WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1894.
THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG,
STOOGNITION OF SERVICES. The following documents have been forwarded to us for publication :---
not to
sorrices rendered
especially as to burial arrangements, come. teries, steam kancher, the remoral and destruction of rubbish, & &.
8. The Committed here reported special by on the very valuable services rendered by Commander Hastings, R.N. (retired), and on those of Mr Dougherty of the Public under Captain Kastings, Works Department. who was working
The
THE VOLENTERI WORKERS
THE CHINA MAIL.
victs.
ag
to the Dommittee and to the public, during es desire to call the special attention of adequate for the work of house-to-houss power, and setting a noteworthy example pouse and trouble by their villing work on clotius are torn off bis brok. Finally, after railitary strength a farco, ask any ona dany
11
Engineers, who lies been at work from the and because of the climate, but that it was given to those who pay for them, the suc Tibot, which Russia notoriously covsti. Fermanent Committee, Sanitary Board, very commencement of the Plague to the dangerous, ney, deadly, and renders stil gessful candidate and the price paid by him Bagland does not quarrel with the for me,
end. He was the first of many gentlemen more conspicuous the gallantry of offiours being, as a general rale, matters of common but could hardly welcome the latter statu Hongkong 18th September 1894.
outside the ranks of the Civil Service, to and men in volunteering, and still more knowledge beforehand. This being so, it the Trans-Siberian railway will be a His work as Secretary and Superintend SirThe Permanent Committee of the Baai- ent has been vary considerably increased tary Board have the honour to hand you volunteer for the plagus work. He was profound the gratitude and thanks that may be thought surprising that so many meness to Chinese territorial integrity, and his working hours extended, and the herewith, for the information of His Bizallast for love to be given the whole are due from the Community to the Jor candidates should ontor. The examlosion, will also gonerate a sharp competition with The Permanent Committee,
however, is always an excuse for a visit to British Aalatio trade. Farther to the south Committee respectfully recommend that, lescy the Governor, a list of the gentlemen of bis afternoons to the wark, saperistead- Sanitary Board, 24th Sept., 1894.
The Royal Navy, although so for in the capital and pleasant holiday; and the recent apparition of France as a SIR,-The work of the Fermanent Com- for his special services, he may be allowed who, during the recent epidemic, volunteered ing the men of the Royal Engiacas in their
extra pay for the four months at the same their services in aid of the Board and of its labour in cleansing and disfufeeling during numbers in Hongkong at the season of the few posts being socasionally assigned, for gressive factor upon the confines of Sinos malttee of the Sanitary Board is nearly at an end; and their report on the Plague, and rate that he now receives, ie, the half-pay ofloors in the performance of their special the hours of daylight; and assisting Mr Foss, gave all the help that could possibly form'asake, tomorit, each cotapolitoris firm- and Burma is a source of no slight annoyaZION. at the appointment to holda, so as to sunke duties in connection with the Plague, and Crook in his office till 7 o'look at night be sured. Jurgenas Feauy, Bearblock nud by convinced that he will be the lucky masa. to China, alroad; oxasperated by, the theft sa the work done under their ordors and of this ang on the whole to that of the full to anbruit for His Exuellensy's consideration and later, in preparing the returns and Meaden did aplandia work inside and out- The successful candidate has to undergo a of Tongking. It is not more aceptable to on their responsibility in connection thera-
a detailed report of the work done by these reports, and in arranging the work for sido the Hospitals. Two men from the sort of schoolboy "ballyragging" at the curselves, who have no desire for Francs He has to allowed Hospital Stad acted as wardmasters in the hands of his comrades, which reminds one as a next-door neighbour on the borders of with since the 10th May last, is in the pay of the Superistendent.
gentlemen and the Committee's recommenda- the following day.
himacit any relaxation, but has worked Plague Hospitala with vary proat credit in of the peculiar carsmonies formerly enacted car Indian Empire. There are therefore the Bourse of preparation and will soon be suo- misted for the consideration of the Sanitary
for in 1 od May the Paremment Commit-moet zealously and parseveringly day after themselves and the Servics to which they on British ships when crossing the Line, srongest a priori reasons in favour of a close
their regard.
His face and clothes are emeared all over and sympathetic understanding betwork Hoard sad of the Government; but the
tee finding that the ordinary staff of the day, including Sundays and holidays, belong, and six potty officers, mont to the for the completion of that report, to call Committee think it right, without waiting
Sanitary fuspecters, supplemented by all throughout the summer, giving the officers Jounities from the Fictor Emanuel, and with ink, and ara then baspattered by one Chlua and Great Britain in the Far East. the tan the Captain Superintendent of of the Sanitary Board and the annuities for whose services hearty thanks are due to of the examiners with white soap. Fre- Nor, though bino sexamonte are, in every advice and every assistance in his Commodore Boger, saved considerable oz quently, too, his hat is smashed in, and his their present state, a delusion and Ubins's the attention of His Excellency the Gover
to the
9. Ia conclusion the Permanent Commit- Pelios con dispare for the purpose, was in- very valuable
the Government to the very valuabia ser visitation sal disinfection-work of the to the Non-Dommisioned sure and men bard the stam launchos conveying the this ordeal is over, he is washed and dress that her prodigious numbers, her yout sick and dead, and at the fires along the od up and is tatron round in state to resolve extent, her obstinate and tenacions charac the prevalence of the epidemis, by the offi
vices zondered by certain members of the utmost importance as afording the valy of the Royal Engineers working under him.
