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Owing to the demands on our space we are from the Chinese people. It would be better to leave the outrages on missionaries obliged to hold over Correspondence again.
and others unpunished then resort once more to this discreditable mockery of
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About one hundred feet of the sea wall at Lychikok gave way yesterday afternoon and became a heap of rains.
The annual prize giring of the Belilios Public School will take place to-day at noon, when the prizes will he distributed by Mrs. Stewart Lockhart.
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M. Loubet has conferred the Legion of Hon. our on M. Paul Branat, Chairman of the French Municipal Council, Shanghai.
The U.S. battleship Kentucky, which has boon in Mediterraneau waters for some time, has been ordered to Manila, via the Suez Canal. She is commanded by Capt. Colly M. Chester.
Latest advices from Brisbane just to hand show that the plague is engrossing all the at- tention of the authorities. There have been soveral cases which have proved fatal within the past month or so. The locul sanitary authority have commenced a crusade against rats,
Advices by this minil stato that the transport Iamton will take the place of the Thomas, sohe- duled to leave San Francisco for Manila on January 1st. The Meade was to leave that Pasific port on the 1st inst., and the Logaz on the 16th inst., with troops and stores for the
Philippines.
News is current, says the Corean correspon-
A heavy storm occurred at Hakodate on the dent of the Kobe Herald, that a proclamation bas ¦ night of the 3th inst. and 189 smpara were washed out to sen or stashed; 18 houses wore levelled to ground, as well as fences, roofs, and trees. The steamer Koko-maru was driven on to the sand hand at Yoshi, and is not
party calling upon the Corman Bozus to expel all foreigners, including the Japanese. The above-named gentleman is he (the correspondent aude) who caused all the recont trouble in con- | expected to get off. noction with the gold mining affair. There is no doubt whatever that he is mixed up with the growing anti-forsign mavement and is lending help to the Coreas Boxers.
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In the Nagasaki hospitals there are at present 158 foreigners, brought there from Chins. Of this number, fire insalidad Russian officers and 31 men are under medical treatment in the Russian hospital; 80 invalided French officers and men as well as 37 wounted soldiers in the Franch hospital; and there are five officers- 3 British. 1 German, and 1 American-is the St. Bernard hospital.
Mission work has recommenced in Kingsi, step which would hardly sem advisable at prosent. However, the people are said to be friendly, so the Nanchangfa corompon dont of the N.-C. Daily News writes on the 8th inst.Mission work has opened up nicely with no objections offered by anyone.
The loss of the training vessel Taukishin a church services are well attended by a class of
is officially confirmed. It appears that she well-disposed people. A rumour was current in Kiukiang that we were requested by the Go. hal on board a total complement of 127 vornor not to return to Nanking. This report, persons, 10 of whom were cadets graduating The captain's body was washed ing glass several times before it got very far. like most reports was put through the magnify-shorn, identified by his family, and oremated
There must have bean some misunderstand. ing, or something must have happened that has not as yet reached as, to minke the German
A.S. WATSON & CO. attack General Mei, says the N.-C. Daily News
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of the 15th inst.; perhaps a misconception similar to that which led an English force to attack another Chinese General the other day. General Mei has been one of Yuan Shi-kui's right-hand mon; ho has been noted for his vigour in suppressing Boxes, guarding the Shantung frontier, and protecting missions, and it would see that the German Commander has
At Kowloon Dock, on the 19th December, the been misinformed by his futerpreters or guides wife of D. BALDWIN, of a daughter.. (a230 MARRIAGES.
On the 7th December, at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, BLADETI SCHLECHTER. danghter of M. SCHLECHTER, Esq., of Berlin, to FRITZ KLAURE, of Bindjei Estate, Deli, Sumatra, E.C.
The Hon. Secretary of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club informs us that the Club proposes to hold a Regatta on the nineteenth of next monc. This being the initial venture on the
On the 14th December, MKU, at the Holy Trinity put of this Club, the Committee have thought M.A., HAKOLD JOIN, third son of William CRAIG,
this year.
