SEAL
MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
THE WORK OF REPAIR AFTER
THE STORM.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 6,-1889.
a
There are valu-
expected that
Mr. CARVALKO seconded.
HỘNGLONG RIFLE" ASSOCIATION,
dollars and in lien of the words Three sedred from a more satisfactory afate of things; and as at Poyang Lako, fifteen milas from Kinklang thousand dollars, the words Fire hundred you know we have arranged for the transfer and has raised the lekin tax on teas, and the trun Essignings of the old company to a new com-havo firmly refused to pay the equaaze, prafer- thonsand dollars
pany magistrad in Hongkong who have ample ring to let their teas he stopped. The affair Tao motion was carried and the mooling apital for working. and I trust the arrange is said to lure beeg prired to E. Li Hing
mentswe have rundo will moet with your approval. ebang by the Tea Guild, who protest arsipat terminated.
I have to further observations to add and 20. the actio's of the mandarin. loss ung shareholder has any questions to ask. I A correspondeufTM"weitos. We are ind to will propo the first resolution: That the lente that the Chiness Authorities have taken sation of the liquidators in the matter of the strong measure to suppress ali dealings what disposal of the opiny's proparty a kot. furth is rather forcibly terred He tan. A proclamation in the agreement date the 13h day of March, was issued on the 22nd inst. in which it was 1839, and made between The Park Tin Mining decreed that, whooter, shall apprehend me dis and Smelting Company, Limited, registered in Louest dealers air size all such fear in their pas organise of the first part, William Vonn sension, the Board of Foreign Tatorense shalt Drammond, of Shanghai, in the Empire of reward his wick T. 100; and the person who China, barrister-at-lar, of the second part, and shall give such information as shall led to the Charlas Cheatrey unheld, William Wotton, apprehension of the offertors shit receive Ts. sad David Gills, all of Viot ria, Hongkong of 50. This looks rather business-like, and it only the third part, be and it is hereby approved and running for'es to see what effect it will face on confirmed.
adelon st practice which has been going anfor number of years."And we think ite & of F I might go still further und say what shall be done to those tarmen who sand but lie musters, chest masters, oto.
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Before the resolution was put the Chairman sked the seerotary to read the agreement, dated 13th arch last.
The CHAIRMAN said-That, gentlemen, which you have heard read is the gerament se'on-
The litlo bists have whispered in car pers fared inta March 13ths last for realising the pro that some sort of errangement is to the tapis perty of the company, by virtus of the power for the chartering of stamors by the native rested in us at the two miretins held last war, teamon to take thor tras to London an 1 Aus- May 16th and 30th; to dial with the property tralia, should formen buyats not aegriface, in oths company in liquidation aul to obtain for bring dictated to, and come to teens at the poss it the best price or terms could, and in par tim We must rtainly rougratulato Tirtue of that power wo have male and entered placky John Chicama for his sublime i
Thera not the least doubt that the farsign into this agreement.
Mr. BUCHANAN-May I ask if the balanes of merobunte will only did to grant the the shares in the now company are full paid team every facility th order to miry at their und taking, as it will say cheer to
· The CHAMAN-Two dollars, and the thres help car caimatial frivods to jatamp from the fry-
up
a theme, feeling vy
SHA VONAT
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fofit out of the disaster. will be met with months, or not for a longer period. He might Hongkong to exploit a field of such pro- five successi redars. Thalatter is the wettest dis-who were intensely delighted to soc their langust mated their intention having he capital prid i 4t man dastropod, was forgator salpenek al in
oblie Works Department to grapple with
der to restore, at the earliest possible
te, the supply of water from Tytam
okfolum Reservoir is full to orerflow
Rave
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the mortality returns show that the very dis-their turn can be worked by mohinery, the position of the stone gives the idea that it must eases which the use of muddy water is aid to steam for which can be generated in boilers, have been travelling with great foros, but beyond cause are exceptionally rifo in this colony, heated by furnaces which consume street the starting of dan stane the bridge has sustain Now that the great aterm that will render The water can of course be clarified by the sweepings and other solid waste producis, od its impact without damage. The landsl 1620th and 30th May, 1889, for aver que use of slum, but among the lower slaggen In Hongkong it is only the street sweepings bave used the breaches in the conduit above referral te and the burying of other por- orable in the annals of Hongkong has this is a precaution which is very seldom taken, and dust bi rabbish that the Sanitary tons of it are of a very extensive character. Ws ssed, and there has been some cessation and the fact that diarrhcon is not evaa more. Board is anriously concerned about the dias glad to learn, however, that arrangement the deluge, opportunity is afforded for provalent can only be ascribed to their prar-posal of. If Mr. McCALLUM cha shew that have been made for restoring the connection mi
WEEKLY SPDÓN COMPETITION. pertaining the extent of the damage. tice of drinking weak ton, for which the wator thera ara substantial objections to the adop. the broken portions of the conduit by temporary his canDol
The second spoon competition at 500 yards was be done all at once, any more is boiled. It is the duty of the Government to sion of the destructor process, the men shoots, and the pipos lending from the service an the repairs can be effected immediately, supply water it for immediate use and which bern will no doubt be found ready to vary well it is
vary reservoir will be replaced at orer. If all goeshot on Saturday, the lot June, aul win by Mr. bo-amount of work they will fall upon the does not require artificial treatment by the previous recommendation, but not, we will
Water F. Howell with a score of 41 points. A shifty be aynin available for use ublic Works Department will be very sonsumers. So much is admitted in theory, this if depositing the rubbish anywhere the town in few days, probably within wind saved the akonting to be rather erratio reat, and must prove a sericus strain the Governor ever going so far as to endorse on the foreshore is to be the only alterna-week. This is good nows, for in the Eastern The following is the score- bon its resouress, especially as two or the general opinion that the present conditive. The present process of partial burn-district there is no water or all obtainable from sir. F. Howall....... ree officials belonging to it are at prosenttion of the Pokfulam supply is a discrediting on Green Island in se obeard as it is the public mains. The high embankment and Mr. C. L. Woedin rent from the Colony, MrBrows also What we should like to see, however, is the dangerous to health, and ought to be die bridge carrying the conduit across the valley List. Carlyle, A.
