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THE DAILY FERET THURSDAY, MAY 3ad, NƐ9,
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|FROL"" "BINGAPORE PAPERS.]
LONDON, 14th May. THE VICEROYALTY OF IKELAND,
Mr. W. H. Smith, on being questioned whether it was proposed to appoints Royal Viceroy of Ireland or if it was likely the office would be abolished, replied that the Government is carefully considering the matter..
TION OF HB COOPER,
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At the last mooting of the Singapore Dabat The death is amouneed of Mr. James Anand, know whether that was possible, and tofors be for the information of those who did not know, the oity ratese one before the Board and Dr. are 20 por cent. above, those at home, and 18 por cant, more than the prices ob,ing Sooisty the subfoot for fissussion was as fol- [engineer, one of the first in the railway service proceeded farther he thought it would be unfalify how much three graina wak. He had found that Cantlio and Mr. Edo were appointed to exvoine low That the repeal of the Contagious Di in Japai, at the early age of forty-three years. the Burveyor General would tell thum, ar, Basing a salt spoon contained about sight grains. The the sites on Mount. Davie and Gearn Island taining in India. House rent in 80 por cont.sosses Ordinance in the Siraita Settlements, has Bern at Old Meldrum, in Scotland, he was ein. the Surveyor-General had only bad two or thras pries of slavery low, about 18. per where the city refuse was destroyed. moro in Singapore thea in England proved highly detrimental to the public health natad as an engineer, and want ant to Japan in days in the colony, if he would allow Mr. Cooper art, but againsty people who wore bardly years past there had boon bitter complaints and 47 per cent, mero, than is India of the Celovy, and has resulted in a deplorable art at mas me plaint when the Tokuha de to fall them, whether it una possible the water able to buy head could not afford to buy alim. as to the injurious affect the destruction of rubbish in ceo parts had on the state of Affairs which calls for the immediato in- Tartment, and was present when the Yokohama from Tytam could be tarsal into the pipea from cheap as it was, and he thought it should be the the Coal of servants comes to about the imo iu tervention of Government." There was an un. Tokie line was formally opened by the Mikado Pokrolum, end if so, in what time the counoo-duty of the Government to supply it to any one health of the population of the colony. who might apply for it for this purpose. The Dr. Cantlie and Mr. Els reported on the matter the Straite se in Esgland, taking into const usually large attendance. At the close of the on Oct. 14, 1872, atoid great national rejoicings.tion could be made.
The PRESIDENT-Is it possible Mr. Cooper Government was bound to supply god water and rosomended that a destructor be obtainal, debate the President called on the members to On that voin Mr. Anand received a hand-
and if it was going to take up this question and the city rafuso burnt in it. That recom deration wages and number. Extras, suels divide, na visitors, while allowed to speak, cannot some gift. together with an autograph letter, could give us any information P
The SURVEYOR-ÜBNERALI rise to ask, it should supply the people with some remedymendation was atopted by the Beard and ant sefurniture, travelling expenses, amusements vote, and there were found 17 for the proposer from his Majesty. After maining some years
and 7 again him. A reqport was then do to longer in the series of the Japanese Govern- whether it would be regular to ask Mr. Cooper for the impare water that was now being sup to the Government. Shortly afterwards Mr. duttore a tid dentist's bills, books, etc, etc. end residerit that, as an expression of pablic. ment Mr. Aumand refined and established the to give that information & Would it not be better aliud. The question of boring the water wits MeCallum returned to the Colony na natural are put down at 60 per cent, over English opinion, visitors be asked to record their views; firm of Messrs. Annand and Co., fron, marchant to fornirlat the questions on the points on of course a considerable difficulty. Even if with the knowledge and experience behal gainel prices and 40 per cent. over these ruling in twenty ranged themselves in favour of the pro-f which he was the principal partner. It was which it is desired to obtain information? Thess they had the alum it took twenty-four hours in England the Government wished to have his Indin. In some cases the correspondent is position and nine against it. The voting of the that the Tchahoma. Toks lius, but the honor of are things that cannot be answered straight off. for the mud te Rottle, and many people with opinion on the subject. Instead of, as would The PRESIDENT sit be thought it would be seul accommodation might not have facilities have been the proper course, the Gonrnment Total number present was therefore 87 for the laid the of
constructing this fall to Mr. Edmund Morall beat that the papers should be referred to the for storing twenty-four hours' supply.
referring the papers back to the Beard for tham dicates the process by which ho has arrived proposition and 16 agalmat. :
engineer-ir-chief, who, unhappily died just be Surveyor General, who, he was ears, would give The PRINT said If the water took twenty- to ask the opinion of Mr. McCalla; the Colonis! at his fyures, in others bo gives them merely
A home paper gives the following advice on fore the completion and was succeeded by Mr. them his aftantion, and at any rate let the Board four hours to settle after putting in the alum, Sporstary referred to Mr. MaCallam indepan as an estimate, but he bag evidently studied the exhject of Fire Ilearance-The Mauches R. Vicara Hoyle.
know what was being done.
there were not many persons in the community dently of the Board and he with the Colonial Sur- Mr. FRANOTH said he certainly thought Mr. whe bad necommedation in their hanges for of goon, the Harbour Mastor, and two or three all the details of the question roy carefully, tor Five Office seems, in its foreign business, to
Cooper, an officer ofthe Sanitary Boned, aught | lowing the water to stand that longth of time. other people were requested to give their opinion CARMINATIVE.
