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On the 19th April, at 2, Peking Road, Shanghai, the wife of HABOL FREDERICK Kiss, of H.B.M. Consult Service in Chion, of a Daughter.
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effective sanitation of this District. "T 1890, he wrote, 'No drainage systemĮ can work satisfactorily if the sewage be not diluted with a reasonable proportion of water. The separate system depends On April 9. at St. Andrew's Cathedral, jupon its success, we believe, on con- Singapore, by the Colonial Chaplain, thestant flushing; and we take it that the Tov, W. H. C. Donkerley, ALɛvat Pow- Tau AGER, Boz of 31 Alexander P. Chamber of Commerce--which knows Ager, of Bedford, Hogland, to Ernothing about the principles of sewerage Lucy, fifth daughter of Mrs M. de Basa- goiti, Singapore.
and rainage, I it remembered in | condemning the separate system believes
DEATH.
tor of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Netes by the Way.
The new Japanese torpedo-boat den. over Kamai left Gibraltar for Malta ou
the Oil inst.
The Emperor woul Buptess of Hajeid are to be prmont at the cherry blossom bionic heid by the Tupeist Court of the Hamma utached Talven today,
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1902.
TELEGRAMS.
[RRUTER SERVICE) CANADA AND JAPANESE AND CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
| SIR JAMES MACKAY'S TARIFT'
PROPOSALS.
Reparted Rejection by Chinesa. It is reported (says the Shanghai Mercury of the 12th inst.) that the Chinese Com- Loxios, lith April, 1982, missioners have definitely rejector on be-' The Canadian Immigration Commission half of the Imperial Government the reports that the restrictions on etsigration proposals of Sir Jaues Muckay in references imposed by Japan sufficiently provide to the total abolition of the inland taxon against the dangers of the influx of large There is every rouson to believe this report Prince K-notes, who is to represent nusibors of Japanese into Canada,
The Commission advocates the ultimatu King Bird VII, and bis suite, are to
exclusion of Chinese, with an increase of the sail fra Yokolunu au tho N.D.L.S. Koll-ix to five hundred dollars in the
At Draycott, Tanglin, Singapore, Aimi fit is bad in principle because it takes the Japanese Empere at the coronation of -19, GEORGE RUTHERros, Banging Diner away from the ordinary sewer, or, at least, breaks up and divides the Bushing I'm publication of this issue commenced provided by nature,
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRU 17, 1902.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
or
Albert on Saturday morning, the 19th inst.
Cremation for Plague Corpses.
A Japanese womna died of plague at Nagasalti on the Sed inst Her reinsing) were cremated at once.
The doctors and
Incantime.
GUNNERY ACCIDENT ON
H.M.S. MARS..
LONDON, 15th April, 1903.
THE KING'S BIRTHDAY. The birthday of King Edward will be celebrated at home on the 30th. May, and
on forcim stations on the 39th Noveinber
Bat we nee not to dissuss the prin ciple upon which the drainage and
On the 6th inst., ut Moji twenty femals ; sewerage nystem has been laid down in stowaways were discovered on board the Hongkong. We are merely pointing Norwegian steznor Anna, which left for out that Mr Osbert Chadwick, as the Shanghai the some afternoon. They wore During gun perico on board H.M. Expert seat ong by the Colonial Office, taken to the police station for examination.battleship here at Queenstown, the breech of a leg gun blow out, killing two liouton. is quite satisfied with the separate
ints and aina men and wounding seven. system, and, approaching the matter not only from a scientific basis but from practical experience of the systran here and in Kingstown (Jamaica) and Porturses who had been in attendance on her Louis (Mauritius), is of opinion that were isolated for ten days. the sewerage system is working well, specially when the searity of water is considered. fe qualities this state- ment by adding as a foot-nute to au elabonte and axlinastive report saving and excepting the defects hereinafter re forth, some of which are due to improper use rather than to defective design of construction." We have not spaea to enumerate these exemptions, as the Government, as a matter of course,
Trouble at Peking
As an
There has recently been a good dent of treable and unpleasantness at Peking. French soldier, while attempting to rush We learn (says the Nugnahi Press) Ihnt a
into the precincts of the Imperial Palice. was shot by the Chinees guard. insiirvei veinti, a serious fruens took place between Geimate and Chinese troops, mani" suveral Chinose were seriously wounded.
The Plague.
RUSSIAN MINISTER SHOT.
Sipiagues in shot dead, by
The Russian Minister of the Interior (M.
skudozat.
is true.
