CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessarily endorse the opinības saprossed by
Correspondents diy ikls column.): THE PROPOSED PLAGUE HOSPITAL FOR QUARRY BAY,
TO THE EASTur of the "Itanoxung TelkoRAPIL"
SIRAs responsibility for the rejection by the Sanitary Board of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's proposal seeins to have rested mainly with: Dr. Bell, Mr. May and Dr. Clark, with your permission I will venture to criticise the action of these gentlemen, and after doing so will leave the public to judge as to whether such action was founded upon common sense
or not.
Board in turn
I will take each of the above members of the First, Dr. Bell-This speaker in the course of the debate laid particular stress on the point that he was quoting and arguing from facis. i will take thus line of argument, and confine my criticisins to (act.
Dr. Bell knows that there is one, and only one real objection to Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's application, and that is the risk of infec tion being spread. Now in the name of com mon sense, which does Dr. Bell consider the more wise proceeding-to have all the cases of plague collected in one building and under constant observation and treatment, or to have them hidden while an inspector is near, and subsequently, when opprtunity offers, sunuggled away? This last is what has admittedly occurred over and over again throughout the Colony during the prescat epidemic, and it is a direct undoing of the labours of the Sanitary Board. This constitutes fact No. 1.
With adequate disinfection of dejecta, sputum and bedding (which could be done effectively at Quarry Bay), and with careful supervision of the cases under treatment, the risk of infection being spread vanishes wholly, absolutely, and entirely. This, sir, is fact No. 2, and I challenge denial of it, though not perhaps as vigorously as Dr. Bell: Fact No. 3-This supervision could be entrusted in any well-trained student of the Alice Memorial Hospital, who would reside constantly car the proposed Hospital, and would be under the direct control of the manager of the Refinery and the staff of skilled analytical chemists, in addition to Dr. Kwan,
If Dr. Bell denies that such supervision could be relied upon, then challenge him to give adequate reason for the existence of the Tung Wah branch of the Plague. Hospital at
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 15, 1901,
| LOSS OF A HONGKONG LAUNCH, | her post at the end of November, and the
So many ramours and tales are floating about Hongkong that we feel compelled, even at this late date, to give the true facts.as to the loss of the launch Riauchow..
Messra, Jebsen & Co of the Praya Central Bought a launch and despatched her to the Tsingtau Lightering Co., She was a powerful little hont and had been thoroughly surveyed previous to leaving by Mr. McDonald of Messrs. Kinghorn and McDonald and Capt. Douglas,
Hongkong, being in charge. due form, Captain Koch, so well known in
and cleared at the Harbour Master's Office in
Headmistress reports that after asking suveral of the former pupils of the school to under take the duties, she could meet with, no success, until Miss Chun Yue as a per sonal favour consented to take charge of the classes until such time as a teacher could be found to take the position per manently. So far no one has been found and the prospect of finding anyone seems as far off Division was held in October, a more suimble The examination of the Chinese time for judging the work done during the year than July. The number examined was. 128 compared with 87 in the previous year
25 ever.
GOVERNMENT DISTRICT SCHOOLS.-The As to what happened on the trip; is best
same ald in the language of the two survivors. It number of schools remains the appears that about 9p.n. on the evening of The average daily attendance at the Chinese the 30th loud cries of fire were heard. The Schools was, 274 and at the English 484.com- narrater came on deck and saw a five burningpared with 249 and 484 respectively in 1899, in a cabin. In this cabin was stored a quantity with by changes in the teaching staff. The The work in the English Schools was interfered of coal and engine oil. Captain Koch at once
attendance at the Yaumati Government School ordered-water to be poured in, which was done
has doubled, and will no doubt continue to in- but proved of no avail. The Captain at once steered stracht for the
After
crease. The erection of school building, coast. about a quarter, an hour, the launch the need for which was referred to in my last become unmanagable owing to its being im
report, has been sanctioned The system of possible to stand the extreme heat. The partial payment by results has worked most fire was all the time spreading rapidly. Captainprovement in those schools in which it is in
satisfactorily, and there is a very marked im Koch and four men were in the bow, mainder of the crew were in the stern, as the fire
force. was amidships no communication could be held. When about 3 miles from land, off Amoy the captain jumped overboard and all the crew followell. There was no chance of getting at the lifebelts. The launch, was seen gradually sinking. The two survivors were picked up by a Chinese junk and put on board the Japanese steamer Daižių Maru and brought to Hongkong.
They had searched the spot where the dis. aster occurred, but could find no trace of the illfated launch..
