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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 29,

y a decree recantly published in the Manila. Government Gazette a poll-tax will be lowed an the Chinese population from the sat July,

yable six months in advance.

REAR-Admin] D. Emilio Catalá hhs been appointed Commander-in-chief of the Spanish Naval Station in the pilippines.

A JAPANESE paper says that during twenty years, STRINGENT LEMONADE Ended 1887, the value of seals, stters, and other marine animals unlawfully caught by 431 foreign is an extclient stomachic and preventative of tunting vessels in the vicinity of the Kurile Diarther 1 and is recommended by

Islands nisi Hokkaido, was over en 40,000,000 During the present Season, avoid all doubtfulAccouDING to the Aforning Call, the City of

Peking on her last trip took to San Franciscnit. fodd, tupure water, over-fatigue, and impure air the largest amount of opium ever taken into that A bottle of ASIATIC CORDIAL, and a bottle, it by a single vessel.. The cargo consisted of "of the finest old LIQUEUR BRANDY, are useful 75 cases, equalling, 11,275 pounds, and paid i day of $112,750, which was at the rate of $10,n things to have in the use

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PERMANGANATE FLUID (similar to Conly's) so ner bile or $3 per 2 gallba jar. CARBOLIC ACID) 750, per quart bottle. JEVES FLUID, CHLORIDE of LIME and other Disinfectarts at usual prices.

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A-JAPANESE vernacular print sove that three new steamers, ordered by the Nippon Yusen Risha from England, will be completed before the end of this year. On their arrival they will be placed on the lines between Yokohamn and Shanghai and between Nagasaki, Korch, and Vladivostock.

His Majesty Dong Khan, Emperor of Annam. has addressed a letter to the President of the French Republic in which he has detailed his desiderata for the better organisation of the Protectorate in Annam and Torquin, and pro. posed the modifications agreed upon by the Treaty of the 6th Jung, 1884.,

At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 22nd June, 158 COUNT CHARLES HENRI DET Bangkok Times of June-16h reports that VILLEUSE SONORECO, imperial Maritime Mr. W. Taylor, second engineer of the Pakhan, m with a painful accident the other day whilst opening a joint of the condenser on board, before the steam had thoroughly subsided. He. was severely scalded by a shower of hot water and steam, and had to be removed to the Bangkok Hospital.

he Hongkong Gelegraph

Hosakose, FrIDAY, JUNE 29, 1888.

TELEGRAMS.

(Kenter)

JUE NOTE OF CENSURE.

LONDON, June 27th. Mr., Morley's proposed yote of censure was lost by 32 to 273

(From Straits Tintes) PARLIAMENT.

Lowboy, June 17th.. The addresses of condolence, were voted unanision ly.

Loud Salisbury has introduced a bill for Life Peerages.

*............. RUSSIA. The Car has declined to sanction the proposal of his military advisers, to double the Reserve batalions, derfaring that the situation does not justify the cause, and that it would overburden

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There is a more honefni feeling politically, and the Continental Bourses are boyant.

THE SITUATION.

June zoth. The Guan Emperor, relying to President Cornet's message of condolence states that be fully shares the wishes of the latter that good roteins may be upheld between the two

countries.

Count Kiilnoky speaking at Pesth expressed his site that Car arression of William, 11.

will of affect the AustraiGerman.nilafce.

IRELAND,

Mr. Millen's sentence of six months inent has been configned.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MAR RUAS, the celebrated pamphlet writer of the neighbouring colony, has now, blassoned oul into a poet. The last number of the Macao Independente contains in a detached sheet the fist metric lucubrations of the worthy Major in reply to a lampoon published against him in the Macanese language the lingua franca of the Lusitanian communities both here and at

Macan.

Toss at the Police Court before Mr. Wode house, the master of a passage boat was charged by P. C Ehlers with landing cattle at place other than that set apart by Ordinance for such purpose, on the 18th inst. Complainant said he saw the Accused landing two cows at Tsing Tsi Tsui Paint, which is not a place authorised for Defendant pleaded the landing, of cattle. Ignorance of the law, but his Worship fined him $10 or in default" 14" days, which latter, he accepted.

to sea.

