Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1894.
the auspices of the Chamber for the past year, and it cannot be denied. that the honorable gentleman spread himsell' at
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & CO., LD. considerable length In his owri gushing,
WARM CLOTHES.
plausible fashion, on such subjects as the modification of the Sunday Cargo Working Ordinance, the Telegraph Convention, the opening of the West River, Chinese emigration to Brazil, the Transit Pass fiasco, preferential dues at Canton, the THESE
"HESE will all be spofit before next cold Opium Ordinance, the Bank of China and Its
weather unless properly taken care of.
NAPHTHALINE
TELEGRAM S.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE RESIGNS.
LONDON, May 14th,
Mr. A. J. Mundella, fearing a possible con- flict between public and private interests, has resigned his position as President of the Boxed
of Trade.
THE GERMAN SQUADRÓN. The German Squadron now salting British ports, anchored in the Firth of Forth. The officers and men were greatly filed in Edin-
Chinese shareholders, the closing of the Indian Mints and the Silver question generally, etc. We do not propose, at all: events not at present, tackling Mr.burgh. Kxswick's opinions on any of these
is the best thing to keep away Moths, &t, and matters, but it would be interesting for
1.
prevent clothes smelling fasty,
FIFTY CENTS PERTIN.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
Hongkong, 6th April, 1894.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
FRANCE.
PARIS, May 8th..
In Tokyo amounted to yes 1,046,063,
THE total number of persons enrolled in the THE profits realhed from a recent Charity Ball Henderson, A. Coxon, A. McConachle, J. H. Japanese Red Cross Society is 48,304, The annual income of the Society is said to be about yan 116,095.
Ar the Magistracy to-day, before Mr. Hastings, a Chinese woman living at Shao-ki-wan waAS fined $10 for falling to report the fact that her infant daughter was suffering from small-pox. Ta Tu-, a small craft ballt in Hongkong for a Chinese firm in Bangkok, arrived at her destination safely on the 3rd last after a run of eleven days. She was in charge of Capt. Tulloch and carried a crow of seven.
THE report of the Hongkong and Chius Gas Company shows a net profit, Including £2,16a brought forward, of £9.693 for the year 1893. and a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent per annum is recommended (of which 6 per cent. has been paid as an interim dividend), leaving £1,693 to be carried forward.
A SHANGHAI contemporary less from a private source that Mr. A. R. Barkill maintains, even after an interview with the Chairman and Secretary of the Straks Fire Insurance Company,
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Manila left Singapore for this port at 5 p.m. yesterday.
FIFTEEN hundred contract labourers are to be despati hed from Japan to Hawall next month. OFFICIAL REİOrns show that the losses sustained in Yapan by foods alone during the past decade amount to the enormous som of yes 133,883,495. THREK Chluese, described as fucorigible offenders, were handed over to their Consal for deportation by, the Yokohama authorities the other day.
MR. T. R. JERNIGAN, recently appointed United States Consul-General, arrived at Shang- bal on the 8th inst, and has taken over charge of his post.
Cex, II. E. Tomklas, and W. J. Saunders.
-The secretary read the notice of meeting.
The Chalman said:-Gentlemen, I think it is quite underfood that this meeting is purely formal, and necessitated by the Articles of Arrociation, le confirm the resolution which was passed at the last meeting. I will therefore at once propage, as a special resolution, the confirmation of the motion as advertised: “That Eng new Articles of Association already approved by the meeting, and for the purpose of Identificailan subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are hereby approved, and that such Articles be and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of Association of the Society to the, exclusion of all the exiuilog Articles or Regulations thereof."
Mr. McConachle seconded the motion, which ww carried seM.COM.
This concluded the business.
THE prospects of the Spring crops in the pro vinces of Shantung, Honas, Shanai and Chihli are reported to be excellent. To Kwangtung DR. DOBERCK ON THE CLIMATE they are bad, owlùg to long-continued drought.
OF HONGKONG.
M. Poincarré has been sppolated "rapporteurs his belief that the winding-up of the concern is / The Kobe Chronicle learns from native sourcen genera!" of the Budget.
the bast and safest course for the shareholders that during last month 4,381 tons of uncleaned to parae, Mr. Burkill has appoluted a firm of and 2.0ft tons of cleaned rice were exported solicitors in Singapore to act on behalf of the imm Kobe. Their respective values were yan
166,650.01 and yen 234,826.09.