No cause is known to account for the fire, but it is suspected that the amp that hung in the cabin exploded and set fire to the coals and oil. Captain Koch and six men are missing.
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG,
We make the following extracts from the Report of the inspector of Schools, for the year 1900, as published in the Gazelle-
GRANT-IN-AID SCHOOLS--The number of schools on the roll is 97 compared with 96 in 1899.
The following schools were closed during
the year
1. The Roman Catholic Mission Nova Escola Portugueza, a School for Portuguese children,
The London Missionary Society Kau-ü- fong, girls' school for Chinese (Class 1).
3. The Victoria English School for girls (Class III).
The following new schools have been opened
1. The Church Missionary Kau-ti-fong, girls' school for Chinese (Class 1.
and including $584.34 brought forward from. last year, is 315,631,80, which it is proposed to appropriate as follows
}
$3,000,00
5.940,00
To place to Reserve Fund......
pay a dividend of 15% on Ordinary
Shares General Managers Remuneration. 2,000.00 pay a further dividend of 5 % on
Ordinary Shares"
1,980.00 pay $19.80 per share on 100
Founders' Shares....... carry forward to New Account
1
AUDITOR."
July' roth.
Mr. Smallbrook is promoted from 3rd to 2nd officer of the Hatching,
Mr. Daniel has gone and officer of the Hailoody.
Mr. W. S. Burrows is temporarily sailing as 2nd officer of the Thales, and then goes chief
officer of the Haitan.
Mr. R. A. Musgrave is appointed and engineer of the Thales,
1,980.00
July 12th. 731,80
Mr. E. B. Hayes is transfered from the $15,631,80 | Hunan as chief officer to the Whampoa
Mr. T. Davies is transferred from 5.9. Hei how as and officer of the l'hampox.
July rath, Mr. H. Coughlan, and officer of the Indrani, is transferred to the Indravelli.
Mr. Firth, R.N.R. sails as 2nd officer of the Indrani..
July 15th,
The Accounts now presented have been audited by Mr. W. H. Potts, who, being eligible, offers himself for re-election,
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 9th July, 1901.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
JULY.
Meteorological means bacid on fifteen years'.
observations to 1895,
Baromete Themanueter
Humidity. Rainfall
79.738
$1.6
.83 0
14 210
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT,
On Sale at the dung t
4.1.
29.83
34
29.79 84
75
75
0.24
TO-DAY.
Barometer..... Temperature ----Humidit Rainfall.
Monday, 15th July, 1901
Mr. W. S. Burrows is appointed chief officer of the Haitan.
Mr. A.B. Short is 2nd officer of the same steamer.
Mr. Fairfield 3rd officer same ship.
Tavite, American sur., for Canton. Flandria, German str., for Yokohama. Els, German str. for Canton, Amara, British str., Inc Nowchwang... Saining, British str., for Wuchow.
fichael Jebsen, German str, for Haiphong. Kwangles, British str, for Shanghai. La Rhone, French str, for Canton.
ry, Norwegian str., for Haiphong. Kongnam, British str, for Canton. Obi, British str., for Kutchinotzu. Rajaburi, German 'str., for Hoihow. Hiroshima faru, Japanese str., for Kobe.
Danartures,
July 14, Tairuan, British str., for Manila.. July 14, Prometheus, British str., for Singapore. July 14, Maidsuru Maru, Jap. str., for Kobe. July 14, Fetching, British str., for Haiphong, July 14, Hindustan, British str., for Kobe, July 14, Glenfallach, British str., for Amoy. July ri, Jacob Diederichsen, German sir, for
Hoihow,
July 14, Dr. Hans Jurg Kier, Norwegian str. for
Chefoo.
July 15, Satasi, French sir, for Europe. July 15, Ness, British str., for Moji.'
Mr. C. H. Walker is transferred as 2nd officer July 15, Failoong, British str., for Swatow. to the Thales,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUK
Australian (Gitthrie) to-morrow. English (Caromartel) 18th instant. American Hongkong Maru) goth instant. German (Konig Albert) 23rd instant. Ammiçin (China) 27th instant. Canadian (Empress of China) zath instant. American (Doric) 7th prox.
*
The Silk ex Canadian Pacilie Kalway Co.'s R.M.S. Empress of Chima arrived at New York
on 12th inst.
The London Missionary Training Home Chinese-30th of 5th moon of 27th year of Athenians arrived at Vancouver at 6.30 p.in, on
for girls, a school in Class 1 for giving a European education in Chinese.
school of
Kwang-su. Sun-Riser
Sets
ar, äJtu. bar. 45min. High water-Morning...... Sar. 4in. Afternoon:.... rohr. Ówin, Low water-Morning ..... thř. 7min. Afternoon ***
Jkr. 7min. ANNIVERSARIES.
