Intimations.
The Old
Familiar Beverage
STONE GINGER BEER,
HOME
YOLEPT POP."
CROWN BRAND
WATKINS LIP HONGKONG.
BREWED.
$1.75 per doz., less $1.00 allowed Bottles returned.
WATKINS
LIMITED,
CHEMISTS, ÆRATED WATER
MANUFACTURERS, APOTHECARIES HALL,
No. 68, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong FACTORY:-Mason's Lane.
TAI YEUK FONG.
WAL KIN
房榮大建威
-Branches-also-at
Canton, Shanghai, Hankow and Peking,
Hongkong, roth February, 1902
HONGKONG SUBSCRIPTION
LIBRARY.
[7140
18, Bank Buildings, Wyadham Street.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1902.
To-day's Advertisements.
LODGE;
ZETLAND
A
No. 925, E.C.
REGULAR MEETING of the above LODGE will be held at the FREE- MASONS HALL, Zetland Street, TO-NIGHT, the it instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hoogkong, 1st March, too
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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
"ONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS. are requested to send in a Statement of Business contributed during the Half Year ended 31st December, 1901, on or before the Igth lestant, on which date the Accounts will be CLOSED.
Co
By Order of the Court of Directors,
THOS. I. ROSE, Secretary. Hongkong, 191 March, 1902.
To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
ROTAL,
CITY HALL.
TO-NIGHT!
HARRY COGILL AND JACK BUTTON'S ENTERTAINERS.
A COMPANY OF HIGH CLASS ARTISTS.
TO-NIGHT!
[agad GRAND CHANCE OF PROGRAMME,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
NFORMATION has been received from the
TICE will be carried out from Stanecutters' Island on the roth, 17th, and 13th March at targets in a Westerly and South-Westerly direction, also on the 13th March from Bolchers, at targets in a North-Westerly direction.
Practice will commence each day about 9.30 AM.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hangkong, 1st March, 1902.
TO LET.
PRICES AS USUAL.
Box Plans at THE RODINSON PIANO Co.,
LIMITED.
* Doors Open 8.30. Overture 9 P.M.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1902?
Iz53d
THEATRE
HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TERRACE, Kow-
A loon. From the 1st of April.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- -MENT & AGENGY-GOLD- Finnglenne, 1st March,
1255d
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LIMITED.
1 THE
NOTICE.
ORDINARY
HALF YEARLY MEETING & SHAKCHOLDERS will
be held at the COMPANY'S HOTEL, on TUES- DAY, the 11th March, 1902, at Noon, for the
FOUNDED in 1891, by DR. CANLI purpose of receiving, a Statement of Accounts
and conducted for several years by of the Company to the 31st December, 1901, H.E. POLLOCK, ESQ., K.C.
with the Report of the Directors, and to discuss any matter that may be competently brought before the Meeting.
TRUSTEES:
HON, J. H. STEWARF LOCKHART, C.M.G., į
G. B. DODWELL, ESQ., R. SHEWAN, ESQ.
SUBSCRIPTIONS:-Payable in Advance
$7.50.
$1.40.........
.....Per Half Year.
or
Per Month,
The Library contains, in addition to Fiction, a number of Standard Works on Biography, History, Travels, &, and Works of Reference; and it is hoped to maintain it up to date.
Intending Subscribers are requested to i apply to
CAPTAIN SPENCER, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer,
Ordnance Office. Hongkong, 26th December, 19h2.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 5th to the 11th instant, both Days inclusive. By Order of the Board,
Hongkong, rst March, 1902.
C. MOONEY,
Secretary.
[256d
STEAMSHIP-OCEANIEN." COMPAGNIE. DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. "ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London and
Havre, ex 5.9. Cambodge, in con. nection with above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods, with the excep [1413tion of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into the Gedowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon,
WILLIAM MACLEOD, 0.0.S.,. whence delivery may be obtained immediately
DENTIST.
Beaconsfield Arcade, Nuse11 and 12,
2nd Floor.
(774
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before Nonu, TO-DAY, the 1st instant, re- questing it to be landed here.
