INTIMATION.
not the advantage of knowing what are the views of MT, RICHARDS. We should imagine, however, that to a man of such experience as he possesses there can be little doubt that the unlimited travelling of white womnes, accompanied by their children in no few
*THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 31st, 1901
Peris telegrams make the end of June the probable date of termination of the negotiations. at Peking.
It is stated that Germany is trying to sequire a cooling station at Margarits Island, in the
A. S. WATSON & CO., cases, to remote districts of the interior of Caribbean Sea, off the mainland of Venezuela
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China, in some of which at least the inha- bitants have proved that they are at heart no better than savages. is reprehensible. We should use a far stronger expression, and we are convinced that the mass of impartial people look on this conduct on the part of certain missionary bodies as a deep reproach to them and chose of their THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS members who support the practice.
ESTABLISHED, A.D. 1841.
OF
Such are a few of the difficulties which attend the task which the Rev, TIMOTHY ÆRATED WATERS RICHARDS has been asked to undertake..
IN THE FAR EAST.
OUR FACTORIES are constructed with every attention to the best principles that sanitary science can suggest, and our NEW FACTORY at WEST POINT is the LARGEST and BEST EQUIPPED in the
FAR EAST. -
of.
More will suggest themselves to our readers. We do not think, however, that Mr. RICHARDS's work wood be invain. Perhaps the utmost for which we are justified in hoping is that the suggestions put forth may be taken as the basis of a discussion on the
question, and that the religious bodies engaged in the work of proselytising in China may be induced to look into the matter, and attempt to correct the numerous blunders which they have niade in carrying out their fleas. The likelihood of the Governments, whose nationals the missionaries are, taking any notice is too remute, perhaps, to be
The Indian Contingent, which took part in the Commonwealth' celebration in Anetralia. returned to Bombay on the 7th inst.
The Secretary of State for War at the' and
of April approved of the increase of the
ostablishment of the Ist Battalion Irish Guarda,
formed about, 12 months ago, from six to eight companies from May 1st.
+
The Straits Government has sanctioned the Singapore Municipal electric light insta lation scheme, for the provision of which a rum of $150,000 has been set apart in the new Singa- ore municipal loan of $1,000,000,
Two fasting women are attracting much attention in India. The first, a Hindu, claimed not to have touched food for nearly three years. The second is a Bengali Hindu lady who has not taken food or drink for thirteen years and a half!
On the 20th and 27th April the chess match
combined and the American Universities was
TELEGRAMS.
“DAILY PRESS” SERVICE.
FROM OUR CORBESPONDENTS.}
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
THE NEED OF MUNICIPAL FREEDOM IN HONGKONG.
III.
PLAGUE FOSPITAL SCANDAL.
GOVERNMENT APATHÏ.
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF LOCAL MIBGOVERNMENT.
REMEDIES FOR EXISTING EVILS.
Shavonai, 80th May, 8.12 p.m. a In commonging the third and anal article on the grievances of this Colony, may. I be per- mitted to endorse in its entirety the able article SIMPLIFICATION OF CEREMONIES.
which appeared in Monday's Hongkong Daily Au Imperial Decrco abolishes all proce-Press? In the two articles which have appeared dents as to the procedure of the Six Boards
above the signature of "Sorutator," and in the whole of the correspondenco which arose from and orders the Government to return to the these, the good government of this Colony in
matters of more than municipal and local in- simple rules of the ancient dynasties.
torest has not been questioned. We have mach to be grateful for: such is the privilego of a resident in any British Crown Colony. In audeavouring | to bring about reform in the Sanitary condition of Hongkong, sad to remedy other abuses which may be considered purely lonil; or paro chial, or municipal, I take it, we are doing so with but one ambition-to promote to its atmost capacity the general prosperity of Hongkong, and to perfect as much as possible its present system of local government. In doing this we
are noting up to the best. traditions of Englishmen. In Hongkong wo possess undoubted privileges, we also possess undoubted and unmitigated evils. It is our duty as colonists, and the duty of the local Govern-
LONDON, 20th Maỳ, 5.45 p.m.