The catastrophe is believed to have occurred near Seneumi, Saraga Bay, a spot dreaded by most mariners on account of its reefs and treacherous currents,
The need for improving the bread of horses in Java and the neighbouring islands is attract ing attention. The horses bred locally are all small and are in fact ponies. It is felt that the Government should encourage efforts to prove matters by offering prizes and giving money grants for stud purposes. In Holland the Government has given aid to improved horse-breeding by spending 75,600 guilders this year in prizes, subsidies, and payment of inspecting fets. The Government of Nether- landa India falls behind in this respect.
No news beyond hearsay has been received here confirming cae Tientsin correspondent's
TELEGRAMS.
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LONDON, 18th Documber.
SOUTH AFRICA. The Boers have entered Cape Colony. After Lorossing the Orange River, they encountered the Cape Rifles and Brabant's Horse, who retired with some loss.
LOOT FROM NORTH CHINA. Some forty cases of lost collected by General Frey in China have been seized at Marseilles by order of the Governmont, which does not consider them prizes of war.
THE DUKE OF YORK'S VISIT TO AUSTRALIA.
The Duke of York will visit Singapore en route to Australia.
THE DISASTER TO A GERMAN TRAINING SHIP.
136 were drowned in the GaciENDAD.
THE CHINA CRISIS AND THE UNITED STATES. Mr Hay lus cabled fresh instructions to Minister Conger removing certain obstacles, making it probable that all the Ministers will sign the Note.
POLICE COURT.
Thursday, 20th December
BEFORE ME HAZELAND.
DISCHAKOND,
A charge was brought against Yas Hai, a carpenter of stealing: one brass bell, value one and a half dollars, the property of the Hong kong and Whampoa Dock Company, but the evidence for the prosecution was of such a eclating nature that his Worship discharged
the defendant.
GOT ANGRY AND SMASHED THINGS.
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Chung Shin F'un owes Lau Po, a ahopkeeper, of 47, Aberdeen Street, some money, and as the latter thought that the debt had boen run ning quite long enough, he sent word that effect to the bricklayer, and asked him to pay up..
Chung Shin Fun came along to the shop, but instead of paying up" he got nasty and began to damage things. Lau Po led off to the station, and the aurry debtor was There was a counter allegation to the effect that Lau Po hud danaged the defendant's coun-. tenance, and this had some weight, the latter being simply and over ia the sum of 50 personal bond) to keep the peace for six
sent for the
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BEFORE MR. KEMP.
GAMBLING AT THE PRAK,
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Six carpenters were charged with gambling in a house at the Peak, one of them being further recused of keeping the said house for the purposes of gambling. They all denied it. Labc surgeant Kerr and a Chinese detective, both of whom accompanied the raiding party, gure evidence, after which the keeper was fined $15 or one month and the remainder. $3 or ten days, all money and implements of gambling to be forfeited. The lot went to prison.
STEALING FROM A SHIP.
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
three upper floors in this street is let for $6-1 cunshades of Nullah Lane should be remo Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Hong-as we understand, they are illegal, for s kong Sanitary Board was hold. The President sunshine can possibly pierce the gloom and (the Hon. R. D. Ormsby) Director of Public of these premises that a sukade canne Works, occupied the chair, and there were also think, be a necessity, and is distinctly and present Dr. Boll (Acting Principal Civil Me able Wanohai Market is greatly improvad
dil Offloor), Mr. J. McKio, Dr. Hartigan. Mr. E. Usborne, Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. Chan A Fook, and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (Scoretary).
-DOGIN:LSO POSTPONED.
The PRESIDENT said that with regard to item No. 2 on the agenda the Vice-President, Hon. Mr. Mag, had writtan him to say he would not ask his question till next meeting, and Mr. Osborne had also decided to adopt a similar step concerning his resolution, item No.
on the agenda.
