The Old
Intimations,
Familiar Beverage
STONE GINGER BEER,
HOME
YCLEPT "POP.".
CROWN BRAND
WATKINS LIP. HONGKONG.
BREWED.
THE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30,
CO-DAY'S Advertisements.
NOTIOR
"HE OFFICES of THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH CO., LIMITED, have now been REMOVED to No. 35, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
Hongkong 28th April, 1902.
TO LET UNFURNISHED.
THE Second Floor of Nos. 2 and 3, HILL
SIDE TERRACE, Wanchai, above ST. FRANCIS STREET, close to KENNEDY ROAD. Also Ground Floors of Nos. 1, 2 and 3, HILL SIDE TERRACE, Wanchai. These are new, well drained, and aity European houses, having- spacious verandahs and excellent view of the harbour and Kowloon Peninsula. Water laid- on in all parts. Good back yard, bathrooms and kitchen. Rent moderate,
For further Particulars, apply as
No. 1, HILLSIDE TERRACE,
WANCHAL———
Hongkong, 26th April, 1902,
·PÚBLIC AUCTION.
[482d
$1.75 per doz., less $1.00 allowed THE Undersigned have received instructions
Bottles returned:
WATKINS,
LIMITED,
CHEMISTS, ÆRATED WATER
MANUFACTURERS,
APOTHECARIES HALL,
No. 68, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, FACTORY:-Magon's Lane.
←
WAI KIN TAI YEUK FONG. 房菜大建威
Branches also at
from the REGISTRAR, Supreme Court,
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
Intimation.
A. S. WATSON
AND CO., LTD.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
ÆRATED
WATERS.
THE WATER used is THE PUR- EST that can be obtained, and is
in Action No. 18 of 1902, Original Jurisdiction, skilfully Filtered on the most scientific
between WONG CHI TONG, Plaintiff, and THE WA HING SILVER MINING Co., LIMITED, Defendants.
FRIDAY, the 2nd May, 1907, at 11 AM, The First Floor of Nos. 50 and 52, Queen's
on
Road Central, above Tak Cheong. One COPYING PRESS, One Large IRON SAFE by KAE SHEAN & Co. and One by 3: S. LOWE & Co., London, TABLES, including One EXTENSION DINING TABLE, VIENNA and Other CHAIRS, &c., &c.
TERMS AS 'Usua!.
[493d
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Government Auctioneers. Hongkong, 30th April, 1902,
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION,
Canton, Shanghai, Hankow and Peking: M CHIEF MANAGER.
Hongkong, 19th February, 1902.
[714
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
#5,50 B Cask of 375 Ds. Net ex Factory.
R. J. R. M. SMITH has been appointed By Order of the Board of Directors,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 30th April, 1902. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
(492d
$3.50 Bag of 250S, TOMES, & CO., THE Company's Steamship
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI.
SHEWAN,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 15th March, 1902.
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
WANTED.
[19
AS POSTMASTER, British North Bornea
Government, a CLERK experienced in Postal Matters. Salary $80 per mensem.
Apply giving full Particulars and Testi- monials to the Secretory to the Governor, LABUAN.
17th February, 1902.
A
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
WANTED.
[206d
N EXPERIENCED FOREMAN for
Government Timber Mill. Must be thor- oughly acquainted with the erection and management of Timber-cutting Machinery. Forward copies of recent testimonials and state Salary required to
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, SANDAKAN. 3rd February, 1902.
ff
fisid
Captain Passmore,ill be despatched for the above Ports, on FRIDAY, the 2nd May,
at 11 A.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 30th April, 1902. (49rd
EXCHANGE
TABLES.
U.S. GOLD DOLLARS into
SILVER DOLLÁRS
and
vice-versa
at rates ranging from
40 to 44%
may be had by addressing to
" GÓLD,"
c/o The Hongkong Telegraph Office. Price $1 per Copy. Hongkong, 15th April, 1902,
THE POPULAR SCOTCH
.IS
BLACK & WHITE."
JAMES BUCHANAN & CO.
SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS, By Appointment to
EL M. THE KING.
SOLE AGENTS:
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,
HONGKONG.
BANJOS
STEWART AND BAUER'S
11
02th Century' and “ Thoroughbred
also
WASHBURNS.
MANDOLINES, GUITARS, STRINGS, FITTINGS, REPAIRS.
Hongkong, 28th January, 1902.
THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED, Hongkong, Shanghai & Bingapore. lease:
|
principles.
THE MACHINERY employed is of the latest design and most approved
type.
THE BANKS
DISORDERLY CONDUCT at the Murray Pier last night cost Hai Yuen a rather checky boy employed on II.M.S. Tamar Sas. He paid the fine.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR HANKOW:-Hankow, April 23.-A train has been derailed at the 61st kilometre.. Four Europeans were injured.
