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here at the campilute mule with regard to them." I may here say that on a few occasions some of the apertures were free from meil.
Mr. Price was kind enough several times to direct attention to this muttar and to reply. da offlaially to representations which I bave made lolit, and he theory, and that of Mr Cooper who was referred to, is, I understand, that connected with the rains to ensure a continuous sufficient number of bass has aut as yet been dow of the impurities through thew, and that as soon on a larger number of private drains are connected with the system the flow will became continuous and the smells complained of wilt cense to orist.
The PENDENT-I think, Mr. Francis, as you experience at home lad been that almost invar- have made this, remark, it is my duly not only fiably the clerk to the Board was a solicitor: As in my own name hut as representing gentlemen the matter woulddosblown be dealt with now that who sit at this Board, to express the qulsion, the Uoverno had expressed his desire for a de woh I have no doubt is the opinion of every putation, he did not think anything would be gentleman on the Board, that it is very dasiy gained by prolenging the prossut dheussion, able not only that we should treat each other and he should be plessed if any gentlemen would with consideration, hut that we should have move as a resolution that a reply to sest to the
Gevormeat or the Hanitary Hoard. every consideration for officers, whether of the Government.
Mr. Frands-Sa long as they deserve it. The SECRETARY reamed this reuling of the correspondence
Mr. HUMPHREY thought that the alter had been toon out of the hands of the Board and proposed that nothing further should be done until His Exoalienoy had raived the deputation.
The PRESIDENT mid the fact of His Exeul.. lony having decided on holding wooting, would not prevent the Beard from taking any piops within their jurisdiction.
Yesterday afternoon & ram named James depended upon, no matter how much they niv galled by the caprices of Peking. Thus, McNamee, one of the survivors from the wook of the Altmacraig, committed andaide by jumping while nothing delights the Manchu prinses into the Harbour The body was reo vored ard officiale more than a chance of foiling or abort an hour afterwards, by Mr. Jones and annoying Li Hura-chave, that powerful. Mr. Me, gees of the Harbour Department. Viceroy parauce the even tonour of his wayer are you heard of the attempted wacope A correspondent writes to the Coylan Obeer: vainfluenced by the polty eations and re of Thooba, the late ng of Burmah, who was atsictions placed in his path by the Court exiled to some place on the West Coast of India and Grand Council. Full well does be know hear that information bas besu received of his altempting to reach Colombo in disguise, and the horrors and troubles of civil war, having then from here make his way back to Burmah.”
Submitted to the President of the Sanitary Board. With reference to Mr. Francis's minut taken so prominent a part in subduing theThe Observer thereupon remarka-The ro
zonae may be true, sa stranger things bavo
This theory may be correct, but in the mean ch the paper drainage of the residues in The greatest attention has been paul to Taiping rebellion, and he is only anxious to happened," bat we have not boon able to verify
time the fact remains that those overpowering the Hill Dhtriste. I have to mint out to you appliances for ersuring purity in the Water have peace maintained and the country re- the report,
smalls exist, and that the atmosphere is being what are the conditions on which land was sold,
Dr. Bo Kas thought the real question before supply, to recurs which we have, add Con- dared igdependent of foreigners." Bicuilarly
poisoned theroby, Many of the residents are the conditions on which leisen we granted, the The Nagasaki papar of the 7th fast says that
fearful of serious evil résulte to themselves and provisions of the Building Ordinamos under the Board was whather the Guvernuent land danser expable of supplying us with 3,000 gallons of distilled water a day, and are now in fivenced a the able and energetic Viceroy occasional light hooks of earthquake still
their familiee daring the coming sumar, and I which most, if not all of the boucas, were built, feed them to under the drainage system or position to compete in quality with the best of the Two Kwang, whoso loyalty is an un-continue to be felt at Kumamoto and the sar
most say that I share their apprehensions. I and the provisions of the Publin Elealtà Or had asked them to compel the Peak readouts to English Makers Car Sweet Watge counot be questionable as his patriotism. But among rounding districts. The reports of the wrong
have the permission of Doo:dr Massu. ho has dissoce dealing with honas drainage. Inttashonarot with the main drains. They had, ng surpassed anywhere.
Loss of life and destruction of properly in that
taken special netice of the matter, to say that in copies of the conditions under which lend has been power whatever to nowpel residents to connect, The pares, ingredients only me used, and the lower officials there is murmuring and town, already published, were by no means ex-
his opinion the affluvium from the draine is of cold for real building lots daring the past ten and they were 1ound, to refuse to compel them the utmost care and cleanliness are exorcisal inglesatisfaction because the Imperial Tres-oggerated, but rather undor-estimated. From
an anhealthy character. If an unprofessional years. There may be some special cases where The CHALEMAN said the quastion naked by He wanted the manufacture throughout.
man may be permitted to express an opinion, 3 some diffent conditions to thesa given have His Excellency was clear enough. FE COAST PORTA, Waters am packed eury is inesorable, and abuses are mut an latest accounts nearly the whole of the people and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices readily overlooked, while the existence of were living out in the open streets, and be INAUGURATION OF THE SORBONNE should say that the system which had been adept occurred, but this cannot appreciably affect the to know whst steps were being taken to compof
garrison was encamped under lents on the parado The President of the Republic inengarsteded, of short lengths of train with numerous ten-gonoral principles go which land has hast.sold. the residenta to connect with the main drains.
Dr. Ho Kas said there only answer could be and the full amount allowed for Packages audchat niegrifcant servile, the Tamperial Muris ground.
the Sorbonne in presence of the Cabinet, the di-tilating and manhole doors for the facility of restiach pies of clause referring to drainage Empties when roerived in good anleg.
