To-day's Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned has received instruction
་
to Sell by..
PUBLIC AUCTION,
at the
WG ON CHAN 'CoDowns, Kennedy Town,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAP
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTION
WNERS of Tenement Houses situated FOR ACCOUNT OF WHOM IT MAY CONCERNNER WESTERN DIVISION of the CITY (to the Westward of MORRISON and EAST STREETS) are reminded that those Houses ure requfied by Law: to be. LIMEWASHED and CLEANSED previous to the end of JUNE, and in view of the present unhealthy state of that portion of the Clay early compliance with the Law is urged.
on
WEDNESDAY, the 21st June, 1899, Commencing at 11 A.M.
About zoo Baskets and Bags WHITE and BROWN SUGAR.
All more or less damaged by fire and water.
Now an View atalie aliove Gadowns. TERMS OF SALES :--Cash on delivery,
PAUL BREWITT, Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 19th june, 1879.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HE Undersigned has received instructions
to Sell by
THE
PUBLIC AUCTION,
FOR ACCOUNT OF WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
at the
Wo. Os Chay, Gotowns, Kennedy Town,
02
THURSDAY, the 22nd June, 1899. Comniencing at 3.00-1.3.
About 2,500 Rolls CANTON MATTING. All more or less damaged byfire and/or water, Now on View at the above named Godowns. TERMS OF SALE:-Cash on delivery as Cus 'tornary.
PAUL BREWITT, Auctioneer.
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Hongkong, 19th June, 1899.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION..
No. 331.
Te Crown Land by Public Auction, HE following Particulars and Conditions
to be held at the Offices of the Rublic Works Department, on
MONDAY,
Should the necessaly work not be done by the end of the month of June, the provisions of Ordinance 24 of 1887 will be used to enforce compliance.
By Order of the Board,
C. W. DUGGAN, Secretary:
Sanitary Board Room,
Hongkong, 15th May, 1899.
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THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TÁMSUL THE Company's Steamship
"SUMIDAGAWA MAKU,” Captain S. Namekata, will be despatched for the ahove ports, on THURSDAY, the 32nd instant, At Daylight.
..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
#MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,
Agents. Hongkong, 19th June, 1899.
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE (DIRECT.) HE Company's Steamship "CHINGTU? Captain Moore, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the both inftant,
For Passage, apply to
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTA
IT is requested that all cotushakation Talailer to Sam
riptions Advertisments, &cy be addressed to hav "Managua, Pangkong TrityreƒÃ and not so the Editor,
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lowest over, China will for winds on the coast Moderate S. winds-shower
bis the columns af the lesing Telegraph will always FORECAST be open for the fair discussion. by correspondants of use. On the 19th at 17,50 am. The barameter tions affecting public interests, fe must b. Altinctly under" aloud that the Editor Goss not trang way hold himself, has risen on the China coast generally. Pres sure is high over S. China and the N, part of responsible for opinions thus expressed.
the China Sen, and low in the N. part of the Sea of Japan irudients slight for S. winds on the China, coast. FORECAST-Moderate. S.
TO ADVERTISERS
ded
Advertisers are requested to ferwant all notes for invasion in that day's issue not later than Three a Clock so as not to reiard the early makikation of stapaper. Sy
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are out under for fixed period will be continued until counteranded,
The Hanghong Telegraph has the largest circulation of winds fair. any English newspaper published in the. Far, Fast, and s therefore the bes; medians for Ailwertlenes.- Peris can he learnt on application.
of a son.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE FOOCHOWAN
THREE MISSIONARIES AND SEVEN
CONVERTS KILLED.
Yesterday morning during service at St. John's Cathedral, the congregation were shacked by the Hishop of Victoria reading the following telegram received frami Archdeacon Wolfe, of Feuchow.
Phillips, wife, Miss Sears, reported killed. Seven converts. Report confirmed varjous
sources. N
LEGAL
Before the
the court this
orning Man Chin Chi was called to answer to the case of perjury. Accused was out an bail and failed to put in an appearance at the last sessions, and was Again" absent this morning Counsel for defondant was not represented.
