1900-05-29 — Page 3

CANARTHE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1900.

VICTORIA DIAMOND JUBILEE MEMORIAL.

The following is.a brief report of what bas taken place since the last general meeting held August 16th, 1899, in relation to the Diamond Jubilee Memorial - pa

THE VICTORIA HOSPITAL AND NURSING DO MUNDUR INSTITUTE. Ut

At the last General Meeting held August 5th, 1899, the chairman stated that the Com. maltee were then in a position to proceed with the Hospital and Nursing Institute in accor dance with the plans prepared by the architects, and on the basis of the estimate prepared by them.

On August 16th, the architects, Mesars Palmer and Turner, were instructed to call for tenders, and to report the result as early as possible.

They reported on November 23rd that they had called for lump-sum tenders, and that the lowest received was some so per cent. in excess of their estimate.

the fact that they have to examine a patient to a certain extent to find out whether there is anything the matter with him or not, are enough to alarm anyone-not merely women and child- ren, but even grown-up niên? If is a source of great terror to a person to run the chance of being removed from the house to the hospital whether suffering from disease or not his quite possible for a person so terrified to devel op in the course of a few days signs of the very disease from which) he is suspected to suffer. There has been such a case in the West Indies. Two convicts who were perfectly healthy were told they were suspected of having yellow fever. They were accordingly removed to a perfectly clean but and there confined. Three days afterwards thed and when the past:

developed svamp; | toms of yellow fever and mortem examination was made they were found to be suffering from yellow fever, and yet at the time there was no yellow fever in the locality. He did not know whether it had been proved, bür it is the general impression that a great nuniler of people have been frightened into plague through the visits of these search parties. When the visits are paid between 8 am, and 6 p.m. a medical officer can easily he procured to ex- amine any suspected case, because most people are up by 8 am, and there is someone who understands English about and who can explain ir matters. Thus if any wrong is committed can easily be set right, but it will be different under the amended Bychaw. He ventured to say that at five o'clock in the morning ong out of 1,000 people will be in bed, and not only the male popelatiem but the women and children.

4. The Committee have found it impossible, Imagine to yourselves the feelings of a min aroused in the early morning from a sounding to the rise in prices, to proceed with the building of the Nursing Institute. They have sleep by being summoned to open the door to

reported this to Government and pointed out adni a search party, who want to look into

that as quarters will be provided at the new every nook and comer in the place and-very Hospital for a resident surgeon, effecting a likely examine the children, women and men, to see whether they haul the fever or not. It is saving of $7:0 per annum, which if capitalized at 5 per cent. Antoanis to $14,400, they hoped not merely a case of a search party going into

that the Government would obtain the permis a place to see whether it is cinan or not, but to

sion of the Secretary of State to erect the Nursing Institute Wing, and pay for it out of the revenues of the colony, in which case any available balance from the Hospital fund would be handed over for that purpose.

see whether any person is suffering from plage

or any other disease, and this will use the Chinese population of Hongkong such, incon venience air alarin that they would be far better away fm here in a much-hotter-place- than Hongkong. It seemed to him that the plague would not make half as much mischief as the search parties under this sumended Bye- law. On behalf of the Chinese community be could not offer too strong an ojiposition to the annended By-law. So far as he spauld gather froin the newspaper report of the Sanitary Board, the reason for the amendment is that there are a cenais puuter-af dead bodies Ahrown into the streets Some years ago, when General Black was Acting Governor, the same thing occurred, some teor 12 bodies being found in the street's daily. At that time a drastic me asure was proposed by the Sanitary Board, name- ly to have all the bodies found in the street cre- mated. This naturally caused a great coming. tion among the Chinese, and beaud liiscolleague,

3. The Committee then instructed them to take out a bill of quantities and call for fresh tenders.

The quantities were ready about the end of January, and after much difficulty, the result of the large amount of building going on in the colony and the consequent rise in prices, the Committee have at lengthobtained a reasonable tender, and have entered into a contract for the erection of the Hospital on Barker Road.

