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MS HONGKONG SANITARY DOARD.
Ameating of the Hongkong Banitary Board wwe kela tarday afternoon under this clinic mustenip of the President De M. At laro. Pinelpal Civil Medical Offices) co-were also present the Vice-Prendant (the Hog H. May Captain Superatendent of Police the Director of Public Works (the Hon D Ormsby) the Acting Registrar General (Me
Officer af & VA Bromin, and the Museal of firest of
DNA MINUTER
The minutes of the pestom meating were read and accepted as corect reborn REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF POISONS, Drafs balsa for regunting the sale of pol sons, to be made under sab-spotion 22 of section 13 of Ordinace 24 of 1837 wore submitted and adopted by the Beard, ambjent to the approval of the Legislatlys Connoll, the PRESIDENT pro- posing and the VICE-PRESIDENT Reconding.
THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR The Americans ara' reported to have landed at Ponce in Porto Rico on Monday lask
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 10 BE FORTIFIED.
The United States will fortify Honglife making it one of the strongest military posts in the Facile. Barracks will be built to nooom- modate a large force.
NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL FOR CANADA
Earl Minta, haa been appointed Governor- General of Canada.
Later THE SPANISH AMERICAN WARM
SPAIN SUES FOR PEACE. Spain has formally ened for peace through the Frouch Ambassador at Washington Pro eplying.
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The metter was allowed to stand over so that information might be procured as to the us made of who plungers at present at diferent police stations:
them, committee which started with arraneous laundrygas scoring the scapation of pub: į charge. É sggos wih Mr. Browin shat there ideas regarding the sation of the in the Lo jodiden you sleeping purpowan,k. D'aq poti: should be neʻoharga. Inbound phose argument at to the Tasde ties it as follow bency of the water supply no longer held good petition presented by the washermen of He therefore, opposed the proposition of the Hongkong complaining that their position is Vice Presiden ble routered inssonry by the strictors of the low The ACTING REGISTEAD GEAL HOT and tas bakvindes of tnes Inflicted on them, and many servants are thara, in the Hongkong making at compassion may be shown on them Hotel Yon low rates closete there. There and some beneficial measures deviand, and that are abunt 100 Escald think or more, their petition may be forwarded to the Sanitary
The MDR/DACA OFFICES OF HULAM ala Bogen wolved the orda of the Sanit.
NA PLAQUE RETURNS,
A return from Formos showed that for the week ended Jane 9th there were 47 deaths from bubonis plagas in Formosa, there being 30 for
week June 17th. Since the then have oddanos cabos strange ben, of uncol
818 have died and 211 recovered.
A return from Bombay showed that from Juno 218s to July 4th 302 cans of plague were reported in the city of Bombay, there bing 86 deaths de Mans
The mortality returns for Man for the week ending July 17th showed that there were two A return from Amoy showed that from May dentlin from plague, 16th to July 1 thers wero 1,979 deaths from plague, there being 44 death on July 12th.
the mainland und also furnished them with the
of the country and the development of its sidout MoKinley will consult the Cabinet before of buildings in respect of which the Board had of Pablic Works would bear him out that the suspicithi workmen are not even permitted districts and in some cases even the addresses
Philippiata, IfAmerien should be unwilling herself to astme the responsibility of governing the latter the final disposition of the islands will boʻrather a delicate - ques- tion for President. MoK11 to solve, Having ceponed the cause of the jobur gents and entorod into an alliance with them the Washington Government satino Tudero, There ito, indications of a disturbed fealing mouiously throw them over. AGUINALDO in Spain. Troubles have broken out at Graacting as Secretory the insurgent lendo aims at the establish, rade, and armed bande hare tande their appear ment of an independent republic, but, apartans in other districts." from the question of whether the natives are capable self-government, there seems but little probability of the Powera in gen cral according their recognition to such republic, unless America formally extended the exercise of an active control, for there is ne saying what the natives might do or in what disputes with other Powers they might become involved if left to their own devices. Even if the islands be handed back to Spain, however, great changes must of noces aity take place. The rule of the friars is a thing of the past which can never be restored, and large and sweeping reforme in the civil administration will have to be conceded, which will lead to the gradual opening up guificent resources. But the aspiratione of the natives for political independence vil remain factor to be reckoned with, and the country will remain liable to aletraction from time to time by civil atrife. BEFORE COMMANDER W. . H. HASTINGH The United States could probably establish Willion Grimshaw a private of the hing's order on a firm and lasting basis, but the Own Regimont, was charged with throwing a experience of Spanish rule in the past afforded from the second story of bis barracks on to
the ground below, and letting the severely i little hope of Spain's being able to do so. inred animal lie in its agony for two hours, when he went down and clubbed it to death. Defendant claimed that the dog was rebil; The Rillo Association will hold a spoon combat was unable to prove his statement. Hie petition to-morrow afternoon.
worship stigmatised the action of defendant as the most brutal and inhuman he had ever hoard of being perpetrated by an upon an animal. Even if the dag was rabiff, he said, it did not justify defendant's atrocions nonduos Defendant was ordered to pay a fine of £5, default to undergo six months hand labour,
Chan Mung and Wen Lata, earth etolies, assaulted another earth coolie, named Feb Chung, because he nako them not to Bls his barkstra full of vert; se he was unable to carry it. They first attacked him with their tits, then with a pole. Although ceraplainant has no marks on his holy to corroborate the story of the beating, the constable who arrestod de fendants stated that he found complainant nearly sorsfees. His wozabig fing defendants $5 each, or: fourteen days hard labour.
