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Was the Chiness Government began to send students abroad to be educated, great things are expected from the enlighten mentand scquaintance with Wastero civiliza. tion which were thus to be introduced into the administration of affairs in the Middle
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to havs introduced hore, such as the Press law for erample, still very usw law should be modified and adapted to sait loes! sareoundings and 3 guirem ints my mind the very fact of the present Rill being copied from the local law of England is the strangat argamut against its
THE HANITARY BOARD'S BEINUIN lead to the highar wages on account of increased rent and The Marquis and Marchioness of Houtlay aware of some of the ransoni #a
Sanitary Board Boom,
Hongkong, 1st June, 1897. those who will, he content with less. us with surprise that Hongkong, which holds left are yesterday by the Canadian Parifio consideration of this Bill in private and con-loss house bocoremodation will be supplanted
tdontial aittings, this slot, being tint it was by stoamer Parthia, for Liverpool.
Sir In reply to your later, No. 1114 of inadvisable to sreito unaeapssary public feelings For example, if a man gots say, $15 a At a meeting of British residents held at and adverse griliuiem anderonssian on the pro- month and has to pay Sa per month for two the 9th altimo requesting to be farmistel with its own as well in athletics, should be so far behind its heighbours in outward signo of Tientsin it was resolved to celebrate the Queen's foious of a Bill watch might och or all be all rooms for his wife and children and $30 the observations of the Sanitary Board ou Dr. intellectual vigour. At Shanghai, Singa Jubiles on Jaue 21st by a little entertainment modified in ita pasangs through the Sanitary for food and clothing. &e, but on Looout of higher Ho Kai's Protest against the Public Health Bill, pore, and. Peking, Debating Sonistiesete champêtre) at the Your Haug Ynangrunde Board. Bal a little hatefal consideration will ront he has to pay $6, for the same two roos have the honour to inform you that although One would doubtton Bourish the afternoon; and is the orsaing to take ad- ehow the absurdity of this position. As far as raller than bofera in account of the sacrifice of nomu af us were able to admit the correctness of Tantage of the well-timed proposal of the Mani- this Bill is oegoerned, the Binitary Boned bar building for backyard and cher epsers, he would, Dr. Ho Kaf's alleged fucts or doductions, we did Lourish.
ofpal Council to open the now recreation ground, boon constituted or has constituted itsolf the according to the law laid down abere demand not couider onBlog called upon-in forwarding equally well here if it were earted, have been led to make the remarks by whink is to receive the sacre of the Victoria Park adviser of the Governucat, and in order to bo 816-per month for his services. He would car you his Protret--to enter into any coveray in honour of the occasion It was abouagad at bottor onabled to advise, it should recoira advice tainly saccord in this if there were woons to take with a cutleague, as we apprehends the Govora. hay hren thoroughly revised and brought up MONTSERRAT LIME FRUIT JUICE. perusal of the annual report of the Shang- the meeting by Mr. Bronar, ami grens appinuss, from the public at large, otherwise ita recom- his place for loss, but let us say there are plenty went wankt roodily form its own opinions after 2-As however you now intimate to me the hai Literary and Debating Society. The that Har Imperial Majesty the Empre bad mendations may be ansound and aga ast the who will take is for less, then what net the the first parasal of the document. N. C. Daily News says this is one of its sont, or would sond, presenta xud ovagratulations public interest. I do not think that the position poor man de but to pay the 38, or resort to ever
to the Queen. The following Committee was of a public body is anything the worss by living crowding or to stiuting himself and his family wish of the Acting Garavnor to have our timra most satisfactory local dorugiats that we eatedMesare, Breuss, Irwin, Cousins, Ho- free and unrealized public discussion on its of food and slething. Now, allow me to sak on the statements advanced by Dr. Eo Kai, wa have read for a long time. Thres years agobinson. Dickinson, Smith, Spooner, F. Forbes, proceedings and deliberations. It low nothing whether building four feet away from retaining her in responsa in His Ercolleroy's desira, fo
sad Beanottip?
but may gain a great deal of useful information walls, the hearing of a ten feet wide backyard and sabad: the following observations which will be it was predicted that the Society would soon
From Ningpe wo (N. O. Daily Neos) hear on and wisdom unless it thinks that itsmembers are the establishing of a 3ft foet brick privy and limited rather to the pointing out of armors wad infallible and its wisdom supreme a doctrina spalan kitchen, are more recessary than food and inconsistencies than to any discussion of the spe prove to be one of those littlo efforts which
gool authority that .. Li Hang-changa Pro-worthy of the Grand Inquisition of the dark middle olothing, or anca desirable that orarerarding?culations and pradiations which recur in this Pro- have their day;
fshall speak briefs of the unconstitutional text asupported by facts, firares, or arguments. damation, onlling on the people to subscribe for They have their day, and come to bot
3-Deo. Kai bugins by stating that the Railway aboros, meets with no response except go. Public comment and, criticians, I anhniit, A very water-tower full of eneers and ridi-rom the tigh officials. The relente 40 nocemary in this case as well as in any other and arbitrary way in which this Hill sooks to w cule was thrown upon it in its early years, merohants shake their heads, and aver that the, and this who dread thane should tot be- fores its varions provisions and Byelaws It Bil! will rides property to the extect of mi some the Champions of the Bill; sul moreover, does not provide for adequate compensation ions of dollar, that it will greatly interfurn | but it has gallantly emerged from the bath matter is beyond their comprehension, and that my experience as a member of the Sanitary every mae, Surely if the peblio is to ho bone-with vested interests and shake pablia confidence they want farther explanations: the meaning of Board convinces me that in many instances fited by a largo sacrifics of property. the sacris to its foundations, but as a careful perusal of hin until its motto right be now, mersas pre-which is that they want better sentity than the public opinion and testimany are urgeatly estos should ast fall on the shoulders o partinalar paper fuls to disclose how these disastrous con- It is always eary, to sequences are to be brought about, this stula- gafundo, pulchrior eurait. It survived easily Viceroy's promises, as no official, however power quired to correct mistalerstandings and indivi-individuals but sa aft alike.
