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The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, "MAY 27, 1901. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Sensible Actions, We must congratulate the Sanitary Board upon being unanimous. for once upon a question of public moment. Everybody with half a grain of sense must see that the only way in which Beaconsfield Arcade could be dealt withi was by closing it. No half measures could have been effective, for there can be little doubt but that the whole block is sadien with plague and is a menace to the community at large.

It is of course very hard upon the in- habitants of the premises that they should be bundled out at a few hours notice, but that cannot be helped. Had they been allowed to continue in occupation they would have endangered the rest of the public, and it is much better that a small number should be put to inconvenience than that even one should succunih to a horrible disease. And this applies more particularly to the, tailor's shop which is in this block of buildings, Rats suffering from plague might well sleeps amongst the clothes in course of being made made up, and they would leave them throughly full of plague germs, with conse quences too horrible to contemplate for the person who wore them afterwards and also, perhaps, for the men employed in their

minufacture.

It is to be hoped that so soon as these premises have been vacated, the Sanitary Authorities will take the matter in hand with a will and that a thorough cleansing and disinfecting will take place. Would not be better, perhaps, to adopt the Indian method and remove the roof so as to allow free access to the air and sunlight? this should certain- ly be done, we think, in all Chinese houses, at least, which are closed on account,, of plague. The bulk of our Chinese houses contain long, narrow rooms, often only lighted from the front, and in these dark dens the Chinese herd together, and allow all sorts of filth to accumulate. The Tresh

permanent establishments as soon as possi- ble Galvanized iron bath-houses would cost little, would last long, and would be a boon to the community bath from a sanitary and a philanthropic point of view. Then too, if the places were properly constructed there would be less difficulty in keeping them clean, and a large boiler with a suitable furnace in each would, ensure a constant supply of hot water at; probably, less cost than the primitive ones now in use.

IT is notified in the Gasele of the 25th inst, His Majesty is likely to revive the practice of that H. E. the Governor has uppointed Wil-wearing buttonholes, for he has always had a Tiam Crake to be Second Assistant Marine penchant for them, and considers them to be a Surveyor, as front the 20th March ult.

great addition to gentlemen's evening dress,

His favourite is either a white Rose ora Gar and not by any means a sign of foppishness. denis, but sometimes, he allows himself to wear a tiny spray of Lily of the Valley, Queen Alexandra's pet tower. The Duke of York has a preference for Neapolitan Violets, his lam-. ented brother electing as his chosen buttonhole the Tuberose. The Gardeners

WHETHER or no an accident sccurred to a cargo of eggs yesterday we don't know, but there were hundreds of egg-shells afloat of Stonecutters. Can any reader explain it? They were mostly duck's eggs.

Dr. CLARK spoke to the manner in which the, bath-houses were appreciated at Saturday's SAD death took place on H.M.S. Bonaven meeting of the Sanitary Board, and we fully early on Saturday morning. The surgeon endorse every word that he said. A muni-

as suddenly sent for to attend one of the A RECENT number of British dining says ber of such bath-houses scattered over the stokers, but the man succumbed almost imme: "Throgmorton-street will take Mr. Chamberlain Colony will do more to keep down plaguediately, death being due to interual hemmorance more to its bosom. The Colonial Secre than any amount of preaching cleanliness. rage. He was buried with full naval honours tary has again spoken on West Africa, and this If a dirty coolie can have a nice hot tubs yesterday afternoon,

time no wet blanket has been thrown on the for nothing he will probably take it, but if he has to carry and heat his own water, THE return of cases of communicable disease or rather a deputation from the Manchester, Jungle market. On the contrary, we are told the probabilities are that he will either reported as occurring in the Colony during the Liverpool, and London Chamber of Commerce main dirty or content himself with the pro-week ended 25th May shows Bubonic Plague, were told that Mr. Chamberlain pins his faith verbial cat-lick, Chinese houses, too, de 200 cases, 187 deaths, 165 cases being from the to West Africa. Hongkong and Calcutta were not lend themselves readily to personal City's Enteric Fever, 5 cases, 3 deaths, one case cleanliness! Take the average coolie lodging from the Harbour; Puerperal Fever, one case, but nobody felt afraid of living there now. I house. How many are there in the Colony, one death, Chinese; Small-pox, two cases, one is sadly to be feared that so long as machinery once described as the "white man's grave," we wonder, that supply any facilities for a death, Chinese, bath, beyond a small tub, holding about a gallon of water? And even with this it will Ir is true, said. Mr. Hooley, in an interview the health of those who do the hard work." We is erected, ore crushed, gold extracted, and probably happen that the coolic who wants with an Expres representative, that I am liv-don't know about Calcutta, but we think Hong- daly shipped, the market will not worry about a wash must take his tub to the doorstep, asing at the rate of £15,000 a year-and it is to kong still deserves the description.. one can easily see from a walk along any the advantage of my creditors that I should do street inhabited by Chinese after working. You must spend money to make money. It is proposed, says the Pall Mall Gazelle of hours are over.