Mr. F. Robiznou baura under the disadvantage of being a commencement of anne steps to retave the continued at suce. If the destructor selewe from the meth of the tunnel to the pint where
Caraon Bowen Road intersects the Wong-neishong Unp
W. Watles rauger, and of not yet baving had time to discredit. Dr. CANTLTE asked a series of quesin abandoned, the beat way of disposing of Road has sustained no dainngs Whatever.
Mr. E B. Shepherd aster the duties and business of the im- lions at a recentinesting of the Sanitary Board the city rofuse would be to couver it out to Thening down the Wong-nei-chong Gap Capt. B. . Rumsey, R.N. ortant department of which he is the with a view of eliciting information as to sea. The employment of boata for this pur-Road we find the beautiful Blue Pool, a favourito •Previous winusw, Iministrative head. Placed in this difficult what was being done, and at the Inst freeting pose would mean continual expense, but in ¦" study" with one local skótekists, completely
ustion, and called upon, in zadden the S
the Surveyor-General replied. Dr. CANTLY retard we should have absolute safety. kilted up with nad.
The damage n the Cemetery Turns out not to mergency, to institate and bome of repairs and repair cast expressed himself as perfectly satisfied with
bu so great, as was enpposed at the time the food reconstructions, the replies and said he thought the Surveyor-
THE RESOURCES OF HAINAN. was dashing through it. None of the grave is specialty entitled co-the armpathy and General bad given all the information
have bouo injured nor any of the tombstones nsideration of the community. 'It that could be expected. Dr. CANTEM is eri-
In his report on the trade of the part of displaced. bu hoped that be will receive on all dently easily satisfied, for we fail to fad in Hotlow, Mr. Consul Jonson makes some Large numbers of lies are employed in Large amounts have been sibscribed by anda cordial support and bearly co-opera- Mr. Brown's replies any definite information reference to the opening up of the interior olearing Queen's Rond of the coonmulation of foreign countries for the relief of the destitats on. So far scarcely an attempt to begin whatever. The filtering beds at Pukfalum are of Hainan, The istud is possessed of sand. The big hola in Zetland Strout is being in Shantung, and tore mizeh more. says the foul ng of the work has been made, but we to be put in hand as soon as the pre valuable mineral and other resources which filled with the earth carried up from Queen's ing article, should Chinese, especially those with just that not a moment's unnecessary delay liminary preparations, the drawing up of only require to te developed to render it
Road in front of the Hongkong Hotel.
any mesa, come forward and contribute to il take place. It is stated that there is, plans and specificatious, are finished and hight
The reifall of the 29th and 20th May, t'ough wirds the relief of their sountrymen. prosperona country.
The two sons of a good and straightforward. difficulty in scouring the necessary labour, the contracts can be entered into for the able copper wises, which bare never yet it does not break the remird, is not very far bo be Governinaot, if there be any sitempt at work. As to the time the work will take to been worked; lead, silver, and gold also kind the heaviest rainstorms noted in standard man having attained literary success every one dollars remaining to be paid by the otherling pan into the Bre-Ecke
pany baring expresand to the Directors, of the mbination either on the part of contractors axecute, Mi. Brown promises every speed print; and there is excellent timber on the works on meteorology. At Jorense, in Franca recognises in this, success the reward of the bar holders. The Directors of the old en
coolies, should at once take up a firm compatible with its being well-done. So far mountains inthe interior. It there was any 33 inches in twenty-four hours; Gibrata hoto by his nasla. After the bry reached ept wing the or
31.17 iache fell in twenty-two hours; at Geneva, gods for his goodness and charity.
A young boy of ten is taken away from his company in Hongkong the desirability of and, and Begline to submit to any querer | gend, but Mr. Brown might surely have in aecurity for capital invested, Any temptation 13 inches in twenty-six lars; on cortain oge in went abroad and retaved lately Chairs and shit this line of the capital tira which occseret af Sanghami ole
vizet on th R. Intimation should be given to
to the sorded an estimate as to whether the filtering to enterprise, no doubt efforts would be hills above Bombay, 24 incus iu one night at a large out of money which he had saved should be cut up as sma
as possible, the forty years of area wow in den of the ntractors that efforts to make unlawful beds would be ready in six months, or twelve made by the Chinese of Canton or and on the Khasi Hills, 3-chen on onols of fie aucceeds in finding his mother and father.new Directors replying upon the man inti
fuas) to gire future employment to those have told us also whether the preliminary premis But there are so much inducements. trict known on the globe, the annual rainfall on son.
