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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 1900

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.posed. Immediately afterwards they got a letter from the Government contradicting him Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Hong and making tools of the sub-committed and kong Sanitary Board was hell. The Tresident wasting their time, for they lost two honra (the Hoo. R. D. Ormsby, Director of Pallien going down to this place at West

ANTI-PLAQUE SERUM,

THX SMOKE NUISANCES AT WANOHAL The following petition, addressed to Dr.. Clark from St. Francis Charel and dated With reference to your statement in the September, was submitted

Reports on anti-plague serum and minutes was certainly one of ita duties to select sites for Bo Health Act, 1875, was not carried, in conse

by Or. Lowson enbruittel

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON, LIMITED.

The ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in the Union Insurance Society of Canton

Dr. Clark. thereon were hospitals of all sorts. He did not know what quener, we believe, that the honourable members M. Caryalho. J. A. Carvalho and A. Finke.

....

Dr. BELL gaid they had some of this sorum at the Hospital and had out over since it was misnufacture; probably they had enough. to inoculate 1,000 people; and a lot had been sent to Japan at the reinest of the Japanese Government. Personally he was not in favour of gotting any more. He did not think the fact of sarum being any use: was quite fact of sarom being ant take. The stuff had been lying in the ica-chost, and it was a perfect nuisance, He would not take it him. self and none of the other staff would take it. He did not think it was worth while getting any more. If anybody expressed a desire for it they could easily wire for some.

in opposition were not aware of the gravityof the offoncs committed by the above-mentioned firm.

their locus alanli was, or what their object was in meeting together if a small-pox or plague

At the same time while you were trying to hospital could be dumped down in any part the town without any skilled evidence being introduce a Bill to suppress smoke untrance, taken as to the suitability of the site. He did sto, we, the undersigned owners and residents not aek this as a favour. He said that that of Holy Infant Lane, Bt. Francis Street, Queen Bourd had a right to be consulted on a matter Road East, etc., have forwarded a petition to the of this, sort, and ho considered that the Govern- Government praying for removal of this mann- wem-facturing company, and since then weare sorry to mont had snabbed the Board and wory re-state we have not heard mything on the matter. bor of it, inclulla e Presion.. ged to propose that a reply be addressed to

The subject of our complaint is with regard the Government in accordance with the arms to twocomponies conducting business on an exten- sive scale with their factories attached to the pre- of the minutes appended to the papers.

Mr. OSBORNE Seconded, and the motion was mises adjoining each other, the first one carry. ing on as swentineat proservers and the other carriol.

an engineering and shipbuilding concern, and they are both situated in Queen's Road East,

Mears I. H. Cor and W. Hatton Potts were re-elected auditora, on the motion of Mr. HANKLEY seconded by Mr. WICKHAM,

The SECRETARY- On behalf of the staff both. here and in London. I beg to thank the share- holders for their handsome bonus. We shall

The CHAIRMAN Gentlemen, that is all the to-morrow. business. Dividend warrents will be sent out

AFFAIRS IN NORTH BORNEO. GOVERNOR CLIFFORD'S RESIGNATION.

Referring to a telegram sent to us by our own correspondent in Sandakan, and published in these columns a few days ago anent the resig nation of H. E. Hugh Clifford from the Gover- ship of North Borneo, the Singapore Free Press has the following

It is the

Works) ocupied the chair, and there were also Point. The site was not in close proximity meeting of the Sanitary Board which appeared Limited, was held yesterday at noon at the do our best to deserve it. (Hoar, hear.) present Dr. Bull (Acting Principal Civil Modical to the Plague Hospital, which was at the 100), Ibout complaints received trains offees, Queen's Buildings. Mr. N. &. Siobs R.L. Richardson, G. 8. Sharp, G. H. Medhurst Officer), Major Brown, Mr. J. McKie, Dr. top of the hill, whilst the proposed site of about against Hartigan, Mr. E. Osborne, Dr. F. Clark the Inspector's quarters was at the bottom: foundry in Queen's Road, permit us to muske presided, and there were also present, Messrs.

