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The announcement made by the Government yes THE PLAGUE. terday that the Colony

was declared free plague will he' welcome to the whole community, but more especially to the mercantile and shipping classes. Since the outbreak of the disease in epidemie form, trade has been langtishing, and at

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Banditti in Manchuria

Houses are coming down--but rents It is reported from Moakden that the aro going up!.

haniitti who were harrying the south-oast of Mansharia have surrendered to, or been Bercial cases of smallpox and typhoid dispersed among the mountains, by the fever are reported in Colombo,

Russian force that was sent against them

It is notified that, the plague epidemic haring ceased, clem Bills of Health: aro now issued.

A Japanesu firmu Ina obtained à con- tráci to construct a portion of the barbour worke at Dalny.

Mr Jags of the Bingapore Municipal Conncil would like to see the ricksha prohibited in Singapore,

in Prime) left for Swater, Funches and Shanghai yesterday.

The U.S. ganbont Wibannylon (Cap" Amoy,

perance lecturer, died at Ticonderoga, N.Y.,

Mr Joseph Cont, the cuiebrated tem

last month in his 64th year.

There is a rumour that Yoon Shi-kai will be made Viceroy of Clibli, owing to the enfeebled condition of Li.Bung-chang

WHISKIES the present time is positively stagunited It is not pleasant, nor is it, necessary: Sufficient unto the day is the evil to look upon this side of the shield.

thereof. This is rather the time for patual congratulation, net only on the abatement of the epidemis but on the bet that, for once, the community bas been aroused from its customary lethargy, and has taken action which will oblige an unwilling Government to make and efort to free the Colony from what has equito be regardeal as a träd-repressing 12, Garena Raval, | incubes. We might sko tke the drape

portunity of again congratulating Dr Clark, Mr Woodcock and the members of the Sanitary Staff for Die manner in 11 Action of 144 larrils Me-which they have performed their

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Severe Earthquake in Japan.

Dr Clark, Medical hour of HealthD

A very HOTUTO earthquake, by which bas suggested to the Sanitary Board that much damage walong to the Japan Rail- his Assistant Dr. Penso be deputed to in way Co.'s line, was felt in the northern- stitute summary proceedings before a Min. most part of the main island of Japto on gistrate against any poron contravening the 10th inst, at 3.30 p.m. In screzi the provisions of the Public Health Ordin places the line erik from tu 23 feet,

Ben of 1801, or of any of the bye-lawy niste thore-undur, as provided for in see. tions 27 and 91 of the said ordinance.

One of Sir Henry Howorth's.

The Gymkhara.

The Gymkhary postponed from Satur-- day last, the 17th inst, on recount of laik weather will be held (Wouther permitting)

An authoritative communiention from Peking under date the 12th just. saya th it was then practically decided that the tariff of live per cónt ađedarem on articles

at the Happy Valley tortów: Saturday, new on the Ires list (with a for exceptions Sir Horny Howarth, amongst his winny commeading at 4.3) p.m. sharp, By to be indicated) will come into effect two claims to distinction, as, as readers of kind permission of Colonel Baillie and the months after the signing of the final. 4. F. should know, a most enviable Officers of the 2nd Bombay-Infantry the paucl. Cargo shipped us Inco us ron reputation for good sturica. Here is one Band of that regiucut will attend. days after the auid eigning will be excapted, fatherol upon his which, if not true; ne

least deserves to be so. On a country sint Hongkong Hotel Consular Changes.

ho spent a morning in going over the local The Haus of the Madras Tight her -- The N.-C. Daily News of the 20th inst. lanatio neylon, and inadvertently becau try will play at the Hongkong Hotel sagu :—Mr H. F. Brady who returned from separated from the friends who were show to-morrow (aturday) eceriig, Hem Sp.m. leave on Saturday by the Canadian mailing him round. Seeing a gentil-fooking to 1.90 p.m. lentos probably tonight for- Hankow to glow taking himse up a comfort Overture Der Freischo roliere Mr Pelham Warren, Consal. able garden chair, Sir Henry went up to | Selection`· Il Barbierro General at Shanghai Mr Everard Freser nquire for his party. Instead of the Song

Waltz Vision. has, it will be learnt with much satisfaction, formaation he wanted, he was met by the Selection su fue recovered hits health in Japan that wiger question, Huile you are be will probably be able to return to his What are you in for, may I ark" - This post at Hanko in about two months" sombwhat Aabbergasted crenau esperieneed time, when Mr Brady will go to his assign.P. like Sir Henry, but he forthwith

her broke the record for a one mile

At Detroit on July 18 the stallioned post at Chefon trotting then, covering the distance in Penin.

