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INTIMATIONS

BROWN, JONES & CO. DEALERS IN AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE AND HONGKONG ORANTTE.

CEMETERY MEMORIALS.

Designs and Prices on application.. Oes, 47. Quen's ToaD CENTHAL

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ONICLE AND DIRECTORY SHINA, JAPAN. COREA, INDO-CHINA. STRAITS, NETHERLANDS INDIA. SIAM PILILIPPINES, CORNEO, e, Ki

WITH WOOD ARK INCORPORATED THE CHINA DIRECTORY

AND

THE HONGKONG DIRECTOBY au Hung LAST YOR THE FAR EAST.

1898..

THE THIRTY-SIXth Annual taapk, Red Detuvo Complete with Talve Mups la pp. 1.309, 57. Directory culy, pp. DAN."81.50.

PER CONGKONG WİNELE

At the Polis Court yesterday Iwau Lak, bricklayer, was soutouod to, 18 days hard labour for stealing & lunther atray, of the valus, of ana shilling and plapons the property of,

FRIDAY, MARCH 25TH, 1698.

HONGKONG-SANIARY BOARD,

rangement that would justify its abrogation. Such abrogation would lead to u ravival of anuggling and of the objectionable methods formerly lupted by the Native Customs fretire Crown. Akabit half-past fout on Tuyong Senitury Beard was held in the office. day afterna Frial Pigher the King's Dr. Anson, (Principal Civil Mutical checking it.

Own. Rejimant, can defendant in possesion of Offer) pied The chair, and there were so the strap in the Victoria Barrackal, where he print Hon PH Mey (Captain Superinten was working Ice the anginstra, and sooing thest tout of Polien Me NJ. Eloy Dr, Clark the property of the Gorrance by to Otulina Onof Health Mr. Drowin (Acting it from bim Dafondant, in wager to the Eugistror Genor) Magistral, said Lc bought the strap from

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Mr. DE POLLOCK, tron. Feerckup of the Hongkong branch of die Mary League in his letter published in on columns try [04 days un, says he has a doulty in ascer

taining how thing contained in bis letter to Fend Offee could have been supposed to constitute a plon in fiveur of the freilita tio of smuggling. We do not think the dificulty will be found insuperable. If it were proposed to do away with tho Police Form, nothing being Buggested to take its place, the suggestion would rightly be con- sidered as a plea for the facilitation of crimo. A proposal to do away with all sanitary regulations thight equally bo construed as a plea for facilitating the propagation of disenso. So also must: a proposal to de away with the Chinese preventive servico bo construed as a plen for the facilitation of amuggling. Apparently it did ust present itself in that light to Mr. FOLLOCK and ho Committes of the local branch of the Navy League when the letter was perned, but it is the only construction to be placed upon the written words

was to pout put that, from a political point of view, the maintenance and working of the Chinese Castros Service here, as at present organized, is calculated to give rise to misconceptions in the Chinese, mind and to entail loss of national prestige to us. As - matter of fict the procent syston does not entail anything like the loss of prestigo that was entailed by the synton it displaced for indeed any loss of prestige at all. The Foreign branch of the Chiness Customs Service is looked upon by the Chinese people is a foreign institution, and at the offes in Queen's Road there is no display of Chinese

The MoICAL OFFICE OF HEATH, in the abseção of Mr. H. McCallum (Secretary), read | the minutes of the previous raboting and they

or confred

From a report showing the progress of the plague in Bombay from 1st to 13th February it appeared bot 15 cases were reported and 2,419 deaths, being a daily average of 1741 cases reported and 166, Raths.

London, 18th February. President M'Kinley derlices to allow himself to be jingood"iuto war, or anticipata urente" which may possibly not cour

- THEATRICAL PROPERTIES DESTROYED.

The stores af Scutliwork, Esglard, contain- Sir Henry Irving's properlJos anft scenery beth, and Peter the Great, have hoon for Tho plays of lambot Richary III." destroyed by fire.

Londen, 18th February The Waterloo Cun, the principal coursing vent of the year, was rut today, and rosaitel in Wild Night beating Langerne.

The CRAIGMAN-Unfortunately the military on to the west of formation, this being the only lave e arcmudativa at present fee of safe eur Leront. We are now: 8 feet west Infectious disauses. They all are to be treated of formation. Anot or 10 or 12 foot will decide DR. ATKINSON AND THE PLĄGUS

tho question. Should the formation already

Londonth February. Yosterday afternoon ding of the Hougby mbivil authorities.

passed rough prore to be tho continuation of Mr. EOE-All-over the colony?

The Impareizi, a leading daily paper of Ma. The CHAIRMAN-You. Any case of smallper the unit would be udvisable to sluk the or plague which coone is sent to the hospital. shaft sa uditional fect for several ronsons drid, urges the Clovernmeal to awazon to the the formation, consequently if wo drive upon The Spanish Cabinet has granted 1,000,000 Ive.that the Board purchase a beat for the At the pressut woare oridently now the top of reality that America is preparing for war pumme

It is ovideat from what we can sou already we Me, Ebe, in serouding, said he supposed that it wo will have no stores above the drive, 12 posts for increasing the strength of the navy-

wilt low a much larger formation 50 EostTM|| **,

18 Loados 18th February would be the cheapest in the en

The matinas corried. TURLIO WORKS DEFARTMENT AND TEIVATE deeper. For these roseons alone it would be

uch move entia factory to sink. It is moring DRAINAGE WORKS. Chsa l'ai, a hawker, won charged with being

