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There is a gouers feeling abroad that matters are progressing in Sandakan, The Chinese are showing more interest in land and planting matters, and tendo is proty krisk.-Borne Herud
The following measures of priva's hygious zre recommended
The curve to be taken by individuals with a vis to avoiding the infection of plage reist, frat, in bors that no plus bacilli gain, trance to the body batam hunted wound of the skin or by contaminet 1 articles of food and drink, and secondly, in a regular mede of
happy, for up to the premat the abominable weather jabetu stimulus to agricultural depression. It would be a good meant for the Suillin to try his forture at pangka tosing. The raghophobiste might indulge in the culinary coaletto, and gain e garance that Lord Salisbury will accept any date fixed.
Mr. Imbouliero for the evacuation of Egypt, and that the American nation will padate the ratification of the Arbitration Trety
The Chambers of Commerce of Lors, Bo
enterprise, wholly private, to equip ssions to deux and Idle deserve every sucesis for their feand new markets in the province of Tauman of the richest in China, azul apparently destined to become a commercial cockpit with European. The Germinu, true to their nature
contamination with lay wafer from the land Thas there dould be no soonimulations of rin.. or by cages of plague in the boats themselves, employed materials no diffootty sa to errsnit. and that from these contres the ring en tur excending estimates; responsibility onla LOM OUR COREYFFANDENT,
asso, 12th March
In year pooltun as member of the eglatative In March, 186, by request of the Hongkong the boots tiny in turu for Buster Ingga be distinctly fixed and orombonation er de Last Friday, about 2 pm, R: dospaton Coquoit reposenting the Chinese you hero boon Gougeat, Stalk Sargoon Witm, of the Imnumber of the Chimnas junks take their waterlys at suce feroaled and punished. The pint the inprovements tint have been ffectual flarity saved Lore, having on board the means of helping to effort mich heter portal German Navy was sent by the almal from all strain about fear yaids widowess admirably for the Stara railways that in the conditions formerly movniling Dr. Vice Admiral and Lady Buiter, and the distal understanding between the Governorit and the of the German Aslatio Square to ako part which flows thighgh the Qbluese village of turn out its own plant and rolling stock Wow, as hy ontider, would ally ap sahtes vers Brad The dirty anchored four Chinese positruity, and between Epipens in the misasures for the suppression of the Lathiku in the neighbourhood of Land Onters nesecuted by the boar: fixed, and
or five miles out and r Admiral did not, and the Chingal in the performance of epidemis of plague in Hongkong and to mast wig stream can sony riadily haya bein ognomically,
Farisisus when fi trouble flock for ourola proach the subject with an impartial mind, and enth about much-noxt day flis x your official duties you have displayed a coin invoglights the origin and the made of contaminated with the plaque bucillus ac and this tends spear vilke to his report llency and party stayed at the Bon Viela bination of firmiers and indopeed on which the dissemination the disease. For this many cases of plugue ocenered in the village, ton, not to the harbos, but to the theatres The incident of the well at Yaumati, from Hotel. A torpedo boat olen came over and has been much eppreciate, Bak only by air purico he was put in charge of the Kea and this inhabits wash their clothing and all and the car concerts. They are very saper: ontrol the thter harbour. His Excellency salvos, but also by the residents generally linedytown Hospital and of the bacteriological kinds of implemosti au utensils in the stream, at diens also The festival of Cardiomas 25 Spa laboratory established there in May, Dr.It may be possively adiruel tant the plagte test by them, especially if the season be bad, which the inabants of that village were aft again in the Alacrity for Hongkong ubans this glory.
For the rust 14 years you have laboured Wilm's report frauslated for the Doverunout of bacillus was no disscinated by the public to let their luck for the yon by the towing: drawing for domestic constimption waterhoon on Monday
The Procession of the Crose was very continuously for the good of the dolory T Honghong by Dr. Maudes Belen Paul, laswater supply of Hongkong, for Chiness nad of passo Naption I before he let out which the plague bacillus was flourishing people coming by the excursion from long member of the Legislatirs Council and as a has been forward to us
among the latter there were only sixton dates by turning pancakes; the first, second, and The report is divided into spotions as follow: of plagnetliet sakes were well toase, They acour MANY appears apccially Inciliating to our sanitary kong. Itaffords the residents of this Tustion of the Pence, you for many years served
It must be schimbered colony great plenaura toue so many of their on the Sanitary Board, you are also a vienibar, The Couro of the Disease; 2 Pethalagical In favour of the view that the pingun ictories for you, site chocused the courtiers, intrymen over hero at least once a year and of the District Watchman Committee, the Anatomy & Migrgecopical und Bacteriological bacillus is taken into the system by meaus.cf fourth pantube was tossel, but late the that Dr. WiM's report refers to this year the Portuguese from Hongkong must enjoy Board of Examiners, the Po Leang Kuk Appearances in Fagno, The Plugne Hadillas; the food is the fact that frequently in's house are The Emperor sted. "After 1812, the members of our family only were attacked, some who assisted at the festival romonkaszü 1896; after the colony had had the painful the fer hours they spond in thoir mother colours Society, the Melical Board, and also occupied Diagnosis of Buhonic Pingne; 6, Prague
On Saturday night a young man who had seat on the Governing Body of Queen's 6 Treatment The Origin and the Mede | while (ho other inhabitants of the house re the fearth pancats and saucisted it with 160 expérience of 1894: The lesson of that axome over from Hongkong for the feast we College. In addition to holding thaso appoint of Dissemination of the Plagnet Hongkong mined frag from the disea Further in barning of Moscow. The farmere always toss perience seems to have been only im-woonded in the street by some one uzkrown, monts of imperiance, thers have been any Prophylaxis (1) dorms F Fabio Chior, food and frutte of all kits are every panenkes to divino the chances of the whant kuilo ex come similar weapon being Comunistions and Committees of which you have Hygiene, (8) Maceous of Private Bygione:wbare hawked an 1 braght to be streets, especiare. It is to be hopal they have been wide perfectly learned after all.
