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The

Hongkong Telegraph

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LAZARUS

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The only European. Úptician in the Colony,

FOUNDED 1881 No. 12,453

RARE MOSQUITO,

INTERESTING HONGKONG

DISCOVERY.

DESTROYS DISEASE-

CARRIERS.

One of the most interesting discoveries, in local entomology has recently haer malle by Mr. P. T. Lumble, M. R.S, I., the Chief inspector of the Sanitary Depart ent. The discovery relates to un extraordinarily large specios off mosquito (which in its larval -tage foods upon the larvae of other mosquitoos and, by reason of the fact that as an adult it is vegetarian, is thus beneficial to mankind..

1. THE DISCOVERY.

RELUCTANT TO ATTACK

登拜禮

七月四英港香

MONDAY

APRIL

1924.

日四初月三

BIG

FORTHCOMING FIGHTS.

KOWLOON. BEGGING

NUISANCE.

MAGISTRATE LETS FOUR MEN OFF.

Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning had bofore him four beggars who had been caughtin Granville Road, Kowloon. Evidence was given by a police officer of how, whilst on plain-clothes duty, he was able

approach the four men at tlio noment when they were bogging for a cumshaw from people going to church yesforday, morning.

As the defondants had been locked up for the night. Mr. Lindsell proposed to let them go.

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IN TROUBLE.

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Matty Smith to Fight Jim Cartlidge.

JERRY MONOHAN ALSO TO

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S.C.A's PRIVILEGES.

INTERESTING, LEGAL POINT.

DISCUSSED IN COURT.

INDIAN POET'S VISIT,

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

DUE TO-MORROW.

Dr. Rabindranath Tagore (wo can no longer refer to him as Sir Rabindranath) has boon invitad Whether att officer of a Govern-to Peking by the samo body who ment Dopartment can be called arranged for the visit to China of the Hon. Bertrand Russell, and jupon to give ovjilenco on matters which are disclosed to him in the the distinguished Indian poet and couree of his duties was the sub-philosopher is due in Hongkong ject of an argument beforo, Mr. to-morrow by the ss. Atsuta Maru. Ho sailed from Singapore Justice Gonipartzin the Summary Court this morning..

on April 2nd, affor a short sojourn in British Malaya, where

The Interesting point arose out he was specially welcomed by of a cada in 'which Young Chik-the Hindu communities.

fook and Ho Shung-ki sought to

obtain possoasion of promises

Tagore was born in Bongal 63

acoupied by Lun Ho-u. Mr. H. C. Fears ago, a member of a very old family, and boforo middle-ago Macnamara appeared for plain-

tiffs and Mr. C. A S. Rugs for had established his literary defendants. The case had been reputation. In 1913 he won the opened a short time ago, when Mr. Macnaniara had applied that Mr. Nihill, of the office of the S.C.A., might give evidence as to an agreemont which it had boun stated was made in his prosonco. Mr. Nihill protosted at that time and the case was adjourned until to-day when the case for S:C.A. was put by Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, the Crown Sollaltor.

Mr.

may

Inspector Spear, however, said that begging was becoming an intolerable nuisance in the neigh bourhood, ospecially on Sundays whon all the beggars of Hongkong, taking even their women and A Telegraph representative, on children with them, appeared to hoaring of the matter, in-go ovor to Kuwloon, from all terviewed Mr. Lambie this parts, of the Colony, to beg from morning and was given a very in people going to church Last teresting account of the discovery week he had received many! and the insect. It appears that incomplaints, and the police even December last a gang of Sanitary had a letter from the Kowloon Department coolies were engaged Residents' Association on the in the ordinary course of their subject. Unless something was! work of locating mosquito breed-dono he could not koep order. ing places when they found a His Worship smilingly re-

Mr. Hazlerigg pointed out that water-filled pot in a garden on marked that it seemed Kowloon

the Department of the Socretary Garden Road thick with mosquito residents must have encourged

for Chinese Affairs was per- Larvar, As is customary. they these people (indicating

the

forming a valuable service to the Bottled the larvae-filled water and quartette before him) by giving!

