Today's Advertisements.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1901.
Intimation.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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Ir may be noticed that we are publishing a ↑ THE mortality statistics for the week ended gazette of interest to the shipping community 4th May show a deathrate of 33-5 per thousand SPEECH BY LORD SALISBURY.enerally, giving the names of officers on leave, for the European community and of 29.1 for promotions, transfers, etc. We-imagine it will the whole Colony, European and Chinese po be found useful by many shipping people here, pulations. who can see at a glance where their friends are. MS. FIRST class battleship Goliath was at the time. We shall be much obliged for taken up the Yangtze to Nanking last week keep the column up to date.
LONDON, May 13th. Lord Salisbury at a Non-conformist Une ionist banquet, said that the past two years
45,000 to lend upon First A. S. WATSON & Co., had shown that the spirit of our countrymen
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HONGKONG, No. 1,165. REGULAR MEETING of the above A LODGE, will he held in the FREEMA SONS' HALL, Zetland., Street, TO-NIGHT, the 16th instant, at 8.30 for 9 pan, precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 16th May, 1901;
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ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held at the OFFICE of the Undersigned, No. 5, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 23rd May, at 3 o'clock, in the Aftemoon, for the purpose of considering and (if thought fit) approving of an offer for the sale of the whole of the Company's property on Marize Lot No. 29, and Inland Lors No. 438-43, 613-085 on Terms and Conditions, which can be ascertained upon enquiry from the Undersigned.
MEYER & CO.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 16th May, roos.
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'HE Company's New Stonnyship
THE
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1901.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Load Line Case.
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formidable enemies.
burns bright. They were ever accustomed to hear suggestions that our star had set, and that we would never fight again, but gros miscalculations had shown the power of England, and that it was a sa place and more secure than before. There was nb Power, in the world but knows that if it defer England's might, it defies one of its most
May 14th. REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE RUSSIAN FLEET ON -CHINA STATION. A Daily Telegraph despatch from St. Petersburg states that Russia has ordered two battleships and four cruisers to the China Station in response to a request from Admiral Alexieff for reinforcements.
any information from our readers tending to by Pilot Mobsby The Goliath is the largest
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LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
IN ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION. May 16th
THE “CLENGYLE"." HANGCHOW" COLLISION CASE.
was the first witness called this morning. He
William Coutts, chief engineer of the Giengyle
stated that he was on board at the time of tha
vessel came up from Stonecutter's to the scene accident and was in the engine room as the of the collision. He saw the orders to stop They were obeyed promptly. The engines and go astern telegraphed from the bridge.
hydraulic and steam reversing gear. The pro- peller of the Gleneyle is a tight handed one of feet pitch. The vessel's half speed is about seven knots and at slow she travels from
two to four.
IT will be seen elsewhere, says the Union was drawing 28 feet 5 inches on an even keel Shanghai is being run at a loss, It is nu usc (Shanghai), that the British Post Office at when she left Woosung.
CHEMULFO, May 5th. The Mainichi says: crying over spilt milk, but if the Hongkong Eight of the crew of the British flagship Barware reversed in three to four seconds, by the Postmaster General had taken more interester carried away a quantity of china goods in the Shanghai branch sumie time ago, it is from a Japanese store and a dispute took place probable there would be no deficiency now. between them and the Japanese. Two British It stands to reason that with other Post Offices and four Japanese were injured in a fray which competing and granting facilities which the ensued. "" British one did not afford, the business should go to those which accommodate the public best. Most people will not pay the British Post Office five cents on a letter from Shanghai to llongkong or coast ports when the Chinese Post Office only charges two cents for a quarter ounce letter. We notice that the British Post Office is now giving change in Hongkong bronze cents,
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Kow1,008 City was again the stene of an armed robbery, or rather attempted robbery, on Tuesday night, but the owner of the house attacked frightened the robbers with a fire-arm of some description, and they ran off, except one, who in.His haste to escape fell of the roof and sustained serious injury, He was captured by the police, and is now in hospital
By Mr. Francis.Full speed is 50 revolu slip. The revolutions made at half speed tions at to knots. There is a percentage of on the day in questions wem 35. For 11 knots 5 revolutions would be made, 6o for 12 knots, for slow 15 to 25 revolutions. A hundred and twenty pounds of steam was per cent was usually allowed for the slip of carried on leaving Stonecutters. Five or ten the engines, so that in smooth water water the speed of the ship would be about ten per cent. less than the speed of the engines,
By Commander Blackburn.There is a coun ter in the engine room which records the number of revolutions made.
