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and the block of buildings closed. Hong kong is now no more plague or chulern infected thinn any other part of the For East, and the vexatious restrictions which shippers from Hongkong are compelled to suffer are an injustice against which they have a right to make a protest. Of course it may be argued that the reinedy is to extirpate the diseases referred to from the Colony entirely, and this is no doubt the counsel of perfection. In the meantime extraordinary precautions are being taken hers to prevent the outbreak and spread of contagious disease, and it might in fairness be asked in return that our neighbours will not, in a state of panic, impose stringent SEASON,mensures against us without due cause. As things are at present, Hongkong i practically banned by the Netherlands Indian Government all the year round, which we cannot but regard as an undue Of the Finest Quality and Vintago hardship on those who have dealings

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THE assurance given on the 26th November by the Hon. F. H. MAX, Colonial Secretary, to the Secretary of the local Chamber of Commerce, that the Canton Government is really making efforts to suppress piracy on the West and Canton Rivers and that arrangements are being made to patrol the

The German mail of the 10th off was delivered in London on the 7th inst.

Mr. J. E. Harding has been appointed Chief- of Folics in Manilo.

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Two casos of human sacrifice were adder investigation at Poens last month, one of them the murder of a beggar boy on the 23rd November, which we have already reported, Two brothers were arrested in connection with

the latter case.

The ADC. has abandoned its ides of staging the musical comedy, His Excellency, but will pat on His Excellency the Governor a comedy which has been played here by the Dallas Company-next month. We believe that the impossibility of getting the Theatre Royal for a long coough ported to rehearse for the musical pives led to the abandonment of His Excellency which it may be remembered, was the picco in rehearsal at the time of the late Queen's death and is then dropped on account of the opend mourning.

FRIDAY

ANUARY 9гm, 193 ŽEGRAMS.

EUTER'S SERVICE,

LONDOX, 6th January,

SHAH'S GARTEE Downe bag been appointed to the head of the Mission taking to the Shab the insignia of the Garter.

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CRICKET.

The Committes of the M. C. C. have approved of widening the wicket by an inch, but have decided to ascertain the views of all the Counties and of the Australian and Philadelphian autho| rities before submitting the proposal to General Meeting of the Club.

We see that our local Portuggage contamed porary, O Patriota, returns think. to the question of the Portuguess Royal anniversary festivities last year and objects to the statement in our issue of the Ist inst., when we wrote:- "The same paper O Patriota contains a very ill-judged attack on the Portaguses Consul in Hongkong, Senhor Conselheiro Romano." We have no desire to engage in a controueray which hos interest for but a limited section of the fooling. Our contemporary will readily ander. stand that there are at least two sides to every

NEW AUSTRALIAN GOVERNOR. Admiral Bir F. G. Badford has been appolate

Governor of Western Australia.

LONDON, 6th January.

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

to utilles all the tiny, dribbling streams by means of small pipes leading for great ifiutanoes to where the flushing tanks were in ovided would A meeting of the Sanitary Heard was held be atmost impracticable. These were liable to yesterday afteravon in the Board Rzom.beco o choked up during rain-storms with Present Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal Civil | gravel and sand. He instanced the case of the Medical Officer (Presidenth Hou, W. Chatham, Cricket Ground, where at ovnsiderable expense Director of Public Works; Hoa Dr. F. pipe was led from the nullah to a tank for watering purposes; this had been abandoned Clark, Medical Offloor of Health, Colonel Webb, entirely, because it was such a continual anis- RAM.C.; ME. F. J. Badeley, Captain Saperia-ance through becoming choked. tendent of Police, Mr. C. Mol. Memor, Acting"

Wa Chan, Mr. Lau Cha Pak, and Mr. G. 4 Registrar General; Mr. E. Osborne, Mr. Fang

Woodogel (Searetary),

FULLAH WATER FOR PEIYATE PURPOSES.

Correspondence was laid on the table relative to the adjourned a plication from Mesere Palmer & Turner, arobítects and surveyors, for permission to oreat three water close in the

cants stated that there was an abundant supply building on Inland Lot No. 1633 The appli of water in the gully on the east side of the lot. producing a constant stream of water even in the driest season. The water was at present ruuning to waste, sad it was proposed to apply to Government for permission to utilise it for flushing purposes.

