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give evidence might be actuated by the strongest of all passions, wrongs.

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Mr. Ramjaha minuted: "I think byo laws should be made for the regulating of the nither of persons admitted into theatres, for the better provision of light and ventilation, and the periodical cleansing and disinfecting of same."

Mr. FUNG WACHUN--The theatros have not been closed yet.

The PRESIDENT The matter is still undor the consideration of the Government.

The PRESIDENT read Mr. Ramjahn's minute, and said that as theatre was not tenement house they could not compel the want two-yearly limewashing to be carried out. Capt. Lross-Make that a condition of the licenos.

The VICE-PRESIDENT moved that the application to forwarded to the Government It was outside the jurisdiction of the Board to actually close the theatres; they could only recommend the step to the Government, so that the application to the Beard was ultra vire.

Mr. MEHSER seconded, and the motion wuN carried.

CORRESPONDENCE.

PLAGUE AND DUMPING OF DEAD BODIES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE

| DAILY" PERSS.”.

Hongkong. 20th May. Em-As the pingue is still prevalent in the Colony and the dumping of dead bodios con." into Rotwithstanding the heavy penaltios ing frots which I will point out through the fispest by the Magistrates, 3 trust the follow- medieu of your columns for the information of the Government and the Sanitary Hoard will

cause some radical reforms to be made in the way the work is at present carried out.

As soon as a death is reported a policeman is deepatched to the house where it has oneurred, and the inmates are not allowed to leave till the body has been examined by a doctor and the cause of death certified, which, as a role, takes over twenty-four hours.

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THE KWANGSI FAMINE.

The following is the latter, part of which was read by the Hon. Gershom Stewart, Hon. Sec at the meeting on Wednesday of the Famine

Kwaiping, 16th May 1903. Relief Committee

DEAR SIR,The past days have been so filled with various duties that it has been quite impossible to do much else, so there has been

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begins to gradually abate after the month of June. If compensation is to be paid, The SECRETARY read a letter which he had the good dose, if any, is not worth the money I am still of opinion that it would do The Jary retired to consider their verdlot ni 4.80, returning to the Court at 5 o'clock; and received that afternoon from Mr. Howatt giving sper the Foreman announced that the jury unanistic that he intendal to ask why the public much were good to compol the owners and

meating

of property owners held on Monday to always maintain the promises in strict meusly found the prisoner gnity.

I submit that had been called without provious notice having accordance with sanitary requirements thus to been given to the members of the Sanitary Board class them for a tenth or so.

Having been enlightened on the procedure of the Board should grant the application on the Mr. HEWETT this following conditions, pis, to thoroughly wash

pat risoner replied that he did not do it; the Board in said he did so in no spirit of carp and cleanse out the premises once a fortnight

and qusation, His Lordship adiressing the prisonor said he ing eriffcien. There was, however, he thought, and limewash them onso avery three months; to

guilty o hat been

the murder of this man so important principle involved. The only koop the hall well ventilated; and to regulate Yeung Kuo Wan. If when he said that he did notice that he received of the meeting was from the number of seats, so that no overcrowding

Doal pastieg was

and the will take place." not

the commit

he meant that it was not nedvertisment in the focal marder by his hand that, this man met his death then only information he got about the his statement was true. The charge against als from the least papers, and from one or two

ADMIRALTY OFFOSITION TO A PUBLIO PRIZE FUND. him was not that he himself did the deceased to friends of his who attended the meeting. He