the splitting-off of a portion of its metabor-ful, is competent to fatter his successor in cftoo dual cavictions and belists. I fauoy I haremaks free with other people's property, but heu ment, being a more assertion, walls for no con
Guild credit is the only uredit that the people hened montload-more than once that the Sani- the thing touches ont owl pookutt we may not be mout from us.
4. From the statement which next follows ship to form the Young Men's Christian trust A Cantonese in a good neil position in try Baard is a scientifle body, and all it has to quite so ready to carry out our best intentious Association; it threw off all shackles of acct Ningps is of opinion that the only pangle likely cosider is purely a matter of Sanitary asianes, aud scientific views. I do not think it is a win the reader would infer that the Public Health particularism, and has become, as it to take up shares are his own countrymen. Tiaod I have been asked repeatedly whan offer ptioy of any Gorosament, expecially when it Bill had been withdrawn from the Legislative
are mora enterprising, are anxious to see rail.
ther as a medical man and asioutist. I did not arbitrarily goncerning the property of its subjects with a tiaw to imparting to the annars seÐA mombership and its erodit balange of nearly ways introduced, and are better able than those ing some opposition to also in the Bill, who is not of a representative character, to legislate Cosnail and relegated to the Sanitary Boned $1,800 show, one of the most stable and in other provinces to bring preaauto on the resider that such and such a thing was deer and particularly when such measaves involve o alement of popularity. This statusat, which widely-rooted institutions in Shanghai. Iterumout, if it shows a tendency to go back on his sad erou necessary. My geswer has always large a sacrifice of property. It shares publie is acnesoly reapsstful to the Logislature, appants
its engagemonta
begu and will ever be to this offt-In the Saai-pondence and drives away capital, a state of however to be invallei mors at the Government erenisge are justly regarded as of the plan-
An inquest was bold at the Magistror yes. tary Bourda osientific as well as prastinal body thing which may not alloes those who are than at the Sanitary Board and we are it aufest that our recreativa sonictius afford,
Dacases, who was er of Sanitary-soienas purely or practically finient to excito alarm in the minds of those regards the Bard wo should state that when we oa Baturday afternoons diversified, often brilliant, sometimes in.enday on the body of Ng Wai, who was drowned men Are we met together to discuss man permanent interest in the Colony. It is thtrafore to be that out we learn it The boarding hense rarner, along with several other If paraly, then I go with every proposition who are permanent residents and have the first addressed mesures to the consideration of nen boarded the ateamor Turkow before she had of any scientifle importance pat forward to the fntare welfare of the Colony at hourt, In the Pablic Hath Bill we ware wall was that gnt to her moorings Seeing the Polios inueh Duoling, and further I would add much to the connectim with the question of componention the latta: had farin si t'u principal partiou afte coming in the direction of the vessel they began numerous provisions in order to rauder than one curious argument was not infrequently larger and mary congrshire Draft that fa- to alamber back into their hout waan deceased more powEnt and more scientific. I would ad-adreneed. viz., that since land has lately risen clada brilling to have litios having no relation Eoll is to the water and was drowned. The swoond vacata every poor family to have its three acres greatly in vaine, it is but jist that the landlords to the Public Heath, and that the son ttes gardon, a conservatory and what who get the bensis at the rive should sacrifios building lanes wore withdrawn and roast by officer of the Trichow, in the course of his evid and a cow, It has been officially arnoabcod that on and once, stated that though the boat to which do apt, at the exsss of the state or the printsly something for the public good On the face of themselves as a separata Bili entitled the Leild- after the let prox the export duty hitherto beloured was within twelve feet of him, it werebanta and gich lan dioris. But if practically this asems reasonable angarh, but is it an Ping Act was hus it was intented that the male he attempt to save him, beyond throwing a well, then I would appean the many provisions Aro tirare no landlords who paid the present Public Health Ordinanco should be limited pre- sollooted on sult in Japan will be comitted. --
pince of hoard towards him, The Taichow had not which ia y opinion are unnecessary, ansomo price for their land with aard vish? How maur ly to matters rating to Health and be worked. The Leander (10), Captain Martin J. Dunlop, time to tomar a bost to resens the roan, or did mior, and unnonstitutional. Some Sanitarians landlords are thate now in existence wha have ander tl superision of the Sanitary Board arrived at Yokohama from Kebo sa the 2311 they attempt to do so as there were several boats are constantly making the mistako of trasting held and for twenty years on the stretch? Eron while the Balling O-lionna was to be worked 5.-Regret is expressed by Dr. Kai that May and left again for a short crate on the 31st, close round deceased. He also said that the Chimes if they were Europeans. They with those, are the risks they have run and theater that of the Pablia Works Dapartment. accident was not caused, as had bean stated by Appear to forget that there are wide constituersicas they have raudere: as pioneers of this The Agents (Masura. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) the friends of the decessor, by the Water Palios tional differences betwoon s native of China and settlement to go for nothing? Why should the eansideration of the Dill shond not have inform ea that the steamer Arraton Aveer, fromrashing at him and frightening him overboard. one who hails from Europe. They do not allow their profts he been more than any athecs? bona let in tis proposed new obelive Board te Caleatts, lett Singapors yesterday for this pori. There were no polica on the vadal till after the for tan differences of habits usage, mode of liv-hess are questions ona has to master before ons be formed under the provisions of the Bitt, but erante this new bo ly, it is not clear how the old. They insist apos tos theory of treating all na- of the Legislative Council. It is reported from Kores, says the Nagasakioident had occurred. The jury returned a ing and a host of other things bahwa in the two. read this Bill for the consideration as-ane of the professed objects of the Bill is to I cum now to the strongest argument in ties Beard and has sidan thing at verdict of accidental Jestb.
