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No. 8052-OCTOBER 29, 1848.]

Tax Straits Timex speaks of Sir TT, Ford, Chief Justice at Singapore, eating the rai portern. We wonder if he fouú tem tough moracle.

CRICKET.

THE GARRISON . THE REGIMENT.

roach and

THE CHINA MAIL.

Murray Barracks, this evening, common- ment had the best of it by a long way. being so great as to endanger the boiler, and the red and enttings mach uvident, for already a ventilting shaft is inentha than those welitioned.

The following will be

„NIEDLES,

· boat was capsized, the accident resulting in the death of Mr MacCallum and two Chi- The sad occurrence will be much regretted by the many friends of the do- ceased.

0830.

ARGINANT ANY ISSO,

C. E. Bieginbotham, Bair

F. L. Jonatuno, Ju

Mujer Churchill, is Matr

Drummer Taylon, « Johnaton, b Bistr; ................ *

CORRESPONDENCE.

not

THE GOVERNOR AND THE MEDICAL COMMISSION REPORT.

WHY THE PETITION WAS SENT IN.

CULTIVATION OF PLANTS,

IV. That the cult ration of plants, kerta, nicht broeck and a much needed impro

of dealing is ander

the Blas Gum, the Eucalyptus Globulus of faid night soil is the averge number Australia, should be largely planted. The gardens, munity increase the probability of its de- (required for the Wastern District atrial districts, markedly Italy, and the ouvr-coolio latrines,nds its way directly into

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the

the

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Not only in the petition. but in

in the eromnocentury duties

true 18

WATER SUPPLY.

ao

used for manuting private πρέποψη

may be to the Isaaces Again the overflow from OTHE

the in many instances:

are

resent

the

Gth That the primary cause of the loss sioners are aware that in the other districts of sover gas at that loval. With imperfeet or in other words, that the lives of the of the Killam was the failure of the pumps of Hongkong the houses, in fast the town, tontilation below, this no doubt constitutes inhabitants should not be sacrificed to

soil; by the daily removal of the sato; and by the prevention on the This match was played at the Cricket water, the amalil Japanese coal continually i dus the other parts of the town are oleasty rom insufficient water to cover the there are known to be, or for the purpose:

to free the atokohole and engine roum of stand on ground of almost similar nature; a serious dangor, the more so that the trap further private ends.

part of occupants of hourss of their is Only in non-malarini diatriots, if such coolies using the sol, whether fluid alaking the

the Ground yesterday and to-day, play com- drowned out. The further efforts of the and; in many instances, boller paved. In allows of the exit of insufficiently oxidised of the military defence of the island, should

fires being packed with haunce, the renda are dor frequently inefficient and at such times

or solid, for manuring the gardens around their own houses. manding each day at oluven o'clock and

Zugineers with the

the donkey boiler on deck the Western District the ledt Apr more. sawer gas, That this is being dealt with is such cuttings to allowed during other Tas Baad will play at the Officers' blene,censing at four. In the result the Rogi were also rendered abortive from the list!

The system of coolic latrines is one upoti. Lich the Commissioners fool strongly newer and indifferently paved or mucada being constracted whereby the gares may III. That newly-cut ait be entered over They would advise that a reward he offered 6th. That although the stor WAS dtbzed.

second to a safe distance (according to the with turfmould and ashes of a thickness of by Government for the best practical mo cing at 8 o'clock.

The mon of the 581b batted first, exceptional violence the vessel would have

The Cornusiesionera have cute to the " the programaros sem

and, by good cricket on their own park wonthered it but for the reasons addnest in ; conclusion, therefore, that all the stomentosent level of house building) up the bill at feast three inches, or by concrete or by chu-thod of dealing temporarily, te, whilst in conditions att ta proovit moment the art by the y-out surface water, by sofre minoped that thereby the atontion of

with March........ I will be true to thoc '............. Newtel. together with indifferent bowling and scaun. pars. 6 and that all hands on board appear necessary to produce-malarial infection are conditions noted in the previous paragraph covered by the fat of Jura. Overture..." Schubert "Suppo

are ju existance. to kave done their utasont under the trying present in the Westera District. Velas ....... Étor and Garter * wante

what loom Holling on the part of their circumstances in which they were placed,

practical engineers and sanftarians bo drawn Fantada om. of Mendelssohn ..Godfrey,

Here it may be advantageous to point

to the Selection, Disaralı

Meyerbeer opponenta, ñuished the innings with a total the Engineers especially

leaving No ex- Belketan.....Matesofele

out the difficulty, not only of fushing the 5th.-General non hygienic coulitions met Bowers, but of even

about. The. ................. tota JOHN MORAM, Bandmaster.

of 269, including no fewer than 24 extras. pedient untried to free the holds of water.

