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THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG IST FOR THE FAR KART

FOR

1898.

Pas THIRTY-SIXTH ARGUAL ISSUE, Royal Octave Complete with Twidre Maps d fans, p. 1,302, 87 Directory only. pp.

As the meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce the Hon. T H.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY APRIL 8TH, 1895,

The will be two performanoss at the Theatre Royal to-morrow (Satania), when the popular entertainer, Curt Hertz will no doubt aftrant

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD,

WartsHEAD Rid the qucation of rafilical large andiunces at each perfonance. At tho was Loll yestontiy afternoon. In the ahong la quimal? I mean an offer tsy go report for 1998; althougTantriking natration officers must be given to the Boarding Medical

of

The VICE-PRESIDENT-Are-not the Board A mesting of the Hongheng Sanitary Boardth to know how our officer has been treat away and we may want some other person to the President (Dr. J. H. Arsion) the chair carry out the troulart. I do not know whe- ther fr. Indda has got any particular objection inspection and the stoppage of immigration.matinen, wish starta as 4.90, all children will

bo Admitied to any part of the ball at it was aconpied by the Vise-President (Hon. W should be studied, carefully reconsidered, charge of Atty couie, and slice tho uoique. May, Captain-Superintendent of Police), te giring nu account of his treatent. I Leg and grappled with in the light of more and smorlog parformer, appeals to young as there haing ales prouen-Hau. 1, Ormeby to note that the Catonini Vatorinysy Surgeon recent experiences. In a previous part of his well as old crowded hons is nasured. In Director of Pnbile Works). Mr. A. W. Bewis farms a detailed report on the dature of his

the arining many suvelties will ho introduced.Acting Registrar General, Dr. N. J. Lo, Dr.reciment

F. Clark (Medical OElcor of Health, and Mr. Mr. Bo-Fink it is very important il speech he had anis melical inspection could A parformato will also be given on lentoy Visian Zaids (Assistunt Societary sud Ca- stond be on record and I second it.

omial Veterinary Surgeon), no doubt be carried out, but he considered evening.SIG proper surveillance by which presumably the hon. gentlemise maant medical sur veillance after the passengers had landed was not practicable with the large number of persans arriving daily in the colony.

of

The writer of Bray Notes" in the Kotic Chris Bayar. Troup's signation will involve superat changes in the service in Japan,

middle of next month, but I anderstand Mr. Trap leaves Japan for Eugland allont the Hand will act tales up the duties of Britio

Comaufat Yikohama antifthe beginning of July,

fore comes to Kobe as soon as Mr. Hall leaves for Yokohama, while presumably Mr. II. A. C. Bonar, now at Keling, will be appointed to Nagasaki.

MINUTES.

The minutes of the special meeting held last weak and of the ordinary meeting and sentien the Assistant Secretary and conßrmed. tish meeting bold on March 24th wars read by

THE FALE OF POLEONA, &c. The draft brews for regnating the manu

but on the suggestion of the Vice-PRESIDENT it was decided to postpone the consideration of them.

FOOT AND MOUTII DIGNABE, Mr. C. Viving Ladds and Dr, Francis Clark, the committen re the enforcement of by lays and 7, seliable A ta Ordinance 17 of 1887,

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from the introduction of infecilom duszes, by such ralls may be asnommpanied askere by a mall the shipping, us recommended in my annual ooer or floors, hat the names of all such of the larger to which the colony 13 exposed Oloor by the mastor of the essi, at the tima And provided also that the Boarding Medical from the onse was afforded by the cases of of his visit of inspection. smallpex arriving with the Willson Cirias

aed of all other persons on board, upon the Troupe in the month of Fanuary, and which Officer way, in his digoration, omit such general production of a cordifonte in the form set forth wore lank and distributed in Turions hotels inlicul inspection of the passengers and drew

cognized.

in the Schedule attached hurato, duly signed by It is in my opinion absolutely necessary, hi'n in the city, hefen the disenes was officially to unitouys situated as this, that every vessel the Master of the vessel cad countersigned by the THE COLONIAL VETERINARY SURCE-It arriving in British waters should be boarded by Bargson to the offoot that there has best no you would allow me to speak I would say that as medien man and all posonsthorson inspected cane of sickness of an infectious unture during this is the first case I do not think it advisable to before Bey communication is permitted with the the voyage, and that the said Surgeon las so

shom, al 'this was aho the opinier of the ovary person on Boned during thotelre hours Sanitary Board as evidneed by the following intraediately preceding the visit of the Boar publish any report, as at present a whole len

The VICE-PRESIDENT The Board motion, which was moved by the late President, ing Medical licor and is satisfied that they ezares their discretion as to what shall be and caused simuly at a reguar muting are all in good health."

The Governor in Council ahould have power hold on April 9th, 1897- toshading statomvals may be put in

reparted.

That a lottar bo akiressed lo tas Colonial to extend this Regulation to any other port is. A ACTING REGISTRAR-I think

must leave it to Mr. Inde his eneo of Borelacy painting at the desirability of the colony by proclamation in the Gazette, practicable, for the lival inspection of all qualified medical practitioners only are accepted. Prosty consider that the information range werts being made, at as early a dato as and should ensure that the sfetiscales of duly pubilehed is quite enough for T.8.

