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anure than a 2s, value to the dollar."

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THE PONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 3RD 1903

Electric balls have been ordered for the TELEGRAM S.THE HONGKONG SANITARY | Fisher to instineuntes provoodings before

Imparial Summer Palace at Poking.

As soon as the W. B. naval demonstration at Chefoo is finished, Admiral, Evans mails on the

Kent roky for America.

The Japan Red Cross Secisty has now 857,918 members, its amuust recalpte being estimated at 2,283,981 yen.

A Seoul despatch says that a number of Court ofBoials have been arrested in oonnection with a plot to administer poison to the imperor of Cores.

The number of foreigners in prison in Japau at the beginning of June was thirty. They con- sisted of one Englishman, ene Germsu, one American, thres Russians, twenty-one Chines and three Coreans.

A New York report says that "Anthony Hope" (A. H. Hawkins) is engaged to Mis Elizabeth Sheldon, daughter of Charlos M. Sheldon of New York, and sistor of Miss Sussane Sheldon, the stress, who is ongaged to Hagh Ainley, a rising theatrical star ju London.

The Paris Figareannounces that M. Bullocho, Secretary-General of the Government of Indo- China, has bosa sent to Paris by M. Doan orqas He is to supply the French Government with information concerning the modification recent ly sanctioned by the Government of Indo-China in the plans of the Yunnan Railway.

The Japanese Government has, a Tokyo despatch to the Osaka Asahi says, decided to construct a fine now building for its legation-at

REUTER'S SERVICE.

A SOUTH AFRICAN CUSTOMS. UNION.

LONDON, 30th June, The Cape Assembly has ratified the Con- vention establishing a South African Customs Union. An amendment opposing the pro forential treatment of (in at Britain was rejected by the casting vote of the Speaker.

SOMALILAND-ABYSSINIAN CO.OPERATION.

LONDON, 30th June. 150 more Bombay Greasliers have left Aden for Berbera.

LATER.

A dospatok from General Manning says desertors deuy that there are any white prisoners in the Mullah's entp.

Cel. Rochfort wires that the Abyssiniaus after forced marchas surprised the Mallah's horas spearmen on the 31st May, and that after A slight resistance the euemy fled. It is reported that the Mullah's uncle and 2,000 pearmen were killed and all livestock, inelud- ing 1,000 camela, captured,

CHINESE INDEMNITY.

Fince the With of last month the exchange

stationary at 1, but it is not likely to retain very long at that in view of the following

BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday in the Board Room. The Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal;C.vil ̧Medical Officer. (President), prasid-d, and there were also pro sant Captain F. W. Lyons, Acting Captalu Superintendent of Police; Mr. C. McL. Messer, Acling Registrar General; Colonel W. Webb, R.A.M.C.; Mr. Fang Wa Chun, Mr. Lan Chu Pok, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.; Mr. A. Ramjahn, Mr. E. A. Hewett; Dr. W. W. Pearse, Acting Medical Oficer of Health; and Mr. G. A. Woodrook (Sourotary),

BATH-LOUSES. AT TAIPINGSHAN,

A drawing was submitted showing proposed bath-houses for men and women to be erected on n site adjoining Pound Lane, Taipingshan.

The plans were approved,

PUBLIC CONVENIENCES, Thore was submitted the report of the con mittee appointed to consider what site could be recommended for the erection of public con. venience. In the report it was wcommended, that latrines should be erected, one th.

the west side of Bowrington Canal in Cosul Road West, one on the vacant land on the north side of Bridges Street near Sing Wong Strant, one on the triangular spaso worth of the H ar bour Office; and that urinals be erected, one in the lane between 1s and 16, Upper Station Street, one on the Fraya opposite Marine Lot 54 and one opposite Marine Lot 224.

The report was approvod.

[a Magistrate for the racuvery of any penalty import by Part II of the said Ordinance or any Bye-laws made thereunder, when so directed in writing by the Acting Medical Officer of Health. s Colonel Wenn reconded and the motion was agreed to.

