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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1914,

That Tar boller.

Certain folk in Kowloon are beginning to wonder whether or not that tar-boiling apparatus to

ourtains, etc. The annoyance to

DAY BY DAY.

The Weather.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

Lower level 8 am. Temp 84; The Prime Minister Strikes the sunshine.

At the Peak 8 nm. Temp 75;

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Right Note.

"The announcement was great- ed with cheere," esys Router,

which we referred the other day CAN OIVE LIKE THAT IT TAKES

THERE'S NOT A JOY THE WORLD BRITAIN'S ADMIRATION. FOR

THE BELGIANS. „J is to become a permanent fixture AWAY, in Nathan Road. It has remain. ed where it now is for several weeks, belohing forth smoke, soot etc., all day long. The result is that for residents in the fate opposite, life becomes almost fog. unbearable. Apart from the inconvenience, there is the dam. age done to clothes, carpete, the housewife is great. If the nuisance were created by any private concern, a notice would soon be served requiring ita abatemen, bat the F.W.D. oan apparently do what it pleases. Everybody, of course, appreciates the improvements which are being carried out in road con- struction, but it is rather rough Yesterday the Telegraph pub- on a certain little knot of house-lighed 38 columns of solid holders that they should have reading matter. To-day there to put up with all the inconveni-will be 30 published. ence and annoyance which the presence of the tar-boiler entails if the apparatus cannot be remov, ed out of the way of residences cannot somebody else be given the benefit of it for a change? Let's be fair to everybody,

**Come to Church."

From time to time one hears of many schemes for arresting the decline in church attendance at

sunt the Columns,

POLICE, SOLDIERS AND CANTON: THE DEBTORS

SAILORS.

RESORT.

| Coming Through an Ordeal

with Credit.

Three Splendid 'Bodies and Their Fine Work.

Now that something has been

Canton as a debtors' resort' was spoken of feelingly_this- morning in the Summary Court by Mr. R. O. Faithfall.

He protested against the adjournment of a case in which he was concerned, it being urged for the defendant that the latter was away in the country.

It is said to be a convenient

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The Malls. American Mail Dus per 6.8. a propos of Mr. Asquith's state- said here in praise of the work of Yokobama Mara to-day. ment that the King is to be asked the volunteers and the special French Mail.Closed per 8.8. to convey to the King of the police at the present time, it is practics for people to go up to Amazone to-day, at 10a.m. Belgians the sympathy and ad- full time that remark were made Canton overnight and instruct English Mail-Oloses per 8.8. miration of Britain in their horoio of the excellent work of the their solicitor to say, next morn→→ Malta to-morrow at 10v.m. resistance, and the assurance that trained men. It would be chorlishing, that they were absent from Siberian, Mail.-Closes per s.s. Britsia will support Belgiam in to finish with comment on the the Colony.

His Lordship, the Paime Judge Yingchow to-morrow at 4 every way to vindicate her in- subj:ot of what is being done to

dependence and the public law ensure the greater safety of the refused to grant the three weeks p.m.

of Europe. We should think it Colony at this time before a adjournment asked for, and put would be received with abeers. tribute has been paid alike to the the case in next Friday's list. As usual the Prime Minister of regular members of the Palice Great Britain, in a time of orisis Force, to regular members of the army and to our bluejacke to. and national strees, has done ex- About the best tribute that can be Rotly the right thing. It is note

the paid the first-named body, for inst- worthy that our leadere, moment party politics are laid auce, is tosay that it has not seemed aside, have an unerring knack of more greatly in evidence than Bounding the right note, and the usual. But every one of us knows Premier did so on this occasion that it has been doing more work His announcement will be receiv- ed with strong approval in the uttermost corners of the Empire,

The Dollar.

The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 18, 9.5-160.

Flood Relief,

The Yung Wa Hospital Flood Relief Fund now totals $142, 814.44.

Food Prices.

than usual. We may not know or speak of the nature of that work, but commonsense tells us that their labours have been heavier than usual; and the fact that they have carried out increased duties without 'fass and without drawing any special attention to fact is in itself, worth the

AN OPIUM CHARGE:

A Woman Admits Ownership.

j'é

This morning, in the Police Court, before Mr. J.B. Wood, Chinese man and woman were charged with being in unlawful possession of a quantity of opium.

No Conscription.

