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HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,
EMBERS are hereby notified that the
M. Range is CLOSED at present, and will
not be RE-OPENED before end of this month.
ALEX. MACKENZIE,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 14th June, 1991. " THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1901.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRiday, June 14, 1901,"
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
A Bad State of Affairs. At the present time, we are told, there are quite, if not more than fifteen hundred bouses in course of erection in Hongkong Buch of these houses is supposed to be under the eye of a Government Inspector of Buildings, whose duty it is to see that the re- quirements of the Building Ordinance are carried out, that the houses are not con- structed improperly and that they are not in- Sanitary, Now the inspection of fifteen hundred houses in course of erection is no light task, and one would naturally suppose that as the building of houses is progress: ing at such a pace, the Govenment would have engaged an adequate staff of men to carry out the work. As a waiter of fact however, there is but one. Inspector of Buildings in the Colony and he is expected to keep an eye upon the whole of these ifteen hundred houses in course of erection. That is to say, if this man starts work at one end of the town today, works eight hours a will be despatched usalove | day, and gives half-an-hour to each house (by no means too long for a cursory inspec- tion and far too short a time for a thorough one) taking the whole fifteen hundred houses in turn it will be over three months, not
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Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Gowns at Kowloon, where each consignnient will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before, Noon, TO-DAY.
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Hongkong, 14th June, Foor
Intimations.
EYE
SIGHT.
! YESTERDAY afernogu,the funeral took place of William Henry Mills, aged 4 months, son of Inspector Milis, of the Sanitary Board.
SMOKE SOCIAL AT THE
CIVILIANS' CLUB.
Yesterday evening a concert was held at The We draw our readers attention to the advertise- Civilians Club in Chancery Lane. The fine iment in another column of the well-known rooms, tastefully arranged, were comfortably Green Island Cement Company, where it will filled with between 30 and 40 members and be seen-that the price of cement has been ad-friends. The proceedings opened with a8 vanced 50 cents per cask and 30 cents per bag, acrobatic 'performance on the piano; truly of 375 lbs, and 250 lbs. respectively. The in- that piano groaned aloud in its agony. The audience were more polite, they only thought crease dates from June 1st..
things. Mn. Warren gave a patriotic song re miniscent of Slade Murra, of the London 'Alls, Me. W rd rendered a patter song in a very effective style and as encore, a recitation in trus Cockney dialect, both numbers being voccferously applausted. One of the gems of the evening was then rendered by Mr. Harry Lloyd in a laughing song, I should like to hear it sung to a water buffalo. I believe the solenn animal would have had to smile.
The Band of the Madras Light infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow {Satur- day) evening, from 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.-
1--Overture, 2.Selection, 7-WATIZ, *-Song, um
-Selection, Dance..
PROGRAMME.
pitalier. Zanelik Bukeminn Girl"....Plangucite. "Chantilly" *** Waldtentel. The light of Ages" llevan
The itella ef Cairo........Vein. Darksen Dreams"......hukchuity?, **Goll save the King."
It may be noticed that we are publishing a gazette of interest to the shipping community generally, giving the names of officers on leave, promotions, transfers, etc. We imagine it will be found useful by many shipping people here, who can see at a glance where their friends are at the time. We shall be much obliged for any information from our readers tending to keep the column up to date.
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IT is reported in liome papers that the torpedo destroyer Stål, one of the Devonport fotilia which were out recently for a three weeks' cruise, was struck by a very heavy se on her
Mr Oxberry was special good voice and sung in his well known style under exceptional difficulties. Possessing a grand natural organ, it is a pity to see it marred by striving after false effects. Sing as the music is written, James, sing as God has given you the power to do, and forget the gallery.
The Chairman in calling: m Mr, Viggers, was interrupted by a slight gurgling sound that might be explained by the close connection of Mr. Viggers with something Buid in a long glass. Mr. Viggers gave the most pathetic "Song of the evening entitled O Mother dear
with true pathos (I am sure he must be, a relative of Dan Leno) any one with a mother as described by Mr. Viggers had better have
bean barn an orphan.
