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THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1894.

Your most obedient Servant,

JAMES GANTLIE.

THE

CHINA MAIL.

-THE GOVERNOR AND THE PER- MANENT COMMITTEE,

FURTERE CORKSPORDENOI.

The following additional correspondence on the removal of plagts patients to the Lai-chi-kok Hospital has been forwarded to us for publination :--

docessed in fear, and caused him to jump overboard.

Evidence, was then led, substantially re- peating what has already been published.

The cars was adjourned till tomorrow at 10 o'clock.

(I deny the right of the Governor to ask the question or to get any answer to it. As I said before, no Committee could possibly wark if oficial enquiry were to be mado lato the individual opinions of each member, and how he voted.. The Committee approved of Committeo of five not being prasent, as well the publication, one of the members of the an I recollect, when the question was put. Colonial Secretary's Office.

Permit me further to explain that the Hongkong, 5th July, 1894.

delay in replying to your letter of the 30th The Tang Kuo correspondent of the Bin,-I am directed to asknowledes the June, was owing to leapprehension. The Chinese Mail (Wah Tax Yat Po) again receipt of your letters of the ad inst, Do Committso naderstead from the last pora,

THE ANTI-MISSIONARY RIOTS IN TUNG KUN.

quered a special rank in society from anal- ogous motivas. They wrestle and persoyara, the present epidemic calling their attriots were visited by volunteer officers for is it on count of the disease record of

Sir Robert Hart is a typical Irishman, H tenison to option 37 of the Public aided by volunteer soldiers and Chinees the ouighbourhood. Both views ought to be

to an original, very curious and interesting Hepth Act, and dining them to 106 lakonge, and the whole of the Chinese houses carefully enquired into from a scientific, that

to study. Ha possesses the qualities and that its provisions ara carried out in these districts were get through in two is a trathful standpoint, and not from the

the defects of the children of green Reis, No special instructions have bean is days. The Central District from the Club mere fact that the place is dirty. If dirt

Like all of them he is witty, with a wit pas. aued the Luspectors, of whom there to the Tang Wah Hospital-was divided in the cause of our diseasen, clear it away

culine to the raes, made up of humour, 80- are only three, have had their time into three sections, and the west section, but do not confound what arise from a

tithesis, moskery and taunts. He never more then fully occupied with the work where the greatest amount of overcrowding filthy state of the town with defective.

laughs, and his smile is a very faint one. of disinfecting, special cleansing and and filth and squalor and poverty exeted, drainage, over-crowding or the like. Keep It waristed clean the town and then quietly consider was insprated every morning.

He listens much more than he speaks. At olber plaguo dution.

first sight he appears singular, original, to for diagreeable. At bottoms he is good II. Have they during the above-men- of 550 houses. The other two sections were whether there exists any necessity for des tioned period reported any cases of taken on alternate afternoons. The officers truation by fira or for further expensive Overcrowding under section 15 of the had scones to the lists of cases, furnished and experimental application of the sauita Standing Orders issued for their to the Tangweh Hospital, and no trouble tion of temperate climates to meet tropical the subject of allowing the sick to proud of your letter that no notification to the writes, under date of the 3rd inat,, with re-natured, very accessible, of inazhanstible to the Hospital at Li-chi-kok, and in republic of the Government's determination ference to the above subject. It is now charity, but he seems indisposed to show his feelings. I know some of his sets which are. guidance-No.

WR spared in visiting the houses where requirements.

I have the honour to be, Gontiemen, Ply to point out that previous to the receipt to sanolina the removal of the sick to Lai aspartained that the person who was killed of rare deliosor, I know some of kia motione

of the letters now under reply, all the in- Chi-Eok would or could be published until III. (a) Has any delost in the drainage casos had occurred. As regarded disinfes

formation in the possession of the a reply had been received from the Com wires the American Presbyterian Church at which would use him to be looked on as or aswerage of houses Not. 38 to 64, tion, all the house in which cases of Queen's Road Central, or of the houson plague had occurred were disinfected ap to

Government regarding the Bospital in mittes. No one supposed for a moment, Shek Lung was pulled down at 6 p.m. of one of the best of men if they were publish ed. He is brusque and sometimes contra question had bean furnished by Sur that & Froolamation on the subject was to in Stanley. Street in rear of same, date. The whole of the infected ares of where cases of Plague have occurred, Taipingshan had been thoroughly disinfoot-

geon-Major Janes and the Captain be ined as of the same date. If we had the 19th altime, was a Chinone convert dictory, but on the whole he is only autho been reported 7-There were two cestá ed under the capervision of the Govern- Mr Ogilvie oslled ment analysts, Mears Crowo and Browne,

Superintendent of Police, two members of had any suspicion on the subject a cam-named Ngan Lap Shang, untive of Ling ritative. He is an intelligent and able mas of plague at No. 58.

existence. The Chinese Customs, of which and at his request Various disinfecting parties were station

the Permanent Committer, who report munkation uld have been sent in, how Ping. His body was thrown into the river whose work is one of the most parfoot in iho Board office the Superintendent visited the promises led throughout the town; and so soon for the proceding wook and 23.6 for the favourably on the hospital and its general | over late on Saturday night, so as to shop by the mob immediately after he was killed.te is Inspector Céneral, may be considered

arrangements (les appended extracts.) If possible.

