Today's Advertisements.
TO LET
SELDETACHED VILLA RESIDEN-
GRAPH
new sections, DR these Section
to close
CES on Bowen Road (now in course of A. S. WATSON & Co., tion and search of disorderly houses. Section
erection,)
PROPERTY lately occupied by the
Bowrington Saw Mills GROUND FLOOR, PEEL STREET OFFICES: 1st floor, No. to, PRAVA CENTRAL (Lately occupied by Messrs, MELCHERS & Co.) GODOWN, No. 74, PRAVA CENTRAL. Apply to
THE HONGKONGLAND
INVEST
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, 21st June, 1899
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP, COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL THE Company's Steamship.
"HAICHING,"!
Insects.
the ating
and Nethersolo. Hospitals begs jó.ack
THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice
brottfal witholitelnásigning a reas necessary under the new clause, to ove to the Magistrate that the brothel is a nuisance to the neighbourhood. Section 19 gives the police and the Protectorate extended payers of visita 20 makes the owner of "promises used as a with thanks the following donations brothel llable to fine, on a conviction being of funds of the Hospitals mined a second tinte for an offence under the J. D. Hutchison & Co... Ordihauce committed in respect of the same premises. Section 21 reproduces the provisions SHERRIES.renders persons trading in prostitution table The English Vagrant Act 1898 which
to imprisonment.
LIMITED
IMPORTERS OF THIGH CLASS
Captain Hougins, will be despatched for the Capsule
above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 22nd instant;"
HI TO A.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers
Hongkong, 21st June, 1899.
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPÁNY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO.
HE Company's Charters Steamship
THE
"NANYANG,"
$10.80
12.00
paper: say's
chant has formeda
the esta manufactory the w from Canton and will be
odese.mer
uro engaged produce
We are sorry to hear that another sanitary inspector, namely, Mr. Clerihew has been laid jow with bubonic plague, but we are pleased to say, that fatal results are not expected Inspector Reidie is now convalescent and ve lope will before long be able to return to duty
the result of the trial trip of the steam launch IT will be remembered het we recently gave Hasa intended for the Coasting trade around. Formosa Captain J. Mornson, who has just returned to Hongkong from Fornase, reports that he made the trip in very quick time, the vessel behaving in every way in an ikhilmable manner.
Chiefoo brought down a yarit about the Russians tinted as well us ordinni, glas. ASTEAMER arriving, ja Shangha from
being busy surveying amongst the Mitan Per Doc CAF WHAT SINGAPORE CAN Islands which command the entrance to the By this it will be seen that it will be Gulf of l'echili. A year or so ago Russia was possible to confine the brothels of Singapore suspected of having unholy designs on these to certain quarters of the town, for the Go islands, but nothing came of it, and we expect venument has the power to close them with the present repart will prove just as unsub out assigning any reason, and; as it is not stantial." necessary to prove to the Magistrate that a house is a nuisance to the neighbourhood, we presunie that the people of Singapore will take steps to get rid of all unpleasant neighbours so soon as the new law comes into force. It will also be possible to rid Singapore of those very undesirable persons who trade in prostitution, by sentencing them to a term of imprisonment, which will soon open their eyes to the fact that the cliniste of the sister colony is not a healthy one Happy Singapore! When the new law comes into force it will be possible to take a walk there without being offended by the sight of vice flaunting itself in every street, as is today the case in Hongkong, and, as it natural consequence, the moral tone of the town will be raised.
B-SUPERIOR PALE DRY, dinner wine, Green Seal Capsule.
C-MANZANILLA NATURAL SHERLY, White
PALE
CO-SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Red- Seal Capsule.
-VERT SUPERIOR. OLD PALE DRY, choice old wine, White Seal Capsule
E-EXTRA, SUPERIOR. OLD aly Day, very finest quality, •
d
Captain Lehmann, will be despatched for the Black Seal Capsule above Ports, on FRIDAY, the 23rd instant,
at Daylight, instead of as previously advertised.|
For Freigh or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Mangers.
Hongkong, 21st June, 1899.
Bottled ƒ -
12.00
14.40
20.40
REDRESS REQUIRED.
