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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2577, 1901

and more appreciably effective now than then: there is now, also, a certain measur- able amount of understanding between the authorities and the general mass of people. which did not formerly exist. In his tus sununary of the history of the twenty-six European cases that occurred in the first six months;-DR. CLabx insontestably proves

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rate and plague. Out of thirty mea, too, engaged in collecting rats, seven of them died of plague within the half-year under notice; and of fire others who left the Colony sick, two are said to have succumbed on the mainland-a gruesome total of 30 per cent. The total number of rats paid for this frat half-year exceeds that for the whole of 1900, so that the inroad made on this class of rodent must be extensive. The charted rise and fall in the diurnal number of bubonic cases closely follows that of rat mortality. There can be thus no question

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to the intimate relationship existing between the two collated series of facts. Appendix B is an account of experiments conducted with the virus contagieus of Professor DANTEZ. The results, as far as the feasibility of rat-extermination is con- cerned, are not satisfactory. After a certain stage has been reached, the rats refuse to eat the dead bodies of their infected friends, whose corpses would then become a noisome nuisance, if mt a positive danger. Dr. CLARK does not recommend the use of this A similar conclusion has been reached by an American scientist. It is peculiarly gratifying to learn that a very considerably smaller proportion of dend hedies was dumped into the streets and harbour this year than in previous years.

virus.

WHISKY On the other hand, more sick adults and children, to all appearances forcibly ejected by their fellow lodgers and relatives, have been cast adrift on the highways and by. ways, in order to evade disinfection of the Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the premises. This beurt less practice is point

edly pressed as a powerful reason for a mere vigorous and urgent policy of house cleaning and disinfection during the dormant period. Such increased activity, as Dr. CLARK states, involves the acquirement of

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essential needs, yet his having filled for some years the position of consulting engineer to the Hongkong Government disqualifies him if that condition. is to be adhered to present he is a servant of the Government whose administration he is called to investigate and judge, and is scarcely likely to condemn methods which he may have initiated and which from

experience have been found unsuitable, We feel we are expressing the feeling of the community in stating that while there will be no formal objection made to his appoint- meat, yet much disappointment will be felt if he should arrive, for the reason that the wishes of the community for an independent expert have not been recognised. Such, however, emphasises the greater need of the medical expert being a strong and a capable man.

The legal profession in the Colony will mest at the Supreme Court this morning at ton look for the purpose of expressing their sympathy in connection with the sudden death of Mr. J. J. Fancis, K.C.

It is reported that the French Government has purchased oun of the hotels at Macao, which will be used se a naval hespital. The same biking, wo beliers, was also offered to the British and American Governments.

The new British Commite at Bakan, Japan, was opened on Friday, the 13th Inst.

The French reiser Amiral Charner left tarday for Saigon, and the German gamboat

Iltis went for s-ernise.

One fatal case of plague was reported during the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday, the victim being a non-Chinese Asiatic.

Bir John W. Carrington, C.M.G., who is relinquishing the post of Chief Justice of this Colony, returns to Hongkong on the 1st October.

The Cologne Gazette declares that Germany has "purchased" the Feking astronomical instruments, which were locted by the German

troops last year.

It is motified in the London Gazette that Major T. J. W. Prendergast, Royal Enginests, is granted the local rank of lisut-colonel while employed in China.

The Russian Government has lately Imood an order for the Chinois language to be taught In a large number of Russian sobpola for the fature.

Lieutenant G. M. K. Fair has been promoted to the rank of commander in His Majesty's Fleet, in recognition of his servicos during the disturbances in China.

An official contradiction has been given at the Hague to the report that the Governor- General of the Iratoh East Indies would resign on account of the recent changs of

Government at home.