VICE-PRESINT-There is in in-vessels ontering the veters of the colony and Babouin Fever-Under this hand Dr. Clark for the notification of the intended plan of disonsses the etiology of the disease. In con estimate of these lading from an a-ected figion ho sageThe marked recurrence of part or wel, in the manner provided for is in houses previously infected, eren afles in Regulations issued by the Lord Greenlaterval of more than twelve mentus, has meat Board, dated de tu day of November ideed mo that only the most thorough dis

Ron, and even in some cases the removal 806."

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fotiation at all.

The ACTING REGISTRAR-GENERAL-The information is that the President put a disso conut as disposal for experiment and be cured

The VICE-PRESIDENT We want to krowy kot be cured it. We are no bulier off; Mr. Unfortunately, however, owing to a clangosting unsound woodwork, will eradicate Ladds is better off, but the Board is no better in the constitution of the Board, urd the teraz the isso from an infogted dwelling, and I off.

porary aleance of the unofficial member, shishegided to abolish the process of disinfec The MEDICAL OFFICES OF HEALTH-Idocinon was reversed on the 19th day of life burning sulphur and by washing the herto been in vogus in this octony, and think it usual for a scoate observer Angest, of the same year, by a relion of the haith some coal tar preparation, whale to try to verify the facts as far as possible President, seconded by be Captain Seports to

estiumted that number at fire thousani Mr. B. G. E. Forster being meanw bilo Asting notatu sa sale of polepus sul the-eblo of un- which vo believe is considerably over, the mark; two thousand five hundred would be more nearly correct. In the animal

THE BUBONIC PLAGUE IN BOMBAY, roport of the Medical Officer of Health laid

A retura in reference to the hubonic plagao before the meeting of the Sanitary Board

in Bernbay showed that from the 16th of Feb A man of the name of Tanng On is in our Festerday Dr. CLARK makes some remarks

intent to do grievous bodily harm. Some time 160, cases were reported that the deatte regarding madical Inspection which will tedy on a churgo of mtting and wounding withrary to Marsh lat 2,332, or a daily average prov a valuable contribution to the ago defendant lodged with Long Kap at 35, during the stearind numbered 2,172,

Stanton Strast, and as he went away without daily average of 155, reconsideration

the question re

paying his reut complainant kept his blanket, commended by Mr. WHITEHEAL Which He wint for it on Wednesday night, and Ba It is remembered that all the mail tenniera complainant refused to give it to him deford and many other lines corry surgeons, whose ant took up a razer and out complainant down certificate would be accepted by the honest, the left side of the hoad, inflietinga, lexcible reported on 30th ult" Wo have the honour before communicating them, and as there has test of Police, opposed by the Austing Investor of the system of disinfection which has rash: Information was cousson to the police to report for the information of the Sanitary nly been one uaireal treated it seems that for of Philic Works, and cartled by che costieg Thas the medical inapostios of the shipping four of treptant at present is contrary to this and the defendant was arrastol, complainant Board that a good any ouses of foot and the Unionial Veterinary Surgeon fa pabits hit ente of the President, is the following affect

mouth disease or still found amongst the cattle imported into the eny for slaughteringjuefto usually adopted by the scientific world a this colony be carried or as at peasant but boing, takou to the Hospital,

in order to bring the practice here mure into purgesses being bed in an isolation

SerBaola casos,

Part II of the else can to duas

The Vron-PEDENT-We do not ask himawoord with that at hell\" ed anbil reco

attle coses.”

sh Local Govern to publish tho report, but lo lay it before the Regulations caned H until the impor

tember, 1890, bo Ind ntent Board on tho "Beard.. The following

cable, into the procontumisen novcupied for MLN. JEDL

Pasolving

The MENICAL OFFICER JE, RAZ anation, it he informs to Board the Board wils

pa officer of the Pollege on the same ayster the right to publish it. It seems almos Colonial Veterinary restore to say anything. OF HEALTH-If the of inspector of live stock must, it appears free bye-laws, centiunt. Mr. Ede, and the. Director of Publi to report to the Board concorming the animals Works voting in favour. The Medical Offer placed in segregation.

of Health and ibo Acting Registrar A General did not vote.

ing medical officer, it will be seen, Dr. ÜLARK mys, that now many of the thirteen

A. S. WATSON & CO., steamers which enter the port daily will

LIMITED.

MANGFACTURERS OF

AERATED WATERS.

Ilm MEDICAL OPEN committee is dissolved

The DIRECTOR OF Yoshe WORES-I agree with the abcso

The CAPTAIN SCPEITENDENT OF POLICE 1.ogeco to dissolve on the understanding mentioned by Mr. Edo

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The VI CHATEMAN-dissolving this special gewmittes wast male may real differues, understand!

"At Kobo early on the morning of the 29th need a very prolonged visit fram the officer, March the bones an the Hill occupied by Mr. and that the time of these officers will be Ameld Male, near the Charel Mission school, largely occupied in supervising the junk was barat to the ground, and scarcely & partido

esired. Mola weak any passenger traffic: which is generally admitted of the furniture could be sued Mr. Mela wo Largely reponsible for the introde rosin, and on proceeding to ascertain the cause under the supervision of tion of infections diseases into the colony. found it to enimle from his wife's room, where Surgaon

a lamp bind apparsafly exploded Alarmed by The medical inspection of junks seems to us the flame Mr. Mola Best consideration was to to be of great importance. It is all very remove his wife and child to place of safety well to talk about reudering the colony in and all the inmates and to snapestanfily vlothed, taking rotage in the house of a neighbour. In muce to infectious disease by improvements the conse of an hour the house, which stood in in sanitation, but so long as the free in its own grounds, was completely gutted. The flames had lesped across to the rear promisor of AERATED WATERS of portion of disage into the colony Mr. Milne's resilence, but the fire brigades got is allowed so long must we expect to to work in time to save the house. Mr. Mola, we understand, is insured for $5,000, but wa our manufacture are sold throughout experience epidemics from time to time is toes will as be povered by that amannt, the Fai Lust aufare invariably pre- and to be subjected to quarantine by The house belonged to re, Nankivell and was

other ports. If a well equipped mni insured-Kobe Chronicle. ferred or account of their excellence.

