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THE DAILY FEES, PRIDAY, AUGUST SD, 1888.

| seweraga

Barone Ma. T. SeacoMBE-SITE

DREGGING.

formation of Ng Ason, Leung Chua, Leung Kit, Loung Fan soarpenter, was charged, on the in Ng Yong, and Chin Cheong, also carpenters, with maliciously alministerin to them, on the 17th Faig, à certain notions drug

Jend or a fixed period will be contanod wat pressure of, necessity. A town on, the anthe aide chains, a this load eams down the mall open strinams and provided the natural frequently nod among the English doctors a type of what u center fe Takn or Tamsui

ounters Sandeù.

Driers for extra copies of the Daily Press should escut before 11 sm. on the day of publication,

covering of a single foot of earth seems a A rather susing lacident becurred in Sydney is large, proved insufficient to insure tha sen- now in entert ordered ma to arrest prisoner, I and Insurance companies naturally, on resonat dangerously small quantity, The Free Prass harbour, when the steamer Galhris was in port tinual expulsion of the war als to an extent a complainant with a very severe wound po of the greater safety of their Besting property bis head. Prisoner was running when I caught in oree of one enrias giving way, or in critical there. The stoeneer was just about to leave the sufficient to prevent it becoming foul. says:—" The alternative of bodily removing Darling Wharves for Newcastle when the Chinese In a star under the Separate Sestem design him. Complainant, who is now a hospital moments, when the officer in charge can handle the town swhopinge some miles out to son in passengers on board, forty four in number, wadered only to discharge the dry weather flow plus a charged him with wounding him. Frisoner had his craft with greater promptitude and security, thau single-propeller boate. Shippers of cargo the impression that they were going to be email proportion of the rain fall, the water in nothing in his hand when I arrestad him.

The case was then reraacded till tunda. proit for the same reasons as owners and hopper barges fan doubt a complete me taken back to Hongong, made a bold attempt to the sewer constantly rises an as nearly to fill it

THROWING WATER DOWN 'HTELAIDE. nsuranos compaples. But a most wrions con. thed of getting rid of our rubbish. It in jump ahore. The constables patrolling the and consequently the confined air is expelled, and

Paug Nak was charged, on the informationsideration in the absolutely greater searity of HEAT wolves, however, a steady heavy expense with wharf were just obsaging watches and there ware who the main cases the water again falls and

out any bope of oron a partial return from equently presentatshetimadoable number of fresh air rashes in to occupy the space previous of George Murray, F.C. 102, with throwing dirty passengers and craws in one of an accident in water down the hillside near the train station, en narrow waters, or on a le shore, daring stormy blascosts. Those drave the Chinamen back into by saempfad by the water.

the 2nd inst.

weather; the sum racark holds goot, of NEWSON DISPOSALS the utiliation of the town refuse in any way, the ship with the exception of a few who had

The charge was anda!tted-

course, also with regard to maile, treasure, Indirectly connected with the question of house fallen overboard and who were afterwards

Defendant was fined $5, er, in default, 21 days' ebo. The only people perhaps who might It would be a profession that matter which fo a most ignominious manner. drains is the question of the fuel point or points

pat na long from on scoount of the mor universal introduction of twin sorewa, might ba in some places is turned to really profitable When it was erplated that the ship was of discharge in such manner as all entirely imprisonment with band labour. account must here be considered as hopeless. only going to Nowenalle, the men brought eget rid of or dilata the sewage before it has be

the ongipeers and their staff, who are called upon largo joss shrine on deck, and gave thanks to ooms obnoxions within the area of a populous

to work the ongina and propellers and to kap by intractable, Economic chemistry is sure their daity for nearly four hours, by which time district. This is a matter which must by do

thom in good order; it would, náturally ontzil messa be lost sight of in designing a system of

more work on them thin the management of not so devoid of resource as to accept the Colopolis was raaghed. such a position here without some effort, la

In the case of sewer diesharging into a tidal

shipowners ace booming alive to the require single propellers calls for. Another elga that The following description of a Chiness obain deal in a satisfactory way with our town-bridge is from Mr. Bourne's report of his jourosy sea it fa important that the outlet or outlete

ments of the time, and downright economy, is the sweepings problemi.. Something can be done in South-western China. The bridge le over the should be telor low water, that the discharge

fact that they begin to see indir way dear to with it, we are convinced, and with some raWu-chiang River, and in supported by two solid should take place in deep water, and that ne far

adopt more generally triple-expansion engines stone towers --In 1882, while this bridge was be- na poarible the tidal currents elbould be made asSO

Mr. Wotton appeared for the defence,

for the China cost trade. The first steamer turn for the expenditure. A pecuniary re-ing built, the clisins snapped and all the work of to disperas all cayuga ratéer.