1834-Arrival of Lord Napier at Macao. · ·
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer
Friday, 12th inst..
?
July 15, Emma Euyken, Ger. str., for Saigon July 15, Taithun, American str., for Canton. July 15, Kangler, British str., for Shanghai, July 15, Multra, British transport, for Calcutta. July 15, Elsa, German str., for Canton.
Pussenrovs-Arrived,
Per Mitra, from Taku-16 British Officers, and U. S. Officer.
Per Haitan, from Coast l'orts-Messrs. F. B. Marchall, A. B. Johnson, A. Bain, Misses Green, Snuggs, Messrs. Tang Hang Sit, Chung. Shien Shan, and 181 Chinese.
7
Per Gaelic, from San Francisco, &c- Messrs. A. B. Bowers, Paul Floer, Mrs. Wu. Ting Fang, Mr. Fung Wan Ping, Dr. D. E. Melliss, Messrs. W. Symmes, W. M. Leven- salor, Edwin Grainger, Claude Lefray. G. H. Dam, Lieut. and Mrs. W. J. Sears, U.S.N., Lieut. R. F. Peiniger, Messrs. A Dickson, M. Frick, Mr. P. Nabholz, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Russell and servant. Messrs. Alex. Ross, A. J. Finlay, J. D. Milton, Neetsdorf and Robert Breitzman, Jr..
Kennedytown, which is only visited at 24 hour Grant-in-Aid Portuguese Schools, a decrease, sionary Society. Out of the 97 schools on the 888-Eruption of Bandai-san volcano, Japan.; left Singapore for this port on the 13th inst., at Ernest Exposito, T. J. Sherida, M. Smolik,
intervals by the Medical Officer in charge of Kenndytown Hospital, who cannot be aware of anything that may occur in the interval between his visits.
Compared with the year 1899 there is, except in Government English Schools and in the in the enrolment in each class of school. In the case of the English Grant-in-Aid Schools this may be accounted for by some schools, hitherto free, charging fees. In the case of the Chinese Schools it is partly due to an actual decrease in the number of schools at work during the year, as although there is a nominal increase of one on the roll of Grant-in Aid Schools, there is an increase of nine in the
Next. Mr. May:This speaker was entirely opposed to the application, because the Board requires - European supervision for the same reason that it requiresan European to superviso the Tung Wah and ather Plague Hospitals.number of schools temporarily closed. What is the reason The speaker failed to point it out."
3. The French Convent School,. very old standing for European girls.
4. The Diocesan Girls School, a Church of England School, principally for Eurasian girls, Female Education Society have now passed The schools formerly maintained, by the under the management of the Church Mis. roll only 80 were examined. Of the remaining 17, 2 were dispersed before the date of ex- amination; the premises occupied by them unable to find new quarters. Eight of the became unsafe for habitation and they were
ing teachers; another is closed pending the others are closed owing to difficulty in procur erection of a permanent school building, and the others are unable to find suitable quarters. A special grant equal to 30 per cent. of the rent is now made to schools occupying leased pre-
A comparison between the two years 18go and 1950 shews a decease of 5 in the numbermises and will, I hope, afford the "free Chinese of Chinese Schools and an increase of 62 in
Does Mr. May really imagine that the Officer in charge of Kennedytown makes a bacteriolar the number of scholars in attendance at them. gical diagnosis of every cases in the Tung. There is an actual decrease under every head Wah branch--for this can be the the only
except that of the number of scholars in the Jogical argument running in his mind when he
Hongkong Village Schools. The increase refers to 50 per cent, of cases in the Canton under the latter head is due to the closing of native hospitals not being cases of plagijë at all. Government Schools in small isolated villages
In this connection. I will quote the words of
and the opening of Grant-in-Aid Schools in the a speaker at a recent meeting of the Epidemio logical Society in London. The meeting was
larger villages. Thus in Ego there were three held as recently as May 17th, 1921, Dr. Han-scholars, in rooo five schools with an enrolment schools in Shaukiwan with an enrolment of 147 son occupied the clair, and the subject was of 214. The decrease in the number of English "Diagnosis of Plague.” —-
Schools in the Hongkong villages is caused by the closing of the Government English Schools at Stanley and Shaukiwan. The de- Portuguese Schools deserves notice. With crease in the number of scholars attending 1893 of course 1900 compares still worse. There is a decrease, under every head except in the number of English Schools and in the
Dr. Cantlie admitted his inability to diagnose clinically any cases of plague he had seen in this country except those at Glasgow. Clinical diagnosis is the equivalent of diagnosis from symptoms only, ie, without bacteriological
confirmation.
