maintained
In the
CA. Bowley, of Taikos, met T. Mathowi. of the Band of the E. W. F. (leather-weights), and was declared the winner at the conclusion of the first round.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PSS, FRIDAY, MARCH 1st,
PRAYA EAST RECLAMATION SCHEME.
and is the property of the Governmon In its present state, unisable,
but in
1
of the Colony will overtake the provision to be made for their accommodation.
3
STEAMSHIP. "ANNAM.”.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo from London
W. S. Balloy, of Hongkong, made another the Hongkong Government and the Hon. them of the whole of their land, on condition that affected and with all of the details of the x 9.8. Ortegal and Sinai, and Bordener
appearance, this time in a heavy-weight contest with Ben Davies, of the E.WF who took the place of J. H. Tible, of the U.S.S. Brooklyn. Balley knocked his opponent out in the first round with a blow under the heart,
Mr. Nautions's Sunshine, 10st 12lbs
(Mr May) Mr. Kingston's Felka, Het is VENGA
(Mr. Bratton): 0 Out of thirty entered, only seven faced the starter. From a good start, St. Andrew took the lead, the others in a bunch. Going round by the Bridge, Tit-Bits took first place, Banshine second, and Polks third. The same order
stretch in the Rook, but Interrogation now occupied third place. Sun. shina with a good spurt, took the load from Tit Bits which, in second place, was followed by Interrogation. Tube Rose, Esperance, Folks,Owing to the length of the programas we and St. Andrew. As the fold were going round hold over the remaining resulta. by the Village. Tit Bits and Interrogation raced for the lead, but Tithits still managed to hold it. Coming into the Straight the four leading ponies were Titbits. Interrogation, Espessaco, and Tubo Rose. A rattlepees race ensued,
and Beastly by quito ton lengths. Lit-Bite Esperanze took the leal from the outside i was wood and Interrogation third Time, 2
mins. 12/5 sec. Mrs. Jupp, uaice of Mr. Hurt Back, owner of Exporanee, lead the herea past the Stand. The CHAMPION STAKES; with $750 added;
0.
TREASURE TROVE."
From Indian papers to hand we are informed that a Company has been formed for recovering the treasure lont in H.M.8. Lutine off the coast
of Holland. As tales of the sen, its rovers, and their concomitant Spanish galisque and golden
We have received for publication copies of the correspondenco which has passed between P. Chater, C.M.G., on the subject of the pro- posed Prays East Boclamation Scheme. Mr. Chater's first letter is giren below, and the rost the correspondence will follow in to-morrow's
Hongkong, 12h June, 1910 S-In the month of July, 1887, 1 nb mitted for the consideration of His Excellency
issue.
I believe that I will have no diffoulty lu arranging, if authorised to do so, with Mears Jardine Matheson & Co. for the surrender by they receive back on the same terms, and at the same rent as a prerant, about 591,80 s ro fest of helding land, or 11.98 neras, out of he improved area.
As to the Royal Naval Hospital ground, the acrynisition of this involves rather more difficulty an entails a considerable expenditure by the Colonial Government in the first instanes--an expenditure, however, to be fully recouped in
all.
· ਪੰਚਾ
ex ax. Ville d'Arras and Frederic Morel, in son-
The Government entrusted me, in connection with the existing Reclaration with the no gotiation sud arrangement with the landowners I place raysalf again entirely at the scheme. disposal of the Gocerument to carry ant gotiations and arrangements with the Marine neotion with above Steamer, are hereby informed Lot holders and others in Wanehal whose as that their goods, with the exception of Opini
Tronix and Valuables, are being lauded and sent may be required for the present scheme.
I suggest further for the Government, that stored at their risks into the Godowns of the all resumptions of land, and all compensations Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown to be paid landholders in connection with the Co., Limited, at Kowloon, whones delivory may preacut scheme should be borne and paid by the be obtained immediately after landing.
expenses of Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unles the scheme, all land resumed boing! benefit of the fund. Any little friction that before Noon TO-DAY, requesting it to be briket in connection with the existing Ro-landed heading will be countersigned by the
hore. Bills of clamation will thereby be obviated with the
Undersigned. Goods remaining unolainged present proposala.
MONDAY, the 4th March,
Major-General Cameron, then Administering the end, without interfering with the estimated Marine Lot holdera sa part of the old for the intirastion is received from the Consignes
for the reclamation
the Government, alony from the Western profit to the Government already referred to.