A beatman being found in lawal pes. session of three piculs of coal, annwared with questioned by his worship as to her he obtained coal got into his hert. This ignorenco, cost the game, that he really did not know how the him a fine of $15 or six weeks hard labear.
Three Chisamen were found guilty of keep. ing unregistered common lodging houses. One two $25 euob was ordered to pay a une of $3 and the other
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La connentrou with the roost rings at Shang hai the livion save soms evilly disposed natives proposed to the batars to poison the bread.
The Northern Pacifio Company's steamer Arizonia has been sold at Tacoma. It is reported- that he has boon parshased for the United States Government.
The Laon Kang Now Cotten Spinning and Wearing Company, Limited, are paying an in- torim dividend of four per cent, and it as stated that the profit and loss account shows an acant
of Th. 50,000 carried forward.
We aro gisil to hear that tho. Pritchard-
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daughter, was swept andy by the tide while At Puitaiho Anas, Mr. Paula's youngest bathing is an obl tile, but was most pleckily rescued, with her two sisters who had gone to help ber, by Jim Stewart (aged twoive), his brother, and Dr. N. S. Hopkins, after a hard straggle,
There is, of course, a berce struggle going on among the diplomatic representatives in Peking la prevent China ontrasting the reorganization of bur flest to Great Britain, bat we believe negotiations in this direction, ars progressing 24 more satisfactorily than them in connection with the utmy organization-Peking and
POLICE COUET ITEMS.
28th July
In case
in their behal
Forces
The following minutes, datod. July 13th were appeaded
The Director of Public Werks It seems rory desirable that there people should know what they any to and what they may not do regarding the compation of the roche. The
has seen excessive for a list offence
The Acting Registrar General I pre- pose le, cure that this polition be comitered at tho no weeting of the Board
from which plagne patients who has slipped through the meshes of their bot came
The ACTINO REGISTRAR-GENERAL.econdeḍİ. Carried. The Board then proceeded to consider the conservano content for 1898-1901.
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A CAPTAIN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
that he was the only authority adding, "If you
We said we would pat the irons on until s don't go to work I will, put these irons on you." authority came to tall us that we would have to work faster. We put the irons er. Aris trong was la the Iszerette and I was put by the mise tast, I stayed there for an hour and n half, and to refused to give us a drink of water or to ebungo my wet slothes. We were put in irons at ball post three. When the captain went to get his tes at five look I went for- ward to get a drink of water The ophtin CAM and rat me aft or to the poɔp and pht ancikor pur offrons and stented pa to the fasting of one of tho hvale. Iater on he hung me up by the arms but my feet wers not clear of the cow. I was fapt thers ali, ught I comed not lie down, About six o'clocks next morning - was put into the lazaretto with Armstrong
CORP repied, El tame you, you, and he Un the 20th I asked the captain- fos hiedicino. laughed at me suid enlled mes llat, saying I was pretending to a side We were desar asked to turn to gain after had been pat in izona. We were in Modila Bay all this time. I was in the lazarette from the Both to the Ath July. The captain know I find + bad arm.
ing the Introdestion of weler posita was ary Board that the places used for washing and twofold. Brab he was not yet coroning clothing shall not be slant to, and on the vinced that thers was or ever would be a 25th July, 1907, they received a reply to water supply in this colony went to petition by whisk 16 was permitted that their Eve water closte aven for the European - chops should be divided into two apartmante, population akong and secondly the Chinese the front for work and the book as living roots. population of the colony were so 'tinsoonstoned After the partitions were put up the Beerstary, to drainage arrangements generally, that w† Mr. McCallum, perasally inspected this shops to undergrond horas drains such as they had and approved of the arrangements. Petitioners in use in Victoria that they were outstantly have since observed this regulation. On July being choked, and that If they introduoeddha sanitary inspector without warning
THÐ HRALAH OF HONGKONG. THE WATER CLOSET QUESTION, excrets more than the small amount which rumened the masters of rushermen'a shops at
The Hongkong mortallly statistics for the Application was made for permission to pract was at present inevitably introduced, lato No. 8 No 16, No, 22, and No. 40, Bridges trough (water) closets at the new marrial quar- the seware, there would be, he feared, an Street, and charged them with allowing person wook ending July 18th showed that the death vions week and 20.2 for the corresponding ters to be erected on Kennedy road by the inercase is the ambee of deces of typhoid to sleep in the work room. No.22 was fined $10 cafe was equal to 15.7 against 16.9 for the pre military authorities. The application cans up fever and diphtheris amongst the population and this others 320 euch At the times of the at the previous meating, but was adjourned. generelly With regard to the water supply inspector's vint the night of July 5th, works last year. The rate for the week ended The PRESIDENT-Can you inform us whether the Director of Public Works estimated all the workmen were sleeping in the dwelling- July 23rd was 16.5 against 2.5 for the corros- say draingo from the Chinose bonies will go that they had o storage of water at Tetam and room in accordance with the law. There wesponding week last year.
