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day the horrible condition given in history of the mediaeval cities of Europe during the greater epidemics of the fifteenth century." He then informs the War Office authorities that "municipal health laws are unknown to the Chineso, and the mandarins do not recognise any obliga- tion on the part of their government to concern itself in public health measures," It might here be pertinently asked, where Dr. MACKINNON obtained all this wonderful knowledge about the Mandarins, and their sanitary policy and obligations It will be admitted that his professional duties in Hongkong could under no possi- ble circumstances give him the slightest practical acquaintance with Chinese Man darins, and it is therefore ilifficult to make

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which are situated in the immediate vicl- nity of the town, and then the Deluge,

And this is the sort of rubbish an es perienced medical officer puts himself out of the way to send to head-quarters. Had Dr. MACKINSON's report fallen into the bands of any military authority practically acquainted with sanitation in Hongkong, there can be no doubt that the enterprising Doctor would have been curtly told to mind his own business, and deal with matters which concerned his department, and with which he could pretend to have some slight acquaintance. Whatever the War Dapartment may have thought of the Surgeon-General's report, it is significant

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THE visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending May 7th, were -European, 141 ; Chinese, 1,526; total, 1,667. WE note from the London Gazette, of March 17th, that Quartermaster W. J. Graham of the Gloucestershire Regiment, has exchanged into the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Quartermaster Graham was well known in

back,

Harbour of Refuge. According to the Admiralty chart the 3 fathom line runs nearly as far out as North Point, and why the present breakwater could not have been constructed further to the northward, so as to give the adequate accommodation required without costly Dredging, we leave Mr. PRICE to explain. It seems to us clear that the proportionate additional out-Hongkong with the "Slashers" a few years lay expended in constructing the break- water in slightly deeper water would have THOMAS KING, of America, an unemployed sea. been much less than that which is likely to re- man, who admitted eight previous convictions, six being for drunkenness-refusing to pay vehi sult from the present absurd, and in a mea-

cle hire being added to one of the "drunks"-one sure, useless work. There is a story told for disordedly behaviour, and one for assaulting about the works on the Harbour of Refuge at the police, the offences being pretty impartially Alderney, in the English Channel, where it distributed over the years 76, 79, and '81, 1,880 was not an unusual thing for the residents showing a clear record, was up again this mo to look out of window in the morning, after ing at the Police Couti, charged with creating a gale of wind, and congratulate themselves disturbance by quarrelling with a lot of hicksha that only £100,000 worth of work had been coolies on Saturday. He would appear to have Dr. MACKINNON claims that his state- destroyed during the night, and eventually but as the constable said he was not actually been also charged originally with drunkenness,

ments are not over-coloured, and that they the works had to be abandoned, and are based on a personal knowledge of a sum of £87,000 expended on destroy facts. We contend that they are eithering works which had cost millions. We entirely void of foundation, or are gene- do not pretend that the breakwater at rally incoherent, or unintelligible. He North Point will prove quite such a "White asserts that in committing his notes to Elephant" as this to the Colony, but before paper, he is animated by no wish other it is completed we shall not be surprised to than to save the troops and his own coun- see our surplus considerably reduceri on trymen in Hongkong from impending a work in no way commensurate with danger, which must increase under the the expenditure. Then, it must not be continued questionable policy of intro- forgotten that, instead of following the during Chinese sanitary ideas into an China Mait and lauding the undertaking | English Colony. We decline to believe and all concerned in it up to the skies, wo went so far as to recommend that before that any such danger, exists, or to re- cognise the necessity for Dr. Macki-further sums were expended, a commission NOx's "notes," which are merely an un- usually coarse and virulent personal attack upon Governor HENNESSY, and cannot be justified on impartial grounds. Sir Jous POPE HENNESSY's administration has been

