some shop or house front; also that this small flow of sewage in the storm drains in the dry season is more harmful than the original full flow which they used to get, and which naturally possessed better self cleansing power; further more the sub-soil in the locality of these old storm drains still continues being polluted, and as Mr. Chadwick prophesied (in his 1882 Report en sanitation in this Colony) "has now," no doubt become "a hotbed for disease and epidemic for further particulars as to misuse of storm drains vide the Honourable Director of Public Work's Annual Report, 1898.)"
That is what the Sanitary Surveyor says in his Official Report dated the sth August last.
The presence of large quantities of vegetable refuse in our drains is a new terror which has been revealed to us by the recent report of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, Mr. Ladds, in which he says, under the heading Hawkers
"Consequent upon the crowded state of the markets, and the increased demand, the number of so-called hawkers of vegetables has been largely augmented, especially during the past ten years, so much so that many of the lye streets of the city are often blocked up completely by them. These people, who are not hawkers in any sense of the work, simply take up a fixed position where they are least likely to be interfered with by the Palice, and remain in the same spot until they have sold of all their wares, disposing of the refuse therefrom by stuffing it down the nearest dintin and returning next day to repeal the process. From the decomposition of this vegetable matter gases arise which may become, under certain con- ditions, highly injurinos to public health. These men never have hawked, and never will hawk, their gorda in the accepted sense of the word, and in my opinion not one of them should be licensed for this purpose in the city ni Victoria su long the present state of thing's Exists, were the staff of the Director of Public works and the medical Officer of Health doubl¡ ed-or trebled they could not cope with the sub- ject effectually or prevent the emanation of foul gases which arise from the sewers all over the city, and which are often put down by | many as being due to an inefficient drainge system, when all the time much of it is caused by this decaying 'rejetable, matter which has been taust down the drain in the manner above described. I have no hesitation what ever in saying that such, refuse in conjimction with ordinary sewage which gets stopped by it on its course to the sex, forms a nidus or or breeding ground for all kinds of noxious germs, and may be the cause in a great increase of the frequent cases of typhinid fever which have become so ramon of late years, the bacillus both of typhoid þnd plague multiplying rapidly in such media.
That is what Mr. Lachs has to say on the subject of vegetable refuse in our drains..
With such substances as night soil and rege- table refuse in our drains it seems hardly a wonder that typhoid is prevalent and that the plague continues amongst us, and, if we cannot put on a sufficient staff of men to guar! our drains from these contaminations, it is surely worth while to most seriously reconsider the question of providing for the regular and syste- matic flushing of them either by pumping up sea water for the purpose or else by means of small reservoirs filled by certain" mountain streams which at present run to waste.
I should like next to say just a few words upon the subject of House to House visitation. It seems to me that, in order that such a procedure should attain its objects, namely, the discovery of the sick persons in the houses, it is necessary that a really large staff of search ers should be put on and that they should be allowed by law in commence work at an earlier hour, say 8 o'clock in the morning and I would suggest that at the present line, before the plague has taken a good hold, is just the period -When the most strenuous efforts should be
made.
Another question which appears worthy of consideration is whether sanie stricter Police supervision of infected areas is not required, especially in the early morning. Last year something like soo persons, wlin were dead or dying of plague, were found in our streets, and in most cases, it was impossible to trace the houses from what they had come, and the result was that the houses from which those people had come were not disinfected and remained as breeding grounds for plague an efficient patrol in the early morning would appear to be the most effective way of dealing with this dif- ficulty, strict police supervision along the Praya in order to prevent persons suffering from plague from leaving this colony without the samtary authorities having any clue as to their last place of residence, appears also to be very
desirable Iron the same point of view.
Another matter in connection with the plague appears to me to be worthy of considération and that is the question whether it would not be advisable to erect on the other side of the Harbour, a plague removal settlement like those which have been instituted in some parts of India, that is to say a collection of buildings or matsheds into which the residents of a badly infected plague district could be removed en
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CONCERT.
A YOUNG GENIUS.
A very few words will suffice to deal witli the | spouk with" some authority, as to the nectis of ❘ THE SOLDIERS' CLUB'SMOKING QUEEN'S SCHOLARSHIPS. next local problem, namely, the food supply this place. question; because the Government has recently appointed a strong representative committee to deal with that matter and we way hope for some good result from their labours,
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You will find that document, and the cover- ing letter to it; published in the newspaper of We reported a few weeks age on the open- the 15th February, and I hope that you willing of the above Institute, and remarked on the read it for yourself, because it is well worthy of spacious building now placed at the disposal perusal and study.
of the rank and file of the Garrison, but if many more concerts such as last night's take place, we think the Committee will have to and larger rooms. The performance had not been advertised, but that did not prevent a large number of officers, soldiers and sailors meeting for an enjoyable evening.
