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HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

for the information of the Sanitary Board that provision is being made in the estimates for next year for the construction of additional publia latrines and urinals, for a new Western Market on a site on the Reclamation opposite the present Harbour Office, and for lueransed water storage in the Tytam Valley. The ques tion of a refuse destructor is under the cou sideration of the Public Works Committee."

Mr. McKie misnted Refuse destraator.

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Hong kong Sanitary Board was held. The President (the Hon. R. D. Ormsby, Director of Pablic Works) occupied the chair, and there were also prosent the Vice-prolont (Dr. Bell, Acting Pncipal Civil Medical Offleor), Mr. F. J. Bale log (Acting Captain Superintendant of Polic Mr. J. Mckis, Dr. Hastigan. Dr. F. Clark sanctioned June, 1899,"11 anderstood the (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. Fung Wa Chaou, Mr. Chan A Fock, and Mr. G. Aquestion of the refuse destructor was settled Woodcock (Secretary).

long ago. Why has it been referred rain The unanimous ejsnien of the Board aight have been doemel kuflcient."

Dr. Hartigen

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 1900

REVIEWS,

The Triad Society, or Heaven and Earth Aao ciation. By WILLIAM STANTON, Hongkong, Kelly and Walsh.

Ms. William Stanton's long acquaintanco, as Police Detective Officer, with the Chinese brought him much in contact with the celebrated Triad Society, and his account of it in this book, reprinted from the China Reties, is both ample and interesting. He begins with a short his tory of Chinese secret societies in general, which serves as a necessary introduction to the more detailed treatment of the Triad body, and proceeds to a description of the Trinds in Chin

DIARY OF THE CRISIS, May 27.Bozers burnstation on the Lu-Han line. May 28-Boxers burn stations between Peking and Paothugh. Belgian engineers and other refugesa stext from Pastingfu to cut their way to Tientsin. Fengtal station and works barat Railway communication with Peking interrupted. May 29-Communication with Peking restored. May 30-Guards for Peking Legations, com-

menced arriving at Tientsin May 31-First detachment of guards go up by rail to Peking in the afternoon from Tientsin. June 1.--Suppored incendiarism at Tientsin June Murder of Revs. Norman and Robin-

son. Puotingfa refugees reuch Tientsin. and Tientsin finally destroyed. June 5--Railway intercourse between Peking June 7-Large allied force lands at Taku.

Donate to Consul Warren at Shanghai.

allied troops for Poking. Tolegraphic com June 10-Admiral Seymour starts with 809

nunication with Peking ceases.

Peking.

END OF THE PLAGUE EPIDEMIC. Answoring Dr. Hartigan, the CHAIRMAN said that at a coufidential inecting of the Beard it The PRESIDENT said that with regard to this was decided to inform the Government that question perhaps they were aware, and if not plagne had ceased to 1 epidemic in thee could inform them now, that before a rote for anything in the public works was allowed colony.

it came before, a committee of the Legislative and out of it, their traditional history, and an Juno -Detailed myssuge from Sir C. Mac- Council culled the Public Works Committee, who analysis of their ceremonies, sigus, pass-words, A further reply was salauitted from the Qu-sent it with their recommendation to the Connoilets. Mr. Stanton's work is marked by judge vernment relative to the reservation of a Euro. Then it came before the whole Conncil, and it ment and discrimination, as well as evincing a might or might not be approved. Nothing of that

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inst, I am directed to inform you that the question of a European reservation at Kowloom will not ho lost sight of."

Mr. McKie minuted-This is another cases

in the list which he sent to the Government for first chapter he gives a very full record of the next year the sum of $60,000 appeared for a re- great Taiping rebellion, compilul from the best fuse destructor, but it had not yet been approved available sources. Very justly he remarks: by the Fablic Works Committee. It

bassador at Peking, murdered. Rioting at June 13-Baron von Ketteler. German Az.

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of drift, and a most unsatisfactory reply to the come before the committoo twice and been post. "Tho capricious fates lund decreed that those June 14-Fighting outafile Austrian Legation machinery. Now work and repairs supervised.

