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he-shipped from Furmosa to Japan fees | and thence exported abroad free of duty. Ten shipped vin Amoy or Hongkong therefore heavily nonalised, Nearly two months have elapsed since representation E to the unfliness of this discriminatory duty were vide, and it affords occasion for A. S. WATSON & CO., rprise that in such a ofour case ng intin

tion bus yet hean unde of its ronioval.

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There worǝ again no case of plague yester lay

The annual general mesting of the Hong know Hookey lab will be held this afterneci

in the Cricket Pavilion.

Mr. A. W. Bark, agent of the American Rail. way Syndinate, and family loft Shangbul by the Gaelic for their home in Seattle.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PROUS FAIDAT SEPTHIBAB 2911, 1999.

HONGKONG SANITARY BARD, The usual fortaightly meeting of the Hong Long Banitary Board was held resterday afion Boou. The President (Dr. 3.-M. At-inson, Pristips! Civil Modient Offer) anoupled the air, sad there were also presat, the Vice President (the Hon. F. B. May Caplain Sa- perio lendast of Police), the Hon. It. D:Orasty Director of Publis Worka): Mr. E. Daborno,

C. W. Doggah (Sucratary) Dr. Clark (Methiol Oficer of Health), and Bir.

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womanat remember that prestically now vs Lave two or thra men sluuld not be at tin serice of arrived at the Cattle Depot from Namian sut to deal with thestantly recursing spidomlothes Sanitary Board for night inspuetion. Idea foring from rinderpest and very sick. He without existiu com the palich. Atot require any technical knowintge. It is had tim both at ones segregated, and as he ex day me actius delt wid probably be simply a matter of geing into the nuns, suld not they both died during the night. O um stuurs year it will be causing the singers, and you want is some the 17th foot, Bucinals or admitted into the I think in that, way tha Board Cattle depot from Nou Hong. Two were ant the same: the reason we bick the staff discretion. must be ansierebly imersaced it we are to do would obtain entstantial assistance. I would fering fra cinderpest and ons showed strong.TOTICE is boreby given that the Call of our duty is a hard I note that this report role for a rasokities which comanded the symptoms of plenre pusamonia. On Lao 10th he adopted by the Board and forented to appointment of an Assistant Medical Offear of inst, the Inspector reported that in so I think that that addition ja sortainly requise.thras siple animals the previous day and the Colonial Secretary for the inferidason of Health and two additional first-clas fuspectors cardanes will instructions he shot the

The that in seconding. There in I would like to say that it is not by incream led their arcus bacted on the billside. the Goversize Or point, lowest that must not be lost our staff of inspectors to any excessive strength the 18th Inst. inspector Watson reported The VICE-VEXBIDENT Before prosting sight, of, and that is, that anthen the staff, that we can get rid of the plague Thures that in accordance with instructions two asins with the easiera of the day I should like to ask nay, un ton tings this caff will ever be only on ancen for plegas, na the Medlon clering from rinderpest in the segregation

able to cope gith the filth, the color the Oficer of loath has pointed out, and that is waid at Kennedytown and brought from Na whether any communicatles bus. been recaired from the Government in respect to the Tasonikus ne perdu ja the sonsand light and ait. It was prored here la file. Tang had been chit and their survases harigt.

teunent knes of this city antilly aro The inhabitants of Taipingshan, who had been, ME PLAGUE IS PORTUGAL, uy Propertier Hill, which we thor comidera provided wiosnall amount fight and giving a 100 sss of pingue every day, were letter dated August Fish was road from exootly fortnight go for further Patron aids for winks ago Committee of proved to new bajidings which had over, be a Birt, B. Barley, Asistent Beoretary to the tion on one suction of the Bill, that referring this Board Fill toro twetty byss in Health dscupion betare; they were put there in limital Government us Bengal, which soil s te the height of buildings. We understood from

Districts tolls and reported as follows The numbers they were not allowed to creat un rosted to state for your information the Director of Public Works, who has the advantage ovar na in being a member of the designer or alor geams to have had but one cubicles; they were visited twice a day; it was that latidation having been, rassived" of the Fixecative Genpeil, that if we adopted partain object ini amely, to contrive har many in that the buildings were properly ventilated anteak of plages in Portugal the necessary

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The Garman cruiser Gefon, Capt. Rolimaps, concessione in respect to that section-in fact human beingsgeukt bv eramul into and exist the wiedens boing kupt opus. There were. Insituations have, beda isent to the cloure front to Paid to this Undersigned: at the Ofen arrived at Hhanghai from Tsingtao on the 9th 115 wo withdraw the provision for restricting on the space in yet the houses Er 80 900 people there for: Ico months, and they concerned to striatly enforms the. Venice Sau the Company, 36 and 40 Queen's Road Septoinbor and moored abrumt of tho Oriental the height of buildings, of boues erected veneen than the urast majority of the buildings unly contribäted ton cases of plague amongst tary Cobreption Kogulations ip the ports of Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before the hand already parotmod from the Crown in the ely the Barat, Just not ohi daring that period. I was speaking to a Calents and Chittagong against visas array Geh Dito, IR619, nud Notice is given the Bill would probably pass as it stood, sarprised to shut cum of the applivary aul, naval medical offer this morning, fog from the Portuguese ports."

