Intimations.
OXO
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1902,
To-day's Advertisements.
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VICTORIA XR PRECEPTORY.
REGULAR MEETING of the VIC
ATORIA PRECEPTORY will be held helps the Cook to cook at the FREEMASONS HALL on MONDAY,
as
[gzd
the 27th instant, at 8.30 for 9 PM. precisely. Visiting Sir Knights are cordially invited fo
Hongkong, 21st January, 1907.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
attenl she should cook.
There is more beef con- centrated in a pound of OXO than in a pound
FOR SWATOW.
THE Company's Steanship
1
"HAITAN," Captain Road, will be despatched for the above Port, on FRIDAY; the 24th instant,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 21st January, 1902.
of any other food in the at Daylight
world.
OXO
is the genuine LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT.
AGENTS:
WATKINS.
LIMITED,
APOTHECARIES HALL.
ÆRATED WATER FACTORY, Masons Lane.
[93d
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM-
SHIP COMPANY. LIMITED..
FOR MANILA (DIRECT). THE Company's Stearnship
PERLA"
Captain Geo. J. Blaxland, will be despatched for
the above Part, on SATURDAY,the 25th instant, at Noon.
The Attention of Passengers is directed to
the Excellent Accoramandation provided by this Steamer. She is fitted throughout with the Electric Light and is supplied with a Refrigera ting Chamber.
A Doctor is carried.
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For Freight er Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, FOMES & Co.,
General Managers: Hongkong, 21st January, 1903. · 19sd
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM. NAVIGA- TION COMPANY,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM TRIESTE, FIUME, PORT;SAID, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG
: AND SINGAPORE.
Hongkong, 7th January, 1902.
[7.49 THE Steamship ·
"CHIMA
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby
LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
85.50 Cask of 375 Bs. Net ex Factory.
$3.30, Bag of 250 lbs.
SHEWAN, TOMES & General Managers,
CO
Hongkong, 16 June, 1901.
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WILLIAM MACLEOD, D.D.S.,
DENTIST...
Beaconsfield Arcade, Nos. 11 and 12, 2nd Floor.
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informed that their Goods are being landed at
their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong
To-day's
Advertisement.
TU RENT.
HARBOUR.
by fire. It appears that about eleven
Crown. Colony Government is perfect, for HARD WEATHER-A visitor who recently) STEAMER ON FIRE IN HONGKONG we know that such is not the case, But we returned from Wladivostock says that snow fell do think that in the instance quoted above, † there on the 20th of December such as has Mr. Locknar saved the Europeans froni never before been witnessed. The harbour was, being hoist with their own petard.
The Norwegian steamer Bygds which camé frozen to the depth of foot 3 inches. Two into the Harbour on, the 12th inst, with a cargo. The next question is who is to take A and bath, with
of sugar from Mauritius and Singapore has LARGE WELL FURNISHED ROOM MT. LOCKHART'S place? The Hon. F. H. Russian sentries were frozen to death. There
Suitable for
is a project among some Japanese of staring and arrow escape from total destruction married couple, or one or two gentlemen.MAY, C.M.G., who has several times filled Terms reasonable and accomodations first the post of Acting Colonial Secretary, is hotel at Datny,
next in seniority to Mr. LOCKHART and we ANOTHER BERO GONE:The death took o'clock this morning a, kerosine lamp exploded " EDWARDS.” presume that the mantle; will naturally fall class.
Hongkong, 21st January, 1002
to him. What is to be sincerely hoped is that no outsider, who has no knowledge whatever of the Colony or the Chinese, will be appointed to the post. As we have frequently pointed out, one half of the frie- tion which arises between the Government of the Colony and the Chinese is occasioned by mutual misunderstandings and, as a great part of the administrative work of the
Intimation.
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A. S. WATSON & Co., Colony must necessarily fall on the shoulders
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SPECIALITIES FOR THE SEASON.
PORT & SHERRY,
OF THE FINEST QUALITY AND VINTAGE.
CHAMPAGNE,
JULES MUMM & Co., a Wine for Connoisseurs.
