To-day's Advertisements.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT 'AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED,
N'INTERIM DIVIDEND of Two DOLLARS AND A HALF per Share for the Six months ending joth June, 1800, being ot the Rate of Ten Por Cent per Aninum, will be PAYABLE on the asth instant, an which date DIVIDEND WARRANTS may be obtained on Application at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 5. Queen's Road Central.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd to the asti instant inclusive.
"By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary.
Hongkong, roth July, 1899. 2
THE WEST POINT BUILDING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY
Intimation,
Tuts morning an application for winding up: the On Tai Insurance Company, was made at the Supreme Court. The further hearing was adjourned
Tus appointment of committees for the
THERE have been mary cases of catting and wounding quite recently among the Chiness within the Settlement, at Shanghai, and on July and two other charges of the same disposed of at the Mixed Court Oue was rather serious and four hundred
A. S. WATSON & CO. various sub-districts on the mainland of the were directed to be given the offender
LIMITED
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
-ESTABLISHED 1841.
SCOTCH WHISKY
A-THORNE'S BLEND, White
Capsule
B.--WATSON'S.
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GLENORCHY MELLOW BLEND, Blue
Capsule with Name and Trade Mark
ABELOUR
"COMPANY, LIMITED. NINTERIM DIVIDEND of SEVENTY
A FIVE CENTS per Slits for the Six
months ending 30th June, 1899, will be PAY- ABLE on the 28th instant, on which date DIVIDEND WARRANTS' may be obtained on Application at COMPANY'S OFFICE.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLOSED on the 27th and 28th instant.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. General Agents. WEST POINT BUILDING Co., LD. Hongkong, roth July, 1899.
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NOTICE.
THE PLAGUE HE SANITARY BOARD WANTS TFIFTY VOLUNTEERS from the CIVIL POPULATION for the purpose of aiding the HOUSE TO HOUSE VISITA. TION of the Colony.
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HOURS from 7 AM to 9 AM, and from 4 P.M. to 6.P.M. Persons desirous of offering their services to communicate with the MEDICAL. OFFICER OF HEALTH and state on
YATSON'S
GLENEver, Red Carp
·Pey, Coan;
'r dos
$10.80
10.80
D.
sule, with name and Trade Mark -WATSON'S HK.D., BLEND
12.00
New Territories, under the Lodal communities the second was to receive two hundred. Ordinance, is gazetted.
A CHINAMAN named Chang Sing wan was this afternoon sentenced at the Magistracy, to six months' hard labour for kidnapping a child, aged six years, at Taiwan, and selling it in Hongkong..***
THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial
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where such a terrible sulted from
how kunka
hunder conn
anddenly invaded by a flood,
19th Fulto, sind eight men lost
inese Question
that the Cabinet has come
decision on the question of Chinese mixed.
does not approve either of the aid to be advocated by the. Ominute: Jimitations spartutent. The idea;
introduced
the
a' a majoray" of "the
*for the present a "system :
denying ingress, to onders but placing ble people on the sante
That is probably Could be suuck qui iberal restrictions of have the Japanese
ake sure that they
uumitting, themsel
The largest dower in the world is the Rafflesia The War Office bas decided alat soldiers go Arnoldi, of Sumatra. Its size is fully 3 in ing abroad to military stations where, enteric diameter about the size of a carriage wheel. fever is prevalent shall be given an opportunity, Tha hivo petals of this immense flower are cyal to in interred" for inoculation, it
they volunteer to undergo and creamy white, gruving round a centre so. Mt Vallings the operation,
filled with countless leiulet-lined stamens, requested to perform
having to conduci nn, It is notified in the Gazette that arrangements The dower weighs about i;ths, and is capable Yesterday but owing
evening service at Stonecutters island he are being made to find in Hongkong, in the of containing nearly two gallons of water. The had to postpone the funeral until pasty of cloth course of the month of January next, anbuds are like gigantic brown cabbage heads which caused great dissatisfaction among the proposed by t
troops. The deceased was very well known and Which examination for diplómas of the College of A CONTEMPORARY, says that when the Terrible respected among the soldiers in garrison, and Ministers Preceptors.
