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FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1898.

THE were 17 cases and; & deaths from plague up to noon to-day.

Ar toglay's inceting of the Sanitary Board," a motion was carried dissolving the Select Committee appointed by the Board re establishment of a Chinese Plaguo Ho.. apital.

Tur morality statistics for the week ended April 16 showed the death-rate per 1,000 per annum to be 39.2, against 31.7 for the previous weak and 14.5 for the cor- responding work last year. The returns for the weak ended April 21th gave the death-rate ne-30.7 against 18;3 for the cor "responding weak last year,

Á LETTER was read at to-day's meeting of the Sanitary Board from Hon, T. Sercombe Smith, Acting Colonial Secretary, stating: that H. F. the Oficer Adquinistering the Government was not prepared to ennetion

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

[SUPPLIED TO THE 'China Mail.']

SPAIN.

the intenso Colonial credits.

2

WEATHER REPORT.

CORRESPONDENCE,

The following notice is issued from the gryph of the letter.-E. C, 4] Observatory ---

On the 6th at 11.49 a. The barcaster has risen in the extremo North, fallon on the Clina coast. Pressure appears to he ughest in the Pacific to the 3 of Japan,

China Gradients slight. Forecast:-

NURSES MEMORIAL.

being

THE CHINA MAIL.

RISING OF BLACK FLAGS IN KWANGSI.

PLAGUE AND THE VASCO DE

GAMA CENTENARY, At the meating of the Sanitary Board THREE THOUSAND BLACK FLAGS Id this afternoon, the mortality returns

AT WUCHOW.

ALARMING RUMOURA,

(Specud Tetegnen fram Our On Corregotdent,}

THE INSANITARY PROPERTIES COMMISSION, The following is the report of the In- sanitary Properties Commission :-

for Macao For the wooke anding 17th and We met on the 0th August, 1890, and 5th Juco, 1897, and examined the 24th inst., showing 80 deaths from plague and 12th February, let March, th April, in the two weeks, were submitted.

following witnesses

most

part

CUBICLES.

Dr Francis W. Clark, Medical Officer of Health; The Honoumble F. A. Cooper, Director of Public Works; Mr W. Danby, Mr R. K. Leigh, and Mr C. Palmor, architects and civil engineers practising in the colony.

2. In order to report on the details ast forth in the Commission, insanitary build-

(a) Buck-to-back houses ings have been classified as follows

(b) Hauses fronting on narrow lance.

Houses with insufficient open space in the rear; and

reports

which

fect, be permitted to be arguted or re-orect- od kereafter in any dowastic dwelling.

14. We recommend that owner of private streets and fanes he required at their own expense to durface, cliatzel, and light such streets and lanen, und to

sanitary condition. 15.-In conclusion, we now doul seriuting with the questions referred for our con maintain them ju

sideration in the order set forth in the Commission!

We are of opinion

(0) That is unessary for the Govern

mont to conure ipsanitary properties generally, and improve them and re sell them.

(i) boing unnecessary to resume m

sanitary properties generally, to niezna for their resumption used in provided. . (hi) The said properties should be in- proved in the inamter suggested in this repuré, and should be carried out by the owners at their own cost, failing which they should be carried out by the Governmout, and the owners called upon to refund the cost.

(iv) It is nos necessary to provide means

for housing the occupants of any dwelt. ings pending improvements, as such improvements could be carried out without any undue ipconvetiionco to such occupants.

(9) As the improvements will be carried

out at the cost of the owners of the properties, no capital will be requiret for resumption and improvement ex- cout in those cases where the making of such improvements may regalt in absorbing so much of tho land as to Jeave the remainder so small or of auch-

a formi za to

in

the cremation of corpses of persons who and lowest, in un área covering Centralings of the comnianity and its appreciation MEDICAL INSPECTION OF HIVER | instance to Mr Bryan for hia viaws, good sanitary condition. He further states Earnently directed to the great depth of the

To the Editor of the CHA MA

fith May, 1898. DEAR SIRA expression of the feul of the self-sacrificing services and devotion to duty of the nurses in our hospitals would it not be a graceful thing if some memurial were erected in commemoration of Nursos We are given to enderatuad that the Geriggin and Irelasid? At least lead stonca and I mane at Kyao Chao are not nearly could be erected over their graves, enthusiastic with the outlook of that place would suggest that subscription lista be as they were at first, and there is a supened and the utter taken in hund by ought to be exchanged for some more

Perhaps promising stronghold "while it is yet time. fund; if so, please put use down for five

dollars. Yours faithfully,

M.

ind died from plague which were found light E. to S. winds; fair. oposed in the streets, and that His Ex- celleney trusted that the establishment of the branch hospital to the Tung Wah Hos: pital for the reception of Chinese plaque patients would tend to effect the object of

and obviate the necessity of resorting to

THE ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE. To the Editor of the *Cuts Mail,' Hongkong, 6th May, 1898. LONDON, 4th May, 1898.