WATSON'S
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SCOTCH
WHISKY.
and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, COGNAC BRANDY, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained. This Vessel brings Cargo:--
From Venice, ex 5.5. Melánich trashipped-
at Trieste.
noise to the contrary be given immediately.
Optional Cargo will be discharged here, unless No Claims will be admitted after the Gools have left the Gedowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noun, on the 28th instant, or they will not be. recognised.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after.the 28th instant, will be subject to rent.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SANDER, WIELER & CO.,
Agents. Hoogkong, 21st January, 1902.
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A. S. WATRON & CO. LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
in the most Artistic Styles and Designs The Hongkong Celegraph.
Stained Wood,
WHITE AND GOLD ENAMELED,
&o.,
&0.
&c.
This forms an exceptional opportunity
of securing a genuine article at moderate. price.
Hongkong, 17th January, 1902.
BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT
TO HIS MAJESTY
(055c
KING EDWARD, VII.
BECHSTEIN
ROYAL PIANOS.
Sole Agents: THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., LD. At less cost see the WERNER and
HAAKE Pianos.
Hongkong, 14th Jaunary, 1902.
A. CHEE & Co.
17, Queen's Road, Central.
ESTABLISHED 1859.
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1992,
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Mr. Stewart Lockhart's New Appointment.
of the Colonial Secretary, who must also be ready at any moment to advise the Governor on local affairs, a man who has the Chinese and their ways at his finger ends is an absolute necessity.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
OBITUARY.
place at Norwich recently of Mr. Robert in one of the compartments on board and set fire to the engine room store room. Briggs, a well-known Grimean veteran, a survivor of Balaclava, and a participant in the spread with remarkable rapidity and famous charge of the Light Hrigade, of which soon got a "hold on the cargo. Fortunately a he was the only representative in the city. le police constable was on board at the time- enlisted on 19 June, 1850, in the 11th Bussars, looking after the Chinese passengers and as and received both the Crimean and Turkish soon as the fire was discovered he at once metals, with four bars,
communicated with the police at Tsim Cha Tsui and they immediately apprised the Central Station of the outbreak.
A MISSING DUKE:-Our evening contem porary waxed cloquent last night under the
A FLOATING FIRE ENGINE above heading and complained about the statue
soon came steaming alongside and the, work of the Duke of Connaugha being "immed in
of battling the flames was at once commenced a godown.” As a matter of fact the statue was
the Chinese in the meanthue having been sent crected on the Reclamation several months ago and is boarded up to prevent its being injuret share. The Harbour Master (Hon, Cords, by the work in progress on the new Law. Merray Rumsey, RN), and the acting Harbour Master (M. D. R. IÍ. Taylor), were Court. Who has been pulling the leg of our
notified of the threak and quickly followed. contemporary?
Inspector Riley and acting Chief Inspector LONDON, January -18th,
COMMUNICATING WITH LU MUNG- G. Kemp aboard. Six Joses laid on from the Sir E. Ashmend-Hartlett, M.P. in the Con-CHANG'S SPIRIT-At a Chicago stance doating, fire engine were directing huge servative interest for Ecclesall, Sheffield, is communication was established with the spirit volumes of water un to the flames with dead.
of Li Hong-chang. That worthy stated that the result that the fire was soon got in SENTENCE UN DR. KRAUSE.
he is now in Paradise, and that his mission hand. Abentload of men tror H M.S. Tulbet were afio non alongside and renglered Dr. Krause, as been sentenced to two there is, the same as it had been an earth, the
improvement of the condition of the people, į vaipahit help in coping with the flames. A years imprisonment, the maximum penalty
hut continues that "the happiness of a disem. | trom-endous auioum of water was being, poured allowed for attempting to incite to murder.bodied soul transcends all bitman imagination. into the ressel with the result that she began to
The judge'exchided the graver count of in- citing to murder, because it was not proved that Cornelius Bocksma had received the letters sent to him by the prisoner.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
January 19th..
