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A
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THIS EVENING,
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TO 2, DOUGLAS VILLAS, CAINE
NBLAD
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DIS
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767
Hongkong, June 7, 1884.
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Hoitow and Pakhoi.
Iloilo and Sandiakan....... London, via Stan Canal.
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Pingom (s)..
Anatiata (s)...
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Captes.
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Повя
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To-day's Advertisements. MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
ST ANDREW'S HALL,
CITY HALL.
Under the Patronago of His Excellency the GOVERNOR,
SIR GEORGE BOWEN, Q.Q.MG.
VIGNOR' and SIGNORA A VITA'S GRAND VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT.
SIGNOR
FRIDAY EVENING,
the 13th June, 1881.
PROGRAMME.
1. Sextotto......Sailor's Song.......Civatal. 2. Romanza (Soprano) Fevcimeric, Tosti, 3. Concert Piead (Piano)
Le chant de la fitas...L
4. Solo (Soprano) with violin
obligato, die Marint.......... Gounod.
tralio and Baritono),
5. Cavatina (Baritone) from
Bally in Maschera........
Verdi.
G. Trio, Glon (Soprano, Cop
DAVID SASSOON, BONS & Co. Hongkong, May 26, 1884.
871
TO LET, FURNISHED.
10 LET, FURNISHED, No. 10, Say-
MOUR TERRACE.
Apply to
Shipping.
Noon.-Namson leaves for Const Ports. Noon-Mongkut leaves for Swatow and
Bangkok:
p.m.-Peking leaves for Shanglini.
General Memoranda. THURSDAY, June 12-
3 p.ta-Auction of Proporty in Sai-
ying-poon.
Fray, June 18
9 p.m.-Concert at the City Hall SATURDAY, JunD 14-
2.Auction of Japanese Ware,
Mr G. R. Lauert's
at
3 p.m.-Auction of Property in Musque
Street.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established 4. D. 1841.
香港大藥坊
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
Yo Shepherds...Meizinghi. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
INTERVAL OF 15 MINUTES.
7. Sextetto Lavaly Niglet......
8. Serenade (Contralto)
Grad tu Chantes.......
..Hatton.
Gounod.
9. Dramatic Piece (Piano)
The Maniac....Kulkbrenner.
10. Sole (Soprano) Ok! Laeli,,
11. Grand Concert Piece
..Conen.
Liszt
65612.
MANAGER, China Moil OFFICE. Hongkong, April 15, 1884.-
Not Responsible for Debts. Weither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owner: will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vesacik, during their slay in Hongkong Harbor:-
ANDREY JACKSON, American ship, Capt. A. Paine-Order.
C. T. Hook, British stoainer, Captain W. Jarvis. T. Howard & Co.
(Piano) La Clochette Dust (Piano and Violin) Eligie...Ergat.
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Water, and other Aerated Wlers.
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Hongkong, June 10, 1884.
SHIPPING,
ARRIVALS
June 10, 1884-
064
Ds, French steaner, 2,374, Rapatel,
MESSAGERIN MARITIMES
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To-day's Advertisements.
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FOR SHANGHAI.
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
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FOR HOIHOW AND PAKHOL
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Ping-on
Capt. MeCAstas, will be despatched for the shore Ports on THURSDAY, 12h Instant, at Daylight.
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Date of Leaving.
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.... Adauron, Bell & Co............
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Pard POSITION PLZ LAST REPORT.
Reserve. up,
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Ras. Value.
Shares i
Ilongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation... 00,000 $
INYULANTES.
North China Insurance Company, Limited... 5,000 £ Yangfaze Insurance Company, Limited 8,000 £ Union Insurance Society Company, Limited... 2,000$ China Traders Insurance Company, Limited... 21,000 Canton Insurance Office Company, Limited... 10,000 8 Chinese Insurance Company, Limited... Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited China Fira Inmance Company, Limited..... 20,000`8
STEAM COMPANIES,
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31,012 China and Manila & S. Company, Limited... 8,500 3
MISCELLANEOUS.
