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66, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 7th December, 1901.
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,Į LIMITED,
PORTLAND CEMENT.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901.
Co-day's Advertisements.
BRIGHTAL
STEAM
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL and AMERICAN PORTS)
HE Steamship
THE
* CHUSAN," Captain C. L. Daniel, carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this. for BOMBAY, on SATURDAY, the 21st instant, at Noon, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports.
Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for France, and Tea for London (under arrangement) wil be transhipped at Colombo into a steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London; other Cargo for London, &c, will be conveyed vid Bombay with Transhipment.
Parcels will be received at this Office until 4 P.M. the day before sailing. The Contents nad: Value of all Packages are required..
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Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Bills of Lading..
For further Particulars, apply to
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent.
Hongkony. 7th December, 1oor
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVICATION
THE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE. Company's Steamship-
"SUISANG," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after Noon, the 11th instant, will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense into Godowns at East Point.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers.
[13360 Hongkong, 7th December, 1901.
& WALSH, LD.
LANDED,
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CHRISTMAS NUMBER OF
" GRAPHIC,"
"ILLUS. LONDON NEWS,
" ILLUS. SPORTING & DRAMATIC NEWS,"
"SKETCH,"
"BLACK & WHITE.""
"PEARS' ANNUAL,"
With Coloured Plates
H. K. V. C.
A Handsome Souvenir of the 1901 CAMP
15 PHOTOS and DESCRIPTIVE LETTERPRESS.
Price...
$1,50
CHAMBERS'S. TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY.
75 cents each.
Price....
Hongkong, 27th November, 1901.
L ́o-day's / Advertisements,
THEATRE ROYAL,
OITY HALL.
THE
COMPANY.
FAREWELL PERFORMANCE!...
THE TYPHOON.
NOTICE FROM MANILA.
THE REGATTA-We are requested to call. attention to the announcement in our advertise- ment columns about post entries for light gigs, Mr. W. A. Rublee, U. S. Consul General,man-of-war cutters, gigs and whalers, and open kindly forwards the following copy of a telegram, sailing boats. which he received from Manila to-day-
MANILA OBSERVATORY,
December 7th, 3:45 pm.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE YOUNG PRINCE CHUN has arrived at Peking. He was received with great honour. A guard of Chinese soldiers and a EMPIRE COMEDY Sea probably recurving.
The typhoon S.S.E. of Manila lying in Sulu good representative company of officials await- ed him. From the station they proceeded through Legation Street, and thence to bis palace in the extreme north of the city. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S appoint- MAJOR DYSON, A.P.D., left for home by the ment to the command of the Third Army thail to-day.
Corps at the Curragh his aroused a great deal of interest and enthusiasm in Irish society, for Duchess will be compelled to spend most of their time on the Irish side of St. George's channel.
FAREWELL PERFORMANCE!
TO-NIGHT 11
TO-NIGHT I
OUR LAST APPEARANCE 1;
DARING THEFT ON THE "LOONGSANG."
What appears to have been a most daring theft. has been perpetrated on board of the steamship Loongsang. The vessel, which belongs to the Indo-China Steam Navigation. Company, Limited, only arrived in port yester. day morning, having experienced a rough passage from Manila. She moared to a buoy off the "wharves, and all appeared well when her skipper, Captain Weigall, left for the shore. He was detained in the City till a late hour last night, and upón going aboard and entering his cabin found that one of the drawers in his private desk had been opened, and about $700 in cash, and.1.0.U'S, and chits He at once reported the maller to the police, and they are at present investigating the matter, though at the time of going to press we under. stand they have made no arrests. Captain Weig all,left the key of the drawer in his cabin before going ashorn and the thief or thieves, who were evidently well acquainted with the ship, seized their opportunity and cleared with the large
When a host of Fresh Novelties will be been appointed Attorney General of Fiji, leaves it means, that the King's brother and the amounting to between $1,700 and $2,000, stolen.”,
introduced by our Collossal Vaudeville Stars.
NEW TOPICAL HITS:
NEW ACROBATICISMS:
NEW CAKE WALKS,
NEW SKETCHES.
NEW FINALES.
NEW FARCES, &c.
Hongkong, 7th December, 1901. [1337C DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL THE Company's Steamship
"FORMOSA," Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 8th instant,
at 9 AM
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 7th December, 1901. 13230
· Entimation,
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D, 18417
CLARETS.