BRITISH PROPOSALS ACCEPTED,
Dr. Morrison telegraphs to the Times from Peking that Enssia agrees to the British proposal for the appointment of a niixed Commission. She is also expected to agree to the British proposal as to the payment of the indemnity.
the wretched insanitary condition of the Colony generally, which is so favourable to the spread of plague, one would furo imagined that the Government would lave risen to the-occasion and invited medical men resident elsewhere to sexist in combating the epidemie: An invitation would probably have brought many medical men here, now engaged in mission work in South China, who would cheerfully have given assistance. Even if not directly engaged in attending plague patients, their · amistance · would be invaluable to the overworked and scandalously undermanned Public Hoshi juff.
In previous urticles I have dealt with exist- |ing evils which a proper and adequate system of municipal control would conceivably abate. If any official confirmation as to the exist suce of those evils be needed, it is
to
be found in the last Report issued by that unergetic, supable, but overworked officer, Dr. Clark, the Medical Officer of Health. His Report, his been presented to the Sanitary Board, but for some reasons, there was con- siderable delay in it being accepted by the Government. A few quotations frigi the report will prove of interest, and the Words in black type appear so in the original copy ----
The domestic buildings of the City of Vic- toxis number 8,600 (exclusive of Barracks and dwellings, while there are some 130 Europos Police Stations), of which 738 are Europeas dwellings in the hill district."
worth consideration; so that the duty is all by cable between Oxford and Cambridge domnities claimed, and should earmark ortain eristing esils. The local Government han I throughout the Colony have now been provided
A PERFECT SYSTEM
the more incumbent on the missionary FILTRATION is employed, guaranteeing societies to rectify the mistakes, which they have made in the past. They have lead ample opportunity of learning that ABSOLUTE PURITY.
nere zeal is not a sufficient equipment for the agents whom they employ. All the The Machinery used is of the latest type. well-meaning young people in the world
A STAFF of ENGLISH EXPERTS attend to every detail of the Manufacture.
"The Waters produced are of the highest class and excellence ;” as testified to by the
best English munkers.
will not produce as much result as one able and practical teacher. If China be capable
conversion to Christianity, it will certainly not be by means of such instru ments as have been found wanting in the past. We are unable to see what objection the various societies bave to selection of their agents on some rationa principle. It is surely a very false view the history of Christianity which yould make out that its successes were gained by instruments taken up at random, the manner in which Chinese troops have been
A. S. WATSON & CO. knows in the past to choose their weapons.
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The British cruiser Endymion arrival in the 35 harbour yesterday from Weihaiwol. The
hospital-ship Grealior left for Taku
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The Viceroy of Chibli has requested that the Rev. TIMOTHY Ruutants shall remain at Péking to formulate a set of regulations to obviate any future missionary troubles. in China, and it is a great testimony to this able missionary that he has inspired the
Five landing Tokyo papers, including the Malaichi, are reported to have been suspended for disenssing too freely the democratising of the government.
The Southern Indian Association have asked fer support for their proposal to tax Ceylon and other foreign dess imported into Todi, stating that in 1890 núllion Jos, and in 1900 1 millions of Ceylon to had come into 'India duty free, westly without ostat: marke, and of inferior quality. The matter has been deferred for further enquiries.
The various Government Departments in Ceylon ave been called upon to farnish accounts regarding the exportes incurred in connection with the Royal visit. It will be soras time before the total amount expended can be ascertained; but it is anticipated that the cost of the Royal visit bas largely exceeded the R50,000 originally voter în Coünnil,
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At a hangust to Mr. Douer given by the Societe d'Economic Industrielle at Paris a fortnight ago, the president of that body an- nounced that it had contributed to the commer.
played. Like the larger event of the protions week, it ended in a draw, the score being three
games all.
**** GENTRAL BANITARY CONDITION, The year has been vory by one, owing to the onforcement of the provisions of the was passed on November 8th of that year, and Insanitary Properties Ordinance of 1899, which [This second proposal was that Chics should
which required inter alia, the provision of open pay the Powers in bends representing the inment also, to romely abuses, and check-if spaces in the rear of many existing domestic money, brains and energy can do so-any buildings. A large number of old buildings apparently trion and failed; for the evils with the backyards, and although they rarely exceed the legal minimum of 50 square foot in contine to dourish is the colonists pay the area, yet some improvement is already per penalty. We are justified in writing of Govern- ceptible in the lighting and rentilation of the ment efforts in the past tease, be it back part of many of the dwellings. All is obvions, for he who mans may read,vided with back lanes, or backyards, varying ᏗᎦᎳ . domestic buildings. must now be pro- Government is now spathetic from 6 feet to 14 feet in width, in accordance
source of revenue, the yield being paid to special receiving board for distribution among
the Powers.]