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New Shares...............、-
125 $ 125 $4,063,361.60€,
200 0 First year
June 14, at 3 p.. Jene 14, at 3 3 p.nt. June 11, at noon. June 11, at 001L Jene 17, at 4 p. 'June 18.
quick despatch. quick despatch
June 10, 1881..
Lasi Dividend.
Closing Cutations,
Cash
67,040.27.5.
Tis. 280 per share
18 %%
Ta. 155
仆
$650
(T
73
$95
2:£ 234 50,000 1,2503 125 500,000 #076,391.99! 218.20+ 80.35.9 93 000,000 $ 107,411.05. 22%
200.$ 508 50,000
10% Credit balance: 1,000s 200$ 28,711.50
35,166.20 250$ 108 885,000 285,231.00§ 100 $ 20,8 $16,978 $ 180,078.34
100 $ 75,8
10£ 10 168.10
· 100 all
- Heking, British atcainer, from Canton,
City of Peking, Americau steamer, 3,129, a. G. Forry, San Francisco May 13, and Yokalna June 4, Mails and Ganeral.-P. M. S. S.Co.
Ping-on, Beitial steamer, 574, A. A.
RUSSELL & Co..
McCaslia, Hollow June 8, Goutal
Fidelio, Gerinsu steamer, 852, H. Brock,
Saigon Juo 6, Rico and FishWren &
Co.
Malikku, “American ship, 319, John G.
JARUNT, MANSON & CO ,
continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG. JONE.
HIGH WATER || SUN.
Day of
Morn.
Month
AR.
Hiser
Sele
II. M.
H. M.
H. at.
.11
9.30
11.31 i
·5.17
12
10.00
8.17
13 1-1
D.17 0.43 5.17 6.43
786
Y. M. 4.49 -0.93.
10 239 0.17 5.17 6.43
Bigh water at Whatapes: 2 hrs. 30 mins. later than at Hongkong at the Barrier: 3 hrs. 15 mins.; at the Salt Flats: 3 hrs. 30 mins.; at Shameen 3 hrs. 45 mins,
[No. 6514-JUNE 10, 1884.
drawn apprehensions of interference with their rights and privileges, as we saw sometime ago as Canton, to hinder the and laws that are necessary for the pro- complote enforcement of these principles.
vention and mitigation of disease.
We have to congratulato ourselves that one of the main conditions necessary to the health of a city is rapidly up- proaching completion. We refer to au ample and uncansing supply of purs water for culinary and cleansing pur poses. This boon cannot be over-estî- mated. As a case in point, we note that notwithstanding many insanitary condi- tions, the cumparative immunity of Glasgow from typhoid and cholera is dro te is unfailing supply of pure water from Toch Katrine. But with us, this and many other things aio being done or still remain to be done, though much is promised, The drainage of Happy Valley and its coo version into a public park will remove one cause of lever from an important distriot rapidly increasing in population, native and European. The dredging of our foreshore will make the Praya a pleasant promenade, and be a boon to These living near it. Tho order recently issued requiring that the manuring of fields by ezezetal matter should be car- riod on at a safe distance from the public road is a step in the right direction; and we should not be sony to see the practice abolished altogether, andinstead, a factory established for themaking of pou drette, which is free from smell and dia- case gerins and is otherwise innocuous, while it contains all the fertilising pro perties of the original fecal matter,
appreciable influence on its climate, and doubtless on its bealth, the growth of certain treme being, we believe, a safe- guard against marely exhalations. Steps should be taken to shut up every well in the city, whether private or puddle, as the sall here is very porous, and the surface water and drainage perealates through into these wells, and is no doubt a source of disease; for it is
The afforestation of the island his had
mistake to suppose that filtering vierongh the ground frees water ergic impurities and gorms of disease, As a consequence, all piggerics, cow- tuusca and stable yards eboull be under constant sanitary supervision and re- moved whenever practicable to a safe distance from centres of population. - Drainage works are, we are glad to see, car ied on here a little and. tliere a
tie, but considering the vast needs of the Colony must practically remain in abeyance until the new water works are
Merryman, Australia 17 February, General. The publication of this issue commenced finished. We may rest assured, however,
Sattes, French stoniner, 323, T. Lerede, Haiphong June 7, General-A. R. Mary.
