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default of temporary steps to check the evils. With a view to such temporary steps, Mr. POLLOCK's Appeal to the Hous
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admivably practical The situation is ons of erisia; ordinary economic conditions, As Mr. FRANCIR said in the dievussidu on Weducering, do not apply to Hongkong now. If then so excellent a proondent 9 Bus, to 5.P.M. will apply as that of the Act of 1890, the working of which has undergone severe tests, ONLY
rurely it is iucumbent en the authorition to FOR A FEW DAYS
·MORE.
Up to noon yesterday four fesch pasme of plague and are dealin oqsarred during the 24
hours.
It is announced that the Crown Prince of Biam has left B Petersburg on his way to London
Mr. Riveti Carnes, the Financial Adrisur to the Siamese Government; is going home very shortly on financial busingas,
The story is tala of the late Mr Archibald story is tola ar ties to the card war correspondant, was decided by fato His staten, say, The St: Junias's Gorelés, #88 to hill, where he bought a cigar, and threw the attempt without delag to, and that more tireoiger shop at the boston of Ludgate room which Mr. FRANCIS declared, and names of the four or five principal dally now
lots ie dealde which of them he should rat was supported by Mr. May in declaring, topapore in London into bis het before drawing be the road what of Hongkong, peedy approach, The name that be draer out was that Coustently recurring headaches, spolis of
ont Mr. Sir J. R.) Robinson, whom ho Unness when reading, woak eyes the letters action is until above all things, for every of us Daily News. Without doing to sought thon mdt for the first time, was promptly running together; any of these symptoms ladt.day's delay renders the situation more neuto. ents a deficiency in the form of the ope requir. The letter from var Macao correspondant, engagal, not in the Franco-German and other dr. LAZARUS supplies bis SPECTA, which we publish to-day, shows that there wars did yeoman service for that journal, CLES only after testing the right,
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proof of earnestness, there should Saxon allianes, it is probable that its statesmen, if they do decide to consolidate their spheres quires a
of influence" in Chins, that is, to partition tha ferential duties in those spheres."
be now no reason for its continunaco.
The Russiau gunboat Gilyak, which con- tributed to the incont scara in the PersiÐD
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Macan, Rut May Fam sorry ludend to have to report that the plague still continue in its fall fokus. In certain quarters of this octony, such as the Ban-Lin, Escong and B. Lazaro districts, this is only to be expected, as they are the dirtiest Paris of the tone, and the Government should a long time aga have done away with them nitogether, and thus removed the principal breeding places of disse gering, Another
Government should see je to check the pyar this algo to which the Leaf Henado and the crowding of houses with Lohabitanta not only. human beings, but also doga, pigs, fowle, cats, oto., living in rooms duly a few feet aquaris, was thore is only space for one person, though it is utilled for a family of man, wife, and, sometimes one may and more ban one family, children, not to mention various animale. And ash comprising of three or four persons, iɛ a pace not larger than a large double bed. To the Lost Bonado murt enforce the spreading of do away with the plegne the Government und inhabitants and insist on Jarger spass for every family.
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The HART ACT CUF Pressated by the lata 1 eat of the rated solled 25 per sons, of had been wrong in the peet to alter thaly James Hart. Value, Thu 103. For China then pranium derived from land malon in sub prosedure for the fature. He might say. Yoyer farther that the Government should that sy hom which they know hul been in- make ovato Las Trust for a rost, period of 09 Tested with plagno wise theraughty cleansed Jar sual portion of thy served-aces of Tai and deigfooted with the strongraḥ possibla bingshan sa hea nat besa sold, so much of Tai disifectant lie tot lutherfore, that Dr. Rok Tvel Hay as has no hoc sold, and half Hurston's anggestion applied to the general The KIANadu. Par Value :00 For the senilable building area on the south aida. Kawashing nona Iwiss a year by the awners the Shaiya Rond between the Eastern es of tonement dans le did not know whe tramity of the Queen's Reurentian Grond and ther Dr. Tarian would suggest that the Shantiwn Village, this lattor aron to be Arab spitury Boud should tanrenghty cleanse and Clan Paul 13 uit
laid out in blocks and dash alternata blook to infect every such his in the colony twice n Chung mag
he assigned to the Trial The Trust ja abo to yese. However, this was a matter which onl
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THE HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES, It is also advisable that those whom it may
I new come to the last point to my or concern should not open the drains during to you and fit the Hausing of the Working disse there is no use in opening them while pressing problem. I am sorry to say that, so fay as I can gather, there is a land beam on in this time of the year, for. If the draina, nr-Class question. To my this is a most
tas city and that laut boom in being nou if they are choked, the present is no time to clean theas. The authorities should order this rantud.by an extraordinary come of costs a work to stop at onos: At Praia Grande, where over the central part of the oily. I look upon such a goveral rise in costs as nothing short of a few news of feror of a very had ebarecter the are classes of this estony, European as have occurred. I wiely I were mistaken and wṣil as Chinese. To remedy this evit so far no that it were not the opsting of the drains the Chinese nrs concerned, and the consequent that caused the mizobiof, but it is a fact that in/oviewwding and insanity conditions which ablojnerenge of expanse beyond the lodging allow it leads up to Iwould saggest that, in addition
Empire, will banitate greatly to put on pranch werk is going on, I am worry to say that metal calamily from the point of view of } about in the erowded Chinese quarters of this Beart. The Sanitary Bird might jual no wall.
