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CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, 304 My
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1896
With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.
This is the
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THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL JHOCE, and will be found, as usual, to show an advance on preceding years both in fulmous and accuracy
information.
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Perang to Vladivostock, in which Earopaans, reside.
A. S.
interests, have dous otherwise than adopt similar measures. The plague has done, and is doing, what the cholera did for Eng land, namely, opening the eyes of the public to the paramoant importance of sanitation
THE HONGKONG DAILY FREE, FRIDAY, MARCH 18th, 1808.
A heary snowstorm was experienced aver large part of Japan on the and Maroko A down train from Tosyo was blooked by snow and feand it impossible to reach Numenk Station, so that it had to return to Shiral The hills to the east of Kubo, including Mayn
an, Rokko-san, and beyond as far as the eye on 200, were on the morning of the ith covered with a mantle of snow sight that has not
on visthis there for years.
But the conditions which have justified the, recent action will change, the emergency will pass, and we will still, if the proposals of the Government are carried out, he left The Straits Times of the 3rd March says with a Sunitary Board composed of officials On Sunday evening Dr. Tripp was bitten by our of his dogHe had cousion to interfero and endowed with enormous powers. To between a bibol, wita pupa, and another of his suppose that such a system will not be de- dogs which ware quarreling, when the bites bit trimental to the interests of trade and pro-him on the back of the left hand. The bite was not a very serious one, but a swelling followed, perty is na absurd as it would be to suppose and Dr. Tripp decided to go to Balgon and that if you place yourself within reach of a attend the Pasteur Institute there. He left devil fish it will not close its tentacles around Singaporo at noon to day, and will be away
about a month. you. In what direction the detriment might be applied is shown by what is taking place at the present time in the depreciation of ATSON & CO., LIMITED. Chinese property and the partial exodus of the Chinese population. We know what officialdom is in all its departments; the men may be good, bat the system is bed, To take one or two recent instances. A proposal to regulate British shipping out of the Chinese emigration trade is alvanced WINES AND SPIRITS. in a light and airy fahion is if it were The reason the Willard Opera Company did really a matter of nu particular conséquence, not come straight on to Hongkong by the Kaiser-Hind instead of stopping at Singapore. bat when the community wants a flagstaff was that they feared that after visiting this put up at Kowloon to signal approaciring colony they might to quarantined on proceeding north and so lose.time, which would have baan vessels it takes years of agitation and a serious consideration as Mr. Sheridan bas to special commission to overcome official ob-be back in England by a certain date to fulfil straction. So again in financial matters, if an engagement at the Lyric Theatre." It wa a fow days until it was ascertained how intiers really stood
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand. imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES.
PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be
tod on Application..
TORT after removal should be resteď a month before 1188. When required for drinking ut cace it should be ordered to be deented at the Dispensary before being
sent on
BHERRY.--Exellent Dinner and After Dianer Wines of very superior Vintages, All are true Xeres Wins CLARET-Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be tho genuine product of the juice of the grope and are at artificially made from raisins and currents, us is generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pars Cognac, the difference in price bing meruly o question of age and vintag
WHISKY All ear Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. The Ecozon Wisy marked "B" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best Found connoisseurs to be superior to any utler brand in the Hongkong market.
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We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuino when bought direct from "és in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Parts.
A: S. WATSON & CO., LIMITE)),
TRE HONGKONG DISPENSARY:" Hongkong, 9th January, 1898.
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-or-granting exchange compensation there is never much difficulty u finding the money,
THE CHINESE CHAMBER OF
THE COLONEL OF KOWLOON OFFICIALLY RE
PRIMANDED FOR TAKING PAST IN THE
⠀⠀⠀ OPENING CEREMONT
If will be remembered that at the opening of the Chinees Charabor of Commerce, which was attouded by very objectionable features, the principal part in the ceremony, was taken by Colonel Chan Kwan-rhan, the ofleer in clarge of Chinese Konicao... It appears that the Glove ernment complained to the Viceroy of Cantos of this oficiale procedure, and yesterday a pro- alamation in Chinese to the following effect was lestedA
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HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
of preventing persons from standing the wood lah in the remaining houjoey thans houses were gutted and the wood,
a
GEO. FENWICK & CO, LIMITEE. The following is the repart of the General Manager for presentation to the general meeting
he held on the 19th March
The General Manager legs to submit to the share holders a statement of acconals shoring the reelt of the Company's working for the seventh year ending 31st December, 1995.
The Health Offon Laro Inspected, the north and south beaches of Biomeutlers' Jelend this day. The most beach I find to be v Ne material ha bom eld below ground level,
alean the south beach is littered with pa (c) na fax ad – kayu besu utile to overtain newerkman weed, Angst, which is small qontity of engaged within the area has contracted plague.
the shipping to the Sporadic aer of plague omarred in April, 1905, and vegetable, fehuse from montfood to occur, ercers during the month of October,port. The term from the plague solution boala throughout the year. Towards the end of January the which are now all removed, must tea been dumber of cost coulderbly increased, and in Tohrstary infinitesimal; there is no evidence to show that any of this foams and jetsam comes specially from the
The net profit for the past year amounts le rull farther increase took place Considering the overwood stats of portions of the contractors bonis, no, it is the ordinary débris of a city in which the plague has pccurred during this year, busy harbour and is moreover not in any way of 823,74528, to which has to be added $12.194.73 and the habits of the Chinese, the following gustation site, at present at least I will instruct the Koniconbrought forward from last year's account. From this ia important Dr. Polrest is disposed to wigs the
Le, to remove or barn soch débris de may wash up ten per cent, or $15,000, to albareholders, auditor's from the Local Government rupert prepiquely referred to contractor to carry out the provisions of his contract, ampont it is proped to pay a dividend of greutate plages Vetaks in December, 1875
I think, xoot the casket, ME La reserve, and any forward the base of crowding of the families Sá consequence of the moro are
The SorelaryThe actual facts should be stated $16,490.31 to next year's accomt.
