To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1901.
Entimation.
and in the N.'part of the China Sea," Fóre- || P. H, HERLAHY, chief engineer of the steamship | lodge in the air." He was given fourteen days) cast-Moderate N to NE. winds; rainy st | Rio de Janeiro when that vessel went down of bant labour, Query Does lodging in the air first, probably improving later,
the Golden Gate, has appealed to the United haply a state of suspension similar to that of
the Prophet's coflia? States Circuit Court from the decision of the United States Inspectors of Local, and Foreign Steam Vessels ieraking his license as an en- gineer. Herlihy states in his appeal that he
On the 13th at 11.45 am. the barometer has cisen slightly on the China const, fallen a little in the Ptulippines. Pressure remains high over | China with slight to moderate gradients for
45,000 to land upon First A. S. WATSON & CO., N.E. winds on the Const, and in the N. part of was not served with a copy of the charges and
Class Mortgage Security in large or small Amounts.
Apply-
J. J. FRANCIS,
4, Des Voeux Road.! Hongkang, 11th May, 1901.
f;FIC
PUBLIC AUCTION,
TOTICE is hereby given of the proposed
Ne Public Auction, for, and on
Account of the Concerned, at the Sales Rooms of Messrs. HUGHES & Hough, Hongkong,
WEDNESDAY, the 22nd May, 1901, at 12 o'clock, Noon, of the
British Steamer "SOBRAON," 7,382 Tons Gross, 4,417 Tons Neit; as she now lies on the TUNG YING ISLAND (recently stranded), The steamer with 3 GIÁP, TACKLE ENGINES, BOILERS, MACHINERY and APPURTENANCES now on Board, and about 1,200 Tons of COAL, in her Bunkers will be put up in ONE LOT.
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That portion of her CARGO remaining on Board, and consisting of about
125 Bales SKINS,
160 Cases BRISTLES,
250 Bales STRAWBRAID,
60 H
HIDES,
50 Pges WAX,
50
་་
"FEATHERS,
170 JUTE,
DQW.
11
, GALLNUTS,
100 COTTON, A.
H
100 MERCHANDISE (Various),
all, more or less, in a SECOND LOT, and 'ONE BOILER, sent from Shanghai for Salvage Purposes, and now on the Steiner's Deck, in
a THIRD LOT.
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TERMS, Cash on the fall of the hammer, when the steamer, the Cargo remaining 'on Board, and the Boiler last mentioned, will be at the RISK OF THE RESPECTIVE PURCHASERS.
H. A. RITCHIE;
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS
蓄
ÆRATED
or
WATERS
IN THE FAR EAST.
OUR NEW FACTORY, facing the sea at the PRAYA RECLAMATION, is constructed with every attention to the best principles that sanitary science can suggest.
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the China Sea Forcenst:--Fresh N.E. winds; dull, cloudy,
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A Goon shorthand reporter is wanted, vide advertisement appearing elsewhere.
THE Manager of the Joint Telegraph Coin- panies informs us that cable communication with Tsingtau is restored."
Tue. Gazelle notifies that the lane between houses Nos. 83 and 90. Wanchai Road, baş been named Chi Sing Lane.
OWING to the indisposition of the Chief Justice, Sir John Catrington, the Hangchew Glengyle collision case was adjourned until to-morrow,
NOTICE.
Our Special Edition is now on sale and may be obtained on application. Price fifty cents intending purchasers are advised to order early. See advertisement appearing cleswhere. LETTER and Answer.-"Dear Mr. Editor, A perfect System of filtration is Please read the enclosed poem and return it to employed guaranteeing Absolute pur-me with your candid criticism-as I have other ity.
irons in the fire." "Dear Sir,-Poem returned herewith: Remove the irons and insert the poen."
The Machinery used is of the Latest We shall be obliged if any subscriber on Type.
receiving his paper late or irregularly will write on the Wrapper of the paper the Time of delivery, etc., and forward the Wrapper to the A STAFF OF ENGLISH EXPERTS Manager, Hongkong Telegraph Co., L., 50 Queen's Road Central. The wrapper will attends to every detail of the Manu-enable us to check the delivery coolica facture.
