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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1896.

The programme for the first Gymkhana

Mooting for the season, which is to be held on Saturday, gives promise of a very BuO- cessful mooting. There are six events. The meeting opens with a half-mile race for which there are elevat entriot.

Twelve

J

come forward. There is a steeplechase for!

$20 added, for which ten have entered. Too lire catered for the ladies! numinstian rade. There is to be a siderable compe- tition for the Gymkhana Cap, thirteen having entered. The Band of the Rifle Brigade in to play selections during the afternoon,

‹DEATH OF THE BELGIAN

MINISTER.

(Special Telegram from Our Own Correspondent).

A FIIBETAN REVOLUTTON.

Chiness infinonce.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO TU: 'China Mail']

LONDON, May 5, 1896,

Barg

THE CHINA MAIL.

MORTALITY STATISTICS,

THE PLAGUE DESTROYER

the

เม

the Governor

the matter of the

restrio-

2. Cholera.

3

FOUDR

in raw of the evidence now given, I havo) diffused itself all over the neighbourbalony. At the present moment nord as a piedisposion causes of Babonia form of non-infectious cholera nostras

the second charge.

his own

De Rudolph was doctor on board. The in accordance with the provisions of the partial dependenge open the crans ignorange place, to the relative inoidenss of the disso of remaining izolated upon a quarantius

of the Chinese in regard to the remedial during 1804 Hohenzollern left for Japan the following day Ordinsoce

treatment of disease, for not caly are theygistrar General, the two B; the Re-bost, for a like period, at the Government report for that year shows expense. The great majority elected to with the two defendants on board. The book

The mortality returns for the week ended noowers of the use of such a drug asy, as that, out of 2.508 deaths, 1,565 were men leave the Colony, and they were according produced is the insster-roll of the steam- ship Hohenzollars. There is an entry dated 25th April shows the death rato e 91.4 per Quining in Alalarial Fever, or of the simplest and 343 wore women, that is to say, the ly escorted to the beats by a Polios Officer, and their return fares to Canton mid by 10th April in it. The entry reado as fol- thousand per annum, against 18.0 for the Burgloui operation for the relief of disease proportion of onses in the two sexes was

and pais, but such remedies as they do 17 to 1, and as I have already pointed out the Captain Superintendent of Police. In Shanghai, May 7, 3.32 p.m.

lowsName, Albert Harrussowilz, Place corresponding period last year.

will show elsewhere, in that the population of the Colony is co-all eases the premiers recently Decupied by Fur the week ended abs 2nd May the adapt are often, as residence, Mr Heury Lounyer, Belgian Minister to of once, Bremerhaven; Marke da have entered for the six furlongs handicap, the Chiasso Court at Peking, has died monthly payment; born 21/3/52 at Mary-death-tale was 27.5 per thousand per an- reference to the alarming prevalence of posed of thries as many mec as women, it the patient have been stripped, disinfected,

The cause of deaths was blood-que in, finer; Hamburg Bremen, Frou sun, against 17.5 in the corresponding fans neonatorun among Chinese infants, would appear that the women suffered from corsubbed and limorattios.

fost prejudicial and bean dangerous this disease to about double the extent that hore. Mr W. A. Cruickshank has preasted

Cities Insurance Company. On 27th April, pariod last year.

character. So strongly bus this aspect of the men did, and us it is the man atene Four deaths from ohlers are recorded. 1860, takes command of the Hohenzellern. farewell cup for a poko scurry, quarter mile, poisoning.

Hongkong, 27th April, 1896. Under 25th

The President wrote to the Secretary of our death-rate, impressed me, that I would who use the publie latrines, I fail to sea for the year 1896, two being Europesa for all bonu fido pelo ponies, und six have

anread of the Apni 1896, dare are the words Federic the Sanitary Board stating that he had been urge the Board to represent to His Exmi-how these can be held in any way rospon- belonging to the Army (at. 29 and 30 res-

disease. tereg

It is pactively), one au Asiatin it Kowloon (st. not the dentrability of toks sible for thediscan was more prevalent (21) and une a Portuguese (at. 19); it will

Cute, come active steps in true that the It is reported that the Llamas have Max Radulph, Place of Residence, Zatt informed by Dr Atkinson that duri, ut an early caution of the Chinese in the neighbourhood of these pabilo In. be noted that the victima tera

plague epidemic of 1894 chloride of line a cup presontod by Mr A. S. Mannorn with rison in great numbers to overthrow the Breite Critizan, Doctor, Bam

burg

adults. In no caso did the disones spread. io Western medicine, such as the endowtrines that elsewhere, but it is also true PADY. This Free Cities Insurance Com-was distributed free to the Chineas once &

entry is officially sealed by the fortnight. About a quarter of a pound was ment of a College of Medicine for the educs that the latrines are, for reasons of con- and I think we many take it that the ca Gamaa Consul,

placed in a chatty on encls for, to which

located in the most of death was not, in any of these dated, Worship-On for her consideration, was added xatar, the effect being that it ion of the Chicese intubitants of this Co-vesienos,

1 quarters of the city, and genuino Asiatis cholera, but rather sma densely variably tions wherever are plaod ukh the mi droided to reduce the penalty from three The Chinese called the chloridu of lime

such as is met with in Egypt and elsewhers, minthe hand labour to a fine of $100 cnetr, plagas nestroyer. Dr. Atkinson recon- adulnistration of poisons by satire quacks, Fever are undoubtedly, as in Typhus, over. and tu discharge the second defendant on mended that a similar course he adopted sa aud it is a notations fact that many aurawding, want of ventilation, filth, door an acute cholerain diarrhea induced by

