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| principal memorin) should be a memo- rial in that as well as la nang, some thing that will exist as a momaral for all time u recall the manory of Quepa VICTORIA to future gantrations: Any were patchwork, schome would not have that effect. In a case of this kind regard must be had to sentiment as well as utility, and from that polut of view, supposing the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES), MONDAY, APRIL, 19TH, 153Y.
2. Comes in his washly chara Bat dated. April 10th, A fair businema bus been done during did work under review, and a good many stocks show an improvement hi rates, the
Fory firm. | market closur
The paragraph we (Kahe Uhrenicle trans- latat from tile Ostusinttech loyd few days go to the bit that Bone Weaker Gotter would replace Baron un Gatseluidiu Tokyo, is authoritatively denial.ME
SUPREME COURT
10th Aprit
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEYOND SI JORN CARRINGTON (ÜRIRE JUSTICE)
THE MEDICLY OFFICEE OF REALIRS REPORT The following are extracts from the annual report of Dr. Clark, Medical Offer of
Health
| hospital schems to be decided upon; à might instruction on the 21 Marali to Viscount and Hastings) petitioned for x final dooree of galios to be made into the circumstancos colony still live, and under favourablo-climatic two of thon died, either of those man was
a permanent memorial if a building wera Road would probably be better than Bonham Rond-and called "Queen Victoria's Hos pital," with space reserved for the new Government Civil Hospital adjoining.
It is reported that Count Chums issued an Aoki, the Japanesa Minister Berlin, ordering him to arrange for the constriction of a fat eless ortiser at the Vulcan Shipbuliding Yard
The duties of Secretary to the Sanibury Beard and these of Sanitary Superintenden baro bogu divided. A notification is published in the Gazelle by which Mr. H. MoCalinm's appointment as Secretary is sentiised and Dr. Clark is sppointed Sanitary Superintendent.
pas word of the oplatana satained therein, and at about this same tiny one of the Blet w in regard to the dissemination of baboule in the Tang. Douvent me fetal b ferer I still hold that this disease le nut Chinese patient and die, while another Blair spread by inoculation through wounds (except who was in attendance upon her also became In rare cases), bat is contrasted rather by infected and died.
At buls Lime alao child, aged 4 years, Eroathing a foul atmosphere containing the raterles mochi of the disease (the plagne bacil residing in an hotel in the centre of the town Its of Kitasato) which is given ett in practically contracted the disease and died, the infection BEGONINFRUTIOUS DISKĀBES,
The by-laws made by the Dosed in Noromber, all the sperations and axaretions of the patient having been apparently conrayed by a child of 1805, for the compulsory notification by regis. This basites will retain is vitality in a damp the Chinese mah who bad varsatly arrived from CANTOM-INNUBANCH OFFICE, LIMITED,
During the months of May and Jane three G., COXON AND OTHERS,ered medical practitioners of the more import and with laden soil, or on the damp and dixty Centon
ant symotie dreises have proved of Immers walls and floors of the cars and ill-contilated The plantiffs, who were represented by Mr. II. E. Pollock (instranted by Masers, Deacon aliato this Department by enabling prompt premies in which any of the Cliness of this British soldiers developed bubonic fever and foreclosure against the defendants, who are Bir.
attending the acenrrence of every sb case: other. circunstans will unvey the diasass employed in sanitary work at the tipe, and it to man, and the only monsures that will prout in most probable that they contracted tho a recurrence of these opblomics, now that the dinonse in sine Chinese house of entertaiment. At about this timo alza tve ebildren of two G. L. S. Coxon, an exchange broker, formerly meng of this is here thus en traced to
dienase bus gained a footing in our inuitet, uro of this colony, and Messrs, D. R. Bellios and direct importation from the mainland or from the const ports, while others "kave been tezead
the prevention of overcrowding, and the strict contracting it probably from some Chinese wo the insanitary condition of the premise.
at the Happy Valley Rearestion Ground took te infection from previously known cases, or to the admission of light and air to the dwellings, of the police inspectors developsit the disease, The total number of cases notified during the enforcement of cleanlines, both domestic and man or clitd, and beth recovered; the carotaker post was 1951 and comprived Babonic Favero of the mos: baracteristic features of the disease and recovaret, the culs source of in
festion that could be suggested in this case be- 1,204, Choius 54, Smallpox 18, Enteris Fover 99, Diphtboris 19, and Puerperal Fever 4; they or distributed thought the year he fol
ing the water of the neighbouring aalah which the dis was uredatomed to drink; and an air- that in a marcantile house, who had "recently, arrived from England, also dovoloped tho disease and recovera
E. H. Methay, n
decree was made on the 2611 February, 1898, Mr. Pelleek explained that the preliminary nad as the defendants did not pay the notont. and as the chases thereof, the Begletraxissted eccond certiffento ordering $32,351.7 to be paid inte canre. The money had not been paid and Counsel asked for a deures abantute forclosing the fleat defendant a right and interest in In-Laws → land Lot 1206, which was assigned to the plaintiffs in consideration of the original loan. Hie Lordsbly granted the decree absolute.
these present in the enclosaro were H.D. the Governor Sir William Robinson, H.E. Admiral Endler, and H.E. Major-General Black During the afternoon the band of the West Yorkshire Regiment played several excellent selections of
i
Bubonic fover Choloen Spe
30.8
Enteric fover..
Poorporal fover... Diphtbin A Tepins fro
1,204 : 603.