7th. That no blame attuckten to the Mag with the District--The Commissioners į water to fill the traps aig suficient for trees be proceeded with.-Encouragement with the night soil in the Colen

should be given to private individuals to st most reliable ter, Omo

after cleansing.. Lieut. Higginbotham, a

Officers and craw of the a. s. Kildare for wish it distinctly to be understand that the custoto followed in dealing with the loans cultivate, but it is the duty of the Govern- this is not the case in all instances is viewed

The

tood to be that of the pail system. That causes detailed andor this heading cannot We regret to hear of the death by drown-bateman, had the top score of 84, Major the less of the ressel, and that she have any specific effect in bringing aboat de trap is, at twice a wook, the tool i ment tu see to such cultivation as speedily! with concern. Moreover, the irregularities ing of Mr T, A. MìèCallum, which occurred Churchill coming next with 33. Opremitnealy standoned is borne out by the

water is taken out and clean water substitat- na possible. a little more than a week ago at Tamsui. Sillifant contributed 29 and E. O. Smith 25. action of the master of the Iphigenia, who malarial fucer, but they are if opinion that ed The amount of labour this insoires

In the absence of direct oyidance upon coclios and others render the bane of this well known to oxist by the caroleanness of The Garrison tentu were disposed of for 71 had every inducement to attempt the salving any insanitary condition any increase the is enormous

As many as 80 buckets of the subject it is considered expedient that moro name. In the first plans Mr MacOrlium had boon at the Poseadores, in their first innings, F. H. Johnstone of a valuable s prize but declined to hazard severity of the attacks of all lever and by water are required to fill up some of the - wheró bn was engagol in some Government and B. 0. Smith playing grese havoe the lives of his crew or his vessel in what he affecting the general health of the com- larger traps, and

atsaion deemed a hopeless undertaking. The only batsmen

is being largely planted in many mala- work and afterwards proceeded to Tamsul with the wickets.

velopment. B. The Court desires to record ita ap-

of the bes who made any stand for the Garrison

where 114 traps of different size are inrial per 8, 8. Pichili on a similar errand. Ho

The complaints mado in the petition action, amounts to 36 beckets per trap. preciation of the praiaaworthy conduct of wero Major Johnstone and Dr Bean-

meus rate of growth of the tree, combined under the separate headings 4, B. G. D. The difficulty of obtaining water from the with its drying influence on the sub acil, the house draiva.

permanent flow, was going ashore at the latter place in the lan, who lind 24 and 21 respectively. the commnader of the German steamer Fechili's gig when, in crossing the bar, the On being sont in for a second innings the Iphigenia in reacting the crow of the Kildare, and J are conditions which, individually streams in the righbourhood is, ant ocrtain point to its being likely to be the soul,

Water clopote are not unknown; they Garrison made a much better appearance. and more especially for his careful treat and collectively, no doubt produce in some

seasons so great, that water has to be ante of Hongkong. focal and in others a more general carried from the soa, up a steep hill, as far

exist in the hotela, some of the Clubs, the their acote atanding at 150. with two meat of the injured men.

disturisance of healthy conditions. The in many instanco a half

Gaol, the

the Civil Hospital, Government milo. The wickets to fall, when time was called. The

Commissioners find that the chief cause of hours available for such work are from 12

That the Water Supply be increased. House, and the Government Offices. Thu following are the scores :—"

petition being sent in ix however the at night to b in the morning, at which bur

The present int craittent supply of water last four mentioned

under directly

tho sindia experienced in the Western District. i tho

C. the workmen are required for others ser vil to the colony. It is, how. control of Government, and from their pro

the If by five o'clock vor, in the praeces of being remedied, and sonce there and from the fact of examination of witnesses havi tho house suficient water caupot be collected, and it will he adequate. It is therefore the

that too by means which in all probability

reconstruction of the last mentioned, it is to honge visits, the orice of the complaint is at times impossible to get such done from

Lintontion of the Government to that the tance, (heading of

from a abzust- Fre-In speaking about the report of ter's village, falaud Lot No. 105, and na- irregular, the traps oroliable to be imperfect works have been in the process of construc generally. The Commissioners would ro slccume, it is plain that the supply being Tytan water supply be pushed forward with the construction of Buch, or to condema fect the utmost speed. For many yours the the erection of water closete in the Colony the Fever Commission H. E. the Governor xious trades; in a second (heading of ly filled and bence their occasional in- tion, and it is believed it will be about 16 commend that either one or other aystem saya that Eucalyptus trees don't flourish in petition) from the drying of segar bega on elliciency. In some instances coolies Inve the tropice don't make wood. I would asks, the hill sides; is a third (bending of been found to deliberately open the nr 18 months still before they are finished a adopted, and they would strongly age

moveable

In the auch traps, and to In

health of meantime grating over not, they should be, with offensive topped each year

with ofensive liquid manure; in a and thon instead of growing we they are re-(honding D in patition) from the storage of ported to do, they would fill out. I have garbage and refuss material in the native seen very fue specimens in the tropica town just below Bonham Bend, and from but it does not do just to stick them in the the barning of refuse batter in an imperlegt - trapa inefficient.