Aut how about Hongkong? It is always a hours, but as a rule the pleasure is not pleasure to note the success of one's neigh alloyed, for a certain amount ofwy must
THE Gniversal Gaczife says that during the recent anti-Christian riot at Taichow seven Catholic buildings were destroyed, crops were spoiled, some native Christians where wounded, and a few were taken prisoners and only re- leased on payment, of ransoms amounting to $3,000. It is alleged that the priests intended at first to fight the rioters, but were dissuaded from doing so by the Chinese officials. Total
Wa is dealing with the matter.
..
A CHINESE flower boy was charged with stabbing another boy with a knife. According to the story of complainant the parties were having some words when defendant took out a knife and stabbed complainant in the back and in the abdomen. Complainant had to be taken said complainant struck him several tinies; to the hospital in consequence. Defendant
rushed at him again and fell, against a knife they were separated and then complainant which he hid in his hand. His Worship, in
ST the steamer Cheyang, Capt. Bowker, from Hongkong, was approaching Breaker Chinese were observed adrift in a sampan and Point on the morning of the rith June, three making signals of, distress, « On taking them on board they reported being the only survivors of a fishing junk's crew of ten The Cupt took the inen on to Shanghai..
LEGA
The first this morning was in which were the accu
Tong and Li Kwan
Teesing, Chau Tecqng
The jury empanelit were Carl Marie Sassoon Hio Michael George, Alberto. Vieira Johannes Wacker, Ribeiro Alvaro Alus. Alves and Charles Francis Joseph Price silminorall as a furor, was called three times but he was hot in Court. Henry Thompson, de peso AEL
failed to deliver it. The boy was sent for and notice was not given him in thie-his boy Mr. Price was sent for and he said that the
His Honour severely reprimanded him for neglect in tendering the summons to his master. Seeing. Mr. Price was not in faults Lordship quilted him of all blame, and requested him to attend tomorrow morning VEN
Mr. Pollot for the prosecution, addressing the jury, said the three prisoners were charged Hung as the 22nd May was awakened by on two different counts, and-that-Long Wai the reflection of lighted torches into his
could get a teva ac the prisoners rushed. room, when he discovered the three pr-
on him, one catching him by the queue, suners standing at the doorway. Before he
another struck him on the back with a sword, then these two hald him down whilst the third rabbed the house of a revolver, cartridges, clothes, boots, etc. Then dhe prisoners.made
Chinese who all embarked in two hants A off and on looking out of his room defendant saw them mingle with about twenty, other later, one of the prisoners who had: In his police officer arrested on Lama Island, Enday's possession atin.box containing: 28 rounds of cartridges and a piece of material for cleaning discovered later, they having in the possession
B. 6, and CC are excellent dinner 1815a Wines and suitable for invalids and delicate stomachs. D and are after-dinner Wines of a very superior keen edge off the enjoyment. The people of sentencing defendant to four months with hard seconds. It is elevated 241 feet above the level. his revolver. The other two prisoners were
FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.
E British Steamship.
"MACIUFF,"
will be despatched for the above poit on ar the 26th instant.
STEAMERS.
"AFRIDI "
"MOGUL"
"BRAEMAR
"SIKH....... "ARGYLL"
"JOHN SANDERSON
"AFGHANISTAN "
1899.
About, 4th July,
End July. Early Aug Middle Aug.
At Intervals of
weeks
For Freight, apply to
DODWELL.& CO., LIMITED. Agents.
[sona
Hongkong; 31st June, 1899, UNITED STATES AND CHINA-JAPAN STEAMSHIP LINE. FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL, THE Steamship:-
INDRAPURA,"
Captain A. Norsfall, will be despatched as above on or about the 7th July..
For Freight, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON &"Co.," Agents.
