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HIS MAJESTY THE KING,

THANKS FOR MONGKONG'E SYMPATHY, The following was issued in the form of a Gasella Extraordinary to-day ———

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—NO, 71,

The following Telegram from the Secretary of State for tile Colonies to His Excellency the Governor, is published for general information.

By Command,

J. H STEWART Lockhart, Colonial Secretary.

Hongkong 6th January, 1901.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

LONDON, 5th February, 1901. His Majesty commands me to transmit the following message to you for publication?

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To my people beyond the seas. The count less messages of loyal sympathy which I have received from every part of my dominions over the seas testify to the universal grief in which the whole Empire now mourns the low of my beloved Mather. In the welfare and prosperity of her subjects throughout Great Britain the Queen ever evinced a heartfelt interest. saw with thankfulness the steady progress which under a wide extension of self-govern ment they had made during ber reign. She warmly appreciated, their unfailing loyalty to her throne and person and was proud to think of those who had so nobly fought and died for the Empire's cause in South Africa. I have already declared that it will be iny constant endeavour to follow the great example which has been bequeathed to ine. In these endda yours I shall have a confident trust in the devation and sympathy of the people and of their several representative assemblies throughout my vast Colonial dominions. With such loyal support I will with God's blessing solemnly work for the promotion of the com mon welfare and security of the great Empire over which I have now been called to reign.

(Signed) EDWARD, R. and I.

Windsor Castle, February 4th, 1901."

Secretary of State for the Colonies.

THE PROPOSED NEW WESTERN MARKET.

Mr. G. Vivian Ladds, Colonial Veterinary, Surgeon, submitted a detailed report on the general adaptability to Chinese wants etc., of the proposed new western market at the meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon.

The report was to the following effect.

in answer to the request to furnish a report as to the lighting accommodation, situation, number of stalls and general adaptability to Chinese wants, of the above market he had the honour to report as follows:-

He was unable to offer an opinion on the lighting accommodation, as no plan of the elevation of the building was given.

The situation was a good one, but the area was far too small.

The number of shops and stalls in the plans was te8 (minuted by Hon. D. P. W. as incor- rect) as against too in the old market. The poultry shops numbered 12, but the architect had only allowed 168 sq. feet instead of 432 sq; feet each, as they ought to have. The total stall area by the plans was 7970 square feet and out of that 6480 would be required for 15 poultry shops. This would leave 148 other shops and stalis to be provided for in the second floor of the proposed new market, which was, he understood, to be erected on the site of the present Harbour Office. The total area of the present western market was a8,850 square feet, with a stall area of about 15,000.

If the views of the present tenants as to accommodation required had not been obtain. ed, he recommended that it be done through the Registrar General.

If it was proposed to put a European in charge, he thought, the bedroom accommoda- tion inadequate.

He thought the two new markets would not provide as much accommodation as already existed in the old one. It was a pity that a two storied building was not erected upon the site of the present western market.

The following minutes were appended- Mr. J. Mckie: Mr. Ladds report discloses a most unsatisfactory prospect, which fortunately it is not too late to take steps to improve.

Dr. Hartigan This requires nost serious consideration, we require very much more, nol less, market accommodation than at present provided. Every member of the Board is agreed as to the insufficiency of the accom modation.

Mr. E. Osborne:-Mr. Ladd's report is a re- velation and if the new Western markel is to be saved from becoming a fiasco, the whole question will have to be considered de novo.

Hon. F. H. May-This report is misleading. The site of the new Western market was chosen by a committee on which the M. O. I. had a seat, to say nothing of the D. P. W; Mr. Ghater, Mr. Wei Yuk, and Mr. Basil Taylor. Let us have the plans explained to us by the D. P. W.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1901.

BADIANY REFORM FOR THE CITY.

PRELIMINARY REPORT BY SELECT COMMITTEE.

THE HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS

IN HONGKONG.

Atthe meeting ofthe Sanitary Board this after- noon an application was submitted from Messrs. Palmer and Turner, Hongkong, dated the 14th ings higher than the height allowed under inst, for permission to erect a block of build-

the Ordinance. They were about ́ta. erect

-CORRESPONDENCE,

[We do not macusaatily endorse iba opinions expressed by

· Correspondenta in this colurem.)

