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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1894.

Tax Singapore Free Press of the Tist just. Maya: We Bro informed from the Colouisl Secretariat to-day that Quarantine is removed from all arrivals from Hongkong. Restrictions on Chimono Immigration from Amoy, Swatow, Canton, Masse and Hong- This is the kong aro also withdrawa,' connammation of the Isett paragraph of the Colonist Secretary's latter. It is a matter of congratulation, bath far this Colony and for Hongkong, that the restrictions placed on commerce for the last four months are now alte to be removed.

TRE Manager of the Amalgamated Tole- graph Dompanies informs us that bond Rae Commercial Onda Telograms are now accepted for Foucher, the addresses of such telegrams having estered into a bond to furnish tee translation to the Chiness authorition in Fovehow.'-What next?

CORRESPONDENCE,

PLAGUE GERMS.

To the Editor of the 'CHINA MAIS.*

Sept. 27.

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Hon. Mr A. G. Wise, deting

Puiano Judge),

Friday, September 28,

LAWYER'S FEES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Mr Stephens-And coste, my lord i His Luxclip Yes. Oh, but you are appearing for yourself, are you ucti

Mr Grist objected to Mr Stephens ob. taining costs for himself,

CANTON NOTES.

COTTON MILLS PROBBITED.

FOOCHOW NOTES.

of respectable non contraet Chinese hold Government would otherwise have gone in September 22.

foremost place.

foreign trade, that in, been reserved for the Some litog.ago, a sorbats Chloeze er fast will long to remembered as one of eated in the progress of the Territory should decreases the total of foreign claims on

The thunder-storm of Wednesday night

Nor is it quite necessary that those inter-parchase of goods abroad. Thus the lon chant petitioned Viceroy Li Han-chang for permission to creata sotton mill in Canton, the heaviest on resurd. Commencing at sabit without protest to the often unjust Japan for the moment, and ipso facts The answer he retrives now from the Vlag p.. it lasted until à o'clock the follow-oritieina pussed upon it by those who have lessons the demand for sterling hills that 81. Experience teacheth !' And do

roy in that although tha abjects

of erecting

ing morning. The rainfall during the lost money invested in British North Borneo is, it tends to raise the oxobange value of not the lata horrors of Hoogkong bring

* petton mill in Canton are for checking the greater part of the time was tropical in undertakinga. Iueficient or dishonest wan the dollar. Practically, it is clear that the conviction to all unbiased minda that any

MEM. J. D. Stopbena sued the King Wo/Otfew of money into foreign countries and its heaviness; the Fugu registered Ungerneut has been responsible for much net result of all these infiñences must be talf-and-half myastirea ty stamp out the

for the convenience of Chiucas merchante, inabea in the morning.

that is to be regretsed, but for that the an indur of silver to the Far East, the plague, and the possibility of recurrence Cheong for $64, rent duo. The plaintiff yet, as such a thing in in direct contraseu Noports continue to reach na from country linalf is in no way responsible. amount of claims upen foreign countries of the evil, will be worse than suicidalt appeared to conduct his own ass, and Mrtion to an order issued some time ago at the several places in the country of the des- An tusuccessful plantation for instance be- either in bille for the payment of mer- The seed of the plague still exista in Hong-E. J. Grist appeared for the defendant.

fustance of the Imperial Higle Commissioner pair of the farmers of saring their crops comes so viving to of two reasons-bad chandise which is being hurriedly placed tong without doubt, but are non-active la The claim was admitted, and judgment of Pal-yang, to the effect that no mills can be through want of rain. It has come now, management or uninitable soil. If owing on the market, in pryment of Ionan their destruction, Mon of science have was given by consent, with slay of oxou- erected in other provinces so as to semipeta but it ia deabtful whether in many distrote to the latter, it simply means that confiding nonly contrasted, being auch in oko found the germs in the ground. Are they tion for five weeks.

with the Shanghai outton wilts, he could it has come in time.

shareholders chose me one wanting in of such claims opii China and Japan as dead? Are they simply in a state of coma t

hardly see his way to grant the petition.

In the late gate a sampan in the Cheong judgment to eclect their land. In either are being coincidently pressed by foreign The latter idea has occurred to ma tha

losk river aspained and two out of the case the shareholders have only themselves areditors. mest probable ons, and it only requires the

four econpants were drowned. The other to disme. When such success na has been two being strong swimmers saved them asbieved

As these considerations enable us to sea season to come round again when they may

on ihs Kinabatangan or Marudu how the rise in the silver market has taken come out of their dorment stato and become

Rolves.

