stock-in-trade was damaged by dirty water from the verandahs, the other that he received abuse from this P.C. 103. As far as I can see neliber of them has been answered,
The Atting Captain Superintendent of Police It is much to be regretted that persons are an fearful about giving evidence which would materially asalat the Roard to get at the rest truth, I should like to ste the case more thoroughly sited, hat if evidence is not forth- coming I cannot saggest any alteration in the President's proposed reply. I fear there most be grounds for some of these complaints, and submit that an effort should be made to induca persons to come forward and give evidence. As far as P.C. 103 is concerned I can state that he came before me immediately after Mr. Danby's letter appeared in the papers and stated that be could ablactorily antwer all the charges alleged spiest him. I informet him that the case would be dealt with by the Santiary Board, The conmble has a clean defaulter sheet and bears a good character.
The Pitaldent-When persons allege that certain facts have been within their personal knowledge one expects to find that the ate ments concerning them are something more than mere hearsay, and in view of the inquiries made I consider the charges made against certain of the Board's officers are most sajasif
mble and contemptible.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1895.
enquiry as to xileged damage done to his clients' cargo and stock-in-trade is not practicable,
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GLOBE STATISTICS.
the world's great tunnels
increasing at a faster rate iban food-so creating a struggle for the necessaries of life-be made an announcement of great service to the student of natural history, bai ha exigerated the case
A new compolation of the population of the so far as it concerned mankind. Hozier has globa has recently been made by the French Interesting to note that time is an extraordinary In comparing the four great tunnels it s pointed out that under civilisation there has 'ilitician and savant, P. d'Ambeville, He element in the cost. The eldest tunnel- | mankind—the struggin is only for possession' of
never been any struggle for existence amotributed as followsAsia, with 834,954.ono; nidest, cost $16 fact: St. Gothard cost figured out a total of about 1.480,00 1,070, div | Hoogale-cost $179 & foot; Mont Cenis, next the comforts of lies. At the time Malibus wrote rope, with 317,379,020 ; Afsles, with 163,- | $119 a foot; and the most recrut tunnels of the toll of a farm labearer was sufficient to raise 933,000; America, 121.713,000 Ocenia and the fourth Arlberg-cost only $154 = foot food for only ten persoar; th-day in the United | the Polar regions, with 7.500,400; Australia, All four were in old settled countries, with sonst Ever expanding mutliydes of human TODIK. beings are crowding upon the planet, but there is continually more for them is eat and drink and WEAT
The rext alleged fact is that the "gang" pulled" | books. It seems almost to be true,” he saye | Sixtes, vue male adult can raise food for 120 per- / with 3,330,0 x, or a grand total of 1.479.729 000 | abundant labour and the very great difference
down legal cockiote and allowed Ulegal ones to remain.
a
plans of every isy, or these are the pina which prick us up to harder effort and a wiser circum- D. Clark assures the Board that as far suspection." In the course of this propagands, in practicable under the circumstances every con- | the execution of which Mr. Reld has evidently sideration has been shown to the owners and followed the Pauline example of being all things occupiers of premises and as little damage done to all men, Mr. Reid has made, he tells us, in As is consistent with the prompt and thorough the six months 125 calls, not reckoning the cle•nsing and disinfecilon of the premises, and places where he called and was not seen, has the Board does not admit that any unaccessary received 146 calls, has wrliten 173 letters In damage has been done.
Chinese, and distribaled 1,214 documents and
H that the higher classes of C^ina are the most destituts; while in addition the opportunities It appears that Mr. Danky does not know what for usefulness, in one form or another, are cocklofa are legal and which are illegal, but the increasing so fast, that we long for capabin Board at once admits that whether the specialamociates, and are determined more and more to provision of the Ordinances regarding certain no organise the work that it will not be evans-1 structures are complied with or not, if their temoval is necessary for the thorough cleanalog
cent, but firm, evergrowlog, and enduring." and disinfection of the premises they are removed,
Mr. Reid's ingenious, untiring, and sometimes and many of the cockles removed were so derins, princes, and nobles of the capital and successful efforts to get the ear of the high man. rotten and Githy as in themselves to causa. very interesting reading. The account of his serious danger to health, whilst others obstructed windows sad ventilating openings.
