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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
saved. The mails go by the Triumph and the cargo and passengers go by the Hongkong, leaving here on Sunday morning. I hope soon to see assistance to save the ship. The weather is fine, and although in a perilous condition on the rocks the ship is salvable, but if there is a delay and bad weather sets in she will most probably
The compradore has done every thing for the comfort of the passengers and to save the cargo."
break up.
Following this letter came the following from the same source, dated March 11th, which was received by Mr. Marty yesterday morning: -"By the bearer I am forwarding to you a portion of the cargo saved from Actio.
From a note received last
the
night from Captain Storm grave fears are entertained that the Activ will soon break up with any little wind that may blow there, and as the wind is blowing a little high here the fate of the vessel may said to be sealed."
The thirteen passengers, all Chinese, arrived on Monday by the Hongkong. The cargo on the Activ consisted of wood and leather and there was also 8200 in the treasure room, which has been saved.
Mr. Marty has also received the following telegram from the agent. It is dated from Hoihow, March 12th-Activ ashore and fear
will become a wreck."
SUPREME COURT,
April 13th.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HON. W. M. GOODMAN (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).
THE TUNG SHANG WO FIRM V. THE SHAN LUNG
BANK.
In this case the plaintiff firm claimed $19,000 for money lent and advanced by the plaintiffs to the defendants. Mr. J. J. Francis, Q. C., instructed by Mr. Ewens, appeared for the plaintiff.
The addresses of the partners of the defendant Bank, who had left the colony, being unknown, a writ of Foreign Attachment was issued on the 11th ultimo and served on the garnishees.
Mr. Francis, after satisfying the Court that the formalties in connection with the writ of Foreign Attachment had been complied with, called Li Tin Pan, of the plaintiff firm, who proved the debt.
Judgment for amount claimed, with interest at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum from the 11th March, 1896, to this date, and costs.
Mr. Frederick Howell, the bailiff of the Court, proved execution of the writ of Foreign Attachment and the seizure of a sum of $17.737; and the Court declared the same to be subject to attachment under the writ issued in this action. Application for execution was post- poned pending the result of a Bankruptcy peti- tion against the debtor firm, which was filed on the 12th March, 1896.
TSANG UT KAI v. THE SHAN LUNG BANK.
In this case the plaintiff, who is the man. aging partner of the firm mentioned as plaintiffs in the last-named suit, claimed the sum of $10,200, being his private monies deposited with the defendant Bank.
Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., instructed by Mr. Ewens, appeared for the plaintiff.
A writ of Foreign Attachment was issued in this suit also, but the return showed service en the garnishees only, all the property having been seized under the writ in the previous case. The plaintiff having established his claim, judgment was given with costs.
The Singapore Free Press says:-Was it only by a coincidence that the Russian cruisers dawdled gently along from Colombo so as to allow them to arrive in the roads simultaneously with the French mail containing H.E. Li Hung-chang? If a coincidence, the incident is interesting; if designed, as we think it to be,
the incident is rather more so, and the attention to our visitor is as astute as it is significant.
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A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held
the afternoon the offices.
of the 9th April at Hon. F. A. Cooper (Director
and Works) presided, were also present-Dr. Atkinson (Acting Colonial Surgeon), Mr. H. B. Lethbridge (Acting Captain Superintendent of Police), Dr. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. N. J. Ede, and Mr. H. McCallum (Secretary).
MINUTES.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.
A NEW PIER AT KENNEDY TOWN.
The PRESIDENT laid upon the table a plan of a pier which it was proposed to erect for the cattle and sheep and swine depot at Kennedy Town in response to an application made by the Colonial Secretary. The pier would be 200 feet long and 20 feet wide, and an estimate of cost would be sent to the Colonial Secretary. The plan was approved.
PLAGUE WORK,
The PRESIDENT reported in reference to plague work that the Acting Captain Super- intendent of Police had furnished the Board with additional inspectors and interpreters from the police force and that His Excellency the Gen- eral Commanding had lent the Board four men of the Royal Engineers and eight men of the Rifle Brigade, who commenced their duties on Friday last.
BAD WELL WATER.
The Government Analyst reported that six samples of well water analysed by him were unsuitable for potable purposes and the wells in question were ordered to be closed
BASEMENTS.
Messrs. Leigh and Orange applied for per mission to convert the basement floors at Nos. 112 and 116, Hollywood Road into ground floors by removing the soil from the walls of the houses and replacing it with concrete.
The PRESIDENT said the alteration would not be a sanitary improvement, and he moved that the applicants be informed that the Board would regret to see a proposal of this kind oar- ried out, but at the same time the Board did not feel satisfied that at present it could prevent
it.
Mr. EDE Fecouded, and the resolution was carried.
