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SEASON 1888-9.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1888.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Rattler was at Chelos on the 15th inst.~ We are glad to learn, that Woodyear's Royal Australian Circus has been performing to crowded houses in Shanghai,

THE Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Tuskany was expected at Manila last week, on his intended visit to the Philippine Archipelago.: MEM, for the Manila Lottery. The Spaniards THE following SEEDS required for believe that the number of a room in a hotel in

immediate. Sowing

CAN BE SUPPLIED AT ÖNCE !--- CELERY, CYCLAMEN, and CINERARIA

Our First, Shipment of Assorted VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS. 1 has attivel, and will be ready for delivery in

a day or two.

Catalogues and Gardening Notes Free on application.

A. S, WATSON &. Go, Tul, '. THE HONGKONG PSPENSARY,

17th August, 19ER.

BIRTHS.

MAOKAR, Taku, ofn daughter.

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At Tientsin, on August, 16th, the wife of H. j. At the Club Concordia. Shanghai, on the 17th inst, the wife of #1. MöLLÉS, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

which a stranger has died will be lucky in a lottery.

We are informed by the Agents of the Pacific Canadian Steamship Company that the steamer Parthia sailed from Nagasaki for this port direct on the 23rd inst. at to pin.

By'kind permission of Major W. T. Ell's, and the officers of the and Northamptonshire Regiment, the Regimental Hand will play in the Public Gardens, on the 26th inst., (Sunday), from 9 till top.m. The following will be the programme

March.........! Oldtimer “

Newton, 1. Hamani......" Heminiscences of Offenbach"... Conradl. Vatre Grandolier “

Rneder. Selection Bove of Castille "........Delta. Gavatie Stephanie' ................Cyibalka

Jon Moran, Bandoinater,

A RUMOUR was current yesterday afternoon that some mishap had probably overtaken the Douglas Co.'s steamer Thales, as she was con to her salety. We are glad to learn that such siderably overdue, and fears were entertained as

fears are groundless, the Thales arrived at

THE Spanish Consulate has been transfetted from its old quarters, to the house last occupied by the late Dr. Young ; a lofty must has been erected on the roof and yesterday the yellow and red banner of old Spain opened out its folds in the new situation.

THE Messageries Maritimes Co.'s steamer Met bourne encountered exceptionally heavy weather on her last trip from this port to Shanghai The wind blew sa strongly and matters looked so threatening that the Captain ran for shelter into

Amoy, and proceeded on his voyage after the

weather moderated.

FROM the Ostasiatische Lloyd we learn that the Governor of Formosa bas promised thousand taels per annum towards the support of the Shanghai Zoological Garden, and other most material support by supplying it with specimens of the fauna and flora of Formosa, besides offering his intercession with other high officials of the Empire on behalf of the garden.

THE lost steamer Deutschland, according to the Mercury, is about 4 or 5 years old, built of iron, and received extensive alterations in Nagasaki, not long ago, to specially adapt her for the trade for which she was intended. She was come manded by Captain Hildebrand, who brought her out from Europe, same months ago. She was lost in a dense fog, and is reported to have become a total wreck. Owing to the thick fog she had been at anchor several times before she was lost. At low water the wreck is high and dry.

We hear it reported on good authority that a telegram-has been received in the effect that Count Gelocs, who will be well remembered in this colony, has successfully floated his Borneo Tobacco Company at home. It would appear

that those interested in the Sumatra tobacco

plantations consider that Borneo, will be as industry as Sunutra has been in the past, much the place of the future in this particular

THE N. C. Daily»News of the 18th inst. sayı (— A telegram was received in Shanghai by Mr. P. J. Hughes, 14.31.'s Consul-General, yesterday fiom Mr. Scott, H.41's Consul at, Ningpe, to the lost her rudder and was in distress in Barren effect that the British barque Chateaubriand had Bay, and requesting int a tug oat might be. sent to her assistance. One of the Sbangliai Tug Boat Co's boats accordingly was disp tched

to help her.