Having gone so far way 1 te permitted to Beveral Christian families in the vicinity as a model of administrative mechanism. and inspected the drains Those were

an acre of plague was reported one body of

Dr Hartigan appended the following Whu, therofore, His Exoallacy was re-

He directs tale immens service as a general mon removed the clothing and destroyed or untrapped and otherwise defective;

commanda bie treaps. He interests and on. in view whole subject. the landlord sgraad to remedy the de-disinfected it, while another body disinfected minute:-There is an encrmons increase inquested by the Chamber of Commerce to say a few wards in reply to your letter have also beva subjected to indignities and

the death rate of the bost population; to facilitats the ramoval of the Bich, the Generally, and on the Jumale reports on the robbed. Some soldiers then appeared on cuples himself with the smallest springa fects at once, in bis house as well as in the house.

is ite 1 Very for cases of pingea of the representations marchers 60 and 62. The work is now

hat

urgen the case, and of the fact that Chinese Hospital at Lai-Chi Kok wore writ- the sent and effected the arrest of two which set in motion, this vast machine, almost completed,

are reported from boats,

Dr Hartigan called attention to the in-favourable reports of the Hospital at stan at a time when there was no idea of

Caioa. The agents who act under Eis orders The next point of attack we are automata which the least sign from him (b) Is there any serious defect in

acquiesce in the wishes of the mercantile there, and their favourable report as to its ters. the drainage or sewerage of these

creased number of vances in the Hawan chi-kok had been received, he decided to allowing the sick from Hongkong to go ristors, no reported in my previona let-which reobce to the furthest confines of

state could have had no bearing on that the Roman Catholic Church. Those insete in motion.

Sir Robert Hart occupies in Chins, and premises? That is practically an-

and Taipingshan Districts registered

swered already.

resulting from simple continued favet, mmunity expressed through its Chamber,

Lai-chi-kak on the same conditions at in it was or was not advisable to let the mass

He knows his own value and the importance deaths were due to plague,

After some discussion, which showed it the case of the former removal of the sick of plague patients go there, and whether it held them at bay for some time.

Was suitable for that purpe, was one that thie juncture a squad of soldiers came and would be dificult to cheek the oase of to Canton. His Excellency's decision was

at

Dr Hartigan said he was very much ohid to Mr Francis and Mr May for these Q"SWATH. His reason for putting the quee. tious was that there was a great deal of talking in the town and he thought it would be a good thing that the public should know

MORTALITY STATISTICS.

The deaths in Hongkong for the week ended 23rd June wers at the rate of 84.8 per thousand per annum, as compared with 169 corresponding week of 1893.

IV. In there any difference in the in. what was sotpally being dugo by the Board, and expressed the opinion that many of these and sanctioned the removal of the sick to questius. Surely the question of whether side the Charch fired at the mob and particularly in Peking, the bigbest position.

cidence of the present epidemic upon districts supplied by the Tytam and Pokfootum reservoirs, that is to say,

So far sa he was concerned he was satisfied with the steps takon by the Committee.

The Captain Buperintendent of Police

At

of the services for which the celestials are indebted to him. Ie bo Hod? I think not.

falt by disdain as by his methods of

suffered more than those supplied by disinfecting ahead of Use plagae. They every case of death, the subject was dropped, ultimo. No reply was received until gen- men for special report before any action from sharing the same fate as the American On Edproaching him you quick. have districte supplied by the one said they were now trying experiments in death witheat detailing dretore to examine communicated to you eatly on the 30thought to have been referred to these gentle dispersed the mob, thus saving, the building Rether he is Faared. He as often makes his

the other, or have all been indifferently affected independently of the watHT- supply, both as regards its eparco and the quantity delivered ?—No.

HI FRANCIS CATECHIMED.

parts of Obina-town, and, as he dared say were disinfecting every house in the worst some of them knew, houses in the Europeas quarter.

The Voluntal Surgeon said there could be no question about the water. The observa- Dr Hartigan, pursuant to notice, also tied of the water supply had been carefully asked the Chairman of the Permanent Oom-looked after. mittee (through the President) the folow. ing questions

DB CANTLIE ON THE PILOCE

The Chairman handed in the following 1. (a) How many Medical Officers are letter from Dr Cartlis.

It was

OKINTAE GARDENING CUSTOMS,

terday, the 2nd inst., when His Excelloady was taken, or to the Committee, who were

The following lotter was laid before the learned for the árst time that the hospital known to be keeping a loss watch on it Church, On the 31st of the same month Board

and who, to put their position and dalies the church at Sam Kong village of Tang in the very mildest possible form, were,

as representing the Sanitary ward, the Bhing was sacked, and a girl aged 17, be- sonstitutional advisers of the Government lunging to a native preacher's family, was in bis dealings with a purely sanitary goes. tion, or with the sanitary side of a cized carried away and immared in a house. character, half politicni balf sanitary,

eason His Eroolienpy

Fortunately in the middle of the night the Surely for the sure reason

on

deat,

the Plaguo undat action 33 of the|sed to circulate it amongst the members for the stench that arises during the host of the i Excellency desires such of thion of Commeros da acter wholly without open the door of the house, and resealog | Sir Robert Her! is the king of China the Plague was a cuation with hand the letter to the Press for pubileation

Public Health Act (Bye-law 4)?

