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DONGKONG. THIORADAY, JULY 16, 1902Z.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
SANITARY ADMINISTRA
TION IS
HONGKONG.
We understand that a THE KING'S Movementis afnot to ask
PARK.
i
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Nesca by the Way,
There were four uses of plagnu ve- ported today.
1<
The police are still looking for the perpetrator of the reeg Das Vora Peadi
under.
Republican Souatots decline Lo support President Roosevelt it his julies of resipro, city with Cob
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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1902.
TELEGRAMS.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Prince of Wales and India.
It is officially uzimated that E1.1.1. {
['CRISA NAIL' SVECIAL @DVICE.]
the Prince of Wales" Indian tone will THE MURDER AT SINGAPORE
hably be during the call weather of 1903.
t
The Rice Crop
The Ponchor Beho of the Thiet, says:-The reaping of the first örop of vies commenced in the large plain between the eity mad Kushan this work, and the report
FRENCHMAN. CHARGED.
→ (Proms One fran Correspondent.)
SINGAPORE, July 1, 3.2 p.m.
the rest on the body of the
of the crop is that it is a full yield of goodrichsho puller killed here on the pravim squality,
night, the jury returned a verdict of wilful
murder against the Frenchman now in
Foochow Tea Trade.
In a Cocatie Estisordinary published His Excellency Major-Geu- | yesterday, Tientsin is proclaimed a port or eral Sir W. J. Gascoigns to place at which an infectious or contigious out the first sod of the King's Park at disease prevails, Kowloon on an early date. It has been considered approprime that His Ex-house keeper at Yanoati, was lined Sano | change, appears to have noted as á eint-
To-day. Wing Kong Kec, an eating for having a quantity of sale for sale on his premises without having fee obtained
ease to sell intoxicating liquor.
The Bishop of boules states that
when he told the Tadinas efficers spastered at Fall, of the Bing's illness, they said Wo will go and pony," and they kanelk on the grass for an hour and a hill prayang
The Farbour Heho of the stà instevenly, state that the reduction of this ten duty, coupled with the decline in starling ox-
bank to the trade, the Pisport to Europo from this port, savanting to 5,393,869 lbs. tate against 3,854,412 is, of the carre- spauling date last year.
Feting Colonials.
SIR JAMES MACKAY.
A MISTAKE IN A REPORT.
(Fewa Dar Burn Correspondent. )
So, July 10, 12.90 p.m.
The letter which wo publish ix Another column, dealing with the Public Health Bill now before the Legis lative Council, shows that the writer is not only familiar with $6.50 to $19.00 the operations of the Sanitary Depart cellency, who has done so much to bring Hem and of Sagitary officials in Eng the negotiations for the establishment 2.00, 13.00
fund, Int that he is other qualifica. of this Park to a hond, should have the 4.50"
13.00s Gut entitle his opinion to report honour of cutting the first sod and we and careful comblemation Wediengree feel sure the saunaning of Hongkong
His Excelleney Sir James Mackay is 21.00 with him tirely in his romarits upon would hevseredingly gratified if Major
A grand lotu, called Loudon's Wel-perfectly well, and is now at Weelung 30.00 qualified architects. The proposed en Genend Graserigne could see his way
cane to Colonist Troops in Alexandra activint of laws to prevent unqualified to carry out this function while still
Park,' zok place on the 21st alt. Hugo The Hospital report mistook Sir James persons from acting as architects is the auting as Governor of the Colony. Up
crowds witnessed the Military Tation and Mackay for Sir. Listen-Kaye..
