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Onq Small GODOWN in Duddell
Streek. Am
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[10730 Hongkong, 23rd August, 1899.
FOR SALE or TO LET.. Caine Road, KINGSCLERE a Large 21, Family House suitable for a Club or Boarding House.
Apply to
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR CHEFOO AND VLADIVOSTOCK.
THE Company's Steamship
"KANSU,"
Captain Sommerville, will be despatched as abore TO-MORROW, the 24th instant. For Freight or Passage, apply to
HUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 23rd August, 1897.
Πρότασ
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM-
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT).
HE Steamship
TH
Captain.
"TAI LEE,"
will be despatched for the above Port, on SATURDAY, the 24th instant, at 5 PM
This Steamer has Accommodation for Passengers.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd August, 1899.
FOR MANILA AND LONDON.
THE Steamship
"DUNAV."
$10703
A. Kisselich, Commander will be despatched as above on or about the 27th instant.
For Freight, &c., apply to
HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO., Agents.
Hongkong, 23rd August, 1899.
(1072a
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR FOOCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship
"CHINGTU,"
Captain Williams, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 28th instant, at Noon.
the Superior Accommodation offered by this The attention of Passengers is directed to Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines,
A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light.
For Freight or assage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents, Hongkong, 3rd August, 1899. [19713 PALNEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL. "GHAZEE,"
will be despatched for the above port on or about the 29th instant. S.S. "ARGYLL" will sari "abcut the 15th
September. S.SAFGHANISTANA Intervals
S.S. "JOHN SANDERSON
For Freight, apply to
2 weeks.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 18000
BIRTHS
On August 181, at Hanabichi, Miyagi-ken, the wife of the RAY. H. H. COATM8, of a son."
On the 5th inst, at Yokolama, the wife of A. H. COLE WATSON, of a daughter,
On August 7th, at No. 12, Yamamoto-dori, 2-chome, the wife of S. REICH, of a son
On the 15th last at Walung, the wife of HENRY C..RUSSELL, of a son.
On the 16th instant, at 13 Quinsan Road, Shanghai, the wife of H. W. GYE, of a son,
MARRIAGE..
On the and inst, at San Francisco, JULIUS STRAUSS, of Yokohama, to NELLY, daughter of Mpritz Meyer, of San Francisco.
DEATHS.
contagious dikende
ATE: August telly
At 1.30 o'clock this moming. 11 houses were destroyed by fire at Tenjincho here. In the conflagration five persons were burnt to death.
A CITY DESTROYED BY FIRE GREAT DISRESS
TOYAMA, August 17th
Kwan
portant duties shortly.
Bur
THE gold mines in the neighbourhoo Kelung are, we are told, yield returns, and the proprietors, Japanese, are templating, putting in additional amps. they are anxious to do the thing as secretly as possible so as not to invite too much atten tion to their enterprise-The Formosan.
:
At the German Hospital, Yokohama, on the $th inst., Capt. JOHN WILSON, (N. Y. K.), late aims, whatever those aims may be, than they Middle School, Commercial School, Post and THE Governor of Shantung-has sent an order of Malmoe, Sweden, aged 48.
On the 5th inst., at Tokyo, WILLIAM, K BURTON, A.M.L.C.E. Bun the 6th inst., at Yokohama, THERESE
to all the camps in the province to reduce the monthly drills from 5 to 2 for economical reasons. Formerly some 289,000 rounds of cartridges were used per month, but now the
senting a saving of some Tls. 49.000 per annun
EYMARD, wife of Claude N. S. Eymard, aged up the animosity of the filipinos to such all ashes. The confusion and distress are beyond number will be reduced to about corep!
51.
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Later (5.10 am.)--About 5,000 houses, in- cluding the District Office, Police Station and still raging. The provisional Kencho has been Kencho have been destroyed. The flames are established in the Toyama Normal School.
[The latest returns Show that the total num- ber of the houses in the city was 13,933-Ed. KC.