Captain R. W. White rasated the command of the Anson on the 29th ult, and proceeded to China to take over the command of the battle ship Ocean, in sucression to Captain the Hon. A. G. Curnon-Howe, who has been promoted to the rank of rear-admiral,

Surveys are being made of the ground on the banks of the Clyde for the purpose of erecting According to L'Echo de Chine, the consecra-forts. Already the ground has been set out on tion of the new Roman Catholic Biskop of the Argyll and Comd shores, and it acres have Canton will take place early in October. The been mapped out below Gourock. Another fort ceremony is expected to be an exceptionally ja to be erected on the Great Cumbrae, brilliant one, attended as it will be by a larga number of Bishops and missionaries from surrounding countries.

According to the Courrier d' Haiphong the property at Kowloon belonging Ecke Tonkin Coal Company, which was bought in 1996 for The Earl of Donoughowers, so well known 528,17020 france and stood in the Company's heres Lord Bairdale, privato seuretary to Sirkcoke at 441,013.48 fraues, has hi on sold for H. A. Blako, is shortly to marry Miss E'en 1,631,578.82 franes. This property is what is race, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grace, known as the Briquette Factory, which lies to of Porters, Shoplay, Herts, and 40, Belgrave the north of the naval basin at Tsimshatsui. Square.

It appears that the damage caused by Sunday night's fire at 369, Queen's Road Central was far more considerable than was at first stated,

and that the top story was considerably dam god. The figures given were very wide off the mark.

As several of our readers have filled up tho papers circainted by us in our isene of Monday on behalf of the Private Chair and Ricksha Coolie Commission and sent them to this office, we take the opportunity of pointing out that they should be sent to the Secretary Commission, Supreme Court.

In reviewing the evidence adduced at the r

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opened enquiry into this recent disastrous collerse of houses in Cochrane Street, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, on Monday afternoon said: "It was no exoase in luw, because a man had no time to do a certain duty, that duty should remain undone,“

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A meeting of the Licensing Court was held at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, M.-F. A. Hezaland, Polico Magistrate, in the chair. Mr. F. H. Komp, Aeling Police Magistrate, and Mr. C. A. D. Melbonene, chief clerk at the Magistracy, were present.

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The American Federation of Labour issaud, & cirvular last month to all tre affiliated unions asking them to agitate against the Chinose. It wants de present exclusion law to be maile - more stringent, and says it is an insult to the have been allowed to deliver an Independence American people that Wu Ting-feng should |Day oration at Philadelphia. No "open door” is wanted by the American Fadaration of Labour.

A Tokyo telejriam, glated September 6th, says:-Viceroy Liu, who forwarded a petition to the Hsianfu Government against the men sures in connection with the dredging of the Whangpoo, has withdrawn bis petition, as reported previously. The French Minister to Peking also made certain propositione but sulasenently withdrew them. It was finally decided to carry out the matter as proposed at the conference of the Foreign Ministers.

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On the 17th ult. Aldershot was surprised, to 500 a strong detachment of Royal Engineers, all very much bronz d and drossed in khaki, with helmets, arrive from Landen. The band of the Highland Light Infantry, after a long afternoon's work, came down to the Town Station and played them to the South Camp, where they got a tremendous reception from- their comrades. The n.c.o.'s and men composed No. 4 Balloon Scation Royal Engineers, which

actly a year ago laft Aldershot for the Chins expedition under ommand of Colonel Mac- Donald. They wore very fortunate, as they lost only one man. They marched into bar racks 61 strong, under command of Lieutenant Martin Leako.

H.M.S. Hazard, torpedo-gunboat, was cam- missioned at Devonport in August for special service with sabmarine boats, five of which are nearing completion at the works of Messrs. Vickers, or, and Maxim, Barrow-in-Furness. Nothing is fur trauspived as to the exact usture of the duties which chy Homard will carry gut, all that a anity klown being that the submarir, will be subjected to a series of experiments in Channel. Special care she kalaction of the las been oroisa

Hacard's crew, wsich will inclare a number of

fully qualiti daryodo ratings Commander I 18 Hacon, D.3.0. a torpedo expert, will,

TELEGRAMS.

