THE CHINA MAIL
These figaros show a depreses of nearly sater to the health of the Colony. It was ascertain the existence or absence of nitrites 300 to the admissions and a decrease of acarealy to boarpected that women of three the detection of which in shallow well wi- 100 is the daily average number in different nationalities should have shown tore being; in the opinion of most chemists, such unanimous good sousa and appreciabeld as conclusive evidence of the presstics, The record of prisoners in the prison Hospital last year shows nu increase of 27on, of the benefit to themselves of these in the water under examination, of Fresh
the
examinations, Their decision speaks well as compared with 1880, while the number; for the way the exarsinations have been of deaths shows a decrease of 3. In 1886 there were in that Hospital 239 cases and 9 deaths, in 1887, 205 cases and 6 deaths, In 1886 there were two suicides and two sudden desibe in the cells. In 1887 two suicides and one aulden death.
decomposing sewego.
Of the 328 waters examined 223 or 68 per cent, showed unmistakable evidence of the presence of nitrites; and 190 or 60 per cent contained considerable quantities of free mamonin. The specimens of good well water.I have analyzed in this Colony have been found to contain practically no froo atomonis and certainly not even the faint- est trace of nitrites,
contacted, and the fact that the wouren treated should voluntarily Inve expressed a desire for a continuation of the practica and that no repugnance had been shown by thems, prove that kind and civil treatment has not been misspant in their case. These As usual thero wars no evidences of auf- voluntary examinations have been now foring from the deprivation of the opium-going on for over eight months and up to pipe, though opium in any form was eare-the date of my forwarding this Report I Fally excluded from their treatment. The have had no complaint from nor of the exclusion of opium is rigidly adhered to women of the treatment received by ibom unless the treatment of the disses impers-from the men or attendant at the Elos p-sideration of the chemical data and an in- tively demands it; this, however, did not happan to be the case with any of the opium smoking prisoners under treatment.
List
I give the ages, consumption, and woights of the largest consumers received into Gaol,
In all cases au accurate determination was made of the amount of Chlorine pre- sentia the water and after a careful con- spection in many instances of the localities whence the samples However, taking everything into con 233 of the samples or 11 pre placed or 71 per cent, in the sideration the type of disease from this category of waters, that were evidently source is for the most part of the mildest,mneh peilated. and both the Military and Naval Authori I may add that the greater part of the 9 samples contained Chlorine
Mails.
US MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC, MAIL- STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, va * OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,
(22
HE U. 8. Mail Steamship UITY OF SYDNEY will be despatched. for San Francisco via Yokohama THURSDAY, the 19th Instant, at 3 pm, taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans portation to Yokohama and other Japan Porte, to San Francisco, to Atlantio and fuland Uities of the United States, via Over-
Demerare, and to
to ports in Mexico, Contral South America, by tho Company's and connecting Steamers.
They were six in numbor, all had habitually tins bear witness that no other British commin excess of the quantity for land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and l'i consumed 4 maco, wei, half-an-ounce of station shows such freedom from venereal derived from walls that are wilband,
oplum daily, the time they have been addasase of a bad type as Hongkong. dicted to the habit of opium amoking is also set forth
Number
Consump Weight
Age, fear tish per
opûin
on Ad-
Weight at end
of $
dicin.
smoker.
mission,
Weeks.
*56 20
4 mace
110
40
103
109
52
30
4
120
114
78.35
96
106
70
08 80
¥67
70 36
in water
in Hongopean and Amuzicant residents Board, a recommendation was made that England, France, and Germany by all
we
MIX.
out doubt uncontaminated; and in the last HEALTH OF THE COLONY: Table XVI. shows the rate of mortality report on water analysis I submitted to the amongst
for the last ten years from all wher abundant water supply was avail. planes of discase. The number and per-able the Government would do well to centage are the highest over recorded, ordor the obosing of all well in the City of although during the year previous had Victoria.
