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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH. 1991
inspector's quarters at Kennedytown, one over ¦ Dr. Bel-"I agree with the M.O.H.” the other.
Men Osbornë...” I am opposed to it. Better Lient-Col. Husara and Dr. BraLaaggested confine the plague germs to one locality." the advisability of waiting, before, spending money on the house, to see that malaria, hail left the district.
HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING, WEAVING AND DYEING COMPANY, LTD.
The following is the report for presentation to shareholders at the fourth ordinary mosting
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DISORDERLY CONDUCT ON A STEAM LAUNCH
Tsang I was olurged with behaving in a diwrderly manner on board the ferry launch Guiding Star on the 11th inst.
C. A. do Sequira said he was a collector
launches. On
on the hat went on board the guiding Stay at Pedder's Wharf. When witness wort
Dr. CLARK-The money must be voted now. heard or seen of this appointed to report to be held at the office of the General Managers round to collect the farea defendant gave him
if
Mr. OSBORNE-We need not spend it: Mr. MAY-If provision, he made in the or timates for next year for the addition, found desirable, of two rooms, then I would support the propos?.
Mr. BEEWIN-That could be included in the Rotion.
This was done, and the motion, as amended, carried.
manner by relatives or friends and removed | the benefit of the gentleman who moved it, from the colony without any restrictions." he would point out that Chinese plague patients were not treated in a British hospital fat in one of their own, ran by their ow
nationals. The stories about the procession of coffins," the "banging down of coffin lida," and all that, were quite untrue, Mr. May said he had been down to the Tung Wah Plague Hospital, and saw nothing of tho kind, In '94 and sgain in '98-especially in the lattor year-they had gone as far as they could possibly go to meet the objections of the Chinese. They had oven said to them" If
you are sick you can go anywhere you like eat of the colony, so long as you start from a particular whart and leave your name and address." Only three Chiness availed themselves of this permission
Correspondance relative to the public lateines te leave the colony when they know they were sick of plague. The reason was that the ex. was, laid on the table. It included document from being generally poor coolice. As soon as a man and laudanum in the treatment of cholera and of that class got sick he went home, no matter plague, and also complaining of the offensive- what his illness may be. Under the speaker'sness of Hongkong latrines an offensiveness charge wore several hundred Chinese police, only slightly lessened by the use of disinfectants. not one of whom paid the slightest attention This document was submitted to His Excel- to the regulation requiring any man
in lency
In making the motion, Mr. OaBORNE said About a fortaight ago we considered a sugges tion from His Excellency the Governor that plague patients should be treated in their own homes, but the audacity of the ides, if I may thus describe it, so paralysed the Board that we all with one accord voted against it. A fortnight's reflection has, however, taught me that the suggestion, startling as it flest op. peared, touched one of the vital spots wherein I think lies the surret of success, if over wo ore to be successful in grappling with this most in sidious and deadly of diseases, for I believe, and have always believed, that we shall never make headway without the voluntary co-operation of the Chinest, and I think that our future enden- yours should tread in the direction of
securing, if assistance of the people themselves, first in the discovery
of the disease and subsequently in the trustment of those who become its victims. The history of plague epidemics in this colony since 1894 reveals the discouraging und sorrowful fact that though we have done what beemed right and proper at the moment, our Torts to cope with the disease have noves been successful, and the cause of failure lies, I think, in the fact that we have forced
which upon the Chinese measures
PUYLIC LATRINES.
on Thursday, 27th June, at 4 p.m.:
statement of accounts covering the period from The General Managers bag to mbmit 16th August, 19, to 31st May, 1901. The loss on working is 343,015.22 and the balance st debit of profit and loss account, inclusive at
$250,134.68:
The
Dr. Clark I am most emphatically of the opinion that a plague cemetery should not be opened at Kowloom. This is the first, I have although apparently I was one of the committee on the question in December last:"
The PRESIDENT intimated that a temporary plague hospital Ind iseen.constructed at Mong
Teang I would have it that his fure was only five-cent piece, and received three conta change. Kok Tani. With regard to the cemetery,
Witness said that defendant travelled third one cent. He then arested resolution on the subject had just been
great disturbance. olas, and there was an order that passengers passed. He did not know whether it was par posed to open taore than one, but he hoped not.
who pay in silver were charged two cents Referring to the PassIDENT'S remark rain. $136,949.65 for interest, is on the latter date instead of ons sent. The order was in force tive to the construction of a temporary plague hospital at Mong Kok Tsui. Dr. BELL said that unfortunate result, which is mainly attributable silver, and said he had trouble on that account.