used. The ent would probably have been been appointed a motaber, In short, wedan trely, Invitations Conciaslonally among the poorer clares, dut this practice, In the section on the orign und ragde of on yount of the excessively fitly state of the fatal kad it piot been that the young man we say that there is sourcely as instance daring the ferianstoly wearing a falt hat, which protected Inst ten or fifteen years of an importantcommis. dissemination of the plague the muthor deseribor markets and other places of Kale cutails great his hand that being the part at which the blow slon heving box appointed or of a public move the topographical features of the clony, the danger of the difusion of infectious discedere. was aimed. The hat es cat almost in two,out of say wagnitude having been started aliminto, the ass, and he confilions under To prevent the impartarlon of the contagium bat the victim of the attack only received without your service having hon elverfully which tus population live Wo make the Dr. Wir recommends the medical inspection wound in the forehead, a out about twe lookos rendered. Rash distinguished services docorro, following extracts
of slope, the section, a patients sufering from tong. It is not known whether the object of recognition, and wo hope that this public ao The Chinesa population number about the disuse the disinfection of crtiolea that the attack was revenge a robbery, as up to knowledgment by the Chiness community will 215,000, res in nares 1/10th, or 1/luth, tha hava onmean contact with this patients, inspec the presont averything wonnected with the in a measure, are you that many in this size of that folibited by the 6,000 or so Euietion of the food nipplying other precautious affair is in vbscurity. The occurrence, shows colony appreciate year worth and are grateful peau. In codition la this overcrowding to how rate wo aro in Morse, and that not only for your exertidas-on behalf of the public. Chinese houses in 1894, and still, to a argo A founder of the Alice Memorial Hospital, extent in 1896, pressed but hygiena endi our property bat even our lives are in danger. The souls cry out for police, but the Gavera you have deve a noble aet for the ralist of the tions in the slope of dedolent necess of light ment takes na native. Day by day meat suffering poor, and that edile will for verd airy imperfect removal of Elop water and sarious rimes are perpstrated and soon no remain standing oment of your pkilen sorota, and great unsteanliness of the Inka
thropy and charity.
litants. The houses and the lubabitants will are to roature out after dark.
As one of the original promoters and must therefore to briefly doeriled. The house founders of the Hongkong College of Medicine of the Chinese are built of stone, are all without exrease in caring and drinking already en route with's minion, following
With regard to the first point, the body for Chinese, you have assisted in the spread of turan storeys in height, have small windows, Western medical science among the Chinese, and those commonly only on the side should be trennen dy loaned by baths, the the track of the French. They will be will accompany the eight manufacturers and and the interest you take in that Institution, as facing the strob. In each storey there i hande stonia be washed often and the fast joined by the German Consul of Canton, whe evidenced by your bilding the Professorialadwolling-room, repeat significant sounds shenld be kept scrupulously merchants during a four months exploration
Of course Betting merchants and fabricante ara Clair of Medical Jurisprudence up to the storeys by steep stair, and a kitchen, du cian; further, food slicult be copsed, pe present moment, make you out as a staunch anob dwelling room several families usually raw, entirely above opinion, and the Entes already stripped for the race, and will contest supporter and promoter of seientide effucation. live in separate partitious. The amber of and dishes on which fub is served hond beheue ribbon on the most modern and Brien Lu bidding yea farowall, we desire to express parous living in such a room is offan sixteen alonased with water that has been boiled or is te beses. The cheres henceforth for (eer our carneal hope that you will schioro sTory to twenty-five. In 1894, cellars also, to which of undoubted purity, success in your new sphere of life, and we trast the light and frost an could gain no necess.The use of strange, privios is to be avoided, Old-Ademism let the dead bury ite that era long we may have the pleasure of wel were used as wallings, but this fanow forsidden more especially if they are open to suspicion of das fair field and so favour, for al
With the excessively filthy habits of the infection Fromagect to examina sari report upon this The Minister of Commerco delegated M health and in the spjoyment of happiness and
"Owing to want of space, Chinese bedspa contain omass of plague should not be visited prosperity
In conclusion, we beg to request you to herint have no privies. Esmelly in the dwelling room Comosining the incubation of the dead acine in the Far East End the Fugitu...That the secorpanying convenir as a sign of our or in the kitelan there in an earthenware po Dr. Wilm gentleman hts felly spused the cause of the used to receive the excrete. Frequently the The exportsnce of the sudauric of 1804 decadence and Indicated the codice. Froze appreciatior and extrum
Mr. Chu Lai Kam read the address in Chinese teed, and intesi still use the slopinud that the period of incubation of plagno traders have lost their old misrkets and are Chinese