(b) What are the special duties as signed to each, and the dates of their entrance upon auch duties 1 II. What steps, if any, are being/inken to keep guder obervation the co- cupants of houses, which have not Plague bave occurred? III. What steps, if any, bave been taken to prevent the removal of atok peraons from another, or their tropa one house to a colony without

Bomments :-

their assistance.

community,

[

bat

itiative to no sa0.

*

baen closed and in which cases of i der what evidence we have tefors us as tople bed to use immediate measures to be ton. His Excellency has informed the other phases to point out a very serions family, who effectively-protooted the bail-less blame. Ele goswill be carried out.

notifying their illness?

have courred, but which are not

one 7

g

is

Sir Hart

in on each

man

Mr Francis in reply sisted that the offi- drain or draine with so insufficient out-fal, living, víz., iha éultivation of small veget-I am to state that His Excellency, while advertently I am bound to believe, the epiting ramours are created, I may tell desent to your level, it is rarely that be

auce,

'suisance.

Is

The Colonial Surgeon said the shanties most

nor also desires to be informed whether the publication of the correspondence which appenred in the Daily Press of this a roing Was Banctioned by the individual members of the Permanent Committee.

I have the honour to be; Bir, your most obedient servant,

(Sd.) J. D. Stewart LockhAET,

Aot. Vol. Scratary,

The Chairman of the Permanent Commit

tee, etc., etc, etc.

No. 1 of the

M

After Count Carsini, who lives as a bache. ler, hat whose receptions are always very gay, we must not forget Mr O'Conor, the representative of Queen Victoris.

Conor is an old Chinese in the sense that Le has already lived at Peking as first secre the Christians. On the 28rd ultime, thetary, that he has been Chargé d'Affaires, dead body of the Christian killed by the end that he has the reputation, the well-de mich was discovered floating at Chung Tang red reputation, of being thoroughly well scquainted with all that passes Dot only is China, but in Central Asia, Titanaɔ and Burma. Like Sir Robert. Hart he is an Irishman and like him he has the beat of mind pecaliar to the people of his island. Excellency to the inquest on the body, but he refused to do so He is dyly malicious and a satirist who has lawyer will advire fairs and feel equally certain that no custeary, that his proclamation of Saturday on the plea that he himself had not heard of sometimes employed his pen to the detriment. is in direct contradiction of Bye Laws of 11th

of oerlain of our French agente May

1894, and dispenses persons from the any one being killed by the mub. On being 'Conor arrived quite recently; he brought abservance of the provisions of Bye Lawa 3 shown that he could not possibly hold himself with him his wife, a nicos of Lord and 4 of the auto date.

inignorance of the conrrence of such a grave Lyons, formerly ambassador of England. Theee Bye Laws Eave the force of law by matter within his own jurisdiction, when the Paris, and a member of the familyof the Dakt news of it had already been published in of Norfolk. They are au interesting pair, the express provisione of the Ordinance 5 of 1894, approved by His Excellency only the Chinese paper in Hongkong, he brought very English, who divert the observer by a other day, and until they are revoked are as forward the enbterfuge that he had not quantity of trivialities, the motive of which received denile instructions from the is not at first understood. The O'Conors binding upon His Excellency as upon any Viceroy. However, a complaint has new

are catholics, very devout satholics, and in other person in the Colony, and although been lodged with the American Consul in that respect they rather approach the Latin they rusy be revoked their observanco oan Canton, The will doubtless take the matter than the Baron race. Such an idea in how- not be dispensed from

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in hand, and deal with it in a manner itting

its gravity. wore in no sense of the word houses, and

Extract from the Robert by the Captain

Supt. of Police, dated 2004 June. The sites of the Hospitel and Cemetery are well chosen, and do not seem to afford any danger to the health of the Colony. Extract from the Report by the Surge

Major Times forwarded by the Per- manent Committee.

y understand that he is absolutely indepen. at Lai-chi-kok is in an insanitary condition.

that he is master, and master witout So long as it remains in such condition

rival. Be males not only on accost of Hongkong, 2lat June, 1894.

removals of the sick may be undesirablo, To the Secretary, Banitary Board.

