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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.

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NOTES & COMMENTS.

[ON THE 'PHONE.

We saw in a paper the other day the following, written by a man who has his doubts about! the afficiency of telephones ——

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. snap of nearby typewriter.

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BIRTH.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1920.

CANTON AND REVENUE SURPLUS.

countries,

WEDNESDAY.

JULY 21, 1920.

AFTERNOON CONCERT.

DAY BY DAY.

THEY ARE SLAVES, WHO FEAR TO SPEAK FOR THE FALLEN AND THE WEAR-Lowell.

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SANITARY BOARD.

AGAINST PRECAUTIONS

TYPHOID FEVER.

Mr. G. R. Sayer presided i

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

A COMPLETE SUCCESS. The Dickens Fallowship has chosen its raw president well. A complete success can be Mr. B. W. Mais, one of the

memorandum was submitted by his coadjutors

were

Dr.

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and after the staff

in " from its foundation. Afteen years ago. His wonderful Dickens room is a shrine that attracts American pilgrims. “Dickens for the blind," an edition of the great

ducted the recent Bach Festival,

To avoid confusion in sending

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The enthronment of the Bishop

The rainfall for the three days yesterday's meeting of the SAD-recorded for the grand concert original founders of the society "Wanted-A telaphone transmit- ending at 10 a.m, to-day, accord.itary Board, when an important; which Signor D, F. Amelias and in 1902, has edited the "Dicken-

gave At St ter that will really talk." That ing to Hongkong Observatory the Medical Officer of Health in Andrew Hall last night, when will appeal to many a user of the returns, has been 12.60 inches.

regard to the prevention of there was a full attendance of phone in Hongkong, we are sure..

enthusiasts. Tenders are being invited for phoid fever. Those also present musical

With Whilst the telephons is admit-

the Hon. Mr.

Sappa's Orarture to Poet and tedly a wonderful instrument, it the purchase of the wreck of the Hallifax, Col. Humphrys, Dr. Peasant as the introductory novelist's works printed in Braille certainly has not yet attained as. Fanaang as she lies of v. M. Koch, Dr. F. M. G. Ozorio, place. Signor Amelias and

Mr. A. H. Hollingsworth, Mr.Madame Silvestri gase a very brilliant ideas, which has been perfection. We have seen it Hainan Hoad Reef.

type, was one of Mr. Matz's stated that the best transmitters

Chow Shonzan, Mr. S. W. Tao, in ordinary use to-day transmit The Rev. C. R. Dappuy, Bishop Dr. Pearse (Medical Officer of delightful exhibition of mando successfully carried out. less than 70 per cent of what Designate of Hongkong, was to Health) and Mr. C. M. Wine-playing and the applause which greeted their efforts was they hear, and that 70 per cent. be consecrated in England on St Reynolds (Secretary).

eloquent tribute to their Musicians are delighted with 19 so mangled and garbled that John the Baptist's Day, June

Pearso submitted the achievement. Mlle. Ross File the knighthood conferred on Dr. the telephone is often no 24th.

following memorandum regarding instrument of exasperation

precautions against the spread of camo's debut on the platform was Hugh P. Allen. He has only lately rather than communication. The The roads from Shatin to Taipo, typhoid fever

a revelation. Her soprano voice become Director of the Royal is beautifully clear and mellow, College of Music, but his work at trouble with most trans-Laichitok to Castle Pest, and

I big to submit for the conis blended most agreeably with Oxford made him wellknown be Bess. They pick up and magnify closed to vebicular traffic tem- the following memorandum on Madame Silvestri in Campana's for he is conductor of the Bach mitters is their extreme sensitive Shaukiwan to Repulse Bay are sideration of the Sanitary Board the more powerful soprano of fore he came to London. He con- tiny noises, your breath and the porarily.

the prevalence of typhoid fever Regarde Quelle Blancha Lune". in this Colony. The table attach-The tiniest member of the party, choir in which some people with while the comparatively hearty

Owing to the inclemency of the ed shows the number of cases of Elena Filecamo, had yet to make long memories can recall bearing sounds of speech are "skeleton-weather. the swimming fete this disease, notified each year ized by the instrument. The which was to have taken place from 1910 to 1919 inclusive her appearance, and when she Jenny Lind sing as a member. did she quickly obtained for Sir Hugh Allen is an adept at chief tones, or major tones, are at the V. R. C. last night was will be seen that in none of these barself & firm hold

making people sing; as be proved carried, and the subtle overtones | postponed.

