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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 18TH, 1901

Both Generalade and Ludlow, of the has less leisure than the people of Shang-U. 8 army in the Philippines, have left for hai. This arises, perlings, from the fiet Japan, invalided. that there are more steamers entering and clearing here, that it is the Clapham Junction of the Far East, while Shanghai, though a

If His Excellency the GOVERNOR really too much confidence. The community boret hopes to see the Colony freed from this donully visitant he must shake himself free both from dread of expense and from fears of coming into collision with Chinese CO., prejudices. The plague epidemic cannot be effectively grappled with by kid-glove men- sures, nor will the proper sanitation of the sity bo secured without a large outlay. The longer the work is delayed, the more difficult will it prove and the more costly. Me time the trade of the Colony is suffering severely by the part being quarantined for Que six mouths every year, and the partial derangement of business caused by the In view of recent events and to meet the ravages of the disease. The Colony must be prepared to grasp its nettle boldly if the expressed wish of some of our constituents danger with which it is now confronted is

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

we have THIS DAY

CLOSED

THE

ever to be brought under control. Half measures are of little use; to accomplish any real amelioration of the conditions existing, a comprehensive scheme should be deliberately thought out and intelligently worked, with due regard for vested interests, but with no weakness for any class or race of the community. The question of the drainage is the one that should first

hand. be taken in

years Bome few back the Colony was, without due con- sideration for the conditions prevailing, committed to the present dangerous system of drainage. Then there is the question of

very busy port, suffers far less pressure, Moreover, Hongkong residents have not yet learned to trust to their own effort they know the Government officials are paid to do the work, and they are not anxious to take fresh burdens on their shoulders for which they have to give up valuable time--the equivalent of much money, The recent protest of the special jurors against an unnecessary consumption of their time by being summoned on trivial cuses, is an indication of the value of that time. In few places, either in the East, or elsewhere, is the business stress greater, and in no city in the world would it be more difficult to find a dozen well-qualified unofficial civilians who would be willing to devote the necessary time to the management of municipal affairs than in Hongkong. Yet a change from the exist ing system is certainly desirable. We do not get sufficient done for our money. We are afflicted with too much red tape. Wo are restricted by parsimony, and yet some timos suffer from waste. The machine is not worn out, but it sadly needs putting This should never have in order, and a provisional experiment in been allowed, but it has grown up, and is the shape of self-government might at least how a difficult nu to erick, both on ac-be extended to the city of Victoria, for count of the vested interests involved and which a municipality could he granted con- purity of the output from this source,

because of the impossibility of the working sisting of a majority of members representing We are now making Aerated Waters classes and these just above them paying the taxpayers with a proportion of officials

the rents demanded. Our correspondent to represent the Goverument. "Serutator" is perhaps a little wild when he only at our WEST POINT Factory which is talks of "rapacious landlords"; the landlords are not so much to blame for the high ronts us operly situated facing the sea, and is the the scarcity of land and the greatly enhanced cost of building. High as rents undoubtedly finest and most commodious Sodu Water ure, it is a well-known fact that it is im

Factory in the FAR EAST.

HONGKONG

DISPENSARY

SODA WATER FACTORY,

although fully confident of the absolute overcrowling.

!

'Orders will be received as usual,

LIMITED,

ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS ESTABLISHED 1841. Hongkong, 13th May, 1901.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CI. LONDON OFFICE: 134. FLEET STUERI, E.C.

HONGKONG, 18th May, 1901

The transport Canning left the harbour

yesterday, having en, board sermonnés for the troops up Nerth,

The U.S.8. -Saturn sails for Manila this evering: The U.S.S. Monterey will go to Canton in a few days.

The U8.8. Newark leaves the harbour on

Monday for New York zid Juon. She leaves dying the homeward-bound pendant.

A Corn telegram ways a gold mine has been discovered nese Masampo, and it is stated that the Russians are formulating an exclusive claim to it.

