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$

97, 1808.

TES AMERICAN COMMISSION. The Hainzo of the Inquiry,

Hardoxa, February 87.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG IND WHAMPA DOOR mình với tai When he saloud Chined us

tại

00, LTD

Directors

Mr Champeaux 2sconded. Carried

Uraddock proposed that Me Than Amold and Mr 4, G Bled by recolected

Air Mikeholl sasonded. Carried.

Bulitors.

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL : | Es Performance of Divine Würship and AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES The Legislative Council met this fine other Service in scordation with the Futsa The Mosting of 1999 in now a matter of

nom, H:8, Sir Henry A, Blake, G.C.M.G., and Geramentes of the Church of England Watory, and will leave hahind it the namo The ordinary, paurly mosting of the

Saint John's Cathedral Charon et presided. There were presen-H E Me Victoria and wiseliers in this Colony for of having been one of the pleasantant and Hongkong and Whampos. Dock Co, Ltd. for-Gon. Cassilgos, CMC Hon, H. E. the Inacaparatlan of Church Body in most auccessful Axtures this fire gror was held today to the offpos of the

which the wild Cathedral Clairoh shall be Follook, Acting Attorney General Honed and by bich it shall to adminiter. I taken place in the Happy Valley. The Company Me J H. Lewis presided. Tho other gentlemen pratens-wore -Masra

• In riêw of the cubimy samling 2 to the H. Etewart Lookken, 0.54.0, Colonialed and for other purposes omnected with i westhay un the first day was perhaps a fello, A. Siebe, J. A Van Buren, Han, J, S.:

The Chairman--Dividend wasaanċa will the gloomy and the couhe beaty, but the Pall Teving, My O. Rauchsan, & Hauptbe sandy to-morrow morning, gentleman. nature of the work to be carted mit by the Secretary; Hon. 1. D. Ormaly, Dhractor shans

of Publls Wickes Hig, Aid. Thumpon, Ast

cand and third days left rushing to be do E. 8. Whenler, (Director), Oules Thank you for your attendance.

(Secretary) American Commieloners appointed by

fired on the point of wenthat, while the Chief Manages); T. & Toe Michael President Malkielay to visit the Philip ng Colonial Tremor: Hon. R. Murray pines, a representativa of the Chive Mai Rumedy, Harbour Masters Hone. O. P.

racing was good and the derangements ex

OD Uraddock, H. was noticantle how punctually the toss H, Humphrouro, H. M. pelled to-day upon Profgazze C. Wort, Chaton, Q.MO, H. Ts, E. A. Bollica,

cellent-in fact, throughout the Heating it Parfitt, H. Mitchell, W. &. Wintertum, C.M.G. Iwing, T. H. Whits.

wore rue, and no hitob marred the ganara! Wicking, J.

How much of this is due to Email. ham, and profei Yoki and Mr J, G. T. Hackl Cup, if Councila,

The Secretary read the notion convening

Desa of the University of Michigan, and one of the five members of the commission The o her four commissioners have been

frequently mentioned--President Rohumana, Colonel Denby Admiral Dewey and General Otis.

1

on the balle

Mr Stepart Lockhart laid on this Ropiot of the Captain Buneriatendunt of die for the year 1898, and a report on the proposed rest on of a refuss destrnotor for the oily of Viauris, Hungkung

Mr Stewark Lockhart fald on the table Financial Minuto (No. 8), and waved that

e Finance Committeo. be remitted to the Mr Thomato asconded. Cheried.

Profesor Worcester sald he had seen many absurd alorios regarding the dom- mission. The statement that the commisit sionera had unofficially met the Filipinos Jelente Senore Agoncillo and Lopes, and obtained from them some valuable

SANITARY BEE-LAWS,

1 Cathedral Church junid Cartled

LAW PRIADNA,

of

Mr Pollock moved the thirt reading the Dill entitled An Ordnando te aond

Mr Stewart Lockhart ssuonded, and consolidate the Law relating to Prisane,

Carried,

The

(In primell then considored the jury it defallynbla Olade of the Course in

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Finance Committee was hold afterwania. J. 11. Stewart Lockhart prosiding.

'THE CUF*

The following vote was recommended sun of $600 for the prection of a ton porary Bungalow at The Cliffx."

THE A. D. C. PANTOMIME.

