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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DEO · MBEE 8TH, 1809
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
schein at a later date by the construction of The promin amount to $171,999.50; the Crown, the large dam already mentioned with the
ronts to $772 per annum. The area sold requisite catelwater to intercept additional amounts to 40,711 square feet or 1,14 aores; the drainage areas and the erection of the necessary areas of banding land absorbed by the park which additional pumping plant, when the suction isa Publio Park and not a Park Lor Chinese culy main referred to in (iii) would be taken up and smonat to 48,500 square feet or 1.07 acres. On laid as a duplicate rising main. The reservoir the 17th of September the Governor's deepstoh were enhanoed in value by overcrowding. I jast been issued. In presenting this report on laid as a load wou'd not be overlapped by the and the Becretary of State's reply on the subject large one to be constructed hereafter and would of laying out a Publio Garden in Taipingshan therefore be of permanent benefit for storage were laid on the table, together with the Estimates for 1904, at page 5 of which a sura sum of $2,000 was set down for levelling and laying oat Taipingshan Garden. I bave again to point out that the Park or Garden is Public and not set aside exclusively for any section of the community.
The DIBSCTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS gave the following answers !———
Question 2, paragraph 1. Tho 1st of May, 1899, Date for completion 15th of November, 1902. Name of Contractor, Tsang Kong.
2. It is not yet corapleted,
purposes.
The estimated cost of the works included in he first motion was as follows:-
1. Dam to impound 194 million gallons 3290,000 2. Construction of pamplog station
Including formation of site
3. Now road from junction with Stanley
Road to neur Tytam byewash re servoir (length 1.40 miles)
50,000
98,000
4. Aeros roads to pumping station and gauge basin and track for tem- porary saction main
20,000
5. Rising main, 18 in, diameter, from pumping slation to Tylam gaugo Basin (length 2.08 miles) 6. Suction main, 18 in. diameter, to ba sabe quantly used for duplicating rising naiu (longth 1.25 miles)
98,000
60,000
10800
724,000
7. Fumping machinery already ordered (two sets of engines, each capable of delivering 1 million gallons por day) including erootion..
56,000 Contingencies, suy
Total
$780,000 The works required to complute the entire Tylamtak scheme, for which it was not possible to sabasit an estimate at present, would be na follows:
1. The constraction of a large dem below Tytantak sillago, with the necessary road
diversions.
2. An extension of the pumping station
briklings.
3. The whole of the work was included onder tho contract referred to it first paragraph of reply.
4. Taung Keng, as already alated, 5. (n) Work was completed in December 1902. (b) It is zot possible to say definitely, but there is no reason why it should not be completed by the end of this year.
question of pensity to be enforced will 6. The be considered on completion of the work. The contractor has been repeatedly warned that the penalty will be enforced,
Question 3, paragraph 1. Yes. The accident arose from the heary rains in the early part of September.
It
XMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS.
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CARDS ILLUSTRATED WITH VIEWS OF HONGKONG AND CHINA.. PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
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PHOTO GOODS STORE,
Hongkong, 24th November, 1903.
POLICE COURT.
,,-,、:
Monday, 7th December.
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
UP-STAIRS (Aboro Mossra, II. PRICE & Co.)
MAGISTRATE). MR. T. SERCOMBE SMITH (POLIJD
AN ABSENT-MINDED THIEF.
