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謎返初月五*寅甲

SATURDAY,

JUNE

27, 1914.

大拜閣 第七十二月六英

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

RUBBER INDUSTRY.

AMERICA & JAPAN.

THE SALEM FIRE.

WRECKED LINER.

LORD BF ASSEY'S ARREST. THE FINANCE BILL.

IMPORTANT DISCUSSION.

A DELICATE SITUATION.

A FEARFUL OUTBREAK.

IN PERILOUS POSITION,

AN AMUSING INCIDENT.

IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS.

Reuter's Service To "The Telegraph."] [Router's Servico To "The Telegraph.") { ¡Reuter's Service To "The Telegraph (Router's Service To "The Telegraph." (Reutor's Service To The Telegraph."] [Router's Service To "The Telegraph."

other.

London. Received June 27.

London. Received June 27.

London. Resolved June 27. London. Recuived June 27.

The liner Gothland, skoro on Reuter's Washington cor Reuter's correspondent During the course of a discus- sion on cultivated rubber at the respondent states that correspond. Salem, Mass, states that half of rocked,

Rubber ence between the United States the historic Watch City was even tendency to slip into deep water,

grinding badly and as Fourth International Exhibition in London, it wse and Japan has been published, tually devastated by the fire re-

the latter bad ported yesterday.

Osneequently the captain and stated that the rubber of the East showing that

The damage is put at crew have been taken off.. possessed all the advantages declined to accept the Treaty

.The number of passengera was necessary to produce rubber of proposed by the United States £4,000,000, ten thousand people more stable quality than any for dealing with the difficulty have been rendered homeless.xaggerated; they did not excoed

raised through Japan's reiterated and fifty have been admitted to hundred. Dr. Schilzowitz thought if and most emphatic protest hospital. manufacturere

The fire originated in an ex would work against the land legislation in

plosion at a leather factory, and towards using plantation rubber California,

later oil tanks exploded, wrecking without washing it they would

Japan presented a Noto a learn a great deal. He believed fortnight ago saying that the the works and thirteen houses. that therein lay a great secret projected Treaty would create Several spookers saved that now difficulties, repeating the experiments had not. proved that claim for fair and equal treat- the use of endium bisulphate was ment of its subjects, and refusing harmful.

to regard the question as closed

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as long as the existing state of things was allowed to continue.

Mr. W.R. Dunstan, Drector of the Imporial Institute, said it was premature to discuss the stand.

Mr. Bryan replied to this Note ardisation of rúbbur, ne chemical analysis had not yet enabled two days ago, but the reply has them to judge qualities. Sir not been published yet either in Edward tosling's suggestion for the United States or in Japan. It bleading the rubbor of the is, however, understood that, thus while reaffirming the position of different plantations, arriving at a common standard, the United States it loaves the matter opon för further negotia- deserved careful consideration.

tion.

GREAT GRIMSBY FIKE.

DAMAGE £50,000.

London. Received June 27.

A great fire at Grimsby de

stroyed half an acre of warehouse3,

HOME CRICKET.

London. Received June. 27.

Sussex beat Cambridge Univer- oach six storeya high, containing sity at Horeham by ten wickets. grain, woal aud eggs. The dam (Last year Sussex won by seven ago is estimated at over £50,000.wickets),

HOUSEHOLD REGISTRA:

TION.

Some Particulars of a longkong Campaign.

Afire av

Registration of Householders.

Registration.

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OVERDUE.

ANXIETY REGARDING

EMIGRANT SHIP.

London: Received June 27,

A previous wire stated that 800 passengers lind boon transfer- red to another steamer from the Gothland.]

SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE.

ÚREAT DAMAGE DONE.

London. Received June 27.

Renter's correspondent at Bats Reuter's correspondent at Basa- via stated that must interes via states that the crowded emi-earthquake has been experienced grant ship Kintuck is tea hours in Sumatra.

Telegraph cables were broken, overdue. A steamer is searching

while houses and Government for her.

offices collapsed.

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

EVE OF DISSOLUTION.

