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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY OCTOBER

THE two postinen who were charged with stealing a bill of exchange for $400 out of a letter were to-day committed for trial.

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TO-MORROW morning between 9 and 10.30 o'clock the steam-launch carrying the Bethel flag will call alongside any vessel hoisting code pennant. C, to convey men ashore to 11. am. service at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, return ing about 12.30. 7.53 FAIR visitor (to convici)—I suppose, sit, that the singing of the birds relieves the monotony of your dreary life? Convict (profoundly non- |plussed)-The singing of the birds, miss? Fair visitor-Yes, sir, the little jail birds, you know. They must be such a boon.

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HOLLYHOCKS-PORTULACA, VERBENA

and PETUNIA.

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(The New Variety)..

Priced Catalogue on application., THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hanekang. 31st August, 138,

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BONGKONG SAturday, OctobER 27, 1888.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.)

THE PARNELL COMMISSION.

LONDON, October 25th.. The Commission has resumed its sittings. The Attorney General (Sir Richard E. Webster) produced Mr. Parnell's lolters and promised

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We have received from the Spanish Procuration a collection of Statistics bearing on the general status of the monks and nuns of the Dominican Order in the Philippine Islands Tonquin, China, Formosa and Spain during 1887, and purpose dealing at an early date with the important social phenomenon presented by the spread of monastic orders in this advanced age of ours.

By kind permission of Colonel D. G. Anderson, the Regimental Band will play in the Public Gardens, to-morrow (Sunday), from 3.30 till 5 p.m. The following will be the programme:—

"Free". Overtureoman Volksded". Ochse

"Iphigenic en Selection...Arab Yabe........Star and Garter......Strauss. Selection. Rea of Mendelsohn.....Godfrey.

Braudteder..ng,

Jour Morar, Bandmaster.

March.

Vale

„Newton,

Gluck

The humour of the third piece-Selection "German Volkslied" consists in the rendering of the variations, on one of the simplest old German airs, in such a manner that the style for which cach great composer is celebrated is reproduced in a quaint parody within the limits of a few bars. A short description of the leading idea may be acceptable :-

Thema-Old Song, Kommt a Vogel gefegen. Variation

in the style of

1. J. S. Bach-Varying the simple air with learned counterpoint,

coding it tike an Organ Rogue.

a. J. Hagan-A Sựing Quantel

3. Norary - A Clarinet Son.

4. Jolin Strass-A Vale.

5. Verdi-An "Aria di Bravura," In the operatic style, with the

oft repeated finale of alias dramic music.

& Goul-"Parody on the Garden Scene in "Faun,”

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CANTON ÎNSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED

FANCY a milliner's husband in debt for his clothes 1. Mr. F. W. Isaacson, M.P., has been sued in the City of London Court for the price of a pair of unmentionables. "What 1" exclaimed

The seventh ordinary general meeting of the the learned judge, “a member of Parliamentarcholders of this company was held at noon and won't pay for his trousers 1. Judgment for L. H. Dalrymple, B. Layton, P: Ryrie, E. A. Solo- To-day. Mr. J. Bell-Irving presided, and Messrs. the plaintiff." We should think so indeed mon, A. McClymont, W. Wotton, G. C. Anderson, Members of Parliament, of all men in the world, Burder, Ho Tung, Ho Kum Tung, Ng Lau Tung, Capt. Talbot, N. J. Ede, B., Bymmlee, R. H. should be particular about protecting their seats. Kwang Hop, &c. and Mr. W. A. Cruickshank

(Secretary) were present.

THE fast number of the Macao Government Gastile contains a decree issued by the Lisbon Colonial Office forbidding the Government servants from engaging in commercial pursuits, Taking into consideration the tradeless state of the Holy City and its atter degradation which has been brought about by its lethargic Govern- meat and its infatuated clergy, this new decree debarring the civil functionaries and military men from engaging in trade is extremely iudicrous. We are, moreover, informed that as a certain amount of pelly trade is freely indulged in by some of the officers of the 'bungry army the Lisbon Government has thought fit to put a damper on their commercial proclivities.

