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1896,

With which is incorporated. THE CHINA DIRECTORY. This is the

guard its powers of preventing the intro duction of water closets and of the water carriage system of the disposal of excreta, for there can be no question that sewers,

THE HONGKONG DAILY FREE, SATURDAY

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [BETFRIED TO THE "DÄILT TRESS"]

Lorner, 6th May RELIEF OF ADIGRAL The Italians have relieved Adigrat ME CECIL BHODES. Mr. Cell Rhodes has resigned his position the Chartered Company and also his mombar. ship of the Frivy Council. He bra offered to return to England immediately should receiva generous treatment.

The majority of the papers urge flat Le

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CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY containing such matter, may play a mort important part in the dissemination bath of typhoid fever and of diphtheria. Tho opinions of the Public Works Depart-in ment in favour of the water carriage system have possibly undergone some modi- Bention since it has been so painfully demonstrated that the Tytam reservoir has not placed us shovo the danger of water. famines, and in any case the general or extensive substitution of the water carriago system for the bucket system would not, we think, bave been endorsed by the Sanitary Board, certainly not by the Board as it

THIRTY-FOU6th Annual Issue, and will be found, as usual, to show an advance en preceding yanra beth in fulness and accuracy of information.

The DIRECTORY vors the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Fonnng to Vladivostock, in which Europeans reside.

A. S. WATSON &CO., LIMITED. existed before the resignation of the majority

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.-

of the unofficial members.

With regard to the plague, Dr. ATKINSON complains that Dr. CLA's report contains controversial amtter and that mention of Dr. Lowson's name is unwarrantably in troduced. The latter point really resolves WINES AND SPIRITS into one of taste. It would have been

ALL these are pleated by our Londoz Hours, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and botilal by ourselves, thus saving all intermediato profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MOORRATE PRICES.

PRICE LISTS, with Fall Details, to Es baden Application.

seat out.

quite possible for Dr. CLARE to have con troverted the views to which he is opposed without introducing the name of their expounder, but, on the other band, to draw direct attention to Dr. Lowson's report gives point and definiteness to the discussion,

PEKING

Faren Hayking, formerly Minister at Cairo, has been appointed. German Minister to Ppking.

Colonel North.

OBITUARY

THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

TESTERDAY'S TIR, Deable Handicaps and Hollond.. cratch, fest Firth and F. Maitland, os 30. 6-2, 6-1. Dyson and Helload now have to play

Smith and Atkinson, owe 15.1, in the find).

B Clas Single Handicap-Belilios, ro-

esive 15, beat Jupp, owe 30.

THE WAR OF 1896/07 AND EVENTS IN THE FAR EAST IN CON NECTION THEREWITH,

(CONTRIBUTED.):

circumstances.

CANTON NOTES.

FROM THE CHUNG NGO SAN FO.""] Admiral Pun-ying, who suceeds the late Ad. mirai Cheng Elio.chang, took over the seal on the 5th instant. After bis desumption of office, ho went to pay visits to the Viceroy and the other ofloors. It is said that His Excellency will go and stay in his yamon at Tiger Pass in

few days.

which is entirely of a scientific nature and voirs; nil water scaped, loosing reservoirs awnings, and other coverings, flu provision of completely covered over when they are taingatcalders discussing, the enlative standing of mariners; thay left them for the generation

of war-vessels.

dollara,

promot of the juice of the grape and are dissemianted chiefly by the emanations/averal Chineso employés who had auddenly dis. indicated by the provisions of the Crown Lands from other places to be sent to Kwangsi with 1 shoot. from the parent stock my, with her of the human heart and intollect which made

CLABET-Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, as guaranteed to be the genuine not artificially made from raisine and currents, ss is generally the case with Cheap Wines.

BRANDY.—All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cognac, the difference in prie

vintage.

being merely a question of age andtloution of the Board should be directed to by light having given oncing the zip, bringing urgently need roaupptido, end whon thu clear- sent all the letters to the local offers and havelino of defence? Returning from this I do not-ro' much man that the Biquíni

WHISKY-AU on Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater nge than most

brands in the market.

The Scorch

WHISKY marked." in universally popular, and is pronounced by the best jocal canoicneurs to be superior to any "an abundant supply of pare mater, a Praya sul no water being available the tire occurred on April 29th, and the disease' con- ather. braid in the Hongkong market.

Wo only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in

The number of cases of babaio fever reported during the year was 15, of whom 14 were women and 1 were man; 14 of these were taken to hospital after death. Thirty-six dealbs wute registered during the year the first case swept-ap hill and befors morning half the town timed to reour sporadically during the romsinder was burnt down: towards morning enemy's of the year. No less than twelve of the casos torpedo boats rushed into harbour, destroying originated in No. 7 Health District, where the six of the larger British war vessels.

buses are in a very dirty and insquitary con Ortalar 20thThe enemy's ships in harbour,dition, and many of the inhabitants of which aro said to have come from £ls iesumed area of Hongkong having fallen an easy prey to the

Taipingelina. Four cases were early imported their transports, the transports having arrived two days after the main body of fighting ships houses in a small lane in No. Health District Telegrapic communication bad all the time (Heang lane, but the origin of the caves was been in hands of the enemy. Large number of

unarplained valuable merchant ships and merchandise also fell a price to the enemy, together with stores of on, dockyards, etc. Ten thousand on left to garrison Hongkong, while 20,000 proceeded with fleets to captare Singapors.

LECTURE BY ME. GRANVILLE SILARP.