300 as prasible, and that the Registrar runt sulie practices the divine art of bility and privation, we have here far more indiscretions of diet or exposure to chill,

3 Small-Pox. healing, in this Colony, to the great benefit potent factors in the causation of an epide. General slroad ise notification in nach

of his

Ina Colony baving ough close proximity I which the chloride of lime would bo dis- to the heal, but to tha serious dangermie, is the mere location of the palie district informing the Chinese the day on

and ovon the lives of his ere- latrines. I do not wish to assert that Ba-to the mainland of China, we must expect duisus viclice.

bonio Fever cannot be communicated by to have small-px constantly introduced, that they might have their

I am aware that it is no easy matter to the excreta, although our information a and yet the chances of its spreading are tributed, a

The Prealdent suggested

indhen the Chinaran to accept the teach- the existenen of the spreitis banilli to the amull, for meat of the Uhinezo chatties rondy. that the house-to-house visitation parties ings and practices of Western medicine, but intestinal canal is no as positive as one are already protected by a previous attack, there can be no question that something could wish, but I am most strongly of while the Vaccine Institute, under the should so to its distributien.

must be done, and that promptly, to check opinion that the infection is disseminated suparincandotco of the Colonial Burgoon, Mr Ede minutes ware attached

chiefly

an abundance of pure lymph which practices

officials W. Clark, Medroat C

real Officer of Health; Mr N. he uscessary to des sog pisgau germs, hat ably restlin trem the

there my called the tubifitionexgreta. of the sale or administration of poisone by Much has been writton about tho

this disease. ∙to live ju Buv ambar

Thirty-two cases of the disease were to- The minutes of the prorious meeting can from personal experiemo kay that I

chlorido gus atraphers as is snggeated. I thar than egistered persons, the registry-derance of femoral babes, and Dr. Lowon

absolute

ported in bis report, explains this by asserting |

orted during the year, and eight deaths were registered. Five of the cases occurred prohibition of such Chinese methods of TUZ DAIRY CUNPANY'S TREMISES

disinfection by adopted where accessary.

feestenunt, as are edittedly gerous to infectia by inecatation was the usualt oun-amongst Europ ans, two bhing taken from etating that no further cases of rinderpesta hero any evidence on record of the effect

of the chloride of liny distribtion in 1894 ? the lives of the patients tuch, for instance, dition, but he fails to explain why the men steamers in the Barbour, atone from the had occurred at the French Mission build-

Las the en aterization st the bodies of newly-

he ex removed from the MoGeogor Barracks. ings. The same,

and inguinal bubus. To limo will abate the plague without injury

of their occurrence, is aither plastico

There w

I was a mall outbreak of the disea Company's

case, tially The becretary

intimuted that the hoof some other kind to the public health is urgent attention of the overuert.

Aacther at the consequences

a very simple ace; the dissoso is among the children at the Berlin Found- washing was not yet completed.

fully worth all the mutiny that cat an ignoranes of the Chisene The Presidens moved that the order put to it.

muitors is that

statistics of the post-mortem exarsinations have abundantly when five cases were recorded, and another The Health Officer-What is the object Registrar General respecting the total deaths shown that all the lymphatic glands of the small outbreak of the village of Hunghous presod declaring these premises to be an infected area be excelled.

this operiment The amount may be accurate, yet auy analysis of the body are more or less implicated, and all ex-at the latter end of the year, which ac of lime, during a fortnight, would

gies, because causes of death are registeradment; therefore 0128,

any speelal muros of debited to each of the village of Faumati

On Wednesday morning a coolie employed at the Taisoo Sugar Works died suddenly in his house.

The brother of the deceased, then eironlated story to the effel that the coolie bad been kicked by Mr F. W. White, the time-keeper at the Sugar Works, and

THE MATABELE RISING. Earl Grey, in-a "communication--frosa- Bulawayo, says that he considers the back of the revolt is broken and that Buluvayo is now as safe as London.

THE TRANSVAAL.

THE SANITARY BOARD. The aual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Bard was held this afternoon. The Dou. F. 4. Cooper. Director of Public At the opening of the Volketrand, Treai-Works, presided. There were also present

Police

Dr J. M. At Superintendent of Cont Kruger in his speech said, that he apt. H. B. Lethbridge, Acting Captain hoped for the Desistance of the assembly in which had been interrupted by the Jonis- son Raid. Foreign relations were friendly; and the Frunecas and the Urange Free Stato were negotiating for a cloaer union. The grievances of the Uitlanders were not mentioned.

Thu

am not able to express an

inhabitanta

7 by the emanations from the breath supply accounts for the remarkable

had died from the effuote of ibe injuries ra- dovel-ping the prosperity of tho Transvolkinson, Acting Catonid Surgeon; Dr. Pepinion B to the quantity of chloride of the waste of human life which ungarstard ekin, and only to a minor extent by the munity of the Police and other

ceived. To-day an inquiry was held at the Magistracy by Gamunader Fastings. The brother of the devensed stated that his laro ther while lifting his check of the board was seized by Mr White and kicked about

the ribs. Dr Atkinson was called and stated that he bid oxamined the body of the do ccaved and was estisfied that the dessusod had died from plague, aud that thore wore no marks on the body. The Magistrate exonerated Mr White from 61 blame.