THE Shanghai native papers have pushed the following account of affairs in Coen. The Shin as of Saturday last says - Our Friday a telegram was received from Cored by which we learn that on 20th June rumours suddenly went round Segul that some persons were catching

e chiren stud stemming them in pts, and, there was considerable popular excitement about executed several people guilty of shisseminating, these falschoeds and the foreign buildings were protected by an armed force un the 21st Jurie, when the ridiculous excitement subsided. The # Pao of Sunday says that it was the Japanese who were said to be buying children to cook and eat, that several people were kit ed and injured in a popular commotion rising therefrom, and that the Corean authorities have ascertained that the stories were set on foot by an influential person who wished to take advantage of the popular excitement to secure his own ends.We learn that a British gunboat has gone to Chemulpo from Yokohama.

'The Corean officials have

CONCERT AT THE CLUB LUSITANO..

The concert by local amateurs organised by the Editor of the Extrema Oriente, with the Assistance of the Committee of that.lub Lusitano..

for the benefi of the sufferers by the disastrous fire at the Baquet Theatre, Oporto, was given in the Lusitano Club ball-room last night, before a crowded audience. Everything possible had been done in the way of arrangements, but the room was far too small to accommodate the ticket holsters, numbers of whom were unable to find either seals or standing room, and in addition, the heat was simply suffocating.The entertainment, however, which was of an excep only attractive character, passed off with great fefat,

the best fed, the best clothed, and the most liberally paid; that the French soldiers were. underfed, and had to allay their inward cravings by free fodalgence in their allow asces of tobacco; the food of the brave Russian-soldiers was worse than that given to paupers in England, and the Government of Holy Russia took advantage of the two hundred Fast days.set down in the Calenda in still further stint, the fed supply and Jy, na doing lessen the cxpense of the Army. It was T a great, nay, the one essential required in well cared for, should be intelligent. The modern-armies, that the sifters, besides being German soldier Dr. Caulic serted, was the mast intelligent of all; bat he believed that the gain which ought to be realistal frotn the higher intelligence of the suddiges forming the military power of Germany, was greatly neutralised by the system of centralisation, which hail the effect of converting the thinking man inta a mere pissive machine," The lecturer then discussed nt length the subject of Soldie Quarteis," dealing with the bivaune, the bell-tent, the Ilis ohjeet was to barrack-squa c, etc., c. induce the British sollter to think and clearly comprehend why the rejuntions as to his surroundings were arranged as they are. He then explained the meaning of cubic feet, and experimentally demonstrated the effect upon the air of an inhabited toning from insufficient ventilation. Dr. Cautlie qu ted statistics to show that up to and during the war in the Crimea, the life of a soldier as out of all reasonable pro- portion more tale ky ban tif the ordinary civil population. Consumption (phthisis) and camp fever (typlus) were the scourge of all armies, owing to the ignorance of even the fidentary laws of health. Since the Crimea, however, the shirtors of the British Army led by Parkea, had transformed chacs into cosmics, and reduced the equipment of the

soltiler to a science,,

It was decided not to publish the Chairman's repart upon the cholera epidemic at Tungchow, and it was simply laid upon the table.

Mr. Humphreys said that during the cold season, when fever was prevalent, il was proved that servants were in the habit of taking th water from pools; and this wasreported to be cause of sickness. Owing to the present heavy, rains this was not necessary, and they now had less sickness in the Western district than they had for two years.

Mr. Francis then proposed (1)That the Sanitary Superintendent be instructed to report: to the Hoard as to the situation and number of the wells referred to in His Excellency's minute distinguishing public from private wells, and

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stating the degree of pollution of each well. (2)

That the Sanitary Surveyor be instructed Le report on the means of supplying water to the inhabitants of the neighbourhood in which thic pulluted wells exist, in case the wells should b closed, and suggest sites far hydrants as suggested in His Excellency's minune

Dr. Ho Kai second He was entirely. epposed to closing the wells till other previstel | was made. Between twiy evils he would choose the lesser, and was therefore in favour of polluted water rather than none at all.

The Pegistrar-General said, is dealing with this question they must bear in mind that the Chinese were not in any sense water drinkers,

The first of Mr. Francis's motions was the put and carried annailhously.."

The Surveyor-General apposed the second resolution, because the Sanitary Surveyor was called upon to perform what was eatir ly outside his sphere. The Government were considering the question at the present moment and it was absurd to put the Sanitary Surveyor to prepare report on what he knew nothing about.

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Mr. Francis said be was not referring to what was going to be done when they had the Tytam supply; he wanted to know what was to the done now.

After "same further discussion Mr Francis mended his second resolution by adding after the word "hydrants"" or other means of supply, and the motion as ainended was put and carried unanimously.

