No. 6424.—FEBRUARY 25, 1884.j
gards the group, which was compard of
as a mass of more bideous countenances wo have never witnessed, and the Fonchow natives, who had out of curiosity assom- blod, were handsome in comparison ait, although mainus uniform, presented a far more cleanly appearance. The two todinh
all those who were on it. Dr da Costs was first lifted, on board, and then the thors got into the boat. About an hour afterwards a junk bure down. mand
enlightored and prominent members.
THE CHINA MAIL.
da Costa attained, porhaps, a higher statun
in commercial life than any other member of the community to which he belonged;
COMPANY, LIMITED,
A
revolvers. Everybody fult a content for as he entered the coach, he was without
a man who calculated to hold up his hands
ग
"Nanosendo, now.
gentlemen appared however to be rather took them all our board and also sent will deeply lament his loss, and the com- of accounts for the half-year ending 31st, which speaks volumes fr the able manner mixture containing opium, camphor and climb right down horo and up with your
prend of their staff than otherwise, and we mait certainly admit that they have not lost their reputation of being steady, in ofensive, and good workmen during their temporary residence in Foochow
sarapans to the steamer and brought off all those that were on the, wrock. A little later on anchor juuk bere down, and re ported that they had picked up Mrs E. Fraser-Smith, ami a Portuguese senman to FEARFUL EXPLOSION ON BOARD had got adrift in one of the boats. Me da
out to be a couple of European electricians were a number of pemons on the foro part
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCKing, though intellectual personage, in cer- forms of the discuss. When the urine was who have been engaged in orectitig the of the steamer, that fart being alnost
tainly worthy of commiseration, as it was passed freely a favourable prognosia was tolograph lino, and had gathered together their employous for the simple object of uninjured, engaged lowering a boat; and
The following is the report of the directors only natural that during the recond trouble also given. Sometimes the malady was
le should deavour to provide for the very insidious. having their photographs taken. As in a short time this boat, with the Porta
bu prescaled at the undinasy yearly safety of his family, whilst at the same At&A.M. on the 26th September oao of quietly desponent
at the order, and permit himali to bo some sixty, Chinese, we hope that these boatswaia and a Chinar on kaard, and bo was certainly one of the most intresting of shareholders, to be held at the time having the comfort of these noctaty in the in-patients of the Fochow untiva.hes.
"Fopt pop! halepr cammers failed to produce a faitisfyi portrait, came to the deck-house roof and took on board tellectual, e took an activo and impor- fciliccs of the company, No. 14, Prayer in oxceptional casen ronppoint, all OM- foul) had a loose stool followed by nauses of the road agenta roached their aus. 140 his old go. As it is customary to remove, pital (patients provide themselves with Thu pusongers were doing as the salute tant part in all waitern connected with the to-morrow, at 3.30 p.in. :----
cora holding high positions under the Go- and alight romiting. Between 8 A, and each was ulted in a way to tumble every- social well-being of his own people, with To the simreloklers of the Hongkong and vernicent every two years, it is worthy of 12 noun, when the patient was ollapsed, body together, and lege and bodies wore
Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, whom he was almost, if not altogether, uni-
note that the present Viceroy has Lold, he had only had five watery motions and still tangled up when a voice at the door GENTLEMEN,The directors have now to continously, his appointment in Foochow vomited five times. In the early stage the of the coach called out: versally populut. flis personal friends submit to you their report with a statement for a period of seven years, and this fast, patient had several doses of a cholers
You gentlemen December last.
in which he has discharged the onerons capsicumn, and afterwards four subcutaneous lads! The fire man who kiefs one will manity in general will feel greatly grieved The total receipts for the six months are duties of his office, tonds to illustrato the injections of drachm doses of either, get a bullet though his head ?? at his sudden death. Ho was the Secretary 8519.431.26, and the net profits, after pay, rottenoss of the Chinese Government, while mixture of essential oila and elixir of the Steamboat Company from its very ing intercat due and all charges, want whick wo should have imagined would have Halleri was frequently given by the month. had agreed to lead us.
We had agreed to fight. The captain' tu........................ $90,018.54 taken into consideration his long services Heat was applied to the extremities and for his yeli of defiance and the ellek of his We vero Jistoning birth, and during these many years ho to thich has to be added to heat-
and have overlooked ao trivial an offence at body by Jut bottles. All failed to excite revolver when he stepped down and out: gained the, respect of all by his anvary-ance brought forward from last
that to which we have alluded. Probably, constion, and the patient lay pubseless aud na kunibly as you please. The sutler had ing courtesy and desire to oblige ovory one.
