KYE DISEASES AMONG ̧CHINESE.
The Cluzette contains a report by Dr. G. M, Harston on the Ophthalmic Department of Targ Wah Hospital in which he states that the objects of the department are twofold:-(1.) The robef of the appalling amount of suffering from ope disease eriting among the Chinose. (2) The practical training of (binese students of medicina in this special subject to sable then more effectually to relive their afficted
fellow srautryman.
MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT.
VITAL STATISTICS,
The Principal Civil Medical Offer has writtea au interesting report on the general sanitary condition of the Colony. He notes portion of another were resumed into it that during the year twenty-one bones and a of Victoria and these together with 30 others were demolished with a view to reducing surface 1 is also pointed out Lint a crowding considerable improvement is
always taking plans in the matter of scavenging lanes, but the full effect of the Ordinance in this repor will not be noticeable for a copsi ferable unmber of year.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 15TH. 1907.
HOCKS AND imported. The Chinese
compensation is, in the mass of Chinese, assessed separately by the Kaifong of the districts and by the Plague Inspector, and their assessments are dealt with by a Committee of the Sanitary Boar', The Kaifong are appointed by the Tang Wah Hospital for the City of Vistoria. Kawloos Point, Yaumati, and Hanghom and in the Kowloon by the inhabitants of respectively.
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fever 66, 18 compared with 99 during 1905 and 129 In 1904. The European cases numbered 43, of which 15 ware cases numbered 12, while 11 oases occurred amongst the other races in the Colony. Five Chinoeo cases and seven of the Chinose cases of the European cases, three of the other Non died. In most of the cases of typhoid fever probably co tenoted by eating saints of raw that nocar in this Colony the infection is
by spare time at the disposal of the Fingas SPARKLING regatables, which have been grown in Chinero Inspectors is occupied in paying special visits to market gardens, where it is customary to water houses in which cases of pfagne have occurred and manure the plants with diluted human in the previous season, with a view to seeing A excreta-both arine and right-soil. Residents that they are frou of rat rans and provided with in the Far East should carefully avoid marlinpervious ground surfaces. articles of food as water cress, lettuce, etc, in
The Chinow have established public diep n- view of this dut gor of contracting typfoi sacies and also district plogus hospitals which which disca Fever chotera C intostius] parasites, all
1 of in the City of Victoria are managed by a Com disease is much less prevaleut. arong the members; it Kowloon, a purely local Committee onveyed in this manner, mitten of which the Registrai-Gure al and the It will be seen from the above Sgures that this two Chiuse melors of the Sanitary Board aro Chinese than among Europens in this Colony, manages the Dispensary Two cases of cholera were recorded
and the Hospital. These institutions are supported by voluntary contributions, and each is in charge of a Ligan- his, who sees out-patients at the Dispenzy. tiate of the Hongkong College of Medicine for performs vecinations, visits patients in their ew homes, und tavala the patients in t Distriol Pospital. Cases of infectious disease Are nolitely the lectors to the neare District Sanitary Office, and in the ease 11 plegar, the patients may be treated in the District Hospital.
bo Inay
With regard to this ties of thema obj-ets, il bits always buvai tha «pirion of iaculists at home
Coming to the vital statistics be reports And on this montinent that Egypt was par
that during the year the births numbered 1321 excellenes the country where aye disease. Of these 291 were non-Chinese (181 malos Hind mesf A slizkit aequaintones with the and 132 femte) and 1 Chinees malos Chinese malls for a tonification of this opinia and 241 females) The birth rate amongst The Egyptian Government has recently made the Non-Chinese crane unity was 14.06 per year, both of them being Chinese
100 empared with 17.3 per endeavours
1,000 in to cope mere 1905 und 15-9 in 19944. Tho natiobulitins of Wetually with the auvages of eye discuso mo the Non-thiness parents were as folls wa isprecially with, the infections opthalmis. Amerien 3, Portuguese 78. Filipine and British 17, Indian 43. German 17, French instituting a sgatum of travelling lospitals and Malay 1. J parere 3, Jewish 5, Dutch these hat brea great sheenta.
