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cheme of the Sanitary Surveyor is the best at could be adopted. Mr. Couran's able report specks for itself, and, to one mind, in

convincing. The towns at home are, w learn, adopting the separate system no in- dabitably the bear method of dust of foul waters, and in the course of a few years the combined system will, judging from what is going an at present, be practically abginkmed all prer England,

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The British corvette Sapphire, Captain W.

Kandake, from Kobe 29th ult, arrived here yesterday.

Telegraphic infrmation bas been reerived that General Harrison, the Republican didate, bus booz vlected President of the United States.

The Superintendent informs us that the P, & O. steamer Thames, with the next _outward Enlish mail, left Singapore for this port on Wednesday, at 4 p.m.

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Main No. 4 providing for the sewerage of district No. 4 (culoared brows ou plan sheet. II. will commence in Sen's Road Central opposite the Royal Naval Yard and will traverse Queen's Read in an easterly direction as far as the Easta Guard House, where it turns down Arsonal and to the Prays, and continues along the Praya as far as the Bowrington Canal un there discharges into the harbour. At this point also it receiver the sewage of the Bowrington District.

new wins to

be | vent so far as might be otherwise provided in the tion, not yet did it prescribe the method of road a little further to the castward. In the increased lateral Kenias were constructed of brink | Queen's Road Central and the Prays, the ans defrayed out of the pubife purse. The pods respecting all onsetmente, Ordinances. To thst consta notten, nor tree there any provisions upper tam new sites has been opened further and stone of a very imperfeet character and some of which is 160 acros

relating to the prosedara of the scurt, the Os- for trapping, ventilation, on disconnection. The, up the hillsides above the level of them may exist. Within ware recent The pireamstances prevailing in tw portions question of expense in no doubt op import- diurno anapendel should be deemed to remain result of this inadequacy of the law was that the and Caine Roads. Many house in the Chinese times, specially after the reclamations between of this District are so different that in entendat. THRONICLE AND DIRECTORY ut cne, but it is not the most important, inferice so far as it did not conflict with or be Publis Works Department was ever in conâiot quarter have been rehnilt in a bastor style and Qrian's-road and the Praya, had bean made, iting the sizon of the sewers. I have sub-divided it -

Considerations of health west be placed firai,inconsistent with the provisions of the codo, the abject drains with indlords, increased in hele ht with tier to affording bɛcuria decessary, in order to maintain aleenli- into the area draining above Too House LADA

The section alearly pointed out that there was who deeply reserbat were considered the further nocommodation.

base and abo for the convenience of the public, which may be naled Sub-district a comprising nod if we are to enter on an extensive druit datinotion betwan matters provided for exponave whims of the Surveyor Geneal, whims The population of Victoria in 1889 was to cover In most of tixes gérome; large drains 100 acres extent, and the ares draining below built of granite wore Elmofre constructed along Ise House Lane to the west which I will call ngo reform it will be cheaper and more pro-specially in the code and mattors which had which they allege they did not find supported 188,000, it is now 180,000.

not been so provided for. What be took these by any spoolal definition of the law.

The western district of the town situated be- the valleys as shown by red kass on the plan. Sob dietriot 38, 29 sores in orient. Stable in the long ran to biva it made sections to mean was that where there was any 10.--In 1884 & Public Health Bill dasignad to low the level of the Pokfulam Road, High which companies this report. There are al In sub-district SA, are situated Government, thorough at the commencement. As to provision in the code, that was to be the only one moet this evil-together with many others Streak and Bonium Boul, us for outward us together, without scunting small brasches 33 House and the Botanical Gerceps oockpying us to is followed, where there was no ench pro- was drafted and submitted for the consideration Ladder Street is almost entirely occupied by malo outlets into the harbour along the Prase; tensive grounds and not likely over to be closely The equity of calling upon property owner in the old procedure would be drained to re of the Colonial Government, but for raisons into Chinese lonements, with the areoption of the their sizes vary from as foot and a ball to six built orer; moreover, the elevation and position to provide, drobis to fit in with any system mail in force, with the qualification that only in which it is unnecessary to outer here, that Bill Gas Works, the Sailors's Home, the Government test. Most of the samers have vartioal sides of the Albany Nalah, admit of a Free cutlet be deelded upon by the sanitary authority there so fac as it did not poflet with or affect the unfortunately was never presented to the Logis. Civil Hospital Buildings, sud some large go with shaped or fiat agmentai inverts and are ing always obtained for store waters in this ownered over with granite slabs. A full descrip.ghbourhood: The size of the main sera can be no question; it is recognised in every providons of the date. There we therefore lature until the assumption of the Government downs or warehouses along the Praya.

threa olasses of matters" provided for. The by His Expleroy Geneal Gordon Cameron in On that portion of the Western district sitution of the various sections together with dia along the Praya is therefore been calculated to town and village in England, and it would proceedings in the present case, even easy-1-87, when it was passed by him in spite of theated above the level of the Pokfulem Bout, High grams to be found in Mr. Chadwicka repuri sovey à fooh of infall per 24 hours over this he contrary to the pabije welfare to allowing there was no partbalar provisions in the code exportion of the later dalay arose from a re-allowed, a rarent. Erat auchment entitled The as severe is small compared with their duty as closely built way, the sizes of the Boers have

of Badlord interest.

