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INTIMATIONS

LIMITED.

CONFIRMATIOva

SHIPPING REPORTS.

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TAX HONGKONG DALLY PREES, FRIDAY, JUNE 01:1, 1898, |ing that much of the lam hins has expended HONGKONG SANITARY ZOARD, fro month. It wis naposary, therefore to of 271 houses solling on them to execute the jing the birthplges and stranghold of disease, bots of the man sen moes recrutty and met It is the fashion blame the landlords for tuta Learn by experloses what the Volunteers have consider if they could attord the amount of necessary work, upon remuneradroworks. Tas lotul revenue

·Tasterday afternoon the usual fortnightly water required for dushing the desota Latween

surface orawdlag, for bailding houses which exbeen taught daring the last year, LAPPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM

perience and common squee condaniu-se un If the Filipicos held out until after the of the colony last year was $2,918,159, in meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary Board November and stay. Why wers people so on.

LIKUS WRITING.... was held. The ubule was complet by lay tuif to leave things as thay, wer and to oppmais - cluding land sales and water acoust, while President (Dr. J. Atkinson Principal the introdus len of mors water-ofnstaP. It was from Less whiting cad dleaning of certain come possible; but it has always seemed to me surrender now well, any will be treated to a An application was submitted for exemption althy, whilst others blame the Government rainy season there promises to be a more lively for having allowed sarb a state of affair to be time than hu grar been bed before. If they the total expenditure, including $234,381 Ciril Mabon! Ofeer) and there were also

heernes the European community had made premises in the western division of the sity

that the quastion of blame might very well be genuine surprise spentonoxtraordinarypublle verts, mounted at the Vice President the Hos E. . their houses their clubs, their hotels, and offers Mr. Onouns, is proposing fast the applion- lots ont of the discussion, as we are more, Do

atay, Captain Superintendent of Palica), the cofortable in this respect, and could therefors til be ofegal, mid that in the western divi. to 32,811,805, leaving a babince of revenue iron. 1. D. Urushy (Director of Fublic selishly deny to otherd what they had allowed in there are still 1,758 Chiping tenerasts und in providing a comedy then finding s A. S. WATSON & CO., over exauditure of 876.954. The growth on St. Fl. Osborne, Le Clark (aledical now if the Zangking Hotal, Lie Cup, the Gear of Jnno. Drove was an ampla, water suprated far ma the laws perznit. Sentiment does 3th Jus, hud fight N. and Westerly broots and

Works Mr. A. W. Brown (Acting Registics Chamisalvas What au batary there sald boulime veshed, unt her they war on the 8th goat The landlords are not more de

prated than any other class and they will go of the colony's revenue is shown in the foleer of Health), as Mr. O. Doggen Bovernment offres, the Sanitary Board offres ply now, au luat the oxenis of want of water lowing table, giving the figures for thecretary. Dr. Jordan and Mr. J. Brook Modsaterd of their water wiring system caniù not be made.

attended, the former to quswer any questions as; and thepwo lack on the Chinese brokat. and inst twenty years 1–

to minitary inspection regulations under the pailf As to the bugbear of the bullation of

À latter from the Colonial Ofte confirming Merchant Shipping Ordianuse, and the latter to the harbon, he thought he wood not rigala answer any questions wising on his report as spack. He had shown before that the entrance the appointment of Mr. C. W. Duggan as to ndas Gestenedora,

one lagu ships into the Larbour would nako. Secretary to the Sanitary Doard was submitted, more differs in this cuspect the all thean also a fottur epatrning curtain promotions The oggation that the Sanitary Beard water closets in the colony, and he bad also an appointuents an inspectors of naisances. should saquire the old Tung Wa Mortuary at how, and it had been proved by experiment, : Kennedytown same up for consideration. tuab the action of the tides was suloient to The PRESIDENT said the Government had keep the Jurosur sa cloan and stoot on any naked the Board three questions. The first harbour of teh importance and having a deaf was, what did the Bund suggest chorld be fug popriation of 10,000 dou be In conclu done with the building. If not utilised as sugston ho thought they might with portes safely, gested by Dr. Clark, the second was as to the keth to the water supply and the sanitatis of valuation of the building; and the third was the olhos, continue to snotion the fow applic whether the mortuary could not be used for toss which made before them for aloaots in isolating cattle infected with disease. The European Leesse. Director of Public Works valued the place at 38.100.

WINE AND SOMIT MERCHANTS.

USTARD A.D., 1881.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

A-THORNE'S BLEND, White

Capsulo

B--Wvrsos's

GRESORCILY MELLOW BLIND, Blac Capanie, with Name and

Todo Mark..............

$10.50

C-WATSON'S ADELOUR-GLes- iyaryllid Capsula wali Name and Tonks Mask. 12 D-sop's HCD, BLAND

of the Fisse Secren MALT WHISKES, Violet. Capende E-Yatsuse Velty OLD. Ti. queva Spored WHISLY, Gold Code

1.1.20

F5.00 Thonsle Bussia and Warson's Girvoneny are high eliss Soda Whiskies, of greater age than most Inks in the market.

879 $96A091, | 1859) § 1,823,5 19 1980. 1,08917590 2011839 1881 1-$2,455 *1801", 40253 12 158! 1209,507 1820 1989,418 4891 2,078,13% ~1824 1,173,071 3894 987,203 1,251,889 1895 2,456,298

1885

1886

1,307 977

.1890

1897.

