INTIMATION
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1902
Beven fatal cases of plague, all Chinese, were reported during the day ended at noon yesterday,
Owing to demands on our spies to-day certain correspondence is held over.
A. S. WATSON & CO., Amoy on the 1st inst. No other warshipa liave
LAMITED.
BREWED-
The Portuguess ganboat Dia arrived st
been in Amoy harbour for some weeks now,
Li-ut.-Colonel Gerini has been appointed to represent Biam at the International Oriental Congress in connection with the H moi Exhibi- tion.
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY PRESS SERVICE.
THE KING'S HEALTH.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENC.)
LONDON, 7th August, 7.95 pm:
LATEST NEWS.
The latest bulletin says that King Edward
A competition open to members of the Fieldbore his journey without the least fatigue Battery, H.K.V.C., will commence at Tai Hang
GINGER BEER Ruge, Causeway Bay, at 9 sharp to-morrow and is in excellent health. His wound is
IN STONE BOTTLES.
THE GINGER BEER
in
our
well
morning. No ammunition will be obtainable practically healed.
on the range.
We notice tim establishment at Bangkok of a Siam Hotels Company, Limited, with a capital of 100,000 ticals. This company is formed to acquire, establish, and carry on hot ls in Siam, and the first hotel to be taken up is the Oriental Hotel at Bangkok.
we supply known is
prepared factories from the freshest and best ingredients, and holds the unique position
the only GINGER BEER the Bailors' Home, as much damage and delay of being
te the work of removing the wreck has been in the Colony that is really BREWED. cansed through the wash of posning steamiera.
Of the bigliest standard of excellence and
purity, our GINGER BEER forms a most
refreshing and health-giving beverage.
1'er Ckx
PRICE (in Stone Bottles)......$1.75.
The Harbour Mastor warns masters of verze is to go as slow as possible when passing in the vicinity of the wrook of the us. Pakshan, off
GENERAL NEWS.
[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.}
between 11 am, and 1 pm, and between 9 and- 11 pm, the gift of the Japaness community.
BAND PERFORMANCE. Combined and programme "on Ground from 9 to 11.30 pm:
1ST PART.
Grand Mosca...
Selection Overture....
Cricket
1 tb Bombay Light Infantry.
A Frangosa Maria Costa.
10th B.LI The Geisha." Hongkong Beginnt
"Eight Cavalry'
10th B.3.1.
Fantazin
Grotte...
"Coster Sons”. Hongkong Regiment.
Eurico
THE CORONATION.
TELEGRAM FROM THE KING TO HIS PEOPLE Hon FH May, CM.0, the Colonist Sepretary, has kindif forwarded us for publi- ention the following copy of a telegram from the Scorelary of State, London, to the Governor, Hongkong, dated 8th August:-- Following is text of a letter which His Majesty the King has written to his people ou the occasion, of Their Majestien Coronation — - Valso..
To my people on the eve of my Coronation. Fantasia an event which I look upon as one of the most solamů and important in my life.
Euppe.
Godfrey
Perdus 10th B.LI Bourire d'Avril Dupret Hongkong Regiment.
Bouvenir de la Buzio Barri
2ND PART, 10th Bombay Light Infantry. Selection..."The messanger Boy!
Hongkong Regiment. Divertimento Colonial Melodies:
Valee
I am anxious to express to my people at home and in the Colonies and in India my boart-
folt appreciation of the deep sympathy which LONDON, 7th August, 7:35 p.m. they have manifested to wants me during the Suite
time that my life was in sach imminent dangar, CUBA LIBRE?
The postponement of the ceremony owing to my illness caused, I fear, mash inconvenience.
The United States Attorney-General· has
pronounced against Cuba's constitutional and trouble to those who intended to celebrate right to raise a loan of $85,000,000. Theit, but their disappointment was borne by them
Polka
Selection
Valse
Caryll.
Kappey,
Boyle.
10th R.LI. Toreador" Hongacng Beginient.
"Peer Gynt". Edward Grieg.
