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git on the hundry work of the Colony, pre The report of this Sanitary Superintend sented at the meeting of the Sanitary Board Wednesday, entirely corroborates: the statements made in this column on the 25th uitimo as to the manner in which the wash ing ie done, Mr. McCALLUM rather phanizes, indeed, the objectionable.
features of the supposed purification of the Tinen in the refaretice he makes to the water is which
is trashed, Ha
on the condition
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1818, 1859,
AMOT,
FI
F? H. Marshall, & Camphet...... WE.txbon, Th... Campliatt al
ly in the hot weather, the job of drying in being allowed at Singapore is, as think, most lation nod dry of Heelf. It think gels in' sanitation to drifs along sa at present or to I was full of smoke. I shouted out several times frequently rather perfunctorily performed, remate Desirable as the system no doubt the large pores of the skin and produces a decide to carry ont in n cautious but firm man to know it say one was inside, but ronivet no the possibility of such a penalty as this unis in isself, ao fay, front, it being the the skin dingen Ther fine bent grout suffering rer a much-araded peforms, ennning the risk answered then-gb-on to the roof of No. 5. Beute well; b. Capledi ia minds of residents, and especially to new that could be considered out of harmony skin is parlicularly liah's to be at neked, and pleasant skin disease never occurring to the that its use would not involre, nything frit dhobia iti ant only ang Baru of giving rise to intemperate and advere oritised from there on in the roof of No. 7. I got comers, who have little conception of the with the resolutions adopted by the House any one here will tell you the legge has been
dults bat among the children, whose isas of the Fened and its offers. 4. to the scape from the cookimse, I went down many perila they run out here. The latter of Commons upon ibis
Han McUALLUM.
three or four steps of the Indder when a gust of A. Mo, 0
b Corpo gave me a are, it may be observed, the most frequent to us that it is directly contrary both to the first it was a things laughed at comparsil gestion, it asema yearly sonuing more sera aliaruster. At
Sanitary Superintendent.
wind blow the inses from the stairense in toy. Reland, sand b Clarke...........
J. Gran, Clarke sufferers from this afection. With all te spirit and letter of those resolutions with what you in India, kat 1 har en an
dication and prevented in From going any spool to Dr. ATRES, however, we cannot bur Augenuity expended on trying to evade the button as some grounds for asking THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT MURRAY
further. I got lacks ca to the roof and waited is mars liable to give ring to this particular in simply wasted, for the Government is his question, and I see an ruanon why the public
water, from
a particular accres determination of the Rosse of Commons think, thisgefore, have some sous paint thau water frem elsewhore it would bound to see that effe
BARRACKS, HONG KONG,
think that if
men, and I described it be being a tarded will grave suspicion
at limon
lee
Fight
more of the nature of su open unformed Bewer than anything
years further experience has shown me no resson to amend this description, and it is fairly applicable to all the streams in which lens-
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$1st October, 188
INQURAT
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Through the floor in saveral places. I saw notk
that time the fire from below was breaking a little time. I then went down again and got s litto further than on the previous occasion, By.
B. GYURTA Camboll...
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AGAINST SHANGHAI,
terently remy. dimly lighted, indif- kept lame Saatctory basis, are tent i would otherwiso do, but the abolition The PRESIDENT-Oh. yes; above the level of October, in hospital. He was suffering from deased-was still on her bed. "Ou getting on the worthy of their steel" it set about calling
all.
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long
the un
MINUTES.
ply the Caine Road.
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enlled upon to report In 1881-I was sho be more likely to gire riad to intoinal anal plent is given to that shuld not hot as good, whatesone water as they aiream then largely used by these disorders, and ought certainly to be re-may disagree with it, There is a slight Bird whether the more convujedt plan "wonkt fgistracy by Hon. H. E. Wodehonan, tonoling the giving any assistengo to the deceased, sɔ I wreat
ing of the doosised. Lagao shoutedToral, THE EXPEDITION OF TAR ELÉVEN termination, however mach the Executive on got.
Executive The PRESIDENT—I would grast to the
and received no answer. I'm satisfied, that An enquiry way hold on the inst. at the Matheen xa no mesna of stering the home or though very remote possibility that direct not be for soas aber to more a resintion, death of William Hamilton. frammer in the A. down into the strent und nazisted in artting agitation for an alfemtion of the dotormi formulating this question, to be sent to the Co. & S Highlandera, who did nu the 3rd ingt, from: water on to the fire, Team the information
BY ONE OF THEM When it became known in Hongkong that nation might succeed, and it is in that direclosial Beamtery can reply now to a part of the injuries received from a fall at Murray Barracks ocived I felt certain that the woman was in the an Elaran of the Hongkong Cricket Club tion that the opponents of the
invitation had boeù roreived from Shanghai Jer grisation, but not to the whole of it. At prosent The followiny aridenes was takso: tem must tople Compare the system sug- the Tytangatar (lows the above the level of Hot Joku McCullock said-I ni a innec-corporalinese baster of to that boss sapremor of the Far East with the han hours. From what I saw ofthefire it must haver forney to the north to const the Crick The new issue of one dollar noten by the filist Singapore centerporszy with this beanse I hur heen sing with General the Murray Barracks. I knew the decimale loved.
gested by our
Iymond Roid, but not a very long way. I know in the A. & S. Highlanders. I ant stationed inity whatever of galting to the assistance of forces a great wave of onthaal swept. dry work is carried on to any extent." That Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, though we have really a voluntary system any it time the water in Pokfulam was accidenting Artamer in the samo regiment. He was this engniry, 11 har no wilgus as to the swore a great sth that ne persorat easi
prevails in Hongkong. Here there is no aggeration in Mr. statement the most casa) ina Macher's great improvement on the old one as regaadu | tante of a brothel who likes can vieroit sliy⋅ eut; affir-range of Jet dalip, also stationed int Miray Barrnelis.
