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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12... 1919

WORK AMONG LEPERS.

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FAR EASTERN SHIPPING OUTLOOK.

A GOOD AUGURY FOR THE FUTURE.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA

CLUB.

The first Meeting is fixed for Saturday, April 5th the provi. |sional programme being

under,--

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1-Half Mile race for Subs. of this season that have run and not

won an Official Race, with allow

ances.

2-Gymkana Stakes. One Mile

"Hongkong Telegraph" „Special.] The times are changed and we with them. This is significantly true of some of our shipping

3.-Class Handicap for all companies. Great changes are now on foot in Hongkong. One of these China Ponies. A Class, Once

as before.

Round.

is the rumoured intention of the British India Steani Navigation Company, Limited to open up offices of their own in Hongkong" and Shanghai, and it is also whispered that Bhortly announcement to this effect will be publicly male. Previous to 1912, the B.LS.N. Co. Handicap for all China Ponies. plied

boats no

On the Far Eastern route. but in

! 4.-Bumble Puppy Event,

Details to be published later.

3-Class Handicap for all Ponies. B Class, Once Round.

6.-One Mile Race for Subs, of any season, winners penalised

7. One and a Quarter Mile

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LECTURE BY DR. BRADLEY,

Dr. Bradley delivered an inter- esting lecture on "Work Among Lepers ", at the Helena May In- stitute, last evening. There was a good attendance which was pre- sided over by the Rev. A.D. Stewart, who introduced the well-chosen speaker in a few words.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

BEEF

Dr. Bradley opened his address SAUSAGES

by stating that many people had curious ideas as to leprosy and looked upon the disease as some“ thing infectious and contagious, It was not infectious but slightly contagious. If one dealt with lepers in a hygienic way there was no reason to fear contracting the disease. The speaker said there was no need for him to emphasise the need for work among lepers and to do all they could for these unfortunate peo- ple. In China ther were allowed to wander about at their own discretion and could be Been walking about begging altas, and they had nowhere to go except to a remote leper village where they found poor consolation. No treat- ment was given them and nothing was being done in the direction of alleviating their sufferings. For many years the treatment of the disease bad not been very hopeful, but in the last few years scientists had thought they had at last found a treatment that would benefit these uo- The lecturer fortunates.

then proceeded to give 31 account of the work being done

amongst lepers at Pakhoi and Linchow. The Chinese confidence in European doctors had become very great, he said, and they travelled long distances to secure the aid of the white physician. The new treatment which had re- placed an unpalatable medicine which the patients refused to take a second time, was gynocardate of soda, an extract from a seed which was first found in India.

Ar the conclusion of the address, the speaker was thanked by the Chairman who delivered to the audience copies of a subscription pamphlet of the International Lepers Mission and asked them to donate whatever sums they could to help .ou the work.

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PINKIE & THE FAIRIES"

FOR GROWN UPS AND CHILDREN

by W. Graham Robertson,

Music by Frederick Norton .

WITH FULL ORCHESTRA, CHORDS AND BALLS.

OVER 69 PERFORMERS ·

GALA PERFORMANCE, FRIDAY, MASA TIG, AT £15 pm. The growe takings of which will be allested to the HONGKONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND

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PINKIE'S LETTER.

$5.00

$3,00

$5.00 $1.00

Pesand Performance Saturday. March. Stud, až 1,25 pun, Think Fourth

Monday Tresday Wednesday..

- Children half praw de Malinen.

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in white Canvas or

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February of that year the Com- anxious to develop their Far pany bought up the fleet of the Eastern trade. All over the world i Apcar Line, comprising about it is abundantly recognised that five steamers, for which the B. I. what is wanted is ships, and paid a substantial price. At that more ships, and even the British Malini, the Magician, gave a time, we may recall, severe coni- Government has given lip service farther perforinsuce at St. petition. агове between the to the sentiment, but beyond the Andrew's Hall, last evening, to NYK. and the B.IS.N., the mere declaration that it was not an appreciative audience, which former rea-ling *into this going to nationalise shipping, it again included His Excellency purchase an attempt to cut has one little of real value to the Officer Administering the into the trade of the Japan shipping. The Government, by Government. the Hon. ese vessels. Nothing was fur- its absolute control of shipping Claud Severu, C.M.G., and a ther from the truth. Nevertheless has taken away from the ship party from Government House. s rate war commenced in Calcutta, owner the means by which the Those who attended the two first Rangoon and Bombay and things depleted tonnage might be re- performances would have been one time looked serious placed. The Japanese ship-justified in stating that Malini Passenger rates and bottoms were owners, it is expected, will not had reache-i the limits of going very cheaply, the Japanese allow the grass to grow under mystification and that nothing shippers declaring their intention their feet. They have had the further that he could do would to carry both cargo and passengers double advantage of less taxation be surprising The fallacy of isn't going to write this in the between Calcutta and Rangoon, and higher freights, and are such sconclusion, however, was Ranger and Madras, and Rau- therefore, well prepare for a proven, last night, when the third person, because I carr's. goon and Singapore practically fight for trade by reason of their Magician performed even greater But I just wanted to tell you What enabled great reserves in cash and other marvels. For instance, produc- that I shall be so pleased if you the Japanese Company resources and also subsidies. ing dollar note from an egg will come to my Fairy Party in to continue the fight was the The effect of the war on the leaves some room for speculation the Wood.

at

for 3 song.