Tanuer at

rat Lúp-ap-winie

in a Gh (heading

in, before the dry season sets in. If it isntion of pipe-anwers in addition to sub-noil Eis petition) from the Boxious and fœtid 2nd. The condition of the houses as question of expanse the Commissioners are and surface drainage.

she abaense of proper ventilation is the older houses in the neighbourhood may for each a purpose. gruses concentrating in the upper levels from obtained be a house to knuse vis tation The satisfied that the residents in the colony are THE PETITIONERS' GRIEVANCES.

be willing to put their hands in their pockets The petitioners h. ve specified various publio sovers. It will be observed that

said generally to be in an unsatisfactory

grievances under pazagraphs A, B, JD, these constituto the main cause of the peti condition. In some instances, sa is the Although the improvement in the quan- which come under the class of nuisances. THE REPORT OF THE FEVERtion being sent in, and during the cross-exas at the Berlin Mission, the drains are tity of water will, by the opening of the The members of the Coralssion consider

COMMISSION.

smination of wit: csser they again constitut for the most part open, but the bricks are Tytan wurks, be a great boon, the Com-that these are fairly stated and require to

blue and consequently unsuitable owing to missioners view the source of the water ba attended to, In disponing of these grievances it is their porosity, the bricks creover are entering the Pokfulam Reservoir with ep.

Under paragraph 4, are two distinct evident that the first four, (A, B, C and D Endly laid and frequently displaced by the prehension. It is stored in an eminently grievances As to the squatters of the petition), can be pronounced nuis rasta of banyan trees. The ground in the malarial district, and the gathering ground village. To demand the immediate ances, but the fifth (heading of petition). neighbourhood of such drains is sodden for at the Peak is gradually being dotted over of many families from houss and hom

reitoval the absence of ventilators in the public a considerable

over, the building going on in the neigh-bat to spread the evil to other! bourhood of the gathering ground in prave- that while arging upon the Government to cative of much disturbance of the soil owing deal

deal with the to the labourers unearthing stones in large attention to this question from a sanitary question, and recommending quantity. The earth is thereby disturbed point of view, the members of the Com maler in interfered with. and the colour if not other qualities of the mission advise that either their presont state be improved or that some more fitting Without going more into detail the Com- pince be provided for them. missionera balieve that, by and bye, the The manufactory of soy in close proxi Pokfulam water supply will become an un-mity to and in the midst of a densely po desirable one.

palated district demands instant-legisis-

THE Manila lottery is apparently doomed

C. P. Fedley, e Jones, b Flaix, ...........................

Cpl. Splaka, b Blair,

J. Tat, e Gratock, b Jones,

A. de O. Rusteman, c Bonplan, b Blair, ir

C. ilifant, e Scanlan, & Mues,

.. Baich, not out..

Pio. Warburton, Jubartou, b Stanley.

Extra-arvogh-

Telah........

GABIRON-FET ENDINGA. Mejor Johnston, H Johnstone Compl. Rice, Toyler, Juhnstone.... A. de C. Bcaalan, à Johnstone ------ Major Miles, b Johnstone tant. Hair, e Higginbotham,

à Jokretome.

Corp. Creatork, e & b E. 01. Smith ........ Capt Stanley, b Johnstone... Corp. Burr, E. O. Smith Ramor. Janca, £. Q. Smith Lient. Woodcock, Huntemaa, bE, 0.8mith Dr Robbins, pot vet

Batman..

Total,

31

in Hongkong. A Bill has been read a seond time which makes any person who Phay koop an office, agency or place for dealing in lotteries liable to be imprisoned for six months, and His Excellency saya that ho can sea no distinction between these agents and the sellers of Manila lottery tickets. The natural inferoace is — and the Governor said as much in his speech that when the larger Ordinance desting with gambling is prepared it will contain a olauso making the railing of lottery tickets (Manila, of course, included) a crime panish- able by imprisonmont, We syres with His Excellency that it would be unwise to have one law for the Chinese and at- other for Europesus in so marked contrast as they would be wore the Taz-fa lottery agente imprisoned and the seller of Manila lottery tickets allowed to go soot free. About the great evils which tho Taz-a and similar Chinesu latteries work among Chi- ness, both women and men, there can be no doubt, and as to the advisability of putting C. V. Tadds... $5Mak Che......81 Do effective check on the innumerable D. Gillies 10 Wing Tai & Co... 2

H. Crawford...... 60buй Wo

GARMBINED IN: 1808,

Lieut. Woodburk, a špinks

D: Bobbles, run ont

List. Blair, e ganholtam, & Smith

A de C. Scanlan," |

Johnstune

Majur Jehustaa, b Smith,

Sinjer biles, run out

Corp Ureastock, a Higginbotham, d Tayler,

Stanier,

et, but but, Corp Rice, Churchill,

Extra

Total,

PEREIRA TRUST FUND. SUBSCRIPTION LIST (CONTINUED)

153

8

agencies that are springing up at every etrost E. Robinson... W. Brewer...... corner there can likewise be no hesitation. J. J. Francis.....26 E. Gate...... As to the Masila lottery it may be main-Col. Anderson10H Herbst & Co. 5 M. Price10A. R. Marty......10

Hon. J.

tained that it does less harra, and is a E

little more honest; but that it also Kruan & Co..

brings, although in a more gradual way, E. McLeod

W. Judd WE Crow.... SF. D. Barros......

6A. P. Happer.... 6 Silvestre Aregui, i Wilkinson 5

dize consequences, especially to those with Hon. F. Stewart 104. Denison.......

ewall incomes from $20 to $40 a month, ja Rozero....he Ping Kwong 2

incontrovertible, and it would appear that

...

