The Old
Intimation.
Familiar Beverage
STONE GINGER BEER,
HOME
YCLEPT "'POP."
CROWN BRAND
根菜大建成
WATKINS L HONGKON
BREWED.
$1.75 per luz, less $1.00 allowed Bottles returned.
WATKINS,
LIMITED, CHEMISTS, ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,
APOTHECARIES HALL,
No. 66, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, FACTORY-Mason's Lane.
WAI KIN TAI YEUK FONG. 房樂大 建威
Branches also at
Canton, Shanghai, Hankow and Peking.
Hongkong, 19th February, 1902.
Co-day's Advertisement.
WATER SUPPLY.
NOTICE.
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T is hereby notified that, in the absence.o
I. further Rainfall, on and after MONDAY, the 31st instant, the supply of WATER will be turned on the public mains belas Caine Road, from 6 A., o $ a., only.
It is also notified that our the same date, the supply from the mains will be discontinued in
the district bounded as follows--
Jubilee Street, Queen's Rail, Aberdeen Street, Hollywood Road, Queen's Road, Eastern Street, High Street, Pokfulum Road, Battery Road, Queen's Road and French Street. The inhabitants of the district specified can obain a supply from tanks constructed on the Praya at the following points:---
(1) East of Canton and Macao Steamboat
pier.
(2) At Nam Pak Hong pier, (3) Opposite Eastern Street.
W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority.
Hangkong, 17th March, 1902.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1902.
To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
M
CITY HALL.
ROYAL,
R. HENRY DALLAS' MUSICAL
AND DRAMATIC COMPANY,
TO-NIGHT!
(THURSDAY), 27th MARCH. The enormously successful French-
**
play ZAZA."
SATURDAY, 29th MARCII, The celebrated farcical comedy, WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES,' To he followed by a GRAND VARIETY CONCERT by the full strength of the Company:
MONDAY, 31st MARCH, Grand Production (for one night only),
hi THE SIGN OF THE CROSS."
PLAN at THE ROBINSON PIANO CO.
PRICES AS USUAL. Hongkong, 27th March, 1903.
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Co-day's Advertisements.
LETTERS PATENT.
IN THE MATTER OF ORDINANCE No. 2 or
18924
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION of CHARLES LEWIS PULLMAN, or WASHINGTON, IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
PRESIDENT, THE PULLMAN AUTOMATIC VENTILATOR COMPANY, FOR LETTERS
PATENT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG OF AN INVENTION FOR "AN IMPROVED VENTILATING DEVICE."
NOTT
JOTICE is hereby given that the PETI.
TION, SPECIFICATION and DE CLARATION, requited herein by ORDIN ANCE No. 3 of 1892 have been duly filed in the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, and that it is the Intention of the said CHARLES LEWIS PULLMAN, by Messrs. JOHNSON, STOKES and MASTER of Victoria, in The Colony of Hongkong, Solicitors, his duly authorised Agents, in apply at the Sitting of the Executive Couned hereinafter mentioned for LETTERS PATENT for the exclusive use within the said Colony of Hongkong of the above named Invention.
And Notice is hereby also given that a
Sitting of the Executive Council before whom
the matter of the Petition will come for deci
sion will be held in the Council Chamber, at the
GOVERNMENT OFFICES, Victoria, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 7th day of APRI, 1902, at it
of the clock in the Forenoon.
Dated the 27th day of March, 1902.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Solicitors and Agents, for. the said CHARLES LEWIS PULLMAN.
[308d
371d).
"THE
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. HE H.A.L. Steamship
"SEGOVIA,"
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
IGHTH ANNUAL DINNER will be held on SATURDAY, the 5th April, jat the HONGKONG HOTEL, it & P.M. Thost Captain Förck, will be despatched for the above wishing to attend should inform the Hon, Sec. Ports, on SATURDAY, the 29th instant,
at & P.M. F. BROWNE,
For Freight, apply to , Hon. Sec.
Hongkong, 27th March, 1902.
[373d
LODGE,
ZETLAND
No. 525, E.C.
