ST. PATRICK'S CLUB.
A Grand concert was held last night in St. Patrick's Club, hefore a most crowded and appreciative audience, notwithstanding the counter attractions elsewhere. The hall of the club was nicely decorated for the occasion, and the success of the entertalument was mainly due to the exertions of the Secretary; Sgt. J. Conway, R., who was also ably assisted by the Manager, l'ie. Kelly, 1.W.F
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY JANUARY 10, 1901.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
At the Monthly Meeting of the General Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, held at the Chamber Rooms
Monday, the 7th January, 1901, at 3 pan Present: Hon. R. M. Gray (Chairman), Messrs, Haupt, Sir Thomas Jackson, Kt., D. R. Law, A. M. Marshall, R. L. Richardson, C. S. Sharp, N. A. Siebs, Hon. J. Therburn, (er officio), and R. C. Wilcox (Secretary),
MINUTES.
The minutes of the previous Monthly Meets ing (held roth December, 1900) were read and NEW MEMBERɛ.
The concert opened shortly after 8.30 p.m., when the splendid string banil of H.M.S. Endymion played the overture. The songs were all well rei cived, especially the rendering of "Toothache" by Pie. Drury, RAMC The recitations of “The last shot" and "The Fire-confirmed. man's wedding" by, Shoeing-smith Thyer, R.E... were much liked, and he greatly merited the applause accorded to him, Much thanks are de to the string band of 11.MS. Endymion for assisting at the concert, as well as to Sap- per Long, R., who presided at the piano,
This splendid entertainment was brought to a close shortly after 11 o'clock, when the hall was cleared, and some of the audience joined in a waltz which was followed by a set of Lancers under the ditection of the Club's popu Jař Mr., Mr. Geo. Corumbes,
The following was the programme (—
Saring tl, MS, Endence a, fresture...
jredin safe "mate Sharkey, RAWA
3. Serage
de bong Pa med lmalts of try
Cat. My Bargive <. Reinien IT as die S. 5. Thy, R.JA
7
6. Se
De i mlyu sang
Pie, Dairy, ... M. tight off for Pellea, MS eddies Cece Capt. Plum, W.,
Por, Bubon, RW. 1. Sturn Speed Shilp's Coast Sunke, HM, Fur, 1. Song and Dance 1. Niger Borg wet Dam Porn (}LARK, Endymion,
at. Declare
P. Rest, RW.F. Bandamon Devereux
The flangkong Rope Manufacturing Com- Pany, Jamited and
The Green Island Cement Company, Ltd. were elected to membership of the Chamber on the 2nd Decemberi
On the proposition ofthe Chairman, seconded by Mr. Haupt, Messrs. Watkins & Co., Ltd. were elected to membership.
THE REVISION OF THE CHINESE TARIFE. in accordance with the decision coine to at the last meeting, a letter was, on the 18th December, addressed to Sir Ernest M. Satow, | H.B.Ms Minister at Peking, drawing his at
tention to the promise made by his predecessor that before any settlement with regard to the revision of the Chinese Tiff was agreed upon, this Chamber (and that of Shanghai) would be afforded an opportunity of expressing its opinion on the Tariff proposals, when is viens would receive full and careful attention, and adding that the probable contingency of the question being dealt with in the settlement now pending with China bad induced the Chaniber to make the communication.
The letter was read.
Itminties,
aring, bog, # M.S. Endemiau. 14 Patriot Suns P. G. Weinnigh, U.M.S. Fodymion
The Chairman said that no reply had been dship Vurple Sparkes,
For received yet suficient time had hardly elapsed else for that and there was nothing further to be
Matice meal Song...
16. Song ...
Resitation gail's Haring for...
done nieantime.
THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS,
© Pandyandan, 4139% per ju | Below, otherapie") $1.ALS Bardens, CP, 12, 140, 1:MN, Bandom
The Government having on the 15th Decem- is doing 5.5 The RP
Band man Janus, ↑ her lust, addressed a letter to the Chamber, int 1. Andparen quing whether in the pinion of the Com 're dreper
Stucker, RW.J
mince there was any objection to Monday, the Fughes're A Pac, Pary, R.A.M.Q. 24th idem, being made a public holiday, a reply was returned the same day to the effect that they saw an objection to the proposal."
Seni............. -Communicatot.
While
MURD AT YAUMATI YESTERDAY.
THE TWO MURDERERS IS CESTODY.
head and body.
Last night Inspector MacDihald sent to the Government Civil Hospital a dipp-keeper at Yaumasi, named Leung Tin, aged 49, who was suffering. from wounds caused by a chopper. The man was bust about the neck, face In attended He was with all possible skill and care at the Hospital, bi he died some hours after his admission, and three hours after the report was male The arrest was effectedby the detective department and they may congratulate them- selves ophaving captureilthe right men, as they both admitted the charge of murder at the Magistracy this morning.