water pipe leading from the kiton elther might extund to: ains day but was uninity loowed out of new ide, the to the wunt of Hou, Ho Kai, who was received with lond insider entails the wall of the house as a three to sis days only. Similar observationa entorprice, persistency, and ju balioring that applause, said Mr. Ho Tung and goutlomen, mothe of diepong of fecal matter. In many were generally speaking, made in 1896. It their strength, like that of this ancient Egyp it is beyond my power at the present mocpnt to honses, at the beginning of the rear 1895, I was for the most part impossible to obtain presa, consists in sitting still. They rely ell Hud any sppropriate expressions to thank you saw the stop-waters from the kitchens of the cise information as to when and in what man the meffiods of half a century ago instead of suffetently for the very complimentary ratress upper more running down in pipes through ner. Chinese patients were infected. In one adopting those of today and accepting the that you has just presented to me. I am quits the house to open into the gutter ased to as an inoubation period of aften days zusti evolutions of to-morrw. As in the Atlantie, sensible of the great honour which you have carry away shop water from the ground-Door, bensaned. This was the case of Chinese so in the Pocille con rich, says A. bromagert, dono me in gathering together to day to pre. Į and overflowing on to the ground. Men havo Who od Muy 26th, 1996, we imprisoned in the the French tradere diplay the same indifferet son: me not only with an addrays but with boucially appointed to empty and clean English jul, being thon in good health On and timidity, the same inertia, in presence of very handsons souvenir..I a quite coLoious daily the pot used for moment, t the June 10th he was suddenly taken: i) with rivals full of foresight and go." Everywhole that I do not deserve anything like the grout Chiness continns in-tany cases to supty dle typical symptoms of bubonic plague, and he did the Scglish mercantile marnie dominates; thot kindness which yen have shown, and I au un excrota way through the slop-water fpad of the disease on June 15th. During the course succeeds that of Germany, America, Japan, and worthy of most of the complimentary remarks Classe.opou into channaly randing below tus of the illnass plagas bacili were found in the for the ousting commerco that of Chiża which have fallen from the lips of Mr.Floral of the stret, and the oLmnels dehonch blood and the actory toyed inductory Freight is pot wanting: but French cargo beats Ho Tung and those that are contand in seurat varius places into the hutour This slop swalling of the inguinal glands of both sides np are, and accepting not fancy rates for freight, Huttering adrese, During the unst fifteen water syston of neing consists of small carts to the size of hatel wats Cultura axperiments but those that rival vessels fake. Again: mer years I have dont no more than my duly as a cuvare pipes, which female beoot stopped amonstrated so prennes of plogne bacilli in chandise has to be refused by rsuch sleamers, citizen, and I was feces, more or less, to unlop, and being lenky, allow filthy water to the spleen and the glouds. The fall was at the As they terminute their voyage at Marseilles take a good deal and to exert my most to evenpe into the houssa. In addition there is, and remained, free from other cases of goods intended for Lille or the north of Francs have to be either transhipped to plying perform my thaty in the best possible renuer system of wrth larger draivo for dealing with squee
izge rates across France. Of the 295 ships- engaged in the transpurt of rice between Coobit Chinese in the colony who have received openings tuto the harbour (Applause. Of course, I do Dos wish for the stria-sales, which also debouchos by mury
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The tek graph cable betwear Hongkong and Macae has been interrupted for the last CUT GLASS BOTTLES is. Messrs. Edwards and Fisher havo been out the Muco Harbour launch trying to find where the cable is broken, but the sooner it is ro, hemd by a sew one the better.
Among the passengers who arrived by the Bir A. S. Lathbridge, K.O.S.I., and Sir Alfred Croft, K.G.LE. The former, a Brig Surg. Lieut-Col, and a member of the Conseil India, as been for the lost thirty years in Tarions offoes in Indin. The latter has also beer in the Legislative Council of Bongal...
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Arraluos Aptar, yesterday from Calcutta were ing rice faks being brought into Macao. Many coming you back again. to Hongkong in Chinese, the rooms are very rarely chanelles" Houses That aronown or tuspouted to anses of the docline of the Breach mercantile.
The new Governor ct Mauzo is Colonel, Rodrigues Guibarlo, who was Commander in Chief of the African exodition. It is said that Senhor Galhardo is a very determined ani, and that he will do whatever be believes to be right. His African record supports thir estimate of his character. It is not known when he loaves Fisken for Macao.
Great discontent-pravalle nougat a certain nimlar of Chinese ron dealers hore in ou scynace of the new order of the Viceroy of Canton prohibiting the export of rice. This order prevente rice cultivated in the neighbour More Chinese are proprietors of rice fields in the mighbourhood, and these fields are log for rental in kind, so much rice boing paid per minstead of money. Nor that the export has bean stopped the proprietors of the fields can get noibaer rico nor money, because if the rice is sold up-country it cannot realise the Lt. Col. Coker, B.A., who was appointed to Banus price as if sold in Macas, and the tousots command the Royal Artillery, Straits Settle therefore cannot fulfil the contracte they on ments, has decided not to accept the post. Watered into when they took the telis. Many antorstand that another Lt-Colonel RA, to people here are also flown out of work by the whown the appointment was subsequently offered, rice not coming in, for several thousands are has also declined to accept it, probably pre employed as rice cleaners. The chief sufferers ferring to retire. It is now most likely that are genize Chinese and the Viceroy shanid one of the Senior Majors, whose promotion is study their interests and modify the order. due, will got the billet-Singapors Fros Ires,
The Band of the West Yorkshire Regiment will play the following programme in the Officers Garden at half past twelve to-mor
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Сатен This voice of the Father". The Unfinished Symphony
Schubert, (a) Allegro Macerato (t) Andante con-octo God save the Queen, Yesterday Commander Hastings, commended lakoog No. 343 for smart conduct. The con- stable was on anty on Thursday night when be there were also prenant-Hons. J H. Stewart European alucation-an Engish lucation, in the town of Victorya and in the district of plegre it 1890, the following conclusions mayChina and Hongkong bat 7 are Franob! Am saw a man crouching under the staircase of a ECDRs at Sai Hing Land, Wanelni. A box was near him and the lukong, suspecting some thing wrong, arrested the ran and found that the box and its contente, which consisted mainly of clothing, had hosn burglariously stolen from the house. The prisoner was yesterday sent to gaol for six months with hard labour.