He suma pie comparison thus Taking a bo linging op at angrateful obila While ou
to be asked to cupply what information was re- Hothought the notios about the alum might be upon a matter sich the Board had alrondly Meo does not like to acknowledge failure in any
quired. Mr. Cooper was an officer of the Board, put in the newspapers hint he thought that those given their opinion upon and made aracommanda. A Specifio for all forms of Dobility, Dyspepsia, supposed income of $200 par month, and branch of its business, the past history of the
and strangements had been made for his head accommodation formelting the waterstandtion to the Buri. The Government them wrote and Malorious Affections.
attending the meetings for the purpose of for twenty-fon hours would to the people who in to the Beard and mixed them if they had way INSENG, the Cinchors of China, ana braleting 2-40th for food, the shive for rents Manchester Fire Assuraneo Company, and its
sunwering questions without dotios. There were, would obtain the alum for themselves, while objection to th»course proposed by Mr. McCallvi used for many centaries by the Chinese for servants! wages, 1-10th for clothing, prosant roport, make it abundantly videst that ite foreign business is altogether a hindrance as a tonic, stimulant, altorative, aut carmiuntivo, 1-5 for extras, and the remaining 9-40 he and dewbook to its prosperity, instead of as sid
a great many questions he would like to pat, as those people who were in such a position that they He was not going to move any resolation on the. te what was the matter with the water and why it wanted the slam from Government had no matter as he thought it would be suffélent to In ali formus af Debility and Drepopsia, as well as esvings, it will be seen that while at home in success. It will be seen from the report that
had gone wrong. The excuse that it was the ruins of waking any use of it. He had repre call attention to that was a very grave irregn- as in Malarious affections, if has over bevn
a person svends £25 per month, he spends while the home business was of a artistastory na
was simply nonsensu. They know the water at souted the matter vory strongly to the Govern larity. Mr. McCallum's proposal was that in- regarded us Bspacific.
ture, the foreign showed an actual loss of over Dr. F. FORTER SHIT.lato Colonial Surgeon £30 here, and £28 in India. So that the £7,000. That in spite of this the Company is able
Pokfolum had always been muddy for a day or mnt that he must have tanks provided at the stead of going to the expense of $32,0) for the twe after heavy rains, but the present state of hospital.
purchase of a destructor the whole of the of Hongkong, says of the remedy
things hal toon, going on for some time and wha Dr. CARTITE asked whetEor is was possible city rofase should be taken over to the other side "Several cues in whick lifa would sewn to Rupee, Coupored with English money to declare a dividend of 10 per cent. only shows
what the Company might do if it made up itg THE BAMOAN CONFERENCE.
The to deal with the water in the water tanks. entirely unoonaseted with the rainfall. have been at least prolongad by the taking purchasing power, is equal tu ls, öd, or a mind to ret rid of this dead weight of foreign
to a bay close to Youmati' where there was very! The Times states that the Samoin Conference water hail bien coming thicker and moro muddy The PRESIDENT-The tanks are not in con- shallow water, dopusilad there; and alter it halj of doses of this druz indicate that some penny above ite rate of excannge, and the business, confining itself in the future to purely in agreed as rogarda laad control, the import and braugh the pipes when that was shaolutely na nection with Pak folum
risen to the height of two or three fea! be covered home risks. If the shareholders sro willing to positive offivacy of à sautaining character dollar equals 28, 62," He aplicile correption continuo what is evidantly a losing department sale of fire arms and intoxicating liquors, and rainfall at all. The pubilo were entitled to know The SURVEFOR-GENERAL-I may asy now over and teose plantel on it. Mr. McCalum eit dees really exist in this specios of Ivywort." The Bitters are prepared from carefully if any attor in found in his endemilations, and they cua, of course, do go; bat this annual loss that the Committee has decided in favour of a through whose mismanagement the Pakfolum that steps have been taken experimentally for the in his report that the only valid shication that selected specimens of the very finest quality of we seed bardly say that our correspondance on foreign business not only reduces the dirland tripartite control of the linnisipal Government was distarbat and the supply utterly purpose of treating the water at Pokfolum re- could be raised against this was that it might
spoiled before there was any provision to sapply servoir with alum.
-provo injurious to health and he went w to say Ginseng, combined with other ingrediouts to
good water to the whole of the colony. The DI. CASTLE-Is the experiment likely to be there were poly a few squatters roading there improve the affect.
columns are open for the discussion of this but has brought down the value of the shares of Apia
rary considerably. We are glad to note that i
fauts were as ofeur as daylight. Water was be successful.
and leashablers. Now it seemed to kim that In Bottles 91 and $1.50 each.
interesting branch of the excharge question. after payment of dividend the reserve fund is On the whole living is cheaper at Singa-inervased by £8,784, now atanding at £87,692. THE HONGKONG BANITARY BOARD, ling supplied that was ust fit for drinking these questions I would rather answer next wook, Fbishcheap in any part
The Sunraros.GENERAL—That is one of past exparison showar that the creation of a ruħ. hardly Bt for bathing la, and that sá a time
the Colony was n grave Few offices are more lglily respected than tha A moeting of the Sanitary Board was held when the Tyłam supply was not available for u The SURVEYOR-GENERAL said that neither fauiapco: WIR reZorence to what Mr. Mo- Pore than to Forgkong. For instance, Marshester Fire, and we trust that the Company resterday afternoon. There were present harge part of the town. Mr. Cooper was an offer before or since his arrival kira and the atter Callam said about there only bang for one of the correspondents, speaking of wild take the very fullest advantage of its u. Dr. Ayres, Colonial Surgeon, President Hon of the Board bound to answer the quastions hean lost sight of and he assured the Board that squatters mehe spot he (Mr. Francis) a person drink at the hotel, says his doubtedly good opportunities, and commenco N. G. Mitchell:Innes, Hon. Wong Shing hers and now. It was simply putting off the whatever it was possible to do simild be tons. had asked Mr. Denison to make a plan, count board, his boy, and bis duobie will alone ruthless cutting off of the amprofitable foreign Mr. S. Brown, Surveyor,Gensrat, Major-General discussion of an important question, which the Mr. FRANCISaiboshould be pleased to second the linnees, and estimato the population at
bassess." cost bim $65 a month; in Hongkong these
Gordon, Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. Dr. Cantlia sooner it was d'reness the botter, to prapass Dr. Cauthe's proposals that the public be inform the part where it was, proposed to deposit, the items would cost at least $90. Taking, how-
thias minutes and papers be handed in and souted of some method of remedying the condition, rubbish. He took a point in the centre along HMS. Severn, with torpedo boats Nos. 57an Mr. H. HeCallan, Secretary:
the water supply and that the Government be the proposed sita and drew a circle half a tailo respondence, because the answer that had been requested to obtain a supply of alnin for distri-in radins. Within that ho counted 416 house ever, Anglo-Indian's" con parison, making and 25 in tow, arrived at Singapore on the 12th, FRANCE AND TER BUGGESTED PROSECE. road; and it was attarly futile to enter into for
May. The Free Prem says:-H.M.8. Severs is a single correction ou secount of rent. Ata steel protectel cruiser of 4050 tons with un-road, Ar. FRANCIS, referring to that portion it was an ovasion in the first place to say it
On the miantos of the last mosting being given to Dr. Hartigan was simply an orasion. butien te any one who applied for it.
