Entertainment.
VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT.
MENOR VALENTIN FERNANDEZ han the honour to announce that
he will give
CONCERT,
the 27th Instant,
ST
THE THEATRE ROYAL, CITY HALL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Notices to Consignees. To-day's Advertisements.
STEAMSHIP ANADYR COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, ONSIGNEES of Cargo from Londen,
ex
PASSENGERS.
ALRIYED.
Por Decima, from Bangkok, 5 Chinore.
THE EASTERN THE ORBAT Por Fukien, from Tamini, Mir Greig, and
EXTENSION NORTHERN 8 Chinesó. AUSTRALASIA
& CHINA TELE- GRAPH PANY, LD.
10
from Hoße. Mes and 2
Mr
TELEGRAPH
Por Changsha,Mr and Mrs Carson, COMPANY OF Miss COPENHAGEN, COM-
Ets, Mir H. Bliss, Rev. Principal Major Grant, and Miss Simons, and 148 Chinese.
Per Omera Werder, from Yok
Yokohama: - TO-MORROW EVENING, G. Gundulyuziver, From Antwerp,
WING to the interraption of the Ans for Hongkong, its Mani, and 23 Chi- Beltgen, Messrs tralian Cables, ALL MESSAGES R. Taylor, Philipps, A. Mani ex 8.8. Romanat, from Lavre, ex 8.3. awaiting TRANSMISSION will be for- nesu; for Singapore, Mussm Lesen and Guadalquiver and from Bordeaux,
warded from BANJORWAYQLE TO THURSDAY Ingaraahi; for lonca, Miss E. Wiegert: Steamships Eriond des Pergie and BARD by steuner Dacca, expected at for Branen, Mrs V. Tripler and 3 children, Marie, in conection with the above Banjeewangi TO-MORROW (SATURDAY) Mrs A. Kröger and 3 children. Beasre 0. | Stormer, are hereby
informed that their AFTERNOON. From THURSDAY 1SLAND Bosenmano, and 8. Sorjeta. Goda-with the excoption of Opium, The MESSAGES will go forward by Wire to
and Valucbles-am boing tandud and | destination. stored at their risk at the Company's
WALTER JUDD, delivery may be obtained Godowns, whenco
Monager in China. immediately after landing.
Hongkong, October 26, 1888. Optional Orge will be forwarded on, antess intimation is received from the Consignees
SECOND AUCTION before 5p.. TAY (Thursday), requesting it to be landed here.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
Undersigned,
Programme will be published in a future is
Plan of the Theatre can be soon and Tickets had at Mesara. KELLY & WALSH'S.
Prices of Admission:
Dross Circle and Stalls
Pit
$2.00
1.00
Back Seats for Soldiers and è
Sailors in uniform 0.50
Doors open at 8.30, to commoners at 9 p.m. precisely.
Hongkong, October 26, 1888.
Intimations.
1781
"ONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
HONGKONG
FROGRAMME OF THE SIXTH EIFLIC
ΜΕΕ ΓΙΝΟ
TO RE
HELD AT KOWLOON,
ON
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, and NATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 1988. AGGREGATE VALUE OF PRIZES,
Competitions open to All-comera.
1. Art-comes-1st Stage, distance 200 yards. 2nd Stage, distance 300 yards No. of shota, aevon at each. Entrance fen, 30 cents at each. Urlimited entries, but com- petitors not allowed to take more than one! prizo
at each distance. 20 prizes, pie sented by the Association; aggregate value, $122.00.
2. ANY IUPLE-Distance, 800 yards. No. Two of shots, ten. Entrance fee, $1.60. prizes.
3. ASSOCIATION.-FOR ANY RIPLE-Dis tanso, 900 yards No. of shits, ton. En- trance fee, $1.00. Two prizes.
4. CADET'S PRIZE. Presented.-Upen papils of Hourglong Public schools ander of age. Rifle, Hook Rifle under 40 Cal Distance, about 150 yards. No. of Rounds, 7 and one eighting shot.
years
prizen.
Competitions open to Members. 6. PRESIDENT'.