Miss Marie Lloyd contributed a character
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To Mr. Robinson. He went to Wild Dell with Inspector McLennan on the 6th Reid said he went to the shop to get shaved. He heard Reid say Da Roza went out on the first occasion for about 15 mutes; on the and he went out from about 5 to 6 minutes; on the third occasion he went out and stayed about 15 or 20 minutes. Da Roza returned to the rooin about 9,50. Reid looked at his watch about to o'clock and spoke to his wife about it being time they went to bed, and then left the house, Reid said he saw a man in white coming up the stairs and said, "good night Mr. Da Roza, but got no answer.
they had forced upon the Chinese mensures which we unpalatable and which had caused them to the Board at every turn. He did not mean to say that these measures should not have been tried, but thesely that they had. failed and therefore the Board should 19 to gain the co-operation of the Chinese by.com. ceding to some extent to their ignorance and prejudices and by conforming as far as possible with their ideas. His two motions had this end in view. Those who were familiar with the method of searching out and dealing with plague cases could not but feel the most intense pity for the sufferer who was dragged by force Inspector McLennan was then called. The from his friends and home, taken in a comfort, witness said Reid made a statement that when less ambulance through miles of streets, often leaving Da Rozas' house he heard a ma in the burning sun, placed in the dreaded coming up the stairs. He thought it was hospital and there tended by strangers amidst Mr. DA Roza and said “ gond might” but got no the most depressing surroundings, within touch answer. He knew Reid was to be cailed as a } of the dying, within sight of the doad and with- witness but did not know the nature of the in earshot of the nailing down of coffins until death completed the work which insanitation evidence he was a going to give.
and disease had begun.
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To Mr. Hastings. He did not ask Da Roza who his witnesses were to be on the 22nd or 23rd. Da Roza said he had a witness called Reid.
Adjourned to-morrow at to aņi.
SANITARY BOARD.
At the meeting of the Sanitary Board theid yesterday afternoon there were present the resident (Hon. W. Chathain, Acting Director of Public Works) in the chair, the Vice President (Hon. F. H. May, CM.G., Captain Superintendent of Police), Dr. Bell, (Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer), Lieut.-Col Hughes, R.A.M.C., Mr. A Brewin (Registrar General), Mr. E. Osborne, Dr. Clark, (Medical
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This was no exaggerated or fanciful picture of his own, but a faithful representation of reality and one that existed, and correctly so, in the minds of the Chinese. No wonder then that every Chinese man, woman and child who could possibly afford to leave the colony did so, the moment they fell sick, and frequently beforehand. No wonder that friends smuggled away their sick and dead, or failing the latter and fearing the consequence of being identi- tied with the corpse, damped it into the street. With a view to prevent this wholesale scutiling from the colony, to stop the dumping of bodies, to discover the sources of infection, to get at the true death-rate of the colony, he thought the Board should allow the sick to be treated
allowing for Sundays and holidays, before way from Birkenhead to Devonport, and the song with a dance that was distinctly above the,} Officer of Health), Mr. Chan A Fook, Mr.first, comparatively few would probably avail
he gets back to the house at which he started. Can anyone wonder in the face of this state of affairs that jerry-built houses abound in the Colony?