A suggestion was put forward recently by a death but that he was one of agung of four mon spoke to two or throa members of the Sanitary who went to his house for the purpose of killing Board, and they, like himself, had received no

correspondent of The Daily Chronicle in favour a fund for the encouragement of of establishing President hire and did kill him. The evidence was stat notice of the meeting. Of course, it was

sugges the prisoner with Chan Lam Taal and two perfectly competent

or any official of the Board to

straight shooting in the Navy and the others ment to deceased's bonse, that ho re- mained with another men ontside to watch, a "moeting in proper form; the principle

lion, our London contemporary says, has been generally. Hitherto the Admiralty onthorities have been that Lam Teak and another man went into the was the point he wished to discusa, and

no letter concerning the famine work house, and that Lam Trai shot the decored be thought it most inadvisable that any

very warmly received in nevel circles On May 2nd, the number of people who came strongly opposed to the publio subscribing fands The evidence also was that for some consider meeting of the Board should be summog ed over the signature of the Secretary with able time prosions to this he had been and avour

If the death is pronounced to be from plague for food was so great that the Emperor's Tem for cash prizes or trophies as rewards for pro- the Sanitary Board officials tako charge of the ple, which has been granted to us for the fciensy in naval gunnery, on the ground that ing to get persons to assist him to either cap-cut sa opportunity being given to members to express their vines on the matter to be

distributing

of rice, was not large enough to the practice, if carried out to any extent, might ture and take back to Canton this man who

When a notion

colleagner fully recognise the wes killed, or, being unable to effect bin considered at the meeting.

pra turned out into the street with their furniture of his front courtyard for the overdow. When and bis

of accurate shooting and the capture; to ossist hius in killing the man. The appeared in the papers over the signature of

promises and the occupants of the whole hous contain them all, so the Profect gare us the uso be subversive of disciplina. Lord Selborne

wo saw that there were so many it was decided importance

for offoleroy in, ait branches part he took therefore was well consider the Seorotary, presumably the meeting was

that on the next day we would distributo to necessity

Whether markawanship and ed and deliberate, and he was regarded by called under sanction of the Board. The

and all their clothing, winter and summer, the acts that he performed as the principal question was an important onn, and he trusted

which is emptied from the boxes and disiu- fected. After fumigation, the whole house is women and children only, and to the men one of the servico,

day Later. But just at this time the Cantonese eloloney can best be promoted by material en

prize money or of Chau Lan Tsai. By the law of this country they understood the tetive that had impelled

closed and mailed and the occupants are meroharte doing business in the city, received conraganent in the catare every person who was a principal in causing him to speak upon it,

The PAESIDENT la reply to Mr. Howett's

left to shift for themselves with their their first shipment of rice for distribution, trophies subsoribed for outside the service is & the unlawful death of another was guilty of

SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS,

from

Wachow, and came in to ay that they qaration apon which they hare some doubl. I may mention murder if he was acting in concert, The question ataled that under the standing orders

Tho SECRETARY" read a minute by the furniture as best they can. peually imposed by the law of this country upon of the Board 49 hours notice of a motion or

enggestion was that they should that the ambject is an important one, and in persons who committed wilful and deliberate question should be given. He was glad, how

with the permission of the Board, to waive Colonial. Voterinary Sargonu recommending that during what is called the disinfecting opera-Lad decided to give some aid to the famine saf. the heads of the Navy recognise, however, all, as we had been doing, alterna-view of the amount of public interest manifest- ed, the whole question will be considered at an wilty of murder. It was his Lordabin's duty that, as it gave him an opportunity of referring that Inspector A. Watson ba depated by ike tion, leather boxes, chests-of-drawers, mattresses, murder was death, and prisoner had beers found ever,

increased numbers, strongly recommending how to pronounce the sentence of death apent the meeting of property-owners hold in that Board to instituto summary proceedings.

extent that they are unfit for fariter use.

that they give to either men or women, thus regulations may be relaxed to the extent of - him. The sentence of the Court therefore was room on the afternoon of the 18th instant. An

It is very annoying for the occupante of the dividing the burden of the work. This they permitting the public to present a challenge that he be taken from hence to the place from he stated in his letter to the Press, he regretted

whole house to be kept indoors and guarded by decided to do, and to the present have continued shield or other trophy to be competed for whence he came and from thence on a day to be that a misunderstanding had occurred sousern-

the police for over twenty-four hours pending to take this upon themselves, distributing to the annually by the gunners of the Royal Navy.

