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SANITARY BOARD.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PLEAS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 1909,

The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-IS any of the Medical Offer of Health's work now done by the Head of the Department?

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was hold

The FansionsT-A certain portion of the yesterday at the Board Koom. Mr. E. D. Cwork formerly done by the Medical Officer of Wolfe presided, and there were present: Hon Hoslth is now done by the Head of the Depart Mr. P. N. H. Jones (Vice President), Hou Mr.ment, while a great deal is done by the two in A. W. Browin (Registrar-General), Mr. A. conjunction. Shelton Hooper, Dr. G. L. Fitzwilliams, Mr. Lan Chu Pak, Mr. Ho Kom Tong, Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. Pearse (Assistant Medical Offeer of Health), and Yr.-W. Bowen Rowlands (Secretary).

SALE OF THE HOSPITAL HULK "HYGEIA,” The following latter was read from the Government relative to the use of Kennedy Town Hospital for the treatment of small-pox, and the salg of the Eygeia :-

"I am directed to state for the information of the Sanitary Board, that, upon the recom mendation of the Principal Civil Medical Oficer, supported by Dr. Stedman, His Excellency the Governor bus decided to effect o retrenchment in the Colonial expenditure by using the Kennedy Town Hospital for the treatment of small-pox, and by selling the hospital halk Bygeia. His Excellency has also decided, at the request of the directors of the Tung Wah Hospital, that leare should be given to the Chinese community to use their Infection Disonses Hospital at Kennedy Town for the treatment of small-pox, und the necessity of tho construction of a new small-pox hospital ander the auspices of the Tung Wah Hospital has

thus boon obviated."

PROPOSED ABOLITION OF AN ASSISTANT

NEDICAL OFFICEE OF HEALTH.

The HEAD OF THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT submitted the following minute relative to the proposed abolition of an Assistant Medical Offfloor of Health;-

The PRESIDENT The grave will net project above the ground.

Colonel BEDroup-That is Ild down in the Ordinance.

The application was granted,

POULTRY FRUIT STORE.

NOTES FROM JAPAN,

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,}

Toxro, August 3rd.

THE HYDRO-ELBOTRIO ENTERPRISE. An Influential meeting was held in Tokyo on the 8th ult, when it was decided to proceed with

THERE IS SKILL AND

the work of flotation of the Anglo-Japanees THOROUGHNESS

Hydro-Electric Syndicate. The idea was firet THE GREAT FIRE AT OSAKA.

mooted about two years ago, but owing to the In one of the busiest, poorest, and most condition of the money market it was decided Mr. Au Yeung Kwong applied to the Board crowded parts of Oasis, where houses are crushed to postpone organisation antil a more fav for a lone for five years of one of the two ro together and the streets so narrow that one could ourable opportunity. This opportunity has in the Central Market formerly used for killing strids across then, where moreof small factories, now arrived, and the English capitalists having poultry, but now vacant. He intended touse the

carrying on a trade anhampered by factory expressed their readiness to begin work, the room for selling fruit."

regulations, make cheap goods for the Chins Tokys promoters telegraphed desiring them to The COLONIAL VETESINARY SURGEON reported that the rooms mentioned had been market, is a "atookinot" factory, where oil is used send engineers. One of the great objects of The PRESIDENT-The Medical Officer of practically unoccupied since the now killing for lighting purposes because of its cheapness this company is the supply of the Tokyo Electric

Mr. HOOFEE-Who does the mortuary work in Victoria P.

The PRESIDENT-A great deal is done by the Government bacteriologisi.

Mr. Hoorre-Who does Kowloon?

Health.

In the kitchen of this establishment at daybreak on Saturday morning thegloopy maidservant upset

Mr. HOOPER-How many hours a day does festival times, and were not then crowden, the lamp and it fell to the floor where stood the that take him ?.

The PRESIDENT-I will nok Dr. Peares to reply.

Dr Pause--The average is about two hours a day..

Mr. HOOPER Then. Sif, I would reper you to the Governor's minuts. What is his sug- gestion that we should borrow from the Medical Department.

