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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS.

SEASON 1895-96.

Our Firat Supplies of theas

THE HONGKONG

I age of sickness was for the Bar peans 116.5), THE EXTRAORDINARY DEATH AT

for the Tedlans 112.98 for the Chineno

41.10, and for the whole, fores 70. It will

CAPSUIMOON, ESMERA

The inare under the carlost huda af se panditure are for the most part, stiribglakis to the fall in exchange.

#CIENȚIFIO MISOBULANT, This far experimentsin "oslar photography"

* PRISO, DEURIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1685,

www.thebody tos lav de. I rollend sztreatly few dung darker the where and that identifying spidemio where one and mamarona maneks of in

Jaction and only one case where they were very')

and had d In this Witab Tea, absolutely.

On the 1st August the pinge to the United The Mactalento e identification is propaliout the naocrona garotas of the frontal Kingdes rised from Tents is 10 cents have basin of two classes-those of Lippuisin lu HURTHER INVESTIGATIONS be seen therefore that in each branch of the

At The Magistraes yesterday Hop, H. D. bably owing to the prasenos of the clothes and the thigh bad produced in senator conditios per ball os: for letters, with corresponding ta- which an attempt le made to prodaos ordiaury In which the photograplis nes moonloneed until foros the Peak rate of sickcess is higler Ved bene resuard, the Isquler foto the cir. the umber Pet of the skin and a femoral bebo in the right reasse for other descriptions of scrrepondence. pictures in plours, and the mers promising oase The test prasses in the 1stter oss than the rate for the whale forests attending the death of Lem Po a Witness-Yes I should like to add that at groin. He was wat lua a case of plague, but The offcct of this change has been to imees o

is that of De. Joly, whóns pisiures, as throði It would bon mistake to draw from boatman, who it with his death tamnwhat oze time I thought that the penis had been re careful examination soon lad ons to complads by some 10 per cent. The average value of the the image hae pazim through the proper

Lamak find that is 001 penalstent with Most szemplary pomaldine maze imposed on the for the canal extra large ale in November.

The value of stop sold at Shanghal jumped, sarean by the oxyhydrogen lamp, situated the above figures any conclusion union nuk Sau, uncle of the food, was re- ponderation I and that the suppleme, but after that the hubo was the recait of the irciliation: monthly sale of stamps, allowance being made glasse favourable to the general healthiness of called, on aald was on abors eud got very for the doublon of the doak, people sought by the Philos, and thaes sostin

Proin the boat on the morning of the 1st August, The Magistrato That has not been suggeted, zauron to hope that the preoține will never again vnddenly from $1.478 in July to 253 inch attention at ssoires of the Royal Society the Peak, Universal experience in tropical it oh was my aephew fall into the water. Who-No, but it contred to mas at the reash the huge dimensland in Hongkong to Angest and maintained, from August to Tesam this procs aspecial photographie which this perniciens habis End attained. I have, bet ipotunize, an average of $3,958 month as plate, cer which is placed a glass sorsen, closely blo-voist. The sensitive, surface la exposed climates has established the advantage of I told an antrith whom I said 1 a donersad time, | bigh altitudes" for residence," especially for fall into the water I was only told he did. I last Me. Frank Besna, Assistant Government action, kowarer, that instead of its resting against $1631 for the proosdieren wanthaled with loss of orange, green-yellow, and Earoprans born in cool climates, and wow him when ka left my hours at ten o'clock ap | Anniyat, said-I received the glothes' fonist on the Chlasas brala by the hypodermia, method it an increase of more than 70 per sint, Thip in contact with this “taking norisan." The 1st August.. Five days later I saw the b dy of the body of the deceased last Baturday, the 17th introduced by the stomach (5 ay sade it large incrass, was cited almost satirely by the

from the Chinees

by which great deal of extra werk toll to the bed or lived appearauna, due to the fnok: cannet suppose that Hongkong forms any deened in the maritery. I do not know how inst. I was rranosted to see whether there ware will now be extremely direpit to keep morphle slosing of the Japanese Post for at Elaschal developed aegative le uscaloured, but has exception to tho general rule. It is of course he was mutilated. I did not know he hud bean ang traces of bloody there were pose,

Dr. Marques esisted Dr. Cantlis, at the 6-Another point that merile attention is the lot of the British Offoo. It is an ill wird that that the coloured Lines bare exercised a selno- matilated all I saw his body,gardeni poemble that the advantages may be exag Inspector Banion raid-I first saw the body post mortem examination. I believe the body tooresas of tuberanlar das ameegst the Chi blows nobody any good, and one fect of the faunos is manner simlist ta that of the permanent resord of the colours of the object best Quality gemted, and that mere comfort may be mise of the droneed at 330 pm. on the 6th ist, at hd be in the water about rook, The sege hora. During last year we had zasny Chine-Japan war wax to put some $1,200 a month serve ends of the eye, and thus the negative bas

I regret to slate that during the year it wa Beats hers arrived, and Orders will be executed taken for the result of healthful conditions, the worinary, where it was taken on the after.deceased wis shɔkt 25 years of age Inmore damas of phthisis admitted then ainal, and into the pockets of the Hongkong ratepayers.photographed. From the negativs is then

my opinion tha samas of death was abook, the deaths from pathlale sud gaaral tuberculosis

were namnsrouk Daring the plague epidemics found, that more than 50, registered letters, printed transparency" on pies Aviom in the guance in which they are received me Thiere cat by no mistake about the comfort noon of the 5th.