steamer carrying a duly qualified doctor ar ABSOLUTE PURITY is guarrives in port witli a single case of infectious disease on board she flies the quarantine ting ferd. The best materials only are used. and awaits the directions of the Port THE PRICES are only half those Medical Officer before communicating with the shore, but a junk may bring a dozen in charged in England.

fected passengers into the port and land WATERS

MANUFACTURED them without let or hindrance. The medics inspection of junks offers no difficulty what stat for the purpose, nu that would not be a matter of very great expense The suggestion that junka in order to escape inspection would spend their time in sailing

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH-Special Committees had certain powers-power to des- troy animals.

The VICE-PRESIDENT-But as far as the segregation of the agiwal goes it will romanin in

The MEDICAL OFFICE OF HEALTH-YOS. The VOD-PRESIDENT-1 beg to move that the special sub-permittes appointed be now dis

There have been some lively doing in the ghbourhood of the Sugar Referat la Point the last day or two. On Wednesday ovening one of the foremen, Mr. Gidley, was with shovals. He felled one of them with a solapon at the works by a nuber of cookies wonden hopper: Amann named Lue then come down and presenting hle pipe at the coolies dissolved Das of the coolias was sentenced to three pased them, they thinking it was a revolver, months imprisonment yesterday for assaulting Mr. Gidley, and another was sentenced to, six

BY US are acknowledged by the lead-over, beyond the provision of an adequate roomont Roé Ciarderly: nonduct in

ing English unkers to be equal to those of their own production,

round to the other side of the island is of no

the neighbourhood of the works Foster mornay On the latter ocossen P, M obzorred a crowd near the managersofico, told thend to disreise, but they refused to do so. and when he had secured a lukong's sword and brandished it in was equally unsuccessful Beating a retreat to the police launch, he got

Mr. Epe-ond that. Carried,

The VICE-PRESIDENT-I moved a resoluti and Mr. Ede seconded it. Those in favour

The resolution was carried, The Vice-Preet

APPLICATION FROM THE HONGKONG Hol

COMPANY,

Gase.

Mesars Palmer and Turser, architects and vessel x not establish surveyors, wrote on March 26th-On behalf the shore ofere the vhit o of the Hongkong Hotel. Company we shall be is wire sul vessel arves ghd to know if the Board will allow the sara.which has been declared by Fany to fix on the ground floor of their pre. this elony, by a proclamat range of Doulton's trough closets espeto be infected a prosedure" cilly constructed to replace the bucket system adopted or when the master so sure of the existence of tak they have at presint,"

disse on beard that be flies the on riival—an almost equally rar

The Surveyor to the Board recommanded that the permission risked for be granted subject to separate cistern accommodation being pro- Tiled, geting that water closets aro. already fixed all over the hotel

The mintas expressed approval of the re ečmmodation of this Surveyor,

Rib snoomesful in Paris of spraying floors, fo with a 1 in 1,000 solution of Fer- fol Marcy; the rasmg willsubsequently od as far as it is practicablo in the ill- ad and ranstly brak to back dwellings in then casos de to a free eurront by opeding all doors, windows and ras tally as possible, and keeping a fow davA, bowever, bat one course for the Go

F to adopt, if this colony is to be kept fren his and other filth disoara, and that in plata probibition of back to back houses, ecmpulsory provision of an adequate of light and ventilation in all the e dwellings in the colony. allpor-No less than 293 cases of this The wore reported during the year, of these Becarred during the rat quarter. The ber of imported cases was 37, of which 35 fimparted during the first quarter of the

and Dr. Clark considers that the ex- live outbreak of smallpox during that quarter was largely attributable to the importa n of those 35 oagos, many of which would Have been prevented from landing. If there had Dean a systematio medical inspection of all persone entering the colony,

Enteric Tover and the Sewertye System.- Sixty-five cases of caterie fever waso reported during the year, and no less than Bfty-one. of these were European During the month of Jane six cases occurred within a few days of one another, and as they all obtained their milk- from the sansu dairy it is reasonable to suppose that the infection vas oofvoyed to them by this matism. The system mearing vegetable eres gandens is described and oomeration of raw

The not unnatural result of the Board has been that fis question since then skačun quo, Lie Inst the later resolution not having be effect, probably because the FO Policy boarding officers in lieu of most for officers would be almost is gre

It was decided on the motion of the Vics PRESIDENT scanned by Mr. Epe that to be rezüke would be most unsaidie rand | vegetable in salads in deprecated. Dr. Clark plication be granted on the condition named

THE SURVEYOR'S 'LEAVE OF ARMKNCE, On April Is Mr. J. It. Crooks, Surveyor to the Board, wrase that he had been granted 12 mes tenved absener cominancing April 27th, adding: Dating my absence I have oranged e with the approval of the Hou. Director of Pablis Work for Mr. Drury to cry on my duties as anitary Surveyor 1 mmbmit this arrangement for the approval of the Board, and that Mr. Brian, assistant sanitary surveyor,2

Sir Edward Frankland, ..., D., P..., F.S., &c. the gontest weight; neither is the objection that pas Fort his revolver and returned with it on her, and Mr. Bril, overseer of drainage work, be

thority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and need by

us in our manulhetare:-

is

"It possesses an extremely high degree of organic purity and of most excellem quality for drinking,"

A.S. WATSON & Co.. LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Established A.D), 1841.