The following minutes were attzoked- Col. Hughes --" Grant permission.” Mr. Osborne If this stream is available for dushing purpose, why is it not used for the pablic sovers P

THE DARDANELLES QUESTION. The British Embassy at Constantinople has presented the Forte with a formal protest against the passage of four Russian destroyers through the Dardanelles in September, declarat ing it to be a violation of international treation

Bon. Dr. Clark Grant, if water supply is obtained from a well on the premises, and

from the zuljah."

Hon. W. Chatham-The stream could only

Hon. Dr. CLARK remarked that they were all the meeting. He moved that the application be granted subject to the provision of a well by out of order, as there was no resolation before

which a water supply for the water-closets might be soured. In doing so, he might be permitted to agy with report to the remarke of the Direc tor of Pablic Works that whether a flashing tank was put on the bills or on the level of the Parada Ground it was the same stream that filed it, therefore if a tank was placed higher fishing tuok.onded. up there would be less down below to fill the

Mr. OSBORNE

Hon. Mr. CHATHAM moved that the applica tion be granted as it stood, provided that tho owner obtained the permission of Government to use the water from the stream.

Mr. Fuso WA CHUN seconded.

On the vote being taken by a show of hands, the amendment of Mr. Chatham was declared carried,

The PRES Der Of course this is on the nnderstanding that if the water is required for public purposes it would be liable to be cut off?

Hu Mr. CHATITAN-Certainly, sir.

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PUBLIC CONVENIENCES. Correspondenes was laid on the table relativa to the completion of the urinsk on the Prays,

near Queen Street. Delay bad been osused in the carrying out of this and similar works (the Director of Public Works reported) by the

Delta with two Chinese, gunboats under community and is also caloalsted to stir ap and claiming it occasion arise the same privilegele made atailable for flushing a comparatively failure of the Green Island Co. to supply the

Earopean command, has no doubt been SCOTCH WHISKY received with satisfaction by those whose business in in any way couuested with the neighbouring mainland of China. It may be remembered that we wrote on this matter on the 19th November last, after the tragic death of Mr. EVANS, following on the uttack on him at Cha Si on the 12th of that month. We then advocated the use of some of the Chinese vessels lying at Whampoa, under capable commanders, to police the pirate-infected waters, commend- ing the question to the attention of the Chamber of Commerce. We are glad to see that the Chamber lost no time in making representations to the Government hero- in a letter dated the 21st November-end

2, that the Colonial Secretary's reply was so satisfactory. Of course, we are not so

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of the highest class in great variety, imported from the lead in London and Perisian houses.

CIGARS AND CIGAR TTES.

SMOKERS REQUISITES. &c., &, &c.

sapguise as to believe that the matter has ended now and that piracy is threatenel with instant suppression. On the contrary, long and sustained efforts will be required, and the utmost vigilance will be necessary to see that the Chinese authorities keep

CARA.

FOOTBALL.

The V.R.C.F.C. play the H.KF.C. on Saturday next, the 10th just, at 4 p.m., on the Club ground in a friendly match. The following will play for the V.RC. (who will wear colours) :-

Goal-J. H. B. Hance; backs-6. Wilson and J. Witchell; halves. Lapsley (Capt), R. Hertos, and J. Ferguson; forwards--H. A. Soth, R. Henderson, A. Humphreys, H. 9. Holmes, and H. N. Sayor.

NEW SOLICITOR IN HONGKONG.

for British warships.

THE KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL.

INFORMAT.ON TO PARENTS.. The following letter, which speaks for itself, is now being circulated amongst European parents in the Colony, and so there may be many the oicoulars may not reach, the following is published for their information ---

short length of sewer in Macdonnell Road and the Peak Buad, all of which have good gradients and can searooly be said to require flushing. The small quantity of water in the stream during the dry season would not, in my opinion, justify the expense which would be necessary in order to render it available for fushias, oven assuming it to be required.

glazed bricks required.