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and och spices aust is for leque such on for Haraton would give them more fully bie periods which mug extend 39 years at the views of the subject. Mr. Fullock Lowdend reclaim, where it soons expedient and to lago died, und, had not the slightest daubt
and of which tij properties ate to revert to the upon the presonen of night, soit ani rogat- out tip above areas in building it, stress time the Beritare Vourd would be glad it Dr.
Government. Such are, in ontline The main able matter in the drain u wanted them provisions of the Trast scheme, and if abers in 4 understand that the leains referred to Of cours the sowers were constiled is One railo. though, no doubt, they would require same me
Barry sight soil, vegetable refuse, or any other dificatio in matters of detail For Salmo that they arewell worthy of consideration by Mr. Fall werd the storm draini
·To retartion qu'd mater only, which is dealt doxious matter, butthestorin siraino, wem not so will by lie above hems, it would be a great constructed; basingualrapped outlets every hun. ut point gained to hara sto nf the prenta frens dred yarda ur eo into the public strofa This lung ande sanually for a useful public was the result of their dinl systemi purpose, instead of having them all treated, as drainage, io. wisdom of which it wY BOR too iste in discuss. The only thing to do was they are now: að regular snoval income. MR. I. E POLLOCK ON SOIE The following is the termination of Mr. I'vermont to adopt new with regard to that and to prevent us far as possible the intro- Trust Scheme would bo to tallow the same coursduction of font anular into the storm draiva. SERIOUS LOCAL FORELEMS.Paab the best practical signs for the to- to make this system as perfect as possible
raight snillo tha hoals instead of omp- loik's lootu bolor this Old Volumes Sociolys it has adopted with regard to the feod quss. Mr. Denry bind auggested blu paymost of the contative Commiten to consider the achama
As to hawkers, if they on Wednesday afterze. Mr. Pollock onion, that is to say, to appoint a strong rape coolies on delivery as an indaro vent for her to
I bare elrendy, madly cotas nuggestions willing it ince the dra ny regard to using of the poorer Chinese, and ratasun allow them in the strels they would I how pass or to make a fat romarks apen the ba izerans at the price of food supply in the Dr. HARSTON Jemarked at only the pea the Government, arvice. Can it be bellored blows they had to deal wit that whilst on the ens hand or Police are pro housing of the Europeans in the lower porta in colony which was on of tho mi digute peo- vided with lodgings, on the other hand our soni-vious day he was talking to a member of the trip and market iusportor and otestove are Banitary Board and this gentleman told him loft absolutely unprovided for in the matter of that the very houses infrated with plagna at accommodation, many of the living, sestiered Wanchai had been limewasher by the Sagitary city? Surely this is a matter which only throw the money spent on limowashing into quires to in realized, in order to boremedial the street. If they were going to do anything Mr. FRANCIE in altoding to the banking Sarely it will proveensy enough, st be consider. lot them ne string lisepties.
by the Government limiting the sale of certaio question, said the whole mischief was unused food to certain places in the colony. It was provided by Dediasuce that cortar articles
The Hon. P. H. Mar guld he was sure they the result was that the price of food had goo
had all stone with a great deal of interest to Isinaerely hope that you will not lovagine, and bad derived a great dual of benchit from the remedics for some of our fool troubler, that I diamasion which bad ensued. This were aga because I have ventured to, perhaps somewhat excellent lecture which Me, Pollock had bean and no conceited as to suppose that my sugges.or two points he would be to refer to The dogmatically, give you my opinions as to the good ooongh to deliver and the vory interesting
Home time in thinking over these problema of took charge of the pulien. Although the ants of certain food was restricted to lie arkets tiens are inensseptible of improrsment he kawhat was a very ohl friend of kit. Ha bad 11 many well be the case that many important the sale of vegetables was not. The ovarn- obasiderations have sosped my action, and I went bad licensed shops eutside the marketa shall be very glad indeed to bare any tror, for the sale of egatables, but the trouble into which I may have fallen, pointed out to mo fully high that the ordiusty vel could
The Hongkong Odd Velomas Scalety was
or in the market. He could oily afford to buy them from the bnaken in the stresta lebate and discussion, and criticism almost originally instituted for the purposes of not afford to buy his vegetables in abop always valuable you has been to call
My objest ta adiressing you yon into conscitation with no soncerning these defects in any local matters, and to induce you to take some notiva steps towards the ahead ant of those.defeate
is spending mack money very uselessly. Why are in the Amployment of Government consen corps. Why should not lodgings to built for of food could only be sold in the markets, and
Colvatis Hawilton and Smith Dorrien having marched in a northerly direction, Owing to the Smoking Concert to the crow of H. M. S. Terrible at the Theatry on Wednes. Commandant Rotha opposed them at Hout day next, the opening of the Dallas Company'sney. General French reinforced Colonel new season will be postponed till Tauraday, the Hamilton, and other reinforcements, wors droids in the city I am not going to my much British Parliament itself and failed? Latest I can alnim for uyeslf is that I have spent † bad'a good deal to do with him atar sencs be 10 instant, whoa The Geisha will be given..