The Hon. F. H. May's question was:- "What bove the Board taken in answer to an invitation made to the Bound in May host by direction of the Offer Administering the Government to formulate a scheme of sanitary improvements in this Colony?"
Mr. Osborne's motion was: That in regard to the Acting Colonial Secretary's letter to the Sanitary Board of 1st May, 1900, asking the Bourd to formulate a comprehensive scheme of sanitary improvements, a reply be sent that the Board are not disposed to formulate such a scheme unless some assurance bo forthcoming that the Government will give immediate effect to somo at least of the Board's recommendations, THE PROPOSED USE OF WATERBING CARTS, The following reply dated Dec. 13th) volativo to the proposed use of watering carts was sub- mitted from the Colonial Secretary ---
"With reference to your minute of the 23rd ult, relative to the proposed use of watering carts in the stroots of Hongkong, I am directed to roquest you to be good enough to furnish me with a full statement of the rousons why the Sanitary Board are of opinion that the present ayatom should be altared for that now proposed am also to refer you to the tainute of the Madical Officer of Health of the 16th October last in C. 9.0.No. 217 of 1900, of which I enclose a copy, and to enquire why the views of the Medical Officer of Health have not found acceptance among the other members of the Board."
Dr. Hartigan winuted: Bocanse we are now living in the 19th century and not in the dark ages, to which alous the present system, which is no system, is applicable
coat of whitewash and paint, and it is hoped the Government will repent this clear every half year.
On our last visit to Shek Kai Lana wot suggestions which we regret to find have been entirely carried out, and the altera that have been made do not appear satisfact We recommend thess houses to the r attention of the Board.
“In Sham Pin Laze there is a forrad comparatively new houses, the ground-foo which are dark and ill-ventilated-so dark ised that the inmates at 5 p.n. were en their moal by rushlight. The door way near 27 fent, the window 16 feat, and the floor 546 feet, and we recommend the Board's n tion to these houses also.
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Between Wing Tak Lane and Fnug Street is a block of new houses the modern type, and concerning whilst they were in course of erection, Board drew publie attention. These ho fully deserve the criticisms passed upon at the time and serve to show the necessity compelling back lanes as well as backyard new Imildings. The only provision for ven tion and light is a small square aloft Couil accordance with the lan) which we consider. adequate for the
purport.
The crowds of so-called hawkers in Nu Lane, Cross Street, Wing Fung Strout, other places is a matter which, though to r to it means re-opening a very voxel gunst vitally affects the health and well-being the colony. The whole of Wing F Stroet, a strust 20 tool wide, is lined on eit side with hawkers stalls. Having hint a row passage for trafle, and one enterpris mann had oren gone the length of plad a 12-fest table, spread with whits cinth. which were displayed eggs, condensed m tea, coffes, buns, and other swoot-muts. Be file hawking is a convenience and se to the poor, but these are not hawkers; they tradors pure and simple driven into the fa by impossible rents, choking the drains v garbage, oreating noise and disorder where they settle, and elbowing back into the polly atmosphere of their dwellings people who for them. after the day's work is orar, would enjoying such fresh air as the streets alori. The whole town cast and west, po, wi you will, appare to be more overcrowded gy day, and high rents, emgested streats, pollu draine, filth and plage point with unmistaka warning to the great need that exists for m space, incre room for expansion.
