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GENERAL NEWS.

Growth of Insanity. The Commissioners in Lunacy published inst week their 88th annual report, which is also their last, since under the Mental, Deficiency Aot, 1913, they are replaced, as from April 1 this. year, by the new Board of Control. The report again shows that insanity is increasing, but the rate of increase was slightly lower last year than it was in previous years. On January 1, 1914, the number of notified insane persons under care in England and Wales was 1-10,237. This was an increase for the yia- of 1,800, but the increase last year was 2,718, and the average annual increase for the Inst 10 yoars was 2,304. On the other hand, in 1004 ono person in 287 of the population was under care as insano; in 1914 the proportion had risen to one in 286, and since 1859 the ratio of insane to population has risen from 18.67 per 10,000 to 37.59. The total number of admissions to institu tions during last year was 22,303, or 129 below, that recorded in 1912; but the number of first admissions was 250 above the average of the last 10 years, though it was a slightly smaller proportion of the population. Of those discharged, 7,200 had re covered, which was a rather smaller proportion, reckoned up The

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favourable conditions taken to gether would, he was afraid, pro- duce anestisfactory results during twenty-first urdinary. on the total admissions, than the general meeting of the. New 1914. The management had percentage for the decade. Of Darvel Bay (orneo) Tobacco worked with great assiduity and every 1,000 insane, 422 were Plantations, Ltd., was held on had taken every possible pre- males and 578 females, the pro July 16, at Salisbury House, E.,C., caution to work both economically portion of the latter having again Mr. Edward S. de Stein (the and in the best way possible. risen. be average weekly cost chairman) presiding. The Chair. When he was out in Borneo some of maintaining the patients was man moved that the report and three or four years ago he went in 1913 10a. 2.38d. in county accounts be adopted, and that the very carefully, with Mr. Petersen, asylams and 11a. 312d. in amount available for distribution, into the question of the health of borough asylums, an increase of £12,790, be carried forward. In the estates, and Mr. Petersen de- nearly 34. per head in the former doing so be remarked that share-termined that, whatever happen- cage and of over 2d. in the latter, holders could well imagine that ed, this must be improved as far The total expenditure during the this was not a particularly agree as possible. By dint of great care year

oo, the asylums was able proposition.for him to have in the treatment of the coolies- £2,347,263.

to make aa chairman of this in the extension of the hospitala Journalists and Sundays. company, the third generation of and other ways-on extraordinary A newspaper is so much a his family, and representing by improvement had been effected, friend of those who subscribe to it far the largest individual interest for, whereas the death rate, which that it is difficult to understand in the undertaking. They would, in 1910 was 6.5 per cent., rose in why no reciprocal feeling exists therefore, no doubt, desire him at the following year to 11.5, the between an editor and his readers cnce to explain the circumstances enlargement of the hospital and on the subject of holidays, which had led the board, after a tho taking of other precautions writes a

Globe correspondent. great deal of thought and care, resulted in the death rate falling I have heard of men who to come to this conclusion. The in 1912 to 3.9, in 1913 to 3.7 and expressly forbade that newspapers crop planted in 1912 and sold in the first six months of the pre- should be forwarded to them during 1913 had given them the sent year to 2.1. Then reserve while on their holidays, but never profit mentioned in the report, seed beds had been made, and of one who desired that for a and; were it not for other steps had been taken to provide, single day they should not be consideratione, the directors for their being artificially water- published. In all the pleas for would be able to recommend aed as far as possible. This year rest the journalist is omitted. It substantial dividend. The crop they were trying the system of that he should write a leader was on its way to Europe and period, and would probably adopted so that they were left with a pointments was is quite in accord with decency planted in 1913, however, which planting over a very much shorter upon Sunday observance on that bad already been to a great the same policy in fature, so that particular day. Nothing is more extent sold, was a very disappoint in the case of sudden stoma or certain balance of land which Secretary of the Legation in Pek- seemly. Yet, if I may humbly ing one, and would almost adverse weather it might be pos-they were at liberty to select ba- ing. In 1902 he was one of the yond the actual estates of which Japanese Trosty Commissioners point. it oat, Sanday is an appra- certainly result in a considerable sible to replant the damaged area, they were then in possession. By engaged in the work of negotiat venient day for a journalist's rest. fielda planted during 1013 was important experiment. With re- they would be able to selec: the and at the conclusion of this It is said that nothing is so dead only about 4,000 bales, whichgard to the prospects of the crop balance from a large block of work received a higher rank in aa, yesterday's newspaper, and I was abnormelly small, com now being planted, which would land on the Segama River, close the order of the Rising San. In thick I may trathfully add that parad, for instance, with the be sold in 1915, in the early part to their rubber estate. This was March 1903 he was decorated by nothing is no limp ng Monday prop planted in 1912, which, froin of the year the drought was very virgin land, and the manager the Emperor of China with the HEAD OFFICE 7, Jinkee Rd. morning's. The earth hae been 880 fields, gave them 6,141 bales. severe, but thinge had now taken scoured for news by the Sunday Whatever might be the prices a turn for the better, and the reported very favourably upon it, First Grade of the Second Class papere, and all, generally speak obtained on the orop planted in latest cablegram stated that the stating particularly that it was of the Order of the Daable ing, that is interesting for the 1913, therefore, the expenses prospects could not be better. at und easily workable, and as Dragon. After a further term in breakfast table on Monday is a were bound to be very high in Jp to the present 15,000,000 it was contigaons to the rubber Washington, he recived still repeated exploit of the Militant comparison with the total crop, leaves had already been plucked, estate it could be worked econo- higher rank, for services rendered Suffragists. It is a weakness to and the result must necessarily as compared with 8,000,000 mically in conjunction with it. He during the Russo-Japanese War, as they were able to plant on this Minister to Chile and later as I can foresee only one, I think many cases which might produce considerably more advanced than land they would be able to report accredited also to Peru, and to anticipate contrary opinions, but, be unsatisfactory. There were loaves last year, so that they were (the chairman) hoped that as soon and in September was appointed the Argentine. Other honours I can indulge in this weakness. bad quality tobacco, low prices in 1913. Last year they were It will be said that the advertiser and small profits, but only one very late in coming into the a good result.

