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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918,

SANITARY REPORT:

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THE POST OFFICE.

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The Bishop of London's Tribute.

Report on 1917 Worlding.

In addition to a mave` of statistics, the report of the Post The Lord Mayor of London master General of Hongkong, Mr. presided recently at s meet-8. B. C. Ross, on the Gineral Post- ing held at

Mansion Office for 1917, contains a deal of;

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The report of the Head of the Banitery Daps tment for the year 1917, states, among other things, that there were 595 ores of small- dox as compared with 220 in 1916, House on behalf of the Theatre interesting reading meiter from

which we select the following: The vaccination campaign was Girls' Club at 69, Greek-strást,

Mail. The number of mail sbly carried out by D. Woodman Soho. He said that he did not

(bagu and pickets despsiched from who received the greatest assist-

the anes from Mr. Teo and other know any olsen of the professional Hongkong during Obinese gentry. By the end of life of the exp¤'ry who bad giren amounted to 123,691 sa against February the epidemic had more" of their time and their 123,238 in 1916, an increase of 453; and the number received to practically cessed, the total up services in the interest of the men 116,047 ss against 116,678, sa to the 5th March being 549 caves. The other diseases notified daring at the front than the members of increase of 359. The number of the year were:-Esteric fever, the theatrical profession. It was mail bage and packets sent in transit through the Colony 188; dirbtheris, 69, paarperal incombent on them to reciprocate) Hever, 20; paratyphoid fever, 7; that generosity by assisting the amounted to 69 540 sagaidat 68.335 i 1916, an increass of Theatre Girls' Club, which

1,205. Baxra sod Buskete in Population. The last census sheltered many of the younger transit amounted to 12,192 as countries, showing a decrease of was taken in 1911. The estimate members of the profession is

gainst 11,203 in 1918. or 9892,401 as compared with 234,238 of the population for 1917 is based times of need.

more thania1916. 4 416steamer in 1916 2.297 ingred letters on the usual rate of increase of

Adeline Duchess of Bedford carrying maile arrived and 5,883 were dealt with se sgainst 1,932 the tumbers given in the last cense with the addition of said that the girl members of the left in 1917 se against 4,023 and in 1916 The licencee of 24 Chinees Postal Hongs were renew- 10,000 allowed for the irfax of theatrical profession had at all 5.253 respectively in 1916.

Registration And Parcels,jed. Two lipanoce were "cancelled Chinese due to the revolution. times a difficult path to walk.

was often long perioda Registered and insured articles during the year-one because the This estimate is probably machThre too low, but only by taking between one engagement and handled by the Geraral Post license absconded and the other another cenere could reliable another. Engagements were be Office accented to 765,878 as because the licenses committed s information be obtained. Owinging rarer, and there were often givet 735,767 in 1916, an in- breach of the Post Office Ordin

of 29 911. Registered ance. to the war the estimate of the long periods of rehearsal, during cresse

Telegraph Sub-Department.- white population for 1916 has which they were not paid, and articles vis Siberia amounted to Doen adopted unchanged for the bad to find their board and lodg. 32,012 as compared with 56,419, The revenue collected in 1917 ing. At such times they found a decrease of 23.407. Parcels, from radio-telegrame amounted House Cleansing. The total mother in Mis. Edward Compton ordinary and insured, handled by to $23.311.55 being $14,61851 sumbere of floor. alearsed were and home in the Theatre the General Post Office amourted more than that collected in 1818 SOUTH CHINA AFFAIRS. 68,549 for Hongkong and 32,140 Girls' Club. Some time ago to 135.163 3oothpared with the excess being mainly due to troupe of young girls was engaged 119.586, an increase of 15,577. prees mesenges seat to lado. for Kowloon.

Limewashing.

Bevenue and Expezditara-Chips. Advices of reesele signall. -The annual go to Paria to dance at a casino. limewashing of Chinese tenement houses is still carried on and entails a great amount of trouble both to this Department and to

Fear 1917,

in Kennedy Town bar owing to

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Constituționalists America.

and

The Canton Intelligence Bureau issues the following:

In view of the possibility for the Americans to grant loans to the Feking Government, the South Western leaders will see that no more financial assistance will be given by foreignere to one section of Ohine against

another.

The Constitutionalists, bow- ever, have confidence in the Amer promote militariam in Cins while they themselves are fight ing to make the world safe fo democracy. The Constitutional iete, fighting to have Chios free for republicaniem, still remember that the United States of America was the first among the Great Powere to move for the recogni tion of the Chinese Republic in 1913, when the First Nationa] Assembly of Chine, the one now meeting in Canton; was properly constituted and the republican form of government perfected for the first time before the eyes of world.