General
when the witness joined the company two or Managers regret this three years age.
Witness was often poid in if the matshed was meant the President was
to the heavy charge for interest, abnormally There was a notice about the fares on the the reception of dead bodies prior to their since the mill started; and to the initial
omoval to Kennedytown.
was on the Kowloon side. There was no dicalties Mr. MAY put forward his motion for the
experienced in establishing the
notice this side of the harbour. On that notice industry. erection of s
Ea mortuary at Kowloon or vicinity.
it stated that the fare wis Having regard to the present financial Witness explained to defendant that if he paid
one cent. have be regularly visited by mittes and deneral Managers closed the mill
in copper he would only have to pay one cent. A medical man; he might, in fact, reside there.
The other men who paid in silver offered no on 3rd April last, and have come to the conclu The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. May I beg alan to move that place ion that it is impossible to resume work nuder Several of the passengers told the defendant it. objection when they received their change. with the custom, and asked him to be quiet.
Defendant said he was not making any dis turbance, but was asking for the cont which was short in his change. 10 o'clock.
The case was remanded till this morning at
cessary, by reasonable concessions, the ponse was too grant, the Chinese catching plague a Chinaman recommending the use of camphor wrong. The matshed was intended only for high price of colton during the greater period wharf, but not on the launches. This notion
were
and whish have eaused them to rreptitiously thwart us at every
tuin. I am not saying that these menures should Rot have been tried. I merely say they are been tried and failed, and should therefore be thiscontinued, that we should in fature act upon lines which will induce the co-operation of the sitives and which, I think, can be brought about by conceding to some extent to their ignorance and prejudices and by conforming as far as possible with their ideas. The two mo- tions which I am aboat to propose have this end in view, the first ass soncemion to the living and the record both to the living and the dead. These who are familiar with one method of searching out and dealing with persons suffer ing from plague, cannot fail to have any but the most intense pity for the sufferer who, dragged by force from frends and home, con veyed in a comfortless ambulance through miles of streets, sometimes under a burning sun. deposited in the dreaded hospital and tanded by strangers, lies, amidst the most depressing surroundings within touch of the dying, within sight of the dead, and within earshot of the hammering-down of coffins, waiting in solitary deqir till death completes the work which insouitation and disesuo bégan. This is no oxaggerated or fanciful picture of my own, but a faithful representation of reality and one that exists, und correctly in the minds of the Chinese. No wonder then
that evory Chiness man, woman and child who can possibly afford to leave the colony does so the moment they fall sick, and frequently beforehand. No wonder that friends smuggle away their sick and dead, or failing the latter audi fearing the consequence of being identified with the corpse, dump it. into the street. With a view to prevent this wholesale sentt. ling from the colony, to stop the dumping of bolins, to discover the sources of infection, und to get at the trus death-rate of the colony, we should, I think, allow the sick to be treator in their own homes under certain conditions, and pernil the bodies of the dead to be cofiled in the usual Chinese manner and removed to their ancestral home for burial At drst, comparatively few would' avail themselves of the privologe, but whom thy
concession came to be known, when it came to
mrvices à
dactor
the force, when sick, to go to the Gores the Governor, who suggested that it, CLARK, in seconding, said the mortuary position of the Company, the Consulting Com-
ment Civil Hospital. He had long ago given up trying to enfors that regulation. Were be to dismiss every man who disobeyed the rule, at the end of six months there would not be a Chinese constable left. They simply went off to their rural homes, and wrote Honoured Sir-I feel a little sick. I feel I could not get well anywhere than in my native village, so I hope you will grunt me a fortnight's leave." "And I,"
continued Mr. May, simply answer" Kind friend, when you feel better, please return to your duty." (Laughter.)
Continuing, the speaker said the idea theso mon bad-a good ideas at bottom-was to get back to their native villages, where there was plenty of freshair. If they died, they know where they would be buried. The adoption of Mr. Osborne's idea would not help things in the lost, because it was impracticable. If they could wriggle out of the Venice Convention, so much the better. If a colie got sick and wanted to leave the colony, he would leave it.