Four
BUTU
Goods remaining unclaimed after Trons- DAY, the lat November, at Noon, will be Bubject to rent, and landing charges at one cont per packet per diem.
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before SATURDAY, the 3rd November, or they will not be recognised.
Na Hu
(1
Tumurance Ims been affected.
19: CHAMPRAUX,
Agent Hongkong, October 25, 1888
UNION LINE.
1794
NOTICE TO CONSIGNRES,
FROM ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship Galley of Lorne, Captain
GRANDIS, Gaving arrived from the abovu Ports, Consignces of Cargo are hereby requested to end in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. ignature, and to take immediats delivery
Goods from
alongsklu tho discharge of the Cargo impeding Steamer will be at once landed and stored risk and expense, and no Consignes Fire Insurance will be effected.
Optional Vargo will be forwarded on to SHANGRAI, unless notice to the contrary be given before Noun To-Ay, the 17th Inst
st
All Claims against the Steam must be presented to the Undersigned on or before! the 27th Instant, or they will not be to! myrtriver 1.
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents.
1746!
Hongkong, October 17, 188S.
GLEN LINE OF STEAM PACKETS
Distance, 300 yards. FROM ANTWERP, LONDON PENANG
AND SINGAPORE. No. of shots, sever. Entrance fee. $1.(4). Turoo prizes.
6. QUEEN'S 1ST BTADE-Distance, 200, 500 and 60 yards No. of shots, Boven at each. Entrance foo, 81.00 Thres prizus.
7. QUEEN'S 20 STAUE-Distance, 500 and 600 yards. No. of ghuts, ten at 50 Farda, Oftron at 000 yards. Two prizus.
8. QUEEN'S 3RD STAGE-Distance, 800 and 900 yards. No. d shots, ten at earl. Entrance for, 81.00. Two prizes.
3. LAIK-Open to Lady Members or their nominees. Distance, 300 yaris. No.
Five of shots, sevaa. Entsence foe, none. prizes.
Aggregates open to All-comuere.
10. VOLUNTERA AUGREGATE --Restricted to stlcient Volunteers, whose respective scores in the All-coners' make up the highest aggregates. Entrance foo, $1.00.
Three prizes.
11. CIVIL SERVICE AGGREGATE. Ro- stricted to members of the Civil Service whose respective scores in the All-comers' make up the highest sggrogates. Entrance fes, $1.00. Three prizes.
12. POLICE ALATE-Restricted to the members of the Police Force whune re- spective scores in the All-comers' make up the highest aggregato. Entrance fee. $1.00, Four prizes.
THE Steamship Glenorky, having arrived
from the above Ports, Conanguece of Curga by ber are hereby inferuied that their Gonds are being landed at their risk in the flodowns of the HUNGRONG AND LOON WHARF AND GROWN Co., LD, ROWLOON
be at Kowloon, whence delivery may
obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded un- tese notice to the contrary he given before Noon To-DAY.
Cargo Panining undelivered after the 30th Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insuranus been effected. Consignes are also roquested
present.
all Chuims for damages and/or shortager t later than the nth November, otherwise they will not be recognized.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, October 23, 1888.
FROM HAMBURG. PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
1.778
Steamship Nibe, Captain PeAFF, having arrived from the above Porta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested 13. ALL-COMERS AGGREGATES.—For Go to send in their Bilia of Lading for counter- petitore whose respectivo acores in the two signature by the Undersigned, and to tako stages in the All-couture wake up the immediate delivery of their Goods from highest aggregates. Entrance fee, $1.90. alongside.
Ану
Three prizes,
Carg impuding her discharge will 14. LONG RANGE AGGREGATES.-For Combo landed into the Godowns of the Kow- petitors whose respective scazos in the UN FIER AND GODOWN C. and atored at
Aay Ride and
Association make up Entrance foe,
the highest arrogates.
$1.00. Two prizes.
Aggregates open to Mendlers. 15, Farewell Cur. -Silver cup presont- by the Civilian Members of cho Hong- kong Rifle Association.
