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CORRESPONdence.

(The opinions expressed by corres- pondente are not necessarily those of the "Hongkong Talegraph."} HOW TO AVOID SPOTTED FEVER.

To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."}

Bir,In your account of the meeting of the Legislativa. Coon. eil apperring to your issue of yesterday, much emphasis is laid upon the importance of dust in the spread of spotted fever. I i bad practice to sweep dry enst, particularly street dost and «ffice corridor dust becsuss, owing to the presence of dried expeo ora- tion, the preotice spreada tuber colosis and other respiratory diseasen. A few hours drying, however, kills the organism of apotted fever and dust is now believed to be only a small fretor in the spread of the disesse. Spotted lever has been shown by research to be caught from what are known sa carriers. A carrier is a person who goes abou! generally coughing and sneering with, to sil appearances, nothing worse than an ordinary cold in. "the bead but who really has ab infection cl the nree and mouth with the organiem of Rott d. fever. Bugh a person infecte

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HONGKONG TRADE.

Fortnightly Report.

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HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING of the Members of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on TUESDAY, 5th. March, 1918, at 4 P.M. precisely, in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDINGS, for the following purposes;-

(1) To receive the Report and Accounts of the committee for the year ended 31st December, 1917.

(2) To elect a New Committee. (3) To transact any General |

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By Order,

";

E, A. M. WILLIAMS,

Secretary.

The fortnightly Price Current IT IS HEREBY notified that Hongkong, 22nd February, 1918. and Market Report pablished by that portion of Garden Road, the Hongkong General Chamber between Bowen Road and Peak of Commerce, dated February 22, Road, is re-opened to wheeled

states:

Silk-More activity was shown

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night, under review. A good

traffic.

W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works.

demand. from Lyons and some Public Works Department,

demand from America resulted in Hongkong, 23rd February, 1918,

2,400 bales obanging handa

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is advertised for Marseille FIRE jat yel, we have to record a good amount of purchases for Lyons. Dealers will make reduction in prices whenever they can get prompt payment for their sales on scoount of the approsching Chinese New Year and scarcity of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

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"that ali FIRE "IN- money. Waste-Market is report SURANCE OFFICES will be ed strong in the Country and bere CLOSED for the Transaction of at the clue is very firm and likely PUBLIC BUSINESS on MON: to advance.

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By Order,

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Quotations are:-No. 10 Hongkong, 23rd February, 1918.

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bales. Bargains 18,000 balen. Woollena-Market dead.

Baw Cotton.-Values of Indian

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