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CORRESPONDENCE.

PUBLIC SPIRITED GENEROSITY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS."

flongkong, 1st May.

هرا

Six,At the mooting of the Sunitary Board on the 18th April, a discussion arose in connee- tion with the question of the dumping of dond bodies in the streets and harbour by the poorer

THE MERCANTILE BANK

OF CHINA, LTD.

The twelfth annual report of the Mercantile Dank of Chin, Limited, the sireholders of which mot on April 12th, was as follows:-

The Directors bug to wbmit to the share. holders of the Bank the general balance sheet and statement of proft and loss account for the year ending 31st December, 19047

The net profits for the year, after providing class Chiarso in this Colony. Various ronous for bad and doubtful debts, and including were, resigned for this objectionable practice. £14,551 19 d. brought forward from last With a view to ascertain Gig real resson, and account, amount to €76,227, 18, 08. Of this of providing a remedy, 1 Eave advertised

sam 214, 62 JR, Od, las already been distri-1 freely in all the Chinese newspapers circulatingbuted in payment of an interim dividend on the in the Colony, the offer to provide free burials "A" "sbares for the half-year ending for the parr and friendless.

30th June at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum,

res of income tax.

I beg to enclose a copy of a translation in English of the noting, which ny notio without interest to you-Yours initifolly

BO KOM TONG. The enclosure referred to resuls All Chinese hoursholders tro invited in the muse of a death accurring in their house, and the decens happening to be frioalless and with buf' efïends to meet the burial expenses, to keep the body in the house ani nof, femp it in the strent. Those who ara tao poor to defray the burial expevam uro vequester to communiente with Mr. Ho Kom Tong who will be glad to make all the arrangements for the jurial and to defray the necessary expenses himself."

SHIPPING ITEMS.

MACAS FEITA,

During the summer months the ss. Wing Chai, Commander Austin, E.NR. will vary hor Mac departure hour to fall in with the tides, there being at times insufficient water to cross the bar.

A. SANATORIUM SHIP.

Announce

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 2xг, 1905.

THE HEALTH OF CANTON,

The general health of the foreign community has not beeu altogether good, owing to an increase in the number of cases of typhoid fever,

+ mains at the Bund, this rinking" bing due to the fall of the contrat portion of 1

A report by Dr. E. C. Davenport, covering the Settlement, which is owing greatly health of Canton for the fifteen months to the previous condition of the existing aal centiunos carrier of sand ended 31st March, 19904, is published by the drains Statistical Department of the I. M. C.

etc., us the drains empty at each fall of the tide. Many drains have been found to in almost entirely occluded by ronts of trees, of which there are many on Shamien, und also detritus of all kinds. Sewage, ate, now percolaten through the pervious duxins into the box of sand, and ultimately pollates the only water Furthermore, at supply, namely, the well

mar various compounds, and is a source of danger high tides, water is forced back through the Howes and caussa emanation of sawor gas in und

to residents in the immediate neighbourhood.

dystory, and diphtheria.

On the foreign Settlement of Shamien, in 15 months there have been eight births and three deaths. Three deaths also occurrcil in Hongkong to Hongkong.x deaths, two were caused by hospitals amongst patients removed from Canton

tyhoid fever, and one by plague.

Of these

KODAK

FILMS

$

& ACCESSORIES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

LONG HING & CO..

PHOTO GOODS STORE,

17, QUEEN'S ROAD

(SAME PREMISES AS MESSRS. AH CUER

Hongkong, 7th December, 1904.

The American Vien Consul General at Shanghai contributed the following to our contemporary, with referencs to the murderous attack on one of Elijah Dewio's missionaries.