AT THE MAGISTRACY.
STEALING.
To Tak, ister of Stanley Street, was targed before Mr. Hazeland this moaning with stealing sume oilcloth, value $7.20, the property of compralove in Hollywon Rold.
The defendant stated that the witnesses against him were trunk and the charges were trumped up against him.
His Worship sentenced the defendant to six weeks' imprisonment with band labour.
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UNLAWIUL POSSESSION.
1. Sgt. Kent arrested three Chinamen yester day for being in unlawful possession. One was fined $30 or two months' hard labour hy Mr. Kemp this morning for the unlawful pos- scasion of some boiler plates, value $45.
Another was fined $io for being in unlawful possession of linseed oil to the value of $4 and another paid Sts for being found in pos session of raw sugar valued at $1.5o.
They could not give an. explanation as to how they come to be in possession of the goods.
OPTIM.
Chau Cung, cook, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty this morning befone Mr. Kemp to the charge of being in unlawful possession of 49 taels of an opium, and was fined $150 or, in default of payment, imprisonment with hard labour for two months.
The defendant went to prison.
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MURDER.
Two mea remanded. Inspector MacDonald brought two China- men, Ho Su, no occupation, of Nam Hoi, and Wong Fung Chru, tinsmith of Fan On, before Mr. Hazeland, on the charge of murdering Leong in at Yan-mu-ti yesterday.
The two defendants pleaded guilty in the most serious of all crimes, and His Worship remanded the case till Friday,
THE ALLEGRE ROBBERY OF $347. The two men, Chan Chum and Mak Wing, who were charged sane weeks ago by an 1 dian private with stealing from his person the sum of $447, the result of loss from North China, were before Mr. Hazeland again this
afternoon.
Mr. Reece defender in the case and Worship Oscharged the defendants,
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GAMBLING.
is
Sergeant Murison brought nineteen China- men before Mr. Hazeland to-day. The house No. 17 Elgin Street was raided last night and the defendants were found to be gambling, playing at pai kan.
His Worship fined them all 53 for their
offences.
CRICKET.
The Hongkong Cricket Club will play The Navy, starting at 2 pm. to-morrow and it a.m. on Saturday. The following with play for the Club:---
J Serembe Smith, Capt. Ainslie, Lieut. Hige gon, R.W.F., A. Wanl, Major Dyson, A.P.D., Lieut. Krickenbeck, F. Maitland, Licul. Lumb, A. Mackenzie, Ratcliffe, J. A. Cox.
By kind permission of the Admiral, Captain and Officers, the Band of the H.M.S. Barfleur will play on Saturday afternoon.
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ERITISIL-GROWN PRODUCTS AND THE
REVISED FRENCH TARIFF Real letter enclosing copy of a resolution passed by the United Planters' Association of Southern India in favour of a commercial com bination of Great Britain and her Colonies and India against the world by a system of differential duties. The movement, it was stated, is specially directed against the French Tarifi, recently revised, which has practically doubled the duties on coffee, tea, and spices.
The letter was considered, and it was decided to acknowledge its receipt.
$
SIR 1. LISTER RAYE'S SCHEME FOR IMPROVE
MENT OF THE NAVIGATION OF
TIE YANGJSZE, Read letter from Sir John Lister Kaye, dated 26th November last, acknowledging receipt of Chan ber's letter of the 1st October with regard to his scheme for the improvement of the navigation of the Upper Yangtsze, and stating that a despatch had been sent from the Foreign Office to Sir Ernest Satow inquiring whether the Chinese Government will agree to the
scheme.
cost.
CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF GOODS
IMPORTED INTO JAPAN
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Read lester from the Japanese Consul, dared 29th December, to the effect that on and after the 1st January, the copies of invoices hitherto required to be filed at the Japanese Consulate with a certificate of origin of goods, will not be asked for, but shippers are requested in future to provide the forms of certificate at their own Receipt of this letter was acknowledged on the same date. EXPORTS OF CARGO TO THE UNITED STATES, The Secretary reported that in consequence of the refusal of some of the Steam Ship Agencies and Companies to supply memos. of cargo for ports in the United States, he had been compelled to discontinue the table of exports to the United States they had hitherto given in the "Market Report. Unless all the returns could be given, the table would be worse than useless; it would be misleading..
