THE INSANITARY CONDI TION OF HONGKONG.
13.~(Continued.)
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 1901
POLICE COURT.
Wednesday, 14th August.
BEFORE MR. HAZELAND.
FOSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT COIN.
last Sanitary Board meeting it is consoling to note that "810,000 for additional latrines la to be inserted in the Estimates for 1002 Why this sudden burst of unnecessary (!) extravagance F
In the matter of Roads Mr. Chatham dia. Mr. Chatham uoxt alludes to Markets, and he creetly esys little and Mr. May, mirabile dictu, is altogether silent. What Mr. Chatham asys,
Lan Kai Cheung, gollector on the Yaumat refers to the Central Market as a monument
is, however, gratifying, for it is evidence after- to efficial enterprise and energy a fine all that the question of roads, not their condition, ferry launch Cheong Chung, was charged by Lance-Sergeant Detective R. Smith, No. 35, building-though a few windows have been for does come with the scope of official responsibility with being in possession of 682 counterfeit gotton and they have not only one bat several Now can the Acting Director of Public Works coin, to wit, 64 five-cent, and 49 ten-cont equal to it both in Singapore and Shanghai. for a moment put aside his official mask and con- pieces.
Lance-Sergeant Smith state that on the The Central Markel hero is most remunerative, sofentiously stato-before a Justice of the Peace “und we need not one only but half a dozen) whether there is a road on the lower levels 2nd inst. hi went on board the steam launch The asked for the collector sad was told in place of the few miserable Bitte squalidworthy of the name? (2) That if there be is it CheongChang at Praya West. As he stepped dons in other parts of the colony. air. Chatham kept in a condition in any way equal to a road ho was down in the cabin. Witness want-down omils to refer to the amount of pressurd it took at Singapore, Macao and even Shanghai? (8) to him and asked him how much money he had callbered for the Ferry Bont Company. He put to move the Government to provide suitable That although the traffic on the lower levels is his hand into bis left-hand jacket pocket and markets adapted to the needs of this rapidly almost entirely limited to jinriokishas and biez-pulled out about four dollars. There was also increasing community.
$520, Witness then asked defendant if he find The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon in his cles the main roads are in an abominable condi- same money belonging to the Company, in all tion, and in wet weather several are absolutely any more, and upon the latter replying no, wit report for 1830 gives some striking facts, dangeroue. Seeing that for years past the ness searched him and found in his right-hand especially in the matter of dates and income..W.D., hus zever been able to keep in fair jacket pocket 35 Hongkong and one Chinese
Ita previous report, I have from time to time
counterfeit five-cent pieces. Witness next no. The detective then took twa keys from pointed out the urgent necessity of providing in
asked defendant if he had a hex he answered He foul a locker con- creased market neemnedation, but as you with
defendant's waist. out any real. I therefore proceed to give a
tainel in a seat and opened it with one of the Low Sgures which I think should go far to further
keys. He found therein 508 Hongkong five cent pieces wrapped, up in packages. He also found 46 Hongkong and two Chiesa ten-cent the rest loose. The whole of
Ho said:-
aubatantinto any reason for go doing
condition the very few roads it possesses, the Government might reasonably include in its 1902 estimates the best of an engineering da putation to Singapore and Macro to learn how roads are really made and kept. The doctors,
In 1858, the Central, Western, Eastorn, Tai-dentista, and rickisha-repairers would probably
Shan, Wanchai, and BPP Aarket; were protest, but their opposition could be overcome pieces, MUIGS IN TOU
To those were
the markete" of
Salyingpoon in 1884. and of Shoktougsni in 1876
being an increased accommodation of 98 stalls, the
Central Market of the w-building
of 41 giving & farther increase of 130 more than in 1859 But
or
in 380
total of
this
with firmness.
