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SANITARY BOARD.

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Hong- kong Sanitary Board was held. The Pre- sident (the Hon. R. D. Oraby, Director of Public Works) occupied the chair, and there were also present the Vice-President, Hon. F H. May, CM.G. (Captain Superintendent of Police), Dr. Bell, (Acting Principal Civil Medi cal Officer), Lieul-Col. Hughes, R.AM.C., Dr. Hartigan, Mr. E. Osborne, Dr. F. Clark (Medi- cal Officer of Health), Mr. Chan A Fook,and Mr. GA. Woodcock (Secretary).

URINAL NEAR THE CANTON WHARF.

Correspondence was submitted regarding the urinal immediately west of the Canton and Macao Steamboat Company's Wharf, Dr. Clark saying that he could only suggest, after three months, trial that the Board recommended the Government to remove the urinal at once, and to erect a suitable brick urinal lined and pared with glazed tiles, opposite the permanent Canton wharf, such urinal to have at least six recesses. The President stated that an intercepting tank had now been fixed.

Dr. Clark said that as they had now provision in the estimates this year for the erection of a number of suitable urinals, he proposed that The Board recommend the Government to erect a brick urinal with no less than six rece ses in the immediate neighbourhood of the Canton Wharf and that the small iron urinal be re- moved.

Mr. Osborne seconded, and the motion was carried.

APPOINTMENT OF AN INSPECTOR FOR THE, SLAUGHTER HOUSE.

A letter, dated' January 16th, which we pub fished yesterday, was submitted from the Col Secretary,

STALLS IN PUBLIC STREETS AND FOOTPATHS.

Replying to the letter of the Board forward, ing the request that the Government should give directions prohibiting the creation of stalls and footpaths by so-called hawkers, who should be restricted to bana fule hawking, the Colonial Secretary's letter, which we printed yesterday, was submitted,

Dr. Hartigan said it seemed to him that in this communication His Excellency's good- nature and Irish kindliness of heart hand made him look leniently on a practice which, though its prohibition might entail a temporary lard. ship on the coolie class, undoubtedly by its continuance did serious injury to the drainage system. appeared that in this letter undue prominence was given to the question of street obstruction, which though unquestionably a nuisance in the ordinary-acceptation of the term, was only really harmful through its results. What the Board wished to put an end to was the obstruction underground, the block. ing of the drains and the consequent sagging back of feti sullage, which might be seen oozing up through the street ventilators and overflowing from the unscaled traps into the kitchens and backyards of Chinese houses. Decaying vegetable matter, as was well-known to them, formed even more offensive sewage than animal refuse, and had the further more serious objection that its fibres, which long resisted decay, tended to encourage the deposit of the more consistent portion of the liquid sewage, and bound he whole into a thick, tough puttaceous mass, which then formed an admirabic plug for a pipe-drain. Now this was precisely what happened wherever these coolie out-door restaurants were situated. Any of them could establish the truth of the fact by walking along Bridges or Aberdeen Streets, near Victoria College, or the streets in the neighbourhood of the Eastern Market, Elgin Road, Kowloon, or the Hunghom Village. In these places when the sewers were being cleaned, great quantities of black stinking slush were removed. He had stood over the man-hole when the cleaning plug had been dragged through the drain with the greatest difficulty and had seen, after summer drought, the dried concentrated mass being actually gouged or scraped out of the drain pipe. fall, for though at Hungbom and Wanchai This stoppage was not due to insufficient the gradient was small, at Aberdeen Street it was very steep. This blocking constituted a public danger, rendered nugatory the advant ages of their very expensive drainage system, and, furthermore as they must of course bow to flis Excellency's decision, they must endeavour to minimise its injurious results. He would ask the Board to request the subj committee for sanitary improvements in Vic toria to give this matter their immediate attén tion, and draw up some, scheme by which proper caling-houses could be provided, or devise some practical plan by means of which restaurant garbage would be prevented from getting into the drains, which they could ask The Government to put in force.

Mr. Osborne said that as one of the commit tee who drew up the report which gave rise to this correspondence, he would like to say that he agreed with Dr. Hartigan. lic did not think His Excellency the Governor had clearly understood the recommendations they made in their report. He did hope, notwithstanding this decision of His Excellency, that the mat- ter would be seen to by the Captain Superin tendent of Police, and that he would see his way to put some check upon this trading in the streets.