It is proposed to inangneste & St. Andrew's Society in Nagasaki if it is found that become members,

icient number of Sootamen are willing to

1

The remains of Mr. Chas, Dowdall, who perished in the wreck of the Bio, were brought on the 19th fast, and the intent took place to Shanghai by the Pacifio steamer China

cemetery. on Tuesday afternoon at the Pah Sien Jeo

Souralaya has challenged Singapore to play a game of chess by correspondence, but coming 20 soon after the Batavia game, and in view of the approaching championship contest at the Singapore Ciak, it derided not to sopt the

challenge for the presen

The Echo de Chips railway at Haukow is engine runs to the 125 bridges remain the that point the line is that the locomoti satama.

on the pidly. The and beyond

Only the

is announced: Honan next?

It seems that the addg at the Russian Legation it Seenl sot by bit M. Pavioff, the Russian Minisfor, but Ass Prof. N. Birutoff of the Imperial Rastian School, Cook and a child, all of when proceeded to Japan on a Lussian men of war to be treated at the Pastour Instituto in Tokyo,

It is said that the Russian authorities in Newchwang are trying to improve the harbour

accommodation, the fands to be obtained by

levying a special duty of 2/1.000 ad valorem ou imports, and that Japanese merchants met in the Consulate, vetoed the scheme as being pre mature, and replied to the Russian authorities to that effect,

TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE,

[FROM QUE CORRESPONDENTS.]

SHANGHA 17th May, 7,55. p.m.

KANG VI STILL LIVING. A Chinese official from Haisnfu declares that he saw Kang Ei alive there.

THE CHINESE TROOPS The Kansu troops guarding Heianfu, not

An Imperial Decree orders the disbandment having been paid their wages, are mutinying.

of last year's rescue armies.

RUSSIA AND CHINA. The report is revived that Russia

proposes to take Chinese Turkestan, on ex- change for Manchuria.

THE COMMENCEMENT OF EVACUATION.

Peking reports that the French military headquarters moved to Tientsin to day.

GENERAL NEWS.

We

CORRESPONDENCE.

not hold ourselves responsible for the * opluious expressed by gar correspondents.]

MUNICIPAL FREEDOM:

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FREES"

16th May, SIR,The article by "Soratator is refresh ing and straightforword, bat will it waku dan i Colony out of its lethargy The majority of Englishmen hors are apparently content to grumble against the Governor and the Govern mənt, instel of demanding an independent enquiry. Anical enquiry would be a faros in

colony governed on the principle of a Glber- tal comedy. We read of one oficial noting an Director of Public Works, as Water Authority, Head of the Banita Board, and what not; whilst another is hens Departament one day

and Colonial Secretar, the next. It is a family party. Independent opinion under these condi- tions is impossible. We need go no further than the astounding fact that in so large colony no decent Englishman will serve on the Sanitary Board as an Unofficial Member. Dr. Hartigan tried hard to bring about reforma and benefit the community generally, but gave up his out on the Board, and publicly stated his reasons. He wasywarting valuable timo, and very properly deolined to continue the force. We have the spectacle of a Government refns- ing to allow a European reservation; therefore we must enter the sacred Chinese to live next loor to us We have also been edified by a Governor deliberately proposing (to please the Chines) that plague precautions ligald be practically suspended in a certain district, and this at a time when plagne is raging! We have soon Chiness dying from plague carried openly along the public streets in public chairs; THE PORTE AND THE POWERS. and in one case, ut least, the chair was allowed The Potte, having failed to secure the to ply for hire afterwards without disinfection. We have soon plague-infectii clothing carried abolition of the foreign post-offices in Turkey.by Government servais na to the crowded has selged and rifled the foreign mails, public ferries, and we see on all sides houseS The Ambassadors at. Constantinople have returned two of the Porte's Notes. are new discussing, the disability of a combined naval dem: astre in a third N

LONDON, 16th May, 1.55 p.m.

We understand that the Sanitary Board has now taken proceedings against the traders who have been offering for sale spurious milk inst., has been received in Japan:-Owing to the intended to stop

within the Colony.