OP
DISCARDED
1800
Por B. G. Johnson, from Keelung, MI Colby and family.
DEPARTED. Per Palamed, for Amey, 185 Chinese. Per Haitan, for Cost Ports, 2 Euro- peano, and 200 Chiness.
Per Independent, for Swatow, 3 Chinese
for Singapore, 315 Chineso.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:~-
For SINGAPORE, JAVA, PORT DAR- WIN, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. Pur Hazco, a p.m., on Saturday, the 27th inst., instead of as previously notified..
For
BANGKOK.-
Per Cicero, at 4.30 p.m., on Monday, the
29th inst.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATE PAJKET.— The United States Mail Packet City of Ris
de Janeiro will be despatched on SA- TURDAY, the 27th Instant, with Maile for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &o, which will be closed as follows :—- 2,15 r.a. Registry censor. 2.50 P.M. Post-Office closes, but Corres
pondance may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents estra Postage until the time of departure.
Per Dr, rom Hongkong: for Shang. CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Por
GOODS hai, bir and Ms Buurphreys, Messa
FROM
ROSE & Co.'s STOCK.
Gomes, Figueiredo, Piry, Ezekiel, C. S. Porry, Gabbay, Gamble and 8. D. Piry; for Kobe, Mr Kowara. For Shanghai: from Marsilico, Mrs do Verbacabo de Mayer, Messra Schench, J. Ballard, Mrs Ballard and
THE HALL& HOLTZ C. On., LED, Bele, Booch, Laurunt and Beoul,
WILL SELL BY
PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON
MONDAY NEXT,
20th October, 1888, nt 2 1.35., at their Auc
ting Rooms, Queen's Road, D18 CARDED GOODS
ASD
SUNDRIES.
Quies, morning of Sale.
TERMS AS USUAL, ---Cash on delivery,
THE HALL & HOLTZ C. Co., Lo.,
Auctioneers, Le.
Hongkong, October 26, 1888.
CITY HAL L.
NOTICE.
1804
THE Annual General MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in and SUD- SCRIBERS to the above Institution will be held in the LIBRARY at Four o'clock in the Afteravou on MONDAY, the 29th day of October instant."
H. L. DENNYS, Secretary.
Hongkong, October 20, 1888.
1708
THE CHINA SHIPPERS' MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM
PANY, LIMITED.
FOR LONDON FLA SUEZ CANAL.
The Co.'s Steamship
Ningcharo,
W.C. Deetox,C'romder, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 20th Instant, ut Noon.
For Freight, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agenta, Hongkong, October 26, 18F8.
FOR MANILA,
1790
The Steamship
Deepdale, Captain duur, will be despatched on or about
1803
and infant, Sisters de Barrcan, Le Miss Strantmann, Revs. Perns D. Lossens, R. de Sael and J. Stragier from Singapore, Me de Mayer, Verbache England, and M. do (Belgian Ministee): from Haigon, Messre Liddin, Marrache and Gandox. Ganco, Marsoilles, Mr
Rannon. For and Mr Perard and intent. For Yoko hama: from Marseilles, Mesars Y. Wada, and F. Fukazawa, bir and Fukuz Mrs Dittrich: from Singapore, Messrs Baird, Pistamis, Hinasberg, Askimales, Vice and Kohler; from Saigus, Joampierre.
TO DEFAULT.
Por Anton, lor Hoihow, 50 Chinose.
SHUPING REPORTS
The German aleamer Dreima reports: First part, light Southerly winds; from Para cola strong N.E. wind with high Northerly
The British steamer Fokies reports: Lolt Tansui on the 23rd instant, and ex- perienced strong N.E. winds and high ses to Amoy. Left Amoy on the 25th, and thence to port moderate N.W, winds and fine weather. Stearners in Amoy, Yelsin, China, Spindrift and Woosung.
The British steamer Changsha raports: Had strong N. gale througliout.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
REGISTER.
QUTODEX 2...AI H
Barometerved.
Temperature,
W'estoak.29.2 43 Toldo 30.28
Humidity.
Wod.
DOMBAN
Tirection.
Force.
