THE SANITARY-BOARD. A meeting of the Sanitary Board was hold this afternoon, Mr. F. A, Cooper (Director of Public Works) presided, and there were also present Dr. J. M. Atkinson (Colosla! Surgeon), Mr. H. B. Lethbridge (Acting Captain Superintendent of Police), Dr. F. W. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. N. J. Ede and Mr. Hugh McCallum (Secretary).
MINUTES.
PLAGUE RAGING IN CANTON.
was laid on the table-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1896.
Works pler, I have the bonanz to bring to your netice for the Information of the Sanitary Board the extreme and altogether zeedless Hoooo~ ventence imposed upon me by the requirements of Bye-law No. 1, seferred to in your letter (1) With special reference to the cattle to question, I have no hesitation In declaring my conviction that the landing of these canle at the wharf and Godown Company's Pier would have been an absoluts impossibility. (3) They were several of them to a very wild state, requiring very re The minutes of the last meeting were read pressive measures ladced to oblala adequate and confirmed.
control of them; bna had to be led bead and foot. and carried; another had to be bound and datter a four-wheeled wagon before she would walk (3) To land such cows as these on a crowded wharf from which these semi-wild cattle would have had to be driven through crowded streets would have been, in my opinion, act of criminal madness: Whalerer advan. tage it is intended to secure, or whatever measure of protection bye-law No. 1 is hoped to secure, these advantages and an equal degres extending the bye-law so as to include the Mics of protection could, I submit, be gained by Works pler, and the pier at Causeway Bay behind my premises, and I therefors respectfully solicit the favourable consideration of the Board The palive press remarks on the strong objec-(4) I would further pelat out that I have to that extension of the Bye-law in question, tlon raised among the Chinese to what they Sanitary officers of Hongkong, many men la consequence sending their families out of the colony, and on their deep-rooted prejudice against being treated by European doctors. I have, etc..
The following letter, which speaks for itself,
H. B. M. Consulate,
Cantos, 20th April Slr-Referring to previous correspondence, I have the honour to report that the babonic plague rages even more virulently now than at date of last report throughout the city and suburbs of Canton.
An out-patient hospital has been opened at the Temple of Longevity, and preparations baye been made to receive plague patients sent up by the Tung Wa Hosplial on board four boats moored below the southern barrier.
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· SINGAPORE INSURANCE
LIQUIDATION.
My action has been supported by men of the couple of large carriers, having to work their lafter cleas in its entirety, and we are all banded way back to the North, were placed with ship. together against the foreign latriguen who pere si Salgon at to cents and gi cents per would attempt to make chaos in South Africa.alcul respectively, but this was only is the fort Par Britannica is, as you very rightly observe, night. As to future prospects, we cannot help the only thing that can last, and I think we can being apprehensive of a dull period and a law re-establish it. (Signed) J, Sivewright.”.
ange of freights for some litle while to come. "Capetową, February 24th 1896,"
From Saigon to Iloilo, two fresh charters have transpired at 21 cents and ao cents per picul respectively, and we are looking for more baal- ness in this direction. There have also been enqaliles from Saigon to Tamsulat at copis per pical and to Amey at 18 cents per pical, but the demand not having been filled locally, with ona exception, WC LIG yet unable to say whether
y cheatering has come to pass. has accepted as low as 11/164 cents per pleal, and the chances for a speedy Improvement ara
Southern rates, coal freights from Japan are well In spite of this retrograde movement in maintained, a number of nettlements being again -un record at the average of $1.50 per ton Mojl to this, For Singapore, a steamer could be placed at $2.25 per ton, and a falz esta is offering for a small cargo to Foochow
From Bangkok to this post, a'small sized boat
rather remote,
and lower prices (according to recent advices) From Newchwang to Canton, there have been 30 fresh transactions, but it is to be hoped that the large volume, of produce at Newchwang
think the Inquleltorla} proceedings of the acquired my premises at Causeway Ray since | espècially as they are fully aware that by held from shareholders who are entitled to it ÷ 11 era long lead to resumption of shipping
(Signed) E. H. FRASER,
Acting Consul.
