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THE DAILY PRESĄ, PRIDAY, APRIL 17TH, 1888E,
The Portagatis gunboat. Tamega, Captain Avila, arrived here yesterday from Mano
on
The German ganboat Iltis left Shancha the 10th inst. for Tientaln. Las Nutilus has gong inte dock at Shanghoi
We ham meived from Captain Jahn Am brose Clarke a pamphlet showing the method of ascertaining the titig of high water.
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of affairs between France and China which have recently been made public. This may or may not be important. It is also a fact that the in- surrection in Kashgar is causing the most serivus anxiety to the authorities in the capital
A fire broke out in a candle shop at the top of the Ningpo-road in the Fokien-road, Shanghai, about a quarter to seven o'clock jam on the 11th Instant The hoo was between two firo walls, so the fames did not spread. The sille gail, with their engine, ware the first on the Eosus, followed shortly afterwards by the Mik-ho-loongs, bat the fire was being got well under when the Courier's reporter Inft, and it was want their services would not be required.
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FOLICE COURT. 10th Apell.
Baron MR. E. MACKEAN.
A DRUNKEN CHIHAMAN.
Le Ayut, mat packer, was fined 85, and in default sent to gaol for a week for drunkenness and assaulting a Chiasso countable in Square- streets THE AGE OF LARCENY AND ASSAULT ON
number admitted to the Military Hospital this daily onsumption mase and he increased in your, but an increase in the number of deaths. į weight & lbs. in the first month; had smoked 20
16-Talls TV, gives the average strength off years.
the Force, the oases of zickness and deaths, with The hoarient waight admitted is 139 lbs., bi the percentage to strength for 1894 I give boj daily conenmption mase, increase in weight low, for the sake of comparison, the number of 71bs, had asked 20 years; none of those last
reosited any special treatment. admissions and deaths for the past ten years..
Admissions,
IRYA 176.
1828 1078
1830
1601
2993.... 1833...
Destre
*11:0
·863
2
873
10
1,035
11,000
4
1,010
R
1,097
13
Isax And no pacial symptoms common to all opium smokers when dearlyed of the use of the drag; they are all ready caanga to complain if there is anything the matter with them, and are all watched with the greatest cars, sud I find nothing to recall in anything I liste atatod in previous reports.
The N. C. Daily News has been informed that, tios of a new Cathedral, but a difficulty fact of Russian intriguss in Contral
the advices received from Paling by the unive arcas in establishing a marketable title. To Asin, and if she wishes to maintain berficials at Shanghat do not exactly coiralle with meet this a Bill was prepared by Mr. J. J. promacy in Indis, obe must take every pło-the particulars empecting the present situation Favors, as legaladviser to Bishop Ramoner, caution to check attempt at aggression by
19,ouable the Sacred Congregation for the being at all times well prepared for war. Propagation of the Faith to mortgage and sel) cortain property in Hongkong." This Bill dealt with the specifle lot in question,
POLICE. and was open to none of the objections
Frank Pulseda, private of the Buffs, appearod, which have been raised against the present
Nothing has been duns in the way of atomical Bill. Oa reference to the Law Committee of:
remand, tonoharge of having stolan some
snalysis of the opium smoko, as the very limited 1884........
accommodation for laboratory work is hardly the Legislative Council, however, "it was con-
vegetables at Kowloon on the 12th inets and aar saulting P. B. Ahmad Noor is the cremation of his duty.
12-The sickness, therefore, is pewaly, oqual equal to the ordinary requirements of the Govera- sidered that this Bill would not harathadesired
It will be remembered that Noor said he met to any of the previous five years and is only ex-¦ment Analyst, who has had much disculty and effect, and it was accordingly withdrawn," The French oruiser Volle, Captain (Higan
soldiers of Kowloon shortly after midnight, ceeded twise in the previous nine years, while discomfort to contend with, in oven his ordinary presumably on the advies of the Attorney. and the corvette Kerguelen, Captain Fourator,
with a quantity of vegetables in their passation. the number of deaths is only exceeded ones indation.
There still remains as an established fact that SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED General. The pajors laid before the Coun- left bars youferday for Haiphong.
A fatal acosdont seemed at Hang Ham After a fight with them they escaped hits, but a the previous nine years kothe Indian Felice, the sudden deprivation of the drug produces no In addition to the Espiègle, we hear that the
14, the defendant's number. The defendant seems to suffer more from sickasss in proportion evil affect and causus ne spreciable discomfort, forage cap was left in his possession boring No. 18-The Indian Troops. NOTICE-To avoid delay in the execution or grounds it was considered the Bill would domposits aloop Wild Binan; gone, is on her in cords of erection collapsed, ved fell in alled ovidence to provo he was in bed at the to their strength than the white Troops or Police, sertalaly acthing more than a tobacco smoker
way out to join the squadron of Admiral Sir
The Indian Troops-havo, as a zula, better quar-ould suffer. time stated. not have the desired effect. Bishop Raw. Dowall in these waters.
tars, ligator duties, and loss exposure than the
TEMPORARY LUNATIC ASYLUM. Mox's first application, it appears, was for
39. This wretched building a 'longer in strength is not much less, so that the slokera Among them cannot be accounted for in this existence The patients were removed from it way. Their own climate is as cold in winter, at the end of the year, and we now have a fine
40.-Thero word only six admissions this year! very much better in summer, and it is met les Civil Hospital. variable in its changes. The same diseases Are common to both climates. They can in both four, males and two fomslas. Four wa die cases, procure the dist they are accustomed to in charged and want to their antive places relieved, their own country and they are both better paid and two remain. and clothed. So that it la difenlt to account for so much sickness amongst them in both oases.
