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To-day's Advertisements,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANALO HE Company's Stemmabio

DARDANUS.

"Cantain Command, will be deanatched së above TOMORROW. the 16th fastant, at Noon.

For"

sht or Pigtage, apply to

AUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Archts.

Hongkong, 15th April-1906

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1896,

Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED;

ام الله

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE AERATED WATER.

SODA WATER.

- T 553

INGER ALE.

- "STRATH" LINE OF STEAMERS,

FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA. HE Steamship

THE

"STRATHNEVIS.” Cantain Pastle, will be deenatched for the shove Ports on FRIDAY, the 17th Instant, at Daylight, Instead në na previously advertised.

For Freight or Punge, apply to

DODWELI. CARLILL & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, reth Arell, 1866.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

11

LIMITED.

L

FOR CHEFOO AND NEWCHWANG..

HE Steamship

THE

"WHAMPOA"

Captain Newrambe, will ha drepstched on SATURDAY, the 18th Inviant, at Daylight,

For Freight or Puernge, soply to

לי

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hangkong. 15th Ap:!), 1896.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR SHANGHAL

LEMONADE.

| ARSAPARILLA.

SA

RAS

ASPBERRYADE, &c.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

Thay

that then, in 1882.

POLO.

The Best heat in the competition for Mr. F. H. May's Cup will be played" on Friday after- noon, 17th instant, at 5 o'clock, on the Cause way Bay gròùad, between Capt. Loveband's and Mr. T. EL. Whitehead's teams.

houses were He further announced that the Health Tax Tientsin Times my Mr. C. Tulloch's being constructed and drains built Ordinance must necessarily be supple-friends will be glad to learn that he has received as radically defective in design and mented and was to be accompanied farther promotion, and is now acting Sub execution, from a sanitary point of view, by an extensive Government scheme of Accountant in the Shanghai office of the Big as the oldest and worst houses and drains building extension eastward, connected Bank. In the Colony, although Dr. Aras had in, with the city by a light tram-line from

Mr. A CORRESPODINT weilen to the China Gazette. 1875, in the most forcible terms, called Blue Bulldings to Quarry Bay. Attention to the shocking state of affairs he Aczzord pledged the Government to this, as follows :—Oh | what a sight, what a difference We have to acknowledge receipt, with thanks, found in existence on his arrival. Be it that the clauses against overcrowding I noticed last evening when the Hongkow section of the programme of the Tientsin Spring Race. remembered, further, to the eternal were not to be put in force until other of the Police force marched eừa the Nanking | Meeting to be held on the 18th, 19th and 20th disoit of the officials responsible for adequate provision had been made for Road towards the Lousa Station, The European proelmo.. Its in exceptionally strong “pro”. this eous muddle, that in their hands accommodating the surplus population, and Sikh contingents were marching to time and and gives promise of three days' most enjoyable dur all these years was concentrated and that the Public Health Bill was only order, but I say emphatically it was a disgrace | ipost, all power, legislative and executive, one of a series of measures designed by to netice the manner in which the pig tall con The Shanghai Mercury tears on good sutherlty Government to provide for the tingent ambled along like stay sheep, and that before very long a new company will zon and hat there was no divided respon- | the

or correction of all the sanitary defects think it would be well for the authorities to steamers on the Yangisse. The sbarcs in the sibility, no popular Interference

Mr. opposition of any kind, upon which they pointed out by Mr. CHADWICE. least ditil "order" into their heads. I have new concern are reported to have been taken. could throw the blame for their failure to Paicz seconded Mr. ACEROYD's motion for perform their duties.

the first reading of the Bill, and referred to sten Chinese policemen fo the Straits as well ap

in Hongkong, but I thick the stuff here is deijer, by wealthy Chinese and Japanese, Japanese

capitallats being the promoters. the concurrent building and tramway schemes as essentially necessary for the success of the measure. The Administrator, Mr. MARSH, described the Bill as one which, if passed, would be carried Into operation with the very greatest regard for individual rights and existing Interests and affirmed Mr. ACKROYD's pledge as to the aforesaid building and tramway schemes.

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE CRISIS IN MATABELELAND.