Yesterday afternoon at the Dud Volumes Boulety's rooms. Mr. Granville Sheep delivered a lectore on Imperialism and the Betish Empire Commodore Boyes presidel and there was a large attendance, wirich included His Excelloney the Governor

Mr. Sharp said Many cirenuztances have

the Colony or from our authorised Agents at of the colony, for unless the plague can be 30.000 French and Rasein troops landed from from the mainlait, white night came from two cult to assign to each of those the character remains nuolarged. Fidelity aut into a vast while dawed-on men's minde

the Coust Forte.

completely rooted out and its recurrence prevented trade and property nest suffer severely.

wally very enlarged, for the ordinary Chinese | fatal a "malady synerperal favor, and four Lord Charterfield a definition of a gentlemen chich kolla in fee rimpia this inberitacon. woman, even of the coolle ans, done very little proinou a death rate equal to 18 per 1,000 in | we fine non and plenty of by and I well the people of the British Empire, and autho walking. It is an humitted fact that patients dourishing anburb of the city

remember my eldest brother starting upon hit Plosder's Guide assi suffering Jian babe farer are able to walk COMMON LODGING HOUSE

first voyage, in the Old East India Companys that is raised of his lands in foe, Need asther to quake nor to gusver, abont, and even in some cases to follow their A series of admirable by laws, rulathug to the wits tweise dozu elists in his sen chist.

'Tis the highest estate, for look'e d'y peo usual employment, for the int day or two of regulating of common lodging-houses, wers But I would give the whole gross for a piece of

I will now proceed to read an ostrust from an their illace and then anonsab rapidly from rafted by the Board in 1991 and approred by Bieseen's Due gauze German donnel, and so. "Tis his and his heirs, for over heart failure, so that there is ample time for the the Legislative Ornall, bus owing to the various got better valuto than my brother did when he durolopment of the irritative enlargement of circumstances those by lowe did not.come into bariered air dozen shirts for a blue monkey! address delivered by one mish zore quilted on force matil January 1st, 1895. They are now Lud then wrote home to his mather saying he the subject than 1. I rafer to Dr. Wolklos, Prin Yet another argument against this theory of in working order, and have already done mob theight is very cheap! When the real value pipal of Harrow, and be address was delivered any special ehsin of glands.

The Roman Empire of Augustus in perlings infection by incolation ie that wound reaction to lessen tho overcrowding of tho-crolls-houses, of Wool, as clothlag, is generally known, and before the Royal Colonial Instituto

our American friede la correctly regarded as an the daly parallel in strength and beneficenes te is not prosent, in grinary cama of the disease, and to ensure their cleanliness and ventilation, Iren or calico boiled shirt so called by

instrument of torturo In the tropics, the the modern British Empire. In Englah hin but that when we get a genulze case of ace In fact, at the present moment, soms of the dettal inoculation as from a post-mortem healthiest, Chincee dealings in the city are the wound, it is most marked, bath at the sent of pers recently licensed common lodging-houses Autralians may have enough to do to tory there is a coincidence of dates whics arves mest the demand for their chief staple, to bring out in strong relief tho connection be. the wound and along the track of the lymphatic

and the woollen mill shares, which ware troon educational advance and imperial power. Vassels. This de gall shown in the case of Pro-

all at a heavy discount when I was there. Two roigns, both queenly reigns, may be said may ries to a corresponding premium to mark, the one the beginning, the other the fessor Aoyama, as described on page 38 of Dr.

wages are too high in the Australian colonies consummation of the British Empire. The Lowson's report, for he had two inoculation. wounds, one on the left third finger and the other on the right thumb; both of these woundə

for manufacturing with saccess, why not rat is the reign of Queen Elizabeth; the rasend became so inflamed and intensely painful that

import the wool, and work it in Hong is the reign of Queen Victoria. The reign of they had to be freely incised while severo

hong? We have often repasted the remark Ellisbeth was the birthday of the colonial spirit, lymphangitis occurred in both arme, and baboes

that it is an elucation for Englishmen to if not of the colonies of the imperial spirit, if formed in each axilla; it is worthy of nots that

virit the United States and Canada. The not of the Empire. The names of Willoughby Bane may be said of our Australian color and Chancellor, this heroes of the north-east the first babe formed in the left asilia while

vies, and there can be little doubt that the passage, and of Frobisher and Daries, the heroes the lymphangitis appeared Brst in the right

Ca K, Chinese, alio lastrates his few days ago 100,000 pionis of rice, bought emision which they have recently experi of the north-west passage to the Indies-of paint, and in my opinion servus to oncentaste by the Uanton officers, to be sent to the famine encod from their farmor unparalleled success Hawkins, whoso, lure of adventure was inten- On its arcival the Viceroy sont & wolynen toef prosperity. It is difficulty, not facility, which of Drake and Cavendish, both circumnavigators trdonry romances, by inccution under districts in Kwangei, arrived from Bliaughai. In more for thom this au vinterrupted course did, but not disgreed; by his love of money: A I have said, the infective material will breed oxoming it and it was then immediately sent on develops character, The Brst gold finds in of the globe, at wlaces bold feats the Inquisition Telegraphic information has been received Au tralusis lay too near the surface. Those itself turned pale of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, in promises which are filthy, il-ventilated, ovor crowded, and Jarl, and the disenan is contracted from Shanghal to the affect that His Er- only know how to keep wealth who have toled who in his frigate, the Squirrel, of len tons, by prolonged breathing of such atmosphere cellency Hu Tan we, the new Governor of waited: God could have easily made kosea was wreckert on his way home from Newfound- to grow upon the trees, but he meant ns to land, and crying We are as near Heaven work and, working, to learn the nobility of by ata as by lnnt, went down into the wild fond under these conditions, and the attention Canton left his bonis in Kinngs for Couron <f the Beard should therefore be directed not to on the 3rd instant.

