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THE LONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1914.

QUARANTINE RESTRIC- TIONS.

SPECIAL CABLES.

Hongkong and Netherlands- India.

The Scoretary of the Chamber of Commerce sends us a copy of a letter received from the Consul General for Netherlands India

on

23rd ult. abolishing the quarantine restrictions imposed on Hongkong by Netherlands India on April 17, 1012, and a copy of a further letter dated 8th instant which rescinds the Order. of 23rd alt, and brings the restric- tions of April 17, 1912, again into operation.

Consulaat-General Der Neder-

Inciden Voor Zuid-China. Hongkong, 23rd April, 1914. Referring to my communication of 17th April, 1012, No. 404, 1 have the honour to inform you to have received notice from the Netherland-Indian Civil Medical Service that the operations men. tioned in the aforesaid letter and for which the doctor's firm Jordan,, Forsyth, Grone and Aubrey granted certificates, have been abolished and that ships found] to be free of contagious diseases (plague free ships), without proved cases of plague on board and without extraordinary mortality amongst the rate on) board, which have visited the port of Hongkong, declared to be infected with plague, may be admitted immediately to free pratique in the Netherland. Indian ports of the lot, 2nd, and 3rd class, if by a medical in- apection made in these last ports it is proved that thors ships are found to be free of infection and provided that the masters of ships, whore cargo entirely or partly consists of rice and which have been un-ratted and clay lon- ised after taking in their cargo and immediately afore their departure from Hongkong, pre sent at arrival in a Netherland Indian port to the Harbour.. master

certificate issued

to that effect by a doctor or doctor's firm at" Hongkong ap-' pointed by me, which certificates have to be legalised by me or in my name.

Of course every vessel on arrival in a Netherland-India port from Hongkong, declared plague-infected, must fly the quarantine flag.

Yours faithfully. (Sgd) DE REUS.

Coneul General. The Hongkong General Cham- ber of Commerce, Hongkong.

Consulaat General der Neder- landen Voor Zula-Chino,

Hongkong, 8th May, 1914. . A case of plague having o0- ourred on board a vessel after arrival in a Netherland-Indian Port from Hongkong the Nether- land-Indian Medical Service bas decided to rescind the Rasolution the contents of which I had the honour to communicate to you in my letter of, 23rd April last, No. 423, and to put into force again the sanitary measures mentioned in my letter of 17th April, 1012 No. 404.

Yours faithfully,. (Sgd.) DE REUS, Consul General. To The Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, Hong... kong.

BILLIARDS.

Soldiers' Club Tournament.

In the two last games in the "semi-final heat of this competition, played last night, the "A" Team of the R. E. managed to save the "alam", and to reduce their opponents' winning margin by 108 points. The chief feature of yesterday's play was 'n break of

master Roberts (D.O.L.I.)

Scores:

(From Our Own Correspondent).

HONGKONG-BOUND STEAMER AFIRE.

PUTS ÎN AT SHANÓHÁI,

Shanghai, Received May 0. The Russian steamer Svorno, from Taingiau to Hong- kong, bas put in here, being afire.

The Brigaden worked all day long but did not succeed in extinguishing the famss. They are now, flooding the Feasol.

It is believed to be a case of spontaneous combustion of peanuta.

The whole of one hold is burnt out.

[The . Svorno belongs to Messrs. Zvorono and de Poloni, of Mariupol, Russin, and is chartered by the Northern Steamship Company, of St. Petersburg, whose agents at Shanghai and Hongkong are Messrs. Bradley and Company, The vessel was bound from Vladivostock to Black Sea ports),

(Special Pasific Service to the "Telegraph "~Router.)

· POSTS "FOR MANCHUS.

FOLLOWING OLD CUSTOM.

Peking, Received May 8: San Pao-chi has recommended the establishment of Lao Vice-Ministers on each Board. It is believed that at least several of the additional Vice-Ministers will bɔ Man- cbus as was the case during the Ching regime when there were two Vice-Ministers on each Bord, one invariably being a Mancha.

Princes Ching, Pa-lun and Nalang are mentioned for high posts in the near future.

SALT INDUSTRY.

MERCHANTS COMPLAIN AT CANCELLATION

OF PERMITS.

Peking, Received May 9. The salt merchants who are arriving in Peking state that they refuse to accept monetary compensation for the cancellation of the salt permits which is the death blow of a monopoly they have enjoyed for generations.

THE "TELEGRAPH'S." ACROSTIC.

& PILLARS. North Point? Stay-at-home,

you say. S'esttere then? Doopwater Bay? BARS.

1. A bumboat woman; but the ballad yielde.

A golden fragrance from our English fields.

2. Persian Wood-carrier caught

a Magic word:

Two acore bandits rued the day he heard.

3. Ah, could the finish be more

racy here:

The priesthood would be governors I fear.

4. Oldtime barometeria Canton

comes to harm.

To give as gauds instead of

days of calm.

5. No sparkling pair here pay

a visit.

That's not egotistical, is it? 6. Creosote should hold ro

place.

In beverage that the goda

would grace. 7. Chronometers Lis pride wer, we are told," And compasses; but rarely

old wol fold, [Answer on Monday.]

"

HIPPODROME CIRCUS.

