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PYROLA.
PERFUME
OF
EXQUISITE FRAGRANCE.
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LIMITED.
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Hongkong, 1st October, 1901:
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THE 'CHINA AND MANILA STEAM-
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. ·
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.
THE Company's Steamship
"ESMERALDA,"
Captain J. McGintz, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 26th instant, at 4 P.. This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers and is,fitted with the Electric Light A Doctor is carried.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. Hongkong. 24th October, 1001.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
THE Steamship
"KURDISTAN,"
will be despatched for the above l'orts, on FUESDAY, the 20th instant.
to
Entimation.
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AT THE MAGISTRACY,
HIDDEN TREASURE.
Yau Sau hid four mace of prepared oplum in a match-box under a bed, and he was sent to prison, for three weeks for unlawful possession.
↑ WALDERSEE RE ARDED : - Colonel | THE CANTON OPIUM CASE between the ↑ Count Stuerghk, Austro-Hungarian Military: Frenchi dathririties and the Imperial Maritime Attachént Berlin, has handed to Count von Customis has not yet been settled and it is con- Waldersste, on behalf of the Emperor Francis fidently spoken of, amongst the best informed Joseph, the Grand Cross of the Order of St. circles, as going to be a win for France. This Stephen, set in brillianjo,
at the present juncture is a side light on the state of affairs up the West and Fear Rivers.
MR. E. C., WILKS has resigned from the Hongkong Dock Company and is commencing alongside the Froach man of war Deudia with business as a consulting engineer. Mr. Wilks out the permission of the officer in charge, is so well and favourably known and his ability and they were each find. 55.
unsatisfactory he will be compelled to return
A. S. WATSON & Co., MR. HUGH CLIFFORD'S HEALTH is 80
LIMITED.
to Europe. Mr. Clifford had already made a very favourable impression in Selangor, and his relingishment of the office of Resident will
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED A.D, 18$Ï.
SHERRY.
A-SUPERIOR PALE DRY, Dinner wine, Green Seal Cap-
dr C
dr."
-$10.80
$11540
sule
C.-MANZANILLA, PALE NATURAL SHERRY, White Capsule
Hongkong, 24th October, toor.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
CC-SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, NATURAL SDELRY, Red Scal Capsule
12.00
For Freight and further Information, apply
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, Agents.
THE & OS. N. Co's Steamship
"MAZAGON,"
FROM BOMBAY AND STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named Ivessel 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 consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the
Goods are landed.
Goods not cloitred by the 31st instant, 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 17'40 Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob
rained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognised.
ROBINSON
PIANO GO., LIMITED.
BEST VALUE IN
PIANOS.
MONTHLY PAYMENT
SYSTEM.
Hongkong, 19th August, conj.
KELLY
H. A RITCHIE,
Hongkong, 24th October, 1991.".
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AN APPEAL.
Superintendent.
BE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begs most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind patronage and support, and desires to state that she will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK,
Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Curls and Collars renewed on old ones.
Lazlies and Children's Under-clothing C dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required.
The Superioress will also be most grateful for any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made into Books for the Children of the Poor Schools, who are taught by the Sisters.
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LATEST COLONIAL Jahn Topp, Pirate, by Weatherby Chesney, Mountains of Necessity, by Hester White. Forest Folk, by James Prior.
The Death of the Gads, by Dintri Merejkowski. The Octopus, by Frank Norris.
On the Other Side of the Latch, by Sara Jean."
nette Duncan.
Marrables' Magnificem Tilen, by H. Constable. The Snares of the World, by Hamilton Aidé. The Master Sinner, bya Well Known Author. Great Battle of the World, by Stephen Crane. Severance, by Thomas Cobb.
Hongkong, zam October, 1901.
D-VERY SUPERIOR "OLD PALE Day,' choice old wine, White Seal Capsule
E-EXTRA Superior Old
PALE DRY, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bottled).