The Chairman read a minute from the Go- vernor advising the distribution of free medicine. at certain druggists' shops in addition to the supply already at the Police Station, and the recommendation was adopted.

THE CHOLFRÅ.“

With reference to the recent rase of cholera minute from the Health Officer, who had heen directed to make enquiries in the matter, and was stated that:deceased had been absent over his leave and was found by the Police in an intoxicated state in the Happy Valley, where il was presumed he had lain all night. He went to the doctor at a p.m. and complained of being

clock that morning.

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With regard to the recent enses of cholera at the Police Station, the Chairman. in reply to Mr. Francis, stated that there had been two deaths. He had inspected the Barracks and found that they were nol overcrowded.

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PREVENTION OF POLLUTION.

Mr. Humphreys moved that the following -resolutions be recommended to the Govern

A QUESTION FOR HOUSEHOLDERS. The question as to the removal of night-spitment :— was next discussed, another letter of complaint having been received from Mr. Orange,

That with a view of preventing the presibility of the watershed of any reservoir of water becoming polluted by the cool or warkpcopla employed on fand which drains into each water hed, The Chairman thought it was the duty of the this.Buad de recommend the crucian of a catch water dran Board to take action against the contractor,

to carry the drainage of such land below the level of the gatheries ares of the dant of the reservoir la danger of pullusion.

The thloning out of the troca, to reduce the covering and the instead of leaving it to private individuals.

Mr. Fruticis prefered to leave it to house-facilities at places for pollution."

The construction of fence in keep the coolles within the holders, and suggested that two members of the boundary of the lot they are working up

The resolutions were unanimously approved. Ronid, Justices of the Peace should sit and hear thie cases. He finally moved that in cases of

Mr. Francis proposed that the Senior In complaints from private individuals the Boardspector of Nuisances be directed to inspect the confirm the resolution passed at the previous Glenealy Ravine and any other water sources meeting, namely, that complainant take out a

pointed out, and to report on their present state. summons against the contractor.

Mr. Humphreys seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously

The Board adjourned 11 Thursday next.

Capt. Deane Beconded.

Mr. Ede moved as an amendment that the Board deal with the matter.

The Registrar General seconded. The amendment was carried.

THE WELLS.

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persuasive feullies to prevail on the Bank to favor me with best "hop" dollars in exchange far the ante diluvian paper. I have used-up-ad my surprise-facilities for to-day, so was consequently vincapable of busting qui with even the very miklet velhof astonishucht when my depoty returned with the inconic auswer: Banks too muchee busys no hab gel, morte two clock can catches."

Moral Things You should avoit diuidu'à cholera season are Water, uripe frint and over-ripe Hongkong and Shanghai Bayk note. Yours faithfully,

*SUIDROG.

Hongkong, 28th June, 1888. [Our correspondent, with an Amount of confi

dence that we can only characterise ns remarkable, forwarded, the nates reformd to for our inspection-he safil nothing about returning them, but we did sead their back, and without any delay. They were so filthy and emitted such a gamey ndour that we were "Filthy glad to get them out of the plate. Jucre" is a popular phrase, and it may be that all circulating tokens representing inoncy deserve the adjective we have used, but sittely. they need not be quite so taticfed and turn, so dirty and foul smelling as "Suidrog collection of Hongkong and Shanghi Bank' notes 1-Ed., Hongkong Telegraph.

THE PRAYA RECLAMATION. TO THE EDITOR or the "Huwakasa Teleuron." Six-The Hongkong Government have directed my attention to the following slight errors in the letter dated the 23rd instant

lu para. 7owners of the foreshore," she'd read "owners of frontage.

In para. 9--so important as to outweigh." should rend" of such importance as to outweich.

Kindly notify these corrections, in your next issue, and oblige }

Yours faithfully,

C.P. CHATER Hongkong, 29th June, 1838.

