Intimations.
WHAT TO DRINK !
AND THE TIME TO DRINK IT I
Before Breaksjust,
CHAMPAGNE BITTERS
AND
CROWN SODA.
Before Tin.
CHAMPAGNE BITTERS
AND
SHERRY.
Before Dinner,
THE SAME.
At other times and at all times Champagne Bitters and Whiskey is good.
Stick to this advice and you'll nover know you have a liver.
WATKINS
LIMITED.
Chemists and Aerated · Water
Manufacturers.
Hongkong, 13th August, 1901.
(7140
THE HO
Today's Advertisements.
HTAL
ONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1901.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,
STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYFT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Batavia,
PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL and
AMERICAN PORTS)...
~H E Steamship
THE
"PALAWAN," Captain J. Chellew, RN.R., carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, on SATURDAY, the 12th October, at Noon, taking l'assengers and Cargo for the above Ports..
Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for France, and Tea for London (under arrangement) will be transhipped Colombo into a steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London; other Cargo for London, &c., will he conveyed
wid Bombay without Transhipment.
Parteis will be received at this Office until 4 PM, the day before sailing. The Contents and Value of all Packages are required.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Bills of Lading.
24-To-day's Advertisements.
CHINESE
IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT 7. PER CENT SILVER LOAN OF 1886, E
30th HALF-YEARLY DRAWING. INTEREST DUE and DRAWN BONDS of
this LOAN will be PAYABLE at the OFFICES-of-the-CORPORATION on pr after the -30th SEPTEMBER, 1904.
LISTS of DRAWN BONDS can be obtained an application to the Undersigned...
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
Agents issuing the Loun. T. JACKSON
Chief Manager.
11065c
Hongkong, a8th September, 1901, THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
DUR
URING my ABSENCE and until further Notice Mr. MOWBRAY STAFFORD NORTHCOTE has been appointed ACTING
SECRETARY.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary.. Hongkong, 25th September, 1901. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP.COMPANY,
LIMITED.
THE GERMAN SPHERE. GERMAN MINERS FOR CHINA,
Forty German miners engaged for the German mines in Shantung will said for China on the 1st November.
LATER.
until recent years enjoyed. The General Managers and Consulting Committee after mature consideration, have decided that this is the most desirable manner in which to dis tribute the profits of the year, and we have confidence that shareholders will sustain us in that opinion. Regarding the past year's working. The chartering of some of the Company's steamers to the Government has been responsible for a not faconsiderable por-
tored, because I understand there was a keen demand for charter? I should like also to know what is the average annual expenditure. on the upkeep and maintenance etc, of the Company's fleet?
The Chainnan, in replying to the questions, said that as regarded the writing down of the steamers the amount written down was what THE ASSASSINATION OF PRE
was considered a fair value. As to what had -SIDENT MCKINLEY.
been said about the carriage of caro by THE SENTENCE ON CZOŁGORZtion of the profits thereon, and while on this opposition boats, he pointed out that the
subject I may mention that the Formosa is amount of cargo carried by the Douglas boats." Czolgorz, the murderer of President Mc still under charter, and will in all probability was probably three tinies as much as that Kinley, has been sentenced to death by remain in the North till late in the year. Our carried by the Japanese boats. With regard electrocution.
coasting trade, during the period under review to what has been said about opium they has been restricted, particularly during the first knew there was a large shipper, who perhaps part of the present year, and this.coupled with geot, cheaper rates. As to the robbery of keen competition on the part of Osaka Shosen the opium at Foochew, that was brought Kaisha, has made profits on the steamers' eam-before the company, and the claim was
AMERICA AND THE BOERS. ABSOLUTE NEUTRALITY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. [1066c MR. G. GIRAULT has just received a special consignment of Hock and Moselle wines both still and sparkling. They are well worthy of trial.
FOR SWATOW. AMOY AND FOOCHOW THE
THE Company's Steamship'
"JIAITAN,"
Captain Roach, will be despatched for the above Ports, on TUESDAY, the 1st October, at to A.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK,&
General Managers. Hongkong, 28th September, 1901.