In the four different forms of lens which hay that they had takes no stopa. moving any obtructions that many occur,istheore Counterfoil Order Books expplied on applicatime Customs, under foreign management,
A correspondent, writing from Hongkong te plomatic corpe, and a large crowd of French zid tially good, but it requires to be sopperaented, been issued to pureliaera of rural building lots The ACPING REGISTRAK GENERALpointed out is a source of conatunt irritation to many of the Pioneer, anga:By the way, how is it that a foreign stadenta.
by some means of flushing the drain periodically in these districts. I attach a copy of the clays that the only came ouder the Urdinanon which Highland regiment the Argyll and Sutherland
DEATH OF FELIX PYAT. along its entire longik.
as to drainger (hons) in the Building Gedia applied in tuie onse was Section 52, and under Iranture to suggest that this onpidi ba naxi.ance under which practically the whole of the that they had no power to force paupio to con- The materiale for a great rebellion, co-hire-gat such good recruits? Do the kilt and M. Felix Prat le desd
sporran bring in brawng youngstain of five-foot- extersise almost with the limits of the nine and thirty-am inchre road tbo obest THE CONSEILS GENERAUX ELEC-ly done during the summer mouths by the very residences in the Hill districts have been nept with the asin drains. If they had no simple and inexpensive method of accumulating built attach a copy of the 'nblis poster, he did not well are how they could take Our Registered Telegrapida Address id,ighteen provinces, do, we believe, exist in There is more soldering" in a Highlander's
rain water in consented basins of mall arts stealth Ordiquee and have underlined any stops in the mittor. The second ballots for the Conseils Gaértex one or two convenient poista along the line of there" setins applying to this question un Dr. Ho Kaz mored the adjournment of the fatigue dress than's Linesman'a review-erdor- "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG" Chàm at the present moment, but there is with-knapsack. The Nagy draws well-built men elections took place yesterday, 127 Republicans drainage, and Bushing the drains with it when. Įder consideration, as also the drainage by-laws discussion, bill the zexź meating.
ro lender, and the bour has not struck, and also. How it is that the lofantry regiments faland 49 Conservatives were returned.
ever required.
ade thermador. I attach a chedule which For this winter, the present scarcity of water alows fairly accurately the manser in which the sibly never will. Toe Tasteing Covarno badly
in the hill districts during the dry soisen would drainnga alitfall at the residences on these dis sant was perhaps never mare firmly seated The Crylon Observer of the 20th ult. says:-
make flushing more difficult, but the new artricts is at prosent carried out These papers thus now, and it has it its hunda ibe meers From the officers and possenters of board the
rangements for a regular water supply night will, I think, coprey to members a fairly clear -N. D. L. steamer Prozantn, which arrived at of still further contralising and consolidating Colombo from Adan yesterday, we learnt that
perhaps be made to include somos precision for idea of the facts to be considered and dealt with, cleaning the drains from time to time--I have I refrain from offering any opinion on the ques it power. The construction of railways the M. M. steamer Anadyr, when they passed it,
the honour to ho, de,
tion under consideration, but it it is the wish of PARIS, 8th August.
N. J. ED. the BoardI am prepared to do.se. It would pro give it the means of transport, which was broken in two, one half with two masts lean
The trial of General Amilanger and bila čriends Names-Mesars. B Laytons, Alexander bably-avelimeand discussion it then pupare were would enable it to speedily crush any local way, and the other half with one DIRSĖ leaning the other way. The sea mast, therefore, outbreak and proveat it sprending into a have been very rough, reported by the vessels before the High Court bae begun. The tected Wright, J. Bell-Irving, W. G. Brodie, J. D. eiraninted to members. Hou MCUALLEM
Hatchison, B. Mackintosh, H. L. Dalrymple, W. Judd, and others. me of rebellish. Even now, am things which arrived here from Europe at the latter will be judged in contemacy.
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A PARIS, 6th August. GENERAL BOULANGER. General Boulanger has jetted another mani festo, in which he protests against the charge of peculation and against bin.
THE HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
The PRASIDEN: thought they should obtain a egst opinion na to what power the Bond bad.
Mr. FRANCis-That augs roferring it back to the Government What is the good of that P. The Government is already advised that we have the power
The PRESIDENT-Two legal members of this Board have expressed an opposite opinion, I know. But when were differ who is to decide? Mr. BLANC-Here are three legal members of this Board whe Eave no stindow of a doubt. on the matter. Isuppose the matter is going to be referred to the Acting Attorney General.
bosa.opinion is to ore:-:ãão every one's.
The PRESIDENTAR a officist inamber I cannot bat bare respect for the opinion of the lensisor of the Government,
M. FRANCE-I should have thought, my opinion alone rosas good as his.
eu only be dòng by getting up riots and de-lang has found out that it is very easy to pro-J. D. Humphreys. Mr. N. J. Eda, and Mr. Hof compelling this junction rests with theth Sanitary Board, and he would be glad doputation, and for that ran he acounded the
All lettere for pañcation should be written cu oacuero repetition of the enormities and exconces
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After hat boar the supply la Kmited.
FELIPHONE in. 14.
BIRTH.
At the Albany, on the 14th Augnat, the vile of Mr. J. H. GAREELS, of a daughter.
The Daily Press.