LAST PERFORMANCE-

the

FLUSHING DRAINS, WATERING. ROADS, AND REFUSE DES. TRUCTORS. We are asked by the Hon. T. B. White

| mouth, with a population of 49.009

* death rate of anlyli to par thoumnd, the Ennitary Authority meas much 500,000 galions of saw water a day Kuring the summer months, for the purposes of Rower Bucking add. ptreat Brbrood Fans Lecture by the

Hidth-Mangkung, 8th Aprd, 157.

important diaglaptant, Hair was

only one

for

4 pronarative for food atnih, but had a prajudicial afect on patien gonic baoteris, and one of

of his pat schema- the sanitary improvement of any dity. within reasonable distangs from the nos wa the flushing of all the sawers and the water ing of all streets and lanes with son water, Perhaps he would live to see that achetne carried out even in Hongkong, for he was convinced it would be a material benskt to ompanying Extracts from Reports of the antisette qualities of salt had been recog Medical Offer of Health of the Borough of nised from the earliest times. Lowestoft in 1899-1854 and from a Lrature the close of the lecture Burgeon delivered here in 1897, bearing on the 10 Colonel Eratt, ruferring to the mark of sea water for the flushing of sewers, the made by Dr Clark as to the flushing, of watering of streets, &o- Extract from Report of Medical Officer

Chairmen-Gentlemen, the report head to publish for general information the the public health, The preservative and

A

| our meetinga na the beat sort of amat up Able to expenss the epiaton that, takon as a

Information on the spirit in which the y-lawa inado by the-Sanitary Board re- Pantomime, The Yollow Dwarf, was especially where thow who had been a bit subject to approtribution being made,

Mabini Aguinaldo Government will most them, he would deny so far as President Bahurman and himself were oncerned, He could not speak for Colonel Denby, who was to arrive by the City Rio, although be considered it highly improbable that he had met the Filipina delegates. They were coming to the Philippines with perfectly

had left the States a fortaluht lator, and

unbiased minds.

The Commalssioner stated that the atato ments in the following paragraph from a home paper were substantially correct 'It

· missionera ·

of the

announced that the Philippins. Com

inquire into the condition, edacation of the people

apd

Mr. Stewart Luokhart moved that the:

specting esttle and abpay be approved,

War Thompson secrmidou,

Carlod,

FLURRING OF BRATHE

In nouurdauce with notice, Mr Whishead asked the following questions :-

Are the Government taking steps to (1.) provide for the flushing of the drains and sewers and the watering of the roads throughout the city by the construction of tanks along the upper levels either for frosh or salt water, and if the latter, for the co- struction of the necessary pumping six- (2) Are the Government taking any steps to introduce destructors for the dias posal of the olty re

The final performance of the A. D. C. given in the Thustre Royal on Saturday night, under the patronage of the Hoag kong Jockey Club. There was a bumper

that of

At

known only to the initiated, but they make the no scruple of awarding unstinted praise to his untiring ozartinn. The varying anndi and statement of accounts having been ja tians of the couts gave birth to innumer. your hande for some days, with your por able surprises, as was to be expected, but mission, we will take them sa read. You hens lund get to racing on the principle were informed at our last half-yearly mort

drains with sea water, gave a brief account that variety is channing, and a sucosaming that the returns for the opening art of of certainties would make the apart as dull the past six months were not quite so ns diteli-water. One foxture, which stamps arable, but later on our business in-

of the Hermite system, by which free eroased largely, and I

and I am now pleased to be

of Heath of the Borough of chlorine is liberated from salt water by

Lowestoft, 1893,

passing a current of electricity through ncing, is the fiumense good-fellowship

whole, amongst all the onpeting owners and the mounts may be considered as

The lenaon taught by Ballard's theory, and a valuable disinfecting fuld obtained. ayalamı jucks, ou great opsions, and this feature very gratifying. The nett au available and our own corroboration of it, in a simplu Bhortly before he left England this

was adopted at Notley, with the result that was particularly noticeable this meeting, for appropili stands at $478,495.79, and, one, and it is this: that if we wish to

your Directors récom- Abolish death fron zymatic liarrhoea, and the rats all left the pince and everything from cholera whether English or Asiatic, was delightfully awost. The Governor of out of lack cano uncu mers to the front. mend the followinge As long as this spirit parfestes the sup-viz., that a dividend for the half year of 8

we must perify our subsot! and its surfaco Bombay had recently ordered the adoption porters of the Turf, we all continue to per cont and a bonus of 8 per cent, noller water. To do this, there cannot, to my of the same system at Bombay.

meetide as this one. tively 8230,010, he paid to abaroholders; n mind, be found a more simple nor yet a have utch enjoyablogashion is loaded by bonus of 290,000 to contributing share more efflussolous method then the watering BARNEAD & Allison Plapos, the very bost

The of winning

Mr Derick Hunter with wins, and helders and a bonus of 825,000 to the of our streets, the spraying of our slams and value-Rolinson Piang Co.