[zogd
ROYAL,
CITY HALL..
R. HENRY
DALLAS MUSICAL MR AND DRAMATIC COUB.
GRAND-OPENING NIGHT
SATURDAY,
March 5th.
The latest Musical Comedy Now drawing crowed houses at the GAIETY THEATRE,
outd
THE FOREADOR.
The following pieces will be played during the first week of the season. SATURDAY, Mar. 15, THE FORELOR. MONDAY; si - 17, TUESDAY, 18 H.M.S. Irresponsible. WEDNESDAY, " 19, THURSDAY, 、 » 20, THE GEISHA.
'121,
19
FRIDAY,
PLAN at THE ROBINSON PIANO CO.
PRICES AS USUAL, Hongkong, 1st March, 1902.
ORIENTAL
STE
COMPY
Entimation.
A. S. WATSON & Co., PAINTER, Sidney Cooper, is dead. He
LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.
CHAMPAGNE,
LIEUT-GENERAL THE HON. SIR A MARQUIS ITO has written an introduction CLARKE, CCM.G., C.B., C.I.Eis gazetted to a book, Japan To-Day, by Mr. Alfred Stead,
which Mr. Fisher Unwin will publish, to be Colonel Commandant Royal Engineers, vice General C. Fanshawe, deceased.
THE SHAREHOLDERS in the Hongkong. THE LANDSCAPE AND ANIMAL Hotel Company, Ltd, hold their ordinary balf- yearly meating at the Hotel on Tuesday, the rith inst. at noon..
NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LTD;
The annual meeting of the shareholders in the National Bank of China, Limited, was held at noon to-day. There were present Messrs.. Lauts (Chairman), C Ewens, Chow Tung Shang, Chan Kit Shan (Directors), Ng Fing San, Y Keo Song, Kwan Fong Kuk, Chan Bing, Kom Wa Ki, Ng Chit Mee, Fung Wa Chun, Terry, Wilcox, Humphreys and others.
would have completed too years of life had be lived to see the 23rd. September of next year,
THE PERSONAL ESTATE of the late. Sir William MacCormac, Bart. is given as of the net value of £22,541 The sole executrix is his widow, and to her the testator left all his
property.
Jules Mumm & Co. Reims-THE RUMOUR that Admiral Biensime will as supplied... to Imperial and shortly give up his position as chief of the General Naval Staff, in order to take over Royal Courts of Europe.
Admiral Pottier's command in the Far East, is repeated in some of the French papers. INTERESTING MATCHES.This evening at 7.30, at the Quarry Bay Club, the Sergeants of the R.E. Mess, will play off friendly matches of billiards, euchre, whist, cribbage, and twenty fives, with the above Club. Very good matches will be anticipated as both sides are well
DRY AND. EXTRA DRY. Per dozen Quarts.. .$48.00 Per 2 dozen Pints .....$50.00
A high class wine, well known to represented. connoisseurs and a favourite at wood and Ascot Meetings, &c.
SCOTCH WHISKY,
Watson's celebrated
E
Blend.
Good-CORONATION HOLIDAYS: The proposal to legally proclaim June 27, the day after the Coronation, a public holiday as well as June 26, so that all classes may participate in the King's great procession through London, is meeting with extraordinary favour in the old country, THE COGILL AND SUTTON COMPANY OF ENTERTAINERS gave another of their fascinating, performances in the Theatre Royal last evening to a large and very appreciative audience. An entire change of performance will be made this evening and is sure to draw a full house.
Very old liqueur Scotch Whisky, Per dozen $15.00.
COGNAC BRANDY,
of the finest quality. $18, $24, $80 and $30 per dozen.
PORT AND SHERRY,
of the finest vintages.
RAINIER BEER,
A MARRIAGE has been arranged between Margaret Louise, second daughter of Sir Ric hard and Lady. Martin, of Upton Grey House, Upton Grey, Harts, and A. Finlay Smith, of 20, Rubislaw-terrace, Aberdeen, only son of the late Mr. James Smith, Commissioner of Chinese Imperial Customs.