Cordisation with H. E. Li Hung-chang gives arpracipled politician. "The next time wo very graphic sketch of that astute and entirely called upon him he at once chaffed as thus:- "You revile all Chinese ssbeing corrupt. Not ko,? was our
are good. We distinguished between clearly. You make all officials to be had the svalem and the men.' 'You didn't sfate it Well, perhaps I have falled in expressing my I will consult your Excellency before I put my idea and bave been Ino severe. The next time
but perhaps the Grand Secretary would not bare views to pilat." This was Pauline, no doubt, respected Mr. Reid less if he had stood to his guns even before such a monument of corruption number of mandarins have acknowledged. he has spoken none too strongly. As we should their position only by conforming to the bad expect, the high officials, who have secured system, are disinclined to say anything at all; but younger men and fofertor officials, knowing the way through which they must go to attals to power," and who would be, of course, only too glad to rise without having to buy the steps praise every effort to establish a better system lament the rottenness and chicanery and and secure better men,"
The statement relative to a visit to certain premises in company with Mr. Ede and Mr. McCallum is in the opinion of the Board calca lated to give sa tecorrect impression.
obterve
In cost per foot plainly marks the progress of Improvement in tools that made it possible to science, because it was the Invention and
reduce the time and thus the cost. To observe great Emopean tunnels, built by Government ald the differences between the work on the three
for a moment the work done on a comparatively le old settled counteles, I may be well
the Cascade Mountains on the line of the small tunnel, buite far from civilisation, through Northern Pacific Railroad. through which the tunnel was cut is 3,970 feet above the res-level and the peak is 1,135 feet
The mountaÍN
These premisza were situated in Wing Stag official sply, "we clearly stated that many people die at a much earlier age la the United square mile Is 95 ; in Arla it is 48 ; in Africa ft | the time the contract for its constraction was
Street and though Mr. McCallum was at first of opinion that some cocklotin which had not been removed were Bilegal, after studying the provi legal and duly informed Mr. Danby of the fact on Monday, rob lost, viz, four days before the date of Mr. Danby's communication to the press, axirience testifies to the discrimination of what The fact that were in Hr. Danby refers to as "the whitewashing brigade with its Irresponsible contingent of soldiers and coolles."
A mlauta was read stating that Dr. Clarkians of the Ordinance he found that they were assured the Board that, as far as practical every comideration was shown the owners and accupiers of houses and that as little damage as possible wer done consistent with the prompt and thorough cleansing and disinfecting of priraises, and that the Board did not admit that any unnecessary damago had been done.
Capt. Lethbridge moved "That the Colonial Secretary to requested to furnish the Board with
the opinis of the legal advisers of the Crowning received "reliable faformation as to how the The next statement refers to Mr. Danby hav. as to wheter any legal atopa should be taken oracle is worked (ie. allowing illegal cock with a view to obtaining redress for the apparent lofts to remain). Chapter and verse were given misreprexpiation made against the Board and
me; I reported this to headquarters." Its officers in Mr. Danby's letter."
This the Board understands refers to certain statements made to the President on Monday, the roth inst.
In view of Mr. Dandy's letter appearing to the papers the President wrote to him requesting his consent to the publication of the information (omiting names) he furnished him with and received the attached reply dsted the 16th of May, from which it will be seen that Mr. Dauby states the information was given confidentially for what it was worth with a view to you (the President) having It verified or otherwise."
The President thought this letter contained accusations against the Board as a whole and against is officers, and though he would he the last to in any way curtall the rights of anybody who had just complaints to make to come for ward and make them to the Board-and in such a case would escourage the fullest investigation he had to protest against persons writing to the prabile newspapers stating that they know acts of their own personal knowledge, which, upon Investigation, appeared to be mere repetitisa of what others had told them. There was a goed desi in this letter which certainly Mr.sidered the statements requlerd verification Danby did not see, as his lettes seemed to imply he did. Mr. Danby bad reported certain maiters to him, which Mr. Danby objected to being made pabile but which had been circaisted co- fidentially amongst the members of the Board, and the members would ste from these papers that the fatormation Mr. Danby sent was infor- mation, that was told him and not what he ascer-in tained to be fact or sew or knew from his own personal knowledge. With these few remarks he begged to second the resolution.