In connection with the recont armed attack

Corporal Huskiwon, R. E., came to the as-

LAWN-TENNIS TOURNAMENT. 'A CLASS SINGLE HANDICAP. C. V. N. Parcival (ow» Ü-E)-best G. H. Potts (owe 14) - 6 3, 1-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1,

'n' CLANS SIGOLE HANDICAP. 0. Stewart (receive 10) hest R. H. Wedd (owe 5)-6-1, 6-0

DOUBLE HANDICAP.

4. S. Smith and J. M. Atkinson (we

(receive 16-7-6, 6-3.

J. Ed, and Mr H. McCullure, Secretary.

were read and confirmed.

would

bu very

Preponf-m

that

A raport a read from Inspector Fisher-ter that huron; h-to-housative of Chinese midwives, and the the Chinese, who usually go hacefuoted,

in

the

applied to the Dairy As regurus the expanze, if the chloroa bort infanie) are waiters which demand the adopere regiment also hid fearoral Sailors' Home, while one was a woma

PLAGUE AT KOWLOON.

aimed at of chlorina

of Yau-occupied

F-GRUDG

of this

toy

mind the ex-

is that although ing medical varsatially one of the lymphatin system, andling Mission during the month of May,

41,

4. Enteric Fetar

The President-I havo to report that chloride as evolved front lb. of wet asumes of these deaths teems with ineccura-hibit a greulcr or less tandeney to enlarge- cuants for other six cases, wasio one case is

6 350 aro about at Wanchai it ought to be mentioned that 15.1) best S. Hapisch and R.. H. Wade etmis progresh seems to have been made be inliuitonimal, and cortainly would put merely upon the stulaments made by the itation will be sure to producs marked Tea: Tez Mul and Quarry Bay. Twenty of

act as a granicile. There 14 the unter of cases in Kowloon, touted Chinese houses it the city, com- person registering the death, and there enlargement of pertain glande sad such the caeus wore miss, and twolva.women.

tont confined to the village large extent confined to

Catatemepie ag I have already good irritation would naturally oceur in men, 12,000 Boura, B0 that 1500 zat

Fiitoen deaths were registered during the to know, often deliberate fabrica- whether barefooted or booted, by much walk. unti. I propose to move that the district

prising at bounded on the north by the stream ni ibs. of chloride of limo would be required tions containing not up element of truth.ing, especially if carrying hoavy weights at your as having from this cause,

and the

the whole the north of Yannati, on the south by each week at a cost of $110,

the same time, and by dimbing up and four of them being among the non-Chinese altogether from the question of ¿part Austin Road, on the east by the Bsf it would, in my opinion, be wasted the accuracy of our vital statistis, such down carrow fights of stairs, on was done civil population and one a British soldier

in the atmosphere, Ranges

ges, and on the west by the harbour, Small traces of chlorido iu

Ayatem as this count of neceseity tend

I think it 44.67 extond the operations that have been carried

sistance of the police, picking up the wounded lukong, potting him in a ricksha and sending him to No. 2 Police Station ander the care of another Inkong. This is the second time Curporal Inkisson has come to the assistance of the police, the other occasion boing when a Sikh constable

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB LOWLING AVERACES FOR IN-U

1 Tea Inings and Over.

Cape. W. V. Peles, R.D. 18 A. Anton

D. Complet, II.A.R...

C. W. Knox, R.B...

F. Maitland...

was being badly mealed in front of Well-Bey. Vulinga. ington Barracke some time ago. This is

a case where the corporal deserves the

E Mat

H. M. CE, EN.. J. Cilingbem C.31 Firt).

thanks of the civil authorities, and doubt-Tinh

! Dr J. & lowe lean H. E. the Governor, when the wutforw.italiand

A, Anderson

is brought officially ta bis notice, will 800 P. G. Jurion, IA. to is that due acknowledgement is made..ley, B.11.

The wounded inkong is improving under the care of 'Dra Atkinson and Lowson at the Civil Hospital. The murderer of the district watchaun is also on a fair way to recovery from the injuries be sustained at the hands of the polico constable.

Saunderson, 1.B

by

conditions of the respiratory passages, ga-

glaude

t declared infected with bubonic plague. white quite harmlas to paluguuic jerma, to encourage crime, by facilitating the dis, of the soldiers; Wonun on the other hand the former comprised ons British sailor. in Tory NECOssary that we should are sufficient to create sovete inflammatory i pasal of the deal body of any victim to funt exhibit mostly enlargements of the axillary one Germau sailor. One Japaness eailor, (all while the femoral and tuto. Of the tet deaths which occurred vocatus,

not usually Tory among the Chiness community, no less 1593 37.0 out in the city to the village of Yaumati, | pecivily in porevus suject to these dis-45, and I would tharefore suggest ta the conerquent upon their ordinary house-imported cases) and one Japanese prosti-

oners, and while the pubic healths would Government the advisability of escalating a inguinal glands are

ma with the department of the enlarged, for the ordinary Chinese medical

woman, than Eve wore clearly proved to have te- then be deteriorated, no compensating Registrar General, praterably the officer apren of the coolic class does very little walk-turned from the zasialand in an infested benefit would be rouped. An ordinary

ng. It is t Admitted fect that patients auf-ondition, and of the remaining fire, ono of tailing bin, the Hediesi Oficer

Tez Mai, and one fring from

119 19 30.92

18

16 34 84.10 and I beg to move that resolution.