1,437,195

1888

1,657,800

1897. 1895

2,009,876 2,030,914 19:

918,150

THE OLD TUSU WA MORTUARY,

Toy it.

E is of superh quality and pro- to view of the prasibility of the colony comiced by Landing local connoisseure at suno future tini lopting the gold to be the best brand in the Hongkong standard, in which case it might be as ju- conveniout to have a silver loan as it has imarket.

hitherto been found inconvenient to have aetter. gold loan with a silver stainl

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTE

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Mr. OSBORNE-YO The rction was carried

THE WATER-CISSET QE EXTIGN, D

AN ANALYSIS.

In order to adopt the serain treatment o amunala infected with rinderpest it is poosary fobtain, in addition to laboratory requisites do anything. The object to be anned at in mials which have recovered from the disease and unless these are available it is impossible to dealing with rinderpost is to immunize the

1amans of bile jugoculation, as the latter, If sug-

macity for a short period, and the effect soon passes off, leaving the animal again musceptible to the Bense. To carry ons fumunication for life successfully the operator should have at bis command au eficient laboratory Alted with the latest appliance

to movə

"That bye-law No. 27 mado under scution 18 of 15 of 1894 be refered to the Attornes- Guneral for his opinion as to whether the Board lina puster under is to prohibit this ro-arrange- meat of privato laves."

Dr. CLARK 38sonded and the motion ma carried.

BANTLARY INSPECTION REGULATIONS. The Roard then went into ommittee to coa. sider draft sanitary inspection regulations for the colony under the Merchant Shipping Or dimboo.

THE SITUATION IN THE PHILIPPINES. "

DAILY CHARGES AND COMPLETZ UNCERTAINTY,

THE FILIPINO COMMISSIONERS' AXPERIENCES

ON THE LINES. **

- VOLUNTEERS GOING HOME.

EXPORT UARGO.

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TOLET.

SEMI-DETACHED VILLA RESID-i qur

ENCES on BOWEN ROAD. (Now in course of erection.)

Property now capupied by the BoWEINGTON Baw MILLS.

OFFIES-ist Floor, No. 10, PRAYA CENTRAL (Lately wooupied by Mosers, MEL CHEES & Co.)

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., ID. flongkong, 2nd May, 1899

TO LET

With Immediata Possession.

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THE SECOND FLOOR of No.7, Queen's

Apply to

ROAD CENTRAL,

The Bridat stoamor emeralda, trom Mavila not outer fate their calqulations any more than do wonther. it does into any other line of business, and it Tho Beltish steamer Ningpo, from Naw- emile and useless to rall against them for chwang 21st May, and very uncattled weather making the utmost gain out of their properties. rain, fog thunder, and lightning, It by so doing, they are endangering the health of the community it is the duty of the

Per steamer Sibiriu, sailed on the 1st Jane. Government to prevent them. That grave prilozista I think no ono will deny and I think For Port Said:25 03s glemware. For Also that no one, not oron the landlord, is op Havre-7 oss feathers and 32 cases hamar Anatolysis of well water collected of "Ross-posed to new legislation dealing fairly and im- hair. For Favre andjor Hamburg-2 cases neath, Garden wad, Taim Shu Tani, was sub-partially with this question. It is now so forthere, 40 cases bristles 50 bales canes, and mitted, Br. F. Browne, Government Analyst, vaars since the first outbreak of plague and 200 casca palm lest fons, For Harry and/or expressing the opinion fast the water wes it practically nothing has been done toward Hamburg nat/or London:-116 ouse camphor. It will be roun therefore that the revenue

eradicating the disesse. Every year, and erory Fir Marseilles-3 ses feathers, For Ham for petablo preponos.

mouth that slips by without this matter: Doing bury as silks, 1 case lacquerodwars, I case- THE TREATMENT OF RENDEZPEST.

tako ju hand do to the discredit of the Goercion, & bales hides, cases sundries, 13 ages now three times what it was twenty years

The following report (dated May 29th) on-

Teramont for delaying reform and of the cors China ware, il rolls matting, 100 cases araokors, ago, and it is me ecrisit as anything in the

bacteriological requirements for treatment of munity for alleging such delay. Putting aside 100 bales dunes, 107 asks preserves, 189 balas the useral aspect of the question, viz, our duty duckfeathers. 205 balos camphor, and 500 binles future can be that twenty years hence the

ME OSTOENE, in seconding, said by thought riudapest was submitted by Mr. C. Vivian revendo will show 3 equal increment on

that, ne they had goad, so far and sanctioned Ladde (Colonist Vaterinary Surgeon):-

At a moout special cesting of the Board toward these masses of poor and ignorant csalignes. For Hamburg anför Antwerp wint la at present. Thers need be ne

The VICE PRESIDENT-What do they ask these rough cleuls in the existing buillings which was called to its unibreaks of people to whom diganso and death love become 60 cases bristles. For Hamburg and/or Inn-

on tho Praya it would be ridiendons to go back hesitation, therefore, in contineting such

instincts of self interest and self preservation,oarthenware, 1 caso blackwoodware, 2 panes Mr. Osponse-$4,000, is it not?

