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MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
MISSIONARIES AND OPIUM.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVAMBER
-QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
199¤,: 1881.
Hon. & P. CHATER. Ho Ho Ka
Hun, T. H. WHITEHEAD
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there is not a single word about opiam, the difficult to imagine a young man, being reverting to the barbarous ayetein of combot, but it is a very surious matter in its have also to lay upon the table the raport of the not have made any-prosion for the suitabļa) zonen Int
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nation of hypocrites if they did profess gon-the working of the Kobo Ent, and while to the Hon. T. H. WRITEHEAD at the the Colous incadra ought to serve as a this Council of the by-law, as amaadod, re- really the Volony's lito-blast, viz: tbs shipping on the latch, that they threaten to murder
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The case of
avite, of such canvassing for signatures at Peking in asking redress for the outrageal.overning Colour the Government much the Straits Settlements now finds i ways lead to the best rezulte, bai in this case de. out avery 3 or 4 days after arrival for one or twed by paravog on shoes or whether you shall have
ara urge to take action.
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HANSEN's soutene of nine months' im-jand expensive staff and has a right to expect venue shall have regained the point it had HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. [it is ninest universally condergoed. It is not all agres that we should have a mediosi araming prisesment erred on the side of severity, that the work shall be of the first quality touched when that mate was decided upon.
dulnai in the new Mohant Shipping Ordiosacration of an infotad visual One of the stock apologies of missionaries His Lordship remarked that there was in the and executed at the most economical rate,
The tone of the meeting was very different A meation of the Legislative Counoll was held though it is proposed to continue quaran Fos. T. H. Watrane-And janka. for their own mediocre success amour the prisoner's conduct almost a childishness but instead of this we find that every from that of the meeting held in March last on the Sta inst. There were present :-
thue in its worst form, besanre it is laft entirely The AOTING COLONIAL SECESTARY-dow Chinese in the oplam traffic, which they allege which reduced the gravity of the offence, building erected by the Surreyer-Gen to protest against the military contribution,
H BOLLECT THE ACTING GOVERNOR,to the discretion of the Health OBoar to detain nat follow that basinai the late may not hit all Taint the reparation of foreigners and pre-As to this, it may be romarked that any con aral's Department costs from 25 to 50 and is proportionately more likely to be effec. Major B: Drony RALKER, C.B. in quarantino at his plan for an in leđnitaos that it should not hit me. Eg you judices the Chinese against the doctrines spiracy to foment rebellion boka childish if per cent more than a similar Build- tive in achieving the purpose for which it was Secretary
Hon. W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial pod vols arrived frain a port poolaid cannot prevint, ninataan pospie, It is no razon. which are imported the same ahipa as the it is discovered in its early stages:
The London is three months ago defland why you should unt penght eighteen from em only ing could have been ervatet for under held. Ac the Straits Times puts it, the former
Ham. AJ Leica. Acting Attorney Gensent.quarantine as "a homage to the ignanes of ing. A that you have got a lot of c arductive drug. And it is roundly alleged success that can give it any different char the superintendenes of an architest in pri- mating was at times violint, and of a J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART, Registrar "the ralgar, an exploded superstition, and one of cholers on bird ship, and saves as be the misakinaries that as opium was forced noter. How was most likely playing for vate practice. A satial explanation of this thoroughly assertive character; the fast doueral.
which a person could be fund to support I suppose everyone will that it i in a virtuous people by a cruel war the what he believed to be a high stake; he state of affairs may perhaps be found in, the meeting was more reasonable and was de- Ho. N. G. Merenzzz-IHNE, Colonialbatore a weientifle na tinags." It is not possibleary to have a health offer, and that the hatred of the Chinese to foreimmers is a thought a rebellion was about to break out fact that the Surveyor-General's staff con. void of ankind language. There was no Treasurer..
to completely and effolively parry out quaran haith offre should inspect the vowel and say counted for, if not justified. The English and that he would ride on the creat of the vista of engineers and does not include retreat from the position taken up at the
Hon. F.A. CooFZE, Koting Jürreyor-General, tine in this port as a practical measure and on that he Bats a curabit of cans on baird. missionaries, or a majority of them, have wave to wealth and the leadership of mea architects. The remedy is a tiuple one; it first meeting, when the alleged injatico of
Hen, W. C. H. Hastings, Anting Harbaur that greand alone I object to quarantine here. All even of sickness are astemily segregated Murter
I ausrantine in to be forced apa the Colony alpat unoo the rasia. Thatis qasratize la 10 rais against their own country in That he was possibly mistaken as to the lies, not in the direction of increasing the the demand made by the bome Government dufenes of the Chiness on this question of nature of the movement with which he be staff by engaging architects, but in largely re- was the keynote of all the
Hon. P. REİR.