Good iron bath houses, properly fitted my and many of them are what we want, and when we have got them perhaps His Excel lency will see it he cannot put his shoulder to the wheel again and give the public latrine question a-fresh impetus.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. EGYPT.

LONDON, May 23rd. The Khedive has pardoned Arabi Musta pla' Fehmi.

THE LATE SIEGE OF THE PEKING LEGATIONS.

Lord George Hamilton states that the

the 16th ult, to carry out a lengthy series of experiments with the Viper, the destroyer. fitted on the turbine principle whose speed when she was first tried created so great a sensation. So far, her fitness for her work has not been demonstrated, in an altogether satis

I rent a suite of rooms in a West End holeh Why? So that I can see men and do business with them in proper surroundings. It is my office. When I became bankrupt I gave up everything I possessed for my creditors. Now I am earning money to repay them. I have already repaid a hundred to them their debis factory fashion. Of her speed there is no ques have been assigned. I have two or three bigtinn, but some difficulty appears to have been schemes which are rapidly coming to a head, and I shall pay off my creditors as quickly as I can earn the money." It seems almost possible that Mr. Hooley might live at a slightly less amount than £15,000 a year, and still do bust ness with men in a proper manner, or even a more proper manner, and let his creditors have the benefit of the amount saved. We hope, on account of his clients and creditors, that Mr. head, will not burst like his other bubbles. THAT "ignorant impatience of taxation which

found in manoeuvring, particularly in going astern, and she is a huge coaleater. The Cobra, another boat on the same principle, is ready to be passed out of the contractor's hands, and it is very probable that a third boat, which is being constructed as a matter of speculation, will also become the property of the country.

We are pleased to hear that Mr. Meek is progressing favourably, his temperature having fallen: this morning. The other European plague patients are all doing well.) fe

The inhabitants of Beaconsfield Arcade were their prettuses. It is to bo hoped that in more very busy yesterday and to-day clearing out sanitary quarters they will remain in good health

THE COMET.

The following contribution, or extract, ap- pears in the falay Afaii, which associates the Halley comet row visible with the historical one of

visitor calling upon us once every 753 years. According to Elijah Burritt it is a regular was last seen in November, 1835. harbinger of some terrible evil, and spread When first seen it was thought to be a

that it would strike the earth and consume it. dismay among all classes. It was predicted When the Turks extended their victorious arms across the Hellespont and seemed dis loomed up in the sky to take the courage from tined to over-run all Europe, this same comet.

ordered the Ave Maria to be sung in the added a prayer to save the country from, the the arms of the soldiers.. Pope Calixtos III. cathedral three times every day at noon and devil, the Turk and the comet.

758 and in 1835, and now again it is visible: The first record of its appearance was in 1456, is was seen again in 1531, then in 1601,

"The Bands of Orion." These three stars are soon after dark in our western sky, in the con stellarion Orion, a short distance below the three stars in the belt, or as they are called, just 3 in length and measuring by them the train of the comet is about 6 in length. respecting the path of the comets had ever Up to the 17th century no correct nation been formed. Dr lialley, the friend and con. temporary of Newton, observed the culiset of 1682 with great care; he found that it corre sponded with the description of the three comets of 1456, 1531 and 1676, the times of their perihelion distance was the same. It their appearance had been at regular intervals, must be the same comet performing an clong- inhabitants of the earth once in 75 years. ated ellipse about our sun and visible to the Hence it has been called Halley's cornet.

turned upon this new-comer with the flying The telescopes of all Christendom will be golden hair, and the warid will know more of this mysterious visitor than ever before.