At the Magistrory yesterday & Chinaman was fined $30 for aadencoaring to remove plagne patient from the colony. Sergent Mr. Hardy found the patient on board the laskow. This is the fentth oase of the kind he has had during the past month,
The Maharaja of Jeypur Las given the ear of fifteen inkte to the Fating fand, which he atipulates shall be permanently invested through trustees and thaiulomst be devoted to relief of prevent gullovers from famine or any sufferers from fatire scarcity
Early yesterday tourning a dust or in Shel lay stecat sa neoldentally ist looo. It rashod
down the incline with great rapidity and striking
Government omplerbes with proper balldings the places like Praia Grande fever never bec to the tures for deging with the gnoties made to some of these man, to provide these heen fetal axospt this year. The Gococument to be employed in the naval yard extension in which they will be able to live togather and which I have already adsunted, all etolies who develop some degree of oemfost nad prit de should it not employ the sum in doing away for should be found by the Hoogkeng (to
tion of Taipingahan P with these Althy guarters where so many plague rerument, either on the unsuilt on portion of them on the upper part of the unbuilt-on per Finally, I want to may just a few words more cases so reported daily? Three years having Taipingshan.or across the Harbour...
It will, if couers, bo objected, as I base to you by way of coastusion, Frenly mentioned, that it is wrong to nompute pant without anything being done in this colony, everything is in a state of utter neglect. with private enterprise in this way but would But now those converted should take note ofyon be surprise to hose that that very name report to present to the now Governor and let in England ty 1884 and rejected by a an argument. lus beon urged before the what is passing and prepare a long and carefni srgument was bright before Royal Commis him make the necessary inprovements. They of the mare, and that that very before the public. It is better to have nodreine dulur so, to read most interesting and instinctive article in the February amber of the National Kevice.ou the Luton Housing about. A few words will put the cass clearly me tog all of you who has the opportunity of I have only time now to give you a than to have them as they are now..
Mr. King Linehan's extradition case still Problem.
few extracts, bid I hope that some of you will continues. On Monday last a few more wit
were examined and the trial will pursue the study of the question for yourselves. eements apon the attitude which the Imperial handed over to now take plass, wad if tho accused is found article in question containing the folowing his-Partiament has taken an with reference to this guilly he will be interest in Me King-ray trust in the Chief. Government, but the public which takes su Justice, Senhor Magalies, who knows how to REVIEW OF "POWERFUL!" CREW protect an inado at man when he finds him.
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despatched. The epony were drivan back General Tucker carried three kopjes east of Karse.
TROUBLE IN AMERICA. May Day was remarkable for the large number of strikes in America. An explo eigu has taken place in no Ulah mine, in which 250 were killed.
The Queen inspected the Powerful's Bri-
a building in Hollywood read made a large hele gade at Windsor to-day, in the wall. Fortunately an one crossed its path or the result would bare boen serionz.
A big banquet was hold on board the ner Hannig-Awarika Jiter Hamburg at Singa porn on the 26th ult. The proceedings scom to have been must cordial. The first toast was the German Emperor, the second Her Majesty the Queen.
The Washington correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says the opinion is expressed there that thus prosent is not a favourable lime for Russia to attempt to make trouble in Cort, as We quote special terms to large Japan-could soud 200,000 men there at the short-
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THE "ABABI" FLOATED The Japanese battlзakip Avahi, wblob got ashore off Southsea, has boon fosted off.
THE UGANDA RAILWAY. The Boss of Commous bas voted a grant of £1,030,000 for the completion of the Ugends railway,
THE THADA’NCHU OPERATIONS. Reuter's correspondent at Thaba'ochn says that the Boers on Sunday made a determined
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THE HONGKONG CRICKET OLUB LAWN TENNIS TOURNMENT
SERVITS OF 1288. TO DATE.
CHAMPIONSHIP, Becoud Round. Grin boat R. B Jon, 60, 5/0 (retired) Humphreys best Anderson, 6/2, 6%, 6%.