This case dama on for hearing on the 30th ont out from Barups for the Chia trade In addition to the tidal purrents there is July, when the following evidence was taken provided with triple expansion engines and turn, however, can never be suoient engaged were dashed to pieces on the ricka

believe, beneath. According to the two braves who very powerful force always at work when sewage William Edward Crow said-I am Govern twin-screws is a Hongkong paokat. recampende for a danger to the public health, followed me and whose discourse I overheard, it is discharged into deep water na war clearly ment Analyst. On the 18th instant I received the new Hoitoong, But we venture to say, 12, and while the problem of how to treat was clear, as all the chains had snapped together, shown by the elaborate series of abservations from the Foline for saalysis a quantity of fish so matter how nicoly she may to adopted fo

town refuse enfely and profitably ramaian in that the catastrophe was the work of the gateandertalan by the witnesses who gave evidence slow. Mixed with the food I found a number of

run between Hongkong, Swaist, Amoy and but they were not agreed as be the provocation before the Royal Commission appointed in 1884 it a present unsettled state, the safest means given, one believing that certain people of low to an quien into the offers of the discharge of 70tions of vegetable substance olovely re- Focchow, it is to be feared who may be no Bambling the flowers of the thora apple, a common improvement apon her sister ships ning to communications on Editorial matters should be of disposing of the refuse in to remove it condition-probably salt-porters had given of the Metropolitan Sewage into the river Thames. plant on the island. I marks s sorok, ou a uspond. Tanati, swing to her draught. Itsamord aldroosed "The Editor," and those on buins "The wholly and entirely, where that can be dono.formally opened by the vials, and the other notion, and it was found that owing to it the bat, owing to them being so osmical reaction, Take, or eren Nowotwang, should ha spotally by croming the bridge before it had been This Zorou had been termed the mixing analysis, for the active principla of that drug, intended to cress bars like those of Tamadi, Cotripondente ano marted to forward their name Inland towns, which have not facilities for that peculation on the part of those who had bad bewage progressed down the river at a consider handed hack on alkaloid extroot which I obtained constracted for the purpose Bab indeed, it is and address with communications addressed to tim removal, may be compelled to experiment charge of the fands wast bars has the irritant ably greatar rate than that dan to the dis from the ster te Dr. Alkinson. I saw Dr. one of the most difficult problems in shipbuild- Editor, act, for publication, but as evidence of goes with a Piew of ascertaining how best of celestini wrath. By a surisas shares I met plegament of the upland water flowing into the Atkinson apply this extract to the sys of aing to units shallow draught with great carry-

the officer who had superintended the building tidal portion of the river.

maakoy, and few minate the pupil had being capacity, a gives sufficiently high epoad GEMARKS ON THE SPECIAL SUITABILITY OF All tatters for publication should be written on one to deal obradically or otherwise with their of the bridge now on his troy to undertake

come very aush diluted. I do not know if the and anony of fast, withent at the game time parhage, but risks involvad

THE BEPARATE, STETEN. TOR WHITE OFT are the management of sulphur nad nitre zalaes,

drug is în u13 sang the Chinese is a canedy verifici ig vert.in queittios which are indispen OF VICTORIA.

for insonsin, but the plant in another form is sible in a good ses boat. The Pooché is a good such as ought only to be incurred under told me that after the bottom chalas had

been pat in position, and while they were dring Many of the existing main severs were origi

an opiata.

should be, if abe sould carry more sirgo na p thiety odd workman upon the reeks sut fate the from the area covered by the existing City of plainants in this one. I resils at Wanchai bo a second edition of the Foochi, with ingrens- ralley and the chain all snapped, throwing means of carrying of the rain watar not only

Chin Cheong, declared-I am ans of the com.greater speed; the ban ideal of a coaster would water, and killing almost all of them. This Victoria but also from a large area of land si-On the 17th int., defendant oans to our shop and ed dimensions and greater speed, without in- happened on the 9th November, 1891. He was tasted on the hillsides above it

said that he wanted to use the master. Ho stay- orossing the draught. Naturally, she wanid Some of the streams from the billsides haved and had some food with me and my fokis. We requiro parasp; at least two rolling shupke of degraded for the neoident, and ordered to rebuild the bridge, which was opened during the next been partially diverted, but many still discharge sto same fish stew. Dafandant did not eat any considerable dimansion on both sides, to-rs- your, Yun-ran irm and smiths being this time satirely into the sewere, so that it is not only He had a boulaf it, but he wife it again the use her rolling propensities ía à ses way, employed. The roadway is formed of uinstaen the rain-fall within the sity area but als that rice basket. When he had frisked, he went out broadside pa. Naturally, too, we say, we are TRE decision of the Governor on the protest chsias the size of a steamer's chain cable, over nearly the whole maantain slope above the into the street. Iand my fokis then began to rat quite prepared to hone the idea derided, to |«£• Mr. Braxora, Q.C., and Dr. Ho KAT and there are eight side chains, feur ou ach sity that has to be dealt with.

giddy. I called defealant back and said "It provide a real with more than one rolling In game reosnt onlculations that I made for you know how to us the drug, you will go and against the proceedings of the Suitary side. All the chains are run over the towerk

ohack on one side, en uidering that meat of Board with reference to the drainage by../and riveted into the rock below. The bridge sawer extensions I found it necessary to inka yut something to raviva us? The stew had a bit them have none at all. But it is the fate of was about 150 feet above the stresin and after das farsetration--3 inches of rain-fall por tar taste. I was tension when I was taken every novel idan to be pooh-poohed, snarod, lave will be found in another column. It 100 yards (2) cross. It is a heavy and ugly hour ever the bailt area of Vioteris and 2 inches to the Hospital, and do not know what was done and laughed at, and to be ridionted ; qu'importe i The conicipality of the newhbouring colony reffis only to ore of the matters against stratare bompared with the chain bridges passed per hour from the hill sides above the city as to me there.