at the Uffice of the Company sfereid on or Today's supplement contains: The Com- and haing extremely anrious that the Billations I had such of the Values and bet id mo that crash lame exparition MORTALITY STATISTIC that the rent of non-payment of sub Call and being extreme without the prevision, ro- kindly assiete the house to but in bad bom met wilk Thithat where the The mortality retarus from Mac for the before the mid Gil day of October 1893, the petitive in the Formoss Shipping Trade, Japan'a 10.29 Ten Million Lear, and a lotter on the Transgarding the height of buildings, we made a during. The month of July was for tu's éyo papuistion of a plague Infpoted are bat. been boka ondel 20p. 3rd and sep. 101h showed above mentioned Shares will be liable to ba

considerable modification of that section, lansors, wind which is a propureed neck and crop out of that arms and deaths (incla ling one from pagur) In the forfeited. very nonstopable au mast the opponent of inspection of litio riverille tonsinis aus ja placed in temporary dealings where there ay forties, wel ind. 3. (including these from JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

MOORE General Kinangerd. Owing to the destruction of its office by Grethe Bill. But as far as we can zes thoro is still Freible. Nontit if the Government sure to free sirvalation of siy and no overurowling they piegne) for Cua laftor,

considerable delay before us. We know, or weappoint alfari. Moal Oars of Health gene plagus at all. Within a few days are soortably, statistics for the colony of Hongkong: Slab September, EBD2500

and baffeta Valie: Magistrates & voy, quite senn after shey were removed, the idfect of Hongaung fav thy week ended, Sop, 9th showed 27 already sets topporarily suspended publi- but as Escellaney to In (INA-TRADERS INSURANCE CO, legialute with a view to improving the sanitary legally ba dissid,under station 20 of the Pable: the cal gormie wllok mpat unvis boenTMzu thoir week, and 201 for the corrisponding wock last; The sailing vessa Waratah was offered for coalition of the town, and we can only infer that but surely Chaliho lust stufe of this city would grupiugnbout for panaceas of any other hud. 1232, zgainst 173 for the corresponding week

1440 48. There CLARET'S are bought direct from the leading French growers, The lowest priced are of exceptional ́value and guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape, and are not artificially made as is generally the case with cheap Wines.

exported by telegrain, the finge Even

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CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET,

Culonel Dormer, CE: the new Gorerner of CHATEAU RAUZAN, and CHAT-Wibalwoi, left Shanghai on the 21st Eeptember

-for-that port, accompanied by Col. Fraser, GE BAU LAFITE are commended to

from Hongkong. We (China Getia) nuder- stand that extensive baikding operationé du ber- the notice of Connoisseurs as high-racks and forts will be shortly remmenced at

Weibatroi, elas after-dinner Wines of a rich and rare character.

·We guarantee our Wines and Spirits so be genuins only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

A. B. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.

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NOTICE TO LORRESPONDENTS WEY COMESWnioxtions existing to thanmOS CAŽIMMU apia be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Correspondents must forward their nomensdaddas with sanitations addressed to the titer, noi

ar publication, but as evidence of good faith.

An inters for publication should be rillen on on side of the paper only.

Fo enonymously signed communications that help. nicondy appeared in other papers uk 8 be itaker End.

Orders Jar les past af Danse should b

on day of pustiool.on. After that bour the expply is limited. Only 4 pied for Cash Elegraphic addres PRIKg-, 8,0, Coda,

1.0 BC. B Talenham. 13

MARRIAGES,

At the Cathedral, Sungkai, gått Eptem ber, 1889, by the Key. B. Nevnime, the Bev C. W. ALLAS, Wesleyan Mision, Wu-nel to CLARA Loures, only daughter of M. 53 B. HOLMES, of York, England.

Duth2nd September, at HBM Conentste and afterwards at ibe Union Church, Kole, by ht Rev. Fistsop Foss, WILLIAM KING 10 IL ad

daughter of the Rev. Dr J. L. ATKINSON, D.D.

The Daily Press.

A London telegram of the 20th September w the Anhe Chronicle statos that the Japanes | cruisey date, built in England, was stress. fully launched the previous day. Earl Grey Under-Becretary for Foreign Affairs in the last Liboral Adainistration) made a speech on, the occasion in which be referred to Jupa us Great Britain's counterpart in the Far Eset.

In consequence of the obstructions equal in the narrey sinta of Soocher by the large number of well-to-do young Chinese suxious to berome wheelmen, and moting on representations made by the more sober and sedate citizena, the Claret district magistratus of Sochar cloy bare lester joint proclamation forbidding the rid. ing of oyalas by anyone except forelguera, mis Biounrice, and conrerte ought to gim 032- impako to vanyersion.-N. Daily News.

anxious, oren.

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THE APPLICATION FROM THE BOYAL ARTILLERY MESS UT.

The application from the Royal Artillery Mess House as to two seinale was granted on certain copilitiona

THE STAFF OF THE SANITARS DEPARTMENT. Dr Atisor and Dr. Clmit, the Best Com micion for the consideration of the proposed increase to the stat of the Sanitary Department, submitted a report frem which we extract the following —

too

They

the in

BAD MILE.

The application of Dr. Clark for power to!

were soft for human food was granted.