A YOUNG medical student was just about to THE Singapore Free Press has of course establish a practice in Bromsgrove, and an pounced on this piece of intelligence:-The experienced doctor was giving him advice. Bangkok Times publishes the following tele-Now, my boy," said the expert "the firstyle, was at the wheel at the time of the colli. Lord Salisbury in his speech referred odygram, apparently in earnest, though for consci-point to remember is this: whenever you are
LORD SALISBURY'S SPEECH.
to the War and to Ireland.' He said that
ence' sake a foot-note is added:-- these two questions were strains upon the The Geripan, millionaire scientist Mencke resources of the Empire, and were closely has been caught, while cruising, and his secre allied. The war had shown the danger oftary has been killed by natives of New Britain home tule by enabling the leaders of the in the Bismarck Archipelago). The secretary Irish to make hostile prepartions.
LATER.
THE CHINESE TARINA Viscount Cranbourne affes that British Goverment has expressed sit opposed to
was the fatter.
The above message is not quite plain as received.]
The last sentence is undoubtedly a typical illustration of the art of sub-editing. Much is con- veyed in those few words. Naturally, the secre-
required to prescribe for a woman, make her pet out her tongue, and pretend to study it long and earnestly. This will seldom help you ta détermine what her trouble is, but a woman can's talk whilst her tongue is out." We note that at the Sanitary Board meeting held this alternoon, one of the Orders of the Day before these gentlemen was "Suggestion relative to the deposition of moribund infants at the door of the Convents." We suppose what was really meant was "Suggestion re-
any increase in the Chinese import tariftary being "the fatter "accounts for the savagelative to the prevention of deposition" etc.
beyond raising the duties to actual five per cent ad valorem, except in connection with reforms in the treatment of foreign trade
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:
On the 16th at 11.50 a.. barometric changes are slight. Pressure is high over Japan, and the China coast, and in the N. part of the China Sea. Forecast:-E, and varying winds, light; probably, some thunder.
gradients are slight for SE. and E. winds on
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
A GOOD shorthand reporter is wanted, vide advertisement, appearing elsewhere.
Tue Macao Mortality Statistics for the "week" ended th instant show 52 deaths, 17 of which are from plague.
THE Limewashing Return for the fortnight ended 29th April shows that the houses. lime- washed to date number 2,236,
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THE American battleship Newark is leaving the Philippines for New York this month. She will-take Aguinaldo, es prisoner of war, to
America.
COMMANDER Cradock, of H.M.S. Alacrity; has been promoted to the rank of captain. He is to be relieved by Commander Seymour E. Erskine, now of H:M.S. Dido,
NOTICE,
Our Special Edition is now on sale and may be obtained on application. Price fifty cents Intending purchasers are advised to order early. See advertisement appearing eleswhere, LONG prices were not the order of the day at sale of burses held by Mr. Hough this after noon. Hoodoo, fetched $190 and a bay mare $260 while other prices ranged between that and $30. The horses were a good looking lot but bidding was weakt YoUNG Bachelor: "What do you think of the author's sentiment that only the brave deserve
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The case in which Captain PRIMROSE sued his--Chinese owners for wrongful dis- niissal is une in which we think that further steps should be taken. In this case the evidence went to show that the ship had a ,will be despatelied as above į false load line some inches above the Board on or about the 25th June.
of Trade one, which gave her some tightly For Freight, apply to
odd tons more carrying capacity. This JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Captain PRIMROSE altered and for this, ap- Agents. Hongkong, 16th May, 1901.
