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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1901.

THE COOLIE BATH-HOUSES

QUESTION.

Papers dealing with the temporary mundshed bath-houses for coolics were laid on the table at yesterday's meating of the Sanitary Bonvil

a little more time to think about it.

The question has been discussed for years, nid I don't think a further fortnight's deby would cause any danger to the public health of the Colony.

Dr Atkinson-Do you wish to ninyo an anodent?

Mr Brevm-No; I simply said I shouldness. vote against it.

Dr Clark's motion was then put le the meeting and carred by a majority. Mr Browia and bir La Chu Pak voted

Dr Atkine. Prevlont of the Ioard, said-These papers deal with the temporary bath-houses created for the purpose of "gainst it.

abating the pingue. There are no minutes, but the Medical Officer of Healt!! Nuggets that permanent bath-houses would be bet ter. Tthink the papers might he returned to the Government, with a minute to tint. effect.

THE COCHRANE STREET

CATASTROPHE,

Inquiry Re-opened. To-day, the inquiry as to the cause of the recent distrous collapse in Cochrane Street was re-opened at the Magistracy beinre Bir F. 5. Hazeland.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Mr

them in making n.casurements was to inake To-day's Advertisements

How did you fix the corbolling to supa hole. port the new floors 7. (This question had to. be explained carefully to the witness) They made a hole into the old wall ant then put in new briska projecting out of the wall.

(Enquiry proceeding.)

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETYD will be A Spoon COMPETI- TION TOMORROW. SATURDAY, OF CANTON.

the 21st September, commencing at 3 pan. Rappus 201, 500 and 600 yards, seven shots Committee-no requested to just on the and sighter at each Range. Momburs of Range at 2:00 p.m.

The following is the Report for present

Did yan intend to sell theso ation to the Shareholders at the twenty.

alteratione

were eighth ordinary Meeting to be held at the Society's office የሃ ( ዲ ፣ ሞቱ on the 10th October..—

mit which was dated 17th November. | the alope?--No. That applies to the thresations, and the proper way to fad out He had purchased No. 34 before he received party walls, the permit. As to No. 34, he wont to Mr Hazeland who said the alterations would be exactly the same as these of No. 32. Mr Hazeland prepared plans which were produced and identified in Court by wit- Witness signed tho notice exhibited, which bore the date 7th December.

What was the new roof aandy of 1–Crow Hazeland afterwards gave witness B dated 10th December. Witness the meats, Square Canton tiles were put on

did not the top-two layers, remember whether there was an unkarged. verach plan for No. 1, Witness did not remember whether ho got a tracing or cupy of the verandah plan for No. 32, but he believed there was one. He was ant Hure. After Mr Hazeland got the permits. he bad nething farther to do with the business at all. He paid him n-fee of $40 for his work in connection with each house. He engaged Wo Keg to do the work. That was not the man's name It was Poon Wo of the We Kee. Work was started on both houses at the same time. The first and ground floor of No. 32 was let to Tong Yik, blacksmith's shop. They were a let be pre witness purchased the house. They jak 850 rent per month for thu two doors. The recond floor was un

Air Chatham- may say dint sanction bas already been abutined for the erection of one perament ath-house in the neigh bourhood of No. 2 Police Station, Wanchai district, but so far that is the only uncoor for which a site has been selected. That is rustly the great difficulty in the way of Mr Bowley, Crown Solicitar, who appear making the necessary provision--to lindad to enquer the examination of witness sites for these houses. It is able thing that we should abolish these said his Worship. on 30th August Inst, temporary bath houses and test permanent held an inquiry into the Costirano Street dis-shop to remove while the

vory desir

completed att aldhunees 7-No. The

the 8th or 18th of February fast. I collect my own rents, going to each fhor each munih. The last time I was in the houses to collect renta The blacksmith was working in his shop was on the day of the collapse, at 4

occupied.i Witness asked the Blacksmith's

when I went is.