The Naval Authorities want a new and improved hospital with more nocommodation. hoy-would-proter a sits more directly acces sible from the water, and further removed from
the Chinese quarter of the City. Fingstaff Hill at Kowloon, new the property of the War Department, would afford ample space for hospital doable the size of the present building: with extensive grounds, the purest
B
doubloons, with here and there a dark account mates and with greater pecuniary profit and fremtrent breezes at-all-seasons- air, the existing Reclamation, the Water Supply, the the 4th March, or they will not be
of treasure as darkly-wrested and as dark buried, bare appealed to the breasts of British so-doge since the days of Drake and Captain Kidd, an account of the events which led up to the loss of the gallant akip and its procions bordou may not be out of place in this sober
and matter-of-fact Twentieth Century.
easy soces
of the foreshors of the boundary of the Military Cantonments was ward to the Gas Works. The project was approved and accepted by the Government and by the land-owners concernoll, was sanctioned of the Secretary of State, and has been, to very great extent, carried out and completed in necerdanes with my original proposals, at an expenso to the Colony not exceeding my esti advantage to the Government and to the Colony than even I ventured to anticipate. In only one sibility. I estimate that a suitable hospital respect has that project failed to accomplish all could be constructed on Flagstaff Hill with would have to that was expected from it. My principal obicet very possible convenience for $200,000. This in suggesting it was to relieve the overcrowding provide in the first instance, but it could easily
r cent. if the Govern the older portions of the City and so improve procured locally at 5 per o the general sanitary condition of the Colony.ment no wisheil. As for the ground, the then greatly in need of improvement. The Military have no us for it, and they would [„length of time the Pravo Beclamation has been gly, the centro of Kowloon. This would have the honour to bo, Sir, your most obedient
exchange it for an equal area more
money the Colonial
All claims must be sent in to me on or before
recognized All slamaged packages will to examined, bu
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, MONDAY, the 4th March, at 3 P.M.
Agout.
I wonki only submit, in conclusion, for the after consideration of the Government that, if the NOON, will be subject to rent and famling Public Works Department with the enormous charges, tasks on its lands at the present moment-the proposal New Public Buildings-is not in a position to undertake another Reclamation, that there will be no dificulty in having the work directly by the Marine Lot holders, it being, of done by Engineers and Contrastom employed course, thoroughly, autorstood that all paus must be submitted to end approved by the Director of Public Works and that the works would have to be carried out in accordance with such plans and to his complete satisfaction --I
The Lutine formed cos of a Squadron of in hand, and the steady growth of the per l'entail the resumption of certain lands there and humble Servant,
for Chius ponies, winners at this meeting only; u forced entry: entrange $211; winners of two races 530; of three or more $50; weight for motes ar per scale. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Dryasdust's Sinbad, 10st 01b...
Mr. Crawford) 1 Mr. John Peel's Set, 11st 7b
(Mr. Gressou), 2 Mr. Barey's Now Ruusut ...
elaron Plugs of the line (of which subsidised (My. Moller) 3
Basia furnished two) and five frigates which Mr. Mausfeld's Ace of Hearts, 11st 11
(Mr. Walwyn) put to sea from Margate Bonds and the Downs Mr. G. H. Potts's Forest King, 11st 4lb on the 13th August, 1799, under Vico-Admiral
(Mr W. W. Cox)
Mitchell, their object being an expedicion to Mr. G. H. Pott's Desert King, 10st 12
(Mr. P. A. Lox) Holland, but which, like its predecesor, vos Sinbad took thalend from level start, followed fated to terminate in disastrous failms to the closely by Acu of Hearts. Passing the Stand, British rok. As on the former version Sinbad still led, Forsat King, Sot, and Desart King running together for second place. At touched upon, the troops were under the Com- the Bridge Sinbad still liesdel, and a the mand of the Duke of York, who had rader hur Set, New Rusu, and Dosort King following-Sir Ralph Abercromby, who two years after Black Rock was passed the same horse led, with a second in command, the colebrated General The order was the same as the Village Whewards died so gloriously after winning the fotched, and in bad entered the Straight with a lead of two lengths from Sot, Now Rose battle of Alexandris. This battle proved to be boing third. New Itose and Binbad were both the death-blow to French aspirations in that under the whip, but the latter still maintained ite lead, and won a good race, in which it led quarter and condroud towards the salvation from start to finish, by three lengths; four lengths separated second and third. Timo, min. 47.2/5 seÒ.