aust, landable
in Hongkong tewe kalacticas ophtalarias are always extraordinarily provalent. I may mention here that fo 1995, I misde a systematic examination of the eyes of the children in three Our large claritable institutions In Hongkong, the result
was the astounding revelation that over 71 por rent. of the children were affected with Trachema Teunstared it my duty to take a report on the subj-ef to the Sanitary Bud The Board was interested hit hrank from adding to its many blure. I can only adsl hot, sald the Clovernment, which at prosout is evincing such interest in Hygiene as Ene za sebol children nie concorned, over desire to fund with the subject, my service if wished fi will be, as far as the exigencies of private praufice permit, nt. His Ren lesey's diepe mal.
The infectious ophthalmias inga formed the bulk of eye dieses treated during the year. This obstains at nil eye hospitals but the relative pray ortion of thess aileading at the Tung Wah Hospital for these complaints is for higher than is the ens af say the London eye hospitals, not
Parco 2, Aarabian 1, and Bredib 1.
The nationalities of the dressed were as follows:-Britain 77, Jadian 61, Portuguese German 13, Japanoss 24. American , Malay 9. Danish, African &, South Ausion. Eurasian Frons 4. Italian 2, Norwegian, Swedish and and Jew Peach, Paas 03, Russian, Turkish, and Bavarian I each and of un-nown nationality 2. Malaria was cosponsible for half of the deaths
mong the Brilish Troops.
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Messrs. Erich Gonrg & Co. say in fueir workly sharn report, dated July, th 1907 A moderats basiress has been done ja a varuty the element of sporulation shows no signs of of stock, but only for ine-stament purposes, sind anking te reappearater. The sterling dona puta of exchange on Lendou closes at 2. MARA while cats on Shanghai ure Tls. 3 for a Bank T', and Tls. 732 for a threadays' sight Privat Bhi
Barsilver in Lealon is quoted 30, atul Causals ES1 5:16.
BANK SHAK-Sail sale of Hongkong
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
THE
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and Shanghai Banks have been off eird at berTALKING meusinival catre, viz., 8195 for fractions $5221 fer new shans, one call paid, and $650 for old and C, one call paid, now shares; Nationals shares; London quotes olil shar-0794, are stucheuge
changed hands and further sellers at $30. FIRE ISSURANCE SAE Hongkongs Chinas sold at 847 to 8894, closing with buy re
The Twelfth Annual Report of this company reads:
The Discefoes herewith present to the Share hol 'ers the Report and Accounts, duty audited, to the 31st December, 19 6. The busines bas continged to make satisfactory progress, the hare improved to buyers at 8770, and China MARINE INSURANCE SHORES. Unions profit, inclusive of the amount brought forward Texters can be pisat af 500, North Clas from previous year, showing a credit balance of £2,400. 3. Rd.,
tand buyers, but have further sile at The 75. Yeugles are up 'n the torth to 8180 The Dotars recommend that the aromatbuyers, so we follow this quotation. be allocated as follows: In set aside C1957. B. Held and are wanted at $271.
('ach to Heserve" for ad and doubtfel debts and depreciation of stock, & to write 2800 dividend of 10 per cent. for the year, fres of off Purchase of Trading Rig," to pry Income Tax, absorbing £48 18., and to carry forward 54 hd, to the next account; the sum carri d forwsed inelados provi-ion For
Debenture, in terms of the Rond.
being eligible, offers himself for re-election.
Mr. John Cooper, the Company's Auditor, also retires, and offers himself for appoin' mynt.
By order of the Board,
n
1.