Under the head of Miscellaneous Sanitary Works, the Acting Director of Public Works
from 1859 to 1899 the Eastern and Taiping writes:-
were
Markets of 48 and 74
rospectively, stalis demolished, thus showing a loss of 8 stalls to the total market accommodation of the City of
of Vie toria during the last forty years: although in that time the population has increased from 49,780 in 1830, to 108.200 in 1899, and the revenue froza marke.s from 26,877.50 to $80,901.38.
I believe the cast of orecting the Western Market in the first instance did not exeved $0,437.14, yet during last year the seventie derived From ide stall rente amounted to no less than $23,485.64,
Mr. Chatham refers to the Slaughter-House ansurpassed anywhere. It took the Govern- ment exactly thirteen years to build this, and then only after Mr. Chadwick had again in sisted on it. The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon in his Report for 1880 pointed outcom
the money freund in the locker was counterfeit. As soon us witness opened the looker defendant called out. This had money does not belong to me; it belongs to my friead."
Witness theu seized the money, both good and bad, and arrested defendant.
The next witness, a Chines) constable, practically corroborated first witness erience. The Magistracy abroff gare evidence as to having examined the money and found it to be counterfeit.
In addition to the works already described, several others of minor inportauce have been carried out. They include 20 public laundrina, 20 tanks for wasbermen to car y on their operationa in, under
conditions, a Varcino institute, sa itary And as
a Disinfecting Station, the combined cost of
His Worship transferred the case to the which amounts to $35,081,
Any one acquainted with the villages of Thi Supreme Court for trial.
Mr. Wilkinson, who appeared for the defen- kok-taui, Mong-kek-tsui and Fun Tsun Heung as they existed six or seven years ago, would fuddant, reserved his cross-examination. difficulty in recognising them again today. It may safely be asserted that a revolution has been wrought in those and other villages,
Mr. Chatham omits to mention that the small row of cottages erected as Public, Laundries came into existence just nineteen years after Mr. Chadwick recommandations thereon; and farther that the Chinese reasonably declined to use them oving to want of water which was con. atautly failing, a necessity for which the Govern
the condition of the villages. Surely we were not supposed to creat insanitary villages; the Gururament apparently congratulates itself because it did not!
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO
COMPANY.
The report for 1900 states that the total receipts for the year on revenue accounted to £63,680. The expenditure for the year amounts to £42,803 on revenue account in Borneo und £1,275 for home exponses. These figures show that the receipts of the year exceeded the expenditure by £10,602, but on the other hand an amount of £3,13 has to be taken inte account for depreslation, &c., lose adjustment of exchange £637, calculated at the carront rate of 28. 1d. per dollar. There has been a not expenditure on capital account in 1900%f £4,328, being pro- £103,380, including a sum other expenses, estimated as chargeable to portion of salaries, subsidy to staamans, nu capital. The special expenditure in 1900-viz.. 1,278, has also be carried to lands and pro. perty account. The revenue account for the your shows a credit balance of £11,167, to which is added £8 for land sold in 1900, making a the balance of land suics and revenue account total of £14.252. This sum has been added to brought from last balance-sheet, and, ofter deleting the dividend for 1999, declared in of £81,734 The Court recommend a dividend July, H, &c. there remains a credit belauce
amount to 213,739, The Court regret to luvs at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum, which will to announce that, owing to his advanced age, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Beury Keppol, ha felt compelled to resign his sat on the Court.
THE NEW RUSSIAN MINISTER TO PEKING.
M. Paul Lossar, left the Rnastan Embassy in London last month for St. Petersburg, on his de Giors as Russian Minister to China. London way to his new pont at Peking to succeed M Society and the Front at Brighton will be the poorer by a very notable figure, says the Graphic. A. Lear is older, greyer, and the luce on his
face are more strongly marked than when he made his first appearance in London during the 1885, and was the gayest of stormy times of the gay in spite of the weight of his diplomatic responsibilities; but if his guioty is now some what subdued, its place has been taken by a very attractivo geniality, and he has made a host of of attached friends during the last five
YOATS his residence in this city. He is, however, taking a post which will bring out all his great capacity for distinction, and we may look for- ward with confidence to his return among us Fung Mak was charged with unlawfully some years hence in a more exalted position anchoring his brick bout alongside the landing than that which he has hitherto held. M. Paul steps of Blake Pier and thereby obstructing Lessar is 50 years old. He has shown that the free access to the latter. He was fined $engineering is as good a channel to bigh pra or fourteen days' hard labour.