“DAILY FRESS SERVICE.

FROM QUE COESESEONDENTS.]

• THE WAR IN SOUTH ATRICA

LONDON, 23rd September, 8:15 p.m.

THE BOERPLAN OF CAMPAIGN.” It is reported from the Hague that Botha in developing a new plan of campaign, including the annexation of Cape Colony

and Natal,

PROTECTION OF CAPE COLONY. General French commands 94,000 troops in Cape Colony. The third-class cruiser Barraconla bas

rived at Crab On

The first-class cruiser Gibraltar is expected her way to defend Mossel Bay, Cape Colony,

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 23rd September, 8.15 p.m..

MONEY MATTERS The Berlin bank discount has been raised from 4 per cent. interest to 6 per cent.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 21st September.

CHINA AND THE POWER S GREA BRITAIN'S BEPRESENTA TIVES IN THE COMMERCIAL NEGOTIATIONS,

Sir James Lyle Mackay, KCIE, will start for Chins abou“the 10th of October, to conduct the commerct negotiatious in China provided for under the Protocol. He will be assisted in his labours by Mr. Henry Cookbar, C. B., Chinese Secrety, British Legation, Peking. and Mr. C. 3. Dadgeor, Marchant, Shanghai,

THE TSAR'S VISIT TO FRANCE. The Tsar witnessed a review of four Trench Army Corps at Rheims. There was a brilliant and memorable spectacle. At a luncheon which

followed, President Loubet and the Tsac erupha sised more than ever the friendship and

LONDON, 2nd September.

it is understoni, take part in the operations, | alliance existing between France and Ruwia and the offins of the Hazurd will include Licat. F. D. : id-Forster, son of the Secret- ary to the Adity. En lieu of the warrant an additional engineer le borno on the officers usually appoint a to vessels of this type,

INTERESTING PRESENTATION

CEREMONY.

ANOTHER BOER APPEAL FOR ARBITRATION, Baron Van Lynden. Dutch Minister of

for arbitration at the next sitting of the Dutch Parliament.

TSAR'S VISIT TO FRANCE, TERMINATED.

The Tear has left France.

In a letter to the Muraing Post (says the L. C. Express) Mr. Whighat tells us concerning Newchwang that it is a treaty port that is being administered despotically by the ons treats Power whose commercial interests in the ship's books. Exazyihin, ata to an interest-Foreign Affairs, still introduce a Boot ampsal placa are non-extent. He regrets that thing and important programs of submarine British gunboat asked for by Mr. Fulford was operations ia home waters, not despatched in Jana Inst.year, an event that The business. Was

John would have prevented one Power from assuming at application from Lacock for a publican's liesuse for the Bay the entire reins of government. We may also The application was granted point out that Japan's interest diotated a like

In the offs of the Hon. W. Chathan, Acting: View Hotel.

course. The thon Russian Consul, M. Ostro- verkhow, won have been now as one of his Director of Public Works, yesterday afternoon, anazimensly.

colleagues, and not the administrator of the su interesting presentation by the staff of the place. It is curious, by the way, that ew-Public-Works Department was made to Me. Boers, is moving East from Ermelo into chwang should still require Russian administra- David Wood, Superintendent of Accounts, ties, when the Chiuse have been permitted Correspondence, and Stores, on the occasion of Manchuria. It is more cations as Newchwang consisted of a handsome, quietly carvel is a treaty port.

