+

A vote was then taken, when six voted for Mr Lockhart's amandment and for Mr Humphrag'amotion, Messrs Price, Edo and Humphross.

THE CHINA MAIL.

3. Such notice shall be in writing signed by the person giving the same and alall be delivered eiilor at the Office of the Sanitary Board, or sint through the Past It was agreed to road the preamble at Office to the Secretary or, if the new build- thie mosting and then adjourn for a week. Tag in in a village or ratal district, by

The ceived Surveyor General said he had re-leaving the same at the Village Police

i instructions from His Excellency to Station. communicate all information with regard to such works as would come under the Board's supervision,

No. 8012.-SEPTEMBER 6, 1888.]

long, but I feit bound to put the matter in this way before the Board after what Mr Humphraya has said. Now I beg at respectfully to move that the by-laws sub mitted by the committee appointed on tist Juno

ba rejected Dr Ho Ksi maich he had looked over the by-inwa drafted by Mr Francia, which gor, tainly had all the morit of being clear bo- aides containing all the important factors of the old by-laws. He gladly seconded My Francis abroadrant, i besuse he d say doubt as to the capability of the men- bers of the sub-committed to draw the by- lawe, or with any wish to discredit their work. If thair by-lawa had not bean to hand so

ground

Mr Francis would! plan bot perhaps have been able to draft such a good set uf by-laws.

would vote he would

Dr Cantlie (who had just come in) said he regretted not having hoard the whole of Mr Francis' romarks. It was stated at las meeting, that Mr Francis was to take the by-laws of the Committeo s his text. and, without modifying them in their spirit, reclassify them so as to maka then more clear. Before like to know if thie had been done. He did not know if this understanding was sot forth in the minutes,

Mr Francia-Thoy carefully avoided in the minutes mention of my propoval.

Canilio Dr

maid they would bu drivon to accept the by-laws of the comunicoo if Mr Francis were other than a classification and rearrangement of them. Mfr Humphreys Remarks were made at last meeting alkommt the Beard adjinning. I think Dr. Cautio under a misappre hampion. As I stated before he came in Mr Francis simply moved that the Board do adjourn the consideration of the Cena- mittec's hy-laws for a fortnight. Tast was his motion. There was nothing in it about now by-inwa.

Mr

Frangis

noia-You are mistaken. The sole grand on which the adjournment was granted was that I stated that before the wext wouting abould lay on the tubia a now set of by-laws.

Mr Humphroy-Yud discussed the ques tion during your remarks, but there was

about new by-laws in the motion.

norotary-Tho resolutivu to go into

The

committes on the by-laws was moved by thu Surveyor General and seconded by Mr Edo. Mr Francis moved an end- ment that they bo considered that day fortnight. Subsequent to that there

some talk about considering now bylaws,

but I gabait.

Mr Fraccia-You have no right to cub.

DEDI-DEILI

Dr. Cantlig draw attention to the spread of bori-bori in town anu moved that the Board obtain information from the medical doctors arrit luepital authorities.

This was unanimously agreed to,

CORRESPONDENCE.

ment spuser's

A GROWL FROM THE PEAK. To the Editor of the Cuina Man"

Sept. Gth, 1888. S1-A respondent writes to your marcing commporary, calling attention to the disgraceful way in which tha Guvern ecolios carry out their duties in the Hill District, but, us a Peak Resident of some years Govers mont to the ulinz. I wish to standing call the attention of the way in which the health of those living at the Peak is ondangered by the bopfres made, na

na F understand, by the Sarteyor General's orders, on the longisang ridd of Plantation Kont

The amall from those bonfires the last few days has been perfectly sickening to some of those living is this vicinity of Mount Gongh. Should the Sur veyor tieneral urge that burning refue is perfectly usobjectionable practice, might I suggest that the bonfiren sliuld be placed furthur West, where the head of the Sur-

veyor General's Departament would be able to test the matter for himself Yours,

PEAK

STATEMENT OF AUUÐUNTS.

NOLDISER AND SAILORS READING AND

REFRESHMENT ROOMS,

127, Queen's Road Bust.

Cleaning and Repaite Lampa Matting Stools Tabies Book-Cuse

4. Such notice shall specify the name of the street (if any) and the number of the lot or section or subsection of a lot on which the new ballding is to be erected and shall contain the following particulars. The name of the owner of the premises, of the architect (if any), and the name and address of the contractor or other person by whom the huilding is to ho erected, and an addrem at which all notices may be sorred. The notion shall further state whether the land on which the building in about or is being erected was acquired from the Crown since the passing of The Public Boalth Ordinance and whether the site is or is not excavated or to be oxcavated out

of the hill side.