Honglong, 15th March, 1998.

NOTIOR TO CORRESPONDENT'S

ONLY communicationx relating to the noos seltemate

Should be addressed in Yan-EluTOR.

-perpurioritamynt forward their name andaddṛyse mona comumunications addresser to the Eastor, - wet

or publication, but as evițtença si quod faith.

Ali Soliera for publication should be written on THE sude of the paper make.

No ay inousy sigued chamusirations that have already appeared in ölhor payors nufil ba tużarted.

sengers instead of entering the harbour by jak would land at some point on the main

land and walk across the Kowloon bound- nry. The passenger traffic enters the colony by well defined routes and any devintion from three rontes would be at once detected and could be dealt witli as it arose.. What hus be guarded against is not any deli berato attempt to smuggle sick people into the colony, but the introduction of as through ignorance or carolessness, and it is inconceivable that any expense or loss of time would be incurred by junks in onder to cscape an inspection that would only in rare cases subject, tha to detention. As to the traille ordinarily coming in to Kowloon overland," it all bas to pass the Chinese Custome stations, and if it were found that disease was being introduced by that rette

Aa soun as the crowd saw the weapon they displaced under Str. Dritry's instructions. Pere, ou of them being, however, arrested.

$50

THE MORTALITY RETURNG Tho mortality statistics for the week ended March 26th showed the death rate (excluding anny and navy) per thousand per sunum of this pipalation was 240 against 296 for the pre vious week and 15-2 for the corresponding werk I wear.

THE PLAGUE AT TAMSUL:

A letter was road from the British Consulat Tameni to the effect that in one district, from the lut to the Loshult, there were four oua of suspected plague and three deaths. Thore were six cases of smallpox and ne deaths Lu the centre of the island there bad occorral 20 cases of plague and eight deaths. The letter solurios, As far as this island is concerned the authorities do not susidor that the plague of smallpox is provolent."

The proceedings then terminated.

The CouAL. WIERINARY SURGEON YO peated ex Match 21st-have to report another ease of finderpest at Saatioon's Villa, Pekiniam. Will you allow me to hoop the asimal alive for twothrop days in order that I may try some 20experiments. I will undertake to keep it well Zisorted from the rest of the non infected cattle,THE

so that there will be no risk

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The insic showed that the members of th Board Cooroved,

STUB QUTBREAK OF RINDERFEST AT The Hen. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial SASSOON'S VILLA and Netliereois Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitale

and B. Whof, & Godews Co., Ld Dodwell, Carill & Co.... F. Blackboud & Uo... U. Neevegan & Qo.....” G. Murray Bain G. R. Starans... W. Tom G.C.Cor. Gaspp & Co... Malcamps Co... W. D. Grahami Harrie & Co

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W. Lyseught... B. 5. Dady Burjor Nemuzee & Co.

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medical inspection there also. With re- A. M. Esbhoy

Framie Hormusjes & Ca spect to the medical surveillance of pass-G. G. Audorson engers after landing, it would only be 3. B. Bhebba... applied in suspicious cases or to arrivals F. Bornemann

J. S. Var Baren from infected ports; a rule surveillance J. B. Cotsing... would not be culled for and when it was the J. H. Coz

V. A. C. H. average number of cases could never be eo large as tu present any real deulty. The whole scheme is quite feasible and the only question is whether in the interests of the public health and for the possible avoidance- of quarantine on arrivals from Hongkong at other porta it is worth while insurring the trouble and expense that would be fo-

diers for exien copies of ALT TRMS shmita de seat intre 11 am, on day of publication, After that kane the supply in twited. Daly applied for Cash

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MARRIAGES

On the 10th Mazel, of Yekologa. Harad yolved.

·HENDY BAN Saven Raine, ANNIE OLIVER

On Die 2 Mouh, at Yelshwarya, Frasere The torpedo boat destroyer Whiting, about HENRY ABBEY, to Frameses Abuse, dden dangle | which come anxiety was felt, has arrived at

Shanghai.!

fer the laro M. BENJAMINAires, of Jawabu

The Daily Press.

The M. M. steamer fudus, with the aest French mail, left Saigon yesterday, at 1 p.in. for this port

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESN."). LONDON, 5th April. SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES Consolesa diplomatic activity reigns betree Romo and Washington, President Mokinter has postponed his message to Spain natil Thats day. Pace is not yet despaired of.

GOVERNMENT'S CHINA POLICY.