Inspector Brommer said-About 1 p.m. on the base o foaps large noised, wound

on the left thigh and the penis was removed great number of lek were brought as to how originating for the most part from the Straits greenhaving lines of deep end, bright long at the supply laste

of sleaping in a temperature ten degice be Stl inst. I was at Aberdeen Poline Stallon low that which prevails on the Queen's Road won desoned's body was brought into the Desib might have been used by shock while pital for examination who were wastering from Bettis &ents, had been during the prsions er great, and bine vicist of exactly the same width the man was struggling in the water the ass very kind of dissses, and perhaps this core beat or micappropriated in transit through this those of the other soreen-ds placed over | stationi in a very advannst ætate of decomposition of denti tras not drowning, The wounicha Waranɔtion'sœeoqute for part of the Increase in taber effee. No pressoction was instikutod, and the/ this positiva, when the coloured picture flechas lovel, but residents at the Peak, as well as

It was clothed in a blue sottos juokat, a pair of those down below, are subject to fevera and tronkete, Rues, rod baad was round the waist. listed either before or immediately after death, alar cases, but in my opinion it does not so greater part of the indemnities claimed by the into view. The same pair of sorruns tony: be That is my opinion, becanes the wounds were fount for all. There is in my mind, so debt genders was paid by the father of the dark red for many plotures, if desired, but a per diabetic affections, and we have heard of The number 13 wat ba the breast of his coat

both alexu, and the surface was not incomposed that tubercle is ineresting here, and I am afraid to whom the losses were traced and who wa manent solent phograph can be kept only by The Magistrate-Were the features in cada a

I nsw so signs of hemorrhage.

twill keep on isoccasing, an no disinfecting permitted to resign from the ferrion attaching the rising sorsən."

The mal mathod of removing a glass slapper, people enjoying good health on the lower levels

In answer to the Magistrats the witness prosess is at present possible boa one considera pinasad to add that I have bomplete corfidemou who declared thur, always got stok when option that they could be easily recognised f

Witness think it would be very hard to Dalton said his explanation of the affair was the primitive methos of diputal of expectora in the staff at present under my control in this that had become lead it to heat the ok of the that both wounds had been caned by contact ton of prostat in us amongst the antives is office who have ous and all performet thair bottle aror e candle or gue-face. The inconve cienes and risk of this old-fashioned plan haso bare been issued sud can be obtained on they went to the Peak. These, however, recognise the fuge. The nose was partly gone,

the eyes were completely gone, and the legs was with the propoiler of the launch.

Hongkong: The carrying out of the new laws duties conscientionsly and antisfactorily.

I returned from leave of absence on the 3rd Ind Mr. B. Hill, of Maschaats, Bag, to sales and patgy

Thoing airy eras adjourned until next Wodnes sent overrowding will undoubtedly hara

beneficial et so far as table is somerned. October; and the Assistant Postmaster General, device for the purpose, a little electric heater, whilst the forts at hon a scavenging and disin- Mr. Northonte, left for England the same day, sansisting of coila of platinum wires embedded day at 11 o'clock.

festion which have been fasagarated in the Mr. Badoley. bolog sppointed to sot sa Assistant in asbestos and held to the neck of the bottle by

an adjustable clamp.. plague epidemis wrs also bound to assist in the Pestrasater General during his abastide. direction of prerantion of this dinoma, Ta Tha eleotrin light was introdded into the

7-I have already mentioned to you the de-office in October and has proved a very great Boas elate pencils are an English novelty. They wear 10 times as long on the ordinary We do not hold agrideasvapomible for the opinioarability of having a unɛdical inspection of boon.

azpromed by aar Correspondenta,1 Daug

lokahs nod ohair colles before they receiva On the 22nd October a robbery was poran-pencila, loot break or soratoh, and make a clear, A MATUTINAL NUISANCE, licoons. Many of those poor wretches are trated from the Canton Portal Agency. The ne mack, engly erayed. TO THE EDINE THE DAILY PRESS" physically incapable of doing hard work and woe thief was subsequently caught and the property Era-Parmit mo through the mediums of batide some of then what they get draaken abstraated (which was of smail value rs1overed. your valuable paper to call the attention of the Jaoks as fares. I have seen any evidently. The posted agent at Ningpe died on the 31st Potion to & sanne, that is bending the rain suffering from ordine and respiratory disease October. An examination of his posts, which payera living at the east end of Elgin Street a who at the end of a short journey are fitter for in spite of repeated Intters from su office were great deal of ipocarariones, Beary morning the hospital ward than for ranning between the at the time two months in arrear disclosed between the bours of five and maven one cannot shafts of a pabilo rehiole. By granting licences deficiency of 3240.05, of which $161.50 was ab sleep without being disturbed by the lacking oals to those who are certified as physically able sequently recovered from his calata, of a omple of mongrels and the shouting of the for their work the public would be greatly bene vendors of conges, cakes, fruit, & Barely it fited and it would alm hi a kindness to the is time that the police pata stop to it, a this weaker coolles, who ought to try to prooors Fort of thing bae boon going on for months past lighter work. - Medical examination need not take up much time and could quits assily be done, say, by tuo Medical Ofper of Health

opplivation,

SEED LISTS

T

with

HINTA TON GARDENING

must be persons of exceptional sonstitutions. For who bave made their home at the Peak would willingly change in the towerlovels again,

Charles Halborg, tidewalter in the Chinos atern of the gig at the time of the acident Cualune, was reculled. Held-I was in the

person lly. His number was 43. Esch man on duty had a number, and the man that fell over- board my 43

Our Spads are all tested before being put up and one has only to compare the rosy cheeked Lam Pu was bow oarsman. I do not know him

in LONDON.