In discussing the subject with a Daily hereafter fixed to the place of execution and ing the object of the meeting; it was on

the result of a medical examination of the man, sue that now we give rice on every third that there he be hanged by the neck until he be informal meeting to explain to the Chiasso dear and that thereafter his body be buried in property owners the meaning of Sections

corpee removed from one of the date, and day, vir.-May 2nd, Sth, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, Chronicle representatire a well-known pavel to have all their winter clothing in boxer, and so on as long as their supply holde out. authority said that it would be diflenlt to over such a place as the Governor may direct and 40 and 154 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903.

which cannot possibly be in use, knocked about We have been told that when the marchants' estimate the importance of encouraging a spirit Lord have mercy on his soul. the may

Supply

7 gives out, the Benevolent Society from of entulation--not that that did not exist already and disinfected.

A cre of plague

scenrred early this month Canton expects to continue their part of the amongst gun crews. It would be an excellent he exclaimed, "It is a false accusation."

The Auting Attorney-General said he wished

at No. 51, Elgin Street, first floor. As usual work. For this, however, we have no reliable thing, he thought, to offer some greater encour who could ten to draw bis Lordship's attention specially to

the whole house was closed and the winter word, but hope it is true. If this fails the agement than now existed to obtain proficiency the services of Borgeaut O'Sullivan who had had

clothing, which was in boxes, taken and disin-whole burden will no doubt be east back on nein gunnery. The gannor charge of this case from the beginning and had

of the, who could not find any place to go to possibility of such a thing, lest we be not asset to the country. While be deprecated the

offering of money prizea for proficiency in

дал. collected all the evidence in the case.

live, reninined in the street with their furniture prepared for the emergency. freted, and the inmates were turned ent. Some in a week or ten days, so we mention the shots on a target ia s minute was a valuable for nearly a week, in all kinds of weather, with Un the 11th, we gave to about 12,000 par-nery, he thought an admirable plan would be to about one catty per person, but offer for competition, say, a challenge shield, und the result that one of them, on old mas, got ill

RODA, averaging through exposure und was taken to hospital, as we felt there were some who were not so let each member of the winning orow receive where he died.

needy, we were more strict in our examination some small monetary reward, a medal or other There are several instances of people turned

on the day previous. It is very diffoult team. wood Food and Coobrano Street living In to really know who needs the rice and who the public street for several days. Can it does not, as some are only now at the end of surprise

that dead bodies ste their own resources and as yet slow no signs frequently dumped in the street? In former of real want, but we know that we have made years only the flat where a case of plague some mistakes in thus keeping some real needy occurred was disinfected; but, if it is considered onse out. The lesson will have a good influence Becessary on sanitary grounds to disinfect the

on some who are not in real need, and we hope whole house, surely the Government should that it may not be necessary to continue the proxide a place to house the inmates and their strict scrutiny of all who came, but that when effects, until such time as the plague-infected the people really know that we mean to be houso is cleansed, whitewashed, and declared careful, some who can do without help will stay

As the prisoner was remared from the dockgh ene 2,000 hand-bilia had been

His Lordship asked whist form his notice

conid tako.

The Acting Attorney-General replied that his Lordship might commend him. If he saw Hit to commend Sergeant O'Sullivan's conduct in the case any commendation coming from the Bench would probably be given effect to.

His Lordship said that nothing bad come before him to show any special acts on the part of the police. But he took it from the

Acting Attorney-General that the Sergiant's conduct was such as deserved worthy.com mendation and ho commended him accordingly, The Court adjourned until this forenoon at

10.30.