THE EDUCATION QUESTION. To the Editor es vuå “Hongkong TulpezAYE,"

actually guns mounted, but everything i in readiness for them, and in view of the great tract of land which Russia has claimed on the other side, I maintain that the fort should not: be tolerated. It commands the rail and the river, in addition to the British and German. Settlements.

regard of race. Religious Liberty has been the cry of Europe; Race Liberty is the cry of the World. Protestants can open schools for Pro- testants, Roman Catholics for Roman Catholics, Mokametang for Mohametans, but the Govern ment should.not endow any one of these; there The Select Committee appointed by the Sani:

fare English can open schools for English tary Board to draw up a scheme of sanitary

DEAR SIR-The speech made by the Bishop and Chinese for Chinese, but the Government there any apparent intention of it being so Indians for Indians, Japanese for 'japanese, The railway has not been given over, nor is reform for the City of Victoria, report to the

in the Diocesan Home has created quite s following effect, under date of February 1st 19ta block at the junction of Des Voeux Road dance column of the paper. 1, being a barn schools. Government schoole should be free

commotion, as will be seen from the correspon

should not in this case endow any of these The Russians made a pretence of clearing out

·They recommend that the Government, be

on Sunday last, but were back the next day. urged

introduce further legislation on the 76 feet allowed, and they requested that

and Chater Road, which would be over the subject of Hongkong, naturally feel myself from Religion and Race.

They were supposed to have been quite unex- subject of the height of buildings in relation to the Board sanctioned their building to a welfare of my own people and that of people of not a Technical Academy much less Uni is occupied by the Russians, on Tuesday last Interested in any question pertaining to the

As Hongkong Is the emporium of the Far pectedly recalled by a telegram. A second the width of the streets on which they front,

East, it seems to me quite strange that it has explosion accurred at the East Arsenal which parapet wall. They said there was no question obligation to express my opinions, however and have equal rights and equal footings. that the Chinese were trying to steal gunpow of want of air or light..

meagre and puerile they may seem to others like to suggest that Queen's College might be lot and blew themselves up by means of the educational questions are important. in regard to this all-absorbing topic-as all changed into such if the Governor takes the lamps they carried. I now believe, however, taking can easily he obtained from the mar matter into hand, while funds for such an under that the statements previously made were true, namely, that the Russians have removed all the

Queen's College do not give quite chants both foreign and Chinese.. It has been valuable machinery and caused these explosions. in my mind that the courses of study given in to conceal the theft. After the way in which liberal they have stolen the rolling stock and plant of education to many Chinese and foreigners. the Imperial railway, which were all security Hongkong the seat of learning of the Far however low and contemptible. What a grand thing to have this carried out-for-the-botid-bolders, they will do anything, East!

I have just received the following letter from Yours truly,

Shaphaikuan. "

In june 1898 the Board recommended that height of too feet from the pavement to the other races; and therefore feel myself underversity where Chinese and foreigners can go 19.30 in the evening. As before, the story zED-

no domestic building should be erected to exceed in height one and a half times the width of the street on which such building fronted, opinion. In the reports of the M. O. H. parti and they are still most strongly of that

culars as to the excessive amount of surface crowding would be found, reaching in some of the health districts to more than 800 persons pared very unfavourably with that of the large per acre. Such density of population com. Cities of England and h was clearly shown by many authorites on Sanitation that death rates increased with the density of population. The must densely populated metropolitan districts of London are St. Jame's, Westminster, White- chapel, and St. George's-in-the-East, and each of these parishes hed,

1881-99, a poptilation-

of zoo persons per acre, which has since been appreciably lessened. Taking Health Districts 4 to 9 of this City, the lensity of population was 638 persons per acre, greatly in excess of what could be regarded as sanitary.

In addition to encouraging this surface crowding, the height of buildings regulations resulted in great deficiency of light on the lower floors, which was most prejudicial to health,

An example of excessive height of build- ings was that in a street which only just exceeded 15 feet wide, buildings could be erected to a height of 40. feet, and the front wal of houses fronting a private street had actually been set back a few inches in order to secure this excessive height, more- over it must be borne in mind, that houses fronting all streets (whether private or Crown Land) of a width of zo fect or more might have verandahs, or balconies, which further obstruct ed the lighting.

In the Liverpool Sanitary Act of 1846 the minimum width of streets permitted as 30 feet and no building could exceed in height the width of the street on which it fronted.