It is rather difficult to see in what way the con- dition of the people could be elevated. Sonie people, however, Eke Mr. Punch's farmer, who complained in an otherwise good year of the "powerful poor crop of mushrouras," are never satisfied.
|
SETTLE DOWN IN THE STERN
owing to the bulk of water poured in. Soon after midday more help was forthcoming nearly all the warships in the Harbour sending a crew of
mcn.
Some brought their ship's suction pumps which proved a very valuable addition to the appliances in operation. enabling 'them to pump out the water poured in from the hoses. At the time of going to press the fire had not been exterminated though all danger of its spreading was at an end. All credit is due to the Tsim.Cha Tsui police for their prompt and. ready action in dealing with the fire in its early stages.
Whilst carrying a Boer position at the SOIL FROM CHINA :-The Italians lonted point of the bayonet near Griquatown, Gris China, like the other nations, and have qualand West, Major, Whitehead of the carried to Rome the pick of the Imperial Library of Peking, Chevalier Vigna del Ferro, Royal Munster Fusiliers and four men were the Italian bead interpreter, came with the killed and five wounded.
books, had them placed in the Victor. Em manuel Library, and has just completed a catalogue of the volumes. There is a history of the itan, the most celebrated of the twenty- The Bygdo is a vessel of 771 tons and four Chinese dy nasties, another of the Ming trades between Mauritius, Singapore, and Hong- dynasty, and a splendid edition, the gem of kong, Messrs. Sauder, Wieler & Co. being the the collection, of the history of the present local agents. She was to have put to sea at an igning family of Tsing. A geormphical | early date, and-it is probably that the outbreak Greatise in reg volimes is also remarkable of fire will prevent her leaving for some time:
Works on Chinese philosophy by Confucins
EXECUTION OF SCEEPERS. The Boer Commandant Scheepers has been shot..
KRITZINGER'S TRIAL. The trial of the liber Commandant Ktil zinger now begins.
THE UNITED STATES AND
CHINA...
and others complete the collection, which is
one of the most important outside the Celestial ANOTHER FAREWELL SMOKER, Empire.
The correspondent of the Telegraph "at Washington, states that President Roosevelt has ordered the return to China of $376,000, The result of the tenders called for the con- THE US. GUNBOAT CONTRACTS :- the value of the silver seized by Americanstruction of gumboats for the Manila Govern.
marines at Tientsin.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE RETIRING CHINESE MINISTER at Berlin, Hai-hwan, had an audience of the German Emperor on rath ulc
LIEUT. COLONEL SADLER, Consul-Gen eral for the Soinalind Protectorate, has been appointed His Majesty's Commissioner in Uganda.
TR. H. to VISIT ST. PETERSBURG —–—– Among the notabilities who are expected to visit St. Petersburg in the summer are the Prince and Princess of Wales.
DR. SVEN HEDIN, the Swedish explorer, has arrived at Ladak after spending several months in making explorations in Central Asia. le proposes to pay a short visit to India.
A REGULAR MEETING of the Victoria Preceptory will be held at the Freemason's Hall at 8.30 for pan. on Monday, the 27th inst. Visiting Sir Knights are cordially invited 10 attend.
OUR NAVAL FORCES ÎN CHINA:-AC-
THE DEPARTING ENGINEERS.
The draft of the Royal Engineers procceding 'ment, says the Kebe Herald, was made public home to-morrow by the ss. Patredus were the guests last evening of the members of the N.C. a short time ago. Two vessels were to be con. stricted measuring 140 feet in length, 25 fees O's Mess at Wellington Barracks. It was for beam, draft average feet, and to steami to the purpose of giving them a hearty send off knots. The vessels were, to have iron frames that Sergt. 11. J. A. McCaffery, Corps. W. West, and weeden hulls made of teak, and con
W. Beech and C. Bord of the Committee, with structed to carry three guns and one search Sergt. H. Allen, as President, have been light. The tender of different comp nies was busy making elaborate preparations for as follows, and the successful bidder (Shang-Monday's function, and as al hai Co.) contracted to deliver all vessels within lucky draft will long have cause to re- member their good old days in the Colony, nineteen months:-
Cost of one is (of which the last was by no means least. American gold.