statistician, Schooling, makes some interesting In connection with there data the English
comments. He states that of every 1,000 The statistical caprices yielded by the ebb and Europe, 117 in Africa, 83 in America, in inhabitants of the globe 58 live la Asia, 243 in flow of population in the United States are sufficient to reduce a philosopher to despair. Australia It then appears that Asla contatos Oceania and the Polar regions, and only 7 la Hon, for example, shrinks with alarming speed; earth, and Earope nearly and fourth, Africa The annual increase of American-born popula-more than one hell of the total population of the meanwhile there are more children to every contains only one ninth; and America only one 1,000 inhabitants in the States than in any other twelfth, In Australia the entire population is part of the world; and tbls, Mr. Mulball says less than the number of inhabitants in the city with a sigh, is one of those statistics oddities of London alone or in the cities of Paris and St. which "dely explanation." The only plans-Petersburg combined. tien Mr. Mulhall can offer is the theory that
60 years of age, as against 195 in Ireland. The States than in Europe. There are only to7 per- saus out of every 1,000 in the United States over typical Yanken lives at greater speed, and dies sooner, than the average Englishman or Irish- man. Another illusion which Mr. Molball that the negro population of the United States triumphantly slays with als statistics is the belief gaining on the white population. The negroes produce more children than the whites, but fall to keep them alive after they have produced give birth
to 164 children. But the dark-skinned babies coloured worsen of the same age will give birth yearly to say children; while 1,000
die so fast and on such slight occasion that the coloured population of the United States, which was 16 per cent, of the total in 1850, is now less than 12 per centi
14
In Europe the number of inhabitants to the
Ingly Europa contains for each of its inhabitants it 15; In America It is 8; In Oceanla and the Polar regions it is in Australia only 1. Accord 28 hectares of land Aula, pa hectares; Africa, 10 bectares: Oceania and the Polar regions, 335.6 sectares. A beclare is equal to 2.741 340 clares; America, 31.3 hectares; Australle, the slobe is about five to every thousand. At Ecres.) The yearly increase of popalion on this rallo the population of the earth would be Of every 1,000 Europeans 261 are subject of
Spanish, 17 Belglass, and 121 of the minor coun- Russia; 139 of Germany: 116 are Austro-Hub-
tries. garians, 107 French, 106 English, 84 Italians; 48
as El himself is ; and Mr. Reid owns that cut them. It seems that 1,000 white women will doubled every 149 years.
Mr. Reid has not been able to do much in teaching English, but he has made a stall beginning of medical work. He is obliged to give and go to dinner parties, because China man's stomach is nearer to his heart-than a foreigner's," but of late he has stopped this Mr. Dinby evidently on the 15th fast, con-
procedure unless the persons lovlied are likely to be of service. He practices meanwhile belire acceptance. In that optalon the P-cal-really rigid economy, his food bill for six months dent thoroughly concurred. The statement "as his obligations to the Society for the Diffusion
having
beta only about $11, gold. He records to how the oracis was worked referred to a certain person not connected with the Beard the Chinese, in the Peking University, to the of Christian, and General Knowledge among having offered to work the oracle on receipt of other missions in Peking, and to the Rev. Tim- certain sums of money, Mr. Danby's Inference etby Richa'd, of whose efforts he speaks in the being that the money received was participated most admiting terms. He rushed ahead in his
by the officers of the Board, The President had inquiries made and as-
tremendous enthusiasm, leaving our slow plod certained that the alleged illegal cocktails were ding far in the rear. Welcoked at him through our little telescope, as a constellation rather
Mr. Ede-I did not see anyibing in that letter legal and that their condition did not render than a flushing meteor. Or, to use another
to the Pren against the Board; against officers of the Board most certainly,
The President read the last paragraph of Mr. Darby's letter.
Mr. Ede-That is scarcely an accusation #gutest the Board.
Capt. Leihbridge wald these allegations were felt by the palice, who, he believed, had been doing the utmost to carry out their duties con- scientiously in the matter. Constable Gourlay and asked that his conduct should be thoroughly enquired into. He felt the star cast upon him in Mr. Danby's letter.