The Chamber is discussing the question of prosecuting Toussaint; the Cableet has decided to make it, a question of confidence in the
Government.
Toussaint.
May g'
China thareholders.
A LATE telegram slates that Socialistic demon- The Chamber on the motion of M. Culmir.strations were held on the rst inst, in Hyde Park Perler (the premler) has voted with the Govern in connection with the Mayday celebrations. ment by 29 to 320 against prosecuting The Anarchists also attempted to hold a meeting. but were booted and mobbed and chased out of the Park. at which many Deputies were present who urged A Socialist meeting was held in Paris the workers of the world to unite and attain working day of tight hours, and crush the bourgeois.
BELGIAN DEFEAT IN THE SOUDAN, The Belgian expedition, under Captala Baert, the community to know, and we therefore ask the worthy Chairman, why In sketch-while marching on Lido, was attacked and ing the work of the year he made no defeated by Sondanese derrishes. The expedí.
sion had to retreat and await reinforcements. reference to the Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD, who represents" the Chamber in the Legislative Council, or to the valuable work done by that gentleman in the public interests of Hongkong? Did Mr. Kxwick merely forget to make references which were certainly most strongly called for, or was the forgetfulness deliberate? In alther case it was grossly disrespectful both to [36 the members of the Chamber and to its representative In the Legislative Council -to the latter especially, considering that he is on the point of leaving the colony on a well deserved furlough. Common courtesy demanded from the Chairman, however bitterly antagonistle he may be to Mr. WHITEHEAD and his progressive policy, some acknowledgment of the services rendered in Council by the CARBOLIC POWDER. For the purification of Houses, Cens-pools, Chamber's representative; but even the Drains, Water-closets, &c., and for the Dlitafecusages of every-day life were set aside and the honorable member and his services were ignored, and doubtless with intent. It may perhaps not be out of place to remind the Hon, Mr. Kaswtex that his position as local head of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. or as Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce gives him no privilege to make himself gratuitously offensive when occupying a public position. The member for JARDINR's would lose nothing by remembering the well-known axiom that concolt may puff a man up but can never prop him up.
KEE
DISINFECTANT 5.
tion of Sick-rooms.." -
CARBOLIC ACID.
For Disinfecting Purposes. Half an ounce (about one table-spoonful) of this Acid when well mixed with one quart of water forms.a superior disinfecting and deodori zing fuld.
Half a pint of the Solution thus formed, when added to any vessel used in the Sick-room, wlll prevent any unpleasant effluvia, and preserve the contents for Medical Inspection. It also parifies Drains, Water-closets, &c.
A tea-spoonful of Carbolic Acid exposed on a plate or other vessels in a Sick-room will partly the air and prevent contagion.
PERMANGANate disinfECTANT,
Similar to Condy's but cheaper, 50 cents a quait bottle.
A nice clean disinfectant for Dwelling-rooms and Bathrooms,
CAMPHYLENE POWDER, CAMPHYLENE BALLS. CAMPHYLENE BLOCKS,
JEYES' POWDER. .JEYES' FLUID.
NAPTHALINE
QUICKLIME.
IZAL.
CONDY'S FLUID.
CONDY'S POWDER.
SANITAS POWDER, SANITAS FLUID.
used freely by all.
Why should the Chairman go out of hiạ way and expose himself to ridicule and hostile animadversion by-belittling his colleague? Who can tell! But a probable reason may nevertheless be advanced. When Mr. WHITEHEAD was selected for the Legislative Council in September, 1890, on
the motion of Mr. E. MACKINTOSH, seconded by the Hon. P. Ryale, he was opposed by Mr. H. L. | DALRYMPLE, a nomince of Mr. KasWICK'S, and it will be remembered that the member for the princely house availed himself of the opportunity of attempting to ridicule both Mr. WHITEREAD's position and pretensions. Amongst other flattering references the Immaculate and admirable Mr. Keswick was responsible for the following:-
'But Mr. Ryrie has said that Me, Whitehend has been known here for eight years, and that he is admirably adapted to represent the Cham- ber of Commerce in the Legislative Council. I don't deny his possible qualifications for that post; but I must say I cannot conceive that the particular calling to which Mr. Whitehead belongs is one which can be supposed to give that experience and that wide education in regard to men and, affairs which it is neces- sary we should have. We do not feel that the Inelastic and narrow horizon which the boarde of a ledger furnish is calculated to give that knowledge of affairs which as the representative of the Chamber and of the mercantila interests of this colony be should have.