The directors of the Ting Wa Hospital than possibly that we have struck the lede in Balmieral Mine-Chrandind for Pool and party, in nolawful posetion of a bag of almonds, of PRAGUE IN BOMBAY

having been adored by the Board to carry out the sory porast part. same rainage works at the property at No. the valse of $18. A grocer named Ching Top

51 tous; yield, 15 oz. 3 dvt. retortæl gold soil the man came into his shop of the previous

15 Po Yan Street Fang Wa Chuen, on

Tho Crampony in addition to royalty got one afternoon with another man. They scried

behalf of the rectors, replied that they wished

is too hard and the slow of stone too small and bag at almonds, which they asked him to buy

the rock carried out by the Public Works hall. The ground from whence this was taken Department He, however, relased to do so. One of the nisa then went out of the aber, and as defendeut FOOT AND NOUTH THISEARE The application having been out to the irregular to pay for wining it. Other parties could not carry the bag away as muted him

The MEDICAL OPFICER OF HEALTH and Divelor of Fablic Works, horeplied Wezre are prospecting on cir own account, subject to vat to the police. Defendant, who asked no Mr. C Vivisa Ladds in committee roten basy to undertake this work. I am not more payinu rayalty to the Compang. Contraotoza questions, said he was engaged on the man who the enforcement of bye-laws and 7 sqhedule over, in favour of fovernment interfering with for Battery making fair progress. went away to carry the almonds into the shot of ordinen 17. of 1887, reported as fot privato enterprise in this dice tou. It will, to and he was waiting for his pay. A One of $10,lows the Socrotary of the Board on bottor for the Tung Wa Hospital autorties GREAT RASTERN AND CALEDONIAN Mareb 16th We have the honour to to pat the matter in the ends of a private

GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED tport for the information of the Sanitary architect or bail for or two months hard isbour, was inposed.

Board that there has her no decross in the Some difference of opinion was manifested

The following report has been give number of cases of foot and mouth diacone in the mintios of the members trapecting the Manager at the mines pertener türle

Mount MacDona which have been importes during the inat took Government Notification No. 078 whlok,onda

26th Febite In fact the position is generally the enme na Ithoroby notified that arrangementa

Qnt Foster Shaft has thog Spa when we reported on the 9th inst Have been aute for the sacrying out of sower"

Ou 23rd March they reported "We are and dratunge works ou proto premises depth of 141 foot of as additi have the honour to report for the information tha Pablic Works Deporimenting the last twelve days, includi of the Eanitary Board that ons of foot and property and ethor dendrons of such works of over 30 foot: The mouth disone still coations to come in trois the being carried out by the above department big plinth with hard mainland, but that bac numbers are somewhat should apply to this Director of Public Wors dedit to thathers shitti less than on our lust report." OWNER

MONGJI THE FILEVIATION OF DISEASE.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [sePPETED TO THE DAILY FRESH."]

My Lowo, 2nd March. THE CHINESE LOAN Subscriptions to the Chicose loan in Berlin largely expended the amount required Noibing he transpire only about the subscriptions to the London portion of the loan.

THE IRISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT

A. S. WATSON & CO., Mr. POLLOCK says at that was intended BILL

LIMITED.

·MANUKASYORKAS OT

AERATED WATERS.

AERATED WATERS of our manukerture are sold throughout

Sir Edward Frankland, K., ..., 1.38, Fes, &c. the greatest living authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared mid used by

́us in our umumfacture :-

The PEELDENT and DICTOR OF PUFFI Wonkaware of opinion that the Tung WH BATTLE.pital could not be alüssed as private premises, no The Irish Local (versment Bill has passedThe Colonial Sorgoen (Ir, Vivian the Director of Public Works wrote The not Ladds), writing bied 12th and to the unfenties must be willid rave. Itisquite possible for the FW.D. to continue to li tao pligt ti its sound reading in the House of Commons.

desirability ofving large catta sheds in close proximity dach other, snid Sir-Ig works of a city of nearly 200,000 inhibi have the honour to recommerst.tust the follow tants"

The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE of the Sanitary Board

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The following match will be played this ing entiers be brought under the consider did not think the notification could cancelleding, and afternoon sonucncing at 6 pm sharp

WANT THE NATURALY

Paine Besy of Pressin Captain Smith Darrica Liu, Was Lion-Orpen

Owing to the crop accurrence of outbras as THE ARMY

of infections and contagious disease amongst Cet Tracy. A a

onttia upon the maialand I am of spizion that a Major Garno. Koring notice should be issued to all cowautification was issued...::: Mr. Johnson, KOR Bir. Bosacrican, RI keepers uul dairymen in the colony, which By kind permission of Lieut. Colonel Row might be worded somewhat as follows landon and the Officers of The King's Okan sien of the frequent outbreaks of cattle Regiment thele band will play during the disease Thich occur all over the Kwang Tung province, sad elsewhere upon the mainland, the owners of dairy cattle in the colony of Hong kong are advised by the Sanitary Beart to consider the wisdom of dividing their berdens mach es possible, sag into lots of 20 or 39, rather than to tend to gather them together into large uumbers, which at present esema to be the

COMMODORE HOLLAND ON THE FORMATION AND USES OF COLD.

In the interacting lecture on Tho Sun delivered by Commodore Holland, AD.Coneral custom before the Odd Volumer Society on Wolnesday afternoon, the lecturer, fu a soutien darotel,

What the sun docs for us." amdo the following reference to eat

sail, the salts which are veld in solution being.

The DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC WOL88- The proposal seems a good out."

degree of organie, purity and is ily to establist. n Consults in Heng-covered with saud or soil, partly by subsidence will

the world's orast, partly by the solids

of musi exellent drinking.

Established A.D. 18H,

Hongkong 15th March, 1848.

*

AUTIOR TO COUKESPONDENTS

Al befare for pollination shuulit be viritten on STYLE

Ye panty sigue communications Hut la

atoma de lappermetia ather papers will be insertech

completely.

He should like to know what number of applica ions per month the PW.D. have had on the venge Lur werk on private premises since o The DIRECTOR OF PERLIC WORK hired The was in diddor in onzing whether this matter should be laid before the Board. An application which should have come (OLIVERS FE him was sent to the Secretary of the Bourd and some correspondeu ensued, and is it sorted by a make le tight it was soarcels neory that it should go ou Tia question whether the PWD should undertake private drainage works was a question for the Goten ent and soll. It was a question of pubire worka

vill not be long

The Zulu, Shoft tedy A freaks to report. The water

troublome now

The CHAIRMAN It appears to ba o matter purely for the Public Works Depout, and

The DIRECTOS OF PHз Wonrs-Wh regret very much, that it has been introduct into the aginda menda

The DreNCE OF PUBLIC WORKS-The

Board require the work to be ona but it is not for this Board to say how it is to be done Tant is the duty of another anthority.

On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, Becoded by Mr. DE. t was decide what the matter be considered confidentially.

The General Managora, Ingroya and Socie ing part from their umbre stouter. Guthrie -

have the honour to ngag

mines is progressing, tu a bea

At the Burekh invins

carried on above the LozFRE where, as proviously, ragon an

quantities of oro in spite

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being Jet berola

The sinking of them to connect tha 20 fees with the 3000 2b) has been resumid to-day and will be youued null the connec

tion is made

A fortnightlyning up at the battery on the thinsta Visidel 15 oz 17 dnt from 850 tons

Tvárything in connection with mine and machinery good order.

ANNEXATION OF LI

London, 18th February An impression prefalls that France, and fermy contemplate angaring the negro repablic of Libero, in Wont Afrio.

A QUIO-PIRING ATTILLERY.

* London, 18th Febraary The Emperor William of Germany has in formed the military attaches to the various emissies at Berlin that the Goran army is now almost supplied with Krupp's now quick- Bring artillery, which is capable of throwing twelve, aholis a musuto.MAMA

The French Goverimbul se constrasting 5,000 equally rapil-firing guns for the French- Farmy, at a cost of £10,909,000, but up to the

prerast time naly 1,000 ure penly.

THE COLLIERY DISASTER.

London, 1861 February. Farther particulars roganding the disastroas olliery explosion at Bochain, in Westphalia rasain) state that seventy-eight dead bodice. as been recovered, und forty-six injure

iners have also been renght to the surface, ent there are still thirty men in tuo rains.

THE ARMY QUESTION.

London 19th February. In the House of Lords yesterday, the Earl of Wemyss and Maruh urged the Government to scopi usiyatini of ballot for ranita, in order to retain the strength of the militia force. which he stated, was now, 30,000 below the pro- per standard

Lord Lansdowne, Scorelary 8inte for Wax in reply, declared at the Government Lad decided against compulsory miliis service as they who convinced test in any time of emergonoy immende timbers he would volunteer, la the event, however, of retuel necessity arien, they uld certainty adopt some such method as that proposui,

CONSTRUCTION OF FILE RESERVOUS..

London, 21st February. In connection with the proposal mosted for some tiine paat for conserving the waters of the Nile, it is now aananuced that Messrs. Aird and Co. hara cosastuded a contract with the Hgyptian Goverment to build immenso re- servoirs at Asoman and Aesitik

THE FIKLAND DIBANT FIL

Tondon, 21st February. The remainder of the Asheriaca who were

caused by gala, in the Gulf of Finland have now been rescuet

(RIBH CENTENARY. THE IN drifted out to as througtis break-up in thrice

Londar, 20th February. The Irishes in London yesterday celebrated the centenary of the Frish Rebellion of 1208 by characterised by great ontluskasan a public demonstration. The gathering was

BILLIARD MATCH.

London. 21st February. A billiard, match between Woise and Muni mott, 9,000-my, to which Mora mott was allowed the push stroke. bas just been concluded, Wom winning by 622 points: A

OBITUARY.

Lonika, 22nd February, The death is announced of Mrs. Greechen, wife of the Right Hon, G. J. Gusehen, First Lord of the Admiralty.

The death is also announcst of the Right Rev. Robert Claudias Bing. D.D., who ra bently retired from the position of Bishop Suf fragas of Bedford.

London, 23rd February. The death ia announced of Mr. Wrederick Wootton Isaacson (Comorestira), -member of the House of Commons for the Stepnoy division

Tontou, 25th February. of Tower Hamlets.

the famous English jockey.