years has the incidence been the audience. She sang selections at the unique Sunday services that lend personality to the voice,

great and in no instance has the from The Dollar Princess in in Oxford. are lost. Read a list of unrelated

This morning the No. 1 warning disease assumed epidemic propor conjunction with her siter, and words to a friend on the telephone typhoon signal was hoisted and tion. The infection may be some day and you see how ster in the forenoon it was re-acquired in various ways but all her singing was to the audience!

telepathy news of ships at sea, it has been in modern telephony.

ing that a gale might be expected are due to contamination of water ears and training she should be proposed to ban all duplicata able to follow in the footsteps of bames. Some old ships have been WHAT OF HONGKONG ?

from the eass.

supplies. Our good water supply her elder sister. Her special effort rechristened to avoid" clashing has saved us in this Colony from O Sole Mio" was almost perfect, with newer vessels which have And if mental telepathy" is needed in Western

The case in which two Sanitary severe epidemics of this disease, and the mood of the audience was taken their name; but this, while what about here in Hongkong. Board coolies were charged with The army also has the advantage such that they would not be leaving the new ship a clear bis- where some people have come murder was concluded at the of obtaining milk from dairies 50 satisfied until she bad given an toric course, leaves obstacles in

yesterday. well managed that the chance of SOUTHERTON-At the French Hospital, on the 18th instant. to the conclusion that it's more Criminal Sessions

us from dwelling upon a detailed nautical nomenclature is to Mr. and Mrs. Southerton, of Nanning, a daughter.

expeditious to send and receive Prisoners were found not guilty infection from consumption of encore. Want of space prevents the course of the old one. Some contaminated milk is reduced to messages by coolie than by and were acquitted.

critique of the other selections. imitative for speedy identification. s minimum. I have never been an instrumentalist of the calibre The new Anchor liner Caledonia phone? Some of the confusion created on the telephone is, we Yesterday's health returnable in any cases of typhoid fever will concede, due to indistinct shows two cases of plague, two to blame either the water or milk of Signor Amelias or Madame might easily be confused with Silvestri and singers like the the Leyland Caledonian. Our speech by the subscriber. That of enteric and one of diphtheria. supply of the Colony. The eating latter and the young Filocames Navy changed Columbia into trouble is experienced every-The latter was fatal, as also were of raw vegetables, e.g. salads, need no extensive introduction to Columbells, an ingenious device where. One telegraph company one each of the others. All were and shell fish, may have been the local music lovers and we look which kept the first two syllables. of which we have read has gone Chinese excepting one Indian source of infection in some cases forward with pleasure to their for identification and put a war, to the trouble of issuing a list of case of enteric.

There is, however, mode of ext performance. Mention must like ending to the name, befitting infection bich has been 26 words to be used to identify

also be made of Professor Danen-its new career. in the

overlooked past the letters of the alphabet A Chinese, who had lived in:

berg and Madame Lottie Gordon, telephoning telegrams- Americs for afty years, was by the general public. I refer to whose accompaniments on the when They say, for example. "F. to-day charged before Mr. S. L. the contamination of food in piano contributed in large measure of St. Asaph as Archbishop' of the in Frank: L. as in union: Smith with the possession of 129 houses by means of typhoid car to the success of the concert. Church in Wales recalls the fact S. as in Sarab." because rounds of ammunition found riers. If any typhoid carrier be

that Dr. Edwards, on his appoint- preparing food sounds like "F" on the average amongst bis luggage by the engaged in

ment to the bishopric, was only In presenting the memoran- telephone and is often "Q" search officers. He was fined $50 or handling it, he is liable to

the second Welshman to be before the carben grains of the by the Magistrate.

spread the disease. An instance dum, Dr. Pearse spoke of the appointed to the Welsh see fr of this has recently occurred difficulties of introducing vaccin

considerably over 28. century. transmitter are through with it. But what exasperates most users The Canton authorities, hear. Five cases of typhoid fever base ation measures. They had tried is predecessor, Dr. Hughes of the phone in Hongkong is the ing that three, many resolu- occurred unde: c'rcumstances it before in the plague out (father of the present Bishop of A most interesting position regarding the surplus revenue intense obtuseness and stupidity tionists in Canton, have recently pointing to a common source of break,