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Wo hear that the rororded rainfall at on atation in Pahang, duris liecamber, reached the enormons figure of 80 inches, of which 2
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the rainfall that fall in Singapore on the wat best day of the recent wet weather. No wonder that the rivers rose 46 feet and that the lerof comitry was douted for many milos inland: no render that people took to the trees and provised sheltore when their kampongs, wore Clie under perhaps twenty feet of water. destruction of the crops must mean hard times presently for the country people, we fear, Bud there in every prospect of considerabla amen12 of local distrues in Pahang.-Bingapors Free
PRESENTATION TO HON. DR BO KAL Yesterday afternoon, at the City Hall, Hon. Dr. Ho Kui was presented with an address and presentation plate, nesting of a tea set an silver and three opergues, by the Chinese com- munity of Hongkong, on the occasion of his departure from the colony to take up an im portant position at Shanghai nuder the Chinese
From the experienas gained in the epidemis overnment. Mr. Ho Tung prasided, and
The conclusion of the report is as follows in addition to about Bfty Chinese residents.
fastand who have also had the henelt of a of Kowloon there are public Istines Kübel draw Lockhart (Colonial Secretary), C. P. Chater. through dacation at home, to come back plein) whil, in consequence of the Altby Tlagte is to be regarded as a specific, conta, T. H. Whilehead, E R. Balilina, J. J. Bell to this colony and not hae any part in habits of the Chinese and of insuficient deana-infectious disease, charcterised by a spre Irving, and Wei A Yak, Messe. J. J. Francis, the performance of public duties. (Applause ing, ara frequently choked with dirt ouer febrile stale, by biberuntung swelling .. Fang Wah Chuan, Chun Lai Kam, Rev. Dr. Ard I also wish in some measure to dispel The Island and Kowloon are for the most of the internal and exto-nal lymphati huds, Chaltors, Dz Thompson, Dr. Clark, Mers the of repeated accertion of gameare part applied villli water by two large munne by swelling of the spleen, by perenoliy matous Dannys, E. Robinson, A. Douisun, J. D. that the Chinese are more or less devoid but still in bat also by open wells. The water changes in the liver out kidneys, and by Ji Coughtrie, C. Tuchbald, and J. R. Orange.
Mr. Ho Fung said-Dr. Ha Ksi Sir, the very of public spirit and patriotism. (Applause) supply of the Island is no longer saint for fammistory changes in this cerebral membranes
You will pardon me, ontlemen, not making the needs of the inhabitants, the storage coach ease is caused by a specific bacillus portant sad most pleasant duty has beau long speels to-day My heart is fall of grato city of the two reservoirs in which rain water"The beailles gains entrance to the bed, get to a to-day by the Chinese comma-
fal emotion and saniment, and the very fact of is collected not being enough to provide the either through wounds of the skin, or through uity to prosent you with an address and that fulness will deprive me of speech. It is town with water daring a long-continued the zeous membrane of the alimentary tract souvenir prior to your departure from the colony. Here, on this island of Hongkong, wo hot easy for me on the use of py denarturo drongat and you, Sir, have raided in perfect pesta and from this colony, where I have spent many Many of the Chinese, notwithstanding that happy pears, to make a longthy spoeck in bid they are supplied from the publio rerion, still prosperity for many years, injoying the bene ding farewell to so many dear friends and kind prefer to dar their water from open wolle. In Ats derivable from the wied and impartial rule of the representatives of the most sneeuefni asiculates That, I know, you will forgivees son 1804 the walls oxisted, aut coly in the open air; muar the world has yet known. (Applate bare forgiven my shortcomings during the past but alas, according to Dr. Lwson's report on Ever since you wero oppointed a member of I can only conclude by again thanking you mest the epiderric of bubonic plague in 1994, in the Legislative Courbil, our residence here has heartily and most sincerely for the very kiud houses, kitchens, and eron latrines, in an expes I bare the pleasure to testify, been rendered mazer in which you have addressed me and sively filthe oudition Sirre 1894 wells exist more happy and felladtaus in ovary was. In for the very valuable present which you in the open fr only you we not only had a thoroughly trust have presaled to me as a souvenir, and I thank you, Mr. Ho Tung and Mr. Chan Lul worthy and most suitable representative in the Kan, for the very loquent and kind manner Legislative Council, but also a friend to whom we cold always go when in need of sound legal ad in which you have presented the address you Hou. Ho Kai then made a few remarks in visu. Your position in the Council has often been have just read. (Fla.)