of India.
tion during the twelve years that have since first I mooted the scheme, have prevento the Colony from obtaining any adequate relief of that kind in spite of the very considerald aros of now land added to the Colony, and, it will have. I nin afraid to be admitted that in the contral districts the overcrowding is now
1887. as great, if not greater, than in
I have now to submit for the sunsideration of His Excellency Major-General Gaseigne. C.M.G., the Officer at presunt Administering the Government of the Colony, another scheme of the same class and character but more exten
Colony by the creation of additional building sive, having the subject in view the improvement of the sanitary condition of the afficient for the exection of 2,413 Chinose houses of the most improred constraction, well lighted and ventilated, and capable of accom- moduting an adult population of about 150,000 people, allowing thirty square feet of floor space and four hundred and fifty cubic feet of air space The squadron had under its protection a couvey for each adult. I proposa to increase the practi- of about 130 sail of transports, &c, having encally available area of the Colony by 4,127,400 hoard the first contingent of the troops destined square feet, or 97.03 acros. Of this area 2,665,300 square feet, or 61.18 acres, will be un actual addi- for the service, anmburing about 17,000, mention to the size of the Island by reclamation On the 15th of the same month. Admiral. Lord from the sea, and 1,562,160 square feet, or 35.85 Duncan, the hero of Camperdowà, in the 71,aeres will be made available by the catting down, levelling and laying out of ground now gun ship Kent, joined and took the command of practically useless Of the 4,227,400 square 1 Vico-Admiral Mitchell's Squadron. The troops feet thus added to the Colony, 2,480,780 square were disembarked, and subsequently joined feet, or 57.08 aores, will be building land, and 1,740,600 fest, or 39.95 acres, will be
square forcer with the Russion contingent, which raised added to the atos atrendy covered by public roads 3 the combined effective force to about 35,910, and streets. My proposuis, if successfully carrl men. After varying fortune, this force was ed out, will put into the Treasury & lamp-sum :).
defeated by a Franco-Duteli force and compelled of at least $637.050, will improve the revenus from Crown Lands by the sand of $33,910 per to evacuate Holland.
annum and from taxes by the sum of $130.571 The Beitel Novyy on this occasion, had unper-ananm, and all this will be accomplished opportunity of distinguishing itself, as the without any expense whatever to the Govers Dutch naval force on the spot, composed of the ment. following ships, out of a total of about 55 vesasla which constituted the Dutch Navy at the time, quietly surrendered at their moorings, the men
The NIL DESFERANDUM STAKES; Swoop
stakes of $5 ench with 100 added; second to receive 250 third 825; for beaten subscrip tion water griffins of this season, 1909-1001 handicap... Half a mile, ma Mr. Hart Buck's Croston, 13at 2lr
(Mr. Cranford) Mr. Babington's Sandowner, 10st 19
(Mr. May) Mr. Jay's Altgold, 10st 121b
(Mr. Moller) Mr. Dorick's Deep Bay, 10st 61b
(Mr. Cumming) Mr. Oswald's Bointillant, Ut 45
(Mr. P. A. Cox) Mr. J. H. Lewins Blazer, 10st 41b
(Mr. Wolwyn) Mr. Boys Bite Gam, † 10st 7lb
(Mr. Gedge) 0 Mr. Bromor's Confederation,+ 10st 1216
(Mr. Bratton) 0: * $lbs, + 3lbs, || 6the, overweight, Great difficulty was experienced in getting
which there would be no difficulty in acquiring
(Signed) C. P. CHATER.
THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY,
Hongkong,
as the power of the Crown to resume la clear, The Honourable and the cost would. I think, not exceed $200,000 if resumption was effected at once.
The total cost of the improvements proposed to be effected is estimated (not including the cost of the now Naval Hospital) at $1,100,990, which is made up as follows:-
$ 83.620 For the Pierre Perdu Seawall, including Return and Wing Walls 217,600 Filling in, including entting down, favelling and laying out of Marrison Hill and Saral 110-pital Hill
Contingencies 5 per cent. Sower, do... Curbing and chunnelling of Streets, &c.
+
HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC- TURING CO., LIMITED.