A QUESTION OF PIG STIES.
Mr. A. Rumjalin, managing proprietor of the East Point Dairy Farm, made an applica- tion respecting the removal of pig sties on Farm Lots do and 47. The sties are built on lots leased to the Company, who strongly objected to licences for keeping pigs on the ground being renewed, and they desired the sheds to be removed in order to minimise the dauger of infection of diseases to their cattle.
The PRESIDENT moved that the applicant be informed that the renewal of the licences had been granted and that the matter appeared to be one outside the duties of the Board.-The resolution was carried.
MORTALITY STATISTICS)
For the week ended 28th March the death rate was 336 per 1,000 per annum as compared with 17.1 for the corresponding period of last year. For the week ended 8th April the death rate was 2519 per 1,000 per annum as compared with 18.8 for the corresponding week of last year.
THE INCREASE OF PLAGUE CASES. The PRESIDENT-Owing to the sudden increase of plague cases during the Easter holidays I thought it advisable to take steps myself without calling a meeting of the Board and I ask the Board to confirm the action I took.
One of the steps taken by the President was the writing of a request to Major-General Black to place at the disposal of the Board for sanitary purposes men of the Royal Engineers and Rifle Brigade. His Excellency, in reply, said there was every disposition on the part of the military authorities to help as far as possible in the matter, and he placed at the disposal of the Board the number of the men required. The men reported themselves on Tuesday and commenced work at once. The President also wrote to the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police asking for a strict watch to be kept on passengers going to and coming from Canton,
[April 15, 1896.
and action had already been taken in this matter.
The Board unanimously approved of the President's action. APPOINTMENT OF A PLAGUE SUB-COMMITTEE, The AOTING Colonial SuRGEON-I move that the Board appoint, under Ordinance 11 of 1895 a sub-committee consisting of the President, the Captain Superintendent of Police, and the Medical Officer of Health, to supervise and arrange all matters connected with cleansing and limewashing and house to house visitation within the areas infected by bubonic plague, The PRESIDENT-I beg to second that. Carried.
HOUSES CLEANSED. The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH reported
that during the past fortnight 588 houses, comprising 1,637 floors, had been inspected and cleansed by the temporary sanitary inspectors.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Board adjourned until Thursday week.
THE PLAGUE.
inst., five on the 10th, six on the 11th, thirteen There were eight cases of plague on the 9th
the patients was a on the 12th, and twelve on the 13th. Among The boy was about three years of age and he son of Mr. Mooney.
Hartigan attended him, but the little one, who was first taken ill on Sunday morning. Dr.
was seen to be suffering from plague, died on Monday morning.
Two women were each fined $15 at the Ma- gistracy on Monday for carrying the body of a child which had died of plague. The women were met by an Indian constable late on Satur- body. The policeman loudly blow his whistle day evening and they bolted after dropping the and two Riflemen chased the women, caught them, and gave them into the custody of the police. The soldiers then picked up the body and carried it to the Police Station. In conse-
quence of the assistance they so willingly ren- dered they arrived late at the barracks and were reported, but of course their explanation freed them from any punishment.
Reports have been in circulation that the plague had made its appearance within the walls of the Asile de St Enfance, and the Revd. Mother even received a letter of condolence on the death from that cause of one of the Sisters,
We learn that there is not the slightest founda tion for the rumour, the Sisters being all in their usual health and good spirits, and there being no unusual sickness of any kind amongst the children. We have seen a letter from Dr. Paulsen, the medical attendant at the Convent, dated yesterday, in which he states that no case of plague has occurred there. Scrupulous cleanliness in every respect being strictly carried out, the Institution is probably in less danger from plague than any other house in the colony.
THE JAPANESE AND TRADE RE- STRICTIONS IN FORMOSA.
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] ·
Tainanfu, 6th April.
You will, no doubt, long ere this have received my wire of the 31st ultimo, concerning the ex- traordinary action of the Japanese in arresting foreign compradores, confiscating camphor, and seizing all the books. The unfortunate foreign employés had to march a distance of fifteen miles, their captors refusing to allow them to have chairs. The greatest excitement prevailed, as may be supposed, and trade was brought to a complete standstill. Urgent telegrams to both Taipeh and Tokyo have resulted in getting the release of the prisoners, but not until they had We been mulcted in the sum of $300 sách. have not yet heard as to whether the embargo has been taken off the foreign premises and the camphor restored. Since then we have heard that foreign camphor, on its way to the port, has been seized, and yesterday a wire came from Chip Chip stating that the camphor business The conduct of the there had been broken up. Japanese authorities seems inexplicable; indeed, no exact precedent for it can be found even in the worst Chinese days.
A most peculiar and unintelligible set of rules and-regulations regarding sugar (which