MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1894.

Tay N. ú. I kloster Bormida loft Bom) of the official of a British Government in a bay for this port on the 8th insti

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Tan use of firearms by thieves and burglars in Peking is reported to have increased of late years. A party of police attempted to arzett dra thieves in the west city recently, killed. It is supposed the firearms are smuggled in by dealers' at 'Tientsin, VIORROS Li Hang Ohang paid a three- hours' visit to the Centurion when she was up North axamizing carefully her armament and equipment in which he expressed much interest, having been informed that the

ships or making cannon f

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The Bill was passed a third time.

INFORYANT STATEMENT BY HIS BAGELLÉNDT.

ing men. Eron the Chinees themselves some see now that their system of caring for the sick is not the best. Let the Gavorament of Hongkong arise and act.

We learn from the Singapore newspapers it the terms offered by the Sanitary English Fern Law incapable of building Board for six Buropean medical oficere wero 8300 per mouth and a free passage to Hongkong. The Shanghai Spring Regatta was held "on | 8350, - Saturday, 2nd inst, in favourable weather.

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INDIAN APPOINTMENTA (N.-C. Daily News Correspondent.}

conclusion that what a few semi-mythic Allahabad, May 25,Captain G, J. British Colony. But when the offer of the Attorney General, the Council went into of drainage if it can be carried out effeieatly in China-lowa to a surface draiving system

stiges did not know two milleniums ago is Younghusband, of the Guides, is attached May 20 medical and nursing staff of an organized Commitice and made some slight alternoh as is in forse in most of the West

not worth knowing. In the ponderous temporarily to the Military Department India Islands where I have been. You Mission are ordered to cry dasoge of sir, by a prodigious feat of memory of which Colleu.

Me and Mrs Wighen of the Friends' volumes which every educated Chinaman, during the absence on leave of Sir Edwin The largest pearl that has ever rouched Heapital was likely to be nullified by anations on the Bill.

cannot pre the dead oats and

Load Singapore was obtained recently from the notion of deportation of patients, or of the

rats and rage that fill up the present the China Island Mission is about to take a

nd neg going down river. Mr Willett of few buys in the Occident perhaps would be It is not yet known when Colonel Talbot pearling grounde leased by Capt. Bennett,

drains and oraste sneh intolerable nuisances. and Mr Slive at Mergul. The pearl surrender of sovereignty in the face of the

I should like to know the opinions of Un-long mach-needed change in the mountains pale, mast get off by rote, there is no will take up the post of Deputy Secretary reference to machinery or railways, cotton in the Foreign Department as he has not weighs 48 graine, and Me de Elva bas Chinese, things cer ainty looked serious.

ollinial Members with regard to the addi- to the West. Mr Silks of the American mile or electricity, and therefore those actided the date of his leaving England. been offered a mum, of $4,000 for his prize. For the smaller uneroy we presume we must

His Excellency, at the close of the busi- tional water supply. 1 will be propered Baptists is about to try It Changtu, the must be very dubious concerns, ontirely PROCEEDINGS IN FARLIAMENTA

Ball for a report from experts if it is capital, will sait him batter than our much onecessary if not absolutely ruinous to London, May 24, midnight-In the be thankful. There le now a hope that Dess, sald-Gentlemes, as you bavo kindly deemed advisable; and I understand that abused Cinagking, and will accompany the happiness and prosperity. The most ros- Commons to-night a motion of Sir John THE Feling Gazette announous that of the something may be done for this poor patients permitted this Bill to be read a third time for $70,000 or 930,000 we peuid got another indefatigable Me Murray, of the Sector pactabio and the most sinsers form of Lubbock, on behalf of the Opposition, 60 canded the throne fa do Cheng Kuang Hall who have boon overdowing from the files. I think it will be of interest to you and car. 70,000,000 gations at Tytam clone. Before Bible Society, he has only just returned worship, amouget a people, rich in their divide the Budget Bill into two parta The man variety of religions hellets and practices, and so enable the Lords to vole she and resolved in audience the Italian envoy, works into the temporary Sheep-Pan taizly it will be of interest to the general sitting down, there is one thing I should from Bhamo, lures and round by is ancestral worship. But whatever its Naval Sinking Fuad section, was rejected

went a tour to Signor Lardi. This is the ball in which Mr Hospital. The condition of the Glass- public if I take this opportunity of statisg sure the community at largely Uhing, and coming back slire and well, easy to see how strong is ita tendency to ion on the motion was expected

like to say, and that is that I am

to Penang sea to Tongking, the horse romaining in merits on rarely ethical grounds, it is by a majority of torty votes. A close divi- O'Coner Herr Top Brandt and $1. Loumey were received.