she congratulations of his friends. All the tor, nad her calculating diplomacy
zonder com and men of the Army and Navy, by Police Force who volunteered for work means of discovering and feolating esses of His energy and devotion to his work is, Praya.
detachment of tho Asiatic Artillery higher posts are filled by the yangtans, or her an ally in Central and Eastern Asis of the Volunteers who came forward in res-fo ponse to an appeal for assisisnes put for under the Sanitary Beard during the plague, plagne in their earliest stages and of checking in the opinion of this Committee, deserving
was detailed in aid of the Police in this gentry, and the highest of all by the the highest value: Great Britaki it would appear ward by this Dommitted, by the Offiours of and who have performed that work in the spread of the disease-issued advertise-not merely of the highest approbation and the Board and other ne mbars of the Civil manner deserving of every commendation. mente (coples annexed) calling for volunteers praise, but of arbatantial reward. No man Wanchai District, and the Commitee tives of those in great positions at Court, that the prestige and power of
Mr Chesney in the service has done batter werk and the renpoctfully suggest that the thake of the The eight provinces and 338 profestures of in the same regions might be of correspond. Sabadhar the kingdom absorb an immenso army of tag and ever greater service to bare Were Bervice especially detailed for the work, A list of their names, with the dates during from the pivil community.
office holders, only the superior ranks it not that China is so absurdly suspicious uffer his services, and sub-mead that he receive the bearty thanks of Labh Sing for his sarvices in command. the first and by the Inspectors, Sergeants and Con- which they were actually employed and s
I have,.,
uniong, whom receive any salary, and this of interested counsels, and so well soquaints on them. is annexed. As stated, in the sequently at diferent dates the other gentle the Government for his services, that his
J. J. FRANCIS, autally in arrears, while the rest maited with the weak joints of our Partiamente teared their services in aid of the Sanitary third paragraph of this report, the Sanitary men named in the list, came in and placed conduct be most favourably reported on to
Chairman. batter their own broad as bast they can.xy armour, auch so alliance would already Inspectors of the Board.
Board staff was wholly inadequate for the their spare time at the disposal of the Combis military enperiors and that Le mey he 2. The Committes are addressing sepa.
presented with a sum of $1,000 or its equi-
All office is held for a period of these years, have sprung into definite oxidence, during
which time the incumbent extracts greater confidence in the honesty of Great rate reports to the Government in acknow-work before it, and but for the assistance mittee.
The Hoa N. G. Mitchell-Innes rendered valent, in some form that may be accept-
from it whatover he can, the normal level Britain than in that of her rivals andoubted ledgment of the services rendered by the rendered by the Police, assistance they
wore under no obligation whatever to very valuable services in the relief of the able to hira, for his four months work.
I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most
of extortion being so mathematically sly existe in the breasts of Chinese statesma Army and Navy, and by the Volunteers, tender and which did not come in any way diitress engendered among the paorar sinuses and propose to deal in this report with the within the scope of thoir duties au con by the sickness and desthe consequent en bedient Servant,
JNO. J. FRANCIS,
certained by long practice, that while any and is largely due to the integrity of our cross is voted tyrannical, adborocco to the commercial rolations, and to ballaf in the services of the officers of the Sanitary Boxed, tables, it is dificult to ace from what quar-the Plague, and on the measures taken to
Chairman.
average standard in regarded as a proof straightnem of British character; whilst no of the members of the Civil Service and after the Board could have obtained mot of repress it by the removal of people from
Undor efforts
orts have been spared by regpet British hes of the outbreak of the suficient knowledge and experience to infootod dwellings and the destruction of
both of integrity and atderation, Police only.
form of government so organised it be. Governments to conciliate Ohlas ? Boruples comes easy enough to understand why the in every point where the concension could plague the Sanitary Board had at its dis- carry out the house-to-house vistation, the infected clotting and bedding. Is vieited
country languishes and elegnation reigns be made without sacrifics of prisoiple, I porat, for the entire sanitary work of the removal of the sick and dying, the coffin-he poor in their houses, looked into their ing of the dead, and the other detail work Colony, its Acting Superintendent,
anme, the moneya placed at the disposal
supreme. The Government itself-or, in ineling myself to the belief that time, with other words, the King, who is the Govern- its inevitable developments, willadd greatly Ram; Mr Crook, Sanitary Surveyor, was
ment--is always in debt, and the financial to the strength of this unwritter concordat, was also in charge of the public drains as
assistsuce which in moments of embarrass and that when Chinese suspicions hare an officer of the Public Works Department and was the Water Authority; and Eva
eut he is never loth to accept from in- become less morbidly soute, whilst Chinees tsrestad parties, while it does not enable needs have grown more pressing, the tas Inspectors of Naisance, including the Chief
briam, still further mortgages the fast will disappear. dwindling resources of national wealth and independet.co.