The case for the prosecution Talking of the Prime Minister,

was that the woman and two men, by the way, a telegram informs

one of whom was a defendant, arrived on the Kowloon Railway us that Mr. Asquith, in reply to a question, bas stated that no bearing in mind.

station, the two men carrying form of compulsory service will be adopted in the present crisis.

bundles being examined, the drug was found. The men explained In view of Earl Kitchener's of the special police has admitted that they were only carrying the statement in the House of Lords ly been of great assistance to the goods for the woman, a story Consignees of cargo by the the other day the question seeras ordinary body at this time, and which was supported by the

Home. The latent idea, conceiv- A correspondent writes stating ed by the National Council of the that the public is daily bolog Evangelical Free Churches is to defrauded in the weight of bread hold a great "Come to Church" supplied, the lib. loaf tre campaign throughout the country.quently weighing only 12 ounces. poster stamps, of pretty coloured design, are to be distributed

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A Trying Ordeal.

It may be said that the work

Single Copies, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for broadcast calling attention to the steamers Empress of Rassis and rather a foolish one. If there was members of the regular force are woman herself. One man was fact that January 24 and 31 Cordillere are reminded that one thing more than another the first to admit this. The liberated there and then and the nort will be specially set apart goods remaining undelivered which that statement made manner in which the two work second

"Poster Sundays." This after to-morrow will be subject to abundantly plain it was that together, too, is admirable and morning by the magistrate on the was discharged this general invitation is to be sup-rent.

volunteers were coming forward speaks well for both. Bat we other defendant's statement, the plemented by personal visitation, The Royal Sanitary Institute, in magnificent numbers and that have to recall the vast amount of female defendant being remanded and it is hoped to cover the whole As an examination for Inspec there was no need at the moment, labour involved in getting the until to-morrow. country in this way. There cau, tors of Nuisances, held at Hong: whatever may be the case in the special police force drawn of course, be no denying the kong, on June 18, 19 and future, for the adoption of com- together and in getting it licked

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| falling off in church attendance; 22, 1914, four candidates pulsory service. But there are into something like shape. That

it is perceptible everywhere. Bat presented themselves. The some people so curiously con- work fell on the ordinary mem- WAR MAP OF BELGIUM, if it is imagined that any scheme following three candidates ench as we have cutlined is to were certified, as regarde their stituted that they will ask stupid, and even embarrassing, questions bring about any lasting improve sanitary knowledge, competent to

at any time. ment, we fear the promoters are discharge the duties of Inspector in for some little disappointment. of Nuisances under the Public Such plans might appeal to Health Act, 1875;-Messrs, Leslie children, but to attempt to apply Brewer, Hongkong; Cyril J. H, The object of this paper 14 to publish dinract information, to serve the truth them to adults is only playing Lowe, Perak Alexander Keith

with a grave issue.

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1914.

TROPICAL DISEASE.

Helping the Food Committee.

The Food Committee is evident- ly determined not to allow mer- obantes, if any, who are charging more than the maximum prices of foodstuffs published in the Govern<] Iment Gazette to go unchallenged,

We are not, at the moment, to

Taylor, Hongkong,

ITALIAN CONVENT

SCHOOL.

Lord Morley.

Sincere, but-?

of his abhorrence

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VOLUNTEER ORDER

one

Corps orders issued by Lioat-

bers of the police force and was carried out in the most exemplary fashion: The work of both Whites and Indians during the past few Another wa map has been weeks has been great and has published by the South China Something was said here yes- been carried through smoothly Morning Post this time of Belgium terday on the fact that Earled without any excitement. The It is of convenient size, and the Kitchener said just what he Hongkong Police Force has come German and French frontiers are meant and no more. It is an through part of a trying ordest clearly shown in oclours. The admirable: characteristic in any with every credit, and it may be map indicates, in great numbers, public man, and it can be ad-trusted to enhance that credit fortresses, forta, railways, canals,

before the trouble is over. mired even when one does not

cities, towns, villages, etc., and The Troops. agree with his views. Reuter, for

ahould prove most useful at the instance, cabled the other day toghite and brown-that every-gagement in the big battle is

