Intimations.
FOR
ALSO FOR
DYSPEPTICS AND INVALIDS.
Tis specially recommended as an article of ITH diet for NURSING MOTHERS ■ it will strengthen and support them and at the same time enrich the Natural), Mille and increase the Supply.
INFANTS FED on this Food put on flesh
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1894.
PARLIAMENTARY.
THE P. & O. 5. N. Ca's steamer Thides left The Rt. Hon. John George Shaw-Lefevre (the Stogapore for this port at 6 p.m. yesterday. recently appointed President of the Local Govern Board) has been re-elected for Harwick, (AN Emergency meeting of Perseverance Lodge; Bradford) and Mr. J. E. Joboson 1erguson (No. 165. EC., will be held in the Freemasons Hall Zetland Street, on Wednesday, the 4th proximo, at 8.30 for 9 n.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
R. C. Muoro-Ferguson) for Leith
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
HMS. Archar strived at Singapore from Batavia on the stat inst. SMALL-FOX is reported to have disappeared from Japan altogether, exc pt in Tokyo, Saga, Kanagawi, and Kagoshima prefectures,
is stated that in New South Wales financis! circles the Chinese are regarded as commercivils more honest than any other section of the community.
SANITATION IN HONGRONG. The following report was, bald before the Sanitary Board to day by the Acting Superin- tear'ent, Mr. E. A. Ram
Sanitary Board Room, Hongkong, rota March, 1894 To the Pre aldent and Members of the Sintiary
Board.
for your information the fifth annual report Gentlemen,I have the honour to submalt concerning work done by the Sanitary Board during the year 1991.
DRAINAGE WORKL
(8) Number of deaths occuseing under each of the seven groups, Into which it has been deemed expedient (la view of the system of death regis tration in vogue) to classify. In the summary the
causes of death.
and foreign commurity in each month of each (c) Total number of deaths among the British
year, "Bg to 1893, both Inclusive, under six disease groups. These groups are the same as in (6) only 6`ard 7 groups aid amalgamated.
(a) The same as (c) but for the Chinese com- munity only,
(Total number of deaths occurring in the Colony-army and navy excluded-in each month for the past six years, together with the death rate for the estimated ropulsion.
The attached diagrams show :—
The estimated quantity of house and trade refuse, street sweeplaga, &c, removed by the Scavenging Contractor fr in Victoria and Kowloon districts during 1893 is 25,000 t: ns.
The annexed table C gives the omes of the various contractors employed by Board with the number of men in ibelf “.
STAFF ART Sanitary Superintenden?"a Lometary Mr. Hagh McCallum left thɗ%. Didn'leave of absence to July and Mr. A. Hepló was apst pointed to act in his stead duriigils abreube,
here are many points touched upon lố this report on which I am unable to speak of my own personal knowled, e, as they concert circum. itances which happened previous to my taking p the 'ules of Secretary and Superintendent.
of the groups referred to above.
(a) Number of deaths each month under each In these cases I have had to rely on the testi
(8) Mean temperature for each month. (c) Rainfall for each month. (d) Number of deaths registered during each temperature and rair fall. month the years 1889 to 1893, as also mean
on matrimony are much the same as those of the SHAH, or of his late august majesty DR. FENWICK'S FOOD'
King Korres of Ashantee. And it is for this that our Governor abruptly dismisses the Council until the end of the year! NURSING MOTHERS AND INFANTS Mr. WHITEHEAD had carefully drafted a most important motion dealing with the oplum revenue, and he had expected at least one, more meeting of the Council. -for there were three bills which had only passed the first stage; but with out a word of apology for this unexpected eldture, without even mentioning anything except his own holiday, his Excellency "shut up shop" and hurried away. If he were so anxious not to be late for the silver wedding festivities. he could have let Mr. WHITEHEAD bring on his motion at once "standing orders" were suspended for wz would direct the notice of our readers in the other matters, and the member for the advertisement in another colume of the Living Chamber of Commerce might have Chess Tournament to be held at East Point on In two and sixpenny and ann and sixpenny suggested the same course in this cass. | Saturday afternoon.
