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HONGKONG

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PEAK HOTEL

and

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HOTELS

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In association with the Grand Hotel

Dos Wagons Lits, Peking.

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Telegraphic Ardreas "Palace."

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Proprietrera.

Penang

The Scenic Gem of Malaya

A

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Hotel

Kunnymede

Modern throughout and beautifully

Situated

Hotel

Malaya's Premier Hotel

Food and Wines especially good

AFTER-DINNER DANCE

Every Wednesday, & Putrador, trebezia Lalp

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180 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. to & 30 pan,

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THREE

THE

HONGKONG

PUBLIC MONEY.

VOTES FOR COUNCIL. COMMITTEE TO-DAY.'

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1932.

Votes to ha recommanded to tho Finance Commitee of the Legin lative Counell tu-day call for a total aum of 358,418, of which the biggest item is $30,000 for water meters in Kowloon. This how- 0W- ever, is only an adjustment of the

that

HONGKONG SNAKES.

MANY VEHÒMOUS SPECIES FOUND LOCALLY.

M.C.L. CHARITIES.

BRIDGE, MAHJONG AND TEA

DANCE....

COMING SHORTLY TO THE QUEEN'S. CAN THERE BE A PERFECT MURDER?

Members of the Medical Society The Victoria and Kowloon

the of

Rongkong University | Branches of the H.KW.G. and Kaloned with great interest to MCL Charities are holding a lecture on "Snakes of Hongkong," bridge (contract and auction) and delivered by Dr. G. A. C. Herklo.8,

a mahjong party on the first floor! yesterday afternoon, and after and a ten dance on the maf mare wards were given the opportunity don of the Hongkong Hotel thy

GUILTRANDS

1931 Estimates. It is explained of examining live and preserved kind permission of the Hongkong LIONEL BARRYMORE'S NEW TRIUMPH.· ́

Bum of $60,000 waa

vas specimens which illustrated approved to supplement P.W.R. navoral of the examples mention. Hongkong Sub-hend Item 3ed by the lecturer.

Thla

Water Account (Meters). was incorrect as only $30,000 should have been voted for Hong- and the balance should have kong been allocated to Kowloon. It is requested that out of the $60,000 voted for Hongkong the sum of $30,000 may be debited na above as the meters are required for Kowloon and Now Kowloon And have been issued accordingly.

Of the balance of $28,418, the aum of $26.333 represents the recent anti-fapauca riota, viz. Postal Censorship .... Hire of lorries Expanded metal guards to certain Police Stationя

Sundry expenses

Allowancos to Polica

Reserve

Allowancen to

to Volunters

Naval

Experature by

Authorities

Expenditure by Military

Authorities

Travelling Expensen far-

elading motor bus and

hire

car

Board and things for guards, meals and re- freshments

Sundry expeten Contingencies

Harlour

or

540

136

♫

Dr. Herklots, in opening bis subject, explained that it was very large one, and that as to was no easy method of telling apart, a venomous anake from

only non-venomous one, it was

specles them- by knowing the

can- selves, and thus avoiding founding

them with

#

· harmless

and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.) an Tuesday, March 8 from 3.30 p.m. to ₫ 30 n.m.

Tables may he booked for bridge and mahjong, for which separate prizes will be awarded. Lady Peel has very kindly con- vented to present the prizes at the concluaton of the function. Tickets $2 each include tea. The Hotel band will play for the ten

varioties, that the problem of dance. recognition could be solved. The aigned by venomous snakes

of

Hongkong

During the afternoon a football. many distinguished

were common to south-onst China, people and presented by Mr. Tang though there might be a great Shiu-kin, will be auctioned. range of variety of harmlons

species in different d'stricts. In

ព

flosh WOR niso

2,095 other parts of the easters tropica be taken out of the snake whilst 62ather venomous species might alrait was alive, and he had watched

occur, and it would be well worth the operation on more than 2,692 the time spent if a doctor from occasion. The

B04 Hongkong, who went to Singapore, learned to recognise the venommis 2,636 species of Malaya in addition.

Snakes Cannot Cry. 2,437

1051

1879

of

One of the recommendations of

appointed the Committee

by Government to engaire into sufficiency

otherwise Government laupelies www one Launch froh the Governme Marian Surveyor's Department should be laid up, and that the number of Conveyanes Allow- ances to Assistant Government Marine Surveyors should 12: increased from six to ten. These allowances are $480 per annum

L

of

eaten.