0. 27.4.15 17 N16 0.05
4 DAL
outbreaks of bubonic fever is that the disento almost favariably and to run its course in some ex or seven months, and then to dis appear, only to reappear again, however, if the infective material Los rot in the meantime bsen destroyed and if the elimite bappens to be favourable, and this feature of the disento was This last patient previous to his illness was frequently used, during the past year, as an aperintending the removal and removal of the argament against the necessity for the solion old foor of a room in widok Chainos easut of. taken by the Sanitary Board in cleansing and pluguo had occurred in 1894, and I am of the disinfecting Chinese promise. It was pointed opinion that the disturbance of this floor was oat, and with great truth, that the disease I the most probable source of infection in this ran a precisely similar quran in the city one. One of the Inapostora of Nuisances con ef Caston to that experienced in Hong tracted the disease during the month of June to stay the epiderait, while a this colony,charge of the Plague Hospital at Konnedytown no less than $12,000 was spent in combating is semae infected, but foppily recovered. ita ravages, but it must be borus in mind Inition to these 16 European esses, there 28 where among Indianannd Samong Eurasions, be regarded besides its laration, and the most masing a total of 47 cason among the neu-Chi important of these aro ito orient and the probus community: 31 of these caeos died, giving bility of its recorrcngs. The nation taken by ease bortality of 66 por.cout. The case mor the sanitary authority of this colony was tality among the European cosas alone was 50 founded upon sual knowledge as is already per cont PORFssed by the saintifio world of the nature of the dinoase. This knowledge comprises the germ er bacillas (the bacillus of Ritual), which
be worth cousideration whether it would not be better to strike out boldly and have an antirely new building on Bonham Road or sewhere, as mentioned by the Hon. F. H The Japanese Garrency Law having been MAY in his evidence before the Memorial promigated, the comage of silvar yen in the Imperial Mint was ordered to as stepped on Sub-Commities on Friday, instead of adding and after the 29th March, as quovided for in a wing to the existing Government Civil the law. The Carreroy Law. comes into per Flospital. It seems to be generally recoption on the 1st October next. nised that the Civil Hospital will, sooner or later, have to be removed from its procent site, and then the actual memorial of the Diamond Jubilee, if it took the form of wing to the existing building, would die
GYMKHANA MEETING, appear; to be replaced no doubt by another.
A Tokyo press despatch of the 31st March
The first Gymkhana meeting of the season. bearing the same name, but that would not states that there has been keen compitition for be quite the same thing. If, therefore, the Government subsidy for a gular serrico was held on Baturday afternoon at the Happy of steamme between Japan and Termoss. The Valky. Fornately the rainy wonther of the women's and children's hospital be decidol Osaka Shosen Kaisha is the succesful competi moning did not continus is the afternoon, bat
bubonio forer, upon it would give it inore the charrietor of tor, and a subsidy of 462,250 yon has been the threatening alouds doubtless kupt many It will be seen from this table that 146 cases kong, and yol-no nétion was taken in Canton ond died therefrom, while in July the sister ia.
were reported during the year, hat no less than 76 of these cosus, or more than 53 per cent, weIT granted by the Governor-General'a ofice ut people way, as the attendance was not so large of infectious disease, exclusive Form The Nippon Yusen Kaisha has also as we are Bacastomed to see at Gymkhana meet- A.N. WATSON & CL. LIMITEorected on an entirely new site-Bowen been ordered to run two steamers a month lngs. However, the sport was up to the average imported into the colony by the shipping, few, that there are other foatures of an endemis to
and it was avidantly much enjoyed. A meng between Kebo and Kelang.
however having been detected until after they bad landed and had come under the car or resident practitioner. This colony will always be liable to the importation of such cases infectious disease, with the one are of an extensivo cutbreak of the ditense, until a systematio medical inspection of all vessels I am strongly of the opinion that thu coiczy Rhould be protected from the accutrones.of inch
is capable of rapkrowth and multiplication through the spidemic of 1894 unscathed, only accidente by the very simple remedy of requir ing every vessel of whatever nature entering 2 dump and dirty situations, and that if this bonecomb in 1896; another was interproter to the port to make fast alongside a Ilk or other organair gairs accons to the human borly or to one of the Inopestars of Nuisance, and be also Teesel moored in the harbour and upon which the bodies of certain cf the lower anituals it died, while several of the conlies omplapolju. develops at an enormous Tate in the blood of the the cleansing of promises and the removal of the Medical Opar le stationed,
high mortality, while from tho badly of the the disease.
In view of the existing provalence of kuhonic. this duty at present one only is employed victim great numbers of thy garms or becilli
Two Medical Offers would be required for victim and produces a specific febrile disease of sick and and were also known to have died of Health Officer for the port) and if sach of them are thrown o gain in the discharges and fever in Bombay and Kuschi, It may not be out did six huurs duby a day, every vessel entacing exerations of the bowel, lungs, and other urgaus. of plan to marmtion that this disease almost in- She port between the hours of fa.m.exd6pm. It will thus be seen that every one of the variably travels overland, and that there is very could be immediately inspected and certified as diseas is capable of acting as a cartes for the little risk of its introduction by shipping, pro free from infection, if such were the cans; there would thus be no, arrecassary detention of proption of other cases and alan for the cou- vided that the importation of rags, bedding, Vessels or interference with the shipping of the famination of the soil and building in its in-and-aciled linen is controlled, and that a strict mediate neighbourhood, and sfting we may medical inspection of passengers and crew. port, while the protection thus afforded to the not able to Chatail the duration of the before they are permitted to land, is enforesd. colony would be considerable. With u rior to spidemic to any great extoni, owing to the in. It bas hon suggested that, the rats which the utilization of the stuff of the Sanitary Board in dealing promptly with any case of infectious passibility of discovering and destroying all swerm in vesels carrying grain may be rope disease thus discovered, those affcern might these fateful organisms, yet, if our scientific sible for the coregaries of the disease from to de al in our power to eradicate as fost as contamination of the grin, but I am not in. with great advantage he conded to this knowledge jouf any vaine at all it boboves ne port to port, both in their own bodies and by department
I may add that this is the system which is in they are discovered, these fovi of infaction, inclined to attach vory much importaues to this theory, and the courses of opinion among vogwa la llas Fort of London and other of the thus at least to mitigate its extent. lager ports at bomo and Her Majesty's Gov. erament was content to rely solely upon this systematic medical inspection for the protection of the mother conuery from virulent infectious disease, even when cholera was raging so dinge to her own shers as Hemberg, in 1892 and 1893. EURÓNIC PEVER.
