Co-day's Advertisements.
„HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
THE LAST SATURDAY will be hel
HE. COMPETITION POSTPONED
TO-MORROW, the 19th instant, at 4 FiM.
Ranges-200 and 300 yards.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE.
Hon. Sec.
Hongkong, 18th August, 1899.
PEAK CLUB.
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"HE ANNUAL GENERAL GENERAL MEETING will be held at the PEAK CLUB, at 6 P.M., on MONDAY, the 28th inst.
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Hon, Sec. Hongkong, 18th August, 1899.
NOTICE.
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TIGHT SCHOOL for EUROPEANS,” by 'an
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c/o This Office.
[1048 Hongkong, 18th August, 1899.
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HON. SECRETARY,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1899.
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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publication; but an evidence of good faith,
The Hongkong
SAYREMEDY.
What is wanted to relieve the congested
elegraph building sites would be taken up
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1899.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
- OUR SANITARY STAFF.
We have repeatedly called the attention of the Government and the public to the folly of having such an inadequate Sanitary Staff, but we all know how impervious the official mind is to new ideas and so it was hardly to be expected that a common-sense view of the matter would be taken. At last, however, five years too late, so far as the plague is concerned, an official has come to the front and plainly stated that it is useless to expect the present totally indequate staff either to see that the town is kept in a cleanly and sanitary state or to deal with the At the Institution, No. 2. Praya Central epidemics of plague, which now appear Hongkong, 18th August, 1899.
to be of annual recurrence. No better example of the unidermanning of the Sanitary Staff could have been given than the practical breakdown of the line-washing prosecutions because there were not sufficient inen to ferret out the names and addresses of the landlords.What a splendid example of British rule to place before the Chinese inhabitants of Hongkung! They are given notice that certain things have to be done by a certain date and that if left undone dire pains and penalties will follow. And what happens? Wherr the date arrives most of them have failed to carry out the unders issued and they find that no punishment' results. How weak and impotent must they think the Government of Hongkong to be 1
THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL
HE Company's Steamship
TH
"MAIDZURU "MARU, Captain T. Ognia, will be despatched for the above ports, ou MONDAY, the just instant, at Daylight
"
Freight to be taken on Board on SUNDAY, the 20th instant.
For Fight or Fussage, apply to
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(tozoa
~Hongkong, 38th August, 1899,
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
STEAM TO
YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI
(Passing through the INLAND SEA)
THE Company's Steamship
"HOHENZOLLERN,"
For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 18th August, 1899. [1043a
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
MORE MEN WANTED:
Nobody wishes to see the expenditure of the Colony increased more than can be possibly avoided, but when the insanitary state of the lowit is bringing about a yearly Captain H. Kirchner, will leave for the above epidemic of plague it is only too evident that some expense must be incurred to remedy Ports, on or about WEDNESDAY, the 23rd
maiter. The resumption of Taipingshau instant.
was certainly a step in the right direction but there, matters were allowed to drop and one of the results of the resumption has been to increase the overcrowding of the remain- ing portions of the city. The mote the Chinese crowd and herd together the dirtier the Chinese quarters become, and until adequ ate steps-can be taken to prevent overcrowd- ing andseethat houses and tenements are kept moderately clean one cannot reasonably ex- pect the plague to disappear. It may mean a considembleincrease in expenditure to double or treble the Sanitary Staff, but it will be money well spent arid we have no hesitation in saying that inmunity from plague would be cheap at almost any price. Directly plague appears quarantine regulations are enforced against-arrivals from Hongkong at the various ports and as a natural sequence trade suffers to an alarming extent. We live by trade, and it is to our interest to see that everything of an obstructive nature to inde should be removed.
STEAM TO SHANGHAL·
THE Company's Steamship
"PREUSSEN," Captain R. İleintre, due here with the outward German Mail about the and instant, will leave for the above place about 24 hours after arrival.
For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 18th August, 1899. (10jja
Intimation.
WINE MERCHANTS.
Established A.D. 1841.
OVERCROWDING,
•
SANTEARY BOARD. Until overcrowding là looked, after until lime in impoting a discriminating duty on-Formosa washing and cleansing are looked after, and teas of yenir.60 per picpl If shipped to foreign. until wo are ready to put into the field a full countries, whilst allowing the leaf to be shipped- force of nien, we shall never have, ndiquate from Formosa to Japan free and thence export profection froin plague or prevent an epideme ed abroad free of duty, and appealing to this Sonictimes it goes on three months, sometimes Chamber for support in making the protest, purpose of getting places clean, ele of the Amoy protest, and on same date informed six, and sometimes sine..really hope that n "On the sth August, this Chamber addressed a larger staff will be thrown into the town for the despatch to H. E. Sir Ernest Salow in support:
copy of the despatch. A copy with covering
undertaken.