Bay Estatea proves beyond a shadow of place, they also afford as some means of infused with perhaps more malignant

The Total of the Board of Foreign doubt that good and exists, and, well judging how far it is likely to be perman- rivulones than was shown during the worst

Trade has issued a proclamation intimating waseged can be made to pay, it is folly to eat. We have seen that the sudden pres- days of the late epidemic.

to Chinese and Japanese merchants that talk of the Territory as the grave of insure on the silver hallion market must although war has been declared and is vestment. It has been the grave of foolish have been due to a sudden exose of going on between the two countries thera investment doubtless, but judicious people international claims over liabilities in will be no interference with trade and that have found success where there invited China and Japan. As that cause, is not in thero need be no interruption to the failure. If care be taken to make sure that its natars permanent, neither can we expect asoal course of hueiress.co.

any representations made are correct and, the affect to be permanent. The longer whatever the enterprize, honest and compo-the war lasts, the stronger do the forces teat mou are selected to manage it, there is become which, in the end, must engender but little risk of loas. If some of our critics a rapid reaction. If tho struggle doos not will bear this in mind they will be less in- terminate soon, both the combatants must indent on Europe for large quantities of military storse. In the menu while the ex- porta from China and Japan must languish, and with them their ability to pay. For time the difficulty might be met, a Russia THE WAR AND EXCHANGE.

hat more than once met it, by contracting For the last week so the rise in ex-fresh loans in Europe; but were the war to

I am not a scientist, but would like to mako a suggestion.

We all know that the tortoise at certain seasons in esrtain climates becomes dur- Trz Anity Rifle Competition for a heud. some silver cup, presented by Baron Von mant for a long period. The frug, too, Massow, which was decided at Fooza en the gets into a slate of come sometimes, and 8th in.. Mrs Soucnell and Colonel Carring even the mouth is goaled over by a thin skin: ton proved the winners, their total aggregate in duo time east regains its normal coo- store being 67. Each catapatizor hud fra dition, and matters will then go on a shots at 50 yards and ive at 100 yards, before for good or evil. Can we not draw At the abooting range the target was a A loon from this? And who shall say bounding tiger, the Lidy and gentleman of that the plague bacteria do not experience each affinity firing alternately, the former similar chaugos It is a fact that the sitting and the latter standing. At the plague in Southern China mostly prevails at longer range the targets were fired tiger the very time of year that Hongkong and and the firing lodependent. Captain and Canton suffered a short time ago, and it Mrs Thayra made the best soora at the rat anams to ma that this should give food for distance, but, with the bad light when shoot-reflection as to whether or not the theory of ing at the longer range, they broke down, a dormant este doos not exist i 1 was the box: individual soura made at the moving target: the only lady who made this 10018 Pras Mrs Ptagrs; Mr. Fottinger, Colonel Burgess, and Mr Wellesty, .... were the only three gentlemen who did so. The best individual score at the 100 yards rauge was 23 made by Mrs Vidal, four chote

out of fire being bull's eyes made 19, and Bra Senoneli 18.

Mr Belters

that

Mr Stephens said he had been obliged to obtain legal advice because he understand B: Grist was intending to dispute the claim..

His Lordship Whose advico did you take-your own? ! you had engage some one eles, you would get costs for that A plaintif you but not fr yourself. might have to go into the witness box, and you could not go in with your gown on.

Bir Stevene.I would take it of than. I think there is a pracodant.

His Lordship You would be in a very abomalous position, you cannot be both plaintiff and solicitor. Costs not allowed.

RIKCTMENT.

Chan Shang, widow, applied for an ejsctment order against Mok Kai, tonant of a room in her house.

Defendant quid he was willing to leave but could not remore while so many ty phoons were Aboat.

(AD-

I

AN INTERNAL WAR LOAN. In our previone fans we reported that Viceroy L Han-clang had asked the as istapon of the Committes of the Kwang Tani We Hospital to start a war loan in Canton. learn now that a mealing of the gentry and the headmen of various hoogs was con raced that boty to discuss the amounts the by various longe would like to subscribe and the rate of interest they would like to get A roport thereon will be sent by that com- mittea to the Likin authorities for trane- mission to the Viceroy.

FORARE BANK NOTES.

Forged bank-nates, chicly for five dollars, are now in evidence in Shel Lang, Tung Kun district. The other daya man trying to utter a forged Lote for five dollare to a shop, as he had acessfully due before, was detected, but was allowed to get away after receiving a well-merited drubbing and giving back the money to the shop---thinase

Mail.

CHEFOO.

10th September.

THE FUTURE OF NORTH HORNEO,

of the

THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION, Few of the countries brought under White dosaixion during the past fifty years baresistant than heretofors in throwing upon the canaped cortain dillenities in the way of Territory the blums rightfully due to judi obtaining a sucent supply of servilé la- videala.—Dritish North-Bornso Herald. hour. The good old rule, the simple plan) of medieval tinger, when, as in fexico and Peru, the aboriginal races of a newly a0- quired turritory bear obtaina. Nur de the change has beed the chief topic of con- be very protracted the rate of interest de. congacrors, so longer

of the world's surface, versation both in commercial and private manded would be prohibitivo and the two, ansilatted pertious Row-a-dase, possess populations suficiently

cirotes,

Nobody was prepared for the belligerenta might he compelled, as the wealthy to reupt the cupidity of adven-rise had overybody is a good deal puzzled North and South were in America in 1852, turore, or reward filibustering expedition to explain it. It may be assumed as 100 20 by such dazzling results as crowned the can obvious to require demon tration that the a remort einen of inconvertible paper mozer

winch caused the exchange value guests of Cortes aud Pizarro. Steady hard disturbance in the silver market is due in the Yankes dollar to go much farther below. Work ia necessary t

