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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

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rule against it.

Dr. HARTIGAN-I take it as a right and not as anything else. The Standing Orders have been suspended and I haves right to put sur question I like. The Secretary has got my question, and I would ask him to read it.

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1930

Anath | THE MONIAL WV ANIMALS AT KENNEDYTOWN,

*ll that the Information evalidential and must have Eros of the mabordinate officials wwloon when apply was natin.

SDYTOWN.

rubmitted relative to the animals at Kennedytowa, and the use

LATE TELEGRAMS.

NEWS TIK CEYLON.

Spsonlations are rife as to the next step Government will take to meet the new palier of the quondam Allies; also the attitude Japen. and America will mins under the altered aspect of affairs.

It is feared the hiness problem is far from mottled.

SERIOUS CHANGE AGAINST FRENCH AND

VRUSSIANO,

THE CRISIS and there were Are For Hung Hom Led Yamati have tarcoma

“ALLEORD * UNHOLY COMPACT," loepen dat (Dr. Bell, Antingere là, rapidly fucross population, and 4

Begance Landen, 9th September. Principal Civil Medion Offer), Major Brown bealthy expansion which three com to zital thin

Colonial Veterinary Surgeon wrote:--

The Berlin Tass Corrispondent belegrapha Dr Hd MA E ORA DE T. Car side of the Harbour, and if we would burn

#1--There is roxy little available ground beft that the understanding between Bussis and (Medical Umeer of Health), Mr. Fang We lesson from the past, we strould, before every maclarargeted. Only that thy a resident at Kennedytown for the buried of animals, so Germany with gard to Chen, Mira Chan A Book) and available mile, of ground in herbal by the of Hansford Ferrace, told him that he bad that it le hecmary that some early arrangement Eart has leared ougard the polley ln the Far Woodcock (Becretary).

builder, provide a market there miffelent for never experienced any scarcity of water, and he made for the disposal of those which die in Conditional upon Funds being allowed to THE BECENT COLLARES IN HOLLYWOOD BOAD, present neede sad capable of extension in the some other residents in the Terrace had been the Government Animal Depots. The trial retain absolute possession of the Provizos of The minutes of the previous meeting having intues. Every cause of fah and every pound called njam to pay the anal sum imposed in number of dead animals sturing the past six Manchuria, Rusin waters to allow the Kaiser been confirmed,

of meet consumed by Europeans at Kowloon auch puent for having næed water in excess of months han beti 158. is brought there from Hongkong, and seeing the amount allowed by Orlinano. In his

of the question to viss the Province of Shantung with the Dr. HAFTIGAN moved the suspension of the that the population is large engh to sup opinion the enormous and inprecedented in in the first place, there are times when it canny intimated she had no objection to Busin ---2-Barial at ma is ont of the question, as command of the Valley of the Houng-ho, Gare Ataúdiój Orders for the day,

Mr. Oppo WK, seconded, and the motion was port market of its own, the waters of the population of Kowloon was really not be done, and secondly, it would cont far sou moquiring more ferritory in Manchuria, Grest

time, labour and money involved in cross-what had caused the trouble of the last for much.

Britain having declared she wants no terrâtorial Dr. HANTIDA My object in asking for ing the Harbone should cease. From a Bani months He was confident that the census

“B-I am therefore in favour of a ozem. nequisition in China. They will allow an cpan the suspension of the Blanding Orders is to try point of view, market accommodation when taken next year would give some astonish. storium, which should be erected solely for this door for her commerce, providing no scambina. of the attack bring forward a question of which I gare notion of rather than behind the requirements and it is aide of the water. It was not possible to distance from slaughter-house and the road in these markets with Rasis and Germany in

should be of the best type and in hes were to förch

exossing results as to the population on the other purpose, and which should be placed at Buch tion is strong enough to present her competing

the left position,

wo companies want on a FEIN now, and certainly 24 hours notice of therefore to be hoped that Government will carry out a system of water supply for leading to it as to render any smoke, smell, or the Far East. This development of poller has

Maker to have yesterday 1 barn beams on the Board many Tangku and after diremosking assembled question has been deemed suficient before. I see its way to provide a market for Kowloon Kowloon at a moment's notice. It was not fames from it inmoxions to ment which might be caused grost excitement in political diroles in Kane and willer catf 11 When got received letter at 12 o'clock to-day saying that worthy in usery respect of the growing impor case of merely turning on more water, hanging in the cooling rooms at the slaughter Londen.