Worka building is indescribable, and there that this is only a teroporary measure-as the Government are most deeply

indebted to the military. and naval though somewhat hone showing. Curious coal-iron rigidity of sosial typo. Mr Fowler, in reply to a question, said is practically no attendance. Why the might call it simply a preliminary Instal authorities for the gallant voluntary assie-ly oudugh, although roturaing the very picas son who pours bis spring libation at he had received no information confirming of disaffection in Sovernment does not take charge of that ment of the sanitary legislation I propose tanes which officers and men have given to arte, fr Murry he had one like out a father's grave will do it with a guilty the newspaper surmise o adjunct of the Tung Wah, in the name of to lay before the Coutell very shortly, us, and are still according to us during this travels, Mr Murray has had one little attack fealing as he remembers that he is changing India. common humanity, if not of British It is very evident, looking to the fearful Plague (applauso). They have throw of fever on the top of the other slice hats the fashion and the form of life in which | themselves juts this disgusting, filthy work

Simia, May 23,-The construction of the but were fired upon and their sergeant traditions, is another puzzle amongst think- otisle with which we are surrounded, that with true characteristto British pluck, and Inland Missionari: A party of China that father's spirit took defight..

loave as this wook,

It is easy to see then that any such fort at Chilas was completed on the 8th is vae gallant offer has sacriferd his life in going forward to their advanced stations in gigantle change as would be involved in instant. It has been decided to name it strong and drastie BAGUEе

endeavouring absolutely necessary; and 1 fool perfectly sure that when the and history of this fool osrtain who be text to go, resistance the strongest of

to save others. I am quite the further Weat. And there are so MRNY 20 enlightened industrial and progresive Fort Chilstarts shortly for Ba-

others sick among us, that one does not policy would mot en unoompromising The Commision. to be written oñe of confident that if a good and reasonable plague comes measure is put before the Council there the brightest pages will be that whigh and cannot help wishing for his own sake the fintion's heart. And reform andering the frontier, therÙ.

that it might be the-at would seem too anch conditions is a weary tack. mon,

A low Sirala, May 24-The telegraph party in will be no difficulty in carrying it through thering over 300 in all, gallantly long tried-Doctor of the London Mission, bold leaders in the oficial class way throw Kashmix under Superintendent B. Olphect all its stuges. I think our position is an assisted as by rising their lives with a who certainly looks as if he needed a change themselves into the forlorn hops; but it is have crossed the passes and commenced follows. This is a British Calony, and it view to save the lives of thousande of quite as much as any of his patients, though at least problematical whether they will duty there. The whole party suffered from others from whom they could never expect great would be the lows to all of us. The pot desh themsoires to pieces against im snow blindness, but the work is now pro- will always remain cus We are very to receive recompense, thanks or reward greatest change, however, to the little movable barriere. The inert mass, 400gressing satisfactorily.

much for their 1 endorse every-cumanity has been used by the de The offer at Shanghai was pleased to see living amongst is a number whatever (applause).

News has just been officially received that puny strength, will keep our Consul, fast

its stubborn base and only disappointment a sowar whilst conveying the post from of the lower classes of Chinese, who, as a thing the Attorney General has said with parturo of Mr Fraser, in Chungking and Icas will ropay their exertions. The Mir Ali Khel to Apozai was fired upon by

regard to Mr Fraudis. I appreciate his Thursday, of whom are

gveryone Is the Challenge Eight-our-Rads, the Mib: The Japanese Government is said to rele, are very orderly, patient and useful services most highly. The "oversment unites in saying that he is cortainly a first barriers which prevent China from compe- four Waziris. The nuwar escaped though

agrecabla, however, to tition for

fair af forward place in the his horea was killed. This is an unforta- baloong Eight, stroked by H. O. Pearce, have granted 72,581 you for taking pre-people, and we are also glad to welcoms is indebted to many public officers and rate Consul. It i

nate incident during the present enquiry. best the Club Night, stoked bevontiva moxsares against the plague pre-amongst us honest and energetic Chinese yet goun his

TER TROOFING dolph. H. C. Penroe stroked the Tai-koo

merchants who have assisted us in laying for the courags and

are not in the numbers should like to see successor Mr Traiman comes A qurious the tins which bind Obing to her past are

energy they have shown cemerk Very pleasant, and quite who beat the Emo Four for the Dent vailing in China and Hongkong,

Simla, May 23.The foll swing stationa Four

spiritual

have been allotted to the Garrison Artillery Challange Cup The latter race was a The Proclamation of the 10th May, bring the foundation of the prosperits of the in endeavouring to grapple with this disease. to notice the singular unanimity with which welded by the hand; bat for that veryCompanies coming from home and Gibraltar

I hope, gentlemen, therefore, after what I I everyone selects this word whereby to dearson they have a strength which ex- grand one, the Taikon boat winning by 6ing into force sections 32 to 37 of the Colony and who will continue to share in hnee said, that you will be prepared to give cribe the new Cugal. The Customer sifternal pressure cannot burst and a teneity to

India

next trooping soon-No sses. The Cap had been held for the past Pablia Hesită Ordinance, has bonu reuerthe preceperity of the Calon, but we all the Government your failset and must ban tuddenly dwindled to one as far as the which will last for many a generation, Company, Western Division, workout dra Evo years by O.