is ready for sea she will be sent to relieve the greater number of wreaths than usual were should Powerful on the Chian Station. Some time sent, besides considerable number of soldiers Chinese
from all branches of the services, and manymayal merchants and resp ago it was stated that the original difficulties in friends followed the remains to their last rests footing the case of the Pawerful had been surmounted, ing place, the band of the Royal Welsh the wise and that everything was working satisfactorily. Fusiliers being kindly leat by their command. We are tor Of late there have been again, rumours which ing officer Lt. Painter, R. Er was in command any kind,
ast, i move delil do not confirm these statements, which may or of the funeral, party, while Major
Capt. Mould" und "LE Stovens of Royalse their
of the
finally to any pro may not be correct, but any way it would apEngineers inet the cortège, nt-the pear desirable that in the Powerfit, as in the Cemetry Terrible, cold-drawn tubes should be substitut The scene at the grave side was most Japanese Employes in the ed for welded ones. yksi
weird and solemn, hs by that time it was quite dark. - Fully three hundred, including the |-- Chinese Customs. → Sergeant's wife and child, besides many of the fact of Mr. Kurosawa's engagement að soldiers wives who had known him were pre an official of the Chinese Customs has already sent. Yonte pleased to say that the Government been published. It is now stated that Sir will send Mrs. Watts back to Plymouth from "bert art bas decided to give positons where both, slie and the late sergean come, same nature to six or severtsjapanese in, add aid will also allow her six month's subsistence lion The credit of having brought this matter The troops retummen to bartusks headed by the "to the notice of Sir Robert and effected the Praya, arriving at Wellington Ban band, playing, the most liver, 'nics, along the preliminary arrangements with him is assigned to Mr Homura, who formerly, served in the niter 8 p.m. Sergt. Watts who
oms at Tamsulaüd Kelung. Icis possible) age, had been in the servi
the method of competitiva examination be employed to choose from among the lidater should thair number be large, which Pery probable, seeing thatthe salary attached post from 50.10" 150 yen monthly. At ame time, as an esceptional knowledge of
„Carmichael Co., Ltd. :
and Nethergole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals
$15 11, 10 The Council of University College, Liverpool have appointed Major Ronald Ross, of the Indian Medical Service, to be Lecturer on Tropical Medicine. He has been already elected lecturer in the new School of Tropical Diseases.
OF THE FINEST Scorch MALT WHISKIES, Vio Jet Capsule DAVATSON'S VERY OLD LI
QUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY: Gold Capsule
$16,00 TRORNE'S BLEND and WATSON'S GLENORCHY are high class" odn Whiskies, of greater nge than most brands in the market.
ARELOUR-GLENLIVET is a very old Pent Whisky (smoky) and could not now be replaced in stock at the price. Dis well known for its fine
flavour
TELEGRAPHIC ipformation has been received at Singapore from the Resident-General, Kuala Lumpur, that cases of cattle discase liave oc- cured at Pulau Tawar the Resident of Pahang has prohibited exportation to other
districts....
THE members of the St. Patrick's Club holda most enjoyable picnic yesterday under the management of Mr. Nolan and a committee E is of superb quality and proThe refreshments provided were much relished nounced by leading local conneis after a look round at the Silver Mines and a what day's of the week and at what time.seurs to be the best brand in the walk through Aberdeen. About 5 sat down
to tiffin. Morning and Evening they can give their Hongkong market. services,
For the Sanitary Board,
Sanitary Board Offices,
"Beaconsfield,"
July 8, 1899.
T. M. ATKINSON; President.
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TO LET:
FFICES and CODOWNS in DUDDELL STREET recently occupied by Messrs. REISS & Co.
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HOUSE No. 1, Dudueli STREET,
A. 8. WATSON & Co., Limited,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.P
BIRTHS.
At Tientsin, on June 24th, the wife of HENKI BEGUE, of a son.
At Peking, June 5th the wife of H. E. FULFORD, H. B. M.'s Legation, of a daughter. At Yokohama, on the 25th June, the wife of H. I. G. M's Vice-Consul WERNER HAGEN, of a daughter.
At Shanghai, on the 30th of Janu, at 120, One Small GODOWN in DUDDELL STREET.Woosung Road, the wife of C. F. SCOTT
Apply to
MAUNDRELL, of a son,
Hongkong, 10th July, 1899.1") [90ca
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED:
BELILIOS & CO.
FOR SHANGHAI
THE Company's Steamship
THE
"WHAMPDA,"
Captain Saies, will be despatchout, --host TOMORRANyve frul fistant, at to A. M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agcuts.
Hongkong, fath july, 1899.
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITEDA
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI.
THE Company's Steamship THE
"FORMOSAN Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Ports, TOMORROW, the ith instant, al 10 AM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAFRAIK & Co., General Managers,
Hongkong, 10th July, 1890
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FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ GANAL. THE British Steamship
AFRIDI,"
will be despatched for the above port TO MORROW, the 11th instant, at Noon, instead of as previously advertised:
PUHASTEAMERS.