delicate ene, and your trust a waighty vu, Chinese, thanking these present for their kiti and you huyo, with consummato tact and skill,
succeeded in farthering our internet mass aud wishing them prosperity
Three hearty oheers and the "tiger" were (applause) and although you have often been the shjest of hostile ericism, like all other Braised for Hon, Ho Kai and sintar atten- tions were paid to the European gentlemen alio non who endeavour to do their exty onent. The proceedings then terminated scientiously, yet you have never wavarai, bat stand out to-day, not only as one of the best representatives of the Chinese community, but THE FACQUET TOURNAMENT, 1897. also as one of the leading citizens in every momen of that termi (Applause.) It afford us, Bir,
The following are the dairies and drawings mucli plossers to bow that you have decided to remain in the Far East, that you are shout for the fat hess of the Championship and to assist in Las organisation of a system of rail Double Handicap ways the establishment of an Imperial Bank and the development of the mineral resources of the at Empire of Chin (Applause.) These are indeed gigantic adertakings, requiring the exercise of wise judgment, rips experience, and much foresight. It is little wonder, therefore, that a man of such wie experience and great lacting as you are well known to be should have boon ŝavitant to assist with your advice and your profound knowledge in the important ducido to take. (Applause.). The fact that you portions of which will be found, reproduced weights and measures, and Japanese posts and
are not procoeling with the Embassy to the in another column. The report is a long telegraphs. This is the sum of local informs.
United Stales may use disappointment to many, but we rejoice that great as your one, oranying over twenty-five pagas often given, and after a few pages of advertise rants and blank pages left for memorands, closely printed foolscap, and is for the most we come to compilation of 500 pages ces might have been in the tortuous paths Part highly technical. We cannot, of something after the style of Whittaker's of diplomacy, it is beyond question that you mag rendar more important and equally lasting course, discuss it in its medical aspects, but on Force Securities serices to the Chinese Government by deaying
"British at Foreign Section,"
yourself the pleasure of a trip to America in the portions referring to public and private os Section," and "Dictionary."
order that the interesta: of China may be the bygiens we would cordially recommend, to
better served. (Applanes. It must be very gratifying to you to know, if I am not unistaken, the attention of our readers. Dr. Was
that this is the first time, although I hope it is of opinion that the contagium is intro-
will not be the leat, that a Chinoso gentleman's duced into the body chiefly through the Blimentary canal and as a coincidence it may be mentioned that Dr. CLARK, the Medical Officer of Health, reported to the last masting of the Sanitary Board that several of the cans of enteric fever at present existing in the colony wore pro bably caused by eating salads If the poison of enteric fever has really in these cams been poureyod in the way mentioned the fact in suggestiva, of the extreme danger incurred by persons who consume Chinese grown vegetable uncooked at times when the plague is about. Great advances have of bile years been made by Chinese market gardeners in the growing of veget- and German detaolaments intervened and fired abies, there being many men now engaged a volley, which killed five of the mutincars.
the American Paciun Company bis all the costing trade from Fanava to San Franoise two Gecudan steakspocket companies Work the Pacific route by Cape Horn. As an in- variable rule, and other nations coght to note The Spollinis is eliminated from the body in the Germans only pelavníze carrying ships of the pus from the babies, in the feces, the ring, their own nationality It is not the drop all and the expectoration it, thrives in dan round in freights that can explain the decadence, dirty places, and in disaminated by articles that the disappearance, of the merchant marike of have come into contact with patients suffering France; but there are three vissals now cost
if rates be low, the quantity of godds to shipbus from the discase, and it is very sensitive Lopating where there were bone or few bafere; dussienion.
Prereztire menstrar against plague, as proportionally incroused, so that profit must against cholern, cousist in cleansing and puri-hanceforth tannglt in the volume of cargo tying towns and rivers according to general handled af minnen freights, prd not in a Zols is not popular with his broer author; After showing that the plague cannot riso hygienic principles in ordinary precautions limited quantity at high transport charges. spontaneously, and that it thrīvas better ir augalast Inteution by bodily cleanliness, and by damp, moderately cock tropical chints than the observants of a strictly heathy manner of first, he makes too no money, and next he
not always Albenius in its output. He is to in a hat one, Dr. Wilm bare there a Leo life, caneo,ally in regard to articles of food and posso enture Talent, though the latter is Pakliol on Foard ship during the ordinary in- In conclusion, I take this opportunity of ez ) worried by a cloud of secondary writers; these doubt that it was brought from Craton or rink tarcours of commerce, for it would not be praseng ay banks to the fingerment of Hong Le allows, as it were to aerninuiate, then places possible for this contagion to be carried akong for summoning us to Hongkong to the them all in a catoon morti and Jonas tiem reul a distros through the air, lo give Adaniral of the German Asiatic Squadron for into Luste. That is he says, the infallible way In the beginning of August 1998, on board Director of the Hygienia Lustitate at Berlin, that fores themselves on its main." The for the following instagrating na laes to Profos Rammer, for thehou to get rid of the vermin of two starintins trying piga to Hongkong for scuding the requisites for the bacteriolog courage them to refuge on the tip of from the island of Hainan from Pokboi recal laboratory and to Dr. Atkinson and Drita ness when swimming; then takes a ante spectively, a large number of piga de A Paulum, in Hongkong for assistrace given me header, and the work of the insecticide is electal, Ope of the systems, abominable like great many died also after they had been landed in my werk fat Hongkong Post-moriam examination of ON
the rest, to remove the night soil of the city, is to collect it in oyclindrical vessels, or barrels, the bodies of thase animal shoved the same (YZYL
normetically-alas! impposed to becsed, and morbid appearances as in Leo kiled by giving them plugu-infanted organe to eat, tho sp
known as tinettes Mea called vitungears? poarences being meat marked in the intestinal 4. N. Buzzard R.A., plays a bye
traet. A inchis was cultivatial f the The Rhodes Committee of Incuiry is followed not to be confounded with the idyllfa Vens with increased interest, besanas it is accepto, danger romere these receptacles as required. M. D. Wood, WYE plays a bys.