Mr. Ede said Mr. Danby said he saw .certain things would not the better course be to get Me, Danby to bring up his witness and have the matter invesfgated fast as if it were before a
their removal necessary.
As to whether or not the sums of money named were paid the President did not inquires but from inquiries that have been made the plans for the alteration of cocklolta has reached Board is informed that the price of preparing
that doubtless large sums of money have been the handsome sum of from $75 to $75 each, no paid to work the "oracle," vis, the parties estralled with the preparation of such plans.
The conduct of a certala policeman to reference to his scilon, after receiving a note sigeed by the Secretary is too vague to admit of definite investigation, neither the number of policeman ner that of the premises referred to. being given.
In reference to the removal of the sunshade to front of No. 51, Bonkem Strand and permission following is the explanation.
above the floor of the tunnel. To understand the magnitude and difficulty of thin undertaking it must be observed that the site [ the tunnel, si
thing, men and tents, food, horses, machin signed, was an unbroken wlidertass. At the then existing terminus of rall connection every e, lumber, hospitals, and, in fact, the mate rial of an army, had to be transported over forest through snow and mad to the east improvised raids eighty-two miles through to the west portal. Six months passed before portal of the tunnel, mod eighty-seven miles all the machinery was on the spot. Rivers had to be turned aside, bridges kulit, camps established, and men and horses collected, fed, housed and
feet wide and twenty-two feet high, and ike cared for nearly one hundred miles from the locomotive. The tunnel is sixteen and a half entire distance-895 feet-was bored through the mountain in twenty-two months, the rate of progress with the power drills being four
and the entire work was completed is twenty. of the completed tunnel was only $118 a look
eight months from the signing of the contract in New York city-Chautauquan.
Masonic,
following manger-Cina takes the lead 350 Ia Asia the 826 millions are distributed in the milions, British -dia with 278 millions Japan with 40; East Indian Islands with 394; French possessions in India with 19; Korez with 103: English Burma with 74 Persia with 73 ; Asiatic Russia and Turkestan with 74; Siberia Arabia with al; all other paris of Asia with with 41: Afghanistan with 4; Ceylon with 3;ZETLAND 43 millions.
No. 5a5, EC.
LODGE,
Belgium takes the lead with 546 to square In reference to the density of population
There la general poetry in statistics when the mile, followed by England with 313, Italy with hundred and thirteen feet a month, and the cost tion; Mr. Malball does a few sums to what may 49. The average of all Eurave is 95. are suffused with the light of prophetic imagina-Hungary with 171. Spain with ez, Russia with 163, Germany with 337; France with 184, Austro-
te called prophetic arithmetic, with a result of very startling character. In re-only 14 years hence he reckons that the United States will have a population of 90,000.00, a mighty aggregate, which considering its qualities of energy and blood, may well be the most powerful State in the world. But the Union can easily support a population of 210,000,000, and must swinly expand to those Brobdignaglan dimen- siens i Canada, Brasil, Spanish Americs, and Australia, are each of them larger than the United States; and each might and room and food for a nation 200,150,000 strong when man discover how to subdan forces of oxture that are at present beyond control History, it is plains, is entering upon a cycle in which "nations will exist on a scala sa vast that the powers of to-day will have to them the relation that pigmies have to giants. Can anyone realise what Australia would be with a population of 200,000,000? What diles would throng its shores i What fleets would navigate its sexs? The the telescope of Mr. Malhall's arithmetic, perspective of human history, as seen through La sficient to alarm the commonplace imagination-The Australasian.
German trade with Africa has been increasing by leaps and bounds during the last few years,
figure, we came before a ponderous door of a pounded on the door until it opened itle Yast mansion with all the lomates asleep. We crack when past woshed the massivo form of a mighty warrior, He summoned the fomates to their knees, and ordered the lights Et kod the least spread. We sat without on the curb. atone Hatentag to the mighty commotion, and German INTERESTS IN.AFRICA. now and then catching a glimpse of the glory withie." As to the Reform movement in Peklor, Mr. Reid does not speak very hopefully. The recent degradation of three high officials with has been a serious check, and the Emperor and more enlightened views than their colleagues Empress-Dowager, the latter especially, seems not yet convinced that reform is necessary. Meanwhile Mr. Reid wants belp la men and money, and the recounts which be publishes, including his own salary, of $946 gold, nyo a guarantee that no contribution sent him will be wasted. Among the receipts, li should be noted, are $44 gold earned by Mr. Reid by writing for newspapers, and some $45 returned by himself to the fand. We heartily wish him continued success in the task that he has chosen for him- self, and that he works at so faithfully and persistently,—N. € Daily News.
