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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH 1908

The baseball səsusun has closed in Manil ». according to one of our contemporaries there,

is a blang of glory."!

With the Tamor and the Rebis in dock, and with the departurs yesterday of our solitary protector of the last few days-the Portuguese ganboat Diu-the man-of-war anchorage is patieely vacent. The Ocean, which is 46 Mire Bay, loaves for Weihaiwei to-morrow.

deal to the complaints until competition perilously threatens, and now wo get from the Chairman of the Northern Company the tardy admission that tariff reductions to the Far Cast ure to a certain extent justified, A. S. WATSON & CO., be present rates for Far East trafic **«being rather high." We should think so indoed; but the admission on the part of the Cable Companies might have been made with better grace. We gather from

A Japaneso ongineer on board the Tamba the Chairman's remarks, however, that the competition of the Commercial Pacific Cable two days bolare the vessel reached. Singapors. Maru committed snipile by hanging himself Company is not likely to be a "cut-throat "On the arrival of the Tamba Maru at Singapore competition, for after prolonged negotiations the police were informed.

&post-mortem Pordaz. Per bot, the Chairman was able to announce that examination was held and burial ordered.

the Northern Company had at last come to. aprovisional understan ling, which although necessitating considerable orifices on the part of the Northern Company, will secure satisfactory working arrangements and possibly still more intimate relations with the parties concerned, At all events, even though the reduction of tariff rates wore not to be dealt with by the forthcoming International Telegraph Conference, coul-

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A Chinese, employed as cook on board the Hamburg-America Line steamer dragonio (which arrived at Yokohama from Hongkong on the 26th ult.) died at the General Hospital there from plagas. It transpired that the man was admitted to the Hospital without an oran ination of the case being fret mado Hospital was consequently Isolated (by, the anthorities.

Tho

Lieut. Commander Hugh Rodman, U.S.N

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

FRANCE AND MOROCCO,

S LONDON, 2nd June. M. Journart in a spoochi declared that France would have preferred to leave the punishment of the raiders to the Moorish Gossenmant, but

justified in making reprisals. in the circumstances France was perfoolly

AUSTRALIA AND MR. CHAMBER

·LAIN'S FISCAL POLICY. !

Londos, 2nd June,

will prove an enormous imperial advantage,

AUSTRIA AND ITALY:

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was hald yesterday afternoon in the Board Boom. Fe sent. The President (Hun. Dr. J., Atkinton,

could not to expected to be brought to the pratau The orperde: altseking to the scheme was extremely high, and the matter Board took any definite step. ( required very careful consideration before the

Board can only

'onn only ribom- D.P.W.), Mr. 0. Mol. Mesme, B.-G., Capt Mr. POLLOCK asked if the fames of the

gene Lyons, Acting C. B. P. Mr. H. E. Pollock, disinfecting gas were rapidly got rid of or hung K.O. Col. Webb, RAM,Q, Mr.A Ramjahn, about the ship for long afterwards, delaying Mr. Fung W. Chin Me Le Ch the mesiring of cargo Dr. Parne, Acting M.0.H., and Mr. G. A Woodcock, Secretary.

P.MOJ. Vice President (Hon, W. Chatham Spaarn

CHINESE THEATRES.

A letter was submitted from the Colonial Secretary relative to the recommendation of the Board for the closing of Chinese theatres during the plagus season. In this ops munication it was stated that the resom mendation was to a certain extent bared, upon the assumption that the closing of the thestess in 1901 had some effect upon the

· TŪMOVI

The ParmENT replied that he anticipated the gar like any other que, would replaly diffuse itself if the ship was opened up.

of

The motion was put to the meeting and again door educating volo, four vouling for and

The four

PRESIDENT favour

gave his coating vote in With reference to the question of sites for the motion, which was married. urinals, the PRESIDENT moved that a sub-com- mitten, sonslating of the Vice-President, the Acting Medioni Ufloor of Health, and Mr.

Bir Edmund Barton, the Austrálian Premier course of the epidemic, pra thoatres Rumjaho, be formed to consider the matter and large ard well. Faatilated structures and strongly favours Mr. Chamberlain's Fiscal assuming that much sccommodates about 2,100 report to the Board at the earliest opportunity. Folley and, provided each self-governing Colony porzozis the two theatres in Vistoria would Wand scoonded, and the motion whis has freedom in its owa fincal affairs, believes it for everal hours 4,500 parsons the FLUSHING OF DRAININ

of rational amusement persons who would otherwise be congregated in the already.