In Newcastle on Tyne the minimum width Was 30 feet, and if houses of more than two Stories were erected the footpaths had to be increased from to feet to 23 feet in width. The regulations were made more stringent, later in 1870, by requiring a minimun

street width of 40 feet.

The following minutes were appended: Hon. R. D. Ormsby am in favour of feet high, namely 1 tintes the width of the sanctioning this. The building might be ta

street, under the strictest rules anywhere.

Hon. F. H. May-Refuse: this comes of giving an incl.

correct, autherules in force in London.are that Dr. Clark:-D. P. W's minute is not exactly ne building inay exceed in height the width of the street on which it fronts, and there the by verandahs. stracts are not reduced 10 or 20. feet in widih

Dr. Hartigan-I agree with Dr. Clark. Mr. Chan A. Fook ----Refuse.

AT THE MAGISTRACY,

STEALING HONEY.“ A bad cast,of fraud. Fung Chau, cook, and Chan Kan, coxswain, stood before Mr. Kemp to-day charged with stealing $58 from a junk in the harbour yester day,

The evidence was to the effect that the defendants boarded the junk, saying they had come to search for opium. During the search one of the steersmen missed $8 and attempted to get the defendants to return the money.

The defendants stated that they had intended

It is a latent desire implanted in the heart of animal that he should preserve himself in the case of man, is under the Law of Lore. the struggle for existence which however, in Now it is quite natural for the Bishop to say without premeditation probably that he did not believe it was a good thing to put the two races side by side in the school." Had I been in the Bishop's place i would have spoken the same thing perhaps as the Bishop had spoken.. Anyhow I believe unwaveringly that the Bishop was actuated by pure motives in proposing such a thing; but pure motives do not necessari- ly make a thing right. Pure motives must b substantiated by facts and sound philosophy.

To Tsai Chapel,

WANG CHUNG.YU.

No. 57, Ilollywood Road.

Hongkong, 6th February, 1901.

On January 17th a band of mounted Man- churian robbers surrounded a foraging party, of the Jedhpore lancers and some japanese in. fantry, five miles from Shanhaikuan. One trooper escaped with the news, and the Jodlipore officers hastened out with twenty

It is not enough to have pure motives while THE CRISIS IN THE men and arrived in the nick of time. In one

facts and principles are all disregarded; and if both of these are against them; it is time for us to put away the question.

The Utilitarian Philosophy of Bentham can help us greatly in this question; whether the Food accrued from excluding Asiatics in certain schools can counterbalance the evil resulted this carried out to perfection for the sake of therefrom; if so, I am exceedingly glad to see mankind at large even at the expense of my own people; if not, I hope the Bishop and those who have followed in his wake and tailed "the Bishop as a leader in this absolutely essential

to search for opium, and if they found any, toment involved in this discussion. A glance at

reform" will reconsider the matter again.

The first print to be noted is the race ele. inform the police.

that the so many wars are only the manifesta the history of the world will convince any one tions hatred between ana race and another;. and that the obliteration of distinction between races is the one great progress of the work The Chinese were, as every one knows, quite anti-foreign, and not until late years have they been led to extirpate that idea. It must be every one's desire to see the Chinese living in friendly terms with foreigners; and in order to effect that there must be some way to neutra- lize this race feeling: and school I believe, is the great factor to accomplish this, where, when the minds of children are passive and plastic they may be educated together and then very soon they may forget the race element existing in their hearts. it seems to me that it is the

stealing $8 and passed sentence of one month's

His Worship found the defendams guilty of

hard labour in each case.

FIRE ON KLROSIKI JUNKS.

The master of a kerosine junk pleaded guilty this morning before Mr. Kemp to having fire on his junk while it was loaded with kerosine.

This is a dangerous practice and a fine of $25 was inflicted.

SWAMPS.

They understood that in London no building KENNEDYTOWN & MALARIOUS could be erected to a greater height than the width of the street without the special permis. restrictions ware in force in the other large sion of the Sanitary Authority, and similar

cities in England.

The second question which the Committee wished to bring forward was that of the resumption of insanitary or obstructive build

ings.

There were many private lanes in the City over one or both entrances to which owners making the streets into Courts", which were had been permitted to erect dwellings, thus generally recognised as being most insanitary.

They recommended that the Government should forbid the erection of more of these buildings, and should, at the same time, proceed with the resumption and demolition of such buildings. A schedule was appended containing the addresses of those, the committee con sidered should be first dealt with.

