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of the trade of China, Germany's in- On the 31st January, at 18. Buobling fuence in Shantung will be directed, it Wall Road, Shanghai, the Wife of H. Jis reasonable to suppose, to the in-Notes by the Way.
Chano, of à Daughter.
DEATHL
provement of foreign trade with the
According to the Chinese Calendar.
At the General Hospital, Shanghai, sud-natives, and the internal tande nuust be | Spring (Li-Lam) begins to day. ouly, on the 31st January, Bras | developeal to junke the Gorman railways WANST VLE ; aged 44 years.
The Tokio Gay Company pays a in the Province a profitable investincnt-dend of 10 per vent for the past year. What fl fetore will, Laing to the
5,80 PAR.
The China Ma.
se The pubbreation of this issue commenrod comatry bayoni Tientsin, Chingwongtee and Nowchwang it is hazardous to guess, but we think the tendency among -foreign observers in North Chim là generally hopeful. China is on the Stargo of important changes. Whether these will be forwarded de retáreled by [the imperial authorities it is too soon to propheey; but if it is impressed upon them that the abolition of local restris tions to the flow of trade and commerce and the establishment of industrial
HÒNGKÓSG, W2UNESTOAY, FEJRUARY 3, 1992.
GOERSTON
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1802.
LOGAE AND GENERAL.
Hongkong Eeuovolant Bociety.
The members of the Committee of the Hangkung Bauavolent Society wish to wo der their thanks to all those who so ally divi-assisted them in getting up the Subscrip
tion Dance held as the 24th January, nad have much please in informing them that, after paying all expenses, à sum of $1828,90 has been added to the Society's fuzda,
The French Parliamentary Elections will take place in the middle of May next.
The death is aanmuncet, from diabetes,
T
of M. Ballay, Governor-General of the French Colonies in West Africns,..
The longest ejun of submarine cable in existence will be that between Vaposuver and Fanning Island, 3,030 miles apart. The task of buying it was to congence kast month.
Drain Flushing
TELEGRAMS
JRASTER'S SERVICE,] HOLLAND AND THE WAR.
Loxoox, 3rd February 1902. It is generally believed that Great Britaite has rejected the Dutch propunals regarding the Boers,
It is stated at the Hague that Holland intends to re-modal her offer, and rener diplomatic ròpresentations with. Orais Britain. The negociations are likaly to be prolonger?.
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RUSSIA AND MANCHURIA. Lord Cranborno states that the Russian.
The present line does not seem to be inopportune to try the effects of sea water upon the drains. Last year, when the plagus epidemic was at its height, this plan Government has not receded from its was adopted with, apparently, good results. intention, previously antonused, to The flow of water in the drains at the pre-racunto Manchuria, and that it is under- sent time can be only very slight, and if | stood negotiations connection therewith plague breeds in the drains it is getting we still proceeding. overy-opportunity to do sa. A correspon- dent suggests that the authorities might utilise the sea water for flushing both in
Victoria and at Kowloon before the disease makes head way. We conumend his sugges tion to the Sagitary Bouid and the Pablie Works Department.
PROMENADE CONCERT.
The local shipping trade is dull. At this period of every year, there is a spell of dulness; but since the opening of the present year the shipping business
To-day, six weeks' imprisonment was will honest the Emperial the penissen meted out to Yeang Pag has been going from laul to worse, until it has reached low water mark. To the Treasury in the end, then self-interest for snatching the watch off a cook whom ise opinion of those most competent to is likely to effect the long-deferred open-met in the street.
The second promenade concert urgadizet for the benefit of the widow of Colour- speak, the lowest depth has not yet ing up of Chinn. Given opportunities
France has the burgest untional debt,
Sergeant Kitby, Royal Welch Fusions? been soooded. All over the East, tande for producing wealth, the Cbluese pass is unusually dull, and the outlook for ple will not be slow to improve the $5,800,000,0 10–$150.61 (gold) per head of
took place in the Theatre Royal·last night. Australia has a debt of the population. Unfortunately, it is tot the next few months are far from rercasion.