The Chairman,--Gentlemen, I have now the pleasure to submit to you the Report and Balance Sheet to 31st December 1901 (which, with your permission, we will take as read). You will be pleased to see that our profits are the best we have had yet, being net $149.195.55 against Sr17,692.08 last year. The Dividend this year is $1 68. against $1.50 last year (and 51.36 the year before), and we continue our policy of placing a substantial part of our profit to, Reserve the amount added this year, being 560,000. These results are all the more satisfactory as the period under review has beco a particularly dull one-trade not yet having fully recovered from the effects of the Boxer troubles, in the North of China. It had
been hoped that, by this time, dealers would have regained confidence, but while transac tions have diminished in volume they have. increased in safety, and we can only trust that the present year will see a much wished for extension of trade all round. Our Goverment Securities show a reduction from last year and they stand in our books at well under market value.
Before moving that the Report and Accounts be adopted, I shall be happy to answer any questions that shareholders may desire to ask..
There being no question the Chairman pre- posed and. Mr. Terry seconded, that the Report and Accounts as presented be adopted. Mr. Kwan Fong Kuk proposed and Mr. Kom Wa Ki seconded that Mr. Lauts be re
DR. SVEN HEDIN, the Swedish explorer, has arrived at Lahore after his journey through Central Asia. He made Lob Nor his head-elected a Director and that Mr. Buttery be
quarters and explored the Gobi desort, where for hundreds of miles the camels sank in the soft sand, and dunes, were met with 300 ft. the finest American Beer in the high. He found Chinese ruins Soo years old.
market.
CIGARS AND GIGARETTES.
A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY
A DEATH. [244d
At the Peak Hospital, Hongkong, on the 1st March, MARY ANN WYON, the wife Edward Wyon, the Mist, Canton.
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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR.... STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON.
A SPECIAL MEETING of the Sanitary Board is summoned for noon on Monday the 3rd of March, for the purpose of considering a recommendation by the Medical Officer of Health relative to closing the premises known as Nos. 13, 15, 17 and 23, Mosque Junction as unfit for human habitation under the Byelaws for the Prevention or mitigation of Epidemic, Endemic or Contagious disease. WALERS AND CHINA PONIES—At the sale of waters and China ponies by Messrs. Hughes and Houghi, auctioneers, some good prices were realised. Brumbie brought Saco,
re-elerted member of the London Committee.
Mr. Chan Hing proposed, and Mr. Ng Chit Mi seconded that Mr. R. C. Wilcox be elected Auditor at a remuneration of $500 and that Deloittee Dever Griffiths and Co. Chartered Accountants be re-elected Auditors in London at the same remuneration as before.
The Chairman-That is all the business, Gentlemen, I have to thank you for your atten- dance. The Dividend Warrants will be ready on Monday,
CHINA BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED.
The third ordinary yearly meeting of the Chins Borneo Company, Ltd, was hold to-day. Mr. C. S., Sharp (Chairmen) prosided, and the
The Hongkong Telegraph Lowly $310, Reans $360. Weary Willy $350 other gentlemen present were Messrs. E.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1902,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SOUTH AFRICA ATCONVOY CAPTURED.
LONDON, February 26th. An empty convoy has been attacked by
Billy of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed (Through Bills of Lading issued for BATAVIA, the enemy, and captured after severe fight- after SATURDAY, the 8th instant, at NOOR; will be subject to rent and landing charges.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before
the 8th instant, or they will not be recognised. All damaged packages will be examined on FRIDAY, the 7th instänt, at 3-P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
P. DE CHAMPMORIN, Acting Agent. 10 Hongkong, 1st March, 1903,"
85.50 Cask of 375 s, Net ex Factory. $3.30 Bag of 250 lbs.
SHEWAN, TOMËS & CO., General Managers.
Hongkong, 1st June 184
,
SPECIAL SALE
HIGHCLASS
LADIES AMERICAN SHOES.
MONDAY, 3rd March,
AT OUR
[10040
BRANCH STORE, 28, QUEEN'S ROAD.
