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INTIMATION.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Jas runaived by the S: SYDNEY" and from other sources the Vary Latant Novelties in

CHRISTMAS CARDS

TBB HONGKONG DAILY FLOSS, BAIDAL, NOVEMBER SÖTE, 1804.

balance so brought out as "exclusive of fall monies derived from loana" would be

directly contrary to fact. We hope this H.M.S. Redbreast, Dient Commander R.H.J. sme more atisfactory explanation of this Start, from Amoy 38th int arrived here

yesterday.. Leculiar balance may be forthcoming then

H. de Bansen, the Briting Courré d'Affaires Chat suggestad above, which is the only onet Bangtok, bad andienpe of H. M, the King of

at hae acarred to our own unsided intel- Siam on the 17th insta |ligence. 218 Byppily it be shown that the

Thi C. P. steamer, Empress of Japan arrived Surpiciuon suggested by the figures as thay at Nagariki at 7.30 - yesterday, and laft a6.3 stand are ufouaded the Government. has pm for Shanghal and Hongkong. nd onə but itsšlf to blaue for the existence

The eculant engler, Sir Charles Hartley, of those suspicious, for there are no detailed whe is onming out to investigate the Woosing accouts pablished by which the public can see Bar and what rasasie van ba Lakan & assist for itwell the state of the Coug's Sunees rale ver this barrise, was to leave Laadon by from year to year. The annual return of

the English mail of the 16th Noscaber.

revenue and expenditure gives no indica tion of how the balances, curried forward ara disposed of, but is simply a cash at KONG and TYPES OF NATIVE CHARAC count; and the Blue Book Report baldly

AND

NEW YEAR CARDS.

Comprising Japanese and Exosts CARDS, Hand Painted, and of Artistio Designa; JA

PANESE, VIEWS, VIEWS OF HONG.

TEL

Azpo

Farther Supplies ex 8.8. "ROMBAY " and 8.8. "CANTON"

WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY

.AND. DELICIOUS SWEETS.

The Shipments Include

EVERTON TOFFEE,

TOFVER, PHY'S CHOCOLATES, MIXĘD

BONDONS, NOUGAT. TANGERINE,

BISHURTS, ORANGE PASTE, ROLLS,

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The old trick of warring sostching was onca

fouetan. Ha, was arrested and ssuterend by

mare put into practice pasterday, by a lad of Mr. Wodehouse, at the Magistracy, to reosive fees strokes of the ratise and to be Imprisoned

for fourteen days with hard labour.

Wo hear that a steamer was really ohartar. od togaya thousand passengers from Now. ohwaag to Chefoo at Tis. 3 a beast, bortly before the time arranged for her leaving she was suddenly rushed by some these thousand Chi nazo soldiers, who were angions to place as grea!

with his friends.

...

CORRESPON DENCK.

We do not hold parastros respon siala for tire pain BESTDENNĚ by our Correspondente-/

it

I

boats.

The French mail fo to be delivered at 8 a.m. them hip and thigh. a complete psala set haqan use 1 for thh purpose for over ten yearsgrach. Of those 10 were takes tato the hospital, and I hop's that, in the future, this institution in and the Ohioman, thinking the dayil was not only wanting a proper accommodation, for traatman Table IX gives the age, aam- being found to be s pradable spooniation by the. BAN

espaolally for private paring patients, bat it has bor of years adflisted to the babit how mnah Gavernaut, the past of Superintendent may upon them made off in any direction they could. been damaged by Bro and i fa such a state of saab soraumed por alam, weight on admission to pouts a prid one and not as it is now an a umtuber of tham taking to the water iz sam decay that it is not worth repairing, Banation gael and for the Arts four wraks of deletion honorary appointment.

HEALTH OF THE COLONY, pane, most of which, It would appear, were over kan bean given for a pertoanent structure and One man amoked 5 mios par Hem and kad baon

Table XVI. shows the rate of mortality among whelmed by the storm. It isid that in the light, plans drawn up, and I hope by next pose it will a smoker fde am yours, weighed 129 lbs. os

a patel

advision, and desreased to 1 Tbs. at the and the foreign residents in Hangtong for the pat it can breas as lod, one of the Chiassa Gronerle was An operating theatre in aluo auothir grast of the first month; he was never in hospital when to yours. There is again rise in the pot. wounded in both legs. It will be remembered that want and this has also been notinged; this slag. th gor, Another who used é mane par dio centage of destha it being 9 52 ampared with Gonem Dyama's telegraphio rupart stated that hope will be in so before the end of the year. That hasuk pucker for more years, weighed 17 1.79 in 1892, and 1.35 in 1891. But it compres There was an increas of 70 in the simimiona da idinim poroased to 130 bs in the Ara faconrably with the preseding seven years. Etill the forts on the west of the Parada Grand Word from Malarial Fazere as compared with last weak of defqution, but in the following three the slow but stendy rise in the past three pence coonpled at 8.30 am., and the report given by ye. In 1972, 96 were admitted, in 1993, 356, Wesen dressed to 125 luss he was in hospital must be looked upon with suspicion.

