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Entimations.

WATSON'S

TOILET PREPARATIONS

WATSON'S GLYCERINE AND CAR-

BOLIC SOAPS effect a saving of 50/, owing to the large size of the tablets They are made of the purest ingredients and are elegantly part up. Our Carbolic Dég Soap is the best thing of.its kind in the market.

WATSON'S TAI YEUK FONG HAIR

WASH prepared from a recipe of the late

Dr. Ayres, continues to give much satis

faction to those who use it.

DENTI

WATSON'S ORIENTAL

FRICE. In the early days of the Colony the

public used no other. Liquid dentifrices

do not keep the teeth white and clean. We recommend the above preparation to all,

NOTICH

THE HONG KONG

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Ordiamry kusine ccomentanfestions should be address

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The Editor will not un lertake to be responsible for avy rojected MS.. tear to return any Contribution.

TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1904.

by experience that endeavours to reduce it in

districts. one district only increase it in neighbouring

It may perhaps be as well to define over- crowding at this point. Strictly speaking user crowding has only an indirect relation to cubic capacity. An overcrowded house is one in which there are too many people for the amount of fresh air pissing through the house per hour. A building with its windows shut will be overcrowded before a building well ventilated. The accepted standard of 1,000 cubic feet per head is merely arrived at because air can in buses of a temperate climate be The rates per quarter and per meno, paqortional. changed three times an hour without draught, 3,000 cubic feet of fresh air per hour being the amount required by each adult to maintain health

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). BAILY-$30 per sunsin. VEEXLY-$13 per auition.

The daily satte is delivered free when the adderes j uccessikule 18+ 231essenger in crepes set by part alditional $1.80 per quarter is chargel for postage. The age on the workly ise to any part of the

world is 30 cents per quarter. Single Copies Daily, tru cents, Weekly, twenty

five fest.

In a warm climate air may be changed gwire qui Lly san mom without causing draught and so less space per head would suffice.

But every one who has seen the houses of the Chinese au longkong must be strack with the fact that eliciest ventilation is impossible. There are an fire-plac », the rooms are fans On the 48th March, at Everton, the wife of and narrow, the window at the front obstructed F. W. WEBH of a son,

by verandahs. Streets are narrow, bak fanes and yards are worse. The seat on of the city itself tumis to accentuate this state of thongs

BIRTH.

DEATH.

On the 18th March, shed in General Hospital, Sugapore RonRT HOLMES, aged 39 years. Chief Engmeer ss. Cheung Back Kian.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1990.

HUMANUM EST ERKARE.

Those of our readers who have been follow.

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In dealing with the meteorological rata, 1 have pointed out that plague began in the void season. It is just at that time that the ventila tion of rooms w uld be at its very worst or, in other words, tha the overcrowding would be (most acute.

Turning to the preventive measures taken with a view to check the course of the epide me we find they have been (1) the disinfec tion of houses in which plague has occur. red,

and the personal effects of the intmates; (2) the closure, especially at the beginning of the epidemic, of vari ous blocks of houses where the disease had broken out, until such time as the

H. E. the Officer Administering the Govern ment has given his assent, in the name and on babalf of the King, to the Ordinance.to.further. amend the New Territories Land Court Ord- inance, No. 18 al 1960.

THE 5.5. Honum was very slightly damaged on her trip up to Canton on Thursday. Owing to a heavy fog she fouted the Iron Barrier and carried away few feet of the fender forward of the paddle box She was delayed for a very few minutes and reached Canton shortly after schedule time. The steamboat company's service has not been changed in the least and the enam is still and is not likely to be docked in consequence of the slight daurige sustained.

A NEW map of Korea has been issued by the great cartographical firm of Edward Stanford the preparation of the geographical detail having been dried out by Mr. Angus Hamd ton who has recently published a most ex- cellent book on Korea. Mr. Hamilton is during the China-Japan war as specii cor. hitherto best known for his good work done respondent for the Pall Mall Gase.de His thoroughly equipped how to form sound views iours through Manchuria and Korea have

on the pot cal situation and on the course

WATKINS, LIMITED.

ANNUAL MEETING.

The ordinary annual meeting of the share. hollers in Watkins, Limited was held at noon to-day, in the company's office, Queen's Road. There were present Mesirs. Chan & Fook (chairman) G. A. Watkins, I. W. Oiborne, Sai and Tsang Yut Kai. A. R. Ezekiel, Wong Laung Him, Tsang Ng

TELEGRAMS.

(Renter's,)

The Near East.

