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We have no desire to censure or On the 8th August, at 'Langlanda,' 112 | blaine any particular Government, 63- River Valley Road, Singapore, the Wife of ciel, but so long as the Government ERNEST ALFRED HILOKER, of a Son

arrogates to itself the municipal duties of the city of Victoria, it is only right to expect the Government to exercise those duties with the same degressof judgment and skill, at least, as is exer- cised by a Municipality in an English or Scottish borough. The Government cannot play fast and loose with a mat-

At son, on board the Imperial German mail stemmer Sachse, on 20th July, Au TRER SEMNES COTTAN, the dearly-beloved Somot Mr and Mrs J. P. Cottam; aged 14 wonths.

tel 5,30

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sale of Arms.

A sale of confiscated arins and am- munition on a large selo took place at the Central Police Station -to-day. The chief number of military floors picked up the puichumer wie & Nautan mandario. A

best of the sporting rifles, Mr Hughes was auctioneer.

Prince Herri of Orleans.

A Saigon telegram dated 2nd inst.

TRIDAY

·LOCAL AND GENERAL ZA

The Plague.

There was only and plague case and

onu death (Chinese) during the past twenty. four hours. The statistics have been

returns now show that there has been only

corrected since our last issue, and· the

TELEGRAMS.

[REUTER'S SERVICE],

THE LONDON TEA SALES. LONDON. 14th July, 19°1

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public Ten gales han falled. Splendid The attempt of the Ring to Boycott the

0 European cases during the pear-not. 31 prices were realized for 19,000 packages of : ae previously reported, one ensé having Ceylon tons and publicly yesterday," anal proved not to be plague. '..

for 20,000 prokages of Iudian teas.nold na Monday. At n'secret anle to be huld to- morrow, only 11,000 packages will be.

On the 10th August, et 28, Sound Road, | Shanghai, FroxENDE MAY, the second dearly beloved daughter of David Tilburn.

str The yachteration of this issue commencenter of this nature. If it claims the states that Prince Henri of Orleans is 'ying Medical Inspection of Passengers.

authority of its position, it must also dangerously ill of typhoid fever.

At Monday's meeting of the General offered. A fow accept the responsibilities; and no fair-days age, it will bo rouemberal, we puber of Commerce, Mr R. C. Wiless, the THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF

Committee of the Hongkong General Cham- minded person can surely assert that lished a paragraph stating that the Prince Secratary, stated that the rejoinder by Mr the Government has exercised the most had been operate, upon for abcess of the Ritchie 4 Dr Swan's memorandum; with elementary precautions to prevent jerry liver in a french military hospital in Tuncovering letter to Colenial Secretary, to building and ineanitary building in the kin, and that he was doing well. The lat gether with certain enclosures, bad con York have arrived at Pietermaritzburg. face of these recurring accidents ter being the better being the latest news is forwarded to the Government, but up to

more likely to bacorrect, exposures of recent

dato no reply had been received. revision

plans Storing Dangerous Goods.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG.

HONGKONG PRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1901.

ELZI

years.

the

The

is evidently faulty, to say the least, At the Magistracy to-day, Inspector and it would require a much stronger Nord prosecuted fang Leang, compradore adjective to characterise the supervision.to the Mitsui Busen Kaisha Steamship Even if the Government or the Publicid in a godown at Wanchai without a |Company, for- storing 94 cases of sulphuric Works Department endeavours to shift license. Defendant was represented by the responsibility on to other shoulders | Mr E. J. Geist, solicitor. By admitted it is still guiky constructively on te the pilenec, last pleaded ignorance of thu count of its lack of regulation of the so-law. A due of 810 was inflicted, the soil called architects of the Colony. Wephuris, seid, valued at $800 being declared have no desire to make charge that wa Cannat substantiate; but if it is neura suy for the safeguarding of the health of the community to prohibit the pretise as doctors of men who are not dely accredited and properly qualified

