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THE HONGKONG DAILY PIESS FRIDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 1901

city refuse, it seems waste of money to get this by reducing the rents of the stalls or by allow In a minute submitted by him. Mr. Ladda eattle crematorium. 1 think local information ing them to sell outside the markets." should be sought on this point, ne the main cause of opposition to the destructor seems to (Colonial Veterinary Surgeon) said the number be that it will require large quantities of some of licenses issued for the sale of fresh pork out

if the licensee only sold two pigs a day each it combustible, owing to the nature of the Hong-side the markets at present amounts to 33, and kong refuse."

would naturally make a considerable difference to the takings of the pork atall-holders in the Markets. After over 14 years experience in control of the food supply of the colony ho was strongly of opinion that the present mar kind is aufficient to meet all requirements, and ket accommodation for the sale of meat of any therofore he hoped the Government would re- consider its presaut policy, and cancel the outside iconess already ismed.

Mr. Osborno: If the Government give as a cattle crematorium well and good, but what we want and were promised is a refuse-les- tractor, and we must not agree to accept in lion of it a cattle-crematorium merely because the cremation of diseased pigs happens for the moment to be a pressing matter.

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It further says: "Most men when they got on posed to formulate a comprehensive schome of in years, although they may retain their cap sanitary improvement unless the Government, eity for original work in their special line, lose who had asked for it, gays some assurance that our recommendations or at least some of them the catholic faculty of assimilating, or uven comprebending new

ideas or of apprecisting would be acted upon, therefore in seconding trash davelopments." Our chief civil and maili Mr. Mays proposal I desire to explain the tary authorities have followed the noble example apparent inconsistency of my supporting to of Lord Lister and adopted the new theory, and day what we practically refused to do a fort the work at the Sanitorium is an example of night ago. The resolation of last meeting was their desire to carry out the logical consequences brought forward with a view to place on record of their convictions, but unfortaiately others of and bring to the notion of Government the feel our local Legislature, whose wishes haveings of the Board in regard to what we or the allow. Majority of us consider to be the indifferent to be consulted, have apparently

o clond treatment which our recommendations in the

Dr. Clark: Mr. Crook went thoroughly મર્યા their bettor judgment to

by the obscuro vapouringe of an unpast have as a rulo met with-We do not fer informed and splenetic convalesisut yelept one moment imagine that our suggestions, hew into the question of the combustion of our "Visitor", and pronounce all efforts rubbish, Fever excellent, are in every can either practie.refuse, and came to the conclusion that it would As my words or opinions will have little weight able or politic. But what we expect and have a burn in a refuse-destructor without fuel

effect on them, I would recommend a porneal right to expect is that we shall not be met with hia report of December, 1808, laid on table of of the article in the October Quarterly and blank refusal and if for financial or other reasons Legislative Council." Major Ross's address to the London Art Society, Government cannot see its way to give effect hoth, though semi-scientific, written for the to our suggestions we consider we and the Public Laity in phain simple language, within the whom we represent, are entitled to the cour average capacity of the most ordinary school tesy of an explanation-And most of all we feel boy, which when they helgestel, the that, when the Board recommends some minor facts contained therein will prove convine. raform where the question of expense cannot ing. I believe that good can be done by apply, as for instance the removal of the Cricket. carrying out the mares thereby indicated. ground urinal, our recommendation should not with the approval of some individual menber of Government. Our Board Meetings should be soothing more than mere opportunities for aca domical discussion, and I think we may hops in course of time to effect.considerable improvement in the health of the Colony and the consequent welfare of its people provided Government will accord us the support and encouragement which we consider to be due to the great object for, which we work For this reason there. fore I beg to second Mr. May's proposal.

The Hon. R. D. Ormaby If there was no other way of getting rid of refuse except by burning, u rofase destructor would ben necessity, but there are in my opinion better ways, and see little objection to our present system, which can, however, be improved on."

The PRESIDENT said the Board had seen the estimate which was sent to them by the firm hai Municipality to communicate with. This Brm in question said they would furnish them with the iron-work in connection with the

The following minutes were apponded:- Dr. Hartigen-It is evident there is no supervision ovor much irregularity outside pork shops and these shops should be properly supervised or licensing them? closed. What was the original reason for

seems te enxug. Either

Dr. Clark: Pat up temporary mat-shed markets oa vacant lots of crown land and do away with all these shop licenses. Further

price of food. market accommodation is urgently needed to

On the moties" of MR, OSBORNE, seconded by | THE Mr. FUNG WACHU dat was decided to raise the price to be given forrata from two couts to three cents each. It was stated that some 400 rats were being brought in per week. The number

The deaths in Macao during the week ended had been us high ne 2,000,

December 3th umbered 40 and during the

This was all business. succeeding week 14.