blood and the intestinal glands which was not and that, supplies a long felt want, & parlin. Laporte has pablished a pamphlet, wherein the to be distinguished from the plegus bawilnej Lent Bradshaw, R.N., playa Commander
fɔand in man; if killed mice, rats, guinea-pigmentary trial of the Dutch German olique that 20 volumes of Zola novals are represented ne pulls the wins at Pretoria and makes Providest so many bites" each bearing the title of Mata, RNTY
AD, Grayson, BA, plays Lieut. James P.Naad rabbits, when srbentaisously incied and Kruger, and lus Beers dance is the wars are one of the novela Zels in the costume of Besagu nok Colonal Gordon, WY plays Capt. Car produced in the anioals bailar pathological pulled Farhapar if loft free and dependentvangour-loather apron, diner, W. Rchstiges to those prodated by the plague (incle Paul would be able to fall back on hi toote, blue cullon jacket. & ounterplates the babilius. This observation is of importance for tested slatete buck, Lis Bible, and put in prus range. Then follow extracts from bach T. Howerd, WYR, plass LLC. Inshbald
this reason, that the Chinako are extremely fond ice as at least, of its excellent maxims, not volume of all that notaceae and ignoble F. Pollew, WY R., playu a bye
of pork, and bread pige in very large numbers Then shall love thy neighbour Zola refused to take an action, es that would Commander Taylor, RN, plays a bye.
disease
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARCH 13th, 1897.
Tax colony is indebted to Dr. WILH, of the German Navy, for his interesting and
Press
We have received from the Kohe Chronicle offies à empy of "The Chronicle Almanack, Encyclopedia, nad Dictionary, 1887," which is described on the title page as a compendiura of facts and figures, a storchenas of varied sud up to-date information historia, scientific, anil political forming a vade-mecum for readers of all leases. The first four pages are devoted to actor on the Far East, following which we have!
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
OUR PARIS LETTER,
Paxis, 6th February
valuable report on the plague in Hongkong, Japanese bolidays and Bank bolidays, Juranasi atay which the Outosse Government.les, wisely TE DOUBLE HANDICAP Five are also to be regarded as earriere of the thyself and apply the seventy-tunes serene gire importance to his calumniaior, but the
in the industry who have been trained as
gardeners in European employ and who
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS,"
LONDON, 10th March.
GREAT BRITAIN, GREECE, AND THE
CRETAN QUESTION. Great Britain is not satisfied with the Gresk raply to the Concerted Note and considers it necessary that the Greek troops should quit Crete.
Mr. Balfour has declined to pledge the Government to take no steps on the Cretan skin without first consulting Parliament.
[FROM TONEIN PAFERS, MUTINY OF TURKISH GENDARMES
AT CANEA.
PARIS, 3rd March The Turkish gendarmes at Canos, "not bay.. ing received their pay, mutinind and are on their ofMoors, killing the Colonel The Italian
THE MEINGOON PRINCE:
P G Davies, RA, and A. J. R. Gresuo,
receive points, lys. Major Cor, WY R and Capt. Moald, R., resire 6 points, play Commander Sir BK Arbrihset, RN, and Ligat, Shelford, RN. receira 6 points. Lieut. James, R.N., and C. C. Piatt, scratch, play A. D. Grayeen, RA, and C.N. Erz eard, PA receive points, Capt Fripe, WY It and Capt. Barry Drew, W.7. E. ressive 7 pointe, play 4. ~ Anton, and Millward, roosiva i points Lint Bradshaw, RN, wid Commanders the Commander Taylor, RN, and Commander Maud, RN roceive 4 peints.
Infection through the skin Dr, Wilm thinks measure of forgiveness to the two English en publisher of Zolu's novels did so, because injur jects in prison, besides are men acting legitimate sales Tho defordert stated is on the stary and bug the brothern That policy would inafantly appease that was his way of criticising a prurient chief pastaga by which the contagiun je into the Ust nuders, who pay the mine-touds of all author, to keep him out of the Academy; he duced to the body. In this epanection hos He Hepublic's Lasatibu, azter developing, its expressed no epimen, und allowed the excmpts It was shown experimentally that plague wealth, and who in turn are denied the to do Bc. Judgrasat deferred, but the puna is acilli lived for two daga in a ball per quil. 20 dinary rights, and privileges of Freemen Pr. very dificult and if Zels be east, a new field of therefore, that the silli are not readily hill sidant Kruger appears to be as precise in criticism will open out. To escape, write no- by the gastric juice. The plague becilli must promise keeplugs Abdul Hamid himself tung chutt
The Fronchure. ftilly justified in kolding Fans Le no Lord Mayor. The Municipal therefore make their way into the stondoa by the views they have extensive (terests Council has for lend a "prezident, subordinate means of the food. Researches instituted to throw light on this point showed that on boiled stake, like other peoples, True to the Prefect of the Sale, who reprosents the
lution of hydrochloric acid. We may RESLIGO,
Faal males and shares, and hence why Ioxas Office. A beautiful new street is to b
on Hardings, N., Baratek, play pork, no long as it did not undergo svom post they protest against the domination of the inaugurated by M. Faure, and the president
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tion, plagus bazilli tymained aliva for three days :: on salt fish (one of the principal articles of dist, Nesserland Fathariandoline The latter design and the protect dispute the place of houser: on
to keep ul seres open, the better to refain the his righte of the Chinese), for four days, on the damp mop of the fortiad of the Transvaal;
publiervices rextured to the colony have Esen recoguised to such an open: fuander. (Applauso.) It undoubtedly chielly your long and valuable services that has brought T. II Fellow, WYK, and T Howard, peel and palp of apples three or four days, on That ring slice dracsorates all foreignere.The lato
