HOAT, APRIL 21, 1898.
EXOTEEN AW plague cases in the last twenty-four hours, and twenty deaths off- cially reported,
Tus death rate for the weak ended 2nd April was 29.4 per 1000 per annum as against 14.3 in the corresponding weak
inst your.
ON Page 5 will be found Black Bishop's' Chess Column and the full scores in the last match played by Stoddart's XI before leaving Australia
A New world's record has been made in cricket. In the Melbourne University Essenden, the University team runde 1097 runs for one innings, Thoro were no loas than five individual centuries scored.
Tus Band of Tho 'King's Own' Regiment will play the following Progratame at the Ocers' Mess, Murray Barracks, on Friday Beaning next, commencing at 8 pm : - 2.-nature...chat.
& Matton lection....Hand erlini,
Page
Waldirsi.
If 11 5. Pindaro?.. Riven.
Hope 445 Kruth The Düzen.
Vales Eldorado
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
BureLIED TO TAK
UHA MATE').
Lornos, 19th April, 1808. SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES. At the conference of the House of Repro- sentatives and the Senate, it was agreed that the resolution of the latter regarding the recognition of a Cuban Republic should be omitted.
WUCHOW NOTES.
(From Our Ohon Correspondent.)
THE FLAG UK.
Wuchow, 17th April.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES,
2
SPAIN MUST LEAVE CUBA.
WAR IMMINENT.
The town has been free from pingue un- til quite recently. On Friday, the 15th inst., runicur reported an enthronk of Shi Ching, or Wan Yik, i.. aD
The following is a copy of a telegram epidermic. As the amour persists, it is probable that this town is suffering from despatched from New York yesterday and Presidout. McKinley will not sign the visitation of the plague. Statistics aro un-received in Hongkong this morning s relation befers to-morrow, awaiting the obtainable. So long as the present culp completion of an ultimatum with which he ably ineuitary conditions obtain periodical favours giving Spain three days to ecimply, visitations of the plagne may be expected; With a view of enabling the completi aand, it rust be 'confessed, ura richly de- Dry weather continues. The of arrangements to strike a decisive bl, served,
drawn.*
of the
CORRESPONDENCE,
VOLUNTEERING IN HONGKONG. To the Militor of the CHINA MAIL."
Hongkong April 30.
THE CLEANSING OF THE CITY. The following minuto, dated 17th April,
is addressed by De Clark to the Pro- sident of t-Sanitary Board
The Acting Registrar General han. I un
a bill has insen introduced to the Sonate for river has fallen a fool and a-half the last expect Spain to relinquish her hold on hor west of Kennedy Town Hospital and ind for teu cents in a quarter of an exercising a great discretion in this matter creating a nations! 'war force of all able two days. bodied men between eighteen and.. forty- fire for three years' service.
EXPLOSION ON A RIVERINE GUARD BOAT.
them: lie in a critical condition.
CREMATION OF PLAGUE BODIES. GR LOWSON ON THE FUSSY OLD INDIAN.*
Mr J. M. Beck, acting Manager to the PRESIDENT MCKINLEY'S ULTIMA Telegraph Companies, having written un-
Please inform the Frostient that the TUM. I
dor dato, 9th April, that: the watchin
SIR,I thank Volunteer N.0.0," for | house-tra-inusa visitation gangs are now all | living over the telegraph station at Tapp his camunication, and can quite appreciate engaged in honse-to-house cleansing work, wan, close to the plague cometary, com- the difference between flan Hongkong the latter nouessarily including the former. plained that the bodies of some Sindh mea Colenis Volunteers and the Imperial I do not consider it necessary to hav
Volunteers. The parties concerned with duplicate gangs at work in each district, as (plague corpses) were being burnt close by, both failed to take the important element the Health Districts are now comparatively and the smoke was causing a nuisance by Human Natuce into consideration, and small, and there is already a Pulice Officer,
two soldiers, two Chinose ontering his walling, and suggesting that stuck to red tape. President has signed ultimatum. Spain seno other apot Further along the beach mind when I wrote about a range there,
Thad not the East Point people in my forty coolion at work iz each of the care-Cute within 48 hours War in might be selected for the purpose, the latter but only the general contral public. I derstand, explained to tho Chineso that think a goed range can be got on the top of any houses found in a cleanly condition by was forwarded to De Lowson for report. tinent. Spanish Minister to bo with-
Dr Lowson reported, on 10th April, to the ridge to the cast of the Racecourse, clear the officers appainted by the Board, and This means war; for it is too much to the Principal Civil Medical Officer:-Since of all danger. A path, with easy gracient, approved by the Officer Administering the could easily be made to the top. We can Government, will be exempt from the opera May 1904, this place (about 200 yards get from the Clock Tower to the Pelo tions of the cleansing ganga, and I am rich West Indian colony without the sam-125 yards east
Telegraph
beur in a rickshaw. Most of us have as i hotse) has been used as. a burning
I hope to be able to commence open. On Friday night, the 15th inst., during States will win is the almost universal but I understand it-was-legalised by turning has been found inconvenient by
many, especially trashipping the bicycles-tiny-in British Kowloos on Monday An armoury on the Range where pouple next, the 18th inst., but at present no authority from the Go. the second watch an explosion of gunpow- opinion; and, indeed, it is difficult to see some act lato in 1894, and it has been cua- det occurred on a guard boat, by which four how Spain can hold out for any length of tomary to burn plague Indian bodies there, quld leave their rifles and gear would tend I have
with only one or two exceptions, I have could
vernmont to employ the necessary stuff. braves were severely burned. Three of time against is United States oa ons hand examined-the-locality-again carefully this to encourage shooting where there are so
morning, and still think it admirably aut many other things, from golf to gymkhaans, Mr Browne's appointment by the Board has been forwarded for the approval of arxl the insurgents on the other.