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ST. JULIEN.................................... LA ROSE
Per Case
THE HON. H. E. POLLOCK, K. C., who has
to take up his new post on Thursday next.. DR. MORRISON, the Times correspondent at Peking, who bas recently been staying at the Hongkong Hotel, has gone to Bangkok, THE XXII BOMBAYS returned from their camp under Kowloon Peak to-day. Their place will be taken by the 5th Hyderabad Contingent. A SPECIMEN of the earliest English silver coin, bearing a date-a testoon of Edward VI.—has been dug up in a cottager's garden at High Wycombe. NEWLY-VACCINATED City men in London were last month wearing a band of red tape round the affected arm to apprise a hustling public of the fact:
THE OPERATION of the new tariff is reported to be causing much embarrassment owing to want of uniformity in the manner of levying the rates at different places.
MR. CHARLES VERKES, says a London telegram, has purchased Turner's celebrated painting, "Rockets and Bluelights," at the record price of £15,750
THE R. W. M., OFFICERS, and members of Lodge "St. John," No. 618, S.C, are holding an Installation Ceremony and Banquet at the Masonic Hall, on Thursday next
THE HON. TREASURER of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to. acknowledge with thanks the following dosa- tion to the funds of the Hospitals
.Li Chiu Fan........................
$50
SALE OF JEWELLERY:-Those bf our readers who have wives or sweethearts and are desirous of making them a Christmas present will do well to study the advertisement of a sale of jewellery and precious stones which appears elsewhere.
6.96 $7.56 THE TRIAL TRIP of the Steamship Bakan 9.00 9.80 fart, of the China s.s. Co., of Canton, and 12.98 13.92 Hongkong, Ltd., will take place to-morrow when the craft will leave the wharf opposite Tung Hing Street, West Point, at ten o'clock
18.80 19.20
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42.00 48.00
CRAND XMAS SHOW.
Bring the children to see the
TOYS! TOYS!
TOYS!
Hundreds to select from.
Prices 5 cents to $50.
BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL GIFTS.
FOR
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WINTER GOODS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.
WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED.
28 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD.
Hongkong; 5th December, 1901,
THE
[955c
ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED.
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: IMPORTERS OF EUROPEAN GOODS OF ALL KINDS;
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Silver Plated, Glass and China Wates, Iron Bedsteads and Mat tresses; Cutlery and Dinner Services; Cooking Ranges and Kitchen Utensils, Aspinal's Enamels, &c., &c.
Our store is situated between thie Principal Banking Institutions and Hotels in Hongkong..
CHATEAU RAUZAN CHATEAU LAFITE....
These CLARETS are bought direct from the leading French growers. The lowest priced are of exceptional value and guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape.
CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET, CHATEAU RAUZAN AND CHATEAU LAFITE
are commended to the notice of Con- noisseurs as high-class after-dinner Wines.
and make a trip round the Island, MAJOR A. CHAPMAN, of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, presided over a Recreation Committee on board of the Konig Albert while coming out to the East. The Committee or- ganised a 'concert, several balls and athletic sports, and a most enjoyable trip was made. ON SUNDAY a special missionary sermon will be preached in the Wesleyan Church, Wanchai, at 10.30 am. by Dr. Anderson of Fatshan. On Monday evening at 6 o'clock the annual tea. will be held, to be followed at 7.30 by a public meeting, over which J. Pitt, Esq, R.N., will preside, when addresses on mission work will be delivered. A special choir will sing. BY KIND PERMISSION of Lieut. Col. Baillic and Officers, the Band of the 22nd Bom bay Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening, from 8 to 9.39 pm. :--
PROGRAMME. Lancer 25 .."The Savoy". .Selection...The Pirates of Penzance 3. Varla ... Song Folke... 3. Selection..
.Morse. Sullivan. ....... The Officers" Coote. Empress and Queen". Levy. Minuet .... Weidenfel. Nell Gwynne.....Planquette. *God.save the King."
MR. J. PIERPONT MORGAN will, it is reported, visit Colombo during next month. In London he will confer with his partner, Mr. Clinton Dawkins, C. B., about the preliminaries for the purchase of the White Star Line, a pur-haul.. chase the contemplation of which has been denied by the owners, but which is believed to
ممالیہ سے جس
MESSRS. CALDBECK MACGREGOR and
THE NAVAL AND MILITARY LODGE SMOKING CONCERT.
"
There was a large gathering of members and friends of the Naval and Military Lodge, No.
Lodge last evening, the occasion being the 848 5. C. in the Banqueting Hall of the Masonic
installation of Rt. Worshipful Bro. H. Hor-
be imminent. THE GREAT SNOW-STORM:-The snow which began at noon on Tuesday, the 12th ult, proved to be the biggest snow-storm that has been known at Peking among foreigners Very seldom has a snow-storm come, so soon' The snow fell some six inches, and on Wednes.