There have bean rang asmplaints of the the men picked up by the Bygdo is consistent bat list year, as in 18 ali wes of a mild type while detine In gsel suffering from anse win. with that statement, the outposts having been compared with previous years, there have been one to who amoked ma per diem, stenches from the drains in the public prese this in deaths among the case for two years wighede 120 lbs, on alaission increased year and mach state of the day drainage system. carried during the night an abors described and This year 13 ouses of Typhoid fever were under at the end of a month to 181 1ks he had it was sanonut in Conure that the new system the occupation of the forts themselves completed traatment, the largest number admitted for babe moker for six year. One min ago was complete us far as regards the watera por at the hour stated in General Oyama's report many years; however, only five of them were 5% had bien- a smokve for thirty years, contion of the City; that was onerect as far as it We have not had an opportunity parsanally soutreated in this colony. Of the 13 enum à died: samat 24 msen per diem, was 131 lbs, ou ad related to the publis drains, but not ten per cent. interviewing Captain Bricks, of the Bygde, bat Thurs wers 50 oues of Dysentry andar treat misions, and incrassed his weight to 126 lbs at of the hose drains have been annected with whom oporations were made six died. 11f the 67. general debility and annis Thero ware & m. the sub-moil and a great number into old water. we believe the above is a correct repraduationment of that dambar, ons died. Of 15 on the end of the mouth; he was in hospital for the new system, the majority still drafting late of the count he has given in cromatic deaths that occurred in the epitel 31 of the who had ranked for thirty years; all inoresso comesas, bad these latter are the oause of the patients were brought in in a moribund condi. in weight at the end of the month. One mat, atomicabia and sickouing stenches that sie in tion, 28 dying within 24 hours and 0 within 48 aged 64, who bad emokad 2 mace for forty years the dry soon. The laws as regards the usW states the balance supposed to be in hand at

Harmston's Circas has at last been accorded a}

increased his anight from 80 lbs, to 63 daring his dealonga system are not retroaprosiva and only? the end of the year, without showing how the site on the reclaimed land near Marray Pier ROYAL HONGKONG YAUHT CLUB,

There is a slight increase in the number of theen weeks' detention; he was in hospital for wars of new buildings can be compelled to son figures are arrived at. The speech made by whare it will open to-morrow night. Owing to

admissions from the Palies Forde, a large in general debility. Another man aged 83. a smokor nect their drains with the new system; the oroBA the Governor at the opening of the Legisla St. Andrew's Ball there will be no porforysuce The rass for the Garrison Cup will take plus orams in the number of private paplag patients, of 2 mace for forty years, lost 21hs during threa of old buildings cannot be awapalled uslose they

this woning. The change of its" will be ap tive version is supposed to show in a general precist-d by the nammanity and will no doubt at Sauday, the 2nd December, under hand; and a considerable increase in admissions among Teaks datention, but he was never in hospitatis & naissons or are proved to be dangersna Government mortante. Of the 200 admissions Now all those men spent from $4 to $12 a month to their neighbourat will Abos be a very way the financial position, but while the prope very advantageous to the Lirous from ap. Two Geps have been presented; the Brat from the last clars 84 wure Gaol Offers, in the for apiam, so it is core than probable they had long time before the margatam ass in any way will go to the winning boat, the second to the other claws the difference is but slight. The better food outside than they got in the Gaol be asllid complete or ous be fairly judged on its Houats themselves are kept in the back. pecuniary point of view. ground it is of course cay to put whatever |

arst boat of the opposite olluar to the winner of majority of the sabordinates in Govaramoot ama when in hospital When a man of 63 who merits. But even the now system has already employ sro compelled to live in houses built for has been a amoker for forty youre and saffers no- | been a pause of treable in Ohisees houser; the coinplexion on them the exigencies of the time

the first prin

Cainosa omi g to high rants charged for more thing but the loss of iba. weight when deprived traps have haux broken and the drains choked, The couro will be from the Sabmarine Missailable sosorredation. This class of houss in of it for three weeks thoro encost, he mpok bars and, owing to the constraction of the houses, the may scots to render desirable. Speaking on

ing Flor, between Central Fairway hooga, round entirely suited for the me of Europsins ver in this very vicious habit, he consumes thros drains from the back promines put right under the 28th January, 1892, the Governor gave

mark boat of Gras Island, Cosmopilitan Dosk draughty and cold in winter with no means of times as magh opiam as the average, Indize the house to be nonusseted with the new drain to CADBURY'S SPECIAL CREMES, PATS jan analysis of the position intended to,shown distanos ns they could between themselves and bacy, No. 1 Dook basy, and Channel Rooke fal heating the rooms as the only re-place in af opium-oster, using 2es of prepired opinm, the sireot, which ùi bad in itwolf, and this secans ›

Chiness house is in the kitoben, With Chines against the 8 or 9 grs of crude opium of the La also in vary in Europan hos Then the D'ABRICOTÉ, JORDAN ALMONDS, CAR that the raising of a fresh load could no the Jugenes. They had turned their junkats to starboard tuishing at the starting lines dio lising in a crowded state in the other stories of disu opinm-estar. Fliers are very few Indian water supply is still insuffisut for the flushing

longer be delayed, because during the year the inside out to conceal their uniform, bet retained tanco, 14 miles.

the building, as is torquently the case, it is uc opinn asters that est afford to spend Rs. 8 of the draint even if all the houses were don AM FLS, PRALINES, CHOCOLATE

their rifles and in many cases a considerable then existing balance would all be swallowed rusher of rounds of ammunition. The steamer

The handicap is as follows:-Dart, serator; wonder in this class the ones show a pretty nash. I as one of the Indian withsaves on avoted with the new sysm and oron if the OYSTERS. DESSERT CHOCOLATE, ROT.up, and sou matter of fact it was, with the had to signal to pas of the British mon-of-war rice and Zudjbird, 24 min; 'Payne and Steilastardy increase of 1ste pears. There is an other the late coumission represented the children be water supply was amply audient, it is impossi nocemmodation obtainable in the entral distriotising quiet at night wrbon their father was at blo to keep the old houses olein, the apper exception of $35,000; but og Thursday last, in port for assistance, and party of bloei miss. Petro 4 min.; Cam 7 mins. So of the lows for any single Haropean drawing home smaking his epiam pipe but feastions when flours of these hoazes in the majority of sate TER "SCOTCH, ALMOND ECK, when it was desired to vote $80,000 to the appeared and proceeded to clear the ship breese 10 wins: Eifa, Kiten. She, and Pearl pay of $50 or sudor, or any married in with he was away from home at night and attributes not admitting of washing without the water.