DEAR SIR,An Unbiased Britisher' THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR. bas quilo niieunderstand my purpose in There is still no further news from Mani-writing you the other day re the above. 1 do not consider a inan ay true friend if be

The President attached the following la. The talk of the American fleet block-lovishes praises on all my acte regardless of

minutes-I am of opinion that all unigra ading Havana suddenly went to Rey West, what they are. This may also be applied.

tion of Chinese aliquld be stopped from Macao, more especially no on the 18th of and after couling, sailed, it is supposed within the case of nations. Instead of

an enemy of the English, I ara a staneli

May there is to be held the 4th centenary this purpose of encountering the Spanish admirer of their commercial enterprian,

Wuchow, May 6, 1.30 pm.

of the discovery by Vaso de Gania of the fleet. The swiftest cruisers are scarobing and think they deserve the greatest praise

Three thousand Black Flags arrived yea-route to India. On this occasion there is sure to be great influx of Chinese into the Atlantis. The Naval board has lecided for their colonising spirit and their justico

in dealing

terday at Wuchow in consequence of a with one and all alike. What I maintain is that the Americans that the Spanish Squadron must be des

are infected with phiguo. which we never sought an alliance with Great Bri.dispate between a acidior and a Chinese Mace from the outlying districts many of troyed before Havana is captured.

tain, and if we are to take the opinions employes of the Chinese Imperial Maritima Tony knowledge four extra large Chinese theatres ve been erected there to accom- The Times ratrespondeant et New York expressed by their press as the true opinar Estoms on board the river roamer Langelate the crowd that is expected.

(7) Houses abutting on the hill-side. states that President McKinley has deter of the great American nation, wo will find

shan, The Lengshan left Wuchow at Iten

We have personally inspected 19 Tea Mandarina and Mr Ache COMPENSATION FOR DESTROYED houses in eleven different streets and lanes mired to retain the Philippines until the the antagonistic. It is the English al

ways who have made this cry for an sli-'clock At the meeting of the Sunitary Board to close of the war, when if Spain fails to pay ance, and I see that only a few days are son, Customs Commissioner at Wuchow,

in the colony and we have had before va day, before proceeding with the orders of an indemnity, the islands will be sold to your opening contemporary frankly admit-

are in consultation.

MINUTE BY CAPTAIN SUPERINTENLENT MAY. &d carefully considered cor, 9, and

and statements (Appendices A mob of two thousand is stationed op- the day, Mr May moved and Dr Aikinson Eufepean power, preferably to Great Brited that England needs American supper: in order that sho may be able to hold her

The following minute, dated 27th April, 18) compiled for our information by the seconde the following motion Thattain.

wwn in the Far East!

porile the Custom House, which is guard was addressed to the Acting Secretary of Honourable Francis A. Cooper, late To avoid ill feeling I think this corres

Director of Public Works, and Dr Francis this Board desires to express great re-

the Sanitary Board :—I have had the ut W. Clark, Bodieat Olicer of Health. pondence might well terminate herged by the Protect'a soldiers.

4. We regret to have to report that gret at losing the survices of Mr N. J.

The trouble has probably arison in coa-tached fist of cubicles and cocklofts which Wild scenes have cesurred in the Madrid Yours faithfully,

AN UNBIASED FOREIGNER. Edo and wishes to convey to Mr Ede Chamber. Senor Sagasta was furcoly xt-

sequence of the soldier having heen found have been removed, and 1 baliere for the there are many insanitary properties in the [The American press, with a few excep

destroyed, by the cleansing gange

and dwellings which, in their ita deep appreciation of the valuable asiz tacked on account of the Munils disaster duus, can

in poxcasion of 20ds by in No. 3 sont conditics, are unfit for Lance rendered the Board during the many and the unpreparedzoss of spain in spite of of the truc opinica of the American nation. the Customs official. In a private pate oar the register kept by the l'olice Sergeant a abitation. The back portious of u qumber Really the great American nation only ouegrassendent at Wuchon gajed the charge of the gangs. In view of the fact of the houses visited by us aro dark, ill- yairs he has unselfishly devoted himself to

that the inhabitants in the locality are very ventilated, extremely dirty, and in some casionally expressea its opinion, when a

were inoculation per, I think the Board should take into the cause of sanitation in the Colony; Mr

national crisis comes. That is a of the alumoing romours

cxecs were dobe of filth. The interior of Exle replied in a short speach.

great faults in American public adairs. amongst the Chinese, and that he was Consideration whether it should recoin.