up at the earliest possible period. Of compet haw N. C. Daily Nais states thu tn of the aking it. The cost of the repaire theparations are actually in hand, or are stand. Concessions made by the Authorities are
mean of twenty-four years being 193.19 inches Very little spars having appear in the was not possible for as to make us abs luteint es in long and ur region tha rious public works will make a great hole ing over until the department Las more sime slags sullified by squeezes subsequent of English rainstorms your the most noteworthy Shao-ghing district, the uries of insmad that arguins will drum about only in flow Lidical Selinot, have hand,
the colonial exchequer, and it is important to deal with theo The reply of the Barly, introduced. Chinoso afficialdom invari- was a fall of 3. 3 inglies in two hours and soren roared in tanks is very hich this ver.
my given period but & tonk it is fctly at no-oney should be wasted in any veyor-General is, in fact, nothing apie than ably fastens a dead weight on the ock
teen minutas on the 1st August, 146, register
tenna by Nort: Bo neo Goapanes At Fatshan the high waters have undermined to be the mother in the hands of the Boarder and ery espesivo itim at dot Cambrwell, Londo. In the storm of the the foundations of several houses and chops ent Directors, rection.
A serum accident can ad he vie lapering Di a varistion of the usual formula made use of of any commercial or mining enterprise,
Mr. WAINWRIGH-Wolpe und oply It is of course quite impossible for the in replying to questions when it is intended but discouraging undertakings that shot29th and 20th May we had according to the any of them have already falts; fortunately vena & that fury will not boerne Coney must fan arited water bottle svammi af diamon
meteorol giçni returusined at the Observatory,
26. Aezondi 12 10 the Semien 13 to be courteous but not to give any in- be a source of revenue from the royal a rainfall of 9.40 inclys, from 10 b.m. on to 3 loes of life has taken lace.
At Farahnu u young boy of about 15 years of they have paid no, the unpaši capií). but elani the work at once, and it will therefore be formation. The reply to the questions tios they would gladly pay. Speaking 25th to 10 am on the 31st, but nearl
orgeant in the River Pelics, was olekim up a cessary to take, it to order of urgency. it possible to turn the Triara water into the of what was done in the way of opening the whole of this fall took plaas in tha/4go swallowed opinor, no 216 kuowe why. Death! that they will ut raise money le - 235 bor i iubished in the Mercury Mr. CUT Tatag n
they have called up the unpid capital on the hit burst genom followed in a short time.
netra be Tytam conduit, which is broken in three Pokfulam maing temporarily is of very trade with the interior from Hoilow in 1883 the 2911 and noon on the 30th, and this period count of the appropriation of Governmsatges in the last paragraph on the 5 at page of
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thirty-five hours compriset between 1 am. 03
At Sbao ch'ing a dispate takes place oa ze she's
him in the ŝt eye, on the by bi st four places, will need primary attention, much the same description. Mr. Brows says Mr. JOHNSON
The CHAIRMAN them mad two or three past To was coat strok, tâm • { pi anys Timber brought indess comparatively dry interval of shant seales by the police. the Service Reservoir will also re- that so far sa possible the Tytam supply here for shipment
ed the foljoring day De, Sanized end allowed to pass free of
the part one of which provided zu "peciali vide to remote the eye, which we se hire cleaning vet and repairing. io has been turned into the Pokfulamin duty, and is the only produce that has foundelve hours between the two worms:
30th May.
guamates regarding these three," and other-fulls don. As the hot water beyming and nothing more can be done until now its way bere; no returns of the quantity The only storm which in the memory of the
At the forthcopiar in eti they will propose ou people foulbs partiralics et in lavad pipes are received from England. Here, we seat are available, but it is probably untoldest residents of Hongkong can it, any way be The paper of to-day opens with a warning in a further resolation asking sharelo di es to con
Hay asnded water Bortles asth gave Bible to the city. Meantime, fortunately, the imagine, the words possible" innst have been large. The roads that erre made are said umupared with that of last Wednesday end ertet at the request of several drugite Bein their aulina in the matter, and he barst at any time. We of auther as used in some qualified sense. Unfortu bate to have been all covered with vegetation must the same time of the year as the one we by the Chinese correnta of the 'asion use the Deel if assignment which is in care of his hand very rely eat, ruch, thi sama
Thursday, accurred on the 6th June, 1864. afarer having had Ave dollars extorted from them abbs at the same time to submit or approval whees a hanghai gontismon Car day cago e , and if the water bo rather thick it is ly the flow of Tytom water along the con-again, and what little in the way of cultivas Lava just experiene . That storm game to I would appear that the host mustang sopantion, bat in regual to which as poils cause. etter than a short supply. Another matter duit is temporarily interrupted, but, gives tion was commenced, has been given u. A have resembled the gas which occurred last week medicins was not allowed to go until payment stiff rem in to be rettled." Contin sing, he sale
at requires instant attention is the condi- the water, every one know that there is pl
silver has been in many ways. Like that out it was almost was made.