light
oh lera epidemic. In 1887 small. છે એવા pox becamo epidemie but the mortality from this discuso in no way accounts for the in- creased death rate, In 1887 the deaths wore 138 as compared with 103 in 1880 and Thost marked with an asterisk were under 99 in 1885. This percentage of deaths to traatment for general debility, the others the population is 4.0t nearly doubling the Dr. ware ander no treatment for other ail-average of the provious ten years. ments. It will be gathered from these Ayren writes na that he has made a mistako figure that the habit of opium smoking in this paragraph. The deaths in 1887 were not interfere with the digestive powers. 108, not 135, and the percentage 3.55, not These men all consumed an aramunt
uf 4.51. opium equivalent in value to 30 cents a
balow the Bills of Mortality for the give or $0 por month. Therefore they must fourteen years that I have been in the have been of
could afford betas registered in Hongkong, from disease
.472 25 4
dey
I
During the year nine samples of milk which had been obtained by the Nuisance Inspectors wore analysed at the request of the Sanitary Board. Of these three wore returned as being adalterated. One of the specimens was estimated to contain at least 50 teant, of added water.
per
the necessity of checking
Through Passage Tickets granted to trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.
First-class Faros granted as follows To San Francisco,
...$200.00
To San Franciacoand rotoru,
Fo
available fur G'monthn
Torpool .....
[No. 7767.—Jour 10, 1888.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.
Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.
To facilitate binding aition of any vessi in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eleven Nections, viemencing wi
Green Island. Vossels near the Hongkong shore are marked 2., near the Kowloong shoro k., and those in the body of the
Shipping or midway between each shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figuros denoting the sections.
Sector
1. From Green Island to the Gas Worke 2. From Gas Works to Jardine's Wharf.
9. From Jardino's Wharf to the Harbour Master's Office.
4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Offico,
ỡ. From P, and 0. Oo.%. Office to Paddar's Wharf. 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Neval Yard.
Vessel's Name
350.00 325.00 330,00 Albany
China
Chine
Some time a milk supplied to the Ciril embarkers, who have paid full fare, re- City (
the quality of Hospital wes rory clearly demonstrated to the Oil Medical Staff, and it was decided that once a month samples from the mora ing and orauing milk delivered by the con
To enable me t form
a'proper estimate
class, and comparatireis well to do Colony, among the Europesis and Chiness, tractor were to be analyzed.
at
to
tor food than the diet of the Gool Hospital, that may be among other causes attributable of the quality of the milk an analysis is for in order to live woll (for instance, us
insanitary homes, filth poison, and over-made, regalarly once a montis, of a cample well as the best class of Chinese servants) crowding. As against the increased par-selected as the Contractor's Farm from the
- need BOL lete coat then more than Beentage of dusts from all causes it is satis mixed product of the whole Dairy
Too weight cannot be attached factory to note that the percentage from per month
month for food.
DE preroutible diseason is at diminishing, to the necessity
providing the sick though the population is increasing no with milk of the beat quality seeing that
it forms thair sulo rapidly from year to gear.
it
Of the three not under treatment two decreased in weight, and the one who is 78 years old remained the samo. A man of 78 that can digest the ordinary Gaot diet and keep his weight must have his digestive powers in excellent order.
shows.
In many cases
ticle of diet. Mr Rogers, the Hospital Ste- word, has been, for some mouths, in the habit of noting the Specific Gravity and Temperature of every delivery so that all possible precnations are now taken to pre- rent an inferior article being neat up to the wards for the patient's consumption.
In all 26 samples of milk were analyzed every case is the one devised some years ago by Dr James Bell, the Principal of the Somerset House Laboratory.
Mails.
In respect of these diseases which may use thoir origin to insanitary con- ditions, we see that the European table There were 78 opium amokers of one of deaths kepe shout the same average, mece a day received into Ulaai, of whom 17 while the Chinese table shows a very mark were taken into Hospital, none of them been a low for the previous ten years. ed reduction, in fact the latter has never having very serious complaints as Table The improved methods of surface aanvang
"Moreover it must he remembered that | ing
ing and the thorough cleansing of tece-ducing the year. The process adopted in opiam ameking prissaare not under treatments at certain periods, insisted on by the mont have the ordinary rice and water dist Sauitary Board for the but three years one day overy week, which would tend to appear to be doing a great amount of decrease their weight. Notwithstanding practical good. In 1886 there was a de- this, however, most of these weighing under
craeso in this table of nearly 400 deaths as a hundred pounds remain of the average other decrenae of nearly 400 deaths as com
compared with 1895; this year there is an- weight. The Chinese of the chain-gang are picked from the strongest of the prisoners, pared with 1886. With these facts before and their average weight is 110 tbs. It is the Sunitaty Board must have overy only sasonable to expost that those who are above the average weight on admission should not add to that weight on a Gool diet, which though sufficient and whole. some cannot be mid to be fattening. These tables, which have been given for the last six or seven years with my Annual Reports, prova conclusively that tho emoker can discontinue the habit at onco without any detriment to himself, and that it is idle to talk of the suffering which the deprivation of the opiam entails. I do not think tho suffering attendant on that do. privation is more than that of a tabacco
arucker,
if es great.