LONDON, 24th March. Ten thousand Albanians have revolted at

Babatepe. Shakir Pasha with twelve bat- talions is surrounding them and ten other

battalions are hastening to his assistance from various points.

LATER.

After the notice convening the meeting had been read, the Chairman said. Gentlemen, the report and accounts have now been in your hands for some days, 1 presume you have na objection to their being taken as road. The China and the United States. volume of business done by the Company during last year was slightly better than yoz.

In spite of strong American opposition, Your general managers, however, consider it

China has denounced the Chinese exclusion advisable to write off larger sums for deprec❘ treaty which will expire on the 27th Decem-

tion rather than increase the dividend, which the slightly larger welt profit made, viz, $14,389.14 against previous year's $12,524.74, would permit. So far, the current year's business also shows, encouraging increase, dué, no doubt, to the enhanced position of our new

last. Turning to the accounts, I would like to premises which were occupied by us in October

say a word or two in explanation. Regarding "Accounts Payable" $16,179.65, these repre of tus Korean map is 20 miles to the inch, and which have since been paid. The large sum sent local bills at the end of Decomber, all of there is an amplitude of place names and, appearing at debu of furniture and uxores Indications of contour by excellent mountai is for cast of new fillings from England, elec shading Rounds and tracks are indicated

tric light and gas installations, also for various clearly and railways planned, in progress, improvements to the building introduced since in operation. The price is 55.

the contract was signed. Our stock on band is about $25,000 more than 1902, which is due 10 our mcreased business and larger premises.

the war. These views he contributes from tume to time to the London Press. The scale

THE CHINESE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITADA,

ber next.

Obituary.

The death is announced of Sir Edwin Arnold.

The Anglo-French Agreements.

In reference to the Anglo-French agree- * ments telegraphed on the 17th inst, il is understood that those relating to Newfound- land and Nigeria are completed. France renounces all territorial claims in Newfound- land, England paying a small compensation for the few Lobster Canneries on the French shore. Great Britain makes concessions in

Our tera ed water factory is in excellent Nigeria giving the French a short cut to Lake working order, and the demand for our pro Tchad. In regard to Morocco and Egypt, ducts increasing. The factory, which used to each party engages practically not to stand be in Mason's Lane, is now attached to this in the way of the other, but the committal

and especially to those who are heavy ing, with care, the news supplied in tar special houses could be disinfected and rendered Chater, Victoria Bhuldings, Queen's Road, this personal supervision of the general managers, of this to paper is difficult. Finally, the

smokers.

telegrams since the opening of the present struggle, and have remarked their exact tude, will agree that we had some justi

A. S. WATSON & Co., fication in inserting the cable, reporting the

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS.

ESTABLISHED 1849.

Hongkong, 26th March, 1904.

TELEPHONE, NO, 196. CABLE AUDRESS: "ACHŁE,“ HONGKONG A. . C. CODE, # EDITION

ESTABLISHED 1859

A CHEE & CO., 祥 利 廣

17, QUEEN'S ROAD,

The native rom

at prool; (3) rat preventive measures. is comman knowledge that, for sumie years past, most absurd rumous as to the objects of Government in their plague measures fall of Put Arthur, which appeared in our

have obtained currency amongst the people. Those misapprehensions, and the general columns on Tuesday. This has how pro experience that the people of infected areas voked a letter of protest from Mon. C. de can and will evade measures for dealing Bologowskoy, the Consul tor Kassia in this with the plague which are distasteful to Colony, I

is hardly necessary to state them, at one time established it as an axiom our regret that erroneous news, of such a

that it was hopeless to carry out any system sensational character. should have been plague administration which ran counter transmitted to us by one of our contespen to the feelings, susceptibilities and preja. tients; especially since we have hitherto dices of the thraese. becis able to supply tearitas with information, unity is now begining to respond to the the accuracy of which has never been chai-call of the Santay Board in maiters apper- lenged. We have to thank the Russian taining to hygiene, and less opposition is Consul for the rectification he has circulated beg exhined towards preventive measures. regarding om Tokin cable. re the sur

Beyond a small amount of obarction and tender of Port Arthur.

wordy warfan, orders are now being canned is, however, matter

of surprise that he did not out, and the native community has resigned Set fit 10 torward US

his letter, to itself to the mevitable cleansing operations, which we should have been happy to People have grown acrust-bred to the prese Rive prominence in our columns. M. sure of the Sanitary Inspector, and have learned he is there to assist, not to prosecute themi. Ileneficial results are beginning to I felt. Itt until the city is su tecum structed that into all its streets and through all its houses sunlight and fresh air enter freely will the conditions favourable to the continuance and spread of plague cease to remain.

