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and appalling thunder. By three o'clock every gradient was a torrent, and in an hour or two Incalculable damage had been done. In
Queen's Road Central-between Pottinger Street and Ice House Jane, the assistants in most of the shops were working all night with great energy to save the goods, which were being sub merged in the floc is that filled every basement, Some managers had been thoughtful enough to take precautions the preceding night; for in- stance, Messrs. Kelly and Walsh's establishment was fortified with boards and sand, and Mr. Lang had removed most of his stock. Messrs. Cruickshank & Co.'s premiers were broken Inte by the flood that tore down Wyndham Street,
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THIS well fried temedy has been in extensive it was completely wrecked in an hour or so--the counter torn down, the show cases dismantled, even the thick plate-ginas windows broken, and the shutters forced out. Their godown, near Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co.'s offices, was also flooded, and thousands of dollars worth of goods fessie. Hall and Holtz' stock was equally unfortunate the cellar being flooded to the height of several feet. Messrs. Powell & Co's Cholera Belts, Hot Boxes, Hot Water Bottles, place, and the surrounding shops, were flooded etc., etc.
so deeply that the Government manuni had to be brought to pump the water out, which operation lasted several hours. The Telegraph offices was flooded, below, and many of the Chinese shops greatly damage). Queen's Road Itself was unrecognisable. No one who saw it in ordinary wet weather would have believed that it could have been so an. fotined. At the foot of [31. Zetland Street it was a yard deep in sand: at the bottom of Wyndham Street it was swept by a river of yellow water rushing across between the Clock-Tower and the Post Office, broken with hundreds of small rocks twenty and thirty pounds weight. Several Chinamen were washed down by the stream, and hurled against these boulders but, incredible to tay, no lives were lost. Fedder Street was one ver. The Telegraph Officer was not closed, but no messages could be sent, as the lightning interrupted all communication. the employés iliending only ciprly closed,
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outside the nullah washed down the back of a house in that street, in which were a large number of people. Two-a man and a boy-were drowned in the very house itself, but the rest wera got out by the police, who took laddere down. In First Street a new bouse fell, burying about ten bricklayers who were sleeping in the lowest storey. Again the police, who were out working all night, under Inspector Mackay, had to get to work, their labours being increased by the refusal of the coolies to assist in extricating the men "until it stopped raining," Four men were got out alive, but badly injured
the rest were killed.
THZ British gunboat Raffler, Capt. Maitland Dougall, arrived to-day from Amoy. JAVELLE water, used to remove tea, coffee, grass and fruit stains from linen, is made thus: Mix well in an earthen vessel one pound of sal soda, five cents' worth of chloride of lime and two quarts of soft water.
IT has been demonstrated that an electrical apparatus fixed to the side of a ship will announce the approach of another ship when two miles away. The machine rings a gang and actuates other now, which, indicates the direction of the
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PROFESSOR Kirchoff of Halle estimates that the language most spoken on the globe, for the last thousand years at least is Chinese, for it is without doubt the only tongue which is talked by over 400,000,000 of the human race; the next
language most in use (but at a very great distance behind Chinese) being Hindustan, spoken by over 100 000,000, Russian (over 70,000,000), German (over 54000,000) and Spanish (over 47,000,000). Kirchoff most probably does not understand English.