Half could have my FATAL FIRE been avoided by proper care of the men and a little intelligence the government of the country, Morg diplomacy and less gun powder, as stated by General FUNSTON, is the explanation of the whole matter." This is the statement which we have, repeatedly made with regard to the Philippine question. There has not been a scrip of policy shown from beginning to end. Everything appears Fire broke out in a house at Nakanocho to have been left to blind chance and now, here at o'clock this morning. The hard after several months of fighting which could south-westerly wind, which was blowing at the very well have been avoided, after the time, rapidly carried the flames in all directions, expenditure of a vast amount of treasure, and almost the whole city was soon in flames. Some 6,000-houses were destroyed before the. after the sacrifice of hundreds of lives, both dames could be got under, which was not till American and Filipino, the United States om. The Kenchie, Police Department, the are no nearer the accomplishment of theit Prefectural Assembly Hall, Police Station. were before the ratification of the Treaty of Telegraph Office, City' Office, Hospital, three Peace with Spain. In fact the progress has newspaper ofices, Exchange building, and the been a backward one and to-day the United building of the Kwansai. Industrial Exhibition to be held next year, which was in course of States stand in the position of having stirred construction, are among the places reduced to extent as will be difficult to subdue or calm. description.
According to American, papers, the Pre-
Tokyo, August 12th, sident is of opinion that within forty-five The following are the official dispatches days of the landing of the reinforcements from the Gatemor of Toyama-
Toyama, August 12th 4 (a.m.)-Fire broke and the opening of the autumn campaign the Filipinos in Luzon will have been crushed-out at Sannecho at 1 o'clock this morning, and and subjugated. We doubt. it. We have about 3,000 houses have been burn down, been told the same tale before. The whole The flames are still raging of the Filipino army should have been wiped out months ago, if only matters had gone as the Americans imagined they would, but, un fortunately for them, they did not. What our cousins do not seem to appreciate is the fact that they are not used to jungle fighting and. they have neither troops nor com perly conduct a campaign in the Philippines. manders with the requisite experience to pro- We do not mean to say that the material is not good, it undoubtedly is, but it is in the rough state at present and will have is be worked into shape before it can be used to advantage. The forty-five days in which the President expects the campaign to be ended will probably be taken up in gain experience will have to be bought at the cost or American lives, and its acquisition will HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1899. only mean a fanning of the flame of Filipino animosity. Again we ask, will the end justify the means? Will the subjugation of the Fil THE UNITED STATES AND THE ipinos at sich a cost to the United States
PHILIPPINES.
be worth the trade and benefits that will re sult? It is difficult to imagine, that such in Now that the United States Secretary of be the case. Apparently all that the Ame the islands and a coaling station for attention of the American Press has been their Asiatic Beet. This the Filipinos directed to General Otis and his doings, and, say they would be willing to grant, for they by some journals, he has been very severely would accept an American protectorate upon criticised and his conduct of the Philippine such terms. Could not the matter be to both parties? It seems hard that journal publishes a letter from an officer thousands of innocent people should be campaign condemned. The New York thus arranged amicably, with honour made to suffer simply because the laws of national honour forbid the United States to draw back. merciful course would undoubtedly be the most honourable, for it appears to be slightly incongruous to come to the rescue of an oppressed people by means of a war of exterminalen darticularly, when the people the objective of the war.
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THE ITALIAN DEMAND ON CHINA,
PEKING, August 11th. The Italian demand on China is approved by Great Britain and Japan, and the Chinese Government will be unable to reject the demand in its entirety, Mr. Yano's (Japanese Minister) visit to the Tsungli. Yamen the day before yesterday was to advise China to accede to the Italian demand.
STORMS AND FLOODS.
AKITA, August 12th. Owing to the heavy rain, the rivers have, overflowed. The three bridges over the Koyo shi river have collapsed, and great damage has been done to crops and property. The rain ceased yesterday, and the water is abating,
HAKODATE, August 19th. > In consequence of the heavy rain, which has undations have been caused at several places. Great damage was done to roads and bridges, and some people were injured. The weather cleared up this morning.
