Entinations.
PYROLA,
PYROLA,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1901.
______Go-day's
Advertisement.
THEATRE ROYAL,
CITY HALL.
THE
PYROLA, EMPIRE COMEDY
PERFUME
OF
EXQUISITE FRAGRANCE.
WATKINS
LIMITED.
Chemists and Perfumers.
No. 66. Queen's Road Central.
Hongkong, 1st October, 1901.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
LIMITED..
PORTLAND CEMENT.
$5.50 ✶ Cask of 375 lbs. Nei ex Factory, $3.30 Dag of 250 lbs.
SHEWAN, TOMÉS & CO., General Managers.
Hongkong, 1st June, 1001.
KELL"
JUST LANDED.
Ex 5.5. Chinsa.
CHRISTMAS NUMBER OF
"GRAPHIC,"
"ILLUS. LONDon News,"
COMPANY.
TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT I I
ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.
First Production of the SCREAMING BURLESQUE SKIT ON A
TRIP TO CHINATOWN.”.
st
THE FUNNIEST BURLESQUE IN
CREATION.
To-day's Advertisements.
PEAK HOTEL.
A CONCERT
will be given in the
above Hotel
by
MADAME AGNES
FREED
ASSISTED BY SIVERAL LFADING
AMATEURS,
THIS EVENING.
(TUESDAY), 3rd December,
at 9.30 P.M.
Entimation,
A PETITION to King Edward: from a native of India was recently received at Buckingham Palace. It was addressed-"Mr. Edward, No. 7, Emperor, London,”
ENTERIC During the week ended on Saturday last two cases of enteric fever were A. S. WATSON & CO., reported as occurring in the Colony. Both were Europeans, and one was imported from ,LIMITED.
Kobe by the ss. Dardanus.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 18412
CLARETS.
19.20
Tickets on sale at the HOTEL OFFICE and the
ROBINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED.
ST. ESTEPHE.. ST. JULIEN...
LA ROSE
9.00 12.98
..8 6.98 $ 7.56 9.60 13.92
Admission:-$3.
Hongkong, 3rd December, 1901.
CHATEAU HAUT BRION
LARRIVET
18.60
[13040
CHATEAU MOUTON d'AR-
MAILHACQ....
21.00
20.20
CHATEAU PONTET "CAR-
SHRIEKS OF LAUGHTER!
NET CHATEAU LA. TOUR CAR-
25.00
A REAL BUTTON-SHIFTER.
FUNNY SITUATIONS.
90.00
SHRIEKS OF LAUGHTER!
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 709.
48.00
CHATEAU RAUZAN 42.00 CHATEAU LATITE....
Those CLARETS are bought direct,
THE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, WHIMSICAL ODDITIES. to be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department, on
MONDAY,. New Specialties by our Collos Vaudeville the 9th day of December, 1901, at 3 P.M., are from the leading French growers.
published for general information.
By Command,
Artists.
The Laughable Afterpiece
STANLEY 2. LIVINGSTONE.
¿
TIME AND PRICES AS USUAL..
The lowest priced are of exceptional value and guaranteed to be the [1316% genuine product of the juice of the
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 23rd. November, 1901.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting. | grape- by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the oth day of December, 1901, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order His Excellency the Governor, of
SPECIAL TRAMS TO THE PEAK One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony AFTER THE PERFORMANCE
PLAN AT THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED.
fro
Hongkong, 3rd December, 1901.
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"ILLUS. SPORTING & DRAMAtic News," "SKETCH,'
"BLACK & WHITE."
"PEARS' ANNUAL”
With Coloured. Plates
WALSH, Ld.
H. K. V. C.
A Handsome Souvenir of the 1901 CAME.
15 PHOTOS and DESCRIPTIVE LETTERPRESS.
زود
$1.53
Price ... CHANDERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY.
75 cents each,
Price
Hongkong, 27th November, 1901.
of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years, with the option of renewal at a GROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Cural Building
Lot No 110TM
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
LOCALITY,
Deep Water
Boundary Measurements,
N.
ft. If, it.
I. W.
Contents in
** | Annual Rent.
Upset Price.
250 130 150 1500 1,5
LOBT
ON SATURDAY, the 30th. November,
а
from Robinson Raid,
CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET; CHATEAU RAUZAN AND
CHATEAU LAFITE are commended to the notice of Con. noisseurs as high-class after-dinner
Wines.
We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
WHITE BULL TERRIER DOG, 8 months The Hongkong Celegraph
old. number 766, on collar,
$2.25
[690c
.
WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED.
28 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD.
DRESSMAIING.
WINTER JACKETS AND CAPES.
WINTER HOSIERY AND GLOVES.
TOYS AND XMAS PRESENTS, IN ENORMOUS VARIETY.
The largest stock of all the above goods in the
9550)
East.
THE
B. G, HECKFORD,
Manager.
Finder will be rewarded on returning same
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & CO. Praya Central. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1901.
INDO-CHINA STEAM. NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA
THE Company's Steamship ̈·
[13x50
"LOONGSANG,”; Captain Weigall, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 7th instant, at Noon,
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for First class Passengers, is fitted throughout with, Electric Light and carries a Doctor,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JÄRDINE, MATHESON & Co.,.
General Managers. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1901 - [13130
." BARBER" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S.S/"HILLGLEN," FROM NEW YORK, STRAITS AND MANILA.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed risk into the Godowns of the the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain-
ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. ing undelivered after the 9th instant, will be
JUST UNPACKED.
A NEW SHIPMENT
THE CELEBRATED
OF
APOLLO PIANO PLAYER,
Inspection invited.
Hongkong, 22nd November, 1901.
A. CHEE & Co.
17A, Queen's Road, Central.
ESTABLISHED 1859.
FURNITURE DEALERS:
[9530
IMPORTERS OF EUROPEAN GOODS OF ALL KINDS;
Silver Plated, Glass und China Wales, Iron Bedsteads and Mat tresses Cutlery and Dinner Services; Cooking Ranges and Kitchen Utensils, Aspinal's Enamels, &c., &c.
Our store is situated between the Principal Banking Institutions and Hotels in Hongkong."
Hongkong, 25th July, 19an
subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be pré- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 9th instant, or they will not be recogntied.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1901.
MR. KRUGER'S ALLEGED TERMS for
Great Britain's acceptance are:-Home Rule for the Boers, guaranteed by France and Russia, under the Africander Flag, and a cession of the Rand to Britain as the Boer indemnity,
:
THE TIMES, commenting or the com pletion of the Siberian Rallway, dwells on the hollow character, of much of the apparent pro sperity of Russia, and asks whether relief or aggravation is be likelier result from such magnificent, but costly speculative enterprises, THE TOYO KISEN KAISHA will sborily open a regular service between Yokohama and Java vid Kobe, Nagasaki, Hongkong and Manila, making use of the steamers Rehilla and Rosette, which were purchased from the P. & O. last year. Mr. Nakajima, president of the Yokohama branch of the company, who recently set out for Java in connection with the plan, will return toward the middle of
December.
...
A SECRET society, bearing the name of MILITARY RELIEFS:-The P. & O. Con- "Justice or Death," has been discovered by the pany's s.5. Malacca due in Hongkong about Catalonia, Spain. Great | the_middle of the month is conveying the police at Llesuy, reticence is manifested in official circles-in following details to the East From London. recard to the inatter, Most of the members to Hongkong: two officers, 172 men, 13 women and 19 children of the Royal Garrison Artillery have been arrested.
and Royal Army Medical Corps; from Gibraltar INCREASE OF DRUNKENNESS among to Ceylon : 4 officers, 154 men, 11 women and coolies was the subject discussed at a recent
21 children. No. 18 Co. W: D. R. G. Artillery; meeting of a planters association in Ceylan, from London to Colombo: nien, 5 women It appears they have now taken to drinking and 13 children various details; London to kind of so-called German "Eau de Cologne" Singapore :3 men, woman and 2 children' with disastrous results,
various details; from London for Peking: 50 men R. G. A.; from Malta to Trincomalee:'5 officers, 150. inen, g women and 16 children No. 17 Co. S. D. R. G.; Artillery ; and 'froin' Trincomalee to Hongkong: 4 officers, 132 men, 7 women and 16 children R. G. A..
THE REGATTA to be held on December 11th "and" 12th promises to be a great success. One of the events was to have been a race confined to members of the German Club, but better advise having prevailed it has now been thrown open to all competitors..
TWO FRENCH MILITARY CONVICTS, who were being taken home from China to France on the transport Cathar, managed to squeeze through a port-hole when the vessel was lying at Singapore recently, but were apprehended when swimming ashore. REFERRING TO THE LOSS of the Cobra, Lord Selborne, at the Guildhall, said that the fear that destroyers did not fulfil their purpose was groundless, and that they had proved a triumphant success. A Committee, he said, had been summoned to advise a remedy for any structural weakness: [COATS WHICH DURING THE FAST SUMMER have been given up to dust and moths will soon be taken from the pegs and worn by the Colonials in many instances, not only to keep out the cold, but to cover shabby coats beneath. The temperature to-day re- gisters 56, and begins to play the dickens will weak chests and hot whisky.
BOXING TOURNAMENT.
-What should prove an exceedingly interest- ing and keenly contested series of boxing matches has been arranged by a syndicate of City Hall on Monday evening next, the prizes local gentlemen sports, to take place at the
including a purse of $300 and also a handsomą
silver cup, the last being prosented by Mr. Laycock of the Bay View Hotel. Everything. will be conducted with the strictest fairness and impartiality, so that visitors may cortainly calculate upon getting their money's worth. Among other contestants, will appear Privates Sandford and Warren of the RW.F., middle- weights, Seaman Howell and Private Howard,. RW.E.. (who claims to be champion of the Colony) feather-weight, and P. O. Hen. drick, champion of Essex, undertakes to put out" Sailor" Smith, who won the light and middle weight championship of Hongkong about a year ago, in six rounds, and he will have his work cut out for him. If there are any other gentlemen whe would like to wear the mits on this occasion, THE FRENCH SUBMARINE BOAT they may send in their names to Mr. Laycock, TRITON, according to the Daily Express, Bay View Hotel, and arrangements will doubt- net with an accident while testing some plung-less be made to accommodate them to their own
and the public satisfaction.
WEST RIVER NEWS.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED; ing apparatus at Cherbourg recently. She sank too rapidly, struck the bottom, was badly injured and commenced to fill. She rose wtih difficulty, but just in time to save the crew,
Piracy is almost as rife as ever. The latest who narrowly escaped in a state of abject terror,
reported case was a particularly daring affair LAST NIGHT'S ENTERTAINMENT at and, as usual, the audacity of the attack assisted the City Hall although witnessed by rather a the robbers in getting clear away. It seems limited attendance went better than ever, that on Monday, November 8th, seven boats "Mulinon's Picnec" had been enlivened. laden with live fish from the local fish ponds throughout, and with the help of clever Adson left Kumchuck for Kongmoon at 11 o'clock in and funny Gregory went well from start the morning. At about three p.m. five of the to finish. The second part opened with
seven boats returned and reported that the the ballet was of equal merit to the previous whole flotilla had been attacked by a band of performances and Adson's topical allusions, as pirates, who had come out of a creek and had usual, brought down the house. To-night captured and got away with two boats out of there is again a complete change showing that the seven. A fresh start was made and the Hongkong has not in the least exhausted the remaining five got safely to Kongmoon under repertoire of the Company.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. MARQUIL ITO IN RUSSIA,
LONDON, November 30th. The Tear has conferred the order of *Alexanderevsky on Marquis Ito. The
Marquis had a most flattering reception.
THE MANCHURIAN QUESTION.
Russia's negotiations with China concern-
HONGKONG AND MANILA BOATS
the escort of a small Chinese Government Launch. Up to the present in spite of all. enquiries, no news has been heard of the mis.
ing Manchuria have been broken off owing Messrs David J. Dunlop & Co., ship-builders sing boats. And so the merry game goes on,
to the objections of Japan.
SOUTH AFRICA.
On and after the first of January next,, no one without a permit will be allowed to enter Cape Colony or Natal.
-QUEEN WILHELMINA AND HER
HUSBAND.
There are persistent reports of a serious division between Queen Wilhelmina and her husband. The latter has now gone to Ger-
many.
THE NEW GERMÁN TARIFF.
December 1st,
and engineers, have recently completed the s.5. Rubí, an exact duplicate of the Zafire, which has arrived at Hongkong, the headquarters of the China and Manila Steamship Company (Limited), for whose service both steamers have beca specially built. The steamer, which pres ents a smart appearance, is fitted up in sump. tious style, and should not fail to impress the American tourists who travel between Hong-
kong and Manila. From the point of view of comfort nothing has been forgotten. The Rubi, it may be stated, is 295 feet long with gross tonnage of 2,540, and is intended for cargo as well as passenger traffic. On her trial when fully loaded, the vessel attained a mean speed over the measured mile of about thirteen
teed speed.....
This last case took place within a couple of miles of Chau To Shan where about 100 soldiers are stationed in a Chinese fort.
The British gunboats Sandpiper and Robin are at Wuchow.
found that, maski 'low few, and how far away At most out-of-the-way ports it is generally'
divide themselves up into little cliques and from civilization, the European community
half the population are in a state of armed neutrality with the other half. This does not seem the case at Wuchow. The various clubs, have amalgamated and, under the title of the Wuchow Recreation Club, have combined to make the best of their necessarily isolated lives, They have prepared two tennis courts, an ex-
A socialist petition against the new Ger-knots, being one knot in excess of the guaran-cellent cricket pitch, and moreover a rifle
man Customs tariff contains over 3,000,000 signatures. Violent debates are expected to take place in the Reichtag, but the tariff
THE
sange up to 100 yards, Again they have a revolver range, a boat club, and a football FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS club and ground. This, it must be remembered,
cxamined on the 9th instant, are they will be will probably-become-low-in spite of the have been einde at the Admiralty --Lienten has been done by only twelve residents and
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & Co., LÏMITED,
A Agents, Hongkong, 3rd December, 1901,
For Sale.
FOR SALE, CHEAP.
[13146
COTTAGE PIANO by BORD, of PARIS,
A Three years old, in Excellent Condition.
S
For Price, &c., apply to
THE ROBINSON PIANO-CO. Hongkong. 27th May, 100.
[$65c
·· FOR SALE,
opposition.
MARQUIS ITO IN RUSSIA. Marquis Ito will remain for some time in St. Petersburg. The Russian authorities and newspapers are gratified that the visit of the Marquis is tending to convince Japan of Russia's good will, and preparing the way for a rapprochement of the two empires.
AT THE MAGISTRAOY.
December 3rd
Lu Wong ran amok the other night with
ants-F. R. M. White, to the Eclipse. (G.), to could only be possible in a manly.community, date November (i; G. P. Bigg-Withers, to the who can put aside their two-penny-half-penny Pembroke, for the Fearless, (N.) ;, N. B. Bed- little differences and unite for the general well, to the Peutbrake, for the Afutine (N.), good. With the help of the Europeans who Sub-Lieutenant G. G. P. Hewett, to the Pem-trade to the port, full advantage is taken of the broke, for the Vestral (N.), to date November facilities for a bit of sporr, to finish up with a 8. Commanders-D. St. A. Wake, to the game of billiards on the first class table in the Rinalds, in command, and J. J. Graham, to
Wechow Club: the Fearless, to date November 26; C. W. M. Plenderleath to the Afutine, and F. H. Pey ton; to the Vestal, to date November 28, Surgeons-C..S. Bennetts, B. AM. B., tó the Fearless W. H: Pope, to the Rinalde; S. T. Reid, to the Vestal; and J. C. Rowan,, the result that he was charged this morning. M.B., to the urine, to date November with stealing from No. 39, Queen's Road West 28th Paymaster F. W. Preece, to the Fear pieces of clothing value $160, the property of less, to date November 26th. Assistant Pay. Ho Fat Tong, and also with unlawfully, and masters-H., W. Maclean, to the Rinaldo malciously wounding Lu Sung. It seems that in charge, to date November 16th; W. E.the shopkeeper suddenly saw a light go out Wallis, to the Mullne, in charge, E. Haves, to in his kitchen, and upon going to ascertain the the Vestal in charge; T. Haves, to the reason came across the prisoner, who then AN EXTRAORDINARY general meeting of Alacrity, to date Oct/31st, atid on commission attempted to get away. He gave chase and was struck on the wrist with a chopper, The the Wanchai Warehouse and Storage Coming in charge, undated. Engineer-A W pany, Limited, will be held at the Company's Bolton, to the Alacrity, undated. Assistant prisoner got away, but was eventually captured, office on Thursday next, when the resolution Engineer-F. C. R. Paton, to the Alacrity, with the result that he goes to gaol for three recently passed agreeing to the voluntary wind- undated. Probationary Assistant Engineer months with band labour on the charge ing up of the Company will be submitted for E. C. Green, to the Orlando, to date Nover larceny, and has another six months for t
'LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PLAGUE is reported to have broken out at Newchwang, and all mercantile vessels from EVERAL MODERN BOOKS on En- that port have to undergo quarantine at Taku.
gineering Subjects.
MR. MATSUGATA KOJIRO, President of For List, apply
"STEAM,"
the Kawasaki Dockyard Company, has pro- Clo The Hongkong Telegraph ceeded to Shanghai, with the view, it is stated Hongkong, Toth August, 1901-
of purchasing a shipbuilding yard there. FOR SALE THE cruising yawl "MADGE" 26 feet long by feet beam. Teak built, copper aftened, and lead keel, designed by Mr. A. DENISON. This three-ton yawl lies in the boatshed at the Kowloon Dock, Hunghom, and has been laid up for the past two seasons,
Apply to
YACHT, C/o This Office Hongkong, 13th November, gor,
confirmation.
FOTTAM & CO NEW SCARVES and
berist
AM & CO, FOOTBALL
unlawful and malicious wounding'
& COPYJAMAS for AUTT
ti