THE fastest passage across the Atlantic from New York to Queens town up to date has been suade by the Cunard steamer Etruria, in 5 days, ¦ 4 hours and 50 minutes, aid, the fastest to the Westward, between the two ports, by the Umbria, in 6 days 4 hours: The distance just made by the Etruria is 2,881 knots, which gives her an average speed of 19.34 knots per hour. ther highest day's average was 1983, or 460 knots from noon to noon.

OUR ceening anti-alapmist' contemporary has now thought it more advisable to report the casualties which are daily occurring in Macao, in their crude simplicity, rather than make travesties on truth by suppressing or discolouring

Mr. John Andrews, examined by Mr. Wottont -1 am manager of the Straits Fire Insurance Company with whom defendant effected a policy of insurance for $1,000, in the latter part of lis year. I made a careful examination of the premises and estimated the value at $1,coo which was th sa applied to. The policy was upon fixtures and furniture at about $200. The mon was introduced by our compradore and the Inqui ries made were satisfactory. I saw him afte the fire at my office on Sunday morning rgth ast, in company with the compridorê ite was introduced as the master of the shop. 1 asked, through the compradore, how the fir occurred; he said carelessness through a tam being upset. I asked if it was kerosine; he gair He produced the paying-in book, only know about any informer having made a report. saying the others were all burnt... He did no was the first to tell him. I forget what articles were in the shop when it was insured; if there had been a large quantity of oil 1. should have noticed it and refused the policy.

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By Mr. Stokes Leung Kow, the first witness is my son, I am a tailor in Hollywood Road; since the fire I have not seen the defendant. 1 did not see the fire till 1 fist heard 'great row in the street; I have had no conversation with anybody in my house ainut it. On the evening of the fire defendant came to my house; I offered him a cup of tea and then he offered ine $5 for you four or five dollars for your son not to go to my son not to go to Court. He said I will give

the Court. 1 said I don't know what my son will do: he said, you are his father, "can't you persuade him; I said, 1 cannot. He then went away and returned next morn- ing when my son was. not present, he asked that my son should be sent for, I was going to send but he came back without. Early that morning soon after six I was in bed and heard defendant calling; my wife woke me up

went to see him. He said, I will give your son $20 to go to Canton and from there to

The Secretary then read the following letter:

4th June 1888, *Str.–Adverting to previous correspondence on the subject of a recommendation by the Sanitary Postck, for the favourable consi» · a negrégalo pellan of an epidemts ne ofertas heapital, I have derath of the Government with regard to the exthilahment in

mds by dizočitan of the Hoard to transmit to you ale enclosed schedule setting forth much requirements which in this spini, n more especially of the medical member of the Board -Fish an Insitution aloid fulfil to under tole of practicel vtillity ; enkl am to express the hope the His Excellency might be able at no distant date to give effect to their recommendations and thus restove from the somaly as acknowlestae source of dangen The and had abeady under consideratien the la pastaut pälet as to whether the proposed structure should be of a permanent monly of a temporary kind, and it was considered that the permanent porting, of the balling might with advantage be burile of brick with a and puriste carefully even cd with in snooth and Impervious eating of Parthiad, cement plaster shus enabling the walls to be, frequently wished down with dis'nibcting fukt. The Band slesire to lay great stress upesi the Importance of building a stroctors on an imperviona shell je carpet. of Portland'gement concrets, lo rendered in cement planter," no," as ta prochude the possibility of naything working into the ground ander 150 building have the honour, &c,

W. F.

, Craw, Acting Honorary Secretary.

(Encl wire.)

Requirements wildch is the opinion of the Beard the proposer epilemic bon tal sharda koʻk,

A permanent building made of brick with cement plastered walls, to contala 19 European anil to Chineso heds, the indiolatis, tatlys black and out miklings to be ng permanent and to' provide accommodation for a relentingon sad four nurses for the European ward and ten sues for the Chinesa woed, Cust 54 two nurses for every six patients, one for day and one for night aluny.

