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subscription fo such a purpose is that it might expedite the commencement of the work, but it is by no means certain shut the Government will not place the lone in execution at once without such assistanes or incentive. It would at least be desirable to ascertain the views of the Government on this point before making any appeal for aubeeriptions. The Committee has hoe appointed by the Government, not by the public, and it would be well within the Committee's province to urge upon the Government the advisability of at ones proceeding with the constenotion of this A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. road aral giving it a name commemorative
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,
APRIT, 1015, 1817,
FROM TONKIN PAPERS.
thing. I have soon the Directer of Fabllo andition-that this wing, if bails there is Work and he capita sa the conclusion that you recognised by the Government and by the public THE FRENCH ACADEMYO
can estimate if at $1.500 a bed.
S as the fearannor of a now Civil Hospital on PARIS, JE April
lent of ostros in this initial cost. Have you that side I think if tho Government and the M. Haistaux, and de Mun hava hoop any idea what it will cost to run this hospital public robogulse the necessity of moring tho piectel Blembers of the Acalony,
the lit proposed by you I prefer not Civil Huetain bodily from ito resent site INCREASE OF THE TRENCH NAVY be an armer to das bocpues I any give to the Bonham Road site that, hetween amidealing answer. Of course the Superin the pamping station and the Pukfulam filter Admiral Hestard, Minister for the Navy tendent of the. Ifospiel eculd give you that bedthen it would to a wise thing to build has submitted to the Chamber a domaid for with a little calculation. It would post probably the hospital there, but it would be a very credit of eighty million frames for the con$15,000 or 200,000 a year if you take medicines, extensive businca, The Director of Public struction of now warship, to be spread over lighting, interest, ou ao baillings, food for the Works estimates it would erst $500,000.
patioula, and the proportion of the sherges Hon. A COOPER-I would not commit uterul yeart
of the hospital staff, including doctors, kemysell
Do you propose at this expenditure of Hoa J. H. STEWART LOCKHART-Moring $20,000 year should be borne by the Govern the Civil Hospital does not name within the ment It would not be an actual increase range of practical politics at prosent
Mr. Max-If there is no probability of such a thing being done it would be far better to pat the Women's Hospital in the Heapital grounds. If you put it in the Bonham Road you necessarily increase the east very muela, as you would have to duplicate the amommodation Hon JHTWARE LOCKMAN-Where loss, the amalgamation come in? You have suggested the erection of a wing to the Civil Hospital as a hospital for womon and shilleen. A Woman desires to have the nursing in this
THE CRETAN AFFAIR
PARIS, &th April. Mr. Farotinx stated in the Chamber that the idea of autozomy has been well received by the Cretans
The
The Powershops to maintain porze. accord amongst them is perfect.
NOTES FROM TONKIN. The Haingoon Prince's stay in Hanoi was very unostentations and attracted but little
by the last monil:
of 320000 a yar ted out that if the
MOBON pollted out that if the day erminent took over the buildings, $2,500, a interest on the buildings, soukl be knocked of the $20,000"
JH. STRITAET LOOKBAPIs it anticipated that the erection of the building would lead to any increase in the staff of the hospital as at prosent constituted Of course combined with the erection of this wing the idea is to extend the nursing wohemo. The bonded that is, for the training of Asiatic or Bruin probationem-would be was assistant matron.."
Hon. P. A Cortion of the sutidine, A. Coot-Thut increase would but the taking of probationers-Yus.
CUT GLASS BUTTLES making the rol. As to funds, the scattontinu. Ho lait with his followers for Saigon orly addition to the hospital staff that would colony improved and for that purpose suggests of England was of such importines that it had a bag sole control over the pankah. under whick
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It is said the Governor contemplates bailding a bridge across the Red River to connect Hanoi with the loft bun, so that the railway my rum direct from Hanoi to Lungchow
The boat his alrely satin. Alternate daya of rais, drizzle, and sun.
The rise srop is expected to be gooi. It is rumoured that B. Doumer is in Enigon On the to safle certain dißeulties with Sam other hand, the papers annoucce that the King of Biora a going personally to Parie to make arrangements with the French Gorora-
mout.
In the estimate you have given as to the run- uing of the hospital, are you taken into aeocnnt the receipts that may be received from private wards --No.