BEALER REVOLTS, Mr. POLLOCK purmant to notion moved: That a copy of the President's report the Health and Sanitary Condition of the Colony of Hongkong for the year 1902 bo sent to every member of the Sanitary Board," His ronson, he said, was that the report con- contained some valuable information upon the plague statistics and upon the health of the Colony generally,

Mr. HEVETT Seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

Mr. PotLock mored-"That a oɔpy of the President's report and of the Roparts and Tablos annexed thereto, which are contained in Government Notification No

393 of 1903, be sent to every member of the

Sanitary Board." He made this motion for the same reason sa given above,

Mr. FUNG WA Cavs seconded, and the motion was agreed to,

MO.I.'S MEMORANDUM ON THE DUILDINGS

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Mr.POLLOCK also moved. ~~"That the memor

andum of the Acting Medical Officer of Health on the construction of cortain provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, which was read at the recent meeting of Pro- party-owners, be handed to the Press for There was laid on the table the report of the publication." Ho understood that an intima- Select Committas appointed for the consideration tien had been only that day received from of Mr. Pollock's motion and the Asting Medical the Government to the effect that they

THE PLAGUE LEPORT.

Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the resulted in any arrangemout being arrived Peking, at a cost of 250,000yen. The despatch rate for bank bills on demand has resined Officer of Health's reply thereto, togothar with I did not propose as a Government matter to

WHISKY. of values and a reversion to the present instability shown by fluctuations in ex- change. But it need not be becassary, the Express adds, to proceed et a greater pace, or to a higher figure, in the starvation polier than would suffice to keep the currency in the Colony and out of the melting-pot. "Thero is likawian the re- "Bection that most people with capital, "or savings, in the Erst do not show "the same decided objections to a risa in value that they do to a full; and the Straits is no exception to the rule." In the same number the London and China Express states that it learns that the negotiations with the Indian Government as to the coinage of the new currency for the Straits, Bartleingats have not yet

at. The Indian mints are at present fully accupied in the re-coinage of old rupees, and hesitate to give the desired facilities; it is to be hoped, however, that minting can be done in India, as thers would The following are also recommended, and naturally be a considerable saving of time over the same work being done in this are unsurpassed in quality.:---

country, our contemporary enncludes. The whole question of currency is an extremely thorny one, it must be admitted, and it passes the wit of any man, however much study he may have given to the subject, to predict the course of ercats after the change of a country from 'n silver to a gold standard. The disadvantages of the fluctuating rate of archange, however, are ao marked and the results to the countries which have recantly changed are, compara- tively, so encouraging that we are bound to nek that the fullest possible expert opinion

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of Hongkong too it is not feasible to put the currency upon a stable basis,

adds that the work will be taken in hand at a early date, and that it is expected to be completed

in three yearsa,

All the Japanese warships belonging to the Maidzara Admiralty, haring assembled at Maidaura, proceeded on the 25th uit. to engage in manouvres in that locality, the mananeres to last a fortnight. Rear Admiral Tuonyo, Naval Aide-de-Camp to H.M. the Emperor of

Japan, commands tho msamarTER,

The Straits Echo publishes a telegram datel London, Juns 19th-A thorough`enquiry has been ordered to go into the details of the alleged looting on the occupation of Manila by the American forces of the silver-ware from the Governor's Palace, and masy valuables and in some cases priceless objets d'art et vertu from the Municipal Museam.

A telegram dated London, 16th-funs, says Itenter learns that the telegram received in Paris from Bangkok relating to Kelantan in incorrect. The agreement was completed some months ago. The administration of Kelantan is not in the hands of the British, and no British force of 30 has been despatched to The U.S. sarvoylog-ship Pathfinder left Kelantan, where there are only a few Sikh sad yesterday for Manila.

Pathan guards.

Bix cases of plague, all Chinese and four fatal, were notified during the 24 hours ended at boon yesterday. Three cases were "found."