Here Gordon at the police guess, ned during the He name was William labile. 116, WH
Tospecter Swanton said-1 am in charge of from the oldest tipas to the gongest gri
Javor the sporting community, and everybody of the style and convenience of size, will aufort of examination, and mony of them do, but quite recently, I golded we had water that night of the 2016 October, betwsan 9.30 und 10 usd a roolin house. It is supposed that a interfere with the fulfilment of this great streama in gacation will amply prove. The unately not afford any relief froin the exist for those who do not there is to penalty or could not have come from Polfinin: st mustam, I was tu the birzsok coom. The deceased rosene lamp in a room on the ret loor of achievement. In this connexion it is specially On the origin of the Bre. The irat door of No. 7ideration of profit or pelf should be allowed to podestrian taking his evening
ing scarcity of on the Ko
notes of this denomination, disability dyl by the ori ace of bia olfactory sense, to the not an addition to j With an unliftedggested ribed Under the spatom are come from Triam and it was quits clar: was there, sitting on a bed.
den al onsit
It is merely in substitution of the old isuue,
the Fres by
He was perfectly ploded. I bave no reason to suspect there are y gratifying to note that the latter were if s Prose the disability bt whether it rises to the love of Caine Road sober. unfragrant condition of the contaminated issue the
I saw his step about tulf an hour aspicious circumstances connected with the tire sibin even more willing to write their fin of the col
colony would the timeness-of-tho-ruluntary systems, pavemmably the service was adopted it was only intended it
would be
one. As to the effis doubtful
after alt call, I did not see him again until The COLONIAL SURGEON-Attkelime the after elden
To Tui, recalled, said-I heard the deceased and snorgy than this quedad met murdles streams Of the
state of the washerian's plant onen
mathing out" Fire Strower deur only, not dumb. shops the Savitary Superintendent says that that the
it does prevent disease sprending to the ex- should supply up to the level of Hollywood Roze.
Michael Thomas Terr, Surgeon, 4:51.8, mid Kwan Chan Sing, recalled, said I was the thief. As Hoon as tungkong had finished sh they are
aborty coins is
--I saw deceased about 0.50 am. on the 30th lust to leave the cookhouse. When I left de Ping its chest and indulging in that “stura jay
which warriors are sild to feel in fo badly drained, and fre.rousoning conservatism of the Treasury AD. of compulsory examination has, nevertheless Chine Read but not up to Robinsons such. quently overcrowded."
several severe arias Lattended in Latile of No: 7 we got on the roofs of the adjoint ite recruits, and marshalling its forces, se The COLONIAL SUxazon It does not sup his death on the afternoon of the Sed fast. Hees. I did not go back for the deceased well as considering the means of transport, and laundries after dark will enable any curious couti
into these thorities at home will endern the colou been flowed, as was nolieipated, by a very peep:
continue the use of the miserable and un-
Colony to serious increase.
te
sised that he had fallen bout six feet on ta the fire bad reached the coolhouse by that reader to judge for himself whether they reliable are overarumded, while closer investigation ready for every day as it is impossible to THE HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD, to enery fit in to tho higher invels, that is to say, about half-past-eleven. There is a door in the nut. I did not tell anyone that deceased was have arisen en this account and it was on their
chopped
The PRESIDENTIt will expply the Caine etos laiding, and that this was the only fall me. The constable might have been able to 4 generous nifer on the part of Mars, ns its principal cur
Road. The reason they are not getting it yet Afterwards when the foot was mentioned to him wake his way down the cookhouse They are Jardin, theeon & Co. who are done to will reveal the fact that at least treble the say; but we hope
te that the old mains are not sufficiently large he said be remembered falling down some stairs different to us. They are lazing, which we are the East, obviated any diffculty that might Commerce
much to foster and encounge all forms of spari ellie, Chintuber of the number of persone sleep in them that will continue to agitate the subject
they will only entry a sin guantity of water barrack room with a railing across it about 3 feet behind in the house. I was running away and good ship Tai Hang that the Floren, or fol ought to be allowed, supposing they were some improvement is achieved. In the on the 8th instant. There were present-avel. That will be remedied by new maize, sight foot on to s stage adding. He is suppoesid
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held at it is arhausted, b. fore it gets up to that fia. bigh. Outside this it is a fall of six tooking after myself. until allowed to be converted ialo dormitories atabsence of a reliable
reliable British dollar, which is Mon. S. Brown, Surveyor General, Prosidont which were approved by the Government to have walked to this door thinking it was the am very much afraid from the evidence that start on the following day by the French mail. His Worship, addressing the last witness, said on October 8th, Coxon and Bulcher electing to strictly accurate the nine, eventusity embarked appears it is now use lose to hope for, a auf- on How Komin het dit Low the rating on th the state and age. The our is done tore than yos dil, and attempted to give the story of the Crusades, the conques's of Alax Hon N. G. Mitebel-lanes, Acting Register before my appointmest. The requisition for door of exit to the barrack room, and fulles over deceased's life might have been saved lind you The wanderings of Ulysses and his companioUS, The remedin! measures proposed by Meficient supply of dollar notes it urgently re- Surgeon. Mr. N. J. Eds, Dr: Ho Kai, and Me, rests with ho Sereiary of State. A good in the wall and is played there for ventilation. some belp to her as you ware leaving the place. udder and his legions, have all been said or an MCCALLUM der to be reasonable and guired and grows creer day moto no. If If McCallum, Socretary. gnobjectionable, biki she points out, it
the Government sees objections to allowing will be necessary to use caution and the issue to be made by the Hongkong and
deal happened hofors, my time, and as regards The door by which he should bare gone oat must seems to rues.droidfully heartless thing toby writers of more or less renor and varscity. consideration in puiting them isto force, Shanghai Bank, then it is its duty in th
what is being done at home it is not for me at the same disisuce from deceased's bed as buve left her all alone, old as she was, without Rouceforth fet the expedition of the Eleven The minutes of the hat meeting were read reply. It would. by much better, if it this one. I know the deceased. He was a soleaking any attempt to do what you canid to against Shanghai take its proper place along with No doubt the washermen will object to be public intercat to atrouge for an issue of its ad confirmed.