tary, a German evangelical ex-missionäry, who have no acquaintanco with sanitary technicalities must necessarily be in competent to replace the Colonial-Sur- geon and the Surveyor-General in the Governor's counsels." How can Dr. MACKINNON tell whether Dr. ETEL is acquainted with sanitary techicalities or otherwise? There is, as a matter of fact, not the slightest reason in the world why the "evangelical ex-missionary" should not know far more about sanitary matters than either Dr. Avaxs, Mr. J. M. PRICE, or Dr. MACKINNON, or the whole three com- blaed. The sanitary inconsistencies of the two former are on record in the papers that the Colonial Office Authorities, who printed by order of the House of Com are most concerned in the maller, alto-mons; the value of the latter's views can out on what really trustworthy data hegether ignored it. Of course, Dr. MACKIN-be gauged from the report now under re- bases his authoritative statement that sex had some motive in writing his stupidly } view. "sanitary science is a sealed book to the aggressive report, and there is not the celestial literati," and other commonplace slightest difficulty in fathoming both his remarks of a similar tendency, Turning aim and object, from the sickening spectaple of a Chinese

"Until the departure of Sir ARTHUR city to our own Colony of Hongkong, weKESSY in 1877, there appears to have finil" says Dr. MACKINNON, "a different been a steady and constant improvement state of things. English ideas as against in the condition of the town, in its drainage Chinese ideas have here prevailed until and sewerage, and in all other sanitary recently. This latest historian of Hong-branches, &c., &c., but since the advent of kong tells us that for 37 years English the present Governor there has been a Governors have been endeavouring to incomplete reversal of the wise policy of his duce the 100,000 Chinese who live under predecessors in sanitary matters." the protection of the British flag-he dues "To the no small consternation of the } not think it worth while to mention that the English community. Sir Joux HENNESSY has Chinese have to pay rather heavily for this adopted Chinese views in this, as in other boasted protection to set aside their filthy questions of public interest, although in habits, and conform to the hygienic rules health matters at least, it was considered of western life. These Governors have he would espouse English ideas. This only been partially successful, although however, has not been the case, for his there is a marked difference between the Excellency has derived his inspirations city of Victoria and the Chinese towns on from ignorant Chinese traders, and trading

guilds composed of unscientific natives utterly incompetent to advise on the points submitted to them. And, what is equally to be regrette, he has paralysed the hand of the English functionaries of the Govern-

the mainland. Dr. MacKINNOS asserts that in these Chinese towns the filth and gar bage of each house are thrown out into the streets for the pigs to wal- low in, and left there to accumulate until the thoroughfares become impassable.ment Sanitary Staff. It is unfortunate that the names of these

"The Surveyor General having protested against the further spread of fever dens

dwellings without light or ventilation, the Governor took the opportunity of publicly sanctioning such fever dens in the "Hong- kong Government Gazette" of the 27th July 1878.

far from faultless; but his general policy regarding sanitation has been essentially sound, and we have perfect confidence that Mr. Cuanwick's report will support the Go- vernor's views in almost every important respect.

THE cutlay on Public works in this Colony

superúcial attention usually bestowed upon it by our contemporaries. Undertakings are increasing rapidly in number and magnitude, so that it will not be denied, in the interests of the taxpayer, that it is ex The Inspectors of Nuisances having at-pedient a careful scrutiny should be exer- tempted to get the Chinese to clean and cised over all works emanating from the trap their house drains, the Governor Surveyor General's department; otherwise, saved the people from further molestation we fear the surplus which the Colony has

should enquire regarding the adaptability of the proposed work to the present and future requirements of the Colony.

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diank, that charge was expunged. Mr. Wode- house fined him five dollars or three weeks' hard labour.

MOKACHEUNO, compradore to the China Traders' Insurance Company, was charged this morning, before Mr. Wodehouse, with embezzling various sums of money, the property of the Company, on the 6th inst. Mr. W. H. Ray, the Secretary of the Company, said he charged the defendant with the embezzlement of certain sums of money belonging to the Company, the nature of which

offence and the amount of money involved, he was not yet in a position to state, nor would he he before Wednesday next.—Mr. johnson, of the firm of Sharp, Taller & Johnson, applied, on behalf of the prosecution, for a remand until then, and objected to bail being allowed in the present state of the case, which was accordingly remanded till Wednesday at 2.30 p.m.