With reference to the proposed flushing of Log-congested tourments. His Excellency certain drains at East Point witli sea-water, a hoped that on further consideration the Board letter was submitted from the D.PW, sating.

agree that in time of epidemio if was that the secure were reparted to ho

in good not

well if it could be orcided, to deprive the order and must have been thoroughly fuched people of

amusements. He fully agreed that by the recent envy rainstorms. As the rains the theatres should be thoroughly cleansed, and had began he saw no occasion for going to the suggested that a temporary rescintion that all expetas of fishing by other mesue portera attending the theatres should wear shoes right penibly be of use in the event of plague bacilli being expectorated by any of the of the audience.

Me: POLLOCK-With reference to

this

polat,

LONDON, 2nd Juve. Some disquietude is beginning to be felt at continuous anti-Austrian demonstrations in many Italian towns. The demonstrations which two in namber, are desolate bits of land about | originated in resentment at an auimperlant

has been appointed Governer of the Midway falands, thongh at the time of his appointment they were without au inhabitant. The islands,

the new American trans-Pacific cobla zow being cal movement which the Government finds it. laid. A steamer laden with materials for the difficult to control. construction of the requisite, buildings hás nirendy loft San Francisco and in a short time the newly made Governor will find himself in charge of a busy little colony.

THE FATAL FIRE AT ETON.

LONDON, 2ad June,

would

was that, as you stated, sir, in your opinion' the harding of Chinese together in Chinezo theatres was likely to 1.ad to the dissemination of plagas. Unless, sir, you see any reason to modify that opinion, if soms to me that to recommendation originelly made by the Boost must stand.

The PurEIDENT said there was apparently no need for this flushing, and it was agreed not to undertake it.

RIOUS DISKARS AT CHANGHAL Correspondence was laid on the table rela-

Shanghai, vet

The FEESIDENT Raid that as it appeared that cholera, swall-por and diphthers were non- Board recommend the Governor in Council to existent in Bhanghal he would move that the withdraw the proclamation of and March declaring &taoghal an infected port. ***** agreed to

MY. FOLLOCK Becondod, and the motion was

incrcial men in the Far East might certainly look forward with confidence to an early re- duction of rates as the result of competition. Another announcement of importance to the Far East made by the Chairman of the half way between Honolulu and Guam and manifestation of students at Innsbruck against it, you will remember that the reason the tive to the prevalence of infectious disease at Northern Company is that negotiations have their robe importance lles in the fact that upon the Italian students, have now become a politi- recominondation was sent to the Government been successfully concluded with China one of them is to be erected a cable station for enabling the Northern Company to take over the working of the Peking-Kiachta. Irkutsk line, which is the shortest and most direct route between Europe and the For Fast. It has been open since the beginning of the year for "limitrophe tradic" between Russia and Chinn, but it will not be open for all traffic until the working between Irkutak and the western frontier of Russia has been considerably improved. When that is done the shareholders of the Northern Company should be able to meet the new competition with reasonable prospect of being able to hold their own.

The Tour has conferred a decoration on Mr. Foley of the Northorn Chiasso Railway for his Barvices to the Russians in 1900.

THE PLAGUE ROLL.

Yesterday's returns bring the plague roll well over a thousand-1,014 to be exact, since the beginning of the year, Yesterday's returns contained 28 cases as having occurred within 24 hours. Wengret to Lotice that several cases during the past few days have occurred in th Victoria Gaol. In yesterday's list there are five cazes from the Guel including one Eacopean case.

The returns for the week ended 30th May show a total of 123 cases and 103 deaths. The total is made up of 4 Europeaus, 5 Indians,

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REVIEWS.

resolution was passed there was more plague than now.

Col WERD-I think that when the

The fire at Eton was in the Rev. Mr. Kinders ley's honse. Both the victims were 14 years old,

The PRESIDENT-In reply to Col. Webb, and one of them the grandson of Sir Edward I do not think that there is any ararked dif- Lawson, the proprietor of the Duity Telegraph.ference in the number of eases between the date that we made this recommendation to the Government and now, and I still think that the herding together of massen. of the people such as of advisable during the prevalence of an epidemio The recommendation of the Board has been forwarded to the Government, and this is prastically the reply of the Government They have considered the matter fally, I presums, and unless some member wishes to melolong temarks in reply to this lotter, I propo it or

on the tabla, m

The Land of the Boxers, or China under the Allies. By Captain Gornos CASSERLY, Indian Army. With 13 Illustrations and a Plan. London, Longmans, Green & Co., 39 Paternoster Row.