10th HL.I.
"The Jolly Blackamith"... Butalossi.
Hongkong Regiment." Reminiscences of all Nations" Godfrey,
Bucalossi,
Hongkong Regiment. "La Gitana"
CORRESPONDENCE.
At the end of July serious troubles caused by U.S. Senate is considering the Treasury's with admirable patients and temper. The we do not hold ourselves responsible for the
lacoits were reported from Northern Siam, ad proposal to increase the tarif on the Europeans at. Chiengmal were preparing
most
prayers of my people for my recovery wore
for morgencies. The lawbreakeraare variously articles by 50 to 75 per cent., as a means of heard, and I now offer up my deepest gratitude
stated to bʊ Shans, Karens from the British remedying Cuban distress. side of the Salween, or outlaws from the French side of the Mekong.
With reference to the sale on Saturday, 16th inst, of the buildings at Mount Gough, Peak district, known as "Brockhurst," we are asked to state that the upset pries can be ascertained by application to Mesars. Hughes & Hough.
REUTER'S SERVICE,
LONDON, 8th August,
THE KING'S PROGRESS, His Majesty King Edward will arrive in
One Dullar per dozen is allowed for the The vender does not reserve the right of London to-day, and drire to Buckingham Palace
bottles when received back at our factories in good condition.
bidding at the sale."
We learn that during the typhoon on Satur- day last early 150 miles of wire belonging to the China & Japan Telephone & Electric Co., Ld., were destroyed or rendered useless. The workmen are busily engaged repairing the lines, Ā. S. WATSON & CO. | and the Company hope to have evorg wire in
LIMITED,
BREWERS OF GINGER BEER AND
BRATED WATER
MANUFACTURERS,
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.
[31
working order in week's time.
The Japanese Legation at St. Petersburg hae received information that several prominent Japanese merchants recently arrived at Odessa by one of the Russian Volunteer Fleet steamers, with the intention of proceeding to Mosca and St. Petersburg and establishing direct
business relations with manufacturers-there.---
At Shanghai on the 2nd inst. a privato in the 10th Jats, a regiment lately arrival, shot Jemadur. Makhram, a native Lieutenant in the sae regiment, who had reprimanded him for coming to inspection in unsuitable condition. The lentenant was removed to Jegsfield ins very critical condition, and the miscreant was Arrested,
DEATHS, On the 20th July, in London, EDWARD CARLY Saar, formerly a partner in the firm of Turner *[2131 & Co., Hongkong and China,
of On the morning of 8th August, at Bombay, diabetes, BJONA FRAMJI TELATI, ellest brother
of Hongkong: The British transport Pentakola arrived here of PISTONS FRAMJI TALATI,
[2162 Shanghai and Japan papers plense copy. 162 on Thursday, from Calcutta with thirteen European offers and the mon of the 14th Bombay Infantry. The transport is expected to leave for Madras on or about Sunday with the officers and man of the 32nd Bombay In Gentry, whom the 14th have come as reliefs. E.C.
Thursday win a bay day with the unloading of baggage.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES YEUX ROAD LONDON. OFFICE: 131, FLEET STEKET,
HONGKONG, 9th August, 1902.
Ir is not necessary on this auspicious occasion of the Coronation of King EDWARD VII to dwell upon the ocremony which we celebrati to-day. As is probably well known to the great mass of His
On the evening of the 28th alt. the Moji Municipal Assembly beld a special meeting, and
in an open carriage.
to Divine Providence for having preserved my life and given me straugth to fulfil the import ant duties which devoire upon me as the Sovereign of this grəst Bospiza
''(84.) EDWARD R. AND I," Buckingham Palace,
8th August, 1902.