T'hes are packed under our own Supervision, and the greatest ear is uxaraised to insure protection in transit.·'

children on the heights with the pale washed out koking children brought up in the town to ace a deconstrution of the healthiness of John Dalton, nezistent tide-surveyor in the the Peak climate more convincing than anyChinese Customs, said-I am sepainted with Sewings should be made in FINE WEATHERecientific dissertation on the subject. It is the systers at ambering and I have poobjection tostating what that systema la When a man joins "ONLY sad the 'remainder of the packets seered

the sorrice a number is given to him if he gate from damp, and kept in a dry place for repeat

promote the pumber is charged Lamp To sowings.

was enlisted as gigmin about April, 1893 he had previnely served as coulis le uumber was 43 and he has borne that amb since re ported his death to the missioner af Castars The Magistrate-In your report you gave the

uber 487 Witness-No, the number was scratched out, because it was not very clear,

The Magistrato-Let me have a look at the

CLAY'S FERTILIZER.

It supplies natural sourishment to the roil, and assist the process of assimilation, thereby aiding the Plaats to attain to their full size, Figoor, sad

beauty,

report.

Witams (buding a report to the Magistra:ė) This is a supplementary report. The Best ro port did not contain the man's number, because I thought his name was auflsiant

a recognised fast that difference of aftitade does not make up for difference of latitude, but it is a very good anhstitute for it, and Hongkong is to be congratulated on having a residential district on the heights within stich easy reach. The Peik may have A bizlnclina Fertilizer for Pot Plants and for its drawbacks, and its advantages may be. use in the Garden generally,

over-rated, bat after making all allow ances it is far superior to the lower lovely as a place of residence. The question stil! remains, however, why the police should be subject to a higher rate of sickness there than in the town, and it is one that should engage the attention of the medical auths. rities. Perhaps the explanation may k The Magistrate-I do not see how that can be fouad in unsuitable clothing, the summer; it seems clearly to ho-48.

Witness-No, sir, it is intended for 43: uniform of the police being possibly unsuited

The Magistrates that your unual way of for the Peak climate. Private residents writing & 3?.

Witness-Yoo, I wrate it with a."J" pen. at the Peak recognise the necessity- of

The Magistrate-Show me how you write a 3. caution in regard to their clething, and if Witress, thou wrote the Bgars & on sip of similar caution is not exercised by the police paper the sickness that prevails amongst them is at once explained,

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The P. & O. stammer Bogbay left Boubay for this port at the morning of the 19th inst.

We have to acknowledge receipt at the Callums Uxcello for the April-duna quarter The P. & Odmer Formiga bit London This port on thi marniar of the 19th inst

The simmer Cheljára, from slcutta and Straits, lett Singapore for this part, an the 9a inst, at 6 pa.

The Alagistestelo yon maan to tell me his number is 43 ?

Wiennas~~ YRS.

CORRESPONDENCE.

neckenlad. I remain, yours truly.

ELGINITE

Hongkong, 21st August, 1895.

THE

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REPORT OF THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CIVIL HOSPITAL.

THE GOVERNMENT ANALYSTS -REPORT.

The following la Mr. Crow's raport

-What to do with many of our mak and indigout Chinas in daily becoming a serious 1894- goestion. Without making Hongkong the damping ground of the Kwangtung province

Government Laboratory,

Hongkong, 4th June, 1995,

a

The aboriginal remains unsethed a few weeks

go in a cave of the Port Royal Mantalon, in

is promise us an interesting glimpse of vanished nas. An asennt by Mr. J. D Duer den, of the Jamaios Museum, states that tha numbering about 600,000 at the time of the dis. Arawake, who were a passable people probably covery of Jansiva by Columbus in 1494, were so erually teantel by their Spanish conquerors that the original type sens to bare hoea completely destroyed before the Engilah aonquest of the island Io 1555. Little was left to sbow

Indian over rxisted. that thess The only two aboriginal skulle hitherto knowa for were found in a cave at. Podro Bluff, and practically the only relics of the native arte and manufactures have been soms, fragmenta of primitive pottery and a few fint implemesa Lai and bords. The new and includes bus skeletons of no less than twenty-four individuals of ali ugna from early infancy upward. With these were a sance of onder-wood, a well-preserved mortar of

I think it quite possible to have some institution Bir have the honour to submit a statement where chronies might have a tub or some of the work done in the temporary laboratory of sound food. The Chinese community might be | this hospital during the yaara 1894, asked to supply the funds for renting the place,

they will

The following is the introductory portion of Dr. Lowson's report for last your - Te

end some responsible Government officers should -Under this hand six Investigations. wore arborvitae, two small earthenware venusiz, a dint I have the honour to forward the annual robe placed in charge. The number of maized port on the work done in the Government Civil Obique patients who do not wast to leave the conducted. In two of the cases a llecration of implement bones of the money, and some marine

coffee was the substance submitted for analysis., and land abella. The cave is to all for Hospital, the Lnistic Asylums, and the Epids Government Civil Hospital is deessionally large Amoniline to considerable quantity was detented habitation for so many persons, and it is map- and hope that part time any of us lopal in pao enquiry in the second ass no adwala posed to her been used non barial-plans and per- min pitala during the year 1894.

1--Before speaking on those institutions in philanthropists are "on the job"

soms ingredient was found. Tule is, I believe haps also as rofage from the Spaninda. datall a for remarks are called for on some mat establish a sharity fund for use in these the frat ass of poisoning by aconita in the with the present system of monating, a steriods torn of genral interest to the Medios) Dapart then one can begin to speak about charity.

criminal annals of Hongkong, and lia us by the hatsale to the inermes of the size of telescopes 'Le Magistrato Itasoms to me to be different ment. At ths present moment there is no recae

Chinese for no unleafal purpose le of Interou is the dificulty of constracting and somnipulat- from the ntbezove.

sity to dwall particularly on the foof that 1894.

to the toxionlogist in that it adds another to the ing the grast tubes. It is hoped to avoid this Witness-It might be that. I was nervons has been the most important year that the Madi |

many poists of similarity between the agents. The Magistrate You reported the death to

nood in criminal painoning in India and Bath batzeler in the telescope for the Parm Exhibi- Chlize. The small quality of the beverage tion of 1900 by supporting the tube in a fred the Corrosioner of Castors, and gave the am ber as 43, and the "3" was not quite clear

forwarded for analysie unquestionably sentailed position, sad applying the waving mechanim tos mirror in front. The tube of this instru- Witness-Ye; I crossed the Sout Sad wrote

enough of the poison to kill a human bring ; and ment is to be 180 feet long and 4 feet in diema. figure clearer above. I did that before sending

the escape from death of thoms to whom it had

the report in.