Duncan,
atables of the Police Force, who volan./statement of thespecial duties that devolred was the at the Hongkong Telegraph oflloe, Permanent Committee most strongly recom- Government be conveyed tu
Mr
да
Inspestor, Mr Germain: each Inspector,
other than Mr Germain, had an Taterpreter
available on
He
that had to bo attoaded to, and that bad to amelts and distributed among them, in
OIL
A FUTURE STATESMAN ON
ASIATIC POLITICS *
Few books have been published under more favourable conditions than the latest The Honourable The Colonial Smutsry &s, production of the Hou, George Carson's pea. At the present time the eyes of the civilised
&o.
say this without committing ourselves to
all the deductions ho arrives at. Although
-
THE POLITIKAL FUTURE OF HÕBEÁ,
Is the chapter an the political future of Koren,' 11r Curzon plaosa before the public what might be termed the British staton-
Mr Curzon rediscusses the other aissionary questions, the likin restrictive tariffa on foreign trade, the gradual introduction of Western improve bents, such as railways, &c., and monke icism, concluding with two chapter on The Prospect, a summary of the whole work, in which he deals with The Destinies of the Far East' and Great Britain in the Far East.
The volume is admirably and profusely llustrated,
world are turned towards Korea, where a THE SERVICES OF THE GARELSON.
contact for supremacy is taking place Permanent Committee, be in the hands of men who were available of the Committee for that purpose by the
Sanitary Buard, 28th Sept., 1841. botwoon China and Japan. Me Curzon is for daty at any time of the day or night
Chinese community.
SIE, The Permanent Committee of the singularly well-âitted to perform his present Captain W. H. Murray, A.D.G. to His and under disciplice.
Inspector Quincer was employed on Excellency the Major-General, rendered Sanitary Board are well aware that the task, which is to discuss the political, social (aotusi plague work for a few days only, hvaluable assistange to the Captain Super-hearly thanks of the lovermout, Imperial and economic conditions of the kingdoma his exchequer to recover financial equili maining obstacles to a hearty peo
stats of health not permitting, but Ho intendant of Police is remaring the in- and Uolonial. hare in various forma Leen rendered valuable asrvice as Interpreter, iu habitants from Talplugshan and the other aready convoyed to His Excelency the and principalities of the Far East. We and two foremon attached to him for the bisining information ou all matters con-houses closed throughout the city; io super- Major-General Commanding or Majesty's work o: his district. One of the nected with the movements of the Chinese intauding the shifting of their furniture and Forces in China and to the oficers and Inspectors was at Kowloon with his Astis-and otherwise. Constables Gidley and effects; in guiding there to the new quarters men of the Ostrian for the invaluable sur tants, so that there were only erah McKillop were in attendance on the sick as selected for them and in helping them to vices rendered to the Colony during the set a young man, comparatively speaking, nteralouse of the plague; nevertheless the the Momber for Southport was marked out settle down. wardmaster
the Hygeia and Kennady three Inspectors, with three "interpreters
Town Hospitals, sad kavo, no doubt, bean
Captain W. B. Stewart and Lieutenants Committee, on behalf of the Sanitary and six foreman.
Me Cronk was at once detailed to take reported on by the Colonial Molesworth and Kelsall, P. K., gave their Board and of the public, desire to place on several years ago for high official rank in man's view of the potencialities of Koren as |
favorably
Sergeant Phelps
and Constable services in aid of Mesars Crow and Browns record their thanks and their acknow the Conservative party, a party which is a factor in Far Eastern politics. To dis- cuse this subject is to expose the illogical rosponsible charge of the work of disinfect Collett were in the performance of very of the Civil Service in the work of disinfen. ladestoont of the services 80 zailantly ren ing and cleaning all houses in whist plague dangerous and very disgusting work at the tion.
dered as, their request, and in aid of their fotucale in possessing a generation of able nature of China's suzerainty in the Panin- cases had courred or should occur.
Lieutenant Boys, R. E, and Mr H. Samy work, during the critical period from the young men fitted almost already to take up sula. Treaties have been made between Tung Wah, Glasshouse and Cattle Depot. was left a free hand to get what men and Fibapitals, and but for their zirvices it devoted themselves specially to house clean. 23rd May till the 23rd July last.
the official duties that can scarcely, in the Korea and the Powers, but, at the instiga Only those actually engaged in the work next Conservative Administration, betion of China, which feared, no doubt, the tools ho regaired, to salent, under proper would not have been possible during the ing. The services of Lieutenant Beys havo
lopping of of one more of her tutelary advice, his own disinfectants, to arrange his own zustkade of work, vad, so long as earlier stages of the epidemic to have got buen of noh a character and so valuabls (can for say opinion of the position of allotted to the rigid, straight-laced higStates, the King of Korea transmitted to the dead cufined, to have bad the coffas that the Committee are making a raparat things in the middle of May. The number sad-dry Tories of the old-fashioned type. the work was well and affectively done, to Elled with quicklin and the bodies re-report on the gentlemes named in the listing, the disease was spreading to the West davoted the last ten years of his life. he acknowledged being
the Testy Powers a despatch in which of exsss reported daily was rapidly inerous. It is to Britain in Asia Mr Curzon has
tributary of exorcise a very wide discretion as to themored in time Constables Thomson, The other
Chisp
rogard to internal musna. The Permanent Committee bave
main, to the house-to-house visitation, giving great rapidity, the work of fumigat similar sarrice at the Tung Wah. well done and to their perfect satisfaction, Sergeant Hall vas, during the conto all the time they could spare from their ing, cleaning and
ordinary and
y and regular avneations, and they fast getting beyond the house-to-house visitation in the Esatoru
greatest credit for the spirit of the Sanitary Staff to effectively deal District, and, in addition, by his patience, alf-sacrifice in gard tomper and taci got the majority of the Sanitary Laspeuters and Palion, Mr Ches operations in every possible was and is the people to dent their homes, remove ney Duncan, Mr R. F. Lammert, Mr W. Blay auns more so than by their unwillingness illegally constructed cucklofts,
If pay, Mr H., Nicolls, Mr H. E. Pollock and to work, and constant panic and fright:
her at suck. The Committee were of dangerous walls, de, withant recommen to Mr. C. Bowring deserving special ovation
proceedings.