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

and distributed explanatory of thes two Bastions, from information he bad it was arident that the Chinese did not understand thems and it was thought adyable that they should. It never occurred to him that the European property owners would bara any diffoulty in understanding the sections. In the Best insiones, with the assistance of the Registrar General, he invited the Chinese property-owners of No. 5 health district to meet him on May 4th last. Only some seven came, and at Hon. Wel A Yak's suggestion he adjourned the meeting and requested anthority to hold anothor meeting at a later date which should be open to all the property owners of the Colony, The first meeting was an informsi one and it was the intention

asked to advertise

he bad said before, he regresredi

distribute

The PRESIDENT made the necessary motion nad ether furnituro are damaged to such an fting with us. We then spoke of the early date, and it is not at all improbable that tho

Colonial Veterinary Surgeon. to give effect to the recommendation of the The VICE-PRESIDENT seconded, and it was agreed to unanimously.

THE RE-OPENING OF A WELL.

Correspondence was submitted relative to the re-opening of a well at Nos. 110 and 134, Wellington Street.

The PRESIDENT explained that the well had *been closed some thres months ago, but the water was required in connection with building operations going on in the vicinity, and as it was not to be used for potable purposes bo thought permission might be granted to reopen

the well.

The VICE-PRESIDENT seconded, pad the application was granted,

"BİNDEUREST," The PRESIDENT read a minute by the Veterinary Burgeon relative to Colonial experiments with reference to the cattle digosso known as rinderpest, and asking the Govern ment to grant 83,000 for its investigation.

The PRESIDENT moved that the minute be for varded to Government and that suthority be obtained for the expondifurs of the money,

Mr. POLLUC & seconded, and the motion was agreed to,

SCAVENGING OF HILL DISTRICT,

The report relative to the scavenging of the Will district showed that during the period from the 10th till the 17th inst, 745 piouls of rubbish were removed.

that the second should also be into this Authority was proposed meeting in the newspapers, and it was owing to the wording of this advertiso ment that the difficulty had arisen. As this and if the word “Chiness" before property owners" it would have been clear that the meeting was meant to be Had he deaired a A mesting of the Sanitary Board was held confined to Chinese.

Room, formal meeting he would andoubtedly have yesterday afternoon in the PresentHoo. Dr. J. M. Atkinson (President), consulted the Board, and it was with regret dor Hon. W. Chathors (Vice-President), Captain he saw that his desire to assist the Chinese of property owner should have been misunder-

request; it was with his authority. It conela- meeting that it was held as she Governor's

the

opinion that siou if the Board were of would be advisable to call together a meeting of the property-owners to consider these sections be would be very plassed to have a motion to that THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER

Board

The PRESIDENT said the report showed that the scavenging contrastor was doing his work somewhat better. Arrangements were being to superiutend ravenging work in the Peak

ont from plague-infected houses in Hollyday, and therefore gave to rather fower guerdon, to commemorate the victory of his

babitable.

The Chinese are more afraid of the Sanitary Board than the plague itself, and if no change is made in the present syeton I am afraid the suggest

away.

Lyons, Acting Captain. Superintendent stand. He had besa incorrect in atating at the made for an European inspector to be employed damping of dead bodios will continne. I would a prospect of more rice in a few days, we hope

Pelice; Mr. C. Nel Messer, Acting Regin- trar-General; Col. Webb, E.AM.C.; Mr. Fing Wa Chan, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.O. Msg Howeit, Mr. A. Bunjaku, Me. Lau Cha Pak, Dr. Pearse, Anting Medical Omoor of Health, and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (Sooretary).

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district.

This was all the business.

COMPANY, LD.

The report for presentation to the share- holders of the above Compeny at the second ordinary general meeting, to be held on Saturday, 30th May, is as follows:

Annexed we beg to lay before shareholders the annual statement of scounts made up to at Canton shows a loss of $17,390.25 and after

(1). As ruou as a death is reported, a medical mer be sent to the bonse to examine the body and certify the cause of death, and not to keep the inwates of several floors in a state of suspense

removed to

to the mortuary for exarsination only as is done at present. The body should be in such cases where the cause of death cannot be ascertained without a post-mortem.