bie high position, bat by individuality, but the attention of the Viceroy of the Two

by the profound knowledge he possesses_of Dear Sir.-I desire to call the attention

mang has been drawn to the matter of the Bard to the dangerous inanitary through H. B. M. Cansul at Canion; and

everything in the Middle Kingdom He condition of the neighbourhood adjoining His Excellency trusts that the hospital will

is very grand selignor who insists the native houses in front of our stables at become as satisfactory as it was when

ing title neither frightens or impresses. Causeway Bay. The equatters are in the visited by the Captain Superintendent of habit of using great quantities of night soil

and it in restored to its furmer

their competence, however seriously it affected the captive girl, had her conveyed safely to goos on his way very sure of being always asmay their intereale, might have naked the opinion as mauurs for their vegetable patches, and Police and Surgeon-Major Jatnes. When before acting on the advice of the Chamber Christian brethren were able, scoretly, to on being repented, and whom a high stud she can do enough to attract everything! day from those patches dias bo moat de wish to go to be removed to it, and if the of the Permanent Commistee of the Sanitary Canton. Simultaneous with this distur- obeyed. Before him all bow. He canot do eagais ( Field up all aseer bunce, au anti-missionary demonstration people to him and ronder them pliable. His gerous to those who, like myecit, are conti Permanent Committee still paraiat in their Board, who were "sition) familiar with the tock place at Liu Po, Vader cover of dark-life at Peking is one of hard labour, For Bank Buildings,

have had medical refuel to co-spuzate in such removals, tion of their legal nuously exposed to it.

in all ite Learings and who were

sixteen years he hasnot visited Europe. He Hongkong, 6th July, 1804,

advice on the matter and am assured that His Excellency will reluctantly be driva que voting all their time and all|ness, a native preacher, with his family gays be bas ne time. He is always ab works, To the Socr-tary, Sanitary Board. the consequences may possibly be of the to the necessity of having the necessary

Gendernos-Ai a period when sanitary serious ind. In view of the

his dispoels with whom the Government however, was left unmolested, as it tion he has need of this authority.

Considering

do not blame is being hostewed broadcast upon of conditioris; the Culovas (the plague) Arrangemed a carried out independently of their energies to the sanitary interest of the had to sook safety in fight. The Church, looking after everything and leaving the the

may be

As regards removals of the sick to Can-had been repeatedly in communication on owned by a man of the powerful Wan think he can easily bear contradiction, much and sundry, I think it may be well to consi. carnestly request that the Board

of the same question.

on sure of kimaelf Again permit me to the sanitary conditions of the Colony. taken to prevent the vicinity of my premisa Viceroy of the Two Kwang that any sick

The epidemic of Babonic Plague n asori from being polluted in the way it now is patients wishing to go to Canum may be although I presura wholly unintentional diog. in Tuug Kan City the vilest and that the orders he does not dislike saints.

D. KENNEDY. removed under the same conditions misstatement in your letter now under reply. bed by ptible opinion to be due to the bad I am, aid,

The Secretary appended the following

say the Governor decided to acquiesos most exciting rumeurs are oarrent, and bed He has a worless for music and for the I do not sanitary state, or, in other words, barl ear sanitary condition unt been defective, we note :-There are Rood many vegetable The Governor declines to be bound by the wishes of the aerouutile community it not been for the proximity of the Church actiety of women, and. Chlidten.

I This will would not have had the Plague.

patches in the vicinity of Causeway Bay.

your interpretation of the law regard.

expremed through its Chamber and sanctioned

think he was ever attracted t anthatio

duy họ executive the legal and

the removal of the sink to Lai-Chi Kok bn of the Ehenish Mission to the mandarin'e think he has any artistio tastes. I do not

practical but andoubt of the Permanent Committee of the the same conditions as in the case of the yumda, and for the daily protection of its view of things. No, ba is a IV. What stops are bring taken to dis-sorcely beat the light of commonsense or do not think that night sail is need to any

uf zoientific investigation.

great extent to manure them,

former

mer removals of the sick to Canton. infect bouses in which wes of Plague The epidemio is put down to over-orowdedly urine, which is quite as evil-smelling, Sanitary Board. His Excelency is ad-

premises by a-squad of soldiers, who had absorbed in gares, by the organisation of bis immense administration, by never ceasing HinExcelleneyrolamation to the Chines elenad; how many such houses haveing, surface-crowding and bad drainage is so used. In a report dated 13b Jahised that your interpretation is facur- boss disinfected, what chemicals have system, chukod drains, evil-smelling drains 3893, I suggested that the carriage of urine rect, inasmuch as we such absolute powers of Saturday satotions the removal of the sick been applied for by the missionaries at a saw plass which haunt him. He is a pro. through the streets to the only ng districts as you claim have been conferred by law to Lai-Chi Kok direct from their houses early stage of the riots, it would, in all product of the will. He is a man who goes bir been used, and, roughly, what quality and so forth.

Now, what evidence bave we that the should be altogether prohibited.

