INTIMATIONS
feature of the plagas which is unpleasantly prominent is the inpressed deadlines of the disenae during the latter part of the epide mio, the returna showing that since the beginning of June there has not been a Į single, recovery, From the beginning. of the year to the 27th May there were A. S. WATSON & CO., 499 cases and 487 deatha Since that dnto there have been 321 cases and 925 deaths. The prospect of an annual visitation of such a disease and the apparent helplessness of science or energy to do any thing to stay its ravages is depressing in the
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IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS
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191 HONGKONS DAILY PRRIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER KTT, 1800,
The Italian couleur-dgren a left fee Sin sway pil sight, but that the damag was hund gapore yesterday bomaward bound.
Today's supplement contains Telegrares from the Sydney storing Herald, "Tinway Trad tion," &c.
In addition to plague the only pases of com musiouble disease reported last week wore three of outerie fover, one of which proved faiol
On Sunday night Inspector Macnab end a party of police raided a house in Wai Lok Street and arrested 14 men found rambling. Two of them were fired 85 ch and the real 83 co
by an oxir bad typhoon sed ul by the tian which osatained the oil being exceptionally weak.
AFFAÏBI IN TWO PHILIPPIANET"
Manila, 26th August,
PRINCE OF ARAN
BEIDET GÅRNO.
PP. & G. ateamer Glizzaren, sailed sa the 2nd September For Loudon 155 cas raw silk and 2 pinos silks. For aluusistor Tokyo, 14th August.
308 bales waste silk. Fer Lyons -661 bales The betrothal of his Imperiat High the raw silk For Milan 15 bales raw kilk. For Crown Prince with Milas Kujo Sadako, the Marsellos: 115 hates em with, 2 cases gills third daughter of Frince Kaju, has been decided 2 cathers and 134 les pierad ocAILING.
The fact will For St. Etrime:~-10 bules raw silk,
AM LAM ERIDAN OUTPOST 'ANBEUITED, Gantalu F.D. Goddard, warino sarreyor, said
Pho Povaylanía errived this morning from ho was formerly esplain of a Douglas steamer Cabu with the discharged men of the 18th and for 14 years and an officer for nine years pre-infantry on bosed. She brings the start riously, He remembered going on board the
aiian in October, 1997. He went on two fol-ing nows that one of the outposts of the 23rd on by the Emperor to day, lowing days the first time a few hortes after the fantry, ecosisting of four men, were smartly be offcially announced. The Inte Hosian's arrival. He swore tax of askseed oil bushed by s geag of robbers a short distanco Empress Dowager, who died last year, cato the after twoandecke. They were slowed right from the town of Cabra and tires of them killed. from the hous of Prince Kujo, which was one Borow the ship two tiora in height. The fore The fourth barely escaped with his life to bring of the five asble familles with which the Im
perial Houss was entitled to wed.-Kola bold was full of indigo, he thought. There was the report inte samp
Chronicle. something just abart the anisord. There was nothing on top of the anisond, Thero wore
TEE "RAOKER" MAY KE SAVED. about six rows fore and afly. Some of the tins had shifted. Ho saw Are six collapsed and Thero is a ebanco, yot for the Hooker. She broken. The Animood but not shifted fore and is bald-fina by grips and anchors. The Govern mentara sanguine that she unn be saved, provid aft. The cargo aft had not shifted on top of it. The ship was throw feat by the stern. Two tiers ing no andder storm shakes, hor. This in of oil were safe; four tiers warn not. He recol.lcome news after all the cranking we have suciestly parked. The pewter tins should be † is true nevertheless. panked in crates.
Tao poople of Cebu Island are, in general, sery friendly to acricans. There is no tar.
THE NEW GAINENK MINING ··
REGULATIONS,
THE
We are advised by the Aeling Seoratery of the Purjota Mining Co., Limited, that a tela grom was received yesterday morning from the No doubt the disense will diappear some mines, giving the result of the August clean time, as provious outbreaks in other puris of up, as follows: The mill ran 20 days, crush the world have, but it may not be for manying 2,650 tonn, gielding 203 ounces of smelted lacted wying at the time that the oil was in- been treated to by the calamity forbodera. I the Chinese Government to the Foreign Legs SEPTIKEL. AL NOON, for the purpose of
gold. Concentrates produced, 56 tons.
70ark.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. King offerol for sale by auction at the offices of the Public Works Department retal building lot No. 101, which ie situated near Plantation Road Station. It comprises 1,099 quare fast, and the ammultoushed wison he arrived. rent is $56 The upset prise was 81.80), and the Hon F. H May was the parchaser at 820 abavo the upset price.
The following is the text of the amended ($20) Mining Regulativas recently communicated by tions at Peking. They have not been published in tho Peking Gaselle. These new regustin do not call for any comment; they speak for themseven.
6. THE MEMORIAL.
PUBLIC COMPANIES. HONGKONG COTTON SPINNINA
WEAVING AND DYEING CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE ANNUAL ORDINARY MEET- LVING ĐỀ SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers on SATURDAY, Receiving the Report of the Consulting Com wittee and Statement of Accounts to las 31st July, 1802, cho for the consideration of the following EXTRAORDINARY RESOLU TION, which will be submitted to the Meat-
"That in paragraph 2, Clause XVI. in Articles of Association, the grea $1,000,000 be enbstituited for $500,000)," JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Managers
12132 Hongkong, 8th August, 1899. HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
A respectful memorial clearly explaining ring gasticas governing mining which baya bean agreed apes, sud upon which Your memorialist simplore the fenced glance of Your Majestics the Empress Dowager and Emperor.