DEALS IN MACAO.

3

HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT AND AGENCY

CO., LIMITED.

The following is the twelfth report of the board of directors, of the above company to the ordinary meeting of shareholders, to be held at the company's offices, Victoria Build- ings, at noon, to-day.

Gentlemen,The directors have now to suh- mit to you a general statement of the affairs of the Company, and balance sheet for the year onding 31st December, 1990.

THE P.&O. 8.8. "BANCA.”

The net profits for that period, including According to present arrangements, there will be leaving the Harbour this morning one $2,552.94 balance brought forward from last steamed into it that of the P. & O. turret $1,113,804.12. From this amount an interim of the largest cargo-carriers which has ever account, after paying all charges, suonat to abeamer Burca. She is one of the teet set dividend of $3 per share being at the rate of carries a heavier tonnage with less consump. capital of $2,500.00 has already been paid. It tion of fail, than Day of the modera is now proposed to pay a final dividend of $6 apart for the reception of freight alone, and she 12 per cent. par annum on the then paid-top time of war the whole of the magnificent feet per annum on the increased paid-up capital of ste nader the P. O. Hag. As in the per share being also at the rate of 12 par cent. could, be requisitioned for, either (as was the 55.000.000, and after writing off directors and cass with the British Indis Steam Navigation auditors' fees and à bouns to the offeo stuff there remains the sum of $540,151.01, from Company during the South African and China trouules) as transports for the conveyance of which it is proposed to placo $500,000 to the troops to the seat of war, or na cotiors for equalisation of dividend fund and carry for-

think it in our duty to support the Secretary bao east naida sinpir boeanso it does not meet which they were recommended to by the Shang- chock the present exorbitant or selling food the supply of fuel to cruisers and battle-ward the balance of $40,151.01 to eradit of new

at State in his efforts to stamp out malaria in the colonies, and I know that notwithstanding His Excellency's expressed views and opinions or the example of the work being done by the military and a private firm at Quarry Bay, little or nothing effective is being done by the Civit Authorities. As the matter is urgent, for the rainy season, when nothing can be done, will soou jon us, I beg to move:"That the Government requested to secure at ones the services of a properly qualified man to set as assistant M.O.H., who can, inter alia, stond to the the colony which is under the jurialiation of the malarious swamps and pools in that portion of Sanitary Board. Dr. Thomson might be second- el for this duty and his place taken by a mili. tary doctor, or vice versa. Where there's a will there's always a way."

On the suggestion of the PRESIDENT a sub F. H. May, Mr. Osborne, Dr. Clark, and Mr. committee was appointed, consisting of the Hon. Fang Wa Chun. Dr. Hartigen expressed his inability to serve.

Dr. Bell No licenses (fresh) ontside of markets should be granted."

The Hon. R. D. Ormsby - If all the mar-

sups

DILECTORS.

the banca has been profit and loss account. the high ses designed with a keen eye to both require- ments, and more specialty so in respect of

ket stalls are lot and thera is competition for the latter. She was built in 1899 by alesers, them when vacant, then there is not sufficient W. Horford & Son of Sunderland, and left her market accommodation, and outside shops should tratta in the waters of the Wear in November of be licensed. It reasonably near the markets that year, although she was not handed over t the company by the builders till last April. The Hon. F. H. MAY explained that the li- Her length is u fost, with a beam of 51 teet do not see why they cannot be supervised."

Gin, and a depth of hold of 32 fent. Hur en- censing of these places outaide the markets for the sale of fresh meat was his doing. It arose at the time when the question of the high gines are triple expansion by her builders; the water under ordinary favourable con- price of most was discussed, and it was suggested and are capable of propelling her through markets so as to relieve the enormous pressure that they should license these places outside theditions at about fourteen knots an hour. To on the market. There was not a single stall in the markets in the city vacant at the present moment.

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Messra, A. J. Raymond and D. M. Mesos

Mr. J. H. Lewis was appciated director in place of Mr. Lee Sing (deceased), and this now requires continuation.

now retiro by votation, but offer themselves for ro-election,

AUDITORS. The accounts have been audited by Mr. F.

sonce of Mr. J. C. Peter.