against the Colonista" wishes, let it be el-mely the proper. Tin remuning problem then speeches, bilt
fdefined in the new bill, and not left to the, what are you to do with the people luft pa opium, and in a recent end of Mr. HTDBorcame connected and that he certainly made ducing it and giving out the work of pre- that point was not nou dwelt upon, cba
dignation and the whim of the Health board and who are not, acenolly nick but who TAYLOR's journal China's Millions the state a fool of himself in attempting to play his paring plans and supervising the astro request for reconsideration being based on
Ofoer, however good a professional man he may be in process of incubing the dies a inent is once more put forth in the form of › part does not to our mind detract from the tion of buildings to architects in privata she alt-red condition of the Colony's finances, Mr. & M. THOMSON, Asting Clerk of Coun Tararette and referred to in the proposed new ohlars three days and end-pis na love sa may ba. The place previously sabapart to be a proces which takes. I believe in the awe of resolution at the Mildmay Conference Hall criminality of his intention.
practice. It this curso were followed the obligation of the Straits Settlements to pay
The home Government has asserted the al Whether Manos was really co-operating Government would be served as well and as the full cost of the garrison, and so far in 85 How mecber of the Connai that "opiam is the greatest stumbling block
Quarantine Regulations has bood abandoned. twelve days, to develop itself. There are thraa in the way of the gospel." In the face of the with a secret society inimical to the Chinese economically as private individuals.
Capt. Hastings, the Acting Harbour-Master.There is now an auch placa, it may be poliza-onarses to last. Togoin rasics all the people resent isclosares of the bitterness of the Government or whether he was from the
to substitute Geven Islaut, but there is to pro-atay on the ship and sag whither gay trans argoment gous has proved its case. It is not
vision à noit year's estimates for making care develon. Or you or let them all land Chinese against the missionarics and their beginning made a dupe of by Chinese officiala
baconing, howover, for England to act the teaching in which every vile thing that can for the purpose of discrediting the
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY--By por. Lazaretto. It Government have any faith left with at restriction and every with them tha of be said has been raid, and the most far-foreigner will perhaps rever
part
of an uncompromising creditor in dealing mission-cf his Excelleney I have the honour to quarantine as a practies! mmure it soms infection of themelety which tay as heabuting terer be known with fetched and absurd charges are wassed certainty. Possibly the truth may
with her colonies. The amount at stake is lay up the table the report of the Acting incredible that it should hars abandoned the if they hTR Faired the dis-an. Tas think lie in a It would be impossible to condemn too. mere trife in relation to the English superintendent of the Fire Brigatie for 1890. I mazotto on Stubenattara laland and should come in to lot then land and plex thana in aguin the Christian position, but in which combination of the two theories. It is not strongly the action of the Government in
Turlar the old system they had bearing on the Singapore finances, and the Finance Commitice and to move the sloption of testion of passerare and other parsons as sparatio at Stonegated Int With missionarica are surely somewhat overboid heartily tired of four years monotony at a palling sengers arriving by a abip on Imperial Treasury having made good the
riving to the waters in Passels subject to what result? I was informal-I don't know In reiterating this auproved and improbable outport to use scor's own expression on board for the period of their que antige, well afford to exeres some indulgence in
which there is contagions disense to remain principle for which they contended. could report was approved.
The COLONIAL Trsaguezn stonded and the quarantine. The bulk Wygria valy recalem how far it was correct that one occasion. The Chinese would indead be a trying to amuse himself by inquiring into His Excellency the Aering Governor, reply. its application until better times retorn to
persona nataliy moring from infictions and there were a gross unmber of cooling plavend DHE LODGING-HOUSE BY-LAWA.
conturion dienso. The absence of à Luscottothers won an infestal ship. I don't know eral hostility to the use of opium bat they prosecuting his inquiries falling meeting of the Legislative Council on Mon-
The ESGISTRAR-GENERAL-I beg to lay cannot bat be regarded as a yelogi naglost and to my own persand knowinige, but I a upon the table and to move the approval by a want of das consideration for what after alt is informed th these anolis rafased to alay must be absolved from anything of the tolla of an agent provocateur of the Mandar; complained that the present holders of waraine to Houkune. An incrous in the within the memory of hon. members that these tinged 'and enterovt with no Lamiratio available the mainlanë apo ; them. If therefore you cra kand-What they say themselves, and what darina, It is not likely that the Chi-
Jating to common lodging hamar. It will be trade. If the posant quarantina raios are on the Doctor, Ut they mads calla and one to foreign missionaries say for them, are two nese authorities evolved ant of their inner offee were represented as being responsible rest of the Hongkong Opium Farm is by-laws came before the Legislative Connell in much of nar shipping in labis to be paralyand going to establish a lasaretta it is quite clear wholly different things; and the history of consciousness a scheme of inveigling a for- for this and other matters which are object ad anticipated at the next letting. Should the May lust and were approved. Sines then they and driven away from these shoras Our Inte that yna wall hues to plan a guard there sud, the ai few months ought to dispose of eirner, but when they saw a fool already to whereas they merely happened to be anticipation be fulled there will be have receind bearsful consideration of the Borernor is willing to be Loudon about as you could not love the gased to kanck about 1 the authority of the foreign the track the idea of making pee of ban holding office for the time being, while the tendeury, especially in the part of the home Saaitary Board and all the members of that ten months age asserts that Hongkong is the among infest people, yes would require a sto spank for the Chinese. Serious might not altogether unnaturally suggest laws had been in force for many years. Government, to look upon the increase aa Board are unanimously of opinion that the objent third, if ust the first shipping part in the world, house. And thist carnay moung. You would. efforts have indeed been made to wanu-itself This of course is mere speculation, made against the officiale personally, crosse in the military