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Mr. OBENE ad-În regard to this matter it is common knowledge throughout the world that the dust of streets affords & dangerous medium for spreading disonse, and the Sunitary Board, desiring to introduce a more officiont system at present in vogue, after obtaining in method of street watering then the butter formation from Slanghai on the salject, decided that so far as the crowded lower levels by
** P.§. –Though notcoming within the se were concerted the work should be dons carts, and having obtained tenders for the con. of this report, we think it right to say that struction of a few carts as an experiment verandah pillars of houses No All al Government was asked to approve the expoduzen's Road East, were pointed out to n ture. Nothing could more forcibly illustrate the being badly cracked and liable to collapse,”
The following minates were oppondel ridiculous position in which this Board stands in the carrying out of sanitary improvements or
Dr. Clark- The committee's provious the spirit of jealousy that thwarts almost every port on Shek Kai Lane stato that on effort we make, than the reply now before us, ventilation both on ground and first Ho which practically amounts to a refusal to adopt can easily be provided from the back T the Board's recommendation oven in so paltry has since been done by the opening out of a utter as the building of half a dozen watering half of the kitchens under Ordinnen 24 cute. I beg to move that a reply be sint that 183. The lane is duly six feet wide, and the Board disapproves of the pressat method of three-storey buildings on neside and two-tim watering the lower levels, and consider that buildings on the other side. The only rent watering by carts should be substituted at once. ing remedy is to ask the Magistrale to el Dr. HaRZIGAN said-Mr. President, I have the pessicos us un57 for human lethitation. a motion somewhat on the same line as houses in Shar Pin Las comply with the Mr. Osborne's, and perhaps Mr. Osborne as to backyards, but the ground for tool not mind adopting it. There are dark The Magistrato might seems to have been sous misunderstand to order the provisions for of sale. would tainly and not understand the 1.0.H. to object Nullah Enzo and the condition of the surta
The question ing regarding this watering question. I ger in the roar.
of the langs should be referri by 1 Board to the Public Works Dapartm while the petty traders who evet stalls Crown streets, under the excuss of basing h kurs, can only hs denit with by the patire, w are at present very lenient to the offenders Major Brown This raport disclos painful state of things, and should be wide The Sanitary Board night to my know. hawkers setting up in and aactically blockin upon Government the necessity of prohibiti any street ander, say, 59 foet."
stealing five freeurs, value 815, from the Three cinder-boat coelies were charged with steamer Hongbee. a coolie hout vanning between here and Singapore.
Acting-Sergeant Barchall saw the cinder. to the proposed scheme pare, bat simply said boat going across the harbour in the direction that in his opinion things were at prosent work of Yeumati, and as they boomed desirous of ing fairly well, and that the improved scheur keeping as far away as possible from the police would entail much additional expense, and that pinnace, Sergeant Burcball chased them, and we had already exceeded our allowance. Al search revealed the fire-bars hidden amongst improvements are expensiva atul the only fireman on board, but could not identify the the additional cost. No one can ride in a carri
ago for the same prios as he
cau jog man when taken to the steamer.
along in donkey cart. No one can say our pre Six wook's hard labour each.
Bent arrangements aro porfect. They are on the contrary sloppy, wasteful, and ineffective, Carts besides being in every way more suitable the sea-water can be pumped into these carta will actually make a largo saring of frash water; Besides traffic has enormously increased lately with corresponding wear and tear of the roade,
Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, it advisable to confine proceedings to one day, allusion to a supposed reverse experienced by 7 tus cinders. They said they got the stuff from question to be considered is one well worth
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A THIEVING DOCTOR.
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B4, I. P. of Winguri, Canda, to RHODA BE-It is understood that the Commodors has kindly Count York's expedition to Kalgaa, says the TRICE, eldest daughter of the his Hugh Francis consented to load H..S. Wiper as Flag N-C. Daily News, and it is strenuously denied, BANEAT, of Hankow.
On the 14th December; 1800, at the Holy Trinity ship for the day and a good day's sport may be as we mentioned, that the expedition met with
Lam Skin Fong, doctor, 54, Battary Street, confidently anticipated. There will be several reverse at all. In this connection the pleaded not guilty to feloniously stealing $330 in sailing races, including races for yachts and boats owned by members of the Club and for Daily News has been favoured with the follow-ank notes from a married woman residing at service boats. There will also be a numbering extract from a privats letter dated Peking, the same address.
It transpired from the evidence adduced that the 5th instant: The Italian troops returned of rowing races. The programme is in course vesterday from Kaigan, where they found e goca | serrunt to wash. In one of the pockets she had so that the cost will be more than compensated I can corroborate tlae statement abat kask
the complainant gave a jacket to her maid
M.A., EDMUND, younger son of the late Edward GUMFERT, M.D., Manchester, to KATA LALIAN Moons, oldest daughter of the late Robert Alex- ander Jamison, M.D., Shanghai.
