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consolidate the Law relating to Prisons, read a third time and passeal..

The Council adjourned for a fortnight.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1899.

washousand, the Sinitary Anthority as as much as 500,000 gallons of seagater a day during the summer months, for the purposes of sewer flushing and street watering: EXTRACT FROM A LECTURE BY THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, WHONGKONG, QYH

APRIL 1897.

FINANCE' COMMITTEÈ A meeting of the Finmice Committee was subsequently hell, the Colonial Secretary presiding, and the following note was agreed to-A sum of $3,500) for the erection of a temporary Bungalow at The Cliffs,"

The Hon. E. R. Belilios voted against, con tending that it would be better to erect a permanent place for His Excellency at the Peak instead of putting up the temporary structure suggested.

FLUSHING DRAINS-AND-

WATERING ROADS.

The Hon. T. H. Whitehead, forwards the following extracts from reports of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Lowestoft In 1893-1264 and from a lecture delivered here in 1897, as bearing on the use of sea water for the hushing of sewers, the watering of streets,

etc.---

(EXTRACT, FROM REPORT OF Menchi OFFICER OF HEALTH OF THE BOROUGH OF LOWESTIFT 1893.

Salt was also an important disinfectant. It not only acted as a preservative for foodstuffs, but had a prejudicial effect on pathogenic bacteria, and one of his pet schemes for the sanitary improvement of any city within reason able distance from the sea was the flushing of all the sewers and the watering of all streets and lanes with sea water. Perhaps he would live to see that scheme carried out even in Hongkong, for he was convinced it would be a material benefit to the public health. The preservative and antiseptiqqualities of salt had becn

rom the earliest times. recognised from

At the close of the lecture Surgeon-Colonel Esait, referring to the remark made by Dr Clark as to the fleshing of drains with sea water, gave a brief account of the Hermite system, by which free chlorine is liberated from through it and a valuable disinfecting Aud salt water by passing a current of electricity obtained. Shortly before he left England this system was adopted at Netley, with the result that the rats all left the place and everything was delightfully sweet. The Governor of

flames among the nutchshed hets and timber. buildings.

The Verport arrived here with des- patchies from Hoito. Un 16th General Miller's forces occupied the town of Santa Barbara, in the island of Panay, vonie distance from Iloilo The inhabitants of the island have, of their own accord, hoisted the American flag on the prin cipal city, Bacolod, and requested Genera! Miller to send, an American force to take possession of the island. As General Miller's instructions do not include Negros, he has submitted the situation there to General Otis: commission from the island of Negros came With a view to being annexed by America a by the Newport to request General Otis to take possession of the place. This commission consists of Lucson, President of the republic, Lizarraga, Secretary, and two others. Interviewed, they said that this inha- bitants of Negros wished to become part of the thing with regard to the other islands but said United States. They could not guarantee any that they would use their influence,

To-day, the Nebraska men had another chase after the enemy, Companies D. L. K. F. and M. left the Santolan water works about three o'clock in the morning and moved southward in the 'direction of a large band of Philipinos. Companies It, and F1, with two Utah Artillery guns were sent on to co-operate with party were fired upon by coated Philipinos, It took hut a few well diverse charges to flank the insurgents and, age their retreat. The Nebraska's chased them over the hills and rocks killing about twenty and capturing a number of rifles. Three Nebraska men were wounded.

While Prince Henry of Prussia was in that part of the world, he said to an English admiral "Thereisno one like you English. I see you are going to have a big say in China. I have been to Port Arthur, and I had the Kussians spend- ing untold wealth there, mounting 150 guns, and multiplying her garrison. I goto Wei-mi- Wei, and't find British officers-tranquilly, be- chuse strong-laying out a cricket pitch. The. future is yours."

COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS.