BEFORE ME. KEMP.
OBSTRUCTING PASSAGE WAY.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF ARME
There were two cases of unlawful possession of arms, viz., one pistol sud a day ror, and one revolver and fifteen rounds of ammunition. The arms were ordered to be confiscated.
ILLICIT OPIUM.
L. S. George, No. 49, capture at No. 43 Tsat Tsze Mui 08 tools of a 22 dross opiam, scales, strainer, in fact a whole opium refinery outfit.
There were an old woman and two men in the ignorance of how the opiram got into the house, case. The woman at first pleaded complete and then said that one of her lodgers brought it thore. The two man said they simply lodged with first defendant and know nothing of the
plum.
were completely blind to the gravity of the enterprise. Consequently when things were. revealed in their true light such was our want of preparation that 60,00,000 or 70,000,000f, had to be hastily spout in rapid measures of defence, the efficacy of which was, happily, not tested. This decision. taken in ewe night, to spend 70,000,0001 without the approval of Parliament is by some persons represented as
policy which, however, an heroic act; but how could one mors in genuously admit the surprise and disorder inevitably cousil by had been carried on for a long time? A grave fault, but one shared by a large number of men, was committed. These are the facts, and it is worth while looking them in and inconsequence will invitably want in the the face, for in the future the same disorder worst disasters."
BY
ROYAL
ΤΟ
WARRANT
HIS MAJESTY
KING EDWARD
VII.
DEWAR'S
PERTH
WHISKIES
SPECIAL
SPECIAL EXTRA
SOLE AGENTS-
WHITE
INSURANCES
**L'URBAINE”
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1838.)
THE Undersigned, having been appointed 1. GENERAL AGENTS for the above
P. LEMAIRE & CO.. Company, are propared to ACCEPT RISKS at gurront rates.
Hongkong, 7th February, 1901.
ORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR NANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG
[439
The Undersigned AĢENTS of the above Company are PREPARED TO ACCEPT First Class Foreign and Chinese Risks at Current Bátos.
SIEMSSEN & CO.
181 Hongkong, 29th May, 1805. AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN SURANCE CO.
TH
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL.
HE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
RECTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 21st April, 1977
194
UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
FOUNDED 1714.
The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
Agents.
30
Hongkong, 16th May, 1892.
THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM- PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA,
· INCORPORATED 1851. CAPITAL... ........£410,000.
THE Underaignod, having been "opointed T AGENTS for the abere Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
Wx. MEYERINK & CO.
Agenta,
Hongkong, 18th May, 1900.
