To the Editor of the mise Dany News."
Sin,—I went through the native city of haugh:
the other day with friends, veal th y was oven than ust. very little nals, and the rotten zarbase, smelling filth that bottoms of these canals almost made one sick to behold. No wonder that all kinds of contagious and infectious diseases are prevalent, and that people are dying in large numbers. Sewlet fever. fever, chicken-pox, whooping mumps have all been more or prevalent during the past month. adults have died, and these disease: played havoc among the children. L know of one family which lost four members, and others were sick also, but have not yet succumbed. Exch year the filthy live city is likely to become more and more menace ¢ the surrounding community Cannot something be done to better the present conditions? Tf our Consular body would take this matter in han?, Tam sure could find a way to bring about. some improvement. he to both C old city wide stree water int id out through the city uluced, dirty canals turn: ud the city cleansed, policed! If this cannot be done, t least be possible to induce the institute a radical reform, and give him the necessary back sich ph tary so Hoping that you will xive this m: some attention in your valuable pa am, ete.,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.