This minch at least is certain-the Poonil's The case was then romanded, and, on its ro- twin engines have proved a great access, SHIPPING Officers of the Consting Steamers off Singapore has recently had under which the two learned gentlenen proterred. noor Ta-lang, in Yno-sha. As wo climbed the the matinvin quartite lo ha dealt with.

north side of the ralley we named the grases Of The total discharge from the drainags are bo- samption on the 2nd inst.,

as far as is known, and whoever desigoed her, consideration the Important question of the the only con which had any substance in it, the moon who had been killed with the falling tween Middle Street on the West and Garden Lawrence P. Vasques said-I am markeen to and the owners who in that raspect Chinese Indo-China S. N. Co. Brottal Oriental. S. Co. dispos of town refuse. The system at pre-and the decision on that one point is sub. brigo, a sad night that rather spot the affect Road on the East worked out to 5.275.68 subis the Gant Hospital. Iremember the 17th July, pioneers) had the pinck to run her, deserta Douglas S. 8. Co. Miscellaneous Coast

sent in force is to partially burn the refuse stantially in favour of the protestors. The Flight Bridge

of the ambitious title out i the rock, "Eran's feet per hour or 98,429 sobie fect par minnte. I was acting for Dr. Akinson at the Govaroment oredit. The second Chinese twin-rew boat on China Mer. S. N.Co.

and then use it for filling in awatups,

Tho dry weather flow of sewage from the whole | Civi: Hospital. About 7 pm. I was called in at the cast is the Kanchi; she is in so far various other pointereferred to in the protest

City of Victoria may be taken as equal to the out five China, who had boon” brought in. I an improvement on the Pooch that she is The LIST OF RESIDENTS now containerge amuaist of swamp and has been re-

water supply from all sources. are prated over in silence, Aa wa nolated i

recognize the five persons in court as the mea provided with triple-expansion engines, an the names of

claimed in this way, a superimposed layer of

THE SANITARY BOARD..

Taking 280,000 as the population of the im: Tattendel to them. They were all wore or 1394ngine and propeller arrangemant which might FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDREDhe foot of earth being spread over the 'eus diculons for serious consideration, and we out in it previous article, these were too ri-

asdiate fatare and allowing Scubis feet per head anconscious, and oonld not answer caestions pathe called a unicum in China under the Chi- An emergenes meeting of the Sanitary Board Fer day as the water supply, the dry weather to them. Their pupils were dilated, and their uns fag, if there were put a turboat in arranged under one Alphabet in the strictest face of the deposited refuse and well rams have no doubt the two learned gentlemen was held yesterday afternoon for the purpose flow of severe will be 540.000 enbio fest par day. pulses ware baatiar quickly. Their temperate Port Arthur, provided with twin-screws and order, the initials as well as the surnames down. The Municipal Engincor was re-

receiving a letter from the Government on the

Taking 3 times the average dry weather hour. I was DD dog. I gave them smeti. I saw the triple expansión. So far tho, ventare of being alphabetion.

are now extremely sorry that they should guastion of the powers of the Bosed regarding flows the maximum of that flow, such vomit which contained trace of fish, rion, and veze the Kargchi appears to have ben & very The MAPS and PLANS have been mostly nently called upon to report on the nintter, -engraved in a superior style and brought up Is he report be goes into the safest of base appended their names to auch nonsense by laws referred to the Attorney General at the maxiram will come ta56.250 cubic feet per hour tables. Teaw the womit of one man only. Three ancossfal one, and bar designer, hailders and an the bulk of the protest consisted of. The last meeting. There were present-Dr. Ayras, er 998 cabin fost per wirate. Thus the maximum of the men were vary violent. I have s9 03636 owners ars to be congratulate, and must be todate. They now consist of

treatment of refuse by fire by two procrases,

President; Hon. W. M. Deane, Vice-President; dry weather dow is caly 1100th part of the exactly similar before. Their stats was due to highly complimented. Of other Tool cost FLE OF MANY UMA VICTORIA PEAK. the barning of the less tractable substances single point dealt with in the reply of the Hon. J. M. Price, Surreyer General: Mr. rasticam food disharge from the drainaga aran drugging by the straminium plant, which is osm- steamers, indeed, we have twin-wrong, at

in furnaces or destructors," and the cor-Government was indicated in our previons Stewart-Lockhart. Registrar-General Hon. btween Mid ils Street and Garden Road; in mon on the island. From the symptoms, I triple expansion; while one of the latest additions,

Wong Sting, Mr. J. D. Humphreys, Dr. Can-other wards one hundred times more water passes oncluded that the fire men had bann dragged by to the Shanghai costing tata, the Choyang version of the vegetable refuse into a sort of article, at loust open to debate. The Go Mr. J. Edo, and Mr. W. B. Crow, (Se-thrangli le sewers in the rainy season than the nas of that plant, or something very similar is provided with triple expansion, but not withi ebarcoal by combustion in a carboniser."vernor la advised that the contention of the foretary.