2,083.04. however, His Excellency Ho's exceptionn speechless, but sensible, till 4 r.x, when been aching to chow up a dozen read agents,
he did. is ford will take place to-morrow with
are now he was the second man out, Tho shortout duration of the disease heard surveyor had intimated that ho never passed The full rasonic honouRG Elo was at one tine
of occurred in the onse of a metabor of the over the route without killing at least thres Seurulary of the District Grand Muconic
Emperor's body guard down here on a visit lúgkvarmen, but this neession was to be an to his father, tho Tactar general. Lodge of South China.
exception. In liveo minutes the five of us In the middle of a foast giran by thewers down and ia line and hands up, and father, the son was suddenly seized withthur ad agent lnil said: vomiting and purgang, and died in-throa and a half hours. Provinus to seizure the who drops his hands won't over know what "Straight matter of businces! First one patient was in perfect haulik,
hert him In most casta whon advice was sought Waero
wnd the man with one ayot The early symptoms yielded readily to robber appeared to believe that vo were all ordinary treatment. Some natives provided out, and he was just approaching tho
pills containing opium, camphor and of the line to begin his work when a dark with De Reanio, Customs Medical Oficer at of essential oils and elixir Halleri to pro-yell us if from a wounded tiger, and a re- The following extract from the report of capsicum to arrest diarrhoea, and A mixturo form dropped ook of the couch, there was a Fonchow, on the health of that part for sctions, said that when they treated volver began to crack. The rubber wont
Patients
real cholera they had in many
A RIVER STEAMER. The following was issued as an "Extra" today:-
News of a most disastrous and fearful explosion on board the Canton and Macao Steamboat Col's steanmor Fetsai, reached the Colony Inta yesterday evening, on the arrival hore of those of the crow and passengers who had survived. As most of our roadora ute aware, the Fotrai was taken of the Canton and Macao lins, on which ho had been running, a few months ago, to have new boilers put in, and to undergo a
account...
from which har, to ho dednoted
Dir.ctors' feen. 83,500.00 Auditors' feas... 250.00
making available for appropria to...
honesty during his tarin of office has pro Coste was placed in the cabin of the fank
328,101.68 vented his squiring a sun adequate to and overy attention was paid to him, and
meet the exoctions of the Government at Bir Brewer and the Portugues hostawnin
the present poriod, and hence the attempt made to procure his removil. And this is transferred themselves to, the other junk to
3,750.00 not merely supposition, as fresh civil ap- look after the comfort of Mrs Smith, who
The death of the three gontiemen who
pointments are now daily being mado (or was also placed in the cabin, and rendered were connected with the Dock Company
more correctly speaking, purchased) with a 894,351.69 view to replenishing the coffers of the as favel attention to her as was possible will also be generally deplored, Mr Scott
The directous recommend that a dividend state. under the circumstances,
of 4 per cent. or $50,000.00 be puki tới tho The junk has been well known in Hongkong for many shareholders, sat a bonus of $10,000.00 to people were very kind and considerato, and years, and by his sterling resty and contributing shareholders, tant $15,000.00 did everything in their power to alle-straightforward qualities, he gained the be written off the cost of engineering plant at Kewloon and Campolitan Doste, and viate the isory of the antvivors' position, admiration of all those with walu caine $15,000.00 from the value of Aberdous 16 manat have boon about 329 p.m. when in contact.
ile was an excellent work-Docks, leaving a balance of 84,951.58 to bo the explosion occurred, because Captainman, and was extremely well-liked both by i ty now accement.
THE RECENT CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
AT TOOCHOW.
it
|
head
The amount expended upon the new dock the half-year ended on the 30th September apparent early stage of wint was down at tho brat pop. His partner was just
thorough overhaul at the Kowloon Docks, Huyland found that his watole had stupped his employer and by those whom he had down to the 31st of December last way last, denks fully with the cholera epidemic/reses ncreated the disease. In the add coming around the rear of the coach.. He
his watch
Mr. da Costa · nsver recover
The work on the steamor was completed last at 3.24, and Me Brewer, when he got under hin He joined the Dick Compa. wook, and yesterday afternoon she started out of the water, looked at
15's service about three yours ago. He was ou a trial trip to Macao, having on board and saw it was just about 20 mins. past 3. previously in the employ of the late Ar a number of Europeans as passengers. The Before the junks left the wreck, an endea Inglis, Je leaves & widow and one child. steamer was under the command of Captain your was made to get some things of the
Mr Pinker also joined the Company's Hoyland, with Mr Woods as chief enship, but the only articles saved were service teen years ago. ilo was for some gineer, and the names of the passengers number of law papors belonging to Mr. years employed in the service of the Japa wer :-Mr D. E. Caldwell, (solicitar); Mr Caldwell, a wall bag beininging to Mr. Reese Government, both at the Engineering and Mrs R. Fraser-Smith; Mr and Mrs Stu-Fraser-Smith, and some other trilling School at Tukin and on hoard of a Japanese art Fraser-Smith; Me G. Frizell, Draughts articles.