Sto1,197.32

5. The financial position now stands as fol tows Blare at credit of Fund (3151)

March) Estimated accumulation of Interest

on Fund during disbursement, say 3,802.78

Total amount available, say 105,000.00 Contracts for preparation of site and er. ction of Hospital and Quarters on Baker Rend Goods to be obtained from England,

Say..... Architect's Commission and fees, say

57,775,06

10,000.00 5.500,00

Total amount to be expended 103,27606 There will therefore be an estimated balance of some $1,724 to cover further contingencies, ordinary contingencies in the contract.

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honour to inform you that at a meeting held on the 18th inst, the Jubilee Committen (executive) carefully considered the conditions upon which the Military Authorities propared to withdraw their objection to the road, and that the com mittee see no reason why these conditions should not be complied with.

2—There has already been too much delay in starting the road, and the Committee strongly urge that the preparation of working plans, specification, &c, may now be put in hand at once, that tenders may be called for and the work commenced at as early a date as possible. 3-The Committee funther express the hope that in the event of the Public Works Depart ment being too short-handed to make an immediate start, the matter may be referred back to them with a view to the employment of a local firm of engineers, it being distinctly understood that the plans must be approved by the Director of Public Works, who would also exercise a general supervision.

4It is presumed that, in any case, before tenders are called for, the plans will be sut, mitted to the Jubilee Committee for any remarks they may have to make.

I have the honour to be Sir,

Your obedient servant,

C. P. CHATER, Chairman Jubilee Committee. Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G., Arting Colonial

Secretary, &c. &c. &c.

THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN

AND GIRLS ORDINANCE....

MUTINOUS CHINESE

CONSTABLES.

RINGLEADERS ADEQUATELY PUNISHED.

SHANGHAI, May 25th,

At the Mixed Court this morning before Dr. Barchet and Mr. Weng five natives, ex- constables, were brought up charged with. creating a disturbance in the Mixed Court on Wednesday. The prisoners were the ring- leaders in an audacious attempt to rescue a Chinese policeman, who was convicted of a violent offence, and also making a false charge against a well-to-do Chinaman.

Captain Pattisson, who prosecuted, said-In bringing up these constables before you I wish in point out how very grave their offence was, both as an act of insubordination in the Police Force and as an act of gross disrespect to the Court.. You, Dr. Barchet and the Magistrate witnessed exactly what took place and I am sure you will know exactly how to deal with this case, in a manner which will show other constables that such conduct will not in any why be tolerated.

Prisoners made practically identical state- ments, alleging that they came to the Court with the intention merely of asking the Magistrate to deal with the case agains! their colleague lightly. They had no desire to mutiny but were incenseri on hearing what they considered was an unmerited sentence. All wound up with frenzied kowtows for leniency.

Inspector Bourke in reply to the Court said Nos. 607 al 404 were the worst offenders,

The head man was sentenced to 300 blows and twelve months' imprisonment; a secon offender got eight months' imprisonment, while the other three were sent to goal for six meriths each with hard labour.

At the conclusion of the case a curious development presented itself. The individual who got eight months was the prosecutor in a charge of assault. It seemed that when he was put in the cells yesterday at the Central Police Station he was confronted with a gambler whom he had arrested some days before. The gambler, an undersized, underfed ragamuffin promptly fisted Mr. ex-policeman in the eye, completely closing it up.

His pugilistic attainments secured himi 100 blows.-Chinu Gazette.

SERIOUS RIOTS. AT LICHUAN.

TO-DAY, Tuesday, 29th May, 1905. Chinese-and of sth yivon of abth year of

Kwang-si. Sun-Rises...

shr. 17min." aht. 3 min.

Sits Moon--Max. Dec. N. 6hr, pin. High water-dferning ......... Shr, 4rmín, fternoon....thr. omin. Low water- Morning .............. 2hr. Omin, Afternoon 3hr, 58mini ANNIVERSARIES

་

1660-Restoration of King Charles 11. 1092-Baule of La 'Hogue,

Beg-Great rain-storm in Hongkong enormous

damage to property. 1890--The s.s. Pasching burnt in the Yangtze; the captain, 2 officers and ao Chinese

lost.

1894-Two Chinanten sentenced to 12 years'

imprisonment for arson. 1897-Telegraph cable between Japan and

Formosa completed."

