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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 4 1902.
To-day's Advertisements.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
IN THE MATTER OF THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORT GAGE CO, ED, AND REDUCED
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE COM- PANIFS ORDINANCES 1877 AND 1886.
OTICE is hereby given that a Petition NOT
presented to the Supreme Court on the 2th of February, gignz, for confirming a Special Resolution reducing the Lupita) of the above mentioned Company frum $2,0 0,0 to $723,000 is directed to be heard before The Ranamable The Acting Chief Justice on the 7th day of April, 902, at 1,35 of the clock in the forenoon. Any Creditor or Shareholder of the Company desiring to oppose the making of an order for the reduction of the Capital of the said Com pan under the above Ordinances Should appear at the time of hearing by himself or his counsel for that purpose and a copy of the petition will be furnished to any Creditor or
$1.75 per doz., less $1and allowed Shareholder of the Com, any requiring the Bottles returned.
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same by the Undersignal on payment of the
egulated charges for the same.
Dated as 3rd day of March, 19oz.
EWENS & HARSTON, Solicitors to the above named Company. ALFRED. WISE,
Acting Chief Justice.
NOTICE.
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HIS Company supply best, Welsh, Bengal
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MARRIAGE.
On the 27th of February, at the British Con- sulate General, Shanghai, and afterewards at Trinity Cathedral, by the Rev. I. C. Hodges, it. A., and assisted by the Rev. W. G. Walske, BA., GLADYS MARY HAVERS, eldest daughter of JOHN SMEDLEY, of Shanghai, to Jous EDWARD, son of JOHN WILLIAM, DENHAM' Exeter, England
DEATH.
On the 25th February, at Shanghai, CARL ALBERT ZETTERHOLM, 8,50 43 years.
he Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, Tuesday, March 4, 1902.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
ACCIDENT TO THE FRENCH PREMIER.
LONDON, March 1st. M. Waldeck-Rousseau, Premier of France, has been badly hurt in a collision with an electric tram, his carriage being overturned
SOUTH AFRICA.
THE RECENT CAPTURE OF A
BRITISH CONVOY. Lord Kitchener reports that by the recent capture of an empty British convoy near Klerksdorp, the Boers took 16 officers and 451 men prisoners, of whom ro6 have since been released. Colonel Anderson who com manded the Yeomanry has been retained a prisoner.
THE ACCIDENT TO THE FRENCH PREMIER.
Latest reports state that M. Waldeck Rousseau is improving.
March and.
FLOODS IN THE UNITED STATES. Melting snows have caused disastrous floods in the castern districts of the United States. Railways, roads, and telegraphs are damaged, and many fatalities have occurred. Pittsburg and Allegheny are partially in- undated.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
BAR SILVER is quoted at 25.3.8.
EXCHANGE has dropped to 1/9.15-16.
Our Latest Rebellion. There has been such a deal of talk of rebellion in Southern China of late years and threats of a great rising, sometimes. anti- foreign, sometimes anti-Manchu; have been held over our heads as constantly, that one may, be excused for being a trifle sceptical as to anything of the sort amounting to more than a mere flash in the pan. It is not so very many months ago that the abortive Triad Society rebellion broke out on the East River near Hui Chow and ended, as we all know, in the utter defeat of the rebels owing to want of ammunition. Hence it would be somewhat premature to make any THE ENGLISH MAIL of the 1st February
was delivered in London on the, ist inst. predictions regarding the probabilities and.
GOLD LEAF bas risen to $56.60 per tacl
THE BUYING KATE for sovereigns has gone up to $10.94.
Į
THE NUMBER OF CASES of communi cable diseases which have been notified as occurring in the Colony, of Hongkong during the work ended the 1st March, are four A Portuguese died from plague, while there were two fatal cases of small-pox, ons being a Portu guese from the ss. Oriental There was also one case of entoric fever,
FROM CHINESE SOURCES we learn that Cheong Puh Hee, the Minister of Home Affairs, bas discharged all the foreign professors of the Peking university, and has, engaged new ones direct from Europe and America. The reason of his doing so is to the effect, that the former professors of the university were com- posed of missionaries and discharged Custom
officials.
BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.
THE PRIZE LIST..
The prize distribution in connection with the Belilios Public School takes place to-morrow morning. The proceedings'commence with a part song after which there will be a musical drill followed by Dolly's. Lullaby." Then the Report will be read, and Mrs. Stewart Lockhart will present the prizes as follows
ENGLISH DIVISION."