i
apium
reason to be satisfied with the result of their work in the rootical sanitation of the town, although their best efforts will be, I fear, but of little comparativo avail until chair
Urdinance, which it is hands are strengthened by the new Public Try deeply regretted should not have been son- firmed and
I brought into operation last, ar. During 1887-9 forer has prevailed ox tensively in the extreme Wastern District
the upper levels
of along the upper
Victoria, and Medical Commission been appointed by His Excellency the Governor to enquire in to the nature and cause of the disease and to suggest preventive carasures. Tais Com. mission has not yet submitted its Report.
has
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA.
·MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA;
among LONDON,
Opilim smoking bald forth as the Chips. man's greatest vice is certainly not to be
In November, a very serious outbreak of compared in its evil effects with the amall-por occurred; there were 15 deaths European vice of spirit drinking, a habit to among Europeans and. 233 deaths anong which the Chinese as a nation are not Chinese from this cause up to the end of given. Instead of making such an outery the year. There was for a time a very and wasting large sums of money in trying largo demand for vaccine, and
and the latter
reflect with how much greater advantage and
to reclaim the Chinaman one cannot bat Fred for to
dition
Australia,
AZAO
HAVKE, BORDEAUX, DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP,
THURSDAY, the 19th of July, 1888, at Roon, the Company's s
Commandant HOSERY,
The as procured SAGHALIEN,
we might look nearer home and attend to from Japan was found admirably put up our own need of reform, in respect of for travelling, is arrived in excellent con
and was effective and satisfactory. intemperance.
From the lat September Dr Marguca The small-poz epidemic was aevoro while took over the medical charge of the Gaal it lasted, and necessitated the building of from me, and I again took medical charge
a temporary mat Hospital with 100 of the Look Hospital.
the Government
LUSATIO ASYLUM.
Table XId gives the number, nationality, disease, and description of patients admitt ed to the Luustic Asylum during the past
year.
these three remain.
hods in
Stazmero
To other European points at proportionate Beuarty rates. Speciar reduced rates granted to Bisagno Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service Canton and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be Carisbrooke obtained on application
City of Bydney San Francisco for Chins or
Danube Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be
Deutero... allewal a discount of 18%. This allowance Daawongsa....... does not apply to
Duburg and Japan to fares from China }
Formbes.......... Freight will be received on board until 4 General Werder p.n. the day previous to sailing. Parcel Gathrie Packages will be received at the office until Independent 5 al., dame day: all Faroel Packages Khive should be marked to address in fail: vaine Kong I
Beng samo is required.
Kulang Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo Malwa dated to points beyond Ban Francisco, Marie... in the United States, should be sent to the Mongkut Company's Oreos in Scaled Envelopes, Name addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Oceanic Francisco.
Pilot Fish For further information as to Passage Polyhymnin” and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Soochow Company, No. 604, Queen's Rond Central. Tainni.
Warting 0. D. HARMAN,
Agent.
of
Hongkong, July 3, 1898.
1103
Balling Vessels
CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE, VIA
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.
Апра
Arun
Outhona. Dagmar
Escort... Heinrich.
Suctio
7, From Naval Yard to Blue Buildings,
8. From Blue Buildings to East Point
9. From Kellett's Island to North Point,
10. Kowloon Wharvos.
11. Jardine's Wharf
Captain,
Flag and Rig
Tons,
Date of Arrival.
Consignees or Agents,
Destination.
Remar
13 h Boutellier......Brit,
8 oPortor...... Brit.
Tognas20... Ger. h'Bremner... Brit str. 1111 July 14Jardino, Matheson & Uo.
Cass Britt. 93 July 16 Morris & Ray 5 Ulderup Ger..
etc. 648 July 30Melohern & Co. 5 ciFriele
... Amor. str. 3016 Jely OP. M. S. 8. Co. Erit.. str. 564 July 10. B. Me
Marty ¡Ger. str. 1197 July 12Ed. Schellhasa & Co.
