spread front door to floor, as he had gebord ed cases, so that the treating of a presta his own house would not limit its scope. As Dr. | Bell and Mr. May had said, the scheme was impracticable, and the difficulties in the way of carrying it out' were inany.
Mr. Chan A Fook said that Mr. Osborne's proposal might be given a trial for a few months to see if it would have any effect, Notwithstanding all that had been said to the contrary, the feeling amongst the Chinese was that in going to the hospital they were going
to their deali
.....
Lieut. Col. Hughes did not agree with Mr. Chan A Fook that they were no nearer the sup pression of plague now after seven or eight years' trying When out came to look at it, the fact that cases now-a-days averaged only twenty was good enough proof that the sanitary schemes were having practical results. As to Mr. Oslone's proposal, if people were turned out of their homes, where, as Dr. Bell hand asked, were they to go? How were they to know that they did not return home at night Lastly, where were all the doctors coming from to look after them?
severe
Mr. Osborne, who did not seem to like the criticism to which kis proposal was subjected, said there was na okl proverb that none were so blind as those who won't see." Tr. Het had drawn a very beautilul picture 50 beautiful, indeel, the the wonder was that a coolie, to get to the hospital, did not wilfully contract plague to get there. It was an exira: ordinary thing that, with phigno raging all round, they could only bear of about 20 0 30 cases daily, What became of the others? People left the colony with plague, sometimes at the earliest stages, nen at the latest, and the police and sanitary authorities know not thing about it. His proposal opened up a way to stop a great deal of that illicit traffic. He did not imend that a European doctor should go round attending these coolies; he meant a
Chinese doctor trained in Western medicine. It was absurd in Dr. Bell's part to suppuse ke meant otherwise.
Dr. Belf--t is st more absurd of you to laik of a Chinese doctor uained in Western merlicine.
Mr. Osborne 3, many trained in Westem medicine in a text hospital.
Dr. Bell-You can't get one at $500 a month. Mr. Oshorne--I've got one at $100. Dr. Bell That's the best one. Mr. Osborne, then described the plage statistics as mitten," and said they proved nothing,
The nation was tire put to the meeting by
the President, bac found no supporters.
I submitting the second motion, Mr. Usi horne agreed with Mr. May in the desirability et wriggling out of the Venice Convention, than which nothing could be more ridiculous
er absurd,
Mr. Chan A Food: condel.
Dr. Clark, after referring to the inprobability of a body, after years of burial, still retaining
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1901.
Mr. May said he was dead against this plague | cemetery, and was of opinion, that laziness was the sole cause of Sandy Bay, where the bodies were formerly buried, being given up in favour of the present site at Mount Davis, which was nearer to the hospital. He moved as an amend- ment that, the present plague Cemetery at Mount Davis be given up and plague corpses buried in Sandy Bay till a better place was found..
Dr. Bell pointed out that Sandy Bay was the only place available for the landing of mer
chandise.
Mr. Osborne seconded the amendment, The two motions put forward by Dr, Clark were put to the meeting and carried,
The atiendrucat, was next put and carried, six voting for and three against.
PROPOSED MORTUARIES AND PLAGDE CEMETERIES AT KOWLOON.
THE ERUPTION OF MT. KLOLT.
We have received from Capt. T.A. Mitchell of the Indo-China steamer Fau-Sang, which arrived here on the 13th inst., from java ports, an account of the recent eruption of Mt. Kloet in Java, which we reproduce in his own words.
The following is an account of what witnessed at Samarang, Jaya a few hours wter the eruption of Mount Kloet which took place between 3 and 4 am on May 23rd 1901 -
Mount Kloet (5,676 ft, high) lies in the S.E. of Java, and is one of a group of mountains, 5.S.W. from Surabaya and distant between 50, and 60 miles. It is E SE. from Samarany 130
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miles, and consequently during this season of the. S.E, monsoon situated right in the direction from which the wind is blowing. The mountain, although a. volcano, has been inactive since 1876; and gave no indication A letter, daté 1st December, 190, and that it intended to favour the inhabitants of addressed to the Colonial Secretary, was sub-this beautiful island with the performance it mended the construction of a mortuary at mitted from the Hon. E. H. May. It recom
Yanmar in the vicinity, and another at Kowloon City or vicinity. The establishment of a plague cemetery at Kowloon was also suggested. The principal reason for the re- commendation was the fact at present every dead fly has to be taken across the harbour and conveyer to the mortuary or cemetery at
West Point,
Papers in connection with the subject were attached.
The following minutes were appended — Mr Fung Wa Chien-" I strongly support the recommendation of the Hon. C.S.P. A mortuary and plague cemetery for Kowloon are indispensable. Although it means more and inconvenience and annoyance to the expense to the Government, it will save trouble public, as occasioned by the present method of dealing with the dead. A properly kept cemetery at Kowloon will be no danger to the
inhabitants."