In the upper levels of the city comparatively greatly torn up about the channels, all along its
ship. This will prevent collisions. length, and a few land-slips occurred, but, con- sidering, this locality escaped very well. Op- AN American paper says that Sir Julian Paunce posite Mosque Terrace was one of the largest fote, once Attorney General of Hongkong and fails. Shelley Street was also broken up a good deal, but none of the other streets, running now British Minister to the United States, is a downwards. Arbuthnot Road was a considerable man who will not be popular in Washington. sufferer, and Hollywood Raad, for a short He believes that democracy is an impossibility. distance, was dis-metalled. Going up to the Peak a good deal of devastation was visible.and that society is as sure to crystallize as certain The dam of the Overflow Reservoir, guarded metals. by a police constable, still held, although resisting the pressure of between one and two hundred thousand tons. It is only a matter of time, though, we are afraid. The Ladies' Recreation Ground will be found in far from good condition when better weather sets in, and a good many sites have suffered. At the Peak itself no great amount of damage is done. We have learnt additional particulars respecting the eight-fold fatality caused by the lightning yesterday. A large number of men were in a matshed near the flagstaff when the bolt struck, but only nine were struck-four above and five below. All but one were killed, but, strange to say, the only one who showed any marks of burning was the one who survived. No more landslips have occurred along the Tiam-
pesterday, the landslide occurred near the bend It commenced far above-so high as to be out of sight in the mist to anyone on the line. A tremendous amount of earth slid down, and the effect now is curious. It was not very deep-perhaps a yard, but covered a real expanse of the hill-side. Most of it passed under the telegraph and signal wires, and struck the cable. It speaks strongly in favor of the latter that it should have held so long. The rails, sleepers, chairs, foundations, everything -were swept away into the valley below for a length of a hundred yards, leaving the place as though it was the primeval slope. Yet, not- withstanding the enormous pressure, the steel rails simply parted. in the middle, and, warped and distorted, now lie down the hill side, showing their toughness and derability. In this connection we may mention that the reason the bleak of the lower car did not act
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IN law, remarks the Norristown Herald, a mar is not a thief until the charge has been proven.. If a man runs away to Canada he is as much entitled to the benefit of the doubt in his favor as he is entitled to the boodle he gets away with.
THUS the Straits Times on the recent visit of the Shah of Persia to Tidis:-The brilliant reception of the Shah of Persia at Tiflis, tele graphed yesterday by Reuter, bears a political significance of no mean importance. It points to a tightening of Russin's grip on that country, already firm enough, judging from the course of
recent events, Sixty years ago Persin got the for rdably provoking her powerful neighbour by the loss of several valuable provinces to worst of it in a war with Russia, and smarted
since that warning of her waning power, enlarge the wide dominions of the Czar., Ever Persia has taken care to avoid drawing upon herself the wrath of the Russian Government by submitting in time when difficulties arose. The Shah's dominions lie open to the march of Russian armies, which, so experts say, will find no diffi. culty in overrunning the country to the Persian Gulf, where tempting seaports offer convenient naval stations for her neighbour's fleets. Persia,
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THE SANITARY BOARD.
A special meeting of the Sanitary Board was. held yesterday afternoon. There were present: Dr. Ayres, President; Major General Gordon, Vice-President; Hon. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Acting Regiitrar-General; Hor. Wong Shing, Brown, Surveyor-General and Mr. H. McCallum, Dr. Cantlic, Mr. J. D. Humphreys, Mr. S. Secretary.
THE POKFULUM WATER SUPPLY. The Secretary read the following letters :-
Colonial Sacretary's Office,
esth May, 1823, To the Secretary of the Sanitary Board.
Six-1 am directed by Hh Excellancy the Goverior to acknow the receipt of your lauter enatalning copies of certain correspondence between the Acting Surveyor General and Dr. Hartigan with reference to the Taklum water supply and at the same time to forward you certain further correspon examined by the Public Analyst, and whats the results are Excelency has seen no evidence whatever to justify the alarm dence which las taken place with Dr. Hartigas to the samo subject. Bamples of the Pokudum water supply am being received they will be communiesied to you, Meanwhlie Hla which has been created by Dr. Hartigan in respect to the alleged dangerous properties of the whiz.-I am, Sit, &..
FRIDERICK STEWART,
Colonial Secretary,- Colour Secrety's Office,
21h May, 18g.
Si-1.am directed by the Governor to forward to you the joied copy of a minste, which His Karellenry has placed Sir, your most obedient servant, upon your letter to me of the wyrd laat.—I have the honour to be
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action of Inspector Swanston, the Public Works Department not moving in the matter. Whilst the flood lasted all traffic had to go round Garden Road and Victoria Barracks, "top-side, and even that way there was some danger, as everywhere there were large landslips.