TO-MORROW.

Wednesday, 30th May, 1900. Chinese-3rd of 5th moon of 26th year of

Kwang-tü. Sun-Rises

Sets

High water-Morning. Afternoon Low water-Morning

Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES.

1744-Alexander Pope died.

shr, zymin, bhr. 37 min.

Qlearances at the Harbour Offius. Clara, German ste, für Hoihow. Fooksang British str., for Shanghai. Pak Kong, British str.. for Ganton. flue, French am, for Haiphong. Anping Moru, Japanese ser, för Swatow,

Per Trites, from Saigon 269 Chinese, Per Nanyang from, Sourabaya--2 Chineza. Ver Haichi ġ. from Coast Ports-Mrs. Andrews and tüülk, Messis. Lee Shun Sing and. Ho and sa Chinese,

Per Hamburg, from Shanghai-Mrs. Me- Candles, Messis. & Dimungond, F. Fraser, A. KHI SỬ Ca Yea, V. St. Carrier, and 3 Chiness.

Per Australian, from Australian Ports—Mr.

and Air. E. Fruby lians, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bean and infim, Miss Brybrooke, Mr. and Mrs. Alsod. Heitor, Mis, Elva-n, Messrs, A. E. Joly, A. McKd op, Revi. Padre Antonio, Padre Yacinthe. Padre Francisco, Mr. Oliffe, Mast Hagen aud child. r. and Mrs. Quin Chew and 3 chidren, Mrs. Leung She, and 92 Chinese in steerage.

STEAMER - POE TRÐ.

From

Names.

ghr. Smin. 11hr, gầmin.

ahr. domin, 4hr. 37min.

Mania

Empress of China Shanghai.........To-mormw Oldenburg .........Zanggaja te ...... Pusnorrow Takata Marut m a-mortas Liv

Jay 31st

Benar Cautio

Bune and 'une and

'une 3rd

Gewin

יני. ! ! . . . . . . .

Singapma

Nagasaki

1831-First Public Meeting of British subjects of Rio de Janhang...... the 1st

at Canton. 1842-Attempted assassination of the Queen

by Juhn Francis. 1851--H.M.S. Renard lost on Pratas reef while attempting to save the ern of the Velocipede.

1857-The Indian Mutiny broke out a Luck-

now.

Laos

formida Coptic

America Mort

4th

Pombay .............. Bune 7th Jhan Fräncisco... une 8th Jan Francisco...une 16th

We will direct the ANRISE CAL :: 30 - 4, NIE เม 1,4 style in which "Steamers Expected" and "Pore SaffingTM

port fully urge the inntagies, at sig pong firma so kive andaba te their cleris to furnish this alien, w the forms already ups mini gratis with thalatea, sendat de inkommarina nuveg đây.

1869-The Oporsun with the Yangtze Explorare now published in them, and in a

ing Expedition returned to Hankow, 1888-Opening of the Peak Tramway; Hong- 1590-Arrival of the King of Siam Singapore, 1897-Baloon accident at Bay View; the aró.

kong.

naut injured.

1898-Agreement signed between England and America to se tle desputes. Receproc..l trealy signed between America and France.

AGEBOA.

TO-MORROW..

Noon--N. L.. steather /iamburg leaves for

Eumpe etc.

5 for 5.30 pm-Emergency Meeting of the

Euther Mark Lodge.

The Automey-General at yesterday's Council, meeting, proposed the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to further amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1597, and to repeal two sections of the Pro tection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance, 1899. He observed that this Will in reality made a very slight alteration inderd in the law, being contained in sub-section 3 of section 2, which ran as follows." In any pro ceedings under this section, proof that any woman in such brothel is or was suffering from venereal disease shall be deemed sufficient evidence until the contrary is proved that she was or is la such brothel for the purpose of prostitution." The following were the objects and reasons of the Bill: The object of this Ordinance is to make certain amendments in the Ordinance, relating to the Protection of Women and Girls directed to be made by the Secretary of State. It seuned to me that the