GovEaxKÉM CIVE. HOSPITAL. 19-The Establishment is now conducted in the Old Look Hospital, which had been sitered and improved according to the plans approved | by the Secretary of State and now provides hand- somo airy wards for the patients.
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After that hour the supply is limited.
The Daily Press,
Hongkong, April 17TH, 1385.
village yesterday morning. A stane building and one of the Chinese worked who was in- aide was killed by sous of tire stones falling the mishop acarred while the workmen ware nt theirme, dr the assualties on doubtloss have bam namerous. The one
manner in which the walls were being put up, mortar being entirely absent in a considerable portion, and the rest of the constraction of anch
This Worship ordered the defendant to find
having for six months
We publish to-day the realis of the socota/upon him and orashing his skull. Fortunately oro surety cf 210, or a deposit, to be of good be- Polica, rat their sickness - In proportion to their such incorporation as was granted in Trinidad day's racing at Foochow, which took place, we tu the Archbishop of Port Louis by Ordin. learn, on the 15th instead of the 11th ist, ence No. 16 of 1870, ur, as this would-take having been postponed on aoconut of bad of tho fall of the house was the wretched West was summoned by Inspeotor-Groy on a f ́as "most of thodi come from northern India; and airy. building not far from the Government
woother
Vladivostock.
We have to acknowledge receipt, from the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Statistical Department of a Chinese translation of the Register of lightheunos, lightshin, buors, & for 1885, previously published in English,
We are informed by the Agents, Mozars. Ros- & Co., that the E. & A 8. 6. Co's steamor Gudrie left Port Darwin for this port yesterday morning, and may be expected to sarive on or about the 20thinst.
A draft of over thirty appers and miners of the Royal Enginoors are, we hear, on their way out to this port from Gibraltar and Maita in one of the P and O. steamers. This is a walnota in dication that the fortifestions are to be pushed on with more rigour..
The British steamer Will the Wisp and the Partagues gunboat Themega went over to the Cosmopolitan and Kowloon decks respectively yesterday. The British slip Third yoes over to the Cosmopolitan dock. jo-day-and-the-Ger- man stasafor Ingraber will go round to Abor des The German bardes Christine, the Ameri- gan barque Tho. M. Clark, and the German
maka it Kowloon docks to-day, -
The remains of the late lamented British Minister to Chion have left Peking end were to be onurayed to Shanghai in the Indo-Chinn steamer Eewehing. The Mercury saya The French cruisers stationed at the entrance of the Yangtage have roosired orders to tender military honours to the r. quine of the late Sis Harry Parken, by firing a salate of thirteen gans, when the Eowshing passes by."—The Courier, commenting on this annonseinent, rightly says: Graceful and do liste attentions like tasse do a great deal, to strengthen the entente cordiale between the two- nations, and the French-nation is facile princeps in the art of exercising these nezties. It is most sincerely to be hoped that the present armistice will be followed by a ponce, and that the harmony usually existing between French and English hare, which has been a little raffled of Iste, rasy be fully restored."
turn tas varge osemand take some of it out Ed
TAZN BA GAMBLING, Ah Ning, of No. 1, Hang Hong, Quera e-road charge of keeping on agency for dealing in teze fa lottery tiokata.
The offenco was proved by P.8. Angra ann and an informer, and, the defendant was fined $25, in default of paying which he was sent to gaol for à merith. -
Wong Tang, of 24,8quare-street, was summon- ad by Inspetor Quincey on a similar charge, and ho was fined 50, which be paid, 83 haing given to the informaz
FETTY LAMOĽNIBA.
Tue Alau, coolia, for stealing a soda water bottle at the Hongkong Hotel an Wednesday, was fined $5, and in default sent to gael for a wook.
toon days hard labour for stealing four fols in Wong Amo, hawker, was satenced to four Sung On Lans, Wyudham-street, yesterday
morning.
THE CHARGE OF ARSON, Cheung Akwong, trader, was brought before the Court, on recnanil, on the charge of having unlawfully, feloniously and maliciously set fire to a shop at No. 11, Bonham Strand, with intent to defraud » Hamburg Fire Tarurance Offes on the 18th October, 1884.
Some
-
41-Table XL shows the number. nsturoj and nationality of the ones and the length of their detention.
Tuko WA HOSPITAL. 49.-Tân total number of patients admitted to this Hospital during the past was 1,474; the tatal treated 1,55; of these 765 diad.
The number of out-patients treated waA 192,811
The number of maribend as brought to Hospital is 991.
20.-The Now Lock Hospital in sifil vocupied antil the Fever Wards, Venerout Warda, Cootier as part of this Establishment and will remain so
The number of Small Por cases treated in the Quarters, &o, &c., are finished, which, I hope, Small For Wards of this Hospital way, 15 of will take place before the end of the year. i those 7 died,
21-Besides these buildings, a new Hospital, The number of vaccinations successfully, pro- * a Mortuary and a Laboratory have to be confonged by the travelling vaccinators of the Tung" structed and the ground for the buildings in Wa Hospital during the year was 1,694, now in course of preparation.
Follo
· Board of Trade- Private paying Patient.. Government Servante Polios Casos Destitutes...
1882 1883 1884 849 399.188
293. 288 200
230, 201 999;
1,238 1,458 1,502 1,354 25. The dooranne in the admisalona to Hos pltal are, it will be son abora, chielly due to the Police, Board of Trade, and Government Ser vants, all of which it is very satisfactory to noto Private paying patients remain about the same." which is nusatisfactory. Destitutes are about Police once shot a steady increase in afery year
the same.