Macuos ruled quiet wils sellers at 53, and SHIPPING SHAVES-Hongkong, Cantou dad
lixed at $69 cum dividend, sad 263 ex dividend of 91
centis. pr shure, paid in
PAR excepting the Royal Loudan (Moortiuking / Provos.conclusively that a large proportion of known to be alive and well, while of ayment on June 1st of the sum of £50 off the only smalls at $293, Indo-thinns have been
Ophthalmic Hospital which is on certain daye inundated with immigrants dumped in East
Lonrion.
were
the
ships in the Harbone. One of the
patients During the year 192 cases of small pox died. were certiärd, of which 11 were Furopean with one imported case, 168 were Chinese with two ported, and 10 were of other cares with che imported CHIND. One of the European cose, three of the other Non-Chinese enses and 197 The deaths registered during the year of the Chiness died. The number of torins numbered $379. The death-rato was therefor 25.06 per 1,1865, The donths include 842 from diphtheria were notified throughout the
tions for the year was 7,550. Thirteen sex of plague, and thadont-rate has also been largely augmented by the Apphoon of September 18th,
Two of these were Europeen caster, ens a 'child, the other an stult, 19 6, and by the hurning of the steamship one L'ortuguese, and one Filipino, the Nuo euses were Chines Hanks. The total muter of deaths umongst sea of diphteria, with the exception of nor, the Chinese community was 87 which gives occurred during the last thus Bonths of tan death-rate of 26.01 per 1,200, while the deathsyar. All the Chinese cases died, and also the registered amongst the Non-Chinese community numbered 29, of which. 267 were from the civil leser were certified throngst the
Portuguese child. Thirter ces of perpend population 17 from the army and S from the Ons was a Jess, and the Chinese community of 14,592 por 1,900). Navy. This gives a Best rate for the Non- mainder Chinese Eight of tim Chinese ernes died, The rehome istod in 1905 for supplying trained Chinese midwives o attend the poor in their own house has proved mist see ssful, largely owing to the supervision, ex reised ‹ vor they wonen by Dr.
Sibers, who is engaged in medial mi sionary work in the Calory. Two of the midwives were employed at the beginning of the year, and in Augas, the number was lurrensed to four. They have attended 188 centiuements infants numbered 1,527, while only 1,025 fe
Among the Chines peru'ation the deaths of vision over the infun's, during the rst year of during the year, and exercise a general super- Chinese births were registered. Taking the life, advising the mothers as to the matter of corrected birth figure to be at this given takes out of the Colony-thirten
freing, ste. Berenteen of these infauts have infant mortality of 970 per thousand, which
Can fen and four to Macao and some of
these cens roturn for 1995 showed 1,329 Cinemaindor six only are dead-u a child that Chino births must escape registration. The infante under one year of age, and 14,990s practically still born, cue a child with Chinges children between the ages of one year barn-lip and cleft palate, that died at the third The main cases of blindness in the Chinese and fire years,
month, two prematur ly born obikiron that glid are Trueloma and birth (pitlulmia. It is
The total number of deaths from respiratory whom di-d on the second day, the mother being during the first week, and two others out of pitiful to se the ravages of these diseases. In
diseases for the year was 1,639, of which 551 with fover. The midwives consult Dr. Hongkong of the two causa trachoma is the leaving 177 among the Chiose population.
among the Non-Chiuose community, Sibreo in all complications, and she was culled more freign!. I Inta now under treatment a The death-rate among the Chiness from recovered from their confisements. There was to 20 of tha aleva cases, All the molbern Peet Offico mploys trent by Mr. L. A. M. respiratory diseases EN 1
1,000-as Johnston, who in another two moulds would compared with 44 par 1 in the provings fortunate recurrence of plogue during the most certainly have lost his sight from eld 1,9 g as compared with 1 per 1,000 in 1995. Europouts, wisile 9 were Indians 3 Portuguesa. year and that for phthisis none was 26 par being 293. Five of these cases occurred in Year 1996, the total number of cas recorded standing trachoma. This man was going Na doubt & uamber of these deals were Japanese and one each Parse, abcut his work showing the disease broadcast-
to the exposure experienced during the
Mulay, every individual using to sure lowered anime Typboch, as the deaths from drowning Bloke
Filipina and Eurasian, leaving 879 Chivers The death-rate among the Europeans as this man would in all probability develope by that disaster. The deaths from phthisis was 96.8 per cent.
certainly do not represent the entire teli levied
was 40
por eut., while among the Chiuess it tachema and, if untreated, would ran a cou• amongst the Chinese were 98 per cent of the siderable risk of partial or total blindness. I
total deaths amongst that community.