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deal of cold and no enemy. A small detach-carelessly left the 930, in $5 notes. The maid-by the improved method. I trust the focal
The Chinese Minister to the United States, HE. Wa Ting-fang, mot with a great reception at Pittsburg, Pa., on the 1st of last month, when he attended the Founder's Day prize-giving at the Carnegie Institute and addressed those pra. sent on the subject of education in China. Ting-fang made an excellant, and most diploma- tic speech, and proceedings were of a mast cordial natnie. Mr. Andrew Carnegie sont a
Wu
Dr. Hartigau This roport should be my quastion. A housing for the working plass carefully considered. It opens up very lar scheme seems the only remedy. The law us stands seems able to make healthy dwelling and their garbage. The police appear not treated the colony in the matter of electric light- The Hon. F. H. Muy: exactly what it was and how much it was worth, ing, where, because electricity did not suit upper fore oficially and publicly that I deciing servant found the money, and not knowing treten went will at treat us as Downing Streat interfere with the way I have stivtech. asked the defendant, who was standing by. He took the money from the girl, told her it was Tooting, it was gross impertinence for Hong make a crusade against hawkers in the prese need not trouble to tell her mistress about it. question, and they may be allowed to spend instructed to the contrary. Messrs. McK The complainant missed the money, however, their own money in the most advantageous and Osborne aptly describe the situation whe and questioned the girl, when the whole story manner. I beg to propose:"That the Go- they say these hawkers are driven into t camo cut. The doctor, on being tackled, owned vermont be informed that the Board have street by impossible rents.
considered the views of the Medical Officer of ME. OSBOENE moved that the repart ba fo up to taking the money, and added that some
in charge.
by means of carts, and are of the opinion that papers, and also that the attention of the G of it had been upsat. He was thereupon given Health as to the groster cost of stroot-watering warded to the Government and to the new the greater efficiency of this method will more vernment ha called to this question of so-calle The Magistrate sentenced him to three weeks" hard labour, and further made an order that than compensate for Un increased cost. We hawking. These amen, as had been jointed of
to the lower lovels, as suggested by the Medical the side streets seuetimes selling ware the money was to be returned to the complain- propose, oreover, to limit the use of the carts in the report, arowded the streets-especial actly the same as those sold by the ahopkeepe Offcer of Health."
immediately behind them. They wors no mo hawkere in the true sense of the word the were shopkeepers. Their place of business w Dr. BELL said that while he was in agree in the street firtare. A houn fide hawls was not a fixture. He went about this tow rant with the proposal as to the sanding of t ought to to offered to the Government as to perhaps they were unable to procure for ther
thok to the homes letter, he thought somo sart of explanation and his great utility lay in the fact that
of the poor the food whi why they wanted a more expensive method of selves The Chinese hawker did not int watering the streets on the lower levels, The explanation was a very simple one. There was a tremendous amount of vehicular traffle in Queen's Road and & necessity of laying the dust which did not exist to the same extent, if it existed at all, on the higher levels.
The motion was carried.
ant.
STEALING PISI,
Sam Lin, a hawker, was also charged with theft. He, however, was content with a couple of Eph, valued at a dollar.
The defendant, as all of them do, denied the
charge, but was convicted ou evidenen, and fined SI or three weeks hard labour. He went to prison.