Dr. CLAEK, who also opposed the motion, said that it had been amply shown that
plague spread from floor te floor, that the treating of a patient in his own house would not limit its soops. As Dr. Bell and Mr. May had said, the scheme was impracticable, and the difficulties in the way of carrying it out
werd many
Mr. CHAN A Fook said that what they wanted to do was to exterminate plague, but after oven yours of trying they were no nearer given a trial for a few months to see if it would
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might bo sent, to Dr. Thomson and to the Sanitary Hoard, as there was something in the Intriae question.
Among other minutes were the following:- Mr. Brewin-"I believe Mr. Chadwick inspected and reported on the Canton latrines: what were bis recommendations ?.
Dr. Clark Mr. Chadwick recommended the system at present in vogue, until the time came that all the night-soil could be simitted to the sewers. This latter is entirely dependent on the water supply, and is therefore nover likely to be accomplished, unless son water is made available for the purpose."
NEW LATRINE.
The plan of a latrine in Hing Wan Street was submitted.
The PRESIDENT said the plan bad been submitted for the approval of the Board. The latrine was to be public, and situated in
Wonchai.
On the motion of Dr. CLARK, recorded by Dr. Bez, the plan was adopted.
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PROI OSED NEW PLAGUE CEMETERY,
Correspondence relative to the opening up of new plague cemetery was submitted. This included a letter, dated 31st May, from Dr. Bell, Principal Civil Medical Offer, containing remarks on the present epidemic of playmo, the treatment of patients-Europeans, Indians, and Japanese—and the means for so doing. Ken- nedytown Hospital, the letter stated, wa hardly large enough when two epidemic plague and
on the site at present occupied by the matsheds used for Chinese
cemeteries be established in Kowloon,
Dr. CLARK-I won't second that. Mr. FUNG WA CHUEN-I second it. Lieut. Col. HOOHER-I beg to oppose the opening of any other plague cemeteries is the colony.
On a vote being taken, the motion was lost, 11 voting (sindiven; mixit.
AFFLICATION REGARDING TREATMENT OF
PLAGUE FATIENTS,
past conditions with prospect of success. The ably alternative to liquidation is a scheme of reovnstruction, a statement in connection with circular, and the necessary resolutions will be which is put before shareholders by private proposed at sa extraordinary meeting of shareholders of which notice has already been given.
CONSULTING COMMITTEE,
The Honourable R. M. Gray, retired on leaving the Colony, and the committee now consista of the Honourable J. J. Bali-Irving the Honourable C. P. Chater, C.M.G., and A, Haupt, Esq.
AUDITOR.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. W. Halton Potts, who offers himself for re-election.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 12th June, 1901,
An application was read from the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., asking that the Company's Chinese doctor (Dr.-Kwan Kin Leong) be allowed to treat any employees suffering from plague on their own premises in Kowloon in matsheds isolated from other dwellings and surrounded by a wall and locked entrances. What the Company proposed was to place all sick people in separate matsheds undor observation, and if their sickness developed into plague, to transfer them to another stated and leave them there till they either recover or die. The observation and plague matsheds it wasproposed Hongkong and Shanghai anking Cor to place on Kowloon Marine Lot No. 9, some 250 feet from the nearest dwellings.
Mr. Fang Wa Chuon minuted-This should lies allowed.
Dr. Clark minuted-"I see no objection to this proposal. I believe that Dr. Kwan is a diplome of the Hongkong College of Medicine
that oud. Mt. Osborne's proposal might be ¦ should be extend had to be combated; and for Chinese."
have a salutary effect. Notwithstanding all that had been said to the contrary, the feeling amongst the Chinese was that in going to the hospital they were going to their death.
Lieut. Col. HUGHES did not agree wilh Mỹ. Chan A Fook that they were no nearer the suppression of plague now after seven or eight years trying. When one came to look at it, the fact that cases now-a-days averaged only twenty was good enough proof that the Manitary schemes were having practical results, As to fs. Osborne's proposal, if people wers turned oat of their homes, where, as Dr. Bell land asked, were they to go How were they to know that they did not return home at night? Lasily, where were all the doctors coming from to look after them?
to
The
to the east of the main building. The Tung Wal authorities should build their Infectious Hospital as quickly as possible, or, better still, the Government should build one for Chiness in the neighbourhood, so as to keep the somewhat apart. Europeans and Chinese Some other arrangements should be made for bringing plagus bodies other than taking them pust Kennedytown Hospital. sight to those convalescing of a procession of 20 to 30 coffins daily was most depressing ons. Cremation being out of the question, another site should be arranged for before next year's epidemic. In Dr. Bell's opinion, it was time that a proper brick building was erected for the Chinese staff at the hospital. As to nursing, the
hospital staff was very deficient indeed. Two trained wardamsters and two trained sisters were required for Kennedytown Hospital, one each for day and night duty. Skilled English nurses should always be about to see
Mr. OSBORNE explained the schema, which workmen. The idea was practically that of a was to provide for the private treatment of his private hospital._j.