Did you notice anything against the walls of the blacksmith's shop-rackets fasten ed on to the walts ?--Nói thst day. After the collapso I say it.

I

ALEX MACKENZIE,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong September 21, 1901. 1940

TO LET (FURNISHED).

The Directors hava now to submit to the the Year 1900, aul for the Six months. DOUGEMONT,' - No. 1 Shareholders & Report of the Society for

ending the 30th June, 1901.

Did you notice anything stored on the verandah of the first floor of No. 32 elongat Credit of ing to the blacksmith 7-I saw tabfos and stook only from the strest.

Dil you see any signs that afternoon of

Rond.

Apply to

Macdonnell

THE HONGKONG LÅND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO, LI. Hongkong, September 20, 1901. 1050

TOTICE is hereby givon that a Bitt entitled on ORDINANCE U AMÈST

1900. The net Premium collected for the year, after deducting Returns and Reinsurances, amounts to $2,982,642.94. After

providing for a bonus of 20% on Con- tribations paid in last, there rensin

Account a Ixilanco of Working $597,547.99 as per annexed statement.

From this sum the Director, recommand the payment of a Dividend of $ per ORDINANCE Ib of 1887 and to Raveys any Capital of 850 per Share, and an addition to dine mder it will be introduced into the Reservo to $1,500,000. The balstice A Copy of such proposed Bill appears pub down the front wall aufliciently for to take remaining of $232,543.38 they propose to lished in the Hagkong furersement Guzetten diawn the verandah hekots and then filtalt forward to underwriting use of the 7th and 14th days of September. thor up again, atud built up the wall. ecount to close the account for the year

cut down the wall level, not merely in There were three buckets in the top floor,

places to take out the brackets.

outs, because the temporary dies in many aster, and, as he understood from the certifi- { going on, but they was "lterations were 3 cracks or anything to indicate the building Sharo, equivalent to 40% on the paid up Doubts as to the validity of any Matters

cases are a distinct source of danger. They had to be provided, though, and had to he put somewhere, so they were put in the street. But they no only matsheds and Able to catch Ere at any time, and may become a source of danger to i peighbour. hood. I think there is little doubt the Government will be glad to sanction ex panditure on these perumnant bath-fa if other sites were available.

w

Dr Atkinson-These temporary bath houses eertaally did same good, but that the epidemic of plague is over I quito agree with the remarks of the Director of rks regarding then. I move that the Board recommend the Government

to do away with these temporary baths.

houses and to erect as soon as possible und or more perangan; bath-houses.

Mr Chattu-I second that. The motion was carried.

INFANT MORTALITY IN HONGKONG.

Question Re-opened.

of the Sanitary Boan.

cate attached to the depositions, his Wordi found that the cause of the death of the 18 people was borne affention or injuries,

truto

fo

was

ADVERTISE

ADVERTISE

ADVERTISE

at in a dangerous condition-- Ne. Latan The Life of Trade."

the

the present year, as far as it at be ascer 1901. The position of the Society for

mited, is as follows :—

Balance of Working Accamt to the 30th June as per an add estimate of Prentium 1

nexed statement. 30th September..............

Estimate of Losses to pay....

1901.

1931

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER Hongkong, September 30, 1901.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE is hereby that the TWENTY-

TheRANSFER BOOKS of the Society

A ONE-TIME order, like one blow of the

kaminer on the head of the nail, makes.

an impression, but it is only the con- tinuous insertius of the advortisement, like the continuous pounding on the head of the nail, that drives the argus ment home and clinches it.

to the circumstances of the death; where | seen when this same tenants were göod wall nude partly of whole and party C. S. Saarfs and Mr G. I. Medhurst retue, will be CLOSED fmm the 30th September The BEST Medium for

Blue

house. The

Fi

for re-election.

R. L. RICHARDSON,

Chairman. HONGKONG, 26th September, 1901.

THE ILL-FATED S.S. · ASTURIA.

By Order of the Board,

to the 10th October, both days inclusive.