anan-of-war. Both were positions of great man, Hongkong & Whampoa Duck Co.; Meed consciousness despite the ellents trust. Liko Mr Scott, he was a first-class died workinu, and was also universally liked J.S. Krewer, Government Surveyor of Shije: made to reature him, and hu Mr W. L. Scott, Superintendent of Kowloon on board the jonk about seven o'ekek.
for his goutine good qualities. Dacks; Mr S. F. Pinkor, Foreman Engineer, His death accns to have been caused
Me George Prizeli entered the service of Kowloon Ducks; and Mr P. A. da Costa, by concussion of the train or spinal cord. the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Cau- Bearotary of the Hongkong, Canton and There is a deep cut, as if undo by a severe pany an engineer draghtaman in the begin-
blow, un his thmple. Macao Steamboat Company. The stemner left Kowloon Ducks, by appointment, at a Hongkong about half-past four or quarter to sau o'clock, and, on her way o'clock, by which the natives were busy los through the harbour, stoppal to pick optigt vessel. Hongkong was reached about half past ten by the junts, but as they au- the passungari; who bor in a launch from Peddar's Wharf chereal far down the harbour, it was some pun- There was then only. 12 lbs. of atom in the boilers, though, the working valves were
wont ofl 1.1)
Was landed.
12
The junks started for įning of last year, and arrived in Hongkong of the articles of asavciation, Messra G. D. f HRM.S. Espoir became adocted. Thorens there is always a pend, which for such a crowd could not be measured.
siderable time afterwards before the party Mir Cadwelt went off to the fixed at 25 lbs; the Government valves steamer China near by and asked the were to be adjusted by Mr Brows on the board to take the injured survivors story. way to Macio to stand 25 lbs. pressuro. This theses on board the china rury kindly did. After picking up the passengers, the Yoteri Those oropeans who have been saved proceeded on hor journey, slowly, owing to are:-Captain Hoyland, Mr and Mrs Ro the bodica, but no evidence was taken,
the adverse tido and the small quantity of
burt Friser-Smith, Mr Bower and air
F. B. Joussos,
Chairman.
Po ice. Intelligence. (Lefore A. G. Wies, Esq.)
Monday, Feb. 28.
died.
ater to dilute the nightzoik pra-
supplies water to
TRARE are times what it iz neccesary for a man to ble his own lor, bat.thare are but few asporinautothat require moris delikang and takt.
Quotations.
Hosonora, February 26. OPIUM-Now Patua, cash,.8807)
Old
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b
Basli....--
New Benares, analı,... 693
Oka 7:
++
carly....
New Malwa, credit,... 520 Allowance, Fadis... 00
Old Malwa, credit,... 365 Allowance. Trels Exchange.
$3,428.20, and tho agreement with the
game mau, He knew what had hap- stages all romedios moued equally fulle. that prevailed at Foochow last year-
pear, but he was coming to the rescue. British Admirsity has been signed.
From the history of the malady in this Pop! pop pop! wont the revolvers, their basinuss during the last six months of 1883 ance in an epidemie form since 1877. In the city summer diarrhoea is, overy hot see the driver in his sent.
The profit shown upon the working of the In August cholera made its first appear district it would seem to have been imported. Bashes lighting up the night anti wo could is less than that obtained during the pre- About the middle of July a ausber of pea season, more or less prevalent. Those who It didn't take twenty seconds. Ona of in the siber of vessels sngaged on the behind the arsenal and dockyard at Pagoda intense prostration of strength, pulsolasnose other under the sch; while the max with vious malf-year, owing to the great reduction ple in the village of Changchi, atuated suffor are children, and there is seldom that the robbers lay dead in front of the cost, which has been used by the general Anchorage, died of a disease of which the and loss of speech so characteristic of Asi tie ons are lud a look cut from his head and slacknam of trade. Since the cominence-sysatoms were diarrhass. parging and cholera. Such numbers of people as have the graze of bullet men of the present year there has been a vonating, crumps in litubs, collapse, and in died this autumn in such a fearfully rapid one of the adult across his chook. Not markod improvement in the prospecs: the host cu s berminating tally 10 hours manier do not annually die. docha have hesa felly employed, and sono from the use of the malady, On the 8th
tive fouls in a row. If cholera be communicable by the in- after the 1st shot, and it instad a full There was a painful. favesirable contracts for the construction July an imported case of chours was a testinal axcretions of sufferers. There are m-nate before the stranger farned to us and ne resses hava hoe undertaken. This dimitted into the Pagoda Anchorago Sen-in Bouchow Apte aoans for ite propagaremarked in a quiat cutting mannat nf rectors uno entiefel slut in the work of con- straction there is a profitable field open for Anchorage, from the middle till the end of and nightstools is carried off in open buskets
man's Hospital Anong nativos at the tion. All nightsoil frut publie latrines "Gentlemen, yo kin drup yer hands
We dropped. We undertook to thank an extension of the company's operations, July, the disease was very prevalout. On by the peasant inhabitants of country him, and we wanted to shake linds, d and every effort is being made by the Serve-the 20th July, 25 natives are said to have village, wie store it close to tasir somebody suggested a shake-pose for ha taty to chcaped this cast of production by died at Chungchi, and so fatal was the di-horus in tanke whero it decompuses benefit, but he motioned na into tho ciel, centralizing the plant and introducing labour senso that an observer remarked that it and formenta till required in the gardens banged the den atterns, and climbed up saving machinery.