Dr. CLAB-I have no objection, providing a case of plague is notified.
Mr. OEHORNE Of course. this, we shall be swamped with other similar. Liont-Col. VORES-I think, if we allow applications.
Mr. OSBORNE-There aren't so many em- players of labour in the colony.
and, on the motion of Mr. MAY, seconded by The application met with general approval, Dr. CLARE, was granted. visit the hospital daily. Dr. Thomson will
ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES.
Reports of the analysis of the public water suppies of the colony for the month of May woro submitted. The reports were by Mr. F Browne, Government Analyst, who examined samples of the Kowloon. Tytam, and Pokfulum services, and found the water in each case to he
A sample of water from a wall siteated at the Government Analyst and found to be so No. 14, Des Voeux Road, has been analysed by tainted with impurities as to be unfit for potacle péposes, and likely to prove injurions to health. The well will be closed.
Mr. OSBORNE, speaking with some warmth. said there wore was an old proverb that "uons be understood that a man could die of plague attended by his friends and in his own hems, wore so blind as those who won't see. Dr. Bell and baried according to his most cherished hand drawn a very beautiful picture-go beautiful, that the subordinate staff are doing their work ideas, I think that many who could afford the indeed, that the wonder was that a coolie, to get properly. To make the nursing efficient, Dr. / of excel ont quality
s of a
would de so, and those who to the hospital, did not wilfully contract plague | Bul recommended (1) to build quarters as far
think through poverty, could not, would be less reluc- that, with plagas raging all round, they could for the possible, empatible with of
get there. It was an extraordinary tant to go to the nativo hospital if they were
the hospital, for two wardmasters and aesar of being treated by their friends, and, uly hear of about 20 or 30 cakes duily.
What two sisters; (2) to get out another war. death, mitig removed from the became of the others? People loft the colony master (one having already boon, requisitious long without fear. Those, sir, are my pro with the latest, urad the police and sanitary Hospital and to be available for other duty. with plague, sometimes at the earliest stages, for) to do duty especially at the Infectious colony posata, Imsed on his Excellency the Governor's
und though these are details which authorities knew nothing about it. His proposal | including private nursing; (3) to obtain from gustion
opened up a way to stop a great deal of that would require to be carefully could fit illicit traffic. Ho did not intent that a Euro adopted they will not be barren of good results, a doctor should go round attending these
Mr. OSBORNE then moved the adoption of coolies; he meant a Chinese docter trained in their quarters at Kennedytown as soon as a ↑ quarantine regulations on vessels arriving from
them forward in the conviction that
the first motion.
Mr. FUNGWA CHUEN seconded, and said the present system of dealing with plagne pationts or plague suspects was doing more harm than good. They had been going on the samo lines for the last seven years, and nothing to benefit the health of the molony was being done. In his opinion, a sufferer from plague had as good a chance of recovering in his own house us in the hospital.
Dr. BELL, in opposing the motion, sail it had apparently been brought forward with that
Western medicine. It was absurd on Dr. Bell's part to suppose he meant otherwise.
Dr. BALL-It is still more absurd of you to talk of a Chinese deater trained in Western
clicine.
Mr. ÚRDOUNE A. man trained in Western medicine in a local hospital.
Dr. BELL-You can't get one at $500, month.
Mr. OSBORNE-I've got one at $100. Dr. BELL-That's the last one,
home two sisters ander similar conditions The sisters would live at meat civil Hospital, but, would proceed to the Govern
of
case of infectious disease in a fomals was ad- to lay these views before His Excellency, as I am mitted. The letter concluded: I am induced
opinion that plague is now epidemic here, and that every year we will have an epidemic-varying in severity, no doubt, but still an epidemic-antil we know more about the etiology of the disease or until we are prepared to take more stringent meanest the very outset to trace the cares, and it is very difficult in my opinion to suggest remedies for this latter. We should, therefore, be more pean or others who may came under our care." Chinese Cemeteries Committee, dated 18th June, Attached was a copy of the report of the 1900, having referents to the use of a site at candy Bay or on Lamma Island for a plague
PLAGUE AT SWAZOW.