Or books on this subject thers appear to be no end, but the reader who dips into this volume will and that it posseses an attractiveness of its

TLAQUE AT AMOY. There was laid on the talks a lotter from the British Consul at Amoy reporting that the plugne epidemie there continued unstated, but with no great severity as compared with former years whether as to type of disease or mortality The number of deaths in the city estimated at from 30 to 50 per day. The

10cessity occurs în Chinese theatres is in- I was rouKSIDENT Moved that the Beard

recommend the Governor in Conneil to declaro Amoy nu iafooted port, pares de

Mr. Rumsaus goounded, and the motion was agreed to,

ASSISTANT SECRETARY The PrzeDEST pursuant to noties moved

socordance with That the Board. in

Section 18 of the Pablo Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, authorias Mr. Hammer, who

It is satisfactory to note that the weekly Portuguese, 2 Japanese, 110 Chinese and 1 own which is refreshing. The book is dedicated Originally inade to the Government that the has been appointed to set as Assistant Secretary,

return of cassa of communicable diseaara, con- tains, apart from the deplorably heavy plague 1.10 returns, only one ease of small-pox and one of

Against all other diseases

A. S. WATSON & CO.

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

paerperal fever. appears the word nil,

Au American has been sentenced in the Kobe police coart to two months' imprisonment, and

ather.

THE CHINESE OPIUM TAX,

In the House of Commons on the 5th ult. Mr. H. J. Wilson asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he was aware that the Government of the Province of Canton laat

to the Offoma of the American and British Naval and Military foress in China. Fuller

accounts have been published of the military operations in the troublous days of 1900, but Captain Casserly's book makes no pretence of being a standard record of these arents, it may rather be described.

18 a por

Mr. POLLOCK-I beg to mora, kir, Board adhere to his recommendatis

theatres be closed durig plague time.

Col Wen-Asue appars to be disease which is spread by bad air, had ventile

om vorerending, I bfg to secu

second the proposal.

voted for the motion nm

On division, four against, as follows i

For-Mr. Pollock, Col. Webb, the President, and Mr. Mosser,

Agrist The Vice-President, Mr. Fung

Ruojaan.

to perform all or any of the duties of the Secretary.

ME LAC CRU PAR seconded, and the motion was agreed to..

Health be

repor

to underge six months' police surveillance, for year, with a view to meeting its share of the sonal narrative of his travels and of the Wa Chup, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, and Mr. March, 10, the Acting Medical Oficer of [31 stealing from the pockets of a French gentle-Indemnities imposed upon Chine, instituated an

mau staĝing, at + local hotel sums of money amounting to 165 yen.

UTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY Guamusications relating to the new columns should be addressed to Tun EpITOR.

Lerrependents must forward their names and ad, drees with.comms aications addressed to the Editor mat for publication, bat as evidenes of good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on on: side of the paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that have nireedy appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY Paras should be sent before, 11 um, on day of publication. After that Jr the supply in limited. Only supplied for Cash, Telegraphic Address: Pazar Codes: A.B.C.5th Ed. Lieber's

The London Gazette notifies that the King has been pleased to give direstions for the Brewin, appointment of Mr. Arthur W. Registrar-General of the Colony of Hongkong, to be an offical member of the Legislative Council at the Colony for so long as he shall hold the said office of Registrar-General.

additions I tax upen opium, both native grown and imported, which was in operation for about two months; that, in September must, the British Consul at Canton remonstrated against this additional tax, on the ground that it was in con- gistent with the Treaty obligations of China, and that it was in consequence discontinued whether the Secretary for Foreign Affairs had sanctioned this action of the Consal, having

Mr. FOLLOOR-The President has the rusting

vote.

Mr. Fang WA CHUN-It isn't necessary for him to exercise his ousting vole. (Laughter.)

The RESIDENT gave his casting reta in favour of the motion. so that the original recommendation of the Beard stands.