REGULAR MEETING of the above
A LODGE will be held at the FREE.
MASONS' HALE, Zetland Street, on TUESDAY, the 1st Aprit, at 8.30 for 9 p.. precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend. Hongkong, 27th March, 1902. [3740 FROM HAMBURG, BREMEN, PENANG AND SINGAPORE. HE H.A.L. Steamship
THE
"SEGOVIA,*· Captain Farck, having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to sent in their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside
Optat, 1 Cargo will be forward unless notice to the contrary be given before NOON, TO-
DAY.
Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,Limited, and stored at Consignets' risk and expense.
No Claims will be admitted alter the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 3 April, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 3rd April, at 3.1.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LIME,
Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 27th March, 1902. [378d
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 27th March, 1902.
[375d
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW,
THE Company's Steamship
"HAIMUN,"
Captain Passmore, will be despatched for the above Port, on SUNDAY, the-goth instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, 27th March, 1002
[376d
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
THE Company's New Steamship
"RUBI,"
Captain R.W. Almond, will be despatched for the above Port, on FRIDAY,, the 4th April,
at Noon.
Light.
NZ BIRTH, On the and of March, at No. 7o, Chapoo Road, Shangbai wife, the of GED MARCAL, of a daughter.
DEATHS.
At Kuching, Sarawak, on the 13th March, ROSE ADA, beloved daughter of Andreas Emil Lange, of Sarawak, aged 17 years and
months.
On the sand of March at the General Hospital, Shanghai, MAUDE REVELYN, wife of Bugh Sutherland, of Foochow
At the Shanghai General Hospital, on the 23rd of March, CECELIA OLLERDESSEN, younger twin daughter of H. Ollerdessen, aged
5 years..
(Corrected.)
On the zoth of March, at No. 78, Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, HERMANN ERICH SCHEIBLER, aged 26 years, the beloved son of hermann Scheibler, of Crefeld, Germany.
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Houghong Celegraph
HONGKONG, Thursday, MARCH 27, 1922.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS..
THE CORONATION.
LONDON, March 25th. The day of the coronation of His Majesty King Edward, and the following day, have been proclaimed Bank holidays.
THE BOER MISSION. HOME FEELING.
Consols advanced ths on the announce.
THE BANKS AND INSURANCE COM-JERRY BUILDINGS-Before Mr. PANIES who intend closing on Good Friday Kemp yesterday morning, Mr. P. T. Crup and Easter Monday are given in another building inspector, prosecuted Wo Fong, *. column.
contracted, for unlawfully diverging from the plan deposited with and approved by the Director of Public Works, and for altering No 27 and 29 Winglok Street, now in course of erection. A fine of $75 was imposed, and paid
TO FORTIFY THE PHILIPPINES:-Steps are being taken at the present time towards the coast defence of the principal ports of the Philippine Islands,
forthwith.
A PRESENTATION took place on Tuesday evening to Mr. J. Hand, superintendent of the FIFTY PASSENGERS on the Nippon Mari Aberdeen Dock, who is shortly leaving for have presented Capt. W. W. Gicano and his home. The European staff presented him with officers with a testimonal expressing their a gold hunting watch which was suitably extended to them on the 17th voyage of the highest appreciation for the uniform courtesies
vessel, from Sha' Francisco, to the Orient inscribed. ANOTHER CHEAP EXCURSION to Macao" Their affability and consideration for our is announced for Saturday next. The Bakan comfort and pleasure," they say, "have made afara will leave her usual wharf, Praya West, this a voyage long to be remembered." at six o'clock in the evening, and will return from Macao on Sunday at 8 p.m. Return tickets cast only $s, and can be obtained from Messis. Ritchie & Co., of 37, Des Voeux Road.
ZAZA.
THE HON. TREASURER of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following dona:
tion to the funds of the Hospitals :--
G. de Champeaux ...........$10 E. A. Irving..
Francisco Tse Yat J. Gregory, ......