weaned to in that all affected died."
and fuld. In the vicinity of the tanks a seat beside the driver. His contempt Airmotorn. --In noordance with clause 60 Towards the end of July, oight scaunen | and | in the early part of April. He was about tinn bus offer theresefves for ro-ek-vion, watu made by a native from the water of Between washing buckets and leakage Bottoniley and E. Foster retire by rota uppsed suured of disease was grated
vious to
to pouring it over the vegetables.. twenty-eight years of agit
Ha was for Mr Reiners hazing left Hongkong, the a surface wall in the Infected village from surrounding gadens the water in the merly in the eurpy of Messrs Bobert directors have invited Mr Max Grate to Some of the sailors provious to their illness pnd must get very much contamfailed, Napier and Sons, of Glasgow.
the vacant seat on the Board; which ap were known to have partaken of this The antional contact of the pesants with An inquest on the bodies of Mr Catant requis contention by the beverage. Of the eight men affected, fire the evacuations botle of the heal by an t the
at this meeting and the two Chinese mentioned was opened
liseased seems to be the only reason for tulifuru dike.nccounts have been nu
from Pagoda Anchorage the disease the grater prevalence of the malady ang the Government Civil Hospital this dated by Mere The Arould and proad nag the inhabitants of boats, country peuple than minong the denizens of afternoon before the Coroner, Mr H. E.W Davis who is temporarily absent front the river downwards to the direction of vaging their vegetables to market direach
Perca Foster, the later acting for Mr Hamlets and villages, along the banks of the crowded city.
Tueuinte
previous to W. dehouse, and Bleware Horcajce Rus the colony. Lite Bard socommend Merethe sea and ap river towards Foochow, then with water to keep them fresh. This tonjos, C. E. Hyndman, and A. J. S. Arnold and Davis for ro-election.
making its appearance about the 10th they accomplish by wading into the tearest Julah, The Coroner and juryen viewed
August among the natives of Lauteng, a pond with their barduos get inuursed in creek 5 miles long, which is from the the filthy water. Passing along the streets Mie to the moas surrounding Foodtruitaeliers may be seen pauring water, as the enquiry was adjourned until to-morrow
city, and at that part of the southern likely to be contaminated with choleraic subarb in the neighbourhood of the fish | evacuations as tob, over their fruits, peelod market called Houchou. At both these attgar cane and slices of water melon. SCLIO plures an inuenas irade in fish is carried philsuthropist thinking water molon was ou, almost all the ask from Bishing villages the chief source of the disease, had placards on the Min and at the mouth of the warning people of the danger they ran in boing carried a distance of half a mile tiens. By natives water that has not river baing landed at Lautang previous toting this fruit placed in prominent to iouchou,
hou, to be rutailed to fish dealera cooked is suklem drunk; but fish, vegeta
Both and hors
in many po at very low bles and fruits may have all been poldier of the afflicted. The at Houchou being with the uvučtrativēla built over pouls of water which are no hinose are extremely careless us to the communication with the river undues at its cleaning of their dishes and cooking uten- almost annual Hoo is, when the Min valley sits, so that after all water may have been
becomes inundated. Bebine the houses are menerus punds, and in Bone of them
share reared on tightsoil. Other ponds Kerometer in the instrument Rouni and to the back of the head. Both atletava put up Stephenson Sereen, a well ma
ndividually serve numerons ends. In them stands for Kaliation Thermomotora, at n
clothes and washed, nightstouts scrabbed, have got their faces temporally disfigured; distance of about 70 Feet SW. I the musi (Before I, E. Wodehour, Exp)
and Esh that looks stale or shrivelled is, caulius resguised the serious nature of their but their injuries are act of a perinus - building, but the Thermometers are placed
previous to being exposed for sale, staked ailment, and while strength remained went ture, and they are expected to get over rent the Observatory has not yet be breaking and entering the prosecute's waight. Frequently quanties of Sal arrive poor stilicted natives, leaving ther oud