WithIdo not know; I had to fear ou the subject. I put the pan through this original figure and wrote 43 above it.

he Magistrate-You did not think it would

The Treesurar of the Kowloos Institute bogs | to saknowledge with any thanks the sum of}

$85.03, being the proceeds of Mr. G. Gbe mistaken for any other figure; you merely Brady's farewell entortainment on the 17th. wanted to weke it clearer ? incded over to the above lustila.

Withers--Yes, I wanted to make it clearer. Contitising, witness said personally dateiled

A notification by the Asting Colonial Bar No. 43 for daty on the morning of the a gecu that a sporadio ouse of plague had occurred There are 54 gig at Capaimoen stage or the second Baor of No. 3. Tring San Laether, and they are told off for 24 hour duty Aest, was regrival at the office of the Sauitury

Ward mastor, Lauatio Asylums-Mr. D. G.

Camming.

THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S REPORT FOR 1894.

TRE figures given in the report of the Board yesterday morning (0% patico! BEN" "out. My chể day and in asob there are four opidemic was about ma ltby' and think thin spherently large levendesidence to support & charge before the bis. pets' ongan, his canaries wors fest libe

Colonial Surgeon as to the health of the

been transferred to the Konut

and is gow ander treatment there.

gigaden.

us Department has gone through, and to my mind it will be some constiarskie tius, if atar. bafure we are called on to taes much difficultios gain. Some of these diffondes I bave meg. The Pontuseter General; Hon. A. X. Travers, sound in my report on the epidemic of babchie in his report for 1994 sart :— piagao already published, Others, although The Magistrate-What figura xerê you afraid interating and pesaliar from a personal, puut

The approximate atleties of ocrrespondenca baon served on only be attributed to the ter. The mirror, it is stated, will be of solid of view, do not come within the sampe ut this revised and des, stobed during the year are post-prandial habit of sipping the liquid glass with silvered surface, and will bave n.......

instead of swallowing it at a single galy, he diameter of fest, thickness of 2 feet, and a the 3 you wrote would be taken for?

weig két--szelaniva of mannings-of 10 toas. . Wives-Well, it struck me as to being perpart, I would suggest, however, that the given in table. A. The figures are arrived at: frotip olest and 7 sitared it to acid suy rajstake. Chisargment consider, whether the following by taking statistios during a period of 18 days tingling sensation on the tours hacteristic Great thiozess is given the mirror to Arcid of sonite was noted Immediately the coffee was ante and consequent deformation of the images 13; no very Tas alagistrat What did you think it would offers should trceive at least a bonus for work and multiplying the Leratore un de vosd from fastest, and suspicions being masend the reflected into the telesoupe.

AZBOH can ba be mistaken for?,

rinne during that trying time:~

taom Bat in so far as they may ha relied upon mainder of the baverage was rejected. It sto St wardr. 2. Chapman.

An anomaly of the Japanese Arobipslagio Wardler-Mr. L E. Brati..

Chay point to a soniderable tuereana ia faterca-be regested that the criminal is not tracked Apothecaries' Assistants air. U I Ksi and tional Postal business ex compared with 1600. down in this case. Poisoning by adulte is quite mentioned by Prof. B. H. Chamberlaid in the while de teal bdness appears to have suffered other thing to dragging by daturn, and death decreasing sis of the vegetation toward the .Mr. Chúa Kamitout,

south, In Yeno the summer. grasses and tall Clarks-Mr. Leung Fa-cha and Mr. Leanga slight decreas. The roads of international frequently results therefrom."

S--The contents of a bowl of outried fowl woeda reach above the head of a horseback rider, business under which the largest inorenzon appenY Ping fai

were analysed at the request of the Principal in oentral Japan the grass is seldom taller than Medical Offloar, Ariay Medion! Buff, and found a man on Isot; and in Groat Cambu everything Ordinary latters despatched... 98 per cent

to contain 84.39 grains of orpiment, the yellow fa atzi amaler, and there are no tall grasmės. Post Cards

55 per cent. I have already mentioned the steward's

sulphide of arsenicum. The curry had been pro work is my plagas copart. The other servants

Newspapers, &o.

31 per cent.

pared for one of the hour artiilwym -be- A gold medal was recently awarded Harr tipend above all had excessively long hours

Patterns.......mag. 15 per cent. Enter the incorporation of the orpinent, was dus von Prosph for his success in introdusios tropi in the early days of tho

Registered Article 18 par cent.

ta accident or dedingis zocertain, there was asl birds into German forests. Disliking to keep It should be mentioned, however, that two. as could wall dog ungmenn

Legistrată.

rated in a large room, then allowed to pass- The Magistrats-Yon anderstand you are not ing then most civilised people can have is attributable to the text, "Lus statistical -4-A basậm of rios enspected to contain out and in through small windows, always got- members of the Tosice Force stationed at

obliged to anawer any questions if you think you say on of. The clean 400 well conducted period in 1894 included the date of despatch of the Peat are cauenkited to throw soina douke 10

a was anderstanding ontoying informacion you would not like to ospitata which visitors saw during the intrar the New Year's usil for Earope, which is at noxious material was examined on the requisition ting their feod fuside. The birds soon bagan to of the Superintendent of Vistoria Gaoland found build este putside and to reary their young the reputed healthies un ne Hill Disa or part a lot was published in our Yestorovy.