-Two concrete platformas on 'Noory and skeleton fron ftame on the same, capable of speetly onversion into additional wazidas:

The above was a letters for extra mursing stal

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Above was passed at a fill mestling of the found on the go

Mr. Francis proposed that those suggestions be adopted by the present Board. He thought they were as nearly complete as possible, though he noticed that they were confined to one point --that of accommodation for patients.

Mr. Ede seconded Mr. Francis's proposition, but thought that as the Government had asked. for suggestions and other points required atten- tion besides accommodation for patients.-sugges- tions on these points should also be sent in

Mr. Francis thought that possibly the Vaccina tion Committee might have some suggestions. to maker also. He moved that the letter of the Board of the 4th June and the Colonial

to the Committee now sitting on the vaccination " question, and that they be instructed to prépare" a complete body of suggestions on all matters Government, and that Mr. Ede's name be added connected with small-pox for transmission to the.

to that Committče,

"The Vice-President seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.

On the 17th inst., at the lengkew Church Amoy from Foochow to-day. The steamer had } A MYSTERIOUS murder is reported by the Manila facas.. We were informed yesterday that judging Macao. I said-) don't care how much you give, Secretary's letter of the 4th August be referred Shanghai,, by the Right Rev. Hishop. Boone been somewhat delayed by the heavy weather papers to have occurred in Madrid, where a Mrs. by the numerous and incessant applications for cannot make my son do it-then he went

ARTHUR 1. R. SMTPU and Mrs. HESTER HEUCKENDORFF.

The Hunshera Telegraph

TANGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1889,

which raged along the coast last week.

REFERRING to the letter which appeared in our columns yesterday under the heading *Two Muddles," F: H. E. writes: "I find I have made a most stupid mistake perhaps it is all a mistake?-by converting a gain into a loss, and attributing the supposed loss to an impossible cause." Whatever may be the value of our correspondent's criticisms, his candour in so frankly acknowledging his misconception is alike refreshing and commendable. THE following will be the Orders of the Day! at the meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on Monday next at 4 pm::—

First reading of the following Bills: (4) The French Mail Steamers Ordinance continuation Ordinance, 1883,

continuation Ordinance, 1888.

(4) The German Mail Steamer. Ordinance

(c) An Ordinance to authorise in certain cases judicial investigations into causes of fire. PRIVATE advices from Foochow state that the typhoon which lately visited that city committed fearful havoc, especially amongst the European hongs and residences. We are told that there is scarcely a foreign house in the entire settle. went that is habitable. The typhoon is said to have been by far the worst experienced in. Fonchow for many years past. We expect full particulars of its work of devastation by an early

steamer.

Apropos of the snake discovery yesterday, several brokers had another severe shock this morning at the same place. A" surpint" of the same sort but rather longer, dropped from the tree, and was promptly jumped upon. One individual, who had just left the Hotel adjoining, had "quite a turn" until he found it was real. Costly anangements are being made for the supply of pink rats, black dogs, and other familiar objects.

17 has been pointed out to us that a remark in our editorial of last night to the effect that shareholders "pay very heavy licences in the shape. of stamps for their deeds of sale and transfer" may prove somewhat misleading to the uninitiated. Transfer deeds, although directly in reality debited to their clients; but what we' paid for to the Stamp Office by the brokers, are mare especially intended to refer to were the Contract notes, the stamps of which are paid for solely by the brokers, and to fully the amount named in our 'leader.