Or the Colonial Secretary, now acting as bolties at $1.10 and 70 Cents,
Governor, might have been left to deal are informed by the Agents (Mesars, Gibb, with the question, 'If not too busy hunting | Livingston & Ca) that the E. & A. S. 5, Co. drained on the r'quisi lon of the Board. I append siderably in excess of those registered in 1803. lion as to redraining entire blocks in combination
steamer Guthrie, from Australia, left Port Darwin after his ignis falus dollar. Or a comfor this post on the 24th Inst. mission could have been appointed on the spot-commissions are harmless, and may | THE Canadian Paclic Railway Co's royal mail do good service. Anything would have stearec Empress of Japan arrived at Kobe 136 been better than this sudden "Vanishing 2pm, on Tuesday, and left again at noon an Act. If Sir WILLIAX went in for amateur Wednesday, fer Vancouver, via Yokohamy. theatricals he would be the boy who shouts A REGULAR meeting of the Ecthen Mark Lodge "Yah" round a corner and then runs No. 264, will be held in Freemasons" Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited" Ar latest accounts only two bodies had been recavered at the Man Bibi Shay Shirir! Colllery which lately caught fire and burnt to death 18 colilers. It will take a manth before the coillery is filled with water.
rapidly.
AGENTS IN HONGKONG :
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 12th Januity, 1894.
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
FEAT
FAMILY AND. DISPENSING CHEMISTS.
ANALYSTS.
PERFUMER S.
"PATENT-MEDICINE-PROPRIETORS AND VENDORS.
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMEN.
CIGAR DEALERS.
AND
AERATED WATER MAKERS.
away.
•
Before 1894 expires the Secretary of State has failmated that the Farming system ought to be considered, with view if practicable to its modification, and the adoption of a system of licenses to be issued at high rates-the object being to diminish the evils of the oplem traffic without seriously crippling the revenug *
There are many expert business men who assert that the revenue of this colony could be greatly increased Instead of crippled; and it is to be hoped that Mr, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, WHITEHEAD will not let the matter drop. He might perhaps have made more headway at the last meeting of the Council; but it is not too late even now, There was a time when the Governor appeared to be all words and no deeds; now even his talk is too "conspicuous by
STORE and King Loo contained no reference to any King ABSENTEE, for not even Esor could imagine a ruler so indifferent as to stop the machinery of government at a critical time and go right away, leaving matters of grear public
|
In addition to the work carried out by property owners of their own Initiative a, considerable number of houses, which were found on lospection to be in an insaultery conditior, have been re-
a tabalar statement showing:-
(a) The locality in which the houses so found to be lesandiary are situated.
(6) The number of houses so found in each such locality.
(6) The houses so found for which plans for their sadrainage hive been submitted,
(d) The touses 10 found at which the work of redrainage has been completed.
It is a matter for congratulation that this work, which is in many cases repugnant to the toclination of property owners, has been carried
out withest any serions fric lon.
of the houses found in an Insanitary condition It will be noticed that a very large proportion are is the Chinese quarters of the City of Victoria, and that the total number redialned during the year is 254. The number of houses treated Public Health Ordinance of which there is a record le approxlasately av follows :
up from soy in 1892 to 23.7 in 1893 and that the It will be noticed that the death rate has gone number of deaths registered In 1893 la con-
Infantile Convulsive Diteases (170). Bowel Com- The principal increase appears ander the heads plaints (124), and Other Causes (169).
The decrease in the number of deaths recorded as occurring from fevers, which was referred to In the Superintendent's report, of last year, has and conditions are very similar it may be of been equally noticeable in 1993. As the figure Interest to repest here what was stated by the Sartary Superintendent a year nga :----
mony of others. I must therefore ask the Indulgence of the Board for any shortcomings that may be apparent in the matter or in the manner of this report.