now and tag that two or three more such bild. rinderpast, reforius was insle by one of the families, one is inclined to wonder why the don cases bristles. For Antwerp Cana members to my caro by seruma treatment last the injury to tride that mosompaaias every cut gongs, 16 casos Chinaware, 10 relle matting, ings should'tat hare them.. 10.80 further indebtedness-as may be required Dr. CLARK moved that the Board, recom- mend the Government to offer the Tang Wa

Dr. CLARK proposed as en amendment that far of certain unimal which was eering break of plague, the deaths amongst our own and 15 casco merchandise. For Amsterdam:

15 crocs Chinaware. For Rotteriam,-20 bags to provide for the paulic works which the Eospital authorities a sila at Sandy Bay in er

granted as regarded the last das at the Dairy Farm, Pokfulam, friends, have not been strong enough to over the application growth of the colony readers necessary hango for the site at Kennedytown and also water-close: bat refused as regarded the troughs the question was asked. Why can this notoms, the apathy and indifference with which the alea. For London-50 beles tohoes. For Had the New Territory not been added to offer them the sum of $2,100 far the building cloents. Though clesets had during the last be duas again? Buqeises are also be subjost seems to be regarded by those who Lisbon box curios. For New York-50 the colony it might have been considered, use it for isolation fairs for sick eattle,

row starting thereon, as las Boned proposed to few years as an experiment, and in his opin-made us to the efficacy of bite treatment for the shenld be most setive Is the case of reform. The sorer contial oil, For Busmos Apren

same disease, sad, in ose instanco it. was in jor. They wore an experiment which shonki not sinuatol that I was not doing what 1 night to Saaitory Board has made its recommendations, onse palm leaf fane," This was seconded. prudent to defor the raising of a new loan

•bo ostendeel, any further. The figures giroa sheok the progress of the epidemio. In fastics but it mat do more. It must.not cozzo to

TU LET Mr. Osnove said that one poius in eopseo. in the civenuting cover showed that for thes

constantly, before the Government and the for somo years, as the excess of revengo over

tie with this matter whisk should be broagat sama puul of people trough clusets led to myself, I feel that soms explazation is press for reform and it mast keep this matter

TO LET: the ordinary exper-fiture wall i wo left an to the notice of the Government was that, the three times as much water as water closets. As auded, and I beg to call the attention of the pablis and by so doing prevent its lapsing into Boanl to the fact timt I have previously obscurity. As there seems some doubt as to annual bainace of sexseal bundred thousandmartiny was built a keg time nge-orig hu- the Vise-month lots to the Chinese, pointed eat that in order to deal with this amb the legality of these proposed alterations I beg REENMOUNT, BOKHAM ROAD,

elaughterhouses were built. un give or trough

Apply to per ŝunuum to be devoted to extraordinary dorstood that the mortpary became a ammure and this is simply the this end of the wedge, Ject soientifically, it was covary that I should be provided fish certain apperetun, and given

GILMAN & CO. public works; but it wont be preposterous because of the close proximity to the and if it want as they would got trough class that I was of opinion that I could successfully

Agents. slaughterhouses and inepestore quarters.ill aver tulon for the Chinese, and that he

ponu with the disease, or at least considerably

5078 Hongkong. 7th April, 1609. to suppose that the colony gu pay for the The ohl mortuary, he eatersten, cost abont thought, every ous-rould admit they had oo proper dovolopment of the Now Territory $3,700 and the new one would cost to ator for. During the lost four years, since the ordinary rate of mortality; but left as I am with no appliances of any Lind, not $6,000, so that whatever the Government bo hail boon tore, the water had been twice out out of current revenue. If a large raised, allowed the Tung Wu Hospital authorities off his pass and in 1895-06 this occurred, and evan a microscope, it is impossible to attempt however, it is to be hoped that it will be in for the present mortuary those authorities the renson was a very simple one. In 1895, the much begand a few test cases such as the one the currency of the colony mel not in gold, would still havo to make up deficiency. If ralafell was 15 and in 1898 it was 57. There already rotorted to

the Gorerament allowed them $2,100 there was no resa at all why a se futare do the experience of the provins gold lens would be a deficiency of $3,900 to be made np the rainfall should only he 45 agatu or evon baving boon disastrous, owing to the de. Considering that this mortuary was built with love; met with the population isoressing at the ALLOUR GLASLIVET is a very old preciation of silver. We believe arrange-being gad that the Sanitary Board fund ordered very unwething until the Director of Public the approval of the Government for the time rate of 80 per annum in this city it would be its remoral, and that through no fault of the Works cogid say there wouli niways be suoi Peat Whisky Gorky), and could not ments could be made locally for an over- now be rephead my stock at this price, draft-on current account" "bar" rongible Tang We Hospital authorities it is now being jeut" water in the reservoirs to supply at thesunimal for lito, and this cannot be done by

terms which would seem to be this must

removed, and.considering also that the Tung wanted-air that had not been proved during Wa Hospital was a charitable institution, he the past yow-to give trough closets to the Dis well known for its ne lavounatiafactory arrangemout for the time being, should like to add a ruler to the effect: that Chinese orwntor-closeta generally to the 10,000 cessful, onu at the most only give privi

the Government be asked to, take this into white popcion in the polony.

The VICE-PRESIDENT, in seconding, said he

·consideration and meet the Tung Wa Hospital authorities in s liberal spirit. He gropesudegreed with every thing the Madical Ocer had said. Ce thenght the angeht certainly that this be added to the motion.