26-Table V. shews the character of the dis
27.Table VI. shows the rate of mortality of the different classes admitted to Hospital.
28-Table VII. chówi th admissions and deaths in cash month of the year, both slokness. and mortality being greatest in the last seven mouths of the year. This is not usual; the su mer months June, July, Angust, and September have generally brought in the largest number, but this year the numbers in all class: kept up
99-Tablo VIII. shewa the number of dead bo FOR 1884
dies brought to the Mortuary and shows a great deurvase in the number of children, only 25; the The following report by the Colonial Burgeen number of adults has also been considerably do
ôf the year the bodies wars taken to the new Public Mortuary of which the record is not Bol down hero.
30.-The number of admissions and deatḥa in the Government Ciril Hospital for the part ten years are as follow
its nature whea-it does come, The Imperial tween the two cases, The Ecclesiastical steamer Atalanta are to be discharged froto the Danielsen replied that his sailors were not THE COLONIAL SURGEON'S REPORT. Pretty steadily to the end of the year.
*
HEALTH OF THE COLONT.
DRATIS AXONG EUROPRÁNO.
TEAR.
3873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878
terio
Ringle Continuela
Турдия..
Diarrhea
Totals
9. B
17 17 18 14 10
24 23 24 | 24 | 27.-29
-1879, 1830 1831 1835 1952 181
Enteric ........ Simple Coatiraed.... 21 Typhas DASTEOA
Totals,
1
1
1
14 10 201
*
15
39 24-20 371923
DEATHS Amana CairɛEZ,
YEAR.
(1973) 1974 1975; 1876j3 377, 1878
+Simple Continued 00 13970
Typhus Darbas 135 291 236 2311
*Totale......... 36|452 | 615 | 696 | 631 || 1,904
| 1879 1880 1681 1882 1963† 1881
TIAR
considerable time, to "introduce and pass s
The Russian Volunteer Fiset'i aboner Russia, special Ordinance reciting, the circumstances with 800 migrants on beart, (300 men and 500 especially authorizing the sale of Lot No. 50,"women, arrived at Singapore on the 7th instcharnoter as to bo utterly uselesa The Ordinanco referring specially to the sale from Odessa and left, the next morning for of lot No. 50 Laving been withārawn, Bishop RAIMONDY pressed lite request for incorpora- tion: Tho. Governor referred the matter to the Secretary of State, with a request for in-
otceived stating what legislation Lord DEBBY
structions, and in reply a despatch was ro would be prepared to approve of There was go direction that any particular Bill abould be passed ; bis Lordship merely indicated that he would have no objection to legislation of a certain character. Two Ordinances of the Legislature of Trinidad were forwarded to seres as precedents.: In Elio papers presented
22-The house for the Buperintendent is also to the Legislative Council on Wedacoday
in the sourse of construction. The foundationis
$2-Tablo XVI. shows the rate of mortality only one of these Ordinances is printed, and The Daily News says that on the morning of
have been laid and I hope a few months 'nore that the one which the Attorney-General as the 7th instant the turbout Rocket went down to
The Shanghai Courier Bays:-"Admiral Do.
Mr. Woften appeared for the prosecution; Mr. will see it complated.
among Europan and Ameriem residente în the New Dook at Shanghai to tow the Whas to wall is watching the Russian, feet, vory closely. Ewenn for the defence.
-The Now Public Mortancy is now in Hongkong. The percentage to the amber of fected as bis model. The other one was not Hongkew, but had. the misfortune to run into On the 8th inst, news having append that the Lang Kweng, the witnesscalled at the previous working order and there will be no longer any residents for 1894, 3.09, is the highest in the past.. Tus reply of His Breellency the GOVERNOR included in the papers (which it was under the ex-blockade runner, damaging her to the ex-Russian gunbost Gornosion was to leave Tien-heating, was cross-examined atconsiderable length offensive long deceased bodies brought to the ten yea to the question of the Hen, P. Bratz at stood were to be complete), bot, from the tent of upwards of Tis. 1,000.
I give Below the table of the death rates for tain immediately for an unknown destination by Mr. Ewans. He went over the same ground neighbourhood of the Hospital HB.M.'s gunbost-Merlin, which was slap at as was before traversed, and he further said he The admissions during the past year the past twelve years among Europeans and Chi. Wednesday's meeting of the Legislative brief description of it gives incidentally by Tur Janas Mail says that the favoaret can. Tiantain, immediately proceeded to Takn and agave no money, for the promissory note which have not ben quite so numerens as in file two. 598 as registered in Hongkong, from discuses Council in referents to the resolution adopted the Serretary of Stats it would, wathink, baro didate for normination as linister in China, in chored outside the bar. The Gornostay had had been given him in fulfilment of the promise fromor years, 1881 and 1852. The following which may be caused by fill poison. by the Council on the 1st inat. was precisely formed a bettor model than the one selected, appeal axle on this built by famous Drone good quantity of cast on board and was prepared of giving lim something good. He was told be table shews the samber and position of the
„Mr. Young's placa-judging the strong what we expected. Sir OROROL BOWEN has lost The Secretary of State sagu the Ordinance to srstic leaders is Mr. Watson Boyle, clark to for a long voyage, but when a pilot was applied for go and make a report of the fixo at the Magis patients brought to Hospital for the past four no time in forwarding the resolation, and be be passed in Hongkong should incorporate a the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Housato take hor at of the Peine all the pilots were tracy, and say it was caused by a kerosine Inap. years
engaged, and up to the time of the Fungshun's He went and male the report. He was also to of Representativos."