Some of them were members of The total revenue from the Postaled at the light-houses yielded the Theatre Girls Club, and they Service in 1917 amounted to 8503.35 and semaphore mettiges wrote that they found on their $403,889 87 being $2,127 54 82.50 making a total of $23,817 arrival that they had ro fixedi more than that collected in 1916.40 for the telegraphic, service,! the general public. Little or no engagement, and they bad filler The expenditure sutusted to The expenditure amounted 10 improvement has resulted from into the bands of a bad sudlord, $259,214.83 being less than 'bat 839 174.33 of which sum $17, By law 4 which makes compal we imponaded their belonging of 1916 by $48 921.60 das to the 905.71 was in respect of the zory limewashing possible and it is. Campion wrote to Mr. Car high rate of exchange prevailing emoluments of the Wireless Staff would seem as if the only possible dew, chaplain of the English during the year ander review at the Cape D'Aguilar Station for wolution of the difficulty lay in church in Paris, and be sought The balance of revenue over ex- the period from 15th July, 1915, making this measure a part of the them out, faced the landlord, and penditure amounted to $144,655 to 31st December, 1916. The took the girls to the English Con 04. The increase of revenue from namber of radio telegrams for- ordinary routine public care. As a result of this, a house the sale of postage stampe in the warded during the year was 846, inge ervices, poval.--There was a briek demand Paris op the same lines as the Fear 1917 over that of the year consisting of: 108,114a words and ican People that they will never

Scavenging and Refcse Dia bad been taken and opened in

1916 amounted to $1,598.43. received 1,028 consisting of

Money Orders. The anticips-13,853 worda, for manure from the Cattle Depota English Theatre Girls' Olab.

The Bishop of London said 'tions of a continued expansion in Miscellaneous-Daring - the the existence of cattle disease that the theatre was an integral poats! remittances, based on the early part of the year, Mr. Santa (anthrex) in the latter helf of the part of the life of a great city. It satisfactory revival in 1918, were Batbars, the Inspector of Porta year it was deemed inadvisable to was a tremendons engine for good not realised in 1917. The large guese Poste, visited the Colony permit the use of this manure in or evil is the life of the city, and decrease of £14 920 in orde and complete postal agreement gardens. It was

accordingly be wanted to claim it for good. drawn on ladis is accounted for between the Province of Mecs dumped at 608. The cast of They had a public service to do by the restrictions imposed upon and Hongkong was drawn up and Rcavenging the City of Victoris in backing up the great actor remitters by the Indian Post signed. This agreement, which, was $53.175.47 and ci Kowloon managers and all who wanted to Office. In 1916 there was no among other things, provides for $14,595 14 The total cost of the give them a good stage. It was limit to the amount which might the exchange of Cash on Delivery barge service for the year was a mistake to regard the stage as be sent by any one remitter bat Parcele, came into force, on las a class apart. Sir Herbert Tree in 1917 no remitter could eend September. In May, M. Picard $29,358 50.

and Sir George Alexander bad more than 600 rupees in any one Destelan, the Co Director General Revenue and Expenditure.- The total expenditare daring been friends of his, and the first day. At the request of India this of Chinese Poste, depated two 1017 $348 921 22 83 compar occasion he met, Sir. George was restriction bes been made more officers of the Chinese Posts

#82 speaking ed with $351,950 66 in 1916: when be

to stringent and not-more than 600 Mesars. Shields and Paullein-to the Actora Church Union. rapees per week oan be sent by come to Hongkong and discuss the estimate for the year was 3381,449 00. Certain revenaes Sir George wrote to him, saying, any one remitter. The incresee various matters in which Hong are collected by this Depart- "I'll come alt right and bear in inward orders has however kong and the Chinare Poste ment the " balk coming you, Bishop, bo: why I should balanced the decreese in ontward were matasily interested. Very from market and slaagbler hoose want a sermon more than anyone orders and the year's volume of pleseant conferences were held An actor business is only 101 less then it and it is hoped that similar fees and the rest chief from else I don't know." licence, registration, and cemetery manager bad told him that he was in 1918. The continuous discussions may take place in the 6 grest future. On the 7th August the fees. The total revenge was could not pat on a good play rice in exchange waa

was prepared with hardship to Obinete in the privilege of free postage was $281,634.33.88" compared with unlese he

£4,000, which he might have to United Kingdom and the granted to all troops in the Com $238,011 45 in 1916.

lose. This wae's reproach to the reduced number of "dollars mand. Dating the period 7th public. If it was true that the obtained here in exchange for August to 3 Lat December 73,378 - POLICE RESERVE ORDERS people got the Government they sterling deterred many from re-letters, 2,082 post cards, and

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- Ten Members of Parliament are arriving at Canton, while seventeen are being qualified to fill vacanciee is the Sezale. There additions will bring the number of Pe nearer to the twothirde- majority, the becessory guoram

to sat on the permanent Constitu- tion of Chits. Now some five hundred Representatives and Senators are in Canton.