ix sired to bare the information, that it should well-conducted lad, ing evicted from the streams where they own. What valid objection there can bu
be put in the form of a resolution to bring the
got her ent of the burning house. Andrar Jackson, bandens in the A. & S. but ever take the treable to let anyone knowlet us rest assured that theagh no Hamer
You did these classic efforts of hemis dondurases, muzi hare so long been acmatomed to conduct however, we find it diffenis to understand,
mater hafer the Governmoat. I am perfectly bauders said-On the 29th Cooler about she was there after you had male your own es their operations. In the first place they though of course theoretically It might be was read noknowledging receipt of the resolution I am not able to reply tally to the question of other man whos I heard a lavy fall. I strack came to the knowledge of the rear that the in the apinion of all right thinking man th A letter from the Acting Colonial Secretary wilbag to give any information I possess, but 110 p.m. I was in my coom talking to an ape, and it was through other proplo that it in cur time to celebrate the druggi in pay thing for the water privilege they botter if the whole into Insuze was it the passed by the board at ita fast meeting with re
Epin form, a time will come when an evok now eujoy, and in flie eroond it is conveni- bauda of the Government. We hues race to the attempted, enforcement of the tobinson Read one you could not gut the deceased Iving in the passage on the secpart failed the houss, there was stu tam for him tory of China) will be worthily chronicled; the Colonial Surgeon, spuially as regards a light and wont out of my room, asil tonuel the wozaan was there. Although he arrived after most important that has happed in the his ently near to the drying ground they use, deal, however, with things as they are, te stem of desinage and the correspond Dr. Ares suggests, pumping, and so far as was the only fall be hal. The next morning at on the roof and to get the serp and to make to the time when the deings of Cox and s Like all
Tytam water up to at level without I carried wine on to bed. So far as I know that to go into the verandal and afterwards to get whilst in the dim future we any look forward- Fightly to see the laundrymet eling The security offered by the Bankee connected therewith
custom, and they would oppose practically shaolute, the noto issue con GRS DANEY AND LEIGH AND THE SANITARY But so far as regards the quality of the
I know that bas never been contempluted. six o'clock he was taken to the hospital. change of any kind, in the manner of their stituting a first charge of the Bass The following correspondancy, which had been filtering bedgate completed, and they are being over whiele ho foll. They are Aft tin. in height, decensed. I cannot help thinking that if there skipper, Captain Jackson. to whose courtesy
his way down the ladder. 1. think that Ma- Dan JUEVIYOR.
Sergeant Witcsell si-n in charge of aslay did everything he sibly could and dignity of a Sin myth. To return to the Tri- it involved no additional out-asset and the liability
Pokfulam water, I may say that when the new this esse. Jam squinted with the cuilings tried every resource ut his dispons to get at the Sany, the team oru son set at age by the geni lay. As; however, the use of the public in this particular being pulimited. The circulated amongst the members, was laid on the natively presented, I saw no reason why the They are high oneagh for orfiicry purposes of and bean anyone tuside the betts with theory and consideration the pleasantness of the vay-
of shareholders laundries will entail pagament for ibe accom. Bank is willing to supply the public re
water should not be pure and clear after it in rafuly. I have no plisorvations to make on the dinary instincts of buruanity and not entirely age was in a great sterilna In a moment of isedation a stoat opposition must be
while do
Sanitary Roard Room, Hongkang, With October, 1980.