WHISKIES THE deplorable collapse of houses in Cochrane Street on Wednesday night, it is hoped, will at last compel the Ge- vernment to introiree legislation to prevent jeery building' in Hong kong, and the speely passing of a ensure legislating against the piling of storey upon storey of old buildings This is not a new suggestion. It has heen repentedly suggested to the des vernment for several years that legis lative action was necessary; but up- parently the Government of Hongkong is unable to do anything of its own initiative unless goaded by the spur of calamities and hsnsters, When the plague epidemic of 1894 devasinted the Cokmy, it was the plaintive explanation in of Sir Willian Robinson that he did not know of the thy condition of the Chinese quarters, and this in spite of departmental reports that have been very much in exiflence ever since. We Auctions.

do not say that a Governor of the Sorn - Anetrim of S'en Launch Tune Colony is responsible for all the disas Fit, longside of the Douglas S. Sters that overwheha it: but, in con Co's Wharf, Praya Central. 2.30 M.

At No. 2, Grat.villa Avente, is not sahuried to be a mere figuerhead, Anction of Hockeroid Farni.sideration of the fact that the Clovernor

business people we expect bin to look after the welfare of the com

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Mootings. Noon-Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong and Shangli Banking Cors porntion, is the City Hall. Nr Mucting of Shorebalders of the Universal Thuling o., L., at the Company's Office, No. 4. Des Voeux Road Central.

Kowl

General Memoranda.

are!

confinanted.

The Ballast Question.

Anecdotes of the Chinaman.

A series of anecdotes illustrating the

CORNWALL AND YORK IN AFRICA.

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.

Severe Fight on the Fish River.

A sorore fight, lasting four hours, bas. character of the Chiman will be pollet been fought us the Fish River, Cape The author, or rather nompiler, is Mt E. an equal force of the enemy, The Bost ui in the autumn by Mẹ John Murray. Colony, between three hardred British and.

H. Parker, who was the British Comaul roughly resisted the attack, but were driven General in Koren in 1886-7, and in Biong from kopjo to kopjo untii inally dispersed. thow in 1891. From 1802-3 he was Adviser The British lost one officer and one in Chinese Affairs to the Burns Govern-privato killed, and seven mon wounded. mont. His title for, the book is Johp The Boar losses include Commandant Chinaman.'

Pretorius, who died from the effects of is wound received during the fight.

Water Polo Semi-Finals.

The following is the draw for the semi- final round of the Water Polo shield con petition:--

Chul Auguste Rain, V.K.C A Team, Y. R. (1

23rd Augner-With Co., E.D., R.A., Winnors of N,W.F. (Right) and 38th Co. S.D., RA.

The monably meeting of the Genura) Committee of the Hongkong Guferal Chamber of Commerce was held on Mon day, when the Secretary (31- Wilcox) sub. nitted a letter from the government, dated 30th July, in reply to the chamber's letter of the 12th idea on the abre subject, stat- ing that II. E. the Governor regretted to hoar of the delay in the issue of permits

hoped would obvio such dehy is the and had given, instruction which it was 24.

future. The question of quacrying it order to nitain stone for ba'lost, was then engar

Double Murder and Firacy.

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The Final will be played on Augusț

Hongkong Hotel.

The Band of the Madras Light falan try will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow (Saturday) evening, from 8p.m.

Selection Iolanthe to 9.30 p.m. :- Overturo Maritana

Wallace Sullivan

[KAVAS SERVICE] THE BRITISH IN CHINA.

PADS, August 10,

It is reported from. Tientain in the Standard that the British troops haro ne cupied the Summer Palace. The Powers are protesting,

COUNT VON WALDERSEE.

Palas, August 11. Connie von Waldersen has arrived at the

castle at Homburg. The Emperor em braced him at the station.

SOUTH AFRICA. Namorous skirmishes are reported as or

.... Waldtenfelcurring in Cape Colony.