The Queen has been pleased to approve the following appointments:-The Right Honour mander-in-Chief of the Colony of New South able Earl Beauchamp to be Governor and Com- Wales, in succession to the Right Honourable Viscount Hampden, O.C.M.O., who will shortly resign that post Sir William MacGregor, M.D., X.C.M.G., C., late Lieutenant-Governor in-Chief of the Colony of Lagos, in succes- of British New Guinea, to be Commander- sion to Lieut. Colonel Sir H. E. McCullum, 1.EK.C.M., recently appointed Governor of Newfoundland. Earl Beauchamp is one of the youngest men who have in recent years been appointed to a Colonial Governorship. not twenty-seven years of age. He was born in February, 1872, so that he is

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE

Australian (Omi“ „Mura) to-morrow. Indian (Kutsung) 3rd pros. English (Chusin) 4th prox. German (Bayern) 7th prox American (City of Nio de Junèiro) 8th prox., American (Coptic) 11th próx.

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TEN. P. S. 5. Co's steamer Victoria, sailed from Yokohama for Tacoina yesterday, the 26th instant.

WE tre informed that the Austrian Cloyd's S. N. Co.'s steamer Astria, leit Moji for this port yesterday, the 26th instant. THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Chusan with the outward English Mails, left Singapore for. this part at 8 an, to-day, the 27th inst, and is die here on the 4th proximo at about 1 p.m.

Tue Agents (lessrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. inform us that the Company's steamer Kutsang from Calcutta and Straits, left Singapons for this port at 4 pam. on Saturday, the 25th instant.

Shipping. STEAMERS.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMETEIX

FOR SWATOW, AXIOV & TAIWANFOO, HE Company's Chartered Steamship THE

"NANYANG,"

Captain-Lehmans, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 28th instant, at Daylight,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPKAIK & Co., General Alangers: Hongkong, 27th February, 1999. [2728 FLORIO & RUBATTINO UNITED COMPANIES) NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA,

SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBAY STEAM FOR Having connexion with the Company's Mall, Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA,

ALSO.

VENICE and TRIESTE, DIVEDITTERRA- NEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO.

The lesson taught by Ballard's theory, and | Bonbay bad recently ordered the adoption of this mergugat. After two miles marching, the N.B., and of Boyd and Co. (Limited), of Shank Tits P. M. S. 5. Co.'s steamer City of Peking Taking Cargo at through mtcs to 'PERSIAN

our oven coroboration of at, is a simple one, and it is dis; that if we wish to abolish deaths from-bymotic diarrhoeat, and frain chalen, whether English or Asiatic, we must purify our. subsoil and its surface wader. To do this, there cannot, to my mind, be found a more simple nor yet a more titacions method than the watering

of our streets, the spraying of our slums and alleys, and the sluicing of our drains and sewers, with electrolysed sea water. For many year's past it has been known that the passage of an electric current through seawater would set free a certain amount of chlorine of ozone and of other more complex oxidizing bodies, which convert the sea-water into a powerful disinfecting fluid, and as I am aware that the Council contemplate a scheme of street-watering by seawater, i take this oppor tonity of aging upon them the desirability of unsidering Hu futher advantages which will acerue, if a cument of electr city of low voltage be passed through the storage tanks before the sch-water is data off for flushing and watering purposes, I may say that this is a modification of M. Hemite's system of the treatment of sewage by electrolysed sen water, which was found sources fef during the autumn of 1893 Havre and Lorient, bolt or which towns had suffered severely hom "Cholera, during the previous year. The additional cost of plant sufficient to produce the necessary electric current is small, while the increased value of the seawater for purifying our drains and sewers and destroying the "tellugie organisms a which so much sickless depends is great indeel, and the lavish distribution of so cheap and harmless a disinfecting fluid would do ach to check the preventible mortality, especially among the infant population of the Borg, There can be no doubt whatever that the regular ebb and flaw of the sea, with its purifying influence upon the subsoil water. is the principal factor in the causation of the low death-rate, the low zymatic rate and the entire absence of deaths from zymotic diarrhoea in the East word of the Bornugh.

