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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1914.

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Count the Columas,

Who will win the World's Lawn Tennis Singles Champion- ehip this year? The compotition is rapidly nearing the end, for already the finalists are known. They are Froitzheim and

showing very fine form all: through the competition, his most notable victory being over

Yesterday the Telegraph Parke, whose return to form this pablished 35 columns of solid year bas filled Britishere with reading matter. To-day there joy in view of the approaching will be 32 published. Davis Cup Competition., Norman, Brookes bas also como up very strongly, winning the semi-final in easy fashion, his opponent,. Beamish, only scouring, five games out of the twenty-three played. The winner in the final will have to face Wilding in the challenge round. The 1sttor's remarkable victory over Mo Loughlin, the young American, last year, is still fresh in the minds of tennis enthusiasts, an on present form he should be able to retain the title.

The Shamrock's Trials.

the conditions of the race itself,

exactly the sanie

Arrived From Manila.

Mr. II. A. Lampman of the Vacuum Oil Company and Mre Lampman arrived by the Empress of Russia from Manila and are staying at the Hongkong Hotel.

Victoria Theatre.

Nellore's Cargo.

SANITARY BOARD.

· A CLEVER LIFT MAN.

ROCKEFELLER

An Old Question Again Di: cussed.

Putting Salt on Earthenware Drainpipes.

Teaching Young "Bloods

a Lesson.

"HOW A LIFT ACCIDENT WAS

NARROWLY AVERTED.

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COMMISSION

Some Interesting Visitors to Hongkong.

Investigating the Medical Needs

of China.

p.m. on Monday As already stated in our The fortnightly meeting of the At 8.30 Sanitary Board was held yesterday three youngbloods" were columns, the members of the afternoon, Mr. D. W. Tratman in the Hongkong Hotel and Rockefeller Commission for (the President) presiding. Those were apparently desirous of going investigating the medical needs present were Dr. F. Clark (Medi- from the ground to the first floor. of China have been paying a cal Officer of Health), Mr. Chan Two of them pushed the lift at brief visit to Hongkong, and by Kai-ming, Colonel Irwin, Mr. P. tendant on one side, ran into the the courtesy of Mr. George B. W. Goldring, the Hon. Mr. A. &.lift and pulled the rope, the third McKibbin, the secretary, the Churebill (Acting Director of wae attempting to enter when Telegraph is enabled to publish Public Works), Dr. Fitzwilliams, the lift started suddenly and had one or two interesting facts, con- the Hon. Mr. E.A. Howett, Hon. it not been for the presence of cerning the Commission. Mr. E.R. Hallifax, Mr. Ng Hon-mind of the lift attendant, who The party consists of Mr. Barry tsz and Mr. E. W. Hamilton pulled him back, there would Pratt Judson, who is President certainly have been a most serious of the University of Chicago; Dr. (Seorethry).

There was a discussion re the accident.

Francis Peabody, of Boston-the The lift attendant then rushed medical member of the Commis- application for permission to erect | three waterclosets etc. at the new around to the rear of the lift ionic. Koger. Greene, United premises to be erected on Praya area and threw out the switch Statos Consul General at Habkow, Reclamation to Marine Lot No. with the result that the two land. Mr. MoKibbia, together with 63s, Des Voeux Road Central and "bloods" had a sojourn in a Mrs. Judson and Mies Naomi Wing Wo Road. The Hon. Mr. olosed lift, without fans, botween Donnelly. Mr. Judion is here in Howott said that the question was fours, whilst the lift attendant his capacity as a member of the a very old one and had been started off the reserve lift to board of trustees (whereof Mr. brought before the Sanitary Board replace the one out of action and J. D. Rockefeller, juar. is Presi

dont) of the Rockefeller Founda- before. He had consistently op- continued his work. posed applications to fixed water- After being confined between tion.

