Intimations.
New Plant !
More Hands!!
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1901.
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STEAMSHIP "VICTORIA,"
Our Factory has become immelf too small. Orders have been per ing in like a lool. Our facilities were never so good as they are now. Our capabilities for handling a BIG trade never so completo as at present. Our system-never so good. And yet with all this, and increased know. ledge arising from previous experi ences, the towing tide has so com- TOMORROW.in their Bills of Lading for countersignature
pletely swept us along we are! well-nigh overwhelmed. New ma- chinery, sore hands," and thrther
AFFAIRS IN THE NORTH.
THE JULY SETTLEMENT:
IN Acheen, bands of the enemy make their appearance in the back country, only to be cut. up by the Dutch forces. Under data, the gth
There were some heavy settlings by differ ult, the defeat of two bodies of Achinese was.'ences yesterday. The chief being in Docks, LI HUNC-CHANG IN EXTREMIS.announced with the loss respectively of thirty Indo-Chinas, and Sugars. Everything passen
and five killed. The Dutch casual ies were
off satisfactorily, rather to the surprise of some, (From Our Own "Correspondent.).
who rather thought time would be wanted by a small section of the "bulls Docks have Shanghai, August 2nd.
stiffened slightly and are bound to have. 10.55 a.m.
an upward tendency in face of the persistent rumours about the next dividend.
La Hung-chung, who has been in ill health for some time, is believed to bo dying.
FRANCE AND CHINA. GERMAN INTEREST
THREATENED. France hus' demanded from China the exclusive privilege of running
SATURDAY, August 3rd..FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO steamers on the Grand Canal This
FIRST GRAND MATINEE. When Children will be admitted at haif. price to all Parts of the Theatre.
iCo.
NIGHT, COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.
PRICES-$3, $2, $1.
sub-division, of labour are being BOX PLAN now Open at ROBINSON PIANO actively carried out and vigorously pushed forward, and everything else we can do is being done. We shall soon be able to cope with any amount NOTE-A Special Tram will leave every Even-
of new trade. Write us.
soldiers and Santoys in unsform half-price to Back Seats only.
ing 15 minutes after fall of curtain.
Doors Open 8 1.3.
Overture 9 P.M.
WATKINS Mr. W. H. BROWN. Representative.
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Hongkong, 30th July, 1901.
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HUNGSONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
THERE will be NO COMPETITION TO
MORROW (SATURDAY),, the prd instant, but the Range will be open for Practice.
ALEX: MACKENZIE,
· Hon. 'Secretary. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1901,
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"HEP. & O. S.-N. Co.'s Steamship
"MASSILIA,". FROM LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ,
BATH GOWNS. „OVERLAND - TRUNKS,
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Hongkong, 20th July, 1901.
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FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1828).
TGENERAL AGENT for the above THE Undersigned, having been appointed Company, is prepared to ACCEPT RISKS al current rates.
Head Office.
Claims settled direct without reference to the
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17130 NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG:
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COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consigament will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the This vessel brings on Cargo: Goods are landed.
From London, &c., er S.S. Victoria.
instructions are given to the contrary- before Optional Goods, will be landed here unless
2 P.M., TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 8th instafit, at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and certificate of the damage ob- ained from the Godown Company within ten. days after the Vessel's arrival here; after which no Claims will be recognised,
SIEMSSEN & Go.
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The above Steamer having arrived, Con signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send
and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
DODWELL & Co, LIMITED, Agents, Hongkong, and August, 1901.
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is regarded as likely to infringe the German rights in their Shantung sphere.
THE RETURN OF THE COUNT.
MORE EXCUSES.
The return of theourt to Peking has been deferred to October, on the plea that the foreigners have not retired.
A CATHOLIC PRIEST IN TROUBLE.
A SERIOUS CHARGE. The Chinese lenipotentiaries A.-S. WATSON & Co., have requested the Authorities
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to order the expulsion of a Catholic priest on a charge of having used a revolver to extort money.
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·REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE PACIFIC CABLE.
LONDON, July 31st.
:
The House of Commons has authorized a loan of two millions 'steriing, as Great Britain's share of the cost of the Pacific
cable.
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THE Municipality of Schiedam in Holland have taken steps to guarantee the genuineness of the gia turned out there. The gin manufac tories will be put under municipal inspection. The bottled liquor will be certified to by municipal labels. This should be good news for gin drinkers.
THE AUSTRALIAN VAUDEVILLE COMPANY.