-to vin from the sail, how the main to the war between China

me evor fertile or metalliferous, its crops or its Japan, both silver-using countries, Until shot than, as we have seen, it was gold. à labour question has it comes the war broke out there was no reason to is a comparatively shortere the war to and in a short time, the balance queues became the subject of grave impor- ticipate a risk in the price of silver. The of indebtedness, which for the moment, tance in all parts of the world where white tender of the market for mouthis past through foroud exparts, harried sale of enterprize bos-justifiably or unjustifiably had been steadily downward, and a reverse sterling bills and the floating of loans ha planted its fing. Western and South Ameri-prosess could not be anticipated without an boan turned in favour of China na ma ca, Australia and Malaya, including Nacher accentuation in the demand or a contrac- would soon turn against them, and the tion in the supply, neither of which in-ailver exchanges would he adversely af- laada ludia, have alike been compelled to face the diffinities imposed upon their flueueva, eu far as could be foresan, were fected.-Pioneer Mail.

menlikely to come into play in the ordinary

Trans-

and

000743. On the other hand, no sooner had

at

I read some little time ago in one of the daily papere that an expert had discovered

I have again only a nerice of festivo lese virulence in the bacteria found in the

His Lordship Well, you have a chance agents to chronicle: faint and uncertain ground, and as this happened about tho

now; there is no typhoon just now. How echoes only of the war in Qorea reach us fimo that a great change bad taken place long will it take you to get removed?

from time to time, nothing sufficiently for the batter; may wa not view it as

Defendaal said he expected he would be definits to be worth committing in paper, proof that the dormant state was approachable to find a house in two or three days. Da Monday, 10th September, the Chetoo 10% & time 7

Houses were rather scaron just now. Week began, with the first day of the Some montha

sgo, and so far as 1 at other inastanry grievance against the Per-Floot Regatts; the Admiral and Officers aware before anything had appeared in manent Committee.)

of H.MS. Centurion were at home print concerning it,

it, I wrote to the North- Hig Lordship have nothing to do during the afternoon la large number of THE SANITARY BOARD. China Daily News undor the above houding, with whether you got another house or guests from the easte, who danced from

ging utter demolition of the infected not; you have to go, and I do not say

an early hour till siter auast, these who The Sanitary Board met this aftorucon, parts of Hongkong, and a re-modelling of three days; I say immediately.

ware Dat absorbed in watching the racing, Mr F. H. May Captaiu Superintendent of many of the dwalings that are built on

Defendinat-It is not that I would not go that is. Next day was devoted to sailing dominant races by the fast that the dat principle.

immediately, as your Lordship wishes, but races, of which: E.M.S. Undaunted took of non-Canonian food alone fulfil the Police) presiding. There were also present Waare langht that 'Prevention is better I have no other place yet.

the war broken out than the rise in bar STERN WHEEL GUNBOAT FOR THE This motto cannot be applied

more than her chare, as she had done of the necessary conditions of being antisfied with Mr W. Chatham (Acting Director of Publia than cure."

His Lordship-Do you owe the plaintiff pulling races the day before. Wednesday low wages, while able to endura exposure in silver bogan, so that, prima facie, it is an

MEKONG. ja ita Works), Mr R. K. Leigh, Dr Ho Kai, andre measures may still be taken and com

entiraty 10 Hongkong now; preven any money? Any rent?

obvious inference that the two facts were and Thaneday were devoted to the Race a tropical or sub-tropical climate.

A stern wheel gunboat for the navigation Defendant Sixty conte, for the previous Meeting the records of which I have already coutinental railways, the digging of guano,

connected as cause and effect. The quas of the rapids in the higher-reaches of the tinued, but a cure has to be effected. The monib.

the cultivation of sugar, tobacco, coffee and

tion is how sent you go I need only add that it was kn

Through what particular Mekong river has just bean plagan has hoon here, and at the present After a little further discussion the plain-

tifingreed to wait three days boire ejecting

tapioen have all requires tropical labour, chaanoir an the war affected the silver the works of Messy Barty completed at It is perfectly true that the pressing need market? The primary consideration in Haiphong. The dimensions of the toat Judgment a given accordingly. with

for their services having passed, a reaction ting er belange almost as are as follows-Length over all 26 metres, costa.

bas set in where large white populations much to

War is so length between P. P. 22, beam 4, depth 1. have spread over territories originally pro-abnormal condition that in countries The engines are of the high pressure mon pared to their reception by the hardworking where it breaks out the

interrupted. China or mild Hindu). None the less commeren is radi diary couran of condensing type, working the gloss sha

