THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1902.
Mails, **
U.S. MAIL LINES.
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO., OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL S.S. CO., TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE;
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
"HONGKONG MARU".
**CHINA "
***DORIC".
"NIPPON MARU".
'PERU"
*"ÖÖPTIC" .....
........................................ FRIDAY, 23rd May, at Noon.
....................SATURDAY, 31st May, at Noon. ..........................SATURDAY, 7th June, at Noon.
.TUESDAY, 17th June, at Noon. TUESDAY, 24th June, at Noon, THURSDAY, 3rd July, at Noon.
"THE T. K. K. Company's Steamship "HONGKONG MARU," will be despatched for SAN FRANCISCO, via AMOY, SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, INLAND SEA, YOKO- HAMA and HONOLULU, on FRIDAY, the 23rd instant, at Noon, taking Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe. Passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point in roule..
Through Passage Tickets granted to Eaghind, France and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers, and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada.
Passengers holding through ORDERS TO EUROPE have the choice of the Overland Rail Routes from San Francisco, including the SOUTHERN PACIFIC,CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE, and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL WAY: also the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY on payment of £4 in addition to the regular tarif rate.
Passengers holding Orders for OVERLAND CITIES in the United States have between SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO, the option of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION-PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE, and other direct connecting Railways, and from Chicago to destination the choice of direct lines.
Special rates (First-class only) to European Points, are granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Consular Services, and European Civil Service Officials located in Asia, and to European Officials in the Service of the Governments of China and Japan.
TO UNITED STATES and CANADIAN POINTS, Special rates (arst class only) are confined and will apply only to Missionines, Members of the Naval and Military Services, and to Consular and Diplomatic Officials of the Governments of China and Japan.
Betorn Passage.-Reduction will be made to passengers who do not hold return tickets, making the return journey between ports in the Orient and Honolulu or beyond, within twelve months.
Through Bills of Lading issued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Franscisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Overland Railway, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to parts in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Companies' and connecting Steainers.
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. the day previous to sailing, Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 P.M. same day; all Parcel Packages should be inarked to address in full; value of same is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany each shipment of Cargo or parcel (valued at $100. Gold or over) destined to Points, beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Companies' Office addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco,
Merchant's Invoice will be sufficient for cargo or parcel (each shipment) when the value is legs than Stoo. U.S. Gold.
For further Information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Com- panies, Queen's Building.
1902
Hongkong, 17th May, 1902.
J. S. VAN BUREN, Agent
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COY'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.
SAFETY.
SPEED.
PUNCTUALITY,
THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN AND EUROPE, VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
31
1902
(CALLING AT SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VICTORIA, B.C.) Twin Screw Steamships-6,000 Tons-10,000 Horse Power-Speed 19 Knots. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. R.M.5. EMPRESS OF CHINA... Comdr. R. Archibald, R.N.R.WEDNESDAY, 4th June: TARTAR..... ............Comdr. E. Beetham, R.N.R...WEDNESDAY, 21st June.. EMPRESS OF INDIA...Comdr. O. P. Marstall, R.N.R.WEDNESDAY, 25th June. EMPRESS OF JAPAN...Comdr. H. Pybus, R.N.R.......WEDNESDAY, 16th July. ATHENIAN............Comdr. H. Mowatt......WEDNESDAY, 26th July. THE magnificent Twin-screw Steamships of this Line pass through the famous INLAND SEA OF JAPAN, and usually make the voyage YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER (B.G.) in 12 DAYS, saving THREE DAYS to a WEEK in the Trans-Pacific journey, and make connection at Vancouver with the PALATIAL OVERLAND TRAINS of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY which leave daily, and cross the Continent FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE ATLANTIC WITHOUT CHANGE. Close connection is made It fontreal, Quebec, Halifax, New York and Boston with all Trans-Atlantic Lines, which passengers to 'Great Britain and the Continent are given choice of
Passengers Booked through to all principal points and AROUND THE WORLD. Return tickets to various points at reduced rates, Good for 4, 6, 9 and 12 months,
SPECIAL RATES (First class orly) granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to European Officials in the Service of China and Japan Governments.
Intimations.
NOTICE
TELEGRAPH.CO., LIMITED, have THE OFFICES of THE HONGKONG
now been REMOVED 10 No. 35, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
Hongkong, 28th April, igaz,
THE
HE CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE
AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
HONGKONG EXCHANGE, OPEN DAY AND-Night,
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
EXCHANGE LINES, $80 Per Annum.