I only desire to say upon this question that I hope that Mr. Ladds recommendation in his Broadly speaking the scheme which is sug- recent report will be carried out as to encouraggested is that an influential body al men ing the inhabitasis of the new Territory by should be consititued into a Trust, with power loans or otherwise to bread cattle and swine. to borrow money, to acquire fand, and to sell The promotion of such a scheme would con- or dispose of property. That Trust body is siderably assist us not only in peace but also in to have power to deal with an unhealthy area time of war.
by preparing * scheme for its improve I now come to the last point in my address toment, and for the formation of such streets and you and is the Housing of the working classes open spaces as may be necessary for such im question. To my mind this is a most pressing provement. It is also proposed that the problem. I am sorry to say that so far as I Government should contribute annually to the can gather, there is a land boom on in this City Trust 5 per cent of the rates, collected and 25 and that land boom is being accompanied by per cent of the premium derived from land an extraordinary increase of rents all over ales, in each year, and further that the Govern, this City. I look upon such a general ment should make over to the Trust for a fixed rise in rents as nothing short of an actual period of 99 years such portion of the reserved calimity from the point of view of the poorer area, of Taipinghan as has not been sold, so classes of this Colony, European as well as much of Tai Kok Tsui Bay as has been Chinese. To remedy this evil, so far as the sold, and half the availabté building area on Chinese are concerned, and the consequent the south side of the Shaukiwan Road between overcrowding and insanitary conditions which the Eastern extremity of the Queen's Recrea it leads up to, I would suggest that, in addition tion-ground and Shaukisan Village, this latter to those measures for dealing with the coolies area to be first laid out into blocks and each to be employed in the Naval Yard Station ultimate block to be assigned to the Trust whois which I have already advocated, all coolies also to reclaim, where it seems expedient and who afe in the employment of Government to lay out the above areas in building sites, contractors should be housed by the Hongkong streets and open spaces and is to lease such Government, either on the unbuilt on portion sites for perious which may extend to go years, of Tai fing Shan or across the Harbour. at the end of which the properties are to revert It will, of course, be ubjected, as I have to the Government, such are, in outline the main already mentioned, that it is wrong to compele provisions of the trust scheme, and it seems to with private enterprise in that way, but would me that they are well wonky of consideration you be surprised to hear that very same though, no doubt, they would require some argument was brought before a Royal Commodification in matters of detail. mission in England in 1884 and rejected by a majority of the members, and that that gery same argument has been urged before the British Parliament itself and has failed. Let me beg all of you, who have the opportunity of doing so, to read a most interesting, instructive article in the Tebruary month of the national Review on the London History_Problem÷1 have only time now to give you à few extracts, inst I lupe that some of you will pursue the, study of the question for yourselves. The articles in question containing the following comments upon the attitude which the Imperial Parlament has taken up with reference to this question:
In 150 Parliament adopted the view of the majority of the Royal Commission and placed in the hands of the metropolitan auth prity the very powers to which exception has been taken and in 1899 Parliament endorsed in previous action, and went a step further, by entrusting the same powers to the local Councils. The policy of the Legislature seems, therefore, clearly determined, and the duty of giving effect to it was enforced by Lord Salisbury last year in a speech upon the London Govern- ment Bill Addressing the House of Lords, the Prime Minister said
"The difficulty of the conditions is that the ordinary economic laws do not come into play. You are yourselves obliged constantly to destroy vast masses of poor men's dwellings, and every effort to provide an adequate substitute" has hitherto," I am afraid, been failure. The London County Council has undertaken part of the duty but it will not be only on the "London County Council that this duty will fall the duty of providing, I will not say of providing, but of striving to provide, adequave lodging for the vast multitudes who inhabit this city. It is one of the principal duties which these municipal bodies will have to perform.
Pan one of the Housing of the working classes Act. 1893 enables any Sanitary Ad- thority to clear any unhealthy areas, but I would especially draw your attention to the fact that the Sanitary Authority is obliged by the act to provide accommodation for at least ar many persons of the working classes au may be displaced by such clearance, except that a Secretary of State may, the application of the sanitary authority, dispense with such obligation to an extent not exceeding † one half of the persons displaced."