SOUTH AFRICA BRITISH SUCCESSES. Commandant Botha with a force of 1,500

Zululand

Colonel Williams has captured almost tha

General Bouson has captured a Carolina com- mando.

additional legal powers by the Sanitary Board. Byelaws framed in the direction have been drafted and submitted to the proper authorities for the approval of the A. S. WATSON & CO. Legislative Council. A rigorous system of Louse-to-house visitation, in the opinion of Dr. Clark, and indeed in that of all intelliin italics were omitted from one report, gent-observers is of the very utmost value during the sporadic, as opposed to the epidemic, season. This is especially the case 95 when we copsider the numberless cunning devices adoptel by the natives to concual. their sick and to get rid of their burden of dead. Children, coolies, domestic servants, the unemployed, and sewing-women, in the order camed, are the classes of the com- munity that have furnished most victima this year. Health Districts IV, IX, II and V, ie, the Central, Faiyingpuu, East, and West Central sections of the City of Victoria, TAKE all other Reports prepared by our

and Health District XI on the promontory give it to a certain lukong, who would get him to resume civil control at other districts in his approaching marriage. The presentation Whole of Commandant Koch's commando, zeolens Medical Officer of Health, Dr.

stand-

THE VLAKFONTEIN FIGHT. FL:NCIS CLARK's Report on the Epidemic opposite, given in order of intensity, have

azifal crbon in Fever (Plague), during the half-contributed the biggest number of cases,

of tho

The Britial loss at Vikfontein were siz The Report with its four Appendices of

The Dew Japanese battleship Makes wil

ckwool killed, twenty-three wounded, and 1 3 captured. year ended 20th June, 1901, has the hall-

dos, aisa mark of thorouguness and earnestness carefully tabulated matter, and its two There is, accompanying charts, is one that merits

shortly be leaving the works of Messre, Vickors,

net, th stamped on every paragraph. however, e satisfactory feature about the minute attention of all who profess to

Sona, and Musim at Barrow-in-Furness, at which place she has been built, a navigating

THE SIX-A-SILE COMPÉTITION. tion the wonderful skilt in the art of wedit-mars- ite refer te lateness of its issue. The have the sanitary welfare of our growing

party of officers and men having been sent to

The arrangements for the Six-a-shlo Chal England for the purpose of conveying the ves-

ing attained by the Oriental worstaan. On the lunge Cup and Medals of the Hongkong Foot- 'document is dated July 20th; bat it was community at heart,

set to Japan. She is expected to call at Ports- noi published by Government, till the 21st September, ie, exactly mine weeks after it is stated that Mr. OSBERT CHADWICK

mouth, where she will be docked before pro- cabinet, near the top, was fixed a silver plateball Club were made on Monday night. The ceeding on her voyage. She was laid down at bearing the following inseription David folloning, are the seven compoting taums

Wood. On the occasion of his marriage, J. McMurtria (Capt.)

W. W. Clark first saw ligi.. Such intrinsically in-has been appointed to the Commission which

Barrow in 1899, and launched on the 9th of last

From his brother officers. September, 1931," At a meeting of the Court of the College of November, so that she has taken about two years portant docamus, vac would think, might is to inquire into the sanitary condition of

In making the presentation, Mr. CHATHAM, E. Bishop

W. R. Robertson be traded with are reasonable expedition. the Colony, and will act in conjunction with Medicine for Chinese, hold at noen yesterday to build and complete. The other Japanese battle addressing the members of time staff presont, B. D. C. Wilfe am seus forth to the world at large with Professor SIMPSON. No oficial commies in the Legislative Council Chamber, and pre-ships that have been constracted in England said-Gentlemen, on the last scension we met J. Hays lers delay delay, we basten to add, for tion has yet reached the Petitioners to con- cided over by the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, during the last thrus or four years are the achi

together we cuma to the conclusion that it W. Russell (Capt ) of 15.00 tons displacement, which was built at

would be a pleasing act on our part to present P. A. Cox which Dr. CLARK seems in no way respon- firm these appointments, but there is reason | CIM.G., Rector of the College, the following

tons, built at sible. This year's epidemic, with its tale to believe these experts have been selected. resolution recognising the services of the late Clydebank; the Hatsuse, of 15,000

Mr. Wood with some little prasout on the BE. Hanson D. M. Graham H. Sandford of 1,487 reported cases for six months, as

Reference has already been made in those Mr. Francis to that institution was alapted: Elsw col; and the Shikishima, of 14,83€ tous,ccasion of his forthcoming. woddiar, and

· That the Court of the Hongkong College of built at Blackwall. The estimated full speed of

together again for the HF. Henningsen shown by analytic reference to Appendix columns to the appointment of the medical Medicine for Chinese desire to express their these battleships was 18 knots por hour, bot the D, is by far the meat, serious outbreak we expert, whose nomination, we believe we are prof. and regret at the sudden death of Mr. J.