PRIVATE LINES, $100 Per Annum
NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION.
N.B.-A special charge is made for lines,
more than average length,
| CANTON NOTES."
(From Our Own Correspondent).
DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA,
CANTON, May 17th, The fire year old son of Mr. Phankuchen of the I. M. Customs died this morning from hydrophobia. The little fellow was bitten about five weeks ago by a dog on Shameen, The wound was dressed and healed well. Thursday night the boy began to be very rest- less and continued so all through the night.. Friday morning Dr. Ringer was called in and apparently it not saticipate anything very serious, and left for Hongkong. The boy con tinued to get worse and the French doctor was called in and later the doctor from the British gunboat. The disease rapidly developed and this mothing the little fellow passed away under the influence of chloroform. The father was bitten by the same dog a few days later and treated for the prevention of the disease. I believe will start at once for Saigon to be
CUSTOMS.
Our friends of the l M. Cusioms seem deter- mined to get as much possible out of the foreigner towards the payment of China's indemnity. Duty is collected on the most oftrifling articles, and some very amusing things occurs. Some time ago a lady sent to Hongkong for a hat on approval, The hat came and was not just what was ordered, or rather wanted. Duty had to be paid to land the hat and then export duty to get the bat out of the country. This was bad. But the young man who wished to have some choice in the. matter of a hat fared worse. His order was to "send up some hats. The hats came. Duty bad to be paid on the lot before a choice could
ELECTRIC SUPPLIES OF EVERY DES- CRIPTION IN STOCK.
*INCLUDING;
BATTERIES,
CHEMICALS,
ELECTRIC BELLS be made. Then the hats not wanted were charged export duty before they could be re- turned to llongkong. If this is not collecting
INSULATORS,
LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS,
S
TELEPHONES, WIRE,
WITCHES,
FIRE, &c, &c.,
PRICE LISTS ON APPLICATION.
ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS, Erected and kept in order.
Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical
work.
the other two gave it up a short time ago in response to the union sentiment. »
rure of British
commerce in this British colóny Speaking of the proposed change, the pro more doubtful factor. Itika mattor that prietor of one of the leading brickyards said consideration and something uxore. recently: "We shall accede to the demand, BRITISH COMMERCES Any raise made above the existing scale of wages will be added to the price of brick, and the man who buys will pay it. We shall, how ever, miss the Chinese, for they have been our mest trusty help.":
We have made Singapore a free port, as we made Hongkong. Or the wisdom of this step we have no doubt, because we have no doubt as to the strength and stability of British com merce. Were that faith once shaken, were tre to be compelled to humiliate ourselves as our THE CHINAMAN OF
rivals mostly do and acknowledge that we are Incapable of meeting on equal terms a world THE STRAITS.
in arms-commercially, then there would be nothing for it but to adopt the system of our Once a Chisaman always a Chidaman is competitors, throw free trade to the
winds and to about the same extent as a similar statement clap on protective duties. It is as certain that would be of an Englishman or any other man, says the N. C. D. News. In other words the this step would be popular with many of our manufacturers as that it would be gall and Ghinaman go where he will is a Chinamianwormwood to everybody alse. We do not, still, but he is like the rest of the world liable however, as yet see any necessity for it, though to change with his environment. And change we do see every necessity for our commercial he does in the Straits. In the first place hemen to be more than usually wide awake
of
becomes after due probation a British subject. A rose by any other name will smell as sweet says love-sick Romeo.. But once let a son o Han attain to the rank of a subject of the King and in a little while a change.comes over bim. As regards Englishmen he stands on another, and, with respect to other foreigners, on a bigher plane. Half an hour spent in the Police Court in Singapore will open any one's eyes as to the privileges which the Straits Chinaman acquires when he
PUTS ON BRITISH NATIONALITY, But he does not halt when his legal status is thus assured. As we know full well be has ever an eye to the main chance, ever a com- mon-sense view of material things, and a ready adaptibility. He is prepared both to adopt and to discard. Evolution of the simplest and most natural kind becomes him. He is, in the
duty with a vengeance we would like to know animal world what the helianthus is in the
what it is.
Cholera and Plague.