That the Chinese Government should take such action was only to be expected' and they have no doubt acted wisely in
coming, to this decision. A sudden and total abolitiou could only be carried out at a-dangerous risk. Reforms of such mag- nitudeshould, in a conservative country, like Chim, be carried out gradually. It is to bo hopad the Commissioners will not now proceed to the other extremo and leave the whole scheme where it is.
Now that the proposed abolition is ap- parently rejected, there is no advantage to bo derived from shipping a dead horse," Instead of wasting time considering a lost project, it will be much better to
It
dovise some workable scheme which will tend to the reformation of the existing systems and at the same time impose au-
their meeting on Tuesday will formulate Crushing burdous on foreign commerce. is to be bopad the Chins Association a5---
some renouable scheine as against that before the public.
THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
HONGKONG.
There has long been Tas rar popular impression,
vulgar belief, that there THE EXPERT, is something wrong with the sewerage and drainage system of Hongkong. Since the plague epidemic of 1894, there has been a deep-moted belief that the ro dition of the drains and newers was, in
[TIMBS-MERCURY SERVICE] SODAC way, remotely arintiinately,
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.. primarily or as a contributory cause
Linox, April 13, responsible for the terrible securge which
The correspondent of the Central News Its cost the Colony..so many valuable
Mr Chadwick's Conclusions. Agency wires from Pretoria on date of lives, denuded the Colonial treasury and will carry into effect at ones the sug
Saturday as follows: Boor delegates left
The following are the conclusions arrived driven commerce from our shores.estions Mr Chadwick inter for makerday, two Chinese cases of habonle arriting here this morning.
During the 24 hours ended noon yes- Klerksdorp in a special trait last night at by Me Osbert Chadwick, the Sewerage Janeth of Jewelley, at Mir recently as Juny, of last year, the ing this priven sy den still more perfect.igue, making colve inco the commence-has-been placed at their disposal, but noth-report on the sauitory condition of Heng A large house and Waterworks Expert, in a preliminary Committee of the Hongkong Gerend Most of these defects, he tell us, ure ment pf the season, were notified to the ing definite is known regarding the further kong :-- Chunter of Commerce, quoting, as their due to the insufficiency of the Pablie Medical Officer of Health, who ordered the progress of negotiations. Nen Meeting of Sharth-ders of the authority, Dr F. Clark, the Medical Works staff and to the repeated changes necessary steps to be taken in each ope Officer of Health, in a letter to the that take place in that Department. One caso was from the French Convent, in hold Furniture, &c., at No. 2 Gagerint, pointed out that many of The conclusion arrived at from a perusal Ne. Ilealth District, and the other was
made by Mrof Mr Chadwick's report is that the District No. 4.
found in Queen Victorin Street, Health Osbert Chadwick in 1883 in connection principal cause of discasc in Hongkong with the drainage and sewerage system is overcrowding, a matter to which we had not been carried into effect, and hope to refer in a future issue. The to say-The Committee, drainago and sewerage system is so near went on while opposed to the separate system as perfection that the few defects referred
SATURDAY, Apr: 19:---
Geb. 15 Leimert's Sales Boonis. Moxasy, April 28 :-)
Cisko ata
China Stenship Co Hongkong at thế Company's Office. 30pm Austion of "Sunday House-
Survet
Tunay, April 22:-
2:20 pm-Meeting of 11. M.'s Justices
of the Peace at the Magistracy, Gurls p Process bei undelivered
after this date nabject to rent. Goods per Glenade"uni, eluared on this
dale subject to rent. Gerals par Braleří modelivered after this
date object rent. THURSDAY, April 24 --
the recommendations.
The Vestal's' Loss.
THE CLEANEST CITY IN THE
EMPIRE
The Cauron native papera any the Anserieau Censul has offered to co-operate
The bodies of the two seamet and the with the mandarins in the olemusing of thiể nuarino of H.M.8. Testal who were drown-city. ed last Friday night through the capsizing
Yes; in spite of the jears of the genus
emincatly unsuited to the circumstances by Mr Chadwick need scarcely enter of the ship's boar, were recovered yesterday globe-trotter, Canton holds the proud dia. of the Colony, recognise that, if the into the consideration of the matter. /acening not far from the accne of the se-finetion of being tho cleanest city in the croods per ses not cleared a 4 pan, system has to le endured, its ovik will all de allegations against the system ed. The funeral took place at 5.15 p.mers have visitat the capital of this two cident. They were very much decompos. Empire, and incredible as this may sound it clearly be saitigated by provision being have heen made by people who know from the Royal Naval Hospital, the seem
is nevertheless true. Occasionally, travel-
2.15 pm. A actions of Japanese Curios, made through the frequent and cop ons nothing or next to nothing about the sys of the Vestoi ani a lorgo Dumbor of naval Kwang and gone away disappointed with i
Mering of Shareholder off flashing of the sewers, and they regrettem, and who do not have a very clear officers attending.
this case subject to rent. Frits. April 2→
Ne. 33. Des Voeux Road.
and a sewer.