Outdoor department is concerned. Mr The status que is the predominating Ideal 7 Company, knows it better, perhaps, than we do--at propoes and in any notinti ya may take not they have chosen this place act out of my only is stomping out this plague, but in when the port was

was opened, has been gone The various quarantine notices that have regard for the European community

future (applause). 30th ult. went into querantino azukorage, | beva, received by the Government are paberespect for British laws and customs. The prayanting, a recurrence if it in the near but a fortnight or so, and his successor, Mr hays found this a very saft and convenient lithed in the Gazette. They include one place where they are free from nodus intér from Queensland.

foxence and where they are not, heavily tex ed. They can care comfortable livelihood The following letter with its enclosure is here, in many cases, rise to positions

of published in the Gazette

Hongkong, being of vast importance to the competence. This being the ouse, and Imperial Government, it certainly was the duty of the Governancut to take care that owing to the want of sanitary measures and the utter and well-known disregard of all ranitary principles by the Chinese communi 18 and their peculier mode of life, say it threatened, 1

4

The P. & O. ezien stramer Malacca, which merived at Singapore from Hongkong on the

and with the cavoption of the task steamer Volete, to be released the following day, ahe was the only vessel at the quarantine station. The Japanese steiner Hiroshima Maris and trastoamer Glaṇearn, which arrived from. Bongkang on the let inst., were ordered into quarantine snoborage. The Diamond, from Swatow, was granted pratique after inspec tion,

A grand score at Qason's Rangos has just Doma to hand from over the Border, where Volunteer moceeded in putting on a string of twenty tallreyes to succession, and only dropped into the magide with his very last shot, thus equalling the racord of 103 out of 105. 17 he can repent tbls performance at Bisley this year it will be all over; but the

Lin with the

I bonds, wavon by the mind, not

ad for a further period of one month from now perfectly well this Chinaman hearty support in any measure we may Fovath, one of the old guard, who came up to come of her many millions,

!

of Bay

Hi Ernellenes asked if any others, raust one would think be rain-

gentleman wished to make any rourke.

Mr Chater wado a few remarks eulogising those who had endeavoured to grapple with the disease, and ssuring the Governmant of the hearty support of the Tuscial Members to any measure brought forward for stamping out the disco's

The Council then adjumised.

CORRESPONDENCE.

----• H. M. Consulate, 'Canton, 7th June, 1894. -Bir,—I have the nour to inform you that upon hearing libellous placards respecting the treatment of Chinese patients in Hongkong were being circulated in Tong: koos and Fatehan, and that the safety of is the duly of the Guvetustent to take Or DISINFECTANTS AND THE PLAQUE, foreigners residing there was roquested the Visaray to have proclama. the health of the community shall not suffer Chinese amongst us.Why this duty tions issued in these towns; and His Ex-in any way by the residence of the celleney has at once complied. 1. bug to has not been thoroughly recognised I am enclose copy and translation of the instruc- at a loss to consi

which the Viceroy informa me be has be

tiona

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many other

To the Editor of the Osisa MAIL." SB, I have read Cerbolic's' second

letter to yon en this srbject and have

• Which like a boura, a pale, a shore continos

Her specious and dilated parts.”

LAIE TELEGRAMS.

(Rangoon Gazette.)

THE AMERICAN GOLD RESERVE.

ab Kueifu, or at the nearest in the fair vale of Waahsien, and now Me Court is leaving us. Socially and as an organist at our little Sunday serious, he will be much missed, por does it seem quite clear how Mr Deicher all by himself is to fulfil New York, May 22.-The gold reserve the duties, that till now have required the in the American Treasury has suck to daily attendance of Mr Loyatt, Me Court eighty-three million dollars. The depletion and Mr McDowal, three single gontlemen contienes and the situation bas become ralled into one.' Still on enquiring if now serious. would be a lucky moment to amurgle opium down river I and asanred it would not pay better than any other line of business.

CHINESE INERTNESS. Commenting on an article in the Fort-

shouting. All the ranges are pretty buss dressed to, the two Magistrates.--I have found out that, as i afraid it will noted with satisfaction tho only item of nightly on Cur Trade in the East,' the jual now with the competitions for the aeled the honour to be, sit, your most obedient is a case of divided responsibility interest, it contatos, viz, that he is not an

tions of the representatives of corps to - cobi- pete for Her Bajesty's coveted prize, and adme good and notable scores are being made, though not quite se sensational as the

mentioned above. — Globe! i

servant, 103

As to machinery and the like Western in ventions, the N.-C. Daily News thinks that the Chinese would, at least, consider them out of the pale of jondon; but evidently it is not to, as appears from a letter received from Wuchang, with re- forence to the Viceroy Chang's now rob works there. Ou the day of their opening to general work, Tsai Taotai, the chief commissioner, went through the

usinel sacrificial worship before the various work shops, in order to beseeor the favour of the gods to protect them and ward off any influences there may be hovering about the vast expanse of buildings on the grounds.