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The CHAIRMAN-a 1 anderstand you to say that that expenditure should be borne by the Government Po
This hospital would be handed over to the Government and they would run it, and you
street so that what way on the first floor pactains to the pravondón of dissisi mkaa ɛn - bed-rooms were now the ground floor sibling nursingly important plana. This is zooms or shops, and even thu, shurohes sould plained by a thorough and youral recognition not be said, in those distriste, to be built on a of the inperiority of prevention to care. If this Bars fomulation. Not infrognently this sub-rule is zalized in uglund, how nel more aidones took place suddenly and humus beings true and important fait bara? In Hongkong a well as buildings were entombed without provide a man is really sound, kuperate, and warning, and yet the inhabitante.comed happy coufortably placed, bo nay, preserve his health, and contacted and appeared to give no almost uulipuired, with cocasional changes more had to these grausume disturbances for a long period. But let him fail, from any of nature than did tu diellors arennd cause, it will take him longer than is expectad Vesavine to the fires raging beneath their feet, to moever. And ghould the season of the your In 1881 a Bill was introduced into Parliskiant not to propitious, or afavourabia conditions. which proposed to levy a tax of fa a ten süpervene, he may very speedily harems serious. upon all salt entsed these districts, the ly ill complications rapidly follow, when it idea being that the tar should form a con- frequently unppens that drugs in the colony pensation fand to provide for this dumage to can de nothing for us. It is lucky for him property in the neighbourhood. The Bill if he gets away in time. It is not generally was rejected in Coramisten the decision any definite or gorious sesso at the scntaronco arrived at was said to be in necordatios munt, int jest a little mulaise, below par with the firmly established principles of under the weather, lack of one and buoyancy commoa low concerning the flow of subterranse Porple who do not tlle either horse or bicycle liquid. This decision was perlups not alte in the hot weather breathe inaniciently. When gor just. The extent of the rook, wing the the thermoseter is in the neighbourbugl of 90 deg. tas plonsure of breathing is ally term in its gological sonse, which it had he
timated was removed yearly in England alone dinininked, and some almest forgot to do so by this process of pamping was no less than 250 With many light papers upon the desk a puntah actes by uno yard in thickness, The salt trade is sometiges troublesome, and unless every one he site, it is often a serious insouvenience. that certain aures should be obtained from Chamber of Gotmares to itself. The Chamber
Hence many uro without them, and if the eity of cash under which the Govern-
home to begin with tu orter to carry on nursing was founded le 1858 and had done ench in this colony. You say. Very good. We good work that the annual catpas of salt blotting pads were capable of telling tiles they mont is labouring at present is due
and socommodation, for urges who will aid in million tone, the great bulk of which was of confined to the absorption of superthious in.. will ham a halfding for women and children by Great Britain alone had now reached three world say that their duties were by no VLAS purely temporary causes especially the
the work of the hospital and go out nursing ported to almost every country in the world Young nex would make light of this for a plague expenditure, including the resump
During the Frouch ware the tax on salt rose to time, but it goes on rather too long. Seven when requested by the outside public."
Mr. MAYI do not go so far ex that, £30 a ton and produced a rovome of a million months is rather a worry spoll, and unless it is tion of Taipingshan. In a short time the
Hon. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART-In what and a half par annum. The salt tax was ecuatantly brokou by changes, outings, and land in the resumed area will be again
way dead Fone nigamation come in PA finally abolished in England in 1825 In healthful diversities, ritality is loworod, and offered for sale and in addition to the priec
Woman proposoda hopital for woman and Indis the gals and manufacture of salt more, this is really almost mom serious asmet rines realised will theroader yield a steady in
children and a nursing institute. I propose a until about 30 years ago, menopolised than a broken limb. We have two olinmates hospital for women and children and as regarde by the Government and the duty varied in here. On the harbour side it is like Singapore, coune in rates. The revenue from other
the nuraleg side of the question pomt out that it different distriots from 1 to 6. 6d. par 824 without it delicious night and early morning sources is likewise increasing, and on the
M. de Loessan, fu u rocent article, advocates
is already ander the ecnsideration of the Gor, so that with sul consumption of one coolness general tropical hest, day and night. rullion tons it was not a very dificult mattor On the south side, it is altogether Afferant: the Whate the financial position of the Governnu alliance with Germany against England, understand the cost would be from 816,000 to rumont,
MY SMUTH-Then you do not include the to raise a revonus of some fire or six millione air is constantly in motion. Residents there ment may be considered sound and promis. This is Ekorisé M. Hanotaure polioy, accort-320,000 ?—I have not geno into the question of ing. There need be no hesitation, therefore, ug to the Courrier de Haiphong's Paris cer-uphery very Barr bourse and other schone ?--I would go this tor. You could sterling per annum la 1853 the tax was hight keep their windows opin through the from the Colomini Secretary that If this scheme get unt two extra sisters from home and allow egalized throughout the different provinces twenty-four hours; and, when suficient meaus respondent,
of mine were approved probably there would be them to go outnursing if the Government close and the Govertravat igonopoly was abolished, of locomotion are provided, thor will soon be in incurring a little expouditure from the
to objection to the Governoient running the to faser that arpense, and when they are not so that how the nativos could obtain salt et as many people on that side as the other. The emplayed they could assist in the hospital about ld. alb, and yet the public revenus had morning and evening trainway ride will be u bospitai public funds on account of Her Majesty's
Hon. F. A. Coorg Generally speaking, in Hou. J. H. STEWART LOOKHART The out- not suffered, for the salt duty still yielded pleasurable change; and eventually the hill Jubilee. Assuming, however, that the con
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Sta April our opulen this attaching of the Women and side public want narses at once. Yun pro- some even millions sterling to the Indian will be fannelled to bring the two sides closer struction of u road wound the south side
For the last three inouths or more no ordi-Chillcen's Hospital to the Civil Hospital is the bationers von nat be ready for three years, exchequer. Salt was used in many of the most together. This mast all, however, be accom of the island were really deemed beyond thenary receipt stamps have been obtainable and most economical meats of providing the aand in the meantime do you think that the chimportant manufactures of modern times. The Pabed by degrees. First the rout, then the tramway, then the tunnel Sir, I.sonsider that the development of this true is hardly fat financial resources of the Government a very the public has been put to much inconvenience,commodation necessary for the public in this taining of two narses will be suffoient te moet Chinese had used salt in agricultors for more There are stamps of higher value to be had, but colony and also the most suitable means for the requirements of the colony - think two than two thousand years park, and our great
financiers would admit that they had began. If the young and energetic man mad ready means of raising the necessary money thesoare nct counouly used, the three-cont statan providing probationers Yes, booanse you Ewropean Furses will be sufficient.