CONSULTING. COMMITTEE. to a den fell of temperature causing relatively greater on the forces twice every month, and dis-will fee $150, musulting compreite $500, place $4,000 before this master comes before the Board This
Meri Parlane and Rodger are eligible for re- fel exclusion of fresh air from the living rooms
Liver has WAYE BOL KYAIKO, jo air in somewhat wild language. The Kowloon starenging election, continctor has to keep the colonial foreshore clear.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. L. Argold,'. The military and naval people have to look ther
who offers himself for re-electiom. A their own foreshores. I doubt very much if any.
GEO FERVICE, General Manager. of the refuse washed up on Stonecutters Island comes from the dest boats. It in the shipping Hongkong 12th March, 1896.
mulation of dirt and fith and consequent lowering of Ibe
natural stuk of auch a state of things
thing to do so.
It was resolved to instruct the officers who had the mater in hand to do their boat to keep the foreshore clean,KAZ
· ASSETA+
Dock iler, 1605: Vale of land and beddings there.
air sa per list statement
$02;:987.30 Added during the year (how
Fallding)
1,826.90
Les amount wriflan of for depro-
gation
604.49
94,000.00
- $26,370:78 1,855.11
$29,175.89
MORTALITY STATISTICS. For the week endel 20th February the death Vine of plantantes funtars
as per last staterent rate was 28.8 per 1,000 por annen, de compared with 2018 for the erresponding period of last Added during the year, year. For the week ended 7th March the deathRA rate was $2 per 1,000 per annum, as compared Less amount transferred with 199 for the corresponding week of fast year
THÉ PLAGUE WORK.. The PRESIDENT said it would be of interest-
now done
tatook notant $4,010.c0 Amount written off for
Espreciation 2,287.34
0,247.34
22,938.55
44,625.28
8,004.21
·Unexpired Dre fosurarco Cerrenk "necant "with" the Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Chrysosion Canh in hand
114.23
18,506.70
-79.10
10,450.75
fully paid-upting Reserve frend à.... 14:
ERASSLITINI..
Amount ressive in advance a scoot of
contracts in hand
Sandry ereditors
Falsnes of profit allow cust
In condadon I must sale that there appear to be ne evidence that the existence of pingus in the aty at the the present Hipo is in any way traceable to the re-puting PROCLAMATION ISSUED AT BIE WILLIAMAI cf the house in whina plague occurred in 1994, or to the ale of building material in the roumed son of Talping. BOBINSON, GOVERNOR OF INASA
chen. - HONGKONG,
The evidace available leads one to the polusion that Hongkong is a British possession and with
so long as the present eveyorowding of the poorer portions. We hear from Chiniser sources that the pre its business, great or small, the Chinese oficials of the city ozlete and bodsos without malicient supply of
In the harbour. Every boot and ship. sent Viceroy sh Canton is moliating curving have nothing whaterax to do, vios are they fresh air and fight are allowed to be outpled, the morn-nerally that is responsible for the distria to be occa oat Chang Chih-tang's project of continuing entitled to come here to make juquiries in re
do not biniz it is work while bothering any further the band along the whole longth of the city ference thereto. This is known to the whole vitality of the population will nestlowe, and tire parindles dispose of its winste by dumning, late, the water; 1 about this cumplaint. The complainant is a most facing the river. If this is done it will be a world. At the opening of the Chinese Chamber repearance of plague can only he looked upon ay tha great improvement sad & bout all facilitating of Commere the Colonel in charge st movement of passengers and cargo. Another Kowloon he over here to take part in the The PRESIDENT--HA any member any reso trubicone hind and is greatly in need of cibing. improvement would be a bridge connecting ceremony. His interference in the sphero of lation to move in connection with these papers? Mr. Eng-With reference to the question the Hongkong Government was quite improper. Canton and Honam, which would savo loss of life and free the iver from obstruation by I have communicated this matter to the british of the horses in which plague has existed numberless small ferry boats.
Consul at Canton, requesting him to report it and where plague has not recurred and the wood not been destroyed, I should say, as far as to the Viceroy. I have now received a copy of
despatch reprimanding the said Colonel, and I understand the methods of the plague, that it I now issue this proclamation with the ro would be desirable to baro, but unfortunately primand attacked. My object in so doing is too cannot do it. But where you have wood let all people know that the power of the that you can burn I should certainly be in Government is supreme and that one can favour of doing it. Of course you cannot burn entrench upon it. The Vinercy's 'despatch re the whole town downs, and you cannot burn the honses which are inhabited, but I do not think primanding the Colonel is as follows
"I have received a despatch from the British the fact that you cannob bern wood in houses Consul informing mo that a con at has been that are inhabited should prevent your burning to learn from the Medical Oficer of Health value of stock in trude it is a question of increasing official salaries accordingly decided to stay at Singapors for roupived from HE, the Governor Hongkong wood, that you can spare,Of course I may be what work was bring dona, in connection with Work in progress, se
TRO MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH-Six that on the occasion of the oag of the wrong. I am not a scientific man, but frota the plague.