'BYRON BRENAN, Connol.

The Honoumble the Colonial Secretary

Hongkong.*

Englishman.

seem

THE NEW INDIAN LOAN.

AMERICAN SATLORS FETED IN LONDON,

Festern Division, Secundera bad, saa heavy battery; No. 9, Jhansi,

a heary battery; No. 18, Rangoon No. 23 Company, Southern Division, Bombay No. 3, Eastern Division, Bombay; No. 12, Moultan, as a heavy battery; No. 24, Bombay; No. 26, Roorkee,

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Bombay, May 25,-The Borbay Gasetts's commercial editor writes:-The Secretary of State displayed again on Wednesday the are-painfully irresolution with which femilist in India. Conncil Bills to the amount of sixty lakhs were to be placed the market and for once in a way Mr Fowler mado a show of resistance to the downward ran of bids by keeping five lake of this London, May 23.-Tenders for the air amount in hand, but the good resolution million Indian sterling loan will to received | thua evidenced was short-lived, for sub- up to the 20th inst.-Four millions of the sequently thirty-five additional lakhs were Indian sterling loan of six millions will be sold at declining rates. The total of applied to pay of India billa maturing an eighty-nine lakhs was disposed of prices the 21st June and in August.

enrying from twelve and a half to fourtesa annas. The result has been the familler | RRESH Avory weak, Peking and fieritsin Times makes the London, May 25,-Admiral Erbon and one and yesterday exchange

oticers of the American cruiser, Chicago tained. The action of the Secretary of

only twelve annas for demand being ob is no doubt the Government passed the I may be perhaps this circumstance following weighty observatione:~~

now lying off Gravesend, ware banquetted swers which has prevented Carbolic' from strongest possible measures, and their powers were delegated to

anderstanding the

Thers in something which begets a last night at St. James Hall, Lord George State, in fact, gave a deathblow to the tem I to the Sanitary Board; that

uscaning convoyed by Sanitary Board probably delegated its powers my reference to Napoleon's saying that the piquant feeling of mingled admiration and Hamilton presiding, and Lord Roberts, porary rise of the week. Botno observem to a Superintendent with his staff;

amuseruent, a sense of calm muraided great- Admiral Hornby and many naval and incline to the belief that the limit has been ; and the English were a nation of shopkeepera, (IN VIGSHOT'S DESPATCH OF 6TH JUNE 181.) Superintendent perhaps-I do not say it as which mosting was that, it, the description seas about the serene complacency with military officers being aleo prezent at the reached in this ruinous business, but in the which, so far as the orientals themselves gathering, which was brilliant and re- absence of any new element coming into Instructions from the Viceroy to the a fact, but it is possible the Superintendent were true, a nation so described formed os Subprefect of Fatahan, and the Magistrate andlords and owners of houses would that no member of it could with reason Providence has evidenty ordained that health of Captain Bahan, welcomed the

poked

it au a matter of course that it wore a shopkeeping. krotherhood, and their vast markets is assumed.

are concerned, our natural right to exploit prosentative. Moat cordist speeches were play it is not very easy in eas on what.

Divine exchanged. Lord Roberts, in proposing the ground the forecast is based. of Tonghoom>

MAULED BY A TIRE, The Vienroy has received communica- make the necessary alterations upon their look with contempt upon another because

Bombay, May 17.-Details regarding tions from the British and from the U.S. property without any pressure being placed shop'seeping happened to be his actual they should subserve the interests of British Americans as brothers, and alluded to the

commerce. It never seems to enter the boucficial influenes produced on the mind the mishap to Captain Alban while out Consuls on the subject of the false rumours upon them Allan, say is that since I cocupation. which have arisen in consequence of the have been in the Colony, until the last few Everyone is of conres aware that writer's head, for instance, that the Chinese of the British public by Captain Malan's tiger shooting in Raipur district, show that the tiger was woooded by. Mr Coles, the measures taker to strest the plague in days, I have never received any, notice that Napsicon nued his expresa as one of might any day take a fancy to manufacture book.