A few cases of plagde occurred among the The increased number of cases of tejkeið patives during Janary and February 193, fever, dysentery, diserta, diphtherb, and septic but the disos did not appear to spread widely throats that have cecurred of Inte is probably THE OUTRAGE NEAR HANGCHOW. till the following March, it then eculinued till caused chiefly by the defective and iouzitary July, when nothing more was hoard of it. Four drnisago system. For this reason, and having cases came under my notice, two Chinese and further increase in population, a more The Directors, have added £34,0 © to the two Japanese, all of which were fatal. One sanitary system of drai: age is urgently called

French gentleman

resident in Canton for. With a low-lying and subsiding Bettiennent, reserve fund raising the latter to £11,000)

contracted the disse in the port and died surrounded by a tidal river, such as Shamien is, the most seilüble' method of drainage soems to and they have not aside us towards the annoutly in Hongkong

At the end of this month (March, 1904) 1ten entirely surface system. The adventager formation of an officers' pension fund. They Bow rocutamend a further dividend on the Afied on inuiry that there is little or no plagus anticipated by this method over the existing

present in this port. The Chinese say that deep system araç--- and "B" shares at the rate of 7 per cent, per

there were comparatively few deaths last your from plague; but no accurate, or over sunum, free of income tax, for the second balf

approximate, idea of the number of deaths is of the year, leaving a balance of £15,102, 1o 01.

imporsible in Canton,

Little cr

or no cholera was heard of in the port during the past year. This inet is worthy at note, as the death rate from this disease was very high the previous year, both among natives and foreignors.

to be carried forward.

Mr. James Campbell, the Chief Mutiger, has been appointed to a mat on the Bourd,

The following directors retiro by rotation, but. being eligible. offer themselves for re- election:--Sir Alexander Wilson and R. W. Chumney, Es

Two serious casos of plumaine poisoning ncenrred on steamers in the port; ogie patient was a Chineze and the other a Custom employé, who had partaken of meat pies. Both patients

It will be uccasury to appoint auditors. Messrs. Copper Brothers & Co, and Messrs.runvored. W. A. Browne & Co., the retiring auditors. cfer themselves for re-ulection.

By order of the Bond

JAMES LAMPBELL,. Chief Munayer.

The accounts are as follows:---

To upitri authorized ---

BALANCE SHEET. Blst December, 1001,

Dr..

A shares of £20 each == £750,66 shures of £25 each 750,000

£1,500,000

15,00 A shares.

£121. puid 300

121 pmid

The Homburg-America line that the Furat Bismernic, of 8 tous, is eynipped us a floating saratorium, and will be | Capital osoned r dispatched on health ernis. The rontes of travel will be selected so that patients will have constant change of vorno, and be as comfortably cared for as at a health resort. The first cruise will start from Hamburg on July 8th and will last twoity-six days, covering 3,778 nautical zoites.

THE VLADIVOSTOK BLOCKADE.

The difficulty experienced in trying to van the blockade into Vladivostok is indicated by the report just made to the Western Fuot Company of Frisen by Chief Offleer Wobh of the steamer Wyefield, which was captured by the Japanose a few weeks' ngt. The Wyefehl luft Paget sound and from the frst was handled in a manner siculated to outwit the Japanese supposed to be baths lookout for her. Amphitrite straits were approached but the vessel was unable to enter on account of snow and huil storms. and 50 turned to the southward. Two days later her decks were a mass of ice, and two plates were damaged to such an extent that the vessel began to look. Then the vessel was put into Oklafisk where the sea was comparatively calm. While bere it was discovered that the steamer's stein was sprang. But in the anxiety to reach Viulirostok the Wyrfield was again puɩ to see, bound for Tsugarà straits. Lying off shore until dusk the steamer began as approach to the strails, bat was soon fired upon by the Japanes eruiker Micali, and soon afterward other Japanese wor ships put in an appearance. A prize orow was placed on board, and the Wyefield was taken to Yokosuka. Five days after the телно! *FLA nondemned.-- Sau Franciato Chronicle.

JAPANESE SEAMEN Đ. AMERICANS.