Llandaff, who was appointed by the Chinese Maritime Customs has been revealed by a Note that of so many of the "hello girls, ordered that special vigilance be infection. and investigation has of the department, some Chinese Mr. Gladstone in 1870, broke the has recently been addressed to the Diplomatic Corps in Peking by added to which is the fact that maintained. Since a number of proved that & cook who prepared students and medical men had century, or, more, old rule of

for all these persons had themselves inoculated. no the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Military Government at the majority of the instruments revolutionists

have organized food

The existence member of the public came rather remarkable fact is that

English bishops for Welsh sees. Canton- position so interesting that it calls for reference and appear incapable of transmitting societies in Hongkong and as a carrier.

dry comment. We will first give the facts- we can digest them from a message much farther than Macao, many troope have been

privies in close forward. People thought that it the lengthy document that has been transmitted to the northern uns's next door. To attempt to stationed in important places Proximity to kitchens and pan was no use to have themselves all the bishops appointed to St. capital Although the Military Governant at Canton has beca"get through" to Kowloon or even to guard entrances. Special tries offers opportunity for the inoculated as they did not either Araph before Dr. Hughes since established for some years it was not until June of last year that to Quarry Bay is to essay an even detectives have been employed contamination of food through live in Chinese localities or walk the laspector-General of Customs recognised it in any way. All more difficult task than to speak to look out for these rerola-flies if such privies are used by down those streets. But in the only from the micor see surplus revenue from the Customs went to the Peking authorities to Paris from London.. If cortionaries in these

pertyphoid carriers. It used often to case of typhoid it was different of Sodor and Man and the be said in Flongkong that Chinese inasmuch as they bad Chinese other Welsh sees of Bangor and Then it was that Dr. Lew Yuk-lin went from Canton to Peking as a churches wish to suppress bad Cunton Times,

were Isrgely immune from servants in the houses and Llandaff, but also from such Special Deputy to arrange with the Inspector General how the language in Hongkong, they bad

They may enjoy Chinese in their offices, and these of the important English sees as Customs surplus revenue should be divided for use between the better begin the campaign by

Following the arrest yesterdayphoid. North and South. Wisely or unwisely, the Inspector-General agreed

Norwich, Rochester, Hereford, the foreigners here, but the! Dr. Koch, that the Southern Government should receive 13.69 per cent of the seeing what can be done to im-of a bawker at the Central higher degree of immunity than might be carriers of infection.

supporting Dr. prove the telephone service.

Market, for doing business with-

Exeter, and Gloucester. It would total surplus, this figure being based on the Customs returns for-

in the limits of the market. more jappended table shows that a con Pearse, discounted the idea that seem that St. Asaph possessed.any TRIUMPHANT ENGLISH.. 1918. The ports taken cognizance of for the purpose of working out

M. Painleve, former Premier of than ten other members of the/siderable number of cases of typhoid was caused by the ea importance than which in more occur amongst the ing of raw vegetables manured recent dage has been in some this basis were Swatow, Canton. Kowloon, Lapps. Kongmoon, Samsbui, Wachos, Nanning, Kiungebow, Pakhoi. Lungchow, Frsace, who is at present on a visit confraternity made a combined phoid

measure eclipsed. The appoint- Mengisze, Szemas and Tengy neh. All other ports were credited to to the Far East, gave unique assault on a coolie who, being Chinese. The whole community as they WELC

ment of the present occupant of the north whose share of the total surplus was fixed at 83.30 per testimony, whilst in the United instrumental in the arrest, was cannot be examined for the pur-Cases cent. The Canton authorities continued to receive this agreed States on his way to the Orient, to thought to bave acted as a Police Pose of finding who is and who is carriers than anything else. He the see to the Primacy of the new quota of the surplus until about three months ago, when, owing to the growing dominance in inter-informer. The arrested bawker not a carrier, and so although was of opinion that they ought province of Wales will restore the defection of Wu Ting-fang. Tang Shao-pi, Sun Yat-sen and national affairs of the English was charged by Inspector Johan-shell lsh, boil all his drinking to urge the Government to allow and enhance its digniss Tang Chi-yao, the Customs authorities withheld all further monies language. It is M. Painleve's sen at the Police Court this the Government Bacteriologist

or that his neighbour out and that this should be supplied The entry of the Bolshevist It is this which has caused dis- mission to develop better rela- morning, when a fine of $10, or water and milk, he will not know to prepare the vaccine for use from those left in Canton.