But, unfortunately, our one Inspector of Buildings is not allowed to devote his whole time to the inspection of houses in course of erection. ile bas to keep an eye upon those which which are already completed to see that they are kept in a proper state of repair, and he has to examine and repart upon any that appear to him to be either insanitary or a source of danger is the public, oying to their ruinous condition. This will probably double the man's work and hence he will be only able to inspect a house once in six months, so that it would be quite possible to run up one of our jerry-built affairs between
his visits,
Does this seem as though Hongkong was being properly looked after from a sanitary point of view? Does it not rather look as though our officials were merely playing at Government? Where is the use in intro ducing building and sanitary laws if the Government has no metus of enforcing them? It seems to us that the heads of departments are much to blame for this state of affairs. The Director of Public Works must be aware of the number of houses now being run up, and he must also be perfectly well aware of the fact that it is impossible Mr. N. LAZARUS, '
for any one man to keep an eye upon the Occufist-Optician, of London and Calcutta,
lot. It must not be forgotten that out here may be consulted for SPECTACLES.
the builders are Chinese, and they will do all at 16, Queen's Road Central,
in their power to escape complying with our (R. HOUGHTON & Co.)
building laws if they can possibly help it, for (Nearly opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL).
a hundred bricks saved in the foundations, Business hours:-9 A.M. to 5 P.M. a bit of work scamped here, a rotten beam put in there, all mean money GREAT proportion of cataracts and A diseases affecting these advancing in life in the builder's pocket as do old leaky pipes occur to those having some deficiency in the put instead of stund ones in the drains. A construction of the eyes-the many years of few building inspectors can look after a hig Eye Strain' ending in serious forms of disease. town at home, perhaps, because there one Glasses specially adapted in youth to those has not such an amount of rascality to requiring them save and preserve the sight.. contend with, but here, if the work is to be
Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dimness whep reading, wrak eyes, the letters properly done, it must be regularly ins running together; any of these symptoms indi-pected and nothing left to the honesty of cale a deficiency in the form of the eye requir- the contractor and chance. ing Glasses only to correct and cure.
Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTACLES anty after testing the sight.
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THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS
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OUR FACTORIES are construet ed with every attention to the best principles that sanitary science can suggest; and our NEW FACTORY at WEST POINT is the LARGEST and BEST EQUIPPED in the FAR EAST.
A perfect System of Filtration is
We have already shown-how disgracefully the Medical Department is undermanned, and it looks much as though the Public Works Department was in the same condi- tion. If the Government.cannot afford to inspect buildings properly, (and we say it can and must) let it do away with its building ordinances and laws altogether, for they are not worth the paper they are printed upon.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
BOER TREACHERY.
Losnos, June 12th.
Two Boers at Pretoria who had taken the oath of neutrality were captured, whilst at tempting to join a commando; they were court-martialled and shot.
GERMANY AND CHINA, Lord Cranborne, questioned in the House of Commons, said the Government under- stands that Germany intends to continue the maintenance of a garrison at Shanghai for the presept, hit that no explanation had been furnished to Great Britain.
THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY.
President McKinley has declined to be nominated for a third term of office.
LATER.
deck was cracked across so much as to let daylight into the stokehold, the side plates being also split for some distance down. She cost about £75,000 and was comparaurely a new vessel, and it is feared she is damaged beyond repair. The other t. byd.'s of the same lotilla are all reported to be more or less damaged, in fact it is evident that destroyers cannot stand heavy weather; indeed it seems absurd to expect that they should, when one considers their great length, comparative bean and draught, and their plating only of an inch in thickness. A correspondent of the Naval and stilitary Record writing on this matter say for vessels of this type to be knocking about in the Channel, and Irish Sea in weather which causes most other vessels in look for shelter seems to be the height of absurdity."
ANENT our offer of a prize for the best essay on a raid on Hongkong, the following little incident was related to us the other day by a much travelled gentleman. Captain Atkinson, K-N in command of one of our cruisers on the North American Station, had a very poor opinion of the defences of Barbaitees and even went so far as to tell the General in command
that he (Capt Atkinson) could capture the whole of the garrison with his ship's company with the greatest of case. This the General doubted and, as the naval man was still post tive, dared in to make the attempt and Capt.
ordinary.
