THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1901.
Mails,
U.S. MAIL LINES.
PACIFIC MAIL S.8. CO., OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL $.S. CO., TOYO KISEN KAISHA. ⠀
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE;
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
"COPTIC "
"AMERICA MARU
"CITY OF PEKING"
"GAELIC "
"HONGKONG MARU" "CHINA"
en route.
WEDNESDAY, 20th Nov., at Neon. THURSDAY, 28th Nov., at Noon. .....SATURDAY, 7th December, at Noon. SATURDAY, 14th December, at Noon.
.......SATURDAY, 21st December, at Noon.
TUESDAY, 31st December, at Noon,
HE O. &O. Company's Steamship "COPTIC" will be despatched for SAN FRAN- CISCU, via SHANGHAL, NAGASAKI, INLAND SEA, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, on WEDNESDAY, the zoth instant, at Noon, taking Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe. Passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France und Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers, and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada.
Passengers holding through ORDERS TO EUROPE have the choice of the Overland Rail Routes from San Francisco, including the SOUTHERN PACIFIC CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE, and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL WAY; also the GANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY on payment of £4 in addition to the regular tarit rate.
Passengers holding Orders for OVERLAND CITIES in the United States have between SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO, the option of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RUANDE, and other direct connecting Railways, and iron, Ciucaga to destination the cagice or direct frues.
Special rates (First-class only) to European Points, are granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Consular Services, and European Civil Service Officials located in Asia, and to European Officials in the Service of the Governments of China and Japan
TO UNITED STATES and CANADIAN POINTS, Special rates (first class only) are confined and will apply only to Missionaries, Members of the Naval and Military Services, and to Consular and Diplomatic Officials of the Governments of China and Japan.
Beturn Passage. Reduction will be made to passengers who do not fold return tickets, making the return journey between ports in the Orient and Honolula or beyond, within twelve months,
Through Bills of Lading issued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Overland Railway, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to purts in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Companies' and connecting Steamers.
Freight will be received na brd until 4 P.M. the day previous to sading, Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until's P.M. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full value of same is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany each shipment of Cargo or parcel (valued at $100. Gold or over) destined to Points, beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Companies' Office addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
is less than $100. U:S. Gold.
Merchant's invoice will be sufficient for cargo or parcel. (each shipment) when the value For further Information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Com. panies, Queca's Buildin
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Hongkong, 12th November, 1901,
GEORGE ECKLEY, Acting Agent.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COY.'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.
SAFETY
SPEED.
PUNCTUALITY.
THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN AND EUROPE, VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. (CALLING AT SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VICTORIA, B.C.) Twin Screw Steamships-6,000 Tons-10,000 Horse Power-Speed 19 Kasts. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
1061
EMPRESS OF «INDIA ...Comdr. O. P. Marshall, R.N.R... WEDNESDAY, 20th November ......Comdr. H. Mowat, R.N.R... WEDNESDAY, 4th December ATHENIAN EMPRESS OF JAPAN.Comdr. H. Pybus, R.N.K..........WEDNESDAY, 18th December.
· EMPRESS OF CHINA...Comdr. R. Archibald, R.N.R.... WEDNESDAY, 15th January,
HE magnificent Twin-screw Steamships of this Line pass through the famous INLAND THE Twice as of any YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER (B.C.) in 12 DAYS, saving THREE DAYS to a WEEK in the Trans-Pacific journey, and make connection at Vancouver with the PALATIAL OVERLAND TRAINS of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY which gave daily, and cross the Continent FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE ATLANTIC WITHOUT CHANGE. Close connection is made at Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, New York and Boston with all Trans-Atlantic Lines, which
to Great Brain and the Continent are given choice of passengers
Passengers Book through to all principal points and AROUND THE WORLD Return tickets to various points at reduced rates, Good for 4, 6, 9 and 12 months.
SPECIAL RATES (First class only) granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to European Officials in the Service of China and Japan Governments.
The attractive features of the Company's route embrace its PALATIAL STEAMSHIPS, (second to tone in the World), the LUXURIANCE OF ITS TRANS-CONTINENTAL TRAINS (the Company having received the highest award for same at recent Chicago World's Exhibition), and the diversity of MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN AND LAKE SCENERY through which the Railway passes.
THE DINING CARS and MOUNTAIN HOTELS of this muite are owned and operated by the Company, and their appointments and Cuisine are unexcelled.
For further information, Maps, Guide, Books, Rates cf Passage, &c., apply to Hongkong, 7th November, 161.
·D, E BROWN, General Agent Pedder's Street.
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LINIE LLOYD,
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A. D. C. PERFORMANCE.
"TRYING IT ON."