A COMMISSION OF HEADS OF
BANKS.
Australian faum is glist undergoing changes owing to the influence of man. The Agent General for Now South Wales in London
A Paris telegrami says that the Ministers recently inspected the Marine Biological Institute at Plymouth, with the view of intro-at Peking unanimously wish the Commission ducing varieties of English marine fish into
to be composed of the heads of foreign. banks named by cach Government,
Australian waters.
hay
A somewhat sensational statement with; regard to Russian intrigues in the Balkan. Peninsula was made by the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Timer at the beginning of the present month. This statement is to the effret that Goneral Keuropatkine, the Russian Minister for War, at the instance of a secret military enavention, is now senluoting negotiations with the object of giving Russia, in the event of complications arising, the con trol of the Servian army. If these, complicah tions shoabl result in the partitioning of European Turkey, Servis is to receive as her. portion Novi Bazar, in Albania, sad's port of Macedonia.
A London telegram in the Australiau papers enys-Lord Hawko (exptain of the Yorkshire county cricket eleven) and Messrs. J. R. Maso, Owen P. F. Warner, and D. I, A. Jephson captains of Kent, Essex, Middlesex, and Surrey respectively) have published a munifesto to the effect that the proposed alteration in the leg before-wicket rulo, giving the umpires graster powers, would encourage blind slogging to such an extent as to ruin club and fecal cricket,
D. W. G. Grace is of opinion that the proposed amadant, would benefit first-class cricket by lessening the number of drawn gatass, but thinks it would injure club cricket where unipires were of doubtful ability.
A ww.ning against the noiv policy of expansion in America was recently ullored by Dr. Monours. D. Conway, himself an America and at one time' un Abolitionist leader, Tho pomp and pride of stratting round the warbl," he said,
*all tho just of conquest and glamour of war, have destroyed irrevocably the former America.”
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 28th May.
SOUTH AFRICA. There is no news yet as to any
Abrigas
fighting with Connantnt Kritzinger's column, which is now estimated at 6000 strong, but
and (omandast Colenbrander. sovoral British columns are operating against
A padron of Kitokoner's Scouts has captured fifty Boora noor Pietersburg,
THE PLAGUE.
During the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday them were reported 43 fresh cases of plagas (35 Chinese, ether Asiaties, and 2 Europeans), with 35 deaths (35 Chinese. 3 other Asiatics), The corrected figures for the year are 906 cases (874 Chinese, 20 other Asiatics, 12 European), and Su; deaths (827 Chinese, 15 other Asiatics, 4 Europeans).
Mr. H. Faupola, munager of the Prayu East Hotel, is the latest European victim to plugue He and Mrs., Willoughby (whose illness from the disease we'reported in our issus of yesterday morning) make the two frest European cases mcutioned in the last returns by the Sanitary Department.
that the and inactive, and the grievances march with the depth of the house, and as plans of ne triumphantly on. If the Colony of Hongkongles then 1,519 new buildings have been sent arrayed in all the glory of its numerous con- wern transitared to the centre of England in during the year, it will be seen that thia provision will gradually are marked effect upon the general soitary condition of spicuous abuses, a thorough overhauling would the Colony. The Banitary Board are now be but a queation of days. Therefore, as such engaged upon an earnest attempt to secure a grievances could not for any hugth of time xlat reduction in the present excessive height of at homo, why shou'd they continue to survive buildings, for the provisions of the present law
in this respect ore calculated to stultify, to hore,und, if anything, grow worsen the survival! Conditions and surroundings are different here, we know; bat as the local Government always ignores this argument, it may not be out of plars to follow that example in the present hypothesis.
