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THE CHINA DIRECTORY.
AND
THE HONGKÖNG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR, BAST
FUR
1898.
THE TORTY-S17th Annual ICE, The DIRECTORY covers the whale of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Neihor- Innds India-4e Siberin, in which Europeans cozido, Not only is the Directory as full and complete In each case it can i malo, but each Colony, Port, de Sabilement is poofarad kyr s DESCRIP 'TION, carefully ravisóť cach year, most of which will serve as decurata BuIDES FOR THE
·Toynısı, giving every detail in conuention with the pieces Plus History, Topography, &c. &c. The Infomaction in these Descriptiona, cou- sisting of Ninty internating articles parked with facts concisely last out, ned-contain ing statistio of the Tname of meh Country nud Port, would blaz salties to fill a large volums.
The Directories arni Destršsišons are of
Telias
Newchwang
Tenisia
Taku
Chefoa
Shaughní
Chinking
CHIRA Bowling ilnukow.
Slusi
Achang -
Chengking Nitro Winchow Beecher Amoy
Swatc
Whampoa
Samshai Wrohowfu Kowloon
Lapps
}nihaav
Pakbėj Longtow Mingz Hokow
Sovelay
*Hangoho
Nanting
Watu
Prefet
Szemno
EASTERN SIRERIA
Vladivostock
Nicolajowsk
JAPAN
Vakro
OHANA
Tamsal
Yokoha
Nagasaki
Kootung
Нурдо
Hakodate
Tainfu
Kole
Niigata
Takow
L'ORIA V
Scoal
Chosond
Wonsum Pusan
Mokpo Chiomanipo
HONGRONO. AND a DypesDENCIES
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Funso ano-ÜKLINA N
Tonkin Provinces Saigon"
Biphenh
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ALPANES
Iloilo BORNEO
Cambodge
"Calhi
Sarawak Lahan British N. Borneo
BANGKOK
STRAIT SETTLEMENTĀ Singapore Petang Malacca Prov. Welledey
MALAY STATES
Sungei Ujung
Jokers Pahang
Joloba
NETHERLANDS INDIA
Semang
Buiterorg Sonrabaja
Selangor I'eral
Tatung
Manaster
Russian
NAVAL SQUAMIKUNS
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French
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OFFICERS OF COAST AND RIVER STEAMERS.
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best judge of the standard that will most The T&A. etesor Airlie left Fort Derula effectually meet its requirements. On the for this port yesterday, abstract question of the relative advani-
The N. P.stoaner Olympia sailed from Port. land for Fapan tun Hongkong on the 25th inst.
28th July: 1507...........
35.00 3,000.00 100.00
26,514 57
10,000.00
69,940.62
·$88,475.40
1,700.19 32,900.89
1497.91 2,4-2.55
8.00
· PROFIT AWR Loss Aaegeren. to concrete the floors and provide drains. This that Mr. Chadwick had in 1890 reported that matter was gone into most carefully and the the water carriage syetom in Hongkong was Canaries wages, and general ile expanses. 43,409.57 Board was advised by its surreyor that the pre-superior to say other. He thought the opalono value of one share in the Cantos Inmeras - Otism, Lindték, written, dawa Finn $1′′o tà The N. P. steamer Britenior atrived at. Vío-mises were as hardly countrusted and lit and so of each an authority on the subject as Mr.
dilapidated that the now mary, drainuge works Chadwick was very important. He also found Tomt mentera commieren, ages of gold and silver, exports might botozis from Yokohama on the 24th inet.
clone would post more than the house are that the Committee which was appointed to" To auditor's The called on each side by the score with tho
The N. P. Lombard bas arrived of worth, while the owners themselves averred, as investigate the subject advised against the intro- zolo result of making confusion worse Yokaluma from Ferliand,
revondly as October last, that they had not the duction of the system, one of the reasons being confounded, for the two sokools have no
necessary man to oarry out the improvements, that the sewage, would sit up in the harbour. To interim dividend of 8 per cent paid on It may be trua that there are, as the Director He was not aware what evidence was given common starting point and are as radically
of Public Works states, many "Chinese luta hefore the Committee, bat a very fall and able divided on est prieciples as the allopathiste
in a like soulition in the outlying villages of raport by Mr. Cooper seemed to be entirely at the colony, and the reason why special atten varianon with the opinion expressed, by tho and bomootathists,
tion has been directed to theso at makiwan Commitise. He (the Director of Public Worke is that the village is rapidly growing in im therefore thought that the application should portanos (while many of the others are ro ·be allowed..
The POESIDENT said he was entirelyin favour Captain Anderson has kindly consented to trogressing), and the Gararozeat bas recently give an address at the City Hall on Monday expended a considerable sum of money in proof Mr. Ormsby's viewe, Water clozete were stidal By rents received (lems Crafen vents and taxer next, at 5.15 p.m., en "Reasons why we oughtriding sowers for the proper drainage of thess more sanitary than the band carriage erstem By Intere
houses and is providing an adequate supply at present in vogue, but as the special Com- by transfor; fees to support the Navy League."
otpore water for the village. The question mittus bard reported against the generalintroduo By ancicis dividends, written of ander
tion of water closets and, as the Board had refaeed applications before, he could not see how they could grant this one. It would be better perhaps to refer the matter to a rab-Committes for an opinion as to whether water closets should be introduced.