be put the passes in perposals, ne on of Queen's Road, Pedder's Street, and physical impossibility in turning it into any sorted, but for que and the beat the purely on. Nothing was fat of it at Cautous leading actele next follows adtising people that he had his to ten what kind of arrange. me other thoroughfares now literally pipe in any part of the city below the labour, and a little seda has been produced. and very little at Macao, nithongh at Whampoa to exert themselves in whatever station i lite ments might be made in Hongkong, and as it holed up with sand. This should be re-level of the service reservoir. Couscquent-Two individusla who had concessions allora water spout desconded kiling about 200 Chi. they may be placed Excmples are given in was very disimble that no preference shar loved at once, not only becsuas it impedes to ay that the Telan wator Ins boonted to them, have handed back their papers. 1686. The roots which safered worst appear order to show the sazons that is bound to follow.senuk.be sud which would risk before the it is expected that she will be slowly bowel-y
to have been also much the smo." "Shelley-street Five criminals we bought over from Ma- shares handed to the shared-olders for their afic most seriously, but because ie pre-ruenet into the Pokfulam mains na far as and po attempt has been made to establieb Wendham-street, Abhärdesy-streek, and Caino.oat by the captuiù despatoled to take them over property, this Mr. Wainwright on bebait for (ie Anchises. The only eyes.nl at pr
source of danger,-A renewal of possible means, on a sirlet coustraction of morcautiio houses. A quantity of clothing read were all considerably damaged and rendered On the last visit of the Viceroy at Sun-site company, had ace-pll. It was also e rain would, in the present condition of the ese great arteries of business, upeedily purase, but has been turned into all of the commonest kind was sent in from impassabte by the barsting of sowers. The loss the Pe Ka-pino shops shut upzed dit over-
convenanted that the how areny should not the canine except perhaps the one on Bobere as a venture for sale to the savages, of life seems to have been greater an in the ture to carry on their illicit trade.
horrow any money until the whale of the reignin ing about fresh floods and further damage binson Road, which is not the case. When but the result was not a success." This is present sase, a large number of people being A jossstick shop was robbed; a considerable in capit 1, 3 sunro atoanting, to $145,000
property in the stores and godowns. Mr. Browy ways he Tyler water has been what might be expected in Huisag with drown din Taipingshan, but the damage done to saus was carried awur
had brou paid up. fe observe a number of colies at work turned into the Pufulum in s far as its present administration. The subori- fact that it was estimated that half a millioned in a blacksmith's shop, and in their & Hood, was then put and carried ou
property was not so great, to judge from the A fight takes plaas between two men employ-
The first resolution, which was moondad by Mr. moving the sand and stones, but it possible, we can only suppose, therefore, beties at Kiungchow give theessebres no dollars would over the extent of the dutage they seized the first tools that came to hand und
not being pushed with the vigour itincans that it has been turned on as far as is concern about the administration of the done both to public and private property, whereas bolaboured each other; serious wounds were remuneration of the liquidators be fixed at the Mr. WHEELER then proposed: "That the hould be under the circumstances. The compatible with adherence to some trial country beyond the limits of the district in this case it is now a question whether that sun giren ami received.
|rate of $2,000 (Two Thousand Mexicab Doftars ain in Glenvaly Ravine, the butating of scheme, the nature of which it is Hat deened settleday (2
Chinese, being only too well will rafico for the damage done to publie pro Three brothers were on their way to their per annum from the 31st day of May, 1895 hich bas perhaps caused as much damage necessary or proper to disclose. The post pleased when the Hakkas and the aborigines party alone. Wafnota alue that the Publis Bold when they came across a liger, which to the 30th day of June, 1859, and thot Mr.
anything during the storm, skorld also tion, therefore, is this, that urgent pecessity in the interior grant them peace. No efforts Works Department of that time came in for a pounded upon ane them. The other two and Charles John, Uudgren be and he is bereby ap On the 14th inst, the Diplomatie Bods met st taken in hand without loss of time. for a public work is recognised in principle, are even made to improve the anchorage at very large shays of hits on all buds. The their loss and get in rosening the pointed the sole liquidator of the Company from the Japanese Jegationt 34 p.m. thes. Interal fter the great rain storm of June 8tb, 1864, but no information is vanelisafed to the Hoihow, which is at present as it was when rainfall on the 0th June, 1 G1, as given in the brotter and in killing the tiger.
and after the said day of Junio. in theorations on the ivistee wore doliwred by is drain was reconstructed on a sinle sup- public is to what practical steps are being the port was first opened to foreign trade-servations, was 13.30 inches, and the day pre Government Civil Hospital meteorological, ob
place and instead of the present liquidators, and Dr. Martín, Colłonal Denly and M. Comm 31st May. osed to be sufficient to carry off any likely taken for its execution. We can sympathise three miles from the town, and the watervous a rainfall et 7.2 inches is recorded. This
but his renneration for all services ant the Dr. Martin spike in the three Entel carcity of The Governor of Shantung ears forward losing of the liquid tion he fixed at the sun of friend, member of the Oriental Society, and tho mount of storm water. Experience has with Mr. Brows's reluctance to give any being very that ow boats coming off from falla far short of that of the 20th and 30th with suggestions which he recommenda ng af 8750 (Boven Hundred and Fiity Mexican, Dol: Collega, whose professors hind sways her wills
provod that the
still
when the work will be
vessels trading there constantly get aground. May, 1999. Prior to the 1964 stort, too, there ficient to prevent intare disasters at the Yellow lors and that authority is here by given to the much kindness and hospitality from the doxased badegusta for the purpuse; it
hase as to
completed, seeing that bo is A stond jetty might readily carried out had been no rain for ten days.