Now where loes Mr. May's objection to Dr. Kwan lic? Surely if European doctors are not infallible is it to be expected that Dr. Kwan should be so? Seeing that the majority of Chinese cases are well markeil, would not Dr. Kwan be capable of diagnosing at least over 95 per cent. No, Mr. May's argument will only hold as much water, as a Shanghai bath with the plug out!
The next on the list is Dr. Clark. This
worthy gentleman did not speak (according to report), "Silence is golden" perhaps he thought, and under the circumstances think it was; for what an extraordinary spectacle is presented to the public gaze, Mr. Editor. Here we have the Dean of the School of Medi- cine for Chinese refusing to recognise the pro- fessional qualifications of a diploine of the school. had really thought better of our M.O.H. The inconsistency of it! Is it not astounding, for Dr. Alark actually holds the post of Lecturer on Public Health at this same College of Medicine: Does he then so under- rate the pupils he himself has trained ?
rising with such extraordinary rapidity that I Schools in Victoria some relief, but rents are question whether this extra grant will induce teachers to re-open the schools which have been closed. Landlords are averse to leasing their premises for longer periods than a month, and teachers are chary of incurring an expen diture from which no retura can be expected till the end of the year. It is only the other day that the reply of a handlord to an applica: School for alyear's lease was one month's notice tion from the Manager of a Grant-in-Aid to quit, and the result is that a useful little girls school has disappeared. All landlords ara not like that and I am pleased to be able large increase in rent in order to enable a to report an instance of a landlord foregoing a
year, and thus earn the Government Grant. school to continue its work till the end of the
SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE.
The following circular letter from Mr. Cham. berlain is published in the Gazette.
[..
500 lives lost. 1898--General Aguinaldo formed his cabinet. 1899-Reported disturbances in Sumatra.
TO-MORROW.
Tuesday, 16th July, 1901. Chinese-Ist of 6th moon of 27th year of
Kwang-sti. Sun-Rise's
.....shr. asmin. Seis
bh. 45min Moon-New Moon ghr. 47min. a.m. High water-Morning ............. 8hr. 57min. Afternoon.........zohr, 42min, ohr. omin. Afternoon 3år, 45min. ANNIVERSARIES..
Low water-Morning
kong..
The P. & O. S. N. Co's steamer Coromandel
noon, with the Outward English Mails, and is due here on the 18th inst., al about to am.
*
* HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Union
at Kowloon Dock, Sishan ........ Y. Sentan..... Pigmy
Hollisasood
Nanshan Sungkiang Colonies.
314
11
Cosmopolitan
The N. Y. K. Co.'s steamer Kasuga Maru (Australian Line) left Manila for this port on the 14th inst., am, and is expected to arrive-Messrs. L. de Micheaux and Godfrey. From Per Salaric, for Hongkong from Yokohama here on the 16th inst., a.m.
Taku-Mr. Bernard. From Nagasaki-Mr. joustan. From Shanghai-Rev. Leos Badet, Messrs. C. Simpson and boy, Concetta Caminiti, | Gaberiel H. S. Hemmyaire and servant. For Saigon from Taku-Mr. Giraud. From Naga- saki-Messrs. Fute Fujita, Yone Moritaki, Harmo Mori, Chira Saito and J. Hirata. From Shanghai-Mr. Rolland.. For Singapore fron Kobe Mr. V. Shibutani. From Shanghai Mr. and Mrs. Ngan and family, and 4 Indians. For Port Said from Shanghai-Mr. A. A. Shaust, Mr. and Mrs. Breetman, Messrs. Guiseppe Corrado and Martino Kurtoire. For Marseilles from Yokohama-Messrs. Colonel Chiriachoy, Bruntchoonig, Gray and L. Alli Pemangelle. From Taku-Messrs. Michard, Roux, Moussolac, Anne, Mariaux, Merle, Han- gouirart, de Segnier, R. Ferrouche, Lagisquet, Chauvelot, Crantmann, Bandero, Ducam Char pentier, Pous, Husson, Messrs. Roy, Housian, Loire, Burger, Caurine, Veyeierre, Bastien, Mo, Out, Bidaat, Gentaz, Laurent, Pellerin, Cmmi check, Guigourt, Hamon, 15 French Officers Messrs Labadeert, Lafaurie, de Nantois, and 238 French Soldiers. From Nagasaki- Bande, de Valence, Collias. Herve, Lefroid, Dugail, Dansaert, Sirey, Laporte, Perrot, Lo Le Rest, Kivasscan, Richard, Peron, Chipaut,
and Be. From Shanghai--Mr. F. Boyd, Poder, de Viguerie, Tachen, Tanguy, Bannon Sisters Gregoriaux, Graziani, Lemei, Pouta Mousson, Bernard, Le Pelley Charlet, Thomas Emile, Denizot Jean, Synet. Jeant, Priand, Troynot, Antran, Huifray, Marchand, Defrancy, Cueff Joseph, Lage Francois, Le Gall Jean, Le Gall Jean Marie, Tine Antoire, Loisean, Witmer, Schaeverbeke, Naguet, Authaine, Leroux, Blancho and Marchand.