The strongest point in the case for the adoption of a gold standard” in Singapore scoms to be that "the bulk of the colony's businer is with gold. using countrine. In 1896 the Imports by anil exports from silver using countries, amounted to seventy-two HONGKONG DISPENSARY million dollars, while the trade with gold
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At the general meeting on the 18th January, the Kobe Fior Company deolared a dividend at the rate of 20 per cent. por annum for the past countries mounted to 195 million dollars.
half-year, and carried 3,440 yen to the next and of this exports to silver using countrice accunt and 5,000 yea, to reserve fund, 80 a large proportion is composed of goods momers used the pier during the six months originating in gold countries, for which under review, and haded 67,385 too of cargo and na tha acuisvo of the Government on ail"] one of the objections to water closeta was that
and shipped 6,254 tons
The C. P. R. Extras if Tudia loft Vancou vor one day, late, auli lost another day on the way over, instead of picking up time na she could ordinarily do. She encounters exceptionally heavy weather and gu one day only 105 knots were mode, anch as the violence of the head sons and wind. Tu forward part of her appar works, bridge, ate, have heau considerably knocked about by the beary reas
of the cost of the scheme of resumption and of the proper laying out of the sito is ono which poncerns the trovaramont alons, and it is for it. En docida whether any such scheme, however desirable on sanitary grounds, is within the range of the colony's finances or not, but in any cass the Sanitary Beard-both as the advisor
sanitary mattere--cannot surely do otherwise muitary promises being rendered habitable or thon insist ofther apon the whole of these
upon their being vacated at au parly date.
The DIBECTOR OF PUBLIC Works-It seems unfortunate that there seeme to ho not only some difference of opinion between the Medical Officer of Health and myself on this queglica, but a conflict of evidence. I also regret that hafore the-question came up for consideration first I was unable TRABE of breiness
the to inspect
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC Works mit int
there was not sufficient water, In 1897 the inches abots the average of the previoca fourteen rainfall was just over 100 inches, or about 11
years. That was but a very good gear, to take, but he would lie to point out that the depik of water in Tglom reservoir on the 1st Janary. 1980, was 34 feet below the spill; in 1837 the depth wes G foot below spill; and in 1893 it was 8 feet below the spill. At Pokfulam enervoir the danch of water was 18 feet below the
By balans brought for werd from last your By nesolgte for ice sharing the pear, Faits of
stole in hoti, &
alguma 147 of 185 Atiden of Amsociation'
506.19
384,476.00
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CULPORATION.
court of directors to the ordinary bals-yearly The following is the sixty-Afth report of the
general meeting of shareholders to be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on Saturday, 12th February, at noon
To the proprietors of the Hongkong and Bhanghai Banking Corporation, sobruit to you a general statement of the affairs
Gentlmen-The diostors have now to
of the bank, and balance sheet for the half-your ending S1st December, 1597,
exchange has to be settled at some point, and it was urged with considerable force that it would make no diferencu to last portion of the trade whether exchange was | settled at one poins or another. Tho samo consideration presents itself, with regard to TOOTH POWDER the trade of Hongkong Prantically, the whole of the foreign trade af China, with
from spill on the 1st January, 1896, 42 foot below the place. in 1897, and 10-feet abovo in 1898. There had which tho trade of this colony is bound up, -- The Queen-Mather of Korea, wife of Tai
I still maintain that several of the houses have bean an suornicas in oresso of the store of wator Wookna, bas just died at the age of 80 years, is now conducted on a sterling basis, exdations causing but est deorsed in her are partly of stous blocks, soute are partly since Mr. Chadwicks mentioned this particular objection, and he did not think that any such fchange being bred when contracta for the honour. She was married if the age of it, and others are of bard beaten aseth or a
xile of Tuports care estered to, while years, and had two sons and two daughters, the species-of-lima-conarete-indead-thay-comporo--objection-could-be taken now
present King (or Emporary of Korea being her favourably with the finnes of large shops in the Hr. I entirely opposed the water earrings dealinggyia caports are also governed by second child. She fore fock any part is the main straf Shmkiwan, which wes of earth system. With the present system the sewage As to drainago, the huts was taken right out of the colony, so there was pure and simple. the course of exchange. If the Straits politiost disturbances that have raged around buing on the side of steep rocky hill, all water no possibility of it injoring the colony Cleanses the Teeth minutely decide to go ona gökl bna korbalmed, but always displayed a truly used for cooking, waabing, or other' purposes in any way. The method was pertaps not quille credit of reserve fund, which fund will thoa
therefore, the result of the experiment benevolent mind is al of Biose in distress flows rapidly away to the harbour. The hun plonsent as the water carriage system, but in gland at 29,000,000,
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refreshes the Mouth, sweetins/
the Breath, and strengthens/
Hong Kone!
the Guns.
China and
Tanila
be watched with much interest in this colony. Whether the curreby of a consify ba geld, silver, or dowric shells the price of commodities must in. the long-run he de termined by the immutable law of supply and demand, bng the more stable the
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bis opinion it was far better in the interests of health to get the savage carried right away than to have it anywhere near the colony. On that ground healirely opposed the water carriage system.
