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Over two millions bazd a half of visitors to the x I TELEGRAMS.

Oaks Exhibition were recorded up to the

ild

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The newly formed Kobe Golf Club, was

24th ult.

Pollard's Lilliputians were dus in Kobe last week to give one parformance of The Gaiety Girl on their way to Americs,

Prince Tsai Chen arrived in Kobe on the

aflornson of the 27th nit. from Kyoto, and left on the 29th for Shimonoseki, where he embarked for China.

plague, he was of opinion that unless some "method of bringing the offence home to the "offenders by severe punishment bo derisod "we must always expect to have some bodies dumped in the streets." Now it cannot be denied that there has been sopas mitigation gurated on the Rokkosan links on the of late of the bardships accompanying the eleansing of infected premises, and we truat that the recent discussion of the methods of the disinfecting gange will not be without its effect. But it cannot be hoped that the process of disinfection can ever be anything but distasteful to those who with their properties bave to undergo it--and who are for the most part people of a clasa entirely uneducated in matters of hygiene. Thers are no means of educating these people in the right direction (save what little can be done by the distribution of A limit handbills) and there must be to the deferring to the convenience of these unfortunate enough to be in the position of plague contacts. There is left the mainland regarding overts in Manoharis, Curious stories are constantly coming from therefore nothing but the question of puni-saga the Bole Chronicle. It is now stated in tive measures against dumpers." The telegram to the dacht that United States war- third of Mr. POLLOCK 6 questions last ships aro assembling in the Tollow. Se, while Thursday ran ne follows:How many many Americans are pro ended to Mancharia

convictions in respect of the dumping of to watch events, dead bodies in the streets have taken place "before a Police Magistrato:-(a) During “the year 1900; (b) during the year 1901; **(*) during the year 1902; (d) from the 1st of January, 1903, to the date of What penalties were awarded report.

Soch Syed bin Abdullah Bandilla, who was one of the first-class passengers passing throngh on the steamer Massilia Inst week, is the Liatenent of Arabs" in the Bazda Istands (Molucca Arobipolage) and is on his way to Europe via Siberia.

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According to the Japanese paper Mainichit the Manager at Paking of the Basso-Chinon Bank is reported to have stated at a dinter party recently that Russia intends to take possession of the Yala Valley and will eventually open negotiations with Japan for the dividing op of Coroa.

The appointments are notified in the Gazette of Messrs. A. Chapman and L. A. M. Johnston as Directors of the Widows sed Orphans Persion Fond; of Mr. D. Chirk as Visiting Justice to the Po Leung Kak; and of Mr. 8. B. C. Ross as Assistant Postaustor-General during the absence on leave of Mr. E. C. Lewis.

in respect of each of such convictions, "und state the cases, if any, in which "the party elected to pay the fine instead. "of undergoing imprisonmont?" Unforte- uately the reply to this question has not yet heen made public, and it is therefore impossible to say at present to what extent the activity of the polico baz been rewarded, The answer will be awaited with intarest. But anyone who has paid attention to

A secretary in the Japanese Home Depart Police Court Affairs must know that charges mout, who was recently rent to Turijim, one of the Loochoo group, to report on the volcanic of dumping and convictions have beeneruption there, telegraphe:t that he made an lamentably few in comparison with the inspection on the 20th ult. He found no less than twenty-two craters on the island, and an

number of dead bodies found. This is not

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

SINGAPORE SENSATION;

A CHINESE RUNS AMOK

SINGAPORE, 6th June, 1.25 p.m. A Chinaman ran amok here to-day and after wounding three people killed himself.

occurrence is unprecedented

The

Singapore.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

TRANSVAAL AFFAIES.

LONDON, 4th June.

in

nesburg ways that the Dutch have decided to The correspondent of the Standard at Johan

take an active part in the politics of the Trans- vaul, which Enaugurates a period of great political unrest.

Commandant Dohn and his colleagues in the late war are strongly opposed to the introduction of Chinees and advocate extensive recruiting la Africa or, failing that, în Southera India.