In the matter of railways on the 13th of December, 1828, the Yamen conjointly with the Mining and Railway Bureau, meraorialise the Throne, in reference to a thorough consideration having been given to the management of rail ways, and that a distinction should be made between those that are urgent and those that can be delayed. Tho suggestione made received the Imperial sanction and were duly promu). gated, which is a matter of record.
Manila, 28th August. In the meantime it behoves thu
In reply to Mr. Pullock, witness said that at
SHUGGLING PROM CHINA, colour to do all it can to prevent or mitigate
the time he surveyed be did not know there
Orkaga, Nim. Ting Chung and Oltetaks the annual recrudescences. That is not to be
was to be any claim in eosprot of the oil. As') far as he could see the cargo had not bees arrived in Manila yesterday afternoon from Hoogkong. Some one maso bare told them in accomplished by pinning our faith w oparu tropa which experience has shown to be in
"A. H. V. Pop Bobusnowicz, assistant to Mesars Chia at the American Custom House officinis effective. The olerusing and disinfection of
Carlowitz and Co,, sail he was engaged in the were foots and that it was an easy thing to hoodwink them. After landing, the thres export department, and had had the Landling of Chinamic wars arranged before the inspector, telling houses is a desirablogmeasure on
a considerable number of anisood tina they
whe proceeded to search their persons and It appears that, on the 19th of November, The danger that lurks in a soda water bottle, received aniseed from Haiphong and exported
oftests. The search revealed socio starling 1898. Your temorialiste presented joint general sanitary grounds, but for the extir
paira of beautiful memorial submitting regulations which ware pation of plague, if it can be ustigated at says the ffiogo Newa, was exemplified the other it from here to Europe. He had inapet fante. Owkage had on
evening on board a launch in the barbour, when three tins containing aniseed, and the material
silk pants and the outward appearanos of his drown up by them, governing railways and all, soothing more is evidently neces bottle exploded, and Mr. Kalkhof, he was of which the thus weromade, and also the wickerings lookeded like those of a New York Dutch-fuss. It was stipulated that in fature, to max of the 17th century. Nim Ting Changmoot the noosary requirements the regulationa sary. The recently published report bystanding several feet away, was struck on the work were not so strong ay other. These Gins
has on a large bat. The inspestor zamorad it may be amended and revised after due invest D. Lowson on the dry earth system right eye by a piece of glass: The wound, which wore; they of the arms shape as those which
we dangerously near sining the sight; had to came from Haiphong
me from photore of the Hailan said and discovered $1,600 worth of jewelry con-igation of the circumstances and action taken. goes to show that the latrines used by the be stitcbad. Two other bottles absquealy ex-
he, was the person who signed receipts for casted is the crown. Obtstake was not behind later, the watter had book presented to the
the times and several hundred dollars' worth of Throne Chinese popalation are dangerous foci of in-ploded. Neither of them was being handled by anybody at the time. There had evidently honn
cargo. He was on board the Hailan in October, fection. In 1894 out of seventeen keepers of little too esseration" of the water.
1897. He repmbared a cargo of aniseed coming dealry was found on his perso
The three uafortunate celestials were marched on board in that monih, and saw it atowed away. these establishments eleven died, and during
Mr. P. Edulje, jhis para pircular for læst fle bias containing the oil wore in two tiers promptly away to the poliss station and now languish thoro in durance vile. Their opinions the roseal year," notwithstanding the use saturday's while promišači, a very and some were the and some withons.
hare bean malically changed in regard to the ostam bouse and the vigilance of its American 36.00
of digmfectrata Bud more regular pleanalit, good enquiry baboon experienced throughout He saw the tiny houdao game on board in
the latter half of the fortnight, and hugars have Hongkong to take delivery. If there was a offimals. five, have died. If instead of buckets tos
al last rasponded to the demands of hulders and thing broken the matter was reported to him sud All our Brandy is guaranteed to be lines watorrs supplied with temagh closets have cleared the market of almost every desir.hu als an inspection. It was reported to bim the feal matter would be at once sweptable bale on offer. Prices show a substantial that some of tas tas bed been dancaged and le advance of $4 to $ per bale and quotations are went to look. He saw that the tins wore in two FERR Cognac, the difference-in price away and possibly the persistence of plague sconce in upward Condones B'avourite tiaketa are saleable to arrive and some transao being merely a question of age and in the colony might thereby be con-
siderably hasched. The reason that the tions are reported. With moderato receipts and larger off-takes our stocks are now brought vintage.
disease has disappoured earler from Pakhni within reasonable limit. The most noteworthy Smaller quantities and sample bond Amoy this year than from Hong feature of the fortnight has been introduction kong way be due to the fact that there are and sales into cur unrkst of the prodi 4 of our loend will, The Hongkong. Spinning, Wearing, relatively to the population more latrines and Dyeing Company. The count at present in those places than in this colony And that turued out in No. 10s, and resembles the pro dustion of the Swadeshi mill in, thread and the infection is consequently less concen finish. trated than wheu an an immense number of people have to use the same receptacle. We are all in the cork on the subject, doctors and laymen'sliko, but the evidence as it stands seems to indiente that an intel- ligent dealing with the nightsoil question (ECIAL TELEGRAM. THE BALLÝ PRESE.”
is one of the means by which plague can be best attached,
tles will be supplied at proportionate
wholesale rales,
Wines and We guarantee our Spirits to be genuine only when bought direct from us in the Colony from our authorised Agents at the Cat Ports.