The almost arctic culiness of the atmios- assaring. A glance at Messre Lanke possible to say what the revision of $1,183,000,098), or $262.00 per head, lead-Scotch Canniness.
phere again militated against site at tondance, The following story has na zit of fresh and the fancial result of what, given other H. PRICE & 00., and Rogge's Freight Circular, published treaties will effect, but we are lupefuling all nations in this respect.
nicus about it though it deals with an ancient conditions, would have been a splendid 12 Game's end, in another column, will show how low that the impending change will he la
An Englishma's' letter cannot be theme of the professional Joe Millar"-- draw has far from come up to expecta frights have Twcome, and what praeficial to foreign trade as well as to inserted. In some respects, it is inaccurate; A venitly, but decentric, Inter had anti-tions. It is to be regretted that this is so, not calculated in oured three daughters, taking a condition in brenner Bundmaster Moir and others had for due jamesliate | the Chinese thetuselves, and we happen others, it is ༄1:4༩༠ttlerthH fature in some of the lending loent lines the shipping interests will be able to❘igunjour, to do any gund to the cause of ench ense that the son-in-law should place exerted themselves to the full extent of Meeting of Shareholders of of trade. So unrcapune stive are some raport agapid and enormous improve elucational reform in Hongkong,
£100 in his (the ofit aan's) coffin when he their power to make the concerts anogegsfyl died. He was gathered to his fathers in due both finially and musicily. In the of the rutas offered and so meortainment during the current your.
course. One son-in-law, an Irishman, latter respect, there is no gainsaying that the prospect of return engers til some
placed £10 in bank-notes in the cofin, they succeeded. The orchestral pices Inst firms have laid up their ressels for the
The second, an Englishman. deposited £100 night were again excellent: Mrs Gorden | vend yearly overbul, while others
in cold. The third, a Santelman, with and Ira Mudis made their second ap much complaining as to the 'waefu' este pearance, and beth sống exquisitoly. Mrs 'siller.' dropped his cheque for £500 into. E. Brown, another of our highly the coffin, and took ant the notes and gold as clange. See it?
MEMOS. FOK TO-MORROW. Meeting.
1.
Company's lives.
Miscellaneous.
Goods per Sauceti Mare not
Fan dite uljeet to rent.
General Memoranda, Funny, Friauny 7-
chuced
p. Hugkong Auteur Spots at the Grounds of the "Trikoo" em the roy y
SATURDAY, Februney 8:—
Loení Baska cluse, Insurance Oilicus chise. SUNDAY, February 91-
Pla
· resorting to various shifts to utilise the Ispgure tommage of rates which will cover Athleticninteraue ad generi expenses, in | respective of protit,, That Hongkong and the Farther Bust are not the only places afferingfrous low Freightsand lack of ramployment for tonnage is evident
Goods per uso not cleared at 4pm.
thijs date subject to rent. fons per Sithomie undelivered after
Noon this date landed. MONDAY, February 10—
Local Banks close Insurance Whers close, Gonds per esenter, undelivered after
this date subject to rent.
from the circulars of Leidon brokers. a one of these now latore us, it is pointed out that though the amount of goods transported during the past year has been little short of the amount in Transfer Ducks & The Hongkong and 1900, the mates of freight show highly Whaus Dock Co., Ltd., closed fatisfactory results, and have full
to a point at which it no longer pays trade steamers, One of the uses of this is the overbuilding of tommage con- sequent the universal revival of trade between 1867 and 1900, and the ship.
this cite to the 24th Fab, inclusive. Tremar, Polenary 11 -
11 aut.-Extraordinary General Meeting
of The Chin President Loan Mortgage Co, Lad,, at the Company's
Ither. WEDNESDAY, February 19 ----
Na
-Mert ugot Shareholders of the
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Refusing to pay Hire.