At Wanchai the damage was very great. A little on this side of the Seamens' Club, on the opposite side, there are three houses, Nos. 151, 153, and 155, all wrecked by a landship at the by Mrs. Bain, who is now away on a voyage back. No. 151 is emply, next door is occupied. with her husband, and No. 155 was occupied by Mrs. Leslie. That lady beard the premonitory crack about four a.m., and just got out before the earth slid down and smashed the whole premises up. Of course everything is practically lost. In St. Francis Street another house has fallen, and opposite No. 2 Station, on Praya West, a very high bank has fallen on to the backs of a row of houses. The dist. Government manual was there, and was removed, but although Inspector Swanston offered ladders, &s, to the inmates of the houses, they refused to leave, and
fatalitice may be casted. Ship-street is many feet below its original level, devastated by the rushing water, and a house there has fallen, but no lives lost. At Wong-ni-chong, a house was washed down during the morning, and out of four intrares, one was drowned. At the Cemetery, beween the Protestant and Parsee portions, a long length of wall han fallen, blocking the road. Inside the Cemetery, the lower pa is under water, and on the upper parts the win has washed away the
catastrophe has befallen' the Old Protestant Cemetery, near Ship Street, and no wonder, for the waterfalls from the hill there are rushing down with a force never before seen. Above the Happy Valley Cemetery, on the hill, a farge slice of earth hasalid down, and, higher still, a very serious
so quickly as that on the top car was that it only acts when the car is going down. It will be a long month before it has a chance of acting again, though.
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A matahed at the Peak fell and crushed à coolie fatally this morning.
3.30. derstorm, when the gas suddenly went out, and a.m., right in the middle of the tremendous thun
diately Mr. Cross, the manager of the Gas water began to pour out of the burners. Imme Company, went out to ascertain the cause which, he surmised, was that some of the small mains on the higher levels had been broken, and flooded the lower pipes. We do not know if the theory is correct, but we are assured that if it isthe gas supply will be continued by different route, and at any rate it is expected that the stoppage will only be for to-night. The resumption of the intimated by the ighting of the street lamps, service will be whether it is day or night
During the 24 hours ending noon yesterday, there were 13 hours
TAIR-8.10 inches, and for the 24 hours ending noon to-day. 24 hours rain-1.53 inches.
Dr. Daberck courteously informs us that between 12.10 p.m. yesterday and ro.ft a.m, this morn ing 13.2 inches of rain fall, of which the greater part (about 10 inches) fell between 1a.m. and goth, the total fall was 24 inches, while the rainfall 5.m. For the 21 hours, 7 a.m. 29th to 7 a.m from 10.15 a.m. to 4 p.m. to-day was 4.8 inches.
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LONDON, May 20th,
Mr. Labouchere's motion to abolish hereditary legislators has been rejected by a majority of
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THE TONQUIN COAL MINES.
(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)
HONGAY, May 30th, After a thorough personal inspection of the Mines, 1find everything first class. The works are in active operation, and the output is fairly large. 1 have seen the coal tried, and it has more than realised expectations. It will revolutionise the Coal trade in the Far East. The Mecting of Shareholders passed off satisfactorily. All well.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE removal of the railway bridge, says our Tientain contemporary, is proceeding cheerfully,
the centre being carried on. Our contemporary bears that it has now been decided to remove the bridge altogether, and that a contract has been accepted from a native firm to draw the side piles for Tls. 1,000. How true this may be it cannot say the contractor will, without doubt, earn his money.
The latest form of dissipation invented by the women of London and Paris is the smaking of tea cigarettes. Special grades of the finest tea are used, and the effect of the cigarette is said to be delightful for fully an hour after one has been smoked. After that comes a reaction in the form of nervous trembling and excitability, which is best endured, according to a woman of title who rather goes in for all these things, by drinking a thimbleful of frozen absinthe.