Regret was expressed at the necessity for this step, which was under the circumstances seen to be unavoidable.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
By
The officers of the Royal Navy have kindly presented two prizes (1st and 2nd) to be sailed for on Saturday next, the 12th insi; starting at 2 pm, open to yachts belong og to members of the Roval Hongkong Yacht Club, to bet steered by Ladies, Handicap as below, except that yachts steered by girls who wear their hair down on ordinary service will receive zo secs. per anile in addition.
COURSE.
Start from a line between H.M.Ships har fleur and Radymion, round Meyer's East Buoy (port) South bony on shoal in Hunghom Bay (port) HMS. Endymion (starboard) South buoy on shoal in Henghem Bay (staiboard), Meyer's Has Buoy (starboard) and finish across start- ing line. Distance 7 miles.
Should the wind be light, the yachts will be stopped at the end of the first round, at the discretion of the Naval Officer superintending Vacht owners intending to compete must send the names of their ladies to Major Koe; on, Sec., at the A.S.C. Office, Fletcher Street, before 10 am. on Saturday,
nese Dock,
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ANNIVERSARIES.
Facsengers Arrived.
Per Kinking, from Chinkiang-10 Chinese. Per Diamante, Imin Manila-Messrs. Wade
Upton, McCause, Hort, Misses Harrison, De
meray, Brown, Capt, and Mrs. Bütte, U.S.A., Reynell A. Tayajamia, and 162 Chinese..
land. 1872-Seamen's Church, West Point, opened. 1890--Fire at Focchow; 200 Chinese houses
Per Japan, for London from Yokohama and several foreign houses destroyed. 1591-New Union Church, Hongkong, opened Capt, and Airs. C. C. Talbot, z boys, infant and 1896-S.S. Bonnington towed into Hongkong European nurse, and Mr. J. Showell Plant.
Froni Kobe-Mrs, and Miss Smithers. From: with her boiler.adrift and other exten-Shanghal-Miss Brazier, Surgeon W. Keith, sive damage. 1897-Roxas and twelve other rebels shot at RN, Mrs. Conner, Master Conner, Messrs. George Kemp, 1. Wilmatt, F. Manthorp, W. Ovenden, W. Asluman, F. Endbertson, Stephen Bower, W. Ogilvie; I. Pattle, W. Houghton, T. Kemp, J. Copland, J. Band, T. Høines, H..
For Smith, Thomas and J. Mortimer. Hongkong from ShanghaMessrs. Palmer, W. R. Vole, and Mrs. Blechynder. From Poochow Children. From Shanghai for
FOOCKOW NOTES.
your distraught eyes, Slips betwixt cup and lip occur. Things, in the graphic phrase of 1144-The first Legislative Council sat. Foounow, January 4th."
Mr Leach's housemaid, "take and tumble off 1870-Sir A. Alcock left Hongkong for Eng H.M.S. Mohawk has returned to Sharp Peak their handles." All this gets on your nerves. where she will remain until the arrival of the Your speech becomes affected. You develop Britomart.
vagrom tendencies. You are a case of tubi A considerable area of land including the colosis. It is all very well for an Act of Parlia foreshore has been purchased by some Japament to assure you that you are not, and that nese at Pagoda, just below the Imperial Chi- it is impossible you can be, seeing that you are sixty feet above the tube. The assurance The news of Mr. E. D: I, Fraser's name suffices not. If you can, you terminate your being included in the New Year honours was
tenancy, and go. If you can't, you will pro- received here received here with general salis-bably go to law. Tubicolous actions will be faction. The S.S. Hsin l'a which left yester plentiful, I should say. For instance, there are a lot ramshackle old houses, delightfully day for the North will have carried many let lers of hearty congratulations to Ilankay from situated in the Bayswater-road, not far from the members of this community.
Marble Arch, full front to the Park, and in receipt of all the sunshige that our London ever sees. A friend of mine sunned himself in one of these for many years. Then the tube came. The tenements were pronounced to be unsafe. They were offered to the flat-builder. The flat- builder was keen enough, but probably he heard something about tubicolosis, and now he seems by no means so keen,
We have received a letter from "X.YZ which we do not care to publish. It is on the subject of the cemetery. We may inform him and our readers that the dilapidated appearance of the chapel is not because it is not cared for but because the gentleman who kindly looks after it for the community is of opinion that it is worth repairing "X.Y.Z." refers to the talked of scheme of enlarging the cemetery and asks why we should provide a burial placa for the next generation, seeing that there is still ample mosed space to serve our pur the port in poses for many years to come? such a flourishing condition? The question of substantially repairing the present chapel or rebuilding it, as well as that regarding the en largement of the enclosure will no doubt be brought forward for the consideration of the community before long--Echo.
A ROMANCE OF FEKING, BESIFG-
ED AND BETROTHED.