contribution may be is more likely to ba athai ved. by dulay than bystanda in regard tasarl-ok of meins for carrying kind than tant ab Stonyoutters' iela Item facture Chinese opinion, or to produce au but certain if is that Mason's conduct was there ld be all very well it accusations permanent, and in 6 fear or two a further in-faimed at by the Government in those by-laws but the very discreditable state in which the port on tainly want a las rutto of a mors citable alificial presensent of such signed by cor-caleninted to bring slate on his country. but it is the Government, and not the in-demanded on the ground of our large immediation. They, therefore, segotomand on our insedited gascantins larraigast alluded to me that the mosiu acop 1 of enquiry for this tair Chinese men and women; and the re-men and hamper the nation of the Ministers dividuals composing the Government at revenue. If subsequently the rent of the be anaded wo that the by-laws may not rive here with 400 or 500 Chinese pasanare etmelern soinutifis prinsiphait is deem better to the Conseil that section 17 of the by-laws to at nasme that tro or more ateamorsar com nlioz will be lo se wasther Bocording to particular among the couverts have been gravely eubon foreigners. a telegram received by the
time, that is attacked. In Farm should decline would be loft in ste inte operation vati! 150%. A policy of hozd ezoh, of rkom 2 or 3 parsons are endring keep people on the ship foc a short Lima, walih the same position as that in which the delay under ordinary airouastants does ant al from mali-pox, an I supposing a fresh case breaks though hardship for them is not eo consider mited to meetings and public bodies iuinst Canadian mail datet London, 28th of the day may with some reason disclaim Colony Haglund as the genuit expression of estive Baptember, bells us that the mesage of responsibility for the acts of its proccess i, itself, and, unless the home Goverumt lay, in order to allow time for further considma menthe what will be done P. The present aretace a prope las trott ge impaan no rastriations at Cafasse opinion on which the English people the Chinas Government showing that but in a Crown Colony, where the oflein remitted some portion of the unitary con- tas mail inquiry, is more likely to att in the would detain the weeds 11 garantias with the all sal allow the peopls to enti on shwe English subjects are largely engaged party is always in power, it must accept contribution, be compelled either to suspend object aimed at tin hasty action basel upon infected passagers on board for at iud sa soon as the doctor has sloted the nek Whatever the Chinese may thint or foci "in axaiting rebelliva ant to advocating tipaity of responsibility. And in (his matter necessary public works or cart to in seed perfect kuswledge of all the facts of the case. Inits period in sequence of there being to B
That in impartant question to about optura, it is obvious that they are very "the use of dyna
Indrani that the pinion was s far from making common oante with the destroying the established order of things complaint may be founded do not date very and
of quarantine the circumstances on which taxation to make ends meet. The Opium twofors beg to lay aces the fabis the amended Iazaretto. Suoh arushia datention would sattle
by-laws and to move thole approval.
expon the Government to clairos for heavy prand at a avegrass at home that it is most ita- Spirit Farms ris't about three- Hou. T. H. WHERE-Might it not byns damages. Tavan lers which are proposed to be parant that the plan which the persons ar foreign missionaries in setting up an agita in China has fallen like a bocabanell on the far back. Formerly there was a lazaretto fourths of the total terenue of the Straitao to give a na oppaanity of portsing coltioned are made by verzint to apple lamted shoala banitary plase and then if they are a sud ne in the savage nomulta Britisin Foreign fios. For mon the past," on Stonecutters Leland and sufficient ground Sectiements and the income from this one by-laws before balag naked to approve of solely to visasia of European construction and any one dil brak cab they won d not probably they have made on the missionaries position the message goes on to say, the British set apart for the accommodation of as many source in 1892 will be 3689.000 less than
not to active graft. Tim Lows aro just about sprand then dị. But thora of otras not the literati do not evon throw in opium as Government has been posing na the passcopere as were aver ikely to be placed it was in 1989, Simultaneously with this
The RETRA.Gnner.—I have no ob. varationsly hartful and incomitant as they afraid to do things in England "hink we carnit a make reight, the whole theory-given as a champion of civilization against the unre
goarantine. It is true that buildings had decrease in the vente the Lulony has to face jestion to say dday in order that hon. member wall could be, for they enbjot heilthy men poully do hara. There was an important mo uolemn fact that opium is a hindrance to "geemted. Chinese, and British reseuls at not been erected for the accommodation an increase in the Military. Coutribalion of may have an opportunity of ending these by. and women to vestraints 1 avere on though mission bold sbout tEras, pear- ago at Doms- the spread of fhristianity must lie under the war have been realy lead the other of any except the sick, but after the ground about $840,010. These figures indicate the singing them forward at this misting was that ing to lal rotaras aggregated 3500.00 tons the Wt En la fasady and a 19 of the gore- axe I may say, however, that my reason for they were past stricken. Our junk trufa sound-rata Gomasson rs were appointed from sil impatation of insincerity. But since the Powers in the bombardment of Chinese bad been set apart the necessary bulings importance of endes onzing to levy the tax was the expro dours of the members of the in 1890. oarried in and out of the sters gears raisinges happening to hep son frisad of missionaries have appealed to Ceur they "cities as a penalty for not preserving order, ought to have followed in natural curae. on opium in some form which shall reador Suitary Board that the bye-laws should be laid totalling 587.533 - in addition to 238273 tulum I rasiond annet of the pengoadings. I cannot objecs to be themselves referred to and now it turns out that the zien, who fustead of that the Government anked the the amount received lese table to violent before the Counci at this meeting, and I am pissangaza. Those returns evidently do not in up the opinions expre. thaze maro the same tribuual. One thing which is "are making a profitable business of the Legislative Council for a vote for a hospital Buctuations than the system of letting cut moly carrying set the wishes of the Board. ala la tha namarons pawger hosta trading be very dent to th hon. marah's. The gas. made clear by the libels of the literati is disorder are British subjecte, who have ship, which was understood to be intended the monopoly.
