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March 10, 1906.]
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
The monthly competition for the Captain's Cup, the last of the series for the season 1905-6, was held at Happy Valley on the 6th March. Out of an entry of 34 the following cars were returned:-
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Mr. H. Wilson Mr. M. A. Murray
Lt. Col. A. E. Aitken
Mr T. &. Forrest
Mr. C. W. May
Drr G. M. Harston Mr.. J. C. Steen
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18 78
97
85
5
81
86
3
83
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4
84
87
3
84
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97 13
84
106 17 89
*Winner of Cup aud Pool.
The monthly winners of the captain's Cup, presented by Mr. C. A. Tomes, for the season now closing, are as follows:-Mr. H. W. Robertson, Mr. W. W. G. Ross (twice), Mr. J. Johnstone, Mr. A. D. Galloway, Mr. C. H. Gale, Mr. W. D. Kraft, Mr. E. V. D. Parr, Mr. C. M. G. Burnie, Dr. W. L. Martin, Mr. R. Miller, Mr. H Wilson,
These will, according to the conditions of the competition, play off a tournament for the final possession of the Cap
A PRISONER'S DEATH.
An inquiry was conducted on the 7th March at the Magistracy by Mr. F. A. Hazeland and a jury composed of Messrs. Frederick Carl Kendal, Eric Grant Smith and Christian Scott into the circumstances attending the death of Kwok Kee, who died in Victoria Goal yesterday morning.
Mr. Pierpont, chief warder in Victoria Goal, deposed that the deceased, aged 26, a man of no occupation, had been received into prison on 12th September, 1905, sentenced to one year's hard labour and six hours in the stocks for disobeying an order of banishment.
An assistant hospital warder said he took over charge of deceased the previous night, when he seemed in his usual health, but he sud. denly collapsed aud died yesterday morning at 5 o'clock.
Dr. Moore said deceased had been admitted to the hospital on February 27th suffering from consumption and heart disease. He made no improvement and died as s'ated. The post- mortem examination of the body showed the usual appearances produced by the disease.
The jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes.
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CHINESE SURGERY,
There was a large gathering at the Y.M.C.A. оп 3rd March to hear Dr. J. D. Thomson lecture on this subject.
The doctor said the Chinese made a distinction
between internal and external medicine, the external medicine being what ΠΟ call
surgery. As far back as several hundred
years before the birth of Christ there was na eminent Chinese surgeon who believed in extensive operations and amputations, but he was almost alone, as no one else ever attempted to do so much as cut off a finger. The Chinese would never cut away a humour, neither would they amputate a limb even though leaving it on meant that death would certainly surgery were the use of the needle and counter irritation, the latter including what is ordin arily termed massage, and burning of the flesh. The lecturer had seen cases where small children were treated by this burning process for diseases of the stomach and bowels. The knowledge of anatomy among the Chinese was absolutely nil; they had an idea that the heart and stomach were connected, and that the pit of the latter was the seat of thought. They also were of opinion that the gall bladder was the seat of boldness, and that from
result. The chief aims of the native doctor in
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
opposition of the native doctors, who stirred up the people against the Western trained man. manities to have bad quite a ript over the in- The speaker had known some Chinese com. coming of a doctor educated in Western science, such riots being promoted by native doctors who feared for the stability of their practice.
The lecturer bad on exhibition quite a number of Chinese medicines and explained to his hearers the virtues thereof and for what maladies they were r garded as a panacea.
CANTON.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT].
March 5th.
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
One hundred thousand copies of the 20 con- ditions which were concluded on the 28th ult. for inviting people to subscribe for shares have been printed. The Railway Company are now distributing them.
The Icoal students have subscribed for 400 shares. It is expected that they will take a
great many more.
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of human beings has been distributed amon charitable institutions who will send them to their native villages.
THE TELEPHONE AT SHANGHAI.
has been asked by the Municipal Council that The Shanghai Mutual Telephone Company in return for the privilege of the use of the public streets for its poles and wires, the Com- pany issue to the Council, free, a certain propor- tion of dividend-bearing torip representing au addition to the capital of the Company. The General Manager of the Company has replied in a letter which points out that there has been practically no profits made by the Company on the telephone business itself. Nevertheless the directors feel that the public should derive some benefit from telephone subscribers even if the subscription would have to be raised and only asked that the above fact be taken in con sideration before the Council formulates its demands, always bearing in view that the lower the cost of the service can be kept the more un- iversally useful it will become, The Council Las replied by suggesting that 1,000 new shares of Tls. 40 each be added to the capital of the Company and issued to the Council under an agreement drawn on the lines of that recently made with the Shanghai Water words Company The Telephone Company has agreed
Tse Sing, one of the thieves arrested for larceny at the French Consulate last month and sent to the Nam Hoi magistracy to be dealt with, confessed at the trial that he had stolen silk before from Messrs. Griffith & Co. This firm has now through the HB.M.'s Consulto General sent a communication to the Nam Hai | | magistrate a king him to trace the receiver of the stolen silk, to punish him, and recover the booty.
it all schemes originated. The great difficulty in the way of introducing the science of Western medicine into China was the native's inborn hatred of the foreigner; be distrusted the latter's methods, and preferred his own cures. As an illustration of this Dr. Thomson said that of some 23 graduates of the Hongkong College of Medicine, not one had settled in China. An obs acle which the Chinese doctor educated socording to Western science met was the
DEATH.