A. B. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
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DEATH. On the 3rd September, at Morrison Hill, Hong Long, ARTHUR VKRE HAVERS, of the Imperial Chine Chatous, youngest son of the 1ste Taas HAVE, of Thelion Hall, Nor fortk.
No. 12.
Code.
A Chizone girl fall off a lighter in the bar bour on Sunday afternoon and was drowned.
There were 1,566 visitors to the City Hall Ma sour last wook, of whom 155 were Europeans
Frota on on Saturday to noon postorder there was only one care of plagis reported and ote death,
Criminal proceedings have been infituted by
WRECK OF AN AMERICAN TRANSPORT
THE MORGAN CITY" WRECKED ON ONOMICHI.
Shanghai, 4th September.
be transport Morgan City, carrying 800 traps for Manila, hes been wracked on On- qichi.
lolaas in good ondition and the ethers damaged, and those which were in good condi- tion were tassu away. The tins which were damaged looked as if they had book presse down by somethina bien uutponed by the
Captain Bernie had defence, but as did not appear.
Mr. Blade-Would your lordship adjourn the case until to-morrow, when Capinia Barnie will no doubt appear
His Lordship said by should certainly not and asked conasel fo zum up.
It was discovered, however, that there was still asther witness-the keeper of the gown in whisk the aniseed was stowed.
Subsequently Captain Burnie pal in an ap pearance and gave it as his opinion that the prokages were not safloiently strong..
The farther tearing was adjourned, as Mr. Slade wished to enll another witness.
SAD SHOQTING CASE.
MIDSHIPMAN LOSES HIS LITE.
up
Manila, 29th August.
RETURNO.
AGUINALDO NOW SOLE COMMANDER.
· For nearly a month the Fusargent paper the Independencia, has not shown up bore, but we tenra, say the Progreso that it still liveI.
of
Chinoco
TOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-
N ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Company's O Qusan's Bulkinga, Viotariu, in the Colony of Hongkong. ös SATURDAY: the 16th day of SEPTEMBER, 1899, at 12 o'clock Noen, whoa the subjoined Resolution, which was passed at the Extraordinary Goueral Meeting of the Company held on the 26th day of August, will be submitted for confirmation na Special Resolution.
!
RESOLUTION.
1-That the Capital of the Company ba increased to the ww of $600,000 by the isate of 30,000 New Shares of $10 ach, which shall be cannidered part of the Original Capital and he subject to the provisions in the Articles of Association -contained with reference to calls, trans- for, transmission, lien, varréndor, voting power, and otherwise, and that the Directers bs authorisid to issue zoch New Sharen at pur.
4-That the said New Shares ho offered to the persons who, on the 16th day of September, 1899, shall be registered Members of the existing Shares is tbs proportion of New Shors for each existing Sbars hold by thera. By Order of the Boar
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agenta.
13175 Hongkong, 28th August, 1839.
ELECTRIC COMPANY, HONGKONG
LIMITED...
GISTER of Baster of the Company NOTICE is barabr giren that the KE
H.A.3. "PEACOOK" The British grinboat Peacock arrived in the by gain last Saturday after a two week's As to mines, however, since permission oruise among the islands. Many ports were
was given to work them, it has been found necessary to make additions to the regule visited, but principally those where British
stockovmpanies by subjects but interests to be protected. Ket- tions which are there explained. The form- balagar, Gubat, Legaspi, Tabaco, La Granga, ain Carrigana, Bugun, Iloilo, and Cebu were and foreigners and the permission of the touched at. The craise was a fine one, but un-Government in work mines, shows that the eventiel, excepting at Eatbalogan, whero, an desire of the Government is to treat all with the same kindly fealing, irrespective of nation. Toin (P) charteter. Ninetan lelands were alily so that not one merchant one, but all insurgent goneral visited the ship in a semi.
merchants, may share in the kanate of wining. visited allogether, and things are reported to be fairly quict everywhere. The Peacock laft Pecently, Chinese and foreigners who bava left Caba on August arriving here on applied for aluing concessions have (as the regulations permit all Companies to survey and August 26.