LATER.

The sentences of the majority of Trang vaalore convicted of military offences during the war have been remitted. ·

The Transvaal Legislative Council has adopted a clause of an ordinanes referring to coloured people by 15 to 13, but as the unofficial miembem were almost unnuímensly opposed to granting the franchise in ang shape at present, the Government has witlidaw the cluce nad will reconsider the matter.

SİR EDWARD GREY AT BEDFORD.

LONDON, 4th Jaue..

Sir Edward Gray, speaking at Bedford, said that if it was wanted to bind the Empire together it would be botter to develope shipping

TO-DAY'S WEDDING.

Woare asked to state that the guests are requested to be in their seats at S. John's the service will commence at ð o'clock sharp. Cathedral at ten minutes to 5 this evening, ne,

ORDER OF SERVICE.. Opening Velastory, “Cantilène Nuptiale” (Dubols).

NEW TUNG WA HOSPITAL

BRANCH

"OPENING" OREEMONT.

H. E. the Govertor, Eir H. A. Blake,

At the wedding of Captain Arbuthnot anð dies Bake this afternoon in the Cathedral, Bishop Hoare will conduct the service. The band of the Sherwood Foresters will be în | G.0.M,G,on Saturday performed the ceremony attendance.” As the bride enter the church, a of formally opening the plagus branch at hymn will be sung by the choir instead of the Keunedytown of the Tang Wa Hospital, the customary warch being played. Major the Hon. I foundation stono of, which he laid on 18th H. W Trefusin will be groomaman and the November, 1901. The institution is the practi- bridesmaids Misses Iris and Phoebe May, Miss unl outcome of the generosity of the leading Jean Robertson, and Miss Margaret Goodman, section of the Chinese community, whose After the ceremony there will be a reception as sympathise again and again have been stirred Government House, Lady flake racalving in by the sufferings of their poorer brethren when the hall. The presents→s magnificent coiled- stricken by disease. The alleviation of thosey tion-will be displayed in the dining-room; in sufferings, so far ds it by within the power the option hall refreshments will be served of men and money to accomplish, they and the wedding-cake ent. Mr. W. J. Tutcher, - maño their task, and how well they are dis- of the Botencial and Afforestation Department, charged that tank the building at Kennedy- is arranging the faternal decorations. The town bears mule but impressive testimony. band of the Sherwood Forestors will play on Standing on an eminence, it presenta a hand- the lawn

some appearance and commands a striking coup d'ont in the herbou stretching out in front. Ita in the Italian Renaissance style of architecture, and of two stories throughout. From the main entrance, which opens into the reception-room, corridors lead to the threa ward pavilions constituting the principal part of the building. On the right and left of the main entrazion are the two administration blocks, containing doctors' rooms, dispensaries, clipes, and stores on the ground floor, and nurses dormitories on the appar fist. In one of the pavilions there are twenty beds--ter on | each Boor-so that sccommodation is given for sixty patients altogether; besides these, how. | ever, the couvalescent ward contains fight beds, bringing, the total number up to sixty-night beds. The mortuary is to the south of the main buildings and connected with the wards by a covered way. On the same side are the kitoboos, wash-house, servants' quarters, ste. The interior of the buspitel is executed ou modern principles, and plastered with Kuene'a cement; all corners to rooms are rounded, so that dast will not randily acoumalate and, if it does gather, can be easily removed. The ventilation, lighting, and muitary arrangements are of the most approved kiad. Present-day requirements are met by the structural separation of the warde from the lavatories by means of passage, as well as in other minor respecte. Being pruti. cally open on all sides, the site in eminenti

considerable extension of the institution should suited for an hospital, and offers scope für

At the entrance of the bride the choir will sing the byma" Har's hark: my soul."

Following the geremony proper will be sung Psalm LXVII to Wesley's chante

Responses and prayers from the marriage ervice,

After the address the kyman “O porfect love," Blessing. Stalbur's “Sevenfold Amen." Voluntary (during the signing of the register) "Allegrotto Grazioso (Tours).