Hongkong, 21st June, 1899,
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"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. **
NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES. STEAMSHIP "BENTORLICH," FROM LEITH, ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Company's Godowns whence and/or from the wharves delivery may, "be obtained,
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We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine 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
enter. into the feeling and tend to take the
character of the bigh Light at the Larocks has NOTICE is given to mariners that the
Occulting, of the First Onter, showing a fixed been changed. The new Light is Dioptric white light varied by an eclipse every so of the sea, and in clear weather should be REAR-ADMIRAL Sampson: has applied for the
Hongkong have told their officials time and again that brothels and prostitutes were 'un- being charged with indicting, serious injure visible for distance of 22 nautical muidentified by the party mbled, deat
are content
labour, said he had had a narrow escape of upon complainant..
respondent, U. S. Consul General Gowey, on In reply to inquiries by a Massachusetts correas of pay to which he is entitled by his
successive advancements in grade while February 20, 1809, writes from Yokohama: coinmand of the North Atlantic feet. It is
singular fact that although Rear-Admiral
of straw carpets or matting known as igusa
vintage. All are true Xeres Wines:
Sample bottles and smaller quanti-desirable neighbours, but the officials could ties will be supplied at proportionatet see it, or, if they could, didn't want to. For all they care brothels may spread all wholesale rates.
over the place, and, so long as prostitutes do not invade the Supreme Court or the Coucil Chamber in pursuit of their the plant used for Japan is thom que victimis, the officials shut their eyes and allow the nuisance to or goza gusa (Juncus effusus), a species of rish continue. Doubtless the officials are of widely distributed throughout the northern opinion that you cannot handle pitch without hemisphere. Jis cultivation resembles that of being defiled, and they wish to keep their rice. It grows in tows in swampy ground and is hands clean. The officials must remember, propagated by means of rhizome cattings. It is however, that they are the paid scavengers set out in the spring and harvested in August, of the public. The public are the sanitary when about 3 feet high. It is cut close to the inspectors and they point out to the officials ground, dried, and put under cover until needed what dirt has to be removed, and the officia.when it is moistened, and the epidermis is should remove it--but Hongkong officials then rubbed off with ashes. don't. Cannot something be done to stir up the Hongkong Government ?. Singapore has The Universal Gazette says that on the ith obtained redress, or soon will do, and whyinst. Commissioner Kang Yi at the interview be left out in the cold-in with the directors of the various offices,, when this manner and be a reproach to the British they presented their statement of accounts, Empire? If our officials spent less time in severely reprimanded the directors of the Tithe, conciliating Chinese Viceroys and undoing, the Police and the Likin offices, the Ariny and good work accomplished by the Navy Naval Colleges and the Arsenal. He denounced Military and Police, Hongkong would not the Army and Naval Colleges as useless in be a bye word in the Far East and would stitutions especially the Arsenal which he re- advance instead of retiring along the path of garded as a great nuisance and should be progress
amalgamated with the institution in Shanghai The Police Office could be controlled by the
ESTABLISHED 4D, 1841.
Hongkong Telegraph Hongkong
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1899.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
THE BROTHERS SUISANCE.
On the 7th instant we drew attention to have been allowed to be established all over the scandalous manner in which brothels
the City, and to the great naisance arising therefrom. Of course, we did not for a mo tent expect that our remarks on the subject No Claims will be admitted after the Goods vernment to the disgraceful state of affairs would have any effect in awakening the Go have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain that exists. The oficials are much too busy. ing undelivered after the 29th instant, will be in trying to injure British prestige, by, bun subject to rent.
All Chims against the Steamer must be pre-gling matters in the Hinterland, and in sented to the Undersigned on or before the 5th striving to prove to the Canton Viceroy and July, or they will not be recognized..
Mandarindom in general that the British, All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are nation exists by the clemency and compassion to be left in the Godowns, where they will be of the mighty Empire of China, to trouble examined on the 28th instant, at 31. about anything or anybody nearer home than
No Fire Insurante has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned sy
Sam Chim. We are only too well aware of GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., .. the fact that so long as the delicate feelings
Agents Hongkong, 21st June, 1899.
of Viceroy TAX and in myrmidons are pro. (819tected from outrage the British tasorver may
go to the dogs. Hefewe expected nothing and we have not been disappointed
SANOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
BLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS FROM MIDDLESBORO, LONDON AND STRAITS, Steamshir
MAGLENARENEV, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowyms of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown, Co, Ld. at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
Optional cargo will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before NOON, TOMORROW.