12.00
14.40
20.40
be universally regretted, CAPTAIN 'BERGER, of the Hongkong Kegi. ment, is mentioned in despatches by General Guselee as having bean most energetic and successful in the suppression of brigand-'; age. Doubtless Captain Berger's experience in the New Territory good him in good stead. THE CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAMER | Kiangfo arrived at Shanghai-safely from River Ports the other day. She had been ashore for three days on Cooper Bank in. the Yangtze River. The Company's steamer Fungshun was sent up to lighten her of cargo, and by this means she was successfully floated. P NIELSEN, the chief engineer of the Gerinau vessel rites, was charged before Capt. Bolders, at Singapore with refusing to obey the commands of those in autherity. He said he would not obey, or serve under the chief male, who was an Englishman, and had just joined the ship. Nielsen was sentenced to six weeks rigorous imprisonment
THE FEDERAL HOUSE of Representatives
in his profession has been so fully established, that we predict the greatest success for any business into which he may embark, LI HUNG CHANG-It is only fitting, says a mail paper, that the greatest mil Bonaire should have the most peculair hob by, and that individual is Li Hung. Chang, Few people are aware that many of the pawn, shops in China are financed by the great Li, bat such is the case. He has already invested
more than ten millions in them.
DEATH OF MR E. ROBINSON,
We regret to have to record the sudden death' of another member of the Hongkong bar in the person of Mr. Edward Robinson, who died at the Government Civil Hospital at 5 minutes passed fourthis morning. Mr. Robinson,like the late Mr. J.J. Francis, K.C., wound up a busy summer with
TOO CLOSE TO BE PLEASANT, Five Chinese boatmen laid with their boats
THEY DIDN'T KNOW.
A couple of boatmen anchored over the tele graph cable from the Tai Kok Tsui to Stone- cutters and though they pleaded ignorance were they find $5.
!
TWO CASES OF A CASE.
Lo Tsak siple a silver cigarette case, value $ia, the profcity of Capt. Lyle, R.A. and was sent to prison for six weeks with bard labour.
Li Tsat, for receiving the cigarette case, gues ́ to gaol for a similar
*
term,
AN UNPROFITABLE DEAL.
Lum. Kun Hing, an aged coolie, stole two che ques or bankdrafts, value $1,500, from the dead body of a.Chinese woman. He said he picked
them up and as he could not read he took them to a man who told him their value. He after-
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THRER MAN IN A BOAT. Three men belonging to a cargo boat were!
in Australia have adopted a clause in the In- travelling inland from Shanghai. On reaching charged with being unlawfully possesed of a
migration Restriction Bill prohititing the entry into the Commonwealth of any person under contract to perform manual labour. The educa tion test has been amended to include any European language. A Bill has been drafted to exclude Pacific Islanders after 1904. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has decided that the tragedy of President M'Kinley's assassina tion, by which he attained the "position of Pre-
my present duties, I cannot hope for future honors, and I shall fail if I give any thought to matters beyond the actual task I have under-
In addition to wines of our own sident of the United States, eliminates his can- bottling, the following brands, bot-didature for the Presidency at the election which takes place in 1904. He adds -" If I fail in tled in Europe, have been specially selected, and procured from the cele- brated firm of Messrs. GEO G. SANDEMAN, SONS & Co., of Lou- don and Oporto, for whom we have beon appointed Sole Agents.
LIGHT DRY .in SOLERA
Per Cuse ren
.$17.00
25.00
VERY PALE DRY FULL GOLDEN.
25.00
•
30.00
PALE DRY NUTTY FINE OLD BROWN..
32.00 43.00
A. 8. WATSON & CO. LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
DEATH.
taken.
fixed.
a trip to Japan, in order to recuperate during the wards got rid of them for $80 and prison.. vacation.. On the passage north he was attack. ed by dysentry, the ill effects of which were aggravated by a severe chill caught while
Yokohama, Mr. Robinson experienced no relief and returned to Hongkong in a very weak state, as announced by us on his arrival. He almost at once, was removed to Hospital and the end came this morning.