Hongkong, 28th September, ran
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA
Intimation.
For further Particulars, apply to
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent.
TION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, CALCUTTA,
COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID,
FIUME AND TRIESTE.
Co.j
[16646
(Taking Cargo at through Rates to the BRAZILS, A. S. WATSON & Co.,
to SOUTH AFRICA, MADRAS, PERSIAN GULF, RED SEA, BLACK. SEA, LEVANT, MALTA, VENICE and ADRIATIC PORTS),
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, THE Company's Steamship
35.50
PORTLAND CEMENT.
Cask of 375 lbs. Net ex Factory,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.
$3.30 7, Bag of 250 lbs.
Hinnekang, 1st June, 10
KELLY
Just Received.
THE FIGHTING IN NORTH CHINA, by
G. Gipps, R..........
The Eternal City, by Hall Caine
710.
*TRIESTE,”
Captain A. Mitis, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 17th October..
For Information as to Passage and Freight, apply to
SANDER, WIELER & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 8th September, 1901.
WALSH, LD.
Correspondence respecting the Imperial
Railway in North Chitia
SANDOW'S
$ 0.85
$ 3.00
3.50
A Secretary of Legation, by Hope
Dawfish
The Gamblers, by W. Le Queux....... The Training of the Body for Games, Athletics and other Forms of Exer. cise, by F. A. Schmidt, M.D., and E. H. Miles, tot........... Further Correspondence Respecting the
Disturbances in China
1.30 1.30
OWN COMBINED DEVELOPERS
AND
4.50
PATENT
1,00
GRIP DUMB BELLS.
Hongkong, 28th September, 1991.
[600c
A. CHEE & Co.
178, Queen's Road, Central.
ESTABLISHED 1859.
Q:
FURNITURE DEALERS:
IMPORTERS OF EUROPEAN GOODS OF ALL KINDS;
Silver Plated, Glass and China Wines, Iron Bedsteads and Mat- tresses: Cutlery and Dinuer Services; Cooking Ranges and Kitchen Utensils, Aspinal's Enamels, &c., &c.
Qur store is situated between the Principal Banking Institutions and Hotels in Hongkong.
Hongkong, 25th July, 1901.
THE
(777c
ROBINSON PIANOFORTE CO.,
LIMITED.
.All the best known makes kept in Stock,
The Greatest Assortment of Musical Instru- ments in the Far East.
Constant Shipments of all the Latest Music.
Hongkong, 2nd September, 1991.
WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS.
"FOR "
&
MARTELL
BRANDIES.
ONE STAR
THREE STAR V.S. O.P. V.V.S. O.P.
Hongkong 24th September, 1901,
[9530
Co.'s
PER CASE. $22
28
44
80
H. PRICE & CO..
12, QUEEN'S ROAD.
195ec
LIMITED.
WINE MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1341.
WATSON'S
CELEBRATED
E
BLEND.
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH
a
The correspondent of the Daily Chronicle at Washington, states that President Roose-ings on the coast only moderate: I am glad paid. He did not think it would be advis -velt: is determined to maintain a policy of to be able to state, however, that during the able in public to give any statistics concerning absolute neutrality in connection with the last few months the demand for tonnage on the charter money from the Government. It Boer war, and that he will refuse to receive
our lines has considerably increased, and could be ascertained after the meeting. Re." any Boer mission officially.
though we have not, so far, been able to make garding approaching the management of the any satisfactory arrangement with the manage opposition line, the company had from time ment of the competing line, we are not without
to time written letters asking them to have hope that before long we may be able to report a consultation and endeavour to raise the To those letters had been received that an understanding has been come 10. As rates. regards the present year, I may say that the the vaguest replies. At present, although; the Company's steamers are fully employed, and management of the Japanese steamers ex that the earnings for the quarter are very satis pressed themselves as willing to fall in with factory, and should this improvement in trade the Company's views, they stated they could not conuine there is every prospect of a remunera do so, without hearing from their head office. tive year's, working. I should like to draw That was how the matter stood at the present attention to the amount 513.727.16 still owing by time. He did not think, with reference to the the lite Amoy agents (Messrs. Lapraik Cass & southern line, that it was at all desirable to Co.) and to say that a further sum will be recoved discuss whether one part of their line paid of nol. The same remark applied to the amount against this during October. It is expected paid for up keep, and maintenance etc. of the that by the sale of 195 shares in the Company, Company's fleet. To give such things out in standing in the name of the late Mr. Cass, on public would be very detremental to the Com- which the Company has, under its Articles of pany, as they really gave their opponents a Association, a lien, the whole debt will be paident deal of information (hear, bear) of, by the end of the current year.
