Page
TO LET
TO LET.
46 TJARTLEY." "WESTLEY," and
H
RICHMOND
ROAD.
Apply to
- INGLEWOOD,"
LAU CHU PAK, Care of A. 8. Watson & Co., Ld. Hongkong, 3el January, 1903.
TO LET.
1150
URNISHED HOUSE on ROBINSON ROAD, near Glenosly. FOUR ROOMS. SEVERAL NEWLY BUILT HOUSES, MORRISON HILL GAP.
No. 6, REDNAXELA TERRACE. And others to suit various requirements. The undersigned will be glad to undertake the letting of houses for owners of property.
8. A. SETH, Care of the Dairy Farm Co., I. [561 Hongkong, 18th February, 1903.
TO LET.
¿TWO SPACIOUS GODOWNS-Nos. 95
and 96, PRAYA BASE.
Apply to-
H. N. MODY.
Victoria Bail lings. Hongkong, 2nd December, 1902.
*TO LET.
TOS. 10, 12 and 14, LEIGHTON HILL
NROAD
For Particulars, please apply to
MR. LI PAK,
Cure of Compradore.
NIPPON YUGEN KAISHA,
1st Floor No. 1. Prince's Buildings, Chater Rd.
Hongkong, th December, 1902.
TO LET.
183
TOUSES at Nos. 2, 3 and 4. CHICO HTERRACE, of Upper Peel Street.
Each house with Fire Rooms and good -Servants' Quarters. Bent Moderato.
Apply--
COMPRADORE, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
[387 Hongkong, 31st January, 1993,
TO LET.
【O. 2, BALL'S COURT, BONHAM ROAD,
No.
TO LET
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA.
CHURCH AND' STATE IN FRANCE,
London, 27th January.
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URNISHED, for 9 months, from 13th RICHMOND ROAD, six large roomed Bengalow with Tounis Court. Apply to-
In the French Churuber of Deputies yesterday A. B, S.,
M. Combes, the Premier, refused to entertain Laue, Crawford & Co.
tise proposal of M. Maurico Allard (Var) to [480 Hongkong, 10th February, 1963.
abolish the Concordat. M. Combes contended TO LET.
that the State needed a religion, us the masses would not be satisfied simply with moral ideas. M. Burthoutat (Seine-et-Oise) moved a resolution providing that the question of the separation of Church and State should be submitted to roferendum of the people. The resolution was 173 referred to a committee for report despite the declaration of M. Combea that such a separation would create serious difficultion in the Republic.
N14 houses, MAGAZINE CAF
TOS. 1 & 3, “ MAGDALEN TERRACE," Apply to-
SPANISH PROCURATION: Hongkong, 1st January, 1993.
TO LET. From the 1st of March.
No.
70. 4, ORMSBY TERRACE, Kowloon. Apply to P. LEMAIRE & CỐ,
12, Queen's Road. Hongkong, 25th February, 1903,
TO LET
No.
FO. 2, MACDONNELL ROAD.
No. 12, CASTLE ROAD.
No. 4, CAINE ROAD.
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ERUPTION IN MARTINIQUE,
London, 27th January. A violent outburst of Mount Peles, Martinique, oscarred on Saturday. The cone of the mount- ain, 80ft. in height, was destroyed. Two | hundred excursionists who were ashore in the
vicinity of the mountain had a narrow escape.
NEW BRITISH BATTLESHIPB,
London. 27th January. The new 18,000-ton battleships of the British navy will be armed with four 12in. gnus, eight 9. 2in. gaps, and twelvo ŝin. gans. The armour belt will be 9ia. in thickares. The speed of the battleships will probably be 19 kuote.
[The Admiralty intend to ask private ship builders to tender for one or more of this clase of battleships, which will be the largest, fastest, and most beavily armed warships ever con- [598structed. The largest battleships at present are those of the King Edward VII class, 16,358 tons. One of the new class will probably be FOAD built at Devonport, and the rest in private
yards.]
WILSH COLLIERITS COMBINE,
-London, 27th January. The Welsh nathracite collieries are com bining. The capital of the combination will be £5,000,000.
Nos 7, 9 and 11, SEYMOUR BOAD. 1st FLOOR of No. 49, PEEL STREET, GODOWN No. 32A, PRAYA EAST.
Apply to
COMPRADORE'S DEPARTMENT,
Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Hongkong, 21st February, 1903.