The Health Return. The only case of communicable disease notified yesterday was a non-fatal occurrence of plague, the sufferer being a Obinere.

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

deseived, it was also true they misting more of their savings 2,289 other articles were posted gof the stage they deserved. The than was actually required for the tree. The loss to the Poets Re- stage was one of the most hard- upkeep of their families in Chins. venue was $3.064 18.

The Past Oos Staff worked Orders issued lo-day by Mr F. waking and toil-ome profeeaions Daring the year six telegraphic

one which left one least time money orders amounting in 195 under great disadvantages. They O. Jenkin, C.B.E., etate:

for oneBell. But though the life were received from the United were short-handed

Kallan Output. Patrol Reports,

The total output of the Kailan Note 1, as printed on the back wae one of great temptations, B Kingdom and 25 amounting to uncertainty sa to the times at of the present Patrol Report girl of good principles could $332 s. 4d. were despatched which maile from Europe might Mining, Administration's miare always live up to them on the from "Hongkong. The average arrive gave them little time in for the weer ending August 3 Form, is cancelled."

cost of a telegraphic meseage at which they could be cerisin that amounted to 60,718 tone and the These Reporte will in future be stage.

Miss Compton said that, ac the deferred rate was about $11- they might not be called up for eales during the period, to 48,325 sent to this face within four days!

The Staff in my tone. of the termination of each Patrol cording to certsio rovelists, the 53 Decresses of £1,183 and extra daty. Period.

moment a nice-looking girl put £2,267 respectively sppear in the opinion deserves great praise for Beports for the Period July 18 her nose in the proeeanim, jasne and payment of Britieb the way in which they have work- August 21st will therefore be managere were eager to offer her Poetal Orders, due in the former ed with cheerfulness for long peat in on or before August 25th-leading parts and the spent her case to the restriction of the hours.

A table showing the various Reports for the month of July leisure declining proposals from amount that may be paid in India already sent in should be collected peers. As a matter of fact, ber and in the latter to the high rate denominations of stamps.isened from this Office.

life was spent in rehearsale on of exchange. The business in for sale reveals that no fewer cold winter morning", and at Local Postal Ordere was about than 4,151,029 two oral alampe All ranke will astendas ander night putting on gorgeous the same se iz 1916, The Money were issued, the other principal at Beadquarters Office and draw costumes and throwing them off Order accounts are kept in various depominations being: Four Bella.

resume her own wordat carrencies: sterling, gold dollars,ont, 2,057,482; ten coat. 1,041,- Platoon and Section Comman garments in time to catch the let pen, ropees, gold france, Sing- 150; and one cent, 540.417. O apore dollara, and Mexican dollare one cent post carde, 62,700 were ders will attend in aniform omnibes, Ubiferm optional for other ranka Miss Eve Moore said that time bat for the purpose of this report issued. The actual revenne tions,

Monday, August 19.-No. 2 provincial managere now objected all totala sre given in sterling at from the sale of postage stampe

to engage companies where the the average rate of the doller for was $357,462 98. Pistoon, 5.15-5.45 p.m.

Tuesday, Augost 20.-No. 3 principal comedien was likes to the year. Platoon, 615-5.45 p.m. No. 4, be called up. Recently the lead- Chinese Correspondence.-Dar. Platoon, 5.45-6.15 p.m. ing comedian of a revue, being of ing the year the Chineas Delivery Wedssder. August 21-No. 5, the new military age, was called Section handled 1604,011 ordin Platoon, 5.15-5.45 p.m. No. Platoon, 6.45-8,15 p.m.

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NOTICE.

IT IS HEREBY Notified that

is accordance with Regula- published under the Government Notification No. 202 of 31st May, 1918, commencing- from 1st September 1918, all be bave "to Private Chairs licensed at as Annual Licence fee of $2.payable in advance.

Chair bearers bive to be licensed at a fee of 30 cents each

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6 up. The revae could not go on ary letters, 85,750 other articles, Forty-nine pages of 6 répart until his place was filled, and the and 7,623 pcstel hong packets. supplement to the London Gazette Thoradsy, August 22.-No. 1 girls were strended for waste. It The registered articles delivered were filled with the Limes of Yearly. Platoon, 5.15-545 p.m. No. 8 was then found that the comedian amounted to 231,837 of which N.0.0.'s and men who have been had proved 100 delicate for active 144801 were from the United awarded the Meritorious Sersios. Platoon, 6.45-6.15 pm.

1service, so he was put on to States of America and Canada, Medel. The list contains about

painting buckets,

́and 87,036 from Chins and other 5,000 names.

Friday, August 23.-No.

Platoon, 615-5 46 p.m.

P. P. J. WODEHOUSE, Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, 16th August, 1918.

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