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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1896.
THE FLOGGING FATALITY.
The following is the medical evičence, taken verbatim, gives at the inquest held in the geol on the god last, upon the body of Wong Kun-pu, whom the jury found had died from blood paisoning caused by flogging-
THE OFFICIAL OCTOPUS.
· (Overheard under the Hongkong Hotel virandak.)
Who is thai,this wan-looking man that camo. out of the Club just now ?
Do you mean the light-haired, pale-faced gentleman of middle height? A very ordinary, togs waggle as he walks, looking itke reeds shakes by the wind, but which nevertheless carry him rapidly in the direction of the Sant
Yes, that is the chap.
Ob, that is an official octopus. An official octopus ! Good gracious, what on earth is that ?
NEW AIDS TO NAVIGATION.
A'REMARKAḥLÈ INVENTION THAT WILL LIGHT
A PATH ACROSS AN OCZAM,
A system of automalla buoys is to be placed In New York harbour that will demonstrate the success of one of the mest marvellous inventions
baoys in mid-ocean, refuges for shipwrecked marinem
PROPOSED TELEGRAPH
·EXTENSION IN THE MEKONG VALLEY.
Taken in connection with the report of the occupation of Mongsin by the French, of which particulars were given in our last Issue, the
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SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH, 1896. Despite the threatening aspect of the weather during the last few days, this afternoon was most enjoyably, the cool air rendering an outing very pleasant. The track was rather bolding, but this in no way detracted from the interest
Dr. J. Bell, Medical Officer of the Goal, in the sport. There was a fair gathering of stated -I took over the medical duties of the spectators, though lever ladies than usus Rant yesterday morning, I saw the deceased first and none of the bigh officials who usually at 11 o'clock yesterday, when he was very ill fa. avery day sort of man, whose thin understand. of the .ngo, one which permits the location of following hom the Allahabad Plonterin. grace these proceolags were present. The deed, suffering from blood palsoning. He had two Bood of the Rille Brigade, present by the large abscesses, one on each side of the buttocks, Courtesy of the officers, added to the enjoyment caused by flagglag, I changed the dressings of the spectators by playing in thele usual myself, and gave him an ounce of brandy, Itary Board Officer ? excellent style in the intervals between the ordered him another ounce of brandy at 3 o'clock, and left word that he was to have milk, beel-tes, The results are as follow-
and hot tea ad libitum, I saw him again FIVE FURLONG RACK-First prize a
44 pm, when he was somewhat better. I presented by Hart Buck, Erq., with $20 added; again changed his dressings, and left word that
** | and, $30; weight for inches with 5 lbs. added. | the milk and beel-tex should be continued, Polo ponies and Subscription griffion of the At a s.m. this morning I was telephoned for and Fan 1895-96 allowed 5 lbs. Winners of
came down at once. I found the man dead. I 1995 penallied for one win 5 lbs, two 10 lbs, held a post-mortem examination at tro'clock this three or more 14 lbs. Entrance, $3.
morning. With the exception of the abscesses on Mr. John Peel's d, The Lalid, rib
the buttocks there were no external lujuries. In- Mr. Bodenternally, I found the lungs congested, and Mr. Greason's g. Vagabond, 11st gib...Owner a clots of blood on the right side of the Dr. Noble's g. Grey Leg, 11stb...Mr. Master 3 heart, but organically he was healthy. The Mr. Whitehead's ch. Kingscote, Irst alb...... cista in the heart is one of the signs of
Mr. Jones o blood poisoning, ID
my opinion the Captain Radclyfe's Br. Borderer, 11st 3lb.......
deceased died from blood poisoning, the result Owner of the wounds on the buttocks, The wounds Captain Barney's g. Baccaral, rost 13lb...................
were to large and to big that the system was Lleut-Col, The O'Gorman o absorblog the poison from them and could not Captain Palmer's ch. Times, 11st 5I............. throw it off. The man appeared to have been Capt Hunt healthy, and under ordinary circumstances fit to bear pacishment. Flogging affects persons diferently.
A fairly good, though late, start." It was any body's race until the Straight was entered, when The Laird came to be front, with Vagabond closa up. This order was kept to the filth, though Mr. Master on Grey Leg made a bold bid for second place when wearing the Grand Stand. Won by a length, with Grey Leg a good third, Time, I min. 23 secs. HURDLE RACE HANDICAP.-One mile. First
From the evidence of the Sikh warder in charge of the hospital, it appeared that the deceased drank three-quarters of a plot of milk at 3 'clock, and that one-quarter of a plot of milk and a pint of tea were left on a stool at the side the prisoner's cot. These were found after the
It is a biped of the species designated genus home, brought up, for the most part, en the fat of the land, who after having a fair frelsing and | education are pitchforked into some soft billet in the service in which their fathers and great grandfathers have flourished for years and years. Is that all ? I fall to see that you have shown any reason why the officials should be likened anio the marine monster which you just now named.
You don't see it yet, perhaps, but you will before Pre finished talking, Why don't you let me get on with my story, instead of trying to shut | down an me like an official octopus bouncing an Unofficial when he holds est in Council for the rights of the people and all-round fair play ?
The inventoris. Reuben H. Plass, an engineer, of No, 508, Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn. Accord- Ing to his plans a system of the automatic whistling buoys, each large enough, to be used as a refuge by shipwrecked mariners, can be strung in linked chalos along very dangerous couris and the recognized steamer routes across the oceans. Mr. Plass would, in fact, make very coast and every ocean a serlen of Eghted pathways.
The starting point and groundwork of the engineer's scheme Iles in a system of miniature and automatic lighthouses. He would stud the
coasts of the world's oceans, lakes, and navigable zivers with hundreds of thousands of signal beacons, connected with each other and with central stations by telegraph and telephone land cables.
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(FROM APRIL 1ST TO ÜCTOBER 31ST), the field service kind. The French One person, per month.$75 to 99.20 One person, per dayanımsamnoma$ 400 sirelches from Hanol up the Red River to Mong Married couple (occupying and room) per Low Kal, which has the largest garrison in that part of the country, and thence turas, westward
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KENNEMARÇALANYOLAR 170.00 enstward and they may possibly have pushed. It on to Lang Prabang. The shortest and best route for the connecting wire would be from Kengtung to Mong Lai, the distance between those two places being only about 230 miles. The Indian Telegraph Department could put their posts and wire to the Mekong, & dis- tance of 80 miles, and this would leave so miles for the French to cover. Some moan. taln, ranges would have to be crossed between the Black River and "the Mekong, but the physical difficulties are not great. It seems certain that the break between the two telegraph systems will not be allowed to continue mach longer, as this new overland telegraph route to Cains would attract an immense amount of traffic. Its advantages will be recognised when The value of such stations cannot easily be
we state that Mong Lai is almost exactly half- estimated. Each of them would be located at intervals of one malle along the coast. By means which has a
way between Kengtung and Hanol, a port future before "IL Hinguish one beacon from the other, warning up the valleys of the Red and Black would be given to the befogged mariner that he Rivers, the trade of Hanoi, already consider. was approaching a dangerous coast. Or, provid-able, will expand with marked rapidity. Recent ing a wreck had occurred along the coast, each returns show that of the ships which visit the of these automatic lighthouses, being provided port the great majority are British, a fact which with telegraph and telephone communication with the main Ho-aving station, could be used boy one from the wreck the coast pa to se by say one from the wreck lucky enough to reach the abora in sainty. The patents on these mlai ature lighthouses will provide for the use of oll, gas, or an electric white Fresnel lens light as a You seem to be getting mixed up with Tres-visible signal, simultaneously with a whistle as sury swindlers, Post Office emberlers, and all sorts of horrible things. For heaven's sake, let get to the bottom of the octopus business. You are really awfully clever at beating about
are getting me in a greater fog-than ever.
Bouncing in greater log than every Indeed! Why, I thought it was only the Unofficials who got "logged" when either brow beaten or dazed by a volley of parliamentary verblage and a cannonade of figures which some official spokesman is "put up "to let off with a view to mixing things'ép such an extent that all bands are glad to hear the words more fortnight," uttered in sepulchral tones,"
Pardon the loterruption, but really we don't seem to be getting down to an analysis of the "official octopus,”-
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prize cap, presented, with hall the entrance prisoner's death, but whather tha sick misin drank that this Council do adjourn unill this day of a light and a whletla, varied so as to dis- When the French extend their gallway
fees; 2nd, $20; 3rd saves stakes. Entranco, $1; but if left "lä after a p.m. - 1st June $3.
extra.
Mr. Holland's g. Vapour. Iost 13th Mr. Boden 1 Mr. Hart Buck's ch. Voltigeur, r1st BIH:......
Mr. Jones 3 Captain, Loveband's g. Artexarxes, lost felb
Mr. Ratalyffee 3 Mr. Lewin's d. Blue Green, 11st rib ...Owner ö
Won by zo lengths; a good third.
any
not was not elicited. Apart from the doctor's evidence, the deceased does not reem
to have been seen after 8 p.m. until shortly before
bis death.
BANGKOK AND THE PLAGUE,
The Bangkok Times called attention to the report in this paper on the 13th alt, fore the cases of plague found on heard the steamers
Just so. But nothing is done in a hurry in this Crown Colony, you know. Why, even the Gover» nor speaks slowly; public works, too, proceed very slowly, while the pressuyt, the Fort who "go through" the Treasury or the Post Office and annex tens of thousands from the
anali's-pace.
LADIES' NOMINATION,--Nominees to start on Talles, and Ostarschah from Singapore and Public funds is usually carried out at a mere
foot 50 yards from the winning post, run to their nominators, who will hand' each man
Bangkok respectively. It expresses doubts as his coat which he turns inside out, puls an to the accuracy of the report published in and bullone, rear back to his pony, which these columns, as the vessels bad both sailed is held 100 yards from the winning post, mounts "bare back" and rides home. First out of the ports named more than the blue days past the past with coat folly buttoned to alleged to be required for the incubation of win. Six competitors, two prizes: alue, three plague germs. These cases were reported in prizes; twelve, four prizes. Entrance $2. the Telegraph on the authority of the Secretary Entries will be taken on the course. Mr. Berger, nom, by. Mrs. Hawkins ............of the Sanitary Board. The Talks came here vid Swatow, so It is possible the case on board Mr. Holland, nom. by Miss Irene Johnston „/ 2 Mr. Grayson, nom. by Mr1. Eccles...... 3 that vessel may have come from the neighbouring This excited considerable interest, but 'in the port and not from Singapore. There seems to end did not produce the sport-expected, as it was he no such' explanation regarding the case from almost "walk-over" for Mr, Berger.
the Oscarschal, which is reported to have left LEMON CUTTING.-Number of rans
Bangkok on the test May, and on arrival here on the 13th the patient was at once conveyed to the pingue bospital.
to be decided by the Committee according to length of time available. Threa polnis for each fair cut. Two polats may ba ́deducted or added for style and pace. Flest prize 70 per cent.- of entrance fees with $10 added; and, 30 per cent. of entrance fees. Entrance $3. Capt. Buiney Capt. Welman'...................................................manniammin. ✪ Capt. Palmer Mr. Grayson
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Captain Burney was the only one to make s clean cut after three tries, so he was declared the winner.
ONCE ROUND HANDICAP.-First prize $601 second $20. Entrance §1, but if left in alter p.m. 1st June, $3 extra.
Dr. Noble's g. Grey Log, at 1lb...Mr. Master Mr. Gresson's g. Vagabond, Itzt olb... Owner a Lient. Col. The O'Gorman's d. Morrison,
11s! gib.................The O'Gorman 3 Mr. John Peck's d. The Lalid, 12st olb
Mr Radclyffe o Me, Graham's ch. Danmora, Irát olb Mr. Jonca o Mr. Hollond's R. Vapour, rost rib Mr. Bowden Capt. Radclyffd's br. Bordersz, 1ost zylb som
Mr. Long Cap!, Loveband's g. Artex:rxen, 1ost pih "
Mr. Power o Eight only started, Grey Lay loading. The Geld ran all in bonch until the Straight was untered, when Grey Leg and Vagabond had a sharp tussle for first place, the former winning by a bead only, Morilion four lengths behind.
Time, 3 min, 2 KOČE.
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This is what our Bangkok contemporary says about the malter :—
"The Hongkong Telegraph (13th May) says:---- There were nice cases of plague to-day-one in the city, one in the harbour, five to Kowloon, and one each brought from Bangkok and Singa porn, by the Oscarthal and Tallie respectively."
"The Singapore Friss Press adda :— The Taller left Singapore for Cape St. James on April 18th. Fifteen days later she arrived at Hongkong with a case of plague. To sacribe the case to Singapore seems a wild confecture, considering the very few days needed to develop lefection, and the fact that the vessel was so long reaching Hongkong and hed in the interim called at other places. The Oscarshat left here on the 22nd April for Bangkok.
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| Not It is the official octopus that can do the beating about the bush business in a manner that is, from a Downing Street point of view, beyond all praise. The more complex the situation and the harder the pressure the better does he succeed in hoodwinking, or (an you sa aptly termed (1) "beating abiat the bush." la so far as the octopus never his out straight with, ons of his cumbersome appendages, neither does the official favour one with a straight answer, lo the Council Chamber-ho lavariably "boats about the bush,” fa,, gives a strictly " parliamentary reply."
"Ah! Now daylight is dawning on the subject1 I fancy I can almost see the point in the com- parison."
Hush Don't speak so loud | Some of the hamacies of an old octopus may be within hearing, and, if so, will quickly give us away. If an octopus gets a down on a fellow, no matter how smut a man he may be or what his talents and special qualifications for any special post, his chances of getting promotion, | In any shape or form, are gone puca and for ever, for, once suficiently within the withering gilp of the octopus the greatest Ingenuity is accessary to avoid complate extinction. The octopus cao hold its victim. still, and sufficiently tight to prevent cecaps or he can gradually tighten bis grip until the victim is hopelessly crushed.
What horrible notion! What an awful almalle! And do you mean to say that you know of any one case which would justify auch comparison ?
"The Ostorskallelt Bangkok on the 30th April. Presuming that she arrived in Hongkong on the 13th, that leaves twelve days for the voyage. As the plague develops' in nine days it is very
Let me proceed without interruption and are Improbable that a plague patient arrived alive I draw a veil o'er this picture you will be In Hongkong from Bangkok. Moreover, ready to admit that it is an excellent comparison twelve days had elapsed, the vessel had either that is to say, as far as the power of a really vicious octopus, smarting under the lash of called between Bangkok and Hongkong or bad been in port some days when the case was dis way with "wild-cat" schemes, owing tooppaililon, sarcasm or maddened by fallare to make head- covered. It is therefors improbable that the Is concerned. He can send forth his minions in very direction and through their agency (as plague case went from this port, and likely it got on board at Hongkong or elsewhere. No case foelera) carry misery and destruction in every does the octopus by means of hli numeroas SWATOW NOTES.
of plague has been discovered here yet." (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
SWATOW, May 5th. We are glad to have the assurance of the Our weather of late has been very unsettled, Bangkok Times that no case of plague has yet due probably to what your "Weather Doctor li would call a depression in the Pacific" We been discovered in the capital of King Chi have had a work of extraordinary hest for the lalongkorn's dominious. It le quite bad enough time of year, during which the thermometer for the people of Bangkok to be constantly registered many degrees over go. The nights having cholers to their midst, without feel being wern simply sliding and sleep was almost an
direction.
Rather It can and oft times does cruak
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Mr. Plaas would place in front of each life- saving slation on the coast or shore one of this system of beacons, the light from it being of greater Intensity than the rest, and the whistle being replaced by a siren, or fog horn, of greater vehemence. All the signals in the system are designed to be heard and seen ander stdinary clrcumstances at a distance of at least ɓya miles from the coast. The mariner would only have to take the number, when by referring to hir chart he could ascertain his exact location upon & coast,
as volumes for the enterprise of ete fully exploited from the Tonkin direction, which Is the great aim of the French Colonial party, nothing but prohibitive customs duties at Handl can check the import of English goods. Inte South-west China
merchants. If Yunan and Szechuen are success.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE :
American (Doric) to-morrow. Indian and Straits (Chelydra) gih instant, French (Melbourne) xoih lagt, American (China) rath instani. Tacoma (Tacoma) 16th instant. Canadian (Empress of India)'zyed instant. Tacoma (Victoria) ist prox. American (Belgie) sest prox.
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This very comprehensive scheme does not stop at the erection of the shore beacons, but Introduces a Hie-saving const buoy, or floating lighthouse, which is the most Interesting of Mr. THY Agents (Messrs, Dodwell, Carill & Co.) Plan's many laventions, and is capable of great | Informs us that the Northern Pacide Steamship extension and wide usefulness,
Co.'s steamer Victoria left Tacoma on the 4th Within a marine league off shore, and in front | Inst, for this port, vís her unki ports of call. of each of the beacons already described, the inventor would place one of there remarkable bacys. Each buoy would carry a light and a whistlecorresponding in intensity and vehemence to the shore beacon, and connected by means of submarine telegraphic and telephonic cables with eech other and with the beacons on shore, and through them with all the life saving stations |
A Lyderhorn m and district headquarters on the coast. turreted deck enclosure, containing simplareceiv® | Shelly mamma
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fact that they are made
A remarkable feature of this buoys is the to automatically produce their own gas and electricity for illumination, and their own compressed wit for operating the whistle' and the siten or fog horn, The motive power to operato in
derived, from the oscillating movement of the
buoy, caused by the swell of the wave. This morement pumps compressed air into the reservolt, which is used for the production of a
Importhilly. A sudden change sat in early added to the fire in the way it uppazred to question and see how the octopus squeezos, and / hydro-carbon gan for both fifumloating and fust!
CORRESPONDENCE.
inst Tuesday morning, and the next day have been, from the information received from the temperature was down to degrees. Since the Sanitary Board, then we have had heavy`squalls of tropical rais, accompanied by distant thunder and lightning. This in probably the beginning of the summer ratos. The southern telegraph lines have been working badly owing to severe slectric storms. Considering the weather, the barometer was naduly high, ranging between 29.90 and 10,00.
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Is it possible such a state of affairs can extat in any one of Her Majesty's colonies ?....... opposition. It is unfortunate that power sometimes seated in persons who rule with s rod of Iran. I could quote lots of Instances where this power has been wielded in a supre hensible manner. Take the Military Contibullon is now squeezing, us in that connection. Again, CoTry your memory back to the struggle of the Unofficials to reduce the salaries of the officials to an equitable level. Does not the octopus use his great powers to maintain, in ibere matters, his co-called rights bý virtus only of the powers vested in hias by Colonial Office officials who Care not one Jot or tittle for the true and highest Interesis of the taxpayers of the colony ? "You. must know what I iný tu true.
THE LAICHIKOK PLAGUE DEPOT, TO THE EDITOR v ram "Hongkong Teleszare,” On the toth of last month a'ihange steam 512-la your fasuo of the 4th ipakkasšice a launch flying the Russian flag entered the port paragraph headed "Chinese Plague Hospital at Yes, indeed, you are right.. How stranga that and proved to be the Ulysser Bellt by Moura. Latchikok" in which there is sentence that I and other fallows never saw the similarity Gro. Fenerick & Co. of your port for Vladi. reads thus:- The people in charge may they between that marine monster and members of Pastack firm the all here and if there is reason to believe that many go there truly sald, many years before I was born, Ska pot fo, apparently, for shelter | only accept patients from Chinese territory, but | the Official Phalanx befota! It has been very similar stoppages are made at other ports, she from Briti Rowison and even from here, the that "we live and Icarn." But how about the will be in expensive boat by the time she place being a welcome refage to those Chinese 120 cents to the dollar part of the business which Since arrival, her who are sick and who dread being treated by hear of sometimes? Where does that come reaches her destination, troubles have been many. The crew that Foreign doctors. Well, Sir, in reply, let me in 7 Abrought her up from Hongkong ten away and a' say, for the benefit
That comes in in the Official Salaries Question, days ago in the neighbour change of mantess has been necessary. She was over there at of the general public, that I made an attempt to get away, but put back hond and was informed by a European, a friend You see, a few years ago the salaries of all the before going very far and it is said is now of mine, residing a little way beyond the boun officials were readjusted on a Ectitious scale based awaiting the arrival of an engineer from Hongdary of British territory, that he has seen launches upon false estimates of the cost of living and so forth, and although efforts were made by the She looks a strong lule craft, but hardly and sampans continually arriving there from the Unofficials to reduce their salaries to fals and Pugh to make such a long voyage.
direction of Hongkong with the plague-stricken The (pro patients and other Chinese bost to visit equitable level it could not be done owing to the bably you know the place better as Double friends of theirs who are already inmates of the Officials onlyoting the Unofficials, and the com- Island) and our worthy Doctor and family were so-called "hospital, and then saturn again in quence is that if you add up the difference of the first to fly from the heat of Kakchiols, Dr. the direction of Hongkong, in all probability to what each of them receives annually and then Balley came up from Hongkong.per Taliong ply for hire once mars. In view of this, let me to the ratepayers, receive, you'll find they to assist him for three months, and his aid must at you, Six, is there any wonder at the plague are getting 120 cents to the dollar. be very welcome, for the increasing duties of the spreading hores it does? Where is the San post are more than one man can pasforts with
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Something will require to be done immediately with reference to the serious deterioration which is taking place in ships ballt of steel, writes the #Lock-out Man" In Fairplay. As I have mentioned before, owners superintendents men becoming so alärmed that they are now speckying a large portion of the work to be submerged by a wave and the light extinguished. tank-tops, etc. I had an opportunity of discuss of lean, such as the 'upper decks, floors, The inmeted enclosure upon a railed-in decking this matter with a steel manufacturer makes each buoy a refuge for the shipwrecked. lately and he told me some curious facts, beneath the surface of the ocaso Some time ago he made a number of experi Loading from to the deck of the buoys are secured four matal ladders. By these a shipwrecked person. Is
znents to test whether it really was the case that expected to reach the deck of the busy, where he
steel corroded more quickly than iron, The The opening of this door operates a lever which Ponts from an altester lar periods from DHOUSES in RIPON TERRACE. can enter the turreted enclosure by keyless door, experiments were carried out by means of
plates various thickness being
In signals to each of the other buoys of the line the presence of some one on the buoy requiring their assistance. If the man who boards the buoy ca na, the telegraph or telephone appar tos be can place himasil at once în direct communication with those who can rescue him. Walls waiting for assistance he will and material on the busy to sustain life.
Every tenth me twentieth busy in the ocean' line will be designed double decked scientiên or weather busy, containing sleeping and living quarters and all the stores necessary to insistain staff consisting of a meteorological offices and two assistants. A lifeboat and raft will make it cable-saving station. Telegraph and telephone will to receive and "transzulk momagen to and from either shore, and passing Unhappy ratepayers! Here, we are held, as it will also be able to report all vessels passing Thanks. All la now as clear as daylight. | vessels, their officers sad passengers. The staff boats, which convey (privately) plague-stricken The plague is still with us, but we don't patients out of the colony and others to visit were, in the relentless grasp of a huge octopus, | them and all desired maritime Information from bear much about it. Although there are several this plague "hospital," watched and subjected which is gradually squeezing the lle aut. of its vessel afficers to the owners and agents, and casan dally it has not reached what might be to disinfection upon their return to these waters? unfortunate victim. Of course, if we are held la sise the presence of wrecked vessels in distress, called epidemic, form The nativos haya If not, why not? What is our beautiful official: Its grasp we are, as appeara close enough, shipwrecks, lósbergs, darslicts, etc. been trying to exorcise the "plague devil" in Sanitary Board doing? If it knows that Kil| powerless and must look for relief from some
Ta ceder that the whole or part of the system their usual way by hideous banging of googs this is going on, why does it not put a stop to it external force, such for lariance as the great may be effectually carried out, Mr. Plass belleves etc, and unlimited firing of crackers. The altogether or take reasonable precautions to Democracy of England.
that it will be necessary for it to be controlled procession wanded its noisy way through the protect the public health ?
Yes, that is so. But unfortunately the masses by cable company. This company would mativa streets for threw solld nights and sleep! for Aðalögislag for troubling you in this matter, | at home know very little about Hongkong and collect and mail to the Government or countries thoso. In the Immediate vicinity was an and trusing you will publish this note:
probably cannot comprehend the difficulties wa | benefited the ocean muturologikai. Information, Impossibility. After all, this burning of guine
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have to contend with and the fetsiäheenda of and would alány. If pombia, lease, thi. The power may do, some"good -in purifying "the
Constitutional Government which we se fasily Government private when through the nosar stagnant Alf in the narrow-pirosta,
Menghong, din Pine, 1895.
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sealt that steel plates exposed for a period one month up to a couple of years, with the up to six manibs corroded much faster than the from oses, but after that the advantage lay with the steel, those exposed for two years being in a much better condition than the fron guer. Another thing Teamed was that ships bulltof steal within the last few years do not show the same manufacture of steal is better understood. There Inclination to corrode, from the fact that the is good scope here for a practical paper which could be read at the meetings of the Naval Architects when in Hamburg, as the German steals makers 'might have "something to say about it. In any case, something ought to be done to stop the scare which has set in agalast the use of steel for shipbuilding, otherwise we dificulties. shall get back to the from perfod, with all in
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FIRST FLOOR. No. 4 -BLUZ
BUILDINGS, No. 2, MAGDALENE TERRACE—
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MAGAZINE GAF. Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND ́INVESTMENT
& AGENCY Co., Ltd. Hamakone, rqib May, 1Rnổ
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AN APPEAL
THE SUPERIOREES of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CADE ROAD, begg, most respectfully to APPEAL to the Realms of Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind patronage and support, and desires to sinto that The will be pleased to receive orders for all Kinds of NEEDLE WORK.
Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuills and Collars renewed on old ones.
Children's Dresses, and all kinds of Embrion
Ladios and Children's Under clothing, Materials can be supplied, if required,
The Superiorses will also be moił gratafsï los, any PAPER, or old Xavkzowas to be made inta Books los the Children of the Poor Bichosis, whe the macht by the Sirkus.
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