over dry earth, as the levelled grand Wong Achan, noulie, was charged with to frasion its appeamies and incress its ott to their homes. In several instances! them so. The dead bodies of two Chitral. The Barometer is placed 110 feet dwelling house, 191 Queen's Road, West, andling so fully as to be unsalvable, but was near, faid themselves down at the ster wese who were picked up by the junks and above ca de Lerul, as de:med by stealing a box ad clothing value being desturiasi by burial for a night or ei Hamptan houses, hoping that when they raght to Hongkong are deadfully scament. The bulbs of the theruiracters are entered the house at about 3 at, and the nearest pand, the stuff is sold to and cou-interred, Frequently, pour people who the slicer of the Surveyor Genta Dar about 914 on the 24th instant. Defendant two in the ground, and after a bath in the expired their remains would hu decently B'out 100 test wouve Me Sea Level and The curse of the explosion is so dei feet above the ground, except the Alwo, mercato prosecutor, Langued by the poorer natives. On the 14th hard dind over night were in the warning merchant, wi sumuned the August many stiver at Lautong and at found lying in the streets, Collins often Aaximus Thermometer, which is a few polica P. 14, Godley, therungen went tocara died On the 17th nary cases of hurriedly and wretchedly made, containing all until after titan, by which time thereitely known; but as the malter will likely inches which is
and the Terrestrial sladiation the house and taught prisoner with the choler occurred at different points of tas the dead were constantly met as they were wonki bo onough steam in the boilers to be as the subject of an allicial enquiry,
niout one inch box, etc., produced in his possession.
Buthern suburb. Between the 17th
and 01
borne through the atouts for burial in shal- above the allow him to adjust the safety valvos.we reftadu from waying anything about it,
Primer was sentenced tosix months in 5th August, in a partly detachail bit of low graras on the hills.
hills. The The Self-recording Instruments are not prissament with hard labour. He admitted suburb on the river bank, 100 people died escape of Europeana can only be due to their fortunate Shortly after this, the steam ceased to come This formoon divers and diring apparatus yet erected, as their places are not ready.--
previous conviction for a similar offence a Jut oat of the waste steam pipe, and the whole
were despatched from Kowloon Ducks to The Ligationse-kopers at Cape d'Aguilar year ago when he received the suo amount the dream Pination of 600. At this time cleanly habits and toe non-contagiousness
was very prevalent Island, of the Burgas on bused, with the ex. the scene of the disaster to parel, for the Victoria Poul racuyo i in December last
mating ppalation, En
14 other bone the of the disease. Hero foreign residents almost i invariably drinks natural norate waters or died cut of a crew of 16, and on board adorated water manufactured under Energens caption of Mr Woods, the chief engineer,
missing bedies.
orders from Captain Thomsst, S.,
Chinese war junk 10 died out of a supervision. Fresh water fish is never catcu who remained below, went into tilin in the Since writing the abure, we leams that Hibour Master, etc, to make Moteur-
crew of 20. People living in suspans, by Chinoso sabun alt, which had been fitted up Mr Robert Fraser-Smith was the first part, from the 1st January, und 1 loet no logical Observations according to suy direc-
fresh, is never seen in European for the occasion. This was about a quarters to reach the deck house roof, on which time in giving them instructions and fitting
Seelag that native gardenera ara brad up past two o'clock. Three quarters of an hour there was then lying the dead body of a up their truments.
stean in the boilera. On this account Air
Caldwell, The others are missing, and the is little doubt that they have met hear death, either by scalding, drowning,
da Costa asked Captain Hoyland to take this inner channel, where there would be smoother water. This was done, for being hit by some of this dindiría. Nine and after the steamer had passed through Chinese are also mixing All thest
Was
aɛ.
cut
0:1
the Cap Sui
who were saved who were in the after part Man Pass, it ranged that the company should sit of the steaner when the explosion occured down to till Previous to this, it was re-
arn more or less injured. Captain Hoy marked by the passengers, who were on the land, who is in Hospital, is averly strain. fore part of the ship, that there was a gooded and braised all over, Mr Brower is als deal of vapour coming out of the wasta bruise! all over the upper part of the steam pipe, and Me Brewer went to caquire
Irly; he ata receive a into the anus. Mr Brower inet Mr Scott, who, on being asked what was wrong, suit the safety valves were leaking and the boil- ers priming. Mr Brower aaggested that the engines should be slowed down, but Mr Scott eaid they were going very slow and ales that there was only 12 lbs. of steaua in tho boilers. It was then arranged that Mr Brewer should not visif the onginó room at
el.