1519eparently, he was dismissed. Indeed the Chinese owner admitted that he preferred PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
to run his ship with the false load line.
This being the case we certainly think NOTICE
that the Harbour Master or some other CONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship officer whose duty it may be look into such affairs, should take the matter up and proceed against the Chinese owner? Here is a man who has, for all we know to the con- trary, been wilfully endangering the lives of the crew and passengers of his ship by Bending her to sea loaded down to a line above that allowed by the Board of Trade. This he has done for the sake of a few paltry dollars and, unless he is punished for the offence, he will probably continue to cheat the Board of trade and more honest owners until such Time as his vessel is lost. We certainly think that it is the duty of the Authorities to take the matter up.
We should also like to ask if the loadlines of Chinese owned vessels are inspected here, or is the mark, as painted on by the owner or his agent always accepted as correct? If, as is only too probable, no such superviAn extraordinary Government Gazette, issued sion is exercised, then every Chinaman who
on the 6th inst, at Singapore, notifies that the cares to risk human lives in this manner for his own gain, can alter the load lines of his exportation of arms, ammunition, gunpowder, vessels with impunity and nobody will be a dynamite, and other explosives and military bit the wiser. Had the P. & O. or any and naval stores from any port or place in that other large European line done such a thing Colony, to the Netherlands India is prohibited, raised immediately, and we do not see why date. there would have been a tremendous outcry for a period of six months, from the above.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk - and expense.
GEORGE ECKLEY, Acting Agent.
Hongkong, 16th May, 1901.
Intimations.
EYE SIGHT.
Mr. N. LAZARUS,
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Occulist-Optician, of London and Calcutta, may be consulted for SPECTACLES at 16, Queen's Road Central, (R. HOUGHTON & Co.) (Nearly opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL), Business hours-9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
A diseases afecting those advancing in life GREAT proportion of cataracts and
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AN ACCOUNT
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a Chinaman should be allowed to break the
the fair".
Old One 1:think it is only the brave who are live with the fair in this day and gene ration:"
We shall be obliged if any subscriber on receiving his paper late or irregularly will write on the Wrapper of the paper the Time of delivery, etc., and forward the Wrapper to the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph Co, Ld., so Queen's Road Central, The wrapper will enable us to check the delivery coolies
Colony today, by the s.s. China. He is look- THE lion. T. H. Whitehead returned to the
ing exceedingly well after his trip home and we may now expect the Council Meetings to become something more than the sleepy proceedings they have proved during his absencem Whitehead informed a
Telegraph representa- tive that fe had had a capital holiday, and voyage, but that he was much too busy to say
accur to those having some deficiency in the construction of the eyes-the many years of law and not be brought to book. Besides, Eye Strain' ending in serious fomis of disease. such an act chicas honest ship.owners, for Glasses specially adapted in youth to those the ship with a false load line carries more requiring them save and preserve the sight.
Constantly recurring headaches, spells of cargo in proportion and thus earns larger dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters dividends than that which obeys the law."'
We would suggest that an examination, be running together; any of these symptoms indi- cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requir- made of the load line of every, Chinese ing Glasses only to correct and cure.
owned vessel entering the Harbour, for if Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTACLES. one has been altered the probabilities are only after testing the sight.