THE Gazette of the ith instant contains a Post Office notification to the effect that from
The Waters produced are of the and after he ist prox, parcels containing coin
Superintendant, 1. & G.S. N. Co., highest class and excellence; as testi
fied to by the best English makers.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 13th May, 1901,
NOTICE
[$160
O all whom it may concern, NOTICE
TIS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cargo
remaining on Board the P. & 0. 5. N. Co.'s Steamer SOBRAON," recently stranded on TUNG YING ISLAND, and consisting of about
125 Bales SKINS,
160 Cases BRISTLES. 250 Bales STRAWBRAID.
60 ·HIDES,
50 Pages WAX,
50
FEATHERS,
GALLNUTS,
170
M
JUTE,
200
1
100
100
COTTON,
MERCHANDISE (Various), will be Sold by Public Auction in ONE LOT at the Sales Rooms of MESSRS. HUGHES &
HOUGH, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 22nd May instant, at 12 o'clock Noon.
H. A. RITCHIE, 1. Superintendent, P. & O. 5. N. Co. Hongkong, 13th May, 1901.
AS, WATSON & CO., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong,
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1951.
· REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. -
THE KING'S CIVIL LIST,
LONDON, May tóth.
The House of Commons has agreed to (5175 the King's Civil List. An amendment by Mr. Labouchere to reduce the amount was rejected by zgo to 62 votes, A
THE CENSUS IN ENGLAND AND WALES
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. OSTASIATISCHER FRACHTUAMPFER DIENST.
CONSIGNEES, of the following Goods,
shipped per S.S. "WITTENBERG," 10" ORDER" at Hongkong:
F.B. & C.
.AG.
15449/50,2 cases Calcium Carbide.
215501/22
15549/53
84/85 2
Sallpetre Acid. "Saltpetre.
Sulpharic Acid.
+1
80 I
11
H
$79 5
$9 I
Ether.
ų
122
I
Acid,
""
I
303
» Turpentine Oil and now lying in a lighter off Stone Cutter's Island, are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature and take immediate delivery of the Cargo.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA”LINIE, Hongkong Office.
Hongkong, 13th May, 1901.
TION COMPANY.
($150
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA-
STEAM. TO SHANGHAI..
The Census in England and Wales shows a total population of 32,525,716, being an increase of 3,523,192 since 1891.
EXCITEMENT IN THE NEW
YORK STOCK MARKET.
Scenes of wildest ́excitement occurred
yesterday in the New York Stock market owing to unprecedented fluctuations in railway stocks. The Glasgow and London markets were thrown into panie in con-
sequence.
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LATER.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesberg is resuming its normal condi- tion. Most of the stores have re-opened and more mines have re-started work. Eighteen squadrons of Yeomanry have sailed from the Captain Maicovich, will leave for the above place, Cape homeward bound.
THE Company's Steamship
"MELPOMENE,"
on FRIDAY, the 17th instant, P.1.
For Freight or Passage, apply to,
:
SANDER, WIELER & Co.," Agents.
Hongkong, 13th May, 19012-
FOREIGN POST OFFICES IN TURKEY: [9140 The Porte has sent a Note to the
PORTLAND AND ASIATIC STEAMSHIP | Embassies demanding the abolition of the
COMPANY.
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foreign Post Offices at Stamboul. The limbassies are annoyed at the arbitrary tone of the. Note, and have returned it,
Agents for and in connection with THE OREGAN RAILROAD AND.
NAVIGATION COMPANY,
Operating the New First-class Steamships "INDRAVELLI," "INDRAPURA,” "KNIGHT COMPANION,"
between HONGKONG and PORTLAND (OR) Calling at SHANGHAL NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, and YOKOHAMA, THE Steamship
* "KNIGHT COMPANION," will be despatched for PORTLAND (OR) on FRIDAY, the 17th instant.
Through Bills of Lading issued to Pacific Coast Points and all Eastern Canadian and United States Poirics.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA,
May 11th.