The PRESIDEFF-Would it ment your views l'aut to go beyond the lino polisy laid down if we mentioned: yes proposal is a covering in the roper which the committee of the Sani. tary Bourdide on the advisability or ether wive of limiting the water clogols in the colony. He had that report bofors kim, and as he had pointed out before, it recommended that the The application of Messrs. Leigh and Oruge, trounction of water-closete shen be limited to hotels, is, and blocks of offices where the Jos bobalf of the Hon. C. P: Chater, C.M.U.

for the uste block now being erected to the building rendered it very dithealt or impos for permission to oroel water and trong closets great number of Europeans frequenting the south of Quoa's Baildings, rgabe same og forrible to apply the system of hand caring

If they had adhorod closely to that ha sideration. The following minntes were appended to the doubled or much whother they would have allowed water closets at all in the ces papers on the subject

Mr. E. Osborug The hotel trough closets freqnsated by a large anker of Europeans. y bacteriological laboratory and ite The stemmer Fahrastus left Slagsperson the

are used by nearly 300 employees of the hotel Certainly it was never the intention of the

The following minutes were appended 7th inst, and may be exprell here on the 1961),

and a large number of outed people who hny. Bount when they laid down that line of potier

Mr. Osbarga The Hoard ought to press to have business on the hotel promise to extend it to the Chinese frequenting these The C. P. 3. zemer Express of Japanhould say that not less than 200 people sau blocks of offices. The Director of Publis apan Government the mood of a properly-equip als fathers Jur vaatimation shall be written on unearthed at Vancouver, at 5 prat on Wednesday as of them daily, so that this M. O. Is com- Werka hlutioned two objections to tuo in-patory such as air, Ladds suggests. Dr. Clark Estimate of cost $100 parison is not a fair ose, if the number of pecple trodotion water-closets the water nipply using the closets be taken into consideretion. I aud the relation of the barbour. He hooght $5.00; Mr. Ladds says that he would have 4 bora was a third and a very important ohjee-time for laboratory work if allowed another am in favour of granting the applieutige."

Dr. Clark Comparing or. Corus's tion too, and that was the objection to allow Inspector, es anderstood.

The Har. B. D. Ormsbyr, Ladds abotild water Egures with the figurs given by the D. is more matul matter than absolutely un-

WV at last board meeting, it will be seen that avoidable into the sewers. It they could be called on te soud in a doarplete list of what rescat trough clest coasts more than absolutely air that the traps to erers House he requires accompanied by an estimate of three times as miel sater au siyki pilustab terhillion every enter wgne in perfect cost." water closets. There see if Eurogaus, Ameri-dar and awuld be kept in pariet ar Berius Mr.-Laids time to do Al Shanghai, on the 7th June, THOMAS WOOD, It is stated by the Yomiuri Shimbun that the

The PRESIDENT said that this mattor had enne, and Eurasions to a the cough chests.der, then very strong argament against this laboratory work ** aged in scars, Astig Fw weary, Water Works Coupongagement of Dr. Byers as Adviser to the totale Leigh and Orange'e application). I re-water less would be flone way with hi pany, Lábít, dĺ (Shangłady,

(1565 Formenantiorerament has beox discontinted.

The informatis is contained in a tel-grata dated end feal of the trough closals. Why could they be sure of such being the caso P Hoon recently brought before the Altention of They last recently bed on the Governmont, nad as Mr. Leads was now out cannot these people who bare large Books of thought res others, in the Praga be much he pup appentier from the aflitary an.horities to the single Genid not so the guasting they might wish to ask On bis reccnycode. sessier for their water trough closets F

have water costs in the married quarters on The How F. I. May I advise refusal the Kannery Road level, and they were told tinn, howaree, some pictients us to the labor. It was never intended to allow ", 's for by the Medical Offer of Health, that this story at Shanghai has been surtaine Chinese uso. The less, water-clusats the better." wage frs: the various water-clasts Poult Roughly the cost was $5,000 for the necessary The President For the purpose of denali tervei through considerable portion of the material. Of course that did not include the application be granted. ness and convenience I recommend that this principally inhabitul 65 Class, and they that the colony short set it was desirable I agree with the also buit from the Medical Offer of Health, that cleary should be juovi-led with slabor. 0. H. that it is desirable that sea water be fraw the personal observation of himself and story of this description, but he supposed tht

was bard'y the time to pass the matter upon raports mads to him by so of tia inspectors. The Hou, R. D. Ormsby I am in favour that all the fraps to, the bean drains in that the oversat and he moved that the matter of allowing these trough closet. From Mr. portion of the town wore aot always in perfect he brought up in six months lat

Mr. USBOENU seconds and the motion was Osborne's guras 400 persons world us about Bendition. That to his wind was one of the 400,000 gallons a year, or 1,000 gallons each great cbjects to the intraduction of age carried.

