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closed up and which they recommend should be destroyed, there are a number of houken scattered throughout the City from which they have removed the people and which they have cleaned and disinfected with the intention that these hoares should ultimately be re-opened and re-occupied. Most of those houses have berm closed

osed because three

dja or more cases of plague have occurred la them. There are some, however, that have been closed having had only one case of plague or perhaps no case of plague

at all but because they have been found so overcrowded, as dark, Ul-ventilated, at otherwise so defective and Josanitary that a medical practi toner has declared them be, for the lime being, noßt for human habitation,

A list of these houses is appended, The Permanent Committee have the honour to suggest, for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor,

(1) That their action in closing these bouses and in removing the inhabitants should be entified by Ordinance and that they should be protected, themaclvei and their officers, from suit or action on account of their dealings with these bouser.

(a)

That

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1894.

in width, into which all down pipes of every description shall run and slong which, either in open or covered drains, all sallage waters from the buses bail nass to the public sowern in the streets. The existence of such lane will also contribute largely to the heter lighting and ventilation of houses; want of adequate light and ir being amongst the most serious defects of the prevent methods of building.

The recommendations of the Committee with reference to the first point are---

(1) That in any Ordinance to be passed the erection of blocks of houses back to back shall be absolutely prohibited and that every bouse to be hereafter bullt shall be required to have at the back or one end of

public scavenging lane.

open

(2) That there shall be no drains or drain

openings insider

nge inside the walls of any Chinese house to be hereafter bullt, and that the ground flood shall be formed of impervious material at least a foot in depth. As houses now in existence, that the existing ground floore shall be thoroughly cleaned out and re-made with impervious material to at least a foot in

In depth.

That no basement aball under any circom- stances be used as a dwelling house. (4) no ground floor shall be used as a dwelling house unill the Boor has been so cleaned and re-made to the satisfaction of

Board.

re-organization of the Korean Army and Navy. Japan la reported to have offered to give the necessary Mistance, provided the Korean Gernment is in earnest in undertaking to carry oat the programme. If the proposals are accepted, Japan will build a railway from Furn to Seon, and leave an armed force in the country unilla Korean army, trained by Japanese officers, has been thoroughly organized.

Considerable discussion ensued ; Mr. Francis | sweeping reforms of the administration, and the and Mr. May clearly proved that the respon- ability rested with the Governmrot; and it was finally decided to appoint a sub-commitée of three to draw up a reply to the Minute, Dr. Ayres, Mr. F. H. May and Dr. Ho Kai beleg

1cted for this special duty. This

the outcome but then,

not the end of the Techle attempt on the part of the head of the Executive to shift grave responsibility from bin shoulders on to those of gentlemen whose services on the Sanitary Board are rendered gratis in the interests of the ratepayers. Of course this la not the last the Governor will hear of bis It advised action, and the sequel will be looked for- ward to with keen interest by all who take a real and not merely a superficial Interest in the wel- fare of this hapless colony.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necesarily endorse the opintous expenesed, by

Correspondents in this columaj.

GOVERNOR ROBINSON'S HOSPITALITY TO THE JAPANESE MEDICAL MISSION.

TO THE EDITOR or rem "Kovokomo Tesegraph." DEAR SIR-Ay-the kind attention shown by the Colonial Government towards the Japanese

adverse comment in last night's lame of the Telegraph, allow me few new by way of explanation.

According to the Fiji, a telegram from Seoul under date 6th Instant states that the commander of the China e army at Gasanu has left for Soul.

lat the head of two thoumerd troops with a view to seeing the King of Kores, and that the Japanese Minister has pointed out the danger of ⚫ collision this course T followed. It is at said to whom this representation was made. In a foot-note to this telegram the Fiji say

not

while Li Hung-chang

that

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sending additional troops

to the

peninsula, but lastead appros Powera

*pproaches foreign with

a view to an amicable settlement, it is hardly likely that a General in Kores

Korea would act in such a bold way. May it not be, wake the if that the commander, following the example of kin game of bluffer L, is merely trying on a

HOWEVE

If the Chinese General with his troops is really o

ron bit

■ way to Seoul, where, 1 every one knows, Japanese troops are stationed,

and news of a stirring

Jout lame folved in a few days.

nature may be

Holding that the Japsress trends clopot Fe with frawn walean be "binese force be first recalled, the progressive party in Korea, which is rather glad of Japan's se lan. Is intent open carrying out ref zma in the administration of the ro atry. Kim Ka-chin, sz.Charge d'Agaires to Japan, Cho Glen, Ken Elchin, Vo

