No. 7642-FEBRUARY 18, 1888,]
THE MEDICAL COMMISSION : Dr Young pointed out that Mr Gilles The Medical C. mission appointed to complained of an open sewer near his house
At Rose Villas, inquire into the mature and causes of fever
Mr Price-It is possible there may have in the Wostórn District met at ta Goybean somo work going on. ernment 08ce this afternoon. Dr Mor Dr Young-It must have been going m
for two months. He complains of a badl famell and says he can see the vapour
rising.
timer presided, and the other members of tho Cam mission prosent were Dr Ayres, Dr Young, Dr Cantlie, Dr Jurday, Dr Yure,
nud Dr. Atleiaron.
The attacks towards
that if A
tho Harbour
vdivos.
Mr Price-It is quite likely if there in tu opening that night coulies may deposit fith there.
In answer. De Cutie, who, eras. Mr A. 0. Aikan, who was the first
the witnes at considerable examined wituces examined, said :- was not of length, Mr Price said he did not think those who signed the putition, but I am
a pises of grout fur 100 yards perfectly willing to give the Comraison all was covered at oven although there.
was no sewerage, there would be ther the information I can. I had fever in 1887. 1
of foul air. A great many of the ing don't remember the dates exactly, but I had raina had lips. All of the cart Hastarts hd sight it four or five times from the middle on the end of the year.
The Richmond Terrace drain the end of this year were very severe had that section, however, just helow a below and it had a scaiul top, and were attended with retching av The terminal mitting. Lad no shivering, but pok Cain Road was the ty serion that was Aweats somutinies. Thero wis met dives wholier the want of the flap and the sealed rhesseled. All the others pre open-Asked nor traption. Previons to 18 Inaver ના had fever. My first experience of it was! top would not have an njeriun effect, he 180 I was then residing in the same pointed to the perforation that there was all hio no, To syliplo of inmily had fover along. It was intended now to have separato
my -ot one of them excupted-in 1887, and drains for sewerage and foal water and to many of my eurvants. I had gruat difficulty keep the present channels as conduits for in pruouring servants generally.
the storm water. Subsoil drainage could be drafted ja to whatever channel was most suitable. As to the carrying off ofisions
Büh
Wero drainage there soil
provisions had enlargoment of the spioon, and it in the Public Health Bill
mid in was chiefly on that account that the trip the now Building Ordinance. The object Home was made.
sub- Fover has boun freof the provision
Secure quent from May 1886 on to the erid of soil drainage, and the entrying off the flood Sub-sbil drainage 1887. I have been 28 years in Hongtang water is provided for. and 1 never had fever before 1886. I have will be expensive, but it is not any late been living at West Point for 26 prats confle thought, the getting stantly, and over heard of fever there in combination of circumstances to Ruse Ro, had never heard before thin the same way before the time I have men- fever. tioned. I think it very peculin at the fever should come in the winter time, because we never knew of it in winter time bafara at West Point.
By Dr Young--Fives of my children and my wife went home in 1886, but that was not on account of fever. One of my family
By the Chairman--I have a great deal to complain of in regard to the drainage of my uighbourhood, shielly with res ect to the bad smells from N.N. W. by N.
ja
l
required a
of an entire district like West Point in fever, as happened during last year, There will be plenty of water to flosl drains when the Triam water is procured,
tha
constant supply and a press, The bosses on the upper level will be supplied from Pokfulam, and the houses on the lower level, the bulk of the hounen, from
By Dr Cantlio Tho Tan Wala Hnapi Tym.
Cooper said he had had experience of 1 is a good distance from my house and is tal is in a N, F. direction, the smells I com draining for 10 years. The plan of drain. plain of come from the N. W. When the age in Hongkong wonk, he thou.bt, do wind is from that point the obnoxious with certain modifications. There would be amulls are something awful; think
serious harm to have more openings in the they come from the sower which was hul in the drains. Until the present condition of the saving that runs along Nullah side, nad behouse drains was altered, no satisfactory tween Nullah sile and Fairleigh. I want improvements could be minds.
Enst
Weak to both the Bod sides of the get the smell nullal this afternoon and particularly strong
te atards Nallah side
G
ticed..
a vury bad smell is
:
how long it
d. I could not say how is aineo the Nullah side constructedi.
IUNE
SUWOT
WAB
It was formerly 5 ravine. running right down from Bandam Road, and there was a bridge built across at Pok folum. I think it is about two years ago since the sewer was built up to Pokfolum | Bond, His left open at that point. The house drains run into this
am al- Confident that the cower. E
føver:
*proceda fruto this sewer. While the sewer was being built up, the smells proceeded up the hill. I think the sewer is opou near the bottom, but I could not say with certainty I know itblo distance down. The draina
At one time. It
ime. It is covered for considerable frentz
my housó run into the sower. [Bers Mr Ailken produced a plan showing the drainage arrangements of his lionao.] I ai tach the cause of the present ill-health to
་་་བ་ the nullah-bocase of the bad stalls coming from it
A
i
Mra Aitken had typhoid fever last suinmot. The bad amolle extend to Fairleigh
Westbourne Villas and other places when the wind is blowing in their ! direction.
