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VICTORIA

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1916.

THEATRE.

THE LAST TWO EPISODES OF THE

TO-NIGHT.

NEW EXPLOITS OF ELAINE

THE GREEN TRUNK.

A GOOD SET OF WAR PICTURES

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ALSO

"THE TRIUMPH OF ELAINE""

$2

"ROUND ABOUT ST. MIHIEL" TRAINING WATCH DOGS."

AND

CHARLIE CHAPLIN and FATTY

SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS..

Up to the Minute.

11:00 am.

b. $385.00.

. $115.00,

H.K. Fires. Douglases. Indoe-(Pref.).

8. $ 136.00, 5. $48 50

Водаги

Kailane.

Tronohs.

Urals.

п.

H.K. Wharves. b. $ S'hai Docks, D. T

Jentrals.

b. "8

Land Invest,

b. $

China L. & P.

b. 3

Dairy Farms.

c. $ b. $

Green Islands, Roper.

in a Screaming Comedy.

FINANCING TRADE,

"A MEDICAL REPORT.

GIFTS FROM HONGKONG. THE WAR ANNIVERSARY,

BANK RETURNS,

THE FREIGHT MARKET.

Scheme to be Prepared by State Committee. ·

Kowloon and the New Territories.

Hongkong Association of Women War Workers.

| How It was Marked in Hoagkong,

the

The President of the Board of Dr. W. J. Woodman, Medical Trade hse appointed a Committee Officer, reporting og Kowloon and to consider the best mesne of the New Territories for 1915, 31 meeting the needs of B.itish firms saya:—— 30/- after the war se regards financial 34facilities for trade, particularly 82.00.with reference to the financing of 69.00. large crereese contracts, and to 98.00. prepare a detailed scheme for 99 50. that purpose.

4.50. 41.00. 9 65.

The Committee will consist of Lord Faringdon (Chairman), better remembered as Sir Alex B. $ 34.50. ander Henderson, Chairman of the Great Central Bailway; wa a member of the Tariff Commis sian, 1904.

NORTH BORNEO,

Regulations Regarding Entry.

The following regulations gor erning the entry of persons into British North Borneo are publishe

The number of cases trested at Government Dispensary, Kowloon, showe a slight decrease on last year, but this is more than accounted for by a decrease of about 200 in the examinations required on engaging new men for the staff of the railway and by large decrease in the sum ber of prophylactio injections of quinine owing to the decrease of malaria amongst the staff in the New Territories.

At the Public Mortuary, Kow. Mr. B. P. Blackett, a former loon, 980 autopsies were perform Financial Secretary to the Trea-ed. The decrease was entirely sury, and Secretary to the Indian due to the comparative absence Finance and Currency Commie-of plagas sad small-pox. sion in 1913-14,

Sr W. H. Clark; was private ed in the Hongkong Government storetary to Mr. Lloyd George Casette lor general information when the latter was Chancellor of member of several financial sad commercial inquiry committees.

During the year 15,812 rate were examined and of these 76 were found to have plague; this is a large decrease on last year fected.

At the Committee Meeting of the above Association held on the 2nd August, 1916, it was reported that during the last month, its different departments have sent the following:-

The and anniversary of the Declaration of War was marked in Hongkong by services at St. John's Cathedral and the Union Ubusob, as well as by a route march by quite of the Police Reserve,

•

To Queen Mary's Needlework

The service at St. John's Oathe Guild: 49 mosquito nete, 167 drai atrack so appropriate note. pillow cases, 90 cholers belte, 8 There was not a large attendance, kimono bed jackets, 16 boots, 48 but those who assembled bad day shirts, 18 pr. sooks, sobriously game in the spirit of mufflers, 18 eye bandagee, 9 seeking help for the performance operation stockings, 124 sheets, of the great taak the Allies have 51 night shirts, 77 pyjamas, 110 set themus'ves. Among those milk covers, 2 dressing gowne, present were, His Excellency the 78 vermin shirts, 30 pre, knee Governor and Lady May, 3000m- panied by the Missss May, Major- caps, pre, mittene, 25 cops.