The Busliveldt operations have resulted· in the capture and surrender of 1,500 armed belligerents.
PARLIAMENT.
Lords Spencer, Goschen, Northbrook, and Ripon, criticized the proposal for the trans ference of Coaling stations to the Navy
or bullion cannot be sent by l'arcels Post, to or from the United Kingdom, except those whose contents do not exceed £5 in value, or those whose contents are obviously ornamental.
THE returns of the number of visitors to the
City Hall Library and Museum for the week ended 12th May are
Non-Chinese Chinese
Library. Museulti.
379
198 1,863
103
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Totals... 482,001
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WEDDING OF CAPT, AINSLIE
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC WORKS,
We make the following brief extracts from this rather lengthy Report
The balances remaining over, on Public Works Eximordinary are due to the extreme difficulty experienced last year in getting con. tractors to undertake works except at exorbitant rates, the greatly increased cost of materials, and the senrcity of skilled labour, owing to the large works in progress in the Colony."
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Private buildings have been going up very 12pidly both in Hoppkong and in British Kow- loon, there was probably never such activity in the building trade before, and this, in spite of greatly enhanced prices of all materials and of wages. Many new and handsome houses designed for European occupation have been completed on MacDonnell Road and else where, but as the wealthier Chinese now pur. chase and occupy such houses, and are willing.
AND MISS AMESBURY.
Shortly after noon to-day at St. John's was not given an opportunity of defending | Cathedral, a quiet wedding was solemnized himself. The inspectors found that Herlihy between Capt. H. P. Ainslie, 3rd Madras Light was guilty of neglect of duty on the occasion ofantry, and Miss Amesbury The bride is a Jew arrival to the Colony, having only,come the wreck of the Rio de Janeira and they re-
here by the last English nail. The bride voked his license.
groom's men lined the whole way to the church, from Ice House,Lane, and a dozen or Or Saterday afternoon the following ties more occupied seats in, the church, and seemed in the lawn tennis tournaments of the Houg highly interested with all they saw.
The church was beautifully decorated with kong Cricket Club were played of:-Singles plaits, and the usual red carpet was laid for the A Class-A. Cox, awes 16, heat E. G.
ceremony. The bride was dressed in a white Harrell, owes 4/6 7-5, 6-3); Double Handi- bridal costume, and carried an exquisite bouquet cap-E. J. Grist and T. S. Smith, owe 15-13 of choice white flowers. She was attended by beat F. H. Yents and E. G. Barrett, owe 2/6 one bridesmaid who was attired in white to pay enormous prices for them, the scarcity and yellow. The ceremony was impressively (6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3). The fixture for today was performed by the Rev. R. F. Johnson, M.A., of houses for Europeans increases and rents -Final A Class-P. A. Coxv. A. Humphreys: and Mr. G. 1. Lammiert presided at the organ. for Tuesday, Final Championship-P. A. Cox v. H. Pickrey; for Wednesday Final Profession- af Pairs--P, A. Cox, and E. F. Mackay v. H. W. Slade and F. Maitland. On Wednesday the prize distribution will take place and there will be a bang in attendance,
reception was afterwards held at the Hong kong, Hotel, which was attended by some friends of the bridegroom's. The bappy pair left for Macao to-day by the ss. "Heungshan, | and afterwards intend proceeding to Japan for their honeymoon. We wish Capt. and Mrs. Ainslie long life and happiness..:
THE LAND. COURT.
THE ship aluskoka, belonging to Messrs. Kenny, Mahon & Co., London, "arrived at Queenstown on the 9th ult," says Hairplay, We make the following extracts from the after a passage of 10 days from Astoria SheReport of Mr. Gompertz in the work of the Land Court for the seven months ending Dec. 3151, 1900-
was couted with Messrs. W. J. Dick & Co.'s
Imperial composition on, February 5th, 1900, in Limerick, thus having been 14 tuaths in the water. This ship still holds the record passage from Cardiff to Hongkong, (when she was also coated with the Imperial con position.) This is considered a record for both ship and composition. The ship Owrence, belonging to same owners, has just sailed after being ducked and re-coated with the above composition in Dublin. She inrued out per- fectly clean after being in the water for over 14 months.