London. Rycalvo1) June 27, Router's correspondent at Mel-

Many people were killed.

DECREE NISI GRANTED.

London. Roceived June 27. Lady Girard, who on pril bourne states that the Federal | 24 was granted a petition for re- House has passed the Supplyststation of conjugal rights Bill, and the session has been against her husband, Sir Percy trourd, formerly Governor of closed.

East Africa, has obtained decree nisi.

The Dissolution Proclamation follows soon.

DISPENSARIES

AND HOSPITALS.

A Year's Work Amongst the Chinese.

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In the early part of the year a registration campaign, the first since 1900, was started through- out the City of Victoria and the Kowloon Poninsala. From the 1st April prolliminary enquiries mads it apparent that in certain picked streets 40 to 50 per cent

In his report for last year on In the section of his report of the householders and tenants dealing with the regulation of wero unrogistored. The default Chinese Public Dispensaries and Chinese, the Secretary for Chinosers were warned and 2,000 Plague Hospitals, the Escretary

copies of a notification on the for Chinese Allaire eays:— subject were distributed and 3,259 hacholders were re-pasted up in the streets. From The total number of cases tren:- registration (La 101 the figuree men and Detectives began house a marked increase over the 1912 gistered, of which 204 were first May 1st the Chief District Watched at the Dispensaries again show were 2,226 and. 08). 15.987 to house visits in their respective figures-88,803 as compared with changes of tenancy were also districts, reporting day by day 75,331. notified for registration as against to this Office. The daily reports 9,209 in 1912. This increase in were then compared with the the number of registrations is existing registers, and, whenever the firet fruit of the Regulation floor was found unregistered, a of Chinese Amendment Ordinance notice was served on the tenant to require bis "(No.. 24 of 1013) which abolished asking him

The total expenditure од all registration fees while double rent collector to register. If ing the penalties laid down by this was ineffective a notice was the Dispensaries was $33,000, no Ordinance No. 3 of 1888 for saved on the person registered infringement of the law.. 08, or appearing to be, the house-crease of $4,000 on the lv12 With the ratsblishment of the holder; and if this course failed.gures, which is accounted for by proposed Distict Watchmen's a summons was thereupon taken the expenditure of just over that

Dispensary. at Shamehaipo.

The percentages of retura and

NOW.CABŞB

and

treated

Bre

8.306 as compared with 9.043 in 1912, but is slightly better than the 1011 figures (7,890). The high figures for 1912 are however soroewhat discounted by the heavy epidemics of small-pox and plague which prevailed that year, In 1913 the Colony was compara- tively free from theco diseases.

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London. Received June 27.

Reuter's correspondent al

London. Received June 27,

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN..

CONDENSED.

Lady Girourd has obtained a decree nisi against her husband..

A severe earthquake has been experienced in Sametra,

Many important amendments Finance Bill are

The presise question causing Kiel, supplementing the report a reduction of the Government atates that he was strolling in the majority of yesterday on the against the of the arrest of Lord Brassey, precincts of the Dockyard, not Finance Bill is unlikely to recur likely to cause the Government knowing the regulations, when

trouble.

he was detained by the police in Committee, as that part of the The Commonwealth Parlia-

pending identification.

Bill dealing with grants to local mentary session has closed, and He told the Kaiser afterwards

a Dissolution Proclamation soon that he had been treated most authorities can be cut out with follows.. politely, and it was merely an out a formal motion. But there. Lord Brassey considers his amusing experience.

are many most important amend-arrest at Kiel as an amusing

incident... ments on which trouble might

The crowded emigrant ship ALBANIAN SITUATION. arise, and Ministers are in con- Kintuck is reported at Batavis as

A BLACK OUTLOOK.

London. Received June 27.

sultation to-day, regarding the being ten hours overdue. course to be pursued,

The situation in Albanie is daily becoming more hupolosa,

The Queen of Roumania bus NATIONALIST invited the Princess of Albania

to eand bor children to Roumania.

The Turkish fig. fuate over the towns which the inanigenis have captured.

GROWTH OF HULL.

LORD MAYORALTY. CONFERRED,

London, Received June 27.