5. Every meh nutice shall bo accomm-, panied by a ground plan in duplicato of the Promises drawn to coats of unt lees shan 20 the re feat to an inch and such plan shall aliew the relative position and distance

ance of the nearest public sewer (if any), to height above anch public sewer (if any) of the ground floor of the proposed building, the direction and full of the drains to be con- or thoreunder, and the structed therein position of all inlets, entlets, connections, reptilating pipes, and shall note is the which the drains are to pass, the material margin the nature of the ground through of which they are to be constructed and the dimensions thereof.

atvuo.

fons

WATO

two paris

ལ་

the

work,

and they are also

to atone for their

now

parts of sand or red earth, and one part whore the Board has power to insist upon bean decided on the merits, but his special to the unilitary post roads to atone for their of good lime.

the requirvoroute of the Ordinance with re-application just now was a humble one. Lime concrete need for encastugsroud to the construction or improvement

guilt. Li Hung-taan was the officer in ss. The Acting Chief Justice asked Mr R. promo control of tho work and Ni Wen-wei drains shall be comped of four parts off desins and the meaning of the terms binson if he would show in a few words ind joint responsibility with his. They had good round clumu stano, bibken to one trains, Luildings, and prenses in those on what grounds he made his alleations. Tuch

site mathi no list plan in the of cabes.

rod earth and Bye-Laws is Jimited accordingly.

Me kobingo said as to froud there wat¦ Direction of the one part of line thoroughly wall mixed

Any owner or occupier of private pra-only a suspicion and was based on the fact than thy. Wo command therefore that and well cammed into place.

mises about to construct, recent, alter that his olient could not obtain the books both

Li Bang tsao and Ni Wen-wud bo 9. Cement mortar need for jointing of or amend any drain or or fins within such of account out of the bands of the defend-degraded to third clue rank and luft for pipes or any other work shall be mixed premises, and who intends auch draint or ant. As to the grounds of the allegation the in the proportion of three parts of cleat drains to curply into any public awar, or

present at thoir

pests, Wohare o about grosa mistakes they were, brieg, deputed Wu Ta-ching to net as Direstor sharp sand and one part of good Postland if in a rural district into any sump or bookeeper's arturs which he would pasa General of the Yellow liver, and we com- cement used freah..

cropit, shall give at last savun days' pro over, in 10. Stoneware Fipos shall be well vious written Notice of such intention to $8.000;

homebely binding that bey amounted to and Li Hung-tens to remain in charge glazed and free from cracks and flaws the Beard, and such notice shall be deliver-

until his nerival, after which he will pro- The Acting

Chief Justice-That is in ceed ut ones to Peking. Shao sion and and shall have a thickness of not loosed by him at the oflice of the Board in a portant; what is the nature of thems Pan Chi who were in charge of the thast ongetwelfth, their diameter.

form of which printed blank copies may be Robinson then went over various works at the eastern and western ebank. 11. Disconnecting Chambers shall be obtained y atis in English and Chiuced un items in the certificate in regard to which monts, both failed to attain any measur brick man-holes fitted with stoneware application at the Olie of the Board, or into sail the actors in computation amounted of success, and have incurred a grave trap and ventilating grates of iron or the case of the villages--at any Village to about $8,800. The next, he said, was penalty: let them both be degraded and

Police Station, netween the hours of 10 the oversigh. in the affidavits of an admittere at the work to exert the 12. Traps shut have not less than two A. M.

and 4 P.M.

ed Abount of $2573 which the Registrar offence. I thoy inches of water zeal and shall be seguraly

3. Every

euch Notice must be accompani had not allowed. This was a point of form selves and to seguro the safety of the

"guji fixed to the tin. All stoneware traps ed by a ground plan in duplicate of the which he mmitted entitled him in re-work they will assuredly bo sovorely dealt shall be surrounded with a thickness of prison proposed to be drained, drawn on open the report, as the Registrar was with. We have directed the Board of Re-

inches of limo concrotu.

scale of tot lees than twenty feet to the bound to report why he did not allow that vento to raise large fands without delay

for 13. Ventilating and fall pipea of stone-inch, and such plans trust slow the whole anonut which he had not done.

all be

securely

proscention of the work, and W's tom fixed to the ex- of the proposed drains with their proposed The Acting Chief Justice sait all Mr Rowand Li Hung-tano to take the requisits terior surfaces of walls with wrought iron sizes figured thereon, and a section or se-binson could possibly show was that there catur a fer diverting the currunt, making bands fitted round the awi made fustion or actions showing the propose was austulos or omission. If he could show excarations collecting supplies of to the wall with two wi

wright from spikes or inclination and drawn to the same scale the Court that groas mistake had been made rutorials, Enrnishing is at the amo time not less than four mehes in length. and

or injustice done he might get the Court to with a minnto report on the subject. Hy Metal pipon shall also be fixed as above feet ur shall have to eura fixed to the in and the inell. The plan must aler show give him specist leave, baldhere would hand Ni Win-we will nacertain the nam 3ared to the walls with two wrought uition and course of all proposed to be some folachst kaupsgtting the of the civil and tailitary authorities at the

surface gulders.

whole proceedings Batter that had two embankments who have contributed to iron spikes not less than twar inches

Within seven days after receipt of the bron arttied and aequisaved in.