from the value of the Kowbon Locks, sewers, with electrolysed sea-water, For I must take back the remark Imade about European staff; that 869,055.04 bo writen alleys, and the slaloing of our drains and So that the training of these panies, as with the able

assistatice of Mr Midwood during the train $25,845.10 from the value of the Castron many yess past it has been known that the A CHANA (capital of Hunan) dispatch. 6, passage of an electric current through gives a glowing account of the prunits made ing they were brought to the post in nist litan dook, 35,000 from the steam launches, areditable conditiom. Sandstorm prored sud to ostry forward the balance $92,194.75 a-water would sat fres a certain amannt Last year by the Stoma Launch Company of the pick of the basket, orediting the total in the new count; the allotment of our of chlorine of ozone and of ether that city, the dividends held to shareholders which having amounted to a little over 95 por cont more complex oxidizing with 3 wins, including the much-coveted profits in the manner gisted will, We

of the capital Owing to the bright pro- Ladies Purse, won by Me Burkill, who trust, be onsidered satisfactory. You will convert the sea-water richly deserved it for his brilliant riding in observe that we have placed nothing to the fecting fuld, and 19 I am aware that the opinion that this pony would have been a many

Some people are of the credit of reservu acuant on this ocasion, Counell contemplata a méheme of atract.

but a fair amount has bon written frat watering hy sea water, I take this oppor- Changsha gentry, intend to extend consir bes dr aunditate for the Champions than the value of bath Kowloon and Cosmopolitanity of urging upon them the desirability derably thuis operations in the near future, Chary, had be baun kapt for that avent; tan docks and, as already advised, we and of aarsidoring the further advantages which two more servicetbla team launches having

In our busines but after all thu stable auglit to be the host of workshops and plant quite inadequate will acorus, if a current of electricity of low been recently, ardared through Hanker judge, and Charger was evidently coming to meet the large increase in all, as shown by his win in the Maroon so that longo as a no bounow voltage be passed through the storage tanks Agents, NO. Nutty Wess Championa un the Off-day, Century and in

type: such being the CRGO thia A

down the Ine warundiest in the * Datober contributed by Yellow Dwarf, fath there wa

house, and the performance was garnisher throughost by allusions to the owners and the goales of the Itaco Meeting. the entertainment beenine at once a moat Sitting sordusion to the Races and to the Pantomhire performances. perios

of

Some of the rasing Bifusinna were ek-

optionally happy, and as all of them were thoroughdy good-humoured and in very Mr Stewart Lacchart In anerer to the good trate, they were received with rap drst qucarion, I hog to ankwer as follows- and the aztent and charter The Government is adeked that no such turous applause. The odours of the lond in eigh and aɛllent all PHOEN the interonose between the provision is at present regolied. There ing stables were in evidente in the ribbon

to good Ave now in use in the pity 32 automato

plseed in the mast acizahle danse, and the Pas de six was turned into 216

seware

of the people, their inva,

and conditions. The

ricos,

into

out before tho son-water is drawn af for flush-

yatem

of the

speats kafors the Camuspy: the Hoard of Directors, who as all members of the

of M. Hormito's ing to the reaction caused by the daug GI COWARD by elevatal of Saptanthon in Paking, mat of the

and giber data necesary proges in nearly every date. -dancore-wearing-moing enloare and jookey | individual slaves, without standing-out for the paling of the co-mator, which was antarprised having for their win thK 300- I havą born bid to a voritable Froksy dance, the graceful muss both proved fair ponios iri theisconstruetion and now machines of the leg and Falcone. I may Y FONA | A Wochano privato imiter gentes that, awa bris, bruit and friendship, and then pass daily mast of the

Dotdistaktobei

are to interpret

the people the soutlinruts cết entertained on their

Falkl

And to explain thus they

is behalf

in the the g

of

gallons of water consumed in avery 24 hours, An examination these servers at any of the manholes

And Advancement.

When the Ceanminalnors left the Btates of

Snipe Ab

mart

R.M.9.

doing the

caps, with whine and bonds, but na spura, [al

Next an the let somes Mr John Pasi, bullara This hom was well wesivad, and bou with wins and many placed two of the Queenie Lambert appoared, the applause distinatly good for about a mile. The old was so great that the lively 'dell' had

well to be able to and raldon

of Hunan provines have been E during the autumn of 159 a sud Lorient, both of which

stopped, and amongst them la from cholors Loverly

during the suspension of all work on the Kusis The additional cost of

hsing on mines which, From the Best gove

the month of

WAS sacenstally inten

I duck At Kowloor, had muffired Vessel in both ton the previous

K

Unitechin Anxious for their well bṣlkoily shows them running hall quote a'ore the antor of the night. When i wins be revel in heavy going, and lai thie und draft of water that we have over i platit sufficient to produce the necessary such promise that transporting agañoles.

The hostilitine had not broken out and

full

who seemed to:

ponicl

of water. Regarding the s

water for Bushing draine, Me the Cooper in his report on the water scent overta, huwaran wold on recent years many sessida tawas have args of bouquota and bonbons. This art way change the conditions of

of the mission, This Commission would sit in Manila and Gdopted dual system of water supply intelligent little dansanse has been one hear the testimony of witnatass from all

drains fire service, sto. In consider.