The Magistrate of Nam-bol kas issued a labor. We may be well assured that Austrowaves, and, lost and greatest of all, the the substitution of other methods of conservancy for that at prosent in regno, but to the spegar notification w the effect that owing to the lis will shortly be again a pines of pleaty for impersonation of the spirit of the tang improvement of the general sanitary condition prevalence of pingue in Canton the streets ard all capable and willing hands.The Colomies statesman, courtier, scholar, emptorer, captain, Oct 18th.Last of the rains.

of the colony, the prohibition of back-to-back houses should be mado clean, that the night-soil are much in advance of us in many ways. One knight-errant Gilbert's brilliont and arratio Oct 15th.Heavy explosion at Tytom and

houses, the opening out of narrow lanes and arst be carried away overy day not later than not but be surprised to overhear two half-brother, Sir Walter Raleigh. They did passager, at present oerluded by fllthy hoardings, 10 am, and that the night-soil tubs must be Sydney labeuroswith pick and spades upon their ent found many great calories, those bold Pokfulam, destroying the dams of both reser- has, or ought to have, no personal element empty. Two Chinese were observed just before

en abundent supply of pure water, and the carried along the streets Seavengers shoot banks, referring to items in their printed raports that fallowed hut it was their daring, their in it. As to the general question of the dark carrying four Inega samaba jars it those prevention of that overcrowding which has take sporial notice not to allow filth to accumulate for confirmation, and eventually agreeing that adventures, and the tales they told of won- warn the shepmen not to throw out refuse into round at catching the words "form a ministry" or ambitions of the men the in the seventeenth introduction of controversial matter inte neighbourhoods jars since reported to have subappily been perzitted to continue unchecked in the streets. All the Times have been teld to thei" is the best; and one naturally looke derfal fut off countries which excited the hopes

for so many venis pasé, contained dynamite.

in the street. A elue, howarer, is found on one Empire in the west. Iventuri lo essors that annual reports, as a rule the practice, ia Oat. 16th-Powerful French fest arrived It is a significant fact that only about 28 per the streets and they have been further told to passing two mechanics in earnest conversation centars boenine the founders of the British

cent. of the cases vccar on the ground floors of prosecnte, those who disregard the notice one to be deprecated, bat every rule bas its vataide Hongkong from the south a powerful

The superintendent of the police force of enters the public libraries at a little after ive in the striking episode of the Armada is not cor Russian leat appeared; a few hours later from houses, although early half the tonement

olic and Protestant power for religione PORT after removal should be rosted

exceptions, and in the 'present Instance the north. Tolegraphle coramunication by land houses of the colour are still has two-storyying Las issued a matico, to the effect that as the evening, and notions the rows of ons restly understood as a straggle botizen a Cath-

buildings, and the proportion of occupied ground there are over one thousand alrouts and lanes or two hundred workmen and hays, just come month lofore use. When required for Dr. CLARK is to be thanked for his inte- and 60s north and south found to be interrupted. Aour.recs to upper floor roots ia na 65 to and thousands of families in the West district, from the lathe the bench, and the mil, saprewaer; it was also, and indeed stil more, a drinking at once it should be ordered to be resting remarks on the plague. The means Portion of British Beet in harbourly

Oct 17th Remaining water supply of soleny 100. This is. I think, another argument in people should combine together to render arista silently engered in slady, anestly consultar to the death between the tre great congaur decanted at the Dispensary before being by which the disease is conveyed in UD and water of covorul ships of the flest found to favour et the theory that evercrowding and ance to the palica to captare robbare. A rewarding yorka of rsforence, or, with pencil, and ingaleolonisicgstatesfortheempire of the Now:

decided point, but one of great

in the spread of the ufsense, for the ground effects the arrest of rubber, and if he is shot of machinery! The same disposition is displayed Raleigh's followers that the historian seen the germs of the grest associations such as the SHERBY-Excellent Disses and After and any information or intelligent argu from this cause both amongst troop and crows.

door rooms of est Chinese hongor aru epen dead by the rebbers a compensation of angi Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and the Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages.ment on the subject is to be welcomed,

Oct. 18th--Boilers and engines of torpedo hroughout their entire frontage during the hundred dollars will be given to his family, aller towns. It is a change from Hongkong, Virginia Company and the East India Company, All are true Xares Wines.

whether it be embodied ja ai annual report bosts found to be rendered uzeless hy being cor daytime, being closed at night by vids doors, Any person.giving information leading to the there we generally unsure our largest its by which carried the Sag of England to the ends of paddocks are ten miles square, and who change sent Drake and Haleigh on their long voyages," or given in some other form. Without ex-coded with acide; aleo Peak Tramway sagines while the upper floor rooms have no such arrest of s robber will be rewarded with thirty tas auoricial foot, to visit a peoria when the world so ho will look for the motive which

efficient means, of ventilation. and boilere damaged by same peas and team- pressing any opinion upon the principal point way unworkable. Several kary guns in ferte