tionalities alike, however much they may diffər Fapress, that Messa. Meyer & Co. bare con-
aded arrangements to loan tho-Korsan Go We regol to announce the death of Captain from one another physically, mentally, and con- favour of this Bill with its anmu Bye-laws all until it had first bo bezght into wri-tence rernment $1,000,000, for the term of six years, Seymour H. P. Dacres, of H.M.S. Constanse, stitutionally. Hance arisa the several provisious. It has bon repented aver and, rer agtia that by the passaga of the Bill into L.
6-Regral is also exprassol that the dail's. st 10 per cout. per annum.
which took place at Yekihama on the morning of in this Ordinanza and Bye-laws in question in soma larga English towns sitaila Bills have the 25th May in the Iritish Navel Hospital. The which I have no hesitation in characterising as boun pret, and that this is an almost ossct rations of the Boarl should have han coalusted Our readers will be pleased to learn that they Japan Mail maye:-Captain Daeras, spans thres wholly annesssey. One might as well insist copy of thum, quel provisions having beon copied with oled doors. it will babylons to Flis Ex- will soon have the opportauity of again hearingseks in Miyanoshita after the arrival of the that all Chinese should eat brand and beafstoak word for word, and therefore it nit by just collonuy, however, that the druiting of legislation the Fan on the tristol Company The Com- Constands at Tokelasa, with the object of sork- instead of riae and pork, inat bonusa the fara and propar-going upon the principle that what Pasotmild boas an impossibility, if pany has had a very succoastal son at Shauging relief from an illes from which he had been former articles agres batter than the latter with is good for the genes is good for fba gandar. In the pain was takes into collaboration in the I protest loudly agvinst per tias for the public disenesin and ariticism and in Japan, and will re-opon here on the suffering for some tins. The baths, however, an Roglish atomach. Dine favourite arzameut afnot whatever lawa they may pass at horas we task. To a morar it as wad that the pro-
seemned to afford little banofit, and on 19th May must hore be stated and refuted. It has been must alss pass hara. order the initials--as woll 38 the surnames Kingdom. Tho-realization has not answered The Nagasaki Express says the US.E. Marion the exparisond a stroke of paralysis which stated by some adgates of this Bill that the this kind of indiscriminats and sorrile legisla af the Bill wild by when it hat reached the 7-art sa astisquisitiva on practical as the expectation. The students are not arrived at Jenchuan on the 16th alt, and tho Chi- his medical adviser to onlar his removal to the Gaveraciont is always adverse to anything like tion. If we are to adopt all English local acts hands of the Lgislaturs.
Naval Hospital ne Yokohama, where he arrived class legislation and that any rommendation at Parliament as our law, why nood, we-a-yps- The MAPS and PLANS have been mostly failed to exercise an influence for 2oad, baijuose quadron left-for Port Hamilton the follow the following day. At first su improvement was of the Sanitary Board to that ofthat would not rate Legislative Council?. There ja co doubl against theoretical public sanitation. Frama.
ing day. It is generally believed in Korea that re-engraved in a superior style and brought up the sphere of that influence has been a com- Chiazie contemplating a noura si diplomatic no. anticeable in his condition. but a chongs for the likely be entertaicet This I must confess dois some English Arts which we shal all be glad thourotios point of view Dr. Ho Ku stye that to date. They new anɛist FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HODGES IN CHI.ouratively small one. The cacson for this is tion in Korea, which, if carried out sangot fail to worss Docurred on the 27th and, acute meningitis remind one of old tires whau all class legisla
in framing the provisions of this Bill. he pull
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dot far to seak. Young men free's from, disturb the present friendly relations with supervening, he becaus mucouseicas, and died as tin was carnestly sought for to be aboli hod,
vegane farther than the Bard. vat in th we have stated on the 28th. The funeral of the bat with what results I need not mention,
next breath, head that the provisions of the
Japan. MAP OF THE FAR EST
deceased gentleman took plaas on the 29th. Look over our local Ordinances, how many
Billas framed by the Board are "oussey, college could not be placed in charge of
The Chinese Times says: -We have the un- Shortly after 4 o'clock the coffin, saramounted there are still in force which makes clear listing
economiast, and a constitutional" departments, and the posts to which they usual spectacle of some half-doren Vickshas ply by the dacoasal offizer's swords and scant- tions between Chinave and Europons. It would
had, as may rostily be conosivi, som diffivalty nimber of wreaths, was ouly be a wasting of tite to quote instinos. being passed here without agusat my import- in following this line of argent, but whdeser aubing for hire in various parts of Peking. It is amonts and n
too soon yet to pronounce an opinion upon the carried from the British Naval Dapst and As long as we govern the Chinese according to at molifcations and alterations. Just compres y ba intended to be early et ma big to refer ardinate. The usudarine under whom 1597 | success or failure of the scheme, but it may be placed on a gun carriage Praoaded by a large par promise given while this Colony was got is this little Island with England, think of the ridi- | rauta paragraphs 5, 6, und 7 of the Father of the served were with rare exeptions of doubted if a earrings snight as the 'riokshs can fring party from the Leader and Constance, its infauor, vis to govern thom na mneh as yoaculously limited space at our disposi,ned than say Board dated the 2211 of last. Dauber, wherein ber of feet for backyard parpas pially with vales of building laut and for other camera mo conservative nature and ill-disped to for long through the bogs and morasses of with arms recurard, and by the Baud of the sible in assordance with their mannars and can we really spare the comparatively vast pruit is set forth that in a ten of the nigh
the Pating streets.