The SECRETAng read the latter from the Figures are given no regards the system protestore on this paint is substantially car needed for dealing with town refuse in this rect. The Governor's adviser is, of course, the Colonial-Secretary, which was as follows:—

Colonial Secretary's Odice,”

31st July, 1980, way, and as much as $75,000 to $80,000 in Attorney-General, and for the present pur PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF BINGAPORE.net down as an estimate for buildings are pose the opinion of that official inuat bero, B., Acting Secretary of the Sani plant, and $10,000 ass probable expenditure certain that it right not be reversed if the to acquaint you for the information of the Smeder Lake sa decisive, though it is by no means and its custosta, I am diveted by the Gloverupe Sir,In reference to your jetter (No. 166) of 21st

Among the other contants of the book re oo upkeep. The Municipal Council, we learn' An Anglo-Chinese Calendar. Mean of Barome-from the minator, decided to continue the question ever came to be argued out in a Beard that His Excellancy e advised that, under

ter and Thermometer, Rainfall, &c. A full Chronology of remarkable events since, present syster, measures to be taken, how court of law. This point, however, although power of the Board to interfere with the drains in the advent of foreigners to Chius and Japan. ever, for the more effective harming of the hemost important one dealt with in the protest are in a rubstantially defentice and iranizary condi

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HONGKONG, AvousT 3RD, 1888,

ught in adopt the one course of reinering all rubbish and refuse that la tot directly useful as monure out to me, carefully eschuwing all fancy processes of treating it.

of

naction 30 of the Public Health Ordinance,: 1827, the

existing buildinge is limited to cases where the drains

to the requirements of the Ördinans for new drains.

are to be observed in onecking out the requirements

that where the Bosed bas power to insist upon the

in the dry seasɔz,

It is therefore clear that with a combined system of sowersgefor the City of Victoria-heun- favourable points that I have mentioned in consac tion with a very considerable variation of volume

and flow in a newer would have to be dealt with

FRANCTS A COOPER

SUPREME COURT.

2nd August.

IN BANREUPTCY.

BEFORE HON. J. RUSSELL, ACTING

CHIEF JUSTICE,

Cross-examined-I do not know a fish called Ftwin-screws, we beliore; the same as the Traikio.

• Lai lang." I do not know that." Lai Mang Horn, intended to run btreen Shanghai sud if not properly cleaned, contains a venomous Yokohama. The first pit be mest the re- poison I have had experience of ish poisoning.quirements of to-dey, for coast praaksts, appears I have, not, seat symptoms produced by dih tabs anbodied in the Suneim ; and · Khjong. palsoning like theas in the present cise. Italy on their way out fitted, acording to newspaper saw a vomit. The me may have taken raporta, with twin-scrows and Kiple expansion straminion or à similar poison. I have not angles; the two first, aturuners of that olasa and known fatal cases from this class of poisoning. I type of engine and propeller avancement cent do not know if this fruit is used medicinally by onb from Europe for the China coast trada.— the Chiness. It is in common. 196 amongst Mercury. anestres. The fruit is, boiled and her dis tilled to make a modivine; one drop of full strength might cause giddiness perhaps vomiting. The fruit is a small thorn, apple. It grows in olostora. The kunde, chetain an alkaloid So does the whole plavut more or less. Fresh leaves are reputed to be stronger than old leaves.

A description of Chinese Festivals, Fasts, &c, refuse. The debate on the sub does needs in the strongest possible terms," to use construction l the requirements of the Onl

with the days on which they fall. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, ka. scem to have been reported, but the two Soale of Hongkong Stamp Duties.

local papers discuss the matter in their lead their own words. What they shiny pro with regard to the sonatruotion of new drains; or it may call upon aim to make egol fœprovements in the The Hongkong Pastal Guide for 1888. Boalas of Commissions and Charges adopted by ing colomas and express diametrically op tested against was the hasty and incossideleting drains as i bring them up in all reposts

IN REBA, ARENES, the Chambers of Coamores of Hangtong pusite viowe concerning it. The Free Prets rate-way-in-which the Board-in-procealing Then totion-13 and cateooioni cffest give the

The beatrast same ur for final examination Shanghai, Amoy and Nowohwang.

says It is quite vain to hope that the ander pressure from the Surveyor-Gene-Board power to prescriba by by-laws the details that

Mr. Webber appeared for the bankrapt and Hoogkong Chair, Jinrickiha, and Boat Hire.

covering of foul matter up from sight by a ral," a protest conveying an invando which of the Ordinese with regard to construction, 30 Mr. Wilkou (of Messrs. Wotton and Don's) The APPENDIX consists of

thin layer of superincumbent earth will dis- can only he described na inenting to requirements of the Ordinance it can she impoys its for three of the creditors, vir., Mesars. G. R. of closely printed mattor, to which reference is pel che voisome flavium that it generates, to members of the Board who did not own rules as to the precise manner in which three Lammert, Powell and Co, and sobre.

| requirements shall be complied-with-The power to The bankrupt was examined by his Lord- gonstantly required by residents and those or render innocuoue the disease-germs for en ro agree with the two learned gentle make by-laws ander rawestion 1 of section 18 ship as followe having commercial or political relations with the which its decomposition will form such a

Toa fall me on the last occasion that you had sdeu, Various other matters of an equally ants to thin and no That being so His Excellency is farther advised that in some way the Countries embraced within the scope of the congenial breeding ground. The penetrs substantial catore were also protested by-laws so made shouts on the face of them, he between 8500 and 3600 in the bank to your credit CHRONICL and DIRECTORY.

limited to apply in relation to those classes of ralou on the 15th December when you began purchasing. The Contents ofthe Appendix are too numer- tion of the rain and the heat of the sun's Against, though not in the strongest pos. only which cams within the woope of the losed in ebaros; is that correct? No, it is not corset ous to venapitalate in an Advertisement, but says will keep up the activity of the hidden sible forms." The protest has, however, done before under the Ordinance, namely, drains of had about $20 to my credit.

new honuna and drains of aneb existing houses as 826 putrefactive processes, and whenever build. good in bringing into view a wenk point in in the opinion of the Boari in a substantially defen

ive and insullary condition. In their present form ing or drainage operations, wall-digging or the Public Health Ordinance. The round was they sesume to do more than this, pad tas abisation the laying of water-mains or gas-pipes inakes made in these columns when the Bill was to them on that noscunt is from a legal point of view About 200.