Woliz "Espana" Selection American Melodies' Kappoy Song... Sugnai Age ...Schiza Serenade Hungarian Echos' Hartman

is quite as necessary, having view the idiosyncracies of the Chinese contractor, to insist tint those who pose as architects evally qualifical to 24:L 1 such. There are works in progress in the Cu lony which are a disgrace to a civilised community, and as has been suggest over and over again, it is time the Going the treation of the Government. vernment enneted laws giving the

interfere in the interests of public safety the 13th inst., a fishing jank was lying at Public Works Departament power to

About eleven o'clock on the night of

if it has not the power already tu čo so.

ancker in Capesinun Bay, near the shore. We are informed dent in one new ix men pailed out to her in a small boat, tailding in progress in the Colony what outled bor, citt the anchor rope and took was professedly a solid wall was found their own bat in tow. The pirates on examination quot by the Public were armed with revolvers, but notwith- Works Depnetinent) to be a suere hollow standing this, the crew of the junk resisted Swimming Race at Kobe. shell. If architectural crimes of this them with bambus. The pirates fred,

The nennial service for the late Dr

Meeting of Prefore letters and editorial comments that have the Government stepped in to preven They then hurriedly ransacked the junk fire starting, Mr Evous acted as Sipsters | Foreign community, including the Hon. I.

nature can be perpetrated, it is time killing the master and his son, a Fad of six-reports: The fifty yards' scratch raco took

team, and severely wounding two others, place of the Dost House yesterday evening, Korr was held on Monday afternoon, and was attended by many people from the and carrig oft a sum of money and clothing Me Weed a judge. The start was made this valued at $30. In their eagerness to get off a launch, R. Marshall getting the cat'nde, U.S. Consul; Dr Ringor, &c.

away they overlooked a box containing a of the start, thanks to 9. fine dive. The very large sant of money, said to amount to lead thus taken he maintained. Bethel $1400. The survivors of the attack reported secured sccunt position and Mancini came investigating into it, but have made the uniter to the police, who are now in thiel. Moon did not start. The course mission, and the Roy. H. J. Stevens, of the followed by the Rev. A. Beating of the same

no arresta. The dead non were convoyed

was supposed to be fifty yards, hut a London Mission, Had the time of the to the wortuny, and the wounded taken to matter of fact it was a good deal noro. AN Hospital.

the contestants were 'famped' when they arrived at the Poutnen.

Moxas, August 19:--

Neo-Meeting of Shareholders of the Hopking and Whampoa Jock Co., 1., it the lives of the Company, Queen's Buildings, Connaught Road. Goeds per Fer unclaimed before Noon,

subject to rent.

Tristar August 90:-

12.15

Road.

sub jet to tent.

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munity and to introduce those reforms that are dictated by commonsense. His Excellency Sir Henry Blake has bad warning enough since he landed in the If he reads the local news

Colony.

paper hn carret fail to have seen the

Shareholders of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., at the Co's Office, No. 14. Das Virux Cod per Pekon not cleared at 4 pm.dicting a very serious catastrophe scane day. In support of this statement we would quote the following editorial re marks from the Chine Alail of 15th August, 1899, or menetly two years prior to the Cochrane Street disaster the landlords who put up jerty brit Prompted by the frequent collapse of ings, the contractors who build them, houses in Hongkong-front sleep in

appeared from thug te time regarding then. The chief point the puldic the spread of jerry building and pre-should keep before it is

The Government is the only supervising authority in Hongkong, and if it is negligent of its cluties, then the otheils aro drawing salaries for work they never perform, and are therefore as guilty n

Wansapas, August 21 :--

Noon. ---Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd., at the Company's Hotel.

per Soniki Aluru not cleared after

subject to rent.

Turnsbay, August 22 :---

4jcwds

this date Goods per Préumatla, not cleared at 4

p.n.. subject to rent,

Goods per Chia undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

A WORLD WIDE REPUTATION.

HAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Choiera and Diarthon Remedy has a work wide reputation for its cures. It necer fails and pleasut and safe to take. For sale by All Deders, Warkis's ALFAIR.

Ltd.. Genera

ability to stand up unproppet end the architects who are fee'd to play respondent calls our attention to the or supervise them. subject, and says some very hard things about Chinese contractors, European

formen of works, European architects, Notes by the Way. and the Government and its cervants, If we allowed everything he oys to

The Tientsin Waterworks Company

Schooner Lost at Singapore.

GOD SAVE THE KING'

The Kolc Herald, of the Gh. That,

Cainess Immigration to the Straits,

THE LATE DR KERR.

The Memorial Service.

Canton, August 15,

The Rev. Dr Noyes, brother-in-law of the life and work of Dr Kerr, Ho WAR the deceased, spoke with much leeling of

eeting been more generally knowu înă the place more accessible, the gathering would have been much larger than it was

GREAT POPULARITY.

The Stroils Times of the k inst. ports-The sclmoner Lady Florence, of

To the credit of the Chinese, whom De On Monday, as the monthly meeting Kerr has surved with rate skillnad devotion ten lens beant from here to Port Dickson of the General Committes of the Here For Bearly half-a-century, be it said that to go into the trawling business there, was kong Genel Clumber of Commerce, the news of the death of their great ben blown ushere at Tanjong Juhtore yesterday the Secretary (Mr R. U. Wilcox) read a morning at 5.30 wielock and Beaune a total letter from Colonial Secretary, datod factor las caused widespread regret among or in prit, the probability is that propres to pay a dividend of 20 per cent. the Supreme Court would be nccupied i

wreck. The matter and owner, Mr D. 31st July, informing the Chamber that rich and poor. The people in the neigh for a considemblo time with Had netibus, The death is reporter of Mrs MICA. Wilkie of Port Dickson, and his crow, nar

the Governcicat of the Straits Settlements bourhood are greatly disappointed that to and assessing the value of reputations off at the London Missionary Woniety at lian.rowly escaped with their lives, Mr Wilkie, falt amable at present to remove the pro- opportunity was given them of showing professional gentkamen, whose chief ob-haw.

who arrived here this afternoon, staics klinthibition against Chinese immigration from their profound respect. Hundreds of ject, it may be sail candidly, is to get rich quickly at the least expenditure of

but for the pluck of his Serung, a Malay Hongkong, put such prohibition would be Chinese visited 1r Korr's grave on Suodas, individual exertion. We have no desire John Carrington has resigned the Chiefed himself. He was too fagged out to sw with safety. There was also read a letter

It is incorect, we believe, that Sir named Montok, he would have been drown-withdrawn so soon as it could be done and I am informed by an uye-witness that to damage any reputations nor to set Justiceship.

it was very touching to see the way in down nught bị nalice; but if the state-,

the huf wile though the surf, but Buntok dated 7th August, in which the Colonial which they manifested their grief and gra- wents of our informant are corect thou

pulled him through. The party travelled

An attempt has been taɛdo ta kill Capverland freue Perit Java to Munr, when Secretary armuunced that the Straits. Gu.titule at the memory of the departed.

sano people ought to he heartily ashamed of the shiner they are taking intin Denti. the heat of the Provisional rushing up jerry-uilt hiques through- Government's Riyor l'odies at Tientsin. bat the Colony. As the Government does not generally attach importance to

A scientific adviser, who is also a

A. S. WATSON & CO., individual complaints, the only medium bacteriologist, has been appointed by Da-

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for calling attention to local evils is the fecal press; as it is absolutely hopeless to expect the Unofficial Mealers of the Legislative and Executive Councils to take any disinterested action for the public good. This is a hard saying. and perhaps should be modified in oni or two cases; but it is useless to dis criminate wliem no voice is uplifted in

kon:ba Murierpality.

