No. 7573-November 26, 1887)
That His Excellency the Governor, although the cost which had been incurred in respoct energetically informing hireof upon all of the portion allotted to him, the Governor amputtant Colonial subjects, Jus an ob. is povertheless disposed to think that there jection to talking too much shop aftoraro considerations, partly in connection official hunrest and
with the cost to be incurred, which That a raid on Duck shares souma to
bo la
the justice appear to
to Point
of lower contemplation in ruin quarters, it payment por arra in some cases than in willing to as that holders need not fear, as the prothem, and for that reagon is of kind any wirero
THE CHINA MAIL.
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Mr Chater I think the proposition is a reasonable one. It is a very big enterprise we are going on to, and probably all the Chinese are not quite ready yet with their rions on the matter. There are one or two hints to which they demur, and perhaps it would not be wrong to give them the
Baked for Mr Li
Shing's The
Mr Woodin I propose that the Govern went to called upon to make out a defall ed plan at our expens
Mr Li Sing-Could you not get a survey unde without going Blume
The Chairman that je pisaible, it will be done
Clairman then handed a resolution
read as Pand
Porty in us wound and enbatantial as any sent to the proposal contained in my secondes would be to Mr Woodin and asked if it would meet his pars passis, with the extension of this Bewor
tilis
will-
write
FR
censed by
overything cark and
Resolution; and if the lot owners are will age eation and vote with the Chinese that fallows
I would withdraw my original rias Mr Woodin accepted it That I quite expect the above remark willing to defray the cost, His Excellency in nesting should be adjourned till such pose that the MyAneighbourhood ultogether to these Bowers, where the smell arises from
the Dooks moans the future of Hong prepared. En conclusion, I 30.40.8:sta that time as they would no more prepared with interested in. the Fraya Roolamation, and are au important element in to find ant this smel that he has taken to onlying leturuos to bed to be m
Matine
the
be flatly contradicted, but the future of
cause a detailed survey of the sea-be
to by
havo
pag at it will ant bo poesitti to mogulace in the scheme or with their views and That.
the domanda contained as the rest of the Ro
slica u twithstanding when oute
the wire-pallers sit to work, nuything in the lations, and that
o sur objection to Mr Bell-Irring I have objection questions rulating to stock market a wait to become possible the division of the lands and to the shape withdraw as the seconder of the original
Point,
I think that the time
Schems for with raiso, by contribution sning themselves in proportion to the front apo in the Prays of their respective holdings such snm not exceeding $5000 as the Gh vernmeng may require for a preliminary
Foar
more
of the bud of the sex in front thereof,!»,
when
and ftetid gases being disseminated in all. | Dust Bin should be placed." And now that fadies occupying the moms on t
the right directions,
| ibis becoming saturatut with the 6lth and the partition wall, whilst the child Te has been carefully observed by some ofal of the neighbourlo d, the smell is in and aureo wore on the left, when some time of us and is therefore a matter of fact, tolerable. When my friend and myself the small hours in the following morning that so the watercourses in this neighbour were coming down this morning at 0.30, the naras, who was in the back road, was lions were engleged and converted into the stengls was enough, in sicken ari ontwakened by a andden gare and the sound. Public Sewers, the fever extended up the and the filth was" hill in a corresponding manner and moped, the heat to one of the macanbars of the lamp exploding,
outside polluting of aŭ explosion. As als
als jumped out of bad, she thought that toy roing into the
but on While not attributing the lever in the Saifury Board a work ngo, painting out front room she found
silent, and imagining that she must have we cannot help drowing the conclusion they
If Mr Price had taken half the trouble been
in the early morning
one of the the causs, Although in mcat uses the lend the Silly Basic way from it coolies went to open the venetian chritters, fever is paid to have been of a malarial and and he could all the time have put his finger by which sich widow, was protected, that not typhoid chameter, we venture to think on the very spot-ho would have
Would have done the families became aware of the attempt this Bewer aspect of the question demands better.
Brat had been madu to lay the house in the strictest investigation. Tu reference to The fact is; and I spook from facts, that has. Just inside the wooden rail of the
"eloth. which had contained the fais should be proved irrong
Some seven Org Robin furtunatoly been placed on the The same horrid
suason, and a member of that supports the verandal posts and be there next aceson if that air shaft from being exploded, well nigh in the egon, lost Lito Sawor is not carried higher or blucked taugh of force but the ten kost If the money spent on that stupid wall had venetian opposite, for an area of ten foot
been
woud work of venetians, wooden posts, rail- suonay sensibly laid out. We are quite willing to give Mr. Priesings and flooring being much, barrel crofit for all he has done for us but it is from the position the powder was placed high time either that this rentiomnain, and the fact that aurther bag dostaining: should be moved into fresh fields and six pounds was found on the other section
of the
of
Richmond in an notion connected with the uninhabitable 'asulition' of certain
powder
coping
fiat those Oulani CON Ys which you Forward, nay with to know how long the delay is likely to be in the limits fixed for the Reclamation and adoption to the evidence given by Dr Bell community soffer than that one of his petom. Lag
advantage ho coliidered after the nud not leave it indefiniteN ART & MYLA Shing: said the Chiness Lot-hold at Twickenham, The Docter was Bon Road last drich wasn the Robin fortunntolegut pounds and which had Possible to determine the poai- for the postponement as given by Mr Liers would send for a man themselves mined us to the outbreak of a fever my family was made sick by it. And it will j ́ranuing up to the roof: The powder
like
the promises of
pia-er.