Yesterday. William Seff, A. D., H.M.S,
to refused to pay his risksim erolie what Geen displayed a very selish nature whatu
was proper and just, and when the ricksha puller expostulated, assaulted him. The Magistrate did not hesitate to fine him. and $2 as compensation for the coolie.
The King of Siam.
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The following paragraph is taken from an American contemporary --The King of Siam is expected to visit Bonark in the near future. He will make a tour of rope. Denmark is held in high stem King Chalalonghorn. Sinuse prices have resided there, Prince Chira finding
me in royal circles, and several Danes | now build prominent positions under the
Government of Siem.
The vessels built or authorized by U.S. Congress since the Spanish war more than equal in tonnage the regular maral ressols the United States then bed. The effective vess of geris lins also been doubled.
Wo learn from Shenghai, contempor- aries that at the recent audieres given to the Foreign Ministers at Peking, the Empress-Thwager occupied the Throne. while the Emporer was seated on A low dais in front. The Emperor is reported to he tooking better than An did when last seen in public.
The Sports at Quarry Bay.
|
Stowaways to. Manila.
cultured and talented songstresses, gra a splendid rendering of La Semerata-with..... pretty rielin obligato by Lautenant Dale, R.W.F. Mr Terrill's singing was very The stowaway busincas seems to be fine, and Mr Hay sho acquitted himself increasing of bre, and it appears as if a woll. Mr Goldring was again ui absentee. gang of men are at work in the Colony pro The fallowing was the programme :- curing these illicit pasinges to. Manila. In į
PABT I.
view of the heavy tines which are inflicted 1 Overture... Puet and Peasant Suppe, on ships at Manila for taking slowaways
OROSIESTIZA .........B.M., H.M.S. (Albion
Song Where'er you go...Somerset.. (Conductor...
Mr P. W. GOLDRING,
For the convenience of the public down. Companies and their Captain attending the Amateur Athletic Sporta at have of lace bera keeping a special watch- quarry Bay on Friday, special lanches, and the result has bon that several cap. 3. Yong................. I♫ Screnata,'
its advertisement) will leave the Queen'stures liave been made, Statue wharf at 1, 1.30, and 2 p.
Fire.
·
MRS BROWN.
·Braga,
Wniawski.
To-day, Captain Blaxland of the Peria had a stowaway be-vin Daligato Bix C. H. DALY, R.W.F.)
4 Pianoforte 'Valse de】 fore Mr Koup at the Magistency. It
Sulu Concerte appeared that the stowaway was arrested
Ms EuL DANENBERG, at Manila on the arrival of the Perle from Song Hongkong and was brought back to Hong
Kowloon Land and Building Co., 18., 1 ping trade is suffering now in sympatis again being posted in various places in The building, a two-story one, is very al kong. A fine of $50, with thin alterative
the Company's Oticon.
Transfer Bends of The Reangkong Rope Machang Co. Ltd., closed fram this date to the 17th Inst., inclusive. THURSDAY, Felu woy J3 :---
Temlers for all of Torpedo No. 90 ro-
ceived in the Naval Yard up to N601,
Established A,D, 1841.
with the depression in trade generally. which seems to be a periodic occurrence. [Periods of indation are succeeded by periods of depression. Contraction follows expansion. The pendulum is
now
this side, how UTI and keeping it nin-l
past perience of cycles of trude de. pression there is no end to take a too pessimistic view of the future.
On
ex.
A dwelling house at No. 21, Eastern More Anti-Foreign Placards.
morning, Atrocions anti-foreign placards new Street caught fire carly this Hsianfu. They predict that there will be a and was soon gutted. The Brigade, under of the months imprisonment was inflicted. general massere of foreigners after Chinese Mr Kemp, was present and waved tjoining Such punishment as this ought to have a New Year, and exhort sinbers of the sector property. Dauge to the extent of $100 deterring effect. societies to prepare for the event. The was done. The property is insured. local authorities are endeavouring to trace
7.
Vulcan's Song....Gound
Mr C. H. P. HAY.
Comic Song We've all been havings ge,"
Ma. E.. G. JoRDAS.