The works at present in Kowloon caused kouse, or is being conveyed therefrom down the into the station we waited there and a lot we the President refused to reosive my question, tance of that locality, heard that an attack was to be made that sight, and I wish now to bring my question forward.

Dr, CLAX, in seconding said he thought very little complaint until the enormous me rod to the markete Another point in The Germans were joined by the Russiaga Dr. CLARE He is entitled to bring it for Mr. Osborne's reasons suffolent, pangent to increase in population took place some two years faroar of cremation is that it would then be in encamped there, rapplemented by some stedene ward now an the Standing Orders have been errant the Board in making suck a recoz mongo. The military fores at Kowloon had been possible for tuisves to dig up during the night from the mum of war. At about 12 m. the suspended.

dation to the Government. Unless the Govern-doubled or trebled lately, and the supply which the carcase of animals which have been buried, German Colonel mind his Stat-oliveri lind" The Passineer observed that according to ment took uction at an early data the probability was sufficient three years ago was insufficient and to sell them for food in the streete and concultation. The the Russian Colonel and his Baie No: 11 two olear days' notice, or 48 hours, was that they would be in the same position now. It was not necessary for him to say inore licensed shops outside the markets, which is so Blak and train was immediately put together. Dr. HABTIGAN said that this referred to a could not get what they wanted bocanso the

was required.

that they had been in on many previous just them. In another capacity no doubt he dhabt largely done at present in spite of all Occasions they would be informed that they would be called upon to report on the matter. all the omoers taking command of their compa-

precations. A muitable size for a cromaterinu Mr. OSBOHRld he should like to correct would be ona soie little way back from the road.: sien. Knowing that two other correspondents had motion. He took it that a question only re-

Loudon, 13th September. Government had no longer got the land in its the impression which the President's re behind the stone-breaking mil at Kennedy. been seen sad sent hacky we hid in a fat surat quired 24 hours Hotice

Laffan's Age in has published telegram the roar of the train and managed to moniponyhe PERSIDENT said it was open for the

marks might creste. He did not believe town. Any ears se to the financial position of from Pekin, dated the 3rd izateat, au collana ---- the troops uncharted. - Thu train

the splendid return obtained by the Government thing was gained by exaggerating a thing sally set aside when it is known that the nett asians were guilty of the worst atrocities. The PRESIDENT, in supporting, referred to that at that Board or any other Board any the slaughter nose and Ammal Depois may be After the sack of Lungehew, the Froma and about four smiles and then the troops dieombwele. ed. We branched off to the right and got into

from the markets, the market recently pat op Helways took tay great care to be curtain of revenue collected from these buildings from They outraged and slaughterel women wat kill. of Tai Kok Tsui bringing in a return of 30 per what he said before he mid it, and in connection 1995 to the end of 1899 amounted to $203,647 ed children. Matters were so dreadful that sidered a handsome return for the money spent, very long time before taking any steps, coat of preparing the site and expeting them, bitterly complained to the French and Russian cent, which even in Hongkong would be con with the Kowloon water service has had waited after paying all expenses whilst the total Fakushima, the Commander of the Japauses,

The motion was carried,

because he knew the difficulty the Pablle Works including Inspector's quarters and landing Commanders. department had had to encounter in consequencowharf, only reached the sum of $116,316; Mr. OSBORNE proposed the following motion. of this large increase of population. He had or in other words they have paid for thuise vo of which he had given notice: "(2) That the Go.nu hesitation in saying that from the very first twice over during the past five years. Hence Fornment be asked to state what steps are being time the Kowloon Water supply was itangs it may be readily soon that no difficulties