A. Seth..

M. S. Alves. J. M. the figures are more alarming than is geus J. M. Guttierez.. 24. A. Margal...... 1 rally supposed. Of course to a certain ex-R. Drury 80. Ramjha......&

F. A. Couper

..108. J. Holmes tout a man may claita to do with his money

J. Holiday 20 Yau Sin Wao..... es he pleases ; and if he is sa foolish na to Wm. Powell Ho pay $13 to the Manila Government for Scheeler...... A. Lory......

So chance that is, giving him an aver-. Sained

Ho

1Ho

Fenton..

I. E. Withura... 5Kong Tour-pon General Cameron Dr Kom............ Major Churchill.. 5J. Graut. Col. Craster, B.. Pun Kso.......

5

9

3

1. Rumjan. 2 DW. Jenninga...... 2 e success, to contribute $3 par man. H. M. Mubts. D. E. Caldwell...10 sem for the maintenance of the by-no- Gee, Fenwick..... 5D. W. Smith

David

2J. Hart Milnor... 1

means righteously administered Colony of Choi Chau Beo

GDF Gumes.....

A. Cruz........ Spain, the Government may have no D. McCros right to interfere with him. But this He Kew......... 5D. Wood........

J. F. Wabber..... C'dore Maxwell.. Government has a perfect right to prevent, John Pitman...... 5D. Kennedy.......

Gerald Glade..... as the Government at Home does, a Ge

ad..... &J. foreign Government or, municipality from carrying on its economically-immoral busi- Desa in the country. The selling of Manila

J. A. Carvalho... 5Chas. V. Lloyd... 3 lottery tickets is prohibited in Singapore, A. McClymont... 5St. Joseph's Col. and it might not, even considering the BL C. Michaelsen 6 18......

Victor Deac a... R. Marten zaatter apart from the question of the Hall & Holtz Co. 0. Inoktald.......10 treatment of Tax-fa agonia, bo an unwise

operative Co....10A. Schlumberger 5 thing to try the experiment here. of H. B. Wodehouse 5 Wa, E. Forbos., 10

18. J. G.

8. Layton. 10 Bourse it will be impossible to

B. Adan

3A Friend.....10 molutely suppress the sale. For loog Wm. Taylor...... 2. Uyen... 1 rame to come there will doubtless be a J. H. Underwood tong &

A, Gillander... Hemiro.

33. Dickie

great dest of secret selling, but a probili A. McIntosh...... Vab

tive ordinance cannot fail to have some John

Betting up straw-masters or in fading ways

Juhu

mat

Co.

5

3 3

Angus...... SW. H. Mathew... 2

RE. A. Bolumen...

1.B. Moses...

1W. Themas...

B

2

W. Petersen...... 3

14. O. Romano ......,10

1/

City Ball Performance. By Mr Small... .....$228.30 By Mr Foulkes....... By Maran. Kelly & Walsh

5

5

To the Editor of the 'Cuina Mazz.'

23rd Oct.

| 30

10

to continue

sedetition in one ins the, allowance daily diminishing in the commondation of the Commission xious question whether or not it is

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the

the

soil

by

the

are these trees properly handled; are they notitis) from the wakating nower gard, draw water for bousehold purposes from ty is being impaired and the lives of Dail avalom. At the same time they would

ground and not look after thei. In addi tion to taking up molatore, their leaves have sanitary beautits.—Yours,

BLUE GUM.

The Commissioners, having held the Grat mosting on Documbor 29th, 1887, and Mr A. G. Wise having been appointed Sacre tary, have now concluded the work assigned to them, and beg to report as follows :-

THE NATURE OF THE DISEASE.

The conclusions arved thencering the disessee fund prevalent in the Wastern

District are as follows :-

Ist. That the dierance complained of were chiefly malarial, aral that tho fever.

at the time, was dis- spidemic Tiuclly . gud, —List lever appears to be endemic in the Western District, but that it has possibly be more prevalent during the periods complained of in the petition.

3rd. --That a sumil percentage of the

enses which came before the Com missionera in evidence, exhibited symptoms of what may have been Buwer-gas poisoning.

THE CAUSES OF ILLNESS.

The conclusious arrived at concerning the Causes of Fever in the Western Distriot generally are:-

NO SUB BOIL DRAINAGE.

of the main grievance.

:

com-the praction of removing night these traps. This, in audition to the ovalni a fow snatifced by the delay in the draw attention to the fact that the with arising to household canitation, sondors the completion. It is desirable therefore that holding night soil from the sewers does not

the works should be pushed 1888, that They would recommend the general adop on so as to be do away with the necessity for pipe sowere. aper before the 1st

WHAT WAS SEEN ON VISITING THE GOUSE),

13

suwura, is a technicality of sanitary ea- filthy soil depth and a mass of black with bouses unprovided with drains. More without providing ample acrolite 80

gineering.