for themselves. Indeed, as it would

District Superintendent of Police, wh DIRTHDAY HONOURS PAZETTE. Hongkong

there was a single insanitary building in contempt, but thou it mo remembered

proceeded to follow it up. Fearing it might to me, nothing but insensate ignorance and Simia, May 5K.C.S.T-Blajor-Ge-attack Me Coles, Captain Alban also follow- Great Britain Chinatown or in any part of the Colong. that in his time the purp

n conservatismi vicidal in its stulboratess,

neral O. Newmarah, Military Seszelery, ad to be at hand should his companion if any blame is to be attached to the do. And Tealand treated as a ma of absolute prevents them from doing this and more. India Office. vernment in the past, I am determined indiference any expression of opinion,

need assistance. The tiger which was al- 0.5.1.-Mr Trevor, Member of the most unhurt charged Captain Alban, who will not be attached to it in the future; and either of contempt or approval, preeceding so far as external forces are concerted, all with this object is vio I have asked the from any foreign individual as to the the conditions exist for an industrial policy Council of the Governor of Bombay; fired but failed to stop the rush. Captain Attorney General to prepare a Bill the main matters of their customs and occupation, which should not only rule ve out of their Majur Gonceal K. Pemberton.

Alban then slipped and foll and his left markets but seriously imperil our own.

G.I.E.-Colonel T. Holdich; Mir Ma hand was seized and worried He conti capital, the raw material, the labour of the family of the Ex-Amirs of Sind; til a plucky orderly oficer shot the tiger

engage in almost, if Colonel F. Chatterton; Mr G. Grierson; force to eanblo ber

through the head. Mr Coles then ran up Kelloer; Mr and finished the brute with three bulbola not quite, all of the breaches of nano-Me E. Spring; Me E.

from the butt of his rifle, gat ben been built up ; and as the low of modern Blancy Mr G. Anderson, Barguai, ing a commerce is that in the long ran the warhat belongs to the cheap producer, it is

while the tiger had worried Captain Al- ban'a other arm. The party were unfo

unfortu. ditionlt to see why she might not come to supply the West with these very commodi-

Stola, May 25.-The Finance Depart nately forty miles from medioil assistance, lies with which it now supplies ber.

ment-In supercession of the values and though surgical aid arrived at the It is certainly not to our fatorest to asigned to baoglas, glass, China, gilt and earliest possible rooment, blood poisoning conviuce

respect. If as a nation she chooses to Governor-General is pleased to declare amputate the left arm at the abonider.

the operation and in doing well possession of and to pull down and destroy which have appeared in the local papers in proaste our interests instead of her own, that the said articles shall be assessed to Captain Alban showed great pluck daring

and let us thankfully accept the advantage and duty ad valorem. To-all

all dwelling.honses-blocks of houses connection with the existing plague and make the most of it while it rats. But it

HEAR DOWE'S INVENTION. unfit for human habitation; it will provide would have agreed with some of the sagges-

Zandon, May 24.-The ballet proof coat THE visite of the Alacrity and the Can- that the Governmost will at once resume

tions made in some of them to get rid of it, an object of logitimate catiosity to in- 8 that the 29

possession of all tand upon which these if the jaiportation of the evil into our midst quire why shoqately foregoos opportunities invented by the German Berr Dove was furion to Chofes have had the effect of an- - 20 dwellings stood, paying, of course, car had been were recident; but I judge that so manifest and eo amormons, it may also sucessfully tested yesterday at the Alham

pensation. It will provide that the

bring some comfort to us when misgivings brs in the presence of the Duke of CamJivening the foreign inhabitaula of that outport, cricket matches and dancing parties the course so beneficial to us and ac injor Sic Redvers Buller and others. Cordito News correspondant writes:-On the ever- ious to herself, to measure the strength cartridges were fired at it at a few yards ing of the 23rd alt, the British commanily and permanence of the forces which impel distance but failed to penetrats it. ber.

In Hongkong other regulations have bon put in force under which the Tung Wah Hospital treat patients according to Chinese methods; and nothing in the na- tare of post mortem examination takes place, These are falsifications invented by stary-

From what occurred it is evident that each spreading, tragblo-croating scoundrele, and i principles of which I shall endeavour to and it is pleasing to know that such china has within herself the intelligence, hammad Basen Ali, Khan of Talpor, nued to fight the brute with his rise un

machine shop is considered to possans divinity under whose influence it will have to work in the future.

A KIVIAVG Cortespondent of the N.-C. Daily News writes. The tea aesson does not 578m to CARED so much, general excitement

as last year. A number of native teams

have kept out of the business this season

The Officials addressed shall within two days issue a proclamation and take effective them and to prevent any trouble arising."

Do one should ou any account be misled by explain to you as briefly as possible, proper feeling is shared by their dese - them.