day's issue from Majór Nasl và the endĵact vf, Wiless, proceeding, said The Beat informadays of Jane gave the ordinary medical clubs ways about 50 per cent. heavier than an averago

dye.methyl-violet trict, unless they can be explained away by the coolin strike. The writer, desires to with- tion of the snosis of formatrutter the idea that plegus work in Hongkong bomoward mail. The despatol of the Christ to contain considerable quantity of the aniline thess. Two pairs of South American parrots wors

was rather lateronting and simont Inxuriat mos. homewarð, mail fa always "Imoladed in the

Fost-mortem Care-The contents of the maxt ut ine; and last summer rained a brood of special nditions to which the police are draw the letter beyond the announcement of the au saw that assistance was being rendered, What List work was in the middl of Mar is statistical period (the first 28 days in November)

young, which, with the old birda, dassed salaly exposed In his report for 1881 Dr. Ayang baru faut us a prezentation of plats from the so I did eet go to the place. The deceased was only known to a saleat few who, I daresar, dou's so that the stimate of the yearly amount of plaats of a European male adall war analyzed through the exceptions!ir severe winter. In Dirselors of the P. & D. to the officera of the good workman and went on duty at a. on water by have any more experience of it. Honour correspondezas despatched is always sonwhat department Chloroform, and a resinos subhas disappssend, the entire tribe now having the wrote: Tie rather curious tonate that the 1st Battalion Riffy Brigade.

at the request of one of the surgeons, of this | their wildlife, the yellow of voms of rasvanurise, the 1st. As far as I know he was well at the ad daty entered largely into the mattar with too high, sithough the fact or not great atanus dollar to that derived from Indian hemp groen colour of canaries in their nation islands. Peak stations, considering the small num-

time. I am aware he has been mutilated. The superior oflors, but to some of these who have affect the comparison from year to your. "ber of men atatianąd therŷ, bave so large The Colonial Surgeon endosospita kia anual mutilation must have been done either before little or no promotion to look forward, to I son- A very fair index to the variations in the morphino, oil of peppermint constituents of This new bird colony is located in south-eastern "number of sick." The following year he report one from Mr. Ladds on the working of the 1st or after that late. He could not have sidor that money comunatation is necessary. If amunt of correspondence despatched is faroklorod vas-ware detooted.

6-Daluran alkaloid indistinguishable is about that of New York, and St. Louis, the Saxony; who the average winter temperature The Vaccine Institute. Dr. Arres saysAs worked if it had been done on that day. Some this is not given in such casas mnou ill-featitis, is oushed by the valus of the stamps sold from month wrote: The Peak stations, Gap and will be seen in the report of Mr Ladds, the image to complained of having vasersalongendered, as one outside helpers were paid to month. Table 2 shows these values (form this activo principle of the Chinese drugstors bang more like those of Queboo.

Nat Young Fa (Aower of Datura alba, Neer) "Mountain Lodge, don't seem to agree with Superintendent, this institution has been a great diasase and was away from duty a day and a very large salaries for less than half the Mongkung only) for 1995 and 894 The com was isolated from the contenta of a small packet A fra of Dublin photographers Ima ATLODSBU-.

It hat not only paid its expanses, bas half. It was not ingual for the mou to com- mark deno (generally not my well byparison of the amount sold during the Best soven either Europeans or Indians; the Chinese has mada over 2600 proft, and we have bad calf plain of a venereal disease. "gut omnch better than in 1891." In lymph in abundance for use and distribution.

our subordinates, who in most cases get sonths of 1894 with the amount for the save found on the porse of a young Chinsman, who felly emplyed a camers capable of taking fall Dr. Cantin re-called. said-Irst saw the extra recenseration. Many a time we could only speading montbe of 1898 shows as increas of was subarquantly, mantenced to six years impel length lifeira portraits. It new pinten an large

as 5 feet by 7、 the 1893, report no special reference free of cost to the Govermoat.

body on the evening of the th. It had been in gat work done by flogging the tired or little or 6 per cent, whisk is perhaps fairment with hard laben. A

THE MORPHINE ORDINANCE, 1893.

Germany, Dr. C.R. Drysdale inda, has sa was made to the subject, the figura given me a reprint from the Rebing and Tientsin reasons for thinking so are times remor

The Tiantain Press is issued in pamphlet the water three or four days I believe the with the inevitable respit that the tired horse estimate of the songs rate of forms of the In three prossdations under this Ordia-

mutilation had been done before death. -Myberano permanently injured.

business of the offe,OMING M B 3-After the plague fiad toon retisfactorily There is a deorum of 60 per cent. in patterns anos night exhibits werg forwarded by the annual areas of births over deaths 1 2.660,000, BE United Kingdom the excess of highs 400,000, rate of sickness, although not so high as in

of the instances the sabbits were found to with an edities of 300,000 every year to the the previous year. la his report for 1894, tiary Finery Li Hungchang and the Japan passible for me to say for parfain whether the Their report has not yet baya, made public, but I scived showing slight inszerez

contain bydrochlorate of morphine..

already overcrowded country, Inid before the Legislative Council at its last plezipotentiarios Corat Ito and Tiscount mutilation was does immediately before or after nat say that some of the questions epbraitted for The local dorrisponderes despistoked abows a

Matan, et Shimonoseki, Japan." There is given death.