W. J. SAUNDERS,

Secretary, Hongkong, September 20, 1901.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE...

not do so. They on work while the work

did not know whether down! Fotwcon one and two feet. I w the blacksmith had a forge on the ground floor. He had a sire, and carried in his It had been considered desirable that as a blackenith there. He rade further uvidence should be taken in con- shown on the verandal pin already refer

verandah irons and brackers like those

nection with this inquiry, and he subunittes? red to that his Worship was there as Coroner and

His Worship-I might mention, in con- Poon We, contractor, carrying on husi coroner's jury and his Worship had all the Rond, that was also a blacksmith's shop.

nection with the collapse in Hollywood!

ness under the nine of Wo Kec. nt No. 3] Sing Wong Street, stated - He had no part- Mr Bowley-Yes, your Worship, I think ners. He had been a contractor for about

81,966, 189.01 powers and duties of the Coroner, and it was in his Worship's discretion to sit there is rost andesirable to have blacksmith's chosen or twelve years. He was originally with or without a jury. Consequently.

shops there.

700,000.00 apprenticed as a bricklayer. He was en- Contiming, witness said the blacksmith aged bet year to make alterationg to Xos,

EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY he (Mr Bowley) took it that his Whip made a variety of other things. The tenant 32 and 34 Cochrane Street. The price was

32,925, 189.74

MEETING of the SOCIETY will im beld was now sitting as Coroter and Corner's of the ground floor of No. 34 was a build-2,450. He saw the plans before agreeing

870,000.00

at its HEAD OFFICE, No. 1 Queca's Budd. ing contractat named Wi Dn. Be paid on the price. Ile understood an English Jury. The object was now to find out not 834 runt, and

when witness funk thore

$1,455,169,94gs, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 10th plan. the famediate ease of death, but what over the house. There a wick loft there

October, 1901, at Noon, for the purpose of Shown plans, witness detailed the new was the actual cause that led to the ac

used for storing beans and planks. Wit-work.

Ditecture.Sinen the last fieneral Meet-receiving the report if the Directors, toge cident. Mr Bowley then an extract from: The best thor was let to Ng Yau, who oc

nene did not know whore Pan fokia slope.

Withers haid that in buying 100 bricks, pg, Mr 11. W. Slade has joined the Board,ther with statements of account for the year 1000 and for the half-year ending the 701) were whole risks and 3 would be and Mr. A. Mackay has resigned his seat 30th June, 1, and of declaring Divi- Jervis Office of Coroner as follows

cupied it as a family house.

She paid

The wall he took down was 86 of the Articles of Association, Mr half bricks.

on leaving the Colony. In rectance with denda, &c. $24 of rent. The The coroner shonkl therefore inquire as

accident ppened. The

of half bricks. The wall was properly hid and when the deceased died or was founded lunt was let to Yee lling, and so that every joint was caveed with a but offer themselves for re-election. dend by whom he was last seen alive During the alterntions, Yee Iling moved

was recupied as Kuran's boarding hase brick. He was speaking of what he saw of

Auditors.Messa J. H. Cox and W. At the conclusion of yesterday's 'necting who was present, or who first saw the body out of the konse, but, after the alterations the old wall. The wall be-built was butter: Eaton Potrs retire. but offer themselves }

after death; whether known lness

ITI Dr Clark asked the perolssion of the axisted; whether any negligence at blame were completed, he came back and real the old wall beneath if.

the

wall, he now is alleged

rent of 9. At the building Hoard to bring forward a matter that bad canse has been seen of any modical prae time of the evident, the second floor was The Governacht was doing that too at the

whether the de-pied the third floor at anyone; w

up the fragments of the old wall. "Already been discussed-the question

titioner: what is the supposed cause of veempied by Yip Chuk Sang as

family

the Naval Yard. He had seen tham doing infant deaths in the Convents. It would death, either known or suspected whether flour of No. 34 rensinel during the altered. He had been

e tenants of the groundi and first

it. He did not know why the wall collaps death was endden; whether caused by ions. At the time of the accident, the be within the recollection of the Board that violence, as wounds, burns. ill-usage, pui

bricklayer for ever about a month ago they decided that the ann, suicide; and whether any mystery is family houses were divided up into cubi- twenty years and the wall was good. He

thought it was safe on he There were the following cubibles on dared to put the

would not have body of every one of these infants should attached. In cases of accident, he should each face at the time of the accident, via.