His Majesty the King opened a new drok at Hall, which cust £3,000,000. Ho conferred Lord Mayoralty on the city.

DR. SUN.

"Too Idiotic for Him."

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VOLUNTEERS.

British Home Rulers are feel- ing uneasy at the rise of the Nationalist Volunteers.

The King has opened a new dock at Bull and conferred a Lord Mayoralty on the city.

A great fire at Grimsby has destroyed half an sore of ware- bouses.

An important discussion on

UNEASINESS IN ENGLAND. cultivated rubber took place at

London. Received June 27.

The Pall Mall Gazelle states that British Home Rulera are so uneasy at the rise of the Nation- alist Volunteers that they have urged Mr. Redmond to get the Volunteers to take an oath of loyalty to Eugland and the King

British Army More Sober Than

Ever.

the International Ruober Ikxhi- bition.

The situation in Albania is growing daily more hopeless.

NEWS.

The Telegraph's appears to-day.

Acrostic

The Langkat output for yeater- day was 220 tons.

Hongkong Twenty-five Yeare Ago under the heading "1889 appears on page 4.

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Figures regarding emigra tion from Hongkong lest year per on page 4.

DON'T FORGET,

TO-DAY...

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

bearing his imprint, or that of a close blood relation, purporting to reveal Dr. Sun'a intrigues with Japan. We are far from defend ing Dr. Sun's later career, but this sort of thing is altogether. too idiotic for him. The docu-

Log book appears on page:51 meat is an obvious fabrication," Oar Contemporaries' on page During the past few days, says and we are surprised that after 2 and General News on page 3. the Shanghai National Review, the experis ace of last automu The only constructural work there have been many runnare our contemporary should have undertaken by the Committee as to the activity of D. Sua and been so easily gulled. during the year was the building other exiles. The most amusing of the Shamshuipo Dispensary, on of these is a rumour that Dr. Sun which $4,100 was expended and is somewhere between Siam and thorities know exactly where Dr.

A letter expressing his Majesty's which is now nearing completion. Kwangtung. The Japanese au There was comparatively little Sun is and can put hands on him plague in the Colony in 1913 and any minuto they want him. Appreciation of the work done by the Royal Army Temperance as a result the Plague Hospitals a matter of fact he is keeping Association was read from King at West Point, Wanchai, and particularly quiet, and has prac-George at the aunuul masting of 38.5 Kowloon City wore practically tically no dealings with thee the association held at the Caxton

empty throughout the year, At who betrayed him, or bullied 63.5. the figures bei Wanchai 12 ordinary cases were bini rather, into the folly of laut Ball, "The results of the sasocia- tion's work are apparent through- 32,447 and 36,356.

admitted of which 10 recovered, summer. Mr. Ms Soo hue been

Connaught from Canada. Major while at Kowloon City one plague distinguishing himself in London.at the ranks," wrote the Dako of General J. Adye declared that so! York paper ho stated that far as the amount of beer consum one was admitted. The West in an interview given to a New

Fresident Yuan Shih-k'imaged by young soldiers was con- Point Hospital had no patients.

The number of bodies coned to get himself elected by cerned the canteens might be Chinese Affaire to have been days without food! Really, we sober body of men than ever be Quartora on the Kowloon aide, it out, which was withdrawn if it (sum on the building of the new sidered by the Secretary for looking up the electors for eight shut. We had to-day a far more is moped shortly to extend the bad the necessary effect before further economy of experditure abandoned during the year was live and learn; and from various fore. Eri Roberts said that beer system of registration to Teim- the casa came to Court. was arranged in connection with 623 (as compared with 760 in sources too. It will be remember- obatsai, Yasmati and Honghom; result of the campaign was shown the supply of medicines. Dr. 1912 and 316i 1011) the month-ed that during the autumn, just canteen receipts had gone down and to make what ie at present by the increased receipts of fees, Gibson of the Alice Memorially figaros varying from 38 in before D:. Sun left for the South rather a useless formality into the average figures for the 3 something of roal practical value. months, May, Jane and July, Hospital has been good enough to July to 70 in June. The por-und for Japan, our senior morning Tuo namber of Chinese busi. being $670 as compared with undertake the purchase of neces- centage of "dampings" to the contemporary (the North China ness-men in Victoria and Kowloon $210 in previous months. In the sary supplies dire: from abroad whole number of Chinese deaths Daily News) published a docu- offering themselves as sureties to course of their enquiries the and to supervise the detailed issue was 7.6 as compared with. 8.1 in ment purporting to have been At the request of the Governor" in the Colony: the new system to 1912 and 4.2 in 1911. Of the written by an ex-secretary of Dr. General of the Dutch East Indies, 623 bodies abandoned 212 wore Sun's, a Harvard gradanto. This the Head Committee of the luteh other Government Departments District Watchmen came across a