departure from Teku Bar on the 7th, the Go say that the prisoner was away, at his family bas urged the immediate consideration,of the person holding some office in the Church-of matter, but the Imperial Government will Home, or a body of trustess to be appointed Mortuary yesterday afternoon. The bodies under steam, waiting for a pilot. The Merlin bis elab He gave the information sacord- Inquanta were opeand on these bedies at the nostay was reported as still being ut Tieuksia, house, that might, and that Li King was at certainly take more than fortnight to retrola time to time, in some manner to be were those of Chinese, two of which had been was at Taku Bar ready to follow the Russian, ingly, but the information was falso turn an anewer. Apart altogether from the prescribed by the Ordinance, as in the case found dead in the harbour, and the third being and it was reported that another British man-of-weeks after the firs a friend asked him about he told them the prisoner mot fact that their timo, is now fully occupied of the Church of England in Trinidad under that of a man who died at the Tung Walwar was craising in cas' Gulf of Pothill on the it, and
Ere to the house, and he then made the-other Hospital from the effect of injuries sustained by look out for the Gornantay." by augurous questions of the utmost mo- the Ordinanca No. 8 of 1878" This was a fail from a verandah. The inquiries wero
report to the police. Besides his friend witness ment, subjects such as the establishment of substantially the course we recommended all adjourned to the Magistracy this afternoon. The subjoined narrative is taken from the also tell the compradore of Mrs. Paston
Shanghai Courier We learn from the North Co. that the fire was an not of incondiariam. a direct line of telegraph between here and when dizenesing the Bill some days ago, An addition has been made to the recant slep-that the Waverley, on her passage to Chefeo, lie also showed the promissory note to the con- Singapore and the provision of a flotilla of before the papers were published. Had that der collection of birds in the City Hall Museum was banded while off Sharcishan by an offer pradore, and they went together to a lawyer. torpedo boats would at any time involves course been followed the object aimed at, so in thecently at a bardas, and to other was from the faces of the Waverley recoirat the Mr. Wetton and the moret, but there was not in the shape of two albatrossos, one of which was from French crniser Regnauit de Fenouilly. 'fho witness was ales further questioned by lengthy reference from one department to far as the dealing with property was con- shot by Mr. J. S. Brewer this week off Cape Frendl mare on his arrival gu deck, and took him much added to his previous evidence. another. The proposals would, we prean me, cerned, would have been secured without the ing 7 foot 9 inches across the wings. It has boonseoing that the Frenchman had had a long pall in East-street. The Mi King shop was ze door vases adosited to Hospital.
Callingon. This is a handsome specimen meear to his room. On arriving there the chief ofbost, So Fung Shinu said he lived in Kwon Huan have to be submitted by the Colonial Office division of opinion which occurred at Wed- admirably preserved by the taxidermist at the an open boat, asked him whether he would have to him. He gave evidence to hearing two ma to the War Ofis dad Admiralty, and, sup-nesday's meeting, of the Council. In the City Hall,
a drink of whiskey. No,' was his reply, I will ran out of the back door of that shop on the posing that has approved of them, tho aa- course of the debate the opponents of the Bin
fret sse your papers; I know you before; I sea night in question immediately afore the Bre you down in the Formos. The ship's papers were broke out. He did not hear those men call out wout of the Treasury would be necessary, were reminded of the religious animosity
then on to him, and having coked at. Elem fire. After that he was singaged in removing and this no doubt would then be the most which led to the passing of the Ecclesiastics
he went down into the ship's fold and looked at his things, and book note of nothing whee difficult to obtain. It may therefore be some Titles Bill in England and the revision of
the ship's cargo-Ha then told Captain Da
The case was romanded to to-morrow at 10 time before any reply is received even by feeling which followed that wessure. We
nielson that he wished him to let his sailors & bail beug relased. telegraph. Nor are we very sungains as to cannot, however, see "any analogy be
that he could see what was below. Captain
Government will be reluctant to make a Titles Bill was passed to
stevedores, and that he would not order them to comply with the officer's request This appeared grant for the talegraph ine, although it pons for Roman Catholic ecclesiastica With the change of monsona the day of the to have annoyed the Frenebman, for tarring is undoubtedly of the bigtest importance to to take territorial titles; the opponents of departure of the nails for Europe has also been round ho wout on deck muttering all the time, was laid on the table of the Legislative Council cressed, being 56, but for the last three months the proper protoction of imperial interests. the local Bill bave no objection whatever to be by the Messageries Maritimes, steamer out his landkerchief, and after waving it in his
changed; the last mail closing on a Tuesday will and said he would send for his men. He pulled on Wednesday afternoon The present ddministration have shown too Bishop BAIMONDI taking what title be likes: Frantaddy on the 21st instant. The nort mil hand a few times, three boats, well manned, put great a predilection for postponing the eval toit objection is simply to the legislature by the P. & O. steamer Verana will have here day for us to have mud faith in their reudis giving legal validity to that title. The Een Friday, the 24th instant, baing the only mail learing on a Friday, after which Thursday is ages to make secure the communications be clesiastical Titles Bill was repealed, the Far-fixed as the day of departare antil September tween Singapore and the Far East. Pos-lingent thereby permitting the assumption next. sibly, however, they may be so impressed of territorial titles to be used by courtesy, Mr. Hosie, in the report of lue journey through with the importance of the greation as to but it never went so far as to give legal re- Brechnen in Jure and July last, saya
last crop of cane was o filum, oxing, it is said. give their sanction to the prappal aus cognition to the titles ao ausumed, and we to an excessive rainfall, and only half the asual verrons! If we bars but slender hops of get-venture to think that if Cardins! MANNING quantity of sugar was realized. The result is ting the cable, we certainly have even leis of the were to-morrow the promoter of a Bill i hove risen to taels 5.8 to 5.7 and taels 2.3 to 2.4 that the market prices of white and brown engar torpedo boata asked for. The fact that only the House of Commons similar to Bishop respectively per pical of 105 catties. In fact, ten dew torpedo, boats, bara been' contracted Rarmonor's Bill in Hongkong be would be refined white sugar from the southern provinces for, after all the agitation of the past eight referred to in the measure simply as HENRT is competing favourably with Szechzen eager THE FRENCH BLOCKADE OF FOR when the strength of the Fores in the different years, showing that the cases admitted have been months, instead of about sixty, augurs badly EDWARD MANNING; if the courtesy title of Western China." forthe response to the Hongkongdornand for a his office was mentioned at all it would be
We understand that the post of British Minis- The steamer Hailong has strived from flotillo. The Admiralty will say the boats can- with the prefix "commonly called" Arch-[ter to China has been offered to and declined by ani, and reports communication not allowed.