DISINFECTING SHIPS, A

impressions he formed of the placas visited and the people of varied nationalities with whom he was brought into contact. A very good example of his style is the amusing dos cription of Hongkong Society wo ropriated from the book a few days ago. Interesting |rì sariptions · sire given in the book of Hongkong, Canton, Macao, Tientsin, Peking, Weilivro, Shanuzikwan and other places,

A letter was submitted from the Colonial, There is a very readable chapter of the Secretary onquiring whether the Board required Allied Armies in China in which the authoring ships, and asking the Board to furnish the

a Clayton machine for the purpose of disinfect

writer with lavish appreciation of the Government with a list of sites recommended Japanese Army and of our

own Indian for the erection of public urinals and latrines... troops. The final chapter entitled "Ching-

Me U. E. Pollock minutedThe Bat

Battery Past, Present and Fatura" contains nothing

Patk urinal is a disgees that has not heas said before times withou The Forsidest, in reply to Mr. Pollocks number. We all know that the undeveloped minute, said the animalsin quaation was to les Viscount Crantorse: An attempt was made wealth of China is onormous, that her foil is closed and another endcted in Ios House 3/24 last year to levy an additional tax apon opium. incredibly for ilo and her people industrion, Mr. POLLOCK-I am very glad to hear

to take its place,

jeg Under the prescribed conditions this could only and fancy las often played with the vision of Contioning the PRESIDENT mid that vi have operated so as to discriminate in favour of China transformed, as Japan has been trans-reference to the letter from the Cora native opium, But it was also in violation of formed in the short space of forty years, as if chasing for the use of the Colony & Clayton Becretary regarding the advisability of pur HONGKONG OFFER: 14 DELVOX Road CI, | and to the arrangements which have been mario Clause 2 of the Additional Article of the Chefoo by a magician a wand. That is as far as we got. apparates for

disinfecting of sit is, the LONDO UFFICS: 181, FLEET STREET, B.C. with various administrations for Taninisining

P.O. Box, 83. Telephone No. 12 DEATH

On the 5th May, at his residence, Petersham, N.S.W, HENRY FOBSTER, V.C., agod B1 year.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 5th June 1808.

Major, General Sir Alfred Gaselon is, in re- orgnition of his service in China, to be given the commend of the Bengal Army, vics Lient General Sir George Lask, who was obliged to proceed home at the end of last year in con- Requence of ill-health. Sir Alfred Gaselee will take up the command with the rank of Leat General,

Owing to the large number of the ropsies.

their cables in good order, the Grost Northern Telegraph Company are to provide another cable steamer for use in the Far East. A new and larger cassel is being built in the yards of Burmeister and Wain at Copenbageo,

The P. & Q. s... Maseüit, which brought the English mail yesterday, is one of the oldest vants in the Company's: servion sËd is tu be gold after her next trip. She made a good rau up from Singapore and was well ahead of her

Tax cable which will connect America with the Far East via Hawaii, Midway and Guara Islanda and Manila is making steady progress towards completion, and this faet gives especial interest to the meetings of the Cable Companies who have up to the present enjoyed the monopoly of cable business with the Far East. No time. Savotal of her passengers were bound allusion, however, appears to have been for Earopa via the Sibarian railway, including made to this importout matter by the Mr. I. G. Fraser, editor of the Times of India. Chairman of the Eastern Extension, Aus- who is to write a series of letters for that. tralasia and China Telegraph Company at journal on his trip. the half yearly meeting of shareholders in London last month, hut the Chairman of

Gibson

regard to Clause 5 of the additional Article to the Chefoo Convention, aigued in London in 1885, which provided for further taxation on imported opium, subject only to the condition

that such taxation equally applied to the nativa drag.

Convention, because it was to be levied at the port and while the packages were still unopened for consumption, in which ease the amount of the tax is, by the Claus, specifically limited. His Majesty's Minister at Peking and His Majesty's Consul-General at Canton, anting under the instructions of His Majesty's Govern went, protested against the tax, and the new regulations were withdrewn.

· POLICE COURT, Thursday, 4th Jaze,

BEFORE ME. F. A. HAZELAND (POLICE MAGISTRATE).

INTERESTING SUMMONS CASE.

Mr. B. G. Hackford, manager of Powell,

last went condone to the community in

Govers

Thors are signs of "a great awakening true; Lut they lose a great deal by contrast with and a recamion made in the signs in Japan in the fifties. Though we matter was then referred to the Chamber of ment to ubtains one of these machines. The cannot say of Captain Casserly's book that it adds much to the knowledge of residents in impracticable to use the mechire here because Commerce, which body decided that It was the Far East, it is an eminently readable so few ships made this their terminal port volume which should command a good sale at which most of the cargo had been removed. and it was only applicable to ships from home, the information being reliable and futer Professer Sim sen firat suggested the advise esting y written, and Hongkong resders will bility of having such un apparatus in the find much to interest them in the chapters Colong. It would undenbtedly be useful, the President thought, in the case of slipe arriving dealing with this Colony and that of Macno.