The following minutes werd appaated:

ANNUAL REPORT OF THR MEDICAL OFFICER OF

ANHEALTH

the existence of which was naken, certainly

during the voyage, and that the surgeon had convictions obtained, the praaities imposed

niet overy person on board during the 142x10uating to $2,085,

Stall. No serious epidemie ha occurred hours previous to the arrival at the vessel in during the year, and the staff have themfere British waters, and was satisfied that they were then all in good health Such Burgeon must in been able to press forward the various danitary all cases be a person entitled to to registered in improvements which had been already legislated the colony as a medical practitioner under Or So hat which in many ensed and not been orried out by property cwners, such for instance diunuess 6 of 1884. cnd 4 of 1893, and penaltiose the sonorsung of ground surfaces, the regu- aliould he provided to prevent the signing of

the delay to shipping would be for

tuiso suspects that the intaction may be conveyed must be remembered, of course tre ara by oysters, since it is no.unbeamon occurrene. 4o Oustoms dues in Hongkong, benca thurs for baskets of oysters, imported into the colony no staff availablo for the face of the by Chiness compratores, to be kept alive and it Port Medical Officor us at home

may be perhaps fattene, by being apsporden My own scheme for the stroper working of ter the Prays wall in the Inmediate vicinity the medical inspootice of the Kipping, without of the various sewer outlets, until some any unnecessary delay is that there should he customer may send an order fer the supply of three Assistant Blepil Officers of Health, these delencies. With regard to the sewerage appointed exclusive for duties afloat, that Dr. Clark says: The sewerage system of the they should form ristt of the Sanitary Board city of Victoria has, during the past year, come staf, and not generally under the instructions in for more on its usual share of opprobritim of the Metal Offers! Inalth for the colony. in cunuection with cases of this disease, and the Two residences dl be provided, ons at discovery of certain old covers, outlets to Kennedy To a fae cther at North Point which had been bleued by the Prays Re- bott close to the here, and thisso officers, clamation works, while they were yet 10- wh should young single-mon, should ceiving a small and probably intermittent be required to resin therein that is toshy. How of cewngs from some old civate drains, two of them at Kennedy Town and one at Noria Point, or vin verad. From shurie came at on opportue moment for the advocates watil 9am there would be a boarding medie of this theory of the transmit of the disease, alileo daty at either end of the tut although I will great that feal emanations hurbea from 9am. nati pa therm choked severe will undoubtedly produce third medical officer would be ez daly and vomiting, diarrhea, profound depression and The PRESIDENT-I gayo Mr. Ladds per-

would deal with all vessels unlering the oven alight fever, I am not prepared le attit mission to kaop the unisaal us he wishes. At the meeting of the Sanitary Board is barbout batwaen these hours; from 3 that a going attack of outerie fever enn bhe" 20te uncertain possible the duration and coucÐ. erday Dr. Clark's report on the health of the till 5 one of those who had been Troncal to this manner, except in thove some. of the diasise went to Sassuon's Villa my comy for the year 1897 was laid on the table, on anty St the exly morais would take what exceptional cases in which the blocked self with the clonial Velsplay Surgeon Isis & foluminous and interesting document harm while the other wald be on date from drain or sewer contains the exorsts of some other yesterday Marou 2nd) and was the best. It talts lengt precludes one reproducing it in pit until an foar after sundown,In typhoid patient. When however, the sewer perfectly isolated mad at least 100 yards from fall. The following is a sizact of it hom preslice it would probably be found that these does contain the hecessary infective material, any other shed. fr. Eadds thinks he may be Ama-Under this head the ares of the bulvay hours of daty would used some modification to dorived from some steden case, I certainly 15 able to cure it. In my opinion the rond

stated and particulars are giver of the un accord with the sessous, for that merely entice thinks that the emanations from such sewer are 15 leading to Sassoon's Villa should be blocked her and location of domestic buiklings. to eljow that three boarding melical offer pable of transmitting the disease. Some 1 either by a temporary wall or a gate, as there: Climate Gives parlouisra of the tempers could readily accomplish the pace in years ago suggested the probability of cuterie

is away by the farm for the inhalifuate of a tire, rainfall, and sunshine of the year.

spection of the reels without any nudna favo germs rataining their ritality in s 10 village at Telegraph Bay to pass along This General Sanitary Condition. Some little interferoner with the shipping laterests of the sango-laden seil, for as long a period even ne 13 might be referred in the first instance to the progress has been made during the past year part. A bost with four Chinese boatman twelve months, and that such is notually the 1Lfrastor of Public Works, in order to ascertain towards the structural improvement of the would have to be provided at either station, case hina gaite recently been experimentally proved by Roberson and Sidney Martin, so whether the road feading down to and past aitary condition of the Chinese dwellings in while the lunch already in use would be Sassoon's Villa from the main road is a private the colony, but much yet remains to be dono to needed during the time that one offioor only that it may be no essy matter to trace the antecedent case in those instances that are at 10 roath or not.

wonder them osonably habitable. Legislation was on duty The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS I imgently needed to remedy some of the most The function of each of these boarding tributable to chcked or defective drain or I understand there is a right of way along this glacing sanitary defects.

medical of Tears would be to board every vessel impers, bat that such a case mast have occurred I raad; and that it cannot be oldead, at least with Population. The constitution of the popu. whether steamer, selling ship ve natire crafts one of the first principles of the garm-theory 10 out the consent of one when properties are inlion, of which as analysis is given, entering the wators of Violons Harbour will of disense

Common Lodging. Houses.-There are now- 10 situated on or below it.