Dr. Clark at most emphatically of the opinion that a plague cemetery should not he opened at Kowloon This is the first I have heard or seen of this paper, although apparently I was one of the committee appointed to report on the question in December last,'
gave them on the above date.
The residents of Samarang, although 150 iniles from the spot, were disturbed from their slumbers about 4 am. by the boothing sound given forth by the explosions, and knowing full well what it meant, were naturally alarmed, as they were uncertain which ofthe many volcanoes Ind broken out. 1, who myself beard it from the anchorage, thought it was the firing of heavy cannon for some reason or other; and as we are accustomed to such sounds in Hongkong, and elsewhere, didn't take any further notice
of it.
from Jada, rood lives' were known to be lost; but it will be some time yet.ere a true One gentleman, statement can be made. with his wife and two children, who were hurrically leaving their residence on one of the estates, were overtaken by the boiling stream. Their carriage was upset, and al though the parents escaped for a time, both children were washed away by the flood, and had not been seen again, mi to the time I left. The gentleman, I believe died some days after, and the lady was in a dangerous way from the burns she had received. had the opportunity of visiling the "scene of operations" if I had felt so inclined, but
well, I'd Sooner face a good, honest, old fashioned typhoon, than the possible result of a storm from the nether regions.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
JUNE.
Meteorological means based on fifteen years' abservations to 1898.
Baremeier. Thermometer Humidity Rainfa
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DOR.' French (Salazie) 16th instant. Canadian (Empress of India) 17th instant. Indian (Kumsang) 19th instant. American (Coptic) 20th:instant American America Maru) 25th instant. American' (City of Peking) 4th prox.
The G. L. Co.'s steamier Bentawers from Leith and London left Singapore, yesterday for this port.
Line) left Kobe via Moji for this port on the The N. Y. K.'s steamer Müke Maru (Bombay
12th inst, and is expected to arrive here on the 19th inst.
The N. Y. K.'s steamer Sada Marn (European Line) left Singapore for this port on the 13th inst., and is expected to arrive here on the 18th inst.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. Empress of Japan arrived in New York on the 12th inst, thus making the time in transit from Hongkong 28 days and from Yokotania 14 days.
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STEAMERS EXECUTED.
Namita.
From
Due.
India...
Moji,
To-morrow Heathburn ........Manila... [To-monow Nurnberg......Singapore ....To-morrow Salazie
Saigon.......uno 16th Riojan Maru......Shimonoseki ...June 15th Empress of India..... Shanghai. june 17th Sado Maru
Singapore
une 18th Kumsang
Singapore...... June 19th Coptic
Japan
June 20th Bentawers ......Singapore City of Peking...... San Francisco...July 4th America Maru...... San Francisco...June 25th ...June 20th
We would direct the attention of sinpalu; firms to the style in which "Steamers Expected" and "Profasted Sallinga"- are now published in these cilumages; nud in so doing respect. fully urge the managers ni shipping Arm to give orders t 15gir dierka zo inrnish this office, in the forms already sap piled gratia with the looms amilahın information wyer day.
PROJECTED SAILINGS.
Destination. Date
Havre, &c. ...........
Aug. 9th
Sydney, &c.......... June 27th London...........July ad
America Maru ...San Francisco, &c. July 4th
Ship.
29.764 $0.7 .83 n
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16496
Acilia. Airlie Alcinous
TO-DAY.
HONGKONG AND WHASILOA BOER RETURNS, U.S.S. Bennington ... at
10th Dock:
Union
Anping Maru
Arara
WEATHER REPORT.
St. Enoch
Create a ne][+
Bayer
ro hun.
pain.
2970
29.71
85
87
Juno
79
70
Barometer...... Temperature Humidity Rainfall.
1 landed from my steamer at 10.15 am, to keep a businessappointinentat to. 30. What appeared to me to be heavy rain squall, (quite a con mon occurrence in Java about this time of certain was I that a heavy downpour was year) was rising over the land in the S. E. Sa
was due, in order to avoid getting wet, and ́ imminent, that I hurried to the office where i reached it, just as the whole town was circleChinese-28th of 4th moon of 27th year of ed in the darkest darkness that ever I beheld. So totally dark had it become in a few ma
Dr. Bell-I agree with the M.O.H.”. Mr. Osbone-I am opposed to it. Betterments, that one couldn't distinguish the build- Confine the plague germs in one locality"
ings through it, the more so, as the suddentess with which it came on gave no one time to fight their lamps; and unlit the buildings began to show forth their lights, everybody had to stand just where they were. I myself gropedi along the sale of the house till 1 found the toor, and had to remain there till a light from entered the affice where I was expected, what within showed me how to proceed. When was my surprise, to find my clothing (a whit] suit) covered with a thick layer of dust colour of Portland cement. but soon discovered it was not aturmed,
from the gentlenen had come to interview, that there was 8Q telephonic communication with their house sit immediate cause for such. They had been in Sourabaya and gave me the facts as far as they knew; which were in short, that lost
hospital had been constructed at Mong Kok The President said that a temporary plague Tani. With regard to the cemetery a réso- lion on the subject had just been passed He did not know whether it was proposed to open more than one, but he hoped not.