Wingsty, British steamer, 1,513, A. de St. Croix, Swatow June 10, 1 m., Ballust.FARITNE, MATHESON & Co
DEPARTURES.
June 10---
Printemps, for Gorontalo (Colebes). dinate, for Bangkok. Nagpo, for Caiton.
Albatross, Austrian grabcat, for Swatow. Latin, French gunhout, for Shangbai.
Age, for Singapore. Fukien, sur Aucy.
Kkiza, for Singapore.
ub 7.10 p.
The China Iftail.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1894.
timit they do not now as formerly end in a cul de sac. We have already seen thest the removal of 'excréta refuse, and of accumulated vegetable watters in Chinese dwellings are receiving all due attention from the Board...
But after all the main cause of our over-increasing spend of enteric fever rnd other Sith discuses among the Chi- nese is doubtless due to their deplorable over-crowding and the terribly: iasa- itary conditions to which they club together in the rookeries and warrens of the native town. Nor does the evil end here, for so closely are the physical, the mental, and the moral nature in
THE Colonial Surgeon's Report for 1889 reveals state of affairs the reverse satisfaclary as regards the health of the Colony. His statisties, there tabulated, onerringly show that the diseases which many be caused by Hith poison have ali increased enuously of late years, and so prove that the sanitary condition of Hongkong has greatly deteriorated. This deplorable state of uttuirs is doubt au interwoven together, that a de les due to the great increase of native ferioration in any one of thein inovit. population in so limited an area, for the ably leads to a deterioration of the other clustering of the people in masses pro- two, and therefore it cannot but be ad- motes liability 10 disease-a dictam citted, as a necessary consequence, that which is again proved by the fact that this fearful over-crowding leads to a state the great increase of deaths arising from of moral corruption more trightful still. filth diseases cents among the native Virtue, all the mediayal saints to the Per Dow, from Shanghai: for Hongkong, population; though unfortunately it is contrary, is over the associate of strength Messrs Baux, de Segonzac Mrand Misa Bell not exclusively confined to there. The ard healthfulness.
To secure the ennditions of cleanli
ULEARED.
Ari, for Quanghai.
PASSENGERS,
ARRIVED.
Irving, Messrs Oppenlivimer, Berhet, Geni- aan, Mrs Amiassau, and b Chinese for innocent often suffer along with the Saigon, Mesurs Grasset, Grien, Meinard and guilty. The death-rate among the Chinees there must be first of all a new Louan; for Suez, My Morehouse, Fornese has increased in an alarming man building ordinance. As we enter theso Marseilles, Mr Lieder, Mrs Edwards, Messra ner during the last ten years, and is Taipingshon lanes, whoes stoguant fetid Ziegler, Kwald, Ghika, Back and Mrs Boaaltogether out of proportion to their in-eders all the force of a typhoon fuils
chard.