the present mishap and donounce them Notice, the Board shall, by means of a 3. Robinton then went on to deal with unsparingly. therewith shall be covered up until the who has given the said Notico, whether question of maintenance, he went on to my 18. No drains or other works connected written communication, inform the person various other matters in the report. The use shall have been inspected by an ficer his designs wul proposed under construeral over in cuneider, and he was on- and in titled to ask that it should be attended to. that we drains or other works neu rendy case of disapproval sach

e if order

claim for duhts by Tam Mo Sun on for inspection shall have been delivered or improvements as may be requisite i werd sent us provided in Pera. 3fthese Rules. emply with the provisions of Ordinance accourt of Tam Chai, and fur the rectifica

19. If any drains or -

up without such thereunder shall be indicated in detail ta silurable length. botice having b beeis given, or within three

Their Lordships said they would consider and at ten o'clock to-day M. Peytral, days after auch notice shall have been dech pera, and it shall not be lawful for

Minister of son to commence the proposed the application Buch person t

Fluance, who is now at the livered or sent, and before approval, the drains we wok

until the Beard may order the drains no covered up of the Board shall have been previously the approval thereto

lat for city, conversed by telephone with M Coulen, Director of Posta and

and Telegraphs to be operiod and uncovered, for the pur- obtained by hun, and in the ease of auch

in Paris. Several official personages were pose of in

of inspection, and should aneh drains

Pal inngarations present beth Peris and Marseilles at this prove on inspection to by defective either approval one copy of the dosited ground shall be returned to him, and the re

officia!

of the line. The tele from not complying with the requirements maining copy ahal renais filed in the

phonis minunication between these

140 two of the Ordinisce and of the by-laws or Office of the Sanitary Surveyor-

to this atten will be open public next Mon- in workmanship or materials they may be Nos. 5. 0, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 are included

day. The charges are fixed as follows:- dealt with as a nuisance under Section 16

For five minutes' conversation between by Sir Francis

Paris and

two Trunca

11

the

vertical sesle of not less than tou

of the Boards or until three days after notice tion are approved te assitions or The other two lage questique, be remarked,

LATE NEWS BY THE GERMAN MAIL,

THE TELETROVE IN FRAKUR.

Paris, 3rd Aug-The telephonis liau be

drain may be lawfully connected with any there with shall be covered conection 24 of 1887 and of say BreLass made ition of rents, with which he dealt at con-tween Parks and M180ling is complete,

Where the drain is to pass under any other building or to empty into or cancel with aby offer private orain, or in the algunes of any public sewer with which the cesspit, tho

the position of such other building private drain or cesspit is to bo indicated on such plan.

7. Where any new building is about to be erected on any land obtained from the Crown before the passing of this ordinance, such plan skuli if the proposed site of the building is excavated out of a slope or de- clivity, show any kitchen, outhouse or base mont story intended to abut against the hill side.

land obtained from the Crown before the passing of this ordinance, such plan thall, if the proposed site of the building is ex- 3.28 carated out of a slope or declivity, shew any basement intended to abut against the and the means of ventilation thereof if any

T. FURNISHING ACCOUNT. March to June 1688.

.$20.66 6.40 4.60

9.00

8.50

7.25

9.60 3.60 24.55 3.60 10.00

Stand

it anything. The memories of the work, Binding, &c. bors of the Board are as good na Mr Crow

Mr Humphreys -I suggested at the time

that the remarks of my learned front irrelevant and suggested that his motion adjournment be put to the Board. It was Then there was some put and carried. devultory talk about

seo by laws that Mc

Francis volunteered to draft for us,

The

Registrar General

deprecated the

manifestation of any hostility in a matier

some

of this sort. They wore all anxious that by-laws dealing with this subject should be, Whatever sat was adopted he it was time they should come to suzne definita actiun. They had had ad- journments after adjournments. He had the same impression as Dr Cantlie that the adjournmost of the Board at last meeting took place in order to enable Mr Francis to take the be

by-laws which had been drawn

be

inuto

up by the committee as a text and from that text to draw

up by-laws which would proteised

be

olear and detoite than these presented. Tois Mr Francia bad now done to-day. The question

was which set should be taken as the text for their consideration. It seemed

Chess and Drafts.

Coffee Bar and Partition

stove and Fixing Cutlery

Cups, Plates, Glassos, 40.

Uris, Tins, Safes, &co. Spittoons

Bille (adv.)

IL BONATIONS. March to June 1868. W. J. Austeg, Esp, L.N. Lieut. Ingram, EN. Lieut. Barrows, R.N.

Capt. Johnson, (Med. Staff) Capt. Willians

Mr Lewis

G.

Dr. Atkinso

Pie-05. 7.

A. E. G., Esq. Miss Greaves Walker' Mr John Turner

D

Ų

0 •

1 #

1 0

0 10 # 20

Mr J. Pierce. Men Pierce

ATTEMPT TO LEVY LIKIN ON CERTIFICATED GOODS.

in

The following is a translation of a pro clamation recently issued at Kao-heio Tangenw, not far from Shanghai

A proclamation issued jointly by the

General Likia Officə. Office

cities

8. Where any new building is erected on ; of this Ordinance and the aubsequent ge-By-law in the ent-sections of his Maguirate of St Kas and by the Ching-yuo Paris and Marseilles, three francs; between

tions.

20. Drains and works connected thero- with constructed under the provisiono of

dreine

1

13 and 14, are omitted by him.]