salone. It might be remedied by the insertion of it necessary to break up the ground, it is confirmed that it would soon be found to re-some anal by law the following before she prosont easily seen that from the loosened soil the quire amendment. Our prediction seems By-law The folloring by-laws stall apply only will be no active exameiton of the most in be coming true even sooner than wohe Beard has power to iurist that the requiremonte | $500 or $600 when I came from Fosabor, and as wissed. deleterious and disease-britting infufperspected, and, it is only fair to add, in a some The Straits Times, on the other hand, refer what different direction.

zolade-

TREATIES WTIH CHINA-

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842

Tontain, 1858

Chefno,with Addition Artiole Optam Convention, 1888. and all others noć abrogated.

France, Tientsin, 1556

Convention, 13H

Tientsin, 1885:

Treaty of Commerce, 1888. Convention, 1987,

United States Tintain, 1858

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Additional, 1969

"Teking, 1889

German, Tentein, 1861

Peking. 1880

Rasain Japan, Spain, Brasil, and Pora. TREATIES WITH JAPAN

Great Britain. Taited State; TREATIES WIen Córna

Netherlands

Coras

M. Fraudin, the French Consul at Focokow was a passenger for Europe by the M. M. steamer Anodgr, which left here yesterday.

The Superintendent informs us that the P. & Q. steamer Paljawur, with the past outward English mail, taft Singapore for this port on the 31st July, at 6pm.

to the disinfecting and deodorising pre- perties of the dry earth spread over the| refuge, maintains that town refuse constitutes

valable and exceedingly cheap material, for Billing in Wemps and low ground, and proceeds. The example of Manchester is an excellent one to quote, to dispel the fair of those who nie disquieted by the possible recolte bat might ensue from veing tow sweepings and refuse for alijus ny purposes. A few years sro a Royal Commission was ̈ppointed to inquire into the Pallation of rivera, There centlemen, who, it is scarcely Ogeton, broke ber shaft while on her voyage from The British steamer Crusader, Captain Orders in Connoil for Government of HB.Mecessary to obaorve, were thoroughly con Saigon to Marile she reached Manila, how. Subjects in China and Japan 1865, 1877, farsant with the exhjes, paid especial stover, in safety, and is now in that part ander 1878, 1861, 1894 1884 1886, 1836. Raks of HB.M. Suprine and other Courts tention to Manchester and the river Irwell, going repair.

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which passes through the town. / Within the womory of the oldest inhabitant this river had once been a palloid cystal stream. At the time of the visit of the Commis-

Regulations for the Corsair Courts of Unitedsioners, it ran black will filth and fetid

Woodyear's Clems Troupe have been sa suo cessful in Macao that they do not intend to finish

by-law No. 1, nadiely -

Had you any date at that time?-3ome un important ones.

What were they F. I went deflate Agures

Then you were about $70 in debt-Yes. Do you want to make any explanation as to the difference in your statement made now and

le relation to honge-dening in private buildings where that made last week Pressbered that I had

of the Ordinance with read to the construction or on the last cension I had not my bank book improvement of drains shall be complied with and the with me, I did sot sxactly remember whether meaning of thi torm draina and building and I had spent that money or not before I began 'premises' in those bylowe ja Timited accordingly."

I am to add that it would be wall slao to strike out, spedaleting.

Colonial-Seuratary.

How wes it that your salary dropped from The VICE-PRESIDENT-I bag to move that $400 to $2097-Besides my regalar amplay dur those draft by-laws be referred back to the Com- ing those six months I was getting. 350 a month mittes who drew them up, in order that they from Movers, Hughes and Bara and 2150 a month may be re-an-idered in accordance with the from Mr. Kerfoot Hughes terms of the Colonial-Secretary's letter.

The PRSAIDENT seconded:" Carried quanimously.

The PassiaENT said that the report of the

What was that for?-For brok keeping.. You were employed in the Godown Company.

were you not Rex.

Ton had $200 a month for that Yes. In reply to his Lordship, Mr. Wilson all that

the season thera til to-morrow night. The Comauitery. Burcever had been respired and world

any will probably lears here for Bhanghai o he forwarded to each member before the next the amount due to Mr. Lammert was 5456, that Monday

Inspector Mookay was yesterday morcing taken seriously ill and was removed from his station at Stanley to the Civil Hospital in the afternoon. His condition was much improved towards the evening.

We observe that tbe, Asting. Pulaus Judge has returned to his duties. Mr. Leach arrived

meeting.

The Board then adjourned.

THE SANITARY SURVEYOR'S REPORT ON HOUSE DRAINAGE IN HONGKONG.

to Messrs. Powell & Co. $19, and to Mr. Acher $60.50. He did not wish to put any questions to the witnesu.

CORRESPONDENCE.

́arpower? by our Correspondente.]

nation.

His Lordalip-Do you oppose his set exam-Wedo not hold ourselves responsible for the opinione Mr. Wilson--No, my lord

His ordship to witoms) notion that you made an arrangement, when yen were unable to take up the shares, to pay $25 per month and that you suddenly stopped these payments; how was that?-I was unable to pay after my salary

A FIRE. DANGER

......

BITTSH NORTH BORNEO COMPÁNY.