A brown colouring matter, which dyes linen marting, Dr. Avers again wrote: At the sea frontispies a photograph of Li Eng

their decision were questions which are genemliy slight dearaasa in the number of letters, post-Ten analyses of umples of milk supplied The MagistrafaBut you said the cause of left to the executive officerslere Delay in many wards, newspapers, and registered articles. In ander contract to the Government Civil load premises to be of valoo, is stated to are "bill stations--the Gap and Mountain Lodge cheng, takon st Tientsin. 18th July, 1895, after death was the injuries recored; therefore they things cftan losda to one being, unable to carry the laval correspondence ressived there ispitel were made daring the year. The results been extrested from the less of the sinn,

the sickness has very much increased in his left age shows or plainly.

his retart from Japan. The ballet mark under must. kave been done,before death.

ent cohames which may frequently be carried to decranes of 18 per cent, in answegspses and ra. of the analyses were in story inat mas matispecially the autumn leave "all scerions of the Force; the number of

WitsYes, but there were other injuries. before anything is knora about them by giatared articles, and a small decrease in ordinary Enatory. No camples wore want by the Sanitary The Magistrate-But encely the injury va patdira. It is satisfactory to know that fram correspondanes. KANNTE SUNgBoard daring the period under revie

Fully 20990 persons being killed annually in *admissioms increased from 12 in 1893 to 20 was ob cead at the Police Court yesterday. bthe leg would not have caused deaths

A revised tariff for parole post same into THE DANGEROUS GOODS OKDIMASONS,

India by make bibm, the discovery of an anti- report there is strong probability of the

1873 sát len made dote in a matter of much importanes to that in 1894 Onturaing to the tables wo find fore Hou. B. Wodehonso, with Steeliar 344 Wilass-A large wound like that would Mediest Department being largely inacessed foros on the 1st October, the most important

9-Tea steamite with petroloan in bolt country. Fro£. Fraser, of Edinburgh, is reported that be admissious to hospital were five Euro da quantity of clothing. He abagnated and on a tremendous ebook. May-Ladd a further to meet the extra damands that for the alteration being the raising of the postage on peans, tea Indiais, and five Chinese. On are the cotony. The police were informed and

last year or two have been put upon it. Ons parents to the United Kingdom from 25 sente arrived from Batons during the year and dis- to have disparered such an antidots, which be it was thought by the master that he would remark ?

The Magistrate-Yon

important falter which might have recoivad at par Brit 1b. and 20 cant: for each succeeding 1. cheged the whole or part of their cargo, 112 valla antirenine" after having experimented inquiry we find that the Penk force consiste a wa'ou was kapi for the prisoner on the Canton

WithThis body was not found antil foar tention is the present acsatiafestory state of the to 40 oeste and 25 deal respectively. In spite samples of oil wero forwarded to the depart for several yours with all the sanka poison he ateamers. Yesterday P.C. 246 saw the prisoner fire days after the affair: wasquently it is pausios rales in the Cleil Mediest Service of this ususure, which was rendered necessary ment by the Harbour Master and were found to could get from different parts of the world He Arst determined the minimum fatal quantity of getting on to the best and be at once caught honaly impossibhat the word could bare Roles similar to those of the Army and Navy are by the fall ia orehsage the p pularity of the gira of infira nabile vapour at temperatures sed- xiderably above the 73° F. Imit Inid down in thể

vanom for all animals. Barting then with. hold of him and found $10 and the stolen diething been indicted after death, so far as Tam able to the very least that unght to govern the question parools post appears to be steadily ingressing. the Europas was therefore 166 per cent.. apsa him. The Magistras said the constable. Judus by the vidence. Ansiomiosity speaking of pension to those who have to serve their whole Table D shows the number of parcels posted roles and regulacions mado by the Governor harmless done and gradually incrossing Binongst the Indians 111 per cent, and had behaved very well in the base. Prisoner from a mediual point of view.

The Magistrate all my questions are pat time in the tropics. The radical improvementsin in Hongkong dapatotied to Europe by the in Coquell on the 7th December, 1992, under the the amount after intervals of about ten days, he was finally able to administer atoongst the Chinese 50 per cent, the par-

was sent to goal for three gobbs,

this matter in the Army and Navy were brought English mail, with the amount of postage and provisions of the Ordinancer.

more than fifty times the ordinarily fatul Witsoo That is why I asked pormfasion to skont by the agitation of the British medical the insurance foes collected. A reforenes to this centage for the whole Peak for being 90.9. interested in the procuring of sabscription grif-

A musating of lombare of the Jockey Club ay something farther.

papers, and it is to ha boped that no inob agitatable shaws that 3,088 parools (ac average of 1357 analyses of water were made during qantity without ill efforts, "and in one case This is, to say the least of it, rather an ex-fias for the act racd cting was held at the dence as a caedical export.

The Magistratu- merely ask for your seifion should be necessary in ouse where it is ap. 12 par mail) were despatched presions to the the year 16 for the Director of the Public en maiten) safely received poison suffoons to

parmat to any one that the conditions of life au fat-Uglober, while the mails of the 10th and Works Department and Water Authority, two kift $70 frah animals of equal sise. To the tranidinary sick rate to come from the very Hongkong Hotal pesterday afternoon. An off r WitedThen ass medical expert I not the Public Servies are of a much more, arduous 25th October and thend 20th Deber carried for the Superintendent of the Government Civil experiments fresh animals are inoculated, with place which has been so fondly cherished and boar received to apply Australian alor say when the injury was inflicted.

and anervating character, To take an example: au average of 208 parcels such, The Christmas Hospital, and 40 for the Puramcoat Committee out effect, with the blood serum of these in pales, 131 to 14 hands four to fix years old, in the health resort of the colony. It is difficult sennd health and good condition, su average svilance you gave the other day

The Magistrate-You wish to edify the bure. I oan cinam pansion hara, I will lava and New Year's mails are alwaye exceptionally of the Sanitary Board appointed to carry out the wanised andals The blood seram was then. to iron for 33 years-pleasant prospect in this heavy and are, therefore, not taken into account, special regulations introduced by Gorcament ujaoted and followed by venom, when the former to assign a reason for these alarming figures.lt in the matter of speed, able to do three- Witness - No.

salubrious island! I would also point out that in this comparison

for dealing with the epidemis of bubonic plague. † prevented ang sotion of the poison, and eve quartora in 198 and a mila in 154. to 1.5 jut The Magistrate-Yon said that the penis bed Army medical officers bore is much larger |

The new regulations for insured parola alið The majority of these watara, all of which were when the warm was injected feet and symptoms

in the tables, however, still showing a high Times of the Verbal discussions daring penge alsan -ent by which the penis had been removed | got rid of a Medical Commission, was appointed reorived and a small dooronela newspapers? Police Magistrate for szamiastion. In two out boin 300,000 remain at home; and in the

of three Europeais, nina Indians, and teu Chinese. The proportion of aickosts amongst

A cork employed at 57, Queen's Roail ́ Wrat,

Barely

TAMILE.