The Hon. F. H. May said he thought there was some misapprehension in the matter. The. report of Messrs. Osborne and McKie was referred to him, and when he went down to inspect the streets complained of, he found that the hawkers had been turned out of Wing Fung. Strest. He admitted that they ought not to bave been allowed to congregate there. The policy of the police was that in streets which

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its way into the drains.” He asked, the M. 0. H. if their inspectors had not complained over and over again about the blocking of the drains in these streets.

It was understood that the committee should' take the matter into consideration without a 'formal resolution.

THE NUISANCE ON THE HILLSIDE AT

KENNEDYTOWN,

Replying to the letter forwarding the recom mendation 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 lifectious Hos pital, and also, that the walarious. swamp situated besides the old glass works and below the said Hospital should be drained or other- wise made healthy, the Colonial Secretary's letter, which we published in yesterday's issue, was submitted,-

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has been made to cast, publicly and officially, an unmerited slur on our straightforwardness - and veracity. I make no motion, believing it would be useless.

The subject then dropped.

THE LIGHTING ETC, OF THE NEW- WESTERN MARKET.. Papers, which we published yesterday, were submitted:

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The President--I see now it was a mistake referring these plans of the Western Market to Mr. Ladds; and I should have opposed it at the time. The Governor has agreed to let the Board see the plans of such buildings, and make suggestions, but I do not think it was ever contemplated that the Board should pass these on, not even looked at, to one of their subordinate officers for report. I presume the Board do not expect me enter into con troversy with Mr. Ladds, who has failed to The President said that before going further understand the design and fallen into many in this matter, and with a view possibly to pre- egregious mistakes. The plans were pre vent a good deal of speaking on the subject, hepared by one of my officers who is an might say that the P. C. M. O. and himself Associate of the Royal Institute of British were entirely misled by Dr. Hartigan. He Architects and a first-class honour medalist for described this swamp here as being a malarious designing and contracting at Kensington swamp situal beside the old glass works and In consulation with the Medical Officer of below the site of the Hospital. The P.C.M.O. Health, the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, and and himself went to the site of the old hospital, myself he has provided against the mistakes The land beside it was not a swamp but a hill made in the Central Market designs, and in my side which was being cleared. It belonged to opinion has done his work extremely well; it is Me. Dorabjce Nowrojec. They then went be simply absurd that his plans should be submit? low the Hospital, and took the direction of the ted for the criticism of a veterinary surgeon. [ glass-works, where there was some landowned have no wish whatever to reflect on Mr. Ladds' by Mr. Chater. He had since learned that the abilities in his own line, and would be very site mentioned by Dr. Hartigan had nothing sorry indeed to put my opinion against his on to do with the glass works but was below the anything "connected with the treatment of silk works, 500 or 600 feet away from the old animals; but he should not meddle with archi- Lecture. If the Board are desirous of having Hospital.

the plans of the Western Market again put on the lable, I shall ask the architect, Mr. Fisher, to attend here, and explain any points wished

Dr. Bell quite agreed with the President. The day they inspected the place they did not see this site on account of the vague descrip tion. He went down on Saturday, and saw what he thought was the site mentioned by the M. Q. H. He thought the man there had a squatter's license and was trying to grow vegetables. Of course where there was water- cress there was a swamp. If they had seen that they might have recommended that the squatter's license should be cancelled.

Dr. Hartigan said for fear of being misunder. stood he should like to state, before commen. ting on this letter, that when he raised the question of the insanitary surroundings of the proposed site for the Kennedytowp Infectious lospital he did not know by whom the intend- ed site was chosen. He supposed some officer of the R. W. D. had selected it, but had no idea that the P. C. M. U. had been consulted. In fact such a question would he thought, have been referred to the M. O. H. as the official re- sponsible for sanitation. Having thus promis- ed, it certainly seemed to him a most unusual proceeding to depute the two officers respon- sible for the selection and who at that Board had maintained that the objections pointed out. by him did not exist, to report upon their own actions, and in fact call on them to presumably condemn themselves.