Mr. Richard Course looked after the visitors with his usual courtly grace.
in their own homes under certain conditions, and permit the bodies of the dead to be coffined in the usual Chinese manner and re- moved to their ancestral home for burial. At Fung Wal Chuen, and Mr. G. A. Woodenck, themselves of the privilege, but when the con- cession came to be known, when it came to be (Secretary:)
MODEL DWELLINGS. Now for a growl. The committee respon
understood that a man could die of plague sible for the organisation must do better next On Mr. Fung Wa Chun's plans for semi-attended by his friends and in his own home, time, it is not too much to say that there sletached houses being laid on the table and be buried according to his most cherished would have been no concert, but for Mr. J. discussion took place. The President thought ideas, he thought that many who could afford Oxherry accompanying as hedid all the singers, that the plans were excellent, the only draw the services of a doctor would do so, and those reluctant to go to the native hospital if they including himself, on a piano out of tune. Get back being the increased cost to Government who, through poverty, could not, would be less will have enjoyable evenings such as the memlighted and looked after. All the members' were assured of being treated by their friends, up and get, as they say in the classics, and you owing to the side lanes which would have to be
were agreed as to the excellence of the plaus and, in the event of death, being removed from bership of the club warrants.-Communicated.
and Mr. Brewin said that so far as he could see the colony without fear. These, said Mr. Os. the only objection was that perhaps the Govern-borne, were his proposals, based on his Excel. ment would not make so much profit on landency the Governor's suggestion, and though sales, and he certainly thought that they should these were details which would require to be public health. After some further discussion it not allow this to come before a question of was resolved to ask the Government whether the specific proposal was to make the new building regulations apply to all land sold hereafter by the Crown, er were they to apply also in the cases of bouses being re-erected on land already sold.
THE BEACONSFIELD FIRE.
The inquiry into the cause of the late five in Mr. Da Roza's shop in the Beaconsfield Arcade was continued this morning at 11 am. Mr. Hazeland proposed re-calling the witness Mr.
Reid.
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INFANT MORTALITY,
THE LIGHTING, OF THE CENTRAL MARKET.
The question of the lighting of the Central Market was referred to a committee consisting of the President and the Medical Officer of Health for report..
THE 1902 ESTIMATES.
Mr. Reid said he remembered meeting Cons. Deveny at the Criterion Hotel a few days after the fire: he didn't remember the exact date. it was during one of the examinations. He, and
Some discussion took place upon Dr. Clark's two soldiers and Deventy went to the Criterion proposal for the registration of births (proposals for a drink. He paid for the first round published in a former issue) and it was even Da Roza was not there. He rememberedtually decided to forward the report to Govern- telling. Deveny the time he saw Da Raza; as near 9p.m. as possible. He went to Da Roza's at 8.30. He saw Da Roza as near 9 pm. as pos- sible. He came in about 9 p.m. Da Roza left the room 3 times during the witness' presence He said Da Roża was away about 8 to 10 minutes. He sought refreshment for his wife the first time. On two other occasions he went to the door but was not out of sight. He told Deveny (he the witness) left there was at home at 10 p.m. He did not tell Deveny at to p.m. ile might have told him Da Roza Atkinson said that he would do so. The Da Roza left the room and did not came back, Da Roza went on about yoo and was away for cruiser steamed out from the harbour and, a couple of days later, crept back again at two about 10 minutes and was never out of his o'clock in the morning with all lights extinsight tell the whole left a to p.m.
By M. Robinson. The statement to Dereny guished. She was not sighted from the shore was before the soldiers. He didnot say Da Roz and her boats were manned and armed and went away and did into come back. He was sent to the Royal Engineers' jetty. Here the talking to insp. McLennan about the fire the next night at his house, 5A Wild Dell. He sentry was overpowered and the landing party told fasp. McLennan he said good night to marched quietly up to the barracks and sur- Da Roza before leaving the house. On leaving prised the guard, capturing the whole of the he said good night to some on, who he thought, was Mr. Varco. The witness remembered say- garrison. As soon as this had been accom plished a polite imessage was sent to Heading Da Roza went out, but did not know if he left he house or not, On one occasion he was quarter House apprising the General of the away about 15 minutes. He did not say to fact. That officer was, it is said, fur.ous, and Insp. tel. that on leaving the house he met as a result Captain Atkinson received a rap someone going in and said "good night Da Roza" but received no answer. Ite said over the knuckles from the Authorities, who good night to Mr. Varcoe not Da Roza. did not think that be should have gone su fir as to demonstrate with what ease a hostile force could capture the island.
