Plague Hospital—Pootvng.—The following correspondence is read and ordered to be published Shanghai, 24th April. 1896.
Sm,+WVe notice that preparations are being'made to establish a pest house in Pootung in the immediate proximity to our premises, and we now renew the protest we fade in our letter to you dated Ist July, We are convinced that our workmen will leave us if plague patients are brought so near to our works, and our business would suffer in consequence.
We therefore beg to give notice that we shall hold the Council responsible for apy Joss we may euffer from interruption to our business arising from their action in this matter, and for any expenses which may be incurred by having to remove the foreigners from the residence near to the proposed pest house, Your obedient servants, Born & Ca., Lo. (antes W. Hay, Director.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.