TO LET.
OFFICES at 6,
CENTRAL.
QUEEN'S
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Apply to
G. GIRAULT. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1902. FIRST-CLASS BOARD & RESIDENCE.
"ST. GEORGE'S HOUSE,"
2 & 4, KENNEDY ROAD, XILL be Opened in a few days. Ex- W Well furnished rooms facing the harbour.
For terms, apply to--
Mas. G. SACHSE,
"St George's House." Hongkong, 24th February, 1903.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY,
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SALE OF A BRIZION CYPHER MESSAGE.
London, 4th January. The Vienna Neno Freie Presic states that a
with muting, and with the murder of their warder of infants in connection with baby-farm- | uptzio und vix shipmates. It appear that in (ing, was carried out st Holloway prison to-day. December, when the barque, was in mid- Both women showed remarkable fortitude. Atlantic, the four men committed the crime. MUNICIPALISITION OF THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. | telegraph operator at Pera,-a-suburb of Con- Afterwards they put ashore on a desert island
"London, 4th February, Mr. Chamberlain ha recommended the From the position a passing ship rescued them, people of Johannesbary to undertake the The negro cook teroaled the crime.
municipalisation of the liquor traffio.
off the Brazilian coast, and burned their vessel.
THE HOUDAN'S PROGRES9.
London, 30th January, Earl Cromer, the British diplomatic agent in Egypt, has returned to Khartoum after paying visit to Gondokoro, about 700 miles to the south. He slates that bo is delighted with the evidence he witnessed of the Soudan's progress. Lord Cromer said he thought that the Baudan neoded railways and population and more British officiats and schoolmasters. He regards the con- struction of a railway from Suakin to Berber as absolutely essential so as to render the Sondan self-apparling. The cost of such a railway would be £2,500,000,
THE JESUITS IN GERMANY:
London, 4th February. Count You Bulow, speaking in the Reich- stag yesterday, said that the Government did not approve of the proposal to allow Jesuit settlements in the Empire; but it was no longer necessary to subject individuals to xceptional inws because they were members
of the order.
SHELL-FIRE EXPERIMENTS.
London, 4th February, Experiments were carried ont off the Isle of Wight yesterday in pounding the old battle. ship Belle Inte with abells. The experiments showed that if a single high explosive projectile. from a 9.8in. gun burst inside a ship it would
A LITERARY DIVORCE CASE,
London, 30th January. Mr. Henry Norman, M.P., has obtained divorce from his wife, Mente Muriel (neeep the white deck. Dowie, on the ground of herudultery with Me. Edward Arthur Fitzgerald, the well-known Alpino climber.
THE LAST ZULU FIGHT.
stantinople, purloined cypher despatches from the British Government. The operator, it is believed, old the despatches to Itussia, which has the key of the oppber.
RUSSIAN TABIFF IN THE FAR EAST.
London, 4th February, M. Witte, the Russian Minister for Finance, has been instructed to re-arrange the Customs tariff in the Far East.
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CALLY CUT.
London, 30th January. An official report of the enquiry into the fight at Holkrantz last May exonerates the Zulue and the British Resident Magistrate from any blame. It appears that General Botha bacardSHIRTS & COLLARS. and raided the kraals of the chief Sikebobo. Comminadant John Potgieter barned three nativos alive and sent s message to Sikabaho that the Boers had driven the Zulus' wives and NECKWEAR. OUR PATTERNS ARE EXCLUSIVE IN THE EAST. children to Vryheid and had taken their maitle, and that the Zules were only fowl-lics, at the same time challenging him to retake the cattle. The Zulus accepted the challenge and attacked PYJAMAS. Commandant Potgieter. In the &ght 56 Boers were killed, while the Zulus lost 52 killed and. 48 wounded. The Zalus recaptured the cattle. GERMANY'S TARIFF WAR WITH AUSTRIA AND BOOTS.
London, 3th January.
RUSSIA.
The drastic increase in the new Austrian,
SILK AND WOOL PYJAMAS ARE A LUXURY.
ALL BOOTS ARE MADE OF ENGLISH LEATHER ON AMERICAN.
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cellent table. Every home comfort. discovery of means for the projection of an Hungarian, and Russian tariffs, made in con| HOSIERY & UNDERWEAR RANGE OF SIX DIFFERENT SHADES.
BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
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London, 27th. Jannery, Professor Braan, of Strossburg, claims the unlimited volume of electric waves any distance in the air in any given direction, thus reducing the danger of interception.
ME. A. LYNCH.
London, 27th January. Ousland (an Afrikander organ), in comment- ing upon Mr. Lynch's ease, refers to the
sequence of the now German tariff, Lavo stupefied the leaders of German commerce.
The vow Anstro-Hungarian tariff givea Hungary complete control of the Austrian markets for grain and cattle.
Under the new Russian tariff the datics on German imports are trebled.
Nos. 5, 6, 11, 18 and 20, BELILIOS MIES, GILLANDER S, National Scents as fighting in Great Britain's FEESIDENT OF THE REICHSTAG RE-ELECTED.
TERRACE.
TURNER & CO.
For Particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 9th February, 1903.
TO LET OR FOR SALE,
From 1st May, 1903.
"GLENWOOD," 21, GAINB ROAD.. Hongkong, 20th September, 1902,
AND RESIDENCE.
1473
BOARD
Apply to-
66 LAVADEL," at PEAK, with TENNIS
CLA
COURT.
Apply to-
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 20th January, 1903.
TO LET.
B06
12515
9, BELBORNE VILLAS, Kennedy Road. Hongkong, 14th February, 1903,
"SAVOY HOUSE,"
3, LOWER CASTLE ROAD.
DOARD and LODGING.
(62
Comfortably.
B Farnished Room Quiet and Healthy
[O. 1, STEWART TERRACE, the Locality.
PEAS
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 4th February, 1903.
TO LET.
[416
ODOWNS. pared with granito, at Wanche. Suitable for storage of Cont or any other dry Merchandise. With Pier.
Apply to-
HASON LEE,
255, Queen's Road. Hongkong, ých December, 1902.
184
TO LET OR, FOR SALE.
POSSESSION 1ST MARCH.
*** THE CHALET," A FIVE-ROOMED
HOUSE, st the Peak. Apply to
C. W. RICHARDS. Yongkong, 24th January, 1903.
TO LET.
134
(ECOND · FLOOR, suitable for Office,
No. 35, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Apply to-
Hongkong, 7th Jaumary, 1903.
WING CHEONG.
[184
TO LET.
-46 TIRNSFOOT," UPPER RICHMOND
ER
ROAD.
..66
Apply to-
DEACON & HASTINGS,
10, Queen's Road. Hongkong. th October, 1902.
TO LET.
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THE RETREAT," MOUNT KELLETT,
FLATS in MORETON TERRACE, Causeway Bay, facing the Polo Ground
No. 1, RIPON TERRACE. GODOWNS at BOWRINGTON (PRATA
EAST).
HOUSES in LEIGHTON HILL ROAD. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, let January, 1903,
[71
OEN
TO LET."
ENERA," KALLETT SPUR" and "KELLETT BUNGALOW," at MOUNT KELLETT,
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 17th February, 1903.
TO LET.
[548
(PACIOUS NEW HOUSES and FLATS, Connaught Road, Des Voeur Road and Pottinger Street. Close to Blake Pier. Specially suitable for Offices, Stores, &c. Rents very moderate
Apply to
5. A. SETH,
or
Dairy Farm Co.; KWONG SUN TAI,
34, Wing Ink Street
Hongkong, 27th November, 1902.
TO LET UNFURNISHED.
180
TO. 33, CAINE ROAD. Available from N1st March
COOMBE," MAGAZINE GAP. Avail. able from lat April..
Apply
Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 16th February, 1903,
Apply to-
A. SPIELER. Hongkong, 14th February, 1903.
pay against their own people. It adds that "what in one case is purished with death, in the other is glorified and rewarded.".
SOUTH AFRICAN EXILES TO RETURN..
London, 28th Jasmsry. Mesere. Wolmarans and Fischer, two of the Boer delegates in Europe, ure 10w permitted to return to South Africa.
TUBERCULOSIS.
London, 28th January, Mr. J. D. Rockefellor, the United States millionaire, bas spnounced that he will spend $7,000,000 (£1,400,000) in equipping research hospital in Chiengo to discover a serum cure for consumption.
THE VATICAN AND BIBLICAL EXEGESIS.