Third Bound. Griffin beat Umphrey €/2, 6/2, 3/1.- Langhorns best Cox, 2/6, 5/7, B2, 88, 6/3. Fourth Round, Griflu beat Langhorne, 6/16/2, 6/3. Winner playa Pinckney, present holder, to day, May 4th, at 4,30 p.m.
SINGLE HANDICAP (A CLASA) Third Round. ast notice, and the Japsusse fleets are inch
Humphreys 28. o, Andersen more than a match for the Russian and French
zaratched. Beats in the Pacifio combined. While there is
Wei On (awes 2/8) beat Denson (15) 8/3, 1/6, up disposition on the part of the Japanese Glo attoupt- io seize a paas in the mountains and verament to forco on a quarrel, they are deter-upture & convey. General French attacked 6/3.
Set up the 100t to owed no of boat Bangtinin 100
16.3), 8/9,64 mined to ravist Russian nggression in Corea
Fourth Boned. ides that Id Hung-chang is not fulfilling withdraw. Too Baer position was almost im
Humphreys plays. "Vei On. - Fromise with regard to stopping piracy on thepreguable.
Finckney beat Cox 6/1, 6/3. West River is wrong. At the present moment thers are Ceur gunboals, six well-armed Launches and 20 man-of-war joks, pairalling the river between Wängusson and Kongmond On Wednesday there was a public extention of pirales at Chao Shau, the late contre of piracies, und quite a number of pirates buto been decapaited at Canton during the last month"
THE WESTERN FRONTIER,
A considerable fires of Boors has arrived at Windsorlon to the worlkward of Kimberley, and a mainber of leyatiels have ben arrested.
BRITISH ORDERED TO LEAVE JOHANNESBERG. Owing to an explosion at Begbies, all Bri- tiebers, except a Fawr, have been ordered to leara Jehannesberg in 38 homs.
Lonnon, Ist Mar. FIGHTING IN THE FREE STATE.
The German Consul-General at Bátaria has Farveled forumbly to bir Government as re
the Netherlands garde mining enterprise
his pinion, that line of industry Indies.
as a bright future before it, provided it has favourable conditions and strong busking by
Col. Hamilton, with mounted infantry, and capitaliste. Tin, gold, and petroleum are, so bo thinks, the most paying proñgets to be Col. Smith-Dorrion's brigada, marching north- turned to account at premont. Ila calle utter ward yesterday from Thaba'nehu, worn opposed tion to the large extout of the volfields of the by a strong forms of Bone under Commandant Netheriauls Tudies. The fact that these fields oths, at fauney. Reinforcements have been zice but little worked be aconals for by lack of
sont and General French is strengthening Col afaquale trauspect and shipping facilities.
Hamilton Trooi Thaba'nelso, where the force of
Early yesterday morning the police at Ko-Boers les decreased. General Maxwell's loon were informed by telepheus from the Polica gadu bus occupied Valonters and Solemak. Station at Kowloon City that at 11 o'clock the
raal kopjas unopposed, but the mounted infantry previous evening, au nimed robbery took placo
at the village of bla Thu Wai. It appears that was engaged four hours. sight men carrying revolvers and swords burst.- ARRIVAL OF THE CROWN FRINCE
No recent question has agitated Hongkongen te houses, and boring, terrified the in-
master iole submission proceeded to ransack the generally so much as that which formed the premises, fually decamping will clothing and On principal topic of Mr. Poztock's paper and d other property of sales of $70
of the house was copied a woman and a the discusion which followed it at the City small boy, cod the father by three women. The Hall on Wednesday evening. We have robbers had lighted torches in their hands, and seem to have used them for burning the womag from time to time noted pointe which have the hand and the bay on the chest. I ariser in conacation with the terribly commediately an recaipt of the news of the robboxy gested state of the city and the-rapid sise of the police at Kowloon were of the alert, and bosre-rents, which have acted and re-scted four of the men with some of the stolen pro- party in their possession work arrested on the road leading to Kowloon City, Sargest Cameron securing tro and an Indian soustable two.
on each other to an extent which has caused the greatest distress and alarm. It
OF JAPAN IN TONDON. The Crown Prive a: Japan han ereived in London.
question
was that rents in the colony were so fear.