As far as thay mold. in the cobros of the 12 min.: Mary Ann-18 mins.—

family drawing $100 or under par insosama, it to the atmosphere osused by the sacke. There dropping through on the people babor; in ASSORTED officials in excess of their salaries, an unporation some of the Intradors fe ints the

The parentage of deaths to admissions (965) isub smoke in a divan fall of smokers of vary many uses the basements are still mad rigging and for various parts of the ship. being water and were drowaad. Others made for the

in the lowest in the last ten years.

apium, but balf a dozen tobacco smokers would floors, as I reported twenty years ago, Lu Fees from paying patients in the Hospital thicken the atmosphere of a room pretty well. the month of September I laid a complaint be appareatly willing to sauridoo their lives rather

and Ianatio Asylam amounted to $18,339.73. Neither does morphia travel in the attaspbera fore the Sanitary Board of the offensiva stezohën than be driven sahero. Finally it was decided

the incgest sum erer taken in fees in now year, any distance as any ohamist, could tell bim. - I osused by fat boiling being carriód on in the was to let them make the voyage, and the ship that tho best thing that could be done with them

All of the staff have worked well and the services doubt from my exgaritonte and experience of neighbourhood of the Government Civil Hos of the Matron, Mies Bastriond; and her staff of twenty years and more whother say morphia | pitil vinsing grént discomfort and sunoyanos to loft with something oy a thousand of them on

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,"

Narsing Sisters hays tans invaluable. Dr. gets as far as the makers' lunga, lat alons hing the patients. There were many bonge to the board, in addition to the thousan pagsangara

SIK-I observa with plassure in your to-day's Atkinson has gong heime on a wall oarand leave, throws out of them again and so I very much wast of the hospital in Higk, First, Second, and had parehased tickets.

issue that the Band of the Hongkong Regiment and I regret that the histories of cartsin patients doubt if the vapour from their fathers' pipe had Third Streets. Mr. Eds and Mr. Humphreys, The Straite Time of this 20th inst says will play at the Fabile Gardens on Monday next he allades to an haing in his appendix are not anything to do with sisting the children, in golisial members of the Board, iuspsated bhess three or four years. It would be time enough Yesterday afternoon, Captain Nial, late of the from 3 to 58) p.m. Bat will you permit me to givers, as Dr. Lowson or antlog for him, owing fast I am quite sure it had not. The smoke premises and sent in a ragort in which they eteamer Nawryong, received a telegraphic.commu respectfully inform Mejor Faithfull that the to the great monat of work entailed by the from an epian smokos vadishse immediately it said:" Vaarly the whole of the houses are iu ca consirler additional taxation when the cash nication from the Scratary of the Kursatile hour (to say nothing of the day) is very incou epidemio of Plague, has not had time to write is jooted from the month. It doan not go "a most dilapidated conditon. The focra were ourling and streaming about as the smok› does resking with fith. The drainage was very balances were exitustel, and especially should Macine Services Asconistion of Liverpool, to the venient to many invers of mosio who are zazio

from a tobacco smoker. I hara smokad maty ¦" bad, smell ab migable. In some of the houses effect that the Board of Trade and considered his to be pressat, but nasble to leave their ofBees in new hurdeus be avoided at a time like the case and had decided that his sortieste ataald order to sojos a few sweet saluations. I would. In the European Lunatic Asylara there were bundesis of pipes of oplum in my time with was dark holes in which there were quantities present, when the Culony is labouring under be returned to him. It may be remembered that therefore, suggest that any Saturday afternoon remaining over from 189 and ning inveterate old upium smokers, aut am saat decomposing and puteid peas, fat and iuratorale tobacco smoker and hava band for over" bones, and ous of them filled with maggots new admissions, making a total of 16 naslar treat would be most suitable na skumust, sverg, hong in the effects of a series of misfortunes and the the steaker Nampong, then cominated by apt the colony is alreed on that day after 2 p.m. meat dilag the year, the sams as in 1892. This forty years, so I ought to have some experience The steach from these places was unbearable.” I Inspected thissa house aloo and fasad stringency is felt by every one, rich and poor gast last. With assistance the verses cams of Thanking yon in anticipation for tas insertion is the largest number we hire ever had under in the matter...

treatment in one year sud much in excess of

them in the same condition 1 had reported alike. On the whole the Governor's The Marine Court of Enquiry, constituted of the above Yours draly,

former years One death vogurred among them. The number of patiente trested in this hos. twenty pours iga; fat biling was going on speech strikes us as the most unsatis-to intestigate the sirenmstances attending the

One Colored lantis remained over from 1893pital during the your was 1,255. Of thess 1,625 there, but, with the assistance of. the Rogistrar from the very beat Parisina Houses, in dluding factory that has been made for very many Captain Nicol's sertifiosto for a period of four stranding, bold the master to blame and suspended

sad two more raro admitted this year, making wore discharged, 1,239 dist. Out patients 138 General, I had them cleared out and suppressed total of 3 under trèsim at,No deaths Toneri tented. 442 moribaad vases were sån nt baslusss in the neighbourhood of the hospis FRUIT JELLIES, PARISIENS, CRYS.years past. And what ab ut the unofficial months. Captain Nicol (through a counsel. THE COLONIAL SURGEON'S REPORT. CHiness Innatics were left over from 1892 and 11 to this hospital during the year and then tal. It had began again of late years and I bave

members of Council? Early in the year ansucessfully Captain Nest thereupon rat Mr. Donaldson) appealed to the Snprette Court.

mors admitted, making a total of 1 ander treat mixed in hospital 105 at the end of the year. often reported them befors with result that the

·TALLISED APRICOT'S. CHERRIES. they were all opposed to the granting of the whole asse before the Board of Trade in Lop-

We make the following extracts from the ment during the year. Among these there were There were to mass of small-pox admitted to nainos bas ehsted for a time. When this re- GREENGAGES, de, in Large. Assortment. exchange oompeation, because the colony den, at the same time forwarding the Goessary anual report of the Colonial Surgeon, D. deaths. The majority of the Innatios of ail the segregated wards of this hospital daring the port was read before the Board I stated that could but afford it; now they are willing to Pem to the Mercantile Marine Services As P. B. G. Ayres, laid before the Legislatives have vitar boen dicharged cared a seat year. 25.wore discharged aared, 41 died. There these houses were in as disgusting a condition se

their owa constry.