Hon Ho K bag to wand, the penpaysliman the near rainland of (hia nnd the colony tion at that ossfernes apprie ohidr ta bə that the Scriptures own broadcast by the
of the Registrar General that the Ceapol do and which carry a vast number of people. All bow long these disa take in ino bating missionaries End the lives which they lead the use of such natives as might be in-shore. Under this impression
been importing rifios and explosives for for cases of infectious disease occurring ou
approve these by-lmy. I think they have been the passongora and sowa of native praft bars and the tima shipa shanti ba dat waal. In Box- furnish the
moner was weapons whereby they
THE SILVER QUESTION.
stready some time bofars the Council. The only bishorty passed and still pay to and fro in the land at course they have a temperate dimato tacks. Distorted and disfigured almost
they are at "duced to their designs." This, of course, voted, and the same impression was all wed
alteration is in the date of their operating. Colony's waters and on the Island of Hongkong and with exallent laws a' ha destaca Roure inforay us that the election of Mr. putting it forward one gre, and I think after this without the dirtast let or hindianes from our are not fasonable to the opal of disease. I barund railea, there yet remains in the sensational Irish er American journalist, when it was suddenly announced that she was McKINLEY as Governor of Ohio is regarded aplanation the hon. mm or will not objest to Qarantion
most is merely the malevolent exaggeration of some to prevail nati! after the vessel was launched,
Rulation The Gramat don't wish to weary you berlin at any ways of life enough to indicate thate, and hiteracy Englishmen in Chius must feel the intended for quarantine purposes. The anas 23moving the free silene coinage measure that the ing pawed. I think it is very desirable here as tre their insurity to apply farthing targeth with the subju, but it want Quarantine Relations to vast to point out that the gerament bare whence the horrid caricatures have been buvo been given to it by such 22 affair at 16teharacterised by a waut of candour and a probably putting the matter too strongly, bat
the source mest profound regret the any colour aboilation of the Government in matter was from the region of active politics. This is that the armendet section could be aprovad.
Hot '1'. 11. WAITBUCAD-I-bave no further trails or the more dangerous portion of not tegnetes this faster. We found that derived. And we are not sure but that the in which MASON was implicated. If it be disregard for the opinions of the acofficial the event cortainly removes the prospect of objratina.
shipping frequenting the port. Tharafore Sto 100utters al haarietto win oť very littla unfortunate ad-iresses of then incompetent true that the Chines suthorities made.. Įmemb re of Council and the public at large. an early boom in silver: The significance of
The motion was therefore carried.
ca ayatom of gazraatino is rendersi usmiass us and busted no that bulag we have now in the spoken language are also answerable tool of the misguided young man they wr. Had it been stated when the vote was asked the contest in Chio was explained by the
THE QUESTION OF QUAZANTIUE, for all prasties! parpons Why should the the Hygein which is in lato penforable and Hon . H. WaTTKERAD -I ried to mavo European aunstenoted vel only be sub-haring lash the gromni at Mondattary we now Be sons of the disgusting represantations winly executed a very clever place of policy for that the vessel was intended for & qua- Philadelphia correspondent of the Fines ath-resolution of which I gave vice at the last festad to eatine Regulations when the here to fail some other plans it we want to say of Christian worship. Not long ago our which was well calculated to cause a diver.rantine ship and that the lazaretto on Stoner few weeks ago. Both parties had made meeting of the Concil. "Medical, sanitary sad Government bas wat tunda any arrangements to out that idas ( hava no doubt kis Szoelloney Inarred fellow ekonist Dr. CaxLMERY - sion in their favour from the mam quan the money would not have been the MOKISLEY tariff being unde subordinato great strength at the manta; of the Interna.ried out, and when the vast Chines: trade sail no doubt that the commission would give soma plained the convulsive ridicule with whichi in dispute. The diversion, however, can be
cutters Island was to be abandoned to the silver the first plank in their platform. even isntific expore of many nations sanblad in permit of the proposed Eagulations bang car will exhis is on the utter and I late military the sermon of a beginner was required by but sorry, for it is not by trickery of granted without considerable discussion, and this fou. The Democrats supporter Tres three months ago, bat not one of the look quarantine? Chians jauks may convey to this the nammistan wult express the opinion that inal Congress of Hygious held in Lonen passenger trafia are exempted altogether from interesting information. I do pot think that big Chinese audienen hy the fast that that sort (assuming than has been trickery) the matter is one on which the upoleilor salivited silver coinago, while the Hopabarazlage of the opportunity which it gare to Colony mamamas passengers stacked with the quarantine system is all nonsense from be- his pronuuniation of Tien Cha-Lund of shat the Foreigs Governments can be led to members ought certainly to have been afford-ins denounced such a polloy. Governor gay a good word for quarantine. Two bling cholera and small pas, but our Quamatinn Es. ginning to and Heaven-gave the significance of "und pig." shandon their jast demands.