WHAT shallaman get in exchange for stealing his wife's silk dress? The sage replies that probably he shall receive a drastic and back-breaking hiding if his better half was built in the Xantippe mould. But Justice Kavanagh, who the other day had to award Michael M'Cabey pubishment for running away with his wife's clothes, thought that nothing under Imprisonment would meet the case, and the learned gentleman stigmatised the defaulting husband as "the meanest prisoner he had ever had before him," Michael only believed in the theory of common property between a man and his wife, and it was only the second or third time he had pawned his wife's garments to get a drink. The worthy fellow, however, has unintentionally thrown a guiding light on the path of the cominon or garden husband when the state of the money market is tight, Hitherto the drawing-room clock has found its way to "uncle's," and a few flat-irons, or little trifles of that description. M'Cahey has shown that at a pinch Sunday's dinner may be discovered in

7. R. Warner-Parody on two mutives from "Lohengrin" and the wardrobe of the mistress of the house where

Tanniner,

B. Beethoven - A Violin Sonaia (for three instruments.)

Melchn-Imitation of the Noumo in "Midsummer Night's Dream."

rahms Pardy on "Hungarian Dances,

1. Meyerbeer-Here the air is treated in the grind heroic stylo After an introduction by the Drums, the graad soone," Tha Blessing of the Daggers" in" The fuguenais is parodied. 1. A La Militaire.

THE, annual general meeting of the members of the Hongkong Football Club was held last evening in the Victoria Recreation Club. There was a numerous attendance, Major Tripp, the President, occupied the chair. The accounts having been passed, Mr. Stewart-Lockhart moved, and Lieut. Metcalfe seconded, that Mr.E.M.Dlair, R.E., and Dr. Atkinson be elected to the com. mittce, in place of Lieut. Edwards, R.E., and Dr. H. N. Thompson, A.M.S., absent. Mr. Wallace was re-elected hon. secretary, and Mr. Gray,

dresses in untold numbers lurk.

ONE of the latest projects set on foot at the Legislative Council relates to the introduction of the nuns belonging to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, commonly known as Sisters of Charity; into the Government Civil Hospital. The project originaled with the Government, and was readily supported at the Council table, the chief reason advanced in its favour being the desirability of employing these religious women whose reputation as nurses, as hospital and ambul- ance attendants is world-known. The good services they have rendered to the Shanghai Hospital as well as the easy working of that, institution under their management were alluded to as good precedents; a hint occasionally

ment of accounts having been in your hands for The Chairman said:-The report and state- some time, you will no doubt allow them as usual to be taken as rend, The report is the most satisfactory we have been able to present this is all the more gratifying that the year 1887 to you since the reconstitution of the office and has not been a favourable one for underwriters generally. The profit on this year's working is $296,677 as against $177.772 for 1886, and from holders and a bonus of 20 percent. to contributers this amount, a dividend of 10 per cent, to share- of business, have already absorbed $102,677. We now propose to pass to the credit of our reserve

Fund $74,000, the largest sum, the Articles of Association will permit of, and pay an additional 'dividend to shareholders of §z per share, The strengthening of our reserve, we have always res garded as of the greatest importance and, not- withstanding the interested and misleading state- appeared in some of the Home papers, I think ments to the contrary, which have recently this matter has received reasonable attention from us, as well as from the other leading China companies. We have increased the dividend to shareholders this year, instead of paying a further bonus to contributors, and this I trust will eveke more active support and tend to the con tinued prosperity of the office. The estimate of working during 188 to 30th September shows an improvement on that for the factory position, and if our losses during the same period of 1887, of $58,000, a very satis approaching winter are not unusually heavy, we may fairly anticipate that our next report will be even more favourable than this one. If we com- that those of this year exceed those of last by pare the losses during the same periods, we find about $93,000, but against this, may be pieced the fact that we have collected more premia to lagge accession of business without any increase the extent of $157,000, and have obtained this in expenses or any departure from our conser- vative policy, Since the report was printed, we have learned of the disastrous effects of the typhoon of 28th September, and it will be gratifying to. you to know that the interest of the office on the Kildare

was confined to a small line on Hull, and that the Ghazee, by which a full line was carried, turned out her cargo in 'good order Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts, I shall be glad to answer any questions that any gentlemen present may wish. to pat to me

The report was then adopted, and the Hon. B. Layton and Mr. E. A. Salamon confirmed as members of the Consulting Commitde. Mesara. Ryrie, Dalrymple and Bottomley were re-elected to the Committee, and Messrs. G. S. Coxon and F. Henderson appointed auditore.