EDWARD A. RAM, Acting Sanitary Superlatendent. Appended were the following minutes *-—---
Mr. N. J. Ede-An interesting report. Drainage-think the Superintendent's sugges
Cemeteries. The Board might ask the P.W.D. should be adoptert as often as possible.
to lay out the different sections referred to.
Mr. J. J. Francis, QC.-I think Mr. Ram's suggestion a good ope re drainage. Defective justify, under the conditions and limitations set dralna in two or three houses in a block will
and, if necessary, order for redrainage might out in the report, survey of the whole ticck, be made, to take effect, if no cause is shewn to the contrary, within a month,
CHINA SUGAR REFINING COM- PANY, LIMITED:
THE Acting Secretary of the Sanitary Band ander these condi·ions since the passing of the Causation of malarial fevers. During the year offices of the General Agents, Messrs. Jardine,
reports that the death rate for the week ended March 17th, 1894, for British, foreign, and Chl. nese, excluding army and navy, was 18.6 per rood per sarum ; for the previous week, 1.1; and for the corresponding week of last year, 20.8.
1890 ......SZALA
..310
In considering details of mortality statistics it the actual causes of death is in than of should be borne in mind that the registration of majority of cases aurellable so far as the Chinese community is concerned,
The annual general meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held today at the Matheson & Co. The Hon. J. J. Keswick prasided, and there were also present, H, E. R. Belilios, Messrs. F. A. Gomes, D.R. Sassoon (Consulting Committee), G. C. Cox, Fullarton Henderson, R. C. Wilcox, R. Lyall, H. E. R. Hunter, K. M. C. K. Ross, H. Humphreys, G. Murray Bain, A. B. Jahnson, J. M. Forbes, W. A. Cruickshank, D. Lindale, Ho Fook, and ). Barton (Secretary),
meeting
The Secretary read the notice calling the
Peralation have tow at the your hands permission I propise treat report
The Chairman. said-Gentlemen, with your
some days, as read. As indicated by the figures which are before you, the course of business has been satisfactory during the year, and the Re meeting the demand which was steadily malo fineries have been almost constantly employed in tained throughout. We were fortunate in acquir fog a considerable storio of raw rugbr_ava moderate price, and were thus enabled to take the consuming markets at favourable and ad- fall advantage of our opportunlites to supplying vancing prices. The increased consumption of water at the East Point Refinery consequent on the extension, which I am glad to say is in that fummediate steus should be taken to obtain antisfactory work!g order, rendered it necessary
from the Mint dam and other sonicer, and i A supply independent of that which we now have scheme is belog formulated which will shortly be con of this must of necessity be considerabir, becoght before the Cansaliing Committee. The and to meet it in part you will note that wo propose to write off the sum of $135,000 from the profits of the year, which I trost will meat with the approval of the shareholders. With regard to the current year, I may say that the prospects appear to be open the whole favour- able, the stocks of sugar in the various markets being moderate, and the demand likely to be fully maintained. Before moving the adoption of the ledging the ass'dulty and real displayed by the report and accounts I have pleasure in acknow Company's staff at the various establishments, and I shall be happy to answer any qucationa that may be put.
