated, after hia'splended exhibition,"

Lieutenant fitpps, R. N.

5

TO LET,

der Street.

One roomed "floe. Apply Property Office, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1912. F981

TO LET LARGE abtentially buil, East Point. For further particulars apply Property Office, Jacline, Matheson & Borgking 19th Aug,, 1912, Co.. .td.

Godown sitasted on water front,

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Among the facts pointed out are that tuberculosis killa moro Lieutenant George Gipps, who people in the islands than all is been appointed first and other diseases combined. Twenty gunnery allicer of the cruiser Newer cent of all the dentine there are alle on recommissioning for fur 400,000 of the 7,000,000 inhabi Caused by tuberculosis and that ther service with the Chios For Printing Counterfeit Notes. Squadron, bus service of over six-

Cints are destined, to dio of tuber- i News from Changchun state teen years in the fleet. He joined culosis, and that in the prime of

lifel that the police have unearthed as a cadet in July, 1898, was pre-

FFICES TO LET.First Clas and raided a native printing offico. fated sub-lieutenant in 1901, and

Expatiating on the economic central accommodation, light and. in that city; and captured hund-lieutenant the following year.

cost of tuberculosis, the book-airy, on First, Second and Third Floor, reds of counterfeit notes and the When' a middy he belonged to the

let says:

in new building being erected for Mesure, necessary impediments for their cruiser Orlando during exit costs the people of the earth LTD, Entrance from Des Voeux Road Tuberculosis costs too much. WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO.. printing and issue. It is feared, pedition, under Admiral Sir Ed-| says the Chias Critic," that thou-ward It. Seymour to Peking, com

more than war and pestilencelectric Lit to all floor, Electio sands of these have been passed mandod a gun with much ability

combined.

Light throughout. into circulation, being very well and coolness in an outlying and

PALMER & TURNER, Alexandra occasional war

The plea can be seen and all partion- maylar obtained at the Oros of Messrs. executed. The Yungheng Pro-very dangerous position, and incial Bank, the Three Eastern calmly awaited the advance of the

Ronan 80th Sept, 1912, [708 Buildings, 3rd Floor. Provinces Bank and the Kirin enemy till his shells would tell Provincial notes have all been ex-which they did effectively, disper. tensively forged. The owner is sing them with loss (mentioned in the chairman of the Town Council despatches, modal with clasp). and has been arrested with his Secrets of H. M. S. Icon Duke. by a fear-driven people respond- cost of tuberculosis to the Philip tell of life only to be combatted accepted figure) places the annual manager and all the employees. The main secrets of the ening as one man to the first ping people at F.50,000,000.

decimate the manhood of natione,

"An

of nations builds strongly upon but the eternally renewed youth the glories of its war horces; in- frequently an epidemic of some dread disease may take a rapid

ance.

fourfold. First: the cost in lives; "The cost of tuberculosis is second; the cost in consequences of contagion, which are shown in weakling offspring and general

at

Prince Arthur's Return.truction of the battleship Iron law of nature, mmediats self This is estimating the average Prince Arthur of Connauglit, Duke, just launched at Ports-preservation. But tuberculosis value of each life. lost who represented the King at the mouth, have been jealously kept, has pursued its slow and inglorious P.2 500.00, this being determined funeral of the late Emperor of ways the London and China way through centuries until it has upon the basis of an annual Japan; returned to London on Fxpress." Apart from some become the greatest economic wealth-producing capacity, thro- 13th ult. Ho was accompanied general knowledge, very little is problem with which the human agh a period of twenty-five years; by Field-Marshal Lord Methuen, known concerning ber. She is race has to deal, and it is now

of P.100.00, a year for eacli Admiral Sir Edmund S. Poo, Mr. an improved King George V, costing the Filipino people more

individual. Miles Lampson, of the Foreign which she follows in most fea-han they can fford to pay if they

"The logical conclusion is that Ollico, and Captain Banham, tures, but is easier by early would grow in power and strength. the people could well afford to "Equerry. His Royal Highness 3,000 tona, which would give Let the Filipino people consider. spend to reduce the death-rate was met at Victoria Station by her a displacement of over 25,000 It is a subject of profound import- five per cent. per annum with the Baron Kato, Japanese Ambassa tone. She will carry 10 of the

ultimate hope of eradicating dor, Mr. Koike, the Councillor of latest 13 54in guns in her bar- the Embassy, and the Japanese bettes and turrets-two in each

tprberculosis the from Philppine islands." Naval and Military Attaches.

and these will be arranged on the centre line of the ship, so that Records are, of course, maile all 10 will be able to fire practical only to be broken, and Mrly ahead, thus giving an all inefficiency or disability among steam trawler Hoi Fung, which Stevenson's prowess will no doubt round fire on the broadsides and thousands of men and women; arrived at Nagasaki on the 5th stimulate would-be bows; and five will be able to fire third: the cost in unhappiness inst. from Shanghai, reported the excellere; but anyone desirous of astern. The turrets will be and fourth: the cost in money disappearance of the mate, J. beating his break of 1,016 will arranged so that the five can which is computed on an estimai- Mellroy. The missing man join- have a formidable task. The deliver their fire over each othered per capita value of human life.ed the vessel at Shanghai, and merit of the performance is in a sort of inverted echelon.

"In a country like the Philip-on the following Monday evening especially apparent, says the The secondary armament will be

Globe," when one bears in mind all 6-in, quick-firers instead of fourth of what it should be, the to illness; at 5.30 next morning pines whose population is about was relieved from watch owing that the previous best "all-round" the usual 4-in. gun. break was 823, maile by C.pleted, the Iron Duke will repre-but a very moderate estimate, and, as a search was fruitless, it value of human 1 fe is inestimable, his cabin was found to be empty Dawson in 1907. Bigger breaks sent an expenditure of about based upon a death-rate of 20,000 was supposed that he had jumped have been made by the use of the $2,000,000 sterling. anchor, spot, and losing hazard Naval Discipline and Efficiency,per year (one half of the generally into the sea.

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