AT THE MAGISTRACY.
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STOWAWAYS.
Li Shek, Chan Yuk and Li Yu were found stowed away on the steamer Diamante on the voyage up from Marila. One of them was found in the conipradore's and the other two the ship leaving before they were aware of it. in the cook's room. They each told a story of Fines of $15 or a month were imposed by Mfr. Hazeland, the first defendant being the only one who paid up.
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STREET ONSTRUCTION.
Li Ming a hawker, pleaded guilty to placing we stalls of fruit in Wing Fung Street and thereby causing an obstruction. He was fined $3 or fourteen days, by Mr. Kemp
A WELL-ARMED WATCHMAN. Tsang ling Shan, a watchman of Cheung "FROM Manila papers to hand we learn thatha Wän, pleaded guilty beiere Mr. Hazeland to the possession of one revolver, two swords, the Spanish yunboat Marqués del Duero, was
one knife and one bos of ammunition without recently raised from the harbour at Cavite,
a peunit. He was fined Sgo or one month where she has been sunk for three years. It hard labour and the arms were confiscated, is-expected that several other sunken Spanish The fine was paid. ressels will be' raised shortly, amongst them the Buluran and Don Antonio de Ulloa, .. The libet action against Mr. Dempsey O'Leary, of the Siam Free Press, brought by the police on account of a certain article which appeared the sentence of the Court was that Mr. O'Leary in that paper, was ended on the 26th ult, when
be fined £25 sterling, accused to pay cast of prosecution incurred in plea of justification. SATURDAY'S boxing contest in the City Hall turned out a failure. The audience was poor and the whole affair scarcely lasted an hour. Bratt, of the Centurion, who was billed to meet
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REFUSING HIRE Bay View Hotel, tried to take a ricksha on William Albert Morgan, Assistant Manager Saturday, but the puller refused to accept the Three dollars or fourteen days was the sen fare and called complainant a "fat devil." tence. It is to be hoped the coolie's language will improve.
STEALING RATTANS,
Avery in a fifteen-round contest, was arrested before he entered the ring for failing to join bis
For the theft of a bundle of rattans, valued ship before she sailed. There were a few ex-at 56, Li-Tsan was sent to gaol for three weeks. hibition bouts, but nothing of much account.
IT may be noticed that we are publishing a
azette of interest to the shipping community generally, giving the names of officers on leave, promotions, transfers, etc. We imagine it will be found useful by many shipping people here, who can see at a glance where their friends are at the time. We shall be much. obliged for any information from our readers tending to keep the column up to date.
THE Union Church at Shanghai gave a concert. by the choir, in the cause of a new organ for the building, on the 4th of this month. "The platform end of the church was tastefully decorated with the flags of all nations, says the New Press, and everything went to prove the care with which all the arrangements had been car- ried out." The first part was a concert, and the second part comprised, the sacred cantata entitled "Esther" which proved a great success, numerous ladies and gentlemen well known in Shanghai taking part in the production.
A FEW days ago we published a warning against the following prize competitions. A Correspondent now writes to the1 Madras, Afail :--Anent the Government of Burma's warning to the public regarding the free supply of ear drums by a certain firm, and the prizes offered by The Woman's World, which sp peared in your issue of the 12th instant, 1 write to say that I have been a victim to the latter. Seeing a long advertisement in the Eastern Guardian about an ornithological
NO. LICENCE.
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Mr. Gompertz says:
I found on taking up my duties that matters were in the following state.
The Survey on a scale of 16 of between 30.000 and 40,000 acres of the New Territory had been completed, leaving the remainder of the mainland and the whole of the islands to be dealt with.