THANKING MR. MILLIER, Hot The Vion-PSIDENT proposed a vote of into the same savers that these water elosata Poifaluza sulaient for a population of 214,000 nothing on the ironing boards, but the inepooter
·would empty into?
persone. At the present moment in the city of suspected people had been clasping there.
the boards are lamp, and anyone sleeping thanks to Me. H. M. Hillior, of tho Chinese The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-Ob, Victoria they had population of 280,000, sa
they bad opfy the soil margin of about 14,000 them wanid contract illness, and the workman Custome, for the valuable sexistance 198 yes y
The VICE-PREET proposed that as the persone patets their present storage supply all know this and would not sleep thers dored by him during the recent epidemic building in respect of which the application That was estimated on the bards: of 16 gallons Inquiries wili prove that petitioners are ast of plague. Mr. Hillier kept them informed of had been made did not fall within the category her hinst her day, and he thought the Director doceng yon, and that there is a vowson for the progress of the plague in the villages on decided the introduction of water closets should consumption in some districts was hearer 17 be restricted the Dead refuses the appliantion gallons her bote than 15, so that they wore to steep inside the dwalingrooms tho potitioners The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTnded getting near the finality of their water storage business will be seriously hampered. Haut is reserving his reacake.
As it existed at present. Then be hed as high and materials so doar that it is im The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Conviction in his own mind that within possible for them to afford to hire other rooms that with regard to this question he would first the buxt five years they would have to for their workinen, sal the workmon themselves quote the opinion of that out anthority on seriously consider the abolition of the have act the means to take lodgings for the
Auritary wallery one who know well the server at Fokiniam The conversion of solves, as their wages are to small and they men condition of affairs Eanglong and who he Monat Austin Hotel into a barracks for 100 strike work. There are thus diffculties on both etudied its wants varungkly-Mr. Osbart soldiers, the faces in the number of honges sidos. Petitioners business will certainly be Chadwick: This was what said on the sub which were being built at the Peak, and the seriously hampered by those restriations. They,
AN OCCURRENCE IN. MANIKA, BAY, jest in alates 248 of his port on the seuilary increased demand for building site at the Park therefore, ask your honour to consider their
At the Harbour Ofoe Fosterday morning condition of HongknigThe more I conaald, he was convinced, if not within five difficulties sad to address the Sanitary Board sider the various methods of hand removal, the years cortainly within ten years result in the
The Acting Registrar General writing on Edwin Mathrin Beveridge,, master of the greater dieulty do Find in devising meane abolition of the Pokfulam reservoir, which was for carrying them out preetically and comitasted in such a position that sooner or later the 11th instant, said I have seen anmbor British ship J. F. Troop, was charged by plutels, so as to realies the advantages which it must go if the colony was to extend at the of the masters this morning. The mister of William Alfreds and John Armstrong, A. B's their respective advocates claim for them. It rate it was doing at present. The population the slicy No. 16 Bridges Street, says she inter- on the said ship, with haring suited them on bay been shown that good draus are a necessity of the city of Vistoria was increasing at the preter to the inspector who visited the shop told beard the said ship in Mamin Harbor on the in any case for the removal of stop water, rate of five or six thousand per annum. There in that only one caretaker was allowed an 27th May. Armstrong did not oppeur. which fonna stont four-fifths of the total fore with their reservoirs at Tetam only field the paymizer, and some of the other men, said br. 1hompson appeared for complainants and irage, and it.stama, therefore, obvious thing we million gallons, with an increasing they had been told the same by the Captain Mr. Slade for defendant.
Alfreds said-I am a seamon on the J.V. p. the simple, clearly, and ofisat water carriage population, and with a prospect of the abortion Saporintendent of Police this morning. Jams system is rastly preferable to all others, provided of the reserroir Poktulam, be who struggly of the men are afraid that they may have too signed on in Newcastle, N. 3. W. We went that conditions proper for its introduction of opinion that it would be inadvisable to infrmany employés sleeping on las promiess, and be Mails with coal. On the 27th May wa wars exist, Dansely, a supply of water, good bruseduce water-closets generally into this city. The ask that their mon may be meared and the discharging ballast from a lighter Lats the ship. drains and sewers; and a proper outfall" Agnis argement of the Director of Public Works was number of inmates allowed paisted up. Others when the captain looked over the ship's sideaad fowards the cloge of bil report, in comparing largely based upon the question as to whether want to know whether they te permitted to said, speaking generally, "Can't you work aus the different who is of dealing with theorist it was advisable to allow water cloasts hung clothes up to deg in the dockjoft ators faster Armstrong replied, "No, Sir." The removal or rightail from publie lateities, ho for a couple of hundred soldiers, but that to his the dwelling rooms, as wet weather they have captain then swore and said. "If you can't work says As to the rointive merits of these mind was not the point at all. It was a questo bring the clothes back to the shop to dry faster come up out of the Uglist" Armstrong systems nssuming the existence of a supply of tion of principle. If they were to let. the They ask that proceedings against the way went on to the ship's deas and 1 follow.eil, water and of servers it for the conveyance of sildiers in the now barracks in Kennedy Road be postponed until they are informed of the said, I would like to see some of the authorí. excreta, I consider the trough latrine to be have water lusts what possible reason could state of the In They are all under the imtas to focif the captain on campal us to work any de rodace for refusing the private pression that soins new regulation is being en faster andor a broiling sun.". The captain replied desidedly the best, for it may be lopt most dwellings in Kennedy Road and Macdonald hour and attendance. It means specialty Road the same privilege Another objection cuited for public institutions, such ne schools to the granting of the application was gnola, cative hospitals and for the barrous that the drain would discharge into theerser In of Chinese auf Indian police or troops." Jasan's Road Bast which also received a large In these extrets Mi Chadwick was dealing unter of drain from Chinese onent with the question the unitation of houses These drains were being constantly the whole city is ince included If hocheted, cousinally trapped and in the event had busy only considered best eyetem for of the application being granted the con For permitting his cattle, two balls and throna email: body of Eurygas he rather thought quences would undoubtedly be very serious come, to trespass on prohibited inad, siz, with he would still more strongly have urged the art The VICE-PRESIDENT, referring to the re-
