The Old
Intimations.
Familiar Beverage
STONE GINGER BEER,
YCLEPT "POP.".
HOME
CROWN BRAND
WATKINS LO HONGKONG.
BREWED
$1.75 per doz., 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.
KIN TAI YEUK FONG,
樂大建威
WAI
Branches also at -
Canton, Shanghai, Hankow and Peking, Hongkong, 19th February, 1902. ~ (7140
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
$5.50 # Cask of 375 Ds. Net ex Factory.
3.50 Bag of 150 lbs.
SHEWAN, TOMËS & CO. General Managers.
Hongkong, 15th March, 1902.
THE
MEDICAL HALL, GERMAN' DISPENSARY,,
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CENTRAL has been |
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1902.
Ti-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
ROYAL
CITY HALL,
TO-NIGHT!
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY.
Co-day's Advertisements.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LIMITED,
NOTICE.
ROM. This Date and during the TEM-
PORARY ABSENCE of the Under
FR
TO-NICHT 1ned Mr. C. MONTAGUE EDE will act as
SECRETARY of the Society.
PROFESSOR ULMANN'S LADIES'
BAND
(Who are passing through Hongkong.)
THE
PANTOMIME WITH BIC BALLET
"THE POACHERS
SINGING.
DANCING. TABLEAUX.
CHANGE OF PROGRAMME' DAILY.
Doors Open at 8.30 PM. Commence 9 PM.
SEATS on Sale at THE ROBINSON' PIANO, Co., LIMITED.
Remember our open Challenge to any wrestler in Hongkong- Catch weight.
Hongkong, 21st April, 1902.
A CARD...
By Order of the the Board,
W. J. SAUNDERS,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 1st April, 1902.
PUBLIC AUCTION..
Intimation.
A. S. WATSON
AND CO., LTD.
[467d
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
THE Undersigned have received instructions RACE, Bson to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTIONT
од
SATURDAY, the 26th April, 190z, at 11 AM,
1.
at his Office, No. 62, Queen's Road Central: SUNDRY OFFICE FURNITURE. Comprising:-
TEAKWOOD DESKS and WRITING TABLES, BOOK CASES and SHELVES, OFFICE CHAIRS, Three MARBLE TOP BLACKWOOD CHAIRS, CLOCKS, COPY. ING PRESS and STAND, PUNKAHS,
&c,,
&c.
&c. ALSO:
One IRON SAFE by E. CATTERILL & CO. BIRMINGHAM," One REMINGTON TYPE- WRITER and a quaptity of LAW BOOKS.
TERMS-As Usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
{468d
Hongkong, 21st April, 1902. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG" AND
CALCUTTA.
THE Company's Steamship,
"KUMSANG,"
Captain Buller, will be despatched as above 1465d on WEDNESDAY, the 23rd instant, at Noon..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JÄRDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers,
MRS. J. KENNEDY thanks for the
friends of her late husband for the tributes, &c. sympathy expressed by them, for floral
Hongkong, z1st April, 1901.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERTES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS.
NOTICE.
[4f9d
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX; PORTS or BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE:
ALSO
N TRANSFERRED BLS VON ON MONDAY, the 5th May, 1962, at
ROAD, Corner of ICE HOUSE STREET,"
Hongkong, 17th April; 1902.
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EXCHANGE TABLES.
U.S. GOLD DOLLARS
into
SILVER DOLLARS
and
vice-versa
at rates ranging from
40 to 44%
may be had by addressing to
"GOLD,"
c/o The Hongkong Telegraph Office. -
Price 31 per Copy.
Hongkong, 15th April, 1902,
P.M., the Company's Steamship INDUS," Captain Duchatian, with Mails, Passengers, Specie and Cargo, will leave this Port for MARSEILLES, via Ports, of Call, WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- dna as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.M. Specie and Parcels until 3 2.M., on the 4th May. (Parcels are not to be sent on board'; they must be left at the Agency's Office) Con- tents and Value of Packages are required.
For further Particulars, apply at the Com pany's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, 21st April, 1962,
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THE TWO POPULAR
SCOTCH WHISKIES
SCOTCH WHINKY-
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
ARE THE CELEBRATED
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Better known as
11
"Black and White
[White Seal]
. AND
BUCHANAN
[Red Seal]
BLEND
Distillers, by Appointment to
His Majesty the King
SOLE AGENTS:
ECTED BLO SKETCH
EHOUSE OF COM
Khomas Kucharsk
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,
HONGKONG.
BANJOS
STEWART AND BAUER'S
[3434
20th Century" and "Thoroughbred
also
WASHBURNS."
MANDOLINES, GUITARS,
STRINGS, FITTINGS, REPAIRS.