THE experimental entertainment to which we al- luded in our Saturday's issue, came off at the Temperance Hall the sånte evening, and was

largely attended, principally by the Buffs, the

blue-jackels not being numerous. The pro-

THE following temporary appointments in the gramme was gone through with great spirit and conscientiousness, the comic songs taking im Registrar General's office are gazetted-mensely, as did also Bret Harte's "Heathen Ho Fuk to be Chinese clerk and Interpreter, and Mr. Ha Ts'ang Chi to be junior Registration Clerk, both appointments dating from the 1st instant.

ment of the Hon. E. L. O'sfalley, His Honour Mr. F. Snowden, Mr. H. G. Thomsett, R.M., and Mr. E Sharp, as Trustees of St. John's Cathedral, on behalf of the Government, and of the Hon. J. Russell, as Auditor.

Chinee," that exhibition of the dry humour peculiar to the American mind. The entertain- ment was over at about half-past ning, and is considered to have been sufficiently successful

which we congratulate those who are interesting themselves in the getting up of the entertain. ments. A private of the Buffs presided at the plane, and acquitted himself very creditably. Mr. Devonport of the Dock Yard did the needful as President.

Advertisers are requested to forward all notices Chinese towns on the mainland were not intended for insertion in that day's issue not later glven. They would have so materially over the town in the shape of back to back should command something more than the THE Casefte of Saturday notifies the appoint-to warrant fortnightly ones being held, upon than THREE O'CLOCK so as not to retard the supported and strengthened an argument which, to the initiated, is based solely on Dr. Mackissos's vivid imaginings. Chi- nese towns are known to be quite bad enough, so far as cleanliness is concerned, without any absurd exaggerations of the class attempted to be palmed off on the Secretary of State for War by Surgeon- General MACKINSON. Again, it is very

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HONGKONG, MoxuaỶ, Mar 8, 1882.

THE jast performance of the second series of

Operas by Signor Höflich's Italian Opera Com

Royal, City Hall, when Donizetti's "Poliuto," any will be given this evening in the Theatre

viously been played in Hongkong,

difficult to discover the aim this officer j by acquiescing in their objection to the been so carefully augmenting will disap-will be produced. "Poliuto" has never pre with obstructing the Police in the execution of

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cleansing and flushing of such house drains.

led to make these remarks, as, far from

the

pear rapidly, leaving. comparatively speaking, but little to show for the expen- "The Colonial Surgzon having, in reports diture in works of usefulness.

We are which I have read, brought to the notice of the Governor the generally filthy and un-joining, in the eulogistic article in the sanitary condition of native tenements, for China Mail of the 27th April on the Harbour the truth of which I can vouch, Sir Jos of Refuge at Causeway Bay, we think HESSESST was not disposed to accept the this latest work of Mr. PRICE, the Colonial Surgeon's views, and has since Surveyor General, will prove to be expressed his determination to relieve that not only a misnomer, but altogether in- officer from the exercise of further sanitary adequate for purpose intended. functions.

We do not doubt that Messrs. BowDLER "The Surveyor Generat having called at- and LEIGI are carrying out the designs of tention to the absolute necessity of main their superior in a careful and proper taining a strictur inspection of nuisances, manner, but, considering the character of the Governor absolished the ruling instruc- the work itself, we imagine these gentle tions to the Inspectors of Nuisances which men will hardly appreciate the fulsome are the health rules of English towns, and praise bestowed upon them by the writer of ordered their substitution by now health the article abovementioned, for we presume regulations, to be framed for the English they rest their professional reputations on and Chinese residents alike, upon prin-something of a far different character from ciples to be laid down by the Chinese | short trumpery causeway across a narrow solely. The Colonial Surgeon was to have and shallow inlet or bay. We had the no volee or participation in the drawing up curiosity to visit this work recently, and at of the new rules. The Sanitary Staff was low water it requires no professional eye at first filled with dismay, and then to see that the area enclosed by the break- gradually sunk into a state of helpless and water will not accommodate more than forced inaction, in which state it remains about one hundred moderate sized Jaden at present. Meanwhile matters may be junksorcargoboats. It is doubtless possible ripening for an outbreak of disease, which that a number of native boats may find may come at any moment under possible shelter during heavy weather, by ground- unfavourable climatic conditions,"