To the Matron, The Hospital, General Ventrie, a number of Narrich Schools, Cairo-4,608 Military and Naval Ofore and rolled bandages,

62 stamp many well-known residents of the bandages, 55 £annel many-tail Colony bandages 146 cotton many-tail bandages, 13 pra, sargios! stock- inga, 124 knitted eye bandages, 1.404 swabs, 2 cushions, II razors, 31 doz, packs of carde, 30 tins of

1. No, pereon shall enter the the Exchequer, and has been a when 181 were found to be in-sweets, State by ses otherwise than at one of the following places declared as porte under Schedule II of

"The Ports and Harbour (Con- solid sting) Ordinance, 1914"- Weston, Mempakal, Jesselton, Kudat, Sandakan, Lahad Datu, Tawau.

2. Every person entering the State shall, on every occasion of his so entering, be required to

obtain a Customs and Inland pass under Section 43 of "The

Customs and. Excies Ordinance, 1916."

3. Such pass will be issued only on the production by the ap- plissat of: -

Mr. F. Dudley Docker, Chair-- man of the Metropolitan Railway, Carriage, Wagon and Finance Co. Mr. Gaspard Farrer, Director of Baring Brothers.

Mr. W. H. N. Goschen, Finsu cist Expert, and Deputy Chairman of the duo insurance Office,"

Mr. F. Huth Jackson, Director of the Bank of England and Pre- sident of the Lostitute of Bankora.

Mr. Walter Loaf, one of the founders of the London Chamber of Commerce, member of the firm of Leaf and Co., and Deputy Ouairman of the London County and Westminster Bank.

Hoo, Algernon Milla, Director of the Central Loudon and the Great Western Railway Com panies.

(a) in the care of deck passen gera, a Certificate of nationality signed by a Consul or other proper authority and containing the as no and description of the applicant, his destination, the name of vessel by which he is travelling and the date of sailing of

Mr. J. H. Simpson:

+

Kowloon-Canton Rallway.

The health of the staff both European and Asistic has been very good throughout the year.

Malaria has been of much less frequent occurence. Tai Po and Fan Ling Stations se usual far- aishing the large number of cuses.

The treatment of malaria hae

been entirely by quinine mixture or injection as the provision of pil's for the Chinese staff seems

to have little or no effect.

There were no cases of plague or amall-por amongst the staff,

The clergy present were the Rev. V. H. Copley-Moyle and the Rev. W. Griffiths.

The service opened with the

usual form of evening prayer as far as the third Collect, and the A case has been received from general thanksgiving. The Mrs. Tindall, Amor, containing: special Paalm was the 27th, this 57 Fisanel many-tail bandages, 119 cotton many-tail bandages, 234 rolled bandages, 770 swabs, 38 knitted eye bandages, 7 for swabs (knitted from selved goa).

From Mrs. Kerr, Iloilo:-4,178 bandages.

The Association are very much indebted to Newall, Mra Bowley, Mre Holyoak, He Mar- shall, Mr Van Eses, Hr Bridges, Ladies Roreation Club for their kind gifts of sweets; also to the Central Agency Co, for 3 groes white cotton and 1 gross crochet

Leave of absence on sccount of sickness was granted on 157 cotton. ocossione mostly for malaris or minor injuries.

being particularly appropriate. The Lessons were taken from Exodus XVII. 8 to 13, and 1 Peter V. 6 to 12.

posta

the

pi sick

The medicine chests have been ENEMY TRADEMARKS, minister to them and for the dy

kept supplied during the year. and the Dispensary at Tai Po, with a Chinese 'dispenser in charge in still in use.

sagistes

The returns of the average Effect of the Canton Troubles amount of bank notes in ciròpla- tion and of specie in reserve in Me are. Snowman and Co's. Hongkong, during the month freight circular, dated August 5, ended 31st July, 1916, certified by the Managers of the respective Banks are as follow:

Specie Average Amount.

&

Banks.

Chartered Bank

in ..

Reserve,

of India, Australia

China $7,719,107, $5,000,000* Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp... 24,895,451,20,000,000 of India, Limited,

Mercantile Bank

1,073,770. 350,000

Total $33.888,328 25,350,000 *Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at $150,000.