Lananas and tomatoes for two to three days and monet exontually end in grave complications The lato Duke of Wellington the Bacond about to-day's gathering, but at the same time W.Y.R., recove 3 points, phy G. Therburn I can but emphasise the fact that the Chinese and R. L. Richardson, reciva 5 pointsa ve it,
and on thadried rind of faruips for me to two with Britain, whose patience and forbearance Duke-wes it seems noted for his wit. A in this colony, er, at least, a section of them, Colonel Gordon, WYR sad H. D. Wood, days. In distilled water, plague bacili could be they vore boing over-fried: These com contributor to the Britisk Beviou tells that at are beginning to be anglicised. That the Chi WYR, owe 4 points, play. Capt. Gardiner,
detested alive for twenty days in tup-water plications are calculated to bring about a con- the time when the Wellington Status was most community, more especially the juvenils WYR, and CC. Inchbald, receive S points,
and in woll water (500 on with half an agar diet, formunting in the rain of Travel in taken down from its position opposite. Apsley P (t. Andersen, H.K.R., sax : 0. Creagh, culture) for sixteen days, inson-waterstments, and dot improbably fresh scapaths House, with a view to re-chating the Duk oins, shobl continue to adept taonsalves to Western ideas and knowledge, and that the H.K.B revoirs 3 points, a bye (200 cc. will lui au agar onlture), fox six days ons fot the Kaises to Kruger recofeed a letter from an old friend, who wiste Gorerminent and the general pablic should Tus first heat of the Bandicap has to be played In the village of You-ms-ti, near Kowloon, it Cell Taulio posses the proofs, as it is our iu a aerulous manner, concerning the alls of continus to give them their cordial support off by the 17th instant, that of the Champion
which in Jans the plague was widely prevalent rontly hellered here he dog, of an understanding life that gather with advancing Tara The I stored in detecting the presence of the between the digue and Berl Boerphis Duke replied, condemning his correspondent's and co-operation, is the sincere wish of all ship by the 20th bastant. those who have the interort and welfare of
plague bacillus in one of the three wells from the Bitlanders will soon huys the bal at their monstroly. Look at me," he wrote tak Hongkong at hurt (Applause). Your de
which the people drew their water. The infected feet. The Joueron a viewed is played lesson from me. I never complain and yet parture from us is a great loss to the colony,
CANTON NOTES.
well was citasted at a very low level, so that the out. Do ung is vor attrasted by the spectacle of Inta old, I um failing in health and hera..
bo enumerated virions other calamities but a district gain to Chira (Applause. I
water filled it to the brim, and I was outsi. Bogging a dead hersə, seven cannot proceed, Si, la road to address without FROM THE "CHUNG NÚCI SÀN 20.′′) nated by the follow of surfcoe water from all the French note that England takes have no Mr, I have only one eye and
A lakin station in Kiangaam district was frst drawing attention to the fast that China
sides. Further, many of the people washed making wiss clanges in her domestic and destroyed by boat people on the 7th instant thoir hands, lost, and clothing in this wall The foreign questions very quietly, while being now they she polar to malt down my father. foreign affaire in the year when the Queen's at 2pm. The cause of its destruction was
other two wells wer kitunted on elevations, tatiously notive in carrying out heerser emplo of the Duke, as a latter writer.
· Diamond Jubilee," will be celebrated. Let chat some bonta onovering students to the local wers la exposed to contamination, becunse in system of home and colonial defences. The may be quoted. In one occasion a distinguished creation of, four new nyal ports off the south Catholic Indy wrote paling up for 2100 slope that the reign of the Emperor Kwangen oxamination for the degree of Shan-tani were the first place the surface water could not for may be as long as that of Hor: Most Gracions illegally detained by the offcors of the station, into them, and in the second place the twister caste of Treland and England, in towards this oxjance of restoring some Catholic The Avenir du Turkin states that the lajesty and that the benefits His Majesty will who charged the host people with amnggling the wella stood below the belaz addition to one at Lough Swilly, is admitted church. His answer was as follows: Deer manage their gardens on European lines, Mingoon, Prince, who recently escapart time torter on the testing millions of Chine, with and demanded money from the anter through to four yards bold Preto be a powerful sesion of strength to Lad I shall us mont happy to sub- discarding the disgusting and dangerous Baigear with the object of ribotung Harma, and the aid of wise and progressive counsellors, will that if the demand was not complied with they only, get infection may adily lake place by the United Kingdom, and forming acour then you ask for to the spiruló native method of manuring. The improve raising revolt, has bean arrested at Laichan to far reaching and purinunant on those would arrest them. The boat people became very means ed drinking and esting atensils and other parable rofuges for or mercaille marine work in question. At the same time I may mont, however, is far from universal, and and brought to Hanoi, where he arrived on the most magnionated, the Victorian era as the angry and, encouraged by the people belonging articles washed in contaminated water or a well. It is perceived that Britain has mention that I myself am about to undertake to the other bonts lying there, at once set re to