The staff of the Colonial Office under ite new constitution comprises 3 directers, a sub-director, 11 heads of departments, and 17 sub-heads.
May 11th.
The Chamber has voted "the onder of the day" on a motion to cry out the law in the css of Cornelius Hers.
FRENCH VIEWS OF BRITISH POLITICS. The British Cabinet is on the verge of a crisis, owing to a rapid weakening of its mujority
"CROSSING THE BORDER" is now a more expensive operation in there realms of the blest and in Canton than it has been for years past, la consequence of the ravages of the "bubonic plague" having resulted in a heavy demand for coffins. Chinese coffin-makers, profiilng by an ill-wind that blows goed to some with so much certainty now as it has in bygone days, have advanced the price of their "boxes" fully 40 per Two comparica of the 17th Regiment (native) | cent. at Canton, while their confrères in Hong- kong art, for the present, content with a 30 per have broken ant la matlay,
cent. rive,
In the House of Commons.
MUTINY IN BOMBAY,
THE INDIAN ARMY.
The British army in India is to be strengthened. THE American sealing schooner Edward E. Webster put into Yokohama on the 3rd fast, and Immediately reported matlay on board. When off the coast of Japan fourteen of the Crew refused to work, and threatened the lives of
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
around Nagasaki.. SMALLPOX is claiming many victims in and
DURING last month 24,191 cases of kerosene all were imported into Kobe.
Tur official rate for the dollar in Indo-Chins is Botlied as being £2.95 from March 1st. IN March last 44,841 civil and 28,158 criminal cases were brought before the law cousin of Japan.
THE O.&O. Co's steamer Belgic will be docked within the course of a few days for her ustial periodical overhaul.
The Rossian gunboat Handjour arrived at Shanghal on the 11th last, and was to have left
for Hunkow in the course of a few days.
Kitts-The beauty of my work is that no one ever thinks I am acting,
Old Soak.-No one ever could.
As late as the and inst, fronts and snowfalls are
reported to have occurred in placca te Japan, Much damage to tea-plants, mulberry trees and silk-worms is feared."
the men who remained loyal to the captain. The latter assisted by the male and six hunters managed to bring the schooner inte port. The men were handed over to the American Consul for trial. Subsequent advices state that the men were returned to their ship upon promising better behaviour.
present
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THE next meeting of the Hongkong "Odd Volumes" will be held at the Chambers, Bank Buildings, on Friday, 18th inst, at 9 p.m. when Mr. W. Stuart Harrison will deliver a lectura on "The Telephone," with practical illustrations.
Charged Afaires in Japan, is lu sextous trouble JAPANESE paper state that Yu, the Korean with his Government for baving quitted his post without having first obtained permission. He has been confined to his house since arriving in Seoul and will, it is thought, be banished"the" kingdom.
A Telegram has been despatched from Nagasaki to Tokyo stating that three British men-of-war have taken up their stations at Port Hamilton and that provisions sufficient for a three months' supply have been ordered from the first named port. The story, however, sounds rather improbable.
n
Our Shanghai moralag contemporary reports that Yang Shib-hat, one of the most notariaus of the Kalao Hai chiefs, who had avoided capture for the past three years, was arrested by the Kluklang Brigadier General after a desperate fight on the borders of Klangst, near Hunan, about three weeks ago and summarily executed on the and instant at Kickling.
A ONG of coolles employed on the rallway works in Slam mutlased on the cat tat, and made a desperate attack on the two engineers to charge. The matter was reported to the Slamese authorities and a strong body of pollee was promptly despatched to the scene of the disturbance. The ringleaders were arrested and have been sent to Bangkak for trial.
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To his annual report to the Govemment,
published in the Government Gazals of last Saturday, De. W. Daberek, director of the
Hongkong Observatory, makes the following remarks regarding the climate of the colony,
lavestigated from ten years observations " The colony of Hongkong is situated within the tropies, bat the winter is chol, its mean tempera- ture being about 60 deg, whereas the mean temperature of the summer rises a little abova 80 deg. There is a large and well marked all the year round. Palm trees, sice and sugar varlation of climate, but it is very hot in the sun canes grow here. Pamelos, oranges and pine- apples are amongst the most extensively cultivated crops on the mainland opposite, but do not thrive in the Colony on account of un- suitability of soll. About forty species of palms from all parts of the world thrive in the Botanic Gardens, and from temperate regions many
palms. The conifers are from Japan, Queens- conlferous trees thrive side by side with tropical
land, the Cape and Iadls (Himalays). The Norfolk Island pine is quite at home here. Banian trees are common and bamboos attain to great it.Vines do not come to perfection in the winter temperature is not low enough to harden the wood,
In spring, between the two monsoons, bron-
chial catarrh and pneumonia are prevalent. Measles, mumps and simple continued fevers
are very common.