+Securities with the Crows Agents #68,040.

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Chartering business generally, since we last reported on 22nd Jaly, still remains very quiet indeed, the confidenos"in" the market being, if anything, still more impaired by the desultory

hting in sad around and the general unsatisfactory state of effaire st, Canton. It in reported that the Chinese navy may be (seus down from Shanghai to endeavour to pacify the locality and if this turns out to be.the case there is a possibility of affaire attaining a more normal sapect. | There has been slight activity in the Hongkong/Bangkok trade, s emall Japanese steamer heving

been fixed for 12 months, st $20,000 p.m. and mediam sized outsider, on lampsum basis, for the round trip. The rate, however, Bangkok/Boog kong still remains at 80/70 cents thunderbolt lest the chosen hour per pical respectively for insider should pass, the long awaited op- outside the bar loading. Preoti portunity for Germany to assert cally nothing has been done in itself and crush its neighbours," the direction Saigon/Hongkong The alternative prodented to and although the rate improved society in Europe was German slightly from 20 cents to about dominance or blood, and in the 25 cents per pical it declined case of car Empire it was con- again. No fixiores have been fronted with dissolution had we made and regular linera are taking forborne to draw the sword.

osile, bat the

world

had

on the berth what little cargo is offering at about the former rate..

Export of rice from Saigon from let January to 30th May, amounts to 472.763 tons as compared with 389,546 tona for the same period last year. Quotation for No. 2 white round sifted rice atande at $4.76 per pical fo,b. Saigon for August/September shipment.

Saigon / Philippines: Thres fixtures of medium sized outside steamers are reported at 60 cents per pical and this rate appears fairly firm as regards farther business.

A series of special prayers were offered, the first being for

Two years bad passed, but what the King and all those inauthority. la asking for the prayers of the month of that had not brought its congregation for the soldiers of sale of horrors? Memories were the Allies and the sailors of the short, sympathy and even im- Alfied Fleets, the Minister nagiostion figged upon repeated nonnoed the names of many men who bave left the Colony for not yet grown eo eillous wholly Servios in the field. Following to the reiterated incredible story prayers for the airmen and of wrong wrought upon the

innocent. There were bregones: those called to

which could never be byegone special peril, for and wounded and those who until they were stoned for. There were neatrale, some around us ing, a prayer was offered for those here, not Chinese, who were soldiers and sailors who have thankful they were out of it and given up their lives for their said the British were jast na bad country, and here again these the others. To say that might names of those who have left Hong. be an excuse for not taking sides, It is notified in the Hongkong kong and who have made this but it should not be said without Government Gazelle

highest sacrifics were sanoanced, proof and there was no proof. registration of the fifteen specified Peayors were also said for the Two years had passed and they Kowloon and New Territories. trade marks has expired and that prisoners of war, for the mer had shown the rightness of our our last report. There were fewer osser of they will be removed from the chaut seamen and all those in cause. The enemy's power at sea plague and small-pox in the dis- Register of Trade Marks on for anxiety and sorrow, for the was broken and his power on land certain amount of business done triot this year; no cases at all 30th day of August, 1916, unless Nation and Empire, and lastly was breaking. "Armonis, thank in the interval under review but occurred amongst Government the prescribed fee for renewal of for complete victory and a right- God, is free forever of the Turk, rates generally show a slight and surely ere another 4th of downward tendency, stocks here. registration is paid before that The death rate from consump: date.

The bymns song were "O God August shall come round Bel- being still good and there being tion is very high, being about 23

Fixture Reported :-Karatza/ The proprietors of the trade our Help in Ages Past," and "Ogium, France, Servia and Poland very little demand, per cent, of the total number of mark are Fl. Pojilgi and Com. God of Love," during the singing will be free likewise. Retribution deaths (exclusive of plagne), sud

of the latter s collection being is knocking at the door of the Hongkong $8.25, Hongay/Sws-

despoiler. pany:

Mesalims apon us tow $5.25, and Port Courbe/ in duplicate, which should be thir seems to be a fairly constant Fabrik in Deutsch Lindeberg E. K. priv. Zandwasren

Mr. E. Vaasas-Smith, Chairman Lloyds Bank sad Director of and such certificate shall have a the Yorkshire Penny Bank.