A STAFFORDSHIRE parson has made a new de- parture in the delicate matter of divorce, by drawing up a treaty with the co-respondent
left six children to mourn her departure with the before coming into court. The shepherd's wife
by forcing him to find a substitute for her at the. other fellow, and otherwire annoyed her husband harmonium where she had been want to thump
fully aware of her weak points, had always sought Rrasia's favours an of more value than Britain's moral sid, spt to be a broken and says that some of the recognisert characteristics of good reed in times "of peril. Bitish influence drinking water are shatli ba enlourless, transparent, and cintais consequently waned until
no sediment ville to the naked eye. Il matter for surprise Sir". Drummond that Dr. Harigan sheuld regard Inspection as furnishing a suffi- Wolf .came
ciently trustworthy test to warrant bins in relying on it also for upon the scene. When ap
the purpose of authoritatively proclairsing as dangerous, water pointed British Envoy at the Shah's court,
which is in general usa. Ha can scarcely be unaware that, accord ing to the medical reports on the last great cholera epidemio la he set to work recovering lost ground. The
London water containing the gerens of the disease in the Persian Government proved so far yielding to
greatest abundance, and therefore not only dangerou but deadly, corresponded exactly with his description of good water; while on the other band the statement that water is dangerous for the especially the opening of the Karun River to
with the fact that millions of people inɓabling many different mercantile navigation, which tended to further on of them (eg, the Egyptians) can rarely, fever, obtam any
countries habitually use muddy water, and that a large propor British trade, Russia became alarmed and looking danger to muddy water meant some muddy water, Dut la steps to reassert her position in Persia with he felt Judifled in roaduncing his particular water as elber. I must appese, therefore, that Dr, Ifartigan la stolbot-
successful results. She has impaired the value in auch bs. old absalve himself from the doty that case it is difficult to understand, how, by mere inspection, of a dangerous character, and how before proclaim. of the Karun concession, and secured fer of microscopical examfeation" and "analysis, and contested himaelf with the first, and least safe, of the three processes, herself Important commercial, and political which, (as he fir ne obvious reason Informs us) are the recognised advantages which Fersia dared not refuse. before making public so decided on opinion would appear to ha
methods of testing walety. The ebligation to take this precaution Mail advices are not agreed as to what these
been the greater, inasmuch as,, sobarding to all accounts, the water of Pukfulem has always been muddy with the first rains concessions precisely amount to, but no doubt following a drought and there has yet, been no evidenc whatare that the matter held in suspension differs at all in cha remains that they strengthen formidably Russia's racter from that of former years. It is possible that the abnormal position in that quarter. The Shah has, for which the reservoir is supplied may have lot oduced dangerou amount of building operations at the brink of the watershed from instance, promised not to grant any railway con
elenteaus into the water which did not exist before; but that cou'd only have been ascertained by one or both of the two processes cessions without the consent of the Russian
he could have learned from inspection was the presence of more Government. Persia in fact is drifting towards becoming a Russian Protected State. As events now tend, there seems to be no help for it Britain' will certainly not go to war to prevent that event The Shah's visit to Russia cannot fail to give him such an idea of his own power lessness as to make him more submissive than
and predispose him to bow the knee. ever. Brilliant receptions will flatter his vanity
IN a long series of articles just concluded, the Hocki Shimbun discusses the question of treaty
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which The Haniges aftegecher neglected and the lump's schleis or teas, than farmerly of matter which however diing ceable la presumably innocuous, or it would have long age compelled the provision of a remedy. Had Dr. Hartigan written merely as ratepayer for he purpose of characterising sa a discredit the up- ply of muddy water, he would have taken a toured when u no raception, and in fact would harn aivan satul expression to an spinlor which le general and indisputable, He has, tawever. darin by an authoritativa statement, which, whether it should Fons such beyond this, and, signing himself in his mailcai caps city, has taken the very heavy responsibility of creating public happen 10 torn out correct er not, was made upon ground which appear, to say the least very insuficient
(Signed) 0. W., Dai Yaux, Governor,
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making an analysis of the Pokfulam water and The President said he might inform the Board
the results would be forwarded in a few days or that the Government. Analyst, was engaged in
rather than gamble, as it were, on this sad tran- article of The Times, the Tokyo journal profound in it to render it unhealthy except its out hosannahs in the days of innocence. But revision. After reproducing the gist of a recent
as soon as possible. There had already been a saction by leaving the jury to assess, his cash ceeds to say that the favourable change of public muddy appearance..