In Tommer, the dampness of the air it excer. sive. Europeãos suffer much from prickly beat and similar diseases, produced in consequence of the best and dampacss. The Chinese are also very subject to diseases of the skin, especi- ally the different varieties of Tines. Malarial fevers and diarba are the worst hot-weather diseases, the former chiefly of an intermittent type in summer. They are worst in August and September, when the colony is under the influence of the high-pressure areas preceding and lying to the north of typhoons. In these areas the wind is light and the air descending, so that it is stifling, dusty, and probably full of bacteria. Want of sleep during such weather tends to produce anemia from loss of appetite and thereby lays the foundation for many dis- eases such as diseases of the brain,
In antomp, the dampness of the air deeressen, and the temperature falls often rather suddenly when the NE monsoon sets in. This causes affections of the chert and catarbs, bot Europeans enjoy almost an immunity from phthisis, while to Eurasiaos (biĉis an ever-present UP to the 31st December a sum of $165,833.13 Is officially stated to have been expanded on the scourge. Malarial fevers assume more frequently the remittent and billous remittenttype." Heri- Iste Mr. Gammy Brown's white elephant, the berl is frequent among the natives, but cholera new Central Market. The cost is set down at $270,000-an outrageous estimate and waste of is never more than a micor evil in Hongkong.
In winter, dysentery-the dreaded scourge of public money that ought to have been most strongly protested agatost. The Shanghai the Pacific-occurs. This is the worst disease Market, which cost about one third of the of the Chinese coast, and often leads to abscess sum, is probably the best in Asia, and a similar | of the liver. Small-pox is endemic and one would have admirably suited Hongkong in occasionally epidemic, Typhoid fever is very every respect. We shall have to deal with this rare, buttypho-malarial fevers are more common during the end of the winter and also in spring new Central Market question later on.
along the southern coast of China and Annam.
Messus. J. WHTITALL & CO. Write to the Z. & C. Express as follows: In the number of the China Telegraph we observe, DYSENTERY is the last, though by no means the under the heading of 'Peking and Tientsin, least, of the afflictions from which Hongkong is you give currency to same rumour about the now suffering The discape has not yet reached transfer of the Landon Agencies of the Chinese epidemie form, but nevertheless a great number Engineering and Mining Company and the two of residents are suffering from it. The anxious railway companies in North China. We beg to look" that the Sanitary authorities describe as inform you that no change whatever has been belog one of the symptoms of the plague, cao be found on the face of every other person one made or is contemplated in our appointment as
meets in the streets. The "anxious legk" in the agents here of the three companies, and we shall be obliged therefore if you will kindly con fact has been pretty patent in Hongkong for a tradict the report in your next issus.”
long time past. The Progrès de Saigon and the newly-sturici Makong are at war to the knife, over the ques. tion (as far as we can make out) as to which is the more somniferous; and there does not seem to be much to choose. The former journal, however, makes one bold sally that in British jurisdiction would soon lead to guol. The Progrès 287# |--" Next Saturday the mit of Leřicha Oux lata fing ship the Impérieure, on her return (editor of the Mabong) against Achard comes to Portsmouth, will refit with a view of super-before the court, and we belleva Me. [?] de seding the Aurora as coastguardship at Bantry Groller appears for M. Achard, laura la par
tis bella"which (as far as our understanding after the marceuvres.
gos) is simply shrieking contempt of court. Tax new cruiser Tatsuta, built for the Japanese Government by Sir W. G. Armstrong & Co., wis launched at Elswick, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on April 6th In the presence of a large gathering of spectators, including the Japanese Minister to Great Britain and a number of Japanese naval officers. The vessel was christened by Mme. Takayama, The Tatiuta is njoft. long and 27. In beams, with displacement of 875 tous and Indicated horse power 5,500, giving "ber a firing guns, and five torpedo tubes. The torpedo tubes are a feature in the vessel, and are said to
CASES of lawlessness continue to be reported from Stam. Recent accounts indicate that the authorities have anything but a firm hold on the people in the interior.