were 2.839 vandinatious done in the city of Vie- many of the houses in the worse slame of the anoiation of Liverpool, 'to press his suit through

'MALL FOI KUT AND RULE " HTG HA.” toria, 141 in the oat-diatrists. Total 2,732. oentral district of Taiping-shan, independently- voto all that is asked for, although addi-that corporate body. The Mersatile Marist Council on Wednesday :-

In these two plades §1 osass wors admitted. 10

WOMEN'S HOSPITAL.

of the fat boiling, that many other houses in the tional taration has to be imposed to provide Services Association, of which Captair Nool bas

baro's member, for many years, bsa miscellaneous The total number of admissions to hospital was in the wooden bal attached to the Government It would seem that the secrecy obja, the principst of which it to look after 6 mure kan in 18 2 The total number of Ciril Hospital and 52 on board the hulk Hugain of the recent private nestings of the Legisla- the interests of asians and mater in time of deaths in the Force was 6 as compared with 7 in All the darth_nasarred cong the palents tive Council has not been conducive to the dolly. East mail from rope Captain 1:92. The number of European Poline admitted on the Eggeix There were 25 Europaas

Nicol received a despatch From tite Board. the hospital was 134 as compared with 152 in nag the admissions of whom 9-diel, 11 coheading, as by order of the Secretary of State all od That the tenants should be called upon hald he added to

political health of the hon. gentlemen who Trade, stating that his appeal was rossiving dus 1892, the number of Lading Pollen 235 amoured of whom one diet, and 25 Asiatiss of whom medical ozumination of woon has been abolished to abate the auisine."which was done. The Correspondents are requested to formed their name are supposed to represent the publie - sorgideration. Yesterday, the Secretary of the parad with 54 in 1892, the number of China. Dr. Low N. Superintendent in charge and the warda bere now become the venursal board also recommended: That the landlords ubova Avsociation wired;" cortidgato retorned,” Polica Sagompared with 120 in 1893 à do u baik Hygei's, his written a very interestwards for women sitached to the Government should be notified to put these houses in propr tarcet. Not only are they aiding and which massage, nocorting by the reading, raresse of nduxissions of Earopeans of 10, an in- ing esport of the working on board and makes Civil Hospital. For the last six yours as I have order. That the nutions were served is proved abetting the Government in imposing addi-ranged, mauna that the Board of Trade has de

crassa of Indians of 31, an increase of Chiuse of some recommen-tutions. With regard to the es shown in my reports the examination of the wo by the papers attached to the dosaments, which tional burdens on the people to line the sided that Captain Nicol's certiflosts shall be re 18 as compared with 1992. Thers of the deatba tablishment of a steam piesare. I think this will men has been voluntary sud they have only been had been before the Board, but there is to record admitted to Hospital at their own request, who if to show that the landlords paid any attention to turned to him.

poourred in hospital, one Indian and two Chinese, not be required. The halk Bygeia bes baen ra- One European died of small-pox on board themored over to the main Island for the socommn their sondition allowed wat out for a few hours the notification and no further stops appear to Regois One Indian was drowned and one dation of plague patients during the present daily or if not their Lomalo friends bad from adbare been taken in the matter. Bat though Chinese died while away in his own country on epidemic and I see no reason why she should not missions to visit them. As all of tham esu uske hundreds of honans in the me. condition, exist leave. The Indians suffered works at Aberdeen remain where she le; she is just as near the themselves understood in English there has been all over the city and in spite of the state of Station this year than at any other. This year garantice station for vesele as she was in her no need for interpreter. Los year the order things I have so viton called attention so, there same from the Soretary of State that all is no quection that of late years the health of 30 were admitted from that station as compared old location. with 10 in 1892, and this station alone, small quite ngrsa with Dr. Towson that the Hg.medical examination was to be abolished the colony has very much improved and so my Irie, mocowls for ten binds of the ineresne of gete is no place for suspected asian; as isolation on within six months. At the request of the remarks on the fosnitary state of existing sickness among them this year. They are board is impossible, a lightly boarded partion women I wrote a latter to Government explain things are not a standing a fairly frightened of being seat there and changes from the main ward sud with doors opening into ing mottoes in fall, that they had learnt thenat and only stud amasement for the public had to be made fraggently. The favor there was it can in no souss be called isolation. and I very benefits they received from examination sad pross, for like the shaphord in the old story. I of a bad type; though one of them died, they see ones on board. I hope it may ant gear saht home and an answer was received a few still the trail of the waif is saan in this report. much rogirl that we were compelled to reneies requesting its onlin cance This report was i am regarded as orging wall whyce no wolf exista; were many days on the sick list.

TROOPS.

sgain, as the small-pox wooden hut attached to manths ago confirming the previous order fem There were 13 of typhoid fever, te-ated in The average number of troops in Garrison the overament Civil Hospital is now Tory ok, the Secretary of State. Tas zomer then offse the Civil Hospital. 6of which were contracted inat year was 9:718-as ompared with 2.370 in it was erected about twelve years age, and had the ourse if she would leave the Government in the colony thereare deaths moorded from 1803 Tharo was an increase" of only 3 la the

bean last year partially dentrogul by fen. A sorvins, to pay her a better salary, faraist a typhoid fever in tables at the band of this so-

Together with

FANCY BOXES,

which are very suitable for SEASONABLE PRESENTS to LADIES and CHILDREN;

AND

FRENCH CONFECTIONERY

AND

CONSERVES,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hougkau. 19th November, 1994.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

"The Editor.".

expected balance of $600,000-was brought to light. If this balance were a real and nit a fictitious one what reason would there Le to impose additional taxation to wanke up tha estimate deficit for next year of 867,000 With such a large sum in hand a small deficit of that kind might be faced |with equanimity, even if it were repeated for

the money.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[AUPPLIED TO THR"" UAILT FERBS." }

LOEDON, 29th November. THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.

pockets of the officials, but according to the Governor they have declared themselves opposed to the representative principlo ia connection with the Sanitary Board His Excellency says that he is personally favourable to municipal and representative. institations, bat he cousidèra bat in this Field Marshal Count Oyama has loft Por instance the opinion of the unofficial mem- Arthur with a large force, the destinaties of bers should he acted on; from which the whiob in probably Shan-hai-kwas en rcuts to only inference to be drawn is that the on Poting; an' attack on Wei-hai-wei bolug con- official members want to band the sanita-sidered useless.