·locate mining property) selected and located mines in a rocklese manter in the different pr features unul dintriols without clearly defining the place or places and the extent of the peo perty. Hene, under this ragulation dishonest Scanty ups from the interior is to the ellest marchants, in league with others and by false that several of those Eilipinos who were not representations, could get the better of others rala are now joining the ranks of Aguinaldo's and monopolise themining lands, while the honest, alien. The might have joined hands with the upright and worthy gentry and morbents would Americans just us well, but facilities wars Jack- be left out in the cold and not be able to devote farfrou other sources it is learned that the themselves to mining. This would be decidedly eaming month will probably witness, rappro
Et variance with the original purpose and în achement locking to a settirment of the question tant of allowing mining operations to be carried will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 16th with the American authorities. The influence of on. It should, therefore, be explicitly made to the 3rd day of SEPTEMBER (both dogs in Aguinaldo is now paramonut, the various rival
kuowa that such a system should be regalated clusiva), during which period, ao Transier of Gearls having lost all prestige, confining and restricted. In fature (concessions already Sharen can be registered By Order of the Boart. themselves to their military duties. It seems that ho formed one of a party of
Aguinalde has assumed direction of all granted and which must be carried out accord- ing to the terms of agreement, excepiod), when aral officers and civilians who left Hougkung ters both military and divil and all obey his or mining concessions are applied for they will for a shooting ozpedition over on ths mainlanders without gestion. The srabitions persone only be granted for one place in a district, not with the intention of returning yorday, who randers the situation dialoult are now zo several places, and this prevent mising opera- They appear to have bas, some agile, sport longar troublesome: We presuras they are most-tions frate getting into the bands of greedy sad to have spent a very pleasant ti up to ly amassinated.
parsons by their pointing out or locating in No active fighting will be samed until No. le profectares and districts. Such a courte Shinday morning. They had walkedf
will give a obance to all of resping beats miles and sat down to rest in the neigbourhood renrber. of Castle Fenk, when the sad ivoidart in ques-
from mining tion conrred. A proper story di inat seem forthooning, and we shall no doubt are to wait until the increst on Thursday before the matter is properly explained; bat as far as we can gather Gerett was practising shoeing with his revolver. He had fed five rats who the sixth supped. 1 is surmised that he was looking down the barrel to sea what was wules when the sixth contridge, by some menne or other, was discharged, the bullet This time, howevor, Americans need bave no striking the unfortunate young was just above cause of usosainess. The well-known Filipino the right eye and costing ont at the back of the patriot who is at the head of the resurrection of the head. Death was apparently instauluns of the Casings is perfectly, willing Cant THE ON TIT WING FIRM V. A. 8. MARTY.
guably Oral society, provided they show them Teile Brot, Hongkong, by the On Faidy shoard, and it was brought to Hongkeng stres to love its interest at heart, and their Wing firm, whosa plane of business is at 15, and wag bsequently careyed to the Naval destlanes will be a guarantee that the socialy Bonham Strand, for damages for non-delivery Hospital. The funeral, took place yesterday as anthing inriew contrary to American of cargo.
Provisions have been seal from Kobe. The Japanese Cruiser Fashiño has gone from Kurs to render assistance.
L
[From the fatest San Francisco papers to band we hara that the St. Panted Morgan City had been direct to take on board the Third Cavalry at Seattle in time to depart zhout August 20th. It would appear that the the Macao Government against the Echu Moor-departure of Vas Morgan City must have beez by the jeansi es to alleged irregularities com- expedited and that she must have left some time mitted with regard to the granting of emigration previous to the date stated. | certificates to Chiness prosceding to the United Staten
ense in connection with certain statements mado
Colonel Walker prapours to take a team of Straits orivketors to Barmah in Novemher next. Two matches will probably be played, one each Dr. Fox. against Mandalay and Purmal. Messrs. Minskenzie, Curtis. T. R. Habbook, A. B. Habbank, C. G. Glassford, Anthony, D. A. M. Brown, Keid, and Captain Daff it is said 12248 have been asked to go-Free Press.
The British North Bornse Co. are about to
take over and occupy the Tambussa cosairy in North Borneo. The Tembanans, whoss astry is rich, are the most numerous and war- like tribe is the conlry. The offisers who are to be stationed there are Mr. Fraser and Mr. MoNeish. The inaguration ceremony of taking over the country is to be made as impressive za possible.--Straits Times.
2
SUPREME COURTS
September 4th,
IN Original JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE HON. W. MEIGH GOODMAN
(ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).
The Hon. H. E. Pollock (Acting Attorney, General), instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the plaintils, and Mr. M. W. Blade, instructed by Messrs. Denoon and Hastings, for the defendant.
A sad shooting case which occurred on day and resulted in the death of a young vid. shipmenn from H.M.S. Orlando named velyn Goralt, aged 18, ho raly joined the ship a fow weeks ago.
afterscon.
ur or five
CORRESPONDENCE..
[ do not hold outoires regnails for the
· opinions expressed by our correspondent».
TWE POLICE AND "CRAI MUL"
IHAR, SIR-When in a Chinese restauant
KALIPUNAN TO BE REVIVED. The Katipunan, the secret society of political Frommasonry of the Filipines, is to be received
In the former regulations (Art. 13) it states that "the control of mining odorpanius irrespec-
by one of cur leading Filipino citizone, Spain tive of the foreign capital concerned, unest had good omso to four this society, as its maramain in the bands of Chinese merchants chinations warn ons of the prime movers in the and (Art. 91 there wust be at loust's proportion rebellion against her.
of threatenths of the shares owned by the Chinese. When this proportion is enised, for- eigners may be invited to buy shares."
It was not anti-Spanish, nor anti-Catholic but it was anti-corruption and anti-frist, ani that iza
the trouble areRNA.
intivests.