woman who form the muin aliment of our Hon. FA. COOPER-Have you heard, Mr. even heard of salting a geld mme, but, it must suggests itself, one hinted at by Mr. GER being the one required for the ordinary affairs, have the medical staff on the spot and yon bays SROM STEWARF On Thursday, but sue of trade, nad it is the three-cent stamps that the dispensary and everything of that sort Secretary, if the Govorace has said he would be added, not wish a view to keeping it population are enabled to preserve their houlth, Evourably consider the granting of a site for The lecturer than dwelt on the important what may not be expected of them!We may have run out. The consequence is that people which, as that gentleman Raid, would who have to collect money cannot obhán a pro-
The CHAIRMAN-Is this proposed building the creation of the building and for the con- part salt. played in all our foods and also perhaps be justified in withdrawing a little of var solicitude for the cure of the few sick- of yours is there accommodation for resident traction of a probationers home?
spoke of the many ways it was valuable
secing tant for the most part they are already not be likely to prove ncceptable. per stamp to pat cu the rescipt, but have to ge
Hon. J. STEWART LOCKHART-I think from a medicinal point of view. The brine We refer to the oxpedient of levying a to the Stamp Uflon and go through the formality probatiouers 7--No, there is no such accomme
we had better hear all the proposar first boforo batheef Droitwich were justifiably hold in.high well cared for, provided that we devota Could you sparo t for rooms in this proposed talking about that: I may say that the ovesteam in the treatment of goat and allied curselves more medulously to measures of
hygiene d special tax for a few years. An addition of of having the bill chopped, finding, witnesses datin
to their signature. a sou Que per cent. to the municipal rates for hardly credibia, but it is the fact. Feople whe building for that purpose-The building that ernor will give any scheme connected with ailowats, and it had even boen said that being minitation and three years would yield more than sufficient are only a fow ascounts to collect get over the was contemplated to this vehero would provide nursing every support but in the way of site baths were an admirable romady for choler carrying out of those improvements: whioli and recommending to the Legatire Council Salt was also an important disinfectant. It not although loug neglected uro atill within our difficulty by using four cent stamps, making no additional accommodation. to cover the entire, coat of the proposed new the Goverment a present of the odd coat, but
a vote in aid. Both these schemes would supply only acto be a preservative "for foodstuffs, reach. Wo nover bad such good ranila 25 Wo read, but after the experionce gained in people with a large number of accounts to
want badly folt and it would be a good but had a prejudiotal affect on pathogenic have had the last few years. They are the "
lanteria, and one of his pet schemes for the admiration of all our visitors We have ar This concluded Mr. May's evidence and he anitary improvement of any city within mi abundance of the best material labour is cheap. connection with the temporary Gap Rock collent grumble at this, and with reason, for un
thing if we could get them both established, and wants to pay more than is necessary, and
sonable distance from the son was the Kasbing The Chinese thoroughly understand the work light dues and the attempt of the Govern bills of $2 and upwards having to be stamped
the retired
Mr.A DENISOR, arobitect, as the called of all the swears und the watering of all streets Let a loan be teken up by the Government ment to make chose dues pendent after the use of the stamp of bigber value make a
and he first of all explained that his scheme for nad lanes with sea muter. Perhaps he would 4 por cent, and within six muaths of the com- aonsible differance in the percentage of the tux. the purpose for which they were levied. Formerly when any particular description of
a road rond the island originated in a convor live to see that scheme parried out ofen in etion of the road the loan roay be paid off by had been fulfilled, the colony would not stamp ran short others ware sucharged for the
sation he had with Mr. Gershom Stewart, If Hongkong, for he was convinced it would be a premium apon land salos, the Crown rents. the road were made 30 foot wide instead of 20 material benefit to the public health The pro terming a caffelent fand for its future upkeep. amount required, bat, some time ago an order
feel the cost would be iscroused by 850,000. It sarrative and antiseptic qualities of alt had got see that the tousifat bageraces of the readily asset to any further scheme of 20 was sad prohibiting this and directing that called temporary taxation. But it is not requisition for the stamps required should
would be rough-channelled like the Pekfolara been recognised from the earliest times, and puts for the accomplishment of this work is Read and pumpets would here to be constructed salt bad ever been regarded as the most fitting any reason why it should be disçeiated from
the Dinoad Jubilee Memorial, but rather the: really moccssary to consider that point, as be sent to Lisbon. This is not the fault of the
Goross the ravines, He bought sites would erabian of incorruption. He had himself seen, local authorities, but of the home Governm the Government can readily undertake the Why not allow postage stamps to be used as
be opened which the Government could in country districts lu Eugland, a plate of alt strongest rennor why it should be used, as work without imposing any further burden receipt stamps, ar is done, greatly to the public
sell there were thirty or forty acres at Deen placed on the breast of a corpo, and it was no nothing else can be hilf so effectively, to chro- dacommon thing for salt to be put into the aisle, recordat lastingly remind us of our convenience, I derstand, at Hongkong ant
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coffin, presumably as it emblem of immortality, good Queen and her longthonod regu. in the United Kingdom F
The expression not worth his sali" moant not worth his salary, the latter word taing de fired from the Latin salarium, is the Ronan soldier's pay was regarded as barely sufficient to purchuk salt with which to flavour his rations Dr. Clack fancied that some of our modern warriors rogarded their pay is much the same Bght, exept that tobacco must be substituted for salt. Having harly exhausted hie sabject he would ask his hearers to take all he had said cum grado salis
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This seora
At lest the broable about the island of Dom Jone is over and on the 5th inst. both the
The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Giselu loft Singapore for this port yesterday morning. Portogruese sad the Chinese Gevorments withdrew their guards, so the island is now loft withent protection of any kind.