Deputy Disinet Grand Master E. C.. Rae, day the city was robed in white--more cleanley, F. M. The ceremony was performed by than Peking has ever been.
and among the Company, numbering about. THE HONGKONG HOCKEY CLUB will.150, were noticed Worshipful Bros. Bridger, play a match on Monday next at 4.30 p.m. Crombie, Farmer, Ull, Howell, and Lock- against a team from H.M.S. Blenheim. The head, Fast Masters. A cold supper was first following will firepresent the Hockey Club: served, and then the company gave the rest Forwards-J. Looper, H, Shettle, Capt. Dykes of the time to barmony. Those assisting with A. J. Stevens, F. Browne. Halves-H. W.
the capital programme, included Messrs.. Slade, C. P. Chaytor, Capt. Bewley. Backs W. J. Terril, E. R... Viggers, G. Wallis F. H. Yeats, P. H. Campbell. Goal-T. CJ. Oxberry, G. Simmers, F. Browne, H.A. Ward, F. G. Whitick, Sibbitt, and H. M. Pyka Grey. Club to play in white.
Most of the items were encored, though especial mention should be made of several of the performers. Mr. J. Oxberry was well to the- fore, and that great favourite Queen of the Earth" he sang by special request as one of his encores. He was in good voice and delighted the company on several occasions. Sergt. F. R. Viggers, as usual, kept the assembly in roars of laughter with some of his new productions, and of course, he was encored and treated the gathering to more of his side splitting verses, Sergt. Simmers also shared in the laurels and secured encores, while Sergt. H.A. Ward was to the fore with several meritorious contributions. Mr. F. G. Whittick sang the "Bedouin Love Song," and "The Wolf", which were deserving of the Mr. C. Mepham applause they received. accompanied. Speaking in general terms, the function was a great success, and a most pleasant evening was spent.
Co., the well-known wine and spirit merchants have sent us three most useful pocket wallets. They are of first rate brown leather and calculated to delight the heart of anybody who who is doomed to lug about letters and papers with him. No wonder a firm becomes popular when in addition to supplying excellent wines it provides its customers with useful articles of this description.
THE PEKING AND TIENTSIN TIMES of the 23rd ulto, says: The Shipping Com panies are having recourse once more to their own light-draught steamers to supplement the work of lightering at the Bar. Messrs. Butterfield and Swire have put on the Min, Messrs. Forbes the Kwangchi, and the Princely Firm the wongsong. The last named vessel had to wait ten days before she could herself be lightered to enable her to begin. THE INTRODUCTION INTO SHANG HAI of the new ten-cash pieces, took place the other day, some 50,000 of them having arrived from the Soochow mint the day before. These new coins have been sent to the various local pawnshops, banks and cash-shops to be tentatively circulated, and from what has been reported of them seem to have rather struck the fancy of the masses-whether as curiosities,
or otherwise, remains to be seen.
TELEGRAMS TO THE NORTH-The Manager of the Joint Telegraph Companies informs us that communication by cable with Shanghai, North China and Japan is totally interrupted owing to the break of the Foochow Shanghai, and Amay-Shanghai cables Tele grams are being forwarded by cable to Foochow and thence by Chinese landlines. Copies will also be posted from Foochow: the next steamer leaves that port on Monday or Tuesday. MR. JOHN ROBERTS, the billiard champion, has arrived at Colombo after a very successful tour throughout China, Australia and New Zea THE HONGKONG CHESS CLUB will hold land. Whilst in Ceylon, the champion played an extraordinary general meeting at 18 Bank the local amateurs, conceding to one player 450 Buildings, at half past five on Monday next, for in 750 and others 700 in 100o on a game of We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be the purpose of electing a President, Secretary, Pyramids on which he conceded his opponents genuine only when bought direct from us in Treasurer and Committee. The Club is suffer-4, both of which games he won. The Cham. the Colony or from our' authorised Agents ating by the loss of three of its most prominent pian showed his extraordinary command over members, namely the Hon. H E. Pollock, the balls by patting the remaining eleven in Colone? The O'Gorman and Mr. F. C. Hendley. succession. It is hoped that a large number of members will be present at Monday's meeting. ONE OF THE SIGHTS at the Galle Face promenade at Colombo is that of a mail pbæton and pair driven by a native gentleman in a vivid coloured turban. He has a friend beside him.
the Coast Ports.
A. S..WATSON & CO., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
The Hongkong
elegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER-7, 1901.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE ISTHMIAN CANAL.
LONDON, December 5th
A POSTCARD which left London for Hong kong on February 8th, according to a London paper, is said to have arrived there on March 13th, and on the same day was redispatched to London, where, it was received on April 13th As the return was made by way of Vancouver, the post-card has actually made the circuit of the world in sixty-four days, which is sixteen less than Jules Verno dreamed of in what, not so many years ago was regarded as a most extravagant fomance.
BRITISH KOWLOON.
