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THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, SATUHDAY, JULY 1818, 1896,
THE GREAT COCKLOFT QUESTION
At the Magistracy yesterday, before, Hon
Hakka Made Faey. Part I. By J. DYER BALL MR.AS,ato. Hongkong: Kelly and Walsh, Idmited, 1800.
CANTON NOTES.
DOM THE "CHUNG NOOT HAN PO
about £40,000,000 sterling. That figure was nocopted by the Government and officially quoted by Sir GEORGE Bower, and it has Commander W. G. Fastinge, Chan Yikus lect Ollendorf's Istast contribution to since been generally akted wherever a Chung was summoned by Inpater Fidio for the study of Chimes refers to the Hokke dialect. statement of the value of the trade of the maintaining without the permission of the Some eleven years ago, be tails us in the pro- Sanitary Board, a cooldoft at 02, Winglets face, he japared a small pamphlet for learn. port hnd to be made, as for instance Rirest, whore sugh room was partitioned or ing the Hakks, taking for its basis Mr Giles's in public memoriats. An examination of divided off into reparate compartments. A Handbook of the Spatar." It has been felt the figures now published by the Harbour end summons charged defendant with that a larger book was necessary for those who Tintaining au illegal cookloft at 142, Prays wished to gain more than a mere mattering of Master grer to show that our estimate at Central Both summonses were heard together. Hakks. The presnt work is an attempt to rast the time was made was probably not Mr. J. Hastings appeared for the defense.
this want, and it contains thirty-five lessons, very fartgal, but that the figure ought now Naisanoss. On the lith lust. I visited the book.
John Roidis mid-- u. Dn Inspector of amidst which are included those in the smaller Is an introduction we have some in to be advanced, any, to £50,000,000, the second floor of 142, Prays Contral and 2, teresting notes on the Hakke people and the Winglok Blvet. In the first house I found a Hakka language. The lessons therasizce nas trade baving considerably increased in the celloft, 24 feet 4 inches by 13 fost 2 inches, syranged on a progressive system, commencing meantime. Taking the enumerated imported B feet 4 inches below, and 7 feet 9 inches with simple phries and praeceding to com- exclusiva si opium, at an approximation to aber There was one partition under the pound sentences. The book will provs useful their market value, we arrive at a toint of cockheft extending the whole way up and to students of the dialect, who will welcome the
dividing the spase underneath it into two compromised second part when it appears.... over £7,000,000, and the 1,026,034 tons of partments. There was also a partition above general cargo, including such articles as the conklaft which extended from wall to wall. In 92; Winglok Street I found a cooktoft, piece goes, hardware, clooks, watches, etc, 23 feet 2 inches by 12 fost 10 inals. The way rensonally be taken at an average of height below was 8 feet 2 incher unft the height above 8 foot. The floor was dividid £20 to the ton, which gives us another of into two rooms. There were twe feet of twenty and a half millions, while the opium ettisa. work from the top of the partition imported any be taken as worth three to the under side of the nista, The whole area of the floor of the house at Praya Control millions, or say a total of thirty millions 87. feet 8 inches by 13 fest 2 indies, and of for imports. The exports amounted to the cookluft 24 feet 4 inches by 13 feet 2 inches. over one and a half million tons, and £20 as The whole area of the floor at Winglok Street was 87 feet 10 inches by 12 feet 10 ineling, and average would probably be an under se nekloft was 26 fest 2 inchon hr. 12 feet 10 valuation, so that we arrive at a total for inches Permission had not been obtained for the exports of not less than thirty-one millions erection or maintainance of cocklofs.
By Mr. Hastings-The partition in 142. starling, or for imports and exports together Paya Central was need for an opinca bod. Trellis work was there. I asked the tenant to exports of its own, and the imports of today the people to remove the partitions. I know constitute for the most part the exports of plans have been anbritted, together with an application, - I bisa sen & Tatter :cated the to-morrgs, but in view of the above gore is. (proitured) from the cast of the which are exclusive of through cargo not base enclosing a plna and asking to be allowed lander, we may not unrensonably take to maintain the cockloft. As far as I know, no £50,000,000 as representing the legitimate reply was sent. I went to 92, Winglok Street Jesforday and the partition had been removed. band fide turnover of the colony. We should At the present time the law is complied with.
Dr. Ukirk, who appeared on behalf of the like, however, to see the figures discussed in
Eanitary Board, said that the defendant was detail by experts.
requestcl same time ago to de oertun things which would have made the cookduft a legal There is one case of plague in the city structure, but he did not do so, and therefore yesterday.
protbedings were taken against him.
Mr. Hastings, for the defence, argued that the tenant had complied with the requirements of the law.
A fire broke out on the 5th fast. in a theatre in Ching-un Aistrist. The theatro, ust shed orection, was completely gutted Near by was a small rivor where a good number of boats coming from other places toy at anchor, having bruaght pussenges for the purpose of viewing the theatrical performances, and two large janks which had brought the sctors and shant ifty seall boats were destroyed by the fra. More than two hundred Ives were reported lost and about one bandred persons were injured, The cause of the fre is unknown,
ZUMATIC ASTLUMS,
There is a dooided dimlaution to report in the number of Europeans under treatment and marked incrasse in the Chinese, 78 having bean admitted during the your sagabust 376 1804. During the year there was night death Twenty wero transferred to Canton.