The President said be had nothing to do with the selection of the site.

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in reference to these plans, Dr. Bell had the following two questions down on the paper (1.) vare the plans for the new Western Market submitted to the Sanitary Board, and if so, when? (2) Were any improvements in the plans suggested by the Board, and if so, in

what direction?

In view of the President's statement, how ever, he now asked leave to withdraw them, as they had been put under a misapprehension.

Mr. Osbome was of opinion that it would be a very excellent plan to have the Public Works officer there to explain the plans. At the same time, the fioard would be wanting in duty if it were to entirely pass over Mr. Ladds' criticisins. These criticisms were really dealing with facts, and one of the most impor. ant of these facts was that the accommodation to be provided by the new site was not such as at present existed in the old Western Market One of the chief reasons for building a new, market was to provide more accommodation, and if the Colony were to be given, in place of the existing one, a new and handsome build- ing, but with less stalls than the present imarket, it would most certainly be a retrograde movement. It would therefore be advisable, before agreeing that the new building be com menced, to satisfy themselves on that one point. It had been said that by and by they would get the site of the Harbour Office. No definite promises, however, had been made to that effect, and considering the trouble encountered

there did not seem much chance of their getting that site.

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offices, and so on. There was no room for ex- pansion eastwards, towards the Naval „Yard, and very little room for expansion westwards, on account of enormous possession of land for Chinese houses. Therefore, if accom modation was to be provided for expansion at all, it must, in these instances, be in the height of the buildings. He did not think that regulations meant principally to apply to dom. estic buildings should be mate applicable to. buildings such as those he had suggested,

The Hom Fe II., May supported the resolu fion. When Ordinance 34 of 1899 was before the Board, there was in the original draft of that Ordinance a clause limiting the height of buildings to one and a half times the width of the street; that was what they wanted to get now. He thought, with the Medical Officer of Health, that this was really a most important sanitary improvement, and the time had now come when should fight ne hard as they could, if it was necessary, to get this law passed.

The President Mr. Osborne, are you pre- pared to make an amendment?

Mr. Oshome-l'don't think it is necessary to make an amendment; incorporate it in the report.

Dr. Clark's motion was then put to the meet- ing and carried.

APPLICATION GRANTED.

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An application for permission to erect six water closets and six urinals at the new Club House for the Club Germania was granted.

THE ERECTION OF A BUILDING OVER 76 FEET HIGH. Messrs, Palmer and Turner, architects, wrote that they were about to erect a block of build- ings on Reclamation Lot No. 7 and a C, at the junction of Des Vacux and Chater Roads, which would be over the 76 feet allowed under Ordin- ance, and they would require that the Board would sanction their building to a height of 100 feet from pavement to parapet wall. The site was rectangular, and the reads were 75 feet wide, so that there was no question of want of Tight and air.

Mr. Osborne proposed that the application be granted. The building would have streets on two sides and would be used entirely as offices. Therefore the argument as to surface crowding did not apply.

Dr. Hartigan seconded.

The president supported, and the motion was carried, Dr. Bell voting against.

RINDERPESt at nagaSAKU

The President read a letter from Nagasaki

stating that rinderpest had broken out there.

The letter was referred to the Colonial

Veterinary Surgeon for his information.

PLAGUE.

Reparts of cases of plague in Singapore, Kamchi, and Formosa were submitted.

Dr, Clark said that with regard to Formosa 79 cases and 46 deaths were reported. He moved that the Board should recommend the Government to declare Formosan ports infected with plague, so that vessels coming from there could be médically inspected.

The Hon. F. H. May seconded, and the motion was carried.

FIRES.

HEAL OUTBREAKS AND FALSE ALARMS.,

More fires are occupying the attention of the Central Fire Brigade. At 11.45 last night word was received that a fire had started at No 25 The Hon. F. H. May said it had never been New Street, a three storeyed building. The contemplated that the site in front of the Har-ground, first and second floors were used as bout Office would in itself be sufficient. The family dwellings, the top floor being used as a sites recommended were two in front of the | tailor's shop. The origin of the outbreak is Harbour Office and that of the Harbour Office supposed to be jass sticks scting fire to a when it was removed. He suggested that the partition. The fire was put out, after soine Government be asked to let the Board see the litila time, by the Fire Brigade under Captain repoft, when the matter could be fully gone Superintendent May. info.