The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF Poutos agreed with Mr. Ede. If the hand carriage systom was a very insanitary one he thought
The favourito Dentifrice referred to in this currency the sounder the basis it affords for Song "The Lost Chos Weldtenfel willing to siga the accompanying paper. There the town would act to go bealthy as it wa
label, is one of our oldest Proprietary Artioles, Fow who have ever tried it us any other, and many of our enstomers take a large supply with them on leaving,the Colong?
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have been engraved by ous of the most eminent Pirms in Great Britain and are corrected and brought up 14 date. They consis! this yene of COLORED FTATE OF PLACE OF FOREIGN HONGS. PLAN OF YOKOHAMA
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Rart together
il the Tosis of all the most important Treaties concluded with the countries of Estory Asia, the various Customs Tarif's, Trade Regulations, Chambers of Commerce' Scales of Commissions. Consular and Court Fous, Hongkong Stamp Daties, Postal Guide, Chineso Festivals, Tables Money, Weights, and Means, and other Commoroi formation including-
TREATIES WITH CHINA Grant Britnia-Nunking, 1842 Tiontin 1858; Convoatien 1889, Custo, 1276,-with Additiount. Artise; Opina Convention, 286; Chungking Conction, 1990, This
kkir Conventios, 1899; Burmalı Con- Fantico, 1997.
and 1895.
Francs-Tientsir, 1968: Convention, 1580; Tiantain, 1896; Convertons, 16, 17, United States Tientsin, 1968: Additional, 1983; Peking, 1880; Immigration, 1894. Germy Tientsin,-1801; Peking, 1880. Jeyamok, 3895: Larung Con. Foution 185; Commercial, 1816 New Porta, 18. Portugal Russia. Hassinn Land Trada..
TREATIES WITH JAPAN.
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Great Britain, 1859 Trade Convention, 1608; United States Extradition Truly, 1881; Great Britain 1894: Duties Convention,
1895, Russia, Agronment as to Curen
TREATIES WITH COBRA Japan, 1876 Japa Supplementary 1976 Busted Staica, 1982; Great Britain, 1883.
TERATOS WITH SIAM Great Britain, 1936: Franco, 18INI Great Britain and Fence, Sire Frontier,
CUSTOMS TARIFE TEAGE RecULATIONS, China, Japan, Siam, Corva.
COMBINES THE PROPERTIES OF A KESTOLER, TOMADE, AND
WASHI
trade. Silver, by ranson of iis demonetisa tion by one country after another has to a rent extent, lest its character of stability, and the time scame to have arrived when the expediency of this colony adopting gold us fts standard might be taken into serious consideration.
Selection... "Les Cloches The Cornoville" Planquette
God arve the Queen.
tion.!
The not profits for that period, including 3301,147.90, balance brought forward from last aoecunt, after paying all charges, deducting interont paid and duo, and making purezision. for bad and doubtful scoonnie; amount to $2,429,786.24 $1,000,000 from the profit and loss account to
The directers recommend the transfer of
They also propos to write $100,000 off dead atecke, being the amount standing at debit of the account
After making those trazafers and denoting remuneration to directors, there remsiria for sppropriation $1,314,736.24, but of which the directors recomment a dividend of one pound and five shillings attling per share, which will absorb 144444444;
They heard a great isal about the stinks of The differsace in oxabange between 1/6, the Hongkong, but it was the healthiest town to rate at which the dividend in declared, and had ever lived in. It was far more healthy 11 the rate of the day, amounts to then his native city-the city of Limerick. 8571,428.58.00 (Laughter.) He begged to suggest that theThe balance 8799563.22 to be carried to nom question of the removal from Chinese tenements profit and loss account. soil was carried right away from the eslony. The Hon. J. J. Bal-Irging kos beon elected be renewed. Mr, Ede had said that the night He was afraid the real objection was that the Chairman for the year 1993, and Mr. B. N. night soil was not removed at ones. There Gray, dopasy Chairman,
DIRECTQES. “
are described as being fit for human habit tion, but this is merely a commonly used or Frosion wanting in defluitiveness. The knot Tomning that these huts Lave for very many yours been inhabited by not unhealthy looking set of tocants, who, I am informed, have been singularly free from disease. The owners and occupiers of the houses are now
is no vote of the Legisläüre Council to be ox- puded in expenseting the owners of land resumed, and to oblam such a voto now it would be necessary to bring the matter before the The master of cargo beat and fro of his Council and plan tugant-necessity for special fukis were charged at the Police Court Foster provision. I at least could not conscientiously calm of 840, the proport of the Chinn was a guarantee of tenants to reuorate the flours day with nesting ter-bags of sagar, of the port such a plas. The Taper referred to Sagar Reining Company, Limited. The sugar of their houses within two months, failing which was part of a cargo transferred from a stoumar they would submit to the demolition of the
was not the slightest dombt in his mind that Mr. St. Michaelsen having resigned his The following extract from the speech is the defendsals' boat and just before it bones by the Government without compensa reached Mossm, Jardino's wharf the ten bags
the present stam of removal was so Impermeat on leaving the colony, Mr. Arrain Haupt. The SECRETARY having road these minutes feety carried ont that it must constitate a has been stooted in his stead; the appointment. made by Mr. T. E. EARLE at Singa-ware thrown into a small boat and taken away.