We

As there are so many coming here the work) is heavy, and we welcomed the arrival of Mr. Fletcher yesterday morning. As there is now that when the next shipment comes there may be sufficient to send some on to Kwai Haien. The need is beyond description, and is bound to continue until the rice is harrested. earnestly hope that the reports of rebellion. will not materially hinder the liberality of these sad of the famine reports being exaggerated, who have any sympathy for their suffering fellow-mon. Even with the aid we are giving, there are a great many dying daily, both old and young, even to nursing infants.

There are now six foreigners here siding in the work, and we are all doing our utmost to prevent unworthy persone obtaining rice, and also to secure the best possible results from what is entrusted to as for distribution.

If after consulting with Mr. Clementi, your Committee has any suggestions to offer for s butter method or work, we will be glad to receive your instructions, or recommendations.

There is a small mattor, that may help to give which has just come to mind. The city is situated on a V between two rivere, no that erice, and a get to the place where we distribute the many who come must take the ferry in order to

more than 20 feet in depth, and this house was as summoned above the signa- remains a balance of $57,058.76 at debit ef pro- confident that the dumping of the dend bodies you a better anderstanding of the destitution.

37 feet 0 inches in depth, but as it appeared. any that there was to be a street at the back of the house 35 feet in width, he thought the Beard might consider this as a case in which they could grant exstaption.

The VICE-PRESIDENT supported the sugge tion, and the applicatia was granted.

REMOVAL OF. BUBBISH."

THE CHINESE THEATRES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"

few days ago our attention was called to fact that on that day about 200 women and children had eat on the opposits bank of the river, without food, because they had not the two cash to pay the ferry. There are many in- sidents that uld be mentioned but time will not permit, and still we feel it a duty to those who have so kindly undertaken the financial support of the work to let them know some- thing of what is being done, and trust these few lines may be of interest to those concerned Thanking you for your kind efforts to do what we are utterly unable to do, vis,, support Bras-· cially, and relief on a much larger scale thin we could give, and awaiting further instractions,

JOHN E. LEE, (per B. G. F.)..

RESUMPTION OF PROPERTY. Correspondence was laid on the table rels-

M. POLLOCK WAs of opinion that no dis-

(2) That only the clothing in use on the flat tive to the proposed resumption of esttain tinction should be drawn between s forms]

and that the fist be whitewashed and cloerd. of a backyard for and an informal meeting. Hore was a meet- properly and the

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(3) That the acoupants of the other floors said there was an applios ing which was publicly called by an adver

where the death takes place should be disinfected tisement in the columns of the Fress, and

sbould not be required to leave the house; their tion from Mesers. Leigh & Orange for the point, as he understood it. of Mr.

flats to be fumigated and whitewashed, but their exemption practically from providing, 4. Howett's objection was that that was &

occupants of the closed flat who (4) That the back yard to the house in Circular Pathway; natios of meeting purporting to be signed

have nowhere to go to be provided with a He had visited the house that morning, and by the Secretary of the Sagitary Board and the 28th February, 1903. The working account | Personal effects to remain untouched. found that the adjoining one. No. 18, had a therefore purporting to be a meeting sammited

off $1,302 55 as depreciation sail includitable place to move into for such time as the backyard. It and hypa a rule of the Beard not by the Banitary Board. He thought huestioning interest and other charges, and the balancs Board deeme necessary. to grant exemption in the ease of any house Howalt had quite properly raised the

If these suggestions are carried out, I äm and he fully supported him. If of $20,816 47. at debit of last year, there ture, of the Secretary of the Sanitary Board, fit and loss account. The result is very dis will decrease, for it seems rather unfair that

man should have to enter the hardships stel the permission of the Board ought previously to appointing as regards Canton, but it has been be obtained to the summosing of that meeting. absolutely unavoidable in the face of the con-

to reside in a bouse in a flat of which a case of That was the point, he understood, which Mr. tinned series of break-downs of the machinerynce above mentioned because he happers Hewett intended to raiss, and that was the there, which, it is now evident, is quite unequal piague has occurred.-Yours, etc.,

ANTI-DUMPING. Y whiob point

it was to be hoped would be kept in to the work it has to do. By the expenditure view in n the future if the Board proposed holding of much time and money, we have succeeded in getting the factory to run steadily latterly, but Mr. Rumas, pursuant to notice, moved: any meetings.