that many more have been treated in the more. same manner. We want to see an example made both in the interests of justice and in THAT King Edward VII., bas a remarkable the interests of the travelling public, and the memory for faces is well known. A little honest shipowners whom we represent. There episode at a recent ceremony, at which, as Prince is far too much of the "dear me, I really can't [of Water, he was a guest, seems to indicate be bothered attitude" about some of our that his Majesty has an equally retentive Government Departments and the sooner that memory for dates and events. An-American some of these well-paid and under-worked railway magnate present, who had last met the gentlemen wake up to a sense of their res Prince when, as a young man, he visited Canada ponsibilities the better for all partics con cerned. Besides, if there is a law forbidding and the United States, naturally alluded to the
ship to leave the port too deeply laden, it necessarily follows that somebody is respon sible for seeing that such law is enforced. If the person responsible fails to do his duty and loss of life occurs, then we say he is guilty of culpable negligence almost amount ing to murder
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AN old German officer complains in a military paperin Berlin, says the correspondent of the Daily News, of the change which has taken place in the German officer, and especially in his views as to what is fitting in his behaviour In this connection the following story is related by the writer:At Tientsin last year a Chinese official was to be executed publicly. A little square in the town was chosen for the scene, and among the first to arrive to witness it was a German lieutenant, who at once set about putting up a tremendous photographic appar- atus on a bill. Many officers' of the Allied forces also appeared, among them various high German officers. None of the latter appearedsur- prised at the camera, and it was only when the English captain who was superintending the execution appeared at the lead of a company of soldiers with the condemned man that the iieutenant, at "his. bidding, was obliged to remove it
Arthur Howard, quarter-master of the Gleng sion. The wheel is on the top, bridge. He steered the vessel from Stonecutter's up to the time of the collision. The wheel is entirely bridge amidships but not on the side. Witness open and one can hear what is said on the received all his orders on the occasion in question from Capt. Darke. He(Winess) had been ten or twelve times in the Harbour, Coming from Stonecuiter's the N.V.X. buoy was left on the port hand. After this the course was straight towards the buoy the ship was to moor at, and the course was not changed up to the time of the collision except to clear junks. The helm was not shifted before the collision, he had orders to "keep her steady as she goes." He heard both ships whistle. About 8 or 9 minutes before the collision the
that the Hungchow gave a short blast and the Glengyle gave another long one. The Giengyle new the pennant until the .V.K. buoy was orders. The captain ordered the whistle to be passed when it was hauled down at the captain's blown. He said with the last order," give a good long blast, then he might let us know Capt. Parke, the 3rd Officer, the Pilot and what he intends to do." On the bridge were Witness. The Third Mate was at the telegraph and the other two were looking out. captain was using glasses.
if the original is correct, however, we hope Glengyle, gave a long blast and shortly after the tender-hearted Arthur will not suggest that any interest on deposits should be made to customers of the Convent door-steps.
A COASTING skipper, says a Shangbai paper, yanis to know why there is no fog signal on Pee Yu Shan (Shaho island), Heishans. The lighthouse on this island, he says, was erected in 1895, many years after a China Merchants' steamer had come to grief there. He says also it is about time a light and fog signal were supplied to Tungying where the Sobroan was lately lost. This, we believe, is under consi- deration. A light on Button Island would not be out of place, and if the powers that be will oblige, skippers will be grateful.
MORIBUND INFANTS.
The following extract from a minute of H.E. the Governor was laid on the table at to-day's meeting of the Sanitary Board ---- of infants received and a death certificate. "There might be a compulsory registration involving a further increase of the medical
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Mr. Brewin minuted-I believe that some time before 1891 this question attracted the attention of the Sanitary Department and a Committee reported on it.
Can the report be found and attached to the papers?