› money taken to provide water for Kowloon during the rated it was never more than a partial success, need stand in the way of the proposal

London, 5th September. approaching dry season." He said--To proxide and it had gone from bad to worse. It had never

The Proclamation of Lord Roberts announo Dr. Clark wrote: It is improbable that sing the arcexation of the Traunvual has evoket water is a parauioant duty of ovary Municipal The Wharf Company went to the great expan think, therefors, that the Colonias Veterinary kander Free in South Africa. The papers plentiful and continuous service of pure fresh kept pace with the growth of the population. refuse destructor will be built next year, and 1 an increasingly bitter spirit in the whole Afri- Anthority. To fail in such a duty is to and to of laying down pipes for supplying fresh water Surgeon's suggestion for a crematorium fer dead declare with cae accord that nothing but brute

being charged with or neglect to supply about half what The Hongkong Government in the failure of for, and the quantity lud dwindled down year the Kowloon Water worries cannot escape con by year and month by month, until they had viction on one or other of these counts, because not supplied on ounce of water during the whatever may be the reasons, whatever excuses last six months. He would but presume to say may be put forward, the discreditable fact re how the water was to be conveyed to people's for all practice purposes, it has ceased to exist Thore was amplo water at Kowloon through gono from bad to worso, until at the moment, Works Department. He merely gave facts. wher. there should be plenty there is famine out the writer. During fan driest nesun when there should be contentment there there was abundant. There was splendid This state water ruining to vete on the hills at the back is dissatisfaction and disgust of affaire vannot be attributed to failure in at a level which was bigh enough to require the supply, because not only are the existing only gravitation for the water to flow into ance running to waste throughout the year ment when it did work did it so very thoroughly behind the Kowloon hills, and it meals only that it took a tremendous time to do is, bas he these bountiful supplies. The cause must there porary arrangements should not be made for fors, be sought chewhore, and it lies, I under utilising some of this watas in the Fouinsale stand, in soine mechanical diffenity connected if there was not sufficient from the weils, but with the pamping machinery, and in the par- he questioned whether it was not sufficient, and simony of not paying for e qualified engineer to whether it was not only a question of pumping. attend to it. If this be so, the Government may Major BROWN said he had not asked any. skim the destruction of having inconvenienced subordinate official in the Public Works De community for nearly three years by its in partment for the information he had given. ability to cope with a diffenity whioù the Ho had asked several engineers. As he had smallest municipality at home would overcome lived over in Kowloon for five years he had in a few months, and I do not hesitate naturally talked to a great many of thon.

Water Company to say that no

at hoce Lava vonld, under similar circumstances,

The Secretary road the question as follows:----- Has any communication or report, been mad by the Sanitary Department to the Govern ment, or to any Government Department on the condition of any of the houses which have lately collapsed in the Central District P

THE KOWLOON' WATER -SUPPLY,

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

THE TRANSVAAL ANNEXATION

• terrible plight, having to wade through salt ponds and mud until our clothes were mint to be thrown away. Finally, we extricated ourselves and hearing firing all around thought 10 wingst to get with the troops to joined his Germans, E

About 2 m the Ruslan artilery openat fire and had” drod ale she's before there was any reply from the Lortand how tho, forts opened fire on this left (South) and soon this Brug con tinued all along the une tout fon Telferent If so what reply has been received, or what positions, towels thefight. They were aringsation has been taken in the matter? alirapnel which continually burst over and The Parsiber said that with regard to the Bround us.The fixing was very lively and the Brat part of the question no communication or the rudiments of Municipal government and to to ships. In the first year they were only able cattle witch have died of disease should be-con- } forea will make the annexation respected, and

the Government or to any Government Depart- ment, and the answer to the second part was "No."

