Hongkong, 8th August Phe Meat and the Typhoon (which happily. passed us by) have been the main topics of conversation during asi week. With regard to the has been very oppressive, and ole band" loudly declares that for [at wast a quarter of a century no, such eat has hen experienced, I don't now Whether the assertion will hold, but 1 is, that no cne need yearn for more calorie or complain of difficulty in raising 9 thirst.
The not left us, though it is now letly sporadic and capricious. ay or two since we had five cases. iui for the past two days no cases jate reported. Ihave little doubt, the epidemic would have ended long and a clean bill of health have been iven to the port had dumping been {is permitted there is sop to, bt a9 tong us this practice little chance of the Colony becoming free from the phisio. We shall, T suppose, like the -pox from the pawnshops, take the ut every spring with some clothes 1 ish from houses that bay duneping could so easily be put a stop tu! believe the sanitary and medical thorities are all anxious to seo this done, but it might hurt the feelings of the Chinese.
Experime 1 for Prevention of Plas Three months ago H.E. the Governor took over a block consisting of 263 houses, with 614 floors and 7,701 inhabitants from the Sanitary Board for the purpose irving an experiment for the premention of plague. The experiment coned in trying what cleanliness would do, so hot water tanks, each capable of holding 300 gallons, were erected, in which the residents in these blocks could Steep. their bed boards, ete. Also Dath-houses for men and women. A s¥stematic cleansing of each house was wndertaken under the supervision of a police inspector, and an empty house was pro-Yided in the district and fitted ay a tom-
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