WD

for

our Wachar purifying on

|

alaaach of the communities in ordering vos water for watering alresta, Rus of the most prominent features of the wings the two with Strathmore rather as 'placed H.M 8. Fictorious in the same dock deponds, is great indeed, and the Isviah | Governor may soon come and re-open theun.-

mont

Govery

10

skabt af, and

4.

to meating the vory bost,

Mosure MoKio and Gave scored 4 popular

but

after

upon him an more or less out of the hunt. nada of

i captured two valuable prizes in of

tertainment of this kind-gond word the

the

Tranty of Peace had not been meified. The 1 supply in 1808 wrota as follows:- During to reappear, aftor having carried off insquale and Afontibello were train. I docked, and I am piessel to any that the electric currant is small, while the inercas00 pero established both at Changaba and at-

of the sen-vater

Quita a large sum has already a metek each, but they were not equal / cons of dooking and undocking were value of the

through without any hitch u

hitch difi-drains and sewers and destroying tha sedute bean expended on the Kusihsing mines, It was niso the intention of the organisms upon which to zuuch winkness and it be be be hoped that o progessive Commander in Chief on the station.

Share

so cheap and harmless 2.0. Daily New Auld

do much to check pareful investigation had hoên A I tho the foregoing, the praticability of show. And, spooking of dancing-which tonishing the knowing ones, who looked

plans of the and the width

whip and

presentible mortality, especially dock entrance, it was fou

found that advis as tó, íhe bast mode of adopting such A Systom for the City of is one of the strong points of an en. Sterman Cup and the Blake Challenge cle of either side was so limited that There can be no duubt whatorer that the avonne, Hampstead, and of Midlon.read).“ the the infrm population of the Borough. Ma William Robertson, of Nowlyn, Efon The Commission was Inviated with certale.

to be Adopted in the Islands. Temoria has not been fast sight our must be put in for the excellent manner in Cup, and followed this up by running third was with great reluctance vo vanoluded regular alb and flow of the sea, with its Apr, N.B, and of Boyd and Co. Limited) discretionary powers, but it was to at though the use of on water

sewers, its Adoption chiefy as an advieng baxt to the Prost deposita in

in the Champions, showing him to be ant would be unsafe to attempt docking a purifying influence upon the subsoil wenter of Shanghai, engineers and shipbuilders, dant. It was quite possible before the street watering has advantages over the which the dances and marches have been animal of no loan stamina, and a remark versl of her size. The matter of docking is the principal fastor in the causation of who died on Nov. 8 last, ager sixty-four, Commissioners completed their work that me of fresh water and may with advantage

attention of your Dir they should have to visit the important proba used in cumparatively level localities. carried on throughout the series of perforably lucky draw from the subscription vessels of extreme dimensions has occupied the low death rate, the low zymotic rate left personal estate in England and Sent- Directore for some and the entire absence of deaths from land valued at £64,837, including £31,000 diarthoon in the Eastward of the in Boyd and Co. (Limited), £10,000 in vinsen. They wanted to do the best ther Any prospot for the utilization of sea water manoes; under the marvellously peralatent griffins.

Mr Buzey did more in places than in considerable time, because we find it very

Chinese Imperial Government For much purposes i

and in the City of Victatis and painstaking guidance of Mr Caldwell. wins, scoring only 3 arst, but when he did diffeuit to provide the necessary accommoda-Enough. pasibly could for the people of the Islands,

plovation the built

The additional plant required to complete £0,782 with the Hung taining the most reliable information.. and no efforts were to to be epared in oborists for practically sea level to 500 When the verse in A very long long hit the uail, he brought the hammer down tion required for many of the larger vessels

vis,

now trading to the port. With a view, the scheme as proposed by your Surveyor Banking Company, Professor Worcester was entirely uncer feet above sea level, must necesarily in-time which referred to the Stage Mana- rather hard, and scoped in not only the

Derby with Wild Rose, but as the hand. however, to meeting immediate wants we would consist in the provision of an electri- Into Mr Robertson's will are his brother tain how long the enquiry would last, but valve the installation and maintenance of ger (Mr Mitchelly was sung the 20-some cup presented by the Navy with White have decided, as you will have observed in cal dynamo worked by a 12 h. p. gas engine James Kobertson, of Edinburgh, contractor the Commission would certainly not dis-pumping machinery, and the construction pame until they had made themselves of sorving reservoirs in addition to those dience insisted upon view of the suc-Rose Of all the rest of the Bouquet of the report to lengthen the Admiralty dock at each pumping station, or if preferred at John Carrick Smith, of Nagasaki, Japan, thuranghly noquainted with the Islands and used for the water supplied for potable conful impressurio; and, aurious to reiste, Ruses, only Metsur Huse came to the front, 50 feet. The approximate cast of this ex- each storage tank, the former being the merchant; Herbert Joseph Stockton, of 18, by winning the comprador's cap against tension will be about $25,000, and I sta more economical method as additional labour hilpot-lane, morchsat; and Charles Wi ne appeal and bored. (He had again to the much-fanclod. Ou

pleased to inform you that while this work would thus be obviated and less plant would liam Hay, of Nagasaki, engineer.. The Commalaston had large body of to lay throughout the city pamte

