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TELEGRAMS,
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 10th February:
MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA,
Mr. Chamberlais bas bad a prolonged inter-
THEATRE ROYAL
"THE SECOND IN COMMAND.”
The Brough Company on Saturday night introduoad to Hangkong for the first time | Captain Marshall's military comedy The Second in Command, meeting with a well-deserved sucoses. A great contrast to Are You a Mason.? the second place in the Broughs reportory gives a still better chenos for our visitors to exhibit their talents. The author of His
resumption of insanitary property, I haze first month or so of life remain unregistered mortality of the previous week, and double that view with Mr. Hofmeyer and asvers leading Excellency the Governor has in the play which
We understand that the A.D.C. intends to
The Straits Times lenens that the Russian squadron new on the way to the Far East does not call at Singapore, but touches at Pujo Way.
A Calcutta telegram of February 5th says: -- of Chinese that have occurred in the Colony,There were 24,500 deaths from plages in India for many of the infants that die during the last week, an Increase of a thousand on the It has been customary, therefore, to add to which occurred in the same period of 1902. the registered births the number of infants of one month old and under that die in the various convents, er are found by the police in the streets or in the harbour. The sumber during 1902 was 239 males and 864 femules, making a total of 603 ; and the addition of these figures to the registered Chinese births gives a total of previous year. The corrected birth-rate is 6.1 per 1,000, while among the Chinese alone the rate becomes 5.3 per 1,000.
conditions. In conjunction with better con- 23.0 per 1,000 during the past five jouts. struction of new buildings, resumption of in- These deaths include 582 from plague, The sanitary properties and removal of obstruc-birth-rate in 1992 was 8.8 per 1,000 as tive buildings must go hand in hand. Dr. compared with 3.6 in 1901, 3.3 in 1900, CLARE writes:-" Sach an undertaking, in and 43 in 1899. But the number of "other cities, has almost always been Chinese births registered does not give an "carried out by a Trust, instituted for the accurate record of the total number of births
'purpose, and as the time appears now to "be ripe for some elaborate scheme of "appended to this report a reprint of a "draft-echewe drawn up by Mr. Max, Mr. "OSHORNE, and myself, some three years ago, which may at least serve as a basis "for discussion when this question is again 'considered, and lead, I hope, to some “decisive action at no distant date." We trust that this suggestion of the Medical Officer of Health will not be allowed to VERY OLD LIQUEUE
recommends itself or not to the authorities SCOTCH WHISKT.it is obvious that action of some kind in the direction indicated cannot be longer delayed, Is connection with the general sanitary conditions of Hongkong under its new con- ditions it must be noted that Dr. CLARK
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pay a visit la Canton and give a performance of His Excellency the Governor on the Slameen next Saturday with almost the same cast as in the recent performance bere, one of the land- fag ladies only being missing.
الميلية
Ceylon papers pablish a telegramo dated London, February 7th, which says that in
ex-Afrikauder ministers.
GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY,
AND CHINA.
wo witnessed on Saturday presented an amusing picture of military life, though wà would not like to guarantee its perfect accuracy. However, it is sufficiently realistic to appeal even to an audience of which a large section is itself military. There is a good deal of sentiment as well as of comedy in The Second in Command,
quixotic to su extont which would be irritating and if Captain Marshall make his heroes
tion of the genuine entertainment which bis
on our credulity imposed by the scene in work provides, and must overlook the straîn
pass unheeded, for whether the scheme 1,569 as compared with 1,410 during the the Rugby football match Scotland ecored six declared she would not allow anything that hed in real life, we mast forgive him in considere-
To one other matter only in Dr. Clare's report do we propose here to refer, and that is the rainfall of 1902, a matter which, it
goals and Wales nil." This reads like an looks more probable that the score was 6 points error. If the Rugby matek is referred to, it
to uil in Scotland's favour than 6 goals to níl.
Carnegie, at present travelling in India, has Mr. Houry Phipps, partner of Mr. Androw placed at the disposal of the Viceroy £20,000 to be devoted by the Government of India to some object of practical benefit or scientific research. The nature of the object will be determined in consultation between the Government and Mr. Phipps.