mark of the Director of Public Works that The Captain Superinterest of Pelite the grounds of the Observatory, a Chinese was vantage of water carriage. And now the report was simply the union of two in There is a direct couflet af evidence. The
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would refer to the report of the evomitted. Mah Sin Lung, accountant, Tau Vil Chi- of the Sanitary Board which was oppost dividale, pointed out that it was adopted at a prescontare say the people were sleeping with which the clothes. Thus defendants say they were noss Bank, charged one Chan Hi Shing with to the introduction of water-closets into in menting of the Bonitary Board
thres med en men were present. Therefore he not. I told them when they were in my office the theft of one sovereign. The sampliant Hongkong, auf which it was urged about thought the report canted considerable weight, they must have been sleeping with the clothes stated that defendant wont to the boys be their gaide this case and for the future." raentioned tank to change s five dollar nota
In the first place he alot that even bafero this He entirely ondorsed the remake of Dr. Clark and I expect they were. I should like fesor Shortly before defendant came complainant mittoo hat Retened to rideren they were when he said that he opposed the application on the papers on who (as they allogen) permis had socived from other bank apag from the fret opposed to the introduction in the ground of principle. This was the very su me granted to occupy in the shop ara ment of 100 sovereigns. When defendant sine the colony of water chassis He quote the son why to (Mr. May opposed it. The bedroom. to change his note, the sovereigns wore sull committee's own words. It was rather a Board agreed, eating on the recommendation of the paper, seked for lieving been ciren lying on the counter. Defendant as his uote strange confession to take, and one calculates this report, to aller water closets it a certain lated the folowing minutes water penned on the right on top of the pile goki and asked com- to make one oabt that this committee class of premies Since they came to that 19th July Among those who went on strike at Shang plainant how much disant he would give. Ho approached the subject wide an unbiased mis decision they brud bad ouplication after applich The inton of Public Works In my si recently in souuestion with the Ning was told three cante. Defendant, wanted six. However, he would let that pass. The tion for water closets in varions boldings in opinion the arrangement Bait to have been
Cross-examined—I had hurt my set in B the men who wished to go on with their work for his note, which was given to tum. La soon objecting to the inter-clost cystern.
asa house riots were the washermen. Some of und as he was refused he striclied out his hand mities then proceeded to give thole reasons que colony and if they gave way now and approved by the Iste secretary should be still Hore, made an exception they weakened their hands allowed, namely to washing Toom divided.
The PERSIDE eni ho was at one tamo in uso two by a strong bamboo partition, and the storm, I thought I bat broken, 1 The- were intimidated and arasulted and mother as defendant had left complainant, feeling some he might remark that it wasmod unfortunate sanall rivé susued, with the result that twerty what expiales, re-counted the sovereigns and that commission on this very important farce of granting the requiset on the ground men allowed to sleep in one, the clothes valeg captain put it in a splint for me. I wore the of anonymously semel communications that has two washermen wore brought before the fired found one missing. Ho st erice sont man la question originally stel of only three icely of lealuse and secondly because kept fu the pick splint for about two days und it was put on The Acting Registrar General I think again I had worked with my ran a sling Court, wine of them being sent to ganl for recall cofendant, charged him with theitbelt gentlemen and that only tos sigued the report, Exogens would he living. In these are will bleep troulia in the end it the I took my fun of the wheel, painted and month and the remainder for two weeks. and sent for the police. Defendant dendid
one of the members byving been obliged to but sving hard the remneks made by the Jeave almost before la
commenced Medical Ontoor of Health and that these trough division of the forinta laundry and dwelling pumped the ship. I saw the doutor of
would gi⚫ me same fizicent did not phy the following programms at fir Offerre be found out of the Bovaries could forging and the field by rafond Closet, sealt enters into the power which red rung in dem WAS with, and 45 two care. U Olymple, at Math do the
The Band of the King's Own Regiment will stable non-heu searched by the con
should be im ar future timp led the dram na Usher bored farap on the protsess." Mess, Marray Barrache, this evening, comment suspicious, gare defendant in obarge of the boned by the cpinions expressed several years felt he could not expect the application The Captar Superintendent of Police I
polize Defendaut pleaded not guilty Com ing at 8 o'clock
The proposition was then put to the meeting agree with 3z. Brewin.It will require a noy ago by two momború of the commanity, In the plainant had told the Police Inspector who first place the committee said, That the intre corvid, Meters, Atkinson, May, and Clark bye-law, however, Fantasin..."Auf Dest Alpen Haferth it the charge that had his suspiduction into the sewers of large quantities of voting for and Messrs Ormaby and Browin
vion aroused by defendant making a motion us exereta, he worer carefully managed, is in this against Eur Ate... "Rosamundé"..