THE YELLOW RIVER,

The last memori 1 of the Acting Director- General of the Yellow River, Li Ho-njen, dated the and instant, if taken into consideration with his previous.reports, leaves but small room for hoping that the great breach of the river at Chếng Chou can be repaired. nnd sucle private, accounts as we have been able to obtain convince is that the task of effectual. reparation must be deemed impracticable, provided, the crude methods of engineering now in vogaę amongst the Chinese officials are continued:

For centuries the river bed has brien, year by, year, slowly rising as the silt of the spring and autumnal floods deposits in the channel. As the bed rote the river banks had to he raised, and now, along great distances, the bottom" great river is actually higher-in some places. considerably higher-than the level of the. country on both sides of the stream. The labour and

expense of continually heightening the embankments, then strengthening them by widening the bases, have for hundreds of years, ever since the time of the famous patriotic Emperor who struggled, and in vain, to otercame and discipline the uncontrollable river, been training the resources of the Empire; and this last aflicting flood, which seems by the extent of its devastations to be the worst yet recorded, threatens to depopulate and ruin the once nourishing and fertile province of Han,

The Chinese methods of repair are, confessedy, inadequate to deal with the great breach, but even if the bank could be repaired at Cheng Chess it is now known that the river bunds, ou both sides for hundreds of miles, are in a very bad comlation and unsafe, as they are unfit to withstand the sudden pressure of flood waters. At numerous bends ddies have undermined the banks, and it is quite certain that if the waters of the last autumn had not broken out in the two places known to us they would have effected breacher · in other localities. It was purely accidental that the breach did not occur on the northern side, no that generally in a rotten state, and in such case the great plain of Chibli from the Huang-ho to the Peiho would have been laun dated. An eye-witness has told us that even t the time of low water the swirls had in come places excavated holes fifty to sixty feet deep, and that, in fact, the river bund along the

Major Ellis in returning the hearty thanks of all piesent for his instructive, ileasant and amusing lecture,, remarked that, after heating After an byerture, admirably played by the What Dr. Cantlie had said, he shealtexpect in land of the Northamptonshire Regiment under future when the men were asked the usual Mr. Moran's leadership. Senhorn Guedes (owing line question-any complaints ?" that the to the absence through illness of Mrs. Fraser-ply would be, not that "the potatoes were Smith), Miss Stopani, and Mr. C. H. Grace, had," but that the cubic space was insufficicat with chorus, sang the well-known "Prayer" fappinuse and laughter). They were all greatly from Rossini's Moses in Egypt" with conai-debted to Dr. Calie for the useful information derable affect, although the tendency of the hail conveyed to then in such a pleasing anton board the Impériense, the Chairman, read a suprano in sing at rather detracted from the attractive manner (applause)... nuits of the performance. In Pinsuti's "I fear no for, Mr. W. E. Crow.scarcely did himself THE SANITARY BOARD. full justice, his voice in some of the passages

The Ordinary Meeting of the Sanitary Board appearing weak and thin, and altogether it was

was lied yesterday afternoon at the Gdveniment much inferior to this painstaking vocalist's best firm. Selira's beautiful prano solo "Sognai" | Offers; there were present: --Dɛ Ayres (Chair- was tastefully rendered by Senhora d'Almada eman), the Captain Superintendent of Police (ion.stating at the time that he had fallen ill at 9 W. M. Deane). Mr. J. Francis, QC. the Sur Castro, a young lady who possesses a very goo sopranorgan; which however, although strong inveyor General (Hon. J. M. Price), the Registrar the upper and lower registers, is somewhat weak General (Mr. 1. H. Stewart-Lockhart), Hon. DER Shanghai morning contemporary of the in the riddle notes. Miss Castro should develop Wong, Mr. J.D. Humphreys, Dr. Ito Kai, into a soprano singer of inoch ability: Senhora Me. N. Ede, and Mr. W. E. Crow (ecretary): instant says:-The U.S.S. Juniata left

Carolina de Souza's piano solo (Ascher's Op 82) hurriedly for Chemulpo on Thursday at 9.30 pm.