The course to bo pursued appears undoubtedly: A-Sansz pamed Chu Keying has applied to horses to ride over their states, instead of to the Reformation and the Revival of Learning in dispute, namely, whether plague infection and to be also rendered cseless. by scida

to take stops at an early date, in the direction the Governotent to gent permission to buy rien walking around them. This regal fioont off the two co-ordinate stirrings and strivings

mother country, neid, should trouble comp from the breath and skin or by the oxcreta, futroduced in bottles and jars as ash for the

appeared suspected of having done it. Acid Restraption Ordinance, Nc. 23 of 1889, wilich exemption from duties of all descriptions. Itis stalwart sons, yet render signal service to the England in the sixtoantt century sublime. For

is much on the lines of the Imperial Housing application has been granted,"

thoughts aro possible, as the names of Rhukum- of the Working Classes Art of 1800, and to

All the junka of Lang-king, Bhok-laug, and to "speak with the enemy in this gats is only when great doods are done that great Recent events have abundantly justified the peare and Hilton and Byron among others everyone will agree that breathing there of Chinese staff. Enemy's torpedo boats

But if the Elizabethaz era marke bo bagín- Did not every aston's hoart atmosphere of premises which are filthy, ill-hovering about entrance of barkone during the resume certain insanitary areas, demolish the Chun-chsen have received letters from this

promises upon them, and then having laid out notorious rabbere led by Ta Pan-lung demanding large additions for some time past in progress proro sight, but not yet venturing in. Boilers of ventilated, overcrowded, and dark must be Briach ironclad and two other war-ressols de

the land either re-sel the building lots, or a sum of fifty dollars from each, under a threat to our fleet. build model dwellings therson; there are a hat-if the domand is not complied with their well mud his chest heare, in March last, hening, it is not less true that the Victorian ars fruitful source of disease, and that theatroyed by acid during night.

Det, 18th-Despatoh bont arrived before number of insanitary areas in the city which junks will be barat. The jak-masters have glinsed over the Graphozoa ebart of Que first marks the consummation of the British Empire. pagnificent naval review to our own Hongkong tions made in the last fifty years have never Larbour, what can be more beautiful ban the been equalled or sarpassed in English history. "the speedy improvement of the general news that two Belgina vesels had munk in Ing and laying out of Taipingshan has been asked protection, ---

sanitary condition of the colony, the pro-hero was a gembined rising of Boers and Mata. out producing further congestion of the ro Suez Canal and blocked the passage, also that completed others scald be taken in hand with

organization and arrangements on beard H.M. New Zealand, Hongkong, the Punjah, British IMPERIALISM AND THE BRITISH Centarios, which loft on Tuesday at Columbda, Queensland, Barmah, South Afrios, hibition of back-to-back Louses, the open-belent Cape against the British farther that maining portions of the city

On maceting the members of that company in are great pemensions. But the foundation uf EMPIRE.

was and threes about the volcny, one corld not the British Empire in India, the conquest, of ing out of narrow lanes and passages at the Abyssinians and Makdists had annihilation "present occluded by Althy hourdings, awn for Upper Egypt, and the Fed Saw ocest.

but be struck with thoir appearance and demean Acadie and Canada, the names of Chira and an Egyptian army in Soudan and were making

our testifying to the high character of the ship Warren Hastings and Wolfo, stand out in still "ings, and other coverings, the prevision of Heary N. gale blowing. At 10pm

in which they serve. The same may be said of brighter colours. It is not the expansion of several incendiary res broke out along the

vir splendid Hongkong Regiment, and of our Empire, it is the epirit of Empire, which is the characteristin of the reign of Green Rifle Brigade. But some one may remark, it "the prevention of that overcrowding which

is not ren now but muschinary, and the issue of Victoria. When the Queen ascended the has unhappily been permitted to continue

battle lepouts upon science, artillery, rifles, throne, it was doubtful among stateamon and and arms of precision. But whilst personal administrators whether the colonica and de "unchecked for so many years past." Sani-

omrage and prowess may not liave the same penilender were not more justly, regarded as tary improvement is one of the main factors

tuled of Inte years to drow the British caps as formerly, they have perhaps greater buriens or ombrances than a jewela in that must determine the future prosperity

influetics and the importance of-azale nikde rown, nor had the idea of veiling them pople more closely together. It is diff exact amount of fores which it an ox-

devotion are sential for making the best Whon the Queen dies--may thin day be far ercispit in prancing the great change which so at iontife improvmonte, and for the distant său will beguenili an tupire to her has taken place. Undoubtedly, the euormonstrel of snol crmonsly costly places of muscossor not only immeasurable greater in ex- stiranina which has been given to interoceanic mechanism as Her Majesty's ships of war, text and population than it was at the beginning The distribution of the ones was as follows: communication is a most powerial factor and the deep responsibility for lives and of her reign, hat kult together by innerable April 3, May 2, June 13, July 2, August 4 Where can travelled a few yours ago, ten tra money which pro invelted in the direction ties of interest, and sentiment, and duration. The late Sir John Seeley's calebrated book, vel now. The round voyage is no longer the of military moments.

"The Expansion of England," isonsof flesigns, Soptember 3, November 6, December 12.

The steps adopted upon the report of each experience of individuals alone. Whole familien

I believe we have es good mon cow as it was one of the cas90s, of the new spirit. case have been tu at pace remove the patient it the Far Bust in company; and it is. D

those who led and fought at Trafalgar The Britian Kingdom has become the British to the Kennedytowa Hospital, to place a police common occurrence to find in the passenger list and at Waterloo, and that when the note Empire. The English-speaking peoples of the Enard upon the premises persons leaving. to four or five, do not mean young obildren)

is sounded we shall and then well pre-world and their subjects and allies- I do not dlsiafcot all clothing, bedding, and other fomites of the same name. Distinguished visitors pared. Every man and woman connected with forgot or schade the population of the United found upon the premigas (including the cloth-rise and depart by every boat How the British Anay and Navy knows that To State are become cousions of a high imperial ing notually worn by these persons, sults of much we owe in this connection to the Pen my will he unnecesarily called upon to risk Government clocking being lost to thete, in insaint & Orinatal Company, whose fecundity life; and that if he be so called upon. it will destiny.