ed for the purpose. The watchman at the to attend to. The American ships, already arrayed in Telegraph House ian fussy old Indian, and I
The rising generation must take the H. E. the Olboar Adininistering the Go- cas esercely believe the smoke created more Rifle Association in hand if they want to vermeat, and he will supervise the cleans nor the inclination.-Yours linie has been in usa in all the public their war paint, like so many dogs in the
It has ever been complained of before, the thine
latrinus for the past month, and is also be- luash, are simply waiting the word to 'go, nuisance than the smoke of his own kitchen, prove things. Old bands have neither ing gangs in that district. Chlide and before the next few days are over and come quarrel may be at the bottent of faithfully.
ing distributed by the cleansing gangs, buż, unfortunately the stock of this disinfectant will probably have left the safety of their this. If any more we burnt I have told the wordmaster to direct the burning on a
NE SUTOR ULTRA CREPIDAM in the Colony is already exhausted, although presunt anchorage. Everything has been somewhat to the east of the prosent
a fresh consignment is expected early next done on board to propace the ships forte. If it is necessary to declare this a To the Editor of the CursA MAIL
wook. Hongkong, 1st April, 1998. 3ghting, and should they encounter ile burning ground it bad botter he dona at
SIB. It is to be zegrotted that 'Topic' for its use again.
and Slateionic should, even to a slight Spanish vessels, now supposed to be in the ones, as secasion zaay arise at any ment
At to-day's moating of the Board, Drextent, introdocs into their clorer effusions neighbourhood of Manila, the Americans may be expected to give a very good--Clark, in pursue of notice moved personalities which must cause a pang of account of themselves The two trans. That the Sunitary Board directs, in ao-
Borrow to enter into the bosoms of the cordance
with Bye-law 10 mario under sec. gentle nauses, and which to the gentle Nanshan, have all 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894, that a site 60.10 reader is Hugative the little rift ports, Zajiro and
so destructive of complete along been on notice to sald within 150 yards to the west of Kennedy-town Hos- within the lute six hours' orders from Commodore Dewey, pital and 150 yards to the east of the Tele of the bodios of persons that have died of coed to Mirs Bay as soon ag the term Bubonic Plague, Cholera. Small-pox or of the ultimatum expires.
From the such other epidemie, endemic or contagious departure of the squadron, until its return disease as may be from time to time duly
wified in the Government (hazzils, in acspended, to zaxd: Let the cobbler stick very rough, and that the clies piler. H or otherwise-ve m Tungkong will have cordance with the custom of the race to to rely on the transports for whatever news which the deceased bolonged.
Mr May ascended. may be available. We hear there are two
Carried. American war correspondents on board the Hugh McCulloch, and, by the courtesy of the naval authorities, another will travel on the U. 8. flagship dyingin, so that, in course of time we may expect to receive graphic details of any fighting that may
blanco of a struggle. That the Unitedchaut. No Act of Parliament ninde it so..biorcles now. Crossing the water and re-compatible with the safety of the outa..
