Paned at a Public Meeting of Foreigners, held at Mes-rs. itush Brothers offices, Netechwang, on Mowday, 11th September. this meeting resolves That it cannot but view with apr sion the outbreak of Bulonic Plague at this port, involving, as it hus already, the lives of many Chinese, besides injuring trade directly xn indirectly and exposing foreigners to rick of contagion.
That foreigners here are in a position of peculiar danger, living as they do practicall joo Chinese town, there being no inunicipality, no drainage, or cleaning of the streets atid no supervision of the food, water, and milk supply, or of laundries, 3.—That as the foreign residents have not
f-protection, they look to the Chinese authority to oust out any measure of Government to take immediate steps to stamp out the plague from the port.
appointment that the scheme of sanitary 4.<-That they have heard with gros.
reposed by the Consuls and Com.
Customs has not been adopted by the Chinese authorities.
5.- That, as an appeal to the local authories has failed: the Consular Body be re-fully requested to make a joint appeal to eking urging the high authorities to take immediate action.
6.—That the measures ordained should at comprise The medical inspection of all shipping, native and foreign, inward and out. wut of a Sanitary Board.
ment of a suitable quar-and adequate st cleansing vf the drains and streets, d the keeping of the same in a sanitary condition.
5. The suspension of the import and ox-port of coffins with corpses by either Junk or steamer. A regard to their business abroad will be forth-but be buried at once. coming.
7. That no shops be allowed to supply
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