The C. P. steamer Besprees of Japan, from Hougkong, rived at Vancouver, at 15.31 2.m. on Thursday, the 8th instant.
Mr. W. R. Carles assumed charge of .B.M. Consulate at Forsbow on the let April Mr. Clement F. R. Allen left on the same day for Europe.
sion scheine?
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The first race in to-day's Gymkhans will be started at 8.45 pm. punctually. A mate betoon Captain Barney's Shrapnel and Capt Harry Draw's Whircord will take place after the first race.
there
Mr. JACKSON In connection with this whole scheme of hospital accommodation, Mr. Clair, man, the question is about the extra marsos it is generally allowed, I think, to be a want at present, There are insufficient nos in the colony, and I have heard, within the lust few days, of a party endeavouring to get some unres down from Ehinghai, so that any schema tha: sould esmanerd itself to us should provide extra murads deg
The CHAIRMAN M. May says there is no comedation for mums in his building, but it would like to make a beginning.
MA JACKSON-It is ta incomplete schone. witliont unising neommodation.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHARThat building has nothing whatever to do with pro viding nurse
Mr. MAYI day, because I submit the Fou could not train probationiors, with a view to thoi ging out a sarees, unless you have a preper Women and Children's Hospital.
Hon J. H. SzLWANT LOCKHART It does come in indirectly.
MR JACKSON How about the golfers That is our Golf ground; you must not too that. (Laughter.)
Mr. DENTON, in reply to further questions, said that sites the road was made to Longhan
five times the value of lant there had increased four or
to
Who
If the work in again left. wholly to the Gov ardment it will not be done yet us hile, we may be well assured If on the ether and the Government are convinced that it is the people's wish, there will be no difficulty whatever in obtaining the suutlon of the Right Hou Sperepey of State, to the supplementing of their coutributions to hatetor extent may bu nossary for the completion of this popular
Yours memorial of our beloved Qui Victoria
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JEHU
Hongkong, 9th April, 18977-
THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH'S REPORT.
At the close of the loofare Surgoor Colonial Evar, inferring to the remark made by Dr. Clark as to the slog of trains, with mak system, by which free chlorine in hiberated from water, are a briek accoaut of the Hormite salt water by posms current of electricity.
The aunual report of Dr. Francis Clark, through it and u-variable disir fogging, Anid ohialued. Shortly before he left. England his Medical Officer of Health, we laid on 150 system was adopted Netley with the result table at the resting of the Sanitary Board I that the rats all left the place and everything is an exceptionally interesting, and valuable rus delightfully sweet. The Governor of report, but its length precludes our giving, it Kombay had recently ordered the adoption of anfalls us to make us folowing knots
colonize. Wo make the extracts - the samo nystom at Bombay.
GENERAL BANTTARY CONDITION.. The general sanitary condition of the Colour leaves very much indeed to be desired, chiefly, however, in regard to the condition and arrange- ment of the Chinese dweilings, for there are 7OW cities in the last in which the condition of the ronds, the general acavenging of the surface, the publle street lighting, and the systems of sar- e, rub-soil, and household drainage,can be aid to excel our own. *
Mr. ENTSON, continuing, mid there were sites at Stauley near the Brick Works. He believed that was Government property,
Hou. F. A. Cooren--It is Chinese ancestral It is sad that the mandarin of Chinaan bes
Mr. Mar-I paderstood that the Govern property at present; if never was Government boen recalled to Canton and has been anger. seded in his appointment, the charge againg mout bas in contemplations sotems for ourag.grocul (Laughter.) ... him being that he did not at onco report tong probationers for the Civil Hospital who Canton when the Portuguese put up the guard would be trained there and subsequently start using on their own account In any house, the result being that the report reached allowed cut to privato parties or they would Fuking through mother alousel
On the day that the guard was withdrawa caro, they wont be available. I think yea could. Hon: F. A. COOPER There are other-cir. A tramway is being hid down from the juttythe mandarins ind some of the Portoghese exily find a sita wytlable for probationers ccmstances existing at Hongham.
Manga Aberdeen which the workpeople at the paper at the Naval Yard to the stores department is fathorities were present on the island and some and a matron to supervise them near the Mr. DONISON also said Hire was land at Hon. F. A. COPTER-The son why you mills could htilize. There would be a steep this part of the great Hongkong naval estou kind of treaty or declaration was signed to the sisters quartors,
effect that the ownership of the island should costined you perpisal to the erootion of this gradients in the road, it will be as level, bo left open until the boundaries of the Perta guess son have been fixed in accordance buikling is the text that you wish as for us as it was from the Cricket Gropal to the with the treaty of 1887. The stormination cosible to keep the expose down Yes, I did Sailers Home He would remmend a 30 fact road. He could not calculate within the boundaries. Las therefore now to be made to wrint la ge ourside 250,000
You quite recognise the necessity of provide por cont of the sost without making I have always thought that without suching for the training of rags us recommended detailed surrey. That would take thres or four determination trouble was likdy to arise, and
monthe, ho, had been asked to do it in as many the sooner the work is proceeded with, now some papers circulated to us concerning a
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN B Foto of that ita, acessity has been made manifest, the meeting held by the pristo practitioners. They days (Taughter.).
considered tire proposals Ora was the engag At the conclusion of Mr. Denison's evidence thanks was accorded to Dr. Clark for his. Au"express in Chinese Ens hoon issued 15 of a stall of European unise from the Chanaan read a loster from Mx R. Kinteresting lecture.