WEATHER REPORT. The following notice is issued from the Observatory:-
On the 21st at 11.30 a. The barometer
The boat was from Naus Ning, bound for has risen considerably on the E. const of China, and is little changed on the S. coast. Cauton, carrying pay for the troops.Com High pressure covers China with steeping to anchor at Fung Ta'in, a place intes, gradients, for N.E. winds, in the Formosa
ted by pirates, the captain ardarel the men channed and along the S. coast. Forest:
to load all the guns in readiness for any -strong to fresh N.E. winds; "cloudy, - Ár ilio Magintracy buy-day, two Chinamon some drizzling rais or mist.
attack. He urget the men not so smoke were charged with highway robbery, on Use |----
ogiqua inmediately above the powder maga 14th April in Queen's Road West. The
zine. Thoy persisted in spite of his warm two men attacked a boy who was coming
ing. Eighteen pounds of powder exploded, out of house at No. 341 Queen's Road
and all the guns were discharged simul West, carrying a bundle of clothes. Cuo At the close of the Sanitary Board taneously. Three of the wounded, whose of the mon rubbed some red peppor in the meeting on 19th inst., De Atkinson made a clothes ware on Gro, jumped into the river boy's oyce and mouth, and the other man for reuarks concerning the insanitary cunto extinguish the finenes. It speaks well bolted with the bondis. & Chinese Condition of bustness offices in the town. He for the captain that a such a time he effec- stable arrested the Chinman who assaulted said take this opportunity of calling ted their rescue. The force of the explo
INSANITARY CONDITION OF
BUSINESS OFFICES.
A SIMPLE METHOD OF DISINFECTION,
OLD SCHOOL.
the boy, and the bundle was afterwards attention to the insanitary condition in sion being mostly in an upwird direction and it is anticipated they will pro-graph House may be used for the creation harmony, the essence of all true postry.
found up an entry. On information zo- ceived, the other is was arrested nort day. They wore committed for tril.
CLA. Hill, the South Australian batsman (left hand), who is the champion of Aus tralina cricket for the past season, henda the averages in all first-class matches against Stoddart's XI, with Ranjitsinghi second. In the Test Matches, Darling (67.25), McLeod 159.61) and Kill (58.6) come out ahead of MacLaren (51.22) and
|
which many
of the business offices in the centre of the town are kept. Quite recently I have myself seen many of them; the staircases are kept very dirty and as there are frequently number of Chinese coolies and messengers hanging about there is a fear of infection taking root and growing
the hull of the hoat was not seriously damaged. The wounded have been left behind in Wuchow. The guard boat ne resumed its journey, and about Thursday may be expected to reach its destination,
THE BRITISH FLEET.
THE RETURN OF EDGAR AND RAINBOW
On the 15th inst. our Shanghai corres
in this dirt. My remarks also apply to the should no farther mishaps desur en rotte. servants quarters attached to many of the European-residences. Unless the accapiers ccasionally inspect those the Chinese ser- vants wil hot keep them clean. A einple method of prevention is te place by of chloride of limo in an ordinary Chinese chattie, which costs a far conts, meisten it occasionally with water, and this will suffice to ovolvo sufficient chlorine gas to Matohos, Natto has 19 wickets for 20-47 was found it 1894 and 1806 that when this per wicket, Trumble 19 for 26.05; Jones was done all over the town by the sunitary
disinfecting and ecleansing gangs the nam 20 for 25.65; Hearne 20 for 26.95; anders of plague cases occurring rapidly les Hichardson 22 for 85.37. Australia mado samod. 2008 runs with the loss of 6 wickets, be- ing an average of 39.3 par wicket. Eng.
Rinjitsinghi (0.77) Bowling in the Test keep the premises oweet for a fortnight. It pundent telegraphed that the British fleet
Land lost wickets in compiling 24:8
ron, or an average of 27.0 per wicket,
EMIGRATION OF PLAQUE PATIENTS.
HOW TO COMDAT THE DISEASE.
J
Chefoo was to divide into two squadrons ! one going to Chemulpo and the other coming wouth-al that the fleet would re
ensue.
THE BRITISH LIEN ON THE PHILIPPINES.
ILLICIT SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
À COFFEE BOUSÉ SAEREES. For sonic time past it has been known to the Police that liquor has been exposed for sale in contravention of the Ordinance, in the coffee shop at No. 16 D'Aguilar Street, in which Miss Mary West presides, but the diliculty has been to obtain reliable évi- The arrival yos- dence of the sale.
口
The President, in reply, minated instruc tions to Dr Click to nitash a letter he had written to him for the inforamtion of the Board. De Clark wrote he had no lotter to attacli. If he referred to a private note dressed 'De Clark it was consigued to the waste paper basket when real. He never regarded euch communications official.
The following mainaies wùre attached Stick to your last is doubtless a mild
Mr Ede-Referring to this matter.