The following native dispatch, under, date amendments of sections 3 and 9 of Ordinance the r8th instant, has been received from Wu- Na 31 of 1809, 90 directed to be made, could chang, which we translate:The Viceroy be effected most conveniently and simply, by Chang Chih-tung received yesterday a dispatch repealing thone sections altogether, and sub-

fryn the perfect of Shihnantu reporting a rising situning directly, in Ordinance No. 31 of 1887,

of malcontents in Lichuan district, who at amended sections containing the amendmentstarked a number of Christian villagers there | desired; for sections ; and 9 of Ordinance and who succeeded in killing a number of the

No. 31 of 1899 were, themselves, merely sections

A the Hon. Wei à Yuk, were deputed by them to an allowance of $2,250 having been made for Ordinance. 1897, and the amendment of amend. Sting body of yainén runneis sent by the Cargo ex Kamakura alaru subject to rent.

amending the Protection of Women and Girls besides destroying two villages.

magistrate of Lichuan served further to increase interview tieneral Black. The remedy, pro-

ing sections sometimes tends to confusion. The the wrath of the malcontents, who killed five pased was that the Tung Wah Hospital should

only actual alterations in the law effected by of the runners and chased the remainder into open a branch hospital at Kennedytown and

this Ordinance are the addition of subsection Lichuan, the gates of which were shut when it that the Chinese should be allowed to treat

(3) of section 2 to the previous two sub-sections, appeared that the malcontents were going to their own plague cases according to their own

and the insertion of the words "generally or assault the place. Upon receiving news of methods, having found out from them that their

specially authorized" instead of the words

the rising General Fu, commanding at Shib- | 4 p.m-L. & A. 5. Co.'s steamer Airlie leaves great abjection to reporting plague cases was

generally authorized," in the substituted ser-nanfu, at once set out with a force of traps to

for Australia. that they were not allowed to have their ner

tion 30, set out in section 3. All the rest of suppress the Lichuan rising, but was met half mestical treatment, and that they were reinoved

this Ordinance is simply a re-enactment of way by the malcontents who stopped his fur. to a European hospital, where they were sub jected to treatment of which they did not

existing law."

ther jogress and killed some 20 of his men in the fighting that ensued. Viceroy Chang is 8.30 for9p.-Regular Meeting of the Zetland approve. When that branch hospital was opened by the kind permission of General Black, the nun:ber of dead bodies found in the street diminished, being reduced from fooriza day to one or two. This year a branch hospital has been opened in connection with Tung Wah Hospital, and circulars have been distrubated among the poorer classes of Chinese telling then that they need not be afraid to report their cases, and that the Sanitary Board bad relaxed a cer tain regulation to induce people to report cases of plague. For example, when a case of plague occurred in a house it was usual to disinfect the whole bouse, and not merely the fluor where the case occurred, but now if a case is

6. The work of preparing the site for the Hospital had been commenced, and it is hoped that there will now be no further delay, and that in due course this section of the scheme for commemorating Her Majesty's 60 years reign will be brought to a successful conclusion.

JUBILEE ROAD,

1. The Committee are pleased to report that the memorial to the Secretary of State has been practically successful, the following reply having been received.→

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S LETTER

Hongkong, Colonial Secretary's Office,

7th April, 1900, Sir-With reference to the Colonial Secre tary's letter Na, 1,389, of the 3rd of October last, I am directed to transmit to you for the informa tion of the Jubilee Committee the enclosed copy of a despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies in answer to the Governor's despatch No. 274 of the 27th of September last, in which was forwarded the statement which you sub- milled on behalf of the Jubilee Committee under date of the 15th of the same month on the subject of the proposed construction of a road from Kennedy Town to Aberdeen.

The conditions upon which the Military Authorities are prepared to withdraw their objections to the road are as follows:-

(a) The road to follow generally the 150 ft.

conltkir.