TO THE CHILDREN OF HONGKONG.

Trickles down Time's golden

sand,

Baby hearts grow human wholly Close the Gates of Fairyland And the veil is falling alowly We have lost our spring of holly And we do not understand.

Misa Pinkie presents her com pliments to all the children of He who still would loose the

Still anbar the Gates of Fairy Hongkong and begs to state that cbain,

Needs must coop and humbly

deign

Seok the tiny path with pain Tread the way that does not vary Back through Babyland it lies To the long-lost Paradise

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substantial sabaidies the Govern- merchant shipping of the world as to how the trick might The Fairy Queen says it's To the Land of Youth again. ment was doling out. This con- and the United Kingdoar is possibly have been performed, but my very own party and I can tinued till the beginning of the strikingly illustrated by a Farlia when, aa last night, the note is ask anybody like, so, of course, war, when hostilities between mentary paper which shows that produced from so small a thing I ask you.

Whether the presence of the Germany and England caused the position of tonnage the Government of India to November

is as a cigarette, which the per- Some of the nice people out of Grown-ups would be any addi- was as follows: former was smoking, one can story books are coming, too, so tion to Babyland and Society is commandeer many vessels for Nettles 1,811,584 tous for only "give it up" and remain in you will meet lots of old friends. s quest for you to settle, but the transport of troops and stores the world and 3,453,012 a state of amazement. The card we have always been told that Fairy Queen says that, if they to England and Mesopotamia. British tonnage, excluding tricks presented last night were these people all "lived very are wanted, that's how they've

The Apcar Line of steamers can transfers to or from the British all up to Malini's usual standard happily ever after," but as one got to get there. between Calcutta, Hongkong and flag.

and one went away with a feeling of| never heard of thein or met them Tommy maya. you may take it Japan. Three vessela plied be. It is difficult to see how freight admiration for the man tween Calcutta and Japan and rates could go down very low. must have spent hours and hours about anywhere, I was getting a from him it's a straight tip.

little anxious. So I know you I don't know what that means, two catered for the Hongkong in the opinion of a very prom- of incessant practice to enable will be glad to see that they are but he saya I'm to cork it down Calcutta trade, These vessels inent gentleman in the shipping him to manipulate the cards so were absorbed in the B.I.S.N. trade of Hongkong, it is futile to perfectly. In addition to this all right, and what a charming I've corked it. fleet in 1912, and two years later

Princess Cinderella makes, and expect the rates to revert to their the performer gave exhibitions of what an attached couple Beauty at the end of 1914 the P. and pre-war level. Wages have gone vanishin, tricks and articles

who

O. amalgamated with the B.1.S.N.,up, the prica of coal has jumped up such as tumblera, eggs etc., din and the Beast are (though you

introduced

his

remember that nobody really liked

and the marriage) what a comfortable soothing

turned out."

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And I remain,

Faithfully yours, PINKIE.

· THAT HEADACHY FEELING

the latter's fleet consisting of phenomenally, and the high cost of appeared and re-appeared at 97 boats. These, together with shipbuilding materials and stores the conjuror's owa sweet will. 41 steamers owned by the does not hold now any hope of a Malini and O., make an aggregate reversion to the piping times of ou, who is less than six years old, woman the Sleeping Beauty has strength of 144 vessels. When 1913. We all know that when who showed that he was following the P. and O. amalgamated with wages go up they do not easily go in his father's footsteps even at

And oh, by-the-bye, the Fairy the B.I.S.N., the agency arrange- down. That has been the experi- that early age and will be a

Queen said particularly that, in arising from constipation,liverish- ments of the B.I. were allowed to ence of the world.

worthy successor to his clever case you do not quite understands, or bile, gives place to a continus. Mesars, David Sassoon The Far Easter.trade needs for parent in due corirse,

the explanation which she dances of clear headed freshness and general physical comfort and Co., Ltd. have beea steringandtheaction of the British The next performance will for Mally, I am to tell you that, in wh sgents for over half a century India Steun Navigation Company ba fr the Apcar Line of steamers, in having decided to cater for those

giver to-night when an ordinary way of speaking, in

WWW.LECT have already is something like this:-- Together with. Mosers. David this trade by having their own seen the performances will Babyland and Fairyland Sassoon, Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-

offices in Hongkong, Shanghai find nothing lost by further Bon were joint agents. Messrsand, probably, at Kobe is a good attendance and those who have Lie so near, so near each other

Gibb, Livingstone and Co. were the first agenta.

augury for the future. Given not so far attended, are assured By the stretching of a band their requisitioned steamers back, of their money's worth of mysle the gulf between them spanned This new departure is an indi- they would make things hum in tification and bright entertain- Baby Sister, Fairy Brother, cation that the B. 1.8 Nare; the Far East

Meet and greet upon the strand,

ne.it,

PINKITITS!

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Pinkettes are sold by cheniiats,

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