Hoxokose, Avguar 15′′x, 7869,
Tax Tientsin paper discussed the chances
of the Taipings,, who devastatind sʊme of the
with generation.
of the dynasty in a recent issue. Ilis "maintenance of bedsna-ty, and the gradual
By-LATS UNDER-SUB-Bron 15 ABD 14
forward now, or whether we shall wait fusil the
I am
Hvor McGiLM, Secretary, Sanitary Board. Colonial Buoretary's Office/ 7th May, 1889.
Te Hugh MoCallum, Beq.
Their reply therefore to the Governor should be that all the houses were on nected erept so many, stating the barber, aud add that unfortunately through some acofilent this mitter. bad been delayed. He thought that was the only reply they could give.
The FRCENT pointed out that the Board would be in ae baltor position at the next meet. ing unless they got some information in the meantimo. ...
The V10B-FREDENT Laid he intended moving a motion to that offret.
Dr. Bo Ka's motion was then psit and carried. The VICE PRESIDENT proposed that the Banitary, Survegar before the next mouling, re port whether the hours at the Peak oome with- io Section 52 of Ordinance 24 of 1989.
Mr. FRANcre scended, and the motion w dried
ARCHITECTO COMPLAIN SO THE BOARD. The SNGEETA read the following corres
HONGKONG. 2nd Angust, 1839.
To the Sanitary Board.
Be Drains M. Lots 20 and 21, DEAR SIS-On the 18th inat. we sent an
a thing and sugh-and-such things are stated negard to this that this latter refere.. facts. As members of the Shoitory Board ve are them regnosted to look into the matter and
is told that mambers of iba Board
Hongkong, Brd August, 1987, Gentlemen-1 reply to your letter of yester day addranded to the Sanitary Board. I am directed by the President to inform you think
The PRESIDENT-If any gentleman is golag to make any remarks on the subject.. I would Colonial Seorélery'a Office,
remind members of our rale of debate that 40 gentleman can speak more than anos, an, may 30th 41, 1889. sends the following almost incomprehousible pa
The Peking corrependant of the Mercury
To Hugh McCallum. Esq...
subject unless we are in committee. Secretary, Bapitaxy Board.
Br. Eus and he did not read the letter from dù repress a rising. Indeed the chances of regraph to that paper Thero ia very little to
Sis, I nai directed by the Governor to transHis Excellenes of the 13th April as mening success are so snill that it is unlikely that communiste st the present moment. The R
wit to you far the consideration of the Sanitary that His Excellency muited an expression of
The PRCSIDENTI have a great respect for ty overt attempt to upset the dynasty willy question is not rausfug mueli commotice. I bear on fairly good authority that flis Ex.
Baard the enclosed copy of a letter from Mr. N. opinies from them. The systems of drainaga be made while Obina is at pence with foreign Chang Chih-tung's reply to the Hai Chin - A meeting of the Banitary Beard was held J. Ede on the subject of drainage at the Faak, was ander the control of the Public Works Da your opinion niso Mr. Francis. (Laughter).
The VICE-PRESIDENT agreed with the opinion I am te state that His Excellency in informartement and not of the Board. The letter Powers. But the aim of the disfected is thorizing him by His Majesty's request to allo yesterday afternoon. There were prævent --
after stating that His Excellency was informed expressed by Mr. Humphreya vis point hed Prepared from the Juice of the Best solcted aid to be to embroil the Paking Govern Pao-ting-fu line, as proposed by him; is in ac-don, Vice-President: Mr. J. 3. Francis Q..junstion of the bones draius with the main that the use of complaint arose from the non-į been overlooked for any months aud it would About the Railways, either the Tongchow orion. 8. Brown, President; Major-General Gorod that the cause of complaint in the non mem in trouble with those Powers. This curdsues with the method proposed by him. Hoa. N. G. Mitchell-Indes, actize Registrar drains and the consequent absence of suficient junction of the houses with the main drains he disrespectful at the present moment to rash said. "Hi Erosliancy is advised that the forward luto action. He thought they had bet Bus it appears by hie reply that Chang Chit General; Hon. Wong Shing, Dr. Ho Kai, Mr.ow to cleanse the pipes.
His Excellency is advised that the duty daty of compelling this justion costs with ter wait until the Governor had received the monstrations against foreigners, which poso bat very hard to practieg. So suce wory McCallni, Sperotary, repeated frequently may, it is thought, the mutter is to be arranged here by the Hai
Sanitary Board, and he would be glad to know to know what steps are being taken for the peretion of Dr. HaKal. SECTION 13 OF ORDINANCE 24 or 1887. what stopsaro bring taken for the performing of it. fermiog of it" Every tears, he believed, except eventually lead to complications, and ulti-Chiun and and H. I. E. Prince Chun"
I am to add that Eis Excellency finds that one, which could connect with the main drains The SBORETARY said the proposed by-laws
aro as convicted. mately to war: Thea would cone the op We have to acknowledge receipt of another had been cirenlated among the members, and the drain of the complaincats in this portunity desired, when the Imperial Govern-number of the interesting and instructive series there were minutes attached to them by beers, all discharg og into the gathering ground at cut, cuibarrassed with a foreign fae, would of Excursions of Romunionen" issued from Ede and Francis remanding that they be Pokfulam, and to state that this should cease
without delay. the Government Prees st. Saigon. M. Aymier referred to a aub-commities for a repert.
I have the honour to be, be unable to put forth its strength and tributes the first of a series of papers on the
The CHAIRMAN thought that before doing so,
FREE STEWRAT, strike rapidly. That opportunity was literatues, dialects, history, and the manners it would be as well to raise them to the Inspector
Colonial Secretary,
Mr. FaNO-u free of the letter from the and customs of the Chamos, the former wasters of Markets, as there were many points in the by- he love is coming--in feet,. If the Pokies of Aunan; M. Cheon contributes aranslation laws upon which his opinion would be valuable.