Mr. E. Osborne miunted :-"If the Green Island Coment Co. is delaying the construction of these latrines, surely the glazed bricks end he got slashers, Are the Groen Island Co. also delaying the one opposite the Cricket Gronud? Work has been suspended for a very long time,"

Hoa. Mr. CHATHAM stated that the small urittal opposite the Cricket Ground had been delayed on account of bricke. The latest delay had occurred through the contractor ab seonding and the consiguent difficulty in arranging for another contractor to take over the work. Arrangements were being made, however, and he hoped the work would each he completed. All the work of that nature hurt been seriously delayed owing to the failure of the local Company to supply them with bricks

The PEERIDENT mid that thus papers had been considered at the last meeting, but as there wore so few present it bad been decided to pest pone the consideration thereof to this meeting, when it was hoped that more of the members would be prisent. It had been the role of the Board in considering these applications to deal with them on tasir merits. In 1895 Education Department,

there was a special committee appointed by the Hongkong, 29th December, 1902.

Roard to consider this question of the introduce DEAR SIR OR MADAS,Although the newly tion of water-closets generally in the Colony and thie committee recommended that the introduc established Kowloon School has attracted action of waer-closets should be restricted and die- At the Supreme Court yesterday-His Honsiderable number of European children, it has souraged as much as possible and should only be the Sale of Food and Drugs ordinance, 1896, for the quarter ended 31st December, 1992, our the Chief Justice, Sir William M. Goodman not been used to its full capacity. This is aerected in the case of European hotels, clubs, showed that the Government Analyst, Mr. presiding Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. (instructed matter of regret, in view of the strong feelings and blocks of offices. This application referred by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson), made application that generally expressed in favour of the opening of Mr. C. E. Hartnell Beavie, F.A (Oxon.), a such a school, not a year ago, solicitor of the Sapromo Court of Judicatura in England, be admitted to practice as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hongkong.

I have been given to understand that one of the objections to a freer use of the school by parents on the Hongkong side in the difficulty of secur His Lordship granted the application anding the safe conduct of young children across

Colony.

yooD AND DEUGS ANALYSES. The return of the examinations made under

WATER CANÁLTSKS.:

to an European house on the upper levels, Frank Browne, had analysed 1 cample of gin, 3 and it appeured that there was some samples of milk, and 3 of whisky. Que sample water practically running to waste in a of milk was found to be aluitarted. Ali iber nullah to the east of this house. Personally, other samples were gennite. it appeared to him a much more cleanly and sanitary arrangement to have water-closte in a Mr. F. Browne, Auslyst, reported that the house of this kind if by doing so one was not results of his analyses of the public water trespassing upon the huffed water supply of supplies for the month of December showed the the application.

A.S. WATSON & CO their promise and do not relax their exer-rishet Mr. Beavis success in his career in the the ferry. It seems to me that this diffealty | the Colony, and he was in favour of granting water to be of excellent quality.

tions. Nevertheless, with so efficient a Mr. Beavis joins the office of Musare. Wilkin-night he overcome by this school authorities

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THE PRAYA EAST COLLAPSE.

Britial Consul ns Mr. JAKES SCOTT watch-son & Grist, soliciters. ing at Canton and with the attention of the Hongkong Government engaged in the matter, we feel that the state of affairs is very much better than it was when we wrote some six weeks ago.

NO INDICTMENT TO BE FILED. In connection with the fatal horse collapse at 43, Praya East during the typhoon of 2nd Angust last, when thirteen Chiness were killed, The U.S. ganbcat Rainbow left yesterday and the magisterial enquiry into which ended in fur Manila.

a verdict by the jury of criminal negligence on the part of the architects. Messrs. Leigh & In the Hockey Shield competition H.M.S.Orange, and the contractor, Man Wal three Ocean yesterday best the Club 1st XI by 3 of whom were committed to trial for man

slaughter, the Attorney-General, Sir Hoary goals to i..

S. Berkeley, K.C., noting in the capacity of

and jury, has decided not to file an indict ment against the parties.

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In response to a correspondent's enquiry, we may state that Chins New Year's Day this year falls on Thursday, the 29th inst.

The Rugby football match yesterday between the H.KFC. and H.M.S. Albion ended in faront of the latter by 2 goals to a goal and a try.

The police reported yesterday that an explo- sion of dynamite bombs occurred on Wednesday in a house at 33, Wongkoktai, in the Yaumati indistrist, damaging the premises but injuring

no one.