Among the passengers departing by the Hokata Muru to-day was Mr. Frank Hazeland, Police Magistrate, who goes home on a very well earned year's leave,

For the gu boste Bramble and Britsmart, which have just completed a three years' com- mission on this slation and are to be recam." missioned at Hongkong for furiber service, new crows will be sent out in the craiser

On the 29th May, on board the Spanish mail steamer Isla de Luzen, of Socotra, the wife of JUAN MENCASINI, 1.&. Custome, of a son, ALFONSO, Leviathan,

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The

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HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD CI.

The following appointments have been made by the Admiralty:-Rear Admiral Sir J. A. T. Brace, K.C.M., to bo rios-admiral; Lieut. I. W. Gibsog, M.V.O., to Leviathan, on commissioning: Chaplain: Rev. J. S. Borrow dale, to the Leviathan, to date June 16,

At the opening by the King of Slam on the LONDON OFFICE: 131. FLEET STREET, E.C. 19th alt. of the Petchaburi Railway, His Majesty conferred honours on several of the HONGKONA, 3rd July, 1903,

staff, Mr. Gourts receiving the 2nd class of the Crown of Siam, and Mr. Kloks the 3rd Class, and Mr. Thiel the 4th Class of the same Order.

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The latest invention of a Japanese scientist is mentioned by the Jiji. It is a method of telling the approach of a thunderstorm, and is the work of Mr. Okada, of the Central Meteoro- logical Observatory. Mr. Olada owes somo- thing, it seems, to wireless tolography, the principles of which are utilised in his invention. He claims that his apparatus will give warning of a thunderstorm four hours before its

occurrence.

A special telegram to the Shanghai Times dated Peking, 22nd June, sags:-Tho Chinezit Imperial Resident at Durga, Mongolia, has filed aletigthy complaint with the government concerning the high-handed maaner adopted by Russian officials in their treatment of the report contains many startling features. It is represented that the Chinese subjects are but a

notification:-

"Chinose Indomnity of 1901-An instalmout

a

Chiness polition relativo to the same question, have this report of the Acting M... printed The PRESIDENT said that the first suggestion by the Government. He thought they would in the report was that a floor occupied by a all agree with him that such a valuable memo. plague-infected person be cleansed and disintent. randum should not be lost, hat that it should of 20 per cent, of the certificate amount ised by the officers of the Board and that the become public property; and as the Government barely declared payable on coupon "B" of remainder of the house, provided that the had declined to have the document printed as similar an act of Government, the only feasible way he cortificates issued in payment of British private ceilings, stair linings and other claims under the provisions of the notification structures which might harbour rata be removed, | saw of getting it made known to the public was

might be allowed to be cleansed by the lomates through the columns of the Press. Further particulars will be found in our under the direction of the officers of the Mr. KEWETT seconded, and the motion was of the 12th June mat"

advert kement columns,

Board. The reason for that was that agreed to..

THE U.S. PACIFIC CABLE.

Mr. E. W. Tiklon, Agent for the O. & 0. 3.S. Co. at Hongkong, kindly sends to us for publication the following latter which be bas received :-

The PRESIDENT asid that the latter roosired

the ceilings, stair-linings and similar structures undoubtedly harbonred rats, and their remova 1 | from the Colonial Secretary of date 24th May would prevent the formation of rat-rans in the was to the effect that the Government "declined houses. If the Chinese thoroughly understood this it would be to their advantage to remove these ceilings and stair-linings and guck structures, for it they did-provided the 8.8. Coptic, Hongkong, 2nd July. Government approved of this suggestion-the Sir,-I beg to inform you that I called at rest of the house with the exception of the floor, Midway Island on my outward trip to land on which the plague patient is would not be mail for the U.8. Navy and cable anthorities. cleansed by the Board's officers but might be We arrived off the Island on the afternoon of cleansed by the inmates. He wished to show June 13th. Captain Rodman, of the U.S.S.clearly to the Chinese that it would be to their Iroquois, bearded us and reported all well, and advantage tromove those ceilings, stair everyons anxiously awaiting the cable ship, linings and other structures in these houses all which they expected to arrive about Jane W0tb.

over the Delony. –I am, dear sir, yours vary truly,

JNO. H, RINDER, Commanding.

