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THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PETITION

DE FONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 31st, 1901

very large sum indeed. I question if the comin nearly all cases heads or aristants of manity quite realise how much, but whatever hareaus, or collectors of customs or of interns the sum if the result be to benish plague it will revenue. Such places will for the present be Commerce shows that the people of Hongkong wil not object to any expenditure within their depletion in the oxiting force. Some of the quite certain that in saking provincial appointments made by the Civil means, and I you to send out a Banitary Engineer of such Commission have been from this list, and eminence in his profession as will command

for the eventualities of war. It is needless for the Navy League to enter into detail. The broad fact, which it is desired to impress upon

af selection under military role. It is expooted with smokeless powder and armour-piercing that the time may soon come when selection rhell to destroy them at their leisure. The may be justified for police, fire and prison guard lessons of the Boer War appear to be still neglected owing the fact that there is no cities in the United States. Whatever rubs prevision is exercised so that provision is mado may be adopted will provide a simplo edaca- tional test and a thorough physical test. In test at any time, but they are to be protected are not ready for war, and but the Mortes in a way. Whonorer they may be discharged ranean Squadron is made efficient in orary by reason of a reduction in force, they shall to respect, the whole structure of the Empire

rests of & quicksand, furnished with discharge-carda if their work and conduct have been satisfactory, upon presoat a tion of which they will be preferred in subsequent appointments as vacancies occur,

SALARINS.

The non-expenditure of £4,500,000 voted by

Parliament, which occurred under the late Board of Admiralty, notwithstanding the

J. H Stewart Lecklart, Colonial Secretary of Health there even to the Medical Oficer apon the present necessities of the Cits of force of teachers of English. It was at Capir, pay in to be in United Statos carrancy. En-England is neglecting her Float besause the

morandum on the Petition, signed by Hon. Hon. W. Chathani, Fresident, and Hon. F. H. May, Vice-President of the Sanitary Board and overal smaller enclosures We give first July:

repeated declaration of Lord (then Mr Gosolien in the House of Commons that the Estimates for the respective years were the least com- Ciril employees will be divided into classes on patible with safoty, presonted a simple dilemma the basis of pay, regardless of the departments Either the country was unsafe, or the First engaging them. The minimum salary in the Lord of the Admiralty was not spanking the first class will bo 2000 and the maximum pay truth. Nothing is gained by endeavouring to in the lowest class will be C48 per your All concent facta relating to our Fleet which are well known to the Foreign Powers, concerned. gagements have been made on the basis of electors believe the Navy to be sound and Mexican dollars, but they have been adjusted to efficient. So far as the officers and men are concerned, this is doubtless true. The personnel take it all through, by more moient tous time. From top to bottom the spirit of duty Navy are duo to civilian neglect ashore, not to and sacrifios is universal. The defects of the Admirale afloat. The Lords of the Admiralty are over worked, overwhelmed with detail, have corresponding to the German General Staff, no time to think, wil there is no Department where the quality of previzion is exercised at leisure, and while we are at peace.

H.E. Sir Henry A. Blake's letter of the 5th At present there seems to be a prisponderance the question of sanitation iu relation to plague, well as to make the indident one of the mest the new medium, the law providing that the the Navy is probably more efficient to-d

rate of the two currencies shall be as two to ono. Clerkships requiring fair proficiency with

and will pay from £180 to £240 per year, accounts come about midway in the class list,

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payonts have been received la hospital with insect bites about the sukies, the serum from which was found to be swarming with plague The blue took, which now appears under the bacilli. On the other hand a large number be well spent. The letter of the Chamber of held generally by Americans, whatever the servico on some such basis as prevails in various thinking department at the Admiralty whereby