rough examination made of the water and nothing winnings, the parson agreed to take co-opinion in Europe on this question, as echoed respondent's cheque for £100 payable to bearer, by the leading papers in London and elsewhere, he had asked for a few days time before he The Surveyor-General said at the last meeting ng Heaven saw that it was good,
is to be attributed, on the one hand, to the fact He asked for this time in order that he might be replied to the question put to him by Dr. Cantlle. THE line of fallway which we (Chinese Times)tion of Europeans and Americans, and, on the the colony, ho had not the necessary Information that Japan has steadily advanced in the estima prepared, as, owing-to-his-very-recent-anival la reported last week to have been sanctioned other, to the wise policy followed by the present to speak with authority. He had since gone between Hankow and Peking may be considered Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, as only an acceptance of the principle of trunk contemporary then dwells at some length on would proceed to reply in order to the questions into the matter very carefully, and although the lines in China, for the Hankow line itself would the justness of the ground taken by the put by Dr. Cantle. The first question was
Information he now had was not very full be be of very secondary value as a strategical or commercial line; and to render it available for at London journal, with regard to the How soon can the filter beds at Pokfulam be Imperial purposes it would require to be suppletion to Japan's claims on the part of England, up of plans and specifications, were finished and advisability of refraining from further opposi ready? The filter beds would be put in hand as mented by lines from Tientsin to the Yangtze and other European Powers by implication, the contracts could be entered into for the work soon as the preliminary preparations, the drawing from Nanking, Chinkiang, or Yanchow to Han. The arguments employed by the Hachi Shimbun All he could say as to the time they would take kow, along the Yangtsze valley from Wachang have all been put forward by the vernacular was that when the work was once commenced to Canton; and from Nanking to Ningpo. A line from Hankow to Peking by itself would not pay the past few years, that it will be sufficient to compatible with the work being well done. press to repeatedly and so emphatically during so far as lay in his power, it should be pushed forward to completion at the earliest possible date its working expenses, and even for strategical lines at the beginning of railway enterprise in give only the roughest outline of their principal Works of this nature had to be carried out with China, it is important that they should be put no longer entertain any feeling of antipathy fore he thought that he could say nothing more points. These points are (1) that the Japanese regard to stability, because if completed with on a paying basis,
undua haste the results would be useless. There towards foreigners, but that, on the contrary, than that when this work was put in hand, so they are most amicably disposed towards them far as he was concerned, it should be carried out (2) that the government of the country is con as quickly as possible, the next question was ducted on an orderly and rational system; (3) Pokfulum mains temporarily ? So far as possible Is it possible to turn the Tytam water into the that security of life and property is sufficiently the Tytam supply had been turned into the guaranteed; (4) that there is no radical differ- Pokfalum pipes and nothing mors could be done - ence between the standard of morality in until new pipes were received from England; this country and that obtaining in the West, The third question was-Falling either of these that was to say, they were now waiting for pipes. as the Japanese nation has been directly remedies, can the Surveyor General suggest any and indirectly assimilating the Christian moral other remedy ? He stated at the last meeting principles of Europe by its efforts to introduce that the water in the Fokfolum reservoir was Occidental civilization, which is completely per- being treated with slum and he was glad to be meated with the said moral principles; and (5) water had already considerably improved. It that in legal matters models have been sought any other remedy could be found for dealing entirely in the West, especially in French codes, with the water it would receive his best attention, so that in this direction there ought to be no which it was found possible to carry out any or if any member could suggest any method by longer any Justifiable ground for refusing the temporary work of a remedial nature he should