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whatever as to the utility and even necessity for such a building."

powering British force is kept in the Transvaal. Ex-President Kruger has issued a strong pro- test against the annexation. critic'sing the annexation in a vary bestilo

Robert's proclamation of anexation, which existing in the Transvaal did not warrant Lord they declare is utterly cntrary to International

The German and Anatrian newspapers are

Law

advanced with the intants landing the artillery in the rear to cover us. The advance cantinned about 10 miles, and then at daybreak the sttack hogan in earnest. The Chinese had got Dr. HARTIGAN said his reason for bring. splendid range, but I could not make one what ing the matter forward was that people who damage they were doing, Shells were pouring: spoke about the collapse had made the remarkinains that from the day of instguration it has houses, That Bas a nutter for the Public for This would account for general saturation oirit, and insist that the present situation on to our ection from the Sunther fort that reports had hoon made by the Board's off

• We advanced steadily for about a mile and corn, that mich ant snel buildings were in a the firing continued Baidealy a mine explosind dangerous mate and that no notice had been on our left,This scented to, sarage the troops taken of the reports.

Dr. Crank explained that when the In. but the artillery continued fring very steadily. About: five minutes afterwante pectore discovered any walls in a dangerous another mine exploded with a terrific condition toy reported the raatter and that re iklangt and caught the Russians and partment Dr. Hartigau's question related to Gormand like an earthquakes Two mounted certain houses which had fallen; but he was officers and their ponies wera blown into the not in a position to statė whether these par. mergy and moderate engineering skill, to tap | dil not see that was any reason way tem to find room for graves for dead ratila. There containing supplies and Ordnance Storos, air and what was left of them dropped within about twenty Sards of where we were standing The Rascens ran pell-well and so did wo, for no one knew where the next time might or plodo The explosion was followed by more tiring and our troope began to collect und get

their wounded.

BUFFLY TRAIN CAPTURED BY 'BOKRS,

London, St September. Notwithstanding the penalties staring them the risks. A telegram

Tour. It raust, have been about 200, yards / port was forwarded to the Pablia Works De. sources anilcient, but there is water in aboid-Kowloon. Of course the Hengkang Govern. baried on thres occasions but i believe this in the face, if caught, the Boers are running

Up to this time the Infantry had not fired a shot. For a time all was confusion and we could não nothing, bat at 7 o'clock we noticed

that the shells were going right into the fort Soon we saw volumea

end this was stacke

followed by fines: the forts were on fra T of the Chinese Line on the rat (North) of the

tienler house had been reported upon. In sonic cases the PW. D. had no power of notion, but to other class the Secretary, had called the attention of the owners to the dangerous wall and it had been reconstructed.

The PRESIDENTIs that all, Dr. Hartigan? Dr. HAETIOAN That is all. I have got the information I require.

THE DAIRY RYZ-LAWS.

The Dairy Byelaws as amended were sub. mitted and approved,

2. THE INSPECTOR'S QUARTERS AT THE

CATTLE DEFOTS.

thus they have grane da buen r.ceived, stat

Dr. Hartigan wrote: I heard to-day that many more animals have been buried around Kennedytown then there is accommodation

washermen we both the nullah at Konnedy and stink of the soil. I was so informed that

Cemetery, I do not think this advisable." Town and that at Sandy Boy, below Plague Inspector H. J. Knight reported—-—"In an swer to above I beg to state as follows.

1.-e burying animals, i myself have only ground to be nearly full up with dead animals, us at the present time I am finding it difficult is no doubt the suil is as described, as I believe

MEMBERS OF OPPOSITION. it is alacst a daily occurrence for deud pige to be buried there, und no lime or aluated it's

London. 9th September. Lord Roberts telegraphs that the last sabers used.

of Boer opposition consist of a number of deter "-Be Washermen using the nullah at mined maranders of a scratch ord r, persistent- Eanay Bay-There are four washermen teingly endeavouring to derail trains and destroy

stream north and above the Chiness now mor- lines. tuary. This stream flows from the Pokfulam decamp into space. A soal party of Boers They fire inte passing carringer and direction, and although it certainly drains a small recently pounced upon a train travelling from portion of the Protes ant Cemetery, the distance Pretoria to Belfast and successfully wrecked is so long that I haro not before reported this the engine with dynamite, case, as it seemed impossible to me for the water to bo polluted.