MOGUL
BRAEMAR
SIKH
ARGYLL".
"JOHN SANDERSON
AFGHANISTAN
For Freight, apply to
1899. About End July.. Early Aug."
MARRIAGE.
On the 1st June, at St. Pancras Church, EDWARD LONG GROVE, of Selangor, F. M. S., thiru son of the late W. R. Grove, M. O. of St., Ives, Hugs, to MABEL, eldest daughter of I. "Shaw Briggs, Esqp of Wakefield
The stamp revenue for the first half of the present year was $194,681, being an increase of $3,048 on the amount collected in the corre spending half of 1898. There were increases in 29 items and decreases in 13, amongst the decreases being one of $23,290 under the head
C⠀ of probate.
CAPTAIN George J. S. Warrender, who has been promoted from the Royal yacht, after the usual three years' service as commander of that vessel, was appointed in 1894 to the battleship Centurion, flagship of Vice Admiral Builer, and served the first half of the commission on the China Station.
WE make the following extracts from the Observatory Observations for June, as published in the Garities-The mean temperature during the month was 707, the highest rending being 88 on the land the lowest 71.6" on the oth. Rain fell on 25 days, the total rainfull being 18.975 inches the biggest fall, 3.75 inches, occurred on the 15th. There were 144.9 hours of sunshine during the month the sun being totally obscured on 5 days. The pro vailing wind direction was S.E. by S. and the mean velocity 13.1 miles per hour. The greatest wind velocity recorded was 33,3 miles per hour on the 30th.
The Chinese cruiser Hai Téin, newly-built for the Chinese Government, arrived at Colom- bo on the 22nd June from Portsmouth, - The ai Tein is of 4,500 tons gross and 5,473 tons.
speed is
is 246 knots. She was built by Alerts register, and carries twelve guns, Her Armstrong & Co in England. Her comman der is Captain Underwood, K.N., late of HMS | Racoon, and the full ship's complement num bers 109. The deck officers and crew are all retired British naval officers and men.” The Har Tein was to sail on the 27th June for Hongkong, via Singapore. Captain Chin, Chinese Naval Attaché, is on board, travelling as a passenger to China,
SR SAMUEL, SAMUEL is at Kotei to inspect the oil works there of Samuel Samuel & Co. of London, The Kielmoshlar says he is an Alder- man of London, and thus a very highly-placed personage, who can be compared here in India with a Raad van Indie (Indian Councillor). After giving familiar figures about the gigantic IT is notified in the Gazelle that H. the actions, resources, and future of Borneo, aa an Governor fias been pleased to appoint the fol- oil country, the same paper says the establish lowing committed to enquire into and reportments of the finn at Balik Papan, “Malonia pon the question of subsidiary change in the Doeun, and Kote are almost completed colony, namely Hon. A. M. Thomson, Cal- and they can certainly be regarded as the
was expecting soon. to obt and be put in charge years at this station nee
C. S;M; Cook will havga
THE PLAGUE,
Gases reported to 8th ustan
Do do lorin
Deatlist reported
Do.
Cases reported 1079th
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JAPANESE NEWS
From Japan Paper A Fatal Fall
Mr. Cale, chief officer of the Makita Ma died at Kobe on 23rd inst. from ceived iar accident at Yokohama day. He fell into the hold of.
he Hongbong Colegruphonial Treasurer, Cimirmary Sir Thomas Jack-archigest in India. The English and Aiser would recover with
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1899.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE TRANSVAAL.