The delays in the mails from home at the present season can be appreciated now, the Gerzaka mail not being expected till Sunday nor the French till the following Thursday. The latter brings replies to Iatters despatched from Hongkong on the 8th November.

By kind permission of Co). Birdwood and offers, the hand of the 10th Boxabay Light Infantry will play the following selections during dinner to-night, from 7.30 to 9.30, at the King Edward Hotel— March" Scotch Brigade,"

THE FEARED LOSS OF A

COASTING STEAMER, A

With reference to our Swatow correspondent's meption of the ramour en rrent in that port that & certain sigamer of the North German Lloyd Orient Line had been lost, enquiries of this end

arranging for a responsible person to meet a costain ferry in the morning, and to cross to the Hongkong side again with the children in the afternoon.

To obviate the necessity of the children returning to lunch, arrangements might be made for giving the children a plain but sub. stantial lunch at the school under proper supervision, at coat prico. Whether it will be possible to do so will depend entirely upon the support which parents lead to the scheme.

The success of the school should be a matter

of concern to opry European in the Colony, and I therefore earnestly request all parents to fill up. the enclosed form and to return it to this office at an early date. Yours faithfully,

EDWARD A. TBVING,

Inspector of Schools.

The forms to be filled in may be had on application.

THE IMPERIAL BIOSCOPE CO.

Hongkong people's experienes of entertain- do not serve to throw any light on the matter.ments of the cinematographic kind hasduring the The rumour was begot by the circumstance past year or so been such that it is little wonder that about 100 dead Chinese were reported to if they regard them with a doubting eye and have been found floating is the sea off Suebas, their hands tighly clasped on the dollars, but coast town half-way between Swatow and after all it is a mistake to let resentment Hongkong. With the rumour was associated prevail when such a good show is come this none of the N.D.L. sa. Chow Ter. This amongst us as that which was given last ovening in the Theatre Royal. The proprietary interest vessel, Meiers. Butterfield & Swire inform ns, left Sostow on the 29th for Bangkok, at which belongs to Mr. T. J. Stevenson, a gentleman

port she is now due. Further information than this they are not in a position to give.

INDIAN CONSTABLE RUNS. AMUCK.

Hen, Mr. CHATHAM Blated that lie was not aware that this water was being used at the present viement & Condition to the granting of the application should be that if the water was at any future time required this supply would have to be disconnected. Otherwise he saw no objection to permission being granted.

DESTRUCTION OF BATS.

During the wook ended 29th December 3,160 rats wer's destroyed, of which 19 were infected. On the two remaining days of the month the numbers caught were 634 and 617 respostively; of these 10 were infected, AKA

Hon. Dr. CLARK stated that the number of rats destroyed during the year just closed was Mr. FUNG WA CHUN asked what were the 117,839, so he thought they had done fairly well. figures in the previous year.

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Hoa. Dr. CLARK-About 48,000; this year it nantly trable

Mr. OSBORNE-What is the rat population ! Bos. Dr. CLARK-I have not taken tho census rat (Laughter.)

LIMEWASHING.:

The limewashing returns for the fortnight ended Saturday, Sed January, showed that 2,667 houses in the Western District had been. dealt with Thore still remained 00 tenement houses to be limewasted.

Hon. Dr. CLARK asked the Director of Public Works if he could tell the Board how it was proposed to obtain the water from the falls. If they had to dam the strean be would be strongly opposed to it on the ground that the Government were spending large sums of money and using every effort, particularly in that per tion of the city, to prevent secumalations of water which served as breeding places for anopheles mosquitoes with resultant cases of malarial fever, especially in that neighbourhood. He did not see how they could very well get the water from the nullah without putting a small dam sorose, and therefore he thought it would be batter to dig u well, which would have to be covered than to obtain water from this nullah.