The 11th half-yourly general meeting of this company was held on the 27th June at the City Terminus Hotel, under the presidency of Sir Rutherford Alock, K.Q.B.

the report of the directors to tim Sisi of December last stated that the total receipts for the year hal outed to £2,570, comprising $95 from revenue propor, 22,296 from pales

Lang Tak declared I am a carpenter in boat builder's shop at Watcher. I remember 17th

Ir Jaly. After 5 p.m. I ate of a dish consisting of "laimang" fish, baan aard, and a lund of yourd, with som salted vegetables. I felt giddy after of land in Bergas, and £81 from interest and eating. Five of caste of the dish. Dandant ather sourses in Lundan, The reeipts from was prosent. He sat on a stool. ie had rise, revazue proper amocdled in 1858 to $127,781, port, and duck, hat did not eat of one dish and in 1887 to 8142,687, giring an increase of We often have five for dianer; orasipally 314,956, or over 11 per cent., which had been tai manga. Ne ill effects have followed distributed over almost all the various stoms of oz former nocasions after using that sh. All rerenu The expenditure in Borneo showed t the wthers who ate of the dish besame giddy. decrease in 1887, as compared with 1846, of Ng Yai and Ng Sing sorroborated this evi- $6.649. The hons expenses and accounted to dence.

€2,9-5. against £3,820 and 1386. The latter, Chin Cheung, recalled, said I am in charge however, included an item of £719 s extra of the shop. In the absence of the muster I pay out ordinary expenditure in connexion with the waga. The masterlefi me 341 for wages account. Colonial and Ladian Exhibition. Capital assunt I had also. oollootel $10. There were had been debited was $2,455 for exponditare on sitogether in the orbinst when dofondant oame additional property and improvements in Borneo, to our shop, on the 17th July

and credited with £2,236 for sales of land and By Mr. Wotton None of the money has been other property. In addition to this a an of | £149 Lai boca writton off the depreciation of The Magistrate then committed the ease for anots throughout the territory, and charged to trial, bail being refused

reveens account. The result of the year's Inspector Henagery then stated that there operations was a decrease of £2.991 on the capital was a prione conviction against the prisoner.

account.The advanoes outstanding (sundry Mr. Wotton objected to say anch convicting dehters, Borneo) at the cleme of the year had the words “in the Colony of Hongkong” to the pre- How long were you in receipt of $400 a

at by-law No. 1.~I baro, do, do

month P-From January, 1837, to the middle of being put in after his client had been committed:increased by 21.910, and now stood at £24,406, T. SIZWART † Jaly. (Signed)

se dontended that the action was thoroughly

The GAMAN reminded them that at the meeting in Danuber they had no secounts to Regal.

The abjection was noted but not uphold. submit, but the estimates were, sa the whole, sa Ng Kwa Wak declared-I am receiver instastory, assuring them of a steady inoronto i Victoria Fol. I know defendant. He was the revenue and trade of the sempany: Since santanced on the 2nd August, 1897, to a fine of the v hnd received from North Borneo, and 350, or in defalt str months' imprisonment with from Mr. Cooker, their manager, who had just hard, labour, for merging scias sul attempting returned from the colony, information which to extort money. Iprodaos committal warrant, plainly prove that the sstimated surplus would 0850 No. 8252

}be much larger then could have been safely an

tisipated in Disember. There had been a large infax of capitalists-chiefly tobuson planters, by whom the amount of land applied for had been alcost surprising. Some 150,000 acres of land had been sold for tobacco onltivation alone dur ng last year, and applications had been received in the lant four months for-140,000 Boris more. Vì. Crocker's report' cantsinad rauch valuable and interesting information, and among other TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILS PREBR

things showed the izsportause of tobacco cultiva- DEAR SIR-Ishall be extremely obliged by tion to such colony as North Borneo. They The following is the report of the Sanitary

your inserting the present letter in year fee of had now was five companies at work there, and Surveyor presented to the Board at yesterday's

to-morrow morning, the object of which is to he would not be surprised to see three times that Įmeeting pict

cama down to 8:00

gull the attention of the right party to what I number before the end of the year. That gare Hos&KONG, 29th June, 1888. His Lordship-Dn you object to his discharge, consider is a real nuisance and forms by itself the best prospect that thers would not again be bominations. In their report the Com-

During the last ten years the adoption of the Mr. Wilson.

souros of additional danger in the matter of fire, a defloit. It was now just six years since the Mr. Wilson-Yes, my lord.

which of late has boon so frequent in this colony, company came into existence, in which period missioners observed, relative to the manner from Japan on Monday, we believe, bat bis ar-Reparate System in all new severago works has

His Lordship--I think you should mention I allude to an ugly lot of old places of wood they had made vast progres and oreroome rival was not recorded owing to his boing de-been phaid by most of the leading Sanitary in which town refuse had been used for fil-scribed in the shipping return as one European Engineers in England, and recently some of the on what grounds.

lintanded” vàry, naturally for firewood) which is considerable difenities. If time. permitted ing in purposes, Manchester in a sity built pinangor."