INFECTIOUS HOSPITALS. Kennedytown Hospital-This building was handed over to the Department in April, 1895, and is a most valuable adjunct for the treat mont of persons sufforing from infectious disease. It's sitasted at the extreme wastern limit of thecity and consists of one two-storeyed block, balding accommodation for 36 patients, together with attendant's room, office and die pensary within the premises, and approsehad by a sovond way aro sitonto the neanEBAYF kitchon, storas, mortuary, and ant-offices. The concrete jard surrounding the buildings provides stable alles
evection of temporary matsheds, whils, during the pre- valenco of epidemies, will be found mast useful There were five cases of smallpox treated there during threat, one of which, that of a man who
for the
was nduited in mariband condition, ter minated intally three bonis after admission, Thore wen in addition 40 patients admitted to this hospital during the year; 31 of these proved to be bubonis plagno; the remaining nine were removed to tha hospital undor observВticz.
Temporary Smallpox Hospital. In addition to the foregoing cases trasted at the Kennedy town Hospital 20 patients saferleg from small. po wore treated hure, three of which terminated fatally. The fatal cases were those of Chinese foundlings who had not been vaccinated. Two cases of cholera rumored from E.M.S. Rainbow were treated during the year; aulther case anded
fatally.
Hospital Hygeia-The hospital ship was maintained during the year in a satisfoto
Public Mortuary,lat bodies were received at the mortuary during the year.
VICTORIA GOL.
!£61,500,000. The colony has. not many wyro the partitious. On the 10 inat. I told had an sudionos of the Emperor and left Peking condition.
7
H.M.S. Drafton, with Admiral Oxley on board, is orgnated to arrive about. Thursday mari.
The P. M. eteamor City of Rio de Juncire. with malls, ke, from San Francisco to the 27th ltimo, bas zarived at Yoköbmas, and leaves for this post this morning, the 18th inet, ia Nagasaki.
To-morresorning, letween 9 and 10.30 o'clock, the steam launch Dagspring, carrying the Hethel flag, will coll alongsido any vessel nehore to 110..service at St. Peter's (Sumor's) Charel, returning about 13,80,
The case was remanded extil this morning in order that Mr. MoCallem might be called.
REVIEWS.
John Chinaman. His Waya and Notions
Rar. G. COCEDURN, M.A, formerly Icbang.. Edinburgh: J. Gardner Hitt, George Street. 1896.
37,
It is and that I.B. Ho Chang-ching, the newly appointed Admiral of Kwangtung, who a few days ago, till arrive at Cantos by the end of this month
Tho mansgar of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company at Tiezloin has ment a tetter to the Manager of the Canton Mint ordering subsidiary coins to the valan of forty thousand taels to be sent up to Tientan overy mouth for the carsuur there.
The folowing tably gives the nauter of mission to the Gaol and the daily average
Total number Daily average unmber of prisoners for the past ten years
nimitled to Gaal.. po. of prisoners.
674.00 384.00 591.00
1886. 1887.
4,600
4,302
1888.
8627
1980
3,705
381.00
1890.
3,444
560,00
1891
4,231
507.00
1802
.6.046
515.00
1893.
4,010
1891
158,00 $55.00 472.00
1995
3,913 .5,014 Those figures show a considerable increase in the number of prisoner. 1.101 more being admitted than in 1894 in only two years In the hat son is this number oxcended. The number of prisonera admitted to the ho pital was less than in 1894, the figaro boing 431 as compared with 271. Of thors treated in the
hospital 5 were suffering from malarial fever, 24 from samis; whilst there were fifteor con- tasod wands from Bogging and 12 gluteal
bosses the result of flogging
any other purposs than that of containing leisting the answering pennant, to convey on Mr. Cooкaten gives us a skilfully draw.rafused to vivo.helping hand, for he said bility of more frequent foggings of a smaller
ags by us.
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As was anticipated, Mr. Ronnie's Halifax was unable to leave the straw yesterday afternoon and onseqpantly the match arranged between this hores snd Mr. W. D. Graham's Egerton ronla bo dooided only by a walk over for Egerton-Mr. Hart Back-up). There were only two three people at the Racecourse to witness the walk over.
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TESTON, 16th July, LI HUNG-CHANG'S PROPOSED VISIT TO ENGLAND,
Li Hung-chang on his visit to England will
ruthful, and sympathetic portrait of Jobn Chinaman as we know him in daily lifa. There no bias displayed, no straining after mere- tricios effect. On the whole the portrait pre
nted strikes us as being shot the best wo hare seer of the subject, and the book is interesting in every page. Other writers | have gone more deeply into the mbject, or
Act, 1890," The following extract from the really interesting and in many rempitia able Whitelagge's Manual of Hygiens and Public speech of the representative of a celery where Health gires the general scope of the Act was once Her Majesty's represantsirs-a. Part I. deals with unhealthy areas, and is colony Trinided] which, thongh perhaps you havn her little of it, has a kirger Erde per applicable to urban sanitare districts.
Is is the duty of the Medical Ofleer ut head, or rather had in my time, than any colony road to take a choiul representation to the of the British Empire--A Keat deal largez.
cannot remember the dgures at this moment, Sanitary Authority whenever he sees ouse to do so, that, within a certain area, either (a) any but I should not be surprised if, on taring to houses neurts are unfit for habitation, or (b) thom, you would and that even with tho the bad arrangemout or condition of the streets dirairished trade its representative mentioned or homes, or the want of light, ventiation, or pre- it still has the largest trade per band of per marealonso, or any other sanitary defects, say colony in the Empire. I listened to aro dugerous to the health of the inhabitants; in specab with grant interest. He made some and that the prits dannot be affectually rome paints that okdeally came home to all of no. and he enlivened, gur debate with a touch of died otherwias than by rearrangement or re-
this moment I wish to come dom to a consiretion of some or all of the streets or tumour, which is alway of advantage. But at
bounes.
"The Sauliary Authorities must consider this practical point, bich is my only reason for representation, and if satisfied of the truth rising. You from the colonies have laid great there, and of the efficiency of their resources, stress upon the initiative of the mother coun
sympathy with desire must dealers the area to be an unhealthy one the lesis of the colonists to and fame an improvement scheme."
With regard to sanitary logislation, the most important Acte that have been passed during
the year aro
1.By Jaws providing for the compulsory reporting of certain communicable diseases were approved by the Legislative Council on 25th Nowenher; 1805 This is practically the some as the Tafectious Disease Notification Act of 1889 at home The object of there by-laws is to obtain early and complete luowledge of all crees of notifiable diseases and information of 2-Now Births and Deaths Registration the particular district in which they occur. OrilisauceThe present unentisfactory state of the registration of deatha requires early considerations. The obtaining of neute vital statistics is a matter of great sanitary inport- tance, and I note with satisfaction the intention of the Government to introduce at an early date in amending Ordins dealing with the subject.
During the year under view all their and jiaziokeha coolies applying for licence, were medially examined for the first time in the month of December. The result of the
examined, out of which 12 (8 per cent) were aramiantion was as follows:-2,972 H wurd rejected as unflt for such employment. Enob coole is photographed when he receives his license, but it is feared that many transfer their Hosnoes. The root introduction of, a medical examination hofors granting a licca, however, afords some protection to the public, who have a right to deanad the production of the licance and photograph from the cons, and it is to be hoped that this right will be exercised and in the event of tho, de. scription of the holder not answering to that confined in the licence and photograph the case will be reported to the police.
Thongh there has been an exceptional amount of disso of the nature of malarial fever and in vome cases of dengue reported during the 3eur, the statisties, expecially of the police and troops, show an compare with previous years a general improvement in the bealth of the colony
SE G. WILLIAM DES FOUX ON THE COMMERCIAL FEDE) A- TION OF THE EMIRS.
say that that is putting us in England in avery difficult position F. Wo have a terrible argoment to overasmo-that of the big and little loaf, and we have to convince the con- sumers, those who spa nate ner masten-ilke thatitis to their sŭvantage to take a littamaller working class of tale onuntry-(ighter), loaf in order to have that smaller af mors socre. It will be a very slightly smaller loaf,
engrmonsly if such a proposition were to cómo I believe, but still we have to convince them. Statesuten of this country would be strong themel from the colonies as that which bas beon sketched. It cannot come from the mother we have to convince those whom it is very conatry with anything like equal force becane dificult to courince. But if it were unde clear by the colonista meeting together sport front the English representativos-if some proposal of the hind were made as likely to be fearsally acoupled by the colonies, I believe it would com with a force almost irresistible after the speech. which we have heard from the Secretary of State for the Colonies. (Cheers.) Just one word in conclusion. I am afraid I have kept you too long as it is. Even supposing that this meet ing should not have that prectionl regalt which we all hope for, lot not our friends from the I venture to coinnies go nway disbaartened, ayant a great deal has occurred here which will make the friends of this commercial azion in England more and more determined to bring it before English public opinion, and to bring what is now called a brilliant dream to a great and glorious realisation. (Chvers.)
GOLD AND SILVER STATES. In adopting a plank favouring the gold standard, and opposed to the free solungo of silver, the Republican National Convention has followed the fond of the States having a clear majority in the electoral college. The stand. ing of the Batoe herewith is based upon the platform declarations of the States in the conventions which camed the dela. gutions to the St. Louis convention, and if the Foters of the State follow the conventions, the
Owing to a fight which broke out betwe the fans of Ku and Chin in San-ai district, the. Iocal Magistrate the other day sent some police. men with a warment to arrest the leaders of the fight on the Knade. The policemen, who saw in their errand a chance of obtaining blackmail. broko into a rice shop nad arrested the master. who was accused by the policemen as a lender, for be belonged to the ela of Ku. Just as the police were going to drag the poor man to the Yomen, the kalfong people explained to the police bis innocence. The police paid no attention to what they sk. The haifong people were in a great rage and arrested all the policemen, who were immediately brought before the local Magistrale, who only gave them a light panisk Byment. The kalfang people being dissatisfied of with the punishment meted out to the police, and being very angry, iried to pull down the yamez. When the frontage was broken down, tite Magistrate was in great fear and asked
I would subunit for consideration the adrias
platform will win. It should be borne in ind that of somos of these gold Stata, EUN the sesistance at a local military oficer, whe
Alabam, Maryland, Tennessee, and Texas have never gone Republican, and others, as Weat that the Megistrate had soted illegally. At uphor of strokes at a time; there was only
Virginia, Missouri, Delaware, and Kentucky. Speaking on the commercial federation re bare not been Republican States, though thay last the Magistrate's bodyguards came entame case of gluteal abscess the result of flogging in 1994; therefore either the punishment wust
sohilion at the Congress of Chambers of from tho, yamon to try to drive the people away
have best inflicted more vigannaly or the people have chwad all their shops and gone ou and some were wounded by them. The kalfong
subjects were of poorer physique.