The PARSIDENT road the Governor's minute, Mr. HoorER Then we should be in no worse position than we are today. We do not care whether a doctor is supplied from the medical department or whether he is sent from England. We have the same staff.

The PRESIDENT – That was the proposal made by the Seorotary of State in re commending Dr. Macfarlane for the post of Government Bacteriologist; if the second assis lant was not replaced we should always have a man from the medical department.

Mr. HOOPER -Thon I think that is quite satisfactory. We shall not suffer the loss of a medical officer of health, because we shall bare one at our call from the medical department.

When the Board resumed the PRESIDENT brought forward the resolution contained in kis minute,

This was a conded by Mr. LAU CHU PAK,

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rooms were erected. They were used only at

He thought it might be a good thing to let this as a stall for three years at the average rent of the other fruit stalls, and at the end of that time its value would be better known. There were not too many fruit stalls.

Mr. Ho Kon TONG minuted-I think the Veterinary Surgeon's recommendation should be adopted.

Mr. Hoorns-Has there not been some other application to rent this killing room for s "fruit or vegetable stall before?

the

Hon. Mr. HEWETT I agree with Registrar-General. If my memory serves ne I think the rooms are very dark and not particularly well ventilated. If they are to be used as stores, it is possible some structural alterations should be made.

Mr. LAU CHU PAK-Was this room not required by the poultry dealers for storing purposes, and did they not offer to pay for the are of it?

The` REGISTRAR-GENERAL The poultry dealers who were turned out have first claim.

The P.-ESIDENT moved that one of the kill ing rooms be let nëTMa stall.

Mr. HOOPER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

loan from which the lamp had been replenish- ed. In a moment the kitchen was filled with. fames. The master of the factory had no time to do anything but are his mother, wife and son, for in an incredibly short space of time the Bames, caught by a fresh wind, spread from house to house in that crowded district, spread ing panic among people; nor did the conflagration stop until a waste three miles in length and half. a-mile broad had been created in the city of Osaks

VENUS PROGRESS OF THE FIRE.

Hovel and warehouse, fine public buildings and matsheds, all were destroyed in the course of 25 hours, when the fire huil barned itself out At the height of the destruction the wind was blowing a hurricane. The bydrants gave out at the outast; for after a long drought there was not sufficient water supply, and it appeare were taken to make use of that no means the numerous rivers and canals that run

through Osaka, The firemen were reinforced by the troops of the Osaka Division. Blocks of buildings were paled down in the hope of checking the fire, but the high wind carried the buning sparks over the gaps and the outbreak started afresh. Unable to check the progres of the fire all efforts were turned to the man The report of the Government Analyst relaagement of the panic-stricken population and

OUR WATER SUPPLY,

Railway Co. with power. Half the capital will be English.

CRUBLTY TO SOLDIERS.

OF CONSTRUCTION :

IN ALL

PIANOS

WE IMPORT

THIS CLIMATE.

The Japanese, who have been styled the Frenchman, and who have called themselves the Englishmen, of the East, certainly follow the STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAT German ideal in their military life, and the great fetish of the army is the god of discipline. SUPERIOR VALUE the personification of curtain regulations Laid down for the training of soldiers, and the inculcation of the bushi spirit. How for blind, unreasoning obedience to regulations can do BUILT THROUGHOUT FOR harm to the rank and ale has been demen- strated during the past month in different parts. of the country where the troopalavo beau exposed for long periods to the heat of the sun under. conditions which appear brutal in the extreme. On the 16th and 17th alt. the 8th Infantry of the Osaka Division carried out a forced march

boy, for some are little better than boys) curry- ing 80 lha. with the temperature at blood heat.