As stated by Mr Leach just now that dants at this present day,

of the

Here it will be best to stop, as the very able and energetic member of community, Me Francie, Q., who has original subject of Disinfectants and the Grappling

steps to keep people in order, to admonish shown the greatest ability and energy in Plague seems to be getting lust eight cf. facture, out of which our national wealth ( Cowenji Dinshah Adenwala; Mr Thomas and light scratch in doing so. Mean

At the Roman Catholio Cathedral restoran with all the correspondence and Yours obediently,

dieulties arising out of

of the epidemic, day afternoon, a procession was hold and has promised to assist him to prepare a bill, Paims were chanted for the Lord to deliver which, I hope, will render a recurrence

us from the Plague. Notwithstanding the such spidamics as we are using through

and there are only about half the number state of the weather the church was crowd-impossible in the future. This Bill, of

of hangs doing business this year that were ed with the faithful of all nationalities, engaged last year. The result is there is

less competition and those who have risied

couree, will be of a very drastic character. This is whut We propose, It will give the

SHOPKEEPER

THE PLAGGE.

To the Editor of the OINA MAIL.' Sir,I have rand with some attention

Myscro.

GAZETTE OF INDIA.

ting

The following are the atalistics for the Government power to enter inte immediate almost all the articles and ourrespondenca / this Caine of the error of her ways in not gilt, of the Tariff Aot of 189, the bad set in and it was found necessary to

their money seem to be making big profite: twenty-four hours to noon yesterday :-

I have heard the native teomen's profits

put a high as 25 trola a half-chest, I um

Amidons

told that in the ica district many hilla have Death

gela io Hospital,

13- Kennedy- Chinese City. tol.

2.

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reported reseatly in your columns that a Transferred to Government Civil Hospital, Russian tos merchant bad bess severely

beaten in the tex disktist. I do not have

the fleger of the Supreme aige is pressing

The following are the statisties for the/Guverument shall enter upon possession hard upon in and I bennot therefore believe Larisa es to how long she will continge in beid... Lord Roberta, Sir Evelyn Wood, being the order of the day. & N.-G. Đây

asy doubt but that the native dealers areonty-four housea te son ta-dag:-

responsible for this. I know for instance

last year they put out proclamations all

Hy-Beamy Tung

BEBE?

Over the Woosin and Iling districte forbid antesions wei w. Wa City, tal. ding foreigners to buy and, threatening Deaths

with death any bativo, who should self tea Under Treatment. 9. 20 direct to the foreigners;

'THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG,

Under Observation, I.

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that any attempt, soientifis pr otherwise, can be successful in arresting the progress sof the evil, unless we do something Christianly.

If the chief oazes of the plague were our insanitary condition, as some Desert, I am

ja

THE WELSH AND GOVERNMENT,

THE FURFT OF RIFLES,

invited their fellow-rezidents and the Cen- turions to a bell at the Savage Club, and, thanks to the Naval band, this entertain- Hor Majesty's birthday, the British Kini

ter and Mrs O'Conor were at home to the whole community; the Dentairion's bard

was present, and every foreigner in Chefeo,

of and cause to be disinfested all houses of an insanitary nature capable of being put into a sanitary state; owners shall be com poiled to remove the causes which rerder

The attempt to get oran the faintest The Government will

London, May 24.The Liberal Federa- them insanitary. have the

power to re-survey and re-arrange in a position state as an old residout, who glimpse of the pauses winch prevent Chias tion of South Wales have refused to en-meat was a great success. Next day, being all lots so taken over and open new reals esa claim to having seen the Colony in almost from embracing the golden opportunity dorse the revolt of the Northern Section and improve old once. Powers will be given all its phases, that though Hongkong leaves this cure almost literaby gelden) which against the Government. 10 respres to Chinese houses whereby such much to be desired and inglise be is toooking at her doers, ilustrates the timi ideas rule the world. As we maxim Rever THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. bouses will be numbered and classified, and improved, yet it

V28 better,

London, May 24-Armourer Sergeant a fixed oumber of tenants allotted to ench far as its sanitary condition have said, so far as external conditione ero The Legislative Council met this after-house and room; abd ́owpers will be obliged concerned, and Taipingslun, tha tucus of concerned everything is in her favour; yet furiey, now in the Ordinance Stores atig and little, official and private, pli závė - the dick, sorry and decrepid, thronged the The conflicting reports concerning the re

noen. E. Sir William Robinson presid- to enter into a covenant that that number the plague, with all its tons of Bith, onn she looks timorously with eyes of mistrne: Devonport, has been charged with being an moval of Plague patiënte by the Viceroy sí

Browd, in response to the hospitable lavita ર્યો. There were

also present: Hon. will not, in any case, be exceeded any boast of being in a better condition thus and aversion at the flooding tide which socomplice of Parker and Gascoyne in the Consulate grounds. Next day this same Canten hare boon, puzzling the communityJ. H. Stewart Lockhart, doting Colonial infraction of that covenant will, of aver; for twenty years ago the slums of that would bear her on lo magnificant fortune, Ferozepore Arsecal robberies, and has been tion of the officers, of HI,M.S. Centurion transferred itself to her decks after the be followed by for the last two or three days. What in

thrantoning aspect of a very deluge of be many ques- public latrines.

rolo. supposed to have taken place is this. The Sacrotary; Hon A. J. Leach, Q.,,Acting Of course, there will penalties, distrist were worse than any of the existing and aces only in its heaving waters the reminded.

