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communitis) which, though greatly in neod of a nurse, can show that they are unable themselves to hear the full expenses of her maintenanos and travelling expenses from sad back to England. A wealthy colouy Hike Hongkong could not take advantage of eleemosynary Assistance of that descrip. All that the Assolation could do for 2897 us, therefore, would be to make the selec tion of the sisters to be seat unt, and in that ranpeet the present arrange- tment could not be improved upon. What is required, then, is to increas the number of eisters and to establish eines for training nurses locally,
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THE HONGKONG DAILY FRU32 10PAWAY, APRIL 6TH, 1907,
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The Right Re. M. Plassoll begs to Ro | ROTAS HONGKONG YACHT OLUB, and that the other Bistors have to work over 120,000 mers than in 1998, The evacuation in said to have been azoendiagly remuneratiro, mowledge with thanks the following donation
rosumption in the spring of that parts im fritief grown toas in the English markets for the Home of the Aged and Fulires The coroath Chalad on Sundtimo, an that they have no time for thing. of Newchwang by the Japanse led to the whereas in the case of black tea compelle on with
was called on Sunday's can be no doubt that private nurses Messrs. Benjamie, Kally & Potts $20-last in's strong north-easterly breeze, and one are much waited in Hongkong In fact, I portant constwise train and contributed renders profits very meagre, and in the green Messrs Chaver & Mody (con contritustion) of the facet struggles of the season was wit how two, ezen at the present, morent in largely to the bus trade duly receipts, the tea trade with the Units it bad small Tessed Felwoou the two hard weather sticks which it has not been posible to obtain a restoration of pancarloading a lot of margins on the right side so possible. Tit. If the Supreme Court yesterday, before Sir Maid Mazink and Chanticleer
properly qualified nurse, and it lue bron formd Chinese and Japanese shipping, whose the regusoltation of the, Chian to trade is not John Carrington (Chief Justice), Mr. Oswald The course was as follows: From Police ecossary to have recourse to a soldier's wife re-employment materially ewelled thus tounge regarded as hopeless is evidenced by the forms Dykes Thomson, of London, was admitted to Pier, Kowloon, leave No. 1 Dook hariy to star who has not been regular trained, but who of 1800, which was further augmented by the tion of Foochow To Improvemuat rustionar a eliciter in the Samsus Courts beard, round mail boat off Sowsewan, No. 1 in this stabuse of any one better, has been arrival of more ocean aterers and sailing ships; Company for the preparation"
hence the your's exceptional recipe from after the Indian and Ceylon maths, Mr. Thomson is in the offion of Mairs. Demon Dock boy, mark hout off Sowkowa, all to engage to attend to both
on trade, from Fooehow. Nor is and Hastings, and he was introduced by Hor, starboard, and in 14 milasle want of purses being andoubted, the tange anos. Transit dues, intards and cut to which reference is, made la the report Only five boats in the Championship class, question 24 ho to apply that wage The warde, surpass previous returns, and show an W. M. Goodman (Attorney General).
Maid Marian, Clintictour, Thia, Pleto, and private practitioners seem unwilling to run improvement over the 1395 total of Hk. The probable that in time this new industry will any risc on their own account and ↑ 98,140, sign imporis oerlifiented inland commend its to the too growers, jast as storm A Tokyo prees despate of the 27th Mural Meteor, and three in the second insa, atected."
In the Championship, elas the Frios geing aire the Government to furnial Evo-nurzen yielding Hk. s. 75,896 and outward product silk filature, since the withdrawal of the restric who are to be available for private nursing Hk T. 23,244 to this advance. To the gross tion on the importation nad nie of washinery, translated by the Koke Chronicle, slatea that
hrs would total, rereue of, my, 22 million tools, the are now being go rapidly and widely established on news of the ending currency changes in Tory well soon forged "had, and led round Japan venchy Barope and America, the priest Dook boy only pursued by Mad The engagereal of ee of cilor, began to how a further dowipo Marian, with Chanticlear Pabo, and Mozzar involve a considerablovalay and I do not proportion paid by vessels of the different at all the silkepaporting peets or in or near the know whether there is room for them in the nations was, in round figarce, as follows producing districts that already in some nusen Count Okumas, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, not fur buhind. Off Hunghom Point the fall It is hardly necessary to insist upon the need therefore instructed the Japanese Ministers in forts of the north-caste was experienced, and Sisters quartars at the Civil Hospital. The British, 60 per cat. German, B-par cont; they fail to prove mansini ucasus. The the United States Grust Detais, and other Mail Murlag soon closed upon Erion. Those Colonist Surgeon might be requested to rupurt French, 2 per cent.; Norwegian and Swedia, market for China taas in the United Kingdom of increased nursing facilities; notwithstand commercial acustries, to inform the Govora. two made a loug board over into Kowloon Bay, as to accommodations. Bet if this Government by the many emall coasting craft, 3 per cant may never be recovered, but it is possible that loging the benefit of the strong obo, andis to do anything in the way of improving Bassinn, 3.50 per cent.; Japanese, 2 per cent.an Asintio demand moy slowly develop for the ing the opinion expressed by a correspondent onto to which they were naredited that Japan Chanticleer working across the best of the inntiers in ibis colony so far as purging Chinese 21.50 per cent.. Rud 2 por cont. by Angs Iner tens of this country sad that India, the
did not intend to dispose of har silver ballion
"destroyse of China's black tea trade, may finally in yesterday's issue that Hongkong is aa or coil. As a result, confidenca las boen tide came out a long way ahead of both off is concerned, and is to expport the scheme of all other countries.