Mr in Thurn, who goes to Caylon ne Colonial Secretary, has also been appointed Litenant-Goyartier.

The despatch to China is sanctiourd of the local legislative assembly. Our in- five military surveyors frous ladis for any ferrant alleges that houses are now with the Intelligence Department Expedi being built in this Colony of the worst tionary Force. possible refuse ever designated as bricka;| that walls are constructed without mortar, merely of dry blue bricks piled

The French cruiser D'Entrusted pan each other; that these walls are which went to Europe with Admiral Conto propped up with bamboo poles until the jokes at the end of last year, is turning oists and roofs are put on to give them to the Indo-China Station as dayship of some sembiance of binding that

She sailed from the joists, in many cases, rest in a cavity ReasAdmiral Bayle. only a few inches deep (as appears Colombo on the 2nd just, to have been the case in the loase that collapsed yesterday afternoon): that European foremen are useless, or

Miss Vivianne Dugenar is now playing next to useless, as a check upon Chinese, Ben-Pon in The Guy Parisione contractors; that some architects are at the Theatre Royal, Calcutta. Hor chef afraid to interfere; that the Govern- į d'orchestra is Mr Geo. Trimmell, and her ment supervision of houses ander con company includes Miss Perth Hunter. struction is ineficient and insuficient, Miss Amy Childs and Me Arthur Stanley and therefore useless; and that lie present spurt in the building tile is all woll-known to local theatre-goors. uccentuating the worst features of jerry

vernment had withdrawn the prohibition

they caught the steamer Farfell, which

on Chinese wigatim, he that quaren

I took thếm to this part. They arrived here

HIS LAST WORK.

It might have been thought that the long

rest.

at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Captaine would be maintained for the present and laborious work of building up the great of Farfalle reports that the Senden which It was resolved to write in acknowledge. Cantois Hospital had more than earned a

few years of quietand; ment and tender the Chamber's thanks to

That, however, caught the Lady Florence was one of the His Excelleroy the Governor for le promes not to be, for no sooner was he zelie vod worat hoever knew, and he is at a loss to know how Mr Wikio saved himself and his men. Mr Wilkia in the son of Mr J. K

wilkie of Malay States Salt Mana facturing Co., et Teluk Kemang, Port Dickson.

and energetic action in this matter.

of the full charge of the Hospital, when he proceeded to carry out his humane plan of Sanitation of the Colony.

| doing something for the insane, a class. At the monthly meeting of the Generalce. Within the last for years, Dr untouched and forgotten by Chinese beno- Committed of the Hongkong Gener Keer has built and furnished, largely, if Chamber of Commerca, held on Monday Begistration of Chinese Partnerships. Committee of the Hongkong Guneral tion of correspondence on the subject of this des would be entitled to our lasting not entirely at his own cost a lunatic At the monthly meeting of the Generalist, Sir Thomes Jackson presiding, the

Secretary (Mr R. C. Wilcox), in continue-sylum, which is in full working ordez. Had De Kerr done nothing more morethin Chaufber of Commeren, held on Monday, the Sanitation of the Colony, read a letter gratitudo and respect. But when to this is Sir Thomas Jackson, Chahman, presiding, received on 16th Jalp from the Colonial adied the splendid record of services es Mr R. C. Wileux (the Secretary: read a Secretary enclosing copy of a minute by tending over the period of an ordinary lifa. Jotter from Singapore Chamber of Com the Medical Officer of Health relating to line, we begin to realize how great a man merce stating that as this question-now the handling of the sick, the cleansing of has passed from our midst. before the Penang Chamber-is likely soos drains and houses, and the inspection of

to come up at Singapore, they would be slums. He also read a letter from the

mentod on by the legal Press.