The Commissioners feel reluctance in go- ing into the question of criticising the sewara of the Colony, whether as regarda their shape, constraction, intent na to what they are meant to convey, or ventilation, be- cause they are aware that by the recent Public Health Ordinance, radical changes will be made in the formation and Bushing of the present sewers which, it is hoped, will improve, if not eradicate, many short- comings which are at present only tac vicent. The changes recommended by the Government of the Colony have been agreed upon after deliberate consultation, and it is not the wish or duty of the Comuninninnere, to criticise them.

HOW DRAINAGE IN THE COLONY

HAS BEEN BOTCHED.

The conditions of drainage met with in the Western District which struck the Com lesioners aa calling for comment era i-

NO VENTILATORS.

obtains

some instances again the houses are in direct communication with thu mais sewer, there being no attempt, or but an imperfect one at trapping or disconnection. In a few and these the most unhealthy houses the basements are occupied.

in

tion.

In all instances the cocile quartors are defective as regards both their dwelling ac commodation and lutrine arrangements, The dwelling quarters ore in many instances built against the hill side, not THE SEWERAGE MUST BE IMPROVED, raised from the

ground and directly

As rogarle paragraph B, the Commia- vou! into Voutilating

the

VI.-That the sewerage be improved. The soners are of opinion that the existing mais sower and

discussion of the drainage and sewerage, legislation is sufficiout, and advise that the BOMO instances were found to exis: over the latrines. The latrines or especially of the Wrote u Bertanding Sanitary Board exercise usure strict control are highly objectionable even in the best paved the way for solearor understanding over quarters, the odour being so great as to be of the remedies. Here it may be necessary the bill-side). (he drying of sugar bags an unbearable. The vessels made to receive to say that the recent Public Health Or The same applies to paragraphs C and D the finid part of the soil wers either prer-dinace provides for the remedy of most of (with refarenin to the manuring of gardens

grievances flowing or broken, and the fivid soil

with offensive liqui ts and the storage and allowed to percolate either inte the floor conjunction with the opening of the new burning of rabbish). In regard to the barn- of the latrine or into the nearest house Walter works should do much to remedying of rubbish the Commissioners are given drain

surface gully.

to health.

of has ceased, and 1 bath waste were allowed to flow on to

Commissioners would therefore nd. the ground director below the sindows afvise that the recom the dwelling house.

Health recommendations of the Public Ordinance be brought into notion less owing to the evaporation of the water Ordiumos the Commissioners would like to

Disused bath-room traps were found aao. with the least delay puraiblu,

Without criticising the provisions of that in the trap, and rain watertrays were for the draw attention to some points of paramount expedient. The present places of burial same reason ineficient; these tmps morcover

WBB

tho

if not

complained of This

In use instance the fluid soil, kitchen (dangers at some of the more evident to understand that the burning complained

X-

THE LASTOSAL OF THS DELD. So involved is this question with custom and religion that the Commissionors can tinction to what may at the anmo time be only suggest what is sanitary in contradis

and other resid

1st.--The absence of ventilators. As ∙1st Aisence of sub-soit drainage. The brought act in evidence there are no regular Comtassiouers during their investigation sentilatore, that is, no openings constructed have elicited various differences and pecu for the purposes of al owing the entrance of liarities appertaining to

to different districta fresh and the exit of foul air, in the couras nf Hongkong

za regards the subject of of the public sewers. What openings there

of drainage. The conformation of the original drains in the Colony provided for anfonare, exist for the purposes of narraing off the load directly to the main vers, and from important the ventilation of the Public ones, are gradually being eneroached upon;

for Europesos, Chinese, and oth drainage.

eurface wat In fact the drains da

water, with, in addition, a ventila their inefficiency the gasce from the sewerseers. The method of ventilation by air some of the older graveyards are in feat ains as originally tion shaft at the top of the main sewers. faced their way into the houses or the made were surface drains pure and simple; The openings for carrying of, in others

off surface water

extending for up the hill sides, has already within the confiuus of the suburbs, and they did not, and were not intended to

court-yarda Adjacobt. some instances trapped, serva any other purposes. Gradually how sided with a metal saltupid in this sat in oro instalize a house drain opened on bran tried in Gibraltar, and after boing and with the rapid spread of the city it

laid 1st to the rain water pipes of the roof of the

a serious cavitary ques over these drains were used as draza sewers, guarded simply by gratings. Ut those it 15 house iramedaicly below. The surface. It was found that Rock fever and tion will in time orite.

at much expense, are now holy ceme likely that a serious and not being constructed for such a pur-lain that the first--the tramped openings traps laid down around the housea so the and for the sake of the public health the petitioners DE by soma o

Typhoid followed their being carried up th

valve

de-

shafta,

The effluviun

as

from the Chinese

sewers, but acted through their faulty of air that the second--the valved! fective. The ap inch below the level in the lower levels Watu Tistrict in particular, sewers pro- | olusare lo sower gas, of the o: orture chey of an inch was all the covering which the the Government commits itself to a system ; the y de ceap enough to be sanitary, birt

ich while they more ofleiently per- the openings provided with wing but a few Instates the water of the of ventilation of sewers which under similar | 10

