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CORPORAL ALMOND LO RECEIVE
MAN ITALIAN MEDALAF ht
Put on a Pierdollowing correspondence has been for warded to us for publication D
THE ITALIAN. CONSEL TO THE, COLONIAL,
2291,00 1 BECRETARY,
au Hongkong, 2nd September 1899
Having learnt from the papers that ou Colonel Mainwaring on present dal of the Royal Humane Society to Almond had remarked that a medal been promised by the Italiau authorities in Caudia, I immediately referred the matter to the Forign Office:
* I have now much pleasure in communicating that the Italian Government, has decided to
· confer the naval silver medal for valour on Cor- peral H. Almond and is only waiting for the consent of the British Government, which has been al endy asked for, for bestowing it.
As the local papers referred to the delay 1 hope you will kindly communicate to them the circumstances which rendered it unavoidable. I have, etc.,
G. VOLFICELLI,
Consul for Italy. Honourable J. H. Stewart Lockhurt, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary, Hongkong,
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"THE COLONIAL SECRETARY TO THE
ITALIAN COSNUL.. Colonial gakme
Secratary's Office,
Hongkong, 5th September, 1899. Sir I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No: 286 of the 2nd instant, and id reply to inform you that the Commanding Officer of the Royal Welch Fusiliers has been informed of" the décision of your Government to confer on Corporal S. Almond, of flat Regiment, the naval silver medal för valour,
The request contained in the last paragraph of your letter will be carried out —I have, etc.,
JH. STEWART Lockhart,
Colonial Secretary.
THE DRY EARTH SYSTEM.
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* The Hon. R. D. Ormsby has given notice of his intention to move at the next meeting of the Sanitary Borrd “That in future the dry earth system be introduced in all the Go- vernment latrines, and also, if possible, in the privately owned latrines open for public use."
A statement on the subject has been circulated to the members of the Sanitary Board by Dr. Lowson, the following being a copy ----
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND doing so, besides keeping one of his men to act | na Watcher at each public latrine. For the best dried matter, after preparation, he gets from 40 to 70 cents per pioul and, this matter is pre- pared from faces, nomixed with urine. For fæces mixed with urine; and prepared, he only gets from 15 to 19 cents per picul. When Hong- kong matter is at 70 cents a picul, Macao is at 42 but the latter can only be sold when no Hongkong material can be got,
The working of the Gaol latrines with earth actually lessens the amount of money the Gov- ernment receives, as at present the contractor does'nt sell it as a rule Aud for some reason or other " Mr. May's Gaol mixture is useless and is usually dumped overboard outside Cap- suimoon. When asked how much he would ba able
give if earth was generally used in the latrines, the contractor said about $1,000 to $1,200 roughly, per mensem, but the fact that twice the amount would probably have to be moved from latrines would necessitate that sam being further reduced. Six hundred piculs of mixed arine and feces come from houses in town daily and from this he would expect to make his $1,200 a month. This is the amount of stuff which would be accumulating in a strike of nightmen!
Chloride of lime is not nearly so objection- able as a disinfectant or deodorant as earth, because the audition of this in small quantities only depreciates the value of the material by 25 per cent. The contractor at present has to take his chance with chloride of lime-but he takes it with great sang froid, as he knows it is very expensive and that we will not use any more than we can posibly help, and complaints are at times frequent about the sparing use of the material in the latrines.
Other points in connection with the earth question also require looking at. Where are we to get the earth for even the latrines of the colony, not to mention for use of private Chinese houses (who, to perpetrate a bull, would never use it) P What hill are we prepared to sacrifice? What price shall we have to pay for knocking it down and getting it carted to the different parts of the town? If I were one of these silk- growing man I would never buy anything mixed with earth that came from Hongkong in this line. as the quality of earth we get here would ruin the rich alluvial soil which is néces- sary for the mulberry trees feeding the worms. That is probably the reason it is of no use. The disintegrated granite and red stoney earth here would spoil any rich soil. (From later enquiries this proves to be the reasou).
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[Septricter A. JEGO
In 1897-three men were “ changed. *** In 1898 -five were changed." In 1899-four have been changed. This all tends to prove the truth of my assertions of 1894, which have been some- times scoffed at for what might be termed muni- | cipal purposes. It also tends
prova that the addition of disinfectants and ing have to some extent reduced the danger to these latrine attendants, The question of sup- ply and cost of earth was entered into in 1895 by a committee of the Board.
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Under the above mentioned circumstances. I cannot support Mr. Ormsby's proposal. The smell of a latrine is nothing to the ordinary hinaman, and ouly a nuisance, not a danger, to Europeans in ordinary non-plague times. Moral, -Improve and multiply the latrines—make more money and keep them as sanitary as pos- sible under the circumstances.