cially with the western and southern portions of that Continent, and German shipowners, results from their strenuous endeavours to merchants, and manufacturers are reaping golden develop to the nimost their relations with the Dark Contivent. According to statistics com- ment, which only notice the direct trade in articles of merchandise between Germany and the African ports, the German import and export trade to and from Africa in the year 1889 Was Valzed at 60,000,000 marks;; in 1890 the valued increased to 73,000,050, in 1801 to 8,000,000, in 1893 to 93 000,000, is 1893 to 106,000.000, and in- 1894 to 120,000,000 marks, For instance, the exchange of goods with Egypt in the year 1889 was only to the value of
Court? Mi Danby kald dlutioctly be saw cers heing given, to retain the one at No. 55, the which show a total expenditure for six months-piled and published by the Imperial Govern- | tain things done. That was ono witness, and there must have heen other people there the man who complained must have had servants of his own. They should be made to come forward and prove their case. He believed Mr. Dandy was acting in good faith, and he should be very soriy
Dr. Atkinson-He certainly brings certala charges ag·dest cestain of the Board's officers.
Mr. Ede-I cannot +gree with a resolation like That letter was sent in in good faith. If A man is to be called open by the Crown Solici❘ tor to explain his conduct we will never get any Information." I have heard many complain's, and I am sorry they cannot be proved or dis- proved; but I think people ought to be ens couraged to bring these matters to the notice of the Board.
Capt. Lethbridge-It is most unfortunate thing that Mr. Danby wrole to the Press.
The resolution was therespos put to the meet-
The former was to a very dirty and ratten condition and was removed as a nuisance; the latter is in fairly good condition and has been recently painted.
In the concluding paragraph of the letter Mr. Danby states that his reason for writing "is that the regulations are not carried out con- sistently without fear or favour, whilst in his letter to the President of the 16th fost, he states that his "main object was to suggest that the goods and merchandise of these Chinese mer- chants and shopkeepers should be handled with
■ittle more care and also that some reasonable time should be given to remove their own goods themselves should they wish to do so."
and 16. Innt: Mr. Danby obtained Information It appears to the Board that between the 14th
which caused him to shift his ground and to even doubt the accuracy of the plain statement
-
| HOW THE HUMAN RACE GROWS.
Of every 1,000 Asiatics 423 are Chinese, 337 are Hlada (subjects of England), 48 are in the French possessions; 13 are Koreans, 11 Japanese, *48 min Indian Islanders, including 23 are Sismere, 9120 Burmans, 9 are Persians, 9 are Russians, are Siberians, 5 are Afghans, 4 are Steghalese, 3 116 Arabs, and 52 belong to smaller nationalities.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT. SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
N EMERGENCY MEETING of the above HALL, Zetland Street, on MONDAY, the 25th A LODGE will be held in the FREEMASON instant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend,
Hongkong, 31st May, 1896.
(Before His Honour Mr. Sercombe Souli, THE
Acting Pulina Fudge.)
May 22nd.
VIXTURES.
The following cases were fixed for the respec- tive dates
759-Bahadar. Singh v. Burjarjes B.
Tuesday, May 26th, Shroff ******** 601--Tang Chat Ting
& nut.
Sul To
50.00
400 00
Wednesday, May 27th. 741-Weng King Tong, Wong Chi
Tong & ant........................................................................$ 364-41 Judgment was given for the plaintiffs in the following cases m
323-Iser Singh . Dantel D. Jesus ...8 11.00 735-Lok Man Tsun v. George J. Philippo...ƒÐ¶£300423 743-P. R. da Costa. B. H. Clavia...
965.00 57.00
Hotels.