Referring to the President's remark relative to the construction of a temporary plague hospital at Mong Kok Tsui, e Bell said that if the matshed was meant the President was wrong. The matshed was intended only for the reception of dead bodies, prior to their
rentuval to Kennellytown.
Mr. May put forward his motion for the
the geins of infection, sakd he would not operection of a unuary at Kowloon or vicinity. pose the motion.
!
Dr. Bell said it was against the spirit of he
Venice Convention.
Dr. Clark said he wonki not oppose it if the Government was of quinion that the motion would not mean a contravention of the Venice Convention.
would have to be regularly visited by a medical Dr. Clark, in seconding, said the mortuary mun; he might, in fact, reside there.
The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. May I beg also to move that plague cemeteries be established in Kowloon.
Dr. Clark won't second that. The motion was then put to the meeting and carried. Liem-Col. Hughes was the only dis-
Str. Fung Wa Cheen-I second it.. Ligu. Col. Hughes- beg to oppose the spatient;. INSPECTOR'S QUARTERS AT KENNERTO.ning of any other plague cemeteries in the
colony.
A recommendation was, sibnitted by Dr. Clark relative to an addition to the quarters of the inspector in charge of the animal depois, at Kennedy-town. It was decided to ask for a bote for the addition of two more rooms, the work not to be tommenced inntil it was seen that the quarters had been free of malaria for a
year.
NEW LATRINE.
The plan of a latring in Hing Wan Street was submitted.
The President said the plan had been sus mited for the approval of-the-Board.--The latrine was te be public, and situated in Wan
chai.
On the moving of Dr. Clark, seconded by Dr. Bell, the plan was adopted.
PROPOSED, NEW PLAGUE CEMETERY-
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Correspondence relative to-the opening up of a new plague cemetary was submitted. This included a letter, dated 31st May, from Dr. Bell, Principal Civil-Medical Officer, containing, remarks on the present upidemic of plague, the treatment of patients-Europeans, Indians, and Japanese-and the means for so doing. Ken. aedytown Hospital, the letter said, was hardly large enough when two epidemies, plague and smallpox, had to be combatted, and should be extended on the site at present necupied by the. masheds used for Chinese-to the cast of the min building. The Tung Wals authorities. should build their Infectious Hospital as quickly as possible, or, better still, the Government should build one for Chinese in the neighbour hond, so as to keep the Europeans and Chinese somewhat apart. Some other arrangements
should he made for bringing plague bodies ther than taking then past Kennedytown Hospital. The sight to those convalescing of a procession of 20 to 30 coffins daily was, a
most depressing one. Cremation being out of
the question, another site should be arranged
for before next year's epidemic. In Dr. Hel's Bell's opinion, it was time that a proper brick building was erecteil for the Chinese staff at the hospital. As to nursing, the hospital staff was very deficient indeed. Two trained wardmasters and two trained sisters were required for Ken- nedytown Hospital, one each for day and night dity, Skilled English nurses should always be about to see that the subordinate staff were doing their work properly. To make the nursing effi cient, Dr. Bell recommended (1) to buildquarters as faraway as possible, compatible with efficien- cy, from the hospital, for two wardmasters and iwo sisters; (2) to get out another wandmaster (one having already been requisitioned for) to do duty especially at the Infections Hospital auri to be available for other duty, including private nursing; (3) to obtain from home two sisters under similar conditions. The sisters would live at the Government, Civil Hospital, but would proceed to their quarters at Kennedy- town as soon as a case of infectious disease in a female was admitted. The letter conclud ed:-1 am induced to lay these views before His Excellency, as I am of opinion that plague
On a vote being taken, the notion was lost. APPLICATION REGARDING TREATMENT OF
FLAGUE PATIENTS. 14 An application was read from the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd, asking that the Company's Chinese doctor (Dr. Kwan Kin Leong) be allowed to treat any employees suffering from plague on their awn premises in Kowloon in matsheds isolated from other dwellings and surrounded by a wall and locked entrances. What the Company proposed was to place all sick people in Seperate matsheds-under abservation, and if their dickness developed into plague; to trans- fer the to another matshed and leave them there till they either recovered or died. The ob servation and plague m sheds it was proposed to place on Kowloon Marine Lot No. 9, some 250 feet from the nearest dwellings.