THE LOCAL PROGRAMME. THE SHANGHAI GARRISONS. To-day will be observed as a public holiday Admiral Sir Edward Beymour, in a letter to in Hongkong in honour of the Coronation the Times, thoroughly agrees with his esteemed of King Edward, VII. Waon the news friend Liu Kung-yi, Viceroy of Nanking, of His Majesty's illness reached us here that the time has come for the withdrawal of all the Colony was basily proparing for and troops from Shanghai, whose occupation was eagerly looting forwant to the celebration of the greatest. Now when the recovery only intended to be temporary..
of the King from his illness has allowed the THE LEKIN QUESTION. world-wide recebrations to be carried out, General Sharretts, United States Specialno portion of the British Empire could have shown greater zeal and joyfulness in making Tariff Commissioner in China, has annon need at Shanghai that he is opposed to the abolition the celebration worthy of the double occasion of lebin and the substitution of a surtas, which of the King's. recovery and the crowning of be declares will prose disastrous to all nations, Thoir Majesties than Hongkong has done. In and especially to America,
LONDON, 6th August.
THEIR MAJESTIES IN LONDON. Their Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra left Cowes for London to-day in wretched rather, the warships assembled at Portsmouth, including the Japanese, firing royal salute. On arriving at Victoria, Their Majesties entered an open carriage, being favoured by a temporary cassation of the downpour, and drove by a circuitous roule at a walking pace to Buckingham Palace, the utmost enthusiasm being displayed by the people the whole of the way. The King walked from the royal yacht to the train, and from the train to the carriage, his easy bearing creating a most favourable impression.
La
KRUGER AND SPEYN Ex-President Kruger, of the late Transvasi Republic, has paid a visit to Ex-President Steyn, of the late Orange River Free State. The doctors in attendance on the latter limited the
interview to two minutes.
CHINESE AFFAIRS-THE SHANG- HAI GARRISONS.
the march of events, we in the Colony have now fewer items on the programme of our caletra- tions than we originally had Those that it was possible to carry out and that, as it afterwards transpired, His Majesty was wishful to sau carried out in despite of his illness, have already boon disposed of. There remains but a part of what originally swelled the schems, bat "the loan will's the spirit of the none thing be wanting in sincerity and forcefulness, and certainly the preparations could hot have been more hearty. Ous and all have joined in their endeavours to make the Colony look bright with illuminations, and it only recasins that we should have good west to see the whole programme carried out with the most complete
SPECIAL SETING OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
There will be a special mesting of the Logislative Counell at 10.15 to-day to propose a telegram to the King on the subject of the Coronation.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
A Coronation service will be held et 11 a.m. to-day in . John's Cathedral, and also 6. Barvica in the Roman Catholic Cathedral át 10.30 am
The Parses community will hold a special In the House of Commons, Viscount Cran- Coronation service at their Club in Shellsy borne send that Great Britain had made a pro-Street at 8.30 am. to-day under the presidency posal to the Powers to lighten the bardon of the H.N. Medy. indemnity to Chies, and also for the evacuation
ILLUMINATIONS.
gidered a proposal to supply boiled water to the whole population of the city, and to carry out the sweeping and scavenging of private houses. But as this scheme would require an expense too heavy for the city, it was dovided to consider further the proposal after it had been Majesty's subjects, the particular signoriained what assistance could be given from ficance of the coronation act is the coufer the prefectural funds, ring of the sauction of the Church upon the King's elevation to the throne. In other respects King EDWARD was King on the date of his accession last year. To-day completes the last ceremony required to make him fully ruler of his empire. It is this which lends importance to the religious services which are to be held this morning
received a despatch from Sheng Kung Pao, the all over the British Empire, including this island of Hongkong. As temporul hend
chief director of railways, saying that, as the of the Anglican Church, King EDWARD
construction of the Canton Hankowallway through the streets by the following conte will soon commeres, some civil and and military has the conferment of his crown especially has been sold to the Oska Bhosen Kaisba, officers should be sent to examine the places Starting from the Western District it will celebrated in the Cathedral Church
Mrs. Carrie Nation, whose crusade against the saloon-keepers of Kansas and the amsahing of their property created a sensation in that State some months ago, has decided to settle down. She has, it is announced, become a Zionist, and has gone to live at Zion under Father" Dowie, the personngs who so rightly gulu stormy reception in London. Mie Nation was formerly looked on as a fanatic. As she is woman, comments on her new character might be considered discourteous.