LONDON, April 13tb.

land two hundred mounted Infantry and threa Sir Hercules Robleson is sending to Matabe's hundred cavalry, besides a body of Volunteers

use nor ornament to the Model Settlement. :

return from the Continent.

tan months ago to China, Japan, ~and Ceylon to study the cultivation of the tes plant. The expe- dhton, is, now returning with a large staff of Chinese and Japanese workmen, together with an enormous number of young'tea trees, who aru to initiate the Russians into the mysteries of ten-planting,

Now, between 1882 and the establish ment of the Sanitary Board in 1888, what

On the 18th altimo cholera was fairly raging la did the Government do to remedy the

EVIDENTLY, HAYS Truik, the Ameer of Afghs Calcutta, Dorlug the week ending 28th March crying evils pointed out by Mr. Osar

nistan is one of those rare individuals who there were 114 deathe from the disease and it was CHADWICK in his reports? Very litle; and DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are that little was done absolutely in the teeth

never accept a quall in the way of hospitality spreading rapidly amongst the native population made under the constant supervision of a duly of that gentleman's reports and recommen

without-returning it with a foularda trupe. As The Health Department was doing what it an acknowledgement of the Queen's hospitality could to stay the progress of the epidemic, bat qualified English Chemist and will hear compa-dations! The Tytam Waterworks were, rison with the best English Manufactures. of course, proceeded with vigorously, but

to the Ament's son, bls Highness has just the fact is that in a year of short rainfall such despatched to Europe a selection of gifts for Her as this has been the effects of the defectiva Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESSES and that was Mr. PRICE's pet scheme and had heen designed and approved of before

Majesty, the value of which is estimated at condition of the drainsgo of Calcutta was hound f650 other Large Consumers.

upwards of £120,000. These presents have toʻmainfest itself fa the form of an epidemic of Any complaints should be addressed to the Mr. CHADWICK came out. As to the main sewers throughout the city, that gentleman |_ Manager.

arrived at Bombay in charge of the Ameer's some kind. had reported that "the present sewers

agent, who is to cany them to England, and THE Timer' Odessa correspondent, writing on the, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1805,

may, by minor Improvements, be made suitable for the conveyance of sewage as

Mr. Cecil Rhodes proposes to start for Fort they will be delivered by him at the Foreign | fakultimo,states that the Russian Government's well as storm water,” sád in another Sullabory with a column to relieve Baluwayo. Office, and are la be presented to the Queen stoeriment of tez-planting in the Caucasus WRE place he says "I hope to show that Two hundred Sandanese troops will form part Windsor Castle shortly after Her Majesty's so successial that a special expedition was sent the existing sewers of Victoria may be of the column. Improved so as to fit them for the convey ance of sewage, besides serving carry off the storm water." Mr. CHADWICK did show by diagrams, and otherwise, what alterations were requisite to make the sewers both useful and safe in their existing state. He did not once In his report advocate the "separate system which has been Introduced at into and forced on the Colony such an enormous expense and loss of time by successive heads of the Depart-

LOCAL AND GENERAL. ment of Public Works-Mr. Paicz and Mr. CoorZE, but principally by the latter.

TROTEIN CRICE of plague to-day. Instead of proceeding forthwith to over- haul the house-drains and have them put in | H.M.S. Redpol lest 10-day for Amoy. order, the first link in the chain of sanitary improvement, without which all H.M.S; Plemy returned from Canton this after the rest are comparatively useless," Mr. CHADWICE expressed it, the six years for 1882 to 1888 were spent by the Government and its officers in preparing plans for the reconstruction of the entire system of public sowers, and in trying to engineer through the Council a tremen- dous Health Ordinance giving the most stupendous powers in respect of buildings,

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(Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHXF00, NIWCHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and PORTS on the

YANOTSZE.)

THE Company's Steamship

"TELAMON,"

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINES

AND

SPIRIT S

ALL there are selected by our London House, Captain Forde, wil be despatched as above bought direct at first hand, Imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the

on SATURDAY, the 18th instant.

For Freight or Passage, soply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents

Hengkeny, 15th April, 1806.

167A

THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR LONDON AND HOLLAND,

VIA STRAITS AND USUAL PORTS OF

►

CALL

(Taking transhipment Carro for LIVERPOOL,

GLASGOW, &c.)