it is
to be broken.no,
That
Sir John Popo Heuressy lips made as of that charming paranasive
Mr Chater-I shall give you the canzone
The
The Chairman said the clovernment man muat, make a sutroy to tell them what it would coat. The Chinese, however, could make half a dozen surveys if
them at all;
"houses
thich, like most frichten, hede of the same coutro ling us the present i made usa concession on the second is they like that wond lot interfere with ted the houses were disconner buen laid out on the air shaft it would have showed where the tre bad hit them, the
riv da or excela the very angela. That if the Blarney Stone is not near his now estate and castle, it matters little, for he has drown all the good out of it long ago
Your most obedient Servant,
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary,
The Hanourable C. P. Cluster.
88
.or
En gang badly of mappor, the pastienta inmediately began to
raised proposition, but the torminus at Wost That our Forts arɑ well advanced, while the repeat orduts in the should be specified (upplause) Wo dught; survig of the sea frontage of the city with this subject, we beg to call His Excellency's Mr Prics would zonerase the whole of this verandah were found the lies of the cotton /
guns, mon.a torpedo-heats, "wed still in the position of Christmans, or, rather further
of it
tulto will have to completion of the detailed surveys, when it he,Put not
nt not stateme
trust in Fiat for will be
adetion of the sea-wall with
with greater accuracy. Shing Y
Yon will see that the now their own expense. But whatever inay be the "position of the
the plan wil
will show the diminished width of
epidemic at Richmond, and he stated that Profiosad
was
he tried the entry in 300 houses di seawall, I new
to mention
tion Praga Th original width that the extension of the cross-streets mist rest, and the Goverment Ingu now
rectly to the drutange, and he and cassion, and reduced it to 65
that He arnas streets of which they will be wily foot. That is one reason, and
drains laid down in a propor a continuation, and that the oa frontage that it will alay show the increased depth of
tlie new lots, because by lowering the widtli Me Woodin We between two cross stroots will in every ease
fur &
recover, and that the type of the disease be equitably divided between lot owners.in of the Prays it makes the lota deaper, survey of the const just now and it would was not necessarily of a Typhoid character proportion to their present frontage. Thirdly, it will show the frontage of each apme in handy,
but took various forms, to the simple wast **I have the honour tu’ba, Sir,
now lot according to the ammended
The Chairman then read over the resolu- ing away propos is,
of the
aufrage were dacurbed isproportionally divided. You will see in seconded it. He thought this resolution Wo hare drawn attention to some of lower should be curtailed, I am, the authors of
A GEO. 1. HOPKINS. in their work, Hart thepowder beou placed. the test pamgraph of the Government letter enght to be put before the general re- the saliunt cubes which appear to us [Mr Hopkins speaks plainly, but he does further inside the verandah up agaitis Do the following statement:bat whatever solution of Mr. Li Sting with rogned to worthy the investigation of H. E. Then with authority, because he is directly venetians, there is no doubt but that the To that letter, gentlemen, not feeling may be the pontion that the extension
of the proposed new postponing the meeting of
Governor and the Sanitary Board; we da
windows would have been blown in and the quite aure about the interpretation" to be the sedes
·Jen-wall
Mr Cross--The cost would be divided not pretend to have exhausted them, wa da acted by the nuisances of which he com
plains, Wo ourselves noted an objection
fire to. housu Bet fre however vonture to hope that His Ex-to the dust-biznisance at the time of its All ducing the surger familles va put upon the last fuw Hues with referenes of the croes streats must be on the name according to the area
The Chairman-According to the front cellency will be pleased to take into his construction Concerning the Robinson been residing up at the house, but always to the direction of the new cross streste,
centro line as the present cross-streets, of
most favorable
his Bond which they will only be a contention, and age.
consideration and at sent the following reply
ventilator, to which we alluded with a gentleman to look after there, and it that the soufroutage between two oruss Mr Cross-Some would have a greater carlisst possible convenience the various comple of days ago, it appears that Mr was only when there was no man pruesit. Hongkong, 22ad Nov. 1887.