ing on the mud at the head of the bay, but What does all this mean? It can only considerable risk is involved in this, besides mean one thing. Surgeon-General Mac- the inconvenience of having to wait for

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THE Stanip Revenue returas published in Satur- day's Gazette, shew the collections for last month to have been $12,958.28, against $12,558.22 in the coresponding month of last year, being an increase of $400.06. The total collections from 1st January to 30th April of this year, were $54,696.11, against $47,711.67 during the same period of last year, shewing on increase of $6,984-44, which is very satisfactory,

LI ASUNG, a married woman, was charged this moraing at the Police Court with assaulting Chun Akun, another married lady, and biting off a said the defendant was in the habit of accusing portion of her car on Saturday. The complainant her of having a sweetheart, and when she asked her what she meant by such a vile imputation, she struck her, tore her jacket, and bit a piece out of her left auricular organ. The plece of the inutilated car was exhibited in Court to the admiring gaze of his Worship. Defendant, who admitted the cannibalistic act, saying the com- plainant had fill treated her, was sent to a month's

hard labour.

Jon McRoy, of England, a seaman on board Chili, a seaman of the S. S. Douglas, were the steamship Copfic, and Thomas Fieler, of charged this morning before Mr. Wodehouse

| their duty on the 6th instant, and asşaulting Sikh Constable Thunda Singh., Thunda said he was arresting a man in a coffee shop, at the instance of one of the shop people, and while taking him to the lock-up, the defendants came up and per- emptorily ordered him to let go his prisoner, McRay, who, we think, is a Scotchman, giving him two or three blows on the chest, with the result of tearing his under garment to the extent of 40 cents' damage. The defendant, denied the charges in toto, and said they were merely looking on in quite a "promiscus" manner, having been attracted by the crowd collected to see the brave Funjaubee lug off his man. A

statement, the Magistrate discharged them. certain Joseph Ezekiel having corroborated their

WITH reference to the recent decision of the Govemment not to renew the Coercion Act in freland, it has to be noted that this movement was not altogether unexpected. Writing on the political situation on March 22nd, "Atlas," in the World, says: The Cabinet, which is already beset with grave difficulties from without, will probably soon be confronted with still more

serious embarrassment within, In the more intimate and best-informed circles of the Minis-

had in view in laying so much stress upon the very different sanitary regulations en- forced in Chinese cities and English colo- nies respectively. No doubt, he meant to In the extracts from correspondence re- convey something or other to the War garding the sanitary condition of Hong-Secretary, but like many other persons kong, for warded to us the other day by the who will insist on attempting tasks for Colonial Secretary, a noteworthy contri- which they have no aptitude, the attempt bution to the many opinions already passed ended in bungling and blundering, upon this vexed' question, is the communi- Referring to the sanitary condition of cation signed "W, A. MACKINKON." This Hongkong, Dr. Mackisses in one para letter was written on September 1st, 1880. graph writes to his superiors a most glowing and is supposed to be a correct report of account of the general arrangements of the sanitary condition of this Colony by a the sanitation department, andimmediately gentleman who was for a time-a remark afterwards contradicts himself in a farrago ably short time, we may add-principal of prejudiced twaddle about fever dens, military medical officer in Hongkong, for and childish predictions as to the probable The information of the Secretary of State results of that greatly talked of epidemic. for, War. We have already written a which sensible people laugh at, but which good deal on sanitation matters, and at is a favorite hobby of martinets of the the proper time may have something else MACKINNON class. We are informed that to advance on a subject which is unques-} "there is an elaborate scavenging.com tionably of very great Interest to the future tract under the terms of which the welfare of this Colony; however, it is not Pubile Works Department is able every our Intention at present to go over night to remove from the town the

terial party, a Ministerial crisis in the month of boaten ground, nor should we have thought refuse matters of the previous day. As