The death is announcel of Givego Barrett,

ith murication virement be the bitter, natrienes of flongkong has shown, Free

palleation, fed as evidence of good faith.

from serious objection, and rencongble facilities may be afforded to the Service without fear of abuse. If, however, alt recognition, of the Chinese Service ba re

used, on grounds similar to those advanced by Mr. POLLOCK, unmely, lose of national have been but Hittle interchange of goods and rabbish for daysay su average of 8-tons per against a percentage of 12 in England. In tures have been made to several foreigners, and read a'first time. A

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They Far East, and we invariably pre-gional insigniu. fernet un acennal of their excellence. Other Powers that are cainblishing ports Chinn, if they should be inclined to

Herce in the event of infections of contagions ABSOLUTE PURIFY is guaran-e-cporate at all with the Chinese Govern

isness breaking ont at a dairy farm or consled

Jorge Food. The best unterials only are used, eut for the prevention of funds upon

the watter cald be more easily dealt with and the revenue, will no doubt take strck

the animats better isolated when in small We must now pass on to another work which umbers than in large ones, apart from the lots

At Wu 500 fest letel the steppeing driven THE PRICES are only hall those of the experience of Hongkong in that the san dock for us, and which to las born which alght be sustained by owners should ther the work to be done as tot rects bafireen lunged in Eughind.

mutter Chim in making a session or duing for mons of years, long ng before the disease break out on protiises wacro all their me and the Government and not borwden me

here as a defendant on trick. 7 to 8 feet wider Skineze post: promising lose uf territory may sock to take such world bears any tence of having been inhabited. availabb animals were housed together and the Board. If it is discussed her stand upon north and safe bar a reef

I allude to the stores of roal which are beau

The following minutes wore attached -- The MEDICAL OFFICES OF HEALTH ST, MEDICAL OFFICER OF TEAU-The efiranterad ghrady Live every con MANUFACTURED co-operating one of the conditions and the old by for the ase of mat which WATERS

to man of which we make us prory dny, practical, but fo the who have already a matter who does it yield from the battery aprove BY US are acknowledged by the lead-Power to which the ccasion or lose in give as the various modes of motion knowleted Advice gives in sound and I thirte Hoard require the work to be done it dives et fidence that as ona Jis spened up the

made could hardly in common fairness refuse Lot as trace the of number of owaheda joining woli, other tho ing English makers to be equal to those the condition. In the absence of such co- samom our working of the cost of separating teen will, I am afraid caf their own production,

speration, however, the ports would be liable which sepetaten passe betore it becomes cont, provent its being doon However, that is to the annoyance that Hongkong experienced for con is in all comes composal of ancient oloarly a matter which the owners of the cattle

vegetable matter. The warmth and moisture must deterosion for themselves is former years of having their approaches germinate the seat which, ander the indoenie

A MORTALITY RECUENS...

The mortality returns for the work ended blockaded by Customs cruisers ami allan of the sto's mys bringing led, throws for

suckers, and as the leaves appear they wark is TES CAPTAIN RUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE Live craft subjectal to an itkeemne serea by at the eksmions roys the carbon from the Isonlit write to the dairy owais luster of 12th-Maroh skvys the death rate to be 205 par immediately they cutored Chinese winters carbonid sell gas in the atmosphere, the roots issuinig nation

The CHAIRMAN asked if any gentlemen 1000 per sozum, as compared with 16.3 in the

PAHES THREATENED REBULLION, If, on the other hand, it should be decided bring in the minerals from the swished to unike guy remarks on this subject corresponding period last year. For the week

ANGLOKKALAH "TRADE RELATIONS: l'or mortis past tore ne bocu numerabo to co-oporate with the Chinese the further absorbed, and thus the tree or phial lakes in Iswoud Le goun that the Captain Saperintendended 19th March the death rats was 23.6, as

London, 21st February. cague afore of a projected rising in the

A number of Gerson merchiezis nt Berlis question would arise as to the form that do the beat god clouded rays from the sunbeament of Police suggested that the dairy owners compared with 15 in the corresponding work

As tom goes on the should be written i on the matter lost Fear China wished which play upon it.

M BOR-1 think that would do to begin UE MAGUFACTURE AND SALE OF POORS, Coat Province of China, more pertenciamo presented a petition to Prince Hehrnishe, vegetables growth thas formed tacones

THE CHAIRMAN submitted draft 11in those along the valley of the Taigtare, against "Il possesses an extremely high,peration should take.

On the motion of as CHAIRMAN, Secondo be made tudor sub-conhan 22 of ostion of the weaksid powerless Government in Faking, Gamma Imperia! Chanellor, asking the Gov enient to take steps for regulating the oora- kong, but that demand was fory properly on the areas air fro held is repension by Me. Bus, was decided that the dairy Ordinance 24 of 1897 for regulatin amnoring the prellable charseter of all and

footurs azul sale of poisons and the sale of reports from Chiness ofors, the unor inercial relations between Germany and Greit tity for ejected, and other Powers establishing a long as water is moving, but become deposited our be written to

TTFINAL DISTOBAL OF CITY REPOSE unsound and adulterated dinga. Hrotarked by have been so often falsific, and Britain and the British oakonies. The petition. Bets forth at if such action is not taken the porte on the Chinese const will, if they are when the movement conses. A layer aftor

trade of Germany will be seriously hampered.

HEALTH OF THE GEARINA. wine, also decline to accede to any suh layer of soil or solid maller is piled on ton thened Decensor Chin Pui, vonging that he must apologise for not having dochan the avity of the Chinese to day to weight of correo intresses utilis course of contractos patiffened the Sanitary Board that regusted the by-laws, bathis excuse Orang tapicey of any formidable dimen

Lendon, 2nd February. demand. The establishment of Chinese con- time the vegetable matter becoined compressed arora toolise 18 of his contract bed was excess of work As it was 6-6 OF SICH have hitherto refrained from giving later in ports adjacent to China would visati into a solid mass Heat from below and from util the end of November ranged the refuse le a question of gensy he would publicly to the mura, Balat inst we ziend