State by settling, or endeavouring Look it to Mr. Lanble, part of them money. As they had been

to sottle, differences among the whose work is to oxamine and locked up for the night, he would

Chinese community. It was con- classify the larvae so found. Inlet them go this time.

sidored that if it booamo known this casa, Mr. Lamble discovered:

that mattors which transpired in the presence of a few unusually

promised shortly in which Jim the office of the S.C.A. were liable large larvae-the largest he had

Cartlidge will also figure. "Jerry" to be disclosed by the ofloors if) ever seen. Keeping the jarunder lisarvation, he noticed that the

Monohan, an Irish hozor of note, either party went into Court, the will shortly be passing through work of the Department would largo Tarvae were carnivorous and· fod themselves by nating the

Hongkong and has intimated his be detrimentally affected. It was. willingness to fight Cartlidge. essential that persons who wont larvae of ordinary small mos- quitoes. In 39 hours. four:

As announced by the Telegraph one of the very best ever seen Monohan in a Lightweight of big to the S.C.A, to settle differences of thu larger larvae 1

recently, a match has been ar- here, as both men have an Inter- reputation, gained principally in should feel that anything they accounted

Quitu recently he said should be treated as being; for 23 of the smaller. This was the first

A Sanitary Department inter rouged between "Matty" Smith, national reputation, Aa Junior America.

a well-known American boxer Lightweight is in a class between fought and defeated Silvino confidential. Privilege ombraced time anything of the kind had preter. Chan Ping-chu, was

ex-Junior Lightweight the ordinary featherweight and Jamito, the Lightweight Cham-facts as well as documents, and been caught, and it was with charged before Mr. E. W. Hamil-and

Cartlidgo, Boxing Stadium, Singapore. It (Imporial Serviços little heavier than

Macnamara: It great interest that Mr. Lambleton, at the Police Court this Champion of the World, and lightweight classes, Suiith is a pion of the Oriont, at the Malays that was shown in Hall, Vol. 9.

Cartlidge and others watched the larvae morning, with receiving and

he was knighted on the occasion lavelop into papae and finally converting to his own use various Featherweight Champion). Thoy though they will probably entor will be remembered that Jamito into the complete winged insect, sums amounting to $130. The have como to terms to fight for the ring with only a few pounds is the Filipino boxer who drew shorten the proceedings if we Nobel Literature Prize. In 1915 of the King's Birthday confur- In commenting on big crowds in Australia when admit that that is so.. the Lightweight Championship of difference.

Mr. Hazlerigg sited the slander ment of honours, but Bir Rabin- Of abluish purple colour, the charged-comprised five counts...... body of the mosquito is fully half It was stated that in his position the Colony, and the Hongkong Smith, the Sydney Referer des touring that country, and any an inch in length, its chief char-as interpreter, the accused's duty Boxing Association, under whose cribed him as "ranking with the man who can beat him, as Mono-action of West.v. West where a dranath Tagore has since repudi- | High Chamberlain. It was held disapproval of what he considers acteristic being that the long was to go round with the Sanitary auspices the fight will take place, best American boxers who have han did, is sure to prove a big statement was made to the Lord ated bis knighthood to show his

is now only awaiting word from visited Australin", whilst Cart-attraction.

We hope to be able to un-that the statement was made in Britain's wrong policy in India. proboscis is bent and so adapted Inspectors to various houses Smith regarding the date on lidgo's record and title place him

nounce further detalls of these confidence and that the Chamber- requirements to the collection of honey from where the

of

iain could not be roquired to giveį Apart from his political views, flowers.

Another interesting fight is fights later. the Public Health Ordinance which he will arrive here from in n class woll up to Smith's.

evidenco.

Tagoro is a man of surpassing were explained to the tenants in Shanghai. The fight ought to be

intelligonco. His beat-known rospect of the number of cubicles

His Lordship-In this case volume of poetry is "Gitanjali," MAN.

allowed in each flat. The alleg.

the tenant goes to the S. C. A., a translation of some of his Text books wore consulted andation was that, on one of these

who sends for the landlord. The Bengali lyrice, and others of landlord fools morally bound to his books include "Sad- the discovery identified as being occasions, the accused intórview.