FINANCE COMMITTEE..

THE ESTIMATES.

The adjourned meeting of the Finance Com mittee was held this afternoon. The Colonial Secretary presided, and the members present were Messrs. J. Russell (Acting Chief Justice) I. Price (Surveyor-General) H. E. Wodehouse Attorney-General) Captain Deane, J. Bell-Irving B. Layton, and Wong Shing.

27, 1888.

were no mains. The difficulty at present was informer system, as the original surface drains not knowing, when a fire was reported, whether were found to have been used as sewers, thus there were mains in the vicinity or not. fulfilling neither of their functions. Earth The Surveyor-General thought the difficulty cuttings were also found to be a source of danger, was to know whether the water was turned on residents in the neighborhood of excavations In that district or not, as the rule was to give being found to suffer from a generally fatal form cach district a turn in the 24 hours. When of remittent fever in some parts of the Colony, the new supply was turned on there would be although in other parts, especially Kowloon, mains at present existed they would be ind. plants, &c. (the recent afforestation being a continuous supply. In the streets where no this was not the case. The absence of trees, But it would be impossible to do away with any

yet undevelopedy was also a minor cause, as of the fire-engines on that account,

was also the situation of houses in the Western: donment of the Volunteer Fire Brigade, was rainfall accumulated and kept them damp. All Mr. Bell-Irving mentioned that the disban district at the bases of the hills, where the under consideration, and if that was decided on these adverse conditions worg found to exist in the Government Brigade would have to be con the Western district, where the paving, sewering, siderably increased.

& was still incomplete. The main grievance Surveyor General said there would be a great squatters' villages, the drying of sugar-bags, the In answer to the Colonial Secretary, theof the petitioners the fearful smells from the central mojn laid down in Queen's Road, under ata of offensive liquid manure on the flower the new design, and from that the branch gardens, the storage of garbage near Bonham streets would be supplied. Mr. Wodehouse Road, the burning of refuse matier at Lapaa-wao, Committee as to the advisability of having a asked for an expression of opinion by the and the foetid gases emanating from the upper end of the unventilate sewers were considered separate system of mains for fires..

rather as nuisances and as likely to aggravate existing disease rather than originate it, which is an open question.

The Surveyor-General said that besides the $60.coo required for the new mains this year. and $60,000 next, he did not think there would be any further cost. The fire mains would cost about the same. He could not estimate them. however, on the spot.

Mr. Wodehouse repeated that he did not attach much importance to the new supply, the be an advantage to have the mains always full, The Acting Chief Justice:--But surely it must

so that a fire can be attacked at nuset, without waiting for the engines: A bucket of water would often be sufficient at the beginning..

Mr. Wodehouse admitted that it would be some advantage, but not enough to jusuly any radical charge. Ifthe upper part of the town was laid with separate mains he thought they could control fires in the lower levels by seawater. Secretary, said that

The Surveyor-General, in reply to the Colonial

Tytam service would

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SEWER VENTILATION,

out,

The last mentioned question-that of sewer-ventilation, is dealt with at length. proper The present systems of trapping, valving, and grating are all condemned as causing accumulations of gas. The main sewer Centre-street: was found to be so constructed that during the prevalence of the North-east Monsoon the foul airwas driven out at the house drains, poisoning the atmospliere right through: the middle of the Colony. The water-trap system was very properly condemned: There are 114 such traps, in each of which, on the avenge, 36 buckets of fresh water have to be poured twice a week, and the old waler taken out, laborious system was imperfectly carried between midnight and jam, Naturally such a band. this became almost worse than useless. Worse still, lazy coolies have been even known to draw water from such places, and use it for around the older boutes was found to be fearfully household. purposes! The network of drains faulty, the bricks being porous and badly-laid, and the surrounding earth a mass of sodden filth. In many instances the gas could rise directly from the drains into the house, no traps or disconnection existing, this being sanitary arrangements were invariably shock the case in all coolie-quarters, where the ingly, defective. Even where traps existed they were generally found totally inadequate. Taken ass whole, the Commissioners regarded the want of proper sewer ventilation with much concern.