The Rev. HS Phillips was present at the
1is Lordship' gaul matters in connection Kucheng massacre in August, 1893, when eleven persons all women and children (with with accused's non appearance would Jisye the exception of the Rev. R. W. Stowut) were take is natural course brutally done to death by Chinese mab JOE A BANISHED) CHINAMANG was Mr. Mullips who on that occasion rescued
• Chan: Tsoi aljas. Wan Ho, "was the survivors and there appears to be no foot for being in the Colony, within the prescri for doubt that he ton, together with Mrs. Phillips, time of his banishment, frouï the 17th Alias Sears and seven Chinese converts, has 1876, for five years: fallen a victim to the fiendish anti-foreign
BIRTH. On the 16th June, 1899, at Smith's Villa, It is notified in the Gazette that penny postage. now extends to Malta, Jamaica, Mauritius, Magazine Gap, the wife of F, IT; HOERNKE,
[Stan British North Borneo, and Labuan,
THE London Gazetté announces that the Queen has been pleased to approve of Señor Don Alex-Chinese. andre Spagnolo as Consul of Spain at Hong
The Hanghong
elegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1893, TELEGRAMS,
(By Telegraph.) Special to the Hongking Telegraph" - (From Oûr Own CoRRESPONDENT.) REPORTED ANTIFOREIGN
kong.
Prisoner said he was never déported.
The following-jurors, were then sworn
Since his arrival in China, m. 1850, Mr. Phillips has been attached to the Church Mis-Leopold Schinz, Hung Mak sionary Society and has spent his time at the Sebastio Francisco Xavier
Joliannes Wacker, Robert Cook mission at Kienyang, Mrs. Phillips, was a The returns of the number of visitors to the Miss Hankin, the daughter of a clergyman, Roger, and Arthur Edwardo da Sil City Hall Museum for the week ended 18th and joined the Zenana Mission, coming out in June, are Eutopeans 159, Chinese 1,546;1892 ond marrying Mr. Phillips about three years ago. Miss, Sears also belonged to the total 1,705.
Zenana Mission and only came from Australia last autumn
Carl Mari-Teesing did nor called, and His Lordship sald the would be taken regarding such
Mr. Robinson, acting.
had to attend a legislatilg MR. T. SERCOMBE SMITH goes home on leave
Matters had been gradually drawing to a lead conducted the case and on the 28th inst. Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, who
for some tinic in the neighbood of Kienyang, officer as to prisonerspider bas been away on leave of absence and Is but it was thought that the natives were quietPrisoner on being expected back here on the 27th, will take overing down somewhat of late. We have heard it whether he was guilty the bench, at the Magistracy,
A GOVERNMENT Notification, No: 343, in this week's Gameffe contains an order made by the Governor'in Council, that the rate for"Soldiers, and Sailors' letters shall, front and after the first day of July, 1899, he four cents for every halí ounce.
stated, but with how much truth we are unable to say, that the allegedl cause for the present outrage is to be found in the fact that a China: OUTRAGE.
minn had died in the Mission Hospital, and his MISSIONS AND YAMÉN BURNT.
deals was made an excuse for an attack upon the foreigners. It only too often happens tut patients shun the Mission hospitals until MISSIONARIES MASSACRED."
beyond hope, and then when they die after "Foocнow," June 18th,
being attended by the mission doctor of course the "foreign devil" has to bear the blame. 7-35 p.m.
Kiennington, we are told has been notoriously News has been received from Dr. Rigg, at YEUNG HANG was this morning sentenced at Klenningfup, to the effect that persistent the Magistracy to three months hard labour.forum-forsign. Dr. Rigg, some while ago was rumours state that Mr. and Mrs. Phillips and being found in possession of touls for comtacked there and barely escaped with his life,
manure tank.. [768 a lady have been murdered at the Yamen at mitting burglary, and hiding in an archway, at his assailants attempting to drown him in a
a. this morning, in the Praya East, his
Bienningfoo is situated on the Min River, in Kienyang, but, as yet, nothing certain is abode being at Lau Kai Fung,
Fukien Province, some eighty miles ficin Foo known. It is reported that the Kienyang
chow as the crow Ajes Kienyang is some while Yenping is in a fork of the river about sixty miles in a direct line from Foochow Botli Yenping and Kienningtoo are prefectural cities, while Kienyang is a hien or district city Kucheng, the scene of the massacre of 1895, is situated on another branch of the Min Riger and is nearer to Foochew.
Later.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong. 19th june, 1899.
FOR AMOY AND MANILA. the 26th day of June, 1899, at 3.30 P.M., are (Taking Cargo at through Rates for 110110.) published for general information
THE Steamship By.Command,
J. G. T. BUCKLE. for the Colonial Secretary
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Colonial Secretary's Office.