Tips on Trentment. After making references to the various other varieties of venom. ous snakes found locally, Dr. Herklots said that treatment with a specific anti-venom was the only certain remedy, but none

locally. Mixtures. available

was

for

The Repliilà, said the lecturer, was the highest developed class 7.306 of the cold blooded

vertebrates, and included the crocodiles. Lar- Ues and allies, lizards and snakes, the Colubrine and the Viperine

In describing MOZZIC

thewrongs were prepared in Batavia, 49eullarities of the snake. Dr. Bangkok and Manila.

jr 21 Herklets said that a sunke cannot thought a supply should be kep: rry, or rather that it ennnot shed in Hongkong. $21,683 tears except through its nose, for For emergency treatment he ad- Other Items.

dd s to lowingApply the tears were drained off into Department. Con vryance and Motor allowances darts. The nose was

The pasal cavities along special tourniquet immediately above the well de- wound (not to be left on for more $1600.

veloped and the sense of meil than one hour), then make a deep Was acute. The

was insiston in the wound with a razor tongue? shoudd Pot be, blade and rub in Potassium per- armless nad as it often was, confused with le manganate crystals, and take the Cangs. Chat

Swallowing might take dead sanke to the nearest dartor ::t the doable. Do 1101 ni hours, as it was process getting outside the front. It was alcohol in large quantities. There were several treatment. which the well to remember that a had no hands or pawa with which qualified doctor could carry out nction of adrenalin or pititrin. to force food into its mouth,

Snakes were intelligent, band infections of 'me water thi derrense the permeability of the! most of them were of D moroar disposition and did not enre for blood vessels to encourage clot company, even of other snakes, Bng and to and therefore did not make good caleifying properties of the venom. pets.

The treatment was different for Aferent sankos, so anyone bitten Late Governor's Experience. was strongly advised to take the It was not Tho

most primitive living make to the doctor. family of snakes, the Typhlopidae for him to tell doctors or medical students how to treat snake bites. was fortunately represented in Hongkong, while the Python was

but if he could ever help them in also an Inhabitant. Sir Ceri the Mentification of a specimen he Clementi, late Governor of the would be delighted to be of nasis- Coleny, once told him that Shek O. he saw a python that had swallowed a deer.

To pay these four additional allowances for the perind 18,32 to 31.12.32 the sum of $1,000 1 required.

The immediate saving in a fall year from the laying up of the launch will to $5,363,

L Is proposed to review the position after twelve months.

Harbour Deparment Special Expenditure, New Water Bont for Tai © Statkan $375.

The Tai O Station Water Boat, built in 1927 bucamo unservice- able early last year. An old con- fiscated

saman was sent out in its place.. and that has HOW become serviceable.

occur

snak

nt

lance,

counteract the de-

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The dortor made reference to the eight non-venomous species of Colubrine which

forally. and added there

were othera which were not so common. The The estimated cost of a new

rest of the sankes he would men- hoat required for that Station is

For generations famous physicians tion were venomous, and included and special's in respiratory direnses $375 for which : application is no

the Naja Cobra, which was come have grappled with the problem submitted. This expenditure was

mon in Hongkong and the New

whereby a natural healing agent approved in 1991. P.M. 13. Item

the Territories. He had secured could be conveyed direct into 112 of 1931 but too late for the

Prak. lung At last, in the discovery and work to be carried out before the specimens from Victorin end of the financial year.

High West, Aberdeen, Stanley perfection of the remedy known Public Works Extraordinary Peninsula, Stonecutters Islandi. PEPS. the problem is solved. Peps are unique in that they are a real Kowloon, foot hills and Tal Pa.breatheable treatment in handy tablet Garage. Arbuthnot Road $910. A specimen over three feet in farm. Their eflency in throat, chest

A sum of $6,900 was included

rare in Hongkong. and lung troubles is demonstrated by in the 1931 Estimates (L31.ngth was

cobras were SH24) for

the world-wide demand for Pops. this

AnGenerally, young work.

The healing and germicidal, pro amendment in the design was much more savage than the adult

the

In-perties in Peps are highly volatile and N&OR being made which raised the tender to $5.850. The work was com-experienced, while the older ones very tabl is separately sealed in a silver Jacket. When stripped of this menced in October but could not knew it was wise to move away preserving wrapper and dissolved in be completed by the end of the from man. The local name was the mouth, Peps release the volatile year. It is now practically com- Farn Turn Tau. meaning theufs they contain in the form of fumes. pleted and a vote is requested 14 head of a wooden rice spoon, and Mixing with the inspired air, these carried with the meet the final accounts and reten- was a snake well known to the Peps fumes are tion money.

Chinese who valued te gall breath through the bronchials direct into the lunga, Liquid mixtures highly. The gall bladder must

swallowed Into the stomach touch the real trouble.

young

astaraly handienoned bv the absence of a writer with the special qualifications for this work.

necessary

Rever

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs: 1. Personal Emoluments. Salary of Chinese Writer for 1932 $1,500. The post of Chinese Writer in the S.C.A. was left unfilled after The retirement on pension of Mr. Lau Pak-tun on 11.3.30, and r provision for Alling the post was The officer for whose appoint-system. For coughs, colds, chills made in the 1932 Estimates as it ment financial provision is now was thought that suitable depart-sought will in addition to hisor enrly-morning cough, etc., Peps mental arrangements could be datice as writer share in the work made.

of press censorship, thus effect- Ing the retrenchment of one of the censors hitherto employed.

It has been found, however. that the work of the S.C.A. is

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