what new steps the Government has actually It would be of value to the publie to know
taken in dealing with plague since the Earə peans were attacked. It would also be of
interest to know what the Government has done
the way of reform since the gross Sanitary sandals were pointed out. At the present moment, Hongkong is infecting the world with plague, which is also pressing harshly on the business of the Colbay, During IIE. the Governor's absonco at Macae he has no doubt buon Rept well informed na to the heavy pro- | gress of the disease, and particularly of its attacks on Europeans. The only step of late to the noties of the public that-las come which the Government has undertaken in the interest of Sanitary reform, is that of the establishment of public baths for coclios, which all will be glad to see, aro being much used and appreciated. H. E. the Governor is to be personally congratulated on this imprors ont, which Dr. Clark and his colleagues on the Sanitary Board have persistently advocated, but hitherto a successfully, for the last seven yours. LE, the Governor has also asked the Sanitary Board to consider a model lotging house for Chinese. This is gratifying, for the Board havo boszi arging this for yöars past,
There is in existones at the presont moment in connection with the Kennedy Town Hospital for infretious diseases an exceedingly grave scaudal This is a matter which does not come within the scope of things municipal, but it is The hopeful telegrams from Washington an evil which should be immediately rectified about a new canal treaty do not hear much by H.E. the Governor, concerning as it does xo analysing. They all make the neutrality of the closely the public health in the treatment of cal the pivot of future negotiations. They
It is indeed typical of not a few ignoro Lord Lansdowno's other objections to the Plague ca zecent Serate amandments. They assume that official departments in this Colony. It has the Senators who three months since gleefully given rise to a serious allegation, which, however, accept another Hay-Fauncefote Treaty on that the late Mr. Mahta died in Kennedy Town similar lines. Mr. Hay is said to be sanguine
All the other European patients continue to make satisfactory progress,
THE NICARAGUA CANAL...
The Times Now York correspondent wrote on the 28th ult
Chinese with such confidence as to draw cial exploitation of Yuman. Mr. Doumer amid of inflated demagogues and missionaries are the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty are prepar- has been found to be untrue. It was stated
When Dr. Conway was introduced to Ruskin the latter said, "Your country is growing so big that it may swallow us all ap That remark amused its heart then! now Dr. Conway, would not take it so lightly. "A host
persuading the people that they have a mission to Americanise the universe," is ecmplained. and proceeded to cite a resolution taken by the Puritan Pilgrims of N- England:~~ Resolved (1) That the curth is the Lord's and the falness thereof; (2) That what belongs to the Lord bulongs to His sajuts; air) (6) That we are His saints." Thereon began the extermination “The same spirit," he of the red men. concluded, survivès, or has revived.”,
A
reat extent, the benefit which should veerne from these opin spaces in the rear of buildings. For moto than fifty years past, many of the larger
cities of Great Britan have prohibited the erection of buildings of a greater height than the with of the stroots on which they front, while in this Colony domestic buildings
in width, and in streets of just over 20 feet in eas still be greated, Lush vortalo conditions. to a height of 46 fost in lanus of only 14 fest
width buildinga can be urësted of a height of 45 foot and can have balconiss on either side of such street projecting over the footways aud reducing the width of such street which open to the sky to 11 or 12 feet only. Hang old houses which were originally designed as two atory buildings have recently been raised to three and four-story buildings under this present law, and the sooner therefore the law is amemled in this respect, the batter will it be for the general sanitary condition of the Colony.
“Tuo question of the resumption of insanitary
obstructive buildings
which must shartly
receive the 'serious attention of the Government, as there are any private hues in the city which have been converted into insanitary courts by the preetipe of dwellings at both is of the lane, leaving a passage- way only below the first floor, such obesta ne- tire buildings should be resumed and domofile, and this can now be readily dons under the.. Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance of 1900, while legislation is needed prohibit the
Besarul additional latrines were in procese further erection of such obstructive buildings, of erection at the latter end of the year, but there is still the sumo neront seed for urinals, especially in the City of Victoria. This need has bon pointed out by me aines 1587; and is, I beliova, one of the principal causes of the offensite smells which arise from many tite street gullies and the drains, as, in the abarmen of zuitable conveniences, the coolics have no
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option but to make use of these receptacles for the purpose."
"POPULATION.
The population of the Colony at the consus taken in January, 1897, was 248,880, white at the census taken to danwary, 1901, it was
3,96, exclusive of the way and navy.