Street, and Bonham Road un Chinese hives cre part 1ctions 2 to 4. The daty of these dratos ab dietriot. The other sub-district Sa being for it, could not be left under the old procedure man to maistus on his property a dadin for the reason giron in the bird olare of essos, queat of the opponents if the Ordines that is European District Reservation Ordinan (16 of sub-dant surface drains, is the whols of the bun calculated to discharge 24 Inches of rain conalitating an actual or potenital danger to the 'd propedure wasinpousiefent with the cats might not be confirmed until a Petition which 1888) making it illegal to build any, but Euro sub-soll enlasaface water from the northern per 24 hours falling over the whole sub-district brültiyor which in any way interfered with con 5, however, we the point naar which he they were to frame against it had been previously pen houses above such levels.

partiralarly relied, "All civil suites shall be in- considered by the Searotury of State but after The higher portion of the Western district slopes of the hill above the city have to find their addition to the ioh contributed by sub-

way into the sea by passing through them. district 9a. be general drainage system. I, therefore,stituted and married na in the manner borsina lapse of three montle pe Fetition being put is ut prosent only partial built over. The line The drainage-arose are comparatively small, a general reconstruction of private house after provided "That was equivalat to saying forthcoming, the Garator was obliged to in- of water conduit from Pokialam pratically but the heavy tropical rains that this island is * No civil smit shall be instituted and carried on form three gentlemen that taleas the Patition hounds the probable fature extension soathwird subject to render it posmry to provide for the drains be found necessary, and the Governant in the manner hereinafter provided and he was presented within a stated period is Ordin of building operations in the Western and Con- discharge of auduly large volumes of water in ment is prepared to do its share of the workabeltted farther that the present matter was a zace must be fransmille one willout it. A tral Distriats,

the lower portion of the city. The Central distriot zitimbed between Laddor byproviding suitsble uninsewers, the proposal sult(Daniel's bencery Practics, 5th ed. p. 1073) third and of course unavdable delay mourred in

After studying the main fall and the character Mr. Francis said although he had carofally the reference of the rdinance by the Secretary Street on the west and Garden Road on the of the hills, I am of opinion that during heavy amined the Judicature Aot it throw very of State to the Local Gavernment Board, in the east, is acoupial below the levels of Gongh Btreat storms the built aren may oputribute 3 inches little light on this mater, and they were there consideration of it by the latter, and finally in Gags Street. Lyndhurst Terrace, Wellington and the hill sides have the city inches of rain- fete pompeliod almott entirely to depend on the the Ecnfirmation of it by Her Majesty the Queen. Street, and Ico House Lans, mainly by hinase. full per hour, over their respective aras. It is provision of tho aode of Civil Procedure itself. 12-The Ordinance has beea in force sites beusea. Along sack side of Queen's Bend are plear therefore that on half measures can be sa

on 3 of the Code simply conceived he juris the 2nd of Juse, 1888. bit moro delaghey obear to be found the botter olas of Chinese shope: textained for getting rid of the surface waters, Though the best available without pamping I diction and powers of the Court, no te practice red, for after lapse of aver two weathe it has thers are, however, situated along Queen's Read and considering the surface levels we have to annet recommend the proposed position of this pronnent menstre: And world proceduro. The Ordinance said that the old ant yet been found possible to pass in the Sani. and thus Praya, several Europaz shops and deal with, axy schema for obtaining their itimats ont-fall as prosture remained in form whers no provision tary board the Bye-Laws relating to house mast of the mercantile bongs, this bring the discharge at points outside the city is practically strongly advise in preference, that the main ba wis male in the code, unless the old procedure was drains; even the original motion mal by me to Faropun business part of the city. The aper out of the question.

extended to the alternativo point of pat-fall at inconsistent with the engle. He snbeltted there | give preference to this most urgent matter was portion of the Central District is occupied by Exporieface hus proved that the existing drains North Point.

Bropony reader ces and public building inclad of the tower are of ample aise and that they The ares of the eastern District in 21′′ som a special provision for administration pro not carried without opposition. oedings." The proviss in as far as the same shall 18-Tasse delays are unfortunate, as it is of ing Government Hance. the Governmeal Offices, civily fulfil their purpose as surface waterlo itara situated the Barracks and Militas, nd not be confisting or inconsistent with the code, urgent laportages to the Public Health thats the Gool. The Botanical Gardens are also drains. It may also be mentioned that the most Naval Establishments, but the higher levels referred only to thaders in which such praestare the reconstruction of defective and Insanitary situated in this district. The portion above the advantageous courses in reapset of offidency and at presset but little built over. The sizes of might be found confisting or inconsistent, but house drains should be grappled with withent Caine Road is only partially built on.

Boumeny, e, the satural valley lines, have in sewers have been calculated to discharge 1 did a bar them entirely from being, followed, further loss of time, and this can be done with- - The next division, between Garden Road on most mars bean selected, and that the trains are hobee of the rais falling over the whole District. The goda made to nference to administration put say need whatsocer si waiting for the adop- the west to Arsenal Boad on the east, is a

As aur As just stated, I gas oniy able to recommend the suits, and therefore the applicability of the acttion or otherwise of the Sparate Spatam," as expied almost entirely by the Naval and Military face-tribor drains therefore their construction construction¬f the ort-fall at Rowrington as a could not be inconsistent with the practics and pointed out by Mr. Coager in his Report. buildings Bastward of Arsenal Boad, follows antes little to be desired, though they may no temporary expedient au! I therefore deem it de procedure of the cole. He maintained that this 14-The many miles of moderà min serers the thickly populated Chinese district of Won, longer be suitable as bowers.

[drable to subunitlurewith a plan (shoot No. III) providing moreover was not a suit. If their that have been built by the Government within taxi. - The buildings along the Eastern Prays le earlier days of the city the Combined and also a section,showing the necessary worke Lordships declared now that an administration the last ten years and which have aluat entire aro principally warehouse there are alan, how System of drainage was undoubtedly by far the that would have to be undertaken order to extend cumpons under 15 and 16' Vio, was an invalid replaced the former il defectira min drains evor, sobie European touements in the Enster more cosmical system, and perhaps with the the out-tall to North Point. Smok an extension, if preceding they would entirely invalidate avery of the earlier days of the Colony, ruore spacally District, among others the Royal Naval Seaman's small pepilation and limited public revenue at carried out, would prorido also for the sewerge thing that had been done in administration for in the upper levels of the city. have been welt Hospital and European residence on Morrison its disposal the Colony would have shrunk from of the Causeway Bay Reclamation and of Tang- many years. Their Lordships, be submitted, constructed and laid to proper falls, is testified Hill Carw'ius Hill, and Leighton Hill, all situ- the expanse of a hard system, but when one con- lawan, giving a fatal area draining to North we bound by the practice of the Court.

sation of Hongkong, but it is clear that in epits district there is still room for further tailding area of land arnileble for building purpose disebargo, par 4 hours 14 inchs of the rin to by Mr. Chadwick in his Report on the Sani- [amod in extensive grounds of their own. In this siders the present position of the city, the limit-Point of 270 ndrea. The Court reserved judgment.