May or June is regarded as almost certain. In the It worth while even noticing Surgeon-Ge- in India, the night soll of every house is

Cabinet the most scrious differences of opinion neral MACKINNON's extraordinary report removed before daylight by carriers.

exist as to the policy of the renewal of the had our contemporaries refrained from Dust bins are dotter over the town and

Coercion Act. It is now quite certain that ostentatiously making such a great deal daily scavenged. The purity of the water

Ireland cannot be restored to the administration to the detriment of Governor HENNESSY, by supply is jealously guarded. There is a

of the ordinary law at the close of August next. freely quoting the opinions of this military | Sanitary Police and a Government Inspec-

If the present Coercion Act was allowed to expire scientist as one more proof of His Excel- tion of Nuisances, under most able officers,

ately reconstituted, and the government of at that time, the Land League would be immedi lency's mistaken notions with reference to willing to perform their duties if their

Ireland would once more pass from the hands of sanitation, and other local matters.

hands were not restrained." The Hongxxvox is the advocate of and apologist certain periods of tide. This defect has ap.

Mr. Forster into those of Me. Parnell. The Irish We have alluded to Mr. MacKINxON's kong public will be able to decide for for the Colonial 'Surgeon and Surveyor-parently attracted the attention of the

Chief Secretary has already told his colleagues report as an "extraordinary" one. It is themselves how much of this is true, and General; he is the avowed opponent of Sir | writer of the Mfails article, and the Harbour

that he must kavo a renewal of substanilolly the so in more respects than one. The worthy how much--imagination. They will also Joнx Porz Hennessy, The subject of Master also, in his recent report, seems to

same powers which he now possesses, or that he Surgeon-General, whose stay in Hongkong doubtless marvel how Dz. MACKINNON sanitation, according to this authority, has have been similarly impressed, and both

will no longer be responsible for the government was of extremely short duration, assumes knows so much about the most able assumed an Imperial interest; it should | Join in pointing out that Dredging opera-

of Ireland. On the other hand, some of his the role of public censor of Sir Jous Pore officers, willing to perform their duties if be investigated by a medical commistions will be necessary to increase the area.

colleagues-it is "scarcely necessary to say to HENNESSY's actions in the Government of their hands were not restrained." And sion of enquiry appointed, not by Go-Taking exception as we do to the work, THERE was quite an inundation of independent whom I allude--hold that coercion has partially cases of "drunks" at the Police Court this failed, that the real perpetrators of outrages have this Colony with an impudent audacity they will also wonder what the worthy vernor HENNESSY, but by the Secretary both as regard design and cost, it seems to which is quite refreshing. It is only fair Surgeon-General is driving at when he of State for War, and the Secretary of us somewhat audacious, to say the least of morning the Russian. Navy making a goodly not been arrested, and that in the government of show, The Duke of Edinburgh, Plastoun, and Irefand there must be a new departure. It is to presume that Mr. MACKINNON'S report says:- If an epidemic breaks out in the State for the Colonies, Governor Hex-it, that before this work half completed Strelok contributed one each, the Russian probable that those who hold this opinion will was well intended. On no other ground town, the state of the tenements in the Nessy is advised to renounce Chinese the Colony should be gravely informed steamship Petersburg another, a Norweigan still give exceptional powers to the Irish Execu is it possible to offer the slightest pallia- Chinese quarter is such that disease may doctrines in matters .connected with that to make the work itself effective it seaman distinguished himself in one case, ative; but they will not again confer on it the tion of what is nothing more nor less never again be eradicated from them." public health; he is recommended to must be supplemented by what must Greck seamen in another, an unemployed sea- simple power of ancsting and locking up whom- than a grossly abusive, ignorant, and Dear me! After all the glowing encom- allow his sanitary staff to work their own entail at least double its estimated cost. man named Doccarty, described as of Scotland, ever it pleases. The divergence of opinion on totally unjustifiable attack on Governor jums on the claborate scavenging contract, sweet wills as they were permitted to do Weighing well the character and position but evidently of Emerald Isle descent, helping this point is already appearing in the Cabinet, HENNESSY's general policy, especially con on the jealously guarded "water pure as unchecked under his predecessor, and to of the work, we think the cost of $103,colischarged, and ordered to be sent on-board for a general discussion arrives. It is, of course, to swell the grand total. The Russians were and will make itself more acutely felt as the time cerning public matters in which Surgeon-diamond spark on the able officers of the carry out Sir ARTHUR KENNY's scheme an extreme one, and we certainly do not their respective ships, the man from the Piaa-possible that something in the

