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Mass., U.8., has furnished instructions and star maps, so that the observations of inexperi- enced observers may be useful I believe he is willing to supply these to all would-be ob- servers. Should the eastern portion of Asia be so favoured as to see the coming display observers will be well rewarded for so: 10 patient waiting. Judging from 1856 from 50 to 80 meteors per minute may, ho anticipated and these all of the brightest class with trains marking their courses for many seconds after their passage and all radiating from a constant point in Leo. In grandeur they far exceed the feeble showers connected with Bicla's Comet or the Perseids. I do not think that amateur photographers will be very successful, as an equatorial mounting for the camera, driven by clockwork, would be necessary in order to get any useful results. Neither is Mr Cobbold's other suggestion, that a search be made in the Chinese aunals for au- cient notices of similar showers, likely to be successful, as it is only within historic times that the comet (Tempel's) which carries along with it this stream has been diverted into the Solar System. Le Verrier gives the date A.. 126 as that when the planet Uranus first cap- tured Tempel's Comet, and the Chinese tradi- tions that have any exceptional value are much- anterior to this.—I ́am, sir, yours, &c.,
JOHN J PLUMMER.
Kowloon, 29th June, 1899:
INOCULATION AGAINST PLAGUE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,'
SirThere has been a number of plague cases in the Central district of the city, Welling- ton Street and Hollywood Road in particular. Through your columus allow ine to strongly recommend European, Japa esa. Parsees, and others who reside in that neighbourhood to be inoculated with the Haffkine's lymph which has been procured by the Government. There is no doubt a certain amount of protectiou against plague is secured, but what is more important to know is that in inoculated persons who may : get plague the mortality is practically nil-a very good iusurance for the twenty-four hours' discomfort which usually follows the injection.
In newspaper columns lately two cases of Japanese doctors were cite as having died after inoculation, and this has had a most deterrent influence in Hongkong so far. can assure the public that the material now in band is absolutely safe, as all our servants at Kennedytown are now perfectly well after their inoculation, and all the Dock Company's watchmen have also been inoculated successfully
Inoculations can be carried out any day at the Tang Wah Hospital at 9.0 am or at Ke Bedytowa Hospital at 11.30 .in. If any number of residents club together to be inocu- late at one time, I will use every endeavour to accomodate them at either their own re sidences or at some mo e central rendezvous than mentioned above. I will also be glad to give any information on the subject when applied to.
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Th conclusion I would again strongly urge people residing in the infected areas to be in culated. It is too late to regret after being attacked by plague.
:: JAMES A. LOWSON. Hongkong; 29th June, 1899.
THE ITALIAN CLAIMS IN CHINA
CHINA OVERLAND TRA DE REPORT
THE NEW GERMAN MINISTER
TO CHINA,
Shanghai. 20th June, The Marquis S Raggi left in the cruiser Etno to-day for Tientsin en route for Peking to take charge of the Italian interests at the Capital. No indication of what are his instructions is so far forthcoming, but the rumours are that the Italian demands will be gradually allowed to drop, a result which though satisfactory in one way is eminently damaging in auother to all foreign interests in China, as it gives the Chinese mistaken impression of the resources and determination of the foreign powers, and is liable in that way to lower the prestige of all western powers in China, and make it uncom- fortable for subjects. China Gazette.
Besides the plague cases there was only one case of communicable disease repor ed in the colony last week, a case of smallpox imported from Singapore.
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Mr James Anderson, late of the Amoy Dock Company, who is at present on a visit to Aus- | tralia, was requested by the Directors of the Shanghai, 19th Junë. Great Eastern and Caledoinan Gold Mining The Empress of India brought on Saturday Co., Limited, to
to pay a visit to the mines and from Vancouver the New Gorman Minister to give his impressions as to the property, Mr. China. Buron von Ketteler, and Baroness von Anderson's report has been received and may be Ketteler, who leave for Peking via Kisochou in seen at the office of the Company After des- the German cruiser Irene to-night or to-morrow.cribing in detail what he saw Mr. Anderson At Kiaochon. Baron von Ketteler will meet says The impression I have formed is that Prince Henry on the latter's return from Korea, you have a very valuable property here, but The new Minister served for nearly ten years that more expert knowledge and the introduc in the Gorman Legation in China between tion of all labour saving appliances possible, 1880 and 1889. muder Herr von Brandt, and together with working on a large scale, will be has still many friends in the Far East, necessary before these mines will obtain the by whom he is beartily welcomed back.. success they deserve.“ He has since been employed in the Foreign Office at Berling aud. las boon Secretary of Legation at Washington and Minister to Mexico, whence he has come direct to China. The Baroness is an American by birth being the daughter of the President of the Michigan Central Railway. Poking Society may well be congratulated on the additions it is about to receive.--Ñ. C. Daily News.