of the rats collected, against which vermin title of Coreguosdence regarding the Sanitary Condition of Hongkong and Memorandum on we have houu waging war for the past Petition dated 25th June, 1901, has been awaited eighteen months, have boon found by the with no little interest in the Colony, and we cookies engaged in collecting the city rabbish for remoral, to whom the reward is a matter of propose now to give the principal parts of it more or los fully. Its contents areThe loiter Rrent concert... Theão mon, I am informed; public z nfidence, to report upon the genoral/ Usually they were made at the suggestion or regard to labourers, there will of course be no the public, is that the fighting, Floets of Britain of the Chamber of Commerce, dated the 7th carry the rats sometimes about them until state of Hongkong, its drainage system, its open the petition of natives. Since this June, together with the reply of H.E. the counted out to the Inspector, lest their prize water system, and the general question of sani shows that the work has been so well done as to command native admiration, it almost Governor, and the Chamber's letter of the ith should be appropriated by their fellows, yet tation, I have the support of all classes of the Joyfotter, dated the 6th Juls, from H. E. none of these men have contracted the disease crannity. May I suggest that you telegraph follows that if Americans are continued in Again the plague charte show an invariably to me the expense of such an examination and the Gavernor to Secretary of State for the Apt fall from the maximum plague rats to report when I can lay the matter before the such places, little or no complaint will cuts Colonies respecting plagno in Hongkong; unmerons evclosures, including the Petition normal. The epidemig always ceasing in from Legislative Council for approval? Mr. Osbert from natives on that accourt. The enlisted men detailed for civil places have been filling three to four weeks.

Chadwick's exhaustive and able reports, of 1882- forwarded to the Secretary of State for the attached a chart of plague cases in the years and 1880 on the sanitation of Hongkong are clerkships, teaching schools, and in various Colonies by the residents of the Colony, to which are appended mauorands by Hon. W. 1890, 1909 and 1901 that will show how constant now being widely read and considered. By some ways asisting the higher officers. Some Chatham, Acting Director of Public Works, is this condition of rapid recovery. This rather it is bold that his recommendations have been and Hon. F. 11. May, Captain. Superintendent favours the theory that the epidemie is due to neglected, hadeed this appears to be the opinion of the men have done to well as scheel of Palimo, designed to robit certain of the atmospheric condition. I have no reason to of the majority. My study of the conditions teachers that the Civil Commission promised to allegations made in the Petition; a langur bóliove that the Sanitars Staff are not doing this be set and rest this chunojot no matter undertake to secure their discharge in crdor their duty faithfully, and if they are, then with will be set at rest by sach a report as I suggest that they rasy be regularly transferred to the the large powers

should not be in Hongkeug & Victorin and the rapidly growing. town on

in Panay, that a schoolboy addressed a speech house unfit for habitation, nor should any hoac Kowinan Peninsular as regards sanitation.

id. I have in this despatch only dealt with of welcome to the Commission, and did it, be permitted to continue in an insanitary state.:| of opinion among the comiounity that the bat much has been done and is being done by plague is attributable to overcrowding, insaui- the Public Warks Department in dealing with memorable of the southern trip. This hoy was tary dwellings, and a bad system of drainage. the Anopheles Mosquito, and I see solid ground the pupil of private reguine soldier, who had The same But while all or any of these conditions may for hope that with continued effort the care of gone 30 miles back into the mountain country contribute to the perpetuation of the disease the alarial fever may ultimately practically to teach the children English.

Those who pass examinations in the United fuct remains that one of the worst districts in the disappear from our returns.

If I ouclose for your information tires of soldiorught down several of his pupils to Colony this year is at Hunghom, a newly built

are under quarter on Kowloon peninmlu of two-storied the returns that are sent to me daily. I have show they could sing in English, which States must pay their own expenses to San huses, fronting streets 50 feet ride and ir- had these returns made in the hope that one day they did very well, making almost needless his Francisco, but from that point they

assurance that they knew not only the tunes salary, and exponses are allowed them. Since habited by the best paid working mon of the the accumulated facts wight afford some clue to

but also the meaning of the words that they others have come here drawing sahuries from Chinese community-the workmen of the the iology of the disease; berce. I have Whampoa Dock Company, I was a struck by requested that in the history of the cases, the rang. The Commission felt that the sort of--the time of their appointment, and expanses

material in that tongher could do better shoot this fact in apparent opposition to the various place where employed, and the places where Guscolgae to permit an officer of the Royal esse that mouldy rice might be the original ing service for the country with young ideas theories, that I requested Major-General food was procured, should be noted, as it is Army Medical Corps to make an independent loss of the plugue facilius, und if many cases than in the uniformed ranks, and Private George T. Schoens, of the Eighteouth Infantry, report upon it, placing the services of a Sunitary conil be traced to the same source of supply a

will doubtless find his talents employed in the officer and an officer of the Public Works De elue might possibly be afforded.