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It will be seen therefore that under the act, any seltene for the improvement of the sanitary condition of an unhealthy area involves the provision, by the authorities, of adequate ac- commodation for the tenants displaced or in special cases, as for instance, when same ac commodation may already be available in the immediate neighbourhood, for at least one half of the persons so displaced, and my suggestion therefore that the Government of this colony should provide housing accommodation for a proportion of the teeming mass of our Chinese population is no new idea in sanitary adminis- tration but on the contrary is a natural corollary to the resumption and clearance by the Govern- ment of a large insanitary area in Taipingshan, 1 need hardly say that, in advocating this competition by the Government in the provid- ing of lodgings for certain classes of coolies, ! am actuated by no animosity against the Land- lord class. It is very natural, and I recognize
being such a great demand for living accom modation in this city in comparison with the supply, charge a high rent for the occupation of premises belonging to them.
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To mention one matter only, which is dealt with by the above scheme, it would be a great point gained to have sume of the premia from land sales set aside annually for a useful public purpose, instead of having them all treated, us they are now, as regular annual incant.
Possibly the best practical steps for the Government to adopt now with regard to that trust scheme would be to follow the same course as it has adopted with regard to the food ques tion, that is to say, to appoint a strong repre- sentative committee to consider the scheme.
I have already made some suggestions with regard to the housing of the putter Chinese and I now pass on to make a few remarks upon the housing of the Europeans in the lower posts in the Government service. Can be believed that, whilst on the one hand our Police are provided with lodgings, on the other hand our Sanitary and Market Tuspectors and Overseers are left absolutely unprovided for in the matter of accommodation, many of ther living scatter. ed about in the crowded Chinese Quarters of this city ? Surely this is a matter which only requires to be realized, in order to be remedied. Surely it will prove easy enough,at no consider- able increase of expense beyond the lodging allowance to some of these men, to provide these Government employee's with proper buildings in which they will be able to live together and develop some degree of comfort and esprit de corps. Why should not lodgings be built for. them on the upper part of the unbuilt on portion of Taipingshan?
Finally want to say just a few words more to you by way of conclusion.
I sincerely hope that you will not imagine. beacuse I have ventured to, perhaps somewhat dogmatically, give you my opinions as 10 the remedies for some of our local troubles, that! am so conceited as to suppose that my sugges tions are insusceptible of improvement. The most I can claim for myself is that I have spent some time in thinking over these problems of
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Among the officers present were H.E. the G.O.C., Capt. Trefusis, A.D.C., Sir John Carrington, Major Chapman, H.K.V.C., Lieut. Armstrong, .K.V.C., Majurs Everett and Cooper, R.W.F, Capt. Cadogan, R.W.F. Leuts. Rotherham and Vyvyan, R.V.F., Colonel Ryan, R.A.M.C., Lieut. Brown, R.E., Capis. Berger and Rowcroft and Lieut. Barrett, Hongkong Regt., Surg, Capt, Lowson, H.K.V.C.
Pte. Townley, A.Q.C., necipied the chair, and in opening the concert at 9 pm. prompt, read the following address-
Your Excellency and Officers of the Garrison present :—In the name of the members of the Soldiers Club I beg to thank you for the very kind consideration you have shown us in attend ing our concert this evening, but more es pecially our thanks are due to you and the other Officers who have so kindly and with such an amount of labour provided for us this Institution and the many comforts it affords us, and from what your Excellency told us at the opening of the Soldiers Clab our thanks are due more particularly to Capt. Trefusis, A.1.C., who, at what must be an amount of inconveni ance to himself, has kindly undertaken to act as Treasurer and Secretary to the Institution.
I am in a position to say that the Club is thoroughly appreciated by every member and that in continuation of your very successful en- deavours we intend to make it a compete success.
In conclusion, it has come to my notice and that of other members of the Club that one great thing is missing, and that is a Photograph of your Excellency as Founder of the Institution and we sincerely hope that your Excellency may be able to see your way clear
remedy this defect.
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.E., in reply, thanked the chairman and members of the club for the hearty welcome extended to him and to the officers of the Garrison. With regard to. presenting his photograph to the club he would be only too glad to accede to the request and lie would have one done in the very best style. He ex- pressed great satisfaction at the apparent success of the venture, and agreed with, the chairman's remark that great credit was due to Capt. Trefusis, A.D.C. who had done so much hard work in connection with the institution.
He would remind the members of his remarks at the opening ceremony, as it was on them: that further success depended.
There were no restrictions, beyond those demanded by decency and manly bearing, and he hoped the soldiers would hear this in mind. In conclusion H. E. said he was glad to see so many, of the sister service present. He referred to the magnificent work done by the Naval Brigade in the Transvaal. (Loud applause.).