80 Mr. Hartley Withers will photograph of the besrer affixed as to obviate the possibility as secretary to the committee.

of its removal and the substitution

therefor of another photograph.

(b) in the case of other pse-

sengers,' a passport issued by com-

petent authority and containing a

act

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Daring the year one fatal sccident was reported to me and one passenger died suddenly at Kowloon Station.

description of the bearer, a photo-GOVERNMENT TENDERS. officials. graph so affixed as to obriate the possibility of its removal and the vies of a British Conealar Officer

or other competent authority in

the Country of embarkation.

It is notified that sealed tenders

Proposed Removal from

Register.

that the

sous peace.

taken for the Prisoners of. War

Saigon/Java-Three fixtures of mediam sized steamers are reported in this direction, one at 80 cents and two at 75 cents per picul.

Nowobwang: -Noohangesinos

Coal:-There has been

4. No such certificates or pass-clearly marked "Tender for the figure for the whole of the Kow- near Graz, and the date of expira / Fand. In recommending the Fund falls the burden of the fiery trial, Swatow $5.25 per ton. porta shall be required in the leapply of Police Winter Cloth-loon distriot as not only the tion of registration is Jaly 30 Copley Moyle said they had learn-Yet here for the time is our plaos f

for generous support the Rev. lightly on us immediately here,

of duty."

The speaker also announced that the collection would be for

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

Base of bona fide natives of Brunei ing will he received at the deaths registered at the Yaumati 1916. entering the State or in the case Colonial Secretary's Office until Police Station but also the returns of persons bons fide the crew of on of Friday, the 18th August, from the four Chinese Dispensar vessels entering the waters of the 1916, for the supply and making ies show an almost similar : State and departing therefrom iap of the undermentioned Winter percentage. Beri-beri accounts were this principal ailments,

atata:** Clothing, which is to be complet for about 8 per cent. Malaria in Some sanitary improvements have

and with the vessel.

ailuated.

year.

1

.Kowloon Dispensary.

ed from the American authorities that the prisoners had not suffici ent to maintain themselves pro- perly and were largely dependent upon parasle which they received

from Horse..

The service was 'brought to a close by the Benediction and the singing of the National Anthem, The collection" amounted to

859.46.

Orders issued to-day by Mr.

the relief of prisoners of war in Germany, towards which he had F. U. Jankin, D.B.P. (Reserve)

already received $160,

The service was brought to a conclusion with the singing of the National Anthem.

A similar service was also held st the Synagogue and was large ly attended by the Jewish com- munity.

5. Passes will be issued by and ed by the 10th October, 1916, for Taumati has more than doubled been effected during the year.

No. 4 ComprAY, Police Force, subject to the discretion of the the Hongkong Police Force vix this year; only 21 cases were re-

The parade of this Company Chief Police Officer in Jewelson 400 serge scita for Europeans gistered here last year but 46 this

The besith of the Police force

ordered for Monday, August 7th, and Indians, 400 sorge suits for and Sandaken or an Officer

has been satisfactory and the

in hereby osnoelled. The parade The public 7800instor atstations on the mainland and depated by them and, in other Chinese, 800 pairs of Chinese

for Thursday, August 10th, will ports, by the Chief Customs shoes, 400 pairs of Chinese stock Sheung Shui performed 505 sao- islands have been visited at

take place se previously stranged. Officer, provided that any person inge, 450 pairs of Chinese garters cessful vaccinations and 158 were different times. Two cases of Union Church Service.

Medical Exemption from Duty. The service at the Union done at the Kowloon Dispensary. enteric fever have been brought

As from Monday, August 7th, to whom, in the said exercise of all more or less)..

