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The Colony has rostly acquired a very extensive addition to its ferritory, and every effort should be made to secure and maintain extensive European reservation in this new territory, before the land becomes too valuable for the Government to be able to resume from the native holders. This reservation should be surrounded by s sons of neutral ground, at least a quarter of a mile wide, on which neither European nor antive dwellings shoul bo allowed, but which should be utilised by the Government for the cultivation of trees or mid out in port us à recreation groand. There is no objection to a all number of personal servants residing within the uservation urea, but in no case should any native families be allowed, as it is the native children, and especially those under the age of ton years, who are the principal source of infection in Malaria.

The questions of the Medical Inspection of all Vessels immediately on their entering the Harbour, is still in abeyance, pending the appointment of an officer who shall devote the whole on his time to this duty. There can be no question that such a provision would protect the Colony from importation of many cases of infectious disease, which are now unrecognised, until after landing, or even escape detection altogether."

seemed to be a strong feeling that ill-lighted dwall- ings were at the bottom of the mischief, and there could be no doubt that the Chinese house of the usual pattern, as constructed in Hongkong, was an ill-lighted and ill-ventilated dwelling. The population was increasing rapidly, and hundreds of Chinese dwellings were being erected. It seemed to him (His Excellensy) that the time had come when the Government should insist the erection of none but properly lighted dwellinge in Hongkong and Kowloon, and he sent for the consideration of the Sanitary Board a plan of Chinese house that would appear to satisfy the conditions, inasmuch as every onbicle would be lighted by its own window. It had been remarked by the M.O.H, that the greatest proportion of cases occurred on the Brat floors, where presumably rats wonlil not be so namerous as on the ground floor, and the possibility had been anggested that the congrote and coment of the ground floors was a likely to bo infected, or to retain infestion thou the wooden floors of the upper stories. If, as he (His Excellency) was informed, the Ubinos frequently cover the boards with tiles, which they like better than the wooden floor, it might be worth considering it all floors of the Chinese houses to be built in future as work-pooples dwellings should not be covered with files, or a mixture of concrete and coment, that would be non-absorptive and easily kept claus. He (His Excellency) understood that the doors of the new barracks in Kowloon had heen constructed with concrete and iron girders, but to presumed that if tiles were used on wooden joista rough boards conid The Hanglong Daily Press has suggested equally be coated with concrete. The cost of that a public meeting of intepayers should be such houses would be greater than that of the blocks at piescat erected, but he took it that convened." to consider the best neaus for mak-the additional exponse might be saved in the ing representations to the Secretary of State premium paid for the building lot, the amount for the Coluvias in favour of the establishment of which was settled by the purchasers in open of a Municipal Council for the City of Vistoria competition. Should the Sanitary Board ap- prove of his suggestion, intending purchasers I am of opinion that the meeting should would have dus notion that houses to be erected also be held for an additional purpose for occupation by the Chinese working class which should fake precedence of the request must satisfy certain conditions as to lighting for a Municipal Council. This is, that the and ventilation, &c., &c., to be laid down.

The Hon. F, H. May minuted-The phin Itatepayers should ask the Secretary of is a good me and with a isck lane in rear of State for the Celories to appoint a Special Com- the house would be a vast improvement." missioner with full powers to inquire thoroughly

The President minuted: The division he into the sanitation of the Colony. The Com-tween the yards on ground floor might be partly wall and partly railing. The height missioner should be a strong and is capable man, of the wall gown on the plan is only who would not hesitate to call "a spade a spade." ft. 6 in, so it will not tend to affect the That should form the first resolution of the light or ventilation to any great extent, meeting, and the second should be a request Instead of the limitations suggested by the for the appointment of a Municipal Council Medical Officer of Health, I think it would in

preferalile to to take over the sunitary control of the Colony. Open yazd, which issolvos nu increase in the

Such is the report of the Medical Officer of Health, and no stronger confirmation could be -given of the axistence of ovils which have been pointed out in the previous articles and corros pondence.

REMEDIES,

the waterworks, roads and public works in a defined radius. This Council should anpersed the present Sanitary Board, and possess larger and more comprehensive powers and be its own executivo, both in finarico and general municipal administration. The Legislative Conncil, us in other Crown Colonies, would keep a check on any possible extravagancy, Lut, at the same time, the Legislative Council should be enlarged and more representative of the community than it is at present. The Municipal Council would be of littlo usoif it did not posses adequato power to deal fully with Sanitary and Public Health matters, supervision of buildings, roads, etc., and pomme, as in Singapore, its own engineering, sanitary and

medical staffs.

width of the houses, in proportion to the increase in the depth of the house.

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Dr. Clark (Melial Oloor of Health) miunted: am afraid I cannot agree with the President that a brick wall 93 feet high, within five foot of the windows of the ground door, would not tend to affect the light or ventilation to any great extent. I think the Board should allow iron railings only, although I would have no objection to the railings being wat on wall three or four feet high, if that would be any advantage to the tenants. With regard to the yard, and adopting the Fresident's sugges tion to increase the size of this in proportion to the size of the home rather then increasing the back lane, I would say: Let the yard be always half the length of the house (as it is in this plan) and let its width be for each house, 4 feet for two story buildings, 5 foot for three story buildings 7 foot for four story buildings. feet for buildings of more than four storys, This would give, of course, a yard a feet wide for each pair of two story houses, and so on. The Boint in November, 18, asked the Government to offer a pronium for the best design for a block of Chinese tenement houses and the request was refused. Since then plans of over two thousand new houses on the okl design had been sent in and approved, and could not now be recalled,"

Mr. OSBORNE thought that with regard to the proposed model houses it would be advisable to take the opinion of those Chinese who are likely to live. in them,

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refuse-destructor would be the valuable assistance in the stamping out of the plague. In one item alone he thought it would be of very great value to the colony--that was in the distribution of the refuse before it was of the pounced upon by rag-sorters, and men streets. For years past it had been the practice to dump the refuse on the Prays, and long before wifted the shipment took place it was gradually by old meu, and won young ones, and little ut.bita of odds and ends were taken away. That would avoid the rabbish being deposited anywhore, for it would be taken direct from the house to the destructor, and oven in that way alone it would be worth their while to accopt it.

CANTON.

[THOM OCH CORRESPONDENT.]

POLICE COURT.

Thursday, 30th May.

BEYOR MR. HAZELAND.

THE CHARGE AGAINST AN INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS.

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Canton, 29th May, NEW FOR CANTON. As a treaty of ponco is about to be finally concluded, by which the Chinese government has agreed to pay a heavy indemnity, and as a lot of reforms are promised, such as the establish- ment of English and Chinese schools, the

The charge of accepting a bribe of $40, remodelling of the army and navy, the opening brought against Perky Thomas Crisp, inspector of mines, and the construction of railways, &c., of buildings, Public Works Department, was the problem is where fa the money to come!

defondant's counsel, was not present, but the interests of the accused were watched by that thor again ask the Government to give government is in straitened oircumstances, and Mr. Reece, who instructs Mr. Francis. Mr. them a destructor. Year after your they bad hud complaints as to the burning of pinguin urgent need of money. So about a fortnight Bowley, Crown Solicitor, presented.

It had been arranged between counsel that rabbish on the very small pieces of Crown land go there was a largo and representative woot-

Mr. Bowley shonll proceed with the examina which remained in the oify. If they had the ing of effon's and gentry in the Kwong Ngation-in-chief, and that the cross-exatuination of

away with the College to discuss the best modes of raising witnesses would be reserved. destructor they would do nuisance of emoke, and other disagreeable money some officials suggested that the lekin causes.

there is no use asking and salt revenus might be angmented, others for two. I agree with the destructor. We suggested that a poll tax might be imposed want something to barn the refuse.

up to 50 cents each annually, others that the taxos on fields might be increased, and others again that a tax on houses and shops might be The latter proposal was feasible pina, adopted, and as the 23rd in, the Board of Rorganisation issued a notification to the offeel that au office will be established in the city to look after the house-tax, that the prefect, the magistrates and gentry will msot there to consider and frame sous ribs for collecting the tax, and that the officials of all the districts shall be called upon to furnish the necessary information, to enable them to forni an exact estimate.

Dr. CLARK said he would second the propotal from to carry out all these things. The led with at ton o'clock, Mr. Francis, Tooker, and they went round together to the

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Mr. FUSO WA CHUEN-Yes. Dr. BELL, continuing, said that during the plague of 1854 in every corner of the city they bad fires. He thought there should be three destructors, one east, ona west, and the third at Yauvati. If they did not got three, they cer tainly should have one.

The PRESIDENT deprocated the idea because it If the would be a rather expensive mattor." proposed destructors were to be erected in cou- nection with plagar cases he thought the Go- rernment would recommend it, but if on the other hand it was proposed to use them gener- ally he thought the Government would rejset it. On the motion of Mr. OSBORN, seconded by Dr. CLARK. the Board docilod to ank the Government to obtain the proposed destructor. AUTOMATIC FLUSHING OF JEWERS—SALE OF

OKOWN LANDS.

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, pursuant to notice, moved

1. That the Governmont be requested to direct that, in future, no salss of Crown Laud shall take place within the jurisdiction of the Board (ie, in Hongkong, Kowloon or New Kowlann) nritil the question has been referred to the Bouril for its opinion.

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2. That the Board recommend the Govern. utilize all the fresh water which now runs to waste in the trained and antrained nullahs of the City, by building dans and

forors and storia Fator drains, Busting of the 3. That the Government he requested to again consider the question of the Hashing of the sewers and storai-water drains of the City with sea-water pumped from the harbour to suitable storage tanks.

4. That the Government be requested to consider the advisability of trapping all inlets to the storm-water drains, in view of the fact that the Report on the latrine and urinal accommodation of the City and ita connection with the fouling of the storm-water drains" forwarded to the Government in 1899 showed that the contents of the storm-water drains ara as foul and in some cases even fouter than the contents of the seweTH.

The Hon. F. H. May minated-The report referred to in No. 4 is utterly untrustworthy, and is not safe ground to take our opinion or thecry ou."

Dr. Clark minated-The Government Analyst's report is certainly reliable, and this is all I refer Lo

Dr. CLARK said that the Board would admit that it was a most unfortunate thing for theclony that Crown land had been sold, which, haul the Sanitary Board heen consulted. would never Ho ro have been placed under the hammer. ferred. for instance, to a sale at the corner of Winglock Street last year to show that raised its voice the Board would have against it. They wanted open spaces sites for public latrines markets, and bath-houses, and get could act obtain them because the Government had sold the lant. He then quoted Mr. Chadwick's report of 1882 which urgel that

THE CONSUMPTION OF WATER.

which I took down word for word in writing and read over to him. He then signed it, The statement was to the following effect --- "Some time ago I served a notice on this man, Chung Sang Koo, at 36 Quron's Road. Ho met me the same afternoon, and said- Why lid you hold up four flugors this morning in I did not answer biw, but drove in my ricksba. Some days afterwards ho came to the offles and asked me if I would like aomo cigars. I called a Chinese clerk, and told him to tell the complainant (Chung Sung Koo) to commenos the work, according to the notice served, within three days, or I would summons him. I made a report to 13r. Chathers and Mr, house. I did not go with them. Mr. Tooker afterwards decided that the tie-rods would suffice, instead of pulling the walls down. I wont afterwards with Mr. Tooker to see the house, and then told him that this man had toon offering me cigar or in other words.

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ta. I sa The next time I shall take it and make a case of it.' White on the The accountant in the Yeo Yik Ying tailor roof I and Mr looker decided that the roof was dangerous, and I served the complainant shop, 362: Queen's Road Central, was called. He said I know Chung Sung Kho, who is with sucties--a second hotice to make the reof in the habit of coming to our shop, where safe. That was Inst Saturday. He came to me letters addressed to kím are sometimes received, this morning at 10.30, und, before Mr. Tooker, I remember a European coming to the shop and anid he really

did not know what to do would asking for Chung Sang Keo: be came more I go and show him what was required t than once. That European the defendant. I offered to go with him, and so wo went to Al went home to my native place this year on 20th Hollywood Read, where I told hip: where to March, and

came back on 13th April. I tie up the mail and to take the root completely do not remember the exact data the defend off. I also advisail him to go to an architest ant came to the shop: the first time was about and have drawings properly made. He safit. four weeks before 18th April. When heI am a very peer aan, and cannot afford it. came to the shop he asked for Chung Sung Would you mind making me a little sketels Koo, but the latter was not in. The defendant showing what is required?* I said-'1 called a second time three days later, and asked for Chung Sung Koo, who was again ont. Three days later, when the defendant again called, Chung Sung Koo was not there, and the defendant handed me a small card the one produced. As the defendant was lear ing, he said to me in English-Chung Sung Koo, give me S66." I understood I was to give the card to Chung Sung Koo, and did

when he came in. I also told him what the time. defendant had said to me. I did not under-office to tell Mr. Tooker and show him the I intended going straight back to the stand anything the defendant said to me ovidence I had, but I fell into the trap laid for on his first and second visits. I do not under me. This is simply spite for not allowing the staud English, only the numbers in that complainant to do exactly as bo dictated, and Laguage,

for not accepting the bribe he offered some time ago. As regards may basking account, I brought $1,300 to the colony with me. My wife drew it from the Hongkong Bank, « intending to take it with her to England when she left here on 11th January last, but we afterwards decided to leave it hers, and so 1 re-bankod it in small amounts, us they would not take largo aunts at the time. I have papers at home at 12, Salisbury Avenue, to prove this. I wish to charge this man with defamation of character, as Mr. Tooker knew that this man was offering me 'comsha.' Tho sketch mentioned in the statement, continued witness, was produced by Chang Sung Koo in the charge room. I looked at the fondant's Savings Bank book whilst the statement was being signed-that was why he made montion of it.

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About a week ago same officinis, by order of the Viceroy no doubt, sant their subordinates round into the city to find out from every house and shop what quantity of fresh and river water the inhabitants used daily, and also its cost. The result is that the total expenditure for fresh and river water is put at oror 8700

A rent-collector employed by Cling Sung Koo, living with him at Old Bailey, was daily, I think this cannot be correct, as most

bozt called. He snid-I remember the 24th of the people in Canton have wells in their houses, from which they draw the water, and if April. In the morning, between nine and ten water be laid to their houses the amount usode'clock, in the sitting room, I opened my

would come to more than the figures above quoted, and it would be quite a profitable concorn to the watər syndicats.

DANGEROUS DRAGONS.

On the 18th inst. the districts of Chingynir and its surroundings were alarmingly ficoded, by the recent raites, and the water rose from 40 to a fast above, the ground, a large number of houses collapsing, paddy fields being destroyed, and several hundreds of people drowned. Some nativas said that it was the water dragon turn ing its tail which caused such devastation, for two dragons were seen in the Shakwoo Lake, in the district of Fayuin, during a wild squall, lyftig upwards, one throwing out black vapour from its month and the other white vapour.

VICEROY MAKING A SWEEF OF OFFICIALS.

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artbooks A110 13am. Chung Sang Kod went out, and returned at 15.45, accompanied by the defendant. Besides us three, there was also Chinese sergeant of police in the sitting room. Chung Sung Koo and the defendant sat down rear the window and bad talk, after the defendant had beon to all The conversation the rooms and looked in. was carriod on in English, which I partly understand. While they talked I was attending my accounts, and was in the room all the time with them. I listened, and tried to understand as much as I could of what they said They mentioned the walls and roof of the house at Hollywood Road."

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Mr. Rosco shoald prefer to have what the Mr. Bowley--I don't wish to waste the time witness heard in English.. of the court."

His Worship Ob, it isn't wasting the time

of the court.

Mr. Bowley to witness)-Let us hear ja English what the conversation was.

Witness, in "pidgin" English, said-The do fendant said to my master-* If you take down the roof and pull down the walls, it will spend you more than $800. The defendant then made 隋 sketch of the roof, which I saw, and, said

It is reported that the energetic old Viceroy Tao M has, memorialised against and recommended the degradation of 143 officials under him, high and low, for rarions reasons of course. It is a pretty large swoop, such as has never been maile before by any of his preIf you make it like the sketch, and take down a small portion of the roof, and put in docessors. To save the faces of some of the

one tie-rod, and do as I say, you will finish the big oues he recommended them to send in their

work for about $40, This will save you $800, and I will let you pass. I will charge you applications for sick leave or for transference.

$100. My master asked What for you charge me $100? It is too much." The de fendant then said- How much you can pay My master said—“I will give yon 830.” The

THE STEAMER-WHARF DISPUTE. .

The question as to the right of constructing the steamer-wharf in Kee. Cheong Street, in

Many Ratepayers at present look askance at the proposal of a Municipal Council, because of the immense power the Chines would possess if overy ratepayer, irrespective of nationality, were entitled to rote. On the face of it, it would seem that the Chinese Fotes would swamp out the European, and the result would be either a Council com posed of Chinese or of Europeans who for certain personal matires might influence the Chinese electorate. The same conditions prevail in Singapore as in Hongkong in the matter of races, and it may dissipate any fours of the

there is restricted to two members. The Chinese also might only be allowed to vote in the election of their own representatives.

Should the suggestion for a Municipal Council, even after the successful example of Singapore, not be considered advisable, then disinfecting station in British Kowloon. and that rouds and drains should be prepared ccnstruct a wharf there, that, as the canal is

cannot stop now, and besides, I have no paper." He said. My house is just round the corner. where there are pencil and paper. Come round and make it there, and have a drink and a cigar. I made the sketch there. sa proposed to Mr. Tooker on the roof, and for it all those are the thanks I get. The sketch prorinend is the one. I then rose to go, and he put into my and 849. I did not knew how much at the

Captain Superintendent May declared- Chung Sung Koo came to my office on the 23rd April, in the forenoon, and showed me the card produced. I kept the card in my custody until I handed it over to Mr. Bowley. I noted the numbers of four bank-notes owned by Chung Sung Koe, and produce the memorandum. I returned the antes to Chung Sung Koo.

This concluded the case for the prosecution, and an adjournment was made until 2.15.

On the court resuming after, tiffin, Mr. Francis was gain absent, and the hearing was adjourned until eleven o'clock this foranons. the defendant being liberated on bail of $50. us before.

BEFORE ME. KEMP.

AN INSULTING EICKSHA COOLIE.

MY T. Reid, editor of the Chinu Mail, pro- secuted a ricksha coolie for (1) using insulting and filthy language at Tsini Tsa Toi on the

21st inst., and (2) refusing to accept legal fure. The defendant ploaded not guilty, but was

It was ultimately agreed that Mr. Fung Wa continuous back alleys should be insisted which one Ho Fu Nin is tho party against defendant then thought a little while, and sail convicted on the evidence of Mr. Roid and finel hove to learn that the Chinese representation Chuen should take the plan away and consult | upou; that 500 cubic feet of air space should whoin the inhabitants of the thirty two streets | "At least you pay me $50." My master, with the alternative of 14 days' hard labour..

the Chiness on the subject.

THE 1902 ESTIMATES,

head in all rooms divided by Le required per enbicles; that the ground surfices of all dwellings should-he-ceaereted, that an improvement furi The Secretary read a number of p opossis of should be formed to carry out the larger sanitary the Medical Officer of Health relative to the reforms, such as the purchase of insanitary pro estimates for 1902. Dr. Clark suggested that parties, and then demolition and the acquisition the Board should strongly recommend the of the privately owned public latrines; that model Government to provide for the erection of dwellings should be erected by the Government, request should be made that the Sanitary Board The buildings would Cost about 99,000, before the building lots are sold; that flushing be remodelled and reimpowered on the lines of and be suggested that the apparatus tanks for the sewers to be filled by the few on

Municipal Commission.

be removed from the Caine Laue station the nullahs, that the number of the public latrines to the Kowloon station, and that a

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machine purchased for Victoria, as the should be greatly increased and that winais also were greatly needed; that the anisanco present one was too small to meet the demands caused by hawkers squatting in the public of the and at the

time was working HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

aight and day to get through the work.

The streets should be abolished; that the mar that Publie hath houses were much needed. cost of the new machine would be abat $5.00) ket accommodation was lamentably deficient; It would also be necessary. Dr. Clark addol,

A meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary Board

haras lodged their protest, is, I believe, settled for the time being, as a notification has teen issued by the officials concerned-in- the investigation to the effect that the river being as wide as 60 cheongs or more, said. Ho Fu Nin has a perfect right to

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over 30 foot wide, it cansos no obstruction to the bust traffic or the conveyance of cargo, that it would to no impediment to the filling up of an eisbankment along the river-front by and by, and that the inhabitants must not offer any obstruction.

THE "SUNCHOW"-"BUNG FEI" COLLIBI.M. The question of collision between the steam

CARELESS BLASTING.

answered him-"I give you $85." The deten dant saki—I will do it for $40."

Li Fang, contractor, 17, High Street, was On the suggestion of his Worship, the witnesscharged, ou the complaint of Inspector Collett. acnes in Ubiness. was allowed to give the remainder of his evi with neglecting to take proper precautions

whilst blasting. He wid-My master then laid the notes i

Inspector Collett said that a stone weigh- the table, and kept one, handing the remainder ing about six pounds was thrown into the to the defendant by the side of the table with air and across Queen's Road, Tai Wong, the remarkHere is 10. The defendant Street, and Ship Street (negotiating thres took the money and put it in his pocket. He storey houses en route), finally dropping in then asked for some whiskey, and drack it. Menara G. Fenwick and Ca yard, where it Suddenly he put down the glass and ran out struck a man on the leg and took ́n piere of the to the vorundah, looking all round Lim. He skin off:

The defondant was fined $100.

master went out to the verandab and asked bin called out What's that, what's that? My

what was the matter. The defendant replied that the verandah was rotten, and my master asked him not to give any trouble about it, to which the defendant said no. Both then came

W. Chailinan (President) in the Chair. There Kowloon station, which would cost about $4,000; of hot wator; and that tho sanitary condition of launches Sunchow and Heing Fei is also at an into the roots, and the defendant said—"Don't was held yesterday at the Board Room, the Hen. for the Government to erect quarters at the and should be furnished with a good supply

remedial measures,

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cluded his report with this singularly modest but most prophetic paragraph: He trusted that even should the suggestions be found 01 impracticable his report would show the necessity for strong and complete measures of sanitation, and he trusted that they would be undertaken for the immediate bezent of the pabli health without waiting for the necessity to be demonstrated by

Ap by the Electric Light Company with month for sanitary dirties. The pay of Almost all of these matters were crying needs

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end, and Leong-you, owner of the former, has won the day. The assessors held that the captain of the Hung Vei was to binme for having riciated the rules of navigation in not keeping to, the proper route, which brought on the collision. By order of the Viceroy the captain and grew of the launch are to be punished, and are ordered to pay damages, and an indemnity for the lives lost.

contribute $10,000,000 to the government as a recompense for its past favour. I am sure, no one would Lelieve such a story. Where has Kaug Yu-wei so much inoney

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and said no. After a few parting wards they (Vice-president). Dr. Bell (Aoting Principal allowance of 360 a year. A new shal and Civil Medical Officer). Mr. Brexin (Registrar annexes for the disinfecting staff at Caine Road

left the room together. (ioneral), Mr. E. Osborne, Dr. Clark (Medical were also needel, and that would cost about

morning of the 24th April I went to 9, Old Sergeant Cheang Tang (292) said-Op the Ofeer of Health) Mr. Fang Wa Chust. Mr. $3,000 The Board must also consider whint desirable

Bailey, by the order of Chief Detective Inspec Chun A Fook and Mr. Woodcock (Secretary). was to be done in regard to Kowloon City,

tor Hanson. I sat down in Chung Lugg THE LIGHTING OF TILE CENTRAL MARKET. which was now under their control; either a

Koo's sitting room, and at 10-45 he cums in, ac- The Secretary read a letter from the Govern-inspector of nuisances must be engaged for

down the latter looked round the pince after companied by the defendant. Before sitting ment informing the Board thist s section of the that district, or the same arrangement made Central Market had been experimentally fitted which now obtained in the villes of Hongkong

which he and Chung Sung Koo had some A CANARD ABOUT KANG YU-WEI that the police officer in charge be paid the irresistible logic of a severe epidemic.

I remained in the room whil conversation. over shop, and reglusting the Board to

It is rumoured that Kang Yu-wei, has sent a they talke I understand a little English, DENVILLE'S V. R. report on the experiment after it had receive the unheer at the disinfecting station was of Hongkong more than 10 years after the latter from Eingapore to his nephew in the and could make t

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Do. ** Special Liqueur " a fair trial. The communication added that only is a month, and consequently he above report had been written, and in moving country, saying that he has offered to the At the request of Mr. Bowley, the nitatss the Director of Public Works had alsu sub was hot an engineer, whereas ene

repeated in his best

SCOTCH. the resolations standing in his name, he was

English mitted a proposal to heighten 2 windows in

and he (Dr. Clark)

Empress Dowager, against whom he is said to able to grasp of the conversation between Clung F. O. S., Very liqueur the ground Boor at an extinutul rest of 23.109, suggest therefore flat a Chile engines

only reiterating the recommendations of one a sun which His Erzellence the Governor in i ha tained at $35 a mouth, and that, in lieu of / of the highest authorities in sanftation in Grent have sinned, $500,000, to redeem his sin, and Sung Koo and tho defendant. It sorroborated | Cre# tended to recommend the Legislative Council the watchman who now gat $8 a month, they

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$800,000 as à contribution to the government, the statement of the previous witness, and also SPECIALIN SELECTED tara Kotling 11.00

CHOICE OLD HAILAND to vote for the purpose.

Mr. E. Ostops. ir seconding the first ro

aud that the Foo Hwang Hwei (the Societs the earlier evidence of Chung Su Koo. should have a stoker ut $12 a month.

solation, remarked that as regarded open spacer

Continuing, witness said-After the $10 hal

GLEXLIYET... The ParsipEST sail Le did not know whether might add that the present watchon was the city what Dr. Clark had recommended for the Protection of the Emperor) is to been paid over, and the defendant was preparing HGLAND NECTAR any of them has visited the market to see the

(leaving on arenguet of inadequate pay. Three

to go away, Chang Sung Koo asked the time, D. C. L.... additional lights which had been placed over

more pray Richizes the shops. He had visited the market himself, with extra fittings, and these would cost of Dr. Clark was agreed to..

and I produced my watch; it was then 1.148.m. HRLAND CLUB were also required, was only what every pradent man would do.

With a slight modification the first motion

The defendant went out to the verandah and DEWAR's White Label and had found that in a butcher's shop just about sa

looked over into the street. He returned and

Do. EXTRA SPECIAL On the motion of Dr. CLARE, seconded by My inside the main entrance they were asing lamps

spoke V The President minuted that the proposals OSBORNE, the second motion was carried, as also

to Chang Sang Koo, and both wont

Do.

SPECIAL for carrying on book-keeping. Ülkerwise the wore practically to spend $2,790 "on" new

downstairs, I followed ten feet distant. The market was well lighted.

disinferting apparatus.

- An Imperial order has been sent to the Vice-defendant was arrested by Inspector Hawson on TEACHERS Highland Cream roys of all the provinces to make arrangements the staircase.

Dump bottles... Chiet Detective Inspector Hanson was sworn.

PEAK BLEND' do. to pay the indemnity of 450 million taals. The

He said---I sent P.S. 292 to 8, Old Bailey, on the switched off

The PRESIDENT: We will defer the con.

curtail their expenses and increase the taxes, I went there myself at 11.30 a.m. and fet sideration of this matter till the next meeting.

In the case of lekin, only one-third of which the defendant at the bottom of the stairenna as VENTILATING CHINESE HOVERS.

THE REFUSE DESTRUCTOR.

he was coming out into the street, I was now goes to the Government, and two-thirds to The Secretary read a minute from His

standing cless against the wall, near the door- The PRESIDENT said it was agreed in Febru. Excelleney the Governor on the subject of

the officials private pure, an order is now way When I saw the defendent I put out my- ventilutang Chinese hones. The Governor ary that the consideration of the report should

On the removal of plague patients from given that all revenues of whatever description hand and arrested bim. Acting ou a sign from sent that on information recumulated up to be deferred till the climates for next year wom the present out had snubled the Govern under consideration. That time was now. Wanchai, Shaukiwax and unity Bay, Mr. must go to the Goverment Carter von the Chinese gesit, I felt in the left-han went to asume with nay confidence the source approaching, and the question for the Board was son Nu said he would like to say with regard widered by the northernors us one of the richest upper pocket of defendant's coat, and took ont a pocket-book, in which I found the notes pro- from which it was plague originatel, or the to make a roommendation with regard to it, to the anthalances in which the plague patients means by which propagated. oh the largest The circumstances had not altered, and it only were removed, they should be of a better type, provinces in Chian, and us she has no represeducer-ones Sea noto, No. 93,33); another proportion of the reported cases bad occurred remained for the Board to say what notion. It had been brought to his notice that they tative in the Imperial Court to put in a word or 810 note. No. 249.231; and the third a $5 note, in houses noted as being in a fair sanitary son-

were extremely comfortable, and there was two for her, she has to pay more than any other No. 163,203. When I took the pocket-book dition, como in houses. returned as "good" and Mr. OSIOENE rose and begged to proposa every einace of a patient dying on his way province, while the others pload poverty. from bilu, the defendant said What's this?" very few in housos returned as "Bad." Thu that the Government he asked to redoun its from the house to the hospital.

When H.B. Li Hung-elang in Cunton was officer. Come with ze to the station."

I_answered-"It's all right, I am a polico epidemic in Hanghom was among the best promise, and give them the refuse-destructer, Dr. Can said that they were building now pail working population in the colony, and notwithstanding what the committee ind i ambalanges, which were a great improvement told of the contribution sent from Canton to the way defendant said only one word-

Peking annually, ho was actually taken by Stupid." Flo was charged by me with. the threo-storied houses, all Jatoly built, were in their report. He thought the majority on the old cues.

That completed the business. situated in streets fifty feet wide. However, there of the Board would agree with him that

surprise and promised to got it reduced. bribery, aml vaitioned. He made's statement,

Dr. CLARE observed that the market had a The Hon. F. H. May minute-1;- These pro- doable light now. The one which had been posals shonil have been put forward earlier in placul

as an experiment could be readily the rear."

were the third and fourth.

THE HEALTH OF THE COLONY.

The mortality statistics snbaitted to tho Board for the week ended 18th May showed the corresponding week of last year.

FLEECING CANTON.

Dr. Clark: I fail to see why; the estimates/368 per 1,000 per ANREIN as against 89,0 for Viceroys and Governors are commanded to morning of the 24th April, ct about nine o'clock.

are now being prepared and do not go home antil nearly the end of the year."

should taken to the nitter.

LIMEWABITING RETURN.

The limewashing return for May 13th showed time 3,351 houses had been cleansed during the past fortnight.

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