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GENERAL NEWS.

Radium in Canada,

There have been numerous

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SORE THROAT.

Its Cause and Cure.

angrelio s of late that radium) Contrary to the general belief, will Lo that with in many parte it is not cold, damp, or draughts

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. W. DAESDAY, APRIL 22 44

CHRISTMAS ISLAND,

Epidemic Of Trachoma Among

The Chinese.

Mr. J. L. MoFall signs the an- of the Dominion, and the various which directly cause the sore nual report on Christmas Island Governments concerned are tak-throat, tonsillitis, &r. from which for the year 1913, and writes as

ing the necessary precautions to so many people suffer. They follow:-The revenue collected

Prepaid Advertisements.

ONE CENT PER WORD

FOR EACH INSERTION.

TO LET.

TO LET.

Roon, unfuntin Road, Kow-To LET-Kowloon near ferry.

unfurnished.

TOLET-Furnished, from 1st June for 18 months or longer, six roomed house "in Macdonnell Road. Fine view of harbour-Apply "A. O," oo "Hongkong Telegraph."

HOUSES

iT Granvilla

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reserve it for Canadian purposes, merely Tender us liable to the locally during 1913 amounted to Believing that radium will some tisesse by lowering our vitality 84.223.75, and of this sum $3,- Church Misalon Society Bunga-Hongkong Telegraph,"

No. 68 Feak, Mount Kellett. unfurnished-Apply VESPARD, Half house furnished or day be discovered in Ontario, the! What really causes sore threst-002.02 was derived from liquor low) partly furnished. Cheap rent. provincial Government there pro-is inhaling the germs of the dis duty. In 1912 the amount col- No. 6 Cameron Villas, No. 59 pozon to give a reward of $25,000 ease from other aufferers. Were lected was $4,870 44 Besides Peak to lot furnished for one to the first person fading it in we in gcod physical condition this there is the royalty on phos year from 1st May, 1914. sufficient quantities for commer-our blood would destroy these phate and the rent of the island,

No. 19, Shelley Street. cialextraction,

germs, as it constantly dues. It is but there 6ums are not collected 1914, No. 64,

TO LET till 31st October A Popular Museum, only when we are not " up to the hore. The expenditure actually seven rooms and drying room, The Peak, It would be expected that mark" that we catch diseases paid by the District Officer furnished, including Eletric fane visitors to Kew Gardens would which are due to germe,

amounted to $11,408.55. There and Telephone. outnumber those to the British To cure them, the germs must have been other expenses of some TO LET No. 5 Mountain Museum, but the figures publish- be attacked where they are with magnitude, especially for police View from 1st April 1914. Newly 'ed in a White Paper just issued something which will kill them onmployed in Christmas Island, reveal the remarkable popularity the spot. The best and quickest id by Singapore. The total

painted and colourwashed. No. 13 Beaconfield Arcade, of the fatter. During 1913, means for this purpose is Walf-xport of phosphate of lime in 1013 Shop. rouglity; 3,800,000 people visiteding'e Formamiat. Ductors use mounted to 150,005 tons: in 1912:

No. 7 Mountain View. Kow, and over ono and a quarter it to cure themselves. ns is proved it amounted to 150 048 tons. The

No. 7 Stewart Terrace, Peak. million persons viewed the trea- by a physician who writes in Thexact value of this year's output FOR SALE. sure bouse at Bloomsbury, The Practitioner "I have never had is not certainly known. More than "GLENSHIEL" 124 Barker British Museum is an oisy firal Fore throat myself sicca I began half of this quantity-83,373 tans Road, 5 rooms, close to "Tram in public lavour among instituto use Wulfing's Formamint al--went to Bibie porta; a large Station. tions of the kind, and the Natural though suffered periodically quantity to Fine, and a few History Museum, which comes before." second, had only 510,000 visitore to its credit.

The Only Remedy The Doctors Use.

cargoes to New Zealand, Australia ad Japan. Most of the imports consisted of machinery, tools, and Australia's 'Great North. The following statement in the material for railware, piers, and In the policy for the develop-jesme paper shows why" doctors such undertakings. The total mont of the Northern Territory, universally prescribe it" Hav-vlas Wes £20,127 12. 4d. The that area of over half a million ing tried all the British Pharma total tonnage. cute.ed and cleared aquare miles in the northern cop reis zenges and meat of the from Christmas. Teland in 1913

Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, 2nd Oct., 1913

3rd Floor, Alandra Building.

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Flats in Nathan Rd. and " Humphreys Buildings, from 1st. May. Apply to

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Alexandra Buildings.

WANTED

OPEAN, good business

TO LETLA HACIENDA man, bas a thorough knowledge "E.", No. 74, Mount Kellett of general office routine, would MODY, No. 5, Queen's Road situation. Good Road. Apply CHATER &like permanent or temporary Contral.

references. - Apply E. M. F. c/o "Hongkong Telegraph.

portion of the Commonwealth, well known propietary antiseptic was 80,475, Of this 61,155 was Hongkong, 17th Oct., 1913. 1967 ANTED-YOUNG EUR- to exploration of the mineral lozenges, I have been reduced to British. resources is likely to play an one su one unly (for sore throat). The population at the begin important part. It has been ingele, Wulling's Formamint. bing of 1913 was 1550; at the known that the country hae great

A Medic 1 Officer of Health end of the year 1,597 These wore tracts of n neral land that have voices the reason for this prefer-24 deaths, of thete Boyen were not yet bien properly tested of new in “The (feneral Practi- from neato beri beri, and three treated, and by giving substantial ther." Ile writes: What we from other causes along with LET unfurnished No. 4 assistance to practical prospecting wout is an agout, to destroy the bri-beri. There were three partica the Government hopes to germs in the mouth and throat; births. Iealth was good through modation, For

Morrison Hill, containing 8 WANTED: OXY-ACETY rooms with usual servants accom.