Brit. str. 1057 July 3 Yuon Fat Hong str. 927 July 12 Melchors & Co.
str. 1730 July Adamson, Bell & Co. str. 1119 July 15Gibh, Livingston & Co. str. 1400 July 11 Carlowits & Co.
8 h Bertalaca... Ger.. 5b Hall.
Brit.
10 Schwelmaan...der.
Schafer Crows
Jones
Brit
Ger.
Brit
str. 674 July 10 Douglas Steamship Co str. 1-20 July S Molchers & Co, str. 1500 July
Russell
& Co.
atr. 871 July 10 Wieler & Do. str. 1453 July
str. 382
362 Foly
&O, S. N. Cn.
Fat Hong
&0. S.
1495 Pulsatheson & Co.
str. 1495
July
N.
Marty
704 July 13A. R. 959 July 12Yuon Fat Hong
Str. So July
Co.
glas Steamship Co.
826 Joly 14 Douglas
str. 80 Joly
str. 3808 July ICO. &0. S. 8. Co.
11 Slusar
•
15 c'Croecy
5 Hohlason ......Gor
str.
3 b Anderson
Brit.
..5.1 Pocock
Brit
Brit.
Brit. tag
Gür:
Brit.
Allison
Brit.
[6 c Cheong Shang.. Chi.
str.
Metcalfe
6bStopani
Scheeler olkowin.
161 Sept. 27. K. & W. Dock Co. str. 1003 July 13 Niemisen & Co. atr. 913 July 15 Chinese.
str. 1469 July 1 Butterliold & Swire 227 July 13 Sanders & Co.
9kMainschien......Ger. ch. 3kChristensen....Norw. bqs.
5 Weiss so Ger, bge.
5 Gifford
Paulson
347 June 15 Siemssen & Co. 694 July 11 Captain
333 June 10 Chinese
JBrit sch. 201 June 19 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Danish
Brit. bye.
222 July 11 Order
619 June 28 Gonsalves & Co.
3 Jon amor, bag. 940 June 20Order
Waterboussiner, bqs.
3 Banuat. Ger. bye.
E. J. Spence
3 GO
Electra
ecart
Hydra John Nicholson... Norden
13,651 Tons Register, POZIER, CO- Spisaway.....
HE British Steamship ALBANY, Sachem mander, will be despatched for YAN- Tarapaca COUVER, B.O., and SAN FRANCISCO, Wandering Jew DAY, and YOKOHAMA, on THURS- Young Siani
July, st 3 p...
the S.S. BATAVIA, and S.S. PARTHIA,
KOBE
To 23rd on the on the 13th
Connection
be made at Yokohame with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with Pacific Coast by the regular Steamers of the PADITZU COAST STEAMERIR COMPANY and other
Steamera. Through
Passage Tickets granted to Eng Atlantic lines of Steamers land, France, and Germany by all trans-
First-class Force granted as follows To Vancouver & Victoria, Mox. $160.00 To San Francisco....
8 Obristensen. Dan by. ***... Brit. bqs. Jensen
Noty. c. Bartlett. Amer. eh.
Brit
438 July 15 Gonsalves & Co. 923 May 20 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 6Arnhold, Karborg & Co. 786 July
8Melchers & Co,
686 July
230 June 20 Gilman & Co. 1311 June 30F. &0. S. N. Co.
325 June 23 Slemssen & Co. Brit. bge. 594 Jans 12ibb, Livingston & Co. Nichols ........................ Amer. ch. 1650 July 11 Poston & Co. Kook Siam, bio. 160 Juna 13 Chinese
hGarrick
Kennett
Singapore
19th inst Swatow & Shangliai | Kim, Saigon
San Francisco
10th inst
Swatow & Bangkok K'loon Dock"
Amoy and Tamsui To-morrow Yokohama
Sydney
To-morroy
To-morrow
Straits & Bombay Tomorro
Shanghai
Tomorrow
Kobe & Yokohama To-morrow Haiphong
Ta-morrow Swathy & Bangkok (To-morrow Coast Ports
18th inst
Y'haron & Sap Foisco
Yokohama & Kobe 18th inst.
Boibov, &c.
Sydney,c,,
Her Britannie Majesty's Ships on the China Station.