Varela, a widow, was found half calcined and covered with mortal wounds in her own room of Justice granting her an interview for the next By her side was found a letter from the Minister day, on the subject of ber son's discharge from prison where he was confined for some crime. A female servant of the deceased, on being arrested and charged with the crime, attributed it to another person who up to last mail's date, had not been arrested. Inquiries were being instituted by the Madrid Police,

An affray of a serious nature and which nearly SAYS the Shanghai Mercury of the 16th inst.:

'teminated fatally, for one of the belligerents, took place on board the barque Highlands, which arrived from New York on Sunday. It appears that a day or two before reaching Shanghai some of the seamen had a quarrel, in which the only Englishmen in the crowd gave a "plug" to a Dutchman. The latter whipped out his knife and stabbed the Englishman in the chest, inflicting a severe wound. The wounded man was taken to the hospital on the vessel's arrival and is reported to be rapidly recovering. The Dutchman got a flesh wound, a mere scratch, on the shoulder during the row.

came to

away; my son was present, but asleep; the conversation took place at the doar of my room. looked very sorry and said-Well, when the case After I refused to persuade my son defendant

comes on I don't know who will win, but if I do money to pay his fine; then I stopped talking I will prosecute your son and he won't have any

and he went away, I did not see him again.

By Mr. Wotton:~On the 20th when defendant me it was his second visit to my house. My son slept in my liouse on the night of the 19th, and on the 20th, after defendant went away, my sun went out. My son slept out previously, on account of the heat. There are ten rooms in my house; four of un live in one room. My son goes to Macan sometimes, I don't believe he was ever in gaul in Macao. He has never told me how the shop came to take fire. I deal with def ndant who keeps a chandler's shop; I don't know whether he is a respectable man; I have known him about three years, since he first came to live in the street. I have spoken to wildly about the fire, except the police and the lawyers. By Mr. Stokes-My house in Macao is the own; I don't deal with defendant how, because he gave me short weight of rice; I have spoken to no Chinese about the matter..

medicine, at the Macan Dispensary, disease of a. virulent type, far different from beri-beri, must be prevalent in the neighbouring colony. The those of cholera; there is generally stricture of the symptoms of beri-beri are entirely the reverse of bowels accompanied by progressive swellings; the disorder is prevalent in Jaya and in Brazil, and is for from being so contagious as either cholera or malignant fever. The symptoms which are noticed in the patients at Macao are purely those of cholera morbus, and the remedies supplied are accordingly calculated to obviate that cril. We hear the authorities are still doing, their best to suppress the alarming state of affairs in the lazarettes; bit it is thought this policy is fund- The infected men from the amentally wrong. transport India, pumbering about 200, should ever have been allowed to land and be quartered in the arighbourhood of the city. If cholera really spreads throughout the city of Macao, and thence proceed to infest all the neighbouring ports, Hongkong inch-uled, the calamity must be directly attributed to the recklessness, the short-sightedness and the stupidity of the Macao Government in surrounding an otherwise healthy. settlement with a cordon of temporary hospitals. filled with cholera-stricken patients. THUS the Shanghai Mercury of the 18th inst: An exact model of the Japanese cruiser Naniwa' The Indo-China Co.'s steamer El Dorado Kay has been built by the Union Iron Works arrived last evening direct from Tient in, with of San Francisco and was successfully launched the first shipment of griffins for the Autumn Race Meeting; she brought eighty-seven ponies. of the United States Navy. The ship is called on the evening of July 19th last, for the service three-quarters of which we understand are

the Charleston; and she is to be fitted with two consigned to the Shanghai Horse Bazaar. heavy breach-loading guns one at the bow and Though the latter part of the passage was very another at the stern, and six brandside quick- rough, the, animals were landed early this ring machine guns. The vesselis spoken of asa morning in very fair condition; amongst the beauty, finished with extraordinary-skill and care, lot are some very handsome ones, well-shaped and in the unusually shorttime of fourteen months and powerful, and they should claim the atten from the date of contract, She is constructed tion of our racing men. The first shipment of and engined in every detail from the plans of received this afternoon siating that the steam- new ponies for this meeting is about two weeks

either the Naniwa Kan or the Chilian cruisership Angers, which went ashore off Cooktown, earlier than usual. The El Dorado being a

Esmeralda, the designs of which ships were on the Australian coast, while on a voyage with favourite with the northem, dealers, the oppor-purchased from Armstrong, Mitchell, & Co., of n cargo. of tea from Foochow to Sydney, bas tunity of shipping by her was secured Newcastle on Tyne, by the Secretary of the been safely floated off, and has proceeded to her immediately on the arrival of the griffins, at United States Navy for $15.coo. Three firms destination.