streets will in every case be equitably dividares than others proportionally
questions brought The Hon. F. Stewart, LL. D., Colonialed between lot-owners in proportion to their The Chairman-We simply deal with the fine mag bo lost in endeavouring to mitice puts the inatter very differently from that the coundrels mustered up courage to
out their diabolical schemb Secretary..
present frontage. As it now stands the frontage.
gate
true version of the fair. Be informa CAB
perprofor, although the were, it is probable Me "Crown-I have worked this out and the cause of the sugere suffering latina generally been accepted as the who the rin Sir, With reference to the last paragraph increase in the width of the cross streets
thas heen and is viniting this locality, and
which the
that the nuisance from the nowor ventilator will never be advent f the cool weather has of this
that lose is of 7. cents a foot to the whole of the noti aistier
of the Baldwin's charcoal-filter ventilator, matter up and urged on the Min Magistrato cross, streets in the prop sed new reclaims-divided
That ares. made by the Government in answer to com- ions must be on the sung centre line as stre
was why I streeta.
Each section-holder or lot-bolder tho question of cost.
thorough
source has been removed. In spite of justice, it is suspected that the munications sent to them. Hon. O. P. the present cruss street, I would be obliged will have to bear his proportion of the loss
this, however, the nuisance continued, who have been openly cpposed from the will allow us ic resolution, because Chater presided, and was assisted by Mir by sour informing me, whether it is meant for widening the atrost Consequently. I
to goloney would be pleasur
o that two residents of the nuigh, outest to foreigners lining up there, may that the entire "extensions of therous think the post posemont naked for by with the work Otherwise we should The The Francis. There were also precut Hon. Jatreats shall be a continuation in the samo Li Shing is reasonable; and as to the have lost fully twe
months. Bell Irving, Messts Isaac Flughan, A. Hop-straight line of
of the
of ther
you adhere to origin, or
new plan being got ready by the Govern cost will be, and that will materially aid
beus in arriving ni à
nt a cunclusion. de-wall
The circulated
the Marine lot-owners, amongst letter which Lgefer to may and when that is dens. I have no doubt you
which the space between each two streefs tion, and be intimated that Mr Li Shief: 87h of diverse wohout any apparent pastures now, or that his almost auchecked of the verandah unexploded, it is pain that
That the Hon. W. M. Deane, both on ac count of experiance, and official position; a good than to be on the Executive Council That the announcement of the Hon: H. Q. Thomasett as an ficiel member of the Legistative Council was a reminder of the official phalanxan array of which, st is hoped, any not bo required for sams time to come.
BROWN LE
THE PRAYA RECLAMATION
SCHEME.
I
him, so that no
A mosting of Marine Lat kikerca i belief, your letter to ma of the 18th instant, falls upon the two murdering lots, wheresa find-that $105,000 would make a
difference has been effectually stopped by the fine Comaniasioner of Bustuns has taken: na
this afternoon to consider certain proposals where you state that the extension of the by the rolly between the two, cross-
Bage in
FOUR
present
proposed as
Mr--on
Wo
now
forward brought
The Chairtean-I am delighted with the above ontbreak of B
The
unanimously.
"Mr Li Shing's motion as to adjournmout was then put and carried.
Mr Cross-Will the details include an Contimate of the whole cost?
power under existing
into typ of the and that all tantee of complaint from that the necessity Driliging the cl
the CA USD
His Excel-
Sigar Baga on
to
And by this Squattergmoval af all the Horela and bourhood--independently of each other have bean thediatiscatore of Dairayə
-on In'and Lot No. 795 for gested to him the extreme desirability. However this may be, nothin
www of going and step further.com yet come of the investic toarn has: and a mogo pius, G. Slurp, J. S. Mosely, J.-8. Moses, maks these extermine original play and time, I think that will depend on the grens we shall know exactly what the which we are advised the
Opis erumcat......
Cowardly
and villainous act than this plating the good work, by trying E. George, E. L, Woodin, F, W. Oros8, D. the line of the right angles to mont. This new pláu will have to be solution was theu pul and carried the Hill-side above the
to get the Policeta: 2 The stoppage City The land to Mosque Jaaction fron, habitualty using the women and children, it has never been one stop the people of attack on a house, depict by defenceless McCulloch, J. McDonachie, B. E. Shellin, pather moaning, and I therefore, would shall be informed and we shall mest here
be drained and thickly planted with trees. hillside at the ventilator as a sort of general
lot to record in these columne and J. M. Machado. M
3. The infiction of heavy penalties on latrine, and making a nuisanceze bad se the
A word of praise is
in due to the courage of native Gardeners convicted vansing offen-
other.
the ladies whu, The Chairman bald Gentlemen-Wo be obliged by your elucidating this point again. I hen glad funt my accouder is
Steps were
undumayed at what they thereupon taken to original
sive liquid, manure within t the limits
mits of the aiste this nuisance, and, to leave the had gone through, carried out their original met fast on the 8th October and ma owners. I have the huner ti bo, Sir, your agreeable to my withdrawing the
City
offenders no proposition.
