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C
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necessarily endorse the optalons expressed by
Correspondents in this ockman).
THE PLAGUE.
TO THE EDITOR of tax " Bowakowa TEBORAH,"
DEAR SIR," They count that as an enjoy
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1894,
1,360 copper cash. The same fall to the cash | value of allver ivreported from the west and south, though there may be local causes for this as well as the general cause, to wit, an abnormal market.-N. C. Daily News.
SIAM NOTES.
ment, which upra experience, they find a plague | wexsment and the Chlosse merchants lo foreign | England for another master for Suan Kulaso.
and a great calamity."
time "ready, aye ready! Why can't all the inventio-a in machinery, etc, Merchants send- | Great Powers see this ?
lng their products abroad, such as tea and ik, off from foreign combinations against them, so that many hoags have b-engcompelled Intely
close their doors, while on the other band foreign merchants in China have the free ron of the country, do what they like make their own terans la such a way that foreign imperta increase daily. Foreign merchants are increasing nombers, they are waxing exceedingly fat on the land, with the beat of protection against ill countries? Frequently comes the news that Chinese merchants labourers are being til treated by Government of people, here or there. treated The Chinese Goremment shows itself unable to protect his own people, and there is an end of it, As for Customs' dues on imports and exports, and arch country receives its own, but beyond this, foreigners la China seize bold of river fronis, embank them, bund them, build houses like forests and then, assuming the role o masters, collect tonnage does, bouse taxes, country ! Where have Chinese merchants done an if those places were some colony of the own the like in foreign lands? If they are left alone tr
would they to pursue their avocations in pesce, consider themselves firtanate indeed. Mis com sionaries fl.ck like bees into Chinz; but ever such a phenomenon-as-a-Chinese missionary been heard of abroad? So with doctors and
Much has been written and much has been said about the Plague which is now with us, and some of the words used as definitions are hardly correct.
I see that H.E. The Governor Informs the of State for the Colonies that the Secretary
"endemic". I do not think that the Plague word "endemic" is right, for after reading up past history no one can doubt that the Bubonic plague has time and time again had full fling and way lo Europe and in Asia. Now, Sir, the word "endemic" is derived from two Greek terms signifying "1" And "the people" and the
Pecullar to meaning of the no words is nation or people." Let us also see what the word epidemic menos, and we find that the two-fold namely Common to, or
whole people, or a great number pharmacies, they are mił abroad, Chinese are in a communlly prevalent, general
Burnet says "It was an epidemical sin of the patronising foreign doctors and medicines in nation." The other meaning of the word creasing numbers, but seldom Indeed, does a
foreigner consult a native doctor, epidemic is
is that which is
is generally prevailing "An epidemic and afficing great numbers. disease is one of which the cause acts upon numbers of people at the same time from its wide
diffusion as through meteorological Influences. Let us ke the word Conington' (0) and we find that it has three
which are as follow:-
The
act ar pir cess of transmitlog a disease from one
one person to another by direct or indirect contact."
which serves as a medium or (2.) "That agency to transmit direate. Shakespeare hain written "And will he steal out of his wholesome bed to dare the vile contagion of the night; and thus Milton :-
When lust,
fels in defileming to the inward parts The Sinal grows clented by contagion." (3) The act or means of propagating Influence or zifect
In conclusion, Mr. Editor, I beg to state that to my belief the plague here is not enderulc, but an "epidemic:".
Yours faithfully,
GEO. J. PHILLIPPO. Hongkong, 26th June, 1894.
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
last night's issue -
The following telegrams from our San Francisco exchanges were "crowded out" of
NEW YORK. May 24th, The Herald's Buenos Ayres corresponden! cables: In the settlement of the trouble between Argentina and Portugal the latter Government makes ample apolary to Argentina for violation of her rights in reizing the Brazilian rebels who bad escaped from the Portuguese or ship Albuquerque and taken refuge on the Argentine
veasci.
Word comes from the Herald's correspondent In Mobicvideo that Minister Mentiero of Brasit has gone to Rio Janeiro to confer with President Peixoto relative to plans for forming & cordon around the rebels by cavalry and regiments of the line, leaving the artillery to guard the loterior
LOWNY
by foods.
FOOCHOW NOTES.
Foocнow, raid June, 1894- The stock of rice has again run short, causing advance in price of zo cats per plcul.. reported that the Viceroy has despatched two transports for supplies, one to Taiwanfoo and one to Shanghai.
We hear that up-country deale a to tea who used to bring own their cost and broken leaf to this ma ket largely in bags are now a ing | hal-chests far the reason that the likis (fficers were in the habit, of inspecting the contents of the bags by plerclog them with a hollowed from scoop, whereby far more sex than was necessary was retained as a perquisite or squeest.
The Au-kwang magistrate, in passing along e street in his chair last week, saw iwo native women fighting, exch hold ng the other by the hate with one band, while the ether was used in dealings blows. On
erquiry it was found that the fighting was about money matters, Tie magistrate reprimanded them severely for such unseemly behaviour in the public streets, and tenienced them each to a hundred blows on the cheek with a pic of leather.
A toa tou from the country co'lided with a sampan do the river near the Haikwan jetty on Tuesday itst which seeulted in the upsetting of lato the watts One af them swam to the shore, the sampan, and its two occupata being thrown and iba ober, atur hanging for a long time on to a plack, was rercurd by some friends who went off to bis ausiulance. The empan owner lot Rood many dollars through the accident, as well As most of bis goods nod chat.cls.
Are burns it up, cattle tread it in the mud, it rota by the resille.. "What of it? Who cares for's straw ?"
Tet chile is oly what a doctor recently sad to one of his patients,” “ Tour life is not worth a straw." How much is a doctor worth who will speak so to ons that trusts him, and has no hapa bat în his skil! ^-
· Wor- my part, if he were ups-for- iale at apotion, I. would bid one straw for him—no more. Even if what he said was true, he had no right to say it. Bacha dootor is more likely to kill with his tongua then to care with his drags.
Bingkek, June 16th. The Siam School Beard are sending to
A woman tells the story, and she tells it well. Messrs. Kolgbt and: Ragnall, of the Koratit doesn't sound like the truth, then I don't know Railway contractor's staff, are golog boxe
what ever dow. The dates and the frets are all shortly.
there, plain and orderly.
M. Pally, one of the chief sub-contractors on the Korat line, is sulag Murray Campbell for some Tea. 14.000, en account of work done, &c About half the amount has been paid into Court --the dispute as to the balance will be settled in the British Consulate on the 28th fastani.
On Toc day night Cingalere was seriously assaulted by two hired assailanta Siamese and an Indian-wilst standing near the theatre laid open. He quietly walked to the Hospital on the New Road, at Bangrak. His head wir
and got the wound hemmed by Dr. Hays, aller | which he went back, siked the two men to go with him to the adjacent police station to get help
- and en arrival gave them lato
foto custody. We understand that the action to recover Tos. Dr. Check in the 36,000, brought agafost American Consulate last your, by the widow of Mom Chao Rachawongst, has been settled in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant admitting the debt. It will be remembered that the plaintiff alleged that Dr. Cheek borrowed Te#, 20,000 from her husband in 1890, at 24 per cent par annum, and the de'endent said he had repaid it, and that the promissory note was a frasıd,
Last month a crazy priest attracted large crowds
by proclaiming his Ayathia
ability to cure all known diseases as well as any patent medicine, and ending up 1th the Doucement that he was going to sscend heavenwards with- out balloon or other mundans gear.
Like my Professor Laurence, he first secured a good deal of loot from the spectators, and then start flying. He bas therefore been arrested by the Ayuthin authorities as a fraud, and seat dawn bere.
