To-day's
Advertisements.
EXCURSION TO MACAO."
(RELIGIOUS PROCESSION
WEATHER PERMITTING, THE Steamer
HONAMY B
will innke an Excursion Trip to MACAO, on SUNDAY, the 18th instant, leaving HONG KONG at 9 AML and returning at to P.M.
FARE
drt
$1.50
NO SINGLE PARE, TICKETS to be had at the
HONGKONG PRINTING PRESS Messrs. CAMPBELL, MOORE & CO'S STORE Hangkong, 15th June, 1899, - N
JORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY:
(794a
S.S, GLENOGLE“. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, AND ·
UNDERWRITERS
Cargo shipped by the ss. Glamgle in Tacoma for Hongkong and the South is being transhipped at Kobe and will be forwarded to Hongkong by ss. Columbia and ss. Rosetta. Consignees will be required to sign an Average Bond and pay a deposit of 5 per cent. on the arrived value of the cargo previous to counter. signature of Bills of Lading,
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Agents. Hongkong, 14th June, 1899.
Intimation.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY LU
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
know, under consideration The "Opiumy Farm, however undesirable for many reasons, is an existing and recognised soup of re
QN, June Izib; venue. It cannot be got rid of or dispensed
ists of the French Chamber have with for many years. It is a considerable source of profit to the farmers. It is a thing
voto of censure on the brutality of the highly desired by certain sections of pur wealthy Chinese, and they are as rule. Police in suppressing cases of scuffling at 1ang ready to bid very considerable prices for the Champ on Sunday. The Chamber refuses this privilege Why was not the Fami for the bot rejected a vote of confidence in M. Dupuy new territory put up for sale by publicThe Cabinet has resigned. tender? There would have been bidders, and more bidders than one. It will be a very valuable privilege--more valuable than The Timer strongly urges an understanding the Farm limited practically to this Island with the Imperial Cape Governments Icgarde Why has the present Farmer had a cumshawing the form Imperial interference in the of this privilege for twenty months? We
Transvaal should take would like to have an answer to that. question, and so would the public.
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE TRANSVAAL
found was did not
JUNE 14, 1899.
did not have any there, but to
his paid away on cution had not the cross-examination, shower have been next to impossible money it any agency of the bank with that puss book besides if fraud had been intended. the defensant would have used one of the bank with whom he was perfectly familiar. No, signatures of the Europeans employed at the sane man would have signed his own hame toʻ
false entry
THE YELLOW DRAGONA
"explain We do not
(usual apologi
Dragon has the dist Judginent was reserved until Tuesday absolutely the fint Angl
inst when lurther charges will be pres Magazine tim has fetred against the prisoners Bail is the same as world. The Magazine's
before
NEW ROADS AT THE PEAK AND KOWLOONA
WEATHER REPORT:" The Observatory report says-On the sth on the China coast. Pressure appears to be highest over the N.E. coast of China and lowest in Japan Gradients slight for S.E. winds on the China coast. FORECAST: Moderate SE. winds: squally, some thunder showers.
• The Hon. R. D. Ormsby Director of Public works, in his report for last year says →
at 1.56 am. The barometer has risen slightly CHAMBERLAIN ROAD,
LOCAL AND GENERAL. JAPAN'S Red Cross, Society's new hospital ship, the A-mart, left this afternoon for
One of the special functions of the Legis lative Council is to regulate the revenue and expenditure of the Colony There are special pledges in existence by which the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council are made the guardians of the public purse. Their sole utility on the Council is to advise the Government in such matters. How is it they have not been consulted about this? We are informed that officially they knoir nothing about it. We have very grave doulits from all we can leam if the Unofficial Members of the Executive Conseil ever heard of the settle ment with the Oplum. Farmer until it was. so-far settled that the new agreements were being prepared. We may he mistaken, but such are the reports that reach us Why is roon-left for such reports to get about 7 Why is the business of the Colony transA NEW kind of gunpowder has just been tested sacted in the strictest privacy and not openly with good results at Kugenume, Sagami, it and above hoard at the table of the Legisla is the invention of a certain Mr. Shimnose and tive Council? The Estimates have to be is called Shimose gunpowder. laid on the table stewing the revenue and
Such Tite City of New York has appropriated the expenditure for the coming year.
sum of a quarter of a million of dollars (gold) to cover the cost of the Dewey celebration on the Admiral's return to that city.
Nagasaki.
H.M.S. Powerful left this moming for Weihaiwel, Commodore Powell inguediately hoisting his flag on the Zamur.