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AMERICAN RAILWAY INTERESTS IN CHINA-Mr. Conger, the U. S. Minister, has inquired of Prince Ching as to how much truth there is in the rumour that China is about to grant certain railway privileges to Belgian subi
jects, fearing that his new concession would interfere with the progress of the Canton Hankow Railway which was granted to American subjects. The reply of Prince Chine was in the negative, and he further added that - China will not grant any new concession which will injure American interests.
ment of the Boer mission. There is a hope Mr. A. C:-MacLaren's team and Australia it is DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS the
ful feeling in parliamentary circles regarding the outcome of the negotiations.
LATER.
·SOUTH AFRICA: THE BOER MISSION. The Boer Mission consisting of Mr. Schalk-Burger and companions, were ac. companied to Kroonstad by Lord Kit chener's personal aide de camp and six staff oflicers.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE FRENCH MAIL of the 24th February was delivered in London on the 25th inst.
THE REPORT on the Trade of China, and abstract of statistics, published by the Imperial Maritime Customs has just been issued.
THE HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB-
will hold their eighth annual dinner at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday evening, the 5th
April,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH will not, be published to-morrow or on Easter Monday. The mail edition will be issued on Saturday 'morning.
Post Office will be open during the hours
stated below
IN THE FINAL TEST MATCH between curious to note that in neither innings of the English XI was a batsman actually bowled In fact MacLaren-was the only one to have his wicket disturbed he being run out. Of the others Quaife and Gunn were given out leg before and all the rest were caught.... BY KIND PERMISSION of Lieut. Col On Saturday, the 29th inst, from 7 to 11,30- Baillie and Officers, the Band of the 22nd Bomam., only to despatch the outgoing English bay Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel mail.
on Satruday evening, from 8p.m. to gjo pm.:-
:. Selection.....
PROGRAMME, "Iplantbe'
1. Barn Dance........"¿¡Picesninales"
Sullian
Godfrey. Wheeler,
j. Polka.....................," Sea Breeze"
Valse..." Les Sirences.*........ Wadtenfel. 3. Song..." Sunshine and Ralo ".... Blumenthal. 6. Selection." Les Cloches de bomeville ".. Flanquette "God save the King."
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA inform us that this morning they received the following tele: gram from their Head Office|in|London-"At the approaching meeting of Shareholders the Directors will recommend a dividend for the
past half year at 10 per cent. per annum free of lacome Tax, that £75,000 beplaced to Reserve," which will then stand at £650,000, that £40,000 be carried forward as undivided profit, and that, a Bonus of 15 per cent, be paid to the staff of
FOR THE TWO BEST ESSAYS on "Why
The Attention of l'assengers is directed to the Excellent Accommodation provided by this A FISHING JUNK was cut in two in the the Bank." Steamer. She is fitted throughout with Electric Harbour the other morning by the Canton
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 27th March, 1902. [377J
Intimation.
THE TWO POPULAR A. S WATSON &
SCOTCH WHISKIES
BUCHANAN BLENDA
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THE HOUSE OF COPHORS! homes Bucharontli
ARE THE CELEBRATED
( HOUSE OF COMMONS
Better known as
"Black and White
White Seal]
AND
BUCHANAN BLEND
[Red Seal]
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Co.,
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
SHERRY.
Perdor. Perhat
River, steamer Tai On. The occupants were thrown in the water, but were rescued by a police pinnace.
ZAZA.
should Great Britain possess a supreme Navy?”
the Hongkong branch of the Navy League are affering two prizes of $30 and $10 respectively. The competition is open to all schools in the Colony in which English is taught, there being no restrictions as to nationality. The essays will be submitted to the decision of three A CRICKET MATCH between the H.K. gentlemen to be nominated by the Committee Cricket Club and a team of the combined of the Navy League and their decision shall be Wong-nei-chong C. Clubs will be played at the final. The Inspector of Schools will be re- Cricket Ground on Saturday, the 29th instant, quested to prescribe the form and extent of the at 11 am. The following will represent the essays and the winning (one will be published latter-Lillywhite, Sharp, Preedy, L. E. Lam-in the local newspapers, if possible, over the mert, R. Pestonji. Gratrix, J. D. Kinniard, name of the writer, Walker, L A. Rose,, Morrison, and M. E. Asger (Captain).
THE WATER SUPPLY is to be further decreased if no rain falls. On and after Mon-
ZAZA.
On Good Friday, the 28th instant, from 810 9am and on the arrival of the mail from Europe by the British packet Bengal for ene hour only to deliver the correspondence arriving by her.
On Easter Monday, the arst inst., from 8 to 9am. only.
Correspondence for local delivery may ha. posted up to g'a.in. on those days." The Night Box will be kept open during the time, the office is closed. The Money Order Office will be entirely closed on those days.
ZAZA.
WATKINS, LIMITED.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The third ordinary general meeting of the, shareholders in Watkins, Limited, was beli to-day at 66, Queen's Road Central: Mr. present Messrs. E. J. Grist, Major Brown, G. A. Watkins presided, and there were also Captain Tillett, Captain Nure, B.I., Messts. I. Grant Smith, W. A Sims, T. H. Reid, J. W. Osborne, A. R. Ezekiel, N, Munford. J. Min binett, W. H. Gaskell and Chan A Fook
The following was the report Gentlemen, We have now the pleasure to. lay before you a statement of the Company's business and Balance Sheet for the year ending 31st December, 1901.
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. The amount standing at Credit of Profit and Loss Account, after paying all Charges, Salaries, etc, and providing for Bad and Doubtful Debts, is $1.387.50.
i
In the accounts submitted to you last year, through a clerical error. the Stock included a portion of the Plant and Machinery of the value of $8,741.97. This sun is included in of Dividend Fund at the last meeting, so that the amount $13,544-54 pasted to Equalization the net profit for the year 1901 was $10j129-47.
DIVIDEND ACCOUNT.
day next the supply will be turned on in the THE ACCIDENT TO THE." BENMOUR public mains below Caine Road, from 6 a.m. to-Messrs. Cornes & Co., Agents of the Ben 8 a.m, only, and supply from the mains in cer Line of steamers trading between Europe and tain districts will be discontinued altogether. China and Japan, have now received mail The inhabitants of those districts can obtain a advices from the owners, dated 6th ulto, refer from the Equalization of Dividend Fund to We now propose with your consent to trans- supply from tanks constructed on the 'raya at garding the accident to the Benmohr. It ap the Credit.of Profit and Loss Account the sum certain points mentioned in another column. pears the Beamohr, which was cutward bound, of $8,74197, which will then stand at $10,129.47 EUROPEANS IN WUCHOW-On Satur collided with the Banffshire, a Cape liner of day, the 22nd inst., there were more Europeans in Wuchow that there have been since Sir Harry Parkes went up in 1859. H.M.S. Moorhen, Robin and Sandpiper, with crews totalling 6, a Customs Staff of 11, and the s.s. Sianam, with 5 more on board, completed the number. Of the 85, 84 were British. These numbers do not include the Missionaries who live outside the town. 1.35.
B. Superior Pale Dry. Din- ner Wine, Creen Seal Capsule $10.80 $ogo
0. Manzanilla, Pale Natural' Sherry, White Capsule ......... 12.00
C.C. Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal- Capsule
14.40
SCOTCH WHISKY
D. Very Superior Old Pale Dry, Choice Old Wine, White
Distillers by Appointment to
THE HOUSE OF COMMOD
Seal Capsule
16.20
His Majesty the King
SOLE AGENTS:
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,
HONGKONG.
BANJOS
STEWART. AND BAUER'S
20th Century" and "
also
(3430
Thoroughbred
WASHBURNS."
MANDOLINES, GUITARS,
STRINGS, FITTINGS, REPAIRS.
Hongkong, 8th Januaryitóo,
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THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, Shanghai & Singapore.
E. Extra Superior Old Pale
1.00
-1.20
Dry, Very Finest Quality (old bottled), Black Seal Capsule... 24.00 2.00
fine vintage. All are Superior Xeres Wines. The following Wines, bottled in Europe, have been specially selected, and procured from the celebrated firm of Messrs. Gao: G. SANDENAN, SONS & Co., of London, Oporto and Xeres:-
ZAZA.
3, 719 tons, which, according to the New York to pay a dividend for the year of 9 per cent Maritime Register of Feb. 19th, left Gape which will absorb 59,000, carry forward to Town on Jan. 7th and arrived at London onto Equalization of Dividend Fund $4,892-57,
and to Profit and Loss Account $1,129.47, Feb. 5th. The 5th of February is the day on
The Accounts have been audited by MW. which the collision between the Banfshire
H: Gaskell. and the Benmor took place. The letter re ferred to states that the disaster occurred be
ow Gravesend and that the Benmohr had to be beached. The Banffshire is reported to have gone down. It is strange that the New York Maritime Register, which is usually very well-informed on shipping matters, contains no reference to the disaster.
GAWATKINS,
Gineral Managers CHAN A. FOOK,S The Chairman-Gentlemen, your General Managers regret that there has been delay in sending out the report and balance-street-to- day. Well, it has been caused by circum stances over which we had absolutely no con- trol. We did not get the report from the Printer un
until TT o'clock this morning. If there are any shareholder present who prefer the meeting to be adjourned to have time to study the balance-sheet or any other things, I shall
with the business before us
There being no expression of opinion to the contrary
THE MURDERED CHINESE EM. EXPENSES OF CHINESE MINISTERS PRESS-News have come to light of the B, C, and CC are excellent Dinner Wines, A certain Taolai, in an interview with Prince murder of the Emperor Kwang Si's legal Ching, brought forward the question of wife, Empress Cheng Ee. It appeared D and E are After-Dinner Wines of a very economy, remarking that the expenses of the that during the troubles of 1899-1901, in be very happy to do so? If not, we shall so on. Chinese Ministers abroad might be lessened cluding the coup de etat and the Boxer re In reply Prince Ching said that the expenses bellion, the Empress was suddenly done allowed for the Minister to St. Petersburg were away with, and no one knew where the, was Tis. 16,000 a year, still nobody was willing to until lately. During the occupation of the The Chairman continued I take it for grant- 20, and besides, as requested, China intended Imperial palaces by the japanese troops, it was ed, gentlemen, that the business will proceed. to send one minister to Belgium and the discovered that the cruel Empress Dowager We shall hold the report and accounts as sead Netherlands, and another to Austria.
deration the had for a simple excuse ordered the Emperor's to save time.
continued increase in ain
item of OPENING OF MORE TREATY PORTS: wife to be thrown into a well, and afterwards The Chinese Commissioner H.E. Sheng Hsnau heavy stones to be rolled over the mouth of the local expense, coupled with the continued Huai, in reply to Sir James MacKay's request well so as not to allow the Empress, friends to fall in exchange, the net results on the respecting the -opening of Ch'ang sha and rescue her. The gruelsome relie was found by years Chang to as treaty ports and foreign settle one of the Japanese soldiers quite accidentally, tory ments, on the basis of the new settlement at When taxed about it, the Empress Dowager Touching Yo Chau, declared that the demand' will be evinced every sign of distress, and further includ conceded provided that all the local affairs of more ordered her eunuchs to discover if possible tlon the two prefectural cities in question remain the culprits. It may be safely asserted that under the control of the Chinese authorities, and the police superintended by the Chinese officials.
Perdiz, Pat bof, "
LIGHT DRY815.00 $1.25
OLERA...
21.00 -1, 6 ▼RY PALE DRY... 21.00 1.75 FULL GOLDEN
2.00 ***** 24.00 PALE DRY NUTTY., 27.00 2,25 FINE OLD BROWN. 30.00 3.00
GOOD.
FINE.
MADEIRA.
Per dor. Per bot. 18.00 1:25 24.00--2.00
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,
The Hongkong Dispenaksyaki A
Com
culprit or culprits will never be found through the direct orders of the cruel Empress Dowager, that this dark deed was done.
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