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The sudditional plant required to plete the scheme as proposed by your Surveyor would consist in the provision of an electrical dynaine worked by a 12. h.p. gas engine at each pumping station, or if preferred at Pach stonge tank the former being the more econical method as additional labour would thus be obviated and less pkin would be required. The esting cost of this additional plant of the size requisite to deal with the quantities of sen water proposed by the Surveyor in his scheme, would I say, informed by M. Fergie's English agents her about £1,000 if erected at the pumping stations, or about 2000 if erected at the storage tanks, while Alte working expenses of the scheme would be little if at all increased, and there is no doubt that a considerable proportion of the £66 or 70 now paid annually by the Sanitary Authority for disinfectants could be obviated by the use of this liquid.

The electrical current generated by the dynamo is pissed for about a hours through de st water and by its action certain powerful oxidising lies are set free in the liquid and when this is added to sewage matter the whole of its organic constituents, whether solid or in solution, are rapidly dissolved and destroyed (oxidised) and the sewage thus rendered inodo

rous and incoclious.

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the same system at Bombay.

February 24th.

"THE YELLOW DWARF."

the Amateur Dramatic Club's Pantomime at Saturday night saw the last performance of the Theatre Royal and the house was crowded. The races afforded ample scope for Messrs. Sexton, and Caldwell to add to their stock of a large Chinese bouse in the Santa Cruz dis. At about 7 pm, yesterday a tire broke out in jokes and local "hits" and of this they took full triet and spread raptly, scares of houses being advantage, repeatedly bringing down the house

consumed. The fans were not got under with some witty reference to owners, horses, mil half an hour after midnight when another The weather too, as was to be expected, wh ar events which occurred at the rare meeting,

fire brake out in the Tonds district. When the fire brigade reurbed the scene of the contla- duly noticed, the king remarking, as he andgration they were tied upon from the houses by his spouse sang into the transformation scene

The Philipinos and a general engagement nnnn anchor, that the dampness forcibly re

ensued, several Americans and Philipines being minded him of the first race day. The racing wounded. The Philipines out the fire hose in getup of the royal pair was exceedingly liver six plates and the fire was conseptently good. The pas, de si dance came off in allowed to run its course,

The fire in Santa jockey dress, the colours of the principal Cruz, it is said was staged by the Philipinos in

winers being displayed to full advantage.

revenge owing to biquen from that district There appeared to be something wrong how having given information to the American for it was difficult to make out from the front arisen from the same case. ever with the riding boots worn by the dancers authorities. The Tinde he is said to have exactly what style of footgear they were in- femted to represent, "

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with mails, etc., which let bence January 26th for San Francisco, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea Yokohamia and Honolulu, arrived at her destination on the 23rd instant.

ALYO

GULF and BAGDAD,

BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA and MALAGA.

The P. M. S. 5. Co.'s steamer City of Rio de THE Steamship.

AIR. ROBERTSON'S WILL, Mr. William Robertson, of Newlyn, Eton, avenue, Hampstead, and of Midlon-road, Ayr hai, engineers and shipbuilders, who died on Nov. Bih last, aged sixty four, left persontul estate in England and Scotland valued at £64,837, including £31,000 in Boyd and Co. (limited). 10,000 in Chinese Imperial Government an, and 6,782 with the Hongkong and Shanghai. Banking Company. The executors of the late Robertson, of Edinburgh, contractor; John the 2nd inst, iz Honoha, has arrived at Mr. Roberson's will are his brother James ro with mails, etc., from San Francisco to Carrick Smith, of Nagasaki, Japan, merchant; Yokohama, and will leave for this port 7 In-TO-MORROW, the 28th instant, at Noon.

"BORMIDA," Herbert Joseph Stockton, of tó, Philpot-line, land Sen, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, to-

Captain Delaya, will be despatched as above merchant; and Charles William Hay, of Naga saki, engineer.

At DOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA DOCK.