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From the above it will be seen koopers and Shipchandlers, No. 55 and quality of Sugar. We give our special thrown away to advertise in the seasons. Borneo had certainly the crop, having made it impos. AN EXCELLENT CHOICE Minister to Peking.

that the new Minister's career 57, Hing Loong: Strnet; (2nd Street west attention to our business and sanitary

arrangements. monthly magazines.

passed through very abnormal sible to work full time and hav Fourth Bubonic Plague Death in seasons during the last one and ing done a great deal of damage

has been a brilliant one. He is of Central Market) Telephone No. 515. a-ball or two years. In Jane, to the seed beds, This year,

very favourably remembered by New Orleans, July 10-An 1913, the manager reported that owing to better weather and to

many foreign and Chinese, resid other death from bubonic plague there was so much rain that the the planting being done over s

ents both in Peking and in was announced today by the men could only work half time shorter period, the whole crop

The new Japanese Minister to Shanghai. He has always been Public Health Service officers, for some considerable period, and would probably be planted earlier making a total of four cases and a great deal of damage was done than in the past. With regard to Peking, Mr. Eki Hicki, was expect a keen student of thinge Chinese, trees had ed to arrive in the capital some and his appointment augurs well to the tobacco. Windstorms of rubber, 50,597

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of the disease here on Jane 27. extraordinary strength followed been planted. Mr. Ball was time this week. The new minister for the future of Sino-Japanese To-day's victim was Leon de and did considerable damage to paying a visit to the estates, was born in November 1881 and relations at this very critical Jean, & negro boy, who was found the plants, and then there was a and particularly the rabber graduated from the law college period. ill at his home, 2227 St. Ann long period of drought on part of estate, and they were awaiting of the Tokyo Imperial University Street, on July 6, and removed to the estates, extending intermit- his report before Aftally deciding in July 1888. He was appointed an isolation hospital for observa-tently to the early part of this when to start tapping. There was eleve-consul in November 1888 year. At one time they feared a good number of trees ready, and attached to the Consulate- that the crop planted in 1914 and they could have started this General in New York in July The Bangkok Times, of August might also prove difficult to year, but the board considered it 1889, whence he was transferred Bays: The Rt. Rev. Bishop manage, but he was glad to say would be more economical to wait to the Legation in Washington Perros on returning from a visit that as yet things had turned out until the number was large and as a diplomatic attache in March "THE QUEEN OF to Nagorn Jaieri yesterday found very well. In addition to the prices were perhaps a little more 1891. In March 1802 He was his paper of mobilization from actual damage to which he had satisfactory. Even withlow prices transferred to St. Petersburg, be the French Logation. The Bishop referred; 600,000 plants were he thought the estate would be coming Third Secretary of Lega- and some fifteen Fathers are carried away in a terrific rain-run at a profit, but they would tion there in November 1893. In affected, and at present have to storm, some 4 ins. of rain having know more on this subject, whon June 1894 he was appointed to go to Saigon. In the case of his fallen within two hours. One Mr. Ball returned. He had now the Legation at Seoul, becoming Lordship the circumstances are of the ironies of tobacco plant to mention a rather satisfactory Second Secretary the following

one of the big variety of particularly unfortunate, as the ing was that the same cansea arrangement which had been year, and the same year was de- Bishop has almost reached the age which produced a small crop near-made and which should prove of corated with the order of the IF you have lost your appetite limit. But with all the Fathers ly always produced badly grown great importanes to the company. Rising Sun. In December 1897 dainty dishes at the ALEXAN- the mobilisation order will be tobacco and bad colours, thus Three years ago, when he was in he was promoted to be First DRA CAFE in sure to tempt loyally obeyed.

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