Tears 6 the colony the pugant briwa and is horitate no longer about giving form to some The Carina is reported to be suffering from the etablishment of an imperio 20 MARE CLORE Fromante ciso

the friction real mots pour it with deposited it on there and by sifting the would see the drift of thera The Chattian of the stories which pro ontrent autongal the an attack of meatea. Sklo, wärsjon 2 CO., LIMITEmperio that would be curative to good the result that we have block wineral tuer portion of the refusa, his besten made rend the proposed by-law, and added that hasntives, for information has reached us from THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. goverment. Even at such distance as substance, which we call coal and which about 50 dolints a month. The Com. object in bringing them up was that recent most convincing source that there is a grat en being burat gives out again the best Eud missioner of Chinees atoms and refused to docuerenicos had forced the ecosity of some deal of trath in what we have up till now, re- Are the existence of a Chinese con gat which it absorbed during its regetable allow this refute to be sifted, and petitioner had such by-laws on the rofony He found that garl d ne the idle gossip of the tenshops. We sulate Lot been unattended with stage and growth from the sunbeams Cool is consequently to suffer a loss of 2300 per mouth. there was only one Ordinauce for dealing with boliere that a political upheaval on a gigantry ame. We may take it, therefore, that aptly called Imprisoned sunbesing, ed such oupplied to the Beard to provide a place the sale of poisons, and that was Ordinance 23 scale is being engineered in the province of is in fact For wind power and water power within British territory where to burn and of 1887, subsection of motion 18. The Board HD, Changal, which is full of retired and Chinese consulates will not be allowed in the war indebtext to tus supbeans which now gift refdes, and receded a piese of vacant had power to aats by-laws with referent very discontented and cosy sivil and military the sale of poisons and the unfactors oficials, being the headquarters of the more Russian, German, and French porta in rooob ne day by day, but the power of steam is grennd at Ma Tom Wa China. The alternative of placing the due to the employment of eurboslich hate.The MEDICAL OFFICER OF SALTH, in and sale of sound and additerated drugs. Of won. Ils cauifita dons, however, extend from been stored up for our uns Parongboat long his muta, afatel that petitioner's states the total deaths from violence occurring yearly Cheagon in far. Brechst to Shanghai itself, neighbouring Customs stations under the generalions of time. With those also wo cook

wont that he just hitherto complied with in England aboat one and a quarter per eunt. where there are many agents busily at work consunch a zelating to the news coticas control of the Foreign branch of the car fued, get warmth, wrt Hight our houses, and clans 18 of his contract was pet tree, and were due to poisoning. He had referred to even now. Several names have been given to phoæld be addøysari lo Tax Ebreon.

Correspondents forward their name and wires Cities Customs Servier is, as the ex-without then we could be so engines of any mozitioned that begica derisiting the rabbish statistics sul be found the in the Eenbay Pre-us as those of the loaders, but as the fist in kind and consequently no large manufactories trades outside the boundaries of the colony Bideny the dexthe from poisons averaged on clades anay teen in high oficial poats in both of cotton or Huod goods or cutlery tool gets he was also required to play it not less than ten and three quarto per cent. of the total deaths Enron and in other provinces nearer home, we for us iron and other metals which would not be feet above high water mark, and this to had not from violence each year. The returns for Bun withhold them from pabloation for the moment.

gal for three years showed that cat of 1,140 From enquiries which have been made on ear IRISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT WILL. obtainabla unless we had it. In fact everything complied with

PER A Londen, 22nd February, Fehave could only bave bean made with diffeally The mattor has been folly sonsidered by the destas 380 wers due to poisons. Dr. Clack had behalf there and elsewhere, we think there is very

The principal Irish newspapers animocaly and in small gasarities without ceal; and even if Lord, and arongst the papers attached was a kindly ascertain for him the number of deaths little doubt that the conspiracytia forrosd: with they could have been made it would have been report by Mr. Urok, Bauitary Surveyor, on from poisoning in the colony of Hongkong official cognisance and corect support that is welcome the Sill providing for a sokease of lovel were dno to poisoning and 171 to accidents. rather vague, and that it is now nearly rips for in the House of Corámave yesterday by Mr.. posible to send theen so quickly over the refuse destructor in which he stated that during the past two years. To 1896 ve dealbe okjorte e anti-dynastio, though otherwise gorerament for Ireland, which was Introduced world, for we could have had no steamships or the very rate of consumption of dez.

to tone at That was roughly a percentage of theen as active manifestation of its existence. Over- Gerald Bolfort, Cler Secretary for Ireland, eailways. Without so there could therefore tractors appeared to be

NOWSTORMS IN ENGLAND, - ̧» prestige, the Government-Russian, French

1897 five deaths were due to poisoning and 159 known to have military experionice, te induce manufactures, · 'thà world at large would cello consume tous per dny wild,

to violence, which was between three and four them to lend their assistance to the poremost,

London, 28rl February. or German, as the case may be may itself live bean poorer BI Ture nlf-contained, therefore, require a total 211 cells.

should have had to live chiefly by Auns 110 fens por day would requires per seut. I thought these figures would show whose mistries travel for a wide and profor Heavy falls of now have surred in the undertake the collection and publication of

ose beitig destructor of 14 cells. Tho usual method of couclusively that there ought to be suas iegula tempting promises of reward So far as we Western coaction of England, with this result have aacorfalned thase araissa les hure not yet that railway tradie le tamponarily blocked, a statistics of the imports and exports, and filling the ground, and every

obliged to toil for his daily breat there disposing of the clinker from the destructors tion in the colony for dealing with the sale of from a comparison of these statistics with would have been auch less time to study in seaport towns at him was to dump it at sas. peisous. The three poisons in most general and succeed in obtaining foreign aid or even in number of trains being showed up.