Mr Glendaye's little lot of three ponies is being carried out the duck will continue be required. The entire cost of this addi-

* VAULANT," writing from Hongkong to the orials. Each of the civilian membeza artem of distribution mains and hydrants, show himself later on, at the end of the had his own private secretary, and Admiral The cost of such a project would not piece; and he fully deserves all that is said came from Shanghai with the very highest to be available for decking purposes. It is tional pleat of the size requisite to deal with y

of repotations and in the training they of the utmost importance that we should the quantities of as water proposed by the Army nd Navy Gazettee, puts the following Dower and General Otis would have service compare favourably with the gravitation pro and shouted about him.) The King (Mr certainly hid fair to secrn a lot of brackets possers every facility for docking the largest Surreyor in his scheme, would I am inform-question I am a military officer qubeter men performing their secretarial duties.

in the preceding pages of jects put forward i

stations on the inland waters of which I desire to this report,

project should be enter

zmena, Junłką menoslik, Pirkkanache mis

End

Shanghai 'Gocutors of

of the

Major Sawyer was the disbursing officer, opinion no such equently, I am of Sextou) has certainly been the now revela when the struggle cue, but the grittin morchant vessels, otherwise the accommoxla-ed by M. Hermite's English agents, be about el in & colony close to a large foreign State, tion in thlu Pantorpire. As has been said Aberdeen was put out of enart by the mudtion will be provided elsewhere and be the £1,600 if erected at the pop storage travel for pleasure in a confitry boat. For

and only showed his tras areans of bringing Itees competition into or about £2,000 if erected at the on the first day and die met when our business, and as the larger type of tanks, while the working expenses of the various rossons I desire to barry a day

Becretary to the Paris Peace Commission

WAR to act as Secretary for the Commission,

Commissionera at Manila.

Mr Mcarthur left Singapore yesterday and the Corumission. As interpreter would be Two export stonographers also accompany sppointed at Manila,

The Commissionem expect to leave for Manila on Thursday, but this date of their departure depends on the state of their wardrobes.

W

AMOY NOTES. (From an Ocisional Correspondent.): Feb. 23, 1899. Doubtle pour readers will be glad to hear something of the doings of the popular Prince and Princesa Henry of Prussia at

Lained so long as a supply of fresh water here before, he is the best comedian of his gallicient for all purposes can be obtained at

a

reasonable cost for gravitation. The cost class we have acers for inany & long year; of pumping up sen water to the 800 fout and we trust washall see him frequently level, and laying distribution meing in or

i

der to use it for flushing sewers would be again. Although excruciatingly funny and prohibitive, even if desirable. Further anasing throughout, he never gives the storage of water in Tytam Valley is pro- slightest suggestion of vulgarity; and he jected, and with a mers abundant water is the perfection of his part always, supply, the fusing tanks may be used mare freely...

from the start to the finish. Miler In answer to the second question, I bave Smith is one of the best things to state-The Government has obtained reports and estimates which have just been

we have heard for many a day.

The

Forest

by the heavy going, as he ran well, but his

only victory was in Hongkong Club Cup.

I hear that he has passed into the hands of a local sport,

49

ing when we and

proportion

only

*

ns a marvel for power of work. He does pony, in winning the Foochow Cup. the Supreme Court here to apply to are rapidly dissolved and destroyed (oxidix the subject. As a practical suggestion, the

laid am the table regarding refuse destrucQueen (Mr Caldwell) we have long known tora, and the subject at present under the consideration of the Sanitary Board.

to the

report to Colonial Office

returned to

tion with the exten-

all he can with the part, and that is saying much; but in addition to having one of the lending parts, he also superistends all the dancing and the dance-combinations and marches in the piece. The result must be

and

bo in number, and fiue

King was also possibly handicapped the time is, we think, appreach the there is no doubt that a considerable i ensigns are, af course, out of the question of the £60 or £70 now paid an. I object to carrying a red onsiga because shall have to recastnend to necessity for constructing a new dock on pually by the Sanitary Authority for disin-am not a trader and do not wish to be re- the same lines as the Admiralty dock, but fectants could be obviated by the use of tiken for one by the nativos: the Union

Jack having a length of 750 feet on the blocks. this liquid.