plen of
of ignorance, the notice programme and only quitted the house or That all Gatbage and street sweeping posts were erected to warn trespassers Mr E. L. Woodin-I think le is maui-
the date fixed, last funday. featly should be called upon to pay for the cost of
die ifid roads and sewers which would be for the use of the whole Colony. As I understand
tent will have a large Government real
for the information of the marins lot-
་་
that day a resciation was carried, nobellout servant,E only three dissentient voices, to the effect
(Sd) C. F. CHATER that while the Marine Lot-holders there
In answer I recoived. à letter which is as Accept the Go did not, as far, present
follows: vernment terms for the Reclamation of the
Colonial Secretary's Office, Praya, they were of opinion from
22nd Nov. 1887. point
The Go, O. P. Chater.
tof view and in their own individu,
desirable.
interests, that the extension
the
Since
Praya waward was very resolution considerable progress hns boun
The Chairman-Every detail you will
4.
barand in a properly constructed soientific erecti unfels that the marido, in eist es an buried in a
thed
area
inf
ed until the Government give us detailed plans and an estimate of whatthe whole cost. will be.
two:
Mr Price, therefore, puts it that the erection of the
SHIPPING ITEMS. connection whatsoever with the (from the London & Chise Expres of 2161
October.). The amount of the subvention which the
that nuis
the
been
4caciously romedi
prevent the
Sr-o reply to your letter of this date at their disposal, a pur- DRAIN POISONING IN THE WES those in sleep streets of properly only totally different Austrian-Hungarian Governbiente propo#O) “
by
QUEGUSU,
TERN DISTRICT.
We have not time this
of it should be sold and the proceeds such public works. The Reclamation
The following leftor with regard to the ation Scheme if car-
Marine drain-poisoning that is going on in the -but if
it will stbestrip of landapportioned
the Governor. for ourroguirements; and if we disposed of it we should be parting with
with evening to touch on the vitally-important me water frontage which is indisponsable matter which the signatorics bring before our business; therefore, so far as if the Governor, but we trust the subject will concerns my Company, wo du art require the reclamation. We quite satisfied receive most carefulstady, for some remedy
at
Destructor, Wo understand one was on
red by Government several years ago.), amell That all Public Sewers, especially ance tiated by havip ventilators constructed way. The s
The stops taken to about to ban doyl-garcia, apani, according from being turned into a geceral lateine as present in dispute, istiot Company in were quite apart from the from the the Governments On the che hand to reduce the present to the Local Goveranient Board's recom- mendation, so us lo relieve the pressure of ventila
and were taken at the suggestion payment of 1,300,0.0 bu : 980,000, while 6. That all marshy, muft Gድ boggy places explanation and correction of the remarks 1,480,000. The company agreed to fix a near the respectiva watercourses on the made by us the other day. His statement maximam tarit, and andertook to purchas bilisidor be drained by surface drainage or diffuts materially from that of every one their rasterial and 30,000 tons of coal in otherwise.
shes to whom we have referred on this the monarchy further, they made the We intend sending a copy of this letter statter but it is only fair that we should novel proposal to share the net profits with to the several newspapers in the Colony
furbish what explanatina can be given from the State after the shareholders had receiv We have the Inoar to be. Sir, your most every side concerning a nuisance which for a od 6 per cent, and finally to open some new humble and obedient sorvants, very long time has been a serious danger to linos, especially from Flame to the Egyptian (Signed) E. MACKINTO.
health in the district referred to Ep. . M.] porta
the date of that meeting and of that the proped the street, extensions on devoted to the construction of
Praya Reclamation, F I have. madothis Government has given its moss the boner rostign" of the fovernor to ried out will no danis benefit or in Western district has been sent to H. E. the Bewor Gas at the upper lavela,onts bard by This is Mr Price's the company asks for an increase to f Borious consideratios to the various obju.xpress Elia Excuttency grobat the at holde sertainly not du sin tions to the schems that had been put for explanation given in my letter No. 1781 of
the 18th instant was not more lucid.
tomistotally unfit f been made ward, and suggestions that had
With the view of clearing up the doubt for its fimprovement by the Chinese which has not unnaturally arison, Iain to munity by the European landlords in refor you to the plan signed by the Acting tersated and by the public pures, and wa Governor, whereon the directions of the ourselves have had further time and more Streets are precisely indicated. --I have the abundant opportunities of studying the honor to he, Sir, your must abediant ner question and becoming better acquainted with its murite and domerits. The Gi
FREDERICK STEWARE, Colonial Secretary and pondence which has been
This letter, gentlemen, clears of all is put, if I am in order, I would suggest been more time, and that since it has been which I will read to you just now, consent
to the the conditions originally laid doubt on the point Now what have we that some details may be gires way and we met, na almost half gained by our representations! As to the future meeting. Between now and that seni in many have come forward seeking to
amount of Grown land, more fi
its apportion- ment, referred to in the first of the Chiese
details can beat, The cost of this streign it.