Mr. OBORNE expressed his willingness to withdraw his motion and to second that of Dr. Hartigan
A fire of rather alarming proportions broke after a village, was attacked by Boxers, who ment of Italian sailors, which was laft to look ont at about two o'clock yesterday morning in
were ropulsed at the point of the bayonet, the ground floor of a medicine shop situated at leaving some of them dead. A midshipman, nothing, but at the same time hinted that ahe kong to want it. This is surely a rate-payers' condition of the city, unless I am speciall 235, Queen's Road West. The flames spread Signor Bich, was slightly wounded in the with great rapidity, and had obtained a firm right hand.” hold of Nos. 233 and 287, shops situated on REUTER's telegram of the 18th instant stales each side, before the arrival of the Fire Bri- that Mr. Hay's cablod instructions to the gode, under the command of Superintendent U.S. Minister at Peking remove certain May, when measures were at once taken to pre- obstacles, making it probable that all the rent the further spreading of the outbreak." It was soon apparent, however, that No. 233 and Ministers will sign the joint. Note to China. It is unfortunately impossible to gather 35 were doomed to destrection, and abandon ing this hopeless task, the firemen turned their from this in what way the Note in therby attention to the corner shop, No. 237. Fortu likely to be modified. The United States nately the fire hore was only in its incipient have all through the preliminary discussions stage, and was quickly overcome. The other two on the subject of the terms to be demanded shops, however, were completely gutted, nothing latter in which he alluded to the unique and of China thrown their influence into the but the bare walls being left standing: The scale in favour of leniency, and it may origin of the fire is at present merely a matter therefore be surmised that obstacles which of sarmise; neither on the figure for damages can be removed by American action be approximated, although it is cartain to be a are obstacles in the way of present heavy one. All the shops were insured-No. ing a firm attitude toward the Chinese 233 for $10,000, No. 235 for $4,500, and No.
237 for $7,500. No casualties are reported. Government in the matter of repara- tion for its misdeeds, and the outrages As announced in our advertisement columns, inflicted by its agents on the persons and the Catholic Union will hold a grand bazaar of property of foreigners. More than this it toys on Sunday next, the 23rd instant, on the Our Shanghai morning contemporary quotes a letter from Tientsin, in which the writer is not possible as yet to say. But the intelli-ground of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, from
says: We are very angry with the Russians gence that the Allies are even one step 3 to B p.m. By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. nearer the accomplishment of their task is Teversham, D. S. D., and the oficers of the for claiming the whole of the eastern bank of the welcome. Recent events and reports have 3rd Madras Light Infantry, their excellent band Paiho, opposite to us, as their settlement by will be in attendane and play a selection of sight of war, Tussian blood having been spilt led to the auspicion that all the Powers were
music during the afternoon. The proceeds of on the soil As the value of this land is entire gradually weakening in determination, and, the bazaar will be devoted, as was the case lastly due to the fact that our people have made it whether from sheer weariness or from other year, in providing Christmas treats to about 50, and as if the Russians take it, they may pro cause, wore yielding to Chinese diplomacy 400 children and 100 old people. The price of ceed to make jetties and so block the river feir another such victory as it has so often a ticket of admission for adults is 60 cents and way altogether, we are keenly interested in bluff.
Friday, at houses where they live. It looked this entitles the holder to a Christmas present; ing them off. Nine-tenths of all our revenue gained over Western nations.
yet appropriate" presence of the Chinese Minis- ter. Hygided Our people do not appreciate the Chinese as they should, seeing only the class that emigrates. I hope the visit of Mr. Wu Ting-faag will stimulate interest, and that Pittsburgers will read up about China and what it has done. All the Chinoso ask is that rates far younger than themselves shall let them along."
ARRAH-NA-POGUE" AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL.
Arrah Na-Pogie, one of the most popular of Irish dramas, was given at the Theatre Royal last night, before a fairly large audience. by Miss Ella Carrington and Company, Miss Corrington impersonating the heraine of the piece, and Mr. Charlie Taylor taking the part of Shaun O' the Post. The company are to bo congratulated on the access with which, not withstanding peroral drawbacks, they acquitted themselves. Miss. Carrington was frequently applauded, and the audience evidently thorough, appreciated Mr. Taylor's efforts. The other characters were also in good hands. To-night Rip Van Winkle will be staged and on Saturday night Mr. Barnes of New York
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REPORT OF THE QUARTERLY INSPECTION COMMITTEE.