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Foodoco marks, but in 1894 the valus had swollen 760-M. V. Accar v. B. H. Clavis 92673 THE ELECTRIC LIGHT IN ALL THE
ing. Three voted for the resolution-The Pic of facts which he alleged had come under his notion, for example, more obstinate and wide-reaching the value of 20,0% to the Cape in the'.
sident, Capt Leibbridge, and Dr. Atkinson, and one against, Mr. Ede.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS. "
MAILS DUE: French (Oceanien) to-morrow, Indian and Straits (Swisang) 24th lust. - Tacoma (Strathleven) ngth inst. American (City of Peking) agih inst. Canadian (Empress of China) and prox American (Doric) 9th prox. Tacoma (Tacoma) 13th prax,
30 20,000,000 1. In the same period the value of the trade with the West African coast went up from In a brief article in the North Americas Atica increased from 3,000,000 to 11,000,000. 28,50,000 to 49,000,000, and that with East Review, entitled "Is the human race deterioral The figures concerning German trade with South fog 2" Mr. Mulhall-perhaps the greatest living Africa are, however, of expecial interest. Thus figures agelast & auraber of popolas delusions, sheeps' wool to the wains of no less than expert in statistics-discharges a fusiljade of we see that in the seven years 1889 to 1895 raw and leaves his pages fairly strawed with the remains of slaughtered fallacies. is there any from the Cape, the quantity in 189; lone 110,000,000 marks was imported Into Germany
tons of modern civilisation, the rate of increase same period was 'to the value of 62,500,000, spread than the belief that under the evil condi- Gaman manufactured
The export of in all the great nations of the world is winking and to the Transvaal goods to the value of THE D.D.R. steamship Gerda, from Hamburg; The general strain of modern ille, the congested 21,500,000 was sent. How this branch of left Singapore for this port this morning, and state of all the great cities, the reluctance of young trade has been developed may be judged from men to undertake the burdens of family life, and even the spread of certain vices, si sup was 37.9 per 1,000 per annum against 175 for threatens to even come to a standstill. France is up to 33,000,000. In this expert trade virions is due here on or about Sunday evading, the
For the week ended gh May the death rate
posed to act ar mailgeast infances beneath only 8,500,000 marks, while id 18gg the value of THE Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Karterske the corresponding period of last year. For the supposed to offer the shocking example of a branches of industry participate, but principally 24th fast
which the increase of population is retarded, and German manufactures exported thence totalled left Shanghai for this port at g a,. to-day, and weak ended 16th May the death, `tale was 387 nation in which the forces which make for the name sugar, beer, clothing, | Tuz P. & O. 5. N. Colx strames Matagon vid agalast 15.5 for the corresponding period of last Increase have exhausted themselves and all the Important
textile, and chemical tradest you,
ADJOURNMENT.
own personal knowledge, in his letter of the 14th inst.—I have, &an
H. MCCALLUM, Secretary, Sanitary Board,
The Bond then took up the consideration of a reply to the Colonial Secretary's com munication, which it was Gually resolved should be sent in the following form, Mr. Ede, who ob To Hou, Colonial Secretary,
jected to the final paragraph, being the only member to vote against it 3-
Sir, I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 775 of the igih lart, enclosing letter that appeared in the China Matt, under the heading "Cleansing of the City," dated the 14th May, and over the signature of Mi, W. Danby.
to
MORTALITY STATISTICS.
The Board adjourned for a fortnight,
ENLIGHTENING THE MANDARINS.
the fact that in the year 1892 the exports to the may be expected here on or about the 28th inst. Cape and the Transvaal combined amounted
to
great nations of the world, in varying degrees, explosives, rood goods planos, and other Ades have left Singapore Tad former let at
it is imagined, following the example of musical instruments, and France. But this is one of the Autons which however, also exported to Africa. The growing for Hongkong.