Queen Mines, Ltd.
that this obvious fart was not-also longides of the difference between a drain Non-Meeting of Shareholders of the since recognised by the Government's
Olivene Fravhold Mines,
The Committee of the Chamber is not composed of sower experts. Its mem bera
all business mon, with, presumably, the ordinary senses uns dinarily developed and, by Long
Establisher A.D. 1841
art!
its comparative cleanliness and freedom frou odours. A gentleman who had spent Any years in Algiers and North Afric The latest returns ninde by the Forma. declared all the Canton strects to be straight and free from bad odours compared with san Government give the present strength the crooked ways and evil-amelling streets of the Japanese poulation of the Teland of Algerian cities. Tot it is a city which They number 37,870, ocupying 11.048 has been pronounced filthy and abominable house, and consist of 24,488 men in the extreme from a Western and not an
responsible for the occurrence of plague
Wutever causes may be Japanese in Formosa.
in Hongkong, the sewerage and drainage systca. is exonerated by Mr Chadwick. We may uld, in conclusion, that he is
vesiderne in the Colony. before anginst the use of sea water for flushing 1,388 women. The initives of the island Algerian point of view that has had the
are vastly more numeroas, of course-
offer of the services of no less n persenge
after the introduction of the sepurate purpisni, last, because the street sewers Systen, live gained an experience whicktexcept a few on the lower level) re2,502,781 persons occupying 588,740 housenan the American Consul, Is there no i cannot be gainsaid. But, as we have quite little or no more Bushing than There are also mentioned DB0 tribes who peal artist who can portray for us the pic. they get at present: and, second, bare described as envages, these tribes aggre tura of Columbia shouldering the beams!
cause it is the house sewers that require Hushing and sex water could not, of at enormous expense. course, be that! for that purpose, except
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Chinase Students from Japan.
gating 95,897 persons.
The River at Tientsin.
A S. WATSON & CO., alrently said, they are not sewer experts. There is a!! enincat Sewerage and
and leading forward the lazy crowd to. LIMITED.
Waterworks Expert now in the Colony
attack the filth that has been Accumulating }in the person of Mr Osbert Chadwick,
in this city since the days of William the The Dorario found very little Conqueror 7 Bat this has ile scrious as This gentiumma is the auther of the
Jiliculty in negotiation the river on Sun-well as its comic side, and whatever may be Allegations having |-- separate system.
ng, the 20th March, saya the Peking und the ditculties of its realisation the offort is |been brought against the separate gys
Tintin Thass. Leasing Tongku at 7 a.ta..
one that merits the highest praise. ten, the Colonial Office has sent him
Over 30 Chinese graduates from the she came up as far as the Lower Nine Two great mistakes in judgment were out to inspect the system and report military collego at Tokyo passed through Forts without once slowing down; after made in the year 1000. Fink, there was it, and he reports--as we all gaankin the N. V.K.S. Kusure on this she found the channel very narrow, the impression that got abroad that all in
the 7th it.. on their way heme expocted he would !—that the separate care the uniform of lieutenant, idertical
They and took the ground in one or two places the Legations had perished. The second, system is the only system for Hong-¦ with the Zapanese.
in consequence, the Vegetable Bond being and by far the most important, misappw- kong. I will say this,' he states in
the worst. There was little trouble, though hension was to the effect that the end of Captain Smith was of opinion that a vessel | öld régime had come in China,
There can
(211 feet between perpendiculars) · wexuli ten be twenty feet longer than his ship be no doubt now which was the most ae- The first passed away with
We take this opportunity to state desk var
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upon
| evidence, *that if called upon, I would The Fruits of Alliance.