Under the Housing of the Working Classes Act in England the entire cost of such resump ton would fail upon the owners of the remaining houses in such court, whose property would be materially benefited.

Resumption Ordinance (No. 32 of 1900) granted In this Colony however, the Crown Lands compensation out of Government Funds in such cases, and the Committee thought the question one which should be taken up early

by the Government,

The Committee was as follows:-Hon. F. H. MayC.M.G.,(Captain Superintendent of Police), Mr. E. Osborne, and Dr. F: Clark (Medical Officer of Health).

Mr. Fang Wa Chun minuted :--"The recom- mendations contained in this report appear to me to bear very hardly and inequitably on one class of the community, who will alone suffer for the benefit of all the rest. Unless some compensation for the loss they may suffer is offered, I do not see my way to agree.”.

THE CIRCUS,

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THE NEW INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL.lity to that end. Now to excludo Chinese from duty of the Government to look more seriously into this important matter and give-every taci-

At the Sanitary Board meeting this afternoon, the following reply from the Colonial Secretary, dated 23rd January, was submitted:

In reply to your letter No. 190 of the 21st ulto. forwarding, the recommendation of the Board that measures should be taken to remedy the dangerous nuisance existing on the hillside at Kennedytown above and in proximity to the new infectious hospital and also that the malarious swamp situated beside the old glass works and below the said hospital should

be drained

otherwise made healthy, I am directed to inform you that His Excellency received a report upon the site from the Hon. D, P. W. and the A. P. C. M. O, who visited Keaned town on the 9th inst, to the effect that there is no swamp beside the glass works and below the said hospital.

The place so described is an ordinary build- ing lot, though from the description given in your letter it cannot positively be ascertained whether you refer to Inland Lot 108zor No. 1293 The latter being below the level of the road in many places, mag, in wet weather, form a stagnant pool: but the only remedy for this lies with the owners, who will be asked to take preventive measures.

There is, however, a stream running past the | site, and into a swamp above the site, which Dr. Hartigan appears not to have noticed: but it will be impossible to do anything in this case until the foundations and retaining walls of the new hospital are complete, when this water can be run along a paved gutter to the back and the swamp can be filled in.

The stench arising from the hillside seems to be due to the practice of putting out hoofs, pieces of skin and hair (chiefly of goats) to dry, and His Excellency suggests that this practice should be put a stop to by the officers of the Sanitary Board.

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NORTH.

TIENTSIN.

Affairs in the North. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

TIENTSIN, January 18th.

If I do not admit that we have made some progress of late I suppose I shall be called pre- judiced. But really I cannot say that I see

ch cause for jubilation in the following Edict which is, after all, the only definite result so far of the negotiations.

IMPERIAL EDICT.

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December 27th. Ching and Li Hung-chang detailing the terms We have just received telegrams from Prince of the negotiations, and we-regret that the position of affairs is such that we have no alter- nalive but to accept them. The twelve prin Cipal conditions therefore are to be accepted. The minor conditions, must be carefully con sidered, and we command Prince Ching and Li Hung-chang to do their best for the national interests in this matter." signed by Prince Ching and Li, we at present know nothing, and whether the, minor clauses have been thrown in or thrown out pro fent it is impossible to say. One Chinese report is to the effect that there are over a hundred of these minor points, and that it is found impos sible to properly consider them, until the Court returns to Peking, and the presumption is that it is the twelve clauses that have been signed. I hear also from Peking that the Chinese are strangly opposed to the restriction against fire arms, and are trying to get a clause in favour of the Taku Fonts being rebuilt in five years.

Beyond the fact that the Terms have been duly

house three men had been hemmed in, one shot dead, the house being afterwards fired, and the two remaining troopers were all but suffocated. Farther on three troopers were found defending three indian coolies in a ditch, with only two or three cartridges remaining. Five Japanese were killed and nine of the Jodhpore mules. After a stern chase reven Chinese were killed, but unfortunately a second trooper was shot and one horse killed and a pony wounded.

village from which such a hot fire was opened The rest escaped into a large

that the small force had to retire. The next day a force of 100 Cavalry and 400 infantry and a Company of Japanese went out, but the

big village was deserted and the band was probably in safety in the hills. The Mabarajah is to be congratulated on the prompt action of the relief party.

Shipping.