was admirably played and deservedly applauded in charge of Captain Popp, pilot. She must have hugged the Poolung shore uncommonly A popular favourite, Miss Withers, was beard close after passing Black Point, in order to make to great advantage in Games" "! My Petle darling," line for the ship channel past Gough Island, in fact, this talented cantatrice has seldom sung in more atistic style. Campana's ever favorite for she went hard and fast ashore just above the Kajao Creek. She is within a ship's length of "Do you remember was 'well sung by Messrs, and parallel to, the bank, and is so firmly em Grace and Withers, the voices blending cost bedded in the mud, that she hardly lists at all at effectively. Senhora Maria Guedes was.loudly Tow water. Two tow-boats were at work at her applaud d_for_her_rendrring of the famous yesterday, but only succeeded in pulling away cavalina sung by Rosina in Rossini's "Il Bar one of her woodwork, and we hear that the bicie," and the true inch of the artiste was whole force of the Tugboat Association is to be undoubtedly conspicurus throughout, but the employed on her, and will no doubt succeed invoice was but a shadow of that which had the power to charm so well ten years ago. Necdless retting her off with the coming spring tides:.. Later information states the Tuniale got off to say that Mr. Grace did full justice to Matter's safely on Friday last and immediately proceeded Golden Land," although this piece was perhaps of rather 100 classical a character for the rest of the programine, Mr. Von Wille, in his violin The latest developments in the Childwall solo, a cavatina of Vincent, played as he always imprison-nileged mutiny case, which has been occupying does-like a thorough artist of the highest class, the attention of Mr. Sercombe Smith at the . The solo, with chorus, Palad:lhe's "Mandolináta,” Police Court for some considerable time past, showed Mr: J. D Huinphreys to be in excellent are that all the accused members of the crew, voice, and the list half of the programme was excepting the Russian, Rumbecke, are to be tried brought to a conclusion amidst great applause. separately for the various offences charged The second part commenced with an overture COLONEL. Denby, United States Minister, left against them; that Rumbeck is to be tried by the Band of the Northamptonshires, which was played in their usual finished style, and then alone for having committed a murderous Shanghai for the North on Saturday Inst.

assault on the second mate on March 28 h; Senhora Maria Gued s (and chorus) attempted the well known soprano aria Il Segreta" from and that a difference of opinion has arisen between the magistrate and the two solicitors" Lucrezia Borgia, but was rather overweighted, as to whether his Worship ought to commit and was only moderately successful. Mr. N.1. the case for trial the Supreme Court, Robinson sang Schubert's "La Serenata" with or has the power to send to gaol the whole great power and intense feeling, and bis efforts of the defendants for six or three months for were warmly recognised; but we have heard refusal of duty. The magistrate preferred to this very fine dramatic tenor to far greater inke these knotty points to audandum, and advantage, and think that probably the room according to present appearances the case will was not shugether adapted to his exceptionally be finally settled ad-Graicas Kalendas pauciful voice. Mrs. Fraser-Smith was announced to sing Cowen's "The Children's Home," but was "CHTAASZE" writes to our Shanghai morning unable to appear owing to serions Illness. Mr.gs that they can be unpolluted.. contemporary-Will you allow me a little Scott possesses a very pleasant baritone voice, space with reference to Mr. Bredon's refnarks and sang Matter's Thou will return no more "in on the Tea trade, contained in his Annual good style. Senhora de Souza played another Report (Hankow), on, which you cowment in of Archer's compositions (Op. 19) on the piano M. FRENDINGER has been appointed Architect-your leader of to-day. This gentleman makes with excellent effect, and in a duel later on in ural Surveyor for the province of Haiphong in point of the fact that only abous 4 per cent of the evening with Senhor G. Rocha (Rummel's lieu of M. Voli who has been attached to the China's Export is used in England.; but when Guillaume Tell), she was equally successful. Public Works department.

An important branch of

trade has for years Although evidently offering from a severe cold Kaislin, according to a Tokio been crippled and kept within comparatively Mise Stopani sang Braga's famous "Lathe, wells be closed. There were 155, wells in TUE Mitsui jussan

with marked success, her rich con In that city, with a capital af yen 153,600, and fair to use its reduced dimensions as an argutralto voice filling the room, and the eflect paper, propores to establish a large ice company narrow limits by heavy taxation, it is scarcely Selénats set of machinery to turn out 20 tons per 24 hours ment for disregarding its claims to considera- of the rendering was greatly enhanced by Mr.. be a valid argument; it will have Van Wille's admirably played violin obligato bas bäen ordered from abroad.

