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administration proceedings, which cer- tainly existed before the code and ward governed by a soparate net, As to the question of the proceedings in question con- stituting a nuit, he contended that auch pro- evelings were never regardod na a unit um- til after an order was made on the mons in Chambers.

We are informed by a foreign engineer Gonoral was wrong in his contention that who has recently made a murery of the the old procedure in matters of this kind flooded district and works at the breach en was superseded. There was no speciat the Yellow River, lant very matter in pre-proviam in the Guds with reference to gress has buen made with the repaire by the Chinese. The near Chung Chod which was originally smile in width h been radnent to about four handred feet. Two large gange commenced to rebuild the embarkmonie for each an, and they have created a very substantial bank of willot and mad varying in width from about 200 to 250 foot, and from 20 to 40 foot above the high level of the river. But it is now that the real diffioulty dolences, as the task of the closing the last few bur dred feet owing to the grant rush of water, will be one which with the appliances and watorial at thoir diapuas! they can hardly hope to accomplish successfully, till after much trouble, if at all.--N.-C. Daily News.

Their Lordships roserver judgment.

THE CHINA MAIL.

der's 5; Mr Frederick's 5.-Total swoops, 81,143.

THE CONSOLATION Cup.-Mr Sanson's stable, 860; Mr Tou Brock's 25; Mr Tong's 20: Mr Trind's X's Mr Mouat's

Mr John's 18 Mr Ring's 17 M John Peel's 17: Mr Rodney's 10: Messrs Morgan & White's 10; Mr Tall's 7: Me Fred. Cobhart's 6.-Total sweeps, 8390.

į cafe Tell's 30: Mr. John's 75; Mr Ten

Peol's stable, $149; Mr Sassoon's 145 Brock's ; Mr Rings 20; Mr Rodney's 18; Me Torg's 16; Mr J. D. Humphreye 12; Mr Major's 11; Mr Gabhurt'a 9; Mr Daily News, Monota 6. Tubal swoops, $1,072-.-.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before MT A. J. Leach, deting Puise Judge.) Thursday, Nov. 8.

UN FO . . ronnes.

::

The question as to what is to be done in order lo stop the branch in the Yellow River and prevent ia Futura such disastrous foods as China has recently experienced, is still as far from being solved ai ever, Thu building contractor (who has since cvtamend his propositions to the favourable

The beating of the surt at the instance of the Un Pu, timber merchant, against Fathor E. Torres of the Spaniel Procurations, for S462 for wood allez i to live han did on the order of dufonduct to a bit appered), was resumed to-day. Webber appeared for the plaintiff, nud Mr Francis, Q.0, instructed by Messrs Shary, Johnson and Stokes, for the defend

ant.

dis.

Mr

four, viz.:-

ment

Report

tho

limited public revenus at its disposal the ever to be closely built over, moreover, the donis in, however, evitated from more than Colony would have shrunk from the expense elevation and position of the Aldany allaho quartor, and Kevolutionista do not ask of a dual system, but when one considers admit of a free patint being always obtain whether the moment is opportune or not. the present position of the city, the limited ed for sterm waters in this neighbourhood. I made a Bulgarian Revolution, not once, nres of land available for building purposes and consequently the excessive crowding Fraya has therefore been calculated to cons Whenever I asked questions on the subject,

The size of the main nower along the bet

without tion,

consulting anybody that exists in the Western matutions, spesially in verinch of rainfall per 24 hours over this always informed that the time had and Central Districts where sub-district. The other sub-dietrio. 9 bo- not yet come. I therefore decided to sot the population renches to many as 1,600 ing closely built over, the sizes of the on my own responsibility.

sawers have beon calculated to discharge One of those days,' he added, "the endeavour

ol

ozist.

later Mr Francis said the goods claimed for by

system, as adopted by the Chiness, has proved, as we all know, utterly celess, some nine millions of Taels have been wasted without rondering matters on inta the boltar. A number of foreign engineure who semo tinto age presseded to the song of the breat the embankment, returned

fow days ago, also without having resched their object, their schemes, in all probabili-uge which were being erected by the con-

the plaintiff had no doubt been sent forward and used in the construction of the build-

זלה

Print

be

Question,

also act, without coli-

since the 2nd of Juno, 1888, but meredahy has occurred, for affir & lange of over two months it has not got boon found pesible to pass in the Sanitary Board the Rye Laws relating to hopsidrains; even cho original motion made i ley ma toivo quifer once to this must argent matte was not carried without opposition.

13. These delays are unfortunate as it is THE CHAMTION SWEEPSTAKES. ---Mr John † of urgent importance to the Public Health persona to the acro, thu timu has, in my 9.4 inches of rain per 24 hours falling over Macedonian

sanitary house-drains should he grappled hotld be made that modera that the reconstruction of defective and in. opinion, arrived when every science the whole sub-district in addition to the citing the permission of either M. Stambu. with without further loss of time, and this places within our reach, to improve the inch can be done without any seed whatsoever newerage of Victoria

contriontad by oui diatuota. loff, Qount Kalnoky, or Lord Salisbury, and, of waiting for the