The above message is in reply to an Clovermoent's response to a fairly unto the present time, we are given to
They do not do things in a hurry in marcle- past of all the Contingents. Finally animous public demand following upon understand, all the unofficial cen-China. A langust took place Inst night in the Union Jack was hoisted, and saluted enquiry made by as this morning. Busincan men in Hongkong and South China will be the disastrous collapse of houses in bers of the Legislative Council have Compaught House The hosts were Chi- with tremendous sheer and God Save C'uetratie Street and the death of over approved the suggestion, with the ex-nese, the quests were Chinese, but the the King. Lolos cas the following day plessed to leat that the Tariff Cominės. thirty people. It is true that Hangception of the Hen. Dr. Ho Rai and the whole affair was run air what was intended; trembled the rear to Epson on Derbyer is well.-- Eis, C,M. }
The invitations. He Day. Pleasant sudde kong does not offer facilities for un- Hon. Wei A Yuk, who have not yet to be European lines. qualified persons to become qualified been called upon by the gentlemen sotto ucus and even the spacches seve in Eng- experienced. architects, but neither does it give faci" are interesting themselves in the lish, but there was a wad hack of punctuality The gilt which was totally un-English. that ouged invitation announced that the ban- | lities for unqualified persons becoming me vonent,
review qualified medical practitioners, and it is
quet was to be held at six o'clock, but it the hi armel eight velock before soup was
seen on the tables:
H. PRICE & CO.,
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Contrai Memoranda. Mosuly, July 14-
5, pp. Extraordin Meeting of
has Membris of the Victoria Reerra tom Cal in the Club Gymnasium. wessa, duly 16:
Goods pre Astutsche muddetivored after
this date saljer 16 but.
THURSDAY, July 17:
Gants per Bisex not rented at 4 p
on this cale sulject to vent. MONDAY, July 2!
1. Lambert's Sales Rooms,
WEDNESDAY, July 23-
Tenders for Erection of Military Hos pita. Hongkong, received by Com tanding Royal Engineer, Headquarters. Mice
I would be a bad thing for Hongkong for
W% understand
ነው። Excellency general inspection
A
The Commander-in-Chief.
The London everespomalena of an Indian contemporary wires --Rumours that Lord Roberts will relinquish the Chief Courtaand of the Troops to the Duke of Conaught we disenlited in Military civeles.
Big Matshed Fire.
weathe
Yesterday afternoon, mother big and e shed fire occurred at Messrs Butterfield and Swire's deck at Quarry liny. It bruke out at 2 p.m., and assisted by a nice breeze spread av rapidly that in twenty minutes thirteen matsheds were Dazing beyond all hope of saving them. The less sustained is estimated at 32500 and in (heing matshus) nut insured. The contents of the mat sheds were also destroyed. It is not known what caused the conflagration and it is not the first of this kind that has happened, at į Quarry Bay.
its Goverment, for a better retuson troups on Saturday week, either on the than that advaread by our enerespon | Cricket Ground or the New Parade 3p-Auction of Valusisie Leuschnitt Gent, after the Colony's experience in fraud opposite Murray Barracks, and Property (in Two Lots), at Mr Genavent yours, were to allow my anguolis the suggestion that has en ned: is fies qanels to settle in the Colony, style that Hir Escellency should cut ties tirst himself a doctor, and procent to still sod of the Park at Kowicon about half The same teroark applies to past four or five o'clock on that day. people. chemists: but, whether or not any other As we have already said, we believe the profession provided a precedent. for local general community will approve the gaidance the experience of the Colony suggestion, for daring his short term of is sufficient in itself to call for a check office Major Genral Gascoigne has woning that there would be obstacles in the way structor in navigation and enutical astro- Captain W. J. Smith, of Seattle, an in- on unqualified persons acting as archi- the respect and admiration at the whole of carrying out the grand preparations for community irrespective of elnes or eracil, life. It is unfair to say that the Goy and this function would place on record ernment is shirking responsibility by his good offices to the Colony during a secking to make house proprietors em very important period in its history.
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The Coronation Honours.
It is understood that Coronation honours represent the personal choice of the King. is Majesty having asked Lord Salisbury that on this peculiar occasion the selection
shonk rest with himself, Ministers gladly equiesced. Hence the nissence of políticni Lendencies in the list. The honours list meets with very general approval. The Cartine of Sferit, in particular,supplies 1. long folc want.