Re washermen ning nullahnt Kennedy. UNI-Thers are two washermen using a atom starting from Mount Davis and tying itself near the old Chinese Mortuary The places through which this water passes are

The following minates were appended Mr. McKia I very strongly support the views of Dr. Clark."

Dr. Hartipan:-I agree with the M, O. H." Mr. Fung Wa Chun:-"I don't think washer men should be allowed to use either place at burial of doad animals at Kennedytown, that should be stopped too,"

Major Brown, B.A M.C.:~"I agree with the M..O. H:"

GEN, FRENCH BUSY.

London, 10th Sopteraber, General Frouch, in the clearing operations

in meting with stubborn opposition, Yester day, after leaving Carolina, the trains ind thrus positions of the enemy of the most dificult nature. The work was entrusted to the Buffolks, who behaved with splendid gallantry, advancing fight, and capturing the positions at the point under a galling fire and finally rusung the

of the bayonet.

After a short rst, General Fraich le pushing towards Barberton. The strength of the op paving enemy is believed to be ho,felessly EN BULLER CAPTURES PRECIPITOUS RIDGE.

A REASONABLE PROPOSAL. The rub-committee (Dr. Clark, Dr. Hartigan, dared to treat its customers in the manner the

Mr. FUNGWA Caven proposed the following Gororamint have treated the Kowloon rate motion of which he had given notion forts in how been put (as of Attons the extric Dapol at the Toronto B Jovers Tus inoor vonkmes whighs Kowloos, 10 notwithstanding anything conatuined-in. Find also cite of otagmin in the centres Depots, submitted the following Only on gun was now firing from the We have the honour to report that we have sidents have for so long suffered is, we may becon 7 and 8 of Ordinanca 34 of 1999, the forts. sad this kept in protty regularly ring inspected this present quarters of the Inspector told, no concern of the Sanitary Board, but Board shall allow the erection of iron bars (not akhotin atout every thres hiljuter. The Brine in alarge of the Animal Depots at Kennedy there is another aspect of the question, viz. its less thaii six inekos apart) across the top of open not affected by gravés at the Cemetery." then gradually beconte Tess, and about o'clock town, and are of the opinion that they are at bearing upon the Public Health, which very spaces in the rear of domestic buildings, na n a heavy rain commoned and we had to move present quite unit for human habitation, and much concerns us, and it is upon these grounds protection against thieves, provided that, in away to preserve our cameras and apparatus will continue to be so until the adjacent nallahehat I ask the Board to urge upon Government each case the sanction of the Medical Officer of from the zin A ve returned we niet the have been trained, and the swamps properly the necessity for energetic action and the iHealth be obtained for the erection of there trins and ambulances, coming up. We also drained, We have inspected the neighbouring portance of making arrangements, even though bars." He pointed out that many Chinesa had learnt that sa advance was to be tiede at once portions of Crown Land and roommend that a they be temporary, for improving and increas. become so frightened because of the unpre- and the fortu

» to Ed oxcupied. Thðartillery two-storied dwelling should be erected to the ing the service as quickly, as possible. The tectal state of tho back yards that they hail Kennadytown or at Sandy Bay, ond as to the broken. wore proceeding as we left. That grsuing two North or North-West of Inland Lot 1082 and

left the colony, British pans came ny by train. They had frouting the aep. In order to do this it my Lyddite saminition and really to be of be zecessary to reclaim & small area of the nae wherever they were sondired. Two or foreshore which is here sandy and shelving, so three miles out, lower, the road was come to avoid too great proximity of the house to pletely blocked and the Germans said that it the pathway, leading to Konnedytown Hos impossible to fear the way for them so they, pital, but we understand that this will not

involve never came into action at all PENTA

We also recom. any great exponse, mand that, pending the complotion of these new quarters, the Inspector shall not be re quired to reside in the present building, but sulle granted the usual house allowance in

TIENTS IN NEWS.