Wedding March" (Mendelssohn), by band of the Sherwood Formters and organ.

CANTON NOTES.

FROM THE “CHUNG NGOI BAN Đ

OUTRAGEOUS BOBBERS. The robbers in Canton are as fierco as over.

In fact the whole city in overrun with robbers, though the officials have imitated the methods of Hongkong in having constables policing the 29th ultimo a gang of miseresnis broke into the streets day and night. On the evening of the

surprising in view of the fact that these intending to deposit a corpse in the street the northern side. Steam was being actively and to make trade facilities easier than to boss of a polty military officer in Oi-Loon.. 1 it be necessary or desirable. The hospital, it

have ample opportunities in the course of a A. S. WATSON & CO. night of escaping police vigilance for the necessary few minutes. As, however, It is plain that dampers cannot well have carried the body any considerable distance,

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communicationsrelating to the news columna south be addressed to Tas EntroR.

eruption was going on in the farger ersters on emitted. Earthquakes had not entirely ceased, but the subterranean rumbling had much ebatad It is believed that, no serious eruption will tuke place in the near futuro.

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On the 26th nit. in the Kobe Chiho Saiban

disturb the Bapal policy.

PRESIDENT LOUBET'S VISIT TO ENGLAND,

LONDON, 4th June, Owing to the difficulty of adjusting dates in view of the King's visit to Ireland it is now

THE KING'S VISIT TO IRELAND.

LONDON, 5th June.

a scheme (well adapted to Chinese lens)sho, before Judge Euyenaga and two Associate has already been advocated in former years Judges, the hearing was resumed of the notion of punishing the neighbourhood in default of known as the Opion Contrast case and another the actually guilty individual or individuals. suit, brought by Mr. R. Hughes, claiming one-arranged that President Loubet will arrive in (31 There are no doubt many difficulties in apply fourth of the profits realised by the import London on the 6th July and remain in Esgland

ing such a scheme to Hongkong, but they can department of Messrs. Saniuel Samnal & Do. for three days. hardly be considered insurmountable. As Kobo, alleged to amount to 11,880.83 yen.. The for the injustice of fining a stract or part of

last-mentioned case was first proceeded with. a street, it must not be forgotten that the After some evidence had been given another sprend of plague is a neighbourhood is adjournment was ordered for the purpose of far heavier penalty than a pecuniary inflic-allowing the defendants to produes certain backs tion. The severest problem would be the discrimination between cases of dumping and cases where a plague-infected person ne dumped himself down (if we may use the expression) to die.

Corresponderism must forward their names and ed.

dresses with communication, addressed to the Editor not for publication, but as evidence of good faith.

All Letters for publication should be written on our side of the paper only,

No unmymously signed communications that have averly appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Orders for extra copies of DALLT PRESS should be seat before Uam. on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash Telegraphic Address: Pass. Code: A.B.C. 5th Ed.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE : 14. Das Vaux Road Cl LONDON OFFICE: 131. FLEWT STEBET, E.C,

HONGKONG, 8th June, 1963.

AR will be seen from the latest plague returns the number of bodies found in the streets of Hongkong or on the hillsides

Whether any solution to this problem could be found we cannot say. It is obvious that any systers

of fines would have to be carried out with the greatest possible caution. The idea, however, cannot be dismissed as catirely out of the question while the terrible evil of dumping is on the increase and the offenders can but so rarely be caught and punished:

and documents.

The opina cass too was adjourned so that plaintiffs might produce translations of ourtain orbibits.

THE PLAGUE.

During the day ended at mon ou Saturday

It is officially Bonounced that the King and Queer will arrive in Ireland on the 1st July.

FRANCE.

LONDON, 5th Juve, The Franch Senate has adopted a two years' Military Servico Bill.

LONDON, 5th Juzo.