The direct, steam being furnished by a boiler of true that the demand for such labour chief aim of a nation is no longer to acquire the locomotive type arranged to burn wood is wealth in the international areas, put to fuol. The machinary, as well as the hall, unable to stand tropical expesare. Such is urs at all coste the means requisite for have been entirely constructed in the works the one throughout Netherlands India and carrying on a succssful struggle. Strictly of the River Steamboat Company at Hai the Matus Perineula, and British North commercial motives are no longer prede- phong from the desigas of Mr W. G. Jack, Barnen, the youngest but not least promising minst, An excellent illustration may be engineer in chief of the serving, outlet for Burepoun enterprize, nende but found in the mass of the United States The engines were icied under steam in cheap and abundant labour, in conjunction the time of the civil war. During the thoir place on the bost, after which the with a steady flow of agricultural immigrants which prended the outbreak of whole steamer was insen to pieces and tion to justify the wisdom of those who have this war, and for some time afterwards a packed in sases for transport to Khone, enbarked capital in its development,

similar disturbance to that now occurring where a staff cf workman from Momse

Mr E. A. Kam (Acting Secretary),

THE CAUSEWAY BAY SQUATTE28,

Mr Leigh, pursuant to notice, asked what time it lies dormant in its had of noxious was being done by the Government La pro-matter, may be to break out again in das vide accommodation for squattern, evicted vason in all its horror, with terribly from Neases Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s ined calamitous results to the native and foreign at Causeway Bay on account of nuisanes. population alike. The comparative i

The Presiden-I am not in a positive unity enjoyed by foreigners daring the give any information on the subject; I do lato ou break is no guarantee of safety not represent the Government on the Beard should t appear again, and the most ar -in fact, the Unvernment has no repre-treme measurse should be put into force sentative on the Board. If the Beard to stamp the poison out of Colaup.

desire this information from the Qavern-

ACHTUed

wila

meat, the question should be addressed to the Government; but I aprelf do not so that nonseras the Board at all, and should be averse to asking the Gavera- ment this question. We are only concerned with the mitigation of the animmes on the property of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co., and we are Ant

what be- eers of the squatters. If Memma Jardine, Matheson & Co. wish netomoutation to be provided for the aquattere elsewhere, it to their business to arrange the matter with the Governacul or in some other way.

Mr Leigh said his only rosser for using the question was ther he feared the ustion of the Board might result in hardship to the squattere, nad that was why he had declined to vote on the question when it was desided at the previous meeting.

Ultimately hir Leigh gave notion to save that its time for the squatters to he ejected be extended from one month to January la

of the

The ineptitude that allowed Taipingshan to become a hotbed of flih-the filthiness herein alone the microbe can dwell ehculd be known no more

The very

The

her of the disease-be ground that now contains the seed, and the boueas that are only muments of death. -ahould be to aprooted, and bo subjected to such a non-failing process of buining, that no doubt shall remain on to its rasulta. Anything short of this will be sanitary harbarise and worthy only of the days when sanitation bore a very small imprint on the minds of the most enlightened and Rientific.

Action is necessary, and it is only by the most drastic measures, excessive elvan- linens and watchfulness, that the disease can be warded off, utamped out.

kung.

Dofeudant-But I have on money How am I to get it

The Juter proter-Well, never mind, pon have to get it somehow.

THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY.

MANAGER'S REPORT. The Secretary of the Company, Mr A. ('D. Gourdin, sends us the following ra-

port

Punjoo, Sist August, 1894. Anyuad Shaft. —The bottom level north has been extended 5 feet 6 inches and ja now in what appears to ba tras banging well country mok. We may, however, con-

rious this larel a few feet more so as to

pravs beyond doubt that there is nothing left in that direction. The total length of this drive from shaft is 13ð Føst.

No. 1 Basi-Not much progress has The gurous enforcement of the pro- possis for the complete deanalition of the bean made here owing to the ground being infected district, and any other suspected vary hard and bad for blasting. I think, insanitary dwellings, cat alone save Hong- however, that a change for the better is Professor Crookshanks said, a short time taking place, and that the next mouth The motion astified by bir Francis, with age, whilst deliuring a lecture at King's should show better results. Distance driven refureces to the Buant attaining contest of College, that, 200,000, 600 bacteria, spread 3 feet 6 iuchce. Total length from the water worke, was held over owing to theat in angle layer, occupy maly the space mover's nosenés.

next.

THE WATER WORKS.

quid success, having becus Inyoured with bright cool weather, crovde of visitors, the presence of the bands of H.M.S. Cen turion and H.M.S. Undaunted, every raqui site for success, in fact. On Friday the Admiral and officers of li M.S. Centurum were again at some to a party of visitors from

on the shore to witness the case for the Admiral's Cup which was won in admiratla style by Commander Fisher.

Yesterday the feet sailed for Cry porta, excepting the 'wry, which had left the previous day For New hwang HMS. Alacrity remains her for the present. The fleet in axpected back pour the lat of October, The French gship Ragurd came in shortly before the departure of his Bri. tish muadron, and exchanged sluten M.-C. Daily News,

!

mast ever exist where the white workman la

excessive rates and

ethics as to economics.

THE ART OF SOCIAL BATHING. Bathing, in the present month (August) means as a rule sea-bathing, and es general.