LONDON, July 7th The Volksraad has adopted a Reform Bill, which confers the Franchise immediately on all Withanders who have been resident in the Transvaal for nine years, and on all future new comers after seven years' residence. The TC- prescriation of the Guldfields will be increased by four new members,
cans employed there live in comfortable and neatly fumished bungalows, all of which are Connected with a water supply from which they get filtered and cooled water. They haye alam. a mess supplied free by the firm, ployees have free food besides their pay. The least of these has. f. 300 (Lag) nimmth. The Company has, built a splendid club, a most suitable hospital and very good coolic qu such as are never seen in India. There are at present about 3,000, coolies in employ, there sixty Englishmen and Americans, and two
son, Hon. T. H. Whitehead, Mr. J. Thurburn and Mr. R. M. Gray, Chairman of the Hong kong General Chamber of Commerce. This afternoon eight Chinaman srere brought up at the Magistracy charged with armed, robbery. Inspector McDonald who had charge of the case said that from information received he had made a maid on a junk lying of Sam shui-po, and surprised seven of the prisoners, On the boat he found arms, articles of clothing and implements, used in their nefarious bual ness. The other prisoner was arrested in a house at Sam-shul-po. Evidence of arrest-Dutchmen having been given the case was adjourned' THE duty.collected on tin in Perak from Janu ary to May this year mounts to $1,108,979 This is nearly double the amount collected in the corresponding period last year. The quan- tity of tin-ore has increased by kuls the quantity of block tin has decreased by 4,000 pikuls. The amount collected exceeds the esti- Lord Wolseley is completing the organization inted revenue for the period by balf a million of a large force, which may be necessary in the dollars, due entirely to the, enhanced price of evunt of the failure of negotiations in the It may be remembered that the yearly Transvaal, and eight special service officers output of sin is decreasing at the rate of 1000
THE UNITED STATES AND THE PHILIPPINES. An order from Washington has been issued. for the enlistment of ten regiments of Volunteers for service in the Philippines.
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE
AEP TRANSVÄÄL
Middle Aug-1 have been ordered to South Africa to organize tons a seared GENESANS
At Intervals of zwecks,
DODWELL & CO, LIMITED, Agents. Hongkong, toth July, 1899,"
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FOR WEST RIVER PORTS.
THE Steamiship
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SAMSHUI," Captain Summers, will be despatched as above. TO-MORROW, the 11th instant, at 5.P.M
The Vessel is specially adapted for Saloon are for the round trip, including Sleeping faton, $30 Meals can be arranged
Creight or Passage, apply to W
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, fothuly, 1899. R [898a
THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA
OW, AMOY AND TAMSUL any's Steamshij
for the instant.
A JAPANESE Contemporary relies a love story, in which the parties interested are an Ame widow.and a young Japanese. The name is Mr. Baba, a native of Gifu Prefech and a brother-in-law of Mr. Komura Shigshin
prominent Liberal MP. It appears that Baba, who is 3 years of age, was the Government medical college at some years ago, but having fallen. of dissipation, left the school his course. He then went p thence to Shanghai, where he quaintance of several foreigner In the autumn of 1897 there cân from Yokohama an American children. Her husband had pincer leaving her a fortune
comfort
for the rest
he local forces at various points of the frontier. East Java the importation of false silver GOVERNMENT LOSS OF TWO SEATS. cuin continues to increase steadily. The two
Two Liberal Candidates have been elected and a half guilder piece is cloverly counterfeited at Oldham in the places of R. Ascroft (deceased) in the smallest details, and to detect the fraud and 1. F. Oswald, QC, (resigned).
requires a magnifying glass. These spurious chance Baba made the acqu coins are called Singapore pieces by the Java widow, and afterwards their nese. The comer makes a profit of a little over by day. Their relations A gulder on each piece,, owing to the wide that the widow intended divergence between the market and currency, all the forc value of the coin. The ring of these false this on Picces is so clear that they pass readily among monstrances
TYPHOON WARNING.
OBSERVATORY DEFORT
the public.
The Observatory report says-On the oth at 11.55 .n. The barometer continues to rise slowly on the Chim coast. The typhoon Centre is probably moving N.E. and crossing Japan near Kobe. Gradients remain. slight on the Tu members of the Royal Army Medical spe China coast, and moderate with strong SW Corps have during the past few days been and mensoon over the China Sea FORECAST having much extra work owing to the intense drawn Moderate to fresh Say, winds, mostly fine, but heat So
Some cases being admitted suffering thorities from heat apoplexy, one man em probably some showers.
garrison polico "was, on Sat with his temperature at scientific treatment
morning, he had have been issue Officer that ice cases of a
• On the roth at rag p.m. The barometer con- tinues to rise on the China coast. The typhoon is probably moving to the N.Ein Central Jepat Gradients remain sight on the China Coast FORECAST-Variable and SE winds light or moderate; changeable, probably be coming cooler, je
WARNING FROM MANILA. The following telegram has bee
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his back was badly injured, though no bot were broken. It was thought at the
under the care of the ship's doción
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Cyclist who has won many laurels, on)
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feral-parties
onged.
of Book-keeping is possessing such a fine positions in their inese Customs, may not
and Foreign Capital
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subject of the
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first to the alarmist writings
who, without proper investigal Habit of speaking is though frances of the country were in grave dispider;
second the perpetual nýtěry raised about obtaining, foreign capital and the filsessystem parued by the ment in raising the postal and telegra
cce which ought not to be em
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