The size of the out-fail has been calculated to of the best workmanship and of every precau-

With the exception of the extreme western and consequently the excessivo crowding that tion the newest and beat huit main drain in the suburb of Kounedy town, and small portions of srigts in many portions, especially in the Westeru which falls over the whole area. The invert of world will become an offensive mutuo along the Wantsud and Causeway Bay Districts on the abd Central Districts, where the population the sower being 737 feet below Oqilmauce deters ita whole length if the liquid matter that is led eastern side of the town, the whole of the lower reales to us ruang, at 1600 persons in the acre, it will be necessary to adopt pumping machinery into it at every step from the conacation drains terele of the oily are closely built over.

the time has, in my piaion, arrived when every in order to discharge the sewage into the harbour. of private houses is already in a high state of In the month of March of this year, the Koadroar should be made that modern sanitary Taking 19 inches of rain fall por 24 hours decomposition by reason of previous long gistrar General navend a means to be taken in seines places within our reach, to improve the over the whole surface, we get a for of 1,470,150 | stagnation, and this is what is now murring in three districts of the western part of the otty, of sewange of Victoria

ouble feet per 24 hours. the oily of Victoria and calling for an early the respective preus of 18 771 and 3:02 ores remedy,

including streets, with the result that an aver 15.The remedy to be adopted to remove thenge population was found of 1,077, 1,602, and bad smelis in the streda which are found to 49 persons to the nero in the three distrats re The anit was for the recovery of a sum of $462 emanate from the Gorament main swers is so spentirely, I doubt if this density of popula for timber supplied by the plaintiff to a contra-obvious that no person examinie the matter tion is retched in any elty se town of the Dalt tor who was building two houses in Castle Road for himself esu fail to me it. The el must band Kingdom or of the continent of Europe. In for the Spanish Proration, of which the Rer attacked at its source: that ia-at the house ordering, however, the question of the affect The following is the list of the missionaries Father Torres is the representative. The con drains. All boase-drain found in a defective of overcrowding on the bedth of the popalation who have been elected by vote to serve on the train, after drawing $11,000, was able to and insanitary condition, where in kitchon of Victoria the fact must not be lost wight of Committoo of Boal arrangements for the general complete his contract, which was for $14,400, and and other for waters stagnate and forquent that the city is of bat limited width, occupying Xiasjozire Conference to be held at Shanghai another man had to be engaged. The question for long periods, must be laken ap and relaid ouly a narrow strip of grand, with an extend in 1899-Rev. Dr. Blodgett, Peking: Rer. Dat is was whether the plaintif bad given to propor falls in impervious glazed stone-sive harbour on its northern, and with a conable difficulty. In drsing of such necessarily Nevins. Chefoo; Bav. G. John. Haskow; Rev. credit to the contracter or to the defendant

ware in lieu of porous black wick, and siderable open spacs on its southern side. largs site as to be able to discharge at times lurgewers have been the subject of vareful calens- E. Paer, Shanghai; Her. J. R. Goddard, His Lordship disclosed the suit with costs. ast be furnished with thog safagurus toi

METEOROLOGT.

volumes of storm water any such interruption asn, the sim and intention being to maintains ago; Rav. d. Hartwell, Foochen; Rev. H.C.

health in respect. of trapping, ventilatien, and Henry, Carton.

Rain-fall-It will be ea from table No. 3, would ba onzied by largoaps or traps would pro- self cleansing velocity throughout the whole disconnection which are now clearly pacified in page 7, which I have omampiled from the reports tably bad to the bursting of the sewer, and fur-stems. Considering the existence of large new Ordinance and its proposed By-Laws of the director of the Governant Obserratory, ther during the dry son in extensive aceamu- dinins throughout the city and the facilition When properly reconstructed and passed by the hot the island of Hongkonge is subject to "rer (lation of sewer gas must take place, for the na-offered for getting rid over the surface of tto Sanitary Board euch hoase drains may be con-hary rainfall during short periods. I subini tural forces at work in the sewers are insufficient storm water in back yards Curing heavy rain- nected with the present sin-draine, and when the herewith some information on this subject in this to effet a domplete change of air in a short po-fala 1am of opinion the sizes proposed for the me errives for laying the new pipe mins on the form of dingrais shewing the great variations in ried. From what I hire seen of sorto of three neware will be found ample to meet the en Separate Syster, it will be the duty of the Public the amount of raid fall during different month branch draing I betrother still exist old drainaquirements of the increasing population. Works Department to ye that the conzestion in the year. The contrast between the heavy in the pity which should either be usel for sur The Separate System as designed contemplates between suck impraced house-draias and the rain-falls that annually comer ietween May and face and sub-soil water only, or else replaced by the provision of orthows along the lines of the new Government mains is properly effected freo September and the email rain-fall recorded dur pipe awers.