Commerce of the Empire, Sh G. Williamay go Republican in November. The other Stados are probably safely Republicar on 4: Of the 948 cases trested in the cells 508 der Taux said should not have ven- gold platform. strike. The case has been reported to the suffered from contusions the result of floggings, tured to say a word before this imper-To offret these lounas, Ohio, Tay, Oregon Canton Government, but it has not been settled.
Another fight broke out between the clans ni bwo of which were Europeana The total tant testing except that I desire to draw and Michigan in the bimetall dump will Toung and Jam, and each party has had a loss number of floggings was 535 as compared with special attention to one practical point. Great probably be Republican in styrext, and of several lives. The local Magistrate tried 208 in 1804. Of the others mot treated in the emphasis has been laid by the representatives Kansas, which has made no monetary declara to stop the fight, but to ac purpose. Some hospital reneres and outansons diseases, chistyof the colonies on their desire that England tien as yet, may be placed in the same column.
should make the first mare in this matter. I If the Republiems do not carry any of the soldiers under tae sonzeend s military offico subies and ringworm, formed the greater per belive that the whole of this assembly is desirous entberza or doubtful gold, States, and still of the alerse upion between England and the carry the Ramblinan bimetallo States, they have bean soat to the place from Canion.
plenies which this motiva is designed to bring will still be short of a majority in the electoral abust. It is not a matter of olöser,anion HO
ecllega. Kentucky sal Missouri, in this view, much as it is the prevention of disintegra become the pivotal States, for with Missouri the Republicana can win, and with Kentucky tion (Hear, hoar.) That is roaily what we
they will be only three short of victory. It a to face, and that is what if Route- Now, though I mnat stald humbly to the re-
is to be borne in mind that the Stalo Convon. thing is not done, will soozer or Intar neone.
tions may not have spoken for the party in Fresentatives of the different colonies in their several of the States Three is, forlaten,
grase danht upon thle Lead here in cur own perial knowledge of their own local citouza- stances, I fancy there a few who have had so State of California, wide un experience as I have of the needs of any parts of the world, not only the various colspies which Her Majesty has honoured me satrosting to my cars, but the larger colonies I lave learned their sparata needs, and am of Canada and Anstrain, where, by residence,
white are in their way towards the realization of what his boex regarded as a splendid draum. I must say I dislike that word dream," because a firem seems to imply, something that is not likely to be realized. Our fellow-colonists beave that thers are many in Hisgland who do
elaborated it more, but no one, so far as our
recollection carries wi, has succeeded in giving & more striking likeness. The first chapter is
THE ACTING COLONIAL SURGEON'S
REPORT FOR 1895.
Dr. Atkinson, late Acting Colonial Surgeon, in his report for last year says
PONICA.
centage."
There were seven deaths from.natural cangee,
TUNG WA HOSPITAL,
The band of the Hongkong Regiment will play the following programme at the Public Gardeus this afternoon, commencing at 5pm. Avated to Primitive survivals," and amongst March...erliner Parzie" ........ Stelens other surious things concerning funeral customs Cavstina... "Auma Bolena". Donizetti.
we are told that "as soon as life is ortinet a "Shop Girl". Valse ...
P. Bucalosi. Selection...... "Griel Girl" ......... Jones. priest is employed to write a letter to the devil, Polka
Fig
Whishaw, giving the deceased a good elmaracter" It will Song
Loreley
Ne vadha Galop "Bild da bald dort Faust be maderstood, of course, that Mr. Cockburn speaks inore especially of the customeand super-
The year has been a remarkably healthy oro stitions prevailing in the heighbourhood of Tohan, and ar every district has its own local as regards the Police force. The total number of ndarissions to the hospital is by far the peculiarities what he says will not apply univer-smallest during the last ten years; this applies Bully. The following tale respecting Chang more specially to the European section. Chiltong la interesting
There are bean eight deaths amongst the members of the forpe during the year; one two Chinese did in the hospital; four Chlaste died eksowhere whilst on leave.
The accommodation provided in several of foros, falls very far short of what I consider the stitions for housing the members of the necessary to sure the maintenance of the decidedly sirian. The great man never bathos to nule that additional and improved accommo. and seldom washes at the best, & Chinaman's dation is being provided near the Central ablations cousist in rubbing himself down with Station, but in addition to this I would call spe. a damp cloth. The Viceroy never changes his dial attention to the infleient accommodation underolothes, but pats on an upper garment to at. Statione Net. S and 9 in the city and those I understand that the Captain dresses and selor goes to bed, but doables districts. himalt up in bis su cheir for a sap at odd Superintendent of Pelio has already re- moment. With all this he enjoys the best of presented the necessity of providing now health, and his motivity is incommant. Report atations to replace the cadeting Nos. and 7 zade, of which have been carried out Las it that he is well noquainted with the story and the ono at Shok 0, and pointed out the desirability of providing additional accommode- himself, and by no means recents it."
ba a State guist. Ho vill stay about four often enter the bodice of young children. Chang European committed suicide, one Indian and outiying districts. Many improvements have bks, therefore, to appreciate the many diflentties
weake and will raside at a large mansion which has been taken by the Government for the rose. A British Vice-Coneal from China attached to La Hung.ohang during hisley in England.
on leave will
The Harbour Master, in his report for inat year, saye his department has now, at an infinite amount of trouble and gains on the part of the officers concerned, succeeded in producing statistics of trade usually only THE ITALIANS IN AFRICA.