Mr. Fung Wa Chuen minuted "This should be allowed."
Dr. Clark minuted—“I see no objection to this proposal. I believe that Dr. Kwan is diplome of the Hongkong College of Medicine for Chinese."
Mr. Osborne explainer the scheme, which was to provide for the private treatment of his workmen. The idea was practically that of a private hospital.
at .Ꭻ
It would be
a.m. an
that
had broken out That this downfall of dust was owing to the everyone in the regions round about had fled.
ain; and that as business had come to wind blowing from, the direction of the moun
stil, there was no other help for it, bet to wait till it passed over.
stand-
were
By this time all the streets were lighted, and strange was the spectacle as bebekl from the upper window of the office was in. Everything was covered as if a heavy fall of snow had passed over the city. Business en
were hurrying from their offices with open, umbrella's, as if they were shielding themselves from the falling snow, (for in the glare of the electric lights it appeared as such) and natives rushing hither and thither, presumably to sec the safely of their wives, and children, a scene which was shortly followed by one of desolation, and Samarang at noon, was as still as if it lay shrouded in midnight attire. Not a living creature of any description was to be seen, the birds even taking scher wherever they could gain admittance. Any thought of returning to my steamer was out of the ques. tion (for although the light house, and harbour beacons were lighted, it would have been im possible to see too' beyond) and as everyone had returned to their homes, I accepted the hospitality, of one of the firms, and took shelter with them, with the consolation, that this state of affairs might last one day, and it might last six.
TO-DAY.
Friday, 14th June, igoi.
Kwang-si..
Ses
. Sun-Rites
Moon-- Perigee zi, dm. High water-Morning
Afternoan
Low water-Morning
Afternoon
ANNIVERSARIES.
5kr. 17min.
Gr. 43min bkr. 32min. Sir. Timin. ohr. outin thr. min.
162-Execntion of Sir Henry Vane. 1645-Battle of Naseby.
1800+ Battle of Marengo.
1828-Russo-Chinese Treaty signed.
1857--Cawnpore beseiged. 1500-Inspector Molfet of the Sanitary Depart-
ment died of plague. 1897-Death of Barney j. Harnato.. 1898--Victoria Cross to carry an 'aunuity of
50.-Weng Tung-ho dismissed from 1899-Reported death of Philipino General
all offices.
Lund. 1970-Pari of the British Legation, and other buildings at Peking, destroyed by fire.
TO-MORROW..
Saturday, 15th June, igor. Chinese-2gth of 4th moon of 77th year of
Kwang-su. Sun-Rises
Sels
Simangat.... Prometheus Zaire.......
Tris.......
Burnside
Bailan Colonics...... Fei Hoo.....
Munchen
Vale of Doon
Cosmopolita
Aberdeen
PASSED THE CABAL
Outward-14th May-Binlawers, Glancus, Malaya, Hudson, Sydney, Sambia, 17th May -Flintshire, Alcinous, Rhein, Crusader, Devonshire, Imogene. 24th May-Irion. Hyson, Sada Maru, Min, Ranshan, Shirley, 18th May-Silesia, (German) Agamenon, Pioneer 1st May--Beholder 4th June Bayern, Malacca, Glamorganshire, Acilia, Deucalion, Klek. 7th June-Aunam, Kawa- chi Maru, Ballaarat, Arara, Jupiter, 11th June-Kaitow, Kongsberg, St. Trene, Ercher og Frane, Ferdinand, Erica, Gleniagan, Glenroy,
Homeward-: June-Hakala Marn. 11th June-Prinz Heinrich, Wittekind.
Arrivals at Home-4th June-Albenga. 7th June-Yarra, rith June-Agamemnon, Takata Maru, Serbia.
Shipping.
Arrivals. SHANGHAI, British steamer, 2,163, E. Spicer, 13th June,London 4th May, and Singa. pore 7th June, Genem).—P. & Q. S. N. Čo. BELGIAN KING, British steamer, 2,170, Thos. Weiss, 13th June, San Diego via Japan 23rd April, Coal.-Butterfield & Swire. OSLO, Norwegian steamer, 778, O. Mathieson, 13th June,Moji 8th June, Coal-Sander, Wieler & Co.
5hr, 18min. Chr. 13 min. High water-Morning 7hr. 17min. Afternoon går. 14min. Low water-Morning. oùr, qomin,...
Afternoon ahr. 3amin.