a discussion engVOČ.
danger. The Bacrt had made certain proposals, requires confirmation at this meeting. The MEDICAL OFFICES OF HEALTH Said hebat they wore hot roted upon, and he thought pore is intereating. The speaker, wo An Indian watekumu saw the theft and on going on board the cargo boat he was assaultyd should mention, was arguing in support of and threatened with death by drowning. Itin he would like to say a few words about the eup the subject might be taken up again. the amendment and combatting the viewHoved that a gang of thisree and gems of the pri posed conflict of evidence. Personally he failed that the fall in silver had worked harders have been stealing a number of bags of to see that there was any ceflict. The Director sugar during the past two or three days. Three of of Public Werke said the floors were composed ship to the residents of the Straits In the prisonare wore wont to gaol for six months partly of stone bloals, partly of tiles, and "the ess
of rice," he said, the with hard hbour and throw were bound over to partly of earth, while he Dr. Clari) had ident
the floors were composed partly of earth and A resolution that the application be granted be of good behaviour ub-Committee ignore the effect of the
partly of looko stones, which was just about the
was the pot. WAWARE NOW same thing. He visited the houses in Shauki- The Dicenter of Public Works and the Pres Indian Famine on prices, and attribute
was on Wednesday in company with the President coted in favour of the motion and Mr. silent and the Surveyor and be found that aside, the Molical Officer of Health, end the ordinary rusty knife would penetrate the earth Captain Superintendent of Police voted doors. If they were permeable to a blade they were i permeable to water, that is, they wore pervious. The resciution was therefore lost. In regard to what the Director of Public Worka had written that the words "anfit for hamaŇ haintath" were a commonly used expression wither definite meaning he would like to point that there had been thirty seven cures of small- out that that was the expression used in the Impor daring tho current month in the centre of the perial Public Health Act of 1875, the Housing of city. Of these half a dozen had been imported the Working Classes Act of 1892, and the local frog Wanchai. He was in favour of Cras vac Public Health Ordinsaws, and as that expression oination for the Chinese community and of was recognized by lawyers as sudestly definite warning being issued to the European com-
As a Restorer-Nubritiro and Strengthening."¿verything to exchange. Very well, let
As a Pomade, Not a Grasse, but anting an such. “us adept their view, exchange and only
Ass Wash.-Coohng, Cleansing and A gresable. } "exchange can affect prices; but I will
SOLE PROPRIETORS":
A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. HONGKONG, CHINA, AND MANILA, Established A.D. 1841.
Hongkong, 6th January, 1898.
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Correspondents must forward their name and addres with goizmaigions addsmand to the Bitter, zët
or publication, but as evidence of good faith.
éli loiters for puòlication should be written on une sude of the paper ontu.
briefly put a few figures before the meeting
and nek the sub-Committee to explain
them. Now mark these facts,
Rice in 1894 tonobed $115
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and in 18977 $170
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS:
SUFFLIED TO SHE" DEYT 20856."]"
LONDON, 5th January, 1898. AN ITALIAN CRUISER ORDERED TO CHINA
The Italian braiser Marco Polo has been codared to Chinso
THE SETUATION IN THE FAR EAST Beassuring statements have bean published regarding the situsion in the Far Beat It is affirmed that no Power contemplate the value
The PERSIDENT said that sayone who passed along the main road in the early hours of the noguing knew there was an offensive smell which must injure the public health to some
"OUTBREAK OF SMALLFOR,
∙agaicut
Mesars, G. B. Dedwall, R, Shewan and R. L. Richardson rotiro in rotation and being eligible for re-election offer themselves accordingly..
The directors very much regret to have to. record the death of their colleague, Mr. Gorila Binde, Inst. November.
AUDITORE,
The acconcte have been audited by Mr. F. Henderson and Mr. 0. 8. Sharp, who offer themselves for re-cleation.
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J. J. BELL-IRVING, Chairman. Hongkong, 27th January, 1898.
ABSTRACT OF AMETS ANG "Liamazing, Blær Deckare,
*1807. "WJARILJTIES" Paid-up capital
Marino N30 Roostit...... Natalja direktion
Tesoro Cu The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH reported
Exchange E 478 and of territory and that the talk of wards altos for legal purpass it was surely quito euficientmunity so that they could take steps to protect
nud 1897 respectively, this shows a drop
of 20 per cent. Here you have an advance of 65 per ocut. of which only 25 per cent, is rehange No anonymously mgned communications that hav
**30 per cent remains unaccounted for, and trade angel én khanallhe épandabere prestret.
Whalin October, 1904 was 17/6-
filera fer entre copies of Darur Perse should be
.
Telephone No. 13.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONO, January, 28th, 1898.