This was all the business

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

"THE THIRTY-TBIRD ORDINARY THEETING SHAREHOLDERNAY

Vistoria, Honykóng, on TUHSDAY, the 10th abere Company will be held at the Head Office, October, prexime, at Twelva o'OLDER, Ncow, for tu purpose of presenting the riport of the Directory and Statomvat of Accounts to 30th April last nod of declaring Dividends. PROSECUITON BY THE SAINTARY TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

ABOARD.

will be CLOSED from 26th instant to the 10th Gutaber proximo, both days inclusiva

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. B. GARFIT, Acting Bearetary, Hongkong, 19th September, 1899,

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Mr, Hastings appeared for the defence. Inspector Brilisið that cai the first instant visited the housse 040 to 17 (all nembore) in Mea Strat, and ouu to mino (atl numbers) NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS You Street, and found that they had not been.

AYOTICE is hereby given that tho TWENTY-SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Bociety will be luxuses under observation during these moniks. the months of July and August. ale and the and know that. Laay were ait imewashed. He held at its Head Offies, No. 1, Queen's Build reported the matter to the altary Boarding, Praga Reclamation, Hongkong,

notice requiring them to liamwash the THURSDAY, the 12th October, 189, at houses within soyen days was served on the Noon, for the purpose of receiving the report wasre, the Hongkong Laud Investment Com. of the Directors together with: Statements of pay. Jo left the notis at the alice of the Account for the year 1898 and for the half Company on the 18th September. He visited year sading the 30th June, 1899, and of the houses again on the 26th September and declaring Dividends. found one to three, Mosu etract, and one to nine fail numbers), Sun Street, still mulinewsshed. Budimanes were acordingly taken out in res- beet to them.

In roly to Mr. Hastings, wituces suid Mr. Hooper refused to sign for the nolics and handed it beck with a chit which said that the Immo diale landlord of the 2 homes in question was Chia Wah, Then there was a note by Mr. Daggan (Secretary to the Banitary Board) stating that according to Ordinance 24 of 1887 the Land Investment Company were the swNETS. Mr Hastings mid that by agreement of lesse dated September Suth, 1868, the Land Invest. went Company let 26 houses, nelzing the en Chin Wah for Are years from in question.

ku Ist January, 1899. Das of the provisions , the loose was that the tenant undertook to spe the proruises in good and substsetial condition and repair, including the line- Washing That lease had been registered at the Land Office. These being the facta, the question arose, who was Kable, under this Ordinance, for the whitewashing of these promises ? Chin Wah was the imalateos and entitled to pomesales; and Le contended that the soution of the Ordinance in question

His Womhip reserved bis docision.

PRINCE HENRI'S MOVEMEN.S

WILL VISIT BONGKONG AGAID IN DECEMBRE.

Wo trauslate the following paragraph from than Ostuniatische Lloyd-

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CHOSED from the 2nd to the 12t October, both days inclusiva. By. Order of the Board,

DOUGLAS JONES, Becretary.

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Hongkong, 21st September, 1899.

CANTON INJURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

ORDINARY THE FIGHTEENTH

GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HULDERS will be held at the Ofoes of the

(NOON), Undersigned at 12 o'cLOUR SATURDAY, the 14tb proximo.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED rose the 30th instant to the 14th proxime, beib daya inclusive.

On

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO..

General Agents Canton Ivernos Office, Limited. 12430 Hongkong, 26th September, 1899,

TEBRAU PLANTING COMPANY, LIMITED.

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F403ordance with Article No. VIII. - paragraph 3 of the Articles of Association of the Company, Interest at the rate of $10 per cent, per Annum is being pharged on alk UNPAID CAMIS

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

Hongkong. 27th September, 1899. 12441

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Health Ordinance in the space of a few huntha, Oodies bofore they were removed. It is no one. The rate for the following week was Lher anust be notas secret influence at work at bo woria in the first, for the remaining-you had 20 Medical Oloers of daith and 10 last year. ale by pulio sustion restreday by Messrs.

Losses oncote geply torowded and be salary suspectors, and if you had disinfectants sears. Gus. It. Diavons & U, for $500. Hughes and Hough and was bought by Mr. Tall, toast I won't say some secret, induence, bit nomme iofluence with which we are unacquainted, which walinually blocks this Bill. The Taganiary couturied in hotbeds of disones, and got this songh to drown the whole vity, you would never Properties Loraxission was appointed in 169 Banitary Bis not intregously amed for stamp the thing out. The whly way tuis, can The Eche de Chine ways that M. Guérin gare took the bust part of two gets tout going to Lose Jeugsun, und beers we debe accomplished is to sit down and bit by bit destroy 4 tina of condensed milk which

not stamp the play by mich me improve the city until you get it into amph a himself op just as his fortress in the Hedenish its report. We sat three months Chabrol was about to be attacked. M. Guérin extremely hard work it the hot season Let her wind yea, which arest stale that plague of any other infectious disease Eummer raporting on that report, and here we present at disposar dad by the sinuot in a fire hold upphus. 15 my has been arrested and his friends for at liberty.