Messra. Henderson and Pater now retire, bat Henderson und Mr. R. T. Wright in the ab

C. W. DICKSON, Chairman. pffer themselves for re-election.

Hongkong, 10th January, 1901

BALANCE SHEET. 31st Deo., 1960, AMUTIES, Paid-up capital................... Equilisation of dividond fund Ralanes of proft and loss ac

.... 1,113,601.12 Less interim divitload paid 150,000.00

OPEN SPACES ON PRAYA EAST. The Hon, F, H. MAY had given notice of his Mr. OSBORNE, in esconding said it had intention to move:"That before the condi- been very clearly pat before theta in what tous for provision of open spaces around build way their daty lay, and even though this ings on the proposed reclamation in front of mosquito theory might prove to be fallacious, Praya East he settled, they be referred to the and simpler to have asked him first if he was op shop leonses for the sale of went to expire & Co. beneath which her crew are berthed. Accounts payable they would have done their duty in pushing it Board for their consideration and advice.

This motion was withdrawn the Hon. F. H. to the end, and that was what they wore there

MAY observing that it was hardly ripe for to do.

discussion.

THE WATER SUPPLY OF THE COLONY,

The PRESIDENT said there would not be the slightest difficulty about this.

.SUGGESTED ALTERATION TO DRAINAGE BYE-LAW NO. 18.

The following letter, dated Jan. 14th, from Mr. J. J. Bryan, Sanitary Sarveyor, was sub-

mitted:

THE FREVENTION OF MALARIA.

A copy of the measures (already published in the Daily Press) recommended to be taken by Sir Michael Foster, K.C.B. FR.S., and sp Society, was submittel.

count

31st Doc., 1960,-

Amous advanced on mortgagė Amount invested in property

4,909,950.0 250,000.00 361,904,50

3 9.

903,801.12

$6.578,748,68

& U, 2,138.42 3,110,503.06 3,421,763.71

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Dr. 30th June, 1909,

half-your

3,074.20

31 06.26 $6,578,748.69

३

150,000,00

31,915.7.

12,181,71

1020.30

7207.19-

... $ 7.500.00

1,000.00

per cent.

furnace for burning the cattle at a cost of £115 delivered in Hongkong, the brick-work to be supplied locally. He had not gone into it, but evidently the whole cost would not be more than $2,000 or 83,000. The question of getting rid of the carcases of cattle had become a very serious one. Booner or later they must provide facilities for the burning of carcases. It had also been represented that during plague time the want of a small crematoriam fer getting very much needed. rid of clothing and other articles which had

gire some idea of har size it is only no- This was not a costly thing, and with, this to be destroyed was

measurement of cargo and 7,300 tons dead- crematorium they could make experiments as to

Cosary to state that she carries 19800 tons the burning of the refuse of the city. He

On the antion of Dr. CLARK, seconded weight. Her gross registered tonnage is 5,995 and her nett teenage 3,794 tous deadweight.

windlass is the latest improvement had been accused in the minutes of opposing

of forecastle-head fittings by Clark, hapinan the introduction of a refuse-destructor without by Dr. HARTHIAN, it was decided to recom giving any reasons. It would have been fairer mend the Governant to allow the present

and that they erect at se early a date as possible forecastle is a vast improvement upon the posed to the scheme, and if so for what reasons. He might say that he was waiting to see waffl temporary matshed parkets on vacant spaces on eiently strong reasons advanced for abandoning crown land where they are urgently needed, ordinary tramp, for beyond being spacious, and the present system. They had a working sys and also that the Government should rent verfoet in height, it is fitted up with iron sailors and firemen. Besides her ordinary dar Dr. BELL, Hald he did not think it was quite

tem for scavenging the city, and so the workshops outside the markets to be lot for the spring bedsteads for the use of the men, betis ricks for discharging cargo she carries three correct to say that Dr. Thomson had not done

On the motion of Dr. ARTIGAN Boconded was generally acknowledged to be well done sale of meat. any work. It was only in the last week's Curette

extra ones, two of which are capable of itt jag ten ton and the other a thirty ton that particulars as to a collection of anopheles by Mr. FUNG WA CHVEN, the following re-the onus of showing reasons for shandoning solution was carried"That the Government the present system and launching out into ude by him were given, and he was still doing be asked to furnish the Board periodically large exponiture on another method of dis-

weight. The derrick posts also set as ven rork. He added that he believed in the theory

with copy of the Government Analysts posing of the city refines lay with the advocates

tilators to the upper and lower holds. Along Furniture acapunt that mosquitoes gavo malaria, but how that ma.