The following number of interments in the mention this tot as an alarmist (though it is Nervous Diseasen for the year 1906-is 746, of
The Bimber of danths under the heading Tarious cemeteries of the Colony have been,
recorded during the big timo scnebody sounded the alarm in
year: - which were of Chinese children under 124 B
Nou-Chinese Cemileries.---Colonial Cemetery Ingkong) but merely to call attention to a years of age, 449 of these bring infants of one Mahommedan Cemetery, 50; Jewish Cemetery, Catholic Cemetery, 1,353 state of affairs which would not be allowed to fanto.
Or less. These deaths of Chiunge in.; Parsee Cemetery at Siku Cemetory Fear old orist for a mencut in England-where in fact at convulsions and deaths from meningitis,
329 deaths from tetanus, frismus ; total, 1,454. Chinese Cemeteries, 599. compris abildzón suffering form trachoma are seal to The total nuwbr of deaths from malarial special sobcols and are not allowed to attend fever during the year was 418, of which for the City of Victoria, and one for Kow- 13) Ti ere are at present four Plague Inspsotors the ordinary schools.
were Chinese, 9 being from the civil We have then here in Hongkong a disessa population and 4 from the Troops. In the City Talth Districts 1, 2 and 3, and the Peak, |
Icon--Inspector Finchor being in charge of the districts in which there has been malaria ses fealth Districts 1, 2 and 9 wih 22, Inspector S. M. Gidley in charge (cling)
most
1 and 34 deaths respect voly. The number for of Districts 4, 5 and 6, Inspector Knight in the whole City being 14 in the whole of charge of Districts 7 and 8, Inspector Allen and Aberdeen there were tespectively 37 and 64 Mackenzie in charge of Kowloon Kowloon there were 176 deaths. In Shaukivan in charge of Dietricte 9 and 10, and Inspector deaths from malaris... Fince the year 1899 the
Thesoure eleven coloured foremon interpre attention of the Medical and
Savitary
ters, one for each district of the City of Departments has been specially directed towarde
Vietoria and one for Kowloon, who superviso pools for mosquitoes, and although the work the prevention of the formation of braeding
the work of the rat-catchers, sesist in the house-to-house cleansing, and act as interpreters proceeded very slowly for a year or fire gaugs in the City of Victoria each con. yet much has been done by the fumigation sisting of ons Chiares foramen, que artisan to the inspooters where necessary. There are
of the basements of Europan houses the training of nalists, by the filling in of Gilley bare wich one and a balf gaugs, and (with the consent of the cooupants), by and even coulies. Inspectors Fincher and pools, by the subsoil drainage of swampy the other two plague inspectors have a gung ground, and by the resumption here and bere each, while Kowloon also has a gang consisting of a padi-held which approached too closely to a of a Chinese foreman, two artisans and tes Police Station or other European dwelling, to coolies, considerably lessen the facilities for the breed.
During non-epidemic periods the whole of ing of mosquitoes, Cas of the results of this this staff is engaged in hous-to-house clearsing work is reen in the fable showing the amber work, about ten Lonsus or thirty fluore a day are of admissions for malaria, to our two largest teelt with, and each tenant receives three days'
flour shing which causes in many cases (uat in all but in the majority) partial blindas and sometimes total blindness.
This disease is preventable. His Majesty King Eriward in another connection attered the nos famous-words. If preventable, why not prevented" Further commeat is tanecessary, in a small way one has dous what one cu to theck the spread and stamp out existing disons, as far as the three charitable institutions beforu referred to are concerned, and thanks to hearty and efficient co-operation, one's efforts have been
in the main successful.