We who live under- the clear skies of the equator have a rare chance to watch is increas then to see it gradually fade as it recedes in space on its long journey through 75 years..

air and the sunlight are rigorously excluded, Government proposes to give a medal to all Hooley's big schemes, when they come to a three instructional flotillas of destroyers, but ing splendour, until it reaches its perihelion,

and the result is that all sorts of germs rerel in every dark and unwholesome corner, We think, too, that it would be well,if some means could be found to force the Chinese to keep their premises clear of the litter of filthy and insanitary rubbish that one always finds in them. Watch a house which is being cleared an account of a plague case and you will see that the amount of pure fith removed from each room more often than not fills a whole dust-cart, while a jumble of dirty, half-decayed boxes, boards, chairs, tables and other articles are dumped into the street, the whole so absolutely rotten and reeking with Gith that a dollar would be

those who were engaged in the defence and relief of the Peking Legation. The question of an international decoration is under con sideration.

THE BRITISH NAVY.

THE BUDGET.

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It was intended that a boat on the turbine principle should be attached to each of the effect is hardly likely to be given to this inten- manœuvres is attained. tion until greater certainty in the execution of

THE LUSITANO CLUB.

CONCERT.

A very enjoyable concert was given at the Club Lusitano on Saturday evening by Señorita Adelina Bonin. There was a large attendance and the frequent applause testified to the rendering of "Muger y Reina," "Los Tres appreciation of the audience. Señorita Bonia's Clavelles," "Gigantes y Cabestidos" and "Mio Ultimo Valiz' ་་ ་

was much appreciated. applauded for their violin trio, the little fellows to use it. Masters Graça Ozorio were loudly She has a sweetly pretty voice and knows how

ence aroused the scorn of the late Lord Shar- brooke is fermenting freely among the gentle imen who believe--or profess to believe-that; they will be grievously hard hit by the new The Admiralty has decided to build fast duty on exported coal, says the Pall Mall cruisers of the Afonmouth type.

Gazette of the 23rd ult. The coalowners are grumbling all round, and in a style which con- trasts very unfavourably with the silent resigna. tion of the income-tax payer. We would point out, once more, to these victims of fiscal fate; first, that we have got to foot the bill, secondly, than others; and, thirdly, that the new duty That some folk must suffer in the process more can only injure them indirectly, ifit injures them at all, inasmuch as its direct incidence will lie upon the foreign buyer. And if the coatowners imagine that the British public are going to work themselves up into a state of indignation over the mainly imaginary, woes of the class which is continually mulcting them more and impost is a highly proper one, and the Govern-tainment provided:- more heavily for coal, they are mistaken. The ment will have the country behind them in imposing it.

May 24th. Captain

The Budget has been read a second time, will be despatched for the

and passed by 236 votes to 132. above Ports, on SUNDAY, the and June.

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is covered with dust and dirt and Mr. Brodrick has stated that despite the Hongkong, 27th May, toor.: [2z6e many of the wooden articles are, in demands of the war in South Africa, there No

[ORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP been allowed to stand in "damp dark

addition recking, with slime from having is now a far larger reserve of ammunition COMPANY,

corners. There are mouldering articles than at the outbreak of hostilities. of clothing, utterly unfit for even, the mean est coolie to wear, old boots, old tins, scraps of this and scraps of that and they look as though they had been left in a comer and forgotten for years. And when the limewash- ing and disinfecting is over, the chances are The above Steamer having arrived, Can-ten to one that the bulk of this rubbish is signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send carted back and left until such time as an in their Bills of Lading for countersignature other case of plague necessitates its being and to take immediate delivery of their Goods cleared out once more. from alongside.

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STEAMSHIP "DUKE OF FIFE" FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO- HAMA, KOBE, MOJI AND SHANGHAL

and expense..

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk

DODWELL & Co, LIMITED, Agents. Hongkong, 27th May, 1901.

Intimation.

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FURTHER RIOTING AT ST. PETERSBURG.

Further serious rioting has occurred at St. Petersburg. The Mounted Gendarmes charged twice but were repulsed, six Gend- armes being killed.;

IN ENGLAND.

LATER

Sir Alfred Milner was welcomed at Water- loo Station by Lord Salisbury and Mr. Chamberlain, with whom he drove to Marlborough House for an audience with King Edward.

proving that though young, in years they were old at their instruments. Such general favour ites as Mr. G. P. Lammert, Professur Danen- sung "Dreams of My Own Land" by Mr. E. J. berg and others need no praise from us. The Lopes, with violin obligato by Mr. F. X. Lopes, was excellent. It was loudly applauded and we shall be pleased to hear these talented gentlemen again. We append the pro- gramme, which will prove the excellent enter-

PROGRAMME.

