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those actually struck down, these are always "carriers" to be reckoned with, and these aro extremely difficult to detect. The advice which. Dr. Fawcett gave yesterday is worth recapitulating in brief. It is that all, water! should be boiled; that uncooked vegetables or fruit that cannot be peeled should--not be caten; that ice-cream not provided by ropu table firms should be avoided; that, shell-fsh and uncooked fish of all kinds should be avoided; and that the precaution of being inoculated agalust the diocase should be taken. On the lust-named point, it has been abundantly establisli- ed that inoculation yields good reaulis in preventing the disenne and, in rendering its attacks less virulent and dangerous,

The taking of the precautions advocated is. urged not only for the benefit of the individual, but also in order that the disence shall

not have an opportunity of getting a hold on the community and thus developing into epidemic dimen- sions. So far, there have been relatively few ensen since the drought bugan, but it is well' to be prepared for all eventualities, especially ns at the moment there appears no immediate prospect of the water famine subsiding. We are gratified to nole that the health authorities are fully alive

DAY BY DAY.

'ANY ONE CAN TAKE OPPORTUN- ITIES-YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE THEM. --Winifred Boggs.

The P. and 0, A.8. Delta, from Hongkong, arrived at Marseilles on the 8th July at noon.

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The Ben Lise 8.3. Benalder, from Home and Straits ports, is due here on the 14th instant.

Captain J. Wolfe-Murray D.S.O., of IIMS. Kent, who is being re- lieved by Captain B. II. Ramsay, M.V.O., is being invalided off the China Station.

Falling down a height of 30 feet, from a wooden staging, into the bottom of a new ship under cou struction at the Taikoo Yards, n boiler maker yesterday fractured his skull and died shortly after mission into the Government Civil Hospital.

An application was made by the C.1.D. before Mr. E. W. Hamilton thin morning for the confiscation of three unlicensed printing presses seized during a raid on a house at Tung Lo Wan (Causeway Bay) Road. The order was made effec tive after a lapse of seven days.

The Yauma ferry Man Shing was at the eastern end of the junk anchorage at 9.20 p.m. yesterday

The

when

drew splash ገ attention of the crew to the fact that a woman, travelling on the lower deck, had either fallen or

CORRESPONDENCE.

Free Inoculation?

To The Editor of Hongkong

Telegraph.1

The Very Idea!

Mrs. Mary Hughes, born at Tyissa Farm, Llangollen, in 1841, who claims to be the original Mary of nursery rhyme fame, celo- brated her eighty-eighth birthday recently. She received greetings wishing her. "Many happy returns of the day" from children and adults in various parts of Great Britain, from Ireland, Canada, tho United States. Australia, and Africa.

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Sir, In view of the Interesting advice put forth by the Medlen Officer of Health, Dr. H.A. Fawcett, regarding the possibility of a typhold epidemic as reported in your paper yesterday, I feel certain the public generally would appre- preciate some information" as to whether the Government now pro- Mrs. Hughes is a confirmed in- pose to provide free inoculation in valid because of rheumatism, and consequence of the state of affairs is nearly blind, but is remarkably they have brought upon us through cheerful and interested in every lack of foresight in making provi: thing. With great vivacity she re sion some years ago against the lates stories of her escapades with the. Inmb at school-stories which possibility of a drought,

The majority of the public would fare corroborated by contemporary undoubtedly take sound advice from playmates. the Medical Officer of Health, If free inoculation be provided, but if they have to pay for this, there are many who would not go to the expense, while others could not in any case alford the high cost of T.A.B. Inoculation.

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"Simpson fattere himself on his English, but he always pronounces one word wrongly."

"Which word is that?" "Wrongly."

"The evolution of woman," de-

Unless this question in madu clear to the pubile without delay, the claimed the pessimistic orator, "is pics'nt ten, elings mud at thirty, consequence may become very seria trail of mud. Sho makes mud

and uses mud-packs at forty." us for all concerned. Yours etc.,

Hongkong, July 9th, 1929,

Q.M.

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A Futile Search. Sir,-Could anyone tell me where and how it is possible to obtain the service of a veterinary surgeon in Hongkong?

I have spent the whole of this

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What is proof of drunkenness in the case of car drivers! This queation was raised at Bourne mouth Police Court, when Harry. Herbert Marsh, a taxi-driver of Granville Road, Boscombe, Was

charge of a motor-car. charged with being drunkin

Dr. Simmons, a police surgeon, stated that after tests ho formed

ing a motor-car, Marsh drunk." Further questioned by Marsh, hu explained: "You wero so much under the influence of drink that you could not control your movement properly."

to the situation, and the whole thrown herself overboard. The morning (Monday) trying to get the opinion that "na regarda' driv

re-echo Dr.

but the' woman

launch was immediately stopped, was not found. FISHER-On July 6th at the Wol-community will

lington Nursing Home. Tien- Fawcett's hope that success in The coxswain reported. the occur tsin, the wife of T. J. Fisher preventing a serious outbreak will renee to the police upon arrival at

of a daughter,

DEATH.

be nehleved. In the meantime, it would be a wise plan if notifica- tions were inserted in the Chinese newspapers and also circulated by means of leaflets, repenting in the this vernacular,, for the benefit of the Chinese community, the advice which Dr. Fawcett gave out

YAU-At 1, Salisbury Avenue,

Kowloon, at 9.30 .m.

morning, Mr. Yau Sze-cheung,

aged 80, and father of Mr.

Yau kam-tin, the eldest son.

Funeral will leave the house terday. at 11a.m., to-morrow the 10th inal and pass the Monument at 12,30 noon.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY JULY 9, 1920.

Ynumati.

Much information of Interest to Boy Scouts and Girl Guides and others who are concerned in the latest issue of The Silver Wolf. movement will be found in the There have been several changes in the staff and these are dealt yes-with fully in the Commissioner's

letter. The Commissioner also

someone to operate on a poor dumb creature which has had the mist tune, by some mysterious means, to have one eye-ld almost cut off.

The Government Veterinary Sur- geon etates that he has no appar alas for performing operations and referred me to the Army Veterinary Surgeon. After much trouble I am still unable to get in touch with him at 2.30 p.m.

Is there no Veterinary Surgeon in private practice to whom one could go without having to chaso all over the Colony?

P. C, A

P.S. At 11 am. July 9th, there is still no reply from the apparent ly only Veterinary Surgeon.

Were it not for the kindly consent has no appreciation on Mr. C. of a Chinese medical practitioner to Blason, who held the office of Hon. perform tho operation on the poor Treasurer of the Association and animal, there is no telling how long has now retired from the Colony. It would have had to suffer. Yours, North China Problems.

In addition, there is an article on

etc., The arrival in Peking of General the World Jamboree to be held in Chang isuch-ling, the youthful England in July and August, Group Notes, an account of the but asstate leader of the Man-Duke of Gloucester's inspection at churian Government, augurs well Government House and a record for a termination of the precarious of the doings of the Girl Guides state of affairs in North Ching Association. and the Yen Chiang deadlock. AF ready events have been precipitated. Marshal Yen Hsi-shan has been aided to a rapid recovery from his illness and has resumed the negotiations with Marshal Chlang Kai-sheh, with Chang Hsueh-liang as an "interested spectator." The In saying, as he did yesterday, conjuncture of circumstances is that "it is my daty to work on the favourable to the Nanking leader, and good results may accrue if assumption that there will be he takes full advantage of the op- typhoid epidemic,". Dr. Fawcett, portunity. It

is becoming in The Medical Officer of Health, by creasingly clear that Chiang Kai-people have been bitten. no meu meant to imply that slick in staking everything on un-

NO OCCASION FOR ALARM.

UNLEASHED DOGS.

TO BE SHOT ON SIGHT IN FUTURE.

Bathers are warned against al- lowing their dogs to roam about

without a leach on the beaches, as there have been complaints of attacks made by some animals, with the result that a number of

When seen to day, a' police ad-

ters stated that instructions bava

TIMBER.

BRIDGE MADE EASY Joy W.W.Wentworth

(Abbreviations: A-ace; king. Q-queen; J-jack; any card lower than 10.)

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Maruh pointed out that a Lon- don magistrate had recently ruled that it was not for a doctor to any

A man was drunk because he was in charge of a motor-car if he was not drink in the generally accept- ed sense.

Dr. Simmons: There is no legal definition of drunkenncas,

Marsh, who had two previous convictions for similar offences, was fined £16 and ordered to pay one guinen costs. His licenco was suspended for twelve months.

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A little girl I know is an adept at turning the conversation. Tho other night her mother detected hor in some misdemeanour, and acolded her. The moment she censed speaking the child looked up Innocently and asked, "Docs your none ever itch, mummy7"

...

Wenden Woman: Every time my baby erles the man downstairs knocks on the ceiling-as though I could help it. I wouldn't mind It atopped the child's crying. but it doesn't.'

Irish Wife at Willesden: I've put a shirt on my husband's back and a pair of boots as well.

Mr. Mend (at Marborough- utreel): I don't wonder there was a row at the public-house If both Xof you women were speaking at

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Declarer's Strategy—3. Another illustration of making

once.

