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nob nuisance,
Mr. Cooper montions, nu an chinction to the Be of the same gewers for sewago and subsoil, that in casa of stoppage of fool water the sewage may flow back into the subanil drains, and sewage gan escape through them into the house. 1 en tirely disagree with this opinion as a reason for not adopting the prosent sowers on the Combin- ed System for the Chiness districts. The only places where subsoil drains are required are in the higher districts, which i propose to deal with under the Separata Syatera; Insides, offl sivat contilation to the sewer woubi obviateauy The antira aron coloured Red is built over in A. msnner quite unknown at home. The width of * Chiguse house is 15 font from centrs to ventre of the side walls, leaving about 18H. 6in. in the clear, they are either built back to book, or hare a yard or laue of about 6 foot wide, By the Now Railding Ordinanos this width is lightly increased for lots acquired from the Go. vernment after the passing of the Ordinance, but that cannot therefore affect the pressat City.
Tas back Fords are used for washing and domestic operations, and are the receptacles of the refuse of the houses. There is usually 10 be found the latrine of the house, and in days not long post, the well.
pattern on top, but with a plain- connection to the newer had been sobatitated, the trap having no doubt caused trouble and inconvenience.
From the above remarks, and my experienos generally, which would be borne ant by any person intercnted In and acquainted with Chinese property, it is plain that my house drain and connection must be of the most simple obaracter, and in na ons permitted inside the dwelling houso
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But the good pill does not gripo sad paîn us, neither does it maka na sink, and miserable for a few hours or a whole day. It asta cu the en tire glandular system at the same time, else the after-effects of the pill will be worse than the dias italf. The griping saused by most pilla is the rsuit of irritating drags which they con ala. Such pills are harmful, and aliquld never be anod. They sometimes even produce hemor thods. Without having any particulae daire to praise one pill above another, we may, never- theless, nams Mother Selgel's Pills, mauafoo thred by the well-known house of A. J. White, Limited, 95, Farringdon Road, London, and now sold by all chemists and medicino canders, as the only one we know of that actually posesses every
THE
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HE MAN ON INSURANCE COM-
PANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFIOR-HONGKONG. CAPITAL (SUBSCRTÁRD), $3,000,000.
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The Company GRANTS POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of ita Agencia.
Contributory Dividenda are payablų to all Contributors of Business, whether they aro Shareholders or not.
I TAX DITON OF THE "DAILY FRESS:" BrMr. Layton's little effort at legislation the Merchant Shipping Ordinuous I hope wil net sarored. I look on it as quito mucalled If the main aswore in the streets and lanes are far, and though emingly a simple enough mat- thoroughly well yeatilsted, I would en tur it can easily be made a basis for working as to say that for the purely Chizes, districts it would be well for the Government to recognize much abuse. The only allegation he makes in the above facts, and not to attempt anything in support al is proposa worthy of mention is, It seems that ships and steamers are often do the nature of traps, bat to enfores the contra layed bare for want of an offer or mate who tion of good pipe connections properly jointéd hold a Drilial vertificate; good point, I ad with strong iron gratings at the open ende.
The drainage, with the rapid discharge, owing it, if proven, bat so far it is only an assertion a the steep gradients of the streets, the short ad one, I venture to say, open to challenge and ratutstina: What Mr Layton'a aruriense distance to the ses by adopting numerous cat.
somewhere in the vanished past" may have falls, and the absenon of faol botter, would not been, is littlo to the parpa, a roininicance of have time to decompeas; therefore, with the deer donit long ago, whoa, Hongkong was a sewers fully ventilated, no abaciute necassity for very different place from what it is now. But he trapping is required.
I realize that no system of drainage will alter $13 further nã, “A ship may be detainail for orth Chins Instr.eo-Tls, 290 per art stomach, or any other unpleasant fooling or IGNIX FIBE OFFTOE
mostas (Ta that u, Mr. Layton Pbsenuen vary often there is nobody "be got here, the
Quotations re-
SHARES:
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Skars-159
por-cent: premium, buyers. Union fasurance Society of Canton, Lisited-desirable quality. They removethe pressure upon China Traders Tasarence Company's Secreto net with ease and regularity. They never
100 per airv.
875 per share, Kolen.
The brain, correof the Uver, and cause the bowale
grips or produse the slightest sickness of the
Saptom. Neither do they induce further con
WOO LIN TEEN, Secratary:
HEAD OFFICE, No. 2. Queen's End West,
Hongkong, 14th March, 1881. [1781
now prepared to
INTIMATIONS.