SMALL POI HOSPITAL not be spared, that there are namerous ports bishop of Westminster, as is done in the case the Hon. F. R. Plunkett, B.B.M's Minister to
33-Seven cases of small por were admitted quite undefended, aud that Hongkong already of the courtesy titles of sqre of prors, who are
Jy, and especially that of Mrs. Plankett, was the possesses four torpedo boats for barbour de invariably referred to in legal doguments by reason assigned for Mr. Plunkett's refusal to go
during the year, of whom two died; the rest were of a very mild typo. fence. It will be well therefore not to count their games with the addition of common to Peking. The Hoz. TG Grossoner, C.,
34-Table VILL shews the numbers of admin-st one or two caIDE. upen compliance with the request sent homely called" so and so. It would be an sot of tion at Peking and who setad for some time as.
who was for so many years Seorotary of Lega-
sions and dentha, the nationality and the number 54-The only cases, as far as I can ascertain 4-Table I. shows the admissions to Hospital of days of detention. They were principally of tena typhus ever seen by European physicians by Sir Groses BOWEN. His Excellency has discourtesy in ordinary laten mrss to refuse Chargé d'Affures, in the absence of Sir Thoz.
of such class of the Fores during soch month of series from vessels in the harbour. Ons was in Hongrong, were some essen-polved way. years ago in the Seamen's Hospital, now the considerable infiusace at boris among the to accord to Bishop Raimor the title giren Wade, is now, as we suggested on a previous on
the year 1984 The anumber of admissions of a Chinese constable.
VICTORM G101
Naval Hospital, and they all came in vessels different departments, but we take leave to him by his own church, but there would cor-Packes.
casion, the most probable successor to Sir Harry?
every clans is, as usual, largest in the summer
35.--The number of prisoners admitted to frais Japan. Still it in very clear that the80 months. doubt whether any official cald, sasure fortainly be no discourtesy in declining to give the colohy either the cable or the torpedo legal validity to that titles In the opposi-alleged avizure of the steamer Ping-on by the Yesterday some reports confirmatory of the
Table II gives the average strength of gool this your in greater than for the past two classes of diseases have very largely inereaded of the different sections of the Force, thodeath rate yours. The daily average number in the gaol, lato years among the Chinese, as is shown by however, has been bus alightly increased as the totals, and have not shown any great in- boats at the present moment. We do hope, tion to this Bill there has, wo are eare, been French reached us. According to these reports
of sickness and mortality to strength.
6.-Table III. shewa the number of adriations compared with last year. The following figures clination to go back to their former small ne however, that the SOFERNOR Day secure Bu-no wish to be discourtoons to Bishop EAT-ahe sa osptured near Taiwan foo by the cruiser Petersburg renowing farmer assurances that the to Hospital of the different sactions of the Fores show the number of admissions and the daily bers, which does out speak well for the Chinese
average for the past ten years.
purtion of the city of Victoria or the villages of thorisation to get some torpedo beats built MONDI, though we regret to notice from a D'Estaing on the 11th inst. with 750 Chinese Russian advansa on the Afghan frontier was front the different stations and districts.
soldiers on board, and by her taken to Makung,
"Total No. of Primers Daddy meraza No.
Hongkong, as regards sanitation. 7,--The Water Police. Hulk being barnt, des- hero, though that is also very questionable, paragraph in the Catholic Register that His in the Pescadores. On the following day some contrary to orders.j
admitted to Gact.
55-The sitary board can do little . haly troyed one great source of sickness amongst
$24.08 1995...as -4,023 as the Admiralty would probably raise ob- Lordship essas disposed to ressat as some of the Chinese soldiers tried to escape by jump.
the Force, but the new Water Police Station
this state of things, na long as the Building 187....