Dr. Harligan, continuing, said at all events the site was chosen. He brought up objections to its surroundings, and both the President and the P.C.M.D. distinctly stated that the objec tions which he raised at a previous Board meet ing did not exist. The doctor made further re-in getting the market accommodation increased, marks criticising the different statements made in the report. He went on :-" Finally we are told that the site is most admirable. Now this opinion the Board did not challenge, con- sidering that the choice made was settled and irrevocable. But the Board, in, pursuance of its duty, did ask that certain defects and nuj sances in the surroundings should be remedied; and we are told that water can be run off, that a swamp can be filled in. Really we have some brains and could have cerebrated that fact for ourselves. Venice was built on a swamp. I do not doubt the D.P.W. could ereci Doges' pai laces at Kennedytown, but the only improve ment he actually offers is the removal of rotten hides, to be enforced by our own officers. I sarcasin-I have noticed it before at these cannot help thinking that this is a piece of Board meetings-by that great master of official casuistry and uncompromising opponent of the Board who has signed that letter.

The President--I am afraid I shall have to call you to order for speaking in this way. You are speaking, I think, of a member of the Board and the Colonial Secretary,

Dr. Hartigan said he was speaking of the. gentleman who had signed the letter in his hand.

The President-I do not think you should speak of him in that way, I must ask you to withdraw the words.

Dr. Hanigan-I will withdraw any part which you consider wrong, but I maintam that the same sort of thing has been inserted in previous letters. If I have said anything which is not in accordance with the cliquette of the Board I withdraw it.

The Hon. F. I. May-As far as my memory, goes he said the writer of the letter was an" opponent of every sanitary reform and a master of casuistry, and I think that is most uncalled for.

This was adopted.

BYE-LAW 18 07 THE DRAINAGE- BYE-LAWS.

The following letter from the Colonial Secre-

was submitted :— tary

In reply

your letter of the 18th January, the fact that it may not always be possible to I am directed to enquire whether, in view of bave a straight drain under the conditions existing in Hongkong, it would not have the same effect if the words' unless the written permission of the Sanitary Board Surveyor has first been obtained to lay it otherwise' were substituted in bye-law 18 of the Drainage Bye

laws."

Dr. Clark said he himself saw no objection to the deletion of the words "wherever possible, and he did not suppose that the Sanitary Board Surveyor had.

The President said he had seen Mr. Bryan, the Surveyor, on the matter and he thought the alteration as suggested in the letter would exactly meet the case..

It was put to the meeting and agreed to.

THE HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS. Dr. Clark had given notice of his intention to move :-

That the Board again direct the attention of the Government to the urgent necessity for amending the law governing the height of buildings, and beg to recommend that no build- Dr. Hartigan--I beg to say most emphaticallying be permitted to be erected in future to a that I said nothing of the sort. I said opponent greater height than one and a half-times the of this Board.

width of the street on, which it fronts."

Attached to the notice was the following minute by Dr. Clark:

The President-And á inaster of casuistry. Dr. Hartigan-Yes.

The President I think those words should be withdrawn.

"In view of the proposed consolidation of the Building Ordinances at an early date, and the Dr. Hartigan-I will not withdraw “opponent the grave importance to the sanitary welfare of this Board," but I will withdraw master of of the Colony of the question of the height of casuistry” if you think the expression offensive, buildings, I think the Board should not neglect I am sorry so much heat has been engendered. this opportunity of again urging upon the Dr. Hartigan had not proceeded much further Government the absolute necessity of amend- when lie was again called to order. He saiding the existing law upon this point, if the is to be preserved from future epidemics

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The damage done only amounted to a few hundred dollars.

There was no insurance.

Two or three houses were burned in Kow. Ioon City early this morning. The outbreak, however, was quelled without outside assist

ance.

The damage was not extensive.

It will be interesting to note that the firemen (European) have turned out three or four times, the latter number being the accurate one, we believe, within 48 hours, three of the turns out being for alanis of fire reported yesterday.

For this work, we understand that the exhorbitant" rate of $9 per month is paid to these protectors of life and properly. Surely this sum is not considered sufficient to pay a European fireman for such work.