Au agresment has lately, it is stated, been entered into between the Frezel and British Post Offices, organising a Parcet Post between Fration and Japan, via Fhicland and Canada as follows-Up to 1 kilogramma 360 gra francs, from 1 kilogramme 160 g to 8 kilo gramming 5. 10c.. and from 3 Alegramines to 8 kilogrammed 75. 200., besides the stamp duty of ICc. in each case.
of officers
When it became necessary to make the The cost of forwarding paronls has been tixed The following is a list Babington, Pon, Entering the harbour, has been institute and facts that the disease is pradbend by & living who had been employed by the, Sanitary Boar
CUT GLASS BOTTLES the term "Government Civil Hospital"
ELEGANT PATTERNS.
WHOLESOME
CONFECTIONERY
IN LARGE ASSORTMENT,
transfor of the lust. named institution it could be incorporated under the same name,
being dropped. The colony would then in Queen Victoria's Hospital havo a truly noble, memorial of Her Majesty, one that would keep Her memory green as long as the colony shall endure.
Now quarantino regalations, in lieu of thea dated 7il May, 1892, and 20th July, 1896, are published in the Gazette. The only aliarstions from the old regalations ure that in the inter pretation clause bubonic plagav je montioned ng being insided in the term infections or con- tagious disease, and that by santion 2 every vessel arriving in the wators of the colony "from any port or place at which any infectious or contagious disease prevailed at the time of such veel's departure therefrom" is required to fly the quarantine fog the words in the old re- gulation "after a voyage of less than three days" being omitted.
In the meantime the separation of the women's and children's hospital from the Government Civil Hospital would neces- earily, involve some additional expense in the working staff, but in the long run that would probably be more economical than going to the expense of erecting a building that night, possibly in ten years, and almost
At 2.30 yesterday morning news reached the certainly in twenty years, have to be
Central Police Station of a cutbreak of Bra removed. In a matter of this kind then the first foor of 331, Queen's Road Contral Government and the Memorial Committee The firewon smartly turned out, hat the flames
DELICIOUS SWEETS should project their mental vision into the spread with great rapidity, the result being somewhat distant future and not consider The origin of the fire is not yet known and the only the immediate present. There is per-relies are making investigations. No. 931, bapan man in the colony whoes forest of which was occupied by a watchmaker and a money changer, wus insured in Ühinese coin- what the condition of Hongkong in likely to panies for $8,800, nad No. 353, which was be neuty or fifty years hence would com- ocapied by a dealer in marine delicscles, was insured for $10,000 in the Hongkong Fire In- Insurance Company.
FRENCH CONFECTIONERY AND
Committee Mr. A J. Ball Irving, Mr. Hort Buck, Capt. Burney, BA, Major Grant Dalton W. T. Bogt, Mr. R. M. Gray, Mr. V. A. Cesar Hawkine, Mr. T. F. Hongb, Mr. J. MoKia, Capt. Love- band, A.DC, Mr. G. U. C. Master, Hon. F. H May, CM., Mt. . H. Nugent, RE J-Col. The, O'Garman, D.A.AG., Mr. C. Ha Potte, Cummauth Taylor Hon, H. Whitehead, Mr. M.D. Wood, W. T. Ragt..
Judges-Hon, J. J. Boll-Irving and Mr. V. 4. Crear Hawkius.
Handloagpere-Massrs. Hurt Buck, t. M. Gray, and 0.0.0. Master
Starter Mr. A. Babington. Timekeeper-Mr. G. H. Potis Clark of the Soules J. Mokie. Hon. Treasurer-r. A. Babington.... Hon. Becretary Liont. Col. The O'Gorman, D.A.A.G. HALF MILE RACE 1st prize, $50; 2nd, $20, wight for fnches with 7 lbs. added; winners in 1897, once 7 lbs. ; twice or effanor, 10 lbs. in addition, subscriptina griffins and bonu. filo polo ponies allowed 71bs. Entrance $3.
Col. Morrison,
Lin. The O'Gorman's MeMe Wood
1
(Owner)
2
$
Mr. Mastore Magpic (ate Arthurje) Hat Hon, F. H. May's Tacsin, 11st, Sib. (Owner) Mr.J. Thompson's Chin Chim, 10st 18lbs.