Main No. 4. providing for the sewerage should neighbouring countries then inter adoption or otherwise of The principal objections to the continued of district No 4 (coloured brown on plan foro, Bulgaria would have to come to the Separate Byetem, as pointed out by Mr use of the oxisting spaters of drains for the slice II,) will commones in Queen's Road aid of its brothren, For the moment, such Cooper in bia

convoyance of sewage are:- 14. The ny miles of modern matu

(1) that the numerons ontlets, along the witpposite the Royal Naval Yard and a contingency coulá not occur, because as traveras Queen's Road in an easterly yet I have a hold asor the better Balearían REPORT ON THE SEPARATE SYS. were that have been built by the overa

within

Praya render the condition of the fore-direction as far as the Eastern Guard elements in Macedonia, and sin ocupied TEM OF MAIN DRAINAGE.

inst ten years and which

House, where it turns down Arsenal Road with more momentous questions, euch, for Public Works Department,

have almost entirely replaced the farmer

shore objectionablu, old defective main drains of the earlier days

(2) that the Largo sizes of the sewers to the Praya, and continues along the instance, as that of the recognition of Princo Sir,I have the honour to teroamit yures of the city, have been wall con-

Hongkong, 24th August, 1888, the enclosed preliminary Report of Mr

of the Colony, more capccially in the upper

cansu considerable deposit in the lower Prays as far as the Bowrington Canal and Ferdinand, which we must attain at nur lavola

during the dry songs,

there

discharges into the harbour. At this price, as otherwise Bulgaria cannot long A. Cooper, on the Separate System of main duinage for the city of Victoria and to re Sanitation of Hongkong, but it is clear that aid, cannot be remedied, and the third ing. I cannot recommend the proposed

(3.) that no efficient means of ventilation point also it receives the sewage of the continue to exist. So long as that comsine structed and laid to

aa testified proper falla,

District. by Mr Chadwick in his Report on the to by

ancattled, the raining of the Macedonian The Grat two evils, from what I have

the best available without pump- Question is not to be thought of.". consideration of His Excellency the Go-it spite of the best workmanship and of

Europe will certainly take note of M. To position of this out-fail as a permanent Stambulof's statements that he can at will, every precaution the newest and best built

presente considerable difficulty. roy

main-drain

drains of auch neessarily large arzu as to measure and wou'd strongly advise in either crante or postpone a revolution in ize 2. The main features of this Project are offensive nuiannes along ita whole length shoe inter any such interruption as the alternative point of out-fall at North Ferdinand's position has been recognised, the world will become an bu able to discharge at times large volumes preferones, that the mair be oxteaded to Macedonia, and that, when onca Frince (1.) The dissociation of the sewage off the liquid mattor that is, lud interit at

large

Baps or traps caused by

he will very step from the connexion drains of housen from storm-waters. (i.) The rapid conveyance of the town. rvate housea, is already in a high state "z sawer, and further, during the dry suason acres. In it are situated the Barracke and NARROW ESCAFE OF THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR. would probably lead to the bursting of the The area of the easter: District is 247 will probably take up the Macedonian sewage to the pea and its innocuons

by reason of decomposition

vions long

axtonsive accumulation of sewer gas Millitary at Naval Eatablishments, but the Vienna, Sept. 30-The Austrian Empe disposal in the tidal current by stagnation, and this is what is now occur. means of separate glazed stoneware ring in the city of Victoria and estling fur must take place, for the matural forces atgnor fovels are at prezent but little built ror was, on Friday last, in a position of work in the sewera seo insufficient to effwater. The size of the awera havo been grant peril. As already reported in The an caily remedy. drain-pipes of a bore comparatively

16. The remedy to be adopted to re- amall because

discharge 1 inches of the Standard, his Majesty attended experimenta a complete change of air in a short period.calculated w ccause of the elimination of move the bad smells in the trouts which brauch draina I belive there still exist old just stated, I am only able to recommend dorf, near Wiener Neusted. Two batteries From what I have seon of some of the rain falling over the whale District. As with the now explosivo okrasite at Failz- storm-waters,

The admission of a limited pro-are found to emanate from the Goveruncut drains in the city which should either batiu construction of the our-fall at Bowring together twenty-four mortars-had just (in.)

portion of rain fall into these aromatis en bruns that he plusel for surface and sub-sail water only, fun as a temporary expedicnt, and I thers discharged shells filled with the now expla posed foul-water drains; and

examining the matter for himself can fril

fore deem it desirable to submit herewith a The evil

or else replaced by attacked at its must be

pige sewers. (iv.)

The

escapt of storm-waters and to see it. sab-sail deaitrago into the pen hense-drains found in a defective and in-

source: that is at the house-drains. All There are faw water-closets in the city, plan (elect No. III,) and also a section tion of ficinporary bulwark, and ceass-

thuir construction

prohibited by law, showing the necessary works that would by bugles, signalled in the naval way huratofore through the present main sanitary condition, whereid kitchett and the system generally adopted for removing have to be undertakes in order to extend Immediately these had sounded, the Em- drains of the city which romain nn-

aut-fall to North Point Sach an ex- other fomni waters atagnato a

and distorted.

for the excrets being

peror, accompanied by the Archdukes boon successfully carried out by some of the very heavy expense in connection with the

4. The dissociation of house-newage from

long periods, must bo taken

for the Causeway Baysal

Reclamation and of number of Generals, started at his usual European nations, for example, matter. It was a cuae in which, unferiy-storm-waters will so greatly reduce the proper falls in impervious glazed atone-fficient water supply can be obtained the Tung-lo-was, giving a total area draining to dining pace towards the target, in order ware in lien of pore black brick, and amat France, where the overflows of the Saoun