TRADE
TELEPHONE NO. 134,
FRENCH IS
MARK
directly responsible becanes ho has no authority where his should have it An amendment is also proposed with respect to the arbitration clause by which power is given to the i
The annual report of the above company. arbiters to take into consideration when dealing with claimse whether the premises for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1903, has The getting this Hill for presentatio: to behalf of the ligoctors the president of the
greatest Government have the Councils to get a definition of the expression company, bfr. T. G. Shaughnessy, says that the "external air" which would be capable of being
accounts of the company for the year show the i the
present
not earnings to be 815,836,845.78. Interest on given effect to. The amendment of existing dofinition is made on the recommanda- tion of the Sanitary Board. They report that boude, loans, etc., amounted to $1 286,812.41, at prosent the definition renders it almost totalling 817.129,658.19. Fixed charges, and impossible to give effect to the real intention of amount applied against co- of steamships being
proper the Ordinands with respect to tho amount of light and air that should he admitted deducted, brings this to $9,921,469,9', two half into rooms. A new definition therefore will be submitted for the consideration of the Congilearly dividends of 2 percent.on preference stock, which I believe will be found to at last achieve and of 21 and per cent, respectively on ordinary the difficulty of exactly saying what was meant stock, were declared. The working expenses by extornel uir." Beveral other sections bavo amonated to 69.97 per cent, of the gross earnings, BEFORE been amended. For iratapos section 18 is non- and the nett caruings to 36.03 por caut,, as
It sidered by the Board to be unworkabl accordingly has been reasst and I believe it willpared with 6244 and 37.56 por nent, The object respectively, in 1902. During the year the meet the Board's recommendation. that the Board has in view in making that recompany scoured control of the railway mendation was to expedite the action that was from Kingston to Pembroke, a distance of 104 neceRears to be taken with reference to the mitos, at a cost of $943,744. For several yours abatement of the nuisance of extrusi the company has been operating the Calgary The present system appears to be cumbreux and to cause undue delay. Considerable difficulty and Edmonton Bailway for the owners, receiv. has been found in practice in working the Oring in retura the benefit of all the traffic on dinance with respect to the interpretati that that line. The country along this line bus han
present is attached to the meaning of the words "com" and "cubicle" Hitherto those rapidly settled, and the triffio has grown to words have had pretty well the same meaning. enormous proportions. Under these circum- but by the amendment proposed to the Bill straces, to prevent the line getting into each would have its own fanning atlashed to unfriendly bands, the directors deemed it
A very important alteration too was to by submitted for consideration with advisable to lease the line for a distance of 236 resport to Section 21 of the present Ordinames. miles, for a period of ainety-nine years, This section is one of the zybitration sections guaranteeing as rental 4 per cent per abonn
Lau Yat, a coolie, wandered into the shop of! and refers to the procedure to be adopted where
Woup Yat, at No. 21 Jervois Streat, and there. clima for compensation have been put in. The the Calgary Edmonton company's consoli amending Bill will provide that whenever claims dated debenture stock, amounting to £1,11.700, from stole a woollon jacket ralued at $2:20. for compenantion shall be made the claim shall and also contracted to purchase all the capitale vs fired $25 or 1 month and 3 hours in the be submitted to the Colonial Secretary same day as the plans are filled with the building stock of that company for $500,000, and agros. stocks. The jacket was restored to its owner.
Chiu Lam, master, Li Kau. colis, and HoEven their cheapest quality is reebnoms nathority; also it provides that where a chim for compensation is in respect of a matter with
Shing, boatwoman, all of cargo-bost No. 1715. were charged with assaulting Chin Kwai, who
by the Medical Faculty for Invalids and regard to which powers of exemption or modi- fication ara souled in the Bond or the Governor
was passing over their boat to get to the shore. in Council the claimuut shall await the decision
second acensed, who were discharged, but there
delicate people. There was no evidence against the best and was suficient evidence against the woman and proceeding with the works. These amendmente
her son, now gone to Canton, to warrant a re- have been found necessary by the authority who have the administration of the Ordinuare,
mand for farther enquiry. The sowan was re- feused on $50 bail, for claims for compensation have boen sent in months after the plans have been deposited, there haing no indication at the time they were sent in that n alain was intended to be made, and subsequently' when it was intended to exercise the powers of modibustion maila it was found it was too late because the building was already in course of erection. The Council will see at once that thewi ure practical diffinities that ought to be overcome, and this Bill. wo thlok is capable of doing so.
at
2. The wall will be reconstructed of greater strength. Work is in progress.
3. The wall which fell was constructed by Yau Kung Choung, crotractor, was completed in September 1902, and was there-it. foro out of the contractor's hands prior to the data of its failure,
Question 4 aragraph 1. Yes.
the
2. It has been dus in some measure to repented burats in the maius, the margin in 5. The provision of additional pumping plant, power of the pumping plant being inadequate to 4. Taking up as 18 in. auction rozin nnd remake up for the less of water occasioned by laying same as a rising main, including the sach harsts. Additional pumping phea has neccesary length of piping to complete same. recently been provided which has enabled con- 5. The construction testohwaters to each stant supply to be maintained.
extent as way
b fond advisable in order to render available the water from areas sittutmi outside the natural drainage area. The Committens unanimously agreed to rocom- mond that the scheme heat onco preceded with.swered question 5 as follows The uniform off the Board or the Governer in Council before
CONVICT PRISON ON STON HCUTTERS' ISLAND.