CANTON NOTES.___
(Fram Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, May 14th, STILL MOVING FORWARD.. Viceroy To is certainly endeavouring to im- prove the condition of things in and about Canton. The change in the police regulations, to which I have already referred, was a move in the right direction. Then when the street elders tried to stop the building of the new wharf and petitioned the Viceroy to prevent the building of it, the Viceroy replied that the wharf was needed in the interests of trade and that if the merchants themselves put obstacles in the way of improvements, they must not look to him for relief when business became dull. So the wharf will soon be completed. Now I have it on good authority that the Viceroy Has signed a contract for the removal of the barrier on the Macuo reach. This barrier was built about the time of the French war. For some time after the war coast steamer were not allowed to come to Canton, About ten years ago the barrier was opened sufficiently to allow vessels to pass through. Now the barrier is to be completely removed, or at least to such an heretofore. extent that vessels will not be delayed as
The
By Mr. Francis. He was steering by word again; he saw the Empress, Banca and other of command, so could look about him now and steamers. When the Glengyle first whistled she was somewhere between the Banca and Empress and was rather to the starboard side of the channel. The buoy for which the ship was heading could be seen. Witness saw.the Hangchow at the time of the first whistle about 2 points on the port bow and a mile distant. She was about off Kowloon Point. There had been no material change in the course since passe
ing the N.Y.K, buoy, except to clear junks. little way, though her engines were stopped. She When the first whistle went the Glengyle had a was moving over the ground a little in spite of the current against her. The Glengyies dow had passed the stern of the Empress, witness thought, when the first whistle want. This was his second voyage in the Glengylt, he had been here before in steamers. He saw the Hangthow let go her starboard anchor when not a ship's length away. The Glengyles hein was not shifted until after the col Iision. The engines were put astern very | shortly after the second blast of the whistle, but Witness could not say if it was before or after the letting go of the Hang- chow's anchor. At the time of the collision the been raversed about a minute-and-a-half or two, Glengyle had stern way. The engines had minutes before the collision. The Glengyle had to go ahead again after the collision, te clear the Empress; she passed the Hang how were leading aft and she would have had to go on her port hand. The Haugchow's cables astern to come over her anchors. Witness heard no second whistle from the Hangchew and saw no other vessel under way,
By Mr. Robinson. If the Glengyle had not gone ahead after the-collision she would have fouled, the Empress; as it was there was bare. ly room enough to clear her.
DURING,his recent peregrinations conducted with the object of examining the condition of the telephone poles, an official of the Otaru Telephone Office, Hokkaido, says the Japan Times, discovered that some dozen or more of the poles standing in the mountains of Kotan in Haru-usui-murashad been bored into all around at a space of six to twelve inches from the top, rendering them liable to get broken down almost any moment. He further dis covered that the damage had been done by wood-peckers and the telephone office above mentioned has since declared war on the flint billedfeathered tribe all along the route traversed by its wires. As to why the wood peckers had taken such a fancy to this parti- cular class of public property, it is suggested that the birds must have thought that the vibrating sound of wires which one hears when the wind sirikes them, was the humming of insects that inhabited the wooden posts.
My Commander Blackburn-Witness: did' SHANGHAI, as we incidentally suggested in our
not notice the wheel of the Hangchow as she bore down. Henry Oasiler, a quarter. leading article yesterday; says the Pall Mall
master of the Glengyle, was on board at the time of the collision. He had often been Gazette of the 13th ult, is not precisely, the
in Hongkong before. particular well at the bottom of which the ex-
when the vessel was abreast of the Binca; He came on deck
perienced investigator would confidently look
he was forward and after looking över to star- to find truth.. Nevertheless, it may be that the
board rail he crossed over to port and was Times correspondent in that city is correct in
looking at the Barica. While doing so he heard saying that the Nanking Viceroy has been con-
a long blast on the Glengyle's whistle. A few seconds later he saw the Hungchow about 2 or gratulated by the British Government upon the
It is not often that Chinese benevolent enter-24 points on the port bow; she seemed to be success with which he has opposed the Man-prises are undertaken in the interests of the going at a great rate and was nearly a mile- churian Convention. Judging by the light of coolie class. Yet this has been done in Canton off About a minute and a half after the experience, one would expect such a step as during the last few weeks. Perhaps more coolies Glengyle's whistle the Hangchen answered enter Canton by the East gate than by any
with a short blast. She was flying pennant Government would take. But no doubt it is that to be about the last that this or any other
other gate. Vegetables, charcoal and mapy
D. Soon after the Glengyle gave another long. true of British policy in China, as somebody country east of Canton. The road for miles out
other things are carried in abundance from the blast and about 1 to 2 minutes later the Hange chow let go her starboard anchor. She was says in one of M. Bourger's novels of woman is often like some of the streets in the city. Now a good ship's length away then. N
some benevolent Chinese have taken pity on By Mr. Francis-The Banca was about 400 Tout est possible-même le bion If Lord Lansdowne has really written to Liu Kon-Yi in day along this road in the hot sun. A sub. The Hangchow seemed to be about abreast the poor coolies who carry burdens day after or soo feet off when witness was looking at her, the sense stated, he is to be congratulated upon scription book was sent and over $10,000 sub of Kowloon Paint when first seen by witness. a step which indicates a concern for British scribed for the purpose of putting a mat cover-She was not up to the Time Ball but between interests and prestige in China which has beening over this road. Already the road has been there and Blackhead's Point.