To

shares,

LINTZ80 0 e

$75,000 €

reserved funda current neguants and fixed deposit

langubic

hankers againstcnsh

Draft London-

contra

accity

Death on head office

mal branches Dralls on continental Bukyes and ather

£165,786 81

327,000 37

5600 S.

To lomus payable against security per To ptures on account of cus

tours, per contra

To sdy acents, incinding rebates and provision for bed and doubtful

To profit and loss ace unt..

£502,304 (1

110.00

2,208,727

391,

636,580 1111

111,606 8 3

259,670 16 0

22.11

44,386,010 5 3

Contingent liability on bills receivable re-discounted €2,810 N. 40, of which up to 27th March, 1905, £1 772, 22. itd. have run oì.

ae bank is als contingently liable in respect of No:es outstanding amounting to £7,961 3. 20., which are not expected to become payable and are not in- cimled in the above.

Forward exchange contracts outstanding for pur chiar and sale of bills and telegraphic trausters, £2,705,969_0%, Ud.

Cr.

By cash in hand and at baker......... By money at call By bullon.

By Government an oiler stock:-

Concrals and securities

guaranteed by the

British Goverument £111,134 v Jacint

Government

repee paper...... 227,142 10 6 Indian Government

sterling stock

guruuteed railway. debentures

92,962 10 0

freehold bunking preinisch

41,820 4 1.

10000 220002 18 11

0

By bill receivable nud mivances......... 1,799,216 37 Mercantile maring sailors in Amèrica, like by bills discounted. their English cousins, are very bitter againly

By loans receivable and mivances Asiatic competitors, who keep down the wages and break up trade wronopolies. The following appears in the Hawaian Gazette of the 28th March:--

Captain Aas of the barkeitine dimezon, now on route from Jahaina to Portland, may get into a peck of trouble on arrival, if the U. S. Shipping Commissioner carries out his threat to make things interesting for the skipper. It appears that while the vessel wanat Lahina the captain fired seven of bis men, paying their In other words, Caplain Aas is said to Wages have violated the United States shipping lawa. Captain Aas wrote to Honolulu to have a new crew sent over to him. Seven union men were signed by Shipping Commissoner Watkins at

tan

per month, the prevailing rate. On arrival the men were put to work. One of the former sailors who hatt been retained asked for his wages, $12,50, he having signed in Australia. The Captain refused and sent the off his ship. The

bey men made up a purse for the sailor. This left the crew shorthanded and the new mon kicked against, going to sea lacking a hand. The enptain is said to have told them to wend their way to a warm place, and fired thom all ashore. That night he took on ming Juganose and sailed. The seamon had not been paid, nor had they signed off the booke, and mo report was made to the Shipping Commissioner, and so things are likely to be warm for Captain Aas when he strikes the Sound.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The CPR. str. Empress of Japun urrived at Shanghaist 8.30a.m. on Saturday, the 20th ist.. and left again at 5 a.m. on Sunday for Hong. kong, and is due hore to-êny at 9 am

The P. & O. str. Mallu leit Singapore for this port on the 29th alt. at 1 pm with the outward English mails, and is due here on the 4th inst. about 6 a..

The 1.G.M. str. Bayern, carrying the Gerwag mails with dates from Barlin of the 11th April, loft Colombo on Saturday, a.m., and may be ox- pected here on Wednesday, the 10th inst.

The LG M. str. Roon, which left here on the 26th ult., p.m., arrived at Shanghai on Enn. day at 11 pm. (detained by fog).

The 1.G.M. str. Prins Eitel Friedrich, which left here on Wednesday-at--noon, arrived at Singapore on Sunday at 2 pm,

The P. & A. str. Aragonie left Portland Or. on the 20th ult. and is due here on the 24th inst.

The 0.8.8. & C.M. sir. Kintuck left. Singa pere on the 25th ult at daylight, and may be expected here on the 4th inst.

The sir. Rubi left Manila on Sunday, the

30th ult., and is duo here to-day at noon.

By

abilities of gustomers fer accept- unces per contra**** undry accounts, ineluding ancunts free by agents........