Gen. Lorne Camphou took over command of the British foress in Tientsin on the 12th inet

The British Hond-quarters have been trans- ferred from Ex the Hinku Tox and Lighter

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Dr. Bell minated I presume this will come ap-fer deusion later on,"

pligne this summer at Haughom, Yermati and Tristantoni was, I believe, the worst w bave known and it seems to ine not illogical to suppose that the severity of the outbreak was accontusted by scarcity of water for cleansing and flushing purposes. At the present moment a large force of troops is stationed at Kowloon brought in native boate, a for whim water method of conveyance which must of necessity constitute a danger from a sanitary point of riow, even though the water be collected from coatininatad areas, and if, assems probable, the military foreas at Kowloon so to re permanently augmented it is importive app the Government to attend quickly to the water supply and it will be the duty of the Sanitary Bourd to agitate until they do su.

On the motion af Dr. Chan sacanda by De BELL, the report was adopted and the Secretary -All romanstrub to forward it to the GovernD HABTIO, in scouting, said they all nst not ment for cupscleration.

to the

**** XINDEEPEST AT THE OLD TUNG WÀN

HOSPITAL

My Chan A Fook, in seconding, advocated the placing of iron bars in the cases in giostion in order to keep the children from accidents.

The Board considered the proposal reason- able one and the motion was carried.

THE PUBIAC CONVENIENCE QUESTION.

The following letter, dated 10th Sapteryer, from the Acting Director of Public Works to the Acting Colonial Secretary was submitted:- Referring to the instructions contrined in

His Excellency's minute of 17th July, 1900, I

the honor to port that a public urinal has been erected in the ecntie of Connaught Road immediately rest of the Canton and Me

Steamboat Company's Wharf, and water supply connected thereto. I would suggest that order that the structure may be properly looked this up by tent to the Sanitary Board in after ami "kept cleau,"

The following minutes were epponded ---- Dr. Clark: The worst possible design-it is a pity the P.WD cannot get something more suitable to this colony.”

Mr MaKio: I propose to visit this con- renience before next meeting."..

London 10th Septembe The position General Buller captured at Monolberg Range on Saturday was a ridge and a precipitous cliff 1,500 fæet higa. After shel- byling the enemy the troops advanced, gallantly

swarmed the precipies and captured the posi tea

Dr. Bell I agree with the M. O. H." On the motion of Dr. Clank, seconded Dr. BELL, it was decided to recommend the Government to provide a crematorium for dead cattle at Kennedytowr.

This was all the business.

COPYRIGHT TELEGRAMS.

A BHANGHAI CASE,

to

Our losses were thirteen killed;" 25 wounded. The Boer losses were xvere. The- British troops are in spl. n tid spirita, believing that only a few mare Hinishing touches uro, required to bring the war to an end.

END MAY BE DEFERRED.

Loud in, 11th September. Lord Roberts bas returned to Pretoria Answering & War Ofles message, saking him knew the shaolato necessity of water for the

The A-C. Daily News in a leading article, rafast the task of crushing Botha is not azi easy Hai over the question of copyright in telegrams,

A controversy has been proceeding in Shang- give an approximate date for his retorn të

Eigand, he cables I wish I

Military circles acept this as an indication. public health, and they all know that in Houg kong in times past they had suffered stretely

ferring to the recent decision in the Wallers V. The following lotter, dated September 17th, through want of water. He remembered thi

Lane case (involving, it will be remembered, the one is unsettled stats of the Orangs River from the Colonial Veterinary Jurgoon (Mr. When Pokfulam was made some people laughed

rights of reporters in the speaches reported by Colony is also quoted season f the con Britth

at it, saying that the reservoir were inanitely

then) says: The very broad principles anu the war. The and may sull ba los deferred Ladds) was road she cooper

tinuance of Lord Roberta prseuro at the seat of Tienkan have the hour to report for the in

more than they would over want, and yet but a

diated by the Law Lords on the 6th ult, in the minister formation of the Board that rinderpest has few years afterwards they had spent millions

caso already mentioned encourage as to take, as

LGED, ZOBERTS JAGAIN! AT THE FRONTIANA we have long sought to do, measures widt i broken out amongst 19. rejected cattle which of money in bringing water from Tytem. In