The PRESIDENT regretted that the advertise accidents to the machinery alons have cost us That, as under the present regime all house should have appeared in the way it did nearly $5,000 and our coal consumption ban refuse and pig wash remain on the pramises

is no doubt during the sleeping hours, fonding food for under the Boyal Arms and over the signature of been more than double what that of a suitable rate and supplying also powerful scarce for the Secretary of the Board, and he would face modern engine would be, Thero a vitiated and poisoned atmosphere, the Board cure that in fature no meeting should be called that with such on engine we should now be working at a good profit and it is quite clear tons that matters will never be on a satisfactory request the Acting Medical Officer of Health without first consulting the Board. 10 report on the advisability and expediency of

footing at the old engine has been replaced having such hausa refuse and pig washaeinoved in the evening, daily, instead of allowing them

by one of the latest and most economical type,

to foster and fume until the mant

ning, ander

such as the one we lave installed at Hunghom.

May I point out that I did not say the rug. Tho demand we are glad to say causes a DO anxiety; in spite of all the adverse circumstances the present systelu..

of last year, is bag increased and is increasing gestions of the Banitary Beard were unalter-rensia, youre Fory truly and the prospects of doing a large and remune-ble; what I did say and which in the only arme interpretation to be put on my words was gont. rative business at Canton are very

The works at Hunghem, Kowloon, were only that the Sanitary Board baring by a majority started in February last, so that as our accounts approved the closing of the theatres, ars made up to the 28th of that month, we are matter of absolutely no consequence what people, however at present a great numbers of enquiries subject, thought. without a working account there. We have who shared "Common Senses" views on the and new orders are coming in, and we have no donht that in a short time we shall not only be An application was rend for exemption from running at one full strength but that it will not the providing of tackyards at 3acdls, Kromere long before it will be necessary to consider Street, Tai Kok Tsui.

The Director of Public Works minuted: "Are the question of adding more machinery to keep these bouses built or are they about to be built? pace with our requirements there. If the latter, think some additional oper space should be required, otherwise the pro visions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance will be practically a dead latter: The lot appears to be 50 fest in depth."

The Secretary minuted in. houses are about to be built"

The

Speaking in support of his motion, Mr.

LIKEWASHING.

The limawashing return for the fortnight ended 12th May showed that out of 5,096 total houses in the Central district, 3,913 had been limewashed, Three ont of 303 tanement houses in the Western district were similarly trested..

· BAT RETURN.

RUMJAHN Bald refuse usually remained on promises during sleeping hours, and pigwash

During the week ending 4th May the total sometimes lay for two or three days before being taken away by the people who had bought number of rare caught in the Colony was 3,195 of which 177 were infected. For the works it for their pigs. The objects of the motion were to render the air during sleeping hours unded 11th and 18th May the figures were parer and to exterminats rats, which thrived 3.601 rats oanght, 217 infected; 3,671 rats

caught, 211 infented,

UB, the rabbish,

The PRESIDENT said that if Mr. Rumjabu's suggestion was adopted it would mean that the by-laws and conditions of the scavenging con- track would have to be amended, and it would not improve the present state of affairs, fur the reason that the accumulation of rabbish from Chinese eating houses and domiciles where evou ing meals were partaken of would lie until the afternoon of the following day, instead of being removed next morning, as was done under the the *motion, which accord

APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION.