Chinese.
afterwards, the steald was again heard
This gentleman's injuries are roaring through the waste steam pipe, and her orics than those sastained by any Mr Pinker left the table to see what was of the other survivers, but they are not so the matter. Mr Brower followed and went serious as to lead to apprehension. He has on to the apper deck and looked down through stained a sovero sat on the head, and a the skylight into the engine room, and legs have been seriously image. saw that the pressure guage showed hetween also learn that Mr Frizella doul body
afternoon, when it will be resumed at the Magistracy.
Ching Asnu, and Chung Aling, contius, THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
wers charged with being in the unlawful possession of a watch on the 24th instant De Dierck, the Government Aetronio Chinese Constable 100 stared that in conse her published in the Gournment thesequence of what he had heard he wears in of Baturday a report on the weather during the list prisoner, qui found both prisniers looking at the watch. The first Jaanary, and adds the following remarke prisur soit the watch colonged to a
rymed by the 1st of January, tim The building of the Osurvatury was dodger lok them to the Face Station. The owner of the watch has not was found possible to fix the Standard puun found yet. The case was reinandod the 27th Instit. Both prisoners have been previously convicted for larceny.
to
so
as sel as the pigual-auan ¦ of penishment.
At Victoria Peak, the Instruments except dhe ftudiation Therarters, are placed in he Look-out. The Baruruuter is about 150 feet above Sea Lovel. The bulbs of the Thermometers are about 4 feet above the floor, except the Masinow and the Turracial Radiation Therm.zacters, which are placed at the same height above the ground as at the Observ tory,
A Cape Aguilar, the Thermometers are eleven and twelve pounds of stems. Shortly scen to one to the surface, and the displaced slant 170 feet above Sex Leral in a wooden scrosu 2 foe: above the ground,
is a few inches higher
Yu
was
Foochow.
man
Lay carrior of the malady.
It
situa-
נסטלי
is pleasant to have to record so fow ases of cholern among foreign realents. several chair-bearers in foreign employ ded
00
Bank,
Wiro, Dewatid,
3/73
3/8
30 days sight
3/81
4 months' sight, Documentary 4 months sight, 3/89 Credit, Latin, Wi
Shinguai, domand,... demand,
Gold Leat 90 fine...
30 days' sight, private_73} Sovereign,
7:
2193
721
027.0 $5.38
Temperature.
of the disease, but at an early stage the (Tales at Messrs Falconer & Ch's Premisen,
afterwards the neiss of the steam escaping appear, a foot which dispels all doubts as to except the Maximum Thermometer, which For this tritancy herecriced sevura clustiac-tember. Towards thond of September Bart Hill to take on saother passi gor
"sensed aul Mr. Brewer returned to the his gentleman's fate.
cabin and agaio sit down at the table. Ho
Mr Caldwell was fortunate enough to es had not been seated more than a few miuntos cape with one or two slight bruises, and when he and the others felt themselves Robert Fraser-Smith, though acriously
it
Queen's Road,} BONOLONG, February 25.
BAROMETER
4.M....
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30.207
TRMOMETER-Ü 1. M...
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OLINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Station
REGISTER.
AT 4 F.LL-24TH FEBRUARY,
to sea level
Termer bure
Wind.
Force
Weather.
induri
Foochow 00.37 40.078 MEN Shanghai. 0.4987587 NNW Nagaanki.30.20 NW3 WI estuck 30.11.17.4 NNE 3
Hongkong Obseratury, Feb. 25, 1884, Manila 30.187.502 NNW
AT 10A.M.-25TH FEBRUARY. Hongkang 30.4158.00 E Amy30.37 62.000 NE Slangbai 30.41 31.030 w Fuchow Negaaski. 30 31 ---N Wostook 30,13127 NNE 2
the city wall. It is generally supposed was gone. He wore no shade or putah to The Barometer is steady and the Tam-
suddenly harled into the air. None of them shaken, las not received any injury which experiences or others win't a-going to learn JMonday last (t'éb, tith) the latter is impossible to form a currect ostinsste of the tulog aye was bright enough to answer moderate NE breezes,
when we have interviewed remember any- thing more until they found themselves struggling in the water, when the fore part of the steamer some four or five hundred yards
of Mr Brewer says he did noteven hear the
is at all likely to prore fatui.
W. DOBERCE, Government Astrownier. Hongkong Charitory, Feb, 20, 1884
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER Hongkong Dhacroatory, Feb. 25,
¡Prevines On dute On date
day at
ced
The recent Carnival of the "Feast of thinking time disease hand some ecaneetione, fans, and salt water fish, anives | Lanterns is admitted by a Chinese to with divir cowed anchorage by the muddy bonges. have bect the most gre display witnessed banks of the river, moved their boats and for insy years, and this fully evinces the cast anchor in mid-stream, but even there with the idea that growing regetables with hardness of the tunes. The Custos Club the disease followed them. In one sampati out nightsoil is almost an impossibility, we Manila... 0.0251.067 WWW gave their usual theatrical performance, but three unt of fout occupants did. There may cannot as too careful in overlooking the Hongkong. 35 38.3137 N 2 the plays appeared weak, the parts not pro- have been numerous instances of a similar operations of ourgardeners. Vegetables iu A30.3260.071 NE perly stazed and the native assemblage mortality, but only authentic cases are remarkably small.
a row auto, unless grown in a private quote. From the 14th August deaths from kitchen garden, should fever. be eaten. A Chines youth of eighteen years of age coolers daily .carred at Houston, which commuted deliberate suicide dug Tas seemed they favourite haunt of the malady.