1285
LABEL. NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY,
(616
H. PRICE & CO. Hongkong, 15th August, 1901. PIANO TUNING.
forment in diplomacy as journalism, He is an engineer by profession, and was educated at the Ecole des Ingénieurs in St. Petersburg. It raay be said of him that what Nevelskey did for his country on the Amur, Leesar did with even greater effectiveness in Central Asia He first accompanied General Skobeleff to survey the sites of the new Asiatic railways. In 1989 he joined General Komaroff as an expert in sur- between the Caspian and Afgluistan. The saying and exploring the Tareeman country work he performed at this period is historic, and the British Foreign Office found it neces sary to devote an entire and separate Blue- Brok to an account of his explorations. In you VALUE your PIANO at all, you February, 1855, he was sent to London-on-4 assist the Ambassador in the negotiations should have it TUNED REGULARLY by social mission, as geographical expert. to which accompanied the despatch of the Afghan Boundary Commission. He was the life and
Shaukiwau and¿berdeen. No proper slaughter- house has yet been provided for either of these swo places, although Section 8 of Ordinance 17 ofment absent-mindedly made no regular provision 1867 sada that sufficient number of it and for. Then the Government draws attention to proper alaughter houses to meet the requirements of the colony shall be provided by the Govern inent." I first-drew the attention of the Board to this matter as far back as 1990 in my Annual Report. This he repented in his Report for 1900, and
The Vaccine Institute in generally not work. farther pointed out in connection with the
unsurpassed anywhere" slaughter-house that ing, and daring epidemics of all-pox the Since the erection of these buildingo six Saigon serum was used by medical mon. We years ago at a total cost of $116,816.00-including not the disinfecting station also needed ? preparation of site, terracing, building of retaining
Mr. May seems to have had a hand in the waite, landing wharf, and Inspector's quarters- they have turned in fese, after paying all next paragraph, or perhaps the Editor-in-chief
The woman was fined $500, or in default working expenses, the handsome next sum of thought it time to assert himself. As this 2233.04.00. The two additional Inspectors asked will be dealt with elsewhere it need only be three months' hard labour, while the two mon for were, however, not granted.
"The expenditure under this heading," says mentioned that the "elastic revenge" which were discharged, the evidence against them Mr. Chatham, from 1888 to 191) has been prohibited back alleys and the formation. being insufficient. The woman being unable to enndary both at Zulikar and at St. Poters. $583,137," which is equal to 834,302.30 a year of Faud to carry but large Sanitary pay the fine had to go to gaol. to a population of about 300,000 not including Sohemes" did not prevent the Government the numerons ships of war and merchant vessels from increasing the military contributions or which continually use the market What does their own salaries. The present "care Mr. Chatham think of this in octoparings with provide public lanes" is evidence that the the income of $293,647, which, of course, should Government on this, as on other matters, is
he devoted to maintenance, extension, improve-waking up to its past neglect. mente and now slaughter-houses!
to
UNIVERSAL TRADING COMPANY, LD.
The following is the report of the general manager for the year ending the 30th June, 11, for presentation to the abareholders at the first ordinary annual meeting of the company to be held at the Registered Ofice of the empany, 4, Des Voeux Bead Centrul, on Gentlemen, I have the pleasure to submit to you the report and statement of accounts for the year ending June, 1901,
Mr. Chatham alludes in glowing torts to In neglecting to build more markets and the Taipingshan Resumption, ine apparently slaughter-houses, which this offer painte ut claims this enterprise on behalf of the Govern are required, the, Government is not only ment.. I refer him to the speech of the Shot. Saturday, the 17th August, at roon:-- ignoring profitable sources of events, but
of Felice of 1894 given previously. If evidence tending to increase the cost of food.
The Acting Irector of Public Works could be taken in this matter there is little in Answering the complaint of the Poti- that Government could congratulate itself over. tioners as to the Government neglect in The place was formerly a hotbed of disease, that paying a hundred per cent, and was winkel at providing latrines naively remarke "the provision of these conveniences las by the Government for years, and was only not been entirely neglected" [the italics are resumed by the Government through four of the mine and he given certain information which ultimate conssynences and the emphatic pressure shows that the Government has setually provid of public opinion. The Public alone are to be ed hins latrines for a population of 280,000, thanked for this improvement, not the Govern ment, and a reference to the newspaper files of most of whom ars Chinese.
that period will abundantly convines one of this.
ME
Mr. May also provides a page on latrines, the only portion of which need be referred to is his statement concerning the Leighton Hill latrine. To give su ides of what Mr. May considers to be a truthful statement Tapped the following: Ta 1807 the Board The need for idl). tional publié latrines made formal application and urinals is becom.ng that sitan for 8 hatrines
bo reserved in the re more an more urgent every year, and yet po sized area of Taiping- addition has been unde alian in accordance with during 1830 to the num- the approved plan for ber of such convent the lying ons of the
ces, estlier in the city
city area.