To the Hon. Calorial Secretary,
The letter was noted. The President, is answer to Mr. Ede, stated that so far no persons antering from plague had been sent to Canton.
necessity of a pier at which cattle could be these bye-laws were made in 1887, when the landed etst of the Godown Co.. pler, was not so greatly felt as it now is, and in view of the positive danger to the public which almost certainly would rexalt were cows in a similar condition to those I hava alluded to landed on s thronged wharf and exposed to the noise and trust the Board may concur in the desirability shouting of hundreds of excited Chinese. I of having another pler included in the bye-law so well adopted in every way both for landing CATTLE" TRADE REGULATIONS.
cattle and for segregating purposes as that at The President proposed, that the bye-law the Mics Works. governing the landing of cattle be amended in
I have, etc., accordance with the minute of the Medical
J. KINNEDY, Officer of Health altached to the correspondence To the Secretary, Sanitary Board. between the Board and Mr. Kennedy. This was Mr. Kennedy's letter was minuted by the Se- agreed to. There is no discussion on the corresretary, on the margin, before being submitted, pondence, the whole of which will be found in as follows :—(1) Every Law breaker would no another colama.
doubt express himself to this effect, (2) Absurd. (3) Cruelty to animals, (4) This is reasonable, but I would not alter the bye-law. I would give special permission in each case.
MORTALITY RETURNS,
The mortality returns for the week ending 11th April were laid on the table. The percentage of deaths was 286 xu-against 15.9 the previous week and 8.5 the corresponding werk last year. The number of deaths from
plagae was 6t.
COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY PLAGUE PRECAUTIONS.
A petition from a brothel keeper claiming $30
for alleged new boards forming nine rooms, which were tained by order of the Saaltary Authorlides, was read. The Registrar Generals Inspector reported that this wood was nearly new, while the Sanitary Inspector reported it
filiky and unfit for use. The Medical Officer of Health reported that while he could not say as to the particular house, he saw all the wood from the neighbourhood that was buined, and it was all filthy.
After some slight discussion it was resolved to inform the Registrar General that the subject of compensation could not be entertafoed in this Case, as there was no evidence to justify the
MORE COMPENSATION CLAIMED.
A petition was read from a batcher, claiming $25 for ballock of his left in the Yantati cattle
Ia submitting the correspondence to the Prasi dent the Secretary wrote:--Submitted, Mr. Kennedy expresses no regret at having broken the law. On the contrary, he falls at the law for
develop the districts mentioned by the overland routes, Under the present conditions of trade la China-and despite all the hopsial forecasts lately Indulged in, these conditions are not going to change for the better in far distant regions for many years to come-water-routes are the only practicable roads into these provinces, In view of the failure of the French at Lungchow and Mengire, and the large trade already done by way of the West River, bampered as it is, it is to be most sincerely hoped that the demand, which we are told by recent mali advices from home has been made by the Imperial government for the.
[Stratis Timis, April 16th.] opening up of the river will be losisted
From a letter that appears in another column apon. No other route in China will so effectively
it will be seen that, unless the liquidators of the tap the prosperous provinces of Kwangst and Singaporo Insurance Company proceed to close Yunnan. Given the sight of steamers to navigate the liquidation pretty galckly, they may lie the West River in Wachowia, and the bencflader a disagreeable crucism. We think our of the in commotallen clause in the Chrios Correspondent's statement that the liquidation Convention, which the provincial authorities now Do liabilities whatsoever, save to must be forced to respect, and the trade with a based on sound information. The liqul-
the liquidsters and to the shareholder- Cbiza will be given an impulse such as it has And unless our French neighbours wish to be net received since the opening of the Yangtsedation has already been too lang drawn cat classed with the proverbial" dog-in-the-manger"
The Company went into -Equidation on they must now agree to this Belog done.
November 25th, 1893, and the interval that After years of trial they have proved them.
has elapsed compares very unfavourably with the speedy and profitable manner in which fore, prevent others from doing 10 thousand dollars is a very large sum to ta with- selves unable to eat the hay. Why, there ton was handled.