By Dr. Jordan, It was about three ricontig ago Mrs Aitken had fover. None of the others of
my family had typhold.
By Dr Chuclio-The attacky of fover which my family had were accompanied by shivering and cold sweats, succeeded by glish 39
heat, the temperature going up as 103 dogs. At the time Mra Aitken took typhoid children were sont-
my
дв
Bud
of
กษ. of them
to East Point. They were at that tins
ring from fover. just record with the fever, the attack
thr being otherwise of the sate khud as that from which the other children suffered.
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Dr Cantle I may mention that wo visited Me Aitken's house and 1 think wo found it the most perfect house in West Point in regard to drainage. It was in excellent order so for na we could soo, and tr Aitken could not account for the fever any way except from the reasons he is now explaining
Mr Aitken, continuing, said:Abont three months after the nullah was closed up, I noticed some bad arnella, an! when I informed Mr Sasscon ho employed Me Danby
improve the draine and trip to them. That is about eighteen months ago, but the smells come from the quarter I have mentioned.
By Dr. Cantlie:-The water in the sewer hat hean vary foul of lace, Thero is a small basin or reservoir at the ruth of the Bevar the bottom of which ja lower than that of the sewer and tist
filing up with all sorts of flit. I bave noticed any vegetable growth in it, but Herba thick wating of black stuff which gives of a bad smed. I have lived and no never had better health
an
in Fairleigh,
io
than
when
considered
we were there. The house was
a
very healthy until within
one
The Comunission then adjourned.
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Houses of Parliament."
THE CHINA MAIL.
. J. BELL-IRVING Chairman..
followed, that Lord Salisbury's recent | upon the rigning dynasty of Corea, It is dited by Moases F. T. Pearce Foster and an nation against him for improperly leav-ou hardware and metale would be prófar- utterantee on that subject should be probable that the Governor of Soon and Fullarton Henderson, the latter gentleman ing his service he might have onecoder ablo and would rentice a largo ravenue Temblazoned in lettera of gold in the other high functionarios" will be diegrnoud acting for Mr Thos, Amold, The Board but the question, was here did the plaintiff without reimposing Cotton alutie The respecting thin affair, and For recommand. Messre Arnold and Foster for promise to pay him this commission id Finance Minister promised further obferva.
Affairs in connection with the Organ | re-election
12 por cont. With regard to the olan about the possible sources of revenue mint appear to be going from had to worse,
for $802 which plaintiff now ande, narxt Friday, when the Bill would como About 2 years ago three Germans wiped
made it first of all a 'criminal mattor up for lianussion The Viceroy explained here
ander agrement with tho Coroan HONGKONG AND WHA POLK COMPANY. and got the Supremtes Mine the for rolunkant ho posto merited the
Their duty was to set up Guverument.
Court, So far burdens of the people of India, bat the his Lordship could judge the proper heavy fall in. Opium prices and Rallwas mint machinery, may metals, and direct and carry the business of mint upon the
Course would have been to commit the de-receipte, together with the continued sung lince as is usual in foreign countries.
fendant on a rendition warran!. However deproctution of silver, forced Governaient When they arrived the foundation of the To Value of Aberdeen Docks as per lant
akir & civil to enhance the Salt the which would be the plaintiff had chut tow to make mint was not laid, neither had themachinery
application Defendant had admitted his the least folt by the mass. Since 1884- arrived (purchased through a German firm)... Valio of Kowloon Up to date the mint in hot complete, nai- ther is the inclinery set up.
That all the size our batterien, which are still probably impregnalda in theory, aTO lunocent of guns, and, as I before sug. geated, we had better start, and make them on the spot
That I age your readers smile at much a netion, but that ideas loss practicable have been bufore now nuzcansfully car- ried out.
That the time is not far distant when iron pre will be procurable in Hongkong, and it would be a glorious thing for the Impe- rial Authorities to have a Gun Factory in the Malia and Gibraltar of the East only it might interfere with yeated jus torgata at Henno.
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On the 9th of last month M. Washer, B.I.It. M. prosentative, epoceted in ar riving at final sestlement of the conven-: tion-sang talked of-respecting the of "town in the North But-of opening o Curea to trido, It la said to be the town of Kiting Hang, about 40.
·40, dites The Co ext side of the frantier. Thus the wily Russians have succeeded in establishing their right to ro uyor the South r
What will Jobu shures of the Tumen rivur.
say to thie? Buil
The administration of the Customs service by ollignals of the
icials of the Chinese Customs Service
to native officials
That people are not quite migrant of the importance of Hongkong as our dover" nor faneles they are, to judge by the re marks of the que papers; and I know is highly expering of i a fow London aud Manchester people who can tell him all about it.