** these two opposite movements; an advance “ia guld, prices coincident with a decline in
at work have received consideration in
"their report. This seems rallier a strong
sother inappropriate to the situation adequately describe the condition of the themselves from the disease if introduced by
honses in Shankiwa. The Director of Publio their servants. THE DREYFUS CASE:
The PRESIDENT thinght it was the duty of Works had also said he was informed that the On the interpolations, re the Dreyfum crse tezaute had boon free from dieasse, As a the Board to opon, two free vaccination, staficás the Chambou passed a vote of confidence in the matter of fact the death rate of Shankiwan in so that the Chinese might attend. One station. Government by a majority of 3 of MARCA Victor arropomlad as the MbroLE USPICES OF HEALTH said as 50 per sent higher than the death might be in No health district and the other
doubt to
THOM BAIGON PAPERS. ANTI-SEMITIO DEMONSTRATIONS
IN FRANCE
General Sanesier.
PARIS, 17th January,
IN the recent currency debate in the in-exchange, and to show that the influences gapore Chamber of Commcree no motion was brought forward for the retention of the
ronds of people paraded the streets of zilver standard pure and simple; the argument, standing oline, and it was Paris last night shouting "Spit aper Zolo, division was upon the question of whether not-specially replied to by any of And Benth to the Jews." Stoues were thrown In Into Zola'a residencs in Rae Bruxelles. Miten the Government should be asked to take the speakera on the other side. steps to secure fixity of exchange on the reality, however, it amounts to little arrests were made.
About thirty Patriotic Societies have demon.. basis of Za to the dollar, or whether the more than a curiosity of market move- Goverment should simply be naked to ments, the probable explanation being that strated in the Place Vendôme in hopour of
stitute an enquiry as to the desirability whent was in proportionately smaller supply
PARIS, 18th January. and feasibility of securing fixity of exchange thau rice during the last mentioned your
Anti-semitic damonstrations have taken place and to secure expert resistance in the lowever that may be, gold is certainly notat Facis, Nauzy, Clermont, Lyons, Nantes- quiry. Some of the gentlemen who spoke losing its purchasing power as regards cota- Bordeans, and Marseilles. in favour of the amendment evidently modities in general, wherana silver appears favour the retention of silver, but aphe inst of the great silver using countries. to be doing so, eyen in China, one of parently they fait their side was 200 weak to carry a declaration in favour of On this point the enquiry recently instituted the white metal and they therefore by the China Branch of the Royal Asiatic brought forward the amendment in favour Society as to the purchasing power of of further inquiry as a temporising silver and cash ought to prove instructive casure and for the purpose of securing and it is to be hoped the result of the delay. In the result the atendrent was enquiry may be unde publie at as early a dafected and the Chamber decided by a date as possible.
HONGKUNG SANITARY BOARD. A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday afternoon at the offices. Dr. J. M. Atsinavn (Princips). Civil. Medical Usor) pro- sided, and there we present Hou, ', . May (Captain Superintendent of Police), Hon. R. D. Orzeby (Investor of Public Works), Dr. Clark (Medion Officer of Health, Mr. N. J. Ede, and Br. H. McCallum (Soerotary).
In reply to the Presidout: CAN MEDICAL OFFICE OF HALTE said 1,100 Chinese were vaccinalod in three week last year. mar Mr. EDE seconded the President's motion, which was carried animously.
It was also resolved to open a free station at the Government Civil Hospital for pon- Chinese.
MORTALITY. ETAFISTICH,
For the work ended 15th January the wall pared with 11,7 for the cerrorponding period of rats por thousand per me was 3, es com
last year. For the week ended 22nd January tharats weè4.7; os ngaipet 17.4 for the corres ponding period of last year.
ADJOURNMENT,
The Boorladjourned nutil Thursday week.
THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY,
The following is the seventeenth annual re- port for presentation to the shareholders at the meeting to be held on Saturday, Bib February, et nao-
Current action to
SILY
Silver $14,141,195.30 Gold, £1,857,223 01.01.-18,729,176.70
Fixed deponite:
$01,790.522.32 Gold, £2,623,738 Qa. 126,18,070.42
Zilla payable finding drafty on Lencon hankers and chort sight wings va Loudota.co.zgalist bills recuvakir and buillion shipments).
and of
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By Tugrvo A 900,000,00
$651,000 0 Comsels and
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Title Listoanted, loans and wredits Bills recurvabıla Bank premiad Dok
༣·、、 10,000,000.00
7,000,000,00
2601,000.00
9,588,800.35
62,861,865.08
68,777,193.54
18,750,796.29 1,220,79221
$189,986,288.02
37,584,281.89 7,308,4$1.07 0,045,098.81
7,453,383.81 B1,259,60220 89,845,033.74-
071,98586
100,000.00
$169,365,288.32
GENERAL PROETY and Los Accoure, Tims DecoreND, " 1997. DI
Ti Amorinda written offé---
Remuneration to directors. To difend want
4168 per share on 89,000 bhares.
