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improvement and be the means of improv. ing our principal drive out of town, but in the and it will provo a ramunerative work and help to swell the revenue of the Colony, In the couras of a few years a considerable town will probably spring up in and round Causeway Bay, and become the chief manu facturing portion of the city. In connection LANTERNS FOR MAGAZINES. with the realstation, we are glad to see that dredger is to be procured for the work, and it will, of course, also be utilised for the

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* PATENT LUMINOUS PAINT" in Hongkong, South Chino, and Formase They have now a large enpply of the most requisite Colours, and have prepared a dark wow, in which the illuminating power of this Paint is shown.

Inspection is invited.

Wharf and the P. and O. Ofice, where at low tides the contents of the sewers are left to reek and fester under a tropical san, giving of the most sickening odours and rendering residence along the water faco must unpleasant and insalubrious.

THE DAILY PRESS, TURSDAY, JULY 24T, 1993.

CHINA TRADEES INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

in the event of may atmospheric distartanes not mounting to Typhoon requires the removal of the patients for their asfety to the Police Celle The following is the report of the directors The number admitted last year was eight, seven far presentation to the shareholders at the area. were discharged, sung istioved, sosse pont to their tenth ordinary maling to be held on Tuesday,ative places. One woman rumoias. There were

TNG NA KOSPITAL. the 31st instant, at 4 o'clock p

n's deaths.

when necessary.

nism of abild-birth, and their conseguent power-taking the three balanbe aid he had. It would arrange for credit for a draft for porchwing # ba for the jury to consider whether he took the ton of bag from Californis every second month. lessees to reader ald to parturient woman...

This is a mattor which deserves more attention threa hales cr the eight bales, as might be provad, Adonment was produced, a copy of the letter than it has recofred, or with the Inoreman of the folealously intending to steal than, or whether from Sm Francisco dated 15th September 1882. Mr. R. France Smith mid he know tho pri- not amount to felony. So far as the case went, soner, end ho knew he

I been in the habit ta Chinese population the draibs in child bed ero ho took them madar airoumstances which did likely to be more numerous year by year.

Last Novembor it was suggested to the Go. It bore upon the defanos which had been raigad dealing in cats, hay, and barley för years 'past. ronment that small lying-in Hospital should in the foot that there had been to concealment Ho ofered witness some barley for lalu, s short" The dirantors key to submit to the barnbolders the The total number of patients admitted to the be provided, and it was stated that the dirssters whatever in this tranzaction. He went in the time ago which had beenoffered him just before by Bacompanying statement of ourts for the twolverinese Hospital during the year was 1,434, as of the Tang Ws Hospital were prepared to reupon light of day and ordered the removal of Ohineman. The prisoner asked him last Marol months to the 30th April Inat

Darion the period under review not premi amount.mpared with 1,292 in 1981; among theso 620 morates mailesi aboar for sitondanos on these the hay from the Central Ofoe to the Garoraf be wanted to buy say hay, as he had purchased to 272,305.11 was possired, and the working ne. died as compared with 565 in 1993. The mos90s. This proposition foll to the grand, and meet stables by the servants. He also wont to some and stored it in the Government stables. ber of out patients treated was 67,158 no-nom nothing sm of it beyond na wadoriaking by Mr. Kennedy's and cave delivery of the hay, no He had lont it to Moeste. Jardine, Matheson & count shows a balance at credit of $308,413.05 which the directors remmend be apportioned as folloma-pared with 79,845 in 1841.

the Surveyor-General to provide a lying-in ward far na it appeared on the depositions, without any Co. some months before, and had just got it dividend of 22 per cent, to shareholders 305,000,00 Chinese rarely pater Hospital unless they in the now Civil Hospital when built. "The wow soereoy. However, because Zwarg had taken no book, Ho wanted to call it as he had a bills A dividend of 15 per gast. on contribu.

are so ill as to be unable to work to support them: Civil Hospital, however, is to be built

bide what he did, it nosessarily to pay...

Gross-Gramined: The prisoner said be had got ANE, CRAWFORD & Co., bove. boon purpose of dredging the foreshore along the time, payable to all contributors at bugi

95,80.00 9950s, or ste lo, the dist extremity of diesss, to the plent approved by the house soordig stips to hat he did not into id did not

Inspector Horapool was called and gave evi-It Brom California on the expectation of calling To be carried forward to new arount 107,411.65 having a great dislike to any restraint upon their in 1879, and as the plaas only provide abont NCREASE OF CAPITAL AND OP-DITION OF AA trendom of action; it is this that soccots for of the accommodation required for the present dence bearing out the statement of the Attorney it at the ross last year; it arrived ton late and

meetings

satablishment, it in difdealt to nnderstand where General so far as regarded him. He was arose was left on his hands. He lost it to the pollon- the othe and Jay sets of sharobalara held on large porcentase of death in this institution.

As I have-mentioned beforo ja previous reports, the lying in word will be. Perhaps a mere examined at some length by Dr. Francis, and infrst, and then to Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Mr. M. J. D. Staphene, solicitor for the pri this Hospital has taken the pince of a nombor offensible scheme would be for the directors of the sewer to that gentleman said a bale lasied three i como tts motiral capital of the company from $1,900,000 to $3,000,000, aud the paid up capital from 3900,000 to 3000,009 by the issue of 12.00) 20w alaras Dying Houses or they were called, which in Tang Wa Hospital to proris a lying in ward for wecka in the stablas, being out in thres, and somer, said he had written to Farsk to Mr. of $33.38 aah, on which the sum of $10 per sbato will former times exintet in diflorent parts of the poor Chinese, and to call in European asalatanos sosh third being mixed with strew and put into Creagh in connection with this case in Juno last, obaff to last for one week. Each bale averaged and he had revered the reply produced a day or Town. To these houses it was the opetor to Now farther doniked to offer they may shares to okrry all persons in a moribund soudition, or

prid.ap.

460 or 480 lbs. ia weight, Witness never know two ags. Witnons worn to Mr.Croagh'shandwrit tho proprietore registered on June 30th, 1893, at 291

when death was spoedily crotel The Kooper

that Zwarg had been in the habit of keeping baying, Witats also received a book from the pri por cant. promiem in the proportion of twenty ave

of these bosses sapplied all ones that were

of his own in the Government atables, and the soner at the commencement of the propeadings in shares on old share!