CHINA SUES FOR PEACE, tion-of-the-Colony over to the cresponsible.

Adrices from Washington state that China

A SUGGESTION.

FLAGIOLET:

Hongkong. 29th November, 194.

with 1898

POLIOS.

them up for him.

LUNATIC ASYLUMS.

Thus Assoribed on the door plato of this osta: Į same streets where ne fat boiling was done were

blishment for the past year, but wentioned it all in the same filthy and fusanitary condition, and my previous apunal reports as the Lock Hospital. that those houses were, in my opinion, past for This is the last rotura I shall make ander this { humsu habítäljon. The board then recorumand-

Fox sonus time past reports bagn bean control of officials. a system the lamentable bar formally sued for peace and has banded pro- rumber of white troops, yet there was an increase temporary matabed has been built for une poud-boose for her so that two rooms could be used tion and 1 frons extinued fever among the current that the halget for 1895 would be a working of which is set out in the Colonial to the United States Minister at Peking of admissions to hospital of 258 as compared g the areation of a permanent building, plans an wards, if aha would attend on them and I Baropean community; there wars, 44% deatha surprise. And a surprise it is, with a ven-Surgoon's special report on sanitation for to a forwarded through the U. S. Minister al

The colons finds that it has a the last twenty years, given as an appendix Tokyo to Hiroshig hitherto unsuspected balance, irrospective to his annual report and which was reprinted JAPANESE VICTORY IN MANCHURIA. ́of loan inonica, of $800,000. Where it came in our yesterday's issue. We find it difficult The Japanese army operating in Manchuria from is an interesting problem, the solution to believe that the unofficial members can so has defeated the Chiness at. Ma-tian-ling with

of which will perhaps afford the colony au in-far havo betrayed the public interest.... structive insight into the manipulation of the

public avenus. According to the "Report. The, O. 8. 8. Col'a atramer Nensor left Binga. on the Bhari Bok and Departmental Reports pors on Wednesday afternoon, and may be ex for 1893" luid before the Legislative posted here on or about the 5th-Deonrober.

The O. &. ivamer Deranin, with mails,

a loss of forty. The Chinese loss was great.

[ PROM TONEIN, PATERS

OBITUARY.

PARIB, 21 Noyamber. The Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar

is dead.

THE EARTHQUAKES IN ITALY.

PARIE. 1st November.

The &'raits Tana says:-It is ported that Call the prosect Chinese Cousal at Singapore is legs

Fillert,

Earthqui havo oscurred in Sicily and by which several hundred peons were

FROM THE "NIAM DESERTER" | FRANCE AND MADAGASJÄR

Paris, 15th November.

of

stint

for which have been drawɑ up and sauctioned. would take mastical obargs and oxemină them from opstinned feror sting the Chine po- There was an inorease of 316 in the numbare With bis sooon mondatiori as regards the excep ngaul, offering also to pay ma for doing so; but palation; all these deaths are to be attributed to oroags in the number of wimissious to bospital provided by ina Tung Wa Hospital I also con cordon of Black and Chisses troops, you' there was a de-.

tion of smallpox Chtume patients in the wards to their great disappointment I explained this insanitary conditions. Bat this is like the Tyta

tiger which many were reported to have in of 169 a compared with 1992.

curvotunly for the reason that this Establishment This Institution had worked since the begin, and a good many wont eat to hunt for and never Among the white troops there was an inoreses ander Chiasse surpervision and treatment is inning of 18558 vears ander the Contagions found, still the brate loft his trans, for a child. of 7 in the number of deaths here as ompand the Cautral District of the City, but also boase Diasages Ordinance, and six years as a volualary afven years old had both his hands bitten off with 1992, Among the Black and Chinees troops believe that the martality would be consi- attoudauos veneral Hospital for women. How above the wrist ons night in one of the villages, there was a decrease of 4in the tombar of deathsderably less among them. As it was considered carefully it had been worked when enforced by which was sufficient evidence of some age hare a compared with 1833, bas aiz deaths Tonalis and a dial asylum had to be baith for women at their own request for six years after dog could not unke saol an injury na that In advisable that they should not have charge of law to bhawn, by the ready attendance of the haast being in the neighħ urbaal; gan a trig occurred among men of the Hongkong Regime it. away ou leave. Rome of those say be attributed the Chinese lunatics ander European expervision the is was abolished The Justices of the the appandir I havo attached to this report ra to Hong kong a possibly some went on sick leaves no reason why Che smaller cases Peace have visited the hospital once a week and viewing many of the things I have hangat ta Council, the assets of the colony on this latt henne car Dor. 3lat for 845 Fransison

should not be isolated on board the Hygeia for never bals single complaint made. It seems notios in the past twenty years it with by spon Notwithstanding that while the white trops the reasons given, especially if the Hygeix a very hard that their wishes should not be am- that very many of my reculations for the 31st December, 1892, exceeded its liabilities via Nagsaki, Kobe, Iolaud S. Yokohams, and

suffer more and more svery year, hors in ‘a bv 335,105 only. From the returns of Bourlalu, arrived at ber destination on the 27th

great improvement in the health of the otoaced sabout 100 yards from shore whore she applied with, avvero many woman do ust know well being of the Colony have been acted upon, portion, I predicted last year there would be, instead of being two miles away. The question they are disegged fill they are accused of having to the great benefit of a onnosened. The es ruvenue and expenditur for 1898 we find instant.