12

67 29 24.69

14 3

2018 25.10

43 234 21,40

Dr Atkinson Brcouded." Carried.

17% 21.67

67 131 17.47

CHOLERA AT KINGAPORE.

Ca 205 16.76

19 18.06

itted :-

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25 117 13.00

*

150 10.47

10 00

2 43 73 9.25

In The Inhings and Ovor.

W. M. Circeallel-1. Rang-fajor Johnston, A... Cupt, siten, RN.

. H. Kanok Alrader, F.B.

1. C. BIN

Lieut. M. Abenby, KN.

V. Kreival, ...

Lieut. P. Arscough. RN. Capa Dyson, A D. Dr. Phad, RN. Capt. Hake-Carr, &B,

farby...

Dr Athinan

Stewart

Lieut.. Blad, R.N

3. F.Ismert.

J. Hooper

B. Tow!!

THERE appear to be considerable specula tion as to the identity of the Mr Mitchell- | VA Bækisi Ianos appointed Financial Adviser to the

Locat. 1. A. Powi, B.N. Sismeno Gusorament. This is what the Siam Free I'vere says:We hear that the Financial Adviser engaged by the Sinn tas government, Mr Mitchell-Innos, has been

facut. W... C. Terung, R.Y. zacently acting as second Secretary of En-Cap gun, R.B.

13. P. Steldua.... bassy at Cairo. It is also afd that the Fiat...... Financial Adviser was formerly in charge

of the Treasury at Hongkong. One would

11. Actuur

H. E. Hand, 11.3. W. S. Mond, It..

6. Blount, N.

Shre Mejor Westcott, A 21.9.

K. W. Manag.... Sung-Mujer Rode, A.30.8...

C. Moram, IN......

• Signifies pot cut.

NOW LISO TEMAGES.

Tom Innings and over,

feel inclined to believe that the Mr Mitchell-icul, A. II. Cidram, R.N... Innce in question was the flaancial light of Hongkong, for a second Sacratary of Em-: bassy is more likely to be entrusted with a political mission than the regulation of Siamese finurou. Last year, about this date, a Straite paper had the following 10- ference to the tbrostened appointment of a Mr Mitchell-Innes-oot the Siamese ORS we hope to a financial post in the Southern port: The people of this colony will pro... Jarby

Rov. G. V. Vadilaga

Dr. J. Low Capt. W. Y. Kecies...... C. M, Birth

| J, B. villingham

1. 8. Emi

A. Anderson

Colonial Sacratary's Ofice,

4th May, 1896. Sir,-I am directed to forward for the fiformation of the Sanitary Board the en-

or,

wad

Chinese floor will contsin. at least 5,000 pasted to net ss Government pathologist, { inom Hubonio Fever are able to walk was brought from Teat The The following communicatiutis were sub-cubic feet, and it has boca scientifical Health, so that all uncertified deaths way about and eren in some cases to follow their fou Bunghom (an employs at the Docks?

proved that to disinfect this are effectually be properly enquired into and a more do-

ao-usual emp cat, for the first day or two while two occurred in No. 7 Health District with clarino no less than 10 lbs, of chlorider

et present of

then succumb rapidly of the city, and no information was obtain- curate diagnosis arrived at than of Time

e sud 15 lbs of hydrochloric acid are possible. It will be observed that in no leas from heart failure, so that there is ample timeable concerning the remaining ons.

Araf of the deaths no attempt for the development of the irritative enlarge- Provided that the water supply and the required.

The Captain Superintendent of Police made it arrive at epep a proxi-mont cis by special chsia of glands,

milk supplies of the Colcuy are realously agargat

from this theory guarded polation, we 79 174 53.00 dosed copy of a letter from the Colonial !I take it sha Dr Aikipeor has good grounds ante diagnosis, the deaths being merely ro

we need hare na Yetection by mucalation is that wound fear of any extensive outbreak of this finfection making this recommendation, which he

ourded as Ill-defined and undiagansed. of would not have made if it would dudanger Surely, there is a vast opening here for the reaction 13 not present, in ordinary cases dissate since the system of

there

conservancy in health. If this course was adopted with allization of well-trained students of the of the disease, but that when we get a vogue, provided it be efficiently carried ut,

at Medicine it only the Government good

accidental inoculation selende no aid to the local dissemination of genuine dass car so its way

95 13 33.5

at that port

80 178 30.61 Secretary, Bingapore, on the subject of the 19 171.66 utbreak of cholots at that p

19 16.80

for

whateper iz

עם

On receipt of this communication a telo-detect in 1894, I think it should be College mundow that most deserving Lyrom a post-mortem weun, it is most such a virus as that of Enteric Fover, Dat

tried again, curtainly us far as cost is con

went to its

JOE DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS.

along

41 139 27.0 31 71 25.50 63 157 21.6 gram was at cuco despatched to Singapore 40 23 23.04 69 21.76 requesting that the masters of all vessels

the sest of the wound and if we would maintain this exemption, the 52 17 16.55 leaving that port for Hongkong should be crued. Those officers who had to deal but straggling institution, and offer employ marked, both at the

alumni

the track of

of the lymphatic adels. Board oust zealously guard its power of 1801175 instructed that if any su picious cases of with the plague in 1834 must know what is

Thie is well enga in the

case of Professor preventing the introduction of water-closets 1841 17:aiarrhoea occurs during the voyage they must beneficial

The most important feature in regard to Anyama, as described on page 38 of Dr and of the water carriage system of the quarantine.