well & Co. fitted with every conceivable laria was to be prevented was quito a different monthly report on the condition of the water of the proposal. He might content himself | proved by Lord. Listor, President of the Royal the upper deck are eleven winches by told Acecunts receivable.

by saying Loave well enough alone." But

The follwing minutes were appended: question, and fifty thousand reports from Lord supply of the colony."

he was quite willing to make a few remarke

Dr. Hartigan-Perhaps the Tresident and modern appliance. In addition to the ordinary here on the subject, and give his reasons Lister and others, who had never seen a mosquito except a dead one in the British Museum, were

for what they were worth. His ressons for Vice-president will now alter their views on this water-balist tanks, of which there are six absolutely amoluss. We were in the tropics and

sticking to the present system were Arstly subject since the non-scientifie local medical holding one thousand tons sack, there is a amidship dock which will hold two thousand

Her davite 31st Doc., 1900. knew what mosquitos were. When he Erst saw

tons of water for ballast purposed. he believed the returning to the soil of men are supported by such well-known acien- specially deep one on the after side of the To interim, dividend of 6 per cent. for the this theory proved he said that in a week

The Hon. F. H. May:-" On the other hand

are by Doxford & Son, and are filled with To charges nooount

To repairs to house property ............denten all vegetable and other refase removed fromtists as Lord Lister and Sir Michael Foster. they would have no malaria, and be put some.

the streets and gutters was the correct and,

Secondly, he looked read Professor Koch on this subject'

And loghly successful To advertising thing to that effect on paper, he was sorry

most economical system. Bye-law 18 of the Drainage Bye-laware.

Dr. Bell-I do not think this raport adds that firm's latest

patent for swinging the boats in and out, andTo Are inantanes to say, because he had since thought the matter

Directors' foes ont very carefully and had listened to peoplo quires that "any drain passing under a building to the situation of the city. The city might

Professor Koch's views on malarial fever will she has also Lyall's Patent Brake and Buffer Tobalance to be appropriated as follows: on all sides. They could get any amount of shall, whenever possible, be laid in one straight be said to extend from Causeway Bay on the much to our knowledge,

are fitted to the bridge amidships where the Auditora foot....... information on this subject from anybody line." Now that all buildings must be provided east to Kennedytown un the west, a distance

captain and officers are berthed. The ac. Final dividend in the colony, right down to a rickshaw | with yards, it will always be possible to so design of four and a half miles, and the average depth be seen from the following extract from thu on her steering gear, Lord Kelvin's compass Managing directors" feon......... 111,145.11

was not more than three-eighth of a mile. London Daily Mail of the 19th November:

Berlin, 16th November.

commodation is rather scarce, room for cargo for the half-year

300,000.00 the drain that no change of direction will be

There were steep gradients leading to the har

"Professor Koch delivered a lactare yester. required inside a building, and I bag to

case of multiplying day evening at a meeting of the Berlin Char- having been the prevailing thought throughout Equalisation of dividend fund 500,000.00 The necessary; it was only saggest, therefore, that the words "whenever bour. No great accumulation of refuse was

taken up with that end in view. The engineers Balanco to be carried to now possible" be deleted from Bye-law 18.

are berthed at the fore part of the poop, and Local Government Bye-laws which are in force dust-carts. The third rosson in favour of the lottenburg section of the Colonial Society upon in the construction, and every available space is Donus to office staff, geserally throughout England read: No present system was that they had a poor lurren the results of the expedition sent out to in- country on the opposite side of the Harbour vestigate the nature of malarial fever. Pro

the forefessor Koch described the investigations which petty officers directly aft. "The Banca is lighted drain conveying sewage must pass under a building unless no other mode of constraction with extensive reclamuntion

Java, and in New Guines. As the result of mast-bond und site-lights and jets in the holds,

about the decks, and in the officer'e cabins.. is practicable. In that case it must be laid in shore in progress. It was the very place he and his colleagues had made in Italy, in throughout by electricity. There are ultric Capt. G. W. Babot, who commands the u direct line for the whole distance beneath the for dumping and burying rubbish. One reason house." My reasons for suggesting this are advanced against the present system was thust these investigations, he had come to the con.

coast, he having been that when a manhole is built inside a house the refuse of the city was frequently thrownclusion that though the developed parasite, there is a danger of drain air ontoring the overboard from the dust boats. He did not the cause of the fever, was introduced into Banca, in well known and respected on house, as I have proved by using the smoke believe that that was done to any great extent, the human berly by gant bites, yet the per- the Chins cost on the sparen tunning test. I have also occasionally found the cover and no doubt it could be stopped by greater manent home of the parasite germs was to the manhole removed, and the place used as a vigilance. Now for the reasons, against the the human body itself. The germs were passed steamers kiis officers are: 1st. Mr. H. Pye. refuse destructor. He differed from Mr. Crook by the goat from one person to another and R.NR.; 2nd. Geo. Kelly, E.N.R.; Srd. A. B. in that he did not believe that their refase were developed in the body of the gaat dat Macaulay, R.N.R.; 4th. H. Temperley Gray, receptacle for refuse."

could be burned withent a large consumptioning the passage. La combating the disease, R.NR. 5th. Lionel Uniovme, K.N.K. The of coal. Then there was the large initial exit was therefore necessary to begin with Chief Engineer is Mr. J. Lang R.NR.; 2nd pease. Mr. Cronk explained to the Public the persons affected and not with the goats, H. McLaron; 3rd J. Harris, and 4th and 5th "Children were especially liable to the Thompson and Anderson respectively. A sor- Works Committee that the $60,000 he pro-

Prof. Koch stated that in Newgeon is carried in the person of Dr. Perry Is Gaines, in all the places where malaria wAR about one-third of the city. rafuse. posed expending would only provide for dissies. Bome way the explanation of which he for- prevalent, all the younger children anffered got, Mr. Crook expressed the opinion that more or less seriously from it. At a village would, he thought, tell them that for all this of 700 were affected by the fever, they had alt 120,000 would provide for all; but the M. O. H. called Stephansont, whers 137 inhabitants out expenditure there would be no decrease in the been cared by the use of quinine. The new-torn present cost of collecting and removing the infants were made the subject of special at- rubbish from the streets. Then where was the tention, and it was found possible to keep them destructor to bo One site was selected at in good health, although it had hitherto been Kennedytown. How were they to get the refuse impossible to rear children at Stephansont, their streets be improved by the passage gested for combating the disease, Prof. Kock there-by land or by water? If by land would Discussing the methods which had been sug. of strings of dust carts throughout the said that he regarded the proposal to ex- length of the city. If by water, thero came terminate guata as impracticable. Mesquite in here the double-handling of the stuff-first nets were useful, but not absolutely to be relied down as now to the dust-boats; then unloading upon. Allattempt to secure imtanaity from ma- again and carrying up to the destructor. His larial fever by means of inoculation had hitherto position in regard to this question was this: be failed. Preventive treatment by quinine had was not convinced, nor had any arguments been had great value, but was not always practicable, put before him to convince him, that, any He urged that the Colonial authorities should tractors at a cost of from $60,000 to $120,000 New Quinen and to German South West Africa. introduction of a refuse destructor or des- trained in microscopic work should be sent to At the conclusion of Prof. Koch's address, and until he was so convinced he would not in his responsible position advise the Government which was received with hearty applanse, a to embark in a very costly scheme which might short speech was made by Geheimraih Profos be an utter failure. He was open to argu-Bor Gerhardt in recognition of the work done meat. Let those who cried out for a refuse-by the expedition." destructor as a sort of panaces for all the

coolie. He had comp to the conclusion that there was very little known of the mesquite. They knew nothing about his life history. They did not know now for he flew, Homebody told them he could By 500 yards. He found that it had been proved that he coal fly 1,000 yards, and he was quite prepared to be told that he could By 2,000. Until they know all about the mosquito and his life history he did not think they would know how to stop mainris. To put down all the mosquitoes was a gigantic order. Think of the thousands and willions of them, and to put them down would mean su sherians amount of work. He did not see the necondity for having another medical man. If they wanted these poole stop "ped any man from the Public Works Depart.

ment could stop them.

The PRESIDENT said that before putting this motion he must say a few words in defence of the Public Works Department, at which mest of the remarks made by Dr. Hartigan, or at least the greater part of them, were addressed. In the first place, he wished to most empha. tically deny that he had over in any way obstructed the carrying-out of the works recommended by Dr. Young, and it was plalataly untrue to that he had done

He had been most antions to carry out the work as a Government offer, and in the way II.E. the Governor had desired, and as he had already said, it was absolutely untrue that he, as head of the Public Works Depart ment, was not doing his work. As to what Dr. Young's requirements were, he first asked that the wallaha at Kennedytown should be drained. That matter required some explans- tion and a little correspondance, as he (the speaker), in his knowledge of engineering, had never heard of a natural water course being drained. Dr. Young then explained that he wanted it drained, and an officer from the Publie Works Department was sent to survey there

The following minutes wore appended- Dr. Hartigan:-"The last paragraph of Mr. Bryan's letter is the most important. Where manholes have been used as receptacles for refuse prosecutions of occupiers should follow. This is one example of the way many Chinese abuse sanitary improvements,

Mr. Fung Waren-Nothing is to be gained by deleting the words whenever pos- sibio, as it would probably lead to a deadlock in exceptional cases."

Mr. Osborne The suggestion is gord

one."

Dr. Clark I thoroughly agree with the Surveyor."

On the motion of Dr. CLARK, seconded by Dr. BRLL, the proposed amendment was approved.

HOUBES WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE.

A letter dated January 14th was suknitted from Mr. J. J. Bryan, Sanitary Surveyor, with reference to six houses which have been built in New Street on the site formerly occupied by a school and one house, A certificate had been applied for, and he recommended that the same houses could not be copied until they were so esnstructed as to comply with the Ordinance.

The suggestion of the Sanitary Surveyor was agreed to.

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The Banca is discharging a general cargo from London at Kowloon, and leares to-day us

THE WEST POINT BUILDING already stated, for Shanghai and Japan,

Account

4,008,00

40,151.01.

263,804,12:

$1,166,219.04

Cr.

..

2,362.04

$124.104.09

191,168.01 245 398.27

12,576,2)

1st Jan., 1900. By undivided profits. 1899 31st Dec., 1900. Hy interest on mortgages LU-Interest on loan payable 21.635.18

By rents By commission

By Nerip food

By pront on salos of property

EXPORT CARGO.

*347.00 804,070.63.

$1,163,210.01

Per Imperial German Mail steaiaer Prinsess Irane, sailed on the 9th January. For Saez :- 3 cases silk. For Bayrouth-50 boxes cassia, 10 cases silk. For Trieste Odessa:-100 boxes. cassia. For Genon:-262 bules raw silk, -68 bales pierced voceons, 25 hores staranised, 16 rolls mats For Yenice:-100 boxes cassia. caues. For Antwerp:-101 bales split bamboo, For Trieste 149 bules rattanshaving, 14 balos. 75 bales canes, 4 cases ginger. For Antwerp Hamburg-24 rolls matting. For Amster- dam-100 casks preserves, 8 boxos Chinaware. For Rotterdam-28 bales canes, 2 cases cigars. Bremen:- 250 rolls matting. For Hamburg:-150 bales For London-10 boxes bristles. cones, 180 bales feathers, 49 bales cassiabuds, 11 rolls matting, 5 cases human hair, For Copen- hagen-6 bales ones.

CO., LIMITED. The following is the twelfth report of the general agents of the above company to the ordinary meeting of shareholders, to be held at Gentlemen.--The general agents now submit 11.30 am, to-day, the company's offices, Victoria Buildings, at

to you'à statement of the affairs of the com- pany, and balance sheet for the year ending The net profits for the year, including the 31st December, 1900. amount brought forward from the previous year, amount to $41,612.47. From this amount

and auditor's fees, it is now proposed to pay a sa interim dividend of $1.50 per share has al- Baul dividend of $1.75 per share, making a total No. 6, ICE HOUSE STREET, PRATA CENTRAL

Head Oflee Toxro. dividend for the twelve months of $3.25 per share, and to carry forward the balance of

BAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAL, TIEN-- $137.47 to credit of new profit and loss account. Branch Office LONDON, New York, Bon- TAIN, NEWCHWANG, and all Ports in. JAPAN.

nullass and prepare an estimate. When this be withheld, and the owner informed that the advantage would averas to the city by the supply quinine free of charge and that doctors ready besu paid, and after writing off directors MITSUI BUSSAN

THE PROPOSED CATTLE-DESTRUCTOR.

Correspondence was submitted regarding a proposed cattle-destructor, and the following niantes were appended:

ΟΙ

any other

A report on plague in Egypt from May Dr. Clark: What the Board wants and is in Hongkong prove their case by refor. THE RECENT OUTBREAK OF PLAGUE IN EGYPT. what they have asked for repeatedly is a re-ence to other cities which had introduced the 1899, to Jaly; 1900, was submitted.

Dr. Clark mianted: "I have carefully read this report and agree entirely with the con- fase destructor, not a cattle-destructor. The system and benefited thereby in a lessened fuel for the destruction of one carcase will cost death-rate, cleaner streets, trom $10 to $15, while with a refuse destructor way. He knew towns where all the refuse, as clusions arrived at; in fact they are the same these carcases can be destroyed without any well as all the night-soil, went into the ground that I have urged since 1895. I have marked markable for their clean well-kept streets, and for

importanes." other fael than that furnished by the city in the near vicinity and which were in blue pencil one or two poluts of special refuse."

their healthiness and low death-rate, and he saw no reason why Hongkong should not deal with its refuse in the same way. In conclusion he moved:-"That the Government he asked to cell on the Pirector of Public Works to submit an estimate for a cattle crematorium such as that shown on plans and described in the speci- Beation lately obtained from Messrs. Goddard, necessary in the supplementary estimate for the Massey, and Warner, and provide the funds current year."

CHOLERA IN SINGAPORE. The Acting Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements, in a letter dated the 20th Decam her, asid that since the 12th to the 19th Decem were reported in Singapore and 32 deaths. ber (both days inclusive) 34 cases of choleru

ANALIST'S REPORT.

DIRECTORE.

Moser. A.J.Raymond and C. 8. Sharprotire by rotation, but offer themselves for re-election. Mr. A. 6. Wood having retired, Mr.C. S. Sharp has been appointed in his stead, and this appointment now requires confirmation.

AUDIT.

The accounts have been audited by Mr. Fullarton Henderson who now retires but offers

A. SHELTON HOOPER. Hongkong, 10th January, 1901. himself for re-election.

BALANCE SHEET TO 1ST DECEMBRE, 1000, LIABILITIEй.

$25,000.00 Paid-up capita! ......

1,128.78 Haiaurent profitant lornaccount $44,612.47 Less interim dividend paid Accounts payable

31st Dec., 1969,

work had been going on for perhaps a week, and the officer had sent in an estimate of some- thing like 88,000 for the clearing away of these pools, Dr Young said he did not want that he wanted to have the pools Alled up. The President, continning, said he then wrote and asked if Dr. Young wont be good enough to point out the particular pools and their locality. Dr. Young wrote back and asked to be supplied with a map for the pur pose of marking ent the pools. The map was sent him, and in his own time he came to the office of the Director of Public Works and oz plained his idea on the matter. An officer was sent an intelligent officer-to accompany Dr. Young, and both of them went over the nullah

The Hon. R.D. Ormsby."I disagree entirely ground at Kennedytown. As the result of this, Dr. Young indicated the position of half-a-dozen with you as to the latter part of your minute, pools he wanted Gilled np. These pools, the officer I believe our refuse would not burn without a reported, could be filled by the simple expedient large consumption of coal. Please pars this to of kicking some dirt into them, and, in cases the Secretary with plan and specification for where breeding places were found amongst circulation. I am in favour of asking Gorern broken pottery, and so on, that breeding-plates mont to order only these crematory furnaces was destroyed by merely turning the pottery now. It is better to spend £lla on what you upside down. It seemed to him, went on the yourself have more than once described as an speaker, that Dr. You then realised what experiment than $60,000,

Dr. Clark: It is not correct to say that others had since realised-to do away with all

On the motion of Mr. OSBORNE, seconded pools in which mesquitoes breed was practically I have ever described the proposed refuse-des. impossible. With regard to the leading resi-tructor as an experiment. I have explained so dent in the West End, he had certainly written frequently that the number of cells required on by Dr. CLARK, an amendniext to the motion a great deal to the Government. If all that only be ascertained by experience, but that the was carried, adding to it the words:"In recom refoss destructor is unquestioned, mending this cattle-destructor, the Board are was required was a pilful of limewash, why did utility of *Loading resident" not do it himself, especially that it ought not to be necessary to repeat it still of opinion that a refuso-destructor is also THE SALE OF PORK OUTSIDE THE MARESTS when it ant the expenditure of only a few The D. P. W. is clearly opposed to the erection necessary.