HE. Sir Henry A. Blaka, accompanied by Lady and Miss Blake, and his A.D.C. left yesterday by the Heungshan for Macao. The visit is a purely private one. The Governor and party will stop at the Boa Vists Motel.

There will be a hockey match this afternoon, at 5 o'clock, on the Kowloon ground, between the Officers of the Royal Artiliory and the Oficers of the Indian Brigade. The Officers of the Royal Artillery will be At Homs to their friends.

MRS President Mek

They

being built which can only be described as

#plague incalziors," and where fresh air and

We must ask the Home Government to order sunlit the enemies of plague--cannot enter. an independent investigation; until this is dono The Portowe suller, and calmly watch the spread of disease and mismanagement. I suppose there the recent

14 no other English colour in the work where offices was such a afate of affairs would be permitted to exist. A committee for publie safety, on the lines of the Navy League, is urgently nee Yours, etc.

The following Soon telegram dated, the 8th action in the ma Emperor's opposition to the French loan, the Corean Foreign Minister bas tendered his resignation The Carsan Government is tak- ing measures to sanul the agreement recently signed between the French Minister and the and in consequence, the President's Sun representative of the Corean respect to the loss

Court with

The sagar import duty in the United Kingdom, ays the Pinang Gazette, will press heavily on planters and deslers in Java, whe had never thought for a mopant that they would be called upon to help to meet the cost of the South African war. The polarisations distinction drawn in the incidence of the tax will tell heavily against the Java article. It is

on Java sogar confended that this comes to a differential duty

Francisco tour has b

wit is verzonely ill

TO

bandoned.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

May

SOUTH AFRICA BOER LOSSES IN APELL During April, 100 Boers were kied 3,900 captured.

GENERAL HECTOR MACD

KNIGHTED. General Hestor Macdonald was knighted yesterday by King Edward

CDONALD

MR. BRODRICK'S ARMY SCHEME. A prolonged debate on Mr. Brodrick's Army scheme is proceeding in the House of

possible to build new houses to let at lower rates; in fact, it is difficult how to make. new property pay a reasonable interest on capital. There seems reason to believe that the Chinese workmen employed in the building trade, through their guild, prevent free competition in the labour-market by restricting the supply. This at any rate is A. S. WATSON & CO. currently believed, and not without cause. If such coinbinations are proved to exist, the Government should take steps to pro cure their suppression and to provent their formation in the future. It is their duty, too, to encourage the acquisition of sites by householders for their CPAVIR [33 uccupation by not fixing the upset price too high or imposing an excessive Crown Rent. With the very short les granted, the

We received yesterday morning from Acting Crown Rent should be reduced instead of being, as is the case, increased since the re-Consul-General W. F. Aldrich, the following, duction of the Crown lease from 999 to 75 dated Manila. Observatory, 9.30 am:~" De-

It appears that the recent disturbances in years. Considering the difficulty of housing pression the 16th ingt, crossed between Lazon and Bisayos. Seems to be now in China Sea the people, and the fact that Victoria is cut

North Chine hare given a hard blow to wast of Mindoro."

Japanese industries, especially the cotton indus in half by the interposition of the Naval

Shortly after one o'clock yesterday morningtry, says the Nagasaki Press. For the past few Wir very much that our correspondent Yard and Military Cantonments, it was

a Chinaman attempted suicide at his house at years gassed yarn lias sold well in China, owing “Scrutator" said, jo his lengthy indictment manifestly the duty of the paternal Govern- of the Government in Thursday's issue, we ment to provide means of speely communica-11, Jardine's Bazaar, by first cutting his throat to its cheapness. The export of the above to are bound to agree. It is only too painfully tion between the centre of the city and its and then jumping from the verandah to the China amounted to 22211 yen in 1899, and Comm

The palice were summoned and the to 179,741 yen in 1900, which shows an decrease true that after seven years' experience of distant suburbs ut each end. The necessity street.