But I

sider. He seeme to expect nothing per boose, and noder whose supervi

bemaneet Committee.

pital in Hongkong and without any notice sion has such disinfection boen sarring/drsiunge system in defective or the town ih nk that it was thought this would be upon the Sanimey Board or upon the Per without passing through any authored hos bability, have to be added to the list way without troubling dímself about what

With regard to pone throat to resign to any one until they get to the wharf

of demolished ohurches in this disturbed of life, it suffices him to lead that of others. ovat-crowded.

pressing rathor hardly spon an industry

As an illustration of bow ax. He is a being wearing a flexible, ofton a Bad drains, by which is meant leaking by which a good many poor people make your position to the Ermanent Committee embark: This proclamation saustions, in-district,

wooking mask; he sondescends sometimes to cers engaged were: -Surgeon Major James, cause a train of diseases of which diphtheria, able gardens. The nearest gardens are appreciating your servicos la contection of the army Medical Department, whose tonsillitis, drain throat, diarthoes, typhoid, about 100 yards From the stables st Cause with the Plague, will place ne obstacle in 11th May last, nad dispuses with the you that of late parcels of perfumeries allows you to sieo to his. vertices wote pissed at the disposal of the and such like are the chief. We had toreatowing minutes were appended threat into exesatio

E. A. RAN

your way should you desire to put your barrabee of Bye-Laws 1, 3, and 4.

When His Excellousy approved of the have been clandestinely mattered by mis- Government and the Bourd by the General of those prosent in epidemis form before

In conclusion, I am to foform you that a removal of the sink to Canton, it was after creants throughout the streets in the city. Dr. Paany, RN,

Dr Hartigan-I bave not most this place, , who volunteered: Dr. the month of May 1894, our have wo ever W. J. C. Lowen, who volunteered; Dr. had any of these diseases present in other but I cartsiuly thi k gardens manured after question has been raised as to whether due obedience had been paid to the laws of The anti-foreign agitators then say that Bailey, missionary: Dr. Wittenberg, mis than sporadic cases during the past decade, the Chinese manner within 100 yards of a each member of the Permanent Committee the Colony and the sick men were taken these are poisonous powders spread by

approved the drafts of your letters ander from our anthorised hospital only. sionary: Dr. Molyneux, retained by the Therefore amongst all this weaugls about dwelling house must be

noknowledgment before they ware for. His Excelleney cannot of course bo bound Government from Niagpo; Dr. Meadon and this and that system of drainage, let us be there no regulation on this subject?

Mr J. J. Francis, Q.0-It may be an

warded by you. Dr. Baarblock, of the Naval Hospital; and sure, before taking s.eps which may be rash,

In order to remove by my interpretation of the law regarding unil the other day Dr. Burton, of the Alice irrevcoable and axpansive, that we are annoyance, but I feel quite sure it involves all doubts on this point I am to re- the legal or excentive po of the Saal lary Board and its Committee. He is bound quest pon to state for the information of De risk to health. Memoris and two Chiese assistents, were totting to work on the really weak point in with the Colonial Surgeon and De Lowson

o act on the spicion of his legal adviser. I and the Christian brethren immediately one sanitation. I maintain that we have

MR. K. Leigh-I think there is mero His Excellency whether the drafts of your

The Tusg the Goverment Civil Hospital on ape- no proof, from a study of the disease re- dauger to the people who eat the regetables letters were submitted to the other mem-way olaim to absolute a power for the engaged some one to pick it up. at cial work is connection with the plague, gister of the Colony, that we have any than to share living in the neighbourhood. ber of the Permanent Committee, and whe

The acting Virector of Public Works-ther they approved of them. The Gover, Soitary Board, but of this thing I am oer Kun magistrate was then asked to hold an though it was impossible to say in De Har-evidence of drain poisming nor sny pro- tigan's words that they were engaged salence of dieaane which could have warned Nothing can be said against the proper use under See ion 33 of the Public Health Aut, the community that the deainage system of nightvil as a maura; it is its abuso Bye-law 4. They were engaged under Ser-was wrong either in theory or fact, and not its use which often creates a nus-

I am ent of opinion that the Plague is a tion 35, which empowered the Board.

Dr. Fattigan said he had seen the place through its officers to do and provide soy product of evil drainage. It is caused by a thing necessary for coping with disease, spocitis poisoning, imported from Canton than which nothing euld be more unhealt The by-laws referred to by Dr Hartigan Lite or the Kwang Tang Province, as yet by. He described the farm land, covered as being mentioned in the Ordinance had never hean selually made, but the Ferman akow. It is not endemic in Hongkong, with liquid manure, an open sower, and asid of a bad decin at the smell shanties ocenpied * dwelling- product Doc is it ent Committee had acted under the co-alists in countries for the most part inno-houses ware worse than pig-ation.

Mr Francis said these were farm lots and Section 35. neral powers conferred by

35,cout of any drainage system. and had engaged some of the me- That bad drains may aggravate the nothing could be done unless the fluvern- dical gentlemen, and obtained others disesse once it is set agoing every one bo ment resumed the land and turned out the in various ways; De Lowson, Junior, had tieves, just as bad drains may add to the tenants. 7clunteered to asist his brother: Dr James death rate of measles or pneumonia. If

A very grave mistake was in my opinion made in tasaing the pruclamation of Salar. had been detailed by the Major-General is out drains are bad, c.rrect them; hut lat

day, without previene communication with somwand; De Penny with the permissions be sure that it in a drain-produced Dr Hartigan said they were in of the Commodore volunteered; Dr

insanitary condition.

none of then

the Sanitary Board or its Committee and The second cause of Plague popularly Mr Franois They are

without das consideration of ite bearing on

A recent issue of the Peking and Tientsin over-crowding. Dr Melynanz was also engaged; Dr Me assigned

The discans worse than the Past Office (laughter)

the existing provisions of the law, and

Timer containe a translation of a feuilleton den and Dr Bearblock were detached by

from over-crowding are phthieis, arising

It was agreed to get a report from the

must respectfully submit that the only on Foking Society from the Faris Figaro,

either the Admiral on the application of the For, typhus, districes dysantry, septic phou. Acting Secretary on the anisaneo.