A cricket watok was played at Kobe on tho to lay no further. Of course a member of sighly intuit." which into it will take 25 years of furd work to do af aid oldu Yot in spite of this. I thick Mr. Osaossa-Is a bitter of BOM, 18th Sepirator between the Kobe Cricked the Board who is also an officiul is placed in can, i grest, only mean that we are ap.revi tisis.

rather a difficult position in coutinally hum Club and the Flext, which was then visitingmering at the Government to try and pass this

ons can ayant wo. Lave, not the custace of involving a considerable increase in the ex

At the Magistrany yesterday, before Mr. B. the port: Kobe's score was. 178 and the Fleet's Ball, but if and has to be thing core than our convicii Wenow what we went and we penditure of the toy. I hire unt the

will be Gompertz, Mi. Shahion Hooper appeared, an alay figure on this Beard ene has to satisfy so not far to us for it in seasca and slightest debt the Goverment

∙rends to: luke adyaninge the decretary of the Houg song Laud Invest Que's conscience at any rate and to the butt and hat mig wo but every only

sanitary wonthe nitrin tuet hes of the remarks which live fallen from the ont ompany, to answer to somonse can to alleviate what is as extremely, undez- rable condition in the city at the present time. given a tight to this maiter during the Vice-Prouident and retina what we ask. There chewing him with not haring limewashed ten

beg to move that the Standing Griere be past twenty years; but, sins! 11-is not a fore I am very sorry to hear what the Vrehouses

ang digit. Blad yo tuli passive,” Two Pranidsat han mid, becase although I agree asponded in order to cuable me to more a re-

of the galaman who voluntegral thoir) with a great deal of what he has said in regard- services Rented me that they would willingly to panaceas for this evil, still the fast reunire solution on the saljeck

Dr. ULAIX seconded and the motion was

go into the witness box and use it as thic that we have got to deal with things alley are carried

The VICE-PRESIDENT-I beg to mere that opinion that many of the Chinese houses they sad not as they ought to be. We hate just papers the opening ceremony of the Serol. we aditress an urgeat appeal to H's Fxeat-visited ornit for burung-baitalion, and heard that this Insanitary Properties Bijl ja linewashed, as they should have been; during | A

According to telegrams in the Japanes Chenalpo Salles, was told or the 18th Sept. teney the Governor to take the earliest apport- they were led the ward them that sparsully shelved. It has taken five years to evan now, hp aur five years' scourge of plugas, get it into ils present state, and it will probably #emple bottles and smaller quanti-Some 200 juvised gaesls tame devu Trots Seely to single insanitary purpurties as bust swners of trift og still cover the whole of it be a very much longer time before it becomes

te final

with rods are not required to provide any law. In the sentime we are going on in the to take part in the ceremony, the guests includ-

air shaft or open space whatever ia sopanction old way. The plague has become endemic, and mout on the lith September. ties will be supplied at proportionate ing the Ministers of State, Foriga Represen-ly nonded by us and forwarded to the Govera;

with their i over though such houses bo apparently we are helpless. Therefore it tutives, and other foreigners and Kerian.

MOBOR (after a gaase)—I will neered

6 feet or Sest in depth. These garlamensomed to.me who I rat spake on the sub wholesale ratos.

were not exporte innatalion, but merely gavo jost that the only thing to do ander the taut. Let us hope we shall have something

na stereolypod aazmer. SECRETARY-His Excellency said ho their pinions as gen of ordinary common sense circumstances was to ask the Government to and understanding, and I take it that what this give us a larger staff, so that we could do the was erg auticus to puas this Bill,

The VICE-PREMDENT-We know the Go. won at the "present moment is the best we could as at present and keep the place vernor is auxious to pass it. We want to know openly expressed opinions of such ran and ses as it is a little cleaner-to keep down what prevents him from passing it. They say the representative ten of the commercial the cubicles and all those illegal structures, world, as to the danger which is being done to Inside the house-and then It seemed to me the Loud Jureatment Le, want to build certain

trade by the plagua in our midst. Que hears in we could set to work on the large and more Eailliaga before the Bill is made law.

the curse of copnsersation that the trade of this compratansire nobems of taking really practical. The motoa na corried."

pert is mariongly affected, that every steamer that steps to aduit light and air into at these slums. Mr. B. H. Conger, tha U. 8. Minister to

APPOINTMENT OF A SELECT COMMITTEE.

pssibly to so pasa Hongkong by, and yet Although we tu very much obliged to the On the motion of the PRESIDENT, seconded by

s hear nothing authoritative from those whose pelien for the assistance they have given us in the Ubins, arrived in the harbour on the U. S ortiser Princton yesterday morning on his way to Canton, and wae vizited on board by Court- the Hoa. R. D. ORNSBY, it was decided

interests are most closely bound up in the compost, do notthink we ought to count upon thom merce of the part. The incident of the steamer any more than we can count upon, volanteers, General Wildman. He will roame his That the Medicul Oficar of Health and the

Cafner algué manes are involved a loss of The reason that volunteere did not come for voyage this afternoon calling apon Bin EzSecretary be appointed a Selset Committee,

wural thougonds of dollars. Why does not, wart this last summer was, from what I have esency the Governor this morning. On his under the provisions of enction 3 of Ordinanca return from (antua he will make a longer stay 1 of 1 for the und maintamme on therefore, if Chamber of Commers or sims heard, that people argued that it was the in Hongkong, and will leave by the Doris for for the construction and maintenance of conk

let's and cabislos, and for the occupation of other representative, bady tell us that the plagas business of Government to provide against these Shanghai on the Lb Oct.