03 to

to the old wall, weight be sent to the public mortuary for a proper saw the deceased after the accident.

was presont, or who first No second floor - 4 cubicles and sit- inquire who

He scrapod of the whitewash From the pork mortem, examination, unless they had inued, from the evidence that had

wall to see if it was safe. The forge in the It was perfectly clear, Mr Bowley centing om No. 34, first floor Double blacksmith'shop had already been removed. Har cubicles, 1 bred attended during their last laen-by a been taken that the cause of death was the second flour No. 2 was let

silting already cond

sil he | a hole in the wall of the room third door-ao cubicle. Tho registered medical practitioner, who would falling of certain hoses, and he submitted

fes blacksmith's shop to see if it was good, fle three bricks length and Funr in that case give a certificate of death. that the question now to be wired intoamna witness could not remember.

into days before the accident to man whose removed

It was bricks in height. Witness did this on hia The Births and Deaths Registration house and whether it was catered by the a family house rented at sau. The tap December last. The huis was undo near Berkhad. Shonnchored about mile away own responsibility on the 22nd or 23rd af Bch instant, by the steamship Shail Ordinance provided that a doctor altending neglect of any periens. He proposed to floor was let for $6 to Leung Sam. It was

the kitchen door of No, 32, and he did not from the wreck. Early next morning the show it to anglody, this one hole. It a person during his net illness should issue call certain witnessee, who hnd host heard a family house. It was let for $26.

Why did you may 36 just now?-- 1

- Witness judged the A certificate as to the cause of death, but before, in order to add to their evidence.

party started in a small boat and reached three walls anking although the Board was now getting the already taken as part of the evidence of the

by

The Asturia with great difficulty owing to Ile thought they might take the avidene said 848. certificates, the procedure was not

Was

the rent of the top floor cheaper onder to insert the curbaling for the cop the heavy seas. She was in worse condition

ke cut into the jointh satisfactory. They all knew that many afosses were then asked to leave the

experly

than the second floor -Drater.

The owner side of the engine-room and the other abaft. these infante were brought

What was the reat of the second door? and inserted Bow bricks, to tho

-829.

care frequently to see the

work go. The

was freely rushing in and out. Convents

11 રી moribundl condition Court. and died vitain

ing on, and told witness to do the The rivets of her outer plates are living Vennel will be landed and stored at Con- His Worship (to witness) - Speak (br. hours of

work according to the plan and with a

way. The engines, boilers and the deck are admission. Now, the Ordinance distinctly

nese. You distinctly said $12.

good material. Witness is built the lifed up about 18 inches, Since the second stated that a person for whom a medical certificate was issued must have been at

stall houses on the roof of each house, on July she has drifted about 100 yards in to the instructions of the landlad. The land wards the shore. Most of her frames are tended daring his last illness by the pract

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co., tioner who so issued the certificate; but, in

contract with Wo Kes for the work, batted td his not to put in the internal bent inwards. She vibrates awfully at every Nearly me

Agents. attendance a few hours before death way be agreed to buy it in the beginning of the This was to be the cost of the alteration the arches the ground floor were made. Somalis. It is believed that she is stuck on the case of a moribund infant, medical 12 und 34 Cochrany Street. A to agreed with him to do the work for 82, 350 crose walls as the bricks were useless, it

tion was on the instructions of the Inndlord that wave that breaks over her.

fourth the cargo has been looted by the Hongkong, September 20, 1901. to the two bruses. H

Before agreeing on

Witness did not build a latrine o rock and not merely grounded on candy

POSTPONEMENT. the roof of No. 34, and ho did at shore. She has been stripped of all her the phans marked B, C and F.

know when did so, The cost of the Superintended the work itself some arch woudl be alot the same as that of decorations, doors, windows, handles, bars, DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP tites several times a day, sometimes once

building a solid wall. During the course attributed death to

in several days.