A lotter was submitted from H.B.M. Consul at Swatow relative to the outbreak of sporadic of the Shanghai authorities in enforcing cases of bubonic plague there and the action
walow,
Dr. Clark minuted-" Fo low suit."
A motion by the, PRESIDENT to recommend the Governor in Council to declare Swatow a part infected with plague, and to enforce medical inspection of ships arriving therefrom, was lost, the general opinion being that quaran tine would be of no practical ass and would prove but a source of annoyance to shippers.
ANALYSIS OF MILK SAMPLES.
Correspondence was submitted relative to the
vague idea they all had of trying to stoni Plague, described them as rotten," and said fully equipped for the treatment of those Euro-alysis of three vamples of fresh milk
Mr. OSBORNE, dealing with statistics of the they proved nothing.
The motion was then put to the meeting by the PRESIDENT, but found no supporters.
In submitting the second mution, Mr. OBORNE agreed with Mr. May in the desirabi. lity of wriggling out of the Venice Convention, than which nothing could be more ridiculous or
cemetery.
purobased at 35, Stanley Street (ground Hoor), Stanley Street (ground Hoor). The report of 3), Cochrane Street (ground floor), and 70, Mr. F. Browne, Government Analyst, showed the samples to be those of gennine mile.
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Hu Hok Kui was charged with hasing in his possession one tuel of prepared opiam without a permit on the 12th inst.
The case was proved by Excise Officer 94, and defendant was fined $20 or one month with hard labour. He paid the fine,
Cheung In was charged with having in his possession five mace of the prepared drug on the Hame date, but having no dollars wherewith to pay the fine of $15 oposed by His Worship,
went to prison for a month,
Chui Shon, being a shopkoper, thought he possession without a certificate on the 12th could have five tacla of opium dross in his inst.. but His Worship differed with chui Shan, and this defendant also disappears for one month,
plans. Plagne care very year, and they tauld not stop it. To prore this he had only to point to India, where they tried with all sorts of BoNSUME, The proposal to treat. patients in their own homes hat almaly been dinsod, and he had then explained his
Dr. CLARK-I think the Bourt might FOUSUNA for opposing it. Mr.. Osborne
recommend the Government to plant the had said something about details, but did not explain what those details were. Whore
riaw, Secondly, I move that the Govern- were all the people to who left the ability of a body, after years of burial, still eat be requested to ask the Director of after the patient? Where would they got a retaining the gering of infection, said he would / Public Works to construct a new approach district were prosecuted, and fines amounting at 7.30 p.m. in Queen's Road East sitting nuder |
path for the conreyauce of coffins and dead not oppose the motion.
view of the hospital. bodies to the graveyard without going in
house P Where nere the people to look medical men to take charge of the case Her conld they be certain that the patient was kept continuously isolated? The only way of making sure would be for the doctor to sit in the room, and a medical man would not be in practico long if it were known ho was sitting with plague people. It was an old story that a sick Chizmuian could not bear
to be taken to the bospital, bat it was a wrong one. The only time such a thought entered a Chinaman's head was when he read the state-
absurd.
Mr. CHAN A Fоox again seccaded.
Dr. CLARK, after referring to the impro.
Dr. BELL said it was against the spirit of the Venice Convention
Dr. CLARK-I don't oppose if the Govern- meat are of opinion that the motion will not mean a contravention of the Venice Conven
tion.
The PRESIDENT~~Will you nosept that? laughter.)
Mr. OsgoRNE-I Aud butter take half a loaf The motion was then put to the meeting and
FORTNIGHTLY LIMEWASHING RETURNA. The returns for the fortnight ended 10th
Limewashed. houses in the Central District, 2,389 had been Seren occupiers in the amme
cemetery with trees, to keep the cemetery from June showed that out of a total number of 3,430 | with being in unlawful possession of 46bs. of
Dr. BELL seconded
Mr. MAY said he was dead against this plague cemetery, and was of opinion that laziness was the sole cause of Sandy Bay, where the bodies were formerly buried, being given up in favour of the present one at Kennedytown, which 539 Bearer to the hospital. He moved as an amendment that present plague Cam-tery at Mount Davis Sandy Bay till a batter place was found,
the
to $70 imposed.