£7... E
25,000,0
444,443.34
dyed adfastmont — * Difference in exchange between n. 8d., the calm at which the vividend iz del
lars, and 18. Li, tha zato of the day 573,428.38 To tranger to resor ve fand Tramount sites of dead stools 0000.00 100,000.00 Ta balance carried forward to real half-year 208,862.22
By balance of undivided prvits,
90th Juno, 1807
301247.90
By amount of net proda for the
Bir mouths ending: $1st Da oomben 1897, after maklig -provisia for bed and doubtful "debts, deducting all'stponite |
and întorvet paid and dge 2,128,388.34
*,429,730.24
that Captain Foe vir veror, had the remotestsitne by the Government upon the fat last year the Chinese, did not take kindly before 11 am on day of preblication. After that 1897 32/10
connection with German Agents. This wange of the village and the provision of to vacetention. A publia vacinator want from Cheb
house to house and it was found that when he Balisz, hand and is a nadequate water supply, the deslli-rato was hour the supply is limited." "Only supplied for Can advance of 85 per cent. In gold article firms the belief that Russia was the Powerroduced to only 16 per want. higher than the went in the front door the coupants went out £ Indien and Colenial securitfge ·
Telegraphic Address Press--.0. Code.
“in a gold country, as against 50 per cent, iuplicated in the Destics affair. -
rato for the City of Victoris. But, yet hero by the back.
Ivdstacute, vis, int GERMAN POLICY AT KIAOUHAU was a small isolated village of some few thousand "in rice, of which 25 per cent, we in ex-
Count von Binelow also stated that (Lu, son. inhabitante-not in the ordinary, seues of the change. Dew your own conclusione, botomis palley at Kanchat would be based on the
leria overorowded-built partly upon the hill Ichallenge the sub-Committee to exphin policy of live and let livo
side and the death rate was 50 per cont, iu 1896 and 16 per cant. in 1897 higher than in the city cf Viatorin, which, as was woll known, was in an inanitary condition and to some extent overorowded. The question of resumption of the land was one which concerned the Government, but he thought he was justi- routed during the past ten or twelve years in God in saying that these huts were nearly all contravention of the Builling Ondinantos. In other words, if the Government most pay for the resumption they will only be paying for the errura of the past, as the baillings were erected
FOOT AND MOSTH DISEASE; notwithstanding an Ordinance which prohibite their section on they now stood. Even though
A report was read from the Medios! Officer the cost were 81,100 or 31.500 the Government es Heath and the Colenial Veterinary Burgeot, would be perfectly justified in resuming the who were appointed a Beloot Committee ander buildings. He was somewhat surprised to learn the provisions of Ordianes 11 of 1895, stating to these squatters extending to 999 years. He butohers on Thursday hat were upon landing that in 1894 the Government had granted leases that four cattle imported from Canton by fol
was surprised because in 1994 the buildings must- found to be unffering from foot and mouth have been in about the same condition as they disouso. Tuo dattle were at ones doalroyed and ware now. The herd thing to do, especially as buried; sto the importance of the village was increasing Land za the Government and spent a large sum of money on various improvements, was un- doubtedly to resume the and providing the, saponditure was a monsonable 40s. He would also like to say, in reference to the mioxte of the Director of Public Works written as hoad of the Public Works Department tlist “be did not think the houses were in an insanitary con- dition, that that was surely a question for the Sanitary Board and. Its sanitary, advisors -to consider. As the Board had, however, not ex- This minutes of the last meeting were read pressed any definite opinion upon the question and confirmed.
of the sanitation of these buildings, having THE INSANITAHY AREA AT SHAUKIWAN, at the previous meeting been content to accept An insanitary ares at Shankiwan send the the opinion of its professitual advisers there resumption of the aninhabitable dwellings thereon, he moved that the Colonist Secretary he matter first esno before the Board about two the domestic dweltage sitnated on the lots in inhabitants of Shenkivan hillside who were for habitation. months ago in the form of a petition from the question were in their present condition unit for an ofloor to te pants to show them how had very little to say on the subjout, The holdurs of squatters' licenses, in which they asked The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Bald ho. drainage work which they had benu called upon houses did not seem to hire to be insanitary, as to de should be cried out. The Board then there was an absence of smells and a 2060 targ aron, but that it should be co sarried out that him there had been no cases of plague and resommended the resumption of the insan who was acquaintent with the village, told the porple would not have to quit their dwellings fuat the people were not unhealthy.. That to the works will be somewhat larger than the till the and of Felruary bent. The ranou might be right or way, but of course Dr. original estimate orring to the increased cost of mendation was forwarded to the Director of Clas'n'opinier, was more valuable than his on building and the lower cotange at which. The O. P. L reamer Egress of China ing tlust he had suspected every one of the had the hooase on a long lease, and he did not England, delay laving been experienced in arrived at Kobe at 8.30 am on Wednesday, the houses. To raume, the property would get think the master was solliently argent to net oorest pon the general dislocation of the Public Works for his opinion. He wrote stat. that point. The fact remained that the people payment has now to be made fez plant from
26th inst, and left at 8 p.m. same day for $1,000 tu 31,530. Many of the houses wers the Government to vote componention to the sequent upon the general dislocation of the TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS.” Yokokawa, where she was due to arrive at 6p. selidly built of stems with tiled reufs and hard people. The land could not be laid out again engineering trade at home,
SIR, I have heard of doctors, trying -in-the- yesterday.