Hongkang 251.Januar
1902,
THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, Shanghai & Singapore.
Hour' ou srst April, goa
with the Boer pea
Kitchener while refusing armistice, agreed to
election of a meeting ofter itatives: the varidus Boer Commandoeio consider the position, and the delegates have now left Pretoria for this purpose. A resumption of communications is not expected for three weeks, but a hopeful feeling prevails.
ILLNESS OF QUEEN WILHELMINA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF CANTON AND HONG
KONG, LIMITED
The first general meeting of the China Limited was held to-day at the moms of the Steamship Company of Canton and Hongkong? above Company. There were present Chin Yip Tong (president) Lui King-nam (Manager) Lu Kwan tung, Shun Shid-ping, Chan Taudin, Chan Kam chee (Directors) After the
the notice convening the meeting, had Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands is been read, the chairman proposed and the ill with typhoid fever,
LOGAL AND GENERAL
HELD OVER-Pressure on
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Compels us to hold over several interesting
AUSTRALIAN WINES.
Bottled by Messrs. SANDEMAN, Sydney, N.S.W.
CLARET.
P'er Doz, Qt4.
་
1445d
Reserve Extra $12.00 Reserve Special 15.00 Reserve Extra Special 18.00 Supreme
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
NOTICE. "ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship "AMERICA MARU," "
are hereby notified that their Goods are at their risk being discharged into Lighters and/or Ianded into our Godowns at Wanchai and delivery may be had either from Lighters or from our Godowns upon countersignature of Bills of Lading.
Goods remaining unclaimed after the 28th instant, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
J. S. VAN BUREN, Agent. Hongkong, 21st April, 1002.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, `PENANG AND SINGAPORE, THE Steamship
"CATHERINE APCAR," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at once at consignee's risk and expenses..
instant, at 2 F.M., will be landed at Consignees Cargo remaining on board after the 23rd
risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited.
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside; such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and
expense.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,
Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1902.
Kutimations..
[466d
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY,
No
LIMITED.
21.00
HOCK.
Reserve Extra
Per Doz, Qis.
$12.00 Reserve Special ... 15.00 Reserve Extra Special 18.00 Supreme
21.00
Per Bal.
items.
our columas
LI TING, had no occupation, but all the same
manager seconded that the minutes of the last meeting be read and confirmed. Agreed unanimously.
The Chairman then said the meeting carrying out the rules of the Company, was called purely for the purpose of
which stated that a meeting was to bo held four mouths after registration to in.
Manager, he was pleased to say, had satisfed him on all points and should there be any questions to be asked to was sure that ha would give satisfactory answers,
he had four iron water buckets. His explana-quire into the working of the business. The tion of how he came by them being unsatis factory, he went to prison for 14 days.
A WOODEN BOX and eight pieces of cloth ing, for the possession of which he could not satisfactorily account, cost Ng Yau, a gentle.. -man of no occupation, two months prison
ment.
Sundry questions were asked and answer After notifying that an extraordinney meeting will be held on 7th May, the Chair man closed the meeting.
RÓW ON THE FERRY Walter Wain- wright, a stoker from the Whiting, while full of drink and valour, made a disturbance on the OPENING OF KOWLOON SCHOOL. Star Ferry Wharf at Kowloon and assaulted. the ticket collectors. His spree cost him $3. A.DOUBLE DRUNK-John Kinsella, a fireman of the U.S.S. Monadnoch, was not con-
tent with a plain drunk and (disorderly in the street, but indulged in another at No. 6.Police Station. The double event cost five dollars.
A POKER TALE-Leung In seems to be fond of pokers, for he walked off with two from $1.00 one of the Cement Works kilns at Hok Un. The magistrate didn't seem to think that Leung 1.25 was entitled to ope the clown in the pantomime,
and sent him to prison for six weeks, 1.50
PROF. H. A. GILIES, LL. D. who is visiting 1.75 New York, has given a course six of lectures at Earl Hall, Colombin University. He dealt with the Chinese language, Chinese books, democra tic China, religions in China, China and ancien Greece, and some Chinese manners and cus
Per Bol.
1.25
toms.
$1.00 HONGKONG AND THE CORONATION: -We are informed that" in addition to the Volunteers who are going to England shortly for the Carenation ceremonies, that detach ments of Police, the Hongkong Regiment, Chinese Sappers and Miners, and 1st Chinese Regiment from Wel-hai-wei will also be sent..
1.50
1.75
SOLE AGENTS: A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,
The Hongkong Dispensary.
BIRTHS.
NICHOLSON, Hongkong and Shinghai Bank, At Teignmouth, March 17th, the wife of J. C. of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
On the 8th April, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, by the Colonial Chaplain, the Rev. W. H. C. Dunkerley JAMES RICHARD GRAD DOCK, of Pahang, 10 EVA ALICE, second daughter of Arthur MacGlenchy, of Pahang, late of Castlemaine Victoria
DEATHS.