"
to
amitted to start
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpor atlonhave bad the misfortune to lose another promising member of the staff of their local branch within a short period. On Jane 14th, at noon, Mr. A. W. J. Carr, aukcumbed to an attack of pneumonia and kidney complica- tions, brought on by a severe cold contracted acted about a week before. The unfortunate youth bewasonly four and twenty--had been connected with the Bank for a little over eighteen months, having come up here from the Singapore branch aboat six months go. The interment, which took place at 8 am to-day, was largely attended. d în A good deal of feeling has been aroused in loed marine circles during the last few few days owing to the alitude assumed by Dr. Dr. Dean's t towards bis colleagues. A month or 10 ago sailor from the German ship Hyon was sent to hospital on account of an attack of some thing resembling tourvy. A few days ago the Cartate, who was prepasing to start for Rio, We bess of some sportive natives in the coun. fequired if the man was fit to be sent on board try playing a trick on the much-hated Hikingala. Dr. Hays was of opinion that he could go, as he was much better, and would probably runners of the locality. They feigned to be grading the tax on some bags of tea, the bags
be all right again after a week or ten day's rest. The German Consul, when the usual formalities really being filled with rubbish, and the more
were commenced, asked Dr. Deun'zer's opiaten the years shouted at tom the faster and the
as to the man's condition, and was furnished farther they want, A chase consequently took
with one totally opposed I to that formed by Dr. place, and when it was thought that they bad
hot still Dr. got the runners a convenient distance from the Hays. Dr. Nightingale was then appealed to,
and be turned spon ther
them raviled | them for
entirely endorsed the station
Then Dr. Menary, of the demanding the LAR
Swift, had a look at the sailor, and he also Do Wednesday lasts are then a sound this what was not tea, and Deutzer held out.
thrashing.
expressed his belief that the man was fit to go. Chinaman-entered
Yet in the fagt of these three opinions the restaurant in the city with the apparent intention
g some refreshment, but very quickly Denstrer, not only refused to let him go on German Corsul, on the thus dixit of Dr. of obtaining Picked a gua∙rel with the proprietor, and from
fell
Captats to blows. The visitor left the boarding security for his unfotomance for the Dusker they
when he got dreadfully mauled, feil
was considered to be in Feraarions next six months, although bis owners had state the next morning. This did not suit his already lost go through the ship's delay! The family at
at all,
they
forthwith carried him to matter is to be represented at Berlin, and it l
probable that more will be heard of it.Sia the
1.ft him at the front door, restaurant and
Observer. What became of him we did not bear, but the establishment was at
the at oupe closed,
and
pro- Filetor
with
his family and Scivan's all fled.
Large districts in Cera bave been devastated A leading hank manager here declares the present rise in gold in nowarranted, and is entirely due to speculation. The stock of gold In the banks is $10,000,000.
BELGRADE, May 24th. The authorities have discov:red a secret home, cartridge factory whance millions of cartilages have been sent to the luterlor of the kingdom. BERLIN, MAY 24th, There was a great explosion in the milliary balloon department on Templefield at 3:45 a'clock this morning.
$0
In the district of Low-n, berged a night's lad. * few days ago a traveller, passing through, ging la
* In a fan:lly boase, which was granted him, The next moralog he was found dead in his bed, On a search belog made for some clue that might lead to assertsjolog who he was and where he came from, a letter and a bundle contato log nearly $tco were found. The
mauler
of the
THE INVASION OF KOREA.
The information at present avaliable cɔncern- ing the present state of affaire in Korea indicates the taking up of a very bold front on the part of the Japanese, whose forces at the time of latest advices were separated from the Chinese troops | house sent for the addressee of the letter and by a distance of only soMS miles. On delivered it to him,
45
togelber with the money, Wednesday, the 13th inst, the Tapanese troops which was proved by the letter to be for him.