The present Opium Ordinances, framed
"The decrease in, the number of deaths only three years ago, have already shown
corded as cccaning from fevers is deserving themselves ridiculously inadequate to
widely believed theory that all distur of special attention chiefly because of the prevent smuggling into Hongkong, or
bance, even when the soil is practically of a from this Colony into China. Whether
purely mineral character, is the principal factor any really adequate measure is a practical
or rather one of the principal factors in the possibilty, we doubt very much; but that is one point which a commission might
under review there has been a very great deal of elucidate. The Opium Farmer's officers
soll disturbance, more especially in Kowloon, would not be human If they could manage
yet the deaths recorded from levers have been 1891
less than usual. It is no doubt true that the to avoid complaints entirely; as a matter
number of deaths caused by any particolar of fact, they do the reverse. Chinese
1893
disease is not a thoroughly reliable Index to the passengers, and residents as well, have
It may on de med a source, of satisfaction amber of cases of sickness that may have only too frequent cause for indignation at THE latest addition to our morning costem-
that the number of houses put into savitary occurred, but it is an fader and the only one the annoyances to which they are subjected, |porary's experter ced and talented staff of dramatic condition bas incresret sa steadily from year to
which we at present possess so far as the Chinese with usually no redress, in spite of the critics, in relenting to Mr. Lyn Harding's year, but this satisfaction is moderated by the community is concerned. It is perfect'y dicar WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, pleasant theories of the Attorney-General. The car cellett a lest Monday, says that city of victata e total number of houses in the that some important factor in the causation of All these are questions which should be the aclima svered the stage at Sarperstale portion of buildings ao trenied to those that quite evident that such factor is not to be found the actor #excelled as leg contonionist; his City of Victula is about 7,905, and that the pre-malignant malarial fevers has been during 1891 Tess powerful than usual, and it is thoroughly thrashed out. They have been touched on from time to time, but less and in this part he really seemed to be remain unaffected in consequently still small. Of qui
quite at home." A scientific critic this cuss, course, a considerable number of properties have the circumstance of a smaller not in an efficient manner; a commission which his name is Stejinanker the Irrepressible been rebuilt since the passing of the Public Health of soil disturbance having takes place. quay is the only direct method. In October,
Ordinance, and the drains of these are presum-
The death rates for the year bave been cal- 1891, Sir CECIL SMITI, then Governor of IT reported that a new line of steamers to ran ably in accordance with the requirements at that culated from the figures obtained by the census between Seattle, Puget Sound, and the Farsta ute, but there can be little doubt that a large taken in May, 1897, plus an estimated increase the Strafts Settlements, informed his
East under the suspices of the Northern Rail proportion of the Chinese houses in the City of
to the population since then. This estimate of Council that-
road Company of the United States of America Victoria are still in a condition which, from
Increase is based on the average annual Increase will be inaugurated next month with the despatch antiary point of view, cair for reform. I think which has been shown to have taken place from Seattle of a chartered 2,000-tone fall that (the public sewers being now completed between 1857 and 1891. powered steamer. We understand that the new over a large part of the city) the time has come the death rate, the nature of the population In considering Une will be malolalaed at the agtset with two when owners of property might reasonably be should be rememberedend it is not a normal chartered steamers, which will be replaced a few called upon to reform their drainage arrange population, bat a population in which the male months hence by three new cargo steamers Dow
ments upon somewhat more systematic plan sex in the prims of lile largely pred minates. la course of construction in the States.
thin has been in vogue bitkerto. At present A TELEGRAM dated Allahabad, 7th March says perhaps the observation of one of the Boutdor the complaint of a neighbour or of a tensat, or that in addition to the partial resumption of the Inspectors, leads to an examination of one or famine grant and the economies in, expenditure, two, or possibly half a dozen bouses out of a the Government of India will squeers the Local large bl ck. The Sanitary Surveyor laspects
HEALTH DISTRICTS. Governments in order to meet next year's deficit them and if he finds that they are in an insan- Cemeteries-Tas bye laws which came into These administrations will feel the plech severely itary condition he reports accordingly, and the force on 1st January, 1893, have been carried out as they have to provide forty lakhs for exchange owners are called upon by the Board to redralay without any bitch of importance, but me compensation. According to the Pioneer this but the other houses, in the block, which are inconvenience has bren experienced from the is a weak and indefensible policy, crippling probably in the same condition or in a state only fact that the different sections for which a scale provinces, and affords yet another instance of trife less objectionable, are unaffected by this of fees has been constructed have never been the evil effect of the exemption of cotton goods order, and may continue in their unsatisfactory properly laid out. If this could be done by the from the new duties.