For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co, Agents. 1longkong, 27th February, 189. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

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morrow morning, the 28th instant. HONGKONG AND WHAMTOA DOCK RETURNS. la a communication to the Kölnische Zeitung.LG.M.S. Kaiser... at a German resident at Kiao-chow refers to the

Kowloon Dock. attacks which have been made on the German

Athenian Isla de Cuba.... he, on the contrary, warmly praises. With bur Administration, the tireless activity, of which Isla de-Luzon a few pioneers, he says, the Germans have 77.7.G.ALS.PWkelm

But already performed marvels in building streets and bridges. All the expectations of the Goy.#GMS. Moewe... ernment have hitherto been fulfilled. The SS. Monterey Carlowitz Company's Expedition and that of 71s, Fa the Disconto Gesellschaft have returned from There was a hot engagement at aloocan the interior, where they have discovered an yesterday morning-the-tips-taking part-in-it--inexhaustible-bed-of-anthracite u territories The thing conki be plainly heard in the town lying within the German sphere of interest, but as yet no details are to band. HONGKONG'S OLDEST RESIDENT DIES:

Mrs. Fullerton and Miss Murray Bain were both in capital voice and received well merited applause for their charmingly rendered songs, We were very pleased to see that on the fall of the curtain the Singe Manager, Mr. E. W. Mitchell, was called to the front. by for the most difficult, and it the same time the most thankless, part in the show.

Hongkong's idea Pampean resilent, Mr. spending hours in patiently arranging matters

Patrick Fitpurick Foulke, dies at the Go- for which but little credit is, as a rule, gained,

vernment Civil Hospital, resterday afternoon at To Mr. Mitchell the public of Hongkong are

the age of 86. Deceded cane to the colony in under deep obligations for the treats which he ent of Polices and remained in the Government

the forties with Mr. Charles May, Superintend affords them and we trust that he will long beservice, first as police inspector and then as in enabled to be the moving spirit in our A. D. Cspector of markets auf 1867, when he was for his place would be dificuly to fill. We bid pensioned off. After this he was in business at farewell to "Yellow Dwarf" with regret. it has been one of, if not the most successful Colony again. Latterly be heenine somewhat Hola for a few years, but returned to the amateur pintomime produced in the, Colony.

fechfe-minded and had to be taken to the Hos- pital. THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.

GREAT FIRE IN PAÇO.

NEWS' FROM 'onio.

(Fram one on Correspondent)

MANILA, February 22nd.

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUPRERE COURT.

IN SKILJATI JÜRISDICTION.

With the exception of occasional firing inpore Sir J. 11. Carrington, K. C... General King's division at San Pedro Macati,

Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice Wise, there is practically nothing to record in the way

Putsné indge). of news front the front. It is a singular fact that stray shots from the Philippines have claim. ed more victims than in other cases. On Tues day, two Americans were killed and four wounded by this means.

February 27th.

TEARDOON APPELLANT, BELILIOS RESPONDENT.

This was an appeal from the judgment of ment in this division made a flank moze on

Three companies of the Washington Regi. the court in its original jurisdiction, which was

delivered on the 19th of May last, when july the enemy on the right of San Pedra, The ent was given against AA. Hartoon, who Philipinos were taken somewhat by surprise. &rough an action again the Hon, E. R Belidis, contending that the latter was the hot engagement ensund in which twenty-five of them were killed and more wounded. The true owner of certain Shares and was able by casualties on the American side were two killed agreement or otherwise an indemnify himn in and five wounded.

respect of all calls on the shares.

General King sent out an expedition on.