WATIKA

and its rarely that the lewat sboller can be illins of this autumu, and that the pontas skali viduos in this way—that it was a revent woaid. period. At that time many who are returoad,correspondence with the Postmaster-General of | much, pollated." The results of the sualyzes square inch; and alumiuuuu weighs 168 pounde

found. But we are afraid this argument at have been in forsign, hands, the natior be will not hold water, if we may use such an referred back to the subsoribera bafora battling expression in the present instance. In July the contract.

five men were laid up, the rainfall during that month. being 8.47 inchos, In May, When the rainfall was 20:01 inches, the ad- missions bumbared only two, and-in Janu- ary, when there was a rainfall of not quite

REITER'S TELEGRAMS.

Bame people say that ingas is no rite3200 esok, tha contractor.baring all risks up to bas recently removed, and you garsas & reson salaries-there is no neouity to talk about the took offeat from the let Outobor: It is now com- from sballow wells in the city of Victoris, were of poisoning' had appeared, all barnfal notion Amongst the Epres bacaues the members got time of landing the animals in Hongtour. The the aulnar of the texes; and you said the relative amount of work; it is well known. pulsory to iours geld and silvar, artioise for at distinctly polluted, RAASA was arrested by this antidote. Haring thus enturated with rain during the wet season of was declinat, it being decided that ou moval must batir bsen dong during life.

4.The schiet of alcoholism and vensey Ileast part their valuable GREE Mantion may hare be made of the fact demonstrated the efficacy of antivenias, Prof. and so a firm foundation for chills and huge should be made tuis year. It was resolved that requires modification?

pay, more attention to auder the headlog of the A parale post service between Victoria sud. that as far back as 1884 attention was called to Fesser hops to find its active principle, and te fevera is laid. The beats are long, the anked to kindly set as representatives of the

thet Mesars. Ashley. Gore Booth, and femlin ba Wiloes-That was only an opinion.

Government Civil Hospital. The great monthly tha Pak was inaugurated on the same day, but the auge invarred by the public in having repropare the chemically." The Magistratell you pay is an option inoress up fill the Ist of September still proves the public showed no disposition to make use of urea shallow walls for the supply of water sentry boxes few-and those are poor pre-subscribers in Shanghai a d asks arrangements founded in the facts coming under your obser that the British pahlia is mill tabject to panic. 16, only two parcels being posted in as many for distetis pacross. In 1887 ag kunipsis of the Hard stel, states Dr. E. H. Tharatau, weighs tection when the rain is falling in tor-with the Horse Bazaar that the ponies sapplied ration; it is medicul opinion. If after thinking and I regret to be one to have to agconos this months It was therefore discontinued from water of every well known to but in this city 490 pounds por cubic foot, and a rod one inch be autumn griffine, time under 1o. 408, for three over it you believe you have made a mistake I The statistice I give sbow the ingrsare, but give the 1st December. Made Sus made at the request of the Sanitary Hourdquam ansaine 78.066 pormide; cast iron welgbe Tents and the wind blowing a hurricane gearter mile, weight 10st, and in the sent of will record it.

saly a faint ides of the amount of alcoholics. The incomince of parcels to Endis was dis. 71 per cent, of the 238 water submitted for 444 pounds, and supports 16,500 pounds per the urge Bazaar not being able to guarantee WinI should werely like to modify my which pervaded, the colony during the pingue continued in Jaunsry Lam., however, again fuusalysis were reported as being evidently

and has a toncity of 20,00 pounds. Ordinary The Magistrate-Are you able to say now under other headings-printually. "Digestire * Bengal as the subjost, and kopa that a satisfad on the samples of water from the Pokfulam and woods are in or twelve times as bulky an stand;, that it was a recent wound?

first time in my experience here, two deaths Table & sows the revenue and expanditare marks.

than stool, s. bar of pine just as benvy xin bar mutilation was recent,

have to be escorded under the Leading alcohol. of the department daring 1893 and 1804 There MIBOELLANEDUA.

of steel ons ineb square boiding up 125,000 The Magistrate-What do you mean by him. There is no doubt that a great deal of is an intreses under ell heads of serenne exopt Under this heading the following articles were pounds, tas bast, anh 175.000, and some hemlook revent.F

the drinking was brought about by the scare Leea for private boxes in which there is a trifing Fomised and reported on, vis Witnong Within 24 hours of death. I gan-maasi by the appearance of the disease and that decrease. The most important increase in ung oz Two stopies of Aleked Hime for amount of 200,000 ponuda. not tell whether it was 24 hours before or after it was not a coibeldenge but a consequenos. The nearly 10 per cent, in the vaine of stamps 3:14. "orida and osebamate presint; one sample of .. [SUPPLIND "TO THE DAILY PRE:8,")

The adn cur great source of power; and death

increase of venereal diners during the first vine which is attibutable partly to the increased portal

ohlorinated lime for amens of available LONDON, 19th Augnet. The Magistrate You sail shook and bemor months of the year is a matter which must be tariff. which came into fores va tho let August, chlorine; two samples of sulphuris sold for Then the of-mines our stock of stored aun THE HYMIE EXPEDITION huge were the cause of death. Yon secluded rafally put ou record, and it strikes me the day and partly to a general increase in correspondance porovatage of resfagid, an alleged plague beams of past, ages shall be exhausted, the The exposities which renently starta from that would be the unfural rumals from the mati-is not far off when Great Britain will rue the despatched. The largest relative invessa is

remedy forwarded to His Broellenor the direct soir rays should be made to furaish an abundance of "energy for ages to come. Governor from Australia: powder (mag-John Ericson, comment The Electrical Age, were four admissions in September when Zestibar under Admiral Rawson and General ation, or did you see any gus of shook and day the Contagious Diseases Act was abolished under the hand of profit on axokauge on

Lernorṛhage?