aid in te revival, if the shipments--which wore Quarry Bay. By this time the Maid Marian of training nurses locally and giving leptures well nursed as any place in the world. restoral, and the price of silver is improving
hai sailed away from Eries, whom she left to on elementary auising to girls, it seems clear Judging from the statistical totale the im- greatly cartailed during the year owing to the His argument was altogether vitiated by
A copia in the Afforestation Department was dispute third place with the Phoebe. Chan that it will be necessary to increase the present pression formed will be that exceptional pro- pingue and lamine continue to inecorso un they Lielvered rond the Sowkerau mark and nursing staff at the Civil Hospital, and I am of perity as provailed. In no year have imports have within the last decade, as exhibited by the bis attempt to wake the list of hospitals ohorgat at the Police Court yesterday with look imposing by ineluding those apper-attempting to extort Slifrem a Chinaman. On No.1 Dock boy (second time) and then angiopinion that the vers least this Uovezuntut attained such is high value, and although e subjcfasd satisides of export of ten-principally
Bleent race ensued betwton her and Maid could do to improve the present ansatisfactory parti wers groster in 1895, the proient diming green to usia during 1887-90; Sanday lie complainant accidentally set fire to taining to the Anay and Navy, which are
the grass in the Chirose cemetery at Fokfu Marin, the latter getting the best of it stalo of private nursing ingkeng would betion is accounted for by the omission of the to moreano the nursing staff at the Civil Ho Formas statistics, whereas the last relurus not available for the general community.am and the defendant went up to him and thanks to the cousinate judgment and
Hastpitals as to afford the Matron and Sisters include six muaths' traffic; Lat notwithstanding Felmsmanship of her skipper (Dr. Furthermore, apart from the question of demanded 61 in lion of being taken before ringa), just before rounding the Sowkowan time for thing and lecturing in addition to this great loss there, has never been a year when beth imports and exports have aggregated Tatoher the Acting Superintendent. For- increased hospital accommodation, we want tunately there lappaned to bo a inkong praying
performing their regular duties.
Judging from Miss Buimond's Report, thorean much. The recovery from the disquieting increased facilities for home nursing. How in the oematery unit he overheard the convaraa great is the need that existe is shown by on. He at once released himself from his
rooms orary reason to home that her scheme and stagnating effect of the way encouraged a of teashing and lecturing be carried out, there large, and for a fimo profitable, import business devotiora, collared the coolie, and took him to the case mentioned by the Colonial Secre the poling station. He was fed S‰5.
will soon be in Hongkong a supply of resin mutton, but the market soon became glutted, sufficiently well trained to most the local and it will take a long time to get rid quirements of this clony. It seems to me of present stocks; therefore, during 1897 that the aim of the Government should be great curtailment in imports may be expected." ohiolly directed to this end. I recautend there. Low and steadior starling exchange (fluctuating fox that these payers to forted to the Colonial from 3, 1d. to 2, 10d. per Shanghai kael) Surgeon, so that he sat Dr. Atkinson may faroved parts, which, however, were.com. part after consultation with Miss Eustmond (1) eiderably enhancot in prios, oring to the what increase in the stall would be necessary to carcity of copper casli prarsiling throughout afford the Matron and Sisters time for regular the your motorially rullifying the advantages of teaching and lecturing, and the estimated cost, cheap silver. This paucity of rash appears to be entirely due to inficiant minting within (2) what inotonas, in the staff would be enes
ars to supply private nursing to the com- the past two or three decades; onsequently, munity and the probable cost, (3) what length poople took advantage of the dearth to Everetly standard coins boing hoarded or malted to make of time it would require to train naves coin and circulate interior cab, the large or qualitied to undertake private nursing.
tensilk, and the recent prohibition of the coin- ing and circalating of illegal al sacentuated the searity, to the injury of trade.
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Thore was rather an exciting scene in the harbour on Spodny morning, Abont mixe o'clock Mr. C. Holdsworth took a sompar. Erot the pier in front of thin Eastern Mica Works intending to go to the city. The wind wuß very gasty eat when roar. Boy View the sam pan capsized kad Mr. Holdsworth three men, and ons abill were thrown into the water, while a woman and an infint wire confined in sati. Enokily the accident was witnessed from somo, steamers in the harbour and two boats ware put of to the rescue, and all the people were saved. Nearly an hour elegend, however, before the woman and her obild word got out of the beat, a hole having to be ent through by Chinoso cerpeater..