The city of Victoria is divided into ten Health Districts, with nu'inspector of nuisances in charge of each district; there are also five first-class inspectors for the city, each of whom has the general supervision of two districts and has in addition certain speel duties such as the disinfection of infected promises, the pro- secution of offenders, the up-koep of the dust-
bouts, dust-carts, ste, and the control of the Chinese cemeteries."
Nos. 5 and 6 Health Districts, which are situated in the centre of the city, show acuta surface crowding while Districts 9, 4, 3, and 7 are almost as deusely crowded. Owing to the conformation of the island, the only possible remedy for this acute congestion is the pre- vision of more ready mess of access to the outlying districts of the city, and it is to be
this proposal from LA HUNG-CHAS. Nor applause appealed to the Society for help in is it possible, if the prundeni can be solved French Indo-Chiness enterprises. It is now
recently his friends announced that his efforts This is incorrect, inasmuch as he was attended of success. He was sanguine before. Quite Hospital from bubonic plague musttended, in such a manner, that a better choice could stated that he will leave France for the Enst on
to win over a majority had failed because so at the last by the wardmaster, or nurs, who have been made. Mr. Richards is known the 18th July. At present he is basy with the
unny Senators declined to commit themselves residos near the premises. But Mr. Mehta
Their attitude to the European residents all over Caim organisation of the Yuunan Railway Co.
in advance to any proposition..
was not attended, when he died, by a sarge and to a very great, mumber of natives, us
is simple. They destroyed the former treaty on the pretext that they had not been cón. for the reason that there is only one surgeon an upright, wise, at level-læded man. The Funchor Eshe of the 25th May says:
at attendance suited. Now that they are consulted about a in
the plagas hospital, Were the mass of missionaries Bike Him The late Turlar General, Shan Lion, is to bo
now one they refuse to declare themselves one who is compelled to attend to other duties way or the other. They want no treaty: they the health of the Police, the Gaol and other there would be little canse for missionary buried with his fathers outsidin the Ch'i Hua
mena to reserve the right to reject any treaty. troubles. But the diffenties at 1 outset His coffin was escorted in great state on Thurs cats of Peking, in the family burial-ground.
Nevertheless the Government, says o Wash servis. This medical officer is exc.edingly, hoped that the Government will see their way. of the task proposed for him are enormous day from the City to the steamer (the Hain
ington degiateh to the New York Sun, "believes overworked, and it can readily be under at no distant date, to proride, or to encourag it is alle to draw a convention with a provision stood that during the present spidonsie of plague the prevision of tramways to East Point and Granted that be is able to formulate a Fung) which is taking it up to Shanghai At The Caleatta Englishman saga: Having of neutrality acceptable to both the Senate and the constant presence of a surgeon at Kennedy the Shankiwan Road with nominal fares for workman, thus offering an inducement to the of rules acceptable to the Chinese, is it at al twe in the afternoon the funeral cortege arrived become convinced-us from the nature of the the Salisbury Ministry. Mr. Hay is a Suzy able Town Hospital is absolutely essential to attend Chinese to reside in these suburbs.