Hay, Courtney Arthur, Rutherford, Hays, Levy J. C. Anderson. G. P. Lammen, E. Hagen, W. Flagen, Wolfe, and Worcester, ON,
Another performance will be give next The Amateur Dramatic Club gave...a per.... formance last evening in honour of the visit Thursday evening, and as there will be several new and attractive features added a full of the Shanghai and Straits cricket teams, and, being in that unfortunate position which combe secured at once by all intending to pay a house is practically ensured. Tickets should
return visit, and should a complimentary pass come along a seat will be occupied by
QUILL
BIG DEMAND FOR RUBBER. PHILIPPINES DEFENDED UPON TO FURNISH
pels me to attend funerals, weddings, inquests, and theatres without tickets, I was favoured was a complimentary pass, marked "free." I have great objection to contributing towards ex- poses when reprçsenting those who-cannot- atrend, but it gets a litle against the grain to have to hand in a pass as though giving a tip to a railway porter. Nevertheless, I was labelled as free, and went to the City Hall with the free ticket, and took à free seat. Perhaps it was an oversight. I hope so, if not, I shall in future either koop away or pay. Fortunately tion, and one in no wise lessened by the
I had an unlabelled programme handed to me, and was soon scanning the fifty odd names recorded between its folds. must confess that the picture on the front rather fascinated me and unbidden.memories_ tugged at my heartstrings, reminding me of the days when but that's another matter. I had been given a free ticket to witness the performance of William Brough's amusing sketch, "Trying it on," and was going to make the most of the opportunity not that I had never seen the farce before, nor because I believed the majority of the audience had not, but simply because I was going to give a fair criticism of the manner in which the characters upheld the "plot."
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THE FUTURE SUPPLY. In these times of electrical development, says an American paper, the world's supply of India rubber becomes a serious ques-
fact that large quantities of this product are being used in the manufacture of tubing for air brakes, with which all first-class railways are equipping their rolling stock; and by the immense demand caused by the manufacture. of rubber tyres for carriages and bicycles. The late James G. Braine, in his day, when these industries were in their infancy, so to speak, was able to peer far enough into the future to see that the supply then in sight would not be sufficient to meet the demand.
During his term of office as Secretary of State he appointed J. Orton Kerbey, an electrial, expert as well as a newspaper corre spondent, as Consul to Para, Brazil, charging bim to make an examination of the sources of
the rubber supply along the banks of the Amazon river from which the main part of the rubber used in the United States came. Mr. Kerbey has twice crossed equatorial America by the Amazon and the Andes in search of new rubber lands, and while be has been successful in finding what he was in quest of the forest in which the rubber trees are located is practic- ally inaccessible. This, coupled with the scarcity of labour and the unrellability of the concessions made by the governments in the outh American countries renders the prospect for an increase in the supply from this source extremely precarious.
Let us at once forget the worry and turmoil surrounding our Colonial life, and sten softly into the dainty little drawing room of Mrs. Job stock. Walsingham Potts, apt forgetting the Walsingham," is an agitated young gentle man of presumably malicious intent with a strong determination to impress upon every; one in Hongkong that he is not plala Mr. Potts, Mr. W. Potts, or Potts, but the renowned and aristocratic Walsingham Potts. This goes on for some time, and at length a dull face sit ting behind commences to broaden into a smile. Its owner grasped the situation; it was a difficult but appropriate pill for the Colonials Lo swallow-beneficial medicine, administered Mr. C. in a big dose, but taken with ease.
Mr. Kerbay looks to the Philippines to P. Hay impersonated Walsingham Potts, and in my humble and tree opinion was the best of supply the deficiency that threatens, as a result those on the stage. He acted well, without of the enormous consumption of this product. affectation, and riveted the attention of his The climatic conditions in the Philippines, he audience. Mr C. Hudson, I.M.S., as Mr. Job.ays, are favourable to the rubber tree, while the fact that the transportation of the product stock, was good because he had been "made
can be made from the source of supply to this up" to perfection as representing one of our leading outfitters, and when a'voice (probably country in ships, intead of having to be packed over long distances, as in South America, will a free "ticketer ") from the back shouted out "Good old Cottam" there came over the
make the Philippines the source of supply in the future. The freight will not be so high, house a smile which gradually broadened into a laugh and ended in a roar. Mr. G. H. Afdron was sufficiently attractive as Mr.. Tittlebat to secure several good rounds of ap- plause. He appeared to take the part naturaliy and without that nervousness characterestic of the impersonator of Jobstock. To Mrs Cuming was entrusted the part of Mrs. Jobstack, She was nearly and prettily attired, and acted in a quiet and dignified manner. Mrs. J's.'niece, Fanny, was represented by Miss Hutchings, and the only fault in her performance was the frequent reference to her "orty" Mrs. Jobstack's maid, Lucy, though a minor part was prettily taken by Mrs. Howkins. In fact, all the characters were in skilful hands and the perfonnance went fairly well.