The following are the profit and loss account and balance sheet of the above Corunny :--
www. ---
#206 144,000 82 300
Donation to Indian Fansine Fand Exchange
** 500.00
14.10
49,900 $1,047,880
Auditors' fro...
400,00
Consulting Committee's fee. Depreciation for 1000 written off
4,000,00
13.492.04
133,514.85
Say, 81,100,000, All these items are worked out at the pressur high rates of labour and material.
Halance brought forward from 1839 Interest and profit on sale of investments
The whiale of this will be borne by the exist ing Marine Lot holders in the Wanchai district, who will receive an augmentation to their holdings of 1,492,05 square feet divided rateably stance of working Reconut among them in proportion to their frontages, the Government, in respect of No. 3 Fulice Station, being numbered amongst the Marine. Lot hollers and receiving 71.40 square feet of Capital 10,000 shares at 550 paid ap the above. The cost works out at about 70 cents per square foot of available building land ya. claimed.
In addition to the building land added to the Colony by the reclamation, which is calculated to afford accommodation for 1.31 four-storied house, there will, by the cutting down of Morrison and Naval Hospital Hills and the hills adjoining on the south, as slow in the plan, be added to the availble build. ing in the Colony, levelled and ready for building-994,700-square-foot, or 22.33 acres, affording accommodation for 1,082 three starival houses. Of this, 521,000 square feet. or 11.98 actes, will go to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., in compensation for the land surrendered by them; 172,000 square feet, ar 10.55 acres. will be handed over to the Govern
The Colony will, in reclamation
All this E propose should be done within fire years from the date when the work is sanctioned by the Secretary of State, provided due diligence The work, although zuera exton is used. ter than that connected with the
the horses away, altogether four false starts having mantiled and refuse to fight. The evo, sofa wuch easier and loses costly charment from nfall coalition to the Emilding
betog modo. At the Brat altempt Scintillant captured were 10 ships of the line, and Confecutation bolted, and the former had reached almost the Distance Post be frigates, 3 corvoties and, 1 brig, and this was fore he was puleed up. Doop Buy, at the supplemented by a great quantity of valuable third way, also got refractory and ranched ordance-stores captured at the taking of the the Village are being turned. The fifth at Naval Magazine at Nianeve Werk. It is but tempt mwa good startader with Blazer in the brought up the rest. The dell' entered the fore, in fenght so valiantly against a siperior lad and Scindiaat close behind; Sundowner just to add that the men who, a few ruonths be oing force at Camperdown, a fitted the descend. straight in a banel, but Croxton, gamely, ran into first place from the outside, ants of Van Tromp. De Kuyter nad galaxy of and won a senrrying race by four longtheal heroes second only to these of England, Time, 50 2/5 secs,
and why now surrendered so tamely, were in. fun in what they did by the proclamation isted by the Prince of Orange. This proelania
on, which was addressed to Dutchmen in general, called on them to offer no opposition to the expedition but to aid it in fighting the French, of whose country Holland then vir- tually formed a province.
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT.
A bazing championship tournament to extend over three orenings has buon arranged to take place in the Theatre Royalby Mr. C.T. Robinson, The Arst bouts (thren two-minute rounds each bout) came off last night in the presence of large company. The following setas seconds O. Sinclair (Biege Train), P. Hayes(Siege Train) Pts. J. Watkins (WF),JK. Seller (HMS Terrable), and J. Merona (U.S. S. Beaningto). Mr. Frost (R. 4. Empress of Japan) is re- farse, and Mr. C. T. Hobinson master of cremo. nies. Local gentlemen amatours acted as judges, The following wore the results-
B. Jones H. Company, R.W.F., boat D. Davies, E. Company, WF. (feather-weights. W. §. Bailey, of Hongkong, bent Thos. Phil. lip, of H.M.8. Arjougat. In the first round Bailey bad decidedly, the advantage. In the second things were much more even; but in the third round, be palled up and had much the best of it. There was a good deal of clinching in this bout
Morris, Company, R.WF. beat W. Thomas B. Company, RW.F. (middle weights An extra round had to be fought before the Jadges could agree as to the winner.
vid, HM B. Goliath, best Jack (honry waights). This was some
fasco: Mr Robinson stepped to and announced that he would not man any prize money-
Voir,
W. Howard E.AM.C., beat Bergt, of H.M. Dock Yard (fouthier weights), Vein
giving up in the second round. Web
E Mapsford, H.ME, digonent, as W. G. Green H18. Endymion (riddle weights) This was the hardest fought bout so far. Green had the beat of the show, but in the third round Le fouled Mansford, who was given in the winner.