The Hon. H. E., Puflokk, who appeared for Monday aftemuon consisting of two companies

the appellant, said, then as regarded the facts of the Washingtons in rid the wards in front of they went practically satisfied with the judg" the American lines of the enemy's sharpshootersment of the con below. Then was only one who had been continually firing at the division point which he might mention in this connec beadquarters for the last few days. The scour the court below, the petition stated in

fion. A was pobitert out by the judgment of party led to a Philipino outpost which was held by three coming out graphs that plaintif Hardrom sold the shares ing the Americans advance the Pilipinos Further it was pointed out by the court that

and executed a blank transfer for them.') made a charge t were speedily driven back by the effective firing of the Americans, from the evidence it appeared that plaintiff was When it was known at headquarters that they himself the nomind holder of the shares expedition was having a brush with the enemy, which were taken in his name by his then two companies of the California regiment were employers Messrs. Benjamin and Kelly, He sent out as reinforcements. The Philipinas, never had in his passion any, certificate whatsoever for the shares. He was simply the however, rallied and in spite of the American force having just then been strengthened, made

bare trustee--the dummy in whose rams these another desperate charge on their enemies. A

shares were put.

ing that they were getting the worst of it re close fight followed. The Philipinas, perceiv treated, vacating their outpost, leaving too killed on the field. The American loss was two killed and four wounded.

The Chief Justice dink that is clear- onough on the evidence.

Mr. Pollock, continuing, said his contention was that this was a rase of trustee and cestui que trust, and that the ordinary rule inst Apply which had been applied by courts of equily in many cases--that was that the cestui que trast must indemnify the trustee for calls made upon shares belonging to the cestui que trust. Mr. Pollock went on to deal with the judgment of the court below, and pointed out. in what respects be considered that that judg ment was open to question,

ase proceeding.

The remedy suggested by many for the puri- fication of sewers and the abolition of the nui sance arising from surface gratings is more copus and more systematic flushing with water, and there can be no question that in addition to the cleansing effects of a sudden ush of water along closed conduit, that water has immense capabilities or senrption of the sewer gases, and where practicable this is un- doubtedly an integral part of the duty of every Sanitary Authority, although to judge froin the Report of Mr. Mansergh, it cannot be relied upon to abolish the nuisance, of surface venti- ars cannot, however, disregard the fact that this flushing is most essential in hot dry weather, and it is just at such times that many towns are put to great straits to secure a suff On Monday night the people in the city were ciency of water for diking and domestic pur poses, and when we see great cities compelled featly startled by streams of flames in the direction of Pace, indicating that an immense to cut off their water supply for more than half Are had broken out. It appears that about 8 am, of every 24 hours, as several did during the a fire broke out in a native hut. A very strong drought of last year, it seems hopeless to rely breeze was blowing at the time and the flames solely upon flushing for the harmlessness of our quickly spread to neighbouring dwellings and sewere, since it is obvious that when most need-

in a comparatively short space of time the ed the system almost invariably breaks down. outbreak had assumed alarining proportions, There is less excuse in this respect. for such All efforts to combat the conflagration were in towns as are contiguous to the sea; and I have vain. The fire brigade was, utterly unable to very little doubt that in years to come these cope with the outbreak and the progress of the towns will value their poinble water far too fire was only checked when it reached an open highly to pour it into their closets and sewers, and that a separate service of sea-water, which Washington Regiment which was stationed in space. The quarters of two companies of the can be had for the pumping, will be utilized for the vicinity narrowly escaped being burnt, tho all such purposes. For a town on the sea saving of the barracks was due to the prompt coast to pay large sums annually for the care, action of the soldiers who pulled down the ful collection of fresh water from sources buts etc. in the neighbourhood and thus uncontaminated by sewage, the still more care- placed their quarters out of danger. It is ful filtering of this water through immense filter estimated that over 200 dwellings, including Oceanic was launched at Belfast a competing A shipping paper announces that before the beds, which are renewed at frequent Intervals, some of the better constructed houses, were and for its subsequent conveyance in closed gutted and the loss must have been tremendous, construction of a steamer which will exceed Transatlantic company had given orders for the conduits for several miles, only to discharge it The outbreak is attributed to the work of even the enormous proportions of the new foul sewers, is to my mind a most strange Philipino emissaries or sympathisers. Evidence White Star liner. Particulars cannot at present policy, and I firmly believe that were any sea to this effect is not wanting. The occupants coast town to undertake to supply all water of an eating house say that the fire first broke details of the design are being got out, and in be announced, but it may be stated that all the closeted houses, public urinata, &c., with sea out in their premises. The place was tenanted the course of the next few months the contract water for flushing purposes, it would prove a by an old lady with her two daughters mestizas will bo let. sound financial undertaking, would render the and they had done considerable trade with condition of the sewers and pari pissu, the American soldiers quartered in the vicinity. health of the town, independent of drought or Consequantly, they were on good terms with other climatic conditions, and would relievethe Americans and were proportionately many a town of the pressing anxieties incident disliked by Philipinos. They say that on upon the occurrence of a water famine, e

into

NOTES FROM HOME PAPERS, BRITISH COLUMBIA,

party of Chinamen has just arrived at where they have been gold mining. They are Vancouver from Betal Creek, British Columbia, highly satisfied with the results, and shop nuggets ranging in value from $1,000 to $10,000,

ANOTHER GIANT STEAMER,

WARSHIPS IN COLLISION.

entering Deronport Harbour on zoth ulto, she As Her Majesty's ship Collingwood-was ran into and seriously damaged the sea-going. training ship Curacod. The latter heeled over,

NEW EXPEDITION TO THE PHILIPPINES

in that has been organised to explore certain Great interest is taken in a scientific expedi islands in the Philippine group. The conduct

of the expedition has been entrusted in Mr. John Whitehead, who has added so much to our knowledge of the zoology of the Philippines, order in continue his researches on a ground and who has offered to return to the island in

explorations were confined mainly to the island such great interest. Mr. Whitehead's previous which he knows so well and in which he takes

of Luzon. On this occasion he proposes, in island of Mindanao, and should he succeed in visit the souliern istands, especially the great penetrating into the mountains very valuable and interesting results are confidently expect ed. If he is compelled by force of circum. stances to abandon honey in Mindanao,

he proposes to explore Formosa, Hainan, or the high mountains on the Siamese side of the Malay Peninsula,

OBITUARY,

The death is announced of General Annenk- o, the constructor of the Transcaspian Rail-

why, and by whom the idea of a trans-Siberian Railway from European Russia to the Chinese frontier was also largely evolved and suggested. He was, indeed, as a well-known writer says. "A kind of Napoleon of ailway-making." His reply to a question with regard to the opening of the C'effral Asian Railway was characteristic. He was asked, "So you opened your railway on the right day, notwithstanding the rain, the line?" which was said to have washed away part of "When I 6x a day," replied the General, "for opening a line, it is opened on that day, come rain or Atorin." General Annenkoff strongly advacated the project of an Anglo-Russian junction line. "We could make a branch from Mory to Herat without difficulty." from Pishin to Candahar to meet our fine at he remarked, "if you would run your railway on Herat. If that was done would undertake to deliver your reliefs, officers and men, for India Candahar in nine days after leaving London

at

NOTANDA, .CALENDAR,

FEBRUARY.

Mettoralogical means bareid on ten years

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"observations to 1893-

Barometer.....

30.141

Thermometer

Humidity... Rainfall

57-3

79.0

1.76

TO-DAY,

WEATHER REPORT.

On date nt On date st

10 R.,

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30.00

69

69

79

Barometer... Thermometer Humidity

- Rainfall.

TO-DAY.

Monday, 27th February, 1899. Chinese-18th of tit moon of 25th year of

Kwang-sit.

Sun-Rises

Sets

131 in. tomme, sår, 47min. High water-Morning for. Jamin

Afternoon phr: 58min. Low water-Morning 4hr, zmin, Afternoon....... 3hr. 49min. ANNIVERSARIES. 1842-The establishment of the Superintendeni

of Trade removed froni_Macao-to-

Hongkong 1853-End of the Kaffir War. British Kaffaria

annexed. 1876-Treaty of peace between Japan and

Korca,

1879-The barque Forget-me-not lost in Chefos

harbour. 1882-A farewell banquet given to Sir J. Pope 1880-British defented at Majuba Hill,

1887-Evacuation of Port Hamilton by the Hennessey by the Tung Wa Hospital Committee.

British. 1897-Indian Rotief Works supporting 3,141,000

persons,

TO-MORROW.

Tuesday, 28th February, 1899.

Juan fustria-Cosmopolitan- Taichcongr Para Mang

Phra Chom Klan

PASSED THE CANAL

Outward-Feb. 3rd Chingies, Indravelli, Prometheus, mapa; Febrzih Zurperley; Feb. 10th Glenfarg Nurnburg; Feb. 14th Bayern, Pra; Feb. 21st Baleisherg. Perrkus, Elphinstone. Tientsin, Feb. 17th

Megal; Feb. 218: Diomed.

Homeward-Feb. 17th Japan, Asturia,

Masonic.

EOTHEN MARK, LODGE, No. 264

A REGULAR MEETING of the gas

LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, TO-MORROW, the 28th

instant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend

Hongkong, 24th. February, 1899.

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Entimations.

LADIES RECREATION CLUB. TO MEMBERS ONLY."

Hon. Sec.

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By kind permission of H.E. Admiral V and Officers of S.M.S. KAISER the band DIEDRICKS, Capt. STUBENRAUCH will play at the CLUB, TOMORROW, the 28th instant, from 3.30 to 6 Pal.

J.G. TURNER, Hongkong, 25th February, 1899, DIOCESAN SCHOOL & ORPHANAGE. CHOOL DUTIES will be resummed on SCHOOND, Teh March

For "Ferus, for Boarders or Day Scholars, apply to

THE HEADMASTER. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1899.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,

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THE

HE OFFICES of this BANK have been REMOVED This Day to the New Building, on Connaught Road, Praya Re clamation.

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J. G. F. AUGUSTIN, Manger. Hongkong, 25th February, 1899.

HONGKONG RACES, 1899.

THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH'S "

ACCOUNT OF THE

1899 RACE MEETING

will be produced in PAMPHLET FORM con taiping, PLACED and UNPLACED PONIES, JOCKEYS and OWNERS.

PRICE 50 CENTS. Only a limited Number will be printed. Send Orders early to

The Manager, "IIONGRONG TELEGRAPH OFFICE, Pedder's Hill Hongkong, 23rd February, 1899,

LIGHT YOUR LAMPS WITH "SNOWFLAKE" KEROSINE OIL

which gives a very Brilliant Light and does not emit a bad odour' as other inferior

-brands of "ol;

H. RUTTONJEE, 13 & 15, D'Aguilar Street,:

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WORTH A GUINEA A BOX.

BEECHAM'S

PILLS

FOR ALL,

Seeing that it is.an admitted fact that Monday evening, two men, dressed in the but recovered, and was afterwards taken into Chinese-19th of Estetoon of 25th year of IMPAIRED DIGESTION, AN

sewers of this Borough are most inadequately part of the premises used abusive language to was practically uninjured. The docking of the costume of native women, came into the back harbour and docked forrepair. The Collingwood fushed I would urge upon the Sanitary them on account of their dealings with the Authority the desirability of giving the scheme Americans and then set the house on fire, was found much more injured than was sup Curacoa was attended with great difficulty. She of the burveyor for the pumping and utilization insulting andjeering atthem all the time, saying posed. All her boats on the starboard side were of sea-water their most earnest consideration, that the same treatment, would be accorded damaged, and one was smashed heyond repair. far I do not feel fustified in recommending the everybody who had anything to do with The davits were bent, and the deck fittings torn use of such quantities of potable water for the the Americans. In a few moments the shanty away. The greatest damage was abaft the 6in. purposes of sewer-Aushing ns are undoubtedly was in a big blaze, but the troops in the vicinitygun sponson, where the ram made a large hola necessary to secure the desired result. What were getting the better of that, when two fresh in her plating, and dislodged part of the sponson, this quantity should be, may be gathered from blates broke out in different parts of Faco, A The fact that at Doumemouth, with a populationstid breeze was blowing ay the time and it was Dr. Rutherford Harris telling a capital