the age distribution of the registered deaths Lowson's Report, for he had two ioscule-disposal of excrets, for there can be no is the enormous mortality among Chinese tin wounds, one on the left third finger question that sawers, containing such wat

faula Loder one year of age, for in spite and the other on the right thumb: both of tera, may play a most important part in the of the fact that the total birit-rate is only face wounds became so infimed and in-dinamination both of Typhoid Fever and 8-3 per 1,000, fet qu, less than 25 per customely painful that they had to be freely of Diphtheris

while and incited,

uccurred sevore lymphangitia

11 113 16 31 Abould proceed at ance to the

44 100 12.20 *chorage and there await the orders of the 12. Healthficer of the Port. The Singapore 346510 Government bas slag been requested by 10.00 letter to keep this Government roguarly 626 informed of the progress or skatement of 69 21 the disease.

1521

25

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9.10

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31 7.26 12 M 6.75

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5. Wiske

Your most obedient Servant,

5.80

0.10

our to be, Sir,

4.0)

.8.00

2.66

1,60

J. H. STEWART | OCKHART,

Colonial Secretary,

both instances there was within a few days

of

lim had been

representing a

per

alarm.

As

MAIL.

P. AND O. CO. DEDENTURES. London, April -The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company is 13suing £300,000 worth of 3 per cent, debentures.

CAVALRY FOR THE BOUDIN, The 9th Lancers have been ordered to

proceed to Egypt for servios in the Soudan,

POLITICS IN CANADA.

The debate in the Canadian House of

Commons on the Magitais Schools Bill

The Registrar tieneral concluded hią min- uts as follows-Ar vance of practice is warth a pound of theory. In the Western Distria the free distribution of chlorine of lose was commenced on the 6th and finish ed on the 7th of July, 1934. In the Eastern District it was begun on the 10th and sout the total deuthe occurred in intouts, and placed on the 10th of the au couth. In early two-thirds of those were at ages in both arms, and buboes formed in each NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN I am to ouquies whether the Board has

under one month. The number of intant axilla; it is worthy of note that the first any further assures to suggest with R

marked falling off in the number of cases,

wille the view to preventing the introduction of the

a total infant death-rate of 1 $5 dicases into this Colony.-T. have the hon-and in about a week's time plaque ceased to deaths registered during the year was 1,610 bube formed in the left saula,

be reported.

Case, Chinese, also illustrates 1,000, while the infant death-rate pangitis appeared first in the right Mr Ede explained as his reason for the among the European ovil community was this aviat, and in my opinion serves to ag mintte thas he had tried chloride of lime in paly 116 per 100, and unety the Por-contuate the rarity of infec ion by insetia his office for some time, and unless the tuguese outwunity it was 107 per 1,000. I tion under ordinary circumstances. windwa were kept upon they found it very have made some exquiries into the causes of I have eaid, the infactive tasterial The Secretary of the Sanitary Board,

troublesome,

this high infant death rate among the Chi-will breed in premises which are filthy, ill- Colorial

el Secretary's Office, De Ulark thought the effects of chloride nese, and find that it is targely due tu diu- ventilated, oveturaded and data, and the

26 h April, 1896. Singapore,

Exaggerated very cases of

ich disusse is contraored by prolonged breath- onvalsive type, many of which Sir, I am directed to forward, for your greatly. Experience showed that an epida- are doubtless produced by the foul stinosing of anet atmosphera as fe found under information, the enclosed statement of mic assumed a particular height and then phers which there infants breathe in the these conditions, and the attention of the

was a very protracted one. The Botze mat Casos of cholern which bare occurred in full. He then produced statistics of the ill-ventilated dwellinge of the poor, but I Board should therefors ho directed not to

for 129 bours, and then adjourned, Dur from the 14h to the 21st inst number of dusthe daring particular months of opinion that act a few are the direct the aubs.tution of other methods of coming proceedings one member road and cou ingsovereer is advised that the diin 1804 and argued that previous in the result of the forms of treatment to which servancy, for that at present in vogue, but manted on the Bab Ballads, and there

ants are subjected by the native raid to the speedy improvement of the general Aenes has not yet assumed an epidemic distribution of the Chlorida of lime the these infants are

number n deaths showed a diminution. wives and quack doctors, It appears to be a 17.35 Eur.

Iabe Albition of f back-to-back houzen, the open- Persumily, he was not in favour of dis- Chinese medical ossium to cauterize the the sanitary condition of the Colong, the pro- great uproar and almost bghilaz at

DISASTROVE DOLLIERY IXFLOXION, tributing Chloride of lime in small quan er body of au totant, as a remedial measure ng out of sparrow lanes and

April 14, dimatrons explosion has fitor-it would do more harm thas

good.

trivial present Dr Atkinson said his sole object in allent, and I am sure that the sores and

and other coverings,

Nawostia, England. Up to the present it at. abundant formation he received Irons De Lowson ful causes of these canvalaive desibs. The prevention of that overcrowding which hae and the other uffed de ongaged throughdat dingegerd of the valus at female lives by the unhappily been permitted to continue un-

Be begged to move Chicers has also to be reckoned with, for it sheeked for so many years pask the epidemic in 1894.

It is a siguifionut fact that only about 26 that the free distribution of chlorine ba is a signiflozat fact that the death rate double that amour

per cent, of the cases occur on the ground among intant giris te doble again carried out, as it was in 1894, Captain Lethbridge seconded.

intent boys, and andor these giremstances hours of houses, although nearly half the Cucried.