The Foochow Echo of the 2nd alt, soya-The British stea Fook Sang (1,660 tons), of which Meace, Jardine, Mthosen & Co. are the agents
of Shanghai, but in regard to the latter, it was The town will be illamlasted in the bedecorated, and private individuals and impossible for us to act alone, and we must in evening. The Government - buildings will the shipping companies are invited to join in all respects hare favoured nation treatment.
the illuminations. Fireworks wili ba nxbibited on the site of the new Law Conria batw'son 9pm and li p.m. Handa will play on the Cricket Ground from 7p.m. still 11.3) p.m., and rockets will be discharged at intervals
CANTON.
Rumours have been current in Canton, the Chung Ngoi San Po say, to the effect that the Canton authorities have recently
in the Harbour from 9.15 to 1131 p.m..
FISH YEOCESSION.
The Fish Lantern Proosion will pas8
has consequently ordered Bin Kan kak to fall Street, Des Voeux Road, Wardley Etrest, round that errand. It isniss reported that the Auglo the Queen's Statue (arriving there about 9.30 Chinese company props that the Canton and p.), Chater Road, Murray Road and thence Hongkong railway stall start from Fa-ti, and east by Queen's Road. All householdera along that the American and Chinese railway company this route are invited to illuminata their build- wish to construct a railway from the prefecture inge. The watened in Chater Road will be of Kwangohow passing, through Tung-kwon, reserved for subscribers to the Coronation
of the Colony, but the extraordinary China service. She was formally taken deli services in the other places of worship in very of on July 15. The steamer arrived at Hongkong show that His Majesty is not Yokohams on the 13th from Shanghai.-The honoured alone in the Church to which he aus! watch, Fonchow. Shanghai was the occasion of a large gathering of the community belongs, and that the joy over to-day's on Green Island on Wedarnany. The matt ceremony is felt alike by his subjects of all resulted in a victory for Shanghai Gun Club by creeds, who all alike will be at the same points, their total being 73, time deeply touched by the Royal inessage A Winnipeg telegram, deted 5th July, says: which appears in another column to day. The Rev. Mr. Fairies, an Anglican missionary The other events of to-day will mark song the Eskimos within the Arctic Circle is now here and repeats the story, which was in less soltam fashion, the loyalty of a
brought two years ago by an Eskimo to Port Churchill, that a band of natives found great and prosperona possession, inhabited by people of most diverse races, to the King Andrée aud party 300 miles to the north of and Emperor whose illness has but recently Port Churchill. On spproaching them M plunged his subjects into so profound a Andrés fired a gun. The natives interpreted
The typhoon seems to be slowly moving grief. If only the vagaries of a Hongkong this as a hostile sot, and set upon the explorers
N. Formosa, It has probably Borthwards near A climate spare this city tonight, there and killed them. The Hudson Bay Company filed up to some extent by contest with the should be a celebration of a grea; event bring some relic. He departed bat dorez, island carried out in a most brilliant manner, and returned. Mr. Fairios described an instrument Barometer falling over the 2 comat of Chim: a visible token will be given of the manner resembling a telescope which was taken from rising in Formoss a in which Hongkong uttere the wish
San-ou, Waicbow and Chinchow to the fund No tickets will be required. province of Fobkien, in connection with the Canton and Hongkong Hailway Company,
GOD SAVE THE KING.
offered large reward to the mesenger to
the cutfit and carried with ether lost to the A rotiu Cirole by the Eskimos.
WEATHER NOTICE,
The following was issued from the Hongkong Observatory yesterday morning-
On the 8th August, at 11:30 am. Red drum lowered
Forecast ho
winter squally,
Fører the Philippies ––
wall W. and B.T
The following programmes will be found interesting as a guide to the celebrations:
VIREWORKS Programma of fraworks, rockets and fish procession
9 pm Bouquet of rockets in Herboar
followed by fireworks on Law 7
Court site.