(Mr. Lawforë)
(Mr. Gordon) 0 Mr. Hermit's Wakofal Joe, list. 4lbs
(Mr. Hart Back) The Hon. T. Whitchend's Eport, 21st. 4lbs. (Mr. Jomea)
-Of-ths ensos which occured among the Chi ese community, one was a foroccan ceavingar for a number of years, and who had passed
L'hese bacili, moreover, de aut uzhappily the medical authorities in Bombay appears to Conse to exist be the termination of an endemic, ba entirely against the theory that the disease but remain quiescent in the soil and is other is intenanced into that port from Hongkong situations, mitil the next season shall come by shipping,
rond which is favourable to their growth, just
as the seeds of plants way remain dormant for an indefinito perist and yet retain their vitality
The colony is unterunately dinring the and power of garmination, and thus upon the
germs will largely depend the probability and
CONSERVES FROM THE BEST PARISIAN and more confidence than the Chairman of surance Company and for $11,000 in the Athe Dr. Noble's Crabapple, 11st, 8lbs. outbreak, cf this disease: the epidemin come the extent of a recurrence of the disso
HOUSES.
CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS.
SPECIAL CONSIGNMENTS
CHOICEST CHOCOLATES.
FANCY BOXES OF LARE DESIGNS FOR PRESENTS.
The Theatre Boyal on Saturday night was
the Jubice Committee, and if anything in the nature of a hospital is decided upon as the permanent memorial we must look to again the scene of extraordinary enthusiasm The Hon. T. Whitehead's Fandango, 11st. Sibs. Mr. Cox) Mr. CHATEE to use his influence against pinc-occasioned by the all round exceltenes of the
(Mr. Gannt)
CORRESPONDENCE.
ing it on a site that, like the present hospital satertainment given by Hudson's Surprise Capt. Loveband's Harkaway, 10st. 19T03.100 cases with 87 deaths wore recorded; from throughout the spiders, for among the 342 view. As the Committee were appointed by.
After some delay at the port the ponies were got away to a fairly good start, but one was left right in the rear. The winner leil throughout and won with comparative sase. Time-60sONS:
Party. It goes without saying that the house was pushed and in several instantes the audience would not be contant with ore excurs, but in aisted upon a treble serving, and the consequence was that the performance, was not concluded unti midaight. To-night thus company EA MATGu Distence, half a mile. their final entertain befero leasing for Shanghai, where we hope they will be us suc- coesful as thoy Anve bos in Hongkong As will be seen from the advorisament there will be another change of programms and the special attractions will sloubtless draw another big
audience.
grands, is already becoming, untenable for thepurpose. It is said that a new hospital to Replace the Government Civil Hospital would cost half-million dollars to creol, bat in a few years the sale of the pre- ont site with the buildings upon it would probably realiso not far short of that amount, so that the netual cost to the colony would not be large. The present seems a favourable opportunity for making a commencement of the transfer by Rosrcation Clab and the Hangkong Cricket A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, starting a women's and children's hospital Cab will be played on da Cricket Ground on as the memorial of the completion of the Wednesday next, beginning at 4 pay Each THE TONGKONG DISPENSARY, Queen's sixtieth year of sovereignty, and in ride will be represented by three pairs, and that case Queen Victoria's Hospital would inch pair of the one side will play two sets spainst every pair of the other side. By kind Hongkong, 5th January, 1897.
time swallow up the Government Civil permission of Colonel Gordon and the Oors the Band of the West Yorkshire Regiment Hospital instead of being itself swallowed will play in the course of the match. The pairs
will probably be as follows
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Telegraphic 42drais Pont... Cafe. P.0, Baz. 20. Felenhora No. 12 -
DEATH.
Big At 185, Wanchai Road, Hongkong, on the 9th instant, at 8:30 pm, ALEN, the dearly beloved and only daughter of Hay and SayETNA DIO,
ged 9 months.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 12th, 1897,
1917
at & o'clock.
Revisal regulations regarding Hongkong. Straits Settlements, sad Malay States cadet
hips are published in the Gazette.
The N. C. L. stenné Letimbre loft Bambay for this part the 9th inetent, and is expeted Lere on or about the 20th inst
طبيعة
A Lawu Teenis match between the Ladies
G. C: Platt
H. Pellew.
H. W. Slado. 2
W. Bullard.
G. H. Potts.
A. N. Other.
HAC.C.
HS. Maberly. W. Gibson J. M. Atkinson T.8.Smith.
S. Faria Capt. Dysen.
52.
The POLO SORRY; P, Shout aile. for bond fide polo ponies; 1st. 71bs; entrance, HoF H. May's Red Fire, 11st. 71bs. M. fermit's Wakefal Joe, lat. The
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
opinions expressed by our correspondents past your expérienced another rather aztanaive.
DIAMOND JUBILEE MEMORIAL menced in the second week of the year, and in
The total pumber of cases, of bubonis fever spite of every effort which was made to chork notified during the year was 1.204, while the
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PZERS." its ravages, the number of cases gradually number of deaths registered was 1,078; this is
SIE-The very interesting enquiry now go increased until the maximunt was, atlained in equal to a case mortality of 99, for cont. The the week ending May 30th when no less than rabs of mortality raz, however, not constant ing on by the Sub-Committee has elicited muciz useful information as to the schemes under re- onses which occurred during the first quarter His Excellency the Governor it would be a that date the epidemie declined rapidly, but cases continued to occur until November of the year it was 8.4 per cent. waile among gracefal compliment to the public to allow considerabis number of the cases occurring the Y27 occurring in the second quarter it rose them to express their opinion before the final in this colony were aloitedly imported from to 94 per cent, and fell again to 77.5 por caut décision is made. I would suggest the Sub- the watakuud, but on the other hand it cannot of the 80 cases con ring in the third and fourth Committee salsch, say, then of the proposals, be denied that the great balk of the cases quarters.