man was removed to hospital, He is expected of 48,470 yen. The decrease was due to the that annually recurring affliction, the for this has been glaringly evident for the

suspension of all exports to North China, wing to the Boxer outbreak. Bubonic Plague, we are still almost as power past fifteen years. Yet nothing has been less to cope with it as we were in 1894, when done. The Government have quietly waited it first appeared in epidemic form. It is for relief to come from outside, regardless not creditable to the Colony that practically alike of the public weal and of their own nothing has been learned of this disease; duty ns the only municipal authority in the that it is still as virulent and fatal as when Colony. It is high time that they woke up firet it startled us into temporary sanitary to a proper sense of their duty, and if they activity; and it is deplorable that medical are not at liberty to delegate their munici- science has as yet been unable to find a pal duties to a body of the taxpayers, they remedy for it. The Government have not should at any rate discharge those duties as done what they could. The medical staff efficiently as a Municipal Council. is entirely inadequate to carry out the work of disinfection, inspection, and super- vision necessary if the city of Victoria is and that they are many we are well to be made even approximately healthy. aware to remember that the members The drainage is also most unsatisfetory, and of the community here have not so far is altogether on a wrong system. There is exhibited much real interest in the conduct not water sufficient to flush it, and the of public affairs. It is easy to criticise and drains are continually getting choked. to find fault; it is much more difficult to Nothing more insane could ever have been thought of than to cadeavour to carry out the present system of drainage in a town occupied by Chinese. All authorities who know anything of the East and of the tropics Shanghui are essentially different; more may be seen raking out old clothes and garbage entitled to honorary membership.

At the same time it would be well for "Serutator" and those who think with hin

discover a remedy for the ills that afflict the body politic. Comparisons with Shang- hai are common enough, but they are not always sound or just. The conditions in

to recover.

At the Sanitary Board meeting on Thursday Dr. Clark, speaking on the subject of damping infants outside convents, asid: "The infants were handed in at the doors of the convents and received with thanks. If they lived they were christened." By an error our report made him say that "if they lived they were imprisoned."

POLICE COURT.

Friday, 17th Ma

BEFORE MK, HAZELAND,

ATTACKING A MAN WITH A HATCHET," Two Chinese fishermen on licensed jank No. 667 had a dispute while at sea recently, and one indicting injurios that necessitated the man's sized a hatchet and savagely attacked the other, removal to hospital. His assailant was arrested. When charged, he admitted the crime, and was sentenced to four months' bard labour.

the most

PROT

"THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS

16th May Bernt In his fogzoally written article sppearing your this morning brings forward grievances of the The artiole shonle tention of the local TAB Of Surging them to take immediate steps to remedy the grea evils in question.

ents of this

uly attract the BC rument,

It is high time that the Government should discontinue being deaf and indiffer to the eries of the public in matters which are of most vital importanes for the loalth and welfare of the people.

When will the Government awaken to their dury (as such it is without doubt) to take determined and reasonable steps to improve the decidedly bad sanitation, and to fight success-

are continually, our visitors P fally against the most fearful dissases which

***Why does the Government persist in vrading facts, which are there, instead of facing them. and doing what can be reasonably expected of them? But it is never too late to mend! Let us hope they will now at last open their eyes, Yours, oto,

FIAT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILLE FRESS." 10th May

SM-

article by "Borntator in the Daily

Press this morning it very tette, and I for

2.0%

The United States expedition in China has been the means of creating a new military order, namely, "The Military Order of the Dragon," with General Chaffee as president and Captain perpetuate the associations formed during the Calls as vios-president. Its object is to historie expedition for the relist of their

one will give my share to the expense of distressed countrymen in China," The order

sending one dogy of that article in pernphlet SELLING LÍQUNE WITHOUT A LICENCE. The Band of the Madras Light Infantry will.

starts out as a very exclusive organisation, as

Three hawkers and three coolies were brought form to every Member of the British House of play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from only offers of the Army, Navy or Marine.

ap on separate charges of selling kamisha at 3 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Programme:~~-