U.S.S. Brooklyn, nt followed by the public, pastoms, and to repeat their religion sad pro-
rapidly growing population? Arain, considerat hai lu take a practical view of this require. wards say new fangled ideas that the
and other dat hments of silors and marines, jadicos, wo mast of 'n necessity modify our laws Foung men might wieb to air. A touch of The Nagasaki Eegress of the 1st inst. says: the coffin was the convoyed to the Cemetery, in order to meet their peculiar requirements. the hilly and rocky nature of Hongkong, how mants of the people rather than a theoretical The local elebration of Her Britannic Wajaty's where the fareral service was performed by R, Besides, does not common sans alone in fleste to warly every house is built as it worn the top as, and that is hal parstory Arzt to limit our- An Anglo-Chinese Calendar. Men of Barome jealouer also no doubt catered into the mal-Jubilee will take place today, in the form of a C La P T. Heslop, chaplain of the Constitice, na the advisability of legislating espraintly in of another und how many-high as well as low reads to mesmmandations which fail vors tar almost every house should be built four fost 8--The next racks indirectly: scunse the A full Chronology of remarkable erects since tar. The returned students were conse-general holiday, 1 pic-nis at Pappealmig daring with whom ware Bishop Bickersteth and the Rev. many cases to suit circumstances and around taining walls there are: is it say than that short of English sanitary legislation.
tas advent of foreigners to China and Japan. quently treated with scant faTour: in some the day, and an illumination at night. In the B. C. Irvine, Minute guns are fired, frora ings?
avent of the elements being favourable to the the Constance during the ceremony. The usual From an economtival point of view, the ides of away from its neighbour, and does not after all Sanitary Board of the error of lagi daftig for my proposition to legislate against inhabiting Chinazo as fur Europants. The accusations wo A description of Chiness Festivals, Pasta, So, cases, indeed, they had to brook considering ont of the proposed programine, we thras volleys wore then fred over the grase suurificing the millions of square fast at an-
prasuno refer to the provisions in the Bill for with the days ou which they fall.
erable harehacus and insult, and were bare no doubt that a very enjorable day will be Among those present ware Sir Francis Flankett, avenge prios of $5 to 7 per square foot is eren ellars ar bassment flere gaderzand obsiste Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, &a.
H.B. Miniator, and several members of the more fidiculous. What in this saforoe't escrifles all difialties? On again, the original moda light and ventilation. And for thes Boitation of of building in most of tho Farlish towns is diforseerowding. In respect of the overcrowdiag New Scale of Hongkong Stamp Duties put to work which was little more that spent.
diplomatic, body, Mr. Kupka prafent, of Nag toe Simply for the sake of a theory that the rent from that adopted her from the bagid-elaune ire desire to explain that the minimu The Hongkong Poata! Guida for 1887.
The Feking correspondent of the Shan-paosaki, Mr. N. Mitechssal, as representing the Chinese public require all such Banitary im Arrivals and Departures of Mails and Parost drudgery and in which their foreign adu.
ruvemata to promets their health and welfarning. With or without prohibitory law and anhof 30 fent for nach allt av alat dhaxe in rieg of that radimentary prasiol estion was calculated to be of little nez, says that the Board of War has just mię "the ovaror of Koosewa, and other officials. Rain
But I rallenge the soundness of that theory. Initary enesiderations must Erg'ish bagia The intentious of the Imperial Severament discovery that the Marquis Tring should have felt heardly during the ceremony.
Inherited a hereditary knighthol fyüack'iya)
say the Chiaossingeneral do not require thisserier built from the conn camsat with a front of nity so which lay dow that a fini ware thus defeated. A new departure has from his late distinguished father as wail as a
on or aven desire it. Let the Government and back garden, so that the innovation is not man of 4000 cable Ent of Eroshur per fart certain the rivers of the Chinese public in this 50 gront to the great injority of the people.mast be provided every haar in order to prevent now been taken which we trust will have margaisate: The Board of Rereas haya accord.
matter. I have often been told that was almost The differences of habits constitutious, roguire-the air from bomir fouled by patcasenk-or- Better resulta. This is nothing less than ugly been requested to ascertain tos mb back
With so reduced an always in a minority in the discussion of thants, &c.. between the Cain and English ara ganic matters exhaled fear the lures and skin pay or pension is doa to the Marquis ader his
also very rest arguments against the adoption of the persons, living in it broad knighthood.