1.-iana,

a-Song 3Song......

3.-Song 6.-Song

inters

FIRST PANT. sad Khapsodio Hongroina Professor A. Gallardi.

F. List. Murer y Reina... A. Caballen.

Sta. A. Honin The Quees of the Earth". Plauti,

Mr. G. P.

Lammert. "Cayatina

J. Ram Mr. E. J. Loger. "La Dante d'Amore... Rodolfo Musclozzi.

Mr. Guedes.

"Les Tres Clavelles,"

Sta. A. Boul

& Cote.

"Noctume".......... V. Gabussi, Masters F. X. Graca Ozorio, J. Graca Ozerio

FM. Graca Osorio, (Mr. L.A. Graca's pupils.)

Can no means be found to put a stop to SIR ALFRED MILNER'S ARRIVAL very favourable light. The letter (from a Violin this? amongst the more intelligent of our Cannot sonie society be formed Chinese with the object of teaching and inculcating household cleanliness? There is no reason for this accumulation of filth. Take the Malays and Japanese, for in- stance. They are Asiatics just, as much AS the Chinese, are, yet their houses are tidy and clean and they do not hoard a lot of half-decayed stuff that would disgrace pigstye. Cannot the missionarics take. the matter up and try to improve matters? We certainly think that the bodily as well as

A. S. WATSON & Co., the spiritual welfare of the converts should

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be looked to by their pastors, and were the principles of cleanliness inculcated we be lieve that the object lesson thus given would have its effect.

But the missionaries can only reach their own particular flocks, and thus it would be much more satisfactory could a society be formed on purely non-sectarian lines for the preaching of the gospel of cleanliness. See how Mrs. ARCHIBALD LITTLE's cru- ÆRATED WATERS sade against the footbinding custom has

OF

IN THE FAR EAST.

OUR NEW FACTORY, Jacing -the sea at the Praya ReclamatioN, is constructed with every attention to the best principles that sanitary science can suggest.

perfect System of Filtration is employed guaranteeing Absolute pur-

appealed to the people. Surely a crusade against dirt would stand an, equal chance. But if such a society is formed it should be quite apart from missionary enterprize. Let

Bible prescribes cleanliness and let the fest

duster.

A peerage was conferred on Sir Alfred Milner by the King.

THE RUSSIAN LOAN. The Russian loan has been largely covered in Paris.

Song Alt fross Un Ballo in Maschera

Mr. J. Kraal

Selection. Il Trovatore"..... Miss Chunnett Recom. Miss King.

PlanoSolo." z--Song

THE following letter, from the Times of the 16th ult, does not show Aldershot training in a

Winchester College boy) says:-My dear Dad,, Cyclist corps have again 'distinguished made to ride right round in a semicircle from themselves at field day. First of all, we were

scout came rushing in and said there was a our right to our left flank. Then a cavalry'

squadron of cavalry coming along the toad,-Song... and so we were ordered to form up across the road and fire into them as hard as we could.. The cavalry came thrashing up, but were ordered to retire by an umpire, who said they were dispersed and out of action. Then we had to take a hill, which we took, driving some BOER PRISONERS FOR BERMUDA. by a second squadron of cavalry, whom we cavalry off it. Then we were again charged

scattered, and who acknowledged themselves out of action. Then to crown it all we put a battery, of artillery out of action. The great.-Song thing was that none of the enemy knew that we were there, and were entirely taken by sur prise. We were awfully praised up by a Colonel-afterwards, so we didn't do badly. on the whole. The great thing was not to be seen by the enemy. Our uniforms being blue matched the trees very well and helped us a great deal,

L

May 25th. Three hundred Boer prisoners have sailed for Bermuda.

THE AMERICA CUP RACE, The New York Yacht Club has agreed to Sir Thomas Lipton's request to postpone the race for the America Cup until the 21st September.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

the Christian Chinese "be taught that the H.E. the Governor has appointed Robert Mc be told that Confucius or Mahomet, or who. Even to be an Inspector of Nuisances

root, rejoiced in soap and water ONLY fifty-nine men turned up for the march prophet or God, rejoiced soap and water out of the Volunteers on Saturday, so the affair and a moderate use of the broom; mop and was abandoned.

"We should like to hear what some of our educated Chinese have to say on the subject. the idea of a General Cleanliness Society, What does Mr. FUNG WAH CHUN think of for instance?