Prior to the march the colonel in command informed his captains that the honours of vistory would go to the company which arrived first at ita destination in good marching order without any etragglers. This had the effect of rousing the competitive spirit. The muroh was bogan and in the course of a few hours, during which time the soldiers in the rear particularly of great feats in war by unskilled men fired by

a patriotic motive. Japanese troops fired by:

of muarly 30 miles fully equipped, each man (or ROBINSON

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time of war-does this justify the reckless abuse of the men as exemplified in the recent marohes and mancares? History furnishes examples

now required, and and carried on the assumption that arrangements tive to the publio water supplies of the Colony the saving of furniture. The existence of the Wore stifled with heat and dust, the exertionsimilar motives are good for anything, but at for the month of July was subinitted. His entire city depended upon the will of the wind told upon the strongest. Sonres of the wosker Osaka there was no call on the patriotism, the

"His Exedkncy Ims instructed me to ascer tain whether the members of the Board concar with me in stating that only two Medical Officers of Health are not three. I proposed to refer the matter to members in connection with the Retrench ment Committee's proposals: as the matter is urgent, however, I should like to bring it forward at the next meeting in the form of a resolution: ""That the Board recommends that there should in future be one Assistant Medical Officer of Health only, and that the post of second Assistant Medical Qulcer of Health be abolished as soon as convenient, and that arrangements be made with the Medical Depart ment for the loan of a medical officer during the absence on leave, etc., of either the Medical Officer of Health or the Assistant Medical Officer of Health, to discharge the duties of a sanitary adviser to the Board and the Department.

Mr. Ho Kom Toxa minuted --I think one Assistant Medical Officer of Health is quite enough.

Dr. FITZWILLIAMS-I think that this is a wise and suitablo retrenchment, and I do not egree with the minute of Mr. Shelton Hooper that the amount of work in the mortuary is likely to give any serious trouble.

Mr. SHELTOS HOOPES-With the large amount of mortuary work to be done by the assistant medical officer of Health it is doubtful if the proposed retrenchment is advisable......-

Mr. LAU CHU PAKI agree with Dr. Fitzwilliams.

The REGISTRAR-GENERAL--This cannot be

considered satisfactorily without full discus- eion in committee as to the present duties of the A.M.OH. and some explanation of the reason why the post can be now abolished.

are made with tho Modical Department for the loan of a medical man.

GAIN. WATER FLUSHING

Arising out of a discussion on the insanitary condition of a latrine,

COLONEL BEDFORD said the solution of the dificulty was water flushed urinals. That was the remedy for this and a great many other nuisances which came before the card.

The PRESIDENT remarked that the chief difficulty was the water supply.

COLONEL BEDFORD thought that should hardly apply when they saw tons of water rushing to the sea after rain. He had served on the Rock of Gibraltar, where the only water that could be obtained was from the rain which came down from Heaven or from water pumped from wells. In that town, with a population of 25,000, there was no such thing as a latrine which was not a water-closet. There was no dreadful busket system. That was one of the things which shocked hun most when he came to the East.

Dr. CLARKE, M. O. H., replied that the ex- platation was that Gibraltar had a dual water supply. The use of filtered water for W. C's when Chinese had only two hours of water daily would be iniquitous. (Hear, heur.)

The matter then ended.

EXHUNATION AND RE-BURIAL. Correspondence was submitted relative to an

application for a permit te exhume remains from the Chinese Protestant Cemetery at Pok fulam for re-burial in a certain grave space in the Colonial Cometéry.

The HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT Minated Mr. Chan Yui Tong, brother of Chan Bai, is pre-

analyses of samples taken from Tytam, and Pokfulam showed that both these reservoirs contained good drinking water. With regard to the Kowloon supply, he recommended that the water should be filtered before need for drinking,

MORTALITY STÁTISTICS.

The mortality return for the week ended July 31st, based on &

death rate per 1,000 per annum, showed that the death rate of the whole Colony for the week ending 24th ultime was 23.1 and 21.9 for the week endod July 31st, as against 34.2 for the corresponding

week of last year.

KAT RETUEN.

The rat return for the week ended July 31st showed that out of 1,697 rats caught in Hong- kong and Kowloon nine were found to be infected. During the ncceeding week the capture was 1610, and of these nine were infested.

burning embers being carried high over the houss-tops. It was at one time feared that the famous Tennoji shrine would be destroyed, al- though beyond the fire limits, but the temple was saved by extraordinary exertions. It was covered entirely with matting, on which was. thrown a constant supply of water, and in this way the ancient stricture was saved from fugitive sparks. At about six o'clock on San day morning, 26 hours after the outbreak, the fire lind burned itself out, the wind having fallen in the meantime, and the attention of the authorities said be turned to the bensing aid feading of the homeless, of whom there were scores of thousands,

LIABILITY OF THE INSURANCE COMPANIES.