of his household is not a carrier. free. If they had a Bacter-enroy, Krassin, into Downing satisfaction in the South and which has had expression in the Note tions between Chins and France. fourteen days, was inflicted.

He will establish courses of now addressed to Peking.

There is a method whereby iological Department attached to Street, however it is explained, is Mr. B. C. Hutchison to-day This Note points out, among many other things, that the fact French history, literature and

one can obtain a good the Board, as was the case in a tremendous triumph for the that the persoanel of the Canton Government has been changed language in China. He will also delivered an appropriate rejoinder measure of protection, namely, other countries, they could have Soviet Republic, says 2. Home should be no reason for the withholding of the revenue, because the arrange for Chinese students to to a wily hawker, which gave by the use of anti-typhoid inocula-done the work without all this writer. A year ago it was des

tion. The reliouale of this trouble.

pised and cursed with a vehe- Government still bas to be carried on and troops paid. The loss of go to France and attend the uni-interest to what otherwise would this revenue bas created a serious position, as unpaid troops are versities there. But, says M. have been a very dall report of a inoculation is akin to that of DISEASE AMONG CATTLE. mence which was only limited by The Board agreed to a recom- the resources of the English If there is dissension in the South there is even more serious dis-assure the Chinese students that charged with the common offence although the protection afforded mendation that 46 Australian language. "Shaking bands with becoming restless, & revolution and further lawlessness being feared. Painleve, it will be necessary to common case. The hawker was vaccination against small-poz. sension in the North, which is still permitted to draw its full share they will be given facilities to of lacking a licence, and is not so great nor so enduring as cattle, imported by the Dairy murder of the surplus. The Foreign Ministers in the North are accused of study the English language in support of his defence, this me in the latter case. There can be Farm Co be slaughtered, as they mannerisms of the controversy of being too biassed in favour of the Northern Government and of show. France, for no Chinese scholar's said that he went to Stone Nulla no doubt that the introduction of were found to be suffering from these now faroff days, and the ing a disregard for the welfare and administration of the South. education is considered complete Lane and after having bought a this preventive measure into the pleuro-pneumonis, and that the cursings were backed up by one The safety of foreigners in the South is even referred to as being in unless he can speak English. quantity of salt fish there, return British Army saved countless he disinfected and declared hundred millions of good British English' tongue hased to the Wanchai Market where lives during the recent war. The segregated area. The presence money. It is now quite an in- some jeopardy owing to the threatened breaking-out of unpaid The

nevet received

A greater be uade purchases of some Boldiers.

Fragce. whose own melons. A playful female friend inconvenience is negligible and of the disease was discovered offensive thing-quite fashionable That would seem to cover, in brief. the main burden of the tribute.

been the mode came up behind him, and snatch-the protection afforded is good. by the Veterinary Surgeon attach in fact for responsible leaders

If the public will Note, and any impartial mind must admit that the Southerners language has

evince ed to the Dairy Farm, who had in all the big parties to denounce our Russian adventures." But still administering affairs in Canton have a good case in of international conversation fored one of the melons from him, sight of essential facts. Standing out clearly against all else comer. When French universi-by the constable as one of buying doubt that the Government will the cases occurred among a con amazing change in public opinion The Magisterial provide the necessary material sigument of cattle which came some share must be given to the is the fact that the Peking Government is the only one re-ties must establish courses in and selling. cognised by the foreign Powers. The Canton Government never English to enroll Chinese students, mandate was afue of $3, against A list extracted from the Death from Australia on May 26th. So much discussed "left wing ex- has been officially recognised, and we view it as something the paramount influence of Anglo-which the hawker entered a

"Hands-Off прод the strong protest. "I can't help Registers of the names of Euro-far no other cases had occurred tremists of Labour. The first in the nature of an indiscretion that the Peking beads of the Saxon

peans and Americans who have among any other cattle. As soon meeting of the Customs service should have allocated funds to a Sevemment that changing Orient is formally that," his Worship retorted. "You died from typhoid fever in Hong- segan we discovered the Russia" Committee was held in

The benefit which try to get $3 from her. Tell her

the Holborn Empire, London, was never recognised to exist except in defiance to a national recognised. authority. But to bave male that allocation constitutes a recogni-Britain can confer upon civiliss-that her joke has cost you that 0g during the last ten years, Australian cattle were isolated.