Cholera has decreased very rapidly during the last few days. Plague in the city can hardly be said to be on the increase. A few cases have been reported. There is a remark- able change in the appearance of the coffin shops. A week ago every shop was busy and there was not one completed coffin to be found in one out of every tea shops. To-day the workmen are sitting idly about the shops and almost all the shops have half a dozen or more coffins each. This would indicate that the number of deaths has decreased very materially,
EXAMINATIONS.
The examinations for the first degree, B.A
were held this week. The number of candi- dated was about half the number of former years. These students have come to the con-
THE COMMERCE OF THE PACIFIO,
INTERESTING ARTICLE,
The Manila Times of the 13th inst., contains the following special article
Some interesting facts about the commerce, of the Pacific were presented in an address be fore the National Geographic Society delivered by Mr. O. F. Austin, the able head of the bureau. of statistics of the Treasury Department which has to do especially with the figures on domestic, and foreign commerce.
It is only in recent years, Mr. Austin said, that the people of the United States have turned their attention seriously to the cons sideration of foreign commerce. The develop- met of our own country through the construction
frailways and the opening of the interior which followed has occupied the attention of the capitalists an chose engaged in commerce and production, but now, with the great develop ment which has followed and the power of producing in excess of the demands of our own population, there is a general desire to find now markets abroad for the products of the field, the forest, the mine, and the workshop. Such markets have already been found in European countries, which are easily ac cessible and which are the natural mar-
botanical, a being ever following the progress of the sun of success. In the Straits, for ex ample, he finds that a modification of the attire worn by his forefathers in Fokien or Kuangtung is more to his comfort and his dignity than a servile sticking to precedent. He changes accordingly, and to one fresh from his native haunts his new appearance is striking to say the least. He particularly affects certain styles of foreign lead-gear, sun-hats, straw hats, felt bats and so on. He has even gone so far as to adopt foreign food, and at least one respectable hotel has met him half way in this respect by admitting him to its tiffin rooms Pacific a market now consuming a hun- where a portion of the space is screened off for
dred million dollars" worth of products per his especial benefit.
manth, or one billion two hundred millions: But after all these are small matters-straws every year, and chiefly of the kind of goods which
which the United States produces and desires to sell, makes the question of the commerce of
SHOW THE WAY. THE WIND BLOWS..
Trained Mechanicians sent to Out-Ports to fit clusion that a B.A. is not necessary. Many of There are other things of far greater importance
up Installations if required..
NOTE ADDRESS:-1, ICE HOUSE ROAD.
For full Particulars, &c., &c.,
Apply to
S. J. GODWIN,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 29th January, 1902,
DROZ & Co.,
WATCH MANUFACTURERS, STEAM FACTORY ESTABLISHED 1864. ST. IMIER, SWITZERLAND.
SPECIALITIES:
these students are trying hard to pick up a smattering of English.
CLAN FIGHTS.. Within the last three month over one hun- dred clans in the Tung Kan district have been engaged in clan fights. Some of these have been very serious. Many lives have been lost and a lot of property has been destroyed.
.' May zoth.
A fire, which destroyed several houses, oc- [29curred last night in the ill fated 18th ward.
HOUSES COLLAPSE.
LEVER WATCH & CHRONOGRAPHS.
TRADE MARKS:
MAXIM, BERNA, &c.
› EPAIRS of WATCHES and CLOCKS
Moderate Rate.
REPAIRS of WAT Clupean experts, at
NO. JO, QUEEN'S, ROAD CENTRAL. Hongkong, 15th May, 1001,
f526c
CHEONG SHING.
No. 39, Quicits Road Central, (Opposite to Messrs. GAUPP & Co.) DEALERS IN
Jewellery and Silks. Pearls and Jadestone
Ware, Ivory Ware and Curios, Chinese
Goods of all kinds.
And also General Exporters. An inspection is respectfully solicited: Good quality and good workmanship guaranteed.
Prices lower than other shops in the same (5914
FOR
- line of business.
TAI LOONG. 5 and 3, Lyndhurst Terrace, TOR Fancy Muslins and Piques, Flowered The attractive features of the Company's route embrace its PALATIAL STEAMSHIPS, F Delaine, Ladies' and Children's Shoes' (second to none in the World), the LUXURIANCE OF ITS TRANS-CONTINENTAL New Chiffon Hats. TRAINS (the Company having received the highest award for same st recent Chicago World's Hongkong, 1st May, 1902.
fsozd Exhibition), and the diversity of MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN AND LAKE SCENERY through which the Railway passes.
THE DINING CARS and MOUNTAIN HOTELS of this route are owned and operated by the Company, and their appointments and Cuisine are unexcelled.
For further information, Maps, Guide Books, Rates of Passage, &c., apply to
Hongkong, 21st May, 1902.
D. E. BROWN, General Agent, Pedder's Street,
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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. OSTASIATISCHER PHACHTDAMPFER DIENST.
(Taking Cargo at through Rutes to ANTWERP, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, COPENHAGEN, LIBBON, OPORTO, LONDON, LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, TRIESTE, GENOA, PORTS IN THE LEVANTE BLACK SEA and BALTIC PORTS; NORTH and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS),
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STEAMERS...
SERBIA
Brehmer
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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
DESTINATIONS,
HAVRE and HAMBURG. (Calling at SINGAPORE and COLOMBO).
HAVRE and HAMBURG. · (Calling at SINGAPORE and PENANG). HAVRE and HAMBURG, (Calling at SINGAPORE and COLOMBO). BEHAVRE, and HAMBURG.
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SAILING DATES.
Freight. 4th June.
10th June. Freight.
1st July, Freight
stb July. Freight.
30th July. Freight.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,, MASA AMING HONGKONG OFFICE, SCORE
Min: 10/1, Queen's Huildings
MEE CHEUNG, PHOTOGRAPHER,
TOP FLOOR OF ICE HOUSE, IN Ice-House Rord.
S now in a position, in his New and Com- modious Premises, to eclipse, as heretofore, ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED in the Colony or in any part of the Far East.
GROUPS AND VIEWS a speciality. Hongkong, zzud September, 1808.
DENTISTRY.
'fas
SUI SANG, (Lately Practising with Dr. I. SAKATA), DENTIST,
No. 4, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1oor.
HONG SING,
& Beaconsfield Arcade.
The new houses being put up in what is known as Yeung Hong 17th ward are not of a very substantial nature. The heavy rains of the past few days wet the walls so much that the little-strength they had was destroyed and a collapse resulted. Half a dozen persons were crushed beneath the ruins..
ket for our surplus food stults and materials for use in manufacturing; but the fact
that there exists on the other side of the
J
the Pacific an especially interesting one at this time.
than mere sumptuary or sartoiral changes, The prevailing language in the Babel which is
AT A DISADVANTAGE": heard in the Straits is Malay. Everybody Up to this time the United States has been seems to speak it, even the foreigner. The at a decided disadvantage in the attentpt to business. language is Malay, servants speak avade the market of the Orient, because the Malay, gharry-men speak Malay, in short great commercial nations of Europe lie so- Malay is the lingua franca by means of which much nearer to that markets and are provided. Madrasi talks to Kling, Kling to Javanese, with a direct means of water communication. Javanese to Chinaman and Chinaman to The fact that the great producing centres of the them all, including the foreigner. Malay United States still lie in the castera section of therefore is, to speak as an examiner the country and that their products must either. might, a highly, important "subject" in Straits cross the United States by rail, or travel an education. The Chiuaman has recognised this, enormous distance by water, in passing from and as usual has taken no half measures the castern coast to the markets of Asia and Heart and soul he has gone in for the necessary the Oncot, has rendered that marker a preparation under which the meek shall difficult one for American exporters. The all. inherit the earth. His own tongue has become water routes from New York to the Orient are so to speak useless to him. He drops it. from 2,000 10 5,000 miles to
5,000 miles longer than those from There is no clinging to an effete old language honden to the great markets on the eastern when dollars are to be gained by learning a coast of Asia, being about 12,500 miles against new one. Consequently he has absolutely a little over to,000 miles from London; while It appears from the native papers that the given up tire speech of his forefathers, and has ibe route from New York to the Orient around United States Consul is determined not to let taken to that of the people about him, and this South America and across the Pacific i5, 16,000 the matter of street cleaning rest. According to such an extent that a very consider-miles long, the shortest route being half way to these papers the consul has called the at-
able proportion of Chinamen in Singapore round the earth at its greatest diameter and that tention of the Viceroy to the connection between and the Straits generally are absolutely incap by way of South America and the Pacific two- plague and filthy streets and, houses. The able of speaking Chinese or of understanding thirds of the distance around the world. Viceroy has referred the matter to the Namit when it is spoken. We know of a case the Hoi and Pun U magistrates. There is not much other day when this was put to the test, and, of liklehood that the streets will be cleaned for some forty, or more Chinese present only about some time to come. Nor is it likely that the half a dozen were able to talk in Chinese will follow the suggestions regarding the prevention of plague and the disposal of the bodies. It might be safely said that no
THE UNITED STATES CONȘul and
STREET CLEANING,
Chinese official or civilian would seriously | recommend the use of lime in the coffin. How- ever, though the Chinese will not now adopt these measures it is something that the papers are ready to discuss them. If the matter is continuously, pressed upon them they will be come familiar with the new methods and per haps unconsciously adopt them. A free dis cussion of these and other important matters affecting the health of the people would be a great gain.