A Prophecy,
A prophecy by Bengali Zadkiel, A Speedometer. published ca the fat January last, predict-
TRAGEDY AT CHEFOO SCHOOL.
TWELVE BOYS POISONED.
Official Enquiry Postponed. (From Our thru Lunespenient. }
SIAMA July 10. Twelve boys have died in the Misiva School nt Chofes from ptocanine prisoning. The bays had partaken of sinne old chicken- pie on Sunday fast; two of those who be
came ill have recovered.
One body has been shipped to Shanghai for postmortem exaurination,
The official enquiry at Chefoo has, beca
the Coronation, is being mich commented, as invented a bridge spoed recorder postponed until the result of the posts
an among natives, especially the Mar- waries.
A Huge Floating Dock.
A successful trial has been ronde with
-- a device for measuring the speed of verbis, --which is considered by local marine, men
to be far in advance of the present-clay logs.
mortem examination is knoWNI.
It is probable that the affair wit no-
The dorice consims of n norel kind of motor i sidenta al was not the result. of crime. wheel wounted fore-and-aft in a convenient
a fleeting dock built for the Adriralty by and protected place in the ship's botton>. Mesra C. S. Swan and Hunter, Limited, transmitting power by moons of a small of Wallsend, Tyne, for use at Bermudeertient shaft to recording dials on the The battleship San pareil, which has 11.000 itge, quarter-decker Tilat house, there being attached to the recording mechanism
sau dindent, with unpour, guar, and
stores, was lifted bodily out of the enter
on the Modway,
Doctors for River Steamers
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for adjusting the apparatus.
[REITER'S SERVICE] ACCIDENT TO MR CHAMBER-
LAIN.
LONDON, July 8, 7502. A balletin issued From Charing Cross
vertical shaft of brass tubing ans snooth. Hospital at midnight, says that Mr Chan-
THE LADYSMITH DESPAT- CHES.
prux and yellow fever coined. In an army it is tremiled 18oru than a bat- It regneten post and effective trendiment amberlain's Colic, Cholera, ami Darilnea Remedy has been used in ITCHEN ULENSILS, wilenses, of riysatory in the United ploy competent architects to supervise
States wil; perfect scaress, and has cured
her at anlegant cases lth of children the building of their property. and minit, ai pader the best tying contoverament, acting in this instaure for
Every huselaht should have a bittle at hand. Get it today. It ny swe the public safety, is face to face with life. For sahy by All Dualers: Nonse proprietors who seek to ran up Lt. General Agents,
jerry built proporties and to evade as effcctually as they can the building re-
The Colou gulations of the Colony.
ly in lignum vitae guides within a suitable berlin is suffering from a scalp wound, but should not be called upon to bear the
|hápe, extending above the water-live, and is free from pain and is comfortable. There expense of a highly paid expert to watch
At a meeting of the Sanitary Board from: sing to its level in the pipe. This
no attempt ispude to prevent the sou-wateris in concussion. the construction of every building in
hebt on the 12th June, it was resolved within buganey to the shaft, which crisists the Colony, and the public ought to
reference to plague prevention--That the of a two-einliths inch hollow tube, A welcome, and doubtless does welcome, )
Government be informed that.
General Butler, with the authority of the a more brass collar, rauning on liguem vitae ende the present attempt to lay upon house Waldersee on 8 African War.