Colonial Sanretary pablished in the dally papers, Minule by Dr. Cenflie-I have to-day see I submit that the reply suggested by Mr. Ed RASPBERRY AYER SP Authorities are wary and discroft, may rever of un Ausemite tragedy; and Al Deschosenar Mr. Ens said the sub-committes would be an urgent request being sent to H.. he is not a sufficient or adequats one. In the Po tail. Nor eau foreigners in Chit gives an interesting necoat of the old Annamlie able to call the Iberostar of olarkets and obtain Governor concerning the Pask tralungs. I think Brst place this system of Fonk drainage was avent réentlectie- of the Taiping on Dien in Lower Cochi-Chizu, the Don this information from kira. He prepisal that in the way to settle the crestinu is to consider the adopted without any communication to the
Die being a species of military colonies os sab-committee cousisting of the Vice-President.system of deainego advisable for the district.
Board or without nur being in any way con ja, opknowledge of its incidents and tablished by the Apuanito rulers in various un-Mr. Francia, and the Registrar General bo ap Me by Mr. Francis-His Excellency salted although necessarily it involved alter denos , ferty wish to are the present davoloped parts of the country, the members pointed to sensidor and report on these by-laws, seems to forget that nearly all the bosses at the tus in our lirections. I think I may say,
of which in return for the als alletted Mr. HUMPHEBYS conled.
Peek have been built nader agreements with the and what I am saying now is as radoh for the forst Peking overthrown to make way to them were required to hold themselves Carried ananimously.
Government whien gaire the owners to drain infamation of the public as it is for the THE DRAINAGE IN THE HILL DISTRICTS. · dr. zone admittistration. The Taipinge la readiness for service at any time in osse-of
into scarpite. He also appears to forget that Board, that to the best of my belief after con- The SECRETARY said the ecrrespondance in the houses built or custened before the com. showed little capacity for gotorament, and Tur and to undergo a month's training every
year. The system was abolished in 1897, after reference to the drainage in the Bill dieinting into opacation of the Health Act are outside siderable researuli on the water, that it was amended plan of the abore to the Secretary of their foilówe were a disorderly, licentious, tia colony and passed into, the bands of the had been cronisted, and there were a large num-. the jurisdiction of the Boani, The Board has over even brought before the legislativa Comynt Boned for approval which was return- and brutal crowd without discipline and French
ber of winates thereon by members.
no power to call on the Frak residents to larvil. No nonry was over voted for the systemd to us by the Sanitary Surveyor saying that The PRESIDENT said that seeing that the down fee h systems of drains and connect with and it was never approved by the Board Up in he could not pass it und hat he saw no on without patriotison, their main objects-ap-
that time provisions for drainage at this Peak why we should not adliero to the origioul plan, The following itemia sro from the London and correspondence took place so long ago, be thought the Governant drains If it is to be done it had been entered into by spesiße agreement he which showed the drainage being taken into the pantly being siolęɛes and plunder. Un-China Exprone of the 12th July:- (- before bie arrival, be thought it would be better must be done by the Government, at its opens tween the Government and poreone who bought over in the Quan's Reed.
Minule by Mr. Cooper-How does section and them, by which cosspita were constructed *Mr. George Varden Fittock, luto of H.M.'s if the whole correspondence was read. He would
If the drains are laid in this manner we can less a really great leader arose,, who was
of Ordinance 24 of 1557 affect this question?
and draine led into them. Without the sanction only get a total fill of about foot in a lengthi apable of controlling his followers as well Consular Service in Chica, was called to the ask the date of the correspondence.
The SECRETARY--13th April.
Submitted to the President of the Sunitary of the other parties, the Board on the 'Logisia of 500 toot, which is we think too fat a gre. of lending bem to victory on the fold, Bar at Gray's-inn on the 3rd inst.
The PaBIDENT-And, for some ressou.or Board-It would save time if those papera ware The following appointment has been made at other the matter has not been brought before the circulated to members. I have, asked to be tive Council, the Gorerdment on the recom-diant. At the time we sent this plan in we any new insurrection in China would prove & the Admiralty:-Navigating Lieutenant John Baard till nowe, and in the muntime the quee supplied with full information as to the system mendation of a young gentleman just arrived | wert pot aware that there was a sewer on both in the colony, established an entirely new system this east and west sides of the ground into which W. 'Farlane, to the Victor Emanuel. tion has assai su say different phases that of main drainage now being carried out in the drainage. As a matter of fact and as a ma- sou'd carry our drains and <et a fell of 7
I think it would perhaps be rather a loss of Hill Districts. Full particulars as to the state tar of ebay law, the Government had no right test, and which we now wish to drais into. Wa belleve it is in contemplation to widen time to go into the ongital monorial. Si e of house drains wil de supplied as soon as it can to interfere with the conditions made with thero We have soot fr. Cooper, the Sanitary fairest provinces, and wrought ruin that took the sphere of the newly-formed Chinese Associa that was sent, in. I by the letter publish be properly ascertained. McC.
people when they purchased their lots. If the Sarreger, on the subject today and he insiste more than a quarter of a century to repair. tion, so as to extend it to Japan The opinioned in the Pros, at his Exol my s
Sanitary Board Room, Hongkong, Government wanted to meant a new system of on the quain being bid in the manner best pro Order for extrà copies of the Dally''ress should The T-tsing dynusty has on the whole, die being taken, and, should this be favourable, they expressed Lianelf witing to meet ́s Gopal·
of English merchants trading with Japan is now
lat May, 1886.