For it runs in the reverse direction of all

Bature of torpedoes, the working of the London, Mar. 24. The Blus Book re-engines, the mechanism of As far as I can ascertain the germs of the her national ideale. Nothing is ao mark garding the question of simultaneous ex more complex even than that of the biz, guze, people removed from eang for the

"districts, disease-ster

все Acting Colonial Secretary (Hon. J. Attorney General; Hen. N. G. Mitchell tions of detail, ench as

to have found their way into ad about the Chinons, socially, politically, aminations in India and England for the domestic sewing-machine, had been duly Innes, Celonial Treasurer; Hon. H. dealing with mortgagees and lessees, and the Calany from elsewhome, and of course religiously, as the supreme araving for Indian Civil Service has just appeared. It explained to admiring maids and matrons, Stewark Lockbart) addressed a note to

Bowdler,

Public Works Department: in awarding compensation; but, roughly having found a fertile and well-manured stable condition. Their exaggerated rever. concludes with a despatch from bir Fowler dansing was begun ou the spacious quarter H.B.M. Compl at Capton, making a sug Bon. R. M. Rumsey, Barbour Mas-speaking, las main features of the Bill are soil they at once took ree; and began to ance for the past in its details in their to Lord Elgin, dated 19th April, repeating desk, and kept up all sunset; when the gestion about whether the sick could be re-ier; Hoa. P. Chater, Hon. J. J. hardly tell you that Taipingetan, and may

as I have endeavoured to describe. I need spread

by the officials of Madras, hilarious arowd was closely preked into ceived, or something to that effect. Home Keswick, Hor. Dr Ho Kai, Hon. E, streets in Ohina-iowa-not in Taipingshan could have been so early struggled into So little do they live in the future that Central aid North Westora Provindes, steamboat with a salseity which exalted But how was it that the seeds of the evil crowning idolatry. They simply worship the reasons Oudh, the Punish, the cuttere and gigs, and towed-to-shore by a

stationary (and even reactionary ideale Bombay, Bengal,. question has arisen whether that noto WR, Balilios, Fon. A. MeConachie, andre.ereoted on proper sanitary principles, very midst without detection until it was the very notion of progress, let alone the Burma and Assain against the adoption of alarm in many of the superior sax..

will probably be razed to the ground and the colony and so successfully cows in our glacial of pot; but upon the suggestion of Mr J, C. T, Bucklo, Acting Clock of Of course, such a measure i odlust many too late to prevent their development? This desire for it, is impossible to them. Their the resolution, passed in the Commons en

NEW MEMBER,

Mr A. McConachie, the nonly elected member f the Chamber of Commerce, took the customary ostí.

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gourde,

6

SIMEITANEOUS EXAMINATIONE..`

net:be correct, although the poblio enter afternoon in the fitat reading of a Bill entit on the best interests of the Cdone it in the fits elisa Jades: honos the scoutaster, but only a sold passionless resigns upon just and wise principles and should

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query it contained, the Consal (Mr Brenan) Councila,

existing interests. It will be of a varied in certainly not a very difficult question to religions do not im or protend to better the 2nd June 1885, and adding that Gocera isaid to have made a definite arrangement

and complicated character, and, doubt, answer; Lut it does not justify those who mankind, bat, only to restrain them. Their ment are most anxious that natives shonid the Attorney General, even with the try to answer it by Blackbrashing the government does not for a moment con- enjoy every facility compatible with the with the Viceroy' to send for the sick. When

assistance of Mr. Francie, will require Sanitary Officers and whitewashing them. template the improvement of the lot of safety of the Blush rule in India to enter the Vice-Consul (Mr Bourne) came down

considerable time

the people, but is well confent if it can the public service, but are convinced that to prapara it; but wolves.

keep them under control In matters insuperable objections exist against simult from Canton to report to the Governor

can only hope he will not keep The pattse of the plague, from a Christian social, immemoriai neage has the strength aneous examinations The best method to here what had been done, it is further

2e long in suspense, for I think the cid point of view, onu ruly be explained that of low, and what we know as publis spirit meet the legitimate claims of natives, the Hund