That no doubt, in the good old fortune making days, we Hongkong folks were an apathetic lot, bat, as I have lint ed girendy, wo are rapidly shaking off our apathy, and intend to protest most, rigorously against such things as bogi Commissions, ornamental auditors, square
fuw days ago, o mouling of lading Liberala id Unionis, dissatisfied with the conduct at which a very pertut of Messrs Merrill and Seliven Ike, was held.
sition Must
translation of the sunet Isabjoin Tint the collection of the faysl Caren atouts Rerus at the Open Purta by officials who held appointmente and the Chinese Government and who are members of the Chinese Custom Service constitutes
1. As anomaly without parall! in the
of the world
pugs in round holes, and all such like pposed to the principles of the loo!
anomalies,
That, in fact, wo fully intend to becoines
Model Colony i god time, if red tapo and close corporations will let us.
That, before I forget, I may observe that general pleasure is felt that. The Sor cerer' is again to be called in, and that this time the proseeds of his potion will be devoted to charitable purponea That the Fever has given the Doctors such a due time that they are seam ingly Inth
to part with it and that the Iteport will no doubt be a curiosity in its way, w
if we survive to it issued.. That after the avidence is concluded will come the real Guhting, and there love been several cards shown already which forbade & lively discussion. That I should not be enrprised to are the Raport branching ent into half a dozen soparate and
and imlependant opinions. That Small-gox is on the wane, but our authorities ought not to neglect the warnings they bas
have bad.
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That much of what one of your correspond.
ente terms shareholders' 'thunder bas been heard to vibrate daring the week-That some of us have not yet forgotten thu
out of it distant and some nest,
Date disaster, and of eure un one is likely to enlighten His Excellency on that aflair, though there must be newspaper files bandy, and probably a record in the Harbour Department of men that
That, like the effect of the Sorcarer's love- philtre on martial people, I fear the Thunder will have but call in Buence upon Directors of Companies, polos it be followed up by the decisive action of those who in reality have the power, if they would but use it.
saw the light is the paper.
I
That Sie Robert Hast will soon clear our public service of all the best me, and quite expect to hear that Mr Price, Mr Lister, the Acting Chief Justice and a fow prominent lights have become Chief Cammissioners.
moto
but small blame need fall upon men who move on, as Sir Robert knows and possesses the talisman for obtaining a good article, and osad it. That we can only beg of the all-powerful
That your correspondout 'ImpartialityThat
taunts shareholdere for neglect of their clear duty, and says they have only them-: sebros to blame for the scant information now given to blum by their Dinucks, That there is much solid truth in what in aid by All-Round Shareholder' upon the funny niner in which Directorships are picserved awing a chile corporatión. That it would be a healthy reform if the duty of womitation ami election were contined entirely to the shareholders them, selves, as it is an invidien tosk to take exception lanes already out and cried und presented for approval. That it is extremely difficult to discover the qualifications of several local gentlemen
the Aaving a sigh
of nationa
efutement
JULY 10 Drecunse, 1887,-
CARITAL AUTOUNT.
Avelona..
Kmelegn
Dock Der Just statement. 62,922.04 Less mount wrt-
Lon off last özünthe 4,000,00
Corpponentiteto Lot- holdere, for closing Dock Stret 16,300,00 Now Ahed and Ship
building Plánery" Couldnt during laat &
zout
€16,322.91
10,057.94 T25,53,RE
New Deck
Amount capented in the cost-
action of the now back to ant...............$39,841.82)
Les amount of Free Grant reseived from the Advii- ratty £25,000 140,000.72
Commopilitan Docks,
Vitae of Cosmopolitan Derka
2 por Zast statement. 243,805.87 Amenit expended in filling in end building new Ben Wali During Just six mooties.........
Tage und Bauschen.
» Value of 'Pikot Fish' as per
lust slaterat
3. Is lowering to the prestige of II. A. By the King.
4 Is acrious menate to the independence of Corea.
ifs enteulated to to grace interha- til.complications.
It is therefore resolved to have a copy of this resolution forwarded to the King with a memorial praying for the discontinence of such a dangerous state of affairs and the prompt sabitution of" oficiale
jinted
with now control the Gaston Service and by the Corean Government for tusse
collect the Reson o at the Open Ports.
Tam
the relation was daly am to formed frawarded in the King
dajesty bas formally noted
that the Memorial (so-calledy when lately pnh-
ched purporting to be f
ee himself to the Emperor of China is an infamous forgery; and that, whosoever (if a dorean) is con pected therewith will adfer death by burn- mg- Cin dit Ming-Ung-Sik, Conservative leader, is under suspiciunat present in eos. section therewith.
Value of 10 Star
1 tean Lighter as per Iant statement
1.900,00
2,206.00
Valor of Bumptus per disk
stundament
4,600.00
Tamaches
Value of Fighter and Boats.
Sundry Dohtor
LE]. {
4.2.83
Cast in Materials can saand...