DEATHS IN MACAO.
The mortality returns from Mucno for the week ended 26th May showed a total of 59 deaths.
MORTALITY STATISTICS FOR THE COLONY.
The mortality statisties for the colony for the week ended 25th May showed a total of 49.8 deaths against 36.8 iu the previous weak and 35.2 in the corresponding werk last year.
The returns for the week, ended 1st Jazie were 55.5 against 36.4 for the corresponding
ments of people who ought to know better. Again carried. Lieut.-Col. Hughes was the only be given up and plagas corpses buried in week of last year.
strangent
way
dissentient.
INSPECTOR'S QUARTERS AT KENNEDYTOWN.
Was
Dr. BELL-Sandy Bay is the only place available for the landing of merchandise,
Mr. OSBORNE seconded the amendment. The two motions put forward by Dr. Clark
put to the meeting and carried. The amendment was next-put and carried,
voting for and three against.
ware
PROPOSED MORTUARIES AND PLAGUE CEMETERIES AT KOWLOON.
Chinese patients were not treated by and coolies. They were treated--within the bust
A recommendation was submitted by Dr. seren weeks at least-by trained nurses, and there were Chinese servants to whom they could Clark relative to the quarters of the inspector talk and ask for anything they wanted. There in charge of the animal depots, at Kennedy- was only one way to
trent plague, aud that
The recommendation LOWN.
to the was not by allowing cooles to be treated in effect that Inspector Watson, through persis- their own fuss. It would be a most disgrace-tent efforts to treat the anopheles poole six ful preceding to do so. As regarded the story and clear away the brushwood, in the neigh- about the mailing down of coffine, that was all bourhood of the house, had not been ill imagination. Mr. Osborne was fond of indulging from fever this spring. As there wes, in in imagination. The nailing down was done a Dr. Clark's o,inion, very little question that A letter, dated 1st December, 1900, and from the patients. Europeus might the neighbourhood could be made healthy, he added to the Colonial Seerotary, was sub- long way hear, but not the Chinese. As to the long thought that the Board might new consistently mitted from the Hon. F. H. May. It resoTA- procession of coffin" it did not puss in front of
recommend the Government to add another mended the construction of a mortuary at the Chinese mutsheds, but in front of European story to the inspector's present quarters. As Yaumati or in the vicinity, and another at hcases. Incidentally, that was to be remelied. it was absolutely essential that Inspector Wat Kowloon City. or vicinity. The establishment son should live in immediate proximity to the of a plague cemetery at Kowloon was also depots, his quarters abould certainly be made to suggested. The principal reason for the recommendation was the fact that at present every dead body has to be towed across the harbour and conveyed to the mortuary or cemetery at West Point.
meet his neuls.
The estimated cost of adding another story is $8,000.
Hon. F. H. May minuted-"I am in favour of adding another story,"
The whole story, to Dr. Ball's mind, was pure imagination. There was no place where sick Chinese had a better chance them in a British hospital, and, further, the amount of harm done to them by carrying them, when delirions, through the streets, was practically non-existent, or at least nothing compared to the befits derived from treatment in the The PRESIDENT said there had been a great hospital. Where a man had plenty of money, deal said in this mutter, and thero was a he might be treated in his own house, because proposal on foot to add another story to the he could afford to have all the necessary house. That would bo an oxpensive matter, pracantions taken to secure isolation and and would result in very little benefit to the skilled treatment, and prevent the spread of the house. The better plan would be to adi disease. But a coolie that was a different another room to it as it now stood, and question. Concluding. Dr. Bell said he another room might be stuck up on top of opposed the motion, and that tooth and nail that.
Mr. MAY was also opposed to the proposal, í Dr. CLARK-I move that the Board recom- aul spoke in a similar strain to Dr. Bell. For mond the Government to add two rooms to the
Papore in connection with the subject were attached.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The M. M. stemmer Salazie, with the next French Mail, left Saigon on Wednesday, at 11 ... for this port, and is dus here on the 16th just.
- STEALING COPPER, Chau Yan, described as a coolie, was charged
copper, valued at $32.26, on the 12th inst.
Police Constable 338 said he saw the defendant
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T is hereby notifed that the VALUATION OPEN to INSPECTION at the Treasury
DAY. the 10th June, 1901. for Twenty-one days, commencing on. MON-
By Command.