THE HONGKONG COTTON SPIN.
NING, WEAVING, AND DYE- {}
ING CO., LIMITED.
The following is the report for presentation to shareholders at the second Ordinary Meeting to be held at the offices of the General Mausgers on Saturday, 9th September, at noon ay
The General Mi
lauagers now submit a state- ment of the Company's financial position as ou 31st July, 1899...
The mil. began running on June 1st, and although for several weeks the var ons depart ments had more the appearance of a school than á factory, the Manager expresses himself as be- ing agreeably surprised at the celerity and deft- ness with which the natives acquire a know- ledge of the working of the various machines at which they are placed. At the present mo- ment there are 12,000 spindles running, and the engines and all machinery have so far given every satisfaction, and reflect credit upon the suppliers.
The first yurus produced have been accorded a well-merited and satisfactory reception, but inasmuch as the permanent working charges in running 12,000 spindles a Bre practically the same as they will be when the mill is working), full power, or say o5,00 sp ndles, the cost of production is temporarily abnormally high.
CONSULTING COMMITTEE.
Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving left the Colouy, in Yay, and his position of Chairman of the Com pany has since been ass med by Hon. JAJI Keswick. 'l'he other meubers retire but being s éligible, offer themselves for re-election.
AUDITOR.
The Ace unts have been ‘audited by Mr. Wan Hatton Potts and that gentleman offers him-s self for re-election.
Notice has been given of an Extraordinary/ resolution to be submitted at this Meeting by which the borrowing powers of the General i Managers provided for in Clause XVI of the Articles of Association shall be increased from $500,000 to $1. 09.00).
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., ¿ti
General Managers. Hongkong, 30th August, 1899,
Balance Sheet, 31st July, 'SV9:
LIABILITIES
Authorized Capital:-
Issued
shares of $100 eich Jardine, Matheson & Co. Beith Stevenson & Co. Accounts payable Interest
The removal of exorement from private A contractor removes all the nightsoil of the houses is carried on by what is practically the colony except that from private latrines. In most powerful guild in Hongkong. This con- the latrines every care is taken to keep the solid sists of about 500 coolies who spread themselves exerpe as unmixed, as possible with fluids over the colony in gangs, each nuder a sort of It is removed up to the Namhoi and Sun Tak headman. This headman I understand makes districts, of Canton to the silk country where from $30 to $40 a month and be has to see to it is exposed to the air and dried under large the paying of the coolies, who receive $4 per matsheds, in small cemented tanks 8 feet deep. mensem, and board and lodging The headman This process goes on for from 6 to 9 months. The who gets his $10 a month generally has his best contents of any small tank going wrong by around the richer Chinese and European hongs. growth of worms, &c., is discarded When
Some further interesting details can be given | thoroughly dried, after frequent turning over, on the question of the dangers of badly kapt it is ready for use and is either sold in its dry latrines during plague times. I pointed this state of is mixed with water to form sludge of out in 1894 and since that time the fact has a consistency between conges and treacle. In beun doubted. There are seventeen latrines the latter form it is carefully poured round the each having a keeper, some staying on the roots of the mulberry plants on which the silk premises, others not. Of these 17 keepers 11 words are borne. When applied to the mul- died during the 1894 epidemic. They all sle at barry shrubs it favoure the growth of a luxuriant in the latrine. In 1896-7 died, all slept also. leaf area. Every winter the shrub is ont down In 1897, 2 died, non-sleepers; in 1898, one to the earth and new shoots come up the follow sleeper die; whilst 5 sleepers have died this ing springgand form practically new plants to year. This shows that, & latrine keeper's pro- bear the worms.
Darin Anquus fession is a somewhat dangerous one to say the Fatahan and Canton stuff is cheaper than least. The smaller mortality in later years 1 that of Hongkong, the reason given being that ascribe to the fact of using disinfectants and'. the people there don't feed so well as they do in more regular cleaning, although this year it has Hongkong... The Hongkong stuff produces a again increased. No one in Hongkong now, leaf as large as a man's hand; other stuff gives except myself, knows what the state of latrines only about a a third of this size. The stati col was in 1894 and how, seldom they were cleaned lented in boats off the centre of the town and out at the height of the epidemic, owing to western district (opposite lat, 2nd, and 3rd. the great mortality amongst the keepers Mil stores Streets) and the Nam Pak hongs is the superior and colies who had
to look after them; Construction sccount Monchai poorer and inferior | kept one simply a breeding place for the en go so far as to disease during a plagueej idémie. Each lutritie name Hongkong to palu, has its stuff, cleared out; to the bouts by s removal man. The mortality amongst the eiu 1894 was "very large.". "They were frequently removed. ." This is most ominous.a: In 1896 —— 14 – of men were “changed this was the new term,
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