Zinition.
holders for paid up Cartal repayment 70 18%, Ol
£19,470 6. Od. at 3/1 Sundry Creditors...... Balance of Prat bght forsvand froze
last mentiin "Prost
BEVRSUE ACCotixT. To Cost of Laber, Mater and Warking Expenses The Denywait three Palabidamente
Intert
Fire Inratice other
Crown Here ther Ben Expenses, Salamery, Felegtutus,
ne Deky Cash Hd one...... Prost
By Cross Fartings of the Company's three
Extablishment Towage, Net! Exmings
$180,000.00
case
liability for this anam, and had pui in
dross-claim
foes by oxelianize has progressively
ckled for: 8460 which had to be doincreased one million enchi yester
Lón now, His Lordship Chought plain. liff had exte
TROOP BROKEN DOWN.
entered into this arrangement to Bombay, 30th January The troopship hne broken down in the Red Sea.
Ipar "coul." (not think that-
WAS doo
A common, but he did & contract was not completed. Lendabip would give Me
Mr. Brandt hie elnins of $902.50, but
ns the
for
Judg
ad hos Lund, to be towed back to Suez. It His appears the high - pressure eyelinder
been broken
ANGLO-AMERICAN FISHERUPA (COMMISSION, execution of it
it until the timo Washington, 30th JaGood progress is being made by the Anglo-American Fisher defendant would be entitled to the aridunt rios Cominission, who are daily, holding of his commission. There would be lengthy:
Imens, tay
414,470.58 that this contract way completed, when
no order as to costs. He must say he
in
sittinge.
ITALIAN MOVEMENTS,
Supy Santi to-morrow, sad the
the night defendant's conduce had baur bad Cairo, 31st Janitary.The Italian troops 80,182.591eavit help thinking that he really army hend-quarters will then be transferred
143
246,715.07.
his place at the lims he did, tud intend to
intended to go ic Shanghai. the same there. fluen bargain was a bargain. He was to THE gut ju addition to his antary of $15 a month 14% on contracts put through by him, and shop this contract was completed he would be cutitled to recover his commission. Meantiuis, puding that, execution would be stayed.
Mr Braudt aid there might be no com mission to pay the cargo might go to the
bottom,
His Lordship presumed there would be
63,156.54 2467.30 672/592.46 insurances.
$264,081.22
$1.902.000.3910ass
192,543.54 844622.76
05.231.32
Mr Brandt said only on account of the shipper.
Ar Webber submitted that defendant entitled to the cotton, although the contract was not ac dally completed
Bis Lordalip was opposed to Me Webber this point. Mr Brant -Suppose I can show that there is no profit on this contract
он
His Lordship: I am not going into that. $2,641.22 point, but I presume this in a matter of that kind you would take very good caro that there would be a profit.
6632.05 THE P. AND O COMPANY'S CHINA
--LINE.
23,306.50
81.10 1,444,55
$7,444,05 18.11
* $120.977.11.
225.00
KHYDER MAÏNES INTER
INTERVIEWED STEA Khyber Malis, interviewed by & pruss representative, regretted that they did not live under the British Raj The Ameer, they say, is a cruel raynard in losing the love of his subjeca by the bar- be turous way in which he tortures them; practison grent zoolum, thay ndded.
ROVEMENT IN DROWN PRINCE'S HEALTH, San Remy, 22 January-Sir Morell Mackenzio states he is quite statisfied with the progress unde by his illustrione patient, mud declares
decide improvement has
taken place in those parts that have hith, erta beon affected by the disena. Profemor Virchow has also held an examination un der
the microscope of the portions of dead cartilage that he been brought away by coughing and spitting, sul states that h finds nothing malignant in their api
anco,
NAMONAL LEAGUE PROSECUTIONS London, Jan. 28.-The trial of Mr. Patrick O'Brien, L.F., and Mr. Hayden, jactal
at, who were arrested for making seditiona concluded yesterday. The former Buntenced to four gathe and the Int ter to three months' imprisonment,
Loudon,
W
at, Dunfanaghy for making
Jan. 20-Mr. Cox har boen sen-...” the developments consequent on One of the operation of the now mail contracts is, tenced to four months' imprisonment, but en appealing was released on bail. He was wo bear to be a direct P. and O. line through the
ouce
however re-arrested soon after for making a a fortnight be- Suez Canal
Excel additioun peu tween London and China, o thing at Mlarse- illos both outward and horeward, and serve been arrested at,!
Londani, 30th January. -- Father Stovena 571,266.ing the usual ports en route. The speed is
a auditions specch likely to be largely accelerated, and we have reason to believe the transit of the China den, who was arrested at Annagh on the
Luton, 3 at
3 at January-Father Macfad mails will be advanced very considerably, Great and that the misit steamers' nerivals will be 20th for inciting people to Urycott curtain * good deal ahead of the actual contract perus, has been sentenced to threa We have eximited the 'Books and Youchem of the time, as fixed under the new agreve Tather has appeated and beverend
Rutba imprisonment. The This furartightly ditout lino will be apples bail Fathor Kennedy has been summon beer rolansed o wented by the
If the Calcutta Hongkong steamer for attending a meeting of the Na
thus League. at Colombo, thus
Losalon,
lon, Jan. 14th.—The Czar having weekly communication ba
77.41
D; GILLIES!!