A Reliable Tonic of Eemarkable.

ivo and Strengthening

Properties Consumption is curable in its early stages, and later in the disease much suffering may make its own

Loverted by the employinent of the AMERICA is going to macaroni and vermicelli. Yes; sny--ak-

right

Teraedy Essentially consumption cuse the expression but that will rather a disease of nutrition, as is shown in the rapid loss of flesh and disturbance of the digestion, loss of appetite, etc. Nutrition suffers frst and est. Sustain antrition

glad of all the information the Chambor Government on the same subject, dated WHEN a vaan is prosperous be las a nehty would afford them on the matter. The 19th July, transmitting a lengthy memoran-good opinion of the world when Leis Chairman said he thought it would be bet-duna on legislation on sanitary atress. It busted he is thoroughly convinced that it ter to defer my attempt to give infortia-

ian howling wilderness. tun, until the Report of the Committes animously decided to simply no

been issued. Flo himself recently gave Blue Book and been published in and eum. now sitting to inquire into this subject had latter of which has since appeared in the knowledge receipt of these documents, the

evidence before the Committes, and from what be heard he thought it was pretty eer- tain that the Report would be adverts to building, and establishing in the Colony

It is not generally known that Mr the proposal unhealthy, unstable houses, which would Charles Heidsieck supplied gratis all the a huge pile of corrospenderco, &c, on the He had waded through Lot be tolerated ip any well-regulated champagne that was used by the sick and subject and the impresion derived from ppt Italy in the coup, won't it?" city. This applies to sonte of the Ea wounded on board the hospital ship their pensal was that registration would ropean houses constructed in the Colony Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the during recent years. We do not know Maine in South Africa, and that ha sise prove impracticable du Hongkong. Of Tax Health and Vigour of an individual de- in the Grst enge of the disease and the

that the Sanitary Board has poser to seat barge quantities to the Princses of course, in the Straits Settlements tho. eirend upon the quantity and quality of the Blood. latter will be cured. Bundicis will. BEST BRAND in the FAR EAST.interfere, even if it had the desire, nor Wales's ship, and, in fact, to nearly every-caustances were considerably modified, thrown into the bloed, waste producte, and if

Il testify When the fines have been at work, thers ar to this truth. do we know that the over-worked Public

Stearns Wine of Cod Liver Oil is an ideal Per Dozen ...

one of the institutions formed to nurse the but he understood that there was $15.00.

theas by not eliminated bat (through any cause) restorative and tissue-builder, a cell-tenis Works Depatment can be expected to sick and wounded. So far did Mr Heddent of opposition to the mature there. al function and finally produce orgente diadurostive functionsperform their best socia

a good Retained in the blood they influence natralen unequaled. Under its provide more efficient trained supervi

influences, tho sion--some one who knows a well-built sick's generosity go that he actually gave After same conversation, it was decided to Base-The Humanitarian. "It wees of Soro-The inaxinura quota of nutrient housa when he sees it; but it is time carte blauche order to these institutions to write in acknowledgement and inform the Diseases, Pimples and Sores of all kinds, to that it can withstand the progrces of fals, Senry Bezama, Bad Lage, Skin and Bleeded from the food. The body is so fortiled that the attention of the Government dran from his stocks both in Africa 'and should be drawn to this evil, with a view London. Me Charles Heilsicck, it may be promising to forward particulars when the by it. Clarke's Blood Mixture is sold over and so in an early stage's core is produced. Singapore Chamber of the circuinstances,

effects of Clarke's Blood Mixtura are mayallous. Thousands of wonder al cures have been cloated discoso, disease is checked in its coume, to a remedy being adopted before it is mentioned, is a Frenchman; he is evident Report of the Registration Committee, where, at 35. 94. par hottie Bowars of worth-At all Chemists, and Wholesale from A. S

ly a bread-minded ons.

now sitting, is published,

024 Watson & Co., Ltd., Hongkong.

A S. WATSON & Co., Limited,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

1897

too late,

Jose Imitations and substitui eh.

obtain-