future in his new field. There are other partment ut his disposal. I attach his report.

instances les conspicuous illustrating the good work soldiers have been doing among the schools. They have confined themselves mainly to English teaching, but the readiness with which soldiers fit into their environment has enabled some of them to pick up the dialects and to mike profitable use of them in their work. Now that teachers of Engial are to go ont among the islands, they will find that what THE CIVIL SERVICE (<td.)

soldiers have done, if not systematio, has been The presence of Americans bere in considerable practically helpful in making the ground hungry numbers, by reason of the expiration of volantear for seed. The Cisf Service Board has been in army service and otherwise, has provoked com-something of a quandary in regard to the

Government House, Hongkong, 5th July, 1901. Str. I have the honour to forward for infor. mation particulars of the epidemic of plegno with whica unhappily this Colony has been visited during the present year.

18. Last year there were only one or two cases per week down to the end of March, with the exception of the three weeks ending 24th March during which no case was reported. From the 7th April the returns showed from twenty essen to ningly cases per waois, the latter fig disuse enbailed, the week ending on the 19th bring for the work ending 30th June, when the August showing 2 cases, and the following week D. The four weeks of November were the only four conscentive weeks free from the disease, the two last weeks of the year sharing each only one 'OSSO,

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places, and is generally supposed to be much higher than at Macao or Cauten, though there are no figures available for the latter.

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I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your inest obedient Servant,

HENEY A. BLAKE. To the Right Honourable

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE

COLONIES.

MANILA.

| FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT]

Manila. 27th July.

8 The very high percentage of mortality hero has also engaged my attention. In the As Rinderpest had been prevalent on the mainloud and I bave observed some my epidemic of 1898 it was 01.12 per cent. In 1898, sterions Connexion between Rinderpest and 89.45 per cent. In 1901, 9456 per cent. This Plague, which frequently develops after Ein-perentage is higher than that reported from derpest has been pronounced, I sent early in January for the Mediol Officer of Health and instructed him to send in at once his sugges- tions for dealing effectively with a possible recurrat ca of Plagas in epidemic form during the year, and on the 28th January I received his suggestions, anticipating that No. 9 distriot world probably be the worst, he recommended (a) European Constables should take a thorough house-to-house visitation once a

Interpreter.

(L.) That to prevent the depositing of dead bodies on the street, the police patrol of that district should be augmented by awearing in afty Indian soldiers as Special Constables to be controlled by a Europass Officer, the same system to be extended to other districts, should the Plagne spread.

c) That the Light Regulations (Sec. 31 of Ordinauce No. 13 of 1888) should be re-enacted in plagas districts, and that they should be at once applied to the Western part of the City.

id) That in case dead plague bodies be controlled by the Special Police, every being fourd in back-lanes, which conld not until I ordered wheeled ambalances with applicants may elect whether they shall be ex-mendations brought by teachers from normal house in the lane should be cleansed and disinfected. N

woek, each to speak Chinese or: huve Inge. Yet there must be some canso for tas plint and criticient which put 1' ~Civil Service action it should take toward bringing school.

(e) That a reward of five dollars should be offered for such information as would lead to the conviction of persons depasiting dead bodies in the street or public thoroughfare (f) That a roverd of one dollar should be offered for every living case of Flague reported to the Tung Wa Hospital (au excellent Charitable Institution supported entirely by the Chinese) or nearest Police Station, and that in all such cases Govern. mout should pay two dollars for each floor disinfected na compensation for small articles that might be destroyed or damaged

in the process of disinfection.