Secretary,
Compang, und verliŝy that the above Statements as in
Fax. F. F. Forren, FULLARIN HEFDER:08,5*** Hongkong, 15th February, 1859.
The Hewakan task of reorganizing the and forces of Corea and phing them on a poper war festing has been entrusted to duce (horowith. Lieut. F. J. H. Niensted, an Ambriono subject. Lieut. Wienstend lately arrived here with his wife and family, and is now actively engaged with his arduis task. This gentleman is identically the saine lashing offier who distinguished himself under the redoubtable General Saigo against 108 some years ago when fighting the Chinese.
in Formosa
A College wherein the English language and telegraphy are the chief subjects treated,
was opened here on the 1st day of the 12th Moon, under the Superintendance of Mr T. Hallifas.
:
SUPREME COURT.
Auditors.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, (Before the Hon. J. Rus ell, Acting Cluef Justice.) Saturday, Feb. 18.
EEANUT1. EZ GEIL FUN.
· Farther evidence was hened in this caso
stper with:
alternate f
tu
##
oa
National
tween London and Hongkong. This latter made ne declamation at the New Year's bo virtually confined receptions, the Standard comments on this arvioe will, however; will prove of silence and says that it does not prove that
cargo, though doubtless i considerable convenience to passengers. In Car in realved to maintain ponce It anticipation of the increased traffic, both indicatos that the Uzir is champing his goods alk
and passengers, which this improved bit, hold back by the fear of the triple
alliance. service and transit is likely to induce, à large | *!*
(Londen papers, 13th Jast,)
ants of money has been expended by the
1. G. to leave just a few of them behind.
company in fitting up the clape to bo om Vice-Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon, K.0.B That the Conquerers of Tudia, the des
to-day, Mr. Webber appearing for the deployed on the line. They have all modern left England on the 12th Jan for Hong fandent, and Mr Brandt conducting his appliances and improvements, including of of Albuquerque are on the cendanta war-path, and some day we shall have to
carse electric lighting, and a special fen-Kong, to take over command of the China Squadron, Lieut. T. F. Les accompanies. record that a countryman of the swee
Chik Kum Li sait -- am deputy to the ture in the new department will be the inhi ng flag liststetiant.
trodnetion
ieu of an entire change of singer Caroeus is standing or the ruins THE HONGRITUR DOCK Viceroy of Yaunas: Tarrived in Canta on
system in
Commander, Trench, of the Britannic, COMPANY, LIMPED.
20th Feb. 1887.
I was introduced to Mr the administration of the second salcon, in- of
like the proverbial Now
will, it is repor
be the Cenimander of it is reported, bo Zealander,
over the
The following is the Report of the Board Brandt by Sz Sai Sun, and subsequent vulving claborate alterations in its commo- of this Little Britain, of Directors of the above Company to be ly I made B
Contract with Messrs dation and fittingsgenerally. The secondan- the new China flagship; and Commander Noroook, of the Defiance, will commission & Co. chnokling o'er the presented at the ordinary yearly theeting of Brandt
Sz Sui Suo arranged inou indeed now almost rivals the first in its and smiling
to be his at the Ofeer of the | the
contract.
1 lent Ba இi greatness of Macno.
appointments and style. Shippers and as the Porpoise for the
The following mast it would be interesting to know what y
have bean diplomatic sophistry the Munday, the 27th February, 1888, at 31 made inquiries of his master about this great change for the better-all the old
hin enamission.
Whon ho first asked transhipments and anayances will he aho. Osborne, to the
H. C. B. Hulber, the Imperiest for the loan of Laoney I put him ishod by the now direct line through the
the Staff
G. K. Moors, to the off for several days. I asked his baster Snez Caual; and, with Marseilles as& Conti
bull Factor:
departed alle!".
innegor
of the White Blouse made use
aumentalith
shareholo. 1, I'raya, Hongkong, one mony. Before lending the money sengers alike will so the advantages made at the Admiralt
1.41.
politicia of in their deiberations Witz Tho To the Shareholders of the Bongkong
and Whampoa Dook Co., Limited, Minister Plenipotentiary and Fuvy Extordinary for Ceren.
B
Gentlersen,The Directors have now to whether he had anything besides his saburys, every reasonable i
port of call and home- f
SUME COMI
веста
Lord
UB
all to date
120
to dals
George Hamilton, the First Lord of
for the seats now occupied by or proposed; That it must have been a somewhat bra Fiubmit to you their Report, with a State Mr Brundt told had more than one per i ly to be provided. Of course passengers the Admiralty, has been on a visit to Ports-A
For them, onless, it he that of their no- knowledged antagonism to "the interests they are paid to serve.