As many of our readers are aware the en- in the eastern exchanges took place in the Marty & d'Abbadie's works will be sent to New York market. The exchanges on rivet up the hull and complete the host. No orthone cost of

cost of obtaining what are known as contracl enolies" has materially retarded London rose rapidly, and rose to a far reparato package or plats weight over Bowt., THE THOROUGHNESS OF JAPAN, the aueness of the principal industry at higher point than was justified by the an account of the difficulty of transport,

From a Correspondes.b. 4

developed in this Territory the cultivation relative indebtedness of the United States which will have to be made part of the way Farepa hus scarealy realized yet how of tabaco. Attempts have froto time to and foreign countries. Ordinarily, the least in pirogues, ar canoes, and on the backs of thoroughly Japan bas gone to hk in thie

time been made to reduce this post, but with in dollars for which a New York elephants. The draft of water when afloat er of ber straggle with a. Her out success. Tiuring the past two or three merchant would have parted with a claim will be 15 centimetres and the apted 10 arrangements buvo beun ramjatematis, months however a most hedeficial

The age has upon a London, house would have been miles per hour. and she is conducting the ampaign in a been brought about.

the par equivalent minus the cost of trans- This steamer marke an epoch in Freach fashion which would do codi to utions were not owing to the legitimate charges Otherwise it would pisiuly have been to his built entirely in any of their colonies, and mithing bullion from London to New York. colonial history, being the first gunboat well versed in the art of war. Sho Las cuit

commieszne of Kuropean agents and ship- owners, but to the greed of a class of Chi-profit to send the bill to London, have it the fact of the Colonial Government having bear getting ready for years past and is

mese whose services were indispensable but shed and have the proosade sent to placed the order in Haiphong is a great armed at all points for the strife Wailst the Japaneso fleet has beet hearing in were paid for at ruten out of all proportion New York in gold. As a matter of fact mark of confidence in the enterprising the Poi-yang squadron away of in tirakalf

arat;

to the work dore. Net watent with this, the holders of bills on Europe did not builders, Mesara Marty & d'Abbadie, of Pechili it will probably be found that the recruiters, they are officially exercise this discretion; they sold their the priceipai hariwars on the Gerans formed, were in the habit of fleecing the claims for far less than they could have got western coasts have been rained by the patise" chow-bacons" who listened to their bad they boan eontent to send to London North Japaneet against hostile intruders. This recautions of nearly every sent of the and have them caahed. In banking phrase- is by no meKDs the first war between panliberal advances entrusted to these harpies ology, the exchanges on. London. rosa fat and Obian that has been carried on in by employers of labour, Canes came to shove spocis point. Why did the Nowy practised, it follows the custom of Efty No. 2 East. This tavel was commenced the Critory of the unfortnaste Cursus olivial Loowledge in which but a single York exporter consent le sacrifics 3 or years ago, without change, and, it must be advanced per cent in this way? Simply because he added, thout much enjoyment either. The the carly part of the month on the bastideyoshi was Eghting the Coreans and dollar cut of some thirty thus

Chinesa combined for six years, in earl a quelle remained in his hands as ho

was eager to sell his bills immediately and art of bathing in soulety, ne a delightfal thus required funde, or, under the inbuence of was never soatcmplated when sea-balbing Fears ago the Milady was or Part Canning. only twelve

first became so English Institution. It was fitting out an expedition against Coros bame possessed of the dog fortable little a thought he did. retaliation for the ill treatment at Seoul of sum of

It is probable that the disturbance which looked upon as a wholesome but somewhat twenty-five dollura commission **Querze" for his Atobaeandur Einabasa; but the then and twenty-nine duilare

bas now taken place in the exchange benpleasant duty, by most man and nearly

all Surgeon-Major James, in reply to en-

women, to be got over as quickly as pos rnier of the Land of Morning Calm was a single conlit. That the 4 dollarat tuon China and Japan on the one band,la before making a toilet and

on the other-in other words gauries, wrote:-I beg to state for the in- formation of the Beard that I expect to leave

gold was found, and trao gold could be got discreal enough to appenas the wrath of his acquired seldom remained long in his hands and will doubtless be believed by those who thes SIR. With reference to Fairplay's' let

by oney ment Hongkong for an unknown period in the

both in the stone and by washing-in fact prospective visitors

of half a million dollara. The tardy fashion know the gambling propensities of the Chiis due to similar influences to those which was for the moment the Englishman's, or next month, and I think that beginning of

ter in your issue of last night, will you specimen gold was got on one occasion. A in consequence of certain preparations permit me to say for his information and

hy the When

became clear about a mouth ago piece of sea atlashed to it, limited so fam of the Japanee to t

to make public

ounce, and the holder of sterling bills machine, and in pofot of time to the up- themissives. gembie's of Hongtung and Sigurin Shanghai or Yokic could

the

width corresponding to

that of the Central Government at Tokio is in Convinced that this system must be put a

get the corres».

most which sould be had for sixpense. momoot war The

MOMTALITY STATISTICA.

For the week ending Sept. 22, the total deaths were 74, being at the rate of 16.1

evared by a pistege siatup. The increase drive 28 fost from a single bacteria, was 16,50,000 is 24 hours,

I trust that the theory of dormant

population, against a rate of 20.2 for the-Youra, previous week and 28.8 for the correspond ing week of last year,

HYGIENE.