they beautan coimetised. In the total aura segregating a large number of Astais pas mass others or till discomfort or psin nets in part from the Government Acalyst shows the that the surplus forthat year, excluding the

har af troops there is a donsiderable improve ogers is's ey dilexit que now that Brone and I think stear forming it on them for 28 years work duas in his department and shows that the outberg Inland in wholly taken up by the Military. not to permit their voluntary stiomisure whan water supply, though for the last two years. amount spent on extraordinary public works,

ment in both the number of Boissions and the Even when we had that to fall hack apog it was they have learnt the value of it is hardly just found insuficient for the unds of the city, is number of deaths, but this, as I have shown, is

心 There is was. 974,441. This sound led to the shortly for Chius, to take up an official

position at Shanghai, For the last few days)

due principally to improvement in the general a treablesome business besides a very expensive and is a vero blow to the health of the Colossalleat in character.

The largest nombor dotsited in hospita) in one iu the milk eapply in the colony; three vary one; the difficulty consisting of preventing es hoalth of the coloured troɔps. balance existing on the Sixt December, numerous avonymous circulars, in Chinese, have

The total samlers of white troops for the year caps from isolation. The ground would have to year when the law was in fores was in 1870 large and exellent dairies are supported bites 1802, given a total surplus at the beginning ban despatcal threaghout the town to the of the present year, irrespective of loan, Chinese Consul

Chinege "sommunity. These circulara oritinise: The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies averaged 1414; their admissions to hospital waraballod round like a Gaol and a hoary gaurd when there are 72 admissions, the smallest other smaller one. And that applied to tha

2015, deaths 17. The total zumber of coloured quired to prevent an outbreak amongst them number detained while the law was in force was hospital is vary satisfactory. The petrole of $109,546. For the present year there

lian reported favourably to the expedition to Ma- troops averaged 1,504, their admissions to hos-20h as twice cocurred on Stonecutters Leland, in 1881, when there were only 4 adasimalana. brought into the Colony for the first time in That also was the smallest number in the 20 tank steamere Is entisfactory. The Government Is defines of the night pass regulations onsdagar and the spacist credit demands by the pital 912, deatha 11. 8o that with only an excess when they threatened to murder thnan who were.

years I have been here. The largest number in Analyst also supplied a very excellent report on is an estimated deficit of 366,406, which Yeung Yan, who had a previous cerviction, re- Government, M. Depay said that it was not in the total average number of 110 over the in attendance on the MORTUAR

PUBLIC

the last 20 years detained, was SiĨ, N

the use of bypodermio injections of Morphis reduces the balance to $43,140. And wat waarded against line was are sted at 3am. yea- qavation of the extension of the French Colonial sises to hospital by 1,103; in fact they showed Mortuary for examination was 189. Of threes 411,803 oxaminations made; there are 273 register this year. Two or the role of unarics from coloured troops they exceeded them in adrais The total amber of dead bodine rent to the This your there were 81 adilestone and that had begun among the Chinese anim monity are tobi flare is a balance of $800,000! Aterday by C. Robi Melver for preling abat Empira, but that the expedition was necessary more than double the amount of sickness by 101.

Posession Slowel and entering several houses, ban was concluded fast year, which raised not being provided with a light or past. His only means of upholding the existing righte The majority of the coloured tropa are boosed

wern European male adulta, 99 Chinese malo i vd women who attend voluntarily; allowing that hospital covered with hundreds of marks from mark, women missed the examination 13 timer in the mes of the hypodermić syringe, at the same the balance in band at the end of the year excuse at the Polios Coprt yesterday was the cf France in Madagascar,

in mat hats. The majority of white troops are adults, 2 forale adults, 5 mais children, and &

Other nationalitie male the your when she was godt from natural cansen time a report was forwarded to me from the to $1,489,023. But we are told that the typed ons of boking for a friend, but Mr.

kansod in old, barracks and China honses con- female children. Wodehouse fund him $15, with tha alternativo

verted inta barcauka; originally the drainage ndalt. Of these 38 were found to have died of and we not compelled to be exs uined when the Polios that many small shopkeepers were ad balance of $600,000 referred to is "exclusive

the old barracks la 1874 was very bal indeed. diseng, 74 accidental, 21 setoidal, sad 6 homicidal law was in furos, the voluntary attendance was ministering hypodermic injections of corphia

death B of alliunies derived from loans." To put thei

vary regular, and woman reskoning by the ostensibly for the core of opium smoking, and The anquiries which are now being made in and by quoting my reports at the time the du

VICTORIA GAGİL

numbers mixed from other causes only twin; that they had learnt the method from Fans White, a seaman, whilst under the in-connection with the arrest of Captain Dreyfus partment of Royal Engineers obtained a vote of matter quite frankly, we doubt the best tee of liquer, fer'isbly pat inte bis posket on the charge of divulging State secrets to Italy 500 to remedy this as far as possible, but as

The following table gives the number of then allowance has to be made for ill health of pupil of Dr. Kerr's in Centro. Sprei. existence of any suoli balance. Either the on Wednesday a pair of earrings belonging to

in, the six years, of the voluntary attendance anal wers obtained from one of the shops Laltnes is a purely fictitious one or the Pa. an inmate of a hose of ill fame and walked sud Germany have revealed the fact that there pointed out in those reports the main drainage admissions to Us Gual and the daily average absence from the Colony for a time. Aud mens of the solutions. Eud of the

of the tond was itself defective, and though amber of prisoears for the past ten yearE 1.

Total No. admitted Daily average No. it has been very little las regular than could by the hospital compradora, - and... Mr. Ismay. The woman, followed bịm into the streat foxista in Paris a widespread system af sepionage great improvement in the bealth of the troops port on the Blue Book (No. 19 of 1894) was antenased his arrest. Hawa given thramartha'whereby unch information

to Gool.

of Prisonere bare been anforded by law. So that I consider Grow visited these, plases and procured other regularij obtained was apparent for time, this improvement did

532 these women have a very fair oss for complaint specimens and saw a number of Chinamon tavat- grossly erroneous, for since, the 31st Decem. hard labour yesterday by Me. Wodehouse the for foreign Governments by collusion with not cortinas sad has been steadily going from

3,610

$30. Against the Gorerament at home that forced od The drug used was the hydrochlorate of Magistracy. The prosecuting unstable, who

them, to losen the benefits of the examination for morphis, the solution med osatained 2.3 per cent, 28 years and then denies that banafit when thay | The injections mads were equal to 3 o grin esch desire it...

tims. The patiosta bagan with two injsetinne « There were 2,718 men in Garrison this year; day, and, after a mouth or two, increased the dose of these 73 contracted constitutional disonse and i to four or fire injections a day. The cost of each 373 were otherwise aflicted with milder forms injection was one cent. It was arident there- of yopurual discuss. The average strength of fore that there was no attempt at suring the the Police Force för the year was 630; of these, hábit of opium smoking unsopt by the intro- 5 coatreeled ovnstitutional disease and 19 suffered duction of a very much woran habit of morphin from other on 16 The Garrison in proportion fajestion. To quote Me Crow's raport The

of six weeks' hard labour. He went to gaol.

FRENCH PATRIO FISM.

PARIB, 15! November

Ler, 1892, the colony has not accumulated was a tokeng, was Emul $5 for using disospest Fronet offelali. Two Germans byra beebad to worse for the past jon yoara At the time-

OBITUARY.

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$800,000 irrespective of the loan, nor a tenth Fal language in Court whilst the oss was pro arrested in this connection. purt of that amount. But it is perhaps not eding. difficult to imagine how soch a balance might Gambling among the Chiness is anuhi an

LONDON, 18th Novembor. he made to appear. It has been decided invaterate babit that notwithstanding all the- The Duobcis of Manfrom in dead.

efforts of the Police to stamp is ont, the pration that certain public works may be ebarged is largely onrried ou; worosly a day, passas with against the bail When the fra los on a case of omis set of gambling belum brought up before the magistrates. Yesterday Inspeo or

idea muy have struck the Governor'e ad-

*

THE WAR..

THE ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR.

of writing the barracks have just been all con uested with the now drainage system, and it re- mains to be seen if that will produss any in- provement.

GOVERNMENT JAVIL HOSPITAL

J

1884,

1883,

1886.

16 5,600

674

1887.

4:802

88

1885,

3697.

K91;

1889,

3,705

581

1890,

****** 3.444

508:

...A 1890,.

$,231

507.

1892, 1893,

*** 0.046

515.

4010

458.

The Superintendent's report for this year la very satilefnatory in every respoot. With a ova- siderable increase in admissions from disonag there is a decrease in the desthe, also a consider. There is a decrease in the admissions to Gaol was exhausted the colony went on paying Bakar weds & raid on the preisines Ne. 3, Wa

abla increase in the cases requiring surgical of 1:36 ss compared with 3893 with a decrease for its public works out of the balances - Ime, in which hi surprised and arrested niz

operations with a decease in deaths. A con- in the daily average number under detention of te ströngth suffered loss than last year from all. Chinese avan bay hydrochlorats of morphin aiderable ingrena in the number of private pay. 57. This year the daily average i 458, the uses and so did the Pelico There was an is locally at $2.50 per ouice, Fret this gasovity craing from the manual anrplus of revenue Chinese engaged in this favourite cocupalim.

We learn that the steamer Eggdo, which log patients showe that the newaing staff are fully aaalast daily average sinos 1877 when the daily crease of 47 male patients admitted to the G 875 lojstions each containing half a grain of dvérument Civil Hospital suffering from all cansos morphin hydrochlorate oonki be prepared. This over ordinary expenditure, until Binally there They were ed each $5. One of them, e burber, was no money left in the Treasury, and then aid he thao and the roet wont to youl in default arrival hors yesterday from Nawohaug and appreciated and to most years now we bare mare Average was 306,2

The number of prisoners admitted to the Gral of venereal disease, being 274 admissions as com- would leave a profit of $6 25 on mob once applicanta, for private waids than we D80 2000ȚI.. of payment.

Chefe on leaving the former port bad a large modale. Though the obarges for this accom Hospital was 272 as compared with 812 in 1892 a pored with 127 la 1892. Those esos are mostly at pharge of our coat for sash injection. If another load was contracted. The ingenious

only a t-of a grain ware need at each injetlos The Ho A. McCombie's remarks in Council number of passengers on board for Chafer, and,modation have been increased this year 25 per decrease of 40. The number of prisoners tested amman who dontracted the disease elsewhere.

DAVACOINE INSTITUTE,

the proft could be about $10,00. On this Wednesday on the subject at eashango com- owing to bad weather, it was vecessary to batton cont. the demand is not diminished and the in their cells was 623 compared with 725 in visers of taking from the loan the amount pous-tion were rather importnotly heard at the them down between decks, To op up the charge is I think, still too small, being barely 1893. decrease of 200. Of those treated in Thin establishment. though it bagin ite work report and one from myself being meat in the previously put out of revenue balancea en reportare, table. They should have war as batshes and gire the unfortunate passengers they said not mary comfortably furnished with gings, as compared, with 181 1898, desrease of beginning of this year and Chorafore, is still a stop to the state of things, and the binary fas the ordinary: ebarge for a room in a hotel lon their calls 119 had soutions, the result of log.in 1889, was not in fall working order until the Government at once passed an Ordinace to put public works and holding it out to the public follows:-When I read the report of the Rasome fresh air the shelter of Rock Idand no, oharges for axla get, atras, medical 82. Bross the same case 63 case were admit its infancy, bat, so far, has given very satintas inflicted took away all the profits and scan pat as a balance "exclusive of all monies derived ita racommendation to the effect that ockopenka-sought. On approaching the land severel sempena attendance, or narsing. The private patient ted in bospital for treatment as compared with 32 torr results. Mr. Ladds, who has been appoint atop to this new industry. I heard of a Uhibers ed Superintendent of the Institute, bus farnish-schoolmaster who preposed to set up to this The of morphis Frou loans," It that is so it is a very in- tion should be allowed so soon at the finances of ere eu futing about apparently without any bus food brought to his awo room, all the in 1892. an increme of 8.

The phia! esa of admissions to hospital are ed a vary interesting report. It faraiahed business, had soat boms toe the colony would permit. From the very satis one in them. "On coming loss to one or two of wine, spirits, milk, extracts of beef, o re Proper proceeding; it is suggestion, in fact, factory figures just laid before is, sud on which I then to wie men that there were tiles in them pecary bettes in his ora bons in Europe, for the treatment of patients in their cells are for the stipply of all the hospitals in the colony. work the busqus at much greater profit, sh

nigfte for hisse, borsing such as he could sumnis and general debility. The chief cases the Government with reliable vaccine lymph with the appliances which would enable him to of the methods of certain public company congratulate the Government, I am pleased to bat no human beings; but one was food is medical attendance at least as good as soy he ringworm and itsk.

for thou of the Victoria Gaol, for the vasaisu-was greatly disgusted at his scheme being directorates whose affairs have daring the ad that osa to-day vote the amsaat hot which there were threa Chines stiff with can get here, far the sum of $4 per diem or 1123 There were 10 opian smakers admitted to tion of prisoners, most of whom have not pre-rendered abortive. I hour from the Chinese lant few yours formed the subject of investing greatly incrassed taxation, and consequently, he wore taken on board, and when a month. Then the patisut gets board, lodging hospital. Hans died,

viously been accluated; all recruits for the Customs that may thousands of one of I support the resolutînd......

There were only two deaths from disease Polios are now vaccinated or revsocinated if it morphin are boing imported at all the Const gation in the London Courts, bringing out

they were sufficiently revived to speak and attendance In his own room, which canet

Paris yearly. One in a day la shont- thẻ. The following teams will play in the Cricket they explained that they wars soldiers. The be procured at an hotel for the same price, and among the 4,010. One man hanged himself. it has been done before and not recently.

Supplies have also been parahaed by all the mallest consumed by optomymckers; it cost from disclosures which bare covered with shame stel to-day balmain the Cricket Club and the date wes the 21st November, and they mid tasting and other extras, oach of which would hay. | Supreme Court, making a total of four, destun local dispensaries for distribution and by Chi-18 to 10 deals, so the Chinese have fuarut they can

in sicktion asedical attendance, mediotos are his cell and ous man was hanged by order of the more than one erstwhile honoured haud Fading” Recreation Club, which begins at $ pourlay the previous night a foarfal thander and to be pald for sapamtely ander shy' •ntiske Į in all or less than 1 per 1,000, or counting.Daly | nose.Merchants for paa in this interior of China. prodios much greater effect mapb oheaper, and

There is an old saying that you cannot eat your cake and bave it, and the Colony cannot spend its money and have it. If it be the fact, as stated in the Report on the Blue Book, that the balance ou the 31st Decom- ber, 1892, was only $85,105, to take "money from a lean subsequently contrasted, so is to make that balance appear greater, would be misleading, and to describe the

trenaliment Commision I vitirały agreed with

and will be continued to-morrow al 11 .0 1.

LALIKS BECHNÀTION

CLUB.

HONGKONG ORISKET

CLUB.

J. &. Lommon

2.0. EI

C. M. Firth

7. Maitland

B. F. Lammert

Z. B. Ezokiel

Kargeon. Major Rondo

G.

A. Woodepo

J. Hooper

A. N. Other

B. L. Darby

A. S. Anton

F. G. Anderson

Col, Chucky

hail storm swept over Port Arthor which drove ofronestagoa. Accommodation of this sort is those who died from dissase less than 1 for every The amounts thus obtained have mens than de get a large profit out of the business, and for thir avery one under shelter. It was believed that becoming atory your more neary when no 2,000 prisoners. Very tow gaols can beat that frayed the cost of the actual working expenses information they are indebted from the mode of Wholly asseccomacy, as I have the Japanese plans did hat include suck an early many people live to boldle, speriments and in any country, and according to the report of of the institute and it has saved the Government cure for the opium habit used at the Mission

cases, where it impossible in various cases Dr. Marques, the Medical Officer, some of the the post of parchase of vaccine lymph from out Hospitala attack, but taking advantage of the meteorolo- for them to get proper attendanes.''

prisoners were kapt alive by being in gaal; the side rom most of which had been found on show by the gnot reports for years that nothing gical conditions Glenoral Oyama, orking ibe Superlatendent's report is so complete that two that died wars only sat in for one week's reliable. Tos Superintendent, Mr. Ladda, has in regired to cure the bait and that witbuat Che state of aupreparedness luto which the storm there is litla te add except as regarde his re imprisonment. Que died from phthisis and the by this addition to his other duties to work in the smallest danger or inconvenience to the It is evident from what has taken nombendations. The necessity of a permanent other from lems of the Innga coupled with many cases after dark, and it is to be remembered patient. would have throws the Chloess camp, made structure for cases that require segregation, being genors debility, so that they wore almost mori- that his office hours begin very early in the place here, many of these shops having ant up in morning and often last till daylight fisbon, bisa few months, that this practico is taking root in andden rash. His man swarmed over the hills afflinted with contagious and infectious diseases hand when sout into gani.

There were 64 Upiam Stokers, admitted to affim bears not being a 10 to 4 rangement. Chias, bet I have seen no catory about it, a TV, &, Swetlambani, 2.A. and taking the Chigamen: KURMAKNA KUOcita ? cauzei be loo strongly represented. The wooden

V, D. Markham

H. Olivie

Berid. B. Vallinga

C: Inebhati

W. M. This pac, B.E

T. B. Donn

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