1st Class: 1st Distinction, Lily Song, "Girl's Own Annual;" and, Alice Lesbirel, "Shake- spear;" 3rd, Nellie Olson, "Scott"; History, Myra Chunyut, Book; Composition, Sarah Lee, "Tennyson Geography, Maggie Petersen,
Book; Needlework, Alice Lesbirel, Box,
2nd Class Ist Diligence, Elsie Mow-fung, Gold Broach; sad, Florence Lambert, Silver Bangle; 3rd Ada Asgar, Silver Hat Pins: Arithmetic, Fatima Alararakia, Fountain Pen; Needlework, Florence Lambert, Bex.
3rd Class-1st Diligence, 'Elia Hyndman, Silver Bangle; 2nd, Martha Petersen, ¦ Silver- Button Hook; 3rd, Mary Petersen, Silver Brooch; Arithmetic, Ida Noma, Silver Pen- holder; Needlework, Amy Mah, Box.
4th Class1st Diligence, Annie Lesbirel, Book; and, Doris Chunyat, Book; 3rd, Lizzie Vanstone, Book; Needlework, Esther, Nomas Box.
5th Class 1st Diligence, Chun Ying-mui, Book; 2nd, Marian Alararaka, Book j* 3rd,
ate of coaling may be increased to 80 tons per possibilities of the present rising in Kwangsi | FOOTBALL:The final for the Hongkong Rachel Levi, Book; Needlework, Chun Ying.
hour.
Depth of water at the wharves 30 feet at low 369dspring-lide.
Excellent pure spring water can be supplied
Hongkong, 4th March, 1992, EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
Calling at TISOR, POST DARWIN & QUEENS LAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo- 10 ADELADE, NRW ZEALAND, TASMANIA, &c.)
THE Steaurship*
"EASTERN! Captain. Ellis, will be respatched as shove on THURSDAY, the 20th instant, ateq P.M.
at current prices.
Vessels calling at Sabang, are exempt from harbour dues and pilotage, and when calling for the purpose of coaling only and taking in water, stores, or provisions, no wharfage is levied.
A floating drydock for vessels of about 3,000 tons displacement lies on the north side of the
harbour entrance, close to the shore.
The company esecule ship and marine en- gine repails of all descriptions under the This well-known Steamer is specially inted superintendence of experienced European for l'assengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham-Shipwrights and Engineers, at modarate prices.
2nd October, 1901.
foose
ber, which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi- sions, Ice, &c., throughout the voyage.
This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric-light.
A Stewardess and a duly-qualified Surgeon are carried
N.B.-Return Tickets issued by this Com- pany to and from AUSTRALIA, are available for return by the Steamers of the CHINA NAVICA- TION COMPANY and vice verså.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents.
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Hongkong, 4th March, 1902. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY-AND FOOCHOW.
HE Company's Stuąmship.
THE
"HAITAN," Captain Roach, will be despatched for the above Ports, an' FRIDAY, the 7th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 4th March, 1992.
fa63d
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THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, Shanghai & Singapore.
Intimation.
LIBUTED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 181.
CHAMPAGNE,
Jules Mumm & Co.. Reinis as supplied to..Imperial and Royal Courts of Europe.
Province.
Football Challenge Shield will be played on Saturday, the 22nd inst., at a quarter past four.
THE RUSSIAN CONSUL at Hankow is dead. Mr. A. Vahovitch had been consut there since 1893 and was very much respected by all.
1
LUKBAN, the Insurgent Chief in the Philip, pines, was captured on the aznd ulto, by Lieut Strebler, of the Philippine Scouts. He was
Still, we have known for some time past that there has been great unrest in Kwangsi and a growing discontent with the rule of the Mandarins and the Manchus. The rebels in the present instance are said to be the late troops of Marshal Sou, who were disbanded on that commander being pro- moted to the Military Commandership of Hupeh Province. This being the case the Chinese Authorities will have to deal with troops fully equal in training to their own, and as the rebels are said to be hand taken as a prisoner into Zakuan. Ten of the and glove with the numerous bands, of chief's bodyguard are reported as killed in the robbers and brigands inhabiting the district, encounter which ensued. the probabilities are that they are as well, if not "better" armed and equipped than the Chinese troops sent against them. As a rule when it has come lo a stand-up Gght between brigands and Chinese troops the troops have accomplished little or nothing, and it was only the other day that a military expedition sent from Canton against brigande was ambushed and so severely punished
THE FRIENDS OF DR. RUTHERFORD HARRIS, who successfully contested the Monmouth Boroughs in the Conservative interest at the last General Election, and was unseated. on petition (Mr. Josepph Lawrence, also a Conservative, being then elected), bave subscribed, goo guneas for fa testimonial to
him
mui, Box.