North more general adoption, especially in Hotels,

270 aerea. Point of River were the cause of incessant irouble, ateis, one of two inuacent persons and to volume of foal water to be dealt with, and to furnished with tizose anfer sarda to health!

examine the effecte. Another shot was ventilation and Clubs

largo mercantile and other offices, The size of the out-full has been cal. then fired from the batteries at the bul- The method adopted in this instance was to butler. The contractor was not able to will make that volume en manageable as to

disconnexion which are now naturally tried to recover the money frum principal arterios, and due to this circam-

of the rain which falls over the whole ares. before the cavalcade had gone far beyond mountains, which formed vast revor-Father Torres There was, however stance the project will to feasible at an out in the now Ordinance and its proposed

Bye-Laws voirs. Similar schemes are shortly

is practically no sub-aoil drainage The invert of the sewer being 5.37 feet the first hen properly reconstructed

of point beorvation nothing to show that the defendant was inlay that is moderate compared with the and passed by the Sauitory Board such in the city except in the Wong-nei-chung below Ordaanoo Datam it will be neces executed in

order to prevert in Gormary.

The explanation given of this extraordin- relative expense that would attend the

Bry occurrence such disustvus fonds as occurred Intely in any way liable for the debt.

is that the proceding deaf- Mfr Webber contended that the goods had construction of the same length of main hour-drains may be connected with the Valley, where such drainage has been car- sure to s

ried out during the last six months.

the sewage into the harbour, uning fire had rendered the pays of the that country, when the rivers Elbs and been supplied on the authority of the de-

sowers under the Combined system which present maio-drains, and when the time ar

PROPOSED WORKA

1 inches of rain-fall per 24 gunners less sensitive to the bugles. His Oder overflowed their embankments. Yes,

tates fendant, and if he had paid the contractor requires-in consequence of our heavy rain rives for laying the new pipe mains on the

After careful consideration of the whole hours over the whole surface, we get a flow Majo

Majesty remained by

1 quite cumposed, and oven latent advices from the United States

large and costly size. The estimated coat connexion between such improved house of efficiency and ecouomy will be best mot Public Works Department to sen that the

made a focular

remark: but the pale freca the locality I am of opinion that the ends The prosent dry weather flow of sewage around him sufficiently told of the great canyone of the Rocky Mountains are to be

His Lordship, in giving judgment, ex-of the four proposed now fouloratory drains and the new Government maina is offici

estimate does not exceed 10,000 cubic

danger from dammed up from lo Canarian

pressed bitself 15

dissatisnod with the comprised in this scheme, together with

diferente obiel be had been unend by a to Mexico, in order to form vast reservoir viduse of the plaintiff and his witnesson their branches and all contingent worke, properly effected free of cost to the hose-

of, perhaps, not more than the (1) the construction of a now system

tenth part of a second between the of water to be used in the irrigation of arid The plaintif stated that on the 14th April amount to tout to bencault on fective old house drains are taken in hand

ternnor. If groups of the worst of these de

of pipe sewers admitting only a ft

of the aholi and the speed of his horse.

velocity Sands, and so prevent fonds the Lower Inst the witness Laurel came to him and district of Victoris is found to be r

be nearly at the same time and dealt with in rapid

mited quantity of surface-water and Mississippi, which occur about frequent-

by adopting out-falls for such a sya- Procuration, but on subsequent cross-ex- to give the proposed eastern main should not be done the Sanitary Bead at tem at suitable points east and west

of the city.

of two houses in

for the Spanish Preacuration, but it tractar ty, being deemert by the Peking Govern

dear wore net obtained on the was quite munt too expensive, or, what is more likely, autturity or order of the defendant. The not fasable Matters, therefore, are still Procutation entered intera contract with the in statu que ante, and will romain contractor for the erection of two parently, for sume time to come. That

of $14,400, the con- measures might be taken which eventually Castle Road for the sum would bring about happy results in the the contractor had exceeded the stipulated

tractor having to supply the raaterials. question at issue, can hardly be doubted, time by two months, the

being buildings and all foreign engineers who have eur then only half finished and 811,000 living veyed the course of the Yellow River, been paid to engaged to comploto |

he had to be

be dismissed have full contidenes in tito feasibility and another

of their schemes. For, sim lar enus have work. The Peacuration had been

28,

in

pat to

g

forment

the

sire at the

up and rolaid cribed in Mr Chadwick at us teusion, if carried out, would provide also Albrecht, Wilhelm, and Roiner, and a

tainly

the pil

Report. I cer with Mr Chadwick that if a

dam ap some of the gorges of the Jura pay, so being insolvent, and the plaintiff enable small diameters to by used for the is the respect of trapping early specifi- of water-cloauta would be advisable on sani-culated to discharge per 24 hours 14 inches warke: Fortunately: however, this was

in

to

be

the

ed

When

tary grounds.