proposed intercepting s were in order to relieve of oost to the honra-EF. If groups of the ing the months of January, February, Noroca- There are few water closets in the city, their them in case it should be found impracticable for worst of these defective bid hose drains ara ber, and December is particularly noticeabl oonatmation being prohibited by law. The the prasant to exclude from them is much of the taken in hand at the same time and dealt with Temperature, Humidity Duration of Sunshine system generally adepted for removing the ex-storm-water as I have specified In many lu in rapid succession and there is no reason why In table No will be found the mean month. creta being the pail system as described in Afr. slunces the ran from the back yards of primate the end of twelve months will be already far on tons, also the mean buality for wach aonth. Chadrick that if a sufficient water supply can wars, but, whers back yards are continuous this should not be done-the Sanitary Beard at ly temperature ahtained from hourly derva Chadwick's port. Tortainly agree with Mr.homass, will be admitted inte the proposed new the read to relieve the public frequoting the and the total duration of nusius. The embe obtained the more genetal adoption, especially from one street to another such storan water or streets of the city from the smells that have gature canges from about 45 dag. to 90 deg. in Hoists, Clubs, and large mezosatile and other easily be diverted from the sewer by a coating- Fahrenheit, and the humidity in 15? ranged offices, of water loss's would be advisable on a surface gatter from vard to yard, irop gut- important, as regards to innuates of private from 19 to U.

sanitary grounds.

ars being fix d in the communication 'holes at dwellings, the Board will kave done more for Winds Table No. 3 gives the direction, du The practically no anal deicare Inch partition wall. Some raio fall from the backe their health and comfort than could possibly beration, and velocity of the winds for each month tas oily except in the Wongnoichung Valley, of houses inst, under any circumstances, be el- obtained at this moment from any other forin in the year.

whera sach drainage has been carried out during mitted into the proposed new pipe sowers, bat sanitary fe prorament

Fasterly winds predominate nearly the whole the last six months.

the special method of providing for the carrying 16.-1 uke she foregoing remarks lest it beyr, but southerly win a car to a large extent

off of storm-waters from private premises misapprehended that the cyanid rating of the hiring the months of May, June, Juls. August.

After careful colleration of the whole of detail that must be considered individually in Separate yetu need ritard, early drainage re- and September. The Meteorological Observas foregoing facts and a aloes study of the lo

Bash case. forms in private promise.

The proposed sewers are intended to be bil and bequemy will bu bot met hy s

(1) the construction of a new system of pipe toilitate inspection or the removal of obstrep ast every sasuge of direction in order to yaxers admitting aly a limited quantity of ions should the latter, at any time occur. As surface water and by adopting out-falls for re every male will be furnished with a such a system at altuable points east and ntilating grating to be placed as near as poll. west of the city..

aible in the middle of the street. Additional (2) the utilisation of the existing drains for entilators will also be provided wherever the conveying the natural streams through the interval between two mnohele is longer than city and for sorrying off surface, and sub- 30 feet Flashing deors will also be praviled soil watera,

Undera for extra copine of the Tiążly. Prvik skonį, be sent before 11 am, on the day of publication. Aftar hat hate the supply is fimitoð. «

TELEPHONE No. 13.

The Daily Press.

Attention is directed to the adsortisormant in another column to the effect that entries for ag- gragrafe prizes in the Rife competition in con nection with the Hongkong Rifle Association will close to-day at Loon.

A pick-up gains of cricket will be played to morrow commanding at eleven o'okol. Mem sers wishing to play are requested to sign their name on the Ista lying in the Cubante-rem er the Cricket Pavilion before four o'clock this

fteruoco.

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Feglarday afternoon, about five o'clock, are

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Miss Gracle Whiteford, of the Willard and

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MR. A. J. LEACH, ACTING

PUNG JUDGE.

UN PO . . Torres, $482. The hoarine of this suit was resumed, Mr. Webber appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Francis. ... instructed by Mears. Sharp, Jobou. und Stokes for the defendant,

THE SEPARATE SYSTEM OF MAIN

DRAINAGE.

We have received the following papers on the Sopirate System of Main Drainage presented to the Legislative Coszcil by command of His Exilendy the Governor :-

THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL TO THE OOLONIAL

ir.

BEÒRETARY.

The dissociation of the sewage of houses from storm waters. (5) The rapid conveyance of the town-sewage to the ses and its innbouons disposal in the tidul current by means of separate glazed stoneware drain pipes of a bors comparative ly sinull because of the elimination of storm waters.

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The principal objections to the contimed use of the existing system of drains for the conveyance of saviçe Are:—

T'ho present dry weather flow of sewage I estimato doos ad exceed 100,000 cubic fort per 24 hours, and notwithstanding any future in- ()that the namereus outlets along the Prays crase in houses and population probably will nder the condition of the foreshore objeo- never axseed 3000 oahia feet. I renommend tionable.

therefore that high class machinery in doplimate (2) that the large sizes of the sewers cause he installed capable of lifting 300,000 eubio fet prusidumblo deposit in the lower levels dur-per 24 hours and that pamps of a los costly

y the dry grason,

character though not so corowled in working that an eaient means of restilation exist. installed for the purpose of dealing with the Theirat twoevils, from what I have said, not large volume tre, 1,470,15) au Sie feet casiozal- he remedied, and the third niso presents consider ly brought down during hoses mains.

The sizes and gradients proged for the new

PROFNISED WORKS

17. Although Mz "Campor, siues his.ity is situated on the Kowloon perioada 150 ty I am of opinî that the ends of efficiency aut in straight lines, and mascles are provi

in the Colony, has barn lavating a Jerce-portino

of his time to the study of our local vondsons with

feet above sea level.

[Here follows a series of meteorologicaltables).

TIBEA”

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Eoxoxon, Novamasz 9TH, 1838.

