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better accommodation was needed for the main dispensary, and at an early date some repairs would be needed on the College ward. The estimates for the current year amounted to $410,600.
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HONGKONG.
Apart from the fatal Chinese case of plague in the Colony last week, the only instance of communicable disease reported was one of diph. fberia, in the City of Victoria.
Mr. G. W. Wolff, M.P. for East Belfast, arrived in Hongkong by the German mail yesterday. Mr. Wolff is a member of the well known shipbuilding firm of Harland and Wolff. Belfast.
The police report that on Thursday, Gunner Mullins, R. G. A., fell over the back verandah at Mount Austin Barracks and was killed. The funeral took place at Happy Valley the sme day.
At an extraordinary general meeting of the Peak Club held on the 20th inst. it was decided to erect a bungalow on the sito lying between The Mount and Craigieburn and to lay out the adjacent ground as a garden, with croquet-lawns. Pending the erection of the permanent building, a substantial matshed on the same site is to be provided for the purposes
of the Club.
This report was also adopted. Dr. SWAN then read a report drawn up by the Managing Committee on the proposed establishment of a Medical College for South
the China. It was to
effect that in view of the increased interest in Westorn medicine and surgery, and the frequent enquiries made by the Chinese as to the *opportunities in connection with the Hos- pital for the study of medicine, those most interested in the work of the Hospital felt that this important question of thorough education in Western hygiene, medicino, and surgery should be promptly, fully, and fairly met. There were few places to be found anywhere that would afford such oxcellent clinical advantages were found in the Medical Missionary Society's Hospital. It was therefore proposed to establish a properly organised Medical College for men in connection with the Hospital, and to use every possible means At a special meeting of the the Sanitary to make it of a high standard. Among Board on the 17th inst. the following resolution the propositions made in order that the was passed, and is now published in the scheme might take definite form, were that a Gazette:- That the Board declare the dis- special committee on organisation and equip-trict comprising :-Jardine's Bazaar, Yee Wo ment be formed with the Hon. Robert a Stree', Irving Street, Keswick Street, Pen- MoWade, United States Consul, as chairmannington Stret, Blacksmith's Lane, and all the that a general appeal be issued for subscriptions lanes leading from the above streets, as infectel to the extent of $50,000, to meet the expense of with plague." buildings, equipment, &c, the same to be owned and controlled by the Medical Missionary Society, that steps be taken at once toward providing professors and teachers for carrying on this work. the Chinese language being used as the medium of instruction; and that the special committee on organisation and equip-seat on the bench yesterday forenoon beside mont, associated with the Society's Managing Committee, be authorised to arrange for en- trance examinations, lecture courses, tuition fees, and such rules and regulations as are necessary for the work of the College.
After full discussion of the question as a whole, the Society approved of the establish- ment of a Medical College as proposed. The various proposals were taken up seriatim and, after discussion, adopted. The special committee on organisation was appointed as follows-Hon. Rubert M. McWade, United States Consul (chairman), Mr. Richard Han- cock, Mr. Fritz A. Brockelmann, Rev. C. A. Nelson, Mr. Lee Hung Ching, Mr. Chau Tung Sang; and Mr. John M. Swan, M.D. The item of $1,500, for Medical College work was approved and added to the estimates.
Suitable resolutions were afterwards carried with reference to the deaths of Dr. J. G. Kerr and Rev. B. C. Henry, D.D.
The Board of Officers for the ensuing year was constituted as follows:President, Rev. R. H. Graves, M.D.. D.D.; Vice-Presidents, Hon. Robert M. McWade, U. S. Consu'; Mr. C. Scott, H. B. M. Consul; Dr. Lang, Consul for Germany; Mr. G. D. Fearon, Hon. J. J. Keswick, Mr Robert Shewan, Sir Thomas Jackson;
Mr. F. D. Smith, Rev. H. V. Noyes, D.D, Rev. C. Bone, Rev. E. Z. Simmons, Rev. S. G. Tope. In the United States, Mr. T. E. Cunningham and Hon. Chas. Seymour Treasurer, Mr. Edwin A Stanton; Secretary, Mr. John M. Swan; Auditor, Mr. Richard Hancock; Managing Committee, Messrs. J. M. Swan, M.D., E. A. Stanton, and E. Wyon, Rev. E. Z. Simmons, and Rev. W. Bridie.
The customa y votes of thanks terminated the proceedings.
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Mr. T. Takata, Judge of Appeal in the Court of Formosa. and Mr. K. Uishinchi, Public Procurator of the same Court, who are visiting the Colony for the purpose of becoming ac- quainted with the judicial arrangements in connection with the Magistrates' curt, had a
Mr. F. A. Hazeland, and watched the conduct of public business for fully an hour.
The Chinese cruiser Levin, now lying in the Harbour, had, we learn, a narrow escape from overturning on the 23rd inst. Her buoy cable, which was apparently not of sufficient length to allow for the action of tide and current, became warped round the cruiser's bow to such an extent as to cause her to heel over at a danger- ous angle. It was only the parting of the cable, our informant says, that prevented her from capsizing.
Messrs. Hughes & Hough, auctioneers. on the 23rd inst. sold by public auction, alongside Queen's Statue wharf, the steam-launch Kwong Woo. Competition was fair, the bidding starting at $2,000 and rising 3500 at a time till the figure reached $4,000. The last bid was
the launch | $4,200, and for this sum
knocked down to Filipino purchasers, who purpose trading her in Manila waters. The launch's measurements are:-Length, 62 feet; She has a beam, I feet; depth, 5 feet. coppered bot om.