Weather.
previous h
0,03
b
b
Nagasaki.. 31.12 Shanghai..90.15 62 Amoy..... 30.07 Hongkong 30.00 75 Haiphong 30.21 81 5 2 Bolinao,.. 29,59 84 Manila..... 19.88 78 93 NNW 2f 0.25 OCTOBER 30 — 10A.. Wrostock. 20.70, 45 96 N Tokio
Nagasaki.. 30.0 Shanghai.. Amoy
00
50
Elungkung 34,18 72 Haiphong. 30 20 777 Bulinao... 20.91 85 23 Manila.....23.94 85 74 PAL
1
The barometer is steady along the east and gradiente continue rather steep for N. winds. Clear, cool and dry weather pro vaila
W. DOBEBUK Government Astronomur. Hunghony Observatory, October 26,
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 89 degrees Fahren- sit, snd to the bored of the sos in inches, tende
and Lundredths.
Fahrenheit,
2. Terezartaz, in the ebade in degree 3. HONDIT, in percentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being
100.
4. DiveOTION OF Wise, to two points,
5. Foner Wrap, according to Beaufort
For SWATOW & SHANGHAI.--
Per Kutang, at 11.30a.m., on Saturday,
the 27th inst., instead of ne previous | Sendo. By notified. For SHANGHAL-
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
3p.m.-P. M. S. S. Ca's Steamer leaves
for Yokohama and San Francisco. 6 p.m.--Ghazes leaves for Sydney, &c.
Meeting. Noou.Meoting of Shareholders of The Canton Insurance Office, Ltd, at Messrs Jardino, Mathoron & Co.'s Office.
Amusements.
date subject to rent.
[No. 8055.-OCTOBER 26, 1888.
provisions of the Public Health Act are to bo carried into force. Bat we are after alj thrown back upon the two principal necon- sities which have ever been held before the eyes of the Government in these columa -namely, the increased Water Supply, and an officient system of Public Sowore. No inquiry seems to have been made of late at least to satisfactory reply appears to have been given, sa to the progress minde with the miles of now and proporiy-constzvotrā public drains which wore at one timo stato d As we have exid, 'until as being built.
9 p.m.-Concert at the City Hall,
Miscellaneous. Olaims against the Galiep of Lonu must be sent in to Mossra Russoll & Co., on or before this date. Goods por Niobe undelivered after this this has been shown to be satisfactorily completed, all the By-laws that the Sanitary Board may make oan be of littlo U150, as they can never bo onforced, At the same time the Medical Commission whose Report bas just been issued, and tho members of the Sanitary Board, deserve the thanks of the commity for the endca- wours they have made and are still runking
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
LIMITED.
OUR NEW SEASON'S
VEGETABLE LOWER AND
FLO
SEDDS ARE NOW READY.
Flower Parcels of 50 Packets, price, 310.00 to bring about a solution of the difficult
of 20
problem which official negligonca has ran dered almost unsolvablo.
0
"
Vegetable 1
of 45.
5.00 7.50
Single Packets ut list prices,
SPECIAL FLORIST'S SEEDS. In Packets of six or more named varieties,
CLOVE
Vis
PINKS PANDLES - PHLOK --- HOLLYHOCK-FORTULACA, VERBENA AND PETUNIA.
MIGNONETTE MACHEL (The Now Variety).
PRICED CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION,
THE HUNGKONG DISPENSARY. 30th August, 1888,
1448
The publication of this issue commenced
af 7.30 p.m.
The Chinn Ittail.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1888.