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calamity has occurri. An enormous slide has THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play change in the system of museums in Japan. Is like that in which some other Oriental. States which was being carried on by a certain member
taken place just over the aqueduct, breaking
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SAYS the Philadelphia Record:-Dr. Simon Branch, attending physician to the Manhattan General Hospital, published a paper in the Medical Record on the treatment of typhoid fever which advocates the abandonment of the present method of treatment as successfully practiced in the German military hospitals. Without burdening the reader with the methods of the cold-water system, which are the province of the physician, it is worth while to note the valuable results attained. Out of 19,017 cases treated with "all kinds of cold baths, there was a mortality of 7.9 per cent. Out of 2841 cases in which the treatment was "inter- mediate, with water," the mortality was 12.2 per cent. Out of 2193 cases treated with "strict cold
the disease had progressed five days all recovered, same cases 2150 patients who were treated before
THE Government, says the Japan Daily Mail, has decided to introduce a very appropriate the first place, the Tokyo museum will be made so Imperial establishment, and two similar institutions will be at the same time established, one in Kyoto and the other in Nara. They will all be placed under one general President in Tokyo, while the Nara and Kyoto museums will be directly superintended by the local Governors Bay has been washed into the Harbour also. It SAYS the Japan Daily Mail-Rumour says under the control of the President. Mr. R. Kuki, not known if any damage has been done to the that the post of Japanese Representative in Minister in reserve, Count Councillor, and the Tytam reservalr Itreit, but going further round, a good deal has be:a reported. At Shaukiwan Chins, vacant by the lamented death of Mr. President of the Imperial Archives, has been foods and falls ers universal, and at Stanley Shioda, will be filled by Mr. Inouye Ki, Chief of appointed to the Presidency, of the Imperial whole village has collapsed, luckily without the Legislative Bureau in the Privy Council, and Museums of Japan. In the second place, the hurting any one seriously. At Yaumati, a man that Mr. Inouye's successor in the latter office museums in Tokyo and Kyoto will be divided into was crushed to death by the fall of a house, and will be Mr. K. Snematsu, Chief of the Local four departments of History, Fine Art, and Art another was swept away with a mat-shed and drowned.
Government Bureau In the Home Office. Mean-Industry; that of Nara will be in three Départ Westward of Pettinger Street the damage does time, Mr. Imadato, Secretary of Legation in ments of History, Fine Art, and Art Industry, not seems to be very serious. At the foot of Feel Peking, will discharge the duties of Chargs The following appointments have been made for Street, Cochrane-street, &c., the, iewers burst yesterday, but beyond that there is no particular d'Agatras. Mr. Inouye Ki is one of the meat the Tokyo museums-Professor K. Kawada, the hazm done. Following Queen's Road westward distinguished member in the Government's great Japanese historias, to the head of the the roadway is all sight, with the exception of junior ranks. He accompanied Count Ito to Historical Departments Mr.K. Okakura, Bachelor occasional patches of debris, as far as the Peking in 1856, and took a share in the negotia of Literature, the rising art connoisseur, to the Sailor Home. About a hundred yards beyond there, there is a gc:1 deal of damage. Nullah dions that led to the conclusion of the Tientsin head of the Fine Art Department r and Mr. S. Street, where the open stone-paved drain down Convention. Since that time he has devoted Yamatake, the former chief of the Tokyo in frank intercourse between the different mem- to the Praya is, has suffered the most. Whilst himself catirely to the compilation of the Con Museum, to the head of the other two Depart-bers of Society. It is therefore our sincerest hope the other streets, however steep and long, restitution and to other important legislative reforms ments. The principal object of this change is to that the majority of the fore clean and uninjured, there the water has washed
The extent of the damage has not yet been ascertained. The Race course is entirely under water, and further on several bridges [s are broken, stopping all communication east- wards. Part of the Brewery at East Point has collapsed, breaking e'l the telegraph wires, and many of the posts have fallen, A large portion of the earth put on the Reclamation at Causeway
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1889,
THE DELUGE.