drainagent. the Peak which they thought decan-posed. sary, it would have been only right and proper. We are not aware that there is any law to be sent before it wh, on the day of publication played wonderful tact in dealing with the will os asted tu join. The title of the asseciation. I do not know that it would be much To the Hon. T. Stewart, good to read the old ecrrespondanes now, and I Colonial Secretary.
that they should have berasany expenas it would prevent us altering our mizde se lo the net Chinese, and though it has failed to ineniretion will not, however, be altered.
think parbapa it would be better to wait until
SnRoferring to your letter No. 5 of 30th ent il As a matter of fact f betiere a great of disposing of the drainage, but are prepared affection or loyalty, it has become nssepted, M. Thevanat, the had the French Bynd His Excellency has received the dentation. Oult on the subject of main and house drainage many people do drain into the main drains and to do it in the way insisted upon by your Sar and is least regarded with respect if not cate in China which las been constructing the course the matter reste entirely with you to do in the Hill Districts, it would enable us to lay the y-tun Ins tanned cat to be a nuisauce. It reyer, provided you will take the responsibility The introduction of rail. works at Fort Arthur, recently came home idea whether this correspondence shall be brought the whole matter clearly before the Board if I was urged that it would be when the drains were and tour the expense if they got abocad up, or be
was furnished with full information na to the being laid down, bat Mr. Cooper knew better core a nuisance and have to be used up Iwase, and the strengthening of the empir. Frence. Wo nowy learn that the contrast has next meating, when peetably his Excellency will system 2 main drajunge now being carried out than any one else and the drains were put clanned on which we are convinced wifi can
been allowed to lapse, and that the Chinese fre
there, and how far the work has progressad nen in spite of every one. Something of the stauty be the one if they are laid to such a against derrigo attack, cannot fail to stili cuting abont fur another contractor to completare met the deputation.
Mr. FRANCIS-I am most decidedly of opinion The question of house drainage in these districts sause sori has been done at Kowloon. Something flat gradient-Yours faithfully, further add to its prestige and render them. All the members of the syndicate have that it should be brought forward tow Hath will be carefully gene into and fall particulars of the same wort has boen tried in. Vistarin; it
BIRU AND PALMER position less assaitable. Still, as we berKot warching orders to leave.
the pablin and the Government want to know will be laid before the Board, if posible, at its has not been carried out. Fot. Then a very ill- Submitted to fis President-Fans were sub- tempered, and a very advised letter is for- mitte on the 30th January, 1989, und as far as maid, there are dangers in its path, which The Ecative of the Weslayan Missionary why the question taken ap
warded to the Peak residents and they are told I know, approved Another plan was submitted may develop into disasters, either by wrong-dressed to the missionary districts in India, the Barrs to gselt. On the question of deain-
Bociety, having received replies to inquiries a very much blamed outside for its not being art meeting-I have the bontour to be, &c.,
brought forward, but I cannot personally take
that His Excellepos is advised of such-and-such as the Ist lust. nad it is to the step taken in re- tendedcess on the part of the Etoperor or China, and elsewhere on the subject of layage in the Hill district this Board is absolute- by a series of accidents. But the chance, agency and inving carefully considerad the
ly powerle, whether this correspondence is us matters stand, are all in favour of the e, v pome to the decision to employ such brought forward or not.
| see what ban be dono. Our muretary writes agents are to be placed under the direction is not in a position to give any explanation, instant, I am direct. d by His Excellency the be KADIR A A Tery much larger scale. Three
The PRESIDURT-As regards the delay, I Secretary, Bazitary Board.
312-In reply to your letter, No. 163, of at the Colonial Beerstary for information and be regulated by the requirements of the Society-that certain papers mera kupt so long by em-
kner that the proposed connection with the i always ripe for rebellion, nay more ina
It has already been reported that the Dentaan bers that the secretary had no opportunity of the Sanitary Loard that the plane of air look at the plans there and they can to approve of your revised plan was because he drainage at the Fesk are open for the inspection the Acting Surveyor-General, who happens to pablis sewer would not be anticned by bir ripe, it is even rotten für rehellion, too
It has ready been requiring hataan making any enquiries or bringing the master of the Biard at any time in the Public Works be one of the Board's inferior officers, fax any kis expneity it Surveyor to the Public Works rotten, indeed, for any rebellion worthy of
The delivery of the French mail was began Chinose celice as firemen on board of their ni 9 aan. yesterday.
Mr. FRANCIS-I boliere I ora gailty in Department and that any farther information information. I put it to the Board and the the uapro to arise. Then is hardly faith.
atermurs; and now it is added that the African that I had these papers two or three mond he: on the subjeci may be obtained on application public whether that was a proper answer Department. havo &c.
to give to this Board Tus Board are asked by enough navor the faithless to secure the from Hongkong on the 1st last, and after cal
The British exuiser Severn arrived at Nagasaki Dampferbi.Gesellschaft vermana as whish I had several reminders from the Secretary, the Acting Surveyor General
Fans its steamers to the west coast of Afrios, is but it at any time it and been intimated to mis
I have the bonour to be, že,,
the Governor to compel people to provide moans Metery. Birdani Palmer. FREDERIOR STEWART, for a public system of drainage. We do not requisite amount of cohesion in ang partying proceeded to Hakodate to join the Squadron working with orechora as trimmers and free that the correspondance was to be placed before
Colcaial decretary.