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Clerk al Tottenham (of an ab- sont defendant); He has written letter to the court and put a

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such ON outbreak is certain.ravelling the tangle peacefully. ministrative official at Headquar Expressed in other words, the Public opinion is strongly against been issued for all unleashed dogs a winning trick is by "throwing crose against his own name. Medical Officer's remark in to the further fighting, no matter how to be shot at sight.

the lead." When you, as declarer, A wife who had summoned her. aggravating the pretext, while he

hold combinations of cards similar husband at Tottenham for beating effect that present conditions is cornisant of the fact that

to Ace-Queen, additional tricks her wrote: Please dismiss the favour an epidemic, rather than hostility to Feng Yu-belang is by RAID ON GOVERNMENT may be made if you can force summons, as my husband hus pro- | otherwise, and that it is obviously no means universal. Reuter sOY'S

second hand to lead up to you, mised never to be cross again, rather than have third hand lend the duty of the health authorities he feels his future depends on the

through you. This is deftly to do all in their power to prevent present issue, failure to settle satin-

accomplished by the expert by it, at the same time being pre-factorily meaning his own resigna-

EXEMPLARY SENTENCE ON playing a card from a suit that pared beforehand in case it doestion, and this seems to be borne out

TWO CHINESE.

is sure to put second hand on the load, so that second hand must Decur. Let it he stressed that the mere fact of his presence

in the North and his personal Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, on lead up to the declarer. This there is at present not the least undertaking of the negotiations. Saturday, Cheng Tim, 26, and Lal maneuvre is often utilized at the occasion for alarm of for panic. The one thing difficult to under- Kan, 31, both fokis of a fishing end of the game. The prime necessity is that the stand at this range is his urgency junk were charged with trespass- An illustration, of aluming, ruf-

Government plantation, public should realise the position in the matter of Yen Hai-shin'a ing in a

Ang and finessing in actual play, and also with unlawful posaouston and take every possible precaution future. It appears that his main of 16 green pine logs valued at hearts being trump, follows: against the disease.

Dummy-spades A K Q; hearts object at the moment is to alienate $30. Yen 11si-han and Feng Yu-hslang The first defendant pleaded 5 4 3 2; diamonds 6; clubs 9 8 7 Conditions such as at prevent exist in the Colony, due to the with the object of inducing the guilty to trespassing only, whilst 63.

Shansi leader to remain in China the second admitted both charges. draught, are undoubtedly favour and to undertake the rehabilitation The Head Forester and a Forest able to the disease, as infection Is of the North-West provinces. Yen Guard gave evidence to the effect that they with other Forest Guards usually caused by contaminated Hsi-shan's real feelings in this were concealed in a Government West-Leads diamonds K. water supplies. That is why the matter are impossible to estimate, plantation on the night of Thurs

Declarer plans his campaign at utmost care should be taken in the though there is reason to believe day, 4th inst.,.and at 11.15 p.m. and takea with the Ace of dis-Raphael Tuck and Sons have un- drinking of water. In this con- that the dominating influence is saw a junk anchor off Waterfallmonds. A grand slam may be dertaken the publication without the condition laid down by Feng Bay, and five men come autoro in made by ruing declarer's small any monetary gain whatever, the. nexion, Dr. Fawcett strongly ya-halang that he will not leave

a small boat. The five men enter-diamonds, sluing declarer's clubs entire profits being presented to ed the Government pine plantation advises that all supplies, includ-China without Yen. The latter, it and proceeded to fix ropes and on dummy's spades and finossing the.Thank Offering Fund of Kind

the trump suit. ing than from the mains, should would seem, is torn between con-alings on pine trunks which, had he boiled before being used, Inflicting interest, but in this con- been felled and cut into lengths tropfen regious, also, the disease nexion it may be stated his past some 48 hours previously.

men then dragged a number of The may be wind-borne or dust-horne, record in sumclently meritorious to

Head Forester and Forest Guarda whilst flies also act as carriers.gest that his indecision results the logs towards the sea.

from a doubt as to the surest road intercepted the men and were able Keeping these facts in mind, it to peace, rather than from personal to effect the arrest of the two will be realised that during times ambitions. The presence of Chang prisoners. of drought, such as the Colony is Hsuch-liang in Pelting may supply now experiencing, the danger of a solution to Yen's problems.

a serious outbreak must be guard-

ed against. The lack of water

The

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Declarer spades J; hearts A Q38 7 0; diamonds A 0 4 3; clubs & 4.

WATER LEVELS.

FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS.

The following table, compiled

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Barloos, slings and logs of

Not only to individuals, but also. green pine wood were produced, by the Board of Conservancy to steamship companies, banke, four men were just able to lift ono works of Kwangtung, shows the social and sports clubs, commers. log Into the Court

The Magistrate described the water levels In English feet on sial houses, schools, etc., an oppor offence an serious and and the West, North and East Rivers, tunity is offered to secure copies further said that it was a de- on the dates named:

July 7 liberate raid on Government tim

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With reference to the announce for house-cleansing and sanitationment made on Sunday that & purposes, and the absence of rain small quantity of radium is to be (leading to accumulations of dirt acquired for the Matilda Hospital, bor. and filthy are apt to breed the germs of the disease.

He fined each defendant we are asked to state, that the 825, or one month on the first quantity is three grains, and not charge, and $250, or three months, Moreover, three grammes as 'announced. on the second charge,

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