The Chamberlain Road, leading from the Kellet Road, was completed in December, the upper Tram Station at Victoria Gap to Mount cost beitig $25,149.45. The first section ofthis road as far as the entrance to Treverbyn," is 23 feet wide, the second section on to The Homes tead, 15 feet wide. Starting for sonic distance -level, it then rises at a uniform gradient of 1 in:
20%
the junction with Moont Keller Road.. Considering the extremely hoay retaining walls required in the first section and the first &c. it cannot be considered an extravaganc work. The total length is 2.340 feet class nature of the masonry, surfacing, handrails,
BARKER ROAD,
a liberal and broad inim consist of members: distinguished outsiders, master English and Chinese huffice iti grate. the Chief Editor and Fighting Editor are both Chinese, while the Sub Editor and Financial Editor are English. We have no politics and no prejudices. We shall beston praise, for blame wlion necessary, with sitters impartiality
quite indepently of" border or breed or birth."
Our chief aim is to be instructive, buf
behind this there lurks a hope that we prove both interesting and amusing.
We invite correspondence, which we publish when possible
"Any profits we may, make will be devoted to sonic educational object, probably prizes for proficiency in English and Chinese
inserted. We hope that many other schools. take an interest in this sort of thing is full will follow our example, That the Chinese
Boys' contributions will be paiti
The Barker Road from Plantation Road to proved by the fact that nyer Soo copies of the Magazine Gap was also completed during the Yellow Dragon" were ordered before we year and opened for traffic, the total cost being went to press. We shall be glad to forward $26,8800. The length of this road is 3,660 coples, free of charge, to the Head Masters of feet and the ruling gradient in 40, while the all Chinese schools where English is taught steepest gradients being 1 in to make it avail Lieutenant Hobson, US Navy, gives some able for rickshaw inffic. For some months in good advice to the students and boys in general the summer threatened ship near the comwhich we think will be interesting rendhog and nicucement of the road caused much anxiety worth publishing. Here it is The cutting passed through some very treacher SELF DEVELOPMENT ous soil, probably an old landship, and being
advance tend to die out and make way for forms namediately below the Plantation Road and Forms of life that do not improve immediately above the Tram-line, a slip, such that do advance. Progress is the watchword of as for some time secined iniminent, would pro-nature bably have carried away both. The position,.
Lower orders of life disappear before higher or dynamite impossible, and the overhanging pieces by coolie labour, the boulders, being cu and slipping mass had to be carried away in up by wedging To make the road perfectly safe a heavy retaining wall, built in cement, was considered necessary, which added fully
LEG
plaintiff, Messrs
dismissal
FLANI' PANY.
(TED AND
ru Pollack (instructed.
and Crist), appeared, for rancis,Chinstructed by Bowley) for defendants,
pat nibtion: farsihe) this was suit byther
building, conude, kong Land Inycatnient Tak L Wing hirm, lors, against the Ho and Agency Company, Limited, who were-the principals, or the owners of the Houses tect The writ was filed on the 25th July built, and Willian Danby, who was their
on the
defenda for refusi! extra works
A. S. WATSON & CO., estimates must go before, and be discussed in Finance Committee and be, reported on LIMITED.
and made the subject of successive notes in Council Supplementary estimates will have to be introduced and noted for that. It is reported that almost all the preliminary morcover, rendered the use of blasting powder or are put to the service of the latter. Ammal was a daimi
urrent year if the expenditure exceeds that SHERRIES authorised, or, if the revenue falls short
IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS
Pet Bus. sp.
B-SUPERIOR PALE DRY.
$10.80
dinner wine. Green
Senl
Capsule
C-MANZANILLA,
PALE
NATURAL SHERRY," White
Capsule
12.00
PALE NATURAL Sunny. Red
Scal Capsule
12.00
D-VERY SUPERIOR · OLD PALE DUY, cliotée, old wine; White Seal Capsule
E-EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD
PALE DAY, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule Old Bottled)
-
14,10
-20.40
B, C nud CC are excellent dimer Wines and suitable for invalids and delicate stomachs and are after-dinner. Wines of a very superior vintage ---All are true Xeres Wines, - Sample bottles and smaller quanti ties will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rutes.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to he gemine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports
A, S. WATSON & Co., Limited, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
The Hongkong
estimates for tlic next Budget have been sent to the Finance Department. The Army and
Navy estimates alone are wanted..