I insinuation on the part of Tonia that would like to nos the Chinoso. have the
Slateianie je but a cobbler, tinker at
opportunity of cleansing their own bouses rhymus making. The reference is to a pro- or being notified that cleansing is nooded, serb which, by the way, might well be I have heard complaints that the gangs ara to his war and his war will stick to him." after getting notice, the tenant or owOT Other similar axions might also be im- does not deanse, then it should be done proved upon, as Better a dinner of herbs for them and I think at their arpovca. sed contentmens therewith, than a real gorge (Americanism, positive a free lunch comparative, a square moal; superlative, real gorge) with an antibious female on the house top. Your space will not admit of further illustrations.Yours obadiently,
PROSE
SLATEIONIC REPLIES TO ‘IONIC Some lie beneath the churchyard tous,
And some before the speaker ;'
I do not say Iusic lies,
I only wish bin meeker.
-W. M. PEAS (ndaplod).
the Pootic force 'Jónio clans,
tor Moffatt selected two of the new arrivals,
And dear old Carlyle quotes,
in torms by which he soon to prove,
Old Niok inspires his notes.
Not Carlyle's notes, Ionic's, please,
So
The sage detested sin,
"Ionic'e' served in thin
thin, so orude; it cannot pass,
It needs but this remark,
sasible at Chelco va the 14th May, and With the prospect of the occupation of
Manila by the United States, there is much tenisy of six nuw recruits for that the British flag would be hoisted on
to Detective Wei-hai-wei on the following day,
speculation as to British interests in the Police Force suggested
scheme whereby The lien of Great Bri. Inspector Moffitt, Wo Bro now informed that IT.M.S. Archipelago.
well the conviction might be obtained. Luspec. the Philippines has Edgar and Rainboro loave Chefo on the tain
It is by no means Owing to pressure on our space yesterday 22nd fast. (to-morrow) for Hongkong, where been called historical A LARGE gathering witnessed the departure we were compelled to hold over a minute they may be expacted next week. It is improbablo, however, that the overthrow as they were not likely to ba known by And 'nesth his nobly bonost lines, of Dr Un Leo from Sydney by the Aus- by Dr Clark attached to the correspondence probable that both of these vessels will of Spanish dominion in these Islande and Mary as polier officers, gave them instrng tou in the part they were to play in the The Edgar is now the necessity that must ensue for proper scheme, and about half past nine o'clock tration, which arrived here gone time ago..having referonca to the emigration of plague proceed to England. Dra Les went on board artoyed in the
manned by a car of time-expired mon government may revive British interests last night Chief Detective Inspector Han-
Okeep for over dark gorgeous robes of a mandarin of the fourth
Iroza vessels on the China Station, who, in there, and the commercial community of son, Inspector Moffatt and Deteative Of Carlyle's sense, and Kipling's wis
Faliarty, with the two new regruits, and rank. In response to the toast of his
the ordinary erypan of everita ghould a Hoogkong will welcomes that fit de vue desdelavil om
Himself shall prove it true I
·halth, re thing...
been in England several months ago righteous administration in the Philippines Wellington Street to the scone of opam ropean madical men for the urtesy
while the Rainboro, which has been on this with the enormous expansion of trade that tions. The detective ficara secreted them. I may not he's the devil's own,'
selves in a lane off Wellington Strast, and For that might not be trae t Station since the first great sugmentation would inevitably follow. In Sir John Bow-sant on the two recruits to the they had always extended ter him.
tho For early fight to heaven į.