These sites are still colony. Upa small
1 pub. reserved, but pwing to the fact that very little Be latring taye, beon creefed at the of the resumed area has of Shin Street, been taken up for build- south end of
of Ship Wanchal, but merely to ng purposes only one
buil
ences,
Streetg
huns bein
entace a private latrine of TES E COM Boards detant tant usked at And which was to have no time tax ben demolished at the the time time. end of the year. The latrine to be erected old wooden leftine with Leighton Hill. It was on Leighton's erected in 1800. They two sente Hill Rond has also been also asked for a latrine
by an iron near Ship
at
Street and Tai-krok-teni crmer waa built.
repla Rix souts for one at
structure
but there are still only The former
(after the ICSITY
20 latrines through but formalities had been the entire city, with hus 659 seats for a Chinese complied with) in 1809 tanle population of s and the latter, which
took the form of a mat- nost 120,000. Mare
shed structure, pending over, only 12
the et the thus der Jument
1898. In 1898 the Board re:
theso Laurines Lave heen erost ed by the Government, of the
The net profit for that period amounts to 843,187.18 After deducting the interim diri dend of J cents per share paid on the 21st January last, there remains a sum of $28,187.18 which it is proposed to deal with as follows To pay a dividend of 75 cents per share on 6,200 shares at 820 fully paid up
......$ 4,850.00 and 30 cents per share on 43,850
stares at $5 paid up place to reserve fund carry forward to next year's
THE Undoraigned AGENTS of the above
TURNER & CO.
Company are PREPARED to ACCEPT FIRST-CLASS FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates. Hongkong, th August, 1991. BALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY..
(2021
THE Undersigned, having been appointed THE
AGENTS for the above Compang, ste prepared to ACCEPT FISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
HOTZ, B'JACOB & CO. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900.
[33 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR IANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG
The Undersigned, having been appointed pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates
STEMSBEN & CO.,
Agents.
[29 Hongkong, 16th November, 1872.
ORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-
wards employed as a Commissioner to settle the out of those negotiations, and he was after CONTRACT, and by EXPERIENCED AGENTS for the shore Company, are pre-
MEN ONLY, who are
THE
ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD. |
[2053 Hongkong, 18th July, 1901.
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP TAIFU,” FROM CHEFOO.
4
THE abore Steamer having arrived, Con- sigues of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Dills of Lading for countersignu- Goods from alongside. ture and to take immediate delivery of their
Cergo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense.
burg. The Protocol, which was eventually and TRAINED signed in July, 1887, and which is epoch- making in the history of Anglo-Russian "rela- tions, in Central Asia, was chiefly bie bandi-employed by us. work. 3. Lassar was decorated, and made a Councillor of State, and was furthermore appointed Russian Politics! Agent at Buchara, where he laboured for years at the consolidation of Russian influence in Central Asia. In May, 1896, he was appointed to succeed M. Boutenioff as Councillor of the Russian Lags- tion in London. Owing to M. de Staal's increasing years he has taken a prominent part in the negotiations with the British Government, was Charge d'Affaires when the Newchwang especially in regard to Turkey and China. He Railway incident arose, and it was owing to his ulertuess that the dungerous episode was arranged in a friendly way, and whe made the zaunt, in which the principle of spheres of starting point for the Angle Hassian Agree economie interest in China was fret adopted. M. Less bay runde a very close study of the Chinese question, and there can be no doubt bat that he will take a very prominent part in 13,140.00 the work that has yet to be performed for the restoration of a normal state of things in the 10,000.00
Far East. He knows the Asiatic, and he knows 397.18 the Englishman, and he is in the habit of getting what he wants, From the Russian $28,187.18 point of view his appointment is an idea! one,
When the Company was established, I under- way of the sanitary improvement of the colony took there will be no charge made for manage is not in accordance with the Official statements
ment during the first year, and it will be quoted in the Petition and the repeated plead-noticed, I accordingly forego my renamoration ings of the Medical Offloor of Healths, supported for that period. by the unanimous opinion of the medica! men of the colony, It may convince Mr. Chamberlain, but it will not satisfy this community, who in spite of the flexibility of the Government's conscience and its apathetic indifference will get what they require. Ample evidence has recently been afforded of the Government's alarm on this suotų.