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poned for further consideration in order that who fought so bravely for their liberty and Dr. Hurtigan minated:--"I agree with Mr. they might have information as to the working religion should be defeated by British men and McKio. Government pigeon-holes are prover of these refuse destructors there. This $60,000 guns, directed by one who was almost as great which it was proposed to expend was not going

a fanatie as Hung Hsin-ch'un, and who, had bially capacious,"

Mr. Fang Wa Chuon minuted-"I don'tle provide a destructor which would deal with agree with Mr. McKio. I think the Govern-all the refuse in the city. It was more in this he been born and educated as Hung Hsin-chan light of an experiment. The cost of a destruc was, might well have inspired the sumo enthu ment's reply in a satisfactory one."

be at least $110,000. This put rather a new complexion on the affair, because if they spent superior military genius delivered China from 960,000 they could still have the dust-arts at the Manchu ycke." It is indeed curious to work and some of the refuse carried up to Can reflect now what an wahappy effect Charles

at Peking

men from Hongkong Regiment and Asiatic June 15.-Hiusung leaves Hongkong with “600 Artillery, Chapols in Tientsin native sity burnt. June 16-Admiral Seymour cutoff from Tion-

tsin. Terrible takes 300 Welsh Fusiliers and. Engineers from Hongkong,

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THE DESTRUCTION OF RATS BY POISONOUS GAS, į tor to deal with all the refuse of the city wouldasm in his followers, and with his infini Jane 17.-Takn Forts attacked and captured! 66 TOUNTINGS OF THE NAVAL

in Hongkong with a view to destroying rata hy/ton and elsewhere across the harbour; so that Gordon, acting with the best intentions, had on

by allied warships. Chinose bonbardment of Tientsin begins.

June 19-Admiral Seymour reaches a point miles from Peking, but is compelled to retrent.

The following letter from Professor Simpson, of London, to the Colonial Office was submitted:

With reference to your letter No: 19,250 dated June 27th, relating to experiments made introducing poisonous gas inte sewers. I have it emed necessary before the Council the honour to state that as a rule rats are not voted the money for a refase destructor that they the history of China, more especially in her in June 21. Terrible reaches Tongku. First found in small glazed pipe sewers of the deshould consider the matter very carefully, cription mentioned, so that the results obtained are such as might have been expected. I would to some extent be mistoading. There was further point out that the chemicals selected question of experiment as to the efficacy or other of China Mr. Sinnton deal with the working June -Successful third attempt to reach.

for the purpose of the experiments, though capable of generating a gas fatal to rats, are far from being the best, and might under car fain ciren-tances prove to be dangereuse coolies or workmen employed on the work Prassic acid in, at all times, not a very sale gas to experiment with unless in the hunde of a chemist, and for this reason I think it is inad visable to generate it in sewers."

Dr. Hartigan minute-Rats are not found the storm-water drain, leaky and large, would he waste of time. I think our officers could be much more usefully employed. We did not ask for Dr. Simpson's opinion as to the best gas to employ. Mr. Wilde is a chemist, so the objection does not apply."

Dr.CLARK said the word "experiment" might

wise of a refuse destructor. It had been settled long ago. The onis point which required ex; periment was how much refuse each individual destructor conla deal with. The nature of the re- fuse of every city varied. In some there was a considerable amount of cinders, which assisted greatly in the burning of the refuse. In city such as this there would probably be a lot of dry vegetable matter, except in the wet season, and what it was necessary to discover

tercourse with foreign nations.

In his chapter on thus Triad Society outside of this body in Hongkong, a subject which ho is, of course, particularly itted to treat. Ho says: "It is estimated that about a third of the male population of the Colony and many females are more or less active members. The difficulty of suppressing such an organisation,

as well as the facilities it affords criminals for

Legation (Austrian) at Peking captured by June Two attempts to raljeve Tientsin fail..

Kange troops.

Tientsin. Chinese remain. in force in the neighbourhood.

except British, French, and German. June All Legations at Peking destroyed June First Indian transport starts for

Chine

June 26-Admiral Seymour relieved and back

in Tientsin.

June 20-Message from Sir R. Hart reaches

Tientsin.

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Dr. Clark minuted: In this colony rata are not infrequently to be seen entering the inlets to the glazed-pipe sewers. It is also lutely impracticable to destroy rats in our stort drains by poisonous gasos.”

PROPOSED DAIRY BYE-LAWS: Proposed Dairy Bye-laws to under sub- section 10 of motion 13 of Ordinance No. 24 of 1887 were submitted. They were as follows

1. All promises now ased or hereaftes ud as dairy shall to registered annually, during the month of January, at the office of the Sanitary Board, and every application for registration shall be made in the form of the schedule at tached to these bye-laws.

2. The ground surfaces of every existing dairy shall, within threa months of the date of its first registration, bo javed to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board with goul lime or coment sonerets laid down at least six inches thick, and the surface thereof shall be rendered attooh and impervions with asphalt. Portland cement, or such other interial as the Sanitary Board may approve of

The ground urfaces of every future dairy shall before premises are used as a dairy: ho paved to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board with good line or cement conersta laid down at least six inches thick, and the surface thereof shall be rendered smooth and impervious with asphalt, Portland content, or such other

the refuse of the city. The proposal was to provide six cells to begin with.