linos No devil, then, my
**Tis
**
from the Colony. The minute patient cabu and thougarful whaner with the question, and the concluding part sug. gesta as methode for eradicating the disease 1no fatowing by the feels dilindend I fully approve of the system adopted Mr in 1891, as described in paragraph 28 of
the attached report-for the prosecu tion of the sampan UW OT3
Quong Tarty in responding in fuller forme on behalf of Dr Ou Lee, said the doctor had arrived at the conclusion, from forty years' residence among people of the British race in this part of the world, that China could rest, on no better friend than Great Britain. It would be the doctor's special business to instil that idea into the
:-
That those who fan would Kipling apa-
& spark
Must have at least a
for leay of the fleet in 1894, is to be replaced by the ring's description of 'A Visit to the Philip anen entered the shop, having assure But this I say, he daba më fiz
ing the Colony without permits, and Hermione, commissioned on the 7th inst the detention and disinfection of the 55 The Bonaventure and Hermione aru now pans and launches found marrying plague are quite sutient to discourage tba, both en route for the China Sustion, and removal of such patients from the Colony, a cruiser with a relief crew for the Burfeur and I shall be very glad to see the samo
adopted at ones. I am most may also be expected. oroughly opposed, however, to the en- couragement of the removal of thess the provisions patients from the Colony by
pines, he translates from a Spanish histo- rian's narrative of the escupation of Sanil by the British forces:
and im
rale of new arrivals and were conducted up stairs. Ons of the men sat down at the piano, and the other kept up the converts tion with the young lad
lady! Eventually A was ordered, and bottle of champagne modiately on the despatch of the boy for the liquor, the man who had been convera ing with the young lady dropped his streaba pre- lighted cigar into the that arranged signal that the liquor had been
A correspondent writes from Chefoc to minds of those of his influential country of wharves, oto., and can ass great danger inst.:-Our interest lately has been fully all the inhabitants' would be massacred it ordered. Two hinese' detectives in the Work out long, yesta,
isions the N... Daily News under date the 8th
men with whom he would be brought in
a
inspired,
(more Ano)
ant to such 'tis given To fix, to slimb, to s'en sapire To sight of golden gates; I have not that sorens conseit It might have boon hoped that a sack
Which now
now my foe elstes of forty hours and the expitulation of the garrison would have satisfied the enemy; it
His humptious tone where I was bred
Oit led to bruken pater. Was not so, for during the sackage the
No, I
I mast a'an with lowly toil English commander informed the Arck
Governor
And many sad mishap bishop [who was the Acting
sta, content : 1, Make three with tan ot
shrap, the community in the proposed cpare absorbed by the gradual meeting of the two millions of dollars were not immediato street holow were now on the alert, and
shop And loring Carlyle'a every line contact during a lengthy trip through all the gation of plague patients at the bus most imposing Naval squadron that has in the Spanish trossury. To this and go up to the first foor of
in watched the boy lears the and two millions more in to in enin, 7 paid in
house at
Fool oft heart-string acord Pornor of Praya East and Wanchat Road important districts of the Empiro. In con-
ever gathered in far-away waters under
No. 80. Wellington Street, over the To tes his thoughts (than (No. 2 Police Station), while the proposal one fing. For the sake of record it will be it was necessary to accede, and the charitan
man with a distinctly Stand c'er tthemselves elusion tho spasker dosired to thank the that such patients should report t
sketchy scrap ips able funds and the silver ornaments. of verandah of which: Prince of the various colonies for the at this Police Station would be meet as well to gira a complete list of the snips the charches vere devoted to the parlowish cast of features was leaning ovid-|So poor, 8 lame, in all that counts
berei they are 4s follows:-H.M. s one if the Chinese were wisely Contusion, Flagship of Vice-Adinical Bir
As true postio fre watching the pasam-by but in reality qourteous way in which his correspondenos dangerous o
to avail themselves of it, which I do not
N. H. Seymour, K.C.B.;
The Bill on the Madrid Treasury has awaiting the arrival of the boy to supply so fall of vapid, ford conssit, Rear Grafton
him with the liquor. This man was eb.
That era Í farther tire, What authority think is proba
is probable
has the Govorament oven to in- the Baard or
oven; to in- Admiral FitzGerald, Victorious. Barfler, never been rocosmed.
served by the detective
are offers from I'l drop the theme, and Carlyle road. Powerful, Edgar, Narcissus, Undaunted,
retornad their hiding place.
In search of thoughts much higher. of the Procidont's minutes, Raimbare, Fique, Iphigenin, Archer Aler force
1. (0)
From No. 30 Wellington
SLATED TONIO { Police should he in
SPANISH FORCES IN CUBA, Daphne, Redpole, Rattler, visitors
Fame, and, Alacrity. The
To rosto. & marked 25 In territory returning
with The Special Correspondent at The 7 mes, In Hospitals in Chinese hart very string, sin rogning attractions of Weihawel do not writing from Lavenia on the 6th February, the champagne having boat consumed, hard to say, if greater want of skill gration fm all the villager
men, the ready-made com appeal to naval the
gives some idea of the forces this United another boitle was ordered, and simultane. Appear in writing, or in judging ill. Coast in neighbourhood is pmbibited good enough; 1909 1
forta of Hongkong, Yokoliams, etc., are States will have to encounter in Cuba ously with the despatch of the boy, one of But of the two, less dangerous is tr'offende, by proclamatios, in accordance with
surround themselves will all The affective siceugth is abated at 70.000 the recruits found some diffenty in light. To tirs our patients, than mislead good to con upon The American Minister left Spain on the Ordinance 3 of
A of 1836.
to 16,003 ing
his ciger in the verandah, three
matches This has not that pertaķue to a colony of British mon and until it is, the lens
It is roughly extinsa genteonps with free 16,000 t
Tho irregular excary, revolution proposed, and aut yet been
in Cuba having been expended until he had accoux How dull and how intossible a beast 7th inst.