Fizziest Des Mont
Piece for dolines. Desproces
Strings
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bad Bend
Selections
The India
Conductor..... JH. Moir, BMT.. R.W.F.
Belle of
Karker Hydr 5tb New York'
Belle of i
Jones Bohemia " Dholak
by the 22nd
Mongian
Bombay. Infam
try.
PART IL
ORCHESTEA
*The King's
Minstrel
MY TERRILL
Cim Pinsuti.
Kathleen Mavourneen”.....Croned.
Song of solatium was objected to and was not. 4 Violía Solo |
The Lady Doctor.
The Governors of Macclesfield In- that; the placunds to their source with a view to An Unfriendly Deputy Removed.
firmary, at a recent the punishment of those responsible for
spesial mentiog, It is reported from Ilankow (says the received a letter them.
from Miss Murtsch (Shanghai Mercury) that a Deputy at Glasgow, resigning the post of base Wreck of the Knight Companion.' Li Ya-gung, whom the Pankow Customs surgeon, in order that the Governors might 1 Overture... Williams Toll..... Rozinė.
News was received in the Colony yes-Tautai, has stationed in the Foreign Settle relieved from the diflcuk position in Trade adjusts itself according to the tering that the Knight Companion, which went of Hankow to endset Indies with which they lead been placed by the 2 Sony immutuahle hors of supply and demand, Hongkong for Portland on 15th No foreigners on behalf of the Tuoti, has been resignation of the radical staff as a protest Shipowners have had to contend with eber last, had been wrecked at lüzumni, renoved, lease a vertin Consul against her appointment. A proposition to Fatplained to the Tuotai that La was unfriendly graat Miss Clarke a quarter's salary by way falling rates of freight coincident with near Kohe on the return journey. A. S. WATSON & CO., rising wages and appreciated prices for details of the wreek are not yet to hand, to him and insisted that he be transferred
but, as the Captain and crew are stated to pisewhere. fuel. The wages problem is likely too on their way to Yokohamn, it is believed LIMITED.
grow more serious if steamers are to that the vessel in total loss. The owners multiply while the supply of seamen is are Mesin Greenshields, Cowie and to fall away; int engines and shipow- Liverpool. The vessel, which is 2020 tons ners, in considering the economical runnet, was loaded with four, ostly for Mr ning of steuners, will probably tackle H. Reonic, Hongkong. the fue: question as it has never been Small Cruisers for Philippines.
SPECIALITIES
IN THE
SEASON.
Every Description. PORT &
SHERRY
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT CHAMPAGNE.
In response to the many requests made upon us, we have fitted out an Establish. ment for the sole purpose of executing work for Amateurs, where we hope we may be able to give our Patrons every This Establishment will be satisfaction. under the personal supervision of our Manager, who is an Experienced Photo. grapher. Ia crder to bring our work
JULES MUMM & CO..
a Wine for Comlaseara,
tackled before, and the next decade is
The Mainichi reported on the 23rd ult. likely to witness some revolutionary that S. C. Farham, Buy Co of changes in this connection.
Shanghai, had contmered to build 10 war versels for the Manila' Government at a
BLS LLLLS
The following teams is expected to re-
pressed, but the Governors decided to raise aengst themselves £100-and-present it to the lady. The medical staff have adhered to their original condition that the lady should
Mrs MUDIE f Andante }
Religios Mr.C.
Gilles
5 Song. Winter &W.P.
Scott Entry Mrs. Gaupox Conio Song... Nothing Now..
Mr B. & JORDAN
Sinfonics
(Conductor
Interport Football.
present Kole againez Yokolumna at football leave, but they have always disclaimed any 7 intermez in the 15th inst:-Goal-Lightfoot; full personal feeling against her." They merely | backs -Lias and Evans; half laoke --Han desired to maintain the principle flint n cock. Weet and James; forwards-Gutter lady doctor could it properly perform the res, Crane, Green, Haeslett and W. Brauss, work of a mixed hospital, and, further, It may interest Hongkong players to read that their views should be considered in the following criticisms of two men who the appointment of any medical officer of have played for the Hongkong F.C..-- the Infirmary,
Hancock. The sprinter of the crowd,
Curlers.