having to share between them the services of one untrained nurse. Even if the memorial of the sixtieth year of Her Majesty's reign should take some other form, this question of providing skilled Europena narses for the community should not be allowed GLASS BOTTLES to drop. For bachelors when gick the hospital is the proper place, but with the great increase in mily life that has taken place in the colony of late years and that is still going on, the de mand for hems surging has so largely out etripped the supply that the need for more
At the meeting of the Diamond Jubilee Burses, properly trained for the profession, Committee yesterday afternoon the various sohemes for a permanent memorial wars has become scute. At Shaughni, where zakon into consideration. There wers in all similar conditions prevail, steps have been twenty proposals, of which fourloon were taken to meet the requirement by bringing rected and the rensinder referred to a sah- committee for exemication and report. The out a man of nursing sisters whose services choice, wo ballers, lies between the proposed are to be available to the community; and hospital for women with training institute for the College of Medicina and Hongkong ought not to be behind the north are,
the road round the jaland, Two of the ern settlement in auch an important matter. other proposole tint remain mader con. The idea of training Eurasian nurece locally sideration may be taken as an addition to is an excellent one, but it would be several the principal memorial; they are, su oil paint. ing of Her Majesty to be placed in the City years before the supply from that source Hall and the completion of the Queen's statue, would become available, and even then the The remaining proposal is that of the erection locally trained nurses would not command of a women's and children's hospital in connec tion with the Civil Hospital, which is a varia- the same confidence in critical cases astion of the scheme for a wemen's hospital and nursing sisters obtained from the home hoursing institute on the two will no donht be
considered in combination. pitals. Whatever else may be decided upon, therefore, the first stop that shenld be taken is to get out five or six more ladica from home. The recommendations of Dr. AYRES, Dr. ATKINSON, and Miss EASPMOND refer more particularly to the establishment of a training school, but it seems to is that this
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The Nasal and Military Record of the 4th March says-On New Year's Day a court- martial en Commander J. G. Hengh, of tho Galaten, was concluded at Chatham, and he was deprived of six months' seniority on being convloted of excessive drinking. Captala Count Metasa prosecuted, and Liont. Dandas, who was a pitness for the dólonce, we ensured which he gave his evidence. Last week Captain Count Metaxa and Liont. Dundas steed side by side as prisonore on their trial for hazarding the Gataizu the 25th Tonny. The circumstances are peculiar. The captain, having sugraded the lieutenant and placed him under arrest, wrote the circumstantial.
mark for the second time. In the meantime Phoebo (whose redent alterations have increased bor stability) had olored up on Erica, who had goro fake hunting into Kowloon Bay, and fue race onsnel between this pair for third plass. The times of finishing Pers
Maid Marian Chanticleer
Erica
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Meteor gave up. In the Second Class: the Payne Doored on sasy win. Woll exiled by Major Lindley, he went in very good form indeed,
The Aileen, with a hard riding Major of the 19th Hussars at the helm, who in true British style could not resist the temptation of a good thrash to windward in a reefing breeze, though he had only a few hours to spend in Hongkong on his way round the world, quite wakened up to the occasion and socured second place. To Ladybird was third. The times of inishing were:-
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The result of Sunday's race places Maid Mariva first for the Championship by 3 marke. Next Sauley's race will therefore be watched with the keenest interest, as it is the last of the series and by its result the Championship will bo decided,
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
The competition, for the final ownership of the Captain's Cup presented in 1896 by Captain B. Murray Ramsey, R.N., had been in progress during the past fortnight and was condinded on the 4th iutant, the final being won by Mr. M. Stewart, who, rathar contrary to expectation, somewhat easily defeated his opponent, who was certainly out of his usual form, by 6 up and & to play the
Result of the competition
1st Round Mr. Badeley (12) best Mr. Hamo (5) by 7 ap and 5 to play remaindor byes.
2nd Round-tr. Bideley (1) boat Mr Stewart (3) by hole. Mr. May (6), boot Mr. Dalrymple (8) by 4 sp and 2 to play. r. Robertson (15) beat. Mr. Tomes (1) by 2 up G. R. Yallinge (8) be up and 5 to play.
Srd Round, &ft: Baseley (12) boat Mr Muy (6) at the 24th kole. Mr. M. Stewart (15) beat Mr. Robertson (15) by hole
H. STEWART LOGSHARE,
Colonial Secretary.
19th October, 1896,
The following is the joist roport of Dr. Ayres, Dr. Atkinson, and Mis Eastmond
Government Civil Hospital,
Hongkong, 31st March, 1807. Sir,In accordance with your instructions, we have the honour to submit the following rai part in reply to the notions contained in your "Memorandumdated 19th October, 1896, viz.
(a) What increase in the stuff world he necessary jo aford the Matron and Sisters time for regular touching and Ieclaring and the estimated cout (b) What- increase in the staff would be udceensry to supply private nursing to the community and the probable cost () What length of time it would require to traia nazee alified to undertake privato nursing!
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The schome that appears most practicable is follows The scheme to be confined bo
(a) Giving periodic lettres on Nawing at the Belfios and other Sebools for girls. (b) Training persons in the Government Civil Hospital with a view to their qualifying as barese. This wont in clude lectures by the Nursing and Madical staff, To give effect to sih a spheme, arrango ments would have to be unde to roliere the
Compared with the figures of 1895. the net. values of imports for the year show an increase of over 30 million tools, to whfola sua manufac tured cottons contributed Hk. 15,000,000; Indian and Japanese yarn, HkTl« 11,000,000; the balance being made up by wooßeus, metala kerosine oil, and the lang Bst of commoditios classed under the bending of studies. spection of the list of imports showe a further doline in the importation of opium of 2,595 picals, which is attributed and only to the lis appearance in the returns of the requirements in Formosa, but to decreased demand throng out China, as exemplified in the table giving the particulars of net consumption at each port Business in opirm is reported to have boon at unsatisfactory, especially, at the clore of the year, owing to the Indian famine using stingency of the money market, coupled
Wilh
1887.
Fienky... 15,800 38,700 43,200
1992. 1899..:..
Pounda. 8,106,600 4,493,300 5,750,000
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46.700. Pionts... 35,400 32,500 Pounds... 4,720,000 4,339,300 6,226,800 The demand from other canntries during the same period is shown hereunder ----
Your
Black Tea
Acetalik
Great and British
Zenhumi.
Conti Rusia:
Picola. Fiela, .