14th Augu
COUNCIL MEETING:
ting will be helden Thund
inute No 12. (Hon. Colonial
T. H. Whitehead.).
Public Work:=Will, the Colonin! inform the Council whether the has sanctioned, the Director" "of Publi
witholding from the considera-, tion the Public Works Committee, plans, drawings, specifications, estimate of cost, and Tull information regarding proposed new Public Works, and, if so, what are the reasons for departing from the course in connection there. with and which has been customary hitherto for years past
DIFFICULTIES continue to be placed in the way of German mining and and milway opers tians in Shan-tung. A correspondent of the China Gazette states that not far from Wei hsien some Germans. are working a coal mine, and some iron pipes required for the worksBeaconsfield Repairs and Alterations. were sent from Kyao-chao. They were, how Will the Honourable the Colonial Secretary. ever, "held up " on the way, and the coolies in inform the Council why the proposal to expend a substantial amount of Public money on charge intimidated and driven back.
repairs and alterations to Beaconsfield was not submitted to the Public Works Committees for their consideration and report to the Coun
it as has hitherto been customary P.
THE manager of the joint Telegraph Companies informs us that, stormy weather has again. stopped telegraphic.communication with Feo chow by all routes, but restoration is expected some time to-day. In the meantime the greater part of yesterday's telegrams are waiting Sharp Peak having failed to get through by the Chinese landlines from Amoy, which at the time were reported as being in order.
3 Beaconsfield. ExponditureWill the Honourable the Colonial Trensurer inform the Twas "the Council (1) under wh
Bions and: sum of St
epairs to Beaconsfield," and cost of the litiga tion in connection therewith disbursed; (2) on what data was the said money paid ; and (3) why has no financial minute been submitted to the Council ar, the Finance Committee sin. respect thereoft.
Public Works Committee Will the Hon ourable the Directer of Public Works informa the Council why plans, drawings, specifications, estimate of cost, and full information in re the middle of last year have not been submitted to Public Works Committee for consideration and new Public Works undertaken, since about the
he Council, as has been customary report.
years past NE hitherto
War, Mr. ALGER, has been disposed of the ricans need is a fait, share of the trade, been falling since the day before yesterday, in arriving in San Francisco with cases of plague the Extension of the Colony, will the Honour-
of high rank, who occupies FL position of great trust and responsibility at Manila, and whose name, if published, would be a guarantee of certainty for his information and the truth of his statements," Accord ing to the writer in question, not only have military affairs been badly mismanaged, but matters was the worst that could be imagined.
For a long time houses of the worst repulc were in full blast within two minutes walk of the palace at Malacanang. Not only wore the occupants planting themselves at the win- dows, insulting passers by, selling liquor and DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,
in every way corrupting the soldiers, but Agents. Hongkong, 23rd August, 1899, [908a they inflicted upon the respectable British and other inhabitants living in the same quarter of the city-one of the principal roads -great fright and injury. Soldiers' stumbled into the houses of godd, people and were a terror.... The spirit shops were allowed togo on with their deadly work without hindrance
Intimation.
A. S. WATSON & Co., er inspection. On the Calle Road, on which
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
A-THouse's BLEND, White
Capsule
WATSON'S
GLENORCHY MELLOW BLEND, Blue
Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark ....... WATSON'S
ABEL UR-
. Gernniywr, Red Capi sule, with, name and Trado Mark
Per Cair 1 dur
12.00
two or three regiments were quartered, there were fifty of these small shops, almost all selling only a maddening drink made from. the nipa palm. The deaths and demoraliza. tion resulting from this were fearful-literally terrible."
To our mind the
more
TELEGRAMS. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
RIOTS IN PARIS.
LONDON, August 213. An Anarchist outbreak has occurred in Paris. St. Joseph's Church was sacked. Order was only restored after desperate collisions between the police and the mob lasting three hours. The cavalry made several charges: Three hundred and sixty persons are seriously injured.
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THE PLAGUE IN EUROPE.
The plague has broken out at Barcelona and at other places on the Peninsula.
[From Japanese Papers.]