slightest senso do that. He only monopolis large proportion of very narrow thoroughfar and was not only not a necessity but a po tive nuisance. Under these circumstances, e tinued Mr. Osborne, he thought that, in spi of the Vice-President's miante, and in spite his knowu antipathy to moving in this matte they ought to ask the Government to take sot PAINFUL STATE OF THINGS AT WANCHAT,
stops to remedy the oril, so far as it was an ev Mesurs E. Osborne and J. McKie (the In-He would not ask the Government to aholi spoction Committeo) submitted their fourth the build fide hakor, but that they shou instruct the roles to stop those men who s quarterly report. It ran as follows
"On the 4th inst., in company with Ins.up their tables in the street, and who did a peotors Hoggarth and McKenzie, we visited even take the trouble to carry their wares abou the Wanchai District, the general appearance ha motion ho had to submit was: "That t of which shows an improvenient in leanliness Board, request the Government to give dire The houses occupied by cost coolics ware, as hour prohibiting the erection of stalls in t usual the dirtiest, and considering that the public streets and footpaths by so-called he wages of this class have of luto improved, we kers, who should restricted to bona think an endeavour should be made to compel hawking
little cleanliness in their dwellings and pres sure brought to bear upon the licencees of the
Mr. McKis had great pleasure in secondi the resolution. He corld verify all that M Osborne had said.
of
as if the difficulties raised by the Chi- for children the price is only 10 cents. The comes from our band fees and mooring fees; still 2. p.m., and to-morrow, Saturday. The teams and motil relief is provided there is called the "shop hawker." His place was m
Princes and other high officials were
The upward tendency of ronts contince, Mr. CHAN A FOOK doubted the advisabili
interfering with what Mr. Osborne ha between the Club and the Nary
of any real or lasting improvement in the thani- will be:
ClubT. Sercombe Smith, F. Maitland, tary condition of the slums. In Albany Street & fixture it was very likely put up in the mor Lieut. R. B. Johnson, R.W.F., E. Mast, A. $350 is the cost of a space eight feet square ing and moved in the evening, and if t MacKenzie, B. D. Anderson, Lient. Higgon, wherein to accommodate parents, children, shop-keepers in front of whose promises KW.F. Capt. Wall and Capt. Ainslie. affairs which compole s ogolie earning probably complaint with the Government, it woul Navy Ror. E. H. Salisbury, R.N. Rev. 87 a month to pay $350 reat for a wretched very inadvisable for the Board to interfere E. Good, B.N., Mesars. Franklin, R.N., Strong, hovel sight feet square is not calculated to in the matter. He therefore opposed the recor
mendation. RM.LL, Mayhew, R.N., Legard, R.N., Salter, prove the sanitary condition of the town.
"Floors in Nullah Lane accommodating 12 and another.
Besz respecting the punishment of object of the bazaar is very laudable and worse, the railway from Tangku passes through thoroughly deserves the support of the public. the ground they now claim, and in the event of to carry the day; indeed, we cannot even The result of last year's sale was very satis- the river becoming aunavigable the fortune or factory, and was the means of providing a failure of the three concessions, British, French, now say that this pitiable result may Christmas Tree, tos,and a special dinner to a few and German, will be in the hollow of the Bussina RW, Lieut. Gwyther, R.W.F., Capt. Doughty, sad possibly a relative or two. The state of erected his stall did. not object or lodge n not be arrived at. If this is to be the case, hundreds of orphans, and poor of this colony, hand, for it will be in their power if they are let us at least hope that it will not be and still leaving a credit balance of 360, ma allowed to take this concession to block off
pedient of exacting a large money indemnitymittee.
us,
The PRESIDENT said he had not yet ma
accompanied by the old and vicious ex-shown by the statement sent us by the Com-the Germans, and the French from future rail-R.N., Ross, RN, Orton, R.N., Phillbrick R.Nesha coolies fetch $12, while a whole house of up his mind on the subject. He thought, hoy
way communication with Tangku."