filtered and good enongh for all dominatio puro. ing nothing to meet the difficulty itself, ment will have to overcome, and in which refuses permission. This is a state of things insinutatud praviors correspovidoneo regarding the his question be put in Istier formand forwarded
wrapped-up in his own safety, fais deplorable akness be desired us to make curselest hour, His Worship Sound the man' come by his accident might not have occurred. I shall not and very much at 1gmo we made ourselves The COLONIAL Svepy then used that death accidentally. they must be supported by the public. The which ought not to be allowed to consirine. Inform you that the charge brought by you sueinet tion of Mr. Cooper, I am directeit by the Board te
parue this enquiry further and I'd that the Travers accompanist by a few friends attend hobies will need to charge a little more per Evan with a British dollar, one dollar notes Mr. Cooper haw, as to three of the in tunes, not beer
to the Colonial Secretary
woman's death was avoidouts. There are fed to see his men off to whoay be offers some hundred for the clothes they wash, an in- would still be desirable, in view of their sialued, and that as he the 4th lastinée Bir. Coope
The ACT REGISTRAR-GENERAL Seconded. THE FATAL FIRE IN WANURA, fire and I, therefore, order the prossing his stanar-lanch, and to these Plate -
stspicions droninstances connayted with the
wards of encouragérent and advice before join стение rsons, we imagine, would object greater convenience, but when the curroney in the case. In also to add that the Board regret
Carried unnimously. Las her shown not to be responsible for his setion
releaseAddressing, the first witness To Fak in a few eloquent and well chosen aut to pay, considering the advantages of clean consists wholly of unreliable chopped dollare that such charges should have been made willout
fis Worship said-What. I hate tea. over the side of the red as the liness
secured by
the use of the public they become almost an absolute necessity suficient gronde, as, &c. laundries. Indeed such provision is a The wage earning cinas especially are put to Mowia. Danby and Leight.
ing to the man does not in any way up to ship gajet weigh. We wish we could reall you What you seem to have done according to these de, as they were the last well chose Gounder duty on the part of the sanitary no inconsiderable loss by the uncertainty of
Yan rusened the child who was with you and For the Bt day and a half all was plafp sailing your own stary was perfectly right and properones that Platt produced for some days. Authorities, and the community will not the carrier in which they are paid, while
could be done for your gradinother. I am sorry on a fair passago. Nothing oncurred to belie then went back to the house to see if anything and we began to congratulateourselves inanticipa and cannot begrudge a moderate outisy for the public generally experience great in- such a desirable and accessary purpose. At convenience.
you were set succesful in respuing her, but this expectation as far as Swatow, where most of far as your part was concerned everything was the team went on shore le stretch their leganud properly done.
to see if it smelt like. Canton. The general oplaion was that Stow a rather too for from town hat that the boatmen were the best dressed people in the world, taking as a stand- ard of criticism the duge that "at is never
ha bas get GE," Boon after having Swato, alas a strong north each wied sprung
inevitable, and though there were gaps in the however, one soon becomes aroustenied for he ip and the sky gren overcast, and thencefort we had is pretty bad time of it. Or board ship
able at dinner, the general griely of the party
work even
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CORRESPONDENCE
:
ed from the washermen, which the Government, but the Governmentself, Gentlemen-Adverting to "your letter of the 7th
then it is to be hoped that when
KOB
im made--us we presume it will
he made-uvery care will be taken to avoid
Any unneceAKSTY OF Preventille inconveni-
harase of worry
at
SINGAPORE AND THE G.D.O.
Hoon McVitom, Secretary.. Hongkong, 25th October, 1871,
H. Motllure, Gng, Secretely, Sanitary Board.
Bir Your obter of yeahrday duly reecived, for which we are obliged, sai regres that tho Board. winle pansing & ima tention that it was a abies of power on the part
ble to attempt to unforto such a system by the uter the officers Toupou elsa of powers and authoriticu not granted to thou for that purpose," shoal at the same time hare passed another resolution that the charges made by u were without sabaient grounds.
We have not the slightest
but considorod be was
.posca...........
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THE MAXKET STAYT, The report of the Commites appointed to raconsider the standing orders for the guidanes of the market staff was abmitted, and was dupt- ed with some verbal sandn.ents. THE HUBLIC LAUNDRY WORK OF THE CITY. on the public laundry work of the city was ab The report of the Savitary Superintendent mitted and ordered 14 by cirolated.
ADIOVENMENT.
The Committee ad cured until the 20th
HONGKONG.
OFFICIAL INQUIRY.
6th inst, by Hos. H. E. Wadehouse, into the cir. An enquiry mas bell at the Magistracy on the
Nallah-lane, which resulted in the death of an enust anone attending the recent fire in No. 7, old wou.
The following oridenes was taken →→→
To Tai, aged 14, said-I live in Nullah Strint, I was in the house No. 7 on the night of the 4. instust. I was in the cook loft over the tap foor, t
sud my sister and brither were there. We wer sakoop was we were awakoned by cries of "fire"
CRICKET.
companions will be elevated to the crowsing
5
that there is no in information relativo 10 £30.eflects of the roaatte towards Mr. trop recual feeling in the THE SANITARY SUPERINTENDENT from some one on the second Bear I ran dowe, HONGKONG ÜBICKET CLUE 1ST A. AND S. RA well dregard as when you don't notice whit
•
won Santary Surveyor at the time so wrote tho lettor
the, pooper offer to make the charye ayeinst; na bo
being constracted on that system), and
this
REPORT ON THE LAUNDRY WORK OF THE COLONY.
on to the scound floor,inte the cookhoes, and from there on to the roof. My sister and brother did the same and wesli sepat. Nove of us were hurt.