Replies to the Committee's enquiries as to the amount which the Military Authorities would be prepared to contribute in the event of the Gunpowder Depot being remored from Stone cutters' Island as proposed, and
were
The Committon thon adjourned.
QUESTIONS.
3. No defects other ban those indicated above, which are liable to occur in any main Yes, a water rate is collected.
The ACTING COLONIAL BECRETARY an- the Sanitary Staff for which there existed no authorised pattern has been revised, and sealed The griform for the patterns sanctioned. different grades of Inspectors is alike. The object has been to make the uniform as simple as possible.
NOTICE OF MOTION.
Hon. GEESHON STEWART gave police that at next meeting be would malts the following motica:-"That in the opinion of this Council it is advisable to incrase it possible the menus of shelter for cargo boats and sampins during tho typhoon season."
(a) the proposal to erect a convict prison
thers being carried out, (b) the
proposal to erect a convict prison there
were to the effect that furubandoned,
They in the case of rat. the Military Anthorition would contribute nothing, and in the case of (b)
TITLES IN THE NEW TERRITORY, they were propared to contributs £2,500 on condition that the site and buildings on it wore The ATTORNEY-GENERAY moved the second handed over to them. This offer had been reading of the Bill sailed an Ordinance declined by His Excellency the Governor. to repeal the New Tarriti ries Titles Ordinance, The question of erecting prison on Stoun-1902. He said-As bas su indicate in the cutters Island was then di-sad, and it was objects and reasons appended, this Ordinance is ultimately agreed unanimously to recommend desired because it is found necessary to repeal that the work ba proceeded with as carly as the New Territories Titles Ordinance which wo practicable.
passed last year. The object of that Ordinance wag to alablish in the New Territories a system to be coulined to the New Territories by regis- The following questious stood on the sagound to be not workable, and moreover it has The system has however in practicn been in the arms of Hoa. H.E. Polluck.
been found that even if the system was brought 1. What want tan tot-1 umonut which was
into working order it would clash with the principle of the Land Court Ordinines of 1900 in such a manner as was neither contemplated by the framer or the Legislature when the Or was passed. The interpretations ous dinanco tomary lan qad "customary laud-holder "in the New Territories Land Titles Ordinance was interpreted to such a way that its effect would seem to be to override Section 14 of the and Court Orlinanes of 1960. By that Ordinance all tiles in the New Territories us in every part of the Colony can only ho acquired by a grant from the Crown. It is not permissible of course tunt that principle shouļā be in any way departed from. Happily no iu onvenience will be caused to sayons because at a fact, the Ordinance was never brought into working, for on the first attempt it was found they could not do so.
paid to owners for the gumption of insanitary prop rtios in Taipingshno?
What was the total cost of laying out anch named land, including reads, drains, retaining walls, etc.?
What is the total amount which has been received by the Gevarumont in premis from the ale of such portions of sucl: resumed land as have been sold by the Govern. meut, and what is the fetal Annual Crown Itent which is receival by the Governmont in respect of such portione?
What proportion.de such portions se afore said bear to the part of such resumption which it is proposed to revs as a public park for
Chinese?
to
What is the area of that part of such re- sumption which it is propos d to serve as a public park for Chinese?
When does the Government propose
met berz give the
of the Legislativo Council an opportunity for discussing the question of the desirability of roserving such part of such resumption as a public park for Chiness? What stage has this mutter of a public park for Chinese now reached?
2. On wat data was the contract. Int for the foundation and reclamation for Section No. 6 of the Praya Reclamation (from Pottinger Street to Wing Wo Street), and what was the dale fixed for the completion of the work F What is the name of the contractor?
When was the above contract work actually completed, and how many days was it aftor the contrast time for completion? Was the penalty for overtirae stipulated in the contract enforced ? If not, why not?
On what date was the contract lot for the sea-wall and roadways on the above section and what date was fred for the completion pf the work?