Two cases of small-pex among foreigners veinrred in Canton; bath these arrived in the port a'rendy infected. The first een, a Customs employé, came from Kumchuk, and was ionlated in Canton. Patient had been vacciunted once in infancy; had a wild attack of the discrete in variety and made an uninterrupted recovery.

The second patient was apparently infected in Shanghai or some other nortborn port. He was removed on the steamer of which he was au ofleer to Hongkong, where preparations wer made for reception and isolation patient. ra vaccination of all the crew, and disinfection of steamer. Patiert had a severe attack of the confluent type, bat ultimately recovered.

In all, five cases of diphtheria, among for eigners came under my notes during the winter monthe.

In the 15 months 12 cases of enteric facer mongst foreigners have come under my notice, and all, with the exception of three, occurred on Slamien. Two of these proved fatal. The first fatal ese occurred on 27th February 1903, and was complicated with maloria. The second case, that of a German living on Shamien, sad who also had malaria, was removed to Hongkong on 27th February, 1904, and died on the 22nd of the following zaith.

Of the 10 cases, all were of a mild type, except two, namely, the first being a lady who had lately arrived in the East from England, and was removed early in the disease to the Pesk Hospital in Hongkong; and the second patient bring a Customs employé, who was also removed to the Government Civil Hospital in Hongkong, where he ultimately recovered, after a relapse.

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1. The ability to clous all the existing oxits at ta si wall, which, with additional pointing by coment of the whole of Live Band wall around Shamien, will minimise the washing away of and, ute, and consequent suleistener of the S-ton and sinking of the initial and middle portion of the draites.

Should ang cincklog and sinking of the dreins occur, defrots are readily seen and more easily remedied.

#Thore should be no rgargitation at high tide, und na escape of poisonous gasosanywhers avar respective compounds,

4. There would be no obstruction by roots of trees.

7 Any garbaro lint may find acows, thor accidentally or wilfully, can be rundily removed. 6 With onbroken drains, composed of con Arte, further pollution of wells will be impossibl..

7. More healthy, owing to influence of sun and air upon contents of drain.

8. No harbour offere:t tu rats cockroaches.

T

9. * sponu ci outlay less. 30. Whereas anomal expense of maintenauco may be greater, owing to conlin bire by Municipal Council for resping, etc., expens will be inore uniforms true that incurred by any other systems.

11. Efficiency experienced by this system in

similar conditions in other towns.

The system is recommendat should be used for algo and surface water oufy, and no sewage of any description. Various landowners would be required to connect their respective drains with mnicipal drains alongside their compound, and in most cases only at small cost. All sowage should be covered daily as at present time, Ly buckets, and is a source of revenue to the Municipal Council. The only danger o objection to carrying out this system is the possibility of causing spidemic of ferer. sto; but such an event, I trust, will not ofcur

CHINA'S "SECOND SPRING."

TRADE

TELETHONE No. 18.

139

MARK.

TANSAN

Chikwali is a very small village about fifty miles north-west of Hanzeliow in the meuntalus. In this village Mr. Kennedy hal rented a lesture hall, and living zooats in a largo private dwelling, where he lived and taught the doctrines of his faith. He had been in the village four weeks and had gathered about him several natives, who were either converts or prospective Christians. For several days he had been holding orning matings to which ali the natives were invited, and at which the attendance was good. On Wednesday night, the inst, after one such me

meeting Mr. Kennedy retired about twelve o'clock, and the outer doors of the house and the compound were locked and harred as usual. Abent one o'clock Mr. Keunedly waaawakened by terrifying serens, only to be struck upon the head the PER CASE OF 10 SPLITH next instant. with some weapon that rondered him unconscios When he recovered conscious-

ss it was daylight, and he was in another room, his face, hands, and holy covered with blood ud dirt, and with several severe wounds about the heal arms and liauds. More than this he | remembers nothing.