The following programme was then gone though, a special feature being two songs by Mr. Alec Marsh's :-
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A-therine ........ In Cennland "... Fland F1, 519, Aurora, ---Songbens of Engluul...Cpl. Simmer, R. 3.- Recitation „**Asleep at the swith “.....Ok, finidan, Raja. -Song... Toughing that fule affair “....Net. Viggers, A.6.c.
·Barone l'a fooking at yer." 3--Recitation the Light Brigade
Parody: "Charge Cir. Bond, R..A. 6.--Song......"{ huppened to be there"...Segt. Ward. m...c
INTERVAL
It may well be the case that many iraportant." The Kings Minstrel "....... Mr. Mre Maralı, considerations have escaped my notice, and 1 shall be very glad indeed to have any errors, into which I may have fallen, pointed out to
me.
The Hongkong Odd Volumes Society was originally instituted for the purpose of debate and discussion and criticism is almost always valuable,
My object in addressing you has buen to call fou into consultation with me concerning these defects in many local matters, and to induce you to take some active steps towards the amend- ment of those defects.
If a considerable body of you are in earnest, depend upon it something can be done.
We are all, of us, I fear,, a little too apt to neglect these public questions and to look upon Hongkong as a place to which we come for a limited period of years with the object of scraping together a certain sum of money and then retiring, and we do not much care perhaps whether we leave any permanent trace of our presence behind or not. I hope and believe, however, that some of you will not let these questions drop until some effective feniedies bx. found for dealing with them.
Encore Simes the Gellare."
(CN Hunt, .w.r
Tie Thompson, M.P. Trombone Quartetts Pte. Hughes, R.W.P.
Pie Green, w 3-Sung The Lighthouse krepier "., 15. Barrett, K.K.. Con (Topical) ya After me. 12. J. A. Lowson. 5.-Song
Lisle it off the Top Pt. Harl, .* Encore Pardy Ever of Ther."
dawned upon se
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It suddenly Sgi. Viggers, Aundi 40 SACK, THP Quake."- When His Excellency left the audience sang "He is a jolly good fellow."
CORRESPONDENCE.
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·THE RECEPTION OF 11.M,5.
TERRIBLE."
-To zur Eraron or tær “Hosorese; Trumerapu." DEAR SIR,--As I am inforned that there
may be some misapprehension in the minds of
some of the members of the British community here, I am writing this letter to state that the omission to call a public meeting of British, Residents, in connection with the preparations for the reception and entertainment of the Captain, Officers and Grew of H.M.S. Terrible, was simply due to an oversight which was caused by arrangements requiring to be very promptly inade.
bloc. I believe, from what I have read about it as perfectly natural, that they should, There them, asked the members for comments. myself, who were the prime movers in this
such experiments in India, that such wholesale removal of the inhabitants from a badly infected arca has heen not unfrequently attended with beneficial results and I understand that it answered well when it was tried here in 1894.
My point, however, is that matters have now arrived at such a point that some steps are neccessary to counteract the present tendency for rents still further to increase.
When anybody buys up any of the articles of food which are necessary to life to so great an extent as to extravagantly raise the prices of such commodity, we speak of a corner in such a necessary of life being created, and such a corner in any species of necessary is univer- ally recognized as a very great evil, as witness the recent appointment by the Government of this colony of a commission upon the price of food here.
In the words of Ruskin, I would say to each one of you." Improve the the existing state of things you have to do with ; to improve thent, you must know them, and as you improve
will improve yourself." Mr. May Mr. Francis, Q.C., was the first speaker, and related the work done by Mr. May and himself in 1894, when the plague was at its height. He gave warning that if precautions were not taken, a plague-free port would very soon outstrip Hongkong. Mr. Francis then spoke on the rent question and cited an instance where a person's sent had been raised from $4 a month to $28, He did not believe in the Sanitary Board's Trust Scheme, which he said was like the fifth wheel to a conch. He considered it an evil that the Government confined the sale of food staffs to certain places,
Mr. A. 1. Hamilton-Smythe, M. 1. C. E., expressed his conviction that if firms supplied dwellings for their coolies they would find it pay; in support of this he gave the example of Birmingham.
Dr. Harston spoke against finewashing as a preventative of plague and gave as an instance the number of plague cases that had occurred in Wanchai from houses that had been lime- washed. He advocated disinfecting..