England and anoilor was the benining of Leigh dated the thinst, stating that he had here to to following foot
This is issued to let the people know that probationers in this colosy They strongly obtained an approximate price from the Dook:
zosomanded. that the latter proposition Company for gilding the statue of the Qu since China has been opened to trade with foreign should be adopted, and it was with a view of and also an estimate for tho railing and from THE CHUNG NODI SAN PO countries a great many ignorant girls he rendering agsistance in carrying out this bronze louis. The figures were
The forty-one rubbers who were sudared by been kidaapped and misled to foreign countri
the ganhost Ta-Chow, as laat reported, The Hongkong Cricket Club Rangnet for the purpose of forcing them to kad immoral shume that you considered the first thing to be. Gilding the staine, Bock Co's extimate,
dons was the erection of this Women and
$150,987
§ 500 are now bucked by the indueztial Sanez belong ing to the Son of district, who hate sent a Toamnument for 1897 has now come to a close, lives. Kidnappers often go to the mainland to Children's Hospital, and you incidentally mea Railing, including gate, delivered in Colczed Gordon, W.Y.R., dofcating M. D. purchase girls under the pretence of marrying tiered the training of earses in this letter Hongking fired complete, suy 2,000 petition to the Gosornor saying that the pri: Chineer quarters of the Colour are create
sobers are not robbers, but oyster fishers, and lode almost entirely light and sir. from Wood, WYR, fu the final tio, and thus in-them as wives a concubinen. By such eui
ing the ebampionship for the current year: tricks a countless number of poor girls hase Your project would materially assist in carry.
5,000 that they confessed they were rolbors because taildings, for they comprise (1) back to back they could not stand the beery corporal punish homes, (2) houses of three and four storeys front- whilst, in the final the of the double handicap, already fallen into their tran. Most of thing cat that resolation P-I think so. Yon
Tatal 7,500 Tent inflicted on them by s military officer ing apon narrow lanes, which vary from four to Lieut Brudelw, IN and Commander the girls are kidnapped to Singapore and America cannot begin to train your purses locally until Hen. G. A. Hardingo, R.N., stratch, defeated We sincerely hope you will inform the girls of
Tho Committee then adjourned til Monday who captured thom, The reapers discovered fifteen foot in with, (3) obstructed Lackyards, Commander Six K K Arbuthnot, RN, and this Canger. We have been informed that
in thein janks were, it le said, only used for solf (4) inadequate window area, and (5) the sub
division of rooms into zubicles, several tsas of young girls wem, kidnapped to
defence in case of robbery Lieut. Skeifor, R.N., receiving points.
The six men who were captured by the police America last year the authorities of America
for wrecking the wai-san hinges were prosecutoil new this and tried to discover the kidnapped girls but only three were successfully recoverad, all the others being taken to the interior to be
We would remind our readers of tonight's performance by Hadson's Surprise Party at batter.. the Theatre Royal. The special features will he the buslosque on" Trovatore," Mr. Hudson's banju entertainment, two exceedingly funny sketcher, and the Gourlays in their original barleague impersonations.
A RUESTION of mach importance to the sanitary supervision of the Port of Houg. hong is now under the consideration of the Colonini authorities. At present the Health Officer of the Port reports all matters concerning the health of the port and shipping direct to the Colonial Surgeon, who in turn reports to the Colonial Secre- tary, who in turn addresses the Sanitary Board. All this circuitous method of work should cease and, the Health Officer of the Port should be directly attached to the Medical Officer of Health's office, and should report to him directly and at once, and thus save forty-eight hours of all in portant time. This alteration in routine need not in any way interfere with the position of the Colonial Surgeon as the Fund of the Colonial Medical Service and as the Medical and Sanitary Adviser in The pair alovul and the poser got the worge Chief of the Governor. Dr. CLARK him of the encounter. Sentories of six michthe self is an officer of the Colonial Medical Ser-prisonment was passed.
vice spesialized for special work, but able
Private Wagbom, R.M.L.I was tied by court martial yesterday on H.M.S. Undaunted for assaulting his sergeant, The Conrt enn Wiley Commander Smith Dorrien, Com sisted of Captain logan (President), Captain Prostitues.” der Hondawa, and Commander Wade. TheTHË DIAMOND JUBILEE MEMORIAL. sergeant ordered the prisoner to parads in heavy marching ordor, whereupon the prisoner raingad mi atruck this sergeant on the face.
Toate day afternoon the Jubilee Permanent
to consult with and receive the advice of the Chinese hutier in his employ and on Sunday Timy.