That it is one of the peculiarities of the Hongkong shareholder, that he pays to Bona of his Directors a handsome annual
fce, and besides gives them valuable
business inforuntion by means of which
they can safely and successfully oppose hie interests.
That this counse of conduct is so excrucia tingly funny, and it so exceedingly pica- sunt for the Directors who are so treated. that it is sunizing the kumbar and plaas-" antry of the ica has never yet occurred to the dull shareholder.
That the went points of the Importa and Exportz Bill-kare-bootti brought to light more clearly than its strong points, froin which Fact I conclude that there is mose reason against than for its onforcement,
the last two years. The chango at one of the objectione is that the
mach. I have also lived in
me very bourne Villas; wo had very little filters
thors, and no fiver. None of
of my family
thy
bad faver there, neither bad
my
of I believe the advance the
Baiver
p the
was the alenus of bringing fever to that neighbour
hood. I have a strong conviction thus this
Haine
statistics when obtained will be of com- paratively little value against the tronbie of obtaining them, and that should the Government go on to overhaul cargoes or goods in gedowu, they will simply rafie a hornet's nest of opposition,
is the whole cause of the fever in my neigh-That although it is so in the nature of bourhood. I believe the
is true with regard to the neighbouring district.
Mr Price said he apprehended the two sewers complained of in the petition were the one that comes from a little above the Diocesan llome right up the road near Mr Harman's house and the one that cosies up from Third Street to Pokfuluin Road. The
latter only camo to within about 100 of the
things, and no one is to blame for it, this Colonial Government possesses probably the least knowledge of affairs commercial of any other Governmont I have ever hoard of...``
That our present Governor is credited with yards of the se The length
possessing a great funt of knowledge bo enclosure was about 600 feet and it had most subjects, and it is a pity that he, been covered in for about two years. Thore:
has not as yat gathered much experience were about nine ventilatora. The upper
of Hongkong. end was quite open. The old sullch was formerly-a
Batural sewer of broken That reverting asein to your unusual crop rigged teraniuting in the new
The drain that went atcnice.
went in Eastern road that leads nowhere, was the only one in the Western district,
thought,
that
had not got a ventilating shafting the hi Ono had been got, but a connection had not
Put to be
-
task to recuuele to his unsophisticated mind the maternal-like astiaitude on the part of the United States to take the
active agitation for the expulsion present of the Chinese. untese. That probably the question in a somewhat
similar form will arise in connection with our own Colonial Dependencies, and it would be well to be forewarized
ing interest and
all charges, at
to
to which has to be added the balance brought forward from
last account
That our local politifs net in spccult and from this have to be deducted
economista 'might } find profitable employment in
મ
ing
18
the
tbo effact China Trade of the following by
no means improbable contingencies
olving herself entirely
Directors' fees... 83,500,00 Auditors' fees.... 400.00
namely, Ultim supplying me, atid big lewing available for appropria
from bomo-grown taxation and deterioration in quality driving Foreign buyers, whose wante con
of the China Tea Market
Thut
tion...
3,900.00
a that he had.
cant comurission. Upon the strength
I
suong other
TEL
Bismarked, at the close of slavery passengers had to ohangoth any wind requires a good deal of wee-
Wong 2 Pau said I am the No. 2 wife of Sz Soi San. I resided in Shangbai and low Me Brandt there. I also 391,401.82 knew his wifu; she used to come to my house. I remember a conversation about
NEWS BY THE FRENC
Buonis like Kung Yard, al went of Accounts, for the half-year ending mission. He said he 31st December last,
still be at of
liberty to change vessels in The total receipts for the six months are that agsteratice Junt Sz Sui Sun Tia. 200 Egypt and proceed to Brindisi orather mouth for the purption of the crni
By Mr Bradt-I was told that au- Italian ports sorvad by the company, but ser Imperieuse, whose captain sceently
things, of making an Bermit ation tu ber bosom, with her 8001,877.41, and tha net profit, aftor Pnition could be bought at your long and the grout nags camerred by cho
891,808.41 company a report to the Admiralty, in which mad
Brandt then put a series of unimportant of a direct line. It is no secret that the serious defeats were pointed out. The
port stated that when cruising under questions, chiefly irrelevant, which occupied any have lust considerable traffic from the is liable to beccine zatkor wild, and stoam 1,492.91 over an
le fact that
Now everyone may instal hit- $95,301.32 the withear's evillence, that Mr Barndt land self in his cabin at Shanghai, had he unther helm, as much as two turns having examined him for an hour and a hall and his to change tilt he reaches Plymouth or Londed with a fresh breeze beam. Lordship did not see that anything had don, whichever best suits his arrange When guing at full speed nun pahares much
better. In anoth menta-China Express. been got out of him.