A Chinese
Shanghai Farnham Boyd & Co.....$53.337 Uraga Dock Co.
56,250
Bilew Co. (?).
62,000
61,100
Fenwick...............
71,440
Mitsu Bishi Dockyard Co....
7.1,500
Hongkong Dock Co
85,000
Ishikawajima Dock Co.
185,361
*****
*87,000
Manila Co. Kawasaki Dockyard Co.
00,000
BIG BLAZE IN WING LOK STREET.
SIX HOUSES BURNT.
result the
The mess room had been prettily decorated,..."X" and by eight o'clock, when Sergt. Major. H. R. George, R. E., took the presidential chair, there was not a vacant seat. Among the officeES present were noticed Major" King, Captain Radcliffe, Lieut. Stevens, Lieut, Brown and others. The guests of the evening were C.S.M. C. A. Wilson, S. Sergt. E. J. Stephens, Sergts. J Newberry, Harry Jackman, G. Simmers, V. E. Whitewood, G. Nicoll, Cerpls. G. Hailes, D. Chimes, W. Ramsden, F. J. BarChrd, T.) Price, and W. Eveleigh, all of th Royal Engineers.
News has arrived to the effect that the cording to a return which was issued recently called to a fire in Wing Lok St, which looked. During the evening the. Chairman submitted
ninety deaths occurred among the naval forces in China during the operations of last year. Of
these seven were officers. In all, 107 officers and men were wounded.
Hon. J. H. STEWART LOCKUART, C.M.G. Colonial Secretary, has been appointed to the Commissionership of Wei-lini-wei. This, it goes without saying, is promotion for Mr. Lockuses, and his many friends, both JAP. JOURNALISTS:-It appears that the European and Chinese will doubtless join Japanese newspaper correspondents in Peking with us in offering him congratulations.
We do not think that a better man could have access to important sources of interma have been selected for the post, for Mr. tion, buth Chinese and Japanese. Hence their LOCKHART's twenty-two years service in reports in connection with the Mandurian Hongkong have given him an intimate question are entitled to the fullest credit. knowledge of the Chinese and their ways MR. SIEGFRIED KOMOR of Messrs. Kuhn which few other men of his age possess. This and Kombr is at present in Hongkong arrang- is just what will be wanted in the new colonying for the extension of their business in Aus- for there will be many questions cropping
An excellent programme of instrumental and vocal music had been arranged and proved to be as varied as it was enjoyable.
suitable and pleasing terms the "Guests of the loyal toasts and subsequently proposed in
the evening." C. S. M. C. A. Wilson, RE, replied and met with a most cordial reception. The Officers of the Royal Engineer's" was also given from the chair, Major King RE and Lieut. Brown, R.E., who is leaving with the draft, replying is gratifying terms. Cap. rain Radcliffe, of the 25th Company, RE addressed his men with respect to the good qualities of the N. C. O's of his Com pany, while Lieut. Stevens, as representing As it was the fire spread to neighbouring build: the O. C. Hongkong Company, also spoke
At 11.20 last night the Fire Brigade, in charge of Acting Deputy Supt. MacKie, were
conflagration. It started under the stairs on at one time as if it were going to be a general
the ground floor of 125 Wing Lok St., occupied by Tai Cheung, a dealer in kerosion oil, tobacco, matches and general merchandise. The inflammable nature of his stock rendered it especially dificult to fight the fire, and the Fire Brigade were further hampered by shortage of water. If the supply of water had been ample and could have been secured with out delay, no doubt the fire could have been confined to the house in which it originated
up between the Government and the natives in and England. For many years Mr. Komorings and burnt through the rear to Boniam in most complimentary terms. Mr. G. B.
of
which will require a considerable knowledge has resided in Japan and is open to advise any
deal with, and which, if left to be settled by' and take orders for any specialties required.
plications.
native ways and methods of thought to intending purchasers of Japanese Art Curios
an outsider would be bound to lead to com. THE ISLAND OF LANTAO, from all In Hongkong Mr. LOCKHART has done accounts, is about the only spot round Hong: exceptionally good work end Wei-hai-wei's kong where large game can be met with. Mr. gain will be this Colony's loss. We all know Hughes', of Messrs. Hughes and Hough, latest that Mr. LOCKHART's views have not at all achievement was shooting a deer there lust times coincided with those of the European Sunday. We believe it was a wild deer, and there community, that he has been irreverently is no truth in the rumour that a Chinuman is
one of his sheep being shot.