the cubicles or sub-divisions of the living

the ontur. old but poor retura to

such cases it may bo But we quite agroa with the fast para-some talk of the American Baptist Mission mend some compensation for at any rate

rooma was such that in the great majority the cubicles destroyed. The cocklofts

come necessary for the Crowe, to re- Fume; but such cases we are informuel, Chapel-at Tai Wong Kong being attacked. were no doubt all illege), sul no compensa. of cases their contents could be won only

an artificial light. by the aid of an

on the authority of the Director of There were also rumours that all foreigners tion showed by made for them. I men- We wish to call particular attention to

Public Works, will be extremely rare. in Wachów were to be answered, and eth gathered he is in favour of com-

tioned the matter to Bir Bryan, and I tis tabulated statement of the Medical Of

1.In support of the coorsity for the olcer of Health (Appendix No. 12 sequently foreigners were to be expelled pensation, but I think this paper

above recouunendations we would beg a' (if the Board is prepared to en- he states that in the Health Districts Nos.areful reference to the following report

en-5 and 8 out of a total of 3,000 Chinese which the urgent attection of the Gover from Kwangtung. -Ñ», C.M.]

bermain the question of recommanding

fairly ment has been for many years compensation) should be sent in the first houses only 660 can be sail to be in

and is again. tizat, the balance 2,630 are insanitary and balls of the Chinese houses 48 sompared STEAMER PASSENGERS,

should be remembered that rice is very have been classed into A, B, C, D., with their width, to the want of open space At to-day's meeting of the Sanitary dear.

their various defects ate shewn therein. Board, a letter from the Acting Colonial The Acting Secretary-Sabreitted that the other health districts of the colemy, it in the rear thereof, and to the consequent Secretary was submitted forwarding a fetter this be sent to Mr Bryan in the first in-

from his aridegice that a similar serious defects in the lighting and ventila appeara om te rogsing the medical instinction stance, as he was the inspecting of unsatisfactory state of affairs exists. The tion of such buildings. We desire to vall Commerce regarding the charge of No. 9 Health District. The only Medical Officer of Health in his Anaval special attesting to Mr Chadwick's reports now in force in the Colony. . . the difficulty that prosents itself to my mind in Report for 1890 shows that 3,000 bouses in of 1892 and 1890 and, to the plans and Officer Adumistering the tirernment that exception cannot well he do in the said districts represent

are drawings contained in the former. 8,700 separate

(i) The Colonial Surgeon's reports drollings and embrace a population of whether upon further consideration and in Colony as he treated like in such a rent

dated Hongkong, 20th April, 1874, and about soverty two thousand inhabitants...

5th April, 1874, ordered by the House of 6.We are of opinion that there tiew of the results, up to date, of such ter as this, and personally I would

ís nu tho Sanitary Board wae

Cotnmons to be printed 25th August, 1881. to see the toney spent on the practioneqfi Nichi Nichi, commenting upon We accede to the request of our corras of opinion that Te

portion of these properties. The alter the Sanitary Condition of Hongkong pre- the gravity of the situation between pondeat with the greatest pleasure, and continue to be carried

tions and improvements we are about to In the letter from the Charaber it was districts in and Spain, remarked that will be pleased to receive subscriptions America

recountnerd will, in our opinion, render by sented to both Houses of Parliament in Amories to the best customer in the pending any further action. Such are stated that the Committee understood since inspecting officer scarcely any cubicles for far the greater number of them fit for August, 1682, moro particularly pars.

140154 Mr Uhadwick's reporte

è dated lat the examination was instituted on 11th been demolished at all, as I recognised that

only necessary world for Japan, and should war brenk ment is inevitable, and will be reìbdily and

April, out, commerce and industries might eagerly supported by a large mumber of

Buggestion of Pote bave naid, watil a Com- heard, only our e4c of plague had toon disans, and their retention was as far as puse divided that it would be difficult or impos- mittne of the Sanitary Board deted 29th of the Sanitary they were the homes of the Chinese fami- abitation. Resumption is he paralysed: The experts from Japan resite is prointed to consider and carry covered on any

where properties arv og divided and sub July, 1890.

The report of the Permanent Cont. of the stuaniers, and that sible absolutely necessary, but I have not to America in 1690

・amounted to

1894. and the imports freen

ease at the enforcement of the regulations hesitated to condemn many cubicles in able to get the several owners to agree on June.

plan for the improvement combined 81,500,000

The reports of the Committee on in which embicles also existed, sad during the quarter. The redminage of 130 menca to 16,370,00 von Theec figures tion of the Hongkong cumanity for her If this were the fact, the Committee re-

rose last year to 62,430,069 you and houses been comploted, and the plans | 27,030,000 | von reapcotirely. The zoud tyre, we shall gladly receive any sums spectfully suggested that the detention of for these cock lofts, I agree with the Vice the dwellinge, or whore the lots of land oreing the Chinese dated Hangkung

the steaners for an examination which was President, no compensation abould be so small and the buildings on them of such July, and 13th August, 180

dimensions that to make the needful improve

(v) The Cloud Surgeon's latter dated ystand would leave the

for Hongkong 2nd March, 180, forwarding to The President-Personally, I am in favents in thou as they s either be discontinued omultlove

sand forward.

fication of the regulations might be made cur of rocommanding that compensation bọ ! tasting houses more or less uneless for Government the, letter w repart of the Repairs to draingo arrange

all practical purposes. Mr Leigh, in his Medical Olicer in charge of Epidemio ments had been carried out in 41 ipetancos

that would render the examination fees to granted for the cubicles destroyed. avidores, calls attention to such properties Hospital and Acting Superintendent of convoatent to the steamboat companies and Mr Bryn-I certainly am of opium in Hiljer Street, &c. Should resumption. and 68 houses were carried forward, making

Hospital, o, os the their constituents. a total of 109 horses in Jund for repairs

that compensation should be granted to betamu necessary in any of the macs indi. Govòrnment Cie Plague dated Hong The cting Secretary-No infcruation in those persons who cannot afford to erect

March, 1805. during the quarter. Thirty certificates had

and the expendituro required could, S13 - No wonder the plague is intren. vouchsafed as to the matter of the alleged axir cubicles, but from personal Guquistes ented, the areas affected will probably beside The MNG sing. A case occurred to-day in Victoria inconvenience. If the system was proporate, I think the percentage of such pornn doubt, be easily met out of ordinary The report of the Modical Offer of

New beon granted to 109 new buildings and 3" additions that thay rave been built in ac Ox April 15th a Marloo Court of Enquiry Baldings, and upon the Sanitary Doorly organized as unged repeatedly by the sons will be found to be very small.

Ordinanco enabling the Governmeet to (ii) The tabulated statement of the Where new ones have been exusted in place resume insanitary properties should be no more than about 18 per cent of the cordance with the provisions of the Or-into the circumstances attending the cold applied to, to diuinfees the building, Medical Officer of Health, there would be subiries can be erected for ahant $2 each revenue. We have to recommend that the Health for the year 1894; and

the applicant was informed that it could

could no inconvenience. lision between the P. & O. steamer Borneo not be done, becausa thers were no necta- The President--As these two parts have of those pulled down, is, I think, pot apanded in the sense of the Housing of the Chinese drellings in the City of Victoria and the Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha's steamer, sary chemicals for that purpose. As a make-been declared infected, medical inspection that people are able to pay for their umc Working Classes Act, 1980, in force ioan be regarded as in a fairly good unitary Fego-maru, in Yokohams barbear of shift it was proposer to swab the 80s must necessarily take place. (Se Quirion. If the Board decide to compensate England so as to allow of deductions

muda.

sondition.' of illegal February 20th, was held in the Depart with Jeyes' fluid. Under these circum-antine Regulations, Governmen Notifies the owners of those cubicles which were

accom

C. P. CRATER.. ment of Communications. After beating stepsy, I ask where the Dogusaity tion 127, dated 10th Agirii, 1691A inodi-pared to be pulled down, three spinte re

rente, insanitary conditions, &c., &c., when

T. JACKSON, be noted: *pondent sent us with rogard to the Ger the evidence given by sovemi wing the port every case of phagua, Bud who is tied in allowing the Canton and blacão river houmahaldar re: Reation of the regulations migift-te permit contes in for making every mane and Mats has been centradicted. the Court found that: the

1st Sons of these cubicles wore lcgales compensation,Any ich to bows at full fame for the non-supply

sumptions as may be necessary, art some T. B. WRITEHEAD, Scotics reven of proper disio. steamers to proceed to their wharf and be on account of having coklofts over them, will be, if the onlony is to be put in a N, J. EDE, Another romarkable report is published in Barnce coming

of blasts: speed, after sounding a

And fectants i As usual the authorities seem to the Kobe Chronicle from trastworthy going to port immediately, ectompled to go have been caught napping... Thanking you there medically inspected. Then the Euro- and the owners wore given the option of heroughly sanitary condition, can be tri

would come off at give, retaining the puckloft or cubicles. Fean psichert

Lave been 2nd. Orders were given by me that all ed out to that there will be no need for source to the effect that Japan has obtained astern at full speed to, avoid a celliston, for the insertion of this, and enclosing my and the Chinese as soon as have ocimod wood was to ba given back to the any extensive removals of the inhabitants, graph † thereof should read us follows-

examined. Two cases of plague

and therefors the question of housing the

In honens fronting ou narrow lanes. Chino's conçant to lease either Amoy or a but it was too lanion that the action of card, I sax, Yours faithfully,

curred already, suo from the atesmor Fat owners, and I have eines ascertained that displaced

hardly population

Arises, me shan and one from the s.a. Chili.

Afr Ede--I am in favour of the Presi 3rd. In a number of sused, on the officer are of opinion, as to the great majority of less than 15 feet in width, no cubicles

insanitary dwellings,

that they can be should be allowed on any door.

་ ་ J. H. STEWART LOGEHANE, in charge visiting che house, he found the rendered fairly sanitary and fit for habito- ident's suggestion......

Chairman. The Ofter of Health--I think oubicles had already been taken down and tion by the enforcement of the following

Note.-Paragmph 7 We are of opinion the suggestion of the President should be the wood taken away. No doubt those old recommendations, as the principal defects that this should road as follows

cubicles will be

in existing buildings arias from want of I think 500 is a fair estimate of tho nam adequate light and ventilation bur ordered to be taken down, but for the reasons alsted above, the number to be con

1018,

persone,

putting a stop to this objectionablà practice, opinion forming there that Kyao Chao { competenthe China Mul would open a would be glad to learn, as soon as possible, respoot of one health district; the whole

extreme measures,

THE quarterly report of Mr J. R. Crook, Sanitary Surveyor, was submitted at to- day's maceting of the Sanitary Board. For the quarter ended April 21, plans had been deposited for the redrainage of 146 house;

plans for 5 houses word carried forward from 1897, making a total of 736 in hand

Qucelts.

out

tacherne which will mark the admira-

sent at this office, and hand then over

for 8 houses canceled, leaving 598 to carry of ra eilk to Amerion last year groat to the accreditou Treasurer of the Fund

dinance.

Tue telegram which our Shanghai correa

Ly assisted Japan, and if so important a Bu. C. M customer of Japan as Amarica" entered upon a way, the trade of Japan will un doubtedly he seriously effected. It is be lieved, however, that the Powers would not miss any opportunity to speedily bring the war to an end.

towards

couple

and a collision Tresalted.

The Court was violation of Art XX, ai |

port in the immediate neighbourhood of the Borneo was in Amoy as soon as Wei-hai-wel is evacuated. the aules for the provention of

and that Captain Kawano

blanu

From

Sotaro, of

of collisions at It is said that China has made this concesses, and t

the Woyo-maru, should be exonerated sion to Japan se a return for the assistance

It is further remarked by afforded in contracting the latest loan, when the Japanese papers, from which we glean Japan took up £2,000,000 worth of bonds this information, that the Japanese steamer intend to bring a sivil claim against the owner of the other ship,--Japan Gazette

through the Yokohama Spacis Bank. Our Kobe couteripotary statos :-We are in-

formed that not only Great Britain, but

.

A PLAGUE QUERY.

To the Editor of the Causa Man.

5th May, 1888.

VICTORIA BUILDINGS.

WU-CHOW NOTES. MISSION PREMISES ATTACKES.

Wu-chow, and May, 1898.

It is currently reported that there has been trouble during the last for days at

medical inspectio el inspection should clean cubicles (of new wood) in the need for the resumption of any large por 2 (3) Mr Obert Chadwick's report on

at the

apparently

#the

carried out.

QUE

BF

those which have been doraclished. In the

TJOMS

might

given.

for that sumie modi-

the

The Director of Public Wors-I think

should be discontinued, The perintendens

of Polite

to

which

that was done.

have been

acting as

aoy

по

Class A-Buck to back Houess. 6-Where those houses are

Medical Officer of Health which shows that

mendations at

foot hereof.

I agree with the abova repo. with the

exemption that I am of opinion that paras

·P-la houses fronting on narrow lane less than 15 foot in width, no cuhioles whatever should be allowed on any four, hand in heases fronting on lanes and strate

val Fing that Mission pre- Was the Fatsion case really plegue ? Isidored for any scheme for compensation, greater total depth than 23 feet from fronts of over that with no cubicles should be

wight have before

Heugtong was itself in-

am Mr Eis-1

CAPTAIN R. A. J. Monigemaris, of the mises have been attacked, and that the think that whatever value the inspection i will be somewhat favour of ro-ereating to back one-half of the entire specs in- allowed on the ground floor without the Russia also, have approyed of this arrange cruiser Bonaventure for service on, the Chi. | foreignors have taken refuge in the Yamet, fected it is simply waste of time and subicles of new wood, rather thau giving tervening between to principal rovins paragrah ia we desire to add

portunities,

pant negotiations to ask for the lease of also gave him his commander's comicis Presbyterian Mission was driven out of the a Treaty port. If, however, the Powers ston. As a lieutenant be served brilliantly same towns several years ago.

AB

both

aflost and

As

being

Bgree, we reaume there is little to be said. Egyptioned in lies by

particularly

A CONFUCIAN TONGSLIST.

Dr Atkinson

had been two cases of smallcor.