Freniet force next year, as the China Export to accompaniment. This was one, of, the best SAVS the Courrier d'Haiphong White Hat England will by that time, in all probability, things on the programme, and it was greeted phong is striving to come tip to the status of have shrunk till further, Mr. Bredon remarks with well merlied applause. The duct, Gabussi' Hongkong and to assume the aspect of one of on the inconsistency of foreigners who advise The Fisherman," by Senhora Maris Guedes those towns where comfort, a thing so well toial abolition of all taxes on tea in China, and and Mr. Scott, was only a qualified success; understood by the English, is to be found, Hanoi at the same time demand, reduction in the but Ms. J. D. Humphreys has never sang in seems to follow suit. Mjunillard has inaugur volume of the Export; but the fact is, that this ated at the Great Buddha a chalet which is the reduction is rendered necessary by the declins Pubile' with more effect than in Millard's objected to any interference with the drinking- note. I did not smile because I was particularly able to the Chinese, authorities, who requis

"Walling" beautiful ballad which was most charmingly sung, Mr. Thomsett häs tendervous of all the elegant classes of Hanol in the trade, caused by the above-named taxes. In the evenings, specially on Sundays, most of With their abolition, the trade might have a improved both in voice and method since we last heard him, and his rendering of Cowen's our residents go to dine there, after a drive prospect of recovering some of its lost ground, It appears a matter of common-sense that taxes

was more than ereditable.. The. Because!! around the Lake."

which, on the commoner kinds of tea, amount to entertainment was brought to a close by Miss 40 to 50 per cent, of the total value, must Withers, Messia: Grace and Ronconi, and chorus exercise a destructive influence on the China singing Dena's "Funiculi-Funicula" with great trade in any country where untaxed Indian tea dash and spirit,

We must not omit to say a good word for Signor Cattaneo, who not only materially aided in organising the concert, but was invaluable as musical director and accompanist. ...

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TE German gunbout Pelf, Lieut. Commander Rittsteiner, arrived this moining from Singapore. Is consequence of reported troubles in Corea the US S. Tudata has been despatched to Chenulo..

M. DE CHARPAL, who was appointed to substitute M, Mald as President of the Consular Court of Hanoi, assumed charge on the 7th inst

We would direct our readers' attention to the fact that the opening performance of Mr. Woodyear's Circus takes place this evening at Bowrington.

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could not in any way.

We do but roosally endorse the oplosions expressed by Correspondents in this cotama.], TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SHIPS.

HOW CHOLERA IS DISTRIBUTED BY THE H.K. & S. BANK.

This is evidently the way Edison proposes to realise his is there to be communication without

idea.

any conductor,

But how

Through the water, I presume; if not, Edison will no doubt solve the mystery and tell us all about it'ere long.

from Kai-Itag Fu to the sea may be proce

to be in a very dangerous condition.

The freshets of early summer are now overdue,gun and at any moment we may hear that furious. river floods are pouring through the great breach over Honan. As the lower lands of Henan are now, in great part, covered with water, in some places fifteen deep, the imminent flood will submerge large areas that escaped last year, and as the rivers and Grand Canal will be unable to dispose, of the overflow, it follows that Anhui, Shantung, and Kiangnan, will not escape. Chinese authorities will prove to be futile, and In any case the local treatment adopted by the

a waste of labour and expenditure.

The authorities have asked various Western, engineers, some of whom are thoroughly com petent to deal with the matter by the application of the modern practice of hydraulic science, and some, whose acquaintance with river reclama- tions cannot have been even rudimentary. The engineers who knoay their business, and who are mindful of thelf professional repute, have one and all derüned to give any opinion or plan not preceded by careful, survey, which decision, the only one possible to honest and sell respecting men, has not commended itself to the Chinese mind, as a survey significs long delays and, large expenses, and results not appreci

The Chairman-The next question is the cinsing of wells. There have been for a long time many complaints as to these, wells, and. there is no question of their being polluted and no further proaf is required of it. have possibly regained

purificat ey Their construction and surroundings prevent that.

TO THE EDITOR OF Țus "Honokund TarGear." They have been tested over and over again

Six,-Although few things in the Hongkong at every season of the year for many years and no improvement has been discovered. If you Telegraph escape my notice, it was only to-day had examined these wells you could see for your that 1 read your remarks on the prospects of selves that any purification is impossible, no telephonic communication between ships-of-war matter how heavy the rains or waterfall in any at sea. As the Telegraph is my pet, I would par. Several of these wells are in Third-street, not like your to fall into an error, and therefore and it is utterly impossible from their surround-bg to offer the suggestion that if no wires are employed in the proposed manner of keeping up Mr. Francis did not see how they could deal communication between ships, they (the wires) with the matter until they got more evidence. are not likely to become entangled.