and be extipisted the population, et 3,000 whils The Pridipest–What quantity of abim de thera was in the bay a per@saedt korting popu- Singapore, out of no income of $200 7-40ths in of 65:30 horas power and is capable of recording the discussion on the Intrine at the was the rain, and in the second pluen there was you propose to supply to each porann? If antion of 1,00 and within a abort distanss are put down for rent and 9-40th are allowing eighteen kuots. She carries a crew of Magistracy, said he would like it to be made the usust official evasion that stops will perara comes and say "I want a bundred-ver the border is Chinele tecritory wore a
137 men and bas twolve guns, two Sin. ton clear on the minutes that he not only apeko cabo taken to put things right
| zumber of thiskfy, popalated villages To de ed as savings. 7-4010a of $200 is $35, but in broeck loaders and ten Biu. breach loaders at the subject, but that he proposed the thot Acting a possible. What the pablic wanted was an in- Dr.ANELIETE he was going to purify the post the rubbish in senha plaos w.nld be an in- Hongkong for an ordinary Lour-comed she also crios thirteen machine guns. Her coal Surveyor &ural should be prosecuted, or that vestigation to ascertain though whose fault this whole of the water of Hongkong, I should let olorable anismen and it was the duty of the bouse $60, or 12-40ths, must be allowed, thus twin-screw vessel, built at Chatham in 1875, is 360
bunkers have a capacity of 750 tons. She is slaps should be taken to proseouts the person thing bad happened and an assurance that steps him hava, it; if he only wants it for his own Sanitary Board not simply to look after the health of the wealthy residents but to watch over the reducing the savings from 9-40tks, or $45 feet long, 46 feet bram, and draws eighteen feet pasible for the nanoo. He spoke in kit would be taken to pat au cut to the existing household he will get a mush loss qnaubity.
Beriousness, and to his mind what liò anggested [stafe of affairs.. The upper part of the towɑ was The PRESIDENT-What proportiva do you pómvest Chions inhalátnufajaťso lengas he had in 6-40ths, or $20. To take, vai this of water Shois brig rigged and although when was the only possible means of remedying many suppled with Pokfolum water, and all Mr. Cooper propuse to allow each household per month? my aloubt as to thehealthiness of anything
u rossul is coaling everything is topsy tnreg, S the safest and best oro for Prickly Heating out of a salary of $200 A man with and the offers perhaps do not care to have their things going on in the colony. He believed the wald enggest was that people should filter it Dr. CANILLE-Speaking roughly about siz pad they had to right whatever you pre- Is and our Heat
Burd, posed the power of prosecution in That was impossible. They could filter sufici-punces, but the Government sulyet will be able experiment. There could be no doubt that the wife and family would have to exercise very ship looked over, enough can be seen of the So such cases, and the sooner it was decided who eat for table purpose, but not for all house to give us the exact information.”
most effective way of getting rid of the refuse useful in allaying all irritation of the skin who great economy.. If the Comes a beer to know that she will prove a valuable dither it had that power or not the batter. hold purposes. Something had gone wrong, Mr. FRANCI-The Government officials on was by means of the destructor. He proposed
tion to our fleet in these waters, and so one Jack ther arising from acidity or caused by the bites and the hard and fast lines of the special told out reporter, She will prove an ugly cus- FRANCIS drafted the addition he wished made whose fault and what would be done, not duration in the mattor.
At the request of the PRESIDENT, Mr. and the public wanted to know through trusted with the distribution will is their therefore that the Goverdhant be informed and stings of insects. It is also a us ful Toilet
that the Board earnot above of the method Article for the complexion-In Bottles, 50quiry referred to them, samely, is pure ion she was alrerat equal to the Imperietan, on the same subject and proposed that stops bad time to propare in auswor, but now. He ing be called next Wednesday for the purposes of ant adhors to their oc arcomondation
tomer to any one falling across her." In his opi- to the minutes as follows: Mr. Franela spoko on that day fortnight, after the Government had The PRESIDENT proposed text a special west, submited to them finally with the relayu Cepts wid 1 each,
chesing power of the dollar, and make a The Seun left Spithead on March 18th and should be taken under sections 16 and 18 to pra ventured to anggoat to the Board that Mr. considering the Poktolam water supply and the A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltân THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
general report on official salaries, the ques-picked up the two tozpade Eats at Malta, la secute the Acting Surveyor General as the per-Coo, or be called on immediately to suswor any remedy for its prevent condition. Hongkong, May, 1889.
11-ption of marriage might well be taken into ug there on April 1st. There was a little bad son responsible
gnestions that might be pot to him and explain, weather between Malta and Port Said and more consideration.