The Bath-Houses, His Excellency, the Governor is most certainly to be congratulated on his action

A cooLIE was drowned at Wanchai on Satur; day. He fell off the gangway plank while boarding a junk.

IT will be seen by reference to an advertise

ceased publication, the Pall Mall Gazette says:-M. Yees Guyot, in his address to the shareholders and friends of the Siècle, remarked that the Siècle was the only organ of the French press that had not supported the policy of Mr. Kruger. He had been represented as an enemy of the Boers, but he had, in reality, been their true friend, as if they had only followed his advice they would have retained.

COMMENTING on the news that the Sfecle had

THE following Notification is published in the their independence. Alone in the French press Gazette: Vessels from Hongkong should call he had, when the petition of the Outlanders at Koh Phai for quarantine.”

was announced, foreseen, what would happen if Kruger, deceived by Dr. Leyds, adhered to his old practices. Was this a crime? He had suggested a solution which would have assured security and liberty to the Outlanders, and Mr. had himself proposed it in 1896. 'Sir Alfred Milner renewed this proposal, at the Bloem Chamberlain had written to tell him that he

fontein Conference. In reality the only ques-

The Machinery used is of the Latest in establishing public bath-houses without ment appearing elsewhere that an excellent first waiting for the tedious process of dragg cottage piano by Bord, of Paris, is for sale ing the proposal for their erection through cheap.

Type.

A STAFF OF ENGLISH EXPERTS attends to every detail of the Manu facture

Vaters produced are of the highest class and excellance; as testi fied to by the best English makers

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong

the Legislative Council. The places were a NOTICE is given in the Gareffe that torpedoes pressing necessity and have been for years will be run daily on the range at Kowloon from Excellency took the matter in hand himself to-morrow, the 28th instant, until further notice. past, and we are pleased to see. that His

and put it through without any red tapeism The range is about 1,000 yards straight out whatsoever. We do, no, mean to say that from the pier. Allships and vessels are cau- adopting the same method of procedure.M.S. Bonaventure arrived from Kobe on we should be pleased to see-His-Excellency-dioned to keep clear of the rango, every time anything cropped up, but on Saturday afternoon with her long paying-off occasions of emergency it is just as well that pennant flying. She is, we understand, to dock such matters should be dealt with without any delay, and that this was a case of genuine here, as she has had a good deal of her copper scraped off while frozen in op north The emergency nobody will deny. N

vessel will probably remain bere for a fortnight and will then proceed to Singapore to meet her relief, the Talboj,

We trust, however, that Sir HENRY will go a step further, and will do his best to have these temporary structures turned into

lion was Had the Transvaal Government respected the Convention of 1884? Who were tionists, with M. Méline, the Nationalists, with at the head of the Anglophobes? The protec M. Milevoye, the followers of the Jesuits and the anti-Semites, who incessantly cried out for an alliance with Germany, so that that Power and France and Russia might throw themselves upon England. The friends of M., Yves Guyd bave subscribed the necessary capital, and will buy in the Sideif.

to Minutes, Interval,

SECOND PART.

THE UBIQUITOUS CHINAMAN.

A correspondent writes to a Bombay paper In Calcutta, rows of neat, bright shops, where the most fastidious lover of a good boot can have his wants supplied, testify to the China- man's industry, perseverance and push To. purchase from him is in itself a guarantee for gradually gathered round him his customers genuineness; small wonder, then, that he has and patrons, if not the "elite" of Calcutta, at least the majority of the upper middle class, his rates do not vary. He neither expects nor His prices are fair, his work is of the best, and and the wealthier section of Native society."

but what he dors expect is Rs. 5, and not even asks Rs 10 for an article that is valued at Rs. 5... the fraction of un anna less. This alone gives which he is not slow to build upon. (It is him a reputation for straight forward dealing quite evident that the remarks in this article only apply to Chinese in India)

A trip on the Hoogly river of an early morn ing will reveal busy little steam launches, shrieking and screeching for right of passage, the occupants of which are Chinese carpenters, with their bags of tools slung upon their shoulders, going to their daily vacations. They are not dull, plodding, cast-iron artisans, but Artistic, initiative, quick to comprehend and improve upon existing methods. He is thus preferred not only for these qualities, but so- briety, steadiness, reliability, an invariable stock of good humour, help him on to popularity, There is a vast contrast between the Chinese carpenter and his Indian brother. The former, earnest, and quietly determined, not. only to complete what he undertakes, but to complete it well (Then all we can say that the Chi-. nese carpenter abroad is very different from the same article at home. Perhaps they don't Verdi spoil and pamper the Chinese in India as we.

do in Hongkong). The latter, all this perhaps, but still with intervals of gossip, pan-chewing and biddee-smoking. The former claims and receives good wages, a carpenter earning' from Rs. 2-8 to Rs. 3 per diem, and a shoc-maker from Rs. 90 to Rs. 100 per mensem, while the latter has to be content on a rupee at the outside. To these trades must be added keepers of cookshops, and gambling and opium dens, world not be expected to be so in Calcutta.. A Chinaman, since perfect in no part of the

the back alleys of Calcutta, with a view to visit

Shaf take the reader with me down one of

ing a Chinese eating house ?

Yerdi.

Campella-Concena Elude", Paganini-Listz.

Prof, E. Danelnig "Gigantes y Cabestados Caballero

Sta, Bagin 3.-Vialin “Selection. "Cavalleria Rusticana".P. Mascagni. Mr. L. Graca.. "Dreams of my own Load Bang.....

(with violin obligato

"Douglas Dean.. SongThe Swallow, Cowen.

Messrs. F. X. Lopes & E. J. Lops.. Mios R. Ley Kun, accgp. Miss King... » &-Song "The Song that reactied my heart Julian Jordan

Alr. G. 1, Lanniers

Mio ultimo

Sta. Bonin,s

A. Coto,

AVERAGE DENSITY OF POPULA- TION GLASGOW, 81, VICTORIA

CITY 126,

The density of population of the City of Vic toria as a whole, that is to say, including all the outlying vacant lands and the villages in No. 1 Health District, the Public Gardens in No. 3 Health District, and all the unoccupied

bill-side below the upper limit of the City

Health Districts (fe about 450 feet above high water mark) is 126 persons per acre. In 1898 the average density of population in the ad- per acre, while in Glasgow it was 61, in Liver ministrative County of London was to persons

pool 50, and in Edinburgh 47 persons per acre Glasgow being the most densely crowded of the thirty-six large towns of the United King

THE PLAGUE.

Number of cases reported (Chinese... 718 up till noon of the 25th Other Asiatica 13 Number of cases reported Other Asiatics

· May, 1991-automer Europeans...16 Chinese 56 during the past 48 hours,

Europeans

After passing through innumerable narrow another, with no definite purpose or aim in lanes, some leading in one direction, others in view, and all seemingly laid out topuzzle and weary the bewildered stranger, chance throw's us in the way of our guest. A delicious whiff of the most delicate crackling greets our sense of smell. Ducks and fowis roasted to most delicious brown, hang up in a tantalizing manner, Inviting the passers-by to eat of them.

homes, done, 16 a alcely, known only, to a Chinese "chef," invite inspection to the deeper. mysteries of their sluthng. Rows of ueally labelled jars of chou-chou, and the succulent Dried leechees, acknowledged by connois bamboo preserve repose, invitingly on shelves. seurs to be the most delicious of Indian fruits when fresh, curl themselves up in glass jars. Wonderful sweers mode of rice and honey, neatly arranged in clean plattersonska

Having satisfied ourselves, we would enter what is but a few doors off, a typical Chinese opium den. Dank, darksome and pestilential, of the opium bowl strike one as with a pestil- the accumulated fumes of half-a-dozen volasies. ence and make one long to escape.

Sucking pigs, specially reared in Chinese

associated with the one as with the other. The A Chinaman is about as partial to gambling. as to his weak tea, and is de inseparably police are unite or less powerless to cope with Total number of cases reported to date 800 in po fixed place, but here, there and every this growing evil, as it is carried on not only where, as exigencies of police zealousness

Number of deaths reported (Chinese 67 necessitate. Paid scouts and spies work about

up till noon of the 25th Other Asiaticsto fromediate peighbourhood and surround- May, 1901 ..... .....(Europeans 4 Ting housetops, lynxeyed and ready to give the Number of deaths reported (Chinese dalam in cases of suspicious and unwelcom

during the past 48 hours Europeans....... based on dreams, Chinese mytholoy, (dragons,

Other Asiatics visitors. The games of chance are mostly. Total number of deaths recorded to date 748 quaintly mixed together) and the influence of griffins, and impossible and unheard of beasts The plague returns for last week

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