Patent Calf Colonial -
Patent Leather Roman Straps
Tan and Black Glace Kid(Lace)
Black Glace Kid (4 Button) -
ALSO A QUANTITY OF
Bale. Usual Price.
$8 $10
Sizes 1. to 0. Bale. Usual Price,
$6.50 $10.50
LADIES AND CHILDREN'S 'ENGLISH
BOOTS AND SHOES,
AT PRICES FAR BELOW COST. SPECIAL, SALE FOL ONE WEEK ONLY.
WM. POWELL, LTD,,
(BRANCH STORE),
BANJOS
STEWART AND BAUER'S
20th Century" and "Thoroughbred
#
also
WASHBURNS."
MANDOLINES, GUITARS, STRINGS, FITTINGS, REPAIRS.
„Kangkong, add Tania
THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, Shanghai & Bingapore.
Cosao.
T'
PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL and AMERICAN PORTS).
HE Steamship
"BALLAARAT," Captain R. A. Peters, carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, on SATURDAY, the 15th intsant, at Noon, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports.
Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for France, and Tea for London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Colombo, into a steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London: ather Cargo for London, &c., will be conveyed vid Bombay with Trapshipment.
Parcels will be received at this Office until 4
P.M. the day before sailing. The Contents and
Value of all Packages are required.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's
Bills of Lading.
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For further Particulars, apply to
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 1st March, 1002
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
NOTICE,
“ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship
"HONGKONG MARU,"
are hereby notified that their Goods are at their risk being discharged into Lighters and/or landed into our Godowns at Wanchai 'and
log, near Klerksdorp, Southern Transvaal. The escort consisted of the sth Yeomanry with three companies of the Northumberland Regiment, and two guns. No details are yet to hand..
Stüzet William $380, Alibaba $310, LadyMary $330, Vanity 5800, Vexation £330, Witsbold 5320, Sea-breeze $360, My Lady $320, and Yellow Rose $370, Bay Ronald was bought in at 585o, Ichiban at $550, and Punch at S4C BY KIND PERMISSION of Lieut. Col. Baillie and Officers, the Band of the 22nd Bom bay Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening, from 8 to 9.30 pm. —
te Selection
"PROGRAMME.”
Getleman Joa". Slaughter, Crook 2. Lancer ..." Airy and Arles “ 3. Vairo
Estudiantina "Waldrenfel Gavotte..... "Expica............
- Ferdua. s. Baru Dance... "Piccaninates “................. Godfrey. 6. Selection,..," Reminiscences of Wales' Godfrey
"God save the King."
Osborne, W. A. Wickham, W. D. Jupp, O. Baptisto, Leung Shui Lun and J. Wheeley; (Manager),
The Chairman said Gentlemen - The Report and Accounts liave now been in your hands for some days, and I presume there is no objection, to their being taken as read, but, in regard to the Report you may perhaps have noticed a clerical error which has crept In with reference to the dividend recom- mended, which should be ten per cent on the paid up, not the subscribed capital as stated, and in this respect it is to he amend ed. The Company's operations during the year under review show a fairly satisfactory result, but not so good as the previous year. The THE RECENT DISCOVERY of a rich veln falling off is not due to a smaller quantity of of coal supposed to be of an almost inexhausti-} THE NEW GERMAN TARIFF.