IMPROVEMENTS AT THE THEATRE.

Colonel Wena moved the adoption of the committee's recommendations.

Captain LYONS seconded.

Mr. RUMJAHN was of opinion that the com- |witter's recommendations did not give a sufß- cient inducement to the Chinese to cease from damping bodies. What they most strongly object-

to publish Dr. Pearse's memorandum which involved assumptions as to the offset of the law that may or may not be correct, but which can only be decided by a case deciled in the law courts. This decision can readily be obtained in the usual manner. I may add that the memorandum dready bear before the Board and can be agal brought before the Board for further consideration if so desired." As was stated at the meeting on the 21st May the Press was at fiberty to print the report. It was laid on the table, but as confidential meeting was held afterwards they did not take it that they could take the report away. As it was the request of the Bourd, he would by the report on the table for the Press to print it.

The following is Dr. Pearse's memorandum:- In order to get some ides as to the effect the usw law regulating overorowding will have, I

Workmen are at present occupied in carrying out at the Theatre Royal alterations that, whened to was the oleansing by the Board's coolies, have had a floor in Aberdeen Strest (No. 5 Why should they not allow the tenants to Dietrist) measured, vis, the fast floor of No. 26, cleanse their own floors and fists andor the Aberdeen Street. The area of this floor is 73) supervision of the Board's officers the sq. ft. and its cabie contents 9,127 calie font. Bord's coolius did the work effectively, why Its height is therefore about 123 fest. At this should the tenants or their servants not do the present time there are in this for only two There was another most windows into the external air, namely the same or batter? marious objection and that was the police two looking from the front of the floor into the detention of the inmates of the floor on which a street. Each of these windows has a glazed 0180 occurred. He did not see that any benefit area of only 10 sq. ft. To keep within the was derived from such a stop. The incubation | terme of the new law therefore anyone desirone period of plagna raged from a few hours to

completed, should tend considerably to improve the place, from the point of view of both per, formers and spectators. The principal altera tions in the dross circls are the taking away of the four boxes at the sides and the replacing of the present old wooden balustrade by an iron one in order to bring all the side seats into a better line of sight. This step will commend itself te all as a most sensible one, for from their ox tremely unfavourable position these chairs have hitherto simply been in the way. The slope of

of subdividing this floor could apparently de so by building a cubicle or room around nach of the seats generally is being rearranged so as to

these two windows Each cubicle could only provide as good a view as possible, and to

Mr. RONJAHN-Dr. Thomson, the medical he of 105 sq. ft. and would hold therefore S hit le better than mere puppets in the hands of better the accoustic properties of the hall the Russians. The latter are greatly feared screens are being placed la position between fear under the Bombay Government says, le persone. The total number of paracris them

the iron pillars, The floor of the stalls bis treatise on plague, 16 days.

allowed to lababit the floor would be six, as the because of their domineering actions. The Chinese Imperial Resident declares that he has

The President—It is quite an exceptiona! | remsimler of the floor having no window into the has been raised vix inches, so that the stage lost his personality with the people. Russian for getting on one's feet when one's interest

can now be watched without the necessity case, I think.

external air would not be habitable. If it be Mr. RUMJAHN went on to Kay that decided under the proviso to Section 154 that the officials are said to have taken hold of the

they been roused to any unusual extent. here

regular system of yard to this konss epunt us external air, then it administrative forces. The matter is receiving Cortoin alterations are being unde on the stage segregation of contacts. If these unfortunate will be apparently permissible to build another the grave attention of Poking officials, itself to bring the scenery up to modern require people wore confined compulsorily in na insanit cabiole of 120 sq. ft. around this window which

Chiness authorities of that district.

The

bea

about 16 days.