Chicago, December 3rd, Society in Evanston is greatly interested in an engagement, the news of which has just leaked out. The young people are Miss lone Woodward, daughter af Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Woodward, and Lieutenant Frederick Bismarck of the German Imperial army. The fatter is a grandson of the famous iron Chancellor.
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THE ACCIDENT AT SAN FRANCISCO.
We give herewith further particulars of the catastrophe which occurred at San Francisco, which we published in a late issue. It will be remembered that a crowd of people were watch ing a football match from the roof of the San Francisco and Pacific Glass Works, when part of the roof collapsed. The San Francisco Chronicle says:-
The building was finished but recently, and as its roof is a place of vantage from which the football game was in full view, hundreds of men, old and young, and mere lads, swarmed up the beams and braces of the interiors to the roof. The glass works are surrounded by a high board fence, but this was an ineffective barrier over which the men readily climbed. The manage- ment of the works rade an unsuccessful effort
to
keep out the intruders and warned them uor to go on the rool as it was insecure. But no heed was paid to the protest and in a little time the roof was black with spectators.
They met last summer in Peking, China, and together underwent the vicissitudes of the ter-
The favourite position was. the ridge of a rible siege, when the Roxer forces daily threat- ened members of the European and American narrow ventilator running the seventy-two feet span of the main structure. Upon this over legations. Aliss Woodward and her mother
100 persons had clambered. The ventilator, were guests of Minister Conger, and it was at
white covered with corrugated iron, was a frail the United States Legation that she first met Lieutenant Bismarck. Their attachment at structure, having been built with a view to once became noticeable. The troth of the sustaining its own weight and no more. loveis was plighted just before Miss Wood-supports were 4x scantlings, placed at consider- ward's departure for home..
It will be remembered that at one time it was reported that Mrs. Woodward and her daughter had been slain, and it is a matter of history that the brave cheerfulness of Miss Wondward and her unremitting ministrations to the wound ed and other sufferers during the siege, helped in no small measure to mitigate the dreadful conditions then existing.
Lieutenant Bismarck is 23 years of age. It is said that he has inherited many of the martial' qualities of his ancestors, and is a favourite with Emperor William. He lately came into possession of a large estate.-Ea
COMPANY PROMOTERS AND MINING IN GELEDES.
able intervals.
Its
The football game had been in progress about twenty minutes and the roofers were encouraging their favorities, when the ventilat ing rond gave way for its entire length, and with a terrible crash precipitated those upon it to the floor below. So sudden and complete was the wreck that few if any of those astride the roof had an opportunity to save themselves. The mass of human beings plunging to death or crippling hurt below presented a horribly sickening spectacle.
Manila. Death of the Empress Don ager of Japan. 180g-Lord Charles Beresford visits Japan,
AOENDA.
TO-DAY.
9pm.-The Pollard's Lilliputians at the Thea Singapore-1 Syce,
tre Royal. Cargo ex Peninsular subject to rent.
l'orts,
TO-MORROW.
D..& Co.'s steamer Hailong leaves for Hai-
phong leaves for Marseilles, London and Daylight-N. Y. K. steamer Hitachi Afaru Antwerp, via Singapore, Penang Co. lombo and Port Said.
Doparled. Per Prinzessent, from Japani for Singa pore-Baron and Baroness Ambro and child, Mr. and Mrs. Geldermann, Messrs. E. Szeghy, Steamer Bevenshire leaves for New York via Steeler, E. Wagner and M. Meak. For
Colomba-l. Chr. Bremer. For Port Said Suez Canal. C. N. Co.'s steamer Bentenne leaves for Nagn-Messrs. Guida, Rath Gronizks, General
saki, Kobe and Yokohama.
Filipoff Lieut. Filipo, Dr. Karogas, Lieut. D. & Co.'s steamer Haiian leaves for Coast Matzkewitsch, Lieut. Surmeneff, Capt. Ush- menko, Dr. R. Guvenins, Dr. Terzian, Liguts. Stapelberg, Sauoga, Sadonin, Dr. Duntrelsky, Messrs. Donetz, Mr. and Mrs. Malcheck, and Licus. P. Fedoroff, Balogh and Skulski. For Mr. Schatopugni For Naples--Miss Lewis, Genoa-Capt. and Mrs. Otley, Major-General von 11opfner, Mrs. Win. Ross, Lieut. and Mrs. Berg, Dr. Kemple, Messrs, F. Retier, T. Mit- sui, S. Hadano, E. von Schewe, Flug, Bonisoff, Makowsky, W. Julinsberg, N. Isobe, Lieut. Golowin, Mrs. Sachs and child, Mr. and Mrs. Worobyeff and child, and Dr. Khadintzky. For London--Mr. S. Seki, For Hainburg-Messrs. W. Kegel, L. Wilsowski, F. Lopeler, Segler, Roesel, Clemens. Eppendorf, Nonack, Wege ner and Wolf From Shanghai for Singapore M. J. Ellison. For l'enang-Miss Jamison, For Sue: Messrs. Ochtumsky (2).