Lane, near the Teriar City, and carried aw may be added, is to be devoted entirely to the his concubine, tegethor with a young maid-ser-option of Chinese patients, who will use vant. The captives were carried away in elmirs their choice of treatment by Westera or by the hour in Eastern methods. The architect of the building which were placed at the door readiness by the culprits. It is reported that is Mr. B. Trotterton Herker, A.M.1.C.E., the offence was committed by the Banner people, Cusen's Road Central, who has Laiced great who hitherto have been the most lawless rise on all hunds for bis work. It may bo criminals in the city, for they are under the mentioned that in Vol II of the d demy of supervision and jurisdiction of the Tartar Architecture there appears a sketch of the General who always dos his utmost to pro Tung Wass being a good example of a hospital test them and make light of any complaint built on modern lines. prented to him. When the Banner people, having committed theft. robbery or other orimes, ran back to the Tartar City, the soldiers and lakonga dare not go into the Tartar City and arrest them, for they have no right to do so, and even when a Bauner criminal is caught outside the Tartar City committing, an offence, he mast be sent back to the Tartar General for trial. It is said that the two forcale captives are still bidden in the Tartar City and will be sold as prostitutes later on.

"THE NEW VICEROY.

For the reception of the new Viceroy, the

Amongst those present at Saturday's func ton were the Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G., Hon, Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Dr. J. C. Thomson, D., J. (A.D.C. to His Excellency), and Messrs. C. McL. Gibson, Capt. J. B. Arbuthnot; M.V.0.

Mol. Meseer, B. B. Harker (orchilst of the

hospital), A. Ramjahn, Tung Lan Kuk (chair- Chun, Lau Chn Pak, Puu Obi Won, Li Sui man of the Tung Wa Hospital), Fung Wa

Ting, Tung Fan Sang, Young Wan Kul, Yeung Pui Sau, Chan Chili Wan, and ether rapre 800- talive Chinese gentlemen,

Addressing His ExerBoucy, Mr. Lau Cau on behalf of the directors of the Tung Wa PAK said-Your Excellency, In the name sud

propens to decorate all the streets with dowere. Hospital, I have great pleasure in requesting from the Government Wharf to the Yarn you to declaro open this plagna hospital, which through which His Excellency is to pass. The is to be condusted as a branch of the existing bending merchants also held a meeting in Sz Tang Wa Hospital 1t is with special satisfar- mun College to decide plans on reform, which tion that I do this in view of the circumstance will be sent to the Viceroy es 2007 as bearrivie, that it was your Excellency who laid the founda-

REBELS

tion-store of this building on 18th Novembar, 1901, which was designed by Mr. Harker, and also illustrated in the Academy of Avelitecture, vol. 22.

cases of plague were reported as having FOREST FIRES IN NORTH AMERICA leading merchants of the seventy-two guilde occurred within the Colony. One European Case appears in the returns as having been removed from Murray Barracks. The patient. we learn on enquiry, is Captain Anlay, Sherwood Forestors, who had been siling for about a week past; his attack is of a wild form and he is reported to be progressing satisfactorily. All the other cases were Chinese; 13 ware fatal. The German gunboat. Lucha arrived yesterday | Four dead bodies were “found.” from Couton.

The issue of - H. M. the King's exequatur

continues to form a considerable proportiouempowering M. Lichert to assume the post of the total crees. We learut last Thursday of Consal for France at Hongkong is natified from the reply of the Acting Medical Officer in the Curetic,

The names of Messrs. P. N. H. Jones, C. B. Thomas and T. Tyrwhitt have been added to the list of authorised architecte prepared under the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance.

Captain E. D. Sanders's resignation of his Volanteor Corps has been accepted by H. commission as captain in the Hongkong the Governor, who has granted Capt. Sanders permission to wear the uniform of his rank.

Next Sunday the Fenst of S. Anthony will

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NIPPON YUSEŃ KAISHA.