the Straits Marine Insurance Company's liqalda. Batween filly and sixty
a chance as their English competitors? the new order of things they will have as good and it would be advisable that Messrs. Fraser, at Yatung (Thibet), opened after test together at once and explain what they have Toroing for a moment to the report of Gade Craig, and Joaquim should call the shareholders negotiations by the Indian Government, we find the sums that they bold, The amount to be been doing, and why they delay the payment of that in the second year trade had greatly fallen divided, wa masy add, will be something more off Imports have decreased In early every Item 178,000 yards of cotton, goods were is the largest item in the trade. All other articles imported in 1804; only 58,000 in 1895. Tele are dealt with in very small quantities, but the decrease is in proportion. In exports the same thing is seen: wool, which is one of the principal. productions of that elevated plateau, fell off from 2,764 pleuis in 1894 to 1,634 in 1895. Musk, of which 420 falas (less than 12 cattles) was exported dorfag the former year, was only passed to the extent of 57 falas during the latter. This gives another example of the fallacy of striving to force trade through purely theoret!- cal" overland routes, and is another argument lo favour of the extension of trade la South west China by utilising its splendid waterways, and not by means of the artificial routes, which It is not unreasonably assumed are being stabilubed, with political rather than purely commercial ends in view. If the French must extend their railways into South-west China why military high roads which have been built atger they keep this money-which is not their such enormous cast in the practically bankrupt mere they are increasing their remuneration. If money-lying at faterest in their possession, the colony of Ioda.Chins, a topsy-turvy nest of that goes on much longer it might create plates, brigands, and needy adventarers which charge that they are conducting the liquidation is fast becoming the laughingstock of negligently in the interests of the shareholders, neighbours-even the Siamese i
and are unduly retaining the shareholders' money to their own profit. The liquidators are Mesars Fraser, Craig, and foaquim, and if they desire to avoid an aconsation of that kind they had better produce their balance sheet and divide the shareholders' money quickly,
I am &c...
Singapors, 16th April.
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than
dollar and a half per share, which"
"with" dividend of fully $18 per $20 share. sums previously distributed will make a total
THE LETTER.
on
large scale and restore rates to something
ke paying figures for steamers. Closing quotx- cents Newchwang to Swatew, and 20 cents per tions are 21) canis Newchwang to Cantos; 24 picut Newchwang to Amay
There are five fresh charters reported, monthly forma, all for local account, and in face of present dulness, the figures, though lower than hereto fore, may still be considered fair ones.
SAIL-FREIGHTS:-There is no change torsport To the Editor of ike STRAITS TIMES, under this head and no further charters have Singapore Insurance Company have at present Northern ports has in no way affected the Sir-I am told that the liquidators of the been effected for New York. The opening of the between $50,000 and $55,000 lying with their market and what liule cargo is coming forward clalmas of any kind against the liquidation (except is quite possible that this state of affairs will bankers in Singapore, and that there are now no
from Tientsin la being shipped by stents and it the liquidation costs), and that nothing has to be done except to divide that money among the quote 14/- per ton for New York as the probable continte until the coming antumn. Shippers shareholders. I am myself a considerable share-rate for July, August, or Scotimber loading and holder, and I object to the liquidators keeping in sszert that toonage is offered freely at only their hands money which belongs to my slightly above that rate. Prospects are anything self and others, especially as they are doing but bright for the large amount of toparge so to their own profit and our loss. The bound East. terms of their remuneration are should receird. five per cent, commission on that they all sums' above a certain amount which has
and the Formosa has anived and taken her For San Francisco, the Coloma bas salled, place. The Colorado has accepted a charter gold per tot.
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not being convenient to him. However, as the should they not be of a different gange so the long ago been reached-and, therefore, the to load coal at Kebao for, Frisco at about $3 | modation to Residents and Travellers.
tane of the letter is, to my mind, entirely das to ignorance, I do not think it is worth while prose- cating the man. However, I do recommend that he be informed that should be again import any animals and land them at any unauthorised place without permission, or fail to report such landing and thus allow of the necessary fospec tion being made, à prosecution will be instituted and the full penalty pressed for.
by the members of the Board during circula. This correspondence was minuted as follows
tion :-
Mr. Ede:-I concur in the suggestion made by the Secretary, and as to amending the bye- law as suggested by the Medical Officer at Health. A draft amendment might be made for
consideration.
The Medical Officer of Health :—The bye-law in gestion appears to contain no provision for compulsory reporting of each Importation of abeds and killed by some one. The Secretary was the real Intention. This is the most: cattle or sheep, although bye-law 3 implies that. reported that while the owners must feed and allend to the cattle in the sheds they are
Important pelat, and act the locality of the land- allowed to remain ibero at sight. This bullocking stags. I see no objection to the addition of was found dead one morning on opening the the following words to the bye-law "or such other sheds, and from what he could learn it appeared place as the Board may from time to time to have been dens maliciously-probably out of Board should moreover further amend the decide to fallow the word, "Yatmat" The rerenga över a quarrel.
and not less than 24 hours' notice of intention byelaw by the addition of the following words
to land any such cattle or sheep, must be given in writing by the owner or consignee to the
Secretary of the Board,"
On the motion of the President the matter was referred to the Colonial Secretary, as the Board was not at all clear as to its fläbility.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Baird then adjourned for a fortnight.
McCALI, UM v. KEN›EDF.
REPORTS, "CHITS AND MINUTES
EXTRAORDINARY.
The following is the correspondence referred to in our report of the proceedings of the meeting of the Stoltary Board to-day, relating to the obstacles placed in Mr. J. Kennedy's way in importing dairy cattle from Australia,
To the President:-In prosecuting Mr. Kennedy for selling adulterated milk it came out in the evidence for the defence that Mr. Kennedy had during the month of March imported some seventeen head of cattle and landed them at Dr
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THE SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA.
A CAFE MINISTER'S VIEWS.
The following extract how a private letter addressed by Sir James Sivewright, the Com- missioner of Public Works at the Cape, to a correspondent in England, shows, says the Lon. don Observer, how the political ituation la South Africa is regarded by one who is con- sidered the strangest member of the Caps Ministry:--
After the state-
"I have gone back into a Cape Government much against my will. I hang out as long as 1 could, and it was only when Upington said he would come off the beach if I would join Sprieg that I consented. ment by the latter the only alternative to my peritating in my refusal would be for the government of the country to be handed over to a combination which neither on pabila nor private grounds could I tolerate; and, finally, when my friend Holmeyr said that he would regard my taking office in such a crisis in the light of an act of patrisite doty! I
THE COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS OFy. The key of the situation was, of course
TONKIN AND SOUTH CHINA.
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THE VENEZUELA DIFFICULTY.
The Times weekly edition issued on the 13th itime contains lengthy extracts from the Venemela Blue Book which was laid on the cable in the House of Commons on the 6th March, and concludes its extracts from the official reports with the following interesting summary, which repeats the propositions that have been established in the Blas Book -
1. Long prior to, and at the date of the Treaty of Müsster (1548), the Dutch had founded settlements in various parts of the territory of British Gulans, particularly upon the coast.
2. The only settlement established by Spain prior to that date was the post of San Thome de Gasyans.
1796, the Dutch were in uninterrupted possession of the entire coast line from the Corintia to Barima.
and Deslag the whole period, between 1648
Prior to 1733 there was no settlement by the Spaniards in the territory in question excepi San Thome de la Guayans, originally situated about the spot indicated on sketch map A, and twice subsequently removed further up the diver to the points Indicated upon the same map.
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COASTWISH —A charteris teported, Rajang ta this, and more Umber-ships are wanted. The rate is $6 per ian reg., Singapore to this.
The British barqon Sebastian Bach returns THOMAS' GRILL ROOMS,
to Slagapore under charter effected there.
"SHIPPING Aand mail nEWS. MAILS DUE:
American (Peru) to-morrow. French (Natal) 26th fort.* American (Coptic) and prox. Canadian (Emgrass of Fadan) 12th prox. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 14th pisz. Tacoma (Sirathlevan) tġih prox.
THE O. & O. S. S. Co. steamer Coptic, with malls, etc., from San Francisco to the 8th inst.. has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port, i Nagasaki, to-morrow morslag. WE are informed by the Agent of the Messageries Maritimes Co. that the steamer Natal, with the next French mail, left Saigon for this port aty sim. to-day. She la dus here early on Sunday, the 26th Instant. This vessel brings replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on the 19th February,
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SHIPPING RITURNE. From & p.m. yesterday le 5 p.m. to-day. ARRIVALS, 4. During the same period they had explored Deuteros the upper portions of nearly all the rivers, and Foochow
„sterrer, from Saigon, Canton. to a considerable extent wasde settlements in the Dort
Canton adjacent districts.
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the Republics, and thither I went at once. I spent a day at Bloemfontein and a week in Pretoria. My.misalen, under the circumstances, was considered a bopeless one ; but I succeeded better than I could have salicipated, and I am wain enough to consider myself the best critic of my own work. The business from the commence- ment so far has been deplorabia on every❘ ground. Racial feeling has been evoked more strongly than was ever the case daring the War of Independence, and distrust of English men is greater to-day, than at any time since I first landed in South Africa. You cannot blame them. Had we been in their shoes wosions were established south of the Orinoco, and would have been as biller-probably a great deal gradually extended exetwards toward the Dutch moras. It is sad and sickening to read the territory, the furthest point occupied by the reports in the English papers of Jameson's Spaniards being the village of Tomarema, league will come right to the long me, for there far up the Coraal, a Dutch post was established heroism' and the bravery" of those who were in founded about 1788.
7. Before 1796 Dutch settlements had existed near the river Yuruari, about the spot marked upon the map, and the Dutch had full control of the whole basin of the Cayuni.
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The recent reports of the Commissioners of Customs on the trade of Lungchow and Menglia farish some very significant facts to reference to the commerce of South-western China, to gain control of which the French have been making such strenuous efforts during the last fow. years. A fairly accurate Idea of the comparative amount of goods passing any Custom House may be obtained from the return of datics collected. Taking for example the raturas of trade for the quarter ending 30th men: the Mien Works on the Shankiwan Road, September last, we and in Langehow the duty
amounted to H.K: TIL 610.071, in the corres As a matter of office routine I asked Mr. Fisher paading quarter of 1893 to H.K. Tis 302.069, if he had inspected these animals on their being and in 1804 to H.K. TIs. 1,533.085. These Imported. He answered that he had no know figures do not show signs of the "wast ledge of any soch animals being landed. market" opened up that was so confidently ralaried him to the report of the proceedings in expected by aur Gallic friends in Toskin la no community whom I would trust more than Courts which appeared in the Dofly Press and Agala in Mengira we find the total collection the English public when once they realise the told him it was his duty to report the breach of daring the third quarter of 1895 to have been H.K. real facts of any situation ; bat, meanwhile, incal the laws the importation of cattle at once. Tls, 13,333.041 as against H.K. Tis, 13.303.616 culable mischief is being done, and the work attach bis report and also the draft of a letter daring the same quarter of 1894 and H.K. Tis. before us here who have again taken an oar in to Mr. Kennedy Biking him if he has way 14,783.109 in 1893. Here, indeed, the trade the boat of State is rendered immeasurably explanation to offer for his contravention of would appear to be holding its own, but no harder than It otherwise would
have bye-law No. 1 of the Cattle Disease bye-laws more. Turning again to Lungchow, we find
been. I am endeavouring to preserve un made under Ordiannce 17 of 1887.
only 121 reports to the Customs, as against 139 far as possible an open mind, although 9. Great Britain on becoming possessor of the (Signed) H. MCCALLUM,
for the previous years. · Of Imports we find that I ans bound to any that the moment Sanitary Board Office. only dye-stuffs and bard-wood poles show any I read the telegram telling me of Jameson'sny succeeded to all the rights of the Dutch,
10. After 1796 Great Britain extended her|| 4th April, 1896.
increase, while not an liom of European masu- having crossed the border the sales fall from settlements and exercised over the territory Sur,-1 beg to submit the following for your facture appears on the list. Turning to exports my eyet, and I saw the whole position as clearly originally claimed by the Dutch all those tights Information. On the 3rd fastant I noticed in the and re-exports we find an increase in nearly all na ever I shall see it when Royal Commissions by which nations usually indicate their claim to papers the evidence given by a wliness in the the lesser native sundries with the exception of the and everyone else bave completed their labours teritorial possession. Felics Court that six cows were landed at the most important, vis, round-nut oli and sugar, and alfted all the evidence they are likely to 11. Nalther Spata nos Venezuela, 'after her Mice Works on the 11th of March Isst, and ten both of which have fallen off greatly, On the obtain. * I don't like to write about the Doslernitan of Independence, bad at any tima | Ocampo more animals landed at the same place some other hand we find large quauibiles of foreign Chartered Company, couldering the relations either possession of or dominion over the time before, belonging to Mr, J, Kennedy, a sundries, such an kerosine, condensed milk and which at one time existed between Rhodes and territory in question. diary keeper. I did not recales notice about matches, are being exported, which goes far myself; but if the charter is to be maintained these animals being landed, whichție a dialect to show that these articles can be carried to there is heary weather ahead of the South breach of No, a bys-law made under sub-section the markets in that district cheaper by some African colonies, The Republics will trust the r of Section a of Ordinance 17 of 1887. I can other route than wid the French possessions. The English Government more than any other | hardly believe that this breach of the by-law entire trade is of a moul paltry character, not one Government exlaslag, but they will never again 13. The claims of Venezuola that her territory has been committed in ignorance and therefore third of the ferns going into hundreds of taeli, enter into friendly relations either with England extends to the River Exequibo has been based recommend prosecution.
Mengine, however, shows a more encouraglag or with any of the English colonies so long as upon I have; etch
return. Forsign cotton goods are stendi government by charter on their border exists. by in contentions which are in no way supported the facts, and cannot be fastlñad upon any (Signed)
W. FITHER.
gaining ground, American kerosine is finding Chamberlain's action was simply beyond reasonable ground, Inspector, for Colonial favour there, and Japanese matches are praise up to the time when be snuncialed that The foregoing statumame and the authorities |
Veterinary Busgoon, despite the war, being imported in steadily scheme of local government for Johannes contained in the documents and to it increasing numbers. But nativa, sundites; on burg. It was, of course, impossible, and how establish that, if the matter be treated an ang ef Sanitary Board Room,
the contrary, mom to find the route more
a shrewd man of business could have committed strict right, Great Britain, as the successor of 6th April, 1896,
expensive than the old way, and, as a con- 11 to paper puzzles me. I should be curious to the Dutch, is enillled to the territory extending Sit-I have le direct your attention to that sequence, a decreased amount passed the know who was at his elbow and advised so to Harima, including the watersheds of all the part of the evidence recently given by your Customs. Native sundries, in such quantities insane proposition. But be recovered his rivers of Gaians south of the Orinoco which witnesses in the Police Magistracy wherein it is show that they are only to supply ground very quickly by the manly speech he flow into the Atlantic clearly stated that during the month of March, the adjacent Shan States, have slightly made, and he knocked the wind out of the malls or February and March, some seventers head fecreased, while of Yunnan opium nearly of the intriguess in Fratoria by his candid con.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
SMITHS, and OPTICIANS. of cattle were imported by you and landed at or But the entire trade of the two places is much force it on the Transvaal Government, and that 100 picats found its way across the frontier. fession that no sitempt would ever be made to
CHARTS and BOOKS. star the Mica Werks on the Shauki Wan Road.
HONGKONG. FREIGHT MARKET,
NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, The landing of imported animais at this place than that which passes any of the small he would be glad to hear counter-proposals from President Kruger. We are all in great hopes
Hongkong, April agrd.
|Bala Agents for, Louis · Audemars! Watches- Customs stations near Hongkong
"In their "Freight Circular lazned to-day awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition; The two treaty posts under netice were that Kruger will go to England. The meeting Mears Lanske and Roges write
and for Voigtländer and Soho's the -French in order that their colonies ing indeed, and with moderate men forming a changed but little stoca fugie of fast circular. opened—is “deference to the wishes of between him and Chamberlain would be interest-
"The ganamsi position of our freight miséket has -- CELEBRATED OPERA GLASSES,
MARINE GLASSES and SPYGLASSES. might tap, the rich peovinces to which they bridge between the two, trusted possibly STEAM FREIGHT With regard to busines
And yet, after six or seven by both, a selation of what looks like an from Saigon to this part, the tendency, when
Now 54 & 56, Queens Road Central, year, only very meagre results have been insoluble problem, at the moment, la, in my Farking lost, was towards a lower level of rates, giva Recess,
On the other hand, the enormous
LEVY HERMANOS. obtainedith the same provinces by way of settlement of South Aries for our days, and shrinkage in freak business principally in con- SHANGHAI, MANILA, ILOILO AND PARIS F
opinion, more than possible, and a permanent and this has since been accelerated by the the West Elvar, desplie wärestricted Kita generation, leading to the happiest rasalts both acuance of si material advance in, grain prices. invies, la well known. Ware Wachowat for this country and the Empire, would be assured, at bilgon camed by contracts of rics for sport The head of navigation of this river, thrown This, so far, has been my polley, and up to the to Karapa and him to the Philipplova: Horse Repository. open to foreign trade whether Biliish or moment I have secured the support of event. Hongkong, 6th Amil, 1896. French-schere can be ne drabe that five one whose opleton 1. valte, I have codages rade paid locally was toj oomis par pieni, but during the last few days beataen, and boas Sir-In reply to your letter of late date in re viêm basov thất fasult" would amply prove Kruger my British views quite su frankly awa
Coupletely serraaded and even small " sizni serenor so the leading pl:qunle ni me hates - the fallqar of the many attempts, made to i should tall Chamberlain my Afrimander aus
To the Secretary. Sanitary Board
Is a clear breach of bye-law No. 1, schedule A of the by-laws made vader Ordinance 17 of 1889, and I have to enquire if you have day explana- tion to offer for deliberately, contravening the byelaws in question? I enclose herewith for your information a copy of the by-laws in question.
1 have, etc., (Signed) H. MCCALLUM,
Secetary, Sanitary Board:
To Mr. J. Kennedy?" k
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