PASSED THE CANAL.
Outward-11th Jure-Kongsberg, Erther 1842-British Trade with China re-opened.
623-Flight of Mahomet.
zog, Frans, Ferdinand, Erica. 14th June Bamberg, Patroclus, Ernest Simons. 18th June 1844-Robbery at Government House, Hong-Antenor, Indus, Awa Maru. 21st June 1872-The King of Cambodia visited Hong 1877-Nicopolis captured by the Russians,
kong. 1889-Loss of the s.s. Altnacraig off the Philip-July-Oceanien, Ulysses, Tamba Maru, Tan
pines.
1896-Laying of the Japan Formosa Telegraph 1897-Formosa-Japan Telegraph Cable opened.
Cable commenced. 1898-British flag hoisted at Wei-hai-wei.
Second American expeditionary force 1899-Chinese volunteer Corps for China pro-
arrived at Manila.
posed.
AGENDA.
Neckar. 28th June-Benvenue, Stentur, Sua Bingo Maru, Edderton, 25th June-Mogul, onia, Alexandria, and July-Bombay, China, Suevia, Konig, Albert, Cocle, Salfordia. __5th
ret, Massilia, Sibiria, Spithead," Incuman, talus, Segovia. 9th July-Glenfarg, Glentur
Warrier, toth July-Pisa."
Homeward-18th June-Stuttgart, Banca, Dresden, Batavia, Meridian, Oceano, Sithonia. 25th June-Canton, Preussen, Silvia. and July-Calchas, Ceylan, Laes, Inaba Maru. 5th July-Afridi. ́9th July-Hamburg.
Arrivals at Home-25th June-Ascania, Iwa Maru, Konigsberg, Marburg, 28th June -Wittekind, Antenor. 2nd July--- Bamberg, Dordogne, Preussen, Pyrrhus, ́5th July-Rich mond Castle. 9th July-Ceylon, Inaba Maru,.
number of schools in the villages of Hongkong. In 1892 a number of Government village schools were closed and in the following year the Grant-in-Aid Schools which ultimately took eir place had not been opened. The free Chinese Schools in Victoria have been very adversely affected by the general rise in rents. There is a demand for more Chinese Schools by the Managers of Grant-in-Aid Schools, it in the Kowloon Peninsula did unless it is met Officers, I have the honour to request that you 3 p.m.-I. C. S. N. steamer Suisang leaves for Laos. will be the duty of the Government to under- take the work.
The schools in Victoria have maintained their position very well, and the only way I can account for the lass under "Villages of Hong, Schos by the increase in Gmat-in-Aid Schools there during the last seven years. In
future care should be taken that the Grant-in-Aid Schools do not interfere unduly with these Unaided Schools, and the masters of the latter schools should be encouraged to report cases where their pupils have been attracted from them by the opening of Fren Grant-in-Aid Schools.
And yet again more inconsistency, as for some time the Board refused permission to allow Messrs. Futterfield and Swire to dis-4,630. That in Grant in Aid Schools alone The average Daily Attendance in 1900 was infect their own premises—such disinfection to
was 3,871, The corresponding figures for 1899 be carried out by the staff of skilled analytical
are 4418 and 3,663, and for 1890, 5,103 and chemists in their employ, men whose equal is only to be found in Mr. Frank Browne-and yet
3.373- I have seen disinfection by the Sanitary Board in the central and crowded districts of the city rebgated to a cnotie brigade, sometimes under and sametimes not under European supervi- sion. Were there ever such consistencies?
Is this disinfection by the Sanitary Board of such yalue as to waránt their denial of the right of others to disinfect their own prémisés ? Was not its worthlessness proved at Wild Dell, when European lives were twice endangered through inadequate disinfection ?