This foundation, Mr. McKibbin closeto in Chinese houses and in floors for about ten minutes the other establishments they should young men in question were informs us, is endowed to the be reduced to a minimum. They released looking very sheepish, extent of a hundred million were now dealing with an, appli. This attendant is clever and should dollars, gold, and is devoted to dation of a large Chinese eatablish have his action commended. Prob-ministering to human needs all and the ment run by an intelligent and ably during their temporary over the world; educated Chinese, but if they incarceration they had ample Medical Commission is one of granted this application they were time to digest the notice to the various minor undertakings oon- catablishing a precedent; they had effect that "Children unaccom- trolled by thie parent foundation. already to many of that sort and panied by a responsible adult are they would have to turn them not permitted in the lifts." he did not think that, evon down. His objection was that

on the lower levels it W30 on Inland Lot. No. 1,029, May advisable in Hongkong to have Road.

"The purpose of this particular. Commission," said Mr MoKibbin," "is to investigate all matters connected with medical educa- tion, public health and sanitation, so far as they concern China. more fixed closets than were The Hon. Mr, Hewett mention- Having made all such enquiries The management are again absolutely necessary, and in thated that in the past the roads had as are reasonably possible, it wil presenting a thoroughly good and contection some more would be been broken by subsidences and submit the result of those enquir enjoyable show. The two drams- heard, or would appear before the that the main drain down Gardenies to the board of trustees. Wa Bond was broken no less than four reached Peking on April 18 and tio fime, "Wheat and Taree Board, either at this meeting or The latest Shamrock has un- and "At the Foot of the Scaffold" at the next meeting. Coming or five times in one twelve-month since then, I think I may say we dergone her trials at Torby and are full of thrilling happenings back to the question of allowing and several parts had to be broken have visited most of the principal has shown remarkable spead, and cannot fail to interest. In fixed water closets in Chinese to find out where the defect medical centre and the majority of according to Rontor to-day. The addition to these, there are three establishments, he begged to was. Some of the drains ran under the larger hospitals, notably those bouges. Take the drain from at Peking. Tientsin. Shangbai, trials, we are told, were carried screamingly funny comic films, remind them that they had very ont ander "exact America Cup and the Gaumont Graphic, show-good examples when the old Club Kennedy Road past the Garman Nanking, Bankow, Tsinanfu and There were fixed Club, a break in one of those Changehow. I cannot say we Way Hold. conditions," and she completely ing the world's latest news.

closets on the ground floor and, drains, as there had been in the have formed any very final opin outclassed Shamrock III, especial-

shortly after, that building passed past, might cause an accumulation ion of the state of affaire yet, y in light breezes. Tais is quite

into the banda of very respectable of sewage matter which might although our investigations are satisfactory, so far as it g093, but the phrase "exact An orica Cup The cargo shipped from Hong-leading Chinese retail dealers. lead to a very serious outbreak of nearing their close. Such candlas. He thought ions as we have arrived at I am On behalf of the public, or of that section of it which has any

had not, of course, in a position to regard for the feelings of dumb animals, we desire to enter the conditions" in one that can hardly kong by the P. and O. steamer The water closets could have typhoid fever. strongest possible protest against the action of the police in ruth be justified. In the matters of di-Nellore on June 20 included 2,128 been kept clean as they were in conditions bore, as be

for fixed water closets. ** From here we go on to Muila" waste silk, 497 packages of fire slightest trouble and at vary pediency, poor dogs whose sole offence has been to appear out of course, it is easy to observe crackers and 100 bales of feathers little cost, but it was not done In the higher levels in town where we want to see something lessly shooting, without any cause arising from necessity or ex-nce, suilarea and time allowance, packages of tea, 100 bales of the time of the Club without the said before, were unsuitable make public. doors at night. The happenings of the past few days, first draw but the conditions can u ver be for London; 250 bales of waste and the closets had to be removed. an enormous number of blocks of tropical conditions. We are na- attention to by the Telegraph, have caused such an outcry, in

except the Bilk for Mancuester; 50 boxes of There had been other applications of buildinge were going up turally curious 100-as Americans Kowloon particularly, as has soldom been voiced with such un animity in the Colony. One thing they have revealed is the existence course at Sandy Hook can be tea for Rotterdam; 100 bales of fur fixed closets and he would on the Robinson Road level to know how our people there with the Philippines. After visiting of a large and sane volume of public opinion, which we had almost brought across to Britain. It is eathers for Copenhagen; 50 ca898 point out that those closets would the Caine Road level and as high are handling matters connected