HIGHLANDERS
there haing the oficiat element, the civil, and
the meeting of the age which would be so raluable for thetor, gentlemen, and as I think at the last work varried'ea by hengsholder for themselves, toft, my grandióether won standing at the foot Darby was bowled by a shooter from Camplail attended a failura to realize this fact, probably Hiation of Allering beds at the Pokfulam /mitless investigation into the relative had been pretty woll.1kreshed out, we may how done by bean to check the foriner lurk and life." I passed her and ran into the cook. for a good 27. Lench won in, and again.ruussively to the ineffetency of 13 comwander for
MORTALITY STATISTICH
The Colonial Surgeon, who the period such investigation the mere compiling of 198th October and Sed· · November were laid antion of this I may mention that in 1885 there was not in the house at the site of the fire changes were tried, but it was not till the 20three square meals a day would be ni very little.
st tho
Do
it was
wens singular that water not fit to wash Prorident of the "ger The tendnet an the work done by the staff during men..
littis
Hob
(however, "
THE MANNER IN WHICH PURLIG, LAUNDRY WORK IS CARRIED ON
India are particularly subject to NEIGER,how T Sisuomene R Fuster, Central, ad Western health districts of the stressa and is theu carried to the landry door. I was in my house on the night of the Dundas but the former was beled almost as much a regulation as a custom, we believo. Join cloths being always wel Be The Governmenttien as to civil bo-tors in blurge of the detriots which are now lying, O CONDITION OF THE STREAMS USED BY 1H ranta fe street and called out Fico." I runs. The whole wide were out by 5 Balook for Mars with his Ands to corffes" NOU f conlamingore juble to, cause the AMORRO BAYy, and that what the unicius) Conner Contrebas--a good deal of time had to be given to
in
to their
did not siste in so many words that water
01
a large quantity of earth in sus- spitals, dispensaries, the
ATTISON, and the the inblein my Ofice.
late years among Pokfulam 2008 g the Governor to refer c
ewing to the boltarna wasther of the 16th October
LAUNDRYMEN. quat
.:
w tears that it is intended the Tylàm Our contemporary also BURRests & Solutions And These were cat si a serious char description, and it is fairly applicable to all the 15 years of age, uy daughter-in-law, and two of
The score is as follows:
LUB ROSÉKONG CRICKET CLUB, K. M. Bar, R.
1 Campbolig uth not, A.. Ecati, atu Basiston, Cephely
G's. Curtu, net ytst.......
Lawson Retur, & Cerpt, Clarke F. Beth, c. 31 Crapbell,
enco to the
publie or hardship to the wash- ermen. The latter should be given most Municipal Conncil to collect statistics and The Committee appointed by the Singapore distinctly
10 ̈yüderstand. totion o the part of the authorities to peal of the Contagious Diseases Ordinances
there, or
or in any way to in that settlement bas discharged itself, bav-enforcing the separate nyte (which drains are to
The new rats which allows the captain of the handicap than in the discharge of their sening found it is possible to perform the task lekers were sigood in his own name and not the head intendent on the kundry work of the Coloug war g. 3he lived in the passive below the ecckloft which was played on Saturday, the Ith inst, and The following repart by the Sanitary Super. I don't know her pay. She wx 76 years of fores for the first time at Hongkong in this matelt, tracts with their custopiere, Erentually entrusted to it. The report states that a lot of his Department, which we lelieve to butas laid on the tablo, of the Sanitary Board -on the from the kiteben on to the roof. I could not so Leach on the tow for the Club and sent in anotserinnsly retipeed; or if any of our uppsti-
I kang the docend. She was my grandmother in sice to declare the inringe sloedd was put in they will find themselset the gainers by the ter was addressed to Government requesting enstom in the service facilities which the public laundries will the assistance of its officers in obtaining in we have charged an inouent soer, we are 6th instant
Four other persons living on the satus for gut fortunately prosed a most runaway affair. ffurd them for doing their work expedi- formation necessary for the general purposes the Board leaves no doubt that nur charge was null oxtrovisorry, but the first resolutios prarthy.
where the fm was coming from. I did not see tiously and well ***
of the Committee. His Excellency the Go-fanded against some oss.
PRELIMINARY.
any fire til I was on the roof. It then uppearod Blair and Darby to the barling of Campbell and chores reminiscences of what is to be seen at an Si were at all shaky. Bramwell slways bad some Ternor was already in communication with together with this ropig, before the Board at their the public laundry work of the Colony was then bouse with the others. As soon as I got on le
We would ask you to put your letter of youterday, Board full particolare as to the macher in which of the decaned. She did not go into the cooky, til at 80 for no wickets S. 8. Clarke went We were divided, like all Gaal, inte three party. During 1985 by the direction of the then to be coming from the staircase. Iste nothing Corp. Clarke. From the outset rane came free escoutica ut Canton to stimatiile our jaded tasted. the Secretary of
of State on the subject, and mert meeting, and as far as wo are deerni THE PORFULAM WATER
regretted, therefore, that be was unable to correspondence must raw and Wears, air, your carried out was scarlaised. The phrase peb the roof on to the roof of the next house for Corp. Clarke, but his first ever pro- Residents on the upper levels would be as the Protector of Chinees and the Colonia
llow his officers to give any information bont Servante
lo lagiding work is here fed to define londry and get down through the Hodau inte treat.duced such strange results that Captain Pavid much interesting spéculation. We have all and the military. The latter afforded us food-for DANSY AND LEIGH. work as a trads or occupation carried on for the My grandmother's bad was a few feet from the son look up the borbug. This checked the run with wonder of the difficulty of victuslling eren gratified to learn from the remarks of the Medical Officers alo
The PRESIDENTAR you hero all tren this purpose of gain as differentiated frons laundry cookhouse. When I same down from the cock getting a bit and when had just gors up a victorious army, and of thedisasters which bate Surveyor-General
locre alone possessed the Sitary Board Wednesday that the for
ble for the meeting most of us were of opinion the matter lu the present instance all that has had to be of the staircase calling out Fire and save condition of the inmates of the Chinese and take it as road
many of as have put down such dinastera +xcl reservoir is being actively proceeded with. Hative brothels before and since the repeal of
make such correntious and sitios n the boune. I was carrying my brother, and was came Fory fast. At the 10 the teams the time being, In the light of present experi C. D. O, and as it was felt that without
changes which have taken place sin 1885 na.net skle to give her any assistance I got adjourned for lunes. Apologists for
One of the the C for Pakfalam water st
cessitato. It soon perticulars these correntions from the cookhouse on to the roof, by a la.