Although this rule was for the purpose of encouraging the people to embark in the work of mining and to open up a new line of business, still the difference between the porportion of three-tenthe hell by Chinese and sexen-tenths account, as it is to be feared that the control of raining interesie would graduall; get inter the bands of foreigners. It is right, therefore, that the regulations should be mplified and regulated in this respe
An effort will be made to have General Otis Hereafter, exising ́ concessions excepted, accept the presidency of the nonly surrooted Chinese and foreigners should have equal pro- society, or at any rate, if ho omnot go so far, portions of the shares in mining companies give his sanotion and approval. and it is hoped., each to bold one half of tho stures, bafors hat the revival of this late powerful society wining operations are commenced, thus aroid. vill ranit commenting the tios of friendasining y partiality. The direction of wining
GLBB, LIVINGSTON & CO...
Agents.
[3176 Hongkong, With August, 1899. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. ONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS are requested to send in a Statement of Basiness contributed during the Half Year ended 30th June, 1899, on ar hofore the 15th September, ou which date the Accounts will be CLOSED
of
By Order of the Board of Directors,
T. I. ROSE,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 25th August, 1859
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES LIMITED.
12142
"N Argordance with Article No. VI. Paragraph 3 of the Articles of Association the Company, INTEREST at the rate of $10 per Cent per Annum is being charged on all UNPAID CALLE.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON;
General Managera. Hongkong, th August, 1899.
NOTICE.
| and mutual interest between the Americans and | cumpavies must rest in the hands of Chinese Offices to No 8, PRATA CENTRAL.
she Filipines Manila Timer.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN
JAPAN.
DOCK EXTENSION AT SINGAPORE
At the half yearly meeting of the Tanjung
2087
E Bare This Day REMOVED or
EAST ASIATIC TRADING CO.
12127
· Hongkong, 26th August. 1899,
THE UNIVERSAL CALCULATOR
FIROZSHA COWASJEE POCHAJEÉ 1ste Manager to More CAMA & CO., England and China.
Brokerage,
interest, Commissios, Premium, Discount, Salaries, Wages. Reat, Income, &r., together with Exchange of unique work, or the némost potical utility and England, France, Imlin hud Chine, An. highest accuracy, with best teativonials from Bankers, Herekaxis, &c. Price in cloth bosad
$8.
Apply to
"DAWASJEE PALLANJEE & CO. Wongkong, 9th Anguet, 1899.
(2038
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NODEL'S SPORTING BALLISTITE berlutely Smokeless and Water-resisting THE BEST NITRO-FOWDER IN TER WORLD.
PRICE OF 12-BORN CARTRINGER:
With Ponder Powder only, and 1 st of Shet,
seded with
Primrose Cheer...$5.55
gamoid Cases 6.25 Ejector Braan Chaos, 690
ST.40
$.00
8.65 57 disoenal on orders of 1,000 and ster.
Apply to
WH. SCHMIDT & CO., Gantmakers,
Hongkong.
We are informed by Mours. John D. Hum. TLFEL, MW therren Trom the non giving the
HONGKONG, September 5th, 1899.
result of the Augusi orushing as follows-560 tons of quartz orunked for a yield of K85 ounces Tux Sanitary Board in actively enforcing retorted gold. Are in good ere informediate South level" The intermediate means the 240 the regulations as to limewashing, which on Foot Bonth level, general principles of sanitation is no doubt
At the Magistracy yesterday morning a good thing, but there seems some rom Chinese bostwoman was charged with being in for doubting whether limewashing has any unlawful possession of dynamite at Bhaukiwan It appeared from the petition, which was appreciable effect in arresting or diminish-II 'look the previnus night and also with filed on December 3rd, 187, and which was neglecting to display rod dag to show that read by Mr. Pollock, that on or about Ontolar
werobante If foreigners object to this system ing plague. Dr. ATKINSON, in his roport she had dangerous gooda abcard. Inspector Eo. 11th, 1897, one Kwong Hop shipped on board
Bak that the direction be placed in their the provalence of plague during 1897 berton aid he found in the woman's boat 200 lbs the defendant's steamship Hailea at Pakhoi, TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"
hauda, their request will not be safertaived. of dynamite, ten packets of caps, and a forge to be carried to Hongkong and theas safely.
