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To-morrow's Anniversary, To morrow is the anniversary of the destruction by Admiral Bake of the Spanish Fleel in 1657.
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The public will have read with deep interest the announcement made by the Chairman of the Sanitary Board, at the meeting - last Tuesday, to the effect that the services of a doctor, a specialist in cerebro-spinal meningitis, has been secured from the Rocks feller Instituts of New York. In this terrible epidemic, which,
The Dollar. since it made its first appearanos" The opening rate of the dollar has exnoted such a big toll, the on demand to-day was 3 ltd. energy and foresight of our Sani-
Spotted Fever. tary Authorition, working in con-
Yesterday there were twelve jupotion with the Colony's Mediest case of cerebrospinal fever Suff, is worthy of the highest reported in Hongkong, pine be praise. From the first they resing from the City and three from lised that the outbreak was s outside districts. There were nine serious one, and without delay deaths. There was also one fatal the problem was tackled with 950 of diphtheria, the victim commendable promptitude and being a Uhlusse. A.S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., in a business like manner, with An Oplum Case.
the result that the disease has
For having ten tele of been obecked, and there is prepared opium in his possession. considerable falling off in the Chinese was charged before number of fresh cases. It is very Mr.J. R. Wood, at the Magistracy this morning. It was proved satisfactory that the services of s specialist have been secured, and that a Revenue Officer found the we hope that with his experience drug concealed in a bag that the he will be able to impart some man was carrying. A fine of valuable advice so that the disease $750 or four months' hard labour
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A Chinese was charged before such trotice suit the enemy, it is Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police certain that they suit the Allies Court this morning, with the theft much better. Owing to the of a quantity of iron piping from many fronte in which our Armies the Star Ferry Company, Kow. are distributed, we have not at loon. It was stated by Sergeant The sensational publication of the letter which Emperor Karl present so large a force in France Talloch that on Wednesday night Mr. H. B. L. Dowbig- of Austris sent to Prince Sixte of Bourbon with regard to the die and Flanders as we should the man position of Alsace Lorraine makes a reference to the position of like to bare, and the large num-carrying the iron st Yaumati, Mr. Mr. C
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"all blind maa had any bing to do If any proof were needed beyond what existed before of abould ease." To which the him, but ventenced the other sir raida out of the war zone with the theft and discharged Austria's anecrapulcos nature, the latest disclosure should provide Government's representativa re defaudant to three mouths" bard it. Whilst ostensibly a whole hogger" with Germany in the claim plied that no soob request bad labour. that Algece-Lorraine should remain coder German rule, the bead of so far been made by the enemy, the Bapeborg House writes to a relative with Allied sympathies and but that if it were it would he poses as a champion of the right, who is temporarily forced to do carefully fiamined.
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In other Charch and others gathered at essentially French provinces, but does not hesitate to send troop reprisals of the British and guns to help the Germans to secure their retention. When his French sviatora over their toes! evering having been arranged M. F. E. 4 Worce
and Road West, lant evening, a muai-¡y mob} daplisity is exposed to caplic light be adopts the only coarse of hie is creating a very panicky "for the purpose of providing an kind, and lies that the letter was never written. Bat the farther fling mong their compatriots, opportunity to make two interest CPd-on disclosures promised by M. Clemencen will probably constitate too and that they have had more thasing praseplatio-a-Tor-fit pre(s) great & proof for Emperor Karl to explain away, and it will be intereating to watch developments. Ose bears of there teipa honnoush of bombs from the sky.eatrin wet the Rev. W. T. P. & C. ( by our among rogues, but Austria's monarch is an exception even to there raide, which have been so who ste shortly to be married and C. B Mn higɛnh)
While everyone will wish that Featherst me and Mi-a, Baon," Jits this rule.
Despite all that hea transpired to demonstrate that Austria-prolifio in the deaths of eo may the other was to Mr. and Mrs. G. C fueror Kerr Hungary is as much a menace - Germany, the public and many senseless destruction of property, leaving for Bome. Mr. Feather Is cetur Gordon non-combatments-and-in the Piorey, who a o soon da• to be ($-niliy sah).... representative statesmen seem to have cbrant from ant positiv may be brought to a randstill, pat stone was presented with a silver (niv. sa 5.).—. statement of policy with regard to the nal monuicte me time it to be hopes that car anthoi-t-a kettle, silver buyer dish and Brigant Willie (Min age one clear sistement was made, this being a debrian by ties will alan seriously "ermine" knife, and silver fox alexiner, in the ah?.... Fresident Wilson that Austris moet liberate ber tali et tops.the question rega despitely alle inscrib. To Ar. and Ilon Mr. Clau Savary but beyond bie there bes elwage hero amb gaily when speaking of deciding to relieve the FORMY Mr Piercy wa-handed a hao (Monthly ob the treatment to be meted out to Germany test partres. This from enmathing of which he is in some 10x and an unbrell Br conetent mention of Germany without Austria: needy'ta caven if oral fear. It cannot be said that Sperobes teatifying to the hig are ever fally to realice who it is that we are figosing. Bulgatis and the Germaga baye potiboranghly exterm in which Mr. and Mr Wook Sut. Turkey, too, should not be omitted, for every part of the amem deserved the punial ment inflicted Pergy are held were male, alliance is as inherently bad as the centre. The Allies are fighting upon them and it is like its There was a very good musical Mr. U W. Traima solique which seeks to profit by the force of might, and unless that cowardly ears to cry out as they programme gone through and (bly sub ) ) Qique is fought as so ssociated whole the value of the peres to are doing now only when it is altogether very jyable Mr. 1 Batherland come will be seriously lessened..
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