Hoa, Mr. ATHA replied that the water could he got without the constraction of a dam, by simply forming a very small channel that would lead the water into the pipe. A tank would be placed on or near the premices for storing the water. So he presumed there would be no chance of the water stagnating and giving rise to any such auisance as the Medical Officer of Health bad mentioned. With regard to the anking of a well, it would be useless to do so on the site of the und ing; the woll would re- quire to be in the strom bed or someshare pear it in order to obtain water, so thoro would be no Mr. OSBORNE thought they ought in con- great gain by the adoption of tunt method. sidering this application to be guided by the fact that this was only on- of a series that would probably come afterwards. Forssually he had application on

on its own merits, excepted that the chinese commercial community, of 30 objection to the grasting of this ten at the good resulia obtained. He mention- as bo mid in his ainute, that if this water was which he was the head, had had 22,000 kandhills available for water closets of privat houses it printed and distributed by means of the district was also available for flushing the public drains, watchmen smong the inhabitants on each floor He believed one of the reeimmendations of Mr. of tane veut houses in the Colony. He was Chadwick was the formation of tanks on the glad to bad that these notices had been acted upper levels to gather water from the main upon so well by the Chinese.

This was all the business. streams and see it for flushing purposes. He streams to be tapped for private purpours wha did not see why they should allow soy of the they could be utilised for the public use, Als. this stream to his knowledge was, during the

1HE CLEANSING OPERATIONE. The PRESIDENT said it might interest the members to know that the cleansing operations institated by the Board some two months ago had been carried on by the Chinese in a satie- factory ranger. Belwean the dates. Ith and 20th December, the perfod when most of the work practically was done, 135 carts of rubbish were remov. d from the varione houers in the Celopy; and sines 15th December, the date on which the cleansing was supposed to cease, ho been only six prosecutions for dirty floors, so thought he was correct zastating that there had that the Board might congratulate themselves on the result of leaving the work to the Chinos dear, hear you

Mr. FUNG WA CHUN expressed his satisfac

UPREME COURT.

Thursday 8th Jannary,

HONGKONG, 9th January, 183. Ir will be noticed with regret by all terested in the welfare of this Celony that the Netherlands-Indian Government has already declared quarantine restrictions against arrivals from Hongkong on account of plague. The extent of these restrictions may be seen by referring to the terms of

who has been assosiated with the business since the notice forwarded to us by the Dutch

its invention and who understands it from top Coneul-General. A reference to the last

to bottom. In North China the entertainment issue of the Government Gazette shows that

was received well wherever Mr. Stereo previously to this announcement Hongkong

went, Judging from last night's reception at the present moment suffers from the

SHOOTS A COMRADE AND COMMITS SUICIDE. bide fair to have an equally favourable sanon Smposition of sanitary measures at Manila,

Arbuckle The turning out of the patrol at Hung here The Instrument is ast-class on Lisbon, and Bangkok. At Manila, only

Strauss hom Blue Danube,

Police Station ut ten o'clock on and the pictures which it threw on the screen Vales the importation of fresh vegetables is

Selection...,

"Pirates of Fenzenes,... Sullivan Wednesday night was marked by a tragio were clear and distinct, while at the same time

Conaught,

..... Godfrey

· prohibited. At Lisbon, the Portugnese Lancora..."

Promise of Life," F. H. Cowen occurrence. Three Indians under a sergeant of a most interesting character. Specially ap-late draught, used extensively by the Chinese Sobre Bas Olas,.. Beard of Health as long ago as the 15th Song

J. Rosas of the same nationality formed the patrol,preciated were the scenes descriptive of the it was their only source of supply, and he did ......Godfrey which had no sooner started out than one of Coronation festivities, and the Chinese views were May, 1902, declared Hongkong and Canton Barn Dance" Happy Darkies,"

the constables, drawing his revolver, fired at quite a novelty. Among other no able trips infected with cholera, and this regulation

Mr. Drocze, Consul-General in Hongkong for and wounded a comrade in the lower part of the upon which the Bioscope carried the spectators seems never to have been rescinded..

the Netherlands writes to inform us that the body; another shot, embedded Heelf in the

were a voyage across the Atlantic on the Vessels calling at Bangkok from here or

Governor-General of Netherlands-India Las butt of the man's carbine, which the Kronprints Wilhelm, and a ride on the St. from China ports have still to call at decreed that "all ships or vessels arriving from would be murderer vized and disappeared on Gothard express through the famous Wasson a well. If the avior was prepared to do that Pakanm for pratique, this rule dating from Hongkong or having called at this port are

the hillside amongst the bushes. Nothing Loops. The comic pictures, of which there was he would vote for the granting of the SVP Court, bie La dahip said he desired to make it was heard or seen of him for a little, but he abundance, kept the audience greatly amused. September last. Now while Hongkong subject in Netherlands India to a quarantine of suffors periodically from epidemics it is ten days firm the date of departure from this hind evidently worked his way round the Tonight and to-morrow the performance will uscless, and indeed foolish, to protest port or since the last case of plagas on beard billside in the direction of the station, for from be repeated.