(6.) The revettments on the' scaward side of the nad to form a 3 ft. parapet.

reported only the floor occupied by the patient is disinfected. Previously the occupants of the other floors would subscribe to pay the expense of smuggling a borly away, to avoid the incon. venience of having their rooms disinfected, but by the relaxing of this regulation it is to the interest of the occupants of the floors where there is no plague to compel the occupant of the floor where there is a case to report it. is not the respectable classes among the Chi- nese who are to blame. When they report a case they can under certain conditions remove the patient from the colony, and it is the same with their dead, but the poorer classes. caunot do this; hence their neglect to report cases, He could understand that to a certain ex- tent in a case like this the innocent must suffer with the guilty. But at the same time there is a maximum of suffering, and the fact that search The Honourable C. 1. Chater, C.M.G., Chair-

-partics would be going round at five o'clock in the morning would be so objectionable to the respectable classes among the Chinese that

many of them would remove from the city.

The Hon. Wei A Yuk seconded the amend-

ment,

The Acting Colonial Secretary said he was

sure that they all sympathised with the hon-

(c) The platforms over any nullahs the road may cross to be easily removeable, and

(1) Projections to be formed at points suit- able to serve as gun positions.

I have the honour to be, sir,

Your most obedient servant,

F. IL. MAY, Acting Colonial Secretary,

man Jubilee Committee.

SECRETARY OF STATE'S LETTER: SECRETARY OF STATE TO GOVERNOR OF

HONGKONG.

Downing-street,

28th February, 1900.

Sir, have the lonnur to acknowledge the

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The Bill passed through the committee stage, and was then read a third time and passed.

MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The following vote was agreed to at the meeting of the Finance Committee held ita mediately after the Council Meeting yesterday

afternoon.

The following sums for expenses, during the seven months, 1st Junein 31st December, 1900, connected with a Land Court under The Land Court (New Territorica) Ordinance, 1900:---

Salaries

$10,000.co 1,000 00 2,300,00

$13,800.00.

Travelling Allowances...... Incidental Expenses

This was all the business.

THE HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

SHORT RANGE CUP AND SPOONS.

There were a fair number of Competitors for this event on Saturday afternoon, but the shooting throughout was very much below the average, Ammr. Sergt. Blair scoring his second win, with a total of 97. The Long Range Cup was won for the first time the previous Satur day by Coy. Sergt. Major Wallace, R. E. with a score of 92.

G. P. Lammert*...

SCORES.

28

200 500 650 cap. Total ...30 31

30. 33 24 C.5. M. Wallace, K.E.3 52.20

Ar. Serg Blair.

J Marshall*

Watson

Mr. Pulten

1. Cramer, R. N.....

N. S. Northcote...

ourable gentlemen on his left in his expres.receipt of your despatch No, 274 of the 27th. sians on behalf of the respectable Chinese September last, forwarding cony of correspon- The plague, however, visits the homes of the dence relating to the projected construction of pourer Chinese principally. At the present a road round the island of Hongkong, In com- time search parties are searching in the Wan-memoration of the sixtieth anniversary of Her A. Mackenzie:... chai district, and the plague there is confined Majisty's Accession to the throne. to the working classes. These people rise at Subject to the Military considerations of dawn, and immediately leave their homes to which you are separately advised, I am prepared go and carn their bread, and it is with the to concur in the opinion expressed in paragraph object of calching them before they go to wark y of your despatch under acknowledgenient; that the amended. Bye-law has been brought assuming the Trustees of the subscribers con- forward. It has been found that a man suffer-sider that they are bound by Resolution Three from plague will go out and follow his vocation, of the Jubilee Committee, and do not see their thereby infecting his neighbours, and it may

way to adopt Mr. Ormsby's suggestion, which be that at sundown he is lead. He might would have seemed preferable on other grounds, say that in the year 1891 he was engaged in

and begin the work at the Shankiwan end.

I am, &c., plague work himself. from six to eight in the morning, and never noticed that anyone was put to the slightest inconvenience. It would be a great pity to refer the Bye-law back and he would sit to cet effesentatite of that if the officers of the Sanitary Board are instructed not to carry out the Bye-law in respect of the dwellings of the respectable Chinese this, will yet over the difficulty, he thought the line might be drawn at floors occupied by two or more families,

On this understanding the amendment was withdrawn.

The Director of Public Warks said that both the Medical Officer and himself as President of_the_Sanitary Board would" issue orders whereby the Bye-law as amended would barrass the respectable Chinese as little as possible.