The appreciation by the Chinese of 11 ophthalmic department is host shown by the following two fucts:— A Chinese Cooter at the hospital (fe, employing Chiness methods) sent Lis danter for treatment and another member
HONGKONG HOSPITAL,
Non
40
PLAGUE MEASURES.
to thoroughly cleanse his premises. On the day 6xed the gang attonde in the street opposite the houses camed, and supplies hot water and soap solution to the tenants, and clease out all empty Boors, basements, etc., the tenants themselves cloansing out their own premises without assis- tance from us. The refuse tarned out during this cleansing is removed by the gang to the Dearest dust-boat. The soap solution is also
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NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED.
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Mr. H. R. Proston retires by rotation, and. London on 26th ultime, Waterboa's old at MUSIC:
10th June, 190
G. LENNOX
Secretary.
re-
PROFIT AND LOES ACCOUNT FOR THE YOAR ENDING 1ST TRAMBER IPOK.
Dr.
Dr.
To trade expenses
To London office expenses To directors fens ..
fee
To auditor's To debenture interest
To income tax
To advertisement
To depretation on furnitur↔ To amount written off steam
launch
To bilance, aut profi
B d.
4
22 11
16 15
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Jia 12 0
£2,358 5
1,547 7 1L
2
$12. Shells are weak at 458, ex the ink div, of 18. per there (coupon No. 8) paid on 1st. in last in London, where the quotation is 444. Other stocks ander this heading are unchanged.
REFINERIES.- Unchanged and without sales. MINING PHARES Charbonnages can still be produo da 8.80. Rubs sold and has bayers- at 86: Chinese Engineering and Maing Company's shares unchanged.
kon
DOCKS, WHARVES, AND GODOWNs- Hong- and Whampas Docks Lave been set at $100 to $100, closing with bayors af latter vale. Fonwicks and Now Amoy Docks are unchanged. Shanghai Docks aro stoudy in the worth at Tls. 76, while Simeghai and Hongkow Waves have improved in Shanghai to Te. 25. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharros Eve gellors at $79, at or a small sale at $78.
at
LANDS, HOTELS AND BEHNS-Hong- k ng Lunds changed hands at $105 to $101, and charge could be had at the lower rate; Kowloon Lands Fold
887. West Points are leady st 850; Hongkong Hotels are on offer a $118. Humphrey's states soki at 810, at which Bigares are obtainable, Shanghai Laude are quoted Tls, 192 ax the interim divident of 6 per
cent. paid on 9th fust.
COTTON MILLE,Unchanged.
LATEST COMIC OPERA. SCORES
AND
DANCE MUSIC
JUST ARRIVED.
Hongkong, 29th November, 1906 +37
1583, 2
Government notes were issued from tou sen up to 100 yen, and on the establishment of what was known as the National Banks, they ware ale allowed to issue bank notes, but as pop of thera notes had
aquacie reserve against their issue they all gradually wont to a discount, a3 regards the Mexican dollar. In 1984 the climax was reached when they dropped a discount of 80 per cent. In ไม่ Nippon Ginko or Bank of Japan was established. This Bank received a charter to ine bank notes These unless being payable a proper raserve. in silver wilbin three months after their appearance the whole note issue was brought up to par with the £ F. 1
SUNDEY MANUFACTURING COMPANIER-
Mexican dollar and there it remained until 18 12 1 China Light and Powers can be placed at 86 Japan changed her standard to a 268 10 0. ourn all. Hongkong Electrics sold and have All the Government notes and others
1 10 1 3.Here sat 214 Bell's Asbestos can be placed gradually called in and the only notes issued 1,920 19 1 at Senra div. payable shortly Green Island to-day in Japan are those of the
ippon Ginko Cements sold at rising rates, up to 8173 baring But still the ubiquitous Mexican dollar. €2,358 5 2 been paid, the closing rate is 17 buyers the staged; a silver yen piece was coined but it BALANCE SUBIT, 31st December, 1906,
interim dividend of 50 cent, por share paid failed, and not all the dollar was made an Fosterday the following particulars, showing illegal triar in payment of dutics, ofe, did LIABILITIES,
£ s. d.
the progress of this Company during the last commence to disappear. 10 gram, may be of interest to some of our readers.