THE PLAGUE,
On 3rd June, Mr. G. A. Woodcock (Acting Secretary to the Board) wrote to the Hon. T drawing attention to the following recommen Sercombe Smith (Acting Colonial Secretary) dations of the Board in connection with the 1903 Estimates: That the sum of Sis a month be paid to the Police Inspector in charge of Kowloon City; (2) that an increase be made in the pay of the engineer at the disinfecting station of from 518 to $35 a month; (3) that a stoker be engaged at Srz a month for the dis- infecting station, in lieu of the watchman who now gets $9.
Intimation has now been received that the commendations have been approved by Gov. erniment.
The papers were laid on the table.
THE LAYING OUT OF NEW DISTRICTS. The resolution as suggested by H.E. the Goremor, re the submitting of plans of new. districts laid out to the Sanitary Board, which we published last night, was put and carried.
CHINESE THEATRES,
· Papers relating to the closing of the Chinese Theatres were laid on the table.
PLAGUE BURIALS AND QUICKLINE. The question of the utility of quicklime in plague burials was next brought up After same discussion it was decided to inform the Government that the use of quicklime might be discontinued.
THE REFUSE-DESTRUCTOR..
The following reply from the Government erection of a refuse-destructor was read:
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carefully considered, he put them forward in the firm conviction that if adopted they would' not be barren of good resuits.
Mr. Osborne then moved the adoption of the first motion,
that the present system of dealing with plague Mr. Fung Wa Chuon seconded, and said
patients or plague suspects was doing more harm than good. The Board had been going on the samo lines for the last seven years, and nothing to benefit the health of the colony has been done. In his opinion, a sufferer from plague had as good a chance of recovering in his own house as in the hospital.
Dr. Bell, said he was prepared to oppose the motion tooth and nail. It had apparently been brought forward with that vague idea they all had of trying to stop plague. Plague came every year, and they could not stop it. The proposal to treat patients in their own homes had already been discussed, and he had then explained his reasons for opposing i Mr, Osbome had said nothing about details, and did not explain what those details were. house? Who were the people to look after the Where were all the people to go who left the patient? Where would they get a medical man to take charge of the case? How could, they be certain that the patient was kept con tinuously isolated? The only way of making sure would be for the doctor to sit in the room, or on the stairs and a medical man would riot
be in practice long if it were known he was sitting with the plague people. It was an old story that a sick Chinaman could not hear to be taken to the hospital, but it was a wrong one. The only time such a thought entered Chinaman's head was when he read the state. ments of people who ought to know better. Again, Chinese patients were not treated by strangers and coolics. They were treated within the last seven weeks at least by trained nurses, and there were Chinese servants to
whom they could talk and ask for anything they wanted. There was only one way to treat plague, and that way was not by allowing coolies to be treated in their own houses. It would be a most disgraceful pro. ceeding to do so. As regarded the story about the nailing down of coffins, that was all imagination. Mr. Osborne was fond of indulg- ing in imagination. The nailing down was done a long way from the patients. Europeans, might hear, but not the Chinese. As to the "long procession of coffins,” it did not pass in front of the Chinese matsheds, but in front of
By Mr. Robinson.-P. C. Deveny was with Insp, McLennan. He did not remember saying on the day he gave his evidence to some one last Tuesday or Wednesday in the compound of the Police Station, that it was Da Roza he said good night, to on hearing someone coming upstairs, and got no answer. He said Varcoe not Da Roza. Mr. Varcop Number of cases reported (Chinese....1,169 lives on the same floor 25 Da.Koza. The
up till noon of the 13th? Other Asiatics zó
witness was living above. He did not say to June, 1901
Europeans......18 Chinese
P.C. Deveny in the Criterion Hotel, what P.C relative to an application by the Board for the European houses. Incidentally, That was to Number of cases reported
Deveny says he did, or words to that effect. **22 Other Asiatics, during the past 24 hours Europeans......1
When he was leaving the house at top.m.hemay have mentioned Da Roza's name but found out it was Varcoe. He might have said Da-Rozz Total number of cases reported to date 1,247
but he meant to say Varcoe. The families are Number of deaths reported (Chinese...26 lips he might have said Da Roza; he could so mixed up. Having the name Da Roza on his up till noon of the 13th Other Asiatics at
not have told the Inspector and Constable June, 1901
Europeans.... 5 that it was Da Roza, he met coming up the Number of deaths reported Other Asiatics stairs,
P. C. Deveny called, said.-He went on the during the past 24 hours
1st June between 12 and 12.30 am to the Criterion, two soldiers were there with Reid
Chinese...24
Europeans.....