There is one point, however, to which a correspondent calle aur attention which the Favor Commission does not appear to have touched upon. The investigations of the Commissionera are confined to the causes
which might contaminate the air and the wator-the air receiving more attention that the water. Nothing has been said by them as to the Food Supply of the Colony ita source, its mode of cultivation, ita mode of transportation, or its mode of pre- paration. There need be little doubt that the food, as we got it in this part of the world, may well, and indeed frequently deas, contain the germa of dissašo ; and if one
wore as but, fow of us over attempt to do-to watch for a month all that goes on in our kitchens, our suspicions would porhapa not be
THR Report of the Fever Commission may lessened, but materially increased. The be regarded as a good summary of much amount of bad food and unwholesome. that has been said and written on the mai-fruit used by the poorer classes and by tation of this Colony for the last few years.many children of all class, is enough to account for a large part of the diversos that It does not contain very much that is new, have existed here during the last few years. although, it puts in a compact and well-ux- pressed form what has been thought and partially expressed since the fover first amutued an epidemic form. So far as the contamination of the earth, the water and
6. SATE OF WEATHER, blue sky, dr.the air is concerned, the Report in fairly naked clewis, of drizzling, rein, fog, z doomy, comprehensive and pretty exhaustive. The Per lenorchy, of 2,30 p.m., on Saturday. 4 kai, fiightuiny, o overcast, 7 passing showers, absonco of subsoil drainage and
the 27th innt., instead of as previous- ly nutile,
Per Kwong Lee, at 3.30 p.m., on Satur
day, the 37th inst.
For Foolsang, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 27th inat.
For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSOI.---
Per Folien, ab 5 p.m., on Saturday, the
27th inst
For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. Per income, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the
27th inst
Destination
z sgnally, 7. rain, s snow. I thunder, e visibility, A dew (wol)
7. Kằng în farbre, tenths and barnbrożzha
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
AT 4 P.M. FO-BAV. Barolieter
. 30.09
Tompotature
Humidity
א
Direction of Wind Force
1 1 Weather Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 26, 1888
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vessels.
Erebin, v. Singapore Neckar (a)... Kabé.......... Septima (8) Kob and Yokohama... Pembrokeshire (3).. London, v. Suez Canal Ningchow ()... London, s. Suez Canal Telusnon (8).......... London, v. Suez Canal Surat Manila
WEDNESDAY, the 31st Instant.
For Freight or Passage, upply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, October 20, 1888. STEAM TO STRAITS & BOMBAY.
The P.&O. S. N. Co.'s New York.
Steamship
Now York, New
York
Consignees risk and expense.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods places on romanining undelivered after the 27th Inst, Noon. will be subject to reat,
All broken, chafed, and damaged foods
Deccan
will love for the above FRIDAY, 2nd November, at
E. L WOODIN,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, October 26, 1888.
Opan to there to be luft in the Godowns, where they P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Office,
Officers of the 58th Regt, and to be won by the highest segregate anore made in the 1st Stage Queen's. Entrance leo,,
hone.
16. NURSERY AGGREGATE.Restricted to
tars who have competitors
Dover
WON &
will be examined on the 27th Inst., at 4 p.m.
No Fire Insurance has hoon affected.
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents.
a First or Hongkong, Detober 20, 1888. Spoond d prize at any previous prize meeting
17CF
1801
Not Responsible for Debts. Nither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for
in Hongkong, and whose respective scores
respective or To-day's Advertisements, any Debt contracted by the Officers or
200
and 500 yards in
Stage make up
Entrance fes, 81.0ighest aggregates.
Two prizea
17. HANDICAP AGGREGATE.-For compe- fitors whose respectiva asores (with month- ly challenge cup points added) at 200 aud
500 yards is the Queen's First Stage make ap the highest sc
scgregates. Entrance fee, $100. TWO
U
litors whose
prizes,
18. QUEEN'S AGGREGATE.-Fur compe respective scorse in the Queens three stages make up the bighest Lat Stages 200, 500 and 000 aggregates. yards. 2nd Stages 600 and 600 yards. 3rd Stages 800 and 900 yards. 1st Prize, Silver 9 money Oup presented, value 8100, prizes.
And in somnaction with the above, EXTHA Money Pauzts for aggregatos in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd stages.
Also, A MATCH RIFLE with 300 rounds of ammunition, presented, for the competito. whose scores in All-comers, Fresident's and Firs and Second Stugos' make up the highest aggregato. Wiener of Cup ex- cluded from taking this prize. Entrance foe, $3.00.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON: ALSO,
tren of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
BEVEE, Genna stewnor, Capt. Detbisf.' sen. Siemesen & Co.