On the 31st December. 1897, the book values of the County ibrer ostablishments was Since then there has bere expended
for actions...
Cr.
By discount, &c.
By commission
By transfer fees
By proft on trading
To authorised capital:-
8,604 shares of 12,6nach 5,377 100 To subscribed capital :--
To sundry sreditors:
7,688 shares, 126 each, fully paid 4,885 0 0-
London and branches To debenture band.........
To reservo
www
To profit and loss ac
...
-
2B d. 916 9 6
To unctattood dividends To contingut liability for goods on consign- ment, per contra
count, balance from last account ... 2337 5 4
amount written purobase of trad. ing rights £500 0.0 Dividends 1906 EISO 10 0 Reserve account
500 00
1976
1,480 10 0
856 15 9
1,547 711
of the Chinese Medical Staff came for treatment Hospitals, during each of the past ten years. I notis, in English and Chinese, requiring him Larg himself much to the delight of the other will be seen, that, the average has fallen from patients as soon as they disecvered his identity. 1,06 in the fro years 1897-1001 to 531 in the
quinquensiam 1902 1906, 1 Four 1966 h: Leep an unfavourable ono iu wgard to malaria ae both cases and deaths show an increase crer the past few years, while the type has been consually malignant. Thie increase in zam- The report of the Superintendent of the number of cases occurring among the employees used by the tenants for washing their bad-Add profit for the year
bera is partly accounted for by the large Government Civil Hospital, published in the in the new Bailway works in Kowloon Garette, states that daring 1906 the number of One remarkable feature which is brought out
board-, etc., in the street or on the verandah. admissions was 2745 assgeinst 2704 in the previ. by this Table is the discr paner beween the When the cleansing work in plated by the
use taortality in the two Hoepitale.
The Tung
tevoots the Inspector visits every Boor achom. eus year. The zumber of free cases was in excessah Hospital is a purely Chineso institution, panied by the foreman interpreter and some of of (93, whits there was a marked falling off in maintained voluntary atributions and The coolies with a bucket of pesterize (liquid Cir.
by the number of paying patinots. There were Apparv.and only by Government urdica fuel and some and this pesterize is
reason however for the big onse-
applied to the tides and carners of the loor. By cash at bank and in hard:-- mortality at this Hospital does not lie altogether and to the skirtings and round the
partitions in the treatment of the patients; bat in the fact the cubicles, and to the corners of the stairs, by By remittances in transit ... that the Hospital is regarded by the Chinese means of the mops, under the persoval supervi mere am a home for the dying than as su sion of the In-petor. At this visit when the iuslitaion for the treatment of the sick. floors are clear of furniture, etc., the urgeator Consequently, the great majority of the cases makes special ante of the condition of the During the year there were 73 admissions to of malaria that are admitted thereto are in a ground surfaces, the absence of gratings to Kennedy Town Hospital and 67 to the Hospita, moribund condition, and so near to death, that drain-inlets and ventilators, and the presence of Halk "Hygeia." The 18 caso of malignant
етер the bypodermic administration rat runs, and all these matters are dealt with by runlaria, shown in Table 1, were part of a batch quinine is of no sal. Could we educate legal notice at once. In Districts 4, 5, mnt 6 of 60 coolios wer king on the Canton-Kowloon first ouest of the symptome of fever, and with the wishes of the Board on this subject. Chinese to seek zuedical aid the crudo phenol ie used instead of pesterine,
for purposes of comparison, in accordance Less nould we at the same time educate the many
915 operations performed during the year.