"The go, having been asked to go.|hana,”. of the genus Meparhinus, the ed a tenant privately, and told

Gardener," and species not being yet known, thom he would "fix it right for

Chinese hold the highest The Crescent Moon". He wrote

S.0.A. Prof. A..Alcock, in his work them" if they would adhere to a

opinion of the

and

a drama entitled "The Post- Entomology for Medical Offi- plan he was to submit to them.

when he is asked to make a Offico" which was produced in says that the species o did not do so, but he did

concession, moved by his con- the Court Thestra in 1913. More fidenco in the S.C.A., in this section are very large-accopt. It was alleged, certain

he recent works are his "Memories," Ized junglo mosquitoes. "The sums which he asked from the

SHORT HOPS PROPOSED.

jagrees. It seems to me that it published in 1917, "Lover's Gift remuneration for Jarvao aro carnivorous and ara tenant

will hinder rather than help the and Crossing (1918), and “Mashi, undoubtedly predatory upon the his service. Then it happened

A change of the route of the S.CA. if this evidence is not and Other Storios". this samo tenant larvae of such Culicioe as breed that whon in ponds or in any small collec. was fined. lator for not com-

This distinguished Indian man' The Fascisti aro obtaining a sweeping victory in the Parliamen United States army "round-the-given.

world" flight has been urged by

Mr. Hazlerigg said it was the of letters is no stranger to the tion of water." Prof. Alcock goas plying with an order for removal on to say that so far as is known, of a superfluous cubicle, he went tary elections.

Disturbances have occurred at Bari, Rovigo, and Naplos, but Lieutenant Malcolm Lawton, Air

Service, Philippine Department, considered opinion of the S.C.A Far East, as he visited Japan in the species, is not implicated in back to the accused and demand- the conveyance of any disease to ed his money back. The accused, are not serious,

Mussolini's success is practically a foregone conclusion, largely who is in charge of the flight that disclosure in this instance 1916, man and regarding some of the it was alleged, made out

known that officers of the depart- specios it is certainly known promissory note for the amuunt, on account of the new electoral law, which assigns two thirds of the through the Far East, since his would do no harm, but if it was Lt. Lawton recommends that ment might be called upon at any that they are very reluctant to plus the amount of the fine total seats to the party obtaining the largest number of votes. A arrival in Peking from Manila.

the tenant had been slight element of doubt, however, exists owing to the provision that attack man at all. Prof. E. R. which Stitt, an eminent American obliged to pay into court: When the winning party must poll twenty-fluo per cent. of the aggregate the longost overland flight be only time to give ovidence, it would entontologist, describes the insect payment was gought, the accused votes cast, and some score of parties have taken the field. On the 75 miles in length because of prove very harmful to the work as being "a genus of large-sized was nowhere to he found, but a contrary they are mostly small, and unorganised, only two, namely lack of wireless equipment on the of the department. There were the publication of a document insects of tropical and sub-tropic-report made with the. Sanitary the Populara and Unitarian Socialists, fighting in all the electoral airplanes, with the dangerous two classes of casos in which pri would be harmful to the Stato at distribution. The adults do Department brought about his districts. The former are in nowise violently antagonistic to the stretches of the interiors of Chine lege was exercised-one whore

Governmont, but have boon disavowed by Mussolini. The latter, and other countries.

LANDING IMPOSSIBLE. and the other where it is not the not bito, the proboscis being early arrest, '- curved and adapted to extract The boaring was remanded, lqd by Turati, are Modorate Socialists; while a dark horse is the

The now route would inaludo knowledge of the fact that was honey from flowers, The larvae bail being fixed at $1,500. In ro-so-called Constitutional opposition, led by the ex-Promior Bonomi is found in tree holes and similar ply to an application made by and tho ex-Minister Amendola, which claime to have much support

la impossible without damage to possiblo.publication of facts. The the machines.

quastion of injury was left to the locations and feed entirely upon Mr. McCallum in this regard, his in the country, although it is only of recent formation, and lacks several stretches where landing harmful but the knowledge, of the other mosquito larvae. The Worship said he viewed the organisation.