from infectat porta: Only a few weeks ago su The letterpress and the illustrations, of which Indian on the Arretoun Apcar developed plugna there are fifteen, are excellent.

within 24 hours of the steamer's arrival, and the presumption was he must bave contracted the direase elsewhere than in Hongkong,

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Mr. POLLOCK asked what disinfectant was used, e

PLAGUE AND OCEFING. notice moredThat having regard to the Mr. H. E. OLIGOE, K.C. pursuant to letter, signed Anti-dumping," which appeared in the Hongkong Daily Press of the 2nd

Board as socu us possible

requested

writing to the 1 Why percentage, or bodies"

(riving figures) iu proportion

the number of plague ouses (giving figures) were damned in the streels during the following periods, respectively :-(a). The year 1998; (0) the year 1899; (e) the year 1900; (d) tho yaur

year 1901; (c)

the year 1802; (f) the year 1908, from the 1st January sutil the dateaf report?...

2. What measures are now being taken with a view to minimice such damping, and has the Acting Medical Ober of Health way mggestions to make as to any further measELTEN for Klaunishing such damping? 1. How many courictions in respect Fot the demping of dead bodies in

Te streels like taken place before. Police Magistrate (6) During the en 1000 (6) during the your 1001 4) during the your 1902; (d) from the 1st of January, 1903, to the date of re- port What penalties wew awarded respect of each of such emsistions, nd state the case, if any, in which the party elected to pay the fine in stead of undergelog imprisonment ........ 4. What measures are now adopted for (as Temporarily housing people whose rooms are being disinfected in conse quence of plague baving occurred; and (b) protesting the furniture and

pro perly of such people from damage Has the Acting Medical Officer of Health, any suggestions to make for the improvement of such mesaures P 5. Whether it is the fret that in former years only the flat where a case of plague occurred was disinfected and pet the whole house, and if so, when.

the former practice discontinued and for what reasons Passenge 6. Whether it is vreesaary that winter clothes, locked up in a box in z fat in which plague has red bould be disinfected and for how long has such practice been in forte f Whether the following statements, which are

Ld, Quren's Read, summoned Ng Lal, the Chaplain of HAM.'s forces before the Odd was for generating aviphur dioxide gas contained in the above-mentioned letter of

By permission of Major Radcliffe and Officers, firm's No. 1 tailor, on the following charges: the following programme at the King Edward (2) dieregarding the hopes of the firm; (3) not the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play (1) Disobeying the dressmaker's instructions; Hotel, during dinner, this evening (weather ozeating orders within a reasonable time when permitting) e

work was handed over to the March Comrades" Overture... "La Lettre de Manon, Selection.... **Lucia di Lammermoor,”

alte

"Dans un Rêve;", Song

The Promise of Life," Quadrille Lighte o" London,!!..... Polka...The Colonel,”

God Save the King."

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little more graceful seknowledgment of the

Marriage, By Key. E. J. HARDY, M.A.

Hongkong, W. Brewer and Co., Queen's Road. | THIS is the lecture recently given by the

Volumes Society, and is inscribed to HE. the Northern Company felt it to be a duty

presided at the lecture, Though the news. Major-General Gascoigne, K.C.M.G, who to remind the shareholders of his Company

page reports, we now learn from the anthor, that when the American line is opened for

adapt to more or less insecurate" they will trafie, it would create "& 100st serious competition" with the old routes belonging

Gillet Porm (4) insolence to the water by dots have enficiently served the par- Donizetti not answering whon spoken to tention po indicating the nature of the contents to both the Northern and the Eastern

Berger to instructions; (6) falling back (o that he of volume to those who wish to buy. The Cowen did not answer after he was told that he bad not author having no M.S. or notes has compiled Telegraph Companies. "The compati “tion," he added, "will probably be still

Herve goods, especially light material, placed in his more or less inaccurate newspaper reports, Couto performed the work properly; (7) sailing the lecture, bays, from the collation of these "nore vere when the contemplated

hands for making up; and (8) filthy and dirty Dutch,

and French "German,

condition of the sewing machines. aub.