What is the name of the contractor? When will the work on:
(2.) the man wall, and
(6.) the roadways be setually completed P Is the penalty for overtime in the contract being anforced or will it be enforcad? If not, why rot?
Is it not the fact that a wallia the Protes- tant Cemetery, on the side nearest to the Ro- mau Catholic Cemetery, hus récently partially collapsed, covering some of the tombs in the Protestant Cemetery with debris and damaging some of the tombstones ?
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY second. ed, and the motion was agrord to,
The Bill was then considered in Committer and was read a third time and passed on the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, seconded by the ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
NEW TERRITORT LAND COURT ORDINANCE.
The ATORNEY-ENERAL mored the second reading of the Bill entitled 'au Ordinamos to farther amend The New Territories Land Court Ordinance. 1900. H said-Tho objret of the introduction of this Bijl is to empower the Governor to act with the members of the Land Court whenever he muy deant it expedient with the object of expediting and accelerating the work of the Court.
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY second- ed, and the motion was agreed to.
The Bill was then considered in Committee and was afterwards rend a third time and passed, on the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, seconded by the ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS ORDINANC
The ACTING CLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the motion was agreed to..
The Connoil went into Committes on the Bill, which was subjected to a few ameudments and was afterwards left in Committee stage.
UNDESIRAHL IMMIGRANTS, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the house go into committee on the Bill entitled an Ordinance to provide for the Recovery of Charges incurred by the Colony ou account of
Colony certain undesirable persono introduced into the
This Fas
wouts have beon "outerod isto with other rail.
way companies for similar lees with the option of acquiring full ownership. The residue of the issue of preference stook anthorised' for the purposes of the company, awonating to 2273,081, was sold during the year. Four por cent, consolidated debenture steck, to the amount of £764,350, was also created and sold, and the proceeds used to cover the coat, of tho Pacife Coast.steamships, and for the acquisition of the bonds of other companies, wherein the lines form a portion of the C.P.B. nystoma.
year amounted | The land sales for the
for the 2,639,617 acres.
price of $2,695,673, an average of $3.67 per acre. To meet the pressing requirements of settlers the directors nuthoris this construction of railway between Ragina and Aronte, a distance of about 10 miles; and an arrange- ment as bon made whereby the Manitoba anl North-Western Railway will be extended The an additional distance of 33 miles.
to
original $25,000,000 of 5 -per coat, laud grant bouds having been satisfied, the mortgage There caring them has been cancelled. Hon, SirPAUL. CHATER asked that considers remain outstanding $15,900,900 band bouds ↑ tion of the Bill be postponed as the member for beating interrat at the rate of 33 per cent. the Chamber of Commerce, he understood, helper xanum guaranteed by the Dominion been asked to make a few comments upon it Government. The proceeds of the sales of lands covered by the mortgage securing these when he returned from the North. Lagreed to.
bonis will be dupsited with the Dominion Government in accordance with the terms of the statutes. Five hundred thousand dollars have benn thus deposited during the past your. Under the authority of the resolution passed at the last ananal menting, the Directors parchared from the Elder Demp-ter
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finnace Committee was held immediately after the Council the Acting Colonial Secretary (Hon. A. M. Thomson) presiding
Company fifteen starships constituting that Company's
A Chinaman, Wong Hi, was charged with stealing cigarettes from a stall in Queen's Road. Calied upon for his defence, he stated that ke was walking along the road when another Chinamas pushed past and shoved him against THE FAVOURITE BRANDY OF THE the stall, and in trying to save himself bis hand went into a box of oigarettes, some of which he
"catch him," and being afraid of a beating be caught hold of. The shopman then coiled out rau away and forgot he had his band full of cigarettes. When he ran away he was arrested. to His Worship, who said $10 or 2 weeks must It was a plausible defence, but it did not appeal be the penalty.
SHOP LIFTING.
ABBAULT.
GAMBLING.
Four Chinese were charged with keeping a common gambling boss at No. 3, Carolina Road, and they with six others, were farther charged with gambling therein. They were fined $59 sach or two months".
THEFT OF A CASH-BOX.
Kwok Ching, a tallyman in the employ of Wong Luk Kwang, a tailor, was charged with stealing a cash-box containing $300, the pro- perty of his master. The case was remanded
sor further evidence.
SHIPPING NOTES
WEATHER OUTSIDE.