The PRESIDENT said that at the time of the if he was able, what was the matter with the In the early days of the of it was just ascaped on arrival at Colombo, us discussion the Acting Surveyor-General had not present water supply KOTIUS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Colony it wae na understood thing in com. for three day afterwards it blew and rained very received any complaints, neither had the Saul- Communications on Editorial mattera Moulmercial houses that juniors mero
hardoniside Othersise the Severn and her two tary Board. little saucy sorts had a very fina pasango, addressed "The Editor," and then on besingas "Temarry. There has been a considerable re. After leaving Colombo the forwari apvering of
•Manager," and not to individasle by name.
laaslion of that rule of late years, but in the torpedo take of bost No. 18, carried away, while nogessitated patting into Trincomalee for and address-with-sonmaniation-wildrosend to the Glasernment Servico-marrings att repair, but for which the Sever would have been Editor, "not" foc peblicktion, but as evidence of good practically forbiddon iri All but there a few days earlier. The hosts were towedata
higher ranks by means of the inadequacy pedo bosts, Me, 87 has a craw of 17 mea, but No. gested by Mr. Francis, were confirmed.
ento of abonat ton knots an hour. Of the two lor- The minutes, Laving been amondəd us sug- Allattars for publication should be written on out
of the salaries paid to support a humily.38 has yet none; they are of the Turnabeat" wide of the paper only.
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are at Both on grounds of efficiency and morality class and were built in 1896 by John Samuel The Secretary read a letter from Le Colonial Didered for a fixed parind will ho continnać nail it a mistake on the part of the Gorerusteel they are provided with unly one screw, General having arrived, Mr. Cooper had resumed †sponsible? If tho Surveyor-General, ought not repart as in the cause of the defects of the pro-people to live there. Whether the rubbish was
White at Cowes, Isle of Wight- Entirely of Bedrotary inferuing the Board that thy Surveyor
hat the Survepor-General be asked to make a bish over thero it would be impossible to gat are of about 75 tous registor; and 125 fast log, his duties Sanitary Sarveyor under the Public the question to be put to the Surveyor-General smit watorpupply.
the cause or not, every case of sickness that took tivelte fout beam and four fost draught. Their Health Oribuanoe.
P. FRANCIS-Quits right, but the proposal Dr. CANTIR-I should like to ask Mr.plus over there would certainly be put down to The Jolitary of the Franch mail was begun at sagixes are of 1,000 h. p., and they are capable
DEATH RETURNS.
of Dr. Chatlis was that Mr. Cooper should be Francis if he has any idea what is the class of that. He advocated the use of a destructor a 11.50 yesterday,
of steaming 23 knots. From the two conning The death returns for the works ended 11th asked. If he does not know anything be can the present caulition of the water.
the best means of disposing of the rubbish. towers to the steam steering gear all the latest and 18th-May were laid on the table.
MI. FRANCIS said there was a very wide-sprawl
The PRESIDENT wiked Dr. Cantle if he had to modern impocemente sra supplied. Their offen-
The SURVEYOR GENERAL-There can be no belief that some person had ran off the water or any experience of these destructors. sive armament will consist of five torpedoes,
Documents concerning the use of carbolic objection to his answering say questions affect cousiderable quantity of it from the Fokfolum but none of thou are at prasant titted; ons acid is a disinfectant, which had been ciring his position as Sanitary Surveyor.
reservoir for the purpose of cleaning it out be- is to be forward and we round go calated auangat the members, were laid on, Dr. CANTLIE-I would ask him as late fore any adequate assure had been made for. ning tower. They have also four gun, two the table. A minute had bees made by Dr. Acting Surveyor General.
eupply to take its place. He did not think fize three-peunders and two Nordenfelts The ac Canille to the affect that catholic acid“ had The SURVETOR-178NRAD-Both the Bucraps Sanitary Board was entitled to ask thow grow Tus Ag uls (Messr., Carlowitz & Co.) informietud, is not very commodious, but hey are by Mr. Francis asking if there was any intention General are present,
commandiin on lward, as might be Avon way-ta perchloride if marcucy, and another or-General and the Et Auting Surreyor- tions but if the Surveyor-General offered to his ra olution. Hy thought it was plain that hi Perhaps it world have myo suformation the Board and the publie want depositing the rublis f-Fewoon they would A that. I steamer Binge, from mid to be good go bouts. The three officers are of corrooting Mr. McCallum's memoraniam on been more convention if I had tukers, up my sp-ed to know what was the cause of this extraurbe establishing a nais nec,
no&e left Singapore on Tuesday for this
placed aft, one liantenset and gainer, while the the subjoot.
pointment a few days later-¿A inngl.) | dinary condition of the water.
Dr. Castle's id be Aid vot ser what the araw, fourteen in number, are socomm.ânted Mr. FRANCIS said Mr. MoCallura's momo- The PRESIDENT --Mr. Cooper is the Sanitary The Surferon-GENERAL sad the thy Burd could do except uphold their presious re We are requested to state that fixe lost and forward.--No. 37, has one more than her comple- nduw was writton thres or four years ago when Saveror, but he is no longer the Acting Sur for a report was rather too_sch like an incomendation; otherwise they would be stulti Stemp (lices, will be closed to-morrow, 180 2441ent, un artificer from H. M. 3. Sultan, zuilors carbolic acid was being used, and he wished to reyor-General, and he is not empowered to state stenotion. It seemed rather a 'ring up of mat-tying themselves. He seconded air. Franci Inst The night box will be kept cpoly. The are proverbial for their growling, propensities, know if there was any intention of correcting or anything on knowledge he has acquired in the ters to put questions and tonele far a report alan, preposition. will be no Peak delivery.
and one of them pointed out the father limited amending it now. He also suggested that it Surveyor-General's office.
Mr. FRANCIS said his Rea was to ask the Sur The ACTING RISTRAR-GENERAL mid they space for fourteen man to jeep in but in spite should be circulated. If it was useful to virou Major-General Gonnor-I would suggest thereyor-Gaueral to report on the whole question had so many argudiants on both sides befor of it they se happy and contented asid zot late it two years ago to supposed would be Brardust the Surveyor-General for the infor- së a matter of courlony.
them that he thought the matter should ba al afraid of their little ships.. Four of those boats useful to circulate it now.