London, 13th Septembert, le flattering word hound in the depots when the disease the same way he could vanamber there being

onrealves against the piracy from to

Lord Roberta has left Protocia and derived at ognises the broke out simongst the military cattle. At the supplied from Pokfulam with what was au

Dr. Hartigan Is this convenience of the the manifoll nature of our suny tognements time when the military cattle were attacked solutely liquid mud. If such water had hoon

Machadodorp recent davel phent in the card sares frys as that near the City Hall If Fo; it have sailered for so many years. The morningpaign against Bothe requiring his prension af involva far investor tosponsible all ingani- these animals showed no signs of the discuss supplied by a company at home the company consulted before such works are exerted vopying by the Mercury of a telegram in

cannot he kept ulean. The Board shimla hojen then proceeds to give an instance of the zation than her cira linated demanda

KEUGEB'S DEFAETURE TOR ZUGOPE, colamus. In conclusion the Daily News says: It was decided to postere the considerationIt may perhaps he thought that while capital Col Henry Clay Cochrane has arrived and but es precautionary addsare, having been would have been prosseated, but as far as he

London, 13th September. taken command of the fat Fort U. S. Marines contact with diseased animals, they were at could judge Kowloon ves getting into very of this matter for a fortnight in order that the is expended on telegrams, labsnes and skill take Mr. Krager luares Afrijw with the full know

There is now no roammi to bolinsp bat that Mr. Jeanranaal has his appointet Sanitary once isolated and placed in the old Tung Wah much the same condition. The water supply President and others might inspect the structure Inspector to the Provisional Government, Tien Mortuary buildings. As one of these animals at Kowloon had long been utterly inadequats,

no part in their publication. But this is a mis- take. are 11 to be slaughtered for food, and as it and he certainly thought that they as a Board in quotien

A telegram has to be filled out to make edge and consent of the Burgher. Whether would be unwise to allow them to he moved would fail greatly in their duty if they did FOLKNIGHTLY WASHING RETURN. it intelligible, books of reference and maps have the visit is to solidt European intervention is alsewhere, I muggest that they be allowed to not by every meals in their power try to get Chief Inspector Dendy in his fortnightly to be consulted, and when it appears in print it not quite clear. He is entrusted with the cur

tody of the Transvaal Archives and Iargo THE PUNISHMENT OF ARE GUILTY, renuen, where they are until snol time as the the Government to do what was necessary in Huiowashing retain shows that since his pro- is the fruit of both labour and skill on the gorges of mosey which the Boers are shipping to

"Chiasse ahead despatch ons disease may have run its course. Those which the matter. It was all very well for the rious report 26 houses have been limewashed of the newspaper producing it. The Lord

Holland: act of the 2nd fuss, disil be buried and those, which corar o Governmout to say they knew the requirements in the Eastern District, sad in the Central Chancellor says that the law will not permit ou containing the, mnyuwste then he the cat of the colony. I am pleased of Kowloon as well as they did. They might District. There have been 54 prosecutions and man to make profit out of and to appropriate to offered by the British to Krager leaving Log-

Fotos before peace to be able to state that the Government depots do that, at what the Government wanted to the total fines amount to 8500,

himself the labour, skill, and capital of another, Fangs which are now fres from the disease, 8 of the military see was comething being done. He thought

and fortified with this we propose now to pro | Prince Cattle which showed no signs of disusso have the persimony of the Government in regard to

tect ourselves from the juracy from which wo ving Bo been

food, 23 died, and four are an engineer for eucli na impertant work as the

Have suffered so long waterwerks was very much to be condem Agree shero"the":1 bart

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horno gave them a splendid phrasa just now The Exsiltumas observed that a report had when he referred to the markets, as a movement toms is that day from the Veterinary Surgeon of stagnation and decay. The President had stating that the outbreak had been suppressed sanounced that the Government were sjering after a loss of 12 of the snuunis mentioned. neither time, moar, ucr easy in putting the THE MARKET ACCOMMODATION AT KOWLOON. Kowloon Weter Supply on a proper footing Mr. Cenox proposed the following zotion. He night mention, however, that there was

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Major BROWN, in supporting, said Mr. Os

OUR MILK SUPPLY. The result of the analysis of a sample of milk purchased at No. 7. Pola Ground Street, was, submitted, the Acting Garornment Analyst It is the bustom sit orer the world for one In the course of its reply the Mercury says. (Mr. T J. Wild) certifying to its boing,urnal to reprint itimis, including telegram, genuine sample.