Every part of the worki has its own
enst of $52.337 gold each. The Uriga A good tackler, but lacks judgment in The Osaka Shosen Kaisha. Of the Finest Quality and Vintage,poculiar conditions. Here in the Fair
Dockyard Co. secured an order for 5 vessels feeding his forwards. Excellent in kicking East, there are several influences at at 856,250 each. Mr Tsukahız», President work which may bring about a radical of the Company, proceeded to Manila a few change of the situation at any moment.days before to sign the cristract. The Wern the British Government, for in-uccozeful bidder for the remaining fise stance, to adopt a change of policy to vessels is not yet known. The tender put wards Japan, there might be less ten-in by the Kawasaki Thockyard at Kuba was the highest, the figure being 880,000 dency on the part of the Japanese to kill British interests in Formosa. The Japanese have now a strong hold on Death of Mr J. F. Lowder. maritime affairs in the Far East, and
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BOLD BY US
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مجھو
for each vissel,
Mr J. F. Lowder, thesesior British lawyer in Japan, died ei shu 29th ̈ult, in
they are succeeding in their skilfully chants The costs of death is found levised efforts to force the foreign com to be drepsy. Mr Louder was formaly WHISKY,mercial hanses in Formes to cless their in the Japanese government service at business and to make unprofitable the Tokių, and then started practice in Toke running of British stenniers between hanis, where he has lived for early thirty
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From Cicliure. Mascagui.
Rusticaon ÚRCHESTRA
C. M.. H.M.S.. Orlando.). GOD SAVE THE KING.'
Japanese Courts.
*Lookeren writes in the Farners Gazette & tau-foot rule is an admirable instrument and always carried by the The Deaks Shosen Kaisha held its practical mechanic, but if as santed to half-yearly general meeting of shareholders calculate the resistance of a besar, or the Green. Has been playing full hack all at thứ Osaka Chab on the 32nd ult, when reltage of a current, he would not rely sole-
he doing so he will strengthen the attack their report of the business during the scellent rule an assistance in their work the reason but is going centre forward. By the directors of the Company prosentedly on his little two-font tule. But some of
these Japanese atheilk are given their ex considerably. Judging from his former half-year. The freight traffic of the Con play as a forward, he should do fairly well; any had been affected by the enactment of and apply it for every kind of work, in a gand shot but rather selfisk.. He is the the rics embargo in Kotes, the postpone way the both makes them ridiculeus and skipper this year.
ent of the Government undertakings in Formoss, and the recent financial depresight things There is that Court rule that sion in the interior. It was also reported oasis to be allowed to wear an one-of- Notwithstanding the fact that the water thar Yen 149,000 has been nodded front sent in à Couet-room. This mag supply is still out shore, and that people eating the wrecked steaner Deirianer from which it was termed, to enforce have been a very good rule in me country, obtain water only at a limited period in and four million yen, for the extension_19 the early morning, the Baxtary Board car
respect and prevent people corrying con tinnes te prosecute penir people for failing actante, which was approved by the share apply here. Specially when the weather ie the Company's business. Thostaleinent, yf
ceated weipous, &c. Bat it doesn't always
A Shame.
neutralizes their honest effort to do the
to wash their floors. Only yesterday holders, show that the earnings for the chilly and everyone is respectful and
Formosa and the Chinese mainland.yeam. He attained special prouinciice in poor woman, with's child on her back, went latter half of last your niounted fo you peaceably inclined. For instance, a foreign BRANDY [This, we say, is being done by deliberate the Raven-Chishish collision case beto jail because she was unable to pay a line r3 307, of which Yen 157,00 Has boon patlady, beautiful and delicate of health, en-
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Imported from the best growers; including Wines from the moet Celebrated Chaterer,
CONFECTIONERY
Of the highest Class is great vary. Imported, from the lead ing Ladon and Parisian kova.