ALEXANDER DOCTER, died at Denver,
Colorado, March 4th. Interment at Fairmount
cemetery.
TROPICAL MEDICINE —From the third annual report of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine we learn that amongst the students trained at the school in the past year were medical men from India, East Africa and Penang Over 130 cases of trapica! diseases were treated, including cases of bari, beri, dysentery, malaria, &c.
ASCOT this year, coming as it does just be- On the 14th of April, at No. 23, Szechuan fore the Coronation, will be on a scale of Road, Shanghai, the wife of TH. MEYER, of anexampled brilliance and magnificence. The daughter.
King will entertain a large company at Wind sor Castle during the meeting, and probably some of the principal guests from aboard for the Coronation will have arrived and will be included in the party, Lord Churchill has control the Royal Enclosure arrangements, but after this year such arrangements will be vested in the Lord Chamberlain's Department THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. ERS for England, in their 54th, report, note with satisfaction that their income continues to be well maintained, all the receipts showing a considerable increase. After meeting all expenses the sum of £225,000 will be available for the endowment and augmentation of bencaces during the current year. Since 1840 when the Common Fund was first started about 5,900 benefices havs profited in this manner, and the total increase in incomes thus resulting from the operations of the commis sioners exceeds 1,058,965 per annum, and inay be taken to represent a capital sum of £11,853,750,
March 7th, killed in action near Tweebosch Lieut. G. R.. VENNING, eldest son of A: R Veaning, of Straits Settlements, aged 1.
At the General Hospital, Singapore, on Sun day, 13th April, JAMES ELLERTON, of the
he
Hongkong Celegraph
JOTICE is hereby given that at a Meeting Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. ́Aged 25.
of the Company's Directors, held at the Company's Office, No. 2, Connaught Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on Tuesday, the 15th April, 1902, it was resolved that a-CALL of $10 and $1.50 premium ($4 in all) per Share should be and the same was thereby made upon all holders of partly paid-up Shares in the Company such Call to be payable on the rat May, 1962, to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at their Offices at Victoria, Hongkong.
If the above Call be not paid on or before the said 1st May, 100s, interest thereon at the rate of $rz per cent. per annum from the said 1st May, rgoa, till acival payment will become payable.
Upon presention at the Company's Office of the Bankers Receipt for payment of the Call together with the Certificate of the Shares in respact of walch the Call has been paid, as endorsement to that effect, will be made upon the Certificate.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
EDWARD OSBORNE,
Secretary. Hongkong, 16th April, 1902. THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY,
LIMITED,
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NOTICE is hereby given that at a Meeting of the Board of Director of the above named Company held on the 7th day of April, 1902, it was resolved that the following Ordinary Shares of the said Company, the distinguishing Numbers of which are hereunder written, be, and they were duly FORFEITED in Accor-
HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1902.
TELEGRAMS.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM: Special to the "Hongkong Telegraph.” THE KWANG-SI REBELLION.
NANNING STILL SAFE. (From Our Own Correspondent.)
Woonow, 20th April.. Nanning-fu is reported to be still safe, communication by river being still open. The rebels have sur rounded the city, but are distance of fifteen miles.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
at
dance with Article No. 28 of the Articles of THE CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL.
Association of the said Company...
N
Notice of the liability to FORFEITURE of these SHARES appeared in the Hongkong Local Newspapers from the 20th day of March to the 5th day of April, 1902, NUMBERS OF FORFEITED SHARES. 301/400 1578/160373444/3463 **494/12533 12707/13715 13998/14002 24103/14152 15423/15446 14855/15054 __1639016639—17115/17214-17446/17449- 21381/2140522423 32466 22517/22526 23427/23518 25719/2572329592/29616) *39782/29791 31610/31668 32044/32045 34233/34243 36203/3021236225/36234 36460/36474
38214/38288 40504/40703 *46325/46329 49705/49729. 55000/55030 55140/55155 58306/5833058637/58681
W. KERFOOT HUGHES,
Acting Secretary,
39066/59165
19810
Hogkong 9th April, 1902.
Amid King's weather, the formal opening of the new Kowloon School, the munificent gift of Mr. Ho Tung took place on Saturday afternoon; representative of the Colony witnessed the A large gathering, thoroughly
proceedings, whilst the fair sex, especially the Kowloon residents, mustered in strong force. The preliminary ceremony took place on the grounds outside the school, where an enclosure had been erected, set off with flags their various colours, coupled with the dresses of the Indies, forming quite an imposing scene. His ExcQ- lency the Officer Administering the Government Major-General Sir W. J. Gascoigne, K.C.M.G presided, and among others present were Lady Gascoigne, Mr. Ho Tung, Mrs. Ho Tung. and the two Misses Ho Tung, Hon. W. Meigh Goodman, K.O., Chief Justice, Hon Dr. Ho Kai, Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, and Mrs. Stewart Lockhart, Sir Thomas Jackson. Hon. T. H. Whitehad, Hon. R. R. Murray Rumsey Hon, CP Chater Commodore Robinson and Mrs. Robinson, Hon. H. W. Trefusis, A.D., Rev. T. W Pearce, Mr. Wm. Parlane, Mr. AG. Wise, Acting Attorney-General, Mr. and Mrs. C, Ford, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Tooker, Mr. T. K. Dealy, Mr. I. Sercombe Smith, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Platzoli. Mr. B. James and Mrs, James, Mr. S. W. Tso, Mr. F. J. Badeley, Mr. R. F. Johns ton, Mr. Nogon Kysle Mr. G..J. W. King, Hon, Wei Yu, Mr. A. J. Raymond, Mr. A.-H. Renole, Mr. G. M. Billings, Dr. Wright, Major Beiger, Col. and Mrs. Bailke, A. G, Romano, Mr. aze Mr. J. J. Leiria, Mr. and Mrs. A. Seth, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Michael, Mr. G. CC. Master Lau Chu Pak, Mrs. Bateman, Mesers, Ho Fools, Ho Kom Tong, Leung Shiu Kong, Fung Wan Chun, La Koa Ting, Yung Hin Pong, Chor Lup Chi, Wong Kam Fook, Lo Chi Jin, Pang Shau-chun, Sin Takian, Chan Hewan, Leung Pin Chi, Tio Sin Wan, Lau Chin Ting, and Dr. Wan Tun Ho, Messrs. Lau Wan Kni, Yuen Lai Chuen, Kwok Sid Lau, Wei Lun Shek, Lau Wei Cheung, Wei Long Shen and Lau Chu Pak.
Rav. T. W. Pearce opened the proceedings, and said Your Excellency, ladies and gentle men, Mr. Ho Tung, the large-hearted, public- spirited donor of the Kowloon School, has done me the honour of asking me to take part in this afternoon's proceedings. Mine is the pleasing duty of saying at the outset, in a words, which the Inspector of School-who now on. his way to Europe on furlough would have
said with more point, and to more good purpose, that your Excellency's presence here to-day, to perforin: this function of opening the Kowloon School, is bighly gratifying to all friends of education in the Colony To the
togeth ar is specially auspicious. They derive Kowloon residents the occasion that brings us
much satisfaction from the fact that this build, ing, los, foundation stone which was laid two Lyears ago by Sir Henry Blake, to be formally opened today by your Excellency, There is a phrase
latorie
another the
TRADE DEPRESSION IN GERMANY As a striking sign of the dulness of the labour market in Germany and on the whole Con
Lord Brougham that has become tinent, says a home paper, it may be stated that emigration from Germany to foreign tien
phaase tha 15 do with edu countries is constantly on the Increase. From can do nothing in this age.
the soldier be abroads
•There Bremerhaven it is reported that ever since. January the departing bosts of the Nord Lloyd eyes of some
pousonage, a personage, less imposi
perhaps carry a full number of passengers. For the past week not less than 5,000 emigrants have
ölmaster is abroad, tion houses at Bremen and Bremerhaven are left Bremerhaven for New York, The emigra
aga
overstocked, and about 800 emigrants last week had to be lodged in the barracks, built Last year for the reception of the convalescent troops returning from Obinsig
DEATH OF MR. J. KENNEDY,
Mr. John Kennedy, the well known proprietor scho Wa regret to have to announce the death of the
LONDON, April 18th." - of the Livery Stables and Dairy, which took European passed in America, applies also to American 9.30 on Saturday evening. Mr. Kennedy had The New Chinese Exclusion Bill recently place at his residence, No. 5 Garden Road, at
the school? tipa alust insular territory, but admits official teachers, been ailing for some little while, but no danger the views students; merchants, and travellers every was anticipated by any of his friends, and his Nation where.
death on Saturday evening, coming so Idenly have upon them, was a great shock. We tand that death was dãe to diabetes. was 56 years of age and came from Scotland twenty-nine years ago, many friends amongst the community whom he will be greatly misse took place yesterday and was larg Great sympathy is felt for Mrs. family in their sad bereaveme
THE RAJAH-OF-SARAWAK. The Rajah of Sarawak starts homeward bound to-morrow.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Mr. Balfour announces that Lords Milner and Kitchener have had two conferences
COTTAM
OTTAM & CO, FOR SUN HATE
COTTAM
dece Hongk