Tros, French barque, Capt. F. Regnier. -Melchera & Co.
MONTIANA, German schooter, Captain .
Kessler.Siemasen & Co.
NERAUDDA, British steamer, Capt. Thos E. Gillest. Jardins, Matheson & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
October 25, 1888:
Cizero, British steamer, 1,060, A. George, Sourabaya October 13, Bugar.-TUNG KEF & Oo,
October 25:---
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA, V.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Billa of Luling for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS.
Decima, Garman steamer, 896, A. Dinge, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK Bangkok October 10, Rice.-SIEMSSEN & Co. AND BOSTON.
Fabien British steamer, 509, J. Lewis. Vanishing Target. Open to all-commE PASINGULAR AND ORIENTAL STAAH Tami October 24, and Amey 24, General.
NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship-DOUGLAB STEAMSHIP Co.
r. SURAT, Captain
SPECK, with during the morting. Any Rife.
Changsha, British stasicor, 1,483, J. WB. Her Majesty's Maus, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, DA WEDNES. Lams, Hoila Ostober 21, GeneralBorza DAY, 7th November, at Noon.
SWEEPSTAKES al Bunning Man and
Poors at 200, 500 yards and Sayer. Open to all comers, M.EL Rifle or Carbine. Condition: dc.
1. To avoid delay, intending competitors are strongly advised to enter and obtain tickets for the various competitions before the date of the meeting. Application to be made to the Hon. Secretary, Hougkung 2. Post entries will be accepted on the
Club.
Cargo will be received on board until
p.m.
Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office until 4 p.m. on the day before sailing.
al Valuables for Europe will be
FIELD & SWIR
*Saigo
V.
(8)..
·(8)..
T. Crowell [Emma ..Leading Wind. Carrier Dove.
Agents.
Date of Leaving.
Norddeutscher Lloyd., Oct. 28, at 10a.m. „Geo. R. Stevens & Co. Det. 29, at 5 p.m.
Adamson, Boil & Co... October 31 Arnhold, Karberg &Co. Oct. 29, at noon, Butterfeld & Swire... October 31. P. & O. S. N. Co...... Nov. 7, at noon. Adamson, Boll & Co... October 31. Messageries Maritimes Oct. 31, at noon. Russell & Do..
Oct. 30, at noon. Russell & Co...
Quick despatch. Russoll & Co... Quick deapa Arnbold, Karberg&Co. Quick despatcn. Pacific Mail S. S. Co..Oct. 27, at 5
Sp.m. U.&O. §. & Co..... Nov. 7, at 3 reussen & Dock dom. F. & O. S. N. Co......Quick deutch. Jarding, Matheson&fo About October 29. P. & O. S. N. C... Nov, 2, at noon Douglas Lapraik & Co. Oct. 28, at daylight Gibb, Livingsten & Co. Oct. 27, at 6 p.. Adamson, Bell & Co... Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. .P. & 0. §. N. Co...........Oct. 28, at daylight,
$ Francized, v. Yham City of Hinde aueiro(a) S Francisco, v. F'hamaelic (s). San Francisco...........Great Admiral.
(a).. Shanghai...
S'pore, S'onyn& S'rang Nerbadda (s). Straits and Borabay... Decran (4). Swatow, Amor & Teni Fokien (s). S'Ley & M'bourau, &c. Ghuzee (s)... Vancouver (B.), fr, Batavia (8). T'hama,, Nkid Kobé Ancona (e),
Stock
BANKA
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
No. of! Vive. Shares
Paid.
27.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60,0 $
INSTRANDES, -
Juion Insurance Society Co., Ld... 10,008 China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld... 24,08 North-China fusurance Co.. L..... 5,0x2 Amsociation, La. 8,000 £ Yaugisze Insurance Chinese Insurance Co., Limited..... 1,8 Canton Insurance Ofise Co., Ld..... 10,000 The Straits Insurance Co., Ld. 39,000 Hongkong Fire lusurance Co., Ld, 8, (8 Chinx Fire femuruse Co, Ld........ 20,000 $ The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 20,0005 Singapore Insurance Company, Ld. 10,000,$
ROCKS:
NTKAHBOAT COMPANIES,
'kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. 12,500 s
K. C, and M. Steamboat Co., Id 40,000 3 Iudo-China 5. N. Company, Limited 50,000 t Uks and Manila S. 3. Co., 1d...... 3,500$ Douglas Steamship Do., Limited.... 20,000
MISCELLANEOUS.