I consider that the Government should, with out celay intraduce a Bill for the registrativement houses of the Colony are still but story buildings, and the proportion of Dr Clark reported that every Chiness and licensing of all Chinese midwives prae- uccupied ground floor reems to upper floor the Colonial Secretary that this Board an 33.00derstands that the ships in quarantine house in the city was visited uace a fort- tising in this. Culory, that sete contrel rooms is as 65 to 100. This is, I think, 1 will be under the orders of, the Medics! night by the ganga of soldiers and police may be exercised over them, in this respect, another

in favour of the theory the number of deaths that diez and want of ventilatio the treatmont of the sick and dead bodies.

From Porrperal Farer, father reference to are the horse for that ground floor rooms which be found on by the Colonial Surgeon. Under these

The

following

• Page 10. ies Table of the age periods of arost Chinese bouses are open through- circumstances the Board ass no further

the several deaths occurred:-ost their entire frontage, during the day at which the several Bugation to make.

Ages unknown, 14; under 1 month, 852; time, being closed at night by wide doura,

Death and nuder 1 year, 467; 1 and under

12.00

15.10

16,53

I have, &c.,

(50.) J. SWETTEFHAM, Colonial Secretary.

protimes.

passages, at hoardings, swn-

in the treatment of destulence ur viher trivial int coluded by filthy provision of ocearred at a colliery at Willington near 11.45 for each day from the 14th to the 21st broging the matter forward was the in-sears thus produced are one of the most trait. *** supply of pure water, and the is ascertained that 17 minore have been

GL1 1,051 289 1,500 £7 €14 9$

408 MA

17.00

190

17.50

ME

27 10.3

225

10: 80,30

Three Innings and over

20 220

2

1471

+13

of Mr Mitchell-Innes. It would be wiser

Zeit. T. Sudferd, K.N.

710

32

21

162

7 13

97

10 £36

16 200

101

710 30 368

10

bably resent the threatened appointment. H. B. Hancock............

L. toculason, D......

0.1. Drepbril, E.K.B. B. W. Mand,

Q. Iralcy, E.........

H, AG. FEjatt, KN.....

to send him to Fiji, or the Gold Coast, or Lagos, or aome place whore he could got a . Alexander, R.B. clean start free from the story of Rong........... kong mistakes. The Mr Mitchell-Innes E....... who was serving in Egypt is not the Hong-6. Davis, R., kong Treasurer.--Ed., C.M.]

Tue Courrier de Saigon states that two

light-henees are about to be erected at the

30

2. Ms.........

1. Maitland Lius F. Fawlett, W.AL. Greendtid

slate N.

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R. F. Lambert

المالية

#

A return of cholera cases was attached

16.13 April, giving those treated in Ecepizel and 103 those diagnosed as cholers efter death. For

17. that period there were 18 cases in hospital

11:30

# 15.11 10 of which died. The number diagnosed En cholera after death was 35, being a total of 63 cases.

*8 29.44

385

25.10

27.12

The President proposed that they ac 2750knowledge receipt of the letter, and inforin

Officer of Health,

HOUSE TO HOUSE VISITATION.

entrance to the Mekong river, one at the THE TRESPASS ON STONECUTTERS | being made for it and that provision is with the view to discovering sick persons and also in respect i

entrance of the Coa-ticu, and the other at

the month of the Sey-rap, both shrooms in

ISLAND FIELD WORKS,

MITIGATION OF SENTENCE.

At the Magistracy this afternoon Com

the delta of the Mekong. The new lights be visible for eighteen miles at sea, and will be of great utility te vessels making mander Hastings re-opened the case in Saigon owing to the Bu merger and banks which Albert Harrossovitz and Nux Ru-

dificait. which render navigation very

Dr Atkinson seconded, Carried.

MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT. The President mored that the Medioni

THE HEALTH OF THE COLONY. THE MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT.

Dr Francis W. Clark, the Medical Officer

two

of the

DEATH OF BANON HOHRADER.

April 19-Bacon Schrader, who was seriously wounded in a duel with Hers Katso at Berlin, is dead. Tas dus! was fought in connection with the charges made by the socialists in the Reichstag against. Dr Carl Petore, the

African explorer. There is

tent deal of hostile comment in Gerany on The incident.

a

grens

THE DEFENCE OF LONDON,

April 12-The fortifying of tho Barrey Elills is being proceeded will

THA BEBELLION IN CUBA.

April 15.-Macao, one of the leaders of the robellion in Cuba, ontrapped and near y destroyed a Spanish oslump of troops, while the floor rooms bave zo auch

upper

The loss inflicted by the rebels was very of Health for the Colony, submitted him, 406; 5 and under 15, 280; 16 and under | efkisat means of ventilation.

hanvy. upwarde, 1,300, 1,370; 45 and up

The course to be parsed appouts un- BRCIAL DISTALJUTION OF

DEATHS

doubtedly to take steps at an early date, The number of deaths which occurred

April 10. The Turonto Buard of Trade, in the direction indiautod by the provisions among the non-Chinese commuy suring of the Crown Lunds Resumption Ordinancation to the suggestions made

Caneda, which has recently given considera

hy Mr Joseph

We would call attention to the fight for dulph were sentenced to three months' im- Officer's Report (a summary of which apist anual report to the Sanitary Board Fazlo-Obi which, we hear, has already been prisonment, with hard labour, for incapate pears visewhere) be laid upon the table. this afternoon. For the purpoace of the resolved upon by the French authorities,

Mr Ede-I think this is a very instruc-report, the population of the Colony was and which would prove so great a bone to ing on the fieldworks at Stonecutters Island.