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be remedied. The whole story, to Dr. Bell's. mind, was pure imagination. There was no place where sick Chinese had a better chance than in a British Bospital,, and, further, the amount of harm done to them by carrying them, when deliriobs, through the streets, was compared to the benefits derived from treal practically non-existent or at least nothing ment in the hospital. Where a man, had plenty of money, he might be treated in his own house, because he could afford to bave all the necessary precautions taken to secure isolation
of the disease. But a coolie-that was a differ. ent question.
Total number of deaths recorded to date 1,177 drinking together. He joined in with the others, advantages or disadvantages of a refuse des. and skilled treatment, and prevent the spread
Since noon on Saturday, last the cases and he was there about ten minutes. Reid paid deaths are:
Cases Chinese.....
.121
Other Asiatics European
Total
130
Deaths Chinese .......
Other Asiatica Europeans
125
Total
127
for a round and Kent paid for a round. Reid voluntarily made a statement. Hle (Reid) said, About 8.30 on the night of the fire he was in Da Koza house to see his wife, who was attending Mr. Da Roza. He stayed about half an hour. Mr. Da Roza and his half brother came home about 9 pm. Mr. Da Roza W29 not in the room ahove to minutes before he left again, he was a little excited and flurried. He stayed in the house until about topm, when he left with his wife Da Roza was not in the room when he left. He did not see him again that night. The witness told the the Inspector of Mr. Reid's statement next day.
"Colonial Secretary's Office,
"11th June, 1901. "Sir-In reply to your letter of the 3rd inst., 1-am directed to inform you than an incinerator His Excellency is of opinion that it should be for the cremation of cattle having been ordered,
addition to its proper use.". tried for the purpose of consuming rubbish in
Dr. Clark-I more that a reply be sent to the Government to the effect that the castle incinerator will give no indication as to the tructor in this city. President, was carried."
The motion, which was seconded by the
'Mr. May was also opposed to the proposal, and spoke in a similar strain to Dr. Bell. For THE TREATING OF PLACUE CASES AT HOME, the benefit of Mr. Osborne he would point out Mr. E. Osborne, pursuant to untice, moved that Chinese plague patients were not treated "That persons suffering from Plague (or, in a British hospital but in one of their own, under observation) be allowed to remain in run by their own nationals. The stories about their own homes provided all other persons the "procession of coffins," the "banging down occupying the same door are removed, except of coffin lids," and all that, were quite untrue, three adults to attend the patient, and provided a Mr. May said he had been down to the Tung written certificate be produced from a medical Wali Plague Hospital, and saw nothing of the.. practitioner that he has charge of the case. kind. In '94 and again in '98-especially in the Such medical practitioners to be nominated by latter year--they had gone as far as they could Government. their names and addresses pub possibly go to meet the objections of the lished, and to report at once to the Medical Chinese. They had even said to them-f Officer of Health if they find the patient is not you are sick you can go anywhere you like out kept' 'isolated, in which event the patient be of the colony, so long as you start from a immediately removed to the Plague Hospital. particular wharf and leave your name and "That the bodies of Chinese who have address. Only three Chinese availed them died of Plague may be coffined in the usual selves of this permission to leave the colony Chinese manner by relatives or friends and when they know they were sick of plague. The removed from the Colony without any restric reason was the expense was too great, the tions.