Loudon, 28th January, The Pope has appointed a commission, con- [519sisting of five cardinals and eleven consulters, to enquire into the scope of Biblical exegesis. It is believed that the enquiry will be compre. hensive, and will include the question of the plenary inspiration of the Scripturos.
BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
CROOME, with Board
YOMFORTABLY FURNISHED
Apply to Mrs. MATHER,
2. Pedder's Hill. Waskong. Ist January, 1992
THE TRADE MARK ORDINANCE, 1898.
APPLICATION for Registe¿TION OF TRADE MARS.
London, 29th January The Pope is appointing 45 prelates of dif. ferent nationalities to advise the Biblical Exegesis Commisku.
OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.
London, 28th January, The Oxford and Cambridge Universities' anu un bont raes will be rowed on 2nd April.
COMBINED NAVAL REVIEW.
London, 28th January.
It has been arrange that the British Medi- terranean Squadron and 8 Italian warships will assemble at Naples, where they will be reviewed by King Edward and King Victor Emmanual.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THE NOTICES FERVESCENT BALT COMPANY, LIMITED. of 144, Queen Victoria Street, London, England, kas on the 5th day of January, 1903, applied for the registration, in Hongkong, in the Register of TRADE MARKS, of the following "TEADS.-numbers 67 vessels.] MARK:-
FUGME, AN NIGERATING &
MMENDED TO
TERVELLERS |+=8% CUMETES
ASLUGE SUCH SHOULD,
IVER WE METPOUR
TERASSHE IS
•NOKEY COWhată
IT PURIFIES THE BLAGO
in the name of THE ABBEY EFFERVES CENT SALT COMPANY, LIMITED, who claim to be the sole proprietors thereof.
[The British squadron in the Mediterranean
WIRELESS TELEGEAPHY.
London, 28th January, The Italian Cabinet has adopted a bill for the construction of a Marconi station for wireless telegraphy messages (othergrams) between Italy and South America.
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN IRELAND,
London, 28th January.
OUR SUMMER STOCK
WILL BE ABSOLUTELY THE FINEST IN THE
FAR EAST.
WM. POWELL, LD
London, 30th January, Count von Ballestrem, who resigned the Presidency of the Reichstag in consequence of tus criticism of Conservative journals over his stifling of discussion on the Emparer's speeches, 44] has been re-elected to the position.
THE CURAN ANT.
London, 20th January, The Caban army, which has been disbanded, thewataus to occupy the town and collect $15,000,000 (£3,000) arrears of pay, the Government having promised to pay only half that amount.
THE KRUPP ESSEN WORKS.
Loudon, 3k January, Frau Krupp proposes to convert the Essen --works of her late husband into a company. Her daughter will retain the main interest.
A SCOTTISH MEMORIAL TO QUEEN VICTORIA
AND FALL&N SCOTS BN.
London, 31st January. It is proposed to establish as a Scottish memorial to Queen Victoria au institution at Edinburgh similar to the Duke of York's Royal Military School. London, and the Royal Hibernian Military School, Dublin. In the church in connection with the school it is proposed to erect a memorial to the Scotsmen who fell in the war in South Africa. The King has approved of the proposal, and the appeal for £50,000 for this twofold memorial in headed by the Duchess of Argyll (the Princess Louise).
TRADE UNIONISM IN HOLLAND.
London, 31st January, The railway employees of Holland have begun a strike in support of the dock labourers, who are on strike on a trade-union question. Bervice. on the State railway lines has been suspended. Reinforcements of troops have arrived at Amsterdam.
A NAVAL RESERVE IN CANADA.
London, 31st January. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Premier of Canada, is introducing into the Domini Parliament a 'bill for establishing a naval reserve. The Canadian Naral Commandant has gone to Nowfoundland to investigate the working of the
The Royal Commission on University Educa-Junval reserve of that colony. tion in Ireland has rejected the proposal for a Roman Catholic denominational University, and recommenda au increased endowment for the Jesuits' College, Stephen's Groen, Dublin, or that the Archbishops and Bishops be granted a new college with a Roman Cathetic atmosphere. The commission suggests an increased grant for Quean's College, Belfast, with a view to. developing it.
TORTEDO BOAT DESTROYERS IN COLLISION.
London, 1st February, The torpedo-boat destroyers Teaser, $20 tons, and Starfish, 27) tons, came into collision The bows of the in Portsmouth dockyard. Teaser were badly damaged, The Starfish was slightly injured.