Ordinates and other Ordinances affecting the jections and place obstacles in the way. Sirthing personal our own criticism of the Bill overboard, and several of them were abot in
FOOCHOW SPRING RACES. not being randy, the men were loosted at Crosby's the attempt. At the time the captare was made
general houth of the 'population remit as a~~~~ Store, which, during their stay thera, proved no GEORGE BOWBE evidently anticipates that The Bill is to come on for third reading at Admiral Courbet was in ignorance of the posse
improvement on the Halk. Towards the end of
present, for they are poweriga to interfere in -SECOND DAT. 15th April, the torpedo boats he has asked for will the next meeting of Council, and the official protocol having been signed, for the Folia only
many cases For instanos, in the majority of the year thoy were removed into the New left Makung on the lith, and her officers first
Chinese houses and many of the occupied by not be apared, or at all events for some votes will of course suffice to carry it through. heard of the protocal on their arrival here. It
Water Police Station on the Kowloon side, azd [SPECIAL TELEGDÁ "DA PRE."this, so far, has been a great improvement. It
Europeias who can get no other quarters, the time, and His Excellency baa made a It is less objectionable now then when in-will be wall to spend all judgment in regard
has yet to be sean how it works in the summer 1831.
latrix la situated in the kitchen, not a very very practical suggestion which will commead troduced, the designation of Bishop Bar to the Ping-on seizure until some more reliable
FoocHow, 16th April months.
Bu that although there is an incrazies of over pleasant thing to think of. Not that the Chi- stealf to the common sense of the community, OK having been altered from "Roman and definite intelligence has been received.
ness themestres like this arrangement, but they,· The LEGER CUP, (prosented), value S-;, for S-Stanley Station, which in 1883 sent in 500 in the admissions, there is only an increase namely, that four Garemment launches, Catholic Vicar apostolic of Hongkong" to of Flozan reports the captare, first and last, of.
The N. C. Daily News saya:-The Governor. ail China ponies; wights sa per scale; win twenty-eight sea, this year caly sent in of 18 in the daily average number of prisoners like some Ecropeans, are compelled by cream which are found to be wall suited to the Vicar Apostolic of the Roman Catholicolerer members of a socrat society, ton of whom
mers of one race at this meeting 10 lbs. extra, thirteen; the number is still high ae, in 1682, in gaol. This shows a light improvement in stances to put up with it. It will at any mata take of two or more 14 lbs extra; entrance $5. only seven cases were received. This year, the daily overage for the past two years.
many yearn to remedy this state of things. Then purpose, should be fitted up as tarpeda honts Church in Hongkong," but it might, as we have admitted to and been provad guilty of aste Gros round
while the old Station is being partially rebuilt 381be number of sick admitted to this all wells should be done away with specially It seems that there are plenty of both fish have aid, have been rendered still loss cb. of robbery and audition, and have bean sum-Major Bagster's Wild Wolf and repaired, the men have been stated in the hospital is sill large and is owing, se before in the Chinese quarters of the town, the state of
old military quarters there. and Whitehead torpedoes in.store here, and Ijectionable had the Attorney-General-endes- {cene of their crime; the other, whose guilt is The Badstock Cry," (presented), value $100; † -No 3d No. 3 Stations sent in 19 onsas reported to the number of vagabonds and beg zondering the subsoil of the town yearly more
thessboat could be atted up at the small cost voured to frame it in cusonance with the
of £55 each. It will be remembered that it wishes of the unofhcial membera, *
was only an ordinary steam-launch from the
in the ventral provinces, and even at the door of
Japan. Consideration for far health of his fani
marily executed and their heeda arpired at the
K
Gavernment Civil-Horpital,
Hongkong, 30th March, 1885. SI-I have the honour to forward my Annual.
1873
1870
1877
1878...
1879
189)
IFS1
Admienione,
Deaths.<
1,010 2,000
950
1,229
1.071
1238
1.159 1502
STROFDSGEGE
(Exterio
Simple Conthed Typase. Diarrhea..... Total
118 303
608 348 35 466 650 301 1,47810610312131,4961,000
59-The figuras in the European table vary. bot slightly in the different years and classes Of alsease, and the totals still less. The figures in the Chinese table very very considerably in the different years,, both as regards the different classes of disease and the totals. Why anterio
fever should wry from. 12 to 679, simple eanu-- tinued fever from 46 to 783 and diarrhea from.
off from the Heysault de Genouilly, and were shortly afterwards on board the Waverley. The Report for 1884, together with the tables show sailers overhauled the cargy, and having detained ing the work done in the different establish the ship for four hours and a half, they allowed mente of the Medical Department. I also for- her so proceed. The officer as doubt con- ward reports from the Superintendent of the templated making the Waverley a prize. But Government Ciril Hospital, the Superintendent this time he was disappointed"
of the Look Hospital, and the Government Analyst
POLICE.
195 to 702, is" very hard to say. I have hora 2.-The admissions from the Police Forze to
given the lowest and the highest numbers in say Hospital, in 1884. show a decrasso of over one
of the twelve-years given in the tablea, I osa hundred as compared with 1893. For the last
only ascribe it to a confusion in the diagnosis of four years the timbers have been as follows:-
31-The pertentage of deaths to admissions, the different diseaner. The totals show that the 1881, 498; 1882, 549; 1883, 559; ad 18844908.69, is the emakash percentage in the past ten mortality from this different diseas went up shewing a considerable improvement, especially
by pretty large jumps from 1875, when the total
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
{SPECIAL TELEURAM TO DAILE PRESA.")
Amor, 16th April, 5 p.m.
MOSA NOT REMOVED
1688....... 1893...... 188.......
years le takon into consideration. The average los serere in character than in former years.
$2-Many of the complaints in the Superin strength of the Force in the last four years has Tam-been-1881, 84: 1882, 588; 1853, 668; and tendent's report-will, I hops, be rectified in the course of the year. They have all been reported 1884, 686
3.There were seven deaths in the Force; oneau in prerions reporte.