With regard to the infectious hospital men few remarks on this establishment.

(directors), W. J. Saunders (secretary), D. It is with anfeigned, regret we learn that Haskell, G. W. F. Playfair, H. W. Slade, W (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. Fung Wa Chuen, Mr. Chan A Fook, and Mr. G. Ationed in the letter, this was the first they had

your motion the Board should recommend the II. Wickham, F. D. Goddard, W. Hutton board of it, as Dr. Clark had remarked. He had Woodcock (Bucratary).

Ports, E. C. Lane. A..G. Morris, J. N. Goog always understood that that Board was the Government to introduce a short smoke abate

mann, C. H.P. Hay, C. M. G. Burnja, H. J. Sanitary Authority for Hongkong, and as such ment Ordinance similar to the Imperial Pub

The SECRETARY read the notice convening the meeting.

The CHAIRMAN sist: Gentlemen before proceeding with the business of the isoting sorrow that we feel that Mr. Dalrymple is no with, on behalf of the Directors, to express the longer with us. He was Chairman of the Board been a director of the Society for more than a at the time of his death in April last. He had Connected with the Society busines, was always quarter of a century and his opinion on matters valuable. We feel the loss of his presence on the Bourd more than a little. I rogrot also to have to recent the deaths of our late Agent at Shanghai, Mr. C. W. Baird, and of Mr. E. B. Dear, lately our Agent at Melbourne, both of whom had served the Society faithfully daring many years. The report has been in your hands some weeks, and withyour permission I will, as usual, take it as read. I think I may fairly say that the figures we have to present to you are very satisfactory. Not only are weable to recommend au increase in the shareholders dividend to twenty dollars per share, and an ad- difion to the Reserve Fund of sixty-five thousand dollars, but we are in a position to recommend the payment of a bonus to the staff of twenty carry forward a sufficient sun to provide fully per cent. cf a year's salary all round and yet to for all outstanding leases. It is now re years

Major BROWN-If you wish for more I en supply you with sores.

Dr. BELL--Then the colony seems pretty well stocked with it.

PUBLIC CONVENIENCES,

A letter from the Acting Director of Public Works relative to the erection of a public arioal immediately west of the Canton and Macao Steamboat Company's Wharf was submitted.

The PRESIDENT said they had been down to inspect the urinal and it seemed to him to be of mi exceedingly nice type. As to the position, he might say that recountaendation was made by the Board to plaes ous on the Canton Wharf

THE PROPOSED REFUGE DESTRUCTOB. MY OSBORNE pursuant to notice, raaved

We would point out that there are six That the Government be asked to inform the Board why the Refuse Dextractor which was constructed funnels erected between these two unanimously recommended by the Board and firms which in almost every hour of the day sanctioned by His Excellency the Governor irissas dense solumes of smoke which entirely Jan 1909, has not been inolved in the estimates envelop all the adjacent houses, causing great of Public Works Extraordinary for next year." inconvenience to the inmates. He said it might be within the recollection of the Board that the proposal to erect a public refuse distructor was first brought up some one and a half or two years ago, and Mr. Crook, who was then on leave or about to go on leave, was asked by the Government to draw up a re- port. Mr. Crock spent a great deal of time and

Allow us to mention that besides coal greke, which was bad enough, these factories melt their leads, tins, cuppers, and some mysterious chemi. osis and compositions in connection with their business, which give the fares an odour quito ropuguant to the senser.

We are conscious that it is not in our power

purpose,–

tho

The general opinion is that Governor Clifford is the best man the territory has ever had, and if he is allowed to resign. it will be a tremendons blow to its best interests back of Mr. Clifford's dosire to hang-on, railway that is said to have broken and do his best for Borneo.