Therefore, if they got rid of the Jawker they
must provide ficient market rccommodation 11890 Parliament ralopied the view of the
the only real solation to the malter they majority of the Royal Commission, and placed
to edle the hawker to take a stall in the
ia the hands of the metropolitan authority the
market and sell his vegetables the That was very pework to which exosptin bel been taken,
Ironsiderable bedy of you are in eacrest, drove the hawker out of the stieris, as he had but in 1899) Barliament endorsed its previons action, and went a stop further, by estrusting dopont upon it enmeshing can be done, basa frequently asked to do the coelies, and the the sans powers to the conuel The policy of We are all of us, I fear, silittle too ept to, poorer coolies, amerg the Chines woulí snifer s obsirman of the Commisters on the Food the Legislation sneve, therefore, alearly doter Reglent these jablip questions, and to look upon, very overaly, "Hoar, bear) Ho was quite minel, and the duty of giving effect to it as Rongkong as a place to which a come for a sure that when his good friend Mr. Francis limited period of years with the object of onlorced by Tord Balisbury last year in a peçou setaning together a certain sirm of money and apply, being to engnire closely into the quest upon the London Government Bill Addressing the toes of Lords, the Prime Minister said then ratiting, and we do poi ash care perhaps ton he would see that the solution was the one "The Gilfully of the conditions is that to whether to leave any pertinent traos of one which he had referred for With regard to presence bobiad or not. I hope and bellave, plagas, Mr Francis's figures were quite correct The bert ordinary economie laws do not come into play however, that some of you will not let hessa xogarded the people who "poes. removed You are yourselves obliged enostaitly to destroy.)
suggestion was an adorable ang vast musser of point mes's drollings, sud story questions crap notil same effcoliva remedia ba from Taipingalan. He thought Mr. Pollvek's Man way he knew of to rid u particular towa In the word of Ruskin, I would asy to sob a district of plagns, if it was really badly ellort is provide an adegando substitute has found for denting with them, bichort, an afraid, béon a failure. Tho
Improve the existing state of sofected, was to remove, the yemple to a place Loudon County Council has cujortaken part of one of you, The duty; but it will not be only on the London things you have to do with to improve them, where they could get fresh air and sunlight. Conuty Couroit that his duty will full, the day you must know these, and, an you improve with regard to the saling of dead bodies of providing will not say of presiding, but of them, you will improve vanrealf in the stroot, the best remely be could Mr. FRANCIA thanked Mr. Putlook for in think of for that was the institution of a par- striving to provide legutte folging for the You multioides who inhabit this city. It is paper, adding that it was such a paper as any soont Chinese plage hospital. Termasmbered on of the principal Jalies, which these monnicis fans who know him would expect from him that during the plague of 1897, shen the con fer.pal badies wil buvo in pofarm. Part Ous cfarefully thought out and semibis paper by satruction of a Chinese plague hopital was not The Housing of the Working Classos Ant 1800 man who had avidently given close attention to mach in favour and when the number of bedles and at his suggestion the Sanitary Board ankles any sanitary mathority to clear say the questions with which they had to dead in found in tas freets was large had the honear wabenithy areas, but I would spacially drawn Way roud he also to hear Jesus at the strike which was bairg unde, mange by sole provide accouth the methods which he and Mr. May adopted mored the Gorornment to allow a Chinese modation for at least as many porsous of the iu 1894 in connecting with the committes of plagne hospital to be opouel Peralesion s working classes as may be displaced by pech the Sanitary Board which dealt with plague gissa, and the number of dont bodies fouod ia- duurzace, except that a Brorolaze of Blutemay, were those which now sflor some years met the street at oues diminished. At the present on the application of the Sanliary authority with the approval of Mr. Pollock and be time there was no Chiriose plugu, hopital in dispense with such obligation to an extret no sumed also with the appieraf of many other existauon. If the plages were to become very arding out half of the picsons displand
porns. They did their boat in 1996. te bad and the hospital at Kasnoly town were to It will be suck therefore that under the Act, institutes careful and affective wareh, and be filled no doubt one will be opened, tet. aus scheme for the sprovement of the sunitary coded to a very great extest in removing thers ought to be a payment. Then the condition of an unhealthy ares involvas he patients in the earlier stages. They had Chinese would not be so fearful of going into provision, by the authorities, of adequate aedem considembly fewer dem Undies found in the hospitals and would not st their houwaa modation for the tenants displaced or in special the streets, creadorably lower ease in and be found dead in the streets. Mr. Pollock enses, for instance when some accommodation which they wou not able to trace the had mentioned the proposed Trust, Sons of xing alrondy to availabls in the immediate locality front which they care; and this them might think that unea is Excelleroy nuighbourhoot, for at least one half of the per- w Daly effected by gatting really the Governor, an donht for good and could not support the, BOUR be displaced and my suggestion therefore abnorrsal uumber of Tubers. They bad font reassus, that the Government of this colony should the assistance of Volunteers from the civil formation of the Trust, the ing was provide housing ashodation for a proportion community and had prantically the whole dead; but he had a pleasure in laying of the seeing mass of our Chinese population strength of the Garrison pics at hoie dispo that it was not an His Excellency the Pinckney (owes 30) beat Potts (orras 15) 6/1, how ideas try chainistration, but eal With soference to the enggestion that Offer Administering the Grument anther- on the contrary in a untural corollaig to the districts affected th-plague should be cloured et bim only the previous day to address a 1.