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At the present time dislafectants ought to be All disinfectants used on the higher levels of the city will, in addition to purifying the house drains in which they are used, beneficially affect the condition of the drains on the lower levels, and as a result Mr. WHITEHEAD was 1165. E.C.. will be held in Freemasons Hall, speed of 21 knots. She has two 4.71a. quick Pollock will put their rooms (Bank Buildings) at j
and should be used freely.
In making the foregoing purposeless and utterly unwarranted observations Mr. Kaswick only showed that person who THE British cruiser Carolina arrived at Yoko Is only acquainted with his own side of a hima on the 1st inst and, accompanied by the case knows very little of that--as Sir Redbals, was to have sailed thence for the PHILIP SIDNEY tersely expressed it, "all Bebring Sea on the yth lust. is but lip wisdom that wants experience," A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. elected by a substanilal majority. How Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 ofclock thoroughly the honorable member has precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. falsified Mr. KESWICK's preconceived
Bellew Company, In the Theatre Royal to-night, | ships, cally testify, and how the good work promires to be as largely patronised as any of already achieved has been appreciated the preceding performances. The play is one is too well known to need further comment. in which Mrs. Potter and Mr. Bellew especially But neither the Chamber of Commerce siloe, and should be well worthy of the strongest nor its representative in the Council has support. to thank the Hon. J. J. Keswick for much
THE PLAGUE. IN HONGKONG.
Further information can be obtained by notions, his most valuable services practi. THE production of "La Tosca" by the Potter be far superior to those on any of her Majesty's DURING the last two or three days the fire munity that the plague would not spread beyond
personal application to
A. S. WATSON & CO, LD.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong. 16th May, 1804; -
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
A MEETING of supporters of the newly-formed The most unhealthy places are situated in Chess Club was held last night in the chambers ravines between the hills, near marshy land er of Mr. H. E. Pollock, who presided. It was paddy fields. In such places mal-six is deadly. decided to hold a tournament for the purpose of Between one and two thousand feet up on the classifying players, and rules were passed bills the air is pure and fever less common and accordingly. The date for opening the contest of a milder type, which is as a rule easily. was fired (June 1st) and Messrs. H. E. Pollock, cured by quinine. It is more agreeable to live in T. H. Reld, and H. Humphreys were appointed the upper regions, although the air is frequently a committes for carrying out all larrangements, saturated with moisture. One evening a week ls to be devoted to play, and for the present Mr. J. I. Francis, Q.C., and Mr. the disposal of the Club.
The hope of the Euripesa section of the com- engines have been emeloyed pumping harbour Taipingshan, the densely populated portion of water up to the Caine Road level for the purpose the city in which it first made its appearance, of flashing the drains. Thle is better than
was rudely dispelled when it became known Owino, we believe, to the Chinese being dis- satisfied with the manner in which the numerous Impregnated with organie matter. Moreover, Ribeiro died in the very heart of the city, nothing, of course bat sea water is dangerously this forenoon that a Portuguese named victims of the plague are being "dumped" on
though the dratan (both the large kind, for storm« therocky burial ground at Lap-tip-wan, referred to in our last inne, gulto an exadus of natives
water, and the small kind, for sewage) are in at the back of Messrs. Girauit et Clas store in Queen's Road Central, at 3 o'clock many cases full of poisonous van, the origin of this morning from this Chinese bubonic plague. assistance in carrying out the programme / Cvoita to a misunderstanding, the salate which from the colony to Macao, Canton and other all the evil is not in the street drains at all, but From Inquiries made on the spot it appears that the Spanish man-of-war Don Juan de Austria towar on the mainland is in fell swing. This to the private houses, hundreds of which, Mr. Ribeire, the third Eurasian victim of the AND AFTER THE 1ST OF JANUARY lald down by Mr. E. MACKINTOSH, fired on her arrival at Shanghai was not is distinctly regrettable for, irrespective of the especially to China-town, have still the old fell disesse, romoved to the place where he died FROM
Chairman of the Chamber, when proposing asswered. The Captain walted awhile, then para inclination of the Chinese to keep the fashioned porous bias-brick drains, thoroughly from Bridges Street, which is a notoriously un- Mr. WHITEHEAD for election. "I do trust, | dropped down to Woosa E, and entered into sick in their own domiciles as long as possible
saturated with pestilential matter, and In most healthy locality, three days ago owing to the 1894, THE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE HONG gentlemen," said the great" Tosi," "the communication with the commar der of the fosts and to conceal the fact of the scourge having cases emptying not into the practically air-tight deaths of his wife, and it was hoped that
spread to their houses, there is the danger of
sewers, but late the large rain-water funnels farther spread of the plague in his family might KONG TELEGRAPH" WILL BE THIRTY candidate that will be elected at this there. The sainte weg duly acknowledged,"
plague-stricken patients being hurriedly smug- meeting will bear in mind that our aim is THE deputation which willed upon the Governor gled off to towns on the mateland which have
Until this is remedied, nothing else les cent's be avoided by removing to what is generally worth ti tee. DOLLARS PER ANNUM, OR TWO DOLLARS to have pregress, so that this colony shall of the Strate Settlements at Singapore on the Bitheria been free from the disans, and of there
considered a healthy part of the colony, The obtain, as far as possible, representation 4th fast, with view of laying before him the by causing the scourge to spread to the densely THE present epidemie, due almost entirely to Ribare, who le employed by Messrs. Giranit, influence of the deceased's son-in-law, A. M..