Stebag Emonston was experience between Chefoo and Hongkong by the Selun
Stroup N. E. mensoon between Haiphong and Hongkong was experienced by the French 8.x. Hue. She arrived pust rday
GENERAL..
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MARTELL'S
* $23.00 PER DOZEN.
*** $29.00 PER DOZEN.
YS 0 1. Nhh (ET DOZEN.
V. VS. O. P. SSL00 PER DOZEN,
SOLE AGENTS.
H. PRICE & CO.
1. QOFENE PORT CENTRAL 14
JONES
CO. BROWN,
MONUMENTAL MASONS, ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE STATUARY FIGURE, OBSLUKS, COLUMNS RUSTIC AND FLAIN CROSSES AND HEAD- STUNES IN STOCK,
CEMETERY MEMORIALS wade to and design in Itabin and Amrican Marble and Hongkong Granites,
LETTERING in any Style or Language, Coast Ponr Cappas carefully aud Hangoug. 7th August, 1903.
The Fast Asiatie Trading Company received į general cargo from Chelon by the Norwegian promptly executed.
9. Selun yesterday,
Messrs Macgregor Glow received general cargo by the Glengarry yo-terday.
My Mary and Co mceived genomni cargo from Haiphoas. Haibow, and Kwan- chauwan, by the sm." Hue, yesterday.
MAILR.
A mail arrivd from Singapore by the s (lengarry yesterday. She left. London on the 9th of October, Singapore 28th November.
She left. Haiphong on the 2nd inst., Pakkoi 3rd
A mali arrivod by the s.s. Hue yesterday. ius, oibow 4th inst. Kwanchauwan 6th inst, Canadian-Atlantic fluet. the
COAL. purchase price of the Tus-els and of the good-will of the sellers being £1,4 7,500 sterling.
The following votes were passed';--"; "
POST OFFICE EXPENSES. The Officer Alministering the recommended the Consell forment $28,750 in aid of the to Post Office, undor
(1) Cast of Biamps
$ 8,000 Other Charges, for the following items:
(2) Contribution to Mail Subsidy... 5,250 13,500 (3) Transit Charges......
An unfortunato accident resulted in the loss The amount of one of the freight steamers, 28.780
Total...
PRINTING THE ORDINANCE.
&
required in excess of the insurance to replace this vessel will, of coares, be charged against
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of retenue, $1,000 in uid of the vote Miscellaneous Services, Printing, as a first instalment of the cast of the revised edition of Ordinances.
LAND REGISTY VOTE.
The Oficer Admitistering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of $955 in aid of the vote Land Registry: Offlen for the
following:
For New Territories.-Persount Emoluments,
Assistant Land Officer, 11th November
to 31st Decambar-
$500 Assistant Land Officer, Exchange
... 400 Compensation
$900
Other Charges. Travelling Allowance to Assistan!
Lund Officer
Total..
50
$950
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, moved the second reading of the Bill entitled Ordinance to amend The Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903. He said- As we are all away, No 1 of 1993, the Ordinance kuowo as the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance,
POLICE LAUNĊUES AND BOATS. was passed late last year and came into operation
Tha Omer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of in the early part of this year. That Bill dealt with the vital youstion of the public health of this Colony. It ran into very great-bul not 81.3 in aid of the rote Police pader Other unnecessarily gro t-length, considering the Charges for the item repairs of launches and wuriod
nature and importance of the matters boats. What steps will be taken and when to remove with which the Bill dealt. It is somewhat such debris and to repair sucli damage and to early, perhaps enme may think, to amend the ensure that au further portions of the said wall and no earth shall in futuro fall down or be washed down by rain upon the tombs in the Protestant Cemetery?
What is the name of the contractor who is responsible for the wall in question?
1. Is it not the fact that curtain henses in Con- dait Road have been served with an intermittent of water only during some days in the supply past summer?
If
y
to what cause is such deficiency of
water que?