The Civil Commission at Manila bas passed cetrical engineer and a hydraulic engineer to an act providing for the appointment of aus As applied to Royal and Imperial once more raises the question of the insuffi-will readily be understood, Ing n close con-
not jointly in making a survey of the Dalitinan einey of public sanitary conveniences such nection with the health of the Colony. river at the Botocan talls with a view to utilis- Houses of Europe.
ag latrines and bath-houses, which is of The total rainfall during 1902 was 97.5-ing the water power in operating an electrical course accentuated by every advance in inches as compared with 55.78 in 1901 and plant to Rupply onrrent to the city. population here. It is unnecessary to an average of 77.66 during, the past ten emphasise the extent of the reccut advance. years. These figures might surprise those The censue of January, 1807, gave the of us, living in enjoyment of a two population as 248,880; that of January, 1901, hours" daily supply of water, who have as 283,975 (exclusive of the New Terri- forgotten the heavy ruins which we torics); while the estimated population at occasionally experienced last year. The be middle of 1902 was 311,824--a wonder-greatest amount of rain which fell on ful increase,
any one day was 8.06 inches on August This population is essentially a male adult | 2nd, while no rain fell on 223 days of the one, no less than 72.9 per cent of the Chinese year; the relative humidity of the at and 62.5 per cent, of the now-Chinese civil mosphere throughout the year was 75.6 per population being male, and more than half cent, as compared with 75 per cent. in the AUSTRALIAN CLARETS AND the civil population being between the ages previous year; while during March to of 20 and 45. The proportion of males at August it averaged continuously over 82 the census taken in 1897 was, among the per cent. The average daily amount of sun Chinese 70.9 per cent., and among the non-shine throughout the year was 5.3 hours and Chinese 58.6 per cent., and the reduction in on 51 days no sunshine was recorded. Dr.
CLARK conuments:In the proportion of women both among
my annual Chinese and non-Chinese · is, Dr. ČLABK
"report for 1899 1 showed that the considers, the direct result of the greatly that year was eleven and a half inches "average rainfall during the decade ending enhanced cost of living of late years, and
"less than the average rainfall during the the increasing difficulty in obtaining suit- able accommodation for families. This is n
'preceding decade. The above figures "show that the average has fallen still
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Singapore was 897, giving a death rate of 45.74 par thousand. Of these 218 deaths were due to fever and 107 to phthisis. Seven Europeans were amongst those who died. During the first week of February there were 251 deaths, of which 65 were attributed to fever. The ratio per thousand was 55,62:
The mortality for the month of January in
Au official communication bas been received from the War Office that in future both tho
Congregational and Baptist denominations will Army. Hitherto soldiers have been only able be among the recognised communions in the
to declare themselves on the attestation forms as belonging to the Anglican, Fresbyterian, Roman Catholic, or Wesleyan Methodist
etriking corroboration of the complaints further, for during the past decade it has Churches, but now sokliers who are Baptists or
which we hear on every side. As to surface. crowding Dr. CLARK's remarka still more A. S. WATSON & CO. dennud attention. He says:--" I have in
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previous reports called attention to the **ocute surface crowding which exists in the more central districts of the City, Dia- "triet No. 5 shows more than 800 persons [31.
to the acre, while Districts 6, 9, 4, 7 and 8 "are also far too densely packed with "human beings, and it is essential to the "welfare of this Colony that a remedy "should be speedily found and put into
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"been more than sixteen and-a-half inches "less than during that ending 1892. Auy *vstimates of water-supply, therefore, based on previous records of rainfall are subject to a very considerable discount from this cause, while a continuous supply can ouly "be assured by taking as the basis of “calculation the lowest adnnal rainfall of,
say, the last twenty years."
Another fatal Chinese care of plague was
Longregationalists may se declare themselves ou joining. `Action in the matter bad been
recently taken by the councils of, both unions and resolutions submitted to the Secretary of State for War.
Maulls Cablenews, ennouading that the Bill In a New York telegram appearing in the making the gold pess the unit of value in the Philippines had been passed by the Senate, it is stated that the peso will have a standard weight of 12 9-10 grains sad the silver pesos will have -a standard of $16 gmiss. Subsidiary coinage
Lord Cranborne, referring to the Gorman ngreement with Chins prior to the evacuation of Shangbai, said that China in reply to Great Britain's refusal to recognise the agreement,
passed to prejudice Great Britain's rights on to feel displeased with the result of the affair the Yangtare. Lord Gradborne had no reason
and considered that the Japanese Agreement enormously strengthened our position in Chiss.
LATER
PARLIAMENT AND CHINA,
that the Govorodent had not modified its view Lord Cranborne replying in the House said
concerning the control of the Chinese Customs
yet received an invitation to participate in a in the fatare; that the Government had not cauference on the subject of the Mexican and Chinese proposa's regarding currency; and that the Government had not recommended China to introdues a uational currency coin in par. suance of the Anglo-Chinese agreement.
LONDON, 20th February.