For
steamer Fuensang
4 p.m.-1. C. N. Co.'s
leaves for Manila. 9p.m.-The Pollard's Lilliputians at the Thea
tre Royal. Cargo es Kumsang subject to rent.
SATURDAY, 2
:
T. K. K. stunmer Nippon Maru leaves for San
Francisco vii Shanghai etc. C. N. Co.'s steamer Kaifong leaves for Cebu
antoin
P. & O. S. N. stemmer Japan leaves for London. Naples Messrs. Ling Amato, Giacinto Aniate. For Genna-Messrs. B. Evreinow, 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furniture Meurhead, Mr. and Mrs. Botkin, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Paul Brewit's Sales Rooms Zet-Green, Miss Greffith and rhild, Messrs. C. R. land Street.
3p.m.-The Pollard's Lilliputians Matinee at
the Theatre Royal."
tre Royal.
9 p.m.--The Pollard's Liliputians at the The-child, Messrs. Burnett, J. Clements, and Miss
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUK.
German (Hamburg) to-morrow. American (City of Rio de Jancire) 14th inst. French (Laos) 17th instant.
American (Coptic) 20th instant. Canadian (Empress of India) 20th instant American (America Maru) 26th pro.
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The steamer Belgian King, left San Diego for Yokolama on Wednesday, the 16th inst.
The N. P. S. Co.'s steamer Victoria, arrived
inst.
Covering nearly one-half of the ground space of the factory below is a glass furnace made of immense blocks of rock and firebrick, bound- and held together by a network of posts, bands and reds of iron. It had taken over a monthYokohama and sailed for Tacoma pu the 8th to heat this furnace to the requisite tempera- An official report has been made to Wash-ture, and in its cauldrons were filteen tons of molten glass. The outer firebricks of this see- thing inferno were so hot that a man's boots would be consumed in the time it would take him to run across the surface, and the iron binding rods were of a correspondent tempera-
ington by Mr. Everett, the U. S. Consul at Batavia, in which investors are warned against the recent attempts of company promoters to create a mining boom in Celebes." The Report says that since the time of the earliest settle ments it has been known that gold existed in the islands in small quantities, but even be. tween the years 860-1870, when several at tempts were made to work the more Incalized alluvial deposits, and a large amount of capital was sunk in exploration work, little or no suc coss was met with by the miners, many of whom were Australians. Two years ago, how ever, the Batavia and Sourabaya journals began to be filled with letters and articles written by so-called travellers and prospectors, who gave glowing accounts of the newly dis covered mineral wealth of the islands, and an- nounced the discovery of "a second Klontlike." In point of fact these accounts were concocted in Balavia and Sourabaya, and the journals which published them were liberally paid for so doing.
The next step was to float "exploration com- panies," with capitais varying from £20.000 to 300,000, and to engage American and Austra lian mining engineers at large salaries to make a show of prospecting. One of these men was required to explore five hundred square miles of the densest tropical jangle. Another, au American, had occasion to complain of his assistant, and was summarily discharged by the company which employed him. He sued the directors for breach of contract, but owing to the fact that a foreigner, especially an Eng lish-speaking foreigner, finds it almost impos sible to get a judgment against a Dutchman in the local courts, he failed to obtain redress, many cases, the reports of the mining engineers were grossly falsiñed before publication, and their protests ignored,
a
Furthermore, pressure was put upon the smaller Government officials in order to per- sunde them to buy shares in these companies, even poor half-caste clerks and school teachers, whose salaries do not exceed 8 month, being practically compelled to invest their savings and portions of their salaries. "The net tangible result," writes Mr. Evarett, "is that a number of men who two years ago were on the verge of bankruptcy, have made furtunes, while it can he said that, with possibly one or two excep. tions, not one of the present mining concessions in the Celebes amounts to anything, so far as the prospect of getting gold in paying quantities within the next ten years is concerned. The Dutch, while good agriculturists and traders, are not good financiers, and in the long rua it is to be feared that the honestly managed com- panies will, when the bubble bursis as it in- evitably, must some day, fare as badly as the In conclusion, the out-and-out swindles." Consul advises Americans not to touch a share in any of these companies, no matter how glow- ing the last report, and above all, not to be in- min. duced to journey to the Celebes under contract, 6 min.for if a Dutch company chonses to break a contract with a foreigner, there is practically no min. Payne,
redress," Sybil Sayonara S
101 min. Thistle... min.