I desire next to draw your attention to the fact that the starting of any new industry in this Colony, which is of such a mature as to involve the employment of several hundred coolies tends to increase overcrowding in this already overcrowded city and conséquently tends to lower our level of sanitation. I must confess that it seems to me that, before any new industry involving the employment of numerous labourers is sanctioned in this Colony, some steps should be taken by the government to see that the fresh coolies who will be requited for such new industry bave some special accommodation provided for them somewhere outside of this city such a step seems to me to be rendered necessary not 1 am now discussing, but also by the house rent merely by those sanitary considerations which question which I shall, deal with presently, now to give a accurate illustration of what I mean, would draw your attention, to the fact that a very large work is just being begun in their
If you go with me as far and agree with me Colony, namely the reclamation in front of the that this corner iu houses this abnormal and Naval Yard, which will probably frivolve the extraordinary rise in house rent which has importation of several hundred fresh coolies lately developed and which is threatening to into this Colony from outside.. Those numerous still further develope in the near future unless coolies will most of them be employed regularly some timely steps are taken to counteract it is and not merely by the day, and I must say that an evil, then surely it is perfectly legitimate for that the troubic was that they did not have a it seems to me most desirable, both from the
us (and we do no wrong to the landlords) to sanitary question and also from the rent ques look round for sonte means of remedying the tion that lodgings should be built for these.
evil caolies either some where across the Harbour, or at least somewhere outside the City Limits; instead of allowing them to come in and swell
Well, I confess, that it seems to me that house room is almost as much a necessity of life as food, and that a comer in houses is prac remember that this course in houses, which tically as great an evil as a corner in food; and has come about more or less accidentally, is just as unpleasant for a tenant as if it had been brought about by premediated design...
And what more natural remedy can suggest itself to us than a similar ona to that which has our population of aver 8xo persons per acre in commended itself to the wisdom and intelli- No. Health district,
gence of the Imperial Parliament and which has been sanctioned by the Legislature of the mother country?
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The Hongkong Government could I imagine, obtain a sufficient return on their money by charging a moderate sent.
That there exists a general feeling, amongst A cheap und regular ferry service should thoughtful men, that some thing must be dene established in conjunction with the erection of is, I think, sufficiently evidenced by a most those Buildings for coolies so as to make the remarkable document which has recently come scheme complete.....
pinto prominence. The document which refer to is a memorandum guggesting the formation of a strong committee for the purpose of in proving the sanitary condition of this city MAMA That memorandum is signed by Mr. May, Dr. Subsequent speakers will probably be able Clark and Mr. Osborne the first two of whom to throw a more perfect light upon the question have had considerable experience in grappling than I have donci
with the plague, and can therefore, claim to
I have now dealt with a few paints which have struck mes especially worthy of con siderations from the point of view of suppressing the plague,
Dr. Clark said this was the first time that he had heard argument against limewashing, but that the Sanitary Board would take it into consideration. He then went on to explain the distinction between storm drains and
servers.
concerning the work done in 1894 and said The Chairman endorsed Mr. Francis' remarks
It was the intention of Mr. Francis and matter, as being the President of the China Association, and the Acting President of the and classes of the, British community should Navy League respectively, that all members
take part in this celebration of welcome, and it is with very great regret that we have learned that some of the community might feel aggrieved by our inadvertence in not calling a public meeting.
1 am, Dear Sir,
Yours faithfully,
II. E. FOLLOCK. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1900.
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THE PLAGUE.
Cases reported to and instant..... 120
Do. j, during past 24 hours...
Total... 124
Deaths reported to and instant age 103
Do. do. during past 24 hours...
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A Penang correspondent of the Straits Times writes:-The boy who stands first in the examination for the Queen's Scholarships (Venk Guan Siok, of the Penang Free School) is disqualified as being under age. It may be interesting to remember that the same thing | happened thirteen years ago. Mr. Song Ong Siang stoot first in the examination in the years 1886, 1887, and 1888, but it was only in the last of these years that he was old enough to take up a Queen's Scholarship.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
MAY.
Meteorological means based on ten years
observations to 1893.
Barometer.... Thermometer
Humidity Rainfall
TO-DAY,
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer.... Temperature Humidity Rainfall
29.867
84.0 .15.0
On daie a Preslatke st
41.00
30.05
29.97 75
71 0,03
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TO-DAY
Thursday, 3rd May, 1900. Chinese-5th of grå moon of 26th year of
Kang-su. Sun-Alser...
shr. min. bhr. 25min. ohromin,
Set
High water-Morning- Afternoon
Low water-Morning
tohr, somin. 4hr. 15min. Dhr. 19min.
wak
Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES. 1859--France and Sardinia declared 1864-Battle erness. 1880-H.R.H. Fin Beinrich entertained at
the German Club." 1883---Sir Harry Parkes appointed Minister to 1884--Suspension of the Oriental Bank. 188-pening of the Colonial and Indian
China.