whlist the harbour were landed at
same time the ancomfortable narrating at and adjacent islands were strongly forthed. The circumstance of the stranger dying in his house. foll matching The family of the deceased man on being.com- 1,040 infantry, fa order, equipped with the Browser iffle, and sup-manicated with arrived at the house very irate,
of Ammunition per man piled with 150 rounds
Abused the magar youndly, and eventually They were subject to the strictest discipline, and brought an action against him for damages. appeared to be an exceedingly BerylceAble body
The magistrate gave the case in favour of the of men. They were billeted upon the Japanese defendant, and reprimanded the plaintiffs for residents
in Chemulpo, and were warned by tropbling an hospitable and clearly innocent their officers to behave themselves, remember | mau.-- Echo
troops
Chemulpo,
sumbered
Bu
and that they had to to Μανιου good
their duty to their com
countryl
protect their nationals.
eir aletly did they
certainly acted upon, and so
conduct themselves, that their departure at four o'clock one
cone morning for Seoul was not discovered some time afterwards. The march to Seoul, distance
of 27 miles, tried
severely,
the men As the weather wix very hot, and not suited to the heavy equipment of the soldiers.
Chemulpo
Chels
the
withdraw.
road
SHANTUNG NOTES.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
7
Bangkok, 16th June, Nothing certain has transpired regarding the
of bis Majesty to Bangkok,
We are authorized to state that ble Siamese Majesty's Government entirely disapproves of the injuriour comments which have appeared in 1 certain a section of the local Prers concerning the incidents which have momentarlly checked the solution of the Phra Yot trial. And we can affirm that, whatever differences of view may exist between Prince Devawongse, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the representative of the French Republle, the relations between them are always courteous, and marked by a mutual desire to smive at a satisfactory solution of the matters at issue between their respective Govern. ments---Bangkek Times.
of
NEWCHWANG.
to setire, Th
|
Intimations,
DAIRY PRODUCE!
-(0)-
THE HONGKONG
FRESH MILK,
*In the summer of 1878," she says, "I found myself feeling tired, languid, low-spirited, and work. I felt as if some evil. were about to happen. My appetite was poor, and after eating I had exorcisting pain at my lolne and sides. There was a horrible gaswing pain at the plt of my stomach, and a rising MILK In the throat if I should choke. My head felt sa though I had to weight on it. Gradually I got wome, and for months could take only liquid food. Al night I lay awa'ks for hours together.
*Later on I suffered greatly from nervode prostra- tion. My ings trembled, and shook so I feared to nl, ff knock came to the door I trembled from head to foot. I had frequent attacks which began with palpitation of the heart and andden stoppage of the broth. As the times I was speechless and helpless. They say I looked like a corpus, cold and bloodless, my fingernails and lipe hering turned black. After a while this would pass off, leering me weak and prostrabe. I got so emaciated and shin that I was only a bag of Loses, and so weak I had to fake hold of the uralture to steady myself as I crossed the room. “As time went on the navon and forebodings of evil so increased that 1 foured should go out of my wind. The neighbours id it
• a mercy if the Lord would relssss me from would be my mufferings. you?
"In this condition I continued for over four years, during which time I consulted for doctors, but nothing they are me did any good. They all said my ailment was heast clownse, and one said, “Tour life la moi worth a strom?
raw!
In
I gave up taking physio, as I felt that nothing would save me. In May, 1882, ten years ago, lady (Mrs. Hohardson) called at my house, told me advised me to try it. I did so, and felt somewhat of Mother Belgel's Curatire Syrup, and strongly
batter after the fret bottle; and by the time I had taken three bottles I was samplataly oured. From that to shfa I have had no return of the attacks, and am so strong I can do any kind of work. But for Sigal's Syrup 1 should have been in my grave long go. I with others to know this, and will answer any who call or write." (Bigned) BMMA WIOHENDEN (wife of William Wiskenden, gardener) Pembroke Villas, 185, Moat Hood, Thornton Heath, March 17th, 1889.
So it turned out that her life was not only worth s stew, but worths whole golden harrest of health and becter days. Yet no thanks to the doctors. Her compliated symptoms paraled and alarmed them, to be sure, but why? Is it not the doctor' daty to understand such things? Most anuredly. Jest na a Cides, and lights of a coast. Had some of these lawyer should know the law, or pilot the rocks, medioal man home that Hits. Wiekenden's malady was indignation and dyspepila, and not heart diasasë, they might possibly bars relieved her. But, confused by the symptoms, they wars blind to the use. We may well wonder if there are many such doctors in England.
