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power can be defended. Anyone who goes into the Central Murket must have noticed that the present arrangement of electric lights is an out-and-out failure. Mr. LADDS informs us that the Gas Company agreed to
light adequately both floors of the building, with Wellsbach incandescent burners, for an annual sum of not more than $4,000. In 1899, for the dim twilight d from the electric lamps installed, the cost was nigh on $7,200. And yet this cessive amcunt is to be considerably augmented, for additional lights over each shop in one section of the Central Market are even now being experimented with. In face of the local Gas Company's offer, the present lighting of this extensive block amounts to a gross and wilful waste of public money. The mere saving that could be effected by accepting the Gas Company's arrangement would provide funds for two extra officials asked for at the Kennedy Town establishment: while the money that pre- sumably will be further squandered on extending the experiment now in progress would be much better employed in obtaining extra market and food inspectors.
Mr LADDS's remarks on the lack of market ac- commodation, and the scandals arising there- from-a subject to which we have referred on previous occasions, in no measured terms -amount to a substantive indictment of those who are responsible for the existing stringency. It is acknowledged on all hands that the markets are an unfailing perennial source of revenue; and exactly why the Government neglects to keep pace with the demands in this direction is totally inexplicable. Over $80,000 were collected as market-dues last year. Mr. LADDS is to be congratulated on his frank, unvarnished account, and the Colony on the possession of such an energetic and outspoken servant.
THE CRISIS TELEGRAMS.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDEN 18. }
SHANGHAI, 3rd June, 8 p.m. Another row occurred in the Taku Road, Tientsin, yesterday. As a result, five Frenchmen and one British were wounded,
and two Germans were killed.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
The Kinsha; late Pioneer, left Chungking for Shanghai to-day.
SHANGHAI, 5th June, 9.40 p.m. The Wu Ying Tien at Peking, containing priceless records of the dynasties which have ruled over China, was completely burnt down last night. The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained.
THE PLAGUE.
Monday.
During the 24 hours ended at noon on Satur-
day there were reported 2 fresh cases of plague (19 Chinese, 1 other Asiatic), with 19 deaths (18 Chinese, 1 other Asiatic).
The total number of cases up till noon on Saturday were 956 (020 Chinese, 23 other Asia- tics, 13 Europeans) with 896 deaths (875 Chinese, 16 other Asiatics, 5 Europeans).
All the European patients now in hospital are doing well.
A rumour was lately prevalent that Mrs. Willoughby was not suffering from plague, but from typhoid fever. Enquiry has proved the former.
Mr. D. S. Gotla, the Parses caretaker of the City Hall was removed to Kennedy Town Hospital yesterday morning suffering from plague. He was attended by Dr. Harston.
Tuesday.
During the 48 hours preceding noon on the 3rd inst. there were reported 57 fresh cases of plague (53 Chinese, and 4 other Asiatics) and 49 deaths (47 Chinese, 2 other Asiatics). show that the cases are distributed over the
The returns
Colouy, and are not confined to any particu- lar district. Two other children, one three years and the other nine months, of the Portuguese sanitary foreman who with two home in Battery Street, Yaumati, suffering of his family was recently removed from his from the disease, have succumbзd. This makes in all four deaths in the one family.
Wednesday.
During the 24 hours ending at noon on the 4th
inst. there were reported 24 fresh cases of plague (all Chinese) and 31 deaths (29 Chinese, 2 other Asiatics). All the European patients, we are glad to learn, are doing well. We are sorry to have to state, however, that Mr. D. S. Gotia, the Parsee caretaker of the City Hall, has succumbed to the disease.
Thursday. During the 24 hours preceding noon yesterday there were reported 11 fresh cases of plague
(9 Chinese,
one
other Asiatic, and one European), and 14 deaths (all Chinese).
The European case referred to is that of a baby, the child of Mrs. Varcoe, whose husband, we understand, is employed at the Naval Yard. Mr. and Mrs. Varcoe reside at Wild Dell, Wanchai, where the late Mr. Cummiskey (a plague victim) also lived. An Eurasian apprentice engineer named Baird, employed at the Cosmopolitan Docks, who was stopping for one night with some friends in a room at the China Expeditionary Force Base Post Office, Scandal Point, when he was taken with plague, the returns. makes the other non-Chinese case mentioned in
Friday.
During the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday there were reported 21 fresh casos of plague (19 Chinese, 2 other Asiatics), and 18 deaths (all Chinese Mr. R. C. Vania, Parsee broker, living at 16, Gage Street, has contracted plague, and was on Wednesday afternoon admitted for treatment to the Parsee Club, 39, Elgin Street. He is 40 years of age. The doctor in attendance SHANGHAI, 6th June, 10.25 p.m.
says that Mr. and Mrs. Varcoo's child is suffering At Tientsin the French General command-rumoured i i some quarters. The child, though from plague, and not scarlet fever, as has been ing has prohibited his men from entering slightly better, is too ill to be moved, and is the British Settlement. It is not expected being treated at its parents' house, 3, Wild that the present state of tranquillity will Dell, Wanchai. All the other European patients last.
still continue to progress.
The Kinsha, formerly called the Pioneer, arrived at Ichang after a 24 hours' run from Chungking.
The addition of 23 cases (22 Chinese, one other Asiatic) and 19 deaths (Chinese) at noon, brings the year's figures to 1,092 cases and 1,027 deaths.
From private advices received from Samshui The Life Saving Association of New York on Thursday, we learn that George L. Mackay, have awarded gold medals to Herbert George, D.D., the well-known missionary of the Presby-able seamau of H.M.S. Orlando, and Edward terian Church of Canada, in North Formosa, was Turner, leading seaman of H.M.8. Centurion, in a very procarions condition of health at the in recognition of their heroism at Taku on beginning of the present month, from throat 22nd June, 1900. A Chinese junk, filled with trouble, not buing expected to live more than British and American wounded, caught fire, a fortnight. He spent several weeks in Hong- and was drifting along apparently aimlessly. kong la t_winter, under treatment for this the occupants being in grave peril of an awful trouble. He is best known here, perhaps, as death. The sailors, at great personal riak, atuhor of From Far Formosa, and is one of the swam to the junk and boarded her. Their old fashioned school, having gone into his action helped to save many lives. The Secretary single-handed and will leave the work well of the United States Navy Department has , represented by upwards of 6) forwarded to each of the sailors a personal letter
igregations, schools, &c.
of thanks.
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[June 8, 1901,
NEW RANGE FOR VOLUNTEERS.
SHOOTING FOR GOVERNOR'S SHIELD. H.E. the Governor will open the new.
Volunteer Shooting Range at Jauseway Bay at one o'clock to-day, when the first com-
petition for the Governor's Shield will take place. About two weeks ago the Range was present at the ceremony being the Hon. F. H. formally handed over to the Volunteers, those
Police), Captain Sanders, Captain Pritchard, May, C.M.G. (Captain Superintendent of RG.A. (Adjutant of the Volunteer Corps), Lientenant Mossop, and Sergeant Major Power. The Hon. Lieut. Colonel Sir John Carrington, C.M.G. (Commandant of the Corps), was indisposed, and could not attend. These gentlemen inspected the Range and afterwards expressed their satisfaction with it. As at first constructed, the Range suffered from defects which the military authorities were, not slow to point out. These defects have now been remedied and all danger to those engaged in the batts avoided, the rocks behind the butts, from which it was, thought that bullets would ricochet, having been removed. be called a military defect: firing from the But one defect remains, and that can scarcely 200, 300, 40, and 50 yards ranges will be slightly upwards. Familiarity with the
ranges,
Works Department, who had charge of the however, will doubtless in time help to overcome this drawback. Mr. Mossop, of the Public
work connected with the new Range, is to be congratulated on the successful completion of a difficult task. The approach to the Range
is by a native track, which has been widened and improved, situated at the back of the Polo C.ub Pavilion to the right at the red flag and
through the village. People using it are warned that, after firing has commenced at 200 yards, the side tracks are dangerous, and only the new road should be used.
The shield is to be shot for annually by teams of eight from each unit, and the name of the the names of the winning team are to be commanding officer of the winning unit and
engraved upon the centre of the shield. After the next annual competition, the rames are to be transferred to the uppermost shield on the left, while the centre shield is to be unscrewed officer of the unit, another shield of the same and become the property of the commanding size, engraved with the names of the new winners, being substitute: The Corps will present a small memento to each member of the winning team. Seven shots are to be fired at each of the 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards ranges (Bisley rules), the ammunition being supplied by the Corps on the ground.
The teams are to be divided in half, and the order of shooting, having been drawn by lot, is as follows:-
A" Company 1st half v. “C” Company 1st
“D" Company 1st half v. Field Battery 1st
half.
half.
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“E” Company 1st half v. "B" Company 1st half.
Band 1st half v. ** A" Company 2nd half. "C" Company 2nd half v. “D” Company 2nd half.
Field Battery 2nd half v. "E" Company 2nd
half.
"B" Company 2nd half e. Band 2nd half.
NAMES OF THE COMPETING TEAMS. Field Battery-Lient. J. Mossop; Sergeant W. Stewart; Gunner D. Stewart; Gunner D. Baldwin; Gunner R. Lapeley; Bombardier B. W. Grey; Gunner W. J. Rattey; Gunner T. D Donaldson; Gunner R. Duncan; Gunner A. Alves; Captain D. Macdonald;
"A" Machine Gun Company-Captain 3. D. Bandera ADC.; Lieut. F. Smyth; Co. Sergt.-Major G. P. Lammert; Sergeant E. G. Barrett; Gunner H. Hursthouse: Gunner R. C. Edwards; Gunner P. A. Cor; Gunner H. 8. Holmes; Gunner I. G. Smith; Ganner 0. H. Blason.
"B" Machine Gun Company-Bergeant J. Marshall; Sergeant W. Hart; Corporal Penning; Gunner C. Cameron; Gunner Brown; Gunner J. R. Burgess, Bombardie E. Chapman; Gunner C. Ormsby; Bo G. Bashbrook; Sergeant T. Vincent.
"C" Machine Gun Company --- Bombarıd H. Shoolbred; Sergeant D. Smillie; Gunner
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