I regret to say the plague seriously en the increase. The Sanitary Board "dead box" is now no novel sight in our streets, and as illustrative of the utter callousness and disregard of the Chinese of the lower orders, I may mention the following incident which came under my own observation..I was walking along Queen's Road when the "box" was carried past me by a couple of coolies. I went slowly to allow it to get ahead, but the S.N. Co.'s Calcutta trade, passed the on the 30th ultimo, and should the: be due in these waters about the end of the present month. She is under the command of Captain Geo. Pa te of the same Co,'s steamer uruss Hongkong, 1th
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