It is expected that the Italians will abandon found at ports which have the advantage for 1. this purpose of a Custom-house, and he ex Kassala stan sarly date.
"The souls of animals, as well as evil spirits, Chil-tung, Viceroy of Nanking, is repated to be animated by the soal of s monkey, which was kopt sa pot in his paternal home and dis Excellency bears several marke on his body appeared about the time of his birth. His in to those on the weaker, and proof post tive is found in his personal habits, which are health and vigor of the force, It is entisfactory! and admitting more light an ireer ventilation not take that unsympathetic attitude that I
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presses the hope that the information may JAPAN TIDAL WAFD RELIEF FUND:repair the waste underneath. He never un. at Hunghom and Tai-tam-talk in the-out-lying provided with quarters for an attendant one day be realized, and not so far ahead. I
be valued in proportion to the amount of time and trouble expended in its compila tion. The sintielice given are, from a public point of view, very vehuible, but they are not calculated to be of much prac tical utility to the. private merchant cr trader. I importe only twenty-five articles are separately eni:merated; all the rest, amounting in bulk to oarly one half the trade, being included under the comprehensive leading gears in en ports there is no cameration of articles gives at all, but simply the gross, number of tons. Nork there any statement of values. The reurns are consequently very mengre indiindomplete as compared with these suced at ports where accurate statistics a compiled by the machinery of a Ceston bae. The meruptile community of Houg kong, however, has emphatically declared that it does not want detailed statistics of the trade of the port collected, and under the circumstances we must be contert with figures such as those how induded in the Harbour Master's report.
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In the chapter en Government and Man.tion, including bathrooms and drying rooms, Carias" we are told that The right of rebel in the new buildings I therefore only on. lion is part of the Chinese corsiilation. Aphasia the infortance of currying at these successful rebel would at once be tailed as em- projects at an arly date, on the completion of peror by divine right. The emperor de facts which the relief of the overorowded condition is to overy good Coof sinnist the emperor de of the Central Station should be considered. jurs." As to the courage of the ChinamBN,
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TROOPS.
There has been an increase in the number of ad. The Chinaman does not like soldiers and missious to the hospital as compared with 1894, soldiering. He has ac ambition for bubble ra- but the percentago mortality in the smallest since putation at the cannon's month. Geed from is 1890. There was a decided increase in the sickness not made into nails, nor are good were turned amongst the bi tres, admissions to hospital inta soldiers." But the Chinames is no coward, being 1,003 assgainst 871 1804, whilst the although the stigma is often fastened to him, total had only increased from 1.900 in 1894 to He is a plajv matter of foot man, and does not 1,815 in 1895; the rate of mortality was, how- ses the glory of making his body a target for ever, decidedly less in both the white and black a miserable billing a day. When there are troops, this being more markedly the ease with bullets flying he endeavours to get out of the tho Itter. It is hoped that the improved way. When tired of his life he commits accommodation recently provided for the Hong. suicide; bat-he faces danger like a man in the kong Regiment quartered at Kowloon will
curse of his calling when there is money to materially incase the health of the troops. be made. A
・・・ VACCINE INSZITETE.
This has been entisfactorily maintained sind during the winter was in working ordor. Lymph was obtained early in October ander my superin tendens, Mr. Ladds, the Superintendant of the Institutt, boing away on leave. The stock from Watch we started our supply was obtained from Dr. Natgava in Japan. Owing to Mesars. Watson & Co. having informed me that no further supplies were required early in December last, I have received applications from various medical practitioners and Bême, to which I bave responded. The roeults obtained by the civil medical practitioners and public succinators have been very astikfectory.
HEALTH OF THE, COLONY,
There has been a slight dinination in the aimber of deaths, among the foreign residents, the parentage of deaths being 2.43 as compared with 2.53 in 1994.
But the
Also, it is to be horns in mind that a large element of the Democracy, in States ovon strongly Democratic, is for gold without com- promise, and this clement. will nowhere follow tho Chicago Convention to the length of from coinsys.
The States, an they stand, are as follows:-- FOR GOLD. Alabama Connecticut
Illinoi
Indiana
Delaware Kontacky
Maize
Maryland
Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri Nebrask
New Jersey New York North Dakota Bhode Island Vermont. Washington WIRCONATU Pennsylvanis Tenavee
Tas West Virginis
l'otal.
FOR SILVER.
California Colorado.... Idaho Moutons
Kovala... North Carolina Vlach Wyoming
Total FOR BIMETALLISM Arkansas...
Iowa... Ohio... Oregon.. South Caroline South Dakota.. Michigan New Hampshire
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one Chimmun committed suicide by banging himself in the cell, and twe were excoutod..