There is

thu Pumping Machinery in order

we learn that a gigantic scheme which for them the plaintiff had nothing to do falls-that all chanuels be of at unnly/Separate System, it will be the duty of the foregoing facts and a close study of of 1,470,155 cubic feet ner 24 hours.

boundary

with that.

what the

director of the U. S. National Survey

# will

of the

the end

fent per 24 hours and notwithstanding any fatura increase in houses and population probably will never exceed 300,000 cubic feet, recommend therefore that high clase machinery in duplicate be installed capable of lifting 300,000 cubic feet per 24 hours and that pumps of a loss costly (2) the utilization of the existing character though not so economiestin

denine for conveying the natural

be installed for the porpore of streams through the clay and for car-

with the larger volume, .. rying off surinen and sub-gital down during heavy rains.

ubic fest, occasionally brought Though the sub-soil drainage of

of malarial soils is a matter of great importance to the

The sizes and gradients

aubject the lower parts of the city at present unless calculation the aim and intentior being to

List night the Hungarian town of Gran, the seat of the Hungarian Primato, was illuminated in celebration of the Emperor's escape. This morning the Emperor opened a new park in the wear-end of Vienna, and met with a specially enthusiastic reception.

THE FAPAL JUBILES,

Is and are as disastrous as those of Ching/ordered the timtor in the name of the dead lovel and as it is found impossible succession-and there is no es una ;

by theination it appeared that the plainti asent or inclination anfficient to in. and of twoive montha will be already Sorrow. It has been estimated that this time was not in the Colony at sit and duce a anti-cleansing velocity. et far on the road to celiovo the public fra- at least 156,000 square miles of land might that he got this information from somebody necessary rentally to capton at some quenting the streets of the city from the thus ta reclaimed—a territory exceeding inte få reply to the question whether he eowage at Wantsai and Bowring east what is far more important as regards tanells that have given rise to complaints, uxtent one-balf of the land 10 knew the

the contractor ho said No. Now the North Point where the tidal scour is at the inmat-s of private dwellings, the Board cultivated in the United States. The plan timber was to be supplied at the place or is to build dams across all the canyous in where it was to be aed, and in the circum. its grostest and thrro establishing n steam- have done more for their health and Public Health, this will to impracticable in new sewers have been the for the Defunctis, in St. Peter's. Admission was

moubt int

largs rough and strong stances it semed to his Lardship

pumping station, an expedient a very

comfort

than would possibly be obtained at enough to hold back the floods from

extraordinary

imilarly thing that the person who resorted to the up

the

ins and

I melting snow, and then let the

rains

water down an i be needed an it may

blee.

aditional outlay by convoying it an

in English

cir-

山口

of careful

18

Pro

Rome, 30th Sopt-The Pope this mor ing culebrated the solemn solely by tickets, which were eagerly sought for, and some twenty thousan

Jind it should not know who the con.cumstanced. These extra works are cati.is moment from any other form of sat such sub-soil draine are connected with the maintain a self-cleansing velocity through- pilgrims and others thronged is the Great I be misapprehended that the considerationed with serious risk, for it would convert/istones of large drains throughout the city the faith were celebrated at the various

be reclaimed. We do not profges forring to several other portions of the land to be

fees tractor hary to be an

an authority on questions which evidence for the plaintiff which he consi solely lie

lie within the

province of civil pography of the country through which the the suit with costs. Yellow River in 118

118 upper course flows with

engineering, but if we compare the to.dered unsatisfactory, his Lordship dismissed Spatem of drainage will in no way nullify of Ele Separate System need retard gasescape of sewer air through the sub-soil in the surface of the storm-water in back-yards two hours prior to the Pave's arrival.

that of the Mississippi, we believe that a schemer

similar to the one proposed by the U.S. Burca of

of Surveys, would also fully anawar in the case of the Hong Bo, which

long as the Peking gove nment attempts to

16. I make the foregoing remarks best it soxers, un expedient that would be attend-out the whole system. Considering the ex- Basilica. Masses for all those who died in such sub-soil drains into channels for the and the facilities offered for getting rid over altars of St. Peter's by the Cardinals fox drainage reforms in private premises.

rface of falls, I am of to the houses themantrs. Quing to the during heavy rain-fail, 2 Attimugh 17.

Mir

E- Rinna he Cooper,

opinion the Leo XIII. ontered the Basilica at half- arrisal ins

tor of limited rain-sizes proposed for the new sewers will be past nine, and on his appearance irreprea- long periods of dronght in the

fand of his time to the study of our

to meet the ample the best system of public main-designgeaisle and will so doubt very often be wit templates the provision of overflows along dome, surrounded by su imposing group of cal conditions with a view to the adoption part of the drainage areas, the fow of water

population.

to end of the

inmenso church. He in sub-moil drains will always be

Separate System as designed con- formed mass at the high altar under the very Fari

per

toastered by hita

| year during the last ten years; or evon if arge portion Volov, s been devoting all and to the steep dochvity of the greater the increasing or requirementa ofsible chaura broke out, and rolled from end

$343 ano

3.

5. The establishment of the Separate

or minimize the importance of the main

drainage improvements which have been offerted by the Government from year

to

THE REGATTA,

The following is the result of the hallos house-suwage is now diverted to special for strokes, picking of crows &.

channels of its own, properly built rain-

DANISH CUP.

Haid to proper falls are nume, the low a

Potta.

do the work without the aid of foreign experts.-Shanghai Courier.

3iromonds

%

Walt.

Rochfort (stroke).

Braidwood. .Ough.