Refore moving the adoption of the Report and Account, I shall be pleased to answer any question.
MR. FR. BLUNCK'S new advertisement hung in front of his shop attracted a deal of attention this morning. It is an excellent oil painting representing his stade mark.
BY KIND PERMISSION of Lieut. Col. Baillie and Officers, the Band of the 22nd Born bay Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hote! this evening, from 8 p.m. 40 9.30 p.m. :-
PROGRAMME.
5-Polucia
March. "The Rule Brittge" 3.Selection....... “Faika 3-Bar the Pileti
**ophar
Rogers. Cha-saigne, Godfrey.
Win..
Plangustic.
...... Curie.
Selection "Les Cloches de Corneville
Extra, Quadrile........ "Eights & Landom”.
God save the King.".
Don Rufato de Lima,
Iland Havaldar.
THE POLISH ACTOR, Glinaky, has just been condemned to pay a fine for having made insulting references on the stage to Count Waldersee. It appears that Glinsky, having to speak the words, "Ve Germans fear God alone," spoke them when he had crept under neath a table from feigned fear of an unloaded revolver. The police authorities of Lemberg construed such behaviour into an insult 40 Count Waldersee, and also to the representa tives of the Gerinan Governinent in the capital of Galicia
OPENING OF THE HONGKONG CRICKET SEASON.
+
Mr. Joseph rose and asked to be permitted to put a few questions to the chair. He said he saw from the Report that the value of the Company's fleet of six steamers was put down as $1,054,203.16, and he desired to know whether that represented the present market
value or not.
down on the books
The Chairman-It is all we have written
Mr. Joseph Is the fleet worth more than this, or less?
before we can say the exact market value.
The Chairman-It would have to be valued
Mr. Joseph see, it says it is valued at $1,054,203.16. I want to know whether it the actual value of the steamers-whether they are worth more or less?
The Chairman --We should bave to have them valued.
Mr. Joseph So they are pot valued? The Chairman-No, they are not. valued.
write off from the value of the company?
Mr. Joseph:-You consider this sufficient to
The Chairman-Certainly.
The Chairman-Yes.
Mr. Joseph obseved than his reason for ask- ing the questions was because people outside were talking about the business and the gen- emal management.
Mr. Tomlin then seconded the adoption of the Report and the motion was put to the meeting and carried.*
CONSULTING COMMITTEE
R. Shewan, C. S. Sharp, and C. H. Thompson, On the proposition of Mr. Hough, seconded by Mr. Reed, the Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving, Messrs.
were re-elected as the Consulting Commitice. AUDITORS.
Mr. Joseph propused, and Mr. ‘Zekiel seconded that Messrs. W. H. Gaskell and W. H. Potts be re-elected auditors to the Com- pany,
The motion was unaniously carried.
The Chairman upon the conclusion of the meeting said: I hope at the next meeting that we shall have a better report to present to you. The dividend warrants will be ready on Tues day. I thank you for your attendance.
*
AT THE MAGISTRACY,
A DIRTY PRACTICE.
James Ashmore, P.S. to, charged Chan Tak with throwing rubbish from his dust boat into the harbour. The defendant was fined $5. We hope there will be some more of these cases brought before his Worship, as they are only lazy men's tricks. -
ROGUE AND VAGABOND, Liheung, afficted with that tired feeling, " was sent to Gaol for fourteen days for not doing work enough to keep himself out of the cold.