THE Company's Steamship.

"FINGSURY,"

D. Davies, Commander, will be despatched as

above on the 23rd instant,

For Freight, &c., apply to

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

Agents.

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Hongkong, 15th April, 1996.

"GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS..

FOR MARSEILLES AND LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Steamship

"GLENSHIEL," Captain Jones, will be despatched as above on or about FRIDAY the 1st May.

For Freight or Pastage apply to -

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 15th April, TB 6.

"RICKMERS" REGULAR LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM MIDDLESBRO, HAMBURG, ANTWERP AND SINGAPORE.

Compent's Steamship

THE

1670

"DEIKE RICKMERS," Bawing arrived from the above Ports, Consignes of Cargo are bereby informed that their Goods ure belog landed ́at their risk into the Godowns of the Hangkang and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloos, whence delivery ~may bu obtalred, communauta

No Claims will be admitted alter, the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be went in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noon on the zzud instant, or they will not be recognized.

best growths at MODERATE PRICES.

PRICE LISTS,

with Full Details, to be had on Application,

THE NILE EXPEDITION. A group of Egyptian capitalists is legally opposing the action of the French Bandholders' Association, afirming that the grant of funds from the Caisse de la Dette is justified by the accessity for the Nile Expedition. The case has commenced in Calro and has been adjourned for a fortnight.

as noon.

THE Russian ironclads Rurik and Dimtiri Donskot were to leave Singapore Last Monday, 12th instant, for Hongkong. BROWN: What is the Venezuela Boundary Commission expected to do, anyway?"

Jones: "Simply to Gnd out whether the by the Spaniards, or by the Dutch."

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If a Chinese bravo is always ready to bolt from an enemy, he is, says the China Gasella, mighty truculent and dangerous to his friends and teachers. The German drill instructors at Nanking have been so badly treated of late by their unruly pupils that they have had to appeal to the Viceroy Lis Kan-yih on the subject. That official has accordingly issued a proclamation in which he explains to his military children that these fordiguers were engaged by Chung Chih-tang, by order of the Emperor, to teach the Chinese to fight, and now that Chang has gone, the Chinese are not to beat or maltreat the "foreign devils* If the soldiers disobey this warning they will be severely punished.

THE 'examieation of the steamer Ers in dock yesterday showed that she sustained very serious damage from her stranding. Her keel forward was knocked out of shape, several platen werd torn and more dented, and it was found that over fifty piston must be removed, and elthor replaced by new ones or re-rolled. The

SIR Alfred C. Lyall (late Governor of the North- West Provinces of India) delivered a lecture on the subject of "Conquest and Commerce" in Tandon the other day. He pointed out that half at our ways in the 18th century arose out of

disputes over trade. Viewed klutasically, com merce was not so 'peaceful a pursuit as it waI usually imagined to be. He wished we could keep to commerce and drop conquest, but it seemed very difficult to do so. Fifty year ago several politicians said we could trade with India just as Elstory was against that theory. Wealthy well whether it belonged to us or not. But műf Aslanic logdoms were too weak to stand by themselves and keep their markets open to enteserce. The lecturer remarked that the recent extension of our territory at the Cape was

PORT after removal should be rested a month which had ultimately to be withdrawn disputed territory was stolen from the Indians repaire will necessitato taking out three length due to commercial enterprise, hacked up by

before use. When required for drinking at

the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are "true Keres Winar.

and abandoned. In 1883 the first San-

of the keel, besides the plates, and it is expected that she will not be ready for sea for at least a month. This accident has once bottom system, as but for her inner shell this foe steamer would have sank almost at once on being hauled off the rocks. As it-was-the ship was in a slaking emdalon en arrival off the dock, and it speaks very highly both for her builders, her Captain and crew and the Dock Company that she is now safely docked at Samsuipo.

great capitaifats in London, and, whatever might be the faults of Mr. Ceell Rhodes, he had land in South Africa.

tary Board was appolated, consisting of A PRIVATE telegram from Peking, which har once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Surveyor-General, the Registrar- teen placed at the disposal of the China Gazette, | agała proved the advantager of the false pegged out the Hoes of great dominions for Eng.

General and the Colonial Surgeon, with states that it is believed there that the Tsung-ll & Sanitary Inspector and staff. In 1886, Vamen has no objection to the extension of the and not until 1886, Mr. A., P. McEwen and Dr. MANSON were added to this Board boundaries of the Foreign Settlements of as Unofficial Members, and, a little later, Shanghai, but the whole raxiter will be referred Dr. Ho Kaz and Mr. N. J. EDx. This for settlement to the local officials. / Sanitary Board sat in private. It was

Tux Shangbal Mercury learns from Mr. Jad, entirely managed and controlled by Mr.A Sullivan's shara report that it is rumoured PRICE. Only what he thought fit to

the Yangtze Insurance Co, will add "Fire" submit to It was brought before it. Mr. MCEWEN had to complain of the intercep department to its business next year, la cos-

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On the 8th instant Singapore was deprived of one of its most honoured and universally respected roaldents by the death of the venerable prelate who was the head of the Roman Catholic community in the Straits Settlements and the Native States. In purity of character, says the Stralis Free Press, courtiness of demeanour, and, spirituality of mind the deccared Blahop take his place Gasoler was worthy to

CLARET.-Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currents is is generally the case with Cheap Wines BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be tion by the Public Works Department of quence of which, the shares rusbed up last weck who left here recently for a trip to the Lind of by the ride of the finest type of Prelates of

pure Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater are than most brands In the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connaisseur to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market,

We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS to be genuine when hough! direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the

Coast Poris.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong. 10th January, 1966.

DEATHS.

I

On the 14th Aprl', at the Mount Austin Hotel, ALLAN COUTTS, the dearly beloved son of Henry Allan and Edmèé Alten Ritchie.

At Rose Bank, Mt. Elizabeth, Singapore, on the 8th fastsat, the fofant daughter of John C.

Niven.

Hongkong Telegraph

An old subscriber who ought to know better, and from $155.to $178, for delivery in August. We Oroochi an" for the benefit of his fast-failing may, should the rumour prove correct, see a health, writes under date of 6th Instant from still higher figure paid for Yangizes.

one of the summer resorts. In the vicially Two days after leaving Mantis the second of Yokohama as follows There is eray afficer of the steamer Zefire developed indication that Japan will be well patronized symptoms of smallpox, and on the arrival of the by travellers during the rapidly approach Already ons meets here steamer, at this port yesterday he was at once ing hot season.

■ goodly number of Americans and Europeans, taken to the Goverment Civil Hospital, and the vessel was placed in quarantine. The vessello the capital and various cities, who intend in was thoroughly disinfected and the second officer's cabla painted out, after which the Zafiro was granted prafique this morning, A FIRE broke out at about 9.30 on the Toth instant on the premises of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., in Peking Road, Shanghai, next door to the British Post Office The fire brigade lost no time in turning out and getting to work, and only their prompt and well-drected efforts prevented the fire from

to

make excursions, up-country when the apowi have thawed away and the trees burst forth into blossom. The railway travelling in this coun try is really very comfortable in spite of the slow speed attained, and daring the current year the Government intend Introducing sleeping cars for night travelling on the Tokaido, and then the long journey from Robe to Yokohama Hotel accommodation in this fair Land of the Rising Sun is really admirable, and

told" by

will be shorn of the worst of its discomforts.

only the other day 1 WAK

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In concluding its complaints addressed to the Board and of

the Remas Communion. the suppression of important minutes. This

notice of his Lordship's death our contemporary Board did nothing, although entirely under

very truly says—"All classes aliko in the Colony, official control, except prepare a com- bined "Bullding and Health Ordinance,"

whatever the particular Church to which they,

sincera the mere report of the contents of which

may belong, will accord to the Roman Cathalle created the greatest public uneasiness.

communities of the Straits their sympathy on the occafon of the loss of sa It made no attempt whatever to remedy

deeply valued and so widely respected andTM” in any way any of the defects in connec-

laved a personality as that of the late Bishop tion with the private drains and the filib,

Gasnier." Frasch by birth, Bishop Gasnier, saturation of the sub-soll that had been pointed out in Mr. CHADWICK's report as

who was 63 years of age, belonged to Angers, where he was educated, finishing his course the one thing to be promptly and efficiently grappled with and rectify.