MARRIAGE WITH A BOGDS PRINCE.
London, 29th January, The Daily Express states that Mabel, Coun- tess Russell, recently married a man who called himself "Prince Entkrobald Stuart de Modena." The title has been found to be bagus, and the husband fed to New York.
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FLOODS IN SCOTLAND.
28 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGK İNG.
NOBEL-GLASGOW EXPLOSIVES.
325
DYNAMITE,
GELATINE-DYNAMITE.
BLASTING GELATINE AND GELIGNITE,
DETONATORS, SAFETY FUSE,
AND ALL BLASTING ACCESSORIEŜ,
MAGAZINES AND DEPOTS AT
HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, WEIHAIWEI.
AGENTS-
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.
IMPERIALES CIGARETTES
PALATABLE
London, 2nd February. Rain, lasting 50 hours, has fallen over MADE BY Scotland. The fall is unprecedented. Floods have occurred between the Forth and the Ness. There have been great lo es of cattle and other stock in Northern Perthshire.
SOUTH AFRICAN LOYALISTS' FUND,
London, 2nd February, The Loyalists Fund initiated by the Globe newspaper, for the purpose of siding distressed
· THE SAXONY ROXAL- BOANDAL
London, 29th January. The Crown Princess Louise of Saxony has The TRADE MARK has been used by the been deprived of all the rights and bonoara loyalists in Cape Colony, has closed with a sum applicants in rospect of the following doods, appertaining to her asan Austrian Arcbduchess. namely a medicinal saline preparation for The special Divoroo Court is sitting in camom
at Dresden.
human use in Class 3.
A facsimile of the TRADE MARK can be sean at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong and ulo at the Offices of the under- signed.
Dated the 22nd day of January, 1903.
MOUNSEY & BRUTTON,
No. 39 & 41, Des Vænt Rosd,
Viatorin, Hongkong. on behalf of the applicants. The Abbey Efervescent Salt Company, [352
Limited. NOTICE.
MILK SUPPLY DEPOT,
20 & 22, COCHRANE STREET. TAVING started the above Dairy, the undersigned solicits the patremga of the public.
Orders sent to the above address will ba promptly attended to.
Price, 10 Cents per Imperial Pint, ***J. F. E. ROZARTO. Manager.
[587 Hongkong, 20th February, 1908.
FOR SALE.
TONEHAVEN," ROBINSON ROAD. Nos, 6 and 10, ROBINSON ROAD. HOUSES in LEIGHTON HILL ROAD and CAINE ROAD,
LIBRARY FOR THE ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL
London, 29th January, Mr. A. Carnegio, has offered $250,000 (£50,000) to provide a library for the Hague Arbitration Tribunal.
A MUNIFICENT BEQUEST.
London, 29th January. Mr. Robert Storks (son of the late Mr. Serjeant Storke), a governor of King's College Hospital, Losdon, bas bequeathed £60,000 to that institution.
SEMI-TEETOTAL MOVEMENT.
Landon, 29th January,
A semi-testefal movement in England is m-king rapid strides, especially in business circles. A pledge is made to abstain from drinking intoxicating liquor between meids.
MUTINY ON. HE HIGH SEAS.
London, 30th Jancary. Four foreign sailors, of the barque Ferondeo, have been charged at a Liverpool police court
AT NO TIME IS MAN SECURE
FROM ATTACKS
of such disorders of the stomach as cholera morbus, cramps and diarrhoen; but then com plainte are common dering the heated term when it is dangerous to neglect them. Pain- killer is a remedy that has never failed and the Baverest attacks hire been cured by it. Avoid substitutes, there is but one Painkiller, Parry..
[298-15 (585 i Davis'.
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of £13 877.
CAPSIZE OF A LIFEBOAT.
London, 2nd February. The lifeboat stationed at Mumbles, Glamorgan- shire, capsized off Port Talbot, in a heavy ses. Six of the crew were drowned. WESLEYANS AND THE BRITISH EDUCATION ACT.
London, 2nd February,
The special committte-of-the-Waloyan Methodist Connexion on Education has resolved that the Education Act cannot be considered as a settlement of the education question.
-EXECUTION OF WOMEN.
London. 3rd February, The sentence of death passed upon the women Annie Walters and Amelia Bach, for the
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