THE PLAGUE. person or any three gallons a day. We count to their swore The Directer of Pablly

Folograme from Foning shovel that ôn Hey on each inhabitant of Victoria using about 15 Works parted out that at lucre they Lad gallons a day. If the cistern was constructed to the wati cucriage system and he seemed to 25th thros cases of plagus were reported and on

2784, contain 4,000 gallons instead of 400, unil to catel-ofer that everybody was quite happy zad lived June 3 four cases.

of 40 ou months of in n-god old age; but this Experience was quite The following latter, deter May ti from

the reverse. I found that in Hongtung the year there would be little or no deniu on our water supply. There should be little there was an almost total iubean given to understand that euses of plagro hayo difficulty in constracting such a cistern-15 disapa as typbold and diphtheria, which foot by 15 fort by 3 test would hold over 4,000 simply claimed their thousands of victims in They had had gallous. Allowing three gallous a head por every egy city at home.

some few cases of typhoid, but their excel- diet the 60 Chinese would use 180 gallons a day and the cisterns would hold 22 days supply, lant Medias leer of Health fad gay replenished by orory rain shower. This emily tinch them to the milk supply. He would be much checer and simpler than pappointed at that the majority of the Fentlemen whose opinions ware asked by the ing up sea water."

The Hon. 1. D. Oguns, in proposing that Board In 1899, when this matte was before the application be granted, mid his opinion the pablis, were opposed to grater closets, and non so successful, should sortainly be con-- misrepresented by the press that with the Pre- sident's permission he wished now to take a few tinned, and that the less water-closets they bad remarks and give a few garos. He had never the batter.

7 On the autfor being pat to the vase the advocated, and was afraid devor entidad redate the general introduction in the city of Victorianent sarried, only the proposer nad of water-closets. What he had done and wond wonder of the motion voting again. continus to do was to recomend the Board to

KEMUKS DESTRUCTORS. action the uso i

Establi- A.D; 1811.

NOTICE TO CORTESPONDENTO OWLY CUADERientrokan relating to Manóúp enlume

Correspondents what farerned thuigrumeandierŤažavam with cuspendiana & Zdressed-lu Un itibar, di

pubertin, but wereldanen of good faith.

ا ندارم ۲۰۲ ۶یاری از دم کرده shala

No mongorously, simed cas.naviestions Dint kere handy wared in other papers with inserted.

dhodna jur kelas copres of AT ri tic dar 11 mag of dit on An hat hour sac supply, is to which lystfrier Case

Telprophic des Petra Pode.

The Daily Press.

Hosusuno, Jand 9th, 1899.

HMS. Undaunted "vamo'out of ileck yostér: day.

Then ware 12 compa of plugas yesterday and

Senths.

HMS. Powerful ences for the North about Friday or Saturday next,

the 7th instant.

We have to neknowledge receipt of the ad- mirable publicat Fichn. of 1879," izend from the de! Jounal Ofies and containing retireductions of pistares aceited and haug at the Love) Arica, the Now tallery, and the Sow Bughal Art Club,

at Faipsh on the 24th May, D. Myers' views an to the iket metsad of administration in the island weraanid to be more or less in sonflict

with those of Dr. Goto, the Head of the Civil Government Bureau, and, if the Yomiuri's in telligence to correct, we surmise that the opinions of the tweexperts could not be reconciled, "When Dr. Myare laft Tokyo, there did not appear to Tus Budget for next year is looked for be any prospect of his sarvican terminating ward to wil more-than usual intorest ouJapan Mail- account of the oztmordinary reporte. in clisulation with respect to increasel tnxn. tion and the passpoloment of seeded public works already decided upon. We ate; so it ie sakk, sict to have a now Supreme Court | or a new Post Office, nor even the Intrines 150 necessary on sanitary grounde, for many years to come, in fact not until balances have been accumulated to pay for them: and in the centime, the municipal rates are to be incroneed to sixteen or seventeen)

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY FRESS."]

LONDON, 6th June, GRANT TO LORD KITCHENER. The motion for a group of £33,000 to Lord Kitchener has assed the House of Commons, - THE ANTI-JAPANESH IMMIGRATION At the instapo of Mr. Chamberlain, the Domision Government has disallowed the Anti-

ACT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

pass Immigration Act of British Columbia.

THE PLAGUE IN EGYPT. The plague is incrraing at Alexandria,

THE SPANISH GARRISON AT -

BALEE,

used as a flushing agent."

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Back au institution sught to prove a great acquisition to the colony, and might be inaugu rated at comparativaly small doct, as in addition to such work as might be done in connection with rinderpost, it would be available for the one week in connection with las plague and various tropical diseases.

"My object in this addressing the Board is to point out that although I am ready and willing to do all that lies in my power to fight derpest, or any other slipaes, in my present position my hands ais tied for want of the

adjuṛels.”

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

Manila, 2nd June.. Prople are fond of speculation: spalators and business mon like to gamble on the future, and as there is no place that admits of mors diversities of opinion with very little baland probability on any ong side more than on other, Manila is filled with every class of that transient population which is ready to take advantage of each change in the wind..

The great topio is the situation, the return

of the Volunteers, and the noble enaction of hostilities. Opinions change with the bour, the arrival and departure of a transport, and with the resnits of tas fghts that occur afmast daily about. Mauls. The frequent visits of the FILIPINO COMMISSIONERS have led a large anisor of perple to baliona that peace is almost at hand and that the long Iokal for surender is a matter of a few days only. But the crafty Filipinas have their pow wow with General Oils, spent a few hours with the Mokinley Commissioners, followed by ou or two days of high living in Manila, where their appearance, respiondent in gay auiforms and abiaing swords riding about the city be and well groomed tortes, exerts a very strong inducare among the local Filipinos, and then they return to their own lines to confur Each of their visita has with Aguinaldo,"

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been more extended than the previous onesFFICES & GODOWNS in DUONELL STIENT, Cooutly occupied by Messrs. sud many differant containers have PETER & Co coms with oradentials from Again de and from Laun. That atorina are always the same. and they always find objections to the sole presented to thear Sr. Barretto, the Julge Advocota. told me, in an interview, during his last visit, the Filipina have stated sinus u your aga.just what they wanted, and that is inde, psstance pure and simple; they have never lost sight of this principle and all negotiations have been carried on with this as an ultimate end.