at the Missions Etrangères in Paris. The body In 1885 the proposed new "Buildings

was to be faterred on the roth in the Cathedral, Ordinance," the work of Mr. PRICE but

outside the sanctuary malis, and immediately fathered by the then Sanitary Board, was

facing the High Altar. brought forward in Council, but the

A-MEZIING of the "Great Unpaid "was held opposition of the Chinese and the land:

at the Magistracy this afternoon to consider lords was so strong and so determined that

the application for a license to retail liquorú the Government had to withdraw it. In

at No. 8, Queen's Road Central, under the 1887 the Public Health Ordinance was

style of the "Hotel Germanis," made by Mr, brought in and read a first time, but It atrading to the adjoining buildings. The

damen were got under control in about an hour; | well-known European Haveller that the once excited an equally strenuous oppost but not before the building and contents had Fellyn Hotel at Miyanoshita can fairly be Magistraty, Praided and there were also present G. E. A. Heitmuller. Captain Hastings (Pollos' tion, as Mr. PRICE had smuggled into it

been completely destroyed,

compared in almost every detail with the best la Mer E. 8. Hooper, E. W. Mitchell, J. H. the most objectionable of the clauses of his rejected Building Ordinance and

LAST Spaday evening Kowloon was the scene Swaland, excepting, of course, in respect of hoped to get them through under cover of

Danby, D. E. Brown, H. E. Lethbildgo (Acting of another armed attack. Six men in long dimensions What is soon known here to vial Lewis, J. A. da Carvalho, A. G. Monis, W. the authority of the popularly constituted Sanitary Board then consisting of four costs, armed with revolvers, entered an opium or as the carlo nuisance les distinct draw Captain Superlatendent of Police) and W. M. B officials and four anoficiais.. We may as shop in ons of the principal thoroughfares of back and very often the native dealers become Arthur, The police noted on the application well say at once that the whole of the that portion of the colony, and helped them affensive by reason of their eternal impertunities, there are already two licensed houses within clauses relating to bulldings were selves to about $600 of prepared. To give an idea of what I mean, it is only elegraph climately abandoned and struck ent. In epim, later af fag threatened tortant drops necesitry to see it for slimes the salce yards of the place, It s hos deakable to grant Introducing the Bill the then Acting the first of the shopkeepers who dated raise any leaves his room in the Hetal in the morning Bowley (of Bir. V. H. Deacon's office) appeared Attorney-General spoke for nearly an disturbance. The matter was only reported to and returns to find his bedroom cool for the applicant, and stated that the house was bour and a half, and described it as the police yesterday, so of course the robbers / vested into a miniatura rauseum with Tom, Dick, designed to meet a wret, over 3800 German and 'Arry virtually in possession. If you happen mariae officers and enginters visiting the port based entirely on Dr. Atax report of | are “over hills and far away,”

to be in a good humour when subjected to such last year, and this was the class the hotel wai 1875 and on Mr. CHADWICK's recent examination of the Colony, and of lis INQUIRY was made of the Secretary of the treatment it is rather a good Jokes but if you are intended specially to caler for. The application sanitary condition. It deals first with the Sanitary Board this morning concerning the tired and feel out of sons. the sight of these was supported by the German Contal, by whom constitution of the Sanitary Board, giving probibition of the import of caule from Hong stocks of brand-new carlos' does not tend to raise he had lately been appointed Shipping Master, It four official and abx unofficial members, eng at Mantle. We were informed that the your spirits es make you inclined to discuss After some discussion: in privats the Justices Up to July 1882, when Mr. CHAD-It gave the Board 10 reconstituted WICK's first report was laid before the power to make Bye-laws under twenty period of incubation of rinderpent his scarcely business in strictly parliamentary language