outer part of his report tus kaptam. I am decidedly of opinion that it is most desirable to rotain her masts and saile. I consider they give oply i minimum of good to a maximum of vvil. I am also of opinion that her fight The Directors roommend that s divid- our leaving Shanghai, Mr Brenda M. steamer Iramuddy arrived ing power would be much endangered
by Daily be satisfied elsewhere, entirely quend for the half-year of 4 per cent. “ quanghai in. The beginning of last year and this alteracón with the French Mail of 13th
tlia.
of rigging re- sideration of these questions $62,500,00, be paid to the rhelders wanted my husband to go to Hongkong. January We take the following telegrams to assist the steam power, and although
quired for, pathaps, ccasionally asing Beauti5,000.00 to Contributing At the time of the conversation there were would be smell wore they 46 penit in
going into action 1 anhstantial benefit, tau maddling their Shareholders; that $20,000.00 be written present: Mr and Mrs Bringt and my hos from Indian and other nurapupurs
All presne and fallaciona
from the value of the new dock at Kow-band and myself. Mrs Brand( eaid to me
yards, &c., abave the tops would be figures
Inon, rade in transit,
and the balance $1,901.32 carried that I need not be afraid to
there would still remain a large w go to Hong-
Calcutta, January 29.- military road-mount of wire rigging and gear not only forward to the W HUC for the moment su
that I would be well provided for, The Gross Darnings of the Company for and that although the salary he was going of ity, consisting of soure 300 men in foul the propellers but endanger the...
making Kang addled with the st dy of figures contain the half-year under review are less than to got wat smail, there would be plenty of Mountain Pattery, are fold off ostensibly heath, and perhaps hirek hu bai bottes from 32nd Pioneers and two guns of lives of the barbestu gens crews under- ed in my betting book that there is no Tooth for statistics of any other nature. Hause of the previchts uno, oving chilly to commission. Mr Brandt was present then. for the purpose of repairing the road that That the Chief of Police
is very powerful the absence of thous intru continete for ex. Mira Brand apulie to me in Stungt ai dislost runs from Duzjeling tuts Taibot sight up worden, and hersing the Tisk of ou statistics, and he certainly makes his tensive repairs which have hitherto aduud. Mr. Brandt understands
good deal of that to the Jeylapis Pass. This movement of
ute Sikkim will effectually force rentilation Dopartment go like a chronometer, when so wuch to the revenue, and partly to a dialect
troops into stagnation That the Guel now seems to be running as
in the gedors for building new hule not interfered with
the dyna ID and to retira to their own Thibetans to vessels; but as many enquiries have
have lately
witness
and not country
interfere with
Siklio oil-mill, and it is gratifying
not be properly worked even with been sweetly as an
only & tons of coal on board. Some of department
only. hising fully employed whather his whiskers were the same then VISIT BY THE KEPAULESE PRIME MINISTER hesa-defects have been removed, but the The new dock at Kowloon number of ita lodgera.
The Prime Minister of Nepal reaches Impericnse is stated to be not such an they are now, His Lordship stopped the eroas exemium here to-morrow accompanied by one effective fighting ship was predicted That the wheels of the Magistr ey have ly opened on the 9th of last month for the
accontandation of the two larguet ironclada tion, remarking that he did not see the use Maharani, two Genurals, 12 other officers when als van first designed. also once more got into gear, and con
and about 100 infantry with followers. were ancorastully docked and repaired. The
the party at Segowie, with Mr Girdle- completing about 100 feet of the unsouryal, which he said he would be able to show tone, Bitch Resident, who will not avail at the upper end nad erooting the now conclusively
himself of his leave until the Nepalese pups which are due from England in His Lordship said he did not think he Minister has completed has business with On Loudon—
connected with That my own brain
of
Ifr
Brandt's cross-examination of
consisted of questions as to how he
this the
OUR RELATIONS WITH TAIDET.
to know that is gradually decreasing the this de, there is now every, prospect of looked when witnozu saw in first, an Vị politics or commerce.
was temporari-
dence is being gradually restored, of the Chinese Navy, both of which vessels of Reandt said he wanted to prove that
Mr
130.
tho Man ut the Wicol is steering the dock him agus been closed for the purpose witness had never seen hit lu Shanghai atlain Faun Bart, 5th Goorichas, moeta
of which circumstances tend to shum that
ship fairly well, despite a slight yaw anw.and again.
BROWNIE.
Corea.
(From a Corresponden:1.)