and that lets for gesture placed in the rostitule of the City Hall, in the hands of Be Unptain Barry Drew's Whipcord (Owner) 1 originatol here, while it may matrova be
One valuable busson which was learnt during Chinaman who had charge of the booking office, Captain Borney's Shippel (Owner) fairly argued that the imported casus probably
Won by a dozen lengths,
did not exsed in rumber the case which the epidemio of 1604 was the paramount im
so that every man nod woman in tla colony may If the colony for the mainland after they purtance of rendering the ground surfaces of have an opportunity of expressing their wish. had developed the disse: Strenuous efforts all domestic dwellings and of all yards, areas. The lats would moan simply an expression of wers made to provent the removal of the sick and other adjuncts thereto impervious, thus frase the colony except under proper sanitary preventing the sucess of ground. sir and of opinion and not be binding in any way. If Mr. Dasison wantil kindly call at the Museum (Owner)pervision, but the faollities for secret romoval amp to the dwellings, and preventing also the and mark on his excellent model of the island
ara o grant that it was found quite possible polation of the soil. The provisions of section to prevent it; this is a phase in the manage of Ordines 15 of 1894 Lave been steadily ment of epidemics which is essentially Asiatic enforced throughout the your, with the real for not only wore tLa sick secretly removed in that the ground surfaces of no less than 1,883 large numbers from the colony, but the dying dwellings Love during that time been lid with and the dead wore east out to the streets or six inches of concrete, under the personal into the harbour or ab best removed to an, un sparvision of the Inspectors of Nuisances. occupied dwelling or godown, and in this way. There yet remains, however, another im the sanitary snority was deprived of all know-portant sons of preventing the dissemination ledge of the infected dwellings from which such of infectious disears which has not been applied that is, the compulsory vases had been removet and I am of opinion in this colony, that many of the cases that ocurred during this disinfretion, at regular intervals, of all clothing epidemic contracted the infection by taking uphell by pawnbrokers and second-hand dealers, their residenco in a dwelling from whisk & enso. It is common custom among the eoolla class of babauso fever had been surreptitiously re- of Chinese to pawa their winter clothing at the termination of the winter season, at the moved,
It was mainly for this reason that the Bout- tios ressoming any summer clothing they poro
Darning Set, 5th-Maroli, 1897. tary Board was compelled to declare they have pravivusly pawned, and as it is a woll listricts of Victoria, Yaumati, and Haughoroestablished fact that personal clothing and Sin--I have the honour to inforni yon that. I afected by "pingne," and to deal wish every heddling will retain the infection of sruallpox, have decided that in the case of all oficers who Chiness house us if it were infected with such inboxic fever, and other viralsnt infectious after lat Jaly nest skull enter the service of 4 disouse, & large staff was accordingly simpleyadimase for an indefinite forind the systematie Hongkong, the raita Sellemonte, and the
(Mr. Creagh) Hon. T. Whitebende Frutang 11st, 71bs. (Mr. Jones) Mr. Waod's Iron Dake, 1st. lbs. (Owner) Capt. Loveband's Harkaway list. 7ibs
(Caps Burney)
+
The ponios kept well abreast until 200 yards from home, when Wakefni: Joo came out, best was quickly overtaken by Best Fire, who wox by half a length, a dond heat resulting betree Wakeful Joa and Pandango for second place. Time 30 secs.
SIX FURLONGS HANDICAP let prize, the end trance fees with 320 added; 251 825 3rd saras slakes; antmance. $1 bat if left in after досп 6th April, $8 extra. Tt-Col. The 'frorman's Morrison, Ilst. Lbs." (Mr. Hart Back)
A mooting of British residents was held at Kobe on the 30th March with the object of re- considering the resolution pay at the meating of the 5th March, when it was decided that the calebration of the Quicon's Dismand Jubilee should inke the form simply of an evening fête. The rosolation passed after considerable dis. Capt. Loveband's Hasteway, onxsion at the second mosting by an over- whelming majority was the result of a com. Mr. Muster's Yarmouth Bronter, list. 18lbs. promise between those who desired the selen
Mr. Lovia's Stufal, List.
1
white line of the proposed new road this model could no doubt be placed in the vestibulu at the same time I think the efice should be notil 7 p.Yours, &c., opened for two days and bo kopt open each day
Hongkong, 10th April, 1897.
VOTER.
THE CIVIL SERVICE AND THE
MDOLLAR
FUTURE APPOINTMENTS TO CARRY FEWER
PRIVILEGENDS ARE W
The following cirwalne despatch from the Calonini Offed bas heu eirentated at Singa
to visit clause Himewash and infest dimulation of all such articles by strass would Native States, the rate of exchange for the pas all China Iwellings, and although this pro
I think panes a valuable preventive measurement of leave salary or pension in this country Thosters adopted by the Sanitary Board with shall be reduced to 3- the doller, and I enclose ariow to preventing the spread o the disease copies of the cadetships regulations which have were, as I have already suggested, the cleansing base revised accordingly. and mewashing of practically every Chinesd
Mr. Cox's Saney, Dal ölbs. (Owner) Mr. Medico's Fermer, 11st. Jus. (Dr. Punny) Mr. B. P. Pa Polo, 11st. 4lbs (Mr. Wood) Mr. G. H. Potts's Gleniff List Biba
RVS (Mr. Jones)
tain garters, yet the Chinese community (Mr. Godge) cooning met with some little opposition in ear- (Mr. Garzt)annot be said to have offered any serious object 1st ba
2-A similar change is being made in the tion thereto. I am convinced moreover that (Owner) no other measure would have beon equally dwelling in the colony, in addition to this gen-ass of officers who are hereafter appointed to effectual and until the Chinese can be reliederal cleansing, special precautions were taken the Ceylon Servico, where the new rats will be
to effectually disinfest every dwelling in whitdi 16 the rupes. (Mr. Gordon) upon to promptly report every virulent infec boar case which may orar in their dwellings,
The appointment of Mr. D. Macdonald fonet as engineer to the Fire Brigade during the absence tion to take the form originsity proposed and The Hon. I. Whitehead's Sport, 10st. lbs.
those who wished that the occasion shoukl bet ou leave of Mr. J. W. Kinghoru is grazetted.