It

de kołogowskey might remember that if

newspapers are sometimes victims to an uver zealous correspondent, it would seem that, from the official Russian reports, which reach us either through Reuter of the Eche & Chine, the authorities at St. Petersburg are also recipients of camands, taking their flight it would seem from the staff offices in Port Arthur and Vladivostok. By a fine quo- tation, the Russian Consul shows that he

FURNITURE possesses a cultured knowledge of the French

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

ELECTRO-PLATED,

CLASS, and

FURNITURE.

CHINA WARES. PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS

COUNTERPANES

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

classics; it will, therefore, be but a small effort to him to comply with a courteous request to recail and consider that charming MR. P. W. Galding has been appointed a line of de Rochefoucauld's :-1¡ est plus auséember of the committee of the Wangneicheong d'être sage pour les antres, gut pour soi mene.

and Queen's Recreation grounds, vice Mr. Frank lims he resigned

SEVEN MONTHS PLAGUE.

A report of the Acting Medical Cheer of Health on the epideme of plague during the first seven months of 1903 has been printed in the Government Gazette. From

we learn that, during the period under review, the total number of cases re ported was 1,363, and the number of known deaths 1,306, which gives a mortality rate for the epidemic of 88.4 per cent-the smallest since the outbreak of plague in 1894. While giving rats their due as disseminators of plague germs, Dr. Pearse says it is not possible to make any definite state

PHOTOGRAPHIC ment regarding the influence of rat plague

DEPARTMENT.

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904-

145

CARMICHAEL AND CLARKE,

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS,

SURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS.

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KEPAIRS PROMFTLY ATTENDED TO.

TELEGRAMS; "CARMICHAEL," Hongkong.

A. B. C. Code, 4th Edition.

A. 1 Code.

Lieber's Standard Code.

TELÉPONE, 132.

Hongkong, 20th March, 1903,

on human plague, owing to the pro- bability that many rats were imported into the Colony, and that by far the majority of those collected were report- ed as found in the streets. He records his opinion that overcrowding with its vitia- tion of the atmosphere of rooms, and the intimate personal contact, which is a result

of such overcrowding, is probably the greatest

factor in the spreading of a plague epidemic.

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memoria! and Nethersole Huspitals begs to acknowledge with thinks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals.

Rev. G. A. Banbury G. C. Maxon

$30

20

It is noted in the Guzete that the time within which owners of piers demolished under the Praya Reclamation Ordinance, 18fy, were re quired to give notice of then intention to apply for permission to reverent such piers having lang since passed, no further notice of such in- tention will be entertained by the Government.

A CEYTON Journal says that the British soldier will be delighted to hear than the most rutomi• fortable and awkward part of his equipment, the buff belt, is to be abolished. The War

A general meeting of the above-named com- pany was held at the office at the Hon. C. P.

atterson for the purpose of receiving from the by naron a final report together with the state ment of accounts to 3 December, 1993. here were present:Mr. J. Goosmann, bqui. dator, (in the chair), Sir C. P. Chater, Messrs. H. N. Mody, A. Haupt, E. Ormiston, P. J. Kaymond, W. S. S. Sassoon, Lu Wai Chuen, T. V Ca,hrone, 1 1. Rose, F. M. de Graça, JM de Grat, E. Grong and C. W. May.

points hitherto in question concerning Siam are clearly defined.

EASTER HOLIDAYS.

building and is, therefore, constantly under the

a change, I may add, that is most desirable. The structure known as Watkina Building bas been erected with funds raised on mortgage of the building and on the pers sal guarantee of the general managers, for which the com- pany has not been charged with any com- mission. At the present moment the com- pany is receiving rents nearly sufficient to being public holidays under "The Holidays Friday, the 1st, and Monday, the 4th of April, pay off the monthly instalments of capital Ordinance, 1875," will be observed as Guvern- and interest, so that we have the use of the ment holidays, excepting at the magistracy whole of the ground floor of this building at a where Monday will not be observed as a holiday. nominal figure. Gentlemen, I may tell you. E. the Officer Administering the Govern- that if we have more cipital we will be able to

ment has also appointed Saturday, the and of April, to be observed as a holiday throughout the Government Departments, except the Police Magistrates' Deparm nt.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

The Challman satu:--Gentlemen, with your permission we will take the repurt and accounts your hands as sea. Further, I do not know of very much to add; die Inquidation of the Chinese 1. surance Company Lunited havdo more business, and consequently earn larger ng become quite ancient history already dating profits, thus enabling us to pay you lurer bukas far as 1888. I'was only in 189, how. dividends. 11 is, of course, for you to decide ever, that I was placed in charge of the aflaus whether to increase the capital or not. Before of the company. The bulk of the liquidation proposing the adoption of the accounts, I shall was finished at that time, and I had only to be glad to answer any questions shareholders watch when night consider it prudent to dis may wish to ask. As there are no questions tribute the small remaining assets amongst the propose the adoption of the report and

bareliders. A few clams, which were not recovered Gnder the agreement with the Longton syndicate, were also brought forward.

As you will some from the statement of accounts, I have had to make gond the loss on one Japaready on Monday and shareholders are le- The Chairman-Dividend warrants will be nese loan bond. The bond was sold in the quested to apply inr them. That is all the London marker in July 1891, when it was business; thank you for your attendance, for the Reservation of a Residential Area in

ACCORBIS.

M. A. R. Ezekiel seconded, and the motion was carried.

afterwards discovered that the bond had gentlemen.

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been down alicady

April 1891. but admit the claim. and alter taking due advice I could not The claim pod per "P'empont" was originally put forward with

126178, but after a good deal of correspon- dence managed to compromise matters by paying Lisʊ. A few other small claims I have succeeded in refusing altogether. Fight add that the ongni liquidators, Messrs. F. Dodwell and St. C. Michaelsen, in their repor. of the 23rd. January, 1892, expressed the hope that the return of capital would probably be $1 per share, which you will find in a way bas been realized, and I now beg to propose the adoption of the report and statement of ac- counts, using that one of the gentlemen

present will second this.

Sir Paul Chater seconded, and the motion was carried.

The Chairman proposed the fullowing resa. Jutton, which Mr. T. I. Rose seconded : ~' To

THE RECLAMATION DISPUTE.

JUDGMENT.

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held on Monday next, at 3 pm. The following are the orders of the day:

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1. Financial Minu.es. (Nos. 19 and 20), First reading of a Bill'entitled An Ordinance

to provide for and regulate the Employment of

'jots.

First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance

the Hill District.

First reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 8 of 1882 entitled The Banishment and Conditional Pardons Ordinance, 1882."

Second reading of the Bill entitled An Or dinance to amend the Prepared Opium Or- dinance, 1891.

Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to enable effect to be given in this Colony to a Convention signed the Fifth day of March Nineteen hundred and two in relation to Sugar.

The Chief Justice (Sir W. M. Goodman) attended at the Supreme Court at noon to-day and delivered a very lengthy judgment in the action brought by Chan Ut Chin, compradore to Messis. D. J. David & Co., and carrying on business at 17 and 19, Lyndhurst Terrace and

R. F. JOHNSTON, Pun Kon Shan, of 6; and 67, Queen's Road

Acting Clerk of Councils.. Central, against Chu Lee and Chu Ping, of 313 will be held inmediately after the Council.

N.B.-A meeting of the Finance Committee and 315, Des Vœux Ko.d, who were sued, as executors of Ca Chuen deceased, in respect of the right to the owership of a Crown lease on the old Praya. The Hon. H. E. Pollock, K.C.. barrister-at-law, and Mr. E. Sharp, K.C, barris-

SHIPPING SUBSIDIES,

those shareholders who make a willen appl, ter-at-law, (instructed by Mr. R. Harding, of Pakhui on the affairs of the French colonies of

cation to the liquidator Mr. J. Cousniana, on or before the 201d day of April, 19 4, 51 or a fractos of same, will be returned per share, and any balance remaining aller payment of auditor's fee, printing and petty expenses, is to be transfered to the credit of the liquidator."

Carried.

The proceedings sken termi vated.

VOLUNTEER INSPECTION.

The annual report by the British Consul at Indo-China, contains an item of considerable interest to shipping circles. After stating that It is proposed to amalgamate the lines from Java, in order to provide direct service to the Saigon to Singapore, and from S.ugapore to latter place and enable French ships, to parti- cipate in the trade with the Dutch Indies, which the transhipment at Singapore has

Messis. Ex ans and Harston, solicitors), appear ed for the plainufis, and Mr. U. J. Gedge, (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, solicitors). was present on behalf of the defendants.

During the course of his judgment, his Lord ship said: It seems to me that if the plaintiffs are willing to refund, with interest at 8%, tise $1,000 paid by ChuChuento Mr. M. J.D. Stepheus, and the money contributed by Chu Chuen and therto prevemed them from doing," Mr. the defendants towards the cost of making the Consul Little proceeds to report as follows:- Praya, I ought to decree that the Crown lease of the whole disputed portion of the reclamation

"A new Company (subsidised) has been contributions that may bec me due on final China Seas, and it is proposed to grant it a ought to be grant d (on payment of any further ormed to engage in the coasting trade in, the

the plaintiffs or, if granted to the defendants, that self'ement of the Praya reclamations account to jurther subsidy to maintain a regular service between Saigon and Shanghai, vee walow, the land must be held by them in trust for the moy, and Foochow with the additional plaintiffs. As regards costs, I think the plain-obligation of recruiting coolies at those ports tiffs' predecessor was to blame for not showing caise de Cabotage des Mers de Chine, a new

for Indo-China,

La Compagnie Fran- diligence in asserting his rights during his life time, and allowing himself to be overborne by concern, will receive a subsity of 150,000 Chu Chuen's vigorous assert.on of his claims, fast, and probably another of 3000,000 francs francs per annum, under the law of November 1 also consider the defend ints' prefecessor to GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS, have been wrong in his construction of the

for maintaining a service between Saigon and Ordinance. 1, therefore, decide that each side Fluviates amounts to 300,000 francs. The Shanghai. The subsidy to the Messageries should bear its own costs.

| in 200,000 francs per annum."

subsidy to the steamship service on the Yangtze

The annual inspection of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps by H. E. Major General Vil- hers Hatton, C., took på ce at 2.45 this after noon na the new parade ground. The uniform for the day was :-Khaki drill, puties, while

office has decided to substitute for it an

helmets, belts, sidearms and sides. The material, and all the accoutrements will be gi proved girdle of web, or similar pliable inspection was going on as we went to press, de material

an a detailed account will appear in nur next will be entirely dispensed with.

In the Royal Artillery the bel

ISSUE

We find that the districts in which the largest THE Stavapore Free Press says that, share. number of people was attacked by the holders in the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company,

H. E. the Officer Ad ministering the Govern will not fail to note in their reports the resignment has made the following appointments respectively. In the former, there was a

Mr. Sharp:-We will assent to the undertak-

disease had a percentage of 94 and 13tion of Mr. John Anderson us a director, and with effect from the depar. ure of Mr. Justice ing which your Lordship suggests. Chinese population of 23,180, with 8.8 the fact that no successor has been appointed. Wise on leave o absence on the 30th inst persous per floor, while 219 cases

The connection of Mr. John Anderson and his Mr. T. Sercombe Smith to be Paisne Judge; recorded, and in the latter the population great dock company that means so much tu trate and coroner, and Mr. J. H. Kemp to be partner, the late Mr. Thomas Scott, with the Mr H. H. J. Gompenz to be first pulice magis of 25,080 totalled out to 9.0 per fluor, and Singapore, has been so long and so intimate second police magistre

were

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PLAGUE IN LAINAN.

The Acting Colonial Secretary has con.. municated to us the following telegram, re ce ved from the, British. Consul, at Anping (Formosa):-

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS QUE Canadian (Athenfun) 29th inst. German (Preussen) 29th inst. Indian (Lightning) 30th insta American (Doric) 4th prog-farve Indian (Fangsing) sih prox Canadian (Empress of India) 15th

the number of cases notified was 185. In that shareholders will wonder at the severance, Mr. P. N., Jones has been appointed to both these districts the houses are generally which can hardly be explained by Mr. Ander, act as Director at Public Works with effect smaller and cheaper than those in the cen- son's meditated departure for home shortly, from the departure of the Hon. W. Chatham tral district, and, in reviewing this phase of Recent telegrams from the Straits have gone leave of absence on the 30th inst., and dur- the distribution of plague, Dr. Pearse says:

far to explain the reasons for Mr. Johning the absence on leave of Mr. G. A. Wood. here will be glad to receive the details expected acting secretary, and Mr. G. N. Ofthe acting spection of passengers teaving Anping for American (Siberia) Anderson's resignation, and his many, friends cock, Mr. J. A. Hanmer has been appointed in Anping, Tako; temporary inedical in "Plague prevalent in Tainan District, nonc

[47 difficult one to deal with, it having been found by the next mail from Singapore.

This matter of overcrowding is an extremely

assistant secretary of the Sanitary Board

Japin ogly enforced from March 10th W.

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