OBSERVATION LAIRS.
motion; said he thought these two cases were Dr. Lowson, in seconding Mr. Osborne's an absolute proof of the necessity for inspection hairs pointed out by Mr. Ladds for such, a long time. It was simply by pure fuck that these cases were detected.
The motion was carried.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
MINUTES.
Bagh the Amoy Chamber to that effect, encl
letter was likewise transmitted to the Govern "ment
The minutes of the last monthly meeting (held 10th July) were tend and confirmed
PIRACY IN THE TWO KWANGS AND ITS EFFECTS, ON TRADE
Read lester and enclosures, signedby Messrs., Jantine Matheson & Co and Mossta Reiss &
silk trade which was certain to extend to other Kwang provinces and the disorganisation of the branches of trade, in consequence of the action of the pirates and banditti and the powerlessness of the local officials to grapple with them
The Chairman read a supplemental: list of piracies and robberies committed within the last
of the interruption to trade caused by these month, and also a letter from Messrs Undley
lawless outrages, & Co, of that date, giving a practical instance
state of the city is cheap communicatieich | yesterday'a meeting of the Sanitary Board, with oullying districts, There are buildina da application from St. Joseph's College was sites available at Causeway Bay and beyondlused on the motion of the Vice-President, while considerable space could doubtless be seconded by Mr: Osbarne found at Aberdeen and at various points on Mr. Oshome proposed that a copy of the re- the shores of the Island, were the Jubilee port (as published in our last night's issue) Road only an accomplished fact. But the be sent to the Government, Jubilee Road alone would not be enough. The President said the last letter they receiv. We must have tramways and cheap fores, ed from the Government in reference to this
(OF COMMERCE."- with a fairly rapid service. Then question was dated 13th June. It stated telint
the necessity of providing inspection fairs had At the bionthly meeting of the Ceneral Com further afield and small colonies would not been lost sight of, but that until the Governmittee of the Hongkong General Chamber of spring up here and there, to which a
ment were in a better position to provide the Commerce-Present: Messrs. R. M. Gray, certain portion of the population of necessary expenditure the work could not be (chairman), A. McConachie (Vice-Chairman Cor setting forth the disturbed condition of the the overcrowded city would migrate, and so
A. Haupt, Sir Thomas Jackson, Meurs. We matters would gradually right themselves.
1. H. Whitehead, and Mn RC Wilcox Poste, H. A. Ritchie, Mr. N. A. Slebs Hon. We know that the omnibus service,
(Secretary). inaugurated some years ago, was a failure, but horses are too expensive as a means of communication, we believe, the busses were small and s the undertaking failed Doubtless the landlords world oppose any step in the direction of extending the limits af Hongkong in this manner, for, the con gestion being to a great extent done away car resaling previous week and 12.8 for with, u fall in rents would result, and this
Mr. Osbome said-In connection with the would strike them as unpleasam and an evil mortality statistics, I think, Sir, it is time the to be avoided if possible. Still, we are not Goverment should be asked what is the posi all landlords, and the landlords would have tion of affairs in regard to the insanitary Pro to be sacrificed, in this instance, to the good perties Bill. After three or four years con of the community at large. If an example were referred back to this Board and we silerntion, certain points in the proposed Bill of what can be brought about by means of resumed the draft with our recommendations casy communication is required, there is the upon those points some time ago, since which Peak Dirtrict always before us. Before there have heard nothing farther on the subject Peak Tramway was constructed the Peak It surely cannot be that more time for consic was a veritable desert, while, to-day, it is aeration is needed, as the measure has been so flourishing residential quarter.
Jong before the public, and if the cause of delay be puints of disagreement between the Govem ment and those whose interests wit! be affected, I think we should consider the advisability of asking the Government to accept it in a modi- fed and we will do the best we can with
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
RUSSIA IN CHINA,
LONDON, August 15th. The Car has ordered that the Talien-wan Railway shall be open to the commerce of the world.
The mortality statistics for the Colony forthe week ended August 9th slowed a rate of 20.1, the
THE INSANITARY PROPERTIES BILL
corresponding week last year.
ilgtr rentnants, rather than run the risk
NEW MEMBER.
by Mr. N. A. Siebs, blessss, Wende & Co. were unanimously elected, to membership of the On the motion of Mr. A. Haupt, seconded
Chamber subject to the usual confirmation at After considerable discussion. the next annual meeting Deal was decided to telegraph to the London REUTER'S POLITICAL TELEGRAMS Chamber of Commerce, confirming same by The Secretary reported that, in accordance letter to address to British Charge d'Afinires with the vote taken at the previous meeting, at Peking on the subject, and to forward copies reply was, on the 11th July, addressed to Rep. of the letter to the Colonial Government and to from $300 to $400 per month, but expressing COMPLAINT AGAINST POST OFFICE tur's Agent agreeing to raise the subscription the British Consul of Canton the hope that a further and commensurate imOn the 1st August a letter was received from provement would be inade in the service, and the Foochow Chamber of Commerce, request also suggesting improvements in the commeringtheidtervention of the Chamber to render the cial telegrams supplied direct to the com- recurrence of a case detailed impossible. The munity. A reply has been received to this case, as stated, was briefly this: The Chingiu sking for details in regard to the latter sugges left Fonchow on 19th June for Australia direct via Hongkong, and all documents, letters of tion,
The Chairmau said they had received a good advice, &c. were posted by her, but instead of? number of suggestions for the improvement of of being sent on in her this mail was landed in the commercial telegrams, which were under Hongkong and not transmitted until ten days consideration.
later in the Fularii fari
DIFFERENTIAL DUTIES ON JUNK-BORNE
.GOODS.
of further delay. If any man doubts the neces- sity for this Bill-if any man considers its
It having been found impracticable to furnish provisions of too drastic a nature-1 recom mend that max to visit the suns which the statistics that world usefully illustrate the case Vice-President, Mr. Ormsby, and I inspected against the Hoppo, a letter was, on the 18th on Tuesday last. Though much has already July, addressed to HB.M.'s Chargé d'Affaires been done to mitigate the scandalous conditions at Peking, a copy (with covering letter) being isher plate has appeared at Opoito and under which a large proportion of the popula. at the same time forwarded to the local
Lisbon.
THE PLAGUE IN EUROPE.
CRICKET.
In the first innings of the fifth test match England scored $76, Australia made 352 and followed on, making 254 for five wickets when the game ended in a draw.
THE CAPE COMMAND. Lieut. General Sir Fred. Wm. Edward Forestier Walker K. C. B. replaces Lieut. Gen. Sir Francis Butler in the Cape command.
WEATHER REPORT.
tion live, the fact remains that most of the loathsome deas which disgraced this town in.
1894 are disgrating it to-day and until this Bill becomes law no appreciable improvement is possible, I therefore beg to move that the what is the position of affairs in regard to the Insanitary Properties Bill.
Government be asked to inform the Board
The Vice-President-I beg to second, and at the same time I am in a position to state F.that the Acting Attomey-General consulted which is practically the same as what the Board me this morning about the draft of the Bill,
sent up. I think, therefore, that is a sign that. the Bill is under weigh at any rate.
The motion was carried:
The Observatory report says On the 18th at 11.40 am. The baroneter has risen over Japan and 5. China, fallen in Luzon. Pressure seems high over Japan, and low in the Pacific to the E. of Luzon. Gradients slight for E. winds on the China coast. FORE CAST:--Moderate E. winds; showery.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Ax accident occurred on the 19th July to the Empress of Germany. Her Imperial Highness slipped on a wet plank, and fell, severely spraining her ankle
LIMEWASHING QUESTION.
Government. -
The latter despatch was acknowledged, under case of 22nd July, when the Governor representation may conduce to a satishctory expressed the earnest hope" that the Chamber's seitlement of this important question."
A-leiter was accordingly addressell by this Chamber on the 8th August to the Postmaster. The Chairman read a reply from the Post General asking for an explanation. A DIN master-General received on the 9th stating that the Foochow Chamber had already addressed him directly on the subject, and that he and
Resolved to body copy of this tecer to
Resolved to send copy of this letter to Foo chow Chamber and request to be favoured with a copy of the Postmaster Geneural's reply.