CHOLERA. Four cases of cholera terminat ing in fatal results occurred in No. 7 Cheng Hung Lane, No. 355 Cargo" beat, and on the and floor of No. 136 Queen's Road East.
DISOBEDIENCE:At the instance-of-Mr- G. A. Woodcock, Secretary of the Sanitary Board, Lai Fung, a chair coolie in his employ was fined $5 for disobeying a lawful order. DRUNK Jurgen Ringhard, a German engineer off S. S. Triumph was mulcted in the sum of $1 for being drunk and incapable on the 29th inst. Needless to say Ringhard paid the
Crow
Crown's property together
on Feit centre line of the stream pr. property and that the "aid
feet shall not be granted or devised without thi sanction of this Council and that?
rulation where' practicable spect of streams, nullahs and water courses the New Territory leased by: Govern ment of China to the British Government:3
WATER SUPPL
In consequence
creased supply of water and in soma
micasura l'alleviate "the inconveniences, and
sufferings of those concerned P
Thomas Jackson hands | A FAREWELL BANQUETIS to be given to Kowloon the oyer the managem of the Hongkong and Sir Thomas Jackson by the Chinese Shanghai Bank to Mr. J. R. M. Smith this nity of Hongkong on Saturday, the 10th May evening.
SANDAKAN ENTERTAINED Comman der Wake sent round cards bidding all every the European inhabitants of Sanda to tea on H.M.S. Ainaldo on the 20th March. The invitations were accepted with to low exceptions that the proposed dance on the poop was tacitly voted off" However, the efforts of the band were much appreciated by the men, who causad considerable amusement by their really funny parodies of halfroom
the daily diminishing manners and mannerisms. The captain and supply and of the fact that the his officers in the intervals of dispensing tea only turned on in the City one hour per day, et hoc genus omne found time to fire one of Works informs the Council whether the Govora- will The Honourable: The Director of Publla. the Rinaldo's heavy guns towards Suan-Lamba, and having shewn the ladies what the realment will take into consideration the advis thing was like, about thirty rounds were fired ability of immediately increasing the number. of water stations along the Praya'so as to give. from the same gun with a Morris Tube, at o target. Those who preferred exercise retired to the wardroom and devoted themselves to "ping pong. The rest settled down on deck to talk, tea and some excellent chocolates INCREASED WATER STORAGE.
Will The Honourable The Director of About six o'clock Commander Wake weighed
Public Works inform the Council whether anchor and took the party for a cruise round the bay, finally meeting the launch near the Government has taken the necessary y provide, if it wharf and discharging his cargo." The Rinaldo measures then left for Hongkong amid a chorus of be possible to do so in the time now cheers and Borneo whispers, to which sha available for an adequate or additional replied by a message in Morse Alphabet on water storage capacity should there be a shor her siren, which was said to mean "Goodbye rain fall this season, so as to safeguard the and thank you" but it may have been any Ratepayers and the people from again next year suffering the inconveniences and evils thing.—B. N. B. Herald,
arising out of a water famine, and state how much additional water storge has been pro- vided, if say, since the 1st of January this year, Fraternity of the Colony has been invited to
A meeting of the Legislative Council was and how much additional storage it is estimated. meet Sir Francis Lovell at dinner at the Hong-held this afternoon in the Council Chain will be provided between now and 31st January.
ber. There were present His Excellency 19037. Major-General Sir W. J. Gascoigne, K.C.M.G..
CROWN LEASESTRAN (Officer Administering the Government), The Acting Attorney General moved the first Hon. AG. Wise (Acting Attorney General), reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to PLAGUE-For the past twenty-four hours Hon. A. M. Thompson (Acting Colonial Secre-exempt ce ain Crown Leases and Agreements ending noon to-day three cases of plague are lary), Hon. Commander R. M. Ramsey, R.N. for Crown Leases, and Per nits granted by the reported, all of which ended fatally. The vic (Harbour Master), Hon. C. Mel Mésser (Acting Crown, from the operation of sections 3 and 4 tims were Chinese. The cases occurred in (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. W. Chatham(Direc- of the Foreshores and Sea Bed Ordinance, Po Yan Street, No. 8 Yik Lung Street, and aor of Public Works), Hon. C. P. Chater, C. M.G., 1991. house at the back of the Gas-works.
fine.
CORONATION AND MILITARY PRI- SONERS:-London, April 24th-The Daily Mail has published a statement that on the day of the coronation of the King of Great Britain, all military prisoners under sentence
are to be released,
SIR F. LOVELL'S MISSION -The Medical
THE BEST AND MOST EXPEN-kong Hotel to-morrow and to hear from him the details of his mission on behalf of the London SIVE INGREDIENTS only are used. School of Tropical Medicine.
GUARANTEEING ABSOLUTE PURITY.