thanks for the splaudid work foring $3 to 84 a day per man for coole
labour and could not get it at that. they did
The ready aasant of Bie Excellency the Major-Lieneral to the employant of the
only to say that the work was thorougāle | Ritchie, Garcizan and McDonald rendered devoted themselves, under inspector Gerra and Central Districts of the town with Indian British possession' is the pivot of
ond.
disinfecting Wat
puners
O'
from the beginning to the complaints tinuance of the Plague, in charge of the serve the which they worked in aid of with: the Chinese wore opposing out general trend of Asiatic politics. 'Problems to give up Port Hamilton, she obtained a
and without any bitch or
Mr Crook had the ruinable Benintance of Lieutenant Buya,
R.B., (with reference to whom a special report in being Bunt it) Aud of
wwenty-four non-commissioned afficers and R of
the Sappers, of others with such Osinane help as he sorted, and (fter the closing of
tho Tai-Fing Shan arsa) of Mesars
Crow
pital; but the burden of the work fell
ANI
Sergeant Moffatt, assisted by Constable district and no in efficiently, the latter rendering alan the very greatest Antistatico
and and for their perseverago in it,
This work of house-to-house visitation was, the most arduous and the most dis
I
the author's opinions on politics in Asia administration and foreign intercourse All he has writion is directed to expose the enjoys complete independence. Britain dangers to which India lies open,
have favoured China's pre- from *ppears to Razaian intrigue chiefly, but also in the tensions as atzerain. When she agreed of the Far East, therefore, is a political guarantee from China that that country would never allor Russia or any other foreign book, but far from being heavy or uniu-
Power to occupy Koxtan territory. Pro- teresting, and we can safely say it is ros of the most entrancing books of this dochor guarantee, this was an important pre- rided China can be depended on to fulfi tien it has been our good fortune to read.
dauden to take. But Russia is gradually circumventing China, and as soon as the preseas struggle is concluded, the Western
JAPAN.
Only a small portion of the hook
THE HONGKONG FOOTBALL OLUB.
The following is the report to be submitted to the members of the Hongkong Football Club
The Committee have the ploware to lay sefore you a report on the last essa
The accounts attached show a balunos of $179.31 to the credit of the Club on the 24th September.
A number of interesting and closels eɔn- tosted matches were played during the on under Association and Rugby rules. There are 79 members and during the year 18 new members have been alooted.
The annual meeting for the purpose of reiving the Committee's report for the past season, and for elesting the Committee and Omoers for the coming vexion, will be
and Brown from tao Civil Hon. McIvor, did similar work in the Western perle work of any in connection with soldiers in the work of house cleaning, the devoted to the Land of the Riring Sa. Powers may bays to take action to pre held in the Cricket Pavilion on Friday, 29th this Committee and to the Board for the in rentoring the inhabitants of Taipingahan the plague, 11volving, in addition to the most dangerova and must diffoult work So much has Teady been writton about vent as extension of Russian influence in September at 5p.m.
on hi shoulders and he was responsible to whole of the cleaning and disinfecting..
During the entire period, from the 11th May to date, Mr Creak has boun at work,
to the western portion of the town and in visiting daily the new colonies so formed.
Sergoont McIver, Acting Sergeant Smith
mera physical labour of climbing up innumer able lights of almost perpendicular Chin. ceo stairs and going into every roam and pockluft in 4 mass of Chinese house,
that bad to be done, afforded instant relief to the Committon, not merely by supply
ahewing XI by ing hands to do the work ixi the Chinese that we ware
jil-will
Japan, that Me Curzon takes it for granted the British public knows enough to form currect enhception of the country, its
labouring daily from 7 am to 7 pm. are and Constables MeAuley, Barges,. Main the hollest part of the year, contact pendent of them and that inde people and its national characteristica.
From
Japan and the Powers, one of the two
это
Of Britain's interests in Korea, Me Carzon writes:
The primary interest of Great Brilais in Korea is at a markat for an already cou- moment,
however, is the secondary and contingent
*
sourcea
Ammerce
and
TELEGRAMS BY THE GERMAN
THE REDSLLION. IN NICARAGUMĄ London, Aug. 26.-Owing to the refusat- Mr Hatch, the British Consul, from prison, of the Nicaraguan Government to relates in ornner och ly foros. If 203 688gry.
ornisor Mohawk has sailed for San
gerous and doagreeable nature of the work City. Sargeant Molver is still employed the example of the leaders. During the the cases numbered nearly Major-General cularly keen about the opening up of the interests throughout the China seda, and Government bavo rolonged Mr Hatch and”
his appointment, involving aiderable
risk it life and hesith, and the Com- mittaa strongly recommend him for
Bonus of $1,000, and, in addition, coa-
Colonies.