Hatsuse made over 13 knots in hog trials. The purpose of giving him this present. The A. M. Beattie (Capt) J. Francis, K.C., Standing Counsel of the tast is of the same tonnage displacement as

committee the appointed, I am sure, hare N. H. Entherford have had to conlad with since 1894, when correct in stating, is not viewed,with much the disease first skowed itself. The years favour by the lead Government owing to College since its foundation in the year 1887,

the, Leaki The arroament and armour in all succeeded admirably in their duty, and C. G. Danby 1898 with 1,312, 1896 with 1,116, 1899 his being a strong man and apt to give vent and their sense of the great loss the institution these four ships is somewhat similar, and their everyone of us must so pleased with the L. J. C Andersua Carpenter with 1,073, and last year with 764 known to his opinion, The administration of the bus sustained by being deprived of the wide larga beavy 12-inch guns, #bich ure mounted in cases during the same kalf-yearly period, local Government has been so much criticised knowledge and rige experience which Mr. pairs i burbeties at, each end of the vessels, and written against Hongkong, but, whatever

come next in order of virulence.

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The other day Store-Sergeant Williams, Central Pollos Rtation, gave a opolie a chit for fifteen couts for carrying medicine from the Gorernment Civil Hospital, and told him to the money. The Zakong took the chit from thu coolie and paid him the fifteen cents out of his own pocket. Then, with a couple of strokes of the pen, he altered the figury. "I" to "k" and took the chit to Inspector McNab, to whom he presented it. The inapontor thought forty-five cents rather a stiff price to pay a coolie for carrying medicine, and consequently made enquiries. The fraud was detected, and the enterprising lukong at the Police Court on Monday got six months for his smartness with the per.

The Court

Francis always so readily placed at the disposal can be loaded in any position. of his colleagues in the Court: further desire to convey to Mrs. Francis their deep sympathy in her sed bereavement."

An incident which gave rise to no little

of late that it may pardonably fear the figures for this year are not so alarming as advent of a strong independent commission

of inquiry.

The appointment of Mr. they at first sight appeor. There can be no room for doubt that whereas in the CHADWICK as the engineering expert is earlier outbreaks, notably in 1894, 1996, viewed with mingled feelings by the com awi 1898, the native sections daily left us unity. No one doubts the ability of such arcitement among a bathing party occurred an eminent expert, for it is generally on Saturday. Some ladies and gentlemen by thousands during the worst stages of the disease, this temporary exodus from believed that had his canmendations bezu procended to Dambel Island on Saturday carried out, and not in numerous instances afternoon. The latter ware making their our storey has not this year been nearly so marked Those who were resident here in either tampered and trifted with or ignord way to the shore, when suddenly shots of 1894 will not readily forgok absolutely entirely, the necessity for such a Commission alain from the Chinese boys on the launch Fortunately Mr. reached them. Some object in the water empty, deserted look of our buice borough would not now exist.