(9) Should disease spread in spite of thews precautions, & farther European Staff would be required to assist in disinfection 4. With the exception of the regulation made noder Ordinance No. 13 of 1988 that all Chinese should carry a lantora, a any, estion of which the Colonial Secretary and the Captain Super intendent of Police disapproved, I approval the Police, the requisite number of toen was lent by the Military Authorities, isolated matshed accommodation being prapared for then at the

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at Macao local contlitions render statistics on this subject unreliable, as plague patients go across the harbour to the Chinese, hospital in great. uumbers. I have visited the plague kospital on two occasions and thoroughly inspected it, Nothing could be more entirely satisfactory than its arrangements, and so. I could see nothing was for BS ing in the treatment or the surrena. exceptional mortality. On reading the report of the notion taken last year in Bombay, I Ut patients were allowed to remain in ses to be nursed by their friends nuder restrictions, and early in May suggested that the experiment might be tentatively tried here, but the suggestion was not accepted by the Sanitary Board. Personally have little doubt that with such a regulation the mortality would not be so high. The plagus hospital is at the extreme western extremity of the town, and the carriage of's plague-stricken patient in an ambulance, which, penmatic trres, consisted of a cot slang upon a pole, and carried for two or three nilles by two cookies, could not be conducive to the recovery of the patient,

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9. On the 10th May, I authorised the erection of a matshed plague hospital at Yaumati on the Kowloon peninsula and obtained from Major-General Gascoigne the services of Dr. Stewart of the Indian Medical Service to relieve Dr. Thomson from his duties as Medical Officer of the Guoi, so that his entire timo should be devoted to plague work.

10. On the 20th May. T authored the employment of a launch and of two junks in which patients could be taken to the plague hospital from the enstern district, or dead bodies sent for burial, that they might not be carried through the streets. At the same time additional accommodation in the shape of a good and airy matshed was provided at Kennedy Town and two additional nurses were engaged.

THE CHOICE OF TEACHERS.

tions can be held under civil service rules.

from their homes, justification for the clunge is claimed on the ground that those arriving earlier ofton came under agent call for what might be termed emergency duty. Undor the now practice, thore will be pay during the voyage of a month, and expenses for that time, this allowance offsetting, in the Board's opinion, any expose that may be incurred in the trip to San Francisco from the employee's home. The Beard expects to have fully 1.000 eligibles ready for places us soon as the civil gorerament shall be ready to take them on.

THE STRENGTH OF THE BRITISH NAVY.

A memorandum, dated the 26th June, and signed by Mr. H. Seymour Trower, chairman of the Executive Committee, and Commander W. Caius Crutchley, RN.R. the secretory, has been issued by the Navy League, and a copy has been forwarded to us by the Hon. Soc. of It runs as the local branch of the League. follows:

On October 20, 1000, the Navy League issued a statement of facts showing that Great Britain, after holding the command of the sea

had lost it, becauso:--

First, our recent Naval programmes for men, ships, and material had been insufficient.

Secondly, the programmes, proposed by the responsible Minister, and sanctioned by Parlia ment as the least compatible with safety, had not been carried out.

Thirdly, the ships that were isoladed in our Naval Estimates, although laid down, had been delayed on the stocks, or were under oquipment, until some of them would be half obsolete before they were complete, and a large number of the promised battle-ships were not yet included on the strength of the Navy.

While the intention of the Admiralty is to sont reinforcements when the proper has arrives, a moment's consideration will show that-now-is the time, when our rolations with France and relations are strained, and when the movomenta. Russia are on a friendly basis, not when those of ships will be watched with jealousy abroad, and might conceivably be hampered by ill- informed comment at home. If reinforcements are delayed until war is imminent, the Admiral in command of the Fleat will have his attention distracted from the basiness of war by the necessity of educating the raw material flung at his head in a moment of crisis. This is placing an unfair strain on tho intellectual and physical powers of any human being. The Ossence of maritime war is its andderness. A day gained in striking the first blow may make the difference between the fall of an Empiro and the annihilation of its enemy.

Naval disaster would be, for Great Britain, final and irreparable. No money, no energy can atone for neglect of the Navy in time of peace. The fighting value of a moderate-sized Fleet, ready for war, is worth many times that of a large hady of vessels unprovided with auxiliaries scattered all over the world, or resting on their beefbones at Portsmouth, Chatham, of Devon- port.

The vigorous demand of a determined people for an efficient Fleet is not merely a necessity; it is the one condition of national existence, for England's future, like her past and her.