THE REMEDIES.

available as high as the Albany Tank.

The Colonial Secretary thought it would be better to wait and see what was needed before dealing with the matter of separate mains

The Surveyor-General' added that the water. would be turned on the and or 3rd November.

THE CROWN AGENTS, .. In discussing the "Miscellaneous" part of the Estimates

advantage to change, the Crown Agents, or do Mr. Bell-Irving suggested that it would be an

away with them.

Mr. Ryrie said that had been considered many times, and the matter brought before the The Colonial Secretary did not recollect whether anything came of it.

Secretary of State.

Mr. Bell-Irving thought a list of the things at present obtined through the Crown Agents should be got, and tenders asked for. ⠀

The Colonial Secretary thought the Governor would give the matter his attention, and after some discussion the matter dropped.

GOVERNMENT SERVANTS' PAY. With reference to the item of "loss on exchange"

Mr. Ryrie complained that the lower officials were restricted from remitting money home at 48. zd. to the dollar, except to members of their families dependent on them. He pointed out that in Singapore the Government employés had had 25 per cent. put on their salaries in compensation for the reduction in the value of the dollar.

Mr. Layton' suggested that the salaries should be put on a currency basis instead of sterling.

The matter was under discussion when our

to give the names of the persons who supplied hon. treasurer.-The Chairman then said that thrown in by a member of the Council as to (Acting Colonial Treasurer) E, L. O. Malley, report left,

them.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

the nccounts attached showed a balance of

$31.58 to the credit of the Club on September 30th last. Ten matches had been played during the past season, five ander Rugby Union rules and five under Association. In Club matches H M.S.Leander, Captain M-J. Dunlop, arrived four were lost under Rugby Union rules and one this afternoon from Nagasaki..

drawn, and under Association rules two were WE would remind our readers of the concert lost; one won and one drawn. The ground at the Race-cou-se, although he had been informed announced to take place this evening at the by the Surveyor-General that it would be fit to Theatre Royal, City Hall

play on in November, was still in a very bad

SEVERE dysentery, according to a Japanese native paper, is prevalent in Kobe and the vicinity at present. Medical men attribute the malady to people gorging themselves with unripe fruit and patrified mushrooms.

for her own people against the world.

religious differences was disposed of as a very Sisters was finally agreed upon as a foregone futile objection, and the introduction of the conclusion. As staunch admirers of philanthropy and charity in all shapes and forms, we fully acknowledge the heroism and self-denial which characterise the nuns or sisters of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Their reputation is undeniably great. In the sick room of the invalid, in the hospital, and the

AN EXPLANATION,

Mr. Bell-Irving explained that in speaking of the farts at the last meeting he had not intended that they were decaying from old age, but he to reflect on their construction; he only meant had since been assured by a military authority that they were in excellent condition.

THE TYTAM WATERWORKS, With reference to the statement of accounts in

respect to these woke asked for by Mr. Layton, The Surveyor-General put in a statement of as follows:-Reservoir and byewash; £84.5651 Tunnel, 646,158; conduit and tank, 439 272. He added that notwithstanding the fact that an additional $80,000 over the estimated cost was required, the undertaking bad been much cheaper than similar works in England. He read a comparative statement of the cost of réservoir construction in various towns there,

An old Chinese thief who was banished early number of members of the Club up to ninety.opinion that two elements should never be 10- Robert, Lawrence with reference to the Water-

CRICKET

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB 2. 58TH REGIMENT. This match was commenced on the Cricket Ground yesterday. The Club played first and put on 205 runs for 9 wickets when time was

called.'

The Regiment's turn came soon after play began to-day, but after a slow game they finished 135 to the bad. In their second innings they were victors by an innings and 19 runs.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUR, FIRST INNINGS

Major Johnson, E. Q, Smith

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EW. Johnstone, LEO. Smith seniovätie: 3

• Spinks, E. O, Saith. E. J. Coon, bw, bJohnstone... A. Ca C. Sosa, notout... Major Miles, R., rum out.....

T. S. Smith, c Johnsose, b E O. Smith TE. Davies, Humanın, b) CS. Bart, run out

Jalinstone

Dr. Sparrow, RN., Jalan Capt. Stanley, 0.5.D...