The

The twa fllowing, Nos. Liken en tanking writes to

anzottate that the Coverack of a having instructed the Likin Boards at Shanghai and Soochos to consider and con- alt over reforms in the Rules for the ex- amination of half duty certificated goods,

Provising and its

Legons and Matseilies, suo frané hity con

tárass, and vice versa.

19. Any person carrying out axcavations thin Chapter shall not be altered or amends drainage works or any premises con- od without notice to the Board, and underguana to a public thoroughfare where by the safety of the pulis may be jeopardized, the supervision thercut, and all rules and shall light such excavations by means of a regulations laid down in the Ordinance and torn or lanterns kept lighted through the did, on receipt of their report, declare the and the horror it has excited is increased 5. If under the provisions of suctions 58 By-laws for the covatruction of 12 20 and 50 a clear intervoning apaco or area is

in now houses, shall apply to all

men, eroct hoardings and otherwiso take 8.14 proposed to be left between the now build reconstruations, amendments mid altora such precautions as say be necessary for

ing and the hill side, then the plan shell tions thereof. shew the line of the proposed subcil drain, 21. On the completion of any new build-caring the safety of the public and the thereof and the proposed cutlating and before the occupation theront notice Protection of adjoining properties.

14. In overy case where a drain is made Friting

cespond presiously existing and into which auch denin may have previously emptied, alall be cleaned, deodorized and filled with clean earth.

10,15

8.50

1.03 3.00

the fall tharouf.

and the outfall thereof.

in

hall be delivered or sent as pro- to communicate with a public sower, any Superintendent of Trade was yet to be gapson's prsnbroker's shop in the

10. Every plan deposited under the sided by Fara. 3 of the completion, and $134.8 foregoing Br-laws shall also indicate the auch building shall be neempied as a Dwel- position and course of all surface gutters ling House until the officer of the Sanitary

Board

shall have inspected the same and shall have certified in writing that bush house is built in compliance with the entire provisions of this Ordinace nad of these By-laws or until seven days have elapsed from the sending or delivering of auch notice.

$10.00

3.00 15.00 6.00

500

11. If a number of buildings are being or are about to be erected by the same wner on the same or on contiguous pieces of land, one notice and one place will suffice

ou

for the whole.

12. If within 7 days after the delivery of 1.00 to notice and pide herein before referred 1.00 to a

to ao intimation has been received by the 5.10 Builder at the address given that the said 5.00 plan has been disapproved of, or that the contractor or other person by whom the building is to be erected is not approved of by the Board, then the approval of the Board shall be presumed, and the work they the forthwith process with di the supervision of the aud of its aera, but the Board shall be at liberty at any time during the progress of the work to require any alterations in the gucrat

tơ him that fi dui wet malter very much. Either could be taken and amcidunta made on it. Be trusted the committee who. Harris, E.

Mr G. Lindridge in the first instance drew up the by-laws 8. Punicir, Es. would not for moment consider that they wished to throw any discredit on their Mr. S. Killick

Rev. A. Varden 100 work and knowledge The Board was

A Lady of 1. Wells, 19 such obliged to thom for the trouble they had taken, and he deprorated any spirit of hostility entering jut the diasusion. It seemed to bira that it would take mere time and trouble if they were to take the original by-laws as their text for considera- tion, and he thought it would facilitate molter the amouded by-laws of br If the Francia were taken as the text.

the original cornmittee had any

of cou

couras could shakest He then formally moved the Me

taken as the text. Superintendent

Baid

* 2 0634119.00 Bill of Exchange, Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corpo- ration,

membere

terations TO

90.

Francis' by-laws be

The

Captain

seconded. iomaterial

11, PROFIT AND LOSS, March to June 1898. Cr.

March, Cash Taken,

Be

of Police was perfecdy

April, May, Janes

"

14

was arrived

ja

list conclusion

at at last meeting. What they had to do was to get by-laws passed. After cate ful consideration he thought that the frame- of Mr Francia' by-laws could be better

work

used as a ter

as a text from which to construct the

by-laws which would be eventually passed by the Board. On com

comparing the two sets of by-laws he found that, with the exception of one

or two points which members would bo doubs ti

to pass unobserved,

he had

reful

סת

to allow

Mr Francis had succeeded in

Hig

in bis

schone all those UOLE

that were suggested by the sub-committre He preferred Mr Francis by-laws for three First, be had been most careful

reasona

to follow the words of the Ordinaone, which would be a great guide to those who had to carry out works under the ordinance. He thought that Bir Francis ought not to have moved the total rejection of the com- mittee's by-laws, because they formid the basis of the by-laws he himself had con- 'struoted.

bagh

The Surveyor General endorsed what had said by the two lat members, it must be immaterial which of the two frame- works were taken so long as

a they secured committee

the best bye laws. The

Bever

Dr.

$172.00

as shall not threw additional experss on

CHAPTER II

1. The Bye-Laws contained in this chap-

ter refaz only to drains in buildings which were in existence at the date of the coming into operation of The Health Ordinianos 1867 and which are not included in the deünition of new buildings contained in Section 3 of the Ordinancs, Sub-arction 11.