"Ohren like thin show that the clear sight belonged to Mother Beigel; and to her remedy hosts of people in this country are indebted for physical salvation when, in very fruth, their lives seemned sa sizawa,
Remember this was ten years ago, and the malady has not returned, showing that the oure was a permanent one-flint
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16th June. Reports of the disturbances in the Néngansblen and Hualté bien districts have probably already- reached you, and unlike the proverbial rolling stone, have no doubt gained raiber than lost by Wolkien, Jane path,” s the bursey The following account we hope Your Traders. The unfortunate scrimmage in the south-west may not be devoid of Interest part of the province between the Roman Catholic though we feel it lecumbent upon as to omli The march
Converts and their neighbours is still somewhat various sensational details, the same not bearing to Seoul was conducted as if operations were of a mystery. The wildest rumours are afat the stamp of authenticity. During the 16th being carried on in a hostile constry, the
17h years as to the cause of the trouble. Only yesterday given by the Chinese Government to the several Kuang Hill "reign orders were being commanded's at various points by howlizers the writer had to contradict one of these, which Tasteis and magistrates to have all spaccepled and Gatling guns. In Seoul the troops were rep exanted that the foreigners had risen against Tota billeted upon marizes won the Japanese saldants, and the the Government, but were vanquished and all ground and rivet foreshore measured and
preceded them faturbed in
taxes, the *** | aforesaid fears of ont Chinese friends who are smased at The Chinese meanwhile were in! We are daily called upon to calm the upon with the object of imposing reported baylag been for generations ground about forty-five miles away
whom the ANA MERA dispersing our indifference in the midst of what Dame gndrely free from any per importion. The
Rumour would felg mink
novation was successfully resisted, and the makes serious predicament, matter allowed to rest. Last April, however, Everything was being managed wib the greatest So far as I can learo, no foreigner was directly
Another attempt was made and carried out in some secrecy, and, to say the least, the impression party to the affeiz, and it was probably nothing parto successfully, but on reaching the above prevalent in Seoal was that Japanese troops more than the crual climax of a Saving come to the country, some very strong fead
etween villages. At Ichowin everything mentioned districts the Tenson Winid have to be adduced to get them to is more than pazeefal, where just a year ago Compelling the local auantry rose to a man,
lamentable piece feeling
of radicalism, or advanced such anti-foreign.
existed that it A telegram received by the local officials trose supposed a long time would pass before the command of the soldiers, the latter at OD
states that the Viceroy Li has fade of the populace would become at all once telegraphed to General Yob, Commander-in-biendly, Relief has come from an unexpected 19nding 1,000 Hosan braves to enforce taxation. Chief of Chibli, now in command to Kores, to
peasants being be vicing with each other to their kin soldiers, including the magistrate of
killed as aghlost 300 encamp where he is (Hungebow) and awalt stele The offels of the region am to 4 somewhat sanguinary conflict ensued, about ments, but not to enter Seopl at present, shown to the resident forget, stones His Excellency, coming to the very develo,t
Hahlen. The Chik so as to avoid the possibility of a conflict with recently lavited one of the American mis for his conclusion that the affair was not of sufficient SHIP CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS,ded to it in between HOTEL, LIVE and the retire from business) the
mansible-
P. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
THE Undersigned has always thought that FOR
such a plaos as this was the one thing the Japanese troops In that clly.-N. C. Datly
yamin News.