Kishan, Kim

0) they should be authorized by Ordin- ance to continue in possession of these houses and to relase to allow them to be occupied until the owners have amended the defects found in them and have put them

the Sanitary the generally in a sanitary condition to satisfaction of the Committee, and until they

The second paint to which the attention of the Medical Mission has become the subject off abans "5", it in evident that he wants to bring have signed an agreement not to permalt, Board has been called is overcrowding. The pending alterations in the law, these houses report of Mr. Ede's Committee, dated 15 la be occupled in excess of the numbers for October, 1°go, shown that overcrowding does hich the Permanent Committee certify the that it is confined to certain portions of the not exist to so great an extent as some suppose, and houses to be respectively suitable. The requirements of the Permanent Committee town and to certain classes of house. The most serious practical evil arising out of it is (a) That no basement shall, under any the occupation of basemen's and ground floors streamstances, be occupied as a dwell-dwelling places, and the multiplication is every of every house of mezzanine floore and on each door of cubicles, the partitions of which reach to the celling or to the mezzinine and su interfere with light and ventilation. Toor, a cels ates very serious, and must be remedied. Light and air are the best preserva tives against plague. Among the 4,000 people moved out of the infected district dirret inte

are as follow I

for.

(b) That no basement shall be orcapled unless if opens, on the side on which the front of the shop or stare is, on public street at least twenty-five feet (c) That the ground floor of every bulld.

shop or store for the sale of

room of ever

In the first place the messige sild to have been sent by me to the Japanese Government, as qanted in the local press from the Japan Gaselts, is not conect. We can well imagine that some news agents or reporters bad succeeded to getting a general ides of the message and Inserted it in some of the vernacular press, from its own message in English, and hence the mla which the Yokohama paper had made apprehension on your part.

that stace their arrival here they have been I may state on behalf of the Medical Mission given e

facility in work by the Colonial

veremment and the disintereste le colonial

out

ALWAYS ON HAND FOR CASH, OR TO ORDER.

NONE BUT THE FRESHEST AND BEST SUPPLIED,

ADDRES

J. KENNEDY,

Hon, kong, 26th April, 1894.

Co-day's Advertisements.

ZETLAND

AD Keljo, and strangely enough, Hong / further notice.

Ing (whether it is a basement or alber, new houses without any intermediate perlod help given by Drs. Ayres, Lowson, Molyneux trust, Japan has evidently not misinterpreted

number

ol

water

al

and others. In fact the Medical Mission had wabled everything

more than they they

and expected.

That the

the Colonial Government would

Luct mike

mission its CTCTY esta nobody will expect, and there is guests

is nothing to find fault with, because the Government bere not extended its hospitality sooner. When, had not however, two of the Medical Mission bad bren attacked by the plague, and from the nature of the work it became

that the rest Decessary

test of the party should leave the hotel, Dr. Lowson was

kind enough to at aute lovite them to the

Civil Hospital. And within three days or so after that-that is on the 3rd fast,, and not on the the obst

as stated in the Japan Gagsite--wo received a very courteous letter from the Colonial Government.

So that, while thankful for the even ve prompt attention of Dr. Lowson at the time of on the two the unfortunate attack of

of plague doctors, we have not been ignored by the Colonial Government all the time.

Walle should regretting very much that Hongkong

of aegreniton and observation, there have been wise) shall be formed of material Im only 9 cases of sickness. The bonics into

and pervious 10. ga

to at least which they went were clean, alry and lightsame, 9 ir ches in depth; and that no ground-mezzanines and cubicles have been forbidden 11025

of

shall be occupted 201 building as a dwelling unless and until the floor and overcrowding stopped.

To remedy the evil of overcrowding the thereaf

has een made so

so impervious,

Committee recommend that a law be forthwith all (d) Thet

be sha every house

Inspected

pasted fixing the limit of space for each addil and measured as to

to its superficial area

in all beases now bullt or hereafter to be and cubic space, Internally, and excb room in each house declared and certi-constructed at 21 square feet of floor, and 300 cubic feet of air spare. Requbing every fied to be sultable for occupation by a house to be

be measured and surveyed, and certaio

persons not exceeding one adult for every 21 square feet every room cestified for the number of inhabitants | Medical Officers quarters in the Government

in fitted to

to contain. Forblading, la ali superficial area and every 300 cabic feet of air space. The existing law houses, new or old, the occupation of basements

for dwelling houses, the occupation of cabic

of shops permits one admit for

every abic and stores on the ground floor as dwelling rooms hut the Commißer are leet of air

красе, unanimously of except for a very limited number, the co-exist

ence on the same floor of mezzanines and muit form an element in the calculation.

the constractition of

of mezzanines where Otherwise the number

persons la

itted otherwise than in strict accordance length and breadth rooms of the same length and

is, the xalting of the walls of cubicles will vary as the heights of the

Mezzanine 82018, where they exist,

above 8 cellings with (1) Mezzan

feet, the occupation as dwellings of must be strictly confined within the cook bouses, enclosed yards, &c. Forbidding limits now laid down by Ordinance, and steps should be taken for the summary removal of every mezzanine floor erected otherwise than in quict accordance with () No cubicle. ball have walls exceedlog 8 feet in height, and the space from the lop of such wall to the roof or celling shall be open, or, It closed, closed only with bars or lattice work having the therein equal to at least 3/3 of openlege the whole area barted or istticed,

No partition shall be allowed in any : room more than 8 feet high, unless each of the portions into which the room is

the law,

ઈ

divided by such partitions has separate provision for light and air. (e) No mezzanine floor shall be permitted

and made

in any room in which there are cubicles. The Permanent Committee unanimously recommend and urge that all of the above requirements shall be embodied in an Ordinance apple, ble forthwith to every existing house in the Colony, and that the Sanitary Board be provided, to commence with, a sufficient stad of Sanitary Inspectors (seen at the lesst, or one for every 500 houses) o enforce obedience to these regulations, with adequate powers to enter and Inspect

The Permanent Committee would like to see. a provision in any Ordinance to be passed, requirlag every Chinese house in the Colony, and the cutoffices and servants' quarters of every other house, to be cleaned out sad limewashed once at least is every quarter.

These recommendations of the Permanent Committee are based

sed on the intimate knowledge they have obtained during the last seven weeks from observation and report as to the softery condition and defects of Chinere houses of all classes, and they beg submit for the very serions consideration of the Govern ment the following statement of these defects, and of the remedies that seem to them at the

in houses to be hereafter huilt any rooms of i greater length than 50 feet not lighted from two sides at the least, and of all mezzanine floors.

The law most empower the Sanitary Board by thets officers to visit at least once in each quarter every Chinese house and the out-offices and servants' quasters of all other houses under och limitations and regulations as the Board think requisite to prevent needless annoyance to famfites and persons in whose bouses there can be no reasonable CRDI to suspect that overcrowding

wding exists. The third

great evil to which the attention of the Permanent Committee has been called s the accumulation of dirt and rubbish in Chinese houses and places of business, in godowns and out-ofices of European dwellings and in private lanes, vai da, &c., &c.

The existence of scavenging lases in all now quarters of the town will enable arrangements to be made lo All new houses for getting tid daily of sil rubbish and dirt of every description, and for its daily removal by the contractors.

IA

existing houses there can be no remedy bat

the right of vi and search of every Chiness house, yard, lane and enclosure of every descrip tion once at least in each quarter. Not to enforce clestiiness but to prevent the too great accomo- lation of dirt, and to see that the specific rules as to cubicles, mezzanines, &c.

Bes, &c. RTB observed, and to enforce the rules against overcrowding,

In conclusion the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board respectfully urge that effect

may be at once given to their recommendations. They may not be the best possible but they are simple and clear, and the Committee are ucaní. mously of opinion that their prompt adoption and enforcement will go a very long way towards preventing any recurence of the plagas in Hong- kong or mitigating 1:0 severity If it must come.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

J. J. FRANCIS,

Chairman.

sme time effective and thoroughly practical The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary,

and by far the gravest of the

the existing

defects is the saturation of the soll in and Around Chinese dwellings with sewage of every description. This le

This is a defect that must be

OFFICIAL IGNORANCE.

THE GOVERNOR'S MINUTE ANALYZED

ever have been invaded by such a virulent-plague, and that two members of the Japanese Medical Mission should bare failen victims, I can assure you, Mr. Editor, that on Medical Mission will leave here carrying with them the best remembrances of this colony for the Gore: the kind attention and help given by the Colónial

Thong On, the sin of Kim Ok Kit, are named as the leaders of the ory. They are said to hope to overthrew Min Eishan, who now holds supreme power at Seoul, and to get the Tal Won-Kun to lead in the work of Carrying out reforms in the sdmintstration. They appear to hope that Japan's troops will rematu some time In Karta and that the reforms may be carried before the troops are withdrawn. If this is the wants and aspirations of some of the Koreans, and she may probably be counted upon to render whatever aski lance is

The is pissible.

presence of of Kim's murderer amongst the

the would-be reformers is not calculated to laspire respect for meantime. It is reported that The party

the mes party. In the Tai Won Kan fs not opposed to the plans of the reform party, though he does not care to announce bis intention openly. The King is also rumoured to be rather in favour of The proposed reforms, though beld in check by the Queen.

THE JAPANESE IN KOREA.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

CHIMULFO, July and. The Japanese force with the exception of a amall detachment which was left an guard tritated at different points in the neighbourhood to Chemulpe have all gone to Seoul and are ad of that city. Another small detachment guards the "Peking Pass " (a pass on the mad from Seoul road from Kanghwa to Peking), and another detachment guards the The main body Beog of troops is divided between Seoul and Mapo. Those in Seoul are Government and the Government Medical Staff, Namsen, a uplens encamped on the top of and by some private practitioners, such as Dr.

position commanding the entire city and the south, east, and west Canelle. And as regards the two members of app asches. The troops encamped st Mapo com the Mission who were attacked by the plague, 1 mol the crossing at the Han river which jenda small detachment of these guards can say of them that they will ever remember the attention shown by and self-sacrifice under-

the fen

feny at Yang Hwi Chio. Thus all the gone for their sakes by Dr. Lowson, Dr.

leading to Secul are guarded, and in case Toada Molyneux, and others—and not the least the of war the Japanese would have a A very strong devoted kindness of the Sisters.

position indeed from which it would be difficult Hoping that these lines may find space to the

in dislodge the

them. They have quite a number Telegraph.

of field-pieces as well. There are 9,000 men is all with provisions for a three months IKO,

ermpaign. They are kept in very good order indeed. I very much doubt if European troops could be kept in order so well; not a single case of

conduct has occurred yet.

مره

Your's faithfully,

T. J. NAKAGAWA. Hongkong, 19th July, 1894.

[We are greatly indebted to the Japanese Consul for his most Interesting letter, and the more so as it thoroughly endorses cycry word wa have wiltten on the matters in question.- Ed., H.K. Teligraph.]

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THE KOREAN CRISIS.

Over eighty Chinese, apparently business men,

arrived at Chemslps by the Hoge Marselis voyage. Some of the Japanese are inclined to regard them as disguised soldiers.

The Ministers of the various Powers represented at the Korean Court, held a meeting to Seoul on the 7th Inst, to consider matters le regard to |their attitude in the event of a conflict,

Intelligence from Tientsin states that the Chinese Government

ment appears to be hesitating

whether to send more troops out or not. Arma

have been got ready for shipment, but no transports had arrived up to the 6th instant.

A Shanghai telegram dated 5th inst., to a.m., states that one hundred and iblity-five coolies left Shanghal for the Kalping coal minn that remedied without a moment's delay and at any

morning. A rumour has it that hundreds of cost to individuals or to the Colony. Until it la

coliters are being called for from Chelos and remedied there is no possible # preventitiva against

other places. plague, typhus, cholera and other diseases of the It will remembered by those who read the

One bright correspondent reports that when same character, nothing to prevent the plague reports of the meating of the Banitary Board on M, . Otori, Japanese Minister at Seoul, stated in becoming endemic to Hongkong. This saturn- | the gib instant that the leading feature of the an interview with the Klug that Japan would tion of the soll exists to a most dangerous extent proceedings WAS

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Two days ago a few Chloese were DR SAKATA (from Japan), booted

by the Japanese colles walie quielly going along the street. As yet no Chinese trops

have landed save the 5,000 which are at Asan (70 miles south of Chemulpo) and which came over to subdue the Tong Hak rebels, but who, notwithstanding

repans, have a not fought at all. There are many reports of large bodies of Chinese troops landing, but they seem to be incorrect. IfChinese troops landed there would surely be a

is

moment that the trouble

I have just b has been

four different points

to Peking and Toklo. The Toog

Haki

are agaip rising in the southern

The fact of the matter is that they were never thoroughly defeated. A ballis was fought in which they were worsted, but im mediately after, Hong, the man in

In shares of the Government troope, hurried back to Scout with ali the troops, Thu Toog Haks have now taken Chyen Chrow and are collecting polls around were scattered after the lost, battle, with the Government troops. The sympathies of Koreans In general nie wịth the go-called rebels, who, in of the King who are in exilly only fighting for a scanty. living.

CHIMULPO, July 5th. Seven Japanese transports are due this afternoon, Two bavo already arrived and five. more are expected."

in Tai-ping-uhan and is the main reason why miauto in which string of the Gedam, the King showed pümistakable | point of fact are og rebels at all, bat Jeral subjects |

that quarter has been wholly condemned, and there are unfortunately other portions of the City nestly equally bad, which may have to be dealt with in the same WAY,

Saturation of the soil from sewage has arisen from two causes mainly...--

(1) That the ground floors of all Chinese houses are either of natural earth, or of porous tiles.

At the meeting of the Sanitary Board held this afternoon the following mlautes la reply to his Excellency's query, wore read :--

matters."

|

With the proposal for reform in the administra: tion of Kores the Japanese Government is said to have made some stipulations ta connection with matters regarding the consting trade, the abolition of the cereals export probibilon order, and the opening of five more ports,

that

Chemaipo have been ordered to Japan by the The old and feeble Japanese realdeals of Cosand and there is a general exodus of Chinese as well—N. C. Dally News.

Mr. Otory, the Japanese Minister, has handed Advices from Tokyo, received on July 7th, state that it is quite true that the British Minister wishes to act as an fodependent country, Japan In his wifimatum setting forth that if Koves (2) That the drainage of all bosses, up to a

and the British Chargé d'Agatret | will give her every moral and material soulstance recent date, was of a very defective character,

The Captain Esperintendent of Police-"Ia in

have been in telegraphic com pecessary If she will i not set excepting ar a permitting the percolation of sewage into the my opinion the reports of 1874 by the Colonial manication with each other regarding the vassal of China, Japan will invade Korea la real Woll, and that the Chloese xre so ignorant Surgeon, sud of 1881 by Mr. Osbert Chadwick, Korean crisis during the past few days, and that and I careless in all matters of drainage, that render it impossible for the Government to plead the latter, in consequence, bas laid some pre-

earnest as she would a Chinese province in time of war, and consider her as such. It is the new methods of

drainage, sound and ignorance of the state of Tel-ping-shan and potals before the Government in connection with that the King has declared he will act as ani is reported good in ther

I in themselves, are no abused that the o'ber insanitary districts to the city. These the Korean trouble,

independent State," effect is | very little less injurious than that of ¦ reports are on record, and it is the duty of the The Last Shanghai wall contaleed the news, the old methods. Traps

says the Osaka Asad's reporter at Shimonoickl, constantly broken and and pipes to Government to Jeep fiself posted on such

Chinese Government is credited with an that the Sewage equally seaches the sub-soil,

Dr. James, A. S. C.,—"These dwellings are intention to remove the King of Korea to the There is only one effective remedy for this 3 | in such a `visto ng mgat have been the result of Interior of Chine, take possession ofthe pealasals, the absolute prohibition of every drain and drain years of neglented sanitation, and the extent of transform it fata a prefecture of the Chinese

under the fear inside the walls the plague here: I consider is solely des to the Empire, and appolet Li Kelho, son-in-law of SCOTT's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with opening of way house, and the requirement of an existence of such reservoir for its reception. Li Hang-chang, and ex-Minister of Japan, to Hypophosphices is a combfantion of the most imparsions ground floor in and around every Anyons even looking into a poor coolies' habits-administer the provlace,

valuable Chinese house,

Bon cannot full to be startled, Medical man The Oraka Asaki's special seporter in Seoul died form, wala palatable and stally having grea, kasiing and sirang- This remedy can only be applied, to His / from Manila, Japan, etc, have been shocked writes that the Korean Government has shown sketter properties, mont valuablela Consumption sziens, la bonius to be hereafter built, but the and scandalised at the state of affais. Such Mr. Otart's letter to Mr. Yoan, who then wired and wring diapaper.

following to the Peking Impervious floor can and ought to be enforced in dwellings are not known elsewhere."

Government

of great bufft every house of every description in the Colony

ส Best Frans, QC, replied (6) instructions. A reply is said to bays been received hers found. Spoltry and at once.