Those changes are now being carried out, the first bought with water to quapob their thirst, but

reason ho asked the question was simply because this so the book onlained entries of trans30- meet of 814.07 per abuto being payable on faly relieved their nosessition in no other way: If the

of the information as to hay being supplied to tions in hay, and he pointed out the entry of the friends brought no food or gave them no atten-

Mr. Kennedy from the Government stables. Landing of hay to Mesa Jardine, Matheson bolat, and the second of $16.60 on October 1st, 1883,

At the same meslingu it was rescired to sub-divido tim they got nothing mors till they died.

When Mr. Creagh left, Zwerg was without saper & Co. The latter from Mr. Creagh was to the the existing 500 shares of $500 each paid.ap into

The reason for, the existence of these houses

vision, oxcopling that noch week he took his so-effect that ho had writton in the form of an am. 13,000 shares of $25 and up.

With the faaronsed capital the company will poses was the dislike of the Chinese to hire a death so

grants to be signed by Capt. Deans. He had davit all the facts he could realiset in this case, been through the books and End seen mo troco and he trusted it would be of use to wilauss' earring in their dwelling houses. I have been 21,000 share of 325 auch paid-up.

olled in to soo a Chicco merchant who wAR OL lence it is apparent that the demands mon of the Government paying Zwarg for hay sup-client. The affidavit stated that some monthe tasted so using worth fear 150,000 to 200,000 the Hospital Establishment are considerably plied. The book pradmood, while was Lopt by betora ba foft Hongkong Featterised Zorg to dollars, who was in a moribund oondition, lying larger now than foxmarly; a natural consequenoa Zwerg, bagan on the 20th May, 1882, and was a procure a quantity of hay for the cas of the on à sane lounge chair in the back yard of his of the growth of the population and the increas. I record of all parehases of fodder, do, from the police stables, and to the best of his belief the house, his friends keping carefully away. His od trafo through the port, as made evident by contractor. The prisnaar had sacred one term of quantity was five tone. Bayeral weaks afterwards the prisoner reported to bim that Messrs. Black- osso was hopeless, and he died shortly after my the Census returns and the statistics of the service in the forco, and entered another. hyvisit. Here was a man of wealth turned out into Harbour Offs. I ara informed by the Harbour Chan Sza, horse boy employed at the head & Co. had obtained the bay be ordered, and ́ bis own back yard to die in order that he might Blaster that the Europos tonnage which enter-Central Station, gave evidence to the supply of on hearing the price, he directed the prisoner to. ed the part in 1873 a 1,635,352, and in 1882 it 22 balea of hay about March last to the Central see if he could find someone who would take not contaminate his carn house.

This objection to death in the house being was 3,176,849.

Station. He said oro bale was used in three some of the hay of his hands. Zwarg reported 8 strong oven in the wealthy, it is not to be In 1877 plans woes drawn up by the Colonial wooks. By the order of the prisoner ke stripped that he could find no one who was willing to take wondered at that along the poorer class, who Surgeon and the Surveyor General for the off the oauvas coverings from eight tales and any of the bay at cost price, and he ordered it all to ho pat in the police stores. Zwarg midho live many families in one room, and who are adaptation of the old Look Hospital to the Ciril removed them to the Government tables.

Cross-examined: Nover more hay was bad chtsfeed har anon or twice, and had told him. 'comparative strangers to one anothar, the objeo. Hospital Establishment,

than he stated. He did tot koon of any hay that he had prostred, hay from the Hongkong tion to and body an the premises should be

being applied to Mostra. Jardine, Matheson & and Shanghai Bank, but whether it was all paiā Co. but he remembered that when there had for by the poliss he sould not now remember. Cross-examined: Witness had examined the book carefully but he could not say whether there boon no hay in the Government stables the prisonor got home from Mr. Kennedy

was any entry of hay lent to the Government. He had en no such antry.

LANE, CRAWFORD & C Hongkong, 4th July, 1889

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NOTICE

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8. WATSON

Family and DEPENDING CHEMISTS.

By Appointment to His Excellency the

VERNOR all his Royal Tightens the

The following telegram was received from 1659 Manila late last night by the Harbour Master- A typhoon is raging to the N.N.W. of Lusou Due to the coast, its directine pooms to W.N.W., it is, however, rather anoartsin.”

Co.,

The Agent informs us that the Messageries Ma-itimas steamer Yangtze, with the part ent- ward Francb mail, tett Saigon at 3 a.10, sud passed Cape St. James at 6 s., yesterday, for Bo-this port

DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,

PORNOMERS.

PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS, DRAGSTH SUNDRYRER.

AERATED WATER MAKELS.

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SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTEL,

PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.

NOTICE. To avoid dolay in the srecation of Order it is particularly roquestol that all basiness communicativas be addressed to the Firm, A. S. WATSON and Co.. or

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

La reproducing yesterday the portion of Dr. Ayres's repart dealing with the health and sani- tation of the saleny, by a printer's orror he wa made to say, "Tbomilk analysis is Batlafactory"; it should have been "unsatisfactory."

The Chinese in Shanghai are, according to the Daily News, persistent in stating that the French- have had another fight with The Black Flags: aud that they have been defeated with the loss of 3,000 men, but had subsidised the foreign preas of Chins to say nothing about the detenti

Return of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending 2nd July:

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The French cruiser Chalet Roynaud, Capt. Bouline, from Roobsfort, via Alzoria, Port Suki, Suez, Aden, and Colombo, arrived at Sie gapura on the morning of the 16 iustunt, en route for Tuuquin, and was to fears for bor deati nation after couling. The Straits Totes says

1.800 tons, and has a crew of 200 ron. She purod at man the French: Ironofal Atalante, bound to Singapore and Tanquia.

THE SEADRVA FUND

DIRZTŐER.

Will be stodited with the amount resolved as to muren thouow shares and will then standet $600,000

Daring the year Mr. J. G. T. Hassoli, owing to Messrs. Birky & Co. retiring from business in Hang kong, has resigned his sent at the Board.