It is natural to ask what are the qualities the meantime, enl then to give these persas grave graster as her years increase and which boenly in the cause of right, justice, and liberty of Löglish which have enable them not the option of loving the colony for a hard gives now promise of larger and more powerful it was the Duke of Devonshire who first said only to win but to ropin their mighty Em- of not less than ten days, or of remaining isolated additions to hor numerous family! As to the that he held his estates in trust. Mr, Chou- upon a quainting, heat, for a Hike period, at Familia Railway line, and her three peerless terinin has stated that the Dritisk mati 1 say to "bain do Government expeuse. The Freat majority Empreses, it may be truly said that every holds her possessious in trust for the world at win for the thought which will occur to any The statement made by Dr. Lowson, in his elected to leave the colony, and they were a friend who accompanies a departing passenger large. The lair recoguiace a duty on the part of historical student as extraordinary is not that able report upon the epidemic of bubonio favor sordingly escorted to the boats by a police on board straightway resolves to follow by the rites not only to guard and preserve trust the Empire should have been lost or won by (so-called plague) is 1894, that, the public offer, and their retary fares to Cantón paid no nivannet lay earliest opportunity. Ami may mads nad property, but also to secure their the inkubilats of the little British Blog-4 latrines were one of the most potens factors in by the Captain Superintendent of Police. In the spread of the disease, is of ssions wou out all cases the promises recently occupied by dre as the great joy of welcoming to our little axiallastor Biz Claude MacDonald's address civilisation--but that the process of building we not hops that it will be found possible to stiverottakde emphayment ma incrcase. In is people ones regarded as being cut off frost to the health of the colony, for if this assertion patient have been stripped, disinfected, scrubbed, Island home out own Prince and Princes, the to the titizens of Hongkong, to which has it up should have lasted for the centuries can be substantiated by faste the Borilary and limorashed.

Duke and Duchess of York, in the course of their subsequently referred at a similar fanation and should erou now, after so long a time, show Bourlaust, without delay, devise some other

contemplated visit to, the colonies. On the in Shanghai, he spoke of the magnifiena no signs of coming to an end. Other uatione ment of conservancy than that in vogue at "Four deaths from cholero, are recorded for occasion of the young midshipmen's previous

pires The British Empiry." Enpe Sir John Produce World, a weekly journal solaly devoted colony are provided with any lariss or closet ing to the army (at. and 80 respectively), frem offering the welcome dictated by our feel with the responsibility to maintain, and justly family of great Empires which arose out of the

our forefathers, and handed down to us Seeley, "is the only considerable survivor of a si to the interests of planters, shippers of produce, Locommodation, and it is the custom for the one nu Anistic at Kowloon (at. 21), and ons sings of loyalty. This restraint is now removod, te extand it. Where there is life in individuals contact of the western states of Europe with and colonial storekeepers. published by Messre, men to visit a pablie latrine for this purpose. Portagues (et. 19); # will be noted that the sad if he comes we will do ur best to prove milies, cities, countries, there must be the New World so suddenly bid open by Vasco Jelin Haddon & Co. It contains ou interesting while the women alaust invariably use pots victims were all young adalis. In no case did our lere, honour, and reverence for his ancestry, continuous growth and the British Enthus and Columbals. There was a Spanish collection of antes na planting and trade topics, which are kept in the back yarde er kitchens of the discaso spread, and I think we may take and our attachment to the grandchildren of our pire can be no exoption to this rule. When Empire once; there was a Portuguese Empire: a special market report, and sovoral well writen fhoir bonsor: both the pots and the latrines are it that the cause of death was not, in ang of gencions Queon. It is essential that there be her superior civilization is brought into contact articles. There is also a "Queries and Answers emptied daily by night-soil ocolies, and the night these casa, genaue Asiatic cholera, but rather between the various colonies of the British with that which is inferior, as in India, China, there was a French Empire; there was department, which, judging from the number toil is rumored from the colony at once by boat. some form of non-infections cholers nostras, Empire a wide Knowledge of their several con- Barmah, and Africa, extension follows, without Empire. Samo of them, conspicuously the Porto- of questions sent in, appears to be appreciated. Fora city such as Victoria, with strepisal tilimate, mach as is mat with in Egypt arid elsewhere, or ditions, a deep sympathy, with their aspirations any ambitious motive on her part, but from the end ngay, we thorsations of meaik

The antiquity, ware and s limited water supply, this appears to mo a an acute choleraic diarrhoe induced by india and a strong union between themselves, and avoidable circumstances of her surrondinga, There were eleven canos of plague resterday, perfect system, but if the ma of grablic latrines oretions of diet of txposure to chill. “

also with the mother country, for mutnal It is the natural wafifestation of the life nud states. But all have perished or decayed, Those Five were from the city, three from the bar. by tio men can be proved to be the main cause