ed an opportunity of expressing an opinion, CAMPBELL, the Democratic candidate, and authoritinyDr. Caun agham. C.SI.zulatings are at node to apply and it is ant Hon. T. H. WAITEHEAD-I am quite willing Ars it
they
have been hoodwinked sad the num rons membra of his party are said to formerly Sanitary: ommissioner to the Dover-posible to apply thom to Chinase vasele sud to modify the wording of my revolution. Colony is placed in a distinctly worse posi have deemed the adoption of free coinage ad papers at the said meeting in which the forrar correspondance with the Chamber of appoint a commission apon this subient. Since ment of Cadis, aul Tospector-General Lawsos, janks. Govorumont Bare admitted this In HIS EXCELLYCY--I am quite prepared to THE COST OF PUBLIC WORKS. with no one present to correct the mistakes 1
tion vs regarde quarantine facilities than it unvise, but the party managers insisted fatility, we quarantine was very conflently Commerce British philanthropy, which profera paitant on has boan directed to it I think that was in belure. Mr. GRANVILLE SHARP The missionaries themselves have probably
In the Estimates for next year we observe the letter published in another colupin mal Ohio election is considered as the fore-support the other side of the ausa, or to share it without restriction of any kind the hon. member has brought forward. This upon meluding it in their programme. The serted, while o one was dispoard to tax is own commaren, and allows liese to there is a great deal to be sail in favour of what no i
o idea how they have been playing into the that the expenditure on public works, an-out a strong case for the erection of a sui-runner of the oatlong for the presidential affa hands of the enemies of the Faith by thoirtually recurrent, is put down at $116,060 tarium. and it is to be hoped the Govern-campaign, which takes place next year, hat Cunningham C.3.1., read a paper on The Taxatings and ornable snowsly. See-We find out that a great number of our laxa gre acientii vindication of it Dr. be the eaty axons for the coationens of this to bain Hongkang a summer of swakening. sistaken eagerness to spank in public and bat on poble works extraordinary atment will at once make the necessary pro-the special significano it possesses for us is Mode of Praventing the Spread of Epidomicax that small-gox is nearly always endemic radically weg, that for lastanes our Opin before they have qualified themselves by ucder the superintendence of ties contians quarantine, not only for the com- question of silver; and the silver party medical inspection and (3) sanitary improva quite recently in all seriousnaz sasured me that was used. The only objection I have to make
making a total of $775,188 to be vision in this direction if it study and practice.
The hero is it net absurd to apply Quarantine laws are tromol and ar guarantine Issa per- a decided to that it has been fought out mainly on the Disare from one country to another
modes of preventlog were (li quarantine, (2) Regulations to it Several medical man bare featly useless-I forget the exact term which Touching the writings which they have Water, and Drainage department. The but because if there is ous point upon its prospects were deemed the brightest Relay carried by atmospheric surents, causat perfect inseo. The Ladan Pines as I have partrips not intentionally, but it appear very
Surveyer General's department and the mercial considerations got out by Mr. SHAKP, having been defeated etrentated among the Chinese some doubts
ments. He held that the chief factor of oholos,ar qasranting is practically nolem and is that these things are generally put forward, were not obscurely, expressal at the late charges of the Surveyor-General's depart which there is unzaimity in the English the chances of its success in other states are be excluded from any ornatry, and where it has already stated dainos quaroutine as "a bamage inun as if it is the present holders of office who Conference in Binghat, and since then ment for anlaries and allows amounts modical school it is that bs detain a laro not large. The Democratie party has not tain distributed over any ares it excites the "to the igorance of the vulgar, an exploded were intro-lucing than practic-s, whereas they svidonou bas been given of a growing fear to $72,760, and those of the Water and number of passengers on board a disease identited itself with silver in all the states, dissass directly in many persons who are pradis.superstition, and one which no para cautarely happen to be hiding of o, while the swe among working missionaries concerning tbo Drainage department to $37,366, making stricken ship is a source of danger rather for we note from a New York telegram in the posed to it, and forms frui of it whewwer it be found to support befors a suiratifs and have been bristig anny yours and haveon tautly distribution even of the Holy Scriptares. total of 8100.126, or I per cent. on than of safety to the In the hands of iner whose minds have not the total expenditure of the two deport-a place like Hongkong, however, qua
In Times received by the last mail that the dds localities suitable for its ingresse; the icons," Under all the eiramatsues I beg to bann found oupable of imprecament. We must been prepared it in ay to imagine what an menta. A short time ago attention was tine is pratically useless.
queras-Machusetts Deinumatic Convention had are often very limited in extent, wat embracing more "That in rio of the opinion expressed at all.marel with the times and I for one su not arol of anti-Christian arguranta may be drawn to what was considered tiso dispro- impossible to enforce it against Canton against the free coinage of advor bat agarust aftan very great, whits the cabin passengers and on 11th August 1st, the Greenmant sp-of what bn bas sail to us.