Arrivals,

HAMBURG, German steamer, 6,597, A. Krech, 5th Feb-Yokohama 26th Jan., Mails and General Melchers & Co.

POLORSTJERNEN, Danish steamer,

2,199, Callesen, 5th Feb.,-Amoy 4th February, General-Dodwell & Co., Ld.

CHILI, British steamer, 1,158, Newcomb, 6th Feb., Canton 5th Feb, General.--Butter. TAISANG, British steamer, 1,544, S. Wilde, 6th

field & Swire.

Feb,-Canton 5th Feb., General-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

KANAGAWA MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,823, John McKenzie, 6th Feb,-oji and Feb., General. Nippon Yusen Kaisha. KIAUTSCHOU, German steamer, 6,741, P. Lüneschloss, 6th Feb.,-Bremerhaven 25th Dec., and Singapore 1st Feb., Mails and General-Melchers & Co.

NIUELLE, British 4-masted barque, 3,262, D.

Steven, 6th Feb.,-New York sth Sept, Kerosene OiL-Standard Oil Co.

YUENSANG, British steamer, 1,128, PH. Rolfe,

R.N.R., 6th Feb., Amoy 5th Feb., Hemp and Sugar-Jarding, Matheson & Co., SIAM, Danish steamer, 2,488, P., E. Glühn, 6th

Feb,-Shanghai and Feb, General- Melchers & Co.

certain schools means to go against the law of nature and to aggravate the hatred between Chinese and foreigners and hence intercourse between them will become more difficult and mutual misunderstandings will be very soon precipitated out. The chief work that Christ anity has done and is still doing is that of

The spirit of Peking appears to match that extinguishing out the race element feeling and of consolidating the different maces under one

of Tientsin, and effrontery and insolence are the Faith, and one Feeling, one Sympathy. When

oriler of the day. Here the most outrageous was in school one thing struck me very much burden for householders. Rings are being state of affairs prevails, and daily life is a gave me the greatest pain, and the thing formed and prices deliberately put up in the was that the line between Chinese and foreign most barefaced manner, and the Authorities are ers was too plainly and sharply drawn; and it was my great desire then to find some means doing nothing to check it. Robbery and ex- to put a stop to this. Therefore the Bishop, if tortion are simply rampant in the Native City, where the Chinese police employed by, the he knows this, will, instead of advocating such so-called reform, lend a helping band, to fuse

Provisional Government are making the most the two races together and blend their differ-

fabulous sums out of the people every month. ences in feeling into mutual sympathy.

The thing is becoming a crying scandal, the It is worth noticing that man always tends more especially when one knows the enormous to lower himself down morally; and it is a fact military officials connected with the city, with salaries being drawn by both the civil and that Chinese at the very beginning generally the idea that they shall form & local Govern- learn what is bad in foreigners, vice versa

mcat which might be some sort of pattern to which condition is a deplorable thing. The Bishop and his followers might justly denounce the Chinese, Labour of all kinds, especially such and infer from it that Europeans should domestic, is indescribably bad and dear.

Domestic ratas might be easily legislated if have separate schools whereby they may not the Authorities chose, but where public men be contaminated with the bad morals of the Chinese. But we must know that this deplor will take up the question of ricksba fares, and able condition is inevitable but undoubtedly haggle over an occasional five rents over temporary; and to sacrifice a permanent good robbed of dollars every day for the food they charge, they contentedly subrait to be coolly for a temporary one is a thing unrecommend. able. To sacrifice the happiness of the future, which is being charged for without any world for that of the present is a great, mistake; done without, are carefully licensed and the limit or reason. Rickshas, which can be and for the mere fact that Europenn boys

fares limited but food which cannot be dis- might be infected with the bad morals of the

pensed with is allowed to Colestials, the great permanent good of extinguishing out the haired resulted from thing the boys have the impudence to ask. The Provisional Government in the Native City difference of race, from combining, the rac elements together, may be sacrificed, such have evidently realised how things were going Feb. 6, Hamburg, German, str., for Europe.

and have drawn up a market price list, but the thing, if actually done, is greatly to be lament.

Feb. 6, Anping Mari, Jap, str., for Swatow. Authorities in the Settlement have shewn no Feb. 6, Sandakas, Germatt str., for Sandakan. "My experience goes to show that, as a rule, sign of supporting this move in the right direc- Feb. 6, Kaifeng British str.; for Manila.