Phillippo. Ellis (strula.) .Fredericks. Duur. .Humphreys.

6. The

of detail which had to be

has made it impossible to placo bisewer

will

freely course

for the

interstices pro-

Bewer

The

dudežam the

Wore tha

is certain t remain China's Sorrow' as E. Shepherd (stroke). F. Shepherd (stroke water drains of adequate sectional area and to be devised for the city, the ratamount the latter case drain traps attached to the lines of the proposed intercepting sewers Cardinals and assistants.

necessity to the city for the removal of sub. Deze ho could arrive at definite conclub-soil drains will prove ineffective and in order to relieve thein in case it should aniendid crimson roba which the Pontif Boil drainage and storm-watera.

them as conch of the storm-wateri Мден Separate System can be carried Report before the Governor at an earlin Stains and izaus through the gh such impracticable for the present to ex-anly puts on at the service for the dead.

viden

escape of enb-soll wat

water. as I have specified. In out without adding to the expense of late. The delay, however, ia not to be

instancus the Ungheria afterwards said by Monsignor In many Further, in the case of any stoppage oe- rain from the

Than, again, hack-yards of private housesgerin, bis chaplain. house owners, for it will impins no greater tested, as it has suubled a very complete

f private houses assuming the sacred vestments, the Pope

•in funt-water ses

with

will be admitted into the proposed now repaired to the threne in front of the altar, mafter curring in a

which will burden on the hudlord to connect his investigation to be made int

draine

happened to be in commun sewers, but where back-yards are contina- hanse-drain with Government main sewer

is all important to the bealth of

the-

whones l

gave the final absolution. Ho into the su-coil us from cos street to another such storm. afterwarde left the building in sedia m than with evminunity, and in this conn xi. I deen drates and cocaps through the i

ication, under the Separate System

might back BOWRO it my

state, under the Combined System. Tro house-y agreeable duty to bring to the notice described. These objections Jutats as just water can easily be diverted front the acriaturia with BOG

be got tid sower by a continuous surface will be got r

gutter

and had from outhusiastic accinations. tor of His scullency the very thorough man of if ad foul waters aro diverted from the yard to yard, iron gratings being fised in drains--one for dirty water and one ner in which Mr Cooper has carried out existing drains of the town, into paint the communication koles at each partition

This is considered as the closing publis er will not be required of him. water- His roof drainage and the rain which falls this preliminary portion of his work.

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant,

BUPREME COURT.

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. (Before Hon. J. Bussell, Acting Chief Justice; and Mr A. J. Leach, Acting Puiane Juidya) Thursday, Nov. 8.

-

CHIKO PAN, APPELLANT; HO YUEN SU, RESPONDENT.

This was an appeal ugainst an order made in Chambers by the Acting Chief Justice, in the matter of the estate of Loung Yu Sha, deceased The appellant is executor of the estate, and the respondent chips to

ba a pecuniary legeres. The appeal is 10 the point whether proceedings for an admi- nistration order could properly taken on

an administration sammona.

4+1

The Attor

aoy General (Hon. E. L. O'Malley), in- structed Mr Reece, of Mr "Greasy

by

Taylor

Lege

Mauak. Skött (stroke)

Metcalfo

Gotz. Buech.

.Nielsen (stroke.)

.Duncan.

Nygard.

Mellys.

The following is the result of the drawing upon his back yard any in most cases be

allowed to for bosts:

encapo over the surface through entters into aide-channels, and thenes into the nearest of the numerous street gratinya

No. 1.

Ellis' 2, Bramwell's

3, Nieleon's.

CHAIRMAN'S OUR.

Orow, Kornblume.

Shamrock.

Victoria,

"

4, F. Shepherd's

11

.Leek. .Rose. Thistle.

AMERICAN.

5. Friedrich's

0, Skött's

1, E. Shepherd's Crew,

2. F. Shepherd's.

No.

3. Skott's

4. Ellis'.

5. Metcalfe'n

Shamrock. Leek Korblume. Victoria, .Row.

Thistle.

storm-water drains.

7.he Separate System of drainage is no bow experiment in European cities. As

J. M. PRICE,

out

Surveyor General.

Colonial Secretary.

MR COOPER'S REPORT.

*

Chu for the

дом ріра

AD

premises & detail that must be

and premature decay. Tar, discovery was made by a missionary Old Mexico;

: it The proposed sewers are

are intended to be saved him

from

a miserable oxistence and laid out in straight lines and manholes are early grave. We learn that the Rev. provided at every change of diruation in Joseph Holmes, Bloomsbury Measions, order to facilitate inspecti

Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C., will Yoo Colors send the prescription, free of charge, on

or the remoral

more generally adopted by Municipal and | Cooper), and these will be supplemented in { venienen of reference I will allud to as num. of obstructions should the latter st any receipt of a self addressed stamped enve.

HRVIL A

EXISTING BEWCKS.