Goods not cleared by the 27th instant will be subject to rent a
+
No Fire Insurance has been effected...
All ship damaged packages must be left in the Lodowns, and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Co. within ten days of steamers arrival, after which no claims will be recognised,
MCGREGOR BROS. & COW.
[8200
Hongkang, 21st June, 1899
JOGUL” LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEESA
SS.BRAEMAR!
FROM CLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND
STRAITS..
CONSIGNESS of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risks into the Godowns of the the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Cowloon ence and/or from the wharves
obtainca
admitted after the Goods and all Goods remaining 7th instant will be subject
Steamer must be pre on or before the 27th
„récognized:
oods are
TELEGRAMS,
Telegraph
Special to the Hongkong Telegraphe THE FOOCHOW, DISTURBANCES.
Tonchow, June 215t.
chief prefect. The principal object of the Likin
Sampson has occupied advanced grades since July 31st last he has never applied for the pay of those grades until this time. He was made Commodore on July 3rd and an acting Rear under the old law was $4,500, of a Commodore Admiral on August 18th. The pay of a Captain $5,000 and Rear Admiral $6,000
WHAT is as yet the largest United States sailing ship has just been launched at Camden (Maine). She was named the John H. Prescott, and is a five-masted, schooner rigged vessel of about 4,000 tons capacity and a draught of 23 feet. She is lighted by electricity, and her cabins are heated by steam. Her steering apparatus, sails, and in fact the whole of, her tackle, is worked by team-power, and her
said to consist of only solve persons, via captain, tomates, one engineer, a steward, and seven segmen
peac
Thas enfre
the git
they mi
the
Some shoes and a hat, which have all been.
Until about 30 cle interval for fifin)
the haing an hour's called as witnesses for the prosecution, when
and policeman: were- His Honair sald the pnschers, would he allowed to say anything they had in defence," and half a-score of witnesses were called. One
prisoner said his witnesswas not present, as he thought the police had taken him, but it turned out the witness was in Court, and his Lordship then talked the the prisoner Lordship) luring his sixteen years on the the police had mtimidated winess He (His rather strongly. Accused ing no right to say
bench had found that prisoners often failed to would be ample time to investgate matters; before a judge so as to avoid investigations call witnesses at the Magistracy, because there'
being made. they usually left calling them until appearing
witness called, by one prisoner denied knowing him.
Case proceeding:
NEW DREDGERS FOR TALIENWANK
vessels which they have constructed to unders
On May Messrs. m.Simone and Cor Limited, launched complete from their works at Renfrew the first of two powerful dredging. ladlake extensive dredging operations, in connec tion with the improvement of Port Arthur and Talienwan. The vessel has been built under- the direction of Mr. Lotshyski, inspecting. engineer, assisted by Mr-Johnson. The dred
The Second Chinese Interpreter at the Kuala of 12 years of age, to a girl Lumpur police court has married
this infant, marriage, office is 20 collect revenue and if they fail to
pears to have bec hand into the Government coffers the proper man him
unc secure to his son" ifa mount fixed upon, they will be strongly im peached. On the 13th, he reviewed the troops feare
parents and the next day the forts and naval forces. were inspected. He proposes to go up to
state
to soine Hupelt shortly and inspect the Yangtze defences. To exhibit his great authority as am Imperial - his satis and Mrs. Phillips and -Miss Sears are
Coinmissioner he has wired for-Provincial. pected this evening. The names of tenn his office. It is stated that his business is
Judge Chu and a Profect to do clerical duties A NEETIN natives who incited the mob at Kienningfoot so much in connection with investigations night, at
vian Order are well known and it is hoped that the will he brought to justice. The hospital at the police system and see to the reservation of cont
to raise funds, inspect the troops, improve Three new Nangwa would certainly have been attacked grain. Many of the bureaus stand chance had it not been for the arrival of forty being abolished. soldiers, who presented a rou
• Dr. Rigg, amived this morning, and Mr.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
FRANCE
Cabinet.