Com, R. Blair Meconophio
Captain Henry H. Boys
To-morrow
To-day
Hongkong Manila
Name,
Rig.
Tons Gus. L‚Í‚P.
Captain.
Where at.
Alacrity Audacious
despatch-vessel twin-screw battle-ship
$
3180
.10
4930
Capt. John B. Warren
Tokohama Yokohama
Cockchafer
gunboat 2nd class
4 470
Lieut.-Com. Ed. E. Maxwell
Feochoy
To all commion points in Can- ads and the United States
Liverpool
175.00
Constance
orainor Sed clase
14
2590
Capt L. C. Kappel
Yokohama
Cordelia
cruiser Sed class
10
2420
Yokohama
250.00
300.00
Espoir
Buntat 2nd class
-ba. 3rd class coast defence
340
In
Kserve
470
Liecs-Com, Reginald E. Smith
To London
305,00 Firebrand
ganboat 2nd alaca
·460
Tent. Com. Denison
Heroine
cruiser 3rd class
8
1130
twinsorge battle ship
·10 10000
Captain Chas 3. Balfour Command William H. May
Tozchama
Shanghai
ortiser and class
10 5500
Captain M. J. Dunlop
gun-vesse 2nd class
6
1050
Commander W. Matrack
gunboat 2nd clas
430
aloop
10
*1120
Lien-Com. W. M. Matarin Commander J. H. Martin Commander R. W. White, RN.
Hongkong
Yokohama
Hongkong
690
Commander W. U. Moors
Shanghai
716
1200
Lieut. Com, W. Maiti. Dengal
Yokohama
2360
1400
CET. P. W. Nesham
Yokohama
torpedo mining lanuch
gun-vesso! 2nd class
1030
B. Bromley
Linot. Com. A. D. Davenhill
Hongking
Lieat Com. Webber
receiving ship
Commodore Maxwell, A.D,C,
Hongkong
Hongkong
sloop
750 1450
Commander Geo. Gillard
Yokohamas
Hongkong
with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for, the above places.
Cargo and Speci will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ac copted
in transit through Marsillos for the Civil
Hospital grounds, So large was the number of admissions that principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted until it reached 50 cases in Hospital at one
woon. time. Thanks to the precautions and the
Cargo will be received on board until date zaten. Special reduced rates granted to Impérieuse energetic measures takou by the Sa., Spoaie and Parcels until 3 p.m. on Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, Leander
To other European points at
at proportion. sepidemic was not of long dura Nine were admitted during the year, of tion. An Ordinance for the opiate seat on board; they must be loft at Customs, to be obtained on application.
Board, this
the 18th July, 1883. (Paroela are not to and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese Linnet vaccination of infants has since been passed, 19
the
Merlin Fortunately there were no females in tho and it will be interesting to see whether it Agtuoy's Ofice.)
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo
Mating Contente and value of Packages are ro destined to points in the United States, Fornber
Statine can be successfully enforced among the
sent to
to the Company's Offices,
Hattler BROWN, District Company's Office.
Freight Agent,
Sapphire Freight will be received on beard until Batellita 4 p.m. on the 25th July,
Anleni All Parents must be sent to our Office and should be marked to address in full; and the same will be reosived by us until Steam-5pm. the day previous to mailing.
For information as to Passage or Freight,
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agenta. Hongkong, July 13, 1888.
TUNG-WA HOSPITAL, The trial number of patients treated in this Hospital was 3,231; of there 1,213 died, 370 having been admitted already in a moribund condition. The grost majority admitted into this Institution are gurables in a destitute condition.
The
23 D one to 30.
орон.
quired.
should bo
For further particulars, apply at the adresse YENDOTOX B.C.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent
Hongkong, July 6, 1898.