Per Flag-on, from Hollow, 10 Chiucsc. Per Fidelio, from Saigon, 63 Chinese
Per Salter, from Haiphong, Mr and Mrs Dupent & child, Mr Oberg, and 6 Chinese. Per Wingsing, from Swalow, Mr Stewart,
Per City of Pebing, from San Francisco erase on numbers. This inevitably leads to drive out, we come across all the and Yokohama, Mr Rowe, Mrs P. Saunders, as to the conclusion that the sanitary conditions favourable to the inca- Mr and Mrs Ho Quong and child, and 305 condition of the native town is rapidly bation and transmission of disease. Chines
going from bad to worse in spite of all Typhoid fever breeds among foul drains our precautions. The number of deatha and cesspools. This, we presme, is the from preventable causes for every year mine that Dr Ayres says that we are during the last decade are as follow: standing orer. It would be well- then 319, 102, 812, 696, 834, 1,304, 1,478, that we take his lesson to heart, and also 1,030, 1,079, 1,215, and 1,498. We the lesson that the early deaths of the should note, however, that as regards vietinis teel. These latter are the enteric fever, which is essentially a filth koy-notes of warning given by nature, disonse, there was a great improvement and generally precede an epidemic. I The American steamer City of Peking re- in 1883 over 1882, the number of deaths abeded, another suminer may witness ports Had pleasant weather throughout.
truly caluitous results; when the lessan will be too late. There is no thenry in
and 10 Chinese.
SHUTING REPORTS.
The British steamer Pingon reports: being 269 as against 679; the great in Left Hollow on the 8th June; had moder-crease of this year being due to simple ato E.N.E. breeze and heavy N.3. swell fevers and diarrhoes, which are not so the gutter; it has been proved at home" to porĹ
The British steamer Matille reports Contrary winds and calm, the wholeqasange
The British steater Wingang reports: Light variable winds und fine clear weather
CARGOT
elnsely connected with dirt. We think in several large cities that whenever the that we may put this decrease down to elvy has come under an improvement the cholera score, which among other act, rigidly enforced, endemic diseases things esulted in an order for a general were greatly diminished, and there was clear out of the rubbish, when in eight even a improvement as regards other days at 800 piculs of filth, most of diseases not exactly coming under the Per S. 8. Priam, to London, sailed he which was of a most disgusting descrip- title of filth diseases. June-26,368 boxes Tea containing. 176,397 tion, and raised quite an outery of in- Now that we have Sanitary Board, He. Congon, 304,900 fs. Seanted Caper, digtntion in the public papersz
there is a liability to trust too much 61,570 les Scented Orange Pekos, 7.234 Facts like these hidden away, us they to it-tut we may neglect ordinary Sorts-total $50,101 €
Case Silks, are, in the tail end of an official report, precautions, and make our very sufe cases Silk Piece Goods, 128 liales Waste which also discusses other matters of gusal n source of danger. That hard Milk and 207 pkgs. Sundries. For South
124 prom. buyers America, 1,200 rolls Matting and 467 peecncern, are apt to be overlooked by the working officer the fuspecter of Sundries through from Japan; 46 bales public, and require to be reiterated, es- Nuisances cannot be every where, ond we are not sure that his intrusion taay Hides So half chests Ten, 70 bales Wasta pecially now when the tubeultby season Silk and H15 pkgs. Curios through from is setting in at several places in our im- not be resented. Nor have we in Hong Mauila, 42 cases Crum, 500 bags Coffee, 24 mediate neighbourboor where cholera beng, as far as we know, a properly cer cases Cigars and 443 bales Tabacco; through makes lengthy visits during the summer tied Sanitary Engineer, who for an from Arody, 645 half-cheats Tea and 500 months. It behoves one and all of us,nal fee will ens to the security of uur Luyers
bags Sugar Candy.
therefore, to look well to the ways of drains and other conveniences. It is our households und secure for them the suicidal if we leave this most important ity to the Chinese, for the adaptations best hygienic conditious possible
$100 wales 83424 sellers ¡963 sellers
53,091.80
6X 14
25% dis
T
18,000 $
4,851.58
42% 58 ptem, bayers
12 % 284 per share
$3 - $145
124 $ 1008 1,900 £ 10 £7.10,562.17.10
2
19115 542.83810% for 1888 2140 per share 550.39810 per share 2100 "buyure 4,000.65
€90 p. share First year
$180 do.