bo Dr. Clark says, a mest important bearing he was on duty and make a mont ozaming1,001 registered ommon lodging-houses in the The PRESIDENT—If this is the ease another upon the vital statistiess of thi colony, for it tion of al persons on board, whether passengers colday as compared with 840 during 1996 and road miast be made immediately behind Sassoon's pionid most certainly be associated with no or araw, to assure himself that none of -Vills, so that the villagers and pubko shall not smally low death-rate as well as a low them won suffering from any infectious 457 during 1895. Those lodging-houses are pasa close by the infected farm Please cir-birth-rate. This latter we vaduubtedly bave disena, bat uchi emanation would not be Lesteed to sccommodate 16,905 person, Lat culate at ones for the opinion of the members ning the Chinese population, but I regret is deemed necesary if the master of the veters must be many more Chinese dwellings as the C.V.S. informas me that this is a matter my that instenil, of a distth-rato of about 11 or prod:sed a sortitione (somewhat similist to this which come within the legal definition of com- of urgency. I have visited the far and could at the most. 12 por 7,000, such as should obiadu tu hal to the Cussins Odical tame)signed mon lodging-house seeing that there are more point out to an officer of the Public Works in a population so largely composed of young by hit and countersigned by the argeon to than 100,000.fumeried Chinamon in the colony. Prosecutions17: Sammonses were found what is required, "

dults we have a death-rate of a less than the ship, to the offer that there had been no for various ofianças daring the year and 89 The President having referred the mattor to 85 per 1,000, the excess being, among the sickness of un infectious nature and no death the C.V.B. for his opánica,

alice population at least, largely due to the The CoLONIAL VETERINARY SURGEON to

anitary conditions under which the great l of them are at pressut compelled to live Porte-o far as the recent outbreak of rinder- post at Baserou's Villa is concerned, I do not

A far more graphic fist equally true expression think that it is necessary to divort the road in

of this fact would be that no less than 1,800 order to put any danger which might arise Chinese die ausually in Hongkong, as the MR. BALFOUR'S STATEMENT OF THE from posible conveyance of the infection of merit of gress insanitary conditions, cay of riaderpost by foot passengers or otherwise, as I which are at present permitted by the laws of am of opinion that the disease is now ran its colony. corso, and that there will be so mere fresh cases. Elad this not boen so the question of the desirability of diverting the rou might have been profitably considered. 11 seems to me mistake to have established a dairy farm upon foul through which a right of way russ. under the undisputed control of any Power, and

This Van Prase-How do you propon to settle this right of way ? is hoped China would maintain, not only a

This DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-1 do nominal but a rail suzerainty over hur vast not know at all.

21 per 1,000 during the previous fire years that the time of these officers will be largely at the Spoitary Board has every reason to be M. Alexiuil, laiq Tinssian Financial Adviser | dominions. “British and Garona, interests were

On the union of the MEDICAL OFFICER OF jyselnáve di 1804). The total number of sugied in supervising the junk passenger satisfient with the work which the stal has pr to the Korean Government, has been appointed identical and he hoped the two countries would HEAT; seconded by the VIUL PRESIDENE it ths ameng the Chiness was 1,484 which traffic which is really admitted to be largely formed during the past year.

Insanitary Dwellings-Id an appendia is commercial attach to the Enssisu Legation in work together. Great Britain had no reason to offer of the Crown,

was decided to refer the matter to the law responds to a death-rate of 19.08 per 1,000, responsible for the introduotion of infections

the rale during the previous year having been disease into this cebuy. The is to rosso ven a tubular statement of the sanitary wou complain of Russia's Commercial Policy. bat

$4.73 per 100G, Yas ABRUM TREATMENT OF RINDERPEST.

why these boarding Medical Offers ohould not dition of former health dietriots 5 and 6 (now The N. Y. E. steamer Valeigune Marie anfortunately Russia (konght it-nverssary lo ME. VIVIAN LADDS wrote on the 30th salt. :

The deaths registered among the non-Chinose also carry out the mutical inspection of Chinum brastically 5, 6, 7, and 8) Truposed for the ure of the Icranitary Properties Commission. The was ade to Russia with respect to the GulfBolabay Lane) left. Singapore for this port on acquies Port Arthur, which as a peroly naval-Referring to my letter of the 2nd ins in commits were 204 as compared with 23 araigrants which is required by our 41 of 1 number of Liguses in the district is 3,095,

7th instant, and is expected to arrivo bore

which I staal that I think the time is not during 1895, xl the uiortality rate was there. Ordinance 1 of 1989, or at wast such of this port gave undue influence to her Council in listant when the surum treatment of this fore 11.89 per 1,000 as compared with de per work as must be joue afloat, for the timber of and of these only 565, or 15 per star of Pophilic Grex! Britain offoved, if Ruesin on the 12th instant

Peking Great Britain protested against the disease (rindarpost) will be gruenly adopted during 1893 and 17.0 for 1,000 during persone to be exantod averages only 230 per pronowed to be a fairly good sanitary abstained from Port Arthar, to take no part

Yesterday a man and a woman were no acquisition, offering, if Ramia abstained from I now have the honour to report for the infor-1995.

Tuo control of Chinese doctors is recon. of the Gulf of Fechili. It will be noticed fined $10 for rentering the dead body of a boy Port Arthur, to take no part of the Gulf of motion of the Sanitary Board that I has se that Mr. Baleove makes no mention of the from a house in Youmati without having a Fechili. This offer not being peccpted Great wefully treated the last cuss of rinderpestoded.

which decarrod iu Sassoon's Villa Fokfulami. Age Distribution of Louths.-The death rate on his visits, and accommodation should be pro- French deinda, from which the inference perman. The boy is supposed to have hon

iRinted with the plague.