romains. My naval friende say. Mr Hopeful brought down a full band in At our last half-yearly meeting I

informed The

electrical current generated by the that I have no right to fly this unless I am a string of live good pontics with which to you that our articles tud been sent to dynus is passed for about 24 hours an admiral, and my friends in the Catisular We through the sea water and by its action Service say that they only are permitted to repeat the success of last year, but whether a specialist in London for his advice. it was that too much science and too may have since received his opinion that our certain powerful oxidising boilies are set fy the Union flag in fursign towns. I cooks were employed in the training, or Articles, frame from time to time,free in the liquid nuut when this is added to should ostetun it a favour if the point whuther luck was bound to change, the have all been in order, but for sewage matter the whole of ite organic could by resolved and authority von. that made the least show the sake of simplicity and to Avoid possible constituents, whether antid or in solution, There sccias to be no particular raling on only coo was Tyne, who proved himself a grand

and complication, he thinks it wise

to sanction & e) and the sewage thus rendered inodorous Asay and Navy Gazette advises him to fly & rud ensign at the stern, and a house flag of 1894 Challenge Cup and Champions, and Memorandam and a set of now Articles, and innecoous.

his own devising at the masthead. THE KOWLOON HINTERLAND.

thoroughly discrediting the report that his and to this end your Directors have in- heart was not sound. He was ridden in a structed the Compay's Solicitors to take To remedy suggested by many for the THE CUSTOMS STATIONS TO BE REMOVED

IT IS REMARKABLE, stops. The London specialist purification of sovers and the abolition of asked the following questions:

In accortance with notice, Mr Bolilios

most masterly manner by Mr if extra consulted was Mr Buckley, Q.C., a leading the nuisance arising from eurface gestings CAYS ME W. WILSON, THE PO- and rumour has it that he will

is amore copious and more systematic dush-PULAS Chemist at RAWALPINDI and our port Their Royal Highouses are (L.) The Special Commissioner appoint-

under the blue and silver colours. Obi was authority on Company Law. Our returns

much fancied for the Derby, but turn- for the oaths of January and Februarying with water, and there can bo no que MURREE, How Chamberlain's Cough staying at the house of the Gorman Conal at to report on the news-tended territory at

vory

aré most encouraging: the establishments tion that in addition to the cleansing effects Dr. Merz) and have up till now buon the back of Kowloon having duly made such gratifying to the teacher, as well as to the ed out a perfect cur when it camo to tell fall of remunerative work, and we of a sudden rush of water along a closed Remedy has attained & prominence in this

Are all amiss. wore avoiding official fund long an much as possi-Hongkong, sint resumed his duties as Colo-public. Of the others, especially the ladies, racing. Urted and YeRevi

Mr David bar been very unlucky of Inte any look forward with confidence to an conduit, that water has imaunsa caralalties district, and though it has only been in- ble. The Chinese officials (tho Admiral nial Secretary, will the Government lay on little but a continuous song of praise has yens, and his wins evoked rush onthusiasın other excellent half year. I have very of absorption of the sower gasos, and whers troduced a few months it has taken the who leaves used this remedy, I am convinced and the. Taotni) have, I hear, been the on the table copy of his report and of all cor- been raised throughout the run of this from everyone. His ponies were not at all great pleasure in aggiu bringing to your practicable this is undoubtedly an integral load. From remarks made by my customers

respondence connectio exceptions to this rule. A few days since son of the Colony (2) Will the Guvern- most successful piece. Ta fact, all concern- promising until they put on the colours, notice our high appreciation of the very part of the duty of every Sanitary Author:-

and Duties as i les Barnell in the enluable and nicient services rendered by ty, although to judge from the Report ever hesitate to recommend it to all who

Manserch, it cannot be reli-nover His Royal Highness issued a notics to wont be good enough to stren when and hored deserve the heartiest thanks of theatre- saddle Dougles won the beautiful Garrison the staff; to their soul and ability is due in of

the new territory will be taken possession of? going residents for the amusement and

CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH ROWERY is for good style, The Trince Cup in

aving measure the continued success and ed upon to abolish tra nuisance ofre in need of s good cough mixture. the Senior Consul (Mr. C. E. Gariner (8) Has aby bitch recurred in the rego pleasure which the performances have pulled of the Gymkhana Stukes.

the Conysary, and as a token surfam ventilators. prosperity

I cannot, however,

General dentsWero & Co. C.M.G.), to the effect that Their Royal hons to cause the delay which has taken

Captain Lambton, to everyone's huge de- of our recognition of the good work done

essential in hot dry weather, and it is just with at such times that many towns are

put to of the Consular Bodies and members of art and parcel of the Colony of Hongkongly sing, 'Let them all come! The King nai Cheong Stakes with Ute, for which he,, which we trust will meat

Before pro-grant straits to secure a sufficiency of water odininistered 1 by the existing otheials or is

when we see great cities compelled to cut rospects by leaving thres cards at the of officials

Suvem

upon as a certainty for a mos or two, but ment of ecounts I will be pleased to an failed to stay home until the off day, when awer to the best of my ability any questions off their water supply for more than half of overy 24 hours, as several did daring the The Practical Engineer' is the best he had only to beat n peny sent to make a that shareholders may wish to sk. vermnenteny whether any estimate has been Weekly Engineering Journal. Post fras to race of it. It is to be hoped that next year No questions being asked, the Chairman drought of last year, it seems hopuless to given of the cost of such undertaking any address-ten shillings per soniam, in we shall see the Services well represented proposed the adoption of the report and rely solely open flushing for the harmloss. (6.) Has the question of Chinese jurisdic eluding free copy of best. Enginearing in the entries for the Meeting, and that accounts.

ness of our sewers, since it is obvious that Mr Humphreys I have pleasure in when most needed the aystem almost in- tion ne otherwise in the City of Kowloon Pocket Book published-31, Whitworth they will carry off a full shore of the prizes. At the suggestion of Consul Gardner, been settled 7 (7.) 3 Kowloon City in not Street, Manchester, England.

Mr Lewis scored a win in the Jockey conding the adoption of the report and variably breaks down. included in the concession, will the Govern

Cup with Chaffinch, na I predicted, and I accounta the British members of the Amoy Club arent stute what steps have been taken to

giul to see that vision There is less exgune in this respect for The saccess of every big and I have very little doubt that in yours sranging to salertain Thoir Royal High relieve the harbour of Hengisor of the Tae luspital ship Rae has been ordered fancy that he did not expect much more has been made for a horus to the Com-suck towns as are contiguous to the ass, nesses at a picnic on Thursday next, March Į suporvision of the Chinese Customa erui- to proceed to Manila vid the Suez Canal, with his anpretentious stable." It is getting concern in Hongkong dependa ontively to come these towns will value their potable On New York-

ave something good with which

On demand, oms sta-The vessel will act not only as a hospital his turn to have s sors (S) Are the existing Customs sta

the front line again.

upon the ability and diligence of the Euro-water far too highly to pour it into their

Credits, 60 days' night, ... 1st. The Frince and Princos have graditions on the orders of the Harbour to be set ship, but will also convey the sick andre Kelly's Birder hardly ran up to his pean stall, and I think every sharoholder closets and sewers, and that a separata sor-

Mr

Wire,...* Mr will agree that the Company's staff the rice of sea water, which can be had for the Qu Bombay........ best form, in only winaing one me. ously ecopied this invitation, and arrange back to the outer edge of the new frontier wounded to Nagasaki, and even to San

Fart Lockbart · Mir Stewart

mid-lo answer

On demand, Tierce's Varity was never spotted as roughly deserves everything they have got. pamping, will be utilized for all such pur- ments are in full swing. I hear upward these questions, I have to stato a MAJOR Sonneburg, a German officer, who likely winner by any one with an eyo to The shareholders owe a great deal to the poses. Fora town on the sea conet to pay On Caleatta-

it Directors, for The answer to the first question is,

it had not been large sums nanually for the careful collec

Wire follows,

bas arrived in Washington from Manila, color, but he got there all the same. Prince Henry, and his suits appear to be they cannot shit on the talent presents declares the reports of friction and ill-feeling in the Derick-Hunter stabla, Amoy was Admimliy Dock when they did, the filterings of this water through in

of the half interest for their foresight in building the tion of fresh water from sources uncob On demand,

to careful The answer to the second question is—As.

Queen On Singapore- as the northern boundary has been between Aduiral Dewey and the German only ropresented this year by Mr Orr's dividends of late would not have been filtering of this water throat frequent On demand, on the improvised golf-links of Kulangan. defined. The answer to the third question naval commander, Admiral Diederietis, are Rookwood, who however, showet s clean as large as they have been. I am glad to fitter beds, which are renewed at frequent

On Manila No. The noawer to the fourth question erroneous He attributes the origin of the visit noon to Polam Bridge, a spot about Colony. The details of tho Administra. which he describes as a is brewery,away Stakes; and kept up the erodit of the Directors propose to construct a new dock in closed conduits for several miles, caly to On Shanghai--

Royal party purpose fuying - THE Jessed aren will becoins part off stories to Interested persons in Hongkong, pair of heels to his competitors in the Fiy.learn from you, Mr Chairman, that the intervala, and for its subsequent conveyance particular feature of this ancient structure answer to the fifth question is-The Dewey as a man, a fighter, sada diplomatiat. Genial Coast friende will take a bigger hand i modating the largest vessels offunt.. I think alieve that were any sea coast town to On Yokohama.

Highnesses would capsidor that membera place? (4.) Will the leased urea become given. As for such occasions, we may safe-light, opened the bail by winning the Wong- by them wo have recommended a hand disregard the fact that this flushing is mosé / nalo overywhere. Price, 60 sta.; und $1. the Amoy community will bare paid their it designed to appoint a separate stair and Queen were called before the curtain ought to be very grateful to his jockey, Mr your approval. (as the report and atate- for drinking and domestic purposes. On landon-

to

the

new terri- at the close. ** German Consulato-one for the Lony-in-forg↑ (5.) If it has been decided to make asparate administration, will the Go

waiting, one for the Chamberlain (Gruf Halin-Neutians), and one for Kagiten FOR Witzlben

20

of ninety people will bo præent.

fund of golf, an they are occasionally seen

the

Francisco.

fifteen miles up the Si-Kang river. The tian, have not been finally settled. The Major Sonnenburg highly praises Admiral

the

to

ordern

for the construction of a steamer

Moller. His sub, Quemoy, was looked pusing the adoption of

With tho exception

Cuact.

next time..

pany's staff.

I

the

mind

And

all water-closeted heuses, public urinals, e, with sea water sound financial undortaiting, would render for flashing purposes, it would prove the condition of the sewer and pari pussy the health of the town, independent of drought ur other climatic conditions, and

Exchange. HONGKONG, February 27, 1899.

Bank, Wire,

On demand...t

•

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Credits,

30 days' Right.

4 month' sight,

***

Documentary, 4 months' night. On Paris-

Un demand,

Credits, 4 months' sight,

On Berlin-Demand,...........

On demand,

On demand,

447

*** **4

30 days' sight, (private paper)

On demand, Gold Leaf, 100 fine, (por tael)... Silvor (per oz.). Sovereigas (Bank's buying clos

It is generally hoped that our at Kowloon which will be capable of accom- discharge it into foul sewers, is to my most strange policy, and I firmly the pronual must commond itself to every The only one of the other ponies calling shareholder. You also made reference to undertake to supply is the extraidinary length and weight of time of the cost of administration A ARIPPING paper announces that before is not yet complete. The answer to the sire proces of granits of which it is six question is Yes. The answer to the the Decanic was launched at Belfast for special reference is Tucsin, who showed possible competition, and I should like to built. Some of the blocks measure, 70 and renth question is The Custoas Stations competing Tranextlantic company had given distintly better than Gymkhana form, and say a word or two about that we have

with a little more luck, would have scored had a prosperous half-year, and I think 30 foot in length, by about 4 test in wilthy are to be removed Irvin the harbour amk which will exceed even the enormous pro- |

next half year will be still more ao. But, win before the last day. ย now territory. The tester the eight

Notes on the Meeting canot be closed gentlemen, there is danger in being too hemim is This question is not sufficient portions of the new White Star liner. Par without a reference to the assistance and prosperous. We make a target to be shot by defluid. This Government cainot my ticulars cannot at present he announced, pleasure given to

our local sportemen by at, and I think the present price of our would relieve many a town of the pressing but it may be stated that all the details of

the Shanghai Juckey, who are grout shares form's a target suficiently large for anxiotics incident upon the occurrence of a the design are being got out, and in the favorites here, and without whose aid the ospitalists to shoot at. Another matter I water famine. course of the next few months the contract Meeting could not be success. The wish to refer to is our shares. In Australia Seeing that it is an admitted fact that will be lat.

84. powers that be ought seriously to consider and other places they go in for watering the rewers of this Borough are most inade. Two new abors for the Pacifio Mail question of having the Hongkong Hest fatock, ie, they give to shareholder's no-quately fushed I would urge upon the mirastion of 3

in the year, which would be scrip for old. I think it would be worth Sanitary Authority the desirability of giv ing arlier Club, na there are, Hovoral, good. Britishs Bellios gave notice that at the next | Company are being built by Mr. C. P. † much more convonicut for our Shaighsi the Directors' consideration to adopt some {ing the scheme of the Surveyor for tho utilization of aes-water their pomping and Huntington at Newport News, US. A friends and also give a better chance of such scheme as that. Our shares are alte They are to ba of 11,000 tons grass burthen fine weather.

gether too unwieldy at present. I would most earnest consideration, for I do aut escu, will accommodate 150 cabin and 1,000 Do not forget, Mr Editor, to send me nak the Directors to consider that sugges. feel justified in recommending the use of to 2,000 Chinese in the steerage, and ill expy of these notes when in print, as it tion, and I again second the adoption of such quantities of potable water for the purposes of sewer-Bushing an aro andyubt- At Pollock noradi and Mr Stewart Lock-carry from 8,000 to 9,000 tons of freight will be very very long long time before the report and accounts,

Carried. hars secunded the first reading of a They will be fitted with twin seroma and you hear again from th

edly necessary to secure the desired result. Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide for are expected to make 20 knota an hour.

ONE EYE OPEN, Me Parit proposed that Meaare C. Bour. What this quantity should be, may be

and 2 foot in depth. The ledge is one of the four features of interest which attesobs

what the Chinese: Government will do, aightawars passing through Ang

This Government only knows, is already Some residents think it was a pity father stated, that the Customs Stations are to that the picnic to the Princo add. Princesa Frumoved from the harbour and the new ter was cominal to members of the Amoy ritor

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