The success of the first night of this Com
WE have received the following express frum the Managers of the Joint Telegraph Company was repeated last night. I a few seals panies:-
COMMUNICATION WITH THE NORTH.
Owing to the interruption of the Amoy Shanghai cable there will probably be con- North China and Japan. siderable delay on Telegrams to and from
we must congratulate our evening contein porary upon having attained the dighity of eight pages. We much prefer the Wail in its new form, and its readers will doubtless be of the same opinion. Imitation is the sincerest flattery, it is said, so our rival will be pleased to hear that we hope to follow its. lead very shortly.
THE Band of the Madras Light Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow (Satur day) evening, from 8 pm to 9.30 p.m..
PROGRAMME.
Overture........" Tancrede
Mipues cont Walk Dances Souvence.Waletulel. Selectinn...
Marino Fallera" ...Llapiretti. Song
*Abin with me " sihiddle.
tolanthe "..........Sullivan. God save the King."
Selection......)
A GENTLEMAN from Penang, who recently travelled home via Canada, thus sums up the Dominion: "It is a splendid country and only requires men; a million or two more would make it one of the greatest on earth." He says the comfort and good. management of the Canadian Pacific Railway are beyond descrip- tion, and adds, "If Singapore had seen the overhead tramway wires of Vancouver it would have adopted electric tramways with acclama tion."
WE fancy that the news from our Shanghai Correspondent anent à Catholic pries having heen reported by the. Chinese to the Plenipot entiaries for extorting money with a revolver can hardly be ture. We do not mean to say that we doubt our Correspondent's report but that we doubt any Catholic priest so far forgetting his office. as to be guilty of such an act. If he is guilty, then the sooner he is expelled from China, and from the Roman Catholic Chucrb the better. THE.leat wave which has passed over several countries and is now productive of loss of crop in America, is attributed by a Belgian scientist' to an enormous sun spot now visible on the sun's disc. It has long been supposed that The dockers at San Francisco have struck these phenomena have a direct bearing on work. Business is at a standstill.
magnetic and atmospheric disturbances, and it seems that the astronomers and scientists are devoting particular attention to the present spot in the hope of being able to discover its precise effect on the Earth..
THE EDUCATION BILL. The Education Bill has passed the third reading.
STRIKE OF DOCKERS AT SAN FRANCISCO.
LATER.
THE GRANT FOR LORD ROBERTS.
The House of Coinmous has voted the grant for Lord Roberts by 281 votes to 73 The minority consisted of Irishmen, and a few Radicals.
RUSSIAN SUBMARINES. Russia is constructing submarine boats similar to the French, but smaller.
THE Star Ferry Company, have now put a European quartermaster, in charge of their launches, and any of the Board of Directors who have any doubts as to his being no better than the Chinese coxswaius had better take a trip in one or other of the double enders when he is on board, We made such a trip this morning and the European brought the boat alongside both at Kowloon and Hongkong wharves without a hitch. It judgment and
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were emply the enthusiasm of those present made up for it. It seemed to us there was as much singing by the audience as by those providing the entertainment. It certainly adds to the feeling of pleasure in witnessing clever acting and listening to good singing when every... one around you is evidently taking the liveliest. interest in the proceedings. "Jack" was in full force last night, and you can no more keep "Jack" quiet when a song with a rousing Chorus is going on that you can expect the Government to alter their ways and, "sin a more." The whole programme was gone. through with a swing and a dash that fairly captivated the audience, Space will not allow of individual,criticism but we, could not help noticing the way in which Mr. Rowley, (Sam Rowley, Old Sam Rowley) has fixed a hold like a full Nelson on the theatre going public. And there is a something very pleas ing in the way he renders his songs, and his: mack juggling is distinctly good, not so much the actual fooling but the acting, as it were, on the side. In his own particular business be would be hard to beat, reminiscent of Tommy. Hudson bis best. We can quite understand that Mr. Rowley in Australia, America, and England never had to wait for an engagement Miss Priscilla Verne is another who is making her mark. Miss Verne, as it were, grows on one, and every night will increase her popularity. If any man in the back
scats
thinks to beat her in repartee, he will have a big fall. That dainty little lady Miss Virgie Rosser is certainly the star in the way of dancing. By the way, why is it that a woman always has one leg-we beg pardon, limb-looser than the other. She can never kick equally with both. – On the whole we think that the Vaudeville Co. will fill the City Hall during the visit and the Saturday matinee should be crowded. On Saturday night a complete change of pro- stamine takes place,
AT THE MAGISTRACY.