Corporal Aldridge, 25th Company S.D.R.GA, met Gunner MoMurray, of the same company
now in progress. If my calculations are correct, this project, if carried out will do for the Eastern portion of the Colony all and more than all that the Banitery Board hoped to be able to Trust had met with the approval of the Gover accomplish, if their proposals for a Sanitary mout
I propose that the reclutation of the fore- share of the Wanchai district from Arsenal Street to the East Point Refinery should be undertaken and carried out at the expense of the Marine Lot holders on the same lines us those on which the present reclamation is being carried out, and under a similar, but slightly 4mended Ordinance. This reclamation will involve the constrnation of aen-wall, 3,189 feet, in length, starting from the Eastern extremity of the proposed extension of the Naval Tard and Arsenal, and continuous with the onter face of sach extension, following on an easy curve the Hnd of the Eastern Fraya at s distance from it of about 415 feet and termin- ating at the Western extremity of the East
The present Prays will be widened to 65 foot; u strip of building land 120 fest in width, specially designed to take two rows of Chines houses, four stories in height, not exceeding t foot in extrame doptin and having 15 feet back yards, will be laid out next to the old Praya along the entira length of the reclamation. Outside of that will me a thoroughfare 75 feet wide, beyond that another strip of building and 150 feet wide to allow of the construction of godowns, and then the New Praya, 75 feet wide. Ten streets, 30 feet in width, will tra verse the revistaution from the Old to the Now Prays. Plan herewith.
and theas added to its resources have acquired, if the scheme is carried out, new strests, &c., cursing an area of 1,740,60 square feet, or $9.95 serea, ut which two-thirds, or 26.03 arces.- will be intended in the reclamation.
The value of the land thus placed at the dis posal of the Government is estimated at $1,137,050, namely Froat Lot opposite No. 2
Pulice Station 25,500 an. Ft. $3.9070,590 Back Lat opposite Non Royal Naval Hill Int
Pollou Station 1,900
...472,000 ko., &c.
in
(40 114,750
6€ 2,00 $5,800
Total Vai, ... ...$1,137,050 From which must be deducted Kont
of New Boyal Naval Hospital 20,000 New Site for Milbury
rodeation to Leaseholders for Resumption...
Balasco in favour of Governtjent
Reserve fand
TABILITIES.
Due to General Managera ...... Sundry creditors ............. ..... Balice of proft and loss
ANKITOS
ន
Cast of land factory, machinery,
100,090,00 To, per last account Expenditure on wow extension-
to 31 December, 1900......... 43,402.04 $203,492.04
19.02.01
Less depreciation
Ropa, &c., &c. in godown, valued at on outsigaent, valued at
ire insurance promis, acount 1901 Sundry debtors Cash at fatory.
$150,830.73
$
ww
11,054.30
13%,57.70 $150,900.70
7,205.79
500,000.00
195,00
Hongkong, 25th February, 1901,
NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. STEAMSHIP GLÉNOGLE.". FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO. HAMA, KOBE, MOJI AND SHANGHAI,
HE above Steamer, having arrived, Cor Tignes of Cargo-re hereby requested, to
send in their Bills of Lading for countersigna. ture, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside,
Carge impeding the discharge of the Vossel will be handed and stored at Consigneos", riskit and expense.
DODWELL & CO.. LIMITED
Agents
Hongkong, 25th February, 1901.
NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP BRAEMAR" FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO HAMA, KOBE AND MOJI.
THE THE above Steamer having arrived, Con
signees of Cargo are hereby requested to 6.763.81 send in thoir Dills of Lading for countersigna 12,009.92 ture, and to take immediate livery of their 132,514,05 Goods from alongside.
$05.4393.08
✡.
150 000.00 104,278,29
Cargo impeding the discharge of tho Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' rak and expense.
DODWELL & CO., IDI,
Agents
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1901.
FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
1423.HEN.G.L. Steamship
$7,278,63
25,00
- MARBUNG,
Hongkong and Shui Banking Corporation 128,15 Captain von Binger, having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby $652,953.18 requested to wand in their Bill of Lading for. countersigunture by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside.
TRADE
MARK.