Extra

Total

J REGIMENT, FIRST, INETHOR.

SSCOND INGE,

this month had the temerity to come fifty yards over the boundary-line at Kowloon yesterday, and was promptly run in for "returning after deportation," And he got six months for it, too. THE agent (Men, Melchers & Co.) inform subordinate officers in the various departments † no credit on our own resources. If wardens and Besides that, the Tytam reservoir was better, f. Töhntese, e Bare, & Coron so, a Scanlan, & Coxons.

WE frequently receive complaints of the Incivility shown to the public by the junior clerks and other

They therefore made the following recom- at once, using the present sewers to carry the mendations-That sub-soil drainage be adopted water away That the period of earth-cutting. November below the level of the Pokfutum be regulated, by, forbidding it between June and aqueduct, adding that any interested opposition to such regulation should be disregarded in the interests of the community at large. Only in non-malarial districts should this rule be relaxed. They also suggested that newly- turned soll should be covered with turf- mould, ashes, concrete, &c, to a depth of three inches. As an encouragement to cultiva- tion, the Blue gum tree of Australia is especially. recommended for general planting, on account of its absorbing properties The water supply. must be increased, instead of being inter- mittent ab at present The Tylam works should he pushed forward with all speed, in order to be ready for the dry season, which sets in November. No considerations of expense, they felt, should be allowed to stand in the way. The Pokfulam Refervoir was the object of some apprehension, standing as it does in a malarial district and there. being undrained houses in its gathering ground. In addition, the building operations at the Peak disturbed the ground and this discolored the water, if it did not injuriously affect it. There fore the Commissioners believed the Pokfulam supply was an undesirable one. The improve- ment of the sewers was felt to be within the province of the Health Ordinance, and was but slightly dealt with as was also the ventilation of house drains and opening of the sewers on to the raya. Regarding this last matter, they urged that the Praya extension scheme should be settled

and, when settled, hoped that the Sanitary Board would exercise partictilar care in deciding the problem which the alteration of the sewage dut fall involved so as not to commit the colony to. unnecessary expense. As to the coolle quarters attached to European houses, the Commissioners recommended that coolles should not be made to sleep on unventilated floors, that all quarters Chould be two storeys high, and provision made. for 300 cubic feet of air per coolie, improved ventilation, and proper sanitary accommodation. On the last point the Commissioners felt strongly, and hoped that inducements would be. offered for the discovery of improvements. The alternative systems of water closets versus dry earth were compared, the latter being more Bulances the petitioners had complained of Lavorably regarded. With respect to the the squatters at West Point, the manufacture of Boy the drying of sugar bags, &c, they recom mended that accommodation for the squatters should be found elsewhere, that the soy, industry! should be the subject of instant legislation, and that the restrictions on sugar-bage drying should be more stringently, applied

state, and he was almost certain that they would battle-field they have invariably distinguished not be able to indulge in any football on it till themselves and won imperishable laurels. the totals, which showed that the cost had been pulled up considerably, but at the close the Club one way or the other as quickly as posible the new year. This being the case, he had Following the well-known device "Omnia vincit tried to find a ground on which the Club could or," these devotees of a religious Order have play in the interval, and the only place at all made love of hamantly their chief business is suitable was that used by the Polo Club. Even life, and it, cannot be doubted, that whatever this, however, was only fit for the Association their religious principles may be, their career RUSSIAN capital will attempt growing cotton on some of the more fertile accessions of land in game. He had been privately informed that has been a success. When we come, moreover, Asia, so as to be as far as possible independent there would be no difficulty about their getting to the question of introducing them as nurses of showing that it ranged from 4 to 8 per thou of foreign countries. Russia believes in caring this ground, but the Secretary would write (emalewardens in our Government Hospital, we sand gallons per day, whereas the Tytam works officially for permission to play on it. Twelve are entirely at variance with the promoters of the had only cost 28 shilings, reckoning the dollar new members having been elected, bringing the project. And our reasons are plain. We are of at three shillings.