WHAT THE PASSENGER WITH day night last, by swallowing a large quantity With varying degrees of intensity the disease
ONE EYE DID, of upina. It appears that the unfortunate rayed hero and there in the city, suburbe fellow was bound as apprentice to a tailor, and surrounding entry villages, beurs and two men who might have been taina There was an semy ufticor, a surcoyor, and after spending the China New Year particularly active from the 17th to the idag at home, failed to return to work. üth August and about the middle of Sep-
inspootais in the stage when it drew up at Howdy?" said the new suger ment truf (his parents, and this prayed so began to take of No Instruments are need at (freon Is. ruchu the youth's mind as to cause his
he crowded in. In country villages the inhabitants were loud.
to put an end to his existence.
As he stood for a moment in the light of uire than duciscater, and the malady was AB an illustration of the unusual severity more provalent in the suburbs than within the station lamp, all saw that bis left eye of the weather during tao past work, ice be Tu man who can't lair from the been discernible on the paddy fields, and on that over 80 per cast, of those affected conceal the less, and those who gave hisa perature and Humility havo decreased a
hills of Kushatı died. No statistics are kept, and it
ascund look felt that the fire in his re- little at all stations. Gradionts indicato mutch from his own. A Chinese boy who has been saved is)
were sprinkled with bow. When we are ak there is nothing more certainly an uncommon courrence, but mortality By finding out from liker secuned to have "sized up every 12 for two. Dark as it was in the stego s now in Hospital anffering from a broken diffkult than to cure consifs, and who to vecasions sinds 1861, the datis gaven in the passed the different likin stations in the satisfied regarding the crowd, he suttlad
nevertheless has been witnessed on several ulticile the number of coffins that daily inside of a minute, and, seeming to are well thare iz notuang mern eazy than to leg and other injuries.
| cute others.
now directory as the laat downfall in this city and subgrbs, it is calculated that from himself back in his scat, and had mu When our reporter called on Captain Dro the child die under suspicious cir-
locality,
the 14th August to the end of September remarks to make. sound of the explosion, and Capt. Hoyinud Hoyland and Mr Brewer, both gentlemen samstance." asked the coroner of a wit issued daring the past two years prohibiting cholera
Although several proclamations have been at least 15,000 natives must have died of caya ali ka remembera is his head striking were able to converse with him freely.
By ard by the army officer mentioned No sir, it did not. If died under the use of spurious cash the hack peres."
the native by
As to the nuturs of the flaense there seems
something about road agents, and dircatly Th folkiwing shows how the passoligera the water, and one of his logs, coming in
bankers of Fuochow, still the amount of little doubt, for the symptoms were the fches had been stopped
the conversation became interesting, Coa
Station, contact with a piece of wood Captain were seated at table when the explosion of the recent shipwrecks on our epast, was
A HARU sentul, who had escaped one such sunturfeit coin in circulation bar Asiatic cholera. The general course of the the line within a week, and it was protty Barometer
various points on increased to the extent of twenty per cent. disease, which in meat casus terminated generally believed that a bad gang had Hoyland and Mc Brewer swam towards the occurred, and these marked with an asked by a good fady her be fole when the The mauve authorities have now sundu much fully in from eight to ten hours, was the descended on the route and, were still tige Hulture..
were broke over him. He replied, "Wet, a stringent auice gainst the seal usually adults under 35 years of age, were nothing to say. Once or twice he raised Force after deck-house roof, which, strange to say represents those who have been killed --
Persons in ordinary health, for basicas, The man with cue eye hadh was completely intact and were assisted Mrs R. Fraser-pitch
manm-vory wet 1 Captain Boyland.
coin, as is expected to have the desired effect. It is, however a fact, though to seized with violent parging and vomiting his head and that single age blazed in the out of the water by Mesara Caldwell and Mr R. Frame Suit's.