PUBLIC WONKE,
The fficer Admiaist ring the Govaroment
++
Bill, but I think bon, nouibere will readily ac.recemmended the Council to rotas knowledge that it wasalnost impossible toexprot $85,000 in aid of the votes Public Works, that a Bill cont be framed which would meet Aunually Recarreal, and Pablia Works, Ex. with every requi ement and casessity without traurdiasry, for the following it
Public Works, Anvually Recurrent. requiring some amendment almost immediately
...$8,300 following its inception. The Urdinance, which | Maiutensnes of buildings
2,700 most valuable addition to Maintenance of telegraphs I beg leave to say is
600 Now Territory the statute book, does requiro amendment in Maintenance of telegraphs in Fome particulars in order to make it of more
Miscellaneons works
...19.500 practical value. The amendmenta which are
in City
***3,500 now proposed by the Government sro principal- Maintenance of roads
Maintenance of roads ontside City 2,000 those which tare been suggested and ly recommended by the Sanitary Board, who have Maintenance of roade in Kowloon 2,100 2,000 Litherto had the practical working of the Maintenance of sewers, naliale, &o., 1,500 Ordinance under their immediate ken. These Miscelleneous Services... to be admirable in every respect and I believe Extensions of gas lighting
Drainage works, misellaneone. 18,700 will comm ud themselves to the favourable exp.
...13,500 and Hill District... sideration of this Conncil Other amendments Maintenance of water works, City which we propose in the Bill are sugges ed not by the Sanitary Board hat by others who have bad
their charge:
Pubile Work, Extraordinary, the working of the Bill under a pre responsible for it. I have amendments Public bath house, Cross Lane,
to create a Sanitary Department.
Are there muy defects in the mains lending up to Condait Road or is the pumping power insuficient to raise the water up to that level? houses in Conduit Roads en lected from the suggestions and recommendations appear to me | Gas lighting, City of Victorin... 2.200
Is a Water Rate
5. Is it the fact that the Government is on templating the alteration of the_aniform which is worn by the Senior Sanitary Inspectors? If so, will not such contemplated alteration make the uniform of the Senior Sanitary Inspectors retomble that of the District Inspectora? What is reason the contemplated
In the absence of Hon. Mr. Pollock, Hon, Sir PAUL CHATER addrossed the ques
tions.
THE ACTING COLONIAL SECHTALY au- swered question 1 as follows:-8818, 098,32, $107,874,58,
[ it is
and
Wazolini...
Rain-storm damage
FIR
90
72,000
500
3,500
-8,700
Total,...
A Sanitary Department does exist, but it is now Public latrines and urinals... proposed to recognise it by statute and give the Principal Civil Medical Officerof the Colony, the direct administration of that department by holding bin directly responsible. Atthe present time it is not possible to hold that officer
This was all the business.
The Mitsu Bussan Kuisba received 5,570 tons of mal from Kutchinotsu by the s.s Munden-maru yesterday.
The shipment of Walsh steam gul for the Far East in falliment of the extensive contracts, recently reported is new in retive for Vindiran ock divet, and the Benartney for progess. The Maristo is cunt ying 4,800 tons Port Arthur; and there are seren vess-is of large carrying capacity, the largest being the Batavian, of 10,000 tons, lying at Cardi£ and the adjacent ports of Penarth and Barry, loading or about to be loaded with coal for Japan or Russin. By the end of Jaunary probably all the steamers recently chartered by the Russian and Japanese Gorernments should reach their destinnfjour,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
DR. NEWELL WILSON,
DENTIST.
Latest American methods.
Reasonable prices.
(2231
No charge for examinations.
Office bornes 9 s.. to 1 P. and 2 to 5P.M.
B), (QUDEN'S) ROAD CENTRAL
(First Floor Watkins Boilding).
Hongkong, 6th November, 1903. 12941
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL CO., LD.. SHANGHAI,
MANAGER WANTED.
The cost of cars and locomotives purchased during the last couple of years has beau mb stantially increased, because of the acessity for getting so many of them outside of Canada, ou their soporta and paying the Canadiau daty tion. During the next year the Company's own workshops are to be completed and equipped at a cost of $5,000,000. Notwithstanding the
The N.P. steamer Victoria arrived at Yoko- A PELICATIONS will be received until
15th January, 1904, for the above large outlay in the past for lande, tracks, build-hams on the 4th inst.