The PRESIDENT-27 days,

had no

Some of the French Colonial party arguments and to make this vital part of the Theatretry floor with a plague patient or a pingue will also hold 3 persous, bringing the total num.

OR

away with, and only three rooms as mentioned

THE English mail which reached the Colony

'The 4th Class of the White Elephant has also yesterday brought some further discussion

as perfect as may be. On the left hand side corpes for over 24 hours it was a disgrace to The bean conferred on Mr. Canova, end Mr. Goetz, that the extension to the 31st December of the on the Straite currency question.

periot within which the Convention of the 7th a level with the stage, a box will be the Colony and a very great disgrane to the ber of lawful occupants of the floor up to 9 most important item was the announcement who, however, wore not present.

will show that the rent, 324 per mensem, is October may be ratified, is an illegal act. The rected, and it should add to the attractiveness of Board. Instead of having three large blocks of persons. A glance at the plan of this house that the meeting of the Straits Settlement By permission of Major Rudeliffs and officers, Association in London decided, almost the band of the 33rd Barms Infantry will play previous extension was to the Piet March, and the miterium, which will be illuminated in its observation houses they should have four or five made up by the small payments of several ins unanimously, on the 3rd ultimo that the the following programme, daring dinner, at the it was not till the 7th April that the farther entirety by electricity. All or at least most of houses in each health district into which contacts ratio to be aimed at in the projected change King Edward Hotel to-day (weather permit. extension was proposed. But in the meantime, these alterations were suggested by Mr. Brough could go until their premises had been disía, dependent families. If the cubicles are done so the argoment runs, the treaty had been on the occasion of his last professional visit to fected. They should also allow plague corps above are allowed on this floor, the runt of the of currency in the Straits Settlements and ting):--

March......"Le Conquerant,........ Ord Hume annulled by the expiratior of the period within the Colony, and they are expected to cost some Federated Malay Slates should be that of a vortare... Stradella,"

Flotow which it could be ratified. M. Etienne's report thing between $3,0.0 and $3,550. The Pollard 28. dollar. The difficulty in selecting a Selection

Kapper

presented before the Chambers rose, simply Comedy Company will reopen the Theatre Boug

Caroly Kiny rutio arises from the danger, on the one Selection

Leslie Stuart stated that on the 1st April the Convention about the 10th of August next, when the work Bidrey Jones became caduque. "It is for us," writes the is expected to be completed.. hand, of fixing it too low, in which case the Waltz......... "A Great Slave,"

Two-Step

Thurban Paris correspondent of the Avenir du Toutin, new currency would be immediately snapped ups and, on the other baud, of fixing it too high, in which case it would paralyse trude,

Hibernia "Liebeslied," Floradora

* Mumblia Moss,”.

"God Save the King."

"to repeat daily that the Franco-Siamese

In a paragraph in its issue of yesterday treaty and M. Dalcassé are equally caduce." At the same time this correspondent admits quite senior evening contemporary a statement that a portion of frankly that. M. Delcarse will not take the the constructional work on the Jubiles Bond slightest polica of the legal point that has been had been destroyed in the recent rains. The raised statement in question appeared in the issue of

In favour of the 2a. dollar are the facts that evening our this is the value of the Japanese yen and contradicts the coming Filipino peso: that it is the equality of the rate adopted in Sium; and that Indo-China will probably also adept a

the Daily Prces of the 1st inst., and despite the

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

to be coflued properly in the houses in which

the deaths occurred, under the supervision of whole flour will still have to be paid, but the the Board, and to be hurled either locally or is burden will be divided between 0 people fastend It will farther be noticed the native place of the deceased. If his suggos of the 14 people who could occupy the door under tions were adopted be dared say the damping of the old Ordinance.

cases of plagas would be a thing of the past or at that these cubicles are in reality family houses and least would be greatly minimised and a saving their size and price per month ars determined of thousands upon thousands of dollars would be by the earnings of the husband or chief wage- effected annually. Why should the Board eon- earner of the family. If, on is not unreasonable, tinue to enforce measures opposed by the popa. we allow in the nine persons who could occupy where she is due to arrive at 6 a.m., to-morrow, and proved to be fruitless by all our pastusbands, three wives and six small (under 10) lace, detrimental to our welfare and prosperity, this floor under the scheme shown above throu