-Veramcal-bas, as spice má vori
ed to modify
by il
down
[
rant,
with our present position, and
and to rectis clamntly wanted. We understand dat the land in front would be only expending the signatures at the foot of the memoriat money for no
whatever.
Mr.F. W Purned this resolution might have been largely increased had their
time there will be sozie time in which
The Letter is as folle
convinced than over that the reclamation resolutions--nothing. The Governmit vey is supposed to be borne by the Marine Hongkong, 25th November, 1887. the Praya in the centrat promoting the fun this point le fatexible, da to deposit.] Lot-holder. Would it not be fair
boliava, Fam
frequly thm of the city is the best possible mogna health and prosperity of the place,
When we
Bt
God
· QAD
in
Hat
the me
now, and
I
the
are some
bion
diant the matter wit me personally do that we should, as it is always sure vey. 1 broached, that matter before, andy-have reduced this
K. R. BELILIUS
WILLIAM WOTTON.
WM. DANBY, M. Inst. of C. E JNO, D. AwMPHKSIE.
D. GILLIES. H. N. Mony. ASE. VAUCHEE JY. VERNON ALFRED G. WISE, AY. LIGHTWOOD
F. Bap KL
JOBS ANDREW
CRICKET:
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB 2. GARRISON,
This match was continued to-day and anded in a draw, which according to rule
The Liverpood Salvage Association report with reference to the steamer
the steamer Lau
that the after end was safely flusted on the 14th inst. And taken to Causis Dock. In conse quence of the hears sea runuing she struck the pior-hund and started the bulkhead,
however, afterwards
Required will be hauled howaser, claiming a moral victory. The The Orient steamer Ormuz left Plymouth Club in their second innings played well for on the 15th inst, and passed Gibraltar on 183, to which T. Sercombe Smith coptri. the 18th, having nezomplished, the distance shortest
was in favour of the Garrison, the Club, which through to graving dock
buted 33, E. W. Maitland 29, A. J. Leach in on record, why
and F. Maillard 25 each and . Dawson
Kotler disasters.
22. The Garrison made 107 in their first at oo, the weather appears to have become
gole,
and moderate breezes are
F. HO. WRON
in sixty-four
four hours tou
fupan
A TURNER
Goorder C. U. MASTER JNO: J. FRANUS
Hamburg, 18th
fearful
CRAS. C. COHEN.
GILMAN & Co., Agents for Groan- innings and 85 for soven, wickets in their settled at the 15th inst warad
go
hera
A. O'D, COUREIN.
The
trade
وان
JAS. B. COUGHTRIG
S. E. SHELLIS.
T. H. WarreHEAD
to
RT. Lewis, Dy. Surg. Gan, PMQ. Chine and S. S. which I fever, The type of
HID GOTTY say has caused much saknes among my servants and which lately attack- od Mrs Lower, is not of a purely malarial
type but a bastard fever
I think, to some local auro Which ought to by investigated. The amelia
are abominable from the
for
Six,We the Undersigned, Residents ab and of an account of cast of reclamation we have Government to bear that coat, soeing the providing for our and rapidily-ingrose- pineal something. There must
out of let us know at the future moeting attention of His Excellency The Governor, beg most respectfully to direct the urgent payt luz population, und will be, at the same posit, but it will be applied in payment of let ataze they get fross the schemao, and the Western Bul of the City and others,
Then again the time, of advantage to us individually as the earlier expences of the work instead of what it is to dusk. landowners. You may possibly think that being retained to no purpose in the Treaachens of sewerage, what is it to be and the Sauitaty Board, to the serions theanitary condition of the above District In sections? the Governmit has been a little dilatory sury till the reclamation is finished; and I for the different
During the just suminer mouths, ferd and has taken too long a tîmi in making up may ay that on this point the Go central portion the cist of the seven has ver con absenG FOR U majority its mind and in enmunicating its healvernment is prepared to make a further will be greater than in the Western determination on the subject, but allow me concession although not referred to in the portion. Will the cost of the sewerage of if not all, the foreign residences in the
Colonial Secretary's letter. It will, in each section falt for that section?
neighboured, uctive and foreign inmitten to assure you that the time las not
The Chairman-Curtainly, that will be
that will be having been attacked indiscriminately, Wasted.