do the same again. It was always
Mr
Jy seen in the news which comes of the re-
The theoretical hominis of the Aug attributed to Me Cooper that he was Japanese Alliance have been freely dises have found the bends hard to negotiste.the deliverance of the Legations, but the ed without on. The practical us is part-She tied up at the Band at 4.38 p.m. This second remaine and increases in impart- the cause of the separate syst Cooper cry tainly made a design, but our action of the Japanese Admiralty, Worourite old vessel has not best at the ance every day, and bitter although the santioned it, and I am responsible. 1 understand says the Nagasaki Presa) und since 1807: she made une attempt disappointment may be we have no alter- saw it in the papers that Mr Cooper that they have issued instructions to their ¦ iz: 1898, but failed. The vessel on Sunday native but to recept it as an catabliebed Are made sely with the water procured introduced it. He made the first representatives in China and Korea that last was almost on an aven keel, drawing act, But there are certain things the from the Government Tytaus Reservoirsebome, and I am quite responsible for its they must mane s liberal supply of coal and fect 6 meh. At this draught she brought introduction, but I would not hesitate to drinking water to buy British warship up some 6,500 to 7,000 pies. Her feat and specially filtered in large sterage filter do it again on the same principle' “So which applies to them.
urks a stage in River improvement, and much for the responsibility for the Pussia at Talienwan.
involves a very serious issue to a well-known on the best seientilo principles.
Taku resident, who, three year ago, said system,
he would show bar smoke-stack if eror again in her life she saw Tentsin Bund.
Our ERATED WATERS are thus
We have fitted out an And consumers of them may feel them.
13th
prospect of which are now more practical and hopeful than ever before. For in stance, the Consuls and the zbief of the Customs staff in the Treaty Ports of China might combine to form a kind of Advisory Board. This has already been outlined for as in the united action of the French and American Consuis aver the question of missionary regulations and in the dies| patches of the British Coal and the The N.-6. Daily News of the 12th inst. Conraissioner of Customs to the Viceroy
Roberts at Shanghai.
(4) Tho Sewerage System ban been car ried out, in general accordance with the principles lail dusa by myself in 1890),
() On the wholo the system is working well, though there aro aome defects, not however difficult to remely (c) Deposit accumulates in the low-level SHOWCHS Thia is not sowage, but road detritus and other solid sub stances, which ought not to enter the sewerage system.
(d) The entranco of improper salts into the sewers is principally due to two causes-want of care in scavenging, and improper construction of the sower-gulleys.
(e) Sewer-gulleys ought to be trapped and provided with close-barred ting
(f) Flushing is sufficien; in the upper,
and steeper parts of the Severnge system.
(g) Movo use should be made of the water of Nullaha for fushing par poses, but this should be reservoi inainly for the Drains,
(h) It is probablo Llt sait-water fishing ía dosirable for the low-level sowers. This is, however, question, upon which I must reserve my opininu. pending Futler investigation, (The matoriale and appliances now.
used for bousa-sewers are of indif- ferent quality Pipes, ahould bu inspected and tested at a depot, ba- fore ure. A supply of standard goors should be imported.
6) The whole Drainage system requiras careful reforma. All unneccesary en- vered Drains should be abolished. (7) Tu avoid diriaton of authority, bring
ing about to some extent the evils. described under (c), it is desirable that the maintenance, that is, clean- sing and flushing of the Sevorage Syatman and Drainage System be transferred from the Public Works Department. which has a miserably insuficient staff, to that department of the Sanitary Board, which has the supervision of the scavenging (the Medical Officer of Health. Under the expression Drain I inean and include all stormwater channels and nallah whether covered or open, within the urban area.
Dy
The transfer of the maintenance of sewers and dosis from the Public Works Department to the Sanitary Buard will not necessitate maturial sugaentation of the waff. an) New work and structural alterations in connection with sewers and drains, and be carried out by the Public Works Department, as heretulore. (n) Scavenging is efficiently performed, Baving as regards the matter referred to unler (1).
(of As regards surface crowding and in- sanitary duellings, the state of the tor is rather Worse than it was twenty years ag
fp) No amount of external yanitation will
absolutely avoid, the recurcaises 15 epidomics, so long as a large propor.. tion of the deilings are insanity and over-vraeded.
(4) To impove insanitary dwellings ex- tensivo resumption and re-construc» tion will be necessary.
(2) Resuaption and re-construction cap
not be ramunerative, so long as fall market prices are paid for insanitary property.
If on new areas, only sanitary buikl
inge arn to be erected, the value of the land will In decreased.
The Tablic Works staff is much bo
dermanned is every branch, both technical and clerici.