1, 2, 3, and é respectively as marked on the be furnished with a tomdilating grating to lops,

channels of their owa; sub-auit drainage wall. Some tain-full from the backs uferung of the Pope's Jubiles year. then becomes possible and may be led with houses taust, under any circumstances, be

AN IMPORTANT DNCOVERY A ODnounced admitted into the proposed risk into the present existing drains. I will now briefly describe the new Se. Bewers, but the special method of providing for nervous debility, physical exhaustion, in the Paris Figaro,' of a valuable remody which everywhere communiosto with the The Honourable Frederick Stewart, LL D.,ing at the plans it will be seen the city dured individually in each case.

parate Systons of sewers proposed. Uu the carrying off of storm-waters from looking

a naturally divided into four-

drainage dis tricts. Three of thugs districta are situated to the wust of the Albany Nailsh, and ona ite advantages are brought to light by prae. The following are extracts from the Its to the east. There are thus, fous proposed tical experience it is becoming every year port of the Sanitary Surveyor (MFA.ain intere pting sewers which for the con other public Bodies. To Hongkong, if not to-morrow's issue

bera 1, 2, 3, and 4 draining districts Nos.tinue occur. As a rule manhole will adaptable before owing to the inadequacy of the public water supply. ik

In the early dare of the Colong the accompanying plan. will be pacially

bo placed as neer as possible in the middle adaptable now for the first tins that we drainage of the city of Victoria was naturally Main No...

I providing for the drainage of of the street. Additional ventilators will e new reservoir admitting of a daily provided for by the streams traversing the district No. 1 (coloured red on plan sheet

also be

be provided wherever the interval emption of water in every hoose in the numerous ralloys running south to urth. No. 1.) wit commence in Caine Road between two manholes is longer than 350 PIUM-New Patna, caah... 505 town sufficient to afford the drains in the As the city increment Interal drains were opposite Cantlo Road, where it receives the

fret. Flushing doora

will a

lalso be provided i

ed in shape of waste waters that volume of dry constructed of brick and stone of a very sivage from Seymour Road, Castle Steps some of the manholes on the mains where weather flow throughout the winter which imperfect character and some of these insy and Castle Road; it then takes a westerly the

the fall or inslinnti nia

small, and for the is essential to the effectire working of a still exist. Within more recent times,

stem that seeka 'to aut in a measure in.experter the Reclamations between Road, Bill Road and Queen's Road West, eat of air therein to one point, trapa and the Caino Buad. Bostani urpose of obtaining a rapid change of air course along

in the sower and of preventing à decided dependently of rain

Qeen's Road and the Praya had bcon made, receiving the sewerage fruin Holguin and valves will be fixed in some Though Me Cooper's Report relates it became nuvensury, in order to maintain Lichmond Roads, and ultimately discharge manholes. The out-falls will be protected The following is the result of the drawing principally to main drainage I wish to invite cleanliness and alan for the convenience of ing into the harks ar at of that for Coxswains

Point. His Excellency's special attention to that the public, to cover in most of these streams; The area of this district

is 160 mores, and by Lida! valves, portion of it wheroin he refers incidentally large drains built of granite were therefore it is only thinly built over, but its orifer to I have not considered it neteasery to de- .White.

to house-drains, for it is in desible to over-struoted along the valleys, as shown by allow for future extensions the size of the sign any system of sewers for Kennedy. estimate the importance of remedying as red lines on the plan which accompares this sewers have been calculated to discharge town situated at the extreme west of the early as possible the evils to which he al-

There are altogether- without Judes,

sparsely built over, and because sowers can the harbour along the Prays; their Main No. 3 providing for the sewerage of at any time without difficulty be coll-On Health Ordinance (Ordinance No. 24 of 1987) sites vary from one foot and a half to six District No. 2 (coloured brown on planstructed loading into the Sulphur Channel, fest. Dlost of these Bewers have vertical sheet No. 1) coquence in Queen's the sour through the Sulphur Channel

wens' ofliou, appeared for the appellant and Mir Francis, Q.C., instructed by Mezars Dennys & Mossop, for the respondent.

Tho Attorney General said that under Ordinance 7 of 1856 rtsin

Bramwell's

27

DANIBIL

procedure were declared to regulations of No. 1, E. Shepherd's Crow, Shourock

to be law in this Colony, and amongst others section 45 of

13 T 15 and 13 istoria, chaptor 8. Section

46 of that Act had since been repeated in England, bat, of course the repeal o

did not

fact the Act once it had been adopted here.

ક

section

its

أن

2. Nielsen's

8. She'

4 F. Shepherd's

5,

ochfort'a

4. Ellis.

There had hors no express section, so the subject to any qualification be implied in the operation that might

Code, Rection

the F. Sh phurd'a Act remained as law in this Colony. By Skute Section of

a of the Cedo- which dealt with Friedrich's the question of how far the Code and

the

Bramwell'a.

Itha procedure prescribed by the Code sopar-Nielsen's

repealed u

seded and in fact rept or suspended the

Victoria.

Komblume

Leek. líose. .Thistle.

CHAIRMAN'

Crew.

1. Lammert.

operation of all previously existing laws F. Shepherd. Crew, regulating procedure in this Colony--it was Bramwell's.

Skött's

provided that nothing in the Ordinance

decused to

M talto's

LABIBIL

.Crew,

should

be

to affect procedare and . Shepherd's

Ellia". practice in the Supreme Court further or otherwise than in heriusfter expressly on asted. Section 1, which must be read along with the preceeding section, carried icleen's the matter a little further. It provided F. Shepherd's that except en tur as might bo otherwise

specially provided in

Skött'a

in the Code all en E. Shepherd's actments, Ordinances, Acta and parts Rockfurt's

of Acta relating to procedure abould Kilis'.

be deemed to remain in force ao far as they

did not coudlet or wars not inconsistent

with the Code procedure. What he con- tended with regard to an administration

Stupani, .Huyword.