1,6009 3,000,
China Suger Company, Limited...... 15,000* Luzon Sugar Company, Limited... 7,000 Punjom & Sunghie Dua Samatan
40, 2008 General Werder, German steamer, 1,820,
Mining Co. W. von Schuckman, Nagasaki October 22, Société Francaise des Charbon-
8,000 Fca. Maile and General, MatCHERS & Co.
bages du Tonkin. Ercang Lee, Chinese str., from Whampoa. HE. & Kow. Wharf & Godowe Co. 17,000 8
A. 8
. S. Wateon & Kuteung, British steamer, from Wasmpus Cruickshank & Co., Limited........
Co., Limited) 2,800 € transhipped at Colombe; but Tea and
H. G. Johnson, American bargue, 1,627, Hongkong Hole! Company, Lt.... Gonoral Cargo at Bombay, arriving one neok later than by
g,iny mis. isaned the direct route rig Colombo. Colby, Keelung October 23, Coal-RUSSELL For further Particular regarding & Co.
HK, and China Gas Co., Limited. sights Paper or sliding wind-gauge FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the
PENINSULAS & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIDA
Hongkong. COMPANY's Office, TION
The Contents and Palus of Packages are Palamed, for Amoy and Shangbai
Laertes, for Nagasaki. to akipato. required to he declared prior
Shippers are particularly requested to iten, for Coast Ports. note the terms and conditions of the Com- Independent, for Swatow.
Deuteros, furhe The above programuse subject to altora-pany's Black Bills of Lading.
Passengers desirous of insuring their bag angle, for tion Programmes will bu insaed in the
gage can do so on application at the Com-Anadyr, for Shanghai. course of two or three weeks.
pany's Office,
L L. WOODIN,
Superintendent. HONGXovo Crun
P. & 0, 8. v. Sale Office, 1584
Hangkang, October 240, 1898,
on above, are not allowed.
Persons wishing to join the HR. Asso. ciation should send their names, with that
of proposer and seconder, to the Hon. Betary not later than Thursday, nous, 8th November.
Entrance its $0.00 Ladies $1.00.
A SHELTON HOOPER,
Hon. Secretary,
Hongkong, October 6, 1938.
DEPARTURES. October 28 :-
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well-known and disgracefully defective con- dition of the drainage, public and private, are heartly condemned and exposed; while m. commendations are made which ought to receive that careful consideration which they deservo, although the recent statement of H. E. the Governor as to the separate aystem of drainage would lead one to believe that the soparato aystem had been all but
Tndeed, that bad food is a predisposing Use to attacks of fører, dysentery and cholera, even the members of the Com mission will not dispute. When there is a tendency to such diseases as those men tioned, whether the tendency is produced by emanations from sowors, from freshly. turned earth, or frem plectrical conditions
then had food and onwholesoma fruit bo- or variations of temperature and moisture,
come the Inst straw'; and not infrequently an epidemic may result. Perhaps the Com. misaiovare included this branch of the subject amongst those matters which are provided for by the Fublic Health Act But at the same time, it will be a disappoint-
sanctioned. This is what the Comminent to many that, under the beading of * recommendations,' no note is taken of tha sioners say upon this point :-
Food Supply of the Colony.
As to the presont disposal of the sub-svil
water the Commissionera heliave that it will
THE Sanitary Board endeavoured yesterday
be useful to carry it into the already exist- ing Crain-sawers or sowers; the fall being so to wrestle with a very difficult question. great that no harm can arise therefrom.”