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Board just now in an unfo este position. teachers under ita supervision. Teachers now Under the provision which permits bonds of de-arriving from the United States come so highly partments, after making requisition for help, to recommended for experience and other quali- select from three eligibles whose names the Board tications, and their stay as teachers is likely furnishes, Americans have almost invariably to be so short, that the Board has not fult it bcon preferred. Criticism points to the require necessary to advise that they have its certificates. ment of the law in relation to preferences, which | Native teachers who are to be trained in normal unchallenged for the bettor part of a century, present, is on the sea, is that the only preference allowed in appoint institutes and in the Normal Collagǝ will have meats, other things being equal, must favour diplomas or something of that kind to show first natives of the islands, and then honcurably their training. Since the Board is disposed to discharged soldiers, sailors, and mariaes. Since accept sa suficient guarantes of fitnes recom- amined in Spanish or in English, those taking schools or colleges in the United States, it is the Spanish examination for certain grades difficult to figure out how teachers' examina. have done so feeling that the law promised them. as much consideration as it promised those whose papers were in English. The habitual

It seems particularly true here at this time

Fourthly, ether nations have ostentatiously bestowal of appointments for which they had that knowledge of books is not the prime become eligible apon Americans bas led to com- essential in a teacher's equipment. A person and successfully increased their programmes of plaints of had faith. Appointing officers fall able to pass a perfect examination may do Naval construction, thus still further diminish- back on their discretionary privileges in ex poorly in a native school. Soldiers haveing our relative strength. plaining their course, or justify it on the ground succeeded whose papers would be thrown out that qualifications were not equal, since the by any examiner. They had patience and Spanish applicants did not understand English. sympathy, and managed to create & friendly Since lack of English had not disqualified them hond between themselves and their papils. for examination or for eligibility, this plea does Success for anyone under other conditions not improve their opinion of offelad sincerity.is extremely doubtful. The experience of the On top of this injury, the officials piled the teachers coming from the United States insult of tendering to native applicants seems to have been in the lines required positions in grades lower than those for which here. Bush experience, at any rate, and they had been examined and become eligible, such quailleations wore in mind when these Commissioners of the Admiralty have had Natives who passed for clerkships thus found selections were made. The Board will experimple time to acquaint themselves with the facts. They have visited Malta. The Navy themselves appointed massatgers.

ment in this matter before settling upon a Estimates have been produced, and yet in spite appointments have been so frequently declined policy, in relation to the examination of teachers of the crying needs of the Navy, the ordinary as to make almost imperative some sasarapes It is probable that the experiments will at first Army Estimates exceed, the amount which it is

Such

Fifthly, a new and resolute claimant for son power had arisen.

When the new Board of Admiralty succeeded to office after the General Flection of 190 the Executive Committee of the Navy Longue considered that it was only fair to the Earl of Selborne and his colleagues to refrain from Lampering them by representations or criticism until they had had time to master the situation, Nine months have now elapsed since the pre sent Government was formed. The Lords

the sister Berrics,

expense of this Government and extra par these bath houses have shown that they are by the Board to prevent natives from thinking be conducted through the Civil Service Com- propused to spend upon present Board of Ad. ]

given to them, as during the epidemic of 1894. Frither suggestions were made by the Sanitary Board for the improvement of the Sanitary staff and were adopted: Unfortunately the health of Mr. Dandy, the Chief Sanitary Inspector, broke down, and on his departure I haru recommended the appointment of an As sistart Medical Officer of Health

that more than one case in day house was com

While oroditing the

that it is not intended to give them fair play mission in the United States, and will heap.miralty with good intentions, we believe that

plied here if they are to work well thore. In any case, certificates of graduation or other vonchers fruru normal schocks or colleges will always count high in the selection of teachers.

THE VARIOUS NATIONS.

the support of public apiuion is necessary to enable my Lords to hold their own on behalf of to speak out. The House of Commons has the Nary, and that the time has now arrivel anctioned a plan to spend £93,000,000 on th Army Corps that cannot leave England unters the Nory is supremo; and the Navy is suprome no longer.