'mation and give him reasonable time to atowerj The STAYETOR GENERAL said so far as his lowed to stand over till the next meetiac to giv men, had a rather rough time of it in the Red nestssary to circulate the memorandum at pro could be held to receive his answer. I don't irregular for him to give a report. If the upon them to give their decision at pas baing taken out to Borbay by some merobant The PRIDENT said he did not think it was the questions. A special pesting of the Board krorledge of public business want it would be them fiue for consideration rather than cal
Ses, aud the man refused to go any further when Bun Unhas there was something to draw at- think the Board could do more than that. Board required a sport, the proper ggams waLY they reached Adsa. The Severn and the two tention to it it would be simply thrown aside. The PRESIDENT-I think it would be advis- to inform the Government, whe would call upon M. Feator--You-hink it will be of no able to late s specul mesting. We have to the Surveyor General for report that
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 28, 1869.
THE question of Lize purchasing pewer of the dollar as affecting the value of officia!
astaries, bow being disenssed in le colony. is attracting, sathe allention ja. Singapore. The Straite Times, baring referred to what was waid in the Legislative Council hero cr the subject, argues that an Englishnen accepting an appointment in the East andar the impression that the dollar is equal to 38. proceeds en quitē: a delusive calculation, As bo is not informed of The, cugliness of living. Having pointed out home of the items that go to niiku up the increased ex- penditure our contetu posar says: As concerns the mercantile classes, it inay be fairly assumed that they take care to get compensated for all that, or at least they do so far as competition will allow them; and
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1. H. 3. Impériese and diacrity were leava Singapore for Hongkong yesterday.
The Aussing steamer Turoalue?, which trrived here yesterday from Odessa, had on board 500
migrants for Vladivostock.
port.
The Agents (Moase. Butterfold & Swire) in for us that the 8.8. Co's chartered samar Mount Lebaura, frora Liverpool, left Kingapore on Tuesday afternoon for this port.
The Superintendant informs us that the P. a star fete, with the text unverbalas pot to leave for Hex phong about Thurs. Foglish mail, lef Singapore at 30 pm. on day or Friday (16th or 17th inst.) Tuesday, the 21st iust, for this port.
The Italian stearas Bormida, which riived at Singapore on the 15th inst. From Hongkong. lost, one of the blades of her propellor on the passage. She will probably, this Fres Frew saya, have to go into dry dock.
The subjoined items are extracted from the Loidon and China Express of the 18th wit
A wire from Aden, dated April 13, says the Denbighshirs, Japan Line, put back with two blades of her propeller lost. It ja feared she will have to discharge,
the course to to phrsted on the receipt of in- Mr. Francis read the section providing for formation of the existence of nuisance, and said that Major-General Gordon informed the Bohrd of the axistance of a very various muisaner indeed.
THE BANITAET BURVEYOR.
DISINFLOTANTS:
use to circulate it until some special occasion Brises P
INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKET STAFF.
The SURFUTOR-General-I must apologise for putting such a simple question, but may I Mr. Cooper, as an offler of the Board, is respon- usk whether it is the opinion of the Hoard that sible for the water supply
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The PRESIDENT Suid as Mr. Francis had spoken in force of the Chines: quatters it The SURVETUR GENERAL-I think we agreed was only right to mention that the quitters that cortain questions should be formulated were making that bay as guenta post home a which I was to be requested to answer. I should Aberdoen was already. If the proposal of Mr. like those questions written dowɑ.
| McCallum were accepted a tract of led would Mr. FRANCIS-The first rustion I want le reclaimed which in tau yaws fina would be. auswera is what is the cause of the present danger of dapaiting the malish there had been auswered mud the dret question to publia wauts very ralnable to the Colony 11 thought the
condition of tire water ?
Cam rubbiah would very mach exaggerat. I. How Boo-on-the file has bagot ready degasited a bit load of a would be Dr. CANTLIE-The quartions I propose to pat pat be axposed, as every tiga a boit Jondtwas
it imposible to turn the Team supply into sout over it on that it would be impossible for the Pokfolum pipes ? If so can the Surveyor any escape to tako plana, General prescribe any other maps for giving a proper water supply?
possession of information he can supply us with
Mr. FRANCIS-Not res; opsikls, hat he is in
The JORVETOR-GENCEALTAS Sanitary Sur.Is veyor?
Mr. FRANCIS-He pught to be. The PRESIDENT-I don't think so.
The SURVEYOR-GENERA),—Is it the Survey-
or General or the Sanitary Sugregor who in re-
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Dr CÂNTLIE said the we wanted an outlet
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Mr. FrancisĹ should like to add. to that; way the place to lock to. If we deposited cub-
on the whole they seem to thrive, The the steamer Langka!. The deceased was some nock; have launched the Hongkong, which is the monest tas zembers, and minutes had been thoroughly, what I proposed, that is, that the long as they get clean water.
The Penang Guzelle records the death, on the 11th inst. of Mr. Joba Fazy, ahief engineer of years ago second engineer of the stainer ak Lantan, and was one of the captives made by the Rajah of Tenom when he attacked the vessel.
We learn from Mr. Ho Amei, that the fallow is the result of the three days' smelting of ore
the lamelor mines. 15 yielded 34 als silver: 34 esties or they mace ailver, and 21 cattles ore, 41 taela, ± race, 5 candareens silver. Tetal for the thrae
ore
Mosars. Caird and Co., shipbuilders, of Gree second of four cargo steamers ordered to be built by the P. and O. Cumpary for the Eastern trada, She is a fire vessel of 3,000 tons burden.
official classes are in a different ouse. No energy on their part end wmend their comes, especially as the Government (rery properly) objects to their engaging in lard
The Admiralty have issued instructions for or trading adventures. The result is list
the third-glass orniser Sapphire, 12, 1970 tons, with the exception of a very low at the top
soused term of servios on the China Station, 2,360-horsepower, which has just completed her of the survice-perlupe a dozen is all--the officiale can only make ends meet, and enn days: 60 catties ore yielded Tle. 135. 2. 5.
to be paid off on her arrival in England.
French journals at the Maritime. Purts have only do so with 'difficulty. We cannot re-
More fighting in Achern. The Penang Ga- notice that the Chiness Government has ex. gard that as extisfactory state of affairs zette hears from Edio of the arrival there of about pressed its intention to confide to a French en- or one which is creditable to a wealthy and 1,000 men, including a body of our dry, by the gineer the direction of the Arcanal at Port steemur Kong sec from Olalob. Several engage. Arthur, at a salary of 30,000fr. and quarters, and growing Culons." Thereupon a corresponsers have taken place, and the Achinese hard officers desiring the post are requested to send
made by Me Francis and the President on the question of whether the Board Lad legally any authority aver the Marcet Staff.