know what the system is. We have never had Both these companies declare and silege that the Board, or that anything was proposed to be which would be in a position to challenge the
The Agents (Mestre, Butterfeld & wire) in their rassen for doing so is because the Hamburg done in the matter, I should have rotarned them Submilled in the President of the Sanitary any information about it. We have never bert emmunicated with in eay way or seen any plans, wairting sdministration. Where would be form as that the O. 9. S. L'o.'s steamer fecior, bremen and trimmers demanded an increase instantly. I had the papers for two months, Beard. This is a matter of importance and and I say it is an impertinence to ask members the rallying poiit, and what the objective ef from Liverpool, left Singapore yesterday for their wages from u. 55 tom. 55 per mouth. The probably more. The Seuratury got thers from clear understanding should be arrived at. Want of this Board, constiinted as it is of alosted as rebellion? And, if it comes to that, who is
this part
companies have iwen compelled to take the me about a month ago and then, presumably, as I had in view when I note for fall information Asiatic and African workmen in order to com
to ze officialmembers, to go to the Surveyor-General there, to rebe, and against whan: ? Nobody Marine Court will be held at the Becour pots with their British Rarl French rivals in the there was no inteniles of bringing the master as to the system of main damage or mentor well as apprintat sembira, of anofficial as well them at the nsri: meeting as we requested you
before the Board, he returned them again. carried out in the H Districts was - something
We saw Mr. Cooper in his capacity as Enr is particularly interested in a change of Golce today at 10.80m. to angairs into the traffle.
The PRESENT1 take it that any com more than a tight of plans existing in the Sure by che, and ask for information which shoulder to the Board and do not onsider the circumstances attending the loss of the British
he gires to the Board in its corporate capacity. vernivent; mer js want of loyalty in the steamer Altzarraig,
The organisation of the Chinu Association munication from the Government should be veyor-General's Office. Foll information sppears bas. we are glad to hear, Leen completed by the brought before the Board without delay, and 1 to me to inelele a clear and detailed report sael But now the Government say that nothing any of his other numerous official capacities
juan been done by the Board I suppose it is affect the question in any way. Government & sin which could be inirly
Youre faithfully, known in the curveyer-General's Department The Portuguese gunboat Bio Lima arrived at appointment of officers and the adoption of rules think it would be better in the future if such is usually given hy engineers proposing or
Brn AND PALMER. charged Against any large bedy
Nagasaki on the ith inst. From Chofes, he and regulations, as, that measures will, we pre-communications were luid before the Board and explaining a drainaga scheme; and I must say that thes omplaints are not now. Nothing has Minuta by Mr Humphreys Surreyor officials." Thera is
Born doo by the Surveyor-General's Depact. * good d) of truth French gunboat Vipère loft Nagasaki on the aume, he now at onda takes to complete the environiated mongst the members, if it was found I don't quite understand how the Board ca in the foregoing remarks, but there are 31st ult. for Yokohama
rolment of members. As iudicated in the report necary, afterwards, I would enggest as even satisfactorily carry out the duties imposed_nx
nest, by the Board, or by anyone else for Getmal willnotoubt give a res va for balar. we published last April of proceedings at the preferable that aneh deonments should not be it by law talons this is done. If it is His Ex
the last six months. Complaints are then estable to apprers of the connection with the also some mistakes. The lapse, of 250 years
The Agents (Mesars. Butterfeld & Swire) in-inaugural meeting, it was left to the Gonoral cironleted at all but should be kept for refer callenor's decision that this information is not in by the residents, and the Gorerger states that public sower proposed in Messrs. Bird & Pal- has not been sufficieut to thoroughlyza us that the Chias Navigation Co.'s steamer Committee then chosen to sleet chairman and nee in the offles, of the Secretary, where they to be given to the Board, there is an and to the the Boart refuses to sot. I submit if the Board mer's revised plaag
maer until some practical difficulty and pro-
Pr. FRANCIS The question I should like to reconcile de Chinese people, to the inches, with the first new reason's teas, arrived other offers, and to oboom from out of their could be seen by members at any time.
own number an Executive Committee to deal Mr. EDs objected to the islfer proposal as it bably a lawsuit arises. It seas to me, however, bad anewed the devernor's letter and mate dynasty, and Rs the Chiness Times
with current business. In pursuance of their would not give members the opportunity of that it would be well to lay the point raised before that they destined to say or do anything in the rat is what right the President has to commu matter for want of the necessary information rate on mutter like this without first The Rising Sun of tas 7th fost bears that powers, the Right Hon. Sir George Howen, studying the documents as they could do under him clearigand distinctly, and ask that the matte from the tovernment, which the Government fetting the athority of the Board? Here is puranes it, the country is ripe for rebelling, the steamer duraste bau broken down ace pnt P0. G. 3. us bom aleated Chairman of the present system. The procent deing bad been revive re-consideration.-HUG MCCALLUM So far we agree, but our contemporary into Koba for repairs, after which she will lond the Association, Mr. W. Keswick Vice-Chair-caused by an accident and was not likely to hap Minule by the President (Dr. Agres)-Cir justified in doing so. And now is is stated offers, vil I submit such a currerendenes 48 refused to give, they would have been perfectly serious complaint against one of the Board's that should have been laid before the Board. ... cllate. We want to know distinctly what i rather hasty in assticing that because uli there for Hongkong, and thence proceed home. man, Bir Alfred Deat, K.O.M., Honorary pen again.