&
Optional Carro will be forwarded unless netice to the contrary be given before Noon TO-DAY, the 25th inst.
Any Carge impeding her discharge will-be handel into the Godowns of the Hongkong and
Company Kowloon Wharf und Godown Limited, and stored at Consignees risk and
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods in ve left the Colowns, and all Goods romain. ing nudelivered after the 4th prox. will be subject to reut.
All brokon, chafed; and damaged Gonds are Bottles. to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 4th March, at 3 r.. $8.00 No Fire Instrates has been effected.
SIEMSSEN & CO, Agents. -Hongkong, 25th February, 1951.
SHERRIES,
1 doz.
200,000
100,000
Seal.
500,0
DELICIOSO
MONTILLA
MANZANILLA... 6,516 AaroEpso
$33,910 AMONTILLADO
VINO DE PASTO
SOLERA
Black
Dark Red 9.00-
Green 10.00
Red
11.50
White
Tellow
Blue
Back
White
34.00
The annnn rateable valus of the honsus when built is estimated at $1,158,240, and is made up as folloma
2,413 Houses et 30 par Hauser fro1671
Anund Boutal of $1,153.940 ( 15 per cent. $151,571 { The Government would, therefore, act only OLD BROWN... hate ground to dispose of, of the value of
of SUPERIOE ÁMOSTILLADO... 8637,000, but would have an anunal rerouns
154481, which, capitalized at 6 per cent, would amat to $360,020.
I.
The annual Crown rents for the new build- 14 Latine was a frigate armed with 36 Point Sugar Refinery premises, and in aning areas are estimated as follower-
Prava Eunt ..34 25 Amos tự $800 por Aero÷÷$27,400 guns, with a cumplement of about 250 men with its orthorn face. It is calculated that Royal Nurul Hill 19.85 GC.600 and boys, and was commanded by Captain the seawall will give an average depth of 163 Lancelot Bkynner. She had on board specie foot at low water spring files along its entire to the amount of £110,000, which she had face. The land to be reclaimed within the new
sen-wall will be indú out as follows shipped at Yarmouth and was conveying, to the Tezel to be applied in paying the troops.
The coast of Holland was, and still is, neted for its shallows and shifting sand-bunks and this was accentuated by its narrow and intrisals channel, the sand channels and waterways that had compelled the Dutch to nikl their ships fiat-bottomed, and which had sorely balled the redoubtable and famous Paritan sex king Blake in his pursuit of the Dutch Admiral Van Tromp after three days battle off Fort- land and Dungeness in February, 1653 On the 9th October, 1799, the Lutine was wrecked off the island of Vie on the coast of Holland the whole crow, with the exception of but two, perished; the treasure went with her, and the of it was no slight augmentation to the disasters of the expedition, who it is von sidered that the British, unlike the Froeb, asanlly paid in hard money for whatever they
commandeared" in na enemy's country Some years ago, an attempt was made to extricate the chests of gold from the wreck but beyond recovering the ship's hell and some minor things, the gold remained practically a untouched. The half was found to have been broken up, and the fragments, together with the treasure, it was conjectured, deeply embedded
in the sand,
Á MONTILLADO, VERY OLD White
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
14.00 Co
JONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer "IPOMENEUS"
[586
15.00 are beruby notified that the Cargo is being lis charged into Craft, and/or landed at the Go- 18.00 downs of the Kowloon Godowns; in both cases it will lie at Consignes del The Cargo will 20.00 be ready for delivery from Craft or Godown on
and after the 1st March,
24.00
Optional carge will be landed unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival
Goods undelivered after the Bilt March win be subject to rent. All damaged Goods must bir examined at Il Ast. on the 7th March.
N.B.-Special quotations for Octaves, Quor left in the Godowns, where they will terus and Hogabeads.
Imported direct from one of the finest
:
H. PRICE & CO..
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents Hongkong. 27th February, 1901,
be
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AVID OORS AR & SON'S
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MERCHANT NAVY.