THE SYSTEM OF TAXATION AT KIADCHAU. Read letter dated Athenree, N.24, 30th June, 1850, from the Katikati Road Board, stating that the New Zealand Press reported a new system of raising taxes, had been adopted in German China, and asking for, particulars of same and information as to local conditions.
DILL TO AMEND THE RAW OPIUM ORDIN-
ANCE, 1889 A After some further consideration, a letter was on the zoth July, addressed to the Coloan! Se Mr. Siebs said he believed there was a Cham- cretary offering a criticism of this Bill and ber of Commerce at Kitcchau; which might be ORDINANCE FOR PREVENTION OF CONCEAL the Shanghai Chamber might afford it making various suggestions thereon. Puble to give the information. If not perhaps
MENT OF OPIUM ON SHIPS On 20th July a letter was addressed to the Government approving this measure, which
Adespatch, dated 25th July, had been received from the Government forwarding copy of a Governor to enquire into this question, together report by the Committee appointed by HE the with a minute by Mr. Whitehead who had not signed the report, being of opinion that it should go further.
The Chairman read some correspondence between Mr. Whitehead and the Chairman of Committee. (Hon. A. M. Thomson in which the former asked for further information, and report generally he thought it should go farther expressed the opinion that while approving the Some conversation ensued with regard to the supply of Hongkong subsidiary coins, which Sir Thomas Jackson declared to be ample at present, though the demand had lately been heavy.
Correspondence.
PREFERENTIAL DUTIES ON JUNK BORNE
Sin It is with regret that I have once more...
Hongkong, 18th July, 1899 to address Her Majesty's Representative on subject so limeword and so unsatisfactory in differential duties accorded to Junk-borne cargo the results hitherto arrived at as that of the by the Hoppo or Superintendent of Native. Customs at Canton
In previous correspondence this Chan ber has dealt with the question at great length, but at the risk of reiterationspam compelled, by reason of its importance, to again gosomewhat into detail
an extra clerk and inspector allowed for lime/August, and passed through the Committee Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.
The Secretary reported the appointment of came before the Legislative Council on the 8th washing prosecutions. Mr. Osborne said- stage. Amidst the labyrinth of laws and bye-laws THE SUBSIDIARY COINAGE QUESTION connected with local sanitation there is one very useful measure' which I think commands to limewashing and cleansing. This law pro universal approval, and that is the law relating vides that the town shall be cleansed and line washed twice in every year and that the work shall be spread over the whole six months, Suspecting that it was being largely evaded 1 some months ago called for retums showing the naimber of houses which were not limewashed and these returs proved that my suspicions were ised in the newspapers reminding owners of well founded The Sanitary Board then adver
their obligation, and at the same time I believe the Inspectors informed the tenants. Still a very THE top and store ship Wre sailed from large proportion of houses remained uncleansed, Portsmouth on the 17th July for the Island of and when the time of cleansing expired the Ascension and Rio de Janeiro, conveying large Board passed a resolution to prosecute the de linquents. But here began a difficulty. To quantities of stores for the British vessels on search the register for the owner's naine, to the Gape of Good Hope and West Coast of write out the necessary notices and to serve motion of Hon. T. H. Whitehead, seconded Africa Station. The ye's freight includes a brose petcedure which the law requires, m by the Chairman, unanimously adopted it considerable shipment of ammunition and Warbrous procedure en following resolutions
tailed such an amount of work that it was Department stores.
This Chamber having been asked to accord found impracticable to prosecute, and so the its support to the effort now being made by persons who had knowingly and wilfully defied Chambers of Commerce in India and other the law were for the time allowed to go free. Eastern countries to secure a reduction in the This has to some extent been since remedied cost of telegrams between the East and Great by the Goverment providing extra assistance, Britain, is beartily in sympathy with the move and I believe the prosecutions are now proceed-ment, and hereby records the following reso ing. One reason for the deadlock was that lutions ~
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Doubtless overcrowding has as much to do with the insanitary state of the A. S. WATSON & Co., city as anything else, and overcrowding
LIMITED.
will be difficult to check. The populu tion of Hongkong is yearly increasing and unfortunately the growth of the city cannot keep pace with it. The reason is that there is so little room for expansion. If only Hongkong were built upon a plain, in stead of upon a precipitous mountain-side, matters would be different. Then the boundaries of the city would gradually be come more extended and it would cover 2 larger space, but, as matters are, Hongkong has practically used up all the available build.