ZHE BEAUTY OF THE OOHONY,

The death rate for the colony for the week ended September 15th was 200 raiust 20.0 for the preceding week, and 238 for the correspond ing wook fast year

It is not likely that any opposition will be

renzo Marques for Europe. He al

ALLEGATIONS BOAISET THE CONDITION" OF HOSPITALA)

of which lip had given notice that in a widely spread rumour that the tender CAO MORTALITY ZETURNS flow of the increasing population of Kowloon put forward by the Dock Company for The number of deaths in Maceo for the week

Government be asko to provide is market repairing the pumping tunchinery was $2,000, Lohn conyaulant site for residents of that and that the Clusaioan a tender was under ended Eeptember 9th was 52, tad for the follow. rest of wa, for în be very issue in which 45m Loyd Koberts compelled Mr. Conita depature,

· BENSATIONAL EVIDENCEMAAT

sission evid Fog of stating and sextions

- Lozdon, DRh September. At yesterday's sitting of the Hospital Com from other pets, when these strike it as being nature was given. Lord Stanley dated hat London dailies quoting freza cach other in of sufficient interest, and we even find the great the presence of MY. Burdeth Coutte at bom Way The low case cited by our rival relates to fouten caused others to apply for permission to question of copyright in books and has no he tried to prevail upon him to return to Cape go there, and this embarrassed the antiarities, dirget boring upon the point he is. If in Town. He refused, and threatened if ordered does it is an act of phasy to rop

reproduce tele- grams paid for find isegel by another Team) back to make a bad report on the Hostal 03- ditions. The threat had no deterrenteffect, and tite North-Card

and hence the sensational story, appeared in the sitor prommes to make the ster

upon the

Thnee other local 1 papers we fut a telegrain headed The following report from Dr. Clark was Special Cable Bertine of the Ostastische Lloyd We commend then following adventures in outouitted

which is taken confesseilly from an extra leated grammer to the various sociviles for the stad I have the honour to report that I have by car esteemed German contan perdre of childhood. Wething the subtlety of the child s seized 20 ences of contionsed milk at a grocer's ~ The reply of the Daily News in briet - The | mind has, pazhaps, not yet been fully diagnosed. shop at No. 300. Queen's Road Central, in ao | Shanghas Mercury in its defence charges us Teacher: What is the gentes of mande ??? ariance with Section 23 at the Public Health with reprinting the Extras of the Ostanatische Pupil. "That depends on hat gender the ani- Ordinances & The wilk in undt for horas food, Lloyd We have and always have had the full mál Vas. Teacher Why have you made with the exception of | The PRESIDENT observed, that if Major and I beg to rendent the necessary anthority of permission of cur German contemporary to enfant feminize!" Pupil 1. did it to make aquality and two kumill for Brown and come to him for information instead & the Board to destroy the same."

reprint its telegrami.

it agree with its mother."

$1,00 He heard that 1915 was the figura

poly. He hate community such The last mechanic's a par was abant ouan, when it is dorsed by Government that

en provisions may be all nowhere but an $70 and the present man's cash was $10. ople hate, scright, be expoet A properly qualified engineer's pay was Accommodation should be 5000 a month. The coat of new pump was and considering that the | 53,000 in 1 of a uex boiler 6150W). Beterring to handsome invest the meters, he complained of thyr registering they are not supplied air as well as ster, and lieving to be pain hey are, however, infor

ing week 19 ENTORNES

HAD CONDENSED MILK,

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