diplomatist. If he is able to work this miracle probablet but they will be received favourably at the long Bridge jetty on the island. The mistake it was inevitable that we should become he will deserve a higher, placa than ovos. To there and there alone. Moreover, it is the duty The dousity of population of the City of by all the missionary bodies themselves? coffin was borne by thirty-six bearers on a convinced that we have been misinformed Americauise, not to zeutralise, the canal is the of the Government in compulserily removing Victoria, as a whole, that is to say, inluding Will the Roman Catholic priests consent to magnificent bier. Near the jetty whore the with respect in Ahmednagar, one course only rooted purpose of canal jingoes inside and out-patients from their on homes and from the all the outlying vacant lands and the shares. forego the official privileges which have been coffin had to pass, two tables were laid ont. remains open to us, and that is a frank ex- side the Senate. They know England will not constant ears of their doctors to proffe fall in No. 1 Health District, the Publib Gardous in No.3 Health District, and all the unoccupied agree; that is why they intend to prevent a new extorted from China on their bebat? And on which stood the usual sacrificial offerings presion of regret, for the strictures which we treaty, abrogate the Clayton Treaty, and build and efficient medical attention at the hospital. hill-side below the upper limit of the City from plague ara Health Districts (Le about 450 foot abova þigli. yet we can imagine no cure for missionary and the tablets of the late General and his passed a week ago upon the sanitary condition an American canal in defiance of treaty obliga. The inajority of destlus
Foter mark) is 126 persone per acre. In 1808 troubles which does not abolish this ancestors. All the high Provincial Authorities. of the station. We erred in generalising too tious. All these stories of a probable agreement das to suddon heart failure, and the ctten-
are, bolstered by repeated assertions that negotin- dance of a doctor, and not a wardmaster, is the averago, density of population in the ad Tarins and Chinese, (except the Viceroy, who widely from the narrow premises afforded by
ministrative County of London, was 60 persone anoamiy.. Again, Mr. RICHARDS must could not be present) were in attendance. The the Sanitary Commissioner's report for 1899. Pauncefoto Tho assertion is baseless, No absolutely essential to prevent death by-posable per zeru, while in Glasgow it was 61, in
tions have begun between Mr. Hay and Lord ase that the missionaries are to be Chinese officials, including the Provincial Judge From the virtuous, if not always grammatical, negotiations have begun, nor can Lord Pauzeo resuscitation when a patient becomes uncon- Liverpool 50, und in Edinburgh 47 persons per acre Glasgow being the most densely crowded prudent and well-conducted. But it is of and the Tuotais, Superintendents of the Board wrath of our contemporaries we gather that a fote's departure have been, as is alleged, post-scious. The medical officer through pressure of course ridiculous to imagine that a total of Foreigu & fairs, all kreit down and kow-kasty generalisation is a new departure in poned, because no date was ever fired. it is, other work is not only unable to be in continual of the thirty-six large tewas of the United
Kingdom. change will come over all the members of towed to the tablois ut one of the tables; at the Indian journalism; but possibly the Solomous perhaps, safe to assume that the reports about attendance at the hospital, but is actually com
pelled to live a mile from it, instead of having the only city in the United Kingdom where It is here important to note that Glasgow is the bodies loosely classed together as other, mid the firing of cannon and the blowing of Allahabad and Bombay bave letter memories the Souate are intended to test the state of
public opinion.
a residence adjoining the hospital and within Protestant and of the Roman Catholic of swms. the now Tartar General and his that they would wish us to heliers. The" societies. Unless a restriction. Le put up suite knelt while the names and titles, life, singular fatality that the last available report | LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. immediate call. It will be remembered that plagas has appeared and where it las retained. ·
deeds, illness and death of Shari Lien were shonlu hare presented Ahmodysgar in
Dr. Thompson applied for medical assistance, the influx of missionaries, we shall again read out to the world. The new General univourable a light will doubtless be admitted
which was refused. Seeing the large amount get the unfit and half-educated, even the kowtowed to the tablets of the dead one, and at least in partial explanation of our fault.
of money the Government has at its disposal, it mercenary, intruding as before in a field all the officials rose to greet the nephew and The conditions of stress and hurry surrounding
is difficult to understand such grievous parsi- where they have no right, and by their heir of the man who had gone to join his journalistic work everywhere, and in India example bringing reproach on their worthy ancestors The Foreign Consals with the ex-especially, will account for the rest. But wa and honourable fellow-workers. As to the ception of the French and Dutch were all regret profoundly that the mistake should have question of women-missionaries, we have present, and ssluted the coffin as it passed.
been made,
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The N. Y. K. steamer Kaga Maru (American Line) left Yokohama for this port on the 29th inst, and is expected to arrive here on the 4th
The N. Y. K. steamer Kanagawa Moru (Eu- ropean Line) left Bingapore for this port on the 29th inst., and is expected to arrive here on the
Jane.
5th June.
DRODY
Seving that the epidemic is
now raging with increasing intensity, the want of a adequate medical staff to deal with it, and
its hold.
MALARIA. Writing on this, Dr. Clark states
In a recent Report to the Royal Society, Drs. Stephens and Christophers, who are work ing at this subject in Lagos, say that to stamp out native malaria is at present chimmical, and every effort should rather be turned to the pro tection of Europeans, and I certainly think that the same principle holds good in This Colony.
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