The motion was then put and carried.

THE PLAGUE.

400

Cases reported to 28th instant.

Do. do. during past 24 hours............. [1.

Total... 417

Deaths reported to 28th instant....... 371. Do do. during past 24 hours... 12

1. CHAMBERLAIN.

Governor Sir Henry A. Blake, G.C.M.G., &c.

2. No serious difficulties are anticipated in complying with the requirements, and although the proposal to construct the road as near sea level as possible has to be modified, the new road will still be a decided improvement on the existing (Voksulum) road, which rises to an alti tude of 490 feet above sea level, and does not follow the shore line. The level of the new road will be about the same as that of the Pokfulum Road where it joins the Bonham Road nearthe C.M.S. house

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now telegraphed to lehang to send troops to help General Fu.-N. C. D. News.

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CRISIS IS AMERICAN STEEL WIRE MARKET.

A Tokio telegram is as follows:--The American Steel and Wire Company suddenly closed tweive factories ander its control on the 17th inst.," and dismissed some 6,000 cm- ployes. Mr. J. W. Gate, General Manager, gave the the reason of the sudden step as that the company has heen turning out more material than demand required and as the Builder's strike in Chicago since March last has almost suspended building operations in that city and neighbourhood, the sale of nails and other building materials being thereby almost entirely blocked. The Company was therefore compelled to suspend work for a while.

THE PLAGUE-IN AUSTRALIA.

The plague appears to be spreading in Syd- ney, numerous fresh victims being reported. As a consequence trade is now becoming com- pletely disorganised. Great excitement prevails in Coulgardic owing to a full-developed case of plague being discovered there. Very stringent precautions are being taken on the goldfields, to prevent the plague sprending.

SHIPPING REPOTS.

Captain P. Lüneschloss, of the steamship Hamburg, from Shanghai, reports. All well

on board,

Capt. R. T. L. Cook, R.M.R., of the steamship Mazages, from London and Singapore, re ports-Weather fine.

Captain Hall, of the steamship Haicking, from Foochow, Amoy, and Swatow, reports Light to moderate S.W. monsoons,, clear weather and smooth sea throughout. Vessels in Amoy --Loksang, Marie Jebsen, Jason, Ningbo, and Store Nordiske.

* Winners of Spoons.

CHINESE NOTIONS OF HEALTH.

In his paper on 'A School of Tropical Medi- Captain. P. T. Helms, of the steamship cine, read by Dr. Patrick Manson, before the Australian, frons Sydney, &c., reports:-Left Coloniel Institute in March inst, the lecturer Sydney on 30th April, Brishane and May refers to Chinese notions of Sanitation. Ile Townsville 5th, Cairns 6th, Thursday Island says: Unless you get people willing to toth, Post Darwin 16th, Dilli (Timor) 18th, receive them there is really very little use in Manila at midnight on the 16th, and arrived ai offering sanitary privileges or teving to carry Hongkong this morning. Light to moderate out sanitary measures 1 recollect very well N.W. winds, fine weather and moderate sweil how, some years ago, in Hongkong an elabor- was experienced to Brisbane; fresh S.E. to ate system of drainage and of modest man. E.S.E. winds, cloudy weather with occasional cipal sanitation was supplied to the Chinese, showers of rain and moderate sea to Towns. Water taps, traps, drains, ventilators and all the ville; fresh S.E. winds, fine weather and slight rest of it were placed at their disposal. The sea to Thursday Island light E. to S.E. and 5. Chinese turned the water taps on, but they winds, detached clouds, occasional showers of were too lazy to shut them; naturally, the suprain and smooth sea to Port Darwin; light supply of water rafculated to last for a year variable winds, fine weather with detached was exhausted before the year was half over. clouds and slight sea to Dilhi; light to moderate The traps had gratings which had been placed variable winds, fine weather, with occasional over to prevent their being chocked gratings showers of rain and smooth,ta to Manila, and, traps were ruthlessly removed to facilitate thence to arrival. Conditions (b) and (d) are practically ques- the escape of domestic rubbish, To give tions of expense only, and therefore concern the these thing to Chinamen unappreciative of their Government, who have undertaken to complete purpose and ignorant of their use, was like giv the Road. Condition (c) is curious and Interesting a monkey a fiddle. They did not under- ing in view of the practical demonstration so stand them and they broke them. Before apply recently given by die Boers of the ease with ing sanitary measures to a community the most which structures of great magnitude may be important thing is that that community be in- wrecked.