Dr. Pearse stated that there one Sunday night in December, tion that is hard to overcome if there is to be maintained that con- tion by unselfish assistance to much."

deaths. In 10 cases the infection was no danger to human beings, 1918. It was convened by those sistency of policy so desirable in such a matter. The withdrawal the Orient is beyond calculation.

was apparently acquired outside but as there was a considerable terrible fallows the shop stewards. from Canton of such well-known Chinese statesmen as those named China's insistence that her ow

MYSTERY. the Colony, while there were 21 trade in cattle between Hong-I was there. Two of the speakers above may have made the Canton Government less responsible in culture adopt-

cases of locally acquired infection. Long and South, China, it was subsequently went to prison for the eyes of the Diplomatic Corps and in the eyes of the Peking language is the keynote of her

Similar lists for other nations best to take steps to prevent the their zeal in the cause. But the Government itself, but the fact remains that the Canton Govern desired destiny. M. Painleve

A mysterious murder has come lities could be given, but I think spread, otherwise other catile movement captured the miners, ment is still an operative force, just as much as when those states-intuitively recognises it. So must

to light by the discovery at Shau- we must look to the European would be affected and trade then the Triple Alliance, and men were identified with it. Without question, the Customs officials we

kiwan Bay of the remains of aand American element of our would be harmed, have put themselves into an almost indefensible position, and it will

Chinese woman, who bas since population to set an example by

The details of the discovery inoculation.

every

in Hongkong. occurred more from

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was among the mildest

asking for the resumption of the payments. But one must not lose centuries, acknowledges the new-this act being wrongly construed a desire to use this method of had four of the animals killed and

protection, there Can be post mortem Examinations made. if there is any credit for the

institutions

the English MURDER

shows that there were 31 such

INTERESTING MARRIAGE,

then the whole Labour Farty. How the whirligig of time bring round its full revenge. Mr. Jack be interesting to see what is the result of the present Note. It could TYPHOON WARNING. been identified as a boatwoman. avalling themselves of protective

Mills, one of the speakers at that be argued that the granting of revenue to Canton has aided the false

The marriage · arranged be-meeting, "win") sensational division of the country and that the withdrawal of it may have the

The telegram quoted below was indicated that a brutal murder A tabulated statement attach- effect of driving the Cantonese into seeking peace with the North received by the American Cop was committed by persons who ed to the memorandum for the tween George Tudhope, Blackhall, victory at Dartford, and one of If such could be accomplished, we should welcome the withholding sulate General, Hongkong, from bad gone to the extent of almost past ten years showed the follow-of the Chinese Postal Service, and the biggest leaders of Bolshevisme of the funds. But surely the time has come or will have came when the Manila Observatory, yester- severing the head from the body ing cases of typhoid-1910, 67 Catherine, daughter of Mr. and is received by the Premier and Curzon at 10 Downing this trouble in the North has fizzled out when Chinese politicians

after having done the woman to 1911, 107; 1912, 138; 1913, 201; Mrs. Thomson, Craigview Black-Lord

1914, 140; 1915, 198, 1916, 219: ball was due to take place at Street. Mora the extremism should make some effort to get their country unified under one day at 5.20 p.m.-

"Typhoon near or over Balin-death with a dagger. ¿central and responsible Government. The perpetuation of the two

The Police are

making 1917, 189: 1918, 247; 1919, Davidson's Maine U.F. Church, of to-day in the commonplace of

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on Wednesday, 23rd June, ssemblies at Canton and Peking, always in a state of open opposing Channel. direction

investigations into the case.. wyers only prolong the days of Chine's struggling inen ectiveness, known.".

to-morrow,