Exhibition. 1890-Several shacks of Earthquake at Hoihow. 1897-The Greek Government decided to con-
tinue the war. 1898-Martial law proclaimed in Madrid. 1899-H.M.S. Victorious successfully docked Sog-Russia leases for 12 years strips of
land, on the Korents Const.
at Yokosuka.
TO:MORROW. Friday, 4th May, 1900. Chinese---61k of "gth moon of 20th year
Kwang-si. Sun-Riser
Sets
Skr. 27min. Chr. 20min.
hr. 39min. 11hr, 27min. gr. 40min. zhr. ramin.
of
High water-Morning
Afternoon Low water-Morning. Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES. 1839. The imprisonment of the foreign com.
munity at Canton ended. 1860-The s.s. Camfa plundered by pirates
near Hongkong. 1874-Rint in the French Concession at
Shanghai, 1884--Koman Catholic Cathedral at Peking
inaugurated.
1891---The Sunday Cargo-Working Ordinance
passed. 1807-Charity Bazaar disaster al Paris; over
140 lives Inst. r88--Spanish Atlantic text assembling at
Cadiz. 1899-Extension of Shanghai settlement finally
settled satisfactorily.
AGENDA.
TO-MORROW.
Noon-Extraordinary General Meeting of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., L Noon- & O. steamer Malacca leaves for
London &c.
4 p.m.-1. C. S. N. Co's steamer Leongsang
leaves for Manila.
Daylight-N. V. K. steamer Tamba Maru 4 p.m.--Cargo ex Coromandel subject to rent.
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leaves for Europe via Straits. p.m.-Regular Meeting of the "Lion and Rose Lodge at Club rooms, 10, Queen's Road Central.
SATURDAY, 3th. C. M. S. N. Co.'s steamer langisse leaves for via Marseilles and London via Manila, Noon-Cargo ex Chingren subject to rent. Noon-I. C. S. N. Co's steamer Yurusang
Ienves for Manila.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE.
American (China) 5th inst. French (Saluzic) 9th inst. Canadian (Empress of Japan) rath inst American (Daric) 15th inst. American (Nippóa Afaru) z3rd inst.
The steamier Salazie, with the next French Mail will leave Saigon, to-morrow 4th inst., at 3 p.m., for this port.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. Empress of India, arrived at Kobe on Wednes day, the and inst., at 7.30 p.m., and left again to-day Thursday the 3rd inst., at 6 a.m., for Yokohama where she is due to arrive at 6 a.m., on Friday, the 4th inst.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS, Isla de Cuba...... at Kowloon Drick.
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Captain J. Farrell, of the steamship Machew, Zaire. squally with heavy rain and high head swell. froni Saigon, reports Fresh N.E. breezes, | Siam
Progress Taiyuan
Capt. W. H. Lunt, of the steamship Fushun, | D. Juan d'Austria... permanent Chinese Plague Hospital. Concern- Board had been asked to formulate a scheme, weather, slight wind and heavy rain in Amoy. ing the Trust Scheme ite said that the Sanitary from Shanghai and Amoy, reports:-Fine | Independent.
Capt. E. Fey, of the steamship Arrataon reports On the China Sea, weather fine and favour Apcar, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore, clear with light Northerly wind and calins, which continued until the latitude of Maccles field Bank was reached, breeze fresheping from N.N.E. with heavy rain squalls which continued
Gap Rock.
Both H: E. Sir H. Blake and II.E. the Officer Administering the Government were of it. The hawkers were old friends of his; this subject, was difficult, as when you started to curtail the privileges enjoyed by hawkers you forced up the price of fond stuffs. It was for the want of help by the public that the Govern ment could not make all the reforms so much needed. Mr. May quoted the Insanitary Dwell. inge Bill, which took three years to pass through the Legislative Council,
H. E. Major General Gascoigne asked a for vote of thanks for Mr. Pollock. He had taken great interest in the lecture and asked the people of Hongkong to take more interest in public affairs, as the government of the colony, rested pretty well in their hands.
Mr. Goodman.seconded, The proceedings then closed.
Capt. J. Fowler, of the steamship Påra Chom Klas, from Bangkok, via Kon-si-chang, re- ports-Experienced light Easterly wind and fine weather, leaving China Sea fresh to strong N. Easterly winds were encountered which lasted up to 3oth ulto. On the 2nd inst: similar weather with continuous, rain was again met with, gradually moderating towards the land, at midnight anchored off Gap Rock until day! | light, arrived in port at 8.16 this morning,
Devawongse
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FUSUUN, Chinese steamer, 1,504, W. H. Laint, 3rd May, Shanghai and Amoy and May, General-CM. S. N. Co. SABINE RICKMERS, British steamer, 690, J. R.