A MARINA, DISASTER, HogGKONG, Mvágt 25th, 1893.

their own the Chinese Custoras would be unce, or literalare, or history, or be provide. He also gave some other technical details of the in Longkong wow opium, illura, and arsenic ring any large store of an although we curselves with the refinements and luxuries of destinators, and stand that te hoped to be The Chairman added that he had drawn the believe that with this past three months

A diastor involving the loss of a tuber of Tur greent discussion on the privileges able to ascertain whether snuggling was life Ter is a product at coal and from it we returcing to England very shortly, and should proposed by laws up with the assistance of Me considerable numbers of old caskets and rides, Browne, who had given u great deal of ties to of various patterns, ammauition, ote, have been get medicines, kvely colurs, scents and flavours. then have an apportnoily of enquiring specially granted the Chinese Customs in the going on and to frame their own mensuray British colony of Hongkong suggests the to cope with it. It is possible, in leed, that all of which are due to the relion of saubeams into the whole subject, and shoal the Board the subject. He thought this was a matter of caxxied ororland to Huoat from Kwang lives has evourrat at Wells, on the cost-of- on the vegetation of past uges. All this comes consider suis course necessary he would public importance. It was a matter whieh had tang and Kwangsi, where the soort societie Norfolk. Tha croalgard bont, while hanging diatrics. The name of ont aid friends the Marin, capsized, and live of the occupants of question whether in the colonies or trading such statistice will be collected and published from the sunbeams which shore upon the earth so that I. E. the Off.admin storing the been brought before the Gererement more appear to have small irsonals in the remote quantity of states from the torpedo gunboat

many years ago that we cannot oven opasider Government ko approached that he might be than not, and the prosat was a very appro- stations which other Powers are establish dependently of any other arrangement ing on the coast of China similar privileges that may be made with the Chinese Govern-sm by thousands; but again, as at the com- authorised to incur the necessary expense, and trials tires to arge upoz. the Government the Kole-hwn is mentioned as one of the lending the bout were drowned Sulugantly the Becoment of our lecture, we get, lest in the Farishad will suck instructions from the exity of dealing with the question. Ee factors in the intended movement, whose scope, Alarm's attempted to reach the shore, bat

Cotoulal fee us sight be deemed advisable. begged to lay the by-laws on the tatdo.

we believe, however, takes in most of the secret this boat alzo capsized, and six of the crow were will be granted. Germany has established mint. In Hongkong the collection of trade thenght of countless ages.

Mr. Bondated that it was a good sugges

ir. Ea said one would like to see the peacciation, which are known to stiet in Central drowned..WATEN hetself at Kinoclay, which is to be made returus upon any compulsory system has

alom and son out a report thewoon. on soon free port like longkong. Hussin has been strongly objected to by the majority of THE BROUGHT COMEDY COMPANY, Bhat Mr. Crook should make full enquirita poses by-laws in black and white. Que could aed Senthern China. The common object of FRENCH TARIFF IN WEST ACmtoa.

hardly think them out after having merely all these organisations, however veiled under transpired that to Margal of Salis Leard them road.

various protexts, is the overthrow of the Man To spite of counter attractions, "The Second as possible.

The CHAIRMAN-If it is the wish of the ohn dynasty. It may hereafter be found that eclare that nuy harbours she my aethe mercantilo muity, and especially

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH revom- Mre. Tanqueray" drow anothercrowded honesto

Board a sub-committoo can be appointed to the chief cause of the present activity is the quiro-Port Arthur zol Talienwau to wit by the German section, and has not been

the City ifall last night. when Pinero's faaraue mendod, that the Government be nikad to unna- slint" be frag ports; and if Fauce requires enforced, but we are inclinet to think that play was followed with brostblors interest. mission Mr. Orvok to make full enquiries while insider then and report to the wort ruling, prospect of the six Yangtze Trovinces having at home and repers to the Board on the matter. and in the meantime these proposal by-laws their ishin revenes, npon which kundrels of

thousands, if not millions of petty ofâvils, bat Kwongchauwan she will probably follow in the care of Kinochan the German Govern-To-night Mr. Brengh vill ones zore treat bis

patrons to a rollicking faves. "Ore of the The CHAIRMAN said ho supposed it would be way be circulated.

The CAPTAIN BUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE ten, divarlad into another channel to payment

· Bann, course. Japan may possibly ry-¡ment will desire to have full information as morricot farcical comedies of modern times" is

necessary for the Board to request the Gover}L-

placing of some restrictions on the sale of the question would doubtless dopoont for the main at Weihaiwei, auf, if so, that port to the character and extent of the trade that how a wall known London critic described Thement to lot Mr. Crook do as he suggested. He said that four years ago be recommended the of the atrast on the new lian. This phase of

THE WEST AFRICA BRITISH HINTERLAND. Passport" on its first production in Euglunt; moved that the Board take this cores.

Londen, th February. Mr. Een sovouded and the motion was carried. poisons. He pointed out the large number of oflolal support which the rebellious morciat Willalb be opened to trade. Deniss for my he established thero.

and that his estimate was not fer wrong may

and the large number of micides by poisontag- way rookon without their hest, for they might In the House of Commons lust night Mr H. barbara ny końjee come in from other

Eutries for the Cricket Club lawn lenuise judged from the enormous saccess which THE CONVEYANCE OF CASES OF INFECTION deaths through the sinistering of prisons is said to receive; but the mandarins hersin

ntiended it wherever the gomady has been

but as yet nothing had been done in the matter. soon and the British and Hormon gunboats Labouchero moved the reduction of the vole Powers. If all the places above enumerated foaruemont d'ose to-day,

represented. It has always been one of. Me En consegnence of a report from Inspector and the others tmt may be acquired here-

For assaulting a beatmas the previous even lino.