Fish procession arrives at Queen's
0.30
10.00 16.30
Statue
Rockets followed by fireworks. Bockets followed by freworks.
10.45 Bookets:
11.00 Rockets followed by fireworks.
L30 Rocksta
There will be a display st intern Japanese troworks on the Tax Ceart,
opinions expressed by our correspondenta): A QUESTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
„TỪ THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.”
CROWN HEM KINGU
In the Abbey old and hour, Where it stands upon the shore, Where the canfarin of loreI
does Round it oling Where England breathes her prayer” And Christendom knosis there, To the God of earth and sir,
Brown him King!
Where the minster-towers ligh Up against the dutuma sky And roechoes to the ory
Where the pount and the poor, Where the youthful and the seer Hail in Monarch far sou neRY I
His people bring:
Crown him King!
In the mansion of, bia Lord Where the dand keep watch and ward, By the sceptes, by the sword, many
Ey the ring:
In the solema aisles and vast, Where the mystin light is cast, In the shadow of the past,
Crown him Eing!
Where the royal olarious blow, Where the royal standards go, Whers the pagesat and the shor
Their colours fing : Where the pean load is sung. Where the joyous bells ers rang, Where the Church's eroes is Aung,
Crown him King!
Hark the hymn of human song, By the zephyre borne along Til it strikes-th angelle throng:
To the music's troclog tone, To the lustre of the throus, Mid'st a homage all his own.
Where they sing.
Crown him King!
8.
Hongkong, 8th August SIB, Kindly allow me a small space in your valuable paper to draw the attention of the owner of the bamboo wharf in front of the Yaumati police station to its present broken up and dangerous condition, rendered.
Hongkong, 9th August, 1992. so apparently by the typhoons. As the wharf is still extensively used by the
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. forry launches running between Yazmat and Hongkong, it is of the atmost importance
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was bold that it should be repaired at ones in order.
yesterday afternoon in the Board Room, to prevent accidents which may happen at Present Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal Civil any moment to soms of the thousands of Medion Officer (President); Hu, W. Chatham, passengers who have to make use of it daily to Director of Publis Works, Hon. Dr. F. W. get into or out of the said forries. As the Clark, Medical Officer of telth; Mr. F. J. recont typhoons kavo rendered a few of Badeley Captain Superintendent of Police; CMCL, Messer, Acting Registrar-tioueral small private-owned jetties more or less
Osborne, Mr. Fung Wa Chun, and dangerous to the public, who see cbliged to and Mr. Lau Che Pak.
REDSTAVANÁ PLAGUE PREVENTION,
to make use of them for one reason or another, would it not be the duty of the Government to so that they are repaired with as lit.le delay as possible and always maintained in a fit and sound condition ?-Your, etc.,
"KOWLOONITE.
TYPHOONS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS.”
Mr.
Further correspondence was laid on the table with reference to Professor Simpson's memoranda on plagas prevention, expecially with referance to the inspection of vessels arriving from Canton, Macao, and the West River during the months of January to Jane. and including a draft of additional quarantine regulations; also a letter from the Council statin that
Lkey a
advised that such inspection was impracticable and should not be carried Civil Medionl Offor minated:- Until some measures are laken to prevent the introduction of the disease froca neighbouring infected towns--I refer mare especially to Canten-I do not know, how wa oan expect to keep free of this dinn if we succeed in stamping it out of our mids we shall always be exposed to he risk of Infection from this town.