The Colonial Secretary read a letter from Sir four, the meeting clored with a vote of thanks to troduced into any department of the Government works, in which, commenting upon the statement Service-individuals or corporations belonging to of cost read by the Surveyor-General, he said the Chairman,

foreign nationalities, and active, proselytising that the cost had been very low, the average in representatives of alien religions. The whole England being 120,000 for every million gallons. Higginbotham, Major an sale introduction of the former elements reflects supplied per day, at which rute the Tytam works Major Churchill, Bajor Mics,

Johnstone Maizlander 13 Miles, Halland would have cost £100,000, instead of £170,000. nurses can be found in more than sufficient the dam being of masonry instead of earth, thus numbers at home to satisfy all hospital being more permanent. He thought the cost requirements, surely there cannot be any difficulty extremely moderate. or impossibility in obtaining them for Hongkong, This morbid hankering after foreigners deserves being put down instead, of being encouraged. Great Britain is a self-sufficient nation; its redundant population finds an ample held for labour and enterprise in the colonies. Instead of giving our own men and women who are inured to hospital work a chance of earning a livelihood and perchance distinguishing themselves in this colony, we are about to give our preference to foreigners, perhaps for no other reason than that of cheap labour, This is decidedly move in the wrong direction. The next objection

us that the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Sachsen, with the German mails, dated Berlin, Oct, and, left Singapore for this port at 11 am. to-day, and may be expected on or about the

tat November.

J.

Maliland mjerenimpan 18 0 Bert, b Coxon

P. Padier, b Maliland yo apt. John, as, & Cozen 14. Scanlan, & Coxon

Blair, Eas{] A. Samwell 4. Major John

c. Balland, b. Hasil Cord

stone, b Cox I Bilik Cemen Fitzio, b Meltiand Dramer Taylor, & Chen,

Maitland

Mr. Layton explained that he did not complain of the cost, but simply thought it should be known, as should that of all public, Banten, works,

THE SALE OF CROWN LANDS In accordance with a request from Mr. Ryrie, The Colonial Secretary laid on the table

statement showing that from 1877 to October 1888 the premla on the sales of Crown Lands in the colony amounted to $415,788.

THE FIRE BRIGADE..

of the Government service. A member of the community has business to transact at a Govern- ment office, and it very often happens, I he is not a person of some note, that he is kept waiting outside and subjected to rudeness, impertinence, or incivility from A BIG-haul of opium was made by the Excise some impudent young whipper-snapper who fi this morning, thanks to an informer. A Swalow oblivious of his true position. The worst mian brought over 130lb weight of the drug, in offenders in this respect are Chinese, and three large baskets, just concealed by isinglass and singularly enough their rudeness is chiefly ground-nuts, by the steamship Douglas. In a weak directed at their own countrymen. A case was moment he told a companion on board, who on brought under our notice the other day, which Is landing Idformed the active and intelligent All A very fair example of what is of daily occur.

The Colonial Secretary raised the question of Bux, P.C. He dropped on the smuggler as he rence. Mr. Tam King of the Cum Cheong Tye

would affect the provision for the extinction of how the increased water-supply next month was walking alongside three coolles, who were firm, an ex-President of the Tung Wa. Hospital

fire. As far as he understood it was desirable carrying the baskets. A woman was with the and one of the most prominent and most

that the Brigade should be strengthened, but it party, but she asked to be allowed to go and get respected of our Chinese residents, bad certalo we entertain is on the score of religion. We was suggested that it would be better to wait a key, and, the gallant Sikh agreeing, she business to transact of the Harbour Office in think our Goverment hospitals should be as until the effect of the new water supply was made herself less adjacent. The prisoner was connection with becoming bondsman for some undenominational as our schools are, Religion had expressed the opinion that it would be of scen. The superintendent of the Fire Brigade remanded, ball being fixed at $2,000.