THE FOXYOLUM WATER SUPPLY.
Di. CANTEIE sail he had won them st work The PRESIDENT.said that nocording to Mr. McCallum's experience they were not at al satisfactory.
M. FRANCIS urged the Board to agree tạ
Dr. Canin sponded this proposition and i was carriect unanimously.
The Board then adjourned to Wednesday the
the
CORRESPONDENCE ON THE
A WATER SUPPLY.
The following contespondence was laid on th
GENERAL.
bare a special meeting on aasther subject and Mr. FRANCIS said he quite agreed the two might be taken together.
but he thought the Surveyor-General bad offered The PRESIDENT-We could have it ready for Major-General GORDON-I propose that the the information. If they were going to meet circulation, but in ordinary times things get matter be referred to the Surveyor General and to discuss this question next went on the under thrown aside and there is no benefit 'guinod. we have na only meeting to aereidar bis roply standing that it was extremely problematical At the time attention was drawn to it before, ME. FRANCIS-If we understand the Sur-whether they would get any report, their mort- it was a special thing.
reyor-Guneral proposes to supply the Board fur was practically useless. with all possible information certainly let us The PRESIDENT-We are going to meat to table of the Sanitary Board yesterday:- The draft instructions to the Market Staff, wait for is and have a special in the sag. nct care myself how it beenrred and I don't
discuse the remedy for the prosont state, f do. HARTIGAN 20. THE ACTING BUBVETO prepared by the Seorstary, wera read and The SURVEYOR GENERAL- think adopted. They had previously baon virculated gestion (General Goxion Lag made corries out think the public care a bag about the cane sợ
Hermitage Wost,
May 16th, 1889. question or questions should be duly considered
Mr. FRANCIS said it was an extremely pleasxut F. A. Coopor, Esq. Aoting Surveyor-Gener and put into definite shaps and be referred to matner of sharing over blunders by leaving Hongkong. the Surveyor-General. These are matters that all enquiry as to caise and contenting themзetros Six-I leg to call your attention to the fad require perhaps a litla time for consideration. with trying to put matters right now.
that during the greater portion of the last táru Printed copies of correspondence which had The PRESIDENT-The correspondence will be passed between Dr. Harigen and the late pircalated and copies given to the Surveyor-ther it is in the province of this Board to pass door the Caine Read and vicinity, includin The STATETOR GENEBAL-May I ask whe-months the sole water supply to the house
ekfolus Wore lid on the table, and the PRE-the questions are not before as pat. I want to Acting Surveyor-General in referonco to Generat
destra on any Ünvernment cfficial or depart my residence, has bem a brown liquid which wa the condition of the water supplied from The SURVEYOR-GENERAL-TAs far as I know went before any enquiry has been made? by courtesy be called" water," but might or M. FRANCIS-The palpable fact remains tainly be more aptly described as a strong de SIDENT suggested it should be dealt with in con- havs the formulated.
at the water has been ruined.
coction of mud. It is unnecessary to point ou nection with the motion of which Dr. Qantlie The PRESENT - Dr. Cauflio's question is The PRESIDENT-What the public wants to toa Sanitary Engincar that such a supply. had given voties,
that the public be informed of some method of know is when and now it is going to be remedied.totally unft for drinking purposes, and eren to Dr. CANTIZE, who had given notion of his in purifying the water, and Mr. Francia requeste If any one wants to make an attack on any ordinary household use is most unsuitable, an tention te more "that the paalis be informed of information as tu how the Pokfolum water came Government department they can do so, but I usa clausing agent practically useless. some method of remedying the muddy condition into the condition it is in, because it is natut dou't see that is the province of this Bond todoso. Hitherto I have unde air cumplaint, under of the Pokfoinm water supply," said he would be tributable to the ruins entirely..
MT. FRANCIS-Then the sooner this Board Latanding that cortain improvements were bein dence ambienced. One of the writers takester driver into the interior, with the less it is in their applications.
very glad to use the errespondence between the Dr. CANTI said what had been said so far was is put an end to the better.
carried out at the Fokfulam reservoir, but th exception to the suggestion that the mercan-guid, of 30 men. Captain van Brakei all three
Acting Burveyor-Gonatal and Dr. Hartigao, merely preliminary,. When he broke off in the "The T'RRSIDENT—If you think so you had mutter is now becoming serions, and is not thongh up to to-day he did not know it wasnt come middle of higromarks be was axlona to know real better propose it at once.
mora personal inconveniènes but a pablis dange tile classes get compensated for the loss of Dutch sedlars have baon killed, and several
The Nordd, Lloyd at Bremer, which has before them. The correspondence justitied the ly what had happened. It would hardly be expect Dr. CANTLIE than proposed that the Surveyor I venture therefore to hope that you will giv hitherto bad its fast going steamers built in motion he had to make, and which he brought that Mr. Cooper could answer everything Genoral be asked to give the Board what in-if your early and arrest consideration.I au Captain Vil, of the German steamer Bury British yards, has decided to plase all future or-
forward in order that they might have some straight off. Ife only wanted to know the tonin formation he could with regard to the question | Sir, pour obedient servant, chants may do so thoir clors, who come out Wongte, writes to an from Saigon Werders in Germany. This bas been officially coza-tall at foust concerning the Pokfolam water thing, whether it would be possible to substitute he had read out and that a meeting be held that under an agreement for a term of years, are nestay, the 15th May, on my voyage from Sin-punicated to Emperor Wilhelm at Willaims supply. He was not going to startle them with the Tytem for the Fekfolum water. He thought day week to receive the information.