been faithfully adhered to and not that golony, did not meet with any great amount bowing coast ports as well.
and water authorities, is responsible for delaying disastrous result that the plague has, it is now without some measure of success-and all of success, his Excellency dec'iolog to commit
the progress of reform fa the local political world, clear, been brought into the heat of the in spite of the opposition of sanctified led to an opinion either for or agelost the
for it has completely deranged the plans of the European business quarter of the city Hon. T. H. Whitehead, who takes home the and to make things worse the Sanitary Board unofficialdom which is a satire on itself scheme,
by Japan and America to Englandy but he now breathed his last at a early hour this morning, it petition to Parlament. He was to have left instead of at once clearing every one out of the by the Oceanian to-day for Shanghal, proceeding cramped back quarts in which Ribeiro has to wait for the Empress of Japan on the fact that when a representaties of this 23rd, for in view of the stringent quarantine Journal Inspected the place at 1.30 pm to-day regulations in other ports, the French mall the dead man's relatives were found there agents are at present Instructed to refuse weeping and wailing, and absolutely nothing had passenger from Hongkonwhich is very absurd, since the epidemic effects only Asiatics. been done with a view to thoroughly cleansing The 0. and O. steamship Chim yesterday took and dislafecting the infected quarters.
The deceased, who was in his sixty-seventh several saloon passengers who had been unable to go to Japan by the French mal and she year at the time of his death, was not in jegular also took 170 Chiners for San Francisco. It employment, but earned a precarious livelihood, has been decided by the Japanese authorities as tallyman whenever opportunity offered.
There have been two other deaths smong the that there will be no quarantine faficted unless the disease has actually shown Itself on board Portuguese residents of Bildgar Street and other the vessels and as it cannot le "perda" or unhealthy portions Taipingthan district, Incubating more than eight days, there is no where the house (save the mack 1) are almost need for apprehension in American ports. As without exception overcrowded to an illegal and a precaution, Asiatic nerage passengers are dangerous extent, and louanitary beyond not taken to Japan; bot even that seems hardly description. necessary, from the nature of the spidemic.
UNION INSURANCE, SOCIETY OF
· AND A HALF PER MONTH,
ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID Ty / agal-st taxation." And that policy has expediency of introducing a British dollar into populated provines of Kwangtung and to neigh the bungling and dilatory action of the sanitary was sought to arrange matters, with the
ADVANCE.
DEATH.
jongkong Helegyayl
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1894.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND ITS CHAIRMAN.