LENE WELDING. A open up fresh fields and to cause in fact, what we want is oral asep-out the year so far as mortal a m.

further

par- few good Chinese Welders for a revival of the mining industry (complete freedom from germs pinta are concerned. But during JARDINE

ticulars apply Property Office, Engineerig Firms in Caloutta 1bore. The opening up of one or in the mouth) as doar de we can 1912 and the oarly rart of 1013 Co, Ltd.

MATHESON & and district. Apply in first ins- two successful mining districts get it. To produce this, we have there was a violent epidemic of

tance stating wages required and would certainly do more than the ideal ngeut in Wolfing's trachoma among the Chinese TO LET from 1st May, 1914 particulars of past service to Box, anything eles to encourage people Formaniat,"

labourers, which blinded more ad. Apply to S. J. DAVID & Co..ANTED, PUPILS.-A Pro-

No. 104a, The Peak, fura No. 427 Hongk-gon to settle in that portion of the It is used by the Royal Fomthan 20 man and affected many Prince's Buildings.

W Commonwealth."

lies of Europe, and by the world's mor. The heat and the glare

fessor of Music roquites"? mpet distinguished men.

The white rocks daily oor front Building. Apply to

O LET OFFICES in King's pupils for VIOLIN, CELLO, The Rt. Hon. Veconat Mas-ing the men at their work pre-

MANDOLIN, FLUTE, OBOE, sorcepond Feirard writea:-"Ili ees,

BRASS often naturally

THE HONGKONG LAND CLARIONETTE and have found Walling's Formamint wk, to take infection.

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reasonable. Apply EMANUAL' VASSLLO cloSt. Joseph's thrust, hich quickly disappears uharacter the disease escaped IOLET. From April 1st. The Church, Garden Road. after using a few tablets."

tection until it had gone very Veux Road, Central. Suitable First Floor of No. 15, Des How to Prevent Sore Throat. for. When it was finally detected for Offices. Rooms can be let Wulfiug's Turmaaint is equally the company made a great effort separately. Apply -- DRAGON | engineer in a paper recently read famous na a preventive of go mt5 deal with it At the end of CYCLE Co. at Chicago. Years ago, any searc Even for diphtheria, the year the violence of the epide- attempt in the line of aesthetic its power of safeguarding those mio had passed, but so long as tions A new isolation hospital design in connection with who take it cannot be exaggerat-any traces of the disease remain which can be converted in'o's: factories was immediately cuted. The Enaitary Iapprotor of in the island it may recur later ordinary hospital was erected at abort; the owner would not allow High Wycombe writes: "I know on. The year 1913 was very dry: the engineer to put anything on of no preparation so effectual in from August till Jecember the

a coat of £700 £1,000. the struc urs in the way of preventing infectious disease as rainfall just exceeded 7 inches During the year there were ornamentation because it would Walling's Formamint. During There were 85 case tried in the bances at the hospital and elee- frequent unimportant distur cost a few dollare. But we are an outbreak of diphtheria I have Police Court. The great majority where Once in the mouth of now approaching the time when frequently given away Formanint consisted of offences under the November the adherents of a there is rare willingness to give to those who have been in con- Labourers Ordinance, and Wild Chinese attacked the police who the structure attention from an tact with the disease, and no Birds Protection Ordinance and were taking him to jail. Next testhotio standpoint. The on-other cases have been removed fair number arose out of small

Esthetics and Engineering. It is only within the last lew years that engineers have ceased using most of their time develop ing new theories for the engineer

ing profession. We are now spending a little more time developing architectural effects of our designs, said an American)

giaeer is capable of doing this to hospital from the same house-quarrels and disputes. There day a band numbering 135 struck

years ago.

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N. LAZARUS,

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but herotoforo be has not been hold."

were six ca863 for debt. The intimidate and deraand his re work and ome to the office to permitted to do it. There is a

A. Walling & Co., 6, Kiukiang amount collected in fines was lease. The District Officer wassideration than the weifere of your eyes great difference in the factory of Road, bhooghai, will send a Free $217.50. Thirty-nine Chinese to-day and the one built twenty Booklet, dealing fully with sore served various shot terus of im compelled to order the Sikhs to The trouble that to-day is small and susis

throat, to all who write mentiong prisonment.

The coat, of their disperse them which they did solyomedied, if neglected may get beyond Luggage in Advance.

this paper. Welfing'e Forma absistence was $151.75. Except effectually that thestrike colispeed if your eyes are giving trouble call on ne Mr. Roderick Thomas, who has mint may be obtained of all for ore.sional asses of trachoma at once. The leader was son and have them examine. retired from the service of the Chemiste, in bottles of fifty their health as satisfuters. In away to Singapore, London and North-Western Rail tablets. Accept no substitutes. 1913 nineteen mails carrying

N. LAZARUS, way after being 37 yoara with the They are valueless, is a physician 9,512 articles have been receiveri

OPTHALMIC OPTICIAN... company, is credited with having testifies who writes that he has from Singapore and delivered in Thirteen junior engineer, who Tel., 1292. LA, D'Aguilar St suggested the popular system of tied six substitutes and found Christmas Island, Twenty seven arrived at Shanghai for service had been engaged at home sending luggage in advance. It not one of them efficacious."

maile carrying 6,908 articles have been despatched to Singapore and to the China Navigation Com Colombo. The commission on pany last week. The men have postal orders sold amoentel to been distributed as superaumer. 8074.

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should have been originated on.

the London and. North-Western,

since some years ago that com-

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