UTLER,
FALME
ESTABLISHED IN LONDON, 1815
Are represented in Chinu by Mosta. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
BIEMHEN & Độ
Co.
LANE, CHAWroen & Co. & by 1. E. REYNELL & Co. In Japan... Subjoint are some of the ita consigned by
'thens woll-known Shippers.
SPIRITS, COGNAC—Their popular 4 Star" quality and
beat.-No botter shipped. COGNAO-Their well-known "2 Star" quality
SCOTCH WHISKY-HrGYLAND MART, The "Hoart Slupod Bottia," C. P. & Cóf■. The "Square Bottle," N. J. & Co. The "Round Bottle," C. T. & Co.'s.
All are free from Fusel sil.
TRISH WHISKY,
FORT INVALIDS,"
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Invalids in particular are recommended to select
angleze Insurance Association-Tia. 97) por the nature of the odours of the Chireas quarter
shero
The Undersigned aro which are not necessarily unhealthy, as evidenced by experience of Canton, where the sarfage of being all employed, and the consequence in Chinese Insurance Company, Lin fed-$165 par stipation, as nearly all other pilly do.
A very serious detention and pecuniary loss. It sharo
GRANT POLICIES INSURANCE gaat Only one quality consigued, the bast. the marrow streets is formed by the granite is a case that might happen to any ship Of Ou Tai Insurense Company, Lin ited-Th. 14 further and crowning merit, Mother Seigela FIRE at Current Ralea.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.. - covers of the main sewers, and the large open course it might, but there is a proverb nyont
per share,
Pills are covered with, a tasteless and harmless joints of the cover stoties ensare very thorough things that might happen and don't that fits in Wenior Ingoramas Ufice, Limited-287 parocating, which causes them to resemble penris,
Agents for the Phonix Fire Office. Tutilation to the sewers, which are therefore very apt.y bees. I think I may safely assort Hhxlr
Hongkong, 17th August, 1897. thus rendering them sa pleasant in the palatə as i
------- practically open channels.
I disagree entirely with the opinion of Mrthel, it is ride that Hongkong is without fome longong Fire Instance Company's Shares they are affective in ouring disorse. If you NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE
or five usates poking ant for a job, and before 5040 per share. Cooper, that practically nothing can be done any suoli invidious rate in made to meet with a China Fire Insurance Company's Share $79 hare a severe cold and ero (hreatened with a with the main drainage, till the house celoady contingenes It is surely not asking too der share,
fever, with pains in the boad, back, and limba, Rawlinson distinctly states. In severing a fully demonstrated.
COMPANY AT HAMDURO.
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compared with the average number of inhabit. fious are first pat in order. Sir Hobort much to require that the need of it should be Straite Marine izurativo Company Limited-one or two dese4 will braak up the cold and pre Undersigned, AoNTs for the above
$18-
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Shares-40 per cent, prem,, buyer.
a speedy ente. Oftentimes partially decayed food Hongkong. Canton, and Base Steamboat Co.'s in the stomach and bowals profanes mickness
Shares 122 per sent, premi. Indo-Uline State Navigation Co.'s Shares- nausea, &o. Cleanse the bowels with a dose of
20 per cent, discount.
these pills, and good health will follow. China and Manila Steamship Counyany, Famsted Unlike many kinds of pills, they do not make
-$100 per stare, sellors
you feel worse before you arə batter. They are
Company, are prepared to GRANT IN URANCES to the extent of $95,000, un fra low risks at current rates.
Hengkung, 27th March, 1876.
HE
Mr. Chadwick's description is as follows:- As the upstair lodgars have no conveniunes of getting rid of their rabhieb, maob je stuffed down into the down pipe, choking it, causing it to leak and saturate the walls with the filthy fluid. For the same reason also the house drain is frequently obstructed."