"We are to-day enabled to publish the

port of Mr. Coores, the Bitary Survor, on the proposed separate system of maj dinage, and the covering letter of the Surveyor-General to the Colonial Secretary Both are very able documents and make ou, Iwe think, a good case for the proposed

remedy for aliat are admitted evils. The i cost is considerable, but if it be coleeded flu No. 18, Albany Sheet, Tanchai. The contents broke out in the lack premises of a rattan/shop.

the work is urcoreary the price inast of were not insured, ond everything was clear- course, be paid. We have been complaiod ont in a very short time. The rigados, with iug for years of the offensive enamaties fire was subdued before it had spread beyond the their engines, we quiesty on the spot, and the from the sewers and be thy state of the back quarters, the honge proper not busing in foreshore. It was of the smells principal inred at all except by the firemen haring ca

sion to break through a portion of the roof in ibat the residents in the Western diaria

Brdor to get at the Bames.

Publis Works Department, complained in their politing for the ap

Hongkong, 24th August, 1588. pointment of the Fever Commission, and Sherian Opera tempe, took her bereit at the zelosed preliminary mport of Mr. P. A Cooper; St.I have the honour to transmit, you the to sewer gas no doubt a great deal of illnew yorum Theatre, Shanghai, on the 1st November. on the Separate System of main drainage for the So that and other parts of the city may be the piece presenter being Botoiselta che cals of Victoria and to recommend his proposi. attributed, he separate system of xipay the part of Moga. Tho N. C. Daily News tolboellency the Governor

Shanghran in which Miss Whiteford played trons to the favourable consideration of His Ex-given rise to complainte, and what is far rare is offered as a u medy, at a cost of $343,00),ns that there was a crowded kouse, and 2-The adoptin if the Separate System will But, as we remarked you erday, this is on striking bare before the bride as the be in harmony with the drainage provisions of

simult moors ouiry--all together, me after the the new Publie Health Ordinance. a portion of the total cost of the improved sther-of some tnty of the jeune dorée of 9-The main features of the Project are four, drainage recommended, the remainder Shamrhai, all in waite waistcoats and rad or falling on the landlords in the shape of the dross cicely. The applause Throughout the white batton-holos, into the seate on each side of

construction of the house drains. The Hoevening, led by this plantear elago, was hear J. Percs, in his letter to the Gulani. constant, and lenged, and the highest Secretary, saget ju lose that in spinal the ironmstances, could have formed of the expectations that any of the sudienės, knowing

of the best workmanship and of every pre-rendering of the place, were not disappointed.

a view to the adoption of the best systura of pub. caution the newest and beat built main-drain

The tides in the harbour of Hongkong aro lo main-drainage to be derived for the city, th in the world will become so offensive foreign engineer who has recently made a purvey We (N. C. Daily News) are informed by a

(ii) The admission of a limited proportion vast amount of detail which had to be mastered diurnal but considerable differense "often sarce along its whole length if the liquid of the ficcded district and works at the breach

of rain-fall into these proposed foul water by bin before he could arrive at definite conclusis between the heights of two consecutiv

sfons, has made it imposible to place his raport and the lower the inferior tide.

tides, the bicker being mailed the "saperior" ! drains; and matter that is led into it at every step Irouellow River, that very material progress has been made with the repairs by the Chinese.

(i) The escape of storm-waters and inb-goil before the Governor at ko`raclier dato. The de- The difference in height of superior and in- the connection-drains of private houses. The gap avar Chang Chou, which was originally

dinage into thawa as heretofors through lay, however, is not to be regrettel, as it has ou ferier tides depende mainly upon the man's de the present rusin drains of the city which abled a vary cemplate vertication to be made oination other north or auth of the equator. already in a ligh state of decomposition by in mile in width, has been reduced to about four

into a mattor which is alizaprant tothe health

Though the sub-soil drainage of mahrial one of the manholes on the mains whers the remain undisturbed. Tenses of previous long slaptation, and the rebuild the embankments frem end, and Indred feet, The large ganga sommenced to

The dissociation of house-sewage from of the community, and in this connection, I deem the tides are equal.

At the times of the moon crossing the equator is a mitte of great importance to the Publical or inclination is small, and for the purpose &

Hoult, this will be impracticable in the lower of obtaining a rapid change of sir in the sever is what is now cemring in the city they have arected a very substatial bank of stem waters will av greatly reduce the volumey agreeableduty to bring to the notion of His

This maximin rasge of tide may be taken a parts of the city at present unless sachi sub-soil and of preventing o decided set of air therein, to Vistoria and alling for an early remedy" millet and mud marying in width from abont of Bul water to be dealt with, and will make that Excellency the very theragh manner in which eight fort and the highest water, under ordinary drains me connected with the sowers, anexpedient le point, traps alone will find fastest- On the sumo point Mr. CooFER, the S40 to 250 fent, and from 20 to 40 feat above the volume so manageable, sto cuable gumall diameters, Cooper les carried out this preliminary chanfances as 8 feet above Ordnance datum that would be attended with wrions dae, for it of the manholes. The out-fals will be protset-

| œd by tidal valves. bigh level of the river. But it is now that the to be used for the principal arteries, and due to ion of bis work. Lam the honour to burst the lowest 1 foot belon that datum.

would convert surb subsoil drains into oħannels I have not considered it necessary to design tary Surveyor, Baye that unless house real difficulty commences, us the task of closing this circumstance the project will he feasible at your obedient servant,

Pidad Obsyreations.—With a view to ascer for the escape of sewer air through the sub-snil the last few hundred fret, owing to the great an outlay that is aderute compared with the drains are properly constrated under suc

mining the general effect of the tidal currents into the houses themselves. Owing to the long the extreme west of the city, as that subarb any system of sewers for Kennedy-town situated rush of water, will be one which, with the ap, relativo expose that would attend the omstrué

at the pointe proposed for the sewer out-falla periods of drought or of limited rainfall and to is at present very sparsely bait over, and lo- ennitary provisions us are cutained a

pliances and mawial ut their disposal they can

tion of the same longta of main nowysuɛder the

, Belcher's Point to the west of the city and the step declivity of the greater part of the inse seware oan at any time without diicully THE HANITARY SURVE(OK'S REPOM TO THE the by-laws made under the Public Heald hardly hope to acomplish snovefnly, till after Combined System, which requires—inconsequence