Hopking,

Grimble,

T. Lammert.

Hopkins. Stopani, .Predericks. White Crimble.

Stopadi. Cule. Grimble. Fredericks. White.

RACE LOTTERIES. The following are the results of the draw

abd

Quotations. HONGKONG, November 8.

On

"

"

"

t

JA cash, Now Benares, cash, 555

Old

Cash, 5576 New Males, cash. Co Allowance, Tael... 16/32

of the

+7

9. Up to the prasing of the now Public into small branches 33 main oudere per 24 hours as much as 1 inches of rida-city, as the suburb is at present very

tall

over the whole area.

the law on this branch of practical eanitation with Vehaped or flat segmental inverte | Read Contral opposito Pottinger Street and being sufficient to prevent any nuisange i

де

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Old Malwa, cash.... 680 Allowance, Frols. 16/40 Persian, Oily, sh 515,600 Allowance, sir... 16/82 Persisas, Paper med. 576/600 Allowance, Tals. 16/64

Exchange. HaNaKoNo, November 8.

London Bank, Wire,

On demand.

therefrom.

23

30 days' sin,

4 months' aight,

..

13

The following is a tabular statement of On Paris- the estimated cast of the works: Hain No. 1 and branch aswers..$ 19,650.00

2

3

F

4

#

ESTIMATES OF COST.

was inadequate for securing efficient bu1138- drains. The Simate Book contained no and are covered over with granite ginha. A takes a westerly course along Queen's Road, provisions for the class of materials full description of the various sections receiving the dowerage from. tinise to be used in their constraction, nor together with diagmains to be be found in of the Chung-wan, Taipingaben und Sai-

portions yet did it prescribe the method of that Mr Chadwick's Report, Part 1, Sections

districts which are ying.par

uta situated Construction, or were there any previsions to 4. The duty of these drains as sewers is of the Queen's Road On reaching Centre for trapping, ventilation, or disconnexion. small compared with their duty as sub-soil Street this main will take a barly course The result of this inadequacy of the Law and surface drains, as the whole of the sub-down Centre rest, add striving at the was that the Public Works Departout was soil and surface waters from the northern raya will torn again to the west and follow conflict or the subject of house slopes of the hills above the city hard to the line of the Praya where it will receive ever in drains with landlordó

of a partion of the Shek tong- what were considered the expensive whims through them.

teui District of the Suzyagor Genstal, whips which they The drain areas are comparatively the harbour at the proposed out-fall at Add 15% for contingencies............ alleged they did not find supported by any all, but the heavy tropical rains that this Belcher's Point. special definition of the w

is subject to, render it necessary to The ares of this district ia 293 acres and

landlords who deeply reasted and their way into the sea by pussing the sew and ultimately discharge into i

iela

10. In 1884 u. Public Bealth Blu Palumes of water in the lower portion of of the sewens have therefore, been calculatest for the discharge of unduly large it is almost entirely built over. The signs signed всё mret this eri-together with many others--was drafted and submitted the e

city.

verdient

for

considering

STER

זי

IX, 5 montag' verdur

On demand,... Credits, & can be' sight 105,320 00 On Now York--

34,530,00

On demand,...

40,740.00 Credits, 60 days' sigh

On Bombay--

Wie demand,

Он

$200,810.00 29,690.00

Tutal.....8230,000.00

On Calcutts

On

414

LATE NEWS,

THE BEAUTY SHOW AWARDS.

Ostend.

BULGARIA AND MACEDONIA,

3h5

3.97

... 223

223

39.80

$0.41

Temperature.

Queen's Iroud.

9 à 2** 30.11

1 P.

30.04

4*+

30.03 73

Do.

·Do

1 Y..... 47.M. (Wet bulb) A.M.

0 Do. Do 4 PM Do. Maximum Do. Minidur, nec ht

I re.

Do.

sammens was that it could not be left to ings of the undermentioned lotteries held

On Shaughn be governed the old procedure because at the Shapghai Club :---

for the consideration of the Colonial Ge After studying the rain-fall and the hours,

to discharge 2.4 inches of rain-fall per 4

Un demand, ... the Cole, sad the old procedura war inconsistent with THE CHUTERION STAKES.Mr Faun Feel'avernment, but for rooms into which it is character of the bills, I am of opinion that who or 1 of an inch per hour, over the Spa, Sept. 29. The jurors of the Bonly 30 days' sight,

à although there was no parti slabio, 65 Br Jolie's 59: Mr Sussoon's

was never presented to the Le contribute 3 inches and the bill sides above District No. 3 (coloured yellow on plan demoiselle Be-the Sougaret, aged eighteen,

Main No. 3 providing for the sewerage of assigned the first prize of 5000 francs to Ma-Sovereique,

Show have given their awards. They are Gold Leaf, 100 fine. cular er express prosition relating to this 40; Mr Rodney's 30; Bir Triad's 201 fortunately was never presented to the Do- during beary storms the built ares may subject there was a mers general provision Mr Tell's 20; Mr Tueg's 10; Mr Mouat's the old procedare in auch cases. Thu 5: Messrs Mozzon & White's &-Tutalice until the assyruption of the Go. the city 2 inches of tale-ta per hour, over cheats I and II) will commence in Queen's of Gasicloape, and the scound, of 2000 which, d

he contended, completely

excluded

by His Excellency General Goz. their respective areas. It is clear therefore Road Central, at the Corner of Murray france, to Mademoiselle. don Cameron in 1887, when it was passed that no half measures can be entertained Barracks, where it will receive the seweragozged sixtsun. of Angelo del Rosa. Taken at Merwe Falconer de La Premises, eweeps, $45L section, which he referred to now, c THE

ATORN STARES-Mr Sassoun's of the the the it

rid of the surface waters, and tained a comprehensive and express pro-stable, $165: Mr Tell's 60; Mr Ring's landlord interest.