WASHINGTON despatch says that the Japan
Theoretically the Finances of the Colony are the special business of the Legislative Council, yet they are never consulted on the subject; all-arrangements are made behinese Government are negotiating the engag$3,000.00 to the cost of the road: Long before and vegetables, and of inaminate objects.
their backs and the empty compliment is paid then of asking them to sanction by their voles, and legitimate by ordinance, things of which they disapprove but which must be put into legal shape because the Governor and his advisers have said and done what cannot be undone.
ment of two tobacco-experts for the Agricul tural and Commercial Department.
GENERAL BLACK'S LINK.
in pata
the hou
plans?
life is higher than vegetable life ar plant life costs, and mor will. Man is higher than the lower animals to amend was and animals feel upon vegetables or plants he fled on the and be uses the lower animals at will for food#1808. or for service Man, indeed, is king upon the three eath and makes use of lower animals, of plants completion, the road became a favourite even. We may thus pay flint progress and fulness defendant ing walk, and already three large building sites of life for man constitute the have been sold, and the erection of one Euro-of nature on the carli, and A SAGA telegram to the Plaka Asake reports, pean residence is advanced measure any action by is its
this great end, betterment of men. that a fire, broke hut at Ushisicho, Saga, Kiu
An expenditure of less than $1,000 was in The conditions in our wor sit, recently and destroyed, douricen buildingcurred in opening the footpath from Wanchal that the products necessary to
is rumoured that the loss exceeds yen 150,000 Gap vir Middle Gap to Wongneichong, Gap of life require toil and labour and FOR viewing the Religious Procession at Ma- since named General Black's Link. This necessary for men for co-operate with
traverses the southiem slopes of loants Cam communities. Moreover, in social relations eron and Nicholson, commanding charmingman finds some of bis highest activ views of Deep Water lay and the south coast greatest auds to progress, of the Island. It opens up numerous attractive development bust cover building sites, which will undoubtedly be sought the social activities of the i after if a tramway to Magazine Cap is ever
And the public, the landowners, ship | cao on Sunday hext, the steamer Honam will path is a little over 3 miles in length and other and to live, and associate together in
owners, merchants, tradesmen, workers of all classes who are directly and personally in terested in the welfare of this Colony in a sense and to a degree to which the officials are not and who, from their position and experience, know far more of the Colony than a Governor who is only a new arrival, who has never been in the East before, and who is dependent for all his information upon such persons as his Colonial Secretary and his Treasurer and Mr. Bucklet!! What of them? They have to pay for all the blunders and mistakes of our rulers, and so far from being consulted in any way are simply ignored and are accused by a Mr. STEWART LOCKHART of ignorance and prejudice, and, by a newly arrived, Director of Public Works are referred to as "thought- less and ignorant speakers of responsible writers, because they disscut from official ideas on the subject of the official system of sewering and draining Hongkong. We beg to inform Mr. ORMSBY that Mr. CHADWICK did not recommend the separate system for Hongkong, that it was Mr. COOPER who forced the system upon the Colony in spite of the protests of every engineer, architect medical man, and landowner in the Colony through the weakness of a Governor who was run by the strongest man for the time being about him.
made
HOK-UN-ROAD,
make an excursion trip, leaving Hongkong at 9 am and returning at top.m. BETWEEN the 22nd April and the 19th May 14 blocks of dynamite and 1,500 fust caps were taken from the gunpowder godownet Sechihara mura, Kia-Matours, district are stiske Kondoon the road from Hang Heine fecture Stringent search is being made for to Hok Unwas completed and some crous roads on which the squatters evicted from the site now occupied by the Green Island Cement the delinquents.