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11. Feeling that if the discuss is propagated by vermin, the Chinese coolies ought to have an opportunity of washing, I directed the Public once of all these proposals, and, in addition Works Department to erect a number of mat- sheds with arrangements for hot water. It was generally assumed that the Chiuose coolie would not avail himse of this means of cleanliness, but the thousands who have since flocked to ready to avail themselves of any opportunity fecering. Perunal closaliness, and the Members of the Board have already folt Sanitary Board has requested that more that shode may be areated and provision made for construined to excuse the omission in the poraanent baths. I have suggested that the Manual of Information of notice that aligibles working women shall have liko facilites, but acquainted with English would be preferred over those unscquainted with it; by saying that the Board 10ports that they would not 130 them. I propone, however, that one or two they did not anticipate such a preference. No The present list of employees for civil work 0. From the middle of Fobranty the cases shall be provided as an experiment. began to incresso. In the week ending 23rd 12. I have now given you every information reflection need be cast down on the good contains 3,60) names of persons classified as February there wore Ave esses reported, which to the offorts made to combat the disease intentions of the Board is declaring the natives, Spaniards, or Chinese. Nearly all of presented by the actual condition of the main increased to fourteen in the second weak of doing the prosent year, efforts that I regret omission to have been so fanity or short-sighted them are natives. They all clerkships and fighting Fleets of Britain, and the belief held March, and to twenty four in the third week of to say seem to have boon availing. From

as to call for prompt amends, lost the system other subordinate places, and they do it credit- by the public at large as to their sufficiency and efficiency. With the Army locked up in South April, the nurt week's returns showing sixtyone experiment just completed it is possible'

suffers discredit in the native mind and many ably. As the eligible list grows, many of them Africa, and dependent for its return upon the IF you VALUE your FIANO at all, you fiva cases, the first week in May ninety-three, that good results may be obtained. Seeing in

worthy persons whom the air hoped to will doubtless be submitted to examination in supremacy of the Navy, it is disquieting to and the following week one hundred and the Bombay reports that where a house was

thoroughly disinfected plague did not resur invite 10 public service be discouraged order to test their fitness for the positions they know that in the Mediterranean, where the twenty sight. In the first work of that year, and observing from the full partion from attempting to enter it. reached two Indred and twelve, with two

Of course held. There will be no disposition to remove battle for Empire will probably be fright out, should have it TUNED REGULARLY by siven in our returns of the past three years many places civil in their functions existed those who do their work well, the affim 16g the Flest vader the command of ice-Admiral hundred and six deaths. The second, third,

Bir John Fishor is unprovided with many of and fell weeks in June the retaine were ong

paratively rare. I directed the Medical Officer under military government The work must rather to provide that it shall be done in the the first essentials of efficient fighting. When CONTRACT, and by EXPERIENCED hundred and fifty-nine one hundred and forty of Heath to select the worst centre of the be done under civil rule, and those who are best manner in all branches of the service. the Lords of the Admiralty visited Malta thay tivo, and eat bandred and fifty-three, while the

disease and to thoroughly disinfect a given are doing it are probably not to brown out Spaniards have the nativo facility for keeping found- last week it sank to sixty.

1. No breakwater at Malto, although within and TRAINED MEN ONLY who 6. By this time the people became erionely (hitherto only the floor on which a case cecurred alarmed. Since the 11th May twenty-Ass was disinfested). This was carried out on the coause of the change. Many will go as son books neatly and for performing other details

as they can be spared, because they hold of a clerical nature. The Chiness employees two-hundred-and-low miles of a foreign-torpedo..

station. Europeats had been attacked and nice and died.21 and 22nd June, and if within that area no

2. Egypt undefended. The public Frees published letters and articles more cases ocour this year. I think it will afford military commissions and have bem performing cons at of an interpreter, one or two men

3. A deficiency in all classes of vesse's, from that increased the alarm, which was intensified grounds for taking legal power to disinfect all their present Cuties under assignment. On around the Custom House to pues upon the among the Chinees by the refusal, under your houses will in the (lty when next year it wit the other hand, some of the oficers assigned cliuranter and ralue of the mess of imports from battleships to destroyers,

4 Complate absones of Flest auxiliaries of sre volunteers, who find themselves "frotloose ". Instructions, to permit the removal to Canton, be advisable to omplay a very large number of

Ching that reach here, and health inspectors for all kinds. Es provision has been made for as in 1804, of any person suffering from plagne, men in February and disinfect the entire city

at about the time civil authority is becoming Chinese residences. About 1,090 in the large hospital alps, repairing ships, frozen meat even under conditions of regulated precaution. quarter by quarter. If that does aut succeed,

supreme, and who can do better for the list are unskilled labourers. It is enough if they store, mother ships for destroyers, officiat Ar exatus of the Chinese community oossed the question will remain what structural which has had the roull of garalysing esttain changes shall be carried out suil what property service where they are than new men could can do what they are hired to do. Of the colliers, telegraph ships.