taken to the Dispensaries. The document made many accusations Red Cross Society will sond out Ltd., and reported on by this office was large number of opium divans date from January 1st, 1814. * 811. Reports of this nature do and sly brothels which were at The revenue, not including the number of bodies reported by the against Dr. Sun, every one of four ambulance corps, cach con- which Dr. Sun denied, prefacing sisting of one head nures and two Lot of course go far: they amount once reported to the Police. A balance from 1912 ($18,205), police as dumped during the year the datal by a statement that he nurses, statea La Gazette de Hel- to saying that the Register con- now register was made of all

had never bad any such person landa. They will take with them tains certain names as those of common lodging houses, whether was $33,662 and exceeded the was 102.

The percentage of cuses, in in his employ as this Harvard complete outfits for an easily Gymkhana, the Registered Householders of licensed or not, and a large num-expenditure by $662, certain houses, and that the busi ber of such houses were called

'The number of dying or dead which the cause of death was graduate. The Harvard graduate transportable field-hospital and a as further revela-tent-residence. Besides nursing, ness carried on seems a good upon to take out licences. A one: but the office cannot (as number of unlicensed clubs and infants brought to the Dis certified bas rieen again from 41 promised seams to have been expected of societies were also unearthed pensaries again shows a decrease, in 1012 (38 in 1911) to 47, which tions, which hitherto have they will also have to train native it) guarantee validity on the data which were dealt with under 1.332 ss compared with 1,669 in may be considered quite satie not been forthcoming; neither nurses. Ambulance-corps I. and available. This guarantee cap Ordinance 47 of 1911, 1912, and the number of vaccin factory in that the total number have the two corpses of the signs have already been selected less than in 1912 was consider whom a little earlier our contem on Jane 23. Corps I is composed only be correctly secured, by the The percentage of noregistered ations performed has fallen of Chinese deaths in 1913 though tories to the Chapei petition, and will sail on the steamer Kawi deposit of other e

cecurity floora varied in the different dis from 9,736 to 0,065,

ably greater than in 1911. The porary discovered had been mur of M. OJ Beerstecker, head in proper legal form.

tricts between 10 per cent, and 50

The number of infants under rise in the percentage may to dered. Bat this week it looks as nurse, and A. Zwart and J. Buye, Bonds were required to be exe- per cant, and the exonses given

of the Chinese Public Dispen turned up again, for we have Vermaas, head nurse, and E. outed by 5 non-resident house- for failure to register were varied 5 years of age brought in for some extent be put to the credit if the Harvard graduate had nurses. Corps if. consists of J

treatment also shows a falling off,

been trested to a long screed Veenstra and J. Hurst, narses. holders,

and curione.

The

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75 per cent.

Ambulances for Jaya.

7.

Bijog Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

Monday June 29.

Sale of Furniture," Bockvale"- Kowloon, G. P. Lammert-9.30

p.m.

Tuesday June 30. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Extraordinary General

Meeting.-11 o.m..

Wednesday July 1. Entries close for

Third

Saturday July 4, Frivolity Treer at Theatre Royal-9.15 p.m.

Saturday, July 11. Third Gymkhana Meeting. V.B.C. Aqustio Fete-9, p.m.

Monday July 13, H.K. University Mairionlation Examination