Mr. FRANCIS said he had hapt the papers for the scheme of drainage at the Peak. This officially and published to the world that the The Frondest has certain sacutive powers to Treasurer, and Mr. R. S. Gundry, Hongary
Sanitary Board refuses to act and will do Inter rikings have been local arena al The Singapore Free Free days that twiary, and these gentlemen are, of course, some time to study them beans ho was pra-inforcontion 't be got from plans onl
pering a paper or the subject to lay hsford the Minute by Afr. Francis-Lot this corresting in the matter. I would ask the Fore-rry out by-laws and executs the wishes of the scale, that they will always contiene to bo so, tigers bronight down by the steamer Ganyme?® | ez-officia trembers of the Executive Committee; Board. In a certain sensa, berefore, he took the pendence, with that on which it seisos, bo. leidtary if any com wanisation from the Govertime to awer such o According to information which bas reached some time are froto Dali, here they were in addition to Messrs. F. D. Barnes, Dancanson, onsibility for the delay, but there was no before the Board at its next meeting. Nutting of the interval-since the request, was made for plan has been seat ia, and afterwards
ment has been received by him during the whole
B5 this without firat consulting the Board. caught on a totaboo estate, go to Amsterdam on Iron, and T. Jackson. as from a rolible source, Cutral China the 6th inst. by the steamer Jaso
earthly reason why the matter should not have one well be done till then.
for certain masons in other set of pines are sent honeycombed with treason, and Nanking is
A Japanese zalive pagar says that Viscount
We understand that during the past your been put down for discussion at any time. The Minute by Afr Coope, (thez Acting Surveyor informaller by the Board
The SECRETART-I have received no con- for approval and the Sanitary Surveyer refuses monication. the centre of a seditious organisation which Kalyana, Vice-Minister of the Japaness Mary, a change of some importance has been quietly Secretary could have got the papers from bim General) The Hoo: C. S., in his letter of Isl irst, states that plans of mein drainage arɔ
to sanction them. not from any wonitary reason, Mr. FRANCIS-No, the Government italf not for the roam that they are contrary to any the Peking Government féura-to-meddle. wit ge over to Korea shortly in order to in made in the Japanean Lagation abroad. by applying for that.
The services of the foreign secretarise in these The PRESIDE-It is not part of the So-open to inspection of the Board at any time in with. So long as THENG ETO-CHUA, thespect the Chinese squadron of twelve War vasul astablistaisuls have been dispensed with, andcretary's duty to do that
the P. W. D. and that any further information has slept on it and I am afraid the Board lady laws, but because in some other capacity le before they leave for Vladivostock.
ibe whole of the rock is now. carried on by present Viceroy, remains at Nauking the
Bir. FRANCIS "The Secentory takes upon on the subject can be obtained on application to forgotten itir-Ede-maya-ibat all the house is not -ta-shto sanction them. Mr.
conspirators bold their bands, but the advant
Az Osaka native jourasi way that His Im Japoness. We believe ite end of last year was himself any things that are not part of in the Acting Burveyor General, I fail to soc capt. 16 or two are conncted with the drains, Cooper is Sanitary Surveyor
the actual period at which the connection of PRESIDENTI call you to order, Mr. okpotially as no application has been unde toto ecipe these houses to connent. If they wore anything
what more is wanted at present, and mors but it must be remembered that we have no power Board at when he refuses to sanction it mast be ON sanitary die, successor—especially if be be a Man
Highness Prins Yeshibita bas grown foreignera, as secretarios, with the Legations The
strong, healthy lad, and was ten years of
not in existence at the time this new putem par grounds alone. I do not wish to impale sny me either to see plana or for any information. with is said, be the signal forma the July Acording to Japurose case; but that in one, and perhaps mere thru Fransis
Mr. FRANCI-I will justify my remark by Mr FBANCI-Isplent; in un effour of the introduced, they have an agreement with the bat motives to the President, I am sure that it Government and if they were in existence then was the result of zeal, but at the same time le turmtiden - ebollin. This organisation in he will soon be proclaimed hoir to the case in which the ex-Escretary continues to
Board provided to, only with men but with funde, tha ocasion.
fatents, and grest sermonies will take pisca en reside in the same capital it is poder-tood that and by
The Presidente President of this, Boert we have no power whatever in onmpel them to kad no power to do it at all. I believe there are great many things in the same condition here. I enznot allow remarks of this sort to pass. We alter their drain's fill they get into a defentive Chang Hiu, a contractor, was charged yea
ought to frost our pillars with some cousidare and insanitary condition.-In oneiston Mr.A great deal al corresp dense to this Board to bere are plaged by oath to respond thy befors ir. Pollock at the Police Court
flon and not abuse liem, especially when they Francis said, it the Government wanted, the terar seen or hard by it, but is disposed of by when called upon, and give their services and with allowing boulders to roll down the hillside thecountry, while the secretariasinthe other cap. The SECRETARY then prosesded to read have not an opportunity of defending them-new system it was only fair they should bear the the Presidest.
Betres.
expense of connecting the drains.