Chinese catching plague being generally poor Mr. Osborne said that when this question conlies. As soon as a man of that class got sick was considered a fortnight ago the audacity of he went home, no matter what his illness may the proposal quite took everyone's breath away be. Under his charge were several hundred and hence the whole of the members voted Chinese police, not one of whom paid the -- against it. A fortnight's reflection had taught slightest attention to the regulation requiring him, however, that the suggestion touched one any mat in the force, when sick, 10 go the of the vital spots in which he thought fay the Government Civil Hospital. He had long ago. secret of success in dealing with the plague, for he given up trying to enforce that regulation. P.C. 92 continuing, said, in reply to Mr. Hast-believed, and always would believe, that no pro Were he to dismiss every man who disobeyed Mrs. Anna Krater, of 306, Queen's Roadings. He went down to take a note to Private gress would he mude without the voluntary assis. the rule, at the end of six months there would Keni. He did not know Reid or know he was tance of the Chinese and he thought that the en- not be a Chinese constable left. They simply Central. "The Rose, Shammock and Thistle" connected with the fire enquiry. He told the deavours of the Board should be, by means of went off to their rural homes, and wrote Hotel, is reported this moming as suffering Inspector what he had heard on the next day reasonable concessions, to obtain the assistance Honoured Sir, feel a little sick. I feel from plague.
in the forenoon. He had the common sense of the people themselves, first for the discovery could not get well anywhere than in my native. LOCAL AND GENERAL.
to remember the statement. He put it down of cases had afterwards for their treatment. village, so I-hope you will grant me a fortnight's Miss Cecilia Almario, a young Portuguese about two days after. After he had told the The History of plague epidemics in the Colony leave. And Mr. May simply answered STRE Foorhon Echo, reports, two shocks of
woman, aged 17, was admitted to Kennedy Inspector. AARON since 1894 showed that though they had done Kind friend, when you feel better, please ethquake on the 7th inst., about 8 sm. The Town Hospital, suffering from plague. She Mr. Hastings called for the note nada by the what seemed right and proper at the moment retum to your duty Econd shock in stated to have been the severest was in a comotore state and no hope of her re-witness. The witness on returning in the Court they had never been successful, and he thought Amanda Bangkai kentärtändistiku, Porodinced the notes made by bim steel that the cause of the failure lysinute factor
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The plague returns for last week were
Cases.....
161 Deaths.....................
The returns for 12th June, 1894, were :---
Total deaths to date
1713
New cases in previous 24 hours... 44 Deaths in previous 24 hours..ne 784 Patients under treatment unknown.
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The Indian camp follower case from Kowloon reported a few days ago, died early this morning.
By Mr. Goldring. There were only two rounds of drinks in the Criterion on leaving he came straight back to the Station. He took no notes of Mr. Reid's statement,
Mr. Hastings bete stated that he was not aware of new evidence being taken we came to hear judgment. He objected to the evidence, produced this morning,
Mr. Robinson addressed His Worship us to the extent of the inquiry-contending if a witness denies making a previous statement relevant to the matter in hand, evidence can Mr. and Mrs. Brownbill still remain in à be brought in support of his having made critical condition, the remainder of the Ethis statement. pean patients are progressing favourably,
Mr. Hastings' objection was overruled.
Dr. Clark, play opposed, the motion, and said in pind-born amply shown that plague