The majority of those whose homes and places of business were destroyed were not insured against fire, but the loses of the insurance companies are nevertheless heavy, and policy.

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men fell out by the wayside and wore hurried become raving lunatics. It appears they back to hospited, a fow to die, others to were not allowed drinking water en route, for

bravery, the endurance of the men beyond No great object was to be achieved, such as to rouse the the orders of mere regulations. best qualities in each man's breast, and unsop- ported by this moral stimulus the men were se much less able to enlaro. They know there was no reason in such great exertion, and hence, withstood the ordeal in a time of actual war, when everything depanded upon them. probably, the collapse of many who might have

fear of typhoid, but the native ten was permissible, and this was served out in

mouse. Long after sundown the troops were quantities that wouldn't quench the thirst of a

tion was the 11th company, which covered 121 THE DEVA TATION AT OSAKA.. marching, and the first to arrive at its destina

HOW THE FUKUSHINA MILLA WERE BÅVED. i in 11 hrs. 5 min. The last company in took 14 hrs. 35 min. À day or two lator manœuvres

A well-known Kobe résident, who visited of another division took pãos on a plain near Tokyo, when four men were killed by heat and Qaaka to investigate the devastated area in sixty were placed on the sick list. In this low.connecton with insurance business, EBYS:→→→ lying and unprotected region the temperature was 130 degrees. Other accidents" of similar nature have occurred, and the question

which arises is whether the authorities have the slightest justification in time of peace in

When I arrived by the 8.15 am. train every- thing was disorganised. The ticket collectors did not know who were going in and who were going out. When I got part the barrier the scene was a most distressing oné.. About a thousand people, with all the possessions, they could hastaly shatah up as they fled from the

holders will be fortunate if they can get satis compelling the rank and file to undergo such flames, were lying around in the small

painful ordeals.

CONDITIONS OF THE MARCH

area

opened by someone.

in front of the station; and they THE NEPALESE EMBASSY.

faction. Within the burned zone are no less.

had been there all night. I picked ty than twenty-eight, cho (wards) and machi, RETURN OF THE AKHASSADOE TO LHASSA,

To do 30 miles in midemanier is not a diffient way through these und started in a southwest direction, but my route was cut off by the hollow A correspondent at Batang, Yachow Pre (districts), each cho and maché containing within.

I then feeture, Szechuan, writing to the Shanghai itself scores of small streets. The principal task by any means, provided the walker is well spaces where houses had been and the intense my Times says:--

After a prolonged stay in Batang the buildings destroyed are the Appeal Courts, equipped for the work, but this cannot be said hout from the still barning buildings, Nepalese embassy left Batang to-day for a fine foreign pile, whose comparatively isointed of the Japanese soldier. It seems strange at turned towards the south and then worked

kura which had survived until now was foolishly Lhasan. This is their last stop in China proper, situation attests the fury of the fire; Kwaiser first thought that there should be any room way west, I had not gone far when a Japanese The building immediately se they enter the Dalai Lama's territory after Hospital, Dojima Exchange, Meteorological for criticism after experiruoad authorities had

of a a short journey from here.

The caravan consisted of 150 horses for Observatory, Higher Commercial School, Com- deliberated upon and decided that such a leapt into flames and the roof was soon destroy. few minutes. Further along I passed the riding and 650 animals for loads. These latter mercial Museum, Prefectural Laboratory, City uniform was the best for midsummer wear. ed, only the walls standing at the end.

of at least consisted of yak, oxen, males, donkeys, and Post Office, Local Courts, residences of Govora. One would think that the first object of the Tasuda godowns, in which were piled bales 2,000 teabos, all of which was a mass of horses.

There are 50 Nepalese and about 150 or and high officials and a host of banks; offices military authorities would be the health of the of paper covering an area Thibetans bealdes the Chinese escort, of which and other business premises. The chief build. men and their comfort, but both were utterlyked-up flames. I was astonished at the stall ings mentioned hers were all in foreign style, disregarded in the Osaka mach, and in the precautions taken to prevent the fire spreading there is a large une.

The Da Kaji (or "Great Official," member of large and well-equipped and all, presumably, manoeuvres. The men may have been sub from this source. Only two small jets of water would have Administrative Council in Nepal) expects to The VICE-PRESIDENT-I think, too, that parod to allow the latter to bury the remains of reach Lhassa in 52 travelling days from here innred. It is impossible just yet to gauge the mitted to such a trial with the object of harden were trickling through a half- inch nozzle, and been a soothing mass in no time, and nothing

its neighbour It will then take him 33 days to react Nepal Ioes of the insurance companies, but those most ing them, which indood is the excuse that he had the wind again risen the paper He is trying to make a quick journey. If he heavily interested are the Nippon, Tokyo, Meiji, since been put forward by the War Depart could have saved the buildings in gets across the mountains before cold weather Kyodo, and Yokohama companies. For a fire of rent, but such a process of "hardening" appears hood. Making a detour of a hundred yards to he will have made the round trip in three and such extent it seems a conservative estimate to to bear very close resemblance to the bitter escape the heat from this furnace I at length of orossing was by a 6-inch cast-iron pipe. An- the road.

other Kobe resident who had accompanied ma thus far baulked at this obstacle, and I went on alone as my objective was scross the river and L did not ears to risk making my way through the fire zone. At the Fukashina mills I expected to learn that the worst had happend, but I found. that the fire had been successfully combated by the staffe of the Fukushima and Nippon Spinn- ing Companies ander the direction of Messrs. Imaza and Sabari. These fras had had na outside hydrant service installed some time nge, and by the indefatigable efforts of relays. men in the face of a withering heat the spread of the fames was checked. But for this there is not the slightest doubt that the whole of the

some explanation and discussion is necessary.

The PRESIDENT proposed that the matter be

considered in committee.

his mother in one of his grave spaces in the Colonial Cometory where he bus re-buried the remains of bis own mother and other members

The REGISTER-GENERAL seconded, and the of the family. Please circulate to members of one-half years. If not he will be four years on ace the insurance losses at 10,000,000 yen, und experiences of many of the youthfal characters reached the river and found that the only means

motion was agreed to

The PRESIDENT stated that when the paper came in originally he intended, as it was part of the retrenchment scheme, to refer it to the com- mittee, but as it was pointed out to him that the matter was urgent he wrote the minute to the Bocrotary which was circulated He might say that the recommendations of the Government were that thore should

be one Medical Offloor of Health on this side

and an assistant medical officer of health in Kowicon. Dr. Macfarlane, who was now on

leave, had been recommended for the pest of Government bacteriologist, and on his return there would be a vacancy for the second assistant medical officer of health. The question was whether they would require anybody to replace him or not. He might point out that except for one short period, as far back as 1903, there had never been three medical officers at work at the same time in the Colony; at that time a thirti medical officer was appointed on the recom- mendation of Professor Simpson whon plague was very bad in the Colony, but since August 1905 there had only been two medical officers

the Board who, I understand, are prepared to agree to this arrangement, though they un. animously refused Mr. Chan Sai Kai's applica- tion for separate grave space,

Mr. SUELTON HOOPEL-What is the depth of the present grave, and what will be the minimun space between the ground surface and the top of the coffin?

The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-Approve sub ject to the Medical Offear of Health reporting no sanitary objection.

The MEDICAL OFFICES OF HEALTH- The

death occurred in 1878, and therefore there is no Banitary objection to the transfer of the remains.