Brough's temp cards in the farcical comedy Me Dould that hondoren intermined by thet appeared to him that if they was to es arrayed against them on the Imperial siden for the West African (Nigor Territory) Fron The Passport" provides Mr. and Mrs. Jusporter of Water Potion that the annule with the Government in the matter in such a quarrel. There have book so many tree forea and soused de Chamberinia of

and say that they intended to take by-laws and threats of rebellion in China, and so my defying France. after nie to be used as songgling stations ng Funk Greenwood, u privato in the Lanes Brough with two characters particularly well will not be available for me in future to remove ask for the assistuues of the Attorney-General projected risings have come to nought, that we Mr. Chamberlain, in reply, sakt he had Clam will have some legitimate ground of fer Regiment, was yesterday fined $10.

suited to them, about which a Sydney coutum patinets, as he bus no uuthority from the Cup it would be wall. It seemed to him that there do not make the foregoing statements with any reason to hops that the negotiations which Couplaint. Theoretically of entires it is

jai Superintandost," Ur. Finets W. Clark The C. P. R. steamer Empress of Japan,Fury wrote as follows

Mrs. Brough was see in charecter as con- Medical Offer of foulthi mare the following would be smo Ellenlty in the way-with intention of creating unnecessary alarm, but were al prosent being conducted would roselt

regard to ophum for instance.

murale to point out the existence of a state of in a friendly and satisfactory anttlemont of the the duty of speli Power to protect its own arrived at Kebe at midnight on Tuesday, the plotely distinct from Mrs. 1ang toray as the recommendation to the Sanitary Board on Maroli

Mr. EDE approved of the suggestion of the things, the truth of which cannot now well be boundaries of the West Niger territory. Tho Government was deformiod not to allow Lagos revenue, and its neighbors and as a 2nd March, and left at noon on Wednesday North Pole is from the South. They are few, 10th: Sir, I have to honour to remem

presius spenter, u? it was dedded to act upon langer cosovated-Cham Gorelle for Yakobuna, where she was due to arrive at 11 if any, actress who have aver visited these that the Bourd should obtain a small boat eap.

and the Gold Coast districts to be strungled, matter of right be called upon to assist it

as the Gambier Bettioments and Sierra Leon A.. yesterday.

colonies who could do the work this talented able E cortaining a patient in an ambulance proposed by-laws to be circulated in the

meantime in attaining that end. When, however

lady is doing this season, and has done in pre- sud que utisndant for the removal of onses of

hul besh-French axpeditions had spread fan- EUROPEANS AND THE PLAGUE. 'ona. Power scizes or otherwise requires a

The O. & 0, sinamer Belgie, with muils, &a

like over a region constinting the geographical which left hos Fabinery 22nd for Sau Fran of characters of such diversity. Last night she on this date. It will be seen from the attached the umber of false remours abroad and to vivus seasons, iu playing an admirably a ruugo infectious disenso from Kowloon to the Hospital

The PLES?NT-Taking into consideration port in the dominions of other au stab-eisas vis Amoy, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobo, et un if to the manner both as Mrs. Daroy, correspondence that the Captain Superizia allay public alarm. I now inform you that there

absolato ascosity The Cabinet was absolutely and legitimate British hinterlant. The estab lishment of frontier police force whLE JÍ ishes a trailing station there unusual con-

faland Sea, Yokohams, and Honolulu, arrived Sinclair's officia wito--a graceful widow, distin dent af Police will provide a lanno) to tow tho!

is only one European lady at the Cernodsto at her destination on the Bod inst. difious "are sat up, which may be held to

guished ekiedy for her beauty as well as for an boat sorsa alimuate that the cost of sack a

naited on the West African policy from begin Hospital ruforing from plague, and she is pro grosing favourably.

'ning to ond, VASTA justify unusual methods of dealing with Dr. U I Kai, the house surgeon of the Alien operating habit of forgetfulares which als bont should not exceed 8100."

to retard explanations in the last not. Vary The following minutes were attasand

The SECRETARY submitted-"There are manrial Hospital, died from pinguo yesterday prettify did he pourtray the lady's charming them. For many years it was held that it morning. The doggased gentleman was highly candour, her native impulsiveness, and hor, do really two points of some importance raised horo, }

The Board then adjourned until Thursday was China's duty to protect her own roestand by all who knew him und eiusero re-lightful facility of forgotting. That was viz

their venue in respect of the trade from Hong. gret is folt at his sat death. He leaves a widow capital scone in which she enters Sinclair's (or L-The removal of soldiers and Kong to China, but the chancler of the ndio chilion. Dr. UI Kai was a christian med Bilary's house on the morning of the followers who ra ba suffering from certain and a member of St. Stephou's Church. He wedding, having lost her way: kas to be told infectious disease. In view of our military mmbuces the took four ollecting that object received his medical training in the Government alit a dozen times the units of the church contribution it hardly seems just that the led to gravo and in part well funded Civil Hospital and the College of Medicine for where the marriage is at that moment belerineval of such patient should be done' at the

Chinde sad was appointed bone surgetu at ¦ solebrated; then finds that shy bus forgotten to cust of the colony. complaat on the part of this eclony, for the Alice Memorial Hospital last year.