Corps who served under orders in Northern Yaumali on the 16th inst. without Hoonce, Commons, headed Hongkong five hundred Overture...... "Ja Fille du Regiment" Donizetti

China or the Gulf of Pechlli, and representative All excepting one of the hawkers, who was years behind any other place in the world. Ivanoriei Waltz "Donau Wollen

....... Audraa and diplomatie officers at Tientsin or Peking fined $15, denied the offence. The two remain Yours, ste..

ing hawkers were fined $10 each, two of the Sclection "La Pouper"

"Favourite Songe ... Mendelsohn between June 15th and October 1, 1900, are Air ........... Clarionat Solo *1 Martivi

Kappey eligible for active membership. Male descen- three coolies were discharged, and the third dants of active members may become hereditary went to prison for 14 days in default of paying mambers. All members of foreign diplomatic. corps at Peking, all military officers in the foreign military service at Peking or who participated in the engagements at Peking and Tientsin, and all civilians actively engaged or on the march of the relief expedition, are against the enemy during the siege of Peking

Pelke

"The Deep Blue Sea' God Save the King."

Brewer

A render sends us the following "Insanitary Note:-Close to the Macao steamer wharf on the New Praye may be that he of burning rabbisk brought from the shame, ad as this staff is brought there, many poor coolies

YOKOHAMA RACES. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]

Yokohama, 13th May. Below are the results of the Yokohama Races, first day, rún to-day- Race I Walers of 1901,

3 Walore and Country

hreds, 4 China 5 All Horses, G.Walers, 1001,

2 China Babscriptions,

Won by

a fine of $15,

BEFORE ME. KEMP.

DIEN'T FORESEE THE VISER Chan Sz fortune teller, but power

top te faturity did not apparently rod to

search of concealed oplum. the foreseeing of a visit by arciso enters to

Enough of the drag was found to justify the imposing of a fine of $92.

ON THE CHEAP,

ARATEPAYER. ·

BUT NOT A VOTER.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PERSB."

16th May. SIE-Your Splendid and vigorous article re Municipal Freedom in to-day's issue is

quite in accord with what a sufering com manity has been agitating for years past. To

spport your views may I be permitted to make some suggestions! In the first instance, we want money to carry out reforms, and to A Chinese barbar went into a second-hand raise funds I would say redaco the salaries of clothes shop at Yaumati on the 16th install the high officials by 25 per cent, us long us to buy a pair of trousers. A fost showed him we have plague here, and utilise the dollars in several pairs, and then left him to make a employing additional sanitary staff to cleanse selection while he attended to another customer. the city and how to cleanse the city is an- The barber shose the particular pair he wanted,

drains over the city-flus spreading the germs

and, tacking them nader his jacket, left the other question I put, if our local Medical furlongs shop without first going through the formality Officer of Health will take no preventivé Mr. Hugo's Sceptre

milos of paying for his purchase. The master of the mesures for stopping an army of night-soll Mr. Iein's Strathcons shop noticed the omission, and went in parenit coolies from dumping night coil in all tho

af his absent-minded customer, who was cover. Mr. Bussia's Him....ing ground rapidly. He was overtaken by the Mr. May May be...shopkeeper, however, and gives up to the police. Mr. Avis'a Harefinch... # His Worship sentenced him to two month Mr. Sphinx's Fouree... 4 Mr. Russis Onrod 1 bard Labour. The defendant had a prarions

conviction for larceny. Mr. Tytherleigh's

"Aberdeen I

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of all sorte, and retailing it to the marine hawkers agree that surface drains, daily fushed and especially in the matter of taking precau- or stores up the lane. It is a disgusting sight, cleaused, are alone suitable to the conditions tions to keep out plague. There it is and conveys the idea that a Sanitary Board of the Chinese town. No water-closets and comparatively easy, with the aid of the does not exist or is not doing its duty. On the no closed drains ought ever to have been Customs staff; to board every steamer that rubbish-boats in the harbour, the same thing allowed, and every means should have been arrives and to inspect passengers; the organi- may be seen any day.