Tientsin.

tendered for the construction of the Charleston.

By the Court The money offered was to stop my son from going to Court; people told me he had seen them setting fire to the shop house before the fire. I don't know how the fire Defendant was not in the habit of coming e my

occurred.

Mr. Andrews, re-examined by Mr. Wutten :-. The policy was effected 15th October 8 for $1,000, that is to say, on goods $0 and on furniture and clothing the remaining $200; the

subjected to a severe cross-examination by the premium of $13 being paid on the same day.

The two witnesses, father and son, were then:

remanded to Wednesday next at i am." solicitor for the defence, when the case was

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THE "ANGERS" AFLOAT,

We learn that telegraphic advices have been

The Angers, a steamer of 2077 tons, is commanded by Capt. Pinkham, and for some considerable time past has been running on the China coast, chiefly between here and Saigon. For her present voyage she is under charter to Messrs. Russell & Co. for the Eastern and Australian Company.

THE SANITARY BOARD.

Oy Sunday next the inhabitants of the neighbouring Portuguese colony will be wit nesses of a mighty struggle for supremacy hetween electoral freedom and the iron rule of despotism enforced by a retrograde Government. Once more the monotony which hangs like a pall over the Gem of the Orient earth' will be broken by that stirring event in all modern countries --an election. Circumstances are not wanting to impart in the coming event in Macao all the importance attached to a great political movement. the consequenres of which may prove perennially beneficial or destructive to the welfare of that unfortunate settlement, according as the people's rights or a despolis Governor's whims..come out triumphant * from the struggle, The recent dissolution of the Macan Municipal Chamber by His Excellency FIRMINO DA Costa, on grounds absolutely illegal, and for motives, which are anything but creditle to the high position occupied by a Colonial Governor, has rankled deep in the hearts of the inhabitants of Macno and of their numerous friends and cousins who are, scattered all over the Far East, and who, whatever may be their dortcomings in ather respects, are at least conspicuous for their fidelity to the old tradi- tions of their mother-coustry. Macao news pavers thundered, forth their anathemas Against Senhor BA COSTA's proceedings, the dissolved Corporation issued a manifesto protesting against the arbitrary and illegal measures of w ich they had been made the victims, the Hongkong press echoed these protests and the Portuguese community of this colony want so far as to send an energetic address to the ex-President of the extinct Corporation expressing their sympathy with his cause, and condemning in very terse terms the oppressive action of the Macao Government. Since then, the free citizens of Macao, those who are lucky enough to he outside the sphere of Governmental influences, have been doing their hest to give Governor DA COSTA a lesson, by endeavouring to ensure the re-election of the disgraced members of the extinct Senado. His Excellency, fearing such a consummation, has on his part taken extraordinary measures to win the day, and used all the influences at his disposal to bring about the election of another Corporation. We have all heard what shady steps were taken the other day in Macao when the heads of the Government departments were summoned to Govern- ment House and there and then ordered to abstain from voting and to compel their subordinates to do the same. On Sunday next the two opppsing forces are to face ench other before the electoral urna Government bent on trampling under foot the people's rights, and a group of patriotic citizens determined on shaking themselves free from the galling yoke of ages. That victory may reward the efforts of the Macao community struggling for their liberties, and that Governor DA COSTA may, before he concludes his uneventful term of from each the sum of 40 cents for three hours office in the neighbouring colony, receive continuous hauling The descendants of the a lesson in wisdom, moderation and pru-old Sea Kings declared themselves never indeb dence-qualities which are indipensable ted, used very strong language, fell to licking

The alleged care of arson in Hollywood Read In all rulers, and particularly in those who the coalies, and then ined to effect a reirent by be had made was ceplained-to-bimo-that-the-war retured at the Palice: Court this morning have to model their daings according to jumping into a sampan. At the Court this noble lord was appeased. Lady Lansdowne is before Mr. Wodehouse, Mr. A. P. Stokes appear the Constitutional principles of free and moming they pleaded ignorance of the laws, one of the most charming leaders of society in ing on behalf of the Straits Fire Insurance sent to the Government as to what ought to bd threw out some bints about the entertainment London, and is the original of Lady Corisatide Compal and Mr. Wotton for the defence. The enlightened nations is our sincere wish of strangers, and finally got let off by an In that absurd production of that arch wag nothing materially new or different to what has first witness, Leung Kal, in his evidence said. and hope.