CONSULTING COMMITTER.

Mr. H. P. White retired and Mr. J. H. Lewis was appointed in his place. The Hon. Sir Paul Chatar, C.M.G., and Mr. J.H. Lewis Thess now retire but offer themselves for re-election,

presen seconded

No one arly fell through. ingly

VION-PRESIDENT moved that the HEWETT said if it was the casy that pig. #Mr. wash, because it was a mark table produce and application be not granted unless the air-spaces had been sold to someone, was allowed to remain be materially increased. Durvis at

Mr MESSER scoonded, and the motion was agreed to.

in a house for three days before being removed by its purchaser, as Mr. Ramishn had stated, steps should be fakon to ensure its being taken away within the twenty-four hours.

CHOR

Mr. Fuxe WA was removed every day.

asid the refaze

The subject was then dropped

VINES FOR MISCONDUCT.

THE CLOSING OF THEATRES. An application was considered requesting that the Ke Shing Theatre may not be closed The petitioners were the by tho Bosed. managers of the theatre, who mid that it was

AUDITORA

The accounts have been audited by Messrs. W. H. Patts and A.O'D. Goardin who are recom mended for re-election.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers,

WEATHER REPOET

Hongkong, 20th May. S-During my temporary absence from Hongkong I indJosy, with that brevity which always thonotos true wit, has laid "Com. mon Songs" by the hesls. I feel I ought to leave well alone, but the temptation to enca ways is too strong to resist. more show "Common Seuse" the error of his

Common

it

Seuse" delivers bime:If "neck and

brisket" into my hands by asking me to say why the Indian Government has not stamped out the plague in India? My only mon Zenso" in strict confidence and with iko answer can be and is (aud I give it bo greatest humility), "Principally because it failed to see the necessity of closing the nativo theatres!!!"Yours, ote.,

SCALLYWAG.

JAPAN'S NAVAL EXTENSION BILL. The Naval Extension Bill was submitted to the House of Representatives at Tokyo last week. The Bill reade as follow

For eleven years commencing with the 37tb fiscal (1004.5), the following amounts

Year shall be specially drawn each year from the general revenue and added to the fand for the maintsuance of the Navy:

In the 37th fison! year (1904–5) —— 11:250,000 yen.

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The Hongkong Obeorratory yesterday issued For nine years annually from the 38th always kept clean and nest, and that they had the following report:

11,500,000 yen, wanking a total of to pay the landlords whether the theatre was The PRESIDENT, pursuant to notice, moved

The depression is moring Fastwards in the heart (1905-6) to the 40th fiscal year

115.300,000 yen.

Escal 3. In the 47th That the Board appoint a Select Committee elised or not. They offered in conclusion to

year (1914-16) The barometer has risen orer N Chins, | consisting of the President and the Acting provide for better ventilation and to whitewash N. part of the Ses of Japan, Medical Officer of Health under Scution 14 the ball once every three months. Since to fallen slightly over S. Chins and the Podlippines. 1,250,000 yen.

Pressure is highest over the coast of Chins The funds drawn according to the preceding Sub-section (2) of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903, for autbreak of plague, they had already engaged the purpose of inflicting us for misconduct many more coolies to cleanse the theatre daily and gradients are slight for NFL winds in the clauses shall be paid for the construction of or neglect of duty. Ela said the object of the after the performance Farston Channel, and for SE. winds over the warships and torpedo-boats and the expenditure insidental to the constraction sad maintenance motion was to save a lot of unnecessary trouble Mr. Lau Chú Pak minuted The Kart of China Ben.

olosing of this and the other theatres Forecast to 8E. light or moderate; of the vessels and other works, consequent and delays genera

thereon showery. Mr. Messen seconded, and the proposal was will undoubtedly indist great bardship and foar on the lessees. Every year plague agreed to.

The Hon. Treasurers soknowledge with thanks Amount provionely acknowledged S15,539.52

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