stata for years or until some farther complaint P. W. D. in the near future, it would greatly is made. I venture to suggest that the mere simplify the work of the Board's officers and fact that one or two out of a block of houses would probably lead to an increase of revenge resolution was to be proposed by Mr. Frisell held grima facie evidence that the whole block of burials which bave taken place during. 1893 Commerce on the sand fast, the following are found in au losanitary condition should be from burial fres. The following are the number and seconded by Mr. Cuthbertson -"That the is in a similar state-always providing that the in each of the public cemeteries for Chinese Committee of the Chamber be fastracted to act houses are of the same type and have the Mount Davis, 731 Mount Caroline, 309; in co-operation with the Hongkong Chamber of appearance of being of the same age and of Kowloon, 350 Shau-ki-wan 178: Aberdeen, office, through the Government, the necessity same class of tenants; and that an Inspection the past year the fees amounted to $1473 and the Commerce in bringing balore the Colonial being used for the same purposes and by the 143 Stanley, 36; Shek-o, 5 total, 1753. During of authorising the coinage of a British dollar of should be made sccordingly, so that if the total expenditure to $3.371.70. An improved ap- the same weight and purity as the Mexican suspicion is verified the whole block may be proach to Mount Caroline cemetary from Wong- dollar, such coln to be declared legal tender inredrained in combination, generally a more ref-chong has been constructed, which it is hoped the Colony and in Hongkong concurrently with advantageous method as well from a sanitary will be a conrealeace to the Chinese community, the present legal tender.”
as from a pecuniary point of view than that of In December a burylag ground at Caroline Hill To help his Excellency Hill Chén wel, Director draining each house separately. If this course war marked out for burying the carcases of Commander V. L. Cameron, the distinguished General of the Grand Canal, now specially have been taken aware a considerable step will animals, the space at the disposal of the public Appointed by the Throne to deal with the Yang ten of the case, the are to be saving for this purpose belog previously very fondo [Verney Levelt Cameron, C. B., D.C.L, was the ting River near Tientsin, the sum of 7, 300.000 adow of sewage brought up to something like
city; the sewers will profit by having quate. son of the Rev. Jonathan Henry Lovell SAVE a native correspondent, has been voted the quantity for which their sists were calculated, Cameron, vicar of Shntehaus, pative of at a special convention of the Board of Ravens and the storm water drains will profit by being $10 per month each. So long, se the washing Hon. E. R. Bellios, Mr. F. A. Gories, Mr. D. R. Radipole, Weymouth, Dorsetshire, and was estimated, however, that this sum is not enough / rellaved of the consiant trickle of sewagó whloß of clothes in public streami is permitted, it të Sassoon, Mr. A. G. Wei, and Mr. Č. Micbre.
dignitaries for the purposes in view. It is appolated Naval Cadet. In August 1857, to make the intended improvements to the river renders them so offensive doring the dry season. ↑ improbable, that there laundrics will be more sen be elected the Consubing Committee for the Midshipman in January 1860; Sub-Lieutenant permanent. This, says the ...C. Daily News,mide concerning the liability of the new pipe in that the buildings are nasuitable for the A certain number of complaints continue to be generally patronised. The lattodrymen mato- in August 1863; Lieutenant in October 18651 memorial last December, reported to the Throne Examination shows, however, that in sesily avoiding the use of them, and whilst they can is the suma river which the Viceroy Li, in a drains to get out of repair by obstruction, purpose, but this is probably with a view to and Commander la July, 1876. Betwork November, 1872, and April, 1976, Lieutenant as requiring a temple to contain the river sprite Cameronas engaged in that exploration of which had been disturbing the fee navigation drains by the arts de la gross misuse of the wash in the streams rent free it is not very by the tenants or their servents. It seems surprising that they should be anxious to Africa which has made bis rame so familiar of the waterway for the past twelve months i