6th Glass-Diligence, Winifred Meugens, ink bottle; 2nd, Diligence, Irene Coleman, book; 3rd, Diligence, Mozelle Levi, silver brooch; Needlework, Dorothy Lambert, box.
7th Class 1st Diligence, Mabel Long, book; and, Diligence, May Rice, scissors, &c;- ard, Diligence, Ah Mun Goesman, box of paints; Writing, Malcolm McNeill book; Needlework, Mollie Mooney, box.
8th Class Highest Marks, Edward Stain
field, book; zad, Sui Kong, scent box,
Infants-1st, Miyo Nomura, bracelets; and Jessie McNeill, book; 3rd, William Chung, book; Needlework, Lily Stainfield, box...
Recitationist, Dorothy Lambert, silver brooch; 2nd Irene Coleman, silver brooch; ard, Mabel Long, silver bronch; 4th, Mollie Mooney, silver brooch
Attendance Certificates:st Class, Fatima Alarakies; 3rd Class, Ida Noma; 4th Class, Esther Noma; 5th Class, Marian Alarakia; 6th Class, Chun Ying Mui; 7th Ah Vik; &th Class, Clam Lee.
KANCHINESE DIVISION.
Standard 1-1st Ip Ngok Shing, Chinesa. Ink Bottle; and, SheL Kan, Socks and Buttons;
Standard 11-1st, In Fung Kuk, Note Book. and Buttons; zad, Ho Mui, Handkerchieves" and Buttons: 3rd,, Fung Fan Shiu, Handker. chicves.
glass, &c.; and, Wong Sui Mui, Handkerchieves and Buttons: 3rd, Chan Chi, Handkerchieves,
Standard III-1st, Leung Kan, Pocket Toilet
A. S. WATSON & Co., that the commander thought discretion the
better part of valour and returned to Canton MR. ANDREW CARNEGIE, having devot leaving the brigands masters of the situation.
Events of late have not tended to endeared so many millions to the education of other the Manchus to the Southern Chinese. The people, is now devoting £10,000 to his own obnoxious house-tax and other squeezes He has decided to form a library at Skibo imposed on the pretext of meeting the in Castle, and sets about it in splendid man-3rd, Chan Pik-ha, Socks, demnity demanded by the Foreign Powers ner. Lord Acton has been entrusted with the for the Boxer outrages have caused wide task of selection, and his list of books neces spread dissatisfaction in the South. The sary for a millionaire's education runs to 8,000 people say, and with a deal of reason too, that having already paid indemnities to one Fower and another for churches, chapels and missions destroyed in the South, they are now asked to pay for the sins of their Northern countrymen as well, in which they had no hand andfor which they are not responsible. For some time, past the Two Kwangs have been placarded to this effect, while the doctrine of nonres-- ponsibility for the Boxer outrages has been preached far and wide byagitators who openly say that it would be better to employ the A high class wine, well known to money now demanded of the people for the payment of the indemnity in arming them connoisseurs and a favourite at Good-selves and resisting any further demands, and at the same time placing upon the wood and Ascot Meetings, &c. Chinese throne a dynasty of the people and
DRY AND EXTRA DRY.
$48.00 ...$50.00
Per dozen Quarts. Per 2 dozen Pints
SCOTCH WHISKY,
iFatson's celebrated
E
Blend.
Very old liqueur Scotch Whisky. Per dozen $15.00.
COCNÁC BRANDY,'
of the finest quality. $18, $24, $30 and $36 per.dozen.
PORT AND SHERRY,
not of an alien race.
MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE-The Pro- gramme of Music to be played by the Band of the 5th I. H. C. on the New Parade Ground between 4.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. to-morrow, the 5th instant, is as follows:
1. March..... 2, Selection.asmed
Wal... Polka
5. Selection, 6. Waltz
Washington Post.
Soun
.." Falica “Lugone... Chusssigne.
Floradora "Polichinelle"
Fabrbach,"
The Gay Parisienne
Cires, Girl"
God save the King,,
Catyli «Kiefert,
THE REV. DR. GRIFFITH JOHN, the well-known Welsh missionary in China, bas intimated to the London Missionary Society that he will bear the cost of building a theo-
Standard IV-Ist, Lo Yau-ka, Pocket Toilet glass, c. zad, Wak Sui-ka, Chinese Ink Bottle; 3rd, Lo Kin, Pocket book,
Standard V-ist, Cheung Jim, Vase; and, Yù Mui, Pocket book; 3rd, Leung Mü-kun, Vase 2 Chinese, pens.
Standard VI-1st, Hung Tai, Chinese Purse Special prizes for History-Lo Yan-ho, Hand Mirror; Yu Mu, Hand Mirror
Needlewarte-Hun Sun Yung, 1st; Cheung lun, and, Mi Yuk, grd; Lo Kul, 4th; Leung
Kan, 5th Li Sun, 6th; Li Yat Kan, 7th.
The Head Mistress desires to offer her most
logical school in Hankow, and his offer has been accepted by the Board of directors. Dr. John's name has been more than once suggested sincere thanks to the following gentlemen for for the chairmanship of the Congregational their generous contributions to the Prize Fund Union, but on each occasion he has asked.bis-Sir Thomas Jackson, Hen, W. Meigh good friends not to nominate him for the honour, as mån, Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, he was unable to leave his work in China
As for France being mixed up in the pre. sent outbreak and lending secret aid to the rebels that may or may not be the case. France, as is well known, is anxious for any pretext which would allow of her stepping across the border from Tongking and gain- ing a footing in the Two Kwangs. Thus it may well be that she is taking a leaf from the book of her ally Russia and is secretly fomenting and aiding the rebellion in order to create a pretext for the occupation of the
American Gentleman Tourist-No, kid, not Two Kwangs on the plea of maintaining order. a bad place at all, but very badly in want of
HEARD AT THE FERRY
Hon. W. Brewin, Rev. R. F. Cobbold, Messrs. B. Bymmjee, Victor H. Deacon, J. II. Cox, Galipp & Co., Gibb Livingstone & Co, Holiday American Lady Tourist: "Say, dearie, Wise & Co., C. T. Kew, Kelly & Walsh, G. H Hong kong is not a bad place."
We have all seen how Russia sticks to rain. Manchuria upon this pretext, and what American Lady Tourist" Why, yes, the could be more natural than for France to sky looks like a man who wants to sneeze and attempt a like action in the South? She
canool" has already six gunboats on the Souther waterway's and has her troops just across the
American Gentleman Tourist-1 guess, the
totally ignored the arrangement come to powder into Father Atmosphere, frontier, while her priests, who have apparently Government should inject some sneezing regarding missionary interference, can only be supposed to be sowing the seed for French THE CHOLERA IN CANTON-There occupation, particularly as the French gun seems no sign of cholera abating in Canton. boats are known to the inland Chinese From latest advices, the disease, is making as the Catholic gunboats, which in itself headway, and has appeared in Fatshan, and tends to show towards what end the other surrounding districts. The Canton river missionaries of France labouring is quite saltish, whilst all the wells in the city As for the propaganda of the rebels, it is are practically dry. Ram is as much needed much the same as that of other would-be
in Canton, as it is here When the as
aré
of the finest vintages.
RAINIER BEER,
the finest American Beer in the reformers and promises great things to the needy and oppressed. What attitude is to be adopted towards foreigners is not at present announced, but should it prove to be one of antagonism we very much fear that all their lofty plans will come to nought.
market.
CIGARS AND CIGARETTES.
A. S. WATSON & CO LIMITED COTTAM & CO., NEW HATS
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Powan left. Canton a Chinaman, was removed. from that vessel on suspicion. It was not clearly. defined as to whether it was either plague of cholera. There were no fresh cases amo the foreign residents, but a few cases heard of in the native city.
OTTAM TIES;
CO, NEW
Meethurst, Duncan Clark, R. Shewan, Fung Wa Cheun, Watson & Co, W. Humphreys, Ho Fook, D. Gillies, Chan, Pat, Lock Hing, Ho Tung, See Woo, Tak Cheong. A Friend, AN. Other, Hu Choo, Lan Chu Fal, Lau Wai Chia
ORGAN RECITAL.
A very successful organ recital, was given in St. John's Cathedral last evening by Mr. A G. Ward. In all, Mr. Ward played five selections, and showed his usual good com mand of the instrumenta
Mrs Mudie made her first appearance in the Cathedral, and sang the recitative and air from Handel's Theadora. We have heard Mrs. Mudia on several occasions, but we believe she sang better than she has ever done before.
nos prónanace
tha
was
vas "brought to a close Kéreke Solennelle, which
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ted to the Choir Fund,
AGLAN OVER!