River. He concludes his original place by reliquidators or liquidator to proceed with the The late Mr. Mori, a former Japanese Minister this occasion fnited us dismally. The to the colony and 1186
many to deep water, bat though sanrvey has been
commending the use of dredgers, and callsponte luidtion of the Coupeny as proponed in the here was ofered to and alegired by President sme may be said of sote other draine. It difficulties to face, but the pchiin are en-made at the instance of the Viceroy CBANG
officials to curtail the soles expenditure that takes report now presented and further that the re- Martin. Cul. Danby touchinly referral to the ay be doubted whether the practice of titled to know whather the preliminaries of C-TUNG it a doubtful whether any more
plase whenever repairs are rendered necessary.
deaths of Their Excellencies the Ministers-for pering up these drains is after all a sound the work have actually been put in hand or will come of it. Haisan is a large island,
The chier of the Aavage tribes near Linchos port and schonnts, as presented, be pa
Mr. Low arconded, and the resolution was Japan and Italy and the lays the Corps. Pijpla- The following is the Governmental acknow-wery interviewed by the authorities who represoncarried
matigas had thereby sustained. The menīru ne, The Glenely stream has always been not, and to an approximate estimate of the and would prove a valuable possession to edgment of Dr. Hartigan's last-communication. ad to Cum the after lawlessires of their agla The meeting aloned with a vote of thanks to of the body wore in fail onitor and the nation most intractable tariant during boary raing, length of time the construction of the let any civilian power. Had the French been with reference to the Foxfulum Water supply and calfed upon them to restrain the wild pas the Chairman.
tags werd but must for the fourth-Aly"""" it then invariably brings dowu vast qua-ing beds will take.
as successful an they were unsuccessful in
Cilonial Secretury'a Ólib», sions of their subordinates. After a lengthy
violet colored piece of silk with a quitablo ities of sand from the friable soil of the
their war with China in 1884-5 they would
-lat June, 1889.
conversation they all partook of a grand sormeil,
inscription in binase in gold letters was sent by pper portions of the ravine. Something
and returned to their homes quite satislio.
the Prince and Muistees of the Tsung-li probably bave demanded its ecasion, and at, Sir, I am directed by the Governor to no- ny perhaps be done to provide more effi-
reoript of your
BANTIQUAKE AT MANILA- letter A Lienohow great damage was caused by the
Yamên, and plassd on the colfin. tached it to Indo China, but they missed their knowledge th ently for the arrest of tkie sand and soil
The remains of the deceased fail the viny early Sou meats ago the Sanitary Board opportunity and the Chinese continue to dated May Sist, on the subject of the Pok sudou rise of water after the heavy rains.
falam Water Supply, and I am to a d, that The river which bad risen to a great extent Fatest information from Manila reports tint
on the morning of the 17th, several with wrestl nd thus prevent the blocking up of the commended that a destructor should be pur weakly mismanage it. The climates of Hai-bowaver interesting may be your writings on at Shae-ching Inckily sub-ided and dispelled ruther serious earthquake took plaes there on rain. Some other works will have to wait chased for the incivention of the city refuse, man is not too palubrious, but the groat pre- the subject, is Esoloney Bees no publio and the apprehen-Es of disaster.
The and secorted by a couple of sokliers kindi, saut Sunday, the 28th May about 2.30 am.
by the Tseng-li Varuên. From Tuu-chow ste ome probably, till their turn can Subsequently the Government referred the valence of fever is doubtless due to want rantage taking further botine of them, Lie
Ching-chow, over which the Teringuese had shock usted for about sighty seconds, bring on omo raped. The suce beautiful hut now question to Mr. Been MCCALLUM, the Serance of erer to rerrages to previous correspondents have some jagtamsious, kay, we understund., come un-
No such earth. soldiers, kindly sent by the Tuotai of Tanzehow. vibration from east to west, asciated portion of the Botanic Gardens eretary of the Bauitary Board, who recom- oil round the to
der British citrol, and extensive works are quake has been known at Manila since the will exert the remiss to Tiardsin. A Japanes At present pige og already sorved His Excoltnoy's purpose. Glenealy will be long-before-they-can-mended that the rubbish should be disposed, at the principal production, and, the trade hare the frenom-to-be, Sir, your most being carried out there
memorable-one-of 1880. Every bouse in the n-of-war is expected aj Taku to peavey te brought into anything like order, und of by dumping it into a bay at Kowloon, in these animals fe
Ahons, a rather high building, was struck town felt the result of the shock more or lessing to Japen Dr Anki, why camote aften oo the till sides must for which would by this process become filled expital among the breeders, and
restricted by want of obedient serrant,
FREDERICK SIKWALT, by lightning in the recent storu. Outside the white some of thy older buildings were complate. the Minister ad who arrived only a few days
Colonial Secretary. attest the disintegrate up and form a Tainable piece of reclaimed the refusal to allow foreign tongs to have De. Wa Hartigas,
city walls several fons a fall wheso foundations 1 dat nyed. The sbirs in the Harbour also before his death, proeds to Fientsin, where he were undermined by the rain.
wera affected, thonglinet oriously. The extent buds to settle in practice At that port there One thing bad. On Mr. McCALLUM's report the mut say share in the business, Meantime the
The dates are given of the examinations, at of the damage is so far aukowa. ould suggest should be done without stor has been referred back to the Sanitary natural wealth of the island lies fallow, and
various districts in the Wei-chow prefecture.
The authorities at Wei-show are tying to among pigoliers of puffing put the poor aminale ose to add to their proportions and weight.
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THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE.
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THE PORFULUM WATER SUPPLY.
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5th May.
HANKOT.
The Taiwanvas to nerow fr Shared and
lowing for London is the zorg vaskire st. £at prtou. That navines and Mevkimu sete manly bota Tull with feiartens ved aro ungerchi to
tawy on Saturdy. We have had splendid weather for the last work, ard the steuners have been especially found with a molte current and little or no eliow-law venter-Mercury Correspondeut
PEKING.