Ierse open to the Government is apeut Committee. As to their duties- monia and the like. I am not sure that

withdraw the Froclamation, or, if the Go from which we take the following ex-

Go tracts: vernment is still advised that it

WAB legal

When I was in Peking three names crop- Dr Jaman was on the Permanent Com-any of thasu dissases have been markedly mitten, and was doing general duty, riait present with ur. Phthisis (consumption)

Hongkong, 4th July, 1891. and within its powers, to issue a formal ing and inspecting all over; Dr Boarblook we have in common with the rest of man

show

European colony that of Sir Robert Hart, SIC,I have the hour to acknowledge proclamation in the Government Gazetted up constantly in the conversation of the Dr Meaden were specially detailed to kind, out we have never been able to

receipt of your letter No. 1145 of yesterday's patting a term to the operation of sections Inspector-General of Chinese Customs; that examine all jaoks, steamers, and other that it is prevalent to such an extent as to dea to Tose!

Orisioss vary, says the Japan Mail, as to date in reply to two of mine of the 2nd 32 to 37 of the Health Ordiganes, restoring of Abbé Favier, pro-vicar apostolic of the to the Excontive Government its full control Bishop of Chibli, and that of Herr von instant on the subject of allowing the sick vessels coming from Canton, together with justify the conclusion that it the Health Officer of the Port. De Wit-ever crowding Typhus fever is the direct the origin of the Japanee Pug, or chin

We heard the name tanberg was specially attached to the product of arextrowding. It arises de noso Bome claim that the dog was produced to proceed to the hospital at Lal-Chi-kok. of its officers and of its actions from the Brandt, German minister and dean of the Permanent Committed and the Police in any persistently overcrowded part. The Superintendent to the attend at the Tung old synonyme Gael Fever, Camp

tormination of yesterday's meeting of the Conncil pass such special laws as the crisis traces of bis passage everywhere, and of ble Wa Hospital and examine al cases brought, such like, betrayed its origin.

which itself is the affspring of a torm

Parmanant Committee, so that it cannot be may render toneRKATY. dead or alive, and decide whether plague stances of its production are where a num-pood'e; chers bold that the chin came

As for my own attitude in the mattor Iotion in every sort of business. He played a Paris- laid before the members until their meeting

was its mainspring. ita impeller and ia a or not; Dr Bailey was specially engaged to ber of men are crowdad jato sud reside originally trom Chips, and this near the afternoon. Mentwhile a; there are cer- ] thali wait and ese what course the Govern. 110 Peking the part vf deus ex machind. Ho look after the Alice Memorial branch penetically night and day pa the same spus. more probable theory, for it is evidently

tain malters contained in your letter who mont think it to adopt. At present apps-manser its brain. He was not a diplomatist plague hospital; Dr Burton had gone away We have never in this Oplony had evidenes close relation of the famour "alerve-dog

bec to require a personal explanation or rently, as I understand your letter, as sick in the sense ordinarily given to this sort of On New York to Japan, ailing: Dr Lawson and Dr hitherto by the prevalence of typhus of of the Pekinase. The Japanese pag is, sest

tions of your letter.

I have the hoper to be, Bir, your most gents Foo Brandt was a man of solion and at the game fiue a very well informed Ponny, under the personal direction of Dr svarorowding. Typhae from overcrowding however, a mach were intelligent anal reply from no Ihasten to nower these por-era to go to Laichi-kek. Ayres, ware looking

after the Government pricin

originates sconget the overcrowded; it than is Chinese relative, and so the de- I sent in two letters on the 2nd instant shedient Servant,

politician. He belonged to the school of Un Bombay- JNG, J. FRANCIE.

Prince Bismerek. He had the same-ba- Civil, Hygeia, and Kennedy.town Hospitals not an imported disease. By overorordmand for these pretty but very delicate

On demand and also keeping

eloso unpervisioning in Britain we understand a less assign-pats is increasing in Europe. The only in connection with the subject new under

energy and the same keen scent. He went On Caloutta. over the Chinese Hospital in the Ostile ment than 300 subig fest of breathing space drawback is that the chin is peculiarly conatderation in the morning early The Honorable The Asting Colonial Sehaviour, the same outspokenness, the same

straight to his aim, without concealment, Wire, Depot. Ar to the second question as in our bouess to each individual. But susceptible to climatic changes, and, unless before 9 o'olak, the other late in the siler-

What On demasol to watching

without hollow and empty words. the bealth oft

thehouses la Britain sad in the Tropics are great care is taken, easily develops a form non about & p.us. or later. The first no-

bo willed, he willed well. What he said, Ja Shang ba oconpants

of plogue-infected houses nos totally different in ventilation and in archi- of eye-dissue that sooner or later results in curately embodied and expressed the sepse alcaad, no special attention had been given costural arrangements.