When an epidemie breaks out in the Colony
As to the future disposal of sub-coil water
and
storma
water in newly constructed it is of the utmost importance that informa- drainage worke, the Commissioners are of tian with ragard to new cases be at once opinion that the subject should be carefully given to the authorities, so that stops may considered as to whether drain-sowers, or
sowers with a separate drainage for ant-aoil be taken for at once removing the patient waler and storm water, which may or may and disinfecting the house. With a popa- not join the sewers, be the better.
Everyone who has devoted any attention to and incapable of realising the dangers of lation ignorant of the working of discasca
the subject knows that the sowers mast
be improved-indeed, their reconstraction infection, it is vory difficult to obtain this information. Besides, the Chinese are has been stated by the Burveyor General
constitutionally averse to roixing in tho to have extended already to several miles.
troubles of others. How, then, is it But, as we have pereistently advocated, properly-constructed public newere must possible to get information? The Board frat be made available before connections evidently thought that compulsion must
bo used that a
man who knows his of any kind can be made with safety by!
house drains. This is clearly recognised neighbour is suffering from emall-pax or by the Commissioners, otherwise their cholers or typhus, and does not report to the Police, should be made liable to a fino unmeasured condemnation of the public sewers, their remarks on house-drain traps, of $50. This looks well in theory, but the difficult question arises in practico, how and their wholesome exposure of the ventilating experiments can mean nothing. can you prove that a man is cognisant of In reference to the soakage of the subsoil his neighbour'e disease, and the equally with water-or, as in too often the case, difficult question Who is my neighbour.' To neither of these questions could the with sewage it appears to na surprising that the Commissioners did not recommend Board find a satisfactory answer yesterday, the vas of conerate on the floors of all and it is not very likely they ever will if houses in the Colony, as we feel convinced they go on the lines on which the discus- that, spite of all improvements in drainage,on was conducted at last testing.. The some such expedient will have to only member who seemed to have an idon be resorted to in order to neutralize the of the lines on which u mlation was to be evils already occasioned. As for the grow. found was De Cantle.. Ho said that the peo- ing of plants and trees, and the regulation ple should be at liberty and ba encouraged of extensive earth-cuttings, these are per- to report. Certainly, but it did not seem to strike him or say of the members that haps the most familiar of all the recom. mendations advanced. It may he observed, liberty and encouragement to report” is a however, that there is very little virgin soil totally different thing from punishing peo- now left below the level of the Pokiniample for not reporting. We believe that any Aqueduct, Had the recommendation been hard and fast rule that the Board may drafty acted upon when it was made in these making non-reporting a crimiasi offence, columns years ago, the fever in the will either be an unjust hardship on the mass of the population or bocsma totally Western District might not have been so general as it was. Still the cultivation inoperative. What the Board ought to do, of trees end the regulation of earth. if the matter is within its province, is to cutting are pointa in the marshalling of seo that the liberty to report and the on- " arguments which cannot well, even yot, couragement given to those who come
forward are as great as possible. Although it is be entirely overlooked, sonfidently asserted that the Blus-gum tree an epidemic does break out, it may be will not flourish or make wood here, it is necessary to use sterner means, and surious that there are several specimens at it is then within the power of the Kowloong whose stems show a dismater of Government to issue à proclamation to the from one foot to 8 or 9 inches. There is a effect that any neighbour or fellow-tenant calebrated raimuto of Governor Hennessy's shown to be cognisans of an infections case alleged to be in existence, wherein he issued and falling to report would be punished, instructions to Eat it grow as a bush, if it Buch proclamation, issued `in an would not condescend to grow as a tree, energency, would have a powerful effect And it might be worth while to give this res though no one was actually prnished y valuable trea or ¿ bash' yet another trial, whereas the rigorous enforcing of a by-law in view of the strong recommendation it that had hitherto been found partially of 508 20-30% dia on $20-$14 per receives from the Fever Commission. Many totally inoperative or that had been atout-
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of the details as to house-drainage and y resisted by the populace might produce other matters will be dealt with when the little effect. The procesding in achitrary Banitary Board has succeeded in framing at the best. Atam may lire next room tá - | the Rules and By-laws ander which the Achi without having any porymunicationg
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