Nasbet, R.N.R., 3nt May,Chinking 26th April, General-Arnold, Karberg & Cor SHANTUNG, British steamer, 1,835, A. W. Sales, 3rd May,Java 2th April, Sugar- Butterfell & Swire.
LYREMOON, German steamer, 1,236 C. Heuer- mann, May-Canton 3rd May, Geno-
rat. -Siemissen & 4.n.
Samski, British sigars-launch, for suchow. Kwang, Chinese str, for Shẳnghai. Tamba Muu, japanese vir, for Singapore. Fushan, Chinese str., for Caiton. Easter, British sir.. Tr Macao. Anping Maru, Japanese sir, for Swatow. Sabine Kikurds, British st, for Catitou. Pab Kong, Bibish sto, fur Canton Kwang/g, Casese str., for Tientsin." Kwai Lin. British stam-launch, for Macac Sambia, German str. for Yokohamit #An, Chinese stem-launch, for Wuchow, Haimun, British str., for Swatow,
Drapea,
Clearances at the Marbour Offles.
May 3, Harlan, Mirish str., for Swatow. May 3: Trym, Novega str., for Chefou. May 5, German, for Chefoo. May 3, Pictoria, Swedish str., for Pekalangan. May & Awang Way, Chinese str., for Tientsin. May 3 Bilst, for Shanghai. May 3. Tating, French sif, for Hoihow. May, 3. Kiangle, Vinurse Sta., Bor Shanghai.. May 3 Fushan, Cinese str., for Canton.
asiangers--arrived.
Per Jacket, hom Haigong Chinese.
Mr N. H. Jelmon, tó bisese and i Japanese. Per Arvatoon porn, from Calcutta, &c.- Mrs. Barber Mus, and Miss A. A. Avetoom, Messi. Ponkes, Smith, Taylor, David, Thom- son, and 6 Chinese.
Ve: Prins Henrich, from Japan for Singa- pure--Ms. Sun Era, For Penang-Mrs. Otaki, Mrs. T. Quoyo, and Mr. N. D. Hoak. For Genda--Ma and Fredensburg, Messrs.
Hammerstein, Mayes me, J. Kuhn and J. Dineen. For Louders, and Miss Gag- genheim, Mrs. M. Stith and child, Mrs. and Mrs. A. R. J. Chak, and Mr. Harrison and Thundell and tamil, Mr. J. B. Coulson, Mr.
family. For Altwerp-Mr. and Mrs. C. Bruhů, Messrs. G. W. Anderson, and N. Petersin. For Hanburg Miss Giese, Messrs. C. F. Marwadell. H. Scimb and A. Kluglein. For Geoon Mr. and Ms. O. Schmidt and From Shanghai for Singapore-Mr. L. Fenstein. child, Mr. W. Taylor, and Miss Vaughan. For For Southampton--Messrs. A. J. E. Allen and F. Brwded. For London-Airs. Reid and family, Mrs. Dabelstrite and child, Mr. and Mrs." J. M. Moorhead and child, Mr. and Mrs, W. P. Hawn and child, and Mr. and Mrs. Annaur. Fly Hamburg--Megats, F. Greffet and J. Just. From Hongkong for Singapure-Mr. J. S. Cocksur, For Colentes-Messrs. J. Caniclen and P. Konice. or Peat SaidMr. H. Rosen- feldt. For Geur-Measts. A. Cilecate, J. R. Michael, . Boblbost, W. Chatham, A. Kubo, G. Medard, Mr. and Mrs. C. Ewens, Dr. Peters, Mrs. Spitz and child, Rev. and Mrs Bender, and Miss M. Med.nl For Loudon-Dr. and Mrs. Bateson Wight, Mrs. Grahain, Mrs. Lloyd'aud family, Messrs. C. Imchbald, W. M.. 1. Arthur, D. Gow, 1. Turer, J. C. Gerard, J. F. Meller, M. Hay, Mrs. Milward and child, and Miss Sechse. Fur Hamburg-Messrs. H... Schmuckful Thomer, D. Abiberg, R. Johnan sou, K. Johanson, R. Ericson and J. V. Berudt-
Son
Per Hamburg, for Shanghai from Bremen- Mrs. Elizabeth Neber, Mrs. A. Knippel Messrs. H. Gottsch, E. Munch. From Antwerp- Messrs. A. Copicters, A. R. Anderson, E. Hanggi From Southampton-Messrs. A. Reid, G. Fescher A. E. Collins, Wm. Wallace, W. Auld, A. MeMeilan, P. Blair, H. Hendry, Wm. Tuntain, C. Taylor, G. Meller, C. Cham lues, Mr. and Mrs. II Vennertz, Misses Croc- ker, Prendiville, From Centa-Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Carl, Messrs. E. Binner, E. Endell, N. Noack, W. J. Hemin, har. Humex, Mrs. P. Schuler, Misses Bleulardi, Z. Hunnex, McDo nald, Dietele. From Naples-Mr. G. Lemet Taotai Meizo and Secretary. From Colombo
Mr. S. Verasphagia. From Singapore- Mr. J. L. Coat. From Hongkong-Messrs. A Rehling, H. Meyer, P. Vital, H. Albers, Laising, W. Hanks, H. W. Corry, H. C. C. Heermanns, Alexander, F. Jette, Welson, Swame, W. N. Fleming, Hermauns, G. Hare,.