Waters falling sick after a wook's work,
Flurdly
hod
ing in barhunt to the auctiora o for inspec
people
lut"
in the
at
All tho
Fure denit
with twice
twice
To the oficere
man
ACO the
with the Japanese Government) belug altered or 085:milled to nativo custoro without their cotes; and they are gen Consular jurisdiction and the settlement of
gants, in
chapters devoted to Japan, consists, atmoet nad, in addition to plague work, be has
interest arising out of the political future. cellent service in the house-to-house visita combination of Chinese smell and the the moment the soldiers appeared in the entirely of a discussion at the subject of
Treaty Revision. After staing the case à country so well provided with harbours got through the regular work of his ap- tion work in the Ountral District, and, serious danger of infection, for those gentle field opposition was practically at at end, for Japan, he says:-
which
bath anpply and shelter great could pointment as Sanitary Surveyor.
when thet was disrtained, applied then men had themselves to handle the sick and and day by day the difficulty of getting in
Es mowers, through their Ministers, Jotitis and son of wealth, right involve The merchants, other hand, for
richly The Permanent Committed feel that they galves with equal industry to the work of dying; their Chinese assistants would not bourors and the cost of labour decreased,
ondowed with need not do store than refer to the dun measuring mecine flours throughout the have done so unless kept to their work by although the disenga fuccoased on us and
100 a day.
the official spokesmen, are not parti a serious menace to British oam
London, August 29.-The Nicaragim done by Mr Orunk and bis assistante cur on the latter work, and deserves special months of May, Juno, Jalg, and August the To His Excellency the ing the hottest months of the year, nor need mention for the sterling work he has done boutes in the Western district were visited therefore, we feel deeply indebted and desire ouster, in which they do not
even in the Pacific Conan, if held by a sight others, bat have banished them from prospect of great mercantile advantage to they consider the question whether it was throughout the whole period,
every second day; in the Central district to thank him most heartly fu: so prunipe themselves; they are averse to the cond! for 1582ace, in the Gulf of Pechili would, hostile State, A Russian port and fout,
the country. or was not within the scope of Mr Otook's
The work of Hous-to-Hours Visitation une third of the houses were visited daily, y rocognizing the gravity of the situation
tions under which they hold fand in the
ANARURISM IN LONDON. time of war, constitute as farmidable a duties as Sanitary Surveyor to undertake
London, August 26-A masting of An- this work, however that may be, at Yuumaki was very efficiently performed and the reat every second day; in the East- and for his willingness to take de hizuseit Settlemente (as the result of a covensut
* rešponsibility as was involved t
Soa as they would to the metropolitan pro- Monday, but the audiences, enraged at the danger to British shipping in the Yellow archists was held on Hampstead Heath on work far in excess of the ordinary duties of by Constables Rse and Pepper, Constable era district each house was visited every RS GATE &
third
day.
in the permesion he gave the efficere and with
vinee and the capital cf China. Permanent atterances of the speakers, broke up the Garrison to volunteer. less severo nad fully a value of the and men who voluntoured, w Constables Kerr, Campbell and Craik, of the Water Police, and the large number of of the disinfenting and cleansing par. whether from the Shropshire Light Infa: uinely alarmed at the proposed abolition ofssons at Fort Lazaroff and meeting and subjected the Asarobista to
ble and praiseworthy were the laboure
fa
would convert hor Sinta the rough trastment. Chinese Police who formed the crews of
greatest navat Power in the Pacific, The
A NEW IL 6.
C. OLTREDEIL eider him entitled to the hearty thanks the quals and launches employed, rondored lies. Every house in which a case of plague try or from the R. E. and other corpe IDE cases, in which they may be sucerned balance of power in the Far East would be!
occurred was tuce thoroughly Garrisut, wo owo » deepdob!
debl of gratitude.
London, Aug. 29.- The Roman Catholics and to bare his services recorded and re- hard (being on duty twelve hours out of there had been three ur Mery cases, or from is at any time called on to face, and for Japanese judeza courts and bafore seriously jeopardinod, if not absolutely have decided to erect a magnificent cathedral of the Government and of the coininity excellent service and worked extremely disinfested and aftened. Houses to which The work was as dangerous as any a soldier
They point to the overturned, by such a development; and at Westminister capable of
of Rommodating ported to the Secretary of State for the the twenty-four) is directing junka arriv-bieb og general sanitary grounds the mora disagreeable. Every officer and man adinitted facts that the reorganised courts England is prohibited alike by her Imperial
have not been long sat
long established, апа that
congregation of 10,000. The silico took his life in his hand and risked i been removed,
Stapled by dad that objecte and her commercial needs from which is to cast a quarter of a milkou Bonub Mr Crook has required no extra pay of er sten oftener.
though and the
who have been partially educated in Wes. lending her savelion to any such issue,"
be sterling, will Folunteered, lars of the o308 of patients going to she enclosed area were deals Eight Oficors und 300 N.-U. c.ra and
commented immediately la mon of the Regiment
Mr Curzon is convinced that, whatever Tastern Universities, lacks alike the any bind during the plague.