THE CIRCUS,

We would draw attention of our readers.to the fact that a weight lifting competition is en the programme of the Circus, in which several well-known 'residents of the Colony are com peting. The tiger Duke and Mr. Robert Love also receive their benefits. the same evening, that of the former taking the form of the en trance of a well-known Chinese gentleman into hanc of We feel sure that Duke will enjoy the interview and we hope that his visitor will live to repent his rash act. Mr. Love is to appear as clown and will open his album of comic songs, Friday's show should be one of the best.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

* We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this columo.]

INSANITARY BALLADS.

[By OUR INSANE CONTRIBUTOR.), No. ...

A-SITTING BY A DRAIN, {With Apologies to the Memory of the Late Lewis Carroll).

I'll tell thee everything I can; There's little to explain,

I saw a Sanitary man, A-sitting by a drain.

"Who are you man of smells " I said.“ **And how is it you live")

And his answer trickled through my head Like water through a sieva.

He said, "I look for. nuisances That lurk about the town; And on the men responsible

I cast an ugly frown.

I drag them into Court,” he said, "And there I have them fined And that's the way I earn-my bread- Whenever so inclined.”

But was thinking of a plan To run the Public Works, And fill my empty pockets full

Of many handsome" perks." So, having no reply to give To what had just been said,

I cried, "Come, tell me how you live!" And thumped him on the head. "His accent mild took up the song He said, I go my rounds, And when I find an odour strong Within the city bounds

I put it in my note book And report it to my lord And he will tell me how to act In concert with the Board.” But I was thinking of a way To cage our Hongkong smells, And use them for preserving hay, Or aerating wells.

I shook him well from side to side, Until his face was bluc;

"Come, tell me how you live," I cried, "And what it is do."

You

He said "I hunt for leaky drains," Along the City streets.

But gaver go in private lanes

Or off my proper beats.

I hunt illegal cubicles,

Or blocked up window spaces→→→

And thus I strive to cure the ills Of evil-smelling places.

"I sometimes hunt for swampy land Or chase anopheles;

But this End, is often damned. And does not always please The President of that great Board Which votes mny yearly pay-

I find that I can best afford.

To look the other way."

I heard him then, for I had quite Completed my idea

To kill bubonic plague outright By treating it with beer.

thanked him much for telling me The way he got his wealth,

But chiefly for his wish that he

Might prosecute myself.

And now when e'er I chance to sniff

A most obnoxious smell,

Or get attacks of typhus stiff From a polluted well,

Or if by chance I pass into A very diny lane,

I weep, for it reminds me sa

Of that old man I used to know- Whose eyes were blind, whose mind was

slow,

Whose nose was blocked with plugs of tow, Whose intellect was very low,

Who said that drains ought not to flow, That he had no great wish to know The spots where plagues and fevers grow, And didn't think it wise to go A-filling is of swamps and so Destroy the haunt of buffalo, That summer evening long ago, A-sitting by, a drain.

IN MEMORIAM. VICTORIAE, B. & I..

CANTON NOTES.

THE COLD SNAP. (From Our Own Correspondent)

CANTON, February 6th. The severe, cold of the past few days bas' caused a great deal of suffering in the city. It is difficult to ascertain the number of deaths occasioned by it but the number must be |large." The Øi Yuk Tong has given away over

one hundred coffins and all the dead have not- yet been provided for.

ICE FOR SALE, Yesterday ice was carried in from the country in baskets and offered for sale on the streets. The people believe that the water from the ice has wonderful cooling properties and is there- fore very helpful in reducing fever. The ice is bought, put in boities and kept for months e. the water, and then used as lever medicine.

THE KUM CHUK PIRATES,

It is reported that three of the Kum Chuk pirates, who attacked the foreign houseboat, have been caught. Perhaps it would be nearer. the truth to say that three ruffians have been caught and will be passed off as three of the pirates. Some heads are sure to come off in connection with this outrage but whether the heads of the guilly parties or not is another question. However it is very unlikely that in nocent parties will suffer.

THE NEW VICEROY.