The Route March. his discretion, the iesaing officer Teeders are also asked for Eight bodies were sent to the to my notice, one on No. 4 Police Church was jointly conducted by

For the Polios Reserve, route the present method of obtaining shall bays refused to issue a pass, repairs to No. 7 Police Launch Mortuary which had died of Launch and one at Ping Shan the Ber. J. Kirk Haoonschie may appeal to the Resident of the for supply of materials for mak-small-pox, while forty-nine such The latter station had been visited (pastor) and the Rev. T. Robinson march, the band, one, two sad the certificate of the Surgeon Ambulance Superintendentof Police (Reserve) On and from thứ Province in which the port is ing up nightsoil buckets for the bodice were received in the pre-only a few days previously and Wesleyan Church). The Church three companies

use of the Prison Department; for, ceding year.",

aertain recommendations made an weil filled. The Rev. T. Platoon, Mounted and Motor will cease. 6. The fee to be levied, under the removal of excretal matter The Government Dispensary at with regard to the water supply. Rubinson took the first part of Maxim Ganners fell in on the above date applicants for Medical Notification 93 of 1916, opon Cus-from the City of Victoria, the Tai Po Market treated 308 unser

the service, which opened with Prays near Queen's Statue at 5.30 Exemption (ME,) will go direct toms and Inland Passos may, at the Hill District, Wong Nei and the Railway Dispensary at At the Kowloon Dispensary the singing of "O God, our Help and were joined by the other units to the Superintendent and will halfanbour later. The route taken not be required to take any Form the discretion of the Officer issa- Chung, Tai Bang, Tong Lo Wan, Tai Po 327, nairly all 5,353 cases were seen, 90 physiol in Agee Past, ing passes under Section hereof Whisheld, and and Shankiwin these case are meleria, skin examinations made for the Bail- In his address, the Bev. J. was:Connaught Road (Prays) other doonment from their Com

Road from the City boundary to disease, or minor injuries, be remitted but shall, in all casen,

way Department, and 168 success. Kirk Maoonachie said they were to Post Office, Des Voeux Road to peny officers,

Headquarters' Club. be levied in the case of all persons the Joint Cable Houses, and the At the island of Kat O there fai cinstions performed. Eset commorating s day which would Fire Station, Queen's. Road, and

The premises will be open to management of free publio entering the State for the par- latrines, trough closets and urinals ing 30 deaths, during the end of and 135 respectively

was an outbreak of cholera, caus year the figures were 5,827, 280, stand in the history of the nation Garden Road to Volunteer Head-

se long se they were a nation, quarters where the men were dis- all ranks from 5 p.m. on Wednes- 7. Any breath of the rales ander in the aforementioned places for September and the early part of Daring the year 4,734 prescrip- and in that of the Empire as one mised. Here large tables were day, August Dih.

Mounted Police. --- this Notification shall be punish period of 5 years, commencing Colober. The disease was pro- tions were dispensed-4,868 in which marked a turning point. Isid cat which had been nicely

With the German Govern decorated with flowers and bors Troopers We, Bann, Maher and able under Section 15 (1) of the from the 1st October, 1918bably introduced from the coast 1914.

and for the removal of excretal' of China. Customs and Excise Ordinance,

The greater sumber of patients ment alone be declared “lies the light refreshments, cigarettes and Hyndman will report: at Biablen 1916, and any person committing matter from Kowloon, and the There have been very few cases are Indians but I am informed ones of having rejseled anode ofgars, the gifts of the propristoes in mutil at 6 pan, on Monday,

breach of these rules or obesin-management of free public of symotic disease and no that the proportion of Chimes sively every offer and anggertion of the Happy Betrest and the Angual 7th.

and epidemios. ing a Customs and Inland pass by intrines, trough closets

continues to increase. There exista sending to prevent the onthe Nanyang Tobacco Company, "- All members except the above Keen interest was taken in the named, will repors to Mr. T, L The Kowloon British School omsiderable objection amonges of strife, or even to delay it. The frandolent means shall be liable aridals: in the aforementioned

Governo

event, which was a grest income, Hough is dritton Friday, August to expulsion from the Siste ander place for a period of 5 years, has been visited regularly and the the Chinese to havin

provisions of Ordinance 6" of commensing from the let October- health of the children exported) KEK KERES

poses of trade.

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