FROSECUTING INSPECTOR. The PRESIDENT pursuant to notice moved;

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The C.P.R. steamer Empress of Japan arrived at Nagasaki at 10.30 a.m. on the 2nd inst., and left again at 5 pm same day for Shangha, The C.P.B. steamer Empress of India arrived

children we shall go that the bardan of experience? at Hobe at 9.30 p.m. on the 30th nlt, and left

There were no other remarks and the motion paymon will rest on a small number of again at 2.30 p.m. on the let inst. for Tekobama,

Individuals. Now if the owner of this hours where she is due to arrive at 2.30 p.m., to-day.

was agreed to. The C.P.R.steamer Tartar arrived at Shang-

increases the glared area of the front windows haiat same on the 2nd inst., and leaves

to the full extent, via, 281 ft. each, we so that again at 2 am on the 3rd inst. for Hongkong, where(a) That the Board, ander the provi. then much larger cubicles could be built, namely she is due to arrive of 8 a.to, on the 6th sust.

The silk ex the C.P.B. steamer Athenian, sioua of Section 30 of tho Pablic Health and two of 985 sq. ft., each of which would from Hongkong, on the 27th May, arrived in Buildings Ordinance, 1908, depute Inspector accommodate 8 people or one large cubicle of New York on the 30th alt.

The 0.8.8. steater Alingus left Shanghai Frederick Fisher to institute summary proceed. 570 sq. ft., which would accommodate 17 people. We should then have practically the whole floor The 0.8.8 steamer Dardanus left Singapore contravening any of the Bye-lawa duly rando Committee did not mention, or rather as is the building of structures, we take it, and $2 per year. This can either be paid in advance yesterday morning, via Foochow, for this port.ings before a Magistrate against any subdivided into a large front cabiole for 17 "recommend, any particular ratio, was to viewed in that light the statement referred to in or on return to the Colony. If, after two years on the Ist inst, and is due here on the 5th Inst, under Section 16 of the Public Health and

The CN steamer Tainan, from Australian ports, left Sydney on the 27th ult, and is ex Pected here on the 17th inst

The Megal" Line steamer Megut left Singapore on the Jat inst., and may be expected her on the 6th inst.

28. dollar. In an article on the subject contradiction of our contemporary we see zo

At an extraordinary general menting of the the latest number of the London and reason to doubt the authenticity of the ioform- China Express says: "The idea is naturally ation, which cams from a reliable sourcu. The members of the above Club held in the that a rate for the new dollar should be term "constructionalwork" need not necessarily Gymnasian at Kowloon yesterday afternoon, "fixed at a price that is not likely to be be taken as referring only to suporstructuressuch the following special resolution passed at the "exceeded by the market value of the silver as bridges and retaining walls; the macadamis. annual meeting on the 18th alt, was confirmed: coin. One of the reasons that the ing of a road is just as much constructional work-"Absent members shall pay a retaining fee of

in the c

quita correct and beyond contradiction. We have clapood, no notification has been received *afford time for the mercantile community may add that the Jubilee Road is on the Victoria by the Club from the absent member that be "to fully consider the matter, and also to side of the harbour, and that foods in the New still wishes to remain a member, his name shall **see what the course of silver was likely to Territory, however serious, acn

Dot likely be struck off the list.". At that time-the end of last year to affect it.

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This was all the business.

persons, a small cubiele in rear with window Buildings Ordinance, 1903, when so directed in into the yard for three persons and a window- writing by the Acting Medical Officer of Health, less remainder which would do for a lobby or (b) That the Board, under the provisions of landing at the top of the stairs and which would Section 256 of the Public Health and Buildings not be legally inhabited. If this lobby be Ordinance, 1983, depute Inspector Frederick allowed by amending the dolinition of room,

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