DAIGI MARU, Japanese steamer, 847, K. ANNIVERSARIES.,
Sobajima, 13th June,-Tamsui 9th June, 1215-Magna Charta signed.
Amoy icth, and Swatow 12th, General. #387--Wat Tyler killed.
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. 1860-War declared between Prussia, and Italy CHEANG HOCK KIAN, Duich steamer, 1,020, M. Giesche, 13th June-Singapore 6th June, and Hoihow 12th, General Chi.
and Austrin. 1867-Haps Dock, Hongkong opened. 1881--Honghong Telegraph newspaper started. 1888-Empress Frederick died. 130Seismic disturbances in Japan. 37,480
lives lost.
Egy-Venezuela Arbitration tribunal assen-
4
bled at Paris. 1890...Collision between Bluecher and Poelitz former sank, inany lives lost.
AGENDA.
'CO-MORROW.
3 PC. M. Cn's steamer Diamante leaves |
for Manila. 9 pm Benefit Concert at the R.E. Variety
Club.
1
nese.
BENLario, British steamer, 1,452, Kroble, 14th June, Bangkok 7th June, Ricc--Bradley HANOI, French steamer, 750, Pannier, 14th
& Cc
June-Haighong 11th june, General.A. R. Marty.
SOCOTRA, British steamer, 3,896, Thos. H. Hide, R.N.R., 14th June,-Yokohama 27th May, General.P. & CTS. N. Co. E-SANG, British steamer, 1,127, J. M. Hay, 14th June, Canton 13th June, General- Jardine, Matheson & Co. EAUSANG, Dritish steamer, 1,410, A. A Mitchell,
14th June,--Java 4th Jung Sugar. Jardine, Matheson & Co. TSURURIKO MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,240, Ikigami, 14th June,-Zuzezama 11th June, CoalsJardine, Matheson & Co..
A pm. the firmament took on a blood red glow, which gave to the scene a most weird ap. pearance; and whew at 2 p.m. the sun tried to struggle through, it (the sun) looked liked a ball of blue fire. At a p.m. it had become suf- ficiently light for me to find my way to my bott, and afterwards to my ship. Here I found everything covered to a depth of about 3 inches O. 5. R. Co.'s steamer Daijin Maru leaves LEOPARD, Austrian cruiser, 1,600, Müller, 14th with the cement-like dust, and the people on
for Coast Ports. board busy filling sacks with it. Of course everyone had been in a state of alarm, not hav
SUNDAY, 16th.
MONDAY, 17h.
The application met with general approval, and, on the motion of Mr. May, seconded by Dr. Clark, was granted, Dr. Thomson willing any news of what had happened, and being Cargo, ca C. Ferd, Lacise subject to rent. visit the hospital daily.
ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES. supplies of the colony for the month of May Kepants of the analysis of the public water were submitted. The reports were by Ms. F.
Browne, Government Analyst, who exmined samples of the Kowloon, Tytain, and Pokfulum services, and found the water in each case to be of excelent quality.
-A sample of water from a well situated at
PLAGUE AT SWATOW.
A letter was submitted from H. B. M. Consul at Swatow relative to the mutbreak of sporadic cases of Imbonic plague.there and the action of the Shanghai authorities in enforcing quaran tne regulations' on vessels arriving from Swatow.
Dr. Clark minuted-" Follow suit.”
at a loss to know what might happen. Total darkness, blacker than the darkest starless night, and a heavy full of dust from 10.30 till 2 strike awe into the least susceptible mind. in the middle of the day, would be liable to
It appears that in the Crater of Mt. Kloet an The following day fuller details were received. unfathomable lake one mile square exists, and on the eruption taking place this lake was thrown as it were down the Southern slopes of the mountain, and taking the form of liquid No. 14, Des Voeux Road, has been analysed boiling mud, careered through the country, hinted with impurities as to be unfit for pot-ing a place called Belitar, 14 miles to the South, by the Goverment Analyst and found to be so taking bridges and houses on the way, reachi able purposes, and likely to prove injurious to
and Sumber, 25 miles in a S. Wly direction from health. The well will be closed.
the summit, inundating the regions it passed through to a depth of 3ft. The dust cloud which passed over Sainarang widened as it travelled, reaching Chilachap on the south coast at 3 pm on the 23rd, and Batavia on the 24th in which latter place it was felt with less effect. It has been estimated that in the regions over which this cloud passed 270 tons of dust fell to the square mile, and as a whole it is calcul- A motion by the President to recommend | ated, that from 50 to Go millions of tons of the Governor in Council to declare Swatów a
matter of one kind or another was thrown out port infected with plague, and to enforce by the eruption." Over a radius of about 30 medical inspection of ships arriving therefrom, miles from the crater a heavy shower of stones sns lost, the general opinion being that quaran fell, varying in dimensions from the size of tine would be of no practical use and would a man's fist, to that of an ordinary wash prove but a source of annoyance to shippers.