A petition relative to the sale of freeh pork dollars. Finally the mover of the motion had of a refuse-destructor for some unknown zea- Bon, and it is therefore unfair to attribute all implied that he (the President) was a disbeliver the delay to the Fablic Works Committee of the outside the precincts of the markets of the in the mosquito-malaria theory. He had never saki so, and it hat, in fact been proved that the Council, as was done at last Board's meeting solony from the lessons of stalls in the markets, We have heard a lot about the failure of a des wherein they carry on the trade of fresh pork, theory was correct one

The motion was then put to the Board, and tructor in one town in India out of the many was submitted. The petition, which was ed thousands that have been erected and have not dressed to His Excellency the Governor, said: carried:

That recently it is found that fresh pork proved failures, but the Board have never been furnished with any information whatever as to is sold in all parts of the colony and the grant this largely quoted failure. Where is it? of these licences is a great rain to the Who says it was a failure and what reasons business of the markets, which geta dull day

afraid they will not be able to get on with their the previous week and 24.1 for the correspond. By ronts. are given? Has it been abandoned or improved by dayo dul that your petitionsms are endal December 20th was 17.8, against 24.2 for so as to become a success Poden

business. That your petitioners sincerely praying week last year. The rate for the safeaed that your Excellency will take pity on them by ing work was 17.8, sgainst 17.8 for the corres prohibiting the sale of pork outside the markets ponding week last year.

THE PROPOSED SUREME OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENT.

The Hon. FH MAT, pursuant to notice, moved That the Board appoint a sub-commit tee to draw up scheme of sanitary improve

ments of the City of Victor-At our

Mr. OSBORNE, in sounding, ~ laat ziveting. I proposed and the Board adopted a resolution to the affect that we were not dis

Dr. HartiganIf the MO. is correct in stating that refuse can be destroyed with out any other fuel than that furnished by the

THE HON F. H. MAY seconded.

The report of Mr. T. J. Wild (Aeting Gov-- December 31st showed that three samples of ernment Analyst) for the quarter ended brandy, one of milk, and four of whisky were analysed, and that all were found to be genuine with the exception of one of brandy.

ZUMEWACHING RETURN.

In his limewashing return for the fortnight ended January 14th Mr. J. H. Dandy (hief limewashed in the Western District since the Inspector) reported that 998 houses had been previous report. He added: "The period for the Western District has expired. The In- spector reports, however, that he has received over 140 notices for the Eastern District during the last few days but has not been able to visit the houses se he has been winding up the Western District: there will probably he about 200 cases against owners there for not sanding notices of intention to Himewash."

"THE HEALTH OF THE COLONY.

The death rate of the colony for the week

31st Dec, 100. i out of property ................

Carh

ABSETZ.

AGENCIES :~~

T

C.

18,750,00

22,859.47

$048,901.25

611,580.80 37,160.45

$349.901.25

$

PROFIT AND LOSS. ACCOUNT. Dr. 60th June, 1900, To interim dividend of $1.50 for half-year 18,750.00

To fira insurance- To charge....de

To Crown rent aud rates To repairs to buildings To commission to nyonta To halamos to be appropriated as followe

$500,00 50.00 Auditor's fee *************

21,875.00 Directors' fee Dividend of $1,75 per share... Balance to be carried to new ac-

count

1st Jan, 1900, By annos brought forward sist Dec. 1900.

$37.17

Mike Coal Mines, Kanada Coal Mines, Hokoku Coal Mines, Yoshinotani Coal Mines, Obnonra Coal Mines,

No. 1. Ohtsuji Coal Mines Ichimura Coal Mines,

Kishima Coal Mines,

Yoshio Coal Mines,

Yamato Coal Mines,

Manoura Coal Mines,

KAISHA.

The Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Limited, Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Limited, Moji Fire Insurance Co., Limitad. Kanegafuchi Cotton Spinning Mills, Shanghai Cotton Spinning Mills, Tokio Cotton Shipping Mills, Miike Cotton Spinning Mill, Onoda Cement Company, Imperial Government Paper Mills,

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,

M. FUJISE,

Manager. 12786

2,002.75 228,62

Hongkong. 19th Angst, 1899.

5,319,92

1,300.28

2,171.85

AND

and

22,842,47

352,444.80

$ 0.

WING CHEONG.

Dealers in

JEWELRY, PEARLS. DIAMONDS. CURIOS, JADESTONEWARE, CARVED

SILKS, IVORYWARE,

GRASS CLOTHS.

GENERAL EXPORTERS.

We beg to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of this Colony that we commenced Business on the 11th April, 1900, and we solicit their kind 50,844.75 patronage.

1,138.91 114,00

Nos. 1 & 3, D'AGUILAR STREET.

Behind Hongkong Dispensary.

Hongkong, 5th April, 1900.

347,23

By interest rate

By scrip foo...

852,444,88

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