Mr. Wilson-I will give notios in writing of piled up to the height of four to five feet above ha konid show them, compared with the pro large cities and towns of Evg'and have spent | very large sums of money in order to divert they objections, my lord. If he comes forward ground at the back of ons of the native houses not gress and the history of nearly all our British "pn dung bille. And yet, at the present

It may be noted as a enzious coincklenes that storm water from the mowers proper. London, with any proposal to pay so much a month, no very far from the premises No. 80 in Graham colorios, that there had been ample justification time, Manchester stands very fairly, and bath Mr. Francia, QC, and Dr. Ho Kai were Leicestor, and Nottingham are well known debt we shall not oppose his disulfargo.

atrest, partly in the occupation of Mr. F. Howall. for all that had been done in reference to compares favourably, with its neighboura arent from the special menting of the Sanitary exempla

His Lordship appeifel Thursday, the 16th Aspesy moral of this nuisance from its place the interests of the company, Their carasTIO Board bold yesterday afternoon to receive the In England it is the ponerally nocepted pro-inst, as the date on which the bankrupt should will certainly be a step in the right direction was increasing satisfactorily, while in the expon in the statistion health-rate of large town. reply of the Gorerament to the protest of those tips to admit into the sewers from à toà no inch come up for discharge.

pro bono publion—Yours obediently, egin ditore a perceptible decrease was going on Unfortunately for our contemporary" gentlemen stainst the procedure of the Board of rain-fall- per 24 hours. This is very much

VIGILANCE

Binos 1833 the importa had increased from case the evidence by which be expports it with respect to the drainage by-laws. below the maximum rainfall which occasionally

$429,000 to over $1,000,000, and in the same period Hongkong, ad August, 1888. reaches 3 inches per £é koura e d

the exporte hail grown from $159,000 to $600,000. Cannot stand. The Foity built apon dung We take the following front the Avenir du

POLICE COURT. The Separate yatam even whore, the rain-fall

In fact, in every possible way there had been Orders may be sent to Baily Frest Office, where bills" des pot compere favourably with ite Tuin According to a repert by the Vice is comparatively small has great adrapinges over

progress. The two great difficulties for a von. Conent for France at Pakbola railway is to be the Combland. Bystem.

2nd August.

THE TYPE OF STEAMER FOR THE pay seeking to found a colony wars to lay such it is published, or to the following Agests-neighbours as regards its death-rate, but constructed to coznest that port with the iron MacAO......

OHINA COAST: ...Mr. F. A. da Uras.

It is ed the atmost importanes that sewerage

foundations of gerernment as would inspire oon. very much the contrary, so much so indeed and coal mines of Ling-chan". The proximity of work should-be so designed that the ware

BEFORE FOR, HE. WODÈRCULE.

fidence, and at the same time win the submission Swarow...........Messrs. Quelch & Co.

that conference was held only the other make the line one of great commercial import, possible conveyance of all sewage to the outfall the latter town to the Kwang a frontier will should be self-oleansing and that the speediest Mesars. C. Girard & Co.

The accident to the Austrisa Lloyd steamer of the native tribes. There would not have been FORMOHA......Mesari. C. Gerard & Co.

INFRINGING VERANDAHA OHPTRÄNGE. any to consider the subject. We have rotance for Europeans shall be secured. This is especially important phared on the formation of air, R. F. Drary, or propellers over single ones. The Maduau, of the company lab been good as to is stabber Medusa, dne in Hongkong, has proved once more, the influx which he had mentioned of foreign ca FоocHow... Mesara. Hedge & Co,

Five occuplara af koossa in Queen's-road were if each werd eessary, the superiority or twin-pitalite, merchants, and planters auless the credit

·NINGDO Messrs. Kelly & Walk, Bghai.preserved the report of the conference, tot Yesterday morning in the Pelice Coucha bor in a tropical alicante. SHANGHAI......Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co.

The velocity of flow in a sewer depends to a Government Oil Engineer, with having the after her engine besues disabled, was simply and capacity for governing the colony. Hither. SHANGHAL.. Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. NORTHERN & Hall & Holts Co-operative Co.sented that whereas the death rate of mass for infringing the Verandahs Ordinazes very large extant on the height of water in the verandahs of their first doors enclosed, after kelpless, the crank shaft having carried away to the totace planters had been able to get land REK Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai other towns was diminishing that of Mar. The tile follow was very much upset, and stated fewer and consequently it is easier to maintain having received due notios for their removal, we beliore. With a second propolise she weald from the pampang at $1 an aore, but the land www in arser to the Magistrate that since the sem self-cleansing velosity in a mall newer than in sad after having been fined and ordered to do bave bean chablod, if not to make head-way worth more than doubin what it was six months NAGAMAT... Mesers. The C. 5 J. Trading Co. chester showed little improvement, remaining mone had been served his father bad run away a large one. !

so by the Magistrate

against the monsoon, certainly to materially assist ago and they had sent out instructions to their KOBE-OSAKA....Messrs. F. Walsh & Co.

In the Separate System the flow of sawage in

The first defendant stated that as he rented the towing atsamer which came to her assistance, governor that no eligible land was now to be cold alm est stationary, and thecity now compares to Musso and his mother had died. He was very unfavourably with other towas in this living alone in the house with his two youngers content in quantity and the mower is not his house from Government, and had got it from and thus safely retura to Botabay; or, the second at under 82 an dere. If tobacco planting pro- sisters. the police wore ordered to maks on liable to be called upon to disebarge an enormous them with a baleny framework, he did not like alternative would have been to ran away with grossed it promised, there would be more SAIGON ....Messrs. Bohroeder Frères and respect. We do not remember that the feet quitics into the matter.

| volume of water due to a heavy rain-fëll:

to interfere with any of the enclosure.

and before the prevailing monsoon, with her rapid Immigration of that hard working and re Gardes

It is therefore onsler on the Separate System Ibis se was remanded till Saturday.