houses and consequently the value of and has greatly appreciated, until it is, in reality, far above what it should be. The result of this is that every landlord must make the 9.60 crowds as many tenants as possible into the 13.9 space at his disposal. Look at the older portions of the city. The Chinese houses seldom exceed one storey in height, while in the newer portions the buildings are running up to three and even four stories. This means that the space formerly accomniotat ing ten or a dozen persons is now occupied by three times that number, while the airporary says, they are "interesting stories.” and light space has not beep increased. "
CLARET S.ing sites suitable for the erection of Chinese
disputed, that the Steamboat Companies plying tus well known, and cannot be reasonably on the Capton River have for many years past been losing cargo, not through competition of rates, but owing to the lower duties paid by that cargo when shipped by junk Document o ary proof of this practice by the Native Guston's
CABLE RATES FROM INDIA TO LUROPE, ... After consideration, the Committee, on the
of accepijng lowe: "duties on goods carried in never been obtainable owing to the reluctance Dative vessels has been asked for, but has for obvl die of native amippers to come forward and testify
carried
bales of raw
pril 1874, the Hongkong, Steamboat Company Ltd. aphin of the action of the the quantity of cargo In the first three) hæsteamers received-
carga of between 2000 and 23,bgo"
htt suddenly fellțin
the fourth quarters to 1811 bales and in the first-quatter of
10 g bales only;
was thus directed,
ST. ESTEPHE, Red, Capsule.....$ 6.96 $ 7.50 best that he can out his property and so he represent the Filipinos, a representative of the sess and death: play such prominent parts, and/Guarantee.against loss of revenue to boat Co, rece
CIST. JULIEN, Red Capsule ... góỏ
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CHATEAU PONTET CANET
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CHATE LA TOUR CARNET... 30,00
CHATEAU RAUZAS...
42.00 48,00
19.30
22.20
CHATEAU LAFITTE
These CLARET are bought direct from the leading French growers. The lowest priced are of exceptional value and guaranteed to be the genaine product of the juice of the grape, and are not artificially made as is generally the case with cheap Wines.
A RUSIOUR having arisen to the effect that Baldemoro Aguinaldo, the brother of the Filipino President had arrived in Hongkong to.
Telegraph to-day made enquiries in well-in formed quarters and was assured that the story was without foundation. Baklemero has not arrived; has brought no treasure and has hot been entertained. We are also informed that Aguinaldo has not sent his wife, mother and children to Macao, As our evening contem-I
cles of export have
tea
"preserves, &¢!
only trade of the carryin
0.90%
the fore
the utmost
Inspector Clerihew was sick and there was no That the rate from India to Great Blain, one to take his place. But surely, Sir, this which is now 45, per word, is excessive and ad-Since that date, when the trade in Raw Cotton should not be so. A military compaign does nuts of substantial redaction.Actas de not cease because one of its commanders is hors
2.That the Chamber is of opinion fatia de combat. In every sound organization there reduction of the traiff would be followed by a followed, such as waste are men ready to step into vacant posts, and sensible increase in the traffic. If there is any ting, fans, firecrackers, think that in our campaign against dist we hesitation on this account, the Goverment until at the present ought to be equally well provided. The whole should, as was done in the case of the Austra- any great value thing would no doubt afford material for quite lian Colonies, give the Telegraph Cos. a limited passengers in amusing little farce were it not that sick. my object in drawing attention to the matter should follow the concession of a penny post, not more than
3.That the principle of cheap telegrams 89ing exports is that the public may be acquainted with the as it is certain to prove a powerful factor in Rawsilkk to realise that if the Sanitary Board is to beat, so soon as the time seems ripe, an all- och facts and that the Government may be brought promoting trade with the Mother Country and of more use it must have a staff that is sufficient British line should be, constructed between the to give practical effect to Sanitary laws. I am United Kingdom and its great colonics and de not moving any resolution for the moment, but pendencies either by laying a cable the whole shall do so at a later date when the report of distance, touching only at British ports or by the sub commitee is before the Board.