DOGS' PARADISE.
Opposite to Hongkong the peninsula of Kowloon juis out, and this small section of the British Empire may be faithfully described as the dogs' paradise. Not that the dogs are angels-Kowloon inhabitants often wish that they were they are most material and realistic,
Breeds? Well, yes, there are breeds! Five Kosioun dogs will, as a rule, show as many different breeds as are to be found in a Crystal Palace dog show. And as a general thing a dog is not confined to one breed, but proudly lays claim to some half-a-dozen. You will see bulldogs, collies, terriers, bull-terriers, spaniels, retrievers, dachshunds, greyhounds, white chows, black chows, brown chews, short-haired chows and common or garden pariahs, all in one. Wherever you go there are dogs. Dogs lic in the roads, on the beach, in the gardens, in the houses, and dogs run round and round you until you everlook your alcoholic history for the past day or so, to try and account for their numbers and diversity. of form and colour. Round the far corner: rushes a miserable, mangy cur, pursued by a nondescript pack, and fin your eagerness to avoid the mad rush of him and his pursuers you make a frantic flank movement and find yourself plunging into a dog-fight on the side- walk. But you soon, grow, used, to the dogs and beyond few muttered curses as you rub your bruised corners after running into a fight or conversazione on your bicycle, you take no further notice of them.
They are very loyal to one another are the Kowloon dogs; that is to say those of the samé house or clique, for there are cliques in There is another passenger seated between the driver and the friend, who escapes attention
canine as in Kuman society. The dogs of a household only associate with those of their looking like a boy between the two occupants
master's friends, and woe betide the stranger of the box seat. Closer inspection, however, dis
who tries to force himself upon them without a covers the fact that this is an enormous orang- utan fully dressed in coat, cloth, and turban. THE MARRIAGE of Mr. Walter Makepeace, proper introduction. There is a mad rush, a The ape is chained down to the seat.
recently editor of the Singapore Free Press, to chorus of yelps, howls, growls and barks, lumps THE EMPIRE COMEDY COMPANY make Miss Pitt, of the Raffles Girls' Public school, is of dog roll wildly over the ground, the colours Until their of the various individuals intermingling with their last appearance at the City Hall this even-announced in London papers. The report of the United States Canaling when they are presenting one of the
kaleidoscopic effect; then the master of the out- brightest and most taking" programmes which
raged household appears upon the scene, whip Commission favours the Nicaraguan route has been given in Hongkong for some con-
in hand, the furious tumult ceases and the taking eight years to construct, and costing siderable time. There is to be an entire change
fragments of the unwelcome stranger are seen one hundred and ninety million dollars.in the performance, specialities will be in
painfully picking their way down the garden. The report at the same time admits many troduced, and no one with any sense of wit
path, while the viclors sit placidly round their
and bumour will leave the ball without aching advantages of the Panama route.
sides and a pleasant smile. Steve Adson is going to be funnier than ever, and with the assistance of the other artists will present a programme brimming with comicalities, absurdities, and side splitting sketches. Those failing to go, and those arriving late will undoubtedly miss a treat es, according to all reports, the is all going to be packed and the Coup pany will put on a programme which will go with a dash and swing almost capable of waking the Hongkong public from the lethargy into which it has fallen.
LATER,
SOUTH AFRICA. IMPORTANT CAPTURES. Three laagers were surprised, and 250 Boers captured in the Transnal yesterday
QUEEN WILHELMINA AND HER HUSBAND. Prince Henry has returned to The Hague, and his relations with Queen Wilhelmina have been resumed.
NEW SCARVES and
master and strive to assume a vacuity of expression expressive of ignorance of the recent battle,
formal engagement was announced nobody in Singapore suspected Mr. Makepeace of being matrimonially inclined, and the happy couple are now in receipt of congratulations from all sides. Mr. Makepeaca returns to Singapore to resume his formes duties on the editorial staff of the Singapore Free Priss. COLONEL HAMILTON BOWER has retired from the command of the Weihaiwei Regiment, Serenading parties are popular, but only having been appointed to the command of the those dogs who are confined to the house at Britishi Legation Guard at Peking. The Weibat night are accorded them. Such a case having wel Regiment now consists of twelve companies, been reported to the canine committee, a but it is doubtful whether our War Office knows resolution is passed that the ill-used brothers, of the existence of more than two companies, which is all is proposes to use in the defence of or sisters, shall be sereneded. Then, on the Weibatwal. There is a possibility of the offer first moonlight night, the canine elite of the ten companies going to augment the British neighbourhood congregate and proceed in a Tarrison at Shangbai. It is supposed that Major body to the prison of their injured, com- C. D:-Bruce, who is now on leave, will be given
Several minor differences have-ta. the command of the regiment
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