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YOUR GRAND- MOTHER

had to be content with any old glussos in her time.

But you got the best that Bolence has produced at

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The only Europies Optician in the Colony

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COLONY'S PUBLIC HEALTH.

New Department Demanded.

OUR MEDIAEVAL" SANITARY BOARD.

tonded:-

trolled,

provided.

We should Imagine that the Director of Publlo Works

would welcome the divorce.

EXPERT HEAD NEEDED,

AUGUST:

THE TYPHOON"

150 LIVE PIGS JETTISONED.

NEW PEKING MUSEUM,

1024 BAPA SINGELI GOPT IS DIS

ON THE SHAMEEN.

SOME RESIDENTS BOYCOTTED.

to both sldos. .*

JEWELLERY HAUL.

A YAUMATI ROBBERY.

Jewellery to the value of over a thousand dollars comprised the haul of a gang of armed robbers, who entered the premisos of No.

116 PRA ANUKI

BELI

"In "buying a, now bar, your natur

look to the reputation of the car itself. In buying a Used Car, it is equally Im- portant to consider the reputations the dealer. We confidentlyBrokengay to those who have bought our used cars. in the past.: Particulars and prices on application.

· REMEMBER -A Used Carl is only as good as the firm with which you doal.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. 33 Wong Nei Chung Rand, –– Happy Valley,

REGULATING THE DRUG EVIL.

Sir John Jordan on behalf of Bellala submitted a suggestion that the quantity of Indian opium exported to the States regulating oplum-smoking should be reduced by ten per cent, each year for B decade, and the Governments of Japan and' Siam and tho Powers with possessions in the Far East should be requested to reduce their consumption of opium at the same rate; but this suggestion was opposed by Mr. Campbell on behalf of India, so does not appear as |a resolution.—Reuter.

UPROAR IN THE REICHSTAG.

COMMUNISTS AND DEMOCRATS COME TO BLOWS.

Borlin, August 27.

20, Nanking Stroot, Yaumati,

It is offloially announced that the Roichstag will be dissolved carly this morning. The exact in the event of a rejection of the London pact, which, however, will

be

signed in any case by the Government on August 30th.

· OPPOSING SCHEMES AT GENEVA CONFERENCÈL.

My resolution closes with the

A further interesting "roport

London, August 27. domand that the "Head" of the regarding last Sunday's Bovore

(Our Own Correspondent.)

A meeting of the Longue of Nations Advisory Committes on the Board of Department shall be one typhoon which visited the region

Oplum-Traffic, at Genova, dealing with the programme for a world" with the necessary spocial quali-of Hainan Island and the Gulf of

Shamoen, Aug. 27.

conforence on drug control in November, considered five schemos fications in public health. I bo- Tongking bas boon made by the down to normal again after the and the League Council, respectively; and finally Holland-so- Shamoon is gradually settling submitted by Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands llevo that under the Ordinance Chinese master of the a.s. Chung recontetrike, but several residents quiesced in an agreement reached by Britain and the United States, of 1887 the "P. C, M. O." was the Hing, a Chinose owned boat are being boycotted after having after which the other countries concurred, but the French represent- President of the Board, and it was under the Chilean flag, trading digmi parents or declining to ative declined to accept the achome as a draft agreement, reserving not until the 1903 Ordinanco camo between Hongkong and Kwan pay them for the strike period. the right to oppose it when it comes before the League Assembly into force that a Cadet became the Chow Wan.

This boycott is against the spirit shortly. President of the Board. We are Public Opinion Voiced at Council Meeting. unanimous in our admiration for Kwan Chow Wan at 4.15 p.m. on that there should be no ruprisals essential, firstly that asof country, shall stats its medicinal and The master reports that he left of the settlement, which provided The scheme contains two main points, which America considers the excellence of our Civil Service Saturday. At five o'clock on on either side." An important debate took place | gether with all the powers of the Administration in this Colony Sunday morning he ran into the

scientific requirements in oplum, and secondly that thero bo rostria- at the Legislative Council meet prosent Sanitary Board

The employees have been treat-tion of production within the limits of these requirements and the and and the conspicuous ability of typhoon, experiencing very heavy od most fairly by their employers establishment of a central board to apply this principle throughout ing this afternoon, His Excolloncy Department.” Scarcely a town very many of its Cadata, but one and a strong gale. The and in almost every caso the the opium producing and consuming countries. the Governor presiding, on the of any importance in England is whatever may be said in defence steamer was in vary great danger, servants have been given half-pay question of public health. - thore which has not its Board and of the system which makes their big waves breaking over her. He for the period thay were out--an