20el May.
ie already a considerablo Japanese' commonly
In the sari benake at Mauila on the 26th in-which will doubtless welcome a native practi
tiener who has been thor-bly educated in
our's delay, and that is to employ coolies' Board, with an intimation that the Gn-is likely to continue to do so, oficial squeez: HONGKONG. CANTON, AND MACAU stop the cruel and dishonest practies common red beyond a few brainos sustained by some soi. Wastorn medicine. Mr. Laudate, the Secretory
ollect the trees, roots, and branches now do- aying in the sun, which are already begin ing to emit aickly and malarious eduurs, bich can hardly fail to cause fever and tokness.
fever, and the aborigines combining to formi
powerful deterrent force.
THE LATE RAIN STORMS.
SUPPLEMENTAL DETAILS.
STEAMBOAT COMPANY,"
LIMITED.
"The an cul gemal munting of shureindars in the above Company was held in the Shaug Lai Club on the 1st May, Mr. W. V. Drum- mond in the clair.
fant, no personal aseidents seem to have our deers who in their alarin jumped from their of the Legation, has been curamissioned to set us harrack windows. The damage to his son and this Legation interpreter, accompany | Charge d'Affaires. The wider of the decad. also comes to have been comparatively trifling.
fact which the Comerein seribes to the style, the body to Japan.
Biz.
of billing adopted in how edifices, which The Angs of the Leations were mast high largely of wood, and to the strengthening which the 17th in hunour of the birthday of tax youth. cld buildings have undergone in reorat yars fai King of The pendulum Prismometer indicatod a Answers from the Vicrrega, Cloveinars und enllation of 21 deg, as compared-with-22-deg-Tartar-General-le who the railway-question. in the great earthquake of 10.
CHINA.
PONMONA
TAMNO, 17th May.
Summor hasset in sudrey bob weather bus
was lately submitted hav-beaver ved and the majority saw ju Encour· f vil monstruation. A long and able doommunt' from the Lanton Viceroy bus been received in whlen, while oppos. ing the cons ruation of the Tungchose Hohe
emmends the making efa evitach ens, from
Hanlon. This Lu-kwh ino, reer Teking. t letter insel to have been sanctioneil's- th. Em. perer. Some important nation in regard to ruil- way anastractial seems immitant.
Huax Fu-chong, appiñated Judge of Hunan and istuly Soerotary to E. the Viceroy Li,
To 24th is to be observed richt 'cyally at
verament intends to act on ihat gentleman's recommendation unless the Board objects, a The question is still pending, the Board not having ret decided upon the repis te be made
Au extraordinary general meeting of the to the Government's last communication,
ghareholders of the above Company was held on It is urged against the deposit of the rubbish.
the 3rd inst. in the Company's office for the per pose of confirming the resolutions passed by HE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT in the bay at Kowloon that it would cause
It was not until Saturday, the 1st June, that the meeting held on the 18:1 May Thare cre fever in the neighbourhood when it was left ... AND THE WATER SUPPLY, 10%
exposed to fester in the sun by the receding a fair opportunity given the residents to get present Hva. P. Byrir (Chairman) Acess. E. The great amount of work thrown on the tide. This point, bowever, was not over beyond the immaniste neighbourbond of the city R. Beliling, F. Gomes, Fan Pang, and fai Public Works Department by the sisetores looked by Mr. McCALLUN, who proposed to examine closely into the destruction wrought Shing (Directors; E. J. Moses, A 8. Cohen, by the numerons” landetips. Evan from the A. O. Cohen, S. Kustajes, in Asin, F. Han f laat week will, it is to be feared, retard to shoot a layer of mud over each deposit of rhyar the huge scare indicted on the surface dorson, A. J. J. da Silva. M. M. Boa. Pan Ho The nonmal report presented to the moting some extent the much needed provision of rubbish in order to prevent the escape of of the hills are plainly visible. Genealy is Chan Hung, Woog Fuk. Wao 1 cs, J. À. d after referring to the breakdown of the negotin- Itering beds for the Pokfulam water noxious gases. The Colonist Sargeon, as marked by a very ugly and deep gash, showing Carvalho. J. B. Elias, N. J. Carvello, de endtions with & Loudun syndicate which were upply. The Department is lamentably we gather from, a minine made by him on the masses of soil that have bean washed down T. Arueld (Secretary),
proceed. in progress two months ago. The CHAIRMAN said the menting was a purely ed-fu the meantime letters had been received horthanded at present, aron for its ordi- the correspondence, questions whether the its steep dogliviting. Among the minor icon. ary work, and the extra work of re rubbish is of such a nature as to gira of Liences of the storm is the fact that formal ons called for the purpose of confirming the from Hongkong balding out prospoot of 22- airing the heavy scrm daninges
will noxions
Kenedy Road is no longer secossible to rosolatione paused at the last meeting. Ho pro- | ket baing formed for the Selim property there, noxious gases. If it be harmless the best pedestrians except by the military much leading posed that the first resolation be confirused, vix and afternoonegutiation an agreem ut eas con boon prevailing for the past few week; one dr ax ite resources to the utmost. Some assis way of getting rid of it would of course be up from the vicinity of Hood, Charter Henseen the camiat of the Company be increased Ginded 04 136h March giving the refusal of the season after a long caloy soap bas on iced. anse might possibly be obtained from the to utilise it in reclaiming land from the se, Bowen Read can be reached by the nemal ap to thum of $1,600,000 by the issue of 40,000 property for a period of six months to long- The last tumors from Amoy brought a larg · as been appointed Miniser tes Lorton, Paris. Royal Engineers if
if applied for, and perhaps the sale of which would perhaps ultimately proach, though it is sucumbered by earth which new, shares at 820 oh, which shall be fully kong Byndiests consisting of Mrs C. C. Inel amount of tea are for the tune in our tools Ise from professional men in private prac-more than pay for the cost of scavenging, bas been washed down from the Reservoir. This paid up as hereinafter provided, and that the bal, Wotton und 11. Gillies, the arrange season is in full swing. The race, whigh on the British Legation. Various gohe patters ice. It is important that the work of repair and would in any case give some return. It fvourite promenade, from the filtering late to Board shall be authorised to larue mush wow meat-bains that if investigations of the perty for Anog 10-lay, takes a full cirem and will are here at present; among farm te se da hould be pushed on as rapidly as possible so
so will, however, be hard, we think, to persuade some distance beyond the Wanokai Gap, has sharce at a premium of $15 per stare, such pre-enabled the Syndinute to start's new Company turn again on Friday-out going to Hongkar.