On resuming both ends, however, it is evident that army is of it greatest
The mortality statistion for the weeks ouded Bave been remote hat extendre. As an illustrator. My mother lives on the second Bour, Shehataman seemed quite at hops and many extremely huggey and thirsty; we should say weddingar, has now discovered statistics sto Lbe jucreses of disease would on the table. that although the Raid a harmless when be of little practical value, the Committee con-
were distinct washing places above the Kou. When I got into the next house, I left my bro went up that Blair was res out. His hi, mask here to quick the thirst of an army cut THE MONTH'S WORK.
"good to an arwy and we should bate do used for drinking it is dangerous when used sidered that the purpose for
nelly Rood giving employant to about 50 mea, ther with the people next door and went back to ing all allowances for loose howling, was an ex-of our ona pocket. We do not know shat for external application. To the lay mund
The tollowing report by the Zenitary Superin- appointed could
new there are only 16 giving employment to 25 look for my grandmother. I could not sus horoellent exhibition of clean hitting and without is their austom in time of war, but in time of
for smoke, but I could hear her at the font of the of the Council aid that under other was presented, and was ordered to be in should be fit to drink, but What this is the the circumstances they had hetta give it circulated
ladder. She could vot get up as she was too old. the sign of a chance. Leach was out soon after peace the army always requires grilled bonen cise we have the Boikority of the Colonial up." So appears to end the forlorn hope ia
The other ludgers on the second floor consisted for 73 very quickly scored
and cold meat with pickled onion soon after Drainage Worka This action of santiation will
Coron, Lowson. Surgeon,
eon, who an informed the Sanitary Board, the war against the mischievous policy which be dealt with by the Survepar in nis quarterly report
The soild ofthing is collected and carried to girlof 14 years,suda boy often. 1boy all escaped at 34, when the score was at 286, the innings the men who is next rest taking the next of an old woman, an old man, another woman, Smith, and Buffali got into double figures, and light. It is served vary simply, the un Dr. Aynes Biso favoured tän Beard
who is nearest the plate taking the biggest piece, with a has
has deprived Singapore as wel
Markets and Food supplila Beation of xani-streams on the hill-sides, where it is shed in As well as other tation will be dealt with by the Inspectar of Live rude tapks formed in the streams. As a rufe living in No. 5, Nihh Lane, next door to the whe was en nearly all the while, kept varg apply to the scientifs branch of the Setrics. Wong Tacup said aus married women was iced with only wickets down. Campbell. biggest pives, and so on. These remarks de pot of the etiology of dhoby sketch. akin disease so named because the dhobies / of the publ0ost important safeguard Stook and markets in lîs courterly repo
the clothing dried on the hill sides adjoining hans where the fire occured. I live on the first straight. The Revient siarted with Kirk and which is generally sick nou elesen, this is not Free the GlyNothing of epesial tiporanne ontside the still pross
pressed for action.ordia y rantine work has opened in any of these 's dwellings in various parts of the lows, fire. 1 was in the front room swing, about once, and thou one after another all went out ta
ved in full districts. A record of the work done in the districte here at is iron, starched, dressed, etc., and 15 pm, when I heard a cracking sound in the Lowson's bowling. art. Davidson was the only and the official class chipped in, forsuing a hap
un bone by examining the dission of the Tespac- the returned to the owners."
The army readily fraternized with the riv lines;; next house. I went into the kitchen and saw one to wake anything of a stand, though Grant py and united cirole. In the morning we were pension la
tire coming into my house from the next houses, and Ronny kept things lively by snatching shori wakened by the startorian voice of a son of than clear water, bat Ee apparently igiends should do is to forward a statement of Contact. Although the Contractor had to root many condition of a sircum: then largely used by the
pervising the starting of the par Conservancy this to be inferred from his statement that wezarial to the Governor, smbodying the low ties which could not have beat, force, washerman, and I coscribed it as being at times employ. I lived at No. 7. Nullak Lang, I live for 18.
In 1881, I was called upou to report on the did not see anything of the people in the next į-46, Lewyon's anal yair was very good, 52 balls, 10 is knew in the least what it meat, but we all
house coming into my house. it has been specially prevalent and severe of statement of the civil medral practitioners, ut, by which five of his busty were either dieat les more of the sitara of an open uniformed sewer on the second floor, in the passage. I wex in
ruas, 4 meisters, & wickets. The Regiment then marmured good old Bragung!" and got up; in Kwan Chus Bing raid-I am a boatien, out of followed on and by gentire ka lost 2 wickou feat we were always marianciuy good old some of their case, to the information which bohin woll, and only to emphante against hier have perished has shown me no reason to amend this deceased lived is the passage, also x boy of about support or wrecked, I has ususged to arry on his work than anything else. Eight yours further cathe ban on the sight of the instant. The
body, Breakfast followed a cold bath, after From the Surveyor-General's tempflix can
which those of ne who were strong and well visited boun roroised on have at plessure from official sources.
those who were sick and sorry, and, told then The Shaverging Contractor also suffered copalter. trests in which laundry work is carried on to my grandchildren. I know the deceased. She
what a good feed we had bad and tow raich bet. water should be 10pplied up to the level of of the difficulty whereby it thinks medical abla toss by the gale, and some inconvenienes result any extent. Was abent, 76 years of age. On the night of the
to they'd be if they didn't give way; and Caine Road, but it has never been couter examination of public women could be set bat nating zorious happened. The working of plated that it should be pumped up to sup-cured without the use of the word com The working of the village coulzate callz for no
asked if we couldn't bring anything up for sooth contracts has rearmed, its mortal condition.