The

recruiter" thus

por aзnum for theisand of estimated plague bactoria' will receive due attention, lacking part of the lode in ga back easy i arend Sconl, in the sixteenth century, and gazed his fatewoli upen the Lye-e-Meon 8c2cre dollars at any sacrifice. Ho either marino amusement for all ages and red,

and junction with the north and south lode. After driving 29 fest, it resched a REWARDS TO PLAQUE WORKERS, Jelars of ore very similar to that soon in To the Editor of the · Únina MAIN'. our north and south lado, where the b

Hongkong, Sept. 28, 1894.

PR JAMES.

in which news from the seat of war nuwe Apa malter

matter of fact tha

which

thua

thence in the zilver bullion market / in general company. The bathina

came into

which I have to make for the Cara Japan that of the public, in so far as they may small groas but was opened out on the reaches us is ascribable to the indicansition Portion of the boave 1 disbury play in New York in 1861. | Englishwomanta. "easile," with 1 privata sebordingly be disposed on the plague and plague operations will prove if the north and gontb lido had been their enemies eight rail of plantery of the Territory want to enrich the that war was inevitable, silver stood at 28 rights of ownership could be exergined, to as intersected, but the hanging wall was direct touch with General Oabime, who is stop to in the planters' interests, the Go poading number of dollars to the sovereign. Trespassing' was indignantly reasnted and to give more timely notice, but my deparisrodered by Mr Lau Wai Chun and other reached after driving A fent 6 inches, thus | ronably somewhere in the neighbourhond ernment, after due consideration, despatched would broke out, however, every it was, and in many places in stills

campaign

that my

of.

H. H. R. JAME, Surgeon-Major. A. M. S.

minute wan apponded: The follo My J. Frances, 0.08argeun-Major Junass will have to sand ich to the point ment & formal letter resigning the appoin: I intend at ext meeting to proposo yoto of tiauke to Dr James,

ment.

M: Chatham suggested that as Mr Cooper,

Director of Public Works, would probably arr ve io Hongkong about ten days hisuce, the Pig and Sheep Depot Committee might then be entirely reconstructed.

HOOSE DRAINS.

floor in a terrible state.

bann partitioned off

assist the west loda. to

the

The

moury

Tery bad

possibly sixty busend me in all, success of the Hakks colony at Kudat, fall would ordinarily maintain exchange at and org suitable and becoming; and as this

Brian

a favourable balance of trade, material, we read, is Turkey twill, and

the out of the dress is quite charming. The

I must ask to

take any juturoat in the master, that the he absuired from further service on the Sanitary Board and geral report of the Permanent Committeerth side to go out to the hanging wall ty

my place may I regret not to have been in a position probably deal fally with the services ren-

be anxious to realise in del Chinesa gentlemen who co-operated with

Pinggang dr Anja, respectively three an official to visit Sumatra, Singapore, was quite unfurcasen.--I am, old,

the Sanitary Board in the efforts to check proving that we were still on the east and and five days march from Seoul towards Hongkong, and China, and to report upon es, partly out of mors uncertainty and form even to look at your neighbours;

the best means of bringing this about. It apprehension as regards the future, and feeling which, in cases where ladies and The tha Chinese frootic. Total drivage east 43 feat.

в берилове сод- the rarague of the plague and t

tret the high roads converging upon Secal would be nofther exey nor pulitic to cater partly hecades of the enormously in. gentlemen were bathing in juxtaposition, sufferers in the Fung Wah, and that there

No 1 West. This is o new drive on from the N.E., S. E., and S. W. directions are vury few of the officers and clerks

info details, but it may be said that a fea-creased demand for ready money in both we hardly to be wondered at, for the different Government departments whe the footwall of the reef to go out west and and dan reinforce their slready large urty sible means has been fanrd of carrying out China and Japan to Enance the war, that costume of the former was as hideous us have out had a considerable amount of to seet the round in that direction,

wouerer they oboase. When we learn aschetae ur schemes which will effect a very is, to pay the wages of the armies engaged,

ed, was uncomfortable.

If bathing is to take a plaes among social ostra work thrown on them during the i

Lour hitherto avuired.

like.. In such diroumstances, even bed the institutions the question af costume takes probably ho found to consist mainly of L prevalence of the spidumic; but the P. Core in the face is very similar to that passed truth about the Chinese forco it will large saving iuded in the expenses for in the cost of stores and transport, and s has only reported on those who were work through in cross cutting the roof, and is too Hung Chang's own corps, supplemented by As regards agricultural free immigration claim of Chim and Japan on foreign coun- peehaps the first place. There is nothing en ing directly under it, and taking their poor to pay for milling. I think this the mosh-vaunted Black Flag contingent the suttack is also promising. The marked rice been exactly equivalent to the debts indelicate as clothes when they are off, an ewed-the condition of things which and nothing au charming when they are on,

the author of they

thor of Troy Town' justly observes, instructione from it Doubtless where

απεί meritorious service has been performed the should improve as we get out under the James' Gazette.

details of which have reached native eare Head of the Department concerned wil ground soon in the No. 4 Wost at the 1:10 Test

in China, ia beginning to tell, and the liberal existing rates-tle oxchange would inevit uot fail to bring it forward.Yours truly, level. Distance driven 6 feet.

