Suceessful Plan to Raise Funds for Destitute Babies' Home The Charity to secure, funds for the now" building for St. Monica's Home for. Destitute Babies, held in the Dining Hall fof the' Carlton Cata on Saturday' Bfternoon and evening was a edded success, from a, financial land social standpoint. The great room was decorated with, bamboo land spring flowers against which the blue-and-white Peo. colours showed up. most effectively, the sang colour schema being carried out by th Indies in aiteadance Who Wore white dresses with, sky blue aprons and ribbands. The ower stall, commiandingly'placed in the centre of the hall, made "dia very attractive bower with white' uelfised woodwork and the Hair Mrs. D. Lewis, the 2 feremontes of opening Plats ad flowers,
Chairman, welcomed' the large number whioh had' already rambled and said in part:
"Tia object in view is, T venture to "and which must appeal to very) man snd wom, for it is 10} help" most Sond Trativation of ye Moly Family and echape some of you may wonder shy' tone of the Rev. Sobers are prea Onder" (The Helpers of, the Holy. Souls) bat T aim charged by forgotten "Wo have boon a0" exceptionally fortanato ay to mrs. ale. Wilden to. open the Faic, and T will now call upon her to do. 30." and then T. hope will one and all east economy.
winds and everyone of you ape Fight" royally Mme. Wilden, the wife of the Frenate ConsuiGenoral, then} declared, the Bazaar open, aft which she was presented with bouquet, of pale pink carnation tied with blue and white ribbon carried by one of the babies f new building designed, "winsome "Baby Josaphine. The patrons thad a busy afternoon inspecting the tions offered on every side, trying]
con i attrac: their Tuck in various wheels of] fortune, purchasing the beautiful and useful articles. offered for] sale, sampling the delicious wafiles, punch and sweets for sile, taking toa and listening to the orchestra. Besides all amusements there teresting programme arrang by Mr. J. P. Fonseca and given in the bait room during the afternoon, in which Miss May de Souza sang, Mrs. Moller danced, members of the Juvenile Lyrists performed and an appealing tableau by the babies of the Home a Armstrong, Monday that the Pekin Government, as the result 2 recommendation by the Min: ister of Agriculture and Com-morea, is contemplating the re-establishment. of the "Shanghai Bureau for the Registration. of Trademarks, A band of armed robbers who Drake into a Chinese house att 10 Haiphong Road met with a hot reception from the owner, who, forunatoly for himself, kept revolver om the promisee. The men broke into the premises in the early hours of Wednesday morning by cutting x hole inthe fence, through which* they climbed. The howsefiolder heard them, and getting his gun crept on to the scene and fred at them as they were at work. He believes he shot one man, as he saw him drop, but the paties can find 29 blood: stains. The shots were heard by a Sikh Police havildar, and 3 Chinese constable near at hand who immediadaly proceeded 0 the scene, but they were too late. Though arduous inquiries have since been made, there have Been arrests. The owner of the house is a Mr. Wong Hong-chang, manager of the A-B.C. Under. wear Company, at 109 Markham Road. His howse has been enter-robbers on a previous oe casion, which accounts for his Preparedness.
Volunteer Corps. chell, Esq., Into Captain me dover of, Offers 6. B. ate Gun' Coy io be Lieutenant, Public Health Report for March.
The death-rate among foreigners was slightly below the usual March death-rate, and among Chinese about the average.
Smallpox has declined very unch since February. Among foreigners 4 cases were notified. One very mild case, was a resident who had been successfully" vac ated 12 months ago. The other three, all" non-residents, were fatal' One of these had, never been successfully vaccinated one had not been vaccinated since un alleged attack of Smallpox 12 sears ago. The third had marks Of vaccination, but not of recent date.
1G Chincar deaths were reported as against 29 Jast month Influenza. Four deaths of resi-donts wore attrabated to this disease, three of -'vhom were Japan-fae and the" fourth a. Japanesoborn British ject. " Pour other resident eases wore notified.
Diphtheria.—Six eases wore ied among the resident com-dut died of this discage, One Japanese resi
wore reported among. foreigners, Paberevlosis ten fal cases of whom six were residenta Encephalitis Lethargica,—No further' eases have been reported month.
Vaccinations—8,487 free ace eluations were" performed Branch Health Ofices Mosquito Prevention.—Arrengements have been made for the ae: tive prosecution of this work, but success must depend on the continuous ce-operation of house. holders flected backyard may breed: enough mosquitoes. to annoy a whole neighbourhood. In consultation with Mr. A. do C. Sowerby the Department is start ing mosquito-eating fish. farm, and if the experiment is success: ful, we fiope to be able to supply the fish gratis to applicants whose premises they' might be use-'They are likely to be of 80 chiefly "in ornamental. ponds, stagnant creeks, flooded fields and other collections of water which feannot, for various reasons, fsatinfactorily treated with of.
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