and Major Prendergast, Miss M. Norpha, Mr. and Mis, J. Parkinson, Miss C. Heermanns. For YokeBaina Mis. and Mies and Master Rebeiro, Ms. Miss and Master Remedios. For Nagasak Messrs. H. Smith, B. Kosten- baum, and M. Engel. For Kobe-Mr. Ph.
Goldkoop and Dr S. H. Browne.. For Yokohama foom Southampton--Messrs. J. B. Thoinhi, R. G. E. Foster and family. For Genoa-Messts. Meyn, R. Steinbach, C. Raab, and Mrs. M. Reg. From Naples-Mr. Boge. From Penang-Mr. Grant Brown. From Singapore for Kobe-Mps, and Miss Seymour., For Yokohama Mr. 11.Kupferen. For Naga. saki from Penang-Mr. Y. V. Foolec, Mrs. Osewo, Messis. Yemasata, Okay and Okalbo. From Geuss-Mr. M. Oetrichs From Singa- pore for Rebe--Miss Bessing. For Yokohama from Colombo-Rev. Winget. From Penang
Mr. Taradello,
Per Diamante, for Manila-Mr. T. Gogor, Capt. E. T. Strong, Rev. L. P. Rennolds, | Messis J. 1. Galliwaz, J. G. Brown, Wong Yat Shan, H. E. Humphreys, W. Selineider, O. von Jordan, H. Ebell, R. frandes, J. Barginann, C., Ream, J. Loyzaga, Mrs. Reyes and servant, velle, Messrs. Gee. Sands, S. Uctoo and 53 Mrs. Reyes, family and 3 servants, Mrs. Rouns- Chinese.
To Depart.
Per Malaren, for London from Yokohama -Dr. and Mrs. Hoskyn and daughter, Miss Pattison, Master Beart, Mr. R. S. and two Misses Schwabe, Mr. H. M. Arnould. From Shanghai-Mrs. R. W. Shaw, Mrs. E. White, Mrs. Rodger, infant and mah, Messrs. J.: Blechynden, Sharples and Miss Sharples. From Hongkong Mrs: Smart, Surgeon P. W. McVean, R.N, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Thistle- waite and child, and 40 Military and Naval For Singapore Mr. J. M. Pye.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
From
Names.
Sarnia Idzumi Mara China
Singapore
Shanghai..
To-morrow To-morrow
Shanghai..
May 5th
Singapore
May 6th
Singapore
May 8th
Singapore ...... May 9th
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HAYLAN, French steamer, 377, Musies, and Agamemnon
May, Pakhoi and Hoihow Ist May, Gisela General-A. R. Marty. MACHEW, British steamer, 1,085, J. Farrell, Empress of Japan-Japan May 10th 3rd May, Saigon 29th April, Rice and Doric San Francisco. May 13th Meal-Butterfield & Swire.
Hireshima-Maru... Bombay May 18th Nippon ManSan Francisco... May 23rd Ni
PARA CHOM KLAQ, British steamer, Lo11, J. Fowler, 3rd May, Bangkok 23rd_Apríl, and Koh-si-chang 26th, Rice, &c.-Butter field & Swire,
We would diezet the attention of shipping firms to the ARRATOON APCAR, British steamer, 2,870, E.
style in which "Steamers Expected" and "Projecte1 Kallisg" Fey, 3rd May,-Calcutta ; 14th April, published in these columns, and in so doing reject Penang 24th, and Singapore 28th, Opium their clerks to foroist uda office, on the forms already inpra urge the managers of shipping firma to gils, orders-to- and General David Sassoon, Sons & Co. | pilled grass with the latest available information recy, daya
fully