Garden Bad

and will pa, down

BAROMETER- be instituted and carried on in the manner deur's 23: Mr Frederick's, 25; Mr Frequent of the opponents of the Ordinongo ultimate scheme for obtaining their | sury in the Praya in a weste-ly direction Bulgarian Premier, has been having vision in the

in the terma- All civil suits shall 50; Me J. D. Humphreys 30; Mr Chou-

11. Again a further delay arose from a deal

Vienna, Sept 20-31 Stamuloff, the

Do. discharge at points outside the city as far as Winzlok Street, which it will tra- interview with representative of the THERMOMETER

Do. hereinafter provided, wu un coming to Gebbard's 20; Air Major's 20, Mr Toby's that it might not be confirmed unit is practically out of the question. aection 9

$732.

a Petition which they were to

to frame

Experience has proved that the existing at Possession Point. This main is designed tut requested that journal to make known

sers and thence discharge

Into the harkour Pesther Bay, and bas not only authorised that all sisits in the Supreme Court

Aball

TEZ SHANGHAI SE.

Do. be commenced general ar sum-1000's

Fool's 120; Mr Tuez's 6 Mr Lapee

of three months no Petition being surface water drains. It may nho be men. the Fraya these two sections of the Code there was Trisde 40; Mr Majur's 40; Mr Chou-yet forthcoming, the Governor was obliged toned that the most advantageous course

KENG, extraordinary. Having, in the first place, The circumstances prevailing in two por- detailed the grievances a provision laying down for all suits s feur's Mr Sandor's M J. D.

Bulgariaus in perlicalar form of procedure expresely Humphreys 23

Petition was presented within a stated atural valley hare in most cases been calculating the sizes of the 5. Total

sweeps. 91.316.

period the Ordinance taust ba, transi

the severa I have and it was inconsistent with the Cude to

SABER-Mr John Poul's home without it.

selected, and that the drains are constructed subdivided it into the area draining; above cognised, who at forbidden to form re allow any procedare to survive which pre stable, $145; Mr Sassoon' 125; Mr unavoidable delay occurred in the reference drains therefore thuis wostruglinu lease district Sa exprising 120 sores extent and

A. ird and of cours

iu a substantial maaper. As surface water Ice House Lane, which may

commcnities, and who, therefore, by called Sub-

emigrate thousands into Bulgaria,' M

tambul proceeded :- Mr Rodney' 55 He subiaitted that this was a suit, 70; Me Bing's 45

below Ica Honsu Lane to to the Local Government Board, fo the longer be anitable as sewers.

This state of affairs, dangerous as it is every element that went to make ap & suit Choudsar's 28; Mr Trind's 25 Me. Hunsideration of by the luttes, and finally

the weat which I Every lement, mad it must be commenced Humphreys 30; Mr Mouse Mars in the confirmation of it by Her Majesty by far the more economical system, and ment Henso, and the Betaule 1 Gardens rising depends entirely upon me, and it will

In the earlier days of the city the Coin 70 acres in extent. bined System of drainage was undoubtedly

justify reports that we are about to raise Morgan & White's 11; Mr Major's 11 the Queen,

In sub-district 9s are situated Govern the Macedonian Question, A Macedonian Sir Francis argued that the Attorney Mr Toog's 6; Mr Franklin's 5; Mr Ban

12. The Ordinance has been in fores perhaps with the small population and occupying extengive grounds and not likely i brack out the moment I it. Muss

would be found that it provided.Total sweeps, ar Lions -- Mr Sas- against it had been previously sunsidered drains of the tows are of ample size and to provide for the portion of the city bis views on the Macedonian Question. Imons to be issued by the Registrar. In table, 8270: Mr Tell's 180; Mr by the Secretary of State, but after that they clently foll their purposes saitusted between Queer'e Road Central and Those, it must be admitted, are somewhat

$

tho

area of which is

20 109

30

applicable to all suits of every description, 20: Mr Jankinars Morgud to inform these gentlemen that poless their in respond ecozumy, ie, the ous of this Distriot sra sa ditiorent that Macedonia, whose nationality is not re

14

cribed ang other way of commencing Juhu's 25; Mr Tell's &; Mt Ton Braeck's of the Ordinance by the Secretary of State little to be desired, throw they may be the area drinil call Sub-district 39, for the future, doea nut for the moment

suit.

#B a suit.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. AT 4 P.M. TU-DAY. Parometer

Dimction of Wind

Force

Temperaturd

Damp Bolb

$0.02

Weather Hongkong Observatory, Nov. 8, 1886,