At a matter of fact most of the tending

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this subject had been so often mistaken if not thonght that the protest system; hurg Hongking for the rook ended. May th showed Dakota, and lows Voluntoars: They had not capied by the Institution & Engineers and

beuses shot a hotels, elabs, A report by Mr. J. R. Creult on the working and vices occupied by Europause this much of refuse destructors nail-busie odluptabiller to more cleanly, couveuicat, and healthy systems this colony was submitted. of removal of nightsnit. Europonon who were

The PRESIDENT Gnid the banks of the Board obliged to reside in this colour, or selected it to were dine to Mes dronk for his able report and reside in, should not be compelled to adups Cbi; for the treable ho took wiht at home in the neso custome in this or any other respect. In| matter. ƒ

The Vic-PeasIDENT bagged to mero that

DEATH OF DR. JOHN II.

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the 1935.

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I have the honour to inform you that I am a series of cleverly worked dodges for gaining tipas: While the inst. Filipines were in Maail occurred at this part, thonga the disease line as their comrades utilized the days of semi-oficial far not asramed en epidemic form. From the true to throw up a strong line of entrench.. fael Chat fluoro wie Infady a death from plagos muite in addition to those already about San hart one of the river stanmers and that Bernardo. Heneral MeArthur is now within. everal percre beve been landed here suffering tones of from 4,000 to 5,000 inargente at any from the hissase, it is probabis that the malady point in a radius of three miles of the city. was imported from Hongkong. The Chiu Yesterday morning Major Ball with Dou

thorities a un precautions against it, and ting party of tea tea and Lt. Vitale, the Italia Aroké, as a companion, rode over the exhibit broplata sat on the subjoat."!!!

The mortality statistics for the enemy of country on the iritedinte front of the South & death rate of 35-3, against 35 for the pro.proceeded on than a mile when they found vions week, and 363 for the corresponding wook. that the enemy had got in bohind them and year. The rate for tho succending week the only us of safety lay in further advance was $39 ugainst 226 for the purcospoding into the hostile territory. It was only by some west fast year. During the Dirst wink these very skilful macroring in a jungle patch that wore 23 deaths from plague and during the Major brought the party out safely, after a yecond 113.

mile's face with bullets shipping of wigs and The morality relarus For Macao for the decking up the dirt all about thera: The greatest cuded May 14 showed three-donths-from-vigilare sista on both sides and a falan stop in plague, the returns for the succeeding wook any direction puts one into the tamargoat not, haud, it s malive alows his band above the lines ls showing third dels roza The will mous speedy disappearance; on the other disease.

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STILL FOLDING OUT. ing the minds of the responsible authorities.

Manila, Bad June. What occasion tizn fur anxiety dous not Sta&-Ist. Col. C. Aguilar was sant.from Zam appear, for the recently published financial boanga by the Spanish antheries, to go to Belar, east coast of Enzen, in the steamer justement for last year exhibita an, ex-

Saturnus, to inquire about the Spaniards there, "Fremely satisfremry position. Kiy restore ani today and reports that he had no difficulty in vifeoting sammanication sibilities have been cruated, it is true, by

Tt. Martinez is still bobling out bravely, with De recent extension of the colony's bound 33 man, the other 21 wat of bis original force ary, bus these are not of such an snerous of 54 being out or missing. The rabels are untate as to case mashiness. Roads have utterly unable to got them, but offer to lat them go fras if they give up their weapons. be made in the New Territory and This they give op theit wenpous. This ther spite of Chinese pride and contest Baropeans.

to take a bath along the beach south of Manila the Monadnock giros hor sharpshooters, some other netary public works to be carried refuse to do, and say they will hell out till unidered and rightly sohat they were the Saalfory Board reccamend the Government, and Orange for portasion to rare gor

garthmen. and Qon's Road East and Wing Farg OFFICES CAPITKID IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, aut. To pravile for those and for the public day, even if all the armies of Automore advanced in vivilation and in knowledge to erect a four-cell refuse destructor in acortais private atrouts and lanes ou ipinad lets 517 lively practico with the gene.

try to bast them. Bravo! Viva Espadahan the inhabitants of China, espacially in ance with the recommendations of Mr. Crook.

Ou decoration day two offloers, from the works required in the city of Victoria, fu- Manila Times.