It would be adopted resolutions declaring not only among the steerage pasagers in the latter is Hygiene and Domography held in London tention to this subject and given as the bes-fit moes than a single house or ship; the mortality to making of the International Congres of at all sorry that the how member has draw at Furnished by the Old Testament. We know portion between the departmental charges or Macao, no matter how serious an the present Republican legislation, "which is all the crew hava saaronly a cass. Bank Loci are point a summis ion composed of medies
I have bana looking in fact that the blasphemies of the Triping and the cost of the public works executed, leader were fed by the Pautatency, or in the ginges mile by private architects in epidemic might be in existare at either of bringing us dangerously tear to a silver always badly restilated, and the vasnations to investigate and report on the whole cab-has been rather sofas-d. Sens. I boliers, hans those places, and the Government alau basis and an unstrad aurready." Opinion arising in them sequira mneh greater density ject of quarantine and quarantion ragulations applied it as was wel other another. Ant au infinitesimal part of the thought of the stints boing, it was said, it a much lower to Chinese craft from any destination, follow the lines of political party
than in the open air; as a natural segance and a to the advisability or otherwise of retain when the present arrangements were made a the clothing of thoan who reside in them absorbe ing Section 35 in the prop and now Ordino mestioned a few days ago far I an people that is over known. Whatever eropa rate than what the Government pays to its The only two disassen we have to take The fra coinage plank was adopted by the chore in susceptible persons outside until it merchant shipping." I might be permitted to Baarstary of State wes chtaine for the long out to the surface therefore should be taken wn stutt. A charge of 13 per cent. for into consideration are cholera and small Ohio Democrats in the hope of securing the has been disipated by exposure; those so affect suggest, if the Government is disposed to ap. way of the azurette, which simply meant s sa sample of wit reins unseo, audenmeer's or architect's revs would be con- poz, and as a protection against the former support of the Farmers Alliance, which ed. has over. sud the others who has enatracted point a commision, that it at wald consist of the amal house, and a piece of road, with na every indication of moral influenos, so it be aired excessive anywhere. It is to be quantine is held by the bighest antho is very strong in the state. This bowly, the complaint apart from suck taci, do notasem to principal Naval Medical Olear, the prinsipal buildings on it beyond the small hon-s, and the spontaneous and not artificially worked up. Boted. however, that the amount to be nues to be utterly useless, while with regard whose object, as its name implies, is the have any such influence, it being at the body but Military Medical. Offer, the Colonial Sorge, substitution fit of the Hygeia as a quarantine should ho carefully corapare and studied votod for the Surreyor-etteral's depart to small.pox, seeing we are in daily evim protection
mont includes aslaries on account of ser munication with districts from which is
ot the agricultural interest, at hinders Christianity from spreading oes that have thing to do with public she diese is never absent, it is absurd to curraney, believing that prices would thereby from density by gani qasures to improve Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Francia, G. In making the arrangments to substituto the taponations from the locality which generate Dr. Hartigan, Dr. Cowis, and as it would station. What do garantias moan? Doos the disease, Cholera, therefore, anot be excluded desirable to hava enme business mea on th it mean dealing with those porn was whare sick EL increase in
sayeentry by general quarantine. All that mission I would suggest the Chairman of the or those who are not sick but may hinima ve En say it is oplum at the works. The salaries paid to lead surveyors, make a fuss over a solitary ease just because be reiard. and that the farmers nr intelligenceton. It is trifling with lives of lay foreign residents. But there is for instance, cannot be charged to any it happens to occur on board a sterner, secordingly. The majority of the cleront the health of the papolation, and to remove the with perhaps Mr. MaCulion. Sanitary Superia Hugis for the house and land it was plest that sable ground for suruising that the true constructive work, neither can those of when nothing would be said about it however, have pronounced against free silver, The placing ships which arrive with cheiora on
the electora, conditions which avoue the formation of fool. tandeat, as Socrat ry of the Commission.
the Government who arrangwi ić-mast tavo kač obstacin is the missionarise themselves the band bailif, the eastery overecer, the if it occurred on board a junk. It is and the siguifcause of the defeat sustained by board under observation, removing their crews spending the resolution of my friend. I think has told as those who are not actually ill Hon. P. RYBIE-I bore ue pleasure in a contemplation, as the Colonial Secretary they who excite the enmity of the Chiurge watchmen at the Paak Bungalows, or the of course important that all cases of the friends of the white metal cannot he and passengers to suitable localities on shore, that this quarantine fois a must pastes They had either to keep them on board abip edported people, which is itself a
12 miklity.