evidently was the cause: One of the party fare, Queen's Road Central, during the COOPER, the real originator of the existing happened to be a Chinese scholar and ultimately darkest days of the scourge, Grass never system of drainage, will not be bere to per he caught the word for "shark." He com- sprung up in it, as it did in London in 1665, suade Mr. CHADWICK, as he undoubt manicated the news to his friends and all swam but its dreariness was opprosive, and itsedly did in the past, but the fact remains in as soon as possible. The last man had just stence appalling... The greater severity of that the Committee who originated get ashore when the dorsal fin of the animal this year's epidemie is inore apparent than the Petition discussed very fully the appeared quite closa Bathing wis naturally CHADWICK's being over for the day. The boys on the lunch, real; and, could the daily death-rate be possibility of Mr. worked out in peroutes of the actual again sent and were unanimously op some of whon were private servants, word population resident on our island for each posed to his reappointment. There is no positive that it was a shark, and not a dolphin, and its longtia was ostimated at ton fest long, day-such statistics, unhappily for this reason to believe that on this the opinion of the bathing party could not see-safficiently of purpose, are not available this fret would the Committee has altered. The Petition the visitor to ascertain for portain that it was be demonstrated na

Conclusively and asked for an independent expert, and though shark, but the fact of its pursuing them logically us one of Euclid's propositions, Mr. CHADWICH may be an able engineer convinsed them that they were better out of The Sanitary Beard's methods of tackling | and familiar from experience of the condì- the water than in it. Bathing parties, should the problem are less crude, more persuasive, tions prevailing in Hongkong with our take notice of this fact.

cabinet, made of Canton blac ing nearly seven fest hist.. lamp stand, quite six sme material, a far-fol photo-stand, and two cabina pr of Cautou blackwood. Like ↑ lampstead and photo-frame 62.

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H. Von der Flordten R. E N. Fadfield

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A few days ago, reports the Nagasaki Press place to get married in. (Laughter.) My only of the 12th inst, there arrived hero by a regret, as far as I personally a concorned, is Russian steamer from. Vladivostok a lund of that I was not married in Hongkong. (Ro Russian gipales who are said to have been ex- noted laughter.) We have known Mr. Wood, polled from that city by the authorities. How many of as, for a good number of years, and wo they arrived at the northern city is not known, have always found he an exceedingly agrees J. G. Smith, TW Hornby, and J. Bennett. but it is generally supposed they travelled over- gentleman to work it, ready to do everything The matches barn heer arranged to iska I have place at ten minutes rast five on the following land on foot from European Russis. The band in his power to make things go.

Neptember 30. Kew Deatlie

Rnzyll & Danby,” ambers some fifty persons, only fifteen of much pleasure in asking him, cu behalf of all days

October 2 Low Goldring whom are men. The women looks extremely of na, to accept fiess Agents, and I am sure.

Besttio v. Barsoll. picturesque in their red gowns and peculier we all-hope-ho will sen many happy years

Lown v. Kew. head-dress, and the men are a sturdy looking with his wife, when he her. These prosents

Kowe Danby tot. America is said to be their destination, doubtless will forming link in his son-

8... Howe v. Haattie but as they do not appear to possess much noction with the De rtment here. (Applause.) Mr. Wood replio. briefly, and said Mr.

Rusel v McMurtrie money, it is difficult to see how they will get

Goldung v. Raw there. At present some of the women are Chatham and gezilou.ez, no words of mine een engaged in legging from house to house, white convey an adequate da of my feeling in sccept- the other members have dispersed themselves ing these very lisudsome presente, which will into small bodies and are earning a few cents always convoy to moti sexpression of your gool- to solve in I have fallon vory far auort of deserving tus by singing or playing in the varione saloons, will and recall nang happy memories. I know The authorities have a hard weddings the town of fees gipales. If it is trus kindnes nt your hands, but at the same time, that that litter are penniless, they should not as Mr. Chathaus bes said, it is my goul hero been allowed to land on and the police luck to he married in th East (Laughter.) I should have insisted on that return to Vadi- don't think I tood may - "ything further beyond stok. The gipsibs claim to be Russian sab-wking you to scout and Cow Lanse words jeota, but is is stated the local Russian Comel as an expression of it bestfelt thanks 168 refused to recognise them as such.

for your kindness. ✨ (Applause.)

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