otices completion of the existing land lines De Lowson-During the last fortnight notices
THE BREAK UP OF CHINA have been served on a large number of landlords Read letter from President of the Associated to wisitewash. It has been followed by most
THE RENT EVIL. The bounds of the town have certainly been extended by the Reclamation, but this is the wrong sort of expansion to remedy the evil of overcrowding. It's too expensive. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have to be spent upon the reclaiming of the harbour lency Chang Yi's financial affairs were ex-cosider we have done pretty well during the
rents
ed “The break up of China.”- Ph
tonnage, or b goods forthe food
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REUTER'S Telegram Company has addressed tremely regret that, through inadvertence, we the following letter to the Press: "We ex-satisfactory results, and I can now state that Chambers of Commerce of the United Kinger trafic. published in our Peking telegram on 6th July, only 6 houses to be vbitewashed. Seven were Beresford, Mr. P., on the occasion of his viilto and
the western district, which ought to have been don, thanking the Chamber for the cordial res
by the limewashed I think by the end of June, has now ception and assistance given to Lord Charles certain reports current in the Chinese capital prosecuted this morning, and we have put a few Hongkong, and asking the Chairman's a cen alleging, among other things, that his Excel- dollars into the Treasury as the result, so that tance of a copy of the noble lord's book enll
A reply acknowledging receipt of volume and last fortnight. The reason why there is front and for this great outlay there must tremely involved, and that he was in desperate considerable discrepancy in the figures i
is curing thanks for the compliment was dez be an adequate return. Thus
straits. We are assured that these reports are because the staff for limewashing has been patched by the Chairman on 31st July, on the reclainied areas are excessively high absolutly untrue, and we hereby withdraw them absolutely inadequate for the purpose. Even THE PROHIBITION. OF THE IMPORT
INTO COCHIN CHINA and if Chinese houses are to be built they and apologise for having published them with the Board's full staff just now it wants an must be several stories in height and, must Chang Yi, or as he used to be better known course of the year and a clerk in the office for from the British Consul at Saigon on the phove extra man entirely for limewashing during the The Government having submitted a letter CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET, CHA Growded together as much as possible in to foreigners as Chang Yen med, has had many the same purpose, and it is on that account, on subject for inspection by the Chamber it order that a fair return may be assured. things laid against him during the last twelve the we have go that extra clerk and extra in This elicited a letter from the Spenty TEAU RAUZAN and CHATEAU LAFITTE Thus overcrowding must continue so long months-most of them, as we have thought, sector pro fears. I hope it will be a permanent Co., commenting on the Consul's comin
representation made to the President, were suplied to the local Press are commended to the notice of Con- as the tonnent une into succo me ths, very unjustly. This at all events, is withdrawn appointment. I know Dr. Clark has some other son and skits for definite offers into noisseurs as high-class after-dinner 100, one must take into account the as many others should have been. The main news with regard to a further increase of staff on the subject, die de
fact that the landlord is not here for fact in connection with him is, unfortunately, but I prefer to leave that alone just now, because Inquiries were accordingly add Wines of a rich and rare character.
philanthropist who has at heart the welfare that he has not worked amicably with Mr.is more his business than mine. But I have Chamber to the French Consul of his fellow creatures, but a business. Kinder. Had these two been able to agree, got this to say, that the staff at the present the subject, who not only supplied
moment,
even if up to the full strength, is in-mation then at his communic man who is working for his own ends, which much might have been spared that afficient to have a full control of the colony.elegraphed to the Coventor C
Overcrowding wants more attention
China, and communicated." HIS may be summed up in the one word appeared this year. & C. Express.. DOLLARS. Also a great portion of Hong-
The Vice-President-Overcrowding in dwell, cabled reply to the Chamber whose interest it is to raise the rents of their
Grappa letter thanking M. Le Roux ings and surface crowding ? ponuka kong is owned by building companies, to
Dr.Lowson mean overcrowding in and courteous attention was proptics anon, every possible occasion, and,
houses. I do not want to start a debate on the on the 8th instant, and extrat question of surface crowding, but probably both sul's letters were forwarded s this they do not fail to do. Thus the tenant
require more attention, and, with the present Co on the 3rd and 8th ico has no fedress He must live within Basy
staff they would never be able to give it. Extra IMPOSITION" QF reach of his business and to do so
maffig: also wanted for the simple reason that & Cook pay an exorbitant restorbes. conten
during the last two years when the plague has occupy small quarters; in a crowded:
come round we have been unable to throw into a bourhood Naturally the thrifty Ch chooses the latter alternative
Sample bottles and smaller quanti ties will be supplied at proportionate
Wholesale rates..
Ne guarantee our Winesand Spirits renaine only when bought from us in the Colony or from uthorised Agents at the Coast
8 WATSON & Co., Limited,
the benefit of his health He is not a
THE PLAGUE
Cases reported to 17th instant qua
Do. do.. during past 24 hours..
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