As the party was I think your worship will

returning to the Shaik the building operations, he did not see Borkhed, after examining the wreck, a Mr Bowley-I have some to jaundice, and others again to

that be undertook the alterations in fever, fever being

nothing and one case before the purchase was completed.tions to ask the witness, but he might be any lovernment Enspector kok at the rather nasty accidant happened. A langer E Company's Stenship

ПНЕ work. practically

wave dashed against the boat and capsizer: jaundice being a disencs which should not

cautioned that ho need not answer them if

HATCHING, Mr Hinzelund, architect, said hoiad given it all its occupants Banged to cling to Captain Davis, will be despatched for thinks they would tend

evidence in the inquiry before He had her. All of a sudden the starach a rock and big?

the above Ports, on SATURDAY, the 21st His Worship cantioned witness.

nothing to do with No. 30, Cochrano Street, because another little wreck. The officers Inst.. at 10 am Chair Bean Cheong askel witness to look at managed to swim ashore, some of them ba Mr Bowley Were those alterations ear-

7 tew

being appreciated and by the medical officer'

W35

these

Chan Than Cheong, the owner of the pro-

porty which collapsed, was the first witness called. He said he was 'dealer in mast- thes at Hunghote.. He was a inanufacturer of matches and lived at No. 42 and 44, Stanley Street. He was the owner of Kas,

ninth mon, 24th October last year.

Mr Rowley He is afraid of the assesse His Worship Ob, that's it. Proceeding, witness said he made ne

Witness

not gulficient to allow of the cause efillnessght No. 94 either on the 6th or 7th of the price, witness showed the contractor

the certificate. Indow, he was November, and completed the purchase on of opinion the Buat would be justi-ho 8th November. At that tie the fied refusing to accept, such

of which ness, others to

who gave

Botne of

certificates,

houses were three storeys each.

weak-

Mir

Bowlay

find

excepti in ses where it i

it is

ed the idom of

t returned at all ipossible to arrive at the

cause of the

use of the jaune l

more ques-

incriticate

Witness continuing said he paid $9,500 for No. 32, and 89,800 for No. 4. Ife for

adding a new storey to the of houses after looking at them. He then Before purchasing feusability of adding another

erabile experience building houses,

Shown ground plan of No. 31--I se A to such a point as to be an

built betweAJTI epidemie. Therefore, ed in asking the Government to insist that another minn to erect these bui'd'ngs. others? Tes

would be perfectly justifi- not act as his own contractor, hut employed on plan E.

Did you put an arch instead of a wall the bodies of infants who die in the convents had never built a bosse without onploying the

I put in the arch to let in dontrezor, He was quite sure of this.

10

A party consisting of Captain Fishyr, of) theorin Coal Company; Captain Wondt, of the wreck Astoria: Chief Officer Koch, of the same rossul; Mr Jonus, of the Shail Berkhad, and one diver, left for the scene of the wreck Asturi near Ras

party walls

walls than before, having two big basics-one on the

water

etc., etc.

dive. Unless a post mortem examination agreed to buy there. the bodies of moribund infants could boy N. 32. he did not consult anyone as to the fried out in Recordamge with the plans or the walls of Nos 32 and 34 ta, k30 if the ing themselves hurt by continually being | tematically made, the

the result might be a spiderzic of yellow. fever in the and they would know nothing isnt it until s had had considerable ey, Witbot Yes. They were followed strictly in walls were strong final to carry another dashed against the rocks. This little new

Colony stances the ficar under the circum. twenty or thirty, houses himals Helia new cross wall marked on the ground for Mr Pearson to look at the walls, the er alert Somalis, who brought long i

the fever got

be an

every detail. I understand a plan, in

away,

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rived from the above Ports, Con- siguves of Corge are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from along- side...

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Be Godewis of the HONGKONG AND HO Read by all Classes in the Colony after 2 p.m. of the 24th Instant, will ha KOW-

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FOR AMOY AND TAMSUL

For Freight or Pasange, apply to

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storey. Witness said he would let him know, wreck was another piece of good luck for anal Pomon's instructions were to nee if the ropes on the spot, attached them to the walls were sound He was not told to cut disabled boat and began to laut her off sing into them an examine thing internally, ing and shouting Thousands of them had nor was he told to examine the foundations, | surrounded the party by this time, hissing, Pearson

that the walls appeared hurrahing, ausl unking all sorts of signs, sound and

He believed that the apparently to irritate the officers. After TE Company's Screw Steamship bandlord was

inf this. but he

(wit

little while some of the Somali Chiefs 3,411 Tons Gross, Captain N. Tait, neax) could not remember. Witness was

and chased the will be despatched for the above Port on was arrived on the scing then instructed by Chan Tun

Taun Choong

hig eircle FRIDAY, the 27th Instant, at 4 p. to prepare plans tu ent

another storey for the party to stand in till the This Mail Stemmer is provided with to alter

the cook-houses. The arrival of Suiten Овци Mabuud superior Accommodation and with all and"

W49 measured Ixy Mr

with his guard. He was very courteous modem fittings and improvements for the house a duftsman in witness' employ. Stitart, and friendly and shook hands with every safety and comfort of Passcuters, Doctor

about the and made the plans under witness' subervision body. He made enquiries

Stewardess carried. The jans ware sent to the Public Works business of the party there, and having Return Tickets issued by this Company: Department, and pernut was obtained satisfied himself, courveyed them to his are available for return by Steamers of the which was subsequently hunn

lunded to Chan house. They passed soreal huts built of other Linen Tsun Cheong. Further than the plans, he ship's ca followed the party, dressed mush cargo, furniture and thaga. Somalis,

Fre Freight or Passage, apply to bal nothing to do with the house. If R wall was really bad, the castward np. enmically, ensigns and signal flags being

A. S. MIHARA,

Manager. It freely used for tobs pearance would show it to be 50.

Stuart

A

and

should be sent tu tho public mortuary: ex- never, at any time., consulted Mr Ro

you afterwards pil up a partition to cept in such cases where they had begut either No. 32 dr No. 34. Mr Rs keep the air out :-The teak put up a attended during their last illness, as tho į did some business for lim (the withess) partition afterwarde Ordinance laid down, by & iodic mainst year, and he went frequently to Mr such attendance not to be covered, however

Did you obtain the approval of the Public by one visit half an hour befors death. It Bam's office. He never turned over, oven Works Dartment to put in this arch in might be thought, continued the speaker, conversationally, Nos. 32 or 34 to Mr stead of the wall-I did not. On the that he was treading on somewhat danger Ram or to Me Gibbs, Mr Hazeland section of the plan I see four brick arches ors ground and I apparently making out that was the first architect wham ha consulted dividing the coolhouses from the yard.

He did not consult doctors did what they ought not to do. That, about No. 32.

Did you put in those brick arches. it was scarcely necessary to explain, was far yone before that. He first consulted Did you obain the approval of the Dir from his intention. Doubtless the doctor Mr Innland two or three days after thector of Public Works to omit thuse archce? dithculty signed these certificates as a way out of the semant to buy on 25th October. Witamy No.

bat, so far as the Board was contold him that he lead bought a house, and

Do you see marked on the plan a new cerned, it was not a way out of the difa. asked him to look at it to see whether the chimney for the confuses and a chimney culty. They wanted to find out the cause walls were strong enough to bear the addi-stack on the toy-Yes of the preson. high infant mortality, and Mr Hazeland's office and asked him to do stack?I did wet, because they were 80-

anothor storey.

dhories." Witness called at and tion of

Did you land those chinureys and that that bjeri would never he attained under

was quite possible for a wall to be per After reaching the house the party had to the operation of existing methods Thore this. He did not ask him to do anything less.

fectly good on the external faces, and yet undergo another humiliation. They had to was no doubt a duhur of persons in the else. He then told him that if a scr Did you put anything above the cook- be hollow in the middle. It was's prudent give up their wet and only garments and Conrents who were there as residents-per- could be added to make a plan,

Hons on the top floor on the roof course to examine the foundations before dress themselves Soumali fashion in Somli sons what were attended in their last illness

Mr Bowley-Then you did ask him todo small house, a few feet high, to go on ta thading to the weight of a wall. Witness did cloths. People say they looked quite 1-THE TRI-METRICAL CLASSIC. by medical un. It was in Aten

something else.

roof.

not calculate the extra weight that was to smart Sonali.

千字文 that the Board int

intended to grant exemption

Proceeding, witness deponed that Mr

be added to this wall. He could not say served. It consisted of dry boiled rice, when it recently passed the resolution Hazeland said he would go and have a look

What would be the pressure per square foot sheep's gheo, sugar and dates. After 2-THE THOUSAND WORDS POEM. bearing on the question. It was altogether at the house. After a few days, Mr Baze.

this. Pearson had been in the haikling guests, the party returned to the ship. on the lowest part of a party wall such as remaining for three days as the Sultan's Trusted from the Chinese different, however, in the case of infants and eat the work could be done, brought to the Convents in a morthand as the wallo wore strong enough. He said condition. De Clark concluded by saying further that he would make a plan for wit that he thought the Board might send an- He wanted alterations to the backyard ness and obtain permission for the work,

them to support the Board in their en-. deavour to obtain post mortem examination were behind the hackyard. There were

Did you get the approval of the Director of Public Works to put up that small horse? As it was quly a few feet high. I did not get the perivission,

Ju-the party wall of No. 4 and 36, did you see a small recess, on the ground door?

No.

trade for 25 years. He was Æ¥Çt under

Then the dinner was

over accoraputied by a guard of armed men. ** the Building Ordinance Aura Gaste, August 2. in the Public Works

Department for five or six youte.

He had no practical

other resolution to the Government asking which ran across the house. The kitchens similar deviations from the pluus -Yea. training as an engineer or architect so far

a few hours of admission.

hours?

kitchens. As the house stood, there were

69010

In the plans of No. 32, did you make

In order to build this now storey who it

as witness was aware.

Yes.

Witness carried out

Pedison was witness

CAME NEAR BRING A CRIPPLE,

JOSH

Hongkong, Septeinher 20, 1901.. 1954

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TOSH Westhafer, of Lungontee, Ini., the provisions of the Building Ordinance in the Public Works Department for seven C.S.A., is a poor man, but he says he

would not be without Chamberlain's Pair THE Attention of Advertisers is depwa to the Lalost Hours for receiving or eight years.

ness Balan if it cost fire dollars a little, for it advertisements and Corrections to adver orcrseer for four or five of these years. ved him from being a cripple No ex-

super- Witness was then under the

of Mr Tooker

han

that termal application is equal to this liniment tisements:

Alterations and additions to Advertise for stiff and swolfen joints, contracted was in the Colony. Stuntt's gentleman

connection with

this muscles, stiff neck, sprains and rheumatic ments on Pages 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be only duty in matter was only to measure. Witness be and nuscular pains. It has also cared sentto this Ufice no later than 11a.m. New lieved there were originally too cross walls numerous eases of partial paralysis. Dis Advertisements should be sent in befora in these houses with a yard between. It For sale by All Dealers. WATKINS, Ltd., 3.

BAIN & REID. General Agents. Bubmitting was not always the practice in

"Chesa Man' Offen Doe. 1900. plans to show the old work as well as the new. When he was in the P.W:D, he

NOTHING LIKE OIL.

would pass plans which did not show the old work in the case of small alterations, Let not in hig The length of a party wall without wall was left to the discretion of the Director of Public Works.

of such infants as die in the Convent within bridges of 3 fent on the upper Boors is the necessary to race the three party walls? Dr Atkinson-Would you say within 24 to internal cross walls. He wanted these Did you have to take the coping off the

two auss walls pulled down and a single out walls first ?--Yes. Dr Clark-Yes 24 hours, or 48 hoursi.

wall

I put up instead. He wanted the How much of the old-alls did you pull Dr Atkinspir

is

kitchens put on one side and the backyard down before you commences to buikvision according the motion, gaid that during the last two weeks the two on the other side. The now cross wall was

Between one and two feet. Convents referred the French and cross walls. Is was between the lines of wills were put upon them?--Yes.

not on the same line as either of the old Did you see the old walls before the new Fralinn--had contributed in infant mortality 40 out of a Toral musiber of 210 deaths in the two old walls, and the effect of that was What were those old walls built of ... the Colony-

warto make the living rooms very slightly Blus bricks. 31. Undoubtedly age of a little over

try deeper than before. Witngas alan wanted -in a malarial country

Did you examine the old walls carefully? like this, he continued,

continued, many of these in new storey added, and I Hazeland-Ye fauts died from malarial disease, but it was prepared plans of the proposed work, Were they built of solid bricks or pieces necessary to know exactly how many did submitted them to witness, who signed of brick Most of the bricks were whole so, and to discover that, a pest morted the notice to the Director of Public a lot of small pieces were used to fill up, examination was needed. In

Tho notice produced Was British Works

You have had some experience; did Guisna uany infants died of what is referring to No 32 The plan produced those walls appear to you to be good enough terred nilanial vem, and it be home was that of the alterations to Noto bear the additional weight put upon The Ordinance said that no party wall was Parometer 29.81 in mind that infants

ata with malarial 52, which was submitted to the Director them? They were good walls. They were, to exceed 35 fact between cross walls un Temperature

Works Along with the notice. of Fublic

· were pluctically infective to Etroncave, ddtion of the cow door also involved in my opinion, fit to bear the additional less spproved by the Director of Public Honidity through the agency of mesquious and the addition of a verandah. other parasites. That was one

Works Bo

In this case, the plan was sp Direction of 1 tal scen reason why

After you uncovered them. did you call

proved. In the plan of No. 34, the depth Wind he thought the matter one of urgency, be the plan produced detailing the proposed

was given is 34 feet 6 inches, but there Force chry would be able be ascertain verandah. Mr. Hazeland prepared for an architect to examine these party walls?

hit. There was already

-No.

was a mistake in the dimensions of one or Weather Thother those Hurths were due to malatial hot and second ficors of the building look at the walls when they were uncover of the extreme height allowed by the U-

verandah to the

Did any Government inspector cone and other of the plane. The new party wall was Rain dar Erwin-I shall errtainly vote against dived a permit from the Public Works siderably higher in the centre that at the it would bare to be thicker. In the plan

After

ho had signed the notice head -No. The oht party wall was cou. divance, and if it were half an inch higher this, because I cannot see in the least rensert to, go on with the work, | two unda. 108 means that the rock was of No. 32, the measurement of the height owest cz ar teraperature on the 19th where the urgency comes in. The Medien! Other of Health gets up statistics, pro- Mr Hazeland gave him the permit, and,

pitched.)

of the party wall was taken from the fout Hongkong Observatory Sept. 20th, 1901. Did you pull that wall down till it was inge, six inches below the floor level, The

fever or pot...

coma

first

it

at the same time, retorect the first

about it. As for me, I should like to have!

wulls.

Qrues

pares a speech, and comes and tells us all massed plan Wituesa identified the per level sél over, or did yeu build up to it on footings were the top course of the found-|

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