pat her gloves en. next that she has come out 2.Tho prevision of a boat in which elvilians ander native administration the preventive

without a handkerchief and must sent a sorrant suffering from infections disenso in the Guthrie zm In consequence of the continued excoss of to borrow one of her mistress's, only in the next Kowloon Peninsula be removed to the Hospital service was not honestly conducta Ditimpurie over exports in Japan, the outflow of mint to walk off without it, and thou, as it after for infectious disease. This appenes to me to rately a comporis was arrived at by gold coins amounted to 4,450,000 yen during warda trauages, go to the wrong church. This be both reasonable and necessary, but there is I have the bonear to report on tae Mines as which the service was placed under the con- January, and for February the sam is stated all canand the utmost laughter, mingled with the vision in the carrant year's estimates follows

br the azumianere of Customs to have been keenest admiration of Mr. Brough's talont na for it Special authority can always be given.” Queen Mine-The reef mention in my fist trel of the Foreign: brauch of the Customs | 5,000,000 yer, making an eggesgale total of a comedy actress. As Christopher Colmauu'the Mr N. J. Epesa in favour of renom report hes bon driven upon 10 feet north and -Haveral of the New York newspapers ary from the territory Great Britain would do like- Service, and the system then estab 18,000,000 yon from October lost. The above elderly MP who is bailed-np on the Russian mending the Government to let the Sanitary varies from 3 to 4 foot in liekasse. Although inciting the Government to declare war against lished has worked with almost perfect but the metal outflow must have but some an Anbjected to various indigrities, afterwards sicile look after their own isses suid provide. It is a somewhat singalar formation, boligonal stories to the enot, that her datuster to

cafvalations are based upon the Custom rutarak, frontier on an unlandet large of robbery, Boangst about. I think the military authorities well mineralizal have not found any geld te vet, Spain, and are printing to red ink wild sausa smoothness leaving no ground for serious 20,000,000 yen ap to February, as the areant to most trash trouble when he finds that his hospital accommodation for infectious diseases, feet thick at the bottom of the drive and 2 feet the line was due to Spanish tregohury thangli

The DIRECTORY PUBLIC WORKS Unless at the top and tapering out as it goes up, the clheial despatokes indicate that it pros the The Gleizen and Austrian newspapers com- complaint on either side, though the Hong ont abroad by cther moans is estimated at langhter has us is supposes, town married to a

of M Zola. They addemn the verdict, sad Yong branch of the Navy League bomo prior to February by the our cunt quis. Mr. Brough gase us one of those onset ire very iniquout I should think it better There is no dained wall on the rest side; result of an oldest ment in garere terms on las result of the trini

ignad prior by Government splendid bits of character acting which elencoe to hiru a sampan when required and disinfect sequently it ivory hard to determine whether idea 28th February political body which hes up right to concern was 6,000,000 yen, on that nearly one-third of Juve come to nesoolate wild his name, His it after use" by the a continuation of the Queen rol or an on the photul reporter of the New York Heval predict that the display of fanaticism made italf with such questions--seems to think the whole bu has already been exported from moar was infections, bis dry witticisms keep-The CAP AIN SUPTAIN ANDENT OF Police firely new formation Should it be the latter, at Ifarans states that the divers have discovered during the trial will react on the Republic.

Japan since the gold standard was adopted in lag the audience in a perpetual simmer of I am in favour of getting a boat for the pur then the Queen is yet to the west, and in clerini 11ft of the Manie's 10-inch armor platen there are sentimental objections to the ar| October lastNagasaksi Press

merriment"

to prove this, the oroan-out drive is being path was blown inorde

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popers received by tho & A steamer The following telegrams are from Australian" Guthrie

THE "MAINE" DISASTER AND WARLIKE FEELING IN AMERICA AND SPAIN,

Lindon, 27th February, Mr. John Shorban, the American Svoretary of Stato, deolares that a large indemnity will be claimed from Spain if it should be proved that the explosion on the Maine was wilfully oEL Avon Crough the Spaansh Government was The General Managers, Messrs Jolm Diguerant of any szal plot Humphreys & Son, havo received the following London, 27th February, report from their mining manager br zeamer

Morut Macdonald,

28th February, 1898.

London, 24th February.

London 21th February

bury rooived petracely su important deputation, of merchants and shippers who brought under his notice the injises of the diferente vird imposed upon British goods in the Faunch

sessions in West Africa, Lord. Saksbury, copy, mised to make representatious on the abjent to the Government of France.

The ausencodent of the Seorary 13 the Colonies was received with obsers.-

Bir Edward Grey sail the Government hat as chaise out to he fires, v

Mr. Labounhere's animent was negatived by 994 votes to 27. EINAR REPORTED (RENAR INFRINGEMENT IN IBE

ygon COAST HINTERLANTA

London, 25th Fobyndry.

In the House of Ceromon this evening Mr. Aucording to the latest, reports from Washi ington, ile United States Government the Cham Berlin stated that Germany was infring prepared for wh; the const defends Kreinanti, ing the egrests of 1839, and had vocupied- ofert the best ship of the ry are dofestivo, Yondi, in the neutral gone, and the Goverser of there is a transport survice, and the stero of the Gold Coast Colony had in consequence boyu ordered to ocopy Solege. Mr. Chamberlain, munitions is deficient

The Londen, 27th Fabrikarydded that on Germany consenting to withdraw

CONTINENTAL PREZA OPINIONS ON THE

London, 15th Fournury.

The Rasian pross inmeate the result na blow to civilieation.: