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wounded, lay down on the deck, and a dog was sent to search for him. The animal same so the prostrato man, took off his helenal, and rau back with it to su officer, whom the dog then pilated to the pines where the soldier bay. On the way, the two-officer and dog-passed a German staff-surgeon who was lot of the Company on board the Bayern. The dog had probably never seen him before, but apparently recognising that he was a doctor, demonstrated hin know ledge of the fact to the best of his canine ability and eventually persuaded the surgeon to turn

back with him.

Tho Bayern resumed its journey toward Gazon at 6.20 yesterday afternoon, amid the salutes of the warships in harbour, led by H.M.98. Tomar, Dide, and Is.

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HE ONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 26TH, 1901

Queen's Bead West, Ton 248, 252, and 253 -Clown. No remarka

Algar Court No remarks First Street, No. 8 CenNo remarks except that the rest of the 2nd floor, a boolie hour, has been raised from $10 to 314 a month with the last few days, a

it had had one-tenth of the experience of plague that we have had The Commas Returns of 1897 | showed that in the central districts of the City of Victoria (Dintelets 4 to 6 inclusive) comprising two hundred and forty sores, there were 50447 persons to the nero, the Census taken this year down here are now 514.02 persons to the nors, Thest densely popaisted metropolitan "Hang San Lane No remarks. districts of London, namely, Whitechapel, Bt Bheong Fung Lane-There are too many George's in the East, St, Saviours, Southwark, inhabitants in this narrow lane. It is like an We found illegal and St. Olave's, Southwark do not contain more overcrowded rabbit-warren. than 200 persons to the acre, and no time should partitions of wood in the ground floors, of be lost therefore in reducing this excessivo Nos. 5, 7 and 20. Generally the district was surface-crowding by (1) prohibiting the in a cleanly condition." further erection of lofty buildings in box ang last risited by the District Mr. Brewin minuted : When ̈ ̈*. Sheung streets and (2) by seuning open spaces.

R (1) The other matter which we wish to Inspector?" bring to the notion of the Board is the unsatisfactory manner in which the cleane

must call your attention to the fact that the as a medios practitioner qualided to take! information received by the Sinters are few charge of the Hospital at. Quarry Bay, sa end of a very unreliable cature, as the Chinese great injustico, not so much to bis very holdem tell the truth, especially when there professional standing as to the institution which very well-wisher of science hailed is sono interest in telling a story.

Tegard to paragraph 2 of your letter, with delight a harbinger of a new era in that all persons dying in the Convents should the Far East, and of which he had the honour be removed to the public mortuary for s post to be one of the first graduates. In support of mortem oramination unless a medical cortificata his qualifications Dr. Kwan offered a resund of In 1887, be produced, I should like to suggest (1) that his past career and the posts he held. the Sanitary Board be so good as to send a doctor when the College of Medicine for Chinese was every day to inspect the bodies of all persons inaugurated, he became one of the students of daad in the Convent, and if in some cases the the first class. Having passed all the necessary post-mortem axamination is thought necessary, requirements prescribed in the curricula. ho to the public mortuary at their expense; (2) to diploma aigned by the members of this faculty, be Sanitary Board may have the body removed matriculated in the year 182 and obtained a

let the Sisters do as before and advise them to some of whom had been and now wera mem

diagnosis.

On the motion of the PRESIDENT, it was report to the Sanitary Board every caso doubt-bors of the Fanitary Board. Immediately, he agreed to forward the report to Government.ful and of a difficult

KEKET OF BUILDI·OS AND, PLÀQUE.

I have, eto..

́(Sd.) L. M. Pra22017-

The Hou, the Colonial Socretary.

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD,

A meeting of the Sanitary Besid was held President (Hon. W. Chatham, Acting Director Joviad unch the owner of the house, and collected the zymusic death-rate was made up last year infections disenso. The opinion of the Sisters as recognition ei bi izlood uring thoso terrible yesterday afternoon at the Board room. The

of Public Works) occupied the chair, and that were present the Vice President (Hon. FH May, C.MG., Ceptai Superintendent of Police), Dr. Bell (Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer), Dr. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. A. Browin (Kegistrar-Gener), Mr. B. Osborne, and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (Becretary).

PREVIOUS HINUTES."

The PRESIDENT asked if the Board approved of the minutes of the previous meeting of the

Board,

Mr. Banwis-I zhould like to have this remark of mine on the first page left out don't think it is worthy of recording. It was only ensual remark, að st

Mr. Baxwin explained that the remark bo referred to was incided in the discussion at the Just meeting on the action to be taken with regard to Mount Caroline Cometery. He con- tinted-I don't approve of this practice of putting down alstracts of members' remarks. It is not done in the Legislative Council, Any- one referring to the Daily Press can see who the remarks are made by:

Mr. Marhops they won't, or they will A something very wring.

It was agreed that Mr. Brewin's remark be deleted from the minutes.

The following miuntos wore appended : ~~*~* Mr. Brewing I do not see why special measures are necessary In the case of the Contents. No one has suggested that the Conventa are in the habit of concealing cases of

sanitary inspector. Every doubtful case should to the cause of death is just as good as that of a

reported to the Board,"

was called to take charge of the Netherole Hospital as House-Surgeon, In 1894, when the plague first broke out-the terrible Jostruction it wrought was still froad in their memorios- he was went to take charge of the Alica Memorial Branch Plagas Hospital at Kennedy Town. He was there night and day through- out the whole fixe of the upidomic, and, strange to say, he did not even a word of mouths, although In 1896, he resined stable was rewarde

sola Hospital, lavi ment from H. E. Liu Liang, Kiang, as awon it-chief

ing the coolie quarters attached to and limewashing ..of... tenement houses

A letter was read from the Colonial Secretary and offices and dwellings within the city limits is now carried out, and we suggest that this work stating that 11.E. the Governor is by no me should be done by a properly trained staff of satisfied that the height of buildings is proveil clonusers and limewash ra, acting under directo be the cause of plague or of any other zymotic

diecase.

The following minutes were appended ton of cars of tim Sanitary Beard, and that

Dr. Cluck: I have the honour to roport that cast should be revered by a special tax by the Treasury in the usual manner. would to no difuulty in carrying out this and that 39 1 per cont. of the deaths from this almost entirely by bubonic plague and diarrhea, scheme, as with adequats staff the whole city and also the villages could be oloaused and latter disease occurred in infants under one year of age, so that it can hardly be said that zymotic unwashed from one end to the other, half- yearly, as is now required by law, and wo his death-rate goterit of the difficulty of the infant convinced that it would be done in a far more ortality. There can be po doubt, spec Dr. BELL, it was agreed to recommend the Yangtze Forts uador his suciediotion.

reasons-entirely unconnected with sarface.

There

effectard manier than at present, and would

result in a much greater degree of cleanlineMM than at present exists in mal houses.

(2) With regard to the details of this scheme, wo consider that the following staff will as required

CLEANSING,

European Inspectors, 2nd plass. 98,120 720 2 Portuguese foremon

360 4,320

2 Chiuso foremon

30 solies...

1-dust-boat

1,500

1 dust carts (20 coolias) Bruens, basketa, buckets, etc. Uniforms

2,400

130 200

$13,100

LIMEWASHING

25,000 doors at $1.20 per foor

.... 30,000

$43,100

Tho cost would therefore be less than $45,500 a your, and this would have to be recovered from the owners of property whose duty it now is, by law, to do this work,

PORN BELATIVE TO THE LIGHTING OF THE

H

CENTRAL MARKET.

crowding--why hitbonic plagno should be more prevalent year after year in health districts 2 and 9 than in the rest of the city, and one of these reasons may possibly be found in the nature of the Chinese population which resides thoroin, the bulk of which is said to be of a lower social-grade and-less-cleanly in its habits- then the population of the more centr.. districts.

It will be soon from this tabular statements that the two most densely crowdul Health Districts (5 and 6), each of which has a population of over 800 persons to the sere, show the lowest zymatic death rate, and I may ald the the total death-rato per distriot give the samo result. No greater, argemout could, think, be adduced to prove how absolutely un- reliable are the district death-rates for purposes of deduction (as already stated in my minutes of March 12th and Alay 17th herein); They show in my opines, that we must g .to nilior

for icformation as to the ovil efforts of surfaco-crowd: ing, and The information is furnished

BOLTOOS

but

Dr. Clark: "It is not a case of concealment, On the motion of Dr. CLARK, seconded by

of want of knowledge.

Government to sanotion that the bodies of all children dying after stuksion to the Convents be sent to the public mortuary for post-mortem examination.

Mr. Inzwix voted against the proposal:

SANITARY SULVEYOR'S REPORT..

The report of the Sanitary Surveyor for the second quarter of 1901 was snbailted. Thore wore bo minutes.

The reported was adopted.

PUBLIC LATRINE AT TAUMATI

Dr. CLARK, pursuant to notice, moved That the Board beg to recommend that a public latrine of forty seats be greeted on that site of Crown land which is situated at the corner

of Kennedy Street and Market Street, Yaunati, to the east of Kennedy Street, and to the south of Market Street. Mr. May minuted:

"How many latriass have we asked for next year's estimate?"

The motion was agreed to..

̈ PLÀGUE PRECẦUTIONS,

Mr. MAY, parruant to notice moyed

PRE NO

by every civilised city that has a resident"That the Board appoint a sub-committoo to and not a shifting population such as ours revise the existing procedure for taking pre- It can hardly be seriously argued that, incautions against and dealing with an epidemia Hongkong, surfaco-crowding is beneficial to of

Becretary, in a minute attached, pointed the comannity, and yet this is the only deduction that ena be drawn from mich figaros out that on 17th May, 1901, the Medical Officer of Health submitted a report on therame subject, as are at our disposal.

and that it had been considered by a committee of the Board.

Every professional man who has made a study of the zymotic diseases (and especially of bubonic plagus) agrees that their diffusion and air in dwellings, and I take this opportunity is greatly encouraged by the absence of light of giving the following quotations from some of the most modern standard works on the subject of bubonic plague:--

NE. MAT ON THE FREAK. Rising in blat and leaning forward,

The Hon. F. H. May, the third member of Mr. MAY said-Sir, I think at the same time that a future minutes these abstracts ought to the committeo, failed to sign to above letter he left out. They ought simply to read Mr. for reasons given as follows: "I cannot sign Feng Wa Chuen addressed the BoardWr. this report because I do think the proposals Osborne addressed the Bowed "De Bell ad contained in 'A are the best that can be evolved dressed the Bear," and so on That for denting with the object in view. A scheme

"It is estimated that nearly two thousand the correct way of doing it. I should like or resumption of insanitary areas and of to auggest that we ask that the Govern-Improvements of areas by widening existing Chinese leave this Colony daily for the inain mont be allowed to incur a certain sum of tracts or opening up new ones requires, I think land of China, and that ra her more than money overy year whatever sum may be found to be undertaken on a comprehensive plan, sad that number roturs each day, so that there necessary to have the reporte of those neetings not piecemeal as is suggested. I think Bisnis simple opportunity for the vitiation of our edited by the members, and then printed, like good suggestion which should be recommended." statistics of sickness and deaths, while at the same time the districte in which the inhabitants the reports of the meetings of

are poorest will probably be he least affected Council, which are kept in Hasistive The report was inluptal.

by-this-daily-exodus I think isot only myself, but every sumber of the Board, bas serions complaints against the

The following in the

report of the way we are reported in the Press. We are made

committee appointed to Consider the to talk absolete nonsense, and I nation recently question of the botter lighting of that the Governor addressed a minute to the Central Market: We inspected the mar

the Secretary or the Medical Officer of Health toket, on the night of the 19th June, in know what such-and-sneli a member said. I company with Mr. Wickham, manager of the certainly object to having my remarks going Elantric Co., and made a number of suggestions down into posterity na reported in the Press, with a view to the improvement of the lighting The Press here appear to be incapable of The necessary alterations and additions baring reporting anybody correctly, and in the circum- stances the best thing we can do is follow the been made, we again inspected the market on the example of the Legislative Council and correct night of the 8th July. We consider that the our own speeches, and get something which artificial lighting is now suficient for all will give at any rate an intelligent ides of what purposes as far as the public are concerned

Lamps

general use in the shops and are still in Mastalla. It is possible that, in the earlier part of The FACELLENT Bonded Mr. May's proposal- Following the adoption of the proposal, the fore:2008, the lamps ma at present reporters present res from their state and left quid, especially on the ground floor of the market. The natural lighting still remains to the remainder of the meeting to the Secretary be improved by increasing the height of the of the Board. The appended account of the windows. It appears, however, fram aur in- business done in minus all diegussions,

spection that the shopholders will continus to supplement the lighting for purposes of book koeplug. In the case of the fruit-shop: on the A further report, signed by Dr. Clark and upper door and several others, the lighting was Mr. Origen, of the Sanitary Improvement mach obstructed by the banging of 1 uit and Committee, was submitted. The recommenda-storing of baskets, etc., on top of the shops. Lions contained in the report and ASE these cases no genoral scheme of lighting can (A (1) To ropsal zub Section (c) of Section 56 be of banchit-the shops must be lighted intern.

We are not awarə of Qedinanco 13 of 1901, which allows house ally by the shopholders, owners to provide a back lene in lieu of a yard any accident having over cancel through the (5) Toocommend that no Crown and be use of oil lamps in the market, but it might be sold, in future wichent provision being made well for the Board to consider whether the use for a 15-foot scavenging late in the roar of of electric light should not be insisted upon in- all domestic buildings erected therson,

all cases. There are possible difficulties in the (3.) To mark off on a map of the City of way of much an arrangement us to the amount Victoria back ames to all existing blocks of which should be charged for lamps, as some of

WO MERILN

JURTHER REPOST BY THE SANITARY IMEBOTEMENT COMMITTEE!

In

of

The most important safeguards against the generation and spread of plague are personal cleanliness, the removal of organic waste from abent the dwellings, good dritage of the soil the prevention of overgording. Abbott, Plague is infectious filth disease, fostered by destitution overcrowding and lack ventilation. Whitelagge, 1899,

and

read

"The most potent circumstances which pre dispose to the epidemic outhreat of plague are filth and overcrowding. In such circumstances the virus, once introduced, tends to spread... It may be difficult to indicate the exact way or ways in which filth and overcrowding operate, bat certain it is, as experience has shown, that in sanitary hygienic conditions plague does not spread, and that in opposite conditions it may for a time spread like wildfire. Manson, 1900.

The disease (plague) is intensely contagious, selecting usually the poorest of classes as its victims or those living under cirenmstances of overcrowding and without adequate ventilation or a proper food supply. Natier, 1900.

**The principal results of the excessive height | of buiklings in narrow streets are:-

Mr. OnORN-seconded, and the motion was carried.

Dr. Clark and Messrs. May and Osborne were appointed to the sub-committee.

WILD DELL BUILDINGS. Those premises. having been thoroughly clenused and disinfooted, Dr. CLARK recom- mended that the order of 27th June requiring them to be closed be withdrawn

On the motion of the PRESIDENT, seconded

given effect to. by Mr OSBORNE, the recotumendation was

CHEUNG SHA WAŤ PLAGUE -CEMETERY. Correspondence was submitted relative to the closing of the Plague Cemetery at Kennedy town and the opening of a new one.

Mr. Brewin minted: "I do not see why Cheung Sha Wan is to be preferred to Sandy popalons very rapidly." Bay. bulieve the neighbourhood will become General anon this valley? If so, I don't think Dr. Clark minuled: Has the Registrar

Sumon Indian con- is post in the Nether wii a plague medal. received an appoint- Ing-Fi, Viceroy of of alf ihe In

capacity ho served the Chinese Government three-years, giving entire satisfaction to his superior officers. In 1999, in deforence to his father's wishes, he resigned his post and returned to Hongkong, where he find established bimself as local practitioner, In conclusion he begged to express regret at having unwit

muah contention tingly been the can of and dispate, and tendered bis thanks to Mosers. Batterfield & Swire for the efforts they were making in support of a case in which not only himself but all the gradunts of the College -of Medicina for Chinese were involved,

The following minutes were appoaded :-- Lient, Col. Hughes, "The Bard should ad-

EVERYHODY

WHO

KNOWS

ANYTHING

BAYS

THAT

I

CLUB

WHISKY

THE

BEST.

312 PER DOZ:

(616

·H. PRICE & CO. Hongkong, 1st July, 1901. PIANO TUNING.

IF you VALUE your PIANO at all, you

here to its decision firmly, and should refuse to should have it TUNED REGULARLY by agree that the matter referred to 11. E. the

Govornor. There is necessity for such a prooodure. They should farther fuse to be CONTRACT, and by EXPERIENCED dictated to by Messrs. Butterfield & Swire."

Mr. Osborne: Undor what powers did the

employed by us.

Board refuse Messrs. Butterfield & Swie's and TRAINED MEN ONLY, who are request I think the majority of members in this matter consider the dignity of the Board mora important than the welfare of the public." Fr. Bill: "The Board should insist upon the firm providing an European media) inan to supervise the diagnosis and disinfection. We cannot refer

are responsible the tier to anyone, an wo

THE

ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD. Hongkong, 16th July, 1801.

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Mr. May:This is an attempt to get behind the Board, which should be resolutely opposed."

On the motion of Dr. BELL, Reconded by Mr. | THE MAY, the Board decided to adhere to its former decision in the matter, and to approach the Government to confirm that decision.

APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF VERANDARS.

An application was road from Messrs. Palmer & Turner, arebitaots and surveyors, for per mission to erect verandahs at Nos. 22 to 24, Pokfulam Road. A plan was also submitted.

Dr. Clark minated: "I see no reason for refusing the application.”

On the motion of the PRESIDENT, seconded by Dr. CLARK, the application was granted.

ANALYSIS OF WELL-WATER, The results of the analysis of three samples of well water showed that the water from public well at Dock Straat, Honghom, ani from a well situated at Hunghom West

was fit for potable purposes, but that it would be improved if extraneous matter could be kept The samples from a well situated at the back ont by improving the surroundings of the wells.

of the market, Hunghom, was found to be so

PUBLIC COMPANIES. HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

AND AGENCY CO., LD:

N A Dollars por Share for the Six Months ending 30th June, 1901 being at the rate of Twelve por Cent, per Anmim, will he payable on the 27th instant, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application et the Company's

No. 5, Qacon's Road Central.

TL TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd to the 27th instant (both days inclusive)

INTERIM DIVIDEND of Six.

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By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Shorotary Hongkong, 9th July, 1901. THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,

NINTERIM DIVIDEND of Ono

A Dollar and Fifty Cents por Shure for

ho would expect it to become popalous very tainted with impurities as to make the water Six Months ending 10th Jane, 1901, will be rapidly."

The PRESIDENT moved that the Plague Cemetery at Cheung Sha Wan be re-opened.

Dr. CLARK seconded, and the motion was carried."

unfit for potable purposes, and likely to prove injarious to health.

Dr. CLARK moved that the report of the Gor ernment Analyst, Mr. F. Brown, who made the Dr. BELL and Mr. Brewin opposed; Me.unolysis, be forwarded to the Government, as

the wells were Goverminent property. Osborne did not vote.

The motion was agreed to,

EE-OPENING OF CHINESE THEATRES, Correspondence was laid on the table relative to the re-opening of the Chinesa theatres.

The following minutes were oppsalad : →→ Lt. Col. Hughes: "Re-open next week if the plague statistics continue favourable.

Mr Fang Wa Chun: "I recommend re-open ing at once."

Mr. E. Osborne: " End of July if no more plague."

MORTALITY STATISTICS FOR THE COLONY, The mortality statistics for the Colony for the weeks ended 6th July and 13th July showed that for the former week the deaths were 25.6 por 1,000, as againsty153 in the provions week, und 39.6 for the corresponding week of last year. For the latter week the &gures were 269, as against 32.3 for, the corresponding period last

year.

PLANS OF USINALS, Plans for two urinale wore submitted and and the other on the Praye fear the present Cuntor wharf. The plan for third at the Parade Gromd has gone home to the War

payable on the 27th instant, on which date be obtained on appli- Dividend Warrants may cation at the Company's Office,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will he CLOSED from the 22nd to this 27th instant (both days inclusivo).

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary, Hongkong Laud Investmeat

and agency Company, Limited,

General Agents, The West Point Building Company, Limite Longhong, 9th July, 1907.

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THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE:

domestic buildings and arrange that whenorer, the shop-holders might barn them daring the dwellings, and (2) the encouragement of exces. The number of eases in Victoria is, I balióro, spproved. One is to be in Ice House Land of the Articles of Association, the Ganeral

domestic building or blook of buildings i taken down and rebuilt, the space shown on the map to part of the bang in the year of Auch property shall be left vacant, and shall then be resumed by the Government at its market value. This open space will im mediately tenent (e) the new building (b) the building, foelich Look to back with new building, (c) the buildings shutting literally on the open space and (4) the eighbourhood generally, by reducing surfsco crowding, and injures of time these opon spaces will wille to form the nocemary lanes it must be definitely laid down that these open apuces resumed by the Crown as not to take the place of the opan spaces which the law requires the burner to provide in bonnection

grantor part of the day. The use of oil lamps overcomes any diffenty of this stars In any casu tas faro lamps (rithout chimys) should be abolished at once.

(1) The exclusion of light and air from the sive eurface-crowding, and it is on theso well established grounds that the Sanitary Board has urged for the past three-years the reduc- tion of the present seale, irrespective of дау statistics se to the present distribution of such The following minutes were appended- Mr. E. Osborne The Electric Co., I under-dienses in the Colony of Hongkong. stand, are willing to supply lights to stall. holders at a fixal monthly rate, and I think the oil lamps should be abolished and electricity mads compulsory

Dr. Clark: "I am personally in favour of requiring electric lamps inside the stalls; they are the safest, and would moot the V.P.8 suggestion sa to uniformity."

Hon. F. H. May I think it might be arranged with the stall holders for them all to use a uniform pattern; of good, safe type, diffoulty would be overcoms, Cheap, ill- lights insanitary.

Dr. Ball: Wait till and of month.*. Mr. Brewin: "Recommend re-opening at once. no greater than it was the first week in April. The lecses is probably losing $1,200 a month. The week before the thestron were re-opened in 1890, the number of deatlis in Victoria was twenty, last week it was twelve," Mr. May: End of montb."

President: End of month."

It is, I believe, an admitted fast that when bubonic plague was first introduced into thie The PRESIDENT moved that the Board colony, it raged in the dirtiest and most over- recommend the Government that these theatres crowded district of the city, namely Taiping-be opened at the end of the present month.

Mr. OSBORNE seconded, and the motion was shea, which was in consequence demolished: Now that the disease has become endemic its carried. incidence is governed by other factors, of which the social grade of the astire residents in the savoral districte may possibly (as I have already sted) be one, while dissemination of the disease by rats will probably be another."

Mr. May: "It Las been proved, I believe, that

MESSER, BUTTERFIELD AND SWIRE'S PLAGUE, HOSPITAL..

On the motion of the PRESIDENT, seconded by Dr. BELL, & report by Inspector Robertson, Shaniiwan, on the private hospital at Quarry

with his house but will be in addition to such of oil lamp. If this wore done, perhaps thethe plague boillus is rendered innocnous after Bay, was sent to Messrs. Butterfield and Swire private.oped, apsces or yards, geotected lamps aro dangerous and flare exposure for 12 hours in a-strong light, or 4 for their remarks.

(4) The person from whom the laud rermmed should be required, when building his new house, to conerate, channel and stain this ticular open act as long as it roinnins un sulated raa sikis not thoroughfar -and in return for this he may be allowed to use 4 aditional yard, suit, nust provide a doorway into it, but must not erect

On the motion of the PRESIDENT, Seconded by Mr. Banwis, the report was adopted. follows that the best natural prevention of

BEFORT OF THE QUARTERLY INSPECTION S COMMITTEE,

The quarterly report of Masks. May, Osborne and Fang Wa Chuen, the members of the obstruction Chstein: All houses whether Inspection Committed, was submitted. The old or degrabatting on each open space, should report, which is dated 11th July, reads bo required

THE PROPOSED PLAJUE FOSPITAL AT AQUAERY DAY.

Farther correspondence relative to Mesrs. Batterield & Swire's proposed plague hospital at Quarry Bay was laid on the table.

Cface, the PBSIDENT intimatel

1

NOTICE OF MOTION.

Mr OSBOENE gave notice that at the next meeting of the Board he would ask for the prodnetic, by the Medical Officer of Health or by the Secretary, of a statement showing what recommendations the Beard and it officers have made during the past ten years, in respect to the following matters, and how far sach recommendations have been carried ont:-

1. Additional markets.

2. Additional public latrines 3. Additional puabile ntials.. This was all to business.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

The CFR steamer Exprces of China arrived at Nagasaki at 8.30a.m., on the 25th inst, and left again at 4p.m. same day for Blissghai, where

The CPE sier Empress of Japan arrived she is due to arrive at 8 am, on the 27th inst.

hours in the sun, and that it cannot live for. more than 4 days if exposed to fresh air. It plague is light and sir, and that such is the case was demonstrated in 1894 when over 4,000 Chinese were removed from Taipingshan, which was visiding fifty cases a day at the time to well-lit and airy houses at West Point (where they were closely watched) with the result that ton cases of plague developed among them. open windows of an area bi at The sub-committeo for quarterly luspacha was in the first wook in Jans in the height Isast 10 aquare feet it so as to get the tion were unable for various reasons of the epidemic."

Lapaise the inspection for the second quarter of that, when the year before the closs of the quarter. They The FeSIDENT moved that the report con

donostic made it on the 6th inat and visited the tained in Dr. Clark's minate be forwarded to them. They had already gone to great exper Darwin on the 24th inst. for Hongkong via

full bendit &f the

(0) It must be auginotly prov these Crown lanes are formed buildings may under any cirpumstances be following houses and streets in No. 9. Health erected fronting ticent, It will be soon | Dictiót

this trobeme

of providing

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provi

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in the city

firs

sanitary purpboes, I

Britan

the expense Eastern Street, No. 7--Clean.

the Government.

Dr. BELL, seconded, and the motion was carried.

BEFLY FROM GOVERNMENT RELATIVE SO THz

EXCESSIVE CHINESE INFANTE MORTALITY.

ed surprise at the position taken up by the her, in sletter dater 28th June, express Board, inasmuch as Dr. Kwan's diploma and qualifications should be sufficient guarantee for at Kobe at 9.30 p.ta, on the 23rd inst, and left correctness of his cortifientes and their again at noon on Wednesday for Yokohama ceptance by the Board. They regretted that where she is due to arrive at noon on the 25th European supervision should be provided by they were unable to accede to the request that

Instit

The E, & A steamer Eastern left Port

in their desire to assist the authorities combat the plugne at Quarry Bay, and this very Manila, and is due here on rebout 6th August. considerable ontlay was one which they falt

The steamer Mogul, from "lasgow, Liverpool, they should not be called upon to incur. They etc, left Bingapore on to himat, and is due learned from Dr. Kwan that his certificates had

TEA Over & con-Reinecker Birgit, No. 18-Clean. Thisstreet yet will is a private one, and is very much chetrusted by ty by the storage therein of all sorts of merchandiso

The following letter with enclosure from the been accepted on previous occasions when no here in or shout the 30ta last Colme with the European initialling was deemed necoreary, and The "Ben. Laus at Bencense, from and and miscellaneous goods tagged Befado Queen's Reed-West, No. 241-These pre-mitted with reference to suggestions Nos. 4 in view of this the condition which was dow London and Suite, left Lugapore on the 24th tomises are a Chinese bakery for foreign bread, and 5 of the Medical Offer of Health forwarded sought to be attached to acceptance of us inst. for this port, and may be expected here on

be oakes, and biscuits. Bucurta in tins are stored under your eparing letter of No. 100 of the professional services seemed hardly justifiable. not on the first four, which is used as a dormitory 14th ult., I sm directed to transmit to you for

This last statement in blue-pencilled Untrue" or about the 39th inst. Dr Clark Luz Lae employees, in contravention of the the consideration of the Sanitary Board the Bakehouse Bye-laws. The bakery itself on

enclosed copy of a letter from Biship Piazzoli.

the ground for was loan, but is not as

per lighted as a lakery ought to be

be Queen's Road West, No, 23 The fine from see no the kitchen on the ground floor is out of use, not and the ecoupants have made hols in the wall lars for ad sreate a nuisanos by letting the smoke from fits or the fireplace discharge into the lans at the alty in Gront beak at a height of some air feet from the face moment to do so if ground

(Enclosure).

Hongkong, 12th July, 1901

Air, With reference to your letter No. 1,682 of the 7th lost, I beg to inform you that

a register of all infants dived at the Italian and French Convent is kept at the Convent and such register in sacoseable to the officers of the Banitary Board at any reasonable hour, but I

Naccordance with the provisions of No. 101 Managers hare This Day declared an Laterim Dividend for the Half-year ended 30th June, 1001, of Four Dollars per Share A

DIVIDEND WARRANTS, payable at the AND SHANGHAI BANKING LONGKONG CORPORATION, will be issued to Shareholders on MONDAY, the 20th July

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 21st to the 29th instant, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

"General Managers.

F1818 Hongkong. 19th July, 1901.4 THE TEBRAU PLANTING COMPANY, LIMITED

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTH GENERAL MEETING DI SHAREHOLDERS the above Curapaly will be held in the Company's Offices, 38 40, Queen's Road Central, on TUESDAY, the 30th July, 1001, at Noow, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts, for the pariod ending 80th April, 1801.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

fith Angast inclusive. will be CLOSED from the 23rd July to the

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 19th July, 1991. HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE

LEVENTIETH ORDINARY HALF YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company No. 18, Bank Balldings, Queen's Road Contral, on TUESDAY. the 6th August, at 12 o'cLoor The P. & D. steamer Mazagon left Bombay Noow for the purpose of receiving a Reporine

of the Directors, together with a Statement" of On July 18, Mes Butterfield & Swire for this port on the 24th inst Again wrote to the Board. They enclosed

Accounts, declaring a Dividend and elbeting Directors and Auditora

e letter from De Kwas, and said that the

PORTABLE SURTENANCE. For travellers, result of the Board's voting must be sa ansatisfactory to the members as it was to miners, and soldiers no fend is in portable as themselves. They therefore suggeted that LEMCO, the genuine Liebig Company's Ex the matter be referred to His Excellency the tract. The product of 18,000 bullocks wer supplied to the forces in Bouth Africa. HEMCO Governor for his decision.

Dr Kwas a lester disszibed the decision of the is the raost concentrated form of Mest known,

(1821-2 Sanitary Board, in refusing to megain him

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLOSED from the 24th July to the 6th Angast inclas ve

By Order of the Board of Directors.

ATWARNOLD,

Hongkong, 16th July, 19015

Secretary.