HANDICAP..
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4 Alannah .....
Doreen 3 Iris .........
min, Active. Bonite Maid Marian Irica ........ Chanticleer Meteors
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Ladybird
3 min.
DEATH OF AN OLD KOBE RESIDENT.
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LONDON'S NEW DISEASE.
THE EFFECT OF THE TWO-PENNY. TUHI, London, says the writer of "Notes About," in the Pall Mall Gazelle, is threatened with a new disease, with which, however, it is likely that the Faculty of Law, rather than that of Mr. I. V. Beauchamp, an old resident of Medicine, will be called upon to deal. It is Kobe died at midnight on the 30th December, the disease which will be known to science, It is due to too says the Japan Herald of that date froma stroke by-and-by, as tubicolosis, of paralysis-the third "eizure, if we mistake much tube, and the particular tube which is not. Mr. Beauchamp is putting on his over becoming hypertrophied is the variety known coat at midday on Saturday in the office of familiarly as the two-penny tube. A remark: Messrs. S- Reich & Cowi whom he has able feature about it is that you need not be been connected for the past few years and was tubicolous yourself to suffer from tubicolosis. You need not, that is to say, live in the tule apparently in excellent spirits, when he was
THE U.S.3. "ALBANY." The U.S.S. Albany, which arrived bere a few days ago from the Philippines, having struck an uncliarted reef off the eastern coast of Luzen, "will be docked here as soon as possible, to as certain the extent of the damage and execute any necessary repairs. The Albany occaples seen to full back in a fit, Medical assistance yourself to suffer from the evil it engenders; was a once summered. but it was soon seep but, as long as the tube is there, and other that nothing could be done for the unfortunate people go on living in it, you have only to live gentleman, He never recovered consciousness in its immediate neighbourhood to find le and expired at midnight on Sunday, Deceased, pretty well impossible. Tubicolosis produces who had filled several important positions here, seismic effects upon your interior Floors was highly cocemed and the news of his death tremble Walls exhibit solutions of continu has been received with deep regret by all who ity. Your razor begins to play you weird. knew him a
tricks. The pilnted page wobbles before
the unique position of never having beta in the country whose flag she flies. She was built at Elswick in 1899, commissioned there, and, after a cruise in the Mediterranean, came to the Far East without having visited the United Statés. She is a vossel of 3437 tons, steams 20 knots and carries six G-in., four 4.7-in, and len
pr, quick-firing guns.
Lure.
Upon this fiery furnace fell nearly one-half of the men precipitated through the roof. In a Back their cinthing eaught fire, and with the screams and groans of the unfortunate victims came the odour of burning flesh and cloth. In their death agony some of the helpless victims struggled, rolled or crawled from the furnace, while others unable to assist themselves were removed by the willing aid of those who quick ly arrived on the scene of the disaster.
Lymuna, Gattringer, Lideke Anri Meetzelke. For Southampton-Mr. and Mrs. Cornaby and
Mitchell. For Hamburg-Messrs. Glass, F. Young, A. Kruse, F. Voss, H. Weitzel, Hart thann, Spitz, H. Gautler and Deissing. From Hongkong for Singapore-Mr. and Mrs. Paul. ing, Misses Bather and Byrne. For Colombo- Mr. Hadern. For Port Said-Mr. A. Schramm. For Genon-Consul Dr. Ricloff, Mr. Hanison, Rev. P. Maria, and Mr. J. Hendriks. For London-Rev. and Mrs. Minor, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. C. Jones and child, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Conrad and Miss F. Conrad..
Per Taiyuan for Manila-Prof. and Mrs. Dean, Revds. D. W. Le Lacheur and J. Hess.. For Townsville-Cept, and Mrs. B. O. Menk. For Brisbane-Mr. H. Coles. For Sydney
Mr. G. Eedy.
SHIPPING REPORTS,
Capt. A. Ramsay, of the steamship Diamante, 'from Manila, reports:-Fresh to moderate N.E. winds and smooth sea
The M. M. Co.'s steamer Laos, with the out- Capt.-H. J. Roope, of the steamship Exang,
mate winds and sea to Tumabout, thence to port" ward French Mail, lef Singapore to-day, the from Chinking and Wuhu, reports:Mode toth inst., at 7 a m.
strong nonsoon and high following sca with cloudy weather.
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The N. P. S. Co's steamer Glenturret, sailed from Tacoma for Japan and Hongkong on the 7ih inst., also that Company's steamer Braemar Give Tacoma trom Japan and Hongkong on the 7th inst.
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STEAMERS EXVEDBEN,,
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Names.
Hamburg.. Dock,
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HONGKONG AND WHAMPQA DOCK RETURNS. H.M.S. Sandpiper ...