5. Owing to the lack of previslen, no adequate works in the Colony and has caused the gravat resumed, destroyed, or rebuilt.

18. In approaching this question it must do at once. The rules permit the retention of enlisted men, nearly 100 are detailed as checkers inconvenience and loss. I addressed you on

of eficient lighting-eg., telescopis sights, this subject ly despatch No. 259 of the 29th be remembered that we should be dealing such persons in the places they hold Should on foreign ressile and as inspectors. Their provision bas been made for the first essentials GOOD ultime. On the 7th ultimo the Chamber of with property worth from £100,000 to £150,00 The Board think it advisable to ender examina places when their terms of enlistment expire gyroscopes, smokeless powder for the 13.5in. guns, armour piercing shell, breech-loading Commerce adiressed to the Government the per acre, and I do not feel competent tions it may do so, but they may bo omitted fu can be filled by native clerks, if need be.

Bold guns, wireless telegraphy. to deal with so large a question without letter of which, with my reply, I enclose seepy,

Black powder and blunt-nosed shell are still in and also of a further letter of 24th June, of first obtaining the advice of An emisent the Board's discretion, which will probably be which a copy is also enclosed and which I pro Sanitarian. The letter of the Chamber of exercised that way in view of the rigorous

on serial battle-ships, thus enabling the commanders of foreign battle-ships provided pose to answer, giving them full information as Commeren shows that a considerable section of protest against recent examination order. to sanitary matters, which is now being collsted, the community consider the drainage to be in a 7 From the first I have watched the returns dangerous condition. The Sanitary Board day by day with an axious exleavour to satisfy point out that houses are too high and call for myself if the vor full fästs submitted afforded an Ordinance restricting houses to oxice and a ground for a workable theory as to the cause of half the baight of the width of the streete the disease. How does it originate How is measured from kerbetone to kerbstone, and have mon, nearly 400 are American civilisus, and

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ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OLL. It removes FIND SILKS and GRASSCLOTHS

injured by Diness, and shonki always be

POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS AN It is not rat settled how police and fire departments will be "supplied for permanent acoom. The police force in this city has been particularly efficient, being composed in part of mattres and in, part of selected volunteer soldier. They make a fine appearance, ara under good discipline and preserve order. The will become attached to the civil establishment used the Board feele, as it does in respect to teachers, parte such a beautiful and drowsy sppearance to the hair as RoWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL, and if new technically exempt, that a suitable test you have never med it, you are strongly advised THE PLTING BOOTCHMAK PEN, stond of a pail.hould be provided as a condition of employ to procure a bottle without delay, and continue ment Conditions have not been such as to ung it; also in a golden colour for fair hair. "THE FLYING 3 writes 200 words per dip.

WARRLEY WORKs Entrevsen inske it expedient to interfere with the method Bold by hores and Chemists. 1039-11

it propagated F. Is it a diri disso, o drain on general principle that I cannot gainsay the remainder-kra natives or long residents Board has no fault to find, but since the police boor childron's hair; no other article Im

disease, or is it exured by want of light and recommended that six private streets at the air or by earse atmospheric condition not yet ends of which are houses erected over archways grasped by scientific researon PT it infections alall be satirely opened by the removal of the or contagions. Is it si borze or propagated lattor, which will the Acting Director of Publie by vermin? The last theory holds water to Works estimates, cost one hundred and woven- a certain extent, for undoubtedly the advent teen thousand dollars, of plague-stricken rats has been very fre- quently followed by canes of plague, and

If one or the other assumption of the cause of insanitary conditions be correct it will cost a

of the islands. The army and navy officers are 3,007 Newsraries, Reconnenu, MACNIVEN & CAMERONS PENS.

THE WAVERINT Tax, for Easy Writing

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General Exporters of ANISEED and CASSIA OFLS do, to, Stock always on Hand." INSPECTION 18 RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED.. NotesWo bog to announce that we also

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all kinds of Curios at Mederato Prices.

1&3, D'AGUILAR STEBET 15 ku *Behind Hongkong Dispensary). Hongtong, 18th April, 1901.

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