I must draw attention to the. report. Mr Danuye said-Your Worship, I re navigators waking that dangerous point from Saigon and Hongkong, If por con- coived a letter this morning from the great necessity there, is of taking steps as temporary will arge the need of the Paulo.

Free Prest.

it

tive

the tot

FAT BOILERS AND TAZLOW MELTERS'

PETITI NE

40,

the

year

Wat

the Army and 8.to the Navy, of the

munity, which

די

DEATHS FROM INFECILOUS DISEASES,

1. Bubonid Fever.

A

Act of 1800, and

them, and

ther

AN IMPERIAL ZOLLVEREIN.

INRBEIAL PENNY POSTAGE,

April 10-In reply to a question from

gestion of the remaining portions of the try to the Treasury, said that it

The stateinbat made by Dr Lowaon, in his reported during the year was db, of whom Duki It would involve a univormal

postawa down the throats of tha

ed. Cholera in raging in all parts of the date ticrçut (unless in the meantime from the bye-laws regulating fat-melting markablo extent to which family life pre./ factors in the spread of the discaso, in of the year; the first sese occarred on Avonges on the foreign and colonial services

case under section 99 herest and such

10

ad to be 214,930 in 1885, the Euro- debited to 131; of there, 30 are Nt. 23 of 1882, which is much on the lines Chamberlain, Becretary of State, for the roun as possibio for abating the overcrowd. pesa civilian element being taken at 2650, caring 153 deutha to be 2000Rated for Olisioning of the Working Colonies, with referenca to a closer com

to resume sertain

almercial union between Great Britain and Obi light it will receive the bearty thanksgistrate's Clerk from which I understanding, and resuming the worst parts vast of of whom 1400 were British. The total among the British and Foreign civil com ingoattery areas, demolish the premises her colonios, has approved of the establish

equal to a death-este of

laid out the Loving upon I wore that this report bo for birthe registered during the gear amonnted 21.07 per 1,000; if the paral and retifery land, either re-sell the building lots, or usala sa would be found to be consistent mant of an Impatlal Zollverein on such a of all masters roaning to Bangkok.-Siam that, provided further evidence is produced warded to the Governor.

with the local needs of the contmating par before your Worship as; to the real date of The President recoaded.

to 1427, or cqasi to 5.8 per 1600. The establishments sur included, the death-rate baild model dwellinge thureou there are

atands at 17-6 per 1,000, Dr Achineon said, while agreeing with number of births amougat Buropoans was

number of sanitary areas in the city, Of the 30 deaths in the Army, 22 were which urgently need resumption, and when THE three deaths from cholera which have the arrival of the defendants in the Colony, occurred on the Medusa while in harbour, you would be inclined to reconsider the Mt Ede's remarks, he thought it was a pity will probably load to the oppointment of a questi n of punishment that was inflicted that su uboh controversial matter should 95, of which 70 were British, 13- German Britisa, the remainder being indians; the the clearing hud laring, out of. Thipingskon

he other day. Of course under the appear in the report, Ha zeferred to the nad 3 French. The births among the Pure average age at drach of the British soldier has boon completed others could be tskan! Me Henniker Hearon, M.P., for Usnter- was 265 years. The average age at death in in hand without producing further cou-bury, in the House of Commons last kok, for the crows of the Ocean Stesmehip conditions. I withdraw the app which remarks on bubonic plagas and the meringuese community was 28,25 per 1000, and the Navy was 25 years. properly qualified medical man, in Bang-

tion of Dr Lowe's pers. Much of what

Mr R. W. Hanbury, Financial Company.

| DOMRUT is puding. Your Worship has fall The other thief line of steamura to re-open the snutter at any time within kad bean written about the plague must be among the British (exclusive of 10 births

city,

The number of ouses of Bubonio Fever would be impossible to force an Imperial has its medical attendant, and rarely, be i

which cavurred in the military quartere) wos noted, are cases of cholera reported on the soren daga under the Ordinance 10 of 96. premature.

It shall be lawful for a Magistrit Hongkong

trite, upon

22.4 per 1000. This is one of the mortable report upon the epidemie of Buboaie 14 were women and 31 vera men: 14 of vessels. There was nover a such grounds as he shall in his discretion time when the appointment of a medical deeds suficient, to review his decisions or A petition was submitted from ning satefactory features in connection with the Fever (eo-called Plagne) in 1896, that the these were taken to Hospital after death. man to the blue-funnet service was more

adjadication within seven clear days from sheep-denlorn, praying to be exempted vital statistics, indicating as it does tas re- public latrines were ass of the most potent Thirty-six destas were registered during pang postage, and would increase the

to £275,000 a year. aerious moment to the health of the and it is well that

nud the Colony 20th shipping Gras the d

disease

recur continget

NEPAUL AND 1867. the sity, and very precaution against the application has been made to state and sign and bene-bailing premises. They stata vails in this far-distant Coloty. The addi- for if this exsertion can be substantiated by sporadically during the remainder of the

April -The King of Nopaul, who that fat and bous were seldom stored in 1 ap-

facts the Sanitary Buard

No less than twelve of the cases or rules over the territory of Nepal lying must, without infection of their abips' crowe. A medical stipend is soon fost by days attendant's

than that in vogue at present. None houses are in a very dirty and insanitary the Chinese provings of Thibet on the wholly or

or in part, and to take fresh ovidoneo potitionors Lave the fat boiled, but almost death on

of the inhabitants of north, is making preparations to invade condition, and way Chinese) to 9.3 par 1000. remem and to ware, sary or quafirm the previous the following day it is sold up.

vided with uny latrine or cleat acum. that not many months ago Chief l dosition or adjudication. With your Wor-f

petition was refuzed. died ou board one of the bine

to withdraw Sevon tullow-melters and bone boilers With such a population as we have in this modailon, and it is the ouston zur the men sumed eres of Taipingsban. Four Cases Dient wrong. boats, and thero was at the times arme little ship' poruisson I would beg

were clearly imported from the mainland, mouits effecienced in finding a medical | this application, I would call before your { petitioned the Board for at extension of Colony, one would reasonably expect to find to visit a public latrine, for this perpast, ale night game Króm two hetisen in a smal] |

Worship Me Cath

while the woinen almost invariably use puta is months from date in which to comply at abhormally low death-fato, but unhappily which are kept in the backyards or kitchens lane it No. 6 Hoslih District (Heng has adopted De Bhring's serum for tho Aldorp, who in

April 11,-The Royal College of Surgeona man. It amy be noted that the gates alerts with Meera Mierosso & Company with the law regulating fat-malling and such is the condition of it, of overcrowd- carrying a number of saloon pages 10 He will be able to tell you that boue-rolling,

fog and day (April 27), and that she will very pro-16

bights solluxplained, have been allowed to live, that its lairizes are emptied dolly by bably be detained in quaranting in Siuga the defendant same out hers in the

The stops adopted upon the report of Rent of this low death-rafts, our rate has, coalies, and the sight-ruit le removed from

April 1 Private letters which have pore. She was niso advertised to ecuaset ostalip Sachsen as Chief Officer and arrived here on the th Aptil, and that he

the past year, amounted to 22404 put the Kilan's 23 ours, by hosts, Hot a city each case tave geen to at ones remove the been retiaived from the Raud.ure of a very with the Enron mail. But we think

European

The quart, the Surragor 1,010. The average death-rato during the nucli ne Victoria, with a trupitzi-viimati, patient to the Kennedy Town Humpitul, to diequistion apture. They state that y left oozeday for Japan in the Hohenzollern, Bangkok letters

hero a very small chanon

A perfect of being in time after a few dare quaran and that he was promoted shortly after showed that plans for the rudratusge of past five years (excluding, for obvious res

rk natem, but if the que of public

prevent persons loaving, to dilutessa cenly been introduced into the Transvaal, the I shall Gleo ask that gentlemen to give us a 1448 horses were carried areas in hand tiub upon the previous average)

lost

latribes hy the men can be proved to past year ehows a very slight din

dimina

alathing, bedding and other fouicen found under the guise of intending tilers. Tho decatious are worth while moting by the

main pause of spreading sch diLanse

upon the premises (including the clothing lestors also state that fresh trouble in ex- owners in Stogapore, and wo are sure that atatement of what appears in the log.

Mr Carl Aldorp—1 am an assistant with during the quarter. The redrainage of j Its tulal number of deaths recorded was Babuale Fever throughout the Colony, then actually wore by those fearsome, suite of proted to achas abque May Hears Siumsson and Company, and 1 886 houses has been completed, and the 6,400 of these only 101 were non-Chinese, the moner they are abolished the batter. I Government oloting being leas to them, arrived on the th April in the soamship plans of 21 carosiled, leaving 1271 houren repte-nting & death rite of 17.8 per 1,000 to justify us at hersion, in hd videos fu the mustik), and then to give the RecA and Brinsend Pinoy have no

One of the most deplorabin features of this to justify such e essertion, and in support percuss the pin of learing the Colony zival for tone, strength and appearan blas faanel Line of steamers Sachsan. I know defendants. The first to carry forward: Certificates bare bron

defendant was chel säger of the Sachen granted to 216 houses an baring been built high death-cela among the Chinese la is of its unntation i would point in the Art / for a period of not less than ten depe, or W. Behindon is det

·Siam free frem, a

lication is not withdrawn) and, open end their shop; sometimes when two or three tion of 805 unregistered births ratees the HATIRE BUMDe other means of consted to No. 7 Health intrich, where the between British India on the south and BORNE, tiny owing to sickness or review, le re-open and re-hear the cae) cátties of fat remain gerold in the market tota: birth-rate for the Colony (or bouses in the Colony are which are takl to have come from the re-Thibet, for the purpose of redrossing an

It may

be

The

DEATHS.

of the

RAKEFY FOX DIPHTHERIA.

It was agrood to extend the time to the uator generally la whiob there of the Louses, bath. the pots and the Lam), but the origin of those ceva was un, treatment of diphtherin,

1st June.

BURYCION'S

durita

abd &

IM THE TRANSVAL‰or.

dine in Bingapore, barbour. Those aonai, wards to take ojmmand of the Hohenzollern. 1 326 huyner had been purged plans for sous, 18941 hos been 22-9. put 1.000, But the limited water supply, this appears to place a Polias guard upon the promised to flower than 500 German soldiers, hara-rei

and necessity of appointing a medical at

a little reflection will show them the value

pular

tendant in Bangkok to the crews of the po-

year, making a total of 1977