CONDITION OF LAUNDRYMEN'S DWELLINGS, 6th. I was lying on my bod when I heard a
them to which they generally replied that they ply the Robinson Road level. With filter-pulsory In an Ordinance
wonil be much obliged if we could keep things ing beds at Pokfulam in working order weit is laid down that the Governor may from
The ondition of these dwellings is very noise in the cookhouse. I went into the cool- already in force romach.
similar to the general condition of artiesthouse and saw tire coming through the skylight NOGE MCCALLUR.
down for them, but. tast as regards bringing should think this expedient would be deemed time to time notify that particular areas are THE WATER SUPPLY TO THE UPPER LEVELS, dimly lighted, incefferently rentilatet, badly people on our Boor 12 cway. We all escaped dwellings throughout the city, viz., Rucleanly of the frat floor. 1 cuffed out" Fle" and thy
up they could manage for themselves.. The. More than
un ever: apuecessary; for
morning was devoted to light, literature and there is to be forbidden to the no difference par ses is the quality of the or establishments of which the former law xotice, asked the following questions differentiation of imperience which can be made pape and was burned to death. The last I class of individuals The COLONIAL ST ROLON, in accordance with drained, and freely overcrowded. The only but except the dunesse She was zuable (u
stump cricket, &c., Smith's analysis on one prea-' Kien reading as follows:-Thirty-seven balle four ∙the difference that exists being musod by the ways ourance. It follows logically there any prespoet of the--inbabitants of is one på degree onlyverrunen pai
water from Tylam and that from Pokfulain, took full
remember-og-of-her wis when she was-lying deep and Lowess is"
wakete, nis balls overheard, on Chinmac hit. contemporary, that the Guretor the City of Victoria faiding there the
ph her but leap and I awakened her. I could. Dedar, 3 Jovens.......
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in the eye, and the " Captain's compliments and Tytam water being altered while the Pak: should bave the power of excluding from water from the ytan Water pond with The principal defects sys the pollution of the my granddaughter. When I swukuned her she personas con
not give her any aristance as I was carrying Capt. Par dana 4 Hot out..............
bie quarter deck is not a bear garden" Tif water is not only unfiltered but was Municipal limits entirely any such aburces if so, how and may such sapply be expected the Isntrymen's dwellings The minor do able to move very slowly and by the time she Cake, bo
soda very good tifftu too, brought us to the vṣater- some months ago mixed with earth washed of danger to such, bowerer, as would He said-I beg to my that I put this question feet are rawerths, but for the purposes of this got to the cookhouse, the fire had reached the Bergay, bo Water-works end publio streams and the sanitary condition of tried to get fute the cookbouse. She was close and Sail
tainments of the afternoon, when Mesara. Bram- frosa building sites at the Fenk. It valuutarily undertake to comply with any because I think the lourd has some right to see report need not be given in detail.
wolnud Platt would perhaps give their ever is understoods
d that
fresh nautical travesty, Mr. Bramwell in- precautions against cou. conditions that may to the Governor seem that the colony has water is as pure a condition Tsination from this cause are to be taken desirable to, fmme, and only so long as they possible to obtain it, and there being
second flour. She was deaf and dumb. The
personating the Master to Mr. Platt's Quarter, Tiny sensor, and
fire bagan on the frat for. I don't know how
master, the well known point of Make it x;" filtering beds will alro be in working order by that time. It the above principle not hold. The argu-ibu, from 'ytam of alene and good water, I streams by publie laundrymon for their trade inst. 1 get orders froth Inspeter Swanete to would so comply, wight the application very ample apply for the whole populaThe prohibition of the wou of public
it occurred,
being over greeted with shouts of langhter and applause. Then the younger Maitland would P.C. Macaulay sid--About 1 mm. on the 5th then bo
mattor of difference to the ment in ingenious, but we fear as little row soon it can be pumped up into purposes, and
display his remarkable and tangable trick of householder whether be is supplied from the chatics of success Covely examined it levels. If the Electric Light Company ran 23 of sofien 18 of the Health Ordinance and information that the body of the deceased was cepted and on the arrival of tooteater iseng any symptoms of a habit which to developed
thu Pokfulam conduit and serve the upper, one source or t
search for the body. I went on to the severdali 2The framing of bye-laws under sub-section on the top floor of the bones. 1 had received telegram from the ftongkong Bleven, it was soment. At this period Maitland Lad not shown A challenge Laving been sent to Amoy by which was provocative of much Junocent merri- holding up a kuave and drawing in four eights, the ciber. Meantime the Tytam domes to precisely the service only supplies the town up to the level law. Formerly public women were compelled I do not aw why the short distance between
same thing on the old guarantee to pamp the water up to the Peak their gradual but firm enforcement. of Hollywood Boid, and ouot ties higher to submit to examiinuities under legal pains the two coudaits causot ka overopise. Wn hava and