Whenever the Board shall have retena to believe that the drains in

building 'any

(The gist of No. 16 is included in Mr Francis Rye-insa, azul Nos. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 29 correspond entirely with subsections 7 to 13 of Mr Fricis Bye-law No. 17.1.

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

(Before Hon. J. Howell, Acting Chief Justice, and Mr d. J. Leach, deling L'uise Judge.) Thursday, Sept. 6,

TAN KWAN OM 1. YAN MI NÓ.

In this matter Mr Robinson, instructed are is an insanitary and defective condition it by order in writing, signed by the by Mr H. J. Ho sues, appeared on behalf of Secretary, authorize the Sanitary Surveyor, Tam Kwan Chi, and applied for a rule to

may by

Instructions based on the now Rules are issued for the guidance of the several bureaux.

TLOVE

TERRIBLE FIRE IN NEW YORK. New York, 6th Ang. A serious and fatal fire occurred here late on Friday afternoon, by the fact that the

resembles Gilteon be put in suggestions should

xactly

hundred others fores: the Likins Ottico at

thie city. The sees of the catastrophe is a six-storey building standing in the rear of earnestly, and

not the block botw nordinate lines were

botween formally,

the Penis p under purity, to follow the same

People's Theatre instructions. The approes of the Southern and

Right feat in front of the barnod premison stands the White House salvon obtained.

five feet behind them rises another struc

ure ture like the oau burned. Access to

cess to the street can only be gained by a blind alley Likin receipts lave lately dhuinished perhaps two fust wide. The law now pre- greatly swing to the abundance of foreign venta the erection of such mantraps: but passes, and any remissness in the work of these are one thousand five handred of the refer would result in a shortcoming in kind, the danger of which is only modified Like Earnest nation, in accordance with by the compulsory erection of fira-escapes, instructions, must therefore be taken for with which the burned building was sup. the prevention of abuses and for the pro- plied to an extent beyond the legal require. sperity of the Likin, the Likin Board is ther fore instructor that all future

Nobody knows how the fire counienced; passing By

but within Efty seconds from the first alarm conveying certificated goods met be rigorously exsinined; if the goods the firemen were ou the spot. Repeated and the pass de uut agree

and the

I the goods are

are alarms brought fifteen companies of firemen in excess, or if goods are fraudulently con-

within five minutes. By that time no sound veyed twice over, then they must, na per

of a human being came from the crackling regalation, bu dulained, and reported for debris, where nearly two hundred

Feople were known to have been shortly before. punishment, without fail.

They wore tailors, mostly Polca, Jowe, and foreigners, working on the aweating system.

The fines started on the lover

sho Lup hoist, which it destroyed, a

menta,

boats

which sued

hud

The Ju-ko Board, en receipt of above, tas issued correspassing instructions to the serious barriors, and now calls on all car- plan ed auch drains or in the details thereof with any assistant or assistants, to enter how came why an order made by his riers of certificated govɗs to know and ul-wo adjoining Burway. Seeing tha

stch building and outbuildings and pre-Lordship the Acting Chief Justice on 13th duratutul that instructions must he obeyed, well as the owner or contractor, and as en be mises thereunto belonging at any time te- Jan. 1888 should not be reviewed or set and that de ti (or laying down tax) is 20 ha | y Ieseaps eat of the people in the greas of the work. made without esusing any delay in the pro-tween 6 s., and 6 pan, on any day and are in so far only as it binds Tan Mo Sou paid like inland filan, youts at in tariff to house becation pair-stricken, and the scenes

13. If within 7 days from the delivery of inspect the drains therest.

to whom the appliot is the widow and pay ad valori ---Kong Usi, 14 rear, Frender who unalite to use their apparatus, 3. The Sanitary Surveyor shall produce secutrix) by by indebted in the mu gi tason, to nay.--N.-U. Daily News. Buch

potion and

and plate as aforesaid notice

and shew

$70,276 to the estate of Tam

of Tan Choi. Nr &c., (as in Section 17), Any persons refusing Co., Co., (as in Sun-Robinson fartier applied that the cor- tion 17).

ficate of the Register as auded by the 4. For the purposes of such inspection order of 13th Jan. 1889 might be

De referred the said sanitary Surveyer, may, at the back to him to receive evidence on the part Bilder expense in the first instance of the Sanitary of

of the defendant

to Pain Chai's ostale.

I have been rece

received by the Builder of

any objection to the proposed contractor ur of any alteration required by the Board in the said plan or in the details of the proposed drainaga

unga works the

the Bid Builder

even the hardened could only shat directions to the delirions every window and orderswiled the fire- men, women, and children t who clustered at IN CHARGE OF YELLOW

nen called in vain; pro- firemen recupes. The RIVER WORKS,

bably many of this forciguera did not under- The following degro appeara in the stand what was said to thom, as thoir cries

DEGRADATION OF HIGH OFFICERS

shall other amend bis plans avorting 40 Rard, open up any drain ur drains, doing by Tan Mu Suting the amount dao Peking Gazette:-We have received this day or not wilersted by the people in the

the

.$ 30.18 11.08

67.42 30.58

$205.26

March, Gouds and Wages, $ 31.75 Auril, May, Jane,

101.14

Prelit,

36,27 37.5

$208.26

IN BALANCE BUKET, March to June 1888.