Mr. Robison was the son of the well known Barrister of the same name in Shanghai, and came to Hongkong about.fourteen years ago to commence a practice of bis own. was a man of undoubted ability and took infinite- pains with any case put in his hands. By bis
He
hard work and integrity be earned the respect of the entire community, who had reposed great trust in his painstaking nature and honest judgment.
THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.
A GREAT DURBAR: Private advices re- ceived in Calcutta state that, although the pro- The principal event of the encampment took claimation of the King as Emperor of India place last night. At first we were going to will not take plate for another 15 months, write, last evening, but that would exaggerate arrangements for the great Durbar at Delhithe importance of "Lights out" A concert are already being made. The ceremony will was organised and friends invited, who turned 'unquestionably afford the most magnificent up in good numbers with thirsts. Amongst spectacle ever witnessed in India, as repre others who contributed to the entertainment, sentatives from every Eastern nation and State
Mr. R. G. Heckford was easily fist and made will be present. The date has not yer peen the matshed ring. (if a matshed can ring) with the unstinted applause with which his efforts vere received-possessing a good presence he sang "Gallery and Boxes" with great effect, bis assumption of the manner and language of the occupants of the boxes in a Theatre being imitated as perfectly as the twang of the gallery was natural, Mr. P. Langley was another good number, and Mr. Ley Kum's tendering of "Because" was exceedingly good. Mr. Tyrrel found, the surroundings rather trying, but this could not mar his finely trained baritone. The soldiers got to bed safely so as to catch the first launch in the moming and are intent on a fresh effort for Saturday night..
ANOTHER LINK with the late Sovereign is about to be destroyed. This is the Elfin, the little scam yacht which for so many years carried Queen Victoria's despatches, between Portsmouth Harbour and Cowes when Her Majesty was staying at Osborne. The Elf was officially known as "tender to the Victoria
WALSH, Lp.ment Civil Hospital, Hongkong, after a few and Albert," but her popular nickame was
LIBRARY $1.50 EACH.
Mary Hamilton, by Lord E. Hamilton. The Just and the Unjust, by Richard Bagot. Chun Ti-Kung, by Claude Rees. The Early Stars, by Alben Kinross. King's End, by Alice Brown. Tony Drum, by Edwin Pugh. Catherine of Calais, by Mrs. H. de la Pasture. The Story of Eva, by Will Payne. Cottage Folk, by Mrs. Comyus Carı, A Soof Mammon, by G. I. Burgin, The Worshipper of the Image, by Richard Le
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The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1901.
"The Milk Boat, a title bestowed on her by some naval officers in consequence of her punctuality in completing the short journey., A FUNNY INCIDENT happened in a little church in Tasmania recently, says a correspon. dent of Cricket. The parish clerk was a great enthusiast as well as a notable umpire. One hot Sunday he was dozing in his official desk -at-Church,~dreaming doubtless-of the-great
match to be played next day. At the close of the sermon, when the time came for him to pronounce his customary "Amen," he as- An attempted southern move of the rebels tonished the minister, and highly delighted the from Calvinia, Cape Colony, has been check-congregation, by shouting, in stentoriaa tone, ed, and the commandos at various points hustled or scattered by the British forces.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE REBELS IN CAPE COLONY.
LONDON, October 2and.
K
"Over."
EARTHQUAKE IN SCOTLAND:~On 18th ulio, a severe shock of earthquake was felt over MARQUIS ITO IN AMERICA. a wide aren in the North of Scotland, embrace Marquis Ito lunched with President Roose-ing Inverness-shire, Aberdeen, Banff, Naim; scit, the Hon. John Hay, Secretary of State, and Sutherland. In the town of Inverness the shock seemed to have been experienced with being present.
President Roosevelt pressed the Marquis more severity than elsewhere, the walls of houses being torn asunder and considerable
SANITARY BOARD RULES AND REGULATIONS.
The dissatisfaction noted some months ago in this Department shows no signs of abating.
cable chain, value $20, reasonably suspected of haging been stolen. Evidence given showed that two of the prisoners were seen lowering
the chain from a steamer into their boat. It, was afterwards identified as a fathom chain belonging to the s.s. Dardanus one of the men was discharged and the other, two were each sent to prison for six weeks with hard labour,
CHINA TRADER'S INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the thirty-fifth ordinary meeting, to be held on Tuesday, the 12th November, 190r, at noon.
