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Ophthalmic

Optician

12 Queen's Rd,

Central.

The Only Europian

Optician in the Colony.

LEPROSY LECTURE.

IMPORTANT FACTORS IN

TREATMENT.

Hongkong Telegraph.

PRINTIRI 201 No. 18th

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验三廿月正英港香

1925- FRIDAY, JANUARY 23,

台九廿月弍十

ADMIRAL ROBBED.

SWATOW WEDDING.

APPEARING ON SATURDAY.

THEFT ON H.M.S. HAWKINS.

GOMES-LOPES.

There wore pretty sconos at St.

Some timo during the night Recognised as being one of the before last, the cabin of Vice Kroatost authorities of the dread-Admiral Sir A. Everett, in H.M.9. ed disease of leprosy. Dr. Ernest Hawkins, was entered by a thief emnized of Miss Annie M. Lopes, Muir, of the Calcutta School of who stole a leather wallet con- Tropical Medicine, was given staining a sum of $500 in notus, as hearty ovation when he rose to well an a whisky decanter, not

members of the everlooking its contonte. oddross the

Conference Medical University this morning.

The police have been apprisod of the theft.

the at

Dr. John Kirk, the 'resident,

in introducing Dr. Muir, said that ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. leprosy was a real problem fo

thom in China, and as they all

Joseph's Church Swatow, on Bun- day, when the marriage was sol- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Lopes, of the Chinese Maritimos, Customs, Swatow, and Mr. A. C. Gomes, an assistant in the book offico of Mossre. David Sassoon and Company, Hongkong, and son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Goince, of the Macao Electric Compony.

givon The bride, who was away by her father, was attired in a dross of white silk laco (by

know the achievements of Dr. WHAT CHINA WILL MISS. Madame Flint) and carried an ox- Muir and the great work he was doing, they felt it would be a great holp to them it they could socuro his presence.

quite bouquet of orysanthemums. Mr. A. S. Gomos undertook the

dution of boat man, and Mr. H. Ozorio presided at the organ.

A reception was afterwards holdi

There is to be a total eclipse Dr. Muir of the sun to-morrow, visible in had readily agreed to come and part of North America, a portion of northern South Amorien, the Ho had travelled a long way. was going to speak to them on North Atlantic, part of western at the residence of the bride's some of the important factors in Europe and North Africa-but father, the happy couple after- wards leaving for Canton and dealing with the disease,

nowhere in China,

One can imagine the great Macao where the honeymoon is Dr. Muir began by saying that the last column in the Indian significance the Chinese would being apont. The bride's going census papers was devoted to attach to this eclipso wore it away dress was of gray silk. what were known as "the three visiblo on thair Now Year's Day

aillictions." One of those was leprosy. There was no coluta for any other disease, and leprosy was not regarded as a disease) which might be cured or which might end fatally. The Indians) called it "afliction of the (ods" or "the great disease." In con-

THREE ROBBERIES.

A $4,000 HAUL

A firin of gunny-bag dealers,)

soquence of that attitude leprosy at No. 142 Shui Choong Lune,

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forced

NAVAL BALL,

A GREAT SUCCESS.

The annual ball of the Dock-

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had never been studiod by the Queen's Road West, was entered yard Recreation Club, hold at the medical profession as it should by six armed robbers last night, City Hall last night, proved a the clinical and a sum of $4000, reprosenting great success from all points of havo been, and aspects of the disease had bear the receipts collected before the view. The decorations wore on neglected. A patient was not Now your, was stolen from a simple lines without losing any- open. thing in attractiveness, and the wware that he had it until it safe which

for woll- had become firmly established The master and fokis wero bound orchestra, the Black Cat, provided in the system, patients hid it be and gagged, and before leaving excellent music

very considerately arranged programme of dances. of the four of losing the gang

The officials of the Club and employment or the loss of social covered them avor with gunny

Committee responsible wore as] not sacks, and doctors did status,

Three armed robbers, posing follows:-Prusident, Commodore diagnoso it properly because of ignoranco. The disease had been as detectivos, boarded a junk from A.J.B. Sterling C.B.; Chairman, sampan at the Mongkok Ferry J. 8. Gillingham, Esq, M.B.C..) widely known of for a long time." but it was only thought to be a wharf last night, and stole from Vico-Chairman, Mr A. E. Harri- hideous, disfiguring malady. If the master a sum of $141. They son: Hon. Secretary, Mr F. 1. Williams; Tronsurer, Mr 8. E. anything was to be done, surely were armed with revolvers,

Another gang. which entered Alderman: Ausistant Serrotary. the first stop was to obtain a clear

Lower Lascar Row Mr A. 11. Oswick: Ball Coin- 50 understanding of it from start No.

A classification yesterday, got away with money mittoo, Messrs. Farlow, H. E. to finish and of the types on a scientific basis. and jewellery to the value of $350. Budden, E. Nownham: F. W The prosent classification was Whilst being hustled from behind, Allan and W. J. Grantham not satisfactory. Leprosy took one of the women inmates foll such a long time to pass through over a pan of boiling water and all its stages that it had not yet became unconscious. baen properly studied. A pationt came under observation for two

or three years, perhars, and war!

The whole course of the disease had net beon worked on. If they took enteric, the average period of the disunse was 1 days. It began with a few bacilli in the body which discharged their toxus. which in turn produced their o anti-texias and brought about in manity and a recovery to health patient. on the part of the He would make the point that in it was the samo process leprosy, but whereas enteric took

then lost Fight f

STOP PRESS.

INDIAN FINANCE,

Australia won by eleven cune England all out for 363. -Neuf-view

ENGLISHMAN MURDERED.

A HIGHER RESERVE.

Delhi, Jan. 2. la tho Assembly, Sir B.I. Blackett, introducing the Cur rongy Amendment Bill, with a to providing a hundred Jerores of rupees instead of eighty- five erores to prevent exconuive monetary stringency, said game of his critics wanted stabilisation.! hut it was still risky to tie tho rupos either to gold or sterling And thereby subject India to a Hovero rise in internat pricos, An Englishman, named Winvolving new demands for in- with the nature of the baccillus, gins, an inspector of the United Moreover, India being a great and it was that upon which they Fruit Company, has been murder importer of gold, they were un- Deathsod in Guatemala by roblers who able to know what would bo the had to Concentrate.

two thousand effect of chespening gold in terms. from loprosy were extraordinarily decampal with

Renter's American Ser of silver. No ratio was macros- low-only about four por cent. dollars.

of the famous rice. in the (* 180

janet, and they must find one) settlement in the Philippines. It

DANDONNA Ja tiden hard for 50m front which was attainable and main- was because of its low mortality

tainable. that it was so dreaded, as most people

2 days, leprosy might take 21

thai for reason yons, The difference was something to dol

Wan a

skin.

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Boston, Jan. 2.

moro

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ereased salaries and wages.

The time had not yet arrived to would welcome death but in only three of them did he constitute a currency committes. to the hideous disfigurement. It ind definite trace of the baccilli. His Bill was in the nature of disoase which confined They had the disease but the interim legislation to avoid pon- itaolf mostly to the akin.baccilli had practically died out.ible riske, but the position of but the fewer the number of Nobody would think of building Indian currency was satisfactory baccilli in the body the muro the an infectious diseases hospital for and would remain so even if tho disonso affected the nerves, and all people left with pock marks. proposed uaximum of a hundred the grostor the number of bacrilli, Thoy had had small-pox and had ororen was reached. the more it confined itself to the heon loft scarred with the divouso, The debato was adjourned.--

but were no longer a dangor of Renter. By monne of a chart, Dr. Muir spreading infection. It

A crore is equivalent to ton wont on to show that in the early largely the same with leprosy, millions.]

difficult and late stages of the disouse the but much number of baccilli was much less problem to handle. and that it was the nerve centros Dr. Muir concluded his address that word affected. They had to hy stating that other diseason understand that in order to ex which lowered the resistance plain the tremendous complexity powera of the body rendered of the disease. They could not people more liable to loprosy in- yot definitely say

how leprosy fection. Ho montioned syphilis

In the Council of Stato, Mr. entered the body, but it was pro-and hookworm an boing prodis Rawlinson accepted an Indian bably by aeratobing either the posing causes, saying that nearly akin or the nose. According to Lu-half the lopors in five leper motion urging the British Govern- dion law a man was only a lopor asylums had had the first discagement to romove the bar against when he had ulcore, but it might willst nearly 90 por cont. had admission of Indian studenta to the University Officora Training so happen that a man who had hookworm, had leprosy for years and who South China to learn of some of Corpa, according to the recom

Ho had

had been loft with ulcers did not their oxporioncos.

Tho have the discaso at all. He had

come to

INDIANS IN O.T.C'S.

Delhi, Jan. 22.

mendations to the Lytton onm- sposkor was boartlly mittoo, which were recently ac- oopted by the Imporial Govern- examined 250 inmates of a loper thanked fat bis address.

mont. Reuter, hospital, all of whom had ulcers,

Above are two of the male mombors of Madelino Rossitor's Company, which opens hore on boing at Saturday, booking Motrio n.

The top picture shows Billy Irodale, the possessor of a sweet He will be mallow toner voice. soon and heard in humorous duets with Madeline Rossiter and Elsio May, benidos in his own light comedy, songs.

THE GOLD

STANDARD.

INFLUENCES IN

OPERATION.

London, Jan. 22.

KINGLE: COFT 18 erg

34 PRI ANNUN

DODGE BROTHERS 2-3 passenger Business Coupe has a large and very accossiblo compart ment behind the nost for carrying golf Dodge bags and other aporte goar, Brothers standard of matorial and workmanship assures depondablo trans portation at minimum cost

Standard

Special...

$2,950

$3,220

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Tolophone Central 246 or 1247

33. Wong Noi Chung Road. Happy Valley

and Inners

Bulls and

From the Office Butts.

If money really talked, a Hong-

The Mald's cry now is "To

kong dollar note could tell us Shanghai 1"-not Örloane, Bomo wild tales about what it Mossre. Montagu's annual bul-used to buy. llon lottor says that when the

DO cost of living, labour and row The man who said Hongkong material on the continent becomes was the most criminal spot on adjusted to the depreciated ex-earth probably got his umbrella changos, and the relations of om stolen.

ployers and employed in Britain

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The worst of being up a treo in Hongkong is that there is vory little covor.

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The confirmed oznio suggests that the "blushing brido" doon

triumph.

have improved, the return of the

If we ever get Constitutional not blush; she is flushed with United Kingdom to an effective

ᄆᄆ gold standard will be much sim-Reform, wo shall vote for the candidate who advocatos making plified.

Hint: Buy your Garden Road safo for democracy. DO

ear-stoppers now; the orackor

Soveral European countries, for instance Switzerland and Holland, are now considering a roturn to tbo gold parity, nor must the anxloty of South Africa to make ite gold standard offcotivo bo overlooked.

Bhopping

A Birmingham man cut off his barrago begins to night, wife's thumb. Probably tired of being under it.

A French lady has ombroidered The lettor dwolls on the absorp-a fairy tale on a cushion covor, tion gf gold by India, which is in Wo ourselves have seen a singlet strong contrast to the prosent marked "Genuine All Wool." small acquisition by Europe. Tho problem of the anomalous position

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We now bollove that one of our a soda

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The doctors have told us quito

a lot this wook, but nothing about their successful operations on banking accounts.

It looks as if Trotsky has about shot his boltoky.

Journalists are declared only second in honesty to clergymen. . ㄖ

Wo don't know whether this is a This Wook's Book: The Now compliment or an insult. Your Spirit" by Sam Shu

of Indian currency can hardly bo solved until the United Kingdom Christmas presents is is again working freely on a gold fountain pon. standard. Meanwhile the more gold India takes the longer is the return of the United Kingdom to an affective gold standard defer- red.-Renter.

TO RESTORE ST. PAUL'S.

CORPORATION GIVES

£9,450.

London, Jan. 22. The Court of Common Council of the City of London to-day voted five thousand Luiness for tho St Paul's

storation fund.

Cathedral

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The Chinese who stole 75 over- Thistlos prove that you'll be conts tule wook is now in hot found out, oven after twenty-five water. years.

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The funny thing about our tole-

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A Hongkong optimist is tho

phonos is that the wrong numbers man who invites friends to liston in to 'Frisco on his radio loud nevor noom to bo ongaged.

speaker.

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A gramaphone was sold at a local auction the other day for successful robberies of 1000 two dollars. Sound valuo,

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Why not an Interport musaum- swapping content?

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It is rumoured that aftor thoso shops, the authorities are going! to suppress Raffles in future.

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We understand that soveral This five thousand guineas is married men are busily engaged kong a premier place of amuse. additional to four thousand under-studying parts in

Saint

already contributed. The Chief Joan. in case there should be Commonor. proposing tho

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Folution, said it was incumbent any vacancies in the cast for the en the corporation to give the coming visit to Shanghai. lead to the movement to rostore a

A theatrical Company describos the Theatre Royal as "Hong-

ment." We never thought it was as bad as that.

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healthiost eity in the world. This is bo-

"auso most of its noodles are used olsowhoro.

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The belief that the Chinese are not punctual is being accentuated

Bennette,-the-monument-doar-not- merely to Our one comfort about our lost Londonera but to the Empire and Sunday suit is that somebody is the world. as an incentive to the having a happy New Year with

the proceeds. people throughout the Empiro.

D D A special committee has brou appointed to confer with everyone! In a few days' time it will not by the prosent situation in the concerned, including the Dean be possible to find a ready reason generals are able to keep their and Chapter of St. Paul's.

for the local crime wavo. Councillor Pakeman said that!

Below is Jack popular pianist and whistler. His choory smilu puts him on good torms with the audienen oven bo- fore he has a chance of proving his abilities His whistling is unusually sweet and his vocal dusts (himaurous and otherwise) with Billy Iredale are an out- standing feature of the production.

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JAPAN'S BUDGET.

curtailmout

REVISED FIGURES.

Tokyo, Jan. 21. Mr. Hamaguchi in his Budget speech before the Diet nunounced of forty-eight million you In the 1924 estimates, while the 1925 figures show a reduction at ninety-one million on the revised expenses of 1924. the new Bufgot totalling 1,524 millions.

Ile stated that the excess of imports in 1924 amounted to 646 millions, and since 1919 to 2,783 millions in value.-Reuter.

CLOSE VOTING.

GERMAN CONFIDENCE.

Berlin, Jan. 22.

The Reichstag has passed a vote of confidence in the Govern ment by 250 to 100.

The Democrats abstained from Tho left wing of the voting. Cantrists Įvoted ngsinst motion.--Reuter,

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LET UP CELEBRATE.

CHINESE NEW YEAR TRUCE.

Bhanghai, Jan. 23, The Chinese papers announce that a novon day truce over the China Now Year hán bean do. alared between Lu Yung-helang and Chi Hsich-Yusn-Houter.

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drastic measures must be taken, "The Incidence of Swank in

even to the extent of closing the

edifice for a considerable period. Hongkong, and Some Experiments

North, whero so fow of their

appointments-

DO Will Home of our shootors

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lo hope the committee would on How to Curo It" would have please note that there is still

of some of our clubs ? approach the Government besides made a fruitful subject for discus. Plenty of wild life in the vicinity the Cathedral authorities.

sion at the Medical Conference,

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In used to be the man-in-tho Wha street,

Now it is the man-in-tho

It is noteworthy that the public' have hitherto subscribed £141,000 Local yachtsmen report having for the St. Paul's preservation soon a whale on Sunday. fund through the columns of thojo-nab about that? |Times. — Reuterį

NO MINISTER TO IRELAND.

With

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bus.

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these Chinese In Kowloon, overy your is loap calondars our cífico boy has year for the pedestrian. collectod, wo hope he'll manage

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0 0 Taipaas RTO roading with Interest lots of those Conforanca

American conditions will now bo exposed for Dawes to pook at, O O

There is no truth in the ru

Washington, Jan. 22. The House of Representations speeches, but so far have failed mour that Somerset Maugham's

has rejected Mr. Boyland's Bill for the appointment of an American

Minister to the Irish Proo Stato. ---Reuter's American Herrice.

DUTCH WON'T HAVE LOCAL OPTION.

The Haguo, Jan. 22. The First Chambor has again rejected the Bill introducing local option regarding alcoholie liquors. -Bruter.

RESIGNATION FROM THE LEAGUE.

to discover that laziness is fatal. latest story, at prosent appearing in Nash's, will be staged next

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Router reports that the spin- year at tho Thoatre Royal. ning of American yarns in Man- ahoster in on the daoroase, Tho Hongkong output is, however, being maintained.

According to a London paper, man who could spook six languagos married a woman who could speak three. Just about the right handicap.

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Bome people in Hongkong do not seem to pity the blind if ho happens to be a orlekot umpire.

The moro wa saa theao pisturas, the more we are convinced that the eternal triangle is largely base.

DO Things wo may live to boar Honry admitting that one of his Fords won't run.

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Wo gather from returning holiday-makers that Prohibition in botter than no liquor at all.

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D O According to a contemporary, Despite the absonco of suuny a vacancy is boing filled in the weather, quito a fow of our Surrey Regimost by an officer scholars are getting tanned. Barne, Jan. 22. who "wears the 1014-15 star." It is confirmed that Costa Rica (W) Hennessy going to recoivo has resigned from the League of the other two? Nations.--Beuter.

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 28. 3. 15/16 Lighting Up-Time 6.05 p.m.

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After Chinoso New Year a few going concerns will be on their

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Mis-spelling a variaty artisto's way to the Official Receiver. namo, EL local contemporary stated that Pimples word attractive ovor,"

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and ontrancing

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Now, you Interport footballers, got back that Telegraph Cap

Looks as if the Chinese will Roon be casting their bullets for a new President.

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