The back yard measuring 13ft Sin. by 6ft. Cin. is little better than a sink, and, anta, would not contain mora ara per head than au English kitchen sink,......--
town or village, the main awers should first heException may be taken on many pointa more To sitempt to separato the rain water from completed, sido jugations for branch drains, and or less practical. I will only notice one, and sale this sorage, in the manner Kr. Cooper proposes kouse junotions having in all cases been provid. how the matter is to be denit with from a dis (and had stready obliged my firm to constructed, sud indicated in the plan. House drains oiplinary point of view. Supposing the foreignus
to be tu fault in suy matter lovolting his carti by a continuous open chann 1. running from in datail may thon be proceeded with."! house to house and discharging into the street
This appeara to me to be but comcon sense, ficate, what then? He can simply smile and ask, channels, will be impossible to work in practice. until the level of the main sewers are settled What are you going to do about it is certi The Surveyor-General describes this proposal and he junctions put in, it is impossible to lay teste cannot be tenched, s, not only he sp in the following words: His roof drain out the house dreisa to the best advantage, and planting the British mate, but he le alately in nge end the rain which falls upon his back it is useless to discharge, through the most per a more favoured position, that is clear. I would. ya way in nlost cases G allowed to escape test house drains, sowage matter into imper-nos, however, ask Kr. Layton to admit it, sa b Douglas ieamship Company, Limitel-$85 per without doubt, the best family physis aver dis- CADIS PAID...
ver the surface through gates int the side feat or unventilated sowers. If savage cas be says that he Dan't understand why a mata ahannels and thenes into the rest of the formed it has to be discharged somewhere, and holding a certificate, say, from the French In aerous street getings which everywhere if not in the strauts than is the back yards. Gevorament should be si impropor paron for communicate with the storm-water draius." I would in carrying out the drainage of this the place any more than one holding a British Chips houses as usually built in blocks, City, fake au ontfall, re-modal it, ventilate, rettifionta. I think I can. The Brities mer- and to drain, by au opon clan through the pair or reconstruct the bin wvms and tri
cantile community has of late been very much division walls, wond sure endless trouble, butaries, when this work has been completed, reisst at aadne privileges being grooted to Should a atoppage of only a few minutes take thon by suitable laws, the owners of tenements foreign mii steamers in the port. Mr. Layton place, in a division wall towards the end of a should be compelled to connect in a proper mau-
is a representative of that body, and he does not long line of hatres, the ground foora of these ser to the asters, in accordance with by-laws present a very edifying spectacle trying to push houses would be flooded, and this, with the tro-ased. I may mention it was with regret that a helpless body of men into very much the same gical showers we sometimes get here, such a noticed that the Banitare Board has intely position that he is seeking to uscape from. I Inches in are hours, and 5 inches in the bars, passed by-laws forsing the depurate System en mean no diriation or disparagement of the mys would not take wing minutes, a few leaves or
house owners). Whether trapa are insisted on holding foreign certificates, basli they want to sticks might be sufriunt.
gratings only, as I propose, is merely a detail the effect in s for ears will be the same, I would by clear instructions and afficient supor visior insist on the proper construction of the
The damage to morchandise, which la always stored on, the ground Hope of every Chinese house, would be very large, and the Chiness would naturally retout any sio system, and block up the openings in the division walls on the higher aide of their yards; sarreptitiously making som rough drain connecting with the pipo socor. This when once efforted would be very berd to discover. would be strongly opposed by the tovants Each house may be a separate property and it has never been the custom to lasert any ease- ment clauses in conditions of sale.
drains and commertiona.
or
y
By taking esch utfall, and consequently each natural hue of drainage separately, the re modelling of the drainage of the Chinese per tions of the pity would become comparatively far less period of time than the difficult aohems proped by Mr. Cooper."
in British ships they bare the privilege of passing just the same as British enbjects thom-
eles. Let them do it.
sharo
share.
Hongkong Gas Company's Blare-2130 per Hongkong Hotel Company's Share $170 per Chinn Saga: Baling Company, Limited...$159
per share. Lazon Sagar Relining Company, Limited—$10
Ter there. Hougtong los Company's Share--$97 per Houging and China Bakery Company, Lixited
£5 per Pazins a unghie Dos Sameetan, Mining
share.
Compázy, Limited-$9 per share.
Perak Sugar Cultivation Company--Tis. 18 per
share.
Hongkong Rope Maanfreliging Company, Li-
united 82 per share.
A. 8. Wation & Co. Limited-100 per cent.
emium. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf sind Godown Co.,
Limited $174 per share, buyers, ̧‹
sovered. Thoy, remove all obstructions to the natural Epnotions in either sex without any un- pleasant effects,
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LODGE.
REGULAR MEETING of the above A LODGE Will be held in the Fasematons'
HAZE, Zetland Street, on TUESDAY NEXT, the '27th inst., at 8 for 8.30 P.M. presisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.
[2356 Hongkong 21st December, 1888.
THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY,
· LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
MELCHERS & Co
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COMPANY, LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1870. HKAN OFFICE.--Hongkong. CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS. PAID-UP CAPITAN $900,000 REZETA FUND BONUSES PAID...