War Office, bas published the Ladysmith thorough inspection of the shipping will be 3 Loadou telegum dated 23rd June urmured by the adoption of Professor Simp-shaft, adding freedom to its action.
ways, sustains the renisining weight of the despatches. They show that he connrolled aviers the responsibilities which ought A. S. WATSON & CO., to be borne by them and them alone, wyst -Lota Foberts gave a dimer at Petta's recommendation that three or four Properly qualified architects will have and Pact. Count von Wallersee, who boarding officess in appointed to home? all LIMITED.
toasted the King and the British Amy, re- || chipe and junks sowing from the Chinese too much to inse to connive at some of
ferred to Lord Roberts as the ever cost, the West River and neighborucil the practices which have come into
victorions Field-Marshal. He obearved (not including the waters of the colony) in this Colony in recent years, that German sublics how well how diffi- dat, unless The allegition that the Governmeal in tentis to create a monopoly for certain architects is no more justified than would be a similar allegation that the | Fraperial Governant wished to evento u monopoly when it insisted that all ship's ofierry and ship's engineers should bobi certificates of competency.
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THE KING'S PROGRESS.
the abandonman ni Indysmith after the failure at Colenso, but that Lort Lans. downe adrised another attempt being made The rumours curent here last week to relieve m town, and further that (ays the incluir Ecke of the 5th lust.) of } troubles at Hing Whs were
aret witbeteral White refused to makse terms with
the enemy. fautidation. What covered, however, was ent and andusus was the task of the carried every much veel should be at Hing Wha itself but at Sing General Bulber is self-condomnul.
The newspapers unanimously say that British Artey in South Africa that had visited by one of the Port health
city in the Ring Wha picture. The necomplished that task with the ntunost, de- officers before & pratique" is granted, ubles agus through dispntent about the votion to the country, with bravery and if the boarding officer finds time there has increased taxation demanded by the Mau with bananity.
LATER. been any sickness whatever or any death during, ari at one time they were regarded dering the voyage and further that the
This morning's Palletia states that His as cher serious. But when in dcli- Calton and Miche
Majesty's progress is all that can be desired. passenger steamiers')
this tien to A met hule jamphlet has just been should be encouraged to carry properly capitation tax of
increased taxation ik issued by the Peninsulae atal Orientalgusfilled native doctors during the first six
shopt twenty insh
THE CORONATION. $75 levied on Our correspondent objects to sit ap- Stem Navigation Company describing in months of each year,
overy individual passe į
The This has every reasony to beliere ing out throught the City Gates Bie! pointurent of a Sanitary Commissioner. ter gets the development of the required to report any case of sickness people could stand it, au inger. The that the Commation of Their Majesties Well, this is a reasonable enough objec modern sex curze band tripship that my occur on hard during the voyage inhabitants of all the surrounding village King Mdland and Queen Alexandra will tion if he believes that by any other The letterpress deals with the new twical to give facilities for the removal of
stentera Sirität, Seantett, Syria, such patient to Hospital, thus avoiding geotry, burning down some 10 to 20 nf
toserabled ned attacked the houses of the take placo in August, method the sanitary afkirs of the
Router underetals that the King him self is pressing forward the Coronation. Celebrated Colony could be better administered. Soranti und Murdinia, all completed during detention
That, of course, is chiefly a matter of
The last year or so, every one of which is of the boarding eleer sud the medicalem. It is said that the people in their competent to perform the functions of any examination of the passengers. The re-the property or goods found in the houros, indignation scorned to take away any of
THE CAPE PARLIAMENT. opinion. We are still of opinion our of the Company's Far-eastero mai fleet, solution having been forwarded t.o
The re assembling of the Cape Parliament selves, in spite of the excellent example The Company's honourable connection with Government,
bat, gathering it altogether, ramdo a heap Hon. F. H. May, Co
summoned for the 20th instant. set by De Clark, whose tactfulness has trooping since the days of the Crimcan lonial Secretary, asked
of it and set fire to it, watching it till all if this was
was reduced to ushes It does not appear BLEND enabled him to fill a difficult position war up to the present tinin is also briefly mezi LO
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to Canton and the various launches that
having attacked the house of the run to Macao. Dr Allinson miuuted that
gentry bly, was because it was supposòâ A mesting of Justicus was held at the he understood it was meant to apply to the that the taxes bad been farmed by the
Ir F. A.
hunts of the Hongkong, Canton and Mouna Magistracy this afterncos. Hazeland presided, and the others present Stemiat Company only, and sked me were Hon. F. J. Badeloy, J. H. Koop, C. bare to note this. Colonel Hughes under A. D. Melbourne, A. FI. Rennie and R. H.
stood the recommendation was to apply
Dr Clark,
gentry and that they were emlewoaring to enrich themselves at the expense of the oor people. As est the risters were bent on wrecking the churches and the masion
al to be on the spot of wetu working in the After the Troubles were over, N district.
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THE ACCIDENT TO MR CHAMBERLAIN,
Ma Chamberale is still in. Hospital,
--
THE TOUR OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF SIAM, The Crown Prince of Siam has arrived
in Paris.
OBITUARY.
The Earl of Arundel and Sarrey, son of
fresatarenY KRANIOR] KITCHENER'S RETURN.
Loxpos, July 4. Preparations are being ade to welocme | Lord Kitchener on his return home from
powerful Board, constituted on the lines of Municipal Council, provided local residents would give a portion of their live to this work. But Crug. The first inginess was consider to all steamors of other crail. Mr houses in Sieng Ju Cily, but the unjority the Government. refuses to grant ation of an application from William Young Oborne wid it was meat to apply to all of the people were opposed to their doing Hy frase: The Duke of Norfolk, is dead.
free hand, and keeps for the transfer of his Publican's Licence vissels alike, and that it would be rests, and so no harm was done beyond the of ity administration, to soil and retail intoxicating liquors uning to apply the regulation to that fright eenstoned to the ladies who happen.
the premises situated Fr the more logicni course wonid be to on
No Company's steamers only. ribolish the Board, create a new Depart Sativan Boud; under the Sign Medical Oficer of Health, sail the enquiry. sent with the Sanitary Commissioner of Petropole Hotel; to one Allert Elly. referred to the encouragement of the
The application was patinously granted. carrying of Chinese qualified doctors. This procination was issued warning the people at the head of it, and make that Cost The meeting then considered an application / would only be done by the large river against interfering with the Missions of missioner responsible like the bead of
stemmer, that there was no question of the Missionaries, Tho district has no Africa. It is expecter that the Prince of any other Department: Duality of ad-remove his licensed publican's business from unfairness. Of courst, any stromer that assumed its normal peseeable condition. ministration will nover be a success. No. 142, Queen's Road Central, to Nos. 148 carried a doctor would be exempt from
NOT A MINUTE The Sanitary Experts, on the other and 15, Quera's Road Central, under the detention, but the small ones, he imagined,HOULD best siter a chibi shows hand, are of opinion that useful work Sign of the Stag Hotel. The application would sooner wait than pay for a qualificatons of shelent infattipu. The
SUMMER COMPLAINT firat basund locoeness of the bowels should can be done by the Sanitary Board. was adjourned for a fortnight in order that doctor.
sufficient warning. If immediate and TS. the children's must digerous enemy This is tantamount to saying that the applicant should have an opportunity to put
proper treatment is given, serious douse.
at the mother's most dreaded foe. quences will be averted. Chambordo Imoudiate and proper treatment is always. men litely to accept office are not im certain defects in the sanitary arrange:
tic. Cholers and Diarchod Remedy ishocosury. Chnurberinin's Colic, Cholera beciles, but the Sanitary Board as re-
the sole reliance of thousands of mothers Distthom Remedy, given, according to ated by its mid they have often saved their directions, in the anat effectual remedy constituted will be no mora popular
There were 199 Europeans and 59
children's lives. Every household should known. Every household should have a than it has been in the past, and what Chinose visitors to the City Hall Library,
have a little at hand. Get it to-day. It bottle at ho ud. Get it tombs. It my save may save a life. For sale by All Dealers ; | n lifö. · For sale by Ali Dealers: WATKINS. good it might contribute ought to be had no visitors to the Museum during the
WATKINS Ltd., General Agents.
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