Executel Runs Odess
99 117.202
170,950 144,943 25.06 169,204 158.727 20957 204,747 (179,693-
71,113.
According to the statement of a competent
schone, excellent as it is in italf, should be by the Court for the unsatisfactory manner in and' to play. Ir. M. Stewart (15) but Re Matron of a portion, at her present duties and period by only 3,718) píomis. In 1896 over 2,000 stroka held, which they could fluence without
made subsidiary to the provision of a trained nursing staff whose services would be avail. able at once.
The session of the Japanese Diat was closed letter to the Admiralty upon which tho charge on the 2th March.
Over 1,000 trade marks are reported to have already been registered by foreignore in Japan There were 1,965 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of who lut nore Furopeans
Final Round Of Stewart (15) beat Mr. Balloy (12) by 6 au and 5 to play.
THE SUFFLY OF NURSES IN HONGKONG.
lectures.
to allow her or one of the other Sisters to give This can best be dose by appointing an Assistant Matron at a slary of $60 per month, rising to $70 a month with uniform rations, quarters, and attendance
Captain. Csant Mema bas but five-year to Colonial Secretary's Office a auzice of official this purposes are to be trusted for effectially checked. Rogarded from a statistica! | the field was large, and reelers in both
We have and forwarded to us from tha
Papers ou the subject of Nurses and the
Bu yerine The Japanded Hones of Peers on the otion, of which he stonde coulja doubtfni Training of Nursis." The papers are próby the hospital for training stoh persons sro was not remúnerative, and during the last be bad and the dealers in the interior, guided
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 5th January, 1897.
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HONGKONG, APRIL 6th, 1897..
Mareb passed the Raw Silk Direct Expert, Encouragement Bill and the Bill to grant a sabsidy for the extsusion of the sales of to
The N.Y.K. steamer. Omi Maru, from Mel bourne, de, left Tintsday Island for this port on Sunday morning, sad is expected to arrive here or the 13th inst.
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The China Mutual stiamor Teenkai, from Glasgow and Liverpool, pasend the Canal on the 30th alfimo. and may be considered due at Singappera on or about the 18th instant,
To-night's performance at the Theatre Koyel by Hadson's Surprise Party will be under military patroange. H.E. Major-General Black mund the officers of the garrison will attend and
apecial programme will bo tuomitted. Japanese papers report that in the neigh bourhood of Changtha, in Formos, an unknown contagious disease has broken out, claiming scores of vistiwa every day, but chiofy the natives of the island. It is supposed the sense is a viralent type of black plague.
We have received the opening umbers of the Japan Times, the new daily published at Tokyo. It object is to present to the foreign public Japanese sentiments and motives. We cong stulate car contemporary on the arcellence of us contents and its general "get up."
was founded; but hoth accuser and accused wers tried together, and both officers were found guilty and severely reprimanded. Lient, Dundan, may retrieve his misfortune, bat, run before he reaches the ige for elits neat unless in the meantime he gate pro chaucs Wind, however, as stallingly recallar about the trial is that the capitan who mites the circumstantial letter and who put tho lieutenant ander arrost should share with his that the whole proceeling arose out of the cir- subordinate officer the same pubishmet, aud cumstantial letter writen by the captainAfter the maneuvres of Last year we had occasion to refer to the strong head shown by Capt. Metaze in the Sultan, rad if the Court has been unduly sovers-apos biu we can only hope that the smart under which he is now suffering will indues him to medaruto the punishment that he has in the past falt it his duty to rets out to others.
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In conclading an article on the bession State the views of your Government on the sagtp), Cout home for Trobationers, any $30,000 and tools the importatiops are remarkable and they were more successful, because it happened
of the Japanese Dist just closed the Japan Curelle says The only other matter of momsat was the rassing of the Prass Law. In many re spect it in a great advancement on its pre- decessor, conferring privileges Litherto, denied to journalse, but then, it contains one clanse which; may give rise to much dispute. It is provided that no foreigner may hacome the editor, printer, or iblisher of a newspaper.
foreign-owned newspapers Most of the
gestions of the Conference with regard to the 1b) Cost of attaining Assistant Matron particular circumstances of Harkony from Englan
The result of this discussion was that di the.