blindness. Japanese breeders are now of the Permanent Committee and was, as

he said and knew exactly. There was in him the Prussian love of red tape, the yours of the 30th June on the subject of the them more than others; but district by For eight or nine months in the year the consalting as to the best measures for therein stated, their unguiaous reply to district, every house in the town was windows and doors in our Hongkong streng honing the constitution of the chin, ai.Chi-kok Hospital. Your letter of that (Before

entomologiste love of minute details, and visited, and these then receivad particular houses are wide open. The Chinese sleep and some interesting experiments in cr

yet he was an encyclopædist. He went dows to the bottom of questions and threw este from the visiting parties; as to which in the verandah, in the street, in the gutter breading have been made with the Manila date came to my hande, at you say, early

upon them the light of the very enrious manent Committee at their meeting that Mr May could give detailed information.anywhere to get cool. The honne not pug, the result being a somewhat larger on Sunday. It was laid before the Fer- afternoon and was considered point by point

kaowledge of the tearned German," His in- As to the third question, remoral and only during the day bus during the night is animal with stordiar legs, but far more departure of plague patients unreported open to the air and instead of having 800 robust than the pore chia while quite as at-

vary fully and very carefully. I proposed to

formation was of mathematical accuracy. that dratt BO DOI

the Permanent Committee cale feet of air the: Chinaman practically tractive in general appearance.

desit a reply and send that round for

The Middle Kingdom had very few mcreti had done al it could, but to do the sleeps in the open air of heaven. Dur thing properly would require s very ing the cold reason the windows and doors Tax things which people do not know fre-approval, but my proposal was negatived Belkirk at aen last Marsh, The Hoa, & for him. He knew not only its configura

put into words the F. Lach, Q.0. (Acting Attorney General), tion, manners, customs and politics, but slee Barometer, great deal larger staff.

d. tu

the are no doubt lightly closed, but any one quently astonish persons of eniture, writes and it was left to me to pus

Monday my draft was submitted to the Solicitor) prosecuted, and Mr J. J. Francis, last question, that of disinfection, at wha has spent a night in a Chinese House Andrew Lang in Longman's Magasine. But opinions of the meeting. At our meeting on instracted by Mr A. B. Johnson (Crows its producte, its wants, its whole coonomy. His position was prevailing, and Ishall the very commemement of the plagne Mein cold weather will have altered his notion the things which & me people do know are members and accepted (it having been sent, instructed by Mr E. C. Ellis (Mr V. atonished bia sucesssor ever replaces Crook was taken from P. W. D. work and of its ventilaung power sa the cold le yet more amazing. For example, a writer in that morning) as the corroet expression. Deason's office) defended. The follow. put to superintend the disinfecting opera-pours down from between the ficting in a weekly paper informs the world that siona Every house in which plague os-files on the root of through the seams of the Black Douglas, Edward L., Robeer their views and opiniogs. Whether each ing special jury was sworn-Mastrs 0. 6. legation until the day of his departure some durred was disinfected as quickly as re- the floor overhead.

Bruce,

and Sir William Wallace ware-all member approved of every word that was Inchbald, R. Cocice, J. S. Mones, J. R. muntha sinos and particularly since the recal Foster posted, either under He Crook's own eyes The question of 300 cubic fest of sit per olurent of the University of St. Andrews, contained in that letter or of the turn of Anton, M. O. J. Grote, H. N. Mody, D. R. of M. Constans, was entre where many

diplomatists game to take the watch-word. Rain. The defendant was brought into court Its chief had known how to impress hia col or thors of the R. E. who had been at this head, therefore, requires to be considered That Edward I, was educated in Soodland every phrase I really saunot say, nor would Secon

I consider myself at liberly to state even if work from the first. The total number of from a local standpoint and not from the is a proposition which might stagger any I knew. The Committee approved of it and arenend in his ordinary clothes, not in leagues as well as the Teusg.li Yamba He had evidently profited by the position lo. temperate climate one a reviewer. That houses a treated was now 750 or 700. The chemical used first was plain sulpanr; preceived him oft not be led any time, not a professional view, Walace, the individust members of the Committes are prison dress

ploss not responsible out of Committee for their Mr Leach, in opening, briefly referred to which the war of 1870 had placed his country, burning afterward I the system was to pour the word 'Babonio

thus allow- | dawna is of the nature of that this Bryce, and Douglas, at college is a pleas~ { words or actions in it. Any trifling differ. {the law of murder, quoting frem Stephen's hat be would never have succeeded in bis on chlorinated. ime,

over.orawding ingly dramatic, though neglected, circum- free chlorine gar to be given off; all typhas. The disease with us is an imported stance. And that they were all at a univar. eces of option are merged in the opinion of Digest of Criminal Law, page 168, to the undertakings if he had not bad the quality doors, windows, and oller openings pest, not one cipating because of our city which was not founded till long after the whole. The work of Committee fact that a threat may be murder if death of assimilation that distinguished hic and results from an attempt of the threatened which made him the shepherd of the diploma. in the house were then closed for filthy state.