I pointed cut
cases, be prepared to
some households have had as many as forty 10 sccept site that the arrival of our now Governor
security in of deposit of case.
within a few weeks, moussarily entail delay. He was actial monty. This tu sene may the antha Cross-Conte not the Government changes of servants, with
and the mortality amongst Chinese bas to the place and to the question and must advantage Anto the third resolution, Bisbe approached gain on that Crown rent have time to make himself throughly convides of the Prays by ten feet, thus giving Company, we shall be just double tire produce this insalubrious condition, must,
con Excellency consents to a reduction of the question? Take the page of the Gus been very great
That sorte special Causer exist, which versant with it in all its beating each of us ten fast greater depth of available Orown rent an the new lot of what dord w,
we think, be admitted; it is not In our I can sastro you, gentlemen,
A to building land,
much-debated
doderstand there are that he is.
is strongly favour of
scheme,
power w
to indicate the actual factors at work, understands it
it thoroughly and has clear question of backyards the Government has wore in the same pilion.
we desire however to draw, the attention of Mr Chatur-1 mall orain approach the Bis Excellency to tame of the insaniaty cou- yielded pose what I won a tand definite
was a hotly con opinions opon all
all points cou
tested
I point, and
afraid at one
Government timo
mot and
Ket nected with it. He did me the bumont, to
aspects of the
which in Our api- of success, but o
ther to pay for the cual of this our
neighbourhand your representative, and together with Mir sinse conquered at
to do with our prosent Governor, nud we
seng told that
a perfoon Hospital No. 795, heur the transury was empty and Mr Lister and Dr. Stewart, we spent hare a allding solo by which tho require that the Government was not in a position junction of the Fokfolus ant Hill Roads. Price,
4. On Inlan some hours over these plans and in the co-monta as ta backyards are proportioned to to spend fuck money for beasting the and on the Hill Side to the Bonth of the sideration of numerous objections that
the have been raised to them and to the the depth of the ones to which they are Marins Lut-holdere. hall.trs it agan Gas Worki, a native village of
datters (Signed) Squatters with its modifications now made 103 fost can afford to have a 10-foot back to acquiesce in that proposition. With real niter absence of sanitation E originally, and the are the result in Lao main of that cunfer yard, while aliquse of only 50 feet in depth gard to the newerage, as I said, it is distint init whatever; the numerous horela cuin
sly cannot.fo ruply to our representations as y laid dowa iu the Government's letter further amendments or alterations, unless to in the progress of the work now conditions mation work, His Excellency admits that expensas. With regard to the third point & inust irregular and close manner, they 2 are densely crowded very night with men, should arise demanding considerating, and they are deserving of evanideration, and you touched upon Frost feat that its women and children of the lowest, Glass,
ressons for varying the
the I fought out with the Governor we are met to day to accept the Govern that there are ment proposals as amended by the Colonial elarge por square foot of land reclaimed in fact with the Executive Council, and on wows and pys are also we noderstand
housed in the village, the
grand owing to Socretary's liter of the 18th instant, or to according to position and depth of water no account would the Government give way the absence of draita eta, is
division of the Phey said it would ant ben right thing to saturated with eowage, uid, impregnated He therefore that
comments to the ro cốt trung, I feal sure then lemon,. you will
Dow read
sassment of the cost to individuals in aciders who have and a small Crown rentice SEEULLABY'S OFFICE, proportion to the esperes of reclaim hitherts. By this one universal rate the ply a het bed of disosse. Noxious trades,
such as ung in their particular section Hongkong, 18th November, 1887.
But Government do not bossfit materi
materially and the soy making are carried on thera : ม.
from this colony e smells causting Sta,Adverting to your letter of the 8th the entails very careful surveys There are others paying now considerante ara, at times, painfully apparent and spread:
although they may make a slight increase, and to make these certain The
10 a considerable distance to the Eastward, on the subject of the proposed, Prays estimates must be increased, which more than we are tu Es called upon to specially during the South-west Moonson
pro
get the
posals put forward by the Government / attnofied A house with a denth of 00 to and so it we cannot Regiment has been perated spring up w
the
y
-Boo have in hapa of our obletning y distributions of the cost of the recla that each section will have to pay its own pristng things are huddled together in
find:
the accent bau JOH | WUER JURD, Sultably sections to the es give advantage to die of the Men fot- with focal matter, so that the place is sim-
them.
regrets at
That tanch a conconrae of Nalives should to dallest in such clogo propin- qully to European Residences, we consider
ovil which demands instant rem
b. On the Hill-side above Bonham Road,
owers on the higher levels,
FW. Cless. O BACHRACTE P. VANDA RK. LEIGH, VW, HI Loss.
(Sigued) B. L.