Even if the construction of the line had been feasible, the data on which the hopes that it might pay were founded were absolutely illusory Instead of the railway penetrating the Pinotal the only brouk through the mountain- gorge,

Sea- that

tho.solo krior towards the raison d'etre of the original line, was abandoned and it was proposed to run no further than to Tenom. But the river is navigable to boats from the ees-to-Tonem,-and-so-aven-if this section were completed at a heavy expense, it would be commercially idle, for all jungle produce the railway would remain a silent highway from would go by the cheap route of the river, and

As to the construction of the lino, it was s0 nowhere in particular to nowhare in general. flimsy in character, that its annual ap-keep must proveusteadily increasing financial burton upon of the Railways are

objected to that, and the anal had been destructors at work there, and he drew these firms, but when their business asumine five years the shareholders' dividend has been good things if they serve populations and pro-

progressive steps from twelve dollars

BUSINESS NOTICES.

毐樂館芝 KWONG CHI KOON DISPENSARY,

街欄榮城省東廠

CHEONG LAN STREET, CANTON.

于甲次薪年叁治司清大 創開年四拾陸百捌仟英大

ESTABLISHED 1864.

DANEAN

Trade Mark KWONG CHI KOON

DISPENSARY. CHEONG LAN STREET, CANTON.

ESTABLISHED 1864,

UNRIVALLED UI YAO or "AS YOU WISH OIL."

Prices at $1.00 per bottle. 0.50 per bottle. 0.25 per bottle.

Medical Powder," 50 cents per bottle.

Mr. McKIE said he had laspected the urinat his recommendation, and after weighing the we beg most respectfully to claim your kind shareholders to mark the close of the century in the bank of nature, in as devoid of hope as TUNG KWAN SAN, or "Army

placed on ons of the wide public roads as suggested by Dr. Clark. and he quite agreed with Dr. Clark that it was of a very antiquated style and quite unsuited for the place if was in.

On the suggestion of Dr CLARK it was de cided to leave the matter ever for three months

to give the strastare a trial

REPORT OF THE QUARTERLY INSPECTION

PUNE COMMITTEE..

The report of the Quarterly Inspection Com- mittee (Mesra, E. Osborns and J. Mokia) was read sa follows

"We have the honour to repert that on the 4th inst. we visited No 8-end 9 Health Districts in company with Inspectors Knight and Brown, "The Western Market is in a vory filthy condition, a quantity of rabbish needs removal, some boards apparently used for sleeping pur poses lying across the roof timbers should not be allowed to romein, and the whole place re- quires two or three couts of limewash.

The Sai Ying Pun Market was fairly clean, but ream of opinion that the Goverment should do with the markets what they compel the community to do with their dwellings, viz, limewash them at least twice s

to twenty dollars per share, and we think ittlement of population. But a mere avenue into would be a gracious act on the part. of the an unpeopled jungle void, a rague cul de sac by giving the stiff a substantial bonus as u should have originally been of motive, encouragement towards further efforts. The It is a pity, but it is probable that Mr. Clifford working account for the prosent year also in leaving North Borneo is doing the best thing

a bad thing for TIT TA SAN or "Failing and

best kind of destructor for this place, and on of those who are living in the environment pros and cons of the mutter, after considering protection.

We ask you to be good enough to convey all the objections which had been inised to this destructor, the Boaril unanimously camo to the our grievanos before the honourable body of the conclusion that it was very desirable or grounds Sanitary Fourd at the next meeting, and as it eare, wo live every confidence that they will very much easier and more expelitious manner than they did at prosent, that they should be not make an exemption in our bumble case, for able to stop a good deal of the flamping of when owners of different blocks of buildings, refuse along the Praya which went on at pre. ogether with all the foreign residents represent Bont. Un the recommendation of the Bourding several thousand people, join together in the the Government promised to put this destrue. common cause, we hope they are entitled to an tur in the estimates for 1901. That satisfied impartial hearing, as the proverbial vez populi the Board, who were somewhat astonished at the is always the voice of God.