5. Smallpo

assistance and support. Instead of this being vigor with which we, her sons, have best which rostrare but the shadows of their past bour, two from Kowloon, and one from Quarry of spreading such a dieonse az bubonic fever In a colony having suck close proximity to regarded as only deamble when it can be graciously endowed. If continuous and solves a glance at the map shows how many Taking those in séquence, the first point Bay. A repost is in circulation that a resident, throghout the colpay, than the moner they the raninland of China, we must expect to have shown to be convenient, its importance must growing emigration is; necessitated by our places which are now integral parts of the Em that arrests is the bear or once bore names significant of some waste of life that goes on-in consequence of

chances of its spreading are small, for most of plishment all members of the maraerous Gorniany, and ten tituos as fast as that of other dorainant power than the British. How the ignorance of medical science on the

the Chinese inhabitants are already protected and senttored family must be prepared Franco, may we not fairly fake

the tauek history is contained. in such oi ames by a previous attack, while the Vaccino Institute to make the

the load in colonizing enterprise? The peculiar Acadie, Van Diemen's Land, Louisians, New Am- part of the Chinese and the Ixurbarous

under the superintendance of the Colonial foundation of real and lasting union. The frus and exceptional position in which we have been stakla! Bat so colonising genius of English has been not less remarkable in. Its lura practices in which they indulge, such as the

Surgeon supplies sa abundance of pure lymph, bond of British union to which by our education placed her from time to time compelled the ex- tion than in its silent. It is greater now than we are called, in the faith so generally prevalent tensiva of our territorios in India, and some cauterization of the bodies of newly born

which nudositedly accounts for the remarkable inminnity of the police and other officials from in the oxisteneo and the power of God, in the very interesting information with regard to it ever was, it will apparently he far greater infus Strongly has this aspect of the

troth of His holy word, and in the glorious that Empire will be afforded by the publication than it now is. To take one instance only

the Suez Canal was a French work; but sighty death rate impressed Dr. CLARK that he At the Harbour Master's office yesterday four

Thirty-two cases of the disease wote repostal

the early per cent of the tonnage which passes through. recommends the Board to represent to amen anot O. Nebon, R. F. OʻKelly, O.

it belongs to Grest Britain.. inon as women, it would appear that the women Fice of the cases occurred amongst Europeans, mont, which may be believed to be as genuine H.. the Governor the desirability of Eriksen, and E. Heidenrich, of the British ship suffered from this disease to about double the two being taken from steamers be the labour and as it is now. The relaxation of the stringendy has from time to time lel to the exten this striking romalt? In other words, what are

condition of things which

What are the qualities which have produced Ferpioen, were pharged with continuona disertant that the main did, and as it is the one from the Sailors' Home, while one was s inking active steps in the direction of obedience of orders. The prisoners are the

of the protective tariffs in the Australian on cf our territories in Indis, and which the qualities by which the English, as an impe- men alone who use the public latrines I fail to woman removed from the Maregor Barracks colonies may be regarded as partly owing to indeed has forced upon a these extorsionarial people, have shown themselves superior to the education of the Chinese in Western Thursday that the master refused to give them sponsible for the spread of the disease. It is hochildren at thy Borlia Fozadling Mission dur fees trade, and partly to a clearer perception of pation, icen in Hongkong. The aritable It is possible that I shall be misunderstood,

men who complained to the Magistrate on me In these can be hold in any way re- There was a small outbreak of the disease among commercial enlightenment as to the benelts of has now, after over half è century of oco other nations? medicine, such as the endowment of the advances in order to my clothes and for this tray that. ile discrise was more prevalent in the ing. the month of May, when so sanee were the anomaly of prolibitive duties between not fitte to possession is in ns. In this sense and it is almost certain that I shall be priti College of Medicine. We hope the recon reason they would not work. mendation will be acted upon, far in this gostoday that advanesa had boon nado, but the elsewhere, but it is also tras that the latis village of Hunghon at the latter end of that you will sand & regiment of Australian soldiers this barnen rosky island bear testimens to duty of a consciorticus schoolmaster is sime

It turned ont noighbourhood of these publia latrines than recorded, and quother wall outbreak at the only friendly states, but members of the same

family. Lore mover faileth, and if they hint that both shall be given kies not far tore to her sports than to her studies. The may quote the highest authority, "Untaised, if I say that England owes her Empire prisoners were rat satisfod. Thoy were sach matter the Government sets to be neglect and to gaol for seven days with hard labour, acute in the most densely populated quarters case is debited to each of the villages of Yausti to fight side by side with their brethren te diligent use which the British haro made of times supposed to lie in looking askmace upon

are, for xynsons of convenienos, invariably which accounts for other six cases, while was ing a plain duty. It is true the task of Mr. H. L. Dentys prosented

of the city, and as tho predisposing causes of Test Tez Mui, aad Qaar Bay. Twenty of from Eugland, they will no longer gruge itp. And now we feel that for the preservations the athletic games of his pupils. I disdain that educating the Chinese community to more

The Right Rev. L. 3. Piazzoli, bogs to overcrowding, want of ventilation, filth, de

hubonic fever ors undoubtedly, na fa typhus, the casus were mou, and twelve women, and they that we can build a locomotive cheaper at and efficient government of this colony it is correct ideas upon the treatment of the sick knowledge with thanks the following done tillit, and priveslon, we have bore far more Government Cirit Hospital, M, Kennedytown Phoenix Iron Works, Ballarat or that they forsaken, neglected, derelict, as it is, together the British Empire. I do not deny that the

conscientious hypocrisy. It is the instinct of +35 were treated in the following institutions Newcastle-on-Tyne than they can at the solutely necessary that the adjoining territory sport which has played a great part in preating and the preservation of health seems it al- tions for the Hospicio de Coração do Jeans potent factors in the carsation of an epidemic Hospital 3, Tungwa Hospital 6, at home . cannot at present make a beat as good as tho with the slmost zainabited isbinde round about, appreciation of games, among the young erpe Dost impossible one, but it is one that some for the Aged and Indira:)

than the mere location of the public latrines Already noknowledged.

