Intimations.
CROWN DISTILLERIES COMPANY,
cure
-that-
cold-
A PURE LIQUEUR.
crown
MAPLE RUM.
..
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER
To-day's | Advertisements.
THEATRE ROYAL,
CITY HALL.
KTO-NIGHT
(MONDAY), 9Tu December.
GRAND BOXING TOURNAMENT
and display of FISTIC. SCIENCE,
in which the TALENT OF HONGKONG will compete. BREAD WHAT FOLLOWS. PRIVATE SANFORD, R.W.F., 7/8.
H. WARREN, K.W.F. MIDDLE-WEIGHTS.
SEAMAN HOWELL 25. PRIVATE HOWARD,,
R.A.M.C. (Feather-weight Champion,
Hongkong),
FEATHER-WEIGHTS,
1.O.TENDRICK (Ex Champion) vs.
[}\Œoday's
Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION, F.
THE Undersigned have receiv
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION/
kon
- FRIDAY, the 13th December 1901,
Rt 3 P.M., AND
SATURDAY, the 14th December, 1901,
at 2.30 PM,
at his Sale Rooms, Duddell Street, A FINE COLLECTION OF RARE CHINESE, STRAITS SETTLES, MENT and BORNEO STAMPS, Over 7,000 STAMPS. (Particulars can be scer in Catalogue), On View from Tuesday, the roth instant. TERMS:Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.. Hongkong, 9th December, 1901,
[13420
FOR SALE.
L'OWLOON INLAND LOT No. 605.
|| Intimation."
E LOCAL AND GENERAL.
REGULATIONS REGARDING the disposal of ashes from ships in the harbour are pub: lished in the Gazette.
THE HON. R. MURRAY RUMSEY has
FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE÷Mr. Walter Waring, 1st Life Guards was married to Lady Clementine Hay, daughter of the Marquis of Tweeddale, at St. Margaret's Church, West minster, on 4th ultimo.
AS. WATSON & CO., been elected, a member of the Church Body, pleased to approve the appointment of Mr. C.
LIMITED.
·ESTABLISHED A.1). 1841.
CLARETS.
SAILOR-SMITI Light and Middleweight K having erected thereon the HOUSĚ | ST-ESTEPHE.
Champion, Tiongkong)
and t
HOST OF OTHER TALENT.
BOOK EARLY
or you may not be able to book at all. RESERVED SEAT PLAN at the THEATRE ¡ROVAL, CITY HALL
.
POPULAR PRICES:-$3, $2, $1. Hongkong, 9th December, igot. (13250
NOTICE TO, CONSIGNEES.
THE 14 &0. S. N. Co's Steamship
"VALETTA,"
FROM: BOMBAY, GOLOMBO AND
STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby infetmed that their Goods are
WATKINS, being landed and placed at their risk in the
LIMITED,
AGENTS.
1714
68, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 7th December, 1901. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
$5.50 Cask of 375 hs. Net ex Factory, $3.30 Bag of 250 ths.
SHEWAN, TOMËS & CO., General Managers.
Hongkong, 1st June, oni
Hongkong end 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.
From Londen, &c., er S.S. Victoria. From Australia, ex S.5. India.
From Persian Gulf, cr' 15.1.5.N. and B. & P.
S. N. Co.'s Steainers.
Goods not cleared by the 15th instant, at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent. .
No Fire Insurance Aill be effected by me in. any-case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and certificate of the damage ob tained from the Godown' Company within ten days after the Vessels arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognised.
E. A HEWETT,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 9th December, 1901..
KELLY SZ WALSH, LD.
JUST LANDED.
Ex 3.5. Chnsan.
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 190: CAMP
15 PHOTOS and DESCRIPTIVE LETTERPRESS.
Price ...
75 cents each,
Price
... $1.50
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY
DICTIONAR
$2,25
[690€
Hongkong, 17th November, 1901.
GRAND XMAS SHOW.
Bring the children to see the
TOYS!
TOYS!
Hundreds to select from.
TOYS!
Prices 5 cents to $50..
BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL GIFTS
FOR
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WINTE
WINTER GOODS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.
WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED.
28 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD.
Hongkong, sth December, 1901.
THE
Casse
ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED.
JUST UNPACKED.
A NEW SHIPMENT
THE CELEBRATED
OF
APOLLO PIANO PLAYER,
Inspection invited:
Hongkong, 22nd November, 1901.
A. CHEE & Co.
17A, Queen's Road, Central.
ESTABLISHED 1859.
FURNITURE DEALERS:
IMPORTERS OF EUROPEAN GOODS OF ALL KINDS;
T9532
Silver Plated, Gloss and Cluna Wates, Iron Bedsteads and Mat tresses; Cutlery and Dinner Services; Cooking Ranges-and Kitchen Utensils, Aspinal's Enamels, &c., &c.