the tradition
basilic
architecturs. Chi Kok. 6. Senior Cospector Germain was, at the
in the mes: thorough fashion. Since the floure wore on duty six hours out of every and the distinction of European Jud. the issue if the present conflict, Corea's
BORRIBLE QUGGAERNCES IN AFRICA best chance lies in close friendship with outbreak of
of the plague, putin charge of the
to addition to the European Sorgenuts plague bagas to ahale, Avery Chinese house twenty-four on the plagas wert,
ciaries. They contend that miscarriage of
London, August 97.—A, raiga of tazeos China house-to-house visitation, a duty involving and Constables on the annexed list, two In the oily sad at Taumati bas been fami-tendag to the ordinary regimental and justice would restat, in the main from the
exists in the Game She is confronted with the ill-anppressed one of the German colonies in East Afric
Cameroona reglan garrison duties; the N.-C. officers nad mo
forming ignorance, sometimes, perhaps, from the as severe bodily labour in mounting etits Sing were engaged in house-to-house visits trying because of the pangsat asture of the
They fest force of China, the jealous and vainglorious of the Soudanese sold
the cannibal babite dreds of Chinese houses daily, Mr Germain
Chisuse Causlabics unit four of the Chinese and of the number of separate tamoments to ORD bands to the works in the later stages before a strange court in a strange language:
viotion in that the only hope of continued The soldiers have been indulging in these
Importal auth
authorities displayed very great tact and judgment in Dawetives, all of whom took part to a be dealt with, dosling with the Obinees sad regulating
their lives and homea to the domiciliary conuection with China, which history, po sacrificing human lives wholesale,
most incredible e
extent, midst of the most horrible filth. plague, on the Hospitais and Dead and folle Breatest energy and perseverence but at all times they had to work in thes
completed.
vieits of native policemen. Moreover, they lies, and natnrs combine to recommend, Officers and men from the Army and the Houses, on the removal of the sick and dend, The Permanent Committea desire to call 7000 tons of rubbish and dirt was removed
hare a well-founded distrust, not merely and which offers, in addition, the sole.
THE INEDITE. members of the Police Fares working under and on the work of removing and destroy special attention to the fact that quite apart from the oity by their exertions. The
of the administration of the Japanese law,
Brindisi, September 16.-The Khedive bim. His work was well done to iDe entire ing rubbish. The work of the Chinese from the value, which was very great, of the Committee have no hesitociusi in saying but of the law itself, particularly in such 5uarantee for the recovery and preservation left here to-day for Egypt- satisfaction of this dommittee and of Mr members of the Force is deserving of work actually done by the Volunteers, their that but for the help received from the pit
points as the law of evidence and the last of peace. China has kept her affee for 500 Mus, the member of the Comansittee who special commendation; seven of them fell conduct in volunteering, their zeal, eserez zailitary the work could not have been done of contract, which are interpreted in Japan reate, and the abadow of China in the back-
BO perintondance over
victims to the Plage, three of whom were and devotion to work was absolutely inval at all, and the Committee are still of
in a maoner little
ground has been the one stable ctament in barreony with Euro- ako work of all the Otheora of the Baard, actually engaged in plague work. Their able beraam of the effoot produced on the opinion that to the thorough sissing and pean ideas. Finally, they due piat in the dissolving view of her Lilliputian and theta hare been no complaints. Mr names appear on a second list annexed minds of the Chinees. It allayed panic. It disinfecting of the houses in which plague support of their claros to the constant dip politics.
is a man in delicata bealth who has harsto. Germain i
dispelled the absurd ideas and feara with cases had occurred they owe the speedy lomatic troubles arising out of miscarriage
DESPATCH OF TEENOR PLANINTENTIAKI 1⁄2 the plague. Four Colon been sixteen years to this climate, yet with The Commitles beg to point out that the which the winds of the pooter classes were atamping
TO MADAGASCARA Paris, September 10.-M. Ls Myre de at different was alsulately unable to work on the greater poction of the staff on which cheskmated tho seditiously disposed who 40 perso
tisues pablish very wild and silly articles about Chinose history. The Tanog-li Yamen renegotiated the Franco-Siamess treaty lack daty, he baa laboured zealously and ener
the inherent incapacity of the Japaness for getically every day during the last four the Sanitary Board had to depend for the were seeking to take advantage of the crisis employed on the plague work, the avar.
for their own purposes, by showing them
the age being 313 a day, The other officera
year, is proceeding on a special mission to the sxercies of judicial authority of any coives his cordemnation wook days, for performance of the plague work, and to re-
The Board is in reality a Board of Madagascar for the purpose of ascertaining months, Bundays as well
Regiment volunteered command that in addition to the half-pay that the Government were not so wholly
although I suspect that many of the from six to eight hours daily.
France,
ferr
beside at
very considerable risk and danger at Indian Herguants, Salig Bant and Utter rated in every room, The work was very three hours daily only. in the earlicet preindice, of nativo judges, They fear cupidity of Rasala, the prodigious latent This is das toits employed in and visiting room alter room in some ban- tion with eleven Indian and thirty-four chemicals used, of the heat of the weather atage of the operations the men put the the risk and complexity of process interest of Japan. My own con- the country by the'.
and controlling the Nun-Commissioned greater or lesser extent on all the work of with the but the work was carried out they culs superintended gangs of coolie, and they resent the polisible subjection of national existence for Corea live in the practices to an almosì:
the
The
out
Over
lawa
CHINA.