It is greatly to be hope, Sir, that the Board may yet reconsider its decision, and not stubify itself by refusing to recognise an honest effort to diminish its labours.
Yours, &c..
Hongkong, July 14th, 1901,"
MEDICUS.
AT THE MAGISTRACY.
GAMBLING.
Inspector W. G. Warnock charged Lam You with keeping a common gambling house. L. 5. J. Quinn gave evidence and the defendant went to prison for one month's hard labour.
*
*
* A VISITOR FROM VANCOUVER. J. Clenson, P.C.94 'charged David Tweedie with being drunk in the Public Street There was nothing very serious in the facts and the defendant went away after paying a $3 fine.
*
TWO OF THEM.
Two gentlemen from the distressful country appeared before Mr. Hazeland, Mesars. Ted Kenny and Dan-Shea, on a charge of vagrancy and were committed-to the House of Deten- tion. If they have any luck and the chow is good they may be there for years.
ARSENT.
George Gater was wanting when he was called to answer a charge of being drunk and disorderly, and his bail was ordered to he estreated.
harles Person was fined $3 for behaving
disorderly manner on Saturday,
I cannot find any very clear evidence of attendance having been affected by the report which was current towards the end of May the foundations of a railway bridge. The that a child was to be sacrificed to strengthen
scare was only partial and very soon passed away, but not before it culminated in a serious commotion at Aberdeen 'on the night of the 31st May, when the boats in har that an attempt was to be made to carry off bour fired off their guns under the impression their children. It is satisfactory to learn that attending their school at Aberdeen was so great the influence of the Sisters on the children that the children instead of absenting them selves from school went 'there for protection. I visited Aplichau and Stanley one or two days "after the disturbance. · At Aplichau the allen- dance was a little below normal. One girl who returned to afternoon school when i was there did not dare to come further than the top of the staircase, and when some allusion was made by the mistress in conversation with me to the rumour she ran off again. At Stanley the boys attended school, but most of the girls were absent.
L
I reported fully on the results of the examina- tions of Government District Schools in my letter No. 27 of the 5th March. The results of the examinations of the Grant-in-Aid Schools will be found in Tables VI, VII and VIII, in which the actual number of passes and failures in each standard and the percentage for each school will be found.
In 1900 there were 136 scholars exainined in the three highest standards of the Grant-in Aid Schools in class 111 compared with 155 in 1899.
TO-MORROW.....
Singapore, Penang and Calcutta,
WEDNESDAY, 17th.
With reference to my Circular despatch of the 11th November, 1899, respecting the ar rangements for the training of Colonial Medical will inform those Medical Officers in the Colony under your Government who have not already been through a course of instruction either at the London or Liverpool School of Tropical O. 5. Co's steamer Auping Adary leaves at daylight for Foochow via Swatow and Medicine, and who may desire, or who may be
Amoy. required, to do so when on leave of absence in this country, that the authorities of the London N. Co's steamer Maria Valerie School have called my attention to the fact (About)-C. P. R. Co.'s steamer Empress of
leaves for Singapore etc. that it is necessary that, with a view to their undergoing either a full course of instruction of three months or one of eight weeks, they should join that School at the beginning of a Session, or as soon after as may be possible.
A. L.
K.
S.
Japan leaves for Yokohama and Van-
couver B.C.
FRIDAY, 19th.
& O. Co's steamer Coromandel || leaves for Shanghai.
It should be noted that the Sessions of the {.(About)—P. London School of Tropical, Medicine com- October; and that these of the Liverpool School mence on the 15th January, 1st May and 1st
commence on the same dates.
THE PLAGUE,
Number of cases reported hp till noon of the 13th July, 1901 Number of cases reported during the past 48 hours
4
Chinese...... 479 Other Asiatics 53 Europeans.....28 Chinese Other Asiatics of Europeans... 0
Total number of cases reported to date 4,562.
4 p.m.-L. C. S N. Co's steamer Fuensang
leaves for Manila,
H. A. L. Co.'s steamer C. Ferd. Larisc leaves
for Calcutta via Singapore.
C. N. Co.'s steamer Whampoa leaves for
Ningpo and Shanghai.
SATURDAY, 20th.
Shipping.
Arrivala,
GAELIC, British steamer, 2,691, Wm. Finch,
R.NR. 13th July, San Francisco 14th June, Honolulu ist, Yokohama 5th July,' Kobe 7th, Nagasaki 8th, and Shanghai roth, Mails and General-0. & O. S. S. Co. HAILAN, French steamer, 377, Andersen, 13th July-Hoihow 12th July, General.-A. R. Marty.
MUTTRA, British transport, 2,985, D. C. Macin
tyre, R.N.R. 13th July-Taku 7th July, Government Stores.-Government,
Oo, British steamer,' 1,951, R. Pinkham, 13th July, Kutchinotzu 7th July, Coal.-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
SALAZIE, French steamer, 2,088, Girard, 14th July, Yokohama 4th July, and Shanghai 11th, Mails and General-Messageries Maritimes.
(About)-P. & O. Co's steamer Banen leaves HOIHAO, French steamer, 509, M. Merlees, 14th
for Shanghai and Japan.
P., & O. Co.'s Steamer Sunda, leaves for
Bombay.
P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Tienisia leaves
for Shanghai.
SUNDAY, 1s
and Cebu..
THURSDAY, 25th. D. L. steamer Bayern leaves for Singapore, Penang-and-Colombo-
SATURDAY, 27th.
Number of deaths reponed (Chinese......1,439
up till noon of the 13th Other Asiatics 34 C. N. Co's steamer Chinkiang leaves for Iloilo -July, 1901 ..........(Europeans....9 Number of deaths reported Other Asiatics a Chinese 7 during the past 48 hours Europeans... (About)-N.
Total number of deaths recordeil to date 1,489° | |- Since noon on Saturday last the cases' and deaths are:-
Cases Chinese.........
Other Asiatics European
.*
Total
Deaths Chinese
Other Asiatics. Europeans
Total:.
The plague returns for last week were :--
Cases.
But as the total number examined was only THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL 988 as against 1,166 in 1899, there is relatively, no falling off.
BELILIOS PUBIC SCHOOL -The Headmis- tress, Mrs. Bateman, returned from 19 months" leave in October, The 'angual examination of the school was held on the 18th, 19th and 20th July, and my report on it will be found in Letter No: 61 of the 7th August... There were. 135 scholars present in the English Division as against 99 in the previous year. Of these, 53 were in the Upper School and 102 in the Infant School. The corresponding figures for 1899 were 50 and 49. Out of 494 scholars on the register 33 were British or American and 65 were Chinese Thera, were 39 Eurasians Miss Long, the senior pupil teacher, resigned
AGENCY, LTD.
The following is the Report for Presentation to the Shareholders at the fifth Ordinary Annual Meeting to be held at the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell &c.Co., Ld, Queen's Buildings, on Monday, the 29th day of July, 1901, at 3 o'clock p.m.
The General Managers have now the plea sure to lay before the Shareholders the ac companying Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st May, 1901.
MICRA ACCOUNTS..
The Balance at the credit of Profit and Loss Account, after writing off $150 for depreciation
C. N. Co's steamer
Australian Ports.
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Tsinan leaves for
SHIPPING GAZETTE.
In future the Telegraph shipping form sup "plied to Captains of vessels will contain a heading for notices of officers and engineers transferred or on leave, etc, Friends will much oblige by giving this information
July 9th
Mr. W. G. Elder, late 3rd engineer, Talsang, has been transferred to the Yiksang
Mr. Smart, acting 3rd engineer, Kiksang, has signed off
Mr. Thomas Evans, and officer, Esang, is | transferred to the Laisang.
Mr. G. C. Purion, late 2nd officer, Wingsang, has been transferred to the Esang..
Mr. J. Dougal, from leave, has gone and engineer, Taisang
Mr. H. Cuthbertson, 2nd engineer, Taisang, is awaiting orders.
Mr. P. H. Cowan, chief officer, Chungking is transferred to the Shengking
ferred to the Hoihow
Captain P. Garriock, late Pasting, is traps-
Captain L. Dawson, Hoihow, is transferred to the Kwriyange
Mr A. McColl, late acting and engineer, Skasi, is transferred 3rd engineer, Tamsut, ? | Mr. W. H. Arroll, 3rd engineer, Tamsul, is
on legva,
July, Pakhoi and Hallow 13th July, Genéral.-A. R. Marty.
HAITAN, British steamer, 1,153, J. S. Roach, 14th July-Foochow 11th July, Amoy 12th, and Swatow 13th, General-Douglas, Lapraik & Co. NANCHANG, British steamer, 1,062, Edward Finlayson, rath July-Tientsin 7th July, General Butterfield & Swire. TAISHUN, American steamer, 1,400, Patterson, 14th July,Shanghai roih July, General, MARIA VALERIE, Austrian steainer, 2,648, P.
-C. M. N. Co.
Berberadich, th July japan toth July, General.--Sander, Wieler & Co. HONGKONG, French steamer, 739, 1. Pannier, 5th July,-Haiphong 12th July, and Holhow 14th, General,.-A. R. Marty. TOONAN, American steamer, 956, J. Blethen, 15th July,Haiphong 12th July, and Haihow 14th, General Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
RAJAH, British transport, 3,634, J. L. Leflueich,
15th July, Taku 9th July. WHAMPOA, British steamer, 897, M. E., Laver
3th July-Canton 14th July, General, Butterfield & Swire.
ELSA, German steamer, 1,702, Schonwandi, 14th July,Hongay 12th July, · Coal- Jebsen & Co.
ARRATOON AFCAR, British steamer, 2,879, E. "Fey, 15th July,—Singapore 10th July,
General.-David Sassoon, Sons & Co. BINGO MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,780, F. Davies, 15th July, Singapore 10th July. Mails and General-Nippon Yusen Kai
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YUENSANG, British steamer, 1,128, P. H. Rolfe, R.N.R 5th-July-Manila 12th July, General Jardine, Matheson & Co. MACDUFF, British steamer, 1,882, R. Gleg
15th July,Moji 9th July, Coal-Dodwell & Co., Lidsteam LOONGMOON, German steamer, 1.245, R
Schuldt, 15th July, Shanghai rath, July, General Siemssen & Co.
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Nanchang, British str., for Canton. Tiho Verde, Portuguese str. for Macao.
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Per Airation Apcar, from Singapore-Rev. L. Deseragens, and 1,040 Chinese.
Per Loonginoon, from Shanghai-39 Chinese. Per Fuensang, from Manila-Messrs. W. L. Crossan, M. de la Heguera, G. E. McGinley, R. W. Harris, W. G. Paul, A. L. Castle, V. Pisarik, Malcony, Lt W. M. Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Lewis, Major E. R. Webster, Dr. M. B. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Butterul and Capt. G. Parker.
Doparted.
Per Saluzie, for Saigon-Messrs. J. Ferrando, Jas. Watson, S. C. Ismail, Khoo Heng Sek Khoo Soo Fee, Chan Hing, Tseng, Foong, I. M. Elies, P. A1. L. Roux, J. Grossin, Mrs. Chan, Mrs. Len, Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Amoy. For Singapore Mr. G. Külader. For Marseilles- Lieut. P. G. M. Barris, A. dos Santos, A: Barios, A. H. Reich, H. G. Pringle, A. Francisco, A Costa, A. Belchiar, J. A. da Silva, A. 5. Souz, J. Sollano and P. Gaellard..
SHIPPING REPORTS,
moon, from Shanghai, reports:Southerly Captain R. Schuldt, of the steamship Loeng winds,
Captain P. H. Rolfe, of the steamship ensang from Manila, reports-Fresh mon soon with rough sea experienced the entire. passage.
Captain J. S. Roach, of the steamship Haitan, from Swatow, Amoy and Feochow, reports Fresh SW. monsoon, moderate-sea, cloudy. and showery throughout.
Capt, E. Fey, ofthesteamship Arratcon Apcar, Monsoon weather with 5. winds prevailing, from Calcutta, Penang and Singapore, reports: accompanied by much rain
Capt. Patterson, of the steamship. Teishun, from Shanghai, reports -Strong S.W. breeze and high head sea from Steep Island to Turn- about, thence to port light to moderate breeze, fine and smooth.
Capt. E. Finlayson, of the steamship Van ung, from Tientsin, reports Light winds and hazy weather to Banen Islands, from there to Ockseu, strong S.S.W. winds and heavy head se, thence to port moderate variable winds and squally weather.
STEAMERS, EXPECTED,
Names,
From
To-morrow To-morrow.
July 17th
July 17th
July, 18th
July zoth
July 23rd
Guthrie..
Manila, Tientsin,
............ Singapore Kagoshima Maru.. Shimonoseki Sithonia
Singapore Coromandel...Singapore Hongkong Maru. Japan. China
San Francisco... July 27th. Konig Albert Colombo Empress of China Vancouver... July 30th Doric...
San Francisco... Aug. 7th
We would direct the attention of skipping Rims to the stylia which "Steamers Expected" and "Projected Ballings" ata now published to these colagens) and in so doing trapecia folly urge the managers of shipping firms to glys, orders te theft clarks to foralah this office, on the forms already sigu Valiud gratip with the latest uvaljabla Information every kay