The moral condition of the majority of the

Humidity adage of striking the iron while it is hat is stated that Sir William Robinson,

ie non-existent. There is no word for Government think, is to bow available Direction of applicable in this case. I feel also that when inhabitants of Hongkong, kiedy that of the surprised and indignant at the courie His Excellency Gentlemen, the only this Bill comes before you that, remagnising people of that ever-noterious district of the terprise in their language. To such a higher posts on those distinguished by things had taken. This impression may business we have on the agenda p paper this the ascessity for sush a measure and receg colony-Taipingshawas never worse than natic faith is impossible, hope is impos- capacity and trustworthiness in the perform Fores

nising fully the dreadful effect of the plague at present. The corruption has arrived at sible, and fear itself is not the hesithful ance of subordinate duties. The Govern- Weather

and seems to have aroused the quiver of intones palo which promptement agree that the system of the Govern

resistance at

all cost to impending dis ment of India lately established is based tain the hope that it is a true statement. led An Ordinance to remove double as to the future any half measure is adopted, you will ire of the

purgative Astrider seport which was in circulation, validity of certain Bye-laws made by the give it your full and hearty support There terrifying,

is another matter connected with the plague What we ought to do now is to make ation to despair, The new, the strange, be maintained.

the untried is on its own merits hate and Apparently with a certain measure of Sanitary Board and for other purposes. I may refer to, and that is the possibility ample atonement for our iniquities. ICR with an intense Latred; change is a syno-

PASCAUTIONS AGAINST RIOTING PURI SG

SPEED. truth, was, that the pervices of the Afice After consultation with the Junficial of increasing our water supply. I suppose ses no other alternative,

that the drought in great care le re- All Christians in the Colony should join tym for destruction, and reinforced as

Allahabad, May 25.-The festival of Eed, Memorial Hospital Stall (under Dr Burtos) Members of the Council I have agreed to

sponsible for this epidemic; and I under-in heart, beethren in Christ, and raise se sentimente aro by national vanity which was marked by riots twelve months

and national exolseirenses, a new order of had not been atilised,

because the patients overal amendments being made upon the stand that there is a large storage capacity their hands in humiliation, imploring things aptroduced from without in a bot- ago, tails this year on 15th Juna, and while no reporta have been reosived by the Fro Sheep Bill, and the Attornsy General, in moving available both at Tytam and at Pokfulam, Heaven's mercy upon us, as well as apo tomless git of eternal rain.

if, the Cound were to decide that the our heathen brethren, who are dying by

vincial Government which would indioste in the temporary bospital (Pig any the Order of the day, will suggest further storage spacity should be increased. In wholesale day one, zid that soon, I am can better himself in

The average Chinaman believes that he any likelihood of another outbreak, Sir Shed) ware to be deported to Canton

slish way, but

Charles This mistake has since been rectified, we be light amondments. I hope you will con my opinion, there would be as are of giving

Onosikmalta" in determined there Ahsil be nopening for any sort of tumult Love and those patients in the temporary sent to this Bill being read a third time grouter; supply of water to the Chirian afraid we shall havo suce for bitter doubt if paybody could convince hit or offense against the public tranquillity, BAROMETER 14 28.00 Bheap-Fen Hospital, are to be given over this afternoon, and after the business is rter unless it is distributed in a proper regret, for we may have to pay more dear that good houses, good roads, clean streets, considerable force of military will be

Unless this to

does not believe in s

a general betterment; and

We

we withhold o

we

mencor by responible officials. 1 is ly than we can saticipate. It will thôn to the care of the Alice Memorial Staff, past I propose to make a statement in re not drinking and washing water that be too late for repentance, And we must

Bot hones-to- not lose sight of the fact that misfortunes even required; it the patients to be deported being taken gard to future legislation with regard to th

Lunse visitation, but drain-to-drate vi- never come singly, especially when they from the Glass works building. At present plague.

station that is required and unless dome to the way of punishment.

Thanking you beforehand for the insertion can flush these drains regularly, I am afraid we cannot get rid of the seeds of of the above ip your valuable volumes. the disease. I may be retrograde to say I remain, Sir, Yours faithfully,

Hongkong, 11th Jans, 1894,

improved

SOPHIA

suppose we are bound to go on with the

old our obtinion shant the depart. The Acting Attorney General formally

(mulation of anyone) pi | moved the first reading of the Bill, as

siko peculiar buningen

The Acting Coléniki Sceretury asconded: The second reading having been agreed

so; but I cannot help thinking--although I

extended trade, axe moved down as a precautionary measure

into the stern districte nezi week, to zó All the most important institutions of main there until the chances of any distur- the scoatry, combine to strengthen this bangs are over. The Deputy Lapsetors national characteristic. To mention only General of Police will visit the eastern dis two but very toportant ones: The rigid || triste during the first half of June, and in | system of education in Chins which knows concert with the Commissioners of divisions no variation in its currisciam is elaborately | will dasist in taking every precaution agains unicalated to soshare the mind in a helpless ponibilities of any breach of the price.

Highest open air tam pacature in the 10th anni Lowest open siz bemperatore sa lar-lithout

FG. Fica, First Assistant Hongkong Observatory, Juns 11, 1894 out?

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