Es. A. McIror and A. B. 3149001 retira rotation, and offer themsalvas for re-election...

The sanesi ammenta hovebeen audited by Messrs. T. Arnold and W. Forrest, and those gentlemon offer thomaelres for re-election.

M. E. BARTOON, Chairman. Hongkong, Mr Jaly, 1893.

AUDITOMA.

THE HOSPITALS OF THE COLONY. The following references to the Hospitals of the Colony are taken from the report of the Colegial Surgeon for 183-

·GOVERNMENT CIVIL BOSPITAL.

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eran stronger.

There is for a long time among the Chinese prisoners in Victoria Gaol a grast horror of be ing confined in a cell in which another prisoner

bas diod.

The number of out patients that attend the Tung We Hospital during the rear is sufficient evidence of its pupadurity umour the Chiasse.

The number of cases of Small Por admitted during theyear to this Hospital was 10, of these 3 diod, 6 were discharged, and one remained is Hospital.

In my last Annual Report. I referred to the condition of the buildings at present occupied by this particular Establishment. As I describad the then so they remain at present, bat wo hasedow brightar hopes of a speedy improvement in the stato of things that has been so lena grumbled at The Superintendent in his repart The number of vaccinations performed by the refers to his Annual Report for 1878 on the Nativa Destors in the City of Victoria and the same subject. I wrote a special report on these villages of Hongkong was 1,768. Those reocinn buildings dated April 10th, 1979, also a special tions are officiently and carefully performed on report a the proposed plaas ter the raw Europe principles, and tabs of lymph are Hospitals, dated September 29th, 1889, which taken from well selected healthy ablldron. This will be found attached to C.S.0 2352 of that is one of the geastest bandts this Hospital con

fara apon the community of Hongkook. year, when the whole subject was discussed

There is nothing now to be stated about the

Editar, not for publication, but an avideno. of good that the Chateau Reynand is a vissal of 7 gasbildings at present in ass as a lospital, we can

twith

"Dedern for extra copigs of the Daily Fross should be sant bolare 11 m. on the day of publication. After that hour the supply in limited.

Communications on Editorial matters should be addroned"The Editor," and those on business "The

Manager," and not to laðvíðusle by uang-

·RIETH.

We hear (says the Shanghai Mercury) that the claim of the C. N. Co. against the doreliot schooner Afataram has been settled by arbitra- tion, the British and Dutch Consals in Swatow being the arbitrators. It will be recollected that the Mataram was piaked ap at sea and towed into Swatow on the 15th May, by the steamer Temui. The Datoh authorities are

"At Restskig House, Swatow, on the 18th Gautant, the Wife of EoRTET BUSTFEL, of a Son. (1395

olaiming compensation from the Chinese Gorero- DSATIL On the 23nd inst., at East Villa, the Fat, Hent for the damage done to the cokooner by the

1994 Celestial pirates.

the beloved wife +1 9. R. Neat.

The Daily Press.

Hosanna, JULY 4TH, 1958.

AMONG the various schemes for the improve- most of the Colony lately placed before the Council, the one for the reclamasion of the foresboid at Causeway Bay is not the least important. For erga gare part the 200-

We (N. C. Daily News) are requested to give, apon the highest Japanese authority, an em phatis exatradictions the report published in the Fifu Shimbun, that an alliance Las been entered foto between France and Japan, at the instance of the former, bastile to the Chines Government. Sinoh a step is not, and never has been, autem platod by the advisers of the Mikado, by whom the strictees neutrality will be proserved between We think that this assurance will be mot with the contending Powers in the event of hostilitisu.:

sinoare satisfaction on the part of those who may bave heard the rumour that TO BIG BOW EM- pawore to contradict.

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only weit so hope the promised improso- meate will not to long delayed. The subject of Government Civil Hospital has been under discussion for fifteen years, the Colony novor having as yet possessed a Hospital, but only makoshifts pending this discussion, The fret building occupied as a Hospital was a trigat inefficient old Mission Honea which was blown down in the Typhoon of September 1974; the next building used for the purpose, (an an occupied Hotel) was a decided improvement, but that was burnt down in the great fire, December, 1878..

Tho admissions during the past your have been more numerous than ever before. The following tabla will show the number and position of the patients admitted during the past two years.

1899.

1891.

Poliso

496

549

Board of Trado.. Privata paging Patients

117

116

***... 193

269

93

207

Jorerament Sorvente .-.-.-.. 67 Polier Cases Destituton

923. 940

1,990 1,40€

In 1872, when I was appointed to tha. Ciril Hospital, the admissions worn 938 ($18 Polico and 490 paying patients and others) and the receipts $3,67.04 in 1882 the admissions were 1408 (54) Palies and 99 paying patients and others) and the receipts 89,822.14. Thus daring ten years that I have bosa in oltares of the capital the paying patients and other have more than doubled, and the receipts nearly trebled.

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FIRACT.

Sices 1877 the puber of patients and the stall bwe both inoressed, and when directed to roport on those plans in 1860, I found they did not proside antholont nocommodation. In 1882 the number of patiants was still larger, and a

Cheong Asa, hores boy at the Government fertiort the pluus drawn up in 1977 and approved by Sir M. H. BACK in 1979 are now still has Office stablo, gave evidence to sight bales of hay.

Mr. Francis again addressed the jury and having boun brought to the Government stables on adequate to the requirements of the growing Friday early in June. He was shroat when they abandoned his defonso as to the want of proof Colony.

The nursing staff is defective, and should be were brought. They overs taken away on the that the 2 bales of hay belonged to the Govern- ment,an that was addited by the book produced. supplemented by the addition of an Enropasnonday following, by atract costier.

Crona-examined: The ponies always had the E Lordship summo up the ento, and r Ward-master. Considerable difionity has be sxperieused in past years in finding a suitable same amount of food given thoni by bundins riowed the evidence, painting oat its bearing on can for the post, but sufficient inducement was sont from the Central Station. He recollected the caso. Es informed the jucy that if they Dever offered by the Government, and the raing same time ago on one or two occasions boliared the prisoner test the five hales in pay

to Mosca, Jarding, Matboson & Co. with the mat for some hè had lent, and the other three patients suffer accordingly.