The PRIDENT explained that his action in liver in the eative. Here then is a rallying to the public road, thereby endangering the itala have made their own private arrangements the following corrospondence
Hongkong, 6th March, 1889, Mr. FRANCIS-I consider that I had a perfect The IRESIDENT slid that aufortunately be dealing with be letter had simply been to sare point, and the object would vowedly lety of passers-by. It appeared that the con. In each case a liberal pension for life has been
right to make the remark, as I think it was a was not in the Colony when this subject was deny A to his power to do so he derived it tractor bad placed a fenes at the foot of the hill granted. Whattheobjectcfthe changes itsdiff. To the Hon. F. Stewart,
most insolent remark to be made by a gentleman brought forward and he was not therefore in a from a motion of the 12th Jisly, 188, giving the the autiversion of the dynasty. Then, too, to protect the real, but that the tours forced salt to determine, unless it be to show the world
smelves through this The defendant hay that Ixpenfara da secan go by herself. For cor- SI-Ou babalt of a number of residents at who was an officer of this Board at the time positing to explain the many points raised by President the power of an executive Committee Mr. Francis but he had hoped that some official during the interval of the Board's metinge is our contemporary quite sure there is omitted a previous conviction, a fine of $20 solves, we should be inclined to tolak that the the Peak, who have asked me to love is the wade it. The want of leyulty among the officials? The was inflicted.
ordinary everyday diplomatic business of a mia-matter, and some of whose names I append here. TE PRESIDENT--The remark affects Mr.member, who was a member of the Board at the Speaking as Surveyor General. he was of talegraph and steam copiunication, two
sion would not move with haif the smoothiess to, I beg leave to submit for the soileration Cooper personally. He was boting at that time time, right have been able to give some ex-pinion the drain with which Messrs. Bird A London paper says Pictures of Japanese ar rapidity in the hands of a apeness as in of His Excellency The Ogrize the unsatise Surveyor Groural and was entitled to write planation of the course adopted by the Gover and Palmer wished to connect was not a factor which hare enormously increased aral Chiness life are likely to become a drag in those of a competent foreign secratury? The factory state of the new drains which have been hat he wrote.
He did not think that was the place to ruitable vine, Kr. Cooper was present and if MT. FRANCIAnd I am entitled to express discuss the notion of the Government. As the Bourd suted farther luformation, dunbtless the power, of the Central Governani, and the market. We have seen Jepen according to arrangement applies to Mr. Machail, Mr. laid from the vicinity of Mr. A. P. MacEwan's belped them to coutral the provincial of Mortimer Meapes, we can now see it socorting Stuart Lane and Baron van Siebold, and wo property and via Plunkett's Gap towards the my opinion that it was most insolent remark. gards the letter written by the Colonial Sere be would be able to give it them.
Dr. Ho Kar-You have not giran may remeon Arisis, bave developed among the laiter to see it according to Alfred East.
to 3 hoodore Wizes, sad we shall soon be asked bably also to Mr. Stevens at Washington. This foot of Mount Kellett, ilk ramilleations The PRESIDENT-I think it is desirable to fery and the charge Ve: Francis brought as le
understood, of its, being impertinent, he should why the nona ostion should not be permitted. Mr. Wores granting of pansiona by the Japannee Govern-tween these paints; and slab of the drain in the treat our officials with moderation.
The Passing-As Surveyor-Genaral, I great deal of discontent, as they have peints with knowledge, care, und dexterity, Bement to foreigners who have served them wall neighbourhood of King Kontes's Umbrella. A Mr. FRANO-All this talk about moders certainly leave that maiter to the Colorial thereby been brought andar check, their tires tring unfues to face with Exstern scenes. It is a precedent which will bo generally follow manhole doors, which are placul at intervals which everyone has to be treated loads to threshest. As to the legal technicalities ha minst say my masons to the Government' An oper
is something of a pre-Raphaelite and his plot a very gratifying circumstance, and we trust mest offensive small arises from the perforated tion and the extremely gentlemanly manner in Secretary to deal with as he might thinks not called upon to give my reasons queezes onetailed, their freedom of action
· Ifr. Franco-Wegre told that the Sanitary restrained, and a curb effectually applied to und although they have not the charm or defte good reason foreigners verrinos Desse at times very afrong and naus ating, proving would say plainly what they think it would be with the Ordinauoas to offer an opinion them. It is true that the higher Chineness of that causing at Mr. Mertiner Nothing does mer to secure afficient and hearty the existence of feal matter in the drain pipes far better for us. 2 hues would be less of this nos but it showed ondusively that the Board Surreyor retues his pertulssion Mecause the Maupos, they have a greater value from a topo- sorries than the prospect of a pomalen, in dus I have personally visited most of these doors sause if people would call a spade a spedo, and we should have the assistance of legal opinion Surveyor-General will not allow it, and then the officials are loyal to the dynasty, and can be graphical and ilterary point of view,
on several occasions, and can trekify to the just should have's great dai less fronble at this Hoart. to a with sucir points when they stops: His Sarveyer-Central refusco to give his remove
Hays our contemporary, even that of the growth in power of the nation over big it district committoes, and appointments are toot probably, the Secretary can do so I believe Governor to sequint you for the information of can go to the Surveyor-General's office and the reason why the Sanitary Furveyor declined
last thirty years, has shown that the country are sway.
and it is a constituted that all its mens
at bielbourne on the 13th it.
before the Board.
his services are still availablo should the Minister The PRESIDENT-Then as these lettera hare nd bluzelf in a position of difficulty, in which remained so long answered, the whole care they might be useful Mr. Marshall definitely spondence had better be read to refresh oar left Fare some time since, and is now living in momories.
time.
Colonial Secretary-
to
Bor.
H. MOCALLUM.
Sobretary,
Wongkong 6th August, 1889.
Fl. McCallum, Esq.,
Secretary of the Sanitary Board. DEAR SIR-Wa shall be noh obliged If 'yun will lay our letter to the Sanitary Board, befors
Board, but he has no right to taky uk:ORA
communication
M
thin
I give