"While apologising for the length of our prompt way in which their recommendation was granted. The other day the list of Public Works letter, we tender you the fullest expression of Extraordinary was published in the Gazette, our very best thanks in advance for the favour and he noticed that there was no mention male of a reply," of this destructor. No word of warning had been sent to the Board that the destructor was to be withdrawn from the estimates. No ex planation was given, and apparently the whole gestion was shelved and they were not go ing to get their destructer. Apart from the desirability of this destructor on the ground of public health, it seemed to him to be somewhat wanting in courtesy to the Boari that the Government should first of all and six or nine months afterwards quiet- ly shelve the question. He proposed the resolution because he thought this another snnis from the Government. He thought they were being treated by the Government as children. "Yes, keep them quiet at any cost, but give

be able to get rid of the garbage of the town in protect the interests of those entrusted to thar forecast of the final remit. The premium in- the Directors, if his resignation compels them

with

Dr. Clark minated: The Government have written home for full particulars as to the moans of enforcing sub-section 7 of section 1 of the Imperial Public Health Act of 1875, which deals smoke nuisances. I think this might be laid on the Board table at our next meeting with an intimation to the abovo effest."

On the motion of Mr. OSBORNE, seconded by Dr. CLARK, it was decided to forward a raply to the petitioners to the effect that the matter

come is increasing year by year, and, judging from the reunite of the last few yours, we have increase. There is one point at any rate in every reason to hope that the profits will also favour of an increased premium insome. It makes a welcome addition to the interest acconut The werking account figures explain them. and has a corresponding effect on the dividend. selves and regaire as particular comment, may, however, tell you that the iters of $198,000 honorarium of £3,000 paid to our late London for charges in the 1899 account includes the Agent on his retirement from the service of the Society mentioned by the Chairman at balance sheet you will find a decrease of some the last annual meeting. Turning now to the $70,000 in the Investment Fluctuation Account to the fall in the market price of our sterling as compared with last year's figures. This is due securities. I hope this fall will prove to be only temporary and that our Fluctuation Account heading Sundry Creditors will soon recover itself. I next come to the

seriously to review their policy, extravagant yet ineffective as it has been plentifully shown

to be.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

Braising Medical Powder." Price at

50 cents per bottle. Made from the best selected medicine to be used for the above Oil and Powder.

散及油造製泡藥好選揀

WONG CHI KOON is one of the largest

medicines.

at the back in accordance with recent lui definitely promise to grant their request was under the consideration of the Government. shown for the first time divided into the left Shanghai for this port on Wednesday, the or Army Medical Powder and the Tit Ta San

We visited several houses in No. 9 district and found declared improvement in the sani. tary condition of those which have been opened пр Intion on the subject, but the living rooms, and especially cuticles, are in the asual filthy state, and it is apparently hopeless to expect them to be otherwise under the cramped and crowded circumstances in which the poorer classes live

BACKYARDS.

The N. Y. K. steamer Idzumi Maru (Ameri-Kative Drug shops in Canton, employing can Line) left Shimonoseki for this port on the about 300 men. The Proprietor, Mr. U Yam

capacity, and is also very benevolent, giving The Imperial German Mail steamer Sachsen away thousands of dollars worth of medicine in 10th inst., nad is expected to arrive here on the Ting, is a man of grent energy and business 15th inet. left Kobe via Nagasaki and Shanghai on Mon charity, usually with an eye to the main off- efficiency of his medicines from officials, scholars day, the 8th inst, p.m., and may be expected chance. He has many testimonials as to the The C. P. B. steamer Empress of India loft and business men. Like the Chinese generally here on or about Tuesday, the 16th inst. Vancouver on Monday, the 8th October, for he has great faith in radicine and is desirous of extending his business to foreign countries, The T. K. K. steamer Nippon Mary, with Hongkong via the usual ports of call. maila, &c., from San Francisco to the 22nd ult giving people of western lands the benet of his

Kobo, Nagasaki and Shanghai, which is now

via Honolulu, has arrived at Yokohama, and

The O. & O. steamer Doric, with mails, &o., left for this port this morning via Inland Sea,

An application for exemption from providing and 6, Tung Wa Lane.