Enterlo Fesor:

best that can be bought in Bond Street, or bind he added to the British possession here. China cially, may become excessive. It may not be to be undertakon and a beginning cap het

I do not wish to assert that habonic fever Fiften dontha ware registered during the a book guide us, wall as Tivièra or Zachusdorf ones this to us, and we owe it to ourselves and the best use of money to spend thousands of be made by nesisting the College of

cannot be communicated by the excrete, ulyar as having occurred from this onuse, four in London. They can surpass us at norosse, and 10

for self preservation to secure it. Former acquis pounds upon telegraphing from the antipodes Medicine for Chinese in the excellent work

though our information as to the existence of of them being among the non-Chinese sivil beat us hollow in growing ment and wool, sitions of territory on account their ap: the details of a cricket match betwees. England the spacito bacilli in the intestinal canal is not population and on a British soldier: the former What does out bread a present prices and paint worthlessons were things to be proef and Australis. The Spectator newspaper has it is performing. We boast of the benefits

spositivo se on old wish, but I most comprised one British anilor, one German geed boof at 3d por 1b, maar to the British nly of simlors and harmless divdynoracy, called cricket a very tedious game. It is British rule confers upon native races, of its

strongly of spluton that the infection is dis-exiler, one Japanese sailor (all imparted ensas), workman fruly we owe much to free trade, now they are regarded as indications of for not half no tedious as the Spratater. It may seminated chiefly by the emanations from the and ana Japanese prostituta. Of the tou deaths and to our Australian brothron Lut us be seeing and dangerous astafenses in our rationel not be the best expenditure of time that some elevating and enlightening induanco, and it

breath and skin, and only to a minor extent by which occurred among the Cainoso community, confederates by all muter of means There character: This change of fouling has resalted afty thousand people elevuld visit the Crystal is the duty of the Government of this small

Mach has been written about the preponder returned from the mainland in an infected con- Mr. Chamberlain said the other day it was increased means of communication. Staabs Association Challenge Cup. But these as the no les than tire were plearly proved to have can be no doubt that confederation is in the air. imply from accession of value consequent upon False to to the imal football match for the colony, so far as its means allow to elevate On Monday a match at lawn-tennis will be anes of temoral babces, and Dr. Lowson, in his dion, and of the remaining five, one was essential that we should seek it along the line of al electricity have prostleally annihilated Interasis which have made. England a strong and enlighten the Chinese under its juris played upon the Cricket Ground between teams report, explains this by snerting that in the brought from Taat Tai Mni and one from least assistance, vin. of sominores. This is doubt distance Nearness in time and space con- and dominant power; nos can anyone who has diction and to plass within their rench representing the Cricket Club and the Garrison. Chiasse, whe wally go barefooted infection. Rungles (on suployé at the Dockey. while low car mont pressing necessity, and for the constitutes value. Our colonies were sattered, aut lived in a Feozoh tycie or a German gymnasium by inscalation was the anal condition, but bộ two vccurred in No. 7 Health District of the tinuance and prosperity of our ocsuo trade the of ken and far and I took the best part of help being thankful for the healthy, vigorous, reconable educational facilities, more cape of the band of the Hongkong Regiment, kindly fails to explain why the men of the Shropshire olty, and no information was obtainable co-protection of our mercantile marine is absolutely if a your to reach them. The Suez Canal has sthletic Isstas of the English nation. This not cially in a branch of science which is to then eat by Colonel Faithfull and the offers of the regiment also bad fomerul sad inguinal buboes.cerning the remaining one.

essential. The distance and world-wide extent changed and the piercing of the Strait boboin long since I was at Harrow, looking on bi a regiount and ther's will be a youer burn-out To my mind the explanation of their occur, and to us the must important, amely, that of members and their friends. The following renco, in either esso, is a very simple one; the supplies of the colony are walony giarded does, an element of weakness and of danger. The acceleration of conteamers sad to do you think of this, Mr. Welldon I said Provided that the water supply and the milk of our colonial possessions, constituting, as it the two Arteries will further change all this football match, and a lady said to me. **What discare in essentially one of the lymphatic system from poliation, we need have no fear of any necasitater bonds of the closest union; and that dolris wire have also given a new signifienceIt is to this that we owe the British Ampire."

post-morten examinations have abundantly

sxtensive ontbreak of this disease, since the feelestrengthened by commercial interchange. to the works foreign, possesions. We had Englishmen are not superior to Frenchmen or chory that all the lymphatic glance of the body system of conservancy in vogue, provided it be impid and frequent communication, and con- them before; we posicer them now. The editor Germans in brains or industry or the sofonos Sun Major Foboston, ME, are more or less implicated, and all exhibit eflciently carried out, lens no nid the Jocal stant cultivation of sympathetic and friendly of one of the European papers has lately did and apparatus of war; but they are sporior Cant. Dyson .P.D.

a greater or less tontoney to enlargament; there dissemination of such a virus n that of enteric fooling. Our scattered and fer distant colonies ered that "Bugland is sucircling the world in the bealth and tomper which ganzes im A. W..V. Boclor, R.. Capt. Forgomson, E.B.