Kowloon SM.S. Hansik U.S.S. Monadnock. H.1.S.M.S. Brandenburg Empress of China. Haiching Michael Jebsen
Feikoo
Phra Chom Klao.. Priyang U.S.S. Albany... Loyal... Tui Fu.. Skarpno
Cosmopolitan
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Aberdeen
..Singapore Shangbai...... Singapore Banca .............Singapore: City of Rio de Jan Japan ........ Laus
Coplic .....
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To-morrow
Jan 14th
iJan. 15th
Jan. 16th
Singapore...Jan. 17th San Francisco... Jan. 20th Empress of India... Vancouver......Jan. 20th Moyunc
(Glasgow ................. Jan. 24th America Maru..... San Francisco... Jan. 26th
We would direct the attention of shipping frais 10 the style in which Stratoses Expected" and "Projestyi Sallings" are now published in these columas, and in so doing respecte fully urge the managers of shipping rus to give orders to their clerks ta forail this office, on the forms already plied gratis with the latest mecilikle Infeervation every day.
PROJECTED SAILINGS,
Ship
So fiery was the furnace that planks and pieces of sheet iron had to be used to drag some of the, victims from their positions, in which they were being literally grilled alive.
Those who struck the floor had but small Picciola... advantage over those who came in contact with Telemachus. the furnace, for the floor was of unyielding Hintang brick. A writhing mass, in which dead and logul living were intermingled, caused strong men to shudder, and only the best nerved could con- tinse the work of relief when it once began,
While these harrowing scenes were being enacted on the furnace and floor, the picture above made the blood of the few spectators stand still. Some of the unfortunates had their downward flight temporarily retarded by coming in contact with the wooden network of rafters, braces and joists that supported the up- per structure. One man could be seen holding by his leg to a beam and clutching the air in the viin hope of securing additional support; the leg hold weakened, there was a slipping, a
Massilia, Siberta, Pisa, Su dig. Strojby giving away, a fall through the air, and anothers, Tamale 28th Dec.--Laos, Moyse, Bayerni body lay inert upon the brick floor. The vain 1st Jan.-Canten, bialacca, Redouin, Sachsen, clutching of the air by those who came near,
Cathay, Fallodon Hall, Ashmore, 4th Jan. or struck rafter or beam in their desceol, was Bombay, Glengarry, Dresden, Ducalion. &
January-Bingo Maru,, Teinkai,, Bithynie, most agonizing.
Kajaburi.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR,
JANUARY. Meteorological witans based on fifteen years. observations to 1893.
Barometer Thermometer......... Humidity Rainfall
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer.. Temperature Humidity Rainfall.
30459 50.7 1.74.
1.545
TO-DAY.
On date t
On date
4 pin.
30.05
64
TO-DAY."
TO LUM.
30.13 63
Thursday, 10th January, 1901 Chinese-2014 of zith moan of 26th year of
Kwang-sil.
6kr. 44min. ...... 54., замін.. Moon-In Equator går, a.m.
Sun-Rises
Sets
PASSED THE CANAL,
Achilles Outward 14th December -- Andalusia. Adata..... 18th December–Caledonien, Hamburg, Mer- | Akashi Maru innethshire, Shanghai, Den of Ogi, Nijni Alcinous Novgorod, Paknaw. zist Dec.-Kawachi
fit, fannover, Holsatia, Adriatico, AltinApping Maru
America Mari...
Homeward-1st Jan-Awn Maru, Ajar, Hillglen. 4th Jan-Konig Albert.
Arrivals at Home-2nd Jan.-Agamemnon Aapn. 5th January-Annam, Hakata Maru, Alderney. gil January-Awa Maru.
Shipping.
Arrivals.
SULLBERG, German steamer, 733 T. Jessen,
9th Jan-Haiphong 7th Jan,, General. Siemssen & Co.
KIUKIANG, British steamer, 1,240, Hopkins.
10th Jan, Chinkiang 5th Jan., General, Butterfield & Swire.
Benvenue
Destination,
Liverpool.......
Date.
Jan, 18th Portland, &c. ..............Jan. 15th. Foochow
Jan. 16th London.... Feb. 5th Satow, &c........ Jan. 23rd San Francisco, &c. Feb. 7th
Japan Jan. 1th Straits, &c. Mar, 20th
Kobe & Yokohama Feb. 19th Singapore, &c..... Jan. 14th San Francisco, &c Mar. 12th Europe, &c. an. 19th San Francisco, &c. Feb. 14th San Francisco; &ellan. 22nd San Francisco, &cjan, 29th- Shangbai
Jan, 19th Jah, th Devonshire ... New York Diamante.Manila
Jan. 14th
Bingo laru Bisagno. China.... Chusan City of Peking City of Rio Coptic Coromandel
Doric. San Francisco, &c. Mar. 19th Em China. Vancouver...fan. 16th Emp. India
Feb. 13th
Mar. 13th
Amblere, &c. ....... Feb. 28th ....; Pan Francisco, &c Feh ̈23rd
Victoria, B.C......Jan. 18th Sydney, &c.