$300
Hongkong Hotel Co., Lt., 3,000 sha. isenel China Sugar Company, Limited. Hongkong Ico Cupany, Limited. Hongkong Bakery Company, Lamited ......... Imzon Sugar Company, Limited.... Perak Tin Mining & Smalting Co., Limited.. 3,000 Selangoro Tin Mining Co., Lt of Shanghai 2,000 S
7,000 8
Do£
2,000 $ 100 1,000'8 50 9,000 $ 1008 100 1,2506
-1008 1008 Cool 508 608
1008 100
50 all 100 al
10 10je
4,099,70
24,250.5 6,000 $
LOANS.
Retes of
Interest.
MINER'S PATENT FIRE-PROOF
Chinese Imperial 1874...
1877. 1878..... 1881
6,276 € 16,040€
3,899 TL 505)
100
8%
Fayable. June 30 Dec. 31
100
April
SAVES, CASH and PAPER Sugar Debentures, 1880, BOXES, st Manufacturer's Prices Hongkong, December 1, 1883. 1043
000 $ 500! all
June & Daem
prem.
• Por-6 months 48 80th Juny 1889,—† Dividend for 1582 and Bonns of 25 por cont] For half year ended Slut Dec., 189,-ğ Kor 1893,
Fine New Season's QUMSHAW TEA, in
5 catty Boxps. BREAKFAST CONGOU @ % cents p. Ib.
8,565 TI. 500
ĐẠO DO CO DO DO
Feb. 28 Ag. 31 & October! Jane16&Dec.10
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For SWATOW AND BANGKOK.-
For Mangkut, at 11.30 am., on Wednes-
day, the 11th inst,
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW,
Per Namoa, at 11.30 am., on Wednes
day, the 11th inst For SHANGHAL
Per Peking, at 3.30 p.n, on Wednesday,
the lith inst. For HOIHOW AND PAKHOL -
Per Ping-un, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday,
By knowing what our shortcomings of civilized life become scourges is their are through the exhaustive report of hands. Casting aside, false pride we Mr Osbert Chadwick, and these timely must look after these things ourselves, warnings of the Colonial Surgeon, we and after our servants too. Ar Listers are to a certain extent fort-armel. The dressing honourable gentlemen in existence of a Sanitary Boordcomposed of Conacil, told them that some of the the Heads of several departments is also would be surprised to see where their an element of security, but before this clerks lived, and we add that there would department can be effective in all dircebe a parallel surprise to many of them if tions, it is necessary that it should be they were to see how their servante lived empowered with ample authority under in their own back yarda! Although per- Public Health Ordinance to enforce laps it would not be so bad as the case cleanliness and the other conditions ns- of the mansion in an aristocratio London. cessary to the well-being of a well Square that Dr B. W Richardson ordered community. Ur Ayres, speaking peaks of, where from the datwing of this subject, remarks: The Sanitary room, instead of the odour of fowers Hoard is dally having dangerons nuise funes of sewage gas were given off, Per Japani, at 2.30 pz., on Saturday, inces brought to its notice which it is and fifty barrow loads of sewage matter
powerless to deal with, and until a new were carried of the premise
Fa conclusion, a good sanitary condi Building Ordinance, and others affecting Per Cassandra, at 4 pm on Saturday, the santation of the Colony and passed tion is the prime necessity of prosperity,
the 11th inst.
For STRAITS AND CALCUTTA.—-
Par Fingsang, at 2.90 p.m., on Saturday,
the 14th inst..
For STRAITS AND CALCUTTA --
the 14th Last.
Por SAIGON
the 14th inst.
HAMA.
For NAGASAKI, KORE, YOKO. they will remain so, and we trust that and it should be stumped, so to speak, on
when the Government de proceed to every advance that this Colony is mak action, that the public on their part willing. Let the Solus populi, in its widest allow no sentimental fansies or over. scientific sense, be our Supremna lex.
Per Teheran, at 12.30 am., on Saturday,
the 21st inst.
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