acting Inspector of malernens have lyen ap Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Hongkang what I have heard and road believe it is the the Colonel in official robes went over to take the best thing to do
The FREMDENT-I believe the Acting pointed and since they commenced, a fortnight We believe that no freak cases of plaguo have leading part in the ceremony. But Hongkong in fact it must be fouth, but if it is n 30 of sccurred amongst the Dairy Farm Company's is a British possession, sud the Colonel's going | Captain Saporinţondent of Palica is not cilyago the number of houses dealt with has been Sandry debtor
and cleansed, and those 502-houses compriro constructing a public road urgently re- cattle since last report. Au amusing insident over to represent the Chinese in the ceremony in favour of barning the woodwork bat 1,057, and of these 602 have been disinfested. quired for the public convenience, then in concoction with the outbreak occurred on most improper. It is my duty to re-removing the bricks as well,NA
Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Hurtigas and Dr. pritand him and he is hereby reprimanded The ACTING CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF 1,280 floors, all esparate dwellings. In addition altogether 1,451, Hoors, and the tenants of theso we are told there are no funds avail: | Rannte went cat ty look at the cuttle and, huv accordingly and informed that if in future he POLICI certainly think it would be a good 555 houses have boon Inspected personally Amount of capita3, 5,000 skirse at $25 each,
The AING COLONIAL SURGEON From. have been given the option of cleansing the able. It is characteristic of officialdom to ing once got on the premises, the police cordon interferes with any of the affairs of Hongkong
refused to allow them to pass out, the orders ho will be dismissed. Ish bir not disobey."
medios! point of view I think it is extremely houses themselves, of course if that 2 do those things which it ought not
improbable that any infection remains in the it will be necessary for us to loose these s being that no one should leave the form. They to do and to leave undone those bad to telephons direct to EE: the Governor
resumed area of Taipingshan. Wonst be well, I will now state what the procedure is things which it ought to do, and the and got a written permit before they were re-
guided by uxperts in a matter of this nature in regard to desing so as to do away with the sono misunderstanding that seems to exist on administration on that principle of the loosed from quarantine
and Profosser Kitasato, in his "Raport investigation into the cause of the Plagne the binet. In the first place the furniture 13. enormous powers that have of late been
The manager and an export of the Spinning
staten will regard to his experiments with the not thrown out of the window as cule conferred on the Sanitary Board cannot fail Factory which the Mitsui Brm decided some
bacillat Bacilli (plogne) directly exposed to (laughter); it is taken out, through the doors. To rat of labour, material, and working ax months ago to start in Shanghai bare roturned
the end were found to be entirely killed after Secondly, the occupants of the horses are not to prove more or less-disastrous,
Hongkong, being so favourably situated as to Japan and preżent a favourable report as to
an exposure of three or four hours. Those loft compelled to sleep in the streets at night. The Toolen wir benager's aalarite....... orponed to the air for a period varying from work cammences at nine o'clock in the morning. the prospects of the enterprise. Shirilar pro
to thirty-six hours began to grow after the and is finished at five o'clock in the afternoon. it is must make some progress, notwithstand jects est fort in Shanghai by English,
lapse of two days, whilst those that were thus People are warned on the day previous that their ing official obstruction, but if it is to progress American, and Chiness capitalists are sail not
exponed for four days did not present a trace of houses are going to be cleansed Each houss growth even after one week from the time of is leased within an hour or en hour and atits highest possible rate the community will to be sa popular as the enterprise projected by the Japanosa. The alleged reason for this is
fucculation." With regard to the disinfection ball, and the tenant has to mors his have to take the bull by the horns and, that English people and Americana require
of the honros in the infected area, this was. niost furniture temporarily into the strest while thoroughly done with chlorio gae, the disinfer the coolies do their work. About 150 coolice lielog being so ianch higher, then Japanese, sit upon having some voice in the manage greater outlays on nocount of their standard of
tion being componced on the 22nd June, 1894, are employed every day and in each of the ant of it our affairs. The bitter hostility while the Chinese will always effect n
and finished on the 3rd July. After his was promises the Boers nra scrubbed with Jeye's of the present administration to anything in "squeeze at the expense of shareholders, from
finished 300 men of the "whitewash brigado" fluid and the waits Imeweslied. When that the nature of free institutions almost raises all which defects the Japanese may be considered free. It is therefore believed that, other things
entered and rathored the cabinles, cock proces is overit takes from an hour to an a doubt as to whether after all a Military being equal, the Japanese Company will be able
Infts, windows, &c, and olemased the houses, bone and a half the people are told that they tovernor with a Municipal Council would to make about 6 per cent. more profit than its
Not one of these mon contrasted the disease can take their furniture back into their houses, not constitute the best machinery for the Western compofitars, and from 2 to 3 per cent.
this shows how thorough must have been the and as the work close finally at five o'clock in more than the Chinese. Those considerations
destruction of the bill even then, and when the evening there is no necessity whatever for well ruling and governing of the selony Lave induced quite a number of foreign capital-
we beat in niind that in addition, the whole of any people to sleep out in the open streets. When this idea was last beached, in firsts in Skaughai to express a wish to subscribe
those gitted" houses have heen exposed to With regard to the damage to slothing by to the stock of the Shanghai Episning Factory
atmospheric influences for over eighteen mentha rain I have given instructions that whenever WILLIAM DE VOUN's time, it was strongly undertaken by the Mitsui Company. Appre
I fail myself to so how any infection can be it rains the work shall cease, so that the people's opposed in this cotunn,
wehensive that land and plant would increase in
considered as remaining with the area. There Fests are not curinged by rain. One day last By bonus from insurance company. is absolutely no proof whatever that the infee-eok to work wafone on account of the rain not then given up all hope of value, the Mitsui Company concluded contraste and placed orders, before the project, obtained
ticu has been conveyed in any of the masterini and the inspectors were employed in attending obtaining a Municipal Council with a Civil Governmentsanction. Their antel palions have
which has been taken away. Personally I think to the removal of illegal, cocklefts and cubicles. Governor, nor are we yet prepared to fornou realized, so much so that the firm has
it advisable that bay woodwork which rumaine Everything is done in regard to the fadings of should bo burnt, as it can now be of very little the fenaute to reader the hangos oloan and the mally reeant the opinions expressed at practically gained already about 20.000 yon on
valte md many allay public alarm, which, however, work is being pushed forwani as quickly as per- from a scientific point of view, in groundless.
Tas POSSIDENT In cas in which the toa that time, for the subject is a serious land and about 60,000 on plant-7upon Mail.
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH—I
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTHY5, set that the work is properly dons? some tenauts have sent in written applications for permission to do the work themselves,
The AcTING COLONIAL SURGEON-I think notice before the houses are cleaned
had
hecruise
one and calls for mature considera-
tion.
we have than fly to others we know not of, but the idea suggests itself that the dreaded yoke of a Military Governor could
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A mosting of the Sanitary Board was bold at the oflloos yesterday afternoon. Hon. F. A Cooper (Director of Public Works) presided and there was also present Hon. Commander W. C. H. Hastings (Acting Captain Saparia tendent of Police), Dr. Atkinson (Acting Coln- in Surgeon), Dr. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. N. J. Ede, and "Mr. H. Mac. Callum (Secretary).
MINUTES. The minutes of the previous mosting wers read und confirmed.
THE SALE COF TAITINGSHAN BUILDING MATERIALS-IMPORTANT EXPLANA.:
TIONS, BY THE PRESIDENT. The following letter to the President was read from Mr. N. J. Ele
DEAR BILI observa in to-day Daily Prces & notification of the sole by austion of the materials of some of the houses in the re- sured are of Taipingshan. I would like the Suitary Board to recommend to the considera. tion of H.E. the Governor that no wood of any, kind (if such there be) should be sold, but that it should be removed from the buildings and burnt within the area. I believe that plague can be easily transmitted by means of such wood, but though (as some think) that may not be so, some of the timber that I personally saw a little time age in Hat wees was of the fulfkiest de scription and net fit to ass for any purpose whatever. As regards the bricks, I subunit that none of the foundations of the houses or any holow, say, thras feet from the surface of the groundshall be sold. Aticoutdential meeting the opinion that instead of the present practice of concreting the basements of houses over the dirt, the saturated ground should he first dog out and renewed, replaced by clean spil, and concrete Isid over You were of opinion that the
my very brief minute. Why I put the ramask agree" was that I looked upon the matter as a concession to popnler prejudice. I have not the slightest belief myself that either the woodwork or the bricks communicated plogne,
$108,717.20
250,000.00
1,000.00
11,670 80
101.50
36,940 DL
$198,7.12.20.
PROFIT AND LOS Acc, 31 Dec, 1896.
„To fire izvinATİCE, KOLESAROS imanja "To Crown meat abil taxas de sein meisten samal
To rumount written of plant account....... To amount written off property account To amount of lad debts written off. Toukl dividend, praylily written of, claimed To hained to be appropriate, viz.
· Add to meerve fundasimenovalar - Dividend, of 10 per-colon.
$150,000 Auditor's (
Consulting Committee's fees.. Balance lo he said to now
05,024.79
0.678.20
160.21
1,084.58 1.247.34 $54.40
20:97) 17.75
| 4,000.00
15,000.00 $130.00 3:30.00
15,400.01
35,040.01
$115,797.50
By amount brought formed from last year's
MOGELI
By grow earings By transfer fees ji By lateros account
By prefit on. szobange
12,101.73
103,505.68
20.00
70.67
411
.5.00
$115,717.59
OUR PARIS LETTER
PARIS, 8th February. France, has received a geiro; she believed her
statistics tent cannot be impeached, that sho naval departments; she has just learned from has another army, colossal in numbers and in Cost that of the Civil Servants. The superiority of France in functionarice is incontestable.
harily be more galling than our present there was going to be trouble and that they had disturbing of such soil would be very dangerous but it samod to me that the result of the sale it is advisable to giro tenants twenty-four tours That may be fattening to her pride, but it in very
yoke, and if by the change a Municipal Council could be secured for the colony the advantages would seco to be in its favour. URL curamentections Paluting to the news estumns-A Civil Governor witha Municipal Council
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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I am, dear sir, years faithfully, "N. J. EDE.
To the President of the Sanitary Board."- The following ringiber wers attached.-- The Health Ofeds—I agrea......
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is too formidable to publish. The number of of the rank and file is unknown. Some may i clerks on activa servico, at the close of 1893,
US $27,000, and their cost 837 ultion fro supernumeraries and transitory helps, or pres yearly. There totale do not includo permanent
Reports recently appeared in suo of the It may be hotter to bear the ills. Shanghai papers of an intended rising at Con- of the Sanitary Board & few days ago I expressod should like to offer a word of explanation of ants clean the houses themselves the Inspector bloated urmaments implied "only the war and
ton, which, however, failed to eventuate. We now hear and this may perhaps explain the origin of the Shangbai rumour that woont China New Tear time letters were sent to the Franch and American Commis at Canton warning them that Letter get gun beats up. An English had a and might spread disease; and the two medical was very small and the popular prejudice so
Can members of the Board agreed with you. If that great against the sale that I thought it world The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH-Wenerous to her budget. Odd; the exact cumber Gorman gunboat were already at ton at the time. One letter is said to be the case it soems to mo that the bricks and be better, to agree on this ground. This would give notice on the preceding day; it is practi- have been written by hand, while the duer materials in this resumed area which have been give people the opportunity of saying thereally twenty-four hour notice was type written, the Isties being honded embedded in the ground as foundations and was no danger, and although we are convinced THE OUTBRA OF ISLASK AT THE DAIRY The SECRETARY The Dairy Farm Company what we should like to see, but, if that cau
"Boware, Beware, Beware." The letters were thus just above them should not be sold, but in der own minds that the disease is not com he removed and placed beyond anyone's resch manicated by the sales, it seems desirable to
baye employed a mamber of ton to see to the sent from Hongkong and professed to be writ
make concessions to popular prejalice even not be obtained, a Military Governor with ten by a Chinataan recently estarned from
when contrary to scientific resulte. For that work of removing the deal cattle. They will The pensions paid to retired vivil a Municipal Council might be accepted with visit to Canton. Whether the affair was in-Honghong. 2nd March, 1896.
reason I agreed that the wood should not be be taken about font miles away from the servants amount to 69 million francs annually: cold but hurnt. ago S
island in a cargo boat and stones will be patin 1858, about forty years ago, that estimate was gratitude. The colony got on very well tanded as a hoax, or whether the writer was an
The PRESIDENT Since this about has been red tea and their caromes out open so that was only 23 million fraces. But the member of under General CAMERON aral General agent of the Canton Government who took this method of securing the presence of foreign war- BARKER when those officers administered vessels, or the letturs had some other motive
brought before the Board and more particularly there will be no chance of their coming to the civil servants has triped since then, though the parface again and being carried or to the shore, Population has remained stationary, the territory The Acting Colonial Bargoon-The wood I understand as it has occupied some attention of late in the the Government, and if the General Com. will probably never be, known. However,
is being burnt and it is only the brinks above the sure colony I think it would be very. Enfortunate if The work is being carried onesquickly as possible, dergone amputation, and the facilities for
augmented. and apparently were not thought worthy houses were thoroughly disinfected and cleansed boire
some definita resolution on the point. Either free of the infected cattle by noon to-morrow.
It is a common observation in France at befors 11 am on day of publication. After the head of the civil administration a very of mach consideration. So far all sorts the area wat rommel, and also were completely deed the Board is totally wrong and hans bean totally Viten the cargo boat which has been engaged that the individuals who seek employment.
of all monally watents, only the bar win and rowrong in its methods of exterminating the
for the purpose comes back it will be thorongly in the Ciril Service are those who are hour the supply filmit. Only Supplied for Cash sideble economy would be effected. quiet and likely to rain so. The only quarter in which theru uppears to be the faintest sug- Telagenphic Address Puess.
fladrices for there then sightaan months, I consider the phagus bacillus or it has been right. If it disinfected and either ru-tarred or ra varnished afraid to struggle with life. They resero ble For the present, however, the fight must gestion of disturbance ie in connection with he waged on the Sanitary Board Bil, the the clearing of the Shareen Canal. It is said likelihood of any infiction remaining as extremely im- has been totally wrong, then the sooner we meul be Mr. EDE-Would if not ha better to destroy those soldiers who remain in the casemates
our ways the better. On the eth June, 1895, the the boat I would not cost znore than $200 the shops along the Canal Road facing
The Acting Captain Buperintendent of Police Fase ell project of dealing will the resumed ares of support for daring a battle: they sure to purpoes, but they escape shot and sholl. The remuneration Atinore, 1 e 3rd staat, the wife ol, Farger questions bere left over until 'Shameez, although they have no right what.acientific statements I think the boutes should be burnt alpingshan: was brought before the Letriels The SECRETARYI is a large, cargo beat is not fat; one-half of the whole army does not
the colony has won its point in referenca ever to do so, lensa their frontages to the and the materials stamped an Koliet's Bank.
tivo Concil, it having bear previously de- and would cost more than that. N
receive more than 3 fros, per day. The blast Mr. EDC it be thoroughly disinfected salary accorded is 25,000 fros. a year, and theso sidered at two meetings of the Public Works to that monaure. A we remarket on about lying in the ronal and that they are
Commiteo. At the meeting of the Legs The ACTING COLONIAL SURGROW DAY How do the clerks live P Some may inherit s The SBOBETARY Ob, year propitims are enjoyed by only 200 Ineky individuals. Or the 12th inst, at St. Peter's Church, by the previous ocension, the Bill which the Gonow instigating the boatpeople to resist being Rev. A. i, FRANK MAYHEW RICHARDSON, of
tive Council the project was, with one ex- London, England, to MAY, youngest daughter of ernment is now seeking to pass is fraught
ception Hun B. R. Belilies unanimously mention that Dr. Lowson and myself have little revenge, the result of parental lifelong [707 with grave peril to the interests of property. Willinan Houvy, Hongkong
approved. At that time there was no hint examined microscopically the blood and lymfrugality; others, when married, are helped by DEATH.
sented it to be, I taenght it was Icon Kable to cause divento on that, the condition of the buildings in phatio gland from one of the dead cattle handed the earnings of the wife, or gister and methor and the trade of the oslony.
No gnozymonsly signed communication that have already appeared in other papure will be inserted.
Order: jor extra copias of Amr Pages should be | manding wore permanently placed at the They were the only indication, af; treubio of the gmail that are being sold. Seeing that all the the matter were left without the Beard having and it is expected that the whole place will be the transaction of administrative business bec
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Lofusion.
MARRIAGE,■
On the 20th January, at Bury St. Edsuds, Mujer Tromas CARROLL DEMUTER, A.P.D. late 28th Regimeth, and formerly Acting Captain Super intentent of Police Hongkong
The Daily Press.
.HONGKONG, MARCH 18., 1896,
The P. & C. stair Japan, from China. arrived at London on the morning of the 11th inst.
Mr. Den Konjire, chief of the Communden. tions Bureau was to love Tokyo for Durons on the 3rd March to astand the International Telegraph Conference.
The Ilon, Major HeCallum, the Colonial Engineer of the Straits Battlements and Com- mondast of the Singapore Voluuteur Artillery, koe goun home an lenyo.
Ir any indication were required of how trale and property may be affected by the constitution of the Sanitary Board it may be found in the present condition of the
A Seoul telegram of the 27th February states property market. While stocks and shares that it had been decided, in accordance with have been pidly advancing in value in the wish expressed by the King of Kores, to
moved. The officials seem halt-hearted about tackling the work, and this way have had some- It has been decided to dig our the axial in thing to do with the letters above mentioned.
sections and only the boats in ons section at si time ure to be moved,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO TID "DAILY PRESS,"]
LONDON, 10th March. THE NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY.* The following further appointments have been made :-
Signor Brança, Signor Brin.
left, and that they have been exposed to abmuraherto in-
probablo.
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The Protient-In the rat plass, before desting' wilb the one vabeat in the sustained aros of Taipingshen the portant subfort of this letter, I must point au bater ground love! het been sold.
Dic. Elo's vectoa of my opinion regarding the
disturbing of the oil isleaching. The opinion UL. pressed was that if the soil was bad at Mr. Ede repre-
empation of the houses within the four walls of which
wax witcuted.
it
town the 101k ist by the Medical Officer of
duriclition and sale would case the spread of Health. We found vortain bacilli prenent in bookksopars, or run a small shop of some kind. the plague. It was clearly stated in paragraph the gland, but the rasnit of inoculation experi. But all are contented; their wants are few, their 01 of the special report that it was the intenments on mice has proved conducirely that ambition ni Still, why so many quartered tion foods for sale ell Elsie A and to sell the the discase is not antirar We have farther upon the State Politist necessities; the elve-
Mr.
themselves, or some metiber or relative of their
Ae regade the main bukowck of the letter, if the Board agres that any portion of the material in the houses in the round area of Talplagahan is capable of only trans- nitting plague, the policy likerin adopted by the Board houses and materials and to retuius portion of examined the spleen of another body that ddtion bosses ist be paid by a nomination for of allowing the reoccupation of numbers of houses the land for public use. This is nine months throughout the city la shluk plague occurred during 1904, ago, and as far as I know the scheme was 1895, and the present year require serious chsideration. pablic property and, rucuivol a good deal of The houses in the ratuned area of Taipingthan have attention at the time. Ne member of the Board had the slightest bestation about the been cleaned, disinfectori, newashed, practically gutted, and axposed to the aetion of the ean, light, and sur for completeness of the proposal, and I think upwards of eighteen month.
The houses in other parts of the city in which plage it is somewhat unfortunate that if anyone esquerel buve been steaed, dininfested, and linewashed, was of a contrary minion lie should have hat their exposure to light, mb, and air (a fantor of great allowed nisis months to elapse before having the toportance) bar of zerosity bonn fer less perfent than has matter dealt with by the Board. If they in been the case in respect of the busaus in the rated area, tended to present their opinions before the nor has the woodwork formaling a part of the structure o matter was dealt with by the Board the sooner the buildings been removed.
sympathy with the reduced rates of Interest remove the Japanese truops from the vicini Richard E. Wobster and Sir Robert Bannatyne be the case in respect of the other legues in the city in beyond those existing at the time the project
of the Palace.
and the general cominercial prosperity, the
Japan is Isaning bands to the amount of property market, especially regards -Chinese houses, remains depressed. Under late war. The bonds bear five per gent interest 95,000,000 yen for expetes connected with the present conditions no one will think of and are for 100 yen ench, payment being male buying Chinese property, and notwithstand in eight instalments, stretching over a period
of eight months. ing the cheapness of money and the difficulty
of finding consecrative employment for it
The course for the Royal Hongkong Yacht will be from the Police Fier, Kowloon roand world.
sinn are still infected with plague, much mans must that find any now facts brought before the public, If therefore the hours in the recamed area of Taping they had done to the better. I have failed to
which cases of plague have course..
ut
ADJOURNMENT.VATER
The Board then sufotuned until Thursday
Week
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondants.]
COLONIAL DEFENCE.
even mortgages on property of this descrip- 1 Club's race da Staulay for Mr. Pollock's ep tho interests of the Empire in all parts of the by as potter clons, and that they are deprived of set Taipingahan is infected with the plerus bacillus, with the matter as an imperial interest, Lil The mother, who is a very pious
tion are not in favour. This is due to the enforcemout of sanitary by-laws involving a great deal of expense and trouble and to the gental uncertainty as to what will be required next
tha soath forway hony and a mark font off Lema, leaving both fo starboard, and finishing
the starting Ling; 15 miles. ⠀⠀
The steamer Winsony, which left: Bongkang
Had it not been for on the 20th ultimo and mzived at Singapore on the Srl inst, wes sont to the quarantine an- 'charge of St. John's Island, where she would probably be detained for three days, to make up for the nine daya as regarda arrival from Hongkong.
sonable amount of fresh air and light, all conditions gone
yesterday and find nothing definite present.
EDECan you say what the disenso že P family, to a Government office. The Minister T ACTINO COLONIAL SURGEON-There is cannot resist the log-ralling pressure, he over- nut mufficient evidence to show. It is evidently stocks his department with explores he eroates unrema of some sort accompanied by high fever, now offices-recasts, reorganises - Mazy enpabi
The ACEING CAPTAIN SUPESENTESSENT OF Dficers are superseded to make room for fresh POLICE There does not appear to be any cattle tends but they though still young, must be al Finance
disease on the mainland: 25 far us we can End Towed compensation; hence the high 6gares of Darine
the pension list. A Minister without patronage Foreign Affairs... Duke of Senumele. DR. JAMESON AT BOW STREET.
old he prehensible a breach of civilies. The peregrinations and perplexities of Prines The hearing of the care against Dr. Jame
Ferdinand of Bulgaria in search of a paying ron has been resumed ut Bow Street, Sir
I relițion for kia baby son and hair cossos no little amusement to the French. Thére, never haş been any sympathy at any time entertained............ Finlay (Law Officers of the Crown) presovated,
for the Prince and less na at present than over, If Mr. Edo's opicion la surred there is no alterantire approved by the Legislative Conrail, to THE NAVY.
but to recognia, the Bot that in this aty, we have sand justify the Board or anyone else in changing their
Heligion can be only bartered for the mess of Mr. Goschen states that Great Britain has love hail for upwards of the pari sightsen manthe may opinion now so far as the consideration of
pottage when the prize is su earthly crown, Bt houses plague infooted and liable at way moms the facts is concerned. I do not think this now nearly as many ships in cortesian as
watter should stand it ie, and I propose to
Nicholas has triomphed over St. Pater, as Baby it the date to their occupants. If such a state of thlage has axletoð, mid considering that place the following resolution on the records.