PR. B. C. AYRES,
72 Coloming Surgeon." J.M.. ATEINSON,
Eaporiniondent... ULARA EASTMOND,
·Matron:
the sudden fall in the rapoo rate authority, the enormous falling off in China's' of exchange, which dropped from 2043 staple export, raw silk, amounting to no loss In than 23,200 piculs, is ascribable to the follow- to 223 per 100 Shanghai tals Malwa opin there was a rehotion of 3,000 ing causes. During the season 1895-96 thoro was an enormous production of silk everywhere, pleuls, which competent authorities ascribed to native drags taking the place of Indian pro especially in China and Japan, and the con- dots, the demand for the letter, it may be sumption abroad being very active producers noted, having receded by 11,800 pioals within were able to coll part of their silk at the begin- the decade, the int importation in 1887 bang ning of the season it highly remunerativo. 34800 picule, és compared with 2,000 pisala in prices, leading them to believe that they could 1806, Ilangal opiura doolining during the same command the position, oven with the Inge piculs more of Pets were constmed than in the difficulty as interest was very low. But con- previous year, yet the trade has teon equally suiners at home, seeing each large stocks in the imprinting to both importers and native East, grew apprehensive and bought merely dedere, as quotations, which at the early part to supply immediate demands., Farthermore,
windled to under Taals 500 of the year touched Tools 600, gradually American buyers cood operating altogether chest about a year before the Presidential election, felt most kearly in The fall in exchange during the last quarter and this action was. As rogarla the training of the personis :— To wifextually secure this, it is absolutely help prices to recover, but had the reverse caso set in for bailding flatures and spinning of the year, contrary to anticipation, did not Japan, as well as in Shanghai, where a regular recessary that they should reside on the pre-affant, for, owing to the drop in the Italian Bilk for the American market. Season 1896-97 mises under the immediate enpervision of the rate of about 300 rupees a chest, cansed opened with large stocks; the prop in Italy was Matech or Assistant Mairon. Britable pre bythe tightness of money, all sporulation was good, prices of cocoous chesp; while in Carton misss world
and teal tepect, the trade in textiles yas DI countries showed themselves willing sellers. It is anticipated but the frailties foco ceptionally good, hat to the desfare businesOn the other band, the local arg turned out to Ted by the following moorandum by the set on probationers de half year large indents arrived on an irro: by thoir apeenlatire, tratinet, imagined "they gojog thin coures at one unit the same time,sponsivo and overhardened market, which cook organise a corner in stamm filaturo silk by Colonial Secretary
so that argommodation would be required for accounts for the exceptionally kage stocks buying up all the available cocoons, at any Your Excellency, I've Circular dospatahes the assistit Matron and ten probationers.
of collen piero gouds, the total accumla prios, in order to force Law flturas to purs have been recolved from the Secretary of State. This probatiofern vrodd have to serve for a the Colonies, dated to 26th and 27th Jans certificate but this world not zoossarily prest the end of the year to over 4,000,000 | Ball their silk, owing to the absence of demand regardlag the providing of trained nurges for terms of three years before they obtained their at this port, scording to the returns chase them at a profit. In this they did not. of the Chuaiber of Commerce, tontting used, as the Glaintes vero nitorly unable to respectively
veut their services oing available for private pieces, against 2,500,000 pièves iz 1895, or a from Americo; a large stock of cocoons Was The despatch dated the 26th June transmita enses before the expiration of such period in the surplus of, say, 12,000,000, pieces. In such this thrown on the market and could not be the proceedings and rommen lutions of Drecent of their gruations. Velug consulared sluple cations na gray and white shirungs, moved expent at a loss of about 30 per cent. Gage Brown and other mediat gentlemen, who, suficient for attentates upon any particular though the year's figures to high, they have in valce which otherwise would bare been at the request of the Secretary of State, conai. | ecosa, ve
The cost of catublishing such a scheme would often been exceeded when stating eachmugs reeled into silk and found its way into cent dored the question of providing tried nurses
way more favourable to importera; but in sumption. The Chiros tried the same faction in Crown Lalonies, and requests that you will themefore be
Abiorican drills, English and American sheet with ordinary silk, and forced prices up as Capital Expenditura: bo goed enough to report to the Supratary of
-ings, shintzea, cotton Jastings, handkerchiefe, Koon as the market aponed, in which Bohome have never before been equalled. Unfortunately that certain houses hul sok silk at home. for importers, the strong demand of the bagi Rovered, speculating on a good crop, thus The despatel dated the 27th June transmits (4) Cost of turnishing the Home 2000ing of the year was not maintained and practic. they were afterwards compelled to cover them the prospectus of the Colonia Narsing Assonally Recatreut.
ully pensad, owing to the stringency of the salves at the price the Chirase managed to on 1,000 cistion for providing trabed private nurses in (6) Cust of aniotomanes of Home
money market, when interest stood at nearly force. The domand for China silk has all along Crown Colonics, and recommends that, although (7) Cast of Food, Tailer, st
1,000 20 per cunt. The sorts were desidadly over remained org moderate, theanpply being greatly $2,0k) rising to 3.80 coked consequent upon the large proât of the reduced owing to the quantity of chequre not the Scheme is entirely independent of the Salurice Government, von abould do all in year, power Ans project for angsing private nursing ourly part of the year and unrealised anticipa converted into silk; and it in anticipated the to encourage it.if the wat which it is intended to community would probably involes & Cons of further development infier the war season will close with very small stocks Of to SEFFly exists in Hongkongdon larger esponditure, versitating at once The unusually heary consigntots of Ameri- northern filaturo silkit domus, there will These two daspatoles were referred to the na artersion of the Medical Staff Quarters can drills, sheetings, and cotter fannels is be a stock of 5,000 to 0,000, bales and surge in Japan are in the hands of Englishmen. Colonial Surgeon for consideration xul report, and the obtaining of mulcast five more Bisters agplained by the vory low prices at which supply of cocoons, sumes there is ab im but the days have long since gets by who On the 19th Septembre de Colonial Surgeon from Burland --We have the logour to bo, the American quille wasa obliged to sell during portant revival in demsed in Amories, The An English Minister in Japan Seemed it a reported that he had once the despatches to sie, your obedient soute
the summer months, in conseruence of the bic yield of yellow silk was vory short, owing ness of domestic trade. With regard to tho large partly to the failure of the crop in the Shang duty to protoes his nationals by protest. Sirka circalated unmong the Private Practitioners THOSE residents who advocate a hospital.