рова,

failed to fulfil their functions s are not intended for the entrance or ext Western District generally were very

and ventilation affected cemetery on the Pokfulam road is ascribed construction as subsoil dra ne

dip of the trap ia uo instance they were shut In the openings act imperfectly as ventilators, was more than nower parts of the town, and in the their vory purpose being the completo of the trap water, and iu ost instances,

to the method adopted by the Chinese The Comunizionera reencuend, thuro.aying the cole in the ground. When the fore, that areful enquiry he made before

is dug according to present regula tions,

tha end of the coffin, that towards

tion

per were laid down in the first instance; guard. It is only the third olas therefore construction of the trap rendered possible. formed their function es rewara, contributed which can serve tho but little to the sub-zoil

purpose of

the end nearer the surface is so sparsely drainage of the

and-As to the trapping of the hersenvored, that the earth gets washed off by neighbourhood through which they ran. free conreunication with the air, and it tiga or from surtint either from evapora circumstances has been found a great evil.

not seem that they are adequate by Seeing that these traps, In many in-drains. The report upon the water

Benvy rains, It therefore appears that in the newer dis-thelves to provide for the oxidation of stances, cunatitated the only guard whereby in the Colony will draw attention to the stancos is exposed. Hence no doubt

colin in a good traps tricts, houses are built more perfectly the sewer gases. Bowered, perhaps, but by that very fact

the lasufficienes of the dip into tedy at once suggests itself, vis, that,

with no artificial provision for its exit.

TE DANGER OF EARTH CUTTINGS.

the trouga vations were made at

18.75

(Mr Cameron).......... 12.00 289.05

the

both

MORE PLANT CULTIVATION REQUIRED.

the

of the

the main

owing to

the

level with, or to prevent sower gas more especially at the higher la 845, murs especially at the the hill be made sutaiently deep; but that

exhalations

The Commissionere are

RECOMMENDATIONS.

SUR-MOIL DRAINAGE,

I-That subsoil

con: Health Ordinance.

water

The expense

the

tensive

ible; and when the c

ELB

-ex-

bricks

In addition to these openinge many of from ascending sewer were prevented liability of the same to becomes useless arises the efforium complained of and the stand in soils camp with sub-coil water and the mat aswers are provided with venti- dwellings, the Commissioners regard them the water allowing of rapid graperation, when a hill-side is chosen as burial

in the neighbourhood of lating shafts plead at diffisent lavals along as totally inadequate, even when such trays and the fording of the trap frons the pres. Stound, bot caly the end of the grave next

Face of the bill. Some

ue line the maximum dip effect on the monthly dmin made by Manila J. McCormick.... 3R. M. Gray

2nd-Earth Cuttings.--According to W. are situated below, un 0. Maclean, C.B, M.D., Professor of mili above the pressut house-building levels.

higher levels finding its way through the blowing against the myths of the drains on amply covered. The shafts in question are intended to trap. on the wealth of Hongkong. Apart from L. Ballory

the Public Presa wall, especially when unvaived,

Elsaith Ordinance the Com tary medicine, in the Army Medical School,

of fou! air, and the Com- act na exits the section dealing with Tez-la lottery A. Millar

Nesles, who was encamped on Hongkong missioners fourd they fulfilled their the inadequacy of the main eswer ventila-apparent

These facts, taken in conjunction with the insuficiency of the traps is but to miezionera obeorro with satisfaction that

provision is before it was coded to the British Govern

made for 300 cubie fest agents, we must say that we fail to perceive Tong Hing.

ment, the soil was but little disturbed and considerable extent.

fanctions

to some, or it might be oven to

Bride to the opening of trains at the of air to each dreller in Chinesa houses. Kwong Yune....

tion, arersgarded with much concern. The chat the short Ordinance now before the E. Stern....

did not suffic; but, when. ex completely fulfil the purpose of ventilation account just given of the irregularities and of sowers, far above low water loved on the ang attempt at thwarting the Authorities That they serve in Commissioners believe that by the detailed Praya. The present positi nof the mouths They consider this the minimum ate that at aanbsequent time, for comple Council will work any great change in the Waumal Asso. A. G. Stokos...... J. Grunt***

the construction of the City Tour, of the rowers way bu called in question; errors in the sanitation of the district the foreshore, ia prejudical to the health of the in the application of this measure be severe- existing state of things. It loaves untouched w. S. Bamsey.... 2Per list last pub-

fatal form of remittent ferer

and the more no, as they are found only remedies about to be recommended may be Colony, whether an regards the insanitary ly dealt with. At the same time they the head of main sewers, whilst the branch more intelligible. caused great mortality.

appeared which

would recommend that perforated the great uril of clab gambling, and only Kwong Lung & liebed.........045

state of the forestore itself, or as regards this was eotommunicating there with From

are Taft Readors obligatory a policy which every

the effect on the dwellings in the town and be introduced in the walls of all apart and

many subsequent

Hongkonces, earth-

In eos

kill-side suburba

ments. wise Magistrate has pursued--the policy of

and other provided with such crits counities have been cousidered as an im in the reutilating shafts with the authority charcoal trays have been placed