Mr May proposed that the Government be asked to discontinue the medical inspec. tion.

Mr Ormsby stonded.

The Medical Oftcer of Hecki-U money

of the Sanitary Board. mont, and that negotiations are now being sa Station, has the reputation of being an The disturbance is attributed to students energy and money to continue it when weare money compensation, but there is no doubt and the onslosing walls at the bank of the

Toabi We are further of opinion that aut treated alike premises on each door should be open to have been infec and

infected for a considerable the whole Colony must carried on with Germany and France. If officer distinguished above his fellows. He

attending the examinations. it were not that the story somed to us on has certainly been fortunate in his op

The for tinio. Dr Home, who is on this work, where it is ascertained that the people are the sr71 avere penalties should be inflisteles erested er to be re-rected in futura

to be closed, and the Magistrate should

window very good authority, wo should be incêned of the, but he has mein the most signers resident in that town aro Mr and would bò far more defully employed on I too pear to restrect the cubicies them. ? ad on any one closing or allowing said space shall be plased nearer than six feet many sras of witch is basluded li When serving in the Immer

Mrs Fee, British subjects. The Mission shore. There is heaps of work for him to slvos.

ono tu do it.

have full power to order the prompt recfoulating the required window at of

one tenth of the floor ares to sitogether discredit it, seeing that no i tulite as a sub-lieutenant he gained the premies are the property of the Americap / do, and did in addition to the gasu compensation is given oubicles composed of ) moral of the obstruotione. other Power has ventured in any of the refoutenunt out of the Royal yacht, which | membered that Mr Fulton of the Americen of plagus muntioned in bis minuto taero old and rotten wood-work will he re-area fact in back-to-back hauses over 20 Waal desire to sa

Albert Medal i then he was promoted to Christian Alliance Mission. It will be re

Where

to add the following od. Tas the Board erect cubicles property

is now no space hatween. in depth there is

17.Upon mature considera ion

mand that the

the further ranged and of new wood, by contrast, in the prinsipal rooms and the enclosing walls strongly recommend

at the back of the prentises the land orner erection of dwelling-houses of a greater sunb cases,

which The Directory Public Works I am in should be compelled by law to so alter the depth than 30 feet

cannot bo favour of re-creating the sabloles-no construction of his house as to provide for ventilated and lighted on each floor from su open space at the back of not less than the back as well as from the Iront, should money compensation.

The Optain Superintendent of Polics-140 square feet.

be abeolutely prohibited and sigh ventilá Wherever there is now, or wherever there tion should be provided by means of an recommended money compensation because

~~ the cubiclos haro all been replaced already. to be constructed under the recomienda. open space, crtyard, of an are not less than The people can't live on others then. Mir tione contained herein, an open space at the one-nighth of the area occupied by the Bryan's report is required. In 5 and 6 back of any house, a window not less than building. Health Districts for subiales have been one thirtieth of the floor arse must bo

T. H WaiTHEAIN N.. JEDE destroyed, and they were the property of opened into it from the back of the main parsons who could well afford to erect de room.

Hongkong, Bth March, 1898. cent on16, The worst were

were found in sly brothels

A motion by Mr May, seconded by Mr

a commander he tom-

The local branch of the Leung Ut Kwong

though it is not difficult to foresee many com- tord Wolseley battery at Vitu, in Octo. Į Yan Shio Tong in $MR

plications likely to ensuo. Marquis Ito will certainly score heavily against his critics if the nowe should ultimately be found cor-

-rect.'

the natives. The ceremony in describ

ber, 1890, under Sir Edward Fremantle, which may be translated, The Kwongtung in the Bodices. He recently commanded and Kwong Sai Virtuous Hall of witin Her Majesty's ship Chabrian, in succession roaching Anavodance, amongst other good to Prince Louis of Battenberg, and was deeds recently opened a free school in Wa made a 0.B. at the unusually early age of chow. The liberal teaching imparted there thirty-eavon. In addition to all this, he is seems to have impressed one at least of the generally reputed to be one of the most scholars with the belief that idolatry is a active and teenustsportsmen in the Navy. mistake. Thereupon the impetuous youth publicly broke the Man Cheong idol.

Vancouver and Aug-

Benevolence Free School is closed.

Dr Atkinson proposed as an amendment that the Goverment should be written to in the sense of his minuto.

Mr o seconded.

The amendment was carried.

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CONSTRUCTION OF CHINESE

RAILWAYS. 2 BAITION FENDERS ACCEPTED.

muroin favour of recommending vertonent

These regulatimas should not apply. to houses situate at the corner of two main streets, and adequately lighted fria. two sides.

Qust B House fronting on narrow lanes.

7.In houses fronting treats less than 16 fost in width, no oubides should be allowed on the ground floors.