Our store is situated between the Principal Banking Institutions and Hotels in Hongkong.
Hongkong, 25th July, 1901
∙17770-
knowa as ERANI BUNGALOW. The Lot has an area of 64,222 square feet, and has road frontages of 345 feet 6 inches on Observatory Road, 20 feet on Kimberley, Road and 176 feet 6 inches on Des Voeux Road,
For Paniculars, apply to
Messis. N. MODY & CO...
54.56, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 9th December, 1991).
Per Case
vice Sir John Carrington, C.M.G, resigned. ....... M. R. REAU is recognised as in charge of the French Consulate here during the absence from the Colony of M. GE Liebert, Consul.
THE HON. W. M. GOODMAN, Attorney General, retumed from leave by the Valetta. Mrs. Goodman and children accompanied
'him.
THE GAZETTE notifies that tenders will be received for the erection of the proposed clock- tower at Blake Fier up to the 30th inst. at
noon.
+
"THE O'SULLIVAN AGAIN?-Captain ..$ 0.80 9.7.60 | Mortimer-O'Sullivan-is preparing a paper on 9.00 9.00 "Inland Waters of China" for the Royal Geo- 12.83 19.82 graphical Society,
ST. JULIEN, LA ROSE CHATEAU HAUT BRION
LARRIVET
18.00
CHATEAU MOUTON d'AR-
MAILHACO
21.00 [1344OHATEAU PONTET CANET 25.00 CHATEAU LA TOUR CANET 30.00 «CHATEAU RAUZAN
48.00 CHATEAU LAFITE......... 48.00
Those CLARETS are bought direct
19.20
22.20
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP, COMPANY,
LIMITED....
FOR SWATOW AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
"HE Company's Steamship TH
"HAITAN,"
Captain Roach, will be despatched for the from the leading French growers. The lowest priced are of exceptional value and guaranteed to be the [1343€ genuine product of the juice of the
above Pons, on THURSDAY, the xztb instant,:| at Daylight."
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 9th December, 1901, “INDÓ-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION, COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA. THE Company's Steamship THE
"SUISANG,"
Captain Tadd, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 13th instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers.
[13400 Hongkong, 9th December, 1901.
THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, LIMITED.
FOR TAMSU! via SWATOW & AMOY.
IE Company's Steamship
THE
"DAIGI MARU," Captain T. Katand, will be despatched as above on SUNDAY, the 15th instant..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
[226c
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA Agents. Hongkong, 9th December, 1901."
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE. P. & O.S. N. Co's Steamship
JAVA," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON,PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel 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.
:
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before
2 P.M., TO-DAY,
Goods not cleared by the 15th 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 Godowns and a certificate of the damage of tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognised.
Ë. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent Hongkong, 9th December, toai...
Intimations.
ASK
FOR
!
grape.
CHATEAU LA TOUR GANET, 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 Const Ports,
AS WATSON & CO., LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
BIRTHS.
At Eltham, Kent, Nov. 1, wife of H. C. At Edenkillie, Dunphail, Nov. 3, wife of E. J.
GULLAND, SON.
LINDSAY, SOD.
MARRIAGE.
At Lynchmiere, Sussex, Nov. 2, M. C. PARKER son of the late Dr. William Parker, of Ningpo, to CHARLOTTE PEARSELL MANDER.
DEATHS.
At 139, Brooke-road, Stoke Newington, Nov. 4 the residence of his son in low, Captain D. Davies, Captain G. 1. CASTLE, in his 6gih year, late Commander The China Mutual SiN, com
pany.
At Dunconurg. Loosiemouth, N.B., Oct. 28, AUGUSTUS THORNE, D.L, and J.P.
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1901.
+
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
MARQUIS ITO'S TOUR.
LONDON, December. 6th, Marquis Ito has left St. Petersburg- THE ISTHMIAN CANAL TREATY.
The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty has been H. RUTTONJEE published. It provides for the construction of the Isthmian Canal by, or under the auspices of the United States, who are given all rights incident to such construction, and the exclusive right of management. It provides for the free and equal navigation of the Canal by the merchantmen and warships of all nations similar to the Suez Canal. The question of fortifications is not mentioned.
FRENCH SWEETS and CRYSTALLIZED MIXED FRUITS from's well known French maker, which are sold at moderate prices:- ALMOND FLOTS, ROSE BURNT ALMONDS, MARZILAN ALMONDS, RASPBERRY CUM DROPS, CRYSTALLIZED MIXED FRUITS in Fancy Boxes.
H. RUTTONJEE, No. 3, D'Aguilar Street,
the mendem LATER. THE FRENCH LOAN. The French Senate has passed the Bin and
for the proposed loan against the security of “No. 39; ând'1⁄40, Eigin Road, | the Chinese indemnity.