Viceroy To is expected daily. A guard of honour has been stationed for two days at the official landing to receive him. The Viceroy's yaniên has been repaired and is all ready for the new occupant. To-marrow is the day on which the official stamp is sealed up for the New Year holidays so thatthe Viceroy will be in a measure free from official business for a month.

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This publicly sealing of the official stamp, fung yan," is well known to be a farce. The same day on which the stamp in sealed it is torn open again, and the stamping

goes on as usual..

Shipping.

Arrivals.

JAVA, British steamer, 2,633, G. W. Gordon, R.N:R., 7th Feb - Yokohama 22nd Jan, General.-P. & O. S. N. Còộ DESCARTES, French cruiser, 4,000, Saune, 7th

Feb., Saigon 1st February,

TEENKAI, British steamer, 3,206, H. C. Harris, 7th Feb-Singapore 30th Jan., General. -Holliday, Wise & Co..

WING SANG, British steamer, 1,517, T. Hi Sellar, 7th Feb,-Swatów 6th Feb., Gere. ral-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

PELAYO, British steamer, 1,100, Bians, "7th Feb., Singapore 33nd Ján, Kerosine Oil.- -Mr. McBain,

ARGONAUT, British cruiser, 11,000, G. H. Cherry, R.N: R., 7th Feb.,—Amay 6th Feb.

Clearances at the Harbour Ofos. Emma Luyken, British str., for Saigon Pale Kong, British str., for Canton. Chiyurn, American str., for Shanghai. Wo Ping, Chinese steam-launch, for Wuchow, Stam, Danish str1 for Saigon." Chowfa, German str., for Bangkok. Kanagawa Maru, Japanese str., for Singapore. America Mfaru, Japanese str., for Shanghai.

Departures.

Feb. 7, Haiching, British stri, for Swatow. Feb. 7. Chowfa, British sir, for Bangkok. Feb. 7, Paz, Belgian str, för Saigon, Feb. 7, Klausthon, German sir, for Japan. Feb. 7, filios, Norwegian str., for Canton., Feb. 7, Kaiserin Augusta, Ger, ch, for Amoy.- Feb: 7, Amiral. Charner, French cruiser, for

Japan.

Feb. 7, America Maru, Japanese strå, for San

Francisco.

Passongers-Arrived.

Per Teenhai, from Singapore--goo Chiness. Per Wingsang from Swatow-Messrs. King, Paton, and 73 Chinese.

Per Jaza, from Yokohama-Rev. and Mrs, Moule, and Miss L Arnold,

Departed.

Per Sandakan, for Sandakan-Messrs. C. 1, Johuson, B. L. Facker, Klamberg, a Japanese and 20 Chinese,

[The following has been kindly forwarded totis by Mr. F. Schroeder, Editor of the Eastern Per Hamburg, from Japan for Singapore---, World, Yokohama),

Mr. M. Mess, and 4 Jaganese. For Colombo. Across continents, under oceans, from pole to. Petroff, P. Kuzuetaff, Fortschikoff, Schatsch, —Mr. A. G. Kingsford, For Fort Said--Mestro.. pole,

Sarantowich and J. Walitzy. For Penang- Mr. Wm. Mitchell. For Genoa-Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. O. Richelmann, Messrs. O. Linder, E. M. Hobart, Hampdon, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Budd and child, Mrs.

From East to West, and where the days meet,

sped the message That the great soul of Albion's great Queen

and Empress

Has returned to the realms whence it carried

Of

its mission

love and good will to the millions untold, Whose prayers and tears now bear eloquent Of the love Queen Victoria bore to them and

their kindred,

So

witness

that every Englishman's hand was the band

of a friend,

Held out for his Queen to whomsoever would

grasp it

When the cup went round, or in times of dis

tress and of danger. And thus the Queen's Empire grew, following

the sun,

Across leagues of blue water and the barriers

of Hind, Far into the heart of a continent. And in the

hearts of its people,

And wherever the meteor flag Along its folds to

the breeze To the tune of a song, or the fierce roar of

battle

Preston and daughter, Messrs. G. P. Beliakin, Babuschkin, and Mr. and Mrs. S. Kirikow. For London Mr. and Mrs. Honner, Miss M. Rickards, Messrs. K. Ikeda, J. D. Mason and M. Inouye For Hamburg-Dr.Buetiner,