North Point to the ost, I made; in conjunction dralange areas, the fox of water in subsoil be constructed leating into the Sulpher Chai- wuch trouble, if at all,

of our heavy rain falls-that all ebaivals bê ofaëï Ordinance they will be practically

JURYSTOR-GRYERAÏA

with Mr. Jes. Sampson, of the Public Works drains will always be very variable and will no ndly large and costly size. The estimated

Puble Works Department, Department, several flan experiments on the doubt vary often be . In the latter anse drain, the scour through the Bulphur ruvel than ne drains at all, and considering their

cost of the four proposed new foul water mains

Hongkong, 23rd July, 1888. 27th and 8th of February last during the traps attached to sub-suil drains, will prove in- ing salicient to prevent any auisauce. elose proximity to buildngs house-miss HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. comprised in this scheme, together with their Sir-In accordapon with the instrations re- North-easi soon, ad arah on the clat and effective and sewer air will freely coure through obviously require even more careful superv

branches and all contingent worki, ucunts to coived from the Government. I have the honour 22nd of Agast during the South-wost monson.sach drains and is through the interstions The following is a list of the prizes which $23000, but as the etern district of Victoris. to report that I have confelly studied the ques- The fools usd consisted of wooden babys provided for the expapeof sub coll. water.

As I am here dealing with the subject of sion than main sewers. Mr. Coopen says I have been presented to be that for at the Rifle is found to be nearly on a dead level sad as it is tion of the main drainage of the city of Victoris confeal in shape, tive feet in height and two fort Further, in the cas of any stoppaga peur.main-drainage and not of house drainage I med thor that it is to the enginction with the ❘ acesting to-day and tomorrow --

found impossible to give the proposed sastera and now beg to submit the following observations in diameter, from which were suspended wronghi ring is a foul water wer with whiz sub-sollst enter very fully into the question of house. main a gradient or inclination saffident to in- Since my arrival in the ofony early in Jontiran sanas 4 feet by 1 foot 6 inches of T shape drains happened to be in communication, sewage drink though I need scarcely add I have c3a- Government min-sewers of badly laid ost Any Rife-Phisi Cup, presented by Mearre dice elf cleansing velocity, it will be try have been making myself asquiated with construction and so designed as always to keep might back into the sun-sall drains and escape sider this matter very carefully before laying and badly built house-drains in private pr

Fal oser & Co.

Bacessary eventually to dispose of the saw the ariating main-drains and I have at length the larger surface of the vane square to the through the joints ce just devoribed. These ob the sabeme for the proposed man coverage of Association-Plated Cap. presented by Messrs. nga of Wanissi and Bowrington at some obtained the necessary local information to stenrrent. The total weight of a fleet was 236 lbs, je tut will be got ril of if all foul waters are the city before you I would however state that mizes, wherein the house-sorape is imprison Lane, Crawford & Co.

ditional ontlay by conveying it a fer est able me to lay before pon a complete scasive of ed the depth of the vane below the strisce of diverted from the existing drains of the town in my opinion, Ordivanes No. 34 of 1887, to- ed for long periods, and therefore entirely Presidenta Cup--Silver Cup, presented by Mr. North Point, where the tidal zoor is at its sewerage and sewage disposal. Accompanying the water was about 7 feet.

iuto peo channels of their own. Sub-soll gether with the By-Laws now before tho Sant decomposed before it leaves such private Lathes-lat prize, Silver Belt, presented by station, an expedient commonly resorted to 1-Diagrams showing the longkong rain fallet adrift and watched during the day, but their without riek into the present existing desius.

grusical and there establishing a team-pump- this report I forward:

Surface data constructed of wood wiry also drainage then becomes possible and may be ledary Board clearly datine what a house-irsin fought to be and only plase such restrictions co premises to pass into the Government main, the Association; 2. Japeness bijna Tos Set. in English towns inelarly circumstanood. Thono 2.--Plans showing to tidal carats in the scurga followrilen closely on that of tas sunker I will now brichy dorite the now Separato ess owners as are placed on them in England, that is to be attributed the ghief care presented by Lock Hing: 3rd, Silver Belt, pro- extra works are estimated at $11300) making harbour as indicated by fost experiments vapes that further oberration of their was System of sewers proposed. On looking at the ad-as-I have found necessary ju my experience of Toul ewanations from the main seagented by Mr. E.L. Woodin, 4th Silver Belt, the told cost $343,000.

3.-Tans showing the existing drains. presented by the Association; 5th, Inlaid Ivory

5-The establishment of the Separate Systom

4-Plans of the City-Shoote I, II, III, showed soon after set as necessary. A plans it will be seen the city is naturally divided a Sanitary Engineer.

beat with adequate crew was detailed to watch | into four drainage districţa. Three of these dis-

Unless house-drains are properly constructed openings in the street or elsewher, Box, presented by Look fling, 6th, Carved of drainage will in no way nullify minimize ing the proposed works and this therefore the first or initis Blackwood Jewel Box. presented by Wang the importance of the main drainage improve

the drifting of cs flot and to follow it daytricts are situated to the west of the Albany der aneh sanitary provisions as these contained 5-Section along the proposed lines of mein and night, and having a steam-launch of our Nallsh, and one to the east. There are thus in the By-Laws store referred to they will be Ling: 7th, Silver Buckle, presented by Wong reals which have been affected by do doverners. step Losiards sanitary reforar is obviously Blog.

disposal we wore abio to visit each Bout periodi four proposed main interempting severe which practically worse than to drains at all, and con went from year to fuar daring the last ten

eally and to note its changs of position. for the convenience of referance" I will allude to doing their use proximity to buildings, the reconstruction of housedrais, Tasco Walcb. 2nd, lakstand, or money, presented by panist channels of its own, properly buitt Ordnance Survey. Beg ca the northern slope of All Comers Aggregate-ist prize, Silver years, for even if hones-sowage is now divartod The city of Vistoria, as will be soon from the to the property-ownes, it is said, will be to the Assosistion.

rain water drains of Liequate sectional area and the range of bills rasitor from east to west greater with the separate than with the pre- Long Range Aggregate-1st prizs, two plated laid to proper falls are none the less a necessity across the Island, and extends from North Fointments Behl system of drainage, for the expense of Mugs, presented by the Association. connecting their drains with the Gorerumet bers of the Association.