Coaving Shangbai, Lt. Lawton hoad, of the department: If the species of this genus should be offonde with grout gravity and,

proposes the following base stops; head of a department sold the dis- classed as strictly banoficial to bail for less than that amount was

Amoy,, Hongkong, Haiphong, closure was injurique, the Court Tourang Saigon, Bangkok, should not, and he would say with Rangoon, Akayab, and Calcutta, every respect, could not, go be

by Mr Hazlerigg: "Wa. for Lt. Lawton' at the boginning of hind him and order disolosure,

are not. By asking April was in Peking, enllating the Mr. Macnamara said that none something said by one of the 00-oporallon of Chinese officials. of the cases quoted by Mr. Haz parties to the 8.C.A. we want to to will leave shortly to proceed farigg went nearly as far as this know what was said by both fields, repair stations and fual tod that the S.CA had no objec- and that is quite different to the supplies.

He left for Shanghai on April tion to giving ovidence in this oases quoted by Mr. Hazleriggin 2nd, having interviewed Admirals case but that it claimed a general which were ex-parte atatements."- privilege for every osse.. The view. Ho asked His Lordship to admit Marvell and McVay, both being taken was that it was harmful to the evidence. ↑ Intinate knowledge of the route

he was far from disagreeing with START FROM SEATTLES

be that, but each case, should Beattle, April 6.takon on Its merits. The Crown

"world: olaimed for exemption of offi

inds and not Tão! FAQ: IL Berdamption of facts-

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THE ITALIAN ELECTIONS.

WILL MUSSOLINI RETURN TO POWER?

VICTORIES FOR THE FASCISTI.

(Reuter's Service.)

man. On account of their re-out of the question. The accused STRESEMAN'S PROTEST. strloto habitat the species are was a Government servant, and

raro.

that sort of thing had to bo Nover before, said Mr. Lamblo, stopped.

has this genus beon found in Hongkong and nothing further

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Inability to Honour Contracts.

Berlin, April 6.

Rome, April 6,

WORLD FLIGHT.

Americans Might Change Their Route.

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange.26. 2: 5/16, Barometer

p.m. 29.81 Temperature 2 61 Humidity Lighting Up-Time 6,41 p.m.

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AMERICANS MURDERED IN NEAR EAST.

Tirana, April G. Unknown persons have mur On the opening of the electoral dered two American marchants has yet been discovered. Spool preserving any possible breeding campaign Herr Strosemann rei- on the Tirana-Scutari road.over the route to arrange landing Mr. Nibill candidly admit parties in the office of the 8.0.A. mons of the insect have been place would mean preserving the terated the impossibility of con sent to the British Museum and environment of ordinary mos- tinuing contracts, and vigorously local medical men have been quitoes What was suitable for one protested against Germany's in- greatly interested in the dis- was suitable for the other, capacity being made the starting and. 28 no further examples point for a fresh construction of BREEDING DIFFICULTIES. of the fogarhinus had been passive resistance, which he dec

at Poking and both possessing an the work of the department and found, it was impossible for the lared is how Paris, threatens to

covery.

In discussing the question as Department to do any other than interprof the discontinuance of to whether the breeding of these continue its work of destroying contracts. Stresemann asks if the large mosquitous could be all breeding planos found. He old game was to begin show, junt encouraged, thus adding another thought it almost certain that when, the xperia Trépbrts natural enemy, to the disease- others of the beneficial kind ihuak been présente Ngormány favour en "Anopheles, Mr. Laimbis' be in the Colony, but they must ad direct negotiation betwes id that the FilmoujtyAwaitKatibe extremely raroji

State and State:*-Roule

LONGCHAMPS RACES.

London April 6. At Longchamps, Sir Galahad ired third place in the sablons, a ten furlong Assine, with Sharps up. "neck" from Baine ind. There ¿van) ongsu and a half between Bocon

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