The first match of the season was to have started at 1a.m. this morning, but it was half an hour later when the players were enabled to make a start: The weather was perfect, and the ground looked to be in "As condition, but on closer inspection we doubt if it would stand the wear and tear of a protracted match and re- main in anything like condition. Upto 2.30 pm.lutely necessary to write off $41,087.78 from the Mr. Joseph-Is it a fair value, and is it abso very little outside interest appeared to be taken books of the company? by the public there being very few onlookers. Play commenced by the 30 side going in. Messrs. T. J. Wilde and B. Hanson opened the battle to the bowling of Messrs. Prudy and Mackey, who afterwards gave way, when
Hichi Ko, a Japanese, was fined Sro at the was $109,208.26,557,288.31 had been transferrinstance of J. Reynolds, L.S. do, for having in Mr. J. E. Lee and Major Dorchill, R. Aed from the Reserved Fund, and $50,000.00 his possession a gun, powder, caps and 'shot, took the leather. For the side Mr. J. Hooper would be paid to the shareholders.
without a licence to carry same. shaped very well for his 18, and J Jordon in this, bis first match, eamed many good opin ions during his stay. His score of 21 was very
dividend paid was not actually being caméd.. Proceeding, Mr. Joseph maintained that the The profit on the working for the year; he said
Managers and Consulting Committee attributed He also saw from the report that the General
the unsatisfactory business of the Company to
WHISKY.useful, and helped to stop, what might have the low and unzemunerative rates which had
ARMS.
*
ASSAULT.
cent
He
Lun Cheung, a shop coolic, was charged with assaulting Leung King Pip. The com- been, a dry rot setting in. Major Dorebill continued to rule on cargo to and from the plainant said he went with az len was very effective with his underhand lobs; he coast and Formosa, coupled with the high bought 5 cents', worth and took it away in
piece. to purchase some samshu. gets a tremendous amount of work on the ball price of fuel. Was it was not also a fact, a mille tin. The defendant followed and and times without number was evidently he asked, that shippers received less con--
struck him on the band, knocking the samshu' Pronounced by Connoisseurs to beating the bat. A full report of the match
appear in Monday's issue.
be the BEST BRAND in the FAR
EAST
Per Dozen..
$15.00
A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY: -
MARRIAGE,
WALLACE-MOOREHEAD-On the 21st Sepis
The Hongkong Celegraph
'will
THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP. 00.,
LIMITED.
GENERAL MEETING.
sideration, at the hands of the General over his clothes.
Managers than they did. from the opposing line, and in consequence of that had withdrawn their suphort
The Chairman replied that he was quite
wrong.
knowledge; it is not hear say,
The eighteenth ordinary general meeting of
Mr. Joseph To my-knowledge two of the shareholders in the Douglas Steamship Com biggest opium shippers, whose freights to us pany, Limited, was held at noon to-day at the drain their support.
alone, amount to $17,500 annually have with- offices of the Company. There were present only given the Company something like 30 or One of them lately has Mr. H. B. White (Chairman), the Hon. J. J:35 per cent. of his shipments. That is to my Bell-Irving, Messrs. R. Shewan C. S. Sharp C. H. Thompson (directors), Captain Roach
A shareholder, rising to a point of order, said: Captain Andrews, Messrs. G. L. Tomlin, A. R. Mr Joseph states that he knows of an opium Zekiel, W. H. Bailey, Reed, Ho Fook, Tshipper who has received better terms from an Hough, Babbington E. George, W. Gaskell, W. opposing line than he has received at the bands Potts, S. A. Joseph, Chun Tong, G. C. C. of the Douglas line. I take it in all cases where Master, and W. Davis (shareholders).
there is opposition with one line competing against the others that he has gone to the cheapest market.
THE CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS.
The Chairman said he would answer the questions at a later stage."
Mr. Joseph then asked what what was the from the Government. aggregate amount of charter money received
I. J. Watt, P. S. 22, said he gave the last witness 10 cents to go and buy some samshu. He saw the witness come out with it and the defendant rush up and knocks the tin out of his hand;
The defendant said it was an accident, and was fined $50 or three months.