RUSSIA AND CHINA. EXCITEMENT IN TOKYO:
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says On the 22nd at 4.30pm. Black Drum hoisted. On the 23rd at 10.2am. Black North Cone
boisted. The typhoon entered the coast near Swatow during the night. It is probably moving westwards on the mainland, where it will gradually fill up. The barometer has risen in the Formosa Channel, fallen, but now inclined to rise, in Hongkong, FORECAST.i-fienne.nr. Comet 131....
vananitust that year the int On the 23rd at 1.50 p.m. Black North Cone lowered.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
On dit that Dr.J. C. Perry, who arrived here yesterday by the Empress of India from the States, came out under telegraphic instructions
as United States Consular Surgeon at Hong from President McKinley to assume duty here kong. Dr. Perry is, we understand, alse specially commissioned to study the Plague and it is thought this latter duty has been entrusted to him owing to one or two steamers
on board among the Asiatics
NATIVES repon, says the N. C. D. News, tha a large snake, some ten feet in length visited a native shop in Woosung recently and caused a great scare amongst the occupants. After twining itself round the rafters of the house the snake got hold of a rai and swallowed it, but when the more courageous the shopen wished to kill the reptite were prevented by the master who, instea burned intense, lighted a pair of candles worshipped his snakeship as a god,
of worship was apparently imported from India when Buddhism first entered the country
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In consequence of the resignation of MY JESS Fearon, the Chairmanship of the Shanghai Council devolves upon Mt. E Anderson, Mr. John Prentice taking, the Vice Chair Mr. Quackenbush will be co-opted as the Dinth man. Mr. J. S. Fearon's term of office will be ever memorable from the fact that it was during his regime, and largely owing to his incomin
LORD Brassey, in the course of an address de- livered to the Melbourne Chamber of Com-- merce on naval affairs, said that the British Squadron on the China Station would be able to hold its own against any probable combinable personal energy that the extension of the
tion.
SIR Nicholas Hannen, who is at present in Japan on vacation, it is said, contemplates retiring from the service early next year, in which case there is every likelihood of his being succeeded by Judge Wilkinson of Yoko-
haina.
Settlement which bad hung fire for nearly a quarter of a century, became an accomplished fact. The Union Jack loses a mest energetic subject in Mr. J. S. Fearon, and Uncle Sam gains what he loves to style areal hustler
TO-DAY at the Magistracy, Li Lo Sang was brought before His Worship; charged with committing a robbery with violence an married woman, living at Shatin,
IT is the intention of the Government, says the Universal Gazette, to organize an army' for the Kiangnan provinces to be under the command os General Su Yüanchun, and the expenditure to be met by the Tis. 1,000,000 which Kang Yiing her, they sole clothing and prop has succeeded in raising,
of the rath inst. From the evidence giver appears that four men rented the which the woman was staying. After thre
We understand (says the Singapore Free Press) that it is almost certain that the Barfiuer and Centurion will be relieved on the station by the Canopus and the Glory, the former pair being of 10,500 tons and the latter of 12,950tons, with a heavier armament, though a fractionaly smaller spted.
This, statement, for the accuracy of which the Journal apparently vouches, cannot be said to be pleasant reading. If this is the
TOKYO, August 10th commencement of the lifting of the veil from the course of events in the Philippines, then The Reuter's dispatch announcing that the the sooner that all censorship restrictions Russian Minister at Peking has addressed to ROUGH on Johnny."It's awful rough on me, $10.80 are removed and the true state of affairs the Chinese Government a warning of a threat ma"What is?" "Havin' to stop in school mide known throughout the length antening nature in regard to a rumoured alliance all day long, when Teddy White got off at between Japan and China has aroused great breadth of the United States, the better it excitement. It is doubtful, however, whether eleven o'clock. That is strauge; what was will be for all parties concerned. Better for such a warning has actually been given. No the reason he was allowed to go so carly?" the people of America and better for the thing is officially known here by the Fortin"Why, some of his folks is dyin.”—Fairplay.. Filipinos, who will then perhaps be appre- Office 10.80 ciated at their true worth. Yet we are told
ITALY AND CHINA that the question, of the censorship has been left at the discretion of General Orts
*PERING, August 9th and that it is still in force. If, as is stated,
The Halian -Ministere paid a visit, jo the the Manila papers and correspondentsTsungli Yamen to-day. It is belleved that are prohibited from publishing the true has now demanded a commercial concession state of affairs then, matters
must instead of a lesso of land the indeed be in a bad state, for the perusal of
TOKYO, August 1oth the censored Manila press does not tend to give one a very high opinion of the state of law and order prevailing in that city now that it has come under American rule. We have heard it stated recently that Manila is now supported almost entirely by the United States troops. The imports consist of the supplies required for them and, business being at a standstill, of exports there are comparatively nonc. Business men arriving from Maulla are reticent upon any subject dealing with affairs concerning the American administration of the city. They refuse to say much, as it might not prove to their ad- vantage to do so, but from the few hints which they at times let drop it is casy to see that they are not so enamoured of the new state of affairs as they might be. They all appear to agree upon one point, and that is that the administration of Manila has not improved for the belter, ma