the batter ran away with $20 which he took out
ME. GERAHOM SIZWART, in his evidence
Hon. P. MAT was called and ozumited
The CHAICHAN-Then I
That be an -Yas. is
Pour brause lions delivmedin Hongkong
and fixed completa, say,
THE SALT OF THE EARTH, A Yesterday afternoon. Dr. Chark (Medient the Old Volumes Society on The will of the Barth." Mr. H. E. Pullock (Hon. Secretary)
rusited over a very good attaadanio,
Dr. Clark's lecture was antlersoedingly inte eating one. At the outset ho said he believed Lo would convince thuas present that the salt of which he was about to speak was worthy of
the title ho had selected for his pozor, sizin at was the mineral of all ours which whe
CANTON NOTEN
Tho editions, however, which exist in o
In my opinion the great majority of these de fent can be remedied by law without the demo-
by the warsan paople on charges of robbery. ition of the property tans the further erootion. They were tried Try the Namisi Magistrate of back to back houses can be provmited by For some wai-au lottery Wokata were found on his person, which showed that he was not robber, hat only look przt in destroying the wai-san houses. The other five are now avait leg another trint
Willison's circus is drawing very large
not windows
yon have a Woman's Hospital. You cannot start a lot of probationers with a lot of men;fiergovy un 4.30 it would not be decent. You must begin with the women and children and gradually s them through. 1.think it is a point in favour of this hospital in wonnection with the Civil Hospital that you there have a wide Bald to Officer of Health) dalivered a lecture before the other day. Ono of them was discharged, pasting that S. 66 of the Public Health gain experience in. They would gain a lot of experience and you would save the Govern-
Ordinance of 1857 shall apply to all build- ings to be erected in future, instead of ment and the ratepayers a lot of expense, because they would tase a lot of work
merely to such buildings as may be erected apon
of the European staff and the necpasity;
land obtained from the Crown absequent to the passing of that Ordinance; the further erection. Memorial Sub-Committee again mot in the Board for frassing the staff as the hospital
About six hundr natives in Sal-lum district, of dwellings frouting to lense is dealt with Ranu of the Hongkong data there were pit fucressed would not infbe, do I understand you
in Kwangel, hare combinal to commit robin potion 19 of Ordinupe 15 of 1894, while the Han C... Cheter prasided and presont Hen H Stewart Luckhart (Home say that should the Government decide to
beries. All the well-to-do families in the omtary condition of such as already exist would Secretary), Hon, FA, Cooper, Mr. T. Jackson,
of suola Istes, by stalls and other creation wOG hare additional narses out from home who word, most cssential to mankind, and be would bis oighbourhood have suffered from their ravages be grastly improved if the further obstruation
would require a
zero or less. This can has been reported to Mr. N, Lavv. of 5. Sevincur Tertuse, had a Mr. M. M: Gray Mr. H. Smith, and Mr. He to tenon probationare hora, treould have tos ramarks upon vital, dietetic, eliciaul; kis- the local officers, who the other day wit a band Prohibited, and if no partitions or cabioles ware
separate home P-I think you' have gazrters for probationers. The probatorical, and biblical evidence. Tho ambstance
which was known to the chemist as ehloride of soldiers to capture then. When the rabbore permitted in bonse fronting lanes less than. 15.
is further necessary, in my opinion, that no head of hisservice, viz; the Colonial Surgeon, of his master's pocket and $50 which he received with regard to his proposal for a Womon's and ioner ought to be resident in the hospital of sofiem, to the public salt out the soldiers they immediately tired at them feet in width, except upon the top foors. It'
and two of the soldiers were dangerously wound- in any important matter. The Medical to pay coolias wages. The vintim of the rob. Cheers to action with the Cocomponds. It le est and to geologists as ons of the Equovas rocks, on The soldiers were corabelled to withdraw. partitions or cubicles should be permitte Officer of Health is deprived of a real and bey gave information to the police, who kept a vernment Civil Fgspital.
look out for the thief. On Wednesday, Fow. The CHATEHAWhat do you mean by that mated at $30,000. I should like to say that the formed on of the most important mineral conThe ens has bun reported to the Canton Go any room which has important help in his important work by over, he returned to his employer and they scheme, Mr. Moy'
window frames, in least one-tout of ths stimates have not been very carefully prepared libents of sea water, and it had been estimusled
of Canton soldiers, will soon be sent to cope miles of salt were dissolved in the beast with the robbers. unt having the Port Medical Officer directly settled the matter between them by the batter
floor gron, and that no purtitions should in any Mr. MAX-As part of the Civil Hospital and before the Commistes fake the screen, to that iso laad han four and a half million cubic vorament and it is exported that a large force the tetal aros of which, exclusive of the Under simply an additional wing to the Civil Hospital consideration I would like to have an oppor-
case bo of a greater height than six fent, refunding the whole of the money.
was, motorer, distributed in the form of associated with him the sanitary inspections these oiruumetnices Mr. Lovy wanted the mattal to bi auder he management of the Hospital unity of revising the estimates. I gave a good rocks pad beds throughout the entire habitable and the East girere are arceptionally high and Owing to the recent has rais. the North
while a clear space of not less than four fest and reports. Circumlocution is the deadliest ter to drop, bnt the poffes, having had the wag authorities and to nursing staff and avail wide margin, you know. It's just as well to he globe, while all surface soils, erntain an appura and that on other dificul Thy Stapta in should in all asos be left between the top of above the mark than below it. If you ask for
snob partition and the oiling or nudler side of cnemy of eciency, and the sooner the put into their banggg could not permit this for the patiopte admitted to the hospital
Bort of procedure and the bullet was arrested. Where do you propose to erect this building? $15,000 and the cost is $63,000 yon might have cable amount of salt, which might at all times. Governor issues the needful administrative He was taken before Conifaadder. Hastings-Da the site of what is now called the doctor's
Bods of suis occurred in all the sacimentary
rugard to the pestiur constraction of Chinese prder in this detail the better it will be for reatervlay and discharged, as this proseentar di garden. It is a large vocant piece of grond of the $65,000 5 go hnd moutfound it at first, bo seek as alt efflorenor pom its surface. Sturt time were dayan quder water for the joints of the floor above. Lastly, having
below the existing sister's quarters and to the Yos
Do the estimes include the farnishing rooks and were inuriablys gtrātifed, thus,diences ayery day in Honam Villagers who wellings, through.veutilation by the provision of an open space nt, the back of every existing not wish to go on with the case, the port of Hongkong, as also for the
south-west of Dr. Atkinson's horse.