THE NEAR EAST. All the Fowers have instructed the Ambas sadors to Macedonian reforms scheme.
support Austro-Russian
“Trafalgar Cuttuge." Portsmonth, The Scoond in Command, as played by the Brough Companys is well worth seeing even of seeing twice.
Messrs, Brough and Lovell-between them took the leading masculina rôles, those of the
need hardly say, a faished performance, and we Brough's Major Christopher Bingham was, we two offluers of varying degrees of quixotry, Mr.
ask for no better exponent of the part. Quiet
his conduct as natural and carried through the and restrained, he made the andlone accept
improbable fourth not to a sucessful consiusion.
Mr. Lovell, who has come on very much indeed since his last visit to Hongkong, was most excellent as Lieut. Col. Miles Anstrutaer. It is a tribute to his capacities that in the love scene with Muriel Mannering he did not annoy. Mr. Leslie Victor's Hildebrand Carstairs WAS distinotly good, though hardly convincing in the hospital scene; his health appeared to mend
Lieut. Sir Walter Mannoring, appropriately too rapidly. The other stief man'e part was
portrayed by Mr. Ernest Vece. Of the ladies, Mrs. Brough lost one of the opportunities offered by the role of Murist, to which she imparted her characteristic, grace and charm. Lady Harburgh was most amusingly depistol by Miss Susie Vaughan, and Norah Viving brightly sustained by Miss Brenda Gibson. Wo must not forget the capable mennerie which the LONDON, 20th February. minor parts were taken by Messra, McLean. Walsbo, Higson, Webster, Leste, Clark, SPORT-WATERLOO CUP.
McIntyre, and Daly...
the
THE CASE OF COL, KINLOCH. The Service Members of the House of Commons have decided to take no action in the ense of Col. Kinloob.
The fall cast was as follows:- In the Waterloo Cap, Father Flint beat Liont-Col. Miles Aus-1
truther, D 8.0. Paracelcus.
THE UNITED STATES NAVY. The Washington House has passed the Bill for the increase of the Navy by the construc tion of three now battleships and one cruiser. JUBILEE OF THE POPES ACCESSION.
accession today. His Holiness bore the The Pope celebrated the jubite of his
ceremonies without fatigue.
THE CAPE,
Judging by the Cape newspapers, racial
Major Christopher
Binghoxu
Sir Walter
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Mr. W: T. Lovell
Mr. Brough
Mr. Ernest Vore
Mr. M. McJan Mr. Peroy Walsho
Mr. Higson Mr. Wabster Mr. Leslie
Melutyre
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The Duke of Hall... Mr. Fenwick The Hon. Hilderbrand Carstairs, Mr. Leslie Victor Mr. Orlande Valy Muriel Mannering. Lady Harburgh. Miss Music Vaughan Man. Brough Nora Vining .................................. Mias Brenda Gilson the Governor and the Government Homas party. Among those present on Saturday were H.E.
operation for this insanitary condition. reported in the Colony during the day ending is also provided for. Five million silver peses animosities saem to be more pranonaced than The Second in Command will be repeated
So far as I have been able to ascertain, "there is no other city in the world which “bas 182 poraons to the adre, and yet this is "the density of population of the City of
"Victoria as a whole, that is to say, includ- "ing all the outlying vacant lands, and the villages, Race Course, and cemeteries in "No. 1 Health District, the public gardens "and all the vacant military land in Nos. 2 and 3 Health Districts, and all the HONGKONG ÜFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD Clubecupied bill-side below the upper limit LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC." of the City Health Districts (ie, about
HONGKONG, 23rd February, 1903.
450 feet above high water mark). Glas- "gow, which is the most densely crowded of “the large cities of the United Kingdom, las but 61 persons to the acre. It will also be seen from the first table that. Health Districts 2 and 9, in which dis "tricts the outbreaks of bubonic plague "almost invariably commence and are the
" of 7.4; this, in itself, is excessive, although
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at good on Saturday, being the 21st since the beginning of the year.
To the register of med est and surgical Practitioners qualified to practise in th Colony the names of Messrs. Sanzabrow Kobayashi und Oswald Marriott bare keen added.
Ou Saturday the U.S. monitor Monterey arrived from Canton and the British battleship Glory from Manila Tires German warships left the Harbour yesterday the Geier for Singapore, and the Itis and Tiger, for Cunton."
On Saturday morning a badger was danght and kiled in a coppice just below Stewart T
Tor race, at the Peak. It was first son by a dog belonging to Mr. Layton, and a number of coolies aided by doge ran it to earth and killed it with a bamboo. It was a fiue specimen.
A scratch four-race will take place on the 21st March ander the suspices of the Victoria Recreation Clab. Entries close at 6p.m. today, and it is one of the conditions that och rar must include a grifla. A double sonil race will also take place if there are sufficient entries.