basements in accordance with sections 6, 7, and sing theme of the Colony (if such is pligue epidemics; that whilst they were quite inden] the trpin), and decand that it shall be willing to come forward in the first ontbreak to 8 of Urituse 15 of 18 and the By-laws straped out abhay onst? What is the use of the sesist they would not do as now, bemuse they Chamber large the Battering unsetion to its said on steps, or not suficient stops, had been mauls under that Ordinance,”

soul that plagup how Low beermis merely taken to most, the difficulty. Therefore we sporadic "wins we have had a practical con cannot bopo for volunteers in the future. With tinity of cases since May, 1897, and are regard to the police, we cannot be sure of their at last driven to the admission that the assistance, and in any case it is more or less of discase has Toomey endurodo in tan elty?s mako-shift, and in a matter of this sort us What the practical value of long anonysaght at the dependant upon make life wous scrocus snaha this signed by "Over-Ar raganda the amount of work which these work and Ovoratrain." What is the value inspastora have to do to keep the pinca olesa, I of pestic affusions, les anonymous, addressed do not think we need a better illustration than meant the owner in possession and not the The M. Daily News of the 23rd September

to Gaitis Pollock nged true," the sub what the Vice-President, Mr. Orosby, and ayor in reversion, the latter being what the ways: The Commopolitas Dock, whom isted

ject of our sanityofoniesion? (Laugh self arm and went through some weeks ago. La Company were yesterday, had a most buy appearance. Strewn We af pinion that an resistant fedical Lec.) are what is the value even of the W viniled some of those alus and it about the yard ware the bent frames of Tour Omcer of Health shorld be obtained from gallout fight which the Press is always making was literally heart-breaking work. other boats similar to the Suitri, and a fifth England at as early a date as practicable. He or she bettent of sur cavitation, if our gration of climbing up the stairs. best, the Susan, will be ready for launching should porest's diploma in public health should public we will not some forward and person wars perfectly dark. The air was Ellen willa. by the next spring tides. Preparations are also he nodes years of age, appointed to the Bauit ally add their wight and intuendo to the dust svd filth and seisome smells; no susk, po being made for a sixth varsel for the Wentary Department on the understanding that in cases presentations of this Board? a memorable that I know that I for about a hear and a River to the order of the China Merahente, of emergency his services must be at the disposal speech of Sir Thomas Jaskren's some few years In home style we may well say the yards are of the Medical Department of the colony. He ago be said that "There is no doubt that the half taraxis fuit quite sick, and I belirts the Vice-President and Mr. Ormady were not fall and orders booked ahead.

should receive a salary of $400 por anum, mesxt state of dongkery is a disgrace to our much better. That is the kind of work these rising by annual increments of $300 to $350 civilization, and aineo then Mr. Whitehead has inspectors have to do every day of their line. Teintan for a fox wanka. Detween the fib and

1.1. Prines Henry intends to insin at W. BREWER HONGKONG, September 29th, 1899

Dr. Lowson gare svidence at the Magistracy per annum, legether with quarters or a house many times reiterated these reutitects, and get From the terres that have been given to us by 6th November he will arrive at

Woosung the Medical Officer of Health it world appear and will pay suother visit to Shanghai, but his In another column wo reproduce from the yesterday at to sagziry held in respect to allowance of 8720 por anu and onegance I fear that this state of things must continue en

long as old buildings are slowed to exist and that there are about 2,000 floors in each district. time will nonresly permit of the trip to Hurkow Iona March, by Crookelt Formosa Camilar report an interesting ex-isa fotad dead in Pohang Street en the attornice of 2256 per unaum

Zud inet He sail death was used. by livmarr •We also recommend the appointment of three Daw ones to indarted without adequate pro truct referring to the competition now pre-hage in the abdoran exmed by a captazed cditional desf-class inspectors and two addivision for their lighting and yetilaficz, Surly epken. There were external marks of violence. tinual second-class inspectors of unsanovs, whose it cannot be test the Colony's properly is ju the vailing in the Form shipping trnic. In Indian constablo gave evidence us to the services will be zacinly amloyet in consention hands of men to when the, physical and rely upon figures, but still they cre useful the Deutschland will go into dock. Early in 1 Pockin Aitus of the World e for us that is a fair trade competizion it finding of the body, and Inspecks Macnab gave with ever-crowding, haus-drainage, and the welfare of the community are caught in commetinss as a guide, and thing into de count- the subsber of fuera to be visited calls for no remark, or do we propose now evidence as to receiving the body at the station. prevention of food adulteration, and as AR parision with their illicit gains from the rack

There was no clue as to identification. The men

of this idareare of staff we would give in renting of foot brothels and fealer moments and the time at the disposal

spectors it wacks out, according to my guros, to enter on the vexed question of shipping night lave fallen down the stepa Tso enquiry pildition to those mentionel by the Medical Surd the episentatives of the vast commer

to something like two and half minutes per subsidies. The is, however, another pos- was aljoured for fytkor enquirias.