RISKS accepted at CURRENT RATES OF PTMIA.
Ja: B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary.
Hongkong, 30th March, 1988.
650.000 €26,000 369,000
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY
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this Wine. See special Advertisement.
SHERRY,
For Connoisseurs the following Winow have
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Address Care of Marnon, LUNATIC ÁSVLIUM. Hongkong, Int April, 1885.
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COMPANY OF HA: JRO
The use of the back yards by an open drait simple operation, and conl be, completed in lots aro saed to hara the Jaw quoted at Bingapore" Insurance Company, Linette THE SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY FIRE at Current Ratar.
Nat having been permitted, to examine the stimates of Mr. Cooper's Behams, and the
per share, nom. Chines Imperial Lean of 1884 But,
premium, uom.
MEETING or SHAREHOLDERS will be hold at the Company's OBoo, No. 5, Stanley Strast, Vistoria, Hoogkong, on SATURDAY, the 29th day of Daneber, 1889,
I may mention that I have consulted several drawings giving no datalk, I. am unable to down their confidence in ita infallibility is apt to Chiness Imperis Loan of 1984 0-5 per cent, at 3 'OLOCK P.M., for the purpose of receiving
yards.
Chiness, who are large owners of property, and their opia:ou is very strong against anything in the nature of a contrasens open channel in back With the exception, of the back yards, the whole of Chinese property is covered by the houses and the kitobong (which Re usually foot deep). The number of stories vary from two to four. The more valuable neighbourhood has houses with the greater amber of stories Buch story" de usually subdivided by an inter mediate floor, the aubdivision is canal by the old and also the New Bailding Ordinance, which Ex the thickness of walls for each story, instead of the height of the building. Plans are therefore first made for a three storied house each story being made high snough, to allow of subdivision after they are complatei.
Access is gained, to the kitchens in the upper floors (in those houses which passes back yards) by bridges, each of which takes 5 Best of the aran of the back yard open to the sky. From this bridge. the dirty water aut refuse are. thrown into the back yard, the down pipes from the kitchens generally bring chokol or removed. It must be borne in mind that usch floor is namally lat separately, thera beng no stairs, down the back of the Iruses.
Even the recta are very gentually neod for! various purposia, such ah drying and boring of tah manufacturing variopa articles of food, dye- ing and blending of goods, and the immense suxout of wanufactures which require light aud air. Latrines on the roof are common, and the usual connection for the urinal nï jeach floor is the clown pipe from tha ronf.
The minute descriptivo and carefal plans given by Mr. Chadwick of Chinese houses, show, very forcibly, the diffulty of attempting any such refinements of sanitary science as the Separate System involvas
The laws and streets, dividing the houses, are also very narrow, and a large amount of dirty water and refuse is thrown into the streets, and consequently finds its way into the drains.. Br. Chadwick remarka--” Wushing and other do- mastia operations ses conducted on the side walks."
The multifarions seen,stions, all necessitat ing the production or fase and garlıgo, which are carriet on in a Chinese Street would astonish the stranger, anaoonstomed to the mods and ́habits of Chinese life, the consequence, being that the streta are necessarily in a dirty condi tion, and to allow the washinga from these streets and fames into drains, suitable for rain water only an amprovided with reatilatora. would of its very song mauan à Puisudo.
Sir Robert Rawlinesa, saia:—“The duplicate systems of Bowers are sidom; required.” The −ABWET-Pr«Yor-would then by -without the flash. lug and cleansing given by the roof water dur- ing falls of rain, and the washing of land, dit- ches, roads, and gutters during the first falls of heavy rains would in many. esse bo na pollated as the sowage in the true soweES.**
pets, 00-
promica, pois.
Ho bat ale, as part of bie sahome a plan for making the Harbour. Master the adjudicator on the amount of wages a mate ought to demand Now, Tark is not this carrying things a little too tar! Mr. Laytou is a caerchant, and as such a student of the lan of demand and apply. Sail- them if they have the but tasto to wish for a bigher rate of wages that when they find that somehow it is not meant to work up as well as
be shakos. Mr. Layton in his office conducting is this absolutely necessary part of any bis busiuses and the merchant nats studyingbiness Imperial Lodn, 146 E-12 per cent. Engineering work, but I will unhesitatingly how he may add to his not imposing pile of state that the works he proposes pannot be car dolars are both striving at the solution of the Bociété Fractice des Charbonnages da Tonkin ried out for the total figures in his estimate, samo problem, Mr. Laytou is also a ship agent." viz., $230.000 exclusive of the North Point and if he had ships disengaged when there was Pumping Station, and that $490,000 will be a dearth of freight room I presume be would get wearer that seat; and the complete goleme in a high a rate as he coull, constently with cluding the prapoad North Point Sower and keeping on good terms with the charterers, know- Parsing Station about $150,000 will be aping that if he made a sharp tara with the proximately the cost. The scheme as proposed by would be remembered against him. Just 80 the me would not only dispenso with all the necessary mata; why should he not get the highest seket pipe sowers of the Scporate Systora of tho en- price for his wares He may be given slit for tire Red ars, but also the very expensive colonough sense not to antagonias his employer leting sawers along the lower levels for the by exorbitant demanda Why should not eno purpose of disolarging at four points only, and be on free as the other? at least as regarde 20 pumping station would be required; there law. Possibly Mr. Layton may be alarmed at fore, whatever figuro bie scheme may cost, that the wild trumpetinga of Fifty dollare," and proposed by mo can be done for about half the seeks in advance to secure a defence against amount, and I trust I have proved will be more that grand combination of mates that he pro- efficient in results, viz.. the rapid drainage so pose to organize that is going to do--I forget disposal of the sowage rattar end rainfall of the what, shake the world to its escere I think City:
the sweet bye and bye." He need not be dia- quoted about that
La conclusion Twitt bristly sпp the arguments of this report
That owing to the dissimilarity in point of areas to population the Chinos dia trista oclored fed may be dealt with. in a different manner from the European districts coloured, Yellow. The Red containing 373 persona per cere and the Yollar 93, or a difference of just four times.
i
100 per cent. pret, sales. Hongkong High Level Tramway Company,
Limited-276 per cent. prem}, East Burnes Planting Company, Limited-Sai
por share, sellers. Cruickshank & Co. Limited-$43 por share. Hongkong Dairy Farm Co, Limited-$12) por
skare. Bungei Kuyah Planting Company-340 per
ALATE.
TONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
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Ispolek Pak among ma
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a Statement of Accounts, the Report of the
retiring Directora.
Directory, and for the slection of Auditor and
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED. from the 16th to the 29th matant, both days inclusive.
By Order,
--E. W. MAITLAND,
Soorstary. Hongkong, 13th Doomber, 1888.
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Co..
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BOARD AND RESIDENCE,
MRS. STAINFIELD, 55, Queen's Road
Agentia for the ford Company, are prepared to The Undersigned, having bean sppointed ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at CurrentIDENCE.
Enter.
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Agents. Hongkong. 16th November, 1972.
LONDON ASSURANCE
IN CORPURATED BY ROYAL CRAFTER OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST
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THE
NEW TALES.
NIE success which attandod tus publication
in the columns of the "HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS"
of Original Tales by WALTER BENANT And WLAKIN COLLINS haring been much ineren by the production of "Colonel Quaritoh, V.C." by RIDER HAQĠARD, kare decided to commence with the New Tear another
reature.
The Fist Story will be by the mach admired
MR. MACQUOIO,
and will be commenced in the "HONGKONG, DAILY PS"
on Saturday, 5th January. It will consist of sight instalmenta and is entitled
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trust that the remedy proposed for a sup- posititions ease may not be accepted. I see 00 cassity for it now, and as for the futare, why No need to shake hands with the devil before you meet him,” and I think Mr. Layton might fad more worthy, sims for is ambi tion than trying his."preation hand" I fancy it is his first attempt to get 'en record as a Hegislator, on an attack (for it is na uttack) on a bode of men who are from the necessities of their position little able to defend themselves, who are doing their part (not an enviablo one). in the world's work, and to whom a very scanty meed of appreciation or consideration is dolad ont.
L'akte
fight....
That the customs habits and moto of living of the people cecepying the two dia- trista ars entirely dissimilse 3-Tat the Separate System for the Ears poan districts, and combined for the Chines), are the most suitable, and the districts are thereby disconnected, there boing ne communicating drains of any sert botwoon: Much more might be said on the subject, but the entirely Chine parts of the City and I have already, I am afraid, trespassed on your those principally occupied by Europeana good nature. Apologizing for so doing and This might prove of great beneût should wishing that come more able advanta than my. Haiphong... certain epidemios break out, and would pro golf had come forward on the mates" part-Indi, vent sawage gase ascending from the Obi- yours &o, nese thickly populated districts up the steep savors (which set ulmnat as ekimveys; to the Europeans living above; this being a causs tanding to make the upper levels the mere unhealthy.
4.—That the sabacil water which orops out el. most entirely in the yellow aren dan emily be dealt with by connecting it direct to the zein water drains.
5.-That the Toller portions are ominently ruited to the adoption of the Separate Sys. tem, while any attempt at separation of the Red portions must prove a failure, 6-That the two systems are ure economi-
May Humphr
I.
Hongkong, 21st December, 1888.
*TATION.
THE FRENCH MAIL
Tokiu Shanglout....
may
ping
Blinds
500
The M. M. steamor Obus, with the London c
of the 17th November, secived yesterday, The following telegrams are from the nylon Observer i-.
BOMBARDMENT OF LINDI BY THE GERMANS.
ZANZIBAR, 29th November. In consequence of the natives having fred on
borded the town of Lindi.
-RUSSIA, AND PERSIA.
sal than the adoption of the Soparate a German wan-of-war the Germans hare hom- Bystom for the entire City, and that it will do away with the many vory seriona come- plications that would crise in the narrow; streets, and thickly populated portions of China Town.
ST. PETSEBEURO, let Desember. The Nous Vrezaya.orges that Russian diplo mady be used in Persia to retrisys the ground lost through the opening of the river Karan to tale, and the rafosai of the Shab to consent to the establishment of a Bassian consutale- al Meshed
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The barometer has risen in the wout's and falls in, tùs north and gradients for N.X, while ano moderating. Clear and scollat sot very day wasther prevails.
W. DOBERCK #coykozur Observatory. Elst December, 1888.
SETEOR-LOGICAL RENDIER.
TEVICES On riste
day.
Mres EYON OF EYONCOURT.
This will be followed by az original Novel by
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THE PENNYCOM EQUICKS which will be commenced in the
HONGKONG DAILY PASS
in February, on the completion of Bire, Mac- Quote's story.
Hongkong,
17th December, 1838.
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etsamer lying in the Ifarbour or Gouring Branches, and respectfully alters the BUNKER COALS can be supplied to any patronage of those wishing to be photographed alongside the Kowloon Wharf on application to UARANTEED the beat Quality HOL To ensure the excellenes of all his productions the Undersigned.
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7.That separation in the Chiness districts is unnecessary sol uncalled for, is extremely dimoult and expensive to carry cut, with the four outfalla proposed, which nesaltato in tercepting sawers and perhapa priping. ANTI-BOULANGIST DEMONSTRATION IN PARIS, 8 That the adoption of the Combined Syy
PARIS, 2nd Desember tein, with unmerons proper outfalls, would Thirty thousand people, including Deputies Jasure the complete and rapid disposal of and Senators, under the suspices of Government the serage of the Chinese districts, and mroked in procession to-day to the cemetery në utiliss, in a thorough asever, the Jarge Montmartro, where they placed wreaths on the amount of excellent work done by the Gemment erected to the memory of M. Bandin, varnment during the past six years
the defender of the broads in 1851. Thery were no Boulangists present. In speeches that were made Boulangism was denounood an Cosarism. A confillet afterwards took place: Drugi...play: Lig between some students and Boulangiais: In all other respects Paris le quiet.
In a paper printed in the Minutes of the Intention of Civil Enginoon on the sewering of Towns on the Separate System by Mr. A., E. White, the following remark occurs-"It pro. bably is neary in almost all ones (in order to avoid a dressonably complicated arrange-, ment of branch drains) to admit the water from back roofs and book yaris to the wors. even where there are separate drains for surface water.” From the remarks above on the construction and working of Chinese houses, I trust I have shown how very difficult it is, oron with tho prosent Combined System, to effest fas draivágo of tenamenta The Separate System of drainage
I shall, if required, be willing to furnish ecra- is a reßnocent which most towns, evou at hone. sarink from adopting, and which the Chinese plate detailed plans, specification, and stimston, are utterly cited for. I hara shown that for the complete drainage of the City-I have there cannot be. In paraly Chinese districts, any the honour to be, Bir, your abediant servant,
Taitakich would not be polluted, and the r Farks of Sir Robert Rawlinson on this head aro grently to the point. Therefore, it the rain water drain is liable to polintine, it immediately becomes a suvar, and the carrying ont of the Separate System would only mean providing two sets of zuveżą.
As the question of house drains had been but brisly mentioned in Mr. Coopera. report, I will only add my testimony to the badness of their construction and design,, speaking generally, trut to "Attribute she olf couse of fou! eman alius from the main were opening in the -streeta vani-olsewhere" to the house drains, is hardly fair as the main somers are slso very de fectiva in places, and practically unprovided with any system of ventilation.
Picourse sdopted for some years is beon
9. That the sobates of drainage proposed by we would be less costly, more effective, and easier of execution than the very expensive scheme of Mr. Cooper.
R: X. LEIGH,
Assos. Mem. Inst. C.E.
SUPREME COURT.
21st December.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE M. A. J. LEACH, Aeria
* PUIGNE JUDGE,"
BEBOOVITZ V. TANTGACHI KAKTOHI
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HOW PILLY ARE MADE,"
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S MESSAGE.
WAURINGTON, 3rd Depozabor. President Claveland in his message to Con gross nga that a revision of the Tariff is Decosity in order to relieve the unjust sad sagerona teriors in the Treasury. Pence- ful relations oht with all States, and the
The Coatom of taking medicine in the form of questions now praiding are compatible with amicable negotiation. He believes that the pills dates far back in history. The object is to Flaberias Treaty furnishes a practical settle-enable us to swallow easily in a condensed form ment or a basis honourable to both partios.
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13, PRATA CENTRAL, HONGKONG,
The TELEPHONE EXCHANGE is now
working order,
Subscription, $80, por Asnum,
in
gasaki. Charges are oxtremely low, and punctuality and dispatch guarentest.
Orders to take Groups or Objects out of doors instantly responded to
Photographs taken in any weather.
H. UYENO,
Tez Hopes,
Queen's Roal -Hongkong-18th October, 1868.192.
NOTICE:
BONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. CHIPMASTERS AND ENGINEERS are Electrical Materisi en uile, or hire.
respectfuky toformed that, if upon their Electrio BELLS fitted and maintained
arrival in this Barbour, none of the Company's Agents for ELEUTRIO LIGETING
Foremon should be at hand, orders for repair if Estimates free for all kinds of Electrics] work.'act to the HEAD OFFICE, No. 14, Pray
A SANDFORD, -
Agent. Hongkong. Ist December; 1888.
of Lord Sackville, and justifies the action taken To what vast dimensions pill-taking has grown L.
by the American Government in the matter.
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neoncusion Mr. Cuveland urges a rovision of may be imagined when we say that in England BooME 20 AND 21, MERCHANTS EXCHANGE, the naturalisation laws and favours the sus alone about 2,000,000,000 (two thousand millions pansion of vilver coinage,
THE EGYPTIAN BUDORT.
Caro, 4th December. The Egyptian Budget for 1889 shows a
has increased to half-a-million sterling.
Central, will receive prompt attention.
In the event of cumplaints being foun necessary, communication with the Undersigned is requested, when immediate still be taken to rectify the onus of disatisfaction.
D. GILLIES
Becretary. Hearkene, 26th August, 1885.
MARIN BULK MANUFACTURER. OF FIRST CLASS" FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY, COLLEGE CHAMBERS.
pills are consumed every year any losos sobre No But for all Now J.
pills were made slowly by hand, as the demandwich Islands, Polynesia, Mexican Ports, Panama- Valparaiso, Japan, Chiza, New Zealand, the was comparatively small. To-day they are pro Australian Colonies, the Eastern States, and
MAILS EXPECTED
18
THE ENGLISH MAIL. The P. & O. atsamer Sutlej, with the English mail of the 23rd November, left Singapore at pm on the 19th, and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the 25th instant. This packet brings replies to lotters despatched from Hongkong on the 17th October,
THE AMERICAN HAIL
The O. &0. steamer Oceanic, with the American mail of the 28th November, left Yokobama on the 21st, and may be exposted here on the 26th instant.
THE CANADIAN MALL. The C. P. steamer Albany, with the Canadian mail. lait Vancouver on the 4th instant. STEAMERS EXPECTED.
•
The steamer Stratklavin left Kobe on the 18th, and may be expected here on or about the 28rd instant.
The Glen Lius atramer Glenearn left Binge- pore on tho th, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 24th instant.
The 10. 8. B. Co.'s stemmer Damen Loft, Aluarne Rūdas, Ducy ch the 25th pers on the 18th
This was a claim for $24 for alleged breach sarplus of £3,000. The military expenditurs dused with infinitely greater repidity by Europe: Files of nearly every Newspaper pub DRAWING ROOM AND DINING ROOK-STEP The Ban Lilie steamer Banglos left Singapore
that wherever foul was fra complained of, trap of contract and damage sustained by the plain
ping the street gullies was resorted to, thus retiff by reason of the breach. daning even the amall amount of vontilation that
Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the plaintiff.
existed, instead of constracting proper venti His Lordship said that the breach of contract had been practically admitted and that the only
latora.
Inguin quote from Sir Robert Rawlinson matters for him to consider were the alleged
"If aver air at any ventilator or any other point should be offensive additional means for ventilation on this sewer are required, sad should
not ho resorted to in any case.
The "Hongkong DailY PREES in kept on. I DR188ING TEST on the 18th, and is due here on the 28th instant.
en hand, and all Advertisers are allowed free access to them during business hours gingi
VÜNMEROINE INTELLIGENÜB.
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mastines especially contrired for the purpose) and with greater accuracy, too, in the propor tions of the various ingrediente employed.
lubed on thus Pacifio Cost are kept constan Uly
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POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
The authorised List of Maila svond in connection with this paper is the one published twice osoh day in our Extra, which is always 1corrected to a much later bone than that' given
below.
A MAIL WILL GLOBĘ.
22 TAPESTRIES IN LATEST DESIGNS.
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES, Hongkong, 20th April 1888.
FONG.
PHOTOGRAPHER
to
Has just added to his COLLECTION
For Mamo-Per Kiungchow, to-day, the 22nd inst at 8.30 AM.
For Bwston-Per Foichow, to-day, the 22nd inst, et 9.30 a.M.
No form of medication can be better than a fld at the Offos of I. P. Fer, who is authors man damages sustained. There was in the bill sa
pill, provided only it is intelligently prepared rised to receive Advertimenta SILK PLUSNES IN VARIOUS COLOURS. item for $18 50 for loss of business anateinad This year's Now Malwa.. $840 por piel, alles. et But right here coure the difficulty. Easy as
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS. during the four or five daya that elapsed after
it may seem to make a pill, or a million of them, as soon as possible be supplied. Trapping should defendant left his services and before he could Last year's Now Melwa...$660 per pioul, allee of there are really very few pilla skat can be som Neither the Captains, tho Aarnes, nor the
obtain another servant, With regard to that}
Owens, will be RESPONSIBLE for any 121 catties. ly commended for popular bus. Most of them My general experience is that very few traps question it was impossible for the court to fell, Old and Older Mal $580 per picnt alles of either underscot a preboot the mars, A DEBT santnoted by the Offers or the Orens isit down in Chinese honen are allowed to re- wilkout any evidence, what, the profits of the
[Joatiles.verybody likes půls of some kind, it may be of the following Vessals during their stay in of VIEWS SO NEW SCENES and Photos. main intact My firm has within the last few miness were, and as the plaintiff was sick at Patna (New) $870 per chest.
of NATIVE TITES, copies of which are obtainable years laid down in zew Chinese homann some the time be could not know the amount of cue Enams (Now)
wall to mention whats good, safe, and reliable Hongkong Harbour hund eds of cast iron traps, and I will under tom he had lost. The court could zot (herefore
Studio or at Mesire. KELLY & WALSH'S VORY MINIATURES of Superior Quality and Benares take to prove that moorly all the gratings grant the costs the wacond and third items were
of Breliant and High Bulab. PERMANENT are broken, and the bottom of the traps 36 for the passage of defendant from Nagasaki
ENLARGEMENy of PHOTOS. and Views and knocked udt. The castem being to make the bons to Houghing and $5.50 for apenas on the Os LONDON ---
reproductions of the same on Paper, Canvas, or drains take refuse of every description, such as way. These items could not be reckoned sa
Opal
For Raigon-Par Duburg, to-day, the 2nd vegetable mattor, fruit skins, ko, the traps at damagos at all as they were not a pecuniary and
INSTANTANEOUS VIEWS, GROUPE and Point, at 4.00 .. onen brcome clubxed and the blame is laid on inmediate result of the breach of control. There
TRAITS are taken in say state of the weather, them. Quite recently I discovered in a frat | had been, however, undoubted breach of agree. class Chinese house, the bat iran trap laid went, and the plaintiff was outitled to judgment. down by my Brm about tour avatha before had The Court ordered the defendant to pay one been removed, and a genting of vznofly similar seat and the costs of the action; fixed at 115.
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For Satow, Amoy, sud Fooohaw-Pir and all Permanent Processes, are exequted on Ruilong, to-day, the 22nd inst., at 5.00 P.M.
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