The T. K. K. steamer America Mars, backyards to Nos. 2, was submitted, but the application was refused.

to build up this Reinsurance Fund. While with mails, &c., which left here on the 12th A return from the British Consulate at An- the fund was in its infancy and might have alt for San Francisco via Shanghai, Naga

to the public, but now that, owing to our most inst. until they had a satisfactory explanation as to 11 deaths from piague in the Island of Formosa losses, it was not thought desirable to show it Honolulu, arrived at her destination on the oth.

EXPORT CARGO. why this vote was not included in the Public and 12 new canon,

Dr. Hartigan minuted: The percentage of fortunate immunity from heavy losses of late Works Extraordinary for next year.

it seems right that wy should produce it as Per P. & O. steamer Clyde, sailed on the 29th first floor and 24 on the second: where there Major BROWN seconded, and the resolution recoveries is higher than in Hongkong. Pro- years, it has grown to respectable proportions

bably many doubtful cases included."

Dr. Clark minutod Quarantine restrica aparute item. In a Commingly no surr, September. For London-34 hales raw silk, capital like ours it is exceedingly necessary, 6 cases silk, 20 curea bristles, 3 cases private THE WATER SERVICE ON THE HIGHER LEVEIS, ficor is in a very dilapidated state. That the Government be asked to state what

Mr. McKie had given notice to move:tions should be removed at once, I think.

It was decided to recommend the removal of it wo ure to do a large business, that we effects, rolls mats For Marseilles-113 should have a fund of this kind. We con- bales raw silk, 100 bales waste silk, 190 balos consider that the ground surfaces of base.

not always ensure success. If we are to pierced coconus. For Lyons:-318 bales raw ments which are used as work roome should steps are being taken to provide pumping the restrictions. be concreted, for, as in this instance, the smells spparatus of a pufficiently effective description

The deaths in Maras for the week ended run large lines we must expect from time ik.

to timo to be hit with a large loss. We emanating from putrid matter in the holes and to prevent a repetition of the great inconveni- defective joints of granite stones must be in-ence caused to Peak residents on the higher 30th September numbered 45. jurious to the health of the workers.

THE PLAGUE ÎN FORMOSA.

respective items "Reinenrance Fund," "Un- derwriting Suspense Account" and "Other 10th inst, at 10 am. Ledger Accounts. It has boon the work of years

and

The rents of First Strent we found to vary them nothing." They should not rest content|ping Buys that since July 19th there have been been swept away altogether by one or two large saki, Koha, Inland Sea, Yokohama and charcoal, which are known in western pharmacy.

from $20 to $300 for a cubicle 8 feet square.

"No. 24, First Street, appears to be overcrowd.

ed, the occupants owning up to 36 people on the

zhould be only 18 in oichi ense

"No. 39, Centre Street. The basement is mod A5

a bean card factory, and the

concreting, as it is evident on all siden that granite paving is a

is unsuitable for. back-yards defects noted

Dr. Hartigan should be attended to promptly

Dr. Clark minute:"Will do so." The PRESIDENT said that he had issued an order for these markets to be limeweled through out. Hs quite agreed that they should be lime rushed twice a year, and he would see to the

matter, in future.

On the motion of Mr. Ossoure, seconded by Mr. McKts, the report was adopted.

THE INSPECTOR'S QUASTRES AT

KENNEDYTOWN.

was carried

DEATHS IN 'MACAO.

THE HEALTH OF THE COLONY, The death rate for the colony for the week

for the previous week and 22.8 for the cor- responding week last year.

This was all the business.

PISTOLS.

may have several of them all in one year, AUTOMATIC MAUSER and we do not want to have to reduce our divi- case to meet a loss that we have had the oppor- tanity of providing for otherwise. It is also

He has submitted to me the formulas of some explanation is to the medical qualities of the ingredient. I have found the Tang Kwan San of his preparations for examination, giving falt

or Falling and Bruising Medical Powder com- posed of Musk, Barove, Camphor, Rhubarb, two kinds of gum, with red unids of mercury yellow sulphide of arsenic, animal and vegetable

gons bones, shavings of antelope and rhinoceros horns, which I have shown him that chemical Besides this it contains gold leaf, tigers and dra

science proves to be inert, he proposes to omit from the medicine prepared for forviga use.