goods are, 6 pm, yesterday and the latter at 6 s.m. to-day,
of
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This letter purports to advert to the *cro- sade" now being ❤aged against illegal cocklofts and sunshades in this city by the officials of the
Mr, Mulhall shatters to fragments with a blast interest taken by Germany in the Transvaal Sanitary Board and to contain a plato viatement of facts which have come under Mr. Danby's
statistics: It is true that the birthwals of the Repubila is easily explained the oficial personal knowledge since Friday, the 8th Inst,
decrease since 1880. But this is only one half we countries. Whils, for instance, the mer fast, has arrived at Yokobansa, and will leave seven principal Eropean nations shows a steady figures relating to the trade doing between those 2. M. S. S. Co.'s steam Chy of Peking, Before dealing with the alleged facts I have
with mals, etc., from San Francisco to the gi out that no crusade is being waged by
the story, and half lac's are sometimes as mis diadise exported from the German Customs the e oficiais of the Sanitary Board agalust ifogal
thanks to the growth of medical skill, the spread 1891 and 18ga only reached the value of about leading as fully grows lies. The death-rate-entory to the Transvaal Republic in the years for the port, tf Nagasaki, to-morrow morning, cocklofts and sunshades in particular.
The Rer. Gilbert Reld continues with equal of sanitary consmon sense, and the general in Board during the last few months, owing to the just issued shows, his efforts, for the instruction sakaeven morerspidly than does the birth rate; nearly 7,000,000 in the present conditions of Board during the the focale of the Sanitary anestess and self-denial, as his fourth report crease of the means of subsistence everywhere 500,000 marks, in the year 1893 il was valued THE O. &0. 3. 3. Co. seamer Belgie, with £5,500,000, in 1894 at 6,000,000, and in 1891 to malls, etc., which left Hongkong on April 25th anfortunata rempperiance of the bubonic plague, and conversion of the higher classes in Chins, so that the natural facresse during the last ten our own selaikams with the Transvaal, it is per. Ses and Yokohama, arrived at her destination for San Francisco, via Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland which at one time threatened to assume with a success that is not actually brillant, but years-the surplus, that is, of births over deaths haps worth while to axami e a little more closely on the 20th fast. alarming proportions, have been mainly directed is by as means, without hopeful indications is greater than at any previous period of which into this German export trade to that against the site of fith that was found to exist The report is lor the six winter months from the in many houses in the city and the abstractions 15th of October to the 15th of April, and is very pise leading nations of Europe, and shown that sent tilther in regr, 26 gog double-centners, and we have exact statistics. Mr. Mulhali takes the country. Of rails and Iron sloopers, Germany of windows and westlisting openings preventing, neatly printed by the American Board Mission their natural increase proceeds now st 16 per in 1895, 23,800 double-cestners of locomotives and in many cases practically entirely pracinding. Press at Peking While some, he says, cent, greater speed than in the twenty years be the weight sent in 1891 was 4,100 docble the free access of air and fight into the dwellings who enthusiastically received as in their time fore 1880
The Board were convinced that the prompt of trouble have again become reserved, and
centers, while in 1895 the figure was 19 adoption and prosecution of measures to remedy thers out of timidity have refused any ac-is a law, for example, unknown in fin causes, bat exported to the Transvaal in 1891, but la 1891 the Statistical science abounds in paradores. It double-caninare waiva railway carriages were this state of lifsins were the only practical means quaintance whatever, yet week by weak our quite certale, that as the ratio of marriage to sumber insened to 657. The posts of machi of arresting the progress of the disease, and the circle of official acquaintance has extended, material reduction in the number of cases recently at our list of the men of rank whom we have marriage rate in all Karopean countries has fallen about the same stient. And all thin has been population sloks the number of children to each nery and ironmongery have also been growing to occurring is the city certainly tends to strengthen met now numbers one hundred and fifty, while heavily, a fact which may be explained by many going on under the very noses of British merchants such conviction, C