MUNGENE, in neconding, said he con- Strest mattors of sanitation. Thoy did ust exportun Buglichman on prrival. There to discard sidored the raport a very ahit bus. There would "Mr. OSBORND Haid-At car last monting the hospital ship Relief were becalmed in a sail cluding the now Supreme Court and now

of knives forts, spoons by but Ata pinion, and, that was that Vice-President and the M.O.I. dvolt upon tas best off Paranaque, They were immediately Fort Office, a le sous necessary, and the

and no shop sticks, to share his head and wing its vary desirable to bare this des subject of variace crowding and they pointed gathered is by natives, who rushed out in small present, revenue, which is steadily forens

timėtor. aquone, thon why should they campel kim lá

He had got to slightest doubt out this urgent bond of amending the laws to boats. The Monadnech same down from Bu We regret to announce to death of Dade Chineze meileds of abitation? The they would not get (laughter) but most the growing touloney of converting on core on the jatap mid pounded away on the PRIVATE HOARD AND RESIDENCE ing, is sufficient to maply justify sich ab, who was for many your 3 powiat two Chal objections advanced to grasting still he thought it was their duty to roman and bwu slóroyed houses into four storeyed bench and into the tross without stopping the Joan. But it is over this point that the rodent in Houghong. We take this foliewing applications for water closets.

holes are and the Goreznuent to pless item in tas buillaga. It.eup proof were wooded to justify captors, and then she tried to land a party of difficulty is wid to mise, the Colonial Office obituary notice from the San Francisco the sonreity of water nul the pollution of the estimates for uext year: What had happened the remarks then mois the application new Merines, who, however, found the recption from barbour. He maintained that no weight at lately must low thus how very umatilastory before us supplies it. This application as the slcro little too warm, so that boy ro being, reluctant to sanction further borrow

Dr. Jolu Loshbend, one of the best-known Lached to either. The average unenal rainfall the pystem of removing town refuse the Suitary Hourd to prove of certain olaus obliged to retire out of range.

The Amisciban Commissioners are rather more ing. This attitude is surprising on the part physicians in the Orient, who had lived in this of England, and yet cratite encrfuge of sewage the contractor was found depuiting langs houses will be built upon a plot of ground sucgsize then the military element and Presid

of Hoogkong was throu times as great as list was He oferiod to the fecont cousion houby wib a block of four storeyed Chinese to Mr. CHAULAIN, whose experience at city far the past ten jours, died at his reason was malversal now in almost orary hago tawa quantities of nobish into ke Harbor alongside which till resoutly was covered ug two storeyed out Schurman Is agrsonally hopeful of on the Birmingham should have taught him how the age of 87 years. Dr. Tochhear was hor Hongkong was 18,560 aeros. Taking the aver Taylor street Thriraday evening (4th May;, at

in Gropt Britain. The area of the Island of the contror's hats. If they wont down west houses. The two storeyed buildings hudstrerte salts. However, he is thorough betierer in the

along the Past, they would find little heaps of and lanes runting at the front and back for the administration of forcible illustration of powe usefully and profitably borrowed capital canin Petersburg, Va., and studied medicine, in kuulla ju juos de enormione quantity town refuse and rubbish sacronated by a body whole length-lanes which womitted of a fair followed by a policy of conciliation. He has The employel in municipal improvements, Philadelphia, Eracleating in 1895, Aftur prne of 167,440,330 tons or 37,416,066,000 gallons of childrer and people picking up litt to moramount of yout lation null light. These back fathered a paper printed in Sie, furthering the

TO SHIPMASTERS. and who, moreover, not long ago spoke off in his native State cnt. 1858 beat to fell in the colony nuanally, Ent this was of eels. All this would be swept away if they had lauos are to be abolished and in their plane thorn by Filipincs mith the object of

Hongkong, and for thirty years was prominent

are to be email areas 2 wells about hio foot cues of peace and explaining away various mis certain of our colonies as Lundevelpod cr in his profession there. In 1889 he retail cores beside the point. It was not what folla duslevolorat i canedytors.

an' the island but what i hay could stora up which The Vier Prosilent said to thought that inequero surrounded by walls on all sides it does understood sonditions that are hold up's scDTO

PINQUIRE where your FRESH WATEN this country, and, preferriz, this climate,

was important to not locutfeed It to show forwarding the resolution to the Government not need a very keen intellent to understand crows to the natives of the provincos. It is is obtained by the Water Boats, as Foo capital to improve them. The New Torri- One of the closest frauds of Dr. Lochlehnt & very triding frauties of the rainfall they the point Ir. Osborn and touched upon as to that houses having at their backs continuous caled the Damseroozy and its utterance WATER is the cause of much Bickness on beard

The magnificent residence of the tory is emphatically an undeveloped estate, was Colonel John S. Mosty, who, wet him stored up. They could hold up new in the the gosling of rabbish in the harbour, ought us where light and air can reality freely, to nerally regarded as more than somi.

"We trathe ONLY WATTE BOAT COMPANY. three main resorvolis upwards of 50,000,000 to be brengt to their motive, lucause not only are mere healthy than homses with similar oficia which will prove very valuable when deve again in the Drisut when the cavalry leader at galious, while the dress randing was this clostrelor desirabia from n sontrary spaco at the back, but eut up into a number of ommisioners at Malate has been the sasis of in BONGBONG EXCLUSIVELY supplying

went out as Comund ta Hongkong tu February, lopment in bren offset, and there ought 1879. Dr. Lochbend; as a Southers man, bad into these reservoirs seldom ghidul luss the piatalse in the interests of the harbour arasil shafte opon only to the sky, where It.is the very elaborate revoptions, ose tendered by FILTERED WATHE