covered for seven miles, beginning at the East By Commander Blackburn.-Witness could conspicuous by its absence from our policy in
gate. The covering will be continued until not the Hangchow's wheel. the Far Easi.
the money subscribed is all used This is cer tainly something new and it is decidedly pleasant to be able to take a walk into the country for seven miles under an awning.
FROM a home paper we learn that Sarah Berhardt has added to her museum of animals which accompanies her wherever she goes, an
A NEW DEPARTURE.
PLAGUE.
There does not seem to be any marked in-
alligator, six feet long. The difficulty, of course, crease in the number of plague cases during is with the hotel-keepers, who, not unnaturally, the last few days. The following case may be object to have an alligator walking up and of interest to some of your readers. Some day's down stairs, even with Mma. Bernhardt leading age Dr. Swan, of the Canton Hospital, was it by
A ribbon. What the particular attmction asked to go and see a patient who was waiting
of an alligator may be as a pet we have not the remotest idea, and have no intention, to vestigate the point. But from Mme Bern hardt's point of view the alligator is a fitting companion to the coffin without which she is said never to travel, and in which she has even been said to sleep. Tiger cubs, 100, are her playmates. So far, it has not been announced that she has developed a passion for cobras,
in a boat on the river. patient proved to be a man suffering from
The story is that he lived in Hongkong. Laic one night he ascertained that he was suffering from plague. He immediately sent and hired a team launch for $75 and left that some night doctor. This man has had a very close call for Canton arid came straight to the foreign: but is now on the way to recovery. And here it may be said that the Chinese do not dread entering the Canton hospital. In fact, were plague patients received into the hospital it would soon be rowded with them. The rea son the Cthese give for dreading the Hong- kang hösplints is that all who cater are butchered (Tongyand covered with quick lime treated, so long as the Chinese have the idea that post-morteme are bold and lime used, they will dread the hospitalconies
act when in cerution with his Royal fellow but Madame is young, despite her years. Her guest whore remarked that he quite repet dogs, however, bave given her no end of metered the occasion (a shooting party); al-trouble, because of the hotel regulations con thoughiat a long timengo, "Forty-one years, cerning them. But she was ever a fighter, and Sir" observed the gentleman addressed. "No," is not to be daunted by any hotel cleple Shein the coffins. However the bodies may be replied his Royabilighness with a smile, forty is wonderful, but one must be thankful that years and six months, Mr
many of her tastes are not popular and deer
Mr. Robinson having asked that all the log- books of the. Glenygle bo put in, Mr. Francis asked that the argument be taken on Monday weak. Aa Monday week proved to be Whit Monday, the Court was adjourned to Tuesday week at 10.30 am."
THE PLAGUE. Number of cases reported (Chinese... 480 up till noon of the 15th Other Asiatics 5. May, Igor
Europeans Chinese14
Number of cases reported (Chae Asiatics 4 during the past 24 Hours (Europeans.....
Total number of cases reported to date-504
up till noon of the 15th Other Asiatics 2 Number of deaths reported (Chinese ................ 457.
May, 190... .....(Europeans
Chinese 13 Number of deaths reported
during the past 24 hours Europeans
Other Asiatics I
Total number of deaths recorded to date 475, We are pleased to hear that Mr. Hawkes, who is suffering from plague, is doing remark ably well and is practically out of danger | We regret to lean) that Messi, P. D'Agos
tini, and Kremmiskey, both of the Naval Yard, bave contracted plague