M. Waldeck Housscá
LONDON, June 19th.. Fids falled to form
AN OBIECT LESSON, another British Colony. It is called Within a week's steant of Hongkong s Singapore, is a large shipping pan, has a large Chinese population, no CD. Act and is not curved with a Hinterlandquestion or graduated in the Chinese Classics and-be a batch of vaccilating officials, who, having come thorouglily inbued with Chinese ideas. THE ROYAL NIGER CHARTERED Co. and sentiments, consider the Colony to be Mr. Balfuur has announced that à Hill, will a dependency of the Viceroyalty of Canton. fence, despite the seeming similarity be introduced for lie purpose of taking over between the two Colonies, Singapore is by the Royal Niger Chartered Co.'s territory. officials will tell us otherwise, Singapore far the more fortunate, though possibly onr has suffered from the same com
Herr von Bülow announced in the Reichstag the C. D. Acts, but Singapore officials, the Samon treaty and will demand an indem plaint as Hongkong since the repeal of that Germany opposes any encroachments on having nb Viceroy TAS to look up to and nity for loss of property or illegal arrest of her prepared to back up the taxpayers when subje their causes just, and so Singapore, has triumphed where Hongkong has tuled.
SINGAPORE'S NEW VILL
GERMANY AND SAMOA
THE TRANSVAALMEEN
At a large meeting of Burghers on the possible to concede, anything beyond, President Parade Kraal, it was resolved that it was im
Kruger's proposals at Bluemfontein.
The people of Singapore said that brothels and prostitution and prostitutes generally were a nuisance unless some sort of control could be exercised over them and their officials agreed with them. The result is that a bill is being introduced to the Singa
WEATHER REPORT. pore Legislative Council entitled, "An The Observatory report: says Ordinance to Amend the Women and Girls at: 13.5 p.in. - The baron Protection Ordinance of18go, and Sea of Japan, fallen on the China coast.
er has Singapore contemporary gives the following sure is lowest over N. Ching, with slight digest of the Bill
the
too
Til recent transfer of Holt's steamers to the Gennan flag is not regarded with satisfaction' by the Globe, judging from the following
Contemplation of Genoan progress in the pur Far East at British expense brings with it little in the way of comfort, Indeed, humiliation is the first feeling which will occur to most Englishmen in connection with the transfer of German syndicate, again, and it does not as Holt's Bangkok and Borneo,stea is the old
the re-telling. Graf Bhain creates a trade and Gerinan fsiduously in her wa
profile tish Borte offrinsh creation T
the
we owned ninety.eigh a man, was paramoun
and to day we find of communi
ween the Strai and between, the trails and British, but the German flag. will, in future, he maintained,
transfer their colours, and abou
British captains, officers, and
the 21st in the
have to make way for Ge German encroachments Far East have not passed unne nicans of resisting them seem to marked by curious inepitud cutting rates down to a poist Canal dues was followed by which forced pr
Modemte S.W..winds fair dients for S. winds on the coast. FORECAST benefit of the German firm,
Intelli
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Statement of Objects and Reasons for the measure thius. sots forth the scope of the Bill-Sertion a puts a penalty, which may include banishment upon any brothel-keeper who permits a woman, suffering from a conta gious disease to remain in a brothel for the purpose of prostitution. This clause willsitiv in the Queen's Birthday Gazelle appears the hoped, tend to promote the proper medical name of Mr.
treatment of prostituites when suffering from
disease and the most effective provision the Bill is one giving the Governorin power to banish any alien or any nat subject who is, for a secon
oman with com
M: Stanley the
has been appointed a Knight Grand Cros
e Bali
ficer whic
:confora.
ed, but the
THE CH
HONGKONG
Idition to being provided with a chain- for discharging into barges along- witra sand suction. puinn, also a ing puing to which is attached.
of shore, discharging pipes, obtoons, having-flexible capable of dredging and of soit per hour, and of 40 feet below the water
nded surface condensing ling the vessel at a It is nstructed: of Bureau Veritas cssel, ofthis type:: provided, for work
room-is also lathe, drilling and:
left the Walter
USHING THINGS;
Bills
rem