14.40
WATSON's 11.K.D., BLEND OF THE FINEST SCOTCH MALT WHISKIES, Vio- let Capule WATSON'S VERY OLD LI-
QUEUR SCOTCH WHIKT;. Gold Capsule
15.00 THORNE'S BLEND and WATSON's ENORCUY are high class Soda Whiskies, of greater age than most brands in the market.
ABELOUR GLENLIVET is a very old (smoky) and could not
be replaced in stock at the price well known for ite fine So
Hyour
In the same article from which we have Es of superb quality and pro- quoted above, the Journal goes on to say
How What is our policy there now. local connois
long will the President of thể:
Etates the best brand in theshow long
nounce
Hongkong market.
AWATSON & Com
KONG DI
mited:
Staten tolerate this odious,
United
terrible.
Hußdred
A rumour is current to the effect that M Yano, the Japanese Minister at Feking, is rel-PETTY theft by servants is said to be rife at dering assistance to the Italian, Minister in the Sandakan. Thieves and gamblers from Hong matter of the demand which is to be resumed kong bring it about by inducing servants to Cy the Italian Government. The Japane gamble with them. To meet losses the servants Government, however, is in no way interested, in the Italian movement, so that no instruction steal small objects, the loss of which is not im whatever has been given to Mr. Yano, who mediately noticed-such as spare watches, scarcely likely to take up such a matter of jewellery, clothes, &c. his own responsibility.
RUSSIA IN KOREA.
TOKYO, August roth. The Tokyo Nicht Nicki reports that accor ing to s. Seoul telegrams of the 8th inst, Japanese residentin Korea, named Yampa Torakichi, is negotiating with the Rust Legation to sell Russia a piece of ground it Makpo which belongs to a Korean. The in of the ground is about one ri-in length an half a rifin width.
REPORTED PLAGUE IN NEWCHWANG.
FROM Korat, the terminal point of the Siamese Government railway under construction, a bitter outcry was being raised by the people the other day at the water, In that district there was absolutely no-water to he had it to drink Wells and springs and creeks had all dried up, and the situation was becoming very serious..
value of $30. A few days afterwards the soner was arrested by a Chinese delecti Chok-pok-hong, with some of the stolen pro perty in his possession.
Evidence connecting the prisoner robbery was given and he was com take his trial at the next Criminal
It will be remembered that menti in these columns, the other day N. C. D. New, that Vicemy
Wachang, had re Dowager's decree to close established by him last year the Emperor's Reform decrees that Viceroy Chang has
with the Empress Dowag asks that a tral, at with the schools should be allone usefuir.cas befor close, As wish to offend may possibly
ty is with a he enlarged. old shape tha Ond-the delighted over mis has
the
know that
ATRANSVAAL Green Book just jesued at to make Pretoria indicates that President Krugerwill-bay
protested against the
itish,
Special: commissioner's report po. New Tertory-With reference to the Special Cons Emissioner's report dried Bus October, 1898, on able the Colonial Secretary inform the Council whether, exclusive of servants, any other gen tlemen or persons. Foreign or Chinese, other than hose mentioned in paraig of the said. report, accompanied him on his visiting the villages and towns in the
that were their names, what sity for their
the
pany the
Will the
Kowloon Pini
Hidered and deemed
ovision in
Fire Brigado there whereb blestatempt to cope with any
ORDER OF THE DAY. Third reading of the Bill entitled dinance to amend the Liquor Licenses
Site Act. Attorney
of the Finance
after the
GATONDENCE.