photograph, he courteously showed his visitor importance to warrant further bloodshed, retired
COAL AND PROVISION 'MER. in good order, and the districts have ones more
PRIVATE BOARDIrd Hous-providing it be mysteries of the oficial residence, and 1000 invited him to
to sit down to a goodly feast gained their desired immunity, but at the expense CHANTS NAVAL CONTRACTORS Pint-cam in sy deuil & place where one
AND GENERAL COMMISSION it 1,300 lives. only the host present, During the progress of the man the chief topic was Güristjanity, its
MOENTS, Alms, value, and meaning. The populace hare
PRAYA CENTRAL, HONGKONG, people, like priest, or who were garnered. The 117, and we baye no doubt that say HARTMANPOSITION, been correspondingly friendly of late. Like mention the arrival at this port of Dr. Robinson,
SOLE AGENTS FOR TARTMANNPAKAHTEN'S GENUINE betwas the forelga consuls, travellers, me chablo, doctors, misionaries, artisans and
throughout the fenixal and southern part of requiring soothing may be left with confidency
e unusually good, but the labourera, aic, lo Chios, and Chinese represent the provinca has been ing the name classes abroad, and arrived at a north wastand estrene aastasem to have suffered
from determination the revone of favourable to
drought, It would be useless to venture Own Countrymen. lagrary case, says the writer, any prediction as to the growing crops until Chinese abroad are all but nonentition; that je to ❘ after the
the relay season, which be the annual BAY, Chinese consuls have no power to punish source of anxiety to the farmer. their own subjects to forelga qountries; travailers
CHINA AND THE WEST.
A MATIVE LAMENT.
the W. C. Daily News, thade a comparison A wilter in the Shingav of the 20th June, says
to
then
wheat has
To revert to subjects more nearly touching tha Interests and welfare of our community, we may
the very abla representative of Dra. Parking and
to ble treatment.-N. C. Dally, Nowy,
"FOUR LIFE IS NOT WORTH A STRAW,"
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The Bancial market is at lust feeling the for worth a straw, sh? Then it was worth just acnt to foreign countries have always hean effect of the depression in si vez quotations. At nothing nothing so all. Who has not need lank members of the literati who know nothing about | all the laserlor, ellen the ra's is rapidly, falling, comparison a shousand times to express abestute Judging the relative merits of fire arms, new The piggant særk rate for she Shangbal tool la † werkklenecions? & straw 7 The wind blows it away,
HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, LONDON AND 24)
GLASGOW,
is. Queen's Bandy Howgliwak, 24th August, 189u.
5. N. YAMAGUCHI,
Proprietor. THOMAS' GRILL ROOMS, (26) || (Corsar of Queen's Road and Duddell Street)
HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT. DAIMLERI PA: ENT MOTOR LAUNCHES.
ZVELY KIND OF SHIP STORES AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOCK AT REASONABŽE PRICES,
Hergkong, 14th Tały, slop
may have his GRILLED CHOP or STEAK of way hogy of the Day, up to 11 F.M.; or later mades be given. He la siso propured to SUPPLY MEALS to PRIVATE PARTIES per MENU OY ORDER,the Parties sending | Dishes, &c., for sumnewwand Cash. Tergil şan
Time to Sper Month $12
$0.73... $E.JS Sveakfait," Tilis and Dinner"... Brosklavi and Tina.............................. This and Dinner Ser
Breakfas
H
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鳗
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
SALE by PRIVATE ARRANGEMENT
(owing to the OWNER being about to
FURNITURE, FIXTURES, STOCK-IN-TRADE, GOOD-WILL, &c,'
of that well-known med popular establishment THE STAG HOTEL,
conveniently situated in Queen's Road Central. The HOTEL, in addition to TWO BARS, PUBLIC and PRIVATE DINING-ROOMS, $30
and BILLIARD-ROOM, contalas SIXTEEN $15 | Spacious and well-furnished BED-KOOME,
For further particulars, apply to
C, D. WILKINSON, Bolloltes,
$10
SPECIAL. TIFFINS and DINNERS served
kü Kapslight Style at short notice.
Hangbang, 14th June, 1994-
W. THOMAS, Proprietor,
Queen's Rond, THE PROPRIETOR,
Stag Hotel.
Fagkong, dead Juan, 1890
1710
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