The medical officer in charge of the Victorin Hospital for women and children reports that during the admissions numbered 278 as against 212 in 1905.
foor. The
the
2
of
mops,
Kailway, who were sent in on short notice sainese herbalists and native dictors who ply The tenants are invited, in the attached netice, erald not be accommodated elsewhore. They their calling in this (lony, in the fi-soy off to allow their bedding and spare clothing to be
10 per cent waste, and the floor and the bad-boards
for the
"It l
ASSETS.
At London and branches
3.64 10 2,000 00 81411 9 174 8 9
2,404 3 8
£413,802 14 9 £ 8.d.
1,71 1 1 1070 56 By Bell's Asbestos Company Limited-
600 € 0 Dep sit account... By London Assets:-
Baudry debtore Office furniture
...
99 6 2 9 0 0
By Hongkong Agency Assets Furniture Steam launch 6:5 12
Written off 115 12 0
Sundry debtors 3C8 9.8 Stock
2,190 3 5
81 17 2
5000
Forniture
Sundry debtore Stook block on Consign-
ment
20 8 4 1,919 7 4
2,758 11 1
262 8 7
J
were transferred after two days to the Goveru ment Civil and Tung Wah Hospita's. The total which are now sacrificed to ignorance and Termin and their ara, and compensation is offered quinine, many lives would undoubtedly be saved steaed, in order to destroy fless and other amber of plague cases volited amounted to indiff rance. The figures showing Plies for all articla dansged. Should a case of By Singapore Agency Assota :-- £91, of which 6 proved fata!, L. 959 per cent. admissions to Hospital are eren more striking plague securi abouse, the Kaifong of the 49 of these cases wure trested in Kennedy Town
than the foregoing, for these admissir na have district is informed, and the floor on which the
LIA fa len from n average of 32 per cent, of the case has occurred is disinfested by the Plugno Hospital and 43 died, ie, 577 per cont. In the strength for the five years 1867-1901 to an staff. the walls-being spray d with corrosive Tong Wab Plague Branch Hospital 136 cases average of 13 per cent. of the strength were admitted and 123 died, fr., 91 per cent. past five years, and to an of
to an average
with Jeyes' fluid or sy in half a pint 18 It is probable that the trae mortality is not es
of the strength during the past three years. the gallon); crude carbolic acid is poured By goods in transit must, however, be borns in mint that during the the rat-ruus, which are then filled up with By cons'gment sales high as the figure would seem to prove, first years of the occupation of the New cement; and the clothing and bedding is sent. By purchase of trad- became it is likely that many mild cases at the Tertitoris (April, 1899 to December, 1901), to the Disinfecting Station to be steamed. The ing rights beginning and end of the epi emic recover Po ice stationed there. Since 1902 the disease!leansed by the tenants in the same manner as
malaria was extremely procalent
infected house arv among the remaining floors of the without trasimant and are never notified. The has been mooh less frequent dne partly to the in the house-to-house cleansing. Should there By goods on consign- majority of the cases admitted to Hospital are mero regular use of quinine as a prophylaotic. Ibe
be any oilings or stair linings in the infected în au «dvanced sings of the disease and are The total number of cases of infectious hours there are removed and componsation ia practically bopoleer,
disease rotifed during the year was 1,179 of paid for them, if the oase has been duly reported, which 893 were of plague, and of typhoid while illegalities are dealt with by notice. The
Lesa written cff...
2,200 0 0 500 0 0
ment, per contra
916 9 6
5232,408.01
$9,883,130.48 making altogether 33,127,538 93 while the writings off during the 10
$72,138
$2,401,100,00
your month to
tearing...
...
as the Book Value on the 31st December, 19 6. During these 10 yours the reserve fund has been raised from $20,000 to 8911,000 (inclusive of premia on now issue, while dividends have boon paid to Shareholders of together $1,4948496), viz :-
on a paid up $37,447.40 Capital of $400.00
"
79,943.20
$570, DO #0
$375,000.00
T
and $339,500.00
$200,000 for Sahn,000
$990,056.
$1,500,000 $1,509 SET,660,
$1,194,860 altogether.