Britain arranged for the occupation of Woikai- by this mothed, and that the animal has now among the infant population still remaine high,vided for them also at the sideos at Dast may be drawn that no settlement bas yet

wei. Mr. Balfour added that he had no reason quite recovered. From my knowledge of the for these deaths represent no less than 20.7 per Vest Puiat

sent of the total mortality, as compared with The Quarantine Regulation proposed by me been arrived at with reference to them, nud The coal exported from Moji to Shanghai, to soppose the carrion would excite any oppost subject, I am confident that by adopting surut

restols was as follow GALATAS the omission also of all reference to the Hongkong Singapore, sul other perts Cronition in Japan, and that Chim in granting it treatment in the event of fxture outbreake of 0 per cent during 1898 and 29 per cent during to provide for this modical inspection of All THE CHINESE AND THE FAREWELL

cattle plus, that the death rate may be re- 1895. The infant death rate among the non Kowloon extension question funds, to the the 1st to the 26th March muted to 80062 hud asked for facilitios for Chinese war ships daved fraun sbuut 90 per cent, or more to a

"All other vessels arriving at the port of Chinose inkinbitants of this colony during the tons, valued at 6:2,988 yen. The quantity was

DEAR SIR-With referense, to the farewell further supposition that there may be some expected to reach upwards of 30,000 Cos, with set for training Chinese naval officers ander minion of four or five per cant, or svet lors. year, was only 180 per 1,000 which does not Victoria, or entering the waters of the colony TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,"

In fact I am of opinion that if cases of this axeood the rate in Eugland, but smoagat the on the north side of the sand of Hongkong connection between the two. It may be a fatal rates of some 700,000 yen, at the end of the British.

disease are taken in time ovary one of thein Chinese population this rate was no less than all remain ontside the following limits, namely, address presented by the Chinese community to inst month. The dal trade of the port in very desirable to arrive at an understanding showing very fair prospects.-Nagasaki Frese

muy be mefully treated with soram. Fur. 593 per 1,000, which although still very high on the East, the Erstern boundary of the Hur the Hon. H. F. Wodehouse, C.M., I shall feel with France, but whatever the nature of

ther, I may mention that cattle can be immu- shows a market improvement apon former bour of Victoris, and on the West, a line drawu obliged if you can ou lighten me on the following nised against-fature attacks of rinderpost by raars for in 1996 this rats was 745 and in 1895 des North and South from the West end of paints. the - auderstanding if arrived at may The Robe Chronicle translates the following

fired injecting them with virmont blood, and 59 per 1,000. As stated in previous reports Stonecutter's Island, and shall not communicate be it is sincerely to be hoped that Tokyo prase despatch, dated 21 March, from

We are indebted to the Director of Public afterwards with serum; but this would mean the infant deaths are mostly us to diease otherwise than oraly with the shore, fil a a vernacular paper-Owing to the sarcity, of Wurks for the following statement in connce-

that the aesmal to be properly protected would of ponvulsive typo, induced by the foul generat medical inspection of the passenger it will not tie the hands of the British the stock of raw cotton, the cotton spinning

thus have to undergo a mill forn of the inaase,abassuliere which they are compelled to breathe and crew and of all other persons on board snob Government with respect to the much companies at Osaku and other plavos haru tion with the water supply-

which it the onse of dairy cattle is not desirable in the dark and ill-ventilated duellings of the rasses, has been rede by the Boarling Medical On 1st April, 1608, the water, ia Tyłem applied to the Nippon Yuson Kaishy that an

The following minates were apponded:— the poor, and although a material reduction in Officers; and fe master of every sach visul list needed extension of the boundaries of otra boat be dispatold to Bomber. Negotia Reservoir was 29 feat 24 inches below the over- The SECRETARY-Mr. Ladds is to be on the number of these deaths has be effected by not permit any person to hard auch vessel, Hongkong. The acquisition of Kwongchau- tions are going ou as rogands freight. The for representing a storage of 187,933,000 gal-gratulated on the seccess of his treatment in this the sanitary improvements which have been or any cargo to be landed therefrom until he has carried out in the colony during the past three obtained acertificato granting pratique from the wan by France might be tolerated, but we Nippon Yasen Kaisha will charior a foreign tons, whito the water in Pelfulum Reservoir past.

was 7 feet 93 inches below the overflow, repre-

The PRESIDENT-As far as this pow it fur four years, yet a comparison of the infant si Bearing Medial Officer take place in the afternoon of the 8th cold cortainly not tolerate any agreement steamer for the extra izip.

seating a storage of 18,754,000 gallons. The certainly satisfactory, but no deductions on bedpath-rates of the Chiness and the non-Chinese The master of story, round shall furnjabist total storage was thus 236,687,000 gallons drat n the treatment of one cuso, A communities will show that much yet remains to the Boarding Medical Oficer with all azot in A worst day wont have hardly been selected. The following are the Sgures on the corres- detailed report should be famished by the be done to improve the conditions of life ander formation as he may require, and if, in the for making the presentation as it was tho Colonial Veterinary Sagoon for the informe. which the former are compelled to exist. option of such Mcal Oliger, there and boon Chiness, tomb festival (Ching Ming), which puoding dates last year:---

Infections Diseases and the Milical Inspec. during the voyago, or there is at the time of presented a large number of Chinese from Level

Storage

tion of the Board, giving more especially the Tyin 20 feet 11 inches 237,000,0 origin of the suram or remedies

of Shipping-A table is given showing the his visit way case of, or any death from, an ip- oftending the ceremony. As Mr. Wodobouse. 24,808,000 Porfutura 19 feet 7 inches