ble extent, at Kakise, Takashima, removes any There is a defiant and determined op fear that may have been felt as to be continued position in Germany to the Government prosperity of the port of Nagasaki. A new Customs bill. The Committee of the Reich-shaft has already been opened to the depth of stag has adopted an amendment raising all the Corn duties above the figures of the Bill, the Agrarians having declared that they prefer to wreck the entire Bill rather than accept the Government proposals.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR SEVERE FIGHTING,
LONDON, February 27th. In a despatch, Colonel Byng reports that 600 Boers driving cattle attempted to rush an outpost line to the south of Bothasberg, Central Transvaal, and that a number of them got through. The New Zealanders behaved with the greatest gallantry: they lost two officers and 33 men wounded,
LATERA
about go feet (the Nagasaka Press states), and a truck railway of two miles between the coal ing pier and the new shaft has been laid down The preparatory work is being satisfactorily pushed forward, and it is expected that the sow mine will be in working order by the end of this year at the latest, dan
A CHINESE MILLIONAIRE named Tai how, residing at Talienwan, who recently
timber being produced and sold, but parily to the lower prices ruling during the period under review, and partly to the absence of some exceptional profits we were able to make in the previous year. The dividend (15 por cent) paid you last year was, as previously stated for the two years 1899 and 1800 or equal to 12 per cont per annum. This year we pro pose to pay a dividend of to percent of the paid- up capital, to write $3259.96 off the value of the Company's launches and lighters, $1644.01 off the engine, department, $5000 as a provision against possible losses of advances to contrac- tois and labourers. The amount $8, 185 standing
opened a steamship service between Portat contingency account in the last statement, Arthur and Chefoo with two vessels, has pur. You will notice, has been reduced by $5,594.68. chased the Japanese steames Hisikawa mari. This does not affect the result of the year's On the completion of repairs at Osaka the ves working in any way, as certain contracts exist. ing at the time of reconstruction (dating back sel will be taken to Port Arthur and placed on
as far as 1893) were than known to be double the above service, A contract has been enter
ful. Although we could not then arrive ed into between the above Chinese and the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha of Nagasak for the at the actual amounts that would eventually latter to supply 35,000 tons of coal for one have to written off, wo made anbie year beginning this month The Chinese provision Yet as far as por
Josses of capitalist is also negotiating for the purchase advances to contractors and labe inrers existing of another Japanese steamer
delivery may be had either from Lighters or LORD ROSEBERY'S NEW MOVE. from our Godowns upon countersignature of Bill of Lading,
Lord Rosebery has authorized the forma-WU TING-FANG, THE CHINESE MINIS tion of a Liberal league, with himself as TER at New York, has the most profound President, and the Right Honourable H. H. respect and admiration for the American Asquith, the Right Honourable H. H. woman. Apropos of her self-reliance in travel- Fowler, and Sir E. Grey as Vice-Presidents, ling he remarks, in' an article in the Dally, for the purpose of co-operating with the Mail, that he has no doubt whatever that an Liberal party on the lines of his Chesterfeld policy, though not seceding from the party
Goods remaining unclaimed after the 8th instant, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected
JS. VAN BUREN, Agenti Hongkong, 1st March, 1002.
AN APPEAL,
HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN respectfully to APPEAL. to the Residents of Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their Eind patronage and support, and desires to state that she will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK,
Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffs and Collars renowed on old ones,
Ladies and Children's Under-clothing Ca dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required.
The Superioress will also be most grateful for any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made to Books for the Children of the Poor Schools, who are taught by the Sisters.
Mongkong, aand April, 1842
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
American woman would start to-morrow, un
attended, on a tour around the world without the least hesitation: Her most pronounced mental characteristic, ho considers, is her quickness of perception. However complicated may be the thing you tell her she grasps the idea at once. That physically she has beauty, INWARD PARCELS by ss. Oriental are stature, and health he attributes to her love of now ready for delivery,
outdoor exercise. In a word the American woman, adds Wu Ting Fang, is always, in: teresting. She reads the latest novels, the current magazines, and the daily papers; can talk about political conventions, society. gossip, about affairs the European cap THE FIRST EXECUTION with the guillo--South Africe or berari East
broad view "of "the world's event; tins in Haiphong took place recently when a because the mingles in conversal Chinaman was executed for having killed a men, not only in her own family, but slid Frenchman.
dinners, parties, and other social gatherings.
FOR AN OLD CHINESE PORCELAIN dinner and dessert service £400 was paid a few days ago at Christie's,
COTTAM & Co, NEW HATS -
¿at "that", datdi: Conducted
operations now, are, we think the further losses on this acco but we nevertheless thi (to make the
that
WAR
are: rathe prude
shall be
hem to the
questions the Chairman report, and accounté pa conded by Wickham
the: ze-electión