Ernest Below was notified of the fact that the in the Calony and that he has called a moeting
importation of English sheetings, it some fang ravinda and to the fearness of cash in bill aimed at the extinction of minny basinesses to disones the matter.
that stocks at the end of 1895 wors light, while Szechnen and Hupel, which prevented silk for women and a nurses' training instițation
too much as expected from the reopening of being brought down excepting at excessive As a memorial of the completion of the
furnishing a livelihood to several Exglishmen,
tlio Newchwang market after the Japanees ratos. The sale of this crop was confined to sixtieth year of the Queen's reign will be
evacuated the port at the cis of the war. India and Egypt, as Continental consumers gratified by the publication of the official
arpand, but is lowas overdone and in towels common sill. The supply of wild silk has also. papers on the nursing question, a portion of
and handkerchiefs her appears to have been been reduced, the province of Manchería, still which we reproduce in another column,
THE FORSION TRAUE OF CHINA, | great ccal devlopment inesauck as suffering from the effects of the destruction of
1896.
of the 1,125,000 dezons of handkerthiefs trois and properly during the war Wasto An Association has been formed at home
shawn in the vetaris over a milion dozen silk in general was held at figures which: "with a view to meeting the grant seed for
The following is the report of the Statistiral are orslitad to Shanghai India yarn, put them altogether out of the marker in Ecretary of the Custants on the foreign trade which in 1869 aggregated but 63,000 comparison with prices ruling in lily and “skilled private nursing experienced in
picula, reached the enormous quantity of France for the same article; knee this branch "many of the Crown colonies and in some
of China in 1800-
1,461,000 pion) ateing 100,000 pienis more of brinem, in kympathy with the Lomn "British communities in foreign parts
LAS GENERAL
The value of the foreign trace of China than in 1995, while Japannte spinnings rose trade, has been exceptionally bad. Cordons This need, it is stater," has been strongly
for the year under review ross from early during the twelvemonth from 10,000 piants to more exported to Italy in small quantities, sacly “ recommended by medical officers abroad,
SET 315,000,000 in 1825 to 1k Tarer 100,000 picula facts which certainly sugar in the season, and the Japanese took all the whe in many places attribute the high
aggregate of their capitals. Bus If thess are The Impers were then referred to Mix 35,000,000, which is tan largest total recorded well for the success of the mills in Chies (to doable cocoons they could gat, there being bus har export tralo has been active, and tho To turning Chiness ection fate yarn The trade the orceptivually short export may be ascribed percentage of deaths to the impossibility We (Kebe Chronica) understand that Mr. to be quietly extinguished, "aderrding to low," Bastrand Matron of the Civil Hospital in lu Cestoms rotazna In both imports sad which reference was made in last roport) now stall demand for pierend socoons. An resumé,
there is a doubt that the Japanese politicicne for consideration and report. In of obtaining trained nurses" The Asso Mastavish, agent of the Hongkong and Shing will proceed to pass other laws to bamper report, dated 10th October, aku poiniemarkable gain under imports whits aloid. woulious roumaiss singularly inexpansive, though to a bad crop, reduced consumption at home, ciation is favoured by the Secretary of an. Bark in Kobe, praonada to take up de fordigners. We do not intend, however, to be out that so far as the Colonial Nursing Assui ingeridence of the reonviry from the dis daring the your there has been en improved de- and particularly absence of demand from Italian cloth, which advanced from 62,000 pieces of the Chinese keeping price too high, from State for the Colonies, who, in a circular ointment at Amor in April. Mr. Masturish muffed out without protast. To put one's tion a concerned (Secretary of State's despatch organimation ceasel by the war with Japan, riand for most varieties, but particularly for Arteries, added to orer speculation on the part
will be grossly missed in Kobe, bath privately trust in a Legation seems like rotring on 27th June, 1896), to process of that shame contributed to the exorquer a million and despatch to Governore, says :-"I would and publicly it is believed that Mr. Romea Trokan reed, but there are other moans depends on the expense, commented with it half tales over this import duties collected in imported in 1805 to 161,000 pieces ducias 1991 which unsatisfactory state of affaires loy ex Cook, who was agent in Kobasons six or seven of abfairing support. We would suggesting mornatoed Bat he already pointed the your preceding. The inland parts of Boo- those goods contributing considerably to swell change may to sorge extent afford relief during recommend that although the solisme is years ago, will take the place vacated by Mr. that We non on quere, the report of the Coloured burgeon chow in Kingst Ihnolon in Chebkfang, the inased value in woulious of aver Ilk Tin. the ensuing season, putirely independent of the Government, Maeta ish
members of the Ixalitate of Jurgentists should show that the medical nettioners us to unt the Farkas brit el Blans: in lipo 1645,000 as comparent we she return of the ERE EXPORTS, "you should do all in your power to en-