First of the reasons for the suspersion But it is alleged that the system has by Russia of harbour-wark at Ealny was not been carried out in its entirety. Itse halieve, the disowery of vital defects is alleged that it is not properly flashed. in the plans. Next it was found that Mr Chadwick believes it is flushed. leoney was more too abundant. Sú for says I believe ikers is an abundance of some time the robema has been in abeyance reports:-Mr J. Roberts played a billiard regarding the oleapsing of Honam. Then Absolutely Pure, dushing tanks, I have seen a fist of The Naki Shimps now learns that it is
them. That is what he said before the be recomingored on the 45th inst. Thatch at the Country Clak on Thursday are a thousand and one things requiring!
plaus have been radically altered by the with General Dorward, 1,000 up, the Gonattontion, but let two of the supreniest in- Public Works Commission on
eral receiving 700. The room, was very portant engage the attention of such s Russian anval authorities, and the necessary. We believe the list is rands-0,000,000 runbles-are to come from
cold, so much so that the spectators mostly Board. March last.
First, the water supply, and there and that the tank inng be there the team which. Russia recently made from Establishment for the selves,quite secure against contracting but it would probably be more to the Germany.
wore overcoats, and this had an effect on second, the oleansing of the cities, for International Vandoville Co. the playere at starting, but as the game until there is en adequate water supply,
The International Väntäville Co- Sole purpose of execut.
proceeded it became more interesting the cleansing of the cities can never be any scain performed in the Theatre Regul Cholera by liquid agency, which it is com.past if we knew tisst there was an ing work for Amateurs.
abundance of water in the tanks. Commercial College for Nagasaki. General Dorward was phased at 845 by his tackled with any hope of success. In the last night before a large and appreciative
Seme time ago the Japanese Gormmpponent, who won the match by 126. need not labour the self-evident
as of Canton, besides the innumerable gathering of quectators. The programme ent decided in favour of the establishment Roberts' best breaks were 96 and 104, the bish heaps in every street and alloyway, was claugut condomaly, and the different proposition that if there is no water the Commercial College in Kyushu, sad on | former being finished by a miss-cue Gen-thern sen the ennals, the open sewors of the turns were receiver with scclamation. drains and sowers cannot be dashed learning of this the Nagasaki authorities at era? Dorward played a placky up-hill game, City, which are enough to poison the City Belling, the juggler, gave a turvellous and. therefore, are not flushed. In this once declared their readiness to contribute but the Champion was going too fast for and all its inhabitants at any time. Can exhibition, which evoked his remit segeral À. S. WATSON & CO., connection, let us quote from Mr Yen 150,000 towards the building fund, in any auteur. After the conclusion of the nothing he donn, no plan devised to fit times. Anuthur ne zamber was the fhadwick's report in December, 1889, consideration of the site of the college match, Mr Roberts gave an interesting ex of all cleanse these filthy waterways and clever wire walking of Miss Nellie Jordan, LIMITED,
on alleged nuisances at the Peak. It being fixed there. The latest news of the bibition of fansy shote, and then played then be keep them clean?
one of the famous troupe known as the iss certain, lae wrote, thine the matter is that the Government has accided three gasaca of pyramids with Mr. E
Flying Jordnas. The Brothers Carr (two nuisances compkined of will be almted in favour of Nagasaki, and the work of Stokes, of which the latter won que gutun.
ronl coons) sung well, danced well, dressed building is to be stuzlud Rimest at once, As the white ball was larger than the red
well and acted well. The pantonimo at the end was a huge success. It was of an uncommon kind and hit of iu splendid style two frailties of the cloth, Beak
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or indeed cease as soon as a proper water with a view to its complation within three uses, the usual precision of the Champion's in dealing with what may be only a slight supply is provided; so that the sewage years. The local authorities will therefore shots was somewhat interfered with. Last Gough will often vert some more serious is properly diluted and water available.'s meeting of the Prefectural Assembly night at the Masonic Club, the Champion for fushing purposes.
STEARNS COUGH CURE To provide a at on airly data, in order to secure is up played Mr Brooks, winning easily in uno je just the thing for this, as it is always proper water supply is, therefore, the first provel of the appropriation of the sum hour and twenty minute. His best breskapady and effective. Whotoale from A. S. 121 and most important step towards the named.
was 203, and he hut very little opposition. Watson & Co. Ltd., Hongkong.
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aces for wine, and a tendency to fall from their esated pedestal when there are petti
osts about.