It may be intonating to give an example of prisoner, and bringing back a quantity of hay with the intention of retaraing them, that did

not amquel to felony, a day's work parformed by the two Medioal to the Central Station.

Mr. Kennedy gaga evidezno to the pri. The jury, after a low minutes' consideration, Officers in charge of the Civil Hospital, ris: (a.) Attendance on Subpoena at the Magistrser Boner stating to him that Messrs. Black-found a unanimous verdict of not guilty. to give oriácnos. (8.) Post-mortem Examina-head Co. had got two tons of bay from

Tai War was brought up on a charge that ha tion of woman: suapasted opium poisoning. California for him, and he was sorry it bad The following is Dr. Wharry's report on the Attendance at Inquest to give evidence not come sooner as it was for Mr. Brandt, was engaged with overal others in piratically. (d) Case of shil-Birth: Primpars; woman three and he could have made a good profit. He taking possession of the Kroong Bun Li juak, on Civil Hospital-

days in labour; delivered with forceps. (8.) frequently expressed a desire to all the hay, the 7th May last.

The Attorney-General, in opening the osse, se he was hard up for money, and at length Geverament Civil Hospital,

Sixty-fire patients in Ecspital to be seen, com- Hoazkane, 24th March, 1893. prising two cases of punctured wennda of the offered to sell it to witness. He at first declined stated that on the day in question the Kisong Ste-I have the honour to forward the Hasing, two of locomotor ataxia, and ossos of to bug as be was not then using bay, but ulti Sen Lijunk was ca a voyage near Lan Tow, when Fital Statistios for the year 1832, with some cerebritis, abscess of liver, fistula in ano, mately said he would give two cents a poand. for it was attacked by a boat flying a yellow sg. remarks upon thera.

eyentery, obronie Aicha, mittent fazer.it; he could not give mom, as it would deteria-Shots were fired by this bost, the crew of the I was absent on love for the first nize months, exries of pine, acute bronchitis, saute and rate lying in his loft till the race sesson Pri-juuk driven below, and altimately landed near am therefore not in a position to make a chronic phthisis. obylan, morbas cordis, rectal soner agreed to take the price offered and gave a this colony, while their junk, containing complete raport of the working of the Hospital abessas, covero laporation of log, incised woaad delivery order which was executed by witness's quantity of pigs and eggs was seized with all in

Some time after the master of the junk m of cornes, fractured thigh, irido-oboroiditis, &c. servant. for the year.

Cross-camined: Hay was difficult to obtain the prisoner in Yau-ma ti, and recognising him The work was carried on in the makeshift l'his, with the ordinary administration of the etablishment occupying the buildings at Wart establishment, may be considered a good day's in this salooy at times, and sometimes he had as ous of the pirates, caused him to be strasted. This complainant and three of his crow, bora Point konwn on the old nok Hospital and the work for two surgeons, and it is fortunata from wat and bon unable to buy. Ha comunionally New Look Hospital, neither of them deserting the such days do not come very frequently. The sold hay also, among others to the prisoner. He out this statement, and also roognised the pri

largest unmber of patients at one tius/in Hos. had heard that the prisoner had bought hay on sover. name of Hospital at all.

hoard American mai steamors. He had nsver The prisoner alleged that this was 3388 of Is my annual report for ble your 1973 Ipital was 82 sunmocated the defects of the first mentioned The silico-bral work of the Colay, almost bought lay of wary balore. The price he mistaken identity or a consted charge. He building, and in 1880 I drew attention to the the whole of which is performed by the two gave for this hay was reasonable, he had bought denied any connection with the pirates, and esiled defects of the matter, the just orectal. I Be Medieal Ofoars aftan Hospitat, often takes up hay at a cheaper price, and he had gaid much witness, who, however, said he knew nothing about him. The prisoner also complained that not therefore now dwell upon the structural much time and attention, to the detriment of more for it thortcomings of the establishment, but it is only the patlanls in Hospital.

Filomeno Fernandes, elerk to Mr. Kannady, the polio, had put him forward for identification.

The jury found him guilty by viz.to one, right to mention them in passing, as they add Ooly the other day the Buporialeudonas at stated that he executed the delivery order given.

His Lordship commented on the serlons nature materially in the diffenty of carrying on the the Supreme Court for 54 boure, while the hy the prisoner to Mr. Kennedy, taking the hay Hospital work,

Assistant Superlatendent was at the Magistrisoner at Bess told him tay hay was in a for pentsating trafig from sach depressions. from the Government Olloss by coolies. The of the offchce, and the nasalty that existed inte's Court for an hour and a half

During a recent inquest, which was protracted godown, but when he asked what godown, he The prisoner had bed ideatified by all the men over BoToral weeks, the Medical Olcers vore sid it was in the Government Offbas stable from the junk, who had no reason for pointing He would be both summoned and subjected to Examination He did not tell Mr. Kennedy where he brought him cut if he was not the max.

sentenced to ten years' penal survitado. at great longth at differant periods of the on the hay from. quley. This assosmarily involved oxrolal pro- The Attorney-General said that was his case..

FOR ME, JUSTION RUSSELL. Mt. Francis submitted that the prosecution fo

Tas Following jury wareem pannellode-4952. Hospital labours of the two surgeons

that the 22 bales of hay brought to the Central E. Osmand, 8. D. Ühangar, C. V. Stiabel, J. S. I refer to this matter bare besanes, in ao- eidering the amount of work parformad at the Station bolonged to the Gosarasat at all, Hughes, J: Webster, M. M. C. da Bose, scd J. Civil Hospital, the Madico-lezal work has on Inspector Horspool know nothing about it, and Lante. several necasions teen left altogether out of the the horse boy only know that the bales wors sount, or also esmaally siluded to as a mere brouch there some time in Jarah. As for s tride."

the evidence went it might have been wargs "The harassing noture of theso datias, thale awa hay. They had it in evidence that the pri

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THE. BOSERRY AT THE BANK.