Hongkong, roth June, 1899. Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Rublic Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 26th day of June, 1899, atz-30-PM at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of Fourieen Lots of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hengkong, for a term of 75 Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
Registry No
Boundary Measureme
Kowloon Intaud!
Lot No.
Kowloon
Marine Loi Moj
feet feetfectleri
| 40.9! 4012;336
107,0 100,0 364.00) 346% 435,500 101010000.0/174 03h 300
| 4-40), €9,0*720
30,0 11, 200 100.0/1600s. 29,000
VERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 330.
Upset Price. I
HE following Particulars of Sale of Crown followblic Auction, to be held at
the Offices of the Public Works Department, on
MONDAY,
"SALVADORA,".
| Captain J. Goitisalo, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 21st instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BRANDAO & Co., Agents.
[8130 Hongkong, soth June, 1899. "
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY FOR LONDON V1A SUEZ CANAL: HE Company's Steamship THE
"[DOMENEUS," Captain Riley, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 21st instant.
For Freight, apply to
HUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, roth Juve, 1899.
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI,
THE Company's Steamship
"SHANSI Captain Carnaghan, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 2nd instant,
For Freight or Passage, apply to."
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents. Hongkong, 19th June, 1899.
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Intimation.
His Honour passed a months imprisonment with hard laboure
Mr. Pollock asked His Lordship special day for the hearing of the (Mutual Stores), which was settled to Friday next. The case in which charged with robbery with
KINS MISSet for Wednesday,
Yainen has been burnt and it is supposer THE Secretary of the Junjom Mining Coy thirty miles up, the river.. from Kienningfon, Mr. Robinson address the jury star
that Mr. and Mrs. Phillips and the lady went there for protection after the destruc- tion of the Kienningfoo mission house, which has been burnt. The hospital is also supposed to have been burnt. The other Kienningfoo missionaries are alt safe.. The mandarins are showing their usual dilatori ness and incapability.
The Viceroy has been applied to for troops, but does not appear to have sent
any,
SAFETY OF KUCHENG,
--MISSIONARIES.
THE MASSACRE CONFIRMED.
Foodlow, June 1gth,
7.50 a.m.
Limited; advices having received the following Telegram from the Mines this morning Tankong-haye struck the lode on the too feet level-average width of lote is 3 feet-Asany's Avenge, 21 Dwts per ton (1-20-th oz per ton).. We are informed that owing to a case of plague hasing occurred in barracks, as reported in our -to-day's issue, all the town west of the Post Office and East of Arsenal Street, with the exception of Queen's Road and the Traya East, has been put of the bounds for the garrison. SEVERAL hundred people went from Hongkong to Macao yesterday on the 5.1. fonam, a stea mer chartered by some Portuguese, to witness le religious procession. This time we be lieve, no one was arrested for keeping his hat on, everybody uncovering in reverence to the
‚ sacied custom. ;-
A BILLIARDetournament was held at the St. Patrick's Club-ropins last Saturday evening - Sapper Harold, RE, and Bandaman Green, R. W. F., played for the club, while the Catholic Union were represented by Messts. S. Eda Luz and G, de Remedios. Owing to the splen did play exhibited by the bandsman, the club scored an easy victory by 73 points, the chal The Kitenge being 500 up.
"ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL By the countesy of Mr. J. V. V. Vernon Reuter's Agent, we are allowed to publish the news of the safety of Mr. Phillips and party We shall doubtless soon be in possession of the Trúc version of the disturbances which have taken place and, while we are heartily glad that matters are no worse we earnestly hope that pressure will be brought to bear upon the Chinese authorities to compellthe punishment of the perpetrators of the outrage upon the mission property. Doubtless murder would have been committed bad the opportunity occurred and the Chinese authorities must be daught that British subjects cannot be persecuted with impunity. fhu
A CASE OF THREE MEN IN AFHO Cheung Sung was next charred with certain clothing and boots on Lith
The jury sworn were composed of the follo 1898, the property of one Cheung Kee, ing Kral Hermanus Everhardus, Shus Fritz Edwards, Charles Leary Gorham de Cherie Morris, James Beattie, Alex MacKenzie,Tong Tsung Chai speech by saying This is a case of three mieh in a boat, and then put the facts of the case before the jurors. Police officers here called to put in an appearance, so-His Lordship septe as witnesses, but two Chinese witnesses filed for them. Whilst they were el fetched, Morris E. Michael, sent from the magis for trial, was put in the box so as to give felince to challenge: the jury.
against him was read, to which he pleaded noti guilty, he did not object to any of the 3
Neither of the witnesses sent for in Cheung Kee case were found, but the head scavenger of the market, was brought forward, and Said that one of the witnesses who was
inployed at the market was ichot, yesterday, nor had he turned up
His Lordship said that who failed to put in thelt found they would be finct $20
No. evidence, Scing fonicoming to convict the prisoner, he was acquitted.
M. E, MICHAEL aitas Accused was again put in the To undergo lis UTALA SAD BOATING FATALITY, M. Robinson Sajd
alfampt, in two instanc intent to defrai if you And him little difficulty The attempt The eindent CassineM fully prove and gave su
draper's und Magistracy On Saturd defendan
It is report d that Mr. Phillips, his wife and Miss Scars, while recretly leaving the Vaunen, were murdered near the river. The boily of a European has been found in the
A fery sad boating accident occurred last river. Seven native Christians were killed
Saturday night. Two gunners of the Royal Dr. Rigg escaped to Yemping and has
Artillery belonging to the 38th Southtem wired for 150 soldiers. The trouble is
Division, stationed at Stonecutter's land, and evening, when they enjoyed (?) them spreading and the Foochow Mission
came over to Hongkong for the afternoon selves by indulging in arduous drinking, to has telegraphed him to return.
to return, they were strongly advised not to mingfoo kospital was not burnt but was The British steamer Paterloo has arrived at that by eight or half past, when they started plundered. The British and American Algiers, having on board the crew of the British make the attempt, but they were just in the Consuls have telegraphed to the Kucheng Beamer Clam, which was wrecked at Bong-condition to be obstipate. The boat, which is four persons, was launched off Murray Pier missionaties to return to Foochos, The aroni, near Collo. The Clan was going from only a small dinghy capable of holding three or following have arrived safely at Foochow Louch to Haloum. She was a steel screw Gunner Thomas taking the oars while Clifford but have had to pay eighty dollars to steamer of 2,311 det tonnage, and the property took the tiller. They had gone about 200 of the Shell Transport and Trading Company, yards, when Clifford proposed that they should the chair coolies to carry them Limited, of which Messrs. M. Samuel and change positions, and while they were making
the altempo change places, they must have Defendant Company are the managers. She was 109 lost their balance, and failer into the harbour C.M.S. Phillips Rodd, Zem. Soc.; Bryer At Zen. Soc. Johnson, Zen. Soc. Darl Zen. Soc.; Gardner, Zen. Soc.; Coleston, Zen. Soc. Rev. and Mr. White CM.
the 26th day of June, 1897, at 3 st., are puis A. S. WATSON & Co. Yenping to Foochowiges Harost,
lished for general information.
By Conimand,
1 GT BUCKLE, A for the Colonial Secretary.
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Colonial Secretary's, Office,
Hongkong, 10th June, 1899. Particulats of the leting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 26th day of June, 1899, at 3 P., by Order of His Excel- lency the Governor, of Three Lots of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a terin of 75 Years A
PARTICULARS OF LOTS.
Boundary Measurement.
LIMITED:
IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS,
SHERRIES. Doctors Rigg, and Pikenliam are sufe
Per Dor. Case.
B.-SUPERIOR PALE DRY, Green Seal dinner wine, Capsule
O-MANZANILLA, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, White
Capsule
IC 1. 11.
NG-HOTEL COMPANY,
LIMITED
ONE THRUSAND “MORT: DEBENTURES OF $100 EACH, AT PAR
interest at 6 per cent, par Annum,
Payable Half-yearly.