The arber of cases treated in this hospital during the year was 2,732 compared with 3364 in 1991; of those 1,457 were isobarged, 145 being transfered to the, Government Civil Hospital. There are 1,210 deaths, 494 occurring within forty-eight hours of mission. Five case of smallpox were admitted prior to May; of these pue diel and four were discharged. 1.939 vaccinations were performed by the native docters, 188 of those being in the outlying districts 1,939 vaccinations were performed by the native dentore, 188 of these being in the han elected during the past year. Smallpox cases are no longer admitted for treatment, but ars sent to one of the infections hospitals at
The wooden cubicles and the obstructions from the verandaha tached to this Department have been removed, thus pro ating cleanliness to the tards. The patients have been pro
admission with hospital cloth. sm sorry to say I observed in vue or two quarters yesterday. There are many of us, vided on ing, their own being disinfected. mortuary is in course of prostion at the easy practical men, ha balieve that this thing trene southern limit of the kospital premises, is possible, that what we all have in view will must say I thought the speech of the Rt. Montbly meetings have been held with the Cam
Hm. Secretary of State for the Colonies.
gront advance in the direction in which mitte attended by the Registrar-General and
wall desire to go. (Hear, hear.). I listened myself; various recommendations have been
with inteuse interest to his speech and I auw in it something which did not argue a con- wach, however, still remains to be done.
tinuous barrier on the part of the mother coun- by towards this Union. I thinks a corinin rais take was made by the mover of the resolution, Oaler. I think be misunderstood the Secretary of State fa one point. As far as I andersened him, he said he thought it was im poble in England to replace these anties which were taken off years ago. printed report of the meeting which has come baf to-day (and which I may, may is a marvellons production, giving almost word for word everything that was said) dis- sipates that ides altogether. I do not think anybody can read these words without seeing. that the Secretary of State contemplates the possibility of England eventing some day to the imposition of certain duties on neveral Now, I vonture to say that coming from a articles, including corn, meat, wool, and sugar. I am afraid that for the purposes of vital member of this Government, and from Mr. staster the table giving deaths amongst the Chamberlain of all others, a representative of tralo, that is a grost step in the direction wa, Chinese is practically wartblem. To prove this it is only necessary to compare the reinen for all desire (Fear, Lear) How any commercial the last two years; the ides that so many deaths on of the colonies is to be brought about are due simple continued fever is ridiculous. without some daty of the kind it is absolutely An imprevoraeat in this respect may be sati. impossible for man to conceive. Now, while I cipsted in course of next few years after the admire the Imperial note which Mr. Chamber posing of the new Births and Donths Registra lain strack, while I could not help supathie
ing with his interise desire for the aur in view. tion Ordinarios, -
saw one thing from my experienos, of that he indicated practially impossible, and my the colonies which would render the proposal heart rather fell. He seemed to indicate that al refuse any longer to tax in any way British pro- cordition precedunt was that the oolonies should duits. New, my knowledge of Cezada and Ans tralia and New Zealand-I am sorry to say I hate no knowledge of the Cape shows me how atterly impossible that would be. It has shown too that where there is a population so large in over large arean--my practical experience of disease praved fatal, so that the type was number, and at the same time thinly outtered evidently of a viralent nature 31 oases were. admitta alive to Kennedytown Hospital; of government tells me that large direct taxation is from it is not so great as the cost of Jerying. Ib. these ein reacrared. With the exception of practically impassible, simply because the return
res Portuguese all worn Chiropo Canton was reported practically free of the liare that in a large portion of Canada and Ans the defendant was a nerobant formerly residing learn that at Lohang, when out after dark, every the colony os sick leave and Dr. Lawson dicesse during the year, but bezo was visited talia say direct taxation such as would replace and carrying on business in Hougong, but a Chinaman is liable to arrest who does not carry rolloved me. shipping trade, the life blood of the colony, presont residing in Bombay. By an indenture a lantern with his name and address conspion
would be practically impossible for these reasons. Dr. Clark was appointed Assistant Burgeon with 'severe epidemle in the months of April the rents lost by taring Imperial produeta let at that time the life blood of the colony of mortgage, dated 12th July, 1980; and made pusly writton upon it. The ralo is actstrictly on in this Department on 18th May, and on bis
The stem employed wa(1). Isolation of IBw, moreover, that the ass was even stronger than was put in the very akle speech that wo did not seen to be recorded its proper in between the defendant and the plaintiffs, the forced in peaceful times, bat as there are no street arrival in September made himself generally purtance as a riterion of our commercial defendant, is consideration of the sum of lamps, and the pitfalls are many in the ill-kept acquainted with local conditions and attended those stackod by the disease at Kennedytown
not only would they lose the revenue ibey obtain cases in the Gloverament Civil Hospital and Hospital. (2) Disinfection of the infeetod hard from Me Colmor. It seems to me that $20,000, covenanted with the plaintiffe to pay atreots, such a lantern is usually a necessary
Tony Wa. In November. he was seconded to house (3). Begregation of the people ex- prosperity; it was eald that although more them in so on the 12th July, 181, or at prevention against kroken, bones.