Indul ent "beak" by paying 40 cents each. Disriell—” Lothair.

already superades.

THE following Tonquin news is culled from the Courrier d'Haiphong:-On the 17th inst. the envoys of the Emperor of Annam handed to the Kinh Luoc, a local dignitary, the insignia and diploma of Quan-cong Due of Viuh-hai. The ceremony took place at the palace of the Kith

Luoc, in Exhibition Street. M. Dufresnil, Vice-

Resident of Hanoi and staff left for Phu-ly. M. Ferra has been appointed Delegate Chanceller resident in the province of Bac-ninh. M. Halais, an old resident of Hanoi, and Madame Halais, left for Haiphong by the steamer Tigre, and will proceed to France, M. Fontaine has sub- stituted M. Wulfingh as clerk to the Resident of Haiphong. The examination of the literati commenced on the 12th inst. at Nam-dinh. No news has been received anent the military

A MARINE COURT, composed of Mr. G. Hughes, Vice-Consul, Lieut-Commander Maxwell, H.M S. Cockchafer, Captain Felgate, S.S. Lord of the Isles, and Capt. Hughes, 5.S. Seochow, was opened at the British Consulate, Shanghai, on the 20th inst. to inquire into the circumstances attending the stranding and loss of the Indo- China S. N. Co's steamer Leisang on the Lian- ti-than Promontory on the morning of July 28th, and also a charge of looting brought against a Malay quarter-master by three Chinese sailors. After hearing the evidence of Capt. Barrier, the chief officer, the three engineers, two Manila quarter-masters and two Chinese sailors, the Court retired for consultsilon and afterwards delivered a lengthy finding. Captain Darrier was found to have committed a serious error of judgment and his certificate was suspended for six months, a chief officer's "ticket" being recommended during his team of suspension; Mr. Charles Kilgour, the second officer, was also censured the charge of looting was not sustained and the prisoners were accordingly discharged.

operations in the province of Bac-ninh, Adiplomatist, is certainly better suited than Lord LORD Stanley of Preston, although an indifferent column left Haiduong for Bac-ninh on the 14th, Lansdowne to be Governor of Camda in one THREE Scandinavian Vikinga-bold, said to be respect, if not in all others; he speaks French firemen of the Norwegian steamer Thor, were admirably, whereas the language spoken as such to-day marched before Mr. Wodehouse, to answer by the brother-in-law of Lady Blandford and the same old charge to which all seamen Lord George Hamilton could hardly be under- adventurers taking a change of air appear to stood by the French-speaking inhabitants of succumb to -drunk and disorderly last night and the Dominion. By the way, there is a funny disturbing the peace of the lieges. The three story current of an absurd mistake Lord Lans venerable "bummers," whose names are all downe made while out there. At a skating of the jawbreaking order, ware given into entertainment given some time ago, a lady custody of the police by three kicksha strangely dressed attracted the attention of one coolies, whose gigs they had chartered and of the leading citizens of Quebec, who ventured used from 9 pm to midnight and then to remark to His Excellency that the get-up was attempted to pay them with the fore topsail. rather an eccentric one for a dame du mends to wear. "Dame du monde!" exclaimed Lord A police constable said the defendants made theit appearance on the wharf just before twelve Landowne; "why, you are crazy;, that lady (s o'clock, followed by the coolies, who demanded net ʼn dams du mende! Do you suppose I

would allow Lady Lansdowac to go anywhere where such people were invited} Dame du mende, indeed " and His Excellency frowned fiercely and it was not until the absurd mistake