The tot number of bodies recovered from the collapsed homers in Coctrine Street is 43, not as stated in our issue

The Ceylon Judiciary.

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The Better Land...Mills *GOD SAVE THE KING,

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Well Merited Punishment.

At the Magistracy, to-day, heute ir Koup, Sanitary Inspector Hoggatth pro- secuted four bakew from the wasted for allowing men to stop on premises and for keeping their presolves in a filthy condition. The masters of No. 13 Eastern Street; No. 230 Queen's Road West, and No. 302. *Mr. Schwati, onuld you recommend me Queen's Road West were each fined $2),

Talent is Bard to Find.

The Secretary of State has sanctioned the creation of the offco of a Fourth Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. It is too ently yet to inlulge in surmises as to how the Supreme Court will be constituted god business man for & manufacturing The master of No. 244 Queen's Bond West last night.

says The Times of Codea. It is remarkplant, who would be willing to devote his was fined 861), as he had boon convicted, re- Able, however, that, Bir Justice Moncreiff time to the corner and put forth his heat cently of similar offences. In No. 230, Japan, Joft Tungka on the 17th inst. on have, to sit among the four who will codullars a gent! This was the starling ques these bakers supply bread to provision Satans, the Speint Cleness Envoy will be the only Judge, of the thus we noweforts in exchange for a salary of 25,001 there were twenty men sleeping, all of the so. Hann for Shanghai, and was ex-

stitute the Court in November, 1902, *tion addressed the other morning at the compradores with whom European coat. pected to arrive there on the 20th inst.

both Mr Lawrie and Sic Joht will have re-breakfast table in the Waldorf-Astorin to and it is far from conforting to know that tired by that time. We may safely pro Charles M. Schwab, of Pittsburg, president the mets were shop ng on the tables upon

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[ pingue work to perform hare certainly} Mercane writes:-Great sympathy is Tek Phosy that Mr H. L Wendr will be one of the shant combine, and himself credited which the dough is prepareil. In the

whatever

distinguished themselves, opinion is entertained of the oficials in the administrative departments, with their red-tupe and mererand.

The proposed water-sq- SANITATION ply for Canton and the more recent proposal to fo Panitary Board, referred in in another

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for the German troops stationed here, who,

with coded hospitala, are losing one er two daily, ubiely from enteric fever,

The Ion, H. H. Cameron, Collector [6£ Čestons, is promoted to be Treasurer of Ceylon, and the Hon. W. II. Jackson to be Office of the First Class of the Civil Service, and to be Principal Collector of Custom

husband.

-The House of Lords, in its appellate coltam, are questions of more than jurisdiction, hag held that the Countess ordinary interest to this Colony, We Cowlay, who obtained a divorce, from Earl are in closest totteh with the mainland, Cowley in 187, though re-married to art, aluve all, with Chatral Thousands comsoner, is entitled to use the title stie of Chinese are contindly passing to

acquire cu amming with her first and from Hongkong and that great |eurtre of population, Wintever, there The Lanhê?, which was thrown on her fore, affects the health of Cunton can best ends by her ballast shifting, the main not but to a greater or less extent affect yard being submerged eu fect on the star this Colony. Although it may be board side, and which had her sails blown difficult to prove it, get the high pre-way and several of har crew injured, bability is that in the fast instance the chal Matamshiras without assistance, and was tored into Negaki on the 13th plaque was imported from Canton.] inst. Now we know too well that the deplor alde insanitary state of a large part of |

The Peking correspondent of the

My Monero's colleagues,

A Stitch in Time.

with receiving a sabry smounting all the circumstances, sul serius tá ún to be recy way from 00,000 to 1,000,000 dollars a year, Finariequate punistinicnt.

The man who asked the question was Colonel

At yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Pope, of the Pope Mangsturing Company, Board Mr Oshorne sald-I should a to A year ago the question wuld have been The United States and Chinese. meve that Government bo asked to give laughed at as a great joke. Very earnestly

Cricket at Shanghai.

Cricket matches are played almost daily

The Sur Franco Bulletin says:-The-

a reply as soon as possible to the Board's and in all seriousness the young Pennsyl Neing Letter of this city in quoted in the ecomendations in regard to inserting vanian replied: I am very sorry, Colonsi Lustna saying that the policy of the now bye-laws ne to the cleansing of the Pope, hat I cannot. In fact, moking Administration toward Chilen dues not town which we sent up some time ago. It for about eight such men myself. To whom render it expedient to revive at this time, në is now aboas a month since we envrgel I would be willing to pay similareslaries.

lats so obnoxious to Chinese interese 03 from the last plagio scare, and I have no tabung Dispideh.

The Geary not has always lioen.' The policy dent wo shall settle down to our old sweet

of the Administration has always bech to ways for the next six montle, 1 think

protect the industris of the United Sates we should lose no time, and should also

Customs duties on goods are used on the ask the Government to kse no time, in

eme principle is the exclusion of cheap giving us the powers we ask for. If the at Shanghai, and on the 17th inst, no less laborers from the country. If the employs Government approsea of our suggestion as the three matches wore in progress at the of labor is protected from the cheaper labar to the limewashing of the town, we should age limo.. AC, Slinghini C of Europe, the liberer must be protected. make a start as soon as possible and not defeated Shangbui C.C. by 137 runs for ais from the competit of he cheaper. The wait till the beginning of next your, when wickers to 205. It is unly fair to so callel open dour culla for no change in the plague re-appears.. I move that the however, that several of the C. regular our mutional policy. If the open door heat Government busked to obtain approval eleven were phying to the Golf Club free trade only, free traders would advocate as soon as possible of the proposed new inst the Shaughn Recreation Club. The open our inoons what the several re-laws made by the Board on 11th July,jor-General Richardson both fur the cations alia ngre u make it. It for the preventing of epidemic, endemic, orlunteers, securing four wickets for 22 does not scom likely to present an laccase contagions disease. Mr May seconded, and run, and G. F. Lanning (who is evident the tariff rates of Chim, nor to prevent in very good form this season) seed not our Covernment from giving assent to such out for the one side. In the other match incrense. It is true that Minister Wa hos there was a lot of tall scoring the Gull (asserted that if the United States wanted Club applying the closure when 101 for to trails with Ching it must not discrutubate the game by scoring 191 for eight wickels, matter of immigration. But Minister Wu, even wickers. The Recreation Club sared between China and other nations in the Wallico being top scorer with 49 is a representative of Chinn and only Tyack and Mann wore among the double performs his duty when he seeks to obtain Sfor his people the privileges recorded to the

poople of other nations,

the motion was carried,

Sir Frank Swettenham.

Mail--The report that Sir Frank Swetter Thus The On-Locker' in the Mulay tam has been appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements is received with con-

appointment for a considerable time. Inm it is ruderstood that he is to hold the acting Anton was bowled after scuting? siderable reserve in Kuala Lumpar, where figure scirers for the Golfers, Int

Progress at Kiaochow.

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conditions for the propagation of the The German evacuation has been compiet- Plague bacilli. Strange ns it may sounut, ed. The French and Italian evacuation in the plan to sweep the streets of Cur concurly completed. The British will evacuate twice a day is only a little less in the The Legation barracks cube WINE AND SPIRIT MEDCTANTS, ant than the same operations in the come suitable for living till the niny sea streets of Hougking. The cleansing of The Germans, boing the tiest to build this son is passed, and the buildings are dry the streets is a step in the right directarracks, will be the first to more in- tion, for the myriad abbish hen ps

not sure that he could afford to accept the Found all over that city must be very de-} It has been practically settled that porument appointment. His pension as A Central China University. trimental to the health of the commu-

Mr Whitidam Iteid, editor of the New For Resident-General will be over £1,600 The Soochow correspondent of the nity. There in one other thing which Triker, will be appointed by the President your apparently, which I fancy is consider. N.-O Dully Newsi wrote on the 15th inst

uk special Ambassador to represent the bly above what he would get he retired Work is to be began at an early day on the this port viâ Tsingtae. His anatement ought not to be emitted. Canton is'nited States at the roronation of King As Governor of the Straits Settlements. new contul building, the Hines for which the progress made in so short a time at the intersected, by canals or waterways. Edward next year Mr Reid represented

In the latter case he would come under the are being prepared by the leading architects now port in Shantorgmay be better imagined Whatever they were originally, today the Caited States as Special Arulussador at Colonial Office pensione regulations, in the in Shanghai. Early in last years through they are little better than sewers. The the Queen's Jubiles in London, and since former under the special local laws on the the masterful intervention of the Consul and nid by the mile in length, docka oapsolu tide does not wholly neglect them, but then he has served his country with distine. subject. Sir Frank Swottenham might scri-General, Mr. John Goodnow, from the then receiving the largest eserchant or wat there is practically no fall and consetion as a member of the Paris Pence Com-fice a part of his pension if he was a younger famena Governor but new infamous tigar, vessels are wellon in construction. Basizes quently no flow. Hence, they contain mission.

and more ambitious man, but with a pon, La Chun-lin, ten (English) sores of ground have been erected a ausgyplaces, and houses the accumulated filth. of generations, Water Palo.

sion of over £1,600 your looting three were obtained within the Fu Wei, about a

with all modern improvements are ging and from these canals noxious gases and

years ahead, there is very little inducement mile from the Custom-house, sad this is up like magic in all directions, Tens of The water polo match at Kowloon for him to be ambitions. To end his official now unclosed with high wall. Just before thousands of coolice are working à hupst vapours are ever rising with fatal conse-yesterday was the best and most exciting career as the ruler of the prosperous Straits the Boser Bovement began the wealthy night and day at these buildings, and the BLEND. quence to the people. To thoroughly played this season. The two opposing Settlements is fitting end of a worthy Chinese subscribed to the institutionery is still for more. The railway goes on.. cleanse these canals is well nigh im teams were composed of members of the official career. With the exception of South $30,000 (Masican entrency), a part of which apace, and is expected to be fimshed so far - possible. A better plan would be to V.R.C., captained by Mr A. A. álsøs and Afries, the Colonial Oflies have nothing betwill lapse on secount of the financial strits, as running construction trains are concerned fill them in and make new streets, Itr . E. Alves, the former the reds and ter to offer, and Sir Frank Swettenham is but had it not been for the tronulous times up to Weisen by the end of this year. I

the latter the whites. is rather bumiliating that Hongkong scored, and we time drew near a close it turmoil of South Africa, at his time of life.meeting in the interests of foreign advanced a largo suņa free of interest for Gual about was not likely to hanker ofter the strain and the mount would have been doubled. At hear that the German Goremment las

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with all the appliances of modern looked adds in favost of the ·Â1-team science canot be held up as a model of freds), who were leading by goals to 4.of another interpretation, we will maintain the sum of 550,000 sold was subscribed tution of dwellings and business houses, and Despite the pension question, which admits missious held in the city of New Orleans, five years in order to facilitate the continge annitary perfection to Canton, but after On the call of time, the whites equalised, that Sir Frank Swettenham is not the man

he evening. The gifts in the Southern so far as one can judge the loan hay. Leen the bitter experience of another your of and is winutes extra time was played.ta occupy his present post, merely to obligo Methodist Church now amount to $100,000 pot to excellent account and has indo plague surely the day, of Hongkong. The whites went off with rare dash, and any one. He knows what he is about.gold. The University has also, we hear, boom in the building tale, deliverance is not far off. We wish the quickly scored three more goals. Next the Wait and see.

vory large landed state in the model inues, however, the port for business vs. Canton Sanitary Board much success in

settlement, Till the new buiklings are this cost, vingtro will have to End WHISKY its self-imposed and creditable task of

orected, the principal one to cont £6,000. I mean, to encourage traffic in other that fighting dirt and death in the City of as perhaps mors individuaiirilliancy Consumption is a disenes dreadful in its former residences and selinol buildings can German steamers if it is to succevil në e Haine, and more success that the Sanjong the reda, A. A. Alves and F. Tots effects. It is widely prevalent, its germs bo utilised so that the Theologion, Medici, maerial cutis. At present to get into getting in soms telling long shots; but the are everywhere, and only those persons in Sentile, a Tatany Departments will be it or unt of it by son involves resativus tary Board of Hongkong.

robust health are safe, comparatively, from whites had the better combination and listed botter, fully deserving their win Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the

Cyril Bance was in particular fond. The titution, you are an easy pray to cons According to a London telegram Lord winners, on Saturday, will meet the win-build up your health.

sumption, and should take steps at ence to Hawke states that the wish of the corners of to-night's game in the fuel,

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