Dr. HARTIGAN-Ain I uot right in what I say that the Government approved of this suggestion ?.

Dr. CLARK-Yes.

Dr. HARTIGAN-When?

Dr. CLARK In June of last year.

TRE VENETIAN SANITARY CONVENTION REGULATIONS.

Letters were subuitted stating that the Venice Sanitary Convention Regulations bus been withsirawn against Tanintave Maingascar, in the Ports of Calcutta and Chittagong, and in the Ports of Burnish

Dr. Hartigan minnted: “Our port might be declared free now."

Lieut. Col. Lyon minuted: In view of the continued daily occurrence of cases, I cannot understand on what principis Dr. Hartigan's suggestion is based."

MILK SAMPLES.

The result of the aulysis of four samples of milk wes submitted, Bir. T. J. Wild, Acting Government analyst, expressed the opinion that samples obtained from No. 4, Kai Un Lane, and No. 35. Stanley Strost, wore genuine, and that a sample obtained from 101, Wellington Street, routained 30 per cent. of sidud water and one frem No.. Cochrano Street, 34 per cent. of

addled water.

Mr. McKie minated:-I certainly think that the Board should exercise their power in the control of dairios, as suggested by Inspector Dundy"

Dr. Hartigaus muzuted-Has any action been tako in the two cases of adulterated milk

The PRESIDENT, alluding to Dr. Hartigan's of adulterated milk.

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MacDonald and Mr. Couger written at July 4-Last letters to hand from Sir C. Peking. 41 killed and 88 wounded at the Legation to date.

7-Murder of all foreigners remaining at Pacting fu.

escaping from justice, will readily be seen. Of the benefits they expert to derive in sickness and distress, and for mutual protection; others oppression by the brotherhood, which, they sup-,{" join to secure to themselves an immanity from pose, they might otherwise have to endure:July others join through mere curiosity; and others

July 9-Nerbaddy, first transport, reaches doubtless join in a patriotic spirit, with the hope

liongkong. of one day restoring a thiness dynasty to July 11-Heavy fighting at Tientsin. their country. But on the whole there is far Jely 11-120 more Welshi Fusiliers leave Hong- Hong for North. Allies capture Tientsin too much selishness for patriotism to flourish

nativo city with a loss of 775 men. Geroral i The leading members seek profit and ag-

Yaungachi leaves Japan for Taku. grandisement for themselves rather than to July 1-General Goles reaches Hongkong. But July 16-Reported armisties at Peking. 02 benefit the Soclety or their pantry.

deaths at Legations.to date. the Society contains a dangerous element in the great number of persous bound together by the same ouths and it led with the same hatred of the Maathu power. And should a man arise from amongst them with the ability to bring all those who have sworn fidelity to the So. city's cause to not in unity, and in accordance with their caths, and to instil a feeling of enthusiast into their bosoms, they would con- stitate a fores whom the miserable soldiery of the South of China, many of whom are Triad meu already, would melt away Hike snow in the sunshine, and the dont of the Manchu rulers would probably be sealed."

With the details about lodge-rooms, officers, initiatory ceremonies, sigua, and test-words it is impossible to deak here. Mr. Stanton shows a

of Chihi. State of war on Amur River. July 17-Li Hung-chaug appointed Viceroy

Kong and leaves for Shanghai, July 18-Li Hang-bang arrives at Hong July 20.-Reported appeal of Chinese Emper- or to Japan. Alleged receipt, of message From Conger at Washington. faly -Consul Carles receives Sir C.

MacDonald's letter of the 4th inst. LM.C sta sul on this date. Madras Light Lafantry reach Hongkong. July -Hang-chang reaches Shanghai. July 2-Proposed Requiem Service at St. Pan's for Peking refugees postponed. Mur-

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No person shall pass the night in any room nsed as a dairy, or in any of the rooms used for the storage of milk.

4. Every dairy shall be so drained as to ba in accordance with the requirements of the Health Ordinances and the bye-laws made thereunder, and the inlays to the drains shall in all cases to placed outside the rcoms in which mills Atored.

5. No water closet, dry-closet, earth-closet, or arinal shall be within, or be in direct communi- cation with, any dairy.

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6. Every daity and all uts us shall be kept at all times in a cleanly condition and free from all noxionsmatter. The vehicle of the interior walls and the ceilings of the rooms of the dairy shall be properly lime-washed and the wood work thoroughly scrubbel with scap aud water during the first and seventh months of ench rear.