Donation, Caub Taken,

$172.00 208,26

$170,26

Dr. Furnishing Account,

...$138.99 Goods and Wages,

250.49 Balance in hand, 83.55

$170.26

We beg to acknowledge the kindness of sought to force its own bye lawson the Board. the Luoul Editors, who supply their papers They were prepared as a typo on which the to the Reading Room free of cost.

He

had

J. A. TURNER, Secrotary. Examd. and found correct,

Board could work and amend or modify as they pleased. They all worked conscien tiously and devoted considerable thue to the consideration of these hye laws. Afr Fran cis' insinuation that the committee did not devote much ting to the work was not cer reat. Ho no oppositich to make to the Aggestion that had been made, only for him. self he must say that Mr Francia by-laws had only reached him late last night and he had not had time to consider them carefully. He had no doubt that whatever was an cepted would be subjected to amendment. He did not hire to pance delay, but he pro-weeks ago) which differ from them :-- posed they should adjourn for a wapk to sire time to consider the gay bye-lawe.

Mr Frangis-I withdraw my noting, The Surveyor General, after some further talk, said he regretted the tone adopted by his learned friend with reference to the gub-committee. His recollection of abst haped at just nesting was

E. DUCKWORTH. J. A. COLLYER.

་་་ BY-LAWS FOR THE SANITARY BOARD,

We give balaw the By-laws suggested by Mr Francis and those clauses of the Com mittee's By-laws (published in foll" "sqras

Jntirely

with Mr Francis. Es thought, however, it was scarcely fair after having used the committee's bye-lawe to more their rejes tion, since without them he did not think he could have completed his own. He hoped that a finial Bettlement would be arrive at without more friction (hear, hear.}

HD KHANDIN BY-LAWS. BY-LAWS made by the Farilary Board for the proper construction, trapping end ventilating and maintenance of privata house drains in the City of Victorin and the Villages and Rural Districts of Hongkong and Kowloong and for the provision of adequate subsoil drain-

in order to arrest damp in dwelling

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houses under the provisions of Section 13 of The Health Urdinarise 1837. Bubsections 1 and 3,

CHAPTER NEW BUILDINGS.

2.

1. The' By-Laws contained in this Chap ter shall only apply to New Buildings as of this Ordinance, Mr Fraccis said he was very hot tempered defined in Section 4 of and something which fall from Me Hurz: Subsection 11.

No new building shall be commenced, phreys was rather provoking, but Le wis porry if he said anything to hurt the Cou- or if cemented chalf be prosseded with m's fealick It was

outil at least 7 days' actice shall have beer to put the matter in the strongest given to the Bard by the owner, his At- .torms to bring the hard they or Agent, or by sque one on his rin. terse of where they stood. All the tech-vermaster called the Buil. picnt parts of his bye-laws he was indebted der) of bis intention to commcuce or pro-

ceed with auch building. to the enb-committee for

Buccanary

DR.

reqs contractor, or shali by

14. No objections and requirements,

Contractor

Tive

Mr authority

to Com ia

a Memorial from Li Hanga nad his yard. Some who reached the ground in of the Board and sub- as little damage as possible. stitute all

5. If the said drains shall be found to be what ng Chief Justice asked by ellen;ues at the Yellow.

How River, stating that safety toudly returned to the burning pre- Robinson the aut legal

autumn freshets are at hand, at ask- notice in writing appeal to the Board at its

mises to save their goods Thaas met the Boat sitting againes the required alterations santary condition, but not deicetive, or anybody elas had

the Boar

Board shell proceed as for a nuisance with the object of varying the Registrar's the mud light at the work until outcoming throng, and a dreadful struggle

they had slightly subsided. The perusal followed in the and amendments in his play, and the

which becaron Bound shall therounou inquire into the ader sections 17 to 24, both wielusive, of corticate in a matter whieh had already of this report has caused Us deep any instantly and fatally biki

the Ordinance. If the sald dering, or any been dealt with, settled and acquiessed u anco and votation. Since the occurrence modity, alter, or vill watter and confirm,

of them, shall be found detective, the It was not in parsones of anything and of the disaster at Cheng Chou in the 8thtures up to the higher or, some of them As the fames drove the wretched crea- draw the said

shall be taken to any owner, specifying the defects and requiring Robina u said be alloged surprise, of the river and his colleagues to loso might have resulted the ground sainly from

Sanitary Surveyor shall give notice to the certainly uut in partenance of any leave re moon of Inat

served in the order.

rear, We have repeatedly jape the

jamped from issued instructions to the Director-General thair thoughtlessness in their fright, they top storeys when, but for stated except for cause distinctly

within Lin

daya to unend

Mc the same, in the notice of objecting, with runics, 6. If the said drains shall be found to be mistake and possibly fraud. He subruitted no time in devising measures for closing the lower floors. Other looped to the win- dates and places where needful precisely at hoti insanitary and defective the Sanitary that he was entitled to apply at any time the breach, and have, at various times, duws of the adj forth, and the Contractor shall upon notice Sarvair shall thereupon report to the in a summary manner in regard to a furnished them with funds to carry

adjoining building, the given be entitled to be heard by the Board hard, specifying the condition of the drains, parent urrors-book-kooper's errors in the on the works, amounting in all to Th. protect it from the flames.

fire shutters of which had been closed to by himself, his attorney or Counsel and to the character und extent of the mischief schedules.