Muthmann, Bermatzky and Rockel. From Shangliai for Singapore - Mrs, de Kock, and Mr. G. W. Davies: For Penang-Mr. Crone. For Port Said-Mr. N. Gelsinus. For Genoa Capt. Külne, Mr. K. Markan, Mies Ramsten, Mr. and Mrs. Ginalain, Mr. M. Mantenffel, Mr. and Mrs. Rebiere, Capt. Rounberg, Messrs. Tumer and child, Mr. A. Annand, Mr. and Mr. Knippel and 11. Melde. For London-Mrs. de Campbell, and Mrs. Cooper and child. For Antwerp--Mr. M. Doudlet. For Hamburg Messrs. G. R. Lochr, F. B. May, Wen Fo, Roser, Scholy, J. Beckelmann, H. Boemke and Karl von Hartwig. From Hongkong for Singapore-Mr. F. 5. Jaçon. For Pesang--. Molas, Mr. C. Schroeter, Mis. and Miss Hai Mr. Tillden... For "Genoa-Capts: Gülich, M..

and F. C. Taylor. For London—2nd-Lieut.. Herbert Grant Smith. For Hamburg-Mr. W. Herbert Grant S

were frequented and traversed almost entirely" The whole-correspondence is further proof of those diseases which are fostered by want of of the Bishop, shows how many sides there are Fought by the merrie men of England for their movin For Port Said-Messts T. J. Hynn

THE EDUCATION QUESTION, TO THE EDITOR-OP, THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." SIR,Mr. Wang Chung-yu's letter on the above subject, opened up by the recent speech by Chinese, hawkers were allowed to squat, but it is impossible to struggle here against the they were not allowed to squat in strecis where official phalanx which can never do wrong.light and aix. There is probably no other, to this question, and that it requires very care.

country and Queen,' :: * Europeans resided or, which were traversed You as officials--and I draw that line distinctly British colony or possession in the world where †ful consideration. Personally, I think that Oye winds, carry, back the laments of her and frequented by Europeans. Wing Fungare all equally masters of evasion and i a building can be put up to a height of 45 feet the children of two different races should not

children, Street was such a street. He admitted it was equivocation.

in a lane only 14 feet wide. The whole of the be educated side by side, as I believe that The incense of their blessings carry back to Bnin, Miss Leach, Messra, E. P. Soloman, and Per America Maru, for Shanghai-Lady an oversight on the part of the police-or they The President-Order, order, order! This recent sanitary enactments are being stultified they pick up from each other only the bad

her bier, might call it neglect of duty-in allowing the is a very wrong way for you to speak, Dr.

by our present rules as 10-the height of build-points which distinguish either nationally. Where, severed by distance, they themselves -Sinclair, J. Clark, and Chas. Harris. For T. C. Zechokkyn For Nagasak --Messis. J. hawkers to congregate there. That was stated Hartigan.

ings, for the Chinese and other property owners Later on in life. they learn to think and use

may not kneel, in his report. He thought the street His Ex- Dr. Hartigan-Do you abject to the word have at last begun to realise that where they their discretion, before forming habits which, if Whispering prayers of their childhood, learned W. E. Whealer, C: Kierraj, Chia Qung, G. W. Kobe-Messrs. Chow Wai Chen and servant, cellency referred ip was Nullah Lane, a street "evasion?"".

now have a two-story building, the law allows acquired very young, become engrained in

* ere ye sped them exactly behind the Wanchal Market. That was The President-It is a very improper word.

them to put a three or four-storey one, and their character. And here your correspondent In white-winged British ships to the ends of Gensiel, Miss Grensel and Mrs. A. Bal a street which was entirely used by Chinese, The Hon. F, H. May-1 object to the word during the past two or three years an enormous touches on a point which might effect a com--

four For Yokohama Mr M.SEC. Ellis the earth and it was a street which His Excellency freequivocation. I am not accustomed to being number of plans have come in, adding to the promise, when he says that it is not a good o ye tides, that lave, the white cliffs of Dover, Alexander, and Miss Alexander. For Sa