As to my second feitar I hare no copy of man to avoid suffering the fulfilment of the tie dock. Filthy we may be; badly Wallace was chopped up, and Bruce's heart would otherwise be impossibla

Hie opinion and his judgments three hours, As to the exact quantity used drained we may be; over-crowded we may was tossed among the Farnim, and Edward's for each house, Mr Francis could not speak. be; but we have nothing, to point to the skalpton was dust, and Donging bad fallon it and shall be much obliged if you will let threat. The facts as shown in the evidenes were considered as oracles and until recently Mr May and Lt. Boys; R.E., supervised fact from the disease register of the Colony. it war, is a fact which delights, the educs- we have one. Only the first para, of that latter, were that there was trouble on the ship when the new Russian minister, Count

Poking be the vialting; Me Crop had been disinfect The condemnation of Tainingshan may iional reformer. It is like a recent aster-s well as I recollect, was authorized by the through some articles having been stolen Cassial, arrived at ing every condemned and closed-up house be justifiable from over-crowding but we tion that Charles L. of England was pro- Committee, the request to be formed if the and Kennedy was secured of complicity, ought not to have known what is was to be

alleged proclamation had really been issued and was actually suited first oy the cap contradicted. In Tei ping-ahan Mr May would be able caust be sure of the figures. In Britain hably poisoned by the Jesuits, an bypo- the rest of the letter was and was worded 1

tain and then by the mate. Then, after

French physiognomy of to give further information if required. 1,000 persons to su sere is the sanitary thesis which may be useful to the Rethink, so the expression of my personal the captain had desisted, the deceased ran the Abbé Favier I mout place that of Bir supplemented Mr Francis remarks by stat surface over-crowding as distinct fan dostion is doing it is producing oritics, publisation of the correspondsnes in the herstore ses charged with murder, in whiss satures are yet an entirely different

Do Do ho jumped overboard. The mate was points of comparison between these two men ing that for the purposes of house-to-house crowding. Before burning Taipingshan, Visitation the city of Viteria was divided biota oooms so opustitute the crowning public writers, who are ignorant and inven- Daily Press of yesterday was anotiones, by that ala radhing after she man and Both are men of grist strength of will, of fato this datriefs and sub-divided into paint in this work of reperation, les as saktive beyond the power of the very stupidest the individual members of the Committee, threatening him with a capelan-bar pot the great labour and patience. Both bare go pections. The Eastern and Western Dis- is it bemuse surface crowding in evident, little schoul boy.

and Dr Wittenberg" fere o disease with which we are dealing.

on sold on cu

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SMALL FOX.

One case of small-pox was intimated by the Acting Secretary.

This concluded the businese,

I do not consider that its existence con- atitates a danger to this" Colony, but think it a good thing.

I

PEKING SOCIETY.

The circumvery wall to a descendant of the Manila 81096 yesterday afternoon and efter the Sanitary Board, and letting the Legislativa the last most frequently, because he left {

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SUPREME COURT, IN CRIMINAL BESSIONS.

His Honour Mr E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Chief Justice, and a Jury.) Thursday, July 6.

TON * SELITSK' CASE. Edson Crowe was charged with wilful John Kennedy on the ship

murder of

It is unnecessary to say that the German

Beside the very

ever no guide. When the interests of Great Britain are concerned Mr O'Connor is

is Eng lish, an uncompromising Englishman. He does not like France, and if as sometimes says the contrary, do not believe him; he doas all he can to be abnoxious to our coun does it with a mach wit that it would be try. But it must be confessed that he often preferable if it were less destructive.

Exchange,

Borozora, July 8, 1804.

In London-

Bank, Wire,

'On demand,

13

17

30 days' sight,

Credits,

4 months alght,

Documenters, 4 months'sight,

On demaal, Oredita, & montas" aight,

Berlin-Demand.......

On demand,

Oradiis, 60 days' night,

Wire,

On demand,

30 days" sight, private paper fold Leaf, 100 fine (pot tai) Saverelena(Bank's buying rate) Silver (per oz) "

2.71

16.88 9.25

HONGKONG REGISTER,

Previous On date at. On date xt dayab. 10 was? . . 1 p.m.

29.78

29.87 29.76

be

him.

Temperature Humidity

83 79:

85

85

70.

Wind

Diration of

entén, 1

1

0.01

hest-penture on the

know not pr

The Captain Superintendent of Police limit, any number over that constitutes Lancelot Holland when not he goes & pinion.

lecturing Protestants. This is what As to the second question, whether they from the mate, and on being followed Robert Hart. It would be easy to find many

B... Fros, First Aidblask. Hongkong Observatory, July 5, 4894.

Temperature.

•HONGKONG, Jaly 5, 1894. (Taken at Mesers Falconer de Cos Premises, Queen's Bond,

PAM

BAROMETER

29.86

Do

R.M

29.81

Do. TRELNOMATER—9 1,36.....

Da. Do.

29.78

1.M....

Do (Was bulb) 9:4.1,

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Do.

Do, 4, 62

Da. Minimum over night - 82