Board has I consider, too
esticated that his truly ent Spain £48,000,000, or plished the feat. As the boy was proceed. This man, who pet would lord in a'or the too many
other £10,000,000 sterling
to No. 80 Wellington Street for the rest. month to carry second time, he
Hobrew
re the doctor's mission had been replind to.
VESEL AT Tan Docks At Amen H.I.G.M.S. Kaizorin Augusta, Huhtelu, Westburg, Isidoro Pons, Hongkong,
Aberdeen.--(Nopu
„Cenopo Kan.- Coptic, Sarakiang.
which in
strinted to
the
to prevent
the
from
these
other
representa
be
ment
пров
ently
for
Bottle, and one of the bath at
_SOTISO,
THE Sydney morchants bare succeeded in pois of vita portance to the welfare of the Cisplay, here, and that there are wa include unpad arrears, £60,000,000, and to wis seized by two Chinose Who to conceit alone his taste confine,
breaking up the American froight ring,
The
The
per
ou openttions. Even if she had the men detectives, and our
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES LIMITED.
the
of
address.
Londoner, no doubt is low down sort, on some back alley, sum, or court. Inthi raye, write balderdash and shout- Elle trumputers dead, there can't be any
doubt
the house at No. SU Wellington Stroot-led He simply criticized the drill which wasn't
worth & damo;'
The Director of Public Works-I nee ar rasson for change of prosedure now When the trouble is over, I would like to see the onus of keeping the houses clean thrown on the owners, and if noglected done at their cost.
The Acting Registrar Gener-I agree with Mr Edbere is no doubt, somo
penalty in case the occupanta de not clean. provisions should be made for, indieting a their housos properly.
BURNING OF CARCASES OF INFECTED CATTLE.
In reply to a question by the Colonial Secretary, with regard to the disposal of carcases of animals, dead of rinderpest, the following minats by the Colonial W inary Surgeon was forwarded on March by De Clark, Acting Secretary, une in the covering letter he stated that the Sanitary Board did not coEQUT
the opinion expressed therein
In all outbreaks of rinderpest, or cattle plague which bare occurred in the United Kingdom up to the prosent time (the lass was a small ene in 1877) it has been the invatiable praction to bury the carEATOS of the infected snimale in their skine, upt- lear than six feet deep in earth, And ta cover them with quicklime, This is also done in the event of any animals dying, or which haveO been destroyed on account of anthrax in fuction. Such being the oase, I am of opt- nion that if these measures are considered to be sufficient in the United Kingdom, where the strictest pronautions are always taken to prevent the spread of
anfina diseases, that the same pesedure--will niest all requirements in the Colony- of- Hongkong.
The following letter was received in zos ply
Colonial Secretary's Diles, 4th April, 1608 Sir.--In reply to your letter Ra, öt of the list alt., I am directed to inform you that Hia Exualenoy the Officer Administers ina cho Gevacuasat much reg có thần thời Fanitary Board does ant concur in the opi nicu the Colonial Veterinary Surgend that the caresses of infected cattle should be buried in quiokilme and nət
baraad
Hia Excellency is of
is of fire opinion thab
the xreton of burylog in quick line oush
have been found
found efheacious or It would not have been employed similar cireut staticot in Grant Britain, and desires we to okptors the hops that the Sanitary Beard will adopt the cheapest, the
the moro rapid and the completely entisfactory pra- esa of disposing of the caresses advised by Me Ladds. I have the horiour, ata
T. NERCOME SMITH, Acting Colonial Scatstaty The Acting Secretary,
The following minutes wefa atkaled to
Afr EdAs already montimed, I think
set apart and never mand for any other purpose I think that would be quite safe. Burning is safer of course, but too expen“.
with the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
The Medion Officer of Health I agree
The Director of Public Work-It seems to me that either burning ur burying under
a plax for burging these entors should he
and that the Board should adopt the
the Colony is confidet to waste time at 3,000 men on buard the ships. The it cost her 61, 66, 600 p
over mach an impracticable "ugestion
excitement of a week ago is Wauinge
in His language, which his lines express, system of allowing infected peraons to run
bean to reinforce the Cuban garrison, it is on the upper verandah disappeared Whose salf-conoeit is writ on.every lins; the correspondoned; GERMANY will certainly stick to Kinochau.way from an infested area and contaminato a en shown his school and whence his late
fre ely booted about for nothi We note that the name of this place signi- all the surrounding districts is one which is | 15°
the tremendous drein on her financial deavouring to bent off these Chinese whe aby no partiality, for fies the City of Giao.