Re night mention that the 9.000.000. We repeated our injunctions call witncesca.

16. If the owner has not obtained from tions required to put them in a proper con- $1,300, and his arminent was that being and telegraphic messages. The Court in there to oppose the entrance of thieves and his recommendations as to the alternatant involved came to something like time after time both in explicit decrees their way bape over Simpson's roof found way barred by a spiked railing, placed the Board within 21 dage from the date dition, and whether entire reconstruation is once inside the Court for the purpose of its anxiety for the well-being of the people A fow made their perilous way over ladders

ofherwise.

this decree arying

that could be propery alleged against the

but i emergency or rather the ropert

in spite of and urgent reminders, the Director. ener wheelle+ counsel was took us ningures for

fur counsel to d

sur potice, he shall forthwith amend his. 7. A copy of the

he

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iron

A few who

thereof, a modification or withdrawal of accessary of the said report allt there-thing that could might nilego every spared efforts in raising funds to meet horizontally stretched from the theatre plates, or change kis contractor or both as upon. if the same be approved by the Board, the decrow of Justice sail that was a and his enlleagues remained inactive and fully known, but twenty corpses have been

the case may be in accordance with such notice. If he shall obtain a withdrawal or modification of such notice his phas shail

amended or modified by the Board.

1. The construction of all drains, in new

be served upon the owner, together will a

The

notice requiring him within a time to be

autior.

he

CAR LL

mersindone

The extent of the calamity is not yet

with whose Inguage

fixed by such puties to effect eneti nitera allowest to do stand approved as originally drawn or an tions and repairs as are specified in such thing. If it was competent do any mobil the end of the Smelting the work found, and may people lie injored in

1 to do something,

your. Fortunately the hospitals. Many more are supposed to current clerical errors, was he therefore et tu spring and eicly summer the be missing. The uncertainty en 8. If the person served with such report titled to attack to whels principle on which / Wate: in the river was lower than it has arises from the fest that none but foreigners en this point ever been known to be in the past. Some occupied this

the building, wit buildings shall be carried out in accordance and notice under para. 7 is disalided with with the master had been suitled, and sot time ago the Throne was informed that only a customs vur officials are not familiar. with the plans approved ef by the Board, the same, it shall hawful for him within thed the concep

e concurrence of counsel ? Bad under the supervision of the Officers the time therein stated to apply to the

Bward to of the Board, and no alteration shall bo male in such plane without the approval [et_ of the Buyrd,

17. For the purpose of heller gaving effect to the provisions of the Health Or dinance, Sections 39 to 48, the following Rules skall be observed in the construction of all drains in now buildings :---

D. If

into

sir stages

of the work remained to be comp Me Robinson said it was not settled with ploted, and that the closure of the brezol his concurrence,

that

SENSATION AT A COMMUNIST MEETING.

might be elected at an early date. We created to-day

at ievour

whou be

one

[ for fined, that steps hf the leader of the

Shoras on the

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the anmu, stating the ground

Paris, 6th Aug,Great Besfation was to review of his

and the Beard shall

The acting Chief Justice mid it had the confidently hoped that the whole work Favio, at application,

at the Salle the matter and shall concurence of Mr Brereton, who represent would be soon fashed and sons millions of Central thereupon

by the contros, modify, suspend or discharge theed Mr Robinson's client at the time. said notice

Mr R binech said he had farther to sub-homes

Our subjects restored to their houses and or extend the

time

fur oore-

On the 20th

of the men on atrike. The principal speaker 20th July last however a pliance with the

mit this

was to have been the notorious Communist the Court in its bog ontaining materials was accidentally General Hadvs. 019 argument, o whom naties has been diseration-Eupposing he was wrong in his sunk at the western embankment, and the his speech with the wordle S the

He bad person usi served in pursuance of pars. 7 has not that argument in piat of law-to allow obstruction caused thereby prevented the rich, who have allied themselves with the commenced obtained from the Board a mudification on him, after having shown certain material

the work. advancement 1. Where any drain for the conveyance withdrawal of the notice, he shall refund grounds, to go through all the items in the

Further, no Reactionists in were taken beforehand to disert the would not lieu to the cries of the starving,

in the Municipal Council, whe steps of eowage is intended to be kid is soft to the Board the expense (1 any) incurred i report, in order to avoid circuity of action. curent, and the result was that the volume

He would therefore cak the Court to ground it shall be laid in a bed of good by the Board in the inspection under

1 felt iron lime contreto and encased all round, first 4, and he shall forthwith proceed to carry him this liberty if his argument was of water that kept reshing up to the breach

He was

bat De Gut the work particularized lees than four inches thick.

