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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 31,

HONGKONG BANK CASE

TO CHECK PLAGUE.

1914,

WEST RIVER FLOODS.

YARN REPORT.

THE WAR,

BRITISH DEMAND FOR COAL.

DETAILS OF THE FIGHTINⱭ at belⱭRADE)

[Router'a Service To "The Telegraph."]

London. Received July 31. The Admiralty has notified the Welsh coalowners that their entire output may be required for naval purposes.

Renter's correspondent at Belgrade, wiring on the 30th inst,, states that the Austrians at eleven o'clock last night began a second attack on Belgrade and a heavy capuonade from monitors on the Semlin positions till two o’alook in the morning. Some buildings were damaged. The Servian guns seldom replied. An Austrian gunbost was reverely damaged.

An Austrian attempt to cross the river was repulsod by ride and machine guns. Rifle fire continued till four o'clock in the morning. There were no Servian lossen.

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A renewal of the attack was expected at noon. Attempts by the Austrians to oroes, save on the Dan-

ube, have been everywhere repulsed.

The despateb, which is apparently anterior to the offi cial statement from Vieans of today, canolades by etating it is reported that the Austrians intend to bombard Belgrade.

TELEGRAMS.

BILLIARDS.

[The following telegram arrived! Jordan Cup Competition, 1912. too late for lasertion on Page 1.]

AVIATION.

A billiard handiosp will be held at the Masonic Hall, Kowloon, for ja cap kindly presented by Dr. G. RECORD OVERSPA FLIGHT. P. Jordan, ommencing 1st week

Another Prisoüer Charged.

In the Police Court, this after". noon, before Mr. J. B. Wood, Bibeiro, alias Richardson, who was brought from Colombo, was charged with forging two cheques purporting to be drawn by Lawrence Noel Leefe, of the China Association, on the Hongkong and Shanghai. Banking Corporation.

Mr. Lewis, of Measts. Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Gardiner appeared for the defendant.

It was pointed out that there was a further charge against the defendant of forging a lotter of application for a cheque book, and Mr. Lewis asked for a week's remand.

Precautions Taken in Many

American Cities.

New Orleans, Juns 30.-State and city health authorities were active to-day preparatory to start

A Further Report by Mr. A. E.

Wood.

'Oreat Excitement' in the

Market.

We have received, through the courtesy of the Hon. the Secretary

COVENT GARDEN

Details of New Scheme of

Ownership.

Sir months have elapsed, enys Meears. Pollishwalla and the Financial Times, sinosit was

for Chinese Affairs, (the Hon. Mr. Kotwall, in their report dated ing a big campaign for the exter. E. R. Hallifax) a further report July 31, atato mination of rats, in order to by Mr. A. E. Wood on the condi-

Our last report was issued on prevent the spread of bubonio tions prevailing in the Hooded the 18th ult, despatched per s.. plague. Two cases of the disease West River Districts. Mr. Hallifax Assays, on the 18th alt. have been recently discovered in appends a note to the report

the stating that Mr. Wood, Mr. Chan in our market in the past fort the industrial home of

Great excitement has prevailed Volunteers of America in New Sin-ki and Mr. Lam Heung-lan night owing to the rapid fall in Orleans. One man died, another are leaving for Canton to make

These poor eales are not due to

fall in

first announced in December

last that Mr. Harry Mallaby- eeley, M.P., had acquired the whole of the Duke of Bedford's

Covent Garden estate for a SUDI running into several million pounds. When this news first

got abroad there were many who

is ill, and twenty-eight inmates such arrangements as may be volume of business transacted has sale had taken place, and whether. the rupes exchange, but the doubted whether an out-and-out of the place have been isolated. found necessary for the supply been quite small, amounting in as a matter of fact, the Duke of

With the home as a radius of a and distribution of år-poles and all to some 2,800 bales, zone extending four blocks in hemp-bage according to the

with his interest in the property. Bedford had in reality parted every direction, the plans were suggestions in the report. It is for the construction of a conorets proposed that the whole work lack of demand, but owing to the The period which has since barrier around the entire area should be divided between the importers having had to advance elapsed, coupled with certain but this was refused, leave being centre. Other barriers will be that Hongkong should begin with the country buyers have not yet now set out in clearer perspective Mr Gardiner applied for bail, and for a rat drive towards the variona charities concerned, and their rates in proportion to the facts that have gradually come to

rupees, to which given to the solicitor to make an erected as the warfare progresses, the Ko la District, which appears responded. In the meantime, the than has hitherto been possible.

light, suables the matter to be application in chambers in

so that when the final onslaught to be one of those most disastrous dealers are reaping some, benefit connection with the matter.