The PRESIDENT remarked that this was the samne application that had come before the Board at a previous meeting, but was refused because it was pointed out to members that the brother of the applicant had already several grave spaces in the Colonial Cemetery. If the present, applicant could put his mothers remains in one of the grave spaces already provided, the Board would consider the matter He understood that all the relatives died some

time ago; and that they were no longer in ceffus, but in ordinary pots. Whether the pots were in the cemetery or not he could not say. Mr. HOOPER-In the Colonial Comotery? The PRESIDENT-I understand so. Mr. HOOPER-In pote P The FEESIDENTI presume it was in a pot,

actually engaged in the work. In addition, he wisked to point out that owing to the simpli- fication of plague procedure and the reduction in the amount of general sanitary work the work of the medical, officers had been reduced. That was a further reason why only two medical officors were required, Certain duties had been transferred to the Build-bat not in a coffin. ing Authority, and that further reduced the Mr. HOOPIE-I don't quite follow. Do you work of the medical officers, so that the doctors mean to say that these interred in the Colonial saginally appointed for plague were not required Cemetery now were buried in collins originally now even for plagne work. They could do other and then taken out and put in jars or pots? work. Last year there was a severe outbreak The PRESIDENT-I cannot say, but the point of plague, the cases exceeding over 1,300, and I considered would be raised was whether there the two medical officers were able to cope with was any sanitary objection or not. If there are the work. It seemed therefore unnecessary to pots with only bones in, I presume there is no have three medical officers where two would sanitary objection. The barials word as far auffice, even in an emergency they could always back as 1882. get an extra man. To pay that officer during the period when he is not required seemed in the present state of the frances to be hardly advisable.

His Excellency, the De Kaji, Bhyrab Baba- dur, was not in very good health when leaving here. The long, arduona journey has left its mark on him and it is doubtful if he will ever entirely recover from the hardships of the journey. He has aged considerably sines he came through on his way to Peking

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the following are the chief features of the accounts of the companies at the end of list

year-

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1180

effective

were given practical proof of ita value. The flames from the exterior of No. 1 mill carried

the flames from the outside the Inside alarm was live debris into the ridged ventilators of the gassing room, and while the staff were fighting given. However, the sprinklers opened auto. The summer uniform is now of matically and immediately extinguished the fro

in the pages of Dickens, the victims of bratal masters, whose brutality was often of a refined sort and administered with much gretions muralising. Such processes do not hardon but capital, Paid-up Reserves. Div.

break the split and ruin the body. It is Kyoto 5,000,000 1,250,000 297,447 None possible that a very small percentage of tho

750,000 1,196,228 20% beiji 1,00,00, The Da Kaji talked very interestingly of his Nippon 3,000,000 2,250,000 500,00 None Osaka Regiment was not harmed in a material journey through China and Thibet. He says Tokyo 10,000,000 2,500,000 490,605 Nono degree by the march, but the great majority, the attitude toward foreigners in Lhassa is much more friendly than is generally supposed oko 5,000,000 1,250,000 650,000 12% oren if they did not fall out on the way, could

hams J.

not be improved by such an experience. to be. He reports the lamas as saying that when the English entered Lhassa they destroyed In addition, there will be the losses of the

Clothing and footgear are of the very first no lamasseries and murdered no women and foreign companies, for the Japanese concerns importance in a long march. The regulation children, while they have all suffered greatly at have to contend against koon competition from boots in Japan are the ugliest and most ill-north-west part of Osaka, from Tamma in the the hands of the Chinese

The Da Kaji himself seems to be a very the loading English corporations. As an fitting things imaginable. They are heavy and north to Dojima in the south, would have been devastated. It in no small thing to Bay, kind-hearted, thoughtful gentleman, and ex- example of this, the enterprising Okursa torture for summer, wear. I have often been but it โ HT incontrovertible fact, pressed himself as very anxious that he should

the eforte of these two com-

of their be no burden upon the Thibetans say more than Company of Tokyo, who are agents for the struck in Tokyo by the slipehod appearance of that he could possibly help. When large caravans Norwich Union and other English concerns, the soldiers, whose low-fitting boots eat justpanies to make like this pass through the whole country is advertise that they are prepared to take risks at above the ankle slip up and down as the hydrant services saved saka. To some

arate lower than that of the Japanese wearer walks, often displaying a hollows the idea of the sprinkler is more or less theore levied upon for animals for the Ula