The weekly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday afternoon,-when there were present-Dr. P. B. C. Ayres, President; Capt W. M. Deane, Vice-President; Mr. J. J. Francis Q.C., Mr. J. M. Price, Surveyor-General'; Mr. Mr. J. H. Stewart-Lockhart, Registrar General; Mr. Wong Shing, Dr. Ho Kai, Dr. Cantlic, Mr. N. J. Ede, and Mr. W. E. Crow (Secretary),

DRAFT ESTIMATES. The Board then went into Committee on the draft estimates for 1889.

Mr. Francis objected to the item for an increase of $252 for the purpose of allowing the three assistant inspectors of nuisances' chair hire all: the year round instead of for the five summer. months as at present. The men had not more travelling than an ordinary sergeant of police, and the allowance during the summer months, was quite sufficient.

the men had to attend to were very large.

The Secretary pointed out that the districts

On the suggestion of the Vice-President it was incidental expenses, for the purpose of allowing agreed to put down the half of S352-$126—as

the men'-jinricksha and chair-hire- during, the, winter months when it was neccessary.

"Mr. Ede pointed out that the allowance for. the Superintendent and Secretary, who was head. of this establishment, was only $2,640, whereas the allowance for the Sanity Surveyor was $3,000. He thought the Superintendent should be put on an equal footing with the other officer, He moved that the Government be recommended" to increase the Superintendent's salary to $3,000 per annum.

The Surveyor-General said that the Sanitary Surveyor could hardly be said to be under the Superintendent., He was a scientific man, and his salary for his services was calculated' on. that basis.

Mr. Francis seconded Mr. Ede's motion.

The Registrar-General said he did not thinke this was a matter for the Board to deal with. As'

• Government servant he should prefer not to vote on the motion.

Mr. Francis said he understood it was stated. distinctly at their first meeting that there were no-Government servants on the Board.

The motion was then put to the meeting and carried ne..CON.

DY-LAWS.

A long discussion took place upon the drainage by-lawe. Mr. Francis mored that they stand over, and after some opposition this proposition was carried.

The Board then adjourned.

OUR MACAO LETTER.

Cramp & Co. of Philadelphia offered to build ber for $1,065,000; n firm at Wilmington for $1.140,000, and the Union Iron Works of

Macao, Aug. 24th, 1888. San Francisco, to whom the order was

This morning's news from, the Cacilhas given in December, 1886, for $1,012,000,

lazarete is a little more re-assuring, as no The Charleston is. 370 feet in length, over all

death was reported there yesterday. Major extreme breadth 45'; depth 34, draught of water

Vaquinhas was attacked by chelera, and forward 173 feet, aft 194 feet: displacement

Dr. Gomes da: Silva, the. Colonial Surgeon, is 3.730 tons. She is built entirely of steel and

also ill. From twenty to thirty soldiers are lodged in the Infirmary of the lararette, · all suffering has twin screws. The steel ram projects 6 feet

from the epidemic, but they are fortunately almost ahead of the perpendicular line of the bow, and

out of danger. The total number of deaths at the stern, whose deck plan is nearly as sharp

Police corporal on being seized with a cholerale Cacilhas, is put down at 25. The win of a as the bows, overhangs fourteen feet. The

attack yesterday was sent to the Flora lazarette, weight of the stem weighs 13,000 pounds, and

and a soldier who was stationed at Government the steel stera-post 11,000 pounds, the casting of

House was sent to Cacilhas for an identical which, together with the building of the ship, were

reason. The remains of a cabin boy, of the India whose death from cholera reported regarded as great events on the "Pacific Slope"

yesterday, were brought Macno in boat, The twin screws are made of manganese bronze

which remained for a long time anchored in the and have three blades each. `The Charleston. PROPOSED INFECT! ›US DISEASES HOSPITAL

Praya Grande Bay, and ultimately proceeded to has no central keel, but like the Chilian ship The Secretary said a letter had been received Koldwan Island where the body was interred.