to the nature of a. com- General MACKINNOS, or the War Office, Sanitary Police and Government Inspec for an increased water supply without de-agree with the sympathetic Mail writer tous, who exhibited carnivorous proclivities in promise may yet be arranged. Mr. Gladstone could have no earthly interest. Let us lion Departments who are so willing to Jay. After giving all this gratuitous.ad- who would lead us to infer that the Con- biting the Chinese Constable's finger, having to has, in the management of his Cabinet, shown glance briefly at the statement, which an perform their duties, the whole business is vice, Dr. MACKINNON states that Governor tractor has anything but a remunerative naswer to his Captain on beard for his conduct a wonderful power of reconciling old Whigs and overpowering sense of duty impelled the to end in an epidemic which will never be HENNESSY cannot be acquainted with contract and will probably ask for a The Norweigan, who created a disturbance as new Radicals; but this work, will probably spond late principal military medical officer to cradicated from the Chinese tenements of the domestic life of the Chinese, and further amount. If the cost of a steam well, was fined a dollar or three days; the Greek surpass even his influence and skill. If the compile for the gratification of the auto- the Colony. Nay, more than this, for their objectionable habits, as he has not Dredger and its maintenance, and of was let off; and the redoubtable. Doccarty, whio Coercion Act is to be renewed, the Bill for con crats of Pall Mall

Dr. MACEINNON'S epidemic, specially pre-made house to house inspections as he (Dr. excavating to the required depth, is also took passage to the "Sailors Home" in a tinuing it must be introduced not later than the Surgeon-General MACKINNON Commences pared and manufactured by that eminent

added to the original estimate, we are the coolic's jacket besides, was fined a Mexican that before that date arrives, we shall see either

richsha for which he was unable to pay, and tore first week of July ; and it is more than probable- his report with the strikingly original ob- disciple of Esculapius, is to spread from

inside the mark at giving the figure or four days, with two days additional unless be the retirement of Mr. Forster from the Govern servation that Chinese towns are prover- the Chinese quarter to the European resi-

of $200,000 as the probable cost of Mr. compensated the ricksha coolie with five ten-ment, or the resignation of the Radical wing of bially filthy, far surpassing in the present dences, and to the military Cantonments

Price's latest handiwork, the so-called

MACKINNON) has done; and coarsely and insultingly observes that "His Excellency apparently receives his information entirely through the channel of his Chinese cre-

TELEGRAPHIC news of a very serious character has been wired by Reuter to-day, to the effect that the Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Mr. Burke, the Under Secretary, have been stabbed to death whilst walking in the Phenix Park in Dublin. We suppose by the Chief Secretary, is meast Mr. Forster, who, although Reuter wired on the 5th that he had resigned and Lord Fre- him, may not have actually vacated the post derick Cavendish been appointed to succeed

when the assassination took place. Mr. Forster having made himself very unpopular in Ireland, while Lord Frederick Cavendish is a new man, is our only reason for thinking it may be the former, but yet it may be his successor. We fancy this terzible affair is likely to bring matters to a crisis in that country,

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