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One of the most successful variety entertain- ments that have taken place in the Colony this season was given in the Theatre Royal, City Hall, on the 18th inst. for the benefit of Miss Emmie Smith, late of the Empire Company. The house was crowded to the doors. Most interest, of course, centred in the appearances made by Miss Smith. Her first song," Home, Dearie, Home," was warmly encored, and she had to respond. Similarly her coon songs, with which Miss Smith has made a great hit during her stay here, called forth vigorous and hearty applause. The beneficiaire was presented with three beautiful bouquets of flowers and gracefully bowed her acknowledgments, which Mr. E. H. Banvard, the manager, expressed verbally in a few well-chosen sentences. As to the rest of the entertainment, it was of a high order of While the Imperial Court was in Hsian, they excellence. Mr. W. F. Cullen sang "Bid me got a fad of having their photos taken, although to love." in which his fine baritone voice was as a rule they do not care about being photo-heard to great advantage. Miss Maud Albort graphed. There was only one photographer in also made a successful appearance as a ballad Hsian, a Cantonese, and he must have done a vocalist. The recitation of Kissing Cup's good business
Mr. Nichols (an Americau Race" by Mr. G. J. Clarke was one of the journalist who last year was deputed by the tit-bits of the evening. Other artistes who con- New York Christian Herald to report for that tributed to an all-round first-class programme paper on the distribution of the funds raised in
were Sergeant G. Simmers, RE, Mr. J. the United States for the relief of the famine- Oxberry, Mr. F. G. Whittock, Sapper W. stricken inhabitants of the provinces of Shensi Dockree, P.E, Staff-Sergeant H. Ward, and Shansi) secured several of these photo- RA.M.C., and Private W. Burgess, A.O.C.. graphs, and although they cannot be described who proved a clever and amusing impersonator, as works of art, the photographer having no An extra item in the shape of a phonograph |
of grouping, the likenesses are very good.
performance was greatly appreciated.
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Mr. A. H. Hollingsworth has been appointed an executive engineer in the Public Werks Department.
It is notfied in the Gazette that Don. A. R. Elias assumed charge of the Peruvian Consulate on the 10th inst,
A Greek coal-trimmer, by name Elias Zacha- laries, fell down an open hatch on the 8.8. Deconshire on the 2 th inst, and was killed.
Within the 24 hours ending at noon on the 17th inst. one fatal case of plague occurred in the Colony, the victim being a Chinese girl who lived at Sukuapoo.
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum last week included 295 non-Chinese and 148 Chinese to the former institution and 79 non-Chinese and 1,872 Chinese to the latter.
A Chinese diver died suddenly whilst at work on the 23rd inst. in connection with the Naval Yard extension. He appeared all right before donning his dress and descending, but the usual signal that all was right not being received, he was hauled to the surface, when he was seen to be dead. He had been suffocated.
A junk was capsized on the 18th inst. in Tsatszemui Pass during a squall. There was a crew of five Chinese aboard. They were all thrown into the water, but were picked up by the steam launch Lee Wah, which was passing at the time. The capsized craft was towed ashore.
H.M.S. Firebrand loft on the 16th inst. for Canton.
II.M.S. Glory left on the 20th inst, for the south.
H.M.S. Plover left for Singapore on the 21st inst The French cruiser Chasseloup Laubat arrived from Swatow.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We read in the Nichi Nichi Shimbun that the efforts of Japanese experts to manufacture diphtherin serum in such a form that its use can be reduced to a simple formula, have been successful. The sale of the serum in Japan commenced this month.
According to a despatch from Nanchangfu. the capital of Kiangsi, H. E. Governor Li Hsing-jui has decided to establish a Conserva- tion Bureau in that city, whose special duty will be to improve the Poyang Lake so as to make it suitable for navigation purposes.
The native papers up north have not yet abandoned hope that the Emperor himself may Thus the Sin Wan Pao return to power.
urges that the Empress Dowager should herself take the initiative in this matter, lest foreigners should once more interfere and thus strike another blow at the independence of the Chinese government. When the Emperor was ill, he asked his "august annt" to act for him, and she out of love for her adopted son consented, notwithstanding her weight of years, once more to assume the burden of Empire. This is the meaning of the phrase "mother and son are of one heart," so often lately quoted in this con- nection. This abdication of Kwang Hsu has been in force four years already. But now the Emperor's health is restored and all this not- withstanding the hardships of the past year. It would only be an act of filial piety for him, in view of his aunt's advanced age, to beg her to lay down the burden she willingly assumed for his sake.
The following is attributed by the Shanghai M rcury to a native paper :-During the recent tour of the Court, its way was heralded and cleared by a number of military officers: on horse-back, who required all people near by to show their respects to the Royal travellers by kneeling down at the road-side until their Majesties had passed. When the Court arrived at Potingfu, among the spectators who stood near the head of a street were three foreign Missionaries in Chinese dress, who refused to kneel down, as required by the military officers. The military officers thought that they were Chinese subjects and were about to thrash them when they were fortunately prevented from doing so by some civil officials, who followed
When the Empress immediately behind. Dowager's sedan chair was borne past the place the Missionaries took off their caps to her Majesty. The old lady felt very math sur- prised at such a novel act and pulled skide the blind of her sedan obair to look at the foreigners
with a smile.
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