It has hoped that the Japanese police, a very well to transfer the license of the "Criterion Hotel,“ Secretary of State, the management and seven different heads. Part II gave special elapsed since the last case occurred at the with the ruthless. Intruders.......... If Le to be decided to refuse the license. The application

week, was granted. control of the sanitary work of the Colony powers In the event of epidemics the Dairy Farm, but that as soon as had been, from Its foundation in 1841, special powers so effectively used by the the Hongkong Government will notify that the disciplined force, will take the hint and check what consideration of which was adjourned from last the order in ance. To sum up, it may be stated with confidence The Singapore Municipal Engineer, reports absolutely and entirely in the hands of the Board fn 1894 In the suppression of the epademic bus cessed, and doubtless the Mantinis becoming very rapidly a most offensive nuis- Government and its officers, with the plague. Part III dealt with private drains Government will withdraw`

between here and spend a month's holiday and enjoy one's self filter beds in Storspère island. He has searched result that the then existing state of and nuisances generally; parts IV V question. From taquiries winde we learn that of all the places in the East whers are can great difficulties in finding suitable sand for the sanitation in Hongkong was found to be VI and VII with windows, altes, privies, that the cattle trade most seriously defective; that the great spaces, and other matters connected with Manila is confined to a few head of beasts thoroughly Japan is unilvalled at present, far sand at Palo Obis, ard bas made inquires by butchers, zid though a few years hence the Real Japan (such about freaks water sand at the difceal "isleti "a proper water-supply, the construction of buildings, all of which shipped from here

ultimately vanished from the Ordinance, nontherm sheep trasabipped for the same purpose, as modern writers have graphically and faith-ear Singapore without success. Cargo remaining undelivered after the 220d accessible to all"; that the houses of the the la part deals with overcrowding so that the bad will be most keenly felt by the fully described it) will have vanished, as in 14. DUDALL, ibe French Consol-General, lalt

Chinese were Inconvenient, ill-con-

its place European (manner, innovations and Shanghal x few days ago for Hankow. Wa No Fire Insurance has been effected.. - structed, overcrowded"-far worse than Mr. Acxxoro, lá his speech; pointed out

customs ar daily encroaching on the home oj | (China. Garelli) understand that M. Daball's Chinese houses in Chinese cities so far as that this overcrowding was a very great consumers, to that Spanish dependency.

all that is truly picturesque in the manners and mission is in connection with the laying out of

pew French Settlement at that port, In years conveniences for cleanliness were con-evil, but one that could only be corrected

customs, the dress and the landscape of a pig" gone by the French had a Settlement allotted to corned, that the drains were radically very gradually that it means as matters. bad, badly constracted and dangerous to then stood, the turning of at least 20,000

Charms are sclipsed only by the matchless as there were no French residents there, and health," and that the Sanitary laws were people into the street that it could only Noor Chess leaves for San Francisco, via sive and most interesting people whose them at Hankow, but they never took it up beauty and bountifal goodness of Naime which the land was bought up by other people, Inadequate, required thorough revision, be enforced very gradually, and that the goal ports of call.

principally Britlab. We understand that the are-im-all" parts of the Implas a SOICE OF WW Seulemant le to be wast of the so-called and required more vigour and more provisions of the Bill on the subfact were 19-Meeting of Ferseverance Lodge,

enforcement, not to come lato forge at puce, but only a MAAN LIYAMATH19th April.

pun Ramlan Bettlement which labe, benfiusted intelligence"*~~"In their

boundlase pleasure and well-nig [Ga 'placës. Mr. Chadwick further reported l'an. Order-In-Council by the Governor,

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on THURSDAY, the aged instant

No Fire Insurance has bean effected, and any Godfremstalög in the Godown after the 1st Instant will be subject to rent.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before a P.M. TO-DAY.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agents

THE

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Henghong, 15th April, 1896. "GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.

FROM NEW YORK AND STRAITS.

HE Steamship

"GLENGYLE," y e having arrived from the above Forts, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are belag landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, al Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

instant will be subject to rent..

Consignees are rebosted to present all Claims for damages and/or shortages not later than the 29th Justan, otherwise they will not be recognised. S

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to

be left in the Godowas, where they will be

examined on the atst lastant, at Ex it.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agente Honghong, 19th April, 1895.

The

HONGKONG, WED VESDAY, APRIL 15, 1896,

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SANITARY AFFAIRS OF BONGKONG.

(Continued)

want Was

MEMORANDA,

THURIDAY 16th April.

Lecture, BE Child Volumes Reams, on

2012, 1 particularly as to alleys, lanes and public distriet by` district," under the authority of g.15 perur Younger Phot" by Han, H. X+Palléek, | wonderment."

another license, in the neighbourhood," Mr.