The medicine is to be chiefly used as a ster- nulatory, as is put up in small metal bottles by which is can be injected into the nostrils.

The small amount of oxide of mercury and sulphide of arsenic will not be dangerous weed Lin this way.

7

(Signed) J. G. KERR,

Canton.

Directions are given according to the Chinese method of using the medicines.

The nature of the oil is very mild, but its CALIBRE 7.83 m.m.

action is exceedingly good, possessing won- an addition to the security of our poley holders, With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES, derfully curativa efects in both internal and and, as I have said before, the increased premium

FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

external disenses. As it is an invaluable medi- which it enables us to earn helps materially to

SIEMSSEN & CO. eine it should be kept on land ready for use by We

Hongkong, 3rd October, 1900. [2564 all persons, whether at home or abroad.

DIRECTIONS. CARMICHAEL & BARLOW, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, SERVEYORS, AND

CONTRACTORS, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.

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 ocuted. It must be rubbed on for 5 minutes. For toothache put a little in the tooth on cotton DN and Specifications prepared for and rab on the gums. The oil has beneficiar any class of Steamships. Launches and effects in headache, fainting, colds, sore throat, light-draught vessels a speciality. Contractors stomach-ache, coli pains, rheumatism, umb for the supply and erecting of any type of news of the limbs, pain in the back, examp local swelling and inflammations, influenza, diarrhoea, toothache, pains in the head and con- vulsions after childbirth, prickly hoot, boila, and mosquito biter.

levels during the last fourteen days by failure of the water service and the danger thereby "Sing In Lane noods repaving or, better stilled by tho said residents having to resort, ended 29th September was 21.6, against 24,6 dend and our bonus to contributors in such a

for their supplies of drinking water, to well that are filled from very dubious sources. He said that after the explanation givento him by the President he begged to withdraw his motion.

The PRESIDENT, in explanation, sail the

pease Account" hasalways been in existence. question of the Peak Water supply bad been WRECK OF THE "MAY FLINT." pay our dividends. The "Underwriting Bus- have still considerable elsima to pay on account before the Government for a considerable time.

The four-masted bargne May Flint, which left of former years, and this is the money we have Proposals for meeting the supply for the Peak were taken up almost immediately after he Hongkong on February 28th inst for Port Neah, put aside to pay them out of. Now that we came to the colony. The Peak residents were

and arrived at that port after a passage of 107 are showing separately the item "Reinsnratice supplied by one small pipe from Bonham Road daye, and after her delay having given rise to Frnd" it is thought beat to show this item too. and if anything happened to that pipe the speculation in re-insurance that netted $50,000 The balance of $115,000 under the heading Peak would be without water. It was then to her owners, has been wrecked in the Bay at Sundry Creditors" represents personal credi decided to establish pumping machinery on San Francisco with a loss of four of her crew. tors of the Society in various parts of the On the other side of the balance sheet for underpation of new quarters for the Inst Mount cough. The machinery for the September 8th came up the bay under frill sail are shown our Investments in Hongkong

A reply to the report of the sub-committen / Bowen Road filter bed, and another reservoir It appears that the Mini laden with coal on world.

pamping station at Bowen Road had been out and without a pilot. In contending against a Shanghai, Londen, and Melbourne. At the specter at Kennedytown war submitted. The for asmo months. There had been a difflenlty strong tido and the danger of collision with the time of the scare in the North attention wasmachinery, New work and repairs supervised.. about getting a site for the reservoir, but the maltitude of craft taking part in naval parade, naturally drawn to the position of the Society's storeyed building to the north ar north-west dificulty was about to be overcome. He hoped the captain of the callier kept his vessel well in mortgages at Shanghai and even at Hongkong. of luland Lot 1,082 and fronting the sea, that rest year they would have a pumping the store, but the food caught the Flint and Our mortgages are all on good rentable property adding that to do is it would be necessary to station in Bowon Road as well as in Bonham carried her out toward the battleship Town. with considerable margin of security, and while, reclaim a small area of the foreshore,