The defendant was roman lod is made, every rodeat within the ly affected by the floods. The from this position, in that they stated that the Duke of Badlord In the first place, it may be infected area will have been de- precise division of the districts have been enabled to advance is intent upon the achievement of stroyed.

and the work to be done in each their prices by $2 to $3 per bale by the various charitable bodies will be settled at a meeting to be and thus dispose of some of their held in Canton.

previous holdings.

The closing tone ia steady, both here and in Bombay.

until Wedaeadny next. ...Antonio Filomena Remedios appeared this afternoon at the Police Court, and was formally remanded until Wednesday next on the charge of conspiring to defraud the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank of divers sums of

money.

Gutierrez, who was discharged in connection with the above obarge yesterday afternoon, at the Police Court, and rearrested, also game up at the Police Court,

There was nobody in charge

when it of the case

in September. Entries close first called on, and no police pre- August 31, 1914. Intending com- Bent. Mr. Lewis, however, put (Reuser's Service To "The Telegraph."petitors may sign their names on in an appearance before the the lists at the Masonic Hall, matter was finally dealt with and Kowloon, the Zetland Lodge, all explained that he was under and hose in possession of the secreta-impression that the matter would ries of various Lodges. The en only be formally dealt with and trance fee is $1.50, to be paid by September.

London. Received July 31.

The Norwegian Lieutenant stran bea aeroplated from Crulen in Scotland to Stavans er a distance of 320 miles, in 250

minatee.

This is the longest overse flight yes necomplished.

As this cap to be won outright is to be held twice, there will be u1t and 2nd prize and also a |prize for the highest break.

The Handicappers, ar EARL ROBERTS ON POLO.. N. L. Eilion, W. T.

Elsun, and G. Gipson.

"Pilgrims Lunch to English Team.

Lord Wimborne and the mem

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No quarter was given or expect ed, and, as was only natural considerable risks were ran. It beard the morious British pol said much for the prowess and bers of the virion tir telu pohorsemanship of the players, and from America, were entertainer for the quality and training of by the Pilgrims' Club to a "Wel ponies, that there had been no dome Home" luncheon at the serious accidents during the

International matchea, Savoy Hotel on July 1.

The Origin of the Game. Earl Roberts presided, and

'Chogan-the ancient polo of all the members of the ten the Eastway," continued his Captains Barrett, Cheape, Tom lordship, "very different from the kinson, and Lockett-were pre-

exciting game we now delight in sent.

watching. I Bret saw it on the borders of Tibet in 1854. It was played in a cramped valley, some fifty yarde in length, and

The company also included Lord Grenfell, the American Ambassa lor, Lord Charles Beres

ford, Lord Decies, Lord Faire about half the width of this room. Sir George Reid, Viscoun Valentia, Mr. H. J. Tennant,

"The terms were moanted on

remanded.

Gutierrez was also remanded until the same date.

FOR GOODS SOLD.

Poison and traps will be used for the work of extermination, drain pipes will be screened to prevent the escape of a single rat, and every expedient of scien- tific rat-killing will be used to prevent spreading of infection to other parts of the city. Health authorities stated to-day that no farther cases had been found..

Des Moines, Is., June 30, Boards of Health in cities along the Mississippi River were ex- pected to take immediate action to-day to exterminate rats and to make bacteriological examinatione of rata, captured; in accordance with telegraphic requests sont out by Lafayette Higgins, sanitary engineer of the Town Board of Health.. This action came after a Dr. Rupert Blue, of the National warning to the State Board from

Board of Health at Washington, that oases of bubonic plague had Orleans. developed at New There is a fear thas rats carrying plague germs may make their way north on steamboats.

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The report is as follows:- briefly thus:

The West River situation is

a. The distress in real, and will continue for four months, till the 2nd. orop is ripe.

b. But it is not acute, and will diminish as employment can be found in the fields.

b

c. The distress has been, and ** is being greatly alleviated by the excellent work of the Chinese themselves-Gov ernment, merchant bodies, and individuals..

d. The urgent thing now is to

build what are known as the "Autumn barricades," Le temporary banding of the breaches in the embankmente, for the protection of the 2nd, orop. Actual repaire cannot be carried out till winter, when the land is dry.