the whole number of those with whom we have circumstances; want of social courage the and manufacturers, who, if they do not wIES These eputations have been confined to the opened communication by personal calls, by courage which dares to undertake the bordans of to this serious state of things, will probably and neighbourhoods affected by the bubonic plague letters or documents, reaches up to nearly three a family on a limited or uncertain income--is, their trade in the same direction still further and within the limit defined by the Beard under handred and fifty. This is a fally influential perhaps, the strongest. But though marriages handicapped and curtailed. As regards the East bye-law: No. 22, Ordinance 15 of 1894, and no parish for one who is an alien, to watch over, la civilised lands are fewer, proportionately, Coast of Africa, German trade muiations are of steps, as far as the Board is aware, have been interent, instruct, amuse, and sometimes startlo than they were 20 years ago, they are a rather later date, and precise detalls respect. taken by its officers other than those necessary and nonplus. The names of all we must re- mere praiffic; and this is the case in every ing it are not so easily avaliable. These rela so thoroughly cleanse and disinfect praises members also the positions they hold and have European country except Belgium. In France tous, however, are becoming more and more found in a dirty or insanitary condition,
Proceeding to the alleged facts contained is general delf of their plans and sentiments who 1,000 marlager is 284 since 1880 again of steatters, absidised by the Government, in Martott Mr. Danby's letter, Policemen No. toy denies as their special Giends, and of whom they are for the 20 years preceding 1880. This spectacle that on the afternoon of the 8th Inst.”) ka gars jealous when they are likely to be at home, of a steadily expanding volume #kumas belage part of the Continent. The way in which this Zagradan verbal notice to the owners of large kongs in and what their excuses when actually at berie 1 delage of population rising, like Noah's food Company's business la increasing, fodend, has Talchowa Boabam Strand that the whlicwashing brigade who can be best approached by calling upon in till it threatens to submage the globe would given the directes sunciant confidence to order Hinaang with its irrisponsible coatlagant of soldiers and pass, and who by first sanding latter Chat Exre appilled the older political consonsists, the building (last you) of two large twin-screw Kutang coolles wars coming sound next morning i document or books to present to each and Population grows fast, but the means of subels. boats lo be put faid the line. These boats are Albingia ........................... 7.30 am to poll down their cockinin, dez) Me. || what is the best tople or form of expression at tence-thanks to the new powers with which to be delivered Banby falls to give the number of premises each interview, on la wadh latzary and document. clance has to bad complet in July and November Humber (H.M.B.) socupied by his client, so that teacher partiovine - Tanos. Seems the pegs on which sao hung the - Malthus served his warning that populiilen was - Gerakan abort în mân and WAKE DIAMON
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TWO ENGLISH BILLIARD TABLES, EXCELLENT CUISINE.
S. N. YAMAGUCHI,
Penswinter.
VICTORIA HOTEL,
CANTON,
(LATE SHAMKEN HOTEL, CANTON.)
MESSRS, MADAR & FARMER bare the
pleasure to inform their Patrons, Friends
and the Public Generally that, having leased the SHAMEEN HOTEL, they have Refamished the every department, and have now RE-OPENED whole Establishment, had it vastly improved En
it under the more popular Styla of VICTORIA
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For further Particulars, apply to the
MANAGER
or
NEW VICTORIA HOTIL, Hongkong.
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Hongkong, roth December, 1891,
PEAK HOTEL. OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND, THIS commsedious and well appointed
THOTEL, altuated at a height of 1,356 bes shore so-leval, hat just been thoroughly
decorated, renovated and re-furnished, and a magallicent Views of the Harbour and mainland NEW WING, has been built, which commande ́of China,
SPECIAL SUMMER RATES, (FROM APRIL 1ST TO-OCTOBER SIFT), Ons person, per day,madosnon 440 One prum, per monthin$75 13. 90,00 Married couple (occupying one room) par-
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7.00
day Married couple (occupying one room) per
rsantā «636903mis 150,00 Married couple (occupying two roona)
per month 911999999990480aits 17000- Extan Bed Room, per month...840 to 50.00
For further particular, apply to
THE MANAGER.
New Victoria Hotel 'Hougkong, and April, 1866, 7
WINDSOR HOTEL,
HONGKONG.."
held in the pinat s their places of residence the itself tha averres of legitimate births to ovary | Exportant, and the Gernian "Zuid-African 57ms | HomoKONG AND WHAMPA DOCK RETURNE» \ elegant Building known as
doing much to develop Geman trade with that Drago
Kowloon
Dock
THIS ESTABLISHMENT, situated in the CON- NAUGHT HOUSE," offers First-class Acco- modation to Residents and Travellers,
Passenger Elevator, from Katrance Hali each Floor, in charge of experienced Attendant, Favourable Arrangements made for Tamiden And for Monthly or Lutended Farioda.
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