[Our last advices, dated the 14th instant, stated that the atramer Holong left Amoy for Tam sui, and the Amatute for Taiwanfoo on the night of the 16th instant. It is probable they reached Furnosa before any official intimation of the signing of the protocol of pesos had beam received by the French commanders ETH.D. P.] -
LONDON. 15th April THE RUSSO AFGHAN QUESTION. Despatches hara been received from Bt
1
The AMOY CUP, (presented), valus 8150; for all Chius ponies; weights as per scale; winners of 1 mile and over 7 lbs extra; entrance One milo and a halt.
1
European, ons Indian, and five Chineas; of those deaths only two securred in Hospital; cae karo- poan and one Chinese. The Indian died in India while away on leave. One Chinave died in China while on leave, and three others in their own houses.
4000
1877
-1878
1878
3,803 ......ödő
1881
1822
5,428
1883
3,490 4029
of Prisoners.
432.60
$19.22
670.JP
875.25
€64.00
+32.00
31215
$58.00
-
was $19. to 1879, when the total reached. 1,478 in 1880; the total made then a large drop to 1,080 and than wart on rising again till 1883, when the total reached 1,498, this year it has again made a large drop 24 1095. Typhus I have laid to stress upon, as it has not, so far as an ascertain, bean diagnosed by Buraposa physicians as occurring in the tropics and is not a diseases, unless carefully isolated, likely to stop
the drainage as shown in Mr. Chadwick's reports not so fagrant, boing kept as a witness against for all China ponies that have never run pre- this year, as compared with 39 in 1888. Most we sent in of late year
37-Fable IX. shaws the admissions to hos-wholesome), and this osanot be done so long virms to this menting, weights as per scale; of the oaaas come from Ne. 3 Station which pital, the nationality and disease and the ann-
en the water supply is so limited. Many walls, the loader of the movement and the many mem.
that cannot be chemically proved to be unwhals bera of the gang who`aro still at large. The
winners 10 lbe. extra; entrance $5. One mile, should be pulled down and entirely rebuilt; there ber of deaths, which was caly thres leader, Kao feng by asme, s native of Hsing Mr. Owl's Hoot....
is plenty of room for an excellent Station there.
Table X. shews the number of cases trest Home; Are far from coming under the head of Bayard that, under a withering fire from the Tax Renter's telegram revived yesterday and chou in Hupel, had indeed the shove priminals
with 58 in 1885 This Station should also been of petty complaints not registered who, together as unfit for drinking, but are need for washing 10-No. 7 Btation sintin 29 cases, as compared ed in the cella Besides thesa there are numbers what are called potable waters And may of them are by the Chinese themselves condemncă Chinese ships, destroyed the two vessels in published in another column, is of a rather into a league under his direction to plot against Lo join themselves together by a sworn compact
tirely rebuilt, as there is plenty of room for on with maiingerers and others, come up for ex- Sheipao Beads with torpedoes. Of course more reassuring character than any received the Government, Kao Ifing styling himself a
85.eroellent Station and no reason for its being settiston every morning or to be passed for Purposes only. Many have been closed as being
Inzalubrious.
unft for any purpose, and this inflinte great these launches would be subsidiary to the for some tice with regard to the Anglo-Has- Prince Strist anders have been given for the
panishment four torpedo boats we already posscan, but sisa complication. The Russian Government of the gang, authorities been di
arrest of the said Kao I-fing and the remainier Mr, Norton's Cruiser A
11-The Central Station furnishas many more Tablo K1 shaws the rate of sickness and destheadship and expense on the poorer class of Chinese in the neighbourhood, who obtained Oso than it should do. This Station and No. 97 they would assuredly be valuable adxiliaries, have disavowed the action of General Komarice in and the sites have in or The STAND STARER, at 410 each with $50 added; admit of mach improvement. The later, an old table KL a thows the char
Table KL a shows the character of the case their water from this soures, for they have to go If we cannot get what we want and ought norr, by asserting that bis advance was con- all strangers and aliens in their respective juris
for all Chius ponies; weights as per scale. Station of the Bungalow description, only used admitted to the Gaal Hospital immediately on to much farther a field for their supplies winners of the Ceniular Oup, Spring Cup, or for married quarters, shoală, be robuilt with two their reception from the Courts. In the osse $8The progress of reorganising the drain- to have, let us at any rate do the best with trary to orders. It follows, de a matter of
dictions.
Leger Omp 7 lbs extra, if of two of those stories Wideild Station is now the worst of of Eurons it is principally from the affecte age is necessarily slow, and this also greatly what is available, and trust that the days of course, that this impetuous warrior will be Referring to the proposal, for a direct noble
races 10 lbs, extra. Three-quarters of a mile, the out-etations and sends in a very had class of of alcohol; in that of Chinese, dobility or depends on the water supply. makeshift will soon be over. No one has roeslled, provided that the Buseisa Govern. between Hongkong and Singapore, the Straits Mr. St. Andmy's Merry Monk..
fever canes, though, as regards the building itself, venereal disease. Many of them come in leaking 57-The markets, which are sadly in nood of Times says:-" While heartily Sympathining
there is nothing to quarrel with but great on soody that they are put under observation for improvement, will alse bars to wait and many shown a stronger desire to see the Colony ment moan what they say. There is, we with the feeling of our Hongkong friends that The HACE STAKES, of $10 such with 850 added; amount of earth outting, ke, has been going on a time to make me of their cundition. other things that I have brought to noties years placed in a thoroughly effective stats of de-think, some hope of a pacific settlement of so important a Colony should no longer be
for all Chius ponies not otherwise entered at of late years in the neighbourhood. However, I Table XL shows the number of opium amo-l'ago in my fence than Sir GEORGE BOWEN, and we can the boundary difficulty being arranged if the dependent upon the good will of France for
this meeting, except for the Commopolitan think, time will work improvement in this Station.kets, of nao mkeo and upwards, admitted to Gaol | imy reports zeman în statins gud or have Cap weights 13s ever weight for mehes; being kept in telegraphic communication with
12. The admissions to Hospital from there this year, the quantity smoked by each daily. rely on him to keep pegging away at the Russians act in good faith; but it will not Europe, we must confess that we fail to see any
Mr. Crow's analytical report in very interest riders who have never won a race allowed 10 ricus sections of the Feroe for the last four years the number of years, they have been sädiated to ing. Besides the reports on sale peironing Home Government til all that has been do to trust only to their assurances.
are as follows We ground whatever for inviting help from this Balfimile.
the habit their weight what admitted and their ass on poisone in use by the Chinese, there Propers, Indians. Chiasse, might the very ook of the first month of their are other things well worthy of giroulation, promised is completely fullled.
have too many examples of Muscovite perfidy Celany towards a direct cable. That the idles Mr. Robla's Glóry
............. 1] Admissionstoffospútal, 1991.– 68. MEX: 198 decortes support on Imperial grande is evident-
1981 99 200 287 detention or as long as they remained if less
The analysis of bread supplied from variou on record to put much faith in their explana enough, and that the matter is one in which The CONSOLATION CEF, value $100; soond
1883...129
... thu a month; with the nature of the cont.
sources in Hongkong was very satisfactory. Tas Bill for the Incorporation of the Vicar tions or promisse England most rely on Hongkong has an overwhelming interest pony 825 for all bond fide non winners
188487
plaints of them under frectment in Hospital.ething of an unwholesome nature wan to lo Apostolio of the Roman Catholic Church to her own strength and determination, and the establishment of a direct line with that
will be at once admitted, Bat jo what way this meeting; weights as per scale; entrance:
This shows that the improvement has Thus, cut of 87 recorded smokers, there were detected in any past. $5. One milo.
taken place chiefly among the Europeans and only 12 mnder treatment and one of them to analysis of the water supply is not satiz- Hongkong, introduced as a private Bill co-operation of her Indian subjects and Calony will conduce to the benefit of Singepero Mr. Spider's Heellep
1Chinese..
needed two me in their sonsumption of oplam: was paused through Committee on Wednes. | vasaıls so loyally profioral in this emergens kong is to Singaparo very much what Sings The CHAMPION STAKES, of $10 each with $100 of members of the Police Force during the past ral debility, and this is the first opinam eackerian Kess voir in goed, but of 42 walls examirior........
is, we must ocafees, nnt -very plain. Hong:
14-The admissions to Hospital and deaths Que opian smoker died this year, a case of gene factory. The water supplied from the Pokfu-
of two races 915 extra, of noore tiidi twɔ 340
Deathe
for the worso.
that has died in the Geol in the eleven years I only one, situated in Caine Rosd, was found to have been in medical charge. This was very be equally good, the others only varied more or sensationally made use of in soms Pablo Papers, Iss. 1 Impurity, in most casse greatly so, and under the head of Death of an Opium moker same wells were utterly condemned as unfit for In Victoris Geol The largest consumer of y purpose epiam nämitted this year was No. 14, five ma
The uglytical work has been greatly ham- pered by want of a proper laboratory, which sat, hope, will soon be rectifed.I have the
added a Loreed entry for winners erepting ten years are given below: of Hack. Stakes and Consolation Cup, winners
extra; weights as per scale. One mile and a quarter.
Administa,
1875
1876...... 1877
1
1879,
1879
2980
20221
1999
1988
1894
15.-There is a TUY
decrease in the
The lightnal weight admition wac rỡ tha., kin Becretary, do, do, ka
day by the official votes, four of the She must keep her powder dry, her mon pers is to Celembo; and we wght with unofficial, members voting against it and ready, her ships in effective condition." There a mach propriety invite Ceylon to aid us ans remaining neutral. It is to be re-must be no relaxation of preparation, so in such a matter as Hongkong invites an
The telegraphic message from the Hongkong. gretted that any conflict should have arisen resting upon care, no bulling of ourselves Chamber of Commerce either means that this in Council on a sectarian subject, assing it into fancied security. England does not Colony in expected to abscribe towards the cost if Norton's Grainer wright have been so easily avoided. The want to fight; she earnestly desires to avoid of the raw cable or le menus nothing at all. On The COSMOPOZAMAN CUP. (presented), value $
general principles every Singaporean will be history of the matter is briefly as follows ang embroilment with a foreign power; but glad to see direct communication/established The Roman Catholic body wished to wall the she will not refuse to take up the guga with Hongkong. But when it comes to asking Cathedral property in Wallington-street, the throws done by Enesis or any other couns the drat instance, enquire in what way will say us to pay a portion of the cost we naturally, in proceeds of the sale to be used in the erec-try, Nor can she affect to be blind to the auch expenditure be recouped."
for all China ponies; weights 12 stooo; te be rildon by Reacionts in the Fabkien province and affour of the Army and Navy; entrance $5. Three-quartory of a mile, penga Mz. St. Andrew's Merry Monk.... motorvene
13
he had been eight pass an opium uncker Bad weighed 20th on admission, increased 331
Three had been oplum cookers for Virty your boreur to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant,
one daily consuming one meda, one daży con- suming tremsee, and one dally-consuming Barva:
PH. B. C. AFRES,
Colonial Surgesi. The Honourable W. E. Marsh, C.M.G. Golonial
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