After two months', drought vast forest fires are raging in Eastern Canada, New England, New York State, and part of New Jersey, the dense smoke from which causes darkness in New York city and harbor salaisut to impede the traffic. The town of Muqdish, New Brunswick, has been destroyed, rendering two

hundred homeless.

The following is the twenty-sixth report of HURRICANE IN THE PHILIPPINES. the Nippon Yuson Kaitks (Japan Mail Steam- ship Company, Limited), presented to the

LONDON, 5th June, mosting, held at Tokyo, on the 25th May :- shareholders at the half-yearly ordinary general

A hurricans has occurred in the Philippines,

It is reported in official circles that a telegram has been lately received that the rebels are still very active and very fierce. The soldiers, thus, for a period of many years, been the ambi- tion of the Chinese community to possess a build- being greatly outnumbered, are unable to coping such as this where Chinese eases of infectious wired to the authorities repeatedly, asking Dating previons epidemics, temporary hospitals with them. The Prefect of Ching Chow has diseo may be treated by Chinese physicians. reinforcements, saying that the district is over have been in uso for this purpose, but it has, run with rebels and that the city is in great danger of being taken by the rebels. In answer throughout, been looked forward to, that a per- manent Chinese Infections Diseases Hospital

The gross profits of the Company for the in which four Americsa steamers, including the to the demand of the Prefect. Ho Taotni and would be erected. Accordingly, after your Ex. pant half-year amount to 3.461,415,237 yon, out transport Saxshri, have bean lost. The loss of Vice-General Fun with a good number of cellency's arrival in the Colony, these proposala of which there has been paid:- Depreciation of the Company's

float and property ... Ten 674.739.710 148,88.560 Insurance fund

404,872.380

Ships structural repair faud

Yen 1,228,294.630

life is not yet known.

FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

LONDON, 5th June. For the purpose of disarming suspicion which | any military movement in Morocco would be calculated to excite, the French Goremment has carefully amused Great Britain, and the The directors now propose that 111,658.030 | otherGovernments interested that theforthcom- yen be added to the reserve fund, raising it to

1,781,570.726 yen, 700,000.000 you to the fundg expedition is merely punitive and that no for the extension of services and improvement of occupation is intended.

of Health to Mr. H. E. POLLOCK's questions at the Sanitary Board meeting that the current plague senson bas furnished the highest percentage of finds" to cases on record. Last year, during a comparatively mild epidemic, the number of discoveries of plague-infected boilies rose nearly eight per cent. above the previously worst year, 1900. Yet the 85,5 of 1902 has been totally eclipsed by the 37.5 of this year. The dump- ing of bodies is a question which has been frequently discussed in these columus and be celebrated at Macao, and there will be a leaving a balance of 2,936,305.415 yen, including elaowhere in the Presa of Hongkong, while special excursion from Hongkong by the 703,184.928 yen brought forward from last

Steamboat Co.'s now us. Kinchan which will account. the sanitary authorities have not disguised lease here at 9 a.m. and return at 10 pm, the their recognition of the important part same day. There will be music on board. taken in the continuance of the disease by this criminal practice. In the conclusion Measts. Erich Georg & Co. say is their of his report, dated last December, on plague weekly shave list, dated Baturday, th June the fleet, bringing that amount to 2,700,000,000 in Hongkong, Professor W. J. SIMPSON put A more hopeful ferling pervades the market, among the five main causes of the endemicity noticeable in numeroas enquiries after the pria- of the disease bere the practice of damp-cipal steaks, most of whick in consequence show ing dead bodies in the street and thus an improvement on the prioos rating last we effectually concealing the infected houses."oney is gradually getting easier both bee and There is indeed no disagreement of opinion in the North, and there is every reason to expect in the Colony as to the intimate connection

The following returns of the average amount between dumping of bodies and the per- sistence of the epidemic. Nor can there be of bank notes in airmation and of spects lo much doubt that Dr. PARSE was right in resorve in Hongkong during May, 1905, are the conviction he expressed on Thursday certified by the managers of the respective that "disinfection and dumping stand in the mutual relation of cause and effect," The Acting Medical Officer of Houtis went on to say that, as he did not feel justified in recommending any serious alterations in the methods at present alopod to deal with

a livelier business in the near future.

tanke

Bazke. Chartered Bank of India, Aus-

tralia and ching... Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-

ing Corporation National Bank of China, Taitod

Total.