ENGLISH EXPERTS Manage our Factories and their practical · knowledge and constant supervision enables us to produce waters of unrivalled excellence and purity.
A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,
The Hongkong Dispensary.
BRIBERY:It was bad joss' for Lo Uta coolie of no fixed abode when he offered a bribe of 40 cents to Chinese Constable No. 18 to stay taking proceedings against him for stealing nine catties of rice. His little act of diplomacy cost him four weeks, with hard labour,
SANITARY BOARD RULES:-Before Mr.
Kemp this morning, inspectar Fisher of the Sanitary Board, had no less than eighteen Chinese for infringing Ordinance 13 of 1901. Section 55. In each instance, the Magistrate imposed a fine $15, or Sayo in all. The fines were paid.
THE CHINA SQUADRON :-Most of H. M. ships, now lying in the harbour; will be soon leaving for their summer cruise. All commands of and above the rank of captain are to meet at some port in Japan, where we understand a great naval display will take
The Hongkong Celegraph pace in connection with, the forthcoming
HONGKONG, WEdnesday, April 30, 1902,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
PHILIPPINE MILITARY SCANDALS.
King's Coronation.
IN CONNECTION with the recent murder of the late Mr. Rutherford and the increase of crime the following notice appears in a Singa. pore paper "After 11p.m, all natives found loitering about the roads in Tanglin unable to give the Police a satisfactory account c. them- selves are taken to Orchard Road Police ligations are made. Station and detained till morning when inves,
LONDON, April 28th. The admissions of General Smith's counsel at his court-martial have TOO MUCH WATER: When we are all created a painful impression in Wa-crying out for rain, an extract like the follow- shington. The newspapers demanding, from the diary of the Superintendent of his dismissal from the service, and Telegraphs for B. N. Borneo for February, makes one inclined to be somewhat sceptical that he be disgraced. President as to the benificence of Providence:"rth Roosevelt has pledged himself to Following received from Mr. Bradbury, Kina protect the army and nation from balangan-Am now standing, in Mr. Graydon's such outrages as this and others which are coming to light.
SOUTH AFRICA.
LATER.
house over my knees in water. Water now
LEGISLATIVE COUNCILK
totem
Hon. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General), Hon. The objects and reasons given are as follows T. H. Whitehead, Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving, Hon-Since the earliest days of Colony, it has been C. 5. Sharp, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hon. Wel A | the practice for the Crown to erect and maintain, Yuk, and Mr. R. E. Johnson (Acting Clerk of and to grant permission to erect and maintain, Councils).
pers over the Grown foreshore (including the last meeting.
"
The Olerk of Councils read the minutes of the
TAKING THE OATH.
e
Mr. C. S. Sharp took the oath as a member of the Council in the place of the Hon. J.
Thusburg, and the Hon. C. Mc1 Messer was sword in as Acting Colonial Treasurer in the place of the Hon. A. M. Thompson, Acting 'Colonial Secretary.
sen bed), in cases in which the Governor has deemed such erection and maintenance to be
expedient and proper. Care has
has, of course," been taken in so doing to avoid erfering with any special rights of access to, and egress
from, the sea, claimed by Marine lot owners.
In a large commercial port like Hongkong, such piers are necessary in order to afford proper facilities for commerce and passengers. FINANCIAL MINUTES..
When such piers are of ordinary dimensions and The Financial minutes, were referred to the the Harbour Master bas reported that they are unobjectionable so far as the requirements of Finance Commilice.
harbour navigation, etc, are com one ever suggested before the passing of the Foreshores and Sen Bed Ordinacce, No, at 1901, that any public rights of navigation or fishing are substantially interfered with, even
FINANCE COMMITTEE. The report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee at a meeting held on the roth inst. was adopted
ON THE TABLE,S
The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Harbour Master for 1905, Financial Returns for toot, the reports of the Medical Officer of Health, the Sanitary Surveyor, and the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon for 1901, and the Report on the New Territory for the same poriod,
QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED, The Ilan T. H. Whitehead-Sir, I rise to give notice that at the next meeting of Council I will ask six questions, and I lay a copy therof
upon the table.
They were as follows:
Will The Honourable The Colonial Secret.
HOUSE ACCOMMODATION-SUBORDINATE A
OFFICIALS.
assuming them to exist.
The Law of England was, by Ordinance No, 6 of 1845, section 4, introduced into the Colony except where the same shall be inapplicab to the local circumstances of the said Colony or of its inhabitants" and, tightly wrongly, ́ ́it has never been understood that public rights of navigation and fishing existed of such a kind as to render the erection of a pier, sanctioned
by the Crown a public nuisance interfering with such rights
The wording of the Foreshores and Sea Bed Ordinance, 1901, has, however, vives rise to doubts as to the legality of
erection and maintenance of piers, preliminary requirements of that ord
have been complied with This occasioned much public inconvenience.)