Auditor.
will be coined at once. Spanish Mexican coin will cease to be legal tender on January 1, 1984. To maintain the parity, the Philippins (overn ment is authorised to fame certificates to the amount of ten million dollars, payable in American gold coin. The Bill will have an early conference and there is every prospect of its being concurred in by the House of Representatives.
The Superintendent of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Building Fund of the Nethersole Maternity Hospital:--
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HONGKÒNG QUARANTINED
BY SINGAPORE,
We received on Saturday from the Colonial telegram from the Colonial Secretary, Singa Secretary's offlen a copy of the following
pore, to the Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, dated 20th February, 1903—
"Hongkong declared to be infected."
CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]
THE CURRENCY MEETING.
to-night.
DEATH OF DR. CANTON.
Dr. Herbert Canton, Staff Surgeon, H.M.S. Tamar, died on Saturday morning at the Naval Hospital, and was buried in the afternoon at
There was a very large attendance of officers. Happy Valley with impressito Daral honours.
military as well as naval, and detachments of bluejackets and marines from the ships on the station were also present. Tus-cortege as it left the Naval Hospital and proceeded slowly in the direction of the cemetery was headed by a naral band playing the solemn music of the dend march, and behind came a party of men bearing wreaths, with which mute tokens of esteem for the memory of a departa:l comrade and friend tha flag-covered con, borue on a gun carriage manned by sailors, was covered. The firing party of marines was a 'strong one, and when the burial service was over three rounds were fired over the grave, their echoes rolling
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FEES."'
Hongkong, 21st February, 1903. SIR-In your leading article on the currency meeting in today's issus, in attempting to account for the discrepancy between the show all round the hills and mingling with the of bonds and the numbers of the cards voted shouts that came faintly from the football field against the resolution, you fall into an error in in the distance. Then the Last Post was apparently supposing that one person had three sounded, and the dead surgeon was left to his
long sleep.
The deceased, whose seniority dates from 21st August, 1895, was formerly Fiest Surgeon on H.M.S. L'Immortalité. In 1898 he went home
leave, and during his stay in England he Iarried, afterwards retarafug to Hongkong and being appointed on 20th Augast, 1990, to the position be held at the time of his death, Dr Canton was on the eve of departing for England with his wife, upon whom the blow must thus have fallen with terrible violence. To her, in her great loss, the sympathy of all is extended.
EXCITING INCIDENT ON THE «HAMBURG?”
Tite report of Dr. F. W. CLABK, Medical Officer of Health, for the year 1902, appears earlier in time than many of its predecessors, It is dated from the Sanitary Board offices on the 20th January and was laid before the Board at its last testing. The report is fill of interest, but is of such length that we cre "most severe, show the greatest number of precluded from doing more than touching"occupants per floor, namely, 88 and 9,0 ou some of the salient points. To beginus compared with an average for the City with we must note the constant growth of
It is notified in the Gazette that ut a meeting the Colony. The domestic buildings, ex-
"well within the limit of thirty aquare feet of diareholders and subscribers of S. John's
or four votes. The companies managed by clusive of barracks and police stations, now "of floor space per head, which is all that Cathedral, held on the 27th January, the follow-
firms were represented by the chief executive number 9,234, including 920 non-Chinese is at present legally required in anying were slected Lay Members of the Church.