varione sections of this Bill, but I was an am themselves avading Mandarins
sonfidiat that the public at large, without dis of the English law have without rast modifionilowane as 200) estic feet per hour it bones tions: There is vt quother point which has to pocasary to elanga the air at least ousa contentions. I was often charged also with look be noticed. and that is however swamping a law every hour in order to enable it to support NAVAL AND MILITARY
ing too exclusively after the interest of landlords, i England it is posed by the people through life in health. In these circumstanco lesa than EXPENDITURE.
but I always denied that charge. I do not only re-their repramatatires. The locily bows to 300 anic foot con not be graseribed by any Lord Randolph Churchill, in a speech, bus present the interest of landlord-, and personally but not rules the majority, and the people are suitsry Authority. We submit furthermory bos healthy home without the light nud the by some Tis. 40,000 per annum, and this and it is plainly hinted that Chins must went stated that in despite of the enermons outtsya of am not a landlord, I. care for the tonsole as much consulted before any measure is put forwael and shat na home, whether European or native, cau
the landlords, and the poor as well as the rich. carried
Iu vonelnsion. I bog to renord my strongest facilities for ventilation sought to be secured by som is to be devoted to the expenses of the her ways in this matter
It is not for the welfare of the poor to have the
the Bill. These we reiterate fall far short of footing with the general body of civilised nations money England is wholly unprepared for war, travelling officials. Ten or twels are to be in the matter of law administration.-N. C. and he routed, in support of his statement. vainable space coupied by their small rooms objection against this Bill, and its Bylaws as a
whole ce nocessary and inefficient. I subit European sunitary provisions on the one hand, instances of flagrant abuse in both the War Burrowed, in order to provide for a model of a seat at present, exclusive of the interpreters Daily News. Chafon, with Additional Artiole
who are to accompany them. It is stated in The Nagasaki Express of the Lat inst. gives and Admiralty dapartments. He appealed to the privy, a experb kitchen and a sumptions back that there are hotter ways for providing the on while on the other basd rothing has bee from that of the rest of the human race, that the regulations that "Among the many off-the followbig baval intelligence. The lassics Democratic party in vigerons terms to insist yard of 10 feet, wide, while at the same time the long with sanitary improvements without on the adduced to warrant the assumption that the
ront or even a higher one for improvements and other secaring ananimity and sna
1.-The first thing 1 aubunit is to overhaul all his dwelling may do with loss light, loss air, ---- olule from the different yamêns who wish to gun-boat Alous arrived from bogkong on the upon radical reforms in the administration of wicked landlords continue to charge the saron one hand shaking public esfidence, and on the constitution of the Chiasmann is far different
increased capital necessary to eff et euch un-
the public drains, traps, do, and to put them and less reutilation, than the minimums provide go abroad, andoubtedly there are those who 25th May, and was followed by the sorvette those two departments of the Government.
Vastnik from the same port on the 30th. The
provements. I am not aware of any law, oxoopt
in a folent and sanitary condition, so in the Bill. Nor bas the questirn of class French oraisor Primang ust arrived from Shang-
in Ireland porhaps, which will compel Inndlords
thay all who connect their house drains legislation at all preoccupied us in the framing POLICE COURT, "
to lower their rent to an equitably low amount.
with them may have no reason to repent. of the measure under oriticism. We base bini on the 29th, and left again for Kobe and
Perhaps auch low will be enacted here, but for Yokohama on the 30th. Men of-war in harbonr
2.Next we should insist upon the construer simply recommended, after the most careful 7th Jane.
the present at all events, all landlords, like
tion of good drains in every house and pro- consideration of local auditions and peculiaritia everybody else, will want to gul from 7 to 8-
per connections with the public drains; the least one ofpes and the lens ventilation BEFORE MR. E. MACKEAN.
per cent het interest on their ospital. What is
pon the speady araontion of the scheme to which wuy habitation may have without becoming the price of land now per square foot! In the
carry the songs welter from the draiu-uhsaithy under normal oirenmatanors or with; SELLING ADULTERATED MILE.
central and most populous parts of China-town,
out boosting a foons of infection its times of and upon the inmediate enstraction of epidemic disenan. Chan Awing, of 3 Cochrane Street was like Queen's Rosd Central, and Bosher Strand outlets well out into the Salphur Channel:
9-Reference is nest made to the absurdity ventilating shafta above the drains en tho esen in the more distant and less valuable iges of British Colembis will recoire starly spuricted of selling milz adulterated with 50 it is something like $9 or $10 or tare, and
hill sick, supplied with proper apparatus to of merising millions of square feet of 'sud and are to be entitled to the service of one-fourth of the net process of the per canits
destroy the nenauding fral air. The provi:veraging six or seven dollars a square foot" Ho was fined $30 or three months' imprison quarters, it is something like $3 or 34. Just faucy the position of the poor tenant if this Bill
sioas respecting drafuage in this Bill should fur the sake of a ban foot back-yard. It is t An interprater at a monthly salary of Tia tax of $50. Certificates will be issued to the
becomes law. He would be forced to pay an
certainly by euforond, with a faw alterations the provision of this bick-yard that a andor The foe was puit. 50, such interpreters to be selected from the Chinese dosiring to return to their native land meat with hard labour.
enormous ront for less space than before, plus at a fee, say of $1, good for three months. The
S. Let the people have a frea and abandant stand Dr. Mo Kai chiefly takes exception His students of Tung Men Collage at Peking, attempt to parasnate a ortibete holder is
Three mou
ware charged with keeping all sorts of Sanitary improvements which, how-
apply of water, without which no cleanli objection appears to be based on two separato ever good in themselves front a European
nors is possible.