Yesterday, at 7 pm. 100,men of the Caellhas; Esmeralda and the Japanese Naniwa Kan. in reply to the one addressed last week to the lazarette were transferred to Talpa, where tem is fitted with deep bilge keels which stand Governor asking if any steps had been takenporary quarters have been provided for them out 20 inches from the plating, the latter with regard to a possible recurrence of the small- to the chapel. Majer Vaquinhas has also averaging half an inch in thickness and pox epidemic in the approaching cool season. lazarette things are assuming a brighter aspect, been sent to that locality; · At the Green Island using up 115,000 rivets; a double bottomThe letter was as follows:- timbers, varying in depth from 27 to 36 inches. extends to the upper part of the floor The ship will have, in addition to the bow and stern chasers, and other armaments, the usual number of torpedoes of the Whitehead pattern. The San Francisco newspapers claim that although being an exact copy of one of Arm- strong's ships, the Charleston is still superior to any of them, in having certain Improvements of interior detail which the originals do not possess time, however, will settle that theory. deserve much credit for attempting what was to but it is certain that the Union Iron Works them a gigantic work and so very new to all their experiences, in finishing the hull ready for launching in the short space of fourteen months. What makes the building of this vessel on the Pacific coast still, more remarkable, is that hér constructors probably never before on that spot ever laid down an ocean-going steamer.

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Colonial Secretary's Office, 15th August, 1988 Sir-In reply to your letter of tkarth August and its exclosure epidemic or at stop, Lf any, are beleg taken to meet a pongible of small-phe in the approaching cool senise, I am dicated by his Excellency, the Givernor to any that wheaths Board suggests the steps which should to its option be taken for that purpose his Fxcellency will give the subject immadi tea and careful eneidermelon His Excellenty trust that these sugges tions will reach him very shonly, I have the honour to be c

FREDINICK Stewart,'

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Me, Francis said he was not present when i was decided to address a letter on this subject to his Excellency, but it seemed to him that it was a decided impertinence on the part of the Board la ask the Governor what steps he was taking in this matter,

as no fresh casa has occurred. Among the Chinese population in town several cases are still reparted. a

The Lisbon Government has forwarded by telegraphic transfer the sum of £2,000 to defray the extraordinary expenses of the local Treasury in building matsheds for the lazarettes and in curing the sick. It is anid that about $500 are daily spent under this head, and that the maj sheds or barracoons cost $2.000. I have been Inspecting these buildings from tho son, and counted 11 matsheds under the Guin Fort, two of the largest being occupied by European soldiers, and the others by the Africans; a few smaller buildings are occupied by the officers, the dead have been buried at a distance of about ten Colonial Surgeop, and the sick respectively, The yards from the Infirmary

The Fresident explained that the letter was Mr. Neves, proprietor of the Macao Dispensary, sent by the decision of the Board. The question asks me to rectify an item of news published in. to him at the last meeting by Mr. Ede, and he amplo provisions to meet all emergencies, and as to what steps were being taken was addressed of medicine at the Dispensary. He has made the other day's correspondence, as to the supply

Only the Government could do thats aproce Engel to be instituted against the clerical could not give any information on the subject his stock of medicines is quite up to the demand. His Excellency Governor ordered Mr. Francis thought the Board had authority to ask what was being done in what republished in that paper from a Lisbon Journal organ-A Voz do Crenté, for some remarks: was purely a Government concem. {V} anent Senhor Navarra the Minister of Fazenda --The President" replied at the last meeting at Lisbon. The casus driff iswald to be a roiten: of the old Sanitary Board suggestions had beer anecdote which was levelled at the head of thei

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done in the future at regards an epidemic. of mall-por. Perhaps Mr. Francis would like

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Great hopes are entertained of the membari of the dissolved Municipals Gasmb being ro elected on Sunday next. Twill) the particulars of the election by the Kişi