Fera molesting his sorvant. Then the condermed most omphatically by sanitary Local Chinese hare done their best to TOON,
detective offers came out from their hit exports, and should be discouraged in every Ex
ing-place, and Chief Deteoirs Inspector Trin Postal Conference, sitting at Hobart, possible manner by the Board, as was done supply any deficiency in the matter of Sansition; they fixed a day for the
Hanson And Detective Faherty local has had the cable question under consistit a appears in 1804, although I was
men,
while Inspector Muffett ton. The result of the debate was the re-certainly led us believe at the last Board British occupation of our tro
Mary in hor establishment. A jaction of the Capo -oute, and a vole in meeting that the Board encouraged the forts, and took a lot of trouble to ship Away
the merchandise lying in their godoxus. The The General Managers, Messrs John Ds amigration of plague patients from the favor of the Pacific Uable.
Colony
during that epidemic. The princi placià methods of Great Britain are not Humphreys & Son, have received the fol to the discorety of 11 battles of champagne, Hesse, to crush him Slateionde' can bet
woll understood; the notion that the two
bottles best, 4 claret, 1 brandy, and some he's not the man. 2. in 28 of This unpleasant sam appears in o hono le adopted 1884 (vity sound one anti forts were essentiel to our policy is ams lewing report from their Mining Manager bottles partly filled-evidences of a rosting Lot cushy teach others, who themselves
ing. A dance was given at the well known by steamer Chiugia'
BIOCL should be again adopted without delay;; hall of the defunct An Englishman of high official rank in the argument of the Vice-President that those who deplore the dulness Club on the 1st Savage
I trade. Av. The a-day, before Mary West (25), of
of And compito freely, who have done sa well, India ontertained a distinguished party of laxity on our part has already allowed admo
there were a absentees naturally,
Spain, and Simon Gelanskoy, (39), of Po
IONIQ.CUS. land, European celebrities, and, providing for all of our plague patients to infect the village of the place, for the out-port man daatly
charged with contravention tastis, a joint of roasted pork was the bf on the opposite mainland is. no argument loves bis grievenge. Gold lace has bra
I have the honour to report as follow the Licensing Ordinance. The woman the dishes; but while being carried to the why that contamination should be increas
Eureka Mine-During the past fortnight admitted the offence, stating she had been tabia the attendants were seen to spit upon od top-fold. The attached Customs Re- forma, Rusalan military officers have been valled of late. In addition to natal uni.
in Hongkong for two years. She stated a chamber has been cut on the East side of che would not contravens the law again. From that fine his Excellency
that the recent of the Viceroy forbade perk being brought into Paliva har already had a marked affect in amongst us, the British Military Attache shaft, chamber sets put in and the con. The somas was fined $75, and the may Colonel Browne, has also been seen in uni reducing
patients the number of was quite right.in doing so.Paakt he oscape out of the Plague there form making official calls. Our Hotels nection between these and the timber «). 18150. The Equor was eenfisested.
Colony, and, fore, the assortion of the Vice-President have been buler than usust at this season ready in alisit will be completed to-mor
down to the 300 fest level driving North man of war Kreysser were marched to the Ire heard of troops trainin' for warfare and South at the 900 will be resumed on a range Jesterday for target practice
sper
the
the Government Houses in Caloutta, and he
COBRESPONDENT
informs us that a Can-
forg
unsound. do not
E
Mount Macdonald,
26th March, 1805,
were
ESCARMOUCHER. (With apologies to Rudyard Kipling)-- Where are yer going Dow, Bill,
Wir yer bloomin stick and dang, If the P.'s ar for yor license
You'll be in a niso bloomin' fog. What!