Fronds that the Chinoké du nat require for three mouth
"Twp of the dofaadants were fined $15 oschstaud print, they do not care for, and which
4.-Let the forechara ba thoroughly cleared of the house-voncilation nul light which the back they think at "Icast their constitutions do School at Feocbow, and the Tang Wan
a rubbish and decayed master, art by only yard is designed to seenre ihen, and (IT) that End the third 325.
not require. They may say that they are
one small dredger but by even half a dozan the teasut will be forced to pay the landlord Kuan at Canton. They are to
In a note on Tortoise Hill, Formosa, in the
habituated to such cities like Canton, Kow.
dredgers if necessary,
"enarmona" rest for less space. In the proond- abroad two years, at the Government China Rerieur, Mr. G. Taylor says: It is worthy
kong city, &, compared to which Hoog THE PUBLIC HEALTH BILL
5. Lat building operations where the trening ing pangraph we have dealt with the first ob of note that a plant grows on the hill which bas expense, but may remain longer if they the enrious faculty of causing blindness in bufta-
kong as it now stands ís a paradise, a model of
over of virgin soil is necessary, ha confined jection, and with regard to the second we hag to the for cold and dry month is the winter to call your attention to the opening sentence like to do so at their own cost. The foliow-loos eating it. Those animals are therefore sure-
Dr Ho Kai's protest against the Publicofaanliness, a perfect Sanitarium, and but if any
&-Let sl low and swampy grounds be filled of the Protest, wanrein Drost status that fully kept away from the place. None of the Health Bill, soballad to the Government by more improvements are required, let those whe img are amongst the rules laid down
in and plantel ever with tests of snob a kind the Bill will baritice millions of dollars worth natives could pick on the particular plant, und
two adverso arguments must be notioal The
as to parit the rays of the sun to penetrate of proports. This storiline of landed property to the ground underneath their foliage. was to hare baafi suffered by the landlorda, but first is that the Chinese are so ignoraat of what
7.-Let a strictor system ba established for now-from the theory of anormous rants for is good for themselves that they mast be taught, and forcibly too, by means of sovero lo
the removal of blth and excreta from the space to be paid by the tomata- gathor gislative measures. I hardly expected to hear
Colony, and let the workmen engaged in this that the landlords are to recoupe themselves wwk is placed under more numerous Euro- from the tenants and that after all there is to pean skilled supervision.
bo no suerifies of millious mi the part of property 8.What is more important of all is the pre-owners. The two statements as alearly and
vestica of overcrowding not by compulsory resistic, and one or the other mest fall to the and a bitrary legislation brt by the exten- ground. A very great many Chinese tenecients aion of the town at and west. For this in Hongkong actually bare back-yards or smoke. purpose lat 28 endeavour to procure a con- holes as they are called, five feet wide. In many tinuous road along the Praya, peu per terements these pines are six fet, wide, and in baildur sites, facilitate the requirement of some they are actually seven and eight foet small lots for building purposes, sind oot wide. The provision of the miniman of ton fist zoot the two extremities of the island with for the width of a back yard is not therefore a tramway. By the means pode will of the enormously exaggerated importance made not overrod as long as there are quicks, out by Dr. Ho Kai, for the extra width pr easy, and inexpensive means of communi scribed is only. Bra fest more than the minim cation with the centre of the town. dimension rontioned above. and two or thr Those and many more, sash as the proven feet more than the maximum dimension 'adopted tion of the sale of nawbelesome food-and by the Chinese-Loiseless of their own initia uaripe fruits, the enlargement and improve-tire, and the certainty is that the landlord who ment of markets, the apread of medical and has pulled down an old beasa with a fira foot sanitary knowledge among the public, o.. backyard and substituted it by a new house with are worthy of the remediate attantka of a tou foot yard, will be no loser by the alteration the Sanitary Board and the Government, agarda rent, inasmuch as the marked in and which if properly carried out, would provement in the shape of the additional light secure health and prosperity to the Colour and ventilation will make my fer the loss of the Finally, let us ning see to proper carrying five feet how tranferred from the depth of the ont af our already inuenerable sanitary house to that of the yard where many domestic rules and regulations, and be oosteut to deties which are at present carried on in the work these and the few points I have just pablie sreat could then be performed. Should pointed out abova thorengely, and in detail there however in certain cases of extremely small and not wasts our time for unnecessary lets bei atual loss by the prevision of a ten fot sanitary provisions, which look well buck-yard, we have given opportunity by Clause doubt on paper, but are attarly impracticable 79 of the Bill for this special consideration of and would take years to accomplish. Let such cases on storylicual grounds.
Post at and from London und Hongkong. Sexles of Commission and Charges adopted by the Chamber of Commerce of Hongkong Shanghai. Any and Nowchwang. Hongkong Chair. Joricksha, and Boat Hire. The APPENDIX cosists of
FOUR HUNDRED PAGES
of closely printed matter, to which reference is constantly required by residents and those haring commercial or political relations with the
Countries ontbraol within the scope of the CHRONICLE and Druserosy,
The Contents of tas Appendix are ten un ous to recapitulats in an Advertisement, but
inclado...
TREATIES WITH CHINA-~~
Great Britain, Nanking, 1842
Tientsin 1858
and all other not abrogated.