Seoul, 3rd February, 1888.
of
about the the
few days; and it is now expected that the forence given by the mandaria this living in Caloutta for the paat work, so big I duck will be pertamcasty opened then morning. He was a clear and straight attempt to wrest the throne of Nepaul bas
to hear any score of the case, after the Viceroy, Hanbeer Jung has been
end of July next, The Company
been a failure
The
AMEER
à meer.
of
be in a position to receive the largest vessels forward a witness as ever his Lordship had been a in the world; and there being a dangerous seen in the box. Ele seemed to give his
OF CADUE obstructions at or near to the entrance, and evidence to far as the defendant was
Dabuls reported to be way in the inaudite vicini concerned with great kindness but with pressing she frontier tribes to send jirgus A few months ago I made known to you very little tido-way
and perfect honesty. He and defendant intu Jellallad. Nearly all lave declined. the fact that a large block of buildings inty, the largest ironclads can bu ducked and perfect
undecked withi
sworn bruthers and it was a the greatest mistrust exista regarding his And workshops at the estat-lishinents of the Company continue to Mr. Brands to exhort defendant, who was
notorious gambler, against the rice. Al The Directors
such a fare having been
were
of correspondouce, I may observe that this city-the property of the King, who. The duo subility and shree very hstoral nag that he should have asked intention
be
DUTY ON PETROLEUM.
sume people arv strangely wanting in leues the house to merchants,were burnt kept in a thorough stato of caved though defendant was a gambler it did not disced a Bill authorizing the levy of an in-
patience and in appreciation of a paternal to the ground. In this connection I have Government
new to inform you that the rocatstruction to
in. B. L'is one of these..
pay
street,
but
inviting
also pointed out in the
red that the broadsido torpedo ports
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The Finance Minister on Friday int large sum to be lot-lolders follow that be would therefore go into the pst duty of five per cent on petroleum and of the block was commenced lately. It ap. at Hung Haus as coupousation for closing bux and swear lies in his own ease; and from reviewed, the proscut funnet ditemtions on Fat been made. There was also ena, he That apparently your correspondent 10
as tile thoroughfare the evidence thought, in D'Aguilar Strast nectad, and one or two drains at Fast Point
pears that sotus andacious traitors, thought would have considerably reduced the value thought it was rure probablo La prise deficit to be met is no 18 lakhs had not shafts. The length of the shafts That it is rumoured that the Wer Office, they would seize the opportunity afforded of the extension to the Company, it was Brandt did wake un role that Mr plus any excera of military expenditure in
an arrangement to pay Upper Barma and fall af considered advisable to
of exchange. balow up t the bill depended the ton
topography of
having retermined that the Colony shall them of placing a scandalous inscription rather than have the Pay this amount the fendaut a commissiea of lg per
seventeen pelico ¡ to- les effected by him.*- works divided.
meet this 172 and the place. The drain leading to Rish
half lakhs is expected from the incrcos, Directors was perforated with un-
Mesers K HAL. Hunting Mr. Brandt
Mr. Brandt said 12 par cent, was a very in Sult duties mond Terrace
six and a half bis from lofser and M. Grots, having trapped
gullies at the intersection of
za large amount much more than he would Pollen ten lakhs from lový of Directors invited Messrs W. H. he justified in allowing. signed, tho all the streams, which he considered.
coris tax in Lower Burns and Exoien dation St. 0.3fchael His Lordship aid it had heon sworn it Roted -EL3 vory efficient ventilatora.
Burma. Frout next your the X-
It was no use trying to trap public
until house drains were set right, for the
offset of doing so would simply be to drive
bo supplied with the newest and most upon the main being of the building,
conched in the following terms destructive description of armament, have.
But, A
I have
Ti to the afirmed att
very wisely decided to wait until breech X #+=4+&+Forbes, F. L.Woodin leading guns have been xaparseded by something better bofore arming the forts.
SHTI LU
——月初八日式柱上操
appointment "to" (This sacred beam was erected on the meeting.
Board, which to that this was so, and it beciled and love in Upper reductio
this
176-18"
at this astraordinary thing that defendant should venue is 178 lads and on
have come from Shanghai for the sum of expected for two'r three years huh Upper
the sewer gas-into the houses. The im. That it is conseuring to bo raminded, in the eighth day of the twelfth moon of the In accordance with Clatteo 60 233 a month when he was making muck Barind will financially pay. The non-On-
of the coaling atations has not be quite dynasty.) PEACE BY Living and H. Hopplus retire by rotation, no other inducement. When ho was left hipoing the Sult duties but thought Poizo
provement of house drains was provided for
in the Public Health DU, which had been delayed by diverse circumstances, opposi tion do, but which he hoped would soon jespiye the sanction of the Quasi,
Speech from the Throne, that the defence thirteenth year of vang Sa-Tah Ching Articles of Association, ears 3, Bullare muney thors in touching, if there was dial members expressed antisfaction in du- This infamous inscripting has been de but being singible, offer themselves for re to himself in Canton ho scened to have got leum was to siguillesol un article to lux nounced by the Laborals, Unionists' and | elections, free
tologambling andleft plaintiff codes without and in the face of failing exchange Opium Auditors. The accounts have been au- previous notios. If plaintif bed brought and Railway receipts, in import duty foreigners generally as a dastardly metrage
forguiten, and it might be well, if the advios of the Army & Navy Gentle were
Wire
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39.06
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