ia such notice,

antice, entertained. If would e

enable him to avoid when the freshets did active no closure was arrived, had his body carried into an adja-

grow greater day by day until at length the ground.Cazed and i

Sassini, another Communist, who l

who had just recvostruction, altera- | viruty of 2. Except for the

of notion, because after the roport backyard of draining and such construction, any yard or

which does unt tin aud

shall be carried out in was amended as regards are bok-keeper possible. Li Flung-tsao and his colleagues cont room, and those

endeavoured Dimit

blame of one offer asude

cannot escape 20 far as may be possible, orrore he would have to apply, as he was their management. Baving regard to their unavailing, The body was later or con-

for the of drainage, no

inefficierey of reature life, strict

Big efforts were, however, Ordinance and entitled to do, within 14 days to have the peracn shill

statement that matter is best with diffi- subsoil drainage pipe for conveying with the

the ma or rain water in such of these Bye-laws in regard to drain in report further amended.

The Acting Chief Justice-After the re-wer to force them reluctantly to press on the Commuus, bat previous to thst he was

culties, it would serve

serve no good purpose if We veyed to his Louse. General Fades manner or in such position as to commu- new buildinge, and under the Supervision.

of the improvised Gunerals of the part is amended by yourself? #cate directly or indirectly with any of the Board and at its officers.

work, and We therefore tumound that it newer, cesspool or drain used for the

Mr Kobissen--As emended on my appli 10. Any drains once acustructed, recon-

criminal manifestation conveyance of sewage only, and no person structed, altered or amended under the pro-ention.

taken which the Faria National Guard indulged. shall lead subsoil drainage or rain visions of this Chapter shall remain for all The Acting Chiot Justice-Faen

what basi

been ready finish in against the Ministry of National

Dow water into

LDY Gespoti.

purposes subject to the jurisdiction of the

Robinson and not to his own cuend- fresheta shall have absided. Li Ha-nica,

diately resuming soon as the antman French capital was besieged by Germans. inaide

altered, any building.

E temastrubled in ayent of it. He was putting his whole case as Director-General of the river, was in-

After the Commune he was condemned 4. No person shall construct or iz intag expepti those Bye-laws

before their Lordships, and leaving it to the vastet

death for his conduct on connection with any drain or weste pips 11. Entire reconstruction of a drain or of Cantet's discretion, and he was sure the

reapotuibilty which could cession in front of the ffôtel da

Villo. Caeterum of trap itnown as the Bell map & 4psters of draine shall never fre required, Court would coable itimi obraża justice took leave of Us he busted that he world and on they are any of its

devolved on

on others. On the dny ho

ho took an active part in the Commure or any trap

of the kind known as the D. unless there is no other way of bringing in the matter and would grant him, leave t

its outbreak, and all traps connected with any them into a-sanitary

complete the work in condition. trap,

proceed tus pro trine

A very short time. head of the National Guards under Lis he reached his post, tho tima he 12. No drain shall be pronouneed ingani- private drain shall be properly set in

wwman, he seized the to the satisfaction of the tary uss its stata and condition, la suuhr Robinsch was entitled to corress anya éraire tature, and be never exerted socies of the Comwanist trop raiust cement mortar to

commanded at

at aoveral Board

that it involves present danger to the juba. blander that might appear in the schedules, No bend or angle shall (except bitants of the building to which it beings, but he would have hithenity in google himself in the least to pran win the mark.thege of Ven-silles, and fought in the

His who's condnet was trilling and per-streets of Paris to the very where neroidable) by formed any or to persons residing in the immediat to do what be asked www.

funstury, with the result that the work and inwever, succoded in wring his neighbourhood. ventilation pipe or shaft,

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then aid to could prove what miscarried on the eve of completion, and and returned to Franc ne alleged now with reference to rent on public funds have been wasted. Eis of vivors of the Curtune after the proclama-

with the other evidence that was not before the Registrars feudo and that of Cheng Fu are alike, and tim of the onesty, and has since then

Առ ed to communicate with public Committee's By-laws which differ materi. which he was Easten, the point which he scary to expected that they would attain infinity Socials, party. In 1 of the

ves or is! The following are the paragraphs in the Mr Brereton had to notice of the put if either of them were lots at work, it can 41% of the most active leaders of

ally from those proposed by Mr Francis was taken by surprise. If he (Mr Robin-

sun) were to go into the merits he would nicabs stripped of his feather and has bravet, but howwe defvatut by the Radica We command that if sought election as a Municipal Councillor, show the Court that this case and over ranked that both padeng Fu bu sont candidate.

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3. No inlet to any drain shall be placed Board and of its officers, and chath not be abject to your own utsendment of it, und that macerials boiected for im nefence on the $1st October, 1870, while the

6 No rain water pipe from the roof of

& building shall be used as a ventilating shult to a drein which sammuntaa.

THE COMMITTEE'S BYE-LAWA.

euwer.

7. Lime mortar for use in the building

By The Following Bye-laws shall apply

of man-holes shall be composed of three

only to house drains in private buildings

1.

nut

to

го

that

He

Krom

The Acting Chief Justice said he thought over, the whole toe nt his reports was of rior and Wor, Betrics of the Inte

itself

at the COM-

any success.

day. Hu,

recupe

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