Reviewing an account of the war in Ma- offers of land grants advertised in the Hong- ubly have risen, because these she had is mainly, thoughs not entirely, a ladies ques

the adoption of a pretty sea-dress is Ril........ tion, the The Sanitary Surveyor reported recom-

JNÓ I FRANCIS. Wines.-We are preparing for sinking shonaland, the Stndard sage-It kung vernacular payers are giving rise to bila iar sale in Japan and China me important.

favourable comment. It will at the same bave

bave been eager to underbid each other for

Form and material bave already mending rodrainage of hanaea in Wing Wo

the necessary wiuzes at the 110 feet level perfectly true that the success of the First Street, and queen, Ho, Base Street, DNx of the Calambo papers says that for opening up sectiors for stoping and Expedition must be largely ascribed le time probably require the services of a special the sake of immediate payment, while the been settled, au far as authority can do to, in the pages of the volume of the Badmin Queen's Road West. An extraordinary incident occurred in the ventilating the mine below that ises), and the mistakes made by the enemy, and, agent in, China to induce an inflow of mer holders of bille on Ubins and Japan

devoted to

to Srimming; and With the first report was a meme. by the course of the lust voyage to Japan of the hope to see them commenced in the early perbeps, to the fact that they did not rind China at all commensurate with the Europe would be in no such baste. Other bos Library

of ladies bathing in os the pretty picture of temporary inspector of the Board-

steamer Lindisfarne. She is n vessel of part of the coming moth.

know how to use their riftoe. The Matubela ecessities and advantages offered by the cushy also, however, have come into opera tume, which there appears, should rosacila With regard to No 30, Wing Wa Street, 2,000 odd tous, belonging to Messrs Tata Trial Shafts-Levels No. 2 and 3 laboured ander the delusion that the bighar Territory No better proof can be afforded tion which, for the time being, have put I have to report that I found the grand & Co., Bombay, and is chartered by the Steping over these levels has been carried they put up the sight the harder the rifle of the latter than the result of Me W. B. Chica and Japan in the position of sous. the most exsuting to its use. The best

with s agricultural experiment at 11 that is, in a position making for & rise in cost There is no Nippon Yusen Kaisha line to trade between an as hitherto, but as the ground is getting would shout; and as they usually noted Fryer'a kitobes; the rear portion of the four had Japan and Bombay. She flies the British very heavy, and water coming in pretty on this belief, their shots nearly all went Waterpark Estate on the Byte river. the exchange value of the dollar. China costume should be tight-fitting, and meda

and used for the pur-flag, and should, therefore, puas uomolested freoly, we shall discontinue work here for too high. They imagined, moreover, that has conclusively

Poly proved and also appears to serve as a unitai. Į through the Chine ceas, where the war is the prosent, and endeavour to uporate on it the explosive shells fired by the invaders

(1) That the forest can be attacked and has barrowed a large sum iu Europe. In with knickerbockers and a short skirt; if Poses This place was full of filth and slaah. What now proceeding. On the way up this time, by means of a drive south from the 110 were filed with little white manikins, who

opened up in any plage with portret the lung tun the loan increases her interna.fox speed-swimming, the absense of skirt in tional indebtedness, that is, becomes a with the olub colours, and made reatly bat healthfulness, if p

The dress should be trimmed preferable appeared to be the mouth of a drain was however, according to the captain's story, feet lovel

dashed sat when the explosion came and

If properly done. (3.) That, with but slight help at first, foros tending to lower the exchange of not elaborately. Waterproof caps are weza covered with some loose bricks, and on when the steamer was a day and a half out No. 3 Trial Shaft-The level off this slew right and left. So, whenever a shell removing these to flush the place it, a from Shanghai, a number of Japanese shaft has been extended a further distance explodel near them, the Matabels opened

Chinees immigrants can earn their of the dollar by increasing the number of own living by cultivating the soil.

dollar bills, but torugorarily it has precies by many ladies, while for men the Univer terrible smell rose from the drain W. D. warships were seen about ten miles away of 27 feet 6 inches through ore of very low fire on the spot where it burst, and this

sily costume is best. By this is meant, FINKIK, Corp. R.E

(3.) That the distelot in the neighbour-is the opposite effent. to starboard, and,

At Erat the nations which have engaged gardent, made in one piese, and reaching

and a can hood of Sandakan is expable of so-

hat a close-fitting cotton gown, The following mitutes were appended fandisfarne, whire bail no fag hoia of, the grade. The lode, however seems well also led to an immenso waste of their

hoiated, the defined and fully foot wide in places. ammunition.

to lond are those which have pecuniary Dr Hartigan-Are the houses in a Lt Commodore of the feet deputed a cruiser Operations Lera, too, have been discon-

taining a large population of self- supporting people. state for babitation even with the drafenge a vessel of 3,030 or more tons to stop tinued for the present for the reasons given Hex Szafranaki, s German journalist, has

obligations to discharge; and the nations from the shoulders to above the koes. Three- improved?

ibe Lindisfarne and ascertain her business. above. Total distance from shaft 82 fest 6 published, under the title of Humours of It is obvious that each new family which which borrow so those entitled to resetva ona be bought of almost any colour, and to R. K. Leigh-The branch drains and The idea seired Captain Edward Andrew, inches.

the Reichstag, a few utterances of German settles in the Territory will increase the payments in excess of what le due to them judge by the variety worn where social Thus, the new hathing is in voges, there is no lack of cure house arrangements should be put in order. the commander of the Landisfarne, to match

the speed of his real as the Japanese lower sections are in good order, and giving van Ludwig: The people, the masses, know As regards the plants tavst suitable for eul. China loan in, for the time being, strand of A becoming costums. It is said that vo

1 Large Stopes. Both the upper and deputist. Here are some of them:-Herr value of the land in its immediate vicinity on their ordinary trade.

displayed by the other sex in the selection, DRAINAGE BIELAWI.

agsinnt A mass of correspondanoo, mostly pabliat, And he went fall speed ahead. large quantities of average quality stone for well enough that it is extremely difficulttivation a first plars may be given to Manila force tending to raise silver cachang the Radley boys, who, like the Conan

This will ed some time ago, referring to difficulties This proceeding was a very pecaliar and the will.

be seen more olearly if Te con Like its Arat oousin the bagsider how such a loan will be paid, maoh resented the ides of any continent become rich suddenly by honest tail, except- between architects and the Sanitary Bat-risky one but the captain was proud of Surface Drive-This has been carried ing always in the case of

it grows almost without attention, and of inheritance er

an assured market being now open for Payment way be made in two ways. Either Ansed to wear it by the InilicióUS PROVIKLOJE.

all when bathing in the Thames, were in vayor, was brought up again. The question the steamlug powers of his vessel and wished through the old heap of sluice headings, marriage, Berr Liebkunobt: Yea, I Was whether the Surveyor's requirement to give it an advertisement; and thus did and is now ready for use. Total length of should say, the car is tragio, if it were not it, there need be no anxiety as to its finan-dates a serer ballon directly or of exits adorned the dous p

the Chinesa Gorazument will offer billshuases and elevens, and bat sport his flag. The Japanese warsbip drive 124 feat.

It requires no to retrain in accordance with byelas

a sad. Herr Rickert, taunting the Minis cial encos

on Bazlin for male in Shanghai. In the -tirely in full detail how the work must be done, I suass; but the angle that the orciser byde "output of ore for the month has try pou the Hinisterial-beachas we hear Appliances to produce and the poorest formar case the silver market is influenced eager to obtain them as they had before was enfiament, or whether he should specify also stoked up, and on there was a

totalled 1140 tons.

Can ara a livelihood by its coltiva. nothing, nothing but profound siteu re." some of the byelaws were admotimes to come up on was a bit too great, and Milling. This was carried on during 24 Baron de Nordook da Babean, speaking British North Borneo may in fact directly in the latter case indirectly been contumacious in refusal, Wils

oz

neat pod waived.

the difficulty of joint v to Lindisfarne, managed to keep well and one-sixth days, crumbing 1920 tons for the taxes on wine: If I were to define be regarded as a child which has passed bear the bar of bills on Ebraps is for both appropriate" costame provided ahead. After a good mix hours' attemptjan output of 182 ounces 10 dis of battlad wines, I should say that all wines through its infantile disease and now bids temporarily swollan to an extraont of the greatest plegre of the Referred la Sanitary Surveyor.

the Japanese cruiser had to drop off, and moital golti, including 30 gaures the pro- that are la botle are bottled wines. Herr fair to enjoy a fang sud healthy life and In both cases, whobs ia motaal prasties have rida: disappears. The vist is: qutter of

and the dollar price realidad is Mr Leigu gavé noties to more at the next days later. Her dargo up to this point Berdan Pan concentrates treated by Westphal: To aqueeze the juice, out of a doubt a good deal of moner has been wasted

lacon, and then give it a klok-ao, it is too ] [ the past and a good deal of experience of the deponjoined, the exshange that exuberarea of marine attire by which have deisil which car, casily be arranged for probably been

must rise. As regarda Run Fall-The min fall during the much. Herr Too Sobaischa: If you baa- bean dearly bought. But it would be repost on the best steps to be taken for the at Kobe she took on board a large quantity month totals 3 inches.

were to take twenty members of this Cham. difficult to point to any country, opened out Japan, the loan of ten millions the Gorera Cantinental and American lady bathers mare eficient acavenging of houses in the of mauitions of war, causing of the General. The usual work coming under bor, I do not think you could fix the limits itader similar conditions, where the sameer met is understood to have resolved on, is enes defout 1 beir object, is likely to be Colony.

necessary equipments for cavalry and this head has had attention.

of immortality, Dr Greve: *Is there a periences have not taken place, Austeps to to be raised internally; but the effort anseraly discouraged by the practical good. imuspori corps, which was landed at Health of Camp-This has improved, more burning question then that of croms-wards real progress, pheap and abundant the exchange market will not be disease of English women when engaged in Хоколадан, The Board adjourned to Tharsley zext.

and is fairly good,

au smusengal which they seem to enjoy tien

contract labour and an ingressod immigratiga | The money thus diverted to Ako

* use of the

even more than men.-Spilator.

BOATINGING,

the Lindisfame made Kobe

couple of duce of 16 tons of

meeting that a committee be appointed. consisted mainly of collen and yarn; bat

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