The Chairman in reply to Mr. Humphreys, said there was evidence that the people living water..had suffered from illness. The recent in native houses who had been drinking the well- mortality had been greftest in First, Second, and Third Streets. He would not apsert that it was because of the water, but he recommended that

While I am troubling you with my telephonic the colony, but how many were polluted he could notions I have no doubt that you will allow me space for a reasonable growl, although it has an Mr. Francis suggested that the Secretary be more to do with Edison's submarine telephone

than with my beloved great-grandmother instructed to draw up a report showing the

A distinguished member of the money collect number of wells and the death, rate in the intended to interfere with the wells before the Vicinity of each. He also asked if the Boarding fraternity, a shroff to wit, called on me whilst I was penning the foregoing lines, for the purpose Government provided a proper supply of fresh of receiving payment for divers articles, the water, and had informed them of the number. nature of which are immaterial to this "growl." of hydrants which they purposed erecting? He With a bland smile I handed him a fifty dollar water, whether good, bad, or indifferent, until happy to part with sach a valuable piece of some works in evidence to answer for the the Government took steps to provide better. paper, but because I had an idea that even if I outlay. To make a proper survey, from the sea He pressed for a list of the wells, as until it was got paper of less value back, I would withoat to Kalifong Fu at least, and, possibly if the shown, that any wells were polluted the Board doubt get something that was infinitely preferable examination of that long section does not satisfy

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engineers employed the exploration may to that filthy, and evil-smelling article issued by

have to be extended through Shansi, Kanau, could not deal with them.

The Chairman-Then they will not be closed the clean Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Cor

and Mongolia. For such a work a numerous this year.

poration. Mr. Francis-I suppose the Government will I will bet twenty to 'one against the field-and well equipped staff will be required, and the have the hydrants before that, and we can go that is the whole number of Hongkong & expenses will be some hundreds of thousands of question at issue could putting up the hydrants.

directors; clerks, shroffs, coolles, etc., etc.if any be solved, and, after the survey it would be taking survey while the Government in Shanghai Banking Corporation's clean managers taels yearly. But the The Chairman-If you are going to have all single one of these worthy inhabitants of this possible to deal with the river so that it would these well tested again it will take months. You vale of sorrow can fathom the unspeakable become tamed, useful, and navigable during all cannot take a glass of water and settle the ques surprise I felt when my pollte dunner, with coming generations, instead of remaining, as it tion as to whether it is fit for drinking or not in suitably moistened fingers, counted out as change has been and now is, a perennial and dreadful

two five-dollar notes and four one-dollar ditto, all, curse to the Empire. MI. Francis Are there not some so bad that belonging to the same most distinguished Cor The question of the Yellow River affects the The fourth of the series of popular lectures the state of the water can be ascertained very poration of Hongkong and Shanghal and all-- future of the Empire, and it is, not surprising

very, very filthy

that the Imperial House and high officials are in organised by the Rev. Bryan Wonnacott, Military Casily.

may tant some water The Chalkman-You may

Being the happy possessor of a microscope 1 deep anxiety and distress at this afoment. That Chaplain, was given at the Garrison Theatre on

and if the flood waters now due a d Wednesday night by Dr. James Cantlis, the which may not be fit to drink, but the Chingmen attempted to find out their birthday, and to my Homan can now escape total ruin seems to be subject, Soldiers' Quarters, being one on which will tell you that he does not use it for drinking surprise. I discovered, after wading through a unlikely

good

and pile of mud containing divers queer quadru to come in the autumn are as violent as usual, the lecturer, from his practical experiences in purposes.

Mr. Francis The sanitary surveyor or the peds and other lively matter (all inhabiting the breach will increase, and repairs under to speak with authority. Major Eilis,: 58th analyst might report that certain wells are known these notes) that they had been through the any conditions whatever may become impossit Regiment, occupied the chair, and the theatre to them to be polluted. It will then be for those Turko-Russian war and the Franco-Chinese ble. The urgency, therefore, is extreme the was crowded with an interested and enthusiastic who use them to prove that this is not so. Some reprisals as well, and that, in fact, they revealed province, once fertile and producing a can- thing must be done in the matter. It has been all the mysteries of a zoological garden in a siderable surplusage of fruit and food, 1 audience.

Dr. Cantile, who was frequently interrupted going on for years now, and neither the late bird's-eye view. Numbers 248,809 and 301,849 thoroughly devastated, and the townsmen, vil by hearty laughter and applauigathis humourous Sanitary Board nor the Government has done a were dated December 1873, Anno Domini, but lagers, proprietors, and peasants bikes are that the breach llustrations and quaint method of taking his hand's turn to help to bring the matter to a looked by the way like having originated many involved in general pauperism. It would seem

centuries B.C.and made the trip in Noah's famous that of the first auditors into his confidence, remarked that, satisfactory conclusion.