Mr. Cloud, the American Vice-Consul at Humehow, accompanied by an armed guard of soldiers from the Governor's yameu, started for the village of Chihwuli early on Tuesday morning, and arrived at Yulanglision at 3 p.m. The village of Chibwali was thirty miles distant in the mountains. The party loft Yalang at 6:30 pm. and travel-d' all night over very ugh mountwis ronds, enchin. their destina- tion at 6 pun. on the 19th inst. They found the missionary living in a very dirty Chinoo His hit, and attended by anxious natives,

washer, wounia bad not been dressed, or and he was covered with blood and dirt from the low where he had failea. He was very weak from his seven days' suffering aud lack of proper fed. The doctor who accom panied the party dressed, his wounds, and were made to carry him to preparations Hangohow.

Atam. the party started for Hangelow. At Yulang a boat had on prepared, and the party reached. Hang how the next morning. Mr. Kennedy was taken to the hospital, where- he is at present confined. His wonds are y ry wavere, but there is little doubt of his recovery.

The magistrate of Yang has a ing strenuous efforts to arrest the two dozen three or four of the gang's leaders, and is unk- athers who are implicated.

From the evidence so far obtainable, the altck

At the time of writing a Customs probatiouer is suffering from typhoid fever at the Govern | extent to which military reorganisation he would appear to have been committed by wou

meat Civil Hospital, where he was sent as soon as diagnosis was confirmed, as the quarters for such cases and the facilities for obtaining the needful and continual attention are inadequate in 'his port.

There has been a very noticeable increase in the number of cases of Dysentery. In all, cases have been treated by me during the last 15 mouths, and several cases have occurred under the care of my colleagues. Most of theta hare ben of mild type and respondent to treatmont, which consisted of rest in bed, very light dist of milk and chicken broth, Ipecacumula in large deses about 40 grains) at onset in early cases, and 20 grains of salicylate of busmuth, 10 grains of carbonate of of loda, and 5 grains of compound powder specionania three times a day till all symptoms have disappeared. With these I have bitnally gison 2 drachens of sulphate of sods in hot water in the morning, and have in addition wushed out large intestine with weak solution of beracic acid.

490,530

70,738 15 0

With one exception, all the cases that have 1,261833 37

been treated after this manner have done well 13,417 14. 5

from the onset; but the cases that have been 111,000 5 going about doing their work with the disenso present on them for many days before submit 44,316 11ting to treatment have proved obstinate The worst case, or rather the most protracted one, was a young man who came under observation on the 3rd day of disease was given 40 grains of

powdered ipecacumule, but was unable to retain it, in spite of previous dose of one grain of opium.

£1.386,019 ₺5

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

For the year ending 31st December, 1964. expenses of management at head

fice, branches and agencies $59.952 17 2

To

Te

ad interiza dividend for half-year

ending th June, 1904, on 15,009 ой да shares and 30,000 B

shares at 5 per cent. pero nunum

To aronut transferred to reserve fund To amount transferred to offcura* pen-

zion fund..

By balance...................

14.002 10 0

میگا وانا واللعان والا الله

2,000 29,164 11

£135,179 18 2

There have been several cases of malaria during the past year, but mostly of a mild form, One case of maligeant maleria from the Customs Service was treated in Hongkong Hospitel, During where patient ultimately recovered. building operations in the course of the Ins year several case of malaria occurred in two houses in the immediate vicinity when founda

By alunes from 31st December, 1903... 437,989 8 6 tions were being laid and earth removed. Les dividends-

For half-year endingst

December, 1903, en

15,10

hores at

5 per cent. per annum 4,087 10 0

For the year ending 31st

December, 1900, en

30,000 shares at 5er cent. per mm 18,730 0 @

By grass profit for the year ending 31st December, 1904, after providing for bad and doubtful debts....

4135.10 18 2

THE LATE RUSSIAN MINISTER

AT PEKING.