Average Spocio in Amount. Reserve,

yen, and that 71.858,110 yen be allowed us directors and auditors foes, From the re- mainder the directors recommend a dividend at the rate of ten per cent, together with two per cent, as special dividend, thus making twelve per cant. per annum, which will absorb 1,820.000.000 yen. The balance, 730,201.275 yon, will be carried forward to the next account..

REWPET KONDO, Chairman, Hoad Office, Tokyo, 25th May, 1903.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The C. P.B. stentner Empress of China arrived. 3,503,175 1,900,000 at Shanghai et 7 pm. on the ath inst, and oft 16,899,4097,000,000 again at 6 pm, on the fth just for Nagasaki, 410,213 259,000 where she is due to arrive at 6 a.m., to-day.

Taosto mer Zafiro left Manila on the 6th inst., $14,296,706 $9,450,000 1a.m., and, in dne here to-day, at noon.

soldiers have been sent to the scene.

CORRESPONDENCE.

SUGGESTION.

TO THE ELITOL OF TER: "DALLY FEESA,”

Hongkong, 44h Jane,

were submitted to you and your hearty sympathy with the gcheme has secured the fulfilment of thoas desires and aspirations. The fauds for the erection and the equipment of the institu- tion have been subscribed by the Chinese and European communities, and I have no doubt that the amount necessary for its maintenance, your by your, will be as willingly subscribed. It is proposed, as I have already indicated, that this institution she I be carried on ns a branch Sir, May I call the attentions of the and extension of the existing Tun Wa Hos Sanitary Beard to a very common mistake,pital and on precisely similar lines, all the which however is the most important one long patients admitted being given the option of time overlooked.

treatment by Chinese or Western methods. Since establishment of the Tung Wah Plague hers are zot quite complete, but your Excol- As is unfortunately too apparent, the buillings Hospital at Kennedy Town. patients from the Town had been being put in those bed-forms leady has been good enough to comment to a with awnings, moved for several miles under proposal that for the time being, the kitchen, lintshining, og kalanndry and marinary of this Government Hou- It is not easy, in thess days to take risksha Pital, adjoining this, may be need conjointly by 3,625 either, bearing son burning race along the the two institutions and thus these buiklings 43,199.14 Road while we have to think about the sick may take their share in mesting the present D/K,000.00

people suffering extreme hest inside the bed emergency created by the prevalence of plague in the Colony. Beforò another epidemic masson $262,688.71 moving on the way to Hospital. -

Ay8 8.78.

Wu "'ut if he notas to have soother piero of ours I dept at the whole of our poposals

for this Hospital may be rounded off and com $718,487.47 | grage pm, girta on evering plated. The urgency of the present situation

HONGKONG'S ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.

The following statement of the Colony's assets and liabilities on the 31st March, 1903,

published in the Gazette

is

Bank balance ·---

Advancos, éơi Subsidiary coins

Crown agents Balance

-ASHETE,

Total assots Balance

Total

LIABILITIES.

Deposits not available Crown agorte' drafte Money order remittanees

10,746.98

give thick shener from to attack of terrible

462, 62.07 host to the victim † - Yours, eto, ⠀ 244,000,00 36,425,40

Total

Estimats of silver at mint....$625,715

27 18,467.47

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LAM.Y.

has made it impossible for the Directors to arrange as they should harp liked to for the op 21 g commoy. I must, therefore, ask your Though the above letter-scht in without. From in soy to use a very ordinary iron lisy to the writ.r's actual or pelik ipon the hospital. The Directors will ister on original form ferobi ole ressona, ~ED DP]-

forward to you as a memento of this interesting.