No person suffering from any Infectious or certations disease shall be permitted to take part in the sale or delivery of milk

8. Every dairy shall be during the hours at which bottling operations are carried on. open

to inspection by the Medical Officer of Health

THE FORTNIGHTLY LIME-WASUING RETURN,

Janeso Sources again in denger.

matters, which cannot fail to be of interest to all August 3-Sir Macdonald sends cypher MI

students of China. It may be noted that in rendering Chinese words is to an English form Mr. Stanton has adopted the mandariu prona

Mr. J. H. Dandy, Chief Inspector of Nui- sauces, in his fortnightly return of lime-washing.

aid that 419 houses had been reported as harcistior alike in the historical and ceremonia ing been line-washed in the Eastern District, the number previously reported being 193. parts of his book. He admits the doubt as to the advisability of doing so, but says The tenements number 1,818.

as about an equal number of the brotherhoud The deaths at Macao for the wook ended are Cantonese, Fokienese, and Hakka, and, only, July 9th untered 33.

speak their own respective dialects," he thought it better to use mandariu rather than either of these.

THE DEATHS AT MACÃO.

THE HEALTH OF THE COLONY.

The death-rate for the colony for the week ended July 8th was 218, against 287 for the previous week and 2 for the corresponding week last year. The death rate for the week ended Angest 4th was 990, against 201 for the corresponding weak last year."

NO PLAGUE IN OSAKA.

A telegram was submitted from H.B.M.'s Consul, Hiego, to the effect that us case of laga had sccurred in Osaka since July 1st,

THE KOWLOON WATER SUPPLY,

Dr. HARRIGAN called attention to the com plaints as to the Kowloon Water Supply.

The book is illustrated with diagrams of certificates of membership, etc., of the Triad Society, and in its get-up does credit to Mossuz. Kelly and Walsh. We notice sororal misprints, bat otherwise the work is admirable.

message reporting Legation fortifications strongthened.

August First detachment Cavalry Brigado

leaves India for China.

August 5-Admiral Seymour returns to Shang- hai. Advance on Peking starts. Allies at- tuck and rout Chinese at Paiteng. August 6-cfunger reaches Hongkong. E

peror and Empress Dowager leave Pelting under ascert. Chapols burat at Ung-kung, near Swatow.

for the North. August 7.-H.M.S. Goliath leaves Hongkong

August B-Allies captare Yangtaun, on the

line to Peking.

Aagast 11-Cypher messages, dated Peking. August 10-Allies reach Hosion.

August 6, reach British and U. S. Consuls at Canton. Allies reach Anping, 27 miles from Poking. Sir C. Macdonald reports ** All right."

August 13.-Allies reacht Tungeliou.

From Sandhill to Pine. By BRET HANTE. August 14.-Gen. Creagh and Indian troops

Loudon, Georg Bell & Sons.

The PRESIDENT said they had had a great | From Sandhill to Fine appears to bo u psl.

or any of the Board's officers laly deputed by deal of trouble with the pumping engines. They action of magazine stories by Bret Harte.

19, No premises which are not used as a dairy were not originally very satisfactory, and

him

at the time of the approval of these bye-laws unfortunately this year both engines broke Two at least we remember having road aur. shall be used for such purpose, until the premises down. The breaking down of engines was n have been approved by the Sanitary Board nothing which ocenrred in the best ships at sea and selves in serial form. We are glad, however, being in accordance with the bye laws for the elsewhere. The difficulty in the case of these to have the opportunity of reading then again. tire being in force relating to the regulation of pumping engines was that instead of stopping There are altogether seven tales in the book, the supply of water to Kowloon while they re- dairies and have been registered..

10. These bye-laws will come into fores on paired them, they were obliged to keep them and though Bret Harte no longer writes with all raing somehow-patching them up for an hour and after the fat day of January, 1901.

Dr. CLARK said he had drawn up these bye- or so. The complaints had been almost entirely the power which marked his early work, he never laws, which were based upon other bye-laws pre-conned to houses on the higher level. He did writes ill. "What Happened at the Fondhh," vionsly approved by the law officers of the not think the Chinese had suffered from wout A Belle of Cañada City." and "A Treasure of water. There was more water supplied in Crown for other premises, such as bake-houses Kowloon in July than ever before. They were of the Bedwoods" are all oxcellent types of And show the necessity for having these by doing everything they possibly could to get the the short story, and the whole book can be

recent prosecution for adulteration of milk laws. Probably one of the ressens why they engines in good order. One had been repaired. had not had them before was that it was net and within the last few days they had succorded recommended to those who wish to be amused good to multiply by-laws unless they had a suf- for the first time during the last month in fill- icient staff to carry them out, which he thought they now had,

The bye-laws wore then considered, but la fore they had all been gone through,

Mr. McKIE observed that the Board had had a period of 13 years in which to bring forward these bye-laws. Now they had been brought forward they had only had them before thom a couple of days, and as they saw there was a little room for in provement, he proposed that they be referred back to the Medical Officer of Health for va consideration.