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programme which, while

providing for the rebuilding of a enable those tenants in a position large portion of the property, will

to entertain such a proposition Unsold stooks, 62,000 bales. Sold but na delivered in the lords or, alternatively, to carry on either to become their own land- godown and to arrive 40,000 bales. their businesses in moderniser Arrivals. The mail str. Delta premises. As regards Covent Bombay, and str. Daners from tion of removing this great mart: and extra str. Bombay Maru from Garden Market, there is no inten Calcutta have brought in 8,000 or of interfering with its opera bales for Hongkong and 800 bales tions; no leases have been for Shanghai.

Local Mill-Sales of 1,800 bales have been effected at the tollosing rates:-108, $113/118; 12, $121; 164, $128; 20, 8136. Shanghai. This market is re- ported steady!

Prices in Japo are much higher Japanese Yarn-No Balea than those ruling here. Quots tion:--Setsu No. 20 at 8150, and Yellow Chose No. 20 at $141.

cancelled during the past hall year, except, it may be, in one or tione customary in connection iwo isolated asses under condi with such matters; that is to say no tenant has been turned out or disturbed as a result of the Bedford and Mr. Mallaby-Dooley scheme upon which the Duke of have been at work.

The recent introduction of the Raw Cotton. No sales for this matter relates, mainly, to name of Sir Joseph Beecham into Bengal or Chinpes Stooks, 2,000 the Covent Garden Theatre and bales Bengal and 9160 Chinese certain surrounding land, but Chinese at $25 to $20 per piculeatate. The theatro premises will Quotation, Bengal at $822 to 827, may include eventually the entire

andoubtedly be transferred to the ownership of the men e whose name is so intimately connected with the home of grand opers in 014-Gunboat for Commerce. this country, while it is under- gunboat Manila, a prize of the may be prepared to act in a com- San Francisco, July 2.—The old Bood that Sir Joseph Beecham Spanish War, which for fifteen bined commercial philanthropic

Our chief care now should be to help with these autumn Memphis, Tenn., June 30.- barricades. In the Summary Court, this While no alarm is felt here re-estimate of the cost for Ko Yiu A rough official afternoon, before Mr. Justice Hazeland, the Tang Shing Hop Tion in New Orleans, the local figures cannot be relied upon: garding the babonic plague sitas- district is $160,000, but these Toni Yusn firm, saad the

health authorities will take every they are almost certainly too high. Restaurant and the Kwong Tai

auction into Memphis. Infection to have trustworthy information precaution to prevent its intro. L'expect, however, in a few days from New Orleans by steam bost, of the work necessary in this it is said, is not probable as there district, i.e. measurements of all years has lain in the mud flats capacity for the benefit of those the breaches and a calealation of above the Mare Island navy yard, who wish to purchase their own the materials necessary: The was towed to San Francisco yes-freeholds, but are not ja a materials used are fir-poles, hemp terday to be repaired for the position to do so immediately. It bags, and earth, Bice must be pescofal pursuits of commerce is probable that in this manner a supplied to the workmen by way When it was brought here from very large proportion of the area of wages. Fir-pules cost about the Philippines the Manila was will come under Sir Joseph's 42 cents apiece and are to be need as. prison ship. Dought in Wachow. Bemp-bags

firm, partners thereof, for the sum of $135.17, being the amount due to the plaintiffs for goods sold and delivered.

Mr. E. M. Tozer appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. Davidson, of Mesare. Hasting and Hastings, appoured for the defendants.

The case was procesuing as we went to prese,

IMPORTANT POSTAL NOTIFICATION.

The Post Office notifies that

are no boats plying between the Iwo cities.

"

Examination of rats caught in the neighbourhood of the Mis- sissippi River. wharves, bowever, will be made by the city baste riologist.

bas

Lieutenant-General Bethune, Mamall, thick-set ponies that could owing to the unsettled state of installed to prevent the plague help by supplying fir-polee and John Trail, General Sir Charles not go faster than a slow amble; affairs in Europe, the public are Douglas, Major-General Rawlin the sticks were heavy, clamar advised to cand their correspon- looking things, and the balls dence for the present either by won, and Mr. Harry Brittain.

Mr. Brittain read the following were much larger than those now the Canadian or Suez routes.

ased. cable le had received from Mr. George Wilson, chairman of the American Pilgrims:

"Some years elapsed before, polo was taken up in India-not,

if I remember aright, until the

control, at any rate for many Sabaidence of a high tide years to come. The ohief object can be bought in Hongkong at recently let the vessel on a mud aimed at by all concerned is, about 14 cents each. Earth must bank, and there it remained until however, while taking steps to be obtained locally. Rice it was dragged into deep water rebuild such portion of the (to the amount of 134,000 and turned over to representatives districts se may call for recon- catties) been supplied of its New Orleans purchaser.

straction, to preserve to the tenants, both large and small, whatever rights of precedence they may possess to the continued occupation of the sites they now hold, and with which in many 1. The Chinese authorities cases their names have been

propose

to institute associated for generations past. cheap sale of rise for four It is quite correct, therefore, to months. This is a difficult say that the negotiations now in proposition, and one that progress represent several Hongkong should not touch. millions of money, but to assert If relief rice is needed, we that any particular individua! should give it free. The interest in purchasing the pro- proposal, however, shows Perly on bloo is another matter, a more accurate atatement being that the people are not ex- pected to be so very badly off, that a sort of trasteeship is under 2. They also propose to make Raideration, which, while doing grants of money to individual way with a great deal of slum families whose houses are property, is destined to preserve rained. They estimate to the present inhabitants a'clsira $500,000 under this head to prior consideration for sc for the whole distressed area commodation in the new build. This again is not a project inge which will eventually be

At the New York Quarantine station, it was said that, extra precautions were to be taken against vessels entering this port from New Orleans. They will be allowed to proceed to their dock as usual to unload cargosa, bat pecially for the purpose and while there, rat guards must be this district by the Canton Relief Society. We can therefore heat carrers making their way to shore. In addition, gangplanks hemp-bags. From Shin Hing I must not be allowed to remain in shall be able to requisition ma- position over-night'anlossa guard terials, (and also, an occasion is placed at each of these points to see that they are delivered into arises,) rice for distribution, and of exit to intercept any rate trying the right hands. Co-operation New Dentist.

to leave the ship. When the cargo Cheeriost greeting and bear-sixties, and in the country not in the Unlony yesterday, a Doctor must be fumigated, an operation

By the Aki Mara there arrived has been transferred, the vessel with the Chinese officials and the Canton Relief Society is essential tiest felicitations as you wel before the late 'seventies. It was of Dental Surgery, in the person of taking about six hours. Is was in order to ensure that the work and your really gets done. They wished splendid polo team which lifted officers who had served in India, son of Mr. E. A. de Carvalho, a fumigate every vessel from New to have all funds amalgamated fashion. We join in your cheer and, as was to be expected, it cashier in the Treasury, Hong. Orleans while the plague menace committee on which Hongkong and administered through a joint for them. Their victory was divilian as with the soldier,

Boon proved as popolar with the kong. A graduate of the State existed in that city. well-deserved.

University of California, he is

representatives would serve; but "The taste for polo soon spread also a member of the Supreme

they are now prepared to co operate with us on our own lines. Roberts waid that every English nection and countryman of my nity. Dr. A. Carvalho also took Captain John Watson con- most distinguished dontal frater

I suggest, then, that the T.W.H. directors be asked at once to was intensely gratified st

own was invited to take a team the State Board of California's baving the Polo Cup once more sorosa the Atlantic to try Examination, and obtained: a place yesterday evening at the poles in Wuchow, and 20,000 A theatrical performance took arrange for the purchase of 10,000 conclusions

with The matches bad been fought players for the cup which you see in the State of California. He has being devoted to the Flood Relief will give us a practical start. By American diploma and the right to practise Taiping, Theatre, the proceede hemp-bage in Hongkong. This with a determination to win and here to-day. A series of matches also taken other courses in U.S.A. Fand. The house was packed the time they are delivered at with a go which only those who had been arranged, but John from prominent specialists. Dr. from top to bottom to witness the Shiu Hing, I can be there to understood the skill required of Watson's team won the first two Carvalho Was educated first performances of the leading receive them, and to make a antern players and the terrific matches so easily at Newport that in England, and is well-known in Chinese actors in the Colony,

further requisition. pace at which the game was now the rest of the tour was abandon the Colony as a former member of The performances will be con-

I append a further note on the played could fully realice, ed.

the V.R.C. and the Volunteers. tinued until Sunday.

general situatión ****

the mug in such brilliant

In congratulating the men who to Americe, and in 1888 the Inte Chapter of Delta-Sigma-Delta, a brought back the cup, Earl

man

inar persion.

Chinese Theatricals.

to which Hongkong, should created. devote its funde..

3. The winter (ie. permanent) repairs will be a costly affair. When the time comes, we may be able to help in this respect.

** (81) A. E. WOOD. Hongkong, 29th July, 2014.

No Meeting.

The football meeting an nounced to take place at the B.E. Theatre last night was not hold.