Officer of Health is his report in the sub-com of this port are interest in the cleanliness door. That late my that the inspecter in these of the port Can we but get their sign up falsummer months can only visit ench floor. mitter under date of July 21 the fuels sage in Mr. LAYARU's report, referring, tot

Wise Janet Waldorf, sesisted by Mr. Norval (1) That bubonic plagas may now be this question id not upon the a I u sare tist to the competition between particular Can McGregor and members of the Hongkong said to here become andsuit in the clay, and the Bout's his would be strengthened sad every two months and cannot spend more panies, but to the attempt of the Japanese Amateur Dramatic Company, appeared at the will therefore require the greatest vigilance on that there world be an irresistible dund for than two and a half minnius in each. That is

The Improvetufint of our guitary live. If physical impossibility. I defy the strongest man to do it not only in two and a half minutes Government to divest the Formoen tea irade Theatre Royal last night in the popular play the part of the sanitary staff to Lott it

way one waulk evidence of the influence of "Ingomer." Scon after or arrival in the check, and from tus old accustomed route, which con odlour ehe gave a scene from the anne piece. (2) That during the fire years 1894-1998 exnitation upon aneh diseases sa butuis plague but is four times as long perish. I argued

rom that that there were not suflicia en l rande attention. This subject, it will be re-and to pleased ware her audienes with her the Sanitary Board received most velasbe as- let them read arefully the history of typhus do the work. For a fas sector to visit our

aad Me. Norval Metregor's stance from the Police Department in coni- fever in theprost cities of Engisud his those foors, Eso an illegal cubicle or sockloft or miembered, was recently dealt with by the “Lugnar that gamersl rest for a per-balling the various outbreaks of hubonic plagas, discass 15,1 Bhave, anivermally resignzulas Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, which formance of the play in its entirety was made. The dering: 858 they but the exclusive services having mony for close resemblances to bune other obstruction, converse with old women and fall children, find out who pat the ob made representations regarding it in the members of tas A. D. C. willingly offering of 13 Eene police officere daring a perin bonic plagne in fact Murchison spaka of the

their services to complete the cast, There of two months, while in 1888 equally valuable iter as setypes of warta climates," and struction there and order it to be taken down the proper quarter, and the question is stil)

was a good attendance last night, and a Besistance was rendered, but during the present els diesas are largely dependent upon the tell the people to keep the place clent--ewesp the floor, and so on all talus time, and I main pending. At the line Mr. Layard penned most enjoyable evening was spent The year it has been found quite impossible by the deterioration of physical stamina by salinatain that the inspectors have int t's time and HIGH. Captain Superinsment of Price is insenatury surroundings Typhus kas bahut it is absolutely impossible for thera to dothe bis report, the date of which is not stated, other characters were taken as follows

Polydor (Miser of Masilla) Mr. G. H. Sexton ; spare any European police for this work, stamped at Rugland by sanity measures thing properly. Un the grounds i considered cabs about 14. In addition there are the discriminatory duty had not been in Myron (Armurer of Mesilla), Mr. Fadk and we are given to understand that we alone, and eqoilly post bubonic plagas be that thers ought to be store men. Of contra heavy guns in the redoubls of Pretoria sod posed, but some movement of the bind Noble: tagrok (of Marills), Mr. C. II. Aidron; cannot const upon the oxsistance of the police staropod cute this Colony by the barter horsing the Vice-President has said that winter is the Joannesburg Theas redoubts have ho built WRB apparently anticipated, Mr. LATA Lykout & raitis, Fishermen, Messrs, H. Win fature, and other reliable Earopena assistance of the poorer classes of the scmmunity and by. says: There on be no doubt that the Lokor el B. D. Anderson; Alsator, Ambivar. has not been obtainable, with the exception of a seat inprotient in their physical nad morally time to can deal with overrrowing. For by a German, and are said to be Alted with "Japanese Government will do all in its C. It. Lanwert, H. A. Lammert; Samie, Mr. for a few works at what proved to be the close made to prevogarthing, and I am told that fugia to do that you drive the people, ont, and space he expense to keep it ofbelant; but whe- and Novia, Barbarians, Messrs. H. W. Locker, the fer volunteers who kindly cape formant welfare. It is often said thot statistics can be y own part I do not think we can toneh the oreh-light. The artillery and equipment are

question of overcoming. The moment you very well kept, and the Transraal Government1 H. E. Green Actia (Mother of Parthenia) of the epidemic. The assistance of the volume rearly uses of plagze Lace oscarred power to foster n direct export of tea

teers is also not to be reckoned va in future; ns this year in sanitary heares ne in iusanitor there is nothing else to do, but the man who then it is likely to be able to shoot is souther Mrs. A. Dow Carrier. from Kelung to America in Japanese

the feeling among the community is that the unts. But want in the standard taken to qualify attends to overcrowding in the winter will have matter The artillery are queried in fire room

plague is on, no that. I do not think the remembered, greatly dreaded our artiltary in "sterners, either via Japan or direct, At the Magiatey yesterday afternoon an Government ought to provide a staff thet should there housed "panitary"? Nothing but a pal plenty of work to do in the zonizer when the barracks in Pretoria. The Buors, it will be but this consummation seeing to be no enquiry was held into the ciragmatances con- [ not require volunteer aid except in cases of try air shaft of 5099. it.-7 ft by 7 fi in feet, in "pat down to look after overcrowding | 1883, sud rely now very unchi un their own