Further, in the former regulations (Art. 6) and 1898, makes the following remark:quantity of fund. She was deed $50 for the delivered to the plaintiffs, $5 tins of anisood in Hollywood Road on Saturday night with a
it states: When applications ara mada hy "The recrudescenes of the discasc in houses second offence, and for the other cautioned. oil. On the arrival of the steamer in Hongwumber of my Chinese friends, I okserved two
· Chinese gentry or merchants to the local oficiala "previously infected shows how tena
koog the plaintiffe alleged that the de Chinees constables and an Indian police ar
Tokyo. 23th August, for permission to engage in mining cuterprisva, fendant failed to deliver the oil, although geant in full uniform busily engaged on the top The Commnsoications Department is rasi-if their applications are not in opposition ciously the bacillus clings to dvel-
the plaintiffs had paid the freight for the floor of this asticg, house la watebing for dering tap advisability of applying wirelers to the regalations they may be submitted lings; it may be that the process of dis
same. The defendant in his answer alleged offenders of the "ahsi mai" (finger-playing ielography between the Mikemate Lighthous to the Government Board." The local offi. that the oil was insufficiently packed, and that game) OrdinanUS. I beg to respectfully inquire at Iz aud "infection used, timely, fumigation with
opposite spre. Experineals als heto na power to grant such spplications the time containing the oil were made of inferior through the medica of your calmes whether conducted by one of its axparta hese furved out if such applications are made to the Board “sulphurous acid gas. Ühe washing of the
material. The defendant farther alleged that or not thess policemen have to obtain power satisfactorily. The port of Shimola in Izn has direct, anguiries must be made through the "floors, woodwork, ete,, with Jeye's fluid,
on the 4th and 5th October the steamer 5- from their superior officers before getting free anbmarina cable running to the light-house, efficials of the applicants' district, and applica- access into these horses or whether they have but it is continually being daangad by the tion will only be granted in cases ip whink the and the limewashing of the cuilings and
countered a strong gele while on her way to Honghong, and that if any of the oil was lost been employed specially, on the job,
16 was
water, and the expense of repairing is is not
repact of the local oficials is of a Enourable "walls, is partly accountable for this,"
or damaged--which was not admitted-it was about 1 a.m. Then of course, naual, there was small. By the use of wireless telegraphy this
nature. The object of the regulation is that - There appears to be a tapeis całami in this
Many in Singapore, says the Free Preas, will das to insafEcient packing and perils of the planty of poiss of all demriptions in this bousŃ, incovenience would be antitely done away with. Chiness merchants malting application for miu- bo carry to hear of the death of Capt. George n. Mr, Polonk submitted that if his lordship am at a loss to understand why the police on passage. What the Principal Civil Me Grant, late of the steamer Libelle, which assur
It is calculated that some mouths will slapso ing concessions must wait until a thorough wargatis fed that the goods were damaged through diety are always sugarly alter the people playing before the installation is completed. All the investigation has been made and permission dical Oflicer meant, we presume, wax that red at Laban on 24th Augnet. Capt. Grant negligent storage the defendant would be liable fingers after 11 pm, and not after has who instruments are to be imported from abroad granted them, before Inviting foreigners to the process of disinfection employed was
has suffered more or less from internal hemor for the oil lost. It was incumbent uper the de- create other disturbances in those houses after the meantime, a corps of special operators is take shares in mining companies, and the pre
Tent abuse. If, before application has bee ineffective in eliminating the poop from age for some time, and it is conjectured that fondant to prove that the cases were property the same hour. The amount of skylurking be trained, Kobe Guroxide.
another attack bus scaled fatally. Capt. Grant stowed, and he submitted that unless the defan and talking after the prohibited hour world
mande or if application has been made and re- the house, uct that it caused the prison to brought out the Exbsite, some ten years ago.
dant succeeded in proving that the cases wors
muy persons more than the finger playing,
fused, they issue shares to foreigners and join Adhere mure strongly than it would have and has saly intely severed his sensation with insuficiently packed, that the Bus was ware There is a doubt that they are very much
them in mining operations and money is use- lessly expended for surray, ie, no sympathy ber and the Bernso Co. He knew the Philip thea crdinarily rough and that the cases were afraid of having the fattar game, as more than dons in the absence of disinfection. It would pines well, and from ais well-known genial and not improperly stowed v piatiffs would be once they are been brought ap before the
will be shown them, and fürther, through their certainly seen that limewashing alone is of pleasant manner was one of the favourite scip. entitled to judgment. He should prove that magistrate and fined. However, they kill
misleading action a disturbance will inevitably on the arrival of the Hailan in engkong a continuo every night, They cannot help it; | Pagar Dack Co., Limited, held at Singapore on result. It is deomid fright, therefore, that this little value, sud, indeed, the colony's experi-pers on the Eahoan roa.