officer, unless I am mistaken. This is the con- (dition under which they joined the Chamber, as buildings, the European dwellings on the dwelling in the Colony, except within the Body, for the year 1963: Mesars Office that, in order that the official history of I dught to know, having been instrumental in Peak still being put down as some 180. European District Reservation area, where Atkinson, M.B. A. Bryer (Hon. Sec.), H. H. J. the South African war may be made as om inducing most of them to become members. This shows an increase of 48 non-Chinese" each person must be allowed one thou. Gompertz, Hie Honour Sir W. Meigh Good-prehensive as possible, it is desirable that the Moreover, those local companies having a large dwellings as compared with the previous sand cubic feet of air space-thus neces-man, Kt, K., Hon. R. Murray Rumsey, compiler should have placed at his disposal all stake in the Colony should be represented year, and an increase of 140 Chinese] "sitating a larger floor aréa,"
Rotd. Commander, RN., and It. T. Wright official records relating thereto. Consequently, in the Chamber, and if their represente dwellings. The plaus of 808 new buildings i
orders have been given for all officers command- tive for the time being does not voice the We make no apology for so long a quota. (Hon. Trena.). Mr. R. C. Edwards was elected and of alterations to 1,833 existing buildings tion, for the matter is absolutely vital to
ing units to send to-lient-Col. G. F. R. opinions of the majority of the shareholders it Henderson, C.B. (who is specially engaged at is a matter to be regretted, bat I do not see have passed through Dr. CLARK's hands the Colony. It cannot be wondered at that
The Rev. Dr. Pentecost preached yesterday. Headquarters upon the war records), copies of how it is to be groided. -Youca, stc., during the year, with a view to seeing that the death-rate is so high, seeing that so morning at ten o'clock in the City Hall, and in their regimentul records kept under the King's they complied with the Public Health much remains to be done—and so much, we ❘ the evening addresscã a general meeting in the Regulations so far as they relate to the war Ordinances; these figures include, as in might add, to be begun in the improve. Thostre Royal. At 8.30 p.m. to-day he will As indicating the particular information to be former years, many alternative plans and meat of the sanitary conditions of the speak at a public mecting to be held in the City supplied, paragraph 2,371 of the Regulations- amendments to rejected plans. During the inhabitants. Yet, though our death-rate is Hall. On Wednesday, under the auspices of states that the regimental records shall specify previous year plans of 1,369 new buildings exceedingly high, having regard to the fact the Odd Volumes Socicly, Dr. Pentecost will the battles, sieges, and other military operations
lecture on "The Reasonableness of Christianity. and of alterations to 1,497 existing buidings that the population is so largely composed The public are invited to attend the meeting, its achievements. It is to contain the names of BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR WILLIAM M
in which the corps has been engaged, and record were received, so that the records of the of young adults, it is, as the Medical which takes place at 5.15 p.m., not 8.30 p. sail officers killed or wounded by the enemy, and past year show a considerable decrease in Officer's report says, satisfactory to find already announced.
the name of any officer or soldier who may have the number of new buildings planned, and that, in spite of the persistence of plague,
specially distinguished himself in action," - a fairly large increase in the number of altera. [ the death-mate shows a considerable redne tions toexisting buildings. With the growth tion during the past ten years as compared of the Colony the most important matter is with the previous decale. The average naturally its sanitary condition, and 1902 annual rate has dropped from 27.27 to
The Attorney General in addressing the jury should mark a turning point in the history 28.37 per 1,000. The total number of sions, and, brilliantly lighted and set off with announced the death, at Johannesburg. South one witness against them.
stated that thirteen of the prisoners had only of this, consequent upon the visit of Pru- | deaths registered during 1902 was 6,783, as fessor Streon and Mr. CHADWICK. The compared with 7.082 during the previous etc., it unfailingly catches the eye of the passer actress, for so many years connected with the as libelled
an excellent assortment of silk ties, shirts, hats, ¦ Africa, of Miss Kate Vaughan, the well-known The jury found the remaining six guilty Fublic Health and Buildings Bill, gradually year. The death rate for 1902 was, thereby as well as adding to the attractions of the Gaiety Theatre, London. Her sister, Miss His Lordship sentenced each of the six to when the unfortunate mon wes rescued tho approaching its final form, is looked to as fore, 21.7 per 1,000 by compared with 23.5 corridor. The management is now vested in Mr. Susie Vaughan, is at present in Hongkong with promising steady improvement in sanitary in 1901, 23.9 for 1900, and an average of P. Goodwin, late of Shanghai.
the Brough Company.
An object of general remark and admiration et present is the improvement effected upon Messrs. Cottam & Co.'s premises in the Hong- kong Hotel corridor. A new window has been kuocked into the wall; it is of spacious dimen
DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN ACTRESS.
A cable received in Hoogkong yesterday
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SUPREME COURT.
Saturday, 21st February.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,
GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE),
THE QUARRY BAY FATAL RIOT, The bearing was continued of the case in which nineteen coolies were charged with riot and wounding with intent to murder.
two years' imprisonment with hard labour.
The Court adjourned until this morning,
The passengers on the Hamburg-America steamship Hamburg, which arrived in port on Friday evening and departed for the worth on Saturday, witnessed a somewhat exciting lucidont in the Straits of Malacos. Between Penang and Singapore one of the quartermasters, whilst engaged in tightening some of the awning topes, fell overboard. The sea was calm, and, As the accident happened shortly after luncheon time, bon many passengers were on deck, life- buoys were promptly throws. Infalling from the ship the unfortunate men burt his left arm, but be managed to get hold of one of the buoys anil support himself until rescued by a host which was lowered from the ship. Aselarks abonad in the Malacca Strails the sensation both for the quartermaster and the eager spectators in the ship was a distinctly unpleasant one, ned
rollef felt by the parsengers was expressed by a ringing cheer.