chmate and under the neat conditions Quer THE TOLICE AND THE RECENT EPIDEMIC Sng "The Art Queen Beans invaying something up his sleeve, bat iz
Jones Coat, Rader path, when questioned why ho was which the city is bailou the Rido of an OF PLAGUE said that the late secretary read the word up and could not be down altogeiber One Selefio..... An Artial's Model" Vajas ... Le Patinoire"this
Waldofel suspicious of defendunt, he could give no botor steep hill, a probable mase of danger to the The Hon. F. May, Captain Superintonda bing necessarily door and iron was round my loft rick, wrother pair was God save the Quern.
explanation than that defendant faid this ole health of the inhabitants and almost certain to ent of Police, reported as follows to the Acting hold that is a floor was divided into two rooms shuckled on that pair, and they were shackled WHATEVER may have been the reason for
Just on top of the oversigue, holding his bandse disagreeable smell. This was rather Secretary of the Sanitary Board concerning the by means of a bambou partition the front part to a ring bolt in the prop rail which was alot as the retention of Chinese jurisdiction at
Konter seems to have been giving feos play as to be untermost, and so opined complain- Kowloon city it would appear to be conto his imagination in connection with the ant, wight have abstracted the money. In the begging the gaestion. Another reason they Rasch parties of polios during the rest spilix could be used on landry, and the back part as high as ing waist. The captain never sukcest me gave was, "That the car outfalls, discharg mic of baboris legesleeping rooms. That sa a fantter of fact was to turn to The Irons ware changed twigs. He ing as they do into the barbour and in Police Dios, 14th July, 1888. the interpretation which had been put upon the did not ask me if I was going to turn nected with some general line of policy, for Kwanget Robellion. A telegram of the 19th absence of more convicting testimony, bis war-
view of the rupid sling op of the foreshore Sir I have the bonour to forward for the law up to the present moment, and the prose to He but in the lug against Tuna reads as follows: The Profeet of Wushin dismissed the case. tho shine course has been adepted at Wof-chow. reports that fifteen hundred Imperial harged with infringing the Licensing Consoli harbour and est to se (aff the obb and flood on the work carried out during the recent epide-laundrymen Kéro prosecutions for steeping in made won that I would not newer. I went ou and the absence of any current through the uforation of the Board the following separatinine which realted in a strike among them for refusal of duty. The apspros. I haivoi. Boferring to the last onmed con- Chinese troops were killed in the engagement ecision the local correspondent of the A. with the rebels, and he must surrender unless dation Ordinance by Aveying his place pan being through the Lyomoza Tass) would mic of plague in connection with the bongs to the one comparimont that the European duty again about bulurday, the 5th instant-not reinforcementa ronoh him by Fritlay. Tho after midnight. Defendant pleaded not guilty in the course of time cases dangereus house searob for plague patients. Nothing was in Thursday-not the day I came out of trons. I Daily News says the official towns, includ rebels are now within thirty miles of Wachow Mr. Hastings, who appasted for, the defonso, nuisance along tho ma abore and socionaly The work, which began on the 19th April and The PrxovRST said it was clear thoro graed to turto and give no further trouble. I am-disrated to ordinary sommen from 4. B. In tata cassol on the 11th June, was orgained fo the world love to be an amendment of the bys ing Weihaive proper, are excluded from The Fos of the Imperial troops, wo under-mintained that defondant did not commit dle the waters of the harbour,
* laws. Le saw that one of them said that there This took place at Cavito. It was dificult to stand, have been insignificant throughout the and serving refreshments after twelve told he had only to refer to the lost letter in the No 2 health district was divided into two should be only one caretaker with the clothes, comunicats with the shore, Thiarow, bap British jurisdiction. The correspondent whole of the brief campaign.