officers engaged on the telegraph service, actual disease should be segregated, but to gainsaid. Silver will now bo subject, until the dias deases among them, are very and old world idas altor be: In this place wa until the medical officer is satisfied that they hindrance to the reception of the mission Making a liberal allowance, on account of imprism on board the steamer the pass before, to continual ups and downs, and it proper presantions and may preveut a small know that they are attaches to old-world sreteras may land without injury to the health of the aries Arushing, and it in by no-means clear these specific arvices the office characssengers who are well is an entirely mistakon is to be feared will experienes y of the Rint of the disass among the surrounding let my opinion has been for many years that inhabitants or land them without these safe. shut to the subject-matter of what they may be reduced to something he 10 per policy from whatever point of view the sub latter than the former: Sach orally and in writing there are not cont.
populution, but can never prevent an epidemic quarantine is utterly useless to prevent the guards at once. As we find to as they the cost of the works. There is a jest is approached. If it is considered neces Chamber of Commerce only the other day restor General Lawson road a paper on the say anything more. My friend has given all dumbt about it-that it was intended that the
The New Yors the poressey fastars ha in pingross. In-spread of disease-atterly needs. I need not appear to imply-I don't think there is a maur "atumbling-block" for which the certain proportion of the charges, however, Hary to detain them for observation it is the past a resolution against the compulsory communicability of ohclars from ountry to the views, all the most recent views, on the sub former cours should be anted and that teachers are responsible. The whole subject which can be charged neither to specific duty of the Government to provide accom- purchase by the Treasury of four and a half couates. He pointed out that sinse 1899 when jest and I most ourdially support his resolution. all persons after removal of the stok, re- deserves a thorough sifting, and if the mis-services nor specião works. The Sur-modation for them on shore.
millions of dollars monthly, sad if the silver cholers visited Barops in the epidemie form, The ACTING COLONILO SEC Erazy-Per-maning on the abips where infootions díszams sionaries do not do this sous day or other it veyor-General, for instance, is paid not may have to be done for them.
only for superintending the execation of
advocates continue to meet with crushing de cholera noates has been observed to flacteale laps I may be allowed to say a few words on this have been wars to be kept on board wait the public works, but also for advising the
feads at the elections it is not probable that every few years, and with the milder cases occur me till probably mad that his followay, ss saith officer was satisfied. Whether this is right an effort may be made to reverse last year's of the malignant disosse; three cases scour templation the spelutment of a commission of interesting questions which I think ought to be a certain anar presenting all the characters he himself tell you, has land in con- or wrong, whether it is of way us or not, bra Government in the management of the
legislation Crown lands and exaruining the plans sent
that point. Tho
interest of singly or in still crongs, bat in every instance this kind, although not a commission obstituted looked into. I am therefore prepared tappat byyrivata architects and buildors, besides
the trader in the Far East in American car-accompany epidemics of varying severity, at no almost entirely of medical men, se anggested in a commission. I think in regard to the constitu Three theories have been put forward in which he is emeraber of the Legislative the 20th altimo
At a public meeting held at Singapore on remer legislation lies aut in the direction of very great distance off, and are under the same this reaviation of the hoo, mbar in the tion of the commasion that it is not desirable ezpauation of the extraordinary conduct of Council and of the Banitary Board. Even if of the amount demanded from the Colony sering prices raised, like the Farmerpleie i usos. Those who support the latter part of that resolution I observe that that it should be made up simply of medical CW. MANOR, who has been sentenced at all Government work were let out she Colony as military contribution a very fair case was given to the matalin which their transactions required to show that persons nodar the take into wouidering the advisability of doing be a subject for a resolution. The Dovord- Alliance, but in the desire to have stability theory that man diffuses cholera are, necessarily. it is suggested that the commission ebonid men and I would propose that it should not Shanghai to Dide months
imprisonment for would still require a competent Surveyor-made out for the consideration of the Secre with the natives have to be adjusted. It is not yet appasted before it summences in the Ordinance relating to quarantine which gives it and I undertake to appoint a come jou in nnlawfully having dynamite in his possession. General and a small staff to assist him. Sotary of State. The principal resolution.
It is disuse must arrico at points where it has war with. Seeting 2b of the Morebent Shipping went is gutes alive to the impartanes of The first theory is that Mason was also with the Water and Drainsge depart passed by the meeting was as followsaleb pripcipes on which the issue was argued later, and that the first attacked to the in antimal regulations but it on hardly bs sale in coueso and lu rhigh all intero-is shall be re-
casure to the economically
in the new the Govoraer in Connot? the power to asks quer which the medical prof-ation is represented of menomaniac with Koko Hui on the bain,ment; there will alware bare to be a compe- That, in view of the that all his story was untras, and that his taur specialist in sarge, dren, although "lion of the Oclony, this mecting a post by the Ohio Democrats that the defeat they ported onses; but there see now a good many that way to allow the cocamission to order what presented that, which all Sutoro in shall be re- meeting respect have sustained may be ascribed, for it was instances of epidemise springing up in localitin the legislation on the subject should be. I take it commission to investigate the ashjact and aske for the expenditure on works be reduced to a fully asks Her Majesty's Government to noturisty; the second that 4.