difficult to Impress upon the Chinese mind the evade the necessity of paying $10 per mouth to the British public. He was the first English. The Garrison was startled fate this afternoon by fact that the sewers are intended solely for the for these premises, where they would also be man or European traveller who bas messed receiving an sanouncement that a mobilisation carrying off of liquids, and not of solids. I think much more subject to control. the whole breadth of the African continent in of all the troops for the defence of this colony it is a question whether the Board might not Its central latitudes beyond the western share will take place to-morrow morning, when at an wisely amplify their Bye-laws by inserting a of Lower Guinea. He left England under the to the several pests allotted them in the plan of making an improper use of a drain which is of Lake Tanganyika to the Atlantic sea coast early hour columns will be in motion, advancing clan rendering tenants liable in a penally tax auspices of the Royal Geographical Society, is charge of the East Coast Livingston Search news has been received of a forrige invasim being
dzfman. On inquiry wa learn that on klarming | likely to lead to a voluanco. Expedition. Alter discovering that Dr. Imminent, but General Digby Barker Is garlons Livingstone's death bad destroyed the to show that, though he dous not worry bis original object of his journey, Liealesant forces by frequent midnight alarms, the troops Cameran determined to cross, If possible, the to Bengkops, are entering of African continent. In pestouring this feat on for Apting, the who in his he traversed a distance of nearly 3000 miles Excellancy any #11put previola chuper of his fatention, even to the immediate members of his Staff, gives a sudden wider to mobillar at
few hours' notice.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,Its absence." The ancient fable of King Ar a meeting of the Singapore Chamber of
香港大藥房
Established A.D. 1847.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Importance at a deadlock.
The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong. The Shanghai Pharmacy, 24, Nanking
Road, Shanghai,
Botica Inglesa, 14, Escolta, Manila. ·
The Canton Dispensary, Canton, The Dispensary, Facchow,
The Hongkong Dispensary, Hankow,
The Hongkong Dispensary, Tientsitt. London Office, 8, Fenchurch Buildings, E.C Hongkong, 26th January, 1894.
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Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG THURSDAY, MARCH 29. 1894.
THE OPIUM REVENUE.
Taz current lease of the Oplum monopoly In Hongkong expires at the and of February next, and if the usual procedure la followed, tenders for the new farm will be called for before the end of November. As this is such an important branch of Hongkong's revenue, it is of very great importance that it should be dealt with in the best possible way, and should be fully considered from every point of view; but Instead of which, the Government goes on in the same old style, never heading the constant complaints, never affording an opportunity for discussion, nor apparently contemplating for a moment the possibility of improving the system. It is suggested that the Treasury ought to benefit from this source much more than at present; but the Government presumably does not want any increase. It is urged that the Oplum regulations are such an incumbrance to the shipping that Hongkong is not a free port; but the Government cares nothing whether vessels come or stay away. Complaints are often heard as to the Oplam Farm servants being a real bugbear to Chinese; yet all this goes for nothing. Governor Rosinsox wanted a holiday in Japan; he had paved the way smoothly by gushing over the Mixado's silver wedding, and all the effect would be loat if he delayed his trip a week. So he hasily closed the session of the Legislative Council and summarily burked the discus- aton which Mr. WRITEHKAD wished to open. "He will have tour to say about “western" civilisation in the Mikado's court?' after belig troduced to the numerous" Jadles of the royal harem at Tokyo-perhaps They are all entitled to silver weddings as well! Japan may be all that Sir WILLIAM Rossow says, but the Emperor's Ideas
TELEGRAMS.
DEATH OF A FAMOUS EXPLORER, LONDON, March ayib.