Diplot. Stats Madigine.. in no batter case than the members of the gapore to Saigon in lat. 3 deg. 53 min. Nong there. Orders for two new fast going steamers thing, seving the water had been so muddy for factors, and when they met that day week the baron, who is visiting the naval establishment any gigantic sohemes of filtration, but he did the resolution they had come to the most satia. Civil Service. To this, boworer, it is replied 145 deg. 14 min. E., I passed the British tatter of 7,000 tour and 11,000-horse power have been some time past, and that the residents wors com Board would have to thank the Surveyor-General
THE ACTING SURVEYOR-GENERAL TO DR. masted whip Alexander Yeats, code signal latiar
The SURVEYOR GEYESAL promised ha wouki
HARTIGAN. that commercial alaries are as a role pro. SVID, from New York 11 days out, bound placed at the shipbuilding company, Vulcan, plaining of it on every hand, it was the duty of and Mr. Cooper for setting a cult question reply to the questions as early as possible.
Public Works Department. greasire while governmental salaries reto 11pagkong The captain wished to bersport. near Stetin. The company has increased its the Sanitary Board to take the matter up. Every at rest. Amongst the questions to be put he THE DISPOSAL OF THE CITY REFUSE.
- 15th May, 1889. share capital by m.110,000,000,
year they expected the Pokfilam supply to be thought they might ask when it was possible The SECRETAɛr laid on the table the corres- SIR-I have the honour to Roknowledge, ti masio stationary.. Another correspondent;
damaged to some extent by the rainfall. This the filter beds might be falabed, and whether pondence which had passed between the Colonial the receipt of your latter of this datà ra wab who signs himself "Anglo-Indian," makes Whe.Geyton Observer has the following note,
WAA It is reported that the Imperial Gorman lino year, owing to the unit of building going or it possible the Tytadi water could Secretary and the Sanitary Superintendent-with supply. I very urich regret that the reca A unique mosting that of four colentil Chick a really valuable contribution to the Justice-took place af Colombo on the 13th of mail steamers now runsing from Brindisi, at the Peak, there was a quantity of extra med be tarned into the Fokiolum pipes. The reference to the disposal of the City refuee houry rain, seancring after a prolonged drough being washed down, and what was distributed next thing was, sooing it would be a week and said the correspondence had been circulated has caused the water to become pausually modd calculations April, when the hospitable roof of the Mountvid the Suez Canal, to the Bast, is shortly
The constraction of ter beds is conten may be found useful to the Committee Lavinia Hotel at us time had under it Chief calling at Brindisi, sad is to ruu from through the water pipes to the houses was and before they got the information; what could be among the members of the Board. There
minuts on this correspondenco by plated, which will do doubt very much impro Jastrop Sir R. T. Ronnie, of Fharghai, Mr. Sulonica to Port Said instand. This would be thought the people supplied with that water dono in the meantina: A great many things was of the Legislative Council and all who James Russell, C.M.G., of longkong, Sir T. To connection with a now Oriental Express, had just case of complaint. As Dr. Hartigan night happen in a week. Far be it from him Mr. Francis in which he stated he did the water, but until these are constructed, I e
not BA how this matter camo "to which it is proposed to run from Hamburg, by said, ito public company in England supplied to alarm people. The Pokfolum eupply was ex-
be afraid nothing ran be done to clear the wate are interested in getting at the mal value Ford, of Singapore, and our own Chief Justice. Berlin and Odesberg, to Pooth, thero to join the arch water to its eastamers it would be very collant water. The only thing was, it was a referred to the Sanitary Superintendent by unless private wonsumers filter it on their on of the dollar, we need make no excuse for Sir Bruce Burnside.
existing rail train. The change, it is antici-severely dealt with. It seemed to him little muddy. Mad was a very harmless thing in the Colonial Socrotary, Tho matter had premises. reproducing them at some Iragtb. Having The Tiny of Ceylon of the 8th inatuat, patel, would ofeet a earing of at least eighteen we had just got to the transition stage in its proper place, but its proper place was already been cireu au opinion on by the I may add that a weak salution of slow pr obtained information as to the prices raligaya:-"Captain Super, of the North German hours, not only for the North German, but also this matter, having a Grat rote water supply hardly to be drunk fronly. As far as he Board, who made a recommendation to the Go- cipitates a large proportion of the matter in different parts of India, listelle us, he Sauday, celebrated bis silver wedding on the
from Irlam but having still to use the supply could wake out, there was no danger of verument The Sanitary Superintendent was a auspension in a very short time.. | Lloyds stoainer Neckar, which gred here for the Buglish uile by the East –
from Pokfolam. Those who knew the circum-any organic contamination finding its way intorsut of the Board and if he was at liberty-to- I have the honour to be, Sir, voar, obedie struck an average, on which ha parez the previous Thursday, and the parkingsma on beard
stances know that there must be such a trans the roservoir from the gathering ground at pre- give an opinion in opposition to the recommends servant,
FRANCIE A. Coeraz, Anting Surveyor-General
exchange, pointing out thaisalthough mer.
disenssion.
And
LIB
wounded.
fed alt well'
The ICE-PRESIDENT seconded. Curried arenimously,
Dr. Harligan.
WILLIAM BARTIGAN, M.D.,
GENERAL
following comparison-In India & yours when they got to Gelomba came shore and paradis ung skareholders of the China tion stage, and knew also that there must be sont. They had only to deal with a material tion of the Board, the sooner the Board was dis chased a handsome silver salwar and other things Shippers' Mutual Steam Navigation Company Bone alteration made in the Pokfolum adp ly that could easily be removed, the presines of pound of and Mr. McCallum put at the head of man fairly well-to-do baa an establishment which they prosented to him in recognition of eli-congratulatory mood at their menting on supply. The period at which people would is very simple way. The anggestion of Eltering is any way with the roommandations made may be pardoned if they met in a mutually before it could he mais so-good the Tyłam suspended matter which ouuld be get rid of in asscitary matters the better. He did not agrOS as follows: house rented at Rs. 50, orek Rs. the count also as a mark of the usteem in which the 15th inst. Fear by year they husvo innde dieselisfied was bound to dome, and it had couys was one of the question, buty could not fiter by Mr Mocallum. He did not think he was DR. HARTIGAN TO THE ACTING JREVETO 10, yce Rs. 6, sweeper Rs. 5, dhobie Ra. 4, they held him."