1196
Asylum at the end of the year, and it was therefore possible to utilize the empty ward Chinese poumont Medical Staff of the asmall-pox Hospital for European As the
Colony at present stands, each member of females.
it has his full complement of work, and there is no relief possible in case of emer- geacy, except from outside sources, which canuut always be depended If member of the Medical Staff falls sick there
one to take his place. None of us Occidental & Oriental can take vacation leave without great por- sosal loan, as acperdinkant en furlough
to the Pules of the
Ship Company. Service every officer to find a substitute. The finding o
of & sub. stituto
is feasible in almost every other De TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS There were no small-pox casca in the partment without detriment to the indivi
TO JAPAN, THE UNITED amall-pox wards of this Hospital at the dual who takes his lears, for there is al- beginning of the year, but 310 were
ad- ways Воше brotter officer io the service
STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND mitted during the last two months, of these who can take his place, or his limited hours SOUTH AMERICA, AND ́EUROPE,
diel The majority of the admissions of duty
render it
it possible for him to find
130,010.
number of out-patients treated was
Thera remained in the Hospital at the
of the year, 168 cases,
end of
221
Thi
werò suc-
TEMPORARY LOCK HOSPITAL.
ca
has
T
VIA
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
AND
STEAMERS.
word children, a largo proportion of whom out
he outside assistance, With the Medical De- were under four years of age and nearly all
apartment, however, such is not the case. unvaccinated, 3,158 vaccinations wer
The duties
require the incumbent of the catally performed by the vaccinators at office to bo ez duty at all times night and ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING tached to the Hospital, which is entirely day, and there is no one in the Service under the management of the Chinese. that can relieve him. The Army Medical Department have hitherto come to aurrelief, Lock Hospital will bo but this cooperation cannot always be do NOT your the given on to the special use for which it was pended on, aa from press of work, sickness, For the last two years it has or other case, the Army Medical Staff may designed. been sepied as a portion of the Govern- be short of hands themselves. If there mant Civil Hospital, but the new wing before the recent recommendation of the ing nearly finished this accommodation will Sanitary Board in favour of an Epidemic no longer be required.
Bospital outside of the town be carried out, would be shaolutely necessary to obtain On the 1st of September, 1887, by an order from Her Majesty Government the the permanent services of an additional compulsory medical examination of woon Surgeon I bave the honour to be, Sir,
abolished. This decision having been your obedient servant,
announced to them the Europeans, Japa
nese, and Chinese went to the Registrar-
:
PR.. B. 0. AVKES,
Colonial Seegeom.
General and petitioned for a continuance The Hon. F. Stewart, Colonial Subzotary.
of the examinations, the Chinese request-
REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT ANALYST,
Government Civil Hospital,
Hougkong, 21st April, 1858. Sig-I have the honour to forward a latent of the work done in the tempor- ary laboratory of this Hospital during the year 1887.
WATEL.
THE Steamship OCEANIC will be Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 28th despatched for San Francisco, via Instant, at 2 p..
Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers fram Shanghai and Japan ports.
All Parcel Packages should be marked fo address in full; and same will be received at the Gangway's Omce, mal 5 p.m. the day previons to sailing.
First-class Fares granted as follows To San Francisco
...$200.00
To Sao Franciso and rotara,"
available for Gunthes
To Liverpool
To London
---
350.00.
-... $25.00 930.00 To other European points at proportion- ate rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service and the Juperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application.
apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
1171
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, GENOA,' ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANT, BLACK: SEA & BALTIC PORTS;
ALSO,
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON,
GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS,
FORTS.
Torpedo Boat No. 35. Torpedo Boat No. 36 Victor Emanuel Warderer Wivarn
THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS sans
LUGGAGE. AND
Etis
India
N, B.---Cargo can be taken we through Bills:
of Inding for the principal places in RUSSIA.
Manila
THURSDAY, the 2nd day of August, 1888, at 10 am., the Company's
Tüiser
aurveying vessel
grinboat 1st class cruiser 3rd class
cruiser 3rd clan
const defenceship,armasred 2750
W. O. Karlake
Com A. C. B
+ Flagship of Vico-Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon, K.C.B., V.C., Commander-in-Chief.
H. B, M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective horse powers are given socording to H. ML. Navy lis,
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Russian cruiser
U. & frigate French Bussian frigate U. 8, corvette
Portian frigate
guabeat. gunboat French gunbost Spanish gunbost
German
. S. cinser
1000
Lieut. -Com.
900
Captain Manschicoff
Went of Admiral Chandler
Commander Martel Captain N. Scylloff Commander Jewell
E. Yon Wohlgemuth
Captain Gigano Captain
Eickstedt
Captain
Patriaon
Commander H. Glass
Commander Moltaoff
Capt. Courtis
Ine Foret Captain
ΧΟΧΟΙΣ
Captain Raphael d'Andrade
425
1170
1470
Name.