What are we to ssy of the troops, pro-ent time, when the main en say that Lord Morley had resigned from the Cabinet, and, though one does not know? Exactly what taking place along the Franco- say a word sa to those prices We are asked by the Superior no reason was given, it may manner of work they are doing ia Belgian frontier. The map i

not for the public to know. Bat issued at one dollar. beyond this: that since they have eas of the Italian Convent to an--irly be taken that he was against this at least can be said with every been fixed they must be adhered pounce that the Convent Schools in this war because he is against to. The law is the law and must Caine Road and districts will re- all war. He has given expression, certainty that that work is being not be broken with impunity, open for the new term on Monday, in eloquent terms, to his hatred done with rare enthusiasm. The for war and militariem in several British soldier off duty is a fres and it is to be hoped that the the 7th September. Food Committee will be fortunate The succoss attending the of his books, and, whether the and easy individual who appears to enough to discover any who do experimental preparation cloas reader agrees or not, he is bound have never a care in life and who overcharge at this time. Mean- for Chinese girls only, who are to admit the absolute sincerity of takes himself and his work with Britishers abroad and in the Colonies will be interested to know time they ask for the assistance of desirous of prosecuting their the writer. A passage from his amile. But see him in time of

the public in making complaints studies but are not sufficiently Life of Voltaire, for instance, will trouble and he is less free and Col. A. Chapman, V. D. un that the extremely valuable work which lies to the credit of the regarding overcharged and such well up in the English Isnguage be road with interest at this time she realised his respon- date of yesterday, state

sibilities to the full, and, if s Parades. Parades for to Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. is to be considerably extend- assistance would obviously strong to follow the regular course, has

smile is still there, it is another morrow Friday 28th. instank. ed in consequence of funds which have fallen to the institution then, their hand very materially, encouraged the continuance of

"We ona never honour Voltaire time for the other fellow, whoever Battery, Section Gun Drill at Vic- kind of smile which bodes a warm 545 p.m. No. 1 Section Artillery under the will of the late Six Alfred Jones, to whose generosity the the committee themselves would class, the Rev. Mother informs too long nor too deeply," he says, he may be, when they meet. toria Gap under Section Officers.

Purchases made by members of the preparatory lessons. This School owes its foundation. The School is already in possession of count for nothing, since they are us, will be continued, and re- " for the vehemence and sincerity That can be said alike of British Drill stores will be taken up from a ward in the Liverpool Royal Infirmary for the treatment of tropical known. They have, therefore, to opens also on the 7th prox.

of the and Indian troops in Hongkong at Headquarters and brought down diseases, and there is now ander construction, but a stone's throw depend on help from members of Private lessons on special sub. military

spirit."

(How this time, and it is good to be each day. The senior Officers has Lord Morley able to say it. from the Infirmary, a fine building which will in the usar future this will be forthcoming-if curriculum, eg. music, drawing written and spoken the words

the public and we feel sure that jaots, not included in the ordinary often

will sign for Tram fares. The Bection will fall in at Volunteer be the School's new home, and which will provide complete necessary; that has still definitely and painting, stenography and vehement and vehemence? He has Asher, at their kind.

As for our blasjackets, the Headquarters and proceed by facilities for the crying on of its laboratory work.

typewriting, and foreign langu a partiality for them). "Nowhere public does not know, and has no 50 p.m. tram.-6.0 p.m. Remain- agee, will re-commence on the do we feel more distinctly that he right to know, where they are at der-Extended Order Drill ander The value of the study of tropical diseases, especially in the

Home papers announce the let. Sept, The same will be for marked the end of the mediaeval the moment, but they are doing Instructors of D. O. L. L. Boction interests of the natives of the tropical belt and of the white settlers

semper than in his noble protests also, cannot be over-sisted. In this direction the Liverpool School the famous Anglo-Australian themselves of the advantage of against the glory of bloodshed, we may be quite certain, Oar has done magnificent work. In the matter of malarial diseases, for oricketer. We call him eld from private lessons, quite apart from instance, it has achieved much in developing the theory habit, because he had been out of The tutorial system will be re-

prescribed school of their prevention. It is true that the methods by which was only forty-one years of sanded under the same Sister who

the game for some time, but he these diseases were carried had been discovered by Sir age-about the same age as C. B. se inaugurated the class. secrate the virtues of the it comes to real, solid work, that Scouts Company; order officer to- Ronald Rosa and others before the School was founded, Fry, who is still batting about se but it is due to the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine well as ever on the rare occasions that ways of preventing them have been discovered and that the when he finds time to appear. Panama Canalto tako only one example has practically been Albert Trott did not play for freed from the malarial scourge: It is worthy of notice, too, that Australia. He was expected by