The Directors have now to lay before the Shareholders the accompanying Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th April last.
The net Premia amount to $1,380,796.37, and the Working Account shows a balance at credit of $514,805.07, which sum the Directors recom. mend be apropriated in the following manner-
"A Dividend of 16 per cent to
Shareholders ($4 per Share) $95,000.00 A Dividend of 15 per cent. 'on.
Contributions, payable to
...
all Contributors of busi- ness whether Shareholders
or not
125,000.00 To be carried to New Acount... 293,805.07
$514,805.07
DIRECTORS.
Messrs. E. Goetz and P. Sachsa retired from the Board on leaving the Colony; Messrs. P. Witkowski and H. Schübart accepted invita. tions from the Directors to fill the vacancies, and their appointment will be submitted for the confirmation of Shareholders.
Messrs, AJ Raymond and P. -Witkowski retire by rotation and offer themselves for re- election.
AUDITORS. The annexed accounts have been audited by Messrs. T. Amold and H. U. Jeffries, who offer themselves for re-election.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT. For the Year ending 30th April, 1901. Assets,
Cash in hand
Fixed Deposits with Banks Invested in Mortgages
of Properties
in Hongkong $510,000,00 in Shanghai 133,387.66 3,500.00
in Melbourne
32,536.83 35,000.00
746,787.66
Bonds of Chinese Imperial Gov- ernment Loan, 1886, 136 Bonds at Tls 250 Tis: 34,000
44,101.80 °.
..Godown Co., Ld., Debentures. 150 000.00
Debentures....... Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co.,
Ld., Debentures.
Silver Plated, Glass and China Wares, Iron Bedsteads and Matto accept his invitation to a banquet to take damage done to property. Many of the citizens be A 1 at their calling, yet nine-tenths of their Hongkong & Kowloon Whaifand tresses; Antlery and Dinner Services; Cooking Ranges and Kitchen place after the period of mourning for the Utensils, Aspinal's Enamels, &c., &c.
Our store is situated between the Principal Banking Institutions and Hotels in Hongkong.
Hongkong, 25th jały, teor
THE
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late President McKinley, but Marquis Ito
could not wait.
Resignations occur frequently as no inspector can withstand the temptation of getting out of the service if he can possibly get any other situation. Men who have been labouring for years and have their Hongkong at their finger tips are growling deeply at innocents being engaged in England at $150 a month with com pensation viz. 31- to the dollar for half the pay. $40 allowance for quarters and a Chinese teacher provided free to teach them what the present locally engaged men are paying $10 a month for. The men engaged at home may knowledge goes for nought in a colony like Hongkong. The man who knows every nook and crannic of this home of filth is comparatively of far more value than the new chum possibly can be and moreover is not afraid of our yearly epidemic. The Sanitary Board is exactly the IN DESCRIBING SCENES on Japanese same as the Police, the Gaol and subordinate railways a writer in the Pall Mall Magasine officers generally right through, the Govern ment Service, expecting too much for too little says when a native lady enters the carriage she slips her feet from her tiny shoes, stands upon money. The solution of the difficulty is only the seat, and then sits down demurely with her
to be found in one'direction, namely, more pay feen doubled beneath her. When the ticket-
to the man who risks his life in every stinking collector-attired in a blue uniform-enters hovel he enters, more to the man who tackles a fire and carries out human beings from the carriage he removes his cap and twice bows politely. He repeats the bows as he beneath crumbling walls, niore 'to the man who comes to each passenger. It is very pretty watches a night to safeguard our interests and polite on the part of the ticket-collector, and performs many a plucky act of which noth- but imagine the long-drawn-out agony of a
were greatly alarmed and rushed into the streets partially clad, unable at first to comprehned the nature of the occurrence. It is a remark able coincidence that on Sept. 17, exactly 100 CENERAL BULLER LOSES HIS go, there was an earthquake in precisels
the same area of the country, COMMAND.