one thing to sail on the. English of essential oile for Havre; 100 multiply exceedingly and would as Conduit Road. began to think was utterly foreign to this Colony of ours. ThatChannel or the Clyde and anther bales of waste silk for Marseilles; Den great cost to the Board and the Dr. Fitzwilliam's asked if the Manila we shall go up to Japan, much has been gaiaed, at any rate, and we sincerely hope to sail on the other wille of the and 215 rolls of matting for Port Government in supplying a large Director of Pablic Works could where our report will be drafted.

this has been so crystallised on

aumber of inspectors who would give any information as to the It should be understood that now that public feeling"

Atlantic.

have to go round and see that breaking of the drains by Banyan cothing definite has been planned matter, that it will continue to be a potent force and will

those places were properly kap: trees, and if it occurred more by the Rockefeller Foundation arge its demands on the authorities until the latter learn to respect A Difficult Task.

It is to be unped;, too, that

The places that he had in his frequently here through the var at present in connection with the Shamrock III was better tuned

mind, in Wellington Street, could ed direction of the growth of the East. I take it that everything There can, of course, be no dispating the fact that, in shooting up than was Shamrock If when

will depend on the report pre- have been kept equally as well as trees than in other places? dogs

out at night, whether muzzled or not, the the latter acted as trial boat.

Hon. Mr. Churchill said that sented by the present Commission, in the Clab, but they were not. police are only carrying out the terms of a regulation recently In an, actual trial. both boats

They had an example of how they there had been cases where roots Certainly the trustees of the main brought into oporation, But it can reasonably be contended that, should be at their best. All

could become dirty and on those had brusen "drains; that was to foundation have been greatly is in their great anxiety to adhere to the very letter of this regulation, this notwithstanding, it

grounds the application should be say they got into the joints of the interested for a considerable time they are utterly disregarding its spirit. It might even be argued evident that the latest Shamrock

refused. If they confined them ripes, but they had a certain ex-in Ohigs. that in some instances, of which we will presently give an example, is quite out of the ordinary for they are too strictly interpreting the official order. It would be speed.. But so, apparently, fa

Mesars. Wright and Hornby well, in passing, to explain that the regulation which gives the the Resolate, which up, till now police the power which we submit has been grossly abused, is quite has done all that was asked of advise us that the Langkat daily distinct from the muzzling order, though both spring from the her in the most convincing output since June 1 is as fol- laudable desire to prevent the spread of rabies. That regulation fashion. There is no denying lows: laya down that any dog straying or wandering during the Sir Thomas Lipton's pluck and fat June... daytime without its owner, and not wearing a collar with its licens-the stubbornness he has shown, 2nd ed number attached, may be forthwith destroyed, as also may any in fade of a succession of 3rd dog (whether it has a collar or not) so found between the hours of discouraging deleats in trying 4th 10 p.m. and 5.a.m. But in practice the police have been treating to win back the cup; bat the 5th the two cases quite distinctively. Dogs found during the daytime have building up of a huge baainers 6th been merely captured, and sent to the pound, and before they are was perhaps not so difficult a 7th deatroyed an opportunity has been given owners of claiming their matter after all as the winning 8th lost animals. That is a very sound sad sensible course to adopt. back of the America Cup with a 9th Bat in cases where dogs have been found at night (when there is yacht that has to cross the Atlan- 10th far leis danger of their inflicting hurt on anybody) they have been tie on her own bottom. He may be 11th shot without a moment's hesitation. That is not only inconsiderate, successful this time, but it will 12th but, in cases where the dog is muzzled, absolutely unjustifiable be better to wait until the Sham- 13th and utterly erael.