WORK BEGUN AT KOWLOON CITY. The area including Kowloon City and ex- tending to the Lyeemun Pass was well adapted to be taken as a test, of the work that would have to be done, containing as it did (a) padi and vegetable land, (6) house and shop pro- perty, and (c) fishing grounds and foreshore. Furthermore it was reasonable to suppose that its proximity to Hongkong would render the people more amenable to Western methods and better able to understand the meaning of what they were required to do than might have been the case with villagers in more remote districts.
CLAIMS OF OWNERSHIP.
By far the major portion, of the land either under cultivation or covered by buildings is held by persons whose claim to the ownership is not dispute. The average areas of indivi. dunt holdings are so small and, their value to The possessor so great that it is not remarkable that the ownership is as a rule perfectly well known and uncontested, especially seeing that, much cultivated bad bears three crops a year and is consequently hardly ever left fallow.. I estimate that omitting Sham Shui Po which bristles with difficulties, and perhaps the strip of coast from Ngau Tau Kok to Lycemun, the percentage of disputed claims will not be more than about 5%.
still go up.
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Large blocks of land have been sold with the express condition that only European houses should be erected thereon, and à very great number of such buildings were completed and came into use in 1900, while others in the Happy Valley are nearing completion: But there is no law by which such buildings can be reserved for European occupation, so the relief in rents is not felt.
It can hardly be said that the main Roads in Kowloon have been maintained in a satisfac- tory condition during the year, for they have been very much cut up by the Siege,Train con- nected with the China Expeditionary Force, The roads were not constructed to stand such heavy traffic and consequently a considamble expenditure, not met by the ordinary main. tenance vote, will be necessary before the principle thoroughfares in Kowloon can be thoroughly repaired, and.I believe the time has arrived to lay down, macadam here, as the Peninsula tas grown to such an extent that the requirements of the ordinary traffic must be provided for.
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The necessity for further storage in Hong. kong again became apparent by the necessity which arase on the 1st May of putting the City on an intermittent supply, which, however, owing to the timely commencement of the rains, only had to be continued for 13 days. Wong, neicheong reservoir, holding 33,000,000 gallons, was completed in 1899, and the full benefit of it was obtained for the last dry season.. The rainfall of 1899 bad only reached 72.71 inches, or 10.29 inches below the average, and 1950“. was again short, only reaching 73.71 inches. It has been decided to proceed with the con struction of three more reservoirs in the Tytam Valley, and one will be commenced in 1901. The transter of Mr. Crook to Gibraltar and the delay in filling up, the vacancy caused some delay in starting these works. These reservoirs are estimated to contain: 70,000,000, 49,000,000 and 20.000.000 gallons-respectively, and na doubt in a wet year all will All and thus 530,000,000 gallons will be held up in Tytam. Valley alone. Two of them fill at the expense of Tytam, that is they are in the same watershed and above it. It is also intended to raise Pokfulam two feet, which will add '4,000,000 gallons to the supply.
The disputed claims having been put on one side, those which are ondisputed must be care. effective occupation. Where the land is and fully sified to ascertain whether there is any
In Kowloon, daring the summer, there was has been for any considerable time under cultis much complaint regarding the water supply vation or where there are inhabited buildings and not without reason, owing to irregularity. on the land, I take it the Government will as aand occasional total stoppage in some localities. general rule confirm the occupiers in their This was not due to want of water, but to possession, even though they have no real title various other causes, the chief being the and consists of foreshore or waste bill land, the whatever. But where the land is unoccupied guantities of sand which were carried down from the valleys by the rain storm of june to general the axiom that the Chinese Govern- damage to the machinery. The pumps were titles will need careful scrutiny. Taking as the pumping engines, causing great wear and ment recognized no ownership not authorized also in need of a complete overhaul, a work many persons would have been at the expense results. by a registered instrument, it is unlikely that which has been undertaken with satisfactory of paying taxes and registration fees for land which under Chinese rule was practically value- It is, however, now certain that in a few years less. Many persons on the other hand, now Kowloon will have a plentiful supply of good that there is à reaily market for such land will
water without any pumping; from a reservoir to be anxious to assert rights of ownership which the North of the bills bounding the harbour, they never possessed or which have longst miles from Tsim Sha Tsui below the new lapsed to the Crown in consequence of the road leading to Taipo. Here an excellent šile. abandonment of the land,
has been found for a large reservoir, intercept- Plying a ricksha for hire without a licence. In other cases exclusive rights of fishery or ing several perennial streams, and having a cost Kum three dollars or fourteen days. of wood and grass cutting may have been drainage area of 517 acres. masonry dani He paid up.