of justice" in the small independent States environs, Mr Ourzu interweaves an epi- Into his description of Peking and its
OBITUARY,
London, September 10.-The death is samoanced of Professor Hainrich Kal Bingast, the distinguished Philbingtas and Egyptologist
the exceptipa of thren days during which he volunteers from the Police formed by far filled. It checked labour combinations It Sergoauto, 12 vilar ..C. Tad of the New World. Some of their papers toms of many of the prominent events in Villers, the Frouch Plenipotentiary who
the
kind
their report an t work may be recorded employed under the Committea, there men as they had imagined, and that not extra assistanon, and Colonel K.binson, the as litigants in the courts of the petty South and promise and do nothing-an attitude or whether an oxpedition in recessary for
The Permanent Committee hope that which they have received while actually dependent on them and their fellow-country- | quired to relieve their comraces or give British merchants who may be involved / Wolny. Its object is to palaver, and glaze, whether the ADTAs will submit to.:
The
earlier etsge of the
ed
80,
has her Inspmic, sorkud wol Committee understand that he is recantly of the Government for their very valuable General, Colonel Jorrard, the Committee trading community, and soy sitempt to than they would otherwise have done. Sir prey Pail with enthusiasm the prospesi
consideration,
to their conduct.
obedioat Servant, I of rubbish, but after the 21st June
6. Messrs Orow and Brown, the Gov.
I must not be forgotten that much extra work was thrown, unavoidably, on all the members of the Police Fores in comiquenes
of the existence of the plague, and that many of the police officers, notably the
Chairman.
PLAQUE VOLUNTERES. -- Gleaning
of
precipitate
ernment Analyst and apothecary, were inspector, the Inspectors in the Cen- 1 Houses.-R. E. H, Boys, R.E., H. Samy two privates word lent, volunteers als, mountage, there han propor. Covery, which the Chimes have made long log Lindl. The German gunbatte Nasadler
Lieut.
A KOREAN
be no insar-
the Commuading Officer, gave the Com-A bould bo sonte special ackcowledgment of merely the ldiers, but the airline men- here and at the Colonial Office in his favour..
grostly object to a change of verus to the sacres of 1870, when the Chinese, by dint meg-of-war have been ordered to prosped ita notable success after the Tientsin m15- and that he may be awarded the thanks of their services in connection with the plague, bors of the European community were pre-mittee most valuable assistance, taking an aerican Republics would not so very high has been in great favour ever since compel thoms so do
active part in the work himself at all hours modern Japan. But though these more of stills-shallying for several months, till to Madagascar waters to support A La work, if need be.
Pari, September 11.-Fone Franch aud that Sergeants Phelps. Hail and Malverpared to assist in the work, sum of $250 over the Government and
should bare granted them good conduct The Permanent Committee respectfully at the day, and superintending and en
extravagant diatribes may be disregarded, and above the extra half-pay of which he usedele in recognition of their special ser recommend that the names of the Volunteers couraging his man, and aiding the Com there is undoubtedly a solid substratum of the french were hard pressed in the Franco- Myre de Villers' mission.
the in receipt during plague.
and advica. Argentine
truth in the apprehensions of the
Gorman war, oecaped rory much more lightly vices. Sergeant Moffatt is not recomiend-be published in the Hongkong Government mittes by his
foreign
Paris, September 12-The French especially in theed for a similar distinction only because the Gazette, that they receive the hearty thanks To the Deputy Assistant Adjutant tradin
too kesly a solution might in Harry Parkes said that to get a decision of an expedition to Madagascar, which and enegotioally under Mr Kam in the fa percipt of a meta! for good conduct, and services, and that a report may be forwarded desires to exprees the hearty tasuka. He volve the Japanese Government itself in a the Loungi Fatau was like trying country, it is anticipated, will become, the
00
with sulphur of all infooted
oted that in the award his special services in to the light Houuucable the Beoretary of did everything in bis power, by personal dificulties which it bad nut contemplated, to draw water from a well with a bottom French. Austrails of the Enture pacifie nearly 2,000 houses being thos
leas bucket. So long as the result is pro-issue of M. Le Myra de Villers' minien His chaing remarks are: dealt with by fospectors Clerihew, Grimble cotection with the plague were taken into State for the Colonies calling bis attention interviews and otherwise, to facilitate the transaction of business, and to help tho have the hongar it be, Sir, Tuur must Committee to every man the military autho-along been, the pirot, of the situation-Do Tsung-li Yainen bas served its purpose. Great Britain remains so ate has all orastination, and China is not compelled to
Le poi expected. and Mottatt, and in superintending the
set, except as she herself may decies, the itios could spare.
FIGHTING IN GERMAN RAFT AGRIDA, removal of
slight proof of her commanding infusace The dilatory attitude on the part of the from Gerosa East Africs states, that the Berlin, Sept. 19.-Intelligens reord From the Medical Staff, the Committee on the destinies of distant Ania. If the as- Taung-li Tamen is encouraged by the dis- tribesmen ars besieging Kilwa and Laristen- their duties were almost entirely limited to
JNO. J. FRANCIS, the ordinary work of the department.
bad the invaluable aid and assistance af gotiations be conducted between the two do- They did well.
Surgeon Major James, already acknow-
vernments on the basis of a fair
since, that the Powers, where joint action and Mou have been despalated to, the ledged; and from the Medical Staff Corps, tipaste
barrier to au amicable solution. would still be irresistible, are undered by scene of the disturbance. employed in the special work of Cisig. trai District, Imposter Mackie in the Disinfection, -Captain W. R. Stewart, 25, who did duty as Wardmastors to the great
irremediable differences and can be played from
ΕΧΑΜΙΝΑΤΙΟΝ,,
Bern, Sept. 12The latent latelyeme natiafaction of the Colonial Surgeon.
off one against the other." Dealing with Korea, a terra incognita,
reatived statee that the Germans, al-k- been closed ug, and, at a later period, in Yantaati. and Inspector Manu at Shayki-i Kalsall, E., W. E. Crow, F. Brown,the Royal Artillery the Commiltas had Mr Curzon is nɔt megaly the political i
hava scoceeded in roppising a determined. une most useful volunteer, Sergeant Smith, vestigator. He shows that he has an eye The following paragraph you seem to attack by trbatmen, with severo loss lo who, sa steward in the Hospital, did well.
Thirty-thras Non-Commissioned Ofears for the novel and interesting. In describindicate a desire to 129 €" alliance between the enemy.
DRAFTS FOR INDIL The Permanent Committas de not in-cas, Nicolle, Pollock, and man of the Boyal Engineers gave the ing the peculiar features of Koren, he has Britain and China.
EL C. HE, C.
London September, 13-The trappaltip (clude ia their reports the staff of the Alice Bowring, F. J. Badeley, F. J. Eset, Committee and its officers help they could i ample scape. For his descriptive powera, ness the rs of the fight between Chips
His farourable fupressions of the country and
Apan; the result may perhaps modify Victoria left Southampton for Bombay Committee respectfully recommend Memorial Hospital, the Sisters from the Potta, Hor. B. P. Cobbold, Captain G... not have got slowhere, and ka theer mare counterbalanced by bis condemantic hisopiston The
today with the 4th that these gentismon be allowed a Souus of Italian Convent, or the ladies of the Lon-oore, F. L. Wood, 5, 3, B, Skertouley, J. and to their commanding other. Colonel of the administration. Ho seys
Guards and 4th Dragoon
$200 each.
Malloy, R.E., the colony is deeply is. doa Missing who worked with them, a. Perry,
The very conditions that render Russia drafts en board. Nomitally, every Comment post in the natural enemy of Chine would appear to MEETING OF THE BANK OF REGLARINA 7. Mr Ram, the Acting Sanitary Super- although Volunteers and deserving of the
mainly done by them and was well done.
Competitive examination. constitute Great Britain her natural friend. London, Sept 19,At the half-yourty rendered very valuable services to the Com-within the walls of the Hospitals and under
In reality. The examinations which are cop: China desires to keep the Russian army out masling of the Bank of England beld The Permanent Commites, The Committed deeply regret that the dated in the open air in the palace grounds of Korea and the Rusias unvy airay from to day. Mr David
Governor mittee from the commencement of the the special direction of the Colonial Sur-
Sanitary Board, 19th September, 1894. Shropabite Light Infantry should have in the presence of the sing pale copris of the Yellow Bec. We are sinuslarly interest enttanced that the Baring tabulicios plague. He has undertaken the purchase geen and not of the Committee.
SinTo Permanent Committee, in con lest during this pompage against the little more than the composition of an eassy ed in both objects. China wants to retain been reduced to below £2,000,000 and apply of alk tools and material
inuation of their letter of 18th September plaguo so valable an officer as the lata (probably prepared in advance) upon some Yatkund and Kashgar, and therefore re. he was now convinced that the guarantors instant, reporting on the services rendered Captain Vesey, and that one Sergant and well-known sentence from the Chinese quires a defensible and defended frontier will suffer no loss. The bank declared a to the Banstery Board by Volunteers, desire four privates should have been taken sick classic are a faroo and the posts are on the Famirs. We also are auxion to dividend for the half year ending Angush to call the special attention of His Ex- of the plaque during the operations, but st
avoid Rusian contiguity with ourselves at 31st last at the rate of E4 par peal, fURLANET. cellency the Cavernor to the services of proven that the work in hand was not only the Horses, by the Hindu Kush or the Karakoram. Chios of £o, mainly owing to the dispose of Zientaŭant R. A. H, Bors of the Royal disagreeable and difiqult from ita anique mane, the Co
London: Long- | attaches a high value to her inzersinty over ! money.
feating the Taipingshan sres after it had Western District Inspector Hanson at Lieut. O. E. Molesworth. RE,
N. G. Mitobell-Innes, the general fumigation of the whole of the wa, have indirectly rendered very valuable Relief of Poor Hen. I
7. H. Murray, House Chinese houses in the city, and they did service and considerably aided the work of Hestione.-Captain W. H.
to House Fistation.-B. F. Lammert, their work walk The greater portion of the the Committes. labour fell on Mr Brown, as Mr Crow WRS taken ill
..
2. Q.
intendent and Secretary of the Board, has highest commendation, their morpics was 4damson, W. Ukizs, D. Murray abled. The work of disinfection Korea is given by
I have the honour to be, Sir, your cluding disinfectante) required for the special mest obedient Bezvaní,
and
work of the plague, the axamination
payment of accounts, and, in the early
stages of the epidemia and until things got
JNO. J. FEAROIS,
Chairman,
fairly organized and in proper train, a gen. The Honorable The Colonial Recretary,
el superintendance of work out of doors
of
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