draw up motorisi stating the facte and nak colony consider that dach agguamuler 191 ropose to foreign trade under the Treaty procuring year. Thers was a better Inquiry for The foreign importe re-exported to foreign The Secretary of the Panjom Mining Cosing the Council to bring its infuse to hear be provided. With regard to the scheme of of Shimonoseki and Custous linnans established nearly all kinds of metals especially nailed iron, countries practically Great Britain, Hong. courage it, if the want which it is intended Limited, advises as that he has receivor the on the Forsign Ofice. Otherwise it is olasz brings us out nursst oder a Gererament agree at each per fer the mallortion of duties from wild stod, and old iron, the importation of which wong, Japan, and Russize Manchuria-aggre to supply exists in the anfony under your following telegram from the mines riving the grant Injustion will be done as Boiling is wonment. Miss Kastmond thinks: that, it would be the 1st October, but trado was insignificant, aubles the figures of 1895 Theitems it sundries gate Hk Tis. 9,033,000, or Elk. Tls, 786,000 Government. The want dose exist in result of the Marah clean-up." The mill ran fined in the Treaty or in the Bill of compensgroot boon to the oalenys usuring skilled and the revere table shows that the first of Western origin which attract attention are over the value of morehandise re-exported in 30 days crashing 960 tons of oro yielding 231 sation. To compel all foreign nowspapers to nursing, and would, be abelp to the Medical quarter's receipts from the new parts yielded audleg sigaraad cigarettes, clocks and watches, 1895, the large shipments of Formosse tán to this colony, and in a very marked degree, ozs of kristted gold 950 tons of hearings close their offices on the 1st July, 1889, would Department, in dust of all palenie, provided the inconsitumble sunt of Uk Uls, 6,180 dye, lour (of which a third goes to Canton), the United States from Amby accounting för
glass, morphia, needles, kerosice oll, and soap; the inorease. A but having already a highly efficient staff rushed yinditig 100 ezs, of gold. Fifty tops ruin the roperties and throw Many Baigist of chance that desert werd bed the per claim. REFE
bɛs been a marked increase the most noteworthy of sisters at the Government Civil Hospital of concentrates aloinet yielding 47 25. of men out of work. Only two years zerain and to the Sisters sortis She is of opinion, In comparing the collection of 1890, which while in articles of Asiatis right in which there
we would nggeat to our fellow editors that however, that this warld involve a sodants to Hk. Th 22,579,000 with there seal, raw cotton, ginseng mstohos (Japs employinent of a great deal more tonnago, both gold." the noed could be more satisfactorily met,
whatever is la be done must be dona quickly. nonselersble outing and would cover be self receipts of former yera, it must be home in
foreign and constwins. From foreign ports: we think, by enlarging that staff and by
According to the Catasiatiche Lloyd Baron
mind that. previous statistics ivelude the two), ndalwood, and sagar. supporting,
the entries were 4,722 vesels, aggregating von Gratschmid will not return to Japan, bis
As to the question of mining nurses looudly. Formone collocantes coded to Japan, whose RIFORT. training nurses locally than by affiliation place at Tokyo being taken by Haron von
Miss Hostmond states that good autoral revenue aggregate over a million tools & your The shipments from China in 1806, as com 4,799,600 tons or 457 vessels, totalling 601,500 with the Colonial Narsing Institution. Whooker-Garber, at present German Ambas-
to work on ens be ahtained we could, I am uru, consequently, the increase of Hh. Tls: 1,155,000 pared with those in 1895, how a decline in tone, more than during 1905, and coastwise, trata sufficiently for private pase and for sador to Servia. Baron von Wnsoker-Geftúr, Dr. AYRES, the Colonial Surgeon, when at says our contemporary, will arrive in Tokyo in
over the figures of 1896, despite the less of valms of 12 million teels, and the estimated 15.259 ships, aggregating 11,030,000 tons, working in the Civil Hospital i roquired under each important soar of income, must be re-duty paid thereon a reduction of Hk. Tis being an excess over the proceding your of home last year, whs requested to report on May next to tako up his new dative. This
the Sisters, though the experiones gained would garded as a gratifying event, for although the $70,000, the deficit being apoeanted for by the 1,235 vesels, equal to 1,370,009 tous. To this the memorable loss of the lendo of the varied inland of Formos Mirante the Chinese and Japanese Bags non- the subject. After referring to the great announcement will be read with considerable [APECIAL TELLO HAM TO THE DAILYTRESS" not be sufficient to onale them to ill the post revisage of 1600 was exceeded
of a Sistar," and is of opinion that, the tanin-year 1891 by Hk. Tla. 038,000, thin figures for and marked decreed export of staples, mich atributed most by the re-employment of tonnage need of nurses for the use of the public in surprise, and wa (Kobe Chronicle) are inclined
Shuughal, 6th Aprit, 2.14 ping of Entasian girls uppers vor a trial, int your incluind I la 1,110,000 contribute ten, silk, sind gutton, ninated prices and local withdrawn during the wat Sailing vessels To doubt its accuracy. It was generally under- Hongkong Dr. Are went on to advouate stood that Baron von Gutschmid had simply
Wheelbarrow.men rioting. Policomon and and that if we could get girls from the school by the island since lot to Cizing. The advanco demand ebeaked shipments of rew cotton to entered and cleared show an advares of 67, that each colony should obtain all its nurace gore home on love, and would return to Jayantiers love ben saulted. One barrowman have or at Shanghai, thot Bovernment might in favour of the period under active is attribute Japad, which fell from 86,000 piculs in 1989 equal to 72,000 tons. Of the gross tan-
after a very brief abschoni
is reported to have boon Initiod."
givate matter a trial" Soak gats the bleninapoufs hiel polded, exclusivo of opme, to 18.000 piouls during the year ander notice unga, Inwards and outwards--totalling, say, from One 500 fee. "Oar experience,” he
The Volunteers and Fireita hero been called giving of Elementary schizos on using la Uk. The 1,699,00 xe than in the preceding Of yellow and white silk the export receded by 39.600,000 tons the percentage contributed is that, obtained from different schools, BATE
The Nagasaki Shipping List of the 31st out and Bluejackets landed.