France, Tientsin. 1858
Convention, 1860
Tientsin, 1885
Tresty of Commerce, 1836.
United States, Tantsin, 1858
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Additions!, 1889
Paking, 1860
Garm, Tientsis, 1861
Peking, 1880
Russia, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Peru.
TREATIES WITH JAPAN
----Great Britain
United States
TREATIES WITH CORRA
TREATIES WITH SIAM
Netherlands
Corea
TRAZIER WITH ÅYFAM TREATIES WITH CANBODIA CUSTOYS TARIFY!
Chinese Japanese
TIKGAL
Siamese Corean
to study foreign institutions.
been
The rales
The Sher-pas has a thoughtful articlo
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PREER.") -
LONDON, 4th Jane.
under which they are to travel have just the subjnot cf Japanese treat revision, in which LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL ON tinetion af races, will inpport me in most of my
published. The expenser of the the question of China's isolated position is dis- extert confessions is severaly commented upon, embassies abroad are being curtailed ossed. The practice of using tortura in order to
are both ambitious and talented, but there are also those who, although possessing
she is.to stand on a
grant ambition, yet havo but little ability at data are 6.3.M.S. Hardine, HL.R.M.S. and can scarcely gain a close insight into Dimitri Dosakei, Rynda, Filius, Vestnik, Bobre, foreign affairs." Precautions are according-and Aleout.
ly to be taken to select suitable men. They An Ottawa despatch of the fith May says:- are to be allowed a stipend of Tla. 200 s (By the provisions of the Government measure to amend the Chinese Immigration Act the pro- month, in addition to travelling expensen,
per cant. of water.
THE TA CARES
Orders in Conncil for Government of H.B.M. the Arganal School at Shanghai, the Nwal punishable by a fiue of $500 or imprisonmontagencies for the sale of tax-fs lottery tickets.
Subjecta in China and Japso, 1865, 1877. 1878, 1881, 1834, 1886.
Rules of H.B.V. Supreme and other Courts
in China und Japan
Tables of Consulur. Fees
Code of Cir Proondare, Hongkong.
Table of Hongkong Court Pens
Admiralty Enles
Forsiga Jurisdiction Act
Ragulations for the Consular Courts of United
States in Chiza
Rules of Court of Consula at Shanghai Chiceso Prasenger Act
TRADE REGULATIONS
Chins
Japan
Sism
Customs Seizure. China
Customs and Harbour Regulations for the life
ferent ports at China, Philippines, Siam, &c.
Pilotage Regulations
HOXORONG
Charter of the Colony
New Raion of Legislative Council
Pert Hegulations
Sco.,
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2.-In the course of his travelling, the ofiil stonin the writer is ro botanist; perhaps some reader of the Sanitary Board, and the Board's Rejoinder i udvocate it pay for them and not they carefully notico and record for future reference the
the China Reviou will einaiste the matter. The thereto, which were presented to the Legislative aporianos of the places he visits, their defensive strength, their dietanoas from each other, theic cas pepper plant is also found hers, although unknown Council on the 27th May, were circulated yester.
in the surrounding districts. politics, murine fortificatione, ermopaís, viena
day- all, railways, tor podni, artillery, ste.
DE. Ho Kar's PROTEST. 10-With regard to the western languages and the
Thren lots of Crown innd were put up to By this Ordinance and the Bye-lawe made of such an argument, if such it may be termed various asianpes such as stranoray, mathematice chemistry, alevisie.ty enrveying, and collateral anetion on Monday afternoon. Lot No. 983, en bereander, landed property is this Colour to the at the end of the nineteenth century. ft.re branches, should an official bave predilection for the Peak-road, near the Albany, containing extent of millions of date will be sacrifloed,minds one of the Star Chamber and this Inquisi Dot of het, sal ske a clase study of it while $4,375 square fest, zumal rent $48, was bought vested interests greatly interfered with, and tion. Those who advance this argument had abroad, he shall write a book of the researches that Mr. W. H. Brereton for $3,510, being $10 publia confidence shaken to its foundation. This batter take care, lest some wiser heads might not mado, and subalt it to the 'Lazagili Yuns for ex abufo the upset price; lot No. 931, on Richmond Ordinanoo together with its Bye-laws matsins upon the same principle and enfores something 11.-Upon the rotera of the officials to Clina, they road, containing 35,000 square feet, annual reut nearly all the important provisions of a Buildingahpleacant upon themselves. Let me gire a few shall report to the Tanng-li Yamon the Nspektive 8156, was bought by Mr. F. H. O. Wilson for Ordinanco sought to be intred cood last year into illustrations of this dangerous but with solee professions they bave learned the mechanical are $3,370, 810 above the upest price, and lot 982, the Legislative Counsil, and which a sou as persons most planaible argument (1. The esta they have mastered, and the treatises they have wit also on Richmond-read, Donlening 48,750 square was know, orested quite a seusstion in thisblished religion of England is Protestant Chris: ton, and the Tsang-31 Yemen, electing shoes that evince the greatest ability, will smorialize the feet, anaval rent $224, was leught by Mr. J. D. Colony. This est-ime Bill without modies tianity, the Chinese are mostly heathens, bat as throne for the haston of honourable positions, and Humphreys for $2,935, $10 above the upset price. tions of any impartance is now plaod under the they are ignorant and should be taught. let us
mighty patronage of the Sanitary Board. legislate for enforced Christianity. 12.) The Ch they will await the disposal of His Majesty.