Lighting of the Strand. the Sobool has in its record no fewer than thirty-two expeditions to the public to be chosen an The Strand is to be lighted with the tropics for the investigation of particular phases of disease member of the team captained by new flare are lamps. Experi- might decorate the funeral. The mortality returns for sing: Friday, the 28th, No. 1.00. under expeditions which have been made to the very homes of death, at a his brother Harry in 1898, but for mente have shown that these oration. So long as the atrocities apora issued by the Registrar of Lt. Landele (Nos. 1, 2 and

some reason he was not. He came amps give a candle-power of of the Hebrew chiefs and people; Births and Dasthe show that, Seotions); Saturday, "the" 29th, and slaghters, during the week ending August No. 2.Co, under Lt. Bratton (N. But the School is not alone concerned with research work, to England on his own account, 2,707, although the contract with their treacheries. valuable as it is. It is also giving instruction in tropical medicine qualified for Middlesex and first the Electric Light Company only with motion, red and celebrated 15, there were 202 deaths (149 1, 2 & 4 Bretions): Sunday, the and hygiene to post-graduate students, and this branch of its appeared for the county in 1898 stipulates for a thousand candle with Rovion, it was not likely males, 53 females), giving a ratio 30th, No: 1 Co. (Nos. 1, 2 & 3 that the voice of the peacemaker dor mille of population of 81.20. Sections); Monday, the 31st. No activities in to receive even greater attention in the future. Already In the following two years he power.

could make itself heard." We Malarial fever accounted for. 34 2 Co. (Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Sections), 1 the study of tropical medicine is being brought within the carrion reached, the height of his form

Mr. W. Cameron Forbes, may not admire these sentiments, deaths, phthisia 23, convulsions Maskotr The Peak Pange lam of the medical undergraduate, and the hope is now expressed Be was the only man who in s Boston, July 21-Governor but no one could doubt, the 20, beri-beri 16, bronchitis 9 will be avable on Saturday the by those interested in the institution that it will also find a place in first-class match ever hit a bail David L. Walsh of Massachusetts magnificent sincerity of the man; dysentery 13, pneumonis17, 29th at 230 and Sundst the intermediate and preliminary periods of student life. The work over the present pavilion at Lord's, has recommended Mr. W. Cameron and minority counts for a deal: cholera 2. Twenty-one children the 30th at 9am. Members which the School is doing is in very truth an Imperial work, and seldom did his powers justice of the Philippine Islands, among only point of contact between the Thenationalities were represented one of these days; other mena bers but he was rash batsman and Forbes, former Dova nor-General Mr. Barns also retired, but the when, as is now foreshadowed, it begins to send out a steady stream In his benefit matohat Lord's, in others for membership on the new two men is that both are Free as follows-European 1, are wishing to fire must give nomen the under three months of age died. have not yet fired must sitend on of young medical men well versed in the knowledge of tropical 1907, be took four Somerset public health council which is to thinkers. Otherwise they cannot issue 4, Chinees 155, Malays 28, to their Section Commanden by diseases, their causes and their prevention, the institution will be wickets in four balls and also did supplant the present state board be mentioned in the same breath. Ladigus:14, 57- performing yet a further task for the welfare of our far-flung the hat-trick in the same innings. of health.

Friday the 28th.******

sacrifice of valuable lives.

Empire.

to be established. Albert Trott Dead.

Jurae.

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Detail-On duty Friday 28th. the gre, forntors of tot church, is Pulice, our soldiers, and our lust, Group 3. Officers on duty most sumptuous rhetoric when in a friendly way, but we know Cunningham and Lt. Wright. To last, donned the robes of their sailors may at times be criticised Friday 28th. Capt. Stewart, Li they were called to all the time, and we admit when farnish Guard to-morrow (Friday) Victorious soldier: The pages they are the finest of their kind morrow (Friday). Capt. Stewart of the Old Testament supplied going. All good fortune go with Lient Kennott; Orderly Sergeant them a ith a hundred baleful heroes them in a time like this.

to whom they might liken their warrior, and a hundred cruel and

bloody tropes with which they Slagapore Mortality Returns,

to-morrow (Friday) Sergt Sohnep

el Sergt Sutherland.

Hongkong Volunteer Reserve: For duty at the Law Coarta