The discovery has been made by Edward any time thereafter, upon oze calendar month's Ws are tempted to make many extraota freon the Sanitary Beard and since then be has been posed to the infection in large house-boats to now, but would lose nearly all their revenue be- the north of Stonecutters" Inland for a limited cause tale commercial union would throw s slips were entering the port they wore
previons notice. to repay the sum, and in the this interesting book, but as that would not be engaged in work under the Board earrying less cargo, and something in the
The hospital I understand, was originally period. That this latter is a most important larger and larger amount of importa into Zohrab that peat can be converted into almost meantime to pay to the plaintiffs interest on the fair to the author or pablister, we will content nature of universal ruin was prognosticated. Dum at the rats of seven per cent per annum by ourselves by adding to those already given, the intended for the medical treatment of officers most was proved by the fact that case of British hands, and if that was all fres and pure carbon, and that with this moderate-priced and sailors of the marcantile marine, members plague courred amongst these so segregated, the imports from foreign countries were fuel-free from phosphorus and sulphur-batter equal monthly instalments on the 12th of each following
process: In the procvotion of armour pistes, The dispute, which took rather an acrimori-month. Defendant further assigned to the "The Chinaman know how to cultivate the of the Colonbil Geverament servise, and those The perled of segregation was fixed at ten days, diminished they would have no revenue from iron and stool can be made than by any other
He nara oystere offering from accidante brought in by the as the maxima incubation period in the 1904 indirect taxation at all. In fact, the object wo
bare all in vlow would be defeated to a large now. doperture is the forcing by hydraulic ous turp, had its origin in the discussion of plaintiffs certain properties, with fall power to water en well as the land.
the plaintiffs in default of payment, to enter extensively, and even contrives to simulate the Police. Of late years the increase in the sum epidemie was found to be nine days. The ex the Colonial Estimates in the Legislative into and hold and eny the promision and take bivalve to produce pastix. The Yangtes affords ber of officers and sailors of the mercantils ient te which isolation of this nature can be ezbut by the impoverishment of theirarehequer. pressure of a sheet of this carbon into tho the rather unsympathetic attitude shown by carbon disappears into the metal, and a superior Council, and the need of some more exact the routs and proßta thereon. The defendant † an inexhaustibla anpply of come twirly varieties | marire and in the numbers of the persons in odvried out is limited in the event of a large But with all this, though I was sorry to bear iurface of the plate to be bacleod. The measure of the trade of the port than had not repaid the money or any part thereof, of fish, and its waters are constantly awept by the employment of the Colonial Government number of care oconrriag
Nearly all the Chinese houses arstensment the great and enormes centres of trade in plate in third of the time new token is aatement of the gross tonnage, entering and and no interest had been paid since April, 1885, every description of net and line. Cormorants bas materially increased the demand for hospital
Since November, 1895, the plaintiff Company are trained to catch fish, and of Iolang, whex accommodation. It must further not be lost houses, every floor consisting of three or four England, and though I went away rather chimed,
dianesion kan raise them again, showing mo A process for separating gold from ser-water leaving was much folt. That want is sup hart been in possession of the properties and the net is put down, a tame otter is sent to night of that offers and men of foreign enbicles, auch with a family residing therein, deprossed in my hopes, I must say that today's
that the dialties are auch as may yet ba at a cost of $1 for eack $10,000 of metal plied by the statistics of the cargo shipped had received the rents thereon. On the 294 raise to fish from the bottom, in much the navies and offers of the troops garrisoned bere the people segregated have been generally those November, 1889. defendant, in consideration of some way as sportsmen employ a log to find not infrequently avail themselves of this in- living on the same for as the person attacked.
As previously pointed out, nader Notwithstanding all that has been done during Dysrcome. I listoned with intanze interest to obtained, every ton of water lolding 2 to 4 included in the the sum of 38,000 lent to him by the plaintifs the game. At the propor season myriads of stituilen. and discharged now
cants worth of gold, is claimed by Prof. Mi Colmer's very able speech; and I
Hanicie. The exlonlated mass of the ocean Harbour Master's report, and the time and convenanted with the plaintiffs to pay them young mile are caught by gauza ets in the the above cixametanees the admittance of a the year, with refutease mere especially to
onbicles Hoenning of Iniging.lasse, sul te bo bas at least directed us on the lines being 1,020,000,000,000,000,000 tons, the possi trouble expended in their compilation is that sma on the 29th November, 1890, and is quiet nooks, and immediaky transferred to a number of Chinese has to he refused owing to cleaning basemonts, removal of socklefts and think, without subscribing to all he said,
the meantime to pay plaintiffs intorest at the large barthenwars jar. When thû is full of lack of accommodation. well applied.
The percentage of deaths to the total number incroazet number of Sanitary Inspectors no pan which we can work. I listened also to bilities of this new source of wealth are open to
computation. rate of 8 par cont. par son in monthly intiny Cats, about an inch in length, is put in
one acquainted with the elements of sanitation
"If the blood in diseased the body is disessed."— The figureano aloo interesting, not only na stalments. No interesi kad keen paid to a crest, which the vendor carries on his back of sdmlexions (4.99) is less than that of the pre-
Remember that the blood, whether pore or impure, Heat and moisture are the conditions on feilicating a comparison of the gross bulk of September. 1899, and plaintiffs had been in tate districts removed from large streams. Hevious year, but, os in 1895, it is above the sad the conditions of alth, orezorowding, and
circulates through the orgine of the human body which the electrical setivity of the stmosphere possession of property assigned to thom by the mile the ocntents by the enpful to farmers to average of the last ten years. This is due to ignorance that exists amongst the majority.can the trade of one year with that of another as defendant sings December, 1885. The plaintiffs put in their ponds and reservoirs. Each oup- the fact that any almost hopeless cases Lave hope to see for some years to come thour con-
laden with toleonous matter it spreads discuse or its the Moteurological Service of Soul-western mensured by quantities, but also as affording now prayed that an aocomat be taken of what fal taken out, which has the appearance of bean daring those years transferred from the ditione necessary for the maintenance of the Lang, Heart Homach, Kidneys Brun. If it is ohiefly deponda, and A. Klusseky Birostox of
cture. In cases of Scrolls, Scurvy, Bass, Bad
Bazala, has found that a rough geacal chart of was due by the defendant, that the defendant thick broth, be replaces with a supful of water, Tang Wa Hapitel, as shown by the increased public health satisfactorily established in this
Lep Skin and Blood Disses, Pimples, and Sores of
the distribution of thunderstorm over the Arough and ready means of calculating its bo ordered to pay the amount found Ane with giving the fish room to grow an he paddles his mortality amongst the Chinese admitted, viz., siy
kinda te effects of Clarke'e Blind Mixture ara *grose value. Some years ago, as the result costs, or, an bis failure to do so, for an order of ware. Ons wonders if the Fishery Board, with 8.85 per cent, as against 247 per cent, in the I am of opinion that the tuly way to ma-
marvellous. Thousandsofwonderful course have been globe might be traced from a map showing Bolence and high salaris, has done as much to European. Tru admissions are by for the terisily improve the presont unsatisfactory con of rather laborious calculations and inqui- foreclosure.