LATER.
Owing to a speech delivered by him on re-
ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. the roth instant, General Buller has been
BANJOS, MANDOLINES
AND GUITARS,
AT
COST PRICE
TO CLEAR PRESENT STOCK.
Hongkong, 3rd October, 1gar.
1953c
WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED.
WINTER GOODS NOW IN STOCK. JACKETS MANTLES, MILLINERY, SHOES for Evening Wear, CHILDRENS' JACKETS, HOSIERY GLOVES, etc., etc.
WILLIAM POWELL LIMITED.
moved from his command, and placed on half pay. General French has been appoint ed to the command of the First Army Corps,
LOCAL AND 'GENERAL.
H.M.S. WATERWITCH is expected from Shaghai in about a week,
Journey on the South Eastern, further pro- ing is heard, and more to him who puts up HARMSTON'S CIRCUS has arrived at longed while the ticket-collectors pause to bow with the drear monotony of a life in the Geol.
and scrape before each passenger. Singapore from Sourabaya. -
THE GERMAN MAIL ofthe 18th September was delivered in London'on the 21st inst TEMPORARY PROMOTIONS in place of Military Assistant Surgeons on Field Service in South Africa and China are to be restricted to those in employ,
THE 12TH BATTERY, Royal Field Antillery, and 3rd Bombay Cavalry, Igo to Inda as soon as arrangements Can be made to ship them. The 4th Punjab infantry reman, in China until the spring.
A NEW YORK CHINAMAN, according to an American paper, has added a new and most unusual feature to the residence of his country men in the United States; He has famed high Wayman and is ready to accept the stomary.
THE HON, H. E. POLLOCK K. CA
A COLONIAL APPOINTMENT.
that out Acting Attorney General had been The news reached Hongkong this morning
appointed Attorney General for Fiji at a salary of £600 a year and private practice allowed. We sincerely congratulate Mr. Pollock on his advancement as a thoroughly deserved reward for his unremitting toil in the public interest A great deal of work has been performed
'Shanghai Waterworks Co, Ld.
London Branch-
Consols
Cash in hand.....$88,489.88 · Indian Govèmment;
Securities... 364,726.25.
****49,250.00 Fixed Deposits with
Banks Remittances in tran
situngkan
Australian Branches
300,000.00
8,000,00
5.479.45
50,273.97
810,406.13
Cash in hand, in course of col- "lection, and on Fixed Deposit": 134,936,70. Shanghai Branch
Cash in hand, in course of col.
lection, and on Fixed Deposit Yokohama Branch
Cash in hand, in course of, col- lection, and an ixed Deposit Interest" accrued," but not, yet
payable
Sundry Debtors... Famiture at Head Office and
Branches......
Liabilities.
A FUNERAL SERVICE, with full military. honour, over the remains of the late Velorin- ary-Surgeon Bussmann, of the German Garri sou, Shanghai, who met his death through being kicked by a mute, took place at the New Cemetery on on 16th inst. in the presence of a large number of officers and men from the various garrisons and men-of-war in hong bai. The funeral service in the chapel was conducted by the Rev. Pastor Hackmann at the close of which a squad of men from the, German Earrisen, standing, outside chapel, fired three valleys. The comfy was in a quiet, unustentations manner, and only decorated with numerous beautiful wreaths the amount and importance of it is known to of the various garrisons, mer-of-war and friends, provably leave the Colony, some time in sent by deceased's brother, officers, and these those behind, the scenes, Mr. Pollock will Profit and Loss Account The remains, we understand, are to be sent to deceased's home in Germany 20
the
LL KNIG
on the arrival of Mr. Goodma
64,936.88
28,860.85
9,192,84
13,099.
$2,420,889.56
Capital subscribed $2,000,000.00
Paid up $25 on 24,000 shares...$ 600,000,00 Dividends Outstanding Reserve Fund........
Exchange Fluriuation Account Sundry Creditore