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carry any

TAIWAN, British steamer, 1,109, H. Harder,

6th Feb., Canton sth Feb, General Butterfield & Swire.

Feb, Swatow 5th February, General.- THALES, British steamer, 820, A. Robson, 6th

Douglas, Lapraik & Co.

Clearances at the Harbour Office. Saikong, British str., for Samsui. Ferla, British str., for Manila. Pax. Belgian str, for Saigon. Stam, British str., for Amoy. Hatching, Braish str., for Swatow, Foforstjernen, Danish str., for Singapore.“

Kongnam, British str., for Canton,.." Taisang, British str., for Shanghai.

Departaros.

The Director of Public Works and the Act The International Tug of War, to be held ating Principal Civil Medical Officer report that the Circus on Monday next, should attract a good many entries, for the prizes, as set forth in no case was there any smell arising from the in our advertising columns, are well worth graves, nor were any portions of dead bodies European boys in schoni generally depreciate tion yet. Ta practically illustrate, the sort of Feb. 6, Taisang, British str., for Shanghai. striving for. As entrance is free, we expect to sticking out of the graves, His Excellency things Chinese, and therefore there is no need of thing private residents are having to pitt up Feb. 6, Perla, British str., for Manila.

see teams from all the warships in port and would, however, suggest that the carcases of The following is the record of Collins, who is In the old days the latter used to carry all

also from the different regiments and the Police. cattle should be more deeply buried in order to obviate any chance of a nuisance in the to meet Sheenan to-morrow evening, 1892. before them, and it remains to be seen if they future. Won Amateur Welter-weight Championship of still maintain their superiority, though me

In view of the report of the D. P. W. and the Pacific Coast, defeating Joe Bush, Alf fancy that song of the warships will run them

the A. P. C. M. O: His Excellency is of Harrington, Matt O'Donell and Jim Foley. close. We would remind intending competitors opinion that the site for this hospital is not 1895. Won Amateur Middle-weight Champion that entries close at noon on Saturday, and unsuitable and is the most convenient that ship of the Pacific Coast, defeating Fred Hait should be addressed to Mr. R. Lave, at the could be found for the purpose for which it is and Tom Sullivan. 1856-At Fresno, Cal, Hongkong Hotel. Monday's performance should beat Nick Donohue in ten rounds. Lost to certainly attract a large audience. On Friday Jack Farnham at Stockton, Cal,, in ten rounds.

Mr. Love receives his benefit. So does the 1898 Knocked out Jack Farnham in three

Tiger! rounds at Sacramento, Cal. 1899-Knocked

out Dan Jones of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, at Hongkong, in six rounds....

Shesman has not, as yet, a very long record to show, but from the form te bas displayed on former occasions here, and from the fact that he is now in the very pink of condition, he will prove to mean opponent..

We should advise there of our readers who are anxious to book seats to bé quick, or they will be disappointed.

STALLS IN PUBLIC STREETS AND FOOTPATHS,

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THE SUPERVISION OF THE ANIMAL DÉPOTS,'

intended.

with, I give you the following list — Tips Coats Feb. 6, Aashing, Beitish str., for Shanghai:

Prov, Gov. Market Price

Beef per casty Mutton per catty... Chickens cach...

Charges.

$ cls.

13...

$ cis.

17... 27..

20

45

Eggs per ten Apples each Fears per caity Persimons per len Chesnuts per calty. Cabbage (Chinese) catty Turnips per to catties... Sweet potato " trish potato per catty... 8..

..each

Q...... 10...... +

Pheasant....................... .40.....

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Passengers arrived.

Per Kanagawa Maru, from Moji-Dr. Bull, Messis. J. Maclachlan, Wilson, Lieut, and Mrs. Leviskisky, Mis Leviskisky and nurse, Mr. and Mrs. Young and infant, Mr. Dobson, 37;-) Chinese and 9 Japanese.

Per Hamburg, for Hongkong from Yoko«. bama-Mr. and Mrs, R. Macauly, and Dr. H. R. Macauly. From Kobe-Mr. Holtzendorf, Inspector Witt, and Mr. von Janson. From Nagasaki-Messrs. A.. F. Hall and Charles Faber. From Shanghai-Lieut. W. H. Noble, Messrs. Geo. McBain, H. Reuter, Mrs. E. and J. Casin (2) Messrs.-G. de Souza, A. and E. Rodewald, H Adams, Chas. E. Morgan, C. Wittimus and Spencer Allen.

to fear that European bays might learn any bad method of thinking peculiar to the Chinese, while, at the same time, those Chinese, who study English, generally make an effort to imitate anything European. It has been my great pride to see so many boys of my own country interested in sports in Queen's College,. whereas five years ago when I was there, scarcely there could be found a boy taking any interest in badily exercise much less in outdoor recreation The following minutes were attached :-

and sport.