The system of management to be adopted, across the beans of the top floor about the with the local teams. As the Hongkong team strangers on the head and ring them that there. I wonde■ search and found the body tying at Ameg, on the 5th insi, a match was played strongly later on in Shanghai of patting total without larger maine being provided for its and penalties, wherearthe Free Press proposan all aid it was not absolutely unwielesonie get conveyance. The Surveyor-General of that her should not be allowed to carry uning the muddy water wis have had from Pak: They should not only be self-sniparting, but also given at No, station about 9.90 p.m. I am played with them against a fool team of ten insted quits half a minute. He was able to sit 4-The charges, ote, in be levied for their use beyond recognition. The star of fire was goo on by a previous staemer, Captain Jackson gave a performance on wheel akates, which centre of the room. The body was burnt only numbered one, two of their number langHow all right." On ons sier Ram opinion it
it rises a little higher than Holly- their traffe unless they submit to examina-tulang for so many years, but it is certainly not give a very fair return for the money it out in freman and left in consequence to salat in the result was so say victory for the Colonists down: however before we reached Shanghai wood Road, because when the Pokfulam tipo The heration suply lies in the past to see one's bath next doar to mat. At ereting them. water wes temporarily stopped the apply penalty for not subuniti og formerly it was drinking water is connerned hit so for an It will ha tine excugi to take up the polute about 50 cards after the farm was given inning in a more of which Campbell on dinner hour canis with never less than six: or gepotting the Fre out LarkiTod at the house The vizitors was the toes and took fret innings Wits auch plosantry the day, gyed and the To the Police Quarters, where the hon. gentle- fine and imprisonment, now it is proposed that ana be said to bouwholesome in it, bat using your'n slimstes képek foaking its way to the top four. The top for late double figures. The Anoy ickets Torclude the osptain us ho always velled Lie there is nothing when the vote referred to re-appears in the com- wire coming from the first for adtributed half a century and reseral other got me than nine liangry foous round the board. town resides, was not interrupted, and be it should be expulsion from the town. Our years have gone on it has come onder my Howorse, it escurs le mag to be desirable to was on fire close to the staircase. It gnos lated rapidly to Campbell's attack, and obly two therefore supposes it came from Tytam contemporary, in support of its argument, re attention, and I believe aho that of my pro point out now that very wartons fuconvenienced if there were any prople insiste. I was batsmen souseded in getting into slobodane we eat and told lios--we mean stories Formerly the Folkes Quarters, if we are not for as a precedent to the Indian Cantonmvot fudual brothram, that hobio-itch has be to the community generally surred in 1574, told that terre was one ad woman who was to the first innings, the score totalling In mistaken, were supplied with diionesly water, Bill, under which commanding officers of some very prevalent, and partonlarig among through the somewhat maty action which was thought to have been left in the horas. I said the second inninga Marshall ran up 25 by good fost a man we knew had dons. All would go well buuger under adscentshow of indifference. After and unlem this has been cut off lately and military cantouments in Thala are to have to fulam water for this baths taken against the washerman polluting the what particular bart of the house she would be hitting, and Tosalin played carefully for Li-not until Heudo-son would begin some yarn about
Tytam
thothiage we had seen, and of the things laid on, it was probably full powers, their discretion, to exclude from dhobies, but because dhobise offer from it difficulty is not likely to occur again, but in suy top floor. I tried to go up the atsire. but the
It is called duobis ital, not because it is aght streama year the city. With moderate oare this in, and was told that I might find her on the wat in failing light. Gienealy water that Mr. Brown way asing. from captonment limits any persons resid. La consequence of always standing in water, and step that may de dixed a wrong date will have vairs vers on, are wi6, the exception of slow
Whalevor water be used, every uning
The following are the scores prejudicial, and that, too, with or without dose Im India si dicbfew wear a cummerbund the change is made very little difficulty the mixt hoang the Estel door of the first
HONGKONG. Surgeon said about dhoby j thesome diskinit, it appears, caught la the water used for bathing purposes, and often a of military cantonment and of a town or of web, for this cloth being always wet ville once put down by both parties, to the the long ladder up got into the verandah of the govortment and cath that a covered with thick crust householder and his lumadeyman will be at smoke. I was obliged to turn back. I then got results from insoficiently drying the skin. city. The Cantonment Bill will probably and malvinis comes from the water, action the Board has taken in the matter, and No. 5, and tried to get into No. 7 by this way. This is a valuable, riskin which should be set escape theoriticism of the Exeter Hall and generally in the firk or places where people othe irritation thy beanticlaled. It becomes, I got into the versudal of No. 7, bat was driven carefully treasured up. No doubt, especial faction. The chance of the same system properly but after the water to read like it is more expedient to allow this branch of nor hour anything of the deceased. The house it they are not very carefulde wat dry themselves therefore, in case messore, a question whether back by the fames and smoke. I would neither se
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when I was an innocent boy," then the capirin would get up sadly but Broly and leave the table. The day Buished up with a game round a simil great favour, and at the end of which there was a good deal of tearing up of small pieces of paper. with enquiries if any one had got a pencil. At the end of this Henderson and Muitland por the small pieces of papar into their pockets and the rest of na went to bed
Thus the time passed pleasantly away fill our arrival in Shanghal at the wor
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