Kowloon Hongkong, 28th, November, spor
[1145 THE ISTHMIAN CANAL TREATY. The foreign committee of the United States Senaté has reported favourably on the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty in regard to the Isthmian Canal
JUST UNPACKED, 4, DEST GERMAN SAUSAGES of well known miske, in small and large tins, of
various kinds.
Finest WESTPHALIAN HAMS:-:
H. RUTTONJEE,
5. D'Aguiler Street and
MARQUIS ITO IN GERMANY. "Marquis Tto has attived at Berlin?
39 & 40, Elgin Road, Kowloon, da martino di aliod, Hongkong, 13th July, roo...
MABAZAAR
.1
IN AID OF THE POOR CHINESE ORPHANS; A
A OF THEMI wa ASILE DE LA SAINTE ENFANCE. (Under the distinguished Patrongs of His Excellency Sir H. A BLAKE; C,Μ.9.); THE French Sisides have the honour to
announce that their ANNUALBAZAAR.
THE EXTENSION of the prohibition to ex- port arms, etc, or carry them coastwise within the Colony, for a further period of six months is notified in the Gazette.
P. C. WINTER No. 110 had an opium case this morning that reflects credit on his atten. tion to duty. The result was a fine of $500 that up to the present has not yet been paid.
A WEALTHY PARSEE:-The will of the late Mr. Cowasjce Dinshaw, Ader, C.LE, of the firm of Cowasjee Dinshaw and Brothers, of Aden and Bombay, has been proved at £30,020.
MR. EDWARD MOORE, D.L., J.P., formerly of Shanghai and Hongkong, presided at the opening of the Drill Hall for Volunteers, at Hendon, Middlesex, on the 26th October, when the Duke of Cambridge declared the drill half
open.
THE QUEEN'S GIFT-Queen Alexandra purposes making a Christmas present to a number of soldiers now serving at the front in South Africa. Her Majesty has ordered some thousands of good briar pipes, silver mounted, and upon the mount of each one is to be stamped a crown and the Queen's monogram. THE RETURN OF VISITORS to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 8th December, shows:-
Library. Museum. Non-Chinese
..619 Chinese
.285 19:5
102
Totals ...924 2,027
MR, HECTOR SAMPSON (perhaps one of the best known men in China) is again in Hongkong in the interests of the New York Life Assurance Society and pushing his Lusi ness with his well known energy. He may be consulted at the Hongkong Hotel and if people do not go to him they can depend of his visit ing them.
THIS FROM THE GRANTA, a Cambridge Magazine, written by university men.—
"There was a young man at Hongkong, Who played the 'Dead March' on a gong":" When they said 'What a row! He replied allow.
A NEW JUDGE—The King has been
Swinfen Eady, K.C., as a Judge of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice in place of Lord Justice Cozens-Hardy..
THE WAR DEBT-la a recent interview, Sir Charles Topper said he would suggest to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the, war. debt should be met by a moderate duty on all imports from foreign countries, leaving Colonial' produce free. He believed this would come sooner than many thought..
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS:-The following appointments have been made at the Ad- miralty: Lieutenant O. H. Daniel to the Cressy (N), to date 11th No.; Engineer. W. Bolton to the Alaerity, undated; Assistant Engineer FIG. RAPatony to the Alacrity, undated : Probationary Assistant Engineer E. C. Green, to the Orlando, to date Nov. I.
·
LI HUNG-CHANG-The Betlia Press publishes sympathetic and flattering obituary notices of Li Hung-chang, who is generally extolled as a great diplomatist, and by some journals is designated the Chinese Bismarck. Most of the Vienna papers also contain long obituary notices. The Paris papers have also much, but are not so complimentary,
་
THE KING'S TITLE-The Gazette contains a proclamation announcing the King's new title assumed by virtue of the Act passed last session. His Majesty is now to be known an
"Edward, the Seventh, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and. Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Em- peror of India,"
MISS HOBHOUSE, who was lately in South Africa, has been arrested there, and; it is presumed, deported that is to say, placed in a vessel now on its way from the Cape to England. Her friends have received no further particulars of the event. She was attended by one lady companion, who has been "deported" with her. The Government had previously refused to allow her to visit the camps.
A PRINCELY COOK:-The mysterious Prince Ranjit of Beluchistan, about whom the India Office recently issued a notification, has arrived at New York, via Montreal, and bas been recognised as the curry cook at Sherry's, having been formerly employed in a similar capacity with the P and O. Line. His "retinue" will assist him in humble duties connected with an Oriental establishment, where his' specialities will be procurable.
PROTESTANTS CATHOLICS-The Protestant Alliance intend to move in the High. Cours very soon with the object of "enforcing certain sections of the Catholic Emancipation Act against the French religious orders who have lately arrived in England. Large numbers
of the members of these orders have settled in England, the Isle of Wight and the Bow district of London being the favourite places of settle. ment. The Protestant Alliance view with the deepest concern the arrival of so large a num ber of Roman Cathole orders in this country That it's noisy--but not that it's wrong."" Above the lines is drawn a wild looking crea-
The alliance, having obtained counsel's opinion, have decided to institute legal proceedings ture beating a gong and is supposed to repre- sent a musical festival given by the Hongkong with a view of securing the banishment of the Orchestral Society, What sarcasm ||
French orders under the Emancipation Actr829.
THE WAY THEY HAVE in the Navy is ROBBERY AND MURDER-A somewhat not always a very nice way, as a certain officer extraordinary, attempt to rob the Kennington found on the night of 1st uit. when, he arrived branch of the South Western Bank has excited at Portsmouth in the Nise, one of the cruisers a good deal of attention. A young man, just which has been accompanying the Ophir in' after closing time, entered the bank, and, mak- her trip fround the world. He was looking ing a demand for the till, pulled from his forward to at least a week's leave, which he pocket a revolver and shot the resident cashier thought he had well earned; but he found him dead. He then made for the manager's private self under orders to start for China, on a vessel sailing the next day. In such circumstances even the vocabulary with which naval officers are popularly, credited proves inadequates.
room. Mr. Gooch, another clerk, followed and seized the man, who had the smoking revolvers in his hand. A desperate struggle followed,
in the course of which the revolver was dis OLD HORROVIANS-Earl Spencer, on 5th occasion passing into the head of the stranger charged for a third time, the bullet on this ulto, presided at a meeting of Old Harrovians, and causing instant death. The directors, of held to consider the proposed memorial to the London and South-Western Bank have those of their number who have fallen in the voted a sum of 100 guineas and an annuity of war, the latest among whom was Colonel Ben73 to the widow of Mr. Crawley, the cashier son. The Master of Trinity proposed a resolo- who was murdered at their Kennington branch. trop, affirming the expediency of,mising and have also decided that a substantial money memorial, and this, was seconded by: Lord G grant should be made to Mr. Couche, the Hamilton, Secretary of State for Indie, who cashier who courageously grappled with the remarked that never before had the courage murderer. and determination of the regimental officer been more conspicuously shown than on the battlefields of South Africa. The resolution AN ABORTIVE MEETING-There was to have been a pro-Boer meeting on Peckham- was adopted and was followed by another, ap proving the plans for enlarging Harrow school common on Sunday, 3rd ult, and the would-be chapel, and appointing a cofmittee to carry out demonstrators, started out 300 strong, but not the scheme
THE PLAGUE AT GLASGOW.There is no fresh development in the outbreak of plague at Glasgow. The Central Hotel staff are strictly isolated, and there is no ground to fear a spread ing of the malady, The Caledonian Railway Company have given over the hotel to work men, who will gut out the basement. The pro- The Melbourne Senate has passed the prictors of buildings near the hotel have com- Alien Immigration Restrictions Bill.
AUSTRALIA AND ALIEN IMMIGRATION..
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR TOTAL BRITISH CASUALTIES, The total deaths among the British troops
one reached the trysting-place. Alter wild disorder in the streets of Peckham and fierce. fighting on the common's edge only iz buffeted, hunted, torn, and bleeding pro-Boers struggled. half-way up the hill, there to seek sanctuary with the police, while some 20,coo loyal Britons marched about the pro-Bear-mesting place on the brow of the common singing "Rule Britannia. A dozen or so policemen thrust through the crowd to each pro-Boer, and,
menced to exterminate the rate.The author closing round him, began to run him off the ties are now fully confident of confining the field in five minutes panies of pro-Boers outbreak to its original area. The disquietude under escort were being dragged away in all which prevails in shipping circles as to the directions, while the crowd pushed and hooted The visitation is everywhere found them.The police took them down side consequence of the visitation is apparent. Vessels for the Continent are alrendy streets while mounted man stemmed the
Gardens land yards were improvised
will be held at the Chry HALL on TUESDAY ince the beginning of the war in South undergoing medical examination. There is crowd the roth instant, at 2 o'clockinat afferamica, amount to 18,347, including 893 also good ground for the belief that the plague as barracks till the last pro-Boer had been get
They request the presence of the Community officers
in order to inspect the different Needle and
Faticy Works hade by their Poor Orphans,
Hongkong, 4th December, 1901;
BIZOME: OTTAM & CO. NEW SCARVES and
has been, effectually checked in Liverpool
FOOTBALL KNIC
away in safety.
&CO PYJA
AUTUMN