The House Sannyside' has had some of its tomates attacked by fever since my entering into residence there is Apriblait Not a week has passed without some member of my family or some of my faz
pupils bei daughter by. ∙luid be A month since my were attacked by what Dr. Cantile called drain pot the
and ten days
since my wife was at point
death
·
od
from Billous Remittent Fever, caused, I have no doubt, from the Elthy condition of the Chinos Squat fer's Plut mentioned in
#
During the auth west monsoon the windows fooing this plot could not be kept open oz. account of the atench As no drains from this bouse are connected with outsicu draine the
canuok colus from Poison (signed) 0. J. BATEMAN. ROSTOWEL
ult reclamation, I am directed by the Governor to request you to convey to the Marine ve muat ravide for H, therefore, you The Governor thought it a fair and equit -Lot-owner! tie Excellency's
his determine to-day that this reclaimtionable way of dealing with Maribe Lot-holders innbility to meet ibo whole of their views tekene shall be carried out I will bare to by instingue universal rate for all be allowed t and wishes, es expressed in the resolutions ask you to pass a further resolution binding Mr. Cross-I think it would bo
yourself to provide fynde, age, orice lf at the next meetjugd:| which you forwarded.
The Gorernur would,
would, however, be
be pre- this indispensablé are, And y
also it wo all other
the sewerage there is, at times, an exhalation of foul pared to winks concussions on the following points the Government rousin firm, and At present we have only got a general odanes that shuld be abated, caused by
to make concussions on the following the means of bellosting it. On lange have an estimate of the various stems, cestution 2.Bis Excellency will slept refuse to assent to any further alterations plats scheme before us and it is hardly your suggestion, and allow the contractors or amendments in their plans; and all enough to decide upon, from an engineering coolies drying Suggs. The effect of (Signed) S Best calls for payment on account of work things considered, Gentlemen, I think we point of view a Boy
That the
·Resolution
exconted to be met from the Phanteve done well, and I now beg to proppes ; | ****
deposit fund, until the letter is
o had
details
My to
One
heavy rains on these Sugar-bags in to canes One could
the soil to becomegathrated with refuse from hardly be expected to accept such work the bags to such an extent as to become
al scheme. the Marine Lot-holars her present upon
would want terms
of the extinstexnot only a nuisance but doubtless a offered by the Guvern to
to know
sa stand- ing source of danger several of the nalips ment for the reclamation
Buy Que would
The tenants of O Iment should make a
ppat-if
on the understanding in respect of sahne accept.t
quent payments that any Lot-owner falling and resplanuod by the day afted plan at our lower Gardens in (his neighbourhood, f
of the 18th
that. Giovers... I do not succeed in
I in perusding tho
persist in manuting their plants and veger
to meet the calls of the Government for the Secretary's letters of Government to pay for it of the whole ses fes with uffensive liquid asBOTS | SOFSTAL!
balance of the crays đuo him shall forfeit his rights to the reclamation
sud of the 22nd Mor, 1
Resolution 3The Governor consents to themselves to dooperate with the Gore
width of 56 feet.
of them have been summoned, but the the proposed new Prays roadway being rement therein and to become parties to any bed and gire as each a note of the exact cost result did not enougo the Residouts to
agreement that may be necessary
between of of the Lots, I should submit it to the Resolation In consideration of the the
of the Praya Raclamation stantly. His Excellency reofaum- onrrying aut
daced
terfect but the sole will do notifciafim of the the Government ad themesves for the hand: tako further steps in the matter.
ed
Jenny
any one
would apply the ruler which i plaíned. When the welche scheme he would wire
Bohood (Lap-Sap-War) the destru this connexion the following reale 16
pr the
on drylanda, and will therefore consent to back yards somewhat less than 15 feet in width, Iu
to still farther reduce the widths of back op
vory
Very
an
R. M. JAMESON.
A. J. STORE
E. DE JERSEY, for Mies Johastong. GEOR STAVEN
Major E
RE
ALFABY HANCOCK. E. LA REUTER CHAS D. HARMANT ALEXANDER LEVY
second, the principal scores being-Scanian prevalent. On 22, Dawson 16, and. Higginbotham and honey snowfall, which is quite ourual
at so early a time of the your Savage 17 each. Sercombe Sunith bowled on the river has been impeded by the wes
ther. Osz vonnqaication with
| exceedingly well for the Club in the second Junings of the Garrison. The following are the scores for two days:
#MONONO-I_CRICKET CLUN,
First InnÜRI
F. Maitland, Williams, & Graham, 28 B. Sparrow, R.N., •
G: Elable, 5 Arahem..
C. H. C. Platt, 5 E. 0. Smilů,
EW. Anitked, e Bavage, 15. O.
. Dawson, RN,, bdr 11
T. 8. Smith, 5Z. 0, Suith,.
́w. Lammert, d' E, G, Faith, d Grakasa.....