Ilery or the Colony for 1991-1902 will
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Hongkong, 5th June, 1901.
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MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI.
a verandah. By the side of him was a bundle. Witness opened the bundle, and found the 461bs. of copper. Defendant said he had picked it up on the beach, but thinking this very paltry exeuse, witness arrested the defendant.
Defendant said he found the copper in a dustbin, but His Worship was of a different opinion, and defendant will have no chance of A.1, A.B.C., Scotia' and Engineering Codes stealing for six weeks to come, not being able to pay the fine
intlieterl. A GENEROUS UNCLE,
having in his possession a patent gas blow-light, P.S.. Wm. Murrison charged Li Woi with
valued at about $5, on the 12th inst.
The Sergeant said that at about 3 p.m. on the 12th inst. he had occasion to enter house No. 24, Bridges Street. On the ground floor witness found the gas blow-light on defendant's bed, and told the Cergeant he had bought it in the street. Afterwards he said a foki had brought it to his house. Defendant did not know the name of the joki, and he was then arrested. at Koba at 3.80 p.m. on Tuesday, the 11th inst say, said he was sitting on a stone stop in the Li Wai, when asked if he had anything to and left again at midnight same day via Naga-street, and after a time & lad came along and saki for Shanghai, where she is due to arrive said: "Uncle, will you keep this for me? at 3 p.m. to-day.
The C. P. R. steamer Empress of Indio arrived
The N. Y. K. steamer Riojun Maru (Ameri- can Line) left Shimonoseki for this port on the 11th inst, and is expected to arrive here on the
16th inst.
Calcutta and the Straits, left. Singapore for The Indo-China steamer Kumaang, from this port on 12th inst., at 5 p.m.
EXPORT CARGO.
The following minutes were appended:- the recommendation of the Hon. C.SE. A Mr. Fung Wa Chuen "I strongly support
Per P. & O. steamer Coromandel, sailed on mortuary and plague cemetery for Kowloos are the 8th June. For London:-150 bales waste indispensable.
mends Although it
more silk opt. Manchester, 40 bales raw silk, 11 casos expense to the Government, it will sazo trouble silks, 3,662 boxes tes from Foochow 210 boxes and inconvenience and annoyance to the public, tea from Foachow, 3 cases cigars from Manila, as occasioned by the present method of dealing case bird feathers, 1 box clothing, 2 cases with the des. A properly kept cometery at cabinet. For Lyons482 bales raw silk. For Kowloon will be no danger to the inhabitants." Marseilles-115 bales raw silk, 4 cases feathers.
CODE WORD: "DOCK." NAGASAKI.
·Used.
DOCK No. 1 (at TATEGAML) Extreme Length... Length on Blocks
Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance en Bottom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
523 feet.
513
77 264
371 feet.
350
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144
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Bottom Water on Blocks at Spring Tide 29 17
FATEN'T SLIP (at KOSUGE).
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DOCK No. 2 (at MUKAIJIMA.) Extrema Leugih... Length on Blocks
Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance
Cau take vessels up to 1,000 tons gross.
'Uncle" considered it very kind of the lad to trust him with the gus blow-light, and took it
'TIHE WORKS are well equipped with the from the lud, not deeming it necessary to ask execute any ind of work in SHIPBUILD- LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and can
the lad whore he got the article from.
ING and MAINE ENGINEERING as well His Worship mid the defendant had come by an in REPAIRING of SHIPS. Uncle" was fined $15 or three works hard the patent gas blow-light dishonestly, and The COMPANY has a POWERFUL SAL-
VAGE PLANT READY at SHORT labour. He was not able to pay the fiue, but
NOTICE,
(611 went to prison for three weeks.
BEFORE ME. KEMP,
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,
Inspector Ford charged Kwong Sik Loong, 32, Central Market, with obstructing the com- plainant in the discharge of bis duties as zarainer of Weights and Measures on the th inst.
Defendant had nothing to say, and was fined' $5, which he paid.
KOWLOON EXTENSION.
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LOON and ADJACENT TERRI- TORIES showing the Boundary under the New Convention, with the Towns, Villages, ke. Prepared from Authoritative Sources and Printed in Colours. Price $1.
To be had at Menors, KELLY & WALSH, Lo. Daily Press Oco. Hongkong, 28th October, 1898.
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