PRINCE HENRY ON THE BRITISH of 42,000 and a death rate of only 10.09 par

story, about Port Arthur and Waldhal«Vel/

uiterly hopeless to prevent the spread of the

Kwang-sli Şun-Riser

Sets High water-Morning

Afternoon. Low water-Morning

Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES.

6kr. 14min. shr. 46min. Zohr, 3zm. „zohr, gamin chr. apptin. 4hr. 28min.

BILIOUS AND NERVOUS.DISORDERS SUCH IS SICK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, WEAK STOMACH,

DISORDERED LIVER,

AND FEMALE AILMENTS. ANNUAL SALE SIX MILLION, BOXES, 50 Cents per Box Prepared only by the Proprietor; THOMAS BEECHÂM St.Helens, England.

EMPIRE of CHINA

SOLE AGENTS for HONUKONG and the WAKE WATKINS & CO.,

APOTHECARIES HALL, 66, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong

181-Pitched battle in Aberdeen Bay, Hong kong, between, pinte funks and Chi. 1876-Capture of the Suju capital by the

ne gunboats, Koja e Spanjardagu

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FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

THE Company's Steamship

"CHELYDRA,"

Captain Daries, will be despatched-us-above TO-MORROW, the 38th instant, at Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

7

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 27th February, 1899, § - MOGUL-WARRACK÷MILBURN LINE. FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL:

HE Steamship

"SIKH,"

will be despatched as above on or about the 27th instant.

About 11th Mar., 1899, 31st Mar,, 1899, 15th April, 1999.

S.S. ARGYLL" S.S.MACDUFF S.S. "GHAZEE"

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED. Agents.

Hongkong, 6th February, 1899.

FOR NEW YORK (DIRECT). THE Steamship

"KENMORE," Captain Ellis, will be despatched for the above Port on or about the end of February.

For Freight, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co, Agents. Hongkong, 12th January, 1899.. [soa

THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COCHIN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES AND LONDON. THE Company's Steamship

"OOPACK,"

J. Barber, Commander, will be despatched as above on or about the 1st March.

For Freight, &c., apply to

HOLIDAY, WISE &

Agents, Hongkong, 13th February, 1899...

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED

FOR TAIWANFOO.

THE Company's Steamship

"WUHU. Captain Benson, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 3rd March.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 25th February, 1899. [2734 GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKET. FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL

THE Steamship

"GLENGARRY,"

Captain Gedye, will be despatched as above

on or about the 10th March.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents.

.

Hongkong, 11th February, 1899..

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FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL: THE Steamship

"MOYUNE,"

Captain Conradi, will be despatched! ports, on or about the 20th March

To be followed by the

LIV

above

Captain Jacobs, sailing about 15th April. For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 20th February, 1899. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at TIMOR, PORT DARWIN & QUEENS», LAND FORTS, and taking through Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND,

" TASMANIA, &C.),

THE Steamship

AIRLIE Captain. Kock, will be despatched as above an MONDAY, the 20th March¡nt 4 M

This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham ber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi sions, Ice, &c, throughout the voyage: japane

This Steamer is installed throughout withithe Electric-light,

Return Tickets issued,

A Stewardness and a cubed Surgeon. are carried

by this Com | pany to and from AUSTRALIA, are available for

TION COMPANY and pier qursa, return by the Steamer of the CHINA NAVIGA=!

** For Freight or Passage, apply to he MESOGIBB LIVINGSTON & Co.

Hongkong, ofth Fakruary, 1899,