panese merchanta who are prelazng argely of within the period maiord, the ok Company Work na the railway is progresing a.tisfac
pore lain. A shower of changes and premo+ions bat it may not be allowed to interfere longer the community that street sweepings, with sustained practically no damage in the late storms mina to be paid as hereinafter provided". - han is inevitable with the progress of other their large proportion of denying vegete- rond at various paints, but no besakage in the riod
A few landslips have leftt deposit of warth on the Mr. Roza secouded, and the motion was car agreed to sell for a sum of $125,009 pagsbla in torily and in a few days and her station will be
is the Customs sörvice has just taken place, fally paid up shares its such new Company and opened for passeng traße at Suí-teng on, about Mr. Morehouse goes to ovehow as Deputy Forka, amongst which we would especially tion, cold without danger to the public conduit in visible. The first breach acours at Mr. Beutics proposed That the said new special guaranton regarding there shares, 13 miles from 'T'ai-pak-foo mention the provision of a pure water sup beslik be deposited on a forestiere where the bend where the Mahomeden Cemetery sharos be offered to the persons who on the 7th White the negotiations were in progress the A new iron swinging callway bridge arrived emissiouor: Mes- Ferguntadhor
go to Ningpo and Amoy rapa tively; . .,. ly to the whole of the city. The public they would be left exposed at low tide. The comes into view. A length of about six day of June, 1849, shall to registered share Liyzidators had succeeded in obtaining a pro at Hongkong a few days ng by to stramesh Bandmaster, porn to Tonising Mr. Cogio, ill be well advised to go on agiisting for device of covering the rubbish doce not yards of the top and aide of the conduit holders of the existing shares, in the proportion liminary report spon the property fren Mr. Sarpcios, in place.uftbe one lust in the ill futed iso u masioinu has arrived-Lore from Tientsin pure water until they get it, for evidence is by any means preclude the idea of danger, has been carried away, apparently by a huge of one new share for every existing share and Wellington which was of a highly-satisfer Primm. The Fups left today for Hongkong to take olmage of the postal dejurtmons, and the but wasting that the Government underce for be the metion of the tide the raud and boulder rolling down on to it from the hill much offer shall be use by a notios specifying tory antus. The report was pablished and a Keling, to bring it up beru.
The Fercheu arrived hero on the 11th, from imates the gravity of the danger from the sweepings would become mingled and a pas up and to the Hongkong Syndicate; tarsa gentlemen Amoy with treasures for the Coverages
above. A boulder may be seen lying below, the number of new area which eneb registered issued to the smaroholders, and was also sent present condition of the Pokfulam supply portion of the latter would be brought to the which is probably the car that caused the shareholder shall he wutiled to tako, hud toesiasi upon the formation of a campany at once, left sy aan for K-lung to coal, afterwards going The Governor in his minute on Dr. Ban-surface. Would the Colonial Surgean or must have been travelling with great impetus copied in writing and accompanied by the Gill-) which has now been registered under the name down to Tuiwaufno to, capa r the cable between On the 19th n carions red glow surränd 199 TOAN's letter admits that the Apply of the Sanitary Superintendent like so oceny to do the damage at dd, fer la other pinosa quaily road in eiga share will be deemed to be of the Salama Tin Mining Company, Liknited, that pince and Pas deres
She is expected buddy water is a "discredit," but be dis- a tousu facing a shore where rubbish was large boulders have falles in to the road, whers not scoopta, and all non-accepted shares shall and santiers in sonuvctiva, with the conveyanon back here with H E Lin Ming-chuan on orDaily News Correspondent.