gend progress in earning money, and an 8 per at the present moment. The next question was, mud. Mr. Cooper also suggested thi quan-aware of the number of people living near aid a gardener at Rs. 5, giving a lota) of Se In his Budget spasch on the 16th April the beat dividend which is paid the year must be how to deal with the present state of things. tity of alum should be added to the water. the place where he suggested transporting the
Hongkong, teta, May, Chaveller of the Exchequer said:-Frum tes taken us gratifying. They bass besides a lest Some time ago ho atderstood repairs were to That was no doubt the only practical solution rubbish to. There was also a mifute by the F. A. Ceopor, Est, Acting Barregor Gener 70, which, if bis ezpeners for food, clothing, the re-nue was £15,000 more than that of the of steamers eminently suited to the trade, aud. be conducted at the reservoir. There was la they could come to. It was nothing new to President to the affect that if Mr. Francis hat Sal your rply to my letter of yesterday horse, de,, be added, will be in all Rs. 140, previous year, but it was not se large as it ought though Mr. Deacon-did not point-it out the time when it was nearly empty, and most people find ainm anded to water for the purpose of seen Mr. McCallum's report on the sanitary ciudate re water supply, you state that the rece
to have Teen, for it was only an increase of eatiefactory maszer in which the oergoes have thought something was being dens to it. He precipitating the and cusponded in it. It dition of Kowloon is 1885 he would not have hasvy rain has caused the water to boocme or, at 18. 4d, the Raper 9 68, 44. per third porent, while the population had increased beer carried has gained for them very considerable koot thisre were a good mang pample working at reased for that purpose in iudia, by for socused him of being ignorant of the number usually muddy, that the construction of El month. In Singapore, to live in the same I per cent. Bo that there was practically a support.
the bottom of it, and be thought the reservoir eiguors in Cinton, and by the Chinese. The of people living on the pecinsula. Mr. bode in contemplated and that until these way will cost kim, rent $35;cook $8, bay $7, decrease in the consumption of tea per beat.
had been purposely emptied, but waen the raina only thing was that people had bez in some Francis either know or assumed that the city caustruoted nothing can be done to clear dhobie 33, syre 57, or $60, and the expenses--by two gisunmstances. They sug, cat, Trade it will be seen that the very largely in water the most thing wan
Continuing, he sud The experta accounts for From the figures furnished by the Board of care it was illed up again. Having got muddy doubt as to the quantity it was safe to use. He refuse was capable of giving off offensive water unless private consamers filter it on th to know how would therefore suggest that a tuble should be gases, that these gases would escape from the own premises, and you finally suggest the wes of food, clothing, herae, &c., will not be has though they do not rust strongly on this joint, creased exports of easton goods and Forps, to to reusly it. One way, of course, would prepared showing the quantities of alum to he refuse and would be wafted to a considerable din alum as a precipitant. Filtration on the than another $50, or $110 in all, which, at that setia amount of teu Las been kept bok, Hongkong. China, and Japan, which formed so be to have flee bets at Pokfoian, but they added to given quantities of water. He had tongs and would have an injurious effect on mines is, as you toust be andre. Emotionlly?
dwing to the expectation that the duty would be conspicuous 3. equals £16 108, This is about 77 per unged-licer, bone, and, secondly, there is nu gear, have not been upheld daring the first quarto attack ofther the sale Surveyor-General, or half a salt opcu full to a gallen, 3 grains to the these were points of practionl importance and tabla rue. I may also remark that ordinary filt
fanters in the early part of last could not be built in a day, and It was impossible prepared some figues. Roughly one would use those they came in contact wită. To sanitariaus possible, except in quantities sufficient only csot, above Indian prices, which would make analogous cap in ten with that which I have tor of the corrent year, This year's. figures the present one, who had only been two or three gallon. If it was properly added it did not doubtless Mr. Francis would explain them to the were never intended for muddy wator enți, if us the dollar about equal to 1 Rupees. Fried noted ne regards tolaro. I explained last year still show an fecrease over those of 1897. Tak days in the colony, for the non-existence of snob make the water hard or bad to drink, and be Bcurd if he knew them to be facts. If he only for such, very soon become choked and usele
that Indian ton is to a great extent superseding ing the trade in piece guode for the Brat three boda. It was impossible to build s filter bed in might all that it was enfer to drink the water sszamed them to be as then it would be only a Alam certainly improves the appsIRDIS," is about 13 per cent. Jesu in India than in the China tea, at all arouts is compating with menths in the year, we find that there is a de a week or a month, or even a good many months, after the law was there than while the mad waste Cavaluable time to discuss them. not the quality of the water. It has been ni England, while, taken over all, in Singapore it to a constantly greater extent, and the Indian evasé is the case of China and Hongong of and the question was to know what was to be was there. A common sotros of diarrhoes was Mr. FRANCIS said owing to the way in which in this house for some time, and found by it is the same as at home. Doming to the tes is so much stronger than the China tea that over 40,000,000 yards compared with the same done in the meantime. He saw in the corres muddy water and alum was an astringent. Hetuese papers were circulated, several of the mem means antisfactory. It is now about a fortnig next kind
of supplies, clothing, it is mmber of cups of it may be dreaks, notgathe 10,000,000 yards less to Jagan than in the first Lytan water should be turned into the pipes at the Public Analyst, Mr. Crow, to draw up a them and therefore some little explanation was idence in the Colony I have never provion
pad of that to goes further, and a larger period last year, while we bare exported nearly pendance that Dr. Hartigau proposed that the would ask either the Secretary of the Board or hers had seen them before his minute was pat, on since we had any heavy minn; during my coloolated that the charges at Singapore standing the falling off of the revenue from tea.". quarter of 1688.
present carrying the Pokfolum water.. Ho did not table of how much might be added, and showing, necessary. This question se to the disposal of moon the Pokfulam water in a dirty condition :