1 Forsed take 'im out walkin', Now come, that's a bit too thick,
But not wir a dog and a stick
the 28th. As previously reported the Reef (saya the 2.0. Daily News of the 19th in from 7 to 8 feet wide and we hope to inst.). The fring was at targets represents What was two bloomin' prades afore dinner meet with store in the drives. 200
ས་
feet loveh, North driva extended a tutal of ingestion in extended order and the
and 400 yards. As far as
bosasa gentleman has written to a native that we cannot prevent those hospitals/ the Sea View Hotel is now under the ma-row. This will complete the timbering à PETAUSMENT of the crew of the Russian
opposite being
nagement of Mr Hanham, formerly of the with plague patients Blount Austin at Hongkong. alled with Iriend. in Shanghal who is ho fmm, the wharves specided, and, educatioral work, asking his whether he approve of the thinks anything can be done in avert the dangers that thiraston Chitta at moreover, I take this opportunity of plac-VER? Ane. Now Walls by A. G, Ward,
ing on record my
sion that Pearl of the East Robinson Fisio, the presst time He recidendi arbi the emigration of patienta from tration, and proposen a confeces of all the Powers to consider the situation. H He mainland of Chins is encouraged by the Tas auction of land on the so-called French also speaks of scheme that he thinks w Board in the manner proposed, this Colony not only beneft China, but will eventually will not be free from imported cases of the Concession at Hanker duly cares off a make war an impossibility, He calls the dieses for many years, to come, and unloadvertised on Thursday last says the this level from 8 to feet wide and looking Tas returns prepared by the Sanitary
North drive Board of the Although it was supposed to be a public driven a total of 148 furt
This Colour to
the opinion
on the opposite
Company.
168 fost i rest in and 4 foot wide but open could be judged the hits averaged about 161 delve, batal 109 feet, root & feet are in
lag out reposlally in the bottoms. South per cent.
both of average grada, reef in stopen above
It
And another parado afore tea,
might help to keep down yor liver But it don't quite agree wit ms. gote quite enough of exertion "Wir doin' of guseds in mas pack { I ain': troubled much with me liver
Iarries it all on me
back twenty-four hours ended soon If he brings on a herts on April 18, 18 cas were dissovered and For I'd spotter barn into mi Charpor
When its hundred and odd in the shade reef & feet 18 deaths occurred. During the twenty pactor fer control of about 90,000 of them he orders of the French aman, under slowină fals "raid. Keskin niipwa four hours ended nous, April 17% 2 cases | do I wishes per leak on yer wall, Bill, Average doot in fib were discovered and 10 danthe occurred. And while yer out and bakes my ligh
The work of Elling & paor who saw that bar servant-gid Dot dedne sround same sidomin' dormer
quoted to take a postain intoresk In And give that there syka kis last dip Bingediig an required if chests of art in has parlor, 15 to ha
DAGUE
MIR İTİREKTÖR sagrested the followina mulinusa (which is certainly not suchirm, sartsin prominent members of the but ingrossing ki bottoms J foes wids during the to of the plague show that I sha'at keep my poodia na langer
1. The union of all Protestant
medium fãss stand in the order (so he considere) of their relative importando
throughout lög vjskie
by the French Murielpal
Lots which spe of are of scopes
说
drive
· schime War Amurance 11 le reply and until the 935,000 roaldente here are Daily News of the 12th lust. better thas of late 180
to the elementary principles of
drive essent by giving each Sanitary In British community were excluded from it Bouth extended to 87 feet
who alm
tble level. and permitting most of them to live in
mstates) ally one or more of these imaladed Heltichetu wan
to A of the low alleged to belong
lorsle sunk |- Solidved or maust in a bot 000, Kurdan 3 beforeta priests offers Mary paluding, to the armlet Svingeri te le safestade fack Lane
•bove velage
Havana into which a ray of sunshine never / æelf, bid for one of the late to be so gosteh, the S43-2nd, 200-1000 | -Which one of those figures de vos 2140)
1000
i
feet of sarth would be equally efictcious cheaper method. I soo much difficulty in digging 9.foot deep pits on the hillside
The Acting Regastur General-1 agres with the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, but why not sink the bodies at sea.
At-to-day's testing of the Board, Dr Chik, in pursuance of notice, movedi. That the resolution of the Board passed at a special meeting held on Thursday, the 3rd of March, 1898, with reference to the disposal of the caroasts of davased auimals, ba rasanded."
Dr Atkinson seconded, Carried.
A DISPATCH from Peking, dated the 3rd
tion of the rallway between Lukou Bridge, instant, reports the approaching comple Went Peking, and Fasting, the proriuchi cupital of Chikli, and that trains will ba ready to run within a fortnight from
#deta between the two cities,
IMPURITANO (NEVER BLOOD Têu hörs seen kosta of letters from people who have restived great bendt from the new of Olarke's Blood Mixture. It cannot be too highly ustimated Tár. it slanárse and cism the blood from di liha position." This in a good, sostuvorli bin the
Family Duster, which pose on LAMINAK KA DAY A
bety and the public generally se
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