clopted to prevent the saturation of the soilsation exists to hand, aud the arrivals are

Mrs. D'Agostini, wife of Mr. P. D'Agostlat, that has been going on for five decades,ull, so to speak, under the official eye. The Government have been warned re. Here in Hongkong, in addition to the fact senior writer at H. M. Naval Yard who is now peatedly of this; so long ago as 1875, that there is no Customs supervision, there in hospital with plague), was removed to Ken- Dr. Axes, the then Colonial Surgeon, are steamers, ships, and native craft arriving nedy Town yesterday morning, having devolop- informed the Government that sooner or at all hours and from every direction with ed symptoms of the disease. à rumour, WAS prevalent yesterday that Mr. D'Agostini had later a deadly epidemic would result from passengers, and it would be very difficult sucenabed to the attack, but we are glad to be the gross neglect of sanitary laws then being to inspect all before allowing them to land. able to state, from enquiries, that such is not. permitted; but his report was suppressed, Hundreds of phasengers are continually the case. On the contrary, the patient so far and the warning disregarded. Since then coming in from adjacent islands and the is doing very well. Mr. J. Cummiskey (the Strathcona, May-be, Ourod and Aberdeen will spasmodic efforts have been made to undo maninland, whose movements could scarce be second patient from the Naval Yard), we be remembered in Hongkong. Hatafinch ran in Australia up till last year under the name of the mischief of the past, a Sanitary Board watched. We do not say it is impossible, however unable to combat the disease, and died has been established, and a Public Health bat it would be so difficult that there is yesterday afternoon. He had been in the Honesty, winning his last two races in the Ordinace passed. But the Sanitary Board some excuse for the fact that it has not been Colony only about a year, and leaves a wife to colonies in September. He succeeded in defest-

mourn his death. Mr. Hawkes, of the Hauging three other specially imported race horses has never been allowed administrative func done. Whether more would have been kong Dispensary staff, is now almost fully The Crown, known in India and the Straits as tions, and the funds voted for sanitation have accomplished had Victoria been governed recovered, and will be discharged from hospital th, a winner is Australis, The Count from been on a small and grudging scale. Even by a municipality, we are not prepared to at an early date. During the 24 hours ending Singapore, and Mayfly known in Australia at noon yesterday the cases of plague reported ander the name of Merrigang. In the fourth the Board's recommendations, after being ay. We think it probable, but our ex- carefully thought out, have frequently been perience of what has happened in connection were 16 (15 Chinese, one European), with 14 race May-be defeated Standard Roes

with the Sanitary, Board does not inspire deaths (13 Chinese and one other Asiatic.) shelved, and sometimes wholly ignored.

China Subscriptions, Chias Poules, All Horses,

art.

AN EXTORTIONATE CHAIN-COOLIE.

of various disednost v pr

We read of cases in the Police Court of coches being fired one or two Mexicans for the above serions offence. Mr. Editor, who

Mr. Avis's Hartfinch... Mr. T. K. Dealy, schoolmaster, Queer guilty the coolle, the Medical Officer of College, summoned a chair coolie for inlawfully Month, or who The Government. What sentence; for slang terms with a dose of flogging demanding more than his legal fare on the 15th should be done in such a case is a sovare The complainant gave the defendant fifteen wenld deter people in continuing to commnit cents for a ton cont rido, but the latter was the P. W. D. should build at not satisfied with his " enmals," and demanded twenty conta

(Late Dot Rom).

His greed cost him 85.

UNLICENSED BILLIARD TABLE;

opoe not in balf a dozen years hence) publia free baths on the Pray at the west end for the coolie class, using sea-water, which costs

A Japanese named Manzo Ahts WEY LAN- monels Inspector Collett, for allowing to nothing, and some fresh water taps as a final be used at 148, Praya Bast, a billiard-table for douche. These few suggestions may help to which the licence had expired.

eradicate the plague partly from one midst.

SANITARY BEFORM.

He was fined $10.