DRUNK AND INCAPABLE, Richard Blomentaen, a German, was fined $ for the above offence. Its cheaper to he drunk and incapable than drunk and disorderly. Moral, when you have a skinful, go to sleep.
GAMBLING.
P. S McHardy had a small procession of eight up this morning. No. 1 fined $15, the remainder $3 each. Might just as well bring in a law fining them for eating rice. habit makes flesh,the other is bred in the bone,
One
SCHOOL V. LATRINE.
There is likely to be serious trouble if the Government do not at once do something to prevent the stench, arising from the public la trine under the playground of the Belilios public School for girls and permeating the class rooms. Several withdrawals from the School have occurred from this reason and more are con templated. Even the mistresses find it too bad to put up with The position of this latrine seems to be the climax of Governmental silli
head authorities
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Mr. Vanrhyn, a member of the Cape Parliament, has been arrested for treason in connection with the Boer invasion of Cape Colony.
WEATHER REPORT.
Chinese coxswain, although an excellent' man in other ways, does not seem to possess. A TIGER recently shot by Lord Ampthill, Governor of Madras, has proved to be an inter esting and remarkable animal. On examina. tion of the skull, it was found to be a very old brute, and, in the opinion of an expert, most probably the oldest tiger shot on the Hills. The left jaw was found to be broken in two places, and one place showed signs of ie-uniting. Two bullets were extracted from The Observatory report says: On the 1st at 11.30 a.m. the barometer has the skull one was lodged in the jaw where one fallen rapidly on the China coast. The typhoon the other was found in the skull close to the of his prominent teeth should have been, and centre appears to be now lying nens the coast of Northern Formosa, and moving W.N.W. It brain. Both bullets were spherical, and pro- will probably enter the China coast to the Northbably fired by native sbikaries from smooth bores. How the brute managed to exist under of Foochow Fresh to strong W. and S.W. winds in the N. part of the China Sea and S. these circumstances is a matter for experts to part of the Formosa Channel. Forecast:-W. ponder over. to S.W. winds, moderate to fresh; fine at first, unsettled later.
The Hongkong Celegraph Nertions Formos, and montag A. C
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1901.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Tommy's Beer.
LOCAL AND GENERAL, RICE has risen greatly in price at Bangkok, owing mainly to the poor crop prospects arising from the light rainfall this year.
A MONSTER draught tournament is being organised by Mr. Tom Elvins of The Civilians Club, and as it is open to all comers there should be a large entry,
VARIOUS rumours are current in, Bangkok slip- ping circles as to coming changes. It is stated, says the Bangkok Times, that Messrs. Jardine; Matheson & Co. are building a fleet often new
vessels to be placed on the Hongkong-Bangkok run. Again, Messrs. Bradley and Go, are reported to be making additions to their fleet. Then two additional vessels are under con. struction for the. Norddeutscher Lloyd, That company has also purchased the s.5. Mal Pajiravudh from the East Asiatic Company, replace her. Then again one M. Portal is and the last named is building two vessels to
receiving a subsidy to run a line. of French
Delia seems to be quite shocked at our method of dealing with his letter. We can assure him, however, that we look upon sunstroke as a very serious thing and do not treat it lightly. So also do we look upon beer drinking in the hot weather as serious and we intend to stick to our guns, on the subject. A long drink of Canteen beer, which is a heavy beverage, does not do The design for King Edward's head on the Tommy any good if taken before sundown in Indian rupee, prepared by the Master of the the hot weather, and is of so heating a nature' Calcutta Mint, has been sent home for.sub. there would appear to be quite a boom immi- |
mission to His Majesty.
Our store is situated between the Principal Banking Institutions and or heat appoplexy than be otherwise would be. Hotels in Hongkong.
Hongkong, 25th July, 1901.
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Are now showing a Large and varied Stook of SUMMER DRESS MATERIALS, SILKS, RIBBONS, LACES, HOSTERY, GLOVES, &c.
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Latest London and Paris Fashions constantly arriving, inspection invited.....
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as to tender him more liable to sunstroke We don't want to pose as bigoted teetotallers or temperance advocates, for we know that TOMMY hates lectures from people of that sort, and we are also well aware that a little liquor doesn't hurt him if taken at the proper time and season, but nothing will make us believe that heavy canteen beer is good for a man who is going out into the hot sun immediately afterwards. If Delta doubts what we say, let him drink a pint or two for tiffin and try a trot round the Cricket ground in the hot sun soon after.
TELEGRAM S.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
Special to the "Hongkong Telegraph," THE "GLORY" PUZZLE.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Aoy, August 2nd.