original offenes by keeping his bouse opan they were argoing on interroot premises and following mana
adds:This is a new departure in taking
night, though sach coraitions might be put report from an officer presumably well ne sentions, and a sair party consisting of two but it was contouded that one caretaker could end after the fighting
William Hunsom - an ordinay on the leÝIRA. It not coming under or gated with the flow of the tos in Hong Europeu police sergeants, three soldiers, and act be responsible for the safety of the clothes "possession of a district and it remains to be We lears that a large woollen goods fiotary being provided for in the Ordinance, such kong to prove hia statouent. Captain Hastings Llarer Chinese custables Fisited each section on and that them should be two on the room. On the 27th of May. "geen how it will work. It will allow Chinese is shortly to to established in Pisatsin, and if breech was not a uriminal offense, and there said "Referring to the question of introducing altorante dura
NoThe ACTING REGISTRAS-CBNERAL thought I was working hallast Alfreds was working officials as usual to continue their gov China. The abject is to utilize the woo; of to deal with it. Ho further maninträngd that have to more that the suggested waulogy be sostions, and a waych pruty consisting of one that the tundry employés should be obliged capteu looked over the rail and said. arried out it will be the first of the kind in fore, he contended, his worship had wo power water closets into the colony, the only remark No. 4 health district was divided into these this long ourht to be read as long and balines Heo. We were all working. The "erament or mis-government of the natives North China for the production of blankets and caly the conditions annexed to licence for the tween this port and Malie and Bombay ucas not Europen pelict constable, two soldiers, and walpeplebeiro. Thus, night reals in a slight parmetrang said, I can work "as formerly. It will be a solution of a
other content grades of wollen, sloth, and wa sal of spiritacus licnors lind the fores of law exist, they boing close karbopre, Hero we livebre Camess connfables visited one sector arise in what they had to pay for their washing, not come up." "I can't SLA LO resson why such a rhere should not. To sustain his argument he quoted frois the constant sirenia cast and wat with the shib and bay
hot he thought toe omployes sught to be raat faster. Alfrede Baid tanszmo. They weal serious problenz if it only answers satisfac answer. The plant will be imported from Ordinance, referring to sectious 31, 33:35, 28,
marge gat of these rame hung chơn desk sod were put in irons, Alfreds being "torily." Warlo not see how such an arrange America, and the motive power, eta, be electri- and 29. His worship, however, had that scotion
The bite that dropped, it being under fastened to the rail, where he was left all night. ment can possibly answer satisfactorily,assam-
The necessary permission has been 81 of the Ordinates gave the foxes of law to all
stood that the amending by the fye-laws would have been discharge. I did not get all my ing the native jurisdiction to be anything scaled. Pariag unil Tientsin Tianca
galted, and the papers have been signed and additical conditions attacned to licenses for
be taken into considération
wages, because the captain said he would not pay me of unless I gave up a mouth's wages. refreshment rooms, including others an fhase
I did not tell the bipping master that when I more than nominal. If the arrangement lins
selling spirituions ligters which Hie Er
paid off. I signed on Fobrnary 4th. I was beau arrived at with a view of allowing Chion
Tho N. C. Daily News of the 23rd Julycellency the Governor might su fit to molie to remain in possession of the revenues she saysAll signs of disturbance in the Frunch Defendant was ordered to pay a fine of $25.
rid off yesterday Concession have entirely disappear and we Mr. Hastings gave notice of appoal has hitherto dawn from the coded territory, learn that a settlement will podily be seco botter far would it have been to pay her aplishod, if indeed one has not already been made, The terms of the unideratunding are not yet. lump sum down for the surrender of her made public, but there can be little doubt that Ac eliot has been treaed by the Emperor rights in that respect and there can be little both pastios will agree to give and take sisting that all Tooist and Buddhist Temples doubt Chins would have been glad to accept during the last two days in which the repte for Imperia worship, are to be contiscated to Consular deliberations have boon taking place throughout the Empire, except much as are used the money. It is possible, however, that the sentatives of the English and American the state and psed far educational purposes so-called Chinese jurisdiction pay turn out feveraments have taken port and this doaltlass One sneh temple has been taken over by the
protect at Chefon-Mercury. to be rarely quitiunt, being exercised expedited an arrangement. through British officers under British control, somcyhat on the model of the Resistin systems in the Maluy States bie, although lar from satisfactory, would be a redeaming fentors in the case. The secrecy that is being observed in regard to the Kowloon Couver- tion suggests that the arrangements already arrived at are not fluid and may be modified" That being so it is to be hoped that the establishment of British jurisdiction with out qualification or reservation of ang kind
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floud tidsensing a study seour, as shown by the -- No. 5 health district was divided into four Fact that Kellett Bank Las not, cilted from its sections, and a sourch party consisting of one earliest arves The third ronson ouly European police sergeant, one European police ferred to the Chinese population, so had a constable, deur solilers and thres Chinose con bearing on the question beders the Board. The stablos visited one and a ball sections's day. fourth an most aportant reason was tho No 6 health district was divided into three following, Tast ran for the European por actions, and dentoh party ormgisting of one
Cross-examined Five or six of us were in tion of the town the introduction of water European roles constable, two sulders, and Mr. HF Drury, Acting Sanitary Surveyor, closets, even if otherwise desirable, is out of the three Chinese doutables visited tre sections reported se follow to the Acting Secretary