resumption and alentunes by the Griverament anal o inħobilania takon obsewhers, that letter to the unitary Dourdating them to Pinckney plays Mancall (15.2). "
propare R-selewe of sich ganitory improvA- of a large samitury kreà in Taipingshan
was precisaly what the Sanitary Board did in need hurdly say that in patenting this report of Talpingshan: That was Mr May's ments in the colony as they considered at the Competition by Tha Liovernment in the provide individual suggestion and was carried out by present time necessary, (Hone hear.) That FRS course which His Excelency tha ing of lodgings for curtain, chesses of woes, his own vigurons hard work, Boma 40 perpla I aui eluted by, no antensity against the were removed from the Taipingsban district, Governor, who was now absent from the colony. landlord class Et very atural, and Iran yet he believed they had not mon than sir land big approved of. Torfees they and gogais it as parkedly natural that they shoals of plague among them after their remeralaston the Bauitaty Board to prepare a subeme there being such a pro stand for living to the new dilatrist, whereas before their removal and he had no doubt that the Satitury Beard- accommodation in this city in comparison will there were ensos-sometipes three or four in would do so and they had the Offer Admisik |
the supply, charge a high runt for the socpsovery buse. These outbreaks of plague ser toring the Government in favour el moh a for and Johnson, Pelts and Deacon tion of premises belonging to thom.onely affected the commerce of Buu solony, scheme being prepared, and be could urn Chond scratched.
My point, however, in mattor lewe now and it a rival port had to be opened trade might that Sir Henry Blake could also be extremely Yeats and Williamson (58) best A. and Harrived at such a point that some stops are be diverted to it, and they nothing they could glad to see such a scheme. But he would like to Humphreys [owe 26%, 6/2, 6/2.
Decessary to counteract the present toudenay pesitly do would bring it back again. As remind them that that at sough. Ina Forth Bound.
for rents still further to increase,
Poflook had sail, there was hardly tary maliers to Goyerzer couldrinks any head Wei On and Corte bool Mackay and Finok.
When anybody bays up any of the articles of anything more alimatoly connected with way in legislation anless he carried pabicogioins than the with him. (Rear, bear) lot have a 0/3/1/6, 6'4.
fool which a necessary to life to so great and the Manilation of the colony Yoats and Williamson beat Cox and Ipinion, teat no to extravagantly raise the price of question of house nccommodation. Within such comandite, we speak of a corner in sach the last 13 Jay he had toon posted by paople 63, 8/2.
necessary of life in created, aral such a corner in any species of necessary is universally recognized as a cory great evil, as witness the recent appristnout by the Gasorament of this Colony oba Contulssion por the price of food bere.
SINGLE, HANDICAP (B OLASI) Third Road. Hooper (str.) beat Geige (over 8/6, 7/5, 6/4 Johnson (owes 15 beat Williamson fores 18.1), 6/1, 6/2.
Femberten (owes (5) best D'Almacia o Castro (nor) 6/4, 6/1.
Ward (owen 2/6) bant Tank was 15) 57, 75,6/
Fourth Round Hooper beat Jobnern.
Pomberton plays Ward.
VETERAN'S SINGLE HANDICAP.
DOUBLE HANDICAP. Second Round Pinckney, and Mackay (ore 3/6) boat Griflu and Langhorne (cwe-3/8), A2, 5/7, 30/2.
Third Round. Wei Ca and Carre (vor) buat Gibson and Strong (5/6), 6/4, 6/2
Manksy and Pinckboy beat Gedge and Blue (5/6), 1/8, 7/5. un 3r
INDIAN MAMINE RELIEF FUND.
The Honorary Treasurer Mr. R. T. Wright begs to acknowledge with thunks reonipt of the son following contributions to the above Find
Further contributions will be.lbsnkfully re Cosvel
Already Aokawledged. Subscribed by the Couten Community B. Cooke M. H. Houston .... Capt. Rolfe
is the peculiar privilege of a Crown Colony The Hon. Trassurer of the Alice Moaiorial | Dr. & Bles. Gior
that a strong consensus of opinion (such and Netharsols Hospitais begs to noknowledge as we may well claim that there is now oo with thanks the following donations to the funds the urgency of dealing with the over-crowd of the Hospitals
A. Ramjabu
A. S. Watson & Co.
.325
05
China Export, Import & Bask C2.
20
9.Stockhausen...
EV. Brenau ...
L. Mallory Brown, Jones & Co........
J. Ullman
Levy Hermano
J. W. Kinghorn
a. G. Gordon...
Hou, A. M. Thomson
Kube & .
More & Blemand
A: C: More A. Rodger
I Bettenjes... WH..Wickham Woonwalls & Co.
M. Mehta. ..
Total
25
20
10
10
..$34,831.08
Final.
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Wel On and Carre play Yeats and William
PROPEESIONAL PAINS:
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trong backing, and he must say that in thi clony the Governor did not always graf. sutteent residing in one of the most central streets in backing when it came to sanitary legislaties. the city in consequence of their repte haring He might point to the fact that the latest addi- bug raised 100 por cent. A man who hitherto tion to the statis book in ennarotion, with had pail $3 per month for his shop had had azitery matters Invitary Properties notion that his rent would be rxired to $50, and B-look very early three years before it. roon. As ho was coming down to the car that passed the Legislative Council. He did not Well, I confess, that it seems in we that murning he was told that the Gergian Basil think that the Government officia's or the house rooni is almest us much a-wocesty of Mob barded out a number of children. Sanitary Board were responsible for Ebat life as fred, mil that a cornue in hopes is families had been in the habit of receiv delay. Ha attributed it in a great degree
A. and K. Humphreys best. Hooper sud 984,208.35 Newton 6/1, 6/2.
557.68 Griffin and Tanghorne beat Piuoknoy and
Carre, 6/1, 6/1.
Final A. and H. Humphreys play Gria and pratically as great angivit, ea cerner in feed, ing hildren for some time. These families to the apathy of the general public. Hs and riverber that this corner in konves, which hot paid about s per floor but their rents had thorongly endorsed Mr. Francis", reinark ・that the rest want of this volery was more Langhorne on Saturday, May 5th
bas eume about mere or less accidentally bị Doen Crised to SER Who the Jundlord was
room, but if the Suuitary Board would r jast as uudeasint for legaals as it it had been questionel he said that owing to the infer of brought about by premeditated desigo:
people into the district he was able to get $58 over the points mads by Mr. Francie auf. Il son go with me at far med agree with me oorf his wished. There was but one re-show 11 Government how certain things rau that this corner in houses, this abnormal and wedy for this safe of affairs. Ordinary econ- be done bo bad not the shightout doubt that, dry is in ens reut sich hatte colous which peds comparition as the Government would do their End to carry lately developed and which is (üresteding to rames did not apply to this colony, and at the sole. (Applinise)
His Excellency Major erat GASCOND still further develop ju day wear further, lenses Government should step ini BON some timely step as taken to counteract shape us ferra, lose, kist þang
A san remittance of Rs. 20,000 has been forwarded to-day to the Chairman, Centre) Commitles Indian Fomine Relist Fand, Cal. Lotta.
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auid he should just like lapiopres a vote of tinika Au siltumn surely it is perfectly legitimator AN ON-SATTH, fondling on to Mr. Poflook for his most interesting lecture. for us and we lone wrong to the landlords) Pollock's remarke as to the allur of He felt sure they would all agren with him and to look round for scane means of reiedging beplies, void that in addition to the unval yard sympathise with him, but he told them that ho evil.
estasiour alber fürge works were to be started came there not intending for anyibing le Tex only locum tenens for the winter of shran And what more natursh, r nudy can suggest hirtuer east, so that the number of coalies ig ituell to us thau a uimilar cue to that which line) the colour tats ecosarily be ipcrossed It wonthe, and therefore he felt it was his pinen commended itself to liaison and intelligence was generally recognised at home in ease of athie to listen west attentively to anything of the Imperit Parliament ad which has been targe works that it was really a matter of pront which was said rather than to my anything. ennationed by thú Legisintars of the mollier to provide pryse bousing and proper accom. However, he might tell them that every one of -hountry P
Mation for the workey and he mentioned the the things aamon that day would curtainly, That there is a general feeling, amongst casdofthe Dripingham corperation which, when during the short time he had the honour of d thoughtful meu. Chay sunothing must be don
sidents, la connection will the preparations for The CRITSHION STATEL A BWpetaka ofis, I think, suficiently orilened by a most Carrying cnt large ester works in Walen laid ministering the Goreramaut, havn all possible
Ing problem) ahould leng remain to out- ward appearance powerless to produce au effect. No eus, of course, believes that the Government does not heed the situation
and the but the motive power is e far off," central authorition are so afraid of anything savouring of municipal powers for the colony that the result often looks the same as if the Government were callous. The Trust Scheme suggested In the Memorandum sigacfi by Mr. MAT, Dr. CLABE, and Mr. OBEDENE in Feb-1 runry last, which M7. POLZOOK characterised asa remarkable document," was coldly ceived because of this bogey of municipal government. It is therefore with satisfac tion that Mr. MAY's announcement W received that H.E. the Officer Administering the Government had authorised him to ad- dress a letter to the Sanitary Board, asking the Ride Hange at Kowloon the other and the Acting President of the Navy Leagus The
work. Private Bandager Khan, who was or respectively; that all members and classes of the them to prepare a scheme of necessary sani- entry daty between aidnight and tan am on British community should take part in the co lobention of welous, and it is with very great fary improvement in the colony to submit to the night the doccased disappeared, vaid he saw
Private Baitullah at roll-call at nine o'nlock, regret that, we have onenied that some of the the Governor. Major-General GascordNa Ho did not notice whether be was in or not comply might feel aggrieved by our load moreover, amured the meeting that, provided when he ente off duty st 12 o'clock. He next vartence in pot cabings pablic meeting."-1 km, there was sufficient carnosings to see reforms saw him the next mornby, The deceased's dear sir, runes felthfullscr
H POLLOCK bed was between bis and Emifullah's. Fadin carried out, no power in the world could Kims spoke to seeing Saifullah silking on his
d May, 10. prevent the reforms being obtained, bad of 10 o'clock on the night in question, and two other privates dopocol te urechearing a But the object of any such scheme of roonversation between Nawas Khan and Havila
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. forma, sa ales of any Trust Boheme, however dar Abdullah, in which the former said to the
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the reception and entertainrent of the Captain, officers and grow of H.M.S. Terrible, was simply
dus to an oversight which was caused by ar
It was the intention of Mr. Francis ond my
At the Magixtraoy yostorday afternoon Arrangements requiring to be rery promptly made.
Compertz contizand the enquiry touching the death of Fabien Khan, a priests in the Hongself, who were the prime moves in this matter, kong Regiment, whose body was found buried
us being the President of the Chica Asociation
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Dr. Haron, in Unding to the Sanitary to ia menigrandnar suggesting the formation Bo' invasking rensada, declared that in of a strong committee for the parpose of island of putting a stop to the plogue it was the proving the sanitary clition of this city. Ricans of sprea ling it When o hours was or Fiat memerandizo is signed by Mr. May, Dr.dered to be limewabbed the furniture was moved Rheumati will be glad to hear" of a remedy. have had achidorably esperience in grappling people went abunt with bare foot they se chud eus of Khumation, Do patter bow with the plugs, and can therefore daim fo For Clark, and Mr. Gaberna, thus hat two of whom all vor sa plan: est on raid; and as grotabrak in the lower extremities and wore spuck with some authority as to the uols of frostatud at mon by plegne becill. The the place,
Sanitary 3rd world do far more good if they You will find that donumiset, had the covering etatised these places with bone strong antisoptie totlar to it published in the major of the nistead of linewashing liese, busc.) tags apt to be resigned to their fais. They some 13th February, und hope that you will road it De Chalk mid be was fully in woord with tu believe that, there is a mob ng 40* The CATHAY Curne, T 150 For for yourself, inciso is well worthy of Wing Poll bed saldurs for Rheumation. They Latbrau dia-
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suvereno, from what cane, that caves im-- midiately be celiored, and preconnently cured by Little's Uriental Naim. People who have tried hundes redis, lintels, and doctors are
Mest of the abjects fouched upon were 49polated so many times that another Grint Broadly bending the plume which is angenbats which had heon thinght out by ms most useless. To i susira any, try forted is that an imonial body ok sa staldus of the Stury lined and her in
ratai Balis faithfully and patiently bo ovnstituted fute o Trust, with power to treated is fadion; Dr. Harston had sprang Add borrow money, to jure hul and to sell or
That litas washing was one of the best provoat.
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you wilhoon rejoles at the return of your love health, Marys person wsi sarad
The BI. M. gleames Sufand, with the next The Jocker Cu Value, T. 140. For Uhius dinos tropasty. That Feast bady is to most aleting a pen the modifed, would be to find a permanent means latter, “If you arò'asked say nuss was also Fronek mail, will leave Saigon today at 3-p.m. Popies tha? have never won a Enon, To, ba bare poor to deal with se puhealthy are generally bean id dowe in Iudicos autóthrottle, ottera, have, urced from 3 tə
out of may saklon at roll-call at 9 pao, and that of dealing with the sanitation and over Pirate Saifullah was present, and Easildab for this pert crowding probleme, and it is only to be ex-] Abdullab replied. All righ"--Nawaz Khan Tho £. P. P. Ca's steamer Emsprear of bun siddes by Jockeys who have never bad more by preparing a scheme for its improvement.tive of plagas, and it, as Dr. Harscom gug- pected that the discusion of such a measure also gave svidence, sud denied making us of arrived at Kobe on Weduceday, the 2nd instant,
would take a long time, during which uld be getting worse in
the words attributed to him by the previous witness-The enquiry was adjourned until Friday next.;
7.30pm and left again yesterday, the Sm imalat at 6.30 6.m. for Yokohama, where she is due to arrive at 6 am. on Frida A.
than two winhing monata, Ones round.
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and for the formation of a strous detud, it may esther the mokus of propagating spaços as may be acessary for such improve blague it beloved the Ranitary Hoard and ment. It is also proposed that the Govt the overnment to at vuce rouensider the st should osatributo annually to the Trust & portar, to go fully into the question, and if th
Lille's Oriental Help by the use of a obtain the one In only very exceedingly obstinate cases were more
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