of Police minted I have always thought the medical examination impracticable, but wa had to support the experts. Besides no he can help it." plague panout ever comes to Hongkong it
Hongkong, 8th August. SIR, The Observatory people are a little mixed about the morements of typhoons when in contact with the island of formosa. A typhoon never crosses the island, as the contral ridge is some 10,000 feet high and the air is so rarited at that height that is is impossible Captain Saparistendent
When a typhoon strikes the Beuth Cape it frequently gets split up into two. One comen careeriag over towards the mainland and goes in the direction of Swatow
to cross
and strikes inland, and the other goes up the east east of Formosa and then takes a NW. or W.N.W. direction towards Fooshow after passing the N. end of island. I have been at the Pescadores with every appearance of a bid typhoon-glass 28, bat a exlm-and afterwards found that a typhoon was zaging to the east of island-Toars, etc,
T. E. C.
TYPHOON SIGNALS,
The PRESIDENT This matter refers to the recommendation originally made by Prof. Simpson, and has been considered by the Government and the Goverment have decided that this is impracticable. I think it is a pity, ✅ because, as my minule states, the fact of our being so near to a large town like Canter, where plagus coeurs pratically every year, must
be an important factor in the continued entemie outbreak of the disease in Hongkong. With regard to pingne, it is a difflunlt taatter 1 to come to some definite Issue upon it, but think the Board night recommend the Govern ment to consider the question of advising the TO 188 EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRIÉS:
#teamboat dogpantes, to supply during these six months of the year media man on board Hongkong, 8th Augnat.
the hosts, in order to be able to detect, BIE,-In most states of the atmosphere it is and to report when the stormers arrive here, any impossible to distinguish whether it is the black case of anyone suffering from this disease.
How Do Ucask (to Me Osborne) Eve or red-signal which is exposed, as from a distenose
you anything to sƯN of a mis the red invariably appears to be Mr. OSEONE It is as we sying anything, black. Might I suggest that the red colour be The Government, have decided to do nothing changed for something more discernable with it Yours, sta.
NAUTICUS.
SCHEME FOR 4 SPECIAL PLAGOS STAFT, *Correspondencewes and on the table relative to sachens of dorganisation of a
The perman
the Medicionerrät Kork follows:- 2. HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK draft propared by
CO. LD.
We have received copies of the following further letters on the above subject -
Hongkong 6th Augus Gentlemen, With reference to the ext
ent staff proposed was assinant MGH, Chinese assistants to the Bacteriologist for the examlvation of rats, G ärst- Al inspectors
the disinfecting stations, 5 poranen
Chino Loremon 0
ting conil-s, hers. The
Tom-
tam-
Lot plagas arab wse as follows:
En charge at durius, in charge of observation bioek, Chinone forem in, 12
ordinary meeting of the shareholders now being additious day word for not make than 20 called and postponed, many of them would be with the Government's proposal in regard to the ssle of the land for the new dock, and the obliged if the directors would furush them
outlines of the setual scheme which is to put
pom porary I fore coolice for the carta, cont
carrying coolies for the of nothing, tremor") of rubbish,
before the meeting, so that they may hare as cutiffed by ore of the instant 1.0.11.
all their bearings. At present the notios Ing farther additions would be required Six
temporary inspectors for disinfection, a tem gives no information to the shareholders as to an opportunity of considering them beforehand For not mare than 50 cases work the follow- porary inspector in charge of and observation" the schome they are askel tu vote uporno,lock 6 foramen interpreters, 20 artiksas, 4) disinfo.ing coalies, 60 alls for "ambuiano:3 Gentlemon, yours faithfully
and dead-karts and the pary number of contractors carrying coolies For over 80 oves The DIRECTORS,
sweek, the further additions required would be 6 teniporary inspectors for disinfection, 6 forem su terpreters, 20 artisans, 40 disinfecte Hodgkeng 8th August, Dear Bir-Isa Instructed to acknowledging coolies, 12 colles for ambulance and dead- jonat carrying cooltes as required. carfs und
JR. MICHAEL
Hongkong and Whampon Drock Co.
Top of your letter of 6th inst and in reply The sobedule of tnlaries paid to temporary staff to inform you that general ou tine of the during 199
ariological" aasiatacts,
sohage will be circulated ameng shareholders$240 month temporary suspectors, $125; prior to the specul meeting, which will be billed
about this montha h1900s, and in ample time | $1) Loremon -
ideration
holdars at. that
faithfully,
artisans, $151 disinfecting codes, contractors
which investigate,
had been of plague