3. Groin, Beanian, b E. G. Emith, 1. J. Louch, absqat, ................
Extras
KOM MAA MBeans Imgs":
F. W. Maitland, be; Horginnt Savage,
6. Grable, and li beshin
·IL. Sparrow; R. A., D. Githam,
J.Leach, run dabas
F. Buitland, an outing
C. P. Platt, tw, Sergeant MeQuirk,
II: Dawson, tho Bàn lan, bị cách
1. Gmr. b Ollery.
T. Harcombatt, ut pas
TAN Lammert, Higglabotism, bran 11. Cirevan, la Chembele
Total 383
First Lanings.•- La M. D. Craham, ↳ DawOUN Lieut. Higginbotham, Bercombe Smith, b - Dawson,
4. do C. Botalen, Saroorals Bmi15... Bajor Willems, RA, b Grimble, DAN Liert. Az A. Elord, b Bercombe Smith, Lient: 0. F. Fedier, not ent
-Tremp, Blejzirk, H.A. s.deroomte
. Lient d. V. Distance Hi
By Dhudis 120 out: Gajah diles, a Fat, béníth Laval. 2. 0.6mith, e and
Beagoant Garage, 1
·Tivat, Ganduan, à Bercointa Leut, Kinginbothau, o Grímil
Lint; 25 do 0. Scanlan, N
Grimble,
Lämt. Largð, b Serdamba Lieut. Pedler, Leach, b Emi
·Corpi libera Czey," & SuskÉK Major Williams, b Grable. Lieut. Blattbiws, not out...
Wa
Qu
16
A. §. GARFIT.
THE ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE ON Honorable Frederick Stewart, LL.D. LADIES AT FOODHOW
Oolonis! Secretary
made mention in
jakt coleumba week of the dastardly outrage which was perpetrated at Kaligng on the night of the 11th instant, and we are now indebted to a gentleman who recently visited the house, for the further information: which we place belore our readers.
CORRESPONDENGE.
cribed, and Iam to add that a proposition and other gentleman has anythis most happy to submit, tas proportion to at thines, only partly accomplished,
•Pards will be entertained. Shing Houses of depth of the or less to have la fect treat importance and any in a bot say to lary of the special men coming out the mode, in which the Nu Agree with your that Mr Prica ought : Potuudel; in front, with a purtition wall in
would' bogan work ill-
d. In the native town just under this The Is most 20x108 of Bonham Road, there exista a depos
part The at great cost, His Excel scheme on the arms so modified and ex that the work should begin at once, s ha for the storage of garage and rotune can from the
i the length of saying that if we agreed. disposed to
which lies rotting and exposed to all Hon. J Bell Irving-I have much upon
Further
West, in the smo e in seconding Mr Chater's pro
Chater's proprei. a staff of men to come out at pace and make a detailed plan of the foreshore. The coat
COMPLAINTY Chater-I shall be
will not exceed 83.00 it may be lotion by burning of refuse matter, steaet glad to hear will
La carried
the Editor of the · CHINA MAXLAN to say and if you are agreeable to this I shall being, garbago $1,
Tery primitive fashion, the burning being
Hongkong, Nov. 20, The house, which by the way is now the Povod the fallowing resolt the Government.
**R-I read with much interest your property of the Chineso Authorities, GOD- Inasmuch us the Scheme is of Mr Woodin Would that include the same emarvis caused by the operations article in your issue of the 24th, and quite sists of eight small rooms having 'BITOW
fuperpicates the whole Western area, l
to ba
be the head of the Sanitary Board, the centre, and is rory solidly built of stone folly explain to all the Chinese wners with Mr U. ater-It world include alla de Town below the above District is drained Iars personally affected with be smals thenghiat At the back, separated from ons a corrected plan shewing the division of tailed plan specification and perhaps tender, and the absoluto absence of Ventilation mentioned, is Robinson Road and from the the main building b br/M the ground according to the amended Gov. so that you would know exactly what each in the Public Sewers, have caused the Dan Bin at the Mosque Steps At the are the bathroom, servants quarters, cook
каров
panags Bay. ernnical propele, if is desirable that section la golag to oust and thereby each whole of the levels above and long time that Dust Big being built 1 had houses &c, all bailt in the mine sabatantial fether time should be taken to consider ring to. The sections will probably the entire lengths of Caine and Boo- an interview with M. Prise and tried to way. The inmates of the house, on the the question, and that this meeting be poot ombracon or 5 or 6 Marino los according hat loads and the Residenons ear pot put the inconventer it would be tonight in question, were two of the add extracted, plan can in hade to the top of bytes the that ladies, one seins with her
pomdered
'you would move such a reedition 1 should | Sowers, to be poisoned with the concentrate, ell bzia filted eibe (vor of Mr Price's! hor little
and forei be glad to put
** from these Bewert, the ponimus room, for he had settled that there the They
that if "
Resolution Without at all sumenting
to the principle, that Marine lot owners have as prom right to the torchers in "front of thirst tola, euch as wondd make Obviously Fair that no phoid contri to the whole reclamation only that part
M. Choy Chan seconded.
the Far
East has been maintained by the following resacio ferionethan? TE
rivéd from
Owens, from Bassoin; Estrela de Chili, Dorward, from Baselb, and Adele C., Agens, from Rangoon, the departcree being the Indra, Giescoke, for Rangoon, sud Lydia, ss., Petersen, for Yokokarias
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