The T.K.K. steamer Rohilla Muru loft Manila
Funtion. ings and other works at the more important terminals like 8. John, Montreal, Toronto, on the 6th 1st, and is expected here this Ottawa and Winnipeg, the facilities at most of The CN. stoner Taiyuan, from Australian these points are quite inadequate for present ports, in Manile, left Sydney on the 5th inst.,oge, nationality, encloss copies of testimonials und references, together with a full length domnode, anl, with a view to remedying these and is expe ted here on the 27th insi.
The C.N. steamer Chingly, from Australiau ccnditions, the company intens to spend another port, left Maulla on ih 5thiast, and is expected photo of recent date. Only men capable of $4,500,000, su us to bring the business to a high | iure to-day, at daylight. standard of efficiency,
afternoon.
Applicants must stato previous orpcrience,
The CPR steamer Tartar arrived at Yok.managing a firet class Hotal of 200 Roems need The report shows a very satisfertory and han at 11 am, on the Gth inst., and left again apply. Liberal remuneration to suitable man. progressive state of the company's affairs.
H. K. V. C.
Parades will be held during the week as follows:----
Al Units at Head Quarters at 5.30 p.m. on Sergt. Tuesday, 8th, for Infantry Drill. At Head Quarters at 9p.m. on Wednesday, James. 1st Sherwood Foresters will attend. 9th, for Infantry Drill. Berg. James, Jst Shorwood Faresters, will attend.
Kowloog Docks at Gan Club H, at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 8th, for 15 Pr. 1.6. Gun Drill. Bergt. Bartolume, H.G.A., will attend.
Taikoo Detachment at Taikoo, for that Detachment at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 9th,
and Maxim Gan Drill. for 15-Pr. B.L C. 8. M. Whelan, P.G.A., will atteud.
ww. RESIGNATIOND Gunner F. R. Smith and Gunner J. A Woodgates have resigned.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory, yesterday issued the following Report
On the 7th at 11,50 a.m. The barometer had fallen over China, risen in E. Japan.
Pressure remains high over China; and low to the NE. of Japan, and over the 8. Philippines and adjacent waters.
-12,700 Strong monsoon in the Formosa Channel, and heavy, but probably decreasing, monsoon over ...$85,000 the China Sea.
Forecast-moderate N, winds; fine."
at 4 p.w. on the 7th for Kobe, where she is due to arrive at 9 pm. on the 8th inst
THE RESTORATION, OF THE MINGS. A Changsha, capital of Hune province, dospatch received here, says the N.-C. Daily be saade by malcontentsof that provision to restore the Ming, to the presunt Nears, states that an effort is
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Apply by letter to-
THE CHAIRMAN OF DIRECTORS 2, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai, China. Shanghai, 13th November, 1803. [5143
GRACA & CO., FOREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP
DEALE88,
No. 58, PEEL STAFET, ForeKong,
or lost Chinese dynasty ted it during the Will be glad to sand STAMPS on approval Manchu olie, which soventeenth century, and that a secret society to any address on receipt of satisfactory refer has been formal called the Kuangfu Hui. or eos. Society for the Restoration of the Light; that Are also prepared to purchase ned POSTAGE
say, the members with the Ming, or Stars in Large or small Quantities for Cas Brilliant Dynasty, to be restored. Already tho
AGENTS WANTED, 15 to 25 percent. Disccant A Bowd. (3314 society has a mombership of nearly two thous and, although only a couple of months old, so
TUE AMERICAN SYSTEM disgusted are the people in many of the proviu- con at the weakness and procrastinating policy of the Manchus. The chief of the society is a man of the spraame of Chu-the sarnams of the Ming dynasty Imperial House-and he claims
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Da. M. H. CHAUN,
Hongkong, th March, 1943.
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to be a lineal descendant of the Emperors whose 27. DES YEUX ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG dynast be wishes to restore. It is farther From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A alleged that unlike many other existing secret societies in the Empire, the majority of the
MUSIC. members of the new society are well off and educated nion. There is also a report that several leaders of the Kwangsirabela, who have RAPID Tuition given on the BANJO, bean investigating the Imperial claims of the MANDOLIN, SPANISH GUITAR, chief of the Kuangfu Hui, are satisfied that he VIOLIN, &c. Terus moderate. is what he claims and are preparing to cross ever into the Hunan borders to his assistance. This, it is believed, will greatly complicate the crisis in the South.
L. A. DE GRACA, 58, Perl Street, or Caro of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 11th August, 1903.
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