Emp Japan
Freiburg
Gaelic
Goodwin
Guthrie...... Hailoong ... Haitan Hamburg
Jan. 31st
Haiphong..
Jan. 11th
Swatov, &c........
Jan, 14th
Straits, &c.
Feb. 6th
Jan. 3rth
Hiroshima Maru Hitachi Maru
JAPAN, British steaner, 2,295, G. K. Wright R.N.R., 10th Jan.,-Yokohama 24th Dec., General.P. & O. S. N. Co. DIAMANTE, British steamer, 1,255, A. Ranisay
10th Jan.-Manila 7th Jan., General Shewan, Tomes & Co. MOHAWK, British cruiser, 1,770, F. W, Free-Kasuga Marulapan
man, 10th Jan, Foochow 8th Jan.
Clearance at the Harbour Offi20. High water-Aftermann thr: quin. Lienshing, British str., for Swatow.
Afternoon thr. İsmin Helios, Norwegian str., for Honghy,- Low water-Morning...... 6hr. Fémin Saining, British str., for Wuchow. Afternoon şür, qzmin. Pak Kang, British str., for Clnton, ANNIVERSARIES
Hitachi Maru, Japanese str., for Singapore. 1839-The Canton authorities forbid the con- Loengsang, British str., for Manila.
veyance of opium between Lintin and Hotkong, Portuguese steam launch, for Macau, Whampoa
Jimma Luyken, German str., for Shanghai.
China, German str., For Saigon. 1840-Penny Post instituted 18974-The yacht Active run down by a junk in Taiyon, British str., for. Manila..
the harbour. 1898-Major Esterhazy acquitted.
TO-MORROW.
Friday, 11th January, 1901. Chinese--2751 of 11th moon of 26th year
Kwang-si. Sup-Rises
Sols
Gsmin. pital Shr. Jamiin: High water-Morning Obr. omin. Afternoon Thr. 57min. Low water-Morning sama 6hr 49min. Afternoon van Ohr. 40min,
Haifan, British str., for Swatow. Dunblane, Italian bark, for Lysselton..
Departures. Jan. 10, Hoikao, French str., for Pakhoi. of Jan. 1o, Else, German str., for Canton,
Jan. 10, Loengsang, British str., for Manila. Jan. 10, Taiyuan, British stre for Australia. Jan. 10, Babelsberg, German str, for Chefoo. Jan. 10, Kikiang, British str, for Canton. Jan. 10, Esang, British str., for Canton Jan. 10, Pagling, British str, for Japan Jan, to, Lienshing, British sir for Swatowe
Moji, &c. .... Marseilles, &c. Jan, 11th Hongkong Marjan Francisco, &c Mar, and Jan, 23rd: Idzumi Maru...Shanghai, &c.
Jan, rath Japan London......:
London Feb. 7th. Java....
Jan. 12th Manila, &c. .....
Jan. 18th Kawachi Maru...Kobe & Yokohama Jan. 18th Kinutschou. Straits, &c.
Mar., 6th: König Albert traits, &c. April 17th
Kaifong
Kuinsang
Kvarven....
Kwerin... Niption Man Norderney
L
Singapore, &c...
Jan. 15th
San Diego, &c.
Jan, 20th
Shangbai
Jan 14th
San Francisco, &c.
Jan 12th
Fan: 72th
Teb, 1st.
Havre, &c. Olympia.Victoria, B.C.
Preussen ....Straits, &c. Polarstjernen. New York Prinz Heinrich...Straits, &c. Prinzess Irent...Straits, &c. R. Morrow, New York, Rhipeus London....
Straits, &c. Havre, &c.
Sachsen
Sambia.
Shanghai Shanghai, &c.
Sibiriz A. Havre, &c
Silesia
Jan. 31st Jam. 23rd May 1st May isth" ......Ok., desp.
Jan. 22nd
Feb. 20th Jan. 22nd
Jam, th
Feb. 18th
Feb. 9th
April and
Mar. 1st
25th
25th
Manila vanzatorjun rith
Havre, &c Stuttgart) Straits & Tacoma Victoria, B.C.
Swatow,&c. Marseilles, &c
Tanisui Maru, Wakasa Maru
Yawata Maru Yuensang
Sydney, &c.