The case his additional interest from "morine gables have been laid, as these "cables are intended to form branch lines Bishop of Macao, left yesterday morning at 10 the fact at it is the first brought under the recently-passed Ordinance No. 45 of o'clock by the Portugues ganhost Div to 1902. To the charges the defendant, who "and feeders for the new route. At the assume the charge of his diocese. He was was represented by Mr. M. W: Slade, bar. “ same time," he went on to say, we accompanied on board by Embor Conselheiro ristor-at-law, pleaded not guilty. Mr. M. J. "are on the eve of some very considerable Romano, Lieut. Santos, representing the D. Stephens, solicitor (Stephens & Thom- "tariff reductions, the extent of which will Governor of Mamo, Canon Arriaga, the only be determined at the International Dissfor of St. Joseph's College, Macao, Soubor "Telegraph Conference meeting in London." Leiria and several priests from the mission here The Company's customers in the Far East is Lordship ambarked offcially and was repeatedly had to shock the defendant for bis received on board with all honoare due to his had workmanship, as often as six time a day con hardly be expected to exhibit much exalted rank During His Lordship's stay in sometimes. sympathy with these wailings. We have this Jeloay, he called on Bishop Piaszoli of the Further evidence was given and niter bear- grumbled for years over the abnormally Roman Catholic Mission here, and lunched with ing a legal argument as to whether the cus high rates charged for cables to the Far the Portuguese Conaal-General on Wednesday said he would adjourn the summons sine din was governed by the Ordinance, bis Worship Bast, but the Companies have remained The rest of the time was spent in sight-seeing and give a written decision.

Dr. João Paulino d'Azevedo Castro, the now

sea, prosented on behalf of the complainant The written agreement between the defend ant and the complainant was wat in, and Mr. Heckford gave ovidoneo as to the causes that had led to the summons being issued. He

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indebtedness would not have come amiss.

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Anti-dumping are accurate or not, and,

inaccurate, in what respects (hey are so The apparatus was in use in the port of London

The PRESIDENT replied that the apparatus

cast was about £800, and it would bove to employed on a lighter. The gas was pumped into the hold and killed every rat on board.

rats. It was acknowledged by scientists who and had proved, most successful in destroying

had studied the question that there was some connection between rat plague and human plague, and in the circumetsnose it would be advisable to recommend the Government to obtain a Clayten

HT. POLLOCK What was tho nature of the

while the cargo is being taken out of the ship. Chamber of Commerce objection Page The PRESIDENT-Detention of steamers

Mr. POLLOCK—The cargo would have to taken out altogathor pred

be

The PRESIDENT-Tes. There is another. point with reference to this, and that in the LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

advisability cf using this apparatus on slips leaving Hongkong during plogro periods, in The Imperial German mail.steamer Stattgart order that we might not contaminate any laft Kobs via Nagasaki, Shanghai and Foochow reightouring porte This point was raised by NADI. Clare in the Board in the original on the 3rd inst, at 3 p.m.

The Imperial German mail steamer Frousson discussing I more that the Bourd recommend left Colombo on the 3rd inst, plan, and may be that one of these machines for the purpose of expected hers on the 14th inst.

diunfecting ships 1 obtained from England. The OP.E. steamer Empress of Japon arrived COL WERE Recorded at. Vancouver at 9 p.m. on the und inst

The NP. steamer Olympic arrived at Toko- kama on the 3rd inst.

The steamer Gregory Apear left Bingapore for this port on the Lud inst bay Line) left Bingapore' for this port on the

The N.Y.K. steamer Hiroshinia Mara (Bem

3rd inst, and is exposted here on the 8th inst,

The VICE PRESIDENT was of opinion one appara na would not be enough for the slipping that frequent this port at least two or three would probably be requirest. The expenses, too, were not confined merely lighter there must be some motive power to baring the apparatus on board the

to take the lighter to the ships, which

(e) # As soon as a death is reported a pollremus. Is despatobel to the house where it has occurred, and the inmates are not allowed to leave till the body has been examined by a doctor and the * - cause of death certified, which, ar a rake, lakes ever twenty-four hours. (6) 11 the death is pronounced to be from plague the Sanitary Bosed officials tako charge of the premises and the socupants of the whole house are turned ant into the street with their furniture and all their clothing, winter and which is emptied from the

*** fumigation, the whole honso is and nailed and the occupants are left to shift for themselves with their furniture as best as they can” (d) *Daring what is called the dikufesting

apertion, farther bares, bliests of drawers, justtresses, and other farmis Surs are damaged to mach an extent that · are unfit for further sza (a) “ A cámá öl

plague occurred

early this month at No. 31, Elgin Street, first door. As usual the whole house was closed and the winter clothing, which was in boxen, taken and dinnlected, And the inmates were turned out, Some of them, who could not find any place to go to live, remained in the street with their furniture for nearly