iespective of the height of the building at nacted with the death of the Chinise woman grare omergonoy,

will have tell an idle timo

ogons, and modey is lavished on them. Military **Engh of the drainage inspectors will require the area covered by it. To my mind this only From figures whica 1 worked out 1 critics, however, will appreciate the embarnes "nearer thau in previous yeare." Re who was fonul hanging in a pigstys at Little ference is then made to the drawbacks Hongkong. A Chinese woman Japond to Jod. A Chinese formuan at a salary of $10, rising to proves how hopelessly inadegusta is this "stan

dard," and that the sooner the Bear's souls of ade out that we should require a great mans rest which must result to irregale troops at ing accend hanging from a beam. Abe.called $12 a month. of Kelangan shipping port, and to the out to other womar nail they cut the Joly We also recommend that the elarical star open spaces for new buildings becomes law, the men we have naked for, bat of having guns to protect. Gums capact metsin youros I knew it is no we asking for too much, bad counter, but must koup to the span, and profession of one of the merchants to be down, but lite was in extinct. Deceased's of the Department should be strengthened by sooner there is mers complete ontrol over and therefore agree with the raport. Unless must, therefore, be protected, and it is very

husband wou sick in bed at the time. Hans plasing the temporary Portuguese clerk who was cubicles and over the caudition of private lanes, little concerned with this danger menselig witness's eos. She thought bar danghter-in-law; appointed in April 1895 on the permanent sta£, the sooner the prosent excessive height of builds | We got these extra men and an Aistant Medi-mach to be doubted if the Boors will derive any their Amoy business, on the assumption that hanged herself because ter husband was ill, thead by the edition of another Chinese clerk at ings. Ju aurortretis curtailed, the better calificer of Health I cannot so that we can advantage whatarer from their guns, which will it be. For the health of the cominunity of do much good. have always been outes to guerills troops.** **** British steamship companies still have faully poor, and about 100 owing for ant a salary of 84) a month."

The Hon, R. D. GEMBUY-The only remark In his report to the sub-committee Dr. Clark this site (Applause) good working margin on Treiglite, and that There was no swelling on the deceased's neck,, A

day or two before her death sheappeared to be recommends the appointment of two additions. The VICE PRESIDENTI agree with every wish to make is that I do not think we bara.

LATEST STRÁMER MOVEMENTS, JAPANESE CURIOS. tea n be delivered in New York ct in her right state of mind. They had not bad any inspectore to devote the whale of their time to thing Dr. Clark has so ably said, but at they reason to speak-perhaps it was a taperes Lingua of the Institary Properties Bill sa some time I caneb sote for the resolution. boing Ebelved. It is true it in 18 days aines-wa freight, including tho Snes Canal dues, other death in her household recently, nor and night visitations and prosecutions, on the

any of her neighboare dest of plague this year greand that the services of two inspectors are think the increase of staff naked for is too great sut it up from here, but there has been un loft Shangtet for ibis port yesterday morning which will render abortive my attempt to. The deceased had not explained to horof being necessary if any systematic attempt is to be Is the irst place it is all one inspector se re- whip it vin Japan and San Francisco. The unwell but she complained to other people 2006 made to deal with the question of overcrowding. quired for the prevention of food adulteration,

The C.P.R. Gu's steamer Amping of China report proceeds: So far as Kelung ismenge. Dr. Lewzon, who mides post mortem Ho zboommends the oplosment of an inspo proially in milk. Well, thera is a police in extremely hard worked Just now, may be praarrived at Kobe ou Wednesday, at 6 p.m. and

examination, sid he came to the conclusion that tor to doroth the whole of his time to the ad- spector at the present time whose duties are concerned this may be the case, but the the immediato cause of death was asphyri ministration of the Food and Druge Ordinance, very largely in connection with the Food and paring to lay the Bill before the Council left the same day at midnight for Shanghai, "last word has not yet been said about considerably inflamed gland on the right side imunity from, such dis-ases us arise from of liquor from liceuse prémized and risorse Bill beinir slotred, but I think there; instant, at 10pmJA

from strangulation. In addition thera Kay & with the view to the protestion of the com Drugs Ordinance. It is who collects samples There has on, I know, sans talk about where she is dns to arrive on Saturday, the 30th is no reason for us to speak of it as being The Chins Mutual steamer Oanie, from *Tamui harbour, which if properly dredge of the reck, and another elsewhere, both having adulterated or decomposed food. He also re and there is no don't be would have time to shelred. With regard to this other matter 1. Glasgow and Liverpool, left Bingapors for this "might, for vessels of moderate draught, the typical appearance of plague glanda Hesammence the appointment of uns er more it collect samples of mik, and in that way he think I shall be obliged to vote on the side of port on the 2715 fustant and may be expooted *fairly enter into competition with Keling thought at the time that the woman had Been pantors to devote the whole of their time to would waist the Sanitary Board very consider the Vice-President, because I think it is far are on or about the let proximo.

ably in connection with the premution of food

The NY. K steamer Sado Maru (Europe for shipisent at least to Jepa. Is facturing from plague, but from the stadrace the abstement of drainage su suxes, adding.

he he heard he now did not think she was---Ą. There is little doubt that at ne vars diatas adulteration. I think at any rate this that are bessery we should do work in the one shipment has already boun marte from verdio to the effect that the deccused committed date at let three such inspectors will be re-cheurs might be riot. That would see colony in the way of getting rid of lasanitary Liod) loft Kobe via Maji for this port yesterday quired; but it is possible that at first two old apparently ane men Then it is BAR that proverbice than in increasing the staff Asco and is excepted to arrive bors on the 4th October. The Chinn uiual teamor-Kaisow. from Temui to Kobe, when the op uirtunity ofa suicide by hanging is reformed.