Mr Da Cast.
the uninitiated an anomally,that the very accompanied by profuse perspiration and darkness like Fraser-Smith, who had already succooded in
the Weather Mr Firali
great prostration of strength. The stools escaped his mouth. The esptain had said lono star, but not a word became more frequent, and resembled in sorambling out of the water on to it, Mr cla
in what he would do in case the coach consistence and appearance the water in which rice has been boiled, and the vomit. It was fruly decided to tight. The pas Was halted, and this brought out the others. ing because mors violent, with inteinss
the stomach. The countenance became pinchod, and the wrist, and the hands and placed in a cane chair, which was hauled on the Rankin, which mine through the Can! old exchequer tallies wern willow. rods about] lödged at Pekin by Chung Chu Saeng, he shrivelled. The pulse disappoured such a time, and under such circamstances, ad fanjh, Fabrenheit... to the roof of the house by one of the other Sing Move Pass on her way data from re feet long, which were noteked at certain / Governor General of the Province of Quaile the extremities and this surface of this route," said the captain in a voice
the wristy
and spooch was lost The auch oondvat, Byeballs Rant deeply into their sophcta, survivors. Those on the rift zow Mrs Ro- Canton this afteracun, vero equally ige utan so many ponds, shillings, and panoo Viauroy Ho of this Province for what is the body, bsesiis livid. No urine res which every unas could hear
with a view bu the unpeachment of
of the wreakage, but they were unable to which leads to the belief that she is entirely past being kept be the tax payer and the tou, for a Ponchow residence, daring they sweat, lay quite listless till they his seemed to shower, sparks of fire, but tached civila, d drizzling zalus, f Zon. p gloomy bert Fraser-Smith foating away on a plece norant, and saw no trace of the Fosaur fraction thereof. When the amounts
considerad a
grave afundariz-that of passed, and the victims, covered with a were thus potched the stick was split, one having eng unraged bis family to
to quit Can-
Can clamo sther by the Governn Innyme numsettled alate of affairs at the former bare of these old tallies were stowed away port; thereby, it is argned, promoting moro violent symptoms by from a fow In many cases diarrhoea preceded the and it is said that they were probably the pear to be reality dispussessed of courage. was no vemiting, only use. Such cases in the vaults of the old House of Commons, excitement autongst the natives, who sp-hours to several days. Sometimes there epuse of the pics which destroyed it. The Viceroy Ho, who is a quiet, vnsssum were considered by native physicians tail
Mes S. Fr-eer-Bald ►
Brewer, 3-C=+24. Ard Freer-Smith, “
11094.
A Misissippy man has justinronted a big gun, which he thinks will fill a long-felt Boot
want." The long-fe't want referred to worst description of cash is still being used is its ability 10 kiú and Found eight han for the purpuas of purchasing goods for the Nothing was known of the accident by at a distance of ze lundred yards.
dred men out of a regiment of one thousand various Yament, Herald.
And say that barburist is dying of SM JOR her arrival bere, Captain Boubing having 1824 the English Govorament gave to the
which is hard to realize. Down to taken the oxtaide passage. Those do board tax-payer a notched stick as
at 4 pm. 10 a.in.
90,35 .30.41
4 p.m.
30.26
Temperature.. 54.3
68.0 67.2
37
50-
Di'tion of wind N
64 ESE
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Rait......
W. DODERCE, Government Astronomur,
Costa Ind also been pulled out of the water those on board the White Cloud, which yet the LOCK makes a statement ALLEGED IMPEACHMENT OF THE† thirst and burning pain in the region of ungers had money to fight for and scapons/ holt, and to the laval of the sea in inches, temba
in an unconscious state. He was after
arrived from Macao this formoon, until
wards raised off the deck, on which he was
lying with the water washing over him, and
render any assistance. They lay a copbmerged.
le of bodies of Europeans floating about,
apparently dead, one of them having ou a
In the death of Mr. da Costa, the Portu brown cost. It was also observed that there guess community have lost one of tauirmast
to the
year
VICEROY HO.. (Foushyjo Herald, Feb. 14.) We arn that a complaint has been fost sa receipt Thu
intervals, each underssonal ta
dior.
to
fight wit
The man with one eye aid nothing. A there could be bát ouo interpretation of A daward has no business travelling
1. Barometer, reduced to 3 degrees Fahren- and hundredth
8. TEMPERATURE, to the shade in degree,
8. Huumors, in peresulaga ef saturation, the humidity of ar salusted with mojstro being
100
4. Dinscrier 6 Wise, to two junts..
5. Fosse or Wise, plug to Cocofort
The stranger started up, and that are of
onl
B. STATE OF WEATHER. bine sky, o di
after a moment he fell back again without hail, lightning, a overcast, pe song showers, haring replied.
fight where were his weapons? He had no siguificati
If he wasn't chicken-hearted, why didn't dew (Pol)1e 1ers and repected to indi y aquaily, rain, snow, thuuder, tility be show his colours? If he intended to date any lacto to or the average of their
Winchester, and so far es anyoun had nevy Pazin leches, tuths and Laudredilam
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