Abtas Alcout
Flag and Rig.
Chilian ganboa
Russian gunboat
Aragon
Spanish cruiser
Tuna.
1015 200 1908
Guns, H.P.
Captain.
Where at
Captain Fernandez
Amoy
Captain Farenego
Nagasaki
Aspio
French gunboat
Captain D. B. Zulnaga
Manila
470
450
Aurora
Bismarck Brooklyn Bobre
Cometa Dmitry Donskoy
Germes cruiser
Austro-Hungarian cruiser
Commander Malapert
1430
Captain Franz Muller
Shanghai
2300
Captułu Sohmidt
1100
Nagarati
3900
1200
Yokohama
450
6000
Essex Essex
1876
Yokohama
1200
489
Burwell
Hongkong Amay
485
Foochow
Tourun
Manila
1900
Commander. Marrill Miller
1370
Chelmalpo
455
60
Yokohams
Cores
1330
250
2400
1150
Captain
Zarine
Magazaki
Corea
430
600
Theanas Nelson
640
420
2200
ander Fourest
Tokohama Токовите
On a cruise
227+
510
Japan
Ma
900
1000
Commander Sundrieff
4.30
436
60
Commander Boyle
8100
Captain Kohlbauer
100
Lieut.Com, C. P. Caminha
Japan Singapore
-6880
4250
Timor Japan
1330
Captain Lang
Nagesari
480
·425
2950
12
Commander Molahozsky
340
Captain Reitter
Disba
hot who have paid full fare, re. Steamship PREUSSEN, Capt. C. Poxie, Ayet!
at San Francisco for China or with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, PA allowed a disvaut of 10 %. This allowance calling at GESO.
a (or vice versa) within one year will be and CARGO, will leave žais port
C
I should again take charge of this ing that duty,
Every woman was interviewed separately by the Registrar-General at his office with a view to ascertaining if this request was eu- tiraly voluntary and whether any preaure had been put upon the petitioners by the of houses of ill-fame. But auch keepers was not found to be the case.
On their attending the Hospital when I
Doring the months of February, March; took charge on the 1st of September, 1 zaade it perfectly clear to them that they and April analysis of 328 waters derived were not compelled to continus their visits Victoria were made at the request of the
from wells or springs within the City of does not apply to through fares from Okina
and Japan to Burope. unless they wished to do 80, and overy Sanitary Board
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo My instructions were destined to points beyond San Francisco, woman aduitted to Hospital has since been.
simply separate the wells" into two classes told that she is under no compulsion to viz., anae which were evidently mech pol. in the United States, should be sent to the remmin, that she is free to go or to stay futed and those which were not. Many of Company's Dices, addressed to the Collos as she pleases and only in one or two trivial these waters had been examined to former of Customs, San Francisco. cases have I even and any occasion to advise them to remain. The attendance years and in previous special and anural reports I I have expressed my views on the weekly has been very regular and orderly, danger incurred by the public in haring re- and I have had no trouble with them what caurse to the shallow wells in this City for
I have no hesitation in saying that
supply of water for dietetio purposes. had there examinations been discontinued
STET.
to
In judging of the pollation of these well
above, Parseval Plavier Shipping Orders will be granted
till Primanguet Noon, Carge and Bpecie will be received on ip Lims board until 4 p.m., and Parcels until 10 Siroteh
Sophie
s. on the 1st August, 1858. (Parvals are Snhol hot to be sent on board; they must be Sopl left at the Assar's Offes). Contents and Teje Value of Packages are required.
The Steamer hissplendid Accommodation ne and carries a Doctor and Stewardess. For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co., Agents. 1161 Hongkong, July 6, 1888, 1180
For further information as to Freight Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 301, Queen's Read Central
C. D. HARMAN,
djent.
It would have been nothing short of a dia paters some considerable care was taken to Hongkong, July 11, 1888,
Vipere Vities Vostock Walk
U. S. corvette
'J. 8.
9. S. loop
Eussian gun bost Lussian cruiser U. 8. corvette TAS. Frenoa
Portuguese Russian wuser Kassian gunboat German cruiser Portuguesa gunboai
Russian French gunboat Russian corvette -Russian ganhost.
French Bot
Garman gunbost
Corea
Yokohama Amoy Viadrwowtook
•Hongkong
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