tellectually in a position to appreciate thein, It is the old story of taking the horse to the water; you can do, that, but you cannot make him drink. One thing you can do, however you can make him thirsty. And so with the public and sanitation. You must by some pro. cess of education ntake the public long for sanitary draughts. Then it will not only accept them, but it will clamour for them, very likely abuse the Govemment for not giving them, and, most important result of such judicious education, be willing to pay for them. This is the frame of public mind we must try to deve lop in relation to malaria and other tropical

The following letter has now been written to the Government accepting the conditions and urging that the plans, specification; etc, may be pat in hand at once, and an early start made on the works

LITTER FROM COMMITTEE TO COLONIAL

PANESE SECRETARY,

Hongkong, 23rd May, 1900,

| Sir-In reply to your letter No. 587 of the Taint. 383

7th April enclosing a copy of deanatch from We learn that Sanitary Inspector. Mills, who the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the was admitted to hospital the other day suffering subject of the proposed construction of a road from plogue is progressing favourably

kvm Kennedy Town to Aberdeeng I have the

scares,

NOTANDA.

CALENDAR.

MAY.

Meteorological means based on ten years',

observations to 1893.

Barometer Thermometer Humidity... Rainfall

TO-DAY.

WEATHER REPORT.

Barometer...... Temperature none Humidity Co

29.867

.76.2

.34.0

15.0,

On date at On date at

101.bi 4 PA

29.86 85.

-29.79

84

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THURSDAY, 31st.

Noon-T: K. K. Co.'s steamer Nippon Mart

leaves for San Francisco.

4 pin. C. N. Co's steamer Kaifong leaves for

Manila, &c...

FRIDAY, 1st JUNĖ.

Lege at Freemasons' Hall,

5 p.m.-C. & M. S. N. Co.'s steamer Menmuir

leaves for Manila,

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE.

Canadian (Empress of China) to-morrow. German (Oidenburg) to-morrow. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) ist prox. Tacoma {Bracniar) and prox. French (Los) 4th prox. American (Coptic) 8th pros. American (America Maru) 16th prox.

The N. P.S. Co.'s stemmer frgy?!, sailed from Portland for Japan and Hongkong on the 27th

inst.

The N. P. S. Co's Steamer Breconshire, arrived at Tacoma fiem Japan and Hongkong on the 26th inst.

The N. P. S. Co.'s steamer Geddwin, arrived Nagasaki dn the 27th inst, and sailed for Hong kong on Wednesday, the 30th mit

The steamer Liv, for New York and Singa- pore left Manita yesterday the 28th inst, and is due here on Thursday, the 31st inst.

PROFE

Ship.

Agameñon Airlie..

Auping Maru

Antenor

SA LINOF.

Destination. Dair

autelos.....

Sydney, &c........

une 12th

Stay 31st

Jineries Mant. pan Francisco, & une 6th

Argyll Asmenia Australiun

Awa Maru..

Ballarat

Bayma

Siwatos, &c....May, 30th

London

Portland, &c. .....

New York.

une 26th

une 30th

June 29th

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!une 1st Oldenburg ......Stris, &c. ........ June 28th Patroclus... London...June and

Sept. 20th Jinz Heinrich... Mats & Sept. 6th Queen Adelaide, Victoria, BC...uly 2ch Riojun Maro......Virtonia, J¿.C. ..... June 4th

Hapin

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Stials, &c.

June 14th Sachsen Sambia

June 23rd Sarnia

¡Havre, &c. ....... June 6th Socotra

Marseilles, &c......June 15th Samarang, &c.. Tune rath Sais &c. Manda

The T. K. K. steamer America Maru, with | Shantung Mails &c., left San Francisco for this part via Stumpar! Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Na- | Sunghiang gasaki and Shanghai, on the 19th inst.