CIGARS & CIGARETTES,
Own
tered go'd Court room not a thousand
of ten dollars for this offence. design, at a time when Japan is allowed tween the Japanese govornument and the
Would aside as insurance account, Yan 200,000 tor participate is freely as our
P. & ..and in his defence of it not be sufficient if that active and to repairs of vessels and Yen 172,0, miles from Yokohama recently, and was be intelligent body, the Sanitary Boned, in depreciation. The not profit amounted to comingly and safely (considering the low shipowners in the trade of India, Aus Crew. Mr Londer incurred the displex-
sure of the foreign community of Japan by structed, its afficers in these times of scarcity Yen £4,957. - Out of this sum Yen 120,000 tealin and Great Britain, without his unsuccessful attempt to shift of water to prosecute only where floors are was set aside as reserve, Yen 12,100 She was ordered to take them off. She ex- temperature) arrayed in beautiful sables. harassing restrictions or petty annoy- Carew's crime on to an innocent governess, et swept clean, because when water may bosses, and Yes 275,000 as dividends at unces. Coupled with Japanese coun
not be obtainable a broom can always be the rate of 10 per cent, per annum. The plained that doffing them night mean bur Sanitary Precautions. petition, British shipowners have to face
hat. This law seems only in affect the balance. Yen 202,943, including Yer death. But the two-foot rule must be ap- the carefully planned, competition of when Dr Chuk, Medical Oficer of Health, to be out early to get a place at the public account was carried to baxt year's zecouns,
The Sunitary Board 100ts to-morrow, lower class of people, and, as they have got 64,642, haught forward from the bust pied. Luckily her husband was withing Germany. Steadily but surely, the Cer will move-That the Board define that street hydrant to obtain water enough for
call, and he manages to obfaarate the in houses are getting pirm position
in the coasting trade of the Far East and
portion of the City of Victoria, east of drinking purposes only, let alone for TO GET RID OF A TROUBLESOME Tak Lane and Oleverly Street, and west scrubbing, it seems particularly hard on
CORN
judicial mechanic, but it was a near thing,
and the lady has left Japan to escape be
ing judicially frozen to death. Let up not
have already moucpolised some of the of Glenoaly. Wyndham Street and Peddar them, and certainly a miscariage of justice, TRST soak itin warm water to goften it,
be offended, but let us reason together ja important runs. Soon, the Americans Street, as districts within which officers of it shoy have to go to prison. As a matter then pare it doen as closely as favour of common senRI). will compete in Eastern waters as they the Board shall make a house-to-housh of fact, the poor people of the east and westsible without drawing the blood, and apply
Chamberlain's Pain Balm tuxco daily, mil. For the Blood Minx Lira-Clarke's outlook for British shipping may in accordance with Bye-law No. 1 of the ing for their turn it the street bydrant, wura for a few days to protect it from the Letent, Bad Legs, Skin, and Blood Diseases disinfecting the premises contained therein, during the restricted hours of supply, fight application. A com plaster should be the blood from all impurities from. What
ever “manso, meining, For Scala Scurvy, not, for the moment, appear very Bye-laws governing the prevention of The attention of those in authority is drawn shoe. As a general liniment for sprake Pimples and Soma of all kinds, 3/5 afecta eze bright. But the chief hope of epidemic endemic or centagious disease to this in thy, hope that a speedy remedy Bahama nequaled. For sale by A born effected by Sold averywhere at Se 94. bruises, lameness and rhegmatism, Fin magrelian Thesands of woude tal cures bare the future lies in the development made under section 13 of Ordinance 13 of 121
1001
may be offeredt.
Dealers: WATKINS Ltd. General Agents Beware of worthless imitations.
17a Queen's Road SMOKERS REQUISITIES, have never done before, so that the visitation for the purpose of cleansing and oids way be seen any morning sniping gorealy for five minutes leves to World Sansed Flood Mixture is restarted
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