This condition has been brought Dr. Clark:-1 cannot understand how the about by. associating the Chinese with the Hon. D. P. W. and the A. P. C. M. O. failed to Europeans while I sincerely believe that the see the swamp indicated in Dr. Hartigan's European boys will never be in the danger of ADDITIONAL INSPECTOR FOR THEast, 1900. I have been down to Kennedytown indifference to sports of the Chinese. It may mation and in the Board's letter of December falling into the slothfulness, slaggishness and CITY SLAUGHTER HOUSE. te-day and found swampy ground and pools of he urged that there will be danger to European

? 1.00 on the waste land called Cadogan Street,boys to follow the pharisaical customs of the The chief bootmaker has formed a ring and Immediately to the west of the old glass works, Celestials. Do you think that there is any

now no one can get a pair of child's baots while to the south of the remaining portion of European boy so foolish as 10 prostrate himself made under $8 or $10. How long is this state Per Klautschou, for Hongkong from Soi the los occupied by the silk works is a before his superiors? as to shut up his wife and of things going to last: where is it going to end: thampton--Miss Grocott, and Mrs. Wilkie. flourishing watercrest bed which can only be daughters in a harem? as to bied up the feet and why should it be at all? A grave mistake From Genoa-Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Drost, Miss traversed by brick stepping stones; to the south of women) as to fetter himself with formalism? is being made in letting the Chinese get the R. Jourolomon, Miss R. Montgomery, Mr. H. of this again is the land marked on the mapas Not at all. This suggests another question as upper hand in these small matters. They of Müller, and Rev. Carl. Zelinel. For Shanghai Forbes Street, which is also water logged. to how the Chinese might extirpate these bad course regard us as fools for our pains, and from, Suthampton-Mrs. Dudgeon, and Miss A reference to the attached map will explain customs. Certainly not by separating the Chi- instead of feeling their position, they grow C. Pym. From Genoa-Messrs. Max Bunsen, this, and I do not see how the locality-could hare nese from the Europeans but by having them more arrogant and insolent every day. It is Wilhelm Kühn, Philipp Lieder,, Mr. Charl been baiter described than “beside the old both educated in the same school side by side, particularly tantalising for us on the spot who Lieder, Miss Charlotte Mand, Messrs. Lothar glass works" as the swampy land can be traced Iain exceedingly glad to see that many English are seeing the attitude of the Chinese day by Schöne, Otto Stoffregen and R. Tatlock. From from west side of glass works, past silk works, speaking, young men are gradually putting day, to have a lot of sentimental nonsense Singapore Mr. and Mrs. H. Mandi and valet, and round into Forbes Street.

away their old out-of-fashion, cruel customs being talked about the Chinese and their and Count B. Tyszkiewicz. For Kobe from but I am very sorry to see that not a small feelings The only feeling they seem to Southampton-Mr. and Mrs, j. j. Ellerion. number have picked up many indecent and have is one of growing contempt for the For Yokohama from Southampton-Mr. W. J. bart customs of the Europeats and in this in foreigner

Brodier, and Miss Ethel Howard. From Genoa this only I believe what the Bishop wishes The Russians have fairly established them--Mr. L. Gatichel, Mr. and Mrs. H. Kessler, to train up the Chinaman to be a Chinaman selves on the other side of the river, apparently, child and maid, Mr. Rich Lues, Mrs Potscher- and not half a Chinaman and half an English and I hear that no one is allowed on that side nick, Mr. and Mrs. R. Sachse, and Mrs, ven

now without a Russian passport. They Seebach. Z Few things more like to dwell upon The virtually make, the Russian boundary line Per Siam, from Shanghai-Miss Henriksen. children: it is not a good thing for small Manchuria leaves us with no other defined nese and 2 Japanese... Grat is to have a school especially for small the Peibo River, as having the whole of