Road. In addition the pipe at Boulam Road Then came a desperate attempt to clear the of course, we do not expect the security of con- In his reply the Colomal Secretary Rays *-**

battleship, but the collier refused to answer to sois embined with a seven or eight per cent. "I am directed to inform, con that the Go was to be duplicated.

the

her holm. and rashed against the Iowa's bow. Investment, the Directors are satisfied that the vernment bonders the site selected by

The Flint's topsail yards were carried away in proportion of the Society's funds which is in- the collision, and the crippled collier in drawing rested in mortgage is not too large at either With a place. Bofors proposing the adoption of the away struck the rum of the Iowa. great hole in her bow and the water pouring in report I shall be glad to know if anybody would the Flint cleared herself of the ram and drove like to ask any questions. on, only to meet with another disaster. her loomed the lumber laden bark Fidette, and

committee recommended the erection of a two-

sub-committee for the erection of new quarters for the Inspectorat Kennedytown to be most un. desirable. The Government is informed that the elle would entail a large outlag for reclamation, and the erection of a building thereon would be very expensive owing to the necessity for piled foundations. The proposed site, moreover, is in close proximity to the permanent plague hospital, and still closer to the site on which the Tang Wa Hospital authorities are going to build another plairm hospital

THE BACKYARDS" DEDINANCE.

Before There being ac questions, the CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and ne-

ME PLAYFAIR, in seconding, said-Itis very

Now and second hand Launches for Sale. Telegrams," CELESTE," Hongkong. Telephone, 232

H. F. CARMICHAEL, B. J. HARLOW. Hongkong, 1st June, 1899.

N

FOR SALE.

Internally the dose is five drops in a little water, and it to be repeated every two or 1687 three hours, at the same time using it ex

ternally,

NEW LEE ENFIELD 303 MATCH with the receipt for each.

RIFLE COMPLETE.

ELEY'S SPORTING CARTRIDGES.

The proprietor of the Kwong Chi Koon Drug Store of Canton has placed in my hands for examination a number of his preparations HUI YAU" As you wish Oil" has a wido circulation and is very much used. It is. composed of somatic and stimulant herbs and harks, most of which are well known in our pharmacopoeia. together with pingpin (a costly kind of camphor) bishops wort, orris roof, with two or three other less known articles, but none

EVERY KIND OF SPORTING RE of the objectionable substances which enter

Wr. SCHMIDT & CO.,

Gunsmiths.

Hongkong, 22nd September, 1900:

ARBOLINEUM AVENARIUS

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Ur. CLARK, pursuant to notice, mored: That the Governer in Council be requested to give general authority to the Sanitary Board to modify at their discretion the requirements of section 7 of the Insanitary Properties Ordin- aute, 1899, in the case of corner houses abutting on two publie streets of a width of net lees than affees feet each provided that window into the Vidette the Flint crushed. The gear counts, area and proper arrangements as to drainage of the ships became entangled and for a time shall have been provided to the satisfaction both vessels seemed doomed and some of the gratifying to see the increasing prosperity of of the Board in every much case. He said the men leaped into the bay, int soon the collier the Company and the increasing lividend, and Dr. Clark minutedThe committee were resolution was merely formal, and was to do swing around, and while boats were pick it must be a source of satisfaction that the accompanied by the DPW who informed away with the accusaty of having to submit to ing up the struggling men the May Flint mantle of the late directors had fallen upon QUISITE.

anch worthy successors. There is one point them that the cost of building on the site His Exceleney the Governor any case where sink bow first in ten fathoms of water.