An interval of sfteen minutes followed, during which I had time to get back to every day life, and migrate again to the and of the Swannie River. The Plantation Revels were good; no more need be said airs. Prewitt, gave the opening item," Larily Drows ly," in which the chorus took part. If any fault was to be found the song was rendered a trifle too drowsily. Perhaps I was getting tired. "Mammy's Little Pumpkin Coloured Coous" gained an encore for Mrs. Yates, and Mr. W. G. Worces ter was called upon for a repetition of his "whistling" story. Mrs. Howkins sang "Kiss me, honey do," and was obliged to give a second rendering, while a skin-dance by the Misses. P. and M. Seth met with the great success it so well, merited. By way of varia- tion Mr. George Grimble, one of the musical directors, walked on to the stage very cleverly impersonating "Joe" Mann, of Shanghai. The dressing and the necessary padding was complete in every detail, and roars of laughter were caused when he put down a small josa cock, which he explained was "Bancy Cox." It should also be mentioned, that by kind permission of Lieut. Col. Hon. R. H. Bertie and the officers, the band of the 2nd Royal Welch Fusiliers, under Band- master Moir, played several selections of music during the evening. Mr. Moir, also officiated as one of the musical directors, and every credit is due to Mr. Gumpert for his admirable stage management, and to Mr. H. W. Bird for the manner in which he carried out the secretarial work.
The following was the cast
#TRYING IT ON.
Mr. Tirclebat
Mr. Walsingham Potts. Mr. C. H. P. Hay. Mr. Jobstock.
Mr. C. Hadson, L.M.S. Mr. G. H. Ardion, Mrs. Chasing, Miss Hutchings.
Mrs. Jobstacke Fanny (her place) ... *Lucy (her mald) .......................................
........Mr. Howklos. Scene-Bit Jobstock's Drawing-room. The full programame of Plantation Revels was as under:
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PLANTATION REVELS. "Opening Hole and Chorus Lasily drowally" Mrs. Brewlit Mammy's rele pumpide-coloured) da Vesta Bongienis
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Ki me, honey, dio Mrs. Howklas {"Just because she made Mr. Worcester Song and Dance goo goo ayes"... Song
**My gal is a high-born lady". Mr. Welfo, .Ekirt Dance un «
Mixes F. and M. Seth Flan-Bolo Good night”
* Mrs. Tants mad Chorus:
Mr. John Haya. Decor Jawbone Apisted by Messrs Hay, Hudson, Wolfe and Warcenter. Chorus:-Mesdames Yeats, Howkins, Bre- witt, P. Seth, M. Seth, Henderson, G. Clieve, Clieve, Hance and Haseland; Mesra. Ardron,
GIRAULT. WINE and SPIRIT ME
GIRAULT | FRESH GOODS by every ORAN MATE
withstanding the longer distance, and there will be no export duties to pay, as the islands are under the United States government.
A WHITE AUSTRALIA,&
IMMIGRATION RESTRICTON BILL' The following are summaries of debates which took place in the Australian Common- wealth House of Representatives on the oth ultimo:
Representative Wilks (N.SW.) strongly apposed the Bill as a dishonest measure. Re- presentative Batchelor (S.A.) said that while the Bill would, he presumed, be transmitied as the opinion of a majority of the House, they knew that such was not the case. There were only two or three members in favour of die fill. There were others who had voted for it because they did not wish aliens excluded and tank the Bill as the lesser of two evils, Others again, while believing in total exclusion of aliens, had voted for the measure from a desire to make a sacrifice for the Empire. Some others had voted with the Government for tariff and other purposes. Representative Sir... Edward Braddon (T.) suppported the education lest out of consideration for the feeling that the Empire should not be placed in a position of friction with other Powers. Representative Poynton (S.A.) opposed the Bill because it was, a dishonest one. Other members spoke, and the third reading was passed.
PACIFIC ISLANDERS BILL. Representative Reid (N. S. W.) resumed the debate on the second reading of the Facific Is- landers Bill, which aims at excluding them from Australia after a while. He said that, as Queensland and the rest of Australia were for the measure, the Ministers were justified in bringing it in. The only difficulty was that i was quite opposed to the Government's declared policy of aut legislating on the colour line, Representative. J. Cook (V.) spoke in favour of the Bill. He considered that the Islander traffic should be done away with, He deprecated any encouragement being given, to the continued. Employment of islanders Representative Sir Malcolm McEacham (V) considered that islander labour did not come into the same category as Asiatic labour. He quoted largely to show that black labour was necessary to the carrying on of the sugar industry, as white man. would not engage in it in the northern districts. If the sugar industry died out there would be little to induce steamers, which were a great coavenience to the smaller industries, to go north. He argued that the time for ceasing black labour should be at least seven years, with three years afterwards for the islanders to leave. Representative Watson (N, 8. W.) up.. ported the Bill, and spoke strongly in favour of the abolition of black labour. ⠀⠀ Representa tive Edwards (Q) secured the adjournment of the debate. Representative, Bamford (Q.) read a letter from a friend in North Queensland stating that speculators there were secretly in treducing 400 Javanese and 500. Japanese, A Postcript to the letter showed that the Javanese were intended for New Caledonia, but that the
·Japanese would be latroduced on the pretence of being required for the sugar industry. The Prime Minister said they were probably coming under agreements if so, nothing could be done till the Bill was papred.
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