the Belilios School, the Heal mistrose of which you Duty and lay derived from Indan drug 27.625 picals, representing a value of over H by the different floge was British is in favour of sneb leatures, buf paint out sur a further declined Hs.Tis 69,000 and H. Ts. 6,900,000; coenatis dropped from 24,000 to 65 per cent German, 6 per cent.; Swedish "there are disagreements and unpleasant Marel sags: The Undaunted left bere home
sward bound shortly before three o'clock pestar-s
The cause of the isturbance is preambly that Di.. Avros and Dr. Atkinson consider It Tls. 184,000 respectively, while export datics ez-17,848 pienis, or 5,213 pieals, equal in value to and Norwegian, 3 per bort, French, 1 nesses amongst themselves, and the matrons day afternoch. She first booked up from Lor the raising of the loance fee for wheelbarrowe impossible to azinge for fetugas while rohituta diminutionofos H. Tis: 492,000, which Ble. Tis. 224,000 followed by silk pleco goods, por suit. Japan, & per cont; Chineno, 22 is accounted for by the session of Fermoze, not to which exhibiteta diuination of 512-11 picuis, per cent.; and all other flags, 1 per out. The and medical staf have trouble, but mooting past the Admiral fornitoff until Complaints are best made of the obstaction sisters are of netires, Miss Restmond mention the marked derrised exports of such representing value of EL. The 1,777,000. Incross in Chinese-owned vessels of foreign
in streets by this class of tratio,
As to the training obtained from the same source in all cases he did so this veuws of Enisser and English the object of raising the leende fee is to rellars is of opinion that it would not be possible to do staples as tea, silk, colton, and antiva opium, The striking decreuss of 211,500 piouls in typo, especially steam-Launches, is noteworthy, there is an erst de eorpe among them like ohcored their luckier comrades to the ophe, the aumber of burrows plying in the Settlement, pre han se at present us in the way of the last named sommility paying lost duty by the oxpart of blok to nonta for having advanced since the yeat 1801 as shown that is wanting in the case mentioned." She then reverse for the burbeur entranco,
training boys and amabs who join the Hospital Hk Tl. 200,000 than in 1895; oring to the by the disappearance in the returne of the hereander Measureet of cloud-heights by triangula-Staff. with her great 365 feet penant Boating bebind,
roduced shipraents from the great murt Chung Forndean shipments, added to the diminished The objects of the Colonial Nursing Asso wine the beads played Home Sweet Home tion proves to bo suroliable for certain forms. In forwarding the Hoport of Miss Eastmond, king, though this decliue must not be accepted production throughout China both in black ciation are admirable, but this colouy can do The Farik band then played God Enve the At the Blue Hill Observatory, the theodolits the Colonial Surgeon in a minute, dated. 15th audicating diminished production, as ratico and green ton, the latter also having da better for itself by working on independent Queen, and after a parting sheer from the gives the nimbus or rain-cloud un average October, points out that the present nursing drug travels overland in large gaintities and clined by 27,200 piculs. In brick and tabbt Sailing vessel......
anon who had massed in the fighting taps and height of 6.814 feet, but kiten enlly reach the staff is so mnou scapist that the autron bus does not come under the cognizance of the tea, morly for the Asistiu Bassin warkot Steatoms lines. One of the objects of the Association rigging of the orifer, the seremony of fars bass of iko seme form of cloud at an altitude to perform the work of an ordinary Bister x Muritime Customs Coast trade duties and thers was an expansion of 65,500 picule and 120 is to assist Gnancially those colonics and wall was over.
lems than 1,640 fest
I addition to disebarging her duties as matron, touage and transit des account for Hic Tls.picule respectively, and trade in this division.
but he made no sign. Yet this bill is in direct medical gentlomon present at the meeting were contravention of the spirit if not of the letter of of cpiniou that it would not he practicable the new Trusty That Treaty was so curelessly to obtain a Committee of mice in Hongkong The Honruble H Stewart Lockhart, The busines in fancy cottons continues to could act pay the high prices naked for such
able to raise ancha furd drafted that no one seems to know what it moans who would
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Netharsole, Hospitals begs to acknowledge of the Hospitals with thanks the following dotions to the funds Tai Shing Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd. $25 W. J.T...
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The Hox, J. H: Stewart Lookhart, Hon. Se cretary of the Indian Famine Faud, informs us that the following telegram has been raecived from Sir Fransis Maclean, Chairman, Famine Fund; Calcutta-Our warmest thanks for your lest contribution of 12,000 rupees. We are most grateful.
abrout her water ship the Immortalite, and us
It provides for the renting of autorius, but as would together with the areo's for provide not for stufeclaring suterprise; it says that for her maintenance during bør term of en- foraigne way enter into partnership with gagerent and for her travelling exponers oat from England and home. The question of Japanese, but must not own land, yet the own- ing of land may be asential to the partnership; what assistance might be rendered by the Go it does say that foreigners may own shares ornment was then conside and the tregtizi though the Japanese Inw anys they may not, passed a series of resolutions, which are em This question of the press is one the Chamber of hodied in Enclosaro "B" to the Beport of the Commerce and the China Association ought to Colonial Surgeon and which recommand that take in hand. The newspaper interests, though the Government should establish a Private more than suficiently, numerous to root the Nursing Institution and chmaid also train needs of the community, are not large, taking the nurses belly.
RIOTS AT SHANGHAI,
THE VOLUNTEERS AND FIREMEN CALLED OUT,ADAR
Colonial Secretary a
SHIFTIYO
The increased volume of trade called for the
1891
1896
tons.
Total
tous. 56=-12,170 88-20, 199 118-30,480 -- 166-37,975
174-42,640 254-89,154