The infection of the water of rivers and methodical system for the work the restoration of the Protestant church at ing of both her red bull land forces, Strathfeldy and I have not the least doalt 3rd March. He is accompanied by two princes most ever receded in the ammals market vegetables must therefore always be of his family and a anits of a fuzer attaudants, the history of Great Britsin. (Apphus) In the station, which was burst to the ground. harbours by munns of drains conveving this which is being executed with continuity and that you will assist me sath a like sum. Only onnolusion, allow me to remark that we shall A waiynen and two minoraluglate inve been plague barfly, sud by tons of people living foienty he is on the nort the ration itself I think in that caso no money need pass regarded with suspicion and as anft 'for Thero her boon & growing landeney to regert look forward with certainty to the high position sent by the Viceroy to prespect for mines in junks, seams highly probable, In Hong-acting as a Vigilance Committee The chros botserá us." consumption in an cooked state. As to animal life as impossible in the absence of bo which you are sure to rough nu ich will the districts of Shashing and Kuchow kong, from January to Septembve, 1806, the which reigar in the french lecityseds is not
SAIPTING REPORTS the necessity of porcfulness in matters of teris, and eron Pasteur seems to have speculated relect eralit on the colony is which yon diet Dr, WM's report will no doubt be pea what life would be without initrobes. An were burn and the Government Central On the 7th instant a shon named Po-yuoni dwelling on boats in the karbone suffered from vot conquered It is proposed to apply, the repair youale that is adopted by the railwaya elaborate test of the matter hes now been mede School in which you received your first-educe ching, in Lan-tan-lau Atreet, was robbed by plagos in proportion to their numbers to the accepted without controversy. There are in the Hygienis Tastilato of the Berlin Univertion (Applentes.) Now, Sir, will your kint band, at about twenty rabbers. The robbers and extent of those living on shore, I was atem of sapplying to matarials to build ar
were all dressed in long costs. They knooked unable to detent the plague bacillus the worked by the State An outside society, with The British steder Heilong, from Thuiszi water of Hongkong harbour, which is subject, adequate capital would take in hand the pro 9th Marols, Ampy 10th, and Swain 11th her other points, however, raising quetione offact, sity by George Nuttall and H. Therelder permission I will proceed to read the plirs
Young guinea pigs were removed from the Mr. Ho Tung then read the less as at the door and said that they were coming to on which we should like to see the annota mothers, by the Cesaronu operation, ples follows Cray Virie to the steppeople. When they were to rapid row by streng tides. It is how-viding of raw material a rolling steel. Every strong N. winds throughout, and a high nën, tions of the Direnter of Public Works and the in a sterilized chamber, supplied with sieci Tip How Dr. Ho KAL, MB CM, MRC8 pitted to the shop they took out their ever, conceivable that close to the shop where department of the dockyard would send in in weather overcast and bary In Amoy Stra
year, and demand monthly the instalment of using Mexfiunt Officer of Health Will M, Fred air, sed fed oxclusively with storied Sir+On the ove of your departure from this weapon, which were hidden in the clothes. the bouts are often left dry by the ebb and Steal statement of what it rayaited for a Helpmese, Sishen, and Chusthan. In Swalow
food. This food was talk in the first trial rage. Cobny we, the undersigned, representing tho The juntes dered not spent a word and the where the water stagnates in derness, centres. COOPER, for justnúce, accept a correct Dr. tablo find in the form of English biscuite being linee empiunty of Hongkong, desire to robbers sought out all the valuable things. Tun of brfection may here and there, be set up by bentorial pottery The society would be The British stamer Atration Apcar trou
given in a series of further experiments. To express ons doop segret at the picspoof of your boots as cited to sight hundred taels in valite
A big tre broke out in the city of Bi-of For Tue Foot is Tus Jare.-Cake's World of mamuth hon, where the dockyards Calcutts 2nd Fob Peniz 2nd Mar, ai Siri. would gruvuses their respective wants, paying gapore Sib, experintond strong. NE, wils and milk fed animal was killed at the end of eight venoval from amongst us, and to thank you for and the statement that the pipes are days, and the several vegetable-fed ones ufter the many valable services you have rendered fritt on the 2nd Faliruary. Ore ont undyed amal Blood Misture in warranted to clean the hill as sent, by draft on the eetlustes, as moderate head son and fine alear weather to lat. sud torty houses were destroyed most of them blood front all aspects at what anctioned by parlincisus. No apomat padid 9.80N, loog 1000 Terus there had smoth frequently stopped up? Of the general tandeys, boringh search for bacteria in fus to las pleny in general, and to the Chinese in brother Ton girl wore bent to death crearisit, The Serfils, Aurvy Locus Dail ag be thun verdrawn, and material ordered bateu and light 8 ft. winds and fue clear weather
Ektu aus Blood Bowen, Finiples, and tons of Bli sanitary condition of the colony we aimentary cast being anbergnently made factor, both in your offofal and private It is said that some Sauz liavo applied to kinde, Its affects are marvellous Thiends of mad atilland, world as the ond of the year be to lat 20 N. long. 114 E. Those to arrival
None were discovered, the Investigators coupe by should have ́ ́hoped that rather olnding that bacteria are ant essentiel to enj the practice of your logol profession many the Governor of Kangai anting to be allowed wonderful are bare been effected by it sold old, and the ls ont in to be paid by the boars, head son with strong Deta
of us have had octem from time to time to to run the Wellsing lottery in that provinso, everymlwest 26. 94. Beware of worthless inflations department which made orters of judgment, and miso feg more favourable account might have been animal life
WILM's description of our drainage system
E. inda