Mr. A. Hartley, late electrical engineer of the China Light and Power Co. at this port, died in the China Hospital at 9 p.m. yesterday, the 4th inst. He was suffering from a very bad attack of dysentery. The funeral took place to-day at 4 p.m.
Canton, March 7th
THE VICEROY AND OPIUM SMOKERS.
Viceroy Shum dislikes opium smoking. He has sent an official dispatch to the Provincial Treasurer, the Provincial Judge, and the Salt Comissioner instructing them to make an investigation and to report to him any expectant officials who are known to practice opium-smoking.
A JAPANESE SHOW STOPPED. A Japanese subject who was exhibiting a cinematograph at Chan-chuen, has been or- dered to stop the performances. The Viceroy has also instructed the local authorities to forbid the people from renting their houses to foreigners.
THE REBELLION IN KWANGST,
Viceroy Shum bas received a telegram from the Governor of Kwangsi stating that the rebels in Wuchow and Ping-Lok districts ear increasing daily and requests the Viceroy to raise 100.000 taels and remit same to him to enable
immediately for military purposes him to quell the rising.
SEQUEL TO A DISAGREEMENT WITH THE VICEROY,
is about to be transferred to Chibli as Provincial It is reported that the Provincial Judge Sham Treasurer. It appears that he disagreed with Viceroy Shum regarding railway matters and recently memorialized the throne asking for permission to resign his post and to retire from official life. Judge Sham, being one of the favourites of the Empress Dowager, was not per- mitted to resign and is now being sent to Chihli Provincial on promotion.
DR. SHELBY.
Dr. W. Shelby, late of the Yust-Han Rail- way Co., leaves for America to enjoy a well. earned holiday. During his stay in Canton he has made many friends both amongst foreigners and Chinese, and will be much missed by both.
WHOLESALE KIDNAPPING.
A notorious kidnapper, named Lam Kai-tung has at last been caught. A few days ago he kidnapped 50 women, boys, and girls from the Ko-chow district and brought them down to Canton in a junk to dispose of them at his leisure here. Information having reached the police Lam was arrested at the Ne Sing Moon where bis junk was moored. He has been locked up in the Nam-Hoi gaol. It is said that Lam has captured and sold hundreds of women, boys and girls in his day. His present freight
hand over to the Municipal Council 1,00) fully-paid-up shares in roturn for the privilege of the use of the public streets for its poles aud wires, but the Company asks that the new contract should be fixed at thirty years, and for the revision of some of the conditions. They want in the first place to insert a clauss providing that any subscriber whose telephone has been used so as to annoy or abase other subscribers or servants of the Company shall be liable forthwith to have his telephone discon nected and removed.
The Company further se ka to alter its soale of charges explaining that with an increasing number of subscribers the Company has to meet an increasing cost of service. As a practical demonstration of this the General Manager mer tions that in the early days of the service at Shanghai one operator could comfortably attend to the calls from 200 subscribers; now one can hardly attend to 160, and in the new Exchange that is going to be built such provisions will have to be made as will allow only fifty subscribers to each operator. There are over 2,000 sub:cribers now in Shanghai. During 1905 more than 700 appli- cations for service were reo-ived. It is proposed that the charge of Ti, 50 should remain in force while the subscribers do not exo:ed 2,500; and proposals are made tor progressive increase when the subsoribers exceed that figure. The General Manager calculates that by the time the franchise is finished 30,000 subscribers will have to be provided for.
VICEROY CHOU.FU AND THE SHANGHAI MUNICIPALITY.
The Viceroy of Nanking recently sent to the
senior Consul the following proclamation to be municipal council through the medium of the posted in the International Settlement: -
The Shangbai Municipal Council is in its nature an institution provided for out of funds obtained from Native and Foreign merchants and people, in other words, a Police Department under joint Chinese and Foreign management, having for its proper object the preservation of order and the promotion of Commerce. Only, the leaders of Chinese interests being scattered, they have not concerned themselves with affairs or muturally exchanged viewe, with the result that many mistakes have been made. During my visit to Shanghai I received Chinese and foreign officials and merchants, and found them all desirous of concord and co-operation; and I have already ordered the local officials to unite with the heads of the native Association in dealing by proper negotiation with all ques- tions which arise, and to do all with the object of promoting commerce and guaranteeing pers manent security Any matters which come up for discussion with the Municipal Council must be treated in a spirit of compromise and amity, so as to secure mutual understanding and sup- port. Thus commerce will continue to increase and the people will not be beguiled by idle
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