The Cor

Commissionera are aware that ex The steady increase of the city of Victoria punishing the mastore of the game severoly,

portant factor in the production of condi-

are in contemplation, in regard to numbers, is no doubt a co tions tending to the cutbreak of fever. At

nd of the Sanitary Board. They were placed

and can well understand the difficulty exorcial gain and a subject for gratification the only difference being that the Magin-

the same time it is observed in some dis- thure on the representation of residents with at once-Fruns information gathered perienced in dealing with the question of tus from a eanitary point of view the in trato canast now even inflict & nominal fine

from these triots of Hongkung and more especially, a rendered their houses undesirable to from reliable sources, it is possible to pro. / the foreshorosanitation until it is definitely crease in numbore, with a comperscor

expansion of the area of the city, is most on the gamblers and cannot give the

the present

sent excarations going on at Kow- 91,128.05 foon, an immunity from fever frems to that such charcoal trays, even when the ciples of ventilation, or in the improve.missioner

of opinion/ceed with euch drainage without waitin kottled as to the Praya extension scheme.

for more radical changes, in either the prin

alarming European houses Bro would point of view the Cut)

are gradually masters the option of paying a heavy In the last list published errors were exist in sou place. In the Western Dis-

urge the settlement of being pulled charcoal is коре dry, in a most climate

ments providing for the amelioration of the this quoation, in the Brava winnaion Packed, and in their stead close houses are being built We fear that the Police will made in the following gentlemen's sub-trict, however, earth cuttings of a recent such as that of Hongkong, even when the present condition contained in the Pahli scheme, one way or another as speed faca crowding, and while the Ene

allot 717 Fraser mith's date and of an extensive character have trays are roofed aver, is taken into

The danger arising therefrom is one of sur find greater difficulty than ever in dis-scriptions,

should be instead of £2. Inspector been in progress for sume time, and the eideration, it is evident that they render

question is

the regulation covering the real masters of a game. The Henacy's should be instead of 8. Commissioners cannot neglect the fact in practically useless such shafts Further, would be emall, and from the arguments arcise great care before committing the ceping accommodation may provant the

Auch a work would involve

would arge the Sanitary Board ta lunese are master hands at evading a law, De Gautlie has very kindly offered the face of previous experience,

that theso ventilation shafts de but com- already c

need only extend to the

community of Hongkong to the great ar and they will soon discover a means of medical attendance to the family gratis,

pletely fulfil these functions, is believed Western

betono e soi erigan, sanitary problem, 3td.-Absence of Critication.-The culti. from the fact that, from the surface

The drainage should be of the nature of a to the sewage outfall which the contem

p'ated alteration involves. vation of is a sub-e-il drainage. of recent date in Hongkong, and it is possi-nature emunate; proving that the suction As to present disposal of the sub-soil The following is the Fluding of the ble that the aforestation bus pot aven, rower of the ventilating shafts is not of water the Commissioners believe that it will

Court held to inquire into the whers best developed, advanced sufficiantly anticient draft power, to not only check be useful to carry it into the already existimaanitary state of the coolis houses found on circumstances We note from the Government Gazette that of the steamer Kildare in the Brins Bez on | Westem the maximum of good. In the Bach omauations, but does not cause the ing drein-sewers or sewers; the fall being so inspection, ted the Copatnissioners to me limits of the town as it at

attending the abandonment to Mr A. M. Thomson, cadet, repor ed his a7-the 4th instant.

District moreover the afforestation entrance of fresh air instead of the exit of great that no

140 | stands) over 2,000 people will, before o harm can arise thereitun is døreloped to but small extent, to so swall tival in the colony on the 10th instant............

the fallowing recommendations or coolie { mouths, deurope 1,000 people to en stre 1st. The the. Kildare of Sunder- an extent in fact that the benefits accruing 4 the plucu of writ of mein sewers at the scd storm water in newly constructed the suburbs

Ag to the future disposal of sub-soil water quartors attached to European houses in That Mr George Jekyl Phillipgo, B.A, has land, official No. 90,307, register toneage therefrom are as yet practically nil,

In cities 101 Proyn, it is

it is found that the openinge are in

is all that is appointed cluck to the Puisse Judge, 2,277 tons, commanded by John Jotnaou,

கரம் the departure Evidence as to the existence of good bo- some instarses guarded by suetal valve daps drainage works, the Commissioners ate of

that the with effect from the 27th August inst, via who holds a certificate of Competency No, stowed upon malarial districts by plants is and in others they are not en gunsded.

-No coelis to be allowed to sleep on from that rule has been proved again and aubject should be g-refull» | Mr G. E. Holworthy, resigned That

considered to whether drain zowers, or 3,750, sailed from Paeroan on the 17th obtained in $3,750, 800

The cutfalls of the sewers in the Western sewers with a separate drainage for sub-soil

the ground flour unless it be venti again to foster disease, Allowing for dif- in a negative thus:- It is

way

lated below.

ferences

aces in habits and the Messrs An-ki-nam and Wong-Sung-ting of September with a full enrgo of sugar, bound well known that, in many districts with District are not guarded by such valves, and water and storm water, which may or may

possiblity the Tung wah Hospital have been appointto Hongkong.