Strand. One shop was destroyed on this latter Bryan: responded on behalf of the Civil Staff. street, The buildings this morning are The Captain and Officers of the Patroclus were in a very dilapidated state, and from the also toasted and a fitting reply was made. deep cracks in the brick walls, look as by Captain Dickens. In fact the whole of the if they were ready to fall at any moment, speeches were of a most faudatory character The fragile nature of the partitions between and the speakers were enthusiastically received two of the houses can be gathered when
by those present we say that when the hose was turned on
It is a
it broke a hole in the brick wall, which was only one brick and balf thick, wander that the walls did not fall in and
dubbed a "Chinaman," and charged with bringing an action for damages on account of injure some of the firemen, We noted.Mr. R-E., Sergt. Jardine, R.M.A., S. Sergt. Burnett,
Among the names of those contributing to the programme were the chairman, S. Major Power Sergt. Barnfather, RE,, Capt. Eveleigh. Crisp of the P.WD. examining these walls with R.E., S Sergt. Polkinghorne, K.E, S. Sergt, Ward, RAMC Sergt. French, R.G.A., a very dubious look, and presume that he al
5. Maj. H. R. George, R., E, Band Sergt. ready has seen the defects mentioned. The shop Adanis, R. W., F., Sapper Long, Mr. G. occupied by Pak Chok Tong, had a very valu
leaning too much towards the Chinese in many things; but a close scanning of the history of Mr. Lockhart's service will show THE SLOOP RINALDO, Commander D. St. that on more occasions than one he has been A. Wake, has returned to Sheerness Harbour able to save these same Europeans who from her commissioned steam frial, at which abused him from falling into errors which her machinery and Belleville boilers worked able stock of jdrugs and ginseng, The result Clarke, Mr, F. Whittich, Mr. Oxberry and others." would have led to the very evils which they very satisfactorily. With a mean pressure of of the conflagration was five houses of three Light refreshments were served during the - wished to avoid. Take, for instance the subject of representation for the taxpayer 234 . of steam in the boilers, and the engine This was a thing for which the Europeans working 1992 revolutions per minute, an clamoured mightly and said that they must average of 1,424 horse-pawer was indicated, have it. Mr. LOCKHART thought differently with a speed of 134 knots per hont. The and said so, and now we think that few fail Rinaldo will complete preparations for her to realize that such control would place the departure for China to relieve to Plover, gun whole Government of the Colony in the
Watts-Jones,
stories each completly gutted, No. 115, 117 and 119 Wing Lok Street, No. 131 and 133 Bonham Strand was badly damaged by fire and water, and the Tung Kee Co, of 113, Wing Lok Street, had a very narrow escape from destruction water being their prinicipal damage. It is re ported that the insurance amounted to $57,500,
sented by Messtk. Siemissen & Comm
ESSRS, COTTAM & CO for WARM KODRESSING GOWNS.
Silver Plated, Glass and 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 hands of the Chinese, the very people whose boat, Lieutenant and Commander llector Lalmost entirely placed with companies repre-
Hotels in Hongkong.
Hongkong, 5th July, or
influence the popular agaitation was intended
to upset, for they are the bulk of the tax payers, We do not go so far as to say that,
MESSRS, COTTAM & CO. for FOOT
BALL
evening and everyone bad a jolly good time. We regret being unable to give details of the Pangramme owing to the amount of copyin we are called to upon to deal with elsewhere, that every credit is due to the Committee for the able manner in which they catered for the tojoyment of those present
but In conclusion it should be mentioned
MESSES, COTTAM & CO. for PATENT
SHOES,
LEATHER DRESS BOOTS AND: