THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS will soon be commanded by Capt. F.V.L. Prit- "chard of the 16th Madras Infantry who is now
on his way from Singapore.
MRS. RIZAL ILL-We are informed on very reliable authority, that, the widow of the late
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1902.
CORRESPONDENCE,
(Wa da kot nacesazrilý radome tha opinláns expressed by Correspondents in this coloran,
FORECASTS.;
11001902–1905,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong Tecnorati," DEAK SIR-Your prophet Planet has missed Dr. Rizal, of Manila fame, is at present dan-out several very important matters from his gerously ill in Hongkong, and is not likely to prophetic forecast and as a close study of the recover,
Beavenly Bodies and communion with the Spirit (Three Star) has revealed them to me, SMALL-POX-AEuropean engineer was re-make your readers a present of them e
· moved from the Sailors' Home this morning and taken to the Kennedy Town Hospital suffering from small-pox. Another European was removed from the Sailors' Home to-day nad it is rumoured that he is suffering from cholera The Sanitnay Authorities on being interviewed informed us that the disense had not yet been finally diagnosed and hence they. could give us no information on the subject.
HONGKONG SHIPBUILDERS,
Messrs. W. S. Bailey and Co., the well known ship-builders of Hongkong have been busy with orders for Manila. Last week Captain George Black left Hongkong for the Philip pines in charge of the new launch Industry, which was bullt for the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Company for harbour improvement work.' - The Industry is a wooden boat, 84 feet long, 11 fest beam and draws about 6 feet The captain said the boat behaved splendidly and proved to be very "light on fuel" while maintaining a high rate of speed. In addition to the Industry, Messrs., W. S. Bailey. and Co. have just completed a 64 foot Civil steam launch, supposedly for the Government of Manila. This launch is described as the "dandiest," craft ever built by the Bailey firm. Beside being furnished elegantly and fitted with every possible com fort she has remarkable steaming power and is expected to beat anything that floats on Manila Bay. Hor name at present is the Bailey and she is going over from Hongkong in com. mand of Captain "Tommy" Graves, one of the oldest China 'coast and sea skippers.
NEW LINERS FOR THE ORIENT.
Four large steamers, are now being built an the Clyde for service on the Oriental route be- tween San Francisco and Hongkong. The new vessels are to take the place of the Em- press liners at present plying on the Canadian. Australian run, now taken by the Miwera, Aarangi and Moana, The new steamers when completed will be up to the standard of the fast Atlantic liners and will surpass say thing at present plying in Pacific waters. They ⚫will be 600 feet long, or over 100 feet longer than the present Empress liners, and will have accommodation for 8oo saloon and 1,200 steer age passengers. According to the terms of the contracts, which were signed in October, the speed of the new steamers will be 2r knots per hour, as against 16 knots of the present boats, The proposal is to inaugurate a ten-day service between 'Frisco and Hongkong. It is probable that arrangements will be made for either a direct call or connection with the Siberian port of Vladivostock. It is estimated that the new vessels will cost $1,500,000 a piece. The Can adian Pacific directorate has voted $2,425,000 for their construction.
THE KWANG-SI REBELLION.
ADVANCE OF THE REBELS TO KAI-TCHEOU.
THE TRIAD SOCIETY. Information has just reached us of the ad- vance of the Kwang-si rebels to Kai-tcheow, a town about Bo miles from Kwong-chau-wan, where they surprised the local mandarins, and over powered the garrison. The little town of Shek-Sing was first captured by the rebels, who burst open the prisons and set all the prisoners free, the majority of which immediately joined. the standard of rebellion.
The Triad Society, has now joined hands with the rebels, and fresh atrocities, looting, and burning of villages and houses are reported.
·TROUBLE AT AMOY,
'INTERNATIONAL AMENITIES.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
AMOY, February 28th.
A slight uneasiness prevails in our quiet port owing to several rows between nationals of various countries. Some days ago two foreign residents were attacked in the sirtet on Kulangsu by a number of Japanese roughs, The Europeans were taken in the rear by. ten men and were severely handled, one being badly beaten and the other cut across the leg with a sword." Both have since recovered, and one of their assailants is to-day on trial before the Japanese Consul
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1. Showers may be expected in Hongkong, the sun will shine, between whiles and the wind will blow now and again.
A
SANITARY BOARD.
THE ASSISTANT SURGEONS QUESTION, A special meeting of the Sanitary Board is summoned for 12 noon on Monday, the 15th instant, for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken it view of the fact that
Assistant Surgeons cannot be obtained from Indin at present.
THE COGILL AND SUTTON'S ENTERTAINERS.
I ast night this popular company appeared gain after an interval of two nights, to a very appreciative audience. Every item ou. the
2. The Hon.-T. H. Whitehend will ask ques-programme went off with that ease which cha tions in the Legislative Council.
3. Queen's Road will be "up."
4. The Goremment Analyst will continue to report that the water is of excellent quality" and many residents will fail to obtain a supply.
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racterises the company. Charles Hoyt's musi cal three-act company A trip to Chinatown, is staged for to-night, and to judge by the brisk booking, there is sure to be a good house. We are informed that certain local talent has been procured for the occasion: A stranger in New
S. Jerry buildings will continue to rise Fortis billed for next week, and active pre
parations are in progress. and fall.
6. There will be delays in the arrival of the French mails, but the P. & D. and German will keep up to time.
7 Fires will occur in Hongkong.
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8. China will awaken regularly every morn- ing--and go to sleep again each night.
9 Many Hongkang residents will be called the Bar of the Club and Hotel.
Far East will arise, to say nothing of middle io. A new Heavy-weight Champion of the
and light weights.
1. The list of Birthday Honours will be anxiously awaited.
12. The Peak residents will continue to look down upon those of the lower levels and they in their turn will continue looking upward.
The above is from one in the spirit (old matured).
Truly Yours,
*
P.S.-Your prophet would prefer to remain in spirit, or to have the spirit in him, so long as the brand is passably good.
THE EDUCATION QUESTION. TO THE EDITOR Of the "Hongkong Telegraph." DEAR SIR,-My attention has been called to the correspondence appearing in the Goret ment. Gazette anent the provision of education for the children of the better class Chinese.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
Messrs Benjamin, Kelly.and Potts, in their weekly share report state-
Intimations.
THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND
STORAGE CO, LIMITED. -
(IN-LIQUIDATION)...
NOTENAY GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-
of this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 5, Queen's Road Central, Victoria. in the Colony of 11.ngkong, ob MONDAY, the toth March, 1992, at 3 o'clock in the after- noon for the following purposes:
1. To receive from Messrs. MEYER & Co. the fornier General Managers of the Company the accounts of the Company from the 1st January, 1901, to the th December, 1901, when the Liquidation commenced and discuss the same.
2. To receive from the Liquidator the accounts" of the Company in Liquidation from the
3.
4.
5th December, 1901, and discuss the same
To determine how a small credit balance shown in the said Liquidation accounts is to be disposed of.
To consider and if thought fit pass the sub- joined extraordinary resolution namely:
"That the books, necounts, documents "and papers of the Company and of the "Liquidator be kept in the possession "of the Liquidator until the toth March, "1907, and that then such books, accounts, documents and papers be "destroyed."
J. G. SCHRÖTEK, Liquidator. Hongkong, 6th February: 1002
HONGKONG HOTEL-CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE.
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HONGKONG, Friday, 7th March. Although in a few instances an advance has taken place--notably in Unions which have risen 15 points-the general tendency of the business during the past week has been market has still continued downward, and T MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will
moderate
The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, has given notice of its Fifteenth Ordinary Annual Meeting to be held on the 20th March. The transfer books will be closed from the roth to 20th instant,
both days inclusive.
The China Sugar Refining Company, Limited, and the Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited, have advertised their Twenty-fourth and Twentieth Annual Meeting respectively for the 27th March. The transfer. books of both Companies will be closed from the 13th to 27th instant, both days inclusive.
The Ordinary Half-Yearly Meeting of the Hongkung Hotel Company, Limited, is fixed for the ith instant. The transfer books are closed until after that date.
The Hongkong and China Bakery Company Limited, has notified that its Thirtieth General Meeting will take place on the 19th instant.
Banks. Hongkong and Shanghai Banks remain dull, and have receded to $595. The London quotation is £63, which is an eighth lower than last week. Nationals are wanted at $26 ex the dividend of $1.68 paid on the 3rd instant.
On perusing the latter addressed to the Government by Dr. Ho Kai and seven others. I was struck by the fact that it plainly advocates class distinction which I for one, and I believe many other persons in the Colony also, both Chinese and European, believe should not be allowed to exist in any purely government institution. It stands to reason that the establishment of any
Marine Insurances.-Unions have consider- such school as that proposed by Dr. Ho Kaiably improved, and shares are in demand after and his following will have to be paid for out sales at $370: China Traders can be procured That is to say, everybody at $55. Cantons have been negotiated at 51579 of public funds. from the poorest coolie to the richest taipan and S162), and are still enquired for at the lat will be contributing to the support of such a ter rate. Further sales of Yangstes at $1343 school, and it would therefore be most unfair are reported. for any such institution to be reserved for one particular class at the expense of all.
If the disadvantages pointed out by Dr. Ho Kai and his friends really exist, then contend that the remedy is in their own hands. They are not forced to send their children to these Goverment Doard Schools, as they term them, as are the poorer Chinese, for they can afford to pay higher fees, which the people whose children they object to their own mixing with cannot
In my opinion the educational facilities provided by Government should be of as high a standard as possible and, as they are paid for by all, so should they be freely open to all without any class distinction whatever
The class of school asked for by Dr. Ho Kai and others I regard as being somewhat in the nature of a luxury provided for one special class or section of the community, and, being such, it should be paid for by them, for they alone would reap the benefit."
Again these gentlemen ask for a school for the education of the upper classes of the Chinese and want it reserved especially for them. Why should they make such a request? Such schools are not provided by the Govern- ment in England or, for the matter of that, in any other country. All public institutions of the kind are open to all classes no matter what their social position may be, so long, as they can pay the necessary fees. The schools reserved for the children of the upper classes are supported by the upper classes themselves and the rest of the community are not asked to contribute to them in any way whatsoever. They are, in fact luxuries and as such are paid for by those who make use of them. Therefore I contend that if those of the upper class Chinese of Hongkong require a school reserved exclusively for their children then they, and they alone, should sup- ply the necessary funds, which they can well afford to do, without asking for the expenditure of public money, contributed by all, for the benefit of one particular section of the com
Yesterday a sham fight between the crews of 11.M. Ships Gresty and Blenheim took place munity, on. Amoy Island, at the back of the Race The gent men la question' also point out Course, and this attracted a large crowd of that in the ou of their having to send Chinese and some Jepanese spectators The their children to England or the United States Japanese attempted to hustle the Chinese at a most impressionable age they find them. when to their surprise the usually peaceable shlyes on their retim unable to resume their nailves turned upon them with bamboos and
proper position in the family, but a little further stones, obliging them to seek safety in flight on argue that the establishment of the school Another row of some sort occurred at the they ask for will cause them to assimilate Lekin station at the West end of Kolangsu at English sympathies and ideas and give them two o'clock this morning, The Cressy, being more open minds and public spirit. Does it anchored close by sent a landing party eshore not seem as if these two statements were some and turned a searchlight on the scene of the what contradictory and that the Anglicizing of disturbance, but the participants fled bela the the children would cause just that difficulty with regard to family life of which complaint is
boats reached the shore.
Everything is quiet otherwise," but these International
less promptly.
are not calculated to lead to a neaceful and harmonious state of affairs,
OTTAM TE
CGLOVES
made?
ANTI-HUMBUG.
Yours faithfullyszo
Hongkong March 8th, 190a, EOTTAM PRASILK ME
CO. PLAID RUGS and
Fire Insurances-Nothing has transpired in either stock under this heading. Hongkong. Fires are quoted at $3571, and China Fires at $83 ex the divdends of $35 and $6 respectively paid to-day,
Shipping-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats have changed hands and more shares are wanted at $38. Indo Chinas de- clined to $136, but have since recovered to $138, with sales at intermediate rates. Douglas Steamships have further declined, and we hear of sales at $41, China and Manilas are offering at $45. Star Ferries are steady at quotations. Refineries.--China Sugars have been done at declining rates, down to $135, but the market closes firmer and shares can now be placed at 5138. Luzons are out of favour, and bave dropped to $32.
Mining.-Punjoms have found buyers at $41. Raubs bave again been fixed at $9. Private advices from Singapore state that during the
month of February 2700 tons of ore were
crushed, realising 1,663 ounces of smelted gold, Jelebus continue on offer at $34.
Docks, Wharfs and Godowns.-Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have been disposed of at $25; and S262), and have further sellers at the latter price.. Kowloon Wharfs are in the market at $94, after sales at $95. Farnham have changed hands in Shanghai at Tls, 1624.
Lands, Hotels and Building.-Hongkong Lands have been booked at $177, West Points have declined to $59 sales, and trans- actions in Kowloon Lands at 530 bave also been affected. Hongkong Hotels have hardened, and have been bought at various rates up to $138, at which figure more shares can be placed The report for the half-year ended 31st Dec 1901, is published: the Working Account shows an increase of about 18 per cent. on the profit for the corresponding period of 1900, and the Directors proposed to pay a final dividend of $6 per share, and $5,000 to Reserve Fund, place $1,000 to Repairs and Renewals Account, write off $7,100 from values of furniture and steam launch, and carry forward to snow account the balance of 5377.49. Humphreys' Estate are to be had at Size. China Provid ents have again been dealt in at $94, and are. now in request at $9.30,
Cotton Mills. — ongkong, Cottons have reacted, and are obtainable at $14.
Ogar Companies.We have heard of, no business,
Miscellaneous-Green Island Cements have changed hands but close quieter at $22 A. S. Watsons have been parted, with at $15 Electric have been sold at $131 for the old issue; the new shares are steady at $64. China Borneos are procurable at $288, ex the dividend of Sit paid on the 3rd instant, Geo, Fenwicks have also paid their dividend of $34 and we now quote the stock at $41. Ropes. have sellers at $150, nad. Ices are wanted at $215.
NOTTAM &CO., ENGLISH and "AMERICAN- SHIRTS, BOOTS and Farda
BHOEB
HE
ORDINARY HALF YEARLY
be held at the COMPANY'S HOTEL, on TUES- DAY, the 11th March, 1903, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving, a Statement of Accounts of the Company to the 31st December, 1901, with the Report of the Directors, and to discuss any matter that may be competently brought before the Meeting.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 5th to the th instant, both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
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C. MOONEY,
Secretary, Hongkong, 1st March, 1902.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Kutinations.
At every turn,
"day, and night, you hear the enë ' thusiastic praise of some one who is competent to judge and prefers
RAINIER
BEER
to all others--the whole world has it and likes it.
SOLE AGENTS :
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 13th December, 1901.
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INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT.
consumers is drawn to the fact that the Undersigned, being Sole Agents for DR AUER VON WELSBACH Co., VIENNA,
THE INVENTORS OF INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT.
ARE SELLING THE ONLY GENUINE MANTLES, The Price of which has been reduced to
FIFTY CENTS per piece..
BEWARE OF INFERIOR IMITATIONS !
KRUSE & Co.,.
THE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY AN- NUAL MEETING of SHAREHOL- the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 2, Connaught 9540] DERS in the above Company will be held at Road, at NOON, on THURSDAY, the 20th March, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1981,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the toth to the act- instant, both Days inclusive.
EDWARD OSBORNE,
Secretary. Hongkong, 6th March, rgoa,
(277d
CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE.
ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE! THE TWENTY-FOURTH ORDINARY, HOLDERS of the Company will be held at the OFFICES of the General Agents, on THURSDAY, the 27th March, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving their Report with a- Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1901. The TRANSFER DOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 27th instant, bath Day inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, General Agents. Hongkong, 6th March, 1902.
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LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY,. LIMITED.
NOTICE.
HE TWENTIETH ORDINARY AN TNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS of the Company will be held at the OFFICES of the General Agents, Peddars Street, on THURSDAY, the 27th March, 1907, at 12.15 P.M., for the purpose of receiving their Report and Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1901.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
instant, both Days inclusive. will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 27th
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., General Agents. Hongkong, 6th March, 1902,
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WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS. TENDERS will be received at the HEAD
QUARTER OFFICE, Fletcher Street, until 12 o'clock NOON, on FRIDAY, the 14th iast, for the undermentloned Supplies and Services for a period of 12 months from the tat of April, 1902.
1. Hospital Supplies and Medical comforts. 3. General Supplies and Provisions. 3+
Barrack Supplies.
4. Scavenging and Lighting Lamps, 5. Washing.
Supply of Launches, Junks, Coolies &c. Forms of Tender, and any further Particulars
can be obtained on application to this office, addressed to the DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADJUST ANT GENERAL (B), between the hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M.
The right reject any or all tenders is reserved. The Tenders must be properly filled up signed and dated, and no Tender will be noticed unless delived, upon the proper form, at the Head Quarter Office, by 12 o'clock NOON on the above date, under closed envelope, marked Tender on the outside,
[saj F. W. B. KOE,
Lieutenant Colonel. Deputy Asst. Adjt. General. Head Quarter Office,
Hongkong, 5th March, 1902.
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NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the New
Wharf at Canton used by the Steamship BAKAN MARU" has been Leased by the option, from, May, 1901, and the public is Owners to the Undersigned for 20 years, with hereby Warned that no Persons, Firms or Companies other than the Undersigned can at any future time during the said period of z year acquire the right to exercise and enjoy during such period any rights, advantages ör benefits in connection with the said Wharf without first obtaining the written consent of the Undersigned thereto. de
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