The discussion was initiated by Dapartment of Health, yet this appointments as interchangeable was obliged to order the crow to the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak. who port, with its great shipping and as they frequently are, surely it throw overboard his dock cargo arrangement which appears just moved the following resolution: vast trade interests, and its cannot be upheld when it becomes of about 150 live pigs, this taking 1. That it is the opinion of the population of upwards of 1,000,000 a question of what is, or should place at about nine o'clock ou Unofficial Mombora of the people, is controlled, from a bo, a Public Health Department, Bunday morning. Ho lator Legislativo Council that the health point of view, by a and we are convinced that the anchored for four hours off Choak Hond" of this Department Chow, and when the storm had Jurisdiction of the Sanitary Board | Sanitary Board which is almost and Department should be ex-mediaeval in its powers and should be a Medical Officer of subsided went to Chark Po to sphere of action in public health high qualifications and large ex reprovision, before proceeding on (a) in order that food may be matters, and must wait upon the perionice in sanitary and public his way to Hongkong. properly inspected and con-will of some othor Department in health hygions. Tho reforme No material damage was done

connection with vital questions will mean increase of staff and, to the ship (b) in order that a campaign affecting public health, instead of of course, cost more money, butį against flios and mosquitoos boing in the position to demand the Colony needs them and must

afford it. may be properly organised and and control. efficiently conducted.

The Sanitary Board originated The Sanitary Board has dono 2.-(a) That the constitution in 1883, was enlarged in 1887, but excellent service in the past, but, of the present Sanitary Board first came into prominence as a fae constituted at present, with and Department be enlarged in Department during the great its limitations. It is out of date President Gives Hearly Support, order that they may function plague year of 1894, and, beyond with the needs of the Colony, and

Hr. Chong Koh, Minletor as a Board and Dopartment of scavenging. has largely confined for the reason that we are all Public Health, such now its attention to plague and its convinced that there is urgent of the Interior, recently, sont a Board and Department to have prevention over since. That it need for reform. I submit the memorial to the President point- complote analytical and bac- has met with the succoss it has resolutions standing in my name, ing out that Dr. Wellington Koo toriological control of the wator done in this direction is surely a confidently anticipating they and other enthusiasts had started supply of the Colony together convincing argument for oxtond-will be unanimously passed by a movement for the establishment of a "Chung Hua Museum," Mr. with all the powers of the pre-ing and augmenting ite present this Council.

Chong requested the President to sent Sanitary Board and Depart-powers. Epidemics of small-pox,

'MR. BIRD'S SPEECH. inent.

spinal meningitis, and, latterly

tssup a mandato sanotloning the (b) That the" Hoad" of the typhoid, have broken out within Speaking In support of the scheme and giving encourage- Board and Department shall recent years, and, as in the case resolutions (which were seconded ment to this laudable enterprise, ho one with the necessary of the earliest plague outbreak, by the Hon. Mr. C.G. Alabastor). By a Peking message. The President accordingly issued e special qualifications in Public the Colony has again had to rely the Hon. Mr. H.W. Bird said :—

mandate, which is gázotted to Hoalth.

on voluntary assistance, freoly Sir,-10 supporting the ro and ably given, not the least of solution now before this Council, day, instructing Mr. Chong Keb which were the two smali-pox I venture to make some suggos to inform Dr. Loo and the other concerned in the In moving the resolution, Mr. vaccination campaigns, the first tions relating to the control of gentlemen

TO-DAY'S VOTES. Holyoak said:Bir,-It was ovi- by St. John's Ambulanco Brigade, public health matters in this movement that the plan met with dent from the moment the Prosi the last by the Boy Scouts, for Colony. I know how easy it is to the hearty approval of the Presi dont of the Sanitary Board some work which, we submit, the criticise and how impossible it is dent. The establishment of the

The following financial votes what lightly fouted the strong Board should have been proporly to create a Utopia at a moment's museum would be an important wore referred to the finance public opinion behind Dr. Koch's organised and equipped to undor-notice, particularly in a place like factor in the life of the people. Committee at to-day's meeting rosolutions at the Sanitary Board take; and we are fortunate that Hongkong where so many of the From the historical point of view of the Legislative Council:

it would have opnsiderablo oduga- Meeting held on the 12th August no worse epidemic has befallen inhabitants take no interest in

DOMINIONS ASKED TO ENDORSE THE SUGGESTION. last, that the matter would not jus

health matters, but there can be tional offeot, and it would tend

to Improve the national toon-Canton Railway, special ex- no doubt that the machinery end thore and must find other re-

London, August 27. EONGKONG NOT "A BABE prosentation. The resolutions

Router learns that the Dominion Governments have been askod which propels the public health spirit. Finally the President penditure, construction: quarters which I have proposed, and which

Fervice of this Colony has not trusted that the scheme, which for traffic staff,

$5,550 in aid of the following to reconsider their decisions against the re-opening of the Wembley ropresent the considered opinion

This Colony has long suffered kopt pace with the growth of the appeared to be thorughly efficient, of us all, are the natural outcome and still suffers from the fact Colony and now a complete would require extension as time votes:-Botanical and Forestry Exhibition in 1925.-Beuter.. of that fooling, which has found that neither the Home Govern-overhaul la necessary.

went on and that provision for Department, other charges.*** such extension would be made. Forestry, Hongkong, $1,000; voice in the Press, and the gonoral ment, nor, at times, this Govern-

Forestry, Now Territories, $1,500;' QUARANTINE STATION, public in, I can assure Your mont, recognise that it is no longer

Maintenance of Gardens and Excellenoy, very strangly behind a "habo in arma" but a full-grown In spite of the fact that Hong-

Grounds, $2,700; Transport, #350, that expression.

lusty man, capable of forming kong is one the biggest shipping qualifications, on the launch and $1,500

ald of tho judgments and of insisting upon ports of the world, we have no mot r ambulanco during the tran- voto, Medical Department, Civil improvements and reforms in Quarantine Station. It may be ait of patients.

Hospital other charges. oidontal expenses.

MR. HOLYOAK'S SPEECH.

EXTENDED AUTHORITY.

IN ARMS."

Ruvu, oft ho robbers, is not known, but the master of the

There was a free fight this morning in the Rolohatag between house saw three, one armed with the Communists and Democrats. One of the latter was struck in a revolver, and a second with the face by a Communist, and this led to a general meles. A daggor.

tremendous uproar ensued, in which the public joined with express- The may entered the floor by ions of disgust. The President vainly tried to restore order, and following a water carrier. When finally left. The House susponded its sitting for a short time. inside, they followed the usual Reuter. presaduro of binding and gagging

Borlin, August 27, the inmates. After gollecting There was an exciting sequel to this morning's disturbanos in all the jewellery they could, they the Reichstag, on the resumption of the altting. The President, decamped,.

Herr Wallraff, ordered the suspension of thras Communists, but the No arrests have yet been made. lattor declined to depart. Horr Wallraff then dramatically ordered. | the clearance of the publio galleries, while the recalcitrants ware forolbly ejected. Twenty-five detectives trooped into the Chamber and wore greeted with ironical laughter and singing of the "Inter- national" by the Communists. The culprits finally departed peace- Jably. The Dawes Bills were then read a second time, but the decisive reading was postponed until Aug. 29, when very olose vating is clearly foreshadowed.—Router.

PUBLIC MONEY.

$23,800 in aid of the vote Kow-

The first resolution asks that local matters when their necessity said we have got on very well up The purity of the water, milk, the jurisdiction of whatever Board is clearly proved and, in the pre- to now without one. That may and food supply should be the and Department survive this de- sont instance, the policy of laisser bo. But one never knows when special cure of the Board. bate should have the authority faire, evidenced by the President such an institution may be Malaria. I speak subject to extended beyond the present of the Sanitary Board when, in urgently needed. It is not very correction, but I understand that CORONET THEATRE. limits of Now Kowloon. There answering Colonel Fitzgerald's many years ago that several this disease is on the increase in aze important markets which have reference. to increase of malaria, cholera casos arrived here in this Colony. If this is the caso grown up both in Old Kowloon he deprecated the reforme asked ship and they had to be housed I should like to know And in the New Territory which for in Dr. Kooh's resolution, in junks. Can we be proud of Government explanation. should be made subject to its con- suggesting that they should "go that?

THE WATER PROBLEM.

CONSTITUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT.

the

NEXT YEAR'S WEMBLEY EXHIBITION,

CORRESPONDENCE.

**** (To the Editor of "the" ** Hongkong

Telegraph."")

The Indian Murder Trial.] ·

SHAMEEN BOMB VICTIM.

DR. CASABLANCA TO BE

MARRIED............

FRENCH VOTING.

[Our Own Correspondent.)

Sir-There seems to be a great

Shameen, Aug. 27th. deal of mis-statement in the Dr. Casablanca, who was badly lettere by correspondents who wounded on the occasion of the "THE LITTLE MINISTER.” favour sparing the life of the Shameon bomb outrage, is to be Indian chauffeur who killed his married on Sunday to Madama

trol and at prosent, under the on as at present doing what they Horo again we bave no propor

"The Little Minister," the film wife. Far be it from me to cavil Ulman, a doctor in the French at this exhibition of humanitarian Hospital who attended him dur- Ordinanco, escape it. This highly could" and it is precisely what Government disinfecting station.