(616
3190]
I respectfully submit this scheme for this appital of the Government and of the Secretary of Stats. The proposals linse bean carefully thought out, and the calcalations are fairly accurate. Our experience with the Praya Tachination Schome now la process of execu For the purposs of fling in the land to betion, enables me to jadge with certainty as to growers. reclaimed from the sea, the hills on which the the character of the work to be done, the cost Royal Naval Hospital and Morrison Hill houses to be incurred and the time to be taken, and stand-Inland Lota 84 and 86-will have to be also as to the benefits to the Colony from the acquired from their owners facquisitions which works proposed can, I believe, be easily obtained on
The Wanchai district will be kid open to favourable
Fontilation and improvement in a way in which terms hereinafter detailed), and vat down to the level of Queen's Road by the Eastern Market, it could not possibly be dealt with before. The This cutting down will not only supply all the removal of the two hills to the Eastward will add immensely to the aren of the
end
the stone and earth required for the sea-wall and
Dasy accessibility reclamation, but will give the Colony an ad- district.
to the cast of it. ditional ares of level ground of 1,562,1 square of the districts feet, or 3585 acres, and will open out the whole The roclamation will add further to its pres.. of the Wanchai district, now shut in on the The proposed new roads and Prays will facilitate east, to the easterly and south easterly winds; the erection of healthful buildings and the im further benefit will be conferred on the Clony proret sanitation of the neighbourhood. The by the levelling of the roads leading from the erection of all new houses will be brought under City to the Happy Valley. The plax sent the strictest sanitary rules Their number and
THE herewith shows clearly the grea proposed to character will compel landlords to improve and he levelled both north and south of the Queen's rebuild in the area is under occupation. This Boad and also the method in which the new intense addition will be made to the area of ground is proposed to be laid out. The project the district, and to the income to be derived having arrived from the abovo port, Consignees a Road to from it by the Colony at a minimum of expense, of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods
to
-12, QUEEN'S ROAD.
Hongkong, let March, 1901.
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
INDRA" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM NEW YORK. HE Company's Steamship
"INDRAVELLI"
It remains to be seen whether, after the lapse includes the widening of the stern Market and with a minimum of disturbance of existing are being landed and placed at their risk in the
of a century, Father Neptune will yield up this portion of his golden hoard, or whether this enterprise will be attended with no better luck thai were the queste after the private kidd's
a broadth of 75 feet from the
Hongkong.
and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Bat-and I beg most respectfully to call Company's Godowns at Kowloon, whers each attention to it if the beneilta indicated are to consignment will be sorted out ruark by mark ired from this project, it at be proceed and delivery can be obtained as soon as the a with at cure, and rigony. It must be goods are landed. anished within five year, and with proper mea sures it can be done easily in that time. It is much simpler undertaking than the Western
to the Race Course and Causeway Bay (an interests. immense benefit in itself) and the piercing of the district by 6 other streets, oach 30 f wide, 3 running parsiled to the Queen's R
it. dividing into blocks of noh size and
of Chinese hos
can be ball on them.
The land to be dealt with
“and division theory weights), and defeated him hidden treasure and the attempts to woigh the and 3 at right anglespe that only
in the second round. MoMurray's second throw- the sponge in the ring MeMurray was beaten from the start, but pluckily faced lus opponent, refusing to give inno
lew of the Naval Depot, and George Smith, of H-M.. Centurion (Ught sights) were the next couple. The wan but an exhibition bont, however, Emith getting a bye, as W. Foster, B. M. L. 1. CHEhem Smith had been drawn, did not put in an appearance.
∙tell
Goods not cleared by the 1st March, at. 10 AM, will be subject to rent.
gold that lies strewn in Vigo Hay. Time approved style this portion of Recanation, but if it is to draw the population any case whatever
P.J
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in
All damaged packages must be left in the my scheme covers, ny already stated, 1.562.100 from the central part of the City and ease the squire feet, or 35.65 acres. Of the Inland Lot prasure of population there, it must be accom Godowns, and a certificate of the damage ob 64, Morrison Hill, the property of Messrs. Jarried by soms intelligent scheme of tramvay tained from the Godown Co within tan anys owing dine, Matheon & Co., Tuckles 799,614 square communication between the and the extre-after the vessel's arrival here, after which no
kas feet, or 1385es. Inand Lot 88, the pro- mities of the City, whi
cheap and claims will be recognised.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., conch party at the Limiralty, covers 309,014 suare
tor
Agents
[365 Hongkong, 22nd February, 1909. population
Ammonia has been used as a fire-satin guisher. It is woularfully efficacious to the great fulmine of bat the odour of hig to the source tata against an
feet, or 835 acres, and the balance 465,472 all things pled is the square feet, or 10.75 meres is still undisposed of,otherwise, the steady incred
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