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MACHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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· THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. B. C. Wilcox, writes us as follows In connection with the Paris Exhibition 1900, 1 beg to hand you, for publication in your columns, of correspondence forwarded this Chamber by the local Government for the in- formation of intending exhibitors.
the recollection of our readers, who will recall how the Captain with the Marine Officer, Capt. D. Mercer, R.M.L.I attempted to reach their
A MORE CASES: REPORTED. ship alter aʼday's fishing on shore and were cap-
On Saturday afternoon, a special meeting of sized in the boat on reaching the mouth of the river, where a very heavy surf and strong tide the Hongkong Sanitary Board was held in con- were running, with the result above mentioned. sequence of more cases of rinderpest having 00. | oopías ** Mention must also be made of the gallant ebn ourred at Mr. Kennedy's stables at Causeway duct of Commander E. F. A. Gaunt, R.N., Bay. The President (Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Prin who, in a very beavy ses, promptly went to the oipal Civil Medical Officer) occupied the chair, resone in a outler and succeeded in saving the and there were also present the Vice-President
17th February, 1899. lives of Capt. Mercer, Mr. Dalrymple, R.N., (the Hon. F. H. May, Captain Superintendent
Wish reference to previous correspondence and three of the boat's crew, who were all in an of Police), Mr. E. Osborne, Dr. Clark (Medical respecting the Paris Exhibition of 1900 1-have Officer of Health), and Mr. C. W. Duggan the honour to forward a copy of a letter we have almost hopeless condition.
(Secretary). Mr. C. V. Ladds (Colonial Veterin-received from the Secretary of the Colonial ary Surgeon) was also in attendance,
Committee in case any private firms in Hong- kong should wish to avail themselves of the opportunity of exhibiting in the Colonial Build. ing upon the terms stated.
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In November of the same year the Narcissus had the pleasure of receiving Sir Claude and Lady MacDonald on board, and taking them on
tour of inspection of the Treaty Ports. Nothing further of special interest occurred until the Fleet again assembled for the ornise after celebrating the Jubilee, which was royally done at Kobe. After the cruise, the
Narky," as she is popularly called, was ordered down to Hongkong to reat She had hardly been there a week, when she was suddenly ordered North under "sealed orders" to join the flagship at Port Hamilton, spending her Xmas at sea. The cause of this abrupt de- parture was the threatening attitude of Russia in regard to affairs in China, and a determina. tion on the part of the then Admiral, Sir A. Buller, K.C.B., to resort to prompt action when
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Practically the whole of the China Squadron was assembled at Chefoo in March, 189, and they had the valuable assistance of the Victorious, Powerful, and Edgar, just a rived from England. Happily the war passed and on the 19th May the Narcissus was ordered round to Weihaiwei, to take over, on behalf of H.M. Government, the island of Linkung and the mainland of Weih i wei, an honourable service hensurably accom plished. On May 24th, appropriately enough the British flag was hoisted alongside of the Chiuese, the Japanese troops evacuating the place. Commander Gaunt w 8 appointed com. missioner, and other officers of the ship were temporarily appointed to various offices, and right well have they done their work, as the pread it satisfactory state of the place to those who knew it wher first taken over will testify.
After a short eraise round Japan during July and August, the Narcissus returned to Weihaiwei and remained till 22nd of November, when she left for Hongkong. From Hong. kong, after eleven weeks very welcome stay, she was ordered to Manila for the protection of British interests, and was present when the war broke out. She left Manila on the 14th instant, being relieved by the Powerful, and on account of her great popularity, she was enthusiastically cheered by the whole Am- erican fleet as she steamed out, the troops on the transports cheering again and again as she passed them. The "Narky" arrived in Hong; kong on the 18th inst. and remains until about the 4th prox., when she leaves for Singapore to meet her relief, H.M.8. Orlando. We wish her most popular captain, Capt. G. F. King Hall, R.N., officers and men, a pleasant and safe voyage home, and the enjoyment of a good holiday, which they thoroughly deserve.
H. 8. B.
CABLE COMMUNICATION WITH ILOILO AND BACOLOD, We are informed by the Telegraph Company
- that information has been received from Manila advising that direct cable communication has been established with Iloilo aud- Bacolod. The same restrictions exist as for Manila.
The N. C. Daily News of the 16th March says:- About midnight on Tuesday a black and white dog supposed to be rabid bit Mr. Munter of the Customs in the Kiangse Road, having come from Broadway, Hongkew, where he had bitten a police constable named O'Donnell, and
■ Roman Catholic priest and some others. The polios were at work yesterday trying to find the dog. It is evident that still more drastic mea- rabies will have to be adopted
The SECRETARY read a report from Mr. Ladds, who stated that there were six more cases of rin derpest in a shed at Mr. Kennedy's stables at Causeway Bay, which shed he previously reported as containing 17 cattle. He recommended the immediate slaughter and burial of the whole number. This would clear out all the cattle from this place and probably be the means of terminating the epidemio
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On the motion of the PRESIDENT, seconded by Dr. CLARK, the whole of Kennedy's stables were declared infected,
The VICE-PRESIDENT proposed, that the six diseased cattle be slaughtered and that the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon be authorised to have the remaining cattle slaughtered immedi- ately they show signs of disease, and that pro- por arrangements for the isolation of the cattle and attendants be made by the Colonial Veter: inary Surgeon, with the assistance of the police.