Laudo ja o servent of the Board, and all bla ez, muraler of cases of infectious disense, the totals factious or gestagious disease, on board, or any, has broum very highly-respected and admired by periraonta should be placed on reced For the bag as follows-Bulcis fover, amellporporeon whom he spent to be suffering from the Chloess in bis administration of fustice I 281,800,000

information of the Board and the future guld. 234, eaterie fover 65, diphtheria. puerperal any ench disease, he may require the unster to am sure that had a public announcement beau size of its effloers,

forer 7, scarlet fever 1. The row als on that once prossed to the quartine anchorage made through the pross the address would have The total consumption for 'all, purytros dur The ISTRAR-GENERAL-The Board as medical inspection of shipping we produce in and any stol vessel by demed to be a boon more numerously sigued and the attend-

Merch was 88,313,000 gallons, giving with

power to order Mr. Laddu to report. The fall

years arriving in the water of this colony mo at Fuenlay's cromiony would have be stimated population of 177.45 an average information he has given is euflicient, and in Of the above 389 cases, 67 are known to her having at the time of arrival, or hayfug but much goenter

consumption of 16 gallons per heud..

publishing a more detailed account of the treat on imported into the oalony from the mainland during the voyage, a case of any intentions or It la great pity thu nest of the leading Jio dream of juterfering in any smallished in certain newspapers in Vienna and inaaye corresponding period last year thement Mr. Ladds vill no doubt be guided by or by the shipping, but in most of the cases of contagious disease on boord and shall comply Chinese trafiguet pubits usinese fa a private”. boundary question between the Tonkin the Hongkong Daily Prose fring yesterday as For

the date of the putition. "An affidavit was filed Protectorate and China, and Franca has no by the Registrar that no claims except those of total consumption was 78,868,000 gallons or anthermies of his profession.

allpox no information whatever could be with all the Quartine Regulations relating way, and so it would be folly to expect the masses of the Chinese to follow the ampl possible claim whatever to interfere in muy te petitioners had up to that date been made average daily commption of 15. galone for The CAPTAIN SUZELENTENDENT OF POLICE obtained concerning their origin, owing to the to such vesels

es with I certainly thins the Board should have a desertion of the sick and dead by their relatives. Provided always that Her Majesty's Maite of Europeans, who conduct publie basi similar question with reference to Heng in respect of the account okimed. In eonse head for the population of 169,096.

record of the treatment followed,

I regret to say, moreover, that nothing has bon may beaded from any veraet at any time affer quence an order was wonde in the forms of the.

A discussion ousted,

dong during the past year to protect the colony hor aerisal in the waters of the solony, and that: Hongkong, 7th April, 1898. kong

-polition..

Hoscrose, Aruit, dih, 1808.

the sunry of Mr. Batzoun's statement. in the Hour of Comment telegraphed by Reuter no mention is made of the restien tion of the boundaries of Hongkong, and it ravet be sented either that the matter has

During the twaty-four hours ended at pron yesterday there were fourteen ours of plague reported and thireen deaths.

The C. P. E. stator Empress of Japan arrived at Vancouver on Wednesday, the h Aqvil, nt. pr.

been shelved or that it it still pending. The Jatter is the more probable. Possibly some Tokyo

offer has been unic to Franco with verpest i to the South of China similar to that which-

c.com

Mr. Balfour in his statement of the Govern

ment's Policy in China said that by acqriving Weihaiwoi, which there was no intention a turning into a commercial port, Great Britain prevented the Gulf of Pothill from falling

by which France would nequire the right to At the Rapsene Court yesterday, befora Sir ay that the frontiers of this colony should John Carrington (Chief Justice), Mr. M. J•D not be adjusted as cirenestanes any rothens, sliciter, represented Thérèse Guis seu and Iannah Gsi, beacres under quire. That however, appears to be the the will of the late Francie Franois, otherwise Guissani, who prayed that the sum of $5,72463, real meaning of France's demned for guarantee from China that no part of the nad any indarost which had noornei, might after payment of all costa in relation to this applica three Southern Provinces shall bo'ceded to tion, he paid over to them in equal shares. Par any other Power. Great Britain would sant to an order made by the Chief Justice ceing

Narember 17, 1897, notices were duly paha

THE WATER SUPPLY.''

Total

The rovers tout Analyst roports the water to be of excellent quality,

|

Deaths-Tin total unmber of deaths re ch cortificates by persons other than bana fiation of cubicles and cooktofts, the registration gistered during the year was 4,888, as compared madiul petitioners. When it is rereadbored of common lodging houses, the ocompation of with 3,860 during 18995; but in Chat your there that all the mail sbaumers, including P&O basements, etc., and the gund, results of such yere no less than 1,078 deaths from babonic Dand O., N. P. OP.E, MM,NDL, and general improvement in the sanitary condition of the colony will be found in the reduced death- over: discounting those utter deaths altogether the Hott, Shire, Glau, ont probably other

Tato which has already been recorded in this however it wil be seen that there has, heen a in carry surgeons, it will be seen that

repert. The duties have boon performed in an material roduction in the number of death not any of the thirteen steamers which fient and at the most time, I venture to courted, and the death rate for 1997 stands at enter this port daily, will need a very prolonged think, in a judicious mariner, and I persider 18.85 per 1,0hd os compared with a average of

visit from the bonding medier vilcer, and

day.

It would bo rocossary for Chinese Inter- preter to accompany each of the Medical Officers

condition.S

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves, repetible for this Opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

ADDRESS TOUR. WODEHOUSE...!

Why no meeting of the Chinom pas publicly called for the purpose of discuNS- what forms the presentation should take 2-Was a committensppointed for preparing.

the address. If so, who are the mom bors thereof

Why no announcement was made through the Press that the prontation we to

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