Yuensang, from Amoy European, 4 Chis children to be educated side by side witli old boundary line, and as she still holds the rail- boys and the lack of this Colony is such a way as firmly as ever, the Russian frontier is Ter Thales, from Swatow Mr. H. Hyde and:

28 Chinese; to differ in to school - If after all, many feel very earnestly to practically in Tiestoin. Some months ago 1

have a school particularly for Europeans, I

Departed think that the Government, being supposed to be impartial and to look after only the wellures of its people, should not lend its help, but leave the whole matter at the hands of those who are interested in it. As the Government ought not to show any particular favour to one religion to the exclusion of the other and must do things disregard of religion, so it ought not to show particular favour to one race to the exclusion of other race and must do things die

able to place the slaughter house under

It cannot be said that any rain has fallen lately, and yet the watercress beds are, în ■ most flourishing condition and there are pools of water here and there over this area.

At the Sanitary Board meeting this after noon, the Colonial Secretary's letter dated | January 16th was submitted. It was to the effect that H.E. The Goremor had again under his consideration the question of appointing another Inspector for the City Slaughtep House, and Animal Depots and had decided that before making any recommendation to the Secretary of State, the Captain Superin- At the Sanitary Board Meeting held this tendent of Police should be authorized to afternoon the following reply from the Colonial station police at the depots at night to ful Secretary dated Jan. 19th, was submitted :— fil the duties of watchmen and supervision. In reply to your letter No. 189 of the 21st The Board were requested to report an to ull, forwarding the request of the Board whether they considered the system satisfac that this Goverment should give directory. The Government was about to consider tions prohibiting the erection of stalls in the quest on whether it might not be advis did not observe any stench there today, but public streets abil footpaths by so-called hawkers, who should be restricted to ban fida hanking, I am directed to inform you that, in view of the fact that the policy of allocating certain positions to hawkers where they can be easily supervised and can cause ho real obstruction, is adopted all over the City, His Excellency sees no reason to interfereis with the discretion of the Captain: Superinten dent of Police. His Excellency has ridden frequently through the lanes mentioned in Wanchai district. The stalls are the restau.. rants of the working coolies and in His Ex- cellency's opinion their removal would impose hardship upon that class and increase the Cost of their living. They offer no obstruction to light and air, and as these lanes are only used by foot passengers there is practically no obstruction to the traffic

it was undoubtedly there when the Committee the immediate supervision of the Sanitary of the Board, consisting of Dr. Hartigan, Mr. Beard in the same manner as the depots, and McKie, Mr. Tooker and myself visited it on had instracted the Captain Superintendent of September It would be interesting to

14th-last," Police-6 confer with the C. V. S. and report to the Government." -

see the report of the D. P..W. and the A. P. C. Dr. Hartigan minuted So long as the work | M. O." They cannot have been to the same done it does not matter who does it,"

place that I inspected. A

Dr. Hattigant regret to in toto from the report as given is the latter. I was ever the ground yesterday and it was still a swamp both below and above the site. "There are none so blind as those who will not sea." If His Excellency does not believe the report of the Board's committee, let him ap point an independent one, I had no object in stating anything but the truth, and am support ed by the Board's surveyor's report as well the miaste of the M. O. H

THE REPORT ON THE WATER SUPPLY OF THE COLONY, The Goverment of the Colony have written to the Sanitary Board that the Principal Civil Medical Officer will furnish the Sanitary Board regularly with a copy of the Government Analyste monthly report on the condition of The water supply of the Colony.

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drew the attention of the Home public 10 at mud fort which the Chinese bad long since Per Perle for Manila Messrs. H. Wetten, ceased to use, adjoining the Military College H. T. Ammon, A. Stricker, C.A. Johnson, W which faces portion of the British Settlement. Runers, J. L. Hugh O'Neil, W. E, Clement, This fort was inore or less knocked to pieces. Gribezof, A. Spencer Ellah, J. and F. Riveiro, during the fight, and I am not sure that some C. Santo Tomas, A. J. Cooper, Mrs. F. F. de. of it had not been used for filling in low Silva, Mrs. Wong Foony and child, Mr. and ground. But directly the Russiana made their Mrs, lyndman and family, Masters Bayot (5), camp in the Gollege they built up the fort and Mr and Mrs. Whittier, Mr. and Mrs. Nawo made it higher than it ever was and have a Mr. and Mrs... Isibas, Mr. and Mrs. F. Katon sentry on duty there. I do not think there are and Chinese