zomaining propeller, assisted by her canvia, and venue-paying people, the Chinese. There hed of the city being built upon dung bills was ....... Mr. F. Mainfroy Haxor

Mr. Andrew Jobuston arrived by the steamer to dosiga s cystem of sewers that shall at gil

Fourth defendent, who made no defence, was make for the rourest pers to leeward, on purpose been some little differty in establishing, com- HAIPHONG......Mr. G: Gavalls.

mentioned at the conference, but it is very Carisbrooke yesterday morning. He gives a times bare suboient depth of water ranging in fled $15.

to affect repairs if such could not have been zounication with China, but they trusted that Third defendant, the compler of No. 208, carried out at sen, waist, however, most likely negotiations which had been going on would ze. BANGKOK. Messrs. Eantasy & Co.

possible that that is one of the reasons why good esecret of the progress made in connection them and thas maintain a self cleansing velocity

sult shortly in securing no improvement in that SINGAPORE...Movers, Kelly & Walsh.

with the Hosting of the Ardgay. He states ant that will keep the sewers always free from depo- Queen's road West, slated that his notice was to could have been done. Instead of that the un. PENANG... Messrs. Maynard & Co. the public health of the city has not been they have shifted, her bow over 40 feet sawards, sit and thereby insure the speediest possible gon, the effect that the obstruction on the top hoor massgeable steamer collided with her resoner, respect. They were not dependent on telecos, for COLOMBO....Mes. A. M. & J. Ferguson. improved to the same extent as that of other and he is coultent that unless sous unforeseen revance of the sewage to the ontlall.

should be removed. He had therefore not which letter, after au, could ds nothing better there was the fibre industry, and possibly sugar. touched the enclosure on the Best Boor.

then drag her to the nearest place cf safety, soine. Mr. Charles Vandalour Creagh, the late Assistant CALCUTTA ...... Mesara, Newman & Co.

ADVANTAGES OF THE SEPARATH SYSTEM [cities by the application of the principles of accident eccurs she will be got off very shortly. SYDNEY.........Mesars. Gordon & Gotoh,

The Magistrate greated defendant two daye obscure hole on the rest coast of British India, Resident at Perak, had been appointed to sadeesd Be has already had hor afloat, but her engines |

A BEGAED. VENTILATION. MELBOURNE. Messrs Norton, Hargrave & Co. modern sanitary science. It bebores our ware unable to be used owing to the pipes BAT. In comparatively small saware the important in which to remove the enclosure.

and there leave her to her own resources For Mr. Treacher as governor of the colony. Mr. Second and third defendants" cases were re the anko of everybody concerned we are gled that Creagh had been highly recommanded to them by BEPLER... Mesars, Gordon & Gotal.

neighbours at Singapore, therefore, to sening became choked with sand. These have been question of ventilation mass more within premanded to Saturday next. LONDON. Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane.

cleaned and everything put right, and all that is timal bounds than in large sewOrz.

gradually dawn begins to break on the minds of the Foreigaos; and the directors believed that. Messrs. Street & Co., 30 Corabiti, sider this subject of filling in swamps for required now is about a foot more water than In a large sewer under the Combined System DHATRUCTING THE POOTPATE

the catatalists who hold the strings i opusestion he would prove anableanocessor to Mr. Treacher. Mesra Bates, Hendy & Co, building purposes will town cofuss very they have at present, and the next fall tide, with a discharging capacity equal to the rain fall Hung Choy, an old cffender, charged by In with the big purses, whice the servis rerum Lord Brassy had also joined the board; and Mr. W. M. Wills, 151, Cannon St. carefully, for they may thereby ba laying therefore, he is curtain will bring her off. He during heavy storms the greater portion at it inspector Swanston with obstructing the footpath dows, capable of calling forth floating sdifices the Queen bad conferred honours on one of fl called tower. In plain language, we are glad, member of the sourt, Sir Alfred Denty as the ...MAH.Eichy 66,Rus Lafayette,

ABBALT

in the interset of urerybody, otnoerned that founder of the company. A private company BERLIN........ Hildebrands, 111, Alexandrines up a potent enemy to the public health also inform us that she is in good condition and dry weather is filled with air which is only or with his merchandise, was fået $25.

will need but very slight expenditore for re- polled by the sewer becoming akhargeil again of the prit generation. The disinfant pairs. Mr. Johnston will not return to the sage during the art heaty rains, and these may not Ne Askoy was charged, on the information of shipowners appear to at last have become alive had come forward to do what was generally a Sas Franco.bir. E. P. Fisher, 21, Merchanta ing properties of dry serth are one of operations; an be misiders there is no necesi, occur for a long time

Bhek Hugh. P.0 58 with violently assaulting to the fact that in the long run twin screws very asduens, work for a Government, in tha Exchange.

17 for him to down his saletant, Më. Walker, The natural faross at work in a power (endes him so the 1st inst,

are a better paying, connora than it may first instance spah a work must be very anprofit- NEW YORK ME. A. Wind, 91, Park Bow, deniable, but sukiency of arth must being quite capsule of bringing the work to a ordinary conditions on the were al confined

Blok Biggh said-On the Txt lost, at 5 am. appone at first sight. We live laid steis on able, and those engaged in it must be prepared Bullz Pru Otte, January, 1958,

be applied to effect the required parpone 4 promo, ponendon

SEGI DI MEST 2014 Seyeh, pharm the Kingsnoe. I was weling in Lagsabwen when the two boyu saying it everybody supened shipowner, to sepse satima, da tipsgat me pare

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