hand basin. A piece I have in my posses sion, picked up about 6 miles from the crater, and said to be a small specimen, weighs about 3 lbs. Judge then, what it must have been to be bombarded by a shower like this for several hours. I may mention that seemed to be thrown as it were in jets, missing this shower was not equally distributed but some districts altogether. An old British resident in a leller says:-"I have seen the Kloet burst 3 times-1848, 1864 und now in 1901. The two former eruptions continued at least two days and nights, this time only hours. I lost think there will be any more for 15-years- to come "
ANALYSIS OF MILK SAMPLES. Correspondence was submitted relative to the analysis of three samples of fresh milk pur- chased at 35, Stanley Street (ground floor), 33, Cochrane Street (ground floor), and 70, Stanley
is now epidemic here, and that every year we Street (ground floor) The report of Mr. F. will have an epidemic-varying in severity, no doubt, but still, an epidemic-until we know Browne, Government Analyst, showed the more about the etiology of the disease
until sample to be those of genuine milk. we are prepared to take more stringent means FORTNIGHTLY LIMEWASHING RETURNS. at the very outset to trace the cases, and it is The returns, for the fortnight ended 10th very difficult in my opinion to suggest remedies June showed that out of a total number of 3,436 for this latter. We should, therefore, be more houses in the Central Districi, 2,389 had been fully equipped for the treatinent of those Euro- limewashed, Seven occupiers in the same peans or others who may come under our care." district were prosecuted, and fines amounting
Attached was a copy of the report of the to $70 imposed...... Chinese Cemeteries Committee, dated 13th June, 1900, having reference to the use of a site at Sandy Bay or on Lamma Istand for
plague cemetery, ---
Dr. Clark thought the Board night recom mend the Goverment. la plant the cemetery with trees, to keep the cemetery from view, and moved that the Government be requested to ask the Director of l'ublic Works to construct new approach path for the conveyance of coffins and dead bodies to the graveyard with out going in view of the hospital;
Dr Bell seconded, in
.
DEATHS IN MAÇÃO.
week ended 26th May showed a total of 59 The mortality, returns from Macao for the
deaths.
"MORTALITY: STATISTICS, FOR THE COLONY,
よい
Before leaving Java, I heard several accounts given by men who were actually living right on the slopes of the mountain, and who
attempt to imagine what they were; but could came to Soumabaya' after everything was quiet, Their experiences were such that one can only
never thoroughly realize what they must have been. Men, women, and children fleeing from The mortality statistios for tire colony for the the, awful bombardment, and followed by week ended 25th May showed a total of 49.8 animals of all kinds, wild and tanfe, which deaths against 36.8 in, the previous week and seemed for the time being to have forgotten: 35.2 in the corresponding week last year their spliere in life and followed in silent awe The returns for the week ended 1st June the human beings, as if in acknowledgment of were 55.3. against 364 for the corresponding their superior judgment as to the best means week of last year, pilateral
of security,rup 1p the time of my departure.
SHIPPING GAZETTE.
.
i-future the legraph shipping-form sup- plied to Captains of vessels will contain a heading for notices of officers and engineers transfered or on leave, etc. Friends will much oblige by giving this information
June 8th.
Mr. Strelly, 3rd engineer of the Chelydra, vice Mr. Hutchinson, resigned, has been appointed and engineer of Taishan,
June 10th.
E. J. Stoddart, chief engineer of the Di- mante has gone lieme
A. Wylie and engineer of -Esmeralda has been promoted chief engineer Diamante.
Mr. Tindall, chief nifičer Taishan has been transfered to the Toonan in the same capacity been promoted chief afficer of the same ship.
M. Stephen Cate and officer Taishun has
Mr. C. Stuart, and officer Fushun, has been transferred in the Taishun.
June 11th.
Mr. H. P. Vincent, and officer, Pékin, is transferred to the Chilli.
Mr. A.J. Pilbey, and officer, Chikli, is trans ferred to the Pokin
transferred to the Chilli.
Mr. J. D. James, chief officer, Chungking, is
Mr. P. H. Cowan, chief officer, Chilli, is transferred to the Chungking,
Mr. W. Murdock is 3rd engineer, Latsang. the Latrang,
Captain G. Payne, from leave, commands
Mr. C. Tilley is 4th engineer, Laisang, Mr. J. S. McGavin, chief engineer, Chefoo, is transferred to the Moosung,
Mr. E. Hunley, chief engineer, Wassung, is transferred to the Chefoo.
Mr. A. Donaldson, acting 2nd engineer, Puyang, is on leave.