African explorer, is dead.
educated at Braton, Somersetshire. He was
on foot between the east and the west ocea shores bat the most important part of his Journeying lay in the central Interior, west of the chain of lakes and avers discovered by Dr. Livingstone, which Lieutenant Cameron found A SPECIAL, London correspondent of the Morning to be connected with great river Congo, Pest telegraphed on the 16th-fast."I have Lasting the Atlenile briaren pango and very good authority for stating that it was not Angeln. After bis return to England chagrin at the selection of the Parisk Cruncils served in several of Her Majesty's resealt, Bill and the Employers Liability. Bit by the In Sept. 1873, he started on a tour through House of Lords that induced Mr. Gladstone Asia Minor and Persia to India, with the to bring his public carest to a close The object of demonstrating the festibility of con precise reasons for the step: are much more structing a railrend from the Mediterranean to sellous, the Right Honourable gentleman India without following the course of the having resolved to retire from the Premiership Euphrata. In 1880 be published a work in because he desires that in the troublous times two volumes the Fuphrates Valley, entitled that seem to joom on the horison, Kugland shall "Our Fature Highw.y.". In 1883 ka and have at her head man capable of bearing Captain R. F. Buston undertook ▲ Jamnay of the enormous strain that the, administration exploration in the country lying at the back of 51 andies will impose upon. alm. The bell the Gold Coast Colony, and the Crusell of the gains ground, that was may be thrust open Geographical Society accorded them a loan of Great Britain, at any moment, andЛike mast Instruments to enable them to make seleatifle uneasy feeling prevalla in political circles. The observations. The two Travellers Apgaved abandonment of the Radical oppashion to Lord large and valuable collections in all branches Resebery's selection is said to be due to the of natural history, and. Commander Cameros leaders of the extreme party having been taken was created C. B. (ärli divisiop), and an into Lord Rosebery's confidence regarding the hon, D.C.L. of Oxford, after bis return from Airies. He received the Foneder's Madad of ity of the singlen, It is recognind by men. of all, shades of opinion that is is necess
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MARKITI AND THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE. The new Slaughter House at Kennedy Town will be ready for occupation abortly
The new Central Market will also be com pleted during the current year and will form a much-needed addition to the means of regulating the supply, and controlling the sale, of food to the English and Chlacze population,
There has been no outbreak of disease, con- tagions or otherwise, amongst cattle during the past year which calls for comment.
laundries at Wanchat are occupied, at a rent of Laundries.—Only two out of the 'ten publia
houses which came into force on 1st January Bakeries The bye laws for regulating bake
Provians to this there was some op'ery concern 1893, have been enforced with excellent, results ing the insanitary state of these, premises, sod inquiry by the Beard disclosed the fact that the drainage and general surroundings were not such as should be required in places whera a staple sticla of food is prepared. Something stil remains to be done pocially in the direction of improved drainage, at speaking broadly the bakeries may now be said to be in a wholesome and sanitary ephdlilon.
Common Lodging-housea.—Thy bye laws for licensing and regulating these are still in ebay ance pending the fixing of a day by the Board or which they shall come fato forps
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formally mored the adoption of the report and Thera being no questions, the Chaliman accounts.
in seconding that resolution, the more 10 that Mr. R. C. Wilcox-I have very great pleasure the report is so exceedingly satisfactory. I only hope that we may see a succession of auch, reports and that with the new extension them Refinery may go on producing and that th and nfficient market for all our produce. (applause) Agreed.
Mr. Murray Bala-1 beg to propose that the
ensuing year
Mr. H. E R. Hanter seconded, Agreed,
Mr. G. C. Cox-I have much in proposing the re-election of pleasure la Mr. Fallation Henderson as auditors.
The Chairman-Gentlemen, that is all the Ca-rted unanimenaly, business of the meeting. I beg to thank you will be ready for distribution to the shareholders for your attendance. The dividend warrants. to-morrow. auch mang sultan z ga
THE LUZON SUGAR REFINING:
COMPANY, LIMITED.