granted to individuals who are now anxious to is being designed which will eventually be reo claim full ownership of the land over which feet high, or equal to the main dam at they exercised these rights. These are the Tytam. It will impound 310,000,000 gallons cases which present questions really difficult of of water with a top level of 455 feet above solution, many of which may not be satisfactori ordnance datum, thus allowing ample head after filration and ́ to command the highest ly settled for some years to come.
part of British Kowloon as well as Kowloon City, Sam Shuipo and other places in New Kowloon still dependent on wells. The com- pletion of this work will be a great bonn to Kowloon in many ways, and will no doubt. enhance the value of property greatly. At the the same time the valleys now reserved for the present, water supply will be available for sale, and Chinese will be benveen Hunghom and struction of cross rods Yaumáti, and similar roadsy traversing the peninsula from El Vet is not unrea- sonable to suppose here many years British Kowloon willtia in popula tion and trade. With the view broad and straight roads are being made, and should continue to be laid out, and open spaces for parks and recreation grounds reserved.
RUSSIAN NAVAL CAPTAIN SHOT DEAD AT TIENTSIN.
PASSING_BY.
Gorrdat Sing, P:C. 795, charged Chan Kan- with throwing rubbish into the street. The excuse of passing by didn't avail this time, and Chan had to pay up a couple of dollars.
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A MODERN DIOGENES.
LATE CLAIMS.
It invariably happens that after the last day for receiving claims in a district has passed, there are persons who come.in with more or Ng Lit, a coolic of no fixed abode, was less plausible reasons why they have not been found by Wong Chan, P.C. 251, calmly walk- able to present their claims in good time, ing off with an empty cement barrel. Defen-Some of these have registered their deeds at dant didn't say be intended to live in it, and the Land Office and have rested happy in the couple of month's lodging free. Le had four that is necessary. Others have had their titles perhaps that is why Mr. Kemp gave him a belief that they have thereby done everything and good building sites both for Europeans previous convictions recorded against him. tooked at in the Tai Po or Ping Shan Rent Roll Office and say that they did not under stand that they had to come in again. Others have been been at sea or in some village inland or in Singapore or Java, not returning until the appointed day was over
ANCHORING HY, THE FAIRWAY.
Leung Pak Tai was fined $3 or 14 days for anchoring his junk in the Fairway. His excuse was he was driven there by the wind..
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NO LICENCE.
I take if that before the law such persons have no rights at all, Section 15 of the Ordinance makes it quite clear that they are in the posk tion of mere tresparsers against the Crown. It le
Su Tin. had a public ricksha but had no would, however, be inexpedient to ignore them licence.. He is now two dollars poorer,
DRUNK.
Herbert Wheater, a geaman from the 5.5. Bentomond, owned up to behaving in a noisy and disorderly manner while drunk in Queen's Read our Saturday. The usual $3 or 14 days
satiled matters.
PAWNING THE BOARD'S CLOTHING. Ip Wing, a Sanitary Board coolie, was
for this would mean the handing over to Go vernment as Crown land, of areas on which were settled ny bona fide occupants whose bound to enquire into at some later date. claims Government would in equity feel itself
separate raster for these late claims, informing I have adopted the course of making a the parties that the land has lapsed to Governs ment but that will, make a report on their cases to His Excellency who will deal with them as he thinks fit. Possibly in most cases it will be-found. best for Government to allow.
For through Rates. of Freight and further Earl Selbourne replying, said the question awarded me a clock, and that if I sent 5 that behalf Defendant pleaded guilty and claims in respect of
Information communicate with or apply to,
ALLAN CAMERON,
General Agent
or to
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Hongkong, 13th, May, 1901.
THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,
: LIMITED.
FOR TÁMSU! VIA SWATOW; & AMOY..
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"MAIDZURU MARU,"
Captain K. Sobajima, will be despatched for the above Forts, on SUNDAY, the 26th instant, at Daylight..
For Freight of Passage, apply to
*** THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA
days Agents. Hongkong, 13th May, 100%,
Jaz6c
was still under examination.
SUPPRESSION OF IRISH NEWSPAPER.
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contest for which prizes were offered, I.com-charged by Inspector-Reide with "unlawfully them titles on the payment of a small fine as peted for it and got a letter from the editoress (?) pawning a cotton jreket, value 60 cents, the an example to others. informing ine that the Prize Compittee had property of the Sanitary Board Authorities.NE CLAIMS RECEIVED.
without being, duly authorized or employed in I have during the past seven months received shillings and to pence to pay postage the was sent to gaol for seven days. From the 1. Survey Districts Nos. I-IV comprising same would be sent to me. It is now over six manner in which the charge is framed one that portion of the New Territorych lies months, and I have heard nothing further, nor would imagine that the S. Bwas in the habit South of the Kowloon watershed and to bound. can I get a reply to any of my letters Surely of pawning its clothes, wholesale. Perhaps ed on the East by Li U Mun and on the West the Londoh police do not allow persons that's what the members do when reporters are by Lai Chi Kok. In all 5,675 claims compris The House of Commons has rejected a to swindle the public wholesale, for I am
ing 7,583 lots have been received in respect of this area. The demarcation of No. IV District motion by Mr Dillon to adjournrowing to" "not the-only victim, for I see several similar
is not yet complete owing to the survey having the seizure of the newspaper Irish People for complaints in Indian Til Bits. I have not the
D. McHardy, P.S. 50, belieyes in'cleanliness omitted traverse some of the padi land in defaming the King.
but not in waste. Yesterday he saw a coolie the smaller valleys North of Lai Chi Kok, but washing his feet at a public fountain. The this work is being pushed on as rapidly as pos- coolie, however, went away and left the water sible
II. Chalins have also been received in re running, so McHardy swooped down upon him; Mr. Hazeland thought that a two dollar fine spect of the following islands might teach him to turn off the tap in future.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:-
least doubt that the Eastern Guardians, like Indian Tit Bits, has been done out of its charges by inserting the bogus advertisement We suspect the ornithological cofilest is square enough. It was probably started to find out which was the biggest goose of the flock. The originators of the "Contest "know by this time,
On the 12th at 12.10 pm, the barometer has risen generally, particularly on the China coast. Pressure is high over Chinn, and gradients are slight to moderate for NE winds on the coast,ings if they published the winner's name
asked to withdraw.
A HEALTHY WASIL
NEW LODGING IN THUS AIR
but perhaps think it might hurt someone's feel-Lung Yam was found to be a rogue and
vagabond "for that he did wander abrind and
Tsing I or Chung Hue, Ma Wan
Ping Chau.
Ni Ku Chau,
Cheung Chaut,
TIENTSIN, May 6th. A drunken row occurred last night in Taku saloons, and a party of German police came. Road, a place reeking with taverns and be r into contact with same intoxicated men. In the disturbances following, the German police killed a Russian naval officers, Captain. Tolyakowski, by shooting him-New Press,
BOATMEN SHOT BY GERKAN GUARD AT TIENTSIN.
-NO REPLY TO A CHALLENGE.
A telegram to the New Pros dated Tientsin, May 6, says: A guard of German soldiers patrolling near a bridge of boats just a little, way below the foreign settlement at Tientsin yesterday, issued the usual challenge to a tug, owned by the Taky Lifter Company, but those on board the tug made no reply to the, challenge, probably not understanding what was meant as a state of war ceased to exist many months ago. The Germans receiving no reply
fired on the tug and wounded two of the crew
It is quite superfluous to challenge the beats on the river, there being no danger of any enemy approaching by that way now.
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