THEIR OWN TONGUE.
They all learn English if possible, and the
In spite, however, of this disadvantage under which the United States labours as compared
with other countries, it has made much more rapid gains in the commerce with the. Orient than any other nation, our exports to the Orient
baving, grown from 40 million.
Government and other schools are so worked | 10 115 millions in 1901, an increase
180
as to give every possible facility in this respect. while the total exports were incre
There are perhaps 200,000 people ull told in 10%. Our imports from the Oriental Singapore, and of these a rough guess would tes increase
50%, while the total
put the Chinese at more than balf Street ports of the country were increasing but lo after street it given up almost exclusively to: An examination of the commerce them. They monopolise many branches of nations with the Orient shows trade, and are daily extending their influence. United States has grown
greater
The houses built for them are all of non-Asia | rapidity than the other. tic pattern, to call them European would be for that commerce Taking the commerce of hardly correct, but it would be a closer ap- the Orient at decennial periods beginning with proximation to the truth than to say they were 1868, the year prior to the opening of the Suce Chinese, for that they are not. Some are very canal, Mr. Austin finds that the impons of bandsome buildings such as become possibly those countries show about the same actual the richest people of the community. As in increase as those from the United Kingdom. Hongkong and Shanghai they are great pur which is much more favourably located at pre- chasers of real estate, and not a little anxiety sent than are producing cen the United is felt by some sections of the community as to States, and that ing what is likely to be the upshot of this earth United Kingdom, 50 per cent. hunger,
over 1,000 per
RELAT
We have said that the schools give
FACILITIES TO THE CHINESE
*State:
CHINESE EXCLUSION..
Chinese must go from the brickyards of Santa Clara county, says a report from San Jose. The edict is already prepared and will be promulgated by the council of the Building and Trades Union in a few days. It is understood that the final resolution arranging for the organization. of the brickyard, workers and a
for the acquisition of English, The Raffles scale of wages to be. paid, together with a clause excluding the Mongolian from the ranks Institution has at its disposal scholarships: [26 of brickyard labourers, will pass the council which provide for, the fortunate winners free tim to-morrow night. The penalty of ignoring the education in England for a stated period. Two Union regulations will be the refusal of all of these have at different times been held by tropica members of the affiliated unions of the Building Chinese, pas of whom is now an M.D in and Trades Council to use the brick of non-practice and the other a man of the law who and union yards.
This will practically throw the may on frequent occasions be heard before the cand brick-of-non-union yards out of the market and Singapore Courts. compel the unionizing and non-cmployment of Chinese in all yards of this country. * -
EN Patterns in Cloths, Canvasses, and NTIRELY NEW STOCK of the Newest
Ducks. Complete Gentlemen's Outfitting,
Hongkong, 30th August, 1901.
60c||
SANG MOW,
MALENA DEALER IN.... Rattan Furniture, Bamboo Blinds and Matting of All Colours,
No. 45, Queen's Road, Central, Price Lists On Application, Orders Executed Promptly.”
Hongkong, 12th May, 1902, **
(541d
GIRAULT : for TABLE DELICACIES
But business trading noney-making is the!! Chinaman's strong point in the Sou There are six brickyards in this county, where Things that were done which annually export large quantity of twenty years ago he now does brick. The yard commence operations on the and thus is steadily getting a la 15th of this month. Four of the yards employ share of the local trade regularly a large number of Chinese, while face which, when super
GIRAULT 104Best FRENCH BREAD,
Jarm
States: