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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1925.

“PHOMENE” has never been sufficfont to clear THANKSGIVING DAY.

FOAM TYPE FIRE-FIGHTING

APPLIANCES.

special areas of the menace, while infectivo districts remala Jul juxtaposition. There are several square miles of territory on the

THOUGHTS ON ANGLO- AMERICAN UNITY.

SHANGHAI LETTER.

Racecourse Incident-Ban on Communists--Public

Executions.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, Nov. 21. New developments in Shanghai

-DAY -BY – DAY.

THE THOUSAND STRANDS OF THE THREADS OF FATE ARE 80 WILDLY, SO STRANGELY TANGLED.-Henrik Ibsen.

BN-

The opening rate of the dollar

on domand to-day is 26. 4.7/16d.

[CONTRIBUTED.] A BRITISH Product Throughout.mainland, for instance, that are

breeding mosquitoes. by the To-day, wherever Americans COR-- hundreds of thousands, and until gregate they will be celebrating these areas hayo boen systematical-Thanksgiving Day. This is the only holiday officially recognized by Pre- lly tackled the outbreaks of illness sidential proclamation. It is the through recent days have been con-

the community is oldest holiday in American history. And almost exclusively to things last ovoning and is due at Naga

It is the holiday of the United happening in the native territory saki at 4 p.m. to-day. periodically subjected must con- States in which thanks is given to immediately adjoining the French tinue. In the present "transition Almighty God for peace and pros where the new Cheklany regime has accepted the position of Pat- and International Settlements His Excolloney the Governor perity.

INCASE OF FIRE

omers

FIRE

The remarkable success of "PHOMENE" has led to its adoption in protecting homos, buildings and in- dustrial plants.

Full particulars from

Sole Agents

to

which

period" much has to be left undone. Drainage problems which seemed grave enough a few years ago are intensified by the numerous build Ing and levelling operations in different parts the Colony.... A

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martial law.

The Empress of Asia loft Kobo

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In the November number of the

For us as Britishera this holiday now holds away under Chinese ron of the Kowloon Cricket Club. may mean little, but it might be as well to enquire into the origin and Shanghai's foreign community, The Observatory forecast for meaning of Thanksgiving Day. It perhaps in common with foreign to-morrow is:-N.E. winds, fresh; commemorates the landing of a lit-communities elsewhere in China, generally cloudy, some drizzle or tlo band of Englishmen, women and lately has been quiescent so far as mist, children, who landed from the news goes, content to carry for- lessening of the posquito monace "Mayflower" three hundred years ward what business it has been A. Chinese woman who was do with inilways carrying an infant, eleven monthi must necessarily be dependent on ago, on the shores of New Eng-possible to

land. This little group was of paralyzed from a glut of military old, was struck by lightning in a these and various other factors, so

pure English stock and their descen-activity and awaiting as optimis house in Singapore during Įreforms have perforce to be delay-dants for 150 years owed allegiance tically as may be the outcome of heavy storm on the 16th, instant. Both mother and child were the strife in the North, the decisions killed. Jed. Yet obviously the matter is one to the British Crown.

where even a modiiled campaign tion of Independence

The men who signed the Dectara-that are to be. arrived at by the of Peking Tariff Conference and for were will be extremely welcome, and British blood, with the memory of some kind of a peaceful readjust Chinese Economic Monthly there productive of valuable results. Magna Carta as their guide. Their awat of things in general,

appears a summary of China's language was the language of Eng-

Races Stopped.

finance, a translation of the recent The average person has now, with land. Their law was English law. Outstanding among other things Chinese tariff law, and several Mustard &Co.,Ltd. the great general interest taken by Their religion was the religion of incidental to the new Chinese rule articlos of industrial and economic

the public in the question, a fair England. Their fight for religious was the affair at the Klangwan interest. knowledge, of mosquitoes and their freedom and civil liberty was the racecourse at Saturday's meeting

result of Anglo-Saxon tradition. when the programme abruptly was) The annual Polico Ball which life histories, the culpable species, It is well for us to remember that disrupted and the racing brought had been fixed for Wednesday, and the different methods employ.the Republic of the United States to a pause through Chinese official December 23rd, has been post- poned to about the same date în cd for their destruction. Some of came from the loins of Mother action.

England. George Washington, What actually happened continues January. The postponement has these practices are simple enough, "Father of his country," was born to remain a matter of doubt, dospite been made on account of the

death of Queen Alexandra. but could not be employed exten- British subject, His patron, a formal explanation just issued by PURSLOW.-On November 14,

sively here. Our terrain requires Lord Fairfax of Virginia, secured the International Recreation Club.

We wish to make it clear that him a Commission in the British Comunon report was that after the at Greenock, Scotland, the gifs of a son to Capt. and combination of methods that Navy, but, at the request of Wa-racing had begun a demand sudden. in addition to the European and Mrs. P. R. Furslow, Chino could only meet with full success shington's mother, he declined this ly was presented for payment from Indian Divisions of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade, the Chinese Navigation Co. (By cable to under constant expert supervision, and served Lord Fairfax as a sur- the Race Club of a sum variously

Y.M.C.A. Division B180 did Shanghai).

veyor. George Washington had estimated to run up to as much as

ycoman service during tho strike Discussing the question without any his first military experience in the $100,000. The races were stopped claim to specialised knowledge, yet British colonial forces, where he while holders of pari-mutuel and

bulance service. having had experience of anti-served in the Indian wars. It is sweeps tickets began to grow also a significant fact that prae- dubious and a considerable portion moaquíto work in other countries, tically all the leaders in the Ameri-of the Chinese attendance, alarm-

16-17, Connaught Road Central

'Phone Contral 1186..

BIRTH.

The Telegraph.

THURSDAY, Nov. 26, 1925.

ANTI-MOSQUITO WORK.

.0

The

Half of

in maintaining the Colony's am-

Mr. D. O. da Silva has been elected a Fellow of the Royal

John's Cathedral, there will be a

we might indicate the impossibility can revolutionary war were Free ed by the show of military uniforma Geographical Society in view of of applying caly the cruder Masons in Masonic Lodges original-Eltered away unobtrusively.

Race Club prior to the meeting had his past record of fifteen years surveying work in Ceylon and remedies to this Colony. Oiling of founded by English charters,

Every Fresident of the United made a payment to the military Fiji, and for his magazine con- temporary pools on flat land has met States, with the exception of commander of the district of the tributions annually on "Travels with much success elsewhere-Were Theodore Roosevelt, has claimed sum of $2,000, it has since been in Many Lands".

British ancestry, This mighty disclosed, and the theory of this. There has recently been a it is not practicable to adopt such nation of Amerion-son of a mighty was that soldiers were to be pro- In addition to the service at St. revival of the local agitation for methods except in a few places. Mother owes a big debt to its an- vided to safeguard the attendance anti-malarial work on an effective The use of oil is in any case objec- cestry. Its language, its literature, at the meeting. Then, at the conmemorial, service for the late scale, and it may be presumed that tionable owing to its destruction its law and its customs have their clusion of the first race, came the Queen Alexandra ut St. Andrew's

tap-root in English soil.

demand for more squeeze, this time Church, Kowloon, at 10a.m. to- We Britishers may view com from a police official, it is sald, who morrow, in which the Rev. G. R. the authorities (when funds permity of harmless, and often valuable, will undertake a thorough campaign organisms. Nevertheless, wherever petitively this giant among nations proclaimed the police were in no Lindsay and the Rev. J. H. John

stono will take purt. for the purpose of satisfying one its use is indicated, there should which has sprung from our com-wise concerned with the soldiery.

mon stock, but we can at least point It was only possible to continuo of our most urgent health require be an effective adoption of oiling with pride that we have begotten a the programme after a lapse of

In a report which we published ments, The number of cases Then comes the question of clearing son who represents law and order two hours after protracted parleys

It has been and not the principles of disorder between Race Club officials and the yesterday of the prosecution of areas, in the overgrown

firewood buntors it Was of malignant malaţia

and Bolshevism.

objecting constabulary.

erroneously stated that the summer, and the present severe, proved in recent years that most

It is a custom in the Rotary Clubs] the card was completed.

arrests were effected by a party shaded streams not breed of England to have the entwined] widespread dengue infection, can

No Communism.

of constables. We since learn Bags of Great Britain and the be traced directly to the unusually malaria-carriers, and that the United States in their meetings, the Chekiang officials may possess posse of forest guards under the Whatever other faults or virtues that the raid was carried out by a large number of mosquitoes that former practice of clearing any and so long as these flags are en- it has been made exceedingly clear direction of Mr. J. L. King, of the have appeared in the Colony since thing and everything in the way of twined, pledged for the protection that they are uncompromisingly set Forestry and Botanical Depart- last spring. Of reasons advanced brushwood is in many cases likely of Anglo-Saxon civilization and the against anything smacking of Comment,

peace of the world, so long should munism. Labour agitation and for this prevalence of the annoying to increase rather than decrease the two nations remember the ori activities of radicals are utterly

This is where the gin of Thanksgiving Day, insects the most acceptable is the the menace. comparative absence of high winds advice of the scientifically trained and heavy rains, such as would scour man will have to be sought. out breeding-places or blow the considerable interest, again, has pests to sea. Quite apart from pro- been the study of the part played phylactic measures such as quinine by fish in devouring · mosquito dosage-in the case of probable larvae. The well-known "millions" reservoir-hoste, constantly open to fish of the West Indies cannot, infection, like New Territories perhaps, be successfully introduced villagers, there is the necessity for to other parts of the tropics, but systematic tackling of the mosquito local study will doubtless bring Mr. Sowerby, problem. We should not have to forth good results. plead such natural phenomena as the eminent zoologist of this part of culme and moderate rainfall when the world, in his recent writings ever mosquito-borne diseases break nas advocated encouragement of the out amongst the community. It Chinese paradise fish as a suitable savours too much of the primitive. foe of larvae. We believe the And when we come down to the mutter is receiving special attention

of the problem it resolves in Shanghai,

core

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under the ban of the Chinese] Ordinarily the time of slaughter is authorities and after insisting upon around the noon hour and the most retaining the seals upon offices of striking thing about, the changed catfish, studied in captivity, proved labour unions, originally closed by conditions is that culprite now. ard most voracious, devouring large the preceding Fergtien regime, the being beheaded, a form of execution hitherto in numbers of larvae fed to them. In new overlords have gene a stop virtually unknown

further, completely forbidding any Shanghai. Out of all this grow a stream at Shatin, freshwater forms of public assemblages. It gruesome and fearful spectacles shrimps and a species of small Ash is said that it was upon the theory that take place on an open space which had suckerdus underneath that public meetings had been for of ground a little north of the bidden in Chinese territory that the Settlement border on Honan Road. and toothed jaws were taken. No incident at the Klangwan ruce- Raids and seizures of press gangs' mosquito larvae could be found, course was bused.

continue to keep roadways "in« The fish were positively pugnacious, But besides putting sharp check Chinese territory almost barren of upon incipient labour agitation, coolie life and these have had the and in the aquarium rose to settling latterly the attention of the Chinese effect of sending into the foreign mosquitoes and snapped them up officials has been turned upon what settlement large numbers of on the surface, besides swallowing the Chinese students organizations destitute and unemployed Chinese have been about and as this is workers seeking refuge from cap- unlimited quantities of larvae,

Опе written formal notice has been for- ture for the military service. An old freshwater tank in the hills warded to officers of the Shanghai natural result has been that crimes at the back of Kowloon Tong had Students Union warning them that of violence have increased measur small, somewhat delicato tab, sur-their organization must immediate-ably and within the past week two.

ly cease all activities that may whole villages have been seized - face swimmers, that ato sparingly meanca public ipeace and order. and given over to pillage by: - itself into the elementairy ong- Certainly, Hongkong owes the of larvae. But the standing water! The threat is made by the officials marauding bands. These com- stressed almost ad nauseam of comparative Immunity of areas was full of various predaccous to close and seal the student-body's munities are located a stone's intensive destruction of larvae and abounding in streams and pools to aquatic insects, and was absolutely unheeded.

headquarters if the warning goes throw from Jessfield in Shanghai's

-western district. prevention of breeding.

the presence of small native fishes, free from any suggestion of

Gruesome Spectacles,

Another action of the Cheklang Having said as much, we desire and it is a subject that might well mosquito e. Much more might|

It may be said probably that the authorities that has occasioned con- to disclaim the least intention of be developed more fully. We have be learned by studying this aspect certainly more drastic than those the Kiangnan arsenal in defiance rule of the Cheklang authorities, corn has been the re-opening of "slating" any particular Govern-been favoured with como brief of the question. For the present, of preceding Chinese administra-of the solemn proclamation from ment organisation for failure to ride notes made by a local naturalist the Colony is content with come-tions, also is more primitive. And Peking of a year ago closing this this Colony of the mosquito pest.during recent collecting exped!-what sporadic efforts, seldom rising in illustration of this are a number establishment as an arms making of executions that lately have taken plant with the announced purpose The public is often prone to be tlens, which should be of general above the suppression of rubbish placo. In other times malofactors of having it converted under the unthinkingly critical. We know interest. We take thres widely- dumps containing old tins and other condemned to death have been die auspices of the Chinese Chamber of that much valuable work has been separated areas." Streams draining receptacles for rain water. But

posed of without particular Commerce Into' an industrial enter- u done in the past, and is maintained the south side of the Peak towards when we look ahead, to that great amply wore taken to the execution

announcement or show. They prise.

Essential parts of machinery fur to-day, whereby the incidence of Pokfulum were investigated, and and growing Colony which has been grounds at Lungwho arsenal and gun and munitions making which malaria has been reduced consider produced many pools stocked with so optimistically referred to in for executions have become public godowns by the Chamber of Com shot. This is all changed to-day, had been held under lock In ably. The training of drainage a small species of catfleh, large recent farewell speeches, we also affairs, are held in one of the most merce lately were seized forcibly by naliahs, clearing of brushwood on tadpoles, and freshwater crabs and visualise a big anti-mosquito cam-thickly populated districts, and are the Chinese authorities and these flat land, and other measures, have shrimps. There was no trace any-paign, on a necessarily expensive oralded in announcements publish have been replaced at the arsenal ed in the vernacular press, usually which again is humming actively In' But it where of mosquito larvae. The and predominantly scientific scale the day before they take place, the production of armament, met with signal succose,