Two French officers who have spent 15 months travelling in Ching without their identity ever being suspected laws prosented to the Governor-General of Indo-China a report. which is stated to contain amazing details of the already procs dod in Chian during the past six Years Three strong Army Corps have already been conslitated on the Japanoss model for Pechill and the Manchu border, and 18 other, corps, each of two divisious, with 24 lattalions. two horse, three artillery, and two wagineer great military regiments. academies in China, 700 of the young men of the best Chinese families, are kept in the schools of Japan.---Globe,

Besides two

DEATH OF DR. EDKINS.

Widespread regret will be felt at the news of the death of the Rev. Dr. J. Edkins, which sad avent took place on April 3rd at Shanghai, He was faken ill about April 36th with preumonia. By his death Chine loses one of its best known misionaries and sinologues. The N. C. Dady News comments:

br. Edkins was bora nearly 2 years ago neur troud, in Gloucestershire, He took his logrew at the London University in 1861, and arrived in Shangini in connection with the London Missionary Society in 1819. 1e was welcomed to China by Dr. Medhurst (the father of sir Walter Medhurst) who was the first Protestaal Missionary in Central China.

In 1861 Dr. Edkina pashed north from Shanghai attor the cassation of hostilities in connection with the Taping rebellion, and first at Chefoo for a short time, then at Tientsin, and finally at Peking, be laboured energetically and successfully, earning the respect and love of his colleagues as well as of others who were privileged to know bia.

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LICENSING COURT.

IN HONGKONG: NOT

MERE DEALERS, BUY-

ING AT ONE PRICE AND

SELLING AT ANOTHER,

Mesara F. A. Hazeland (presiding), G. N. Orme, F. J. Badeley, C. D. Melbourne, T. H. Hemmer, J. Fletcher and J. R. Wood, soren of His Majesty's Justices of the Pence, met at te Magistracy yesterday afternoon to consider an application for the transfer from Annuito Papier to one Abraham Zucer of a publican's licence to sell and retail intoxier, ting liquors on premises situated at Jabile Street, and known as the Colonial HT PRACTICAL EXPERTS Mr. C. B. H. Bonvis (of Masses Wilkinson and Grist), who appared for the applicant, stared that he believed there was a Police objection. His client was a married man, and e ane to

BUT

AND

DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY

TO

THE

MUSICAL

INSTRUMENT TRADE.

Hongkong early this year from Cavite, who MANUFACTURERS he had held a publican's Keence for about eighteen months. For the first two months after arrival here he obtained a livelihood as s hawker. Previous to this he was in Jerusaleta, and had a certificate of good character from a shop in which he was employed there. He could speak many languages. which their worships would realise was an advantage to a mun looking after an hotel in a cosampelitav place like this. About the year 1880 he accepted in important Mr. Beavis asked their worships to consider position in the Government department of the whother any allegations made against hie client's Chinese Imporial Castome. He, bowever, kept character were properly supported, and could

London Missionary his connection with ti cociety, and the last two or three years had he proved in a court of justice, charge of the service every Sunday afternoon they fouul with regard to the man's rahtious in the London Mision Chapel in Shanghai. must be considered carefully before Iming allowed Dr. Edki na was married three times, his third to weigh against his character. He was pre- wife surviving to mourn his loss.

pared to obtain any information from the officials in Court to establish the fact that the wan held a good character there..

up

Whatever

The Court considered the application in rivate, and refused to grant it.

UTTERING SPURIOUS COIN.

A. M., a member of the Customs staff at Samshui, was shot by pieres on the West River Patient was brought to Cautou and, by kind

Dr. Edkins has left behind him a reputation permission of Dr. J. M. Swan, was admitted for protoanu scholarship and persevering in. into the American Missionary Hospital. On dairy, of which the many ablo works from bis examination there was a email external wounds bear eloquent testimony. He was recognised where bullet had entered below and a little to in every land as an authority of the very highest the right of nasal septum; teeth, with alveolar rank ou all subjects pertaining to China-ite 23,137 10 6

and palatal processed of right superior maxills, history, philosophy philology, and culture. Us to the very last his unimpaired powers were 14.51 18 6 were loose.