U.S.N.: For Honolulu Mr. and Mrs. S. TË called a liar, and I ask Dr Hartigan to come height of existing buildings or replacing the thing for small children to be educated and Tell Britansia you bring her her children's sad Francisco Mesars. A: L: Arundell, E. Ander outside and call me one. I consider it nothing two-storey buildings by more lofty ones." mixed with much older persons. Why should less than an insult to charge members with Dr. Clark said that since giving notice of this there not be distinct European and Chinese From continents and oceans, from the North son, Leong Kim York Chesi Clark, Leonard Wahl Miss M, M. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. T. being guilty of equivocation,

motion the report of the recently appointed-con- schools for young children, and let older ones and the South, and; A L. Gulick For New York Messrs. W. Rus- mittee on sanitary improvements in the City of attend mixed schools if their parents wish it? From the East and the West, and where the sell Mirna and JT. Garrison For London Victoria had been handed in, and that report

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days meet Ifad quite taken the wind out of Dia saija...It

Judge and Mrs W. H Gaunt. represented his views, exactly, and he wished to ask the permission of the Board to withdraw. the resolution.

"The President-I presume the Board has no objections? W

le

Dr. Hartigan-1 expected the vice President to be called to order for his challenge to come outside, but of course I pass that ever m

They use certain means as officials which they scorn in their unofficial capacity to use.

The President That I absolutely deny. : 1 consider that most insulting toù. • Dr. Hartigan-I am very sorry,

quently rode down. This street was about the only place where coolics who went out at four o'clock in the morning could get a bit of break- fast, houses and shops not being open. There were similar stalls in streets in the great Europ can cities, including the first city of the world the city of London and upon his word he could not see that they did any har might state incidentally, that where hawkers were allowed to squat the police and there were special police told off for the work-saw that the hawkers swept up the refuse, and he wen- tured to say that if any member of the Board, The President-Have you any resolution ? chose to go down Nullah Lane or Cross Street We have really a great deal of business to go ning o'clock in the evening planed of at way througbariigan: If you had got interrupted ers had done their day's work, they would find me we should have had it over the street swept and garnished and as clean as Queen's Road at the bottom of that building

The Eretident asked Dr. Hartigan if he was

the other two

content fo`larve the matter there.

Dr Hartigan said, no. The blocking of the streets was a minor matter. He did not ap 7-prove of it but what he complained of paftis awowe the polocking of the drains

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Feb 9th Feb. 9th Feb 13th

TO TETOR OF: "Homokon "Ikukuračne", SIR-in the letter of your correspondent in last night's issue re the Education question, be says incidentally "Do you think that there is Dr. Clark, proceeding, said that arguments any European buy so foolish as to prostrate with regard to height of building had been himself before his superior Not at all

asto. gone over no frequently that it deemed almost felag hems No Honggong brought up boy woman and a scaman were charged with a cal- Sitenin

so fetter himself with formalism? proceeded to treat of the various points raised acknowledges any superior, and even if he in the report, and ended by moving its adoption, cannot druthfully in his heart think that, bis adding that it be sent to the Government with parents and elders know a little more than the strongest recommendations of the Board himself, he might at least fetter himself suffis for its early adoption,

clenily to formally show respect for shent, And, hope that any new school that may be started here will style itself a school and not an "Academy " nor even a Col

The Hon. FH. May also objected to Dr. Hartigan proceeding, adding There is no resolution before the Board. He has been meandering about and what he means I don't know, and I am sure nobody else does."

Dr. Hartigan said, he was sorry if the Board find not read the report which he was taking point usion bo suide 1 hays spokent

Mr. Obomo said he should like to bring to the notice of the Board one point in connection with this matter. The central part of the city, between RediterraWaarkandike, NavalYard

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ing Jewellery, etc to the value of $500

7hey pleaded not guilty. The plan employed was a very cleverly Caslicam xar pan. Feb. 13th thought out one. The woman went to the Tacoma of Japan dan Feb. 13th complainant's house and sleptiha night. How, Glenturrel va forte japansanan. Feb, 13th: over-ducing her stay she managed to get hold

Dewa, would direct the attentien of shippin's Arma to thi of the articles stolen, and throw them out of the mytab valah is greater kirgasted and sprojecie, Sallinen window to the other defandant.

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