The Surveyor-General-The learned member ever was a mere child of eight your will certainly rental unclosed, is to remove tho according to French opinion, bread, beef, beer, bacey, boots, bullets, bayonets, and Brown is entirely wrong. There was a motion before and looked a trifle more decent then another bro suffering people to other places and in various Bear" bad made the British infantry during the the late Sanitary Board by Dr, Manson, seconded ther, No. 375,696, born on the 30th June, 1979 provinces of Central China, in Manchuria, and Peninsular war, the most formidable in Europe. by myself, that until the completion of the new The age of No. 388,862 was perfectly indetermine even in the more fertile grounds of Mongolia and A reference to the requirements just quoted water works these wells should not be closed; able, as its birthday certificate had been com- the north-west, room can be found for the refugees would show that food was placed first and the but that notices should be placed over them pletely spoiled and effaced owing to many who, if rough shelter some common farming musket last on the leg of necessities to make waming householders that these wells were years hardship and exposure implements, seed, and some grants of food and good soldiers. In comparing the armies of not to be used for drinking purposes. So that. Not wishing to defy all common sanitary laws given, may be able in a few years by industry to Europe, Dr. Cantlie declared that at the present my friend is quite incorrect when he says that I immediately instructed my chief secretary, retrieve their now ruined and bepeleas fortunea

Berg, Fallas 19 Ahoy, to use his utmost discretion and Chinese Tímar, moment the British soldier was the best housed, nothing has been done,

DR. GANTLIE ON "SOLDIERS" QUARTERS,"

WE read that five torpedo-boats te now in couse of construction at the Onohama Naval Shipbuilding Yard at Kobe. They are eath.54 feet in length, is feet in breadth, 5 feet 6 inches is consumed. In depth, and will attain a speed of 10 miles per hour. If all we have read lately about ON the -2and inst., S. L. V. Arlington, an icopedo boats be true, these new additions to the American subject and late chief engineer of the Japanese feet will be practically useless. A steamer Peking, was charged at the United torpedo boat capable of only steaning to miles States Consular Court, Shanghai, before General per hour will be about as much, use in modern Kennedy, Consul General, and Messrs. C, H, warfare, as a Japanese bred racer would be in Ferguson and A. C. Hunter (Assessors), under iffe Ascot Cug

two separate count, with having committed Indecent assaults upon ltle girls with intent THE Chelpo correspondent of the Shanghai to ape.The NoC. Dally New states thaf Mercury writes under date the zoth inst the prisoner seemed take his position-very Little stirling here; not even a small earth coolly, and at once pleaded guilty, whereupon: ake since the Inst one of our steamer the Cfurt adjourned till the afternoon before movements you are informed per telegraph I passing sentence. The prisoner was put forward presure, excepting Chinese government vessels, at 3 o'clock to receive sentence, when the Court, Egypt and elsewhere, was thoroughly qualified Iidate

sly. So here goes: The Peiyangas in the morning, was crowded. His Honour squadron is in Wei-hal-wei; from that place the in passing sentence afid:-You have pleaded French Syndicats steam Shi Cheng arrived guilty to the fhdictment under which you stand here on the fob instant. I'm sorry to have siged, and thus have obviated à trial, the report the death of fier chief officer, killed by the details of which would shock the sensibilities of steamer's crane carrying away in Fort Arthur: every right minded person of this community. he was the Captain's brother-in-law, and a very Under the construction of the law, the Court is

á pronaising, courteous and obliging young officer. restrained in the measure of the punishment to He is the third Frenchman who has met his be inflicted, and cannot Impose a sentence death in Port Arthur, I believe.. On the same commensurate with the helmousness of the date (the 19th) Judge Denny passed through offences Fou have committed. The sentence of here, in the Owari Maru, but I am not in a the Court is that you, Victor Arlington, be position to judge why and wherefor; Are you a confined in the geel of this U.S. Consulate better judge The training ship Warues left General for the term of four years with hard for Bort Arthur en the 16th on a surveying trip, labour. The septence was received with an and on the same date the transport Mesyuan outbreak of applause from the public in Court, arrived from Port Arthur with coolles and a deck which the Beneh at once suppressed! The Toad of omulum gatherum mixtum compositum."" prisoner was then reingved.

a minute.