1897
1802 194
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gold
one. were
In the meantime, the country people had lasrat to put faith in the noten issued, so that there was no longer any need to taks coin into the country to exobangs for produce. Subsidi ary ouius had been printed and wore tande legal tender up to any amonet.
o it may
be said that from 1884 the surrency
of Jap was relied on a solid basis and this wak further improvel by fixing it on a gold standard in 1819. The first step by Japan in a right diwetion was the alteration of her currency in 1872, the next the establishment of a
proper mint with proper guarantees. Esen to this day the pyx is sent to the London mint for confirmation of its finenews. Thou cans the Book of Japan in 1683 which proved its vaine the next year by being able to guarantee the note issue, and all this was done prior to the giving of a
of a Constitution, the first Diet only mesting in 1891
With this arample before her, Chine, if the means to do so, could easily put her currency, 1904 and with it her funess, on a proper footing. remarka a correspondent in a contemporary. Mints abe has, but they must be worked under proper guarantees. The establishment of Bauk of China with bra obes in at the orvvineil uitals, comes next. It must be recollected that the Bank of Japan is not Government but a Joint Stock Bank on the same footing as the auk of England, receiving all the Government business, with a shere copital of Yon 3-4,600,000 and a reserve of Yea 17,600,000. The sbaros are Yen 300 and now stand at Yen 585, so it must be a profiinb'e undertaking to the shareholders.
Ice Company shares have sellers at $245. Other stocks under this heading are unchanged, MIECELLANEOUS.-China-Borneos sold at $9, Langkate, sro quoted 11s, 290 in the north Watsons sold at $11. South China Morning Poat shares fetched $22. Other stocks un cbanged, and without sales.
AN EXAMPLE FOR CHINA.
JAPAN'S CURRENCY. Prior to the Restoration every Daimio issued his own coins and notes as did the Government in Yeddo. The currency was the rio. 1 riam 107 6 2ba1,000 on or cash; 1 bu2 nishoti ho, The ban and koban were large and sma! gold coins of various valuer, some of the largest being of the size of saucers; then here were
small square coins made of su alioy" of silver and go'd known as ichibuku and ribuki. There were sequare silver jokiba sad balf
bu. The tempo was a large copper o in oval in 3.197 10 3 shape with a square hide in the middle. This equalled in valse eighty mon or cash and copper and brass cash of one and two mon. Notes made
But the ultimate centralization of the whole of her finances must be her goal.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The N. Y. K, str. Ceylon Maru (Europeay Line) left Shanghai for this port on the 12th July, and is expected here to-day,
The IG.M. str. Preseen left Shanghai on Saturday the 13th July at 1 am, and may be expvoted here to-morrow at night
The P. & O. str. Sanda left Singapore for this port on the 12ik July at noon,
The LG.M. sir. Zeten carrying the Gorrasu Mails with dates from Berlin of the 18th June luft Bingapore on the 12th July at 6 pm.
of tough cardboard were in use from 3 of a band may be expected here on or about Wednes-
up to
of the note.
At the Treaty ports the foreign banka vou 5,560 10 1 dusted their bosiness in Mexican dollars and 426 3 issued bauk-untes as they do in China to-day. 176 8 6 The first postage stamps were fasued in 1871 and their value was expressed in mos; in 1872 the currency was altered to its presont devo mination yeo, sen and rin, 1 yon equalling 100 1,700 0 Ben or 1000 rin.
The Mint in Osaka was established under the superintendence of a body of able Englishmen, and gold coins from one yen up to twenty yon were opined, also copper coins of one and two £13,802 14 9 son and five rin sad one ris.
100 rio; three we kept tied together by piece of paper string through a hoop at the top
day the 17th July at morning.
The N. T. K. str. Tofoni Mare (Bombay Line left Moji for this port on the 13th July, and is exposted bero on the 17th July.
The AL. str. Austria left Siogagore for this port on the 18th July, and is expected here on the 10th July,
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