THE COR: GR EMPIRE,
The annual report of the Sanitary Com missioner of the Government of India is now published. It gives the particulars of the health of the Tochi Field Porca recently operating on the Indian froutier. The force contained 622 European troops. This small body furnished :-
Cases Deaths
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Euteric Fever
Intermittent Ferer Remittent Ferer Heat Stroke Dysentery
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At the Magistracy on Tuesday morning a special-sessions of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace was held, the business being “To consider. an application from one Arthur Henry Harpr for the transfer of his publican's licence to sell and retail intoxicating liquors on the premises situate at house ifo. 244 Queen's, Road Central, auder the sign of "The Central Hotel" to one isano Famuel Greenstein. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith (Police Magistrate) presided, and there were also present Dr. Thomson, Messrs. D. R. Crawford, &. Murray Bain, W. M. B. Arthur, and and C. W. Duggan.” Mr. Gedge appeared for the applicant and Mr Grist for · Greenstein, The Chairman said Greenstein was a French- man and had a license at Shanghai for a year and a half. There was no police objection. The application was granted
Our readers will remember that some time ago a Chinaman was found in a rest house on the road to Shatin with his throat out. At first it was thought that he had been attacked aud that an attempt had been made to murder him, but on the man recovering his speech he admitted that he had cut his throat bimself. He said he fell asleep in the rest house, and Altogether there were 1.841 admissions and on awaking found that he had been robbed. 131 deaths.
In his despair he tried to take away his life. The native troops in the column uumbered He appeared before Mr. T. Sercombe Smith at They gave 4.491 admissions and 63. the Magistracy on 23rd June to answer for his deaths.
action. He repeated that he attempted eni -The white man's burden was evidentlycide because some people stole his money. His far the heavier to bear.
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HONGKONG.
There wore 1,816 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 217 were Europeans. Wednesday being Coronation Day the men of war were decorated and at noon salates were fired.
During the week ended on the 24th Jnne there were 148 plague cases and 138 deaths as compared with 100 cases and 117 deaths the previous week.
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Mr. Gompertz, Acting Police Magistrate, comme ced his duties on Wednesday, when he hid the honour of dealing with the first cases under the new Lighting Ordinance. Two Portuguese ladies were each fined $3 for not carrying lights with their chairs; the manager of the Hongkong Hotel was similarly dealt with because some of the hotel coolies had not taken the precaution to carry a light with a trolley; and a biege ist was fined $3 for not having a light.
At the Magistracy on the 23rd June Mr. Hastings applied for a re-hearing on behalf of the late Shroff of the savings bank department at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, who had been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for steeling a bank pass book, on the ground that the result of the trial would prejudice the jury when the man comes before them on the more serious charge for which he had been committed for trial, Mr. Sarcombe Smith, however, refused the application.
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Worship: You seem all right now. Have you get any friends ? Defendant: I have relatives. -His Worship: Are they here?-Defendant: They are coolies at Kowloon godown. His Worship: Are you going to do it again?- Defendant No, your Worship.-His Worship: You must keep your life as long as yon caù; it is worth having.-Defendaut: I have no work and cannot get food. He was bound over to be of good behaviour for six months, himself in 850 aud two surettes of $25 each, the alterna-
tive being a month's imprisonment.
At the Magistracy on Wednesday, before Mr.. Gompertz, a chair coolie charged Mr. J. Grant - Smith, sen., of Rose Villa, with assault. Com- plainant, who appeared with his left eye care. fully daubed with blood, said that on Sunday afternoon he took defendant's son from the Hongkong and Shangbai Bank to Rose Villa. A house coolie handed him two fer cent pieces în payment. He saw that one of them was bad, so he went to take it back, when defendant came out and assaulted him. Another coolie corroborated. It was admitted that the legal fare for the distance was ten cente. Inspector McLennan said that complainant came to the Police Station at West Point and said that Le had been as saulted by defendant. Witness examined the Directory for defendant's name, and gave it to complainant, who went and took out a summons. The man's left eye was bleeding a little, and he also sail he had been kicked on the leg.. Defen- dant said that the two coins he gave to the coolie were perfectly good ones, a and if complainant got a bad one it must have been changed by the coolie. All the same ten cents was the legal fare. He had no intention of assaulting.com- plainant, and what had occurred was entirely complainant's fault, as he persisted in coming into the yard and creating a disturbance. · With regard to the injury to the eye, it might have been caused by complainant knocking against the wall of the narrow entrance to the yard. His Worship said it was a pity Mr. Smith did not give complairant in charge for creating a disturbance, instead of taking the law into his own hands. He should have to impose
Some discontent is expressed that the Obser- vatory did not give notice of the eclipse of the moon on the 23rd June which many people failed to seeowing to their not knowing that it was tak ing place, We notice that at Shanghai, several days before the occurrence of the phenomenon the Director of the S cawei Observatory sent to the local papers particulars concerning it. It was mentioned that during the total phase it would bespecially interesting to notice the colour of our darkened satellite," which it certainly was, the red colour giving a very remarkable ffect.
At a regular meeting of the Lion and Rose | 33, but complainant would get no costs or com- Lodge, R.A.O.B., held on the 27th June, thepensation.
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