Rice, althonga 1 must point on that this is a two tional second-class Iuspectors are Assistant Medical Offer of Health. I no REITENS HELAIAMS.

ofnse of war which in most important to their service would mainly be quite prepared to support tinh suggestion, and Glasgow and Liverpool, I-ft legapore for this also appointment of one or two are inspec. port gestantay ans, and way he expeated on er preservation of healthi, and that we are as yet empinged in sunnection with overcrowdiestoru, samally in view of the tremendous growth, about the 2nd prore [SUPPLIED TO THE" DAILY PREIN."]

by no neizs sure that babonio plugar dons. Det

We all know that them provcations for over of Erifah. Kowloon. The extent of bulking The C. &-0. 3. 5. Co.'s steamer Thyra, trem LONDON, 6th September.

bear an intimate relationship to the sowane crowding can be curried out except in the there is wardly realised in this colony. The San Diego, left Yukolama on 21st just for EARTHQUAKE AT DARJEELING, -contaminated sol)."

winter months, for the simple ea that au pepalston in depbilug every few years, L'akoulu Kobe, Nagasak!, and Hengkong. THE PRESIDENT-IN moving the adoption people sleep on the ronfa sad in the streets thick and taeful will be quite work enough. The 0, & 0. §. 5. Co.'s stemmer Carmarthen- Hurtagnakes sed mudslips have secured at

of the report of the Belect Committon Whick

in summer, and you cannot get the neces Larjeskog. Upwards of two hundred prophe proposes a facross in the staff of this depart any evidence quite true the police for an Alitant Medical Offer of Helib hire arrived at Ban Diege on 14th iss

Over on the other side im vory short The CAN. Cou stemmer. Teingn, from Ans have been killed, including deveral Encopeans,uent, I think we may take it that plague is have not been set as the unitar lige, but with regard to the total expenditureiralian ports, cixired at Manils do Wednesday

now enderlo is the solny end this bring the Board this, your punction with the "direction if they wish to avert the ruin of and immense tlamage has been dozre

case it belovos this Board to take every step plague, hut the Polien Force has un recommended Lete Lam afraid I curnos sup and was to Jones that port for Hongkong

yesterday. the Formoss section of the Amoy on busi-

THE TRANSYAAL CRISIS, that we can in order to prove the sanitary bande manner, nu far as tropeaus ar ooh purt the propseanlin

The UN. Coʻs alousy Changsha - loft "The rodity of the danger bas Mr. Camberlain's despatch of the Saddondition of the biony. Lan Cumara las gerne in lt hos boun this gent. We have been The VICH PREStons's proposed, and the

The U. N. Co steamer Chingiz Gailed month since been verified, but instead of taking the Augusty that the Government is carpeted Inlly countered the staff at the disposal of the beat 25 too short. There is no doubt time it mouse. D. ORMEDT meronded, neodment Sydney on ist inst form of the improvement of Trisui harbour 10 absolutely deny and repudiate the assertion department and is his report cartéto recom; but not hail flint shorings peopaid for to the effect that the Government be asked to

which, whatever, its effects on special of the Tranevaal that it is an international mentions bow been male They are term have leut come, men to the Board to provide for the appointment of an hutset ward from Fort Darwin on 19th inst.

sommended the appointment of an Assistant at them in arrygant plagao werk, for Bedical Offer of Health and two additional

fest-olaes fraperformed. Govereign State, and that the Transvaal mast fedical Officer of Health and three addithe simple reason that when the plagas is spl-

On the amendmbut being pat, cely the mo interests, would have bozu welcomed bare kaown beforehand that the condition of tional first-class ineproters and two addition, donio in this colcuy a large number of people wor and wonder voted for it. The Fresident, opeblio grounde-it has taken the vi- non-interference and marainty attached to the al soonud cinspectors of avisarees. The lara ibu plains, and it has been proved by Mr. Orbers and Dir. Clark voted for the

ATTides of thess logal first-class iospes perleve that crissein thecity decreases. I frust clous form of a differential tax. A sorimut franchise proposals were totally inadmienie.

THE BUUDAN tore will be made use of la convection with that shorlakiup et.oorten mekaar will enabofion, which was carried. nating duty of yen 1.60 per picul is levied on

The Sirdar is making preparations to attack overarowding, house drainage, and the pro the European portion of the foroo to be brought Formusa te if shipped direct to foreign the Khalid, who he etablicked himmelt neke i reption of food adaltacasion. The me up to ie full songth, and if this be done thung pear to be ♦ larga instorm of the staff, bls og rasam, why in by wahe mathe serio pountring whilst the leaf is allowed to Jobelgedir.

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