Li Asan was brought up on the charge of stealing $1,500 in notes from the premises of the Hongkong and Bharghat Bank on the 99th alt. Mr. Wackean prosecuted for the Attorney. General.

Mr. Baudys, paymaster of the Victor Emanual, gave similar evidence to that which has.bnen.ro gently before the public, as to his missing $1,300

in

810 notes from a pile of sotas he had lying on

The admissions, from the Police show an in- The number of oases on the Hospital Register Grease of 51 compared with 1881. Governont for 1882 is 1,543, RS of which were treated in the Servants an increass of 21. This represents a son-rurgery and dismissed. These 85 comprised siderable lossio monny and services to the Colony. Imperfloist wounds and contusions, with 5 ouses Polica Cans and Destitnter hare more than of tog bite, 2 of gunshot wounds, &c.

There were thina 1,153 patienta trested in Wa (N. C. Daily News) noto the arrival indoled their numbers since 1880, when their dition of this swamp bad boen growing moro Shanghai, por Fae-ar, al His Eroelloosy Wages ashers were 101 and 107 'rospectively; these Hospital during the year, izslading44 who partion, and made a various addition to the media out no caso,”; in it had not bawa show alao ropresent inoambranoes and loss to the remained in ospital or the 1st January, 1832. and more intolerable, owing to the per-We-chas, whose name has been somewhat pro Celens, Against these may be placed the Board Of this nointer 549 wore police, and the remain.

intly ofore the public lately in connectiou

of Trade and privató Patients who a little wors

ug 309 were made up of samen, private residents, manant anchorage of shoals of amali sampane with the Tia-nan bribery case. Wang Tajo, than pay their expenses.

dentitatos, prisoners, members of the Chiuose there. It was no doubt due to the fearfully until a few wee sage, was a member of the Grand

In 1881 the influx of European loafara and Revonne and Customs Services, and officers and insanitary condition of this Bay that Whit Council (Chun Chi Ch'n) and the Tang-Chinese baggers reached its present hoight. The neo from foreign ships of war.

Yamen, besides filling one of the Vice President Earoposu laafce is a terrible nuisance. Left on

The number of admissions from the Pelles feild Police Station, orice a healthy place, ships of the Board of Reranus. During the the beach without money or clothes, he wanters. Forse was large, and might be redused if move became very unhealthy, and fever common progress of the invertigations into the Fussa bort the straate and sleeps on the bill sites, attention were paid to sanitary requirements in importance to the community, and the responsisoner bad hay of his own, and was in the habit among the ingrates. This fact is dwaltase, however, lie was impeached by a Censar, plenty of good natured people give him drink, the housing of the man. The Polios Bulk is bility which falls ou those called apos to under. of buying bay with his own money from

who took the ground that a man against whom but he gets very little food, a short times of this especially anwholesome, and productive of one take make them a very serious part of the weak's Raznody upon by the Colonial Surgeon in his re-snol serioas quartes had been brought, and whase lande him either in the Hospital as a destitute of the worst forms of ferar among the Chinesework.at the Lospital

The Attorney-General submitted that primi chocoter ramaioad till sncleared, could aut be for Police Caso, or in the Geol as a vagabond. constables. In the latter part of the year Whit. The want of a laundry is much felt at the facis there was some avidanes that the hay was por, and denounced as the chase of the regerted by the people with that quaildsang Dadat from thee, has only the treats lold Station became remarkable for fus qutabes Hospital. The soiled bedding and clothing is at Government property, thongh net of such ovil. For the past few years, the road which should be inspired by so high an offer; and th tutas ng in one or other and savority of the cass of remittent ferer 3sat present seat to the Gaol to be washit, and the satisfactory obarove so expected. The past the Bay, which is wack frequented, bas sed in consequence of this His Excellonas establishments again, the Hospital for choice to Hospital. This is pabably to be attributed, rosult is not satisfactory. Bedding and clothing hores bor, Chua Sas, said this hay had been been inost unpleasant to all gifted with patitioned the Emperor for leave to reties on the He must get work (though he does not erect at last in part, to the cofstraction of the now used by the sink shonid, after each wasblog: be brought to the Central Offices for the Govora soner in the moneychanger's shop with a large ploa of ministering to his aged mother. biraselt much in trying) tepagac he soon becomes breakwater in the neighbourhood, with the an exposed for as bag a time as possible to the airmont and for Govorument use, it was stored in quality of $10 notes on his person, and the

and englight.

the Government premises, and served out to the shred of the Bank gare aridened to aapplying mail known in the Colony. There ia great sumulation of dith from the hosts behind it. We learn (asya the Courier) from the Skda-pan dificulty for him in getting away feam the place. No. 3 Station, old and badly built, contributes

He submitted that was the notes to Mr. Sandya. He could not identify This cannot be done in the Gaol, and would Government horses. that the Chinese Telegraph Company are ne-for there are always plenty of applicants of coesional cases of diphtheritia sore throat. not be done by private washormon, and a laun. sufficient.

any of the notes prodused, as none of the num Surreyor (teneral in the concluding pura-gotiating for the extension of their toleraph better character for bariba on board ship, and if I may here call attention to the objectionable | dey is one of the many wants of the Hospital. His Lordship thought there was a dase to go hers had been taken. It was also proved by graph of bis special report on the subject. Fines from Ticutaiu to Tangobow, overland 13. he knows nothing of sea-going work his cheuer prasties in the Hongkong Police Stations of Pho Hospital vote for the year's washing into the jury.

papara found on the prisons that some riters Mr. Francis then addressed the jury for the also found in his possession must have been par- Ha mys" I think it but just to the Rani and from Can.cbow to Poking, 36 i itia of getting away at all is very poor, and dopands providing continuous bouches for the sleeping $700-I have the bonour to be, Sir, year most

obedient-servant,

defence, sad he pointed out that he had shown chased on the day he was arrested, tary Officers of the colony to record the fact proposed to lay the wines underground. The entirely on the efforts of the charitable of the accommodation of the Chinese constables.