Roentgen rays revealed balletiring in jaw at devoted to his favourite staties, and this he was floor of antram of Highmore. Under chloro- able to do by reason of the excellent health b

At the Police Court last week Chan Bhan was 120,6.7 198 form, lecse teeth and fragments of jaw were enjoyed. Although over 30 years of age be was

easily removed and bullet extracted Small lake and vigorcus, and gavo one the appearenes found guilty of being in possession of illicit process of maxillary proess of molar bone was of being nearer thren than fourscore years of opium and was fined 82 with the alternative of removed with bone forceps. A large opening age. Of his kind and alfectionate nature, i is remained between the south and antrum. This scarcely necessary to speak; all who knew him seven days imprisonment. He tendered $2 in closed up chiefly, but not setirely, until a small loved him. Now that he has loft us he will bo payment of his tine, but this the shruff refueed plastic operation was performed some few Ing_mised and montned, when his familiar to accept, stating that it was counterfeit coin. months later by Dr. Noble. of Hongkong, who face is no longer seen at the religious, philan Ou boing searched the defondant was found to constructed a plate with false teeth to fit the topic, and educational meatings that he so month. Beyond the trouble and annoyance of loved to take part in, and where those who be in possession of spurious cola removing the plate daily, patient suffers but attended were instructed and helpot by his wise 87.10. He was committed to gael on the opian little inconvenience.

words and kindly presence.

charge and was yesterday placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland to answer charges of unlawfully tendering coins intended to pass for the King's current ecin, and having the same in his At the offices of the Public Works Dopart-possession; unlawfully tondering spurious meat yesterday afteravon I. L. 1740 silented at foreign coins and having the same in his Causeway Bay, was sold to Rohort Corney, possesion. On the first three charges he was contractor, for, 85,020, being 820 above the sentenced to nine months' hard labour. The upset price.

fourth charge was dismissed.

During the past year overal houses and golowns have been built on the Couenesion of Shamien, but the accommodation for the increasing population is still insufficient.

With regard to the death of M. Paul Legear. the Russian Minister at Poking, the NC. Dody Notes remarks: A serious intalid for sears, it seemed that only his devotion to duty kept him alive, and he was young na diploma tists go, being only in his 5b year. An engineer, by profession, whose werk had lain mainly in Central Asia, he came into prominence first the time of the Penjdeh affairs, his knowledge of the locality making him The drains on Shamion are, I regret to say: a most valuable assistant to the Russiau in Tory defective and insanitary condition. Ambassador in London. He was appointed The "enthouses of several lots have beer Councillor of the Embassy, and was at times found to be very unhealthy and to have a very Charge d'Affaires, his intellect, and personal deficient accommodation for Chinese servants.

London. manners making him very popular in-

Repairs and improved systems are Ho succeed M. de Giors at Peking and vorted course of construction.

at

now in

LAND SALES.

Moss Hughes and Hough yesterday auctioned though he was in every art of Russian. For many yours past the drainage of Shathe R. P. of I. L. 1216 situated at Park View, diplomacy, he has had a hard task to upkoki mier has been carried out by the deep system his country's interets in all the difficulties of drains, which are composed chiefly of glazed Lytleton Road. There were several bidders. caused by the war with which he had no tiles and bricks, with little or no cement, and The land was sold to Mr. Lan Cha Pat for sympathy; and he goes to his rest with nothing without any bid of concrete. The central but admiration for his dauntless energy and drains aro ir many cases at the present bigs) $7,500 for the equity of redemption, subject to

Iying at a lower level than the exils of the amortgage of $27,500,

nfailing courtesy.

the value of

On being admitted to the prison another $75 worth of counterfeit coin was found concealed on the defendant's person. When the prisoner has served his time he will be further charged with being in unlawful posecasion of this

amount,

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