í palatable and dess m The proposed exclusion of all drains and ing out the existence of such bulldier dinats people (the dependant nation Kors) tha upust the stomachwiss sumoving the openings in or under the floor of any Chinese power to enter tenements except for specific Emperor is graciously plessed to permili them in čimosity experiensed in the administration of the house necessarily involves the prohibition of the purposes. (1) Because, there being no laws on reply that they are independent,

plain oil wD. P. Kanwa, L.R.C.S., Surgeon, St. If the Tokyo Asahi Shimbun may be wasted Vincent's Hoglial, Dubile, Any Chemist can present style of ballding Chinese kangay back to || ike subject, the power given them (the Board) to back in blocks and the enforcement of the law - maka bysława was kuille, (c) Because where upon the subject, sim principal fanturns of the | supply Italos. Agent for Jinghong the las that all Chiaria houses shall have at the bag, pray had power the machinery was fou cumber- proposals mbosited so the orsan Government; Zagles a Cima Cha À FAR, HE WASKOM -100 open publie sowranging lane at louat in salt i jučić ze pack,

by Mr. Ossel, Japanese Minister ni Secui, luvsire' & Ca, Hongkong.=vidợt

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Because the Board had no means of find to the effect that ogy of Jympathy for the subor: | djergies. A PUNONAlyansk, And ICTORIA

DENTAL SURGIONS. $t, Queen's Road Central. First Class Dentistry and Moderate Foos.

Consultation Free. Hongkong, 9th April, 1804.

SIEN

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SURGEON DENTIST, No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET. TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation free, Hongkong, 17th March, 1804-

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F. BLACKHEAD & CO., SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, COAL AND PROVISION mer- CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS,

PRAYA CENTRAL, HONGKONG,

SOLE AGENTS FOR ARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE

HA COMPOSITION RED HAND BRAND,

HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT;

hours.

Hongkong, 1st June, 1804

PEAK HOTEL.

1643

OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND. HIS commodious and well appointed HOTEL, pituated at a height of 1,350 feet above sex-level, has just been thoroughly redecorated, renovated and refurnished, and NEW WING has been built, which commande magnificent Views of the Harbour and malaland of China.

SUMMER RATES,

(FROM MAY 1ST TO OCTOBER (1ST). One person, per day$4.00 One person, per week........................... 25.00 One person, per month......from $70 to 85.00 Married

ried couple (occupying one room) per day

7.00

Married couple (occupying one room) per

week..................... 45,00 Marded couple (occupying one room) per

mouth ...........from $15 to 140,00 For further particulare, apply to

MANAGER,

Victoria Hotel, (as

Hongkong, 19th Aprli, 1804-

FUJIYA HOTEL,

MIYANOSHITA, HAKONE.

Four and a half hours from Yokohama. FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION. NATURAL HOT SPRINGS,

DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT IN ALL THE

EVERY KIND OF

AT

SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES

ALWAYS IN STOCK,, REASONABLE PRICES.

Hoorkom, 14th Toly, rRow

NOTICE.

THE "BOKHARA" DISASTER,

Fyga

A FULL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT of the

"BOKHARA" DISASTER, fia SURVIVORS, the Cruise of the Thales, With all Particulars, Reports of Interviews

official reports of the Chief Officer, the Aurona, guy and its FINDING, experiences of other and H.1.5. Porpoise, the MARDTE COURT OF Stansere in the same Typhoon, the Normand disaster, &c. &c.

(All carefully Restand and Billed).

THIS IS THE ONLY ·

COMPLETE REPORT OF THE DISASTER, PRICE ....................................FIFTY EENTS, Orders should by went in te

THE MANAGER Honghong Telegraph Ofles, Hongkong sóth Quaker, Ilgai

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BUILDING &

TWO ENGLISH BILLIARD TABLES,

EXCELLENT CUISINE. SPECIAL RATES made for A PROLONGED STAY.

9. N. YAMAGUCHI,

Proprietor. THOMAS' GRILL ROOMS, (Corner of Qusan's Road and Duddell Strut). THE Undersigned has always thought that such a place as this was the one thing

First-class in every detall. A place where one needed to fit in between HOTEL LIFE and the PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE-providing it ba

of any hour of the Day up to 11.2.12.) or Ister may have his GRILLED CHOP or STEAK

notice be givan.

SUPPLY MEALS to PRIVATE PARTIES

Dinner

per MENU or ORDER-the Parties sending Dishes, &c, for same-and Cash, Terma :— Breakfast...per meal. §.0.75-.jar Month $ia Tifflm.........

3 80.75...

$1.25 Breakfast, Tifin and Dinner.. Breakfant and Tilla mani Tifls and Diaasi onun

SPECIAL TIFFINS and DINNERS served

In Excellent Stylo sa short notice.

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W. THOMAS, Proprietor. Honghong, 14th June, 1994.