A memorial published in this Peking Gazellu butes that it is dangerous to health, using deposited in the way proposed here? We they are now lying, without causing any per be disposed of in such a manter af snob of the property are now well advanced. The about the 25th
The Fupe towed another ʼn ud bargai Kalung af the 6th May says that the clitoat of the e an argoment the fact that in many parts trow not. This way of disposing of town raceptible damage whatever. Overlookibe the Pro-fines, or on aus sunditions as the Board may capital of the new company is to be $700,000 of the world the people can get on water fuse might turn out a barmless one, bat tostant Cemetery is another breach, ever twenty determine. A promisin of 215 for every such ao divided into shares of 35 each, the vendors re- to-day and I beliers two more are building at border country in Yuana is a unhealthy that but is not muddy, and be especially in there is such an element of risk attending the earth is piled up to is considerable height, and, if not then so paid, shall carry interest at Balsam Sheet as presented shows that the Cout with a will at the latter pris
yards long, while for some distance at each end opted, share shall be paid on the 1st July, 1850, eiving 25,000 fully paid-up shere.. The Trialfoo Dredgi g operations are going-op every two or three years the Throno is asked to confer porthuroous honours.on oflievre who have stances Egypt Now it is quite trud that in it that we think the Sunitary Board would the bresah having occurred in the centro of the the rate of 36 per ceal, until fully paid." pany's Liabilities (oxeludipe capital) amount to When the railway is finished in the near combed to its effects. A list is now furnished many parts of the world the people are be ill-advised to give ile approval to it. On, landslip. A still worse breach occurs farther on, Mr. Asis seconded."
$6.138 27, with available assets $677.83, leaving futura ant with the increase of shipping arriv by the Viceroy of seventy-seves oficials engaged compelled to use muddy water; it is to the other hand, Mr. McCALLV's observa- the length of condait carried away here being Carried unanimously.
a deficit to date of $3,460 44; in addition to this ing at Kelang, where new coal mines will abort. frontier defense work who during the last two ess true that the mortality under such tions during his recent leave in England led norly, thirty yards. At another spot the con- Mr. Gours propose!"That all premis on the there will be father expenses in connection ly opened, as Mr. Cook kar discurred some years bare other fallen lite or died" from droumstances is, as might be expected, him to the conclusion that destructers do duit is soso to have been slightly crushed, sald new shares he carried to the Depsiation with the liquidation which at the moment it is very rich sasms, the prospects at Kelang arealarial foror, and sanction is requested for the propasive. At Cairo the death rate. Dot work very
An experi
beri-Under the portion of the length of the soudnit and Insurance fund mentioned in article No. dihent to stinnte: a suficient number of ven- brightening, and with the railway running to bestowal of the soul fons of respect to thair 50.7 per thousand.
To say that because ment made at Bomb recently to get rid of covered by earth further damage may be 28 of the Company's Arielse of Aariation." ders' shares will have to be but aside and sold Taiwanfoo, it may become the principal part of memory.
The Shi-pas rays:-Atmidnight of the 18th biber people drink muddy water there refusa by inciperation did not turn out the only czas at which a dursory sramint was confirmed.
discovered, but the four places mentioned are Mr. HENDELEON eroded, and the resolution to mest these and to provide for contingent Formcas-Mercury Correspondent.
May; a great conflagration took place outside of ore such water may be safely consumed by success, but it is said to have been so heatly in dimloses Any braking. The road may be Mr. A. B. COBEN yroprsedThat Article
Habilities."
the Chang Wen Gate at Peking, south of The CHAIRMAN said With reference to the be residents of Hongkong in cortainly not or urskilfully conducted as to be valueless, traversed for end to end by any ous no afraid No. 30 of the Company, articles of Assosiation business we intend to bring forward in the first
Shang Su Tino Hn Tung. The fire started hat we abould bave expected from such at Calcutis a project is on foot, for the of a little scramble through loose earth and be alterad by inserting therein in lieu of the petsate to-day-I-may say that there-is-preeti Casle archange is slightly depressed one from an artificial flower establishment. Tung love reasoner no Bir WILLIAM DEN VODI adoption of this method. The English-mid. The various bridges have all remained words five thousand shares the words fifty then ally nothing for me to add the information thousand coppers being the lougth of its tather Shun Cheng, and before the fire brigades doul The condition of the people in point of health maz, in an article adyconing it, remarks intact, not the slightest damage to these being sand shares.
given already in the re ort, which, has been in for one Mexican coin. It is feared that the be on hand to render assistance, the flames had. wherever muddy water is consumed ought to fulao that "electricity bits lately been on-peptible except in ore instance where a steep. Mr. A. E. Couan sosendad and the resolution your hands for some days. The last counton en depression be not yet touched its lowest ebb, got headway, and had destroyed many boas serve us a warning against the continuance listed in the cause, and experiments made Folly is spanned by a single sch; here there in was inanimously carried.
which we met was just a year age to-day and n and that before long we will see the Mexicau The Are lasted until the next morning, when it began to subsido More thau uinety houses and Mr. 1USTOMJEE proposed That Article that pocasion we bad to inform you that our quoted at 960 or 980 ! - of its use in Hongkong justead of being at home show that the chemical elements of down by the torrent, one of whiet, re ting over No. 124 of the Company's Arti-aif Association negcoiations, which at one time and been vee-We hear (rays tho Frechos Bebe) that news shops were destrogad in this scullagration. The cited as an example to show that it can be sewage can be rapidly decomposed and he in ita downward, couree, has been stopped by the be altered by insuring therein in lieu of the setimated, had failed and we then had no pra had reached Honkow on the 13th any by the waster of the artificial flower stablishment has sed with impunity. The Colonist Burgeon parated in porfectly innocuous way with bridge, ita upper part resting against the rol words Four hundred thousand dollars, the spent of realising anything from thus company stramer Kiangfo from Kinking, to the effect been arrested and punished for bis carelessness in also seems to underrate the danger, although the help of powerful batteries. Those in and its lower on the other boulkus beter. The words One million, five hundred thousand bat to-day I am glad to say that we have to for that the mandarini in diarge of the lekin station letting this destructive fire start from his plage
e collection of boulders that have been carried
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