Since the De Kaji's visit to China he sees companies, and it is therefore conceivable that sock. The man who is compelled to walk tical, but on this occasion the Nippon Company quite favourably impressed with mission- ary work and is quite friendly with foreigners. foreign concorna also are interested in the in such things in this weather is to be Chins was the friendship of foreigners. He the English companies are in a position here to light sandals made of straw, which can be easily says the most valued thing he obtained in Oraka fire. With their enormous vested funds sympathised with. Far better the native waruji, remarked that "the only things which endure carry on a very effective campaigns, and future thrown away when worn out and replaced by are God and friends."

khaki, it used to be white, and this is generally on their own initiative, are the installe very loose-fitting and of no particular style. tion was in good working condition, ready to The question whether the khaki material con-

cope with further possible outbreaks.

The fire

was undoubtedly tributed to the exhaustion of the men is now

one of the Attertion is so concentrated on the Osaka under discussion, and it is possible that the heroest ever experienced in Japan. Every

house Ba the path

of the flames was dienster that little is reported in the papers authorities will revert next year to the former licked up and rased to the ground in an A tight belt, of course, does not fit a inconceivably short and of thres zbout a conference which took place on Sunday colour.

In addition to bayonet miles long with a breadth of three-eighths of a morning at Prince Ito's official residenes in man for a long walk.

debris. Something like 12,000 buildings were Tokyo. There were present the Prince, the and rifle the troops carried 80 lbs. on the back, mile is now a heap of ashes and fuperishable Premier, the Minister for Foreign Fairs, and as these roughly-shod and heavily-accoutred destroyed and a reasonable estimate of those and the Minister for War. At the RIDE mon marched through the choking dust, lying rendered homeless is 60,00 There was never time the report comes from Dalay that 10,000 deep on tas burning roadway, many fell in their a more helpless city for coping with a serious outbreak. The Municipality had made provision for fire fighting, and had the Chinese troops kave been dispatched from tracks and were worse off than they would have Makden to Chiontao. There is no doubt been on the actual battlefield, for no Red engineers and the Fukushima and Nippon that a crisis is arriving in Japan's relations Cross was near and they had to be returned" Shipping. Companies not possessed appliances with China, but the ofliat attitude here is one to Osaka, there to be medically treated.

for dealing with the flames outside, Osaka was certainly doomed to almost total destruc- of confidence, despite the most alarming reports

DISCIPLINE AND MOTIVE.

tion. Both of the mills were protected with from Manchuria. [The announcement of

The whole subject of these endurance trials "Grinnell" sprinklers, which had been erected Japan's intention to proceed with the re-raises a very interesting question. The con in accordance with Fire Offices Committe struction of the Antung-Makden railway forth tention that the soldier should be inured in time rules (London), and the test was the hardest to with was doubtless the result of this Conference.

of peace to the hardships he will experience in which these appliances have been put since. -ED.]

their invention.

The expedition has been very fortunate this success will depend in a large measure upon the new ones.. time in that during the entire journey only one showing the Japanese companies make in the of the Napalose has died. In the previous present crisis, for their losses are not as small as embassy, some 12 or 13 years ago, over half of the Nepalese died during the journey. They the above table clearly indicates." " had a much larger caravan and were seven years making the rom

round trip.

The

a journey from Nepal to Peking could be made via the Indian and Pacific Decans in about ono manth, and though the Da Kaji nakei permission to return to Nepal that way it was refused hin. It is feared the Da Kaji will not reach Nepal alive.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The C.N. Co,'e str. Chenan left Shanghai on the 15th instant, and is dus here to-day.

The Silk per C.P.B. str. Monteagle arrived at New York on the 16th inst.

The Danish str. Cathay left Singapore ca the 17th instant, and be expected here

may The REGISTRAE÷GENERAL—I-Move that the ox about the 23rd inst, gender

The CPE. Mr. Empress of Japan arrived spplication be granted.

Shanghai at S am on the 17th fast, and left Mr. HOOPER-Provided there is sufficient again at 8 pan. same day for Nagasaki, where

she is due to zzrive at 6 kami, on the 19th inst.

space.

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THE CHISA QUESTIONS..

minutes after the fire was overcome