not to be expected that the roters at large at a distance from where the disenss was stready that would be for the Coqueil, and they would a report upon it, and the result of that report leading to a rebelim caually exists, with consideration, therefore, the shares on" Right Had the Chancellor of the Exchequer med slicely so benefit one class of the sad where those first attacked had resided in the fully themselves. Therefore though I oppes suggestions that may be desirable. With this hea iquarters at Uhinking or Naaking, of account of the Surveyor-General's Depart in the House of Commoss and confirmez qurumunity by raising prices at the expense country for many months in succession without the rotation of the bon, Momber ant not by statement I hope she hon. member will not soo which MASON was either a member ora tool: ment and the Water and Drajunge Departby the Right Hon. the Secretary of State of the rest That bisfallino, will prevail communication with any previous can act sur mass corry that he has brought it forward any cosity to pass his too lon. and the shirt, that the whole affair was ment might not be desideradoxotasies," for the Colonies in his despatch dated the the long ran we still believe, but it must-be-Naw Oris 1 1978, and at Tolonel set of it would be well to have all the information beoellanes' undertaking.
were the outbreaks at Southampton in 1865 and bedtise the abject is one of great internat, and got-up in the intered of the Chinese Chay-provided they seturst due economy in the 5th August, 1892, with the object of making confessed that the present prospect is not France in 1884, ait of which were most carsfally fore us on this important question that we can. ernment official by some designing person execution of puidic worke. An avocate of "a substantial reduction in the military con- facturaging
Ex uno discs cones. How many. of such blunders have been uttered, ny, are being uttered every day throughout China,
thousands
diaburaod
the state who
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the I think the
contry so buried as China is it can maly be cestion with to executed for their profes itself unable to apply it in respect on the silver question does not go an amount of the ampuation suficient to produce to consolidats and amond the laws rating to Bud about two years ago the sanction of the
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THE STRAITS MILITARY CON TRIBUTION.
agitate for a reduction
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actions were caus-d by a morbid rasias merely nominal sam.Taking all things into "revi-w Lhe situation, as promise? by the world support a currency measure repres prevailing, and without aur traje ofimportation, hare the advantage, of considering the matter I shall send to the Secretary of State with any
Hoa T. H. WarERSAD- Locet your Ex-
investigated on the spot. The only other con Sometimes I have heard gentlemen any that
TERKTETA." oladon open is that the unusstry factors were quarantine is shsolutely useless. Now, what do Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-] 80sedanss with supplied by opidemic infiones, and if supplied we mean by qmartina?. Let us ta é a osso, potion I beg to ask the following question:—
or persons clever enough to dupe wine of the Governmental system might point to the "tribution that the Colony shall unt the fumigners employed for the purpose. Tytan waterworks and hk whether in point" continue to be crippled for want of funds." Ibo latter theory said to be widely enter of cost and guidity of work the Colony bas The promis referred to was to the effect HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. In ons instones applied in st; where there Would it be suggested that if a ship coming As the place formerly set apart to on a Lass tained at Shanghai. Little help to the not been well served, and to such a question that if the revenue of the Colony was On the 7th inet. ate members took part in there to have been importation at the com frem some infected port and having on board retto, vi.. that part of the northern there ALANIN's own plantions, which found in it would be impossible not to return on found unable to susport the enhanced spoon and eup ocutest, but one refired. The manco nont of the outbreak it must not be as large sumber of Europaaur auri Mill larger of Strasoutters Island which is bounded and Mason's explanations, which are full of affirmative answer. In Large engineering military contribution Her Majesty's Gorern-shooting was bat median. Mr. Robartern wand that, the diesus was communicated by number of Chinese with oases of obolers wanid contained by us of yello - posts" has been discrepancies, and even if be bad told a tale works such us the one just mentioned and peat would be prepared to reconsider the the bir yards opp medidorers Routers woman, zales the option is influence ost be szorul. It be ang gestel, I say, that say write Govern-abszdared. The halk Hygeia having, he stated in that would bang together the word of such a the Praya reclamation scheme the Surveyor-matter. The Straits people sisi that the 510 peds; and Bir. Watson the 600 yards; and that the sailing factors ara conveyed by the people on the shores of this Colony, to some lonial Secretary on the 10th October, 1991, ben pel, se at present it cannot. It seems probablement would matetion the landing of those this Connall by the Honegrable the Acting Co- man would be entitled to little credete. General's Department can probably show revenue already above a falling off, suficient Mr. Ford (for the first bluso) the oup kindly air, whether faily at only partially developed, through the insets of the town, and sarry compla ed and substituted for it, in secard. Whatever may be hidden behind, the sug.better results than would be Echieved were to entitle then to a fulsimest of the
the pro
prouted by Mr. Sasa- strongly suguests itself that the a private firm of engineers engaged. When The estimated revenue for 1892 as compared personal motive influencing Mason's conduct we turn to the de-stian of public built with the revenue of 1889 shows shrinkage was a thirst, for gain and a desire for ings, however, we Bad the extravagance of of 9718,611, or about 17 per cent. It person aggrandisement. If he wa & the Government truly appalling, and enving would seem therefore only reasonable tint dupe it was most probably through his that as touch of the expenditure is on Her Majesty's Government should defer the cupklity that the duping was effected, work of this nature the matter becomes a exaction of the full amount of the military and we cannot think that. Chief Justice serious one. The Colony maintains a large contribution at the new rate until the re-
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