Works were established in permanent well built houses. This mad was designed, con- structed, and drained with a view to probable population connected with the Docks and the considerable extension of building for the large
report the road should, as soon as practicable, be Cement Works As stated in the half-yearly extended on to Kowloon City, and from there,
THE proposed to hold a reunion between the Japanese and foreign residents at Kobe is again being revived, says a vernacular paper, and steps are now being taken to bring it into effect on the 17th of next month, the date when the new Treaties come into force,
in
The scheme for the establishment of a school, connection with the opening up and develop
Shelter Bay, and eventually over for the education of the children of Chinese ment of the new temtory, to Sai Kung on residents in Kobe is said to be almost completed, STATION STREET, ROW and the school is to be opened early next your On the other side of the p The Osaku Asahi learn's from Liang Chi-chao, asion of Station Street Nord thro Chinese refugee, now in Kobe, that a proposal tui and on towards the boundary is on foot to establish a Higher School in Tokyo. taken in hand and well advanced. for the education of the Chinese Negotiations are now being made with the Shanghai people on the question of funds. -
MAINTENANCE OF ROADS
The Hon. RD, Ormsby, Directors of
vpky successful meeting of The Lion and Wyeks, in fils annual report saya A veky
Rose Lodge of the Antedeluvian Order of Buffaloes was held last night at lie fortable rooms at 43, Queen's Road East The meeting, which was the largest that has been held since the foundation of the Order in Hong, kong, included antong its other, business the initiation of several new brothers, Harmony was rendered during the evening by rings Oxberry and Dalton, Brothers Rose, Ward and Jordon
elegraph proposed, set its face against it, and has, as a THE CHARGE AGAINST A H. & S.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1809"
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
May we add also, for Mr. ORNSBY's in formation, that his statement that the Public Works Department has no end in view, in connection with the Jubilee Road but the fastslic good, and feels much disappointed and disheartened at the delay in commenc ing the work, is bunkum The PW.D. have always for the last fifteen, years, ever since first the road round Mount Kennedy was Department, made up its mind that no road Young Mount Kennedy shall ever be made if it can be prevented. Not unuaturally, Mr. ORMSAY-when he came here with a very commendable esprit de dorps, took up and adopted the departmental idea and did all he could to persuade the, Acting Governor against the road. The open opposition to the new road only made itself. fell after Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON'S departure. The De pariment has got its own scheme as opposed to the public desire Mr. ORNSBY wants, the Jubilee Funds for his favorite bit of road, and to drain and fill up the Little Hongkong handw valley, but we believe he will find the public
BANK SHROFFE
The roads and streets of the city have been kept generally in good repair.The drought towards the end of the some of them to break up rather bad the other hand the year had been free and destructive rainfall. An ester made in surfacing a portion of with the hard blue crystalline gne there is abundante in the colóny: Triable white granite. There life of a road aid with the firs
that
Generally speaking how development of the individual; becomes his producing power and Tito CAT ES mente
batur
devel
iduál
there
first treated outline
hort space
an
Phy
and sho
one would. much eated da
fair
be much longer, and the streets cleaner, in wet weather. The road, so
is wearing well but the trin-was
an undue
sand was:
ones as it was found impossibl and consolidate the nietal with lone A drawn by coolies, and consequ The charge against Yeung Cheung alias quantity of disintegrated grang Yeung Kwan for iñaking false entfies in a laid over the stone bank-book with intent to defraud the Hong the cost of breaking kong and Shanghai Bank, was again hard at the cost of brea the stagistracy this heroben. Me Gedge the superiority of the appeared on behalf of the Bank Mr Both these difficulties ha
chikahan the purchase of a mach Hastings for the defenda
Hasting licued the ordering of a ten-jon
ide the England the former hasa In cross-examinati
Sexton Kennedy Cown for a short time v the follo
book factory results, many uns the blug bankat
dated being broken at about the same cost dant's softest granite. The steam road:
the arrived from England, and there is ever agency to expect that in a few years the conci
Insthe toader which covered with ugents consolidated layer of hard clean stone trefer with grit of the same nature wil Imightal improveds
(entries of May 1st, 2nd
We hear, to our very great astonishment and disgust, that the Opium, Farmer's Con- tract has been extended to cover the whole of the new territories and that without any considemtion whatever. He is to pay no more for the privilege of boiling and prepare ing oplum for the remaining period of las |
He has paid in the past, although
of fifty thousand people has feelings Loo strong for him. The road round
Mount Kemmedy was first formally tructions had been issued
Fence to the bank the much wider range of his opera- brought before the public in 1897 not to pay money on a
greater extent of the new frontieran the occasion of the Queen's Jubilee be dis
term
heen
altho
to his possible, customers, and
ature was alas anton Money
oval to very considerable dis- It was only not carried then because of the Customs stations and Customs expense. In 1897 the question came up
ccessarily and
obviate all difficulties with the through Jarge
again and Gover
ment and the Treasury, a fund was were ribed for the special pur meeting Defer
case the demand for his
no hesitation in saying that the extra expenditure on thi
Jeast $50,000 year has thus
dway at a time when
eed of by, and
Road, and for the
thethe pro
althoug
oting the im
perpe
on
Bank lost frauds
house
been chine' slohe
the baby negrit
Good Wit was no draw instuctions alone.
paths and
at the
bank
Joss of The
Hong
Gedge
Limo concrete
Büroved Blog:
smooth
road exposed
tched
was 'claim against;
with reference to one on the
Frder
much lon