Captain W. E. Sawer, from home leave, has. gone in command of the Macedonia.
Mr. A. Spiers, acting chief engineer,, Esang,
leave. has gone and engineer, Vueno.
Captain FG. Monsarrat, Macedonia, is on
June, Makung (Pescadores) 7th June. APENRADE, German steamer 611, Lorenzen,
14th June, Canton 14th June, General- Jebsen & Co.
Clearances at the Harbour Office, Woosung, British str., for Shanghai. Hailoong, British str., for Haiphong. Taishun, American str, for Shanghai. E-Sang, British str., for Swatow, Taifu, German str., for Chefoo. Flandria, German str., for Shanghai,
thenian, British str., for Kobe." Phranang, German sir, for Swatnw. Ilha Verde, Portuguese sir., for Macao. Clara, German str., for Hoihow. Cheang Hock Kian, Dutch sit, for Amoy.
hang. British str.. for Saigon. Vale of Doon, British bark, for Rajang. Kongnam, British str., for Canton." Apenrade, German str., for Haiphong. La Rhone, French str., for Canton. Wittenberg, German str, for Singapore.
Departures.
June 14. Shinano Maru, Jap. str., for S'pore. June 14, Khippeus, Dutch sir, for Singapore. Juneda, Cassius, German sir, for Moji. Junenų, Hailsong, British str, for Haiphong. June 14, Taisang, British str., for Canton. June 14, Taishuu, American str., for Shanghai. June 14, Wittenberg, German str. for S'pore. June 14, H-Song, British str., for Shanghai: - June 14, Thales,, British str., for Swatow, June 14, Phraning, German str., for Bangkok. June 14, Katsuyama Maru, Japanese str., for
Canton..
Foochow ..........June 19th .....New York
..Aug. 19
..Straits, &c. .........July 25th
Belgian King ...San Diego, &c. June 20th- Ching... ...San Francisco, & Aug: 6th
City of Peking...San Francisco, &c July 13th Coptic ....San Francisco, &c June 27th
Daigi Maru....Tamsui. ................... June 16th Diamante.........Manila.......une 16th
Doric .......
Duke of Fife...
San Francisco, &elAug. 15th Viétoria, B.C. June 28th
Emp. China.Vancouver, &c......Aug. 7th
Emp. India
Emp. Japan
Grelic
Glaucus Glenartney Glengarry.
.....June 26th
......July 17th
San Francisco, &c.July 23rd „Liverpool.
New York London.....
.....July 15th June 20th June 28th. Glenugie...Victoria, B.C.July 26th. Hamburg Straits, Sc....Oct. 16th Hitachi Maru...Marseilles, &c...... June 28th Hongkong Maruan Francisco, July 30th Hudson
New York ......... July 17th Singapore, &c...... June 18th New York
Portland, &c.
India Indrani Indrave Japan...... ...London.. Kagoshima Maru Moji, &c. Kalgan... Foochow Kizutschnu Straits, &c. Lightning Singapore,
.......July roth
.....June 18th
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June 15th
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June 15th
Aug.22nd
fune-goth June 25th
König Albert Straits, &c. Lowther Castle... New York Machaon
.........London Maidzuru Maru...Swatow, &c.........June 26th Maria Valerie ...Yokohaina & Kobeljune 19th Mike Maru...... Bombay, &c.........June 21st Nanchang Tientsin
...June azad Nippon MaruSan Francisco, &c. Aug. 24th Numberg Havre, &c............June 25th Olympia Parramatta Peru
Victoria, B.C...July 16th Europe, &c........June 22nd San Francisco, &c. June 18th Preussen...Straits, &c. .... Oct. and Prinz Heinrich...Straits, &c.
Sept. 19th Prinzess Irene... Straits, &c.
Sept. 5th Prometheus. London.......... July 15th Riojun Maru......Victoria, B.C.......June 24th. Rosetta Maru...Sydney, S........uae 28th Sachsen.... Sado Maru Sambia
Shanghai
Socotra
Stuttgart Sunda Taiwan ..... Whampoa Wuersburg
Straits, &c. .........June 27th Kobe & Yokohama june 21st |Havre, &c.
......July rath Shanghai, &c. ...... June 15th Marseilles, &c......June 15th Strails, &c. ....... Aug. 8th Shanghai...June 21st Port Darwin, &c...July 14th Shanghai
June 21st Havre, &c. ....July 26th
Yawata Maru...Japan.
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June 21st
A STORY OF THE CENTURY.
Hero in a quotation from an old friend of mine and of yours- doeter, one of the winest, most kindly hearted, and enccessful of the men who compose hi useful profesion.