of the Sanitary Board with rebereçus to the the lighter all hard at work, alirvis question in view of the inadequacy of the water day supply for gandral public requirements. If No. 7 and 8"health districts were rided us of plagers to private fudividuals was not lying down. I so altrots chained “Eaqitory Board, June 14th, 1888, steading up with his hands on his head. Es water closols came into general use an additate three sections, and asparch party consisting tional bundant sapply of water over and abore of one Europead polico constahlo, two rolling, "Bi-I have the honour to request that you was claimed to the starshion of the arming, zvy nos contemplated would be required for and thres Chiens constable isitet two of the will the following proposition before the not to the poop rail
Board for their consideration, Nak ke Bobert font and Jocopli Crat, other segmen: finsking purposes Times had changed sisse sections each er altemate days 1294, when this report was written. The toka 9 health district was divided into three The blocking of traps ad in ossequence on the J. V. Irson corroborated
Commander, noisey gave bis dackson as lowing klition bat baci do to the storage sections, and a search party conelling of us the flooding of yards and kitchens with powerage of water in the colony: 102 milion gallons of European police constable, one soldier, and tre in the best of executed horse drainage works is follone. The captain put men in irons in order Tytam, to be further supplemented by 22 Uhinese constables visited two of the emotiona a Tery common recurrence, even in English to preserve discipline and be a justified in so millions at Wongneichong at the end of this ads on alternate days. The remaining section, towns, but more particularly in this colony, I doing? But he appears to have used more harali fear or in all 150 milion gallons. In add-in No. 8 health district sad the remaining where the populace are of less intelligent charmeans take were uocessary, and I met inflict a tioa to this by the outh-waters leading or in No liesit district ware visited by sagter. These traps often remain bincked for somitent fine of 65. to these reservoirs water from 500 addi-search party consisting of ons European police same time, and it appears to me through two A barge proferred against Alfrede by the tional Acres as daily collected. In the constable, two soldiers and three Chinese con es fest, that the pubito generally are not captain of wilfully disobeying his lawful can. SANA LAWATA Link they none are ressonsible for the mands on board the J. V. Troop in Manila har lesnce of plans of the pronend trough, stakles esch en alternate days, claseta i information of the number of persons The total number of wearuhore smployed was effecure working of their hopso drains, secondly bear on May 27th was then hesed who would use them, could not say with any 45. There were 62 aus of plague soovered that the poor cinesed wish to avoid the expozan The captain said he shipped defendat at centroy what the consumption of water won by the seaton perund. Ofties of were also cad of clearing to draw even if they are kizare of Newcastle. Tu bad weather defendant injured po per diem, but he thought it would Ur outside 10 dead. There were also bigat case of mis heir responsibility. For the information of his left arin and he put it in splints. This was the mark if he put it at 1,200 gallons. This pocted plague romered to hospital which were those who are in a position to do so I would about two months from Magils and complainant multiplied by $35 days in the year gave an pronounced not to be plagni. All mess of state that drainage plungers, patterns of which told him he reed do no work onept keep a look- annual consumption of 438,000 gallons, or about Plagne or suspected plague with the option may to sear at any time at the Sanitary Board ont and he helped at the pups. He was not pestkind per cent, the ingrossed storage expply of these found in No 9 health district, up to the Offics can be obtained at the small outlay of forced to do more than he was able with one Was mich, a trifling consumption worth consi-14th of May were removed in the Brst instance $150 for air inch and four inch combined Complainant told how he got the doctor of the dering It amounted to an annual expenditure to the Tang Wa Hospital where they were planger, an one shaft and 82 for ingle Olympia to trend to cafendant and he was pat of water stan oasixth of the daily con-dingnosed by Dr Chang and forgarded, if plunger to ut she isoh ur four och trap to work a few days after Tho grew were pat whatsoever may be brought about, but if in, The Chien Gazette of this 21st July say→→
sumption in the colong With gar to be pronounced plague, to the pigde hospitals With regard to the poorer else, I have to work at loading ballest and complainant said the pursuit of some ling of policy with the un-We regret to hear that a rather serious accident. The O. B. S. stamor Deucation will leave tiene produced dors the committes After the 14th of May the cases in No.naked the parission of the Captain Superinter wed no work dous for about 15 or 20
minutos, This ture and objects of which we are unnequintus lying of the chart protingat night Bornet on the ith instant, tad may be expected serian of questions sero compiled and sputent listrict vers also forwarded in the first toadout of Police, subject to the approval of the loads. We the furth day taken la
was at the wharf preparing to go to to arrive here on the 5th provinu...
out to arious perse the in the colony, instance to the Tang Wa Hospital
Board, to direct drain plungers, which will be od that course should be dcomed imprese. The muubole door of one of the mat Tho N. Y. K. steamer huba Men Pumpe sud replies were received from 18. Tlices replies Chere was only one complaint made by the supplied by than Bant, at the Police Stations sulp's side and saw me one working. The man Licable or undesimble we may at laust hope boilers blow out and the escaping steam and Line) left Kobe for this port on 27th ist, and is a axulo were very gupeded; but he found that poble against the pollós engaged on house to the villages and those mat hul wist of the Ariostrong was lying down Vicies fold the etch eminent authorities as Colonel Preston, horas visitation. da investigation it was found dead at the fruitery Board Officefs the central men to go to work and they sali" shoy, were that the native jurisdiction will be exercised ateralded the chief ongior, Bir Wilson, executed to arrive here on the 1st proxime.
very seriously, This third ongineer: was also The N. Y. K. stoomer Idsumi Mu (on-Captain Ramsey, Mr. Cooper, Mr. McCallum, to be without foundation. There were two com- diatrie, whekte any person giving his name at it as hak as perable. Atastrong and under British advice and control and in injured. By Barge was sucmoned and was bay Line) laft Bingopers for this port an 27th inst.