doors. He could not say he found them in for building purpose; indood, the homes olight With this to view the Grozeral Manager a interests of science to galvanize a corpse into tary: indeed many of them were clean and tidy never to have been built, and if the people were command that the sovet above mentioned life, and streeding in getting some signs of A-meeting of the Hongkong. Oda Velames and as good as the Chinese huts to be found turned out the houses would be demolished and should be written of Poperty Account. The life into it while the currant lasted, only to position confved themselves to a grell Nociety will bo hold this afternoon at a quarter, in any part of the colony. If the occupants to others built there. He was of opinion that buildings for the new pizat are now. In cagras oss when the current was "withdrawn.” and a be bad from, and Advertisements sent extent to picking holos in this report past ive ganotually, when an address frote the were all to be evisurd and the buildings demol they should be allowed to concrete their floors of erectice, to botter accommodate which seems that the British Government are still through, LONDON Mr. F. Algar, 11 Clement's Lage, and drolling the difficulties of membora will be presented to HE. the Governor, lished he would ask to be informed where the as they had agreed upon, and that the matter small extersion of dad bas been acquired from trying, in the interests of philanthropy, to LONDON Messrs. Street &Co., 30, Cornbill conversion. The existence of difficulties after which a lecture by Mr. W. Machell o
the traditions and historicul nasaviations of tho
funds were to cope from Several of the should then be dropped. y. - the Government nt a miderate cert PARIN Mere G.-E. Fae de Lobel & must be admitted, and it many perhaps Hongkong Chinees will be delivered.
tenants were now willing to oenoreto their floors asid the roark made by the Director of Public
JARDINE, MAIRESON & Co. Ce., 33, Rus Lafayette
and improve their drains.... Hẹ. monde re
General Managers." Messrs. Mablay & Wales, les be admitted that the report of
"Hongkong, 26th January, 1898. commendations in regard to seron honnes, which Works that the houses ought never to have Frankfurt sị M.
The Concier de Saigon records the return he thought should be moved.. If his roots been built we solvabla one. The Brad the sub-committee did not wholly solve of Mr. Odderata Saigon from a shooting trip mendations were approved a sum of $110 would ought to siess this opportunity to do away with New Yox. Mr. Hanry Soll, 21, Park Row SAN FRAN 20. Mr. L. P. Fisher, leres. Exchgehom. It is potent, however, that the in the plateaux of the Mois country during be required before the setupants of the horses the bounds that ought never to have been built CAPE TOWN...Moers. Gordon & Gotol dificulties are capable of solution, as conver-whink he had that thirteen slophants, bringing were noticed to turn out, and further sum of Tharafors la esconded the resolution of the SYDNEY Musars, Gordon & Gulch
Ision schemes have been carried into affect up his total record for these nuimols to sighty- $50 to clear and love), the sites and improve the Meslical Offse of Health
LEGAL DodušANTS Orderain Council for Government of H. B. M. Subjects in China, Japan, na Cores, 185 1877, 1978. 1881, 1854, 1881, 1896, 1880 Fales of E.R.M. Supreme and other Conra in China, Japan, Tabic of Court ce Table of Consular Fees, Charter of the
jority of seventeen to fourteen to recom-
The men-of-wat in part were decorated
MINUTES
The General Managers have pleasure in sub.. witting to the strabocars a statement of the Company's accants for the year 1897,
Including $1,760.13-brought forward from Te kalanta lost your and after dedusting $10,000 paid on
Colony of Hongkong;- Code of Civil Pro. tend to the Government a scheme for secuesterday in honour of the birthday of the enlure, Hongkong: New Table of Hong-Ing fixity of exchange on the basis of a two Gensan Emperor and at noun the nanal sainto on again formed the subject of disonation. The interwund that, tha Besu were of opinion that Seth July last as a intorita dividend of 82,00 king: Cerb Fes Admiralty Rules, shilling dollar. It may be noticed that in was fired. Focsiga Jurisdiction Act; Regulations for
the Consalur Courts of United States; the division the representatives of the Rules of Cort of Consnis at Shang Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora-teit Singapore for this port on the 26th inst., This D.D. E, steamer Frald, from Hamburg uni; Chinex Passenger Act; Hongkong tin and the Chartered Bank of Indle, and may be expected hers on or about the 1st Licences, Trade Marke, aud Letters Patent Australia, and China voted for the ameud- Fees. Por Regulations, R., &o.
February. The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, dement, while the representative of the Mer
The steamer Coplic, with wails, which left though printed in smaller type the formerly cantile Bank of Indin yuted for the original hews Deo. 28th for San Francisco via Shang: and condensed in overy possible manner, con- fains ovary year ruore pages,
resolutions.
hai, Nagasaki, Kele, Inland Sen, Yokohan Royal Octowo-Complete witli Maysand Plaus
and Hulu, arrived at her destination on the pp. 1812, 17. Directory only, pp. 923, $8.50.
It was years ago aniversally pronounced to La the chraport work of the bind anywhere published And although cory mash enlarged sul impreved in orory way, the price in silver is now greatly bolow the equivalent of 25 shiftings, at which it was originally published
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In the debate there was a good deal of besting about the bush, Some time agon sub-committee of the Chamber appolated for the purpose submitted a tentative sclicue by which it was supposed the conversion of the standard might be effected. The op
24th izzat
Bva, besides which he had four rhinocerou and drainage. recent three tigers.
in half-dozen countries within yours, and although each special case may present features peculiar to itself there is no doubt that what has been doce olacwhore enn be equally well done in the Straita: The idea of calling in expects to decide as to the desirability and feasibility of securing fixity
These remarks of the Director of Public Works were drvalated, to mszabers and tho following minubes were appended
Mr. N. J. Epe I think it ja Casírable to
The Captain SuYBZINTENDENT OF POLFOR
The Haval Hongkong Yaelit Club will hell rase for Mr. Mitohells prizes to-morrow. The course will be from Police Pier, Kowloon, carry out the original proposal of the Board tiny amst be gift for human habitation in
und bever's B. Boop Channel Rocks (16th November, 18971 after Chinese Now Kowloon Rock, Meyer's E. Boy, and Channel Year Rocks, a to port 10 miles. Start at p.m..
The PRESIDENT - oid he had inspected the houses, with Dr. Claric and the Seurotary and bo certainly thought the horcar wenn aulit. Eur minan balitation. He did not think they were good enough for pig lies. In wat weather every else, as the roofs were localy filed The weather vas dry now and consequently the The MSICAL OFFICES OF HEALTH-The fluors did not look so bad, but any nullage and andina will he posted on at the YR.O.remise refurren to dl bare perrious earth rainage to be got rid of bed to be thrown on MANILA... Messi A. S. Walsen & Co., Id. of exchange is therefore not one to her floors partly sofered with loose stones and are the bill side and probably on to the roots of Macao HOME AGA„da Cruz-
commended. If the Government decides This afternoon on the Happy Valley the therefore soo ang tenson to amend the advice
eutirely unprovided with dratus, and I do not Luvras below, which were in a laky condition.
Mr. Frm supported the resolutio
·AMOY....... Mhatre A. S. Watson & Co, Ld. to not upon the recommendation to Hongkong Football Club will play 25th Cow which I tendered to the Board lu may minuta of The resolution was carried, only the Director Foooow..... ..WChurchill. SHANGHAI Messes. Helly a Valeh Ladapt the gold standard the reelstenes, RA Rick off at a quarter to fire. October 6th, 1997, namely, that all these rre
The Club tom will be P. G. Davies, BA, uisce are, in their present condition, insanitary WATER CARHIACE VERSUS HAND CARRIAGE, of experts will have to be invoked to goal; A. King and C. T, Kow, booke Hand unfit for human hablation. The bon.
On an applestion Zor permission to erect a arrange the scheme by which effect is to W. Slade, H. W. Looker (Captain), and F. H. Direntar of Public Works propogas the in water closet being read, be given to the recommendation, but tho Anton, H. 9. Mobierisy, HK.H., and A. N. tight honger, and states that the owners of the had considered the question of the introduction Kow, halves; E. Mackey, & Noble, Ameliste, demolition of seven of the fronty T DILECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS said be colony self-must be considered the Other, forwardy
zemaining twenty-one honsus are now wiling. of water closeta iné, Hongkong and he found
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Hongkong Daily I're Office, January, 180s
of Public Works voting againg it
-2,429,796.24
$2,479,786.24
•RE FO
6,800,400.00
$8,000,000.00
per share, the balance at oradit of Profit & Lose 158,940,52 which it la recommended should Dybalance, 30 June, 1897 1 2,002,090,00 By transfer from profit and lees nost.... 1,000,000.00 be appropriated as follows- Trife of Property Account,... 25,000.00. A faal dividend of $5.50 per chase. $27.500,00
$9,000,000 00 To carry forward, Da
1,440,122
$53,940.52
The amount to be provided for the extension
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sugar Fire torino Co's Gauda Taça Offer's harò annua China Fire Instrance Co.fshare. Debentures of Hongkour & Kowloon Wharf
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THE CHINESE CORPSE
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galvanize the corpse of China inte info and the rault can only be a few. faint kinks or quivers while the garment is maintained. When on, sarth ure they going to malize this self-evident Inet?
ANXIOUS ENQUIRER. Hongkong, 27th January, 1899,
BA 77,000.00 $2,780.56 g
230.00 OLUCTRIC SEARCH LIGHT FOR THE. .160.00
PEAK,
· 02:30: omge 10,000.00 20 THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.” 30,000 00 BIB,Can pon Informa ma whether the iden |003,21: [of a powerful electric search-light at the Peak 3,918.32 bas ever been incote PA search-light, say at 30,016,08 The mgnal station, orothar anifable yoint might be most useful from a military point of view ; in 1,648 74
180.00 typhoon weather, also, Melgbt prove useful in 100,00 - lighting up the harbour, and slowing whether * | 207 Togael was in distress and in need of assist. 8188,536.94 aqu. Doubtless there are other uses it might Ukowise be pat to which do not occur to me at
125,000.00 7,187.17
Perhaps the engine which works the trial might operate the light as well if so the main. 19,040,81taining of a search-light at the Peak need, not
be an expensive matter.
LIGHT
2188,556.04
Bongkong, 28th January, 1998.