Mr. SMITH-Do you think it would be proving their aqueout origin, with interpowever saw cireas valor are very anxious to
beds of clay and elite. In order to more
houso should be insisted upon in the case of take advantage of the present opportunity. crowded city that surrounds the port.
We have to acknowledge ceipt of the fifty
I see you also propose to have forty-four possible to raise an initial-sami of 860,000 for fully explain the formation of thêne buds Dr. The jucka Fanning hötwoon: Canton and Loras having backyards this can be done by second annus issue of the Newspaper Press bede in this establishment for women sat tho geboro-I thought to be
Clark gave a brief history of this formation of Directory published by Mesra, C. Mitchell for children Do tohink that is too
Is there my particular goed for public sub this earth and demonstrated in wint aiander Magore gelus on strike i ennengaroo of an ampelimer the removal of all obstructions there of the home and colonal pers and also a gen had mora leds you would them, I have Would it not be reasonable, if extra secummo- before the Jubilee Formanent Memorial & Co., Rod Lion Court til details are given large gumber of bad; Eelieve that friptions for the branch of the hospital? the eadlast beds of salt had been formed and increased lekin tax having.boon imposed. (from, with the excaption of bridges of ne niaxi.
were now to be found at varying the from into a brothel in Ning-fung Laueil Canton and
On the 29th utizo several minimals like mum width of three and half feet, while in the care of houses without backyards or lance of Sub-Committed on Thursday, very ably diretory at the loading foreign pspores. In taken some, Ikaros from Dr. Allenson sedation is required for the building, for the the partus mingled with the rocks of other kidnappal a girl by force. One of the kaspera
amini with of six feet, this throngh ventilation can be only scared by the rumoval Govorament to build it in the ordinary courge? arged the desirability of making the road addition to the directory far are special for 130, as the meatutnorthy fact is the
be great norase in the sumpor of Asiat
of ous-kalf of the floor of the kitchens upon the articles on the Law of Copyright and Libel, admitted In 1894, there were 787 paliente-You might say the satue of any eclisme, periode, Many of these beds word of great of the brotist who ofForst reaialanes was fatally
hik and must have been thousands of shot round the south side of the island, but was
upper storeys, and of the corresponding portion of Mr. Hugh Fraser, MA LED., Women's
roof. This device has already been adopted in ïì Work In the London and Provincial dress by ash in 1895, there are 1,054 This clogs. Kabely wants to see an increase of years in provees of formation: The salt beds taxation just now, byna del we of Cheshire were more than 100 yards in thick- Mr. Acusone you unt comiter it wouldnuss, while othere existed of for greater thick
large number of back-to-bank houses in the lay lic subscriptions to the execution of the Miss Lonts Smith, Imperial Federation, formad by far the greater number of any
of Victoria, with enarmon advantage to the he-advisable to have under one roof sufficient Mr: Ernest E. Williams, aut Foreign Campati tonuity treated. Many cases bad ben
buss; perhaps the thickest know was a bed at work. He says lots of men have told him to be Mr. Kauric B. torray The two refused wife is want of archimodation encommodation, not only for these probationed, Sprutar, to the south of Berlin, discovered
sanitary condition of the procijena but for any extra Europesa, nurses and sia ter
1870, and which was 100 yards.
The system of sewerage which has been put that they would rather subscribe to this than last are written frem opposite, points el vi ported put the actual existing want of so-
recently
in force throughout the Colony vines the pass-- to any other scheme, but on the other hand and each way be read set corrective of the cominotation in the hospital.
Does not that refer more to male patients that might be required for the schonie I do in thickness: The oldest deposit of room ault other, Mr. Willius being of opinion that
that known as the separatu system; the old he thinks it would not be possible to raise British trade is going to the dog aurult of It refers to both. Of course, the existing not think you will find in any hospital that then to extat was the salt ega of the Pun.
ing of the Public Health Ordnance of 1897 is
if they are they are separated. They ought to to be found in Spain, some 45 miles N.W, of
TO THE EDITO 2 ON THE "DAILY FRISE Bowen, of large calibrs, which are mostly sun $100,000 for it by siibscription, that in any our free trade system, while Mr. Murray die scoop oration for women is practically nil. Iouinistrative staff is put under the same rouf; and, while one of the most curious deposite was cukist of vue word of 14 back for women and
DEAR SIR-I think the public may von stracted of stone in sich a minor as to permit case the bulk of the work would have to be poses to his own satisfaction of the bogey of bilares, hot bare toy absolutely no children's te in a separate building. A mar is on duty Barcelona, on the banks of the Cardona viver,
terman ecmpetition and holds that the Tiralty done by the Government, and, finally, he of the fatnio is likely to come rather from low ward at present inte hoital and the accomm. Ferhans freire hours in sick ward and it composed entirely of rout-salt, which was gratulate themselves on the undone and of leakage into the sounding soil, havo been suggests that if the Government would do it if than high tariff countries Nellis to dation for women vry limited. Ifere pre ull be undesirable to have her sleeping in workel in open quarefas like out gubite quar impartiality with which the vacing achieves retained as steam-water drains, and a nese serios very quitable sito where the process of formation, us, for instance, on their meeting yesterday. The apparent desire diameter have, bebu, laid to revolve the house altogether the subscriptions might be de-a och writer supports his positic by some garg dhowing the red for increased ratione opere. I believe rios. Salt bods we still to be seen in have been criticised by the sub-committee at of pipe sewers varying from 6 to 21 inches in
accomodation Inpatients Fhe number of there is Women adinitted in 1895. Was 826, in 1896 390, disinfecting station is
the shores of the Cispaul Bas. Speaking of was to elicit oformation from the promotere ne drainage and 2 proportion of the rainfall. voted to something else. A similar idea is
MAORION-I think, as far as we possibly the motbed of obtaining salt by pumping to the bearing of the several pigjects upon the All dwellings must now be provided with and in wholy hospital in 1802 there were expressed by Mr. HENRY HURTEKEYS in
1,710 patents, tu 1899 Lore wore 1,835, in 180% 22. we ought to cinesubrate instead of scatter-Dr. Clark sad it was ou en infrequent general welfare, with a view to securing the pipe drains, of small calibre to obes) dis
ing our institutious in the colony,
case of bindslips and enbeidenses of the land greatest good to the greatest number. This is charging into trapped drains which ecuness with 1963, 1716363-83, 11346 2.588. his letfor road at Thursday amiceting, namely,
Word these fourteen beds at any time full
Mr. May I think it might be prasible to owing to the dexmining which resulted from as Her Gracious Majesty would have it to be those covers, su overflow from the trap into the that the road should be the Government's
LONDON, 7th April ning the past your age fourteen bela algamate my scheme and the ashco brought this method of working. Buch disturbances had Our attention aus of late been very much side chapel hog poride, which not only
been recorded in Choraire at poriodiy intervals directed to this matter of the public health and during havy sforms. contribution to the memorial, that is to say, SIR WILLIAM HARCOURTS ADURESËre all taken up. I asked Dry Atkinson, he forward “ A. Women
Those sowers also receive the dry weather The CHATTAN-Do you appear for A sites 1533, when this burtices raborded sub it is therefore natural that plans for its promotion it should be made entirely out of Govore
ART TO THE QUEEN,-
thor these extra 30 baile could be filled and bo Mr. Balfour has refused a day for Sir Williamsid thad at the end of the fine your ho though Waar do tot appar for A Woman sidonee tock place near Combemere Abbey, and should to put forward in connexion with the flow in the side lanets, biel is iutorrepten at the prosent day many of the Cheshire towns Jubileo meraorial. Tho first thought, which by monts of trappad gullies, and the sewere re ment funds, the public subscriptions being.
Is conlt fill thoni The 36 beds are not all because I think sho ought to appear for horalf.
und villages in the neighbourhood of the salt springs up in a mount is to found a stilated by means of gratings, covering the devoted to another form of memorial. This Harcourt's motion unless it is intended as you for Europeans There would bu ons weed for I had an interview with Woman with the is the view, we think, that will be most of Care Sir William Harcourt has ignücel Enropmus and another for Chinese fourteen shjest of arriving at a compromise-te al nincs present a most striking a peculiar ap acapitul." This is an acconist of our love and mankeles, which ure placed in the streets at generdly cutortained by the public. The the challenge the beds in each, wisyd, and two words of four bede gemetion of the live schéngs and she inlanitted franco 15 tonsor of the feet thirst almost in siniration of these institutions, which are the intervals of about 100 yerds, stroke
to ma a plan of the Nursing Instituto and the the baillings were ont of the perpendicular, so glory of our home laud, and with the advantages
For the guest quarter of a try them his brea enoh for Eurore ANSWER GREAT BRITAIN AND GREECE.
Hou, J. THWART LOORBAET-Do you Women and Children's Hospital and the Mod that a visitor was almost inclined to fancy when of which every one of us is familiar Happily on continuous flow of letters hearing testinting at road will have to be made sometime, -und
we are not without these in Hongkour, and the inly wonderful cures acted by Clarke's, world It is donio that Great Britain is made any
usdemand that they should take in lying in cal School for Chiruse all in one. I objected walking down the main strest of such a town the iden of putting his hand into his overtaron Grose except those in which suo cason w waltar general carosNo, not in the Tory strongly to the Medical School for Chi that mine host's good ale land boen if anything evory foar is witness to their increasing num famed Bi Mixture the fist Blood Furiter that pocket merely to relieve the Government was netbig in concert with the other Porters building I repo. For would never put a veu a dist plaas it would be a ludiorous file too heavyMost of the houses bor or afficioney. There is a danger of their science and anodical skill have brought to light s thing to attempt to tack on a Medical School wore sherat up shit seamet by face platas, bolts, beiby neglected or forgotten. It may fairly Surers from Serofalo, Scarry, Eczema lud Legat of a portion of the obst of a necessary GREECE AND TURKNY. -
casex if a general 'word,
The CHAIR-Iw you put down the to the Women's Hospital. This plan provides and other proventives of that premature disso-be said that at no previous period hus, the matter. Slan and loot Disease Inpies and Bones of any af sickness and disense necupied to large kind, are solicited to give it a trial to as its valua public work is not one that will commend The whole of the Turkish army was underestimate of the cost as 850,000. Have you had for the Women put Children's Hospital on tue, lution which was certain to overtake them i sot
measure of general thought and cave. In this Bull everywher at a. D. per bottle, Berare of itself to the average man The soly plens on the frontier yesterday expecting au at. any szpert opinion on the subje?At home Bonham Road, just below the Pakfulum filler tages could often bo moon in which an antire
[90 they caiminte EX) a bed, which includes every bedog I agres upon that sits only upon one dry had disappeared below the level of the connexion it is well that sanitation, and all that worthless imitations and suhelytes that can be urged in favour of h public tack at any moment.
a little "wobbly "as to this devation of pub
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