Where a Lease of the actual soil of fore
wh of solid masonry it may instance, for, sewbars;
shore and sea bed becomes necessary, as for
piers the only thing granted and demised is the fight of erecting, and maintaining a pier
uch!
upon, aver, across, and above, so
the Crown Jareshore and Crown land
with water, siluate at was, is shown on
PROPERTY RESUMPTION AND COMPENSATION, ary endeavour to obtain from the Indian Go verament a statement or return shewing (1) the conditions on which House properties sanitary and insanitary and land have recently been resumed in Bombay and elsewhere in India, (2) the basis on which the valves of house property and land were arrived at, and (3) the basis on be practicable to comply with the requirements about 6 feet above all records and still rising, which the compensation paid for resumed proof that Ordinance. But in the case of ordinary the line of course is destroyed for miles, Iperies and land has been arrived at ; and in believe Pintassen and Tamoi have been due course communicate the information to the swept away; no sign of flood stopping Two Council if the Honourable Member is not now houses from Pintassen washed past here two in a position to furaish the required particulars? days ago. Going to try and build a platform THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
in roof now as water nearly up to table tops. The representatives of Delarey's No boats available but house stands firm so far. commandos held a meeting on Tues-Useless to think of doing anything in our de- partment until floods and rains over. Am now day last to discuss peace matters. going to remove telephone as the water is touch- Commandant Delarey came into ing it. Mr. Graydon and I had a bad time Klerksdorp on Thursday with a few since 3 am, Sunday, when water rearhed his of the members of his staff, Lukas tobacco; hope a steamer will come up soon or we may float down also on a log. 'One China. Meyer, and two subordinates. The man only drowned." party returned to Balmoral on the 25th, when they entrained for Mid- dleburg and Belfast to hold further meetings of burghers;
QUEEN WILHELMINA IMPROVING. Queen Wilhelmina is now able to
leave her bed for a short time daily. THE DUTY ON CHEQUES,
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach states that the extra duty on cheques under two pounds will be remitted drawer presenting returned cheques at the Post Office,
on
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
י,
PLAGUE AT KOREA case of plague oc curred at, Kobe on 22nd inst.
THE SULTAN OF JOHORE is expected to return from Europe next month.
FREEMASONRY --At the Annual Meeting
of the District Grand Chaper held last evening M. E. Camp L. Mallory, District Second Grand Principal appointed and convested the following District Affairs :-
District Third Principal ...G. J. W. King.
Scribe E...........N, O. D. Gourdin.
N..............G. C. Henderson.
11
音
It
Committee of General
Purposes............G. L. Tomlin. Treasurer...........F. W. Edwards. Registrar ............W. L. Ford. Prin Sojourner...R. Mitchell. First assist...G. Pircy Jr. Second
...F. W. Clark. Sword Bearer ..............E. J. Labrmiz, Standard .....W. J. Tutcher.
...W. H. Wickham.
E. A. Standard. Director of Ceremonies R. C. Edwards.
Deputy
J. J. Bryan. E. H. Ray. Organist.......................A. G. Ward. Janitor J. Marshall,
11
* Assist,
13
Will The Honourable The Colonial Secretary
will take into consideration the desirability and
plan hereun
nd mineral
pexed and there
inform the Council whether the Government it would seem strange to laser, a covenant expediency of adequately providing for the decent housing of the subordinate officials, and employees of the Public Works, Harbour and Sanitary Departments and report to the Council Yet this is requ
MAP OF ROADS AND STREETS. In anticipation of Govemment being asked to expose for sale Crown Land in Hongkong and in British Kowloon or to grant leases of
land in the New Territory, and with a view safeguarding against repetition of the sta affairs in respect of roads lanes, and, build as that which now exists in Hongkong, Kowloon, will. The. Honourable The Dl of Public Works inform the Council (t) a clearly and well defined Map she and Streets of adequate w
newidth, or will be prepared, (2) whether will in due course be submitted Council, (3) when approved y
ved whether will be recorded officially and sha depated from without the sand Council, and (4) whether a copy of such will be deposited in the Office of the Sanitary Board for the information and guidance of the Board's Officers ?
STREAMS, NULLAHS AND WATER COURSES
PUBLIC PROPERTY? Will The Honourable The Public Works inform the. Government'
nt will lay dow
to come into force on an
Unofficial Members-F. J. Watson and fled, to the effect that all 1. Bryant,
THEFT-A lady resident of Kowloon was fast night robbed of a gold watch and gold COTTAM & CO, FOR SUN EATS.
chain bangle.
water courses in Hong
especially
Bed Ordi
lands are
100
the Hord Bores and Sea Appl to puch It wa
quite recently that the Pier question was supposed to be settled by On auce No.
ended by Ordin
sffect
was not
the Foreshores and