Mr. W. ST. J. Hancock, and Mr. J. Orange plata against the soldiers which were spend address any obtain and on loan. Those alfreds sakl they would not work moro promptly in attendanda, andafter applying dress and is expected to arrive here on the 1st were more or less in favour of the water carently well founded and the men were removed plungers are consteted that they may be and when told they would be put in frons they ings and relocutives sunotioned tho dopurtare proxims.
ringe syster, if the proper conditions existal, from this duty. Otherwish th soldiers did their ured with the utmost impunity by any person said, "All right." They were then ironed and of the fujared men with their vessel TheThe A. L. sfeer Suevia, from Han- which he took to be moleat water, a perfect work lid rary orderly unez The dearol without damaging the trap to be cleaned. Armarong was placed in the lesaretto mad Ethan left for Focobon and Amoy this mernburg, left Singapore for this port yesterday system of sewera, ani dal onrrants through parties worked from 9 am book, and from 2 Pronaider that if the abou suggestions are Alfreds on deck. He saw the latter going for and may be expected biwe un or about the Sre the harbour. This bughor of the pollution of to 5 pm Buch party wardlowed half a day stoptad, there will be no further excome forward and brought him back, and shackled him ----
August. Afte
the harbour was more imaginary than real of duty onod & wook und 29 lurs leave once pundness rated by stapped traps, the work of to a ringbait. Afterwards he shifted him fusi A Washingten dospatuls of the Sth June The C. P. R. steater Empress China The floating Chinese pepalation in the barbon months tend the ineptom of wadanos is the report will ther all, where complaisant could see him. The sections into which the health districts be used to a minimues, and people leading Complainant left one hand free and shackled says United States post office may be arrived at Nagasaki at 5.30 .. yesterday, the was over 1,000 Won the huchour was stablished at Carite, which will have the 28th it, and loft at 6pm. of same day for crowded with warakis and fassenger ships were divided, with a memo of the number of is the remost will lay themselves open to gab. 1 than other to the top of the poep rall, shout SPAIN having formally sued for pedes, the
tinction of being the most remote of the cat Bhanghai, where she is due to arrive at 10 am quite another,000 persons might be added, or hende in each ar led at the Polleo Omed for stanted Brus brought before the Bouck, which sigh. The Roops were about 18 in. bag. may be dame, straight away without notice.to He asked to see some one in authority, He end of the Ilispano American war may be
offices of this Goverment his proposition te morrow 30,000 porsam ning ta hudby daily in the reference in the future if de grows out of a condition" described by Consul The G. F. R. atenter Empress of Japan arame way sa less row proposed to lot a few The PRESIDENT proposed a vote of thanks to the delingen's, ma contravention of bye-law (complainant) had had some trouble before. He regarded as almost in sight. There is of General Wilmin at Hongkong londongatoh rived at Koba at 1030 pm on Tueday the soldiers and their familie to it about 200 per the Captain Suparintendent of Pdios for the 11 made under section 18 of Ordinanes 15 of had been to the consul who told him that under course a possibility of the negotiations at today to the State Department Ho 26th inst, and left at noon on Wednesday, the cone in all, he was informed In conclusion he valuable assistsang reddered by the polios dar 18941d action taken lo accordance with the circumstances prevailing at the time be yehould maintain discipline the same as it at you. reports that the mail matter intended for the 37th instant, for Yakoban, where she was das maintain that it would be absurd for the Board sugue epidem en plague, show how to bre law No. 2
He saw the coment after irszing the men and branking down, but that is scarcely probable, officers and men of the Asiatic Best has become bo strive at 11 am yesterday (Thursday; the to consider itself bound by the recommendatan parties were organised he might say that thers folowing minutes word appended from
of a committee of two persons who sat over four ware practically no complaints under kall The Director of Public Works The par- i was bold he should have to keep them in frotan. for Spain evidently feels her resources ex- too ohmizona for him to handle, and at tis 28th instant)
verork scheme Whould have a fair tral. I aru Thi ha forgot to place in the log. He had suggestión a postal clerk will be designated for The M. M. steamer Salaze, with the Fronth years ago not to consider passa affecting Euro against them
nly one ofloor at this time and he was of duty, hausted, while the other hand the daty at the Hongkonge Consulate. The post Mall of the let instant, laff Singapore on Tues pens only like now before: Cleat but the The Dignoronqs Pratit, Wonge sesonged favour of a proposato
The Acting Registrar General do ao Comminisant told Capt Chichester, of HMS United Statoe will not be joplined to impossono address of the ships ander Dewey I still day, the 20th instant, at 5.19 pm and may be general adoption of walesis for the whole Carded
upprors of any charge belag hade.
Isunortalike, about the moon being in iom and Tokolama, whoaos all mail matter in sent to expected here on or about Tuesday the 2nd popniation of Hongenug, committen more- THE TAU DENM severe terms, heyond the liberation of Cuba Hongkong to be called for by a desqualeli boat proxime This Fallet beings replies to lettres ver, on their bien showing proudfood before paint was transmitted to the Actlag he Gapten Superintendent of Palileo that the men wanted to see the consul. and an arrangement with regard to the sent by Admiral Dever souvenient perioda despatched from Hongkong on the 28th May they had lead of weighed the avidening before Secretary of the Sanitary Board from certain agreed is proposal ercent as read the The naval oficer took no steps. Manila was
conformity with the principles of British
Justice and the policy of the Hougkong Ga vernment, But nothing short of the com plett elitoiuntion of native jurisdiction can be deemed entirely or even measurably satisfactory
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