Class C.-Hows a vilk insuficient ·

open space in the rear.

forty square

columns, the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, in view of the large- carrying and passenger trade on the hare just hand their pacdis steamer

H.M.S. Sutardived to-day from Bornes, where she apparently has been having a right royal tin. On 3th April she took

Witnesses averred that the sacrilegious ret The result of the tenders for rails, fish-

CHLAND CHI-TUNG is reported to be very part in the ceremony of hoisting the fag A VERY important Interview with Sir Wil-was aggravated by unnecessarily plucking plates and bulte for the Lu-Han railway

unwilling to exchange bis Viceroyalty for and formally taking over Mongabong and liam Van Horno is given in Canadian the beard and wringing the neck of the was made kacer, ou april 30, and puuple Ede that seeing the majority of the Board

Any post, however exalted, ut Peking, Mengatal, the sovereign rights to which papers, dealing with the intentions of The venerated image. The gentry, considering who have been crying out that the British to grant dompensation, the paper be re

which he regarda se a hotbed of vice and have been casted by thin Pangeran Jaludin. Canadian Pacific, and more particularly of the principle at stake to be an important manufacturer is being custed by manferred back to Me Bryan and himself for

corruption. It is said that the Emperor its president. The intention of the come one, have carried the cass before the judge: Garman and Belgian rivals will be glad to

wishes to have him near him in oiler to discuss the expediency of shifting the A guard of honour, consisting of a company pany is announced to build three large and should they win it, the youth will know that the bonders of the British further report, was carried. of blue-jackets from the Srift under ocean liners to run between Vancouver probably, whilst restoring the idol, and firms wore accepted as being cheaper

capital of the Empire to same southern or and Yokohama. The present boste be paying the prescribed honour to it, reflect than those of all their rival The A conRESPONDENT writes in a recent num- Lieutenants Smyth and Stevenson, was twson those paints will be used to. that the ago is not yet, propsrail for the tendors called for 4,000 tons of steel mils her of the Mudras Weekly M£8-One-half of the entire space inter-id-him eity, a matter, which rangir drawn up on one side of the fagstaff, a establish a freight and passenger ser reformation he advocates, and any possibly (85 16.), 165 tons of fah-plates, 343 tons of party of about a dezan Zuology students, vening between the principal rooms and has it, is being our very warmly disinsed guard of the B. N. B. Company's Sithvice between

Tiramisus on each four should be open to Police at right angles to them, while tralia. In reference to the abere plans,ajecture that the method ho adopted was bolts and 90 tons of spices. The successful past and present, of the Presidency College, the enclosing walls at the back of the by the Government hinc fansite, wond president Van Horne is quoted as followswrong. In the meantime the wide reaching tenders were from Messrs. Fobos & Madras, went out on a small expedition to the wks, such spasa not to be less than As we have already noticed in the

Co., of Shanghai, oz Gebolf of Mesars, collect specimens, on the san opposite the the rest of the space was filled with When the work is done there is only one

John Batta, London, Ee per ton for Senate House this morning. They were forty square fast in any ones,

Class D.--Houses abutting on the hill-side. laft that I hope to accomplish before thing

9Oashaif of the entire spaco inter ed in the B. N. B. Herald as follows fast line of steamer hetwon Québag and . ki, has teløgmphed to the Home Departer ton for bolts, and 12, per tan for ridinally arrangod, but owing to so many I retire, and thst in the establishment of a Ma Komatsubars, the Governor of Nagasa. rails; £9, per ton, for fish-platen; £13 10s, not able to leave the shore at 40m,, as The Pangeran Jaludin then stopped for- Halifax and Liverpool. Mail stosters auch went that the Chinese stoker on the p-spikas, and fruit Messrs Beliler & Co. Possons, had to start only at 6.30. The vesing between the principal rome and ward and addressed the people. In the las 1 propose will reduce the opon sa & O, steamer Rchilla, who was attacked by for a Sheffield frm £24,000 for 4,000"tens | sea was rough and the boat engaged was the hill sido agains, which the premises fongthened afty fost amidebipar of raila, 265 ton fich-platos, £2,004 1s Sd

flaberman's boat. The course of his speech be informed them that voyage to three days and a half, and will babonic plague, has died in the hospital as 26 tons, bolts 2588 165; and 90 tons of matter tidy nor tight. It was an ordinary ubut should be open to the sky, auch space The work was carried out by the firm of dook at Tungkadóo, The steamer wan greatly out down the time between New Nagasaki-Kobe Chronicle.

spikog £1,237 10s. The choico now lies unthusiastio mea and the adsted of not-tu be less that are foot in any S. Farnham & Co Limited, fr their

furnished be had made over the country to the York and Liverpool. The service of the

between these two firma. The next lowest these small matters. They had

19.We are of opinion that the provi dooked on the 6th of March, and cut in Borneo Government, and asked them if Canadian Pacino railway will only be on. In is reported by a native paper that Chang tender wat by Moara. Buchheitur & themselves with nets for minute organistas, sien of Section 9 of Ordinance No. 15 of two and on the 11th of March was drawa

plate when we man take passenger at Chih-tung, the Viceroy of Hu-Kwang, and Co., namely rails £24,033 ds, Bd fish jars for storing the sea water as particular 1894 are sufficient for the purposes of apart fifty fast. The steel

att instrument box, do.

midshingles and Every abating overoviwding.