Mr. FUNG WA CHUEN seconded, and the motion was carried, but on the suggestion of Dr. CLARK the members of the Board made sag gestions us to how the bye-laws should be noted THE SEGGERTED REFUSE DESTRUCTOR. The following letter, dated August 15th, from the Acting Colonial Secretary, was read:---

With reference to your letter No. 36 of the 2nd March last, I am directed to aequiat you

ing the Hung Hom service reservoir. All ho for a brief while. could do was to assure the Board that the Public Works Department were sparing nei

reach Shaughai. Protests against theirðund- ing.

August 16.-Transport still at Woosung.

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A facsimile of the TRADE MARK can be soo story to the effect that a Birmingham at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hong maker backed Daniel O'Rourks, the winner of the Derby in 1852, solely through seeing his son bong and also at the D. EVEN reading a biok entitled Daniel O'Rourke's to the Moon." I took the tip at once,"

Many betting men are very superstitions, and ther time, trouble, nor expenso in getting the Kowloon water supply in a sadisfactory condi.attack importance te trifling onens. There is tion.

This was all the business.

In connection with the recent headlines of a Vould say when talking of the incident, and

contemporary with reference to the crisis in he China Peking Hope Still Forty Mission was roccessini. A gentlemen once backod aries Reported Massacked-one is ferribly re Ellingtos, who wout the Derby of '56, from the minded of far epitaph on a tombstone in Karma fact that he happened to see the "We the ches, which contained a good deal of the same word "Wellington obscured by the hand of a unconscious humour. Come years ago a well- clock placed over the door of a London restaurant known missionary was murdered one night by It is also told of a commercial traveller that he his closed adheribed on his tombstone, backed Doneaster through the simple expedient ing friends had inscribed on of writing the horses' names on pieces of paper, Bacred to the memory of the Bev X who rolling them into pellets, throwing them against was murdered by his chowkedar. Underneath the wall, and backing the one which robounded ran the following. Well donn, thou good and farthest, and which, as it happened, held the

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The Oaks Shosen Keisha, Limited, Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Limited, Meiji Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Kuegafuchi Cotton Spinning Mills, Shanghai Cotton Spinning Mills, Tokio Cotton Shipping Mills, Mike Cotton Sypinning Mille, Onoda Cement Company, Imperial Government Paper Mills,

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,

M. FUJISE,

Manager, Hongkong, 19th August, 1800.

NEW SPLENDID

BY A

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DIRECTIONS.

For external use rub the oil on the temples forehead, between the eyebrows, back of the ears and neck, on the chest and back, on the abdomen or wherever the pain, or soreness is located. Itminst be rubbed on for 5 minutes. For toothache put a little in the tooth on etton and rub on the gums The oil has beneficial effects in headache, fainting, colds, sore throat, stomach ache, colic pains, rheumatism, nomb ness of the Bmba, pain in the back, ramp, local swelling and inflammations, influenza, diarrhoea, toothache, pains in the head and eat- vulsions after childbirth; prickly Kent, boile and mosquito bites.

Internally the dose is live drops in a little water, and it is to be repeated every two or

it ox three houre, ut the same time using ternally.

The proprietor of the Kwong Chí Koon Drug Store of Canton has placed in my hands for examination a number of his preparations with the receipt for

Bach

His UI YAU”" As you wish Oil" has a wide cirenlation and is very much asel, It is composed of aromatic and stimplant herbs and barks, most of which are well known in our. pharmacopoeia, together with pingpin (a costly NOVEL Pompkor) bishops wort, orris root, with two or three other less known articles, but vons of the objectionable substances which enter into many Chinese medicines. It is one of the combinations which has real merits and it is not strange that it has attained so wide a repatation for the relief of maladies for which It is recommended.

(Signed) Docron J. G. KERR,

Canton, China, Any onler please apply to se MESSRS, DARTLY & Co.,

No. 19, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong. Who are appointed Sole Agents for the sale of our Goode.

KWONG CHI KOON. Hongkong, 5th May, 1900.

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