dition of the town is by the introduction of elected by it Clarke's Blood Mixture is sold overy temperature and amount of rainfall. An elec Mr. Thomas Arnold, the Secretary of the plain inoresee the food supply of the country as theso largest in any year of the hospital's existenco.
where at 28. 08. per bottle. Beware of worthinetrical zone of great intensity extends on both ailor of the equator, expanding from gorth-west.. ries, the probable value of the grow trade of tiff Company, gare evidence of the transactions, humblo Chinamen who pursas piscimaliard for The total anoint of fees roseived from pay-one Aut into the Ordinances of the co-
ing patients during the your wa¤ $16,895.48. lony as the "Hoosing of the Working Classhakations and substitutes. Hongkong was stated in this column ist His Lordship granted the order applied for, an honert penny,
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These figures, while they do not afford much assistono in following the couns of the market in its various ramific- tions, are eminently, useful as showing the gross trade of the port and whether is is increasing or declining,
point of nach importance from a public point of yiw and to esich resident individually, It will be remembered that a few years ago an outery was raised about the decline of the trade of the port and we were threatened with the sad site that overtook the island
"af St. Thomas" dotwithstanding that at
the time there was a stable increase in the
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HA HONGUR DE, CARRINGTON
AIRY JUSTICE).
THE HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED, 1, PESTONJFE. PRAVJZE DAVEE,
GOVERNMENT DIVIL HOSPITAL. Concerning opium we are tall that China The most noteworthy feet has on the great already produces three-fourths of the quantity ingress in the number of Asiatics admitted; na she consumes, and that opin was known and compared with last year the figures are 1,054 grown in China. before the Esat ludis Com. for 1805, as compated with 787 for 1834. This pany sent an once to Canten. Als in class formas nos by far the greatest number of another chapter our author saysOpium auy nationality treatul At times there has smoking is on all fours with whisky drinking. been great didhealty in sosommodatinganch can
Plagos made its appearanos again at the end The opium ghost' I know to be quite as bad as the and nuany have baun refused mission owing to alcoholle wreck, despite a hundred blue books the warda being already full. Endavours are of Apri, but did not obtain a footing in the to the contrary. I am also aware that nearly always made to admit ob as seem to require colony How far this was dus to climatic con every Chinaman at Iohang indulges in a little hospital treatment, but if it is the intention of ditions and how far to this prompt mesures opium about the New Year and other high the Government to provide socommodation to which were taken to deal with the disease, it is to be able to report that though isolated casos occasions; yet there is no sign of the people meet the inerting demand additional mecom fia possible to definitely say, but it it antisfactory being poisoned wholesale. But no Chiasmanmedation must be provided either by erecting ever defenda opium on moral, and very soldomi an anneze in the locality of the present buildwoourred practically for the net of the year, upon medical grounds as a care for consumpings, or "Psuper Hospital," as in the Straits, there are only 4 cases in all; in every case tion or antiuota to agav The seller of it will in some locality unless the project proposed in excepting one, which was under treatment at the Mr. Ferois said the procodings, were taken tell you that it pays, and the smoker that he the Superintendent's report of 1894 adopted end of as your and afterwards renovared, the argiarte mer leave granted by the Court nudes likes it but both admit that it le an section of the Code, and the action was for n esponsivo luxury and an insidious for, which foreclosers order. The plaintiffs petition set mar is vory mook better without.
In view of the rezant disorasion an one bosal forth that the Company was poorporated under the Compsuits Orduances 1866 and 1890, and Light and Pass Orilinania it is intereading to
.
Che plaint Company applied for a fore. closure order.
Mr. J. J. Francis ... (iustructed by Mr. J. Hastings, of My V. II. Deacon's office), appeared for the plaintiffs.
The Colonial Surges left an the 1st May on 12 month lease, and I took over the duties of bla ove during his absence with tko arception of the two months from 18th Jans to 16th August, during which period I was absent from
and May.
Tetal
IN DOUBT.
Florida Georgia... Fankas
Louivimus Mississippi
Virginia
Total...
RECAPITULATION:
For Gold For Silver
For Bimetallism In doubt...
Total
417 Necessary to choice of
President
324 →San Francios Bellalin.
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.