TO FAK ERITJE OF THE DAILY PRESS,"
Boris has been received into the Gresk Church. the whole of the remaining Powers of Europe togather, and that the policy of the Govern-these hoes in which ease of plague have occurred are of the Board That the Board is in possession
SA lottar from Britishor in your Will the Pope prononce a major excommuni in many instances ocupled by from ten to twenty portoBAT, ment is to have a foren capable of defending that they rated in craded parts of the city inhalted of ato fnota to warrant the belief that theismo of this morning calle attention to the cation against Prince Ferdinand for the ro material remaining in the reened Brow of military weakness of flongkong Bafore deal bigions abduction of his son from the Catholic rally incepted at favouring the courrence and pass or On the untrary in the opinion of the Board, natural to What is Hongkong herself daughter of the Church, will no longer live with pligus, If it to be apprend last only solitary ews of the the statistics in it possesion prove conclusively willing to do to reinody this weakates her husband. The Car must view his conduct dibuase would pewer Surely it is more, reasonable to that stops taken to eradicate the aclius from Langgest that Hongkong lead the way by with disgust, and would not object to see the in- expert that our experience would be similar to that of Thr. Cablulia in Hillah and Bagdad, a repostled in the ninth infected premises in 1804 have been attended establishing a local milits with compleory Exiguor and his meatures cleared ont of En sanal report of the Leon Cloverment Board 1879-50; with mest satisfactory renalla. The Board, sertion for defence of the salesy caly on the garia. The Bulgura xoay benosforth be regarded to the allie of Russia; it is the viz, that when plagos entorn bete li seldom pared however, in view of the popular fooling on the following lines Ste inmate sand often carried them all off so weit's time subject recommend that if furilor material is
1-Every Bridals ambject (Chinese of course diamond unt diamond, for Rominki jeining Bock Lowever, has not been our experlance. On look rold stope should be taken to bara na farcoptedy resident in the colony in a Austria Between the battering Frperor Wil Ing through the statistics of plague cases during 1895 and a rucnicable all wood still remaining in the privata capacity to be liable to the ap liam sa received from England and the Cear's the present year only twelve instances will be found of buildings CAMP
^ to a certain agraph with the Bulgare-their higgler rnior Ras having boot dimovered in and traded to houses which
2-Exemptions to be allowed on payment of does not count the Triple Alliance looks very Jan exemption tax (Bay $100 a zaonth) in shaky England's polley is now looming; the Kea of personal servion, most said good will with the Americans, cordial 3-Foreign residents wonin of necessity be relations with Russia, friendliness where incable of cerving, but all those in a friendliness be allested, and plenty of Flying privada capacity would have to pay the Squadrons for the rest **
Quito alappy phanis has, net in against 4-The som boring from the exemption drinking in France; the evil is being vigor- tax to be credited to Dolence Zand, osely excommunicated by bell, book, and candle- the amount of which to be deducted light. Practical apostles de more than indulge from the millary antibotion, the in wind-bag sterow. They view the balance only being charged to the ordin. ooholios as invalids, as dissaeed, and treat them secordingly, that is the ambulance sostien, which Bajary-tolozial rovenne. We should thus gain the following a works on the battle feld: another section at ddition to our defensive strength third detachment, delivery initiated alias toks the sellers of poisoned drinks, "while.
SUPREME COURT,
Eth March,
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HON, W. M. GOODMAN (AGAING
CHIEF JUSTICE), Z
were chood in 1884, and in only oneizgane, rit., No. 2, The ACTING COLONIAL SURGEON--I second Bheng Fung Lao, in which tire cars have occurred, thak AWEKA BRAMANY DA has more than ont cause bean discovered in or traced The resolution was carried. The President, Any one of those loose Nevortheless thin it in werd the Acting Colonial Surgeon, and the Medicai CHẶN LẠI HƯNG 4 CHÂN ENG FILM.
wild the experimies drom here. On pago 69, of the above Coer of Health reted for the resciution. The This was a claim for $7,000, being the volno, mentioned report will is total the following, Wiarras ta
the recent sanitary legislation a rise of from twenty to thirty per cent in the value of Chinese property might reasonably have been expected during the The enforced ex- past twelve incantha
Ju the tre at the Club Concarifin at Kobe on penditure imposed uppa landlords has also the 3rd March the whole of the hrary was
destroyed. This is the most serious lets that of goods belonging to the plaintiff and alleged the plaque in Mesopoturas, t816-77 The set directus Acting Captain Baperintendent of Police and B tendency to enhance resita, which are the Club has sustained, as, beniles other departs to have been wrongfully, converted by the menos for the protection of a community against the pro Mr. de did not, vote. “ already so high-as seriously to affect trade, menta, it possessed a remarkably extensive col-
to by tre of their doties, and the waliowasting with Bir samples of wall water analysed by the for high rents are one of the greatest draw etion of works on Japan, and many of these defendant firm to their own tepagation of plague are the joelaten of the sick, the destrue. BAD WELL WAŻNE,
Mr. Robinson Instructed by Mr. Ewers, spine and free, ventilation of the dorstelles in which cases Government Analyst were enclaffed to be arül it will be impossible now to replica. The Ticks the cokmy suffers from. The action foray is roughly muted as being worth at plied that the plaintiff bering failed to attend, of plague oor. The plage reappeared is only one for potable purposed and likely to prove in taken by the Sanitary Board likewise interest 10,000 dollare
tha causo be strack out pursuant to ssct 81 (2) out of 350 horse hien hul boin whitewathed after injurious to health. The wells were ordered to of the. Code matbreak of plays in them, white stapparanes In feres, or may interfere, with the growth of the P
The Court being satisfied that the plaintiff hoping that tud ban merely abantened for time, after be closed
THE OBECUORE AT ETSNECUTTERS ISLAND: When the Nippon Yusen Kaicho was proposal received notice of hearing, it was orderon attack of that sleep at which he not teen white pepration. At the present time there is ing to open its rerrice to Europe salsaquent to that the cause he struck voy, with coats lu kodies of frequent cours place that raged over event grahperderlapela Stonecutters Telart at
Mr. Laverny, officer in charge of the Govatega an appretable exoilus going on, due, not to the war, says the Yoron, ferviun chipping fi favour of the defondant
the grunter part of England during the 18th and 6th wrote calling the Board's attention to the prać-
2 The removal of the anomaly of foreigners | barnres in the primary schools on the destrue- fear of the plague, but to fear of the Banierezut slow in making preparations against this
centurios ww. But that the linase was grudicated mainly dos of boatpeople in charge of the odatra-tors
using our colony free of charge as base tive influence of liquors on the system. Then Ety improved caítheti, and with one wroeption only, vil tary hard. in that way, the laheureupply es competitor. Now that it has litou declan
Lo despatch the Toa taart, the Buglish and
· CHARLES ÉT, ÖZORGE CLEYRBLY, LUN YAT the in the city of London, were the Euaper dostroyed by Kaɛk beats from Hongkong dumping the sweeg-
for carrying on commercial war against there are conferenced for adults, with warwork AND THE BOI HO KAI AND VISA TUK.
models of healthy and drink destroyed stora acha, of the colony may be affectel. We have no Frosch mail steamship companies are showing
Erm Grant strowy had, however, beim fald on this benariefings and refus of the city into Chinese waters. This was on application for a decree of fine! somits of the great Bre of London, but as paluted eat by to the north and cast of Sipancutters Telaud,
well as uther alcohole disorders, M Dayot complaint to make of the action which has determined front to oppose the NZ and have
reduced their freight iron 30 or 37 shillings
draws a very painful ploture of the progress of Foreclosure: against Tum Yat, the mortgagee. a recent writer there is no reason to bellore dist the plague The refuse" rauged from every port of regu teen talon On the contrary we freely tap to 25 ahillings, likely to be reduced further Some years ago Lani: Yat mortgaged sertain would not have been eradicated from that city seal bad table to still-born child and was carried on,
It is folly time that the obligation of con boholism in Bretagne, whose maritime popula tributing to defence were acknowledged in alt on supplies is aary with 50 per cent. of ita acknowledge that the measures that have oven to 20 shillings. This had been expected premises to the plaintiff by a second mortgage ben from other cities and towns without rooers to Brute the bank ASOMMERMAN
by the NY.K. and is not to a wordared the the obtained farther advances from Kwok be benedial realis of the fare riding the The following minutes were attached
Crown Colonies and also fu India A great boys in blaw, and whose physical force, endur- hean slopted have been necessary to meet opponents being the two great tirais Can, whose interest later pasted into the haude inel to the failtier is acorded for the laments Lates: Mr. Edo think If the continetom are warned opportunity now lies before Hongkong she snee, and obstinacy hats bootnie proverbial.
of plaque he looked up inly a grant morgeney and that all the who have monopolized Lu Japon-Burono service of Hon. Ho Kai and Wei-e Tut. The parties duction of improved soucitation
to entry out their matracis properly it will be would take the lead in sorting this great date Within the last twenty yours, atteste af Duyát, Ir vław pf the optailom utprented by notno na kogarda the sufficient
of good citizenship. She would ruplex valuable the character of the population of Bretagne officials who live been engage on the work for only yours, the Japanese would do well to have already been foreclosed and the present
escrifice their small temporary interests and sop application was to finally foreclose the mortgage.sale of building retarted in the vanmed arse of Talping Ilm Acting. Colonial Surgeon-Wrold it not Leerries to the Empire and would plase a feather; has changed, due to drink and the taste for the
postale for the Bound in the upcoutact u of extirpating the plague and gondering its part the cause of the Japanese Bin, sous to hold Hon. H. E. Pollock appeared in support of the who would font and the -recurrence in epidemit forts an impossibility the monopoly in their own hands. If the new application, and after going into the various (a Barly to 1805 the debris that existed in the artspecify that the raftish, etc., must be dumped inte in her cap which wond retound to the relit latter le due to the allors who are employed in
we collected and Barth Day ASEA WA
consuming in their hard labour sa much na ch nerit the thinks of the colony. If we had szterprise fails, it will be not only a less to the documentaard Registrar's certificates, his Lord. Before trial was told which did not the sea further away from the polung? Undoubtedly and honour of Queen Victoria's eldest child, the cod fishery at Norfoundland and Frolaid
huine prise par Stunecutters lamud. Went Tours ubediently, PERS Nippen Yuson Kalala, kat also a great disgrado ship said I am satiated the plaintiff is entitled deur till September, 1966, the Highl whole or
ANOTHER BRITISHER: rint of brandy-all adulterated—me slay.” In the case of is. I am paible to say I have ext
Hongkong, 12 March; 18963E
addition to vider and wrize;" had a Sanitary Board composed exclusively as well as a great low to the empire of Japan to the order asked for, and decree final fore moved from the house for sale had burnt,
closure moderdingly.
pertened it myself whilst miling past. of landlorde they could hardly, in their own Japan Gazette
fo). Early this year, owing to the plan impotify,
ourselves
-A mbatantis reduction of the military
contribution, w
as