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patients
my
Our thing," he says, "I have been
telling for the
the past forty years, time, so for at least the science of medicina is concerned the human mind is merely a name for a group of brain functions, The food in the blood acts chemically upon cortals nerve centres, and this is mysteriously worked up into what we called reasmu. In other words, the condition of the mind depend upon that of the body.
For example," contianes the doctor, there are people who are troubled by irritability, great mental depresi, e
sleeplessons mental haffucination, and symptoms expre-d the general term necroziness" (and who ale fear insanity), who might either avoid aneb sufferings or be cared in-8 anth, if they but knew that at the bottom of the whole business lie the poisonous products of imperfect digestion.
Niarty per cent, of all, the cases of mental and servons ailmente in personis mas
under ANY are dirtelly, due to depic
Now we listen George Bath.
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***For many your ho mys, my life was marred by indigestion. At first only slight, the attacks became more and supre severe as the rolled by, sutil at best I was a mere physical w rendly prey for every disease. My head was racked with pahi, fierce darting, stabbing, reading pains, that almost drove Die frantic. I had no relists for food.
and what morsel i did swallow filled my body with wind and
caused's most oppressive sens of ful- an the chest.
nce an
What with a distressing rense of sinking in the
Ia constant feeling of sickness, through
tach,
aud & con
the foul
staln
of my tongue, I felt, us I looked, of
all iren mot miserable"
won't life-I drag
grip
This wretched exftenreit god on for twenty yours with just a short respite now and then. Each year the disease tightened its supping my strengths and vitality. Doctors examined me nl gara me inedicise. They lightened my purse bet not my ill. At times I turned quite dizzy and faint, and got so erraus and depressed that I scarcely dared venture out of floors.
shook their heads as they saw me tottering
My wholo nervous system seemed unstrung ;; thóc slightest noise distressed me: Why, the ticking of a clock, i
another
rodin, was suficient, to keep me. awake for bours, and a knock at the door would make me jump and tremble all over.
Friends! about more, dead tium alive, and wax Bath has not long to Jire, poor fellow. That was alx youn ngo, but I'm alive still and very much alive too. Why, I seem to be getting younger every day. Though I am Per Hayat, from Haiphong-Mr. Rouband, avonty years of age, I am
an brimful of energy and animal spirita that I feel squal to was beigel's Syrup that wrought the change, nothing anything. It elee; I owe my life to is wonderful power
spoil ny sleep,
Passenger-Arrived
Per Socotra, from Yokohama-8 Chinese.
and to Chinese,
Per Cheang Hoch Kian, from Singapore, &c. for Amòy-400 Chinese.
Per Betglas King, from San Diego, &c.-"Now, forty clocks ticking wouldn't spoil m Dr. Rayley, and 60 Chinese.
and fond must be very indigestible indeed coupset me. I would rather lose 250 than he withen. Baigul Syrup, for it has made a man of the and addol years. of happiness to my life" George Bath, Treform Ville,
Findmill Road! 1900.
1. New Brompton, Koat. April 25tli,
Per Shanghai, for Hongkong from London Str. Mckinna, R.N. and Chapman, R.N, From Brindisi-Mr. Rene Granget. From Penang Mr. R. Curtis, and 94 Chinese. From Singapore 81 Chinese. For Shanghai from London-Mr. Davidson, and Lieut. F. D. Far qular. From Penang-Mr. Berkley.
SHIPPING REPORTS."
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No wort of the irritor's enn fuld one jot or tittle to Mr. Bath's frank nul eloquent statement, the truth which is vouchal to by many independent witnesses, among them being Mr. John Hernce, Kelloving licen Medway Union, Chatham, and Mr. A. Darant Short Street, Luton Hand, Chatham, to both of whom My. Bath is personally
knowa,
Mr. M. Courtney, from leave, is chief officer, Capt. M. Giesche, of the steamship Cheation will learn what Mr. Both disease W, No
Laisang..
Mr. W. F. Bichard, from leave, is zad officer, Laitang.
Mr. Gostling is 3rd officer, Lisang. engineer, Lalang,
Mr. J. D. Mackracken, from leave, is chief
Mr W. Gow, from leave, is, and engineer Calian Mistresstadionimivel abradi
Hoch Kian, from Singapore and Hollow, To ports Fine continuous weather during the voyage,
and
Now turn back to the quotation from the bid doctor, never may, I will set it down here was dyspepada Oh, if my valea could unt roach all the saffaring me
Mr. Bath's illness and cuters Caitlyn m them the old doctor's deep saying and the story and womp in dear out Eagland, how I would shout,
to
frem Bangkok: reports Fresh monsoons and Captain Kroble,, of the steamship Benlurgy moderate sea to Paracels, from thence to portake me than pet of the