Mr. Chatham's concluding statement that the Government has dous everything possible in the
In concluding his part of the hook. Mr. Chatham, who unblashingly appends hie signi- ture, says:—-
མཉནྟཾ་ -་ནས་
Beyourt... **
-
The accounts have been nudited by Mr. W. Hution Potts, who offers himself for election. ELLIN KADOOBIE,
THE FASHODA CONTROVERSY. The Timer Paris correspondent wrote on the 10th alt :-
The discussion over Fashoda goes on as fariously as ever. We hare had today in the Patrie an interview with Colonsi Monteil. According to Colonel Monteil's account, Presi- Ganeral Manager.dent Carast explained to him in 1899 the plan of the occupation of the valley of the Upper Nile. This was done at the Elysée in the In 1804 he got out, but the scheme was ultimately abandoned the responsible Ministers wore M. Hanotaux c. and M. Delcassé. This simply confirms the
fact already given in the Times.
Hongkong, 13th August, 1901.
Capital
$
The following are the accounts for the yaar, presence of M. Dəlcassé ending 30th June, 1901---
BALANCE SHEET. LIABILITLER.
S C. 6,200 shares at 320 fully paid
124,000.00 13,500 lines at 33 paid up... 219,000.00 In conclusion it will be well to summaries the Sundry creditors. expenditure on the works mentioned during the Balance of profit and losst..... past 18 years:
$2,130,963 107,869
Waterworks... Drainage and Sewerage Works
Markets, &c.
Public Latrines
Miscellaneous Miner Works- Taipingshan Resumption and Im-
provements
Ictal
683,137
ASSETE
12,470 Lans ........... SHUBI Hongkong and 8'hai Banking Corporation
Sundry debtors Farniture 025,973 ash on band
**: 64,745,522
These figures are no doubt very impressive; they represent an enormous expenditure, much waste, and a vast amount of public dissatisfaction. Deleting the items Waterworks and Taiping-
The new point in Colonal Monteil's declara- tions to-day that he almaits that if up to 1895 343,000.00 the scheme was legitimate, in 1896, when it was 1,184.10 revived in what is known as the Marchand 28,187.16 mission, it was utterly "inopportune," becauso England had already made known diplomatic- $372,371 29 ally her views that the execution of any such plan would be an aufriendly sot. Thna Colonel 342,037.75 Mostell entirely confirms the legitimacy of 12.16 England's indignation at the time. He says: 29,584.07
3.30
600.00
$372,371 28
PROFIT AND LOSS.
Furnitur Furniture account depreciation ... Interim dividend
the remainder being commended, the action shan Resumption, the real expenditure on Sanita- Auditer's fee.
per was made in the Esti-¡
privately owned, and therefore not free, (999 of latrines: Provimon tien during the past 18 years is $1,691,566; 20t Reports)
mates for 1899 for two against it the income, and compare it with oven latriner and two were the past and present Banitary requirements of the erected during the lat colony, together with the revenue of the Go ter year whewn abov
LANDEN VOrnment for that period. It means an annnal
Halanco
Interest on loan
F2045
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,
Agente. Hongkong, 10th August, 1901,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
IDOMENEUS"
NOILE INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 DECEMBER, 1900, £14,732,681.
I. AUTHORISED CAPITAL.., £3,000,000 00 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0 0 PAID-UP CAPITAL.
II. FIRE FUNDS.
687,500.00 2,839,714 14 4
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Curront Rates,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1901.
[1641
HENIX FIRE OFFICE
The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates.
P
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
Agents for the Phoenix Fire Office. 132 Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.
ON SALE..
"OUNTINGS OF THE NAVAL GUNS and their Subsequent Use
with the
are hereby notified that the Cargo is being dia. M° charged into Craft, and/or landed at the Go- downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ld,; in both cases it will lie at Consignees risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Craft or Godown on and after the 12th instant.