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HONGKONE ANH BA ĐẢ BOCE RETURNS U.S.S. Monterey

at Kowloon W. 11. Smith ........

Cosmopolitan independent. Devawongu

Shipping.

Arrivals.

*

AUSTRATAAN, British steamer, 3,000, P. T. Helms, 20th May, Sydney 30th April, Brisbane zad May, Townsville 5th, Cairns 6th. Thursday Island roth, Port Darwin 15th, Dilhi (Timor Id.) 18th, and Manila 25th, General-Gibb, Livingston & Co. MAZAGON, British steamer, 3,279, R. T. L. Cook, R.N.R., 28th May, London sist Mar., and Singapore 23rd May, General- P. & O. 5. N. Co. HAMBURG, German

#teammer, 6,50%, P. Lüneschloss, 28th May,-Shanghai 26th May, Mails and General-Melchers & Co. NANYANG, German steamer, 983. T. Schimane, 20th May,--Sourabaya 20th May, Sugar.-- Siessen & Co.

TRITOS, German steamer, 1,033, P. Lassen,

19th May, Saigon 25th May, Rice- Siemssen & Co.

Havie, Ne."

July 26th ......June 215t Taiyum...... Port Daīsin, &c...June 8th Tas Maru ...Swatow, &am June 3rd Thera jan Diego, da July 20th Weimar............ Straits, $t. ....... Aug, 23rd. Wirenberg" Havie, &c

July 17th

SWATOW WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT.

(May, 20th, 1900.)

Date Vassdir.

ARRIVALS.

Where from, Mag aflamesul Maru.................¡Hong Kong.......................

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2 sicherge

laimante a Hong ony.

23 Kweigungjawa

aadates J... Astiay '..

53 Charterfinale ...

Chowalongong

zilsang kuleppelta

Pilamchwong .... Newchwang

Keng Heng Hongkong..... Anping Sam

25Formoya tungkong ... 25Tamy!!..Cico & Newchwang 73 Phroatingllan kok.... abitailong mini Amoy w

20 Haita... Hongkong

DEPARTURES.

Date.

Vessels,

Destination,

Agamta. B. & Co.

J. M. & Co.

1. & 5.

BJ. M. & Co.

3. & Co.

J. M. & Co.

1. as

J. M. & Co.

L. Y. & Co.

1. & S.

. M. & CO ̈ ̈

Azenia.

May piechuen ... 14may & Shanghai .. ¡B. & S.

Cheanglinck Kian Stazapore & Tenant L. Y. & Co. wiftsarching moy

R

amel Maru ....

ナ

M

waitingen

Shanghai

Vitsangimi

HAICHING, British" steamer, 1267, Háll, 29th

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asian...ongkang

29th May-Foochow 25th May, Amoy 17th, and Swatow 28th, General.-Douglas, Lapraik & Co.

LINNET, British gun-vessel, 756. W, W. Smythe,

29th May, Singapore 21st May. BELLEROPHON, British steamer, 1,312, Lyons, '29th May,-Penang 19th. May, and Singa- pore 22nd, General,-Butterfield & Swire.

Departures. May 29, Try, Norwegian str., for Chefoo. May 29, Decima, German sit, for Chefoo May 29, Else, German str., for Canton. May 29, Kwangping, Chinese str., for Canton. May 20, Hue, French str, for Haiphong. May 29, Faeksang, British str., for Shanghai, May 29, Sultan von Langkat, British str., for

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Chilli.hong

"

J. M. & Co.

{H. & Ca

1. & S.

1. M. & Co...

B. & S.

1. M. & Co

2317aginaronker & Chinkiant. & C.. Maluru Marifongkong. B. & Co.

{]. M. & Co.

23ibales

23

Esang......Poochow & Shangha Tientsin.......sphat

Charterhouse Singapore Swelyang...belon Tienst. 1. i. a Co. 24 Htsimon........ Hongkong & S

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Anping Maruf.....

96 Kutsum haru 16 Famul

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Date. Vessels.

Dell an Hongkong

SHIPPING. IN PORT, ·

Where from

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