fok: from the plaintiffs' shop went on board, Those who make close auquaintance with their the 28th August, the Chairman, Mr. J. An-regulation should be reriset ng under- sines of plague is proving a sore trial to faith Mr. Clifford, in Blackwood, under the title but was told that the oil could not be delivered Chinese friende, oven with the most woetablo despo, said:
Iu future, when Chlies aerchants make then. In ohaius," gives the story of how the rook- in sanitary science altogether. In Pakkoi
Ha necordingly went on board again business men, will doubtless have a little iclou The negotiations which, as you are assis, the application for permission to work mines they When R party assouble company had been carrying on with the Ad-must first wait until an inværligutino has bant and Ampy, where plague has been prevalent subservies: to man's waste. A few years ago tightly packed, and where this oil was stowed rather on business (the Chinese generally miralty for wastruction on your property of a made by the officials, and if there is nothing to
beast river Bompan, in Pahang, has been made the following day, Fle found the cargo very of their estomas during the prevent sensor, the disease discalp he was the first white man to descend it, the cargo was as closely stowed as it could be consult their friends on business in these places) deck suited to waval requirements, Lave onded binder work being carried on, and if permission with a few adventurous" Malaya. He wand he actually fumal on the top of thess or otherwise at a restaurant they drilly start in a change of Adiairalty plans or Intentions. | kas been granted, then thay may invita for appened as time ago, the epidemie fortunately in this cagencraft, east, bis raft tins of oil, which would appear to have been their show at about 10 p.m., suy to 16.45 or 11 The Imperial Government mais no provision aigners to take shares nut drew up a mining having simply heen allowed to run ita broken up in a rapid, and but for this a few stowed some three or four tiers bigb, a sump.m. and then they take an interval of about toward a dook in Singapore in the resest Navel contract. The contract must, how you, be sub course, without any coaures being taken buzdred yards would have carried them over a bar of tabs filled with indigo,
en hear and a half, during which time soms of Works Bill, and one gathers from Parliomsa-witted for the approval of the Government to cope with it, where in Hongkong, with waterfall to certain destruction. Now this portain of the tins of aniseed oil were found them go out and bare a walk, others perhaps tary debates that other large works owhere Buress before operations as commenced. waterfall serves as the motive force for genererashed and the oil had run out. It would up tava a game at cards, &e, &c, then when thay were considered to ideim greater urgency, and Permission will not be granted to companies to # highly organised and scientifically trabedating electricity used at the Raub mines. The pear that the plaintiffe to this suit were not the reassemble it is their custom to agio Chai sutler attention. But, however this may be work mines if they are formad before making sanitary staff devoting their suergiza to the stream, flowing mainly through a primeval only sufferers; other people who had oil consigued mui. It is then close upon 1 am. In about an the question, so far as this optapany is von application to the Frais, for permiastazi to work and with the enforcement of laws de constry, as been harvieused and made to do its to them on beard this ship also had their tour after this the fsust ends. The result is termed, is closed; and the utter dropped, carry on arising operations.
crashed and lost some of their oil Eesides in that if they do not look out, they will be My pendovanor in this chair, when we sat ut Again, under the old regulations (Art, By va chạ gned to ensure cleanliness in dwellings
digo, it wonki alsg appear that there were some brought up before the magistrate to answer the in March, told you that to the inersass All enterprises sanctioned by the Board As will be seen from no advertisement in hides on the top of the cases, though he did not charge of sani mui. At all events, E de hot of the company's business, and in dealing with must be commenco within six months of D and to prevent overcrowding, the diaanse
snother column, Mrs. Macdonald has opened think tho hides would have any effort on the think that the noises they have in these houses in the greater volume of trafle which had do the date of sanction, otherwise the sazotion still lingers with us, although we are now tea parians at the server of Giber Road and leakage. The leakage was caused by the tabs the Talpingshan district (I mean district bounded voloped, the resourse of the company and often will be withdrawo, unless it can be shown that in the month of September. Mr. BROWN, Duddell Biroot. The conveniense of this new on the top of the cases.
north by Queen's Road Central, south by Mark boon severely tazed. And he informed you the day was oogvoidable. Under this establishment will be especially appreciated by The master of the On Fat Wing shop deponed et Stroot, Bast by the Man to Temple and that the Directorate, to meet expansion and regulation delays may occur on were slovens the Government Analyst, in a report on the ladies from fia. Peak what they have occasion to going on board the Bailon and taking way work by the Chiume Renuation Ground] will development of Linda and traffe, had then under leing brought forward, and to that case the special cleansing in the Kowloon health dis to scans done shopping. The Dairy Farm ton 35 of the lips. The other ten were damaged, cause any inconvenience to their neighbors, sonsideration whemes for extension of a working of the mine is in name only and triot, submitted to the Sanitary Board at Its rooms at the top of Wyndham Street used and he sent in a claim to the defendant in res-
even if the authorities will grant them the portant nature, The dropping by the Imperial. nothing in the way of active work is done. The Inst meeting, says that from April 3rd to be largely used when they wore open, although poot of them. At that time the price of the all privilege of keeping up till 1 or 2 am. because Government of the Admirality Dock question time has now been fixed at for month from the
they were some distance up the hill and rather was $170 a tin.
the majority of konsa in this district new, now puts the Company in a position lasa date of sanction, within which time if opers- July 3rd the number of deaths from plague cut of the beaten track Mrs. Macdonald's In answer to Mr. Slade, witness said the price scompted by people who do their business and restricted to proceed with works of extension Gioue are not commenced the sanotion will be in No. 11 district was 59; it was scnsidered rooms are in Queso's Road and on the ground now was $13Ta tin.
minke their living until this time in the night. which the growing trade of the port rendura cannelled, moit un aranses, whatever will be coữ- floor, so that they are readily soosssible, and Replying to His Lordship, wilkoss said before In conclusion. I may slate that writing this desirable. The strain du the company's wharf-sidered. The local authorities will then And being conducted by the proprietress herself they this accident all the tins arrived in good con- letter I do not wean any ill-feeling to any party age and storage facilities has a Bossowe other merabants to undertaks the enter will no doubt prova bighly successful. Indition, except that sometimes there would be a concerned, but merely to have sympathy with during the past six months been as great as prise, and no disputes will be allowed. · ese di-oxide, talt, and sulphuric acid was addition to tea, led drinks nod American loomall leakage in ons or in tins, in which one our unfortunato Chinong friends, who are not vor, and on occasions. oven. heavier than in With the exception of the chungos beroiu
oream sodás will be supplied.