a Chinese clerk, and was somewhat taken aback | Were we to introduce any religion at all into CAPTAIN ANDREWS, the adventurous navigator when that jack-in-office peremptorily ordered our hospitals, we should certainly give the pre- who left Boston, U.S., on June 8, intending to him to get outside and wait there until he was ference to our own forms of worship, instead cross the Atlantic In a small boat called the sent for. Mr. Tam King says that had he been of patronising the sectaries and votaries of à Dark Secret, has failed in his project, and is an obstreperons chair coole he could not have creed which is entirely antagonistic to curs. luckily yet alive. The Fates appear to have been treated with more offensive rudeness,and he been on the track of the tiny craft from. the very naturally feels, indignant. We don't know commencement, for no sooner had she got fairly who or what the Chinese clerk is, but prob- into blue water than every little appliance which ably the Harbour Master, when he reads this had been taken on board to mitigate the inevitable paragraph, will see fit to make due laquiry discomforts of such an expedition was either lost Government employés must be made to or failed to act, and by the time he was fallen thoroughly understand that are public

Malilands!:

E. 0, Soft;ma out 1914-

·H, de C. Hiristian, not out

Extras seriasiicensester :8

not

Total To

THE REPORT OF THE FEVER

COMMISSION

THE DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD/E The report in respect to the disposal of dend *ir | bodies ran as follows i

which was appointed on the 17th December The long-deferred report of this Commission, last, and comprised Deputy Inspector General Mortimer, R.N., Doctors Ayres Yar, Maar Young, Candle, Jordan, and Atkinson, and Mr. AG. Was secretary, has at length become of the Commission was the result of several public. From it we gather that the appointment petitions sent to H.E. the Governor in November,

Junk owner. He politely stated his business to has nothing to do with the cure of diseases. | very little service, and the question was w/ that they sat at intervals from the 28th Decemberă

Edison's mother calls his electrip light her son's shine. LIND

said: "Now, there's a nautical family if there “Take Cap'n Smiffs famly, finstance, he ever was one. The Cap'n's tar and his wife's a Tartar. Even their little children are tarable," a with by the Norwegian barque Nor, Captain | servants, and. not, as so many of them appea

“What do these girls remind you of ?” asked Andrews was not sorry to abandon his foolish to imagine, the mastory of the publ

Papinlay, as he and Blobson were watching. to be hoped this Kindly mean; wor arelog | some young lady skaters in a Boston" rink, will have the desired effecty shoold

Bean, poles, ventured Blobson doubtfully not, we shall be glad if all persons treated rudely or dis- with, salt," respectfully by Govern @servants' will pend

"attempt" for a month he has slept very littl

hi hair and beard were long and

was scarcely able to move from i Provisions and clothes

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had beent

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us full particulars so take

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there would be any additional advantage.

The Surveyor General:-There will be the advantage of having full mains always Instead of a partial pressure.

Mr. Ryrie said that the advisability of having separate fremains, had been" several times discussed.

The Surveyor General said that the new mains would be costly, but after they were laid the question of laying maine for fire extinction could

they could use sea water above the level of Hollywood-road below that, be considered. He thought them desirable

Mr. Wodehouse said that at present all above Hollywood rond was entirely unprotected there was no provision of any kind for fire, extinction With regard to the Tytam supply he would like: to know if the distribution would be similar. fulum distribution or would that at present would it bala to the Po

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The Surveyor-Gener*

the Health Board, in order to stir the people to the same, except that Mction with:

so cleaning up, hare post

the following

So involved is this question with customs and religion that the Commissioners can only suggest what ifs sanitary in contradistinction to what may at the same time be expedient. The present places of burial, for Europeans,Chinese and other residents, are gradually being encroached

with the and spread of the city it seems likely upon, (some of the older graveyards are in fact ready witals the confines of the subarba), and that

rious sanitary.question will; in time The effluyla complained of by some of

Bastarising from the Chinese the, Pokfulam road is ascribed to adopted by the Chinese of laying the ground.When the grave le dag? present regulations, the end of the colin, that towards the hill, is deep enough to to the zoth, February, and that the report was bersanitary, but the end nearer the surface is completed previous fo the 13th Auguri, Thieme panel, corered, that the earth gets wished of diate publication might have been of considerable by beavy rains, and the coffin in a good, many in the colony, and the recommendations benefit, as just about that date fever was

exposed. 1-fence no doubt, Vof, and the remi might have proved very useful

That when taken to collect data was by sending out asking for information, examining me tific, and civil witnesses, inspecting various

the diseases complained of ero localities, do, so that a good deal of work/zad be done. The decisions arrived the fever: being distinctly so apparently endemic in the although it might have been, mor the time the petitionen Aamall percenta evidenca