fore any special source of irritation will be suara

over; but if we would maintain this exemption instead of being a soures of weakness will with her territory He may yet toarn that part. That the battle of Waterlee mas the Board must soulously guard its powers of them increase our strength. It is probable gas intends, by God's help, to keep it. It was The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial

preventing the introduction of water closets that Australasie will rot show a development to arcantile marine (for in this must be it in the playing flits of Bonn & saying which has passed into a proverb. For and of the water-carriage system of the disposel equal to that of the United State. Its wool onded the ships of the old East India Company), it is not the physical value of athletic games of exereta, for there can be no question that trade, notwithstanding ita prosant lane which was instrumental in the first approprio that is the highest. The pluck, the energy, sewers, containing such matters, way play a must be cornidered ad only in its infancy tion and earlier development of our possessions tho porgeverance, the good temper, the self- meat important part in the dissemination both Wool is in Europe but little used, ita valize abroad. Tis the British Navy which has com

control, the discipline, the o-operation, of typhoid fever and of diphthorisey even in ligand bein with hos hamilrodn pleted the chain of our uctional strength, and the esprit be oore, which motilities which

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Talaphona No 2.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, May 9th, 1896.

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A VARIETT of interesting topics are touched upon in the report presented to the Sanitary Board by Dr. CLARK in his capacity as Medical Offeer of Health:

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THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

The following is the continuation of Dr Clark's report presented to the Sanitary Board on Thursday:

DEATH THOM THE ÎNFECTIOUS DISEASES. J-Bubonis Fever.

2-Cholera.

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Tell as to

We have received a specimen number of The present. None of the Chinese houses in the the year 1895, two being in Europeans belong visit we wereprevented by the rules of the servo upire which lil bes won for us by besides the British-have possosed foreign em

went into their quarters to see if he could dis cover anything throwing light upon the cause of their disappearance, and he there found the body of the cook a wifa, loath having taken plage from plague three days previously. It would be well if householders made an occasional inspection of their servants' quarters:

Mr. J. Navarro (Spanish Consul)

Mr. J. J. Loirors...

Nr. G. J. Sequeira...

Mr. M. Azevedo Mr. A. J., W, Riboiro Mr. J. M. A. da Silva

Mr. M. A. A. ilo Sousa... Major The Hon. E. Noel

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of medicine.

Parsing to nuother subject, it will be noted that Dr. CLARK approves of the exist ing system of conservancy, deprecates the introduction of water closets, and does not agree with the theory that latrines are the principal means of conveying the plague and Nethersole Despitals bege to acknowledge infection. For a city such is Victoria, with with thanks the following donations to the

a tropical climate and a limited ynter sup ply, Dr. Chan anys our present system appears a perfect one. In the Public Worke Department, we believe we are correct in saying, a preference luw been entertained for the water carriage system and it we desired that when the new drainage was completed that system should be applied, if not to the whole colony, at least to all European houses; but Dr. CLARK is

of opinion that the Board. must zealously

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that there is no evidence to justify sech on caser fion, nud in support of this contention I would point, in the first place, to the relativo incidence of the disease during 1814 upon the two sexes. The Registrar General's report for that year loss that, out of 2,609 deaths, 1,565 wore men and 94% were women; that is to say, the propor as I have already pointed out that the population.

tion of cases in the two sexes was as 1.7 to 1, aud this disease.

the exorata.

to prouace marked enlargement of certain glands, and suol irritation would naturally occur in men, whether barefooted or hated, by mack walking, especially if currying houry weights.

the same time, and by elirubing xp and down narrow flights of stairs, as was done by the

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CLALUE'S VOULISYANED BLOOD MIXTURE.-

The sathe

Datoh

cricket or football, are very qualities”

win the day in peace or war. The men who

For the past parter of a coltry there has been possessed these qualities, not exdate and fault-

of thom occursed at Kowloon, night being dition is improved by the futroduction of ma ban contintinua flow of letters tearing testimony at

Lus citicons, but man of will, spirit, and chi- among about population of about 8,000. In chinery, they will learn to apprelato and wear de truly wonderful cures effected by Clarke's world- The most wearing Blood Clearwor tast scieron and speaking of that enimmons Infant mortality it, and furd, as Jack says, if its over so wet sed food Mixture, the finest Blood Furilies that are the nues au conquerda Butte medical skill have brought to ligial" Sufferera from Sorafula, Scurry, Erze w Biel Leg Skin-tal Blood among the Chinese, I have advocated the regle and cold, it is always dry and warm. Cotten suicoce and niedical skill have brought to light and Queben: In the history of the British Diseases, Pimples, and Sores of any kind are sclicited station of all Chinese midwives, and this is good enough clothing for those who mostly Safevers from Scrofula, Bourvy, Bezenin, Bad Legs Empire it is writion that England has owed to give it a trial to lost its mue. Thousands of another strong, argument in favour of the go without; but, if the Creator had intended it Skin and Died Diseases, Pimples and Sores of any her sovereignty to ber sporta. wonderful mures have been elected by it. Baklavery necessity for some control being excraised over for this purpose, I think He would have made kind, are solicited to give it a trial to test, En valce where at 2. Bd. per bottle. Beware of worthless in those women, who are at prosent able to carry it grow upon the sheep's backs, and the wool Seld armbers at 2. d. per bottle. Beware of

worthless imitation and insist. tations and substitutes.

about in their Fararins and their clothing so upon the treva.

But above athletio vigour stands the quality which Englishmen, and specially Eng lish public school men, stand, pre-eminent