C. J. Wharey, M.D., that during the Eizas the prisoner had been in exterion is favored by the Superintendent of Community. So there are a number now in the affords facilition for overcrowding, and on that

The prisoner said that in the day he was ar Superintendent, that the present foul and insanitary and Northern Trade and the Taung.li Tames. Colony who bare for years been taking alternate and etter grounds is objectionable.

the employ of the Government he had besa in eosted he met a clansman in the street who in- The sickness among the police was chiefly tion of Causeway Bay was brought about by Matarinis for the construction of the lino were to spalis in the etresti, Hospital, and Gaal, and it

the babit of buying and selling bay, and Levited him into an anting house, and there gara shaald also prove that such was the case by his money, some of which he was to take home, the direct action of the Government in 1879, be sent there shout a wank ago. The telegraph is perfectly astonishing how well they wear under diarrhoea, febrile attacks, bronchial catarrh, and

line from Shanghai to Nia po will be Suished in the oleoumstances.

other witnesses. No doubt it was very wrong and some, be was to keep and carry to a foreigu With the Chinese huggarsane:ioal injuries. in forbidding the Sanitary Polics to inter-a few days; the vota ebarged will be sleven cauts the life is similar, with the differanse that they admitted to Hospital saffering from corns and

and very irregular for a government servant to country to bring a clanaman tome. This was. Bo this, or be allowed to do it, but the fact the money found on his person. fere with the boat population when the latter per word. The Vienroy of Natking has petigo to the Tang Ws Hospital instead of to the abrasions of one foot. He had been accustomed

tioned the Throne for permission to extend the Government Civil Hospital,

to go. barslost at hozne, and was quite dinatled

maized that he had obtained, hay from

The jury returned a unanimous verdict of tola graph tine From Kina.ning, our Nanking, Table V. shows the abseneter of the diseases by the thick hard leather boots served out to

Bedsitiva olfactory nerves. The condition of the place is well and truly described by the

began to establish themselves permanently

on the foreshors and to form the boat village

It

One Indian constable wIR

Dr. Ph. D. C. Ayres, Coloniai Surgeon.

SUPREME COURT,

23rd July,

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

the counter of the Bark.

P.C. Prior gave evidence to arranting the pri-

the Pacifio Mall staamers, and also from guilty.

Mr. Reedy He had also lent hay to Hi Lordship said the constable seemed to have Messy Jardins Matheson & Co. There was shown a grant deal of vigilanos and a remark.

to Hankow. This line will probably be under- in patients aimitter so Hospital during the past him when he joined the Police in Hongkong. which has been only's recently-dislodged Haken-by-the Company-Pro Bhempro also yake, at stint--Ferts, Bowel, and Chest vou-It might be-ne-well-to-flow these men to must BEFORE THE HON-SIGNORO'S PHILLIPPU ocasionally a great deal of dificulty.ín gotting labis amount of acuteness in this cass. He de

Keros, and from Foschow to Formosa, and they states that cables are bo ng laid from Chofas to will bo Govorament lines.

plaints have their usual rouinause iu the list,

canvas shoes, either black or white.

The total number of days spent in Hospital

1871 it was 6.134.

CHIEF JUSTICE..

THE CHARGE AGAINST A CONETADLİR.

to

ship would bring his condast to the notios of the

Sentance reserved,

LARCENY TEOM THE PERSON, Ching Awing was charged with stealing $100, the property of Mr. G. Pieroy, from one George Tonsg

Mr. Macksan prosseated.

the matter in hand, and the Cology are it appɔintaunt is forferdly styled 'noting," bat this eight were bedios of infants, and this is aucther diagnosis in esoh ares, and with several changes L. Hansohila, A. & Marshall, R. C. Hurley, Marsh. According to the anonut which Mand, but he was caught by a constablė.

Lak Ino Chun.

: FOCKET PIOXING,

Wong Alwal was charged with the tholk of a miss from the person of as Indian fireman in Laar low as the 4th ins Mr. Markean prosaoutad:

The complaizzat was looking on at a fight when he felt his pockeb touched, bo turned und and seized prisoner in the not of sterling Prisoner was found guilty and sentence was

his parce.

!

PERJURY.

These bost people have now all been, turned

But as usual increase is shown in the rin 1882 by members of the Fucos was 5,807, is

bay in this colony either by the Government serred great credit in the mattor, mad bis Eorâ- private individuals. He should show by Zwarg's sway, but each bost has left behind it all

number of contusions, wennds, and fractures in this year.

Robert Zwerg, police constable and mounted book, which contained entries of all hay received

authorities, around the berth which it so long tenanted

Tologeums have been received in Skaughai Table VI. shows the rate of mortality in the The admissions from fereign ships of war wers orderly to . . the Governor, was brought beand all other transactions, that from August to undisturbedly, a four years accumulation of Erom Tientsin sanonnoing the issue of an Im. Hospital for the past ten years, which rate is 12 in amber: one officer and two seamen from fore the court on the sharge of stealing 4ght Marok last the Government rau short of hay putrid rafuss. When the tide receding and peris Decres on the 19th inst, by virtue of very small for a Genom! Hospital.

the French vessels, ona officár und sír seaman bales of bay belonging to the Government. to for the horses: There was not enough bought of the costructus, and a little was obtained from whtel Li Hung-obang resumes tas Viceroyalty Table VII, shows the admissions and deaths from the Russian fient, and two snamen of the the valce of 890. this expanse of fermenting organic matter is of Chilli Chang Shu-sheng is ordered back to in each month of the year, tha Bammor month American Navy.

The Attorney General appeared for the pro Mr. Konzody. The jury would see that in exposed to the direct rays of the sun the the Liang-kuang, where he is to take up his May, Jane, July, and August bringing the great-

Table 7. shown the varieties of discuss among seontion, Me. Franois, instruoted by Mara.ptember they had only 930 the of hay, abont the patients generally, with the mortality from Stophers and Holmes, for the defance,

two balan, 650 lbs. in Ooiber, in November, eflaylum is sickening beyond description, former post while Tang Kuo-cb'ün is sumost nomber.