Optional Cargo will he landed unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.
Goods undelivered after the 18th instant will be subject to rent. Al damaged Goods must be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined at 11 A.M. on the 20th instant. No Fire Insurance has been effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong. 9th August, 1901.
STEAMSHIP YARRA." COMPAGNIE DEG MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
NOTICE.
LADYSMITH RELIEF COLUMN," Being a Lecture by CAPTAIN PERCY SCOTT,
B.N. C.B.,
and CAPTAIN A. H. LIMPUS, IN. (of H. M. 8. Terrible). The book is printed on art paper, and illus trated with coloured maps and sketches.
$1 and 81.50 FOR SALE.
Prices
(15HE GERMAN STEAMER
JONSIGNEES of Cargo from London No From Havre, 65. Bagdad, and
A conflict with England was virtually from Bordeaux, ex as. Ville de Marseilles, in opened by the departure of the Marchand ex-connection with above Stosiner, are heroby pedition. Our Government was aware of the informed that their Goods, with the exception importance of its act." Colonel Monteil thinks of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being that the reason France was not ready when the landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns Fasboda question became acute is because she of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and In is interesting to find Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, whence de
may be obtained immediately after 15,000.00 standing, in spite of his Nationalist leanings,
100.00 the English point of view.
$.
85.49
did not wish to be.
8,809.55 this well-known explorer to completely under-al Cargo will be forwarded on unless
23,187.18
The Debate sums up the controversy intimation is received from the Consignees follows:-
ing it
to
$46,242.22
be landed here. The truth about Fashoda is, unfortunately, before 5 E.M., TODAY, the 12th inst., request- Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the too simple, and requires no revelation as to the 462422 conduct of this or that person at a givm mo- Undersigned. Goode romsining unclaimed after ment. The coautry, or, rather, the successive MONDAY, the 19th instant, at Noon, will Governments during a fairy long period, un be abject to rent out in to as on or before
and landing charges, dertook an enterprise without taking secount
All claims must of its importance, and consequently of the moment
the 19th inst., or they will not be recognised. required to carry it through. Not for a moment
All damaged packages will be examined on did they, apparently, suspect the inflexibility of MONDAY, the 19th inst., at 3 r.. the country against which they pitted us. They fancied that they were procaring us the means for beginning a diplomatic conversation in su affair in which only force was in order. They
It will be noted that Me, May forget to expenditure on Sanitary works for the 18 years LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS mention that the latrines in his third para of 822,864, and the verplas revenue for the year
1901 is estimated at a million!
graph replaced atlier. This is one of numerona instances of the suppression of the truth in the Memorandum.
In the Government's analysis of the Report prepared for Mr. Osborne and presented at the
SOBUTATOR.
To be concluded to-morrow:)
The steamer Catherine Apcar, from Calcutta, Left Singapore for this port on the 14th inst,
The NP. steamer Olympia arrived at Tacoma from Japan and Hongkong on the 12th inst.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
P. DE CHAMPMORIN, Acting Agent. Hongkong, 12th August, 1901.
MUEN CHEN,”
4,536 Ton Gross, 2,865 Tons Nett, as she now Hes in the Cosmopolitan Deck at Kowloon, Hongkong, in damaged condition, with all her GEAR. TACKLE, ENGINES, BOILERS, MACHINERY and APPUR TENANCES now on Board.
For Particulars and Inspecting Order,
Apply to
MELCHERS & CO.,
Agents, NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. 11819
Hongkong, 29th June, 1901.
THE NEED
MUNICIPAL FREEDOM
OP
HONGKONG.
BY
"SCRUTATOR.”
With Leading Articles and Correspondence theroon Reprinted from the HONGKONG DAILY PRESS" and "CHINA MAIL,” Price 20 Cents per Copy of Six Coplos for SL
Sale at Local Nowagents BUTTONJEE'S Kowloon Store: Hongkong, Sth May, 1901.
and H.
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