The Mag Flint was the third largest sailing in the xeport which is worthy of commendation, selected would not be grea The Board exemption with regard to backyards was applied

vossal in the world and the longest that ever en- and that is the recommendation of a bonus to have had no information from the Govern for.

tered this port. She was formerly the Persian the staff. The labouror is worthy of his hire, A PUBLIC NUISANCÉ, ment as to the erection of a plague hospital by the Tung We Hospital authorities on any Major BROWN had given notice to move Monarch, an Atlantic liner, and made her and in these days of increased cost of living and Kite. The site selected by the committee was That the Sanitary Board pass a resolution maiden voyage after being rechristened from when the buying value of the dollar is ranch to the north of the proposed Jubilee Road, and bringing to the notice of the Government the Baltimore to San Francisco in 1895 with 5,000 less than it was ten years ago, I think it is only him on increased salary- if this latter is to be regarded as safe for pedes urgent need of making a change in the follow tons of coal. Her voyage was perilous and she just we should.

She give him a bonus, or both. There is on trises the dwelling would surely be equally safe. ing By-law, viz., No. 8 made under sub-section entered port badly damaged by storms. I suggest that there matters be brought to the 6 of section 13 of Ordinance No. 24 of 1887 to spread over 10,000ards of canvas. Her gross suggestion I should like to make to the direct- ors Now that the company is in such s

Throughly reliable preservative for Wood read thus-Except between the hours of 1 a.m. tonnage was 3,576. She was built in 1880 at attention of the Government,

Dr. HARTIGAN said the mb-committee and 6 am the converance of excretal matters Dambarion, Scotland. The length of the May strong position, could they not see their way to and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fungus

Flint was 351,8 feet, width 42.9 feet and depth relax in some small measure the very strin searched the whole place, and where they were along any public road or street is prohibited."

Sole Agents for China, The PRESIDENT pouted out that this motion 16.2 fest. W. E. Mighell was managing ona gent rule about the transfer of shares? The in- Rot, and Dampnesses t going to get a more desiruble sits than the one suggested he was at a loss to understand was not quite in order. The making or repauler and her home port was San Francisco trinio value of a share is $300, and with good. LUIGENS, EINSTMANN & CO.,

will and prospective value it is very much more

Hongkong, 31st August, 197,

[33 A sharehokier wants to They could not put it on the hill, which was ing of Bye-laws rested not with the Government, covered with the dead bodies of animals. The but with the Board. Therefore it would be

than tint, and yet if

THE place was saturated with filth, and how they rather shurd for them to apply to the Govern

sell his shares he can only get about $215 each,

NHRONICLE AND could expect any quarters to be erected there ment to do something which they wers bound

That is to my he does not get the value of his

FOR without the expenditure of a great deal more to do themselves. A resolution to meet Major

property, I can quite anderstand that st first money than would be expended in realsiming, Brown a proposal had been drawn ny

in the early days of the company it was very this shall portion of seashore be was at loss This resolution was carried, on the motion of

necessary to have this rule, but I do not beliers to understand. With regard to the outlay in Major Deown, scoondled by Mr. McKIE

that now-a-days it would affect the income of reclaiming they put the question to the deng

the company one little bit if a little relaxation was shown and it would be a grest hoon to the Director of Pablia Works, who was with them,

shareholdera y and he told them distinctly that the entlay would not be large one. In fact, when he wag gested that the hill was an undesirable ents, he agreed with him and recommended the site pro-

THE DUST BIN AT WANCHLI MARKET. Correspondence relative to dust hin Wanchal Market was submitted.

While still known as the Persian Monarch and carrying passengers and freight from Lon dem to New York, she ran aground on the night of May 3, 1894, on the sandy shore at Shinne cook light, Long island, "All batids were taken off on a tag. On her first trip she was badly damaged in a storm. While on the return trip she began looking badly in mid-ocean and was baken back to New York by sister ship, the atdaryrian Monarch, and she had various other mislupe. Two voare age she was firs is Hobs harbour, which fortunately did little damage She was to have made her next passage to New York to load to Hongkong.

The majority of the Board expressed a desire that it should be provided with a roof, sad the President promised to attend to the matter,

Hears, N. A, Siebe and R. L. Richardson were re-elected directors on the motion of Mr. BLADE, secondod by Mr. MoRRIS

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