Europian practive of medicine and the Chinese Two peare is not a long time in which to An imposing and highly interesting furetion through whoay rast inflaence and recommends a dostore do not know anything about the learn professions, master chical arts, tock plays at the French Logation on Wednes. tion its promoters hope for better access.
-As a member of the Sanitary Board, I ragest public constantly go to them for aurice; day, 5th May, Dr. Mirabel, Médecin de la Ma-
Chi- and write treatises, but it is long enough for rice, Attache to the Legation, was married to that the Bill should have been considered by the but then they are to igurant-lat - lo The acquirement of a good deal of general Mademoiselle Couzinat, tas niece of His Excel- present Board and not reserved for the new violate for the total expulsion of knowledge and for the enlargement of the say the Frenob Minister; and all the world Board, the Municipal Board of Health, the com- nase trained practitioners and forbid all was invited to assist at the ceremony, which they position of which (as its name implies) partakes Chinese ander hoary penalties from consulting ideas of the travellors, whong, their re- did with cordial goodwill. as both brids and of more representatira oharacter. I farther anyone but European doctors. (S.) Maur Chinese turn ought to be able to render good bridegroom are very popela in Peking. 1. regret that an eminsealy important measure like are invetorate oplem smokers that it long con- Bastelbueber, French Consul at Tientein, honour-this should be considered by any public body of tinued, must be injurious to their health as well sorrise to their country. The Acheme Do the auction with his press all off cinis man, however induential and scientific, with as a waste of their modey; but they are so droad- | doubt owes its origin to the Maquis Tanna, attended en grande tenue, and the effect was really loset doors and der sict confidence, it is fully ignorant-let na legislate and force every who thoroughly recognises the advantages brilliant. The display of presents at the French tras that the Sanitary Board onder this Bill one to abstain frome opium suoking I may mul Legation was extremely pretty and interesting, with the view of recommendation only, and not tiply examples, but there will show what I u. of acquaintance with foreign countries, their and ons wondered how they were all get to of definite legislation; that must reat with the No European will deay that the Chiness argent- | laws and institutions and their mechanical gather in an out-of-the-world placo-like Government. Still if one takes into account the ly need reform in their religion, their systera of Peking. The floral offerings would have done enormous weight and impertause which the medicine and their opinm smoking habits, but credit to a city more toured of the god public as well as the Gorotament attach to the who will advocate that anch raform should be doon than our dust-ladenital. At the chapel ropotamendations of the Sanitary Board, it done wrought by masus of harsh and sweepinu legis. another bright noone was presented. The rali seem strange that the cisenssion of an Ordinance Intion? Their ignorance should be alightened Wira the thermometer well'ap in theaighties ions service was conducted by Bishop Tag- of such a sweeping character and paramount im- no doubt, im not by pausf law. The second the mind naturally desila more plonaantly abue, who wore bie mitra and the gor- partanes should not be made publio at once, so argument is moro reasonable and it is this, that on the anticipation of a whisky and soda guous robes of his office, the brass band of that its progress from the commencemens sold as habitable rooms get smaller and rente go the Fei-tang was in attendance, 18 strong, sud be watched by supportare and opponents alike. higher in diretly opposito proportion, wages will and a long chair in the evening than on in. they discoursed est une to the sablied As it is, ife opponents are placed at great dis get higher too that will compensate the poor tellectual exertion. Perhaps, however, sous company with wonderful time nu3 expression. advantage, and as I ars only speaking for my tenants. This would be perfectly true, Ladmit, afone reeders, while enjoying the creatura Flowers is profasion adorned the chapel. The self, 1 must confess I felt oftentimes my Hongkong were hundreds of miles away from bride looked charming in her white satin; the tremely diffoult positiv of being isolated from Ching. But fortunately or unfortunately, wo coroforts above alluded to, may be disposed bridegroom were his aavst uniform. Madems may exporters outside the Board, while those are close to the mainland, where thousands of to turn over in their minds the propriety and Buest and her two little children moet prettily whom I am supposed to represent and whose iu- poor Chinese are struggling for a bare subsis feasibility of forming & Literary and Debst-falled the fanotion of bridesmaids. The whole terset I am bound to protect, kner usthlag of once. The labour market is always in excess of ing Society when the advent of the next cool agent was gay and effective, and everybody the existense and progress of the series Lasaurs the demand, and there are many able bodied who! was well pleased. We vah the happy couple that threatens to interfere with their rights and are willing and eveu auxions to get their 10 or interests in a must arbitrary manner. I am, 20 cents day. Those who stick out for ason shall enable us to shake off the torper long life and prosperity-Chinese Times.
arts.
we work at the reel, the probable, and not 10-We next ce to the objection raised in atriveafter the imaginary and improbable, the Protest to thy-enforcement of Public Order According to recent reports and complaints and Cleanliness by legislative means, and to this I think we as members of the Sanitary we beg to rajcin list there are no known met Board have quite enough in hand to do hods other than the Law for giving effort to without this debatable Ordías.noe and its State anitation. By-laws introduced and considered in our various meetings. Dated this 2nd December, 1886.
(Signed) Ho K, M.B.. CM. (Aberd, M.R.C.B. (Dog) Barristar-at-law, and a Member of the Sanitary
Board.
11-The Protest next condemns the Bill as "unconstitutional and arbitrary," because it does not provide adequate compensation in every caso, The Protest dous not specify what the compen- sation is to be given for, but we gather that In this vacxion wo bug to refer you to para- again the ten foot back yards so referred te.