version of which comes to the feeling I myself believe that the ing his lengthy stay there... important resolution will be more the Colony is not content to do What has been done in this I would suggest, Bir, that the Coronet Theatre this avoning as day is coming when capital The popular doctor is now out fully dealt with by my Honourable and because it is determined direction up to date has been Board of Control, be entirely re-the new feature attraction, was punishment will be abolished of hospital, but still has his arm friend rapresontating the Justices that matters should no longer carried out by private enterprise. constituted. Firstly, let it be Barrio's first full-length novel. of the Peace who, as a member of continue to drift that I have How does the Government justify greatly enlarged. The President and although it has bean eclipsed except in cases of extremely in a sling. He is proceeding to bratal, wilful murder-but have France in the near future, whore the Banitary Board, has studied moved the resolutions named. this state of affairs?

should undoubtedly, be someone in charm by his later work, this subject more closely than I

I believe it to be a fact that possessing & Public Health contains much of that delicate not the pleaders allowed their he will undergo an operation can protend to have done, though

on account of the lack of these Degree, I do not see the good fancy and whimsical fancy for ideas of justice and meroy to which, it is hoped, will restors no-one who is familiar with tho

ор theP.OM.O. We have asked that the sug-two important medical qualißo-for

the which the author le famed become somewhat confused? By him the use of his arm.

the way they argue, one would Philippine Islands and Honolulu gestod Board and Department ations, Hongkong ranks only as Board, bis work in his own Whether the movie play, which think that there has heat & mis

from the "Paramount. can fail to have been impressod should have complote analytical a 2nd-Class part in the League capacity being chiefly adminis- comes with the great attention whieb and bacteriological control of the of Nations. I know au Infectious tretive. The M.O.H. should be studios, makes the most of the carriage of juice, where the has been paid by our Amorioan wator supply of the Colony, and Diseases Hospital does exist in the Principal. Medical Officer of theme is, of course, a matter sach man had the fairest trial possible, he have had a fairer. This should friends to the eradication of files, the necessity for this, as well as name at Kennedy Town. Is the the Board under him, the Health individual oleme goor must and nowhere in the world could

APPROVAL OF POLICY. mosquitoes, water purity, the the wisdom of it, has surely boon Government proud of it? And officer of the Fort, two assistant decide for himself, but it can be emphasised.

that as it) training of nullahs, the treatment amply demonstrated in the re- does it do oredit to our Colony 7 M.O.H's (one for Hongkong and safely be said

What the advocates of leniency of stagnant. pools, and the velations made in connection

one for Kowloon) and another stands the picture represents a

Paris, August 27. extraordinary Improvement In with recent outbreak of typhoid,

medical man with special quali- very fine pleos of work. want is really a special dispensa- bealth conditions which has ro- and wo, are convinced that-the

́de'” an, entomologist Coming from the pen of flon in the man's favour because The Senate discussed the Lon- sulted from it, and the con-present arrangement of allowing pondonce about the lack of and malárfal, spicuous absence of almost all the_bastoriological_examination ambulances, and whilet

not Bacteriologief and Analyst would story needs no praise, and in any his deed. In that bass, let them fidence by 204 to 40,-******

The Senate: han ratified the such appiled hygiene here. to be performed by an officer accepting all one rende as Gospel also be members. In addition to onko detale would be superfluous sign-a-petition for the purpond,

My of Lausanne by 270 to 20% alroady A "MEDIARVAL" BOARD.

overburdened in his without hearing the other side of these technical men, I suggest when the book is as popular to- and send it in to the authorities. work, is not safe and should no the case, on enquiry there doos one or two leading cftinens, such days, wait was when it first But let us see no more of these lants which serve no useful I pass now to the discussion of longer continue; indeed the seem to be a grave look of as the heade of big shipping, and appeared over thirty years ago atBU

*andizmigh Olause 1 of the second resolution" water problem" of the Colony this very necessary accommoda-merchants Arm who have big in- Therefore it is only necessary to which, I have moved, namely, has now became: 80

large tion. I would suggest" "the" 1m: Ferosis at stake in ske health of the add that the acting is rolɛn vary Bibistandard, the cast" being led Director That, the constituion of the a One that

are not mediate acquisition of a launch Colony, the We present Sanitary Board and sure that it would not be to be fitted up for ambulance pur Department be enlarged in desirable to separate the Water poses, to work is unaction with order that they may fano Control entirely from the admits the motor ambulation and be Hoo & Board and De- tedly sadly-overworked Puble the control of the

artment of Public Health, Works Department, and, a peper.

ach new Board and Department: ate Waler Board. confiliated,

complete anal dina and though in

AMBULANCEJ..

We have seen a lot of corres-lfications - expert. The supreme artist like Barrie, the of the circumstances surrounding i don agreement and rated con«^

[hould

orks, Phector:of.

lend the that the iistered in