MORE FATALITIES,
Stoppage of the Gas-supply.
ENORMOUS DAMAGE.
It is no longer interesting" to know the extent of the damage caused by the rain-storm, It is simply saddening. To outsiders it is incredible that forty-eight hours rainfall can have done the damage that has been caused hundreds of thousands of dollars will be needed to cover it. Time does not permit a detailed report, zo widespread is the calamity, but we will endeavour to detail the principal facts
The centre of the town is simply a wreck. Last night's rain, which commenced about eleven
mencing at 7.30 o'clock. The following will be the programme:-
March
"Oladiator River. Quadrille...... Linder ***
Slowert
Palke..."Nightingais”...... Mors The Old Guard Daley Queen Victoria" Hecker.
Vahe Tous Your Crayons, Waldfl
one or two causes which accounted for the muddy Mr. Humphreys allowed though there were state of the Pololum water supply. One was the cutting away of the earth on the billside,
the digging of holes for the planting of trees of that Board, who was absent. Another was along the water shed of the reservoir.
The President said the tice planting was sanc tioned by the Board
gress that Japan has made in the past three put by Dr. Centlie contemporary proceeds to say, "being the pro- thought he had now replied to all the questions
decades, there can be no necessity for the further continuance in force of treaties concluded thirty years ago when the country was in a condition are now found. But personal interest often pre- vents men from forming a correct judgment, and among the foreign, residents there may be some not well disposed towards the revision of treaties. It is no doubt in some respects understood, by the previous Sanitary Board, He Mr. Humphreys said it was sanctioned, he advantageous for foreigners to be exempt from might go on to include other causes which could the jurisdiction of Japanese courts and to be not be helped, but he would refer only to the ons judged by their own consuls, to whom they are which could he helped, the cutting of holes for more or less well known and with whom they the planting of trees. If he had been a member may be on particularly good terms. But the have opposed the planting of trees on the water- of the old Sanitary Board he should strongly enjoyment of advantages like these fovolves shed not only an account of loosening the earth grave injustice to the people with whom for unnecessarily and, carrying down mud into eigners transact their business. Should the the water, but also on the ground that when foreign residents persist in claiming the ad-tity of decaying vegetable matter from them these trees had grown they would have a quan vantages they have once obtained without any washed down into the reservoir. He certainly regard to the dictates of justice, our countrymen thought that such a serious danger should cannot help looking down upon them with con- be stopped. It might seem a waste but he would tempt and disdain. When once such sentiments be far easier to root up these young trees than to advise that these trees be taken up, and it would are engendered in the hearts of our people, wait until they were forty or fifty feet in height Westerns will have to suffer at our hands no with rects spreading in all directions. He thought small amount of Indirect disadvantage,
The it would be far better to have nothing on the fundamental source of social happiness
watershed, as far as possible, but grass, and the every year. He did not think there, wat any grass should be periodically burnt in the season necessity for the water being so muddy after heavy rains. In some respocis of course After heavy rains muddy water could not be avoided, but it would be advisable to take every step for reducing it to a thin, a consistency sa possible, There was only one other point ha wabed"
out chasms into which a horse and cart could be recently inaugurated. He speaks French, and search for and investigate objects of antiquity follow the cample set by the r o'clock, continued till daybreak in one blinding driven all since midnight. - About four o'clock enjoys the reputation of being exceptionally and to promote and advance the art Industry of home and maintain fall; accompanied by the most virid Ughtning | the byc-wash dan the water = "which - flowed | versed in Chinese affairs,
Japan
residents will
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