STEALING A JACK. 'Ko Hoi went to prison for six weeks for stealing a jock and three drills, the property of Sun Hing Kee and Co,
Lam Tun was sbort of clothes and had à weakness for waistcoats. He annexed-two from Lam Woh. He will not need them for at least n inonth, as the Government decided to provide him with the latest fashions, in the
broad arrow. pattern for that term.
CARRYING LETTERS.
of the Postmaster by transmitting thall matter. Hong Haw was up for infringing the rights
The evidence was very clear, but Mr. Hazeland was satisfied the defendant had no criminal intent, and fined him $15.
A VERY PROPER SENTENCE. Chan-Po and Man Yung were charged with stealing from the person of a child at Queen's Road West, with others not in custody, a gold the first witness and, said, He was PC, 207. mounted bangle, valued at 34. Chan Shing was Yesterday at 6 pm. in Queen's Road West, he saw two small boys holding the first defendant by the leg; the Boys šaid, in the presence of the. ist defendant, that he (the defendant) had snatched a'bangiu from a child. The witness took the defendant to the station,
ember at the British Episcopal Church, For chow, by the Rev. Llewellyn Lloyd, WILLIAM HENRY WALLACE, of the Hongkong nad Shanghai Banking Corporation, son of the late Alexander Wallace, Esq., M.D., of Colchester; balance sheet, which have already appeared The Chairman in moving that the report and to LAURA, eldest daughter of Theodore, Moore-
Mr. Joseph, continuing, asked whether it was head, Esq., of the Imperial Maritimes Customs, in these column, be adopted said -
not a fact that a robbery was committed on at Foochów.
[10670 Gentlemen, the Report and ccounts having board of a steamer, and when shippers' com- been in your hands for some days, we pro-plained to the company they did not receive pose, with your permission, and following the consideration they deserved. the usual custom, to take them as read. I regret that owing to unforeseen circum stances we were not able to place them. from the Report that it is proposed to pay a before you a few days earlier. You will gather
Dividend of Six per cent on the Capital of the Company, and to write off the balance of profit, amounting to 541,087.38, from the values of the Company's properties. To some shareholders it may appear that the amount, which it is pro Mr. Joseph - I see you have mentioned in posed to write off, is large in proportion to the the Report that you have approached the net profit, but I would point out that nothing opposing line the Osaka Shosen Kaisha- was written off from this account last year, and with "the view of advancing rates on That while some of the older steamers stand in the coast and at Tamsul, but up to the at a low figure, the newer boats have been present no satisfactory arrangement has Another youngster said he saw the 1st defen
dan, the second got off t written down to 2 small extent only, and you been come to. I want to know who dant take the bangle off the child and haud it mut bear in mind that passing this amount to approached Did you approach them or to another man: The witness hung on to the Depreciation Account that the instrinsic value of they approach you first? There is nothing His Worship sentenced each defendant to
1st defendant's trousers MAN KISAT the shares is greatly enhanced, and the posit on mentioned in the Report about the steamer six weeks hard labour and two whippings of 20 of the Company will be strengthened, unţii. weru, bing south. Is this venture proving advan--| strokes each. - The two small boys, în view of see a turn of that, prosperity which we have tageous? If not, then why was the hot char their plucky behaviour, were awarded $1 each,
SOTTAM & Co. for EVENING DRESS
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1901 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SOUTH AFRICA.
THE ENEMY'S STRENGTH.
Is LONDON, September zith Boer officials on the Continent declare that the Cape rebels number 15,000.
Commandant Botha's force is estimated
INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS. AMERICA V. ENGLAND,
The Harvard and Yale athletes have beaten the Oxford and Cambridge team at New York by six erents to three,
Co for SILK SOOKS and
The Chairman-Any more question ? Mr. Joseph-Will you answer this question The Chairman It will be answered by and bý, v
SHIRTS
A small boy, declared, såld he was in Queen's Road just as it was getting dark, and duced from the child who was in court. The saw the 1st defendant snatch the bangle prn- rst prisoner handed it the second and they both ran away.. He, the witness, and another.
small boy chased and caught the first defen.
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