Bysack's Hippodrome Circus 40. by Lt. Heath. This is the is not to open till Monday. It is third highest of the tournament, not due fa the Colony till this the other two being 50 by Sgt. afternoon, the vessel on which Pitt (Police) and 44 by Band- the company is travelling having gone to Swatow from Bangkok Instead of coming here direct. The show therefore will not open till Monday night. Col. Love informs us that he has arranged with the Tramway Company to run late care every evening for the convenience of patrons of the cirane.

H. K. Volunteers.

Mr, Hedley...

3. M. Rodgere

Total

...215 ...179

...394

R. E. "A" Team. Sgt. Pile...

Lt. Heath

... 250

...250

...500

Sewlog Machine Stolen.

HOME FOOTBALL.

Result of Latest League Matches.

W

The results of the Home foot- ball matches played on April 181 are as follow:-

First League, Middlesbrough 4, Liverpool 0. Manchester City 4, Burnley. 1. Preston N.E. 1, Derby County 0. Sunderland 2, Chelsea 0. Bradford City 1,

United .

Munchester

°

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

BUTTER. BUTTER.

WE HAVE RECEIVED A

NEW SHIPMENT OF

DAISY

BUTTER

Absolutely the best table butter

in the Colony.

TO THE PUBLIC.

Owing to

the extraordinary demand for the Telegraph Mail Sup plement last week and to the fact that numerous late orders could not be fulfilled it has been decided to reprint the story of the Tai On piracy and issue it as an EXTRA to this week's Telegraph Mail Supple- ment. The full story of the affair, together with the proceedings at the Court of Inquiry and an account of the Standard Oil Company's big oll tank fire at Lai-Chi-kok, will be given in the EXTRA. Attached to "the cover of the Telegraph Mail Sup- plement is a photograph of the vessel as she lies behind Stone- cutter's Island. Orders for coples of this week's Telegraph Mail Sup- plement should be sent to the office of the Telegraph as early as possible:

Today's Advertisements'

TOYO 'KISEN KAISHA.

8. "CHIYO MARU"

From SAN FRANCISCO, via Sheffield United 2, Newcastle U.0, HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS, Villa 2, Spurs 0.

AND SHANGHAI,

West Bromwichi 1. Sheffield

Wod. 1.

Blackburn Rovers 2. Oldham 1. ' Everton 1, Bolton 1.

Second League.

Hull, Fulham 0.

The above named Steamer hav Blackpool 2, Stockport County 2.ing arrived. Consignees of cargo are hereby notified to send in their Glossop 2, Notts Forest 1,

Bills of Lading for countersigna- ture, and to take immediate delivery of cargo from alongside. Cargo remaining undelivered

Arsenal 2, Clapton Orient 2. Barnsley 2, Wolves 1. Bury 1, Leicester Fosse 1, Birmingham 2, Bristol City 2. Bradford 3, Lincola City 0. Huddersfield 2, Notts County 1. Leads City 1, Grimsby 0, Southern League, Bristol Rovers 1, Millwall i

on

May 11th, at noon will be landed at Consignees' riek and expense and delivery must then be taken from the Company's Godown.

No Fire Insurance Whatever will be effected,

Palace 3. Norwich 0. West Ham 1, Brighton 1,

No claim will be recognisee Cardiff City 2, Rangers 0. Reading 1, Gillingham 0.

aftor, the Goods have left tha Steamer or Godown, and all Goods Southend i, Plymouth 0.

remaining undelivered on May Coventry 3, Watford •.

16th at 5. p m., in the afternoon Northampton, Southampton 1. will be subject to ront & landing Swindon 1, Exeter

Rugby, Birkenhead Park 25pte, Leicester

0.

cha ges.

| All chafed and otherwise dam- aged Cargo to he left on board or Godown and examination of Northampton 6pts, Cheltenham samo to be hold on May 16th at

5pts..

10.a.m. : All

Claims must be filed Gloucester 10pts, Bath 3.

or before May 23rd. Exeter 39pts, Bristol Saracens 5. on

otherwise they will not be Coventry 13pts, Moseley 0, Cardiff 13pts, Llanelly 0.

recognised.

Newport 8pts, Devon Albion 0 Bedford 18pts, London Welsh, 0. Swansea 7 pts, Bridgend 0., Bridgwater Albion 3 pts, Pen-

arth 0.

Stolen Property. According to the police report for last year, the estimated value of property stolen during the year was $276,213.81 as against $473,476,77 in 1912. a decresse

Agent.

8. MORIMOTO,

Hongkong, 9th May 1914,

THE CHINA BORNEO CO.

LIMITED.

Total....

A Chinese umbrella maker, of of $197,293.16. The average DURING my absence from the

is $207,-

colony Mr. H: W. Kennett The total scores are: Volunteers 17 Mercer Street, roports to the for the last five years

has boon appointed Acting 1894; R. E. "A" Team 1849, police that, between 6 a.m. and 143.24. The value of property Manager of the above Company so that the former qualify by a 10 p.m. on the 8th inst., a sewing recovered and restored to owners margin of 245 to meet the H. K. machine, valued $40 was stolen was $70,004,00 as against 843, at Hongkong: *** Police and Warders in the final from his shop. He suspoots one 210.21 in 1912, an increase over THE

of his foki, who has absconded. property recovered in the previous heat.

your of $26,793.79.

CHINA-BORNEO Co. Ltd.

W. D. Jupp. Manager, Hongkong

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