10.45 am.. HM. ships Glory, Eclipse, and Daphne arrived here, unexpectedly All is quiet hero.
steamers between Bangkok and Singapore. putting on an additional vessel. Altogether "nent in Bangkok shipping.
A Chinese firm engaged in the same trade is
OUR LATEST SCARE.
NEWS OF THE "GLORY."
FLW men have so well earned their rewards as has Lord Roberts, and the fact that the vote for it was passed by so large a majority in the House will undoubtly be as pleasing to him as it is to us. As will be seen from the telegram from our So a member of the Cape Parliament bas been by the Eclipse and Daphne, has arrived un Amoy Correspondent, the Glory, accompanied arrested for treason. The hunging of a few of expectedly at Amoy. All is quiet there, says these traitors would, we should think, doa our Correspondent, and so it is difficult to im- great deal of good. They are of no use to anyagine what can be the reason for this sudden body and the world would be better rid of them.descent of three British vessels upon. THE Post Office, will be closed on Monday,
peaceful ligle point. that
the 5th instant, (Bank Holiday), except from 8 logam. Correspondence for local delivery may be posted up to 9 am The Night Box will be left open, The Money Order Office will be entirely closed
THE news of the death of Tom Moffat, late Inspector of Police in Hongkong, will be received with mixed feelings. About 18 months, ago he was invalided home after. years service. He was one of the old timers whose ways were not the ways of the later arrivals,
that very
It must not be forgotten, however, that the French action over the Landing of a cable there created some excitement some time back, and we shall not be surprised to find that the French are at the bottom of this sudden move. At all events this news should kill the rumour of the stranding of Sir Cyprian Bridge's flagship.
THE WEST RIVER TRADE.
NANNING TO BE OPENED.
and not doing those they should do, but when coupled with recommendations from from the Sanitary Board, they rise to a height cannot hope to aspire to.. of absurdity that the average body of morials
Take a large girls school, built well in a fine position, then carefully construct underneath it a public latrine for the Chinese with the latest improvements.in.. ventilation. so made that, all the foul gasses, being collected, will, with the wind in certain quarters, be gently waited over the playground and through school rooms and there you bave a typical Gevernment "job. Further comment is needless.
THE PLAGUE.
Number of cases reported (Chinese......1,516 up till noon of the 1st Other Asiatics 51 – August, 1991 km (Europeans..............30. Chinese 4 Number of cases reported
Other Asiatics. during the past 24 hours
Ettropeats...... Total number of cases reported to date 1,601
Number of deaths reported (Chinese.....1,478 up til noon of the 1st Other Asiatics 34 August, rgon ....Europeans....!". Number of deaths reported
Chinese 4 Other Asiatics during the past 24 hours.
Europeans
Total number of deaths recorded to date 1,527. Since noun on Saturday last the cases and deaths are N
Cases Chinese
Other Asiatics........... European
[Total |
Deaths Chinese
1
Other Asiatics Europeans
Total
The plague returns for last week were
Cases... Deaths.
THE STRANDING OF THE ** KINSHIU MARU.”
THE VESSEL EXTRICATES HERSELF.
AND STHAMS, IN SAFETY TO SHANGHAL
Very general satisfaction was caused in Shanghai this morning, says the Mercury of American, limer Kinshiu Marui (Captain Fa the agth ult, by the safe arrival of the Nị Y. Kave
Our Wuchow Correspondent writes that Mr. Harton) after her perilous experience on the A. H. Harris, Commissioner of Customs at shoals that make out from the southern end of › Wachow, left that port on Wednesday last for Quelpart Istand. It was not even known here.t It is pleasant to see by today's Observatory Nanning, which port he is to open up to for on Saturday that the vessel had got afloat, and
eign trade as a Treaty Port. He is being the first intimation that the local, agents of that notice that we are not likely to be troubled by towed up to the foot of the great rapid and N. Y. K. had of her safety was a telegram from the present typhoon, but we do wish it would | from thence will track his house boat up to Gutzlaff yesterday morning conveying the 'wel- come close enough to cool down the place a Nanning,. We trust that this is the dawning, come news that the steamer was passing in. She hit and give us a litle, of the rain which we so of better times for the West River trade, and was at Woosung in the evening, and anchored much ubed Typhoon weather like we are that some of the vexatious restrictions which there for the night, coming up the River on t now enjoying would be very pleasant if twenty | row. bamper foreign owned vessels will soon | morning's tide and going alongside the N. K degrees cooler,
be removed.
wharf apparently nous the worse for the trims