-Young was walking in East-street on the 2nd The defendant, on being chargel, said five nothing, in December two bales, and in Jannaty July, when the prisoner esme bebind him and moned to the Capital for audiones. Commenting Table VIII shawa the number of dead bodies Bach. and I have no doubt that it is the cause of the above, the N, C. Daily News mysThe brought to Hospital for exuumtion, which is

A comparison of the relativa frequency of the tales belonged to me, and three I took, not with two bales: so that at the most there were snatched a roll of nutes, worth $100, from his the fever prevalent in the neighbourhood." Imperis Decree, ordering Li Chang-tar to mudliin excess of the unmbers in former years, different dinostos in this list with that of 1881 the intention of stealing, but intending to re-only seven balas of hay in the presession of pocket. He asized the man, who dropped the the Government at the outside, from the piss and orcaped by leaving bis jacket in Young's It was high time that the Government took resume his former past as Viceroy of Chibli which up to 1981 wore seldom much over the would hanf little valus, as so much depends open place them afterwards.

The following jury man empanelled-Mossre.ead of August the beginning of will no doubt take many by surprise. The bandred, and are now 199, of which seventy-the amount of time and attention given to the

The prisoner pleaded guilty to two prior con- debted to Mr. Pares for turning his atten- refers imply to the fact that Li is in monring, result of the influx of beggars from Cauten, in the Acting Superintendente, there is no com. A. Jaqueira, E. Deuson, M. A. Gomos, and Horspaal had aald was given to the horses, and viotions.

mon ground of comparison, the way

which he thought the jury would hardly aredit, Buitence reserved.. tion to it so promptly considering the and therefore not supposed to be in offices at all some of whom are dreadful spectacle,

There were mora Fenereal saves in 1892 tha The Attorney-General, in opening the case, this would not be nearly enough. There wers | His Excellency wil also, no doubt, go through of disease. other heavy works he has in hand. The cus form of declining; but we are pretty sure to Of the six classes of patients admitted to the in the preceding year, as many as 25 being inexplained the nature of the charge which, bousid,eleren periods of three wooks in that time, and Bargeyor-Gecorul proposesto roulaim twenty-see biz back in his old post are long, which he Guveratasat Civil Hospital the increasing num. Hospital a one, but some of them were brought was brought by Ir. Herspool, the Chief Innocording to Mr. Horspool's own evidence at six acres of this nozione swamp, which will hold together with that of Superintendent bars of two pissses only aro at all satisfactory, into the Colony, Nagaki scams to be especially opoetor of Folies, The prisoner had been for last four more bales analt he required. This somo yours a constable in the Hongkong Pollos account, however, made no allowance for loss by of Trade for the Northorn Ports. There was those goat in by the Board of Trade, and the dangerous in this respon

In a number of essor the disease was said to Force, and had been engaged also for some years waats or spoiling and then only allowed two lbs. will then be availablò for building purposes, probably navar any rest obauna of Tso being paying patients. The increase in admission of to dredge the foreshore, and to make a moved to so impariant a position. The business Police and Government Servants is the most have been contracted from Hongkong bant, in the amperintendance of the Goverumant per pony per day, and there had boou are bales slope on the northern bank of the Causeway entirely condnoted by the Viceroy's sor, a young remains that anwholesome overcrowded quarters

stables, and connected more or less with the start, which Zwar had supplied. The Govern of the Liang-liang provinces is now almost ninestinfactory of all while the slightest suspicion women,

The law regarding detention in Hospital of stpply of hay to those stables. In March, 1883, ment could not have fed ita ponies without the ou which boats can be hauled up. He onl-man whose experiengo of administration is not and residences hare anything to say in the seamen affected with venereal disease is same a quantity of California hay was parehaset for prisoner's assistance, and though he was not in sulates that the total cost of the reclamation of the highest order. It was, wa beliars, he who mattor. That any man eaming from forty to what anomalous. It oumpels infected seamen the use of the stables from Messrs. Blackhead & the least defending the irregularity of the proved achetno will be not more than $30,000, Rudsugested the notable soloma with regard to the sixty dollars a month or even lees should be bard who have taken up their residence in a licensed Co., and stows in the Central Of. At that sonor's conduct, he did not think these faste said it rabelle of the Liang Hual which cost his pet to it to find himself decent Lubitation in a boarding hours to dous to Hospital, and to stay time Mr. Creigh was deputy superintendent of much for the management of the Government the land thus rendered available for sale father a somewhat sharp babe some mouths Colony like this is nothing shoet of a scandal, thero until eared, whernes if they are destitute poligs, and the prisoner was kadar his suparin- stablos. Though his sondnet might be irregular, on the 11th June may realise about $84,000. No doubt some age from Peking. Under these dreamstances, and bere haedrals of Europeans are compelled and thrown cr the streets thay may scatter dia-Loudouce and expervision. Shortly after that there was great deal of difference between frie

Mr. Creagh laft the colony, sud he thought it gularity and larosny, which the prisoner was Lime will elapse before the lots are all sold, likely that Tss will be promoted to a higher houses, that no one can keep slaan with the best

which are well known in official troles, it is not to live in the most nuwholesomely constrated ease broadosas without let or hindrance,

Some of those apply and are received into would appear in ovidonge that Zwarg ra charged with. If he took thefise balss with area bat laving regard to thøvery great nonreitysphere of mischief than be at present coerpiss. intentions, al that on fresh air ever enters. Exopital as destitutes, but they are often tarka-mained in his position, having the control of the annable belief that Le was entitled to it, he could of building sites, and the impossibility of The summons of the Anting Viceroy of Cauton The Falica Casen und Daslitates is increasing leat and troublesomo, and insist on leaving, before ing applied for Govaramant papason, but with-uat be convicted of felony. As to the other

to Peking means, however, further changes numbers are no credit to the Colony either. they are cured..

out the supervision that had been previously three balos, atriotly spanking he had no right suy appreciable extension of the city woet- which will no doubt develop themselves are long." The numbers of admissions and dooths in the There were 68 deaths during the year, which exercised by Mr. Creagh. The case for the prose to take them, and prind facts the taking them wards, it is absolutely certain that the land

Hospitals for the part nine years are shown in not a large num'st, but some of the severost oation was that he took advantage of this. The rendered him liable to this charge. The quel reclaimed must at no distant date become

cases of injury and disease among the Chinese are hay bad bean originally stored in the Central tion was, however, whether he took it with a

He was found guilty and sentence reserved, aaaally removed by their friends to die at home. Offices, hat Zwarg sent to Mr. Kennedy, the felonious Intention, to deprive the Government very valuable. Industrial works are steadi-

The number of dead bodies sent to the Hospital, owner of the Repository Stables, and made of it, and convert it entirely to his own use..