Mrs. Col. Denby to some six inndred guests, bo no hesitation in borrowing the necesarupathize with the Confedorusy, and was 1,000,000 gallous a day. He found there were which was really the west valusbla Leritage physically impossible that fenes nie as proper

still unreconstructed. A great latimacy sprung

now 123 water closets in use In the city by about they had. Once their harbour begame shoaladly circulate. And yet tinas plans ar galte army offices and their wires beside cirilisos, sary capital. The attitude of the Colonial ap between the physician, and. Culare lever 130 pormons and requiring for flushing about up they right shut up shop and take a back secilene with the bar, and tas Sanitary and any prominent Filipino families. Os Bout on do nothing but appeo of them Thursday there we bath The ghosts were Office towards Hongkong in this toon efter General Orant made his trip around 3793 gallons daily, and ten trough closets. seat.

the Ansbing alt of which daily

The motion was curtica ?

in fuch too of the knowledge that double the almost all Filipinos and it was couditen that the world. At Hunghug Colonul Mosby went

ambor of burqan beings will be horded all ladies prowilt must wear the rativo opstume. ler may also be contrasted with that out to grest General Grant, and took Dr. Isha Bhont 19,000 gallons of water, the rough REPORT OF THE SANITARY BCRVS YOR.

maro pio of the Government towards municipal-bors | head with him. When the introductions were

olovers being thus mera wasteful than a The report of the Sanitary Surveyor (Mr. R. together on this pose of grid than formerly. The offect was very beautiful and rowing in England, where nunicipalities over Colonel Mesby said le Goperil Gruit that pers. In a few ass water opsate used P. Drary) for the firebonetor of the currant This, there what Bangkoug is coming to turesi sicblago has rarely bean sean are not only allowed to borrow largely but no reason tod to him the last of the rolls for and in the water supply in the year was bitte. It oppors that plans houses of the all fashious type, which on Sach attentious are rapidis fucreasing tho

whom he naked a parole. He said further - that

summer months, n they were fashed from nya boo posited during the quarter for ti sopout of their being losy so at least the popularity and jadnoace of the commissions.

But to return to the situation. There is to borrow from the Imperial funds.

when be came to Hongkong ke four Dostorns on the roofs of building £lled by erythral age of 80 houses; plans for 463 housos morit of admitting list and alg, are to make Lovbbot in about the tempor Mosby was when shower af rain but seeming they were wow carrie forward frou. 1998, making a total way for what the Vic-President uplly terus absolutely no means of analysing it. The Hongkong's presont log is 341,799 toho fought Grant in the Wilderness, but he sully finished from the malah calentated of 540 iu la laring the quarter The the modern sley scrappy with its four storeys oxproted is deix happening and it is as difficult be paid off on the 15th April, 1948, and thonght that the doctor would surretter to the that the consumption for the half your was only augu of 105 Tous hes bona completed, and square vontilating holes blocking out light to call the toen in stairs ns in read the man to whom canoral so gavo his sword: 3,600,000 gallons Agring the time that water leaving 133 to carry form. Repairs and air from ororything pround. It is not Oriental mind. Certainly there is no at the sinking fuad of the sad of lust year Mra. Graut spoke and said that she bespoke haul to be economisel, or a little over pup day's drainage arrangemshts have been carried out in JiBeal to cross what will be the sanitary con reason why the Filipinos should surrender. awounted to $8,864. The suaual con clemency for the doctor, and General Grant Consumption of the vily. Was not this 71 ustanemsted 102 Jeunes en onrried forward. dilion of sush frases, when sunshine pud air Tas Sghting has not bronght about results that smilingly responded that he would gladly trifling matter when compared with the alean. This makes a total of 173 homes in band for are excluded from all sides but one, and it woods necessitate surrender. Teu, boy towns have tribution to the sinking fund is one per parole the lust of the Confederates, and hoped liness and comfort suurel f. It was not unnally rays during the quarter. Corfiscates have o propust to foretell they will becoms so any boen taken and an insurgents killed, but not past. on the total amount of inscribed stock, that the doctor would ever be a good and loyal membered that during the Tsinonths from a ginnt finder Section 17 of Ordinansa 24 pest houses for the favourable. Inoxbation aid of such importazes ex-in suoli numbers that a

June to October inchstve, water was running of 1987 far now baildings and 1 addition, dissssination of pingus. Trely f sinh things halt must be called. and the total expenditure on nccount of the citizen. -

The wife of Dr. Lookheed was a sister of to wasto bvorywhere, und night as well be that they bon built in accordance with coutine unelooked the noun of Hongkong When the volunteers go home, which they publio debt last year was $103,805, That Robert Johnson, the wealthy pioneer who died utilised in Bushing frater-closets as nut. Was the previews of that Ordisence. The data will become a browunt of reproach amongst will do in the very near future, the Govern as the reservoirs vere fuil in of 183 homes have been inspected and reported itilized cramcnition au instead of being, tent will find that it has lost the greatest part Bu, come to between five and six per cont, bare saveral yours ago. There were two lug

daughters oon living in London and the other November, at the commencement of the dry Of thie autabor 42 regained reconstrution, ought to be sad objcat lesson in otita experienced fighting strength. Now regi- of the total revenue of the qulury, and mayn Philadelphin The Lugoral will be in charge season; it mattered not what was done with the 129 amanditg, and 17 were found to be in good noitation to the Chinese Empire te dite will inente-nee arriving from the United States, Buperabundance of water daring the proceiling order, Neeps Laro boga arred on the owners barogarded with loathing had sentenyt us be but though they are called regulare large mum- be considered anall burden, especially ace of the Masonk

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