This is," bow- Many more cat patients werentiended than usual, money order transactions,

im sniphato) Lound on a suspected orimins!; the rainfall was 10-11 inches, but we cannot the essualties were serer Buropeans, including the body, and I saw signs of shock, and honor urgaat vnnerpal cases. The oplum question in in the am paid into the may prot Witness-There is an abssage of blood in begATED we had only room for admission of over, deceptive. The amennt shown for 1894

packet of powder (pappor) found on a man invented machine with which is believed

would be independent of the scal supply and maita arrested on a obarge az administering direct time of the hunt rays of the sun. It might agree that wet weather is mostly respon General Matthews wounded, and thires porters, sings Tu runs were hitly and there was Intin was standing on perilous footing for year and represents approximately the profit stupefying drug for an unleaful purpose i sible for the large percentage of illness, two native regulara killed, and one wonndect no other res beyond the one have gives for some time at the Commission was fortunately on the transactions of 1892 and 1893. The two, samples of disinfectants (orbolated have been called a san steam-engine-a steam- although there is no doubt that it is in somʊ

his death. There was prootioally no water in appointed which has had no hesitation in jump profit on the 1892 traictions was wot paid

creantelor percentage of lar oila targine hosted by sunlight. The vast tracte of The Hahare or the deserts of Axis onu supply THE NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

the obest or fange; in the case of dwoing the ing on the absurd views of those peopls who into the Tressary in 1898, because it was foured

heat that would generate millions of horse-power degree a contributory cause. In the city the Lord Wolseley succeeds the Duke of Caur lungs woolt be full of water. I am quite der-pity the" peor degraded Indika traat test that the heavy loss onsed by the closleg of the

Phase Investigations do not call for any in Siriomson's solar engines. The terrest of men when on beat can find shelter both from bridge da Commander-in-Chief of the British tain that daiased's tenth was not caused by in the futurests of every colony in the East the Indian mints, referred to in paragraph 11 of special remarks.

Niagara is not comparable to the incalculable "wind-and-rain-under-the-vorandalia, and Army,--

drowning. Matilation is a painful operation, Pritish Government will soon see the nopeasty the Acting Postmaster General's report for 1893,

whale of power on the scorching aurice of thoser. Fooo tow, 19th August.

plads. The pagineering schemes of to-day will, und would lavapravitate é ou from work for of appointing a Commising to take oridenice on would swamp both that and the profit on the two or three, wit The mutilation could and judge the contagious dissenca gention on 1898 transactions with other countékos, and

The traced doga of the German army seem fects into induillanos in comparison with those THE KUCHENG COMMISSION... hava bich, well sofisted, mod it would have its merita. The most noticeable fact about the possibly render necessary a rote to meet the The Prefect of the Knobong district, together bann damp by the mine instrument that akohe plague was that during the trying deficiency.

Fortunately this foury was not to be a valuable acquisition. At a recent exhibet the Batce cry of funre ascesity will fore0 el ment to be taken into account, but with the Chipso offeinly sont with the Cainosused the wound on the teg. From the ori summer when passing the low clam "pobs in restined, and bat for the loan referred to, amount:bilen in Dretden, the animals sarried despatchen/misu to execute. It would be a curious sight to on the other hand the greater healthinesssion of enquiry to Kuohoag, have refused to donos I sta of opinion that it is possible the pro Queen's Read the places were pretioally "da-ing to $1,092.00, the business af 1899 would from one part of the fuld to another a mila dia nos s Tally equipped howár'station, situated in 'attributed to the Peak climate; if it really allow the Conegla to be present during the expeller 48 the lapob caused the wound in the leg, serted, so I conclude that a lot of the drinking | have shown a profit of $7,822.74 in against / tant in one to two minutes, transported cartridges the eentre of a dreary waste sinding its thread. 84,874.41 for 1892, the large ingrase being due fu peak saddles to polate of need, and sisted like lines arrow the desers to heat and light exite, ought to weigh in the opposite scale, amination of the prisoners The waiter a mutilation. might havo bima dous 24 hours 16-am glad to say that the morphin 'injso-l principally to increased traumations with Ate man whó felgned being wounded, soms, dogs some distant (own, thus guiding the warm' sOBS, The total average strength of the Hongkong been referred to the Vloeroy of the Provine, bafars death; it might have been done at the tion trade appears to me to have recived a sovers tras consequent on the felines, at several ghalling the spots of the fallen by loud barka ught that it may slow and glitter in the mosques

and others dragging the bodice to the rear. and minarets of the far East.” policeforse was last year 651 and the percent sal serious difficulties are anticipated.

time of doxtb, or immediately after death. ebook from the legislation made to prevent it, Australian beaks,

Witness, I am still of opioida that there alocholic" an admission, whilst, for the tory arrangeinvat-will be shortly completed Tytam reservoirs do not call for any special re• i Woight. for weight, some. woods are stronger

an inch, theeswara Chros policemen in chmailed throuch'ìlines. L is true there

the greater exposure to which they aro subjected at the Peak is therefore an

Matthews Ena stormed and ospiurod" Afwalé.

hat it could not have caused the mutilation The maat have been done privately,

sole, and water,