be made no claim. The oil came from Fakhoi the last privilege given them during their past experiences, and the necessity of prorando, the former regulations are to remain in placed on every floor; only 15 cases það
Messrs. Waleb, Lewis & Co., in their þan Koo & Tim, who is employed by the On Brit leisure hours in their only placa of enjoyment | viling increased accommodation for vessels end force. The mining concessions kirendy grated occurred since (the date of the report iircular dated Shanghai, 29th August, give a Wing firm, gave evidence as to going on board 21st August), and there was no doubt favourable recount of the winbise-made Won the atlan to take delivery of the oil on the Hongkong, 4th September, 1899, from this aud past experience that shew tes mad it would in that, notwithstand. 18th October, 1807, and again the following day, where plague was widely spread over a ing the failure at Foochow improved methods when he saw between 20 and 30 tubs of indigo.
of preparation may shortly make their way in over the oil. He took delivery of 35 tins, the LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
to elicit the advice and counsel of the con- On the 30th of July the following Imperial. district such a complete disinfection was of China. The following is the extract from the rust being damaged. Some of the damaged
sulting committed there, who as you know, Roscript was added: Let in be as proposed.” considerable value in stopping epidemics. report referred to small chop of machine: tims wora pressed down; some were quite supty: The (P. R. Co's steamer Empress of India | have, the adenstage of being closely ja |—N, C. Darly News.
sinde Wsichow ten sold in London at åd on others very little. There went her tins be arrived at Nagasaki yesterday at 8m. sud tough with an important proportion of large, The figures show that in the district in ques- 20th July, whilst the best shop mala in the old lunging to other people damaged. He had was to learn the same day at 3 pm. For Kabo shattiolders of this company resident in Europe. tion, before the disinfection there was one case Native fashion by the same makers at the same remove the hides and indigo which were on the where she is dus tu arrive to-day, the 5th Irst, It is not, I think, advisable to go now isto details of those proposals, but it may be of in- every two days, and that the averago after-time waly brought 61d. on 17th July. These oil before he could take delivery of the latter as 8 p.m.
leas were sold by the same brokers and are The indige tabs weighed about 90 catties
The D. & O. steamer Gachic, with mails, torest if I just remark that beriden more wharf wards was one true every three days. But fair test of the improvement caused by the ass Captain G. C. Andarzen, murios murrayar, loft Bhanghai for this, port yesterday morning sud storage accommodation at East end of The British steamer Yuensang, from Manila the disinfection was made at a time of the of machinery. The experiments with second deposed to surveying in October, 1897, 31 tus of at 9 o'clock.
Four properly, which has already been men 2nd September hat tight northerly brass with erop loaf at Yung Lao Tang have resulted in anisent all which had been brought to Hong- Tha T. X. K. steamer Nippon Mare, with | sioned as one direction that extension may lake, flun sinar weether and smooth spa." Year (8th July) when plague is usually on the making palatabia article of fair strength, kong by the Huilar. They were more or less mails, &o., which left henes August 9th for Ban there in Rise ander die and sarnest cousidera The British steamer Airlát, from Sydney 14th wane, and seeing that at neighbouring ports instead of the weak anpleasant favored ten damaged. The contents were short: The taue Fransisco via Shanghal Nagasak, Kobe, zion a scheme for utilization of the lagoon and Angust, Newcastle 15th, Brisbane 19th, and it has disappeared completely in the absence which it has hitherto be. Bulle from both were all of the same make. They were made of Inlund Sex Yokoluma and llanolala, arrived partly submerged land which lip at back of the Thursday Island 26th, had strung S.B. iuds
the above districts are very encouraging for soft pentor, something like the one produced in as her destination on the lat instant,
prosent wharf, between it and Koppel Road with heary ses until arrival at Brisbane. Thence of disinfection, the claim that its decrease further efforts, and as well worth the serious cont. He considered that the tins vers Bot Tha T. K. K. statuer Hongkong Mary, with the leitor came comes to be considered that to Samboangs fino-weather with light variable in Hongkong is to be ascribed principally attention of the Chinos Government, the strong enough to burs other cargo or the top. maika &ej from San Fransison to the 17th uita,, | which should have profersues, the works will winds and smooth ass.: Variable winds with This was the last witness for the plaintifs vis Ipaolaja, has arrived at Tokolam, and will probably take the form of a tidal dock or haain equally weather and much ruin till entering or very largely to that measure does not present Native labour is apparently quite suit-
Mr. Blade then opered the case for the leave for Enis port this morning, the 5th lust, with relative warehouses and storage accum. Chic Bea. Thongs to arrival N.E. winds with recerily command acceptance. Another ble for merging out the improved method of
defence. He contanded that the oil was store) v pla Inkind Bes, Kuba, Nagasaki and Shang
anoderate wall and fus weather.
advimble to disinfect every house in Hung kom, so on July 8th a mixture of mangan.
share of work.
nüring by machfünry,
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in this Colony. Yours truly,
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goods still prosses." Soveral alternative schemes will be carried out under the old regulations, in
ward this and bave been suggested; and the | arder to avoid confusion and trouble.
at position of these is, that they havo been Not? This memorial is a joint production by palatal in a proliminary way, and with of the Bureau of Mines and Railways and the
the rat of plocs have been seat to Loudon | Teangli Yamasa
nundation.
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Honkong, 27th July, 1897
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