The paries kept in a bunch anfil: the village marked by a memorial of a permanent character. H.M.9. Narcissus, with Bir Claude Mac Two lists are to be sent round, by means of was resohet, when the order barame rather Deuslil on board, loft Amoy yesterday morning which British residents will be able to indicate straggling. The race home between the placed to want parpago their subscriptions should be posted was an Breedingly good car, Morrison and may be expected here early this merring
devoted whether to the festivities pare and getting alead by just over a length. Tion
1 min. 371 2995. THE suggestion made by "Voter," that the
The stamp venue-last mouth was 562,061, simple, or to the proposed permanent memorial, public should be afforded at opportunity of being an increast 15 32,730 on the amount color, if they so wished, divided between boil. It HURDLE RACE, first prize, alan 340 expressing its preference as to the form of leated in the corresponding month of last year, was further decided that the permanent mean- rial should take the forn, if possible, ok, tán memorial of the Diamond Jubilee to b
Hospital adopted, is one that we would commend to Mr. G. Slade has pined the Board of the building or reconstructing the International Hongkong and Shanghai. Bank, in succession. the consideration of the Committee. It is at Mr. A. McConachie, who is absent from the very difficult task that has been deputed to colimy.
d.
cass of bubonie fover was discovered, and as 3.-The new rule will act apply to any no other praecerling can be substituted with it was found less to reply upon the Chinese ofhours who may Ed tranferred to the Straits to report such ease, gangs of police and soldiers Setdoments or Native States Service from other any hope of siposs
The following recent anthoritative statement were employed to make house to house visits in silver standart colonies, and whs are at present by the medical authorities in Bombay is import-th poorest quarters of the city and to seek for in those colonies entitled to a higher rate of ant in this connection Limewashing in th dek sad dying in their own hours.
exchange than 1/6 the ripce or han 3 the Shelters wore provided for the temporary dollar. That 19, in the case of offers trans. absolutely the best preventive of the sprind of $15, weight for inches; once round course, the plizuar nga
accommodation of all those who were displaced formed from Mauriting, it will cot apply to thoro It may not be out of place to mention here from their house during the processes of disia who were pointed to the service of that entrance, $2.
that the expenditurs inenrred in the cleansing fustion, and, until the upidemia became too ex Colony before 1867, the data at which the 2/ (Owner) Erewashing, and disinfection of the Chinese tonalve, the Board stained and isolated all rate of exchange ceased to be in force, and in Mr. Hart Back's Voltigeur, 11st. 1lb..........
hoases throughout the colony during the pre- those who had been exposed to infection, for the case of oflders transferred from Ceylon Hon, T. H Whitehead's Kingroote, 1st.1
Mr Count)vidence of the epidemic amonated to no les period of ten days, in junke hired and fited for Hongkong, it will not apply to those whore original appointment dates before lef July next, than $36,000, or exzelly $30 per case for sani- this purpose, take t Captain Burney's Humbug. 11st. 61kg.......
Adaily disinfection of the contents of the when the new.rates come into forco. (Owner) 3 tary saves alone, rieres tan average cost (Mr. Cos) entire dwelling after each notified case of means of chloride of line, was also carried me whether any joint er uniform action should Hop. F. I. May's Rod Fire, 1st
of disinfecting, cleansing, and limosching an brckets in all the public latrines in the colony. fections disease is $5, so that no less than forront, under the personal superintendencs of the ing with this epidemic was rendered ecossary Of the 1,204 vasos, 804 were males chd990 by the deliberate evasion, by the Chinese of ware fomiles, while in ton cases the sax was
The following airoular despatch from the Secretary of State is published in the Gaselfo The question has recently been unbmitted to
be taken in Fer Majesty's coluit possessions Captain Buracy's Baccarat, tosi 101bs.
for the celebration of the sixtiet year of
Her accession to the Throns, or whether such, Capt.. HA SIKEND Mg (kir. Wood fifths of the total oxfnditure incarced in deal: Inspectors of Nalances an
celebration should be left to the separate action
I take this opportunity of reminding you that the proper rate of ex-auge should be. inserted in all love sad pension papers,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
that body and probably the members them The P&O stanmor (foromandel, will the selves would be glad to have an opportunity faxoming English mail, left Singapore yester of correctly and thoroughly sounding public day at p.to, and any be expected here shout
don on Friday next, the 16th Instant. opinion on the faster. A difficulty, how over, presents itself, inasmuch as the ques The O. P. steansor Emprees of China arrived tion is complicated by details, whereas it at Shanghai ot 6 am on Saturday and left is only on a plain issue that a popular again at pm, for Vancouver via the usual
parts of call vote is really valuable. For instance, every one, we suppose, would vote for the rond left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, this niggo and auspicions Brent. But, apart The LADIES NOMINATION LO prizes; round this recant spidomão hos besa its small influence disonse to a grafer extent than men. A telograms from Japanose paper3 →→
The O. & Osteamer Cupfic, with mods, &
the law requiring the immediato notification by unrecorded; this gives a percentage of 67 4 m JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES
the householder of cases of smallper, cholera, and 22.5 females, while the percentages of
population are 70.7 males to 200 familes, so that women would appear to suffer from the
TARIEF.
G. Harding's Quilon, 11st. 116. (Owner) Voltigour and Baccarat led to some distance, of the several colonios. If it wem possible to tron boy the joint or uniform, celebra bat going up the hill Kingscots came forward tion throngst the cronies, it would doubtless it although he cleared beautifully he could gat or bubonic ever to the Sanitary Authority,
The Kebe Chronicle translates the folloning greatly add to the interest that must in overtoko ng well tried Teltigenr, who wer by One of the mos gratifying features, how
ever, in connection with the financial aspect of
Tokyo, 30th March. - circunstaners attack to the commemoration of two longth
The number of children (under 10 years of Conut Okuma, the Minister for Foreign from other onsilerefiers, it appears to me that course; four minutes allowed; he who pass upon the trule of the onlony, as compered with age)who contracted the disease was 184, while of Affairs, considoes the Import Tariff proposed the grent variations of climate and sonson that the post nearest to the time limit to win; 20 the disastrous results of the epitomis of 1994, the remainder 974-were adulte, and in 36 cases are to be found throughout Her Majesty's hatch to be carried by cosperita on It will be reeu from the accompanying sigares, the ages were threoited; this shows that 17.5 by the American Government equivalent to a which have been kindly supplied to ma by the par cont of the oases occurred ning children chibition duty and has instructed Mr. Hoski, Coloriel Empiro at any given period of the year
Nominated by Harlour Master, that wheras in 1694 the ton under 10 years of age, while the proportion of the fiuister to Washington, to represent this genli alone reader any such action impractic
unge of vessels ontering and clearing this port sneh chillrer to adults in the colony, certainly low to the U.S. Government; together with a ziest for the amendment. of the Bill in the initiative in each casato make whatever arrange
Madam O'Gorman. 1 fell to 100,252 bus below that of 1893, during done not out to 1 per cont. able; and I prefer therefore to leave it te hoor Cayt. The Hen & Haring, adap
nema tudianted. enggested by local orum Me Godge ments may
Mrs. Godge the past year there has bcon na increase of no Hope it would appear that children are man
Tokyo, Sist March.⠀⠀ ve, Bayless than 2,166,831 tous upon the returns for liable to sonteal the disease than adoita, and Japan, Great Britain, and Germany hass It is polifed in the Gazette that the Queen's stances, fosing assured that I may rely upon Hon F. H May's Beil Fire
Mr Rumsey. 01898 and of 826,40 Lous open the retaus women se more susceptible than men jointly agreed to oppose the Customs Tarif for 1895, and although the more total annual It is a mast regrettable circumstance that in propod by the United States Government. exequatur ompowering Mr. Shimian Sezarrogant and good fueling, not only of Capt. Lush's Thank You
Her Majesty's subjects, to colcbrate the event. received Her Majesty' gmature.
in a manner befitting the agession.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
round the island if it were understood Yokohama, Inland Sen, Khe, Nagasaki, and that the Government would make it and Shanghai, nu the 1st inst pay for it, but on the question of whether the public subscriptions should be devoted to that purpose there would be a wide difference of opinion. It might, however, be possible to arrange a doable vote, one as to what the Government should do and
It is notified in the Gazette that the Queen's exsquatar bas been issued anjowering Mr. Maximilian Kutschera to act as Consul for Austria Haugay at Hongkong,
tranco,
the other as to what the public should do to act as Japanese Consul st Hongkong, those in authority but of the general,body of Mr. Master's Yarmouth Blog Mastar0 tonnage of arrivals and sailinge may not afford the disease, showet a far greater tendency to Negotiations will be outed upon with the
It is notified in the Gozelte that the Queen's exequatur has been issued empowering Don' Prancisco de A. Caballero y Mediano te aut as Vice-Consul for Spain at Hongkong.
SUPPLIED TO THE DY PILFs
BONDON, 8th April.. GREECE AND THE POWERSH The fresh Note uf His Powers is belittled at Athens: nertheless, the journals venture the
clamour for var.
CRETE
bat oven then there would be some con-- fusion, because many people would no doubt think that the Government should not only make the road, but also contribute to the memorial erected by public subscrip
The China Mutual steamer Hyson, from tion, supposing the road were not decided Nowport, Glasgow, and Liverpool, pasend the rou for the latter. Perhaps Voter Canal on the 9th instant, and may be considered. would formulate the questions to which le due at Singapore on or about the 26th instant, himself would like to give an puswer. Asit
appointment of Mn. A W. Brewin Going to as there are now only three princ act as Inspector of Schools during the absence pal schemes in the field, namely, the road an leave of Dr. Eitel is gazetted. It is under- round the island, the College of Medicine, stood, as already reported, that Dr. Atel will not rotten to remo his duties and that Mr. and the women's end children's hospital with Browin will receive the permanent appointment nursing, institution asked. The pro- posals to have a portrait of the Queen and to have Her Majesty's statuo gilled would involve only a small
of the Volentesr Long Service Medal to the Navy in eight years, commending wita 1897, might well be adopted in addition to my Volunteers of twenty years service.
masinly on now ships and docks... other echome that may be decided upon
expense
and
Baturday's Gatetie contains the Regulations made by the Governor, in accordance with a siroular desiatoh from the Secretary of State
The insurgents are massing Gitia and the Commuter of a French warship Las landed game to be in raudlinase April.
LONDON, E PROPOSED INCREASE OF THE FRENCH NATY
The French Minister of Marine has utro
and the Royal Warrant, relating to the graus duced a Bill to oxoad 800,000,000 frand on-
The further proposal to place a mailing round In the Hongkong Volunteer Corps orders the statue and four liona at the earners would for this week in the following note-The Com
mardant deviren to exprous ins grent satisfaction
cost a little more, but might also be carried with the appearance and bearing of the officers,
[A Havas telegram of the 2nd April gave
THE SITUATION. the smount as 80,007,000 francs.]
Mr. Mastor Majes Capt. Burney's Shrapnel Capt. Welman Mr. Nagent's Philatelist Mr. Nagent's Unknown. Capt. Mould's Little Owl Mr. Gordon's Caynham Mr. Drury
Mr. Lewis's Sinful L-Col The O'Gorman Capt. Barry Drow
Mrs.
Mary Manter.
Mrs. Hankan, Mrs. Carey,
Mrs. Drury. Lady Buller
0
-The time was mira. ↑ BOOS.
1894
Tops 14.349,322 14,219.6757 1895 15113 16,15,853
OLLA PODRIDA;
the most accurate estimate of the úctural trade, grond among Europeans during this cutbreak Government forthwith. It is boliarel done in the colory, yet for the purposes of than it did during the greater epidemic of 1894, that the Bill will pass through the House of comparleon it may entely be taken a foirand no less than 16 Europeans were alizokad, inflication of the relative prosperity of succes 13 being British Italiana, and Austrian of Epresentatives, but this Senate is not likely to
approve its Ute-gelics: alis
theso, 9 Moonmbed, namely the 2 Italiane and
Tokyo, 2nd April G Britislers. Arriving and sailings.
A telegram has been recaised in Tokyo, stat The following is a brief account of tire European cases: the dest to occur was that of ing that the new U.S. Customs Tariff has been past by the House of Representatives, The u wild, agel # years, living with her parents Tariff is to be put into operation on and affor is the Chinese portion of the city and in s 1996 It is only fair to add, however, that anethor district in which the disass was raging at lie the 1st April, but the telegram adde that the rote of the Sonate has not yet been taken as to disturbing dement existed in 1894, tunely, the time the child did not attend solool, but was
the date on which the Tariff shall come into war between China and Japan, and it is im accustomed to play about in the streets during The GYMKHANA CUP, presonted, velas $50
2nd, $20 weight for uobes, a winner of possible to say whether this alone would have the daytime and most probably ucquired the operation. to-day to ourry 7 lb exime provious bad prejudicial effect upon our trade or the infection from some Chinese children; the non-starter to carry 7 lbs, extra one milo:roverse, though the presumption, I take it next se contred in a sister of the above is atrongly in favour of the latior; whatever 11 years, and was probably acquired in u
The Viconates Sherbroko, wife of Hebert. H. Master's Megpio (loto Arthurliel
entrance 54. AMATEU
therefore the cases may have been, whether inmilar manner; this latter patient movered Lowe, was a woman of strong chamufer, and 10st. 12ba (Owner) foot fimilarity los bred contempt in tas breast while the forger suammbed to the dispase Hox. F. H. May's Topsin, 1st. lb. (Owner of the Stader, whether the local autorivare out about the Amo a muster marine sa challenged criticism in that aho was of saying wimbevor cias M. Cor's Bury, 10st. 6lba (Orner 3 the part of the Sanitary Authority with the who was superinterding the construction into her mind at the moment. Elie had. Convenience of the commercial world kna boda of a stem-launch and was accordingly ***** (Mr. Lawford): 0 less drastic or what not, the foot is inegetuat in the habit of crossing from Visteria to Hung aso ad conrage, heart and a feed, sad
ablo that this steady growth of our teade he (Mr. Jones) suffered no sousible cheek by the somewhat hom seural times daily in Chine lenseste Ose martes, ascribed to hor shows that. sho wat least ready with loyalty of Mr. Medico's Hermes, 11st. Bib. (Dr. Fonny) extusito epidemic of 1895.. Dr. Neale's Crabapple, 1st 11b, While, however, this may fairly be regarded astring contracted the disceso bit recovered, speech. The Freneli Abandor, one day, said
(Mr. Hart Buck) Capt. Loveland's Hestenray, Lot Absson as an argument for playing those reformaThe FatecteeMacaiven & Cameron-devarre
(Mr. Gaunt) in regard to the sanitary condition of the velouy A NATIONAL MEMORIAL
which aroniquestionably must urgently nuuded.fr their excellent invasions"-Dermale, Although mush has badu written and still more | Tum WAVERLY FAN THE POWER PAR
TUR OWL LEN
THE HINDUC PEN. said, since my report for 1895 way aħbuilt- tad, I have hitherto soon no roam to abate Bold by all faults. Waverley Works Edinbur
3 J. Thompson's Chin-Chit, Leet, 381ba
Mr. G. H Potty's Glenifer, llit, li
It is the opinion of St. Petersburg and of
This was a good race Magpie kept a night kit if the amount raised admite of it.an-compusiomed cheers, and ven of the Corps other places that Greene je calming down, cou Or the ADINA, însaction on the 8th instant, and There is one point that should be taken also with the snor in which they performed soquant on the unexpected strength of the advantage all through and In the straight a
Turks on the frontier. into consideration, and that is that the their duties,
koon straggle for second pines envoi. Tie 2 mins. 15 sees....”
as a subject for congratulation it must not be
srowded with dirty coolies, developed the disease and died Boms few weeks later an
in the babit
the bora large part in her husband's pubilo
to her, what patronisingly You know, England is said to be a land of shopkeepers. I had no las of fading there each great military. displays Ah, sho repliot, the people of different countries do not understand unch other, Now, I have notually bean ander the impression that the Franch were a great military uation?