are secured by a first charge Company's landed Property
Trustees, will be repayble in ten years, bur at option of the Company, after five years, on six months notice being given, be then repaid
PPLICATIONS by the Public are invited, But the Board of Directors do not bind to Allof the full number applied
CKOSE Eonsib 6th instant,
LOTMENTNE,
CC SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Red
$10.80
12.00
Vemping
THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
June roth,
21110 am,
T
appointment of the following gentlemen to be a Committee for looking after the Queen's hion Ground (Causeway Bay) and for the drawing up of regulations in connection there with is guzettel The Director of Public Works Chairman), Genumander CW Flenderleath, RN., Captain Sir FL Meslahon, Bart WF Hon. T. H. Whitehead, Mr. 11. L. Dalrying Dr. 1, M. Atkinson, PU.M.O., Messrs. E Ram E.D. Sanders, J. Barton, and F. Hough
A telegram received at midnight from Doctor Riggs at Yenping, confinns th news of the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Royal Engineers Variety Club gave the and Miss Sears The Consuls have recalled second performance of their entertainment last Sigurday night to a crowded audience, among all the missionaries Foochow,
whom were many officers of the Corps. The By the courtesy of Keifer's Agent we are same programme as was reported in our Fris allowed to publish the following
SAFETY OF REV
PHILLIPS
Seal Capsule
12.00
D-VERY SUPERIOR QLD PALE DRY, choice old wine,
White Seal Capsule
14:40
The murders repo contradicted. The Rev. are all safe.
illips and
-20,40
EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD ALE DRY, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule - Old Bottled)
BC, and UC are excellent dinner Wines and suitable for invalids and delicate stomachs. D 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 rates.
on the We only guarantee our Wines and
be paid into the HONG
Spirits, to
BANK after Allotment direct from
DON on the goth instant.
be obtained from the
ompany's Office,, HONG!!
AIL TONDRO
Coast
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
FRANCE
LONDON, June 10th- Poincare has failed to form a ministry owing to exegencies of the Radicals. President Loubet is consulting with the Presidents of the Chambers
Paris.
THE VENEZUELA QUESTION. The Venezuelas tribunal has assembled a
INDIAN SUGA:
Hat
JUTIES
ted. pieces Witness showed him plush and said.
which defendant said; show me some silk; I want i produced the silks in court and defendant. A bargain was str tine Sergeant Colle
asked for behan
Thomas, who is a very good swimmer, triedhe shop. Witness to save his comrade, who had net this useful the Sergeant, who accomplishment, but after several yain efforts he dealing with defendant saw.bis endeavours were hopeless and turned his into the shop defendant, lind attention to his own safety, and swam 10a the compradore's order produ sampan, which took him to the shore, where to lim He asked defenda he raised the alarm Fortunately the launch get fliezmoney and defend containing a party from the Staff Sergeants Hongkong and Shanghai
It does not matt Mess had just returned from an outing and Today is Saturday, went out to help Clifford, if he could be found ant replied,
nydayMonday or Tuesda They discovered the boat with thelours and the soldiers ciner in it, and near by found
A man almed A their helmets but were not success
hopatthetime. Witnes
Eukeera said anything of Clifford It is therefore, feared that the poor fellow has been drog still there is slight hope as the body has not been discovered...
THE FIRE AT WEST POINT.
ESTIMATED DAMAGES $150,000
said h Defendant
Eukter and and tore il with
hinge
hand
Defendan Defendi
the
prado
hot
day's issue was Ficen, so the artistes were at bine in thejeparts, and the whole performance
The tire at the Wo On Godowns at West passed off without a hitch, the various turns receiving loud applause, Sappers Booty and Point was still smouldering on Saturday and Housely is their impersonations of lady char yesterday, but a fair estimate of the total damage can now be formed and it is believed Laciers deserved great praise, as thete parts to that it will reach $150,000. The building the average man are most difficult to pourtray belongs, as we have previously stated, to the Corporal Ward, who was loudly applauded, Land Investm ht Company and is insured with
the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company order received from Mesars, Mugen and Jordon aLimited, but the damage done to it is not lave very fine bouquet It always gives us extensive. Many of those who had goods pleasure to see the kindhearted corporal's stored in the godowns will, however lose 10dem efforts so rewarded as thin bouquets invariably heavily, between forty and fifty of them notay, following are the names of tliose covered by acce find a resting place by some poor patient's bed having taken the precaution to insure. The kons
insuratice, with the goods they thegodowns, the games bad stored in aiden
the Insurance in the Military Female Hospital.
Cohipanies, and the amounts ---- EN NERELE CAYeung Fat, Bonham Strand Chun On Insurance Company, During last week a private of the Royal Chau, Wing Lok Street, sugar, Welsh Fusiliers, named Thomas, who came lowitz & Co., £30,000. Kw ut to Hongkong by the list draft that joinham Strand, flour, Messrs.
regiment and has since been employed in 40,000
Kwong quaremasters office, was admitted Hour, Messrs SJ David
as thought to be malarial
Wo. 15, Queen Street, 200 bonje
the Jast
PLAGUE AMONG THE MILITARY,
the
sugar