shareholders in this Company was held f-day The twelfth ordinary annual meeting of the at the offices of the General Agents, Maste Jardins, Matheson & Co. Han, J. Kimle presided, and there, were also, prezent Meav.. D Giili and J. H. Lewis. (Cosanuiii-g Com mittce), Hon, E. R. Belllios, Mer-1, A. S. Coz en, D. Lendile, HE, R. Canter, J. Ces, WA 46 sheds, capable of housing 1.046 head of
Cruickshank, and J. Barton, téecretary), cattler 4 sheds, capable of housing 143 head of goats; and 333 pens, capable of housing 2,00g of smallpox reported, of which 51 arded meeting
Infectious Diitarit — There were 133 Cues The Secretary read the porce cullag the head of swine, were licensed during the year. fatally. Of these very large proportion The Chairman-Gilemer, with your poss So far as it is known, all the cows and geate la occurred during the first six months of maigns we will folow the usual cunas and the colony are now kept in llegased premises of the year, fig Cases and 49 deaths. It take the report read. At the lask anual with the exception of a few head of cattle in is probable that all cases of smallspex are not meeting the Chalaman mentioned thi eallying districts kept for agricultural purposes, reported and that deaths which result from this prospects of the current year then irked and for which no provision for bensing is made. disease are not infrequently registered as favourable, and so far as the first four A certela number of swige peas are still unrespiting from other causes,
censed in the villages, but the law is being A case of hydrophobia cccurred in January
months of the year were concerned this steadily enforced in respect of the construction The case was treated in the Gotamnmani Civil, the year, however, the demand for Spia, which was fally Justified. During the rem kindar of of pens, and it is hoped that to the nest fatura Hospital and ended fatally, tha juda que la practically, as you are aware, our only they will all be of a standard to entitle them to a licensiderable number of abeep and swine, out during the past year in sailsfactory placed before you. Inclusive of 3:0.73/.X1 Contracts: The conservancy and scavenging copanalog market, almost entirely eased, and contracts entered into in 1892 have been carried the result is shown in the figures which we kyva Imported for slaughter, are stiil kept in unmanner. Complaints are occasionally made as brought forward from the year 191, the net licensed premises in the 8-f-ying pan district, to the detalls of the Bucket system, but speaking prut souls to $40,355.83. only ad l you pending the construction of the public depots at generally the work has been wall done is refer to the accounts you will see th it the Com Kennedy Town, which will be ready for occupa- | might be tos is about six months' time.
subject for she considetlen of the par la indebted to the General Agents to the Hoard, la entering into fresh contractent of socodon advance. Aceste and whether the conservancy contractor should not $136,736.79 on dament account. Under these be responsible for the collection and removal of circumstances the General Agents/and Consult all excretal matter from the City of Victoris, in ing. Commition, die mot-feel-fus filed fa? recom which case it would be possible to insist mőh mending the payment of a dividend, but bought the use of a bucket of's expertise typ6), it prodent to darr forward tha kóm al-a-bule to It is estimated that then, par-3 go night.men next secount, which I trust may pre va to be who collect the sight soil from part They are responéible, sono cos and
more (avourable. Before moring the 1 doption quence it is a matter on dipen
the report and accounts I shall be pleased to under complete cot
by th
the Royal Geographical Society, the Grande sary to have a man of the Palmerston type at Médaille d'Or of the French Geographical the helm at the present critical" (uncture, and Society, the Gold Medal of the Portuguess there is every evidence that the new f Geographical Society, Gold Medal hom the Minister will be legally supplerinde King of Italy for Mis discernies in Africa's however, that whượng in his Lordshia in, kë and was Officier d'Infraction (France), sh not be able to hold tepelle e discordant Officer of the Crown of Italy, and a Fellow of alaments of the kit lands Party, and they (the severe) (ostign, Geo, raphical Societies Com country will shortly be in the throng bên (uneraliz
Resay on Steam Tactics," 1864, and V **Africa," 1875-~Men of the Timp
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MORTALITY STATISTICE,
The niached tabular statements (2) show (a) Death rate in 1893 for
British and foreign commsalty. Chinese community on land in each registration dipurict, as 3.Chinese community afloat in each regle
tration district.
High
4. Chiassa '; commaally on land fo the
§. Chinese community aflost in the Colony,
Total Chinese in the Colony,
7. British, Foreign, and Chinese combined,
www:"being/no.digions, the 4 kálfman
kha adoption rika raport a/del dokksta,
Heat