rock has orossed the Atlantic and 14th

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to the lower level in the town it penditure annually wherewith "Speaking personally and un- would mean an increase of fifteen they replaced certain earthenware officially, I may say that I have inspectors to visit, say, twice a drains by iron pipes. Last year been greatly impressed by the week. Some time ago the Gov-he did not know that there was work done in China by the ernment realised the mistake of any expenditure at all; there missionaries; they seem to have 362 tons allowing/water closets to be put were no cases of such breake got mattera well in hand and to in indisgrimiaately and there had being found, and this year they be a very real influence for good. been very low since. It was only had adopted a principle, more or And the Chinese certainly owe a since the reclamation that they lose as a trial, which had been big debt of gratitude to the had allowed water closets on the used elsewhere, the using of salt mission doctors for their untiring

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The muzzling order is a matter quite apart. It simply lays actually defeated the chosen 15th down that in case of any dog "being abroad without a muzzle the defender before hailing her too 10th owner is liable to be fined. There is no power to shoot a dog mere- loudly. ly because he is uumuzzled, though one would think that the granting of such power would be far more reasonable than to give the police, as at present, free licence to shoot any and every dog they see at night. After all, the object in view must not be lost sight of, and what horm a properly muzzled dog can do we fail to see. We mentioned just now the point that the shooting regulation being too strictly enforced. We will make the contention clear, received from the Manila Observa- 24th 25th In at least one case which has come to our knowledge, the polica tory at 5.57 p.m. yesterday ---- have shot, in cold blood, a dog which was lying asleep, fully muzzled, Cvolone or Typhoon E. of 20th just outside his master's gate. Now, the regulation mys that dogs Formosa, moving N.W.or N.N.W. 27th ***found straying or wandering" may be destroyed forthwith. But The following was received at 28th 29th can it be held that doga asleep practically within the precinots of 10.40 a.m. to-day their master's premises, are straying or wandering? No sane Cyclone or Typhoon-Near or 30th person could so argue. In such cases the brutal slaughter of pet over the northern part of Formoen

Total during Jone logs is utterly indefensible. The more so when, as in Kowloon during the past few days, the methods of destruction employed Oyelone or Typhoon-8.W, of

tons, reenit in exoruciating agonies to the poor animals concerned, Guam, moving W.N.W.

Channel, moving N.W.

with

ANOTHER PIRACY.

Master and Crew Threatened

hotels and large flats of offices, that was supposed to have the and, as he had said, most of the effect of turning the root from the members of the Board had joint. It had been reported that already seen papers which were it was successful, not here-they in circulation, which showed even were only trying it here--and it ARMED MEN BOARD A JUNK. under thees modified conditions was a cheaper method han using the system of fixed water closets iron pipes. They had always used was mostly abused and had been. the method of replacing breakages If they could not trust a leading with iron pipes. If a pipe broke it was very easy to find where the establishment trading on the highest possible laws of sanite-breakage was because of the man-reported as having taken place tion how much more careful holes. There would be no difficulty between Macao and Tat O. It appears that junk No 2,330 was would they have to be when they in finding a break. had applications from others. "As

With Deatil.

Another small

piracy is

The President asked for a going from Masao to Tai (), when seconder to the motion of the Hon.she was called upon by a fishing Mr. Pollock, that the request be junk to stop. She did not do so, not granted, but no one consented however, and the fshing junk to second.

Mr. Goldring: I move that the application be granted.

Dr. Fitzwilliams: Ibag to second. The motion was then put to the meeting and oarried.

La precedent they had to refuse.

The Hon. Mr. Hallifax seconded. On the motion being put to the

gave chase and eventually over- vate there was a split in the vot ing, five supporting the motion and

took her Three rmed men went on board and after ordering five voting against the motion. The President then gave his oasting

the master and crem of the

vessel vote in favour of the motion that

to kneel on the deck in a mann. the application be not granted,

so that they could not see the and the motion was therefore On the motion of the President, faces of their assailants, threaten- carried.

Baconded by Dr. Fitzwilliams, the ad them with de if they An application was made for application to erect two arinals attempted to move! Thiey permission to erect thirty water at Stophen's College was ransacked the jeuk getting Average daily output 28876 closeta in two blocks of buildings The meeting the terminated, and clothing worth twenty fivo

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