Mr. OSBORNE, in seconding, said that in the first place when the disease broke out they decided to slaughter the sound animals and the diseased ones in the hope that that would end the epidemic. That had proved to be not the case, and to be consistent he agreed with the Captain Superintendent of Police that only the diseased animals should be slaughtered.
The PRESIDENT proposed as an amendment that the whole of the 19 animals be slaughtered in accordance with the recommendation of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
The amendment, however, was not seconded and the motion was carried.
HONG KONG SANITARY BOARD,
THE PLAGUE IN FORMOSA, On the 22nd March a special meeting of the Sanitary Board was held to consider whether Taiwanfu in Formosa should be declared an infected port or not. The President (Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Officer) pre sided, and there were also present the Hon. R. D. Ormsby (Director of Public Works), Mr. E. Osborne, Dr. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), and Mr. C. W. Duggan (Secretary).
Consul at Tainan stating that in the Prefecture The SECRETARY read letters from the British
from March 7th to 18th there had been 122 cases, and 74 deaths from bubonic plague, and from January 7th to March 13th there had been 316 cases with 205 deaths.
the Sanitary Board advises the Government to The following resolution was passed :-That
proclaim Taiwanfu and its port Anping a place at which bubonic plague prevails, in accordance with Article 1 of the Quarantine Regulations made 18th of March, 1897, and that the Govern- ment be requested to communicate with the Consul at Tamsui to ascertain whether any cases of bubonic plague had occurred there.
This was all the business.
One of the survivors of the famous battle of Rorke's Drift died in the General Hospital at Shanghai on the 16th March in the person of Mr. William Smyth, formerly an inspector in the Shanghai Police and afterwards Usher of the Supreme Court. The deceased, who was 8 DA- tive of Tipperary, Ireland, had a long and hon- orable record as a soldier, having risen to the rank of Sergeant-Major in the Buffs. He was in the 24th Regiment under. Colonel Chard, V.C., at Borke's Drift and received the Zulu medal and clasp, together with a pension, after which he went out to Hongkong to join, the Police,
Downing Street, London,
You will doubtless take such steps for giving publicity to this communication as the Governor may consider desirable. I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,
M. F. OMMANNUT. The Hon. The Colonial Secretary, &o., &c., &c.,
Hongkong.
THE SECRETARY TO THE COLONIAL COM-
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M.<F.§OMMANNEY,.
Tasmania Government offices,
5, Victoria Street, S.W. 14th February, 1899, Dear Sir Montagu,—At the last meeting of the Colonial Committee a strong feeling was expressed that private firms of standing and repute might be allowed to exhibit in the Colonial building at an expenditure by them of 20 sper square foot for the space actually oc- cupied by them. It would be necessary that they made immediate application, an nearly all the space is applied for and the money would have to be paid promptly as it would be required for defraying the cost of building... I am com municating this informal to certain Colonial arms which have been in correspondence with the Royal Commission, and you might perhaps forward this information to any Crown colony which will not be officially represented.-Faith- fully yours, &o.,..
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CHINA SUgar refINERY ́CO., LIMITED.
On 3rd March the 21st ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in the China Sugar Refinery Company. Limited, was held. The Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving presided, and there were also present the Hon. E. R. Belilios, Messrs. D. Gubbay, F. A. Gomes, A. Haupt, A‹ G. Wood (cousulting committee), G. C. Anderson. G. M. Bain, F. Harton, J. Rit Michael, A. G. Stokes, J. M. Forbes, J. Y. V. Vernon, B. Layton, Ho Tung, Wang Leung Hing, and To Cheung D. Landale, G. H. Potts, A. Rodger, Ho Fook,
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The SEORETARY read the notice convening the meeting.
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The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, the re- port and accounts having been circulated for some time, you will, I presume, be prepared to follow the usual course and consider them as read. It is very gratifying to me to be in position to again congratulate shareholders on a result which you will agree in extremely satisfactory. A steady all round demand for refined sugar has favoured us during the year, and our output exceeded by over 5,500 tons. that of 1897, which you will recollect was a re- oord. Consumption, in China has increased, as was anticipated, and in other directions the volume of business done has been fully maintained. To indicate the vast strides which the sugar industry has made in this colony, I may mention that while 17 years ago the out- turn of refined was only some :15,000 tons per suuum, it is now approximately 200,000 tons. You will have observed the recent telegram through Renter announcing that the Indian Government contemplate putting a counter- railing duty on bounty fed sugars, and if this be finally determined upon it will be suce to us in procuring better prices.
Our raw sugar 1898. were filled on favourable
"sures to erialaste Mr. Munter was promptly He leaves three little children to lament his where we' have met "with", strong
and that very soon. inoculated at the Municipal Laboratory by Dr. Stanley.
death, which was caused by consumption.—China | from best. Gazette.