-Nu conlic house to be built unless having dwelling-houses-practically open to ed public vaccinators.

plectitut

tiful vegetation, when large olearances the souths of the surrs are open to the

provision is made that there be at the air during seven months in the year, Funtut the time of leaving have been made, malarial fever previously North-East monsson during the whole of not join the sewere, bo the better,

Commissioners cannot help bolioring that + Pasosroom the Kildare was not overloaded, in abeyance has broken put subsequent to the winter mouths. Seeing that the main

apartment to be under the surface crowding as it at prezent exists Wera refernce to the telegram concerning the mean draught being 24.5 incher and such clearance, and in such a manner that Bar in Cautre Strout is realed at the top II.-That the period of Earth Cuttings be

9 feet high.

will seriously impair the health of all disturbances in Java it may be stated, as that she was staunch and weli fitted for the they are looked upon as counn and offoot. (at the junction

-No evolis to have less than 300 dwellers, but more expecially the Euro stion of Rohingan kad Bonhard regulated. In Hongkong and in many other the Singapore. Free Prew, that Residency voyage, with sufficient provisions on board

Boada) by & Befor th

by a water trap; it follows there is places, it is noted that newly-out virgin

cabic feet allowed for sleeping room. dwellers, in the City of Victoria, Madioen is situated between the Residencies to last at least month.

created in the sewer ta Cantro Streat a pres- oil, more especially in l-drained or Souarang and Rembang on the north,

perforated air bricks be let zoug 4th-The situation of the hotace. The sure of rower gas when the tide is low and exampy districta, is followed by an out 3rd. That the voyage was without in-

into each coelie apartment; the air In conclusion the Commissioner beg to Serakarta on the west, Kediri on the eastcident until the sening of the 13th Septom situation of the houses in the Western the wind high, the cutlets for which are breek of fever. The Commissioners would bricks to each department to be two eaknowledge the assistance rendered thin and the sex on the south. The population bor, when very bad weather was encountered District is such that malarial fever might be house-drain and surface water falets. Ar advise that the period of earth cuttings is number and situated on each out during the coune of the inquiry from numbers about half a million. The prin- with all the indications of an approaching expected to doyslop around them. The insanitary state mast thereby be produced, (below the level of the Pokfulam Aque side wall, but not opposite each members of the Government Service and cipal products of this Residency are offer, vyphoon, and the vessel was beaded to the houses standi at the hape of a high hill re capable of seriously affecting the health of duet) he limited to the mouths of Decem-

other; the size of each brick to be other gentlemen. rice, sugar, indigo, coconut oil, cinnamon, southward in the hope of clearing the ceiving & tropical rainfall. Around the the residents in the neighbourhood of such ber, January, February,

10 by Goches with an open ares of Alsy, and that it bearch, April, and placs of the 'storin.

s drain at higher levels.

24 square inches. Residency is called Madioen; the Kesid. 4th. That the weather became wors and Test distenes from the trist, and at no

the Western District it is found that angust, Junting thr the surface, sub-soil Ent's name is J. Molleneister. The chief the vessel was thrown on her baam ends, water is found stayding; in addition, in at the top of the main sewer which runs Catcher, and November. That such Reapers is Patjitan. There does not seem the engine room and stake-hole being many places the water finds its way to the down Centre Street no ventilation shaft has recommendation may meet with strang to have been ang history of previous dis- Hooded by heavy sess; a series of disulers surface causing pools in soras instances and up to the present moment been provided; upposition the members of the Commission turbances in this Residor us there was followed ending in the loss of four lives, in others a damp scil.

but that instead a water trap situated above are quite aware; but they are of opinion in the case of the late di drbances in the and all efforts of the crew failed to clear the

Whilst drawing attention to these condi- Camper's taut, at the function of the Rob that the health of the community should stokehole of water.

tions in the Western District, the Commis. insan and Bonham Roads, preventa the exit' ngi bo damaged for mero penal gain, Anjer Residency.

for the master vanishing wheweyer » polic:- |

man is soon to be approaching.

and teakwood. "The chief

THE LOSS OF THE KILDARE. THE FINDING OF THE MARINE

Marine

2nd

COURT.

THE RITUATION OF THE ROVERS PAN...

houses

fool,

4.5

EARTH OCFFING.

COOLIE QUARTERS AND CLOZIE LATKINES.

4-As to the coolie quarters-The general

least two

No cool.

That

A-That realer care be taken with the cools latrines; by the provision of a proper vessel to receive the

to be from time to time determined by the Sanitary

*What constitutes a suborů or suburban renkianze

thegamed for in counted sa ascoy, but: a krani

d

act,

of 300 cubic feet to each inhabitant for orits arising from over-growing, the

@ equal. alious question of surface croyding in likely to, and in the imme-date require to be dealt with. In the s

п ne is is calculate that, in the town itself, there are about 1,800 people to the acre, and at the present rate of building (within

8 12

upon every are

F. T. MORTIMER,

the

Deputy Inspector General, R..

PH. B. 0. AYES,

M. T. YARE, A. M.D.

P. MANSON, MD.

3. CARTTAY G. P. JORDAN.

J. M, ATHENSON.

ALFRED G. WISE Becretary.