A obarge of possession of counterfeit ovina, increasing, and unless new sites are found

there being no pablo mortuary, was 198; of which rangements for selling a quantity of hay to him. Zwarg asid bo did not, bo intented to replace it: No. S on the calendar, was adjourned to next 7ware Europaan adults. 113 Chinese adults, and He then went to the doutral Offees and entered he had made arrangements to do it, and could ersions, and a charge of obtaining money by it will soon be extremely difficult to start

| 78 Chiness children.

quantity of the hay stored there to do so oasily. If the jury believed that this was false pretenos, No. 9, was withdrawn. N any new enterprise of the kind in Hongkong-

I believe a polto mortuary will be built one of be sent down to the Government Stables, the case, that did not amount to atsaling

Tao Bessions were then adjourned till this There is really no reason why a xope work [PER

these days, and it will probably have concocted which were jest opposite Mr. Kennedy's stables. however indefabsile it might be. Me. Franois terning at 10.50- with it a post-mortem room, sa well saa Caroner's He then went to Mr. Kennedy's, and told him to argued that there was no felonious intent, but should not prove a great success, and there

Court, waiting rooms for witnesses, &a.

take a delivery of the hay. The fact that hey had that the prisoner was only bonoring hay of the

The other day a pompous little fellow at a are numerous Chinese manufactures which,

When this one to sea, the Hospital will be bu takou from thesa stables was brought Government as the Government had borrowed. with a little encouragement, might be started

There were no admissions this year. The freed from the offensivo, exhalations from bodies to the knowledge of Inspector: Heaspool, and bay of him. He sino dwell on the prisoner's dimer table was boasting of the great mon with following numbers show the admissions for the in all stages of decomposition, as well as from by him to that of the Captain Superintendent of lorg services in bis responsible position, and he whom he was on intimate terms. He was la the noise and bustle of the Coroner's Court, and Polios Captain Deane then aharged Tapeator also contended that the 22 balss of bay delivered constant correspondance with Longfellow, had the malocholy sight and sounds of eontiously Hovepool with the duty of seeing Zware and at Police Stores was not proved to belong to the learchedith Tennyson, was in friendly re

lations with the Prince of Wales; and, in short, passing fanevalg.

making him sertain questions. He woul and Govore ment at sill.. In Table V. nia casos of parturition are re-first asked whether he had may hay in the Go- Mr. J. P. Da Coste, plork in the godown de kan everything and everybody. At lauztas corded, in two of which the mother died. The Front stables, and to this Zwar tiplied partment of loners. Jardins, Matheson & Co., quiet individual at the farther end of the room fata of the offspring is not recorded, but most not now" Mr. Horspool then, in parsisice of said in Jans hat year the prisoner, me to his broke in on the conversation with the question, of them, if not all, were born dead. I have in his ondore, requested Zwarg to resign, which it golowa and got three bales of hay, and in Bop."My doar sir, did you happen to know the previous reports alluded to the fact that, in nesas appeared in did. This charge was then mught tomber he came again and got two more. Biamese twins when they wam in this country p of digault labour among the Chiness, the lives against him, and he had raised a ples which hal the set to doll ver them and the prisoner: Our her, who evidently had a talent for lying,

bat no real genius, i anee replied: of both mother and child are invariably saorifood amounted to one of not guilty. If the prisoner told bim it had boon borrowed from the police unloas European ald is called in. The Chiness established what no bad pleaded, it would be si Mr. L.C. Balfour, sub-amecontant of the Hong. Hanzone twins, eir? Te, sir. I became very so-called doctors know nothing of anatomy, and cironstones for the jury to take in osnsidera- kong sad Shanghal Bank, tail be had seen the intimate with one of them, but I never had the they admit their utter ignorans of the macha- tion with regard to what was his intention in prisoner at the Bank, where he had come to good fortune to meat the other,"

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

balow

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE " DAILY Posse."

1874. 1675

Adfecions.

1874 1010 1976

Deaths.

1976.

1000

1876

36

1877

950

1577

1578

1828

1879

1,071 1670

EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA, AND

CHINA TELEGRAPH CO,'S LIKE.]

1820..

1,055

1880

1881..

1,298 1881

1832...

1,158 1890

here, Bowrington, an Mr. Pazos justly Bays, "is Bearly all taken up, and when the tramway is fairly started it is highly prob. to 146 daily.

LONDON, 1st July, FEARFUL MORTALITY FROM

CHOLERA IN EGYPT;"

ALL POI HOSPITAL

paat nine yeaTS.

The mortality from sholem in Cetra amonuts

Time

1674

.4

1875

1876

1877

1878

1870

dmissions.

able that a demand may spring up in Bow. The 42nd Regiment ped a detachment of the rington for houses. The clearance about to 60th Regiment at Cairo have been ordered to

Suel, 'be effected in Queen's Hoad by the Military

FRANCE AND ANNAM. Authorities will also naturally render it ne- In the French Senate M. Chattumal-Inovas, cessary for a similar number of dwellings the Minister of Foreign Affairs, said he would to be provided elsewhere. This rolamation not hesitate to establish a blockade if any power This still in the wretched building before will therefore not only be a great sanitary supplied Annam with acne and mammunition. described in my previous Annual Reports, which

1880

1881

1853

PEMFÖRLET LUNATIU AŠILUM

Imi Sam, hawker, was obarged with perjury

Mr. Markean protsented. It will be remom. bared that the prisoner brought a charge against jierieksha cselis of robbing him of a dollar and bors out his large by eridanes. It turned out. however, that the dalla had been dropped by a drunken ssarasa and picked us by the woolls, while the hawker gave him into oustody on this charge after a vain attempt to get him to share. the spoil

he

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