TR leone feature of the present epidemia Among the Chinese in Hongkong which ought to have the serious attention of the authorities 5th April, 1894, THOMAS HENRY DAIRY, Iain of love lost between the present Chairman of built to local Chinese ship-yarda, am now being a Hitie breathing time. At the first outbreak At his home, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, on There is evidently no great amount of Two yo-ton steamers, the Ninggo and Taiping, as soon as they get over the emergency and have Hongkong,
the Chamber of Commerce and the engined by Kwong Hep Loong, of Wanchel, all the patients who went to a hospital chose the political representative of that body, but and are, we understand, intended for the Tang-Wa, which as a purely native institution however strained such relations might be, passenger trade between Whampoa and Hong- has a practical monopoly, among the coalfe clus they could not justify the public affront kong, on which route they will shortly be at any rate. There belag ne European cos offered at the recent meeting. This tooning under the auspices of the Sing Keenected with the place, the epidemic was not defected until the Registrar of Deaths found an Journal has never hesitated to descuace hong of Bonham Strand,
unusual number of deaths in one street, and Mr. Kziwicz's unitness for the two SHORTLY after the China Navigation Company's mide enquiries. Even then, it was found that Important public, positions be at steamer Chingiz lelt Kobe on the 1st last, it many undoubted cases of plague were put down
and present occupies, the episode came to the knowledge of the Japanese authorities by the Chinese "doctora" as fever or other we have just been discussing strengthens that some slowaways had secreted themselves ordinary affairs. The Tung-Wa may be a opinions originally based on other on board. A telegram 18 despatched to the monument of benevolence bat, it seems to be a
police at Shimonoseki, who boarded the verns! | grave danger to public health and safety. THE Hon. J. J. KISwick, Chairman of the grounds. The Government of any great and discovered a party consisting of eight young Hongkong General Chamber of Com- public institution by men of mean iris and two men. It is not stated whether the A MARINE Court of Inquiry sppointed to faves.
or doubtful motives merce, is a striking Illustration of the attainments
is women were fatended for Hongkong or one of ↑ tights, the circumstances attending the fatal Kuangtung-Ngajoota collision case, occur- truism that the average man is made up inconsistent with all the alms of progress the Australian poris, vi
Mr.
ing on the 25th alt, was held at Penang on the of Intelligence and prejudice-mostly of and advanced intelligence, and prejudice and he rarely misses an Keswick and his supporters should never Br today's mail, news was received of the death 3rd fast, and found that the master of the of Mr. T. H. Dalby, ous of the test-hearted and Neapoota, Capt. G. H. A. Wit, was greatly to opportunity of displaying his conspicuous forget that it is the man who determines most deservedly popular men in the local athletic blame in leaving his ship in charge of an absol- development in that direction. His latest the dignity of the position and not the world. Mr. Dalby had been in the East about utely amfastworthy officer, more especially a noteworthy exhibition--a deplorable and position which measures the dignity of the ten years, with Mesue. Lane, Crawlord & Co, he knew that he might have expected to sight much-to-be-regretted one was at the man. As Convucrus puts it" The essence and was in Hongkong most of the time, though the Kwangtung shortly. On his coming on annual meeting of the Chamber held in of knowledge is, having It to apply it; he was also will-krows up the coast. He was deck, he committed a grave error of judgment in
An extraordinary general meeting of share. the City Hall on the 11th instant. not having it, to confess your ignorance." a prominent carsman and a fair all-round min. starboarding is helm at a critical moment,
He was ordered home, however, by the deelers thereby attempting to cross the other ship's bow, bolders in the Company was held to-day, his capacity of Chairman. It The Chairman of the Chamber of Com was Mr. Keswick's duty, in submitting merce, if he lacks the essence of know-year, and was doing/moderately well that cauedog collision. His certificate, No. Mr. C. J. Holliday presided, and there were its until the beginning of this year; bat in February: Jai Hongkong, was inspended for ́s period of present Messis. D. R. Saindon, 1, J. Keswick, the Committee's annual report for the ledge sa essential to his position, should deción met is, and he died on the six months, Capt. Cobb of the Kwanglung Hopplus, A. G. Wood, G. B. Dodwell, H. Le approval of members, to deal with its los no time in confessing and making jih April at his homes in Leicestershire, Wa was held blameless and had his certificate Dalrymple (director), Douglas Jones acting sallent features and the work done under i amends for his ignorance,
bellere his 'allosent was diabetes,
returned to him.
sonretary), JAD. Hutchison, M. Jones. "F;
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Latest mortality returns, which show no dimination in the ravages of the disease but rather the reverse, are as follow
From commencement of outbreak to noon to.. day 134 deaths ; moon yesterday to voon to-day 16 fresh cases were reported. Admitted to the Hygria and Lap-sap-wan Hospital from” noon, yesterday to noon today-patients of whom died.
The heavy rain which has fallen to-day; knust have already done an immense amain of goods. and apparently the prolonged and unhealthy drought is now quite at an undi