a spot above it shots began to come. This against the rest of the world taking Importation is temporarily prohibited of animal

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. precautions against the dissemination of rofitee, claws and hoofs szimal or human exiping was continued & intervale, fortunatoly hair, bristles, hides which are untanned and without casualty, and then the party of cheeases from this port. But of unjust which are salted or oured with atasnio, rai polios who were stalking bius succeeded în The MM. steamer Salarie, with the next discrimation against Hongkong there is wool, rage, and bags or sacks which have already surrounding the madman, whom they tried to French mail, loft Singapore yesterday at 2pm every reason to complain. At the present been used, coming from Hongkong or an induce to surrender. The reply to this was for this port via Baigon.

a shout that he was going to kill himself, The 0, & 0. steamer Doric, with mails, &c., moment we are still regarded as infected shipped at this port. Also it is temporarily with cholern, whereas the disease, dis prohibited to import from Hongkong into and following it came two more shots, then left Shanghai for this port on the 7th inst., at appeared from the Colony in September, Netherlands Indin tapestry and usel el only two cases in October being recorded broideries unless they are transported as personal site. On approaching the spot the sur-4 pm, and is due here this evaning in the mortality returns since then; and we baggage or la consequence of charge of anding party found the man dead, with: The Imperial Germon mail steamer Kloewors requiring flushing; it was not the sewers | prals, after the Judges had arranged sit to

residence. A Government Notification was also are charged with being plague-infected on issued resterday stating that telegraphic in account of three cases in one particular formation had been received from H.B.M. Con- part of the Fourth Health District, the enl at Batavia of Hongkong being declared inhabitants of which were at once removed plague-infoored.

at Genos ou the 6th inst...

two bullet wounds in the abdomen. Enquiries fechou, which left here on the 10th alt, arrived showed that the dead man and the Indian whom he first fired at had had a quarrel adrlier in the

The N.Y.K. steamer, Kawachi Maru (Euro. evening, and be revenged himself in the tragic manner indicated. The wounded man is not pean Line) left Shangbai for this port on the 8th inst, and is expected here on the 11th inst. dangerously hurt.

not think they should curtail any of the sources: of supply which the Chinese resorted to, excapt

for (roserament purposes. This was an instance where the ordinary system of sanitation in rogue was quite good enough, but if the owner of this house particularly wished to bave water-closete he should prorila his own eupply by means of

regard to Mr. Osborne's sta onent concerning

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

BETOE HIS HONOUR SIE WILLIAM M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE).

A WORD TO THE BAR.

In the ate of yesterday's sitting of the

tion, otherwise he could not,

Hon. Mr. CHATHAM was sorry to transgress known to the legal pr. fession that he greatly order, but he rose to make a remark with disapproved of the applications which, for the Mr. Chadwick's proposal. He thought, if he convenience of folicitors or counsel, were so referred to that proposal, Mr. Osborne world find often made for the postponement of the hearing that the drains in the Hill District generally of cases which had boon set down for hearing were all found to be in good cond tion, and Mr. on certain days, and after arrangements hud Chadwick said that fluebing was not required in

these cases; it was on the low levels that fash teen made by the Court to take such should be provided. He daggosted one tank cases on those days. In future he would not which would serve for flushing the main sewers, allow any such postponements unless very strong and steps were being taken with a view to the Bushing the main sewers. These were the each applications, were made in the ease of ap”ˆ construction of a tank of legge dimensions for grounds were shown for his doing so. When

on the hills, where there were arapla fails it gether so as to form a Full Court for the nearly all cases. With regard to the sinking of

s well, the water parcolated through the ground hearing, they caused grave inconvenience, as the into the streams, so that the sinking of a well Judges had to make their arrangements some would deprive the stream probably of quite és time before and ranch water as if there was a drain from it landing off into a pire. Then again an altstopt The Court afterwards adjourned.