Plates for the new midship part, together there wore any present there who objdated. Juston station, London, place him ou one Chen Pae-chen,, the Governor of Hunan, plates 22,000 118. 8d; bolts £384 7. 4. d after the haist was launched in she

All the German,,

11. Wo are of opinion that immediate with the oxtra stiffening for the increased The natives unanimously answered. No. of our own cars, and land htra in You Have dooded to send 200 students from epikes £2,251 158,

was attempting somersaults. no. He informed thein that if they bo- This we expect to accomplish in 1900.'-- | of military and the other sciences. An ox bigier, The Mitai Bagian Kaisha's tandet spurted in from the bottom and sile effeos should be given to these recogimond length, were apeadily put in position, an

hams without transfer to any other lite. Hans and Hupsh, to Jagan for the study American and Belgian tenders were much was

Be-stians

on the 20th ults the reasol was Eonzed, by legislation. haved properly they were to be well trasted Batway dye.

12. We consider that no cubicles should, having the hull and all pestant prefect named Yao is said to have on behalf of an English Mem was £28,435 versi got giddy and one vomited. It was and dealt with fairly. Mr Cowie, in the

been ordered to Tokyo to wigs phone out for Buchheister-027,078 100,- cely twenty minutes after starting when in future, he peralted on any foon in buy to cairy sjove alto landres taas sõliconal sary arrangements for the reception and Gassite.

there a cry to get back i They dwelling that a window or windows nine hundred regrettable absence of H. E. from linesa,

The Chinese pasteber education of these students.Garette...

returned, They had done zajding minora | opening dirgedy into bag external sir of a mesqurarantheon Jargely introsata- word. Just time (from 0.10 to 7 mm, when total sron of not

then ond

one-tenth of the 2000modation has We learn that a longth the Bannerie they landed on Barra Arma) for them to get foor space.

extra accommodation being all well for the examination the Medical lighted and ventilated. Steam steering hand and rensarked that he was sure that the Low Chamberlain CO FA SOFFLERENT to the Russo-Japanese con claims are almost settled and the seasick The ping 165. to 5. at leas5: diatrich would be one of the most prou district, and then promenon in tals. vention has been aigued. By this supple for that parpous fies road to be paid eva.] miles aukafora more and come back. Zie wees of Health referred to the gzelnice i gout baa buen aften in addiafors to kiss -

nnly been in mentary treaty the indepondanos of Korea We expect will be all finished in a day mus perons on the West Coast The Bag SR From somarketdede by my duntqbBALIE SO Fontma that the Koran Goyard, week unless something palaretsen arises „perients has ribam how to do ) from the present height of eight test to siz::. Find the whole at the valsal fitted up with

troduced a few month it has inken their fully refogulsed by the signatory powere, or twe, certainly before the end of the they are a discouraged. Their prezent of oubleles and angrested their redactien performerly in easel. & Wisorgim

it better next time. Next time they will fest, but this he is not supported by the the Blectric Light A Chor's triad Cip fractaloare at the harbour where we don't have other witnesses the low architecta bairt can on Saturday afternoon what anything

boste. The party son will have to be on was decided upon no recently as 1990. The

skia total color macon- the brake and where we can get good averse to any change to the specant helps was found to work cross sabeltsgrily

Prived didiment kinds of mark 500 many of a greater bekas MAK BETON LORA Unica marine superintendent of the Chink

IT IS REMARKABLE U In answering the Pangeran, confirmed | CLAYS MR W. WILSON, THE PO what he had said about the GoyeramentPULAR Chemist at Raw

ss stained

then heisted and the guard presented are who have used this ready i am donvinced ment au only employ forsig advies and or some freaks claiza is made Three cheers were then giver for the that it possesses exoptional qualifiet instruct vs with the faint consens of Ruests

never calate to reverend 150 all who and Yapan, and shipulates shan Rusle Yamata at the Douka bad 620 noad of a good cough mlabar.

British Rag, ku which the natives hardly

Jalusch and two buffaloes were killed by Adr. Wewis's order to give the natives a

CHAMBERLAIN COUGH Ready in fee Japanese raid state Tea in Hachide im

la averywhere: Print, to stay and 11.

did not mind caser

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