Farrell Cup-Silver Cup, presented by Ham-to the elty for the removal of sub-wil drainage on the out to the Balphar Channel on the west, the harbour forming the norther, and the maine wid be the same in either case; and Handicap Agregate 1st prize, two plated without adding to the expense of house owners, southers boundary of the city.

6 The Separate Bysters can be carried out 400-foot contour line apre sea level, the Mr. Prico speaks of the connection being Mugs, presented by the Association

With the exception of the level portion of "made at Government expewe. Both ganto-onted by Chinese merobants, compradores; Match landlord to connect kiboss-drain witha Govern the Prays, and of the Wantari district, the Qua's Aggregate-185 priae, Bitter Cup, pre- for it will impose 2 greater barthen on the the lower town between Queen's Road, and men, however, appear to iske it for graund Hiffe, presented by Alr, J. D. Humphreya-

mantuin sower under the Separate System than with one under the Combined System. Two house whole of the ground has steep declivity to- drains-wop for dirty water and one for rainwards the harbour. water-will not be required of him. His roof] The level portions, barery large erlent drainage and the rain which falls upon his back. have been reclaimed Trom the von andonsequent yard may, in most ens be allowed to escape arerly the buildings have loop arsotod opon made the surface through jutters into side-channels, round of a more or les porns charter. The and thence into the nearest of the numerous rest of the pity is built in disintegrated granite stret gratings which everywhere communicate parts the soil is what is locally known as rod in various stages of decomposition. In ma with the storm-water drains.

7-The Separate Bystem of desinage is no hard rook immediately anderlying to sariaso, sarth, in others there is a large proportion of new experiment in European oltios. ait ad On studying the levels will be obstred that

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that there is to be a general reconstruction

of house-draine throughout the colony, the

sharp distinction since drawn by the Sanitary Beard between drains in new buildings and draine in old buildings nothaving been made at the time they wrote. The dries in cl

buildings;, according to iku law as it at pre-

sent staude, kan only be interfered with when they are pronouncediosa însanity çon-

T. Jackson

SUPREME COURT

8th November.

IN APPEAL.

BEFORE THE FULL COURT.

IN Ra Ho YUEN SU & Cure Fux.

In this case the defendants appealed against

aad storm-waters.

J. PRICE, :

Surveyordamerul.

TOPOGRAPHICAL.

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KOCHE-DILAINS.

| Here follow details of the courses of tlafonts.asnumbers 1, 2, 3 and 4, draining districts Naabuso drains bienaly require even more carefal With respent therefore to a sawaga nut-fall 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively as marked to the as-supervision than main severa

I consider that it cannot be les strongly in- at North Point it appeare from thess experi companying plan.

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dition. Whether 16e Sailury Board * order made by the Acting Chief Justin Perience it is becoming every year more general. Itinėt drainage areas. theprincipal water purtinge ober's Point it sypaces frim the experiments: Tai-ping-ehen, and Sal-ging pun diatelots which

in Cintabers.

DISPOSAL,

Main No. I providing for the drainage of pressed upon the public wind that it is to the (3) that during both the North-east and district No. 1 (coloured red on plan sheet. No stanaction with the Government main sewers, f South west Monsoons there is a strong till 1,) wil commence in Cuine Bead opposite Castie hodly laid out and bailly built house drains in "current tending to carry all matters held is Road, There it receive the sewage from Blaymour private premises, wherein the Louis-sewage is suspension in the waters of the barbour Road, Castle Steps, and Castle Rost, it then imprisoned for long paciods, and therefore sa- or about North Point through the Lyeur takes a tresterly courses along the Chine Road,ily decomposed before it leaves such private Pase during the ebo tide, and that this ton-Bomhem Rond, Hill Bond, and Quen's Road promise to pass into the Chorezuasai meis dency cztezde as far na Kowloon Point West recairing the sewerage from Hobinson that is to be attributed the chief ranse of foul during the North-ait Monsoon.

and lichmond Roads, and ultimately discharg-outiens from the main sower-openings in the (i) thaf daving the North-east Monsor the ing into the hachbarat Belober's Priat

streets and elsewhere, and that therefore the food tide avespa through the harur and The area of this district is 100 acres, and it is first or initial step towards sanitary reformi is effects a general disparalon of all suspended only thinly built over, but in order to allow foxohvionaly the constraction of house-drains, inatter, and that there is also a strong cur future extensious the sicer of the swore have It is therefore of the utmost Importance that rent round Kowloon Pots towards the ben calculated to dissbarge per 24 hours as defective house trains should be dealt with se Bouth of Stoneostters* Esland.

muchas 1inobes of rain-fall over the whole arez soon as possible, and 1 seo as, reason why this xiii.) that during the South work Monsoon the Main No. 2 providing for the average of should not be dere at once under the powers general tendency of the Aoud tide into marry District No.2 (coloured brown on lauset No. conferred by the Public Health Ordinance of suspended matter from North Point throeg) will commence in Queen's Road Central 887. The ultimate decision of the Government the harbour towards this mouth of the Can-opposito Pottinger Street, and talcos o mesterly with respect to the scheme d mala-drainsi ton River.

course along Queen's Bond rodriving the ac proposed does not in any way affect the antages are rought to light by practical sz the oity in naturaly divided into several dis And with respect to s sewage out-fall at Bei warge from those portinas of the Chan-wan, question of bons-drainage.

adopted by musical and other public bodies running pearly north and south, or at right (1) that during the Nerth-eant Monesso the are sitrated south of the Queen's Road. On If the present Combined System of main be prepared to piecounes préctically all die! The Attorney-General, instructed by Mr. Follongkang, if notedeptable before, owing to angles to the line of Paya.

ebb tide will probably carry all suspended reaching Centre Street this main will take a drainage be left undisturbed the large volume to the inadequacy of the publio water supply, it will bouse-drains of the eelony to be inFrancis instructed by Mossra. Donuya and we have new reaertoir admitting of a daily been dealt with by Mr Chadwick, his ex-

Ewens appeared for the appellant, and Mr

be specially slaptabuow for the fint time that habits of the Chinese are subjects which have

The method of house construction and the matters cut to see in the south of Gran Is northerly course down Centre Street, and arrive be dealt with during heavy rains will recessitate

land.

jag at Praya will burn again to the woat and wreral points of discharge along the Fraya, ord insanitary condition is more than problem- Mossop, for the respondent,

(ii) that the food tide has little effect at this follow the line of the Frays, where it will receive the expense of crying out lago sewers to low tical, for there may be any "drains, as

The Attorney.fineral aid that the ground of consumption of water in every bouss in the Lawn haastive Report on the Sanitary Condition of Point either during the North-east or Boath the saga of a portion of the Bhek-long-taui water will be found very great compared with

wrist Senso- n. doubt there are, which although fatty appeal was that appellant desired to raise the suit to afford the drains in the shape of Hongkong, as recently is 1893, and as in that

Distrist and ultimately diebarge into the bar-the expense attendent on ibe analler pipe coFETS question whether proceeding upon as adriais paste waters that volume of dry weather dow Report Mr. Chadwick Putera very folly isto (ii) that during the Borth-west Monson the boural the proposed out-fait si Bolohar's Point. under the Seperste System. Besides, large constructed are 110t s present daug tration submens could be tukou properly use throughout the winter which is essential to the native local habits and cantoras Bo far as they ebb tide sets in an easterly and north masterly The area of this distrlot is 933 kores, and it is over-extensions beyond the sas-wall would be 10 health. It the views of the Surveying under the provisions which regalated the five working of a system that seeks to act come within the soppa of the Sanitarian I pro- direction.

almost entirely bulls over. The aises of the obstruction that will interfere with native General and Sanitary Sareyor are to loder Ordinunun 7 of 1856 certain regulations of

procedura of thất Court in such matters. Un- in a measure independently of rain,

pose here only to add a few anpplementary ro- From the foregoing I am of opinion, consider sewers have therefore been calculated to die dipping. 8-Thongh Mr. Cooper's Report retales marks with reference to the growth of the city in the depth of water sad strong tidal currents obarge R.40 inches of rain-fall per 24 hours, or By the Hght of the flout experiments I have given effect to it will therefore be recessary procedurs were dislared to be law in this eniary, principally to main drainage, I wish to invite of Vitoria sive dr. Chadwick's report was that exist in the harbour fang the whole of the one-tenth of an inch per hour, over the whole area, meke, and judging from the front condition of to introduce special legislation on the aux and amongst others section 45 of 15, 10 Vie, cap. His Excellency's spool attention to that portion written and to the probable still further exten-year, leading to the general dispersion and mix Mali No. 3 providing for the sewersge of Dis- this Fraya foreshore. I cannot favourably view ject. The point spin which we hope to a land but int hats, and was therefore still in dratos, for it is imposible to atorestimate the

6. This set had since been repealed in Eng of it wherein ho refere insidentally to house-sion of the city,

ing of all foreign matters with the tidal waters trint Nt. 3 ¡coloured pillow on plan skrets £. and the disposal of wage along the foreshers from Since 1892 o reclamations at Kenedy-town that no naisauce will also from the placing of II) will conmenes in Queen's Road Contral, at aamber of salsts along the Praya frontrge. 1 cleared up when the Legislative Cound force. Section of the Code deals with the importance of remedying as early as passible the and Sianghter-honse Plat on the past and at sewer out-falls ut Beleber's and North Foirts, the Corner of Murray Barracks, where It will repest I counider the out-falls to the asst and cosaiders the Appropriation Bill, for the er.22estion of how for the code was to super. evils to which he allades..

Causeway Bay on the eat have been urried out and it is up this acoonat that these twa Points receive the seworage from. Garden Road, and wet of the city which I have recommended, šiem medo all provides of existing laws regalat pease thrown ou to private owners, it there ing procedure that Court. Ir pravilad Health Ordinance (Orilinnace No. 24 of 187 roclamations are to a considerable extent already

Up to the passing of the new Publie by the Government, and the two fint of these have been selected na suitable cut-fall stations. will put down Murmy Rond to the Payn where North Point and Belcher's Peint will in no 717 it will tarn along the Praya in a westerly direcprove objectionable the Sapiente Bystem is to bu In general reconstruction of blint nothing in Cadlungse should be feed the law on this branch of practica sanitation bullt pre

In the early days of the polohy the drainage as far as Wingkk Street, which it will tra- adopted, and farther. I am satisfied house drains, will be considerable, and to affect the bears and practie of the Bus and quate for deording molens hose drains The Usupersy Bay volamation las not yet of the city of Victoria was naturally provided verse sud the tischarge into the barbour at that in the Western Diablot the whole preme Court further or otherries the expreiely | TM Brutala Hook Sintained mo miyalant for Frek utlined for buildngs, but a few homes